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4 days ago | 
restorationnewsmedia.com | Corey Friedman |Christopher Long
ELM CITY — Town commissioners voted 3-1 on Thursday to lower the town’s tax rate and raise the water and sewer rate for the 2025-26 fiscal year. “We’re going down on the taxes and increasing on the water,” Commissioner Vonica Carr said during Thursday night’s special called meeting held to set the town’s tax rate for the 2025-26 budget year. “In my personal opinion, we’ll be able to afford the water rate with going down on our taxes.
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1 week ago | 
restorationnewsmedia.com | Chris Long |Christopher Long
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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1 week ago | 
restorationnewsmedia.com | Chris Long |Christopher Long
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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2 weeks ago | 
restorationnewsmedia.com | Chris Long |Christopher Long
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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2 weeks ago | 
restorationnewsmedia.com | Lisa Boykin Batts |Christopher Long
STANTONSBURG — Police Chief Orlando Rosario intends on resigning after nearly 10 years with the municipal police force, according to Town Attorney Slade Rand. “He (Rosario) intends on resigning, I believe, with an effective date of April 30,” Rand said on Thursday. “I’m not 100% certain yet of that date.” Rand said there is no letter of resignation or termination […]
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2 weeks ago | 
restorationnewsmedia.com | Chris Long |Christopher Long
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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2 weeks ago | 
restorationnewsmedia.com | Chris Long |Christopher Long
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 […]
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3 weeks ago | 
restorationnewsmedia.com | Chris Long |Christopher Long
Collins Aerospace is expanding its operations in collaboration with Airbus to create new eco-friendly fire suppressant technologies. “By 2040, the European Union has mandated that all aircraft be equipped with non-ozone depleting fire suppressing agencies,” Collins Aerospace Vice President Roy Gullickson said. “This includes all new aircraft and retrofitting all existing aircraft. That’s technology that will be new here at […]
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4 weeks ago | 
restorationnewsmedia.com | Chris Long |Christopher Long
ELM CITY — Tuesday night’s Elm City Board of Commissioners meeting ended abruptly with the slam of a gavel after tensions increasingly rose between board members and the residents in attendance. Outbursts from the audience calling for Mayor Tawanda Moore to step down from her role were met with a request for a motion to adjourn from the mayor before […]
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1 month ago | 
restorationnewsmedia.com | Lisa Boykin Batts |Christopher Long
With Wilson’s annual spring clean-up right around the corner, the city is inviting residents to dispose of bulky items and recycle certain items between April 21-26. “This initiative helps keep Wilson’s neighborhoods clean while providing residents with responsible disposal options,” city spokeswoman Rebecca Agner said. “During the week, residents may place bulky waste items behind the curb for collection. Items […]
