Man wrongly convicted of murder released from jail
By Mitch Weiss The Associated Press A North Carolina man says he's excited about being released after spending 20 years behind bars for a homicide he didn't commit. A judge last week vacated Larry...
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View ArticleAlbum reviews: David Lynch, Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
New album: The Big Dream Artist: David Lynch Label: Sunday Best Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5 David Lynch is known to most as the film director responsible for “Eraserhead,” “Blue Velvet” and “Twin...
View ArticleGospel ensemble to sing for scholars
The Agnes Moye-Gilchrist Music Scholarship Fund is sponsoring the Moye Ensemble of Washington, D.C.; Maryland; Virginia; and Ohio in a concert at 6:30 p.m. Sunday to support the scholarship fund. The...
View ArticleOutdoor concerts symbolize summer’s countdown
If the weather holds, the community will enjoy three back-to-back summer concerts remaining in the 2013 Sand in the Streets series. Today’s band is Spare Change, appearing live on the Pearson Park...
View ArticleElks install new officers / Names in news
Elks install new officers The Kinston Elks Lodge 740 recently held its officer installation ceremony at the lodge. Officers for 2013-14 include Bob Moore, trustee; Pam Hirt, treasurer; Allen Moody,...
View ArticleColumn: Killing snakes and ice cream since 1921
Parrott Sutton of Bucklesberry died last week at the age of 92. He was my granddaddy. He passed at 4 a.m. on Thursday morning at the wonderful Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Thankfully, he...
View ArticleNorth Carolina’s Eastern Region becoming private non-profit
As the state government moves funding from regional economic development groups and puts that responsibility under the Department of Commerce, North Carolina’s Eastern Region moves forward to becoming...
View ArticleWoman alleges assault, declines prosecution
A Kinston woman told police her child’s father and three women assaulted her Monday afternoon. Kinston Department of Public Safety spokesman Woody Spencer said she was in her vehicle in the 200 block...
View Article4-H caps off summer program with ‘cupcake wars’
The Lenoir County 4-H ended its summer program with its own special take on cupcake wars. Kids learned about food safety and how to make cupcakes on Day 1 of a two-day event. The children were divided...
View ArticleWings Over the Neuse is Friday
One of the most successful fundraisers in Kinston returns this week. The fifth annual Wings over the Neuse event will be held on Friday from 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m. at the CSS Neuse II Site. Citizens will...
View ArticleNew elections law cuts early voting, requires voter ID
You can be excused if you turned on a national radio show talking about the state’s new election law and believed it was a local broadcast. After all, political coverage from coast to coast is on the...
View ArticleForecasters: Tropical Storm Erin should strengthen
(AP) -- Tropical Storm Erin is moving away from the Cape Verde Islands in the eastern Atlantic, and it's expected to strengthen over the next two days. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said...
View ArticleSnow Hill’s not joining county’s agreement creating water issues
SNOW HILL — Greene County and Snow Hill’s boards plan to meet Sept. 9 for a joint meeting on an alternative water project. Snow Hill’s board had previously agreed not to sign an amendment to the...
View ArticleLa Grange man hospitalized, charged in wreck
A two-car wreck on U.S. 258 at Pauls Path sent three people to the hospital Wednesday night. The accident happened at about 9:19 p.m., according to the N.C. Highway Patrol’s report, Sgt. C. Owens...
View ArticleLocal church delivers school supplies to students
As summer winds down and the school year rapidly approaches, one church wanted to make sure dozens of children were able to be prepared on the first day. Members of Greater St. Peter Church Ministries...
View ArticleRetail Notebook: Boiler Room and Oyster Bar, Tractor Supply Company
“ ‘O Oysters, come and walk with us!’ The Walrus did beseech,” goes the Lewis Carroll poem about a walrus and a carpenter who were looking for a delightful dinner of oysters. Thankfully, there is no...
View ArticleFire on South Adkin Street deemed suspicious
When Lynn Wilson was told the house next door to him was on fire, he got out of his house, which is just yards away. “Fire was coming from the attic and chimney,” he said. “I heard two popping sounds...
View ArticleCollege freshmen, parents face a time of transition
Going off to college for the first time is both an exciting and nerve-racking experience for students and parents. As the new school year begins, incoming college freshmen prepare for a time of...
View ArticleHealth Sciences Dept. pins 2013 grads / Names in news
Health Sciences Dept. pins 2013 grads The Lenoir Community College Health Sciences Department recently held its pinning ceremony for Associate Degree Nursing, Polysomnography, Radiography and Medical...
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