Grifton News

The following accidents were reported by the State Highway Patrol. These reports cover Lenoir and Jones counties: Accident time/location: June 10, 8:30 p.m., four-tenths of a mile west of N.C. 41.

The following are the Driver Education make-up days for those students whose classes were cancelled yesterday, June 26 and today, June 27.

A 74-year-old Ayden-Grifton man was killed Friday after his pickup truck ran off the road near Snow Hill and struck two trees.

The following arrests were reported by the Lenoir County Sheriff's Office: Eric Roach, 17, 408 West Washington St., La Grange, June 9, misdemeanor disorderly conduct.

Pitt County Health Department has partnered with Pitt County AIDS Service Organization and ECU Physicians Infectious Disease to offer free, confidential HIV testing in observance of National HIV Testing Day, ...

Greenville Police Department officers responded to a report Friday of a 47-year-old man being cut on the arm by his girlfriend at his home on Chesterfield Court, resulting in minor injuries.

The following incidents were reported to the Kinston Department of Public Safety and the Lenoir County Sheriff's Office: On May 23, an employee of South Lenoir High School, Deep Run, reported someone as-saulted ...

A new partnership will focus on accelerating the preparation of students entering engineering and technology fields by eliminating high school and college classes with similar instruction.

The following people were indicted Monday by a Pitt County grand jury. All information, including addresses, is from court records.

Twenty-four local firefighters responded this weekend to mission requests from Hyde County and the North Carolina Division of Forest Resources, seeking help and equipment to battle a wildfire near Columbia.

The school year is coming to a close today and summer is about to be in full swing.

Two of the county's EMS squads think recent cuts in the budget proposal for next year may not be enough to provide services adequately.

A sheriff's department report shows that a 20-year-old female was seriously injured after her spouse strangled her Sunday at their Grimesland home in the 4600 block of Cal Jones Road.

Harold Herring, executive director of the Neuse Regional Water and Sewer Authority, spoke to the Golden-K Kiwanis Club recently about his work at WASA.

On Thursday morning at approximately 7 a.m. Lenoir County Sheriff's Office Narcotics Detectives, along with members of the Kinston Department of Public Safety, the LaGrange Police Department and NCALE agents ...

Hey, read the rules! Authorities in Lenoir County say they busted two nightclubs this morning that have been the center of citizen complaints of alcohol violations and drug problems.

The jury has decided the fate of a man accused of murder. According to Pitt County Assistant District Attorney Glenn Perry, the jury found James Hill guilty of first degree murder and armed robbery.

The North Carolina Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, sponsored by AMVETS Post 111, is presenting the seminar "Estate Planning and Medicaid Eligibility Planning" free to seniors from 2-3:30 p.m. and 6-7:30 ...

A Grifton man was given a life sentence for his role in the robbery and shooting death of a convenience store clerk.

A man accused of taking part in an armed robbery and murder was identified as the shooter Wednesday by two men testifying in Pitt County Superior Court.