Spring Hope Enterprise

Spring Hope Enterprise Since 1947, the Spring Hope Enterprise has been the only newspaper dedicated to Southern Nash County. It is owned and operated by The Wilson Times Co.
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State investigators have identified the origin of an SUV involved in a fatal Thursday wreck on U.S. 301 near Lucama. Fou...
12/17/2024

State investigators have identified the origin of an SUV involved in a fatal Thursday wreck on U.S. 301 near Lucama. Four people died when a Toyota Highlander driving the wrong way on the four-lane highway collided at high speed with a Toyota Camry at 4:49 p.m. Two Wilson women were identified as the victims in the Camry. The Highlander’s driver […]

State investigators have identified the origin of an SUV involved in a fatal Thursday wreck on U.S. 301 near Lucama. Four people died when a Toyota Highlander driving the wrong way on the four-lane highway collided at high speed with a Toyota Camry at 4:49 p.m. Two Wilson women were identified as th...

If you think what has made 2024 memorable is a chaotic political campaign featuring multiple assassination attempts, a f...
12/17/2024

If you think what has made 2024 memorable is a chaotic political campaign featuring multiple assassination attempts, a first-ever switcheroo at the top of the ticket and the second-ever election of an American president to non-consecutive terms in office, consider yourself a political ju**ie. I cover politics for a living. But these events, though clearly dramatic and consequential, will not […]

If you think what has made 2024 memorable is a chaotic political campaign featuring multiple assassination attempts, a first-ever switcheroo at the top of the ticket and the second-ever election of an American president to non-consecutive terms in office, consider yourself a political ju**ie. I cove...

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis heads a group called “Governors Safeguarding Democracy.” However, Governor Polis and his pals ...
12/16/2024

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis heads a group called “Governors Safeguarding Democracy.” However, Governor Polis and his pals don’t actually know what real democracy is. For them, and for Democrats in general, democracy is a vague feeling often expressed as a “bleeding heart” concern about marginalized minority groups or support for a specific piece of legislation like nationalized health care. (See […]

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis heads a group called “Governors Safeguarding Democracy.” However, Governor Polis and his pals don’t actually know what real democracy is. For them, and for Democrats in general, democracy is a vague feeling often expressed as a “bleeding heart” concern about margi...

On Election Night in my small town, I sat around a folding table with four election clerks, sworn in by the election war...
12/16/2024

On Election Night in my small town, I sat around a folding table with four election clerks, sworn in by the election warden and doing our civic duty to count every vote. The polls had closed. Darkness pressed heavy against the windows, as it does this time of year in Northern Maine. Rain hushed down on the empty parking lot, […]

On Election Night in my small town, I sat around a folding table with four election clerks, sworn in by the election warden and doing our civic duty to count every vote. The polls had closed. Darkness pressed heavy against the windows, as it does this time of year in Northern Maine. Rain hushed down...

BAILEY — The town’s annual tree lighting event, “Christmas in Bailey,” will be held at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6. Entertainm...
12/15/2024

BAILEY — The town’s annual tree lighting event, “Christmas in Bailey,” will be held at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6. Entertainment will be provided by Southern Nash High School, Miss Sweetpotato 2024 Samantha McKeel and 2025 Miss North Carolina volunteer Kate White. Santa Claus will also attend the bash, which will feature hot chocolate and cookies by Rudy’s Truck and […]

BAILEY — The town’s annual tree lighting event, “Christmas in Bailey,” will be held at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6. Entertainment will be provided by Southern Nash High School, Miss Sweetpotato 2024 Samantha McKeel and 2025 Miss North Carolina volunteer Kate White. Santa Claus will also attend the...

BAILEY — At the top of the hill on Main Street, near Southern Bank, smoke drifted from a bay of grills, hush-like. Manne...
12/15/2024

BAILEY — At the top of the hill on Main Street, near Southern Bank, smoke drifted from a bay of grills, hush-like. Manned by a trio of volunteers, the smell was familiar. Five-star familiar, that is. Charred. Spicy. Intoxicating. Roaming. And had there not been photos to take, I likely would have posted up among the chicken-whisperers […]

BAILEY — At the top of the hill on Main Street, near Southern Bank, smoke drifted from a bay of grills, hush-like. Manned by a trio of volunteers, the smell was familiar. Five-star familiar, that is. Charred. Spicy. Intoxicating. Roaming. And had there not been photos to take, I likely would have ...

The 2024 election cycle will be one for the history books — be they about American politics generally or North Carolina ...
12/14/2024

The 2024 election cycle will be one for the history books — be they about American politics generally or North Carolina specifically. I don’t mean to suggest the results were inexplicably bizarre or that they necessarily represent a lasting realignment. Indeed, here in North Carolina, voters did what they usually do: pick a Republican for president, a Democrat for governor […]

The 2024 election cycle will be one for the history books — be they about American politics generally or North Carolina specifically. I don’t mean to suggest the results were inexplicably bizarre or that they necessarily represent a lasting realignment. Indeed, here in North Carolina, voters did...

As one would expect, the postmortems on last week’s election are well underway. Here in North Carolina, where voters did...
12/14/2024

As one would expect, the postmortems on last week’s election are well underway. Here in North Carolina, where voters did pretty much what they’ve done for years, the results don’t seem that hard to understand. Republicans continued to dominate the presidential contest, and Democrats returned the favor in the governor’s race. Meanwhile, most of the other races for statewide offices […]

As one would expect, the postmortems on last week’s election are well underway. Here in North Carolina, where voters did pretty much what they’ve done for years, the results don’t seem that hard to understand. Republicans continued to dominate the presidential contest, and Democrats returned t...

NASHVILLE — The Nash County Board of Commissioners will meet at 9 a.m. Monday, Dec. 2, in the Claude Mayo Jr. Administra...
12/13/2024

NASHVILLE — The Nash County Board of Commissioners will meet at 9 a.m. Monday, Dec. 2, in the Claude Mayo Jr. Administration Building, 120 W. Washington St. Spring Hope board meeting slated SPRING HOPE — The Spring Hope Board of Commissioners will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 2, at Town Hall, 118 E. Railroad St. Bailey to hold Christmas […]

NASHVILLE — The Nash County Board of Commissioners will meet at 9 a.m. Monday, Dec. 2, in the Claude Mayo Jr. Administration Building, 120 W. Washington St. Spring Hope board meeting slated SPRING HOPE — The Spring Hope Board of Commissioners will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 2, at Town Hall, 118...

Harry Miller wrote a song in 1893 about a cat who wouldn’t go away. Mr. Johnson tried and tried to rid himself of the “t...
12/13/2024

Harry Miller wrote a song in 1893 about a cat who wouldn’t go away. Mr. Johnson tried and tried to rid himself of the “troublesome cat.” Despite his efforts, the cat kept coming back. This election made me think about another cat who wouldn’t go away. There must have been a lot of Donald Trump’s vote share hidden from pollsters. […]

Harry Miller wrote a song in 1893 about a cat who wouldn’t go away. Mr. Johnson tried and tried to rid himself of the “troublesome cat.” Despite his efforts, the cat kept coming back. This election made me think about another cat who wouldn’t go away. There must have been a lot of Donald Tru...

A recent headline in a leading state newspaper surprised this observer: “North Carolina rejected 2,000 ballots for lack ...
12/12/2024

A recent headline in a leading state newspaper surprised this observer: “North Carolina rejected 2,000 ballots for lack of voter ID.” Why the surprise? North Carolina’s photo identification law allowed any eligible voter to cast a ballot in the recent election, with or without ID. A further examination provides valuable context missing from the headline. More than 5.7 million North […]

A recent headline in a leading state newspaper surprised this observer: “North Carolina rejected 2,000 ballots for lack of voter ID.” Why the surprise? North Carolina’s photo identification law allowed any eligible voter to cast a ballot in the recent election, with or without ID. A further ex...

Three television streaming series and as many independent film projects have been awarded North Carolina Film and Entert...
12/12/2024

Three television streaming series and as many independent film projects have been awarded North Carolina Film and Entertainment Grants. Slated for production this year, the projects are expected to generate $172 million in spending across the state while creating more than 8,500 jobs. “North Carolina’s film industry plays a critical role in our state’s economy, generating significant financial benefits for […]

Three television streaming series and as many independent film projects have been awarded North Carolina Film and Entertainment Grants. Slated for production this year, the projects are expected to generate $172 million in spending across the state while creating more than 8,500 jobs. “North Carol...

ELM CITY — A tanker truck from the Summerlin Oil Co. fleet was found in a Bailey field after it was reported stolen from...
12/11/2024

ELM CITY — A tanker truck from the Summerlin Oil Co. fleet was found in a Bailey field after it was reported stolen from the company’s Upchurch Road storage yard Monday morning. The truck was loaded with 2,000 gallons of propane. Wilson County Sheriff’s Office Chief of Staff Wanda Samuel said the truck was found stuck in a cropping field […]

ELM CITY — A tanker truck from the Summerlin Oil Co. fleet was found in a Bailey field after it was reported stolen from the company’s Upchurch Road storage yard Monday morning. The truck was loaded with 2,000 gallons of propane. Wilson County Sheriff’s Office Chief of Staff Wanda Samuel said ...

Legal beagles in the post-World War II era of expanding executive power are currently leaning heavily on two federal pol...
12/11/2024

Legal beagles in the post-World War II era of expanding executive power are currently leaning heavily on two federal policies that originate in the ancient governmental system of monarchy. One policy is a “longstanding Department of Justice policy” that says a sitting president cannot be prosecuted for earlier crimes he has committed. So, Jack Smith feels like he must “wind […]

Legal beagles in the post-World War II era of expanding executive power are currently leaning heavily on two federal policies that originate in the ancient governmental system of monarchy. One policy is a “longstanding Department of Justice policy” that says a sitting president cannot be prosecu...

With the tumultuous election cycle behind us, lawmakers in both Washington and Raleigh will talk taxes in 2025. In the n...
12/10/2024

With the tumultuous election cycle behind us, lawmakers in both Washington and Raleigh will talk taxes in 2025. In the nation’s capital, the return of a Republican Congress and Trump administration will likely produce an extension of expiring tax cuts enacted back in 2017, including rate reductions and immediate expensing for the corporate income tax. Meanwhile, in our state capital, […]

With the tumultuous election cycle behind us, lawmakers in both Washington and Raleigh will talk taxes in 2025. In the nation’s capital, the return of a Republican Congress and Trump administration will likely produce an extension of expiring tax cuts enacted back in 2017, including rate reduction...

NASHVILLE — Land acquisition plans for a new middle school in the southern portion of Nash County were updated on Monday...
12/10/2024

NASHVILLE — Land acquisition plans for a new middle school in the southern portion of Nash County were updated on Monday as Board of Commissioners Chairman Robbie Davis presented three parcels as possible sites for the much-needed facility. “We kept looking and narrowed it down to start with, till about 12 sites, and then we narrowed it down to about […]

NASHVILLE — Land acquisition plans for a new middle school in the southern portion of Nash County were updated on Monday as Board of Commissioners Chairman Robbie Davis presented three parcels as possible sites for the much-needed facility. “We kept looking and narrowed it down to start with, ti...

WILSON — Junior Kylar Horvath and senior Jamaria Freeman, each burdened with three fouls, sat and watched as a 13-point ...
12/09/2024

WILSON — Junior Kylar Horvath and senior Jamaria Freeman, each burdened with three fouls, sat and watched as a 13-point Fike High varsity girls basketball lead against visiting Southern Nash shrank to a mere two points (35-33) with the end of the third quarter. Sent back into action, Horvath and Freeman combined for the first eight points of the final […]

WILSON — Junior Kylar Horvath and senior Jamaria Freeman, each burdened with three fouls, sat and watched as a 13-point Fike High varsity girls basketball lead against visiting Southern Nash shrank to a mere two points (35-33) with the end of the third quarter. Sent back into action, Horvath and F...

The North Carolina High School Athletic Association’s historical realignment to eight classifications took a big step Tu...
12/09/2024

The North Carolina High School Athletic Association’s historical realignment to eight classifications took a big step Tuesday with the release of average daily membership figures for each member school. NCHSAA officials will use the attendance data to retool competition classes for the 2025-26 school year. All four current 3-A schools in The Wilson Times readership area — Fike, Hunt, C.B. […]

The North Carolina High School Athletic Association’s historical realignment to eight classifications took a big step Tuesday with the release of average daily membership figures for each member school. NCHSAA officials will use the attendance data to retool competition classes for the 2025-26 sch...

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