RALEIGH -- The North Carolina Court of Appeals on Monday temporarily blocked the release of two convicted murderers sentenced to life in prison under a 1970s law, issuing an order an hour before they ... Full Story »
Burr to speak at rally U.S. Sen. Richard Burr plans to speak today to hundreds of North Carolinians protesting health care reform legislation in the U.S. Senate. Other speakers will be radio host Lau ... Full Story »
KENLY -- The Town Council pored over the town budget and considered ways it could build its reserves Monday during its first meeting with a new mayor. Mayor David Grady and Council member Bonnie Wil ... Full Story »
WANTED -- Up to half an acre of land, preferably near Barton College. Sunny location a plus. Can't pay any money, but you'll reap in plenty of good karma. Barton students are hoping some property own ... Full Story »
Brick sale continues Now through Jan. 15, organizers of the Wilson Botanical Gardens are selling bricks that will be used in the construction of walkways in the future Children's Secret Garden. The ... Full Story »
Five people were taken to the hospital after an early morning one-vehicle accident near the intersection of Downing Street and Ward Boulevard. Joseph Lamont Johnson, 26, of 1504 Adams St. was driving ... Full Story »
A Raleigh resident taking a car for a test drive got a little more than she bargained for Saturday. Heather Leigh Reifschneider, 32, of Raleigh, had just left Hubert Vester Honda on Raleigh Road when ... Full Story »
Taxpayers can avoid hassles and unnecessary expense if they take a few steps before the end of the year, an Internal Revenue Service representative said Monday. "It could be in your best interest wit ... Full Story »
The Wilson County Board of Education approved a slate of 23 new high school courses that will be offered starting next school year. One of the major changes is the decision to offer American Sign Lan ... Full Story »
Wilson parent John Coldwell took his concerns about how Wilson County Schools is enforcing its student dress code policy to the Wilson County Board of Education Monday night. Coldwell, the only paren ... Full Story »
The Wilson County Board of Education approved the following new high school courses Monday: * Denotes dual enrollment courses. Students receive high school and college credit for passing these course ... Full Story »
Snow Hill The Sanctuary Bell Choir from the Gordon Street Christian Church in Kinston will have a holiday concert Thursday in Snow Hill. The concert is open to the public and will be at 7:30 p.m. at ... Full Story »
Investigators have made an arrest in a stabbing that took place on Thanksgiving Day in Lamm Park. On Thursday, police arrested 19-year-old David Andrew Gilyard of 1816 East Trail Drive and charged hi ... Full Story »
David Coley moved to Wilson last year after battling a life-long alcohol and drug problem. He started drinking at age 14 and became an alcoholic after high school. The addiction ruined his marriage a ... Full Story »
RALEIGH -- The Confederate private's grave lay in the old cemetery at Dorothea Dix Hospital, anonymous and forgotten for more than a century. But in a queer twist of history, Aristarchus Lee Jenkins' ... Full Story »
The Wilson Police Department handled the following calls recently: Monday * Breaking and/or entering, Lodge Street South, between 9-11:50 a.m., DVDs worth $100, Compaq laptop worth $150, jewelry/ ... Full Story »
The Wilson County Board of Education is one step closer to having its meetings televised. The board's meeting Monday night will be a practice session for the eight Hunt High School students involved ... Full Story »
Udeshi Hargett has always been intrigued by people, diversity and the arts. As a young girl growing up in Sri Lanka, she always wanted to travel the world. Her interest in visiting other countries wa ... Full Story »
The Wilson Police Department handled the following calls recently: Monday * Breaking and/or entering, Lodge Street South, between 9-11:50 a.m., DVDs worth $100, Compaq laptop worth $150, jewelry/pre ... Full Story »
The article in Wednesday's edition about the Wilson Police Department's annual awards ceremony omitted several recipients. Receiving the Community Service Commendation were Officers Jesse Emory, A.J. ... Full Story »
Nobody was seriously injured in an early morning accident Friday on Ward Boulevard that sent at least three people to the emergency room. Henry Moore Jr., 44, of Meadow Street was charged with carele ... Full Story »
Wilson City Council plans to reconsider next month whether to grant Green Taxi Co. a license to operate here. In fact, it originally planned to vote Thursday night, Mayor Bruce Rose said, but it will ... Full Story »
The economy has hit most segments of the community very hard. Even churches are taking a second look at what they can and cannot afford. Ascension Lutheran Church, located at 2512 W. Nash St., beg ... Full Story »
Farewell to Thaxton, Jones, Pittman Thursday was the last Wilson City Council meeting for Bob Thaxton and Doris Jones, both of whom received certificates of appreciation and plaques from Mayor Rose o ... Full Story »
At 60, Annette Sauls was happily counting down the years and making retirement plans. "I was so happy just making my plans to move to Atlanta and live in a small condo or apartment or something," Sau ... Full Story »
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