Hill – Turner
Lee and Michelle Hill of Kinston announce the engagement of their daughter, Kaci Leigh Hill, to Joshua Dylan Turner, son of Timmy and Dawn Turner, also of Kinston. A June 29 wedding will be held at...
View ArticleEzzell - McGaughy
Darin and Shelia Ezzell of Kinston announce the engagement of their daughter, Morgan Alise Ezzell, to Alex Gregory McGaughy of Charleston, S.C., son of Ellis and Karen McGaughy of Fayetteville. A June...
View ArticleBirth
Parker Shannon Ray Parker and Catherine Strother Parker announce the birth of a daughter, Rylee Rae Parker, on May 19, 2013, at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro. Maternal grandparents are Marc and...
View ArticleLenoir County 'Smiles' again / Names in news
Lenoir County Smiles again The first Lenoir County Smiles recipient for 2013 is Sarah Sever with the Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library on Queen Street. She has been recognized for "customer service...
View ArticleEvening Rotary entertains speaker / Names in news
Evening Rotary entertains speaker Bert Statum, president of the Kinston Evening Rotary Club, introduced Joe Hodges as guest speaker at a recent meeting. Hodges informed members of his experience as a...
View ArticleCapital Correspondence
Capital Correspondence for week ending May 23 House Roll-Call Votes HB241 — Blue Monday Shad Fry: Adopts the Blue Monday Shad Fry in East Arcadia located on the Cape Fear River in Bladen and...
View ArticleDrawbridge openings scheduled
NEW BERN — As summer nears, motorists are finding themselves waiting in line on Alfred Cunningham Memorial Bridge as boaters make their way to New Bern and local pleasure craft take to the Neuse...
View ArticleSurgeon general visits Lejeune
ABOARD CAMP LEJEUNE — As he surveyed construction changes at the hospital, the surgeon general of the Navy also took the time to remind staff that they’re part of “a winning combination.” Vice Adm....
View ArticleHigh school senior drowns Thursday
JACKSONVILLE — An Eastern North Carolina student who drowned last week is being remembered as a great kid who was a leader among students. Shakhym Tambu Pershey, a 19-year-old Southwest Onslow High...
View ArticleWoman accused of stealing $5.3 million from employer
BEAUFORT — A Newport woman is being held under a $5 million bond after being accused of a multi-million dollar fraud against her employer. Susan White Garcia, 42, was arrested Friday after being...
View ArticlePhoto Page: Crosley Collector
Kinston’s Ernie Hardee is a car collector. But he isn’t interested in just any old car — Crosleys are what strikes his fancy. Crosley cars were American-built vehicles produced from 1939-52. In the...
View ArticleClark: Now is a time to pray, not to point fingers
Seeing the tornadoes sweep through Oklahoma with deadly results was horrifying and amazing much like a train wreck, I suppose. Some houses were completely destroyed while right across the street, the...
View ArticleEight Eighties donate nightgowns to wounded female vets
It was a special Mother’s Day for dozens of recovering wounded female veterans at Fort Bragg as the Eight Eighties — also known as the Wounded Warrior Team — delivered 100 ‘Lucy’ nightgowns on May 9....
View ArticleHanks: A salute to a heck of a journalism instructor
It’s not unusual that a teacher makes a big impact on his or her students; look around the classrooms in Lenoir, Greene and Jones counties and you’ll find many who have changed their students’ lives...
View ArticleVets pay tribute
Early on a cold Saturday morning, local veterans turned out to honor those who could not be there. Starting out in front of the Lenoir County Courthouse, they paid tribute to those from Lenoir County...
View ArticleThis week in LaRoque: All the documents, and then some
GREENVILLE — In a case like the one against former state Rep. Stephen LaRoque, fascinating testimony and enthralling stories are not the order of the day. It’s board of directors minutes, detailed and...
View ArticleFormer Lincoln City residents hold reunion
They’re back. Many of the residents of the Lincoln City neighborhood in Kinston who left town — and those who moved elsewhere in the city following the 1999 flood — got back together this weekend for...
View Article‘This was a great season’
DEEP RUN — Tears of sorrow after the season-ending third out were quickly followed by smiles and hilarity in the post-game huddle. But isn’t that what families do? Laugh and cry together? “We’ve been...
View ArticleFilling the Frame: Easy rider
Siva Sinhal, 5, rides his tricycle after a rainstorm Wednesday at the Kinston Motor Lodge. Siva made a few circles and took off as on a runway as he navigated his course through and around puddles of...
View ArticleSettlement reached in Big Rock case
MOREHEAD CITY — A settlement has been reached in a three-year-old legal dispute involving the Big Rock Blue Marlin Fishing Tournament. Tournament President Casey Wagner confirmed the settlement as...
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