Fitch, Newton win NC Senate primaries
Two seasoned Wilson County politicians won their N.C. Senate primaries on Tuesday, setting the stage...
Incumbents retain Wilson City Council seats
Two of Wilson’s city councilmen were reelected handily on Tuesday while two others faced stiff compe...
Beasley, Budd win as NC voters pare down primary candidates
RALElGH — U.S. Rep. Ted Budd and former state Supreme Court Chief Justice Cheri Beasley won their re...
No political hot potatoes in precinct meal
There was no gaslighting over the green beans, no partisan politics in the potato salad and no hush ...
Board votes to close Winstead Elementary, Toisnot Middle
In a 5-2 vote, the Wilson County Board of Education decided Monday to permanently close Winstead Ele...
House catches fire while under construction
Officials say a spark from welders working on a house ignited a Sunday afternoon fire. Wilson Fire/...
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...
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...
Don Davis, Sandy Smith prevail in US House primaries
State Sen. Don Davis of Snow Hill claimed victory over three challengers on Tuesday to claim the Dem...
Fitch, Newton win NC Senate primaries
Two seasoned Wilson County politicians won their N.C. Senate primaries on Tuesday, setting the stage...
Incumbents retain Wilson City Council seats
Two of Wilson’s city councilmen were reelected handily on Tuesday while two others faced stiff compe...
Judge: NC regulators wrong to ban beer label
ELIZABETH CITY — North Carolina regulators were wrong to reject a beer label that featured a silhoue...
US traffic deaths climb to 16-year high
DETROIT — Nearly 43,000 people were killed on U.S. roads last year, the highest number in 16 years a...
Biden mourns Buffalo shooting victims, says ‘evil will not win’
BUFFALO, N.Y. — President Joe Biden mourned with Buffalo’s grieving families on Tuesday, then exhort...
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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...
ECU health study a rewarding experience
Are we straying from the righteous path?
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
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CARTOONS
Warm front boosts storm chances; temps could peak at 98
A high pressure ridge promises to bring our area moderate temperatures and low humidity Tuesday and ...
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...
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SouthWest Edgecombe inducts first Hall of Fame class since 2019
PINETOPS — The 15th SouthWest Edgecombe High Athletic Hall of Fame induction, and the first since 20...
Greenfield returns to NCISAA 1-A title game
CLAYTON — Minus its top two scorers from last season’s NCISAA 1-A girls soccer championship team, Gr...
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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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State, local Democrats on same page
College trustees still considering severance pay for departed president
Mayor promises better customer service in Selma
Schools’ budget request tops $98 million
Smithfield salutes Johnston Health ambassador
LaunchJoCo salutes its first graduates
Ham & Yam gets warm reception in its return
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