Man charged with DWI after Monday afternoon accident
A man driving a Honda Civic took a turn too quickly, crossed the road and spun into a ditch Monday in Deep Run. Harley Hardee, 18, was arrested at the scene. "He ran a curve there on Smith Grady...
View ArticleHow valuable is land?
In a tough economy, financially-strapped counties and municipalities look to raising taxes as a means to keep their revenues on an even keel with their expenditures. For rural Eastern North Carolina...
View ArticleColumn: La Grange man attends George W. Bush Presidential Library opening
Through several twists of fate (and an uncle who works at Southern Methodist University), I was invited to attend the opening of the George W. Bush Presidential library last week Save for the...
View ArticleTip leads to marijuana, cocaine arrest
LA GRANGE — A man is now in jail after an anonymous tip led deputies to his home. Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested Javier Gonzales Perez, 28, following an investigation at his...
View ArticleResearchers expect 18 named storms in 2013
The first long-term forecast for the 2013 hurricane season predicts a busier-than-average slate of storms for the Atlantic Ocean, an outlook Eastern North Carolina meteorologists and emergency...
View ArticleEarly morning shooting in Kinston
A man was shot in the early morning hours today in Kinston. At approximately 4:53 a.m. today, members of the Kinston Department of Public Safety responded to a shooting at 608 Nelson St., where they...
View ArticleNotebook: Kinston earns wildcard in dual-team tennis playoffs
The Vikings learned on Monday they had earned one of three wildcard spots in this year’s NCHSAA state 2A dual-team playoffs. Kinston (8-4) will travel to Wendell Corinth Holders (12-1) for a first...
View ArticleUNC chief wants concealed carry item out of bill
(AP) — The head of the University of North Carolina system wants legislators to remove part of a bill that would allow concealed weapons permit holders to store their handguns in locked vehicles on...
View ArticleFor Boston bomb suspect, a seasoned defense team
(AP) - One lawyer won acquittal for a Saudi man charged with carrying three firecracker-like devices on a plane, arguing he was a victim of hysteria over airport security after the Sept. 11...
View ArticleUpdate: Man sentenced for 2011 murder
The world changed for dozens of people April 22, 2011. Shortly before 6:30 p.m., in the 900 block of East Shine Street, a man followed two prostitutes to an upstairs bedroom. Some minutes later,...
View ArticleGodwin: Voles create underground tunnel systems
Last week’s column addressed pests that leave mysterious holes in the landscape, giving particular attention to moles. Voles, like moles, are active day and night all year. The two pests are often...
View ArticleKelly: Springtime is party time
It is finally feeling like spring and that means it is time to get outside and enjoy the events of the season, such as proms and graduations with family and friends. This season, give these appetizers...
View ArticleLeague spotlights monthly artist / Names in news
League spotlights monthly artist Naomi Camnitz was the Lenoir County Artist League’s featured “Artist of the Month” for April. Her painting, “Babbling Brook if You See it,” has been on display at The...
View ArticleReece Gardner: Feathered friends teach valuable life lessons
I grew up in the country in South Carolina at a time when we didn’t know that poverty had a name. Most of us had very few material possessions, but we were blessed with loving families and friends...
View ArticleSecond man confesses in Discovery Insurance case
What’s good for one guy is good for the other. Melvin Lyle Quinn, 56, of Goldsboro, pled guilty to his involvement in the $5.3 million defrauding of Discovery Insurance Tuesday in Lenoir County...
View ArticleBoldt is first Lenoir County resident to receive Medallion award
It was an honor to be selected as a recipient of the 2013 Governor’s Volunteer Service Award. But after receiving the award, Wilma Boldt found out she was one of only 20 recipients across the state...
View ArticleFree tobacco cessation products, coaching, local workshops can help you quit
“Addiction to nicotine is shown to be similar to heroin and cocaine,” said Richard Farmer, Quit Smart facilitator and respiratory therapist at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. That’s why it may take more...
View ArticleRoundup: Parrott sets school record, wins EPIC golf title
Parrott Academy shot a school-record 275 and capped a perfect season in conference play by winning the Eastern Plains Independent Conference championship at Prestonwood Country Club in Cary on...
View ArticleJones Senior wins NCHSAA sportsmanship award
TRENTON — At Jones Senior winning is nice, but doing it the right way — and losing with dignity — is far more important. The NCHSAA announced on Monday that the tiny Jones County school is this...
View ArticleBrann, Rams stymie North Pitt
SNOW HILL — Ben Brann wanted his senior night to be special. It was. Brann tossed a one-hit shutout and Chad Murphy connected on a three-run homer in the first inning to help Greene Central cruise...
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