Down East home transformed for TV show
CARTERET COUNTY — A house renovation underway in Carteret County will showcase more than a building transformation when the project is featured on national television this summer. A waterfront home...
View ArticleColumn: Government, agencies to shut down during ACC tournament
The Atlantic Coast Conference basketball tournament tips off today in Greensboro, and with it comes the usual flood of armchair coaching, Twitter arguments and office betting pools. “Our estimated...
View ArticleMilk truck overturns; diverts traffic on U.S. 258
A Lenoir County towing company works on attaching an 18-wheeler to a tow truck after an accident on Wednesday. The truck’s driver, Nicholas Malcolm, was charged with driving left of center after...
View ArticleLocal Catholics react to new pope
Kinston Catholics woke up Wednesday without a leader of their church. But shortly after 2 p.m., the Vatican announced the election of Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio as Pope Francis I. “He is...
View ArticleKinston family competes in Raleigh robotic event this weekend
Without a Lenoir County FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics team, a Kinston family has used Wayne County resources for its participation in the organizations...
View ArticleLancers handle Louisburg
Louisburg College has long been recognized as a Division I junior college national baseball power. For Wednesday at least, Lenoir Community College joined that conversation. The Division II Lancers...
View ArticleRoundup: Richlands tops Kinston in five innings
Richlands held Kinston to three hits in a mercy-rule shortened 19-1 win at Viking Field on Wednesday. Will Deters was 2-for-2 with a pair of bunt singles and Taishu McLawhorn added Kinston’s other...
View ArticleRams open EP2A play with win
SNOW HILL — Greene Central walked a tightrope without a net but never fell Wednesday in its Eastern Plains 2A Conference opener with Wilson Beddingfield. The visiting Bruins left runners on base in...
View ArticleCuthbertson back in title game
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK — Last season, Waxhaw Cuthbertson was a 3-year-old school playing in the state 2A boys basketball championship for the first time. The Cavaliers are back this year and they...
View ArticleRole players
Every team has its go-to player or players, but every successful team has those who are willing to do the little things without any glory. That’s why Kinston’s boys are a win away from yet another...
View ArticleKinston arrest reports
The following arrests were reported by the Kinston Dept. of Public Safety: Donnie Coward, 48, 712 E. Caswell St., Kinston, Feb. 14, misdemeanor domestic violence protective order violation. Bond:...
View ArticleA feast for the eyes
A public reception March 7 that was open to the community was the culminating event for artists who submitted entries to the 32nd Annual Community Council for the Arts Competitive Exhibition. Artists...
View ArticleAudio: Hubert Quinerly, Jim Young and Nick Harvey
Bryan Hanks and Jon Dawson welcome a trio of guests to this week's show -- ACCSports.com's Jim Young, Kinston High School girls' basketball coach Hubert Quinerly and Rochelle Middle School's Nick...
View ArticleSeason of dreams
The lobby of Viking Gym is lined with a large trophy case, and in it sits five state championship plaques commemorating each of the five state boys basketball titles won by Grainger High. There are...
View ArticleExpectations met
Before the regular season had ended Perry Tyndall was fielding inquiries of the date, time and location of this year’s 2A state boys basketball championship. “We haven’t even won the conference...
View ArticleCroatan fire 100 percent contained
CROATAN NATIONAL FOREST — The wildfire that began Sunday night in the Croatan National Forest is 100 percent contained as of late Tuesday, according to the U.S. Forest Service. Firefighters are still...
View ArticleAmendment could reinstate tuition assistance program
Two U.S. senators are planning to introduce an amendment that could reinstate the recently suspended tuition assistance programs. “We cannot put the burden of addressing our long-term fiscal...
View ArticleRetail Notebook: Mother, daughter team open clothing boutique
Laura Blake is living her dream, and her mother, Cathy Goodman, is helping her fulfill it. The two are opening the Weeping Willow Boutique on Herritage Street Saturday, when the store will be open all...
View ArticlePink Hill Wellness Center celebrating second anniversary today
PINK HILL — The Pink Hill Wellness and Education Center has raised its membership from zero to more than 400 in the last two years. The center is celebrating its second anniversary today with...
View ArticleNo eyes in the sky
Pilots, you’re on your own. Automatic federal spending cuts would force the Federal Aviation Administration to shut down 189 federal contract towers, including the one at Kinston’s Global TransPark....
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