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ROCKY MOUNT -- Veteran coach Kyle Bain knew this season would offer plenty of challenges for his Nash Central High School swim team.
But not even Bain could have imagined some of the trials and tribulations the Bulldogs would experience -- all to take part in two regular season meets before heading to the regional and state events.

STANHOPE -- Realistic expectations had to be the most pertinent intangible for a high school volleyball coach during the 2020-21 shortened season.
With practice time limited and COVID-19 quarantines the norm, it was difficult to gain a true gauge of the progress a spike program was going to make during the campaign.

GREENSBORO -- The North Carolina Wesleyan College men's basketball team completed its weekend sweep of rival Greensboro College by rallying from 13 points down to win 82-78 on the road Sunday afternoon.
Senior Damon McDowell capped off his stellar weekend by scoring 17 points in this one to lead the Bishops. He scored 39 in the home win last Friday.

RALEIGH -- North Carolina State University has released its Atlantic Coast Conference schedule for the 2021 season, as announced by head coach Elliott Avent last Friday.
The slate features three-game series against 12 league opponents. NC State's nonconference schedule will be released at a later time.

STANHOPE -- Bragging rights were on the line this past Friday night when county-rivals Northern Nash and Southern Nash faced off in the gymnasium of Southern Nash High School, and even without the usual full-capacity crowds, the respective girls and boys basketball teams from each school brought enough energy to make up for it.

Nash County hopes to open up a call center next week that will provide updates on COVID-19 vaccinations.
The call center will allow residents to speak with an actual person and get information on when and where vaccinations will be taking place.
The announcement of the call center came on Monday afternoon during a COVID-19 update.

Nash County EMS personnel know the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic more than anyone.
Nash County Emergency Services Director Brian Brantley said that impact is something that will likely be felt for years to come.
Brantley, along with Scott Strufe, EMS Director for Nash County Emergency Services, provided information to Nash County Commissioners last month and again this month on the impact COVID is having on not only staff but equipment and the impact is great.

Some parents of students in the Nash County Public School System plan to protest a recent decision that further delayed in-person learning until March 22.
An event was initially planned for this past Saturday, January 23 but has been rescheduled for Saturday, February 6.
The event, "Let the Kids Learn in Person," will be held at 2 p.m. on the sidewalk in front of the Nash County Board of Education Central Office in Nashville.

A Raleigh man was shot on Highway 64 after leaving a Nashville apartment complex last week.
Nashville Police Chief Anthony Puckett said Christopher Horne was at an apartment complex in Nashville just before 1 a.m. on Thursday, January 21. Horne and three others reportedly left the apartment and were traveling on Highway 64 West.