2011-12-23

Bragging rights go to Knights

Greenfield stifles CCS rally to reach final of its Christmas tourney

In a matchup that hasn’t been featured on the Wilson County basketball scene for six years, varsity boys teams from Greenfield School and Community Christian School took the floor Thursday night in the semifinals of the 2011 Greenfield …

SWE teams look to continue success into Edgecombe County Holiday Classic


With pre-holiday wins in hand against county rival North Edgecombe, varsity basketball teams at SouthWest Edgecombe High will attempt to keep the good times rolling in tournament play as both sets of Cougars convene with Tarboro, North Edgecombe and …

Cutawhiskee Creek a deer bonanza


In 2010, I entered in the hunting raffle drawings held by the North Carolina Bowhunters Association at the annual Bowhunters Banquet during the Dixie Deer Classic in Raleigh.

The ticket was one of my Christmas presents that year and I won a …

Ladybirds fall in Nash County third-place game


STANHOPE — After pushing Nash Central to overtime in the semifinals of the Nash County Christmas Tournament, the Southern Nash varsity girls basketball had no such luck Tuesday, dropping a 70-41 decision to Rocky Mount in the …

JV: Fike falls in final seconds

DUDLEY — The Fike High girls basketball team fell victim to a second-chance opportunity Wednesday, giving up a putback with 11 seconds remaining as the Clinton Darkhorses barely nudged past Fike 42-41 in the finals of the Southern Wayne Junior …

Something To Do

Seasonal

‘TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS EVE: Tonight from 5 p.m. to 2 a.m. at Quince, A Southern Bistro with DJ Sam Finch.

NEW YEAR’S EVE GALA 2012: Quince, A Southern Bistro features dinner specials Dec. 31 from 5 to 10 p.m. …

Hundreds helped

Reggie's Grocery closing; Christmas in the South will continue

This year’s Christmas in the South was bittersweet for one of its organizers, Reggie Dickerson.

Dickerson is the proprietor of Reggie’s Grocery on Singletary Street. His neighborhood grocery store is the “North Pole” for …