Lancers fall hard to No. 1 Louisburg
If Monday served as a measuring stick for Lenoir Community College’s basketball team, one thing was made perfectly clear. The Lancers have plenty of growing to do. Terance Christian scored 23 points...
View ArticleTragedy to triumph
LA GRANGE — Jauquaz Jones has been forced to grow up faster than most teenagers his age. At only 16, Jones has endured his mother’s untimely death and now watches as his older brother goes through...
View ArticleNorth Carolina enforcing sweepstakes law
Associated Press North Carolina law officers are turning up the heat on video sweepstakes parlors. More law enforcement agencies plan Monday to begin enforcing a state Supreme Court decision...
View ArticleSeymour Johnson exercise means more jet noise
(AP) Neighbors of Seymour Johnson Air Force Base are being warned of increased noise from low-level jet flights during an upcoming exercise. The Wayne County base says the 4th Fighter Wing is...
View ArticleLenoir County arrest reports
Latasha D. Miller, 30, 900 Zebe Grady Road, Kinston, Dec. 23, two counts misdemeanor order for arrest/failure to appear. Bond: $500. Arresting officer: G. Turner. Gina Christina Luker, 33, 321 Don...
View ArticleDistrict court decisions
The following decisions were reached in Lenoir County district court in May, 2012. The presiding judge was the Hon. Les Turner. Matters may be resolved as the result of a guilty plea or dismissal...
View ArticleKelly Column: Think outside the box for game-day appetizers
Seems like as soon as we get into a healthy eating routine following the holidays, on come the ballgames. That means lots of snacking while watching ballgames with friends. This year, surprise your...
View ArticleGodwin Column: Pros and cons of the native southern magnolia
The southern magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) is a magnificent southern native tree. It grows naturally from Virginia south to central Florida, and west to Texas and Oklahoma. This striking evergreen...
View ArticleCherry Point Marine snaps one of top photos of 2012
HAVELOCK — Lance Cpl. Stephen Stewart had a plan. But like any Marine, when the plan fell through, he made a quick decision and went in another direction. Because of that, his photograph was...
View ArticleCounty gears up for career-based month
Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs across Lenoir County will make a statement during the national month to honor them. Beginning Feb. 1, middle and high school students will have a chance...
View ArticleA fond farewell to Kinston
As we were sitting around a table at the Peach House Restaurant Tuesday for the traditional good-bye luncheon The Free Press holds for departing employees, a colleague asked me what I liked most about...
View ArticlePrison assault suspects see judge
HOOKERTON — Four prisoners arrested for assaulting a government official. Two arrested for malicious conduct, and another for simple assault. All inmates arrested on the same day, all from the same...
View ArticleSouth Lenoir residents pitch in for young diabetic girl
Emily Dunham is 7 years old. She’s suffered from Type I juvenile diabetes since she was 4. Friday, her community comes together to raise money for a specialist dog that will help in managing her...
View ArticleColumn: Area hoops currently epicenter of ENC
There’s no denying Kinston’s boys basketball program is the best and most talented in the readership area of The Free Press. But the Vikings are also no longer the only ones enjoying success at a...
View ArticleED names Jenkins new baseball coach
BEULAVILLE — Tim Jenkins is back at East Duplin High School, where he started his teaching and coaching career in 1996. And the 40-year-old Jenkins was content with just being at the school...
View ArticleSL hopes to name baseball coach soon
DEEP RUN — South Lenoir hopes to officially announce its newest head baseball coach soon. School officials told The Free Press on Tuesday that a name has been submitted to the Lenoir County Public...
View ArticleA positive influence
DEEP RUN — Heather West doesn’t play mistake-free basketball, but she does play the game with passion and enthusiasm. That eagerness to succeed has rubbed off on her South Lenoir teammates, and the...
View ArticleN.C. DMV pulls licenses of 13 illegal immigrants
by The Associated Press The North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles is canceling driver's licenses mistakenly issued to 13 illegal immigrants. Federal authorities began accepting...
View ArticleSuperior court decisions
The following decisions were reached in Lenoir County superior court in June, 2012. The presiding judge was the Hon. Paul Jones. Matters may be resolved as the result of a guilty plea or dismissal...
View ArticleLenoir County arrest reports
Terry Gurley Radford, 53, 5772 Wayne Memorial Drive, Pikeville, Dec. 27, (citation) misdemeanor no insurance, misdemeanor display fictitious registration plate. Officer: G. Turner. Kenneth Tyler...
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