Veterans' Roundtable: 2022 Veterans Day events

Our new weekly articles have veterans’ news for everyone, keeping Kinston & Lenoir County residents abreast of all veterans’ issues & events. We accept any information concerning veterans. However, we need the information a week in advance---on Monday before it is to be published the following Monday--- sent to dsh2526@gmail.com or dropped off at G.I. Joe’s.

Letter to the editor: Vote Jonathan Britt, Lenoir County Board of Education

As a retired educator and former Chairperson of the Lenoir County Board of Education and retired physician of Obstetrics and Gynecology who both care deeply about our community and Lenoir County Public Schools (LCPS), it is with great hope and a clear vision for the future of our schools that we are asking you to vote for Jonathan Britt for Lenoir County Board of Education - District 5.

Chadwick Stokes: English Colonies of the New World - Plymouth

Pursuing religious freedom in the United States is a value that dates back to the first pilgrims or separatists that landed at Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620. At the time of their departure, they were known as separatists, with the name Pilgrims coming much later. Their pursuit of religious freedom while maintaining their English heritage and culture is essential to the telling of America’s founding.

Obituary - Jimmie Dee Herring

La Grange – Jimmie Dee Herring went from the valley of his earthly home to the mountain top of his eternal home on Friday, October 20, 2022, surrounded by his family. A Service of Remembrance will be held on Monday, October 24, 2022 at La Grange First Free Will Baptist Church at 11 am with a committal service to follow at Fairview Cemetery. A time of visitation will be held at Rouse Funeral Home on Sunday, October 23, 2022 from 4 pm – 6 pm.