Guardsman arrested for allegedly hitting a pregnant woman
A local National Guardsman is facing charges of beating a pregnant woman. Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested Jason Pattison, 32, at the N.C. Army National Guard facility on Dobbs Farm...
View ArticleConvicted contractor scammed Scuffleton couple
AYDEN — A building contractor convicted of conning clients out of their money may be back to his old habits. Anne and Roderick Moore of Ayden signed an agreement with Majestic Roofing and Buildings to...
View ArticleRegionals notebook: ‘They are the best’
FAYETTEVILLE — Bunn boys basketball coach Gerald Melton knows exactly who Kinston is, and to him, the Vikings are second to none. Kinston (25-2) and the Wildcats (23-6) will tip off at 7 p.m. on...
View ArticleBlue Devils handle Vikings
The temperature outside approached freezing, but it wasn’t just the chill in the air that cooled Kinston High’s bats Monday at Grainger Stadium. South Lenoir’s Will Graves was the culprit,...
View ArticleN.C. Democrats want immigrants to get same licenses
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press Democratic lawmakers, clergy and Hispanic young adults say a plan by North Carolina to grant specially marked licenses to qualifying illegal immigrants later...
View ArticleAuthorities: Officers kill armed fugitive in N.C.
(AP) — Authorities say an armed fugitive who jumped from the window of a Concord house and "confronted" law enforcement agents has been shot and killed. Story continues below advertisement...
View ArticleUpdated March 5: Mugshots of people arrested in Lenoir County
Click HERE to view a PDF document that includes photos of inmates processed at Lenoir County jail this week. To access previous entries, click on the "MUGSHOTS" tab in the crime section on this page...
View ArticleLenoir County arrest reports
The following arrests were reported by the Lenoir County Sheriff's Office: John Anthony Rouse, 40, 3636 Pioneer Lane, Grifton, Feb. 12, misdemeanor communicating threats. Bond: None. Arresting...
View ArticleNational Weather Service issues statement for Eastern N.C.
INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ON TUESDAY: WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY: A STRONG COASTAL STORM WILL IMPACT EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. THE MAIN THREATS...
View ArticleKelly: Hearty, healthy chowder
Chowders are known as one of the first foods served at a community meal, but are best known as a good reason for a social gathering. Originating in France in the early 1750s, chowders are named after...
View ArticleGodwin: Workshop can help with grapevine pruning skills
Many muscadine grape vines in our county are in need of pruning. Unpruned vines do not bear well and also are more susceptible to pest attacks because of poor air circulation within the canopy. The...
View ArticlePreparing the ground / Names in the news
Preparing the ground Vegetables soon will be seen growing in the Kinston-Lenoir County Children’s Garden, thanks to some hard working volunteers. Enthusiastic 4-Hers, community children and Lenoir...
View ArticleReece Gardner: Time flies much faster than you or I realize
In my next column, I plan to highlight some more activity going on in our North Carolina Legislature, such as moving education into the marketplace and getting a handle on its enormous cost. There is...
View ArticleAfrican-American baseball ‘experience’ coming to ENC
NEW BERN — New Bern-Craven County Public Library is one of 50 libraries nationwide to hosts a traveling exhibit titled “Pride & Passion — The African-American Baseball Experience.” The exhibit,...
View ArticleEmbezzlement, murder cases continued
The trials of Marvin Lyle Quinn and Marlon Williams were continued to the next administrative court date in Lenoir County Superior Court Tuesday. Quinn faces multiple felony counts related to his...
View ArticleMan connected to theft ring faces new charges
RICHLANDS — A Richlands man known for his part in one of the largest theft ring busts in North Carolina history has been charged with stealing tools, appliances and furniture from area homes and...
View ArticleRochelle’s Nick Harvey will take over for Early College Principal Jason Miller
The journey at Rochelle Middle School began long before Nicholas Harvey II’s five years as principal. After being in the district since childhood — from walking to the campus as an elementary school...
View ArticleRaleigh Scout takes on reality TV challengers
Will “Big South” Fleming, 18, stands 6 and a half feet tall, weighs 230 pounds, wears a size 15 shoe and is an avid hunter. He visited Kinston Tuesday to help honor Wayne Brock, the chief Scout...
View ArticleWayne Brock, the top Boy Scout executive, receives ECC Citizen of the Year award
One of Lenoir County’s own has not only risen to the top of one of America’s favorite national organizations, he was honored with a prestigious award Tuesday. Wayne Brock, chief Scout executive of the...
View ArticleColumn: The method to Kinston’s madness
Perry Tyndall doesn’t act out often, but he let loose in the locker room on Friday night. Call it what you want — the Waltz, a jig, the not-so-Harlem Shake — but Tyndall’s version of a celebratory...
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