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Red Oak's town board members were informed of a rezoning request from property owners at its monthly meeting Monday night.
Town Clerk Tracy Shearin described the situation, "This is really just preliminary to let [the board] be aware of what's going on. They [homeowners in Red Oak Hills and Hunter's Point subdivisions] are asking for the entire area that is currently zoned R30-MH, to be rezoned R30.

Nash County Ruritans met last week at the Momeyer Ruritan Club for their 59th annual meeting.
A highlight of the annual meeting is the presentation of Rudy Bears. Each year, the organization donates Rudy Bears to law enforcement, emergency services or fire services. This year, the bears were donated to the Nash County Sheriff's Office.

Nash UNC Health Care has introduced "Caring Canines of Nash," a pet therapy program designed to provide short visits, comfort and enjoyment to patients who love dogs.
The hospital is using a type of pet therapy known as animal-assisted activity, which involves a specially trained dog and its handler spending 10 to 15 minutes with a patient who has requested the visit.

Students across the Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools district honored the 17 fallen victims from Parkland, Florida in various ways.
Tar River Academy created a memory wall and used the artistic display in the school to honor the victims. Students at Nash-Rocky Mount Early College High School decided to plant trees in their honor. The Student Government Association of Nash Central High School created posters that memorialized those fallen.

Holocost survivor, Mr. Abe Piasek, was the guest speaker at the March meeting of Micajah Pettaway Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
The group was spellbound as he described his harrowing experience that began when the German Army invaded Poland in 1939. He was only 11 years old at that time.
Life changed in 1940 when the German soldiers in his town were replaced by officers of the SS.

Mike Glover, at right, Vice President of the Coopers Ruritan Club, installed its newest member Michelle Daughtridge, at left, at its March meeting.

Nash-Rocky Mount Schools has released its Honor Roll lists for the second semester of the 2017-2018 school year.
The following students at Nash Central Middle School made the A or A/B Honor Roll.

Nash-Rocky Mount Schools has released its Honor Roll lists for the second semester of the 2017-2018 school year.
The following students at Nash Central High School made the A or A/B Honor Roll.

Nash-Rocky Mount Schools has released its Honor Roll lists for the second semester of the 2017-2018 school year.
The following students at Nashville Elementary School made the A or A/B Honor Roll.

Nash-Rocky Mount Schools has released its Honor Roll lists for the second semester of the 2017-2018 school year.
The following students at Coopers Elementary School made the A or A/B Honor Roll.

Nash-Rocky Mount Schools has released its Honor Roll lists for the second semester of the 2017-2018 school year.
The following students at Cedar Grove Elementary School made the A or A/B Honor Roll.

Greetings, fellow follower of the Way! It's my prayer that this is a day for you, where you are soaked in the Word of God and moving in the Spirit of God.
What you believe matters. What you do matters. The way you live your life matters.
When Jesus came to this earth he had many purposes (way too many to list here), but the one I want to highlight today is that Jesus came to show us life matters.

Focus. I recall participating in a short term mission trip to Ukraine in the early 1990's. Our team went under the partnership between North Carolina Baptist Men and Ukrainian Baptist.
As we prepared for our trip (my first airplane flight and my first trip overseas), we collected needed supplies from individuals and churches.

The Down East Partnership for Children (DEPC) will host its first annual charity golf tournament on Friday, April 13 at Northgreen Country Club in Rocky Mount. Proceeds from the "FORE Every Child" golf tournament will benefit the children and families that DEPC serves. The tournament kicks off with registration at 12:00 Noon and a shotgun start at 1 p.m. The format is a Superball and open to all skill levels of golfers.

The Dunn Center of the Performing Arts located at North Carolina Wesleyan College welcomes Steven Curtis Chapman on Sunday, April 8. The multi-Grammy award winning artist announced earlier this year plans to continue his successful tour, SCC SOLO: A Night of Hits, History, and Influences, this spring. The tour plans to make two appearances in North Carolina, in Kernersville on April 7th and in Rocky Mount on April 8th from 7 to 9 p.m.

FRANKLINTON -- Members of the Northern Nash boys track and field team hoped to take away some valuable experience from last Saturday's T Sanders Memorial Invitational Track and Field Meet at Franklinton High School.
But the Fighting Knights didn't anticipate bringing home the event's two most prestigious pieces of hardware.

FRANKLINTON -- It's been awhile since the Rocky Mount Lady Gryphons have been a factor in the Big East Conference softball standings -- but the Gryphons hope that skein eventually changes due to a talented freshman class.
RM has six ninth-graders on its roster this spring, including new pitcher Caroline Joyner and leadoff hitter Nykeria Garvin.

BUNN -- The River Golf and Country Club in Franklin County is challenging enough under normal circumstances -- let alone adverse weather conditions.
But that was the prospect Big East Conference golfers encountered as part of the league's annual trek to The River, which serves as the home course for Southern Nash High School.

ROCKY MOUNT -- The Ninth Annual H. Earl Coley Golf Classic will be held May 25 at Belmont Lake Golf Club.
All proceeds will go toward the O.D.Moore Scholarship Foundation, which provides scholarships to deserving Nash County high school seniors.
Check in will be at 8:30 a.m., with a shotgun start to follow at 9 a.m.

LYNCHBURG, VA. -- Savannah Plentovich scored a game-high 16 points, but the Runnin' Bulldogs came up short as No. 7 Gardner-Webb fell on March 9 to No. 2 Radford by a 53-51 score in the quarterfinals of the 2018 Big South Conference Women's Basketball Championship, hosted by Liberty University.
It was the final career game for Northern Nash alum Alexus Hill, who was a four-year standout at Gardner-Webb.

ELM CITY -- Here are last Saturday night's results from opening-night action at County Line Raceway:

ROCKY MOUNT -- North Carolina Wesleyan College's athletic teams completed a perfect 12-0 weekend with six more victories on Sunday, highlighted by the Bishop women's tennis team knocking off defending champion Methodist by a 5-4 score to close out play at the Slick Family Foundation Tennis Center.
• Women's Tennis -- The Bishop women posted a pair of victories on Sunday, beginning with an 8-1 USA South win over Averett earlier in the day.

The Nash County 12-Under Boys Basketball Team recently won the Statewide Athletics Committee Sectional Championship, which was held in Spring Hope and Nashville. The team was coached by Shawn Brake, Varian Hall and Justin Howard.

The Nash County 8-Under Boys Basketball Team recently won the Statewide Athletics Committee Sectional Championship. The team was coached by Kwamaine Battle and Jessica Battle. Players were (in no particular order) Jeremiah Battle, Joshua Battle, Kwamaine Battle, Jasiah Fenner, Jaylen Hunter, Mike Jenkins, Brian Pulley Jr., Nigel Turner and James Vick.

The Nash County 16-Under Boys Basketball Team recently won the Statewide Athletics Committee Sectional Hoops Championship. The team was coached by Tyrone Tabron, Chris Harris and Sylvester Tabron.