Events honoring Tuscarora Indians killed in 1713 battle to be held in Snow...
SNOW HILL — The plight of the local Native American families was hopeless. Huddling in bunker pit houses within the palisade-style walls of Nooherooka Fort along the waterway that is now Fort Run near...
View Article2013 NCHSAA Eastern Regional basketball tournament pairings
BOYS 4A at Crown Coliseum Tuesday, 7 p.m.: (2) Raleigh Broughton (25-5) vs. (5) Durham Hillside (21-7) Tuesday, 8:30 p.m.: (1) Clayton (28-2) vs. (3) Fayetteville 71st (27-2) Saturday, noon:...
View ArticleTimes set for 2A Eastern Regionals
To call Kinston’s boys basketball team lucky would be inaccurate. But with all the 7s that keep popping up, perhaps it has become the Vikings’ lucky number. The NCHSAA on Saturday released the...
View ArticleHighway Revival to perform / Names in the news
Highway Revival group to perform The gospel ministry group Highway Revival will present a concert at 6 p.m. Sunday at Northwest Christian Church, 2009 Carey Road. Members of the group are Phillip...
View ArticleFilling the Frame
A man fishes on the Neuse River near the boat landing dock Sunday off U.S. 70 East. The Neuse River is home to shad and other fish that many Kinstonians begin fishing for this time of year.
View ArticleParker: Always something to learn from the GCS lads and ladies
Sunday morning was a surprise. In fewer than eight hours after Saturday evening’s Grace Christian School reunion, former students had posted raves about the reunion. Some even had posted pictures by...
View ArticleKinston High School sophomore only male cheerleader on varsity
A new face joined Kinston High School’s cheerleading squad at the start of this year’s basketball season, and he’s fitting right in. Who could miss the dazzling smile and upbeat coordination of Keiwon...
View ArticleLenoir makes No. 8 ‘most divided’ county in nation
Lenoir County is one of “the most politically divided counties in the nation.” At least, according to Bloomberg.com politics blog Political Capital. Gregory Giroux wrote on the 10 closest counties of...
View ArticleWilbur King inducted onto barbecue wall of fame
The latest honor given to barbecue master Wilbur King is going up on a wall, but in Winston-Salem. He’s been inducted onto North Carolina Barbecue Society’s Wall of Fame. Of the inductees, the NCBS...
View ArticleBill would add Bible study at N.C. public schools
By MICHAEL BIESECKER Associated Press Passages from the Bible could become part of the curriculum in North Carolina's public high schools under legislation proposed in the General Assembly....
View ArticleN.C. lottery players take home $22 million in a week
(AP) - The past week was quite lucrative for players in the N.C. Education Lottery. A statement from the lottery says that since Feb. 21, players of lottery games won more than $22 million in...
View ArticleSuperior court decisions
The following decisions were reached in Lenoir County superior court in December, 2012. The presiding judge was the Hon. Paul L. Jones. Matters may be resolved as the result of a guilty plea or...
View ArticleGreene County arrest reports
The following arrests were reported by the Greene County Sheriff's Office: Martin Terrell Lender, 30, 89 Tomboy Lane, Snow Hill, Feb. 1, felony motor vehicle theft, felony possess/conceal stolen...
View ArticleFirst 2013 baby inducted into Cradle Crowd / Names in the news
First 2013 baby inducted into Cradle Crowd Janyla Lenise Foye, born Jan. 1, 2013, in the Lenoir Memorial Hospital Family Birth Center, is the newest member of the Cradle Crowd, a special way to...
View Article‘Cupcake Lady’ delivers final batch of tasty treats
NEW BERN — After winning the Food Network’s “Cupcake Wars” and building a large clientele in the area, New Bern’s cupcake lady, Nicole Costas of The Wild Cupcake, is leaving town. It’s nothing...
View ArticleMarine accused of stealing $1 million in government property
JACKSONVILLE — Gunnery Sgt. William Carpio was being held in pretrial confinement, base officials confirmed. He was taken into custody Wednesday. His house on Player Court was swarming with NCIS...
View ArticleBill could set source for dredging funds
RALEIGH — A dedicated source of state funds for maintenance dredging of inlets along the coast could be on the way. Sen. Harry Brown, R-Onslow, is the primary sponsor of a bill that would establish as...
View ArticleColumn: Does the devil really exist?
I don’t know if it’s the roofing insulation in the chicken nuggets or the hormones added to the milk, but something is turning our populous into a country of imbeciles. For the record, I’m not...
View ArticleTrenton’s Beer Army Brewery cranks up the machines
TRENTON — The state recognized Beer Army Combat as an official brewery on Jan. 31, which only means one thing — the hops are coming to Trenton. Beer Army is counting down the mere days until its first...
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