Sunday Jun 9 | Kinston Free Press
In an economy that is stumbling along, it's good news when businesses in a small town are making plans to expand and create jobs.
He arrived in the United States from Mexico with his family when he was 5-years-old without the proper documents.
Labor Department investigating Greene's EMS department
A May 31 letter from the Wage and Hour Division and addressed to Emergency Management Director Randy Skinner states the DOL wants to determine whether the EMS department is in compliance with federal regulations.
Pitt County Copper Wire Theft Leads To Three Arrests
Three men from the east are accused of stealing cooper wire from a business and then selling it to a recycling center.
N.C. distillery turning leftovers into sweet-potato potable
Scratch around a bit in the first patch of dirt you see outside. That sandy soil? It's the backbone of the state's sweet potato industry, one the U.S. Department of Agriculture estimated to be worth $173 million to in 2010.
Potters and admirers move to N.C. History Center for annual showing
The fifth year and a new location brought more and merrier potters and pottery enthusiasts out for East Carolina Pottery Festival at North Carolina History Center in New Bern Saturday.
La Grange man faces 22 charges
A La Grange absconder, caught after a foot chase into the woods behind Chase Drive, is in Greene County Jail under a $240,500 secured bond.
NC sweet potatoes being converted to vodka
Scratch around a bit in the first patch of dirt you see. That sandy soil? It's the backbone of the state's sweet potato industry, one the U.S. Department of Agriculture estimated to be worth $173 million to North Carolina in 2010.