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Duplin County agent honored James Hartsfield has received the Distinguished Service Award from the North Carolina Association of County Agricultural Agents and the National Association of County...
View ArticleWoman struck by car airlifted
LA GRANGE — A car struck a woman walking down East Washington Street at 9:10 p.m. Thursday. Iris Mae Lee, 56, was airlifted to Vidant Medical Center suffering from traumatic injuries to her head and...
View ArticleThree arrested in meth investigation
SEVEN SPRINGS — Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested three people Wednesday on methamphetamine charges after discovering a lab behind the residence. Three juveniles who were found at the...
View ArticleThree candidates file for Kinston city council Thursday
Kinston residents are going to have quite a few options for city council when Election Day approaches. Three more people — Teddra Hussey-Smith, Carol Ann Tokarski and William Wynn Whittington — all...
View ArticleB.J. Murphy runs for re-election; John Nix files for city council
Two candidates who continuously said they weren’t running for positions in Kinston government changed their minds and filed shortly before the deadline. At 11 a.m. — one hour before the filing...
View ArticleSecretary of Defense holds closed discussion with female Marines
U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel held a closed discussion with female Marines on what their military experience has been like during a visit Wednesday to Camp Lejeune. Hagel took a tour of an...
View ArticleNC, SC and VA volunteers to re-enact War Between the States
Musket and cannon fire are ricocheting off the brick walls of Fort Macon State Park today during the 1st North Carolina Volunteers Civil War re-enactment. About 30 to 40 men, women and children...
View ArticleOtis Gardner: I know the name of the song they sing
Zimmerman was about all there was out of news outlets these past few weeks. I didn’t follow play-by-play trial recaps, figuring to learn all about it when the verdict came down. I wasn’t disinterested...
View ArticleDeep Run woman spends summer in Switzerland
The second time’s the charm for Brittany Robinson. She taught in Henderson the last two years, but an opportunity to play softball in Switzerland resurfaced after she passed it up last year. In June,...
View ArticleWhere the wild things play
The Pepsi Splash Pad is filled with laughter, squeals and gallons of water to delight little ones looking for fun and relief from the heat. On Saturday, Lenoir County youth reflect on what they like...
View ArticleHunneke honored at appreciation banquet
The Fred Hunneke Appreciation Banquet drew about 270 people Thursday night. Co-organizer Don Boldt called the turnout at Select Foods “outstanding.” “I think that’s a real indication of the affection...
View ArticleJobs lost, but unemployment rate remains level
Though nearly 11,000 left their jobs in the state in June, only 596 are considered unemployed and didn’t make a significant enough impact on the numbers, leaving the state unemployment rate at 8.8...
View ArticleSPCA, Second Chances celebrate anniversary
Second Chances Thrift Shop celebrated its third anniversary Saturday. The store, which supports the Lenoir County SPCA, had a day-long celebration with a 50 percent off sale, light refreshments and...
View ArticleAn early look at Kinston’s municipal races
Thanks to a flurry of filings in — literally — the 11th hour this week, there are now three candidates for Kinston mayor and eight for the two Kinston City Council seats. Only a week ago, we were...
View ArticleSeveral Kinston athletes are currently playing professional sports
Every kid dreams of going pro. Only one in 16,000 high school athletes will have a professional sports career, according to a Georgia Career Information Center study in 2006. So the statistics show...
View ArticleBrock – Coltrain
Brettany Albertson Brock of Beulaville and Edward Ivey Coltrain of La Grange exchanged vows in a double-ring ceremony July 18, 2013, at the Chapel of Flowers in Las Vegas. Given in marriage by her...
View ArticleFairley-Battle
Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Battle of Kinston announce the marriage of their son, Ronnie Joel Battle of Greensboro, to Veronica Lynn Fairley of High Point, daughter of Albert Fairley of Salisbury and...
View ArticleRegister – Poole
Pat and Jane Register of Kinston announce the engagement of their daughter, Amanda Jane Register, to Brooks Livingston Poole, son of Walter and Sylvia Poole, also of Kinston. A July 27 wedding will be...
View ArticleBirth
Layton Wade Layton and Blaire Hardee Layton of Rocky Mount and son, Parker Layton, announce the birth of a son and brother, Wagner Alan Layton, on June 22, 2013, at Wayne Memorial Hospital in...
View ArticleLCC continues WWII vet interviews
Lenoir Community College once again will offer a chance for World War II veterans to record their personal war experiences and have them cataloged in the Library of Congress. Last summer, LCC offered...
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