Kinston’s Salvation Army celebrates 125 years today
In 1888, the Kinston Salvation Army started as a beginner outpost in New Bern. It became a full-fledged corps a month later — and it still stands today. The Kinston Salvation Army is celebrating its...
View ArticleMusic charts
Billboard 200: 1. Babel — Mumford & Sons 2. 2013 Grammy Nominees — Various Artists 3. Unorthodox Jukebox — Bruno Mars 4. Red — Taylor Swift 5. All That Echoes — Josh Groban Pop songs: 1. I Knew...
View ArticleAlbum reviews: Emmylou Harris/Rodney Crowell and Ray Charles
New album: Old Yellow Moon Artist: Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell Label: Nonesuch Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5 Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell have collaborated in many forms over the past three...
View ArticleGrainger Hill’s second Sunday Series to feature ECU ensemble
Fresh on the heels of a well received Valentine show, The Grainger Hill Performing Arts Center will present the second of four concerts to entice young and the young at heart, in its premier Second...
View ArticleKinstonian to present 'Hymnprov'
Kinston native Clay Whittington will present ‘Hymnprov’ at 7 p.m. Sunday at The Morehead Center, 1311 Arendell St., Morehead City. This concert is a series of hymns done in Whittington’s unique style...
View ArticleCivil War buff brings history to life
Local author B.J. Vaughan has traveled many miles from her Kinston home, but her closeness to the land and its heritage is never far from her mind and heart. A recent new career direction — writing —...
View Article‘Dallas Herring Day’ to honor educator’s legacy
Lenoir Community College will join community colleges across the state Tuesday in celebrating the legacy of the late Dr. W. Dallas Herring with the unveiling of his portrait to be displayed in the...
View ArticleColumn: Two-year-old has to potty train parent
Have you ever tried to teach a squirrel how to knit? I’m guessing it’s easier than potty-training a 2-year-old. I love my children and thank God for them daily, but every year around tax season my...
View ArticleOncology nurse gets top LMH employee award
Evelyn Becton Smith found out Monday night she was the top employee of the year at Lenoir Memorial Hospital this year. She was awarded the President’s Service of Excellence Award, the equivalent of...
View ArticleOpposers of electric rate hike pack Greene’s courthouse
SNOW HILL — Defying the N.C. Utilities Commission chairman’s warning against demonstrating, more than a few people stood up in the Greene County Courthouse to represent the silent signers of a...
View ArticleThe Free Press changes publishers
A name familiar to Free Press readers is back in charge of the Kinston newspaper. Vernon DeBolt, the paper’s publisher from 1997-2000, was named The Free Press publisher Wednesday. “I thoroughly...
View ArticleCase of death from tractor trailer wreck postponed
The man charged as responsible for the wreck that led to the death of Tiffany Nicole Smith and her unborn son Matthew had his case continued to April 24 Wednesday in Lenoir County District Court....
View ArticleFire destroys Orion Street home
Nobody was supposed to be living at 407 N. Orion St. Now no one can. A fire tore through the structure early Wednesday morning and consumed half the house before Engines 11, 22, 33 and Ladder 18 of...
View ArticleMonarchs oust SL girls from state playoffs
Holding a lead at halftime at Jacksonville Northside in the second round of the NCHSAA state 2A girls basketball playoffs South Lenoir could taste victory. In the end it just wasn’t meant to be....
View ArticleKinston boys, girls romp their way to section finals
After 8 minutes were complete in the NCHSAA state 2A boys basketball playoff game between Kinston and Pittsboro Northwood it looked as if this second round game was going down to the wire. The...
View ArticleTwo juveniles charged with numerous vehicle break-ins
On Wednesday, officers with the Kinston Department of Public Safety charged two juveniles with 19 counts of property crimes. Since Jan. 30, there have been numerous motor vehicle break-ins...
View ArticleSilhouette artist coming to La Petite Boutique / Names in the news
Silhouette artist coming to La Petite Boutique Clay Rice travels throughout the United States doing silhouette cuttings and having signing events for his children’s book, “The Lonely Shadow.” He will...
View ArticleMarine accused of burning father-in-law’s house
EMERALD ISLE — Cpl. Jamison K. Hardy, 22, was charged by the Emerald Isle Police Department with second degree arson, felony breaking and entering and felony cruelty to animals. According to...
View ArticleFather kills himself during son’s homicide investigation
TRENT WOODS — A baby who died Tuesday was killed by having an object lodged in his throat. The main suspect, the boy’s father, shot and killed himself Wednesday as the investigation pointed his...
View ArticleWhittington headlining Morehead City show
MOREHEAD CITY — Ever wonder what “Amazing Grace” would sound like with a mix of jazz or a touch of the blues? This weekend, Kinston musician Clay Whittington will present his unique talent of taking...
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