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ROCKY MOUNT -- The opening few minutes of Nash Central's backyard rival soccer meeting with Northern Nash last Friday certainly didn't foretell the final outcome of the event.
Visiting Northern Nash controlled the early play and even had some quality chances, only to be stymied by Nash Central keeper Anna Shaye Thompson.

RED OAK -- For Patricia Haggerty, the timing was right to step away.
Haggerty, a long-time teacher, coach and Athletic Director at Northern Nash High School, has announced her retirement, effective at the conclusion of the school year.

WILSON -- Wilson Fike swept the top honors during the latest Big East Conference Boys Golf Match, which was held Monday at Willow Springs Country Club.
Fike earned the team crown with 329 strokes, while Fike's Jake Herring was the 18-hole medalist with a 73.
Hunt was second in the team standings at 354 shots, followed by Northern Nash (370), Franklinton (379) and Southern Nash (386).

DANVILLE, VA. -- North Carolina Wesleyan College's baseball team also split its last Friday USA South Conference twinbill at Averett University.
The Bishops tallied a 12-0 win over the Cougars in the opener, led by junior hurler Nate Gardner's second straight complete-game shutout.
Gardner scattered seven hits and struck out ten batters over seven innings, while Kevin Berry, Max Johnson, Brandon Wheat, and Logan Andrews each had RBI doubles in the game.

ROCKY MOUNT -- For those not of the belief that a keeper is one of the most important positions on the soccer field, simply consult the decisive stretch of play during Nash Central High School's girls road contest Monday afternoon at Bunn.
Nash Central controlled the majority of the early action and held a two-goal lead despite the fact that one tally had been called off due to an offsides infraction.

WILSON -- One of the area's most prestigious Spring Break prep baseball tournaments will once again have plenty of representation from Nash County high schools.
Six county teams will be in action beginning this Saturday at the annual Golden Leaf Invitational, which is scheduled from March 31-April 3 in Wilson County.

NASHVILLE -- LBJ Chevrolet has joined forces with the national Chevrolet Youth Baseball program and is partnering with the Town of Nashville to provide new equipment, invitations to free instructional clinics and an opportunity for community members to earn donations for their league via a Test Drive fundraiser.
"Playing the game of baseball helps kids develop skills like leadership, cooperation and sportsmanship while bringing families and communities together to show their support," said Johnny Matthews of LBJ Chevrolet.

Nash Central's Hailey Dinota (right) sends the ball out of harm's way during last Friday's home matchup.

IMPACT PLAYER FOR THE HURRICANES. After battling an injury, Ben Lewis is in the lineup for the Louisburg College baseball team -- and is playing a key role in his club's success. Lewis, a freshman shortstop from Faith Christian School in Rocky Mount, started last Saturday's opening game of a doubleheader against the University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie at historic Frazier Field on the LC campus in Franklin County.

Nash Central's Linzi Long speeds into scoring position for the Lady Bulldogs during Monday afternoon's road soccer triumph against the Bunn Ladycats in Franklin County.

Nash Central's Mallory Roughton (22) tries to win the ball from a trio of Bunn HS defenders.

L&L Food Stores is under new ownership.
Wayne Land, who has owned the chain of convenience stores since 1973, recently announced he has sold all 14 of the L&L Food Stores, along with three car washes.
"It's finalized now," Land said.

A man who came home to find his girlfriend moving out of their home was shot Friday morning by those who were helping the woman move.
The Nash County Sheriff's Office was dispatched to a home on the 3000 block of North NC 581 in Spring Hope around 9:40 a.m. on Friday, March 23. The call said a subject had been shot.

The Town of Nashville is taking a different approach to removing blighted property in town.
The town is currently working on removing a home at 215 N Lumber Street, a process that has been in the works for years using the foreclosure process.
Planning Director Brian Hassell brought new ideas to town council members last month during the board's retreat.

Educators received the red carpet treatment on Tuesday night at the Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools annual Teacher and Principal of the Year Banquet.
Deborah Vance-Glover, a first grade teacher at Cedar Grove Elementary School, was named the 2018-2019 Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools Teacher of the Year.
Glover has over 19 years of teaching experience, with all of those years at Cedar Grove. Glover taught kindergarten and pre-kindergarten at the school before teaching first grade.

American Legion Post 110 hosted its annual Ladies Night last week honoring the spouses and widows of veterans in the organization.
A special plaque was presented to "Stump" Bass in recognition of his wife, Mary Lee Bass, who passed away February 18, 2017 at the age of 73.
Mary Boehm, current president of the Ladies Auxiliary for Post 110, presented the plaque to Bass.

The anniversary of the Vietnam War was remembered on Sunday at the Rocky Mount Veterans Memorial at Jack Laughery Park.
The Vietnam War began in 1954 and ending in 1975, spanning over 20 years. Over three million people were killed in the Vietnam War, including over 58,000 Americans.

Chasity Lewis, (left) Assistant Principal of Fairview Elementary School, was named Assistant Principal of the Year. Tineta McMillan of Parker Middle (center) and Rhonda Lamm (right) of Northern Nash High School were finalists for the award.

Sherri Wells (center), Principal of Middlesex Elementary School, was named the 2018-2019 Principal of the Year. Principal John Milliner-Williams, (left) of Parker Middle School, and Principal Brian Hopkins, (right) of Northern Nash High School, were finalists for the Principal of the Year title.

Carl Smith, Jr., of Fairview Elementary School, was named as the Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools First Year Teacher of the Year. The finalists for First Year Teacher of the Year were Brittany Hartsfield, of Rocky Mount Middle School, and Tori Whitley, of Southern Nash High School.

A single Snowbell tree was planted on Friday afternoon at the Nash County Agriculture Center.
The tree was planted to celebrate the two-year anniversary of the C.A.R.E. and HOPE initiatives but also represents those who have lost their lives to a substance abuse disorder.

Dear Holly,
Whew. Give me a minute.
I knew this day was coming, I just didn't know it would get here this dern fast.

One of the highlights of being a reporter is the variety of different events I get to cover.
One day I'm at a board meeting and the next I'm at a school taking pictures. The next I could be at the library or covering an accident.
Each year, there are certain events I know I'm going to attend. Ruritan events, Christmas programs and Teacher of the Year are just a few of them.

Dear Editor: After spending more than 20 years of my life defending the United States, the Constitution and its people, it is difficult watching the destruction of our freedoms one by one.
The first attack on our freedoms started with the freedom of religion.

This photo originally published in The Graphic on May 25, 1978. Two members of Cub Scout Pack 76 received the "Arrow of Light" award at the pack's annual Blue and Gold Banquet which was held at the Nashville United Methodist Church. The awards were presented by the scouts' parents.