Jones County News

Ben Matthews, Director of School Support for the N.C. Department of Public Instruction laughs as News & Observer columnist Barry Saunders takes part in the annual State School Bus ROADeo.

A public red carpet screening of "Kunta Kinteh Island: Coming Home Without Shackles," a documentary that traces the life of legendary Mandinka Warrior Kunta Kinteh, his journey to America, his brutal enslavement and his triumphant survival, will be held from 7 to 10 p.m. Sunday at the North Carolina History Center.

The driver of a Jeep is reported to be critically injured in a wreck this week with a tractor-trailer in Jones County.

Neighboring Onslow County recently sent the local Board of Commissioners a request to support its efforts to oppose Senate Bill 76 , which proposes to lift the state's February ban on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking.

The Highway Patrol says that 7 people were injured in a single vehicle wreck in Jones County Saturday, including children.

The subject, who was considered to be armed and dangerous, was wanted on felony warrants, according to information from the Jacksonville Police Department.

Several Neuse River advocacy groups have filed a notice of intent to sue Jones County hog operators for violations of the North Carolina Clean Water Act.

High school students in Lenoir County participated in an annual construction project, taking the year to assemble a residential home from scratch.

The accident happened around 2:40 p.m. on Highway 258, north of Richlands. The wreck is in Onslow County, near the Jones County line.

From left, Paul Sugg, president of EastPoint Prosthetics & Orthotics, and Brian Frasure, right, a certified prosthetist from Apex and record-breaker in track and field at the Paralympic Games in Sydney, Australia, in 1999 and 2000, examine Anthony Johnson's balance as he is fitted for a high-tech battery-powered prosthetic Wednesday at EastPoint on ... (more)

CHURCH WOMEN United meets at 11:30 a.m. May 3 at Antioch Presbyterian Church, 1770 Pony Farm Road.

In a tough economy, financially-strapped counties and municipalities look to raising taxes as a means to keep their revenues on an even keel with their expenditures.

A 20-year-old Kinston man wanted in Lenoir County and Jones County for breaking into residences was arrested in New Bern Thursday.