Column: North Carolina is on the precipice of good things
I believe that North Carolina has the potential of becoming the “Why Not” state this year. You’ve probably heard the story how one person looked at a situation as it was and asked, “Why?”, while...
View ArticleDoctor donates family portrait of Caswell founder
A painting of the founder of the Caswell Developmental Center now hangs at the Center’s Museum & Visitors Center on Vernon Avenue. Dr. Ira Hardy IV of Kinston donated the portrait of his ancestor,...
View ArticleGreene manager making more budget revisions
SNOW HILL — Chairman Jack Edmondson spoke up about Greene County’s budget woes at the commissioners’ meeting Monday night. “Right now,” he said, “Greene County is in bad shape and it’s going to take...
View ArticleDiscovery Insurance embezzlement case rolls on
On-lookers get another month to debate the final outcome of the Discovery Insurance Company embezzlement trial. Assistant District Attorney Imelda Pate asked for the cases of Melvin Lyle Quinn,...
View ArticleGoodman sentenced on 10th DWI-related conviction
Eleven years, eight driving-while-impaired convictions and two habitual impaired driving convictions later, Jammie Lynn Goodman returns to state prison with more than four years left to serve....
View ArticleFour hurt in wreck
Several people were hurt Tuesday afternoon when their vehicles crashed into each other — causing one to flip on its roof — at the intersection of Rhem Street and West Highland Avenue. A Nissan...
View ArticleMcCrory stresses cooperation as he seeks to tackle state's issues
NEW BERN — Newly-inaugurated Gov. Pat McCrory urged a gathering of Eastern North Carolina residents, elected officials, business leaders and more to work together, regardless of political stripe, as...
View ArticleKinston boys, girls handle Tarboro
TARBORO — Tarboro’s first half statistics told the entire story of its Eastern Plains 2A Conference contest with Kinston on Tuesday: Nine points, 21 turnovers, 31-point halftime deficit. Kinston...
View ArticleSouth Lenoir sweeps Monarchs
DEEP RUN — Jacksonville Northside was ranked fourth in the season’s first NCPreps.com statewide 2A high school boys basketball poll released on Monday. Thanks to South Lenoir, the Monarchs’ time as...
View ArticleState sets record with number of meth labs busted last year
The Associated Press State police busted a record number of meth labs in 2012 as labs where a small amount of drug is made became more popular, North Carolina's attorney general said Tuesday....
View ArticleBody found in N.C. is that of Florida man
The Associated Press The body of a man found in a ditch in North Carolina has been identified as that of a Florida man. The Robeson County sheriff's office says the body found late last week is...
View ArticleUPDATE: Gas leak causes North Lenoir evacuation
UPDATE: 10:30 p.m. A gas leak at North Lenoir High School resulted in everyone clearing out of the buildings Wednesday morning. Classes resumed about 15 minutes later. “There was a student who bumped...
View ArticleEconomic recovery will be long, slow and hard
The most recently released labor statistics reminded us that we are in the middle of either a pre-recession downturn or one of the weakest economic recoveries in history. Either way, it’s not good...
View ArticlePower outage problem isolated
UPDATE 10 p.m. Kinston power crews have isolated the power outage to the failure of an arrestor at the Rouse Road substation, said Rhonda Barwick, director of Kinston Public Services. Utility workers...
View ArticleHistorical group plans fundraiser / Names in the news
Historical group plans fundraiser The Lenoir County Historical Association is planning a $1,000 reverse drawing for 6 p.m. Jan. 18 at the Woodmen Community Center on West Vernon Avenue. A barbecue...
View ArticleGathering Time to perform this weekend
Lovers of the three-part harmonies of Crosby, Stills and Nash should be sure to catch Gathering Time this weekend. This trio from Long Island, N.Y., has created a blend of guitars, voices and light...
View ArticleAlbum reviews: Tame Impala and The Ronettes
New album: Lonerism Artist: Tame Impala Label: Modular Rating: 4 stars out of 5 Australia has produced its share of influential rock bands over the years, with AC/DC, INXS and The Church being the...
View ArticlePicks of the week
MAC & JUICE/Kinston The Mac & Juice Quartet will be performing live Friday, beginning at 9 p.m., at The Red Room, 220 N. Herritage St. The Wilmington duo, Mac Nelson and Brian ‘Juice’ Raynor,...
View ArticleDance trophies to be decided Saturday night
ABC TV’s “Dancing with the Stars” has nothing on Kinston. Come Saturday, one of nine local couples will claim the coveted Mirror Ball trophy at the end of weeks of online voting and an evening of...
View ArticleState’s highest court to make ruling in Big Rock case this spring or summer
MOREHEAD CITY — The wait is on for an opinion by the state’s highest court in a legal dispute stemming from the 2010 Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament. The N.C. Supreme Court heard oral arguments this...
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