Godwin: Spring tips to get gardeners going
Gardeners are ready to plant as soon as there are a few warm days in spring. Cool temperatures seem to hang on during some years and soil temperatures remain cooler than normal. April is a fine time...
View ArticleKDPS director addresses Rotarians / Names in news
KDPS director addresses Rotarians Bill Johnson, director of Kinston Department of Public Safety, was born and reared in Lenoir County and worked at DuPont for seven and a half years before moving to...
View ArticleConcealed pistol permit holders info may become secret
Brown-eyed people are more likely than blue-eyed people to pack a gun in North Carolina. Much about the nearly 400,000 concealed pistol permit holders here — including their names, addresses, weights...
View ArticleJapanese waste-reduction model transforming LMH
With a national shortage of nurses, it makes good sense for medical facilities to streamline tasks so as to accomplish the most in the least amount of time. Department heads at Lenoir Memorial...
View ArticleAn update on the Kinston Unified Development Ordinance
The City of Kinston made it a priority this fiscal year to update development ordinances in order to make a more business and developer friendly process, while simultaneously providing common sense...
View ArticleSchools celebrate national Autism Awareness Month
Jason Cone said something about Lenoir County Schools’ approach to autism was unique. The behavior psychologist with Behavior Consultation and Psychological Services — the company that partners with...
View ArticleWhat's happening at Grainger Stadium?
At Grainger Stadium, there will be baseball. There will not be Scotty McCreery. Rumors of the North Carolina country singer holding a concert at the stadium are untrue, but an effort was made. “We had...
View ArticleBlue Devils hang on at East Duplin
BEAULAVILLE — Already rivals, South Lenoir didn’t need any more motivation to beat East Duplin but it had some anyways. The Blue Devils left Beulaville feeling they made their point. Trint Turner’s...
View ArticleColumn: Kinston needs baseball
There are some things that were made for each other — peanut butter and jelly, solid-colored shirts and plaid shorts, and Kinston and baseball. Without the boys of summer, this place just isn’t the...
View ArticleTwins Will, Whitney Graves sign with N.C. Wesleyan
DEEP RUN — Will and Whitney Graves do just about everything together, and that won’t change after high school. The South Lenoir twins separated by roughly a minute at birth have both decided to...
View ArticleN.C. Senate panel backs drug screening for welfare
by The Associated Press North Carolina Senate Republicans are pushing a new bill requiring drug screening for welfare applicants and current recipients who reapply for assistance. The Senate...
View ArticleKelly: Do eat the green peas
It turns out Mom was “right on” when she said, “Be sure to eat your peas!” Green peas, it seems, are one of the most nutritious legume type vegetables, proving rich in health benefitting nutrients,...
View ArticleFarmers urged to nominate favorite school
Time is almost up for area farmers to nominate their favorite schools or school districts for an America’s Farmers Grow Rural Education grant. The deadline is Monday and school administrators will...
View ArticleEast Kinston community meeting today / Names in news
East Kinston community meeting today Kinston Promise Neighborhood, Inc. has scheduled the second in a series of East Kinston Community Meetings for 6 to 8 p.m. today at St. Peter Church of Christ,...
View ArticlePicks of the week
DUGOUT/Kinston The Last Dime Band will perform live at The DugOut Saturday. Cover charge is $5. On April 19, Emily Minor & Blake Kearney will perform live. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at...
View ArticleAlbum reviews: Steven Wilson and Hound Dog Taylor
New album: The Raven Who Refused to Sing Artist: Steven Wilson Label: K Scope Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5 Steven Wilson is best known for his tenure with Porcupine Tree, a hard rock band that flirted...
View ArticleBroadway and Beyond
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 ArticleInternational sensation hits Greenville
GREENVILLE — The inspired lunacy of musicians Igudesman & Joo will debut Saturday at ECU’s Wright Auditorium. Think Mozart hijacked by Monty Python, South Park meets Bach and you have some idea of...
View ArticleMan surrenders after barricading himself in restaurant restroom
A lone naked man who sheriff’s deputies described as mentally ill was holed up for 2½ hours in the James City Waffle House restroom on Wednesday morning while law enforcement surrounded the restaurant...
View ArticleState regulators consider fine for hog waste spill
WILSON — State regulators are deciding whether to fine a farm near the Wilson County line that spilled 1,000 gallons of hog waste into a Contentnea Creek tributary last month. The N.C. Division of...
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