Concert to celebrate African American Music Trail
WILSON — The Arts Council of Wilson is planning a special concert to celebrate the African American Music Trail with Rhythm & Blues legends and The Monitors Saturday at the historic Boykin Center...
View ArticleLizzy Ross Band comes to Kinston Friday
The Lizzy Ross Band has been touring professionally since 2009, and the group will bring its music to The Red Room Friday. The group includes Luis Rodriguez on the guitar, Max Palmer on the drums and...
View Article‘Eight … Eighties’ members address Rotarians / Names in the news
‘Eight … Eighties’ members address Rotarians When Guy Skinner and Fred Hunneke spoke to the Evening Rotary Club recently, they shared experiences of being members of “The Eight ... Eighties,” a group...
View ArticleN.C. lottery bill won't ban welfare recipient sales
Associated Press A key House leader says a bill he's drawing up about the North Carolina state lottery won't include a provision prohibiting ticket sales to people receiving public assistance or...
View ArticleStorm brings high winds, flooding to N.C.
(AP) - A winter storm system brought high winds and heavy rains that sparked some flooding in North Carolina. More than 13,000 customers were still without electric service early Thursday. A...
View ArticleDistrict court decisions
The following decisions were reached in Lenoir County district court in Jan, 2013. The presiding judge was the Hon. Tim Finan. Matters may be resolved as the result of a guilty plea or dismissal...
View ArticleKinston arrest reports
Kendall Brent Wells, 26, 805 W. Lenoir Ave., Kinston, Jan. 4, felony escape from custody or resist arrest, two counts misdemanor all traffic. Bond: $5,500. Arresting officer: B. Wells. Joyce...
View ArticleGeorge Will: Operatic governor wins applause
TRENTON, N.J. — Coyness is not part of Chris Christie’s repertoire, which does not stress subtlety, delicacy and intimation. New Jersey’s governor is more Mickey Spillane than Jane Austen and his...
View ArticlePositive approach reducing school crime, violence
For people old enough to remember when school violence was a fist fight around the smoking barrel, reconciling the image of a place of learning with the mayhem that can occur there these days...
View ArticleClub leader named Ruritan of Year / Names in the News
Club leader named Ruritan of Year President of the Southwood Ruritan Club for the past two years, Wendy Robinson has been named 2012 Ruritan of the Year by her club members. She has been instrumental...
View ArticleCraft beer company breaks ground in Trenton
TRENTON — Beer Army Outpost of the James City area is on its way to introducing Belgian blondes, Irish reds and pale ales to Eastern North Carolina after a groundbreaking Thursday at Industrial Park...
View ArticleScattered power outages throughout area during windy cold front
Wednesday’s high winds gusted as high as 46 miles per hour at the Kinston airport at about 10 p.m., bringing tree limbs down and causing power outages, Meteorologist Hal Austin of the National Weather...
View ArticleCasino Night at LCC tonight
Nine local “celebrities” will be dealing cards and directing games at tonight’s inaugural Lenoir Community College Foundation Casino Night. Tickets for tonight’s event are $50 per person, which...
View ArticleReward offered in Maysville Piggy Wiggly break-in
MAYSVILLE — Authorities are looking for two suspects accused of breaking into a Maysville grocery store early Wednesday morning and stealing $2,000 worth of cigarettes. The Piggly Wiggly on Main...
View ArticleGraham, legislators visit Cherry Point
HAVELOCK — Before last week, N.C. Rep. George Graham had never been to the Fleet Readiness Center East aircraft maintenance and repair facility at Cherry Point. The newly elected representative for...
View ArticleRetail notebook: Downtown ‘Picnic Basket’ full of healthy lunch fare
No matter the weather, anyone can go on a picnic in downtown Kinston. Our Picnic Basket serves picnic lunches at 214 N. Herritage St. indoors in a comfy garden-like atmosphere. “We started the name...
View ArticleState GOP majority fast-tracking anti-Affordable Care Act bill
RALEIGH — More than one person Thursday referred to Senate Bill 4 as a speeding train, and for good reason. The bill to prohibit state government involvement in the Affordable Care Act — commonly...
View ArticleNL comes up short in upset bid
LA GRANGE — League-leader Erwin Triton was running away with things while North Lenoir was busy figuring things out. By the time it did, it was too little too late. Maurice McBryde led three Triton...
View ArticleEmbracing her role
Anshonee Addison is a big reason why Kinston’s girls basketball team is currently undefeated in conference play and a favorite to reach the regionals yet again. But that hasn’t always been the case....
View ArticleLenoir County arrest reports
The following arrests were reported by the Lenoir County Sheriff's Office: Areleous Carlos Tilghman, 40, 1719 Institute Road, Kinston, Jan. 7, misdemeanor resisting public officer, misdemeanor...
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