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ROCKY MOUNT - Despite its strong history in girls track and field, there was one much-coveted prize that had eluded the Nash Central High School Lady Bulldogs -- a Big East Conference Championship.
Part of that drought can be attributed to the fact that Rocky Mount HS has built a local dynasty in girls track and field that has included 14 consecutive league crowns.

Local youth have already taken advantage of the Castalia Community Park but town officials celebrated its grand opening last Wednesday afternoon.
The concept of a park in the community started almost a decade ago, said James Alston, a member of Castalia's Town Board and member of the park committee.
Construction on the first phase began in 2014, following a ground breaking ceremony in March.

Domino's Pizza recently celebrated a new, larger location with more amenities.
Domino's opened last Wednesday, May 3 at 242 N Eastpointe Avenue, just behind Wendy's.
Bart Crum, owner, said the restaurant has been in need of a bigger space for a while.
Domino's opened in Nashville at 802 E Washington Street in 1999, Crum said. He was looking in the Louisburg area and was told to try Nashville.

FIELD DAY! -- Nashville Elementary students celebrated Field Day recently on the baseball field at the school. Students in each grade participated in a variety of events throughout the day. Pictured above, third graders try to win a game of tug of war. Pictured in the front in the green shirts (L-R) is Blanton Cochrane and Braxton Cochrane.

Festival organizers are watching the weather closely but keeping their fingers crossed for a bright and sunny 21st Blooming Festival.
Cindy Puckett, one of the organizers for the event, said she's trying not to focus too much on the weather.
"I just try not to look at the weather," she said. "I leave it up to the Big Guy and figure He's going to do what we need to have done."
But Puckett added, even if rain is a part of this year's festivities, she hopes people will come out in between the showers to have some fun.

A micro-distillery the Spring Hope Board of Commissioners have been discussing in 2016 is in the process of being established.
Joseph Goolsby, a former Spring Hope resident who now resides in Oxford, brought the idea of opening the micro-distillery in town. It will be located at the former Boston Company Building at 101 South Poplar Street.
The board approved Goolsby's special use permit for the micro-distillery Monday night.

Families across the country will plan to visit a local, state or national park on Saturday, May 20 as part of National Kids to Parks Day. In Nashville, Parks and Recreation Director Marguerite Bishop hopes that park is Glover Park.
Bishop presented information to town council last Tuesday about events going on at Glover Park on May 20 that will coincide with National Kids to Parks Day.

Nash County Commissioners met last Wednesday afternoon to wrap up budget discussions before the 2017-2018 Fiscal Year Budget is officially presented on Monday afternoon.
Commissioners had five items to discuss and decide whether the budget should include the proposed increases or remain flat. Those five items were all funding requests from outside agencies, including Nash-Rocky Mount Schools and Nash Community College.