Wilson Education Partnership is gearing up for its largest and most exciting fundraiser of the year. This year’s theme for the annual Adult Trivia and Spelling Bee is “Circus Extravaganza.” The event starts at 6 p.m. March 13 in Hunt High School’s gym. This year is a little different, too. “We are going to have a trivia winner and a […]
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‘It’s awesome’: Wilson gets another taste of winter
A mixed bag of snow and sleet blanketed the Wilson area Wednesday. Roads iced over, schools and businesses closed and residents took shelter in their homes to watch the snow fall and to escape the bitter cold temperatures outside. “I love snow, but this is crazy. The roads around here are a sheet of ice,” said Hayden Jones, who went […]
Officials urge residents to stay off roads
Officials are asking residents to stay home and off the roads as the winter storm continues here. “The roads are already slick,” said Gordon Deno, Wilson County Emergency Management director. The roads are only going to get worse as temperatures drop and nightfall approaches. Brad Johnson of Brad’s Towing had already been on three wreck calls by mid-afternoon Wednesday. “It’s […]
Greenfield to host free hands-on STEM night event for community
Greenfield School is gearing up for a hands-on, educational STEM night event. Admission is free and open to the community. The fun-filled, interactive event will be held from 6 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 25, and is for students in kindergarten through eighth grade. “We are so excited to invite our community to participate in STEM night,” said Covey Denton, […]
Topping out ceremony celebrates stadium’s peak
A white steel beam adorned with an American flag, Wilson Warbirds flag, signatures and a tree was hoisted skyward across the new downtown baseball stadium construction site Tuesday afternoon. City and county officials, construction workers and other attendees turned their eyes to the sky at the stadium as the final piece of the ballpark’s steel was hoisted into place during […]
School board approves 1% boost in supplemental pay for teachers and staff
Teachers and other Wilson County School staff are getting an increase in their supplemental pay. The Wilson County Board of Education unanimously approved a 1% increase to the local supplement for certified and classified staff during Monday’s regular board meeting. Supplemental pay is in addition to the employees’ base salary. The increase raises certified staff, including teachers, to a local […]
North Carolinians prepare for approaching winter storm
FREEGov. Josh Stein declared a state of emergency Tuesday as emergency officials prepare for a winter storm that’s forecast for the majority of the state starting Wednesday morning. “We urge all travelers to stay off the road once the storm hits on Wednesday, to keep their devices charged and to monitor local weather,” Stein said. Wilson County will be under […]
Winter storm could drop snow and ice
FREEThe National Weather Service said Monday that Wilsonians stand a good chance of receiving 1-3 inches of snow and up to a quarter inch of ice accumulation from a winter storm forecast to move through the area on Wednesday. Aaron Swiggett, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Raleigh, said the storm will begin with snow Wednesday morning, then transition […]
Beekeepers to replace hives lost in Helene
The Wilson County Beekeepers Association is joining other beekeeping clubs to help western North Carolina beekeepers who lost honeybee hives in Hurricane Helene. “Helene came through over four months ago. They got some statistics together that like 900 hives were lost in North and South Carolina and Tennessee,” said Bruce Petway of the Wilson County Beekeepers Association. “So 15 counties […]
Down to Business: Owner picking up the pieces after Baker Machine burns down
Allen Baker’s life and livelihood changed around 1 a.m. on Feb. 9 as he watched his workshop of 40 years go up in flames. “It felt like the end of my life,” Baker said. “That’s 40 years of stuff that I’ve had, accumulated, collected, and it’s just gone. When I drove up, I knew it was gone. There was no […]
Immigration questions answered at forum
FREEPeople charged with low-level traffic offenses that don’t land them in jail shouldn’t fear their identities will be shared with federal immigration agents, local law enforcement and justice officials said Thursday. Others who are charged with Class A1 misdemeanors and placed in the Wilson County Detention Center could have their custody transferred to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement if they’re […]
Lady J to read from new children’s book at library
A local author and educator who goes by the name Lady J has published a new book for children titled “Good Manners.” The author, whose name is Jacquie Jeffers, will hold a book signing and reading at Wilson County Public Library at 6 p.m. Thursday. “‘Good Manners’ will stimulate analytical and critical thinking with enrichment activities to assist in developing […]
Off-duty deputy coverage suspended in Elm City
ELM CITY — Off-duty deputies with the Wilson County Sheriff’s Office will not be stationed in town overnight for the time being, Mayor Tawanda Moore announced at the town’s board of commissioners meeting Tuesday night. Wilson County Sheriff’s Office Chief of Staff Wanda Samuel told the Times on Thursday that due to Elm City’s investigation by the state auditor’s office, […]
Carolina Street house destroyed in fire
A Tuesday night blaze destroyed a house on Carolina Street and left a firefighter with a minor injury. Deputy Fire Chief James P. Campbell said the call was dispatched at 11:46 p.m. for a structure fire at 1703 Carolina St. E. “Crews arrived on the scene and found a single-story residential structure with heavy fire and smoke showing,” Campbell said. […]
Elm City residents voice opposition to 4-year terms
ELM CITY — Residents were clear at Tuesday night’s Board of Commissioners meeting that two-year term lengths were long enough for the town’s elected officials, expressing concern and frustration during a public hearing to amend the town’s charter. “I feel like given the current state of the town, your time and attention would be better spent addressing issues that affect […]
It’s time to sign up for beginner beekeeping class
Lalita Vaid joined the Wilson County Beekeeping Association last year and took the club’s beginning beekeeper class. “I joined the bee club thinking I would get bees straight away, but once you learn how much is involved in beekeeping you want to know how to do it,” Vaid said. “You want to learn as much as you can about the […]
Students learn life-saving skill in CPR class
Elm City Middle School students are learning a life-saving skill that aims to keep hearts beating — CPR. “It saves lives,” said eighth grader Zadrian Solomon. He is one of 742 eighth graders district wide who will be trained in CPR by the end of the school year. Earlier this week, Brent Pearson, Elm City Middle School’s athletic director and […]
City saving 3 Tarboro Street buildings
The city of Wilson is bringing three historic Tarboro Street properties up to code to save them from demolition. Public Works Director Bill Bass told the Times that the 129, 131 and 133 Tarboro St. properties were acquired by the city after the building’s former owner decided it was not worth it to save the buildings. A portion of Tarboro […]
‘Our goal is to have zero crashes’: Pedestrian deaths on US 301 spark safety concerns
Samantha Barnes thought of her mother when she heard the recent news about pedestrians struck and killed along U.S. 301. “There’s too many people losing their lives,” she said. “Something needs to be done.” Barnes’ mother, 56-year-old Penny Thorpe Harris, was struck and killed near the Village Motor Lodge parking lot in April 2023. Harris was among 17 pedestrians and […]
Early morning fire destroys welding business
An electrical malfunction sparked a fire that destroyed a commercial welding business on Batts Road early Sunday morning. Kevin Gardner, chief of the Bakertown Volunteer Fire Department, said the fire was first reported at 1:30 a.m. at 7363 Batts Road, the site of Baker Machine. “We were dispatched to a report of a structure fire. That’s pretty much all the […]
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