Worker suspected of cigarette heist
Police suspect a former convenience store worker made off with 14 cartons of Marlboro cigarettes. Kinston Department of Public Safety spokesman Woody Spencer said a loss prevention officer with The...
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Two men who may have been smoking marijuana in a parked car Monday face drug charges after a narcotics complaint. “(The officers) did say when they opened the door a cloud of smoke came out,” said...
View ArticleThe Rundown
TODAY's GAMES Prep Basketball Kinston at S. Central 4 p.m. Farmville Central at Greene Central 4:30 p.m. N. Edgecombe at Ayden-Grifton TBA N. Lenoir at N. Pitt 4:30 p.m. Spring Creek at Jones Senior...
View ArticlePrep Roundup
Boys’ basketball: KERR-VANCE 64, ARENDELL PARROTT 56 Being outscored 20-9 in the third quarter was a factor in Parrott’s loss in Henderson Tuesday night. The Patriots...
View ArticleBlue Devils win six straight
DEEP RUN — A win’s a win — especially when it’s by 25 points. But for a South Lenoir squad that has come out of the gate strong for its 2013-14 campaign, Tuesday’s 52-27 victory over Spring Creek left...
View ArticleNorth Lenoir teams split
La GRANGE — North Lenoir carved out a big lead early only to see the Jaguars come roaring back. Despite leading by double digits in the third quarter, the Hawks fell 53-49 to Farmville Central Tuesday...
View ArticlePrep basketball scores
Boys: GREENE CENTRAL 54, CB AYCOCK 48 CBA scoring: Mike Williams 18, Neil Clark 10, Cameron Kornegay 8, Bryce Jordan 7, Ian Best 4, Alex Bruce 1. GC scoring: Quante Smith 11, Trequan Wade 11, Kevin...
View ArticleHome invasion suspects allegedly tie up victims, leave
Police believe that two suspects entered a residence, tied up a family, and left empty-handed Wednesday night. According to the Kinston Department of Public Safety, there was a knock on the door at a...
View ArticleAmbulance involved in Thursday morning wreck
An ambulance and a work truck collided Thursday near the intersection of Carey Road and West Vernon Avenue. There wasn’t a patient in the ambulance, but a paramedic was transported to Lenoir Memorial...
View ArticleMeth suspect arrested in Wayne County
A man wanted for making methamphetamine in Deep Run was arrested Saturday in Wayne County. Donald Robert Page III was later booked into the Lenoir County Detention Center. The Wayne County Sheriff’s...
View ArticleHave you seen this man?
From the Lenoir County Sheriff's Office: This person (see above) was recently in the Crossroads Store on Hugo Road. At this time the LCSO is classifying this person as a "person of interest" in...
View ArticleFive generations / Names in the news
The Taylor family of La Grange welcomed its fifth generation at a Thanksgiving gamily gathering. Pictured are, Rosa Lee Taylor, great-great-grandmother; Mamie Taylor, grandmother; Barbara Taylor,...
View ArticleHow do you plead?
You’ve picked up state felony or federal charges, and two options lay before you: take a plea deal and avoid stiffer penalties or go to trial. Statistics show you’re likely going to prison either way,...
View ArticleRetail notebook: Collegiate sportswear shop on 70 East
North Carolina college sports fans can now purchase their favorite team T-shirts and sweatshirts in Kinston. Buy Local Collegiate Sportswear officially opened on Black Friday, Nov. 29. Owned and...
View ArticleShrader: a season of intangible gifts
Last week a small child, who I later found out was the granddaughter of a fellow employee, saw me at the front of the building. Then she took off running in the opposite direction. I had to laugh. And...
View ArticleThe Rundown
Game of the Week Farmville Central at Greene Central basketball Part two of the rivalry game will take place in Snow Hill tonight. When the teams met last week, Farmville Central won 71-55. The Rams...
View ArticleAyden-Grifton boys fall in close one to Pamlico
BAYBORO – Leading by three with 5.6 seconds remaining, the Pamlico Hurricanes committed a foul on a 3-point basket. Ayden-Grifton's Keishmand Taylor, who connected on his first nine free throw...
View ArticleKinston wins in front of ACC reps
WILSON—The Vikings remained undefeated in a tug-of-war, holding on for a 65-60 victory over a Hunt team expected to contend for the Big East 3A Conference championship. Kinston (5-0) fell behind 7-0,...
View ArticleRestaurant gives back to the community
What started off as a simple discussion over lunch less than two weeks ago has turned into an event which will help dozens in Kinston during the holiday season. Starz Restaurant will have its first...
View ArticleRams basketball pulls away
SNOW HILL — Foul trouble? No problem for Greene Central coach Jim Cole. With several key players facing it as early as the third quarter of Wednesday’s game against...
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