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The Wilson Masonic Lodge No. 712 is presenting the Bruce T. Boyette and Joe Joyner Memorial Golf Tournament again this year. Joyner's Funeral Home President Dell Joyner, left, is pictured presenting Tony Ferrell with a gift of $500 for the event.
Joyner's pitches in for memorial golf tourney [Photo gallery]
Community Briefs: Darden Alumni Center fundraiser planned Saturday
A Western Slide dance party fundraiser will be held from 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27 to 2 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 28 at the Darden Alumni Center, 1600 Lipscomb Road. Admission is $15 and the event will … more
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Thomas Drug hosts breast care day
Sharon Barnes, middle, of Wilson, and Debbie Phillips, a mastectomy fitter, left, serve themselves at the third Breast Care Day at Thomas Drug Store Wednesday in Wilson. Breast cancer survivors were … more
Parker
2 murder suspects charged in robbery
Two teens who were arrested in the shooting death of 16-year-old Luis Flores-Bravo now face charges in an unrelated armed robbery. The latest charges against 18-year-old Keydrick R. Parker and … more
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New Wilson County Board of Education member Rhyan Breen, right, takes the oath of office with his wife Jessica holding the Bible and Wilson County Clerk of Superior Court Caroline Quinn delivering the oath Wednesday.
School board approves new high school course offerings
Local attorney and parent Rhyan Breen was sworn in as the newest member of the Wilson County Board of Education Wednesday night. Breen won the District 7 seat in the Nov. 6 midterm election and … more
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Wilson Mayor Bruce Rose reads a proclamation during the Dec. 13 city council meeting thanking.City Clerk Jamie Batts for her nearly 30 years of service. Batts will retire on Friday.
‘Love what you do, but be proud of it, too’
As the Wilson city clerk, Jamie Batts is the keeper of the city’s seal, but at 5 p.m. on Friday, the 58-year-old woman will pass that duty on to someone new. “It has been a really interesting … more
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Darren Bullins of Tim Holt's Apiary removes beehives from a former watermelon field at Fresh Pik Produce west of Wilson on Oct. 6, 2017.
Beekeeping school scheduled for Saturday
The N.C. Cooperative Extension office in Wilson County is sponsoring a beekeeping school on Saturday. Registration and check-in will be at 7:30 a.m. at the Wilson County Agricultural Center, 1806 … more
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Caution, awareness urged to stop ID theft
With identity theft on the rise, members of the Wilson Community Improvement Association financial literacy class got a crash course this week in ways to avoid falling victim. “Identity theft is … more
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Hunt High School seniors check in for the Gamma Beta Omega Chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority’s annual baccalaureate service Sunday at Fike High School.
Baccalaureate service toasts graduating seniors
Graduating seniors from Hunt, Fike and Beddingfield high schools and the Wilson Preparatory Academy took part in the Gamma Beta Omega Chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority’s annual … more
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Coggins
2 of 3 suspects arrested in hotel guest’s robbery
Two people were arrested and police obtained a warrant on a third man in connection with a Tuesday night robbery of a guest at an area hotel. Jennifer Dale Coggins, 38, was charged with common-law … more
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Barton College announces May 11 graduates
Two hundred and forty-six Barton College undergraduate seniors and graduate students received diplomas on May 11 during the school’s 117th annual commencement exercises. Participating in the … more
Westview House opens
A ribbon-cutting was held Sunday to celebrate the completion of Hope Station's Westview House - Wilson's new shelter for families experiencing homelessness. Pictured are members of the former … more
Community briefs: Church to host wellness fair
Mount Hebron S.D.A. Church, 700 S. Pender St., will host a wellness fair 1-4 p.m. Sunday with informational booths on exercising tips, insurance, mental and social resources. CVS will have someone on … more
Commissioners fund mobile dental unit
Wilson County students will have more access to dental care after commissioners unanimously approved funding for a mobile dental clinic Monday. The Wilson Area School Health Dental Program is a … more
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Community briefs: Church plans Stebbins’ farewell reception
St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church will bid farewell to the Rev. Marty Stebbins Sunday, Oct. 13 with her final service before relocating across the country. A community farewell reception will take … more
Wilson County sheriff’s deputies escort 65-year-old Harold Edmund Carney to a waiting ambulance Sunday afternoon after an N.C. Highway Patrol helicopter spotted the missing man in a wooded area off Yank Road. Carney, who deputies say suffers from dementia, went missing from a Green Wing Road home near Black Creek, prompting an exhaustive search Saturday night and Sunday. The N.C. Center for Missing Persons had issued a Silver Alert for Carney early Sunday morning. Grant Roberson | Special to the Times
Missing man found in woods [Photo gallery]
Wilson County sheriff’s deputies escort 65-year-old Harold Edmund Carney to a waiting ambulance Sunday afternoon after an N.C. Highway Patrol helicopter spotted the missing man in a wooded area off … more
State MLK grants available for government agencies, nonprofits
The state’s Martin Luther King Jr. Commission is offering grants up to $1,000 for nonprofit organizations or local government agencies hoping to create or strengthen programs that support King’s … more
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Sanda Baucom Hight
Beloved teacher inspired, mentored her students and colleagues
Miriam Moore Dunn, beloved teacher and mentor to dozens of local people, died at the age of 91 on Oct. 20, 2018. “Mickey” Dunn, as she was affectionately called, taught Spanish, English, … more
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Members of Bailey Elementary School’s Junior Beta Club are pictured with donated board games they collected for students at J.T. Barber Elementary in New Bern, which was hit hard by Hurricane Florence.
Students collect board games for storm victims
BAILEY — The Bailey Elementary Junior Beta Club recently held a game drive to collect new board games for the students of J.T. Barber Elementary School in New Bern. Kristi Adkins, the club … more
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Butterefield
Butterfield named to energy, commerce committee
U.S. Rep. G.K. Butterfield has been reappointed to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, the congressman’s office announced Tuesday. Butterfield, D-Wilson, will serve as the third-most … more
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