Hurricane Isaias and what to do with registrants?
By DWAYNE DAUGHTRY – If COVID-19 wasn’t enough bad news, now the state is facing its first hurricane to perhaps make landfall on the coast of Wilmington. Yet, while Governor
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Should a teen be a sex offender for consensual sexting?
WFMY-News — There are thousands of people listed on the North Carolina State Sex Offender registry. There is a county by county list. The majority of them are not behind
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Sex offender fee advances to NC Senate
In summer of 2017, the NC General Assembly House overwhelmingly passed the Sex Offender Registry Fee bill advancing it to the Senate. House Bill 684 sponsored by N.C. Representatives Kelly
Read moreAbusing his authority, Harrison goes “above and beyond” what the law allows
By ROBIN . . . In June, 2017, a registered sex offender in Halifax County was visited by the sheriff’s office for his biannual verification check. Eight days later, and
Read moreNC should stop creating bad SO laws; set example for nation
By LOIS . . . As the North Carolina Mountain State Fair re-opens this week, one group of citizens will be denied admittance because of restrictions imposed by NCGS §
Read moreToo little, too late from the Wilson Times editorial board
By ROBIN VANDERWALL . . . While we’re happy to see that the editors at The Wilson Times understand the danger of legislative overreach when it comes to First Amendment
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