The Wilson Times - Restoration NewsMedia (2024)

Greenfield staves off WCA 4-3

By Paul Durham | on March 19, 2024

By Tom Ham
Special to the Times

Closely contested, highly competitive encounters have marked the Wilson varsity girls soccer rivalry between Greenfield School and Wilson Christian Academy. The first of two 2024 meetings on a cold Tuesday night on the Wilson Christian pitch was no exception. Junior forward Darcy Dean knocked in all four Greenfield goals in the Knights’ 4-3 victory against the Chargers. Dean, benefiting from […]

Bulldogs finish 3rd at ECU Invitational; Pirates’ O’Neal takes 2nd

By Paul Durham | on March 19, 2024

From staff reports

GREENVILLE – As the only NCAA Division II men’s golf team in the ECU Intercollegiate, Barton College kept the heat on host East Carolina through the third and final round Tuesday at Brook Valley Country Club. The Bulldogs, who were within three strokes of the front-running Pirates at one point, settled for a third-place finish against 14 Div. I teams. […]

Pope powers Fike to rout of SSS

By Paul Durham | on March 19, 2024

From staff reports

Fike High remained unbeaten in six girls soccer games as the Golden Demons posted their fifth shutout of the young season with a 9-0 bludgeoning of 3-A Quad County Conference visitor Smithfield-Selma on Monday evening. The Demons, now 3-0 in QCC play, were sparked by senior midfielder Erin Pope with four goals and three assists while junior Emory Skinner added […]

Demons blanked by Wakefield

By Paul Durham | on March 19, 2024

From staff reports

The lessons continue for the Fike High boys lacrosse team in its second season of play in the high-powered 4-A Northern Athletic Conference. The Golden Demons are still seeking their first NAC VI win or even a draw after an 11-0 setback at the hands of Wakefield on Tuesday afternoon at Buddy Bedgood Stadium. Fike, a 3-A Quad County Conference […]

Area Calendar, March 20-21, 2024

By Paul Durham | on March 19, 2024

Wednesday, March 20 College Women’s Lacrosse Virginia State at Barton, 3 p.m. College Tennis Barton at Francis Marion, 2 p.m. High School Baseball D.H. Conley at Hunt, 6 p.m. High School Girls Soccer Greene Central at Beddingfield, 5 p.m. High School Boys Tennis Hunt at C.B. Ayco*ck, 3:30 p.m.; West Johnston at Fike, 3:30 p.m.; Edenton Holmes at Greene Central, […]

MIDDLE SCHOOL: Elm City tennis tops Greene County

By Paul Durham | on March 19, 2024

From staff reports

Elm City’s club tennis team gave up one singles match and one double in a 7-2 conquest of Greene County on Tuesday. Mitch Thurston posted an 8-0 win at No. 1 singles while Quinn Thurston did the same at No. 3 to lead Elm City. Landen Davis, Sam Lovett and Ben Sharpe each won their singles matches for Elm City. […]

School district’s preliminary local budget comes in at $27.7M

By Olivia Neeley | on March 19, 2024

By Olivia Neeley
olivia@wilsontimes.com | 252-265-7879

Wilson County Schools’ preliminary budget is in for the upcoming 2024-25 fiscal year. Shannon Collins, the district’s executive director of financial services, presented the figures to the Wilson County Board of Education on Monday evening. The district’s overall preliminary budget request to the county came in at roughly $27.7 million with a capital outlay request of $1.25 million for the […]

Goat cuddling a furry favorite at farm

By Drew Wilson | on March 19, 2024

By Drew C. Wilson
dwilson@wilsontimes.com | 252-265-7818

BLACK CREEK — Katy MacKinnon watched as three baby Nigerian dwarf goats bounced around the barn floor at Olde Skye Farms. Poppy, Lilly and Daisy are the stars of the show for the goat cuddling that’s offered at the new Wilson County agritourism business. “It is basically an hour of interacting with the goats, feeding them, and at the end […]

Frozen in the headlights: A glaring case of excess death by government

By Corey Friedman | on March 19, 2024

By Thomas L. Knapp

In 2022, The Daily Beast reports, adaptive driving beam headlights for automobiles became legal in the United States — but they still aren’t available because the Alliance for Automotive Innovation says conflicting National Highway Traffic Safety Administration regulations make their implementation “practically impossible.” ADB headlights arguably save lights in two ways: First, they reduce the glare of oncoming high-beam headlights. […]

Congress must demonstrate what it takes to succeed

By Corey Friedman | on March 19, 2024

By Glenn Mollette

Life is fragile and doesn’t last very long, so we should try to enjoy every day. Be good to yourself and be good to other people. Treat people the way you would like to be treated. Speak to people in a manner that you would like for them to speak to you. Treat motorists on the highway the way you […]

Calling knights and maidens for Wilson Renaissance Faire

By Lisa Batts | on March 19, 2024

For Entertainment Plus

Prepare to be transported to a world of wonder and fantasy as Wilson Arts, Casita Brewing Co. and the Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park present the second annual Wilson Renaissance Faire. The event is 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, and organizers promise merriment and fun for the whole family. The Wilson Renaissance Faire offers ticket holders the chance […]

O’Boyle receives Main Street Champion honor

By Lisa Batts | on March 19, 2024

For the Times

Bill O’Boyle and 40 other honorees were named North Carolina Main Street Champions for their commitment to downtown revitalization and building strong communities in 2023. Winners were announced during the North Carolina Main Street Conference in Goldsboro on Thursday, March 14. Including this year’s group of honorees, the N.C. Department of Commerce has recognized 415 Main Street Champions since 2000. […]

Wilson County Schools recruiting staff at Saturday job fair

By Olivia Neeley | on March 19, 2024

By Olivia Neeley
olivia@wilsontimes.com | 252-265-7879

Wilson County Schools wants you to join its team to help make a difference in students’ lives. The district will hold its annual Educator Job Fair from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at Darden Middle School, 1665 Lipscomb Road. Representatives from each school will be on-site. The district is looking to hire teachers and teacher assistants/bus drivers. “We need teachers […]

TikTok, TikTok: The clock is running out

By Corey Friedman | on March 19, 2024

By Mel Gurtov

The Chinese-owned TikTok has been under attack throughout the last two U.S. administrations on the claim that collection of American users’ data would threaten national security. I’ve yet to see a persuasive argument that it does, but no matter: in an election year, arguments count far less than posturing, and in this case, the bipartisan consensus on the China threat […]

Kathryn Wells Fisher

By | on March 19, 2024

Kathryn Wells Fisher, 73, of Swansboro, North Carolina, passed away on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at her home. Her memorial service will be held at 2 p.m., on Sunday, March 24th, at Munden Funeral Home in Morehead City, officiated by Pastor Wesley Holmes. Kathryn was born on March 11, 1951, in Sanford, North Carolina, to the late Ernest and Elizabeth […]

Judith Crumpler

By | on March 19, 2024

Judith Bell Crumpler, 82, finished her course on this earth on Saturday, March 16, 2024, surrounded by her family. She was born in Duplin County to the late Leslie James Bell, Sr. and Alene Price Bell on December 13, 1941. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Gene Atlas Crumpler. Judy retired from Cherry […]

DAR honors Wilson high school students

By Lisa Batts | on March 19, 2024

For the Times

Each school year, the Thomas Hadley Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution recognizes outstanding Wilson County high school students with American history, Good Citizen and Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps awards. Students are selected from public, private and home schools. EXCELLENCE IN AMERICAN HISTORY AWARD The Excellence in American History Award is a national award given to promote […]

Natural gas project underway near Lane Street Park

By Olivia Neeley | on March 19, 2024

By Olivia Neeley
olivia@wilsontimes.com | 252-265-7879

Piedmont Natural Gas is in the midst of an infrastructure project in East Wilson. “We are currently replacing a regulator station near Bishop L.N. Forbes Street, which will help us meet our customers’ ongoing natural gas needs safely and reliably,” said Zach Vavricka, spokesperson for Piedmont Natural Gas. The project should be completed this spring, officials said. Work zone signs […]

Just three hits enough for WCA vs. Bruins

By Paul Durham | on March 19, 2024

By Tom Ham
Special to the Times

Despite being limited to a scant three hits, the Wilson Christian Academy varsity baseball team paid no attention to Beddingfield’s clamor for revenge from a week earlier and notched a 7-1 nonconference victory on a chilly Monday afternoon on the Wilson Christian diamond.However, the Bruins of the NCHSAA 2-A Neuse 6 Conference were much more competitive in the rematch after […]

Aggressive Bruins edged by WCA

By Paul Durham | on March 19, 2024

By Tom Ham
Special to the Times

The aggressive approach of the Beddingfield High softball team provided it with a shot at claiming revenge against city rival Wilson Christian Academy on the Chargers’ diamond Monday evening.But a couple of Bruins’ risks in the late innings were turned back, and WCA of the North Carolina Christian Schools Association 2-A ranks hung on for a 9-7 victory to complete […]