Drew Wilson

The Wilson Police Department has arrested and charged a second man in the killing of a Wilson man on Bragg Street Tuesday, Nov. 5. Dyquan Lamar Hill, 31, of the 1800 block of Snowden Drive, is charged with one open count of murder and one count of robbery with a dangerous weapon, according to a statement from Sgt. Eric […]

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 […]

The N.C. State Fair Livestock officials have released the winners of the N.C. State Fair’s Junior Livestock Sale of Champions.Annah Claire Sullivan of Lucama showed the Grand Champion junior market steer. The winning $23,000 bid was placed by N.C. Farm Bureau Insurance, Farm Credit Associations of N.C. and Powers Great American Midways, with additional support from the Blinson family. Annah […]

Tiffany Justice is rumored to be in the running for the Cabinet post.

A farm combine caught power lines closing all four lanes of U.S. 301 near Weaver Road Wednesday morning. North Carolina Highway Patrol Trooper J.L. Smith said the incident happened shortly after 11 a.m. “A combine was riding down U.S. 301 in the southbound lane and it hit power lines and took the power lines down,” Smith said. The lines drooped […]

Leek was approached about the possibility after U.S. Rep. Mike Waltz was tapped for a Trump-administration post.

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 […]

A third man has been charged with murder in the Nov. 5 shooting death of a man on Bragg Street. Randez Deonta Harris, 30, of the 5400 block of Weaver Road outside Elm City, is charged with an open count of murder and robbery with a dangerous weapon, according to a statement from Sgt. Eric McInerny, public information officer with […]

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 […]

Florida Politics’ countdown of the Top 30 lobbying firms for Q3 continues with a rundown of the No. 20 through No. 16 ranked firms.