Neuse News columnist and area minister Justin Barnett shares an embarrassing story that he thinks will help all of us.
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Cooking with Tammy Kelly: Carrots - the crunchy power
Believe it or not it is carrot season in North Carolina, generally we think of carrots mostly at Easter, but carrots are readily available year round and very very good for you!
Bryan Hanks: January 12 is a pretty special day
Neuse News Editor Bryan Hanks introduces you to some pretty special folks who have January 12 in common.
Junious Smith III: My struggles with anxiety
Interviewees aren’t the only ones who are nervous when the camera or tape recorder is on — Junious Smith III knows how they feel.
Reece Gardner: Take a positive look at President Trump
Columnist Reece Gardner shares his concern about how the president has been receiving so much flak from politicians and the media
Jon Dawson: Bucklesberry sends man to space; kids head back to school
TD#1's biggest hurdle upon reentry will be having to slither out of bed at 6 a.m., whereas over the past two weeks she's been an unconscious, drooling piece of furniture till around 8:30 a.m. A couple of times I instructed TD#2 to poke her with a yardstick to make sure she was still breathing.
Jane Phillips: Man from Alaska visits site of ancestors capture on Wyse Fork battlefield
I answered the phone and it was Wilbur King on the other end. He had a gentleman in the restaurant that was from Alaska and was visiting Kinston because his great grandfather had been in the battle of Wyse Fork (on the eastern side of Lenoir County) and he had come to Kinston to see where his ancestor had fought in the Civil War. Wilbur told me the man was interested in purchasing a set of maps of the Wyse Fork Battlefield.
Junious Smith III: A Five-Piece for the second half of basketball season
Junious Smith takes a look at the local basketball teams and touches upon a few points.
Graham Hill: My intro to journalism
Neuse News Sports Broadcaster and Podcaster Graham Hill discusses the last six months working with Neuse News and more.
‘Cancer Conversations’ partners local hospital with UNC cancer center
“Cancer Conversations” is a monthly education program providing the latest information on cancer risk, early detection, treatment, and survival. The program is free and open to the public.
Reece Gardner: Thankfulness expressed in music
Well, here we are into a New Year, which I am sure all of us hope and pray will be filled with much joy and fulfillment of dreams and aspirations. I am sure that most of us during this past year have had our "ups and downs," but all of us have so much to be thankful for, and a lot of that thankfulness is expressed in music.
Junious Smith III: Time for these 2019 Goals
Junious Smith III talks about his goals for 2019 and challenges the readers to stick to their plans as well.
Cooking with Tammy Kelly: Good luck and blessings for the New Year
The New Year offers us an opportunity to make a clean start on developing new life habits and even leave some behind us. Be sure to start your new year with an extra boost of good fortune by enjoying a meal sure to promise good fortune.
Dawson: Twenty-six pounds of blankets spike fever
If as a parent you do a half-decent job guiding your offspring through the valley of chills, nausea and crust, they will return the favor when the germ brigade decides to hold a pledge drive in your nasal cavity.
Neuse News' top stories from December 2018
As we look back at 2018, we’re sharing the top five stories from June through December.
Tommy Mattocks: Conferences, realignment, who plays who
Did you ever wonder why or how Kinston, North Lenoir, South Lenoir and Greene Central are all in the same Conference? It has not always been that way. Let’s start with how conferences are made up, but first we have to understand some basics.
Jane Phillips: A son’s rise to greatness
Elisabeth Shine, who once walked the streets of Kinston would have been so proud of her son, Admiral David Glasgow Farragut, an American hero.
BJ Murphy: Six months ago to today's announcement
Neuse News Publisher BJ Murphy mentions the most defining moments in Neuse News’ first six months and makes an announcement.
Neuse News' top stories from September 2018
As we look back at 2018, we’re sharing the top five stories from June through December..
Dr. Escabi: The many facets of faith
In his final column for 2018, Dr. Escabi challenges us all to find faith in all its forms.