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Downtown nightclub The Station will close its doors May 18 after landlord Bill O’Boyle said the club broke the terms of its lease. “I shut the business down,” said O’Boyle, who owns North State Consulting and North State Cyber Security in downtown Wilson. “There were numerous lease violations and things going on there that were illegal. It was an absolute […]

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Minh Mai and business partner Anthony Vu are opening the doors to a unique dining experience in Wilson on Wednesday. Dae Gee Korean BBQ is an authentic grill-centric restaurant with all-you-can-eat and individual entree options. “This is a franchise based out of Denver,” Mai said. “We offer authentic Korean barbecue, Korean food — comfort food, soups, stuff like that. It’s […]

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Council in favor of $1.75M Fleming Stadium renovation Wilson Tobs President Greg Suire says he wished the team had a seat at the table as Wilson City Council members decide Fleming Stadium’s future. “It would’ve been nice to have one conversation with city leaders about their intentions with Fleming Stadium,” Suire said. “The Tobs have held a lease there via the Coastal Plains League since 1997. We have […]

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Interim City Manager Rodger Lentz will drop the interim tag from his title after the Wilson City Council voted during Thursday morning’s breakfast meeting to give him the permanent job. He will replace former City Manager Grant Goings, who retired at the end of January. Lentz has been with the city since 2007, first as the director of planning and development services, then as the chief planning and development officer and as the assistant city manager before becoming interim city manager.

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Diversified Opportunities Executive Director Cindy Harrell is ending her career after spending 27 years with the vocational-focused educational program for the disabled. “This is one of those jobs you know divine intervention played a tremendous role,” Harrell said. “I’d never heard of Diversified Opportunities until I found out about the HR manager job opportunity in 1998. I came from an […]