Stalled front to dump rain on Wilson area
Substantial rainfall, including a few embedded thunderstorms, is forecast for the Wilson Times area ...
Employers fight to hire Wilson workers
While Wilson County’s unemployment rate declined in the first half of 2021, improvements across the ...
The ‘passing of the torch’ is real
The Rosebud, Leggett and Maplewood cemeteries have become our visiting areas lately. I wonder if our...
Merit pay for teachers boosts student success
RALEIGH — How much say should the public have about public education? Parental revolts against “wok...
Democrats’ familiar debate: Left or center?
The headline raised the dreaded “c-word” that deeply divides Democrats — centrist: “Jackson projects...
The ugliest word, or the sweetest
Revenge. It may be the ugliest word in the English language. Or the sweetest when it describes a pol...
College, Greenlight to pilot nation’s 1st fiber optic program
Wilson Community College and Greenlight are no strangers to partnerships. In fact, we work together ...
State guidance urges indoor masking for Wilson
On Thursday, Gov. Roy Cooper and the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services updated their guid...
Navigating brain fog with humor and grace
Before I get into this week’s column, allow me to warn some of you that you might find it offensive....
Workshop focuses on nutrition labels
In addition to preparing food, reading the Nutrition Facts label is a skill that is critical to impr...
Keep middle-class tax cut to boost NC families
Earlier this month, families across North Carolina breathed a sigh of relief in July as the middle-c...
Delta variant’s spread renews vaccine urgency
The arrival of the COVID-19 vaccines brought great hope in the battle against the deadly pandemic th...
Sunday rain likely, followed by cooldown
Temperatures close to average and partly cloudy skies are set for the Wilson Times area Saturday. St...
Should wage and price controls return?
Fifty years ago, I was sitting in a summer school class studying microeconomics. I had just switched...
Not quite normal yet, but hoping for a great year
Fall sports practice starts Monday at all three Wilson County Schools high schools. Usually that mea...
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...
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Workshop focuses on nutrition labels
In addition to preparing food, reading the Nutrition Facts label is a skill that is critical to impr...
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...