All in Columns
In an earlier post, we talked about how Kinston, North Lenoir and South Lenoir finally wound up in the same conference. Today, we would like to dive into some actual Enrollment numbers to see how stable this conference is going forward toward the next realignment period coming up in the next year or two.
Neuse News columnist Mike Parker on the Civil War and the commonly-held assumption the war was primarily waged to end slavery.
Among the attendees was Neuse News publisher BJ Murphy and his father, Buster. When Hanks joined the party dressed in pink Zebra-print pajama pants, a visibly flustered Buster Murphy flashed back to a recent trip to Florida where he was attacked by a rabid flamingo. In an attempt to protect the women and children at the party, Buster Murphy tackled Bryan Hanks.
Neuse News historical columnist Jane Phillips introduces you to a true American hero from Kinston - George Fountain Parrott.
The toppling of the Silent Sam statue at UNC — and the aftermath by administrators — is abominable.
Everyone agreed to the plan too easily, therefore I sat in wait of the moment a fly would crash into the ointment. As it happened, the fly landed the Wednesday before the trip. Hanks decided to go to a hockey game in Raleigh on Friday night, which made sense as he'd gone upwards of three minutes without attending a sporting event that week.
Neuse News columnist and Kinston historian Jane Phillips recalls the Pollock Hotel, one of the town’s former glories.
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.
Neuse News columnist and journalistic legend Reece Gardner shares some tales of good people doing good things.
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.
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.
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.
Neuse News columnist and area minister Justin Barnett shares an embarrassing story that he thinks will help all of us.
