Fleming fireworks celebrate Fourth

Fireworks lit up the sky above Fleming Stadium as Wilson marked an early start to Independence Day f...

Jay Wheeler, who was the Fike High baseball junior varsity coach from 2000 to 2013, will be the school’s fifth varsity baseball head coach after returning to take the Golden Demons’ reins.

Dream deferred: Wheeler returns as Demons baseball coach

In baseball – and life – timing can make all the difference in the world. For Jay Wheeler, the chanc...

COMMUNITY BRIEFS

Conservative Wilson Women meet Wednesday

From staff reports

The Conservative Wilson Women group will hold its next meeting at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, July 6, at t...

Tig’s Courtyard founder Andra “Tig” Garris, left, is pictured with son R.J. and husband Marty. The Garris family recently sold the downtown business to Richard Millinder, right, who plans to rename it Carolina Cheese Co. while keeping Tig’s popular menu items.

MAIN STREET MINUTE

Tig’s Courtyard sold to family friend

It is impossible to recall the number of Friday after Thanksgiving sandwiches or tropical salads Tig...

WILSON HOUSING AUTHORITY

Families take home donated desktop computers

By Olivia Neeley

Brenda McNair and Alice Locus couldn’t wait to return home and set up their new desktop computers fo...

A cornfield south of Saratoga shows the extreme dry conditions on Friday with burned and dying leaves in a field off U.S. 264 Alternate.

Drought threatens crops, gardens

Most of Wilson County is at risk of moving into a severe drought classification. “Portions of Wilson...

Former Hunt softball star Brianna Tucker is headed to N.C. State after two standout years at Louisburg College.

Former Hunt star Brianna Tucker headed to N.C. State after stellar two years at Louisburg College

Brianna Tucker, a former Hunt High softball star who was a standout performer at Louisburg College t...

WYSA 06 Explosion players and coaches celebrate after receiving the trophy for winning the U.S. Youth Soccer Region III Girls U16 championship Thursday in Murfreesboro, Tenn.

History rewritten: WYSA U16 girls reign as Southern Regional champs

From staff reports

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – There would be no come-from-behind victory for the Wilson Youth Soccer Associa...

WYSA's Mackenzie Odom battles for a loose ball during a game at the US Youth Soccer U19 Presidents Cup in Dallas.

WYSA U19 Girls battle top competition at Presidents Cup

| July 2, 2022

The Wilson Youth Soccer Association U19 Girls team’s recent trip to Dallas for the US Youth Soccer S...

Woman charged in shooting that caused hospital lockdown

| July 1, 2022

A Wilson woman is charged with five counts of attempted murder after police say she fired a gun into...

Wilson man faces 76 charges in theft, fraud ring

| July 1, 2022

A third suspect has been charged in a multi-county string of car break-ins, credit and debit card th...

N.C. Highway Patrol 1st Sgt. Steven Dail investigates a Wilson crash that ended a high-speed car chase Thursday morning.

Chase ends in wreck, charges

A Bailey man faces criminal charges folllowing a chase that caused a Thursday wreck on Wilson’s Rale...

A box truck carrying furniture struck another truck Wednesday afternoon on U.S. 264, ripping it apart and spilling furniture onto the road and shoulder.

Crashed trucks snarl US 264

Traffic along U.S. 264 west of Wilson was interrupted Wednesday afternoon when a box truck carrying ...

Wilson man gets prison in 2020 murder case

WILSON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE

| June 29, 2022

A Wilson man has been sentenced to roughly 18 to 23 years in state prison for a 2020 murder. Larry D...

Wilson County Sheriff Calvin L. Woodard Jr. speaks to attendees during the fifth biennial Sheriff and Pastors’ Unity Breakfast held Wednesday at the Wilson County Agriculture Center.

Sheriff, clergy join for Unity Breakfast

Sheriff Calvin L. Woodard Jr. said pastors and church workers are on the front lines when it comes t...

LATEST OBITUARIES

Mary Ruth Mattern

WILSON, N.C. — Mary Ruth Mattern, age 70, died Thursday, June 30, 2022. Service arrangements are ent...

Annie Louise Creech

KENLY, N.C. — Annie Louise Creech, age 88, died Friday, July 1, 2022. Service arrangements are entru...

Stella Mae Thomas

July 1, 2022

ELM CITY, N.C. — Stella Mae Thomas, age 69, died Wednesday, June 29, 2022. Service arrangements are ...

Duane Alan Cone

Duane Alan Cone, age 52 of Wilmington passed away Monday, June 27, 2022.Duane was born in Wilson, ...

Wiliam Bobby Ferrell

William Bobby Ferrell, 84, of Wilson, passed away Tuesday. A Memorial Service will be held at 3:00 p...

Linda Steinhauser Webb

Linda Steinhauser Webb, 65, of Lucama, passed away Tuesday. A Gathering of Family and Friends will b...

Mary Magdalene Reid

Mary Magdalene Lane Reid, 97 of Wilson, died at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 12 ...

Daniel Bobby Thomas

WILSON, N.C. — Daniel Bobby Thomas, age 70, died Wednesday, June 29, 2022. Service arrangements are ...

Mary F. Langston

June 28, 2022

WILSON, N.C. — Mary F. Langston, age 72, died Monday, June 27, 2022. Service arrangements are entrus...

Mozelle C. Taylor

Mozelle Lee Cooper Taylor, 100, of Wilson passed away on Friday, June 24, 2022.Mozelle is preceded...

Alton Ray Barnes, Sr.

Wilson, N.C. — Alton Ray Barnes, Sr., 67, died Saturday, June 25, 2022. The funeral service is sched...

Luther Farmer

WILSON, N.C. — Luther Farmer, age 78, died Friday, June 24, 2022. Service arrangements are entrusted...

Anthony Ray Ward

Wilson, N.C. — Anthony Ray Ward, 71, died Wednesday, June 22, 2022. Funeral service will be Friday a...

Jah'Quavious Key'Shone Stevens

WILSON, N.C. — Jah'Quavious Key'Shone Stevens, age 20, died Friday, June 24, 2022. Service arrangeme...

Juan Jose Vega

ZEBULON, N.C. — Juan Jose Vega, age 58, died Friday, June 24, 2022. Service arrangements are entrust...

Mary Ruth Mattern

WILSON, N.C. — Mary Ruth Mattern, age 70, died Thursday, June 30, 2022. Service arrangements are ent...

Annie Louise Creech

KENLY, N.C. — Annie Louise Creech, age 88, died Friday, July 1, 2022. Service arrangements are entru...

Stella Mae Thomas

July 1, 2022

ELM CITY, N.C. — Stella Mae Thomas, age 69, died Wednesday, June 29, 2022. Service arrangements are ...

Duane Alan Cone

Duane Alan Cone, age 52 of Wilmington passed away Monday, June 27, 2022.Duane was born in Wilson, ...

Wiliam Bobby Ferrell

William Bobby Ferrell, 84, of Wilson, passed away Tuesday. A Memorial Service will be held at 3:00 p...

Linda Steinhauser Webb

Linda Steinhauser Webb, 65, of Lucama, passed away Tuesday. A Gathering of Family and Friends will b...

Mary Magdalene Reid

Mary Magdalene Lane Reid, 97 of Wilson, died at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 12 ...

Daniel Bobby Thomas

WILSON, N.C. — Daniel Bobby Thomas, age 70, died Wednesday, June 29, 2022. Service arrangements are ...

Mary F. Langston

June 28, 2022

WILSON, N.C. — Mary F. Langston, age 72, died Monday, June 27, 2022. Service arrangements are entrus...

Mozelle C. Taylor

Mozelle Lee Cooper Taylor, 100, of Wilson passed away on Friday, June 24, 2022.Mozelle is preceded...

Alton Ray Barnes, Sr.

Wilson, N.C. — Alton Ray Barnes, Sr., 67, died Saturday, June 25, 2022. The funeral service is sched...

Luther Farmer

WILSON, N.C. — Luther Farmer, age 78, died Friday, June 24, 2022. Service arrangements are entrusted...

Anthony Ray Ward

Wilson, N.C. — Anthony Ray Ward, 71, died Wednesday, June 22, 2022. Funeral service will be Friday a...

Jah'Quavious Key'Shone Stevens

WILSON, N.C. — Jah'Quavious Key'Shone Stevens, age 20, died Friday, June 24, 2022. Service arrangeme...

Juan Jose Vega

ZEBULON, N.C. — Juan Jose Vega, age 58, died Friday, June 24, 2022. Service arrangements are entrust...

Mary Ruth Mattern

WILSON, N.C. — Mary Ruth Mattern, age 70, died Thursday, June 30, 2022. Service arrangements are ent...

Annie Louise Creech

KENLY, N.C. — Annie Louise Creech, age 88, died Friday, July 1, 2022. Service arrangements are entru...

Stella Mae Thomas

July 1, 2022

ELM CITY, N.C. — Stella Mae Thomas, age 69, died Wednesday, June 29, 2022. Service arrangements are ...

Duane Alan Cone

Duane Alan Cone, age 52 of Wilmington passed away Monday, June 27, 2022.Duane was born in Wilson, ...

Wiliam Bobby Ferrell

William Bobby Ferrell, 84, of Wilson, passed away Tuesday. A Memorial Service will be held at 3:00 p...

Linda Steinhauser Webb

Linda Steinhauser Webb, 65, of Lucama, passed away Tuesday. A Gathering of Family and Friends will b...

Mary Magdalene Reid

Mary Magdalene Lane Reid, 97 of Wilson, died at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 12 ...

Daniel Bobby Thomas

WILSON, N.C. — Daniel Bobby Thomas, age 70, died Wednesday, June 29, 2022. Service arrangements are ...

Mary F. Langston

June 28, 2022

WILSON, N.C. — Mary F. Langston, age 72, died Monday, June 27, 2022. Service arrangements are entrus...

Mozelle C. Taylor

Mozelle Lee Cooper Taylor, 100, of Wilson passed away on Friday, June 24, 2022.Mozelle is preceded...

Alton Ray Barnes, Sr.

Wilson, N.C. — Alton Ray Barnes, Sr., 67, died Saturday, June 25, 2022. The funeral service is sched...

Luther Farmer

WILSON, N.C. — Luther Farmer, age 78, died Friday, June 24, 2022. Service arrangements are entrusted...

Anthony Ray Ward

Wilson, N.C. — Anthony Ray Ward, 71, died Wednesday, June 22, 2022. Funeral service will be Friday a...

Jah'Quavious Key'Shone Stevens

WILSON, N.C. — Jah'Quavious Key'Shone Stevens, age 20, died Friday, June 24, 2022. Service arrangeme...

Juan Jose Vega

ZEBULON, N.C. — Juan Jose Vega, age 58, died Friday, June 24, 2022. Service arrangements are entrust...

LOCAL NEWS

Conservative Wilson Women meet Wednesday

The Conservative Wilson Women group will hold its next meeting at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, July 6, at t...

Fleming fireworks celebrate Fourth

Fireworks lit up the sky above Fleming Stadium as Wilson marked an early start to Independence Day f...

Tropical Storm Colin weakens after bringing rain to Carolinas

MIAMI — Tropical Storm Colin formed along the South Carolina coast on Saturday morning, bringing rai...

Last WWII Medal of Honor recipient to lie in honor at Capitol

WASHINGTON — Hershel W. “Woody” Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War...

Police: 2 children among 6 wounded in drive-by shooting

CLINTON — Two children were among six people wounded Saturday night in an apparent drive-by shooting...

Video shows Ohio police killing Black man in hail of gunfire

AKRON, Ohio — A Black man was unarmed when Akron police chased him on foot and killed him in a hail ...

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MOST RECENT VIDEOS

Crashed trucks snarl US 264

Traffic along U.S. 264 west of Wilson was interrupted Wednesday afternoon when a box truck carrying ...

Traveler Robb Frost plays his guitar beside an encampment he made near the intersection of Tilghman Road and Ward Boulevard.

Robb Frost: A life on the road

| June 29, 2022

If you ask Robb Frost to name his hometown, he says “America.” The 35-year-old had been “camping” on...

Rapper “Fleetwood” of Wilson performs on the Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park stage at Saturday’s Juneteenth celebration.

Juneteenth Festival fills park

| June 27, 2022

Shirley Marshall and grandson Jaise Futrell sipped cool shaved ice together as people swirled around...

D.H. Griffin workers clear debris in front of 219 Nash St. E., which sustained considerable damage to its facade and firewall when the city demolished the structure next door on Tuesday.

DOWNTOWN WILSON

Adjacent structures damaged when city-owned building fell

| June 23, 2022

The owner of a century-old building damaged when an adjacent city building was demolished Monday sai...

A long-arm excavator works to demolish a historic building at 221-225 Nash St. E. on Tuesday.

DOWNTOWN WILSON

Building razed after facade falls

| June 23, 2022

In a scene reminiscent of a Godzilla movie, a giant hydraulic pincher appeared over a historic build...

Jackson Stapp, a rising third grader at Jones Elementary School, concentrates on drilling a hole in a board with the help of Tommy Wheeler during a recent Sleep in Heavenly Peace build at First Baptist Church.

SLEEP IN HEAVENLY PEACE

Volunteers invest money, energy to build kids’ beds

| June 16, 2022

Every bead of sweat dripping from volunteers’ foreheads was a small price to pay to ensure Wilson ki...

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Biden, Pelosi shouldn’t receive communion

Biden’s lies, incompetence disgrace presidency

‘Woke’ leftists abandon liberal values

‘Motown Revue’ returns to Boykin Center

‘Motown Revue’ commemorates Black Music Month

Abortion no substitute for true health care

Economic strain requires diligence

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CARTOONS

OPINION

Dave DiFilippo cartoon for Tuesday, July 5

July 4, 2022

OPINION

Dave DiFilippo cartoon for Friday, July 1

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EDITORIALS

Our Opinion: Don’t lose sight of July Fourth’s true significance

Our Opinion: Attorneys general have independence, but no veto power

Our Opinion: City Hall falters on preservation, communication

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COLUMNS

Blueberry swirl cheesecake bars are a great way to use the season's fresh berries.

RATHER BE COOKING

Blueberries and cheesecake a scrumptious combo

By Lisa Boykin Batts

Do you ever cook a new recipe and immediately feel like you hit the jackpot? Not only does it smell ...

COMMENTARY

Once in a while, you get it right

By Oliver Hedgepeth

“I want to thank you, Dr. Hedgepeth and Dr. Gordon, for taking the time to record the podcast, ‘How ...

OPINION

Exploring the Beasley-Budd gender gap

By Alexander H. Jones

The contest for U.S. Senate in North Carolina features a stark contrast in personalities. In temper...

MAIN STREET MINUTE

Tig’s Courtyard sold to family friend

It is impossible to recall the number of Friday after Thanksgiving sandwiches or tropical salads Tig...

Sanda Baucom Hight shared this picture of hay bales she spotted on the roadside during a Saturday trip with husband Fred. In addition to a classic red barn, she writes, “(o)ther charmers were cows at pasture, bales of hay lined up just so in the field and pastoral scenes with space for cows and horses to graze and drink.”

COMMENTARY

Celebrating Americana with drive through countryside, small towns

By Sanda Baucom Hight

The Independence Day weekend calls for some kind of celebration, observance or trip. This year, our ...

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E-EDITIONS

Friday, July 1, 2022.pdf

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COLLEGE SPORTS

Area Calendar, July 4-5, 2022

Tobs get walk-off win, fireworks Saturday

Conference realignment makes another seismic shift

Former Hunt star Brianna Tucker headed to N.C. State after stellar two years at Louisburg College

Barton’s Peterkin named 2022 Conference Carolinas Female Athlete of the Year

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TOP SPORTS

Fike senior quarterback Demari Daniels walks onto the field before the Golden Demons’ home game against Hunt on Oct. 29. Daniels, named the Tom Ham Athlete of the Year as presented by The Wilson Times, proved to be as great of a teammate and a leader as an athlete mainly through his positive outlook and infectious optimism.

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 ...

Fike High senior Demari Daniels stands with the nearly 5-foot trophy signifying he is the Tom Ham Athlete of the Year as presented by The Wilson Times after playing four sports. The Times Offensive Player of the Year in football, Daniels also played basketball, baseball and ran track for the Golden Demons.

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...

Fike’s Karys Wheeler (1) looks for a passing option during a 9-0 win over Smithfield-Selma.

Hunt, Fike red hot to start conference play

| March 27, 2022

Across the state, conference play for the 2021-22 high school girls soccer team is underway. For two...

Wilson Councilman A.P. Coleman, right, shakes hands with Councilman Tom Fyle during Coleman’s final council meeting in May 2019. Coleman, who served on the council for 38 years, died Wednesday.

Longtime councilman remembered as ‘servant leader’

| January 16, 2022

Former Wilson City Councilman A.P. Coleman died early Wednesday morning. “Wilson mourns the passing ...

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 ...

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...

Hunt, Fike red hot to start conference play

| March 27, 2022

Across the state, conference play for the 2021-22 high school girls soccer team is underway. For two...

Longtime councilman remembered as ‘servant leader’

| January 16, 2022

Former Wilson City Councilman A.P. Coleman died early Wednesday morning. “Wilson mourns the passing ...

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 ...

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...

Hunt, Fike red hot to start conference play

| March 27, 2022

Across the state, conference play for the 2021-22 high school girls soccer team is underway. For two...

Longtime councilman remembered as ‘servant leader’