Barton College News

Deanna Diamond is one of three candidates vying for the Wilson City Council District 5 seat.

Elaine Richardson is living proof that you have to love what you do. In February, Richardson was named manager of the Tobacco Farm Life Museum, the state's only tobacco farm museum, adding those responsibilities to her already full plate as its visitor services coordinator.

Kia Nicole Dunlap of Wilson, a transfer student from Philadelphia Community College, is the recipient of the Transfer High Honors Scholarship at Barton College.

A retired Army officer who moved to Wilson with the goal of making a difference has been tapped as the new executive director of Wilson 20/20 Community Vision.

Tiffany S. Ellis of Wilson, a graduate of Beddingfield High School, is the recipient of the John J. Harper Scholarship at Barton College.

CROSS COUNTRY NCHSAA: 4-A East Chapel Hill; 3-A Asheville Roberson; 2-A Cardinal Gibbons; 1-A Winston-Salem McGuinness NCISAA: 3-A Charlotte Latin; 2-A/ 1-A Asheville Christian NCCSA: Wake Christian Reported scholarships: Angela Bailey, South Johnston, Mount Olive; Sandy Dickerson, Franklnton, Barton College; Halsey Merritt, Cardinal Gibbons, N.C.

What better way to spend 10 days next January than roaming around Italy or Austria learning about art, architecture, religion and the history of psychology? Barton College students and community members have the chance to sign-up to participate in one of the two trips being planned by college professors for next year's January term.

Dominic Bozzelli sure didn't sound like a guy who just shot under par in the first round of the 69th Monroe Invitational Championship.

After 34 years in social services, Tony Beaman is retiring. But Beaman, who has served as the director of Haywood County's Department of Social Services since February 1994, plans to remain active in helping citizens.

Craven County youngsters are putting in their last day of the school year today and will soon be looking for summer activities.

Elaine Guthrie decided to pursue her dream of earning a college education while in her mid-40s and saw Barton's weekend college program as the perfect vehicle to earn that degree.

The Ralph L. Fike High School class of 1959 didn't spend a full school year in the shiny, new building on Harrison Drive, but they are still the official first graduating class from the school.

Hunt High Schoola s fifth annual IB and Senior Students Art Exhibit is in the Barton Art Galleries of Barton College through June 10.

City and county officials, joined by faith, education and business leaders, began working Thursday to make sure every Wilson resident takes part in the federal 2010 Census.

Graduating Wilson County high school seniors are invited to have "one last hoorah" at the 2009 Senior Fest.

Stop by Antonio Moreno's office in Hines Hall at Barton College and he'll fill you in on the latest book he's read or the plot of the latest apocryphal short story he's written.

Though you graduate college and enter the world in uncertain times, you have the power to change that world for the better.

Chris Bernier finds it hard to explain the joy he gets from designing sets for the theater.

RALEigh - Each of the 50 teachers, parents, students had a story to tell the Wake County Board of Education Tuesday, and the moral of each one was 'keep our small schools.' 'Give the small schools a chance,' said Santisha Brown, a student at the School of Health Science who plans to enter Barton College this fall.

When Stephen Combs joined the staff of Wilson Community Church in July 2005, it was with the hope he would bring a younger sound to the praise and worship music played during services.