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Nash Central High School's Zach Patterson signs a letter-of-intent to continue his baseball career at North Carolina Wesleyan College. Also pictured are (back, l to r) NCHS Principal Victor Ward, NCHS assistant coach Kent Cox, NCHS Athletic Director Kyle Bain and NCHS head baseball coach Willie Langley; (front, l to r) Rocky Patterson (father) and Cindy Patterson (mother).

Northern Nash's Zach Ward signs a letter-of-intent to continue his golf career at North Carolina Wesleyan College. Also pictured are (back, l to r) NNHS Athletic Director Patricia Haggerty, NNHS golf coach Brian Taylor, NNHS Principal Brian Hopkins and NNHS Assistant Athletic Director Joey Keefe; (front, l to r) Holt Ward (father) and Amy Ward (mother).

LEXINGTON, KY. -- The North Carolina State University baseball team saw its 2017 season come to a close with a 10-5 loss against No. 11 Kentucky Monday night at Cliff Hagan Stadium.
Despite falling one win shy of advancing to the NCAA Super Regional, the Wolfpack won 16 of its final 21 games to conclude the season at 36-25 overall.
Kentucky (43-21) won the regional and will play Louisville in the NCAA Super Regional.

NASHVILLE -- The Town of Nashville Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Department is accepting registration for an Introductory Sports Camp.
The event will be held July 10-12 for ages 6-8 and July 17-19 for ages 9-11.
Times will be from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. each day at Glover Park in Nashville.
Registration is available at the Nashville Town Hall during regular business weekday hours (8 a.m.-5 p.m.).

ELM CITY -- Here are last weekend's results from action at County Line Raceway:

The Nash-Rocky Mount Board of Education met on Monday for their last meeting of the 2016-2017 school year and voted to extend Superintendent Dr. Shelton Jefferies' contract two additional years.
The decision was made following a closed session. Dr. Jefferies was hired in December 2015. His contract was set to expire on June 30, 2019. The board's vote on Monday night extended it to June 30, 2021.

The past few weeks have been bittersweet for Nash Central High School Director of Bands Leo Nieves.
The next week may be the hardest, as Nieves will say goodbye to students and staff at Nash Central High School, after serving 14 years as the school's Band Director.
Next school year, Nieves will begin an internship at Winstead Avenue Elementary School, where he will then move into the role of administration.

The Nash County Sheriff's Office is starting a new program to continue improving relationships between the agency and the citizens.
The Sheriff's Office will implement its "Selfie with a Deputy" program during the month of June, where citizens can take photos with deputies.
The effort is a way to continue to improve community relations.

A recent visit to Pearl Harbor served as the inspiration for this year's Memorial Day address.
Lt. Miste Strickland, of the Nash County Sheriff's Office, recently visited Pearl Harbor and said she was humbled by her visit.
Strickland served as the guest speaker for Nashville's Memorial Day ceremony, which was held on Sunday evening at Forest Hill Cemetery. The ceremony is sponsored each year by the American Legion Post 110, which Strickland is a member of.

Major Ravin Carpenter and Sgt. James Nelms (L-R) prepare to raise the flag to half mast on Sunday during the Memorial Day service, which was held at Forest Hill Cemetery in Nashville. The services are hosted each year by the American Legion Post 110 of Nashville.

Nash County Commissioners are planning to join with Wilson and Edgecombe Counties in fighting the state's attempts to consolidate child welfare and protective services.
Last month, Nash County Commissioners approved a resolution asking the General Assembly to reevaluate plans to regionalize county social services.
NC Senate Bill 594 calls for the regionalization of county social services into 30 or less regional offices. The bill is a part of the Senate's proposed budget.

Nash County Public Facilities and Utilities Director Derek Hawkes will soon be heading to the Big Apple.
Hawkes has accepted an engineering position with the New York City Department of Environmental Protection.
His last day in Nash County is Friday, June 2.
Hawkes said his wife was offered an opportunity at a New York hospital that she couldn't turn down so the couple made the decision to move.