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FEDERAL - STATE MARKET NEWS SERVICE, DIVISION OF MARKETING - NCDA&CS
North Carolina's egg prices were higher on extra large and large, steady on the balance when compared to last week. Supplies were heavy to meet a moderate demand.

Over the past several months, our nation and community continued to face uncertainties due to the Coronavirus Pandemic; internships for college students were among them.
Undergraduates across the country rely on internships to gain valuable work experience to prepare for the real world after college. Some students, especially rising freshmen, depend on these experiences to help them navigate a career path.

The Nash County Sheriff's Office intercepted five kilograms of methamphetamine during a traffic stop recently.
The stop was conducted on a 2017 Ford F-250 on Highway 264 eastbound at the 28 mile marker due to a traffic violation. During initial contact with Juan Pablo Perez-Pina, of Tennessee, the driver of the vehicle, deputies suspected criminal activity, which led to a K-9 being deployed to sniff the vehicle.

CATS CATS & MORE CATS - Too Many. Outside. Bothering the neighbors. Having more and more babies. Hunting wildlife. Wild... aka feral. You cannot pick up unless you want scratched. Footprints on cars. Flower beds used as litter boxes. You take pity on the cats. You start feeding them. That encourages wildlife to come to eat too. Some of the wildlife will be considered pests. You have created more of a problem. Oh dear, what should you do?

The Nash County Sheriff's Office arrested Kenneth Dean Phelps, 55, of Spring Hope Wednesday and charged him with various child pornography charges.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) received a cyber tip regarding obscene child material in reference to the suspect.
A joint investigation was conducted, including a search warrant and several files related to obscene material were located on his computers, along with a chat conversation involving the solicitation of a minor.

In the span of six years, Amber Joyner enjoyed the good fortune of playing under two of the area's most respected coaching legends -- Grover Battle (Northern Nash High School girls basketball) and Sheilah Cotten (Louisburg College softball).
So when Joyner decided that coaching and teaching were going to be her career choices, she certainly had a nice learning blueprint to reflect upon.

ROCKY MOUNT -- North Carolina Wesleyan College Head Men's Basketball Coach John Thompson has named former player Adrian Moore, as an assistant Ccoach, replacing Michael Mosley, who spent 7 years with the Battling Bishops.
North Carolina Wesleyan's Male Student-Athlete of the Year in 2017, Moore, a 2018 graduate, was named USA South All-Conference in 2016, 2017, and 2018, while receiving All-Academic recognition the same three seasons.

RALEIGH -- In conjunction with the Atlantic Coast Conference office, North Carolina State University and Virginia Tech have agreed to move their previously scheduled football season opener to a common bye week.
The contest, originally scheduled for Sept. 12 in Blacksburg, will now be played on Sept. 26.

LOUISBURG -- Eric Lee's preference for recruiting local talent to his Louisburg College softball program received an unexpected push last week.
That's when Lee received a phone call from Caroline White's family, saying that the former Bunn High School standout flamethrower was unhappy at Virginia Wesleyan College.

A developer wanting to build an apartment complex on Western Avenue has withdrawn his request.
Michael Hurt, of Hurt, LLC, came before Nashville's Town Council on Tuesday night to instead request a public workshop be held to allow suggestions for property he owns at 608 Western Avenue.

The Town of Dortches is mourning the loss of its mayor.
Kirby Brown, who served the town for over 40 years, passed away last Friday, August 28.
Brown was first elected to the Dortches Board of Commissioners in 1978. He served in that capacity until 2002, when he was elected as the mayor of the town.