Inmate escapes from N.C. Arboretum
(AP) -- Authorities are still looking for an inmate who left his job working at the North Carolina Arboretum near Asheville. Investigators said 51-year-old John Fullwood walked away Friday. He has...
View ArticleLenoir County arrest reports
The following arrests were reported by the Lenoir County Sheriff's Office. In some cases a citation or criminal summons generated the arrest report: Tomyy Suggs Jr., 41, 3235 N.C. 58 S., Kinston, Aug....
View ArticleLearning Academy receives supplies / Names in news
Learning Academy receives supplies The Lenoir County Unit of North Carolina Social Services Association recently made a donation to Sampson Alternative School -- Lenoir County Learning Academy. The...
View ArticleAMVETS to sponsor ‘Remembrance Day’ Wednesday at Pearson Park
On Wednesday, Pearson Park will be the site for a “Remembrance Day” event commemorating the 9/11 tragedy that took place 12 years ago on American soil. The AMVETS organization will host the event,...
View ArticleLaRoque hearing for new trial pushed back two weeks
GREENVILLE — On Monday, Senior U.S. District Judge Malcolm J. Howard granted a two-week extension for the U.S. Attorney’s office to prepare for a hearing on a possible retrial for former state...
View ArticleColumn: Fond school memories of a future columnist with big ears
I believe the children are our future — and the future’s so bright, I’ve gotta wear shades. Actually, that first sentence was a total fiction. The immediate future will be shaped by (God help us)...
View ArticleDetectives testify on tracking the Hayes’ to Kinston, rounding up evidence
RALEIGH — When news from Texas led local TV stations to report he and his wife were already arrested, Grant Hayes exited his parents’ house in Kinston and began chain-smoking. That was the testimony...
View ArticleKinston business partners are up for Martha Stewart award
JACKSONVILLE — An Eastern North Carolina business created by a pair of Kinston natives that gives oyster shucking style has been chosen to take part in an online contest recognizing handmade products...
View ArticleKinston author can see to write with computer technology
Like a skier without legs or a tennis player without arms, Stan Hardison is an author of five novels and former commercial artist whose sight was greatly diminished by macular degeneration. In fact,...
View ArticleEscaped inmate captured
An inmate who walked away from a work detail in Asheville has been recaptured. The North Carolina Department of Public Safety says 51-year-old John R. Fullwood was caught shortly before 5:30 p.m....
View ArticleMarine vet raises awareness of military suicides
A veteran walking across the country is traveling through Lenoir and Greene counties today on his way to Washington, D.C. Chuck Lewis, a member of the Montana Honor Guard and veteran of the U.S....
View ArticleSuspect arrested for multiple business break-ins
The following information was provided by the Kinston Dept. of Public Safety: On Monday members of the Onslow County Sheriff's Office apprehended Earnest Dean, 35, of 319 Collin Heights Road,...
View ArticleFree Press Radio Show: Novelist, David Letterman writer Bill Scheft
On this episode of the Free Press Radio Show we talk to acclaimed author/comedian Bill Scheft. From www.billscheft.com: Novelist, columnist, television writer. During the last three decades, Bill...
View ArticleScooter, Chrysler collide
The driver of a scooter is tended to by paramedics following a collision with a Chrysler New Yorker on West Vernon Avenue in front of O’Reilly Auto Parts on Tuesday. Both lanes of the road were closed...
View ArticleCharges after car hits 18-wheeler in Snow Hill
A wreck involving an 18-wheeler and 2003 Honda four-door car in Snow Hill Monday night left both vehicles with serious damage. There were only minor injuries to the driver of the car and no injuries...
View ArticleSearch for suspect turns up crack, 1/3 pound of marijuana
Police officers looking for a Pitt County suspect allegedly found two people with a sizable amount of marijuana and 10 grams of crack. Kinston Department of Public Safety officers responded to a...
View ArticleKelly Column: Something to cheer for
Get out those tents, tables and chairs in your team’s colors, ’cause it’s tailgating time. Games are great, but as you know half the fun is in the parking lot before and after the game. Tailgaters...
View ArticleGuest column: It’s time for responsible leadership in regards to our water
To paraphrase a line from the “Rime of the Ancient Mariner” by Coleridge, “Water, water everywhere and not a drop fit to drink.” This appears to be the goal of the N.C. Department of the Environment...
View ArticleStudents awarded scholarship / Names in news
Students awarded scholarship Lynn Hill, field representative of Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society Lodge 1353, recently presented scholarship awards to three area students, Cody Dean Drake,...
View ArticleVeterans Fair set for Thursday
The second annual Lenoir County Veterans Fair is approaching and looking to provide opportunities for those who served in the military. The fair will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Thursday at Vernon...
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