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ROCKY MOUNT -- Hester & Tucker nearly pulled off the upset in Monday night Rocky Mount Little League Baseball action, but in the end it was the Wesley Men who prevailed 11-9 in a nail-biter of a diamond contest at the RM Sports Complex.
Winston Lee, Jaelyn McLean and Dylan Moseley combined for an 8-9 performance at the plate to offset Kane Whitehurst's 4-4 outing by the Lawyers.

ROCKY MOUNT -- Because of the fluidity of the COVID-19 health situation, the NC Wesleyan College Women's Soccer program have decided to postpone their upcoming ID camp that was scheduled for August 9 to a date to be announced later.
For more info on women's ID camps, contact head coach Beverly Biancur at bbiancur@ncwc.edu or assistant coach Kohl Orner at korner@ncwc.edu.

Then-freshmen (l to r) Ragan Holloman and Alex Edwards played key roles in Louisburg High School's trip to the Class 1-A State Softball Finals back in 2018.

The Nash County Board of Education voted on a plan for the start of school Wednesday night at a special called meeting.
The meeting came after The Graphic's press deadline but Superintendent Dr. Steve Ellis spoke to The Graphic prior to the meeting about the recommendation he planned to make to the Board of Education.
A story with more information on the final decision and vote can be viewed on The Graphic's website at www.nashvillegraphic.com.

Nashville police officers will soon be equipped with body cameras.
The Nash County Sheriff's Office gave 24 Digital Ally body cameras to the Nashville Police Department after they were declared surplus. Nash County Commissioners approved donating the cameras to Nashville.

North Carolina, like the nation, is facing three crises: COVID-19, racial strife and the economy. Everyone wants to return to the way things were before the virus, but that's not going to happen.
Few were prepared for the coronavirus and the shutdown of businesses. Most have reopened, but many cannot or have chosen not to do so.

Nash UNC Health Care has announced Nash County native DeNaide Dickens as its new executive director of Human Resources, beginning August 10th.
A national search was conducted following the departure of Katie Davison, who was offered an opportunity to serve as Chief Human Resources Officer for Mon Health in Morgantown, West Virginia, in February.

Students in the Nash County Public School System will start back school online on August 17.
The Nash County Board of Education voted on Wednesday night to start the school year virtually for a few weeks before slowly merging into a more hybrid plan that would combine remote learning with in-person learning.
The vote was not unanimous, however.

The Nash County Sheriff's Office is investigating a Monday morning shooting that left one injured and a Nashville man behind bars.
Deputies responded to the 9200 block of Sara Lissa Lane in Middlesex at 5:08 a.m. in reference to a person being shot.
Upon arrival, deputies located the victim lying on the pathway near the residence.

The Town of Nashville will soon begin leasing a building on Boddie Street to house its recreation department.
The town officially approved a lease agreement with Adam Williams on July 7 to lease a 3,420 square foot building at 108 S Boddie Street for $1,200 a month plus utilities.

The COVID-19 pandemic made training a little harder but Nash Community College was able to successfully wrap up its most recent Recruit Firefighter Training Academy.
Fourteen graduates met the requirements for completion of the academy on July 1. A graduation ceremony has not yet been held, however, instructor John Winstead said some form of celebration is planned for August.

Debra Sjoberg answered when Mayor James Alston called for any requests from the public at the regular monthly meeting of the board of Castalia this month.
In April, she was sent a letter about her alleged violation of the town's chicken ordinance, which she did not receive until very recently.
Brian Hinkle explained that the ordinance allows for chickens to be kept, on at least one acre, in a pen (no free range), with no roosters, and a permit fee must be paid.