Wilson City Council members approved a slate of board, commission, committee and task force appointments Thursday night after a half-hour of back-and-forth about interpretation of procedures and the appointment process.

The 4-3 vote to approve the prepared slate of appointments for each council member came after a failed 3-4 vote for the same motion. Mayo...

After four years in business across from the Whirligig Park, The Hub pizzeria is closing its doors.

The Hub, which is owned by Brewmasters Inc., announced its closure Friday morning in a Facebook post.

“After a lot of conversations, a lot of sleepless nights and every effort possible to make it work, we’ve made the incredibly difficult decision to close The Hub ...

Following are new books at the Wilson County Public Library. To place a hold on these titles, please call 252-237-5355 or visit wilsoncountypubliclibrary.org.

 ADULT FICTION

“All Booked Up” by Melody Carlson

“Antihero” by Gregg Hurwitz

“A Box Full of Darkness” by Simone St. James

“Deadly Currents” by Elizabeth Goddard

A run of the earned variety finally showed on the Beddingfield High baseball scoreboard at Tommy Hawkins Field in the seventh inning in a 2-A/3-A Eastern Plains Conference varsity showdown on a dazzling Friday afternoon/evening.

The day’s final run crushed a gallant upset bid by Beddingfield and kept the Bruins winless in the conference, with fourth-place Tarboro escap...

SNOW HILL — Beddingfield High took over sole possession of first place after the first week of varsity girls soccer games in the 2-A/3-A Eastern Plains Conference with a 5-0 victory Thursday, April 16, at Greene Central.

Sophomore Glenda Mendoza slammed in a pair of unassisted goals in the first half then helped on goals by junior Tanasia Sauls and senior Iris Martinez...