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NASH COUNTY -- Plenty of changes -- along with a few familiar standys -- will be coming this fall to the Big East Conference.
Long a Nash County staple, the Big East has been drastically shifted by the most recent realignment by the North Carolina High School Athletic Association.
Formerly a Class 3-A only league, the Big East will now be a split 2/3-A conference -- with an even number of four schools in each classification.

RED OAK -- Northern Nash High School will kick off its 2021 varsity football season on August 20 with a non-conference matchup versus SouthWest Edgecombe at historic Death Valley on the NNHS campus.
Northern's first Big East Conference meeting will be on September 24 at home against the Bunn Wildcats.

RED OAK -- The 2021 season proved to be an unforgettable one for the Northern Nash girls tennis team as the Lady Knights ascended new heights in the Big East Conference and beyond.
Northern, coached by veteran skipper Elaina Ingram, won the Big East Championship for the first time in school history and put together an undefeated overall record in team competition.

ROCKY MOUNT -- Rocky Mount High School's much-anticipated varsity football season will begin with a doozy -- a home showdown on August 20 against the Tarboro Vikings.
Tarboro, coached by Jeff Craddock, is the defending Class 1-AA State Champion and is coming off an undefeated campaign.

ZEBULON - Two costly errors in the second inning of action led directly to runs and proved to be the difference as the host Carolina Mudcats fell 2-1 in a six-inning, rain-shortened loss to the Lynchburg Hillcats on Sunday at Five County Stadium.
Starter Miguel Guerrero worked all six innings and allowed just two unearned runs while recording his first career quality start and his first career loss.

WILMINGTON -- The 2021 Major League Baseball Draft had a West Coast flavor to it for the University of North Carolina-Wilmington as Landen Roupp and Brooks Baldwin were selected by the San Francisco Giants and Adam Smith by the San Diego Padres on Tuesday.
Roupp, a righthanded pitcher who was the Colonial Athletic Association's Pitcher of the Year, went in the 12th round of the draft.

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The Nash County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved two rezoning requests at their regular meeting Monday morning, which gives the go-ahead to a new restaurant and a new retail store.
The former Highway 97 Family Diner building will soon house a new eatery: Bakin' n' Bacon, owned and operated by husband and wife team James and Kristie Cappelletti.

The Nash County Farmers Market is a place for individuals to shop for fresh, locally grown produce and much more.
Bonita Baker Davis, daughter of one of the market's founders, said her father, Bruce Baker, Tim Bass, and Pete Butler started the farmers market in 1993. The market was held several places including at St. Paul's United Methodist Church located off of Highway 301.

Nashville residents are noticing the increase in their water and sewer bills.
Several residents came before town council on Tuesday to express concern over the increase in their bills.
Council members approved a rate increase for both water and sewer rates, effective in the new budget year, which began on July 1.

Businesses in Red Oak can apply for a grant with a variety of purposes that all involve enhancing and protecting the aesthetics of the community.
The Red Oak Community Grant is a 50/50 match grant in which funds are available for purposes to meet local needs including education, community development, beautification and improvement, and business and economic development. Businesses that can apply include churches, public schools, and gas stations.

Animals that were moved to the Rocky Mount Animal Shelter are now back at the Nash County Animal Shelter as of July 6, as the building and grounds were improved to comply with state expectations. Scott Rogers, interim deputy director of the Nash County Health Department, told The Graphic that the July 1 follow-up state inspection revealed that all deficiencies noted in the April 28 inspection were satisfactorily corrected.

Nash County Manager Zee Lamb told the Nash County Commissioners that a meeting regarding federal American Rescue Plan (ARP) funding is planned for Wednesday this week. He asked them for any input, and also asked for public input, as to ways to use these funds.
Funds could be used for infrastructure -- roads and bridges, water and sewage systems, electric systems, buildings and the like. Lamb said he plans to bring preliminary recommendations to the commissioners at their next meeting, scheduled for August 2.

At their regular meeting Monday morning, the Nash County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved amendments to the county noise ordinance that includes an exemption for agricultural propane-fueled cannons.
The noise ordinance was reviewed, county attorney Vince Durham explained, due to complaints last fall by Vanise and Deborah Hardee about the use of these cannons.

Warrant service at 100 N. Boddie St., Nashville on 7/10/21
Financial transaction card fraud was reported at 11901 Burgess Rd., Middlesex, on 7/6/21
Firearm by felon was reported at 1317 N. Wesleyan Blvd., Rocky Mount on 7/10/21

A Rocky Mount man was sentenced to 87 months in prison for possessing multiple firearms despite being a previously convicted felon. Keyonte Da'quan Smith, also known as "Smiley," entered his guilty plea on March 3, 2021.
According to court documents and other information presented in court, Smith, 27, of Rocky Mount, and another unidentified subject, were observed operating a sedan and shooting multiple rounds of ammunition into another vehicle while in traffic.