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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 ... 11/17/2009 Eighth-graders explore careers Myles Jones wanted to look presentable Tuesday morning when he met with representatives from area companies and schools during the Career Day held at Wilson Mall for eighth-graders. Myles, 14, follow ... 11/17/2009 Health consultant publishes book Accountant and health consultant Arthur Grant Mangum of Rocky Mount has authored and published his first book, "Health Care Practice Valuation." The book provides practitioners a factual knowledge of ... 11/17/2009 How to pay for health overhaul? Tax the rich WASHINGTON -- Americans don't want to shoulder the cost of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul themselves. They think the rich should pay for it. That's the finding from a new Associated Pr ... 11/17/2009 2 bomb threats; 2 schools evacuated Investigators say two bomb threats that resulted in the evacuation of Hunt and Beddingfield high schools Tuesday are not related. A Hunt freshman has been charged in connection with the threat at tha ... 11/17/2009 Plans change again for Sylvia's An effort to reopen Sylvia's Family Restaurant as a private party center has fallen through. The Board of Adjustment had been scheduled Tuesday night to hear Sylvia Coleman's application for a specia ... 11/17/2009 Doctors disagree on breast screenings Local doctors predict that more women who could have been saved will die from breast cancer if they do not get mammograms until age 50. Information released this week by the U.S. Preventive Service T ... 11/17/2009 Nesbitt named N.C. Senate majority leader RALEIGH -- The new state Senate majority leader said Tuesday he doesn't expect dramatic policy shifts by Democrats even though the self-described populist is replacing the more business-oriented Sen. ... 11/17/2009 Political Notes, November 17 Burr: 9/11 suspects dangerous U.S. Sen. Richard Burr decried Friday the announcement by the Obama Administration that Khalid Sheik Mohammed and four of his 9/11 co-conspirators will be tried in a civ ... 11/16/2009 4 arrested in residential break-in spree Wilson police have arrested four men they say are responsible for at least five residential break-ins that took place between Nov. 8 and 11. The four men arrested are Rodney D. Barnes, 19, of 1904 St ... 11/16/2009 Career Readiness test fees rise Wilson Community College trustees Monday raised the fees for the various tests offered through the Career Readiness Certification program. Several new tests not previously offered have been added. R ... 11/16/2009 Early college students serious about school Rayven Anderson has fallen in love with high school. "I'm really serious about my education," she told the Wilson Community College Board of Trustees Monday afternoon. Rayven was one of three freshm ... |
