Greene County arrest reports
The following arrests were reported by the Greene County Sheriff's Office: Michael Antonio Thompson, 39, 21 Brook Place, La Grange, Feb. 15, felony trafficking in cocaine, felony possession of...
View ArticleUPDATED 9:45 P.M.: One dead in Kinston shooting
9:45 p.m. update: A teenager was pronounced dead at the scene of a double shooting near Washington Avenue and East Street late Friday afternoon. Jahad Moore, 18, was killed after suffering a gunshot...
View ArticleMinister's Column: Worship is a misunderstood concept
“We had a good worship service this morning,” one lady said to another as they left the church. While this is a great sentiment and the preacher loves to hear such comments, we have to ask how much it...
View ArticleLa Grange wins Battle of the Books
Elementary school students across Lenoir County rallied at Teachers Memorial School Friday for a competition strategically centered on academic warfare. They call it: Elementary Battle of the Books. A...
View ArticleOtis Gardner: First day of spring reminds me of college
These first hot days of the year conjure up bushel baskets of memories, most especially of years at Chapel Hill. I lived “Animal House” days, ’59 to ’63. When the weather turned toward southern...
View ArticleThree jailed for child abduction
By the time Debby Guthrie gained legal custody of her grandson, she’d already been in jail for abducting the child. Guthrie, a local advocate for military veterans who runs the nonprofit Veterans...
View ArticleRoundup: Rams rally past Beddingfield
Chad Murphy gave Greene Central the lead with a two-run single in the sixth inning and James Head added some insurance with a home run in the seventh as the Rams downed host Wilson Beddingfield,...
View ArticleLCC gets it done
Stony Wine can’t wait until next month’s Region X tournament. He’s that excited about where his Lenoir Community College baseball team is headed. The Lancers (24-9, 11-6) left campus early this...
View ArticleBurge – Soffe
Vanessa Tovar Burge and John Dixon Soffe Jr., both of Raleigh, were united in marriage at 4 p.m. April 6, 2013, at Unity Church of the Triangle in Raleigh. The Rev. Anthony Braswell performed the...
View ArticleJones – Williams
Erin Brooke Jones and David Tyler Williams, both of Seven Springs, were united in marriage at 5 p.m. April 13, 2013, at First Baptist Church in Kinston. The Rev. Dave Fishman was the officiating...
View ArticleTilghman – Day
John David Tilghman Jr. and Susan Tilghman of Kinston announce the engagement of their daughter, Kristie Lyne Tilghman, to Donald Allen Day II, son of Donald Day Sr. and Kum-Ye Day of Snow Hill. A...
View ArticleCouple celebrates 71 years
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Jenkins of Kinston celebrated their 71st wedding anniversary March 30, 2013, at River of Life Christian Center. A dinner in their honor was given by the Crown of Glory Ministry....
View ArticleCouple celebrates 60 years
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Lindner of Kinston celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on April 11, 2013, with a dinner and party given by their daughter, Angela Weldin of Kinston. The couple has two...
View ArticleCouple celebrates 71 years
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Jenkins of Kinston celebrated their 71st wedding anniversary March 30, 2013, at River of Life Christian Center. A dinner in their honor was given by the Crown of Glory Ministry....
View ArticleScout earns Eagle rank
Travis Calvin Cook of Deep Run was awarded the rank of Eagle Scout, Boy Scouting’s highest honor, in a ceremony Jan. 25 at Woodington United Methodist Church in Kinston. Cook is a member of Boy Scouts...
View ArticleDental group’s free clinics in demand / Names in news
Dental group’s free clinics in demand Long drives and long lines attest to the need for dental care for North Carolinians during an economic downturn and to the need for the N.C. Missions of Mercy...
View ArticleCapital Correspondence
House Roll-Call Votes HB110 — Public Contracts/Project Labor: Provides for fair and open competition in governmental construction contracts and prohibits requirements for certain terms in...
View ArticleHolocaust survivor shares WWII memories
JACKSONVILLE — A Holocaust survivor shared his tragic memories of genocide at Auschwitz — a Nazi concentration camp — at the Naval Hospital aboard Camp Lejeune last week. “I was the youngest of four...
View ArticleReally Awesome Dog Day at the park
Saturday was a beautiful day for dogs at the Rotary Dog Park — and a beautiful day for the second annual Really Awesome Dog Day. The event benefited Kinston’s Raising Awareness for the Developmentally...
View ArticleClark: Time for common sense in gun debate
During the past week, the U.S. Senate finally agreed to vote on some new gun control legislation. Of course, this has sparked a wide range of debate. The right, the NRA and gun lovers are up in arms...
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