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ROCKY MOUNT -- Kent Cox has seen just about everything during his 20-plus years of experience as a teacher and coach.
But Cox is excited about a new endeavor as he takes his first step into the administrative sector of high school athletics.
Cox was recently selected as Nash Central High School's Assistant Athletic Director.

NASH COUNTY -- Both Northern Nash and Southern Nash were hoping that a strong spring sports season would catapult them into a higher position in the Wells Fargo Cup standings out of the always-strong Class 3-A Big East Conference.
Both schools were looking to compete for league supremacy in a variety of sports during the spring.

BLACKSBURG, VA. -- Southern Nash alum Zonovan 'Bam' Knight rushed for a team-high 94 yards, but it wasn't enough as North Carolina State University dropped a 45-24 road decision at Virginia Tech last Saturday night in Atlantic Coast Conference football action.
The Wolfpack, coached by Dave Doeren, fell to 1-1 overall on the young campaign.

ROCKY MOUNT -- Faith Christian School will begin its 2020 eight-man football campaign this Friday at home against Pope John Paul II Catholic High School.
Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. on the FCS campus.
The Patriots, coached by the legendary Russell Weinstein, are coming off a 5-5 campaign.

RENTING? Want to adopt a pet? STOP! Before you consider adopting, review your rental contract. Many do not allow pets or allow only a certain number of pets or pets of a certain size or species. Even if they do allow pets, there is usually a security deposit!
YEP, if you rent, make sure all your legal obligations are taken care of first, before you even go looking.

UNBELIVEABLE.... I couldn't believe my eyes when we got a photo of a dog in need. We did the right thing; we forwarded the photo and address to Animal Control and the very next day the dog was seized. There are rules and regulation for the protection of animals. None of them was being done. The dog had no food, no water, no shade and no shelter. In fact, it was in a small dog crate just sitting in the back yard with some trash. How and who did such a horrible thing?

Doris Sumner officially became Nash County's Tax Assessor on September 8, as the Nash County Board of Commissioners approved her appointment.
Sumner, an over 20-year employee of Nash County, has been serving as the acting tax administrator for over a year now, following the retirement of Jim Wrenn.
Sumner was slated to be sworn in to the official post sooner but the process to be certified was delayed to COVID-19.

The Nash County Health Department has reported a large number of positive COVID-19 cases at a migrant camp in Southern Nash County.
Nash County Health Director Bill Hill reported 139 new positive cases on Monday. Those cases included 40 new cases on Saturday, 32 on Sunday and 67 on Monday.
"A large number of those were associated with a migrant camp in Southern Nash County on Highway 97," Hill said.

Super heroes were in abundance on Tuesday morning at Red Oak Elementary School but the real hero was little Peyton Andrews.
Staff at Red Oak Elementary dressed up in hero attire to cheer on Peyton, who will soon celebrate her fourth birthday.
Peyton has been attending some Zoom sessions with therapists from Red Oak Elementary School. She also receives home based therapies, which are helping her get ready to attend prekindergarten.

Teachers and staff at Red Oak Elementary School dressed as super heroes on Tuesday to celebrate their own hero, Peyton Andrews, who will turn four on September 28.

Terri Hudkins and Peyton Andrews.

Neighbors of property set for development on Western Avenue said they would prefer to see single family homes built instead of the multi-family homes developer Michael Hurt had proposed.
The Town of Nashville held a public meeting last Wednesday evening to allow citizens the chance to offer their opinions on future development plans at 608 Western Avenue.