Teenager a suspect in possible arson
The house for sale at 2101 Dogwood Lane in Kinston was close to being purchased. Now it’s a crime scene. At 5:44 p.m. Sunday, a call to 911 reported a suspected fire at the residence. According to a...
View ArticleUtilities Commission to hold hearing on controversial rate increase
Soon, Progress Energy Carolinas customers will be paying more for their electricity. The electricity provider made the application to the N.C. Utilities Commission in late 2012, and the commission is...
View ArticleRoundup: SL girls advance, boys season over
It took four years for South Lenoir’s girls to get back to the state playoffs. It took one game for the Blue Devils to show their appearance was no fluke, and they did so on the road. Heather West...
View ArticleWest Craven eliminates NL boys
VANCEBORO — The visitors clad in black and green from North Lenoir came out of the gate with energy and athleticism Monday at West Craven in the opening game of the NCHSAA state 3A playoffs. Problem...
View ArticleKinston boys, girls handle first round opponents
Northwest Halifax threw everything it had at Kinston, from a speedy guard who scored almost at will to different defenses to a deliberate coach who did what he could from the sideline to slow down...
View ArticleSuperior court decisions
The following decisions were reached in Lenoir County superior court in December, 2012. The presiding judge was the Hon. Phyllis Gorham. Matters may be resolved as the result of a guilty plea or...
View ArticleKinston police charge teacher
On Jan. 30, the Free Press published a story in reference to a Kinston High School teacher allegedly collecting money from students for a trip that never occurred. CLICK HERE to read the story. The...
View ArticleNational Weather Service issues statement for Eastern N.C.
From the National Weather Service: THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA - TODAY AND TONIGHT: LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WITH AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 1 INCH IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP...
View ArticleN.C., GOP defend redrawn district maps as legal
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press Republicans who redrew boundaries for North Carolina legislative and congressional seats followed legal requirements and took partisanship into account...
View ArticleN.C. lawmakers vote to bar Medicaid expansion
(AP) — North Carolina lawmakers have approved a measure barring the state from expanding Medicaid under the federal health care overhaul. Republican Gov. Pat McCrory has indicated he'll sign...
View ArticleGodwin: Prune muscadine vines now
Unpruned muscadine grape vines often become an unproductive tangled mass. Yearly pruning is the key to maintaining healthy fruit-bearing wood. Now is the prime time for annual pruning of muscadines....
View ArticleKelly: Try the health benefits of tart cherries
Although cherry picking season is during the summer, the bright red super food is available year round in dried, frozen or juice form, making this fruit an easy addition to your diet. Reportedly, one...
View ArticleCalling all bird enthusiasts / Names in the news
Calling all bird enthusiasts The “Birds in Harmony” show, sale and exposition inaugurated last spring will return March 15 through April 7 at Historic Harmony Hall, 109 E. King St. Sponsored by The...
View Article4 area teams left as playoffs continue
The NCHSAA state basketball playoffs opened on Monday with eight area teams fighting for a shot at a state championship. Heading into today’s second round the number is down to four. Boys teams from...
View ArticleIngram receives scholarship offer from N.C. State
Only a sophomore, Brandon Ingram isn’t sure where he wants to play basketball in college. But there’s one school that sure does want him. Ingram, a 6-foot-7 wing for the Kinston Vikings, was...
View ArticleCoastal N.C. one of top areas in America for scuba
The attraction of coastal North Carolina doesn’t stop at the beaches. With artificial reefs, sunken shipwrecks, a rich maritime history and a variety of marine life, the waters off North Carolina’s...
View ArticleCunningham Road single-vehicle accident injures driver
Kiawanna Isler of Grifton flipped her car Tuesday morning on N.C. 58 near Cunningham Road. According to Chuck Coulombe of the Kinston Department of Public Safety, ‘She said when she was traveling...
View ArticlePink Hill community invited to plant pink roses Saturday
PINK HILL — With spring budding just around the corner, it’s time to plant more pink roses to make Pink Hill live up to its name. In fact, its name is said to originate from a patch of pink...
View ArticleFormer Kinston High School teacher arrested Monday
Former Kinston High School teacher Amanda Grady worked at the school only a year and two days before she resigned amid an investigation involving what turned out to be a bogus presidential...
View ArticleFunding cuts loom over local agencies
Congress created a budget rule perceived so odious, congressmen wouldn’t let it go into effect. That was 1985. The Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act, a bipartisan piece of legislation governing the...
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