‘Beer Bus’ takes patrons for a ride from Greenville to Kinston
Drinking and driving just don’t mix. With that in mind, a new transportation line to party in Kinston has started running from Pitt County to draw attention to Lenoir County. Mother Earth Brewing...
View ArticlePirates let it go
GREENVILLE — It was the best start against a perennial ACC team a fan could imagine. ECU finished a 65-yard scoring drive less than two minutes into Saturday’s game to take an early lead over Virginia...
View ArticleAre LCPS headed to K-8?
Lenoir County Public Schools could face an overhaul if discussions about the possibility of more K-8 schools come to fruition — and they could come to our county as early as next fall. Superintendent...
View ArticleMike Parker: World’s oldest man dies at 112 and was not a North Carolina voter
Salustiano Sanchez-Blazquez of Grand Island, N.Y., died Friday. According to Robert Young, the gerontology consultant with the Guinness Book of World Records, Sanchez-Blazquez was the world’s oldest...
View ArticleOfficials discuss Snow Hill’s plan to isolate from alternative water
SNOW HILL — A town and a county are at odds over an alternative source of water. Snow Hill and Greene County boards met last week to begin a discussion with citizen input. Because of a state mandate...
View ArticleKerr Drug to pass assets to Walgreens
One of the most respected names in the chain drugstore industry recently agreed to pass off its assets to a much larger corporation. Walgreens announced last week it will acquire assets from Kerr...
View ArticleMeet Me Monday: Ives has traveled the world
TRENTON — From facing scud missiles in Saudi Arabia to being a D.J. later in life, Robert Ives sums up his adventures rather nicely. “I’ve lived a pretty wild life,” Ives said. Ives grew up in Trenton...
View ArticleHandicapped Mt. Olive man brings a new apartment idea to Kinston
Bobby Denning runs his company without the use of his hands or legs. Last month, Bobby Denning Properties in Mount Olive opened its latest apartment building, Sue’s Bunkeroo. The apartments are a...
View ArticleN.C. men charged with stealing $50,000 in socks
AP Two Greensboro men have been arrested and charged with taking $50,000 worth of socks from a HanesBrands Inc. distribution center in Kernersville. Police in Kernersville said the arrests were part...
View ArticleNAACP plans mass march on N.C. governor's mansion
AP The North Carolina branch of the NAACP is planning a mass march around the governor's home to protest Republican-backed voting changes that critics say are designed to make it harder to vote for...
View ArticleUPDATE: 12 killed, gunman dead in D.C. shootings
ASSOCIATED PRESS As many as two gunmen launched an attack Monday morning inside the Washington Navy Yard, spraying gunfire on office workers in the cafeteria and in the hallways at the heavily secured...
View ArticleFilling the Frame: Dolls for college fund
James Armstrong of Currie stands among his sister’s porcelain doll collection, of which he is selling on her behalf as part of an estate sale after her passing on Aug. 30. Armstrong set up his display...
View ArticleColumn: Miley Cyrus promotional tour coming to ENC
The artist formerly known as Hannah Montana is coming to Kinston, Deep Run and La Grange on her new promotional tour. Miley Cyrus shocked millions of people last month with her provocative...
View ArticleGreene Co. seeking donations for Boys and Girls Club
SNOW HILL — One of the largest organizations of after-school programs for youth may be on its way to Snow Hill. Greene County Schools Superintendent Patrick Miller said the potential of opening up a...
View ArticleSix recognized in LMH’s Hall of Honor
It was a day of grand recognition for six community members who have devoted careers or volunteer hours to Lenoir Memorial Hospital. “I almost cried when I open my letter,” Frances “Fran” Jones...
View ArticleClear weather expected for Lenoir County Agricultural Fair
Over the past few years, rain has been an unwelcome part of the Lenoir County Agricultural Fair. As today kicks off the 58th annual event, though, stormy weather is not in the forecast this week....
View ArticleHayes found guilty of first degree murder
RALEIGH — It took a Wake County jury a shade over 90 minutes to come back with a verdict for Kinston native Grant Ruffin Hayes III accused of killing his former girlfriend and mother of two of his...
View ArticleN.C. couple accused of making pornography with dog
AP A Fort Bragg soldier and his wife are accused of engaging in sex acts with dogs and then posting video of the encounters on the Internet. The Fayetteville Observer reported Monday that Ruben Chance...
View ArticleMcCrory absent as NAACP protests at mansion
AP College students and other young people are planning a mass march around the Executive Mansion to complain about voting changes approved by the Republican-led North Carolina legislature. But Gov....
View ArticleCrime reports
The following information was provided by the Kinston Dept. of Public Safety and the Lenoir County Sheriff's Office: On Sept. 1, a woman on Acre Ridge Drive, Kinston, reported someone broke into her...
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