Citizens are continuing to tee off on the Wilson City Council during its monthly meetings.
Thursday’s meeting attracted nine speakers, most of whom expressed anger about the board, city government or other things they said are under the …
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Cougars holding steady at No. 3 in AP 2-A rankings
SouthWest Edgecombe gained slightly but remained No. 3 in The Associated Press 2-A high school football rankings this week.
The Cougars (9-0) will have a chance to move up a notch as they host No. 2 Tarboro in an Eastern Plains Conference …
3-A East Regional girls golf results
Team and individual results from Tuesday’s N.C. High School Athletic Association 1-A/2-A/3-A East Regional girls golf tournament at Goldsboro Municipal Golf Course.
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Kathryn Rand 37-40–77
Mary Donavan 43-46–89 …
Fike team, Beddingfield’s Cuddington state bound
Fike High junior Mallory Warrick, the 3-A Big East Conference Player of the Year, continues to bat 1.000 in qualifying for the N.C. High School Athletic Association 1-A/2-A/3-A golf championship.
In contrast to last season, however, Warrick will …
Little’s goal pushes Fike past N. Nash
RED OAK — Collin Little scored with 2 minutes, 30 seconds to play on a pass from freshman Jovan Gracia to propel visiting Fike to a 1-0 varsity boys soccer win at Northern Nash on Monday night.
In winning its third in the past four matches, …
Warriors blank Firebirds 7-0
Hunt took another step towards an unbeaten 3-A Big East Conference varsity boys soccer season with a 7-0 defeat of visiting Southern Nash Tuesday.
The Warriors, ranked No. 5 among state 3-A teams, won their ninth straight conference game and …
Rams ousted from EPC tourney
FARMVILLE — Host Farmville Central, the No. 2 seed, defeated No. 7 Greene Central 25-23, 25-13, 25-15 in their first-round 2-A Eastern Plains Conference Tournament volleyball match Monday.
The Rams (3-15) were led by senior Shonice Pettaway …
Demons roll in 3-A opener
Area roundupSOUTHPORT — The Fike girls tennis team rolled in its N.C. High School Athletic Association 3-A dual-team playoff opening match, beating host South Brunswick 9-0 on Tuesday.
“I was very pleased with everybody’s effort,” head coach Lee Matthews …
Bulldogs win SE Preview tournament
CLEMMONS — The Barton College golf team captured its second win of the fall season by holding off USC-Aiken in Tuesday’s final round of the Will Wilson SW Preview tournament at Tanglewood Park.
The Bulldogs shot 296 as a team and 879 for the …
Barton to hold free Blue-White Scrimmage
Barton College will unveil its 2009-10 men’s and women’s basketball teams with its annual Blue-White Scrimmage, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in Wilson Gymnasium.
The Lady Bulldogs and Bulldogs will alternate 20-minute intra-squad scrimmages. …
Barton falls in three to Chowan
MURFREESBORO — The Barton College volleyball team lost 25-23, 33-31, 25-23 to non-conference host Chowan on Tuesday.
Melissa Ritter had 14 kills, 15 digs and two aces to lead the Lady Bulldogs (11-14), followed by Chancey Sebranek (five kills, …
Bruins sweep North Pitt to advance to EPC championship
Despite a couple of lulls, top-seeded Beddingfield made quick work of No. 4 North Pitt in the semifinals of the 2-A Eastern Plains Conference tournament.
In a match that barely lasted an hour, the Bruins reeled off a 25-18, 25-15, 25-13 sweep of …
Hospital honors retired physicians
As visitors pass through the lobby at Wilson Medical Center, they can now stop to read the list of 49 retired physicians who cared for patients at the hospital.
More than 125 retired physicians and family members were on hand last month for the …
Heaven will not have earplugs
I attend a small church in the Wilson County area. I will not say whether I’m black, white, hispanic or otherwise because in the sight of the God I serve we are all the same. I read a story Saturday morning in the Wilson Times and read a story about …
Send a new leader to City Council
I am writing to join my voice with many others in our district in support of Sam Lanier for our City Council.
I have known Sam for nearly nine years. It was my privilege to marry him and his wife Steadman. During that time, I have come to know …
Parents, clean up your acts
Your teenager filches pills, pops them, and winds up in the hospital, in rehab or in the morgue.
That’s a parent’s worst nightmare. But here’s what would make it even more tragic: The pills your young adult downed came from your own medicine …
Heene family pulled one over on American public
I guess most people have jumped on the bandwagon by now offering opinions about the infamous balloon boy stunt in Colorado and about how awful it was for someone to do that.
Actually, I can’t figure out what all the squawking is about.
All …
Hunt wins Big East tourney
Warriors beat Rocky Mount in 5 gamesSTANHOPE — In the jubilant afterglow of Hunt’s scintillating five-set win against Rocky Mount in the 3-A Big East Conference volleyball tournament championship at Southern Nash High, Warriors senior Lizzie Pittman summed up the key to victory in a …
Victims, families outraged by N.C. inmates’ release
RALEIGH — The man who shot Pam Hurley’s mother to death during a convenience store robbery in 1975 was supposed to spend the rest of his life in prison. Instead, because of a quirk in North Carolina law, he and 19 other violent criminals will be …
‘Compliance is the key’
Dress code suspensions considered for middle schoolsTougher dress code enforcement could be headed to area middle schools soon.
Wilson County Schools Superintendent Larry Price plans to talk with middle school principals about the possibility because of requests he’s received from people who want …
