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GREENVILLE -- Jake Agnos struck out 10 batters in a career-high 7.1 innings, while Eric Tyler and Wes Phillips each drove in a pair of runs, helping East Carolina University to a 5-3 American Athletic Conference baseball series clinching win over Tulane Sunday afternoon at Lewis Field inside Clark-LeClair Stadium.
With the win, the Pirates improve to 24-21 overall and 4-11 in league play, while the Green Wave falls to 22-23 and 9-6. The win also marks the second-straight series win for ECU.

Logan Hassell of the George's BBQ Sauce team takes a mighty swing during last Saturday's Town of Nashville Recreation Department's Machine-Pitch softball game.

Nash Central High School's Montre' Cash raised money for ALS as part of Wednesday's track and field meet -- and also set a PR in the pole vault competition.

Southern Nash's Savannah Rocco (right) gains some distance during a running event as part of last Wednesday's track and field meet.

(L to R) Northern Nash's Halie Huffman and Nash Central's Caresha Leonard compete in the girls 3200 Relay event during last Wednesday's Big East Conference meet at The Dawg Pound on the campus of Nash Central High School.

A Nash Central vaulter clears the bar at this height during last Wednesday's Big East Conference Track and Field Meet at The Dawg Pound on the NCHS campus.

A deep-rooted, family owned company in Nashville will celebrate its 75th anniversary next year with its fourth generation son at the helm.
Hundreds of employees of Braswell Foods gathered Monday morning in the Brown Auditorium at Nash Community College to witness the change in leadership as owner Scott Braswell officially named his son, Ronald "Trey" Braswell, III, president of the family-owned egg and feed producer headquartered in Nashville.
Scott Braswell has served as president of the company since 1991 and made the announcement at a company-wide meeting.

The town board of Castalia almost did not have a meeting on​ ​Tuesday, but one commissioner's late arrival satisfied the need for a quorum.
During the meeting, the board voted to amend the budget, change t​he date of the Fourth of July events, and schedule other meetings.
​The board unanimously voted to amend the budget by adding $25,305 to the general fund. The money comes from FEMA funds, and will be used to repair damage to the park's walking trail and some of the town's drainage ditches caused by Hurricane Matthew.

Nash-Rocky Mount School's Superintendent Dr. Shelton Jefferies shared good news with board members on Monday about House Bill 13 and the flexibility it will give schools for the 2017-2018 school year.
House Bill 13 was put into place to protect music, art and physical education teachers after the state's budget last summer threatened to do away with the positions to fund smaller class sizes.

The sun shined bright on the 23rd annual Nash County Relay for Life, a stark difference from the past two years.
Dale Joyner, one of three chairs for the event, said she was happy to see the sun shining on Friday at this year's event, especially since the event faced rain the past few years.
"We had a phenomenal crowd on Friday night," Joyner said. The weather held off."

At its regular meeting on Monday, the town board of Red Oak voted to make park improvements and to help the County with funding for construction of its water system.
Mayor Pro Temp Levell Langley presented to the board quotes for bleachers and scoreboards for the baseball fields at the park. Currently, only one of the fields has bleachers and none of the fields have score boards. Spectators are forced to stand or to bring their own lawn chairs.

Nashville Mayor Donald Street asked town council to disregard a resolution presented on Tuesday night, stating the resolution was written with errors.
Two resolutions were a part of the board's agenda on Tuesday night. Each resolution was authorizing the advertising of an offer to purchase property the town owns.
The vacant properties are located on N. Boddie Street near Vale Street intersection and at 108 W. Cedar Street and the adjoining vacant property along the northern property line. The Boddie Street property totals .1 acre while the other totals .3 acres.

Southern Nash High School FFA members met on Monday afternoon to handle an important piece of business; welcoming the community to the school's new Animal Facility.
A ribbon cutting was held to celebrate the official opening of the new facility, with supporters, including school board members, commissioners and Senator Rick Horner attending.

Youth take to the track to participate in the Nash County Relay for Life Kid's Walk on Friday night. Over 140 youth were registered for the event this year, which was sponsored by Chik-fil-A.

Khloe Carter signs her name on a banner prior to the Kid's Walk at Relay for Life.

David the Magician (at left) entertained youth prior to the Kid's Walk at Nash County Relay for Life on Friday. Pictured with Davis is nine-year-old Griffin Sauls, who participated in one of the magic tricks.

She marched -- no, stomped -- across the area behind the goal, cellphone in one hand, other hand on the hip. She ignored the wide painted stripe on the field, the one that is supposed to be a "do not cross" barrier for spectators, and started screaming.
Finally, a player on the field turned his head, the target of the ire. The kid was clearly annoyed. When he turned back around to resume play, the screeching continued.

It's hard to believe it's May and the Blooming Festival is just a week away.
And, at the end of the month, I'll have a six-year-old!
April was a crazy month. Devin and Corbin started t-ball and Corbin also participated in his first ever 4-H Livestock Show.
It was an experience for sure.

Teacher Appreciation Week is Monday, May 8th through Friday, May 12th. The Nash-Rocky Mount Board of Education would like to applaud and thank all of the teachers in our community. Teachers are the cornerstone of a thriving community. They have the ability to impact lives in a way that no other profession does - through education. Education provides the foundation for children, who undoubtedly are this community's future.

SAFE AT FIRST -- This photo was originally published in The Graphic on June 22, 1967. Pictured, Johnny Jenkins (left) of Esso is safe at first base as a throwing error kept Charles Chappel from making the put-out. Esso won the game 10-7.

This September will be bittersweet for Norman Chambliss, III.
Chambliss, who has operated the Rocky Mount Fair for the past 40 years, announced the fair will not operate in 2017.
Chambliss said he had made the decision to indefinitely suspend the operation of the annual event.
The Chambliss family has operated an agricultural fair in Rocky Mount for nearly 100 years. Chambliss has operated the fair 40 of those years.

North Carolina is one of only eight states nationwide selected to participate in a learning lab to find better ways to fight opioid addiction among prison inmates, Governor Roy Cooper recently announced.
The National Governors Association selected North Carolina to participate in the effort along with Alaska, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, New Jersey, Virginia and Washington.

INCIDENTS
A fraud was reported on 4/25/17 at Providence Bank
A larceny was reported on 4/25/17 at Dollar Country
A resist, obstruct, delay officer was reported on 4/26/17 at 800 E Washington Street

A damage to personal property was reported on 4/23/17 at 4498 US 264A
A driving while intoxicated, no operator's license and following too closely was reported on 4/23/17 at US 301 and E NC 97
A disturbance was reported on 4/23/17 at 5117 Doerun Court
A bulk currency seizure was reported on 4/23/17 at Benvenue Road at Peele Road

Nash County Planning and Inspections issued the following building permits from April 24 through 28.