In the end, it was a numbers game that meant game, set and match for Snow Hill.
The Greene County city was one of 10 finalists in the U.S. Tennis Association’s online contest to determine the 2010 “Best Tennis Town” in the country. On Monday, …
2010-07-30
Farmer responds to salary story
Responding to your article of July 17, 2010, I wish to first state I have always been a law enforcement officer, not a politician and salaries set by our elected officials are political in nature.
My decision to seek election as the sheriff of …
Wilson escapes Edenton, 3-2, takes North Division lead
Mound success for lanky Wilson Tobs right-hander Jeff Brown hinges upon his defense and not strikeouts.
But when his defense teetered in the bottom of the seventh inning on the final “Thirsty Thursday” evening in Fleming Stadium, Brown responded …
Tobs bid to add 2nd-half laurels
Wilson Tobs NotebookThe Wilson Tobs summer collegiate baseball team emerged the North Division first-half winner and, in doing so, clinched a berth in the Petitt Cup playoffs that will proclaim the 2010 Coastal Plain League champion.
Going into Thursday night’s …
Public well served by judges
It has been a long, dramatic week at the Wilson County Courthouse. From an emotional bond hearing in the case of Jimmie Vincent Coleman to the long, detailed murder trial of Herbert Pender Jr., tempers have flared, emotions have run high.
And …
We’re getting older … and larger
I celebrated a birthday this week, one of those milestone anniversaries that officially categorize me.
Nobody wants to dwell on getting older, but this one was hard to ignore. When your oldest child is 41, you’ve got clothes older than your …
Don’t wait for hog lagoon disaster
With the coming of every hurricane season, North Carolina rolls the dice on what could be a major environmental disaster.
There are almost as many hogs in this state as there are people, and those farm animals produce 13 million pounds of manure …
Community still helping pianist
Dexter Ruffin headed to piano festival in SpainDexter Ruffin was just a boy of 13 when the Wilson community first reached out to the budding pianist. Now 22 and ready to graduate from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, he’s still getting support from friends and strangers who …
Something To Do, July 30
Gallery
WILSON ARTS CENTER: “The Color and Light of North Carolina: Paintings and Drawings by Peter Varisano and Glass by Scott Summerfield” through Aug. 7 in Boykin Gallery. Wilson Active Artists are featured in Lowe Gallery with “Small …
