2013-02-04

Morgan-led Lady Bulldogs survive upset


Saturday night’s assignment for the Barton College women’s basketball team had “blowout” written all over it.

The Lady Bulldogs, co-leaders in the NCAA Division II Conference Carolnas, were playing in the Dog House, where …

Beauty queen’s recovery inspires others


Sarah Bazey, the reigning Mrs. International 2012, is small in stature. But don’t let her size fool you.

She’s fought quite a battle to overcome third-degree burns on over 40 percent of her body and regain her life as a business …

Grand jury ups the ante on felons

2 indicted under both habitual laws

Two Wilson men who have more than 300 past and present charges combined now face grand jury indictments under both the habitual felon law and the state’s new habitual breaking and entering statute.

Corey Atkinson, 43, of 801 Whitehead …

Bulldogs drop Erskine for seventh straight win


A capable Erskine starting quintet responsible for 93.5 percent of the team scoring output pushed the Barton College men’s basketball team to the brink during Saturday evening’s Conference Carolinas clash inside Wilson Gym.

But …

Barton men’s volleyball drops pair


The Barton College men’s volleyball team welcomed its first NCAA Division I opponent to Wilson Gym on Saturday in the brief two-year history of the program, but the Bulldogs were unable to depart with their first victory team history as the …

Hot Stove heats up tonight

Wake Forest's Tom Walter headlines annual event

Jim Holt is one ex-big leaguer who relishes the trip to Wilson each January.

“You get to meet the different guys and some of them I played against when I played,” he said in a telephone interview from his Graham home last week, …

Lady Hornets finish third at Mason-Dixon tournament


DANVILLE, Ky. — The Eastern N.C. School for the Deaf girls basketball team’s bid for a championship in the 36th annual Mason-Dixon tournament was derailed in Friday evening’s semifinal, but the Lady Hornets rebounded to claim third …

ENC Babe Ruth District Four baseball will hold spring meeting Thursday in Pikeville


Eastern North Carolina Babe Ruth District Four baseball will hold its 2013 spring meeting on Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Antioch Volunteer Fire Department.

The fire department is located at 4682 Highway 111 North in Pikeville.

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