The Wilson Times
Elm City water system flagged again
ELM CITY — For the sixth time in six months, Elm City’s water system was flagged by the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality. The town posted a notice Wednesday afternoon for its fourth violation since...
New library books: Cookbooks added to library shelves
Following are new books at the Wilson County Public Library. ADULT FICTION “All We Were Promised” by Ashton Lattimore “The Angry Land” by William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone “By the Book” by Jasmine Guillory ...
Hospital CEO: ‘We’re headed in the right direction’
On any given week, you can catch Chris Munton making rounds throughout Wilson Medical Center’s hallways, talking with staff. The CEO took the helm a year ago after the hospital was going through a crisis...
BARTON ROUNDUP: Lee leads BC at CC track and field championships
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Freshman Jaidan Lee had the best day for Barton College at the Conference Carolinas outdoor track and field championships Friday and Saturday at Doug Shaw Memorial...
Fike’s Boyette ready for last run at state title
With another big golf tournament title in his pocket, Fike High senior Ethan Boyette marches toward a fourth straight conference championship with a much bigger prize on his mind. The...
Bulldogs sweep Hawks in finale, ready to go to Gastonia
With 15 seniors getting their moment of appreciation prior to Saturday’s regular-season ending doubleheader against Chowan, the Barton College baseball team was more than ready to end its losing streak...
Barton duo signs NFL free-agent deals
For a small, NCAA Division II football program in its fifth season after a 71-year absence, Barton College might not be as far away from the NFL as it would...
BARTON ROUNDUP: Bulldogs win 2 elimination games Friday
DUNCAN, S.C. — Barton College survived a pair of elimination games Friday in the NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas softball tournament, downing Belmont Abbey 4-2 and knocking off Young Harris...
Firebirds hit the ‘8s’ in beating Bruins 18-0
Eight hits, eight walks and eight Beddingfield errors added up to an 18-0 win for Southern Nash in the second of two games Friday in the Wilson Tobs High School...
Moms make heartfelt march against drugs
Chanting “We are tired of going to the graveyard, we don’t want drugs in Wilson and we are tired of all the opioid overdoses,” members and supporters of Moms on...
4-H livestock show tops $400K
Financial support for the 73rd annual Wilson County 4-H Livestock Show and Sale hit a new plateau with more than $400,000 in sales Thursday. “Steers went lower than in the...
4-H’ers show progress with hogs and steers
Libby Grayson Bass doesn’t have a name for her pig, but her friends call it “the big pig.” The 14-year-old Community Christian School student is one of 98 competitors in...
Our Opinion: Noncompete rule should prompt NC to set state policy
A Federal Trade Commission rule to ban worker noncompete agreements could mean significant changes to the labor market in North Carolina, one of only a dozen states without laws that...
Our Opinion: Sheriff seeks vital search tool; Wilson Energy costs spike
THUMBS UP to Sheriff Calvin Woodard for recommending an equipment upgrade that would prevent inmates from smuggling drugs and other contraband into the Wilson County Detention Center. Woodard asked county...
Our Opinion: Heckler’s veto rears ugly head to silence speech
From North Carolina to California, political hot potatoes such as immigration and Israel’s war with Hamas have become a convenient excuse for schools to suppress student speech. Central Davidson High...
Cities must clear out homeless camps
Which major urban area in America experienced the largest decline in homelessness last year? According to a recent analysis by the Brookings Institution, it was Wake County — North Carolina’s...
Writing about restaurants: NC or NYC
What is so hard about writing a book or a series of articles about great restaurants in a particular city, state or region? I have been trying to explain these...
Down to Business: Wilson Sign and Graphics focuses on the customer
One thing is for certain about Charity Handley, owner of Wilson Sign and Graphics LLC — she loves making signs. “I love it,” Handley said. “I don’t do it for...
