Low humidity, moderate temps likely through Friday

If Tuesday morning’s cold front behaves as it should and moves to the coast, the Wilson Times area i...

Free speech isn't about power

Seeking to burnish his reputation as a reformer, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman openly criticized ...

ProPublica report: Much ado about non-income

It’s a tantalizing headline from investigative journalism group ProPublica: “The Secret IRS Files: T...

Users should pay for highways

RALEIGH — As a fiscal conservative who thinks government is generally too large and taxes too high, ...

How Democrats win NC's Senate races

Can a Democrat win the race for U.S. Senate in North Carolina next year? History isn’t encouraging. ...

Barbecue: True and faux

Why would John Shelton Reed write another book about barbecue? After all, he is a co-author of the r...

Best Father's Day gifts come from the heart

Next Sunday is Father’s Day, the companion holiday to the much more celebrated Mother’s Day in May. ...

Church success isn't measured in attendance, offerings

Peachtree Baptist Church members came to church at 9:45 a.m. Sunday to start their second week in a ...

Local churches celebrate their graduates

Kingdom International Church honored graduates during Sunday’s service. Children’s Pastor Cindy Lamm...

Fireflies in the victory garden

The fireflies are back in my yard again. In the evening, if it’s not raining, I get to sit outside a...

Shift brings more sunshine, lower humidity

A wind shift to the north Saturday in the Wilson Times area should begin a welcome change in our wea...

North Carolina can end the digital divide

Across North Carolina, the COVID-19 pandemic rapidly and radically altered how we work, learn and co...

Dave DiFilippo cartoon for June 16

Making elections more trustworthy in 2022

While we’re still fussin’ and fightin’ about the 2020 elections, the 2022 races have already begun. ...

Cutting corporate tax helps consumers

RALEIGH — With negotiators for the North Carolina House and Senate confirming that they’ve agreed on...

Brace yourself for hurricane season

Hurricane season is here again — and while we’re thrilled with the season the Carolina Hurricanes ha...

Another prize for Elizabeth Spencer

Elizabeth Spencer, arguably one of our country’s greatest writers, died in December 2019 in Chapel H...

Term limit supporter bares his soles

When he wasn’t lugging amplifiers and leading sound checks, Tim “Izzy” Israel swapped stories with c...

Dave DiFilippo cartoon for June 9

Carolinians remain fiscal conservatives

North Carolinians are closely divided when it comes to party preference. Our state has long been one...