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RED OAK -- Last Friday night was a huge occasion for the Northern Nash High School baseball program.
Despite a 5-2 loss to Wilson Hunt that dropped NN's record to 1-9 overall and 0-2 in Big East Conference play, there were plenty of smiles around the Knights' newly renovated baseball field.

Nash County Commissioners will discuss next month the idea of potentially selling the county's Home Health Agency.
The county recently issued a public notice that "it plans to consider declaring its intent to sell or otherwise convey its home health agency, Nash County Home Health Agency, in a manner consistent with the governmental purpose and which ensures the continued provision of quality care to the communities it serves."

A Spring Hope man is among three recently arrested for breaking into vacant homes and stealing appliances.
Nash County Sheriff Keith Stone announced on Tuesday that Wesley Adam Narron, 26, of Spring Hope, Thomas Glenn Wiggs, 44, of Dudley and Kimberly Dale Adams, 49, of Knightdale, were arrested for stealing appliances from homes across 12 counties.

It's never too early to expose children to careers.
That's the thinking of Red Oak Elementary Guidance Counselor Dottie Cannon, who has been organizing career fairs at the K-2 school for several years.
Cannon said she feels it's important for youth to start learning about careers at an early age.

Livi Wade and Jyshaun Deloatch (L-R), both first graders at Red Oak Elementary School, dressed as veterinarians for the school's career day, which was held on Friday.

Bobby Wilson, of the Red Oak Fire Department, helps second grader Thomas Stokesberry, try on the equipment firefighters have to wear.

The Town of Nashville will join Nash County in designating veteran parking spaces at publicly-owned facilities.
A request was brought before Nashville's Town Council in February by Rick Thomason, Senior Vice Commandant for the Departmet of North Carolina Marine Corps League. Thomason, a lifelong Nash County resident, proposed that the town acquire signs to be placed in parking lots of town-owned buildings.

Nashville's H.D. Cooley Library is trying to reduce its overdue fines and also help a local organization next month during National Library Week.
Library Director Emily Enderle said the library will be doing a "Food for Fines" event April 9 through 14, which is celebrated as National Library Week.
Enderle announced the program to Nashville Council Members earlier this month at the board's regular meeting.

Family and friends recently gathered to celebrate the 100th birthday of Thelma Wright Taylor.
Taylor was born in Erwin County, Georgia on March 14, 1918. She moved to Rocky Mount in 1953 and has lived there ever since.
Taylor worked at Nash Garment. She has five children: R.L. Taylor, Ralph Taylor, Marilyn Boone, Bobby Taylor and Jimmy Taylor.

Administrative salaries was the topic for the second committee meeting of members of the Nash-Rocky Mount Board of Education and Nash County Commissioners.
The committee met on Tuesday afternoon.
Susan Blackwell, Chief Finance Officer for the school system, provided information on salaries for principals, assistant principals and teachers and how, in some cases, teachers can make a larger salary than administrators.

Nashville Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources is offering a free enrichment program over Spring Break for school-aged youth.
The event, S.T.E.A.M. Spring Break, will be held Monday, April 2 through Wednesday, April 4 from 2 until 4 p.m. each day.
The event is for children in kindergarten through sixth grade.

I remember when my wife and I got our first cellphone in the mid-1990s.
There was a promotion at the State Fairgrounds before a Raleigh IceCaps hockey game. The device looked like the walkie-talkie John Wayne used in "The Sands of Iwo Jima," and for $19.95 a month we got 30 minutes of talk time for "emergencies."

Here we are, creeping into April and the cold just won't go away!
Despite the cold, and on some days lately, snow dustings, I'm gonna share some sunshine with ya'll!
Technically, Sunshine Week was last week but it's never too late to spread some sunshine!

This photo originally published in The Graphic on May 25, 1978. These nine Northern Nash athletes were awarded most valuable player trophies in their respective sports at the school's annual athletic banquet sponsored by the Northern Nash Booster Club.

INCIDENTS
A left of center and driving while impaired was reported on 3/12/18 at Eastern Avenue and Eastpointe Avenue
An obtaining money/property by false pretense was reported on 3/12/18 at Wal-Mart, 1205 Eastern Avenue

A fraud was reported on 3/12/18 at 1583 Green Road
A larceny of a motor vehicle was reported on 3/12/18 on US 64 Westbound at the 450 mile marker
A driving while impaired was reported on 3/12/18 at US 64A and Virginia street

Nash County Planning and Inspections issued the following building permits from March 12 through 16.