Lenoir Council on Aging has a new director
Tracy Breasure has left her position as director of the Lenoir County Council on Aging, and New Bern resident Mineko Holloway has taken her place. Holloway managed the Family Caregiver Support program...
View ArticleSave the puppies!
Dogs are often called man’s best friend, but more than 1,000 helpless canines suffered the death sentence in Lenoir County last year because there was simply no other choice for the unwanted animals....
View ArticleN.C. church to stop performing marriages
(AP) A Winston-Salem Methodist church is scheduled to discuss its decision to forgo marriages for heterosexual couples until United Methodist pastors are allowed to officiate at marriages for...
View ArticlePrintable 2013 NCAA Basketball Championship bracket
CLICK HERE to print a copy of the 2013 NCAA Basketball Championship bracket.
View ArticleKinston arrest reports
The following arrests were reported by the Kinston Dept. of Public Safety: Lovvett Babar Brown, 42, 201 E. South St., Kinston, Feb. 23, felony possess schedule II. Bond: $2,500. Arresting officer:...
View ArticleDistrict court decisions
The following decisions were reached in Lenoir County district court in Feb, 2013. The presiding judge was the Hon. David Brantley. Matters may be resolved as the result of a guilty plea or...
View ArticleRestaurant ratings
The following restaurant rating information was provided by the Lenoir County Health Dept.: Vine Swamp General Store 2415 Vine Swamp Road, Kinston Score: 97.5 Inspection date: 1/24 Observations:...
View ArticleKelly: Celebrate Easter’s food traditions
Hard boiled multi-colored eggs are probably the first food that comes to mind when you think of Easter, but the Easter Sunday meal is a different story. Many foods have a long history and tradition...
View ArticleCity of Kinston begins flushing water Tuesday
All water providers under the Neuse Regional Water and Sewer Authority will be undergoing a flushing of the ammonia-based system using chlorine; the above is where the city will be flushing today....
View ArticleECU spotlights 104-year-old alumna / Names in the news
ECU spotlights 104-year-old alumna Bob Spears was having breakfast at Bojangles’ when an editorial staff member of ECU’s East magazine called to inquire about the health of his aunt and their alumna,...
View ArticleColumn: Deer population to be thinned by U.S. drones
Walter Clemmons of the Piedmont Wildlife Association says the instances of deer trespassing on military bases have quadrupled over the last decade. “Last year, a deer made its way onto a Seymour...
View ArticleUnemployment insurance debt edging toward $3 trillion
While the unemployment rate has increased from December to January, North Carolina’s unemployment funds, as of January, were nearly $2.6 billion in the hole with a reserve fund balance of about $77...
View ArticleMan arrested following deadly threat
A man armed with a shotgun threatened to kill his family Sunday night. Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the 3200 block of Sargett Brown Road in Deep Run at 10:52 p.m. Sunday to a...
View ArticleCommunity garden prepares for spring
A new growing season starts, and a garden grows with it. The community garden at Martin Luther King Boulevard and Laura Street in Kinston has grown in small steps since its inception in the summer of...
View ArticleRetired Montford Point Marine presented Congressional Gold Medal
SNOW HILL — When the historic Montford Point Marines were honored with Congressional Gold Medals in Washington, D.C. last summer, one of the few surviving members was unable to attend the ceremony...
View ArticleGovernment still makes payments to relatives of Civil War vets
By MIKE BAKER Associated Press If history is any judge, the U.S. government will be paying for the Iraq and Afghanistan wars for the next century as service members and their families grapple with...
View ArticleVIDEO: Three wanted for Walmart cash theft
From the Kinston Department of Public Safety: On Saturday around 1:15 p.m., three black males entered the Kinston Walmart and approached one of the cashiers. One of the three subjects handed the...
View ArticleCity of Kinston continues flushing water today
All water providers under the Neuse Regional Water and Sewer Authority will be undergoing a flushing of the ammonia-based system using chlorine; the above is where the city will be flushing today....
View ArticleReece Gardner: Let’s take a look at what’s going on in Raleigh
I want to cover a lot in this space today. First, I will briefly highlight some of the recent laws enacted by our North Carolina Legislature. Then, as space will permit, I will give more extensive...
View ArticleNew road worries business owners of flooding
Several property owners along U.S. 258 North want to slow the state Department of Transportation’s roll when it comes to building a new road. Dr. Randy Jones, owner of Livestock Veterinary Services,...
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