2+ hour, 35+ min ago  (109+ words) The Wilson Times The Embers draw a crowd for Gig in the Park The Whirligig Park was packed Thursday night for the first Gig in the Park concert series of the season. The Embers featuring Craig Woolard were the featured…...

20+ hour, 32+ min ago  (788+ words) On Tuesday, a majority of Virginia voters said yes to a ballot measure allowing the state's U. S. House districts to be redrawn for the benefit of the Democratic Party. The next day, a judge banned certification of the election results, calling…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (202+ words) Most federal, state and local policymakers are saying the right things about housing. Our leaders say they want to make it easier for young people to purchase homes and older people to keep them. But are they doing enough to…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (587+ words) What can you do if you are a public employee and the body that determines your pay, work conditions and regulations governing your work is not only not supporting you but is actively encouraging students to go elsewhere? That's the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (310+ words) We Americans are barraged these days with multiple crises, so I hate to add anything else to our list of worries. But I'm told this one is an epic disaster, so we must respond! It started in California, and one…...

3+ week, 1+ hour ago  (967+ words) City staff soft-launched the idea of a water and wastewater rate increase to finance infrastructure needs at Thursday morning's Wilson City Council work session. Wilson residents could see their water and wastewater bills increase by as much as 9. 5% in the…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (262+ words) This episode illustrates two key problems with how North Carolina currently handles fuel cost recovery: 1. Consumers are still on the hook for volatile fuel prices. 2. The legal framework now discourages clear accountability. At a time when many North Carolina families…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (658+ words) Federal data on rising hunger, on long-term trends in maternal and infant mortality, information about preparing for disasters " gone. Freedom of Information Act offices eviscerated across the federal government. The Department of Government Efficiency led by Elon Musk insisted it…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (203+ words) The Wilson Times Democrats and the politics of wealth Writer condemns Democrats such as Bernie Sanders and Valerie Foushee as corrupt and hypocritical for attacking billionaire wealth while, as rich politicians, also benefiting from tax breaks. I am sick and…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (485+ words) When I arrived in Wilson a year and a half ago, I stepped into a hospital navigating an important period of transition. My role was to help stabilize, strengthen and position the organization for its next chapter. What I did…...