Elm City News

Sunday marks one year since five tornadoes roared across four counties in the early morning, killing two people and destroying nearly five dozen of homes and businesses.

Wilson County Schools officials suspended 166 middle school students for dress code violations Thursday.

More than 30 Wilson County residents could get some extra cash for the holidays from the Internal Revenue Service.

The remnants of Tropical Storm Ida drenched Wilson Wednesday and more rain is expected through Friday.

Two men arrested in connection with the robbery last December of BB&T in Elm City were sentenced by a federal judge on Monday.

Gregory J. Wiggins is the winner of the Entomological Society of America's Student Activity Award.

An Elm City health clinic will receive a $1.4 million loan, one of three federal stimulus projects in North Carolina announced Wednesday.

Following their firm belief in charitable causes, Dick and Linda Workman of Lansing have donated a custom manufactured BBQ unit to Ashe Memorial Hospital which will be used by the facility for special events and fundraising benefits.

Polls open Tuesday across Wilson County and North Carolina for city and town elections.

Elm City The town of Elm City is working toward expanding its wastewater treatment capacity, a move that could help the town's efforts to have a state moratorium lifted.

An elderly couple was airlifted to Pitt County Memorial Hospital after sustaining injuries in a serious accident Friday afternoon on U.S. 301 near Elm City.

Hotly contested Wilson City Council races haven't yet set voters' hearts afire, judging by early turnout.

A man released from jail in August after serving time for a probation violation was arrested Sunday morning and charged with trying to break into businesses and residences in Elm City.

Students from Mary Wooten's second-grade class at Elm City Elementary School learned some hands-on fire safety tips at the new Fire and Life Safety Adventure House on Hines Street Monday afternoon.

A religious ceremony Sunday afternoon on the Barton College campus sent all the campus squirrels into deep cover.

The Wilson Police Department handled the following calls recently: Tuesday * Damage to personal property, Ward Boulevard, between 12:20-7:18 a.m., 1998 Buick Regal damage worth $500 * Breaking and/or entering, Park Avenue West, 11:24 p.m., Samsung 40" TV damage worth $2,000 Wednesday * Larceny, WalMart, 2500 block of Forest Hills Road West, between ...

Conce Peion operates the hydraulic press of a 'module builder' Friday at a J.B. Rose and Sons.

Wilson voters have a chance to meet the City Council candidates Sunday, beginning at 4 p.m. at Darden Alumni Center, 1600 Lipscomb Road.

When Wilson city residents begin to vote Thursday in City Council races, they may feel a little extra charge as they step into the booth.

Duane Dickerson said she wishes she could buy presents for her grandchildren and great-grandchildren this Christmas.