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All-way stop coming to Pitt County intersection
WINTERVILLE, N.C. – A Pitt County intersection will be transformed to an all-way stop to improve safety. Weather permitting, on May 14, the N.C. Department of Transportation will add pavement markings and stop signs on Old Tar Road at the intersection with Vernon White Road. Drivers are urged to slow down while crews are working and […]
Elm City commissioners approve long-lost meeting minutes
More than a year late, the Elm City Board of Commissioners has approved minutes from a March 2023 special meeting where commissioners agreed to spend federal tax dollars on projects that included repaving a sitting commissioner’s sidewalk and driveway. On Jan. 31, The Wilson Times filed a public records request for minutes from the March 23, 2023, special meeting. City […] The post Elm City commissioners approve long-lost meeting minutes first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Climate activists disrupt Westminster Dog Show
Activists from Extinction Rebellion interrupted the Masters Agility Championship Finals of the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on Saturday, May 11. Footage released by the group shows several climate protesters running onto the turf, waving signs that read “No dogs on a dead planet.” Extinction Rebellion said it staged the disruption of the event to […]
Man, 25, jailed for firing shots downtown
A man with a prior record was jailed in the Edgecombe County Detention Center on firearms-related charges, in connection with a shooting downtown late last week and a robbery of a business at the Oakwood Shopping Center nearly a month ago, police said in a news release Tuesday afternoon. Bobby Lawson, 25, was arrested as a result of a probe that started after officers at 9:30 p.m. May 2 responded to the parking lot between the Rocky Mount Event Center and the Douglas Block and...
Goldsboro Street detours could run through July
Traffic detours on Goldsboro Street will continue while the city of Wilson replaces and realigns storm, sewer and water pipes in preparation for the new downtown baseball stadium. Johnnie Jack Webb, construction inspector in engineering in city’s Department of Public Works, said a 48-inch reinforced concrete stormwater pipe, a 12-inch C900 PVC water pipe and a 12-inch ductile iron sewer […] The post Goldsboro Street detours could run through July first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Josh Stein campaigns at Wilson County farm
N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein visited a Wilson County farm on Monday as he campaigned for the office of governor. Stein, a Democrat, is running against Republican Mark Robinson in the Nov. 5 general election. Sharp Farms owner Pender Sharp and three generations of his family met with Stein and offered a brief tour of the operation south of Sims […] The post Josh Stein campaigns at Wilson County farm first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
HIGH SCHOOL TRACK: Tarboro boys win 1A Regional championship
The Tarboro High School boys track team won the Class 1A East Regional track championship on Saturday in Wilson. The Vikings outpointed Lejeune 131-111.7 with Pamlico finishing third with 66 points. North Edgecombe was eighth with 29.5 points while North East Carolina Prep was tied for 14th with Southside (15 points). North Edgecombe and Tarboro...
Some third-round games played Monday, rain could disrupt Tuesday schedule
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — With the threat of rain in the forecast a lot this week, some area high school teams got an early jump on the week with playoff games starting on Monday. Most of the area’s games were still on schedule for Tuesday. However, schools like D.H. Conley moved their game time up […]
Jim’s First Alert Forecast: Monday stays nice; Rain moving in Tuesday
We’ll enjoy a continuation of the great weekend weather on Monday with mostly sunny skies warming the early 50s to 80° Monday afternoon. Clouds will begin to move in late day into Monday night ahead of an approaching storm system. Rain will move in on Tuesday with isolated...
Library taps longtime staffer as temporary director; Corso has 20 years' experience
A temporary day-to-day leader is at the helm at Braswell Memorial Library. Melissa Corso, who is the school services/youth services librarian, was offered the position of interim director of library services after a unanimous vote by the library’s Board of Trustees. The members took the vote Monday in open session after a closed session earlier in the day — the third closed session meeting to discuss personnel that the board conducted this month. ...
North East Carolina Prep wins $675,000 state grant
North East Carolina Preparatory School has been awarded a $675,000 North Carolina Stronger Connections Grant by the N.C. Department of Public Instruction. Receipt of the highly competitive grant will allow the K-12 public charter school in Tarboro to enhance safety measures, improve learning environments and provide support to students, families and the community. The North Carolina Stronger Connections Grant, established as part of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act that came...
Warriors ousted by Cougars in 3rd round
NEWPORT — The upset run of the Hunt High School varsity baseball team in the NCHSAA 3-A playoffs ended in the third round Monday night on the Croatan High diamond with an 8-0 loss to 3-A Coastal Conference champion Croatan. The Warriors battled Croatan, the No. 7 seed among 32 East Region qualifiers, on scoreless terms through three innings. However, […] The post Warriors ousted by Cougars in 3rd round first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
WCC students receive Golden Leaf scholarships
The Golden Leaf Community College Scholarships for the spring semester have been awarded to 25 Wilson Community College students. These scholarships are awarded each semester to curriculum and continuing education students. The scholarships are not limited to tuition and can be used for other needs associated with a student’s current courses. The following students received the scholarships: Spring curriculum students: […] The post WCC students receive Golden Leaf scholarships first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Police: Man caught with fake money at Target
Wilson police say officers caught a Wake County man with a large amount of counterfeit cash after he tried to spend the fake bills at Target. Tyriek Rahkel Satterwhite, 25, of the 6500 block of Hodge Road north of Wendell, is charged with two counts of felony forgery of instrument and one count each of felony obtaining property by false […] The post Police: Man caught with fake money at Target first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Eastern NC native to join executive team at NCC; Brown named VP of student services
An eastern North Carolina native and an experienced educator who has been working in a high-level position for Connecticut State Community College is returning to the region to serve as the new vice president of student services at Nash Community College. “I’m a very mission-driven, connect-to-the-vision type of leader and individual,” Dr. Levy Brown said in a phone interview Thursday. Brown emphasized that he is coming in to support NCC...
Childcare centers plan to close for day to rally for financial support
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Happening on Thursday of this week, childcare workers from across the state are heading to Raleigh as part of the North Carolina Child Care Day of Action. It’s a rally to show general assembly members why they need state funding to help keep their doors open. Some childcare providers from Pitt […]
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