The Gig East Exchange, Wilson Community College and the Wilson Chamber of Commerce will host the 2023 Small Business Resource Fair at three locations on Sept. 12. The resource fair is scheduled from 4-7 p.m. Each event partner will host vendors and participants: WCC’s Frank L. Eagles Community Business Center at 902 Herring Ave. E., the Gig East Exchange at […]
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Schools name WECA principal, Hunt and Fike assistant principals
Each month, the Wilson County Board of Education releases its personnel list showing employees who’ve been hired and those who’ve retired or resigned from the system in the previous month. The Wilson Times publishes the list each month. The Wilson County Board of Education approved the following personnel changes during its July 17 meeting. ADMINISTRATIVE HIRINGS • Tabitha Lewis, formerly […]
City to resurface 43 roads in Wilson
City of Wilson crews will start work on 43 road resurfacing projects next month, according to Bill Bass, the city’s director of public works and city engineer. Roads and streets due for a fresh coat of asphalt are as follows: • Arrington Avenue from the intersection of Ward Boulevard to the intersection of Denby Street. • Augusta Circle from the […]
Stantonsburg mayor seat vacant as filing deadline nears
In the waning days of Wilson County’s two-week municipal candidate filing period, 11 more hopefuls launched bids for positions in local government between Tuesday afternoon and Thursday morning. The only office on the ballot with no candidates registered as of noon Thursday was the mayor’s seat in Stantonsburg, according to the Wilson County Board of Elections. In Black Creek, Roland […]
Woman charged in Wilson man’s death
A Wilson woman remains jailed without bond after making her first appearance on an open count of murder Wednesday in Wilson County District Court. Monquie Shantell Sanders, 35, turned herself in to authorities Tuesday afternoon in the shooting death of Victor Lenoir Dixon, 36, of Wilson. Sanders and Dixon had been in a previous dating relationship, according to Sgt. Eric […]
School board adds free lunch for early colleges
All Wilson County Schools students, including those enrolled at the two early college high schools, will now receive free breakfast and lunch when the 2023-24 school year starts. The Wilson County Board of Education on Monday unanimously approved a plan to make meals free for Wilson Early College Academy and Wilson Academy of Applied Technology students through the U.S. Department […]
5th person arrested in Walmart shooting
Police have arrested another suspect accused in a February shooting outside Wilson’s Walmart Supercenter. Jamody Jahlik-Armon Taylor, 21, of Wilson, is charged with attempted first-degree murder, assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill and discharging a firearm from within an enclosure or vehicle, according to a release from Sgt. Eric McInerny, public information officer with the Wilson Police […]
Wilson Community College reboot will be ‘data-driven’
Wilson Community College’s new president told trustees Monday that a robust, data-based planning process will chart the institution’s future path. Jami Woods, who took the helm June 1, said that many times when a college is in transition between leaders, the outgoing president will decide which path the new president takes moving forward. Woods said the new president can […]
Spurling to receive Distinguished American Award
RALEIGH — James Spurling, former South Granville Viking and a longtime friend of the University of North Carolina, has been named the recipient of the Distinguished American Award by The National Football Foundation’s Bill Dooley Chapter, according GoHeels.com. Spurling will be honored at the chapter’s annual Pigskin Preview on Friday, July 21 at the Embassy Suites in Cary. Spurling spent […]
Sheriff’s detective helps catch robbery suspect
A long-serving Wilson County detective who helped catch a man accused of robbing three stores in 10 days said he was “at the right place at the right time.” But Wilson County Sheriff Calvin L. Woodard said Detective Toby Myrick’s “knowledge and his work ethic” were what really broke the case. Myrick was shopping at the Dollar General store at […]
Firefighters hang loose in suspended vehicle drill
As Micah Varnell called for slack on his line while dangling from the side of the building, Bryan Dawson found his footing inside the car door to saw through the sedan’s roof. Peeling back the roof was the final challenge as Wilson Fire/Rescue Services held its first suspended vehicle drill on Tuesday. Teams of two sat in harness on the […]
Revered pastor Eric J. Morgan remembered
CREEDMOOR — Pastor Eric J. Morgan III spread the Gospel to more than some may ever know, and the impact he made on lives will be forever remembered, according to a service of love and remembrance July 15 at South Granville High School. Morgan’s death June 30 rocked the community, and an outpouring of love and support has been given […]
Fountain answers questions on radio show
OXFORD — Granville County Sheriff Robert Fountain said during the Sunday Sit-Down with Next Door Radio that he’s been in office seven months and has seen some positive things happen. But he also was disheartened by the lack of appreciation shown for the people who put on a uniform and gun, get into a car and put their lives on […]
Stem ETJ is ‘Country Woke,’ residents say
STEM — Area residents packed the Ruritan Club building July 12 for a public hearing on Stem extra territorial jurisdiction. Many of those seated were wearing Keep It Country T-shirts or carrying a Preserve Rural Life No Stem ETJ sign in protest of the proposed ETJ. Casey Dover, mayor of Stem, opened the meeting with a few brief statements, trying […]
Board approves ETJ; resolution heads to county commissioners
STEM — Without hesitation or discussion the Stem Board of Commissioners approved July 17 a resolution to extend its extra territorial jurisdiction, despite pleas to pause or slow the process in public comments from residents affected by the decision. After several information sessions that began in February, monthly meetings and a public hearing, many of the same people who have […]
Police: Clerk stole by cashing fake lotto tickets
Police say a Wilson convenience store clerk embezzled money by cashing fake lottery tickets. Demarcus Wallace, 33, of Wilson, is charged with one count of embezzlement, according to Sgt. Eric McInerny, public information officer with the Wilson Police Department. McInerny said officers were called to Circle K, 2877 Ward Blvd., in response to a Friday report that an employee had […]
Police say man’s death was homicide
FREEPolice are investigating a Wilson man’s Monday night shooting death as a homicide. Officers responded to an 11:27 p.m. gunshot call on the 500 block of Winstead Street between Grove Street and College Circle. “Officers arrived on scene and located Victor Lenoir Dixon, 36, of Wilson, suffering from what appeared to be a possible gunshot wound to his abdomen,” according […]
Alex Imposimato bringing energy to Wake Forest Fungo
WAKE FOREST — Alex Imposimato has had a blast playing with the Wake Forest Fungo this summer and the hometown player is bringing a high level of energy to the team. “He’s just happy to be here every day,” Fungo head coach Jake Jones said. “You love to see him show up. He is so excited. Even when he is […]
Fungo runs out of steam against Edenton
WAKE FOREST –— The Wake Forest Fungo took an early lead in its showdown against the Edenton Steamers, but ran out of gas late, falling 12-6 July 14 at Flaherty Park. Heritage alumni and current Belmont Abbey College pitcher Josh Mruk threw four scoreless innings to start the game, allowing the Fungo to take a 4-0 lead across the first […]
