Kinston arrest reports
The following arrests were reported by the Kinston Department of Public Safety: Henry Leon Potter, 48, 206 E. Washington Ave., Kinston, Dec. 6, misdemeanor intoxicated and disruptive. Bond: $100....
View ArticleWildlife activists pushing to outlaw hunt pens
(AP) John Edwards was so haunted by the image of dogs chasing and killing foxes and coyotes in staged hunts that he promised to do something about it. Along with a coalition of wildlife...
View ArticleThree killed after car crashes into milk truck
3 killed after car crashed into milk tanker truck (AP) -- Three people have died in a crash with a milk tanker truck near Asheville on New Year's Day. State troopers say a Volvo hydroplaned at...
View ArticlePower outage causes early KHS dismissal
Kinston High School students were dismissed at 10:30 a.m. today after a power outage darkened a large portion of the campus. The lights were out in a main classroom building before staff arrived at 7...
View ArticlePicks of the week
AMERICAN HOLIDAY CELEBRATION/New Bern Voci Allegre Vocal Ensemble’s “An American Holiday Celebration” will be presented from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at First Baptist Church, 239 Middle St. Voci Allegre's...
View ArticleAlbum reviews: No Doubt and Emerson, Lake and Palmer
Editor’s note: These reviews originally were published Oct. 3, 2012. New album: Push and Shove Artist: No Doubt Label: Interscope Rating: 2.5 stars out of 5 No Doubt hasn’t released an album of...
View ArticleRenowned bluegrass band returns to library
One of the best known bluegrass bands in the Southeast will return to the Schechter Auditorium for a special performance Jan. 13 hosted by the Kinston-Lenoir County Friends of the Library. This group...
View ArticleFive new exhibits to grace galleries
The new year is bringing new visual dynamics at the Community Council for the Arts. New exhibits will begin unveiling next week, with a community-wide reception signaling the grand opening Jan. 17....
View ArticleAncient festival turns sanctuary into medieval manor
A tiny sprite will bear a lighted candle into the darkened world. Representing the Church, the rector receives the light, and from this flame rise the lights of the altar and the lights of the church...
View ArticleGift to increase children’s collection / Names in the news
Gift to increase children’s collection The Kinston-Lenoir County Friends of the Library have announced the receipt of a grant award of $1,000 from the Wells Fargo Foundation Community Partner Program...
View ArticleVeterans Ball takes place Jan. 12
Plenty of tickets are still available for the inaugural Veterans Ball, which is being put on Jan. 12 by Veterans Challenge of Kinston. “We’re trying to encourage them to come right away and get them...
View ArticleBlue Ribbon nomination for Greene County
SNOW HILL — Greene Early College High School is the only area school nominated to be a 2013 National Blue Ribbon School. The federal award is recognition by the U.S. Department of Education of schools...
View ArticleGunfire leads to citation
Some people shoot guns during New Year’s Eve celebrations. One man started a day early. Kinston Department of Public Safety officers responded to 1007 Jefferson Drive at 2:06 a.m. on Dec. 30 to...
View ArticleColumn: Nuclear materials discovered in toy vacuum
Everybody have a nice Christmas? I sure did. How many of you had your Christmas decorations put away before Santa made it back up the chimney? How many of you didn’t realize until October your...
View ArticleElectricity trouble gives Vikings a half-day
Marcus Pittman’s birthday may have turned out better than expected. The Kinston High School sophomore anticipated making up work at school the first day back from winter break Wednesday, but a...
View ArticleKwanzaa ends with reflection on self, history, future
The New Year opened up to the final day of Kwanzaa, a celebration of family, community and tradition for Africans around the world, according to OfficialKwanzaaWebsite.org. The third year of the...
View ArticleReport reveals Waffle House victim shot four times
Four shots from an off-duty Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office deputy’s gun caused extensive injuries leading to the death of William C. “Billy” Gibbs III. The official autopsy report released by the N.C....
View ArticleMore taxes in Greene
SNOW HILL — Greene County’s two-year process of revaluating properties is coming to a close, and while residents whose property values — and amount they pay in property taxes — have gone up aren’t...
View ArticleSouth Lenoir girls, boys handle Richlands
Caroline Jones scored 15 points and South Lenoir held host Richlands scoreless in the first quarter en route to a 41-28 win over the Wildcats on Wednesday. Demeyia Adams added 10 points, seven...
View ArticleNL boys rout South Johnston, end skid
LA GRANGE — Reeling from four straight losses North Lenoir’s boys basketball team wanted to start the new year off right. The Hawks did so with a bang. Jauquaz Jones scored 22 points and North...
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