UPDATED 5:50 p.m.: Man on the lam forces school shutdown
UPDATED 5:50 P.M.: DEEP RUN — A man allegedly on the run from a state parole officer forced enhanced security Monday at South Lenoir High School. A state probation and parole officer radioed in to...
View ArticleLenoir County residence raided for drugs, robbed within six hours
The following is a press release from the Lenoir County Sheriff's Office. Free Press Crime Reporter Wes Wolfe is currently working on a full story: On December 8 around 9 p.m., Lenoir County Sheriff’s...
View ArticleCherry Energy’s ‘Fueling the Fight’ completes third campaign / Names in news
Cherry Energy, in partnership with BP North America and Lenoir Memorial Hospital, has just completed the third year of the company’s awareness campaign to educate citizens in Lenoir County on the...
View ArticleRain doesn’t stop crowd at Harmony Hall open house
Holiday cheer was rampant at Harmony Hall as the historic 1772 building was trimmed with decorations and filled with people for the open house on Sunday. “We’ve got a much bigger crowd than what we...
View ArticleColumn: Local parades should have more sirens
Over the years, I’ve written about selling copies of my colonoscopy on DVD, urging my 8-year-old to start paying rent and having my 3-year-old arrested. Shortly after hitting the send button on these...
View ArticleToday's Gear Up program to help 7th, 8th, 12th graders
LA GRANGE — Today, an event which could assist students and parents in preparing for college will take place at North Lenoir High School. Gear Up will have its Family College and Career Night from...
View ArticleResidence of weed bust hit by home invasion
Three men were arrested on felony drug charges and a woman who received a drug citation at her residence later found herself subject to a home invasion. The Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office received a...
View ArticleQuestions surround alleged jail suicide
A group of people marched from Lenoir Avenue and Independence Street to the Lenoir County Courthouse in the rain protesting the alleged suicide of inmate Matthew Powell on Sunday afternoon. Among the...
View ArticleGreene Co. man seeks to bring awareness to plight of animals
SNOW HILL — Seeing the plight of stray animals first hand has caused one Greene County resident to decide to make a difference in the lives of area animals. Quentin Warren said he has been rescuing...
View ArticleTammy Kelly: Pomegranate not just decoration
Who knew, when we were playing with the not so pretty pomegranate fruit on my Grandmothers very large bush, it would one day become yet another Super Food? For years I have been using the fruit in...
View ArticleDaybreak director speaks to AARP / Names in the News
Cora Mattocks, executive director of Daybreak Adult Day Services Inc., talked to the local AARP chapter about dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. The two are very closely related with many symptoms...
View ArticleReece Gardner: A look back at the 2013 legislature
Today, I want to look back at some of the recent actions taken by our state legislature and how we might be impacted by them. But first, we observed a local election process last month that all of us...
View ArticleStoneyton Bridge to open by Jan. 4
Detour traffic along one stretch of road in Lenoir County has one resident calling it “the new 58.” Patricia Jones, who lives on E.N. Dickerson Road, said a bridge being replaced on N.C. 58 North has...
View ArticleGatlin dedication marks Civil War anniversary
The Kinston-Lenoir County Visitor’s and Information Center will be hosting an event on Friday, honoring a local Civil War icon. At 1:30 p.m., there will be a historical marker dedicated for Richard...
View ArticleCollections needed for 'Operation Christmas Cheer'
As Christmas rolls around the corner, Donna Vincent is doing her part to ensure everyone has a merry holiday. Vincent said she started Operation Christmas Cheer two years ago, after seeing people in...
View ArticleInnovative tactics keeping electric rates low
The average temperature in Kinston may have gone up in the last three years, but electric usage has gone down, thanks in part to the city’s education of residents on how to conserve power. High power...
View ArticlePrep roundup
Boys’ basketball: FARMVILLE CENTRAL 71, GREENE CENTRAL 55 Greene Central (4-2) fell by 16 points in Friday’s game against Farmville Central. Brandon Belcher led the Rams’ scoring with...
View ArticleSuspect found in bullet-resistant vest
A man arrested for multiple gun crime charges Friday also wore a bullet-resistant vest. “There was a warrant out for him – he was located when one of our officers who pulled him over also found he was...
View ArticleHenderson man turns self in on assault charge
A Henderson man alleged of committing felony assault and kidnapping was placed behind bars Thursday. Robert Louis Etheridge, 39, is accused of assault with a deadly weapon intending to inflict serious...
View ArticleCary Christian traps Parrott
Arendell Parrott Academy’s student section’s Christmas sweaters weren’t the only ugly thing inside the school’s gym Monday. The Patriots (2-5) committed 14 first-half turnovers in a 46-33 loss to Cary...
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