Audio: Dory Hines and Brian North
On this week’s Free Press Radio Show (CLICK HERE TO LISTEN), Bryan Hanks and Jon Dawson are joined by Mount Olive College point guard Dory Hines and WCTI ABC-12 and Fox Eastern Carolina’s Brian North....
View ArticleDAR essay winner takes district competition / Names in news
DAR essay winner takes district competition Linda Rivenbark, District IX director of Daughters of the American Revolution, recently presented Belinda Y Hu a check as the District IX winner of the DAR...
View ArticleFirst county health fair scheduled for Saturday in Jones County
TRENTON — The Jones County Health Department will sponsor the county’s first health fair Saturday. The Community Health Fair is a free event held at the Jones County Civic Center. In his first couple...
View ArticleRefashioned abortion bill approved by House
It’s four parts abortion restrictions and regulations, one part motorcycle safety provisions and one part miscellaneous. The abortion bill that passed the state House of Representatives by a 74-41...
View ArticleCoples Community Weekend starts today
Only a one-day event a year ago, the second annual Quinton Coples Community Weekend — now a three-day event held at sites all over the city — begins at 9 a.m. today at Teachers Memorial Gymnasium....
View ArticleAdrien Meadows files for mayor of Kinston
A new candidate has entered the mayoral race in Kinston. Adrien Meadows — who currently works at the Smithfield Plant in Kinston — filed for mayor of the city right before the Lenoir County Board of...
View ArticleRetail Notebook: Turquoise Boutique, Kinston Wheel Aligning Service
A selection of fashionable clothing in bright summer colors is available downtown in a new women’s clothing shop. Blaire Cooke, 28, opened the Turquoise Boutique on May 4 at 408 N. Herritage St. in...
View ArticleFish kill observed in Neuse River
NEW BERN — A fish kill along the south shore of the Neuse River this week is one of those good news-bad news situations, according to Rick Dove. The good news? As fish kills go, it was pretty small....
View ArticleJoint operation leads to seizure of 21 marijuana plants
A joint operation between the Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office and the N.C. State Highway Patrol has resulted in the seizure of 21 marijuana plants with an estimated street value of $105,000. As a...
View ArticleLaw enforcement takes in bumper crop of marijuana
If you smoke marijuana in Lenoir County, your supply may have gone dry sometime in the past four weeks. There’s a reason for that. “I truthfully believe that we are finding more of it because since...
View ArticleN.C. House approves abortion legislation
(AP) — Republican lawmakers pushed ahead Thursday with their demand for new rules at North Carolina's abortion clinics, saying they will make the procedure safer for women. Opponents argued it was...
View ArticleLenoir County arrest reports
The following arrests were reported by the Lenoir County Sheriff's Office: Donald Allen Day II, 31, 5153 Eubanks Road, Kinston, June 27, misdemeanor fail to wear seat belt, misdemeanor driving while...
View ArticleKinston arrest reports
The following arrests were reported by the Kinston Dept. of Public Safety: Anthony Gaines, 23, 1716 Colgate Drive, Kinston, June 26, felony burglary, felony possessing/concealing stolen property....
View ArticleGreene County arrest reports
The following arrests were reported by the Greene County Sheriff's Office: Cecil Devon Blount, 26, 116 Edgemont Drive, Lot 3, Snow Hill, June 3, misdemeanor order for arrests/driving while license...
View ArticleCrime reports
The following information was provided by the Kinston Dept. of Public Safety and the Lenoir County Sheriff's Office: On June 29, a woman on N.C. 11/55 South, Kinston, reported her boyfriend pushed...
View ArticleOtis Gardner: In hindsight, their generational disconnect is understandable
My summers in Havelock through the 1950s were mostly about beaches and music. We’d moved to Cherry Point from California at the insistence of the Marine Corps, and I fell in love with our beaches. My...
View ArticleMcCrory walks among protestors in New Bern
“When I need a shot of adrenaline, I come to New Bern,” said N.C. Gov. Pat McCrory Friday, who flew into town for a campaign promised “Main Street Tour.” Before he sat down for lunch at Capt. Ratty’s...
View ArticleLa Grange Garden Spot Festival set for Sept. 6-7
LA GRANGE — One of the premiere events in the town of La Grange will be held from Sept. 6-7. The La Grange Chamber of Commerce will host the annual Garden Spot Festival, which has been a staple in the...
View ArticleAckerson father lodges civil suit against accused killers
The father of murdered former Kinston resident Laura Ackerson wants to take her suspected killers for all they’ve got. Wednesday, a battery and wrongful death lawsuit was filed against Grant Ruffin...
View ArticleChurch supports Ronald McDonald House
Church supports Ronald McDonald House Members of the Southwood Ruritan Club made their yearly trip to the Ronald McDonald House in Greenville June 1 to deliver 120 pounds of tabs and prepare a...
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