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Lowe’s grant to benefit two Selma projects
July 26, 2021SELMA — A project to improve downtown Selma and one of the town’s parks will benefit from a Lowe’s H...
County upgrading livestream of meetings
July 26, 2021SMITHFIELD — The livestream of Johnston County Board of Commissioners meetings will have a new home...
Girl Scout earns Silver Award
July 26, 2021Ashley Stone of Clayton has earned the Silver Award, Girl Scouting’s second-highest honor. For her S...
Johnston Health mandates COVID-19 vaccine for staff
SMITHFIELD — Johnston Health is requiring its staff to receive a COVID-19 vaccine by Sept. 21. The h...
Johnston schedules vaccination clinics
July 23, 2021The COVID-19 vaccine is coming to a spot near you. The Johnston County Public Health Department has ...
Three want to be mayor of Wilson’s Mills
July 23, 2021Suddenly, three people want to be mayor of Wilson’s Mills. After no one filed before the noon deadli...
As Clayton garden grows, so does its fight against hunger
July 23, 2021CLAYTON — Behind the Clayton Community Center, the Clayton Community Garden is thriving with life. L...
Clayton creates first female K9 unit team
July 22, 2021CLAYTON — Officer Victoria Lee and K9 Raven form a unique team. Lee is the Clayton Police Department...
Latest COVID-19 outbreak at jail appears to have peaked
SMITHFIELD — The Johnston County Jail appears to be emerging from its second COVID-19 outbreak. The ...
Fire department’s milestone could save homeowners money
July 22, 2021CLAYTON — The Clayton Fire Department has received its best ISO rating ever. Insurance Commissioner ...
Johnston Health CEO named to JCC Board of Trustees
July 22, 2021SMITHFIELD — A week or so after taking his seat on the Johnston Community College Board of Trustees,...
Board adopts policy tweak
SMITHFIELD — The Board of Education last week OK’d a policy change that it hopes will end the debate...
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Girl Scout earns Silver Award
County upgrading livestream of meetings
Fertilizer company moving Princeton operation to Lucama
Roadside skeleton’s identity remains unknown
Three want to be mayor of Wilson’s Mills
Johnston Health mandates COVID-19 vaccine for staff
Johnston schedules vaccination clinics
Fire department’s milestone could save homeowners money
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Spring Hope Enterprise
Panel approves Spaulding Center’s return to historic school campus
McDonald’s pairs vaccine clinic with free food offer
Spring Hope High School classmates reunite
Rep. Winslow has 1st bill signed into law
Nash deputies receive thumbs-up for recordkeeping
Monthlong library book sale set for August
Police prevent man from jumping off bridge
Ride honors fallen Nash deputy
The Wilson Times
Winstead United Methodist welcomes new pastor
The Rev. Rachel Price has been appointed to Winstead United Methodist Church at 1407 Tarboro St. SW....
COVID-19 surging as North Carolina set to ease restrictions
RALEIGH — The number of North Carolinians in the hospital due to COVID-19 has doubled in the last tw...
New library books explore abolitionist teaching, 'Real Housewives'
Following are new books at the Wilson County Public Library. Adult nonfiction “Barron’s American Si...
Childcare Network holds career fair
Bus donation will help homeless
The Wilson-based East Coast Migrant Head Start Project is donating buses that will be adapted for us...
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Local Sports
From Clayton Comet to Olympian
World-class hurdler. World record holder. Olympics bound. Clayton native. Meet Keni Harrison, a Clay...
Bulldogs fall in state 1A title game
PRINCETON — After a loss in the state 1A title game, Princeton coach Paula Wooten said her Bulldogs ...
Pandemic reshapes high school sports
PRINCETON — While Johnston students have returned to remote-only learning, high school sports contin...
Community Sports
Clements prevails in Limited Late Model Division at SNMP
LUCAMA — Brandon Clements scored his first Southern National Motorsports Park Limited Late Model win since 2012 in spectacular fashion, holding off Tony Grady in a breathtaking duel in …
McCarty edges Pulliam in instant classic at Southern National
LUCAMA — Bobby McCarty edged out Lee Pulliam to score the victory in a thrilling green-white-checkered finish in Sunday evening’s Solid Rock Carriers Classic at Southern National …
Columns
Heat index may top triple digits
Heat. And plenty of it. That is the weather outlook for much of this week in the Wilson Times area. ...
Virtue signaling causes ice cream headache
Filling your freezer with Ben & Jerry’s won’t improve prospects for Palestinian statehood, and denyi...
Fewer students major in humanities
RALEIGH — Most students attend colleges or universities primarily to acquire the knowledge, skills a...
Storm chances, humidity to rise next week
Sunny and hot conditions, but with tolerable humidity, are forecast for the Wilson Times area this we...