Twelve to participate in scholarship program
Twelve senior girls representing Arendell Parrott Academy, North Lenoir High School and South Lenoir High School will compete in the Distinguished Young Women of Lenoir County Program, formerly Lenoir...
View ArticleCapital Correspondence
Capital correspondence for week ending Sept. 4 — Veto Override Session HB392 — Arrest Warrants and Drug Screening for Public Assistance: Requires county departments of social services to verify...
View ArticleNeuse Regional Library holding library card contest
September is National Library Card Sign-up Month, a time when libraries remind everyone that a library card is a valuable possession — and the Neuse Regional Library is holding a special month-long...
View ArticleNew system making changes to Lenoir County Schools
Parents will soon have more access into their child’s education as revealed at the Lenoir County School Board meeting last week. One item on the agenda was a report by Technology Coordinator Charles...
View ArticleStudents at APA reflect on homeschooling experience
Most students travel away from home to go to school, but for others, home is their school. At Arendell Parrott Academy, there are some students who have experienced both of these worlds. Harrison...
View ArticlePhoto Page: 'Garden Spot'
The Garden Spot Festival is held in downtown La Grange once per year on the second weekend in September, with attractions ranging from live performances, arts and crafts booths, carnival games and an...
View ArticleClark: Sometimes, people just don’t want to talk to you
It has never been clearer than it is right now when someone doesn’t want to talk to you. Allow me to explain. Picture the year 1980: cell phones and the answering machine were still in their...
View ArticleHanks: The Will Barker case and how it was handled by The Free Press
There are fun weeks to be in the journalism business … and there are weeks like the one that just ended. Next month marks my 11th anniversary in Kinston, a place I am proud to call my home. But in my...
View ArticleThree men sought by Kinston police
Warrants have been taken out for three Kinston men, and so far the police haven’t been able to locate them. Eddie Hall Jr., 49, is wanted for obtaining property under false pretense for offenses that...
View ArticleAutopsy findings in Ackerson murder revealed to jury
RALEIGH — There were questions in search of an answer that doesn’t exist — at least, not on official records. Only Grant Hayes and his wife Amanda, both charged with the murder of former Kinston...
View ArticleLancers escape with win
A series of strong rallies highlighted the afternoon, causing the Lancers to let a set slip away in Saturday’s victory. LCC defeated Wytheville Community College, 3-1...
View ArticleLearning to give back / Names in news
Learning to give back Garrett Ward represented his fellow fifth-grader classmates recently when he joined his art teacher, Karen Hall of Banks Elementary School, to present a quilt and framed art work...
View ArticleFilling the Frame: A tree grows in Kinston
A tree grows out of a window from a vacant building on North Street as Glenwood Earl Becton takes a short cut over to the next street. Becton thinks the building used to be a bakery years ago. As the...
View ArticleMen develop solutions to lessen vibrations from riveting, win awards
HAVELOCK — Thomas Mann watched as worker after worker at Fleet Readiness Center East at Cherry Point was subject to heavy vibrations from riveting. He came up with a solution to lessen the blow — one...
View ArticleParker: Sprinkling stardust: The magic of grandparenting
Since yesterday was officially designated “Grandparents’ Day,” I thought I’d share some thoughts about that odd relationship that exists between many children and their grandparents. One...
View ArticleMeet Me Monday: Retired school teacher just keeps giving
Yvonne Jones has had a full plate for a number of years. A retired school teacher since 2004, Jones has spent her retirement doing for others. The Lenoir County native graduated from South Lenoir High...
View ArticleLocal man named brigade commander
NEW BERN — A Jones County native with Kinston ties recently taken over the most diverse brigade in the North Carolina National Guard. On June 1, Col. Dan Mills was given the rank of brigade commander...
View ArticleGovernment requests two week extension in LaRoque hearing
GREENVILLE — The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina is petitioning Senior U.S. District Judge Malcolm J. Howard for a two-week extension for a hearing regarding a...
View ArticleStudent wins right to run for city council
ELIZABETH CITY — A Greene County native fought the Pasquotank County Board of Elections ruling on residency and won. The case has received national attention and brought a whirlwind of discussion on...
View ArticleLenoir County judgments
Filed with Lenoir County Clerk of Courts Civil Division, Jun 3, 2013 to Aug 30, 2013: cvm1005 For: Xenia Thompson ($710.62); Against: Tameria Sutton cvm1114 For: Conway and Company ($726.00); Against:...
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