Couple celebrates 60 years
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Jeffcott of Kinston celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary Feb. 28, 2013. The couple has two children — Nancy Nelson and husband David of Spanish Fort, Ala., and David...
View ArticleYWOC and Motown in NYC
The Young Women’s Outreach Center is celebrating 20 years of service in Eastern North Carolina this year. The non-profit agency provides a number of programs, activities and events to meet the needs...
View ArticleNewcomers settle in ‘welcoming’ place / Names in the news
Newcomers settle in ‘welcoming’ place Newcomers find Kinston a warm and welcoming place, three of them told the Kinston Rotary Club during a panel discussion that was the program for the March 6...
View ArticleMilitary brief
Airman James Jordan Gray has graduated from basic training at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas. Gray has been assigned to the Air Force Base in Pensacola, Fla., for further training and specialization...
View ArticleLCC on Broadway
Plans are under way for the 16th annual Lenoir Community College Broadway and Beyond presentation at 7:30 p.m. April 19 in the Waller Building Auditorium. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. with pre-concert...
View ArticlePamlico gets best of SL in Ray Avery opener
Blake Toler tripled drove in two runs and Shane Hardison went the distance as Pamlico defeated South Lenoir 6-2 to open the Ray Avery Easter Tournament at Ayden-Grifton on Saturday. The Hurricanes...
View ArticleErrors doom NL in tourney opener
GREENVILLE — In each of North Lenoir’s losses this season there has been a common theme — errors. The Hawks made plenty of them on Saturday. Cass Silber went 2-for-2 and with two RBIs and Raleigh...
View ArticleCapital Correspondence for week ending March 28
House Roll-Call Votes HB17 — Gun Permits/Confidentiality: Provides for the confidentiality of information regarding concealed handgun permits and pistol purchase permits with regard to public...
View ArticleCooperative Extension office gears up for show
When Lenoir County’s Cooperative Extension barn burned 40 years ago, it didn’t stop the area’s livestock tradition. The rising price of animal feed also didn’t impede on the state’s Southeastern...
View ArticleClark: An interesting shift beginning within the GOP
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul has made some interesting speeches lately. Clearly, he’s attempting to set himself up for a run of some kind in the future. However, on closer inspection his comments are worth...
View ArticleU.S. 70 rerouting underway
Starting Monday, you’ll have to take the new U.S. 70 route west. Between Innovation Way and Banks School Road moving west, the N.C. Department of Transportation will shift both lanes of U.S. 70 West...
View ArticleEarly College principal serves last day in Lenoir
Jason Miller spent 16 months in what he called a principal’s ideal situation with his Lenoir County Early College High School students, but the ultimate offer came before him — and he couldn’t pass it...
View ArticleEaster’s origins resurrected
If Easter is a celebration of Jesus Christ’s resurrection, how did the Easter bunny and other traditions get involved? The name Easter, itself, is thought to have originated from the Anglo-Saxon...
View ArticleLCC honored / Names in the news
LCC honored Members of the Spirit AeroSystems Information Technology team recently recognized Lenoir Community College for its collaboration with the installation of Spirit AeroSystems’ new state of...
View ArticleMike Parker: I won’t mind April showers, as long as they are warm
When I was growing up, we used to have a riddle that asked: “If April showers bring May flowers, what do May flowers bring?” The answer: “Pilgrims.” What I am truly hoping April brings is some warmer...
View ArticleWoman shot by trooper in Edgecombe County
The Free Press RALEIGH — The North Carolina Center for Missing Persons issued a Silver Alert on Friday, March 29, 2013 at approximately 4:50 pm for a missing and endangered woman at the request of...
View ArticleChallenged man earns state small business award
Meet Me Monday Who: Timothy Dingle Age: 55 Family: wife Robin, four children – three grown Award: Small Business of the Year Business: Dingle’s Transport To call Dingle’s Transport: 252-643-4258 A...
View ArticleMcDonald’s to hold hiring day April 10
For the past year, North Carolina’s unemployment rate has wavered between 9.4 percent and 9.6 percent. The January rate for Lenoir County is 10.8 percent, Jones Co. is 10.7 percent and Greene Co. is...
View ArticleMajestic customers still waiting for refund
Add criminal charges to the civil complaint arising from alleged construction fraud. Martin Peele, an employee at Majestic Roofing and Buildings, faces a misdemeanor charge of failure to work after...
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