Kicking off the holiday season
LA GRANGE — On a day when temperatures barely made it above 45 degrees, Lenoir County residents bundled up to enjoy the annual La Grange Christmas parade. La Grange Chamber of Commerce Director...
View ArticleDuke lacrosse accuser found guilty of murder
AP The woman who falsely accused three Duke University lacrosse players of rape was convicted of second-degree murder Friday in the stabbing death of her boyfriend. The jury deliberated for about six...
View ArticleArea restaurant ratings
The following restaurant inspections were conducted by the Lenoir County Health Department: Hwy. 55 2405 N. Herritage St., Kinston Score: 92.5 Inspection date: Sept. 27 Observations: Remember to...
View ArticleGreene County arrest reports
The following arrests were reported by the Greene County Sheriff's Office: Daniel NMN Durant, 53, 4797 N.C. 903 N., Snow Hill, Oct. 8, misdemeanor driving while license revoked. Bond: $500. Arresting...
View ArticleA ‘major decision’ in NL wrestling
LA GRANGE — When North Lenoir wrestlers last stepped foot on a mat, Shirley Washington wasn’t even born. Most of this year’s wrestling team wasn’t even walking in 1995,...
View ArticleFoundation awards grant to Greene Lamp / Names in news
Lenoir County Community Foundation has awarded grant funds to Green Lamp, which will use the funds to support the Just for Me Time project. Greene Lamp, a private nonprofit agency serving Lenoir,...
View ArticleLet the lights of love shine for loved ones / Names in news
Lights of Love provides an opportunity to remember or honor special family or friends by sponsoring lights on the Lights of Love tree on the Lenoir Memorial Hospital grounds. These tax-deductible...
View ArticleNoe – Emory
Stephen Noe of Princeton, Ind., and Henriette Whitehead of Scottsville, Ky., announce the engagement of their daughter, Stephanie Marie Noe, of Parkville, Md., to Joshua Franklin Emory, of Baltimore,...
View ArticleJones – Candrian
Frankie and Snow Jones of Kinston announce the engagement of their daughter, Brooke Jones of Berkeley, Calif., to Jeffrey Candrian of Durham, son of James and Deborah Candrian of Scottsdale, Ariz. A...
View ArticleFree cigarettes at Kinston Christmas Parade
Originally published Nov. 25, 2010: Editor’s Note: Jon Dawson is currently studying for the first colonoscopy of his life. Although this column was originally published on Nov. 25, 2010, he is...
View ArticleOh, Christmas tree!
Chris and Jenny Hatcher, of the Kinston/Lenoir County Parks and Recreation Department, decorate the Kinston Christmas tree on the lawn of the Lenoir County Courthouse on Monday. The Hatchers were...
View ArticleSuspect caught in $15,000 copper wire theft
It must have been tedious work to cut about 100 pieces of copper-clad wring from some power poles. The work might have paid off if it weren’t for the tough laws in place concerning business practices...
View ArticleSix charged in jailhouse marijuana conspiracy
Five men and one woman were charged last week for a conspiracy to smuggle marijuana and cigarettes into the Lenoir County Detention Center. According to the Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office, on Nov. 10,...
View ArticleShooting victim’s residence burgled
An unknown suspect broke into and burgled the residence of a victim of the Nov. 17 shootings on Hyman Avenue last week. Sometime between 7 a.m. Nov. 17 — 30 minutes before Colby Jamall Wilson...
View ArticleAlleged robbers target, fail to take phone from woman
Two teenagers tried, but failed, to rob a woman of her mobile phone Thursday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. The incident occurred around 12:30 p.m., and was reported to police shortly before 2 p.m....
View ArticleHundreds receive turkeys through Quinton Coples’ 2nd annual turkey giveaway
Last year, New York Jets’ defensive lineman Quinton Coples held his first turkey giveaway at one location and gave away 250 turkeys. This year, the Kinston native and former UNC football star wanted...
View ArticleSisters who died 13 days apart now buried beside each other
Two sisters — who forged a strong bond together in their lives over seven decades — died less than two weeks apart. Now, the sisters have been buried next to each other. On Oct. 31, Dorothy...
View ArticleSmall explosion in La Grange burning garage
A fire that seems to have ignited a propane gas tank caused a small explosion in La Grange that is burning a garage on the back of a home on at the intersection of N.C. 903 and Wildlife Road, near...
View ArticleAthlete of the Week: JaQuan Wooten
DEEP RUN — JaQuan Wooten made a statement in South Lenoir’s first basketball game of the season. As the Blue Devils defeated Swansboro, 63-35, last week, the junior...
View ArticleTammy Kelly: Options for lighter dressing and stuffing
Whether your family makes “dressing” or “stuffing,” I guarantee it is one of the favorites on the table. No one can make it like my Mom and we can try but there is always something missing. If you...
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