Former city manager gets state appointment
If you like your water clean – and who doesn’t – you have a few people to thank for making sure the people keeping it that way do their jobs correctly. Former Kinston City Manager Scott Stevens became...
View ArticleOtis Gardner: Stories that feed ageless appetities
About a week from now, three networks are rolling out a re-re-re-make of “Bonnie & Clyde.” My triple repeat reference isn’t meant pejorative but simply noting that this isn’t the story’s first...
View ArticleVeteran inducted into local hall of fame
It was a long time to wait to be recognized. Vietnam Veteran Willie Laughinghouse was trying hard to hold back tears as he listened to the description of this year’s Veteran of the Year. Somewhere in...
View ArticleMLK to close Monday for sewer work
Starting Monday, a section of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard will be shut down for most of December. Kinston Public Services will be working on sewer lines under the major thoroughfare on the...
View ArticleBlack Friday quiet in Kinston
One of the biggest shopping days of the year in Kinston took a back seat to a more convenient event for residents who came out Thursday instead. The stores were relatively quiet on Friday, but were a...
View ArticleDennis - Edwards
Larry and Teresa Dennis of Ayden announce the engagement of their daughter, Jessica R. Dennis, to Christopher B. Edwards, son of Brian and Gail Edwards of Grifton. A Dec. 29, 2013, wedding will be...
View ArticleCouple celebrates 35 years
Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Kirby of Kinston celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary Nov. 4, 2013, with a week at Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia. The couple has five children, Tracy Edmundson and...
View ArticleToastmasters hold second November gathering
The Kinston Toastmasters Club held its second meeting for November at the Kinston Public Library on Nov. 19. Robyn Jones, club vice president-public relations, led in the Pledge of Allegiance. Ricky...
View ArticleRotary learns about STEM / Names in News
Rotary hears about STEM education program STEM, which stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, is a program in eastern North Carolina and all around the nation to prepare high school...
View ArticleMan injured when bicycle, car collide
A Cadillac collided with a man on a bicycle around 4:30 p.m. Saturday in the 800 block of South Queen Street. The victim was reportedly unresponsive immediately following the wreck and transported to...
View ArticleHanks: Serving up some nuggets
Some nuggets for your perusal as you immediately realize there are only 24 more days until Christmas: COACHES VS. CANCER: Saturday afternoon, the Kinston High School boys’ and girls’ basketball teams...
View Article'Holly Days' kickoff Tuesday
The Holly Day Celebration on the Neuse tree lighting will be the catalyst that will set the downtown aglow on Tuesday night. The event begins at 5:30 p.m. when downtown shops will open their doors...
View ArticleLegislative report on Medicaid contradicts governor
Legislators wanted answers. What they got was more questions. And backers of Medicaid expansion may have found a new opportunity. An October report revealed state Department of Health and Human...
View ArticleTyson to be chosen as mayor pro-tem
Kinston mayor B.J. Murphy preached continuity during his campaign on the way to his reelection on Nov. 5. On Monday, he will make a move in the city council to maintain some consistency. Murphy will...
View ArticleNew Lenoir, Greene corporations
Lenoir County new corporations registered with the North Carolina Secretary of State between October 1 and November 30: Daniel S. Gray CPA PLLC; 339 La Grange Road; Agent: Daniel S. Gray Dempsey's...
View ArticleChargers out of playoffs
ELIZABETH CITY — Ayden-Grifton didn’t trail until the fourth quarter and neither team led by more than seven — in a game where 76 total points were scored — but the Chargers miracle run from 0-6 to...
View ArticleSale Auto Mall presents: Photos from 2013 Pink Hill Christmas Parade
The 2013 Pink Hill Christmas Parade took place Sunday afternoon. Here are some photos of the parade's participants and of those watching the parade. This photo album is brought to you by Sale Auto...
View ArticleWet summer blamed for cotton harvest’s late start, meager yield
David Collins had a better-than-average cotton harvest this year. But according to area officials, he was one of few. Melissa Huffman, agriculture extension agent with N.C. Cooperative Extension in...
View ArticleFilling the Frame: First of the month
Large cumulus clouds pass over a bare tree on Sunday, the first day of December, on Queen Street. There's 20 more days before winter begins.
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