Smith – Manning
Kelly Ann Smith of Kinston and Jonathan Daniel Manning of Grifton were united in marriage at 3 p.m. March 16, 2013, at Grifton Free Will Baptist Church. The Rev. Van Mitchell, pastor, officiated the...
View ArticleWilliams – Davis
Taylor Renee Williams and Michael Earl Davis Jr., both of Kinston, were united in marriage at 2 p.m. Jan. 12, 2013, at Rivermont Baptist Church in Kinston. The Rev. Glassie Locklear officiated the...
View ArticleStroud – Smith
Mr. and Mrs. James Marion Stroud of Pink Hill announce the engagement of their daughter, Rebecca Lynn Stroud, to Terry Dean Smith Jr., also of Pink Hill, son of Wendy Gautier of La Grange and Terry...
View ArticleWashington – Myers
Barbara Ann and Billy Ray Speight of Snow Hill announce the engagement of their daughter, Lanetta Renee Washington of Kinston, to Michael Taiwan Myers, son of Linda Myers and Thomas Sutton, all of...
View ArticleGroff – Stroud
Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Groff of Pink Hill announce the engagement of their daughter, Melanie Brooke Groff, to Richard Thurman Stroud, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Stroud, also of Pink Hill. An Aug. 3...
View ArticleDudley – Marsh
David and Elaine Dudley of Kinston announce the engagement of their daughter, Stacey Elaine Dudley, to Kenneth Reid Marsh, both of Raleigh, son of Reid and Kim Marsh of High Point, and Debby and Jerry...
View ArticleMeyer – Speight
Mr. and Mrs. William Earl Williams of Deep Run announce the engagement of their daughter, Belinda Meyer, to James William Speight Jr. of Kenly, son of the late Barbara Davis, who lived in Middlesex. A...
View ArticleMedSource improvements awarded / Names in news
MedSource improvements awarded Members of the Kinston Appearance Commission have awarded the May 2013 Visual Improvement Award to MedSource Pharmacy, 505 W. Vernon Ave. A brief ceremony acknowledging...
View ArticleBenefit concert for slain bouncer to be held today
HAVELOCK — Guitars will be screaming today at a special music festival and fundraiser in honor of slain Havelockbar bouncer Todd North. Eight bands are in the lineup for more than 12 hours of music...
View ArticleOtis Gardner: Trip shows that not much has changed in centuries
Wow! Triple wow! We just got back from 79 A.D. and it didn’t seem all that far away. We toured Pompeii and if you’re not up on your ancient history, that city was buried by the eruption of Mount...
View ArticleQueen Street estimated to reopen to through traffic May 24
The Queen Street water line project may be finishing up sooner than the anticipated May 31 completion date. The road between Emma Webb Road and Summit Avenue may reopen a week early to through...
View ArticleThe National Torch Run stopped in Snow Hill on Friday
SNOW HILL — The third annual N.C. Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics was held Friday from Goldsboro to Snow Hill. It was the first year Maury Correctional Institution’s Torch Run included...
View ArticleGC’s Bates wins high jump title
Tevin Bates is a state champion. Bates won an individual state title in the high jump at Friday’s NCHSAA state 2A track and field championships held at N.C. A&T University. The Greene Central...
View ArticleBaldwin headed to Sandhills
DEEP RUN — Ishmael Baldwin knows what it’s like to miss out on an opportunity. That’s why he’s doing everything he can to make the best of his newest one. Baldwin, South Lenoir’s dominating 6-foot-6...
View ArticleBlue Devils rout Whiteville
DEEP RUN — Errors, the bugaboo that has plagued South Lenoir in its three losses, reared their ugly head Friday in the first inning of the Blue Devil’s third round 2A playoff game against...
View ArticleCapital Correspondence
House Roll-Call Votes HB26 — Vehicle Theft Penalties: Strengthens the laws protecting against the theft of vehicles for disassembly and resale of parts and assists law enforcement in the...
View ArticlePrawns a new cash crop?
VANCEBORO — Craven County prawn farmers Don and Kim Ipock stocked Carolina’s Freshwater Prawn Farm’s three ponds with juveniles last weekend to grow a fall harvest that has a committed buyer — a first...
View ArticleClark: Here is why businesses continue to fail
You have to wonder sometimes about the state of American business. Across the board, companies consistently make the same decisions. Time after time. Company after company. Same old, same old....
View ArticleHanks: Thank you for your service, Mr. Rayford
His hands shook ever so slightly and one sometimes had to strain to hear his voice, tempered by nearly nine decades and softened by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. But Ben Rayford’s words made...
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