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For the record, I have no issue with anyone's political beliefs. My problem is being bombarded with those political beliefs from the time I get up in the morning till the time I put on my big and tall footie pajamas and turn in for a restful night's slumber.
A man who gained national fame as the world’s best climber — and later, the best Santa Claus — got his start in Kinston.
Columnist and longtime television personality Reece Gardner discusses three of the six constitutional amendments on this year’s statewide ballot.
Reah seems determined to marry the man voted by the 1991 Kinston High School graduating class as Most Likley To Legally Change His Name To A Dungeons and Dragons Character.
Junious Smith III talks about his transition back into covering government events.
For more than three months Sarah Gilbert Slater was actively involved in her courier and spy activities. She was known to frequent the Mary Surratt Boarding House in Washington. Later on, people recalled seeing her in the company of John Wilkes Booth on occasions at that location.
A self-described “student of history” Jane Phillips of Kinston is no stranger to historical preservation in Eastern North Carolina. Today, she introduces us to a regular column featuring the people, places and events that impacted our history and led us to this very moment in time.
“By the time I reached high school I had a battery-powered Fry Daddy set up in my locker. I sold more hot dogs than Oscar Meyer in those days."
Neuse News sports director Junious Smith III is ready to take on some new challenges in the 2018-19 school year.
The legendary Reece Gardner shares his thoughts on the best way to make your way through life and adversity.
"I've worked for the WMO as a meteorologist since the 1960s," the email read. "I started out as an intern, which meant I was in charge of picking up Thunderbird and cigarettes for staff breakfast meetings. Eventually I transitioned into a full-time position, with my main duties being monitoring radar and naming storms."
Know of someone deserving of recognition for the selflessness in our community? Here’s your opportunity to honor them!
"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."
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.
While the rest of you are talking LeBron to L.A., Junious Smith III is wistfully looking ahead to the 2018 prep football season.
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.
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.
“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.”
