Chargers hold off Eagles
AYDEN — In terms of potential playoff implications, Friday afternoon’s Carolina 1A Conference tilt between Goldsboro Rosewood and Ayden-Grifton was supremely important. The game pitted two of the...
View ArticleStroud-Mosier
Woody and Ronda Stroud of Deep Run announce the engagement of their daughter, Lindsay Carin Stroud, to Scott Patrick Mosier, son of Jim and Pam Mosier of Sydney, Ohio. A May 25 wedding is planned at...
View ArticleShaw-Mintz
Heather York Shaw of Raleigh and Rudolph Ivey Mintz III of Kinston were united in marriage at 5 p.m. April 20, 2013, at the First Baptist Church in Morehead City. The Rev. Jerry Linebarger officiated...
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Floyd Franklin Porter Floyd and Rebeccah Kearney Floyd of Kinston and son Thomas announce the birth of a daughter and sister, Leigha Julianna Floyd, on Jan. 3, 2013, at Wayne Memorial Hospital in...
View ArticleOut of the Attic
Vance Davis and helpers have been happily farming on his farm in Sandy Bottom for dozens of years. Davis has farmed all his life and enjoys farming. It has been a challenging and rewarding life for...
View ArticleGov.’s volunteer awards presented / Names in news
Gov.’s volunteer awards presented The award ceremony for recipients of the 2013 Governor’s Volunteer Service Awards for Lenoir County was held April 15 at the Board of Commissioners meeting in the...
View ArticleClowns a hit at Shad Festival parade
GRIFTON — Shad Festival-goers strolled down Queen Street in Grifton Saturday morning as the occasional sound of sirens blasted in the distance. The parade was coming. As the first parade group marched...
View ArticleOpen For Business
Area residents braved a windy, cool morning to take part in the Lenoir County Farmers Market opening celebration. As Tammy Dawson began to sing the “Star Spangled Banner,” the sun poked out, and...
View ArticleHanks: A ‘sweet’ business idea for Vernon Park Mall
In this space last week, I implored folks from Lenoir County to keep their money here in our little patch o’ heaven, instead of spending it in Greenville, New Bern, Goldsboro, Jacksonville and other...
View ArticleCapital Correspondence for week ending April 18
House Roll-Call Votes HB135 — Landfill Permit Fee: Adjusts the fee schedule for permits for sanitary landfills and transfer stations to reflect extension of the duration of these permits. Introduced...
View ArticleClark: April is one bad month
What is it with the month of April? Why has so much craziness jumped off during this month? Is it that everyone has been pinned up all winter and when the weather warms up ,all the craziness must...
View ArticleReward offered in car break-ins
A rash of car break-ins occurred in the county in the early morning hours Saturday. “From what I gather,” Lenoir County Sheriff Chris Hill said, “the city has been having a number of break-ins in the...
View ArticleClark announces bid for mayor of Kinston
With less than three months before filing officially begins for the office, there is finally an announced candidate for mayor of Kinston — and it’s a name that’s familiar to many in the city. Ralph A....
View ArticleWhat happened to Greene County’s finances?
This is Part 1 of a four-part series to recap and understand what went wrong with Greene County’s financial state. Coming Monday: How did it get so bad? SNOW HILL — Greene County is teetering on...
View ArticlePirates honor Roberts at Purple-Gold Game
GREENVILLE — Noah Roberts saw a seam in the defense. Like any veteran would do, he made a swift move, eluded the opposition, and dashed toward the end zone. Thirty, 20, 10, 5 — touchdown. Roberts,...
View ArticleRams outduel LCC
Troy Jones threw a gem, but his offense didn’t allow it to shine. The left-hander held Southeastern Community College to just three hits, but was done in by some bad base running and an offense that...
View ArticleVisual Improvement Award presented / Names in news
Visual Improvement Award presented First Citizens Bank, 800 N. Queen St., was presented the Visual Improvement Award for the month of March. Participating in the presentation were Adrian King, Sammy...
View ArticleMike Parker: U.S. Supreme Court mulls DOMA and California Prop 8
Four of the nine U.S. Supreme Court justices voted to hear challenges to the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), a federal law, and Proposition 8, a state initiative that led to an amendment to...
View ArticleBill would lower electric rates, raise property taxes
Electricity in Kinston costs about 22 percent more than in, say, Pink Hill. “And that’s just a terrible thing,” said state Rep. Leo Daughtry of Smithfield, whose city, like Kinston, is part of the...
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