Column: Funeral food ain’t what it used to be
Kinston may not have a thriving job market, decent infrastructure, strong tax base, affordable utilities, well-funded schools, courteous drivers or an art/music scene, but it does have food. It’s a...
View ArticleKinston Towers reopens today
Three weeks after a fire drove away Kinston Towers residents, they’re returning today. The Kinston Housing Authority opens the doors to the building for people to move back in at 9 a.m. “There are...
View ArticleGreene Co. show to bring New York back to Snow Hill
SNOW HILL — Anyone old enough to know what a music album is probably remembers Bing Crosby, his smooth crooning voice and his No. 1 best-selling hit, “White Christmas.” On Saturday, Joel Ginn, a...
View ArticleAlbum reviews: Sarah Bareilles and Curtis Mayfield
New album: The Blessed Unrest Artist: Sarah Bareilles Label: Epic Rating: 3 stars out of 5 Sara Barielles is known to millions as a former judge on the NBC karaoke show “The Sing Off,” but don’t...
View ArticleTonight is ‘Pepsi Night’ at Sand in Streets
In keeping with the Pepsi slogan, “Our Time Is Now,” music lovers of The Four Knights Band will find that their time is tonight. The Four Knights will present the third concert in this summer’s Sand...
View Article‘Golden Oldies’ to kick off Friends’ programming year
The Friends of the Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library will kick off its first program of the 2013-14 season by sponsoringThe Golden Oldies Radio Show. The program will be at 3 p.m. Sunday in the...
View ArticleSorority members honor envoys / Names in news
Sorority members honor envoys Members of the Phi Master Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi Sisters honored their husbands at an Envoy Father’s Day Breakfast June 15 at the Golden Corral Restaurant. Envoys are...
View ArticleMatters of Record: Judgments
Filed with Lenoir County Clerk of Courts Civil Division, Apr 1, 2013 to May 31, 2013: cvd348 For: GE Capital Retail Bank ($3,341.03); Against: Betty Jessie; cvm661 For: HMW LLC ($1,409.00);...
View ArticleFour sworn in as Kinston firefighters
New firefighters Jordan Craven, Austin Deaver, Brandon Harper, Brice Turner and Timothy Mooring are welcomed Thursday morning at Kinston City Hall as the newest members of the Kinston Department of...
View ArticlePackaging company expands in Lenoir County
Pactiv, an Illinois-based multinational food packing company, is expanding its operation in Lenoir and Iredell counties, creating 77 new jobs in the process. “We are excited about this expansion,”...
View ArticleRetail Notebook: Smith’s Café, Second Chances SPCA thrift store
Smith’s Café started as a country general store — GJ Smith Store — in 1936 by George James Smith Sr. long before U.S. 258 was widened. The neighborhood store carried groceries and other necessities....
View ArticleNeuse Center up and running
It’s a lot of hoopla about a ship that got stuck on a sandbar in its only attempt to get in on the Civil War. But the CSS Neuse is about more than naval warfare, and the public got its first glimpse...
View ArticleLenoir County residents take message of hope to Honduras
When Lisa Stillwell stepped off a plane about mid-day in Puerto Lempira in northeastern Honduras, she was frightened by what she saw. “There were people standing out there with machine guns,” the...
View ArticleYouth top adults in turkey competition / Names in news
Youth top adults in turkey competition The Lenoir County Hunters Association held its monthly meeting June 13, at which it recognized winners in the turkey competition. In total scoring, the youth...
View ArticleAudio: The return of Charlie Kraebel
On this week's Free Press Radio Show Bryan Hanks checks in from the road to discuss local politics and we catch up with former Free Press City Editor Charlie Kraebel. Jon Dawson and Prozac attempt to...
View ArticleLenoir County arrest reports
Tijuana L. Hicks, 36, 309 College St., Kinston, July 10, two counts misdemeanor order for arrest/child support. Bond: $850. Arresting officer: D. Daughety. Rashad Jamal Rhem, 30, 500 W. Blount St.,...
View ArticleKinston arrest reports
Victor Devon Toodle, 47, 2300 Trinity Club Drive, Kinston, July 15, misdemeanor trespassing. Bond: $800. Arresting officer: A. Walker. Otis King, 34, 801 College St., Kinston, July 16, misdemeanor...
View ArticleCrime reports
On July 13, a man on Legon Road, La Grange, reported the theft of a Chrysler automobile valued at $5,500. On July 13, a representative of a church on Randolph Ferrell Road, Kinston, reported the...
View ArticleMinister's Column: A pattern for Bible study
Nothing is more needful for a Christian than the actual reading of the Word of God. It will help us grow in our relationship with Jesus like nothing else. We will find ourselves protected from error...
View ArticleKeep rules, safety in mind if bringing dog to the beach
It’s officially summer and as families head to the beach, that often includes the family dog. Area beach towns say they welcome four-legged visitors but remind dog owners planning a day at the beach...
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