Neuse News columnist and legendary broadcaster Reece Gardner shares some of his secrets to attaining happiness.
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Whitney Grady column: Sweet summertime
New Neuse News columnist Whitney Grady reflects on what summer means to her — and to all of us.
Smith column: Cut the refs a little slack ... maybe
Junious Smith III asks you to take a second look — and give some respect — to the officials and referees in our area this season.
Dawson column: Social media causes man to lose 2,000 pounds
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.
Phillips column: 'The Human Spider' started in Kinston
A man who gained national fame as the world’s best climber — and later, the best Santa Claus — got his start in Kinston.
Reece Gardner: North Carolina's 2018 constitutional amendments
Columnist and longtime television personality Reece Gardner discusses three of the six constitutional amendments on this year’s statewide ballot.
Dawson: Lenoir County man to wed unsuspecting woman
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.
Smith: Back on the government grind
Junious Smith III talks about his transition back into covering government events.
Jane Phillips column: The missing link in the Lincoln conspiracy had Kinston ties
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.
Scott Cole: The man ... the myth ... the Twitterless?
Meet Scott Cole — a name familiar to many sports fans in our area.
Jane Phillips column: Stories of Kinston’s past
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.
Reece Gardner: Country music and country living
Today I want to talk about country music and country living.
Column: Pet massage parlor delay blamed on Tyler Perry
“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."
Smith column: Put me in the game, y'all ... well, at least the practices
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.
Dawson: Hurricanes named after women who shunned weatherman
"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."
Bryan Hanks: Nominate our community’s best for ‘Neuse Neighbors’
Know of someone deserving of recognition for the selflessness in our community? Here’s your opportunity to honor them!
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.