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The 2020 season would have marked my fourth year as head softball coach at Nash Central High School.
In the days leading up to tryouts, I felt excited to know that I was going to have a great group of girls this year.
As the season began, the girls bought into all that we as a coaching staff were preaching.

RED OAK -- While local news surrounding high school athletics has been running low lately with the cancellation of the spring athletic season due to the coronavirus pandemic, good news struck for a particular Northern Nash High School defensive standout and North Carolina Wesleyan College football signee earlier this week.
NNHS senior Michael Bunn was named to the roster of the annual North Carolina East-West All-Star Game this Sunday, which is scheduled to take place on July 22 at Greensboro's Jamieson Stadium during the annual North Carolina Coaches Association Clinic.

ZEBULON -- The Carolina Mudcats have announced they are joining MiLB CommUNITY First, a new national initiative developed by Minor League Baseball™ (MiLB™) in conjunction with Feeding America, to raise funds for local food banks and to honor individuals risking their lives on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mudcats' fans are encouraged to visit MiLB.com/CommUNITYFirst through May 31 to donate.

Nash County is now reporting three COVID-19 related deaths.
The first death happened on Saturday, April 25, Nash County Health Director Bill Hill said.
Hill said the male patient was in his late 50's and had underlying health conditions.

Asterra Labs President Joe Cascone is excited about being the first tenant to locate in the West Nashville Commerce Park.
The Town of Nashville was recently approved by the NC Rural Infrastructure Authority to receive grant funding to support the reuse of the 10,000 square foot building where Asterra Labs plans to locate.

STRAWBERRY TIME- Little Olivia Gehring picks some of the season's first strawberries while visiting Strawberry City in the Sandy Cross area recently. Olivia's family decided, while practing social distancing, to enjoy some of the springtime joys offered at a strawberry patch. Olivia is the daughter of Tonya Slocum and Andrew Gehring.

The Nash-Rocky Mount Board of Education is mourning the loss of its Vice Chair Ann Edge, who passed away on Saturday, April 25, after a battle with cancer.
Edge, of Rocky Mount, was appointed in July 2012 to fill the District 11 seat of her husband, Joe Edge, who passed away.
Edge's background was in education and spanned 50 years.

Governor Roy Cooper is extending the stay-at-home order for North Carolina residents through May 8.
Cooper issued Executive Order 135 on Thursday afternoon, which extended closure of restaurants for dine-in service and bars as well as closure of other close-contact businesses.
Cooper also shared a three-phase plan for how the state would be slowly lifting restrictions once certain data points were met.

A local municipality is looking to fill a vacant seat on its board of commissioners.
The Town of Castalia is seeking a resident to serve the remaining term of James Alston.
Alston was re-elected to his seat on the board in November but in January, he was sworn in as the town's mayor, after long-time mayor Ellene Leonard resigned due to health issues.

Hundreds of cars lined the parking lots of Glover Park, Fellowship Church and Cornerstone Funeral Home Saturday morning in hopes of getting bulk chicken.
House of Raeford brought its chicken sale to Nashville, setting up at Nash Central Middle School.
In a statement on their website, House of Raeford said they have been hosting the bulk chicken sales in many areas to meet the demand.

COVID-19 has affected everyone. But our communities have rallied by creating unique ways of coping with the pandemic such as celebrating birthdays with drive-by parades or visuals posted to lift spirits of a neighbor. We would love for you to reach out with your stories or photos commemorating the outstanding spirit in your neighborhood! Email news@nashvillegraphic.com or give us a call at 252-459-7101.

INCIDENTS
A simple assault was reported on 4/19/20 at 1003 Brake Street
A financial was reported was on 4/22/20 at 2009 Creek Road

A missing person was reported on 4/21/20 at 10305 Griffin Farm Road, Whitakers
An assault on a female was reported on 4/20/20 at 13062 W NC 97, Zebulon
A warrant service was reported on 4/22/20 at 1331 N Wesleyan Boulevard, Rocky Mount

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Mike Phillips; 3471 Joyner Road; moving building

Governor Roy Cooper announced on Friday that North Carolina K-12 public schools will continue remote learning through the end of the 2019-2020 school year. Cooper was joined by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction Mark Johnson and the Chair of the State Board of Education Eric Davis for the announcement.
"School buildings will stay closed to students for this school year, but school isn't over," Cooper said.

The State Board of Education has approved measures addressing student grading for the remainder of the school year, incomplete teacher evaluations and a request for $380 million in additional emergency funding from the state.
Under a temporary grading policy approved by the board, elementary and middle school students will not receive traditional grades for the year, and high school students in grades 9-11 will have the option of choosing between a grade of pass/no credit or a numeric grade for their spring semester courses this year.