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🌱 How Wilson honored G.K. Butterfield at a packed museum celebration

Wilson, North Carolina Patch AM: a 4 min read

Cheers Wilson! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Wilson honored G.K. Butterfield at a packed museum celebration
  • What led to murder charges after Wilson’s deadly e-bike crash?

Also on today's calendar: ACT! for Youth presents CHICAGO: TEEN EDITION and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 81 and low of 66 degrees.
  • Sunday: Humid with rain and a t-storm, temps: high: 75, low: 65.
  • Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 76 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Butterfield receives accolades as portrait unveiled at museu... (springhopeenterprise.com) — Wilson residents and leaders recently packed the Oliver Nestus Freeman Round House and African American Museum to unveil a new portrait of former Congressman G.K. Butterfield. Speakers praised his decades of service and support for the museum’s expansion, highlighting how his advocacy and federal funding helped grow this key institution celebrating African American history in Wilson and eastern North Carolina.
   

• POLICE: Wilson Co. captain's son charged with murder after crash into e-bike kills 2 (witn.com) — Two Wilson residents riding an e-bike were killed when an allegedly impaired driver, the son of a longtime Wilson County Sheriff’s Office captain, crashed into them on Tilghman Road last week. Wilson police have charged 22-year-old Collin McLaughlin with two counts each of second-degree murder and felony death by vehicle, citing prior speeding violations and ongoing SBI blood alcohol testing.
   

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    I have 2 push lawnmowers (not self propelled). Both need tune ups, one has locked up front wheels that need fixing. Please reach back out if you are… (Nextdoor Stoneybrook Farm)
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🗞 Nearby News

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  • Roundup: Gryphons win two doubles matches to top Northern Nash (reflector.com)
  • Mayor, others share comments about American Water proposal (reflector.com)
  • Man found dead along I-95 in Nash County after tractor-trailer collision near Dortches: Trooper (cbs17.com)

Ok Wilson! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Wilson

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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Wilson

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.