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Homeowner displaced after fire

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ELM CITY — Firefighters are investigating the cause of a residential fire that displaced a homeowner on Tuesday. Capt. Brandon Bryant of the Toisnot Rural Fire Department said the structure fire at 408 Staton Lane was reported about 11 a.m.  “We had a residential house fire, about 40% involvement upon arrival,” said Bryant.  Bryant was incident commander at the scene. […]

Bridgestone celebrates 50th anniversary in Wilson

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Bridgestone Americas celebrated its Wilson tire manufacturing plant’s 50th anniversary with a Friday luncheon to honor everyone who’s worked for the company through its half-century in the community. “We are especially honored to have each of you, as you are truly the backbone of this plant and its culture,” Wilson Plant Manager Lino Beltrami told Wilson’s Bridgestone employees. “You have […]

Woman escapes car before train hits

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ELM CITY — The driver of a sedan stuck on the railroad tracks managed to safely get away from the vehicle before a CSX freight train made impact Saturday morning. Rodney Dancy, community preparedness coordinator for Wilson County Emergency Management, said the crash happened about 9:20 a.m.   “A car got stuck on the tracks back on North Street. According […]

Fire damages vacant house

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Wilson Fire/Rescue Services battled steady winds to extinguish a Wednesday afternoon fire that damaged a vacant house at 1002 Industrial Ave NE.  Deputy Fire Chief Jim Campbell said crews arrived to find a single-story home with heavy fire and smoke showing. “All searches of the structure found no one inside,” Campbell said. “The fire was quickly extinguished by fire personnel. […]

Fire burns cars, RV at auto business

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A large fire behind an auto sales business consumed eight cars and a recreational vehicle Wednesday. Deputy Fire Chief James P. Campbell of Wilson Fire/Rescue Services said crews were dispatched to a large outside fire at 6811 Ward Blvd., site of the EB Autos Auto Group car lot, at 12:43 p.m.  youtu.be/Oe608djpA-M “Fire crews arrived on scene of a single-story, […]

Wind whips Whirligig Park

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youtu.be/UxV1riJP3B8 When the wind picks up in Wilson, a stationary air show of spinning sculptures greets visitors to the Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park. Times journalist Drew C. Wilson took advantage of Tuesday’s breeze and recorded a time-lapse video that condenses 30 minutes of motion to a little more than 30 seconds. Click the play button above to watch.

Guests beam at ‘Night to Shine’

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Smiling young ladies in glamorous evening gowns and handsome young men in tuxedos posed for photos as they waited for limousine rides to the prom Friday night. Some 275 volunteers coordinated to make the Night to Shine 2024 an evening to remember for about 90 honored guests and their buddies. The event is made possible by the Tim Tebow Foundation. […]

Butterfield honored with highway naming

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RALEIGH — Friends and relatives joined North Carolina Board of Transportation members Thursday in recognizing retired U.S. Rep. G.K. Butterfield at an honorary naming ceremony. The board unanimously voted to name 8.55 miles of Interstate 95 from the North Carolina-Virginia state line to Exit 173 at U.S. 158 as “Congressman G.K. Butterfield Highway.” This portion of four-lane, divided highway runs […]

‘We lost everything’: Mobile home fire displaces 9

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Tia Rodgers and her family walked through their mobile home Thursday in search of anything they could salvage after flames tore through the structure Wednesday afternoon. “Everything in there is burnt to a crisp,” Rodgers said. “There’s nothing that survived. We’re just hoping we can save anything — IDs, our car keys. We have nothing, no dog food, nothing. What […]

Duplex fire displaces 2 families

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Two people were injured in a duplex fire that destroyed one apartment and badly damaged the adjacent unit on Thursday. Deputy Fire Chief James P. Campbell of Wilson Fire/Rescue Services said the 1713 Snowden Drive fire call was dispatched at 1:44 p.m., with the first unit arriving three minutes later. The building is a single-story brick duplex with two units […]

Police: New Year’s gunshots strike 4 homes, car

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Police say four homes and a vehicle were struck with celebratory gunfire after midnight on New Year’s Day. No one was injured, said Wilson Police Sgt. Eric McInerny.  People were inside three of the homes: on the 200 block of Canal Street, the 900 block of College Circle and the 800 block of Goldsboro Street, according to police. No one […]

Wilson hosts regatta for model boats

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The Wilson Model Sailing Group hosted the Triangle Model Yacht Club for the Hangover Cup Regatta on New Year’s Day at Lake Wilson. Will Newton of Wilson, a member of both groups, said this is the first year the radio-controlled boats have had an official race at the city of Wilson park. Skippers from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and Chocowinity, […]

Wilson police spread joy with toy giveaway

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Promise Carr held a little baby in a crib tightly as she walked along thousands of toys at the Reid Street Community Center on Thursday. The 3-year-old was one of more than 300 children whose lives were touched by the Wilson Police Department’s annual Christmas in the South giveaway supported by city residents and businesses. It seemed hard for Promise […]

Prosecutors issue warning on illegal handgun switches

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U.S. Attorney Michael Easley issued a warning Wednesday reminding people they could face up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine if they’re convicted of possessing a semiautomatic pistol with an auto-sear switch that converts the weapon to a fully automatic machine gun. The switch is mostly commonly used on Glock pistols. The warning came after two defendants […]

Signing Santa gathers School for the Deaf wish lists

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Imani Bridges, a student at the Eastern North Carolina School for the Deaf, told Santa Claus that she wanted clothes and a pair of white Jordans for Christmas. Santa told the eighth grader that he is going to Michael Jordan’s house to get the sneakers for her. All this communication was done through American Sign Language. Imani was one of […]


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