DWI arrests
Aug. 23, Charles Rivenbark, 303 Jack Dale Road, Wallace, 33, refused test. Arresting trooper: R. B. Kirk Aug. 27, Matthew Anderson, P.O. Box 262, Maysville, 41, refused test. Arresting trooper: M....
View ArticleBird strike causes pilot to make emergency landing in N.C.
Associated Press A Southwest Airlines spokeswoman says a jet carrying 124 people struck a bird shortly after departing for Chicago from a North Carolina airport but safely returned without...
View ArticleMan shot to death at N.C. nightclub
(AP) Charlotte-Mecklenburg police are investigating the fifth homicide in the city since Thursday. Police say a man was shot to death at nightclub around 2 a.m. Tuesday. Twenty-two-year-old Dominick...
View ArticleKelly Column: Quick and easy school night suppers
Well school is back and Labor Day is behind us, so like it or not, it is time to get back into the schedule of the school year. With ball games, club meetings and dance class commitments, it is tough...
View ArticleReece Gardner: Recent changes in Raleigh making N.C. attractive to businesses
What an exciting time to be alive and living in North Carolina! The bulk of my column today is going to be about the sweeping tax reform package recently signed into law by Gov. Pat McCrory, but first...
View ArticleDevelopmental math the focus of LCC's plan
Help is on the way for LCC students struggling with developmental math. Every 10 years, colleges are reaccredited by a regional body. For LCC, that body is the Southern Association of Colleges and...
View ArticleRaleigh detectives testify on Ackerson murder investigation
RALEIGH — Grant Hayes’ own mobile phone gave up his location. As Raleigh homicide detectives investigated the disappearance of Laura Ackerson and the whereabouts of Hayes, his wife Amanda and Hayes’...
View ArticleFormer Jones County sheriff, retired trooper dies at 77
LILLINGTON — Robert Reynolds Mason Sr., a former two-term sheriff of Jones County and a 25-year veteran of the State Highway Patrol, died at his Lillington home on Monday. He was 77. Mason served both...
View ArticleWilliams apprehended in Jacksonville after committing crimes in Lenoir Co.
The search for an alleged criminal who had many in the Woodington area of Lenoir County alarmed is over. Curtis Darnell Williams, 19, was taken into custody early Tuesday morning in Jacksonville,...
View ArticleKidnapper, rapist found dead in jail
Associated Press Ohio corrections officials say Ariel Castro, who held three women captive in his home for nearly a decade, has killed himself at a state prison facility. Spokeswoman JoEllen Smith...
View ArticleLaRoque sentencing delayed
GREENVILLE — Former N.C. Rep. Stephen LaRoque and his defense team may have another chance to defend themselves against fraud charges. Senior U.S. District Judge Malcolm J. Howard announced on Tuesday...
View ArticleAlbum reviews: Capsula and Traffic
New album: Solar Secrets Artist: Capsula Label: Krian Music Group Rating: 4 stars out of 5 The new album from Argentinian trio Capsula is probably the greatest garage-rock album to come down the...
View ArticleGrainger-Hill PAC to offer year of performances
The Grainger-Hill Performing Arts Center is kicking off a year of performances for the community and extended neighbors. Two series – Second Sunday Series and Performing Arts Series – will offer...
View ArticleGarden Spot Festival is community event
LA GRANGE -- The annual Garden Spot Festival will be Friday and Saturday in the town’s Community Park. The first festival was held in 1986. The festival will host an array of activities – from more...
View ArticleEvening Rotary hears natural farm exec / Names in news
Evening Rotary hears natural farm exec Kinston Evening Rotary Club member Emelda Pate introduced Mary Betty Kearney, from Nookerooka Natural LLC, to the Kinston Evening Rotary Club. Kearney and her...
View ArticleColumn: Johnny Football is America
I’ve been admittedly a little obsessed with the phenomenon of Johnny Football, but so is everyone else. What a difference a year makes, especially for Texas A&M’s...
View ArticleKinston coach will take season game by game
After two weeks of football, Kinston is at the top. The Vikings are the only program in the Eastern Carolina 2A to post a win this season, going 2-0 to start. For the last five years, Kinston has...
View ArticleBlue Devils sweep Monarchs
DEEP RUN --- It was probably a long, rainy ride back to Jacksonville for the Northside Monarchs. Tuesday’s game was the second time the Blue Devils topped them in less...
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