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Deed transfers: Wilson County transactions from July 8-12
The following deed transfers for the week of July 8-12 have been recorded in the Wilson County Register of Deeds Office: From Starlight Homes North Carolina LLC to Orvelin Villarreal Jr. and Irma Ocampo Villarreal, 2918 Briers Drive W., Wilson, $325,000; From Douglas Blake Godwin and Kristen Cox Godwin to Maureen A. Niclaus and Charles H. Niclaus, 5114 Masters Lane […] The post Deed transfers: Wilson County transactions from July 8-12 first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Fontenot should forbid third-party attack ads
Re: “Committing to a positive campaign” by Ken Fontenot, July 16: Rep. Fontenot did not insist on running a positive campaign in 2022. If he did not agree with vicious attacks on the character of his opponent, Rep. Linda Cooper-Suggs, he should have demanded those attacks stop. Just because his campaign didn’t pay for ads or the flyer said “not […] The post Fontenot should forbid third-party attack ads first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Randy Ray Ruffin
Wilson, N.C. — Randy Ray Ruffin, 52, died Saturday, July 13, 2024. Funeral service will be Sat., July 20, 2024 at 1 pm at Carrons Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Rest Haven Cemetery, Wilson. A public viewing will be Fri., July 19, 2024 from 4 pm to 6 pm at Carrons Funeral Home. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to […] The post Randy Ray Ruffin first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Church news: Special services planned for Sunday
Wilson Chapel offers food giveaway Saturday Wilson Chapel Free Will Baptist Church, 513 Barnes St. E., will hold its monthly food pantry giveaway at noon Saturday, July 20. The church distributes food every third Saturday of the month from noon to 2 p.m. or until supplies are depleted. Wilson Chapel marks Wilson Christian Society anniversary Wilson Chapel Church, 513 E. […] The post Church news: Special services planned for Sunday first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Help coming within 5 years for busy intersection
The N.C. Department of Transportation plans to make improvements on N.C. 58 (Nash Street) where it intersects with Airport Road and Lake Wilson Road. Andrew Barksdale, public relations officer with the NCDOT, said Wednesday that the improvements will include added and lengthened turning lanes. Project No. U-6111 has an estimated cost of $700,000 Barksdale said. “It has not been designed […] The post Help coming within 5 years for busy intersection first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Tobs nipped by front-running Pilots
HAMPTON, VA. — Wilson Tobs’ miseries continued Wednesday night against a rampaging Peninsula Pilots team that took another step toward adding second-half supremacy to its first-half top finish in the East Division of the Coastal Plain League. Carlos Pena’s two-run home run in the bottom of the fifth inning snapped a 3-3 tie and sent the Pilots to a 5-4 […] The post Tobs nipped by front-running Pilots first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Losing just as much a part of life as winning
This past weekend, I was in Virginia visiting my family. Luckily, all of my cousins (and their kids, my second cousins) live within a couple of miles of one another, so it’s easy to gather everyone together. We spent one day at the pool, and my 5-year-old cousin Hadley and her best friend were playing basketball (very, very modified version) […] The post Losing just as much a part of life as winning first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Area Calendar, July 18-19, 2024
Thursday, July 18 Summer Collegiate Baseball Holly Springs Salamanders at Wilson Tobs, 7 p.m. Friday, July 19 Summer Collegiate Baseball Wilson Tobs at High Point-Thomasville HiToms, 6:30 p.m. The post Area Calendar, July 18-19, 2024 first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
A baseball life: Tobs’ Bergquist savors long career on diamond
Ted Bergquist immensely enjoys the time he spends in his beloved Colorado. But he arguably eats, sleeps and lives baseball and has committed to live a life of baseball. “I gave myself to baseball,” the 56-year-ol Bergquist said in a recent interview. “If that makes me a little bit of a traveler or wanderer … maybe so.” Thus, Bergquist, a […] The post A baseball life: Tobs’ Bergquist savors long career on diamond first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Weatherman pitches candidacy to Wilson County voters
Lieutenant governor candidate Hal Weatherman joined the Wilson County Republican Party for its monthly social on Tuesday, touting self-reliance, technical education and hard work as the keys to unlock a more prosperous North Carolina. “I want to free people of their dependencies,” Weatherman said. “You can’t do that unless you’re self-sufficient, and you can’t do that as a society unless […] The post Weatherman pitches candidacy to Wilson County voters first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
With Wilson’s support, DAV meets veterans’ needs
Again I want to thank The Wilson Times for your continued coverage of veterans’ organizations in Wilson County, including your outstanding coverage of Disabled American Veterans Chapter 8 throughout the years. During our annual Forget-Me-Not fundraiser at Parker’s Barbecue, it felt good to not once hear someone say “I did not know there is a DAV chapter in Wilson.” Thank […] The post With Wilson’s support, DAV meets veterans’ needs first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Will Fontenot stop supporters’ smears?
So Ken Fontenot is “Committing to a positive campaign” (column, July 16). Will this be like the positive campaign of 2022? I would estimate that during the height of that campaign season, I received a weekly virulent diatribe against Linda Cooper-Suggs. They far outnumbered the anti-Fontenot mailers. I won’t try to list their attacks; no one needs to hear those […] The post Will Fontenot stop supporters’ smears? first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Nora Bullard Wells
Mrs Nora Bullard Wells, 69, of Rocky Mount, NC, passed away Saturday, July 13, 2024 at Watauga Medical Center in Boone, NC. She was preceded in death by her husband of 38 years, Johnnie Duane Wells. Born Nov. 25, 1954, Nora was the daughter of the late Margaret Estelle Leonard Bullard of E. Ridge St., Rocky Mount, NC. She is […] The post Nora Bullard Wells first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Sweet but hard season for watermelon growers
It has been so hot this year that farmer Patrick Owens had to put sunscreen on his watermelon crop. Watermelons typically prefer dry weather to wet weather, but extreme heat calls for extreme measures. The risk is that the sun’s intense and prolonged heat will give one of summertime’s favorite fruits a sunburn. “This year, we have actually gone through […] The post Sweet but hard season for watermelon growers first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
John Thomas High, III
John Thomas "Tom" High III, 84, of Wilson passed away Sunday, July 14. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, July 23 at 2:00 p.m. at West Nash United Methodist Church, 2200 Nash Street, Wilson. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Born and raised in Wilson, Tom graduated from Charles L. Coon High School in 1958. […] The post John Thomas High, III first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
William Patrick Coggins
William Patrick "Pat" Coggins, age 76, of Wilson passed away Monday, July 15, 2024 at his home. He was born October 22, 1947 in Wilson County to the late Cicero Coggins and Lela Mattox Coggins. Pat enjoyed going to car shows and had many friends he thought of as brothers. He enjoyed working at Boykin Heavy Duty Parts and had […] The post William Patrick Coggins first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Team goals: Wilson Prep’s 5 starters all to play college hoops
Perhaps even more remarkable than Wilson Prep’s accomplishment of winning back-to-back state 1-A championships in basketball is that all six of its seniors are going to college. All five starters — Brandon Anderson, David Ellis, Ben Ferguson, Josh Hicks and Leslie Minter — have earned basketball scholarships, which may be unprecedented in Wilson County, while Khristian Woodard landed an academic […] The post Team goals: Wilson Prep’s 5 starters all to play college hoops first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
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