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Southern Nash's Thomas Copeland clears a height during Boys Pole Vault action at Monday's Big East Conference Track and Field Meet at The Dawg Pound on the campus of Nash Central High School in Rocky Mount.

Southern Nash senior T.J. Taybron won three events -- including the Boys High Jump -- during Monday's Big East Conference track and field quad event at Nash Central High School's Dawg Pound.

ROCKY MOUNT -- Where the competitive pinwheel of balance eventually stops come may is anybody's guess in the Big East Conference track and field scene.
That's because the restructured Big East now features traditional powers and holdovers Franklinton, Rocky Mount, Northern Nash and Southern Nash -- along with Class 2-A newcomers Nash Central (a former Big East titan in its own right before moving to the Eastern Plains Conference four years ago), Louisburg, Bunn and Roanoke Rapids.

Diane Sawyer had a special on 20/20 last Friday night 25 years after the Heaven's Gate murders and suicide. Robbie and I watched in utter amazement. How could anyone believe that eternal life would first come on an alien spacecraft shadowing the tail of a comet? To be ready to take the trip, they had on their spacesuits, Nike tennis shoes, and had a bag packed to take along.

Children have the chance to grow their very own jumbo pumpkin through a fun-filled 4-H project.
Nash County 4-H's second annual Grow a Giant Pumpkin Project will give area children the tools they need to be a successful gigantic pumpkin grower.
Matt Stevens, agriculture and horticulture agent at Nash County NC Cooperative Extension, said the purpose of the project is to expose children to growing fruits and vegetables and boost their excitement for agricultural activities.

The Nash County Sheriff's Office is planning to use grant funds it will receive soon for the purchase of a new vehicle to assist with combating crime.
Nash County finance officer Donna Wood said $7.5 million was allocated in the state budget to the department of public safety in the 2021-2022 budget for providing grant funds to sheriff's offices with populations of 210,000 or fewer.

Siblings Alayna Whichard, Ava Whichard, Ayden Whichard, and Elijah Whichard enjoy an afternoon of sunshine playing at Glover Park in Nashville.

A man suspected of robbing several banks died last Friday after an intense Interstate 95 chase with Nash County Sheriff's Office deputies.
Nash County Sheriff Keith Stone said the sheriff's office received an alert the armed and dangerous suspect was at bay from the Robeson County Sheriff's Office.
Sixty-year-old Thomas Lester Ketelsen of Conover was traveling northbound on I-95 near mile marker 132 towards Rocky Mount and Nashville on March 11.

Two public information sessions will be held next week for citizens to weigh in on the proposed redrawn maps for school district representation.
One meeting will be at Southern Nash High School on Tuesday, March 22 while the other will be at Nash Central High on Wednesday, March 23. Both sessions will take place at 6:30 p.m.

Nash County will celebrate Heritage Day in Bailey on March 19 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
The event will be held at 6168 Deans Street in Bailey featuring local farmers offering information about how food is produced in Nash County, music from Shannon Baker and Sometime Soon, a farmers market, old-time tractors, agricultural demonstrations, and lots of family fun.

A Nashville native plans to return home to host a special event in memory of his father.
Travis Hedgepeth and his non-profit organization, Keep Swinging, Inc., are organizing and hosting a 5K, 10K and half marathon on Saturday, October 29 from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m.
Travis brought his idea before Nashville's Town Council last month.

Drunk and disruptive reported at Jones St/E. Church St, Nashville on 03/06/22
Injuring property to obtain nonferrous metals and larceny felony reported at 100 Industrial Dr, Nashville on 03/09/22
Larceny after breaking/entering - felony at 1847 S. First St., Nashville on 3/10/22

Financial transaction card fraud reported on 03/11/22, damage to state or local gov't property, and assault serious bodily injury reported at 100 N. Boddie St., Nashville on 03/09/22
Fraudulent information, possession of drug paraphernalia (not marijuana), and possession of cocaine reported at 10427 Camp Charles Rd., Bailey on 03/11/22

Several decommissioned train cars from Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus caught fire by a swamp last Thursday near Spring Hope.
Spring Hope Fire Department Fire Chief Travis Green said several area units were dispatched to the scene at 6:58 a.m. March 10. Firefighters from Spring Hope, Momeyer, Nashville, Coopers, Red Oak, Battleboro, Rocky Mount, West Mount, and Ferrell's all worked together to extinguish the flames.

It sometimes seems emails can be overwhelming, but there was one at work that was much-welcomed not long ago: masks would be optional starting the next day.
My reaction was not far off the same one I have when the Carolina Hurricanes score a goal or J.D. Martinez hits a home run or someone asks if I'd like a doughnut.
I used a variety of face coverings over the last two years.

Many things are falling back into place after a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19. One event was able to slip in its 2020 program the week before the world came to a screeching halt in March of 2020.
The Nashville Chamber of Commerce hosts the Distinguished Citizen Reception annually to recognize a community advocate. In 2020 the chamber held its event in early March naming Jamey Baines its Distinguished Citizen.

This photo originally published in The Nashville Graphic on September 27, 1979. Mrs. Virginia Baines was pictured weighing garden seed at People's Hardware in downtown Nashville. Today the building is occupied by the Nashville Exchange restaurant.

Where does your food come from? If you're like many Americans, the answer is the grocery store, which is disturbing. The grocery store isn't where food comes from - it's just from where it's distributed. In reality, far too many people are unaware of the role of American agriculture in their daily lives . . . and what it really takes to have food on their dinner table.

Products we use in our everyday lives come from plant and animal byproducts produced by America's farmers and ranchers

1) The agriculture industry supports nearly 700,000 jobs
2) More than 80 different crops and commodities are grown in North Carolina
3) More than 8 million acres of land is used for farming