Retail Notebook: Green Basil, Josh Bradshaw Plumbing
There are new faces and a new menu at what was formerly Bellini’s on Herritage Street near Airport Road. Sal Longo of Tuscany, Italy, and Davida Bennardi of Bari, in Southern Italy on the Adriatic...
View ArticleMentoring the future of Kinston
Georgia Battle Summer Camp Director Ella Clarke wanted to have additional staff for her annual camp, but was amazed with the amount of effort the volunteers put into the program this year. “I wanted...
View ArticleDSS check leads to meth lab bust
GRIFTON — The ground surrounding the residence of 4906 Tick Bite Rd. is littered with trash and the remnants of life with children — a bicycle and stroller in the front yard, an empty box of diapers...
View ArticleAudio: Kinston mayoral/city council races and Deana King
On this week's Free Press Radio Show (click here to listen), Bryan Hanks, Jon Dawson and Prozac talk to Free Press government reporter Junious Smith III about the Kinston mayor and city council races....
View ArticleLenoir County arrest reports
The following arrests were reported by the Lenoir County Sheriff's Office: Larry Lydell Jr., 28, 1455 Lyle Road, Kinston, July 30, misdemeanor worthless checks. Bond: $1,000. Arresting officer: W....
View ArticleSuperior court decisions
The following decisions were reached in Lenoir County superior court in May, 2013. The presiding judge was the Hon. Paul L. Jones. Matters may be resolved as the result of a guilty plea or dismissal...
View ArticleKinston arrests
The following arrests were reported by the Kinston Dept. of Public Safety: Latasha Miller, 900 Zeba Grady Lane, Kinston, July 23, one count felony trafficking schedule II, felony sell schedule II,...
View ArticleArrest reports, mugshots
CLICK HERE to view Lenoir County arrest reports. CLICK HERE to view Kinston arrest reports. CLICK HERE to view mugshots of people arrested in Lenoir County.
View ArticleUPDATED: Two counts set aside against LaRoque
One juror’s definition of research and how the U.S. District Court defines research led Judge Malcolm Howard to set aside two of former state Rep. Stephen LaRoque’s convictions from his fraud trial in...
View ArticleFinal chance to add your Lenoir County pictorial history
Lenoir County residents have one more chance to have their historic photos of Kinston and Lenoir County used in a hardcover coffee table book. At a final session on Sunday, The Free Press, the Lenoir...
View ArticleHow does one go about getting a B.S. in panhandling?
On one of our trips to Key West many years ago, Ann and I were walking from Mallory Square along Duval Street on the way to our hotel. A scruffy guy was sitting with his back against a lamppost, his...
View ArticleFire at tobacco barn results in loss of thousands of dollars
Gary Davis planned to take his tobacco out of one of his barns today. But those plans — along with $5,000 worth of his crop and the barn that contained it — went up in smoke after a fire broke out at...
View ArticleToday’s Powerball jackpot is $300 million dollars
The biggest Powerball jackpot in the country in over two months has many Kinston residents with dollars in their eyes. According to the N.C. Education Lottery website, today’s jackpot is an estimated...
View ArticleMinister's Column: Won’t you be my neighbor?
Forty-six years ago, Fred Rogers stepped through the door of the American psyche, stooped to change into his sneakers, and sang to us “It’s a beautiful day in this neighborhood, a beautiful day for a...
View ArticleChurch presents scholarships / Names in news
Church presents scholarships Greg Cauley recently presented the Inaugural Jim and Rena Cauley Memorial 902 Church Scholarship. Recipients are Matthew Edwards and Charlie Ann Wetherington. Edwards is...
View ArticleHarrison-Jones
Ashley Brooke Harrison and Matthew Thomas Jones were united in marriage at 6 p.m. May 25, 2013, at Mike’s Farm in Beulaville. The Rev. Brian Rogers officiated the double-ring ceremony. Escorted by her...
View ArticleLenihan – Gatlin
Stephanie Anne Lenihan of Pink Hill and Joshua Aaron Gatlin of The Woodlands, Texas, were united in marriage at 5:30 p.m. Aug. 3, 2013, at Westminster United Methodist Church in Kinston. The Rev. T....
View ArticleMuzychka – Chernault
Amy Lynn Muzychka and Derek Zane Chernault, both of Kinston, were united in marriage at 5:30 p.m. June 1, 2013, at Walnut Creek Country Club in Goldsboro. The Rev. Rylan Jones performed the ceremony....
View ArticleCharlton – Grady
Jennifer Ann Charlton and William Cameron Grady, both of Raleigh, were united in marriage at 2 p.m. June 29, 2013, at Faith Fellowship Church in Kinston. Dr. Randy Spaugh and Pastor John Robert Harris...
View ArticleThomas – Craven
Andy and Beth Thomas, and Tony and Brenda Johnson, all of Kinston, announce the engagement of their daughter, Kristen Drew Thomas, to Jordan Lee Craven, son of Bill and Sandy Craven, also of Kinston....
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