Regional championship central for Kinston HS boys/girls
Unable to go to Fayetteville for Kinston's 2A Eastern Regional championship games? Click here for full play-by-play of the boys' championship game against Fairmont and the girls' matchup against Siler...
View ArticleChapman – Keys
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Graham Jr. of Kinston and James Donald Chapman Jr. of Jacksonville, Fla., announce the engagement of their daughter, Marilynn Donnett Chapman of Charlotte, to Edward Demond...
View ArticleBirth
Joshua Paul Gates and Heather Wade Gates of Kinston announce the birth of a son, Joshua Carson Gates, on Feb. 23, 2013, at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Maternal grandparents are Chuck and...
View ArticleDebutante presented at annual ball
Mary Jean Osborn, daughter of Mr. James Osborn and Mr. Ken Pittman of Durham, formerly of Kinston, recently was presented at the 58th Annual Debutante Cotillion and Christmas Ball. It was sponsored by...
View ArticleGrove Park welcomes speaker
Grove Park Unitarian Universalist Congregation welcomes the Rev. Mary Catherine Bass as guest minister at the worship service at 4 p.m. today. Her sermon topic will be “Spring Sales: Abolitionists...
View ArticleHarmony Hall set to host bird exhibition
The “Birds in Harmony” show, sale and exposition inaugurated last spring will return Friday through April 7 at Historic Harmony Hall, 109 E. King St. Sponsored by The Free Press and the Lenoir County...
View ArticleHunting group has trophy night / Names in the news
Hunting group has trophy night The Lenoir County Hunting Association presented the 2012 hunting trophies at its February monthly meeting. Leo Jones, scorer, presented recipients with their awards....
View ArticleUnited Way honors donors
Members of the Schechter Leadership Society braved the icy elements Jan. 25 to attend the 2013 Schechter Leadership Society Reception at the Community Council for the Arts. The annual event honors the...
View ArticleClark: Having courage is more than just a catchphrase
Courage. Merriam-Webster defines it as: Mental or moral strength to venture, persevere, and withstand danger, fear, or difficulty. What does it mean to us today? We seem to be rather loose with the...
View ArticleTraining Day
Emergency responders spend countless hours helping victims at vehicle accidents, house fires, and sick calls. On Saturday, Lenoir Community College emergency medical science students tested their...
View ArticleMock incident is a drug deal gone bad
HARGETT’S CROSSROADS — It was a drug deal gone wrong. The scene on Pikesville Road was chaotic as emergency crews rushed to save lives after a wreck, collect the evidence and nab a sniper shooting...
View ArticleCapital Correspondence for week ending March 7
House Roll-Call Votes HB 105 — Newborn Screening: Expands the newborn screening program established by the Department of Health and Human Services to include screening for congenital heart disease...
View ArticleBill filed to block undocumented immigrants from college
If a House bill passes to end the state’s illegal immigrant enrollment, it wouldn’t change the numbers for Lenoir Community College’s population. Although they can enroll if they attended an American...
View ArticleTension lingers after Facebook post
They’re not the first people to get in a lather about a Facebook post. An online survey on the social networking website by Lenoir County Commissioner J. Mac Daughety upset both commissioners and...
View ArticleHarvey Parkway project to change U.S. 70 traffic
It’s the classic short-term inconvenience for the long-term benefit. For the next eight weeks, crews working in conjunction with the state Department of Transportation are working to move traffic on...
View ArticleKinston teams head to state championship
The KinstonHigh Schoolboys basketball team is back in some familiar territory — headed to a state championship game. The Vikings defeated Fairmont, 68-41, in the regional finals in Fayetteville...
View ArticleKinston girls make history
FAYETTEVILLE — Near the end of the third quarter of Saturday’s 2A Eastern Regional championship Brittany Drumgoole muscled her way to the basket. As the official’s whistle blew she watched as the...
View ArticleKinston boys get rematch with Cuthbertson
FAYETTEVILLE — It’s the game Kinston wanted and the rematch everyone else was hoping to see. For the third time in the past calendar year, the Vikings will hook up with Waxhaw Cuthbertson, and...
View ArticleKinston girls join boys in state 2A finals
FAYETTEVILLE — Revenge wasn’t just sweet for the Kinston girls, it also laid the groundwork for a possible state championship. The Vikings avenged the loss that ended their season last year by...
View ArticleBack to the ’Ship
FAYETTEVILLE — Twice in the postseason Fairmont rallied from big second-half deficits to win. Kinston wasn’t about to be a third. Denzel Keyes had 18 points and Josh Dawson added 17 as the Vikings...
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