Tuesday May 7 | Kinston Free Press
Self-starter makes a clean sweep
Literally, he began by cleaning floors. At the age of 16, his preacher found him two doctor's offices to clean on Friday afternoons.
Column: Security firm hopes to curb car break-ins with snakes
Over the past few weeks, car thieves have been running amok all over Lenoir County.
Trooper: Teen crashes into utility pole, hundreds lose power
Hundreds of customers lost power Saturday night when a teenager, who was driving too fast for the snowy conditions, hydroplaned off a roadway and crashed into a utility pole, according to the Highway Patrol.
Postal Service needs more flexibility
No city, town or rural zip code in the United States will avoid the impact of big changes planned at the U.S. Postal Service, but few places will be hit any harder than Kinston and the Lenoir County area - the loss of the city's mail processing center and its 80 jobs, sharply curtailed operating hours at four rural post offices and, with the rest ... (more)