- Emory renamed County BOC chair
Wilson County commissioners reorganized its board Monday night with no changes. Each December the board has to reorganize pursuant to the N.C. General Assembly.
- Lucama hit by tornado
It was before dawn when Esther Wells felt it. Wells, 88, said that just before 4 a.m. her single-wide trailer on Oak Street suddenly began shaking, knocking pictures off the walls, as something sounding like ...
- County planning board weighs night club request
Wilson County Planning Board members will discuss a light agenda Monday at 7:30 p.m. in the Wilson County commissioners meeting room in the Miller Road Building.
- Commissioners to consider water rate hike Monday
Wilson County commissioners will consider a water rate increase Monday night, as well as higher tap fees, so the county can purchase more water from the city of Wilson and cover debt services on the water ...
- Church Happenings
FALL FESTIVAL at Bethlehem Baptist Church at 5 p.m. Nov. 1 with food, games and special music featuring Black Creek of Benson.
- Early voting on pace to shatter previous numbers
It's the busiest of times at Wilson County's early voting sites -- at least one of them.
- County water users could see rate hike
Residents who are hooked on to the county's water system in the southeast and southwest water districts could soon see a change in their water rates.
- Heritage Day draws crowd to Black Creek
Cool weather and an overcast sky didn't stop families from visiting the 10th annual Black Creek Heritage Day Saturday.
- Town Talk
KENLY Finger-licking goodness was a recipe for disaster for a Wilson man who crashed his car outside Kenly this weekend.
- School Board candidates to be at Heritage Day Festival
Two candidates for the Wilson County Board of Education will meet with voters Saturday during Black Creek's Heritage Day Festival.
- Crossroads Fire Department celebrates 50th
Original members of the Lucama Community Fire Department, which became Crossroads Fire Department, posed Friday night during the department's 50th anniversary.
- Black Creek gets grant from rural center
The town has won a grant worth nearly half a million dollars from the N.C. Rural Center.
- Fire guts tobacco barn Sunday
With only two weeks left until the tobacco harvest ends, tobacco farmer Glenn Pittman said the fire that engulfed and gutted one of the 12 bulk barns owned by Pittman Brothers Farms Sunday at least didn't ...
- Wilson City Council endorses new bicycle plan
One local bike enthusiast says that Wilson could one day host charity bike rides through the city as roads and highways become more bicycle friendly.
- Bridges drawing attention
In recent weeks, drivers likely noticed the orange-vested work crew toiling on a narrow, two-lane bridge over the Neuse River on N.C. 42.
- Planning board to discuss three requests Monday
Wilson County planning board members will meet Monday to discuss requests from three property owners.
- Community News
Picture fund-raiser The Wilson County Rescue Squad will be conducting its annual picture drive fund-raiser starting Aug.
- Beddingfield High School's first principal dies
The first group of students to attend Beddingfield High School picked the school's mascot in honor of the school's first principal -- William "Bill" Windmire Lewis.
- Planning board meets
Wilson County Planning Board members approved a variance from the county ordinance Monday night along with a rezoning request.
