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Mark your calendar for March 24 and plan to join NC Wesleyan University in the Bishop Fan Zone at 5 p.m. for an evening full of music, food trucks, inflatables and baseball! Stay as NCWU flips the switch on the brand-new lights at Bauer Field, and meet the donors who made it all happen, as NCWU recognizes them during a dedication at the 6 p.m. game against Southern Virginia University. The event is open to the public and game admission is free.

STANHOPE -- Southern Nash is off and running in defense of its Big East Conference boys track and field championship -- but plenty of stout competitors stand in the way of a Firebirds' repeat.
It certainly won't be easy for SN, as evidenced by last Wednesday's tri-meet featuring the host Firebirds, along with league rivals Northern Nash and Rocky Mount.

Southern Nash High School's Kendall Watson clears the bar during Girls High Jump competition at last Wednesday's Big East Conference track and field tri-meet at historic Firebird Stadium on the SNHS campus in Stanhope.

ROANOKE RAPIDS -- As if the powerhouse Roanoke Rapids squad needed another edge, the Yellow Jackets enjoyed home-course advantage during last Wednesday's latest Big East Conference 18-hole boys golf matchup at Chockoyotte Country Club.
The Jackets are plenty familiar with that track, as evidenced by their collective strong score while once again taking the top spot in the league.

CARY -- Kaylee Eggers, a junior at Rocky Mount High School, recently participated in the Class 3-A East Regional Swim Championships at the Triangle Aquatic Center in Wake County.
Despite having struggled with injuries throughout the current year, Eggers competed in two individual events at regionals, winning first-place medals in both the 200 Individual Medley and 100 Backstroke for the second consecutive year.

ZEBULON -- The Carolina Mudcats, the Class-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers, havey announced that single-game tickets for the 2023 season are on sale now at www.carolinamudcats.com, by calling (919) 269-2287 and by visiting the Five County Stadium front office in Zebulon.
Single-game ticket availability opens up all of Carolina's 2023 home games for purchase including each of the previously announced 10 souvenir giveaway events, the 11 Friday Night Fireworks nights, Opening Night on April 11, and the Mudcats for America Fireworks Extravaganza on Independence Day.

NASH COUNTY -- Here are last Saturday's results for the North Carolina High School Athletic Association's State Basketball Championship Games:

NASH COUNTY - Nash County has around $60 million worth of capital projects underway including shell buildings, water and sewer studies and a jail expansion.
"This list is simply amazing. What makes it amazing is we are doing so much for our citizens and yet maintaining a $0.67 per $100 property tax rate," County Chairman Robbie Davis said recently during his annual State of the County address.

NASHVILLE - The Town of Nashville has strengthened its noise ordinance to allow police to better enforce its requirements.
Potential changes to the ordinance were brought before council in December by Nashville Police Chief J.T. Winstead. Winstead said he was proposing some changes to the noise ordinance to make enforcement easier on officers.

Local celebrities got a chance to try their hand at showing animals Friday night during the second annual Celebrity Livestock Show.
The show was held at the East Carolina Agriculture and Education Center and served as a precursor to the 86th annual Eastern Carolina 4-H Livestock Show and Sale, which is set for April 4 and 5.

RED OAK - The town of Red Oak has $8 million in the bank and no debt, according to an audit of its finances for the last fiscal year.
"It's unbelievable for a town this size," Auditor Mike Stanley told the Red Oak Town Council on Monday night.
Not only is the town financially strong, its financial records are impeccable, Stanley said.

SPRING HOPE - A Spring Hope bar has been shut down by town officials, but invited to reapply for a new permit once public safety and other concerns are met.
J's Place on South Ash Street was shuddered Monday night when the town's Board of Adjustment revoked the bar's special use permit.
During a quasi-judicial public hearing, the board, which is made up of the Board of Commissioners, received information from town officials on police and emergency calls at J's Place, which they said creates a public safety concern.

The Town of Nashville is kicking off its Music in the Park series on Friday, March 17 with a free concert by Matty Begs.
The concert will be held at Stoney Creek Environmental Park from 7 to 10 p.m.
Koy Worrell, Nashville Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Director, said he was excited about bringing the music series back this year.

State and local authorities are warning St. Patrick's Day revelers not to drink and drive or they'll have an unlucky weekend in Nash County.
Deputies with the Nash County Sheriff's Office will increase their patrols over the weekend to keep impaired drivers off the roads during the statewide St. Patrick's Day Booze It and Lose It campaign, which is running through Sunday and sponsored by the N.C. Governor's Highway Safety Program.