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STANHOPE -- Jackson Vick's thrill-a-minute career at Southern Nash High School featured a myriad of high-flying offensive heroics as Vick cemented himself on the long list of elite-level running backs for the Firebirds' football program.
But don't expect that kind of end zone-finding success at Vick's next stop -- North Carolina State University.

STANHOPE -- Southern Nash appeared to be well on its way to a convincing victory over Louisburg last Friday in Big East Conference boys basketball action.
But LHS' Jordan Durham had other ideas.
Southern Nash still got its decision, but not without a bit of a late scare from the Warriors, thanks in part to the heroics of Durham.

Southern Nash's TJ Taybron goes up for a breakaway dunk that sent the crowd into a frenzy during last Friday night's home basketball decision versus Louisburg.

STANHOPE -- One team was destined to gain a feel-good victory last Friday -- and that club would prove to be the Southern Nash Ladybirds.
In a battle of squads with winless records coming in, the Ladybirds used a furious full-court pressure defense to take charge early en route to gaining a 63-44 triumph over the Lady Warriors in Big East Conference girls basketball action at the historic SNHS Gymnasium.

(L to R) Louisburg's Lindsey Lundy and Southern Nash's Kaylin Younes attempt to grab a rebound during last Friday night's Big East Conference girls basketball contest at the historic SNHS Gymnasium.

Southern Nash's Maura Kennedy scores in the paint for the Ladybirds in the second half of last Friday's home decision over Louisburg.

DURHAM -- North Carolina State University baseball head coach Elliott Avent was named the 2021 USA Baseball College Coach of the Year last Thursday.
This is the second national honor in his coaching career (the first coming in 2003), and the second award he has received after the Wolfpack's historic 2021 season, as he was named the ABCA/ATEC Atlantic Regional Coach of the Year honor back in July.

NASH COUNTY -- Nash Central and Rocky Mount will once again participate in the annual John Jacobs Christmas Classic Basketball Tournament at Cleveland High School in Johnston County.
The event will run from December 27-29 and will feature eight schools in both the boys and girls brackets.

DEMOREST, GA. -- The North Carolina Wesleyan College men's basketball team rallied from behind in the second half to defeat USA South Conference West Division foe Piedmont University 79-70 on the road last Thursday for the Bishops' fifth straight win.
The victory improved the Bishops to 9-3 on the season while dropping Piedmont to 5-3.

Owners of a longtime appliance store in Nashville are saddened to see their shop close on December 31.
Freeman's TV and Appliance, Inc. has been an essential seller of television equipment and kitchen appliances for customers for 65 years. The company sold new appliances including refrigerators, dishwashers, and stoves from the coast to the mountains and from Virginia to South Carolina.

Nash County, like many areas in the state and country, is seeing an increase in the number of new COVID-19 cases.
Nash County Health Director Bill Hill reported 227 new cases in Nash County as of Tuesday afternoon which brings the county's cumulative total to 15,941. Last week's new cases were 143.

There will be smiles on an abundant of children's faces this holiday season thanks to an annual toy drive created 12 years ago by a boy with a heart of gold.
Nash County resident Joshua Moore started Joshua's Toy Drive when he was just seven years old. His father Greg Moore said Joshua received so many toys from his grandparents around Christmas time, some he did not even play with. He said Joshua was very fortunate as a child, knew he would receive more playthings, and wanted to give the toys to people who needed it.

Nash County has made a strategic plan pertaining to where it is allotting money received from the American Rescue Plan Act.
The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) was passed into law in March 2021. It provides funds to help governments recover from the impact of COVID. Nash County is set to receive a total of $18,316,281. The county has received the first half, $9.1 million, in May 2021 and is expected to receive the other half in May 2022.

The Nashville Police Department raised a little over $27,000 for the Special Olympics through its recent fundraiser.
Nashville Police Chief Anthony Puckett said it was the first time the department has partnered with Special Olympics for its Law Enforcement Torch Run portion to raise money for nearly 40,000 athletes with intellectual disabilities though one of their officers helped the organization last year.

I was 12 the Christmas morning that I woke up and my dad told me to look at the window for my present.
It was one of many times I thought he'd lost his mind during my teenage years. I did not have anything in my extensive list from the Sears Wish Book that would be kept outside.
What I saw was a red go cart with a white seat.