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Tony Sears and Bryan Hanks reflect on 2016 incident
"It was epic," Sears said recently on Twitter. "Mr. Hanks was delusional like most individuals who are advanced in age and try to relive their glory days by taking on a younger, smarter, faster, better-looking version of themselves. It was Hanks' last-ditch effort to cheat Father Time or maybe just himself."
Doesn't matter, Warriors in 4 (Bring on prep basketball)
Junious Smith III is not happy about the current situation in the NBA, so he takes a (very early) look at prep basketball teams for 2018-19.
Smith: Are you ready for some football? I certainly am ...
While the rest of you are talking LeBron to L.A., Junious Smith III is wistfully looking ahead to the 2018 prep football season.
Tremors rattle NC beach restaurant
I looked around to see if anyone else felt the small earthquake I'd just felt, but everyone was acting as if nothing happened. Fearing this was stage one of my exit from this mortal coil, I grabbed a nearby napkin and hastily scribbled together a last will and testament.
Bryan Hanks: Thoughts on Dunn’s transfer, APA 11-man football and more
Neuse News Editor Bryan Hanks takes a look at some of the issues confronting the local sports scene in his weekly column, including Damian Dunn’s transfer from Kinston and Arendell Parrott Academy’s foray back into 11-man football.
Jell-O sparks family feud
“If given the choice, I'd rather see the gas light in my car come on in the middle of the night in front of Hannibal Lector's house than see the computer update notice.”
Restaurants in crisis
There is a crisis that threatens every restaurant drive-thru in the United States. Do you know the warning signs?
Lenoir County monument relocated to Greensboro
Lenoir County is home to many historical monuments: The CSS Neuse, the Richard Caswell Museum and Neuse News Editor Bryan Hanks’ 1937 Jeep.
Jon Dawson delivers commencement address
Summer vacation is upon us and with it an opportunity for families to spend some quality time together. My two Tax Deductions are excited to begin what The Wife has assured them had better be a summer of blissful co-existence.
Allow me to reintroduce myself, my name is…
For the first time in a while, it feels good to work with people again on the news side.
In case you don’t know who I am, my name is Junious Smith III. I was born and raised in Fayetteville, but moved to Kinston in 2013. I’m coming to Neuse News with nearly 11 years of experience, …
Bryan Hanks: Back in the saddle again
In his first weekly column, Neuse News Editor Bryan Hanks catches you up with his life and introduces you to his vision for local journalism in Kinston and Lenoir County.
Bryan Hanks returns to Kinston
For many years Bryan Hanks was known to the people of Lenoir, Greene, and Jones counties as a newspaper journalist who lived, breathed, dreamed and marinated in sports. If two or more people gathered to engage in throwing, running, kicking or jumping, Hanks was there with a notepad, a pencil and a shirt loud enough to drown out a low-flying jet.