Christmas parade returns for 2021
Wilson’s annual Christmas parade will return this December, with registration for parade entries now...
COVID-19 cases climb in Wilson, surge throughout state
Health officials say Wilson County has seen a slight uptick in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, ...
‘Get a vaccine today,’ Cooper urges in hometown visit
NASHVILLE — Local and state officials, including Gov. Roy Cooper, pleaded with folks who haven’t bee...
Private school opening at The SPOT
Wilson Youth United’s The SPOT has received confirmation of its registration with the N.C. Division ...
Driver strikes other cars on Nash Street
A Wilson driver experiencing a medical emergency hit two cars Thursday morning before striking a tre...
Barbecue cookoff set for Saturday
LUCAMA — Two barbecue enthusiasts joined forces to create an amateur barbecue cookoff to raise money...
Tech company’s growth spurs 2nd office renovation
Before Billy O’Boyle’s first downtown office renovation was complete, the Elm City native bought a s...
Wilson County faces sex harassment suit
The U.S. Department of Justice sued Wilson County’s government on Wednesday, alleging that a 911 ope...
Wilson Prep hires Mark Cockrell as co-principal
Wilson Preparatory Academy has hired Mark Cockrell, a former principal in Wilson, Nash and Edgecombe...
Wilson resident injured in kitchen fire
A Wilson resident was burned in a Wednesday kitchen fire inside a Jefferson Street home. Fire Chief...
Man pleads guilty in Tylyike Pigford’s death
A man accused of killing a 24-year-old in the driveway of his own home a year ago pleaded guilty Tue...
Family remembers a life cut short
Dawn Cox created a memorial for her son inside her home that has brought her comfort over the past y...
Pool ceiling beams arrive at new YMCA site
A dozen 90-foot rafter beams for the ceiling of the new Wilson Family YMCA’s 25-meter swimming pool ...
Causey: Improved fire ratings save homeowners up to $500M
N.C. Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey said his office saved taxpayers up to a half-billion dollars...
1 injured in cooking fire
One person was taken to Wilson Medical Center for treatment after a Sunday cooking-related fire on S...
Friday vaccine clinic targets schools
The Wilson County Health Department will offer the COVID-19 vaccine for Wilson County Schools person...
Work begins on shopping center
Tree removal on the 2900 block of Raleigh Road Parkway was the first step toward construction of a n...
Christmas parade returns for 2021
Wilson’s annual Christmas parade will return this December, with registration for parade entries now...
Optimists raffle off Lowe's grill
Graduates earn Golden Circle Optimist scholarships
Wilson Christian student wins essay contest
2 students win Optimist oratorical contests
Students to start school in masks
The Wilson County Board of Education on Thursday voted 4-3 to require K-12 students to wear masks wh...
Who bought, sold property in Wilson County from July 19-23?
The following deed transfers for the week of July 19-23 have been recorded in the Wilson County Regi...
What a year! Fike state champ Bullock is Athlete of the Year
Jayleen Bullock literally saved the best for last in his Fike High wrestling career. Nearly two week...
Pool ceiling beams arrive at new YMCA site
A dozen 90-foot rafter beams for the ceiling of the new Wilson Family YMCA’s 25-meter swimming pool ...
More Lucama town records unearthed
LUCAMA — One year after officials retrieved town public records that were buried underground, anothe...
Camp curriculum centers on animals
It was clear that Jah’Zyion Robertson-Cooper had done his research. The 8-year-old fourth grader fro...
Park gets kid-friendly upgrade: Cannon Hinnant’s family contributed $276,500
Ava Hinnant dangled her 7-year-old frame from bar to bar, confidently crossing a span on the newly r...
Driver dies after truck overturns
A Zebulon man died Sunday after the pickup truck he was driving ran off the road, slid sideways up a...
Nash schools opens new virtual academy
Authorities tout federal drug convictions
Officials: Get the shot
Father recounts shock over child’s disappearance
New city police task force captures shooting suspect
Former Southern Nash principal hired at Wilson Prep
Deputies take part in Spring Hope Elementary field day
Town manager search underway
Panel approves Spaulding Center’s return to historic school campus
Commissioners hear update on Johnston road projects
Clayton Rotary Club installs new president
Johnston school board ends mask mandate
Driver sentenced in Kenly woman’s death
Clayton stands ground on COVID-19 policies
A better I-95 interchange is in the works
Johnston to pay $1.25 million in woman’s death
To bolster storage, Clayton to buy used water tank
Sweet way to enjoy fruit
This column first ran in July 2010. We still love this recipe. It’s been my son’s Christmas Eve “bir...
An altar call for the unvaccinated
Sometimes I hate it when I’m right. My April Fool’s column predicted that our return to life as we ...
To do good or do better?
RALEIGH — There are at least as many different ways to explain the origins of political disagreement...
In pursuit of power, NCHSAA a convenient pawn
Politics are a seedy game. It doesn’t take rewatching all six seasons of “House of Cards” to reach t...
Get vaccinated, go out and have fun
After a year of COVID, I’ve had a wonderful summer, having never worn a mask outside — not even once...
Our Opinion: Wilson council has time to wade into public pool dialogue
Before the Wilson City Council decides the fate of our community’s public pools, swimmers and other ...
Our Opinion: Buried public records call for criminal probe
When someone in Lucama decided to break the law, he, she or they took every anti-open government cli...
Our Opinion: Lawmakers, be good sports and kindly butt out
When legislators have a vested interest in the outcome, no institution is safe from their meddling —...