The day is here
The day Reggie Bullock has waited for all his life is finally here. Bullock is expected to receive a phone call from an NBA team, and then hear NBA Commissioner David Stern call his name on national...
View ArticleTonight's Sand in the Streets concert postponed
Rain has forced the postponement of tonight's Suicide Blonde concert at Pearson Park, part of the Sand in the Streets concert series. A new date has not yet been announced. The series will resume next...
View ArticleMissing N.C. woman found lying in ravine
(AP) -- Authorities say a missing Cabarrus County woman has been found alive lying in the water of a ravine near her home. The Cabarrus County Sheriff's Office says 68-year-old Dorothy Schnabel left...
View ArticleKinston Towers residents wait out repairs
Of the 144-unit Kinston Towers, 80-90 residents are waiting out repairs at local hotels through at least the weekend. The Kinston Housing Authority initially placed about 80 residents, while KHA...
View ArticleRun for the River cancelled for next year
The Run for the River, one of the events with the goal of revitalizing downtown Kinston, has been cancelled for next year. As the Pride of Kinston agreed to its budget for the 2013-14 fiscal year, the...
View ArticleGeared up for college
Middle school students won’t forget the value of college over the summer. GEAR UP N.C. (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs), a college awareness initiative with a chapter...
View ArticleLicense checkpoint yields marijuana bust
A state Highway Patrol driver’s license checkpoint turned up more than a pound of marijuana June 21. According to a release from the Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office, two men in a black Chevrolet Impala...
View ArticleBarker moved to Brunswick jail, awaits sentencing
Former Kinston City Councilman Will Barker is spending the better part of the next six weeks in jail in Bolivia. Senior U.S. District Judge James C. Fox ordered Barker detained following his guilty...
View ArticleRetail Notebook: FatBaby’s dishes up country cooking at former Jimmy D’s
A new country restaurant has moved into where Jimmy D’s used to be. FatBaby’s Country Cooking opened at 1215 Greene Haynes Road on May 4. The restaurant was named after the uncle of Fred Taylor Jr.,...
View ArticleClippers draft UNC's Reggie Bullock
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Clippers selected North Carolina's Reggie Bullock with the 25th overall pick of the NBA draft Thursday night. The 6-foot-7, 205-pound shooting guard showed steady...
View ArticleNBA-bound Bullock comes home Draft Day
It was as if a super hero entered the double doors Thursday night. Reggie Bullock, the former UNC guard and Kinston High School basketball standout, could have been anywhere on NBA Draft night, but he...
View ArticleBullock drafted by Clippers
Reggie Bullock is NBA bound. Bullock, who decided to forego the bright lights and the limelight of television to be a part of a small gathering at the Woodmen Community Center in Kinston, was drafted...
View ArticleAudio: One last visit with Ryan Herman; interview with author Judy Huddleston
On this week's episode Bryan Hanks and Jon Dawson talk to departing sports editor Ryan Herman about his past, future, and Reggie Bullock. In the second half of the show Judy Huddleston calls into talk...
View Article‘I finally made it’
The memories of what it was like growing up in east Kinston will forever linger in Reggie Bullock’s mind. The drugs. The gangs. The hardships that come with being raised in “the projects.” But Bullock...
View ArticleOtis Gardner: Big results sometimes come from little comments
Ann and I have a project taking shape. Like many endeavors, it began with one tiny offhand comment, which is in resonance with Lao-tzu who observed, “The longest journey starts with a single step.”...
View ArticleTrenton mayor’s cousin injured in Greenville shooting spree
TRENTON — Trenton’s mayor said it was hard to believe something you only hear about actually happened to a member of her family. Darlene Spivey’s first cousin, Carroll Oakes, was a victim in the June...
View ArticleDeep Run kicks off Independence Day celebration today
DEEP RUN — Are you looking to start celebrating Independence Day a few days early? The town of Deep Run can supply your needs with its fourth annual Independence Day Parade today at 5 p.m., followed...
View ArticleGyms see fewer people in summertime
With the sun out and summer in full swing, beaches in Eastern North Carolina expect to see plenty of tourists. Many people work out in the spring to get their bodies ready to show off for the season,...
View ArticleAre electronic cigarettes helpful or not?
In the fight for better health, electronic cigarettes — or “e-cigarettes” — have been looked at as the new alternative method to people who have been trying to quit smoking. The product has been...
View ArticlePost 265 falls to Sumter in tourney
SUMTER, S.C. — Jacksonville’s American Legion baseball team managed just four hits as Post 265 dropped an 8-0 decision to Sumter Post 15 on Friday night in the Palmetto Invitational Tournament at...
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