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11/10/2009 Home damaged during shooting No one was injured when stray bullets penetrated the walls of a residence in the 900 block of College Circle Sunday night. At 12:05 a.m., Wilson police officers responded to a shots fired call and de ... 11/10/2009 'Angels' needed for Thanksgiving event Donors and volunteers are being sought to lend a hand at a second annual Thanksgiving gathering to be held at Barton College on Nov. 23. The event, which is organized by Barton's student chapter of t ... 11/10/2009 Indictments returned in Sharpsburg murder Two young men have been indicted for the July shooting of Wilson resident Brandon Reid Jones. Tavoris Delino Battle and Harold Marquavious Carr were indicted Nov. 2. Battle, 24, of 206 Weavers Circ ... 11/10/2009 Handy Mart robbers indicted Two men have been indicted in connection with an armed robbery at the Handy Mart on Forest Hills Road in August. Gregory Levar Moore, 32, and Eric Hakeem Boykin, 18, who both live at 5516 Scuppernong ... 11/10/2009 Remembering veterans At 12 years old, Spensir Smith shouldn’t know what it’s like to lose his father in war. But as Spensir laid wreaths at war memorials at Maplewood Cemetery and in front of the Wilson County Courthouse ... 11/10/2009 Council studies public comment options The Wilson City Council could change how it allows citizens to address the board on topics in public meetings. City Manager Grant Goings and Attorney Jim Cauley are now working on suggestions for how ... 11/10/2009 2 BB&T robbers sentenced Two men arrested in connection with the robbery last December of BB&T in Elm City were sentenced by a federal judge on Monday. According to a press release issued by the U.S. Department of Justic ... 11/10/2009 Plant shut down due to fire A fire in a dryer line at the Alliance One International tobacco processing plant early Saturday morning shut down the plant until at least Wednesday. Battalion Commander David Aycock with Wilson/Fir ... 11/10/2009 Boys strengthen skills in jazz-ballet class They do the walk, reverse turn and closed change -- all classical dance moves. But this group of teenage boys doesn't wear tutus or tights in this new jazz-ballet-movement class just for boys at Danc ... 11/10/2009 Administrators: Keep testing timetable The Wilson County Board of Education continued its discussion Monday of potential changes to the district's testing and student promotion standards. Three parents addressed the board and raised their ... 11/10/2009 Kenly's coffers empty KENLY -- An audit blames a lack of oversight by the Town Council and the former town manager for spending that has put the town's financial standing at risk. The audit of financial statements ending ... 11/9/2009 Veterans seek funds for van program Most mornings, often before the sun rises, vans leave Wilson for hospitals and clinics in Durham, Raleigh and Greenville. They are typically carrying seven or more veterans to doctors' appointments an ... 11/9/2009 November concert blends Christmas and jazz GOLDSBORO -- West Coast jazz pianist Jim Martinez and his jazz trio will present "A Jazzy Christmas" Nov. 24. The show starts at 8 p.m. at the Paramount Theater, 139 S. Center St. General admission is ... 11/9/2009 Wiggins wins academic award Gregory J. Wiggins is the winner of the Entomological Society of America's Student Activity Award. He is the son of Danny and Alice Wiggins of Elm City. The award is sponsored by Monsanto Company an ... 11/9/2009 Newton named to internship council Gov. Bev Perdue has reappointed Brian Newton of Wilson to the North Carolina Internship Council. Newton is the associate director for the career center at East Carolina University. He is the founder ... |
