The Wilson Times

Wilson's community institution celebrating 125 years of covering @WilsonNC and @wilsoncountygov news, sports, features. Flagship publication of @RestoringNews.

[Corey Friedman 🗞️ @coreywrites]

My farewell column in @TheWilsonTimes: "The true muscle behind a free and independent press is an informed and engaged citizenry."
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[N.C. Commerce @NCCommerce]

Check out this article from @TheWilsonTimes on the release of North Carolina's new Strategic Economic Development Plan, "First in Opportunity," and why Wilson was chosen for the announcement: https://t.co/J07Al9OxV7
#WorkforceWednesday #EconDev

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EDITORIAL: What’s the point of weighing in when your words will have no influence because the matter has already been decided, @WilsonNC City Council?
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[The Wilson Times @TheWilsonTimes]

Packed house at the @WilsonNC City Council meeting 👀

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A Wilson woman says a rodent infestation in her public housing apartment has driven her to sleep on friends’ couches. Wilson Housing Authority officials insist the mouse problem is under control.
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[Corey Friedman 🗞️ @coreywrites]

Why is it such a big deal when @wilsoncountygov / @WilsonNC tourism board members consider content when doling out grant money? Because discriminating between events is a proxy for discriminating between target audiences. #1A #ncpol #ncga
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[Corey Friedman 🗞️ @coreywrites]

Whirligigs in the snow ⁦@whirligigpark⁩ ⁦@WilsonNC⁩ #ncwx #ncsnow ❄️

[Corey Friedman 🗞️ @coreywrites]

In the @NashEnterprise: Spring Hope commissioners have effectively ousted Town Manager Andrew DeIonno by voting to place him on paid leave until his contract expires this spring, the town attorney said today.
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[Wilson County Gov @wilsoncountygov]

Wilson County Government offices will be closed next Mon, Jan 19 for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Our offices will be back to providing quality public services on Tuesday, January 20 at 8:00 a.m. As a reminder, Public Safety and Emergency Services are always on normal schedule.

[Corey Friedman 🗞️ @coreywrites]

Supporters and a small group of protesters await ⁦@POTUS⁩ ⁦@realDonaldTrump⁩’s arrival at the Rocky Mount Event Center this evening #ncpol

[Corey Friedman 🗞️ @coreywrites]

.@TheWilsonTimes: Former Gov. Jim Hunt, who rose from a Wilson lawyer to a four-term North Carolina governor, died Thursday at his home. Hunt was 88. #ncpol
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[Corey Friedman 🗞️ @coreywrites]

The N.C. Court of Appeals has declined to review a Rocky Mount man’s assault and gun possession convictions, ruling that he waived his right of appeal by beating up his attorney as a judge sentenced him in Nash County Superior Court.
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[Corey Friedman 🗞️ @coreywrites]

Newspaperman, preacher and longtime Spring Hope community leader Ken Ripley died Saturday morning due to complications from congestive heart failure. He was 75. @NashEnterprise @TheNCPress
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[Corey Friedman 🗞️ @coreywrites]

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[The Enterprise @NashEnterprise]

Nash County deputies are investigating after missing Whitakers man Jevon Rashad Battle, 31, was found dead near the Rocky Mount Mills dam. An autopsy is pending as the case remains active.
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[The Enterprise @NashEnterprise]

U.S. Senate candidate @RoyCooperNC pledges to prioritize North Carolina farmers hit by tariffs, highlighting rising costs, shrinking export markets and increasing bankruptcies during a visit to a Wilson County farm. #ncpol
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[The Enterprise @NashEnterprise]

Winners were crowned in multiple age groups at the 2025 Miss Bailey and Miss Sweetpotato Pageant on Saturday as families and friends filled Southern Nash High School to celebrate the contestants’ achievements.
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[The Enterprise @NashEnterprise]

Twenty-nine contestants will vie for titles at the 2025 Miss Bailey and Miss Sweetpotato Pageant on Nov. 8 at Southern Nash High. Public voting for the Sweetheart Princess title is now open.
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