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Ladybirds shut down Warriors

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The Southern Nash girls soccer team reached double figures for the second time in as many games with a 10-0 victory over visiting Louisburg in its 2-A/3-A Big East Conference opener on Thursday. Now 5-1 overall overall on the season and 1-0 in conference, the Ladybirds will host conference foe Nash Central on Tuesday. Thursday’s game saw Charlotte Benson lead […]

Troopers: Stolen car stopped after tri-county chase

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SIMS — Authorities say a 16-year-old in a stolen car led the North Carolina Highway Patrol on a high-speed chase through three counties Thursday morning. The teen allegedly drove into oncoming traffic on U.S. 264 before troopers brought her to a halt. The chase ended about 10:30 a.m. on U.S. 264 West between the U.S. 264 Alternate interchange and the […]

Schools toast Teachers of the Year

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Southern Nash High School has named Christy Messer its 2023-24 Teacher of the Year.  Messer, who chairs the mathematics department, has taught students at Southern Nash since 1995.   “I am truly honored to have been chosen as Southern Nash High School’s Teacher of the Year,” Messer said.  She said Southern Nash is a special place to work.  “We are […]

Board OKs plans for depot renovation

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SPRING HOPE — Architects Andrew Lopina from Alliance Architecture of the Triad and Kevin Davey from Allied Design Consultants Inc. presented the Board of Commissioners with a floor plan to renovate the town’s historic railroad depot on March 4. The floor plan includes updates to the ramp entrance, a moveable stage, a food storage and prep area, a patio, a […]

Ladybirds go 1-1 in The Brittany

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WILSON — The Southern Nash girls soccer team went 1-1 in the 2024 Brittany T. Willis Memorial Scholarship Soccer Showcase on Friday and Saturday at the J. Burt Gillette Athletic Complex. In their opening game on Friday, the Ladybirds suffered a 4-0 loss at the hands of Richlands. The Wildcats scored twice in each half on their way to the […]

Players, coaches relish competing in The Brittany

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WILSON — Fifty teams took the field Friday on the opening day of the 2024 Brittany T. Willis Memorial Scholarship Soccer Showcase. The 25-game slate to open the event saw 24 games played at the J. Burt Gillette Athletic Complex and one game at Greater Wilson Rotary Park. Whether it was a team’s first time competing in The Brittany or […]

Community Calendar: Church plans aerial Easter egg drop

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BAILEY — The youth group from Midpoint Church of Middlesex will drop more than 30,000 Easter eggs from a helicopter to kick off its egg hunt, which is planned from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 16, at the Bailey-Middlesex Community Park, 8104 Stoney Hill Church Road.  The egg hunt will feature food, games and special appearances from costumed characters […]

Duke Endowment supports UNC Health Nash transitional care efforts

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ROCKY MOUNT — The Duke Endowment has awarded a grant to the UNC Health Nash Foundation to facilitate expansion of the hospital’s Community Paramedic Program, which offers needed assistance to vulnerable patients discharging from the hospital. This initiative will build upon the program’s established success and strengthen its outreach efforts. The Community Paramedic Program provides at-home care to high-risk patients […]

Schools surprise top teachers

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SPRING HOPE — Principal Christopher Jones and the Spring Hope Elementary School staff have selected Mary Young as the school’s 2023-24 Teacher of the Year. “Ms. Young has always been very intentional about her kindergarten students,” Jones said. “She is well respected in the community and in the school, Every time I visit her classroom, I know what I am […]

Attorney: Bailey records policy on shaky legal ground

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BAILEY — Town commissioners have implemented a new communication plan for public records requests, and an attorney for the North Carolina Press Association says at least part of the policy may violate the North Carolina Public Records Act.  “In an effort to provide a coordinated and focused voice for the town of Bailey, North Carolina, the following plan and procedure […]

Missing Spring Hope teen’s body found near Enfield

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An investigator with the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday that authorities are trying to find out where a Nash County man was killed.  The body of 18-year-old Amir Keshawn Hinnant was found on the side of N.C. Highway 481 near Enfield at 4:10 p.m. on Monday, according to a release from the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office. “The Halifax County […]

NCDOT scraps plans to demolish footbridge

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SPRING HOPE — Residents’ desire to preserve an aging pedestrian bridge has spared it from demolition, according to state and local officials. The N.C. Department of Transportation announced plans to tear down the Railroad Street bridge in January and asked Spring Hope to hold a public hearing on the proposal during the Board of Commissioners meeting this Monday. Public relations […]

GXP-Storage headquarters to hire 100

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MIDDLESEX  — A 30-acre campus in the Middlesex Corporate Centre industrial park will become the international headquarters for GXP-Storage, county officials have revealed. Nash County Economic Development announced the $4.6 million property sale in October, with the occupant identified only by the codename “Project Snowball.” The county announced Feb. 27 that a 62,500-square-foot shell building on the property will house […]

Exhibit opens at Spring Hope museum


Battleboro woman to attend State of the Union Address

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Woman escapes car before train hits

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ELM CITY — The driver of a sedan stuck on the railroad tracks managed to safely get away from the vehicle before a CSX freight train made impact Saturday morning. Rodney Dancy, community preparedness coordinator for Wilson County Emergency Management, said the crash happened about 9:20 a.m.   “A car got stuck on the tracks back on North Street. According […]

Sidewalk merchandise may be OK with permit

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SPRING HOPE — The Downtown Development Board has recommended revisions to a town ordinance that forbids shops from displaying merchandise on the sidewalk without town manager approval. During their Feb. 20 meeting, board members proposed a change that would allow merchants to display their wares on the sidewalk with the purchase of town-issued annual permits. “The goal is to create […]

Nash deputies seek 3rd suspect in rape case

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SPRING HOPE — Authorities have arrested two men accused of raping an intellectually disabled woman, and Nash County sheriff’s deputies are searching for a third suspect in the case. Aaron Danay Lucas, 39, of the 2900 block of N.C. Highway 581 south of Spring Hope, is wanted on a felony arrest warrant, Sgt. Kevin Bissette said in a Monday news […]

Cemeteries ‘vital’ for Black history

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BAILEY — James and Margaret Bailey’s book on the Sandy Level Cemetery and the people buried there has earned rave reviews from a historian who spearheaded efforts to restore abandoned African American cemeteries in Wilson. Lisa Henderson recommended “Sandy Level Burial Records” in a Jan. 26 post on her “Black Wide-Awake” local history website, afamwilsonnc.com. Since 2015, she’s used the […]

‘Come find your classmates’ at Spring Hope museum

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SPRING HOPE — Members of the Spring Hope Historical Association have compiled their research neatly on display cards to explain historical artifacts including class photographs, an old cheer uniform, a class ring and a pair of teacher loafers for a new exhibit that explores Spring Hope schools from the 1800s through 1969. The Spring Hope Historical Museum will be open […]


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