Arson suspect arrested
The following information was provided by the Kinston Department of Public Safety: On Jan. 25 Lamar Brown was charged with two counts of first degree arson for two separate set fires on July 26, 2012....
View ArticleLCC taps another Casino dealer / Names in the news
LCC taps another Casino dealer Bill Ellis, director of Kinston-Lenoir County Parks and Recreation, is one of nine celebrity dealers to participate in Lenoir Community College’s first Casino Night, set...
View ArticleColumn: 26-year-old friend passes away
I’ve now been 40 for about two weeks. As for now all is well, and I’m still confident enough in my health to buy green bananas. One thing I’ve learned with age is that it’s not always best to solve...
View ArticleTrenton man charged in meth lab bust
TRENTON — A Trenton man, arrested Friday for possession of items used in making methamphetamine, was presented with additional drug charges Monday. David Michael Spence, 26, of 3066 Cobb Road,...
View ArticleCombs to lead SL’s baseball program
DEEP RUN — South Lenoir’s baseball program now belongs to David Combs. Combs, a 25-year-old native of Wayne County, was officially named the Blue Devils’ next varsity head baseball coach on Monday....
View ArticleFollowing tragic explosion, West Pharmaceuticals, Lenoir County have bright...
If there weren’t people to remember, then who would know? Ten years on from the catastrophic explosion at West Pharmaceutical Services’ old facility — a disaster that left six dead and nearly 40...
View ArticleN.C. man convicted in murder of elderly woman
(AP) -- A Cleveland County jury has convicted a Cherryville man in the rape and murder of an elderly woman 10 years ago. The jury reached its verdict Monday in the trial of 54-year-old Donald...
View ArticleArguments set for February on N.C. redistricting
(AP) - A three-judge panel has set aside two days next month to hear arguments whether new boundaries for North Carolina legislative and congressional districts should be thrown out or upheld....
View ArticleKathleen Parker: Women outmaneuver Pentagon
WASHINGTON — It must be true what they say about women — that they are smarter, stronger, wiser and wilier than your average Joe. How else could one explain the magical thinking that apparently has...
View ArticleLong odds that lottery tweaks will work
North Carolina certainly doesn’t need another difficult-to-enforce law, but the slim chance of it actually working is the least offensive part of a plan rattling around the General Assembly that would...
View ArticleLenoir County arrest reports
The following arrests were reported by the Lenoir County Sheriff's Office. Some classifications (misdemeanor/felony) not listed: Ricardo Devon Davis, 22, 500 Jackson Lane, Kinston, Jan. 2,...
View ArticleGreene County arrest reports
Steven Earl Phillips, 24, 3277 Pineview Road, Snow Hill, Dec. 22, misdemeanor order for arrest/driving while license revoked, misdemeanor order for arrest/possession of drug paraphernalia,...
View ArticleFormer GTP operations director no longer Ports Authority director
Tom Bradshaw is out as executive director of the N.C. State Ports Authority, an official confirmed earlier this week. Ports authority spokeswoman Laura Blair said Bradshaw no longer works for the N.C....
View ArticleJacksonville angler awaiting Big Rock decision
MOREHEAD CITY — Jacksonville angler John Parks has fished two more Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournaments since a legal dispute stemming from the 2010 tournament. How the case plays out determines top place...
View ArticleCrime prevention: An industry too big to fail
I am going to ask you to think outside the box for a moment. In 1963, there were 161 violent crimes per 100,000 inhabitants in the United States. In 2011, that figure rose to 386 per 100,000. So, in...
View ArticleSnow Hill woman keeps on going after 27 years on dialysis
SNOW HILL — Doris Edwards began getting dialysis treatments Feb. 6, 1986 — almost 27 years ago. It may not be the world record-breaker, but it’s a whole lot longer than the average survival rate of...
View ArticleCall to action on teen gang activity, school safety
With several school safety topics listed on the agenda, gang activity and parental responsibility created the most buzz among a multi-agency roundtable dialogue on Tuesday. For the second year, Lenoir...
View ArticleMorel honors fallen comrades
On Tuesday, West Pharmaceuticals Chairman and CEO Donald E. Morel Jr. held a private meeting with the employees at his company’s Kinston plant. The meeting was poignant and personal, focused on...
View ArticleKinston woman chosen to ‘Say Yes to the Dress’
Indeed, Ashley Pierce said yes to the dress Tuesday. Pierce, a Kinston native, chairwoman of Lenoir County Young Professionals and a new Kinston Housing Authority commissioner, applied and won a spot...
View ArticleGodwin Column: Time to plant is just around the corner
The weather is too cold to enjoy being outside, especially with a light coating of ice on many plants. In a few weeks, the master gardeners will begin growing annuals in the greenhouse for the...
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