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11/20/2009 Foust to be free in February Thursday's announcement means a Wilson merchant's murderer won't be freed this year. But Victor Foust won't have to wait long. Foust, 63, a prisoner at Duplin Correctional Center, a minimum security ... 11/20/2009 Boat doesn’t quite make the turn A 35-foot Carver yacht found itself among land-faring vehicles when a truck driver hauling the boat from Maryland to Florida attempted a U-turn along Raleigh Road near Finch’s Mill Pond. The load bott ... 11/20/2009 Biotechnology connects farmers to industry When then-Gov. Jim Hunt created the N.C. Biotechnology Center 25 years ago, most of the efforts were focused on developing products related to pharmaceuticals. But the focus is changing to include de ... 11/20/2009 District Court, November 20 Wilson County District Court Pell Cooper, Presiding Nov. 9, 2009 Session * Luis Octavio Aquino -- no operators license, voluntarily dismissed. * Samuel Austin -- expired registration card/tag, vol ... 11/20/2009 Times' carrier falls asleep, crashes vehicle A Wilson Times newspaper carrier and one of her passengers were transported to Pitt Memorial Hospital after a single-car accident Thursday morning on Nash Street. According to Officer Kolly Burritt, ... 11/20/2009 Council bars 'Internet cafes' Wilson city officials agreed Thursday night to halt new businesses that have been operating here for months like mini-casinos. City Council called for a 60-day moratorium on new "Internet cafes," a t ... 11/20/2009 Community Briefs, November 20 Summerville play nominated for 2 awards The highly acclaimed gospel play, "Spare the Rod Spoil the Child," written and produced by Mildred Summerville, has been nominated for two awards in the catego ... 11/20/2009 Chief switches job Wilson Police Chief Harry Tyson is the city's next deputy manager. The announcement was made Thursday night before Wilson City Council. City Manager Grant Goings called Tyson, a Wilson native and lon ... 11/20/2009 Attorneys make arguments before Supreme Court Two Wilson attorneys appeared before the N.C. Supreme Court Tuesday asking it to overturn their client's voluntary manslaughter conviction. Buck Newton and Albert Thomas presented arguments on behalf ... 11/20/2009 Longleaf to receive federal grants Longleaf Neuro-Medical Treatment Center of Wilson has become one of 18 nursing homes across the state who will receive federal grants to make improvements to their facilities. Longleaf, who was awarde ... 11/20/2009 'Life' inmates can't shorten sentences RALEIGH -- North Carolina officials said Thursday that a group of violent inmates who were nearly set free because of a quirky 1970s law that limited a life sentence to 80 years are not eligible to re ... 11/20/2009 Stolen credit card used Two Fayetteville residents used a stolen credit card in Wilson and were subsequently arrested in connection with a rash of car break-ins in Greenville. Jeremy Don Miller, 20, and Michael Terrill Cana ... 11/20/2009 Election board probes result delays Wilson County elections officials aren't able yet to explain why the results of the past two elections have been held up for hours. State Board of Elections staff examined the county's computer equip ... 11/19/2009 Party central A Wilson couple who hosted a Halloween party where their daughter and other teens were cited for underage drinking face charges. A second set of parents, whose names have not yet been released, could ... 11/19/2009 Edwards' firing upheld Former Wilson Boys & Girls Club director Matt Edwards will not get his job back, Salvation Army officials decided Thursday, rebuffing Edwards' grievances about his firing in a hearing in Charlotte ... 11/19/2009 Crime Watch, November 19 The Wilson Police Department handled the following calls recently: Saturday * Larceny, Delwood Drive West, between 10 a.m. and 7:15 p.m., jewelry worth $15,637 * Larceny from a motor vehicle, Wa ... 11/19/2009 Town Talk, November 19 Kenly The Town Council decided to spend $20,000 on a survey of town water and sewer lines that could lead to securing a grant to repair trouble spots in the system. The town previously received a $ ... 11/18/2009 Church ready to give away bikes Jackson Chapel First Baptist Church is gearing up for its third bike giveaway for the Christmas holiday season. Requests for bikes are coming in, and the men who make up the "God's Men" auxiliary at ... 11/18/2009 Wilson Medical Center owes state money Wilson Medical Center is one of six hospitals in the state identified as over charging the N.C. State Health Plan for Teachers and State Employees. The N.C. Attorney General's office has asked Wilson ... 11/18/2009 Shriners to parade for worthy cause Wilson will be swarming with fezzes and small-scale vehicles when the Sudan Shriners converge for their annual fall ceremonial. The festivities start today and run to Saturday. The Shriners will part ... 11/18/2009 Pompeii discussion tonight at Barton Andrea Barattolo, supervising professor of classical archaeology at the University of Macerata in Italy, will speak about the ruins of Pompeii tonight at Barton College. The event starts at 6 p.m. in ... 11/18/2009 NCEMPA: Rates steady for now The N.C. Eastern Municipal Power Agency board approved a 2010 budget nearly identical to this year's spending plan on Wednesday. The board unanimously voted for a $706 million budget. That's down fro ... 11/18/2009 Reaching out to industry Claudine Brown wants more information from local business and industry leaders about the different training needs they have at their companies. Brown is the sustainability and business and industry c ... 11/18/2009 Silent auction Friday will benefit mental wellness In an attempt to recoup what it has lost due to state budget cuts, the Wilson County Mental Health Association will hold a silent auction Friday evening at Torero's Mexican Grill. Guests can bid on g ... 11/17/2009 Agencies take funding hit United Way of Wilson County reduced funding for all but two of its 13 member agencies for the coming calendar year. The agencies were recently notified of their 2010 allocations. The amounts will be ... |
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