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Nash Central High School golfer Matthew Page gets out of the sand trap on the 8th hole during Monday's Big East Conference match at the River GC in Franklin County.

RED OAK -- It's been a season to remember for the Northern Nash High School girls soccer team -- and it isn't over yet.
Once a powerhouse in the Big East Conference, the Lady Knights have been in a rebuilding phase over the past several campaigns.
But that work has led to NN returning to its past place in the top portion of the league standings in 2023 with a roster that is still relatively young.

KINSTON -- Luke Adams hit his team -leading third home run of the season in the fourth and Jace Avina added a two-run blast of his own moments later as the visiting Carolina Mudcats finished off a doubleheader sweep of the Down East Wood Ducks with a 4-3 victory in the second game of Sunday's doubleheader at Grainger Stadium in Lenoir County.

RED OAK -- Needing a pair of victories to remain atop the Big East Conference baseball standings, Northern Nash got the job done last week during a two-game series against backyard rival Nash Central.
In both games, the Fighting Knights used some late heroics to pull away, beginning with last Tuesday's 12-1 road decision at The Dawg Pound on the NCHS campus.

BUNN -- Hone some skills and gain some much-needed course knowledge -- that was the theme of the final Big East Conference regular season boys golf match Monday at The River GC.
The nine-hole event was staged on the front nine at The River -- the same layout that hosted Wednesday's 18-hole league championships.

Nash Central's Hannah Frazier slides into home plate as Bunn's Lenita Bryson waits to apply the tag during last Thursday's Big East Conference softball showdown at Ladycat Field.

BUNN -- Nash Central scored early and late -- and held off Bunn in between -- in order to gain a key Big East Conference road softball victory last Thursday at BHS' Ladycat Field.
Needing a triumph to remain part of a three-way tie for first place, the Lady Bulldogs erupted early to look what appeared to be a commanding seven-run cushion.

Southern Nash's Brayden Parker tries to beat a throw to second base during the Firebirds' road baseball victory last Thursday evening at rival Bunn in Big East Conference action.

BUNN -- Holding serve in the Big East Conference standings was the main goal for the Southern Nash Firebirds during last week's key league series against backyard rival Bunn.
Southern held off a late Wildcats' threat in last Tuesday's opener at home before hitting the road for BHS for last Thursday evening's series finale.

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Nash County Social Services violated state confidentiality rules in reporting on the disposition of the siblings of a girl allegedly killed by her grandmother earlier this year.
"We kind of got our hands slapped for sharing confidential information," said Bill Hill, the county's director of Health and Human Services.
Hill updated members of the county's Consolidated Human Services Board during a meeting last week.

Nashville is getting a second chance at applying for grant funding to help with sewer issues in town.
Council members met briefly on Tuesday morning to approve submission of the applications for the Regency Estates Sewer Extension Project, Essex Road Sewer Extension Project and the Nashville Sewer Rehabilitation Project.

Otis Chancey is often the first face you see when entering Nashville's Harold D. Cooley library. On Tuesday, his warm welcome was remembered as a reason many keep coming back to the library.
Chancey is retiring this week, after 10 years as a Librarian Associate.

After a recent manhunt in rural Nash County, authorities apprehended a suspect accused of stabbing a coworker at a produce facility outside Nashville.
Christian Perez, 18, of EP Taylor Store Road, faces a charge of assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury. He received a $25,000 bond.
At around 5 p.m. April 18, deputies responded to a report of a stabbing at Nash Produce on NC 58, said Maj. Eddie Moore of the Nash County Sheriff's Office.

Rain didn't stop alumni and members of the community from coming out to Cedar Grove Elementary School's Commemorative Celebration on Saturday, April 24.
Former and current teachers and students along with members of the community attended the event, which included games, food and a chance to walk the halls of the school, which will close after this school year.

Spring Hope is set for a new independent dollar store with the approval of a parking space variance.
The town's Board of Adjustments has approved a request by Robert Bartlett to open a dollar store with fewer parking spaces than normally required.
The store is planned for 515 E. Nash St., next to the shopping center that recently housed A Touch of the Father's Love food bank.

Fifty-two of the most outstanding high school anglers from across the country have been named to the 2023 Bassmaster High School All-State Fishing Team presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors.
The students were selected for the honor based on their success in bass tournament competition, academic achievement and leadership in conservation and community service.

The substitute teacher charged in a fight with a juvenile student last week worked for a temp agency with few requirements, same as all stand-in instructors at Nash County Public Schools.
"Becoming a substitute is easier than you'd think," according to the school distri

A misdemeanor larceny was reported on 4/18/23 at 10439 Beaver Dam Road, Middlesex
A financial transaction card fraud was reported on 4/21/23 at 105 Drake Street, Nashville
A felony possession of a schedule I controlled substance was reported on 4/18/23 at 1082 Oak Grove Road, Rocky Mount

INCIDENTS
A driving while license revoked, not impaired rev and driving while intoxicated was reported on 4/20/23 at N NC 58 and Taylors Store Road
A larceny after a breaking and entering and breaking and entering an auto and larceny from an auto was reported on 4/16/23 at 1020 Birchwood Drive, Nashville
A breaking or entering into or breaking out of a motor vehicle and felony larceny was reported on 4/22/23 at 132 Wheeless Circle