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NASH COUNTY -- Each of Nash County's four high school football teams will be in action this Friday night -- with the possibility they could be meeting down the road.
In the Class 3-A bracket, Southern Nash, following an undefeated regular season, has earned the top seed and will host Fayetteville E.E. Smith at 7 p.m. at historic Firebird Stadium on the SNHS campus.

ROCKY MOUNT -- Three Nash Central High School standouts have earned recognition on the 2019 All-Eastern Plains Conference Boys Soccer Team.
Representing the Bulldogs on the prestigious squad were seniors Noah Tharrington and Noah Shelton and sophomore Matthew Walston.
North Johnston, the regular season EPC Champion, featured seven players on the list, including Player of the Year Ty Narron.

RED OAK -- The always-successful Red Oak Middle School boys and girls basketball teams will kick off their respective seasons on December 5 with a home doubleheader versus Edwards Middle at the ROMS Gymnasium.
Girls games start at 4 p.m. and will be followed by the boys events.

MONTGOMERY, ALA. -- The North Carolina Wesleyan College football team used a strong defensive effort to upend conference leader Huntingdon College (Ala.) 23-7 on the road last Saturday afternoon.
Senior TE Ben Dorfman and junior RB Jeff Black led the Bishop offense with scores while Senior LB Antonio Johnson sealed the game with a 96-yard interception return touchdown late in the fourth.

RED OAK -- Northern Nash and Rocky Mount High Schools annually take part in one of the biggest rivalries in eastern North Carolina on the gridiron, but since 2012, it has been nothing but wins for the Gryphons.
Last Friday was no different, when in front of a capacity-Senior Night crowd at Northern Nash's "Death Valley", Rocky Mount spoiled the evening's festivities by knocking off the Knights 37-15.

NASH COUNTY -- Here are the brackets for the upcoming Class 2-AA and Class 3-A State Football Playoffs:

Jaquan Lynch and the Rocky Mount Gryphons will be in action this Friday night at home versus Southern Lee in the state football playoffs.

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The Jail Administrator for the Nash County Sheriff's Office recently graduated from an administrative officers course.
Captain Brandon Jenkins completed the 13-week 142nd Administrative Officers Course at Southern Police Institute at the University of Louisville on November 7.
Southern Police Institute is an advanced educational and training institute whose mission is to enhance the professional development of law enforcement practitioners.

Nashville residents elected the town's first female mayor on Tuesday night.
Brenda Brown defeated incumbent Mayor Donald Street, becoming the first female mayor to be elected in Nashville.
Brown received 582, or 60.94 percent, of the votes. Street received 372, or 38.95 percent, of the votes.
Brown said she was surprised, yet thankful, to have won the race.

The Town of Nashville is seeking input into whether the town and county's recreation departments should join forces to offer athletics for the town.
The Nashville Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Advisory Board will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, November 13 at 7 p.m. to hear comments on the proposal.

A Bailey man was charged with shooting his father during an argument on Tuesday morning.
The Nash County Sheriff's Office received a 9-1-1 call from 4179 Stoney Hill Church Road in Bailey in reference to a subject being shot.
Members of the Sheriff's Office, along with Bailey Police Department, arrived at the Stoney Hill Church Road address to find a subject lying on the ground in the backyard of the residence. The victim was responsive and reportedly had been shot in the chest.

A Nashville man and his son made an interesting discovery recently, when they dug up an old ship from over 100 years ago.
Tim and Ross Fisher own around 14 acres of land that is known to be part of the Portis Gold Mine in Nash County. Tim Fisher said they purchased the land so they could search for gold and other treasures.

The town of Castalia has a new town clerk, Marlita Thompson. The announcement was made at the regular monthly meeting. The town clerk position has been vacant since last November, when the previous clerk retired.
During the meeting, the board voted for two budget amendments.

Nashville Mayor Donald Street experienced life without sight for just a few moments last week.
Street volunteered to walk up and down the sidewalk of Downtown Nashville blindfolded to get a brief taste of what life as a blind person was like. Street used only a cane to help him see as he carefully made his way up the sidewalk in front of the Nash County Courthouse last Wednesday.