$33K spent on Wilson mayor’s race
Deputies probe highway gunshots: At least 5 vehicles damaged
Restraining order filed against state Senate hopeful
Man charged with shooting at pedestrian
Community Christian School announces honor students
Grant will help families reach self-sufficiency
Community Briefs: Memorial giveaway planned in Stantonsburg, Wilson
Whirligig Station's brick exterior cleaned
Deputies probe shots fired on US 264
City, county gearing up for 2020 census
Tickets on sale for Wesley Shelter’s annual fundraiser
Free smoke alarms installation Saturday
Wilson honoring black history with markers
Warmth gives way to cold: Freezing weather arrives Sunday night
Local dancers in ‘The Nutcracker'
Student wins state essay contest
Pate named soil, water conservation director
6,000 days of prayer for missing man
Middlesex firefighters add day-shift medics
Police seek public’s help in 2 cases
Wilson County receives $174K for safe schools
Tickets running out for chamber’s annual meeting
Rose Plaza apartments to be renovated
Police search for man wanted in Sunday shooting
Sharpsburg board set to hire new town manager
Weathercast: Cold temperatures coming back this weekend
Sign up to attend ‘Cook Smart, Eat Smart’ classes
Community Briefs: Grief support meeting planned
Man charged in 2nd overdose death
Sons of Confederate Veterans camp supports Wilson veterans charity
Wilson County receives $174K for safe schools
The long respite from the realities of winter is finally coming to a close. Spring-like weather will hold on into Thursday, but a sustained period of cold temperatures is poised to enter The …
Marquavious Jermelle Atkinson
Sex: Male Age: 23 Charge: 1) Assault By Pointing A Gun (M), 2) Assault On Female (M), 3) Breaking Or Entering (F), 4) Possess Stolen Firearm (F), and 5) Damage To Real Property (M), …
Antonio Detwon Walston
Sex: Male Age: 31 Charge: 1) Free Text-felony (F), 2) Free Text-felony (F), 3) Free Text-felony (F), 4) Free Text-felony (F), 5) Free Text-felony (F), 6) Free Text-misdemeanor (M), 7) …
Spencer Bradley King
Sex: Male Age: 27 Charge: 1) Breaking Or Entering (F), 2) Larceny After Break/entering (F), and 3) Obtain Property False Preten (F), Arrested on: 1/16/20 12:20pm Arrested at: 1700-BLK …
James Winfred Hall
Sex: Male Age: 46 Charge: Federal Inmate, F (F), Arrested on: 1/16/20 06:00am Arrested at: 100-BLK Green St E, Wilson, NC
Jahkincey Speight
Sex: Male Age: 20 Charge: Federal Inmate, F (F), Arrested on: 1/16/20 00:01am Arrested at: 400-BLK Hines Street, Wilson, NC
Earl Jumal Anderson
Sex: Male Age: 57 Charge: 1) Interfere Elect Monitor Dev (F) and 2) Probation Violation-felony (F), Arrested on: 1/15/20 18:35pm Arrested at: 300-BLK Daniel St W, Wilson, NC
Traquan Jenkins
Sex: Male Age: 28 Charge: 1) Awdw Intent To Kill (F), 2) Awdwikisi (F), 3) Possession Of Firearm By A Felon (F), and 4) Discharge Firearm City (M), Arrested on: 1/15/20 18:00pm …
Mintrell Ikeem Farmer
Sex: Male Age: 23 Charge: 1) Simple Poss Sch Iv Cs (M), 2) Poss Drug Paraphernalia (M), and 3) Carrying Concealed Gun (F), Arrested on: 1/15/20 11:55am Arrested at: 200-BLK Hines St …
Gregory Antwan Clay Joyner
Sex: Male Age: 30 Charge: Possession Stolen Vehicle, F (F), Arrested on: 1/14/20 14:25pm Arrested at: 700-BLK Black Creek Rd Se, Wilson, NC
Marcaus` Ishaun Harris
Sex: Male Age: 18 Charge: 1) Pwicsd Counterfeit Cs (F) and 2) Poss/weapon/school Property (M), Arrested on: 1/14/20 13:55pm Arrested at: 500-BLK Harrison Dr N, Wilson, NC
Smithfield police have charged an employee of an assisted-living center with sexually assaulting a female resident. Just before 3 a.m. on Dec. 19, police were called to Brookdale Senior Living at …
School board chairman responds to allegations
This cat was in a can, not a hat
2019 brought jobs, investment to Johnston
She waited two years for her first assignment. The result was ‘magic’
NASHVILLE — Nash County commissioners have responded to the state’s depopulation of the Nash County Detention Center with a mixture of dismay, embarrassment and a strong vow to fix all the …
Deputies: Man injured in Christmas Eve shooting
New police chiefs take reins in 2019
Jail, school woes top county news in 2019
Have I benefited from nepotism and cronyism? Sure. But at least I feel guilty about it. Nepotism, says Dictionary.com, is “patronage bestowed or favoritism shown on the basis of family …
From time to time, readers will ask me if I have any new recipes for diabetics. I don’t cook for a diabetic, and I’m not very well-versed in what’s OK and what’s not. So to find today’s …
Stuffing the stat sheet
The final record may not completely reflect it in what is a top-heavy 2-A Eastern Plains Conference, but the Beddingfield High varsity boys basketball team is in the midst of enjoying …
Tighter rotations mean less margin for error for Blue Devils
Well, what did we learn from Duke’s surprising loss at Clemson? Perhaps the most revealing information was Duke’s 10-man rotation has been more than “coachspeak” from Blue …
AREA ROUNDUP: WCA rolls to 67-49 win at Rocky Mount Academy
ROCKY MOUNT — Senior Harrison Parker led three Wilson Christian varsity boys basketball players in double figures Thursday night as the Chargers picked up a road win over Rocky …
JV ROUNDUP: Mills lifts Chargers in double overtime
ROCKY MOUNT — Jordan Mills had 14 points, including the game-tying 3-pointer to send it to overtime Thursday afternoon before the Wilson Christian boys basketball team pulled out a …
MIDDLE SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Tigers reach 11-1 with rout of North East Carolina Prep, 50-22
TARBORO — The Wilson Preparatory Academy boys basketball team climbed to 11-1 with a 50-22 triumph over North East Carolina Prep on Thursday. David Ellis had 15 points to pace the …
Vann’s clutch play for North Johnston helps down Beddingfield
KENLY — North Johnston senior guard Justin Vann came up big late in the fourth quarter to help the Panthers pull out a 57-53 victory over 2-A Eastern Plains Conference foe …
Farris & Thomas Law Attorneys Student-Athlete of the Week: Devyn Bullock, Wilson Preparatory Academy
Devyn Bullock has been a key contributor to his Wilson Preparatory Academy varsity boys basketball team all season, making him this week’s Farris & Thomas Law Attorneys …
Briggs has complete performance in Lady Bruins’ win over NJ
KENLY — In the second half of the Beddingfield girls basketball team’s 44-29 victory over North Johnston on Wednesday night, Daneesha Briggs made her imprint all over the direction …
The Barton College women’s basketball team counts upon Jami Tham-Morrobel, a 5-foot-11 sophomore, to play hard and to play steady. That’s her signature. Furthermore, Tham-Morrobel was …
Bulldogs return to win column, clip Crusaders 77-72
BC women put it all together in second half vs. NGU
Barton teams back at Wilson Gym to face NGU in twinbill
For more than 30 years, his involvement with USA Baseball has taken Mike Gaski to various places around the world. On Tuesday, Jan. 21, Gaski will visit Wilson as the featured speaker of the 45th …
ENCAOA seeking baseball, softball officials, to hold clinics
Wilson Recreation Department Glance
A year full of memories: Plenty of moments, people on area sports scene in 2019
Eight decades after the anti-pot propaganda film “Reefer Madness” stirred a moral panic over marijuana, cops and prosecutors in North Carolina are bending the truth to bind hemp to its infamous …
Wishing for Wilson: Jobs, justice and teamwork in 2020
Our Opinion: Long-awaited animal shelter coming in 2020
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus
Our Opinion: Congress steamrolls states, raises tobacco age to 21
Our Opinion: 'Afghanistan Papers' make case for US to end longest war
Our Opinion: Suit raises troubling questions in Finch’s wrongful conviction
Our Opinion: Mayor Rose has worked tirelessly to grow Wilson
Our Opinion: Vote with your wallets, support small businesses
Our Opinion: Turkeys spared, but Wilson’s Ray Finch still seeks governor’s pardon
Our Opinion: Obama offers Dems a wise warning to pivot toward center
Our Opinion: Trump joke or not, school censorship’s no laughing matter
Our Opinion: Wilson County’s veterans deserve humble gratitude
Our Opinion: Help choose local leaders in today’s municipal elections
Our Opinion: Sheriff, detectives never gave up on solving cold case
Our Opinion: YMCA project a game-changer for downtown Wilson
Our Opinion: Incumbents and challengers split on Wilson City Council's role
Trump faces wasteful, unjust impeachment
Veterans deserve care for burn pit exposure
Schools double down on subsidized, sugary breakfasts
United States doesn’t need other nations’ approval
Columnist’s race-baiting on black coaching hires
Trump an answer to prayer for America’s future
Hope Station’s Westview House comes through for family in need
News or propaganda on church shootings?
Bumper stickers as partisan ‘gang colors’
Trump criticism stands, and evidence supports it
Trump has helped all Americans, including women
As demographics change, GOP must evolve
Women still deprived of equal rights
Sanctions show Trump to be ‘worst Russian agent ever’
Impeachment, Dems and DC skunks
Why the president’s men won’t testify
Trump’s detractors don’t represent world’s consensus
Trump has led way to employment, not despair
Wilson Winter Lights supports year-round learning
Free Nedra Jackson Jacobi
Free Starr Welton Whitley
Free Johnnie Jenkins Jr.
Free William E. Carter
Free Robert L. Martin
