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NASHVILLE -- After a week off due to the impending storm, Town of Nashville youth soccer resumed this past Saturday at Glover Park.
The first day of fall felt anything but, with temperatures rising making games that much more difficult.
In 12U action, Braswell Farms played George's BBQ Sauce in a tight game.

ELM CITY -- Southside Baptist Church in Elm City is currently accepting registration for its flag football and cheerleading programs.
Boys and girls in grades K-8th are welcome to participate. Cost is $35 per person.
Registration is being held on Tuesdays from 6-7 p.m. and Saturdays from 9:15-10:45 a.m. at the Southside Baptist Church Athletic Fields on Highway 97.

STANHOPE -- Putting the ball into the net on the offensive side hasn't been an issue to date for the Southern Nash High School boys soccer squad.
But keeping out of its own net has as the Firebirds have taken part in some high-scoring showdowns.
The latest such event came Monday as Southern Nash dropped a 6-4 overtime matchup on the road against Big East Conference opponent Wilson Hunt.

Nash Central's Landon Alford (left) tries to track down a loose ball as a Farmville Central player falls to the ground during last Thursday afternoon's boys soccer event.

Nash Central Middle School's Bryson Phillips (with ball) score a pair of TDs for the Trojans during last Thursday's road setback against the Parker Pirates in Rocky Mount.

Nash Central's Adam Abdelhadi (right) controls the ball last Thursday against Farmville Central.

Southern Nash's Ezikiel Gonzalez (right) races to track down a loose ball during last Friday's road soccer match versus Wilson Fike.

Nash Central's Eric Reyna (right) tries to locate a loose ball during last Thursday's home conference soccer meeting against Farmville Central HS.

NASH COUNTY - When the high school football season kicked off back in August, it was a widely considered belief that the Big East Conference would be a top-heavy league.
That's because Southern Nash and Rocky Mount were expected to be conference powerhouses -- and for good reason.
Southern Nash blitzed through the Big East last year while claiming its second consecutive league championship.

A local teacher recently appeared on a popular game show with her husband and his family.
Chaurita Dawson-Herring, an exceptional children's teacher at Cedar Grove Elementary School, served as the team captain for her family on the "Family Feud," which first aired last Monday, September 10. In a surprise twist, the Herring family was brought back on the show a second time, which aired on Friday, September 14.

Fifty-two inmates from Nash Correctional Institution celebrated the beginning of a new, educational program that will result in a four-year Bachelor of Arts degree.
A convocation was held earlier this month to launch the second year of the NC Field Minister Program at Nash Correctional, the only program of its kind in the state.
The 52 inmates selected to participate in the program will receive a Bachelor of Arts in pastoral ministry degree, with a secondary emphasis in counseling and psychology. Those who graduate from the program will be able to use the degree to help other inmates across the state.

Nash County's Clerk of Superior Court has received an award named in her honor.
Rachel Joyner received the inaugural Rachel M. Joyner Award during the annual Elected Clerk's Summer Educational Conference, which was held last month in Wilmington. The award was presented by former Clerk of Court and now practicing attorney Andrew Whitley, of Wilson.

Nash County Commissioners agreed on Monday to invest over $300,000 in a pilot program that will expand high-speed internet to unserved areas of the county.
The agreement comes after years of pursuing different avenues to provide rural residents with access.
Patsy McGhee, Assistant to the County Manager and Grants/Intergovernmental Relations, presented the agreement to commissioners during a meeting on Monday.

The first of three town hall meetings was held on Tuesday night at Swift Creek Elementary School.
A majority of the Nash-Rocky Mount Board of Education as well as Nash County Commissioners attended the town hall, along with around 20 others.
The first 15 minutes of the meeting were spent providing information on the three schools considered for consolidation.

Hurricane Florence spared Nash County from any major damage, allowing emergency officials to instead assist other counties who are still experiencing the effects of the storm.
Though Florence weakened to a Category 1 storm before making landfall last Friday morning in Wilmington, the hurricane still brought heavy wind and torrential rainfall to North Carolina.

The Rocky Mount Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. will sponsor its bi-annual Jabberwock Program for eligible young women who are high school juniors and seniors and plan to attend college. An informational session will be held September 30 at 4 p.m. at the Opportunities Industrialization Center located on 402 E. Virginia Street, Rocky Mount. The young ladies and their parents/guardians are invited to learn more about the scholarship program and the process. For more information call 252-822-3529

Nash County has discontinued its membership in the Down East HOME Consortium.
Commissioners voted to not continue membership in the consortium on Monday.
The Down East HOME Consortium was formed in 1995 as an entity of local governments in Edgecombe and Nash Counties to receive annual HOME program funding from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development for repair and construction of housing for low income households.

Nashville's Cooley Library is continuing its quest to find new programs that cater to all its patrons.
The library will introduce its first meeting of a Cooking Club on Wednesday, September 26 from 2 until 3 p.m. The theme for this month will be a Fall Harvest Theme.
Library Director Emily Enderle said she has been collecting ideas throughout the year from emails and social media.

A Wilson man has been arrested for a homicide that occurred on London Church Road last month.
Nash County Sheriff's deputies responded to the 9000 block of London Church Road, Wilson, on August 26 in reference to a report of shots fired occurring a residence.
Upon arrival, deputies were met by a large crowd loitering outside the home.

The Town of Nashville Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Department's Creekside Music Series will kick back off on Friday, September 21 at 6:30 p.m.
The series was last held in April but took a break during the summer months.
Alexa Rose will be the featured entertainment for Friday. Rose, of Asheville, is referred to as an original folk and Americana singer.