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Nash County resident Michelle Leigh Kay was recently named to the Dean's List at Central Carolina Community College for the Fall 2016 semester.
Students named to the Dean's List earned a grade point average of at least 3.5 for the term, were registered for at least 12 semester hours and received no grade lower than a C, with no incomplete grades.

Nash-Rocky Mount Schools has released its Honor Roll lists for the second semester of the 2016-2017 school year.

Nashville Elementary School students had the opportunity to learn about numerous careers during last week's Career Day. Numerous people from the area were on hand to talk to students about various careers including representatives from Nash County EMS, Nashville Fire Department, Nash UNC Health Care, The Nashville Graphic, Carolina Girls Photography, State Employees Credit Union, East Care, Nash Central High School, WHIG-TV, Nashville Parks and Recreation, Nash County Sheriff's Department, Stocks Engineering, Rocky Mount Police Department and more.

It was a sunny, but chilly morning as Peachtree folks gathered at the church for worship. Sanctuary flowers were given by Annie Belle Edwards. She gave the beautiful arrangement of spring flowers in memory of her husband, Harold, on the occasion of his ninetieth birthday.
The Adult Choir sang "His Strength is Perfect" under the direction of the pastor. Jane May played a beautiful piano arrangement of "I Shall Know Him".
Beverly Wilson's sermon for the children was about 'water 'and how important it is to us. She told the story about Jesus waiting at a well for a drink of water.

There is an ancient practice known throughout the Christian faith called The Stations of the Cross. It's also referred to as The Way of the Cross, which comes from the Latin phrase, Via Crucis. It began hundreds of years ago when pilgrims journeyed to the Jerusalem landscape and retraced the steps Jesus took during his passion that lead to his death and resurrection. It was meant to be a somber time of reflection, meditation, and consideration all that Jesus went through and how he truly was the fulfillment of the Suffering Servant, as prophesied in the Old Testament book of Isaiah.

Women in Action of Red Oak Baptist Church met on Thursday, March 16. They enjoyed a spaghetti and salad supper together. Audrey Pearce shared the program. Everyone worked together to complete 58 Dolls on Mission! The dolls will be traveling later to Cambodia and will be given to the children at the orphanage. The group also plans to prepare and serve a meal at the Homeless Shelter in Rocky Mount.

Monday, March 27 from 3 until 7 p.m. at Sandy Cross United Methodist Church, 3725 Sandy Cross Road, Nashville
Tuesday, March 28 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. at Edgecombe Community College, 225 Tarboro Street, Rocky Mount
Tuesday, March 28 from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Faith Christian School, 133 Faith Christian Drive, Rocky Mount

ROCKY MOUNT -- When Nash Central traveled to Louisburg last Wednesday, the weather was so cold and windy that the teams agreed to suspend play after singles competition -- and with the visiting Bulldogs already clinching the team victory by a 5-1 score.
Conditions were much more favorable for Monday's rematch at the NCHS Courts, but the result was still the same.
Nash Central took four of the six singles matches and swept the doubles on its way to defeating the Warriors by a 7-2 margin in non-conference boys tennis action.

NASH COUNTY -- Here are the complete All-Big East Conference Boys and Girls Basketball Teams for the 2016-17 campaign:

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. -- The 20th annual Carolinas Classic All-Star Basketball Games, sponsored by the North Carolina Coaches Association and the South Carolina Athletic Coaches Association, were played March 18 in Myrtle Beach.
North Carolina swept the two games with only weak resistance.
Mikayla Boykin (Clinton HS) who is headed to Duke was the women's MVP on a team which had six double-figure scorers.

ROCKY MOUNT -- The North Carolina Wesleyan College Battling Bishop baseball team honored its 2017 senior class on Sunday prior to its home doubleheader with Greensboro College.
NC Wesleyan went on to win the opener 5-0 before dropping game two 11-1.
Sunday's first game saw senior T.J. Wilkie turn in his strongest peformance of the season, combining with freshman Michael Smith for the shutout.

WILSON -- Through two events, long-time powerhouse Wilson Fike is once again in first place in the Big East Conference boys golf standings.
But the Nash Central Bulldogs are lurking following Monday's second league meeting, which was held at Happy Valley Golf Club in Wilson.
Fike was the overall team winner with 339 strokes -- eight shots ahead of Nash Central.
Northern Nash was third at 376, followed by Southern Nash (392) and Wilson Hunt (393).

ROCKY MOUNT -- The 8th Annual Earl Coley Golf Classic will be held May 26 at the Belmont Lake Golf Club in Rocky Mount.
All proceeds from the event will go to the O.D. Moore Scholarship Foundation.
A four-person captain's choice team scramble format will be utilized.
Check-in will be at 8:30 a.m. and will be followed by a shotgun start at 9 a.m.

ROCKY MOUNT -- Host Nash Central High School was defeated by long-time powerhouse Wilson Fike by a 9-0 margin last Thursday afternoon in Big East Conference boys tennis action.
With the victory, the Golden Demons improved to 4-1 overall and 2-0 in conference play.
Nash Central, coached by Frank Poyer, dropped to 2-2 overall and 0-2 in the Big East

Nash Central's Nagee Wilkins prepares to blast a serve at No. 3 Singles as part of the Bulldogs' home tennis match Monday afternoon versus the Louisburg Warriors.

FRANKLINTON -- Conditions certainly weren't ideal for the annual T Sanders Track and Field Championships, which were hosted last Saturday by Franklinton High School.
Rocky Mount braved the rainy weather to take part in the event, but Nash Central decided not to attend.
Rocky Mount took 17th place overall with 14 points in the girls standings, while the boys claimed eight place overall with 28 points.

GREENVILLE -- Chase Burks tossed seven scoreless innings, while JT Thomas registered four hits including his third home run of the weekend leading Mercer to an 8-2 win over No. 8 East Carolina University Sunday afternoon in baseball action at Lewis Field inside Clark-LeClair Stadium.
With the win, the Bears improved to 17-4 on the season, while the Pirates were swept at home for the first time this year and fell to 13-7.
Burks (1-0) struck out a career-best seven batters allowing two walks and six hits over his personal-best seven frames.

ROCKY MOUNT -- The Tar River Youth Soccer Association hosted 250 youth last month in an academy showcase in Nash County.
The event featured 28 teams from 8 different associations across Eastern North Carolina. The event is the largest regional academy showcase in the eastern part of the state this spring.
This event was important for Rocky Mount and Nash County as it brought kids, parents and families to local facilities.

NASH COUNTY WOLVES
AGES 8-11 CHAMPIONS

Teams representing all six middle schools in the Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools (NRMPS) district competed in the Middle School Battle of the Books competition on Tuesday, March 14, 2017. For the second year in a row, Nash Central Middle School (NCMS) won the competition. Red Oak Middle School finished second and Southern Nash Middle School finished third.
"Middle School Battle of the Books is a competition that requires participants to read a list of 27 books and each team is quizzed on the list of books read.