Retail Notebook: New Italian restaurant opening Monday
Diners with a taste for pasta, pizza and other Italian fare will be able to satisfy that desire beginning Monday. That’s when Everyday Italian will be opening. Partners Ahmed Hamed and Manager Abdel...
View ArticleStudents county-wide gathered to demonstrate projects in science fair
Chandler Carter, 13, said he remembers the time his dad went to the Dead Sea in Israel, bringing back a story about how someone can float on water. “It’s very dense because of the salt,” said Carter,...
View ArticleTaylor named 2012 Ambassador of Year
As people listened intently to hear the name of the new Ambassador of the Year, presenter Margaret Williams inadvertently gave it away by mentioning husband Jimmy Taylor. Molly Taylor was named the...
View ArticleRice takes cake for Citizen of the Year
For the 102nd time, the Kinston-Lenoir County Chamber of Commerce named two outstanding citizens. During the Annual Awards Banquet Thursday, Danny Rice and Molly Taylor became the 2012 Citizen of the...
View ArticleThey keep winning
Duke went to N.C. State last weekend with an unbeaten record and got tripped up. Four area teams who have yet to lose in league play will try to avoid a similar fate tonight. Kinston’s boys and...
View ArticleAG: Give N.C. licenses to 'Dream Act' immigrants
(AP) North Carolina's top law enforcement authority says the state should issue driver's licenses to illegal immigrants who qualify for a federal deferred prosecution program. The office of...
View ArticleFeds: 12 indicted in Southeast sex trafficking case
by RUSS BYNUM Associated Press Federal authorities said Thursday they have uncovered an illegal sex trafficking network that forced women into prostitution and traded them like slaves between...
View ArticleUPDATE: Walmart credit card thief sought (w/video)
UPDATE: The truism stands: no good deed goes unpunished. At the West Vernon Avenue Walmart on Jan. 2, a black female in a store-provided motorized cart asked a 79-year-old woman if she could hand her...
View ArticleKinston arrest reports
The following arrests were reported by the Kinston Department of Public Safety: Shamica Denise Bizzell, 31, 3779 Falling Creek Road, La Grange, Jan. 10, misdemeanor simple possess marijuana,...
View ArticleLeonard Pitts Jr.: Torture's effectiveness not the point
Does torture work? It is a Bush-era debate that has found Obama-era relevance because of a new movie, “Zero Dark Thirty,” in which torture seems to work quite well. The film, an Oscar nominee for Best...
View ArticleCitizens of the Year has worked for decades
Some years, the annual Citizens of the Year awarded presented by the Kinston-Lenoir County Chamber of Commerce recognizes a significant achievement in the past 12 months; in other years, it honors a...
View ArticleMinister's Column: Gordon Street to celebrate 170th birthday
Gordon Street Christian Church will celebrate its 170th birthday Sunday, making it one of the oldest churches in Lenoir County. To mark the church’s birthday is an annual event for us, but each time...
View ArticleLocal NAACP plans King celebration
A special event Sunday will celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., whose birthday will be observed Monday as a U.S. Federal holiday. The Kinston/Lenoir County NAACP will hold its...
View ArticleAPA student to participate in Shakespeare competition / Names in the news
APA student to participate in Shakespeare competition Seven Arendell Parrott Academy students recently participated in the school’s Shakespeare Competition. Each participant recited a Shakespearian...
View ArticleColumn: Obeying present law isn't enough for some
I’m considering buying another gun. Taurus International Manufacturing markets a .410 shotgun revolver called “The Judge” that’s piquing my interest. I have a somewhat emotional attachment to that...
View ArticleKing Day celebrations planned
It really is about peace and love. The Kinston-Lenoir County and La Grange NAACP branches sponsor their annual celebrations of the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. this weekend, with two events on...
View ArticleSchool behavior initiative credited for violence decrease
Seven years ago, Lenoir County Schools adopted the Positive Behavior Intervention and Support (PBIS) initiative to promote appropriate behavior in the schools. That initiative is likely the reason for...
View ArticleU.S. representative visits Kinston for first time since narrow election victory
U.S. Rep. Mike McIntyre, who represents portions of Kinston and Lenoir County in the newly-redrawn 7th District, visited Kinston Thursday for the Kinston/Lenoir County Chamber of Commerce annual...
View ArticleRoundup: Mt. Calvary takes out Heritage
Marcus Alston scored 22 points and added 12 rebounds and George Alston added 22 points, 12 rebounds and five assists to lead Mt. Calvary to a 67-59 win over Zebulon Heritage Christian on Friday....
View ArticleKinston boys, girls rout Greene Central
After going winless last season, Greene Central’s girls have already proven this year that they’re on the road back to contention. On Friday, defending Eastern Plains 2A Conference champion Kinston...
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