Lions Water Adventure Park successful in its first year
When the Lions Water Adventure Park at the Woodmen Community Center opened Memorial Day, most observers expected the park to be popular. Still, many couldn’t have fathomed the amount of people who...
View ArticleColumn: Big win for Bills against Panthers
I tuned into my first Panthers game since I’ve lived in North Carolina at just the right time Sunday. The Panthers were tied at 14 against the Bills at Ralph Wilson Stadium, so I...
View ArticleNorth Lenoir to induct four into its sports hall of fame
LA GRANGE — Friday night at halftime of its non-conference football game with East Duplin, North Lenoir will induct four men into its sports hall of fame. PAUL DUNN III Paul Dunn III has been either...
View ArticlePrep football Week 5 preview
KINSTON (2-2) at GREENVILLE ROSE (4-0) A longtime traditional rivalry will be renewed tonight in Greenville as Kinston travels to Pitt County to take on an undefeated Rose team. Kinston and Rose...
View ArticleArea McDonald's to fly POW-MIA flag on Remembrance Day
A solemn shadow will be cast over three Kinston McDonald’s locations today as people remember prisoners of war and those who are missing in action. The flags are being flown as part of a partnership...
View ArticleKinston Noon Rotary donates $10,000 to Backpack Buddies
Backpack Buddies received a boost in the form of a $10,000 donation by the Kinston Noon Rotary Club on Thursday. Backpack Buddies provides weekend food for students who are eligible for free and...
View ArticleBlue Devils capture win
LA GRANGE --- As the Hawks exited the court Thursday wiping subtle tears from their faces, Heather Carson reminded her team the loss to inner-county rival South Lenoir did not break them....
View ArticleRetail Notebook: Badcock Home Furniture, Christian Brothers Funeral Home and...
A store with roots that go back to 1904 has opened in the former Staple’s building. Badcock Home Furniture & more opened for business on July 7, making it the 310th Badcock store in eight states....
View ArticleVirtual experience helps caregivers deal with dementia patients
Every morning, hundreds of thousands of people make a pot of coffee, pour a glass of juice and fix a bowl of cereal and milk. Easy, right? But for an increasing number of people, even one of those...
View ArticleRural Center shakeup may significantly impact Lenoir County
The entity responsible for $16.5 million in business investment and at least 2,133 jobs between 1990 and January 2013 in Lenoir County took its next step in a massive reorganization. The General...
View ArticleFoundation awards Jones scholarship / Names in news
Foundation awards Jones scholarship Meredith Carraway of Walstonburg has been awarded the Cindy Jones Memorial Scholarship by the Lenoir Memorial Foundation. She will graduate this fall, a semester...
View ArticleNorth Lenoir Hall of Fame inductee Wayne Jackson visits the Free Press...
On this week's episode Bryan Hanks and Jessika Morgan talk to Wayne Jackson, who will be inducted into the North Lenoir Athletic Hall of Fame on Friday. CLICK HERE to listen to the show.
View ArticleOtis Gardner: Mapping out future high points
My years are like roller coasters. I always have something planned to look forward to, slowly climbing a calendar day by day. Finally reaching the date is immediately followed by the accelerating rush...
View ArticleKinston pianist to perform with new CD on Saturday
Clay Whittington will be coming home to Kinston today to release his debut album, Hymnprov. Whittington, a Kinston native living in Wilmington, will be performing improvisational hymns at 7 p.m. at...
View ArticleENC pirate crew helping set world record in Virginia
The anticipated largest-ever gathering of pirates today will have a delegation of Eastern North Carolina buccaneers in attendance. The Devilmen of Cape Feare, a living history group composed of ENC...
View ArticleThe fair at night
The 58th annual Lenoir County Agricultural Fair wraps up this weekend with two days of activities for fans. Today, there’ll be a demolition derby, Coastal Carolina MX Racing, a diaper derby, a...
View ArticleSneezing? Watery eyes? Headaches? Allergy season has arrived
The sneezing, the watery eyes, the sinus pressure — for many, it doesn’t take a doctor to tell them that right now is the worst time of the year for allergy sufferers. But Dr. Barbara Goheen, a...
View Article‘Let’s Talk’ to encourage closer families / Names in news
‘Let’s Talk’ to encourage closer families October nationally is designated “Let’s Talk Month” and The Young Women’s Outreach Center is sponsoring a Community Family Affair Day as part of its local...
View ArticleThere’s a new church in town: 902 Church
The pews are filled, the lights are dimmed and the clock counts down. Anticipation is in the air as those who have come to worship await the beginning of the 902 Church service. This service takes...
View ArticleNorth Lenoir falls to East Duplin, 22-12
LA GRANGE --- East Duplin rallied from a halftime deficit Friday to beat North Lenoir, 22-12, in the Hawks’ first home game since Week 1. It was the night of North Lenoir’s Athletic...
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