LCC hosts annual job fair today
It’s time to break out the business casual and polish up the resume for today’s annual job fair at Lenoir Community College. Starting today at 9 a.m., nearly 120 employers from as far as Raleigh will...
View ArticleCounty Board of Elections resigns
And then there were none. Lenoir County today is without a board of elections. Board Chairwoman Sharon Kanter, Secretary Oscar Herring and board member Kim Allison each sent letters of resignation to...
View ArticleIt's time to Run for the River
C. Billy Essick, 71, had triple bypass surgery last year, but that’s not going to stop him from walking and running 8,000 meters on Saturday at the Pride of Kinston’s Run for the River. He and his...
View ArticleNew bill could require cursive writing in school again
When Prophecy Jones was enrolled in Northwest Elementary School this year, he didn’t know any cursive handwriting. He came from another county that didn’t teach it, because cursive writing instruction...
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 ArticleAPA wins regional quiz bowl / Names in the news
APA wins regional quiz bowl Arendell Parrott Academy won the Eastern North Carolina Regional Quiz Bowl Saturday at the Halifax County Agricultural Center Building in Halifax by defeating D.H. Conley...
View ArticleRoundup: SL baseball, softball sweep Northside
Noah Stroud went 3-for-4 and Justin Howard scattered three hits across six innings as South Lenoir defeated visiting Jacksonville Northside, 11-1, in six innings on Tuesday for its first conference...
View ArticleBrann, Batchelor propel Rams
Ben Brann went the distance and Austin Batchelor went yard, and that’s about all Greene Central coach Scott Jones had to be happy about. And his team won. Brann scattered two hits and fanned 10 in a...
View ArticleLenoir County arrest reports
The following arrests were reported by the Lenoir County Sheriff's Office: Laquita Vanielle Richardson, 40, 2221 Trinity Club Drive, Kinston, March 1, misdemeanor worthless checks. Bond: None....
View ArticleKinston arrest reports
The following arrests were reported by the Kinston Dept. of Public Safety: Martina Nicole Noble, 29, 909 McCaskill Drive, Kinston, Feb. 27, misdemeanor parole and probation violations. Bond:...
View ArticlePicks of the week
STAGES!/Kinston Stages! will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. today and Friday at the Kinston-Lenoir County Performing Arts Center, Kinston High School campus. Performances showcase fine arts talents of...
View ArticleAlbum reviews: Atoms for Peace and Duane Allman
New album: Amok Artist: Atoms for Peace Label: XL Rating: 1 out of 5 Still waiting for that Radiohead party album? This isn’t it. Atoms for Peace is a band/side project spearheaded by Radiohead...
View ArticleMythology lecturer to kick off ‘Let’s Read’
The Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library and the Kinston-Lenoir County Friends of the Library will welcome acclaimed speaker James Holte to kick off events scheduled for Let’s Read 2013 during April....
View ArticlePast participants to make night special
The Distinguished Young Woman of Kinston-Greene County 2014 Scholarship Program will be at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Grainger Hill Performing Arts Center, 300 Park Ave. Competing will be Molly Riddick,...
View ArticleLiving Last Supper
Two churches will offer dramatizations of Jesus and his disciples’ last supper together, as worship opportunities during Holy Week. Gordon Street Christian Church will present the program Palm Sunday...
View ArticleCouple provides Valentine entertainment / Names in the news
Couple provides Valentine entertainment Rick and Jane Vernon sang love songs at the AARP chapter’s Valentine’s Day meeting in February. These songs included memorable oldies, Elvis’ "Can’t Help...
View ArticleCity of Kinston finishes flushing water today
All water providers under the Neuse Regional Water and Sewer Authority is undergoing a flushing of the ammonia-based system using chlorine; the above is where the city will be flushing today....
View ArticleColumn: Don’t mind the bag of kittens, ma’am
Editor’s note: Jon Dawson is in Chapel Hilltoday collecting an armload of awards from the North CarolinaPress Association. This column originally appeared in The Free Press on Oct. 22, 2012. I’ve...
View ArticleVeterans Challenge to hold Gospel Fest
A Veterans Challenge Gospel Fest will be held from 3-9 p.m. Saturday at the former Expressions/Brody's building at Vernon Park Mall. The Gospel Fest is a celebration of God and community, Debby...
View ArticleMore pressure placed on FAA to keep towers open
Unless things change, the FAA brings down the hammer Friday. Five North Carolina airports may have their towers closed, including the one in Kinston. March 13, U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan, D-N.C., added her...
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