Senate bill would put economic development in state hands
The state government is here to help. Or, that’s what the backers of S.B. 127 believe, which defunds regional economic development entities and directs the money to the state Department of Commerce....
View ArticleLegendary prep football coach Jack Holley dies
WILMINGTON — Jack Holley, known for candor, tenacity, devotion to family and his mark as North Carolina’s all-time wins leader among high school football coaches, died Monday in his home in Teachey...
View ArticleWill to win
DEEP RUN — South Lenoir’s softball team has steamrolled its way into the fourth round, but the Blue Devils aren’t alone. Their opponent has as well. South Lenoir will put its nine-game win streak and...
View ArticleEarly morning shooting in Kinston parking lot
A Tuesday morning shooting at a Kinston parking lot resulted in three vehicles being damaged. According to a report obtained from the Kinston Dept. of Public Safety, a 26-year-old male told responding...
View ArticleN.C. deputy shoots, kills blade-wielding woman
(AP) — A North Carolina woman is dead after authorities say she charged sheriff’s deputies with a knife. The Wake County Sheriff’s Office said 33-year-old Misty Michelle Mullins was shot after...
View ArticleN.C. woman accused of trying to poison family with cheese
(AP) — A North Carolina woman is charged with trying to poison five family members after one of them refused to share some cheese with her. A statement from the Nash County Sheriff’s Office said...
View ArticleWreck sends one to Vidant and one to Lenoir Memorial
A silver Lincoln and a Carolina Ice Company truck collided at 2:26 p.m. today on U.S. 70 East at Banks School Road, according to Sgt. G.S. Hemby of the N.C. Highway Patrol. Hemby said a witness...
View ArticleKelly: Kale and Swiss chard are smart additions
Make the smart choice to add kale and Swiss chard to your plate. These cooking greens have loads of versatility, are low in fat and cholesterol, and high in fiber. Besides calcium, iron and vitamins A...
View ArticleA VFW hand shake / names in news
A VFW hand shake Jared Edwards, a field representative with Woodmen of the World, has presented an American flag to VFW Post 2771. Eric Cantu, Post commander, accepted the flag on behalf of the...
View ArticleTeen gathering ends in arrest
HOOKERTON — Misuse of a trash can and cigarette pack led to an arrest. A call to the Greene County Sheriff’s Office revealed to officers what the caller believed was drinking and drug use at 1195...
View ArticleColumn: The buzz is long gone
The buzz is coming back to Charlotte? Good luck with that. The Charlotte Bobcats on Tuesday announced their plans to change their nickname to the Hornets — the old nickname of the former NBA franchise...
View ArticleLofton signs with Methodist
Monique Lofton will leave Kinston High School next month with a long-awaited state championship. She’ll arrive at Methodist University knowing what it takes to be successful. Lofton, Kinston’s leading...
View ArticleProsecutors go deep into records in LaRoque case
GREENVILLE — Terms and definitions, facts and figures and a slew of acronyms became the topics du jour in day two of the fraud trial of former state Rep. Stephen LaRoque. Prosecutors delved deep...
View ArticleFoster parents needed in Lenoir, Greene counties
Every child deserves a loving home. Most people would agree with that, but there are many children who live in unstable homes in Lenoir and Greene counties, according to social workers. Betsie Allen,...
View ArticleKinston dentists’ oral device is having success for sleep apnea patients
“Sleep, that deplorable curtailment of the joy of life,” author Virginia Woolf once wrote. But for people who experience sleep apnea, it would be a joy to get a good night’s sleep. Peg, who asked that...
View ArticleBlue Devils advance to softball regionals
BLADENBORO — They managed less than half the number of hits as their opponent. They committed two costly errors that led to an unearned run. With momentum slipping away, they turned their season over...
View ArticleTwo arrested for break-ins
The Kinston Department of Public Safety arrested two teenagers Tuesday in connection with a break-in that took place earlier that day. Keon Hakeem Harrison, 16, and Christopher Fennell, 19, both of...
View ArticleSevere weather headed to Kinston, Lenoir County
From the National Weather Service: SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 332 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013 NCZ044-079-090-091-222030- DUPLIN-GREENE-LENOIR-PITT- 332 PM...
View ArticleAlbum reviews: Daft Punk and The Doors
New album: Random Access Memories Artist: Daft Punk Label: Columbia Rating: 4 stars out of 5 The French twosome Daft Punk (Thomas Bangalte and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo) was last heard on the...
View ArticleDeputies — Woman poisoned family’s cheese
BATTLEBORO —A woman told that cheese in the refrigerator was off-limits poisoned her adoptive family by dosing the cheese with bleach and ammonia, sheriff’s deputies said. Nash County deputies on...
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