
Eastern NC School for the Deaf graduates 5
The commencement speaker for Thursday’s graduation ceremony at the Eastern North Carolina School for...

Deputies: Student used toy gun at SouthWest Edgecombe High
PINETOPS — Authorities say a SouthWest Edgecombe High School student will face juvenile court charge...

Hunt’s Nicholson, King sticking together for college football
Going from a high school student-athlete to a college student-athlete is a big adjustment. It involv...

Daniels did it all for Demons
With a song in his heart and a smile on his face, Fike High senior Demari Daniels was both spectacul...

Daniels uplifts, inspires as well as awes
Now it's the “little” brother's turn. Demari Daniels, the third son of Latonya and David Daniels to ...

Police seek store robbery suspect
Wilson police say a man possibly armed with a handgun robbed a Speedway convenience store early Thur...

$1.5M in federal aid will boost US 301 corridor
U.S. Rep. G.K. Butterfield chatted with city officials Thursday morning while celebrating $1.5 milli...

Mayor highlights Wilson projects and people
Wilson Mayor Carlton Stevens took an opportunity Tuesday night to brag on the city’s momentum, provi...

Defendant in Cannon Hinnant's murder gets 2nd attorney
The Wilson man charged with killing 5-year-old Cannon Hinnant was in court Wednesday. Darius Nathani...

Wilson Medical Associates marks 30th anniversary
Three decades ago, four doctors came together to form a Glendale Drive practice for their patients. ...

RC jets soaring over Wilson through Saturday
The 12th annual First in Flight Jet Rally got underway Wednesday at the Wilson Industrial Air Center...

Hailstorm damaged some Wilson County crops
LUCAMA — Farmhand Billy Artis watched as stormwater flowed out of a flooded soybean field near Lucam...

Deep Post 13 squad ready to play ball
The number of available players, at least for the near future, will not be a problem for the Wilson ...

Police seek missing Wilson woman
Authorities are requesting the public’s help to find a Wilson woman last seen walking along U.S. 301...

4 fire districts’ tax rates could rise
Four Wilson County volunteer fire departments have requested a tax rate increase for their districts...

Boy sells homemade wood products
LUCAMA — Two years ago, Gavin Lewin made what many would consider an unusual request for most 9-year...

State to survey Wilson’s architectural legacy
Wilson’s historic architecture is set to be studied and archived by state contractors in the coming ...
Food pantry schedules plate sale fundraiser
ELM CITY — The HOPE Pantry will hold a plate sale fundraiser Saturday, May 28, at 6111 N.C. 58 N. Pi...
Wilsonians ‘go to God’ in wake of Texas school shooting
The deaths of 19 children and two teachers Tuesday at the hands of a Texas gunman hit Wilson Mayor C...
Eastern NC School for the Deaf graduates 5
The commencement speaker for Thursday’s graduation ceremony at the Eastern North Carolina School for...
Deputies: Student used toy gun at SouthWest Edgecombe High
PINETOPS — Authorities say a SouthWest Edgecombe High School student will face juvenile court charge...
‘Send the police now,’ girl told 911 as cops waited
UVALDE, Texas — Students trapped inside a classroom with a gunman repeatedly called 911 during this ...
NRA speakers unshaken on gun rights after school massacre
HOUSTON — One by one, they took the stage at the National Rifle Association’s annual convention in H...
Police seek store robbery suspect
Wilson police say a man possibly armed with a handgun robbed a Speedway convenience store early Thur...
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Fitness group celebrates year of growth
With an American flag and a group banner waving in the front of the line, F3 Wilson Whirligig member...

WILSON ARTS CENTER
Art installation transforms studio ceiling
The artist behind a new permanent art installation at the Wilson Arts Center said he wanted “to crea...

Woman escapes truck wreck, fire
ELM CITY — A young woman escaped serious injury Friday after crashing her truck into a utility pole ...

Bridge upgrade closes US 117 Alternate
Trains will continue running through Wilson County as workers replace a span over the CSX railroad t...

IMAGINATION STATION SCIENCE & HISTORY MUSEUM
Elevator working after 2-month outage
The Imagination Station’s elevator is lifting visitors again, but a $100,000 upgrade may be required...

U.S. 117 DETOUR
Bridge replacement set to begin
Trains will continue clattering through Wilson County as workers replace a span over the CSX railroa...
City staff should manage Wilson’s cemeteries
Ordinary Americans, extraordinary valor
Send in the clowns
Gun dealer, parents, friends enabled school shooter
BPAC packs ‘em in
Family values and Wilson County memories
Where is all the hope?
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CARTOONS
High-pressure system promises sunny Memorial Day weekend
Abundant sunshine, temperatures at or above our historical averages and little chance of rain are al...

Bills filed to benefit Wilson, Elm City, Stantonsburg
The General Assembly was back in full swing this past week! We are, once again, having regular commi...
Students turn tassels, earn awards
Wilson Community College has celebrated many graduations over the past couple of weeks, with two mor...

Democracy in danger this Memorial Day
Since 1868, a day has been set aside to remember all those who died in American wars. Monday, May 30...
America’s ruling class: Candid, but only in camera
After someone — we still don’t know who — leaked a Supreme Court draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson, ...
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Hunt’s Nicholson, King sticking together for college football
Going from a high school student-athlete to a college student-athlete is a big adjustment. It involv...
Southern Nash’s Woodard headed to Barton
Though he has only played football through high school, Southern Nash High senior has long dreamed o...
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Fences, walls, neighbors ignite heated questions about society
“Something there is that doesn’t love a wall,” writes Robert Frost in his famous poem, “Mending Wall...
A heck of a lot of work, but worth it
With apologies to Lisa Boykin Batts, The Wilson Times’ resident cooking guru, my wife Elizabeth made...
Wilson woman joins arts grant advisory council
A Wilson interior designer has been appointed to the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation’s Public Art Advis...
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Man charged with trying to smuggle drugs into jail
SNHS student’s nursing skills saved shooting victim
Most road construction halting for Memorial Day weekend
Troopers out in force for Memorial Day weekend
City police want to use private cameras to fight crime
NC Museum of History plans Juneteenth activities
Victim in decades-old homicide identified
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20-year-old held in shooting of teens
Bands begin rocking Raiford Street
Selma festival celebrates Latino community
Murder suspect found dead in field
Customer shoots vape store employee, Clayton police say
Strong primary finish bodes well for Tippett
Margin of win in Senate primary surprises Sawrey
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