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Nash Central's Bianca Ricks (with ball) dribbles through a trio of Farmville Central players during last Thursday afternoon's Eastern Plains Conference girls soccer showdown.

ROCKY MOUNT -- Nash Central High School's crazy girls soccer season got even crazier last Thursday during an Eastern Plains Conference home match against the Farmville Central Lady Jaguars.
Central, under veteran head coach Ryan Ruiz, rolled to the Eastern Plains Conference Championship last spring, but lost stars such as Anna Shaye Thompson and Linzi Long to graduation.

STANHOPE -- Once a basketball-only standout at Southern Nash High School, Darius Edmundson will now concentrate on football on the next level.
Edmundson, a senior defensive back/wide receiver, has accepted an offer to join the gridiron program at nearby Louisburg College.
Edmundson finalized his decision as part of a signing ceremony last Wednesday at the SNHS Media Center.

Nash Central No. 1 Singles standout Cameron Johnson prepares to pounce on a forehand during last Thursday afternoon's Eastern Plains Conference home tennis meeting with North Johnston.

ROCKY MOUNT -- Nash Central High School found itself in the rare position of defending a league boys tennis champion this spring.
The Bulldogs roared to success back in 2018 in their initial season in the Class 2-A Eastern Plains Conference.
And with a solid core of returnees, including No. 1 singles star Cameron Johnson, the Bulldogs were expected to make another run at the EPC crown this time around.

ROCKY MOUNT -- Southern Nash's boys and Nash Central's girls came up with team victories Monday at the annual Scott Jones Memorial Track and Field Classic.
The event was hosted by Nash Central at The Dawg Pound, and the Lady Bulldogs did not disappoint by racking up 136 points to easily outdistance the 87 tallies put up by runner-up Wilson Hunt at the 10-school meet.

Southern Nash's Dylan Alford takes a pitch during last Wednesday's conference game at Franklinton.

ROCKY MOUNT -- Last Friday afternoon proved to be a busy time at Nash Central High School's Media Center.
That's because a trio of Bulldogs' student-athletes finalized their plans to compete at the next level.
The ceremony was attended by several classmates, family members and NCHS teachers and administrators.

FRANKLINTON -- It's a rare occasion when high school sporting events begin on one day -- and come to a conclusion several days later.
But that circumstance is more common this spring as rain has moved schedules and forced already-started contests to be temporarily washed away.
Such was the case of last week's Big East Conference diamond meeting between Southern Nash and Franklinton at the FHS Baseball Field.

A Nashville businessman charged in 2017 with tax charges had his day in court last week.
Shawn M. Dwyer, 47, of Nashville, pled guilty to three counts of willful failure to file return, supply information or pay tax.
Wake County Superior Court Judge Vince Rozier sentenced Dwyer to a consolidated 45-day prison term.

Nash County Commissioner Mary Wells has dedicated her life to giving back. Her service to her community and state led her to being named the latest recipient of North Carolina's top award, the Order of the Long Leaf Pine.
Governor Roy Cooper surprised Wells with the award recently at a fundraising event held locally.

Nashville's Municipal Service District Committee held its first meeting since being approved to be a part of the Downtown Strong Initiative.
The North Carolina Department of Commerce is investing $260,000 in Downtown Strong, a program developed to help build local government capacity by providing economic development planning and revitalization resources and guidance.

A second grade teacher at Bailey Elementary School was named the 2019-2020 Nash-Rocky Mount Public School Teacher of the Year.
Jessica Bland was one of three finalists selected for the award on Tuesday night at Rose Hill. Bland was named the Elementary School Teacher of the Year for the district and went on to be named the overall Teacher of the Year.

Momeyer's Town Council got a first glimpse at the 2019-2020 fiscal year budget last Monday during the board's monthly meeting.
Council member George Alma Edwards presented the first draft of the budget, which is a $3,050 increase from the current year budget.
The $73,960 budget proposal includes a $1,050 increase in property and vehicle taxes as well as a $2,000 increase in local option sales tax.

Improving the world through kindness.
That has been the mission of the Nashville Lions Club for the past 80 plus years.
That mission continues today.

First Year Teacher of the Year finalists were Shanika Scott, of Edwards Middle School, Cameron Avery, of Northern Nash High School, and Lindsey Nowell, who won the First Year Teacher of the Year title.

Principal of the Year finalists were Timothy Mudd, of Red Oak Middle School, Monique Hargrove Jones, of Fairview Elementary School, and Brian Hopkins of Northern Nash High School. Jones won the title.

Jenifer Lewis, of Winstead Avenue Elementary School, Tesha Dixon, of Parker Middle and Terry Hopkins, of Southern Nash High School, were finalists for the Assistant Principal of the Year. Lewis won the title.

Boice-Willis Clinic and Nash UNC Health Care are combining cardiology resources to better serve the community's cardiology needs. As of May 1, Boice-Willis Cardiology providers, Dr. Sudhir Prasada and Adult Nurse Practitioner Phyllis Hayes will become part of UNC Cardiology at Nash.
"Despite the increasing complexity of medical care, public demand remains simple: the highest quality at the lowest cost," said Dr. Michael Holland, immediate past-president of Boice-Willis Clinic.

Chason Flora, 8, Jasper Valentine and Gracyn Flora, both 4, enjoy a homemade cream soda on Friday at Nashville Elementary School.

Natalie Horton, 5, paints a picture on Friday at Nashville Elementary School.

Kerrington Slade, 8, speaks with Lynn Pardue at station on teeth.

I shouldn't let stuff like this bug me, but it does.
I was in a fast food restaurant in a Nash County town one Sunday right after church. The place was busy, so my sons and I pulled up a chair and enjoyed a drink and the offerings of our beloved cellphones while we waited for our order.

Nashville is pretty fortunate in that it's one of a few towns that still have a beautiful, thriving downtown area.
Unfortunately, downtowns aren't what they used to be and many downtowns have been left essentially abandoned.
But Nashville's downtown is thriving and the town is looking to make it even more so.

Dear Editor, North Carolina needs to pass HB 655, the NC Health Care for Working Families Act. We say this as Republicans, Democrats and Independents. We say this as residents from every corner of the state, from rural areas and North Carolina's biggest cities.
We say this because we are nurses.