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11/16/2009 2 new shows for festival Theater of the American South is back for its fifth season May 13-30, bringing two new shows and a change of venue. "The Member of the Wedding" will be presented at the traditional location, Boykin C ... 11/16/2009 City may restrict Internet cafes Wilson City Council will consider Thursday a ban on new Internet sweepstakes businesses until the city can adopt rules to regulate them. But a moratorium won't provide any immediate relief with Inter ... 11/16/2009 Buy bricks: Support the Wilson Botanical Gardens Now through Jan. 15, organizers of the Wilson Botanical Gardens are selling bricks that will be used in the construction of walkways in the future Children's Secret Garden. The campaign is called "Fo ... 11/16/2009 N.C. searchers find body of missing 5-year-old girl SANFORD -- A missing 5-year-old whose mother was accused of offering her for sex was found dead off a heavily wooded road in a rural area Monday, ending a weeklong search, police said. Searchers foun ... 11/15/2009 6 hospitals owe state millions RALEIGH -- An audit shows six North Carolina hospitals owe the state more than $2.5 million for overcharging the health plan for teachers and state employees. Multiple media outlets report that Wayne ... 11/15/2009 Authorities acting on tip search for missing girl FAYETTEVILLE -- Authorities acted on a tip Sunday and searched a wide area in south-central North Carolina trying to find a 5-year-old girl reported missing by her mother, who has been charged with hu ... 11/15/2009 Firefighter touches lives in Central America Dail Hernandez's sense of duty as a firefighter stretches far beyond Wilson. It reaches to Central America. Hernandez, 30, a native of Honduras, is the first Hispanic firefighter employed by the city ... 11/15/2009 Community Calendar, November 16 Learn about diabetes at academy Dec. 1 There will be a Diabetes Academy Dec. 1 at the Wilson Agricultural Center, 1806 S. Goldsboro St., from noon to 1 p.m. Presented by a certified diabetes educato ... 11/15/2009 New Wilson civic club makes it official After months of recruiting, the Wilson Civitan Club was officially chartered at a banquet Saturday at Sweet Maria's Bistro. The international civic organization dedicated to improving the quality of ... 11/15/2009 WHA seeks to transform city The Wilson Housing Authority officially begins an effort this week to rebuild the city's crumbling downtown neighborhoods. The authority is finalizing today its application for a $22 million HOPE VI ... 11/15/2009 Foster children need homes Annie Rountree, 63, spent part of Saturday watching as her four foster children enjoyed the activities at Imagination Station Science Museum. Rountree has been a foster parent for the last six or sev ... 11/15/2009 Times' Web site changes start today Accessing news content on The Wilson Times Web site requires a monthly paid subscription effective today. The current monthly subscription rate is $9.95. New subscribers gain access to the Web site, ... 11/13/2009 Throwing away school meals Each day at lunch, students file through the line at Winstead Elementary School collecting their food. At the register, each student punches in their identification number on a key pad. In an instant ... 11/13/2009 An overwhelming year For the last year, Roberto and Shelly Guillen have tried putting the pieces of their lives back together. The process has been difficult and overwhelming. Sunday marks the year anniversary of a torna ... 11/14/2009 Crime Watch, November 14 The Wilson Police Department handled the following calls recently: Monday * Breaking and/or entering, Marybeth Court North, between 5 a.m. and 9 p.m., HP computer worth $1,000, door frame damage ... 11/13/2009 Grand Jury, November 14 A Wilson County grand jury handed up 193 true bills of indictment during the Nov. 2, 2009 session. Indictment by a grand jury requires a person charged with a felony to make a first appearance in the ... 11/13/2009 District Court, November 14 Wilson County District Court William C. Farris, Presiding Oct. 26, 2009 Session * Derrick D. Applewhite -- misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia, voluntarily dismissed. * Sheree Unetto Aver ... 11/13/2009 Coleman wants to reopen Sylvia's Sylvia Coleman might reopen her namesake restaurant as a place to host private parties and functions. Coleman has applied for a special-use permit for the building at 1820 Martin Luther King Jr. Park ... 11/13/2009 Annual adoption, foster event is today Wilson County Department of Social Services is having its annual adoption awareness celebration today from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Imagination Station, 224 E. Nash St. November is adoption awareness mon ... 11/13/2009 N.C. principal retires after cash-for-grades blunder GOLDSBORO -- A North Carolina principal has decided to retire after school district leaders halted the cash-for-grades fundraiser she approved. Wayne County Public Schools said Friday that Rosewood M ... 11/13/2009 Kids learn early what money can buy When I was younger there were some far-fetched things I never thought I'd see, like a 24-hour TV weather channel, a telephone you could carry around with you or police officers patrolling the halls of ... 11/13/2009 Butterfield secures federal dollars for downtown Wilson will get another $200,000 in federal grants to revitalize its city center, local leaders and a congressman announced Friday. The money could be used for a variety of projects, from renovating a ... 11/13/2009 Football games postponed; Beddingfield playing Southern Nash's game at Erwin Triton tonight in the first round of the N.C. High School Athletic Association 3-AA football playoffs has been postponed until Saturday at 7 p.m. Games involving Hunt, ... 11/12/2009 166 middle-schoolers suspended for dress code violations This morning, 166 Wilson County middle school children were sent home on the first day of stricter enforcement of the county dress code. Each child received a three-day suspension. The suspensions ... 11/12/2009 City set for downtown funds Wilson will be getting a federal grant for downtown revitalization. How much and how soon won't be known, though, until this afternoon. U.S. Rep. G.K. Butterfield has scheduled a meeting this afterno ... |
