We have made it back from Rocky Mount to the Hotel 🏨 Roanoke, where we will catch our breath long enough to say Happy Anniversary to each other before we turn our focus to supporting Vickey Ritchie tomorrow with her Basketball 🏀 Classic.
Attached to our Key 🔑 Fob is my medal 🏅from the Classic game last year as it remains near and dear to me. Truly looking forward to arriving at the Gymnasium tomorrow to start the presentation. Hillsville Elementary School 🏫 is the location and the doors 🚪will open up at 2pm.
The 411…..
If you find yourself with some spare time tomorrow afternoon and want to make someone smile……
Check out the Late Models and see 👀 our driver, Dakota Walls, finished 3rd for the season !
Back CoverEddie and Sandi
The story of Eddie and Dakota Walls is without a doubt one of my favorites since moving to Carroll County.
Dakota Walls just celebrated his 15th Birthday 🎂 which means he still can’t go to the DMV and get a Driver’s License but he has been driving a race car since he was 11 years old. Isabella Marshall is sitting next to Dakota tonight as the pair have been dating for seven months now.
Isabella comes from a family 👪 of racers as Eddie talks of watching her Grandfather racing 🏎. He will also tell stories about his racing against Boys Varsity Basketball Coach Anthony Barnes many a moon ago. It worth noting that Barnes has been competitive his entire life, which comes as little to no surprise.
We just finished up our first season playing a small role in the racing team and the experience was much greater than we could have expected. The very first time we went over to Franklin County Speedway and watched the young man 👨 zip around the oval with our Logo on the Hood, we were hooked.
The award 👏, look close enough and you will see 👀 our Logo on the Hood!
Looking forward to having Dakota and Eddie at our Banquet on March 2nd. The duo will be a part of our program in Laurel Fork.
The Moment !
Tonight belongs to Dakota Walls and he is surrounded by people that are excited for him !
Today at 1pm local time, Carroll County High School graduate 🎓 and current Emory & Henry student, Natalie Harris was in uniform for a NCAA Women’s Lacrosse game.
At 1:14 pm, Miss Harris entered the contest and officially began her Collegiate Lacrosse career. Having been around this motivated young Lady for a few years now, I can say that nothing surprises me about Harris setting a bar in a high place and then clearing said bar.
Southern Wesleyan University was the opponent so we have that as a footnote in the story. I was a little bummed about the fact that it took place so far from Carroll County, meaning Shelia and Marion Harris were having to watch it in the same manner as I did.
Trying not to mistep in the moment, Harris just became the first Lady Cavalier to graduate from Carroll County High School 🏫 and then move on to College and play in an NCAA sport that wasn’t offered at her High School. To add an extra layer of security, I will add a sentence saying that I’ve had the privilege of dining with her and her Family 👪.
Impressive thing, to pick up a Sport and play it well enough to compete in a NCAA D2 contest a few months later. I can picture a very proud set of Parents and in the same moment invision two equally driven Sisters thinking I could do that too.
A.S.P.N on The Hill 