The dog days of summer gave way to start of a familiar fall ritual Friday as high school football began anew. First practices were held across the Pee Dee and the state beginning early in the morning and lasting throughout the day.

Darian Durant’s time has come. The former Wilson High School standout has spent the last three seasons as a backup quarterback in the Canadian Football League but will be leading the Saskatchewan Roughriders when they open their season tonight against British Columbia.

Four students from Wilson High School in Florence will travel to China for a two-week summer immersion program to improve their Chinese language skills and learn about China’s rich culture.

A School Resource Officer working at Wilson High School in Florence School District 1 has been dismissed by the Florence County Sheriff’s Office for inappropriate conduct involving a student.

Wilson High School’s Air Force Junior ROTC Unit has been selected as one of 393 units to receive the 2008-09 Air Force JROTC Distinguished Unit Award.

Harry Carson, the nine-time Pro Bowler, two-time linebacker of the year and NFL Hall of Famer, almost never got his career started.

James R. Watson Jr. has been called one of the most intriguing and hard-working students to graduate from Wilson High School. That’s because in just one short month, Watson, along with his high school friend, Ryan McWhite, have started their very own lawn care business — J & R Lawn Maintenance.

Lawrence Timmons’ last visit to the Florence School District 1 Male and Female Athletes of the Year awards banquet ended with a sparkling new trophy at his side. He’s been carrying around a different trophy recently, though.

Three students from Florence School District 1’s Florence Career Center are the first to receive certification in the Mechatronics Core Curricular from the National Center for Construction Education and Research.

Wilson’s Alan-Michael Thompson will get a chance to continue his basketball career. The senior signed a letter of intent Wednesday to play at Brunswick Community College with hopes of landing a spot at a Division I or II school when his two years are up.

Growing up as a little kid, DeAndre Scott watched his father direct the Wilson High School basketball program. Now, it’s his turn.

The Red Foxes’ boys’ tennis team improved its season record to 6-3 after a 5-1 victory over Wilson Tuesday afternoon at Byerly Park.

It’s been a while since the Wilson softball team made any noise in Region 6-3A. But on Tuesday, the Tigers took a small step in that direction.

Organizers are putting together an alumni basketball game between Darlington and Wilson High Schools.

The theme for this year’s Tiger Production’s annual Dinner and a Show will be Top 40 and the program will feature about 20 alumni of Tiger Production, said Linda Gilliard-Johnson, director of Tiger Production.