Hero’s homecoming greets injured trooper
Bill Ellis Barbecue closes its doors
Imagination Station to mark snake’s 20th hatch day
Extension offers 4-week cooking school
Rep. Walter Jones suffers broken hip
Winstead named ‘elite champion’ for Affordable Care Act signups
Sharpsburg mayor pleads guilty to DWI
Government shutdown stalls Middlesex grant application
School calendar amended for inclement weather days
Rocky Mount man wins $200K lottery prize
Carolina Cheese Co. reopening with expanded menu
Community briefs: MLK unity service scheduled
After shooting, trooper gave chase: Suspect in traffic stop attack appears in court
Bailey town administrator resigns
Suspects in trooper shooting in court this morning
Weathercast: A mild week, then brace for the deep freeze
Red Cross issues emergency call for blood donors
Sharpsburg board changes meeting times
State: Scare tactics used to sell labor law posters
Wilson intersection upgrade included in transportation plan
Trooper’s shooting sparks manhunt; suspect captured in woods
Sporting clay tourneys raise $105,000 for 4-H, FFA
Day joins Wilson Housing Authority board
Mild temperatures this week are likely to give way to a deep freeze as cold Canadian air dips into the continental United States over the weekend, Albert Thomas Jr. explains in this week's …
Giovanni Battle
Sex: Male Age: 32 Charge: Housing Only/out-of-county, F (F), Arrested on: 1/17/19 10:00am Arrested at: [Missing Address]
John David Jones
Sex: Male Age: 36 Charge: 1) Awdw Government Official (F), 2) Awdw Intent To Kill (F), 3) Dis Weap Occ Prop Ser Bod Inj (F), 4) Dis Weap Occ Prop Ser Bod Inj (F), 5) Dis Weap Occ …
Alan Wayne Ruffin
Sex: Male Age: 31 Charge: 1) Breaking Or Entering (F), 2) Larceny After Break/entering (F), and 3) Larceny:felony (F), Arrested on: 1/16/19 14:10pm Arrested at: [Missing Address]
Angel Renee Harris
Sex: Female Age: 33 Charge: Att Obtain Prop False Pretense (F), Arrested on: 1/16/19 13:50pm Arrested at: [Missing Address]
Kimberly Dawn Scott
Sex: Female Age: 43 Charge: 1) Obtain Property False Preten (F), 2) Obtain Property False Preten (F), and 3) Obtain Property False Preten (F), Arrested on: 1/16/19 09:30am Arrested at: …
Alan Wayne Ruffin
Sex: Male Age: 31 Charge: Fel.larceny, F (F), Arrested on: 1/16/19 00:01am Arrested at: Wilson, NC
Travis Ray Mercer
Sex: Male Age: 38 Charge: Habitual Felon Larceny, F (F), Arrested on: 1/15/19 08:30am Arrested at: 100-BLK Garner St Sw, Wilson, NC
John David Jones
Sex: Male Age: 36 Charge: 1) Awdwikisi (F), 2) Assault Officer Serious Inj (F), 3) Assault On Female (M), 4) Breaking Or Entering (F), and 5) Larceny After Break/entering (F), Arrested …
Herman Ray Terry
Sex: Male Age: 61 Charge: Breaking Or Entering, F (F), Arrested on: 1/15/19 00:01am Arrested at: 100-BLK Green St E, Wilson, NC
William Allen Boswell
Sex: Male Age: 40 Charge: Possession Stolen Vehicle, F (F), Arrested on: 1/14/19 23:30pm Arrested at: Haynes Rd/beavue Rd, Wilson, NC
SMITHIFIELD — Johnston County commissioners approved a $100,000 economic incentive grant Monday for Blue Line Aviation. This $13 million project will include a hangar and flight school for both …
Former Princeton mayor Ormond remembered as ‘community servant’
Librarian closing book on career
The Nash County Sheriff's Office has promoted its first woman to the rank of major in the agency's history. Miste Strickland, who has been with the sheriff's office since …
Shuttered charter school teachers may not be paid
The N.C. Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission has released its initial 2018 annual report, the pages of which are filled with colorful photos of smiling people and happy …
This year was bookended by snowfall in January and December canceling school for Wilson students. But many will remember 2018 as the year they dodged a violent hurricane. As Hurricane Florence …
Bruins back with a ‘W’
A 12-0 run in the first quarter paced the Beddingfield High varsity boys basketball team to a 79-68 home win over 2-A Eastern Plains Conference foe North Johnston on Wednesday …
NJ tops Lady Bruins, 53-37
A 11-2 run to end the third quarter enabled the North Johnston varsity girls basketball team to pull away to a 53-37 2-A Eastern Plains Conference victory at Beddingfield on Wednesday …
Byrum steps down as Hunt football head coach
Keith Byrum confirmed Wednesday evening that he has resigned as the varsity football head coach at Hunt High, where he has coached for 20 years. Byrum, who became the Warriors’ …
Warriors falter, but maintain Big East swimming dominance
ROCKY MOUNT — Hunt High junior Ethan Maddrey strolled by once the Warriors competed in the 200-yard freestyle relay at Wednesday’s 3-A Big East Conference swim meet in the Harrison …
Surging Bulldogs triumph at Mount Olive
MOUNT OLIVE — All five starters scored in double figures to lead the surging Barton College men’s basketball team to a 91-79 conquest of host archrival University of Mount Olive on …
Neal matches career high to spark Barton past Mount Olive
MOUNT OLIVE — Behind some good, old-fashioned rebounding and defense, a great night at the foul line and the hot hand of senior guard Dinah Neal, the Barton College women’s …
ROCKY MOUNT — The men’s and women’s swim teams from Barton College were victorious in a three-team meet Saturday in Barton’s “home” finale at the Harrison Family …
Wynn nabs CC women’s hoops weekly honor
BC wins at NGU to stay perfect on the road
Bulldogs thrash Crusaders, 97-69, for 4th straight win
Bulldogs battle, but swept by defending national champion Long Beach St.
Lonnie Chisenhall wants to hear your questions. The Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder and Newport native will be the guest speaker at the 44th annual Wilson Hot Stove banquet Tuesday, Jan. 22, at …
WYSA steps up to the next level
Newsome double Big Fish winner for Fishers of Men in 2019
By now, we know that social media is more likely to bring out the worst in us than the best in us. Or, more accurately, it is likely to bring out the worst of us, while the silent many just groan and …
Our Opinion: Trooper Harrell heeded call to serve in dangerous world
Fixing opioid crisis a matter of life and death for too many
Redistricting panel needed regardless of high court case
Our Opinion: Time’s running out for North Carolina’s atrocious ag-gag law
R. Kelly’s alleged victims deserve a chance to be heard
State elections board chaos shows need for bipartisan governance
Big issues ahead as our lawmakers return to Raleigh
History made, a district attorney faces a tall task
Our Opinion: Tell commissioners to stop misspending animal shelter fees
Federal policy should leave school discipline to teachers, principals
In exiting Syria, President Trump got this one right
Our Opinion: Martin made a difference for Wilson County
Our Opinion | Wishing for Wilson: New year must lead to new animal shelter
Thumbs up, thumbs down: 2018 highlights, lowlights in local public policy
Eat local to spur exponential growth downtown
Class shows what’s right with Wilson schools
Tell Congress to end the government shutdown
Downtown dining not feasible for many Wilsonians
Put inmates to work for taxpayers’ benefit
Commissioners, keep your word and build the shelter
Wilson ER staff was caring, attentive, professional
Media bias miscasts heinous crime
What has school diversity done for test scores?
This potato sprouted eyes — and a human-like face, too
Border security requires physical barriers
Building renovation helps DSS serve public
Time to reverse commissioners’ shelter swindle
Wilson ER delayed care, kept us waiting
Pet fees misappropriated like Social Security funds
Resolve to forgive more in 2019
A 2019 message for state, federal lawmakers
Times story missed key change to tax deductions
