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Deed transfers: Wilson County transactions from April 22-26
The following deed transfers for the week of April 22-26 have been recorded in the Wilson County Register of Deeds Office: From Katherine Jennette Reason to Barton Queen, 5202 and 5210 N.C. Highway 42 E., Elm City, $390,000; From Starlight Homes of North Carolina LLC to Donnette Thomas, 3509 Walker Drive W. Apt. C, Wilson, $240,000; From Starlight Homes of […] The post Deed transfers: Wilson County transactions from April 22-26 first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
‘This is my dream job’: Hayes named Principal of the Year
Beddingfield High School Principal Jenny Hayes was in for a big surprise Thursday. Hayes, who has been with the district since 2003, was named Wilson County Schools 2024 Principal of the Year. “Y’all got me good,” Hayes said through tears. Her entire study body was inside the gym, cheering her on. District officials came up with a plan to keep […] The post ‘This is my dream job’: Hayes named Principal of the Year first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
‘It has to come down’: Protesters call for monument’s removal from courthouse square
Peaceful protesters united Wednesday and called on county officials to remove a nearly century-old monument from the courthouse square that displays an image of the American flag and Confederate battle flag. “It has to come down,” said Michael Clanton, pastor of Antioch Outreach Church Ministries in Wilson. “It represents hate to me.” A few dozen people gathered in front of […] The post ‘It has to come down’: Protesters call for monument’s removal from courthouse square first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Do you know him? Man wanted for felony larceny at Z’s Smoke House, Rocky Mount police say
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (WNCN) — Investigators are looking for help to identify a man they said stole from a tobacco shop, the Rocky Mount Police Department said Wednesday. At about 9:19 p.m. Tuesday, officers said a man entered Z’s Smoke House on the 1600 block of Northern Blvd. and was involved in a felony larceny.
'Serves no purpose': Rally for removal of Confederate monument at Wilson courthouse
A small group gathered Wednesday in front of the Wilson County Courthouse as part of a community effort to remove a Confederate monument. The monument is located outside the Wilson County Courthouse at 115 Nash St. The monument was commissioned by United Daughters of the Confederacy and the Daughters of...
Local man busted on drug charges after traffic stop
A Rocky Mount man remains in custody under a $400,000 secured bond in the Nash County Detention Center and faces at least 11 charges, mostly for drug-related offenses but also for resisting a public officer, according to N.C. District Court and jail records. Clarence Borum, 34, was stopped April 23 on suspicion of driving while his license was suspended, the Nash County Sheriff’s office said in a press release. A...
Murder, accessory charges filed against Walstonburg man
Charges against a Walstonburg man arrested in an April 15 shooting death on Third Street in west Greenville include murder and accessory after the fact, according to jail records. Zy’quan Malik Johnson, 21, 93 Jamal Sarsour St., was arrested in Rocky Mount the next night with the assistance of the Rocky Mount Police Department, the Greenville Police Department said. He was detained in the Edgecombe County Jail and later booked...
Don’t let your habits turn bad
Edith Wharton, the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize, once said, “The producer of old age is habit: the deathly process of doing the same thing in the same way at the same hour day after day, first from carelessness, then from inclination, at last from cowardice or inertia. Habit is necessary; but it is the habit of having […] The post Don’t let your habits turn bad first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Elm City water system flagged again
ELM CITY — For the sixth time in six months, the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality has flagged Elm City’s water system. The town posted a notice Wednesday afternoon for its fourth violation since Oct. 31 related to the presence of trihalomethanes, a cleaning byproduct chemical in the water. Trihalomethanes, or TTHMs, can cause cancer with long-term exposure and can […] The post Elm City water system flagged again first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Detour ahead on US 64: Former North Old Carriage bridge to be demolished
Motorists using the controlled-access U.S. 64 approaching the interchange for North Old Carriage Road late at night through early in the morning are temporarily going to have to exit off the highway and use the interchange’s new roundabouts to get back onto the highway. Crews have been working to improve and widen North Old Carriage from the intersection of Eastern and Sunset avenues to Reges Store and Green Hills roads. The work has included constructing a new four-lane bridge for North Old Carriage over U.S....
Stantonsburg buys old clinic for new town hall
STANTONSBURG — Residents will soon have a new town hall after the town officially purchased 312 S. Main St. from Duke LifePoint's Wilson Medical Center for $356,000 last week. Brian Hawley, town manager, said the plan is to replace the existing town hall at 108 E. Commercial Ave. and consolidate the town’s departments into one building. “The property was purchased […] The post Stantonsburg buys old clinic for new town hall first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Hartnett awarded Order of the Long Leaf Pine
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AREA ROUNDUP: Demons pound Greene Central
Since April began, the Fike High varsity softball team has just three wins but the Golden Demons have scored more than 20 runs in each of those wins, including a 20-3 nonconference romp in five innings Wednesday, May 1, at Greene Central. The 3-A Quad County Conference Demons scored five runs in the top of the first inning and 10 […] The post AREA ROUNDUP: Demons pound Greene Central first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Three arrested after law enforcement finds meth, heroin during search of home
TARBORO, Edgecombe County — Three people were arrested and charged after law enforcement searched a home on W. Wilson Street in Tarboro on Apr. 29, 2024. The search was related to an investigation into the selling of methamphetamine. In the months leading up to the search, law enforcement officers...
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