Updated April 5: Mugshots of people arrested in Lenoir County
CLICK HERE to view to view a PDF document that includes photos of inmates processed at Lenoir County jail this week. To access previous entries, click on the "MUGSHOTS" tab in the crime section on...
View ArticleAudio: Christopher's Cafe owner Chris Maroules Jr.
On this week's Free Press Radio Show, Bryan Hanks and Jon Dawson are joined by Christopher's Café owner Chris Maroules Jr. Chris, who just returned from a spring training baseball trip, shares his...
View ArticleOtis Gardner: April may be tiring but it’s never boring
Caesar had problems with the Ides of March, but I dearly love the Ides of April notwithstanding the Roman calendar says it won’t hit on the 15th of this month. Yep, by whatever marker, this is the...
View ArticleFAA delays airport tower closings back
The Kinston Jetport’s control tower will remain open a little longer. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration announced Friday it will delay closing the 149 federal...
View ArticleD.A. orders shutdown of sweepstakes parlors
Sweepstakes parlors have a week to shut it all down. Again. All video gaming devices, including computers using “pre-reveal” sweepstakes software, that are banned by state law must be shut down or...
View ArticleChildren’s Village Academy outcome delayed
It was an alleged $50,000 audit report error that put Kinston’s Children’s Village Academy charter school before the North Carolina Board of Education for revocation this month, academy officials say....
View ArticleKinston field could become state’s latest solar farm
It’s clean and green vs. dirty and cheap. And then there’s the scenic beauty thing. The battle over renewable energy and the resources committed to it stretches from the General Assembly in Raleigh to...
View ArticleChurch plans festival, revival
MOUNT OLIVE — The music department at Snow Hill Original Free Will Baptist Church will sponsor a music festival featuring “Charlie Albertson and the Senators” at 7 p.m. April 14. Former N.C. District...
View ArticleMinister's Column: It’s important to back up faith with action
I recently finished reading the book “Not a Fan” by Kyle Idleman, the premise of which is that Christians should be prepared to suffer hardship and loss in order to follow Christ, not just sit on the...
View ArticleJones team is fifth in state / Names in the news
Jones team is fifth in state The Jones Senior High School FFA Livestock Evaluation team joined 60 other teams in Raleigh recently to compete for the state championship. Made up of four freshmen, the...
View ArticleChapman – Hubbard
David and Cindy Chapman of Durham announce the engagement of their daughter, Maggie Chapman, to Robert Hubbard, son of Jeff and Patty Hubbard, also of Durham. The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of...
View ArticleFowler – Dixon
Steve and Teresa Fowler of Pink Hill announce the engagement of their daughter, Stephanie Jo Fowler of Naples, Fla., to Brian Michael Dixon, son of Kathleen Dixon, also of Naples, Fla. A June 29...
View ArticleMaupin – Taylor
Andy and Tina Taylor of Grifton announce the engagement of their son, Drew Taylor of Lynchburg, Va., to Nikki Maupin, daughter of Michael and Candie Maupin, also of Lynchburg. Va. An Aug. 24 wedding...
View ArticleMaples – Kornegay
Raymond and Shelby Maples of Beulaville announce the engagement of their daughter, Amy Jo Maples, to Samuel James Kornegay, son of Gary and Janice Kornegay of Kinston. A May 4 wedding will be held at...
View ArticleBirths
Carter Briana Williams and Joshua Carter of Kinston and son, Syhiny Jones, announce the birth of a son and brother, Jaedan Devon Carter, on Feb. 13, 2013, at Lenoir Memorial Hospital in Kinston....
View ArticleConcert 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 ArticleLCC’s Broadway and Beyond is loaded with local talent
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 ArticleECA attends Southeastern District meeting
Fourteen members of the Neuse Extension and Community Association and one staff member from the Lenoir County Cooperative Extension Service office attended the Southeastern District Meeting March 5 in...
View ArticleSouth Lenoir FFA team competes
On Feb. 23, the South Lenoir High School FFA Hunter Education Team competed by invitation with the Duplin-Onslow Hunter Association. The competition was in archery, rifle and trap shooting skills. The...
View ArticleClub helping kids ‘who need us most’ / Names in the news
Club helping kids ‘who need us most’ The Boys and Girls Club of Lenoir County has a full house every weekday afternoon at its Kinston facility but, in terms of need, the club is “just scratching the...
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