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Northern Nash's Rocco Catalano prepares to boom a serve during the Fighting Knights' team victory Monday at Bunn.

Northern Nash High School's Bryce Pittman booms a serve for the Fighting Knights during Tuesday's road boys tennis decision at Bunn in Big East Conference action.

Former No. 2 Singles Player Eric Bass has moved up to the top position this season for the Northern Nash Fighting Knights under the direction of Coach Tremel Davis.

ROCKY MOUNT -- Two long-time familiar faces to the Nash County pool scene have been saluted as the Swimmers of the Year in the Big East Conference.
Nash Central High School's Lance Norris has been dominating area foes since he was a youth in the Nash Rec Swim Team organization.
As a senior this year, Norris was a two-event champion in the Big East before continuing his success at the regionals.

STANHOPE -- With Wilson Hunt and Wilson Fike reclassified to another league, the door is open for teams to step up to the throne of the Big East Conference girls soccer standings.
Southern Nash High School head coach Robbie Kennedy thinks his team has an opportunity to reach that lofty height -- if a few things fall into place as the season progresses.

LOUISBURG -- Quinderra Spellman was announced Tuesday as the new head football coach at Louisburg College.
Spellman comes to Louisburg after 12 seasons on the North Carolina Wesleyan College coaching staff, where he served as assistant head coach for defensive line.
"We are excited about the hiring of Quinderra Spellman as our head football coach,'' said LC Athletic Director Mike Holloman.

BALTIMORE, MD - The North Carolina Wesleyan College baseball team secured a 5-3 non-conference win over Cortland St. (NY) last Saturday morning in the first game of their Baltimore Invitational at Johns Hopkins University.
Wesleyan improved to 5-3 and went right back to action to battle M.I.T. on Saturday afternoon in the second game of the Invitational winning 7-0.

ROCKY MOUNT -- The USA South Athletic Conference has announced its 2021-22 All-Conference awards for men's basketball.
Individually, North Carolina Wesleyan's Damon McDowell was named Player of the Year, Mary Baldwin's Vernon Fraley earned Rookie of the Year, Maryville's Myles Rasnick collected Defensive Player of the Year and Averett's David Doino grabbed Coach of the Year honors.

Southern Nash High School girls soccer coach Robbie Kennedy thinks his club could be a contender this spring in the competitive Big East Conference.

BUNN -- Two schools with new coaches -- competing in a newfangled league -- met Tuesday when Bunn entertained Northern Nash in an early-campaign Big East Conference boys tennis matchup.
But while the coaches are new, they are taking over programs that are on a much different arc in their respective building process.

"But the father said to his servants, 'Bring out the best robe and put it on him and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet. And bring the fatted calf here and kill it and let us eat and be merry; for this my son was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.' And they began to be merry'." (Luke 15:22-24)
The Parable of the Prodigal Son is arguably the most "sermonized" parable in the Bible.

Nash Soil & Water Conservation District has recently hired a few new faces to its department.
Cole Strickland, Michael Smith, and Heather Portiss were all added to the team.
Nash Soil & Water Conservation District chairman Bobby Joe Fisher said Strickland was employed August 2021 and both Smith and Portiss in February 2022.

Nashville's Fire Department has been given approval to purchase a new fire engine but the new truck won't be delivered for almost two years.
Town Council approved ordering the new fire engine, which will replace a 2001 Pierce Dash fire engine.
Fire Chief Chris Joyner came before council on Tuesday night with the request.

A training on how to help someone who has overdosed on opioids was held recently.
Nearly 30 people attended Narcan training at the Bailey Church of God to learn about the stigma surrounding substance abuse and how to potentially save a life though a presentation.

Nash County Department of Social Services (DSS) is experiencing an inflow of demands without enough staff to meet them along with other issues.
Amy Pridgen-Hamlett, Nash County social services director, said the DSS is balancing limited resources against its everchanging needs.
"Our agency has great staff that are charged with meeting the needs of many Nash County citizens.

The identity of a man who lost his life in a home fire at 112 Arrowood Drive on February 6 has been released.
The Medical Examiner's Office at Brody School of Medicine in Greenville has identified the deceased through dental records as Wayne Earl Howington, 56 years old.
The cause of death is noted as smoke inhalation and thermal burns.

Nash County 4-H'ers and volunteers were honored for their achievements Monday during an awards program held at the Nash County Agriculture Center.
Sandy Hall, Nash County 4-H extension agent and cooperative extension director, said the theme for this year's program was "4-H."
Tables were covered with green tablecloths and garnished with foam 4-H clovers.

Nash County Health Department Director Bill Hill said COVID-19 cases in the county is continuing to dwindle.
He said over the past week there has been 96 new cases which brings the county to 26,913 confirmed cases.
Hill said four deaths have occurred this week which increases the total number of fatalities to 283.

Nash UNC Health Care has revised its visitation policies due to the declining number of new COVID-19 cases.
A press release on Friday states, "Due to sustained improvements in the COVID community spread metrics and the hospital's inpatient COVID census, Nash UNC Health Care has revised its visitation policy to improve the patient experience, while maintaining a safe environment for patients, visitors and staff."

Children will be able to catch thousands of plastic eggs as they drop out of a helicopter at an upcoming Easter event happening in Red Oak.
New Life Church in Rocky Mount is hosting its second annual Helicopter Egg Drop event April 16 at W.B Ennis Memorial Park from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Pastor Tim Suber of New Life Church said the egg drop is intended for children ages one to 12 and is expected to have an even higher turnout than 2021.

Heaven can be a complex topic to explain to children, but Judy Hendrickson simplifies it in her first ever book for kids.
Hendrickson's book entitled "Heaven" explores the holy dwelling place through a biblical standpoint with explanations that are easy for children to comprehend. She said her book is written for children ages seven and above. Illustrations were drawn by Hendrickson's husband Robert Hendrickson and Indian artist Sanghamitra Dasgupta.

Nash County Animal Friends of NC (NCAF) is not a rescue group. We are an animal advocate group for Nash County pets. Our mantra is Spay and Neuter. Our focus is to work on reducing the pet overpopulation problem by spay/neutering, to keep the pets out of the shelter with the help of our advocate partner, Promoting Animal Welfare in NC (PAWNC). Adoptions are good but today someone will adopt one pet from the Shelter.