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ZEBULON -- The Carolina Mudcats have introduced the all-new "Mudcats Mug Club" ticket package featuring three collectible mugs, game tickets and drink vouchers to each Thursday night home game at Five County Stadium.
The Mudcats Mug Club ticket plan is available to fans ages 21 and over.

Midfield standout Charlotte Benson (left) returns for her junior season this spring for the Southern Nash Ladybirds as they look to defend their Big East Conference title.

Southern Nash's Blair Batchelor works on her penalty kick skills during a practice session on Tuesday afternoon for the Ladybirds at the SNHS Soccer Complex in Stanhope.

A Battleboro man was arrested last week and charged with a narcotics, firearm and probation violation.
Nash County Narcotics Detectives assisted NC Probation and Parole on February 22, 2023, with a compliance search of the residence of Jermyus Silver.
Silver has been the subject of an ongoing drug investigation since October 2022.

Destiny Smith, a junior at the Nash-Rocky Mount Early College High School, was nominated to serve as a delegate to the Congress of Future Medical Leaders on the University of Massachusetts Lowell Campus June 21-23.
The Congress is an honors-only program for high school students who want to become physicians or go into medical research fields.

A journey that began at Food Lion decades ago began its last leg Friday as A Touch of the Father's Love moved from one old grocery store in Spring Hope to another in Momeyer.
The food bank charity that has fed thousands of people is making its permanent home in the former Bass Brothers IGA in Momeyer.

RED OAK -- The town council may be getting cold feet over a farm-to-table market and restaurant project.
The council voted in October to issue a request for quotes to design and build the ROSE, a multi-purpose agricultural market, farm-to-table restaurant, retail and office space facility to be built next to the Red Oak Fire Department.

Ten years ago, Felix went on an adventure that captured the hearts of local animal rescuers and even American Dog Magazine.
Felix was a stray dog who was brought to the Nash County Animal Shelter and later found a spot at a rescue in Vermont.
During vet checks, it was discovered Felix was heartworm positive so his trip was put on hold until his heartworm treatment was complete.

Local authorities are reminding gun owners to keep their firearms secure after responding late last week to a report of a weapon at Southern Nash Middle School.
The situation developed when someone made an anonymous tip to a school based tipline in reference to a weapon on campus, said Maj. Eddie Moore with the Nash County Sheriff's Office.

Nash Central High School Alumni Association has longtime roots in Nash County education through its all-Black school history and O.D. Moore Scholarship offered to graduating high school seniors. Their school's history started in 1924 after concerned Black community members advocated to the Nash County School Board for a training school.

Teenagers and even some grade schoolers face challenges their parents and especially their grandparents never experienced.
That new dangerous path includes cellphones, gun violence and vaping, said Maj. Eddie Moore with the Nash County Sheriff's Office.
First, every school-aged kid has their own cellphone, which creates a ton of new issues that parents, law enforcement and school staff have to deal with, Moore said.

Two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of methamphetamine were reported on 2/13/23 at 10735 E NC 97, Rocky Mount
A misdemeanor larceny was reported on 2/14/23 at 11152 Boykin Road, Bailey
Communicating threats was reported on 2/13/23 at 13057 NC 33, Whitakers