Bombs kill two at Boston Marathon
BOSTON (AP) — Two bombs exploded in the packed streets near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing two people and injuring more than 80 in a terrifying scene of shattered glass,...
View ArticleBomb threat at courthouse
A bomb threat called in to the Lenoir County Courthouse proved to be only words. According to the Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office, an unknown person made several calls to LCSO staff around 3:40 p.m....
View ArticleSubstitute teacher embezzles from Duplin Co. school
BEULAVILLE — Beulaville police have charged a substitute elementary teacher with embezzling nearly $7,000 from Duplin County Schools. Donna Godbold, 48, was charged Monday by the Beulaville Police...
View ArticleSenator rewrites dredging bill
Sen. Harry Brown, R-Onslow, is rewriting his measure seeking funds to dredge the North Carolina coast’s shallow-draft inlets after facing pushback from boat owners who complained his originally...
View ArticleKayakers to float through Kinston to support cancer research
Don’t be surprised to see more than 18 kayaks floating along in the Neuse River next week. They will make up the second annual Hope Floats NC fundraising event to raise cancer awareness, honor and...
View ArticleFire drives elderly couple from home
The only bright spot in Monday’s fire may have been that there was a fire hydrant in the front yard. Around 10:20 a.m., the Lenoir County 911 center received a call of a house fire at 1327 Railfence...
View ArticleColumn: Woman gives birth in middle of U.S. 70 traffic jam
Road construction has turned a usually placid stretch of U.S. 70 between Falling Creek and West Vernon Avenue into a stormy sea of profane phrases and hand gestures. For one woman, it turned into a...
View ArticleNew head of KCHC brings her organizational experience to Kinston
After a year without a CEO, Kinston Community Health Center has a new leader at the helm. Sanja K. Hudson took over the leadership on Jan. 7, bringing with her more than two decades of healthcare...
View ArticleEvidence unclear whether hot temps mean high crime
Unbearable heat is not a justifiable defense for crime. But there is an unverified tenet of conventional wisdom that says as temperatures rise, so do instances of crime. For Alfred Hitchcock’s first...
View ArticleFFA team heads to state competition / Names in news
FFA team heads to state competition 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,...
View ArticleWe remember
DEEP RUN — Members of South Lenoir’s softball team haven’t forgotten what took place on March 15, especially its two seniors. The Blue Devils have a chance to erase the memory — or at least ease the...
View ArticleUPDATED: Kinston's Reggie Bullock declares for NBA
UPDATED 12:15 P.M.: Statement from UNC: CHAPEL HILL - University of North Carolina junior forward Reggie Bullock is entering the 2013 NBA Draft. The Kinston, N.C., native was Carolina's third-leading...
View ArticleVideo: Police need your help to identify larceny suspect
From the Kinston Dept. of Public Safety: We're asking for help in identifying a suspect in a larceny/use of stolen debit card. On March 3, someone broke into a vehicle and stole a purse...
View ArticleCrime reports
The following information was provided by the Kinston Dept. of Public Safety and the Lenoir County Sheriff's Office: On April 1, a representative of Dooley's Grocery on U.S. 258 South, Deep Run,...
View ArticleReece Gardner: A frank approval of fracking is needed
Would you like for North Carolina to take action that would capitalize on the “natural gas boom” by lifting the moratorium on drilling for natural gas in our state and to go after the estimated 42...
View ArticleKelly: It’s strawberry picking time
Strawberry picking time is finally here, and it doesn’t get any better than getting outside and enjoying the beautiful weather while reaping these sweet treats. These delicious berries are an...
View ArticleGodwin: Kudzu bugs are hanging out, looking for food
Kudzu bugs are responding to the warm temperatures, and activity is increasing. The bugs are looking for food sources, such as wisteria and kudzu, but there is very little foliage available. You will...
View ArticleBroadway and Beyond set for Friday / Names in news
Broadway and Beyond set for Friday Lenoir Community College’s 16th annual Broadway and Beyond will be held at 7:30 p.m. Friday in the Waller Building Auditorium. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. with...
View ArticleTwist of fate for former Kinston resident
A college student slept late. Even at MIT, that wouldn’t be news. But on Monday, the day of the Boston Marathon bombing, sleeping late meant former Kinston resident Wegene Tadele didn’t make it to his...
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