Kinston News

Green peas are in season and these are not your mushy canned green peas from elementary school cafeteria days.

The work of the Erasing the Lines camp appears as only simple service projects from the surface.

State troopers suggested Alyssa Bryant, 19, would have been ejected from her car after it flipped off the road if she wasn't wearing her seatbelt.

Former Gov. James Eubert "Jim" Holshouser Jr., the 68th governor in North Carolina, represented the highest position in the state from 1973 to 1977.

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"It's June, and you know what that means a it's time for sparkling gowns and brand new crowns!" These words are part of one of Miss North Carolina 2012 - and former Miss Kinston-Lenoir County - Arlie Honeycutt's final blog postings looking toward the 2013 Miss N.C. Pageant set to run all this week in Raleigh.

There are many things for James "Jimbo" Perry to take pride in; as one of Kinston's most prominent attorneys, he runs one of the most successful law practices in Eastern North Carolina.

Dr. and Mrs. Carl Lewis Haynes Jr. of Kinston announce the engagement of their daughter, Hillary Carol Haynes, to Joseph Benjamin Rudolph, son of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Ralph Rudolph of Wilson.

Jennifer Ashley Mangum and Glenn "Ray" Futrell of Kinston were united in marriage at 4 p.m. May 11, 2013, at Pleasant Hill Christian Church in Pink Hill.

The American flag, the first true American symbol thought to be created by Betsy Ross, flies freely in downtown Kinston on Friday, which was Flag Day.

North Lenoir High School's N.C. Scholars, front from left, are Kacey Neill, Victoria Morris, Ashley Scarborough, Memoree Blackmon, Molly Braxton and Olivia Tyer.

On Friday around12:50 a.m., members of the Kinston Dept. of Public Safety responded to a shots fired call on the 1800 block of Cedar Lane in Kinston.

The residents of Kinston won't have to worry about an increase in electric rates for at least another year.

On this week's Free Press Radio Show, Bryan Hanks and Jon Dawson are joined by new Free Press government reporter Junious Smith III, who talks about the Kinston and Lenoir County budgets and his journey to Kinston.

Any weekend plans on the Neuse River will likely stay intact as a National Weather Service flood warning for Lenoir County won't be significant.

Lucy Manning, a May graduate of Arendell Parrott Academy, has received the 2013-14 STAR Scholarship from P.E.O. Sisterhood, an international organization that provides scholarships, grants, awards and loans to support its mission of creating educational opportunities for women through its six philanthropies.

A Kinston man made his first appearance in district court this week on charges of first degree burglary and robbery with a dangerous weapon.

The Lenoir County budget for the 2013-14 fiscal year takes $20,000 from the eight volunteer fire department's stipend.

The Martin Luther King Community Youth Choir Distinct Voices of Praise will be in concert at First Baptist Church, 900 College St., bringing a new style of gospel music to Sampson County on Saturday, June 15 at 6 p.m. There will be a special guest from Kinston to perform also.

Swindell Leonard Davis, 34, was apprehended by the LCSO at 1207 Mewborn Avenue, Kinston.