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Nash-Rocky Mount Schools has released its Honor Roll lists for the third semester of the 2019-2020 school year.The following students at Cedar Grove Elementary School made the A or A/B Honor Roll.

RED OAK -- Northern Nash High School's athletic season began with a renaissance football campaign -- and just kept chugging toward more success from there.
According to NNHS Athletic Director Joey Keefe, the Fighting Knights' gridiron excellence served as an effective springboard for the rest of the year.
"We came out in football with a 4-0 start to the season,'' Keefe said. "That in itself set the tone for our school. It was just different. All of the kids were excited to be going to the games.''

STANHOPE -- A trip to the state football finals was the most memorable part of Southern Nash High School's athletic years -- and provided memories that will last a lifetime for the loyal Firebirds' faithful.
But there were also plenty of other sporting highlights at Southern Nash during the 2019-20 school year -- at least until it was postponed in March due to COVID-19 concerns -- and later cancelled.

ROCKY MOUNT -- Winning the Eastern Plains Conference's Wells Fargo Cup has become a custom for Nash Central High School since the Bulldogs joined the EPC three years ago.
Central has claimed the WFC crown in the league for the past two seasons, and appeared well on its way to a three-peat during the 2019-20 school year.

STANHOPE -- Every successful play that the Southern Nash High School offense experienced in 2019 -- and there were plenty of them -- began in the capable hands of senior standout Luke Watson.
Watson served as the center for the Firebirds' prolific offense and snapped the ball each time to quarterback Matt Foster -- and the rest was an impressive dose of Southern Nash gridiron history.

GREENSBORO -- Rosters have been selected for the annual North Carolina Coaches Association's East-West All Star Basketball Games.
The girls-boys doubleheader is scheduled for July 20 at the historic Greensboro Coliseum.
Festivities will begin with the girls outing before the boys event closes out the evening. Tickets will be available at the gate.

Southern Nash High School senior veteran Elisabeth Collie was the Big East Conference Girls Golf Champion during the Fall of 2019 campaign under Coach Todd Brewer.

Northern Nash High School sophomore star Chloe Harrington was the Big East Conference Girls Tennis Player of the Year. She also reached the Round of 16 at the annual Class 3-A State Girls Tennis Championships in Alamance County.

Nash County is extremely fortunate to have a trio of quality athletic directors in (l to r) Joey Keefe (Northern Nash), Robbie Kennedy (Southern Nash) and Kyle Bain (Nash Central).

A Rocky Mount man was quickly apprehended last week after attempting to rob a woman in the Food Lion parking lot.
According to Nashville Police, the suspect, 21-year-old John Joyner, of 4450 Davis Road, Rocky Mount, got into a woman's car in the Food Lion parking lot around 7:30 p.m. last Thursday, May 7, pointed a gun and demanded money.

Red Oak Commissioners will hold a public hearing on Monday, May 11 to hear comments on the $1.2 million proposed budget for the 2020-2021 Fiscal Year.
Commissioners were presented the budget during their regular meeting on April 13 and unanimously accepted the budget as presented.
The $1.2 million budget proposal is a 2.9 percent increase from the current budget year due to the cost of payroll increases, capital projects and a street light expansion project along Highway 43.

Local churches are finding new ways to serve the community during the nationwide COVID-19 pandemic.
Nashville Baptist Church is reaching out to the community by taking meals to those who are continuing to serve during the stay-at-home order.
Last week, the church served meals to the local fire and police departments, sheriff's office and local doctor's offices.

North Carolina will begin easing restrictions from the stay-at-home order on Friday evening.
Governor Roy Cooper signed Executive Order 138 on Tuesday to modify the Stay At Home Order and transition to phase one. Phase one will begin on Friday at 5 p.m.

Graduating seniors in the Nash-Rocky Mount School System will get a chance to walk across the stage, school officials announced on Monday evening.
Board of Education members got to hear the graduation plan during the board's regular meeting Monday.
Chad Thompson, Executive Director of Secondary Education and CTE, told board members that they had worked closely with the high schools and central office staff to devise a plan that would allow seniors to graduate.

Nash County Commissioners approved an amendment on Monday that will allow event and conference venues in certain zoning districts with a conditional use permit.
Nash County resident Turner Votipka owns property next to Allen's Nursery on South Halifax Road in the West Mount community and wishes to develop it as an event and conference venue.