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

RALEIGH -- North Carolina's New Year's Day tradition of outdoor family adventure, exercise and exploring nature continues in 2020 with First Day Hikes throughout the state parks system.
More than 45 guided hikes are scheduled for New Year's Day, featuring educational programs led by park rangers along the way. All state parks will be open on the holiday.

FRANKLIN COUNTY -- Here is the schedule for this weekend's North Carolina High School Athletic Association State Football Championships:

ROCKY MOUNT -- The North Carolina Wesleyan College men's basketball team pulled out an 89-73 matinee win over conference foe Maryville College (TN) on Tuesday afternoon with a big second half. They played in front of 300 excited elementary students on Education Day in Everett Gymnasium.
After trailing 42-37 at halftime on Tuesday, the Battling Bishops came storming back by scoring 52 points in the second half on 59 percent shooting to run past the Scots for their 4th win of the season.

BIRDS PAUSE FOR NATIONAL ANTHEM

STANHOPE - Continue to do what you do best.
That's the advice coaches of deep postseason football runs usually offer to coaches who aren't necessarily used to being in that pressure-packed situation.
It's also a sound strategy -- one that the Southern Nash Firebirds were more than happy to utilize en route to making their first-ever appearance in the state championship game.

Nashville's Town Council will soon meet to make a final decision on whether the town will partner with Nash County to provide athletics to residents.
The Advisory Board for the Nashville Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Department is recommending they do.
The advisory board met on Monday night and unanimously voted to propose to town council that Nash County take over field athletics from the town.

Nashville's Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual Children's Christmas Parade on Saturday, December 7th. Children decorated their bikes, wagons, scooters and even themselves to march down Washington Street as part of the parade.
Four winners were selected for having the most creatively decorated entries. Following the tree lighting, Santa made an appearance and took time to hear the children's wishes. Pictured above, Santa talks to Michael and Elizabeth Lyle (sitting) and their older brother Jason Lyle.

The Town of Nashville announced this week that a new Library Director has been hired.
Tikela Robinson Alston will begin in her new role on Tuesday, December 10.
Alston will take over for current director Emily Enderle, who announced to the town in September that she would be leaving her position in December due to her husband, who serves in the United States Air Force, being stationed overseas.

The Nash County Board of Elections is looking a few good workers for the 2020 elections.
Nash County Board of Elections Director John Kearney said they will probably use a total of 200 workers but at least 40 computer-savvy people are needed.
Kearney said there is such a shortage for computer-literate helpers, they are using students.

Nash County Cooperative Extension staff were recently recognized for their achievements and service to the community at the annual State Extension Conference.
The conference was held in late October in Raleigh and offered continuing education for those involved in cooperative extensions all over the state.
A highlight of the evening, however, was the Extension Awards Banquet, where the achievements and service of staff is recognized.

A derelict vehicle has been considered a public nuisance and will be removed, Nashville's Town Council decided on Monday afternoon.
Nashville's Town Council met for a called meeting on December 9 to discuss the vehicle, which has been sitting idle in the yard of 831 Brake Street.
Nashville Planning Director Julie Spriggs said the vehicle has probably been in the yard for many years. The vehicle has not moved since at least 2012.

Regina Moseley (center) was presented the Jean Woodley Balance Award at the state conference in October. Pictured with Moseley is Dr. Rosalind Dale, Associate Dean and Extension Administrator for NC State Extension (far left) and Dr. Richard Bonanno, Director of NC State Extension (far right) (Contributed photo)

Dear Santa,
I have been a good boy all year. I listen to my teacher and to my Mommy and Nama. Nama is helping me write because I am still learning. I do miss my PaPa who went to Heaven this year.

Nash County Commissioners were introduced to Andrew "Andy" Hagy, who on January 1 will begin in his new role as the Economic Development Director for the county.
Nash County Manager Zee Lamb said the position received a lot of interest.
"We had over 70 applicants," Lamb

Nash Arts will host the final weekend of the 18th annual production of "A Christmas Carol."
This year's production returns to the traditional, Victorian London version. The more traditional version will remain for the 2021 and 2022 season, although the show is never quite the same as the year before.

Sunday was a day of mixed feelings.
The last surviving piece of furniture from the legendary "Body Oils Collection" was taken out of my house and hauled to the dump.
It was a large beige loveseat -- that was the original color, anyway -- and it was long past its better days. It was grungy and torn and sagging, held together in places by zip ties.