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Nash Central's Cameron Johnson (front, second from right) signs a letter-of-intent to play tennis at Barton College. Also pictured are (back, l to r) NC Assistant Principal Kevin Leonard, NC Athletic Director Kyle Bain, NC Assistant AD Juan Jackson and Alan Hinnant (grandfather); (front, l to r) Melanie Johnson (mother), Michael Johnson (father and NCH boys tennis coach) and Chandler Johnson (brother).

Nash Central High School's Israel Brown (front, second from left) signs a letter-of-intent to play football at North Carolina Wesleyan College. Also pictured are (back, l to r) NC football coach Chris Lee, NC Athletic Director Kyle Bain, NC Assistant Principal Kevin Leonard, Elijah Brown (brother), NC Assistant Athletic Director/assistant football coach Juan Jackson, NC assistant football coach Ricardo Jerome and Joanna Hale (NC drama and chorus teacher); (front, l to r) Iliana Brown (sister), Aisha Motta (mother) and Miyoko Kato (aunt).

ROCKY MOUNT -- High School golfers from around the Class 3-A Big East Conference met at Rocky Mount's Belmont Lake Golf Club on Monday to close out conference play for the 2019 season in the annual league championship match.
Despite a lackluster performance earning them a fourth-place finish in the championship match, the Wilson-Fike Golden Demons, led by Head Coach Glenn Jones, were able to capture another Big East crown, something that has essentially become to be expected by the Demons as of late.

ROCKY MOUNT -- The North Carolina Wesleyan College baseball team dropped its Senior Day game 9-7 to conference leader Piedmont College (Ga.) at home on Sunday afternoon to drop the rain-shortened series.
After Piedmont got out to a quick 1-0 lead in the second, the Bishops came back to score 6 runs in the bottom of the third.

WILSON -- The Sixth Annual Golden Leaf Invitational Baseball Tournament will begin this weekend and will feature Nash Central, Northern Nash, Faith Christian, Rocky Mount Academy and Rocky Mount High School.
Games will be played at historic Fleming Stadium along with Wilson Hunt, Wilson Fike and Farmville Central High Schools.

NASH COUNTY -- Listed are updated softball and baseball scores from the Nash County Recreation and Senior Services Spring Sports Leagues:

ZEBULON -- Rob Henry drove in a run with a double in the fourth and Payton Henry stretched his hitting streak to eight straight games, but the Carolina Mudcats fell 5-1 to the Wilmington Blue Rocks on Sunday afternoon at Five County Stadium in a Class A Carolina League baseball showdown.
Wilmington's Seuly Matias homered twice in the game for the Blue Rocks as they finished out a series win, by taking three of four, in the four-game set.

The Town of Nashville's plans to purchase the Birchwood property for recreation have not come to fruition.
Interim Town Manager Leonard Barefoot confirmed the property had been sold to a developer instead.
Jason Davis, President of Turn-Key Contractors, said his company has purchased the 120-acre property.

Red Oak adopted several resolutions Monday and presented a proposed budget reflecting a 25.7 percent increase over this year's budget.
First, the board unanimously approved the Site Specific Master Plan for W. B. Ennis Park provided by Rivers and Associates.
The plan was created based on information obtained from a public hearing in March.

An Edgecombe County man accused in 2017 of murder and kidnapping will spend up to 47 years in prison.
Shantonio Lucas, 26, of Battleboro, pled guilty last Thursday in Superior Court to second degree murder and first degree kidnapping. Senior Resident Superior Court Judget Quentin Sumner presided over the case.

Castalia's Town Hall was full of people excited about the possibility of getting internet service at their homes.
CloudWyze officials held two informational sessions on Tuesday in areas where they plan to start a pilot program as part of a partnership with Nash County to provide internet services to underserved and unserved areas of the county.

Momeyer's newest town council member was sworn in on Monday during the board's regular meeting.
Momeyer's Town Council appointed Richard Matthews to the board last month. Matthews was sworn in by long-time Momeyer Mayor Kenneth Parker at the start of Monday's meeting.