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RED OAK -- Faced with a long, difficult rehabilitation process, Ben Heacox vowed not to just get back to where he was before he suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament as a sophomore at Northern Nash High School.
Instead, Heacox wanted to get even better, and that was a goal he achieved in impressive fashion.

The budget makers for the Nash-Rocky Mount Public School System were chided for their budget proposal on Tuesday night during a joint meeting between the Nash-Rocky Mount Board of Education and Nash County Commissioners.
Superintendent Dr. Shelton Jefferies and Interim Chief Financial Officer Sheila Wallace presented the proposed budget to commissIoners at a meeting that was held at Nash Community College. Prior to the school system's presentation, Nash Community College presented its budget request.

Despite the rain and threat of storms, the 25th annual Nash County Relay for Life continued on.
The threat of inclement weather postponed the opening ceremony and survivor walk on Friday night but didn't stop it.
"We've made it 25 years and ain't no rain stopping us now," said Bradly Leonard, one of the co-chairs for the event. "This is a big year and we're going to celebrate no matter how wet."

The Nash County Farmers Market is hoping to attract more families to the market by offering a day for kids on the first Saturday of every month.
The first "Kids Day at the Market" will be held this Saturday, May 4 from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the market, located at 1006 Peachtree Street in Rocky Mount.
Barbara Monk, Administrative Assistant for Nash County Cooperative Assistant, said the purpose of the Kids Day is to teach youth about what Cooperative Extension does.

National Day of Prayer will take place on the Nash County Courthouse on Thursday, May 2 at 12 noon.
The event will last around 30 minutes and will include a message by Rev. Travis Crocker, of Rock Creek Baptist Church in Nashville.
The theme for this year's event is "Love One Another."

Rocky Mount Mayor David Combs remembers when the city was known as a railroad town.
In late 2020, Rocky Mount will once again be known for its ties to the railroad.
Last Wednesday, Combs along with many others, including Governor Roy Cooper and NC Department of Transportation Secretary Jim Trogdon, celebrated the Carolina Connector (CCX) intermodal transportation facility with a ground-breaking ceremony on the campus of NC Wesleyan College.

Fire fighters from Castalia, Red Oak, Nashville and Momeyer Fire Departments spent a few hours on Monday battling a house fire at 4730 West Castalia Road. The fire destroyed the home's roof. The fire is still being investigated.

The NC Cooperative Extension, Nash County Center will be hosting the 2019 Teen Summer Job Fair on Wednesday, May 8, 2019 from 3 pm - 6 pm. The Job Fair will be held in the Gymnasium at Nash Central High School, located at 4279 Nash Central High Road in Rocky Mount.
The purpose of the event is to help local teens find productive use of their free time this summer, while learning life-long lessons on responsibility, finances, interview; and soft skills including teamwork, communications, and independence.

Nash County Planning and Inspections issued the following building permits from April 22 through 26.

INCIDENTS
A possession of counterfeit money was reported on 4/21/19 at Wal-Mart, 1205 Eastern Avenue
A damage to property (Vandalism) was reported on 4/22/19 at 328 Meadow Park Drive

A damage to personal property and call for service was reported on 4/22/19 at 2953 Abner Drive
A misdemeanor larceny was reported on 4/22/19 at 2989 W Hornes Church Road
A fraud and impersonating a law enforcement officer was reported on 4/22/19 at 6007 Leon Road

Remember the old Tasmanian Devil cartoons from "The Bugs Bunny Show"?
Bugs Bunny was my favorite cartoon and I loved Tas (or Taz). Since they don't show the originals very often, only a watered-down, not very funny, politically correct version now, I hadn't given much thought to it.
Until recently.

I hated math in school.
It was my least favorite subject, well one of them!
Today, I still hate math.
Growing up, I could not understand why I needed to focus so much on math if I was going to be a writer one day.

This photo was taken by The Graphic during the Dribbling For Dollars event held at Tarrytown Mall in April, 1971. Pictured, Dick DeVenzio, Duke University basketball star, poses with admirers while visiting the event which was a campaign to raise funds to fight drug abuse.

A blend of local faces and trained dancers hit the stage Friday night at Nash Arts performing in the sixth annual Dancing with the Arts. The fundraising participants brought in over $12,000 while all dancers entertained this year's audience with a show choreographed to songs from the 80's movie, "Dirty Dancing."
This year's top fund raising participant was Morgan Roberson representing Nash County Farm Bureau. Janice Evans, representing Nash County, was awarded the runner up trophy for fundraising.

Kim Weaver and Ed Brantley cut the rug during Dancing with the Arts Friday night.

Sandra Lucas and Matthew Stevens dance during the 2019 Dancing with the Arts.

Ryan Spivey and Crystal Jeffreys portray Johnny and Baby from a scene of "Dirty Dancing."

Nash-Rocky Mount Schools has released its Honor Roll lists for the third semester of the 2018-2019 school year.
The following students at Nash Central Middle School made the A or A/B Honor Roll.

Nash-Rocky Mount Schools has released its Honor Roll lists for the third semester of the 2018-2019 school year.
The following students at M.B. Hubbard Elementary School made the A or A/B Honor Roll.

Nash-Rocky Mount Schools has released its Honor Roll lists for the third semester of the 2018-2019 school year.
The following students at Middlesex Elementary School made the A or A/B Honor Roll.