Mrs. Myrtle Barrow McKeel Heath, age 107, passed away peacefully Sunday evening, March 2nd, 2025, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Funeral Services will be held 2 PM Thursday, March 6th, at the chapel of Taylor-Tyson Funeral Service with Pastor Mike Parks officiating. Interment will follow at the Snow Hill Cemetery.
On March 4, 2025, at approximately 12:30 AM, officers from KPD’s B-Squad conducted a traffic stop on Riverview Lane. Upon approaching the driver, officers observed narcotic violations. A subsequent search led to the recovery of an illegally concealed firearm.
On March 3, 2025, KPD’s D-Squad responded to a report of a gunshot wound in the 300 block of Airport Road. Officers arrived on the scene and located a 23-year-old victim suffering from a single gunshot wound to the leg.
Mrs. Nancy Reaves Justice, native of Mount Olive and former Kinston resident, died Thursday, February 27, 2025 in Williamsburg. A graveside service will be held at 3:00 pm on Thursday, March 6, 2025 at Maplewood Cemetery in Mount Olive, NC with Dr. H. Powell Dew, Jr. officiating.
Pursuant to G.S. 115C-518 and 160A-269, the Lenoir County Board of Education hereby gives notice that it has received an offer to purchase surplus tablets and laptops most of which have been used by students and teachers for at least three years and are currently unsuited to meet the continued needs of students and teachers.
The National Weather Service (NWS) is warning of strong storms and hazardous conditions as a cold front moves through Eastern North Carolina on Wednesday.
A man was arrested on felony charges Saturday after breaking into a person’s house who had recently passed away.
GREENVILLE – East Carolina University sports fans now have a new home for dynamic, in-depth coverage with the launch of The Pirate Pulse, an independent digital sports media platform dedicated exclusively to ECU athletics. "There's no shortage of ECU sports coverage, but what's missing is a platform built specifically for the modern fan—one that delivers instant updates, in-depth analysis, and behind-the-scenes access in a way that's fast, engaging, and interactive," said BJ Murphy, a 2002 Business Administration graduate from ECU and CEO of Magic Mile Media.
At 12:20 am, Kinston Department of Fire & Rescue was dispatched to the area of Stroud Avenue and Stadium Drive for a reported structure fire. Crews arrived on scene to a working fire from a single-story wood frame residential structure. All occupants were out of the structure
Christopher David Briley, 56, of Hubert, NC passed away in Morehead City, NC on February 5, 2025. A graveside service was held at Westview Cemetery in Kinston at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, February 8, 2025, officiated by Dr. James R. Chandler, Jr.
U.S. Rep. Don Davis has selected Brandon Johnson, vice chairman of the Greene County Board of Education, as his special guest for the President’s Address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday.
The Greene County Board of Elections has announced the appointment of Melissa Dixon as the county’s new Elections Director. Dixon, a lifelong Greene County resident, will officially begin her role on Monday.
For those who complain that “there’s nothing to do in Kinston,” brace yourselves for this coming weekend.
With over two months to go until the BBQ Fest on the Neuse, excitement is already at an all-time high. The annual festival, set for May 2-3 in downtown Kinston, has seen record-breaking interest from vendors, cook teams, and sponsors alike.
The following land transfers were filed with the Lenoir County Register of Deeds:
