The Wilson Times
Wilson man faces child sex charges
Police have charged a Wilson man with numerous child sex offenses that date back to 2020. Quinton Earl Lofton, 42, is charged with two counts each of felony taking indecent liberties with a child, committing...
City plans stadium groundbreaking
With baseball stadium construction just weeks away, downtown Wilson is soon to see major changes. The city will host a groundbreaking ceremony at 10 a.m. May 9 for the new Carolina Mudcats stadium, city spokeswoman...
Fire officials: Abandoned house fire intentionally set
Investigators say a suspicious fire that damaged two abandoned houses Tuesday night was intentionally set. James P. Campbell, deputy fire chief at Wilson Fire/Rescue Services, said firefighters were dispatched to a 9:51 p.m. structure fire...
Man charged with insurance fraud after fatal hit-and-run
The N.C. Department of Insurance has charged a Wilson man with felony insurance fraud. Charles Earl Holden, 38, of 704 Maury St., was arrested Friday, according to a news release from North Carolina Insurance Commissioner...
Wilson Farmers and Artisans Market opens Saturday
Around three dozen vendors, plus nonprofits and food trucks, will be part of Saturday’s opening of the Wilson Farmers and Artisans Market at Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park. Kirsten Norman, market manager and center city special...
Post 13 to hold baseball tryouts Saturday, April 20
Players interested in playing American Legion baseball for Wilson Post 13 this summer will have their chance to try out for the team at a workout Saturday morning at Barton...
Firebirds, Warriors repeat as Classic champs
Just like last year, the Southern Nash boys and Hunt girls ruled the Scott Jones Memorial Classic as presented by The Wilson Times, but neither the Firebirds nor the Warriors...
WPA’s Key-White, SN’s Mitchell soar to MOP honors
They came in as favorites for the Most Outstanding Performer honors for the 30th rendition of the Scott Jones Memorial Classic as presented by The Wilson Times and Rachel Key-White...
Wheeler scores twice as Fike rallies to tie Rose
With precious few opportunities to escape the confines of its 3-A Quad County Conference schedule, the Fike High varsity girls soccer team got some real value from adding a nonconference...
Demons top Warriors for 3rd straight unbeaten QCC run
In an outcome that surprised few, if any, Fike High finished a third straight unbeaten boys tennis season in 3-A Quad County Conference play with an 8-0 win at Hunt....
Farris & Thomas Law Student-Athlete of the Week: Alex Ellis, Hunt High
Alex Ellis had a winning week for his Hunt High boys tennis team last week, making him this week’s Farris & Thomas Law Student-Athlete of the Week. Alex, a senior,...
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: Moms on a Mission takes aim at overdose epidemic
THUMBS UP to Moms on a Mission members and supporters who marched from the nonprofit’s Nash Street office to the Wilson County Courthouse steps to raise awareness of fatal drug...
Our Opinion: Hate speech bans consider some too weak for freedom
Editor’s note: “Harry Pottter” author J.K. Rowling made international news earlier this month when she dared police in her native Scotland to arrest her under a hate speech ban that...
Our Opinion: Will NC embrace openness or double down on secrecy?
When police officers, teachers, social workers and other government employees are disciplined for misconduct, state law requires agencies to keep the details hidden under lock and key. Your representatives and...
Rep. Davis works to save innovation in NC
Rep. Don Davis recently introduced a bill that will help residents of North Carolina’s 1st Congressional District access cutting-edge medications in the years to come. The Ensuring Pathways to Innovative...
Can we teach civics without partisan politics?
“It is difficult to look at the state of American civic life right now and conclude higher education is doing all we can to prepare our graduates for our democratic...
Job needs propel college reforms
I’ve long been bullish on North Carolina’s community colleges. In the past, I’ve praised the system’s cost-effectiveness, its capacity to serve nontraditional students and the impressive labor market returns for...
