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State issues Silver Alert for missing Wilson woman

Authorities are seeking the public's help to find a 34-year-old Wilson woman described as missing and endangered. The N.C. Department of Public Safety issued a Silver Alert for Shaquanna Denise …

This illustration reveals ultrastructural morphology exhibited by coronaviruses.

Wilson County reports 2 more COVID-19-related deaths, bringing total to 26

Wilson County health officials reported two additional COVID-19-related deaths Monday, bringing the total to 26. Health Director Teresa Ellen said a man in his mid-60s and a woman in her …

Police investigate fatal motorcycle crash

Wilson police are investigating a fatal motorcycle wreck that occurred on Saturday night. Investigators were dispatched to the crash in the 3000 block of Tilghman Road at 11:55 p.m. No …

Medical staff with Carolina Family Health Centers prepare to test an individual Saturday during COVID-19 drive-thru testing held at Jackson Chapel First Missionary Baptist Church.

Coronavirus Crisis

More than 250 tested Saturday for COVID-19

When the nurse swabbed the inside of Rebekah Langley’s nose, she twitched briefly. The process took less than a minute, and Langley didn’t even have to get out of the …

Wilson Energy line technicians Jon Bass and Ashley Whitley prepare transformers for installation as part of the new development at the intersection of Eagle Farm Drive and Redbay Lane.

Payment plans offered for deferred utility bills; shutoffs could resume July 30

State Treasurer Dale Folwell hoped to push Gov. Roy Cooper to exempt public-power cities from the state moratorium on utility nonpayment disconnections, but an abrupt end to this week’s Council …

Kyle Cashwell runs his portable sawmill as Wilson residents Dale Turner and Bucky Robbins watch in background Thursday. Drew C. Wilson | Times

With faith, double amputee Kyle Cashwell beats the odds

Faced with the severe injuries Kyle Cashwell had, many people would have lost their will to survive. But not Cashwell. The Garland man lost his right arm and his right leg in a farming accident …

Police: Wilson man charged in teen's stabbing

Authorities say a Wilson man was arrested Thursday in connection to a stabbing that left a teenager seriously injured. Police obtained an arrest warrant for 29-year Rakim Hikeem Cox in the …

3 file for Wilson County school board seats

Two incumbents and one newcomer have filed for seats on the Wilson County Board of Education. Velma Hoskins Barnes, an incumbent in District 2, and Henry Ellis Mercer, an incumbent in District 4, …

Linwood Tyndall, Greenlight infrastructure engineer, browses the guide on the new Greenlight TV app.

Greenlight increases cable rate, launches new app

Greenlight cable TV customers will pay $6 more a month starting in August due to rising content costs. “Almost all of the rate increase comes from very few yet very popular channels that we …

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Cutcliffe, Smith among coaches in panel discussion on return to sports

Several collegiate and high school coaches and administrators in North Carolina — including Duke football coach David Cutcliffe and High Point men’s basketball coach Tubby Smith — …

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LOCAL HEADLINES

Interim town manager wants to help Kenly move forward

Nash County tops 600 coronavirus cases; death toll remains at 6

Electrical fire damages duplex

Teen charged after gunfire strikes homes

Parents unsure about sending kids to school: Board grapples with policy amid COVID-19 pandemic

New cafe brings coffee, smoothies to Wilson

US grapples with pandemic as its origins are traced in China

Mom's pecan pie still lives today

'Moving target': Schools deal with new plans, Trump demands

NC to lead in antibody testing and surveillance research

‘Free’ COVID-19 drive-thru testing set for July 25

Churches amid the pandemic: Some outbreaks, many challenges

Weathercast: No relief from the summer heat in sight

Wilson students receive Golden Leaf scholarship

Wilson property owner wins preliminary zoning approval; city council to consider request

Construction technology program starts next month at Wilson Community College

Beekeeping club moves building to apiary

Wilson County reports 6th COVID-19 facility outbreak; active cases decline

Pet of the week: Make Maveric your wingman

Wilson County deed transfers for June 29-July 2

Wilson County reports 20 new COVID-19 cases

Farmers start harvesting tobacco: Cold, wet weather hurt this year’s crop

Wilson hotel helps limit COVID-19 spread

Rep. Jean Farmer-Butterfield leaves NC House for appointed post

The prayer of rest

Coronavirus affecting blue and red counties alike

Community COVID-19 town hall video

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SPOTTED: Graduation 2020

Fike High School graduate Ryo Nakaya poses for friends and family after graduation Saturday.

Fike High School Principal Nelson Johnston poses with graduate Jacob Powell as Powell's mother Molly Powell photographs the scene through the sun roof at commencement Saturday.

Fike High School Principal Nelson Johnston poses with graduating twins Jacen and Jaden Patton at commencement Saturday.

Fike High School Principal Nelson Johnston poses with graduate Arquavis Richardson at commencement Saturday.

Fike High School Principal Nelson Johnston poses with graduate Lacey Norris at commencement Saturday.

Fike High School Principal Nelson Johnston fixes graduate Elijah Pope's's tassle at commencement Saturday.

Fike High School Principal Nelson Johnston fixes graduate Victor Nava-Landa's tassle at commencement Saturday.

Michelle Myers' family shot her with Silly String after she received her diploma from Fike High School Saturday.

Twins Kalaia and Kalani Richardson pose with Fike High School Principal Nelson Johnston at commencement Saturday.

Fike High School assistant principals Timothy Messer and Samantha Charles-Dixon pose for a selfie at commencement Saturday.

Fike High School Principal Nelson Johnston poses with graduate Lydia Hunt at commencement Saturday.

Fike High School Principal Nelson Johnston poses with graduate Briona Hamm at commencement Saturday.

Fike High School Principal Nelson Johnston poses with graduate Lloyd Laing at commencement Saturday.

Fike High School Principal Nelson Johnston poses with graduate Devont'e Johnson at commencement Saturday.

Fike High School Principal Nelson Johnston poses with graduate Bria Lucas at commencement Saturday.

Wilson County Board of Education member Gary Farmer claps for graduates at Fike High School Saturday.

Fike High School Principal Nelson Johnston straightens up graduate Eli Gunter at commencement Saturday.

Fike High School SRO Sgt. Scott Drew bugs graduate Ja'Nasya Johnson as she arrives for commencement Saturday.

A Hunt High School graduate arrives for commencement Saturday.

A Hunt High School graduate waits to be called to walk across the stage Saturday.

Hunt High School Principal Eddie Doll poses with graduate Anthony Cervantes at commencement Saturday.

Hunt High School Principal Eddie Doll poses with graduate Jess Evans at commencement Saturday.

Hunt High School Principal Eddie Doll poses with graduate Stacy-Ann Clarke at commencement Saturday.

Hunt High School Principal Eddie Doll poses with graduate Kyshia Finch at commencement Saturday.

Hunt High School graduate Nathan Eason walks to his family's car at commencement Saturday.

Hunt High School Principal Eddie Doll poses with graduate Crystal Ann Collier at commencement Saturday.

Hunt High School graduate Crystal Romero poses for a portrait at commencement Saturday.

Hunt High School Principal Eddie Doll poses with graduate Nicholas Gowan at commencement Saturday.

Hunt High School Principal Eddie Doll poses with graduate Ashleigh Carico at commencement Saturday.

Beddingfield High School graduate Marisol Sanchez poses for friends and family at commencement Saturday.

Beddingfield High School Principal Jonathan Tribula poses with graduate T.J. Boddie at commencement Saturday.

Beddingfield High School Principal Jonathan Tribula straightens graduate Randy Bier's cap at commencement Saturday.

Beddingfield High School Principal Jonathan Tribula poses with graduate David Ayala at commencement Saturday.

Beddingfield High School Principal Jonathan Tribula poses with graduate Evelyn Edwards while other graduates and their families drive up on commencement day Saturday.

Beddingfield High School Principal Jonathan Tribula poses with graduate Dejon Bagley at commencement Saturday.

Beddingfield High School graduate Summer Barnes looks out to friends and family as she walks across the stage to get her diploma Satuday.

Beddingfield High School Principal Jonathan Tribula watches as graduate Logan Batts walks across the stage on commencement day Saturday.

#ICYMI - IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Samantha Edmundson of Wilson, a customer service representative at the Westview Lanes bowling alley, wipes a table after spraying sanitizer on Wednesday.

Lawsuit allows bowling alleys, including Wilson's, to reopen

A Tuesday court ruling is allowing Westview Lanes and 74 other bowling alleys across the state to defy the governor’s executive order and reopen this week. Bowling alleys were among the …

Wilson County commissioners denied a rezoning request that would have made way for a new Dollar General in the Buckhorn crommunity. The property is located at 8068 N.C. 42 W. outside Kenly, at the N.C. 581 intersection and across from Papa Jack's.

Commissioners reject rezoning request for Buckhorn-area Dollar General

Wilson County commissioners denied a rezoning request to make way for a new Dollar General store in the Buckhorn crossroads area. Commissioners voted not to rezone the 2.84 acres of land …

The Creamery cashier Becky Cooper takes meal orders Thursday from Wilson residents Karen and Madalyn Barringer with their relatives from Fort Wayne, Indiana, Jim and Kim Corya. The Ward Boulevard restaurant requires customers to wear masks unless they have a medical exemption from the executive order.

Businesses deal with mask mandate: ‘I don’t want to go overboard, but I don’t want to go under either’

Even before Gov. Roy Cooper mandated masks in restaurants, Kim Tutor bought them for her staff at The Creamery. “I had already purchased masks because I knew it was coming,” said Tutor, CEO …

The K&W Cafeteria sign was removed from the Wilson Mall location after officials failed to reach an agreement during lease negotiations.

K&W Cafeteria closes Wilson location

After four decades in Wilson, K&W Cafeteria will no longer be a part of the city’s restaurant options. “When we last spoke, there was an option on the table to negotiate a renewal …

SLICES OF LIFE

Catching air at the skate park

Nine-year-old Brooks Johnson of Wilson performs skateboard tricks while his father Brandon Johnson takes pictures of daughter Bria Johnson, 14, at the Toisnot Park skate park Sunday.

'Push me, Mommy'

Rachel Kimbrell of Wilson pushes her 2-year-old daughter Penelope Brock on the swing Sunday at Toisnot Park.

Father and son time

Darnell Jackson and his son Trevien enjoy an afternoon of fishing in Wilson as rainwater spills over the Wiggins Mill dam on June 17.

Playtime at the park

Danny and Heather Stapp of Wilson play ball with their sons, 5-year-old Jackson and 2-year-old Carter, on the Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park stage.

Trail riders

Families mount up for a ride together near the city of Wilson's Equestrian Trail at the end of Sullivan Road near the Buckhorn Reservoir banks in late April.

Calling the play

Wilson Rough Riders football player Kuvante Griffin, right, and brothers Jay and Dominique Hinnant practice on the Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park grass Sunday.

Fishing the Buckhorn Reservoir

Stephen Chambers and son Kaiden Chambers bring in a fish while angling on the Buckhorn Reservoir at the end of Johnson Farm Road outside Kenly in rural Wilson County.

Feathered friends

Sisters Morgan and Megan Hall feed the Canada geese at the Toisnot Reservoir on Sunday.

A lazy afternoon

Dillon Lee of Stantonsburg and Kristen Henderson of Wilmington relax in the grass at downtown Wilson's Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park.

Paddling on Lake Wilson

Kayakers Jessica Phillips, Martha Jo Stanley, Tammy Hooks and Summer Hooks paddle onto a placid Lake Wilson on Sunday.

Family enjoys fishing trip

His hands full, Emerson Watford helps his wife Kiara and their children, Tiffany, Xavier, Emily and Kinsley, rig their fishing poles at Wilson's Toisnot Reservoir on Sunday.

A stroll in the park

A couple walks hand-in-hand around Lake Wilson Park on Sunday afternoon.

Waiting for a bite

As the Town Creek's tannin-colored backwaters creep by, Alvin Williams and his 6-year-old fishing buddy Kevin Johnson of Elm City angle for freshwater fish off the new 75-foot-long bridge finished in April along Rock Quarry Road near Elm City.

Fishing for that pot of gold

Abraham Alonzo of Wilson, an avid fisherman around the local fishing holes, walks his tricycle up South Street as a rainbow arcs toward the ground ahead last Friday.

Wedding on the run

Alexander Hayman of Boston, left, and Suzanne Michalak of Durham walk down the steps of the Wilson County Register of Deeds after getting their marriage license Monday afternoon just in time for their wedding Monday night at the home of her parents, Daniel and Paul Michalak of Wilson. The couple had planned to hold and Asheville wedding, but that had to be canceled due to COVID-19. "We didn't want to wait another year to get married," the bride said. His parents are Bill and Radhia Hayman of Houston.

WEATHERCAST

Weathercast: No relief from the summer heat in sight

The Wilson Times area is in the midst of typical summer heat, and there is no relief in sight. High temperatures Saturday through Tuesday, and probably at least a few days beyond, are forecast to …

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FELONY ARRESTS

Kelsie Amonte Barnes

Sex: Male Age: 22 Charge: 1) Possession Sch Vi Cs-felony (F), 2) Pwisd Sch I Cs (F), 3) Fail To Appear-misdemean (M), 4) Fail To Appear-misdemean (M), 5) Hit/run-leave Scene/prop Dam …

William Erwin Artis

Sex: Male Age: 19 Charge: 1) Dis Weap Occ Dwell/moving Veh (F), 2) Dis Weap Occ Dwell/moving Veh (F), and 3) Dis Weap Occ Prop Ser Bod Inj (F), Arrested on: 7/12/20 14:00pm Arrested …

Jeffrey Jermaine Chestnut

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Stacy Rose (barnes) Craft

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Jarvis William Peaden

Sex: Male Age: 42 Charge: 1) Dv Protective Order Viol (F) and 2) Dv Protective Order Viol (M), Arrested on: 7/10/20 13:30pm Arrested at: 2800-BLK Ward Blvd, Wilson, NC

Malcolm Jamal Williams

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William Henry Hall

Sex: Male Age: 52 Charge: Possession Of Cocaine, F (F), Arrested on: 7/9/20 19:45pm Arrested at: 600-BLK Vick St E, Wilson, NC

Most recent videos:

Wilson Tobs designated hitter Dusty Baker grins towards his onrushing teammates while Peninsula Pilots players exit the field at Fleming Stadium after Baker’s two-strike single to right field scored teammate Chris Meyers with the winning run in Wilson’s 7-6 victory i 10 innings Sunday night.

Tobs rally to top Pilots in 10

The Wilson Tobs gave the few fans that were allowed into Fleming Stadium a happy ending Sunday with a 7-6 walk-off victory over the … Read More

Wilson Team Elite catcher Drew Wells awaits the arrival at home plate of Wayne County Jets outfielder Clay Matthews in the first inning of Friday's independent summer league game at Rocky Mount Academy. The baseball did not arrive in time as the Jets plated six runs in the top of the first. Wilson lost 8-4.

Despite bullpen, tumultuous first inning keeps Wilson sputtering

ROCKY MOUNT — Remove the top of the first inning, and Wilson Team Elite finds itself in a totally different position in Friday … Read More

Wilson Tobs pitcher Dawson Smith prepares to underhand the ball to first baseman Chris Meyers to retire Peninsula Pilots’ Jake Boone, left, on a sacrifice bunt that scored a run in the top of the eighth inning of Friday’s Coastal Plain League game at Fleming Stadium. The Tobs lost 5-4.

Tobs’ rally not enough to avoid second straight loss to Pilots

Shaky defense and a dormant offense, at least until the last inning, proved to be the right formula for the first losing streak of the … Read More

Dusty Baker (31) is greeted at home plate by Jared Carr (6) after Baker hit a solo home run in the first inning of Tuesday's exhibition game against the Wake Forest Fungo in Fleming Stadium. Carr, who was 3 for 3 with three RBIs, added a two-run homer in the seventh as the Tobs won 18-6 in seven innings.

No pen pals here: Tobs remain fiery at the plate, rout Fungo 18-6 in 7 innings

The disappointment in the voice of Wilson Tobs head coach Harry Markotay was palpable. His team had just turned in another … Read More

Firefighters spray water on a fire that destroyed an outbuilding behind a rural Wilson County home Tuesday afternoon.

Fire destroys storage building behind rural Wilson County home

LUCAMA — Firefighters are investigating the cause of a Tuesday fire in an outbuilding behind a rural Wilson County … Read More

RESTORATION NEWSMEDIA

THE ENTERPRISE

Spring Hope residents, board grill Envirolink contractors over unfinished work

SPRING HOPE — Residents joined town commissioners during Monday’s meeting to chide Envirolink employees over Spring Hope’s appearance. Fan Whitley told the town board she’s …

Walking man bears cross for Jesus

Police chief: Virus prompted National Night Out cancellation in Middlesex

Nash policy reduces number of county-issued credit cards

Spring Hope considers rules for golf carts

JOHNSTONIAN NEWS

Rainbow Lanes can reopen, judge rules

CLAYTON — Rainbow Lanes Family Fun Center and other North Carolina bowling alleys can reopen, a Wake County judge ruled on Tuesday.

Schools welcome new superintendent

Selma says it will treat everyone equally

Clayton budget includes water, sewer hikes

Selma budget raises water, sewer, tax rates

FUN STUFF

COLUMN

The night I was almost killed

I was 16 years old, living in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. I was in the car with my mother on a dark road, on our way to pick up my father from his second-shift job. Two police officers pulled us over for a …

LIFE

New high school ready for students: Sallie B. Howard building called ‘fantastic’

Along with a new high school, Sallie B. Howard is getting a new name. Sallie B. Howard School of Arts and Science is scheduled to receive its first high school students on Aug. 3, pending a …

E-EDITION

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Struggles mount for Team Elite in 7-1 loss to Garner

GOLDSBORO — For a team struggling to establish an identity at the plate, facing a stream of lively arms was not a recipe for success for Wilson Team Elite on Thursday night at …

In this photo from the Monday, July 14, 1969, edition of The Wilson Daily Times, Wilson’s Carson Davis (1) looks to make the throw to second base after tagging out a Greensboro Bethel runner while Wilson’s Lindsey Etheridge (19), Ronnie Raper (10) and Wes Webb watch during the American Legion playoff game at Fleming Stadium.

Bethel downs Wilson 6-2

Wilson’s hope of ending its American Legion baseball playoff series in four games was dashed by Greensboro Bethel starting pitcher Jim Chamberlain, who fired a four-hitter and …

In this screen capture from a video, Wilson Tobs outfielder Dusty Baker, left, is getting some “love taps” from his teammates after his single drove in the winning run in the Tobs’ 7-6 victory in 10 innings Sunday against the Peninsula Pilots at Fleming Stadium.

Team chemistry a byproduct of this bizarre CPL season

While this summer collegiate baseball season might go down as the most bizarre in the Coastal Plain League’s 24 years, it hasn’t taken much of it for the Wilson Tobs players to …

High school sports may never be the same

With the expected announcement from Gov. Roy Cooper on Tuesday, there should be a lot more clarity on the plan for public schools opening this year. Or maybe not. I have no …

In this photo from the Monday, July 13, 1981, edition of The Wilson Daily Times, Post 13’s Chris Bradberry (2) is congratulated by his teammates after hitting a solo home run against Pitt County Post 39 in game 2 of the best-of-three series in the American Legion baseball Area I Eastern Division playoffs.

Pitt Co. eliminates Wilson

A year after winning the Area I championship, the Wilson American Legion baseball team failed to get past the Eastern Division semifinals as Pitt County Post 39 swept the best-of-three …

Wilson Tobs second baseman Damon Dues (40), walking back to the home dugout between innings of Friday's game against the Peninsula Pilots at Fleming Stadium, drilled a three-run home run in the top of the ninth inning of Saturday's game against the Pilots in Hampton, Va., giving the Tobs a 5-2 victory.

Tobs get their ‘Dues’ to snap skid

HAMPTON, Va. — A three-run home run in the ninth inning for the second straight night proved to be good enough to get the win for the Wilson Tobs in Saturday’s Coastal Plain …

In these photos from the Friday, July 11, 2014, edition of The Wilson Times, Charlie Vaughan of Fike, left, and Bobby Hampton of C.B. Aycock were named to the N.C. Baseball Coaches Association’s 3-A all-state team.

Fike’s Vaughan, CBA’s Hampton named NCBCA 3-A all-state

Rising seniors Charlie Vaughan of Fike High and Bobby Hampton of C.B. Aycock were two of the 34 players named to the North Carolina Baseball Coaches Association 3-A all-state …

Guess Who?

"Guess Who?” is a weekly photo feature from The Wilson Times sports photo archives that will run each week in the Times sports section. If you know or would like to guess who is …

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College Sports

Duke’s Cutcliffe pushes for uniformity in returning to workouts

Four months ago, at the start of the COVID-19 shut down, Duke coach David Cutcliffe cautioned his brethren to think about uniformity. He was concerned about schools and coaches seeking a competitive …

Pirates extend Godwin through 2025 season

Tobs handed first loss by Pilots, 11-9

Old Pirate McNeill returns to NC as Wolfpack assistant

Tobs’ Baker claims 1st CPL Hitter of the Week honor

School Sports

Peace in the desert

Gosh, it feels like I just wrote about this not too long ago. You know, the part about us being captive in our own dwellings, places closed, and the need for socialization and adventure. But as it …

Lake Wilson 18Us enjoy 2-1 week on courts

Team Elite scratches past Redbirds for first win

Creativity, gratitude keeps local baseball afloat

Bruins coach aces Wedgewood’s No. 5

EDITORIALS

Our Opinion: Farmer-Butterfield gave Wilsonians a voice in government

Each desk on the N.C. House floor is equipped with a microphone. Jean Farmer-Butterfield said she’d use hers to amplify Wilson County residents’ voices, and she’s kept that promise …

Our Opinion: Founding principles still inspire America

Our Opinion: Mask mandate drafts cashiers, clerks as Cooper's cops

Our Opinion: Lunch shaming finally off the menu for Wilson County Schools

Our Opinion: Police reform must start with transparency

Our Opinion: Open government guarantee belongs in NC Constitution

Our Opinion: What's Wilson's plan to prevent COVID-19 utility shutoffs?

Our Opinion: Cooper's church occupancy limits are unconstitutional

Our Opinion: Transparency, free speech win in NC Supreme Court battles

Our Opinion: Virus outbreak sites shouldn't be a state secret

Our Opinion: Cooper wise to avoid restricting #ReopenNC protests

Our Opinion: Ask Congress to support local news during pandemic

Free Our Opinion: State health agency failed the public by withholding details