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The Nash County Sheriff's Office is investigating two homicides that happened on Sunday and Monday.

Twin County Community Pride, Inc. is pleased to announce the 2017 Inductees to the Twin County Hall of Fame. This year's class of nine includes a band leader, two business men / community leaders, a pioneering business woman, a community activist, an educator, a historian, an inventor, and a mayor / community builder. Extensive community service is a trait they shared.

Coopers School retirees met at Ribeye's in Nashville for their yearly gathering in August. There were 21 former staff members present.

Angela Blankenship of AB Photography in Nashville has been named to receive an Elite membership from Professional Photographers of America (PPA).
Blankenship is one of few to earn the Elite membership. "We are encouraging photographers to be more and grow sustainable businesses," said Kristen Hartman, director of member value and experience for PPA. "Blankenship continues to raise the bar in our industry and has certainly earned her place among the elite."

NASHVILLE -- Last Saturday's regular season opener featured a changing of the long-time guard for the Nashville Hornets' youth football program.
Hornets' director and coach Jim Glover has retired, and Phillip Waller, a former assistant, is now the head coach for the Nashville varsity.
Coming off a winless season, Nashville is still in a bit of a rebuilding mode -- a fact that was evident during its opening showdown against a veteran Southern Nash contingent.

RED OAK -- Superior distance runners come and go at Northern Nash, but team success has remained a constant.
That's because veteran NN head coach Jeff Dodrill has consistently been able to invoke a 'next' attitude within his program, especially on the boys level.
Whenever a talent runner or two graduates, there always seem to be younger performers ready and able to move into important scoring positions.

NASHVILLE -- A long-time rival awaited the Nashville Hornets last Saturday as they opened their regular season junior varsity football action at home against the Southern Nash Firebirds.
Southern Nash moved ahead early and never relented on its way to registering a 28-0 decision over the Hornets in Eastern North Carolina Football League action.

SMITHFIELD -- Southern Nash came up with a huge road volleyball victory last Wednesday as the Ladybirds registered a sweep at Smithfield-Selma in non-conference spike action.
Scores were 25-17, 25-11 and 25-20 in favor of the Ladybirds.

STANHOPE -- Aside from conference matchups, this might be the most-anticipated regular season home game for the Southern Nash Firebirds in years.
That's because, this Friday, Southern Nash will host defending Class 4-AA state champion Wake Forest for a non-league duel at Firebird Stadium.
A massive crowd is expected for the event, which will feature a pair of undefeated teams to date. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m.

Northern Nash coach Jeff Dodrill addresses his runners.

ROCKY MOUNT -- Last year, Nash Central broke the hearts of Northern Nash in Death Valley on football homecoming night with a close win.
This year, the result wouldn't be much different.
For the first time as non-conference opponents, the Knights and Bulldogs took part in a heated brawl that resulted in a 33-30 Nash Central win last Friday at The Dawg Pound on the NCHS campus.

ZEBULON -- The homestanding Carolina Mudcats closed out the 2017 season with a seven-game winning streak after defeating the Pelicans 3-1 in last Monday's Class A Carolina League baseball season finale at Five County Stadium.
Max McDowell hit a solo home run and both Monte Harrison and Weston Wilson had run scoring hits in the sweep-clinching victory for the Mudcats in Zebulon.

NASHVILLE -- The Town of Nashville's fall soccer program kicked off on this past Saturday at Glover Park.
Sixteen Nashville soccer teams took to the fields to begin their regular season play.
In three-year old soccer play, Webby's Shaved Ice faced off against Century Creations.