Drew C. Wilson

The Wilson County Sheriff’s Office has charged a man with murder in the shooting death of his aunt. Austin Chase Langley, 25, of 3952 Chickasaw Court is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Tina Michele Bryant, 48, of the same address, according to a statement from Chief of Staff Wanda Samuel of the Wilson County Sheriff’s Office. Samuel […]

A Wilson County man faces criminal charges after police say he used racial slurs, assaulted a store manager, pulled a gun on her in the parking lot and threatened to kill her on Monday. Joshua Chadwick Smith, 37, of the 4700 block of Potato House Court south of Wilson, is charged with assault by pointing a gun, assault on a […]

Camden Howard won Grand Champion Best in Show at the 2024 Wilson County Chick Chain Show and Sale event held at the Wilson County Fairgrounds Nov. 2. This year’s Chick Chain event had 68 participants. The annual event showcases the youngsters’ poultry care. More than $26,000 was raised to support scholarships and future 4-H projects. Camden, 10, is a member […]

A Lucama woman is in critical condition at a Greenville hospital after a head-on collision Thursday. North Carolina State Highway Patrol Trooper J.L. Smith said the wreck happened at 10:10 a.m. on the 7100 block of Little Rock Church Road near its intersection with Powell-Hooks Road, which is about a mile and a half south of Lucama. Smith said a […]

The keynote speaker for Monday’s Veterans Day program at Wilson City Hall encouraged young people to consider the military as a career. “The military can be a stepping stone to something bigger and something greater than yourself,” said retired U.S. Army Master Sgt. Filicia Brown, a graduate of Beddingfield High School. Brown thanked her parents and family members who gave […]

A Wilson man was sentenced to 25 to 31 years in state prison after pleading guilty to murder for a 2022 shooting death. David Lee Bryant Jr., 27, formerly of the 500 block of Macon Street South, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder Friday morning in Wilson County Criminal Superior Court. Superior Court Judge William Wolfe sentenced Bryant to a minimum […]

Members of the The Wilson County Extension Master Gardeners hope the installation of a large monarch butterfly sculpture will draw visitors to the Wilson Botanical Gardens. On Sunday, New Bern artist Jonathan Burger seated the heavy metal lepidopteran sculpture onto three concrete pads within a new butterfly garden. “This will really draw them in,” said Sharon Pugh, a member of […]

A Sharpsburg man who pleaded guilty to taking indecent liberties with a child received an active prison sentence Monday in Wilson County Criminal Superior Court. Roger Alfredo Palma, 46, formerly of Shadwell Court outside Rocky Mount, pleaded guilty to four counts of the indecent liberties charge, a Class F felony. Palma entered an Alford plea, an arrangement where a defendant […]

Construction crews began raising steel this week on the new baseball stadium under construction in downtown Wilson. The $70 million stadium project will be the home of the Milwaukee Brewers Single-A affiliate. The team's new name will be unveiled at Wilson Industrial Airport at 2 p.m. Friday. The public is invited to attend. Portions of Goldsboro and Lodge streets are