Kinston recognizes National Drug Take-Back Day
The Kinston Department of Public Safety set up shop at Vernon Park Mall with one goal in mind on Saturday: collecting drugs. For National Drug Take-Back Day, the agency set up a drop box for local...
View ArticlePot bus case results in probation
The Magic Bus reached its destination. More than three years after Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested Lensey Ray Dail for maintaining a marijuana-growing operation in an underground...
View ArticleState superintendent launches reading campaign
With Superintendent June Atkinson’s elementary school reading campaign fresh out of Raleigh, local school district principals don’t know how much of Give Five — Read Five can be implemented because...
View ArticleLocal teachers survive Year 1
In 2009, a National Education Association report showed nearly 50 percent of teachers leave the profession within five years. National studies show reasons people quit range from issues with...
View ArticleOn assignment: The Croatan Forest
Free Press Photographer Zach Frailey captures hidden moments inside the Croatan Forest.
View ArticleHanks: Next Rochelle principal has some big shoes to fill
There are so many things happening lately, let’s take a quick look at some of the people and issues on my mind on this beautiful ENC weekend: NEXT PRINCIPAL AT ROCHELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL: When Nicholas...
View ArticleCapital Correspondence for week ending March 25
House Roll-Call Votes HR210 — Honor Doc Watson: Celebrates the memory of Arthel Lane “Doc” Watson and recognizes the life and accomplishments of this native son for the lasting legacy of his music....
View ArticleWake Tech sweeps LCC
Simply put, Lenoir Community College is in a funk. Ryan Kennedy homered twice and drove in four runs as Wake Tech swept the Lancers with a pair of 5-2 and 8-1 wins in a NJCAA Division II Region X...
View ArticleCommissioner College graduates seven / Names in news
Commissioner College graduates seven Seven Caswell District Unit Commissioners have earned the Bachelor of Commissioner Science Degree. Don Fitts, Assistant Council Commissioner in charge of training...
View ArticleParker: Homeschoolers from three states debate, present speeches
Sometimes, friends and colleagues can get me into the strangest situations. Case in point: On Friday, I ended up as a community judge for the NCFCA Region IX Invitational Speech and Debate Tournament...
View ArticleFilling the Frame: Selling smiles
Larry Cox waits for customers at his ‘What’s Up Doc’ ice cream van at Neuseway Nature Center. Cox, a veteran, started the business two years ago, featuring 65 items ranging from $1 to $3. He has no...
View ArticleLMH employees learning to focus on the patient experience
Call it what you want; it was known as customer service and prior to that, it was hospitality service and patient satisfaction. Today, it’s called the patient experience, Teresa Sumner, RN and...
View ArticleAuto Mall employee of 50 years has 'standout' background
Bill Darby wouldn’t give up his job if his life depended on it. He turns 86 in two days, and he’s worked at the same job going on 50 years. The Morganton native is the fleet manager at Sale Auto Mall...
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BBQ Festival on the Neuse
A fierce battle with East against West has been ongoing for decades, but it seems the East is taking the lead right here in Lenoir County. Kinston’s Hog Happenin’ cook-off is purported to be the...
View ArticleUpdated April 26: Mugshots of people arrested in Lenoir County
CLICK HERE to view to view a PDF document that includes photos of inmates processed at Lenoir County jail this week. To access previous entries, click on the "MUGSHOTS" tab in the crime section on...
View ArticleCrime reports
The following information was provided by the Kinston Dept. of Public Safety and the Lenoir County Sheriff's Office: On April 9, a man on Durpree Street, Kinston, reported someone broke into his...
View ArticleNBA veteran comes out as gay
Associated Press NBA veteran Jason Collins became the first active male player in the four major American professional sports to come out as gay. The 34-year-old center, who has played for six...
View ArticleN.C. receives $211M in cigarette lawsuit payments
(AP) — North Carolina’s annual share of payments from top cigarette companies paying for smoking-related health care costs is $211 million. North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper notified Gov. Pat...
View ArticleUPDATED: Barker pleads guilty to child porn charge
Former Kinston City Councilman Will Barker pled guilty to a child pornography charge Monday and will serve at least five years in prison — and up to 20 years. In a hearing in the U.S. District Court...
View ArticleTeam from U.K. part of cultural exchange
Team from U.K. part of cultural exchange A group from the United Kingdom emphasized the international in Rotary International on April 18 when its five members gave the Rotary Club of Kinston a taste...
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