Junious Smith III started thinking about how the Class of 2019 will be the first one he’s seen with the athletes starting as freshmen when he arrived.
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Reece Gardner: Little touches of heaven here on earth
Neuse News columnist and journalistic legend Reece Gardner shares some tales of good people doing good things.
Whitney Grady: Sometimes a dog needs a boy
At our house, pets are family too. After the loss of the dog that my husband and I bought on a Sunday whim at the flea market in Raleigh when we were young and dating (the same dog who appears in our wedding pictures, the one who greeted our newborns when we brought them home from the hospital for the first time, the one who stayed on constant watch near their cribs and then their strollers and then their tricycles and then their bikes after they ditched the training wheels), our hearts were shattered.
Bryan Hanks turns 60 - Part I: A New Hope for The Dude
To commemorate his 60th birthday, the Neuse News staff decided to buy Bryan Hanks a gift that would be functional and fun at the same time. Since he currently suffers from hyperekplexia, geographic tongue, intermittent explosive disorder and dyspepsia, the team bought a gift to help him stay healthy.
Jane Phillips: The Kinston restaurant on Broadway
Did you know there was a restaurant in New York called “Kinston”? Jane Phillips illustrates the impact of the prominent Oettinger family on Kinston in the early 20th century.
Barnett: The dumbest thing I've ever done
Neuse News columnist and area minister Justin Barnett shares an embarrassing story that he thinks will help all of us.
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.