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Rocky Mount City Manager Rochelle Small-Toney has promoted Captain Charles Williams to fill the roll of Interim Police Chief. George Robinson is retired as Police Chief effective December 1 after serving in the role since March 2019.
Williams, a Rocky Mount native, has spent his entire professional career with the Rocky Mount Police Department.

State crews closed South Halifax Road over Polecat Branch today to replace a crossline pipe with a larger culvert.
After a June storm damaged the pipe and roadway south of Sunset Avenue, the N.C. Department of Transportation made a temporary repair and reopened the road in July.

Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc., a manufacturer of exterior building products, will create 38 new jobs in Nash County, Governor Roy Cooper announced recently. The company will invest approximately $25 million over five years to establish a production facility in Rocky Mount.
"I know first hand about the dedicated workers and great quality of life in Nash County, and Cornerstone Building Brands agrees," said Governor Cooper.

Nash County Public Schools has released its Honor Roll lists for the first semester of the 2020 -2021 school year. The following students at MB Hubbard Elementary School made the A or A/B Honor Roll.

ROCKY MOUNT -- The Tar River Youth Soccer Association (TRYSA) is hosting assessments and evaluations for its Soccer Academy for players born 2009-2014,this Friday.
These assessments are for the Spring 2020-2021 season. The Academy provides fall and spring seasons training and play, teaching children soccer enjoyment, individual responsibility and understanding teamwork.

RED OAK -- Local Class 3-A Big East Conference volleyball teams were back in action on Tuesday after taking a short break for the Thanksgiving holiday, with the week's slate headlined by Northern Nash hosting Wilson Fike in a 3-0 loss in the gymnasium on NNHS campus.
Head Coach Jeff Nelson's Fike Golden Demons were able to knock off the Lady Knights in three straight sets, winning each individual set in a unique way.

STANHOPE -- Though finding distinct statistical evidence might be a tad bit impossible, it's safe to assume that the winner of the third set in a high school volleyball matchup eventually goes on to claim the match.
This hypothesis was once again reiterated last Wednesday during the important Big East Conference spike showdown between Northern Nash and homestanding Southern Nash.

Southern Nash's Ashton Moore (11) attempts a kill while being double-teamed during Tuesday evening's Big East Conference volleyball matchup against Northern Nash at the historic SNHS Gymnasium in Stanhope.

(L to R) Southern Nash's Tabatha Tomaszewski and Northern Nash's Ashley Brantley joust for a ball at the net during last Tuesday's Big East Conference volleyball contest in Stanhope.

LOUISBURG -- Ben Snelling sped his Gator about 20 yards ahead of the start line, grabbed his whistle and prepared for the moment that area high school sports fans have been awaiting for the past eight months.
And with a quick blow of the whistle, along with a push to the pedal as the lead vehicle, Snelling signaled the beginning of last Monday's Big East Conference Cross Country Meet, which was hosted by Franklinton High School at the Owens Park Course.