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WILSON - One individual match ended up muddling the final standings at the Big East Conference Team Wrestling Tournament, which was held last Saturday at the Wilson Hunt High School Gymnasium.
With Northern Nash trailing by three points against Wilson Hunt heading into the final match, the Knights were able to complete a rally thanks to a four-point major decision from Bryce Miles in the 152-pound classification.

Faith Christian School's Braxton Varnell signs a letter-of-intent to continue his baseball career at Pitt Community College. Also pictured are (back, l to r) FCS Head of Schools Edward Bunn, FCS assistant baseball coach Al Carter and FHS head baseball coach Greg Clifton; (front, l to r) parents Shane and Tracy Varnell.

Nash County Commissioners have agreed to form a committee to help clean up the Gold Rock area.
Commissioner Chair Robbie Davis brought up the item at the board's January 11 meeting. Davis said the area was an eyesore and work needed to be done. He suggested he, along with Commissioner Lou Richardson, who both serve that area of the county, serve on a committee, along with Sheriff Keith Stone and others within the health department, fire marshal's office and other agencies, to help come up with ideas to clean up the area.

Construction is underway for Nash County's long-awaited courthouse expansion project. The first step in the project is the underground area, which will include a tunnel, that will be used to transport prisoners to and from court. The project is anticipated to be complete in the Fall of 2018 and will include additional space in for Superior Court, District Court, the Clerk of Court, the District Attorney and the Sheriff's Office. Upon completion, the entire courthouse will be comprised of around 100,600 square feet. The project is estimated to cost around $12 million.

Nashville's Chamber of Commerce is revamping its Distinguished Citizen event.
Committee members said this year's event is set for March 2, 2017 and will include an additional award that will focus on the youth in the community.
The Junior Achievement Award will be presented to an individual between the ages of 12 and 18 who is involved in his or her community and goes above and beyond.

The Town of Red Oak hosted a farewell party on Sunday afternoon for retiring postmaster Renay Smith.
Smith has served as postmaster at Red Oak's Post Office for 13 years. But her dedication to the postal service goes even further.
Smith started her career with the United States Postal Service in New York. She came to North Carolina in 1988 to be with her husband, Robert, and started working in Pinetops at their post office.

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

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

Anyone with a grain of sanity has to be politically fatigued after the last week.
If the election season itself wasn't draining enough, the inauguration events, news and related protests finished the job.
If there is one thing that is certain, there are a lot of people in America who are angry.
In this day and age, there is constantly something being done to "raise awareness." At this point, one has to wonder if there is any topic the average citizen is unaware of, or hasn't been told about.

You may recall last year me mentioning that finally, my husband had bought me a little pig.
I've always wanted a little pig and I was so excited that I was finally getting one.
I named him Wilbur and he was really growing on me.
Unfortunately, Wilbur passed away unexpectedly during the summer. There was an accident and I was devastated. My whole family was actually devastated. We all loved Wilbur and we still miss him today.

Dear Editor:
Do we have climate change? The answer is a resounding YES!
Climate change has been around for millions and millions of years. Climate change is how the Creator of the earth and the universe has changed the surface of earth and developed the vast depths of the universe.

FELLOWSHIP "HUDDLE" -- This photo was originally published on February 7, 1974. Members of the Northern Nash Fellowship of Christian Athletes are pictured at one of the Sunday meetings. From left to right are: Coop Cooper, Craig Smith, Eddie Sexton and Northern Nash Coach and fellowship sponsor Jean Earl Worthington.

Nash County Planning and Inspections issued the following building permits from January 16 through 20.

INCIDENTS
A driving while impaired, expired registration, drinking while driving and open container was reported on 1/16/17 on W Washington Street
A larceny and simple assault was reported on 1/17/17 on Creek Road
A possession of a firearm by a convicted felon was reported on 1/20/17 on W Washington Street at US 64

An assault on a female was reported on 1/2/17 at 6488 Todd Road
A larceny of a dog was reported on 1/2/17 at 9484 Stoney Hill Church Road
A felony larceny was reported on 1/2/17 at 8512 Bryant Road
A breaking and entering a motor vehicle and larceny of a firearm was reported on 1/3/17 at 7647 West Mount Drive