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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 … more
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Our Opinion: Founding principles still inspire America
Happy birthday, America!  Like many holidays, Saturday’s celebration of the Declaration of Independence’s signing is wrapped in myth and collective wisdom.  The … more
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Gov. Roy Cooper arrives for a press briefing on the COVID-19 virus at the Emergency Operations Center in Raleigh on Wednesday.
Our Opinion: Mask mandate drafts cashiers, clerks as Cooper's cops
North Carolina’s newest law enforcers won’t be sworn to protect and serve. They’ll be unarmed, and instead of badges, their uniforms will feature name tags from supermarkets, … more
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Previous Wilson County Schools nutrition policies required schools to serve students an “alternative meal” consisting of a cheese or peanut butter and jelly sandwich and a carton of milk if they didn't have lunch money or were too far in arrears.
Our Opinion: Lunch shaming finally off the menu for Wilson County Schools
THUMBS UP to the Wilson County Board of Education for ending the misguided practice of “lunch shaming” in our school cafeterias.  The board approved a new nutritional services … more
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Our Opinion: Police reform must start with transparency
As stakeholders work to repair North Carolina’s criminal justice system, they should make Louis Brandeis’ famous declaration their constant refrain: Sunlight is the best … more
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The Sunshine Amendment would protect access to public records and meetings by requiring a two-thirds supermajority vote in the General Assembly before any open government statute can be repealed or weakened.
Our Opinion: Open government guarantee belongs in NC Constitution
Along with public health, the COVID-19 pandemic is testing government transparency in North Carolina.  State officials have withheld vital information about coronavirus outbreaks that would … more
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Jon Bass, line tech 1 for Wilson Energy, left, and Ashley Whitley, line tech 3, right, prepare transformers Wednesday to be installed as part of the new development at the intersection of Eagle Farm Drive and Redbay Lane. Brie Handgraaf | Times
Our Opinion: What's Wilson's plan to prevent COVID-19 utility shutoffs?
No air conditioning or box fans on boiling June days, no refrigerator humming to preserve food and no running water for showers, baths and hand-washing.  Those bleak conditions could become … more
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Gov. Roy Cooper discusses COVID-19 restrictions on worship services during a press briefing at the N.C. Emergency Operations Center in May.
Our Opinion: Cooper's church occupancy limits are unconstitutional
In the age of COVID-19, is pushing a shopping cart really safer than holding a hymnal?  Gov. Roy Cooper’s May 5 executive order reopening parts of North Carolina’s economy allows … more
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Our Opinion: Transparency, free speech win in NC Supreme Court battles
The North Carolina Supreme Court supports transparency in higher education and free speech for motorists, two well-reasoned Friday rulings suggest. A long-awaited decision in DTH Media Corp. v. … more
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This illustration reveals ultrastructural morphology exhibited by coronaviruses.
Our Opinion: Virus outbreak sites shouldn't be a state secret
State officials are withholding vital public health information from Wilson County residents, leaving us in the dark on a COVID-19 outbreak at a Wilson food processing plant.  This week, the … more
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People gather with ReopenNC demonstrators in Raleigh on Tuesday, April 21, as they press Gov. Roy Cooper to allow businesses to reopen during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Our Opinion: Cooper wise to avoid restricting #ReopenNC protests
THUMBS UP to Gov. Roy Cooper for explaining that his statewide stay-at-home order designed to reduce the spread of COVID-19 doesn’t prohibit public protests.  After N.C. Capitol police … more
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The Wilson Times participated in a national campaign to spread hope and comfort during the COVID-19 pandemic. Shown is the top half of the front page on March 30.
Our Opinion: Ask Congress to support local news during pandemic
During this coronavirus pandemic, access to accurate and trustworthy information in your community is as critical to life under quarantine and as sought after as hand sanitizer and face … more
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Longleaf Neuro-Medical Treatment Center in Wilson provides nursing home services to patients with psychiatric, neurological and brain trauma. Families and guardians were recently told about a COVID-19 outbreak at the facility.
Our Opinion: State health agency failed the public by withholding details [Photo gallery]
THUMBS DOWN to the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services for withholding vital information about a COVID-19 outbreak at Wilson’s Longleaf Neuro-Medical Treatment Center from the public … more
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Our Opinion: Protest is essential, even amid growing coronavirus crisis
With one unnecessary arrest and one tone-deaf tweet, police placed North Carolina smack dab in the middle of a national COVID-19 controversy.   Videos from Tuesday’s #ReopenNC protest … more
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Alberta Thompson of Wilson, a volunteer at the New Christian Food Pantry, helps prepare Easter baskets for children on Friday.
Our Opinion: Food pantry and Girl Scouts bring Easter blessings
THUMBS UP to the New Christian Food Pantry and Girl Scout Troop 555 for their efforts to make Easter special for hundreds of Wilson County children. The food pantry donated about 350 Easter … more
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The Wilson Times participated in a national campaign to spread hope and comfort during the COVID-19 pandemic. Shown is the top half of the front page on March 30.
Our Opinion: Coronavirus brings changes to your Wilson Times
Changes are coming to your Wilson Times next week as we implement cost-saving measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its outsize impact on the Wilson business community. There will be … more
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The new Wilson County Animal Shelter is shown in an artist's rendering.
Our Opinion: Builder’s hiring marks milestone for animal shelter
THUMBS UP to the Wilson County Board of Commissioners for hiring a construction company to build the county’s new animal shelter at long last. Commissioners voted on Monday to approve Rocky … more
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Our Opinion: On Sunshine Week, labor department issued secrecy order
The economic toll from the COVID-19 pandemic is open and obvious all around us: The shuttered restaurants, closed department stores and malls, empty schools and universities and public transit trains … more
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The highlighted portion of this city of Wilson Facebook post accuses The Wilson Times of spreading misinformation. City officials offered no evidence that the Times' story was inaccurate and, more than a week after the story was published, had not requested a correction.
Our Opinion: City Hall shoots the messenger on electric shutoffs
City officials didn’t want you to hear Alana Johnson’s story. After The Wilson Times reported on March 24 that Johnson faced the prospect of a utility disconnection because she couldn’t pay … more
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This illustration reveals ultrastructural morphology exhibited by coronaviruses.
Our Opinion: Wilson County, state residents wise to limit travel
THUMBS UP to Wilson County residents and all North Carolinians who are limiting their travel, practicing social distancing and taking other precautions to slow the spread of COVID-19. Cellphone … more
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