Two people victims of random stabbing
An unknown assailant stabbed a man and a woman sitting in a vehicle on East Bright Street on Monday. According to a Kinston Department of Public Safety incident report, two people were sitting in a...
View ArticleAnti-Obamacare rally to be held today
For those looking to speak out against Obamacare, the Lenoir County Republican Party will be hosting a forum for opinions today. The Lenoir County Republican Party is sponsoring a “Defund Obamacare...
View ArticleSecond suspect arrested in rape, robbery case
A second suspect is in custody who was allegedly involved in a Kinston home invasion on Tower Hill Road that led to a robbery and rape. “That was on the 10th of August, when several black males came...
View ArticleThird suspect arrested in Pink Hill meth lab bust
PINK HILL — The third and final suspect sought in a Pink Hill methamphetamine lab investigation is behind bars. Tuesday, investigators with the Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office — along with the Beaufort...
View ArticleRetail Notebook: Family Dollar, RetailMeNot.com
LA GRANGE — Out with the old and in with the new. A new Family Dollar store opened Monday at 223 E. Washington St. in La Grange, replacing the former smaller store just blocks away. A grand opening...
View ArticleNew teacher right at home in old stomping grounds
When first-year teacher Danielle Stallings walks into her classroom at Moss Hill Elementary School on Monday she will have a feeling of déjà vu. For Stallings, the first day of school marks returning...
View ArticleFurry squirrels are a terror to power grids
One of the smallest animals around poses one of the largest problems for electric companies. Squirrels, typically docile and harmless, are the exact opposite when it comes to their effects to utility...
View ArticleRudy Bears distributed for children / Names in news
Rudy Bears distributed for children Rudy Bear teddy bears are given to children involved in rescue operations to help calm them in traumatic situations. Ron Jones, president of the Contentnea Ruritan...
View ArticleFree Press Football Show: Season preview, Brian North
The debut of the 2013 Free Press Football Show features new sports editor Jessika Morgan joining Bryan Hanks and Jon Dawson to preview all seven of the area high school football teams. Brian North of...
View ArticleGreene County arrest reports
The following arrests were reported by the Greene County Sheriff's Office: John McNeil Jr., 24, 3235 N.C. 58 S., Snow Hill, July 18, misdemeanor driving while license revoked, misdemeanor operate...
View ArticleCrime reports
The following information was proved by the Lenoir County Sheriff's Office and the Kinston Dept. of Public Safety: On July 23, a representative of White Construction reported the theft of 1,000...
View ArticleMan sentenced for illicit sexual conduct
Associated Press A U.S. embassy employee in the Philippines has been sentenced to five years in prison for abusing someone at a hotel in Baltimore. Fifty-eight-year-old Rosauro Pacubas of Manila had...
View Article16 dolphins wash ashore in N.C.
Associated Press Scientists along the North Carolina Outer Banks say at least 16 dolphins have washed up on the shores from Corolla to Avon in the last week. The Virginian-Pilot from Norfolk reports...
View ArticleChurch presents memorial scholarship
Church presents memorial scholarship Kristina Miller of Ayden iis this year’s recipient of the Alice Beech Memorial Scholarship Award. The award is presented annually by the St. Martin Guild of the...
View ArticleChurch helps with back-to-school event / Names in news
Church helps with back-to-school event St. Mary’s Episcopal Church members prepared 350 bag lunches to serve at The Gate’s Back to School Bash recently. Food was prepared and packaged at St. Mary’s,...
View ArticleOtis Gardner: Current TV stuff doesn’t appeal to me
When we bought our first television, there was but one channel to watch — if it wasn’t raining. KTLA broadcast to the little Gardner family all the way from Los Angeles. Shows were few. “Texaco Star...
View ArticleEMTs presented with awards after saving Maysville woman’s life
MAYSVILLE — Two Jones County EMTs saved the life of a Maysville woman last month. Emergency Medical Technicians Mike Jones and William Hurley Jr. were presented with the American Heart Award, the...
View ArticleUpdate: Man dies at burn center after Hookerton house fire
HOOKERTON — The man who was rescued out of a burning house on Sept. 17 and taken to a burn center died Thursday. Guy Potter, 63, was pulled through a bedroom window of Kelly Radeka’s house at 704 S....
View ArticleN.C. 58 bridge to be replaced between Kinston and Snow Hill
Bridge construction starting in September will cause drivers to be detoured on N.C. 58 between Kinston and Snow Hill. Starting Sept. 3, the section of N.C. 58 between Taylor Heath Road and Hugo Road...
View ArticleGOP, tea party rally against health care law
In some circumstances, it could be hard to get people to spend an hour in 90-degree heat on a Friday evening, but around 60 people turned up for an event outside the Lenoir County Courthouse asking...
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