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Southern Nash's Anastasia Fields (with ball) works her way through the Bunn defense during Tuesday night's Big East Conference girls basketball game at the Bunn Dome.

BUNN -- Bunn put together one of its finest all-around performances of the season Tuesday -- and that wasn't good news for upset-minded Southern Nash.
The Ladycats, needing a victory to stay tied for third place in the Big East in the loss column, pulled away with a strong second quarter and never looked back en route to defeating Southern Nash by a 61-41 margin in a league girls basketball matchup at the Bunn Dome.

WILSON -- After a two-year pandemic hiatus, one of the state's most prestigious prep girls soccer events will be returning in March.
That's when The Brittany Girls Soccer Showcase -- an annual spring tradition -- will be held at Gillette Park in Wilson.
Teams from across the state will convene for the showcase, which is scheduled for March 11-12.

RED OAK -- "Championship game"
That's how Northern Nash boys basketball coach Henry Drake said he wanted to treat every game going forward.
If the Knights want to earn the Big East Conference Regular Season Championship, Drake's club will likely have to win out from this point forward.

STANHOPE -- Even though team scores aren't kept in an official capacity, rest assured that they were a focus last Wednesday for the Bunn Wildcats at the Big East Conference Wrestling Championships at the Southern Nash High School Gymnasium.
Bunn, coached by Parker Haake, had already ripped through the team portion of the Big East's regular season schedule.

Southern Nash's Sammy Gandy looks for an open teammate for the Firebirds during Tuesday night's road victory at Bunn in Big East Conference boys basketball action.

BUNN -- Few strategies are available to teams looking to upset the high-powered Southern Nash Firebirds during the 2021-22 boys basketball season.
Falling hopelessly behind early isn't one of them.
But time and time again, that has been the fate of Southern's foes this winter as the Firebirds inevitably use their tenacious full-court pressure defense to take command of a game early -- and never relent.

ROCKY MOUNT -- Perhaps the most anticlimactic, suspenseless act of the 2021-22 Big East Conference swim season came when it was time to announce the Boys Most Outstanding Swimmer as part of last Thursday's league championships at the Harrison Family YMCA.
The pick was in, and it surprised absolutely nobody as Nash Central's Lance Norris earned the prestigious award.

Building Permit Commercial
Greg Wheeler, 243 W. Washington St; renovation/alteration; $71,000
Robbie B. Davis, 3347 N. Hathaway Blvd; renovation/alteration; $93,577

D.R. Horton, Inc. to Joanne N. McNair; Worthington Farm, Phase 2, Lot 19
Paige Biel to Alla Suheil Qassem and Shueil M. Qassem; Section 5, Westry Crossing, Phase II, Block E, Lot 21
LSF Charitable Remainder Unitrust and Larry S. Francis to 5 Fellas Investments, LLC; Section 4, Hunters Park Phase 1, Lot 26; $235,000

The Nash County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council (JCPC) announces the availability of $78,478 for programs serving delinquent and at-risk youth for the 2022-2023 fiscal year. Use of the funds requires a 20 percent local match.
The JCPC will consider proposals for: mentoring services, parent/family skill building, interpersonal skill building, vocational skills, tutoring/academic enhancement,

Monarch and Trillium Health Resources representatives introduced the Monarch Mobile Clinic to Nash County residents during a ribbon cutting ceremony January 24 in Bailey.
Trillium Health Resources has partnered with Monarch to sponsor the launch of the mobile healthcare unit that will rotate between Nash, Halifax, Gates, and Northampton counties.

Nash County Emergency Services is performing well despite challenges COVID-19 continue to present.
Nash County EMS Director Scott Strufe said the pandemic has caused a significant increase in call volume for the emergency services department. He said the emergency services department went from receiving 23,000 calls in 2020 to 27,000 calls in 2021.

A house fire on Oak Level Road near Crystal Lane Monday morning left one person hospitalized.
The victim, a 29-year-old female, also had her four-year-old daughter with her in the home at the time of the fire.
The victim's brother, who arrived before the fire department, attempted to go inside to rescue her.

Nashville Town Council members were introduced to new planning board members at the start of Tuesday's council meeting.
Jacqueline M. Lewis and Wayne Sears were approved last month to serve on the Planning Board. Lewis and Sears will take the place of Shirley House and Dwight Jordan, who both stepped down from the seats.

A Nashville Eagle Scout has provided some shade for parents and youth at Glover Park.
Kaeden Lewis, a member of Troop 76 in Nashville, was recognized by Nashville's Town Council for his Eagle Scout Project, a structure near Glover Park's playground equipment.

Nashville's Public Works Department wants to get rid of a machine purchased just five years ago.
A request to include an asphalt recycler machine on a list of surplus property was presented to council members on Tuesday night.
Part of the request was a 2016 Asphalt Recycler and Infrared Heater.

Nashville's Chamber of Commerce is seeking nominations for its annual Distinguished Citizen of the Year event.
This year's event is set for Thursday, March 31 at 7 p.m. at Nash Arts.
The Distinguished Citizen Award is presented to a citizen or business person from the Nashville area that strives to make the community a better place.

There has been more news than the Soap Box staff can keep up with lately, but we are trying to work through the back log.
There are pressing issues in the world right now such as tacos, toilet paper, fake chicken, the rising cost of pizza and the unsettling dollar store news.
Inflation is coming for us.

It's time to take a strong look at the long awaited substation of Nashville's fire department which has been cooking for many years.
Nashville has investigated several opportunities of a land acquisition and the budget for a second fire house at the east end of town but it continues to sit at a standstill.
Such a facility would house equipment and personnel to respond to emergencies in that area with a quicker response time.

This photo originally published in The Nashville Graphic on March 29, 1979. Henry Winstead (left), a rescueman with the Coopers Rescue Squad, and Harvey L. Joyner, assistant rescue chief, pose with two new ambulances which had been purchased by the squad.

Incidents
Possession of schedule II and possession of drug paraphernalia (not marijuana) reported at S. First St/Birchwood Dr, Nashville on 01/25/22
Damage to personal property, unauthorized use of motor vehicle, driving while impaired, and assault on a female reported at 475 W. Washington St, Nashville on 01/23/22

Warrant service reported at 100 N. Boddie St, Nashville on 01/27/22
Warrant service reported at 2251 Swift Creek School Rd, Whitakers on 01/23/22
Larceny felony reported at 3915 Tharrington Rd, Rocky Mount on 01/24/22

Bryce Edwards attends Lego Club at Harold D. Cooley Library in Nashville. Lego Club is one of many programs offered at the library.

Dogs are naturally pack animals. This means that if there are more than one, they will form a unit with a leader, usually an unneutered male. When people don't contain their dogs in their yards, they may join other loose dogs in the neighborhood to hang out, play or worse.
Just because you may live in the country, doesn't mean that pets can roam uncontrolled.