Fugitive caught on 2017 robbery charges
Schools name top teacher, principal
School board boosts services for low-income students
Missing Raleigh woman sought in Nash County
Digital marketing agency can extend local businesses’ advertising reach
DaVita dialysis clinic coming to Wilson County
Wilson chamber to launch new brand at open house
Community Briefs: Darden High reunion planned Sunday
Weathercast: Heat returns with Sunday reaching mid-90s
Volunteers win prizes in litter sweep contest
Work on new Habitat for Humanity home begins
Hope for homeless families: New shelter should open by September
Student’s lighthouse project wins contest
Who tied the knot in Wilson County last month?
Hugh Flowers gym dedication set for June 2
Rotarians honor four student writers
Who was convicted in Wilson County Superior Court?
Habitat fundraiser collects $2,000
Sidewalk replaced on Nash Street
Students learn about heroes, comics
Businesses open despite Tarboro Street closure
State: Lucama broke water testing rules
Wilson County Public Library announces new books
Art studio to open at bucolic Stork’s Rest Farm
Shoplifting suspect accuses Fighting Crime blogger of cyberstalking
Weathercast: 90-degree heat makes early arrival this weekend
After a brief respite from the heat Tuesday and Wednesday, 90-degree temperatures will come roaring back with a vengeance later this week, Albert Thomas Jr. explains in this week's installment of The …
Christopher Claude Thigpen
Sex: Male Age: 41 Charge: Fail Register Sex Offender, F (F), Arrested on: 5/22/19 11:00am Arrested at: 100-BLK Green St E, Wilson, NC
Fonz Sheppard
Sex: Male Age: 42 Charge: 1) Burglary-2nd Degree (F), 2) Larceny After Break/entering (F), 3) Burglary-2nd Degree (F), 4) Larceny After Break/entering (F), 5) Burglary-2nd Degree (F), …
Steven Thor Cameron
Sex: Male Age: 49 Charge: 1) Breaking Or Entering (F) and 2) Larceny After Break/entering (F), Arrested on: 5/21/19 21:19pm Arrested at: 400-BLK Dewey St Sw, Wilson, NC
Eric Deandrae Hall
Sex: Male Age: 33 Charge: Obtain Property False Preten, F (F), Arrested on: 5/21/19 12:57pm Arrested at: 100-BLK Goldsboro St E, Wilson, NC
Andrew Isaiah Vladimery
Sex: Male Age: 23 Charge: Burglary-1st Degree, F (F), Arrested on: 5/21/19 01:50am Arrested at: 1100-BLK Elizabeth Rd W, Wilson, NC
William Curtis Canandy
Sex: Male Age: 21 Charge: 1) Burglary-1st Degree (F) and 2) Resisting Public Officers (M), Arrested on: 5/21/19 01:19am Arrested at: 1100-BLK Elizabeth Rd W, Wilson, NC
Dexter Johnathan Graham
Sex: Male Age: 30 Charge: 1) Burglary-2nd Degree (F), 2) Larceny After Break/entering (F), and 3) Fail To Appear-misdemean (M), Arrested on: 5/20/19 17:40pm Arrested at: 100-BLK Green …
Fonz Sheppard
Sex: Male Age: 42 Charge: 1) Breaking Or Entering (F), 2) Larceny After Break/entering (F), 3) Breaking Or Entering (F), 4) Larceny After Break/entering (F), 5) Burglary-2nd Degree …
Alexander Narvaez
Sex: Male Age: 35 Charge: 1) Break Or Enter Motor Vehicle (F) and 2) Order For Arrest (M), Arrested on: 5/20/19 14:40pm Arrested at: 100-BLK Green St E, Wilson, NC
Martin Stewart
Sex: Male Age: 20 Charge: 1) Assault On Female (M), 2) Possession Stolen Vehicle (F), 3) Fail To Appear-misdemean (M), 4) Fail To Appear-misdemean (M), 5) Fail To Appear-misdemean (M), …
SMITHFIELD — Saturday’s 35th annual Ham & Yam Festival stands out among other community festivals because of its food. “When some of our food vendors started talking about the ham and …
Selma oil tanker crash under investigation
Livestock show, sale honors young and old
Workers, labor and faith leaders and family members gathered Friday morning on the grounds of the Old State Capitol in Raleigh for an annual interfaith Workers’ Memorial Day service to ring a bell …
School board passes $147M budget
We’ve all experienced a myriad of sounds or noises during our lives, including some that stay with us and become either pleasant or not-so-pleasant memories. As you read about sounds I recall, …
Most nights now, I’m cooking for just Reggie and me. That means I’m not planning in advance as much as I used to; sometimes we are very happy to eat bacon and egg sandwiches for dinner. Easy to …
Gracious greatness
PINETOPS — Twin basketball stars Dominique and Monique Hudson (2003-07) graciously stepped into their places in the SouthWest Edgecombe High School Athletic Hall of Fame during …
Lutz’s walk-off single in 10th gives Mudcats second straight win over Hillcats
ZEBULON — Tristen Lutz’s single in the bottom of the 10th inning scored inserted runner Pat McInerney from third base with the winning run for the Carolina Mudcats in their …
Finding his path in time
Sometimes it takes a little positive peer pressure to get a teenager to make the right choices. Darius Edmundson arrived at Southern Nash Hight as a freshman in August 2015 with a …
Rivalry spurs on Hudsons
PINETOPS — Monique and Dominique Hudson became, on Monday evening, the second set of twins and the third sisters combo to be enshrined into the SouthWest Edgecombe High School …
WYSA ‘01 Explosion melts in Kepner Cup semifinals
The oldest Wilson Youth Soccer Association team to reach the North Carolina Youth Soccer’s Kepner Cup final four, the ’01 Explosion, saw its postseason run come to a halt in the …
Mudcats’ streak ends as they drop series finale Sunday at Fayetteville
FAYETTEVILLE — The Carolina Mudcats’ winning streak came to a crashing halt with an 11-0 loss to the Fayetteville Woodpeckers in the Single-A Carolina League series finale at Segra …
Barton College junior Micah Clemons, the 2019 Conference Carolinas Men’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year, parlayed a pair of conference championships in the hammer throw and discus into …
Barton’s Boyette tabbed Div. II PING All-Southeast Region
Wilkinson tops Barton Hall of Fame 2019 class
Barton basketball summer camps dates announced
The Eastern North Carolina Athletic Officials Association is seeking new volleyball officials for the 2019 middle and high school seasons. The association furnishes officials for 103 middle, …
Hesmer, Whittenburg among the first-timers at NCBM Celebrity Golf tourney
Backyard wrestlers compete at Northeast Regionals in Pa.
Wilson officials have earned a belated pat on the back for their diligent work to reduce electric rates, which will remain below the state average even after a proposed 1.8% increase takes effect …
Conservative voices join chorus for NC Medicaid expansion
Our Opinion: Wilson County budget plan would shortchange new animal shelter
Our Opinion: When investigation itself is punishment for free expression
A new model for helping our state’s homeless people
Our Opinion: Uncle Sam should butt out on raising tobacco age to 21
Vaccine skeptics prompt dangerous spike in measles
Bill offers slightly better access to body cam footage
Congress must act in spike on military sexual assault cases
Our Opinion: City staff, Rotarians earn recognition for making Wilson shine
Wilson Youth Council boasts some of our best, brightest teens
Rose garden keeps couple coming back
Transgender inclusion threatens girls’, women’s sports
Renovate or replace animal shelter at current site
Political corruption calls for third-party alternative
Not impressed with Butterfield appointment
Private colleges an integral part of higher education
One state’s shortcomings don’t outweigh Medicaid expansion’s value
Repeal HB2 remnants to bring film industry back
Focus on survivor’s trauma, not church’s reputation
State liquor monopoly advocate has conflict of interest
Carpetbaggers stole Southern land, enslaved freedmen
