Federal grant to help design, engineer greenway
A nearly $1 million federal grant is helping Wilson get a step closer to building the Hominy Creek G...
Hunt boys edge Rocky Mount for second win
Behind strong outings from CJ Joyner and Drew Pittman, Hunt’s boys basketball team improved to 2-0 o...
Hunt girls struggle in loss to Rocky Mount
Hunt’s 2021 girls basketball team remains a work in progress, as the Warriors dropped to 0-2 on the ...
Police seek woman missing from group home
KENLY — Authorities say a 29-year-old woman reported missing from a group home on Monday could have ...
Buck Newton to seek redrawn NC Senate seat
Buck Newton wants his old job back. The Republican who represented Wilson County in the N.C. Senate ...
Trooper Harrell lauded as 'American law enforcement hero'
N.C. Highway Patrol Trooper Daniel C. Harrell received the Congressional Badge of Bravery during a b...
‘Soul food with a twist’ coming to former Subs Plus
Cecilia Williams has operated her catering business throughout the region for five years, but when i...
Stantonsburg: Save our school
STANTONSBURG — Residents and elected officials have launched a fight to keep their elementary school...
Discrimination case goes to mediation
A mediator has been selected in the federal discrimination case against a Lucama commissioner and th...
Light Up Wilson kicks off holiday season
Not a creature was stirring as Santa Claus sat down in front of the newly lit Wilson Christmas tree ...
Artists begin painting holiday window scenes
Artists fanned out in downtown Wilson on Saturday to begin a five-day project to add festive scenery...
Rocky Mount-related state transparency bill passes House
A state Senate bill to increase government transparency and boost penalties for corruption in North Caro...
County-line stabbing never solved
EUREKA — Stabbed in the jugular and left in an abandoned Wayne County house, the body of a Hispanic ...
Conservative Ladies’ Lunch planned Wednesday
The Wilson County Republican Party will hold a Conservative Ladies’ Lunch at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, D...
Fike’s Stegall to compete for US Youth Futsal National Team
Lily Stegall, a junior on the Fike High girls soccer team, will represent the US Youth Fustal Nation...
Police: Man sought in United Bank robbery attempt
Wilson police say a lone robber used a pistol in an attempt to rob the United Bank on Friday, but he...
Robbery attempt hits United Bank
As Wilson police investigated an attempted robbery at United Bank’s Tarboro Street branch, Jeanice B...
Wilson, state under burning ban
The N.C. Forest Service on Monday issued a statewide ban on open burning and canceled all burning pe...
Federal grant to help design, engineer greenway
A nearly $1 million federal grant is helping Wilson get a step closer to building the Hominy Creek G...
Wilson Arts to receive $150,000 NEA grant
Wilson Arts will receive an American Rescue Plan grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to h...
Judge won’t order restart on legislative redistricting
RALEIGH — A North Carolina judge refused on Tuesday to essentially force state lawmakers to start ov...
Cohen stepping down as NC health secretary
WINSTON-SALEM — Dr. Mandy Cohen, the head of North Carolina’s health department and face of regular ...
Authorities: Student kills 3, wounds 6 at Michigan school
OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A 15-year-old sophomore opened fire at his Michigan high school on Tuesday,...
Police seek woman missing from group home
KENLY — Authorities say a 29-year-old woman reported missing from a group home on Monday could have ...
Light Up Wilson kicks off holiday season
Not a creature was stirring as Santa Claus sat down in front of the newly lit Wilson Christmas tree ...
400 burn calories at Gobble Wobble
About 400 runners and walkers braved chilly temperatures to participate in the fifth annual Gobble W...
THANKSGIVING
Police turkey giveaway ‘a blessing’
Michael Sollars and his wife Lesa pulled their minivan to a stop with three young children in the ba...
OPINION
Democracy dies in news deserts
Claiming territory like a conquering army, a vast desert is on the march. It swallows small towns, s...
2022 ELECTIONS
Butterfield: 'Time for me to retire'
Wilson’s “man in Washington” is coming home. Rep. G.K. Butterfield will retire from Congress instead...
VETERANS DAY
Wilson honors country’s veterans
Wilsonians gave thanks for the many veterans who served the country in war and in peace Thursday dur...
Parolee charged with having 16 guns
Barnes to Cooper: Sign SB 473
New Year’s pickle drop returning to Mount Olive
Rocky Mount-related state transparency bill passes House
County-line stabbing never solved
Volunteers clean Oak Dale Cemetery
Spring Hope gets $3.7M for water, sewer
Christmas cheer comes early to southern Nash
Easley sworn in as Eastern District’s US attorney
After turkey, Johnstonians go shopping
Johnston towns reap budget millions
Bizzell will seek another term as sheriff
Next Clayton manager might not have to live in town
Groups seek entries for photo contest
Grants available to family farms
Kenly’s Christmas on Main is this weekend
Smithfield to light Christmas tree
We can and must do better for women
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Wednesday in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization...
Fighting cancer with attitude, faith and love
On Jan. 28, I was given CT scan results that immediately changed my life. After confirming the resu...
Fund local journalism to help communities
A portion of the Local Journalism Sustainability Act was included in the recent Build Back Better bi...
Warming trend starts Tuesday
After a cold morning low in the 20s, a bright sun and a wind switch to the southwest Tuesday will be...
Logophiles love these holiday words, phrases
Logophiles love words of all kinds, from monosyllables (short words) to sesquipedalians (long words)...
Bulldogs finish strong, open conference play victorious
Suggs lifts East Carolina over Old Dominion on late basket
Michigan moves to 2nd in CFP rankings; coachless Irish 6th
Third downs loom large in Pitt-Wake Forest ACC title game
Big 4th quarter delivers fifth straight win for BC women
Area Calendar, Dec. 1-2
AREA ROUNDUP: Chargers rip Friendship 53-37 to even record
RALEIGH — The Wilson Christian varsity boys basketball team returned from the Thanksgiving break wit...
MIDDLE SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Lady Chargers march past Friendship
Behind a balanced scoring effort, the Wilson Christian girls basketball team thumped visiting Friend...
Our Opinion: Stantonsburg unites community around its school
THUMBS UP to Stantonsburg’s town government, which is rallying residents to support Stantonsburg Ele...
Our Opinion: Adding NCHSAA oversight is a wise compromise
The sausage-making isn’t always pretty, but sometimes, committee review and bipartisan debate transf...
Our Opinion: Generosity gives Wilson reasons to be thankful
THUMBS UP to the churches, charities, government agencies and volunteers who furnish Thanksgiving fe...