Parker: Grace Christian reunion brings classmates, teachers together
Saturday evening I joined about 50 others at the Falling Creek Country Club for a reunion of former students, teachers and school officials with Grace Christian School. Grace School opened, if my...
View ArticleDistrict court decisions
The following decisions were reached in Lenoir County district court in March, 2012. The presiding judge was the Hon. David Brantley. Matters may be resolved as the result of a guilty plea or dismissal...
View ArticleOfficials dedicate the renovated Greene County Library
SNOW HILL — While the clouds looked foreboding, the rain held out for the more than 200 people who gathered in front of the newly-expanded and renovated Greene County Library Sunday. County and state...
View ArticleFarmer's market receives Visual Improvement Award / Names in the news
Farmer's Market receives Visual Improvement Award The Lenoir County Farmers Market received the September-October 2012 Visual Improvement Award. Accepting the award during a presentation Sept. 11 were...
View Article13-year-old N.C. boy killed when thrown from ATV
The Associated Press A 13-year-old boy from Spivey's Corner has died after losing control of his all-terrain vehicle. David Tanner of the North Carolina Highway Patrol told the Fayetteville Observer...
View ArticleMacDonald goes to court in 'Fatal Vision' case
By MARTHA WAGGONER Associated Press Jeffrey MacDonald, a clean-cut Green Beret and doctor convicted of killing of his pregnant wife and their two daughters, is getting another chance to try proving...
View ArticleSidney Braxton Howard
TRENTON — Sidney Braxton Howard, 82, of Trenton died Sunday, September 16, 2012, at Vidant Health Care in Greenville. He was a member of the Lamb House Church on Comfort Hwy. Braxton was a member of...
View ArticleColumn: Controversial rides, foods highlight Lenoir County Fair season
Candy apples, bearded ladies and plenty of farm animals all in one place? This can mean one of two things: Either the fair is in town or Bill Maher is throwing his ego its weekly birthday party. Fairs...
View ArticleCheerleading competition, Buchanan ceremony postponed at Fair
Because of inclement weather, the cheerleading competition and the ceremony to honor the late Charles Buchanan at tonight's opening of the Lenoir County Fair have been moved to Thursday. For more...
View ArticleThe first GOP state superintendent?
John Tedesco is attempting to do something that has never happened in the history of North Carolina: become the state’s first Republican schools superintendent. It’s a goal the candidate, who visited...
View ArticleMotion to continue filed in LaRoque case
GREENVILLE — Attorneys for the defense and prosecution in the federal case against former Rep. Stephen LaRoque recently filed a motion to postpone the start of the trial to early next year. “The...
View ArticleRoundup: Parrott falls to Hobgood in completion of suspended game
Hobgood Academy converted its two-point conversion and Parrott Academy did not as Hobgood won 44-40 Monday in a completion of a suspended game from Aug. 24. Hobgood played 10-minute quarters in the...
View ArticleGreene deputies arrest five people in three incidences for meth, opium
SNOW HILL — Officials with the Greene County Sheriff’s Office have arrested five people on drug charges in three separate cases. Shortly after midnight Saturday morning, detectives James Hinson and...
View ArticleLenoir County arrest reports
The following arrests were reported by the Lenoir County Sheriff's Office: Latosha Lorez Priester, 40, 6410 Washington St., La Grange, Sept. 4, (citation) fictitious registration plate. Officer:...
View ArticleGreene County arrest reports
The following arrests were reported by the Greene County Sheriff's Office: Allen Ray Ormond, 49, 634 Jim Grant Road, Snow Hill, Aug. 20, felony cruelty to animals, two counts misdemeanor dog/cat...
View ArticleTest your knowledge of the U.S. Constitution
Good morning, Free Press readers! Happy Constitution Day! It was 225 years ago — Sept. 17, 1787 — members of the Constitutional Convention signed the historic document that created a framework for...
View ArticleTwo residents are winners in LMH weight loss program
The third 16-week session of Lighten Up Lenoir has begun this week and the winners of the second session have been released. The Beauties and the Beast ended up being the top team while Marina Bravo...
View ArticleLCC golf tourney recognizes sponsors / Names in the news
LCC golf tourney recognizes sponsors The 2012 Lenoir Community College Foundation Annual Golf Classic will be held Sept. 27 at the Kinston Country Club. All proceeds will benefit the LCC Foundation...
View ArticleExtra Points: Hawks look to sure up fumbles
North Lenoir has dropped the football 17 times already this season. If the Hawks are going to end their longstanding conference losing streak, coach Calvin Sutton knows his team’s fumblitis is...
View ArticleUNC chancellor to resign
By EMERY P. DALESIO, Associated Press The chancellor who has led the country's oldest public university for four years will step down next year in the wake of scandals involving academic fraud,...
View ArticleN.C. man once on death row charged in wife's slaying
by MITCH WEISS Associated Press Joseph Green Brown refused to run from his troubled past. He'd tell audiences he was only hours from being executed on Florida's death row. He'd talk about how an...
View ArticleUpdated Sept. 17 - Mugshots of people arrested in Lenoir County
Click the attached link (on the right under "Rich Media") to view a PDF document that includes photos of inmates processed at Lenoir County jail this week. To access previous entries, click on the...
View ArticleHave you seen this man?
From the Kinston Department of Public Safety: A warrant for the arrest of Darrell Scott Koonce, Jr. has been issued for a September 12 felony larceny at 1306 North Herritage St., Kinston. A trailer...
View ArticleTornado watch
From the National Weather Service: Tornado Watch 12:30 PM TUE SEP 18 2012 A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: BEAUFORT CARTERET CRAVEN DARE DUPLIN GREENE HYDE JONES...
View ArticleChild passenger safety focus for the week
Back in the mid-1980s, a yellow, diamond-shaped window sticker became something of a must-have accessory for the van, the station wagon or the family sedan. Its message: “Caution — Baby on Board.” It...
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