Feds to cut jobless’ checks
Marcella McClarin of Albertson would take just about any job — if she could land one. “I’m basically looking for anything to pay the bills,” she said. McClarin had been raising her son while her...
View ArticleAnother shakeup at Cutter Creek
SNOW HILL — Day 3 of the Cutter Creek Golf Classic saw another shake up atop the leaderboard Saturday as former N.C. State standout Adam Hogue shot a 6-under 66 to move to 11-under for the 54-hole...
View ArticleLiving the dream
As Marcel Duarte soared through the air over the heads of four children his eyes were focused on a single object — the rim. Odds are completing the dunk was the only thing on his mind. But in Duarte’s...
View ArticleEvening Rotary gets media update / Names in news
Evening Rotary gets media update Clark Tutt, right, along with Jim Hinnett, was a recent speaker at the Kinston Evening Rotary Club. Tutt Media Group, Inc., which has been operating TV station TACC-9...
View ArticleTwo local ladies represent Lenoir Co. in Miss N.C. pageant
Memories were made this past week. Maggie Nelms, 24, and Makenzie Sasnett, 14, both said the best part of participating in the Miss North Carolina Scholarship Pageant in Raleigh this week was...
View ArticleSnow Hill postmaster retiring after 31 years
SNOW HILL — Mike Harris once busted in a door to get inside a house in East Kinston. He was a city carrier then, delivering mail on foot in the early 1990s when he heard a moaning sound on his regular...
View ArticleMike Parker: Isaiah gives his dad unexpected Father’s Day gift
When I think of Father’s Day, I see myself surrounded by children and grandchildren — usually eating lunch somewhere. If I am fortunate, I am not the one grilling. This year had a different twist. We...
View ArticleMeet Me Monday: Change constant over two decades in fire service
Name: Ralph Culbreth Rank: Captain Agency: Kinston Department of Public Safety Joined: 1987 Promoted: 1992 Ralph Culbreth was looking at a future in dentistry. Twenty-six years as a firefighter — 21...
View ArticleKiller in Bojangles’ murder remains at large
LA GRANGE — Three years ago today, at 11:29 p.m., a person shot and killed Bojangles’ manager Ken Leefe as he left the Little Baltimore location in La Grange. And now as it was then, Lenoir County...
View ArticleHendrix takes Classic
SNOW HILL — It took Matt Hendrix and Jin Jeong three trips down the 575-yard par-5 18th — including two trips during a two-man playoff — before the two could separate themselves atop the...
View ArticleScholars are sisters / Names in news
Scholars are sisters Shanita Brown received a Certificate of Accomplishment Award in Teaching from N.C. State University in April. She is in the Counselor Education Ph.D. program and is a licensed...
View ArticleUpdated: Mugshots of people arrested in Lenoir County
CLICK HERE to view to view a PDF document that includes photos of inmates processed at Lenoir County jail this week. To access previous entries, click on the "MUGSHOTS" tab in the crime section on...
View ArticleLenoir County arrest reports
The following arrests were reported by the Lenoir County Sheriff's Office: Joseph Paul Lane, 46, 406 Caswell St., La Grange, June 10, misdemeanor order for arrest/child support. Bond: $3,365. Bond:...
View ArticleUPDATE: Rare seismic event strikes Lenoir County
FINAL UPDATE DEEP RUN — It wasn’t thunder, it wasn’t a quarry blast or an attempt to blow up beaver dams. Seven seconds after 7:04 a.m. Monday, the earth let loose thousands of years of tension in a...
View ArticleLongtime DOT division engineer retires June 30
There are 4,500 miles of roadways in the N.C. Department of Transportation’s Division 2, and Neil Lassiter has looked down the center line of every one. Retiring at the end of June, the division...
View ArticleColumn: Free Press loses another longtime staff member
To the millions of people who read the Kinston Free Press on a daily basis, Ryan Herman is known as our sports editor, sports writer and sports department. To his co-workers, he'll be forever...
View ArticleComfy footwear may present danger
As of Friday, summer has officially arrived. With the hot weather, shorts, sundresses and bikinis are near certainties to be seen, along with an assortment of flip-flops. Flip-flops have become as...
View ArticleEITC looks to be eliminated in NC
The North Carolina Senate and House have been negotiating on a tax reform plan that may not include the earned income tax credit (EITC) — which will affect many residents of Lenoir County. The EITC is...
View ArticlePink Hill man dies in collision
BEAULAVILLE — A Pink Hill man died Sunday night, the result of a head-on collision with a tractor trailer. According to the state Highway Patrol, Bradley Scott Lanier was driving a 2006 GMC pickup...
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