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11/22/2009 I am Wilson: Successful author settles in Marian Snow was living out a successful career as a financial planner until the mortgage crisis hit in the summer of 2008. Her best-selling book, "Stop Sitting on Your Assets," wasn't popular anymore ... 11/22/2009 Economy trims holiday spending Retailers are hoping for the ring of cash registers starting this week, but people shopping in Wilson Sunday evening expect to spend less than usual this year. "I won't spend quite as much on each pe ... 11/22/2009 Christmas spirit alive The Wilson Jaycees Christmas Parade offered more than a visit from Santa, high school marching bands and holiday floats. The Sudan Shriners, a usual presence at holiday parades, entertained the young ... 11/22/2009 HIV/AIDS task force takes to the stage The Wilson County HIV/AIDS Task Force is looking to alter perceptions of the diseases by holding an HIV/AIDS-themed play titled "It's All About You" in recognition of World AIDS Day. The play, to be ... 11/21/2009 Christmas spirit alive in Wilson  The Wilson Jaycees Christmas Parade offered more than a visit from Santa, high school marching bands and holiday floats. The Sudan Shriners, a usual presence at holiday parades, entertained the young ... 11/21/2009 Coming up Roses The Wilson Mall has a new anchor tenant, filling a prominent space that has remained vacant for more than a year. Roses department store plans to move into the former Belk anchor building in January, ... 11/21/2009 Fraternity celebrates community contributors Wilson City Councilmember Doris Jones was named the Citizen of the Year and Thomas Hopkins was acknowledged as the Omega Man of the Year by the Beta Beta Beta chapter of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. ... 11/21/2009 5 sought in armed robbery Deputies with the Wilson County Sheriff's Office are searching for five men who robbed the El Taqueria El Primo at 7379 N.C. 42, W. Friday afternoon. Major John Farmer said around 1:30 p.m., five His ... 11/21/2009 OIC to distribute food Wednesday OIC (Opportunities Industrialization Center) of Wilson will distribute food to county residents Wednesday morning at their office at 801 Reid St. The distribution will begin at 8 and continue until ... 11/21/2009 Flu clinic is today Wilson County Health Department will have a flu immunization clinic today from 9 a.m. to noon at 1800A Parkwood, behind Bojangles. There will be vaccines for both H1N1 and seasonal flu. For seasonal ... 11/21/2009 'Keep your head up' A cluster of red, white and black balloons rose over Wilson Mall Friday evening. Sixteen-year-old David Simon and eight of his friends stood on the sidewalk outside of Carmike Cinemas watching as the ... 11/21/2009 Caution! Parade crossing Proceed with caution if you're navigating downtown Wilson this morning. The Christmas parade will be dominating the area and typically traveled routes for many residents may be closed. Beginning at 7 ... 11/21/2009 Car flips upside down Law enforcement and fire/rescue personnel were on the scene after a vehicle overturned Friday afternoon. The accident occurred along Old Raleigh Road near Radio Tower Road. ... 11/21/2009 The greatest show on earth! While doing research recently, I ran across an advertisement in The Wilson Times dated Oct. 20, 1911, for The Great John Robinson Shows, a traveling circus that was to visit here a few days later. T ... 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 ... |
