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Knights support Caswell Center The Knights of Columbus are known for their generosity and support for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Throughout the year, they are seen at...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man arrested after knife attack, SUV theft
A Massachusetts man is in jail after allegedly making off with cash, jewelry, and a GMC Envoy. The Kinston Department of Public Safety reports Karl Lee Covington Jr., 21, entered The Tobacco Cove on...
View ArticleColumn: Reggie will not convert me to a Clippers fan
Now would be the time to jump off the L.A. Lakers fan-wagon and join forces with the L.A. Clippers. I could never plant a thought like this in my mind without the help of my hating, crass peers who...
View ArticleBuilding something bigger than basketball
It’s not about winning. It’s not about basketball. Roger Jones had something else in mind when he started JYRIC (Jones Youth Roundball Instructional Camp), a sports and education program geared for...
View ArticleReece Gardner: It's not easy to enact legislation that the GOP might want
One of my guests on my television show this week was N.C. Rep. John Bell. We discussed a number of significant events that have occurred and are occurring in the current legislative session, which is...
View ArticleJackson Heights fire remains under investigation
Last news Tuesday afternoon was there was no news regarding the fire that tore through a Jackson Heights business Monday night. Shortly after 8:30 p.m. Monday night, Sandy Bottom Volunteer Fire...
View ArticleFree Press teams up with Red Cross blood drive
Blood was pumping at Northwest Christian Church on Carey Road — but not from exercise. Instead, The Free Press and American Red Cross staged a blood drive on Tuesday in an attempt to save lives and...
View ArticleHunneke banquet postponed
The Committee for the Fred Hunneke Appreciation Banquet has announced the postponement of the event that was set for Thursday, due to unforeseen circumstances. The banquet, to support the...
View ArticleMarks files for Kinston mayor
It’s official: There will be a race for the mayor’s office in Kinston. John Allen Marks Jr. — pastor and founder of Increasing the Praise Ministries on North Queen Street — filed at the Lenoir County...
View ArticleMother, daughter reflect on 20th anniversary of shooting
SNOW HILL — On July 10, 1993, 6-year old Talonda Lanier was sleeping in the back seat of her mother’s — Saidat Lanier — car, as the two made their way to Fort Hood, Texas, from Snow Hill. They had...
View ArticleAlbum reviews: Carolina Still and Freddie Hubbard
New album: The Color of Rust Artist: Carolina Still Label: Rusty Knuckles Music Rating: 5 stars out of 5 Carolina Still’s new album “The Color of Rust” is an impressive blend of bluegrass/country...
View ArticleLa Grange Arts Center to host summer art camp
LA GRANGE — An annual summer art camp is being offered again this year for children ages 7 to 11. The class will be held from 9 a.m. to noon July 22-26 at the La Grange Arts Center on North Caswell...
View ArticleHighway Patrol reports 13 deaths result from 12 collisions July 4 weekend
According to the state Department of Public Safety, 13 people lost their lives in 12 motor vehicle accidents during the Independence Day holiday period, but Lenoir and Jones counties were spared....
View ArticleSecond sensational summer weekend starts Friday
Several local entities and the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources have combined to offer summer family fun that is budget friendly, with an array of activities all across Kinston and...
View ArticleKinston to spray for mosquitoes
Talk of flooding in the city of Kinston has started to subside, along with the abundance of rainfall that has fallen across the area. Even though the sun is out more frequently, the city is focusing...
View ArticleColumn: Recording industry bans ‘N’ and ‘R’ words
In a surprise move on Wednesday, the National Recording Association announced it will no longer tolerate the use of racial slurs on albums bearing its logo. “The big one is of course the ‘N’ word,”...
View ArticleNeuseway campground is all rained out
Driven on by the heavy rain, the Neuse River has continued to swell toward — and eventually over — its banks in the past days. Water flowing into Neuseway Park has caused the closure and evacuation of...
View ArticleSwinson files for Kinston City Council
Kinston has its first candidate for city council. Robbie Swinson filed for the office at the Lenoir Council Board of Elections on Wednesday, becoming the first person to run for a city council...
View ArticleObesity — More than extra fat
Joan Fields of Snow Hill lost 160 pounds and dropped from a size 28 to a size 8. “I was so large, I really couldn’t exercise,” she said. “I didn’t feel good. I felt bad all the time. I had absolutely...
View ArticlePost 43 falls in semifinals
Kinston Post 43 wasn’t able to lead the American Legion Area I playoffs series this time around, but manager Ronnie Battle said the club isn’t out just yet. Kinston fell to Wilson Post 13, 4-3, in the...
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