Lenoir County arrest reports
The following arrests were reported by the Lenoir County Sheriff's Office: Michael Cunningham, 23, 1848 Lazy R Blvd., Kinston, March 4, misdemeanor order for arrest/child support. Bond: $750....
View ArticleFour charged in connection with fake 911 calls that caused campus lockdowns
According to the Kinston Dept. of Public Safety, four Kinston High School students were charged with misuse of a 911 system on Monday. The charges stem from an incident that occurred on March 22...
View ArticleGuest column: It’s good to remember what matters most in life
From the day we are conceived to the day we take our first breath to the day we take our last, what happens in between is significant. Sometimes we don’t stop long enough to value the simple...
View ArticleKHS students arrested for prank 911 calls
Making prank 911 calls led to arrests for four Kinston High School students Monday. Officers with the Kinston Department of Public Safety arrested Jacquell Lawson and Alexis Whitfield, both 16, and...
View ArticleFeds raid Kinston tax office
It wasn’t a bust-up of a speakeasy or an underground gambling establishment — but a raid’s a raid. Monday morning, special agents with the Internal Revenue Service’s criminal investigation division,...
View ArticleDuPont celebrates 60 years in Kinston
Ellen Kullman, DuPont Chair and CEO, was the headline speaker at the DuPont Kinston plant’s celebration of 60years of operations in Lenoir County on Tuesday. About 110 people — including employees,...
View ArticleMan accused of repeatedly raping daughter receives maximum sentence
A Lenoir County man who repeatedly raped his daughter received the maximum sentence possible Monday in Lenoir County Superior Court. Darrell Bayse, 43, began his term of 23 years to 28 years, 8 months...
View ArticleKinston police make heroin bust at hotel
It wasn’t the first time Cornelius Crews visited Kinston. Crews’ Facebook page showed he checked in at the Waffle House on U.S. 70 on Oct. 30, 2011. But his chances of going back to New Jersey were...
View ArticleRoundup: NL baseball gets first conference win
The drought is over for North Lenoir. Luke Jackson tossed three no-hit innings and the Hawks defeated host Eastern Wayne, 4-2, on Tuesday to snap a six-game losing streak and pick up their first...
View ArticleBlue Devils shut out Croatan
DEEP RUN — Lisa Smith was concerned as to how her South Lenoir softball team would perform against Croatan considering it hadn’t practiced outside in a week. The Blue Devils didn’t disappoint....
View ArticleN.C. House wants kids to focus on handwriting
(AP) -- Some North Carolina lawmakers want to require that school children learn how to write and multiply even in today's modern world. A legislative committee on Tuesday approved a proposal to...
View ArticleGodwin: March includes shamrocks and rust
March is the best time to find shamrocks for sale because of Saint Patrick’s Day. Shamrocks are members of the oxalis or wood sorrel family, which includes several hundred varieties. Shamrocks are...
View ArticleKelly: More for Easter
Of course when we think of Easter we think of eggs, boiling, decorating and even hiding them. Don’t waste the boiled eggs; you can use them in a variety of easy yummy recipes! Poor eggs — they got a...
View ArticleSelf-Help receives award / Names in the news
Self-Help receives award Kinston’s Appearance Commission recently presented the Visual Improvement Award to Self Help Credit Union on Vernon Avenue. Participating in the presentation were Sammy Aiken,...
View ArticleColumn: Happy birthday, son!
At 7:05 p.m. today my son — known as “Colt the Bolt” to many — will officially be 1-year-old, so happy birthday buddy! Yes, I’m wondering where the time has gone as well. It seems like only...
View ArticleSprucing up Harmony Hall / Names in the news
Sprucing up Harmony Hall The “Birds in Harmony” birdhouse show, sale and exhibition is ready for visitors to view all the bird-related entries in the second annual event at historic Harmony Hall, 109...
View ArticleAlbum reviews: Justin Timberlake and Michael Jackson
New album: The 20/20 Experience Artist: Justin Timberlake Label: RCA Rating: 2 stars out of 5 Justin Timberlake has turned out to be a true Renaissance man. When looking at his successes in music,...
View ArticleApril 14 to feature ‘Big Band, Ballads and Broadway’
At its next installment, Grainger Hill’s Second Sunday Series will present “Big Band Sounds, Ballads and Broadway,” featuring Earle Abernethy, drums; Carol-Ann Tucker, vocals; Jimmy Aycock, piano; and...
View ArticleArtist weaves stories with music
Shana Tucker is a cellist and singer/songwriter whose music is a mix of acoustic pop and soulful, jazz-influenced contemporary folk. “It’s different, yet comfortably familiar,” said Tucker. “I love...
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