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The State of North Carolina will now require masks for citizens in public places, Governor Roy Cooper announced on Wednesday.
In addition, Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mandy Cohen announced that North Carolina will remain in Safer at Home Phase 2 for three more weeks.

RED OAK -- Talent isn't the only necessary intangible when building a consistently successful high school boys soccer program.
Other factors come into play, such as continuity and a veteran leader as a head coach.
Both of those aspects have been missing at Northern Nash High School over the past three campaigns after the legendary Joe McCarthy retired following the 2017 boys season.

LITTLETON -- After taking the previous weekend off, fans and drivers were back at Halifax County Motor Speedway last Saturday as excitement was high among fans, drivers and track personnel.
Six races were on the card, and the I-95 Late Model Challenge was getting ready to take place in front of a large crowd sitting eager with anticipation.

RALEIGH -- North Carolina State University baseball's Patrick Bailey heard his name called last Wednesday night in the first round of the 2020 Major League Baseball (MLB) Draft, as he was selected as the 13th overall pick to the San Francisco Giants.
Bailey becomes the 10th Wolfpack player selected in the first round of the MLB Draft (total includes secondary phase).

ROCKY MOUNT -- The USA South Athletic Conference has released its 2019-2020 Academic All-Conference Team.
This past season produced a record 1,702 honorees. North Carolina Wesleyan College ranked 5th in the conference with 119 honorees.
A student-athlete must have earned a 3.30 GPA in each of the two semesters of a given year to be eligible.

NASH COUNTY -- Here is an update from the Nash County Recreation & Senior Services Department with updated openings and offerings:
The following parks that are operated and maintained by Nash County Parks & Recreation were open for public usage as of June 1.

CHAPEL HILL -- The North Carolina High School Athletic Association has announced the winners of the Female and Male Athletes of the Year for the 2019-2020 School Year.
The award is in its 35th year and winners receive the Pat Best Memorial Trophy.

(L to R) Faith Christian School seniors Logan Ayers (William Peace University) and Hobart Brantley (North Carolina Wesleyan College) sign with their respective four-year schools as part of a signing ceremony last week at the FCS Gymnasium in Rocky Mount.

COVID-19 may have canceled the annual Teacher of the Year Celebration for Nash-Rocky Mount Schools but the school system still found a way to honor educators.
This year, district leaders were able to coordinate a YouTube premiere video that announced the top educators for the 2020-2021 school year.
Typically, the school system hosts a special event at Rose Hill Conference Center to honor educators. However, the normal celebration over a meal and awards ceremony had to be canceled due to COVID-19 restrictions on mass gatherings.

No serious injuries were reported after a three vehicle accident on Friday, June 12.
According to the North Carolina Highway Patrol, two vehicles entered the intersection of Oak Level Road and West Old Spring Hope Road at the same time, causing a collision.

The Town of Nashville is making plans to upgrade water and sewer along Eastern Avenue.
Council members met last Thursday to discuss the potential of increasing the size of the water main to 16 inches while work is underway to four-lane the portion of Eastern Avenue between Nashville to Rocky Mount.

Nash County roadways experienced flooding after heavy rainfall over several days this week.
On Wednesday morning, Nash County Sheriff's deputies assisted in the rescue of an elderly couple whose vehicle had been swept away. Nash County Communications notified the Sheriff's Office of a stranded vehicle on Seven Paths Road.