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Three years ago, leaders of the City of Kinston said they would make a conscious effort to work on the Martin Luther King Jr. corridor to help bring economic growth and progress in the area. Elder...
View ArticleDerby Time
The Lenoir County Agricultural Fair held its first youth demolition derby on Saturday, as drivers competed for a $200 cash prize and trophy. Ten youths battled it out in front of hundreds of fair...
View ArticleFill The Boot exceeds expectations
When former City of Kinston Fire Captain David Ricke made predictions for the annual Fill the Boot campaign during Labor Day Weekend, he surmised firefighters would raise between $1,500 to $3,000 for...
View ArticleLet’s start talking
The Young Woman’s Outreach Center and PEACE Foundation are teaming up to encourage family communication at the Community Family Affair on Saturday, Oct. 5. Brenda McLamore, community outreach...
View ArticleGang activity spreads to social media
Boasts, beefs and bullets — what started online can end up in the streets, and what happens in the streets can end up online. Sgt. Dennis Taylor of the Kinston Department of Public Safety’s Gang Unit...
View ArticleParker: Government policy may force Hobby Lobby to close
Mandates under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly called ObamaCare, not only pits the conscience of the individual against the decrees of government, but could also mean 13,000...
View ArticleNorth Lenoir's Tucker wins 2014 DYW
Mary-Ashlyn Tucker is the 2014 Distinguished Young Woman of Lenoir County. The North Lenoir High School student is the daughter of Jan and Ricky Tucker. “This is a dream come true,” said a shocked...
View ArticleFilling The Frame: Pharoah at the Fair
Pharaoh's Fury takes passengers on a high flying thrill ride Thursday at the Lenoir County Agricultural Fair. Vendors, rides, music and entertainment were featured throughout the midway at the 58th...
View ArticleMeet Me Monday: Harper digs up history
Dennis Harper’s family moved to the Wyse Fork area around 1964. Now, 49 years later, he’s recovered about 15,000 artifacts from the Civil War battlefield and is an expert on the clash that occurred...
View ArticleOctober starts flu season
As fall allergies heighten, influenza is just around the corner. September or October is the time to act on prevention by getting a flu shot. According to the Centers for Disease Control and...
View ArticleFour added to Athletic Hall of Fame Friday
LA GRANGE --- It was Darryl Goff’s first time returning to North Lenoir since 1997. Wayne Jackson wore his East Duplin coaching hat Friday night as dozens of Hawks recognized...
View ArticleGreene Central has socc-her star
SNOW HILL --- Greene Central’s soccer team has its very own voice of encouragement. It’s someone who’s not afraid to tell the Rams to get their heads in the game or to shout reassurance...
View ArticleDWI arrests
The following driving while impaired arrests were reported by the N.C. Highway Patrol: 9-17, Hector Mena Moya, 33, 2779 Tram Rd. Deep Run, .21, Trp. W. K. Bennett 9-21, Latonya Gail Dawson, 43 414...
View ArticleUpdated Lenoir County mugshots
CLICK HERE to view updated mugshots of people arrested in Lenoir County. Subjects who posted bail before being placed in the Lenoir County jail may not have been photographed.
View ArticleN.C. lottery proceeds no longer linked to formula
by Gary D. Robertson Associated Press The General Assembly this year kept earmarking all North Carolina lottery proceeds for education, just as its predecessors said they would when they approved the...
View ArticleNew signs of rising illegal immigration into U.S.
By HOPE YEN Associated Press The number of immigrants crossing the border illegally into the U.S. appears to be on the rise again after dropping during the recession. The total number of immigrants...
View ArticleCredit unions, Woodmen Center program topics / Names in news
Credit unions, Woodmen Center program topics Two important and relatively new additions to Kinston's business landscape provided grist for programs presented in August to the Noon Rotary Club of...
View ArticleFire truck heading to Mexico
The Kinston Rotary Club donated a fire truck to a city in Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico; on Monday, the truck was loaded and prepared to be shipped.
View ArticleColumn: Smartphone blamed in buggy accident, no evidence at scene
Editor: schmevidence not a typo The telephone was first patented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876 — only six months prior to Fred Thompson patenting the telemarketing call in 1877. To paraphrase Tim...
View ArticleVernon Park Mall holding Expo and Food Tasting event
The Kinston-Lenoir County Chamber of Commerce will be holding its annual “Living the Good Life” Expo and Food Tasting event today at Vernon Park Mall from 3-7 p.m. More than 90 vendors are scheduled...
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