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We at Peachtree Baptist Church Celebrated Peachtree's 213-year anniversary today.
We are called upon to serve The Lord. Some people say: we are too old, too tired, and too busy. Remember a lot of people do their best works after age 60. Don't let age hold you back. Don't put yourself in a holding pattern. Peachtree Elders took on that responsibility 213 years ago.

The Small Business Center has announced the return of Launch Rocky Mount which is scheduled for March 1, 2022.
The Small Business Center at Nash Community College with local support from the Rocky Mount Area Chamber of Commerce, Station Square, Small Shops Mall, and Carolina Community Impact - Central NC Kiva Hub will offer the Launch Rocky Mount program to spur business creation and equip small business owners and entrepreneurs with tools for successful business planning.

The Caswell Center Foundation, Inc. has announced the availability of up to three $1,000 scholarships for the 2022-2023 academic school year.
The scholarship is available to qualified applicants residing in 38 counties including Nash County.

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NORTHERN NASH'S HUNTER PROCTOR

NASH CENTRAL'S AYDEN HORNE

NASH CENTRAL'S CALEB KEEN (LEFT)

BUENA VISTA, VA. -- The North Carolina Wesleyan College men's basketball team dropped its second straight game in Virginia last Saturday, falling 77-67 at Southern Virginia University.
Wesleyan led a low-scoring first half 29-24 shooting 40 percent led by senior wing Damon McDowell's 13 first-half points and three 3-pointers while holding the Knights to just 33 percent shooting.

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.