Column: Illness, vehicle damage mar first week of school
After weeks of stocking up on notebooks, pens, pencils and economy 2-gallon jugs of Ritalin, parents are sending their kids back to school. Academically speaking, until I collided head on with...
View ArticleKinston firefighters looking to 'fill the boot' for MDA
Firefighters with the Kinston Department of Public Safety are going to be working this Labor Day weekend to assist others dealing with muscular diseases. They will be in two areas from Friday through...
View ArticleKinston man sentenced in Mexican drug trafficking operation
RALEIGH — A Kinston resident has been sentenced as part of a bust on an organized drug trafficking operation. Chief U.S. District Judge James C. Dever III sentenced Omar Fogg, 34, on Tuesday to 108...
View ArticleJury impaneled in Hayes murder trial
With those three words, Jeff Cutler — defense attorney for Grant Ruffin Hayes — closed the door on three long days of jury selection in Hayes' trial for allegedly murdering his ex-girlfriend, former...
View ArticleLenoir County testing propane-powered bus
In the face of rising fuel costs, the Lenoir County Public Schools system is looking into propane power as a means of going green. Brent Williams, LCPS executive director of operation, said at the...
View ArticleLenoir County arrest reports
The following arrests were reported by the Lenoir County Sheriff's Office: Daman F. Coward Jr., 21, 2007 Tower Hill Road, Kinston, Aug. 14, misdemeanor order for arrest/child support. Bond: $514....
View ArticleInvestigators say N.C. funeral home misplaced bodies
Associated Press North Carolina investigators have determined a Hendersonville funeral home misplaced bodies and the cremated ashes of some people. The Times-News of Hendersonville reported the ashes...
View ArticleS.C. governor was passenger in N.C. wreck
Associated Press South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley was a passenger in an SUV that crashed into a concrete pole during a fundraiser in North Carolina two months ago, authorities said Tuesday. Haley, the...
View ArticleMinistering in Mosovi / Names in news
Ministering in Mosovi This summer, the St. Mary’s Episcopal Church 2013 Mission Team traveled to the Dominican Republic to minister to the people in the village of Mosovi. The team provided a five-day...
View ArticleMojo time at Pearson Park
Although a couple of rain showers tried to spoil Thursday’s Sand in the Streets season finale with Mel Melton & the Wicked Mojos, they were unsuccessful as hundreds of music fans showed up at...
View ArticleHalifax to purchase three Florida newspapers
LEESBURG, Fla. — The media group that owns The Free Press and several other newspapers in Eastern North Carolina is purchasing three more in Florida. Halifax Media Group, based in Daytona Beach, Fla.,...
View ArticleThree-county area unemployment rates down to single digits in July
The North Carolina Department of Commerce’s Labor and Economic Analysis Division released preliminary unemployment data by county for July. Jones County ranks 35th at 8.9 percent, Greene County is...
View ArticleRetail Notebook: Plaza West Salon, Valpak
With 37 years of hairdressing under her shampoo cape, Rose Ross never expected to open her own beauty salon. But on March 4, she opened the doors to The Plaza West Salon, formerly owned and operated...
View ArticleState, defense dispute which Hayes guilty for Ackerson murder
RALEIGH — Wake County Assistant District Attorney Boz Zellinger began the state’s opening statement — in the prosecution of Grant Ruffin Hayes for allegedly murdering former Kinston resident Laura...
View ArticleRiding on the railroad
Before automobiles were a common sight and airplanes became the easiest means of transportation for long distances, trains were the choice of travel for many North Carolinians. “Railroads have been...
View ArticleFree Press Radio Show: Billy Smith, Ryan Gieselman
There are two new shows at Kinston.com for your listening pleasure. The Free Press Radio Show features former Lenoir County Sheriff Billy Smith, who talks about retirement, his favorite memories and...
View ArticleDWI arrests
Aug. 22, Pamela Delois Grant, 56, 94 Banks Road, Snow Hill, refused test; arresting trooper: G. D. Ipock Aug. 22, Juan Carlos Catalan, 34, 2888 CJS Lane, Deep Run, refused test; arresting trooper: J....
View ArticleN.C. panel recommends rules to force fracking
The Associated Press A study committee is recommending a rule that could force some North Carolina home owners to sell natural gas under their homes and farm land. The study group created by the state...
View ArticleKinston arrest reports
The following arrests were reported by the Kinston Dept. of Public Safety: Kwanice D. Chatman, 18, 1716 Colgate Drive, Kinston, July 24, misdemeanor contempt of court. Bond: $500. Arresting officer:...
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