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Nash Community College Nursing Student Nate Marshall, pictured left, received the DAISY in Training Award for commitment to extraordinary compassionate patient care and outstanding clinical skill that will make a meaningful difference in the lives of many people. Pictured right is NCC Director of Nursing, Tywana Lawson.

Nash Community College held a recognition ceremony on Tuesday, December 12, 2017 to honor students completing Nurse Aide I and Nurse Aide II training. The event was held at Nash Community College in Brown Auditorium.
Upon graduation, Nurse Aide I students are equipped with basic nursing skills to provide care for patients, residents and clients in a health care setting.

WILSON -- An established power and an unknown newcomer threw a wrench into everyone else's plans at last Saturday's Big East Conference Dual Team Wrestling Championships at Wilson Hunt High School.
As part of the round-robin format, Wilson Fike was able to defend its league crown, while first-year conference entrant Franklinton took second place overall.

ROCKY MOUNT -- Nash Central High School girls basketball coach Terri Cash vividly remembers a conversation she had four years ago with a trio of Division I coaches.
The meeting took place at a scouting jamboree in Kinston, and the coaches were interested in recruiting Central's Ni'Ya Styles -- but were concerned about her height of 5-0.

NASH COUNTY -- Thanks to the pair of recent snowfalls, the remaining few weeks of the high school winter sports season has turned into a logistical mess.
One casualty of the calamity is the annual Big East Conference Basketball Tournament, which is always a huge revenue producer for the league's six squads.
But due to the necessary rescheduling of regular season events, the tourney will not be held this time around.

DANVILLE, VA. -- Nash County natives Raymond Bullock and Montre' Cash will enjoy a homecoming next Wednesday night.
That's when Cash and Bullock will return to the area as members of the Averett University men's basketball team for a contest at North Carolina Wesleyan College.
Tip-off is slated for 7:30 p.m. at Everett Gym on the NCWC campus.

ROCKY MOUNT -- The North Carolina Wesleyan College men's and women's basketball teams each suffered tough defeats on Sunday afternoon.
The women saw division-leading and visiting Greensboro erase a 19-point second half deficit to steal the 3-point win in Everett Gym, 68-65, while men's action ended with Brevard coming back from 17 points down to drain a buzzer-beating trey that sank the Bishops on the road, 78-77.

NASH COUNTY -- Here are updated results from the Nash County Recreation & Senior Services Futsal and Basketball Leagues:

Former Nash Central High School standout Ni'Ya Styles soars for a basket for the Mount Olive Trojans during a recent game.

RMA FOOTBALL. Rocky Mount Mayor David Combs presented a resolution recently congratulating Rocky Mount Academy's Football team on winning the 2017 NCISAA Class 2-A State Football Championship.

Nash County natives Montre' Cash from Nash Central and Raymond Bullock from Northern Nash (above) are enjoying exceptional freshman seasons as members of the Averett University men's basketball team.