Drew Wilson

District Attorney Jeff Marsigli has concluded that a Wilson County sheriff’s deputy was justified in a shooting that caused a Saratoga man’s death last year. No charges will be filed in the shooting of Lamoris Dejuan Speight Jr., 22, who died at his 6735 Main St. home on the outskirts of Saratoga after a confrontation with the Wilson County Sheriff’s […]

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They join the CFO and both of Florida's U.S. Senators in backing Haridopolos.

LUCAMA——The town board of commissioners unanimously agreed to allow deputies from the Wilson County Sheriff’s Office to continue using office space at the Lucama Town Hall. Sheriff Calvin L. Woodard Jr., informed the town on Dec. 28 that the Wilson County Sheriff’s Office would not renew its contract with the town for directed patrols as of June 30. Deputies will […]

Floridians spent $410 million on disposables last year, but most of them were illegal.

Wilson police say a Rocky Mount man has been charged with multiple counts of sexual battery and stalking after repeatedly sniffing a woman's posterior for sexual gratification. Terrance Charles Bynum, 31, of the 4200 block of Sunset Avenue in Rocky Mount, is charged with six counts of misdemeanor sexual battery and one count of misdemeanor stalking, according to Sgt. Eric […]

Traffic will continue to be detoured on Goldsboro Street while the city of Wilson replaces and realigns storm, sewer and water pipes in preparation for the new downtown baseball stadium. Johnnie Jack Webb, construction inspector in engineering in city’s Department of Public Works, said a 48-inch reinforced concrete stormwater pipe, a 12-inch C900 PVC water pipe and a 12-inch ductile […]

A man was sentenced to an active term in state prison Monday after pleading guilty to felony death by motor vehicle and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in Wilson County Criminal Superior Court. Brandon Lamar Collins, 38, formerly a Wilson resident who now lists an address in Middlesex, was sentenced to a minimum of 8 years, 9 […]

Floridians spent $410 million on disposable vapes last year, but most of them were illegal. The products are a big business, especially in Florida, but it’s a legally questionable one.

N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein visited a Wilson County farm on Monday as he campaigned for the office of governor. Stein, a Democrat, is running against Republican Mark Robinson in the Nov. 5 general election. Sharp Farms owner Pender Sharp and three generations of his family met with Stein and offered a brief tour of the operation south of Sims