South Lenoir coach Ken Grantham visits the Free Press Football Show
On this week's episode Bryan Hanks and Jessika Morgan talk to South Lenoir Coach Ken Grantham. Bryan and Jessika review last week's matchups and preview this week's games. CLICK HERE to listen to the...
View ArticleArea restaurant ratings
The following restaurant inspections were conducted by the Lenoir County Health Department: BJ's Grill 7823 U.S. 70 West, La Grange Inspection date: 9-5 Score: 93 Observations: A certified food...
View ArticleParrott falls to Cary
An evening that had all the earmarks of a momentous upset for the Arendell Parrott volleyball team instead ended in heartbreak for the Patriots. Parrott shocked perennial conference power Cary...
View ArticleLenoir County arrest reports
The following arrests were provided by the Lenoir County Sheriff's Office: Traci L. Adamson, 42, 253 Smith Grady Road, Seven Springs, Sept. 24, misdemeanor shoplifting. Bond: $100. Arresting officer:...
View ArticleTurning box tops into cash
An ordinary trip to the grocery store by a Kinston resident ended up paying huge dividends for Banks Elementary School. Frances Dickerson said she won a “Box Tops for Education” sweepstakes sponsored...
View ArticleN.C. GTP could house armored military vehicles for sale
Friendly foreign governments could begin traveling to Kinston and shopping for armored military vehicles if a plan comes to fruition. With the last of American combat troops leaving Iraq in 2011, and...
View ArticleColumn: Josh Dawson's new home
Joshua “Josh” Dawson has certainly found a family at Fayetteville State University. As he was announced as the “6-2 freshman point guard from Kinston,” during Tuesday’s starting...
View ArticleLocal pool league gets national attention
Having not even reached its third birthday, a local pool league has represented Eastern North Carolina twice on a national stage that’s been around 22 years. Southern...
View ArticleJosh Dawson is ‘Ahead of his years’
FAYETTEVILLE — Joshua Dawson knows how to win. He’s the only athlete in the nearly century-long history of Kinston or Adkin High School basketball to win three state titles in his prep career. Now,...
View ArticleTwo more charged in UNC football player probe
Associated Press A sports agent's employee and a former college football player are charged with violating North Carolina's agent law, making them the fourth and fifth people facing criminal charges...
View ArticlePolicy cancellations: Obama will allow old plans
By JULIE PACE and DAVID ESPO Associated Press Bowing to pressure, President Barack Obama on Thursday announced changes to his health care law to give insurance companies the option to keep offering...
View ArticleGreene Central's Allen Wooten talks playoffs; Hanks and Morgan offer their picks
On this weeks Free Press Football Show: Greene Central Coach Allen Wooten calls in to discuss football playoffs, while Bryan Hanks and Jessika Morgan offer their picks for the week. CLICK HERE to...
View ArticleRemember a loved one through lighted tree / Names in news
Helen Uhlig, treasurer of the Lights of Love Committee, discusses the latest entries in the Lights of Love Book of Honor and Remembrance with Ann Durusky, director of Volunteers and Advisor to the LOL...
View ArticleAdvisors at LCC help students graduate
Registration for the spring 2014 semester is officially underway at Lenoir Community College, with many students seeking out academic advisors as they plan their class schedule. Pam Mazingo, executive...
View ArticleMajority of Lenoir County Schools meet or surpass expected academic growth rate
With end-of-grade test results from the 2012-13 year about to be released, scores may be down, but there are strong indicators of academic growth in Lenoir County Public Schools. LCPS Testing Director...
View ArticleStudents plant trees in honor of veterans
Some of the children planting trees at a community garden Monday never handled a shovel before. Now they have, and about 50 trees are ready to grow at the garden and learning center organized by...
View ArticleMan falls from moving car after dispute
A domestic dispute could have been much worse as a man fell out of the back of his girlfriend’s car as she tried to get away. An officer with the Kinston Department of Public Safety responded to a...
View ArticleMoney stolen from LCC ATM
There are a number of ways to break into an automatic teller machine, but at Lenoir Community College, the method was brute force. Sometime between 11 p.m. on Nov. 8 and when staff reported the next...
View ArticleRetail Notebook: Living Well, Tractor Supply
Living Well Down East has new hours, opening now on Sundays and earlier on the weekdays. “We started opening at 8 o’clock Monday through Friday and 1 to 5 on Sundays,” Owner Judy B. Johnson said. Next...
View ArticleShrader: It's good to be back
I’m back. On Nov. 5, I was in LaGrange, Ga., wrapping up almost 11 years there and seeing the municipal elections through to their end. One week later on Tuesday, I became the managing editor of The...
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