Telling an aging relative she can’t drive anymore

North Carolina is blessed with more than its share of great writers. And I am looking over some of m...

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs receives lifetime honor at BET Awards

LOS ANGELES — With a speech about his own inspirational dream for the Black community, Sean “Diddy” ...

‘Tune Our Hearts’: Celebrating the great songs of faith

What a joyous celebration of love, faith and personhood was lifted on Sunday at Forest Hills Baptist...

Why wait? Jump-start your creativity and start writing

The screams of a woman were being muffled by the morning fog blanketing Atlantic Christian College. ...

James Beard Awards recognize NC chefs, restaurants

RALEIGH — Starting with a small fried fish shack in Durham, chef Ricky Moore is on top of the culina...

Celebrate summer season with a cobbler

It’s blueberry season right now, and I’ve already purchased several pints both at the grocery store ...

Father’s Day is for smiles, flowers and love

What did your father give you for Father’s Day? Elizabeth’s father placed a bag of tenderloin biscu...

‘If I had a hammer, a bell, a song...’

Most of us have grown up hearing recordings of the protest song, “If I Had a Hammer,” written by Pet...

Artist ventures into instant film

Widely known for his watercolors, artist Juan Carlos Duron Martinez has stepped out of his comfort z...

PHOTOS: Thousands attend Gig in the Park concert

Creativity’s as easy as playing in the dirt

Of all the open secrets about Wilson, it’s the creative people who abound, some unseen, many visible...

Live a higher life by ‘bending low’

It may seem ironic, but one of the secrets to a higher, more effective and fulfilled life is “bendin...

Bad-to-the-bone bugs invade the garden

All bugs serve a predestined purpose on the earth — right? Well, not in my flower garden or in my ve...

Have you ever made buttermilk yeast rolls?

Making yeast breads is one of my favorite hobbies. I love experimenting and trying new recipes to ad...

Advice: Leave the biscuit baking to Mom

My mom, Virginia, could bake homemade buttermilk biscuits like nobody else. It was never work for he...

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...

Muffins bring back memories of Mama

Mama had a sweet tooth and always enjoyed desserts and candy. Sometimes, she’d even eat her dessert ...

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...

Slow cooker Bolognese sauce a keeper

Over the last few months, I’ve gotten out of the habit of planning meals to cook each week. By the t...

Who loves chocolate pie? Give this one a try

If you’re planning to feed extra folks over the Easter holiday, you might want to get the ingredient...

Easy rice dish complements main course

My family loves rice. Sticky white rice with just the right amount of salt, Spanish rice with chunks...

Cinnamon sugar doughnuts a yummy treat

I did something totally out of my routine on Monday morning. I made doughnuts before work. Yes, jus...

Mr. and Mrs. Jones celebrate 50th anniversary

Charles and Jacqueline Jones celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary April 9. They were married Ap...

Mr. and Mrs. Etheridge celebrate 50th anniversary

Terry and Carolyn Etheridge of Wilson celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Saturday with a cook...

Mr. and Mrs. Murray celebrate 45th anniversary

Luke Edward Murray Jr. and Ellen Batts Murray celebrated their 45th anniversary on Dec. 19 at their ...

Mr. and Mrs. Williams celebrate 50th anniversary

Kenneth A. and Dianne Darden Williams of Albuquerque, New Mexico, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on April 4 with a family celebration at their home. Hosts included the couples’ children, …