Lenoir County News Archives

A La Grange man was arrested and charged this week for allegedly robbing and assaulting Robert Kohnfelder of Kinston on Oct.

The national media spotlight shone a little brighter on Kinston Monday as a crew from the Fox News Channel rolled into town to interview various local figures in the ongoing nonpartisan voting issue.

A physical science teacher who taught in Jones County and who pleaded no contest to nine felonies was sentenced in Lenoir County Superior Court to 45 days in prison Tuesday.

On Oct. 20, the Lenoir County Sheriff's Office arrested and charged a Food Lion employee with larceny and embezzlement.

Lenoir County's unemployment rate dropped during September but remained above the state average for the same period.

I was up in the New Jersey/New York area for most of last week, so I missed out on all of the fallout regarding the implosion of the local Democratic Party.

For the past five years, Gordon Street Christian Church has partnered with Lenoir County Schools to provide students and staff with school supplies and spiritual encouragement.

As anyone from around these parts will tell you, Kinston's No. 1 Wonder - as voted upon by the readers of The Free Press and visitors to Kinston.com - is as big a part of Kinston as the Neuse River itself.

Twenty-four teams gathered at King's restaurant on Highway 70 East to take part in this year's Adult Spelling Bee, an event organized by the Lenoir County Education Foundation, a component of the Kinston-Lenoir County Chamber of Commerce.

Sgt. Scott Hemby of the N.C. Highway Patrol cruised behind a Lenoir County Schools bus Monday afternoon to see if any motorists would illegally pass the bus while it was stopped with its flashing red lights activated.

It's easy to understand why Jimmy Cousins might feel a little betrayed the Democratic candidate and outgoing city council member finds himself without support from his fellow elected Democrats in his campaign to be Kinston's next mayor.

For the past seven years, Lenoir County Schools incorrectly processed its employee's supplemental paychecks, failing to follow federal and state withholding requirements.

With seven-and-a-half years of his life invested in CSS Ram Neuse replica, shipbuilder Alton Ray Stapleford experiences a mix of feelings when he steps back and looks at his work.

The Free Press recently ran a contest to determine the "7 Wonders of Lenoir County," and one of the winners was our very own communications director, Paulette Burroughs.

Three babies in Lenoir County died from sudden infant death syndrome during 2008, a number that Lisa Daniels, SIDS counselor of the county health department, said is a "stark difference from 2007." She said none died of SIDS during that year.

Lenoir and Greene counties could soon have better broadband Internet access, thanks to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

You voted for it - and beginning Monday, you'll get to see what you voted as the Seven Wonders of Lenoir County.

Frink Middle School students and teachers were wearing a lot of pink this week as they helped kick off the school's United Way Campaign effort this week.

The North Carolina High School Athletic Association has selected its sixth full-time executive director in the organization's 97-year history - and he has ties to Lenoir County and Eastern North Carolina.

The Lenoir County Sheriff's Office has made an arrest in connection with a Sept.

The Lenoir County Board of Commissioners said this week they hoped the 2010 U.S. Census will show some population growth in the region during the past decade, which could mean more federal dollars flowing into the county.

Janiece Goude has seen first-hand what kind of impact the Girl Scouts can make on her own child.

As we've all heard, seen, read and tweeted over the last few days, a CBS producer attempted to extort $2 million from David Letterman.

Over the next two years, $1.3 billion will be flowing into North Carolina's public schools courtesy of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

Asthma, the most common chronic disorder in childhood, currently affects an estimated 6.7 million children under the age of 18 nationwide, according to the American Lung Association.

For Lendell Wayne, Big Read isn't just an initiative to encourage literacy. "The program encourages our students to develop a love for literature," the Sampson School teacher said.