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Northern Nash's Logan Joyner (15) goes up for a block attempt during last Thursday's home volleyball meeting with the Southern Nash Ladybirds.

RED OAK -- It was over almost before it ever started during last week's Big East Conference volleyball match between surging Southern Nash and homestanding Northern Nash.
Southern Nash, under veteran head coach Melanie Hicks, made a strong push in the Big East standings last season and came up just short of reaching the Class 3-A State Playoffs.

The Nash-Rocky Mount School System is reorganizing its administrative offices.
Last week, the Board of Education approved the resignations of Chief Public Information Officer Dr. Patricia Hollingsworth and Chief of Staff Brian Miller following a closed session. Hollingsworth announced last month she would be leaving to serve the Durham County Public School System.
However, there was no discussion on Miller's exit from the school system.

The Town of Nashville has hired a Franklinton resident as its new Finance Director.
Samantha Sanchez will begin in her new role on Monday, September 30 at an annual salary of $65,000.
"I am very excited for the opportunity to serve the citizens and staff of the Town of Nashville and am committed to doing my part for the growing community," Sanchez said.

COOPERS COMMUNITY DAY -- Coopers Volunteer Fire Department hosted its annual Community Day on Saturday, offering activities, games and informational tables for the community. The event brought out a large crowd. Pictured above, little firefighter Jackson Holloman.

Nashville's Municipal Service District (MSD) Advisory Board met on Tuesday morning to hear a report on the town's Downtown Strong Initiative and start the reorganization of the advisory board itself.
Bruce Naegelen, who serves as a Project Manager for the Main Street and Rural Planning Center, presented reports to the advisory board and other members of the community who were in attendance.

A Nashville man was arrested over the weekend for assaulting a man with a shovel.
The Nashville Police Department reported that around 4:30 a.m. on Friday, September 14, officers responded to a disturbance in the 100 block of Sixth Street. Upon arrival, officers found a man bleeding from the front of his head. The victim had been struck with a shovel and was transported to UNC Nash Hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.

The final Creekside Music Series of 2019 will be held on Saturday at Stoney Creek Environmental Park.
Local resident Meredith Davis Johnson will kick off the event, providing entertainment at 5 p.m. The band Charlie will headline the event, performing at 7 p.m.
The Town of Nashville's Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Department has been hosting the music series for several years now, thanks to the NC Arts Council Grassroots Grant, which helps fund the event.

The Nash-Rocky Mount Board of Education is conducting two public forums to gather input on the desired qualities of the next superintendent of schools.
The first forum is set for Thursday, September 19 at 7 p.m. at Southern Nash High School.
The second forum will be held on Tuesday, September 24 at 7 p.m. at Rocky Mount High School.

Local House Representative James D. Gailliard (D) will hold a series of town hall meetings in Nash County over the next few weeks.
The first meeting will be held Thursday, Septembrer 19 from 6 until 7 p.m. at the Spring Hope Community Building, located at 104 Community Drive in Spring Hope.

Downtown Rocky Mount will become the center of food and fun during the 12th Annual Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down on Oct. 11-12.
The Throw Down has been a staple of the fall in downtown Rocky Mount during the past 11 years, and this year's event will prove to be no different.
From 5-8 p.m. on Oct. 11, the festival will kick off with a Kids Zone, beer garden and food vendors.

Jeffrey J. Brown and Terri and Stewart Griffin are proud to announce the engagement of their daughter, Ryan Alyssa Brown, of Elm City, to Ryne Tyler Cooper, of Elm City. He is the son of Ty and Kay Cooper. An April 25, 2020 wedding is planned in Elm City.

Monday, September 30 from 10:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. at Edgecombe Community College, 2009 West Wilson Street, Tarboro
Thursday, October 3 from 3 until 7 p.m. at the Spring Hope Community Building, 104 Community Street, Spring Hope
Thursday, October 10 from 12 until 6 p.m. at Englewood Presbyterian Church, 100 South Englewood Drive, Rocky Mount

MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA - Jim Inscoe, a 1958 graduate of Nashville High School in Nashville, has been honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Alabama Tourism Department
He and his wife, Elmore, have been active in promoting tourism through their efforts to preserve Jasmine Hill Gardens and Outdoor Museum. The attraction just north of Montgomery, Alabama is often referred to as "Alabama's Little Corner of Greece."

Corbin Clark, 8, at left, carries a fire extinguisher during a firefighting obstacle course on Saturday at the Coopers Fire Department Community Day. Pictured beside Clark is Coopers Assistant Chief Jamie Moss. (Graphic photo by Amanda Clark)

Sisters Kristi Johnson and Krystal Johnson, both 9, are all smiles after getting their faces painted at the Coopers Fire Department Community Day.

I had barely put my chair on the ground and put myself in it when a guy a few rows in front of me stood up, took his shirt off and lit up his vaping device.
Just to the left of him, a guy with a shirt advertising "Biscuits & Porn" jumped up just in time to get out of the way of the stick figure man with a bandana and a likely blood-alcohol content north of .10 who did a face plant.

For the past few years, Nashville has hosted a music event at the Stoney Creek Environmental Park.
On Saturday, another one of those music events will be held. It's the last one for 2019!
I've had the pleasure of attending most of them and my family has had a blast each time! But, I will say, I have been a bit surprised to find the turnout wasn't better.

Dear Editor:
Mr. Knight's notion and spirit regarding Mr. Ricks' induction into the Hall of Fame should have nothing to do with race or what we want to do in Rocky Mount in the 21st Century.