By Olivia Neeley | May 28, 2025
County commissioners will hold a public hearing on the proposed 2025-26 budget Thursday before taking a final vote. The meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the Wilson County Government Center on Miller Road. County...
By Drew C. Wilson
dwilson@wilsontimes.com | 252-265-7818 | May 28, 2025
The Eastern North Carolina School for the Deaf will celebrate its 60th anniversary with a full day of events Saturday. Cheryl Iannucci, director of the state residential school for the deaf and hard of hearing,...
By Dave Duvernois | May 28, 2025
In 2021 there was a five-year difference between the average lifespans of women and men, and this gap has remained steady over decades, even as medical practices change. What explains this health gap? Much of...
By Christopher Long
clong@wilsontimes.com | 252-265-7821 | May 27, 2025
A 20-year Wilson Chick-fil-A employee is getting the opportunity of a lifetime as his dreams of owning his own restaurant finally come true. Jon Ferguson, operating partner for Wilson’s two stores, is headed to the...
By Paul Durham
paul@wilsontimes.com | 265-7808 | May 28, 2025
Still relatively young...
By Paul Durham
paul@wilsontimes.com | 265-7808 | May 28, 2025
While sports have...
By Paul Durham
paul@wilsontimes.com | 265-7808 | May 28, 2025
As a two-sport...
From staff reports | May 27, 2025
Female SAVANNA BAINES...
By Drew C. Wilson
dwilson@wilsontimes.com | 252-265-7818 | May 18, 2025
Legendary letter carrier Milton F. Fitch Sr. was celebrated Saturday at a dedication ceremony commemorating the naming of the U.S. Post Office on Mercer Street in his honor. Wilson Community...
By Lisa Boykin Batts
lisa@wilsontimes.com | 252-265-7810 | March 21, 2025
It was a day to celebrate partnerships and opportunity Friday as Johnson & Johnson symbolically broke ground on a $2 billion state-of-the art biologics manufacturing facility under construction in the...
By Drew C. Wilson
dwilson@wilsontimes.com | 252-265-7818 | March 5, 2025
For residents of Wilson’s Newton Park neighborhood, Wednesday’s storm resulted in falling trees, downed power lines, demolished carports and smashed porches. “We heard a whoosh come through and the wind...
A Wilson Times editorial | May 26, 2025
THUMBS UP to the Eyes on Main Street Wilson Outdoor Photo Festival, which has set our civic camera to selfie mode for the downtown photography expo’s 11th edition. Founder and...
A Wilson Times editorial | May 23, 2025
As we reflect on the service and sacrifice Memorial Day calls to mind, The Wilson Times is republishing editorials that were penned following the Vietnam War in 1975 and the...
A Wilson Times editorial | May 19, 2025
THUMBS UP to the Milton F. Fitch Sr. Post Office, which honors the legacy of Wilson’s first Black mail carrier following a Saturday dedication ceremony celebrating the new name. In...
By Dave Duvernois | May 28, 2025
In 2021 there was a five-year difference between the average lifespans of women and men, and this gap has remained steady over decades, even as medical practices change. What explains...
By John Hood | May 28, 2025
I wrote my first book — about what’s now called corporate ESG (for environmental, social and governance criteria) — in 1996. After six subsequent works of serious nonfiction, I redirected...
By Thomas L. Knapp | May 28, 2025
In early May, Reuters reports, the U.S. government revoked “virtually all” of Harvard University’s federal research grants — nearly $3 billion worth — because they “no longer effectuate agency priorities.”...
Letter to the editor | May 28, 2025
I wanted to thank the social services group and the sheriff’s department and all the ones who planned and gave the senior citizens a wonderful day of fun, lunch and...
Letter to the editor | May 28, 2025
Skylar Godwin, former ACT for Youth child star and frequent volunteer bartender and reception helper at the former Wilson Arts Council, made a quick stop in Wilson on May 19...
Letter to the editor | May 27, 2025
Over the past few weeks, we have witnessed what is probably the biggest government scandal in our county’s history. For the past four years, our country was in the hands...
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