Winston-Salem Journal articles from May 2007

Winston-Salem Journal archives from May 2007

Duke rates may rise.
May 31, 2007... Byline: Fran Daniel May 31--Duke Energy Corp. said yesterday that it will ask permission to increase revenue from its North Carolina customers by an average 3.6 percent. The requested electrical-rate increase, to be filed with the...

Owners getting testy over tire-testing rules.
May 31, 2007... Byline: Mike Mulhern May 31--First, Roger Penske announced he was planning to build a NASCAR test track near his shops in Mooresville. Now, fellow car owner Bobby Ginn says he plans to build a NASCAR test track, probably a 11/2-miler,...

Last Chance: Glosson, senior standout for North Davidson, to try for elusive softball title.
May 31, 2007... Byline: Mason Linker May 31--This weekend will present North Davidson with yet another chance -- and it probably won't be the last -- to win a state softball championship. For Danielle Glosson, it's now or never. Glosson, a...

Church to install new minister: Robert Evans hopes stop at Shallowford Presbyterian is his last.
May 31, 2007... Byline: Paul Garber May 31--LEWISVILLE The Rev. Robert C. Evans' career journey has led him to churches big and small in North Carolina. He has helped start two congregations in this state and Virginia. He hopes he has found the end...

FCD valedictorian getting her words in order: Senior is planning to go to Princeton in fall, maybe major in math.
May 31, 2007... Byline: Lisa O'Donnell May 31--LEWISVILLE One of the toughest challenges Carrie Worcester has tackled at Forsyth Country Day School is writing a speech that she will deliver to the school's graduating class Friday. Worcester,...

Field School: UNCG students are learning by doing.
May 31, 2007... Byline: Wesley Young May 31--KERNERSVILLE -- It might take more than 10 years for students at UNC Greensboro to finish work on the outhouse at Korner's Folly. The students come for three days every year to hone their historic...

In the Finals: Fleetwood home-schooler goes for national spelling championship today.
May 31, 2007... Byline: Mary M. Shaffrey May 31--WASHINGTON Josiah Wright, a home-schooled student from Fleetwood in Ashe County, survived four rounds in the 2007 Scripps National Spelling Bee yesterday and will compete in the finals today. "I...

Plan keeps tax rate: Budget focuses on safety, development.
May 31, 2007... Byline: Wesley Young May 31--KERNERSVILLE Residents will pay the same tax rate in the 2007-08 fiscal year if the town's board of aldermen approves the budget next week proposed by Town Manager Marvin Davis. The proposed budget...

Torres, Warthogs whip Pelicans: Veteran reliever strikes out nine of 12 batters he faces to save 4-2 victory.
May 31, 2007... Byline: Dan Collins May 31--The Winston-Salem Warthogs are down to one Torres since pitcher Carlos Torres was promoted to Class AA Birmingham. Yesterday, one Torres was plenty. Joe Torres, a former first-round draft choice who is...

SUV hits tree, kills Wilkes girl: Four hurt; officials look for male who fled scene.
May 31, 2007... Byline: Monte Mitchell May 31--BOONE A 14-year-old Wilkes County girl was killed yesterday after a sport utility vehicle driven by her cousin overturned and hit a tree, the N.C. Highway Patrol said. The wreck happened about 2:30...

Upward Bound program ends as financing expires at WSSU.
May 31, 2007... Byline: Erin C. Perkins May 31--After more than 40 years, the Upward Bound program at Winston-Salem State University will end today when its federal financing expires. Eliminating the program leaves 80 students who were planning to...

Place of Honor: New memorial dedicated Monday.
May 31, 2007... Byline: Paul Garber May 31--LEWISVILLE -- Lewisville's American Legion Post 522 unveiled a memorial Monday to its fellow soldiers who have been prisoners of war or are missing in action or are held as prisoners of war. The event...

More tax included in budget: Board's leader seeks Democrats' help in getting proposal approved.
May 31, 2007... Byline: Blair Goldstein May 31--The Republican chairwoman of the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners chose to reach across the aisle to broker a budget compromise yesterday, rather than smooth out disagreements among the Republican...

Pool, park open for business: Town and YMCA is offering water activities for people of all ages.
May 31, 2007... Byline: Melissa Hall May 31--KERNERSVILLE The Community Pool and Water Park, a project of the town of Kernersville and the Kernersville Family YMCA, opened Monday. The park and pool are at the YMCA on West Mountain Street. It...

READY: Home builder is excited about Triad.
May 31, 2007... Byline: Wesley Young May 31--KERNERSVILLE C.P. Morgan isn't building any homes in Kernersville yet, but company officials say that it is the perfect place to watch over their business in the Triad. C.P. Morgan, a home builder...

Awareness: Tai chi offers, makes difference, teacher says.
May 31, 2007... Byline: Lisa O'Donnell May 31--CLEMMONS Tai chi is an ancient Chinese martial art that has been called a "moving meditation." Bob Young calls it good for people, particularly senior citizens. Young, 75, has taught tai chi at...

Carr case raises study: His release on night of wreck prompts review.
May 31, 2007... Byline: Titan Barksdale May 31--The release of WXII-TV news anchor Tolly Carr on the night he was charged with driving while impaired in a fatal car wreck has prompted a review of how magistrates handle criminal cases. Judicial...

Mom held on child-neglect counts: 2 children, 7 and 9, were found living among filth and a dog's corpse.
May 31, 2007... Byline: Dan Galindo and Kevin Litten May 31--Winston-Salem police arrested a woman yesterday after they found her children living in her apartment among feces, moldy food and a dead dog. Lyvette Renee Keller, 35, of 335 Crafton St.,...

Say Buy-Buy: Psychology professor says subtle marketers are selling kids, and their parents, a lot of junk.
May 31, 2007... Byline: Janice Gaston May 31--If you think you can protect your children from commercialism simply by monitoring their TV viewing, forget it. "Commercials are so 20th century," said Susan Linn, an author and psychologist. "The...

Raleigh real-estate trust will sell properties: Highwoods specializes in multi-tenant buildings, which is a slow market in Forsyth.
May 31, 2007... Byline: Richard Craver May 31--Highwoods Properties Inc. said yesterday that it is pulling out of the Winston-Salem real-estate market, putting its 1.6 million square feet of office and industrial space and 21 properties on the block....

Catamounts have chance to shine.
May 31, 2007... Byline: Tommy Bowman May 31--Todd Raleigh, who coached Western Carolina to 40 wins this season, said he thought that his team deserved an at-large invitation to the NCAA baseball tournament, but after strange events in last week's...

Water at Work: Tuesday's water-main break is likely to keep sections of Silas Creek Parkway closed while road is being fixed.
May 31, 2007... Byline: Jim Sparks May 31--Pavement damage from a water-main break on Silas Creek Parkway is likely to keep sections of road closed until the weekend. The break occurred about 4 p.m. Tuesday in the 500 block of the parkway, between...

Witherspoon winds up 43-year career: Publisher's legacy includes keeping community informed, involved on important issues.
May 31, 2007... Byline: Richard Craver May 31--Jon Witherspoon plans to spend his last day at the Winston-Salem Journal today much as he has during his 40 years with the newspaper. That's quietly making sure the tasks at hand are accomplished,...

Bear hunt in Alaska provides setting for ex-local man's novel.
May 31, 2007... Byline: Stephanie Stallings May 31--After returning from a trip to Alaska in which he filmed a bear hunt, James Hart Isley wanted to write a novel based on his experience there. It would be his first book. Isley worked on the novel...

'Devastating' news reinforces a new reality: Gildan to close 2 sock plants in Mount Airy, cut 520 jobs.
May 31, 2007... Byline: Sherry Youngquist and Richard Craver May 31--MOUNT AIRY Workers arrived at Gildan Activewear's two plants here at 7 yesterday morning ready to knit and finish socks, only to learn that their jobs would be gone by the end of...

Plan would keep rate: Proposed budget would not change village's tax rate.
May 31, 2007... Byline: Paul Garber May 31--CLEMMONS The property-tax rate in Clemmons would be unchanged for 2007-08 under a proposed budget submitted Tuesday by Village Manager Gary Looper and finance director Ann Stroud. The tax rate is 9.85...

A step ahead.
May 30, 2007... Byline: Danielle Deaver May 30--In the sprawling Career Center complex, students can learn how to repair cars, fly an airplane or translate French literature. But one of their favorite places to hang out before school or between...

Probe goes on in killing: Motive unclear in girl's shooting.
May 30, 2007... Byline: Dan Galindo May 30--Winston-Salem police said yesterday that they have yet to determine a motive in the shooting death of a 15-year-old girl. Chelsey Powers was shot once in the head after a green SUV pulled up in front of...

Lawsuit over teacher's misconduct to go to trial: Woman says school knew of his relationship with student.
May 30, 2007... Byline: Titan Barksdale May 30--A lawsuit that alleges that Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools failed to take immediate action to stop a teacher's sexual misconduct can go to trial, a judge ruled yesterday. The suit, which was...

Forsyth hears budget pleas: Speakers make last-minute pitches as board tackles process.
May 30, 2007... Byline: Blair Goldstein May 30--People at a public hearing last night on the Forsyth County's proposed 2007-08 budget asked for more money for public schools, funding for the Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County, and county...

Ruptured water main damages street: Stretch of Silas Creek Parkway is closed off.
May 30, 2007... Byline: Patrick Wilson May 30--Sal Bravo was driving down Silas Creek Parkway near his restaurant yesterday when he noticed a strange rise in the road that hadn't been there earlier. The bulge was "like a little belly," Bravo said....

Agencies join up to look at wreck: Focus is on how four got alcohol.
May 30, 2007... Byline: Lisa R. Boone May 30--Alcohol Law Enforcement officers are assisting the N.C. Highway Patrol in the continuing investigation of a car wreck early Saturday that killed four young men, officials said yesterday. The two agencies...

Bound to Spell: Local champ heads for the national bee.
May 30, 2007... Byline: Michelle Johnson May 30--FLEETWOOD -- When Josiah Wright takes the stage today for the first round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, he will try not to think of the other 285 spellers as his competitors. His...

Davie schools will pay Lane $10,712 a month: Payments to superintendent will continue for up to a year after he resigns on July 1.
May 30, 2007... Byline: Michael Hewlett May 30--MOCKSVILLE The Davie County Board of Education will pay Superintendent Steve Lane $10,712 a month for up to a year after he resigns July 1. The school board unanimously approved the financial...

Closed-session locations scrutinized.
May 30, 2007... Byline: Michael Hewlett May 30--MOCKSVILLE The Davie County Board of Education has held closed-door meetings in some unusual places within the past two months: one on April 20 in the detached garage of a board member in Bermuda Run...

Student makes impression as outstanding volunteer: Chronic pain since knee surgery keeps her from athletics.
May 30, 2007... Byline: Kevin Litten May 30----This is the first in a series of profiles that spotlight students graduating from high schools in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County school system. For Megan Snider, a senior at North Forsyth High School,...

Winning Chicken Dishes: Competition every 2 years brings out the most creative of cooks, and this year they leaned toward Asian.
May 30, 2007... Byline: Michael Hastings May 30--Chicken may be one of the easiest and most popular answers to the question: "What's for dinner?" But cooks often scratch their heads over new ways to prepare it. It's easy to get in a rut of preparing...

N.C. is urged to ease up: More business-friendly laws needed, poll says.
May 30, 2007... Byline: Richard Craver May 30--GREENSBORO Many manufacturing officials in North Carolina believe that the state's economy is on the wrong track, but more pro-business policies could help matters, according to a poll released...

Reservist focuses on lemonade...for now.
May 30, 2007... Byline: Michael Hastings May 30--I'm used to getting calls from people who want to talk about food and drink. But a call from Vernon A. Knight was different -- mainly because it seems as if he should have more important things to...

Healing: Pack recruit is back on court again.
May 30, 2007... Byline: Bill Cole May 30--CHAPEL HILL C.J. Williams played in a basketball game for the first time in seven weeks Friday and resumed a career that will soon take him to N.C. State. Recovered from a lingering back injury, he...

FINALLY BACK: Hall, in 32nd season as coach, has East Surry in 3-A baseball title series for first time since 1982.
May 30, 2007... Byline: Mason Linker May 30--In the aftermath of East Surry's loss in the championship series of the NCHSAA 3-A baseball playoffs in 1982, Harry Downs said, he looked at the players who would return and had a pleasant thought. "We...

Hogs' bullpen falters in loss: Winston-Salem coughs up 8 runs in final 3 innings.
May 30, 2007... Byline: Dan Collins May 30--With perhaps the ultimate arbiter of their baseball future sitting in the stands at Ernie Shore Field last night, the Winston-Salem Warthogs stranded eight runners in scoring position, suffered a bullpen...

Honda lease a step closer: PTI board gives officers the OK to work out a deal.
May 30, 2007... Byline: Fran Daniel May 30--GREENSBORO Piedmont Triad International Airport is one step closer to a lease with American Honda Motor Co. Inc. for an aircraft-production complex at the airport. At a special meeting yesterday, the...

To Be Like Mo: Retired worker keeps coming back, setting examples, inspiring youths.
May 29, 2007... Byline: Janice Gaston May 29--Mo Lucas sleeps in a white frame house with a shaded porch. But that's not where he lives. He lives in a brick building with a gym, a swimming pool and an exercise room. The Winston Lake Family YMCA is...

Deacons make field for NCAA baseball tourney: UNC is No. 3 national seed; WCU, ECU are in.
May 29, 2007... Byline: Dan Collins May 29--Amid the raucous celebration, it was hard for anyone in the room with the Wake Forest baseball team yesterday to say it loudest. But in the mind of first baseman Allan Dykstra, it was assistant coach Jon...

Board considering plan; developer proposes subdivision in Lewisville.
May 29, 2007... Byline: Paul Garber May 29--A developer has proposed a 300-unit subdivision on a 212-acre tract in north Lewisville. The Conrad Farm plan, submitted by developer Jim McChesney, is the largest subdivision plan to come before the...

Paying Tribue: Ceremony honors those killed in war.
May 29, 2007... Byline: Dan Galindo May 29--One more marker was added yesterday to the nearly 500 markers that surround Joel Coliseum and pay tribute to those killed in war. But Forrest Hollifield's family and friends waited a long time for his...

Bethania wants OK to maintain land.
May 29, 2007... Byline: Lisa R. Boone May 29--BETHANIA Town officials are working through the details of how they will take care of nearly 90 acres of woods and fields. The goal is to restore much of the land to its earlier state of orchards,...

Possible sale of raw milk debated: Health officials alarmed by bill passed in Senate.
May 29, 2007... Byline: James Romoser May 29--RALEIGH For some people, it's a creamy, tasty beverage with natural healing powers. For others, it's a grave threat to public health. Both groups are talking about milk -- raw, unpasteurized...

3 arrested after girl, 15, killed: Another teenager shot, wounded; no one charged as killer.
May 29, 2007... Byline: Danielle Deaver and Dan Galindo May 29--Winston-Salem police have made three arrests in connection with the shooting death of a 15-year-old girl early yesterday. Chelsey Lauren Powers was found lying in the yard of her home on...

WFU golf team sets its sights on NCAA crown: Deacs have turned to McCartin for leadership.
May 29, 2007... Byline: John Dell May 29--Chris McCartin is a trivia buff who shows off that talent all the time to teammates on the Wake Forest golf team. There's something else that McCartin has offered this season -- quiet leadership. If not for...

So Wordy: Scrabble players to have fun for literacy.
May 29, 2007... Byline: Tim Clodfelter May 29--It is a game of strategy and vocabulary found in one out of every three U.S. homes. It has been around since 1948, with prototypes dating back further. And the name of the game itself is worth 14 points --...

Winston-Salem Journal, N.C., Scott Sexton column: Day to recall the war dead and all they fought for.(Column)
May 29, 2007... Byline: Scott Sexton May 29--No matter what else you did yesterday, here's hoping you remembered just why it was that you found yourself with a free day unchained from the cubicle, office or manufacturing line. If you know all about...

Prep baseball championships are set: East Surry will play Princeton in Zebulon for Class 1-A crown.
May 29, 2007... May 29--East Surry will take on Princeton on Friday in Zebulon at 5 p.m. in the first game of the Class 1-A state NCHSAA baseball championship series. East Surry (25-8) and Princeton (23-6) will play a best two-out-three series with the...

Going His Own Way: Mears' breakthrough win in Coca-Cola 600 helps him live up to his family's distinguished legacy.
May 29, 2007... Byline: Mike Mulhern May 29--CONCORD A-- It was another bizarre night at Lowe's Motor Speedway, as so many NASCAR races have been here lately. And after several hours of madness and chaos, Sunday night's Coca-Cola 600 -- a nearly...

Home isn't very sweet: Warthogs drop opener of pivotal homestand 8-4.
May 29, 2007... Byline: Dan Collins May 29--The Winston-Salem Warthogs aren't dead in the first-half race of the Carolina League's Southern Division, but did appear to be on life support during a listless 8-4 loss to the Myrtle Beach Pelicans yesterday...

FOG OF WAR: Explanations and excuses obscure understanding.
May 29, 2007... Byline: Gwynne Dyer May 29--The fighting that began in northern Lebanon on May 20 may drag the country back into a civil war, or it may not. It may be the result of a Syrian plot, or it may not. As a rule, if you claim to understand what...

Ending a Jinx? Hendrick's No. 25 car wins again.
May 29, 2007... Byline: Mike Mulhern May 29--CONCORD Rick Hendrick is tired of hearing all the talk and he's hoping now that his long-suffering fourth NASCAR team has logged two Nextel Cup victories, all that 'jinx' talk can be laid to rest. So...

Indianapolis-Charlotte double may be a thing of the past: No drivers attempted 1,100-mile marathon, in spite of temptations.
May 28, 2007... Byline: Mike Mulhern May 28--CONCORD If it's the greatest doubleheader in racing, then why didn't any NASCAR stars, like Tony Stewart and Robby Gordon, do the Indianapolis-Charlotte double: running the Indianapolis 500, then flying...

A Day at the Races: Mears holds on to get his first victory on Cup tour.
May 28, 2007... Byline: Mike Mulhern May 28--CONCORD Casey Mears, more than four years into what has been at times a frustrating NASCAR career, finally broke through last night. Mears finished on fumes but had just enough to win the Coca-Cola...

Marked Success: 16 to compete at international hunting contest.
May 28, 2007... Byline: Sherry Youngquist May 28--FORBUSH The Forbush High School hunter safety team is on its way once again to the summer international championship. The other teams are all known by their state. But Forbush has won the...

City's reach eases load: Sheriff's office gets fewer calls after annexation.
May 28, 2007... Byline: Patrick Wilson May 28--Winston-Salem's annexation of parts of Forsyth County has left the sheriff's office with less ground to cover and more time for deputies to do their work, a spokesman for the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office...

Makeovers: Tree removal a growing national trend.
May 28, 2007... Byline: John Dell May 28--If you don't think that tree management makes a difference at golf courses, check out next month's U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club. To the players and fans who remember the 1994 U.S. Open, it will look...

Tar Heels outlast Deacons 3-2: Ackley, Horton lead North Carolina to its first ACC crown since 1990.
May 28, 2007... May 28--JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Being held hitless didn't stop Dustin Ackley, the ACC's second-leading hitter, from having a big hand in North Carolina's first conference baseball championship in 17 seasons. Ackley, a freshman first...

Indians send Warthogs home on sour note.
May 28, 2007... May 28--KINSTON Mike Butia hit a three-run homer in the fourth inning to lead the Kinston Indians past the Winston-Salem Warthogs 7-2 in a Carolina League game yesterday. Kinston took a 2-0 lead in the first inning. Gimenez scored on...

Effective help is out of reach for most families.
May 28, 2007... Byline: Danielle Deaver May 28--Parents of some autistic children are locked in a battle with the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools over what type of care is appropriate for their children. In Part 2 of a series, the Winston-Salem...

Relay team advances to national championships.
May 27, 2007... May 27--GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- The Wake Forest men's 4x400 meter relay team qualified for the NCAA Track and Field Championships last night at the East Regionals. Michael Bingham, Jonathan Reid, Phillip Warsaw and Eric Seely finished third...

Red-hot Burt Myers gets victory at Bowman Gray.
May 27, 2007... Byline: Tommy Bowman May 27--Burt Myers still doesn't like Bowman Gray Stadium's "draw races," but he gladly took what was given last night. Myers drew the pole position for the Whelen 100 and led all the way for his third victory...

Building a Rep: Owners of startup looking at downtown Winston-Salem.
May 27, 2007... Byline: M. Paul Jackson May 27--Tonia Crook, one of the founders of TunTek Inc., often gives presentations on her business, a startup medical-device company that has developed a cancer-screening test for patients. Crook developed the...

Trailblazer: Martin inspires peers.
May 27, 2007... Byline: Mike Mulhern May 27--CONCORD -- As Jeff Gordon approaches fatherhood for the first time, closes in on his 36th birthday, and races toward what would be his fifth Cup championship he is starting to consider life after racing. ...

Wake Forest duo advances in tennis.
May 27, 2007... May 27--ATHENS, Ga. SPnSWake Forest's Todd Paul and Mariusz Adamski upset the nation's number one doubles team, JohnSPnSIsner and Luis Flores ofSPnSGeorgia, 7-5, 7-5, on their home court in the NCAASPnSquarterfinals yesterday afternoon....

Fearless vegetarians have grower in a stew.
May 27, 2007... Byline: Nat Irvin May 27--NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. -- "Boy, let's go take a look at the garden," said my father shortly after I arrived home to visit my parents. It was the first salvo in our annual garden competition, which, in recent years,...

A costly search for help, answers: Parents and schools are often at odds over a promising therapy.
May 27, 2007... Byline: Danielle Deaver May 27--Lexi Cota has curly, red hair and soft hazel eyes. They only briefly look at a visitor as she smiles uncertainly and then looks away, drawing back into her mysterious world. A world of autism. ...

'Denim king': Play tells story of Moses Cone's life and legacy.
May 27, 2007... Byline: Monte Mitchell May 27--BLOWING ROCK Blue jeans, Picasso, a metropolitan hospital and a country estate are all part of the story that will be told in this week's premiere of the musical play Moses Cone: The Denim King. ...

It's Spreading: Traditionally painted squares adorn barns, buildings in Quilt Trail Project.
May 27, 2007... Byline: Monte Mitchell May 27--WEST JEFFERSON Alda Perkins McKinney loves the painted quilt square on her white barn, which has become a landmark along U.S. 221 in Ashe County. Such squares are spreading throughout the North...

Winston-Salem Journal, N.C., Scott Sexton column: Holiday will have special meaning for soldier's wife.(Column)
May 27, 2007... Byline: Scott Sexton May 27--YADKINVILLE -- Like many Americans, Tracy Clevenger will take some time on Memorial Day to think about the soldiers and Marines who've died in Iraq and Afghanistan in recent weeks. Because she's married to a...

Suit given up by three: It disputed part of voting rules.
May 27, 2007... Byline: Dan Galindo May 27--A lawsuit stemming from November's election for the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School Board has been dropped. Elizabeth Motsinger, who filed the suit challenging a section of the state's rules for...

Four killed in car wreck: They hit a tree at high speed; 3 thrown out.
May 27, 2007... Byline: Patrick Wilson May 27--Yesterday was supposed to be a day of celebration for Dennis King and his son, Robert King. Robert King turned 20 Wednesday, and he, his father and other family members were planning to go waterskiing...

Wofford beats Citadel to win SoCon title.
May 27, 2007... May 27--CHARLESTON, S.C. Wofford defeated The Citadel 4-2 to win the Southern Conference Baseball Tournament yesterday at Riley Park. The Terriers came into the tournament as the No. 9 seed. They are the lowest seed to win the...

Teams gear up for year's longest Nextel Cup race: Harvick is hoping to build on momentum he got with his victory in All-Star race.
May 27, 2007... Byline: Mike Mulhern May 27--CONCORD Fried Twinkies are hot sellers on the corner, smoke from 10,000 campfires threatens to push a Code Orange ozone alert past the red line, and horrendous traffic is backed up to the border. It...

Hogs pull out win over Indians.
May 27, 2007... May 27--KINSTON Winston-Salem got a little closer to first place with a 2-1 win over Kinston last night. The Warthogs moved to three games behind the Indians in the Carolina League's Southern Division. Winston-Salem scored just...

Statesville romps to state 3-A tennis crown.
May 27, 2007... May 27--NCHSAA championships: Statesville had little trouble winning the Class 3-A state title yesterday, sweeping the singles matches and blanking Burlington Williams 6-0 at the Burlington Tennis Center. In other finals, Charlotte...

WSSU AD is angry after seeing football video: Jonathan Wedlock put together the video 'Hard to Be a Ram'.
May 27, 2007... Byline: John Dell May 27--A disturbing homemade video that shows the 2005 Winston-Salem State football team acting inappropriately has upset athletics officials at the school. The video, which was posted on the popular YouTube.com...

Cardinals advance to 1-A final: Smith's home run helps East Surry to 3-2 victory, Western Regional crown.
May 27, 2007... Byline: Mason Linker May 27--PILOT MOUNTAIN There were two reasons that Brett Smith didn't get a lot of at-bats for East Surry this season, and one of them was that Coach Barry Hall wanted Smith not to have too much to worry about....