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Nash Community College hosted the North Carolina Association of Community College Presidents winter meeting in January. Pictured from left: Dr. William S. Carver, II, NCC President; Dr. J. Reid Parrott, Jr., NCC President Emeritus and Dr. James "Jimmie" Williamson, NC Community College System President. Dr. Parrott shared inspiring words and experiences with over 45 visiting presidents and system office personnel.

On a beautiful morning, Peachtree folks gathered for worship at the church. Sanctuary flowers were given by Robert Sykes to honor his wife, Amy, for her upcoming birthday. The Adult Choir sang, "I've Been to Calvary" under the direction of the Pastor. The offertory played by Jane May, was a beautiful arrangement of "Change my Heart, Oh God."
Pastor Whitehouse chose as his sermon topic, "The Bible Never Flatters Its Heroes."

God is always redeeming, always working for good, and beckoning his children to come back home. The enemy is always ruining, working for evil, and wooing God's children away from God, resulting in a destination that was not their destiny. Our lives are a constant battle, a spiritual one that usually plays out in the physical realm that we rarely truly notice. One of the ways the battle of our lives wages is through two aspects of life - that of clarity and that of chaos. One is a gift from the Creator and the other is a tool of the enemy.

A lot has been happening at Red Oak United Methodist Church this winter. Cub Scout Pack 16 visited for the annual Scout Sunday on February 5.
Nearly 35 gathered for the Jacob's Friends Valentine Pizza Party at ROUMC on Saturday, February 11. After pizza, participants painted their own Valentine's picture they could take home with them. Jacob's Friends is a ministry of ROUMC that seeks to provide activities and social interaction for children and young adults of special needs, as well as offer support to their parents and caregivers. In March they will have a cook out and go kite flying.

STANHOPE -- Nash Central High School achieved a bit of history during last Friday night's championship round of the Big East Conference Basketball Tournament.
For one night, the Southern Nash Gymnasium was transformed into The Dawg Pound as Nash Central swept the boys and girls crowns for the first time in the 15-year existence of the school.
It was certainly an evening to remember for Central, which finished off another first -- a four-game season sweep of rival Rocky Mount -- to take the boys title for veteran head coach Renny Taylor.

ROCKY MOUNT -- When going through her list of school finalists to continue her softball career, Nash Central's Haley Baker offered only one name -- Methodist University.
"It's a great campus -- I really like it,'' Baker said. "It's beautiful and I really like the programs and the small classes.
"(Methodist) just stood out to me. After I visited there, I knew I wanted to go there.''

STANHOPE -- This much was evident from Northern Nash's brief appearance at the Big East Conference Boys Basketball Tournament -- the Knights are a different team when senior point guard Darius Spragley is not in the lineup.
With Spragley sitting out due to a toe injury, the top-seeded Knights were upset by a 72-65 margin by Rocky Mount in overtime in a hard-fought semifinal contest last Wednesday.

CHAPEL HILL -- Michaela Nelms from Nash Central High School and Jordan Whitfield from Millbrook High School have been named recipients of the NCHSAA Performance of the Week Awards.
Each week, two athletes in North Carolina High School Athletic Association competition are selected for this award from nominations received from media and school administrators.

ROCKY MOUNT -- The North Carolina Wesleyan College baseball team christened its new John Alden Scoreboard at Bauer Field on Monday afternoon by securing a series sweep of the University of Maine-Presque Isle.
The state-of-the-art scoreboard came to life during the Bishops' 20-1 victory over the Owls.

NASH COUNTY -- Here are the first-round pairings for the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Class 3-A Boys and Girls State Playoffs, which began Tuesday night across the state:

ROCKY MOUNT -- The tone for Faith Christian School's 2017 season was actually set last May -- moments after the Patriots lost in tough fashion in the semifinals of the North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association.
It was at that point that Faith set a lofty ambition for this year -- and that goal included making a run at a possible state championship on the NCISAA 2-A level.
"You kind of make that goal every season, but you have to have some things go your way,'' said FCS veteran head coach Greg Clifton.

RED OAK -- Legendary Northern Nash High School soccer coach Joe McCarthy will receive one of the state's most prestigious coaching honors in July.
That's when McCarthy will serve as the head coach for the East Team at the annual North Carolina Coaches Association's East-West All-Star Boys Soccer Game.
The contest will be held July 18 at MacPherson Stadium near Greensboro. Tickets for the showdown will be available at the gate.
The selection process for players was difficult, but McCarthy has chosen his roster, and it was recently released (along with the West side) by the NCCA.

ROCKY MOUNT -- Sophomore Justin Tankelewicz broke the program record for three-pointers made in a season on Sunday afternoon in Everett Gymnasium, draining his 80th and 81st of the season in North Carolina Wesleyan College's 94-76 win over Huntingdon in USA South Conference men's basketball action.
The 15-year old record of 79 treys was previously set by former Bishop Bobby Jenkins during the 2001-2002 season.
NCWC led from the tip on Sunday as freshman A.J. Frye gave his team a quick 4-0 lead with back-to-back buckets.

Montre' Cash came up big for the Nash Central Bulldogs during last Friday's Big East Conference Tournament championship victory over the Rocky Mount Gryphons.

(L to R) Veteran player Myia Spivey and Coach Terri Cash helped the Nash Central Lady Bulldogs win the Big East Conference Girls Basketball Tournament last Friday versus Rocky Mount.

Haley Baker prepares to plaster a pitch for the Nash Central High School Lady Bulldogs during a 2016 softball contest.

Senior veteran Haley Baker has been an exceptional performer at several positions for the Nash Central High School fast-pitch softball squad.

Northern Nash's Undray Cherry (right) speeds toward two points during last Wednesday's matchup against the Rocky Mount Gryphons in the semifinals of the Big East Conference Boys Basketball Tournament at Southern Nash HS.

NASH COUNTY -- Here are updated results from the Nash County Parks and Recreation Department's Futsal and Basketball Youth Leagues:

NASHVILLE -- The Town of Nashville is currently accepting regisrations for its spring T-Ball, Softball and Baseball Leagues.
Ages for the leagues are as follows:

WILSON -- Once again, Nash County will be well-represented at the annual The Brittany Girls Soccer Showcase, which will be held March 10-11 at the Gillette Soccer Complex in Wilson County.
The event, which will be in its 13th season, is considered one of the top girls soccer showcases in Eastern North Carolina.
Nash County's entrants will be Northern Nash, Southern Nash, Rocky Mount Academy, Nash Central, Rocky Mount and Faith Christian.

HONOLULU -- Five different North Carolina State University pitchers combined to allow just one hit against host Hawai'i in the Wolfpack's 8-1 win Sunday afternoon at Les Murakami Stadium to claim the series.
The Pack plated two runs each in the second, sixth, seventh and ninth innings.
NC State moves to 2-1 on the season, while Hawai'i falls to 1-2.