Recent Articles

Stacey Wise, Nash County Agent for North Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company, was named among the Top 75 Agents for 2021, by Allen Houck, CPCU, Executive Vice President and General Manager. Wise was selected for this honor based on her sales and service record for multi-lines of insurance during 2021. The announcement was made at the Annual Sales Conference of the Farm Bureau Insurance Companies held in Greensboro February 27 & 28.

Nash Community College recognized officers for completing the College's 68th and 69th Basic Law Enforcement Training day academies at a ceremony held Wednesday, March 2, 2022 in the college's Brown Auditorium.

Students from Edgecombe, Franklin, Nash and Wilson County Sheriff's Offices completed Detention Officer training at Nash Community College on Friday, March 11, 2022. The certification includes 177 hours of instruction designed to train qualified participants to function as officers in detention facilities. The course is governed by the North Carolina Sheriffs' and North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commissions.

David McKean, broker/owner of CENTURY 21 Sterling Combs announced recently that Century 21 Real Estate LLC recognized sales affiliate Diane Box with the CENTURY 21 2021 Quality Service Pinnacle Producer Award.

Michael & Sarah Dial of Nashville announce the engagement of their daughter, Meghan Olivia Dial to Kevin Ricardo Johnson. He is the son of Eric and Veronica Johnson of Rocky Mount. The wedding is planned for Sunday, October 30, 2022 at the Power House, Rocky Mount Mills.

Lynwood Roberson, executive director of the Edgecombe Community College Foundation, has been selected to receive an International Distinguished College Administrator Award from Phi Theta Kappa, the honor society for students attending two-year schools.
Roberson is one of only 28 college administrators worldwide selected for the international distinction. He was nominated by Edgecombe's Alpha Omega Nu chapter of Phi Theta Kappa.

Southern Nash High School's Keegan Wallace rips a double for the Firebirds during last Friday night's Big East Conference baseball conquest against the Louisburg Warriors in Stanhope.

Southern Nash's Landen Baker (right) speeds toward home plate during the Firebirds' victory last Friday night against the Louisburg Warriors in Big East Conference diamond action at the SN Baseball Field in Stanhope.

STANHOPE -- For a few minutes last Friday, the Bunn Ladycats played their spoiler defensive role -- one they have come close to mastering this season -- to near-perfection during their Big East Conference girls soccer showdown against league powerhouse Southern Nash.
Really, the Ladycats didn't have much of a choice as Southern Nash is loaded with firepower and the ability to maintain the majority of possession.

Southern Nash's Charlotte Benson (right) holds off Bunn's Joanna Mercer during last Friday's Big East Conference girls soccer contest on the SNHS campus in Stanhope.

ROCKY MOUNT -- If you attend a sporting event at Nash Central High School -- regardless of which one -- chances are you are familiar with Caleb House.
When he isn't starring as an offensive lineman for the NCHS football squad, House can be found supporting his schoolmates at a variety of events.
But House's success at Nash Central isn't limited to athletics -- he is also a show choir member and is participating in a school play this spring.

ROCKY MOUNT -- Spirit-filled Jaycie Hadnott wasn't ready to see her cheerleading career come to an end -- so the Nash Central High School senior has signed on for four years at North Carolina Wesleyan College.
Hadnott inked a letter-of-intent last week to join the NCWC cheer program as part of a ceremony at the NCHS Media Center.

BUENA VISTA, VA. -- The North Carolina Wesleyan College baseball team rolled to a series sweep of conference foe Southern Virginia University by ousting the hosts 7-0 in the first game last Saturday and then 12-5 in the second game.
Wesleyan improved to 10-8 on the season and 3-0 in the East Division. SVU fell to 3-6.

ZEBULON -- The Carolina Mudcats will black out the field with new alternate black game jerseys, and light up the night sky with post-game fireworks every Friday night at Five County Stadium this season.
The new "blackout" game jerseys are black in color with red numbers, "Carolina" scripted in red across the chest, and the Mudcats logo on the left sleeve.

LOUISBURG -- The Louisburg College softball team competed in a double header at home this past Saturday and defeated Surry Community College in both Region X contests at the Sheilah R. Cotten Field.
In game one, Louisburg won 10-3. Southern Nash alum Carrigan Ewers was the starting pitcher and went 4 innings, striking out 6.

GREENSBORO -- The Down East Association of Sports for Homeschoolers (DASH) Middle School boys basketball team finished off a perfect season on February 26 in Greensboro with the NCHEAC State Championship title.
DASH made it to the NCHEAC State Championship by winning the NCHEAC East Regional Championship in Raleigh the previous weekend.

ROCKY MOUNT -- Entering one of its most important weeks of the season, Nash Central High School's girls soccer team was without one of its top performers during Tuesday's key home meeting with Roanoke Rapids.
Both NCHS and RR have hopes for a high finish in the competitive Big East Conference standings, and the visiting Yellow Jackets took a huge step toward that goal with a 5-1 victory over the homestanding Lady Bulldogs at the NC Soccer Complex.

RED OAK -- Franklinton was on the verge of pulling off a huge road baseball victory Tuesday -- but the homestanding Northern Nash Fighting Knights had other ideas.
The upstart Red Rams, who are hoping to make waves this spring in the competitive Big East Conference -- were just six outs away from toppling the Knights, who are considered to be one of the teams to beat in the tough league.

STANHOPE -- Two teams with divergent building paths this spring met last Friday in a key Big East Conference baseball game.
And the Southern Nash Firebirds, who appear ready to contend for one of the prime spots in the always-competitive Big East, were able to secure a 9-2 home decision over the rebuilding Louisburg Warriors at the SNHS Baseball Field.