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A Rocky Mount man led the Nash County Sheriff's Office on a chase around the county in a stolen vehicle on Friday morning before being stopped in the Oak Level community.

ROANOKE RAPIDS -- With a shorthanded lineup due to the pending holiday weekend, the Nash Rec Sharks headed up Interstate 95 last Thursday to renew their rivalry with the Roanoke Valley Rockfish in Nash-Halifax Swim League action.
The Rockfish ended Nash Rec's long title streak last year at the N-HSL Championships -- and added on to that feat by taking first place during the first 2017 meeting between the high-powered squads.

ROCKY MOUNT -- Westridge earned its first victory of the 2017 Nash-Halifax Swim League season last Thursday at home against the Birchwood Barracudas.
Westridge had dropped previous meets to league powers Roanoke Valley and Nash Rec, but bounced back in convincing fashion with the home team triumph.
Westridge rolled to a 507-120 decision over the rebuilding Barracudas at the Westridge Pool in Rocky Mount.
Birchwood will return home today for a showdown against backyard rival Nash Rec, while Westridge will entertain Roanoke Valley.

ROCKY MOUNT -- Nash Central High School's much-anticipated varsity football campaign will begin Aug. 18 with a home showdown against the North Edgecombe Warriors.
Kickoff is targeted for 7 p.m. at The Dawg Pound on the NCHS campus.

ROCKY MOUNT -- Coach Carlos Barron's Southern Nash Firebirds will begin their 2017 boys soccer schedule on Aug. 14 with a home contest against the Bunn Wildcats.
The Firebirds' first showdown in the Big East Conference will be Sept. 18 at home against the Wilson Fike Golden Demons.
Southern Nash's complete ledger is as follows, with home matches listed in CAPS:

ZEBULON -- Lucas Erceg hit a three-run home run in the first, Monte Harrison blasted a two-run homer in the third and Isan Diaz was 4-for-5 with three runs, a double, a solo home run and two RBI as the homestanding Carolina Mudcats defeated the Winston-Salem Dash 14-10 on Sunday afternoon at Five County Stadium in a Class A Carolina League baseball meeting.

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Birchwood's Nathan Stokely competes in the Pup Squad event with the help of teammate Ava Varnes during last Thursday's road swim contest against rival Westridge.

ROCKY MOUNT -- Nash Central High School boys basketball coach Renny Taylor will serve as the director at a pair of upcoming youth camps.
Both events will be held at the Faith Christian School Gymnasium in Rocky Mount.
The Eastern North Carolina Roundball Skills Camp is targeted for July 10-13 at FCS.

Peachtree Baptist Church got an early start to celebrating Independence Day by hosting a special tribute to veterans in the community.
Alvin Edwards, Preston Green and John Sidney Smith, Jr., all World War II veterans, were among those recognized during the church's Sunday morning service. All are natives to Nash County but only Edwards still lives here.
The service included tributes through song and the message, which was given by Pastor Eugene Whitehouse. Each man was also given a chance to speak.

MORE CANDY! -- Braylan Stalls, pictured above, receives candy from the St. Elmo Masonic Lodge 159 PHA of Red Oak during the Castalia Independence Day Parade.

Nashville's Town Council has decided against moving forward with deeming the town a Certified Retirement Community.
The board was presented information earlier this month about being designated as a Certified Retirement Community. Barbara Green, Executive Director of Nash County Travel and Tourism, presented the information to council members and asked that they consider the designation. Green touted the benefits of the designation and said she felt like Nashville would be a great location for such a designation.

The Nash Rocky Mount Public Schools Board of Education voted to change the district's workers compensation provider at a special called meeting on Thursday. The presentation of the insurances bids was not part of the original agenda.
There was much discussion among the board about the topic before a vote was taken. Susan Blackwell, Chief Financial Officer, presented the two bids received, and recommended that the board approve the lower bid. She said, "In light of our current budget situation for 17-18, we fell like we need to be very prudent in our expenditures."

A local pup will soon be featured in a pinup calendar that helps raise awareness about the pitbull breed of dog.
Tosha and Shayne Aldridge recently returned from Pennsylvania where their three-year-old dog, Lily, had her very own photoshoot for the Pinups for Pitbulls 2018 Calendar.
Pinups for Pitbulls is an internationally recognized organization.

Nashville's American Legion Post 110 installed new officers at its most recent meeting. Pictured (L-R) is: James Ervin, Chaplain; Ken Powell, Adjutant; Jim Boehm, Commander; Larry Womack, Veteran Services Officer; Barney Bell, Sergeant at Arms; Butch Mull, 2nd Vice Commander; and Gene Braswell,1st Vice Commander.

Officials with Eastpointe Human Services are continuing to fight Nash County's plans to join another mental health organization.
Earlier this month, Eastpointe filed legal action in Federal Court against the Department of Health and Human Services, and others, to prevent Nash County's disengagement and realignment with Trillium.
That issue was heard in federal court and was dismissed because the judge said the issue was a state matter and not a federal one.