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Nash County Cooperative Extension is hosting its first ever Poultry Tour, Show and Auction on Saturday, March 30.
Kelsey Lichtenwalner, Extension Agent for Livestock in Nash and Edgecombe Counties, said the event is a response to the increase in people interested in raising backyard chickens. Lichtenwalner said she gets a lot of questions about raising chickens.

Edgecombe Community College graduated eleven cadets from its Sixth Basic Academy for Basic Law Enforcement Training on February 26.
The graduation ceremony featured comments by William Linkous, platoon leader.
The cadets completed an intensive 20-week program and have passed the certification exam mandated by the NC Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission.

Residents will have a few special hours to spend with their beloved dogs during the ninth annual Paws in the Park event from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday, April 13. The event will take place at Best Friend's Dog Park located at 480 Lee St. in Rocky Mount.
Paws in the Park features a pet fashion show, vendors, food trucks, music from DJ Slammin and more. Fetch N Fly, which specializes in dog training and dog sports, will perform.

Rubylene Knott of Spring Hope said a sudden decision to take a chance resulted in a $200,000 lottery prize.
"I don't play the lottery," Knott said. "I'm not sure why, but when I went to pay, I decided to splurge and get a ticket."
Knott bought the winning Monopoly Frenzy scratch-off ticket at Griffins Food Store on Red Oak Boulevard in Red Oak.

Fleas, ticks and mosquitoes! Spring is here and so are these pests! We will be spending more time outdoors soaking up the sunshine and exposing our pets to them. These parasites carry numerous diseases that can affect our pets, and severe infestations can cause anemia, not to mention skin infections. It is time to make sure your pet's flea and tick preventative products are on hand!

Fanny Crosby wrote over 8,000 hymns during her lifetim, many of which still appear in today's hymnals. Hymns like "Blessed Assurance," "All the Way My Savior Leads Me," "To God Be the Glory," "Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior," "Safe in the Arms of Jesus," "He Hideth My Soul." and "Praise Him, Praise Him" continue to draw souls to God for both salvation and comfort.

Hi Fellow Followers, it's our sixth and final week in the sanctity of life series and this letter is going to be a great big, "therefore." What I mean is - I've said everything else up to this point to say this to you.
As followers of Jesus we seek to not merely be hearers of the word, but doers (James 1:22). To be merely hearers puts us in a camp of aloof philosophy that has the form of religion without the power.

Nash Central's Trey Whitley tries to chase down a relay throw at third base during last Saturday afternoon's home baseball showdown against the Greenville Rose Rampants.

FRANKLINTON -- The T Sanders Invitational has morphed into one of the area's top high school track and field events -- so the Nash Central Bulldogs were happy to participate in the renewal of the championships last Saturday at the Franklinton High School Football Field.
Nash Central did not take a full roster to the championships but still mustered an 18th-place overall boys finish with 11 total points under veteran head coach Juan Jackson.

RED OAK -- The Northern Nash High School baseball team started its 2019 Big East Conference campaign on Monday, dropping its first league game of the season to the Wilson Hunt Warriors by a score of 9-2 at the NNHS Baseball Field.
The Knights, who now sit at 2-5 overall, couldn't contain the Warriors', who are now undefeated at 6-0, dynamic offense, with Hunt finishing with an impressive 14 hits.

NASH COUNTY -- Northern Nash and Southern Nash both displayed dramatic improvement in girls basketball action this past season in the always-competitive Big East Conference.
With a few different bounces, Northern Nash could very well have qualified for the Class 3-A State Playoffs -- but came up just short.

FAYETTEVILLE -- North Carolina Wesleyan College sophomore pitcher Beth Braswell was named as the USA South Softball Pitcher of the Week, while junior 2B Brad Pennington was named the USA South Conference's Baseball Player of the Week from March 11-17.

ZEBULON -- The Carolina Mudcats, in conjunction with Minor League Baseball's "Copa de la Diversión" initiative celebrating Hispanic heritage and culture, announce that they will play as "Pescados de Carolina" for four games during the upcoming 2019 season.
Carolina's new Copa de la Diversión and Pescados de Carolina identity will come complete with new game jerseys and hats.

RALEIGH - In its first game as the nation's No. 1 team in program history, the North Carolina State University baseball team cruised past the Towson Tigers, 11-1, Tuesday evening at Doak Field at Dail Park on the NCSU campus.
The Wolfpack scored three runs in the first inning and never looked back, scoring 10 or more runs in a game for the eighth time this season.

A Nash Central 3200 Relay performer (left) tries to maintain a lead against a Franklinton runner during last Saturday's action at the T Sanders Invitational Track and Field Championships.

Northern Nash's Aaron Gerlach deposits an offering far beyond the left-field fence for a home run during Monday's home baseball meeting with Wilson Hunt.