Capital Correspondence
Capital Correspondence for week ending June 27 House Roll-Call Votes HB67 — Permanent Plates for Charter Schools: Makes charter schools eligible to receive permanent registration plates....
View ArticleCitizenship ceremony is Thursday at Harmony Hall
Twenty-six men and women from 19 countries all over the world will become American citizens on Thursday in Kinston. The citizenship ceremony will take place on the grounds of Kinston’s Historic...
View ArticlePride of Kinston passes budget
Board members of the Pride of Kinston agreed to a budget for the 2013-14 fiscal year in last week’s Board of Directors meeting, adjusting for lower funding being given to the organization. The new...
View ArticleLenoir, Jones 911 merge Monday
Beginning Monday, operators at the 911 center on Rhodes Avenue will be dispatching first responders from both Lenoir and Jones counties — part of an overall $7.4 million merger of the counties’ 911...
View ArticleMen allegedly break into house, steal TV
A television and some property damage resulted in $45,000 bonds for two Kinston residents on Wednesday. Officers with the Kinston Department of Public Safety arrested Anthony Gaines and Kyliel Jibri...
View ArticleWarrant service reveals marijuana dealing
Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office deputies failed to find the subject of their warrant but came away with a suspect regardless. On June 23, deputies inquired at a house on the 500 block of Back Street in...
View ArticleJones County school board threatens to sue the county
TRENTON — Jones County Board of Education is threatening to sue the county if it doesn’t cough up more money to operate the schools. The Board of Education has made official its appeal to Jones County...
View ArticlePhoto page: Turtle Release
On Tuesday, the North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores released three young green sea turtles back into the wild at the beach at Fort Macon. A crowd of nearly 2,000 gathered to cheer, snap...
View ArticleClark: Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act decision causes concern
It was quite a week for our nation and the Supreme Court. Three pretty big decisions came down the pike, two concerning gay marriage and one dealing with voter rights. It has been interesting to not...
View ArticleHanks: Hill formally announces decision to run for sheriff
Here are some things you absolutely need to know on a weekend when we wonder if it’s ever going to stop raining … HILL ANNOUNCES DECISION TO RUN: In a move that isn’t a surprise — other than the early...
View ArticleFairgrounds rebuilding and improving
It took hundreds and thousands hours of service to revitalize a weakened fairgrounds site seven years ago, but volunteers were much obliged. The Lenoir County Fairgrounds and its facilities were in...
View ArticleDefendants on release allegedly resume dealing
Four months after being found with 63 pounds of marijuana, a defendant on pretrial release was found at a residence with 7 pounds of marijuana. The same night, detectives with the Lenoir County...
View ArticleParker: ‘Declaration of Independence’ outlines framework for liberty
Back in March, I wrote a column discussing how 100 years ago – in 1913 – the 16th Amendment altered the U.S. Constitution to allow the federal government to impose direct taxes on the citizens of the...
View ArticleGreene County passes budget with 3-cent tax increase
SNOW HILL — Greene County commissioners passed its 2013-2014 budget last week with a 3-cent property tax increase. The tax increase is anticipated to rebuild the fund balance by $250,000. Three...
View ArticleBlooming year for the agave
Clarence Rhem has eagerly awaited the blooming of his agave plants. Bloom When his two mature plants bloomed, heavy winds and rain knocked one of them over. The buds of the agave cacti — which are...
View ArticleDeep Run Independence Day Parade
It may have rained on their parade, but that didn’t wash away the American pride at Deep Run’s fourth annual Independence Day parade on Saturday. Instead of waving flags, many in the crowd donned red,...
View ArticleEight decades of friendship
Margaret King and Hazel Marcom have been friends since eighth grade. Their friendship has stretched for more than eight decades — each are 91-years-old and they’ve worked together on-and-off for much...
View ArticleFilling the Frame: Sunny in Snow Hill
A sunflower in a field near Snow Hill catches a brief bit of sun during an otherwise overcast and damp Saturday.
View ArticleThe farm hits television
Documentary filmmaker Cynthia Hill said that whenever she and Chef & the Farmer’s Vivian Howard got together, talk would inevitably turn to the idea of doing a series about the restaurant and the...
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 here. DISCLAIMER: The following photos and...
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