Obituary: Allie Edward McCosley

Allie Edward McCosley, 90, was received into the presence of his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, November 23, 2021. A service of love and remembrance will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, November 29, 2021 in the chapel of Rouse Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 10:00 a.m. until 10:45 a.m. prior to the service. A private committal will be held later.

Olde Kinston Gazette: Kinston's Special Place in Professional Baseball History

Editor’s note: Neuse News is reprinting selected articles from the archives of the Olde Kinston Gazette. Some light edits have been made from the original reports.

The smell of fresh-cut grass, the sound of birds chirping, and the sight of a warm, breezy day in the middle of spring in Kinston, NC make everything else seem undesirable, except the invitation to play baseball. Baseball is not only America’s favorite past-time. It’s Kinston’s too.

Reece Gardner: We need freedom of choice in education

In recent years this effort has grown, leading many to believe that we should enact a voucher program that would give parents throughout the state a choice in how and where their children are educated. This could lead to freedom of choice in education, putting education in the market place and requiring educational outlets to compete with each other to attract students to their facilities. Schools would have to be competitive, and most of us will probably agree that competition tends to bring out the best in all of us.