Column: Local fisherman wants in on ‘Duck Dynasty’ fortune
Think you’re an obsessive “Duck Dynasty” fan? Local fisherman Tom Meighan probably has you beat. “I have every episode of the show stored on my DVR and I carry a gallon of tea with me everywhere I...
View ArticleDance to support veteran events
Area residents are invited to an evening of food and dancing Saturday to raise money for a good cause. The Community Fun Dance & Social is being hosted by the nonprofit Veterans Challenge at the...
View ArticlePair lauded for county work at commissioner meeting
With a short agenda and very little debate in this week’s Lenoir County Commissioner meeting, the focus shifted toward two individuals who have given a combined 51 years of dedicated service to the...
View ArticleTidewater Transit receives highest national award
C. Felix Harvey started his trucking company in 1956 out of a cow barn on N.C. 11 with one truck and one driver. For the first time in its history, that company, Tidewater Transit, has won the highest...
View ArticleJones County mourns death of former sheriff, trooper
TRENTON — A person described as a “real man” by his wife passed away this week when Robert Reynolds Mason Sr. died at the age of 77. Mason was born in Lillington in 1936 to the late Wade Clarendon and...
View ArticleKinstonians weigh in on ways to avoid robberies
On Monday, Curtis Darnell Williams was apprehended by police in Jacksonville after allegedly breaking into two cars in Lenoir County and stealing a third after breaking into a home. Williams’ charges...
View ArticleUpdated Lenoir County mugshots
CLICK HERE to view a PDF document that includes photos of inmates processed at Lenoir County jail this week. DISCLAIMER: The following photos and information are supplied by the Lenoir County...
View ArticleUPDATED 4:40 P.M.: Will Barker sentenced
UPDATED 4:40 p.m.: THE FREE PRESS WAS THE ONLY MEDIA OUTLET AT THE SENTENCING HEARING FOR WILL BARKER THURSDAY IN WILMINGTON. FOR A COMPLETE STORY OF THE HEARING, SEE FRIDAY'S EDITION OF THE FREE...
View ArticleDeep Run man involved in dangerous wreck on mission trip
DEEP RUN – A local resident on a mission trip in Idaho was involved in a dangerous collision Tuesday, which left his passenger on life support. According to the Idaho State Police, John Floyd, 20, was...
View ArticleHawks fall to Eastern Wayne
LA GRANGE—For the better part of 68 minutes, the North Lenoir soccer team lived on the edge. In the 69th minute, the Hawks paid for their recklessness. Eastern Wayne’s Henry Nelson...
View ArticlePrep football Week 3 preview
Kinston (2-0) at Wilson Fike (2-0) Kinston switched up its game plan in Week 2 against Nash Central, as it went pass-heavy in the 26-9 victory over Nash Central. The Vikings drew 15...
View ArticleGreene County man arrested in Kinston on B&E charges
A man arrested in Kinston on Aug. 27 was wanted in Greene County on charges related to a July break-in. Darrin Laroche Smith, 28, of Snow Hill, was placed into the Greene County Jail on a $27,500...
View ArticleCouncil delays hearing on development ordinance
One highlight of the Kinston City Council meeting Tuesday was the further delay of a much anticipated overview. The Unified Development Ordinance public hearing has been moved to Oct. 21, after...
View ArticleRetail Notebook: The Pink Daisy, Southern Pharmacy Services
It isn’t just men’s clothing inside H. Stadiem. Lindsay Rouse opened a woman’s clothing store inside the men’s department store on June 1. Rouse, a Deep Run native, was having trouble finding a name...
View ArticleKinston Charter Academy closing its doors
When the bell rings at 2:30 p.m. today, students at Kinston Charter Academy will be leaving the school for the last time. Principal Ozie Hall Jr. said today will be the last day of classes due to the...
View Article'I am not a monster'
WILMINGTON – Less than nine months ago, William “Will” Walter Barker was one of Kinston’s political and civic leaders. Today, he’s headed to federal prison. On Thursday in federal court in Wilmington,...
View ArticleLibrary’s iPad drawing receives corporate sponsors / Names in news
Library’s iPad drawing receives corporate sponsors The Kinston-Lenoir County Friends of the Library is sponsoring a drawing to give library patrons the chance to win an iPad. Self-Help Credit Union...
View ArticleFree Press Football Show: Matt Beaman
On this week's Free Press Football Show, Bryan Hanks, Jessika Morgan and Jon Dawson review last week’s games, preview this week’s match ups and talk to Arendell Parrott Academy Head Football Coach...
View ArticleEastern N.C. community hospital to close
(AP) — A small community hospital in eastern North Carolina is closing after state officials declined Medicaid expansion under the federal Affordable Care Act. The Daily Reflector of Greenville...
View ArticleEducation board approves 26 more charter schools
(AP) — The State Board of Education has set in motion plans for 26 additional charter schools to open in North Carolina, likely bringing the total operating in the state next fall to about 150. The...
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