Preserving the sound
The annual Havelock Heritage Blues Festival and reverse raffle is scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday at the Havelock Tourist and Event Center. The event is the largest fundraiser of the year for the...
View ArticleUp close and personal
Nnenna Freelon’s voice has been described by many as “sumptuous as sculpted honey.” Classic performer Aretha Franklin encourages the public to check out Freelon’s “very hip music.” The six-time Grammy...
View ArticleRotarians get Water Park update / Names in news
Rotarians get Water Park update May 23 is the scheduled grand opening of the Water Park at the Woodmen Community Center on Vernon Avenue. Bill Ellis, Kinston-Lenoir County Parks and Recreation...
View ArticleGreene County Schools cleared for vague budget calendar
SNOW HILL — Financial figures for Greene County Schools have not yet been released by the state, but the system’s Board of Education went on to approve the 2013-14 school year budget calendar. The...
View ArticleControversial public notice bill passes Senate
There’s a saying regarding picking fights with newspapers and bad ideas. And then there’s S.B. 287, a bill sponsored by Sen. Trudy Wade, R-Guilford, that passed the N.C. Senate 26-23 on second reading...
View ArticleColumn: Boston resident learned of lockdown from Lenoir County man
I — like everyone — have an opinion on the Boston bombings so I won’t bore you with it. No matter what any of us think, say or type, there are always going to be cowards who are easily manipulated by...
View ArticleTyrone Morgan named La Grange's top citizen
LA GRANGE — Being on-call for town public works can be taxing. But it’s appreciated. The La Grange Chamber of Commerce honored Tyrone Morgan, superintendent of the town’s public works, at its annual...
View ArticleKayakers traversing the Neuse to battle cancer
Dave Bartlett had cancer not once, but twice. And he, quite literally, lived to tell the story. The 50-year-old Fayetteville resident and retired U.S. Army soldier was at Neuseway Nature Park...
View ArticleIngram receives scholarship offer from Wake Forest
Brandon Ingram officially has options. The standout Kinston High hoopster worked out in front of Wake Forest and UNC representatives on Wednesday, and at the conclusion of the workout Ingram was...
View ArticleAll the tools
DEEP RUN — Grant Tyndall makes it look easy. But there’s nothing easy about what the South Lenoir baseball standout does. Tyndall, a senior, is considered a five-tool player — has speed, a strong...
View ArticleAlleged killer captured
Kinston police believe they have the man who committed the first Lenoir County murder of 2013. Wednesday, authorities charged Desmond Lovell Pearson of first-degree murder and attempted murder for the...
View ArticleMan relieves himself on bank floor
According to an incident report obtained from the Kinston Department of Public Safety, a man recently walked into a local bank and relieved himself on the floor. According to Woody Spencer of the...
View ArticleAmateur radio event Saturday at LCC / Names in news
Amateur radio event Saturday at LCC The 23rd annual Down East Hamfest will be from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Lenoir Community College gymnasium. The public is invited to view vendor displays of...
View ArticleUnique nursing program numbers expand
Eastern North Carolina adopted a nursing model from the state’s western side two years ago, which has shown substantial student growth in its second cycle. The Regionally Increasing Baccalaureate...
View ArticleAdvocates say workforce development begins at birth
Welcome to the world, baby girl — now we’re going to teach you to be a good worker. According to education and business leaders at Thursday morning’s Wake-Up Lenoir Executive Briefing on Early...
View ArticleRetail notebook: Xpress Yourself, Belk
From bling to camouflage, there’s something for everyone at Xpress Yourself. Grifton native Brenda Sasser opened the gift store with a wide variety of items on April 8 at the Kinston Plaza Shopping...
View ArticleLooking into the future
Keon Roach previously didn’t know what neutering meant. Thursday, he got to witness it. On the final run of the job shadowing program for the county’s three public high schools, it was Kinston High...
View ArticleA soldier’s tears
DEEP RUN — Early Thursday afternoon, an anxious soldier paced the empty hallways of South Lenoir High School — with a smile. As the classrooms were busied by working students, he could only think of...
View ArticleAudio: Kinston mayoral candidate Ralph Clark
On this week's Free Press Radio Show, Bryan Hanks and Jon Dawson are joined by Ralph Clark, who talks about his campaign for Kinston mayor. Bryan and Jon also welcome former Free Press staff writer...
View ArticleLenoir County arrest reports
The following arrests were reported by the Lenoir County Sheriff's Office: Sherri M. Williams, 29, 3400 Coleman Drive, Kinston, March 24, misdemeanor order for arrest/child support. Bond: $500....
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