Jeff Bell to promote art across the state
Vollis Simpson has been at the heart of Jeff Bell’s work in Wilson, but he recently took a job that ...
WECA and WAAT students celebrate graduation
Seniors at the Wilson Academy of Applied Technology and Wilson Early College Academy celebrated a mi...
City hiring staff to resume summer swim lessons
Swim lessons are coming back this summer after a hiatus due to the pandemic. “We are looking at a bu...
Everyone invited to downtown art celebrations
Without further ado, the Art at 123 gallery is reopening with a day of festivities and fun. “I’m one...
City working to re-imagine Library Lawn
The Library Lawn is getting a facelift as the area evolves with new construction next door. The gras...
Former Wilsonian to lead annual meeting
A former Wilsonian will headline Thursday’s annual meeting of the Wilson County Historical Associati...
Barton celebrates 255 graduates
The Kinsey Bell rang 120 times Saturday morning, signaling the start of Barton College’s 120th comme...
Wilson GOP plans election night watch party
The next Wilson County Republican Party social will be an election watch party starting at 6:30 p.m....
Sandy Roberson refuses Sandy Smith’s demand to remove online records
An attorney representing 1st Congressional District candidate Sandy Roberson has refused a demand fr...
Poll: Don Davis leads Erica Smith in US House primary
State Sen. Don Davis has a 13-point lead over opponent Erica Smith in the Democratic primary for Nor...
Brad Murphy signs congressional term limits pledge
Republican U.S. House candidate Brad Murphy has pledged his support for term limits, becoming the fo...
Man gets 2 life terms in shooting deaths
A Wilson man known for outbursts in court showed no emotion Thursday as he was given two life senten...
Meth trafficking convicts get federal prison terms
Two Wilson County residents were sentenced to lengthy federal prison terms after pleading guilty to ...
Man hospitalized after beating, robbery
A Wilson man was hospitalized after being beaten and robbed by a younger man on Wednesday. Officers ...
‘Young at heart’: Wilson County seniors celebrated
Smiles and laughter filled the air Thursday as hundreds of Wilson County’s older adults were celebra...
Student receives Trinity Williams Foundation scholarship
A Wilson Academy of Applied Technology student has earned a scholarship awarded in memory of a WAAT ...
Pro-Israel group says ad targeting Erica Smith hasn’t been pulled
A political action committee taking aim at Democratic congressional candidate Erica Smith through cr...
Jeff Bell to promote art across the state
Vollis Simpson has been at the heart of Jeff Bell’s work in Wilson, but he recently took a job that ...
WECA and WAAT students celebrate graduation
Seniors at the Wilson Academy of Applied Technology and Wilson Early College Academy celebrated a mi...
Wilson GOP plans election night watch party
The next Wilson County Republican Party social will be an election watch party starting at 6:30 p.m....
Democrats aim to follow retiring Reps. Butterfield, Price
RALEIGH — This year’s retirements of two veteran Democratic congressmen in North Carolina have opene...
NC prisons go without air conditioning despite state budget allocation
RALEIGH — Last fall, the North Carolina General Assembly approved $30 million to address a lack of a...
Biden urges unity to stem racial hate after Buffalo shooting
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden urged unity Sunday to address the “hate that remains a stain on the...
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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...
WILSON CITY COUNCIL
‘Demand more of our local officials’: Forum sparks spirited dialogue
Incumbents and challengers stressed the need for community involvement and public input during a Wil...
Senior bowlers play for the life of it
It’s a few minutes before 2 p.m., and Daisy Crump is pulling her bowling ball behind her on a rollin...
Column undervalues government employees’ religious freedom
Follow Golden Rule in Marty’s takeout line
Biden’s bungles should dissuade ‘genetic Democrats’
Democrats and Planned Parenthood's racist roots
2 ‘precious jewels’ grace Times’ pages
A Wilson Arts triple play
State confirms Wilson voters assigned to correct districts
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CARTOONS
Buy now; it will cost more later
I owned Hedgepeth Transport LLC, a trucking company, from 2006-10. The fuel crisis of 2008 took my c...
Living so that we may ‘contribute a verse’
For those of us who think that our lives do not count for anything and do not contribute to the worl...
When Carolinians killed Carolinians
Two hundred and fifty-one years ago this month, two large groups of armed North Carolinians camped a...
How will NC’s Trump-endorsed candidates fare?
How are we going to use the results of the May 17 primary to measure Donald Trump’s influence over t...
For progress, move NC toward a neo-Morehead-ism
By 1840, when John Motley Morehead took office as governor of North Carolina, the illiteracy rate fo...
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Third inning dooms WCA in state title game loss
The NCCSA 2-A softball championship game against Union Grove Christian was off to a strong start for...
Let it reign: Chargers win 3rd straight NCCSA baseball crown
The bid for a state championship three-peat for the Wilson Christian Academy baseball team appeared ...
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Muffins bring back memories of Mama
Mama had a sweet tooth and always enjoyed desserts and candy. Sometimes, she’d even eat her dessert ...
10 ways of looking at a water oak
After again reading Wallace Stevens’ famous poem, “Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird,” I decid...
You will love this simple 3-ingredient strawberry cake
I haven’t had time to make anything new this week, but I thought I’d share this column from 2012. We...
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Sweetpotato Festival set for Saturday
Fire destroys Spring Hope building
Sandy Roberson refuses Sandy Smith’s demand to remove online records
Poll: Don Davis leads Erica Smith in US House primary
Brad Murphy signs congressional term limits pledge
County board hosts lawmaker dinner
Pro-Israel group says ad targeting Erica Smith hasn’t been pulled
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College trustees still considering severance pay for departed president
LaunchJoCo salutes its first graduates
Ham & Yam gets warm reception in its return
Boutique opens downtown Smithfield storefront
Fitness Fridays on tap in Wilson’s Mills
Driver faces 2 murder charges in fatal crash
2 killed when high-speed chase ends in crash
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