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After seven seasons with the Down East Wood Ducks, Kinston will welcome a new professional baseball team, the Bird Dawgs, to Grainger Stadium as part of the Frontier League. The announcement was made during a press conference at the stadium on Monday, marking a new chapter for the city and its strong baseball tradition.
The United States Tennis Association (USTA) today announced that it has awarded a $11,500 grant to the City of Kinston, while USTA Southern added $8,500 and USTA North Carolina contributed $5,000.
Scott Alston has been promoted to the position of Kinston-Lenoir County Recreation Director after 20 years of service with the City of Kinston. During his tenure, Alston has held various roles, including Recreation Superintendent and Interim Parks & Rec Director. He graduated from UNC Chapel Hill with a Bachelor's Degree in Recreation Administration and is an alumnus of North Lenoir High School, class of 1998. Alston recently achieved his 100th career win as the tennis coach at North Lenoir High School.
For the first time in 10 years, the annual Freedom Classic baseball competition between teams from the U.S. Naval Academy and U.S. Air Force Academy had to be canceled in Kinston. Mother Nature played a mean trick by dumping the only snow we are likely to see this season on our area the evening of Thursday, Feb. 20. The coaches from Navy and Air Force moved this year’s competition to the home field of the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. But what about the preparations and sponsorships of this year’s Freedom Classic? Will sponsors get their money back?
A popular event hasn’t occurred in Kinston in roughly a decade, but it’s back and slated for May 18 at Bill Fay Park.
Tickets are still available for the sixth Kinston-Lenoir County Sports Hall of Fame ceremony, which is Saturday at 6 p.m. at the Kinston Community Center.
Air Force won both ends of Sunday’s doubleheader to take the 2019 Freedom Classic title, the Falcons’ fifth in the nine-year history of the event.
It’ll be a busy weekend of events as Air Force and Navy get ready for the Freedom Classic at Historic Grainger Stadium.
Queen Street will be filled with Christmas spirit Saturday as the annual Kinston Christmas parade will fill downtown with color and cheer.
