Southern Nash High varsity girls basketball teams often found themselves in the role of conference darkhorse or underdog the last decade or so in competing against teams such as Beddingfield, Fike, SouthWest Edgecombe, Rocky Mount, Northern Nash and …
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Tobs blow chance at division lead
FLORENCE, S.C. — With the Coastal Plain League South Division lead at stake, the Wilson Tobs were victimized by a pair of big innings by the host Florence RedWolves in a 9-6 loss Tuesday night.
The Tobs (7-4 second half, 24-15) found themselves …
Service cuts not the only answer
If you have a washer and dryer at home, you are missing out on a big lesson — a lesson in economics, that is.
Suppose you don’t have a washer and dryer in your home. Or yours is broken, and with this economy, you don’t want to lay out the cash …
Making your election matter
Another local election season is upon us, and residents have until Friday to throw their name into the hat for several seats in local government.
For those of you who have signed your name as a viable candidate for election to your local …
Whirligigs in New York
Do these whirligigs look familiar?
Some of Wilson County folk artist Vollis Simpson’s whirligigs are featured in a window at Bergdorf Goodman in New York City through Monday.
This window is part of a collaborative effort with the American …
Orange slices
My sister and I don’t get many opportunities to cook together anymore.
She lives in another state, and when she visits, we don’t necessary want to spend all of our time cooking and cleaning up the kitchen.
But while she was visiting Mama …
Authorities out-foxed on city fox control
More and more city residents are reporting sighting foxes in their backyards in the last few months, and Wilson County Animal Enforcement officers are not able to help.
Major M. Wilson, who heads up Animal Enforcement, said they have been …
Vigilante veteran takes plea
Vincent Richardson, an honorably discharged Vietnam veteran, who was accused of taking the law into his own hands after suffering several break-ins at his home in Elm City last year, answered for his actions Tuesday in Superior Court. …
Sandoz lays off 50
Sandoz, the world’s second largest generic pharmaceuticals company, announced Monday it’s laying off 50 employees from its Wilson facility.
Officials with Novartis, which owns Sandoz, said in a media release the company was discontinuing …
Colgate dental van visits Wilson
One of the Colgate-Palmolive company’s mobile dental vans will be parked in front of Family Dollar Store at Wilson’s Plaza Shopping Center Saturday afternoon, offering free dental exams for children.
The Colgate dental van will visit Family …
Barton recruits vets to campus
Barton College has joined a nationwide push to help veterans with college expenses.
The Wilson college has committed to providing up to $250,000 per year, assisting up to 50 veterans, through the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Yellow Ribbon …
Post 13 takes 2-0 series lead
Wilson slides past Rocky Mount 6-5 in game 2It wasn’t quite so easy this time. But, still, the Wilson American Legion Post 13 baseball team got it done against Rocky Mount Post 58.
With the score tied in the ninth inning, Zack Lee scored from second on an infield error to give Post 13 a …
Downtown manager finds hope in Wilson
Kimberly Van Dyk sees a lot of potential in downtown Wilson and plans to draw on its strengths while generating new ideas that will take its development to new levels.
Van Dyk, a Grand Rapids, Mich., native, started her new post as downtown …
Mudcats pitchers help North blank South 7-0
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Pitching proved to be the difference for the North Division which handed the South Division a 7-0 defeat in the Southern League All-Star Game at Regions Park on Monday night.
A pair of Carolina Mudcats hurlers, starter Travis …
Area trio lands on NCBCA all-state teams
Three players in The Wilson Times readership area were named to the N.C. Baseball Coaches Association 2009 all-state teams, released earlier this week.
Charles B. Aycock placed junior shortstop Connor Narron and senior outfielder Will Edgerton on …
