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The Nash County Sheriff's Office is investigating the suspicious death of a Nashville man.

STANHOPE -- Coming in at 6-1, and a league-opening win over Wilson Fike, Coach Brian Foster's Southern Nash Firebirds turned their heads to the 1-6 Northern Nash Knights last Friday for another key Big East Conference football showdown.
A fast start and a strong defensive performance were able to secure a 49-0 homecoming win for the Firebirds.

Southern Nash's Hunter Perry (left) wraps up Northern Nash's Trevor Sledge during last Friday's game.

PINETOPS -- All along, the Nash Central Bulldogs have maintained a fundamental goal this season to win the Eastern Plains Conference gridiron championship.
For that to happen, the Bulldogs will now need some help -- but Coach Chris Lee's club still has plenty to play for down the stretch.
Central's EPC aspirations took a hit last Friday as the Bulldogs were stopped by homestanding SouthWest Edgecombe by a 24-14 margin.

NASHVILLE -- For the majority of the game, members of the Nash Central Middle School football coaching staff reminded players during last Thursday's matchup against long-time rival Red Oak that the Tigers would find a way to get the ball into the hands of 'best player' Josh Bullock when it mattered the most.
That prophecy turned out to be correct as the Tigers went to Bullock in the fourth quarter -- and were rewarded with a 24-22 victory in a back-and-forth Tri-County Conference showdown at the NCMS Football Field.

Josh Bullock enjoyed a strong performance for the Red Oak Middle School Tigers during last Thursday afternoon's road football victory at rival Nash Central.

STANHOPE -- Maybe it didn't show up in the victory total column, but Southern Nash High School's volleyball program made significant strides this fall.
The Ladybirds, under the direction of second-year head coach Melanie Davis, won four overall matches in 2017 -- and were competitive in several others in and out of the Big East Conference.

Southern Nash's Emma Bailey (left) comes up with a block last Thursday against Franklinton.

STANHOPE -- It's been a topsy-turvy season in the muddled Big East Conference boys soccer standings, where parity has been a keyword in the balanced league.
But heading into Wednesday's regular season finale, the Southern Nash Firebirds find themselves right where they want to be.
With one match remaining, Southern was tied atop the Big East with Wilson Hunt as both schools have identical 7-2 league marks.

NASHVILLE -- This past weekend was the second-to-the-final week of regular season play for the Town of Nashville Fall Youth Soccer League at Glover Park.
In the 3-year old division Webby's played Willow Interiors.
Jayvion McNair was the leading scorer for Webby's and Landon Williams was the lead scorer for Willow Interiors.

WILSON -- In two short seasons, Northern Nash's Grayson Tanner has gone from never playing varsity tennis before to becoming the Big East Conference Tournament Champion.
Tanner, a senior for the Lady Knights, won the singles portion of the Big East Tournament last week at the Barton College Courts in Wilson.

ROCKY MOUNT -- Behind a pair of touchdown catches by junior Trey Lancaster, North Carolina Wesleyan College's football team cruised to a 45-0 USA South win over Greensboro College last Saturday afternoon in Rocky Mount.
Lancaster finished with five receptions for 90 yards, while the Bishop defense pitched its first shutout since last fall's 44-0 win over the Pride.

A third write-in candidate has filed for a spot on Nashville's Town Council.
Timothy Lewis filed on Monday his intentions to seek a seat on the board.
Lewis is third Nashville resident who has filed to run for the board as a write-in candidate.

Gary Fazio recently resigned from his post as CEO of Boice-Willis Clinic.
Fazio served as CEO for 18 years.
Last month, Fazio was issued a citation for a larceny that occurred at Belks in Rocky Mount.

Nashville Police Officers served hot dogs to the community and played football with youth on Monday night as part of the department's fifth annual National Night Out event.
Typically, the event is held nationwide on the first Tuesday in August. However, Nashville's Police Department decided to move the event to October because of the sweltering August temperatures.