Save $221 with the coupons inside today! The Wilson TimeWEEKEND EDITIONs Online Daily • Printed Tuesdays and Fridays | MORE THAN A NEWSPAPER — A COMMUNITY INSTITUTION SINCE 1896 | wilsontimes.com | Friday, April 23, 2021 | $2 Ellis property goes to local, national buyers By Brie Handgraaf Land near the rewarding to help the Ellis es-
[email protected] intersection tate by marketing and selling | 252-265-7821 of Forest these properties,” House said. “I Hills Road definitely feel like there will be An Oklahoma investor has and Downing new development as a result of bought the former Bill Ellis Bar- Street could these properties selling. It will becue, but plans for the restau- get new life be great for Wilson.” rant have not been announced. as the Bill The sale of all but one of the “Bill loved this place and con- Ellis estate’s properties have closed, but buy- quered his mission in serving roughly 100 ers have not released any devel- the best barbecue and chicken acres was opment plans. to fine people for over 53 years,” recently sold Wilson County Register of the barbecue tycoon’s widow at auction. Deeds records show that new Tracy Ellis said. “My only hope Brie Handgraaf | owners include TJ Investments is this intersection will begin to Times and Aycock Provisions in Wil- live again.” son, several Lucama residents Ellis owned nearly 100 acres and BASE Enterprises in Rocky around the intersection of For- Mount. Morrisville-based EH est Hills Road and Downing Lifestyle Holdings spent more Street. Initially, his estate tried than $470,000 to purchase more to sell the 22 parcels tradition- owner of House Auction Co.