Minister's Column: Big picture offers offensive and defensive perspectives
Like most of our sports, our American version of the game of football has developed over time. Indeed, each year both the National Football League and the National Collegiate Athletic Association make...
View ArticleLenoir County lawsuits
The following lawsuits were filed with the office of the Clerk of Superior Court, Civil Division, in Lenoir County, June 3, 2013 to August 30, 2013: cvd865 FIA Card Services vs. Odell Waters Jr....
View ArticleHomeless Shelter receives supplies / Names in news
Homeless Shelter receives supplies Glen Raven Baptist Church Vacation Bible School chose the Friends of the Homeless Shelter as a July mission. Cleaning supplies and food products were collected and...
View ArticleOtis Gardner: Whopper of a week brought sweet and sour news
This has been a Burger King week, an absolute “whopper.” So much news rolled into my den, I had to move furniture around to fit it in. A couple of mornings ago, a blurb hitting my sleepy eyes was news...
View ArticleAll-day fun happening at La Grange festival today
The La Grange Garden Spot Festival kicked off Friday with a concert by Spare Change as vendors were setting up their booths and rides for the evening and today’s event. Duck Dynasty and American flag...
View ArticleKinston Charter Academy closes its doors
Though the issues surrounding its closure are complicated, the simple fact is this: Kinston Charter Academy is no more. KCA board members addressed the media outside the main door of the school at...
View ArticleRams slaughter Trojans
Havelock coach Jim Bob Bryant didn’t like what he saw. He shouted at his running back. “You’ve got to cut that up inside!” Bryant wasn’t about to let a 63-0 lead get in the way of an opportunity for a...
View ArticleHawks lose in offensive shootout at C.B. Aycock
PIKEVILLE – It took a while for North Lenoir to figure out how to stop the C.B. Aycock offense Friday night. By the time the Hawks slowed the powerful Golden Falcons, it was too late as undefeated...
View ArticleKinston, undefeated record falls to Fike
WILSON—What was almost a comeback for the ages ended up just short, lost in a sea of turnovers and ill-timed penalties. Kinston dug itself a 28-point hole in the second quarter, and...
View ArticleAyden-Grifton gets beat again
AYDEN --- You just never know when Ruffin McNeill may show up at your football game. Looking to recruit, McNeill and ECU associate head coach John Wiley, occupied the...
View ArticleTaylor-Jones
Paige Beasley Taylor and Dustin Thomas Jones were united in marriage at 11 a.m. April 12, 2013, at Forsyth Park in Savannah, Ga. Escorted by her father and given in marriage by her family, the bride...
View ArticlePaddy – Keith
Jason Nilon and Vincent Paddy announce the engagement of their mother, Susan Paddy of Kinston, to Earl Keith of Fort Barnwell. An October wedding will be held at Briary Run Church. The bride-to-be is...
View ArticleHairr – Rogers
Joe and Susan Hairr of Kinston announce the engagement of their daughter, Jessica Ann Hairr, to Thomas Washington Rogers IV, also of Kinston, son of Thomas Washington Rogers III of Kinston, and Jerry...
View ArticleRussell – Edwards
Johnny and Sally Russell of Dover announce the engagement of their daughter, Amanda Russell, to Kent Edwards, both of Kinston, son of Ray and Bonnie Edwards of Leland. An Oct. 5 wedding will be held...
View ArticlePrice – Staton
Dr. and Mrs. Larry Edwin Price of Rose Hill announce the engagement of their daughter, Laura Bethany Price, to Tyler Geer Staton of Apex, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Charles Staton of Graham. The...
View ArticleCouple celebrates 60 years
Mr. and Mrs. David S. Poythress of Kinston celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary Aug. 24, 2013, with a dinner given by their children — Connie Roethlinger and husband Paul, of Greensboro; Mary E....
View ArticleCouple celebrates 67 years
Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Baker celebrated their 67th wedding anniversary Aug. 31, 2013, with their friends and staff at Spring Arbor of Kinston. The couple has two children, Sharon B. Porter of...
View ArticleCouple celebrates 72 years of marriage
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Clayborne of Grifton celebrated their 72nd wedding anniversary Aug. 23, 2013. A celebration of blessings was given by the couple’s children -- Linda and Franz Hamilton, Gayle...
View ArticleBirth
Casey Capt. Jason Casey and Jamie Tilghman Casey of Colorado Springs, Colo., announce the birth of a daughter, Charlee Belle Casey, on July 18, 2013, at Evans Army Hospital in Colorado Springs, Colo....
View ArticleHandmade comfort for children / Names in news
Handmade comfort for children Trips to the Leo Jenkins Cancer Center at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville are proving consoling for some sick children. Susan Baker and Katherine Pierce, members of...
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