Greene County sees light in the financial tunnel
SNOW HILL — Greene County’s finances are showing some improvements, and the board has decided what to do with the returned overpayment from South Greene Water Corporation. Interim County Manager...
View ArticleKinston represented at awards show
A new magazine recently had its one-year anniversary awards show, honoring a pair of former Kinston residents at the ceremony in the process. Garry Jones and Suzette Hinton received awards for their...
View ArticleBack to School Bash helps hundreds
With the focus for many parents in Lenoir County toward getting children prepared for school on Monday, The Gate wanted to make the job easier. The community development center recently held its fifth...
View ArticleColumn: What happens when your throat locks up for three days
Two weekends ago, my throat seized up for an entire weekend. I was unable to eat or drink anything from Friday night through Monday morning. As long-time sufferers of my column already know, without...
View ArticleCat shot by unknown assailant
A Kinston woman found her pet cat had been shot in her yard Friday morning. According to a report from the Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office, she discovered her cat at around 6 a.m., and reported the...
View ArticleFormer Free Press photog donates decades of historical negatives to LCC
What do you do with 65,000 historical photographic negatives? If you are former professional photographer George Denmark Jr., you donate them to the Lenoir Community College Foundation to be displayed...
View ArticleAlleged molestation suspect caught in Fayetteville
A man suspected in the molestation of his great-grandchildren was taken into custody Friday. James Floyd Current, 86, had been visiting Kinston from his home in Pilot Hill, Calif., when the incident...
View ArticleParrott, Bethel begin 2013-14 school year on Monday
Arendell Parrott Academy and Bethel Christian Academy began the school year on Monday as both teachers and students were excited to be back in the classroom. For those entering kindergarten at APA, it...
View ArticleUPDATED 4:55 p.m. Tuesday: Missing 72-year-old Deep Run man found
After a nighttime search that lasted almost six hours and nearly 12 miles between Deep Run and Kinston, authorities were able to locate a missing 72-year-old man. According to Maj. Ryan Dawson of the...
View ArticleUpdated Lenoir County mugshots
CLICK HERE to view a PDF document that includes photos of inmates processed at Lenoir County jail this week. To access previous entries, click here.
View ArticleRemoved N.C. county official alleges discrimination
The Associated Press A New Hanover County commissioner removed from office by his fellow commissioners is alleging employment discrimination because of his autism. Brian Berger has filed an employment...
View ArticleN.C. man convicted of killing landlady
Associated Press A man has been convicted of killing a Winston-Salem woman from whom he was renting a room seven years ago. The Winston-Salem Journal reported that a Forsyth County jury deliberated...
View ArticleWhooping cough cases spreading in three N.C. counties
(AP) — North Carolina health officials say whooping cough vaccine is free in three counties where the infectious respiratory disease is spreading. The state Department of Health and Human Services...
View ArticleWhite stepping up for Jones
TRENTON — A Jones Senior junior starting on both sides of the ball is ready to step up like it’s his last season. Glen White Jr. has been part of the Trojans’ varsity squad since his freshman year and...
View ArticleReece Gardner: My look at North Carolina’s new voter ID laws
I had the opportunity to have N.C. Sen. Louis Pate, R-Wayne, on my television program recently, and we discussed some of the major legislation that occurred during a whirlwind finish to the recent...
View ArticleCity Council approves new positions for Parks and Rec
With the inmate labor program being cut throughout North Carolina, the Kinston City Council found a way to provide assistance to the city’s parks and recreation department at Monday’s weekly meeting....
View ArticleKelly Column: Still sizzling from the grill
As school starts and summer draws to a close, get the most out of these easy grilling recipes for your next outdoor celebration. Grilled Farmer’s Market Sandwiches 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided...
View ArticlePreparing to lead a team
LA GRANGE -- A previously injured Cedric Summers has one last season to blow the Hawks away. The North Lenoir running back is entering his senior year and says he's in...
View ArticleLCC foundation to raise money for Snow Hill students
SNOW HILL — Sponsors will take up their tennis rackets and golf clubs Thursday through Sunday to help raise money for Greene County students attending LCC. The annual tennis tournament was started by...
View ArticleNew DSS board members sworn in / Names in news
New DSS board members sworn in Linda Sutton, vice chairwoman of the Lenoir County Department of Social Services Board of Directors, has been reappointed to another three-year term on the Board....
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