Kinston News

Representatives from dozens of Eastern North Carolina businesses gathered in Kinston on Wednesday to be recognized for their safe work places.

Mr. Gene Autry Mayo, 76, died May 29, 2012, at his residence. Mr. Mayo was a native of Edgecombe County, a retired truck driver, and a member of Rainbow U.M.C. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 3, at the Rainbow Cemetery.

One of the three fishermen who allegedly abandoned a sinking boat in the Neuse River on Sunday night will be cited for a violation of state wildlife law, according to a N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission officer.

Justin Tilghman, Lenoir County emergency planner, uses a SMART Board to track and analyze tropical storms and hurricanes with up-to-date data at the Lenoir County Department of Emergency Services on Rhodes Avenue in Kinston.

House Bill 5 - a local bill to repeal annexations attempted by Kinston and eight other cities around the state - passed its final concurrence vote in the House, 66-50. Rep.

Community members who have spent the last nine months exploring eight eastern North Carolina counties tracking the region's rich African American musical heritage will present a multi-media program on Saturday, June 2 in Kinston.

Linda Carol Edmondson, 65, of 2915 Pauls Path Road, Kinston, died Friday, May 25, 2012, at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville.

Cassandra D. Venters, 46, of 301 Apt 1-A North St., died Thursday, May 24, 2012, at home.

From left, Choci Gray and Brenda Stewart of Kinston listen as Kofi Boone, professor of landscape architecture at N.C. State, describes the concept and layout of the planned music park at South Queen and Springhill streets.

Three men have been charged in connection to a Jones County meth lab while one deputy is recovering after breathing in chemicals at the scene, according to authorities.

Christopher Lee Williams, 25, was charged Saturday by the Jones County Sheriff's Office with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, assault by pointing a gun, and possession of a firearm by a felon.

Two local fishermen are OK after their boat was found Monday morning abandoned and partially submerged in the Neuse River by a Kinston worker servicing a list station at nearby a sewage line.

Bishop Richard Earl Artis, 73, of 5206 Sharon Church Road, died Thursday, May 24, 2012.

A view at the corner of Vernon Avenue and Pecan Lane in front of the Caswell development Center Monday afternoon shows one intersection selected to be presented for improvement to the Lenoir County Transportation Committee during its June 20 meeting.

Shortly after midnight on Monday, members of the Kinston City Council dispatched several G.I.M. Teams to infiltrate all quadrants of Lenoir County in an attempt to annex all of it.

The owner of a small fishing boat has been located, after his unmanned boat was found floating in the Neuse River this morning.

"We are ears and eyes and a telephone only," said Dan McCoon, president of the Jackson Heights Community Watch.

Come one, come all to the final community meeting for the Music Park, corner of South Queen Street and Spring Hill, which will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Community Council for the Arts, 400 N. Queen St.

Hattie Hart Holloman of La Grange fondly remembers her brother Eddie Hart, who was killed in action during World War II.

Kinston Elks Lodge 740 is sponsoring a musical extravaganza, with assistance from Rick Vernon and Chris Raines, to support the veterans who are residents at the new Veterans Home in Kinston.