18-year-old dies in wreck Saturday

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18-year-old dies in wreck Saturday
By Lisa Boykin Batts
Times Life Editor
Fike High School student
Javonte Thomas, 18, of Elm
City died early Saturday
morning in a single-vehicle
collision.
Thomas
Thomas was
alone and driving
north on U.S. 301
in Wilson County,
according the
N.C. Highway Patrol. He traveled
off onto the left
portion of the road and into
a median. The 2005 Lexus he
was driving struck a drain culvert and overturned, according to Sgt. Michael Baker with
the State Highway Patrol.
Thomas’ aunt and family
spokesperson Teresa Ward
said her nephew was driving
home from his girlfriend’s
house when he was killed.
She said Thomas loved basketball, dancing and music.
“Music was his thing,” she
Man pleads
guilty to killing
ex-girlfriend
See WRECK, Page 2A
By Olivia Neeley
IT’S MARKET TIME
Times Staff Writer
A man who prosecutors say stabbed
his ex-girlfriend to death while his
newborn child and her toddler were
inside the house will spend nearly two
decades in prison.
Eric Devon Hooker, 31, pleaded
guilty to second-degree murder Monday in Wilson County Superior Court
in the January 2014 death of 22-yearold Courtney Caitlyn Rea.
Rea was found dead in
her Mercer Street home
on Jan. 23, 2014, and had
been stabbed more than 20
times, prosecutors said. A
week later, Wilson police
arrested Hooker, Rea’s exboyfriend and father of her
Hooker
newborn son, as he was
leaving his grandfather’s
wake in a funeral home limousine.
He was initially charged with firstdegree murder.
Halifax County Resident Superior
Court Judge Alma Hinton sentenced
Hooker, who was dressed in a pinstripe
suit and tie Monday, to roughly 15 to
19 years in prison. Hooker, who was a
licensed massage therapist at the time
of the killing, was also given credit for
time served.
THE CASE
Teddy Lamm gets ready for the farmers market to open Wednesday morning in downtown Wilson. Brad Coville | Times
Fresh fruits and vegetables will be for sale starting Wednesday
By Rochelle Moore
Times Staff Writer
Teddy Lamm is looking forward to one of the highlights
of local farming — the start of
the Wilson Farmers Market
this week.
Lamm, who tends crops at
the Ole Need More Farm on
U.S. 264 Alternate in Sims,
has had so much produce that
he trucked pounds of strawberries to Wilson rest homes
Friday. He has plenty to spare.
“Right now, we’re sitting on
100 gallons,” Lamm said.
The Downtown Farmers
Market opens Wednesday,
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‘There will be special days, there will be
presentations and demonstrations on
freezing, canning and cooking.’
Billy Little
and the Wilson Farmers Market opens Saturday at the
Wilson County Fairgrounds.
Lamm and his wife, Willis
Teen Lamm, will sell their
products at both this year.
“We load up two trucks,
sometimes three trucks, and
we scoot on down there, and
MISS RODEO 2016: Wilson
woman takes home the title.
we have a blast,” he said. “We
bring everything — strawberries, cabbage, spring onions,
collards ...”
The Lamms are one of
about 20 vendors who will
participate at either or both
farmers markets this year.
The variety of fruits and veg-
etables will vary depending
on growing seasons, with
strawberries being available
in April and May, followed by
watermelon, cantaloupe, corn
and peas becoming available
in June, Lamm said.
Even though the Lamms
have a roadside market at the
Ole Need More Farm, the Wilson Farmers Market is a highlight of the year. This year is
the fifth time the Lamms have
participated.
“We love it,” Lamm said.
“We love the people. We just
enjoy the people. We enjoy
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Prosecutors say Rea and Hooker had
broken up at the time she was stabbed
to death. On the day of the murder, Rea
picked up her other child, a toddler,
from day care. Rea had stopped by
Bojangles before going home, officials
said.
Prosecutors estimate Rea was killed
between 12:45 and 1 p.m. on that January day while the children were inside
the home. Rea’s family member found
her dead inside her Mercer Street
home, according to prosecutors.
Wilson County Assistant District
Attorney Joel Stadiem told the court
that the 8-day-old infant was found
near Rea’s body, while her toddler was
found hiding in a closet.
DISTINCTIVE SHOES
Prosecutors say surveillance footage
from Pitt County’s courthouse showed
what Hooker was wearing on the day
Rea was killed, which included a distinctive hoodie as well as a pair discontinued Nike shoes. A bloody shoe print
was found at the scene of the crime,
matching a pair of those same discontinued Nike shoes, Stadiem said.
Hooker would later voluntarily turn
over his clothes and a pair of shoes to
investigators that he claimed he was
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Plea: Sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison
continued from page 1A
killing Courtney,” Stadiem
told the court referring to
when Hooker was questioned by police.
When Hooker left the interrogation room, officials
said he began to cry and
said he could not tell the
truth right now. Stadiem
said Hooker also told investigators that if Rea had
her way he would never
see his infant again.
Additional surveillance
footage from various
stores in Wilson captured
Hooker’s vehicle passing
by after the murder. That
vehicle also had distinctive
features, prosecutors said,
wearing on the day of the
murder. But those items
were different from what
the surveillance footage
showed, officials said.
While the clothes and
shoes, prosecutors say
Hooker wore at the time
of the murder have never
been found, they did have
another piece of evidence.
Stadiem said Hooker
admitted on a jailhouse
phone call to a friend
that he did have of pair of
those discontinued Nike
shoes.
“He initially didn’t deny
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including damage to the
hood and missing paint.
Rea’s neighbors at the
time remembered seeing
that vehicle in the neighborhood at the time she
was killed, officials said.
Hooker also told police
at one point he was on his
way to work in Durham
at the time of the murder. But prosecutors said
cell tower data indicated
Hooker was still in Wilson.
‘I LOVE MY SON’
Rea’s family members
were seated with several
investigators behind the
prosecutor’s table Monday. While the family
didn’t want to be heard in
court, Stadiem said they
wanted the court to know
what a difficult time it had
been for them losing their
loved one.
“This has been a ter-
rible situation for them,”
Stadiem said, adding that
Rea’s two children were
being raised by a family
member.
Hooker, who was represented by Wilson attorney
Randy Hughes, did address the court Monday
morning.
“All I want to say is I love
my son,” Hooker said in
soft and barely audible
voice. “I love my son, and I
think it’s important that he
knows that. That’s it.”
After Hooker was sentenced, Rea’s family members walked out of the
courtroom with police and
investigators. Some had
tears in their eyes.
MILITARY ASSAULT
CONVICTION
Six years before Hooker
was charged with murder, he pleaded guilty to
punching and choking his
then-wife on Christmas
Eve, records show.
Sarah Hilliard, Hooker’s
ex-wife with whom he has
three children, previously
told the Wilson Time he
had an explosive temper
that grew worse. She also
said he beat her in the decade they were married.
Hooker pleaded guilty
in 2007 to a domestic assault on a female charge
in Wilson County and
was required to take an
anger management class,
court records show. He
appealed the conviction
to superior court and the
case was dismissed because prosecutors couldn’t
find Hilliard to testify.
Records show the offense
date for the domestic assault charge as Dec. 24,
2006.
Hilliard said she married
Hooker after he’d spent
about a year in the Marines. Hooker also served
with the 2nd Marine
Aircraft Wing and said
he served in the Marines
from Aug. 13, 2003, to
June 24, 2005.
They lived in base housing aboard Marine Corps
Air Station Cherry Point
in Havelock while Hooker
was assigned to the 2nd
Marine Aircraft Wing.
Hilliard said Hooker first
choked her and beat her
severely at their Cherry
Point home. She reported
the assault to civilian police in Craven County but
said she agreed to turn
the case over to military
authorities.
Stadiem also told the
court Monday that Hooker
was convicted in a military
court for an assault on his
wife.
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celebrate Wilson County
successes and discuss the
challenges children face.
Sen. Don Davis, N.C.District 5, will be the keynote speaker. Other speakers include Pattie Barnes,
Wilson County Principal of
the Year, and Michael Bell,
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winners April 14 were,
north/south, Sim Wooten
and Judy Wooten, first;
Janet Gresham and Martha Walston, second; Betty
Banks and Sally Barnes,
third; and Beverly Wells
and Kathy DiBianca,
fourth. East/west winners
were Charlotte Weathers
and Louise Watson, first;
Nancy Thompson and Ann
Ipock, second; Ann Griffin
and Mabel Gray Henry,
third; Agnes Cherry and
Mial Woodard, fourth; and
Nancy Marlowe and Bill
Marlowe, fifth.
Winners on April 18
were Agnes Cherry and
Ann Griffin, Beverly Wells
and Jim Cash, tied first/
second; and Jeff Gates
and Nan Owens, third.
Winners April 19, north/
south, were Ann Griffin
and Betty Banks, first;
Helen Paszek and Carolyn Griffin, second; Jan
Scholtz and Sharon Foster, third; and Sim Wooten
and Judy Wooten, fourth.
East/west winners were
Nancy Thompson and
Jerry Woodard, first; John
Covington and Watson
Barnes, second; Martha
Walston and Deas Linville,
third; Janet Gresham and
Mabel Gray Henry, fourth;
and Nancy Marlowe and
Betty Jon Smith, fifth.
Winners April 21 were
Martha Walston and Richard Moore, first; Beverly
Wells and Kathy DiBianca
and Katie Covington and
Betty Bikle, tied second/
third; Deas Linville and
Holmes Smoot, fourth;
and Dot Boyette and
Mable Hesmer, fifth.
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The Downtown Farmers Market, at 207 Green
St., opens Wednesday and
continues every Wednesday in May through
September, as long as the
produce lasts, said Susan
Kellum, Wilson downtown
marketing and communications coordinator. The
market operates from 8
a.m. to 1 p.m.
“It’s shaping up to be
a great season with lots
of new vendors featur-
ing local produce, meats,
home-baked breads and
desserts, and hand-crafted
products,” Kellum said.
“All Good hotdogs and
ice cream will be returning to serve both kinds of
hot dogs, fresh salads and
their homemade, handdipped ice cream.”
WILSON FARMERS
MARKET
The Wilson Farmers
Market opens Saturday at
the Wilson County Fairgrounds, on U.S. 301. The
market continues every
Saturday, from 7:30 a.m.
to noon, through September, as long as produce
lasts.
“There will be a constant
array of vegetables and
fruits,” said Billy Little,
Wilson County horticultural agent with the N.C.
Cooperative Extension
Service. “There will be a
pretty wide array of items
at both markets.
“There will be special
days, there will be presentations and demonstrations on freezing, canning
and cooking.”
The market will also offer plants, flowers, woodworking crafts, eggs, natural shaved ice, homemade
soap, including goat soap,
baked goods and meats,
including farm raised beef
and pork products.
Different area groups
will also offer educational
programs. The Wilson
Police Department will
provide bike safety tips
and master gardeners will
provide information about
turf grass and plant care.
Special events will be
promoted on the Wilson
Farmers Market Facebook
page and through newspaper advertisements, in The
Wilson Times, Little said.
This year’s vendor participation is healthy and
reflects a promising year,
Little said.
“We look forward to a
good year, with a lot of
produce and products,” he
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Wreck: Family, friends released balloons
said.
Ward said her nephew,
the son of Tina Thomas of
Elm City and Jeffrey Carmichael of Raleigh, was very
giving and could light up a
room when he entered.
“He was very sweet,
humble and respectful,”
she said.
The family gathered at
Fike High School Monday
morning and joined with
students at the school
in releasing balloons in
Thomas’ memory.
The balloon release and
show of support meant a
lot to the family. “He was
loved by so many,” Ward
said.
Paula Cobb, business
teacher at Fike, said
Thomas was always smiling. “He was always pleasant to me, speaking to me
in the hallways and striking up general conversation in class.
“He was a friend to
everybody and loved by
many,” Cobb said. “My
heart aches for a beautiful
smile we won’t see again.”
A gofundme page has
been set up to defray funeral expenses. Visit the
page at https://www.gofundme.com/2hrnxd4k.
On the gofundme page,
the family also asks for
prayers.
The funeral for Thomas
is Saturday at 3 p.m.
at L.N. Forbes Original
Free Will Baptist Tabernacle. The Rev. Ricky L.
Daughtridge Sr. of Glory
Baptist Church, which was
Thomas’ home church,
will officiate. Visitation is
Friday from 3 to 7 p.m. at
Stevens Funeral Home.
Johnson named Mercy Award winner
From staff reports
Wilson Medical Center
recently announced that
Kay Johnson has been recognized as the hospital’s
2016 Mercy Award winner.
Johnson is one of roughly
70 other individuals across
LifePoint Health, a leading
healthcare company that
employs more than 46,000
individuals, to receive this
award.
The annual Mercy
Award program was established in 2002 to honor the
life of Scott Mercy, LifePoint’s founding chairman
and chief executive officer.
It recognizes one employee from each of LifePoint’s
72 health care
facilities, and
the Health
Support Center based in
Brentwood,
TennesJohnson
see, who
profoundly
touches the lives of others
and best represents the
spirit and values on which
the company was founded.
The Mercy Award is considered the highest honor
a LifePoint employee can
receive.
“At Wilson Medical Center, we share LifePoint’s
commitment to making
communities healthier,
and we realize that the
hard work and dedication
of our employees is critical
to our success,” said Bill
Caldwell, CEO of Wilson
Medical Center. “Every
day, Kay goes above and
beyond to demonstrate a
level of care and compassion that we want every
person who enters our
facilities to experience.
We are extremely proud
to recognize Kay for her
efforts on behalf of our patients and our community.”
Johnson is a wife, mother, community volunteer,
enthusiastic church member, friend, mentor and
nutrition coach. She has
been a clinical dietitian at
Wilson Medical Center for
more than 28 years. Her
passion shines through
in everything she does,
whether she is working
with hospital patients or
out in the community volunteering her time.
Her compassionate nature extends beyond the
hospital walls — Johnson
is a wellness advocate
dedicated to making our
community healthier.
She plays a pivotal role at
her church promoting a
healthy lifestyle, and has
also volunteered her time
with The Children’s Hunger Elimination of Wilson
(CHEW) — a non-profit
organization that helps
feed chronically hunger
children in our community.
Johnson also volunteers
her time for various community events and health
fairs. She taught families
how to eat healthy on a
budget through one of our
local schools. Last year,
she collaborated with the
Wilson County Partnership for Children and
taught a hands-on workshop to daycare workers
about quick and healthy
meals for the children they
serve.
“Kay is a mentor for
keeping a positive attitude,
and she displays kindness
in her words and gentleness in her deeds. Kay’s
achievements are a source
of pride and inspiration to
all of us,” said Shannon
Jackson, dietitian supervisor at Wilson Medical Center. “She is very humble,
never seeking praise for
her hard work. She inspires others by never,
ever giving up a fight.”
Each hospital winner,
including Johnson, will be
considered for LifePoint’s
2016 company-wide
Mercy Award. The company-wide winner will be
announced and honored
during a special ceremony
in Nashville, Tennessee, in
August, to which Johnson
and all hospital winners
are invited to attend.
Fundraisers
held
Members of Club Unify at Hunt High
School conducted three fundraisers over
the course of this school year to be able to
donate $800 to the Wilson Recreation Department in support of the Special Olympics Spring Games at Hunt High School.
On hand for the ceremony were (top row,
left to right): Elizabeth Reel, Hunt assistant principal; Lauren West, student
president of Club Unify; Jacob Saunders,
student treasurer of Club Unifyl; Michael
Butts, Club Unify staff adviser; Fern
Jones, Wilson Parks and Recreation; Eddie
Doll, Hunt principal; Jacob Fox, student
secretary of Club Unify; and Casey Page,
student vice president of Club Unify. Bottom row: Hunt students and Club Unify
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Congratulations
Cox receives scholarship
RALEIGH — Jasmine
Cox of Wilson, received a
$2,704 scholarship from
Wells Fargo for the current academic year. The
scholarship was one of
25 awarded to students
enrolled at independent
colleges and universities
in North Carolina.
The Wells Fargo Scholarships totaled $67,600
and were distributed by
The Independent College
Fund of North Carolina, a
division of North Carolina
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Jasmine, a sophomore
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therapy.
From staff reports
Local dignitaries celebrate Freedom Family Medicine’s ribbon cutting Thursday, April 14.
Freedom Family Medicine is located at 2519 Airport Blvd, Suite F, Wilson.
TODAY IN HISTORY
Today is Tuesday, April 26, the
117th day of 2016. There are 249
days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On April 26, 1986, a major accident occurred at the Chernobyl
nuclear power plant in Ukraine
(then part of the Soviet Union) as
an explosion and fire caused radioactive fallout to begin spewing
into the atmosphere over much
of Europe, forcing hundreds of
thousands from their homes in the
most heavily hit areas.
On this date:
In 1777, 16-year-old Sybil Ludington, sometimes referred to as
“the female Paul Revere,” rode
her horse into the night through
Putnam and Dutchess counties in
New York to alert militiamen that
British troops were sacking Danbury, Connecticut.
In 1865, John Wilkes Booth, the
assassin of President Abraham
Lincoln, was surrounded by federal
troops near Port Royal, Virginia,
and killed.
In 1913, Mary Phagan, a
13-year-old worker at a Georgia
pencil factory, was strangled; Leo
Frank, the factory superintendent,
was convicted of her murder and
sentenced to death. (Frank's death
sentence was commuted, but he
was lynched by an anti-Semitic
mob in 1915.)
In 1964, the African nations of
Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged
to form Tanzania.
In 1986, TV journalist Maria
Shriver and actor Arnold Schwarzenegger were married at a
church in Hyannis, Massachusetts,
with members of the Kennedy
family present. (The marriage
broke up in 2011 with the revelation that Schwarzenegger had
fathered a son with a family
housekeeper.)
In 1994, voting began in South
Africa's first all-race elections,
resulting in victory for the African National Congress and the
inauguration of Nelson Mandela
as president. China Airlines Flight
140, a Taiwanese Airbus A-300,
crashed while landing in Nagoya,
Japan, killing 264 people (there
were seven survivors).
In 2000, Vermont Gov. Howard
Dean signed the nation's first bill
allowing same-sex couples to form
civil unions.
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Today's Birthdays
Architect I.M. Pei is 99. Movie
composer Francis Lai is 84. Actress-comedian Carol Burnett is
83. Rhythm-and-blues singer Maurice Williams is 78. Songwritermusician Duane Eddy is 78. Singer
Bobby Rydell is 74. Rock musician
Gary Wright is 73. Actress Nancy
Lenehan is 63. Actor Giancarlo
Esposito is 58. Rock musician Roger
Taylor (Duran Duran) is 56. Actress
Joan Chen is 55. Rock musician
Chris Mars is 55. Actor-singer
Michael Damian is 54. Actor Jet Li
is 53. Rock musician Jimmy Stafford (Train) is 52. Actor-comedian
Kevin James is 51. Record company
executive Jeff Huskins is 50. Former U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha
Trethewey is 50. Actress Marianne
Jean-Baptiste is 49. Country musician Joe Caverlee (Yankee Grey) is
48. Rapper T-Boz (TLC) is 46. Melania Trump is 46. Actress Shondrella
Avery is 45. Country musician Jay
DeMarcus (Rascal Flatts) is 45. Actor Channing Tatum is 36.
Local dignitaries celebrate All 4
roperty Management’s ribbon cutting Tuesday, April 12.
All 4
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OBITUARIES
Ruby
Batchelor
Speight
Sept. 25, 1930 — April
24, 2016
Ruby Batchelor Speight
Ruby Batchelor
Speight, 85, of Wilson, passed away
Sunday. A graveside service will be
conducted 11 a.m.
Wednesday in Evergreen Memorial
Park, Wilson.
The family will receive friends 6:30 to
8:30 p.m. Tuesday
at Joyner’s Funeral
Home, 4100 Raleigh
Road Parkway, Wilson.
Ruby is survived by her daughters, Vivian S.
Bridges of Elm City and Sandra Mercer Tart
and husband Thurman of Coats; her sons, Fred
Thomas Speight Jr. of Hot Springs and Jeffery
Joseph Speight and wife Deneane of Angier;
her granddaughters, Candida Askew, Danni
Speight and Hannah Speight; her grandsons,
Zack Speight, D.J. Bridges and Chris Bridges;
great-granddaughter, Kiah Speight; greatgrandsons, Chase Askew and Cole Askew; and
her sisters, Raymeta Stancil and husband Roland of Rocky Mount, and Lorraine Mattox of
Greenville.
She was preceded in death by her husband,
Fred “Tom” Thomas Speight; daughter-in-law,
Shirley Speight; and son-in-law, Randy Bridges.
Flowers are welcome or memorials may be
directed to any hospice of one’s choice; Wilson
County Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 3911, Wilson,
NC 27895, or the Eastern Star, 2501 Nash St.
NW., Wilson, NC 27896.
Condolences may be directed to www.joyners.
net.
Arnell Jackson Jr.
RANDALSTOWN, Md. — Arnell Jackson
Jr., 79, died Saturday, April 23, 2016. Arrangements are by Haskins Funeral Home, Goldsboro.
Lester
Williams
Dec. 25, 1925 — April
24, 2016
Lester Williams,
90, of Wilson,
passed away Sunday, April 24, 2016,
at Vidant Medical
Center in Greenville, surrounded
by his loving family.
His funeral service
will be conducted
7 p.m. Thursday at
Joyner’s Funeral
Home, Wilson.
Graveside services
Lester Williams
will be held 11 a.m.
Friday in Bailey Town
Cemetery, Bailey, with military honors. The Rev.
Johnny Sullivan will officiate.
The family will receive friends Thursday immediately following the service at Joyner’s
Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway,
Wilson, and other times at the home.
Lester was born in Nash County on Dec. 25,
1925, to the late Vernon Williams and Myrtle
Peele Williams. He was a member of Daniels
Chapel FWB Church until he could no longer
attend, due to his health. Lester served his
country with pride and honor with the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force during World War II. He
was retired from Wilson Petroleum Company.
Lester is survived by his wife of 64 years, Virginia High Williams; his daughter, Connie Rabil and
husband Richard of Wilson; his son, James Ray
Williams and wife Cathy of Rocky Mount; his loving granddaughter, Crickett Bottoms, and her fiancé, Pablo Maldonado Segura; his grandson, Jason
Williams of Wilmington; his great-grandson, who
was the special joy in his life, Nolan G. Gonzalez;
and his nephew, Ronald Lee Williams of Bailey.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Vernon Williams and Myrtle Peele Williams; and his
sisters, Esther Peele and Lettie Mae Williams.
Flowers are welcome or memorials may be
directed to Daniels Chapel Church, 4828 Frank
Price Church Road, Wilson, NC 27893.
Condolences may be directed to www.joyners.
net.
Tammy Delores Joyner Perry
Jan. 23, 1965 — April 24, 2016
Tammy Delores Joyner Perry, 51, of Wilson,
died Sunday, April 24, 2016. Arrangements are
by Shingleton Funeral Home.
Harrison Thomas Edwards
Sr.
GOLDSBORO — Harrison Thomas Edwards
Sr., 78, died Sunday, April 24, 2016. Arrangements are by Howell Funeral Home and Crematory, Goldsboro.
Teresa J. Williams
PRINCETON — Teresa J. Williams, 60, died
Thursday, April 21,2016. Arrangements are by
Howell Funeral Home and Crematory, Goldsboro.
Israel W. Quintanilla
KENLY — Israel W. Quintanilla, 41, died
Wednesday, April 20, 2016. Arrangements are
by Howell Funeral Home and Crematory, Goldsboro.
Lynda Howell
GOLDSBORO — Lynda Howell, 67, died
Friday, April 15, 2016. Arrangements are by
Howell Funeral Home and Crematory, Goldsboro.
Lossie Hart
BAILEY — Lossie Hart, 95, died Friday, April
22, 2016. Arrangements are by William Toney’s
Funeral Home, Spring Hope.
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Federal judge upholds N.C. photo ID mandate
By Emery P. Dalesio and
Gary D. Robertson
The Associated Press
RALEIGH — Lawsuits
challenging changes to
North Carolina's election law failed to show it
hampered the ability of
minority voters to exercise
political power, a federal
judge ruled Monday in dismissing the cases.
U.S. District Judge
Thomas Schroeder ruled
against the U.S. Justice
Department, the North
Carolina NAACP chapter
and named voters. They
sued alleging the law was
passed to discriminate
against poor and minority
voters in violation of the
Constitution and U.S. Voting Rights Act.
While North Carolina
had a sordid history of
freezing black voters out
of the political process,
the plaintiffs didn't show
that the law hampered the
ability of minority voters to
exercise electoral politics,
Schroeder said.
The plaintiffs “failed to
show that such disparities
will have materially adverse effects on the ability
of minority voters to cast
a ballot and effectively
exercise the electoral franchise” as a result of the
2013 state law, Schroeder
wrote. That argument was
made more difficult after
black voter turnout increased in 2014, he wrote.
“There is significant,
shameful past discrimination. In North Carolina's
recent history, however,
certainly for the last quarter century, there is little official discrimination to consider,” Schroeder wrote.
The law's most public
feature is that it requires
voters who appear in person to cast ballots to show
an accepted form of photo
identification like a driver's
license, a passport or a
military ID. The law also
eliminated same-day voter
registration and ended
out-of-precinct voting. The
number of early-voting
days was cut while the
early-voting hours available stayed stable.
Same-day registration
and out-of-precinct provisional voting will end after
the June 7 primary elections for North Carolina's
congressional seats.
Much of the discussion
during the trial focused
on whether voter fraud
exists in North Carolina.
That was one of the arguments lawmakers used
in including the photo ID
requirement, which took
effect during last month's
primary elections.
Advocates who filed the
lawsuits condemned the
decision.
“This is just one step in
a legal battle that is going
to continue in the courts,”
said Penda Hair, an attorney representing the
NAACP. The law “targets
the provisions that once
made North Carolina
among the states with the
highest turnout in the nation. This progress was
especially clear among African-American and Latino
voters, who came to rely
on measures like early voting, same-day registration
and out-of-precinct provisional ballots to ensure
their voices were heard.
Gov. Pat McCrory, a
Republican seeking reelection this year, focused
on the voter ID provision
of the law in praising the
ruling. McCrory was a
defendant in one of the
lawsuits.
“Common practices
like boarding an airplane
and purchasing Sudafed
require photo ID and
thankfully a federal court
has ensured our citizens
will have the same protection for their basic right to
vote,” McCrory said in a
prepared statement.
1 dead, 2 injured after small plane crash in North Carolina mountains
BOONE — Police say a
local man is dead and two
other passengers hospitalized after a small plane
crashed on a golf course
in the North Carolina
mountains.
Police in the town of
Boone said the plane
crashed early Monday
afternoon at the Boone
Golf Club. Authorities said
The Family of
Dorothy Marie Joyner
would like to express our thanks to everyone
for their kindness in the passing of our Mama.
Mary Ann Joyner & Phyllis Davis
In Loving Memory
Mary ee
hite
Sunrise ~ November 15, 1931
Sunset ~ April 26, 2012
So if you need me, call me and I will come.
Though you can’t see me or touch me. I’ll be near;
And if you listen within your heart you’ll hear;
All my love around you soft and clear.
We love you, Carolyn, Ray, Paulette, Pearl, Neice,
Grandchildren & Great-Grandchildren
they were withholding the
names of the victims until
their families were notified, adding the dead man
was well known in the college town.
The two survivors were
flown to hospitals in Win-
ston-Salem and Johnson
City, Tennessee, for treatment.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
The Wilson County Register of
Deeds issued the following marriage licenses during March:
Natali Garcia Jigon and Jose
Juan Villanueva Penaloza, both of
Wilson;
Brent Vincent Thoden and
Deanne Makalani Wozny, both of
Haymarket, Virginia;
Alissia Carmen Rodriguez and
Jason Lee Turner, both of Wilson;
Cikiethia Ikea Wells of Wilson
and Patrick Ryan Sharpe of
Macclesfield;
Brandon Marquis Sanders and
Allison Raegene Janay Anderson,
both of Wilson;
Ismael Serratos Chavez of
Wilson and Janet Lee Galicia of
Lucama;
Roma Darnell Raudolal Alexander Moore and Jameka Renee
Manning, both of Wilson;
Danielle Brittany Dew of Wilson
and Clarence Brandon Whitley of
Elm City;
Malcolm Norman McRainey III
of Youngsville and Cheryl Patrice
Speight of Nashville;
Michelle Marie Eischen and
Johnathan Phillips Barnes, both
of Wilson;
Salvador Luna and Cassie Anne
Johnson, both of Elm City;
Cassandra Lynne Miller of Ernul and David Jermaine King of
Wilson;
Darwin Da’Chane Revis and
Gerlisa Charlena Barnes, both of
Wilson;
Brenda Kathleen Horton and
Christopher Michael Kehley, both
of Wilson;
Cesar Eduardo Ortiz Bernal of
Wilson and Corina Botello of Stantonsburg;
Ranson Michael Allen and Karen
Louise Miles, both of Lucama;
Crishon Danyelle Jordan of
Rocky Mount and Jamie Deshea
Johnson of Winterville;
Kenneth Wayne Atkinson of Elm
City and Kimberly Michelle Williams of Wilson;
Kelly Sabrina Coleman and Roderick Williams, both of Wilson;
Kelsey Brooke Hayes of Kenly and
Irvin Keith Ambrose of Belvidere;
Candace Sue Denton and Jared
Allen Casey, both of Wilson;
Nahshon Jamal Clemons and Tiara Nishon Lofton, both of Wilson;
Michael Leon Bobbitt and
Shaunna Michelle May, both of
Wilson;
Mark Anthony Winstead Jr. and
Bridgette Leigh Raper, both of
Kenly;
Phillip Andrew Eatmon and Trisha Marie Prince, both of Bailey;
Kristina Latisha Alverez-Cameron of Elm City and Jorge Luis
Garcia Segura of Bailey;
Leonard Earl Howell Jr. and Kelly
Monique Howell, both of Wilson;
Christina Marie Lyons and Robert Lee Kirby, both of Wilson;
Randi Nicole Taylor and Tristan
Kyle Meador, both of Stantonsburg;
James Patrick Carraway and
Deborah Ann Kirkpatrick, both of
Wilson;
Candice Marie Wickes and Jason Lee Cockrell, both of Wilson;
Ethan James Thomas and Samantha Yvette Mendoza Romero,
both of Wilson;
Cynthia Lynn Wise and John
Larry Capps, both of Wilson;
Pamela Denise Carmon and
Milton Todd Dickerson, both of
Wilson;
Montie Earl Allen and Melissa
Bridgers Pitt, both of Wilson;
Ericca Dannielle Starling and
Brandon Keith Fulghum, both of
Sims;
Brian Tucker Newell and Kimberly Ann Conway, both of Wilson;
Larry Donnell Jones Jr. and
Sarah Elizabeth Sallenger, both of
Wilson;
Morgan Leigh Shrieves and Brandon Lee Dollar, both of Wilson;
Latisha Deshawn Pridgen and
Jamel Cercedric Lucas, both of
Wilson;
Brandie Nicole Garris and Robert
Neal Black II, both of Wilson;
Aracely Madai Roblero Guzman
and Raul Bisoso Reducindo, both
of Wilson;
Lisa Janean Henry of Nashville
and Joel Aaron Keefer of Knightdale.
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Thought for today
The psalmist wrote, “Do not cast me off in the time of
old age; do not forsake me when my strength is spent.”
(Psalm 71:9)
Prayer: Dear God, guide us in choosing where, when,
and with whom we will spend our time so that we can best
share your boundless love with others. Amen.
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GUEST EDITORIAL
‘Holding the
line’ holds
N.C. back
A
s legislators returned to town
Monday, hopes
aren’t high for
Gov. Pat McCrory’s proposed budget for the
fiscal year that begins in July.
It’s a modest spending plan
that includes election-year
pay hikes and bonuses, but
it’s hardly the blueprint for
a state on the rise. It’s about
keeping North Carolina’s
state funding where it has
been — stuck in the austerity
of the Great Recession.
Sure, the governor’s $22.8
billion budget is up 2.8 percent, and that’s more than
the 2 percent aim expressed
by Phil Berger, Senate president pro tem. And the governor says his budget, coming
out Wednesday, won’t include
income tax cuts. That’s something else Berger wanted by
raising the standard deduction for married couples and
single people.
This means the governor
could be wasting his time
presenting a budget. He’ll
be received by the House
and Senate, and his plan will
promptly be consigned to
the dust bin. Legislators care
little for any of the governor’s
ideas, and they’ll likely ignore this budget.
Frankly, it appears worth
that kind of reception, but if
anything is certain, it’s that
a budget formulated by the
leadership of the General Assembly will be even worse.
North Carolina is pulling
out of a recession, and yet
legislative leaders are wed-
ded for life to recession-era
budgets, all in the name of
providing tax breaks for the
wealthy and for large corporations. The result is inadequate money coming in and
no room to really address the
vital needs of this state and
its citizens. Instead, General
Assembly leaders are ready
for the state to just hold the
line. Given the state’s growth,
the effects of inflation and
increasing cost of neglected
infrastructure needs, “holding the line” means slipping
backward.
Teacher pay –—the governor has backed a 5 percent
average hike and one-time
bonus of 3.5 percent — remains dismally low, at a
time when public schools
are under assault from GOP
lawmakers who want to give
public money to people for
vouchers for private schools
and keep per pupil spending
flat.
Boosting teacher salaries,
addressing infrastructure
needs (roads and bridges
and state building improvements) and certainly any
initiatives to help older
people, the mentally ill or the
disabled, or restore cuts to
public university funding are
short-circuited by budgets
that seek only to keep a lid on
spending.
As North Carolina’s economy recovers, the state’s
budget should be pushing the
state forward, not locking it
in place as the world goes by.
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LETTERS
New school leadership
the county (they also have twice
as many students as another
s Mr. Bulson
school) and it needs to be lower.
That is the exact opposite of
departs and
what should be happening.
the school
Kudos for the effort. Keep it up.
board embark Get rid of the students who are
depriving others of the educaupon another superintion they seek. It would surprise
tendent search it is the
many to know the multitude
responsibility of parents of students awaiting trial or on
probation and wearing monito ensure the search is
toring equipment. If you do
successful.
something bad enough to be
As parents, we must force the monitored you should not be in
following issues with the school a mainstream school. Expand
board so that past mistakes are the old Daniels and make them
not repeated:
earn their way back.
• School rankings — I am told
• Morale — There is none.
in a recent school board meetTeachers and students are leaving it was stated that our county ing in droves. They get no supwent from 46th to 87th out of
port, only blamed for the lack
115 school districts in N.C. How of resources being supplied by
can this have happened if the
the county especially in areas of
policies of the last five years
special needs and handicapped
were effective?
students. Teachers face asThe claim to fame is more
saults from students, outright
students are graduating, but we defiance, verbal abuse and
are ranked in the bottom third? are discouraged from enforcMust be the new common core
ing discipline or giving failing
math because it is beyond me.
grades regardless of work or
• Discipline — There is none.
performance. When they write
Too many students show no
referrals for discipline they are
respect or regard for others or
questioned as if they commitrules. The county blames teach- ted a crime and if the student
ers for not being able to control is of another races are accused
the uncontrollable. One school’s of racism even if the student is
only concern is that they have
caught in the act, on camera.
the highest suspension rate in
I have also been told that the
A
school board is of a mind to continue the practices established
by Mr. Bulson by promoting Mr.
Davis to superintendent. While
my dealings with Mr. Bulson and
Mr. Davis have always been respectful and courteous, I do not
feel continuing a legacy that has
dropped our schools to almost
last in the state and a zoo-like atmosphere in the classrooms and
halls should be continued.
There are several local candidates that were passed over
previously who have a better
understanding of what is needed in Wilson County.
As parents, we need to encourage our school board to
admit their previous mistake
and hire someone better suited
to this role.
I have spoken with many who
never dreamed of looking fondly back at Larry Price, former
superintendant, who must be
giggling his rear end off.
Parents: Speak with your
school board member. Speak
with every school board member you see, every time you see
them. Do not let them continue
to watch our schools deteriorate
and laud themselves as heroes
because the graduation rate is
up. It is misleading and hurting
us all.
Tony Gaetano
Wilson
IN OTHER OPINION
Fayetteville opioid problem needs intervention
W
e knew we had a drug
problem here. No
news there. We knew
especially that we had an opioid drug problem — abuse and
addiction to prescription and
street-sold painkillers ranging
from Percocet to heroin.
What we didn’t know was
just how bad the problem
was. We didn’t have a national
perspective. Thanks to a new
study, we do now: It’s really
bad. Fayetteville is 15th in the
nation in prescription opioid
abuse and 18th overall in rankings that include prescription
and street drugs.
Worse, we’ve got too much
company in the neighborhood.
Of the 25 cities ranking highest
in the country for opioid abuse,
22 are in the South. Four are in
North Carolina. Wilmington,
sadly, is at the top of the list,
with an opioid-abuse rate of
11.6 percent — more than one
in every 10 people in the city.
Fayetteville’s rate is nearly 8
percent. Hickory ranks fifth in
the country, and Jacksonville
is 12th.
Local data show how quickly
Fayetteville’s opioid-abuse
problem has grown. In 2009,
Cape Fear Valley Medical Center recorded 288 painkiller and
heroin overdoses. Last year, it
saw 545, an increase of nearly
90 percent. By mid-February
this year, the hospital had already see 111.
The roots of the problem
aren’t surprising. Fayetteville
has an unusually high number
of military combat veterans
who have lingering pain from
war injuries and suffer from
post-traumatic stress disorder. Many became addicted
to opioids during their treatment. And as a study showed
last year, Fayetteville residents
born into poverty are more
likely to sink even deeper into
it than residents of any other
city in the country. That is the
perfect formula for despair and
hopelessness, which in turn is
fertile ground for addiction.
What do we do? It’s clear that
we need aggressive response
on many levels. We can start
by embracing the movement to
treat drug abuse as an illness,
not as a criminal activity. Jails
aren’t set up to cure addiction.
Addicts belong in treatment,
and the police can help get
them there. So can the military
and the VA. We need more social workers in our community,
as well.
And we need far more extensive treatment options here
in Fayetteville. What we have
today isn’t anywhere near in
scale with the size of our problem.
We’d say that having the
18th-worst problem with opioid abuse and addiction in the
country qualifies as an emergency. We hope our community
leaders agree — and lead us to
some solutions.
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Beddingfield High School graduate Megan Batten is Miss Rodeo 2016 for North Carolina. Contributed Photo
Wilson woman named Miss Rodeo N.C. for 2016
Megan Batten
representing the state
By Amanda Jenkins
Times Staff Writer
Miss Rodeo North Carolina 2016 is Wilson’s own Megan Batten of Wilson,
Batten, daughter of Stuart and Connie Batten, was crowned as Miss Rodeo
North Carolina in February. In November, she will represent our state in the
Miss Rodeo America Pageant held every
year in Las Vegas, in conjunction with
the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in
December.
“It was a great feeling,” said Batten
of being crowned in the North Carolina
pageant, which is part of theProfessional
Rodeo Cowboys Association.
One of her goals as Miss Rodeo North
Carolina is to help other girls with the
same passion she has for horses. She also said that her main goal as Miss Rodeo
is to, “try to strengthen the organization
(Miss Rodeo North Carolina) and make
it grow.”
Batten said that the sport of rodeo is
not as popular in eastern North Carolina
as it is in some other places.
Last year’s Miss Rodeo North Carolina
pageant was the first in about 15 years,
due to an earlier lack of interest in the
category for Batten’s age group. She was
the only contestant in her category for
the 2016 pageant but still had to perform
for the title.
Her performances included preparing a speech in five minutes on a given
topic; answering an impromptu ques-
tion; taking a written test about North
Carolina politics, the PRCA, and different
horsemanship questions; and learning a
pattern for riding her horse, riding figure
eights and changing leads.
She hopes to educate girls about the
different opportunities available in holding her title.
Miss Rodeo North Carolina represents
the professional sport of rodeo as an
ambassador for the PRCA. She serves as
a role model for future generations of rodeo competitors, and educates the public
about the sport of rodeo, the cowboy way
of life, and the importance of agriculture
in our society.
Although her participation landed her
the Miss Rodeo North Carolina title, she
grew up showing American Saddlebreds,
where she won the North Carolina State
Championship title in 2011. Her expe-
riences led her up and down the East
Coast at showings. Then, she started barrel racing a year ago.
Batten performed her current duties as
queen recently as she rode a horse in the
National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade
in Washington, D.C.
Some of her upcoming activities include representing North Carolina at the
Pioneer Days Rodeo in Guymon, Oklahoma, in May and celebrating Nebraskaland Days in North Platte, Nebraska,
in June. She also plans on presenting the
colors during the national anthem at the
local rodeo in June at the Wilson County
Fairgrounds on U.S. 301. The rodeo is
June 3-4.
Batten is a 2014 graduate of Beddingfield High School and attends Wilson
Community College with plans to attend
East Carolina University in the fall.
NEW LIBRARY BOOKS
Following are new books at
the Wilson County Public Library.
“Miss Julia Inherits a Mess” by
Ann B. Ross
ADULT NONFICTION
ADULT FICTION
“Before the Wind” by Jim
Lynch
“The Blackbirds” by Eric Jerome Dickey
“The House of Daniel: A Novel
of Miracles, Magic, and Minor
League Ball” by Harry Turtledove
“‘Til Death Do Us Part” by
Amanda Quick
“War Hawk” by James Rollins
LARGE PRINT
“The ABA Consumer Guide
to Adopting a Child: Everything
You Need to Know for a Successful Adoption” by Robert A.
Kasky
“Jesus Before the Gospels:
How the Earliest Christians
Remembered, Changed, and
Invented Their Stories of the
Savior” by Bart D. Ehrman
“The Literature Book” by DK
Publishing
“The Mathews Men: Seven
Brothers and the War Against
Hitler’s U-Boats” by William
Geroux*
“The Rainbow Comes and
Goes: A Mother and Son on
Life, Love, and Loss” by Anderson Cooper
YOUNG ADULT BOOKS
“Lady Renegades” by Rachel
Hawkins
CHILDREN’S BOOKS
“Archaeologists!” by Clifford
Thompson
“Big Nate: Thunka, Thunka
Thunka” by Lincoln Peirce
“Cleo Edison Olive, Playground Millionaire” by Sundee
T. Frazier
“The Dog That Nino Didn’t
Have” by Edward Van De Vendel
“Dream On, Amber” by Emma
Shevah
“For the Right to Learn: Malala Yousafzai’s Story” by Rebecca
Langston-George
“Frightmares: A Creepy Collection of Scary Stories” by Michael Dahl
“Get Into Art Telling Stories”
by Susie Brooks
AUDIOBOOKS
“Private Paris” by James Patterson
DVDS
“The Big Short”
“Brooklyn”
“Daddy’s Home”
“Infinitely Polar Bear”
“Playin’ For Love”
“Second Coming”
“The Sin Seer”
“Sisters”
“Woodlawn”
E-BOOKS
“The Blackbirds” by Eric Jerome Dickey
“The Mathews Men: Seven
Brothers and the War Against
Hitler’s U-Boats” by William
Geroux
“‘Til Death Do Us Part” by
Amanda Quick
“War Hawk” by James Rollins
Be aware of foot health, especially with diabetes
According to the
American
Orthopaedic Foot
and Ankle
Society, the
average person takes
Brandi
10,000 steps
Ross
each day,
which adds
up to more than 3 million
steps per year. April serves
as Foot Health Awareness
Month, and is a great opportunity to highlight the
importance of foot health.
People with diabetes
should be especially concerned with the health of
their feet. An estimated
29.1 million people (9.3
percent of the population)
have diabetes, and nearly
28 percent are undiagnosed. Diabetes can affect the nerves which can
cause nerve damage for
some people. When this
happens, the nerves no
longer perceive pain due
to numbness and therefore do not alert a person
to potential injury.
For people living with
diabetes, a poor defense
against infection and damage to blood circulation can
complicate problems with
the feet causing them to
become more vulnerable
to injury. In 2010, about
73,000 non-traumatic
lower-limb amputations
were performed on adults
aged 20 years or older with
diagnosed diabetes. This
accounts for 60 percent of
non-traumatic lower-limb
amputations. People with
an amputation have a 50
percent mortality rate within five years.
Diabetes related amputations may result from
chronic wounds caused by
diabetes, especially diabetic foot ulcers. It is estimated that 25 percent of
all diabetics will develop a
diabetic foot ulcer.
The Wilson Wound
Healing Center recommends the following for
proper foot care if you’re
living with diabetes:
• Check your feet for
sores or other injuries every day. You may have an
injury, but cannot feel the
pain.
• Wash your feet every
day and dry them with
care, especially between
the toes.
Wear properly fitting
shoes that do not rub or
pinch your feet.
• Always wear socks or
stockings with your shoes,
and never walk barefoot
or while wearing just
socks.
• Physical activity can
help increase circulation
in your feet. Consult your
health care team to see
which physical activity is
right for you.
For more information
about proper foot care, diabetic foot ulcers, or how
we may be able to help
avoid amputation, contact
the Wilson Wound Healing
Center at 1701 Medical
Park Drive, Wilson, NC or
252-399-5302.
Brandi Ross is the program director at Wilson
Wound Healing Center.
Meet online crush on familiar ground
Dear
Abby: For
the last five
months I
have been
talking to
a guy I met
via a dating
Dear Abby app. We live
a few states
apart and
have yet to meet in person,
but we communicate regularly.
With my tax refund this
year, I’d like to do something for me. He suggested
that I visit him. I don’t get
any red flags from him, and
I’m sure I’d be 100 percent
safe while I’m there. However, I’m anxious about
taking a trip by myself to
visit a guy I’ve developed a
massive crush on.
I have thought about offering to pay his way here
instead, or simply not going
at all. I asked my friends
and family for their opinions. Some of them think I
should go, while others say
I should pay his way here.
I need advice from an outsider’s perspective.
— Confused And Crushing
Dear C&C: I vote for having your friend come and
visit you the first time you
meet. That way your family and friends can meet
him, and if your massive
crush doesn’t live up to your
expectations, you won’t be
alone in a strange city and
at a disadvantage.
Dear Abby: I live in a
house with my husband,
his 11-year-old son and
my husband’s father. I am
pregnant with my first
child and I get cravings
for chocolate. I sometimes
hide my special chocolates
in my armoire so I don’t
have to worry about my
sugar-crazed son getting
to them.
However, I have recently
found out that he goes
through my things to find
the goodies and helps himself. I feel he has stepped
over the line and violated
my privacy. My husband
and I have confronted him
about it more than once,
and each time he lies and
argues before he eventually
admits it.
We have talked to him
about privacy and make
sure to give him his privacy
in his room. How can we
turn his behavior around
and make him see that he is
being disrespectful toward
me?
— Pregnant Chocolate
Lover
Dear Chocolate Lover:
There should be consequences for misbehavior, and they should be
explained to the boy. He
should also understand
there will be more severe
consequences for lying to
cover it up. Because you
know the boy cannot be
trusted, put a lock on the
closet or cupboard where
you stow your stash, or on
your bedroom door.
Dear Abby: My husband
and I have been happily
married for 38 years. Almost everything is great,
except that the wife of his
best friend, “Ted,” has the
hots for my husband. We all
get along well, but it’s obvious her interest is mostly in
my husband, not me.
Ted has no idea his wife
feels this way, but several
people have pointed it out,
and I have observed the
way she acts. I have talked
to my husband about it. He
in no way is interested in
her.
I would never want to
jeopardize my husband’s
friendship with Ted, and
I enjoy being friends with
them both, but I’m uncomfortable about her feelings
for my husband. Can I say
something to her and let
her know how I feel without
ruining the friendship with
her or the one my husband
has with Ted?
— Situation In Austin,
Texas
Dear Situation: Probably not. While it wouldn’t
change the relationship
your husband has with Ted,
if you address this with his
wife and tell her you know
she has been lusting after
your husband, it’s sure to
cause embarrassment. And
that’s not conducive to a
close friendship.
different non-infectious
foreign substances (such
as pollen, animal hair,
dust) are entering our
bodies all the time. A
healthy immune system is
always refocusing its attack as it encounters new
foreign substances.
The immune system is
like an army; it has many
different types of cells that
have different functions.
Think of each group of
cells as a platoon that does
a particular job. It also
has a hierarchy, with the
cells at the “top” directing the actions of all the
other cells — just like the
generals and admirals in
the armed forces. Those
top cells send orders in the
form of immune system
chemicals.
For the cells of the immune system to function
properly, the right genes
in those cells need to
be turned on (and other
genes turned off) at the
right time. In the past 30
years, research scientists
have developed ways of
determining which genes
in a cell (or a related
group of cells) are turned
on and off.
So much for the biology lesson, and on to the
study I think your friend
was talking about. It was
conducted by a scientific
group in Europe that obtained blood samples from
thousands of people living in both the Northern
and the Southern hemispheres. Some people
lived well north (or south)
of the equator, where the
seasons are most dramatic. Others lived near
the equator all year, where
the seasons are the least
dramatic.
In the blood samples,
the researchers measured
which immune system
genes were turned on.
They found that some immune system genes were
turned on pretty much all
year, without any seasonal
variation. But in both
hemispheres, some im-
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turned on quite differently
during summer than during winter.
The study also found,
not surprisingly, that in
parts of the world where
infectious diseases are
most common during
certain times of the year,
many more immune system genes were turned on
during those times. For example, genes that turn on
protective inflammation
were activated more often
during the rainy season in
equatorial Africa — a time
when malaria is rampant.
There are no practical
applications that follow
from this study — at least
not that I can see, and
not yet. But I’m glad you
asked about it, because
I agree with you that the
study is interesting. It underlines just how dynamic
our immune system is —
and has to be — to do its
job.
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A friend
heard
about a
study that
said a
person’s
immune
Dr. K
system
changes with the seasons.
That seems incredible
to me. But if it’s true, it’s
fascinating. Do you know
what she is talking about?
Dear Reader: I think
I know the study she is
referring to. Before describing what it found, it’s
worth talking a bit about
the immune system and
also about genes.
First of all, that the
immune system should
change in response to any
external circumstance —
like the weather, or the
season — should not be
surprising. The immune
system is constantly
changing as it responds to
a changing set of foreign
threats. Different germs,
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Dear
Miss
Manners:
Please explain how
to gently
and politely prompt
Miss
clerks,
Manners
baristas
and others
who handle cash to help
them focus on the task at
hand.
With the spread of computerized cash registers,
the mostly young people
who handle transactions
seem to pay less attention
to the actual money in
their hands. They wander
off, leaving my money
on the counter; they chat
with their co-workers
and punch in the wrong
amounts; when the computer tells them that the
correct change from a $20
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something and 16 cents,
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the coins.
Is there anything kind
and positive I can say that
would encourage them to
focus on the transaction
for the 15 seconds or so
that it takes to make my
change, or is this a lost
cause?
Gentle Reader: Your
purpose is to get the
barista’s attention quickly
without being angry or
rude. You should therefore
not be looking for kind
and positive, but rather
startling.
“Oh my goodness! Nineteen dollars and eighty-six
cents for a cup of coffee!”
delivered in a voice completely scrubbed of sarcasm — but loud enough
to turn heads — will accomplish the task. Most
service employees at least
understand that customers
who draw attention need
to be dealt with quickly.
You can then be gracious
and laugh at your own
mistake. Miss Manners of
course assumes that $19
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some shock value.
Dear Miss Manners:
A friend sent a personal
email message, asking me
to donate to her daughter’s
mission trip overseas. A
few weeks later at church,
we were talking after services, and her daughter
came up to us. My friend
introduced us by saying,
“Sweetheart, this is the
lady who donated for your
mission trip.”
The daughter didn’t even
glance in my direction before saying in an irritated
tone, “I don’t have time for
this; give me the keys.”
I was shocked. I could
tell my friend was embarrassed, so I said I needed
to go anyway and left.
Time has gone by, and
I have received no apology in any way or even a
thank-you. I would like to
send my friend and her
daughter an email, but
don’t quite know how to
word it. My husband suggested to kill them with
kindness, but I want to let
them know just how put
off I was by that behavior.
Any suggestions?
Gentle Reader: While
there is no doubt that you
are owed both a thankyou and an apology, your
friend is aware of this
and her daughter does
not care. Aside from the
fact that you are not the
etiquette police, a note will
therefore be ineffective.
Similarly, Miss Manners suggests that an
abundance of kindness
is unlikely to be fatal, either to your friend or to
her daughter’s behavior.
Next time you see your
friend, say that you are so
sorry that the mission trip
was not everything your
daughter had hoped for.
When your friend protests
that the trip was a resounding success, explain
that you must have misunderstood the daughter’s
reaction.
If the mother truly was
embarrassed, this will
provide an opportunity for
her to apologize and offer
thanks on her daughter’s
behalf. Those most to be
pitied here are the people
to whom your daughter
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N.C. LGBT law spurs demonstrations, arrests
By Gary D. Robertson
RALEIGH — Demonstrations encircled North
Carolina’s statehouse on
Monday, for and against
a Republican-backed law
curtailing protections for
LGBT people and limiting
public bathroom access
for transgender people.
At least 18 protesters
opposing the law were
arrested Monday evening
when they entered the
office of a top legislative
leader to voice their opposition.
Thousands of Christian
conservatives and other
supporters of the law
known as House Bill 2
gathered on a grassy mall
behind the Legislative
Building on the opening
day of the legislature to
praise the mostly Republican legislators and GOP
Gov. Pat McCrory for
passing the restrictions
during a special session
last month.
“It took great courage
for them to establish this
bill,” said Doug Woods,
82, of Raleigh, a rally attendee. “They need to
stand firm.”
The law blocks local
and state protections for
lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender people and
directs which restrooms
transgender people can
use in public buildings.
Key lawmakers who
pushed through the legislation also urged the rally
attendees to contact colleagues and urge them to
fight off efforts to overturn
the law.
“The battle is about to be
engaged,” said Rep. Paul
Stam, R-Wake, a veteran
of North Carolina’s cultur-
al wars, told the crowd.
Later Monday afternoon
and evening, hundreds
of protesters took turns
sitting outside the offices
of House Speaker Tim
Moore and Senate leader
Phil Berger to demand repeal of the law.
Police arrested 18
people at Moore’s office,
leading them away in
plastic handcuffs. All but
one were to be charged
with second-degree trespassing, acting General
Assembly Police Chief
Martin Brock said. One
man who had to be carried
out by officers was to face
a resisting arrest charge,
according to Brock.
North Carolina legislators returned Monday
night for their annual
work session. As the short
House meeting ended,
demonstrators in the
gallery yelled their displeasure. Several dozen
protesters continued a vocal protest inside the front
doors of the Legislative
Building.
“We won’t do HB 2,”
the protesters chanted,
referring to the law by its
initials. “North Carolina
sticks together.”
Earlier Monday, about
200 people gathered on
the grounds of the old
Capitol building to hear
speakers denounce the
law. They carried cardboard boxes holding what
they said were 180,000
pro-repeal signatures on
a petition for delivery to
McCrory, whose office sits
within the 1840 Capitol
building. By mid-afternoon their numbers had
swelled to between 600
and 800.
“HB2 compounds the
discrimination and mar-
Protesters head into the Legislative building for a sit-in against House Bill 2 in Raleigh Monday. AP
ginalization of the transgender community, who
already have to fight every
day for their survival,”
said Joaquin Carcano, a
transgender man who’s
suing over the law. “Our
privacy and safety matter too. Our right to feel
safe and protected in this
world does not infringe on
anyone else’s right to the
same.”
The head of the state
NAACP, the Rev. William Barber, called the
law “Hate Bill 2.” He said
it affects the poor and
minorities as well as the
LGBT community, despite
conservative efforts to depict it as a law focused on
bathroom safety.
“We make a mistake
when we call it the ‘bathroom bill,’” he said.
Republican legislative
leaders have expressed
no interest in overturning the new law. GOP
U.S. to states: Make it easier
for ex-prisoners to obtain IDs
By Eric Tucker
WASHINGTON — States
should make it easier for
convicted felons to obtain
state-issued identification
after they get out of prison,
Attorney General Loretta
Lynch said Monday in announcing a set of measures
aimed at helping smooth
the return to society for the
hundreds of thousands of
inmates released each year.
The announcement is
part of a broader movement to undo criminal
justice policies that have
meted out exceptionally
long sentences for drug
offenders, caused prison
populations to balloon and,
advocates say, created unnecessary barriers for exconvicts looking to rebuild
their lives. It amplifies an
ongoing Justice Department push to rethink harsh
drug sentences and to ensure alternatives to prison
for certain nonviolent defendants, an effort known
as “Smart on Crime.”
“The long-term impact of
a criminal record prevents
many people from obtaining employment, housing, higher education and
credit — and these barriers
affect returning individuals
even if they have turned
their lives around and are
unlikely to reoffend,” the
department said in a sevenpage policy statement titled
“Roadmap to Re-entry.”
Lynch made the announcement in Philadelphia on Monday at the
start of National Re-entry
Week.
The issue of felons’ rights
has attracted growing attention at the state and federal levels in recent years.
Last week, Virginia Gov.
Terry McAuliffe issued an
executive order that would
allow more than 200,000
convicted felons to cast
ballots in November, calling voting rights the “essence of our democracy.”
State laws vary on the
the voting eligibility of
people convicted of crimes.
Nearly 6 million Ameri-
cans are unable to vote
because of their criminal
backgrounds, though more
than 20 states have acted in
the last two decades to help
those with criminal convictions vote, according to the
Brennan Center for Justice.
The Obama administration, meanwhile, has
created a federal re-entry
council that looks for ways
to reduce hurdles for people leaving prison.
A letter released Monday
by the Justice Department
calls on governors of all
states to allow federal inmates who are returning
to their communities to
exchange their prisoner
identification cards for
state-issued identification,
or to simply accept their
prison cards as supporting
documentation to obtain a
state ID. Without identity
documents, Americans
leaving prison face challenges in getting jobs,
housing or opening bank
accounts, Lynch wrote in a
sample letter provided by
the Justice Department.
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lawmakers have focused
their discussion of the law
on provisions requiring
transgender people to use
multi-stall restrooms that
align with their gender at
birth.
Democratic Rep. Grier
Martin of Raleigh, a sponsor of the repeal bill, said
the new law has stained
North Carolina’s reputation and harmed it eco-
nomically. Some companies have halted planned
expansions because of the
law, while many groups
have canceled their scheduled conventions in the
state.
If the repeal were approved immediately,
Martin told reporters, “it
would not undo with the
swipe of a pen the incredible damage that House
Bill 2 has done to our
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stop the bleeding and put
North Carolina back on
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moving forward.”
Moore and McCrory
said separately Monday that the law won’t
be repealed during this
year’s legislative session.
A repeal is “not going to
happen,” McCrory told
reporters at a public event
in Wilmington, although
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law removed that appears
to prevent workers from
suing in state court under
an employment non-discrimination law.
Berger has said he sees
no need for a repeal. He
said Monday night he
hadn’t heard from any colleagues whose support for
the law had been swayed
based on the protests and
the recent economic fallout.
While pro-HB 2 forces
held their rally, about 20
people opposing the law
held a sit-in outside McCrory’s office in the old
Capitol to protest, joining
arms and singing songs
including “We Shall Not
Be Moved.” No arrests
were made.
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'Me and Mrs. Jones' singer Billy Paul dead at age 80
By Hillel Italie
NEW YORK — Billy Paul,
a jazz and soul singer best
known for the No. 1 hit
ballad and “Philadelphia
Soul” classic “Me and Mrs.
Jones,” died Sunday.
Paul, whose career
spanned for more than 60
years, died at his home in
Blackwood, New Jersey, his
co-manager, Beverly Gay,
told The Associated Press.
Paul, 80, had been diagnosed recently with pancreatic cancer, Gay said.
Known by his beard and
large glasses, Paul was one
of many singers who found
success with the writing
and producing team of
Kenneth Gamble and Leon
Huff, whose Philadelphia
International Records
also released music by the
O'Jays, Harold Melvin & the
Blue Notes, and Lou Rawls.
“Me and Mrs. Jones” was
an extramarital confession
and a characteristic Gamble
and Huff production, setting Paul's thick tenor
against a lush and sensuous arrangement. Many
fans best remember the
moment when Paul's otherwise subtle vocals jump as
they reach the title words,
stretching out “Me” and
“And” into multiple syllables
and repeating “Mrs. Jones,
Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Jones.”
(Paul himself was married
to the same woman for decades).
Paul's voice made him
“one of the great artists to
come out of Philly and to
be celebrated worldwide,”
Gamble and Huff said in a
statement late Sunday.
“Our proudest moment
with Billy was the recording
of the salacious smash 'Me
and Mrs. Jones.' In our view,
it is one of the greatest love
songs ever recorded,” they
said.
The song was one of the
top singles of 1972 and
brought Paul a Grammy
the following year for best
male rhythm 'n blues performance, with runners-up
including Ray Charles and
Curtis Mayfield. Paul re-
mained identified with the
song for the rest of his life.
Paul continued to perform live until he fell ill and
his manager said he had
been lining up numerous
appearances at the time of
his death. Among his favorites in concert was a cover
of Prince's “Purple Rain.”
(Prince died last Thursday).
He was born Paul Williams but later agreed to
his manager's suggestion
that he change his name
to Billy Paul to avoid confusion with songwriter
Paul Williams and other
musicians with the same
name. A Philadelphia native, he sang much his life,
performing with such jazz
stars as Charlie Parker and
Dinah Washington and being featured on a handful
of singles while still in his
teens.
Paul was drafted into the
military in his early 20s,
and found himself on the
same base in Germany
with a couple of famous
show business names, Elvis Presley and Gary Cros-
by, Bing Crosby's son.
“We said we're going to
start a band, so we didn't
have to do any hard work
in the service,” he told
bluesandsoul.com in 2015.
“We tried to get Elvis to
join but he wanted to be
a jeep driver. So me and
Gary Crosby, we started
it and called ourselves
the Jazz Blues Symphony
Band.”
By the mid-1960s, the
Beatles had inspired
him to incorporate more
rhythm 'n blues into his
singing and he had found
a new home for his recordings after meeting Gamble
at a Philadelphia music
shop. His early albums
with Gamble and Huff,
including “Ebony Woman”
and “Going East,” sold
modestly, before “Me and
Mrs. Jones” briefly made
him a superstar.
Paul faced numerous
obstacles following his
biggest hit. Radio stations
resisted his more socially
conscious follow-up song,
“Am I Black Enough for
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Jackson was among those
who objected to the explicit “Let's Make a Baby.”
Years later, Paul sued
Gamble and Huff and other industry officials over
unpaid royalties and was
awarded $500,000 by a Los
Angeles jury in 2003.
Paul is survived by his
wife, Blanche Williams,
with whom he had two
children. Although he
endured many difficult
moments with Gamble and
Huff, he would look back
on those years as a lost
golden age.
“It was like a family full
of music,” he told bluesandsoul.com. “It was like
music round the clock, you
know. And I reminisce and
I still wish those days were
here.”
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Back in contention
Realignment
nearly done with
little local impact
By Paul Durham
Sports Editor
Hunt shortstop Jacob Williamson throws to first base after retiring Southern Nash’s Jason Montague (9) to start a double play in the
fifth inning the Warriors’ 7-3 win Monday night at Sid Boyette Field. Sheldon Vick | Special to the Times
Warriors rejoin Big East race with 7-3 win over Firebirds
By Tom Ham
Senior Staff Writer
The host Hunt High varsity
baseball team expanded the
number of contenders for
the 3-A Big East Conference
championship to four with
a 7-3 conquest of Southern
Nash in a rescheduled game
(originally set for Friday)
on the Sid Boyette Field diamond Monday evening.
In climbing to 4-4 in the
Big East, the Warriors (1012) overall moved into a
third-place tie with Nash
Central. Fike and Northern
Nash share the lead at 5-3
and tangle Tuesday evening.
Hunt observes Senior Night
on Tuesday against Nash
Central.
Southern Nash, after a 2-0
start, lost its sixth consecutive conference game and
goes against Rocky Mount
on Tuesday night.
Hunt’s successful endeavor to keep title hopes alive
didn’t come easy — after it
appeared it would.
The Warriors forged a
6-0 lead as starting pitcher
Parker Garris, a junior righthander, faced the minimum
15 batters through five innings.
But the Firebirds, occupants of the conference cellar, chased Garris by loading
the bases with no outs in the
top of the sixth inning and
forcing Hunt head coach
Jon Smith to summon senior
right-hander Jacob Williamson.
Southern Nash pushed
across two runs in the inning
and loaded the bases again
in the final inning against
Hornets
cool off
Heat
By Aaron Beard
AP Sports Writer
By Steve Reed
AP Sports Writer
Charlotte Hornets' Kemba Walker, back, and Courtney Lee, front,
celebrate during a timeout in the first half Monday night in Game
4 of their Eastern Conference playoff series against the Miami
Heat in Charlotte. Walker scored a playoff-career-high 34 points
as the Hornets tied the series with an 89-85 win. AP
night in Miami.
Joe Johnson led Miami
with 16 points, while Luol
Deng had 15.
Charlotte dominated in the
paint for the second straight
game, outscoring Miami
44-30.
Miami pulled to 76-75
when Gerald Green knocked
down a 3-pointer from the
left wing midway through
the final quarter.
Walker took over from
there.
The runner-up for the
league's Most Improved
Player buried a pull-up
jumper from 18 feet and
sank both foul shots after
drawing a fourth foul on
Wade on a drive. Walker
made a 3-pointer from the
left wing, added a floater in
the lane and another pull-up
jumper to push the lead to
87-80.
The Heat kept battling
See NCHSAA, Page 2B
See WARRIORS, Page 3B
UNC gets
new NOA
from NCAA
Walker has playoff
career-high 34 in
89-85 victory
CHARLOTTE — Kemba
Walker scored a playoff career-high 34 points, Jeremy
Lin added 21 and the Charlotte Hornets beat the Miami
Heat 89-85 on Monday night
to even their first-round series at 2-2.
Walker scored 11 straight
Charlotte points in the
fourth quarter after Miami
had cut the lead to two with
6:07 left. Courtney Lee sank
two free throws with 4.6 seconds left after being fouled
on an offensive rebound to
seal the win.
Lee finished with 11 points
and helped hold Dwyane
Wade to 12 points on 4-of-11
shooting.
“We fought so hard tonight,” Lin said. “Up 18 and
then all of sudden up one.
We put everything out there
and I'm glad we got the win.”
Game 5 is Wednesday
junior right-handed Hunt
reliever Neal Lewis.
Through four innings, Garris waged a duel with sophomore Firebirds right-hander
Leroy Edwards, who mesmerized Hunt hitters with
his off-speed deliveries.
And while the Warriors
squandered a pair of threats,
Southern Nash wrecked its
itself with brutal base running. Hunt’s Garris picked
two Southern Nash runners
off first base in the fourth in-
The North Carolina High School Athletic
Association presented its fourth and final
draft for its next realignment last week and,
barring any last-minute changes, will be
ratified when the NCHSAA Board of Directors meets in May.
The realignment period will begin Aug. 1,
2017.
The only change in the most recent version that would
affect schools in
The Wilson Times
NCHSAA
readership area
NOTEBOOK
is that Goldsboro
was removed from
2-A Conference
J, which is the Eastern Plains Conference.
Goldsboro reportedly objected to being put
back in the EPC on the second realignment
draft (it wasn’t included in the first) and
instead has been moved to 2-A Conference
M along with Clinton, East Duplin, James
Kenan, Midway, Spring Creek and WallaceRose Hill.
That means the only change from the current version of the EPC to the next one is
that Nash Central will replace Washington
and it will remain a six-team league.
Goldsboro, currently in the 2-A Eastern
Carolina Conference, had been in the EPC
previously.
As far as the 3-A Big East Conference,
Nash Central’s spot will be taken by
Franklinton as it moves up from the 2-A
ranks.
The 2-A ECC will grow, despite losing
Goldsboro, as Washington and West Craven, down from 3-A, will join the remaining
members Greene Central, Kinston, AydenGrifton, North Lenoir and South Lenoir.
The 3-A/4-A Eastern Carolina Conference
will stay the same as far as what schools are
in it, but former 4-A schools J.H. Rose and
CHAPEL HILL — After
waiting eight months to
find out how the NCAA
would revise its list of
charges tied to the North
Carolina’s long-running
academic fraud scandal,
the school is in similar position it was before.
UNC still faces five serious charges that include
lack of institutional control.
The governing body
added a charge that the
school failed to sufficiently monitor its academic
support program for athletes in the latest Notice
of Allegations (NOA) released by the school Monday afternoon. The NCAA
said the university also
failed to properly oversee
the formerly named African and Afro-American
Studies (AFAM) department that featured irregular courses as the heart of
the scandal.
No coaches were cited
for a violation, but all
charges are potential toplevel counts.
Athletic director Bubba
Cunningham wouldn’t
say why the changes were
See UNC, Page 2B
GO BULLDOGS!
B
aseball, softball, men’s tennis and track
all begin competition in the Conference
Carolinas postseason over the weekend.
Tuesday, April 26
NO EVENTS
Wednesday, April 27
NO EVENTS
Thursday, April 28
SOFTBALL – Conference Carolinas Tournament, Burlington, N.C.
BASEBALL - Conference Carolinas Tournament, Burlington, N.C.
Friday, April 29
TRACK & FIELD – Conference Carolinas
Championships, Banner Elk, N.C.
MEN’S TENNIS – Conference Carolinas
Tournament, Sumter, S.C.
Saturday, April 30
TRACK & FIELD – Conference Carolinas
Championships, Banner Elk, N.C.
Sunday, May 1
Monday, May 2
NO EVENTS
For more information on
Barton College athletics, visit
www.bartonbulldogs.com
Alford wins pole
vault for Bulldogs
at Phoenix Invite
From staff reports
ELON — Barton College sophomore Justin
Alford claimed his first
collegiate win in the pole
vault for the Bulldogs at
the Phoenix Invitational
track and field meet,
hosted by Elon University, on Saturday.
Alford, a Southern
Nash High product,
broke his own school
mark with a winning
height of 3.95 meter,
easily surpassing his
3.70-meter vault from
the season opener at the
Shamrock Invitational.
Alford also set a new
personal record, eclipsing the 3.76 meters he
set during the Conference Carolinas Indoor
Track and Field Championships in February.
Joining him atop the
podium was freshman
teammate Lawrence
Russell Jr., who tied his
school record in the high
jump with a height of
1.95 meters. Russell also
ran the 200-meter dash
for the first time as a col-
legiate performer, finishing in 23.17 seconds.
Junior Semaj Street
posted the second-fastest
time in the 100 dash preliminaries with a time of
10.77 seconds, second
only to Ben Youssef
Meite, who competed in
the 2012 Olympic Games
in London. Meite’s prelim time was 10.17 seconds. Third was Methodist University assistant
coach and former fivetime All-American Tazz
Petty in 10.81.
In the finals, Meite won
with a time of 10.20, followed by Petty in 10.69,
just ahead of Street in
10.72.
Sophomore Aaron
Jones was the runner-up
out of 15 runners in the
400, finishing in 49.63
seconds.
Barton set a total of
seven personal records
in the meet, including
freshman Nihgel Scott
in the 200 dash (22.83
seconds), sophomore
Sebaston Barrett in the
400 run (52.21 seconds),
freshman Leslie Jones
NCHSAA: Fike to
be site of 2-A/3-A
regional super-meet
continued from page 1B
D.H. Conley will join C.B.
Aycock, Eastern Wayne
and Southern Wayne as
3-A members. That leaves
only New Bern and South
Central as 4-A teams and
assures both a spot in
the state playoffs in most
sports.
SUPER-MEETS RETURN
Barton College sophomore Justin Alford clears the bar during the pole-vault competition at Elon University’s Phoenix
Invitational on Saturday in Elon. Alford, a Southern Nash
High graduate, won the event with a modern-era school
record of 3.95 meters. Jahmoul Gordon | Barton College
in the 800 (2:08.42), and
freshman Juan Zetina in
both the shot put (8.76
meters) and javelin
(30.17 meters).
In the women’s meet,
Barton set four personal
bests, including junior
Jayvona McDaniel’s 400
run in 58.41 seconds.
She finished ninth out of
22 runners.
Junior Heather Cuddington set a PR in the
800 run with a time of
2:30.10. Also setting PRs
were junior Tyamber
Neal in the 200 (29.95
seconds) and freshman
Ciera Williams in the
long jump (4.94 meters).
Both Barton teams will
compete in the NCAA
Division II Conference
Carolinas Championships on Friday and
Saturday at Lees-McRae
College in Banner Elk.
UNC: Has 90 days to respond to NCAA
made nor discuss possible sanctions.
“The notice speaks for itself,”
Cunningham said on a teleconference with reporters. “We have
provided voluminous amounts of
information to the NCAA, they determine if a bylaw has been violated
and make that allegation. All I can
respond to is what’s in front of us.”
The document used to specify
violations is similar to a version
sent last May in the multi-year
case. It also included violations by
a women’s basketball adviser for
providing improper assistance on
research papers.
But the NCAA removed a charge
of school athletes receiving improper benefits through access to problem AFAM courses between 2002
and 2011. That included a reference
to 10 athletes exceeding a 12-hour
school limit of independent study
credits countable toward graduation due to the problem AFAM
courses.
It also removed a reference in the
institutional-control charge that
mentioned counselors using the
courses to help keep at-risk athletes
eligible “particularly” in football,
men’s basketball and women’s basketball.
NCAA spokeswoman Emily
James declined to comment on
pending or potential investigations
in an email Monday.
The new notice stems from UNC
reporting additional violations after
receiving the first NOA in August.
North Carolina discovered more
examples of athletes receiving im-
proper assistance from women’s
basketball adviser Jan Boxill and
possible recruiting violations in
men’s soccer, sparking another
NCAA’s investigation that continued through the men’s basketball
team’s run through the NCAA Tournament.
“Probably the only explanation
(for the delay) is this is maybe the
most complicated, involved case in
history — certainly in our history,”
Cunningham said. “ ... I think the
volume and the time is probably
why it lasted this long.”
Cunningham had said previously
that the school hoped for a spring
resolution in the academic case, an
offshoot of a 2010 probe into the
football program. But the arrival
of the new notice is just a step in a
process with months still ahead.
UNC again has 90 days to respond — which is often the point
when schools self-impose penalties
if they choose to do so — then the
enforcement staff would have 60
days to respond to UNC’s filing.
That would ultimately lead to a
hearing with the infractions committee and a ruling that could come
weeks to months afterward.
In the original football case, the
NCAA issued sanctions in March
2012 roughly nine months after an
NOA arrived. A similar timeline
would carry this case through January, approaching seven years since
NCAA investigators first arrived on
campus.
The school’s academic case centers on independent study-style
AFAM courses misidentified as
lecture courses that required no
class time and one or two research
papers. Run largely by an office
administrator — not a faculty member — the courses featured GPAboosting grades and significant
athlete enrollments across numerous sports, while poor oversight
throughout the university allowed
them to run unchecked for years.
A 2014 investigation by former
U.S. Justice Department official
Kenneth Wainstein estimated more
than 3,100 students were affected
between 1993 and 2011, with athletes making up roughly half the
enrollments in problem AFAM
courses.
The new NOA extends the time
range on the charge against Boxill
to run from February 2003 to July
2010.
In a statement, Boxill’s attorney
Randall Roden said allegations
against his client are “incorrect”
and that she has told NCAA investigators she had no knowledge of
“fake classes” or who graded the
papers in question.
The failure-to-monitor charge
spans fall 2005 through summer
2011, and includes Boxill as providing extra benefits through improper
academic assistance to women’s
basketball players.
The charges against each of the
two AFAM staffers most directly
linked to the irregularities — they
didn’t cooperate with NCAA investigators — remained unchanged.
The case also led to trouble for
UNC with its accreditation agency,
which put the school on a year of
probation last June. There have
also been three lawsuits filed by exUNC athletes, two of which are in
pending in federal court.
Offense a priority this spring
for ACC's Atlantic Division
RALEIGH — Some
teams in the ACC's Atlantic
Division kept their offenses
humming this spring.
Others simply tried to get
them started.
There was little middle
ground last season in the
Atlantic Division, which
had three of the league's
best offenses last season
along with three of its
worst.
No surprise, then, that
in the teams' end-of-spring
scrimmages, there were
a wide range of offensive
showings — from Louisville quarterback Lamar
Jackson's 519-yard, eighttouchdown bonanza, to
Boston College's spring
game ending with a 6-2
score.
For North Carolina State
and Florida State — which
ended last season ranked
third and fourth in the
league in scoring — the
goal was to maintain that
offensive production with
some new faces.
The Wolfpack are adjusting to new offensive
coordinator Eli Drinkwitz
and lost two-year starter
Jacoby Brissett and three
offensive linemen to graduation. The Seminoles kept
the focus on their young
QBs with Sean Maguire
out for the spring with a
broken ankle.
“We can see the direction
which we're going,” coach
Jimbo Fisher said.
And then there's Clemson. The Tigers' offense
looked like it hadn't missed
a beat — despite not having injured receivers Mike
Williams or Deon Cain —
with 2015 Heisman Trophy
finalist Deshaun Watson
taking snaps in the spring
for the first, and maybe
only, time in his college
career.
“I don't really have ...
a major concern,” coach
Dabo Swinney said. “I
just think that we've got a
lot of work to do, and we
need that commitment this
summer. I mean, I think
championships are won
when people aren't looking. Championships are
won when the stands are
empty.”
The NCHSAA has
changed the way it will
hold its state championships in track and field.
Instead of having each
classification have a day
to hold its championships at Irwin Belk Track
on the campus of North
Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, the
NCHSAA is doubling up
its state championship
meets.
That means the 1-A and
3-A state championships
will be held Friday, May
20, and the 2-A and 4-A
championships will be
held the following day,
May 21.
But here’s the catch —
the meets will be run concurrently, which means
that, for instance, the 1-A
girls and boys 100-meter
dashes will be followed
by the 3-A girls and boys
100 dashes.
The upshot is that the
super-meet will start
around 10 a.m. and won’t
conclude until after dark.
Because of the change
in the state meet format,
the 2-A and 3-A East Regional meets will follow
suit and team up to become a super-meet, to be
held Saturday, May 14, at
Fike High.
Beddingfield will serve
as the host for both meets
with head coach James
Ward as the meet director.
This will be the biggest
meet at Fike in many
years although it’s not the
first time the school has
hosted a regional supermeet. Glenn Reaves,
the former principal at
Beddingfield, said that
was the format used for
regional and state meets
when he first became the
track coach at Fike in
the mid-1980s when the
school hosted the regional meet for a good five- or
six-year stretch.
If you plan to attend
this year’s regional supermeet, plan on paying to
park and bring lots of
sunscreen.
COACHING MOVES IN
CLAYTON
A pair of former area
football coaches have
made recent career
changes in Clayton.
Bennett Jones, a Beddingfield graduate who
coached the Bruins in
2000 and 2001, was recently named principal at
Clayton High.
He had been an assistant principal at South
Johnston High for three
years.
After arriving at Clayton,
one of Jones’ first orders
of business was hiring a
new football coach as Randy Pinkowski announced
his retirement earlier this
month. Pinkowski was the
head coach at C.B. Aycock
for 14 years before taking
the Clayton job in February 2013.
Jones didn’t have to
look far for Pinkowski’s
replacement, however, as
he hired South Johnston’s
Hunter Jenks to lead the
Comets, who will move
into a 3-A conference
in 2017 with East Wake
and fellow Johnston
County teams Cleveland,
Smithfield-Selma, West
Johnston and, yes, South
Johnston.
Jones succeeded Tyrone Johnson, the current
Bruins head coach after
his first stint at Beddingfield, and preceded Tom
Nelson, now the Fike
head coach. Jones left
Beddingfield to be head
track coach and assistant
football coach at Clayton
and later served as West
Johnston head football
coach. He left there and
was an assistant coach
at South Johnston before
moving into administration in Four Oaks.
RANKINGS
Its loss at home to The
Oakwood School last
week cost the Community Christian varsity girls
soccer team the top spot
in the North Carolina
Soccer Coaches Association 1-A private school
rankings. That ended an
11-game winning streak
for the Lady Cyclones
(11-2) and dropped them
to fifth in this week’s poll.
CCS is the only area
school currently ranked,
although Hunt and Fike
were ranked in the 3-A
public school poll earlier
this season.
In other rankings, Beddingfield was listed No.
2 in the North Carolina
Softball Coaches Association 2-A poll while
Greene Central was seventh. The Lady Bruins,
who were unbeaten at the
time of the most recent
poll April 17, have since
lost twice, including to
C.B. Aycock. The Lady
Falcons (19-1), No. 2 in
the 3-A poll, got revenge
for their only loss at the
hands of the Lady Bruins.
MaxPreps computer
rankings list Aycock No. 1
overall in the state while
placing Beddingfield
sixth among 2-A teams
and Greene Central at
No. 17.
MaxPreps also ranks
Aycock as the No. 3
baseball team in the 3-A
classification and No. 6
overall.
In boys tennis, Fike is
ranked No. 6 in the North
Carolina High School
Tennis Coaches Association 3-A poll. The Golden
Demons, champions of
the Big East Conference,
will host a first-round
state dual-team playoff
match Tuesday, probably
against West Carteret.
Finally, Southern Nash
senior Jaquay Mitchell
still has the best triple
jump this season among
3-A boys in the state.
Mitchell’s
winning effort
of 47 feet, 9.5
inches in The
Wilson Times
Track Classic on March
21 at Fike,
which also set Mitchell
a meet record,
is the only area athlete or
relay team to be ranked
No. 1 in the state.
Earlier, Hunt senior
Zach Farmer boasted
the top discus throw
with a 167-8 that also set
a Times Track Classic
record, but since then
Farmer’s perpetual nemesis, Tyson Fortenberry of
Gastonia Ashbrook, has
surpassed that distance
with a throw of 173-8.
Farmer and Fortenberry should resume their
rivalry at the state 3-A
meet but each will have a
long way to go to top the
meet record of 185-1 set
by Kannapolis Brown’s
Tavis Bailey in 2010. That
throw also stands as a
state record for all four
classifications.
Lady Demons blast Northern Nash to clinch Big East title
From staff reports
ROCKY MOUNT — Fike High
slammed shut the door on Hunt’s
dwindling 3-A Big East Conference girls soccer title hopes one
night before
the Lady
AREA
Demons and
Lady Warriors
ROUNDUP
square off
in Tuesday’s
regular-season finale.
With a 9-0 thrashing of host
Northern Nash on Monday, Fike
clinched the Big East championship outright. The Lady Warriors, who hosted Nash Central
on Monday, would have had a
chance to share the crown with a
Northern Nash win and a victory
over their rivals Tuesday.
Fike, now 9-4-2 with its ninth
straight win, didn’t give the Lady
Knights a chance. Junior Emilee
Futrell scored in the sixth minute
and again in the ninth minute
and the rout was on as the Lady
Demons outshot their hosts 19-1
with all nine goals coming in the
first half.
“I was very pleased with our
performance and the outcome
tonight,” Fike head coach Toni
Varacchi said. “We wanted to get
everyone some playing time and
have fresh legs for (Tuesday)
night’s game against Hunt. We
started subbing 15 minutes into
the game and there was not letup at either end of the field.”
Futrell’s first goal came on a
pass from Claire Dixon and the
second off an assist by Hailee
Cockrell, who would score two
goals herself before the half was
over.
Also scoring for Fike were
Dixon, Anne Elliott Taylor, Rachel Boswell, Reily Nelson and
Mary Lindsay Mount while Anna
Grace Abrams had two assists
and Elery Williams and Taylor
each provided one.
Mount’s goal with 4:36 left in
the half ended the match via the
mercy rule.
The Lady Demons are now
9-4-2 after an 0-4-2 start and can
finish their second straight unbeaten regular season in conference play.
“We look forward to a rematch
with a great team,” Varacchi said.
“Spectators are going to get their
money’s worth tomorrow night.
Its going to be another classic
Fike-Hunt soccer match.”
CCS wins battle of
state-ranked teams
Community Christian found
a familiar combination useful in
repelling the advances of Halifax Academy in a battle of girls
soccer teams ranked in the top
five of the North Carolina Soccer Coaches Association private
school 1-A poll Monday night.
The Lady Cyclones gave up the
first goal before battling for a 6-3
victory. Senior Hailey Dail netted
a hat trick (three goals) with two
coming on assists from junior
Morgan Lane, who scored a pair
of goals herself with Dail providing the assists on both.
“We were just very fortunate
we were able to put more in the
back of the net,” head coach
Rhine Sharp of No. 5 CCS said of
No. 2 Halifax Academy. “They’re
a very quick team and they know
how to put the ball in the net.”
The Lady Cyclones (13-2), after
giving up a 12th-minute goal to
the Lady Vikings (11-2), got on
the scoreboard in the 25th minute
when Dail finished Lane’s pass.
In the 36th minute, CCS took the
lead for keeps when seventhgrader Olivia Walker blocked a
clear attempt that rebounded into
the goal just after Lane’s shot was
stopped.
“That seemed to be the goal
that kind of took the wind out of
their sails a little bit,” Sharp said.
Following a pass from Dail,
Lane chipped in a shot over the
Lady Vikings goalkeeper’s head
just a minute later but Halifax
scored just before halftime to cut
the margin to 3-2.
Lane scored again off a Dail
pass in the 66th minute and Halifax answered again. The 4-3 lead
stood until the last four minutes
when Dail scored in quick succession on passes from Lane and
Olivia Bullard for her 33rd and
34th goals of the year.
Sharp said seniors Jordan London and Eulyssa Giddings, along
with Anna Jackson and Bullard
played “really solid games” in the
back.
CCS will hold its Senior Night
game Tuesday at home against
Greenfield.
JUNIOR VARSITY
WCA charges to
13th straight win
SANFORD — Wilson Christian
moved a step closer to an unbeaten season in girls soccer with
a 9-0 rout of host Grace Christian
on Monday.
Lea Gossett scored three goals
and doled out three assists for the
Lady Chargers, who improved to
13-0, while Ashley Hartsfield also
scored three goals. Kayla Tant
and Heather Mainor each scored
a goal and Kendall Harris made
three assists. Grace Christian
helped out with an own goal.
Wilson Christian, which has
allowed just one goal all season, will shoot for perfection in
Friday’s season finale at home
against Rocky Mount Academy.
Kickoff is at 4:30 p.m.
Warriors’ Curry to sit at least
2 weeks with sprained knee
Hunt starting and winning pitcher Parker Garris blanked Southern Nash on one hit through
the first five innings. The Warriors wound up with a 7-3 conference win on the Sid Boyette
Field diamond Monday night. Sheldon Vick | Special to The Times
Warriors: Garris holds
SN at bay for five innings
ning. In the third, left
fielder Matt Taylor was
thrown out at third base
in attempting to advance
from first on a sacrifice
bunt. Hunt then registered
its third double play in the
sixth when the Firebirds
runner at second stranded
too far off the base on a fly
ball to right field.
Hunt finally solved Edwards with a five-run fifth.
Junior catcher Ty Galloway doubled in the first
run and senior right fielder
and clean-up hitter Greg
Lamm connected for the
big hit — a bases-loaded
triple. Lamm scored on
Lewis’ ground out.
The Warriors took a 1-0
lead in flukish fashion in
the second. Lewis led off
with a single and freshman designated hitter
Garrett Browder was hit
by a pitch. Garris sacrificebunted. On the play, a rundown ensued on the base
paths and Lewis crossed
home plate before the runner was tagged out.
In the sixth against
Southern Nash reliever
Brock Cale, Hunt managed its final run. Garris
singled, moved to second
on a wild pitch and came
home on senior left fielder
Joel Taylor’s single.
For Hunt, Williamson
relieved Garris with the
bases loaded and no outs
in the sixth. The Firebirds
had loaded the bases on
singles by Taylor and first
baseman Blake Boyd and
Garris’ third hit batsman.
OAKLAND, Calif.
— If the Golden State
Warriors want to cap a
record-setting season
with a second straight
NBA title, they will need
to survive the next two
weeks without their best
player.
Stephen Curry is expected to miss at least
two weeks with a Grade
1 sprain of the MCL in
his right knee, dealing
an unexpected blow to
the Warriors’ hopes of repeating as champions.
“From our perspective, it’s relatively good
news,” general manager
Bob Myers said Monday.
“Clearly we don’t want to
be here getting MRIs at
this point of the season,
especially someone of
Steph’s stature. ... But
mechanically the knee is
intact, so that’s good.”
Myers said the twoweek estimate is an
educated guess based
on how players typically
respond to similar injuries, but cautioned the
absence could be three
weeks or possibly slightly shorter.
The team will have a
better handle on how
long Curry will be out
after about a week but
Curry will miss the rest of
the first round of the playoffs and almost assuredly
the start of the second
round if the Warriors advance. Golden State leads
Houston 3-1 heading
into Game 5 at home on
Wednesday night.
“If it’s not two weeks,
don’t go crazy,” Myers
said. “If it’s before that,
great. If it’s after, it’s
after.”
Curry was injured on
the final play of the first
half of Sunday’s 121-94
win in Houston when he
slid awkwardly on a wet
spot on the court and fell.
He immediately grabbed
his knee and jogged
with a limp to the locker
room.
“Nobody is to blame
here,” Myers said. “If you
play basketball, that stuff
happens unfortunately.”
Curry came out with
the team after halftime,
but sat on the bench
for most of the warmup
time. After talking with
coaches, he returned
to the locker room with
his second injury of the
series. Curry had missed
the previous two games
with a sprained right
ankle but said that was
not an issue during the
first half Sunday.
The Warriors thrived
without Curry on Sunday, hitting eight 3-pointers in the third quarter
alone to turn a tie game
into a 21-point lead on
the way to the easy win.
But doing that without
the reigning MVP for
a longer period of time
figures to be more problematic. The Warriors
have gone 3-2 this season
without Curry playing,
including wins against
the Rockets on New
Year’s Eve and at home
in Game 2. Golden State
also lost Game 3 in Houston by one point while
Curry sat with the ankle
injury.
Replacing everything
Curry does is almost impossible because no one
has ever had the collection of skills he has with
the ability to spread the
defense with long-range
shooting, the ballhandling to create his own
shot and the playmaking
that leads to easy baskets
for his teammates.
Curry led the NBA this
season by averaging 30.1
points per game, while
averaging 6.7 assists, 5.4
rebounds and a leagueleading 2.1 steals as well.
Curry made a record 402
3-pointers, eclipsing his
own previous mark by
116.
Hornets: Trail by 11 in 1st half
From left, Hunt’s Joel Taylor, Ty Galloway and Neal Lewis celebrate after Greg Lamm belted a bases-loaded triple during
the Warriors’ five-run fifth inning that propelled them to a
7-3 conference win against Southern Nash on Monday night
at Sid Boyette Field. Sheldon Vick | Special to the Times
With one out, Taylor scurried home on a wild pitch
and shortstop Trevor Mills
plated the second run with
an infield hit.
The Firebirds (10-12)
added a run against Lewis
in the seventh when third
baseman Hunter Perry singled and designated hitter
Jason Montague and Taylor each walked to load the
bases. The run scored on
pinch hitter Jamie Lynn’s
infield grounder.
Score by innings:
Southern Nash000 002 1 — 3
Hunt
010 051 x — 7
WP-Parker Garris 5 IP 3 H 2 R 2
ER 1 BB 4 SO. LP-Leroy Edwards 5
IP 7 H 6 R 6 ER 1 BB 7 SO.
LEADING HITTERS — Southern
Nash;Trevor Mills 1-2, Matt Taylor
1-1, Blake Boyd 1-1, Hunter Perry
1-3, Ryan Marlowe 1-3; Hunt: Joel
Taylor 2-3, RBI; Greg Lamm 1-3,
3B, 3 RBI; Ty Galloway 1-3, 2B, RBI;
Neal Lewis 1-3, RBI, Parker Garris
1-2, Thomas Helms 1-3.
back, though, with
Wade’s jumper and a free
throw by Hassan Whiteside cutting it to two.
The Hornets nearly
squandered their last
possession, but Walker
threw up a deep 3-pointer
to beat the shot clock that
hit the front rim. Lee was
fouled on the rebound
and swished both shots
with 4.6 seconds left to
make it a two-possession
game.
Charlotte started the
game slow, but battled
back from an 11-point,
first-half deficit to take a
48-39 lead at the break
behind 15 points from
Walker, who reached
the basket twice for layups by slicing his way
through the defense.
Lin again provided a big
spark with 11 points in
the half by getting to the
line and helping ignite a
23-6 run. He was 8 of 9
from the foul line.
The Hornets continued
to pour it on in the second half, opening with
a 9-0 run to extend the
lead to 18 when Al Jefferson scored on a spin
move over Whiteside,
who played despite missing the last two practices
with a bruised thigh.
Still, the Heat wouldn’t
go away, responding
with a 17-1 run, including a long 25-footer by
Johnson with a hand in
his face.
But Walker helped restore order, scoring on
a pair of nifty drives, including a hesitation move
that left Deng’s feet glued
to the floor and the Hornets led 69-61 after three
quarters.
THUNDER 118,
MAVERICKS 104
OKLAHOMA CITY —
Russell Westbrook had
36 points, 12 rebounds
and nine assists, and
the Oklahoma City
Thunder beat the Dal-
las Mavericks 118-104
on Monday night to win
the first-round playoff
series 4-1 and advance to
the Western Conference
semifinals.
Westbrook was 13 of 23
from the field and 7 of 8
on free throws. Kevin Durant scored 33 points and
Steven Adams added 15
points and 10 rebounds
for the Thunder, who
will play the San Antonio
Spurs in a series that begins Saturday.
Oklahoma City shot
50.6 percent from the
field and outrebounded
the Mavericks 42-35.
Dirk Nowitzki scored
24 points, Justin Anderson had 14 and Zaza
Pachulia added 12 points,
nine assists and seven
rebounds for the Mavericks, who were hampered
by injuries throughout
the series.
Oklahoma City lost
Game 2 85-84 at home,
then won three straight,
including two on the
road.
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ast
pril 2
High chool
arsity Baseball
Northeast Academy at
Community Christian, 5
p.m.; South Central at C.B.
Aycock, 6 p.m.; Nash Central at Hunt, 7 p.m.; Beddingfield at North Pitt, 7
p.m.;FikeatNorthernNash,
7 p.m.; Southern Nash at
Rocky Mount, 7 p.m.; KerrVance at Greenfield, 7 p.m.;
Greene Central at North
Lenoir, 7 p.m.; North Johnston at Farmville Central,
7 p.m.; SW Edgecombe at
Washington,7p.m.
High chool arsity o tball
NewLifeChristianatCommunity Christian, 4 p.m.;
South Central at C.B. Aycock, 6 p.m.; Beddingfield
at North Pitt, 7 p.m.; Nash
CentralatHunt,7p.m.;Fike
at Northern Nash, 7 p.m.;
Southern Nash at Rocky
Mount, 7 p.m.; North Johnston at Farmville, 7 p.m.;
Greene Central at North
Lenoir, 7 p.m.; SW EdgecombeatWashington,7p.m.
High chool arsity irls
occer
Washington at SW Edgecombe, 4:30 p.m.; South
Central at C.B. Aycock, 6
p.m.; Beddingfield at North
Pitt, 6 p.m.; Hunt at Fike, 7
p.m.; Greenfield at CommunityChristian,7p.m.
High chool Boys ennis
Greenfield at Kinston ParrottAcademy,3:30p.m.;3-A
Big East tournament at BartonCollege,2p.m.
High chool unior arsity
Baseball
Goldsboro Faith Christian
atCommunityChristian,3:30
p.m.; Nash Central at Hunt,
4 p.m.; Fike at Northern
Nash,4p.m.;SouthernNash
at Rocky Mount, 4 p.m.; SW
Edgecombe at Washington,
4:30p.m.;NorthJohnstonat
FarmvilleCentral,4:30p.m.;
C.B. Aycock at South Central,5p.m.
o tball
South Central at C.B. Aycock,4p.m.;NorthJohnston
at Midway, 4 p.m.; Fike at
NorthernNash,4:30p.m.
irls occer
Hunt at Fike, 5 p.m.; Sallie B. Howard at Community
Christian,5p.m.
We nes ay
pril 27
High chool arsity irls
occer
Nash Central at Southern
Nash5p.m.
High chool rack an
iel
Fike, Hunt at Northern Nash, 3:30 p.m.; SW
Edgecombe,
Beddingfield
at Washington, 3:30 p.m.;
SouthernNashatNashCentral,3:30p.m.
High chool Boys ennis
3-ABigEasttournamentat
BartonCollege,2p.m.
Boys ennis
Parrott
Academy
vs.
Greenfield (Barton College),
4p.m.
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Boston1,Atlanta0
Detroit7,Oakland3
N.Y.Yankees3,Texas1
ClevelandatMinnesota,8:10p.m.
KansasCityatL.A.Angels,10:05p.m.
HoustonatSeattle,10:10p.m.
ues ay s ames
ChicagoWhiteSox(Sale4-0)atToronto
(Dickey1-2),7:07p.m.
Baltimore (Jimenez 1-1) at Tampa Bay
(Odorizzi0-1),7:10p.m.
Boston(Price2-0)atAtlanta(Wisler0-1),
7:10p.m.
Oakland (R.Hill 2-2) at Detroit (Pelfrey
0-3),7:10p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Severino 0-2) at Texas
(Griffin2-0),8:05p.m.
Cleveland (Co.Anderson 0-1) at Minnesota(Nolasco1-0),8:10p.m.
KansasCity(Volquez3-0)atL.A.Angels
(Weaver2-0),10:05p.m.
Houston(Keuchel2-2)atSeattle(Karns
1-1),10:10p.m.
We nes ay s ames
ChicagoWhiteSoxatToronto,7:07p.m.
AtlantaatBoston,7:10p.m.
BaltimoreatTampaBay,7:10p.m.
OaklandatDetroit,7:10p.m.
N.Y.YankeesatTexas,8:05p.m.
ClevelandatMinnesota,8:10p.m.
KansasCityatL.A.Angels,10:05p.m.
HoustonatSeattle,10:10p.m.
ational League
i ision
W
L
14
4
10
7
9 10
6 11
4 15
entral i ision
W
L
Chicago
14
5
St.Louis
10
8
Pittsburgh
10
9
Cincinnati
9 10
Milwaukee
8 11
West i ision
W
L
LosAngeles
12
7
Arizona
10 10
Colorado
9
9
SanFrancisco
9 11
SanDiego
7 12
Washington
NewYork
Philadelphia
Miami
Atlanta
ast
ct
B
.778 —
.588 3½
.474 5½
.353 7½
.211 10½
ct
B
.737 —
.556 3½
.526
4
.474
5
.421
6
ct
B
.632 —
.500 2½
.500 2½
.450 3½
.368
5
un ay s ames
ChicagoCubs9,Cincinnati0
Washington6,Minnesota5,16innings
N.Y.Mets3,Atlanta2
Milwaukee8,Philadelphia5
Miami5,SanFrancisco4
L.A.Dodgers12,Colorado10
Pittsburgh12,Arizona10,13innings
St.Louis8,SanDiego5
on ay s ames
Boston1,Atlanta0
CincinnatiatN.Y.Mets,7:10p.m.
PittsburghatColorado,8:40p.m.
St.LouisatArizona,9:40p.m.
MiamiatL.A.Dodgers,10:10p.m.
SanDiegoatSanFrancisco,10:15p.m.
ues ay s ames
Philadelphia (Velasquez 2-1) at Washington(Scherzer2-1),7:05p.m.
Boston(Price2-0)atAtlanta(Wisler0-1),
7:10p.m.
Cincinnati (Finnegan 1-1) at N.Y. Mets
(B.Colon1-1),7:10p.m.
Milwaukee(Nelson3-1)atChicagoCubs
(Hendricks1-2),8:05p.m.
Pittsburgh (Cole 1-2) at Colorado (J.De
LaRosa1-2),8:40p.m.
St. Louis (C.Martinez 3-0) at Arizona
(S.Miller0-1),9:40p.m.
Miami (Koehler 1-2) at L.A. Dodgers
(Kershaw2-0),10:10p.m.
San Diego (Shields 0-3) at San Francisco(Cueto3-1),10:15p.m.
We nes ay s ames
SanDiegoatSanFrancisco,3:45p.m.
PhiladelphiaatWashington,7:05p.m.
AtlantaatBoston,7:10p.m.
CincinnatiatN.Y.Mets,7:10p.m.
MilwaukeeatChicagoCubs,8:05p.m.
PittsburghatColorado,8:40p.m.
St.LouisatArizona,9:40p.m.
MiamiatL.A.Dodgers,10:10p.m.
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5
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5
7
oronto
2
5
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(5),Frazier(3),Av.Garcia(2),Navarro(1),
Donaldson(7),Bautista2(7),Encarnacion
(5). HR-Saunders (2). SB-Rollins (1). CSFrazier(1).SF-Frazier.
H R R BB
hicago
Mi.Gonzalez
51/3 11 5 5 2 6
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11/3 0 0 0 0 2
Da.JenningsH,1
1/3 1 0 0 0 0
AlbersH,6
1 0 0 0 0 1
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oronto
Stroman
62/3 6 4 4 2 4
CecilL,0-4
0 2 2 2 1 0
FloydBS,1-1
1 2 0 0 1 2
Venditte
1/3 1 1 1 1 1
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1 0 0 0 0 2
Cecilpitchedto3battersinthe7th.
Vendittepitchedto2battersinthe9th.
WP-Mi.Gonzalez.
T-3:24.A-24,333(49,282).
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5
incinnati
ab r h bi
Cozartss 4 1 1 2
Suarez3b 3 0 1 0
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5
5
incinnati
2
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2
5
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NewYork8.2B-Conforto(7).HR-Conforto
(3),Duda(4),N.Walker(8).SB-Suarez(4),
Phillips(3),DeJesusJr.(2),B.Hamilton2
(4).S-Syndergaard.SF-Cozart.
H R R BB
incinnati
R.Iglesias
5 8 3 3 2 7
J.RamirezL,0-1
2 2 2 2 1 2
Cotham
1 0 0 0 0 1
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Syndergaard
62/3 7 3 3 0 9
BastardoBS,1-1
0 1 0 0 1 0
VerrettW,2-0
1/3 0 0 0 0 1
ReedH,4
1 0 0 0 0 1
FamiliaS,6-6
1 0 0 0 0 1
Bastardopitchedto2battersinthe7th.
HBP-by Syndergaard (Phillips). WPSyndergaard.
T-3:11.A-30,250(41,922).
nterleague
Boston
R
ab
Bettsrf
4
Pedroia2b 3
Bogartsss 4
T.Shaw1b 3
Rutledg3b 4
B.Holtlf
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BrdlyJrcf 4
Vazquzc 4
Porcellp 3
RossJrp 0
Ueharap 0
r h bi
0 1 0
0 0 0
0 1 0
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0 1 0
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BR
tlanta
ab r h bi
Markksrf 2 0 0 0
DCastrss-2b40 0 0
AdGarc3b 4 0 1 0
Przynsc 4 0 0 0
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Petersn2b 2 0 0 0
Stubbsph-cf10 0 0
MSmithcf 2 0 0 0
Aybarph-ss1 0 0 0
Tehernp 2 0 0 0
Boston
tlanta
E-Pierzynski (1), Ad.Garcia (7). DP-Atlanta1.LOB-Boston8,Atlanta6.2B-Betts
(4), Vazquez (2), Francoeur (1). HR-BradleyJr.(1).SB-Bogaerts(3).CS-T.Shaw(1),
Peterson(1).
H R R BB
Boston
PorcelloW,4-0
61/3 4 0 0 2 6
RossJr.H,1
2/3 0 0 0 0 1
UeharaH,7
1 0 0 0 1 1
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1 0 0 0 0 2
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TeheranL,0-3
7 6 1 1 3 8
J.Johnson
1 0 0 0 0 1
Vizcaino
1 0 0 0 0 2
T-2:55.A-22,735(49,586).
Lea ers
merican League
BATTING-Trumbo, Baltimore, .366;
Machado, Baltimore, .360; Castellanos,
Detroit,.339;Kinsler,Detroit,.333;MeCabrera, Chicago, .329; Mauer, Minnesota,
.328;Lindor,Cleveland,.323.
RUNS-Donaldson, Toronto, 21; Altuve,
Houston,17;CDavis,Baltimore,17;Betts,
Boston, 16; Machado, Baltimore, 16; Kinsler,Detroit,15;Bautista,Toronto,14;Desmond,Texas,14;BMcCann,NewYork,14.
RBI-Donaldson, Toronto, 19; ColRasmus, Houston, 18; Bautista, Toronto, 16;
Trumbo, Baltimore, 16; Saltalamacchia,
Detroit, 15; Betts, Boston, 14; Cano, Seattle,14;Encarnacion,Toronto,14;Fielder,
Texas,14;Ortiz,Boston,14.
HITS-Machado, Baltimore, 27; Trumbo,
Baltimore, 26; Donaldson, Toronto, 25;
Kinsler, Detroit, 25; Pedroia, Boston, 25;
Altuve,Houston,24;Betts,Boston,24.
DOUBLES-Altuve, Houston, 8; Machado,Baltimore,8;Ortiz,Boston,8;Bautista,
Toronto, 7; Bogaerts, Boston, 7; Donaldson, Toronto, 7; Saunders, Toronto, 7;
TShaw,Boston,7.
HOME RUNS-Donaldson, Toronto, 7;
ColRasmus,Houston,7;Cano,Seattle,6;
CDavis,Baltimore,6;Machado,Baltimore,
6;Moustakas,KansasCity,6;Saltalamacchia,Detroit,6.
STOLEN BASES-Altuve, Houston, 9;
RDavis, Cleveland, 5; Ellsbury, NewYork,
5; Betts, Boston, 4; Burns, Oakland, 4;
Crisp, Oakland, 4; Desmond, Texas, 4;
AEscobar, Kansas City, 4; Nunez, Minnesota,4;Odor,Texas,4.
PITCHING-Porcello, Boston, 4-0; Sale,
Chicago,4-0;Latos,Chicago,4-0;Zimmermann,Detroit,4-0;ERamirez,TampaBay,
4-1;Hamels,Texas,3-0;Volquez,Kansas
City,3-0;Stroman,Toronto,3-0;Happ,Toronto,3-0;SGray,Oakland,3-1.
ERA-Zimmermann, Detroit, 0.35; Latos,
Chicago,0.74;Kennedy,KansasCity,1.35;
SWright, Boston, 1.40; Volquez, Kansas
City,1.46;Salazar,Cleveland,1.47;TWalker,Seattle,1.50.
STRIKEOUTS-Archer, Tampa Bay, 39;
Smyly, Tampa Bay, 33; Price, Boston, 32;
Porcello,Boston,30;Kluber,Cleveland,29;
RHill,Oakland,29;Eovaldi,NewYork,28.
SAVES-Robertson,Chicago,8;WDavis,
KansasCity,7;Madson,Oakland,7;Allen,
Cleveland,6;Osuna,Toronto,6;Tolleson,
Texas,6;Kimbrel,Boston,6.
ational League
BATTING-DMurphy, Washington, .397;
Fowler, Chicago, .385; Yelich, Miami,
.379;Braun,Milwaukee,.364;AGonzalez,
LosAngeles, .351; Jaso, Pittsburgh, .344;
CGonzalez,Colorado,.342.
RUNS-Arenado, Colorado, 17; Fowler,
Chicago,17;Grichuk,St.Louis,15;Harper,
Washington,15;Story,Colorado,15;6tied
at14.
RBI-Harper,Washington,23;Rizzo,Chicago, 21; Arenado, Colorado, 17; Braun,
Milwaukee,15;Bruce,Cincinnati,15;Bryant, Chicago, 15; Carter, Milwaukee, 15;
Goldschmidt,Arizona,15;AGonzalez,Los
Angeles,15.
HITS-Segura, Arizona, 28; AGonzalez,
Los Angeles, 26; SMarte, Pittsburgh, 26;
Fowler,Chicago,25;CGonzalez,Colorado,
25; DMurphy, Washington, 25; Braun, Milwaukee,24;ADiaz,St.Louis,24;Harrison,
Pittsburgh,24;Myers,SanDiego,24.
DOUBLES-Carter,Milwaukee,9;Fowler,
Chicago, 9; Markakis, Atlanta, 9; SMarte,
Pittsburgh, 9; ADiaz, St. Louis, 8; 6 tied
at7.
HOME RUNS-Harper, Washington, 9;
Rizzo, Chicago, 8; Story, Colorado, 8;
NWalker,NewYork,8;Arenado,Colorado,
7;WCastillo,Arizona,6;7tiedat5.
STOLEN BASES-DGordon, Miami, 6;
SMarte, Pittsburgh, 5; Upton Jr, San Diego, 5; Hamilton, Cincinnati, 4; Harrison,
Pittsburgh, 4; OHerrera, Philadelphia, 4;
Heyward, Chicago, 4; Owings,Arizona, 4;
Parra,Colorado,4;Suarez,Cincinnati,4.
PITCHING-Arrieta,Chicago,4-0;10tied
at3.
ERA-Maeda, Los Angeles, 0.36; Hammel,Chicago,0.75;Arrieta,Chicago,0.87;
Velasquez,Philadelphia,0.93;GGonzalez,
Washington, 1.42; Kershaw, LosAngeles,
1.50;Syndergaard,NewYork,1.69.
STRIKEOUTS-Syndergaard, New York,
38; Fernandez, Miami, 32; Strasburg,
Washington, 31; Kershaw, Los Angeles,
30;Nola,Philadelphia,30;Bumgarner,San
Francisco, 29; RIglesias, Cincinnati, 29;
Velasquez,Philadelphia,29.
SAVES-Jansen, Los Angeles, 9; Papelbon, Washington, 7; Familia, New York,
6; Jeffress, Milwaukee, 6; Rosenthal, St.
Louis, 5; McGee, Colorado, 4; JGomez,
Philadelphia,4;Ziegler,Arizona,4;Melancon,Pittsburgh,4.
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ri ay pril 22
Philadelphia2,Washington0
N.Y.Islanders2,Florida1,2OT
Minnesota5,Dallas4,OT
San Jose 6, Los Angeles 3, San Jose
winsseries4-1
atur ay pril 2
Pittsburgh6,N.Y.Rangers3,Pittsburgh
winsseries4-1
Anaheim5,Nashville2
Chicago6,St.Louis3,seriestied3-3
ruck
hrough pril 2
1.JohnHunterNemechek,83.
2.ParkerKligerman,80.
3.TimothyPeters,77.
4.TylerYoung,67.
5.CameronHayley,66.
6.RyanTruex,66.
7.DanielHemric,65.
8.BrandonBrown,62.
9.SpencerGallagher,62.
10.BenRhodes,61.
Winston-Salem9,Salem6
Lynchburg3,Frederick0
MyrtleBeach6,Carolina5
Potomac5,Wilmington2
un ay s ames
Potomac3,Wilmington1,12innings
Frederick5,Lynchburg2
Salem3,Winston-Salem2
MyrtleBeach4,Carolina2
on ay s ames
Nogamesscheduled
ues ay s ames
WilmingtonatCarolina,7p.m.
SalematFrederick,7p.m.
LynchburgatWinston-Salem,7p.m.
MyrtleBeachatPotomac,7:05p.m.
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atur ay pril
Indiana100,Toronto90
GoldenState104,Houston78
Atlanta102,Boston101
OklahomaCity108,Dallas70
un ay pril 7
Cleveland106,Detroit101
Miami123,Charlotte91
SanAntonio106,Memphis74
L.A.Clippers115,Portland95
on ay pril
Toronto98,Indiana87
Dallas85,OklahomaCity84
GoldenState115,Houston106
ues ay pril
Atlanta89,Boston72
We nes ay pril 2
Miami115,Charlotte103
L.A.Clippers102,Portland81
hurs ay pril 2
Toronto101,Indiana85
Houston97,GoldenState96
ri ay pril 22
Boston111,Atlanta103
atur ay pril 2
Indiana100,Toronto83,seriestied2-2
Charlotte96,Miami80
Portland96,L.A.Clippers88,L.A.Clippersleadsseries2-1
un ay pril 2
SanAntonio116,Memphis95,SanAntoniowinsseries4-0
Golden State 121, Houston 94, Golden
Stateleadsseries3-1
Boston 104, Atlanta 95, OT, series tied
2-2
Cleveland 100, Detroit 98, Cleveland
un ay pril 2
Washington1,Philadelphia0,Washingtonwinsseries4-2
Dallas5,Minnesota4,Dallaswinsseries
4-2
N.Y.Islanders2,Florida1,2OT,N.Y.Islanderswinsseries4-2
on ay pril 25
Nashville3,Anaheim1,seriestied3-3
ChicagoatSt.Louis,8:30p.m.
We nes ay pril 27
NashvilleatAnaheim,TBA
on ay s sum
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Staff Writer
265-7807
[email protected]
winsseries4-0
on ay pril 25
Charlotte89,Miami85,seriestied2-2
Oklahoma City 118, Dallas 104, OklahomaCitywinsseries4-1
L.A.ClippersatPortland,10:30p.m.
ues ay pril 2
IndianaatToronto,6p.m.
BostonatAtlanta,8:30p.m.
We nes ay pril 27
CharlotteatMiami,8p.m.
PortlandatL.A.Clippers,10p.m.
HoustonatGoldenState,10:30p.m.
hurs ay pril 2
AtlantaatBoston,8p.m.
ri ay pril 2
TorontoatIndiana,TBA
MiamiatCharlotte,TBA
x-GoldenStateatHouston,TBA
x-L.A.ClippersatPortland,TBA
atur ay pril
x-BostonatAtlanta,TBA
OklahomaCityatSanAntonio,TBA
un ay ay
x-IndianaatToronto,TBA
x-CharlotteatMiami,TBA
x-HoustonatGoldenState,TBA
x-PortlandatL.A.Clippers,TBA
on ay ay 2
Atlanta-BostonwinneratCleveland,TBA
RestofSchedule,TBA
on ay s bo es
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a or League Baseball
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF
BASEBALL — Suspended San Francisco
Giants SS Travious Relaford (AugustaSAL) 100 games following a third positive
testforadrugofabuseandfreeagentRHP
BrentJones50gamesfollowingasecond
positivetestforadrugofabuse,bothviolationsoftheMinorLeagueDrugPrevention
andTreatmentProgram.
merican League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Reinstated
RHPKevinGausmanfromthe15-dayDL.
OptionedINFRyanFlahertytoNorfolk(IL).
ClaimedRHPDavidHaleoffwaiversfrom
ColoradoandoptionedhimtoNorfolk.
CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Optioned
RHPErikJohnsontoCharlotte(IL).Selected the contract of RHP Miguel Gonzalez
fromCharlotte.
CLEVELAND INDIANS — Placed RHP
Carlos Carrasco on the 15-day DL. Activated OF RHP Michael Brantley from the
15-dayDL.
HOUSTON ASTROS — Recalled RHP
MichaelFelizfromFresno(PCL).Optioned
OFJakeMarisnicktoFresno.
MINNESOTATWINS—ReinstatedINF/
OF Danny Santana from the 15-day DL.
RecalledRHPAlexMeyerfromRochester
(IL).
OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Recalled
RHPAndrewTriggs from Nashville (PCL).
OptionedLHPEricSurkamptoNashville.
SEATTLEMARINERS—RecalledRHP
Mayckol Guaipe from Tacoma (PCL).
PlacedRHPJoaquinBenoitonthe15-day
DL,retroactivetoApril22.
TEXASRANGERS—Selectedthecontract of LHP Cesar Ramos from Round
Rock (PCL). Optioned RHP Nick Martinez
to Round Rock. Transferred RHP Keone
Kelafromthe15-tothe60-dayDL.
ational League
CINCINNATI REDS — Placed OF Jay
Bruce on the three-day paternity list. RecalledRHPLayneSomsenfromLouisville
(IL).TransferredRHPMichaelLorenzento
the60-dayDL.
COLORADO ROCKIES — Reinstated
C Nick Hundley from the seven-day concussion DL. Recalled RHP Scott Oberg
Albuquerque(PCL).OptionedRHPJordan
Lyles and C Dustin Garneau toAlbuquerque(PCL).
LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Reinstated RHP Louis Coleman from the bereavementlist.OptionedLHPLuisAvilanto
OklahomaCity(PCL).
Hall o ame
NATIONALBASEBALLHALLOFFAME
ANDMUSEUM—Announcedtheresignation of vice president of communications
and education Brad Horn. Named Jon
Shestakofsky vice president of communicationsandeducation.
B LL
ational ootball League
CLEVELAND BROWNS — Signed WR
SaalimHakim.WaivedTEChaseFord.
GREENBAYPACKERS—ReleasedDE
RayDrew.
ana ian ootball League
B.C.LIONS—SignedWRAviusCapers.
WINNIPEGBLUEBOMBERS—Signed
OLAundreyWalkerandWRKrisAdams.
LL
FOOTBALL BOWL ASSOCIATION —
Named Sun Bowl executive director Bernie Olivas chairman of 2016-17 executive
committee.
BUTLER—Announcedmen’sgraduate
basketball G Avery Woodson has transferredfromMemphis.
DEPAUL — Announced junior men’s
basketball G Max Strus has transferred
fromLewis.
EAST CAROLINA — Announced junior
QBKurtBenkerthasdecidedtotransfer.
MANHATTAN — Named Heather Vulin
women’sbasketballcoach.
PACIFIC—NamedLeonardPerrymen’s
associateheadbasketballcoach.
GOLF
Worl
ol Ranking
ThroughApril24
1.JasonDay
AUS 12.28
2.JordanSpieth
USA 11.44
3.RoryMcIlroy
NIR
8.99
4.BubbaWatson
USA
8.15
5.RickieFowler
USA
7.65
6.HenrikStenson
SWE 7.60
7.AdamScott
AUS 6.99
8.DustinJohnson
USA
6.71
9.DannyWillett
ENG 6.34
10.JustinRose
ENG 5.82
11.BrandenGrace
SAF
5.51
12.PatrickReed
USA
5.31
13.LouisOosthuizen
SAF
4.98
14.HidekiMatsuyama
JPN
4.61
15.SergioGarcia
ESP
4.28
16.BrandtSnedeker
USA
4.23
17.ZachJohnson
USA
4.05
18.BrooksKoepka
USA
3.93
19.J.B.Holmes
USA
3.84
20.CharlSchwartzel
SAF
3.79
21.PhilMickelson
USA
3.78
22.KevinKisner
USA
3.64
23.PaulCasey
ENG 3.55
24.JimFuryk
USA
3.54
25.KevinNa
USA
3.26
26.JimmyWalker
USA
3.23
27.MattKuchar
USA
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28.BillHaas
USA
3.16
29.RafaCabreraBello
ESP
3.16
30.RussellKnox
SCO 3.15
31.Byeong-HunAn
KOR 3.10
32.AndySullivan
ENG 3.03
33.ShaneLowry
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3.02
34.CharleyHoffman
USA
2.98
35.MarcLeishman
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Detroit
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Deng 4-14 5-5 15, J.Johnson 6-12 0-0
16, Whiteside 3-5 2-5 8, Dragic 5-10 0-0
12,Wade4-114-612,Richardson1-70-0
3,Winslow3-81-28,Stoudemire2-21-15,
Wright0-20-00,Haslem0-11-21,Green
2-40-05.Totals30-7614-2185.
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Williams0-50-00,Kaminsky1-52-44,
Jefferson4-121-29,Walker13-286-734,
Lee3-84-411,Lin6-108-921,Zeller3-4
2-2 8, Hawes 0-3 2-2 2. Totals 30-75 253089.
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harlotte
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4-5,Dragic2-4,Deng2-8,Green1-2,Richardson1-4,Winslow1-5,Wright0-1),Charlotte 4-17 (Walker 2-8, Lee 1-3, Lin 1-3,
Kaminsky 0-1, Williams 0-2). Fouled OutNone. Rebounds-Miami 57 (J.Johnson,
Wade, Deng, Whiteside 7), Charlotte 46
(Hawes 8). Assists-Miami 20 (Wade 10),
Charlotte10(Lin,Jefferson3).TotalFoulsMiami26,Charlotte20.A-19,156(19,077).
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10, Matthews 3-13 2-2 11, Powell 6-7 4-6
16, Barea 4-7 0-0 8, Harris 4-9 1-1 9, Villanueva0-00-00.Totals38-8120-24104.
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Adams 5-8 5-9 15, Westbrook 13-23 7-8
36,Roberson3-60-06,Waiters4-80-011,
Collison1-11-23,Foye0-12-22,Payne
2-20-05,Kanter2-41-15,Morrow0-00-0
0.Totals41-8126-32118.
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2
7 22 2
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25 25
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3-6, Matthews 3-7, Anderson 2-5, Barea
0-1, Felton 0-2, Harris 0-3), Oklahoma
City 10-30 (Waiters 3-6, Westbrook 3-8,
Durant3-11,Payne1-1,Ibaka0-1,Kanter
0-1, Roberson 0-2). Fouled Out-None.
Rebounds-Dallas43(Powell9),Oklahoma
City 50 (Westbrook 12).Assists-Dallas 24
(Pachulia 9), Oklahoma City 19 (Westbrook9).TotalFouls-Dallas24,Oklahoma
City 22. Technicals-Anderson, Nowitzki,
Oklahoma City defensive three second.
A-18,203(18,203).
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2001 Downing St. SW
Wilson, NC 27893
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DURHAM — The top 25 teams in the
BaseballAmericapollthroughApril24(selectedbythestaffofBaseballAmerica):
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2.TexasA&M
32-8
3
3.MississippiState
27-13
7
4.Miami
30-8
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5.FloridaState
28-11
11
6.SouthCarolina
33-8
12
7.TexasChristian
28-10
4
8.LouisianaState
27-13
5
9.Mississippi
31-10
15
10.Louisville
31-9
6
11.Vanderbilt
30-10
8
12.N.C.State
28-11
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13.TexasTech
31-12
10
14.SouthernMiss.
29-12
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15.Rice
25-13
13
16.Michigan
28-10
18
17.UCSantaBarbara
25-10
9
18.OregonState
26-10
22
19.CoastalCarolina
30-11
25
20.Tulane
26-13
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21.EastCarolina
26-14
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22.Virginia
26-17
NR
23.Louisiana-Lafayette
27-13
24
24.Minnesota
25-11
NR
25.OklahomaState
25-14
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sportsinformationdirectors:
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1.Florida
36-6 493 2
2.SouthCarolina
33-8 490 4
3.FloridaState
28-11 489 9
4.Miami,Fla.
30-8 486 1
5.TexasA&M
32-8 485 5
6.Vanderbilt
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7.Louisville
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8.MississippiState
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9.N.C.State
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10.TexasTech
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11.TexasChristian
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12.OregonState
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13.CoastalCarolina
30-11 467 18
14.SouthernMiss.
29-12 465 19
15.LouisianaState
27-13 463 15
16.Virginia
26-17 460 20
17.Arizona
26-14 456 NR
18.Minnesota
25-11 453 22
19.CalPoly
25-13 450 NR
20.California
22-14 449 14
21.UCSantaBarbara 25-10-1447 11
22.Kentucky
24-15 446 12
23.SouthAlabama
30-11 445 23
24.Mississippi
31-10 441 NR
25.Washington
22-14 440 27
26.Creighton
27-9 437 25
27.ArizonaState
23-14 435 NR
28.CalSt.Fullerton
24-14 433 28
29.Rice
25-13 431 24
30.OklahomaState
25-14 426 NR
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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
15 SP 235
Under and by virtue of the power of
sale contained in a certain Deed of
Trust made by Milan Johnson and
Susan V. Johnson to Jerone C. Herring, Trustee(s), dated the 31st day of
July, 1997, and recorded in Book
1635, Page 270, in Wilson County Registry, North Carolina, default having
been made in the payment of the note
thereby secured by the said Deed of
Trust and the undersigned, Substitute
Trustee Services, Inc. having been
substituted as Trustee in said Deed of
Trust by an instrument duly recorded
in the Office of the Register of Deeds
of Wilson County, North Carolina and
the holder of the note evidencing said
indebtedness having directed that the
Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer
for sale at the courthouse door in the
City of Wilson, Wilson County, North
Carolina, or the customary location
designated for foreclosure sales, at
12:00 PM on May 10, 2016 and will
sell to the highest bidder for cash the
following real estate situated in the
County of Wilson, North Carolina, and
being more particularly described as
follows:
Being all of Lot No. 3 as shown upon a
plat entitled "Property of Henry L.
Johnson Heirs", which map is recorded in Plat Book 25, Page 190, Wilson
County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said
property being located at 9342 Johnson Farm Road fka Bailey Road,
Kenly, North Carolina.
Trustee may, in the Trustee's sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one
hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.
Should the property be purchased by
a third party, that party must pay the
excise tax, as well as the court costs
of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One
Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by
NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).
The property to be offered pursuant to
this notice of sale is being offered for
sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS,
WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor
the holder of the note secured by the
deed of trust/security agreement, or
both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees,
agents or authorized representative of
either the Trustee or the holder of the
note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety
conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for
sale, and any and all responsibilities
or liabilities arising out of or in any way
relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this
property is being sold subject to all
taxes, special assessments, and prior
liens or encumbrances of record and
any recorded releases. Said property
is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.
A deposit of five percent (5%) of the
purchase price, or seven hundred fifty
dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered
in the form of certified funds at the
time of the sale.
If the trustee is unable to convey title
to this property for any reason, the
sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such
inability to convey include, but are not
limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the
sale and reinstatement of the loan
without the knowledge of the trustee. If
the validity of the sale is challenged by
any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to
have merit, may request the court to
declare the sale to be void and return
the deposit. The purchaser will have
no further remedy.
Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real
Property
An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to
N.C.G.S. § 45-21.29 in favor of the
purchaser and against the party or
parties in possession by the clerk of
superior court of the county in which
the property is sold.
Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement
entered into or renewed on or after
October 1, 2007, may after receiving
the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing
written notice of termination to the
landlord, to be effective on a date
stated in the notice that is at least 10
days but not more than 90 days, after
the sale date contained in this notice
of sale, provided that the mortgagor
has not cured the default at the time
the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for
rent due under the rental agreement
prorated to the effective date of the
termination.
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Case No: 1161875 (FC.FAY)
04:12,19/2016
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION
Having qualified as Co-Executors of
the Estate of William Royall Bussey,
with the Clerk of Superior Court of
Wilson County, the undersigned does
hereby notify all persons having
claims against the said Deceased to
present the same to the undersigned
on or before the 5th day of July,
2016, or the same will be pleaded in
bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make
immediate payment.
This 4th day of April, 2016.
William W. Plyler, Co-Executor
Susan Bussey Toms, Co-Executor
Connor Bunn Rogerson Woodard &
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Wilson NC 27895
4:5,12,19,26/2016
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NORTH CAROLINA
WILSON COUNTY
IN THE GENERAL
COURT OF JUSTICE
BEFORE THE CLERK
16 SP 15
IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST
EXECUTED BY EMMA LULA BULLARD DATED April 17, 2000 AND
RECORDED IN BOOK 1760, PAGE
523, WILSON COUNTY REGISTRY,
TO JERONE C. HERRING, TRUSTEE.
sale contained in that certain deed of
trust executed by EMMA LULA BULLARD dated April 17, 2000 to JERONE C. HERRING, Trustee for
BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST
CLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST
EXECUTED BY EMMA LULA BULLARD DATED April 17, 2000 AND
RECORDED IN BOOK 1760, PAGE
523, WILSON COUNTY REGISTRY,
TO JERONE C. HERRING, TRUSTEE.
sale contained in that certain deed of
trust executed by EMMA LULA BULLARD dated April 17, 2000 to JERONE C. HERRING, Trustee for
BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST
COMPANY, recorded in Book 1760,
Page 523, WILSON County Registry;
default having been made in payment
of the indebtedness thereby secured;
and the necessary findings to permit
foreclosure having been made by the
Clerk of Superior Court of WILSON
County, North Carolina; the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for
sale at public auction to the highest
bidder for cash, the property conveyed in said deed of trust, the same
lying and being in the County of
WILSON and State of North Carolina,
and more particularly described as follows
All of those certain lots or parcels of
land lying and being situate in the City
of Wilson, Wilson County, North Carolina, and more particularly described
as follows:
It begins at a point on the westerly
side of said Kenan Street, which point
is 150 feet distant from the southeast
intersection of the property lines of
Helen Street and Kenan Street, M.G.
Ferrellʼs Corner, and from said point of
beginning it runs thence westerly back
from Kenan Street with and along Ferrellʼs line (it being the common lot line
between Lot #10 and #11) 150 feet to
a stake, corners and runs thence
northerly with said Ferrellʼs line (it being the rear lot line dividing Lot #10
and #5) 10 feet to a stake, corners
and runs thence westerly toward Ella
Street and in a line parallel with Helen
Street 25 feet to a stake, corners and
runs thence southerly in a line parallel
with Kenan Street 90 feet to a stake,
corners and runs thence easterly in a
line parallel with said Helen Street 175
feet to a stake on the property line of
Kenan Street, corners and runs
thence northerly with and along the
property line of Kenan Street 80 feet
to the point of beginning; the said lot
of land consisting of all of Lot #11 and
portions of Lots 3, 4, 5 and 12, all as
shown by a map or plat of the property of Five States Realty Corporation
showing a portion of West End Park
which is of record in Plat Book 3, Page
74, of the Wilson County Registry, and
being the identical property conveyed
to the party of the first part by deed of
Hilda S. Stallings dated May 31, 1985
and recorded in Book 1278, Page 608,
Wilson County Registry. See also
Deed Book 263, Page 79, Wilson
County Registry.
Save and except a small strip along
the rear property line conveyed to
Louise T. Lamm by deed of Hilda S.
Stallings, widow, dated August 17,
1983, recorded in Book 1245, Page
107, Wilson County Registry, and
more particularly described as follows:
Beginning at a point, a northerly common corner of the John W. Stallings,
Jr. property and the G.M. Lamm property, in the southerly property line of
the George Bartholomew property,
thence from said point of beginning
with and along the said Stallings &
Bartholomew line N. 64 deg. 00 min.
E. 1.50 feet to a point, cornering;
thence S. 28 deg. 22 min. E. 75.06
feet to a point, cornering; thence S. 64
deg. 00 min. W. 4.60 feet to the southeast corner of the G.M. Lamm property, cornering; thence along the said
Lamm easterly property line N. 26
deg. 00 min. W. 75.00 feet to the point
of beginning, containing 228.75
square feet according to survey and
map by F.T. Green & Associates.
PROPERTY ADDRESS/LOCATION:
1505 Kenan Street NW Wilson NC
27893
DATE OF SALE: April 28, 2016
TIME OF SALE: 10:30 A.M.
LOCATION OF SALE: WILSON
County Courthouse
RECORD OWNER(S): Emma Lula
Bullard
TERMS OF THE SALE:
(1). This sale will be made subject to:
(a) all prior liens, encumbrances,
easements, right-of-ways, restrictive
covenants or other restrictions of record affecting the property; (b) property taxes and assessments for the
year in which the sale occurs, as well
as any prior years; (c) federal tax liens with respect to which proper notice was not given to the Internal Revenue Service; and (d) federal tax liens
to which proper notice was given to
the Internal Revenue Service and to
which the right of redemption applies.
(2) The property is being sold "as is".
Neither the beneficiary of the deed of
trust, nor the undersigned Substitute
Trustee, makes any warranties or representations concerning the property,
including but not limited to, the physical or environmental condition of the
property. Further, the undersigned
Substitute Trustee makes no title warranties with respect to the title to the
property.
(3) The highest bidder will be responsible for the payment of revenue
stamps payable to the Register of
Deeds and any final court and/or
auditing fees payable to the Clerk of
Superior Court which are assessed on
the high bid resulting from this foreclosure sale.
(4) At the time of the sale, the highest
bidder will be required to make a cash
deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid,
or $750.00, whichever is greater, with
the remaining balance of the bid
amount to be paid on the day following the expiration of the applicable ten
(10) day upset bid period.
(5) Any person who occupies the
property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or
after October 1, 2007, may after receiving this Notice of Foreclosure
Sale, terminate the rental agreement
by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on
a date stated in the notice that is at
least 10 days, but no more than 90
days, after the sale date contained in
this Notice of Foreclosure Sale,
provided that the mortgagor has not
cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination.
Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due
under the rental agreement prorated
to the effective date of the termination.
(6) An order for possession of the
property being sold may be issued
pursuant to N.C.G.S. §45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the
party or parties in possession, by the
Clerk of Superior Court of the county
in which the property is sold.
(7) If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be
entitled only to return of the deposit
paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor,
the Mortgagee, the Mortgageeʼs attorney, or the Substitute Trustee.
This is the 23rd day of February, 2016
SMITH DEBNAM NARRON
DRAKE SAINTSING &
MYERS, L.L.P.
Cara B. Williams, Attorney for
Jeff D. Rogers,
Substitute Trustee
P. O. Box 26268
Raleigh, NC 27611-6268
Public
Notices
Clerk of Superior Court of the county
in which the property is sold.
(7) If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be
CLASSIFIED
entitled only to return of the deposit
paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor,
the Mortgagee, the Mortgageeʼs attor- Commercial Lease
ney, or the Substitute Trustee.
This is the 23rd day of February, 2016 2 BUILDINGS for Rent, (1) 2250 sq ft
& (1) 5000 sq ft. Each has Show/ReSMITH DEBNAM NARRON
tail Area, Office Space & Work Areas.
DRAKE SAINTSING &
Located at 900 Hwy 301 N Wilson NC.
MYERS, L.L.P.
Busy Intersection of Ward Blvd &
Cara B. Williams, Attorney for
Lipscombe Rd. For more information,
Jeff D. Rogers,
call Phil Perkins @ (804) 338-5529
Substitute Trustee
P. O. Box 26268
Raleigh, NC 27611-6268
(919) 250-2000
FOR SALE OR LEASE
Fax: (919)250-2211
Office, general business, retail, light
04:19,26/2016
industrial & warehouse space. First
Venture Properties, LLC. Call 252Healthcare
237-9411.
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Opportunities
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Move up to luxury apt. living at its finest.
1300 sq. ft., 2 BRs, 2-1/2 baths, permanent
stairs to attic. Fenced-in patio with gate.
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RNʼS, LPNʼS &
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Immediately.
All shifts.
Instant pay 2X wk.
252-977-0739.
Help Wanted
Miscellaneous
Fiberglass Fabrication & Repair.
Experience preferred but not required.
Excellent benefits including health and
life insurance, retirement, paid vacation & holidays. Must have reliable
transportation. Driver's License
and Drug Test required.
Walstonburg, N.C.
252-753-2583
2 BD, 1 BA House with central heat &
air. 916 Park Ave., Wilson $400 mo.
1 bedroom Apt $300 mo.
Call 252-363-9141
BEST OF COUNTRY LIVING! Twostory house 5 miles east of Wilson, 3
Bedrooms, 2 full Baths, Large rear
deck, 30x40 shelter, $1200 monthly,
deposit required. Pictures available.
Call 252-399-9799.
Davis Rentals
2 & 3 Bedroom units
4710 West Nash St.
252-291-1656
Surgical Center
has immediate opening for :
An experienced Surgical Tech (prefer certification),
Full Time position, Mon-Fri, no call,
7 holidays per year. Benefit package offered.
Email your resume to:
[email protected] for consideration.
Serious inquires only
For Sale By Owner
Lots/Land
** MIDDLETON PLACE ** Various
size lots for sale near Wilson, 45 miles
east of Raleigh. Wells and Septic
tanks with and without deed restricNow Hiring:
tion. No mobile homes. Prices starting
Assistant & Hourly Managers
at $25,000. Owner financing available.
Apply in person before 11am and after
3224 Boyette Dr. Wilson. 3BD, 2BA, 252-291-0172 Please speak clearly.
2pm at Burger King, located at 1708
approx 1700 SF, Hardwood floors in
Raleigh Road, Wilson.
Vacation Rentals
foyer, living room & Dining room, gas Vacation Property
logs, New HVAC, new deck, new
2BR, 2BATH Condo
Technical/Trades
granite counter tops in kitchen, fenced
For rent in N. Myrtle Beach. Ocean
backyard. Two outside wired buildview . Call 252-243-6913 or 252-363ings, one 12x16 & 16x16. To view call
TRUCK
9141
252-237-4821 or 252-245-1210 and RV LOTS FOR RENT. CAMP
MECHANIC
set up an appointment. $149,900.
OCEAN FOREST CAMPNeeded. Call 252-291-4100
Restaurant
Employment
HOUSE FOR RENT 1801 W Nash St.
3 Bedroom or office space, 1 bath,
sundeck, carport, garage, all appliances furnished 252-291-0482 or
252-813-9612
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REAL
ESTATE
RENTALS
For Sale By Owner
Homes For Sale
GROUND, EMERALD ISLE.
CALL
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MOBILE
HOMES
Apartments
COLLEGE COURT
APARTMENTS
Manufactured
Homes For Rent
* $390 - 1 bedroom,
* $430 - 2 bedroom,
* $470 - 3 bedroom.
**Water & Sewer**
Call for available Discounts.
252-243-5571
1101 Corbett Ave., Wilson, NC
3BD/2BA 1200 SF, New plumbing
and electrical. Insulated walls, good
roof. Renovation started, needs finishing. Quiet area. 605 Harper St.
$30,000. Call 252-230-1187
*REDUCED* 2007 Ellington Dr,
Wilson. 3BD/2.5BA 1937 sq ft. Beautifully remodeled home in Waterford
Subdivision. New granite counters,
carpet, paint, and more. Covered back
porch and fenced yard. $174,900. Call
Jacobs Realty (252) 289-0488.
DIRECTIONS: Raleigh Rd, right on
Forest Hills, right on Cardinal, left on
Westbrook, left on Ellington.
3BR/2BA Central heat & A/C. Black
Creek area. $525/mo. + deposit, and
refs, no inside pets. Background
Check required. Call 252-291-2142 or
252-230-7186 After 5pm.
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Manufactured
Homes For Rent
Lease TO Own Manf Home- 4Bd 2 Ba
Fireplace, Jacuzzi Tub, Kit, Din, Liv
Rooms, 1/2 Acre Lot, Goldsboro, NC
Mar Mac Area (Orchestra Lane)
$3500 down, $595/mo. $45K, Call
(252) 292-2354 or (252) 236-4940
PETS
Dogs
Sofa, Loveseat, & Oversized Winged
Back chair, Tan color, Beautiful, Great
condition. Call 252-977-6448 (near
Rocky Mt/Wilson airport) $500
Found Lost Pets
FOUND AT WILSON COUNTRY
CLUB.
Female black/white
Shepherd/Husky mix. Only about 3540 lbs. Call 252-236-1334.
MAND THAT HERSHEE BE RETURNED TO ME TODAY - ALIVE
AND WELL, SAFE AND SOUND,
AND HEALED! I BIND ON EARTH
EVERY NEGATIVE FORCE/FORM
AGAINST - AND LOOSE ON EARTH
EVERY
POSITIVE
Found
Lost FORCE/FORM
Pets
FOR HERSHEE'S SAFE RETURN
(THEY HAVE BEEN BOUND AND
LOOSED IN HEAVEN)! MATTHEW
16:19, MATTHEW 21:22, MARK
11:23-24 LUKE 11:9, JOHN 14:13-14,
JAMES 5:16, PSALM 150:6 PROVERBS 12:10, DANIEL 3:17-18,
YOUR PRAYERS AND CALLS ARE
APPRECIATED!
MISSING 02-28-13. Pit/Hound or
Pit/Shepherd Mix. 50 Lbs. Female.
Name: HerShee. 9 Years old. Brindle
color (the colors of dark, milk & white
chocolate, caramel & black). Bolted
from owner in fear of medical treatment at For The Love Of Dogs,
Quaker Road, Wilson, NC Needs
medical care; and, by now, she is
hungry, cold, hot, wet, and still scared.
Had a silver chain collar with I.D. Tag,
and a purple leash. $100 REWARD.
252-399-9717 (English) (Do not have
voicemail) 252-315-9204 (Spanish or
English) Has Voicemail.
PICTURE LOCATED ON
CRAIGSLIST
Eastern North Carolina, Community Lost & Found & at Lake
Wilson
STUFF
Quick Sellers
12x12 piece of Carpet & padding $75
obo Call 252-206-1249 or 252-2921022
Attic Cover in excellent condition $70
Call 252-399-2090
LOOKING FOR MY DOG. Seen
around Parker's BBQ Dec. 22nd. Tan
with white Beagle Hound Mix, answers to DJ. Tan collar, outwardturned front feet. $100 REWARD.
Please call 252-292-3958.
DINING ROOM SET: Maple Dining
room table, 4 chairs, and hutch $350.
Call 252-419-0149.
Dog Crate Large 29" long, 19 wide,
26 high, Good Condition, $35, (252)
LOST 4 YEAR OLD TAN MEDIUM 237-6373
SIZE DOG from Lucama near Little
Rock Acres. Has on a tan and brown Electric Blue vinyl Lift chair $275 Call
collar. Call 706-593-0258.
919-284-4117
IN THE NAME OF GOD, THE FATHER; GOD, THE SON; AND GOD, THE
HOLY GHOST: I COMMAND, I DEMAND THAT HERSHEE BE RETURNED TO ME TODAY - ALIVE
AND WELL, SAFE AND SOUND,
AND HEALED! I BIND ON EARTH
EVERY NEGATIVE FORCE/FORM
AGAINST - AND LOOSE ON EARTH
EVERY POSITIVE FORCE/FORM FOR HERSHEE'S SAFE RETURN
(THEY HAVE BEEN BOUND AND
LOOSED IN HEAVEN)! MATTHEW
16:19, MATTHEW 21:22, MARK
11:23-24 LUKE 11:9, JOHN 14:13-14,
JAMES 5:16, PSALM 150:6 PROVERBS 12:10, DANIEL 3:17-18,
YOUR PRAYERS AND CALLS ARE
APPRECIATED!
MISSING 02-28-13. Pit/Hound or
Pit/Shepherd Mix. 50 Lbs. Female.
Name: HerShee. 9 Years old. Brindle
color (the colors of dark, milk & white
chocolate, caramel & black). Bolted
from owner in fear of medical treatment at For The Love Of Dogs,
Quaker Road, Wilson, NC Needs
medical care; and, by now, she is
hungry, cold, hot, wet, and still scared.
Had a silver chain collar with I.D. Tag,
and a purple leash. $100 REWARD.
252-399-9717 (English) (Do not have
voicemail) 252-315-9204 (Spanish or
English) Has Voicemail.
PICTURE LOCATED ON
CRAIGSLIST
Eastern North Carolina, Community Lost & Found & at Lake
Wilson
CLASSIFIED
Quick Sellers
G.E. Cook Stove, Self-Cleaning,
White, Everything works. $140. Call or
Text (252) 363-4136 or (252) 3631803.
Kenmore Cook Stove, Smooth-top.
Everything works, clean, Excellent
condition. $185. Call or Text (252)
363-4136 or (252) 363-1803.
I sold my lawn mower in ten hours.
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(suh-DOE-koo) is a Japanese puzzle
based on logic, reasoning, and
patience. To solve Sudoku, just fill in
each 3x3 subgrid with a digit 1-9;
some digits are already given. Every
column, row and subgrid must
contain the digits 1-9 only once. Now
get your pencils ready and give it a
try! You’ll see why it’s so addicting!
LIVING ROOM SET: Hunter green
full-size sleeper sofa, coffee table and
2 end tables $200. Call 252-419-0149.
Prom Dress, was $238, selling for
$35. Call for more detail. 252-2923224.
Refrigerator, Amana, Almond color.
19.9 cu. ft. COLD! Works great. $130
Call or Text (252) 363-4136 or (252)
363-1803.
Merchandise For
Smooth top stove, Whirpool, good Sale
condition. 30" wide and includes cord.
$125. Call 252-234-7170.
2001 Dodge Grand Caravan in good
condition, new tires, 224,209 miles.
Sleeper sofa with computer table and Asking $2000 282-281-1480
three rugs. $275 Call 252-236-1007.
Golf Carts
Sports Utility
2010 "CAMO" CUSTOM BODY Vehicles
CLUB CART: Electric Golf cart with 3" REDUCED: Chevy Blazer, 2WD,
lift. New tires, new battery. $4500 184k miles. Runs great!! Driver's side
OBO. Call 252-299-4431.
window does not work and crack
across windshield. Heat and air works
great. $1500, no payments or trades.
Window Air Conditioner 5000 BTU. Bicycles, reconditioned, Adult & Cars
252-955-8209.
Good Cold air. $75 Call 252-235-4350 Kids bikes. All sizes. Racing, Moun2009
Chevrolet
HHR-LT,
Charcoal
or 252-883-6134.
tain, Beach bikes and parts. Some triGray w/ black cloth interior. 2.2 Liter.
cycles. Call H 252-236-4218 or C 252140k miles. Well maintained. Asking
Farm Equipment
266-1062
$6,200/offer. Call 252-245-0910, no
text.
(2) TRACTORS, (3) RIDING LAWNMOWERS, (2) DITCH-WITCH 4X4, &
PULL TRAILER. SELLING INDIVIDU- Buy a Riding Lawn Mower with no
ALLY--COME BY AND MAKE OF- money down for just $49.00 per
FER. CALL 252-236-5063 OR 770- month, plus free weed eater. Call 252- 94 Buick LaSabre $1200 OBO. Call
725-0078.
Lee 252-290-9268
402-1935.
Grower’s Market
AIRPORT U-PICK
Strawberries is OPEN!
Wall Hugger La-z-Boy recliner $75 You pick or we pick. Open M-F 8:30-7,
Sat 8:30-6. Located on Hwy 97 by the
Call 919-284-4117
RM/Wilson Airport. Call 252-904-5594
ELLIPTICAL
M A C H I N E : or www.facebook.com/airportupick
LIVESTRONG. Like new, perfect condition w/ Digital Display. $250 CASH. County Fruit Stand #3 now open. 7
Call 252-363-9442 from 10am-4pm. days a week HWY 117 North Pikeville.
Fresh fruit & Veggies Daily. Vine Ripe
Elna Electric Sewing Machine in 4 tomatoes, hanging baskets & Boiled
Drawer Cabinet, Lightly Used, Good peanuts. Watermelons & Local StrawCondition, $40, Call (252) 237-6373 berries.
A+ MATTRESS SETS
Brand New! Twin $99, Full $114.,
Queen $129, King $199, Free Layaway! Delivery avail. 252-243-5400
Pride Electric Scooter, in excellent
condition, used only a few times. Have
instruction manual. $1000 obo. Call
252-245-6722.
RECREATIONAL
Sports Utility
Vehicles
2003 Honda Odyssey, 7 passenger
Van, V6, Automatic, Cold Air, Leather
Seats, Loaded, Clean $3900, Neg.
Call (252) 289-0295
Call
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BALDO
FOR BETTER OR WORSE
BLONDIE
DILBERT
CLOSE TO HOME
ZIGGY
PEANUTS
JUMP START
HOROSCOPE
By Eugenia Last
FRANK & ERNEST
ARIES (March 21-April 19):
Travel will entice you. Whether
you visit an unfamiliar destination in your vicinity or travel a
great distance, the experience
and the encounters you have will
affect you positively. Romance is
encouraged. 5 stars
TAURUS (April 20-May 20):
Look for alternative career options. If you feel you need a
change, explore a past interest to
see if you can turn it into a side
business. Self-awareness and
personal improvement will bring
good results. 3 stars
GARFIELD
GEMINI (May 21-June 20):
Don’t let anyone make you feel
guilty or put demands on you.
Getting involved in dubious
schemes or picking up a bad
habit will slow you down and play
havoc with your emotional wellbeing. Focus on being the best
you can be. 3 stars
THE BORN LOSER
CONTRACT BRIDGE
By Steve Becker
CANCER (June 21-July 22):
You’ll come up with an interesting idea or concept that will get
a good response from a friend or
relative who wants to be a part of
your plan. Conversations and collaboration will get you one step
closer to your objective. 3 stars
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You’ll
be eager to bring about changes
and to engage in pastimes that
are challenging and exciting.
Romance is in the stars, and taking affirmative steps will lead to
a promise that you’ll be happy to
uphold. Enjoy the ride. 5 stars
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22):
Make changes at home that
will free up your time. You are
advised to keep a safe distance
from anyone who is asking for
too much from you. Learning and
expanding your awareness will
give you the strength to say “no.”
2 stars
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Keep
your money in a safe place and
think twice before you spend. Put
more time and effort into your relationships with children, friends
or your loved ones. You don’t
need to spend money in order to
prove how much you care. 4 stars
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21):
Make a change at home that will
be conducive to starting a new
enterprise in a field you enjoy to
help bring in extra cash. Use your
imagination and market what you
have to offer. Someone who loves
you will offer you incentives. 3
stars
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.
21): Don’t give in or give up. You
can make a difference if you
stand up for your rights. Instead
of getting angry, focus on the positive changes that you can make.
Say little and do a lot. Be an instigator, not an observer. 3 stars
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19): Don’t worry about what
everyone else is doing. Take care
of your responsibilities. Strive
to take the steps to make your
personal life more comfortable.
Use your imagination and you’ll
find a way to keep your costs low.
3 stars
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18): It’s up to you to bring about
changes. Don’t wait for someone
else to make a move or tell you
what to do. Discipline, innovation
and imagination will help you
stand out and make a difference.
Romance is encouraged. 4 stars
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20):
Keep track of your expenditures
and what you owe to others. It’s
important to know where you
stand financially when dealing
with joint ventures and partnerships. Don’t overpay or try to buy
love or popularity. 2 stars
Hundreds of pot plants found at Ohio killing scenes
By Ann Sanner
COLUMBUS, Ohio —
Four days after the calculated killings of eight
people in rural Ohio, a
prosecutor revealed Monday that marijuana was
found at some of the crime
scenes, including a growhouse sheltering hundreds
of plants.
“It wasn’t just somebody
sitting pots in the window,” Pike County Prosecutor Rob Junk told The
Columbus Dispatch.
The victims — all members of an extended family
— were fatally shot in the
head, including a young
mother whose newborn
baby was sleeping beside
her Friday morning. That
baby, another infant and a
toddler were spared.
The victims were remembered on Monday as
loyal and caring people.
More than a dozen counselors, clergy and psychologists arrived at the local
high school to help friends
and neighbors handle
their grief.
Dana Rhoden, who was
killed along with her three
children, her ex-husband,
and three other relatives,
“always wanted what was
best for her kids,” Scioto
Valley Local School District Superintendent Todd
Burkitt said Monday.
The youngest victim,
Christopher Rhoden Jr.,
was a 16-year-old freshman at Piketon High
School, which has just 530
students.
“He was the first one
that if he thought that
someone wasn’t being
treated fairly or felt like
someone wasn’t being
treated appropriately, he
would speak up about it,”
Burkitt said.
The teen’s siblings —
19-year-old Hanna Rho-
Authorities set up road blocks at the intersection of Union Hill Road and Route 32 at the perimeter of the crime scene Friday,
in Pike County, Ohio. AP
den and 20-year-old Clarence “Frankie” Rhoden
— also had attended the
school.
All eight autopsies have
been completed, and while
authorities have released
no details about a motive,
the Attorney General’s office did confirm Monday
that one of the victims
had received a threat via
Facebook. Junk, the prosecutor, did not immediately respond to multiple
requests from The Associated Press for comment.
At a news conference
on Sunday, Attorney General Mike DeWine called
the killings “a sophisticated operation,” and Pike
County Sheriff Charles
Reader said citizens
should assume that those
responsible are armed and
dangerous.
Extensive marijuanagrowing operations are
not uncommon in sparsely
populated rural southern
Ohio, an economically
distressed corner of Appalachia. Two of the four
homes that became crime
scenes Friday are within
walking distance of each
other along a remote,
winding road leading into
wooded hills from a rural
highway. The others are
nearby.
Piketon — about 60
miles south of Columbus and 90 miles east of
Cincinnati — is in Pike
County, which is home to
just 28,000 people and has
an unemployment rate of
8.6 percent, considerably
higher than Ohio’s rate
of 5.1. A main employer
Ga. deputy fired for
pepper spraying inmate
Inmate will be charged with spitting in her face
By Russ Bynum
SAVANNAH, Ga. — A Georgia sheriff's
deputy was fired Monday and charged
with a felony after an investigation found
she used pepper spray to punish a jail inmate who spit in her face while his hands
and feet were in restraints, the sheriff
said.
Sgt. Charlesetta Hawkins was arrested on a charge of cruelty to an inmate
less than a month after Chatham County Sheriff John Wilcher won election
to the office. Wilcher promised during
his campaign to rid the county jail of
excessive force by deputies following
the high-profile death of a detainee last
year.
“I'm not going to tolerate an inmate being abused, and I'm not going to tolerate
my officers being abused by an inmate,”
Wilcher said Monday.
Jonathan Mahone, jailed on aggravate
assault charges, was strapped into a
restraint chair in an open area of a cell
block April 18 after he broke a fire sprinkler, flooding his and other inmates' cells,
the sheriff said.
Video from a cell block security camera shows Hawkins, a deputy for about
17 years, bringing a nurse to check the
inmate's restraints when Mahone spits in
the deputy's face.
“Go get me a can of spray,” Hawkins
says immediately.
The video shows the inmate and deputy
arguing for several minutes.
“You can't spray me,” says Mahone,
who laughs during the exchanges.
“I'm getting ready to show you I can,”
Hawkins replies. “...You will never make
that mistake again.”
About four minutes after she was spit
upon, Hawkins is seen on the video walking toward Mahone with a spray can in
her hand. She sprays him twice in the
face at close range.
The video shows Mahone
duck his head after being
sprayed, but he never cries
out in pain.
“You think I'm going to
scream?” the inmate says.
“Am I screaming?”
Hawkins
About 15 minutes after
Mahone gets sprayed, the
video shows Hawkins return and wipe
his face with a towel.
The sheriff said authorities plan to
charge Mahone with assault for spitting
on the deputy. But he said Hawkins' use
of pepper spray was unjustified because
the inmate was immobilized.
“She lost her cool,” Wilcher said. “... My
understanding is she thought she'd done
nothing wrong.”
Hawkins was released from jail Monday without being required to post bond.
Court records did not list an attorney for
her. A message left at a phone number
listed for Hawkins was not immediately
returned.
The Chatham County Sheriff's Office
has been under close scrutiny since the
January 2015 death of a jail detainee.
Mathew Ajibade, 21, was found dead
in a restraint chair hours after a violent
brawl with deputies. One deputy shocked
Ajibade four times with a Taser while he
was restrained.
Eight deputies were fired following
Ajibade's death and two of them stood
trial on criminal charges. A medical examiner couldn't say exactly what killed
Ajibade, and a jury acquitted both deputies of involuntary manslaughter. Former
jailer Jason Kenny was ultimately sentenced to a month in jail for cruelty to an
inmate. His colleague, Maxine Evans,
was sentenced to probation for faking jail
records and perjury.
Wilcher, a former jail administrator,
won a special election March 29 to replace Sheriff Al St. Lawrence, who died
from cancer last November.
is a shuttered Cold Warera uranium plant whose
cleanup provides hundreds of local jobs.
More than 22,000 marijuana plants were seized
in Pike County in 2010,
and while authorities
made no arrests, they said
they found two abandoned
camps where Mexican nationals apparently stayed.
In 2012, another 1,200
plants were seized in Pike
County in an operation
connected to a Mexican
drug cartel, the Attorney
General’s office said. Seizures continued in 2013
and 2014 in the county.
The victims have been
identified as 40-year-old
Christopher Rhoden Sr.;
his ex-wife, 37-year-old
Dana Rhoden; their three
children; Christopher
Rhoden Sr.’s brother,
44-year-old Kenneth
Rhoden; their cousin,
38-year-old Gary Rhoden;
and 20-year-old Hannah
Gilley, whose 6-month old
son with “Frankie” was
unharmed.
DeWine said the state’s
crime lab was looking
at 18 pieces of evidence
from a DNA and ballistic
standpoint, and that five
search warrants have
been executed. More than
100 tips have been given
to investigators, and a Cincinnati-area businessman
offered a $25,000 reward
for details leading to those
responsible.
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