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Nash-Rocky Mount Schools has released its Honor Roll lists for the fourth semester of the 2016-2017 school year.
The following students at JW Parker Middle School made the A or A/B Honor Roll.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Acting Executive Director for North Carolina, Lorraine Dillard recently reminded farmers and ranchers that they have until Aug. 1, 2017 to nominate eligible candidates to serve on local FSA county committees.
County committees are made up of farmers and ranchers elected by other producers in their communities to guide the delivery of farm programs at the local level. Committee members play a critical role in the day-to-day operations of FSA.

Mahala Henke and Shammond Holden 2017 Hazel Valentine BPW Scholarship recipients, were guests of the July meeting of the Nashville BPW on Monday, July 17. Henke plans to enroll at North Carolina State University. Holden plans to enroll at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.The program for the meeting was "The Past - The Present - The Future."

David Stephen Mitchell, the grandson of Katherine and the late Richard Lucas, of Nashville, has made appearances in many cities during 2016 and 2017 discussing his debut novel, "We Hold These Truths." Some of these cities include Chicago, Illinois; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; New York, New York; Atlanta, Georgia; Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill in North Carolina. Also, in Washington, D.C., the book clubs, NBC and cable television stations were some of his major stops.
Recently, the Washington Life Magazine, D.C.'s premiere lifestyle monthly magazine, listed "We Hold These Truths" among its "Summer Selects."

Thursday, July 27 from 3 until 7 p.m. at Spring Hope Vol. Fire Department, 415 W Nash Street, Spring Hope
Thursday, July 27 from 2-6 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 153 N. Church Street, Rocky Mount.
Monday, July 31 from 8:45 until 11:30 a.m. at State Employees Credit Union, 2550 Benvenue Road, Rocky Mount

Nash Community College has named Theresa Peaden ​as ​Small Business Center ​D​irector upon the retirement of former Director Fred Brooks.
Peaden, of Wilson,​ held the position of Small Business Center ​Director at Wake Technical Community College since August 2014. In her tenure there, the Center was responsible for creating and retaining more than 300 jobs, and assisting nearly​ ​100 new business start-ups.

Nash-Rocky Mount Schools has released its Honor Roll lists for the fourth semester of the 2016-2017 school year. The following students at Nash-Rocky Mount Early College High School made the A or A/B Honor Roll.

Nash-Rocky Mount Schools has released its Honor Roll lists for the fourth semester of the 2016-2017 school year.
The following students at Northern Nash High School made the A or A/B Honor Roll.

NASHVILLE -- The final week of the Nash-Halifax Swim League regular season schedule is all about getting prepared for the upcoming N-HSL Championships.
Both Westridge and host Birchwood felt like they made progress in that respect during last Thursday's finale at the BCC Pool.
Westridge finished off a regular season sweep of the homstanding Barracudas with a 407-191 team decision.
Both squads will be in action this Saturday at the N-HSL Championships at the Harrison Family YMCA in Rocky Mount.

LOUISBURG -- Last week, youth golfers from around the area gathered at Louisburg's The River Golf Course for the fourth tournament of the 2017 Eastern North Carolina Junior Golf League summer season.
The league is divided into four age groups in the Boys Division and two in the Girls Division.
Golfers from Birchwood Country Club, Wedgewood Country Club, The River Golf Course and Willow Springs Country Club took part in the event.

STANHOPE -- Southern Nash High School will conduct its first day of fall sports practices and tryouts on the following dates:
• Football -- July 31 from 8:30-11 a.m.
• Cheerleading -- July 31 from 8:30-11 a.m.
• Cross Country -- July 31 from 8:30-10 a.m.

BUIES CREEK -- Astros' starter Cionel Perez struck out five and allowed just one run over seven innings quality innings while leading Buies Creek to a sweep clinching 7-1 victory over the Carolina Mudcats at Jim Perry Stadium on Sunday afternoon in a Class A Carolina League baseball contest.
The Mudcats (48-50, 12-18) lost four straight in the series against the second half leading Astros (58-42, 21-9) and have now lost five straight overall.
The five-game losing streak matches Carolina's losing streak of the season.

NASH COUNTY -- Listed are recent results from the Nash County Parks and Recreation Department's Summer Basketball League:

ELM CITY -- Listed are last Saturday night's results from action in the FUEL Late Model Series Special at County Line Raceway:

NASH COUNTY ALL-STARS
STATEWIDE ATHLETICS COMMITTEE
14-UNDER STATE TOURNAMENT
PARTICIPANT

NASH COUNTY GOLD ALL-STARS
STATEWIDE ATHLETICS COMMITTEE
8-UNDER STATE TOURNAMENT
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BIRCHWOOD'S AVA BARNES

WESTRIDGE'S ANNE CLEVELAND FISHER

NASH REC'S JACOB JOYNER

NASH REC'S REBEKAH KIBBE

NASH REC'S ELIZABETH KIBBE