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Left back William Aycock of the WYSA ’08 Explosion Black Boys U-11 team sprints into position to take a drop pass from a teammate during Saturday’s match against Havelock YSA United Force at Gillette Soccer Complex. The Explosion won 5-1 to improve to 2-0 this spring.
WYSA ROUNDUP: ‘03 Explosion boys unbeaten through six spring games
Goals by Carlos Chavez and Hayden Edwards gave the Wilson Youth Soccer Association ‘03 Explosion Boys U-16 team a 2-0 victory on Saturday over North Carolina FC Red South. The victory at … more
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We will miss you, ‘Mr. G’
Wilson lost a little bit of its soul Thursday with the death of Lee Gliarmis. Most people probably knew him from Dick’s Hot Dog Stand, the world-famous restaurant that his father, Socrates, … more
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Bill Howard
Did PETA finally go too far?
The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals have been known to push the limits as an activist group in the past. Advertising campaigns featuring young actresses and models in the nude in protest … more
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Jody O'Neal, left, and David Lee of Wedgewood Public Golf Course survey the course during the Wilson Cup on Aug. 26, 2018. With the closing of Happy Valley Country Club, the Wilson Cup is now down to three teams, prompting changes in format.
New look on tap for 2019 Wilson Cup
After 25 years of memorable competition, Wilson’s top-tier golfers are embracing a new era for the Wilson Cup interclub golf competition. With the closing of Happy Valley Country Club last … more
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When animals, humans clash
There have been lots of stories about animal encounters recently. In one that gained national coverage, Travis Kauffman went mano a mano, or actually mano a pata (hand to paw) against an attacking … more
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Wilson County native Wiley Williams stands at the bronze plaque that commemorates his career and contributions to golf in New Jersey where he was honored by having the Nos. 10 and 11 holes at Weequahic Golf Course in Newark named “Wiley Williams Corner.”
A self-taught legend: Wilson native Williams honored as a golf pioneer in NJ
There was no way Wiley Williams could have envisioned what golf would come to mean in his life when he was trying to make some spending money as a 9-year-old caddie at Wilson Country Club in the … more
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Wilson Recreation Glance
Youth futsal Results Matches from Feb. 16 Coed Ages 5-6 Zebras 11– Tigers 2 Zebras- Marvin Alvarez 4, Graylee Propst 4, Ryker Evans 3; Tigers- Kyle Lalata 1, Taryn Vitale … more
Duke assistant coach Re’quan Boyette, a former Fike and Blue Devils standout, will be the featured speaker at the City of Wilson’s 48th Human Relations Commission awards banquet Friday, Feb. 22, at Darden Alumni Center.
Boyette to speak at Wilson Human Relations banquet
While he will always be a Wilsonian, Re’quan Boyette’s has found his home at Duke University. The former Fike High three-sport star played football for the Blue Devils for five seasons … more
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Thanks, Coach
Some people just have “it.”  You meet them for the first time and they are easy to like. For whatever reasons, their demeanor lets you trust them immediately. They just carry … more
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Wilson Recreation Department Glance
Youth futsal  Results Games from Feb. 9 Coed Ages 5-6 Monkeys 7 – Zebras 6 Monkeys- Kensie Rountree 2, Charlie Spiron 2, Braydon Wells 1, Emerson Hatch 2; Zebras- Ryker … more
Reaching again for the bow
This time of year used to bring a new kind of adrenaline rush for me. The last couple of years, things changed a bit due to work and health, leaving other things on my mind. This year however, a new … more
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Wilson Recreation Department Glance
Youth futsal  RESULTS Games from Jan. 19-26 Coed Ages 5-6 Monkeys 10 – Lions 5 Monkeys- Charlie Spiron 1, Kensie Rountree 3, Emerson Hatch 3, Radley Sexton 2, Emma Carol … more
Joe Marm acknowledges the standing ovation he received at the Wilson Hot Stove banquet on Jan. 22 at Recreation Park Community Center. Paul Durham | Times
All rise: Marm only recipient of standing ovation at Hot Stove banquet
Perhaps a select few among the some 350 in attendance for the recent 44th annual Wilson Hot Stove banquet would know if Joe Marm ever swung a baseball bat, kicked a football or shot a … more
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Prep time essential for hikers
I’m sorry. I know what I will be writing about for a good part of the coming year, and it may get old. Therefore, I must apologize in advance. You see, my oldest son came into the room last … more
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You’d never hear him complain
Life harshly challenged and handicapped Jay Mumford. His story is tinted with sadness. The obstacles, challenges and handicaps marked his youth and never relented the remainder of his life of 61 … more
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Eynde Frazier, left, and Allexis Taylor, both of Wilson, were part of the Greensboro United Soccer Association Navy team that won the U15 Girls President’s Cup national championship in 2012. The pair, who were guest players for GUSA Navy, were honored along with the rest of the team by being inducted into the N.C. Soccer Hall of Fame’s National Champions Hall of Honor at its 22nd annual induction ceremony Saturday in Winston-Salem.
A win for the ages: Wilson duo part of Greensboro national championship team to be inducted in NC Soccer Hall of Fame
A chance opportunity to play ‘a couple of games’ for the team that beat their Wilson Youth Soccer Association team turned into the ultimate reward for Eynde Frazier and Allexis … more
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E.D. Hall, shown at the North Carolina Baseball Museum Celebrity Golf Tournament on May 19, 2015, at Wedgewood Public Golf Course, died unexpectedly Friday at the age of 66. The former coach, educator and administrator for Wilson County Schools leaves behind a legacy of service, friendship and compassion to numerous family members and friends.
Hall ‘touched a lot of lives’
What was thought to be a quick stay in the hospital turned into the shocking news Friday morning that E.D. Hall, a former Beddingfield High teacher and coach and former administrator in the Wilson … more
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Former C.B. Aycock High baseball coach Charles Davis was presented the Clyde King Excellence in Coaching Award by Wilson Hot Stove League at its 44th annual banquet Tuesday, Jan. 22, at Recreation Park Community Center. Davis was joined by his family, from left, son, Kyle; wife, Rhonda, and daughter, Connor.
Davis deeply honored by Clyde King Coaching Award
Charles Davis always admired the late Clyde King, the highly respected coach, manager, general manager and front-office executive for the New York Yankees and other Major League Baseball … more
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Chuck Finklea, left, was presented the Wilson Hot Stove League’s Lifetime Achievement Award by Russell Rawlings at the 44th annual banquet Tuesday at Recreation Park Community College. Finklea is the sixth recipient of the award.
Catching a Tiger by the tail
The successful, the fortunate and the caring find various options for giving back. Long-time Wilson insurance agent Chuck Finklea does so with his generosity for over 38 years in supporting … more
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Barton College baseball head coach Jim Chester speaks during Tuesday’s 44th annual Wilson Hot Stove banquet on Tuesday as 8-year-old Landon Davis listens at the podium. Landon, who has a severe heart condition, signed with the Bulldogs last October through Team Impact, which works with colleges to connect them to children with life-threatening illnesses. Barton is a finalist for the NCAA Division II Award of Excellence, in part, through its work with Landon.
An excellent move for Bulldogs
Landon Davis may not be able to play baseball like other 8-year-olds but he is a proud member of the Barton College baseball team. Landon, who has severe hemophilia A with inhibitors, joined the … more
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