Students at Cedar Grove Elementary School and Benvenue Elementary School participated in a mock presidential election earlier this week.
At Cedar Grove, the students in grades three, four and five walked through a process similar to what their …
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Felon sentenced for stealing gun
A convicted felon from Rocky Mount will spend more than five years in federal prison after prosecutors say he stole a handgun during a 2010 home break-in.
Michael Gene Cherry was sentenced to a five-year, three-month prison term Nov. 5 in a New …
Road crews to close stretch of I-95
Road crews will close Interstate 95 South at the Nash-Halifax county line at 12:01 a.m. Monday for a bridge rehabilitation project.
The left lane of I-95 South will reopen at 6 a.m. Monday to passenger vehicles only while crews continue to work …
Woman charged in child sex abuse case
Speight, 20, charged with felony negligent child abuseTARBORO — Sheriff’s deputies have charged an Edgecombe County woman in connection with the sexual assault of a 2-year-old child.
Chelsey Elaine Speight, 20, of 374 Northwoods Country Road west of Tarboro, is accused of negligent …
Outdoorsmen have left their marks in U.S.
Our country is unique in many factors. Our founding fathers designed checks and balances that control our government without compromising our freedoms. This country, in a large part, has embraced the land in which we reside as the foundation to its …
WCYAA briefs
Final WAVE VB tryouts on Saturday at ECMS The Wilson County Youth Athletic Association final tryout for the 16-18 age division of the WAVE volleyball program will be held at Elm City Middle School on Saturday from 5-7 p.m. There is a $20 fee to try …
WYSA U12 Explosion girls win 2
The Wilson Youth Soccer Association U12 girls Explosion captured two victories over Onslow County opponents at the Gillette Soccer Complex over the weekend. Carson Browder led the Explosion with three goals in the two wins — a 2-1 victory over …
Area Calendar, Nov. 9-11
Today High School Varsity Football NCHSAA playoffs, second round — 3-AA: Hunt at Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons, 7:30 p.m.; 3-A: C.B. Aycock at Eastern Alamance, 7:30 p.m.; 2-AA: SW Edgecombe at Bunn, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, November 10 College …
THE MAN ON THE MIKE
Britt, 'The Voice of Wilson Sports', back on the air after cancer scareHis voice has been synonymous with Wilson sporting events for more than three decades and Alton Britt can tell you about just about anything on the local sports scene over that stretch of time and longer. Now, the 68-year-old Britt — who has …
Three area teams hit road for 2nd round
There's nothing easy hereWith a do-or-die victory required for admission, the second round of the N.C. High School Athletic Association football playoffs oftentimes represent the cessation of so-called “easy wins.” Three teams from The Wilson Times readership …
Wilson-based Baptists to feed thousands in N.J.
About 75 volunteers from Wilson and surrounding areas headed out on Thursday to one of the regions left most devastated by Hurricane Sandy. Those men and women with N.C. Baptist Men Disaster Relief met at Forest Hills Baptist Church for a 10-hour …
Wilson Energy faces long days, nor’easter
As folks read in the newspaper and watched the destruction of Hurricane Sandy on TV, Wilson Energy crews quickly packed up and hit the road.
They were charged with restoring electricity to an area where more than 90 percent of the homes and …
