McCreery will be at the Woodman Community Center Dec. 5
Fans of Scotty McCrerry will get a chance to see the country music star in person, when he performs at the Woodman Community Center Dec. 5. Tommy Garrett, program director for WRNS, said McCreery is...
View ArticlePost season football begins tonight
A few area story lines captivate the NCHSAA 2A football state playoffs this year. In the beginning, it was a sure thing Kinston and Ayden-Grifton would at the very least make it to the...
View ArticleNew Free Press Managing Editor talks Hurricane Floyd
On this week's Free Press Radio Show, Bryan Hanks and Jon Dawson welcome new Free Press Managing Editor Jennifer Shrader. CLICK HERE to listen to the show.
View ArticleMatters of Record: Lenoir County lawsuits
The following lawsuits were filed with the office of the Clerk of Superior Court, Civil Division, in Lenoir County, October 1, 2013 to October 31, 2013: cvd1063 Branch B&T vs. Melanie J. Kearney,...
View ArticleArea restaurant ratings
The following restaurant inspections were conducted by the Lenoir County Health Department: Lovick's 322 N. Herritage St., Kinston Inspection date: Aug. 14 Score: 91.5 Observations: Reminded staff to...
View ArticleMinister's column: Getting your mind in order
I remember as a young boy watching the highly cultural TV program “Hee Haw.” One of my favorite segments of the show was when I heard these words belted out in song: “Gloom, despair and agony on me;...
View ArticleHistoric building offers multi-talents / Names in News
Alison Merritt, left, president of Grainger-Hill Performing Arts Center's board, speaks to the Kinston Evening Rotary about the center. Rotary Club President Karen Sperati introduced Merritt. Built in...
View ArticleMan falls from moving car
By WES WOLFE Staff Writer 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...
View ArticleOtis Gardner: Lots of stargazing coming up
ISON is coming! ISON is coming! Technically ISON is here, but I haven’t seen it yet. I hope it doesn’t turn out to be one of those overly-hyped astronomical duds like the Kohoutek visit in 1973....
View ArticleHolly Jolly Holiday Show exceeds early expectations
When Woodmen Community Center marketing and special events director Sue Ellen Maddux planned for the preview party to kick off the inaugural Holly Jolly Holiday Show, she said the goal was to sell 300...
View ArticleStudents taught the history and proper etiquette of the American flag
BY NOAH CLARK Staff Writer Fifth-grade students in Lenoir County recently were given a lesson in the history and how to honor their nation’s flag. According to pbs.org, on June 14, 1777, the...
View ArticleCreating a winning formula at Jones Senior
TRENTON --- The air is filled with the sound of balls bouncing on hardwood and the swish of players connecting on shots. Basketball is officially back at Jones Senior High School. Coach Jason Barker...
View ArticlePrep football playoffs roundup
KINSTON 31, FRANKLINTON 27 The Vikings will head to another round of the NCHSAA 2AAstate playoffs after Friday’s win over first-round opponent Franklinton. With...
View ArticleArtist of the month / Names in the news
Elaine Nix has entitled her acrylic paintings “Blue Herons of Birdneck Point.” Great Blue Herons are a common sight on the inlets of the Chesapeake Bay where Elaine grew up in Virginia Beach, Va....
View ArticleAnniversary: Wade
Mr. and Mrs. Wade Killette of La Grange celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary on Sunday, Sept. 22. A surprise dinner and reception were held in the fellowship hall of Bethel United Methodist...
View ArticleThousands of dollars in cigarettes stolen
A mini-mart heist Thursday resulted in the theft of five cases of cigarettes, valued at $7,5000. Sometime between 1:30 a.m. and 6 a.m., one or more people broke through a cinderblock wall and made off...
View ArticleAnniversary: Killette
Mr. and Mrs. Wade Killette of La Grange celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary on Sunday, Sept. 22. A surprise dinner and reception were held in the fellowship hall of Bethel United Methodist...
View ArticleMan drives car through bridge railing near Pink Hill
PINK HILL — A man traveling west along Ash Davis Road near Earl Howard Road in Pink Hill drove through a guard railing over a ravine at high speed. The incident happened around 5:50 p.m. Thursday. “It...
View ArticleTeach For America seeks to give students access to a good education
Teach For America, a teaching corps with a goal of helping students in low-income areas achieve academic success, has come to Lenoir County. Robyn Fehrman, director of the Eastern North Carolina...
View ArticleAnniversary: Faulkner
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Faulkner of the Bucklesberry community in La Grange celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary on Nov. 1. The couple has four children, Jimmy Faulkner of Sydney, Australia; Jason...
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