I Wanna Hold Your Hand

And her point is.... I must admit I've asked myself, what was this all about ... Anastasia Pittman is her name. She is a Oklahoma State Senator. I understand compassion. I understand forgiveness. I get reaching out across the aisle to help another...but this, I'm not so sure about. I watched the 'breaking news' story yesterday about Levi Pettit making a statement or rather reading one, apologizing for his role in that infamous chant heard around...

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The Double-Edged Sword - Freedom Has A Price

It was an exuberant time back in September 2014, just six months ago in Robeson County when two men were exonerated from a 30 year ordeal that wrongly accused them of rape and murder. Ironically, it just so happened, they were half brothers. Henry McCollum and Leon Brown. Thirty years is a long time. Being on death row even longer. The NC Innocence Inquiry commission took on this project and a judge declared the men had nothing to do with the...

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It Ain't Closed Yet

That won't come until June of this year. There's a planned expansion of Wilson's 'Chick Fil A' in the works, so all you 'Chick fans' have time to prepare your mind and body for the forthcoming withdrawal of your favorite meal. The Wilson Times recently printed an article detailing the upcoming closing. You can read that story here. If you get desperate for some nuggets or a sandwich Rocky Mount is just twenty miles away ... depending on...

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Info You Need To Know - Small Business Seminar

Wilson Community College Small Business Center presents “The Realities of Owning & Operating a Small Business,” featuring Christy Proctor, owner of the local Chick Fil A along with Paul Farris, retired owner of Farris Motors in Rocky Mount. The seminar is scheduled for Monday, March 30th from 6 to 8 p.m. in Building G, room # G240 on the college campus. Proctor also serves on the Wilson Chamber of Commerce board, BB&T advisory...

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Info You Need To Know - Scholarship Application

The Darden High School Alumni Association, Inc. has placed scholarship applications in all the three area high schools, Beddingfield, Fike, Hunt and Wilson Early College. The application deadline is April 21. Applications may also be picked up at the Darden Alumni Center, 1600 Lipscomb Road. For more information, call Faye Winstead at 245-2183. ...

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Fike High School Under Siege

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED !!! WILSON COUNTY SCHOOLS ASSAILANT TRAINING EXERCISE APRIL 9th - Wilson NC - 8 am - 12 noon FIKE HIGH SCHOOL will undergo a transformation the likes this community has never seen. The Wilson Police Department will host a mock assailant drill on April 9th, 2015. Volunteers are needed to help out in the process. Students and staff will be on spring break during this time. Applications are being accepted until the end of the...

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That Tweet Did It

THIS is Mo'ne Davis Her bio states she was born in 2001. Do the math. That means she's somewhere between 13-14 years old. She gained worldwide attention last year when she was one of two girls who played in the 2014 Little League World Series. They call her by her nickname 'Mo'. According to wikipedia, she is the 18th girl overall to play, the sixth to get a hit, and the first African-American girl to play in the Little League World Series....

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Good News After All

S.C. State University is NOT closing after all due to budget cuts. That's great news !Amid concerns about the future of South Carolina State University, a state senator said recent troubles surrounding the institution are on the path to correction. “The future of this institution is good,” said Sen. John W. Matthews Jr. during a Monday panel on campus. “It will not be closed; we’ve made that decision and I think the House has concurred.” Matthews’...

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Thom Tillis is showing ALL of America

What An Asshole ... he really is. Every once in a while you've just gotta cut one loose. 'Cause, you'll bust a gut holding that shi'diggity in. And it ain't worth that contamination in your system. Thom Tillis is one prejudice jerk ... Yeah, I know. And there is nothing honorable about what he's doing either. And for those of you who certified him by casting your vote for him, you reap what you sow.  There's no logical reason for Tillis...

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Move Your Clock Up Tonight

HAPPENING TONIGHT ...

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When You Get Hungry Today

HAPPENING TODAY ...

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Attorneys on Call - WRAL

WRAL is hosting it's community project  "Attorneys on Call"   Get free information about topics  including family, employment, housing and debt.  Call 919-744-3861.  Phone lines are open until 7 p.m. ...

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Forward Together Movement & NAACP

Going On Today in Raleigh People's Grand Jury on Medicaid Expansion Part II WHERE: North Carolina General Assembly 16 W Jones St - Room 423 Raleigh, NC 27601 On Monday, February 16th, the NAACP heard the testimony of North Carolinians who are suffering the consequences of the NC Legislature's decision to deny Medicaid Expansion. One ofo the participants they listened to was a fast food worker, mother of 2 suffering from cervical cancer...

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Gold Heist in Wilson County

Source: WRAL$4M in gold stolen along I-95/ Wilson County The FBI and Wilson County authorities are investigating the theft of an estimated $4 million worth of gold reportedly stolen during an armed robbery along Interstate 95 near Wilson Sunday evening, the sheriff's office says. Two armed security guards told authorities that they were traveling from Miami to Massachusetts with a shipment of silver and gold when they pulled over at mile marker...

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Greenlight Under Scrutiny

If you live in Wilson, this Carolina Journal article may be of interest to you.  Are you a Greenlight subscriber? While most of the Internet-related headlines today will deal with the Federal Communications Commission’s ruling (along party lines) to treat Internet Service Providers like regulated utilities, another party-line ruling also hits close to home: The commission voted to overturn laws in North Carolina and other states limiting...

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