Grifton News

After a lengthy and sometimes tense committee discussion, Pasquotank County officials voted unanimously Monday to remove from the new landfill operation contract - for the first year - a "three strikes" provision the contractor objected to.

The following incidents were reported to the Lenoir County Sheriff's Office and the Kinston Department of Public Safety: On Nov.

The following incidents were reported by the Kinston Department of Public Safety and the Lenoir County Sheriff's Office: On Nov.

Delphine Pearson of Grifton was among the few Lenoir County residents Tuesday who decided to get a H1N1 vaccine shot at a clinic temporarily set up at Grainger Stadium.

A Wilson Board of Adjustment agreed Tuesday evening to allow a new bingo parlor on Ward Boulevard and a day-treatment center for juveniles on Tarboro Street.

Amy Elizabeth Abbott and John Patrick Burns McGarry, both of Raleigh, were united in marriage at 5:30 p.m. Oct.

A Wilson board will review requests Tuesday evening for a new business and a day-treatment center.

Pitt County authorities say a powered parachute, and not an ultra light, was involved in an accident this morning outside of Grifton.

In honor of 10 years in their Academy Heights Road location, members of Kinston's Holy Spirit Catholic Church will have a special guest at Sunday Mass.

The following incidents were reported to the Kinston Department of Public Safety and the Lenoir County Sheriff's Office: On Sept.

It's been a tough fight for Richard Doutherty's family against Alzheimer's disease - both his father and grandmother died from Alzheimer's during the past 10 years.

Police say they have now found a toddler missing in Pitt County. Grifton police say the two-year old boy in diapers apparently wandered away from his home late this morning.

Successful companies can adapt to a changing market. Change is exactly what Carolina Custom Towers of Havelock is doing.

The following driving while impaired arrests were reported by the State Highway Patrol: Daniel Farris Gray, 55, 5218 Mayo Store Road, La Grange, Sept.

The following driving while impaired arrests were reported by the State Highway Patrol: Antonio L. Mason, 5457 Skeeter Pond Road, Grifton, Sept.

An instructor at Ayden-Grifton High School has found an eco-friendly way for students to get some hands-on experience in the classroom.

An instructor at Ayden-Grifton High School has found an eco-friendly way for students to get some hands-on experience in the classroom.

The following incidents were reported by the Kinston Department of Public Safety and the Lenoir County Sheriff's Department: On Aug.

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Dried coffee grounds, old wooden planks and broken mirror shards become pieces of art in the hands of Quentin Warren.