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NASH COUNTY -- Another year, another exceptional season in Big East Conference Track and Field -- even with some of the new changes the league has experienced.
Certainly, those changes made the Big East even more competitive in track and field as the entrance of Nash Central, Bunn, Louisburg and Roanoke Rapids brought several high-level performers to a conference already loaded in talent.

A 38-year-old Nashville man has been arrested Tuesday after Nash County deputies said he shot and beat his uncle along a highway.
David Alston, 65, of Castalia called 911 around 4:30 p.m. when he noticed he was being followed while driving down Taylors Gin Road towards NC Highway 58.
Major Eddie Moore of the Nash County Sheriff's Office said as David Alston was turning, the suspect, identified as Cornell Alston, started firing shots at the vehicle.

My Sister's House hung up pairs of jeans April 27 in honor of Denim Day, a part of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.
Denim Day is a campaign that is observed annually on the last Wednesday of April.
According to Kerry Carter, sexual assault program coordinator at My Sister's House, Denim Day started after a case that occurred in Italy in the 1990s which a girl was raped by her driving instructor.

Linda A. Edwards Family Trust, Linda A. Edwards, Phillip Bradley Smith and Stephen Randall Smith to Weston A. Young and Sally Nicole Young; Section 4, Woodridge Block E, Lot 7
Adam Mohamed Sam Yafai and Malayen Nagi Abdo Mohamed to Amin Ahmed Saleh; 714 North Church Street, Rocky Mount
Lonnie McCowan Jr. and Beatrice H. McCowan to Sallie H. Floyd; 13.29 acres

A Nashville native who was diagnosed with a rare form of blood cancer speaks about her emotional journey in her book entitled, 'Unseen Arms: A Story about Cancer, Crisis, and Being Carried by Faith.'
Evelyn Hausknecht was born to a pair of tenant farmers a mile outside of Nashville. She attended NC State University where she met her husband Wayne. The couple eloped in 1970 at Ebenzer Pentacostal Holiness Church in Nashville.

National artists will headline this year's 24th annual Nashville Blooming Festival.
Dillon Carmichael and Danielle Bradbery will take to the stage on Saturday night in front of what is anticipated to be a record crowd.
Carmichael will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday, May 7th followed by Bradbery at 9:30 p.m. Prior to the performances, locals Meredith Davis Johnson and Chandler James will perform at 7 p.m.

Nashville's city limits grew by 118 acres, as an annexation request for a new subdivision was approved on Tuesday night.
The annexation request was from Mayo Farm Holdings, LLC, who requested a contiguous annexation of 118 acres of property located at the end of Glover Park Memorial Drive. The property will eventually house the proposed Cardinal Woods Subdivision.

Nash County Relay for Life held a walk event for cancer April 30 at Red Oak Middle School. This was the organization's first full capacity relay since 2019. No event took place in 2020 because of COVID-19. A mini walk for cancer event was held in 2021 but it did not feature many teams or vendors due to COVID-19 precautions.