Column: Woman accused of stealing baby turtles
You’ve seen them on U.S. 70 on Friday afternoon. Their cars/trucks/lunar excursion modules are loaded down with skis, bicycles, fishing poles and enough Bud Light to fill the Grand Canyon. Where are...
View ArticleRaising symbol of freedom
SNOW HILL — “Imagine this,” Rep. George Graham said is a statement often repeated by Pride of Kinston Director Adrian King, “being on the battlefield, having been trapped into a zone and there’s no...
View ArticleNew laws aim to make hospital bills clearer for patients
Starting in June 2014, patients in North Carolina are going to have a much easier time dealing with hospitals across the state when it comes to bills. On Thursday, the General Assembly passed HB 834...
View ArticleLa Grange man, Mount Olive woman arrested for drug trafficking
JASON — A controlled drug purchase was nearly foiled on Thursday when an unmarked patrol car was spotted by a suspect. The suspect had made arrangements for a drug buy with an informant and agreed to...
View ArticleThree candidates, one mayor's office
The first nonpartisan mayoral election in Kinston comes between three candidates staking their claims to the most visible seat in the city. B.J. Murphy, Ralph Clark and John Marks are all working on...
View ArticleSpirit layoffs target Wichita and Tulsa, Kinston not affected
Late last week, Spirit AeroSystems announced layoffs of more than 360 workers, but the facility at the N.C. Global TransPark survived the ax. “Basically, we announced this reduction of 360 in salaried...
View ArticleLenoir County arrest reports
The following arrests were reported by the Lenoir County Sheriff's Office: Zhahaun Pauldricus Gray, 22, 1508 Charlotte Avenue, Kinston, July 23, misdemeanor order for arrest/child support. Bond:...
View ArticleKinston arrest reports
The following arrests were reported by the Kinston Department of Public Safety: Caysie Barbour Jr., 27, 90 Old Rock Quarry Road, Princeton, July 12, misdemeanor larceny. Bond: $500. Arresting officer:...
View ArticleGreene County arrest reports
The following arrests were reported by the Greene County Sheriff's Office: Tevin Dewane Bates, 18, 47 Linwood Suggs Road, Snow Hill, July 3, misdemeanor simple physical assault, misdemeanor injury...
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View Article17-year-old arrested in La Grange attempted shooting
LA GRANGE — A 17-year-old is in the Lenoir County Detention Facility after allegedly shooting at a man on West King Street on Friday. According to the Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office, Terrance Outlaw...
View ArticleKinston woman is opera star / Names in news
Kinston woman is opera star Jill Elizabeth Broadway of Elkton, Md., is a full lyric soprano who got her start in Kinston. While attending Kinston High School, she starred in numerous plays in Kinston...
View ArticleKelly: Now is a great time to buy local honey
In case you haven’t heard, honey is loaded with nutritional benefits, and that is especially true of honey produced locally. Many research-based health benefits are attributed to honey. It reduces...
View ArticleColumn: Say no to drugs
The first time I caught wind of Major League Baseball and steroids was back in 2009 when four MLB stars got caught up in a performance-enhancing drug controversy. Some form of it still exists four...
View ArticleKinston artist wins Best in Show / Names in news
Kinston artist wins 'Best in Show' Bettie Saville has won Best in Show in the Miniature Show held recently at Carolina Artist Studio and Gallery in Morehead City. Her oil painting "Where’s the Mouse?"...
View ArticleGreensboro child allegedly abducted, found in Kinston
Authorities say a child taken in Greensboro was found with its alleged abductors in Kinston on Friday. “We got word from (the) Greensboro (Police Department) referencing a kidnapping in Greensboro,”...
View ArticleUnemployment increased in 81 counties
The North Carolina Department of Commerce’s Labor and Economic Analysis Division has released preliminary unemployment data for June. Lenoir County’s unemployment rate increased from 9.6 percent in...
View ArticleWoman turns self in on charges of crack, oxycodone sales
A Kinston woman accused of dealing crack and oxycodone in 2012 turned herself in to authorities on July 23. According to Kinston Department of Public Safety documents, Latasha Donshea Miller, 31, sold...
View ArticleMan arrested on statutory rape charge
A statutory rape charge landed a Kinston man in jail under a $500,000 bond Monday. “We got a phone call from Lenoir Memorial Hospital saying there was a (patient) suffering a sexual assault (that) was...
View ArticleParents, caregivers urged to take mind of children, hot cars
A grandmother means to drop off three children at school and the fourth at day care but forgets about the young boy in the backseat of her SUV and heads to work. A day in the hot vehicle takes its...
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