Feds bust up $100M N.C. crop insurance fraud ring
Associated Press Federal investigators have unraveled a massive scheme among dozens of insurance agents, claims adjusters, brokers and farmers in eastern North Carolina to steal at least $100...
View ArticleWarrant: Agent provided ex-UNC football players cash
(AP) — Investigators in North Carolina say a Georgia-based sports agent violated sports agent laws by sending cash payments to former Tar Heels football players. In search warrants unsealed...
View ArticleKelly: Irish twists for St. Patrick’s Day
St. Patrick’s Day is a holiday known for parades, shamrocks and all things Irish. From leprechauns to the color green, thousands of Irish Americans gather to share a “traditional” meal of corned beef...
View ArticleGodwin: Local strawberry growers not affected by virus
Last fall a number of strawberry producers in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic states began noticing poor growth in their fields. The pattern of damage varied. Sometimes it was in spots within the...
View ArticleKinston team wins in Key West / Names in the news
Kinston team wins in Key West The Unreel Fishing Team was fishing 82 miles west of Key West, Fla., in about 80 feet of water when the winning kingfish ate a three-pound runner around 10:30 a.m., on...
View ArticleThink pink before mammography van visits Kinston
Look for the 39-foot pink and white mobile van. Belk has invested $6 million to provide free mammograms to women throughout North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee — including women in Lenoir...
View ArticleGuest columnist: The Second Amendment is an innate right for Americans
No one can deny that to protect one self is an innate God-given right. It is primal and it’s also an American right given by our forefathers in the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution....
View ArticleSnow Hill to carry wireless to a new height
SNOW HILL — The town of Snow Hill is joining a growing list of government entities that are taking advantage of one big and tall asset — their water towers. It’s just what cell phone and Internet...
View ArticleState GOP accuses McIntyre of campaign finance violations
The N.C. Republican Party says U.S. Rep. Mike McIntyre violated campaign finance reporting laws by failing to file reports on time and not disclosing individual donor contributions, according to a...
View ArticleQuad East plan hits snag at U.S. 70 commission
Just when the Quad East project started rolling, it may have encountered a problem. The plan is to build an Interstate loop linking the cities of Kinston, Goldsboro, Greenville and Wilson. Part of...
View ArticleParrott Academy senior earns UNC scholarship
The country’s first merit scholarship program has accepted an Arendell Parrott Academy senior who looks to be first in her class. Logan Beyer recently won the Morehead-Cain Scholarship to UNC. She is...
View ArticleLegislators wary of legalizing payday lending
Would a loan by any other name cause as much apprehension? Perhaps. State Senate Bill 89 calls it “deferred presentment,” but most people refer to the practice as payday lending. It’s been illegal in...
View ArticleYoung Bears overcome adversity
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK — When the season began Brandon Holloway had no idea what was in store for his Canton Pisgah girls basketball team. After fighting through some tough times it has ended with a...
View ArticleAll grown up
As a freshman Monique Lofton showed up for varsity basketball practice with the intentions of getting it over so she could go home. Now a senior, Kinston’s leading scorer — and its girls basketball...
View ArticleUpdated March 13: Mugshots of people arrested in Lenoir County
CLICK HERE to view 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...
View ArticleArt student of four years is in spotlight / Names in the news
Art student of four years is in spotlight The Lenoir County Council on Aging’s painting class has chosen Janice McElhaney as Artist of the Month for March. She has participated in the class for four...
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LIVING HISTORY/Goldsboro Following the December 1862 Union move against Goldsboro, Daniel Harvey Hill, brother-in-law to Stonewall Jackson, took charge in North Carolina. Hill met with frustration and...
View ArticleMusical companion to 10-hour mini-series released
NASHVILLE, Tenn.— Word Entertainment has just released a musical companion to the History Channel’s mini-series “The Bible.” The 12-track album highlighting themes from the mini-series features...
View ArticleAlbum reviews: Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix
New album: Old Sock Artist: Eric Clapton Label: Bushbranch/Surf Dog Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5 Eric Clapton is now 67, and apparently he’s turned into Jimmy Buffet. While that first statement is...
View ArticleFive APA students perform with Eastern Regional Orchestra
Five Arendell Parrott Academy students were named to the Eastern Regional String and Symphony orchestras. Jared Hall and Matt Lopez performed with the Eastern Regional String Orchestra. Hall was...
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