DSS honors retiree / Names in news
DSS honors retiree Rebecca Jones, an income maintenance supervisor at Lenoir County Department of Social Services, retired from the agency Tuesday. Donna Grady, the income maintenance administrator...
View ArticleRoundup: Vikings thump SW Edgecombe in season finale
Kinston’s baseball team ended its season on a roll. Five Vikings players had a multi-hit game and seven of the starting nine had a hit in their 13-2 five-inning shellacking of SouthWest Edgecombe on...
View ArticleWest headed to Meredith
DEEP RUN — When Heather West made the decision to transfer to South Lenoir, she had no idea what lied ahead. After helping turn around its girls basketball program she’s headed to Meredith College....
View ArticleSL tops East Duplin, clinches playoff berth
DEEP RUN — South Lenoir gave the fans a little bit of everything Friday night, and clinched a state playoff berth in the process. Some nifty baserunning led to an early advantage and a pair of...
View ArticleManning-Andrews
Ashley Nicole Manning of Kinston and Joseph Franklin Andrews of Trenton were united in marriage at 5 p.m. April 27, 2013, at First Baptist Church in Wallace. The Rev. Richard Thomas Vernon of Kinston...
View ArticlePalko-Bliss
Meghan Eileen Palko of Trenton and Patrick Joseph Bliss of Oriental were united in marriage at 6 p.m. April 13, 2013, at Bright Star Farm in Trenton. The Rev. Dane Jackson performed the ceremony....
View ArticleFaison – Gardner
Phillis Pearsall Swinson of La Grange announces the engagement of her daughter, LaPorscha Tiotta Faison, to Donta Antawn Gardner, son of Janice Pridgen of Goldsboro and Donald Gardner of La Grange....
View ArticleCouple celebrates 65 years
Dr. and Mrs. William J. “Bill” Thompson of La Grange, formerly of Birmingham, Ala., celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary April 23, 2013, with a surprise dinner given by their four children —...
View ArticleFFA team prepares appreciation dinner
The South Lenoir High School FFA team cooked a barbecue chicken dinner April 11 for the Lenoir County Hunter Association. The dinner was in appreciation of the group’s annual monetary gift and support...
View ArticleShop for Life / Names in news
Shop for Life Sue Ellen Maddux, director of Marketing and Special Events with the Woodmen Community Center, has receives two tickets to the Shop for Life event from Jane Wynne, Field Controls Relay...
View ArticleJazz in May
The Bob Jeffcott Jazz Ensemble promises to present a varied but familiar selection of Big Band to small ensemble tunes at an upcoming concert sponsored by the Kinston-Lenoir County Friends of the...
View ArticleCapital Correspondence
House Roll-Call Votes HB172 — Legislative Ethics Commission Procedures: Clarifies the Legislative Ethics Committee’s investigative procedures and makes other technical changes as recommended by...
View ArticleThe 32nd annual BBQ Festival on the Neuse
The festival in photos, through the lens of Free Press Chief Photographer Janet S. Carter.
View ArticleNorth Lenoir class gives back to community
Over the last two Fridays, about a dozen North Lenoir High School students and their instructor helped improve the grounds of a local historical attraction. Erin Berg, a teacher at North Lenoir, and...
View ArticleClark: The twisted reality of our healthcare system
Can they honestly believe we are that stupid? Or paying little to no attention? Has anyone else noticed all of the propaganda healthcare providers have pushed out onto the airwaves lately? Currently,...
View ArticleHugo firefighters prepare for tight rescues
Tight spaces call for special equipment. Last week, members of the Hugo Volunteer Fire Department worked with a new breathing apparatus meant for confined-space rescues. Getting a person out of a...
View ArticleNo decision yet on whether new CSS Neuse site will be declared state historic...
The decision to turn over the CSS Neuse site to the North Carolina Department of Archives and History was delayed after an all-day inspection last week. Morris Bass, operations manager for the CSS...
View ArticlePortion of Queen Street closing beginning Monday
The owners of two florist shops are beside themselves with worry with the nearing of Mother’s Day, the second largest holiday for the flower business. The City of Kinston plans to close off a portion...
View ArticleKinston leaders honored with keys to city
They never saw it coming. Kinston Mayor B.J. Murphy made sure the recipients of the 2013 Mayor’s Golden Key to the City were unaware of the honor before he called them on stage Saturday at the BBQ...
View ArticleHog Happenin’ delivers with a pig in every cooker
It turned into the sort of place where when someone says, “long and lean,” they’re talking about a pig. The 32nd annual BBQ Festival on the Neuse and Wil King Hog Happenin’ concluded Saturday after...
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