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INCIDENTS
An obtaining money/property by false pretense was reported on 3/6/17 at 1801 Sagamore Court
A damage to property (Vandalism) was reported on 3/7/17 at Oak Tree Apartments, 1847 S. First Street
A patient abuse - willful or culpably negligent pattern or conduct causing bodily injury was reported on 3/8/17 at Autumn Care, 1210 Eastern Avenue

A possession of marijuana was reported on 3/7/17 on West Hornes Church Road
A misdemeanor larceny was reported on 3/7/17 at 4454 Dortches Boulevard
A misdemeanor larceny was reported on 3/8/17 at 7421 Kingsboro Drive
A criminal damage to property was reported on 3/9/17 at 4316 Marcus Way

Nash County Planning and Inspections issued the following building permits from March 6 through 10.

The Sew What 4-H Club recently made dog beds to donate to Odin's Orphans Rescue. Each girl made a cover for a pillow to make a dog bed. This was the first time the girls had installed a zipper.

The town board of Red Oak hosted Sheriff Keith Stone at its regular monthly meeting last week.
Stone said he wants to be known as "the accessible sheriff," and was visiting towns in Nash County. In January, Stone attended the regular meeting of the Castalia town board. Red Oak, like Castalia, has no police force of its own, and relies on the county for law enforcement. Stone said Monday that the sheriff's department is focused on the issues of "gangs, guns, and drugs."

Wesley Whitehead received the Best in Show award. (Contributed photo)

Den 2 winners are pictured (L-R): Cole Jones (1st place), Dominick Robbins (2nd place) and Sheldon Richardson (3rd place). (Contributed photo)

Jacob Gibson gets his car just right the Pinewood Derby on Saturday. (Graphic photo by Amanda Clark)

Winners of the Akela race are pictured (L-R): John Gibson (3rd place), Dalton Robbins (2nd place) and Jacob Gibson (1st place).

"It's not about how we fall but how we recover."
Keondra Dessaure has lived her life by those words.
The Tarboro High School Senior was named the Youth of the Year for the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Tar River Region on Saturday during the organization's annual celebration.

We have some great volunteers and I would like to highlight a couple!
~Cindy Whitley, with her hubby Sparky, are a retired couple that does a lot of temp fostering, plus they do a lot of transporting from the Shelter to vets and meeting other volunteer transporters. I sometimes call Cindy "my right hand lady!"
~Stanton Mesh is a volunteer extraordinary!

The weather man's prediction of snow did not deter the Peachtree faithful from attending church on Sunday morning. When church was over the sun was shining brightly. Sanctuary flowers were given by Ricky and Dianne Tucker in memory of his parents, Jensy and Kent Tucker.
The adult Choir sang "He Touched Me/Something Beautiful" under the direction of the pastor. Jerry Hobgood sang the solo part. The offertory was "Beulah Land", rendered so beautifully by Jane May at the piano.

It was a beautiful day in Eastern Carolina as I made my way across the front yard, venturing out to the mailbox. I had just seen the mail truck leave on a hot, sultry day across the coastal plain. I was a bit bored and decided to be a good boy and retrieve the mail. Upon reaching in the mailbox and pulling out the mail, I noticed something laying on the top of the stack of mail. I had never in my life seen something like this. It was amazing. It was life changing.

Everyone's invited to attend Red Oak Baptist Church! There are several upcoming events. Due to construction to repair the church bell tower, all services are located in Burnette Hall in the Family Life Center.
Youth Sunday will be held at Red Oak Baptist Church on Sunday, March 19. Youth will lead the service with Rev. Nate James bringing the morning message. The worship service will begin at 11:00 am.

Thursday, March 16 from 12:30 until 4:30 p.m. at Spring Hope Elementary School in the gym
Monday, March 20 from 3 until 7 p.m. at Ridgecrest Worship Center, 1120 West Mount Drive, Rocky Mount
Tuesday, March 21 from 12 until 4 p.m. Wesleyan College, 3400 N Wesleyan Boulevard, Rocky Mount
Monday, March 27 from 3 until 7 p.m. at Sandy Cross United Methodist Church, 3725 Sandy Cross Road, Nashville

North Carolina Coastal Pines designated Girl Scout Cadette Troop #530, of Nash County, as one of twelve Daisy's Dozen Elite Troops for its 2017 membership year. The Daisy Dozen Elite Troop is awarded to troops that go above and beyond in their outstanding leadership experiences.
In honor of the vision that Girl Scout founder Juliette Gordon Low, affectionately known as "Daisy," had for girls, the Daisy's Dozen Troop Assessment Program was created by Girl Scouts - North Carolina Coastal Pines to help ensure girls are receiving an enriching Girl Scout experience.

The George Ricks, Miles Bobbitt and Viverette-Williams cemeteries, located in Nash County, were cleaned over a two weekend period (Feb. 4th and 11th) by members of the Robert Henry Ricks Camp (#75) and the William Dorsey Pender Camp (#1916).
The clean-ups were performed in honor of the individual soldiers George Ricks, Miles Bobbitt, and Micajah Williams who were from Nash County and served North Carolina in the War Between the States.

WILSON -- Perhaps Northern Nash should have experienced a more positive fate during last Saturday's annual appearance at The Brittany Girls Soccer Showcase at Gillette Park.
But it wasn't meant to be as the Lady Knights had plenty of chances, but couldn't put a shot into the back of the net as part of a 2-0 loss to Bartlett-Yancey in frigid, windy conditions.

ROCKY MOUNT -- In more ways than one, Lauren McGrath is following Gary Smith's succesful path.
Back in the 1990s, Smith was a coach and teacher at Northern Nash before heading across US 64 back in 2002 to work at the then-new Nash Central High School.
Smith took over as Central's softball coach and led the Bulldogs for 15 productive years -- and even met up with McGrath when she was starring on the diamond at Northern before graduating in 2011.

ROCKY MOUNT -- North Carolina Wesleyan College sophomore Shelby Godwin picked her up second straight USA South Conference win with a 2-1 victory over Meredith College in game two of last Saturday's USA South softball twinbill at Edge Field on the NCWC campus.
The Bishops, who dropped the opener 11-3 in five innings, plated a pair of unearned runs in the first that proved to be enough to salvage the split.
The Angels (12-12, 3-1 USA South) chased Bishop ace Logan Lowery in the first inning of the opener with six runs on six hits in the frame.

Southern Nash's Lizbeth Gonzalez (left) tries to gain possession of the ball during last Saturday morning's contest against Hobbton as part of the annual The Brittany Soccer Showcase at Gillette Park in Wilson.

ROCKY MOUNT -- The game may be the same, but everything else seems different about the Nash Central High School girls soccer program these days.
The Lady Bulldogs are undefeated at 6-0 and rolling in advance of Big East Conference play under veteran head coach Ryan Ruiz.
That's a stark and enjoyable contrast from last year, when a young Nash Central contingent won just five overall matches -- and zero in the Big East.
Central continued its early-season surge with a pair of triumphs late last week, beginning with a 5-3 home conquest against the Smithfield-Selma Lady Spartans at The Dawg Pound on the NCHS campus.

NASHVILLE -- One of the state's highest-rated sophomore baseball players resides in Nashville -- and appears destined for big things as part of a promising future.
Certainly, Caleb Fluno has come a long way since he played rec baseball for the Town of Nashville until he was seven years old.
Now 15, Fluno stars for the Wake County Homeschool Warriors. A versatile performer, Fluno is regarded by next-level scouts for his abilities at first and third base, but he can also pitch and play the outfield when needed.

RED OAK -- Red Oak Middle School served as the host last Tuesday for the Southern Bank Invitational Cross Country Championships.
Nash Central and Southern Nash tied for the top spot in the boys standings with 72 points, followed by Edwards (77) and Red Oak (97).
Red Oak rolled to the girls championship with 28 points -- far ahead of second-place finisher Elm City Middle.
Nash Central was third at 109, just one point ahead of Southern Nash Middle.

GREENVILLE -- Jacob Wolfe and Chris Holba combined for a two-hit shutout as No. 8 East Carolina University completed the doubleheader sweep and claimed a series win over Charlotte, 3-0, last Saturday afternoon at Lewis Field inside Clark-LeClair Stadium.
With the win, the Pirates improved to 12-4 on the season, while the 49ers fell to 10-6.
Wolfe (2-0) picked up the win tossing seven scoreless innings where he allowed a pair of hits, walked two and struck out four.