Deep Run News

Tim Ledford's life and that of his wife, Miriam Bunn Ledford, changed dramatically in January when he found out he has a rare form of cancer.

Since early voting began April 19, Deep Run resident Jeremy Rogers has been at all four of Lenoir County's polls, urging voters to cast their ballots against the state's proposed marriage amendment.

Following three public forums and a parent poll - where 76 percent of the voters objected - Lenoir County Public Schools Superintendent Steve Mazingo said he does not expect the Board of Education to hear a second reading of the Standard Mode of Dress.

Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Smith of Deep Run announce the engagement of their daughter, Emery Ann Smith, to Eric Wayne Smith, son of Mr.

Stevie Levon Foster was soaking wet and covered in mud Wednesday afternoon when authorities found him knee-deep in a culvert filled with water behind a peanut farm eight miles south of Kinston.