La Grange man arrested after allegedly assaulting employee
A La Grange man was arrested earlier this week for allegedly assaulting one of his employees. On Monday, investigators with the Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office Detective Division arrested Kelton...
View ArticleBroadway at LCC is tonight / Names in news
Broadway at LCC is tonight The Lenoir Community College presentation of Broadway and Beyond will be at 7:30 p.m. today in the Waller Building Auditorium. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. with pre-concert...
View ArticleKinston's Capps earns first MLB victory
SEATTLE — For the first time since 1915, a Kinston native has earned a Major League Baseball pitching victory. Carter Capps, a North Lenoir High School and Mount Olive College alum, pitched two...
View ArticleHawks fly past Rams
LA GRANGE — Heather Carson has been waiting for her North Lenoir softball team to break out. She got it on Thursday. Kaci Letchworth pitched seven strong innings, Dani Moulton, Nicole Robinson and...
View ArticleWind turbines could stall military pilot training
An F-15E Strike Eagle drops through the sky on a low-level training mission and encounters — a wind turbine. With turbine blades reaching within 8 feet of F-15s on missions out of Seymour Johnson Air...
View ArticleZumba with the Ques
A local fraternity chapter is making innovative efforts to both raise healthy living awareness and fund scholarships for high school students. Zumba with the Ques will be hosted Saturday from 3-5 p.m....
View ArticleLaRoque trial date moved
In response to a court order, U.S. Senior District Judge Malcolm J. Howard moved former state Rep. Stephen LaRoque’s corruption trial back six days. LaRoque will now face a federal jury on May 20,...
View ArticleRetail notebook: New SECU branch under construction on Airport Road
A stately brick building is taking shape on Airport Road near Lenoir Memorial Hospital. It will soon be the home of a new State Employees Credit Union branch. The completion date is Aug. 29, and...
View ArticleVenerable North Lenoir drama teacher set to direct 50th production at the school
LA GRANGE — The 1988-89 school year brought in a new wave of theatrical tradition at North Lenoir High School. Marian Kennedy, a teacher and the school’s drama department head, returned to her alma...
View ArticleThe big business of making your next chicken dinner not without its issues
It can seem unsettling at first glance. The majority of your interaction with poultry is at your grocer’s meat counter or at a fast-food drive-thru; the sheer preciseness of the organization of...
View Article1 of 2 Boston bombing suspects dead
By MEGHAN BARR and KATIE ZEZIMA Associated Press Two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing killed an MIT police officer, injured a transit officer in a firefight and threw explosive devices at...
View ArticleAudio: Parks and Recreation Director Bill Ellis
On this week's edition of the show, Bryan Hanks and Jon Dawson are joined by Kinston/Lenoir County Parks and Recreation Department Director Bill Ellis, who talks about the success of the Woodmen...
View ArticleUPDATED: Nearly pound and a half of cocaine recovered in multi-agency bust
Two men are in jail following a bust netting more than half a kilogram of cocaine. Wednesday, the Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office — working with state Alcohol Law Enforcement, the State Bureau of...
View ArticleKinston arrest reports
The following arrests were reported by the Kinston Dept. of Public Safety: Ryan C. Mosley, 19, 1115 Mewborn Ave., Kinston, March 27, two counts felony possess/conceal weapons. Bond: $25,000....
View ArticleLenoir County arrest reports
The following arrests were reported by the Lenoir County Sheriff's Office: Brian Hildebrandt, 48, 2120 Neuse Road, Kinston, March 25, misdemeanor assault. Bond: $500. Arresting officer: D. Ervin....
View ArticleChurches enjoy pulpit exchange / Names in news
Churches enjoy pulpit exchange Two churches did something recently that they hope will be the beginning of a new tradition. Westminster United Methodist Church and St. Augustus AME Zion hosted a...
View ArticleOtis Gardner: Terrorism that kills children is pure evil
Those who regularly read this column know I mine weekly reporting blurbs to dig up what I consider to be entertaining stuff — at least to me. This week’s news was horrible. The Boston bombing has...
View ArticleUnemployment figures continue to decrease
North Carolina, like the nation, saw a drop in the unemployment rate from February to March, as well as from a year ago. The state’s rate decreased to 9.2 percent from the February revised rate of 9.4...
View ArticleBill would remove the state’s K-3 class size limit
Eliminating North Carolina’s 24-student class size cap is just the surface of bill that passed the state’s Senate Education Committee Wednesday. Local principals and superintendents back the...
View ArticleRoundup: South Lenoir outlasts Monarchs
Grant Tyndall and Garrett Holland homered and Wyatt Janning worked out of trouble in the last inning in South Lenoir’s 6-3 win at Jacksonville Northside Friday for its third straight victory and...
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