Partnership urges early pre-K enrollment
Pre-kindergarten applications for the upcoming school year are now available at Partnership for Children of Lenoir and Greene Counties — and parents may want to act now. Space is limited in Lenoir and...
View ArticleThe children on the bus get bright smiles
The Bright Smiles, Bright Futures dental bus is an oral health improvement program based out of Charlotte. The Colgate team, which collaborated with Partnership for Children of Lenoir and Greene...
View ArticleMcPhail not guilty on resisting arrest charge
Brittany McPhail came out of the Lenoir County District Criminal Court wiping tears from her eyes. “It’s a great deal of relief,” she said. She had just heard Judge W. Brian DeSoto declare her not...
View ArticleNorth Lenoir VFD replaces aging tanker, pumper
LA GRANGE — The North Lenoir Volunteer Fire Department is getting a couple new fire trucks. The Lenoir County Board of Commissioners approved Monday the borrowing of $459,902 from First Citizens Bank...
View ArticleUpdated, Feb. 19: Prep basketball conference tournaments
Carolina 1A Conference BOYS Tuesday Game 1: (5) Spring Creek 54, (4) Princeton 49 Game 2: (3) Ayden-Grifton 75, (6) N. Duplin 28 Thursday Game 3: (5) Spring Creek vs. (1) Goldsboro at Mount Olive...
View ArticleSL girls upset by Swansboro
Second-seeded South Lenoir was upset by No. 7 Swansboro, 48-43, in the opening round of the East Central 2A Conference tournament on Tuesday. Heather West scored 13 points, Demeyia Adams had 13...
View ArticleKHS girls: ‘Winning is fun’
It’s been quite a run for Kinston’s girls basketball team over the past few seasons. The Vikings don’t plan on slowing down anytime soon. Kinston, which won its second straight outright Eastern...
View ArticleKHS boys are always hungry
Kinston’s boys basketball team has owned regular season and tournament play in conference for seven straight years, and there’s a reason for that. The Vikings are simply never satisfied. Kinston,...
View ArticleNL boys top South Johnston, advance to EC3A semis
LA GRANGE — In reality, North Lenoir’s 73-61 victory over visiting South Johnston in the opening round of the Eastern Carolina 3A Conference tournament on Tuesday was a typical close, hard-fought...
View ArticleDoc: N.C. youths should be barred from tanning beds
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press North Carolina youths should be barred from getting bronzed at the local tanning salon because their risks for cancer are too great, a dermatologist told...
View ArticleNC House panel to consider "death" tax
(AP) - Republicans at the North Carolina General Assembly are working on a tax code overhaul they want passed before they adjourn this year. But that's not stopping House GOP members from trying...
View ArticleHunter contracts ‘rabbit fever’
The N.C. Wildlife Commission and state Division of Public Health are encouraging hunters to take precautions after a rabbit hunter in Eastern North Carolina tested positive for a rare but serious...
View ArticleCraven Community College library offers Islamic, Christian books
NEW BERN — Meeting with Craven-Pamlico Christian Coalition members this week, Craven Community College leaders said the college library has a list with “pages and pages” of books on Christianity. The...
View ArticleColumn: O.J. Simpson offers Olympic murder suspect some advice
Double amputee and Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius can now add murder suspect to his resume. On Feb. 13, Pistorius shot and killed his girlfriend at his South African home, alleging he mistook her...
View ArticleMiddle schools teaching sexual prevention program to eighth-graders
Several weeks ago, Lenoir County Schools approved a safer sex curriculum for all eighth-grade physical education and health classes. Each school was given the option to implement the eight-day...
View ArticleCommissioners reaffirm gun rights
The gallery for the Lenoir County commissioners meeting was packed and color-coordinated. Monday afternoon, an overflow crowd clad in red watched as the Board of Commissioners led off the meeting by...
View ArticleNeighbor saves fire victims
If you look straight-on at the house at 1012 Jefferson Drive, it might be hard to tell a fire gutted it Tuesday night. The soot-caked windows do well to conceal the damage within. Fortunately, William...
View ArticleMiss Neuse program set for Saturday
Plan to join Sierra Waller, Miss Neuse 2012, as she relinquishes her crown to the winner of the 2013 Miss Neuse Scholarship Program, to be held Saturday night. Sponsored by and benefiting Hugo...
View ArticleExhibits on view in arts center galleries
"Change," an acrylic painting by Lessette Kornegay, is among her works in a display on exhibit in the Minges and Rayner Galleries of the Community Council for the Arts, 400 N. Queen St. Kornegay is a...
View ArticleAlbum reviews: Horsecops and R.E.M.
New album: Dissolve (e.p.) Artist: Horsecops Label: Come Sunday Rating: 4 stars out of 5 It must be tough for a young rock band to find an identity in 2013. If they emulate their heroes they’ll be...
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