3 days ago · As the North Carolina General Assembly begins its 2025 session, lawmakers have many pressing issues to tackle. Topping the list will be addressing the immediate needs of …

3 days ago · Carroll Belk Wiggs, age 91, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 23, 2024, surrounded by his family. Born in Nash County, N.C. on May 22, 1933, he was the son …

Jan 30, 2025 · For customer service/classifieds call 864-428-0780. For legals call Beth Howell 910-239-7427. For obits call Katherine Hewett 910-239-7427. Contact the newsroom: …

Nov 17, 2015 · Saturday will be a family affair at the Kinston-Lenoir County Farmer’s Market. This year’s annual cooking demo will bring Chef Vivian Howard, her sister, Queen Street Deli …

The Department of the Interior in October announced the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is downlisting the red-cockaded woodpecker from endangered to threatened status under the …

Jul 24, 2018 · For those of you who want to have a say in what ranks as "the best" in local business, your time is now. The second round of voting begins today for Best of the Best …

Feb 2, 2025 · Kinston, NC (28502) Today. A few showers early, then clouds lingering overnight. Low near 40F.

Sep 4, 2024 · Kinston, NC (28502) Today. Cloudy skies early, then partly cloudy after midnight. Low 52F.

Nov 3, 2012 · Black-owned businesses began to appear in Kinston soon after the Civil War ended. During the long decades of segregation, they served a growing community, developing …

Aug 4, 2014 · Sex trade no longer top concern. “Kinston has a raucous, boomtown feel, thriving with war trade — factories that manufacture shoes, uniforms, and hardtack — but lawless and …