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12/31/05 - Ron Fletcher's weekly column
Are you the kind of person who demands God's favor because you have lived up to your expectations?
12/30/05 - It’s a ‘wrap’ for Denver filmmaker
Filming on “Secession Path” wrapped up Friday and director John Hartman’s verdict was: “Mission accomplished!”
12/29/05 - Lights, Camera, Action
Colorado filmmaker and director John Hartman examines a hat to be worn by a Confederate reenactor in “Secession Path.”
12/28/05 - N.C. motorists scheduled to ring in New Year with higher gasoline taxes
A last-ditch effort to rescind North Carolina's newest gas tax, scheduled to begin Sunday, is underway by Republicans in the General Assembly.
12/27/05 - River lover puts muscle where his heart is
Retired Marine Philip Hartman remembers lazy days with a buddy on the Neuse River, fishing, canoing and camping on the riverbank.
12/26/05 - Hanukkah History
Hanukkah is one of the few Jewish holidays not mentioned in the Bible. The story of how Hanukkah came to be is contained in the books of 1 and 2 Maccabees, which are not part of the Jewish canon of the Hebrew Bible.
12/25/05 - Ron Fletcher's weekly column
God is always making the move toward us. He sought out guilty Adam and Eve who hid in the garden.
12/24/05 - Yes, VIRGINIA, there is a Santa Claus
Eight-year-old Virginia O'Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of New York's Sun, and the quick response was printed as an unsigned editorial Sept. 21, 1897.
12/23/05 - Neuse II to make second film appearance
A Colorado film-maker Tuesday will begin shooting a movie centered around the CSS Neuse gunboat. The Neuse II will substitute in the film for the original ironclad.
12/22/05 -
Time is running out for last-minute errands
Buying a stamp, paying your electric bill or having a quick talk with your banker are tasks residents should get done today or Friday.
12/21/05 -
Under that white beard and red suit is a Kinston man
How does Santa get away with saying “Ho, ho, ho” in a Southern accent? Very nicely, thank you.
12/20/05 -
Motorists get ready for largest gas tax increase in 16 years
Drivers might see new meaning to “highway robbery” when they fill up their gas tanks on New Year's Day.
12/19/05 - Ron Fletcher's weekly column
In the Gospel of John, third chapter, Jesus tells senior citizen, Bible reader, inquirer Nicodemus that the Holy Spirit is “like the wind.”
12/18/05 -
Forced annexation defies democratic rule
There are three types of annexation in North Carolina: Voluntary, Satellite and Forced Annexation also known as “Taxation Without Representation.”
12/15/05 -
City 'stink' results in discontinuing Neuse II tours
A halt to tours was called Thursday in the wake of an ongoing dispute between Kinston officials and owners of the boat. The groups are arguing about the vessel's safety.
12/14/05 -
Meet former Mayor Johnnie Mosley part #6
This is the final installment of an interview with former Mayor Johnnie Mosley. The six-part interview stretched over two days and the conversation ranged through Mosley's 18 years of public service with the city.
12/13/05 - Realtors' board installs new officers
Carolyn Craig, of Century 21 Harry H. Cummings, was installed as the new president of the Kinston Board of Realtors at the annual installation banquet Tuesday.
12/12/05 -
Meet former Mayor Johnnie Mosley part #5
Johnnie Mosley says energy-saving measures can reduce electric bills, and he talks about insulating kits the city will be making available to residents, as well as an announcement coming soon that Dobbs School will be expanding in Kinston.
12/11/05 - Meet former Mayor Johnnie Mosley part #4
Former Mayor Johnnie Mosley talks today about how Lenoir County Board of Commissioners Chairman George Graham was snubbed at the recent Workhouse ceremony at the Global TransPark, how leaders in the black community are chosen and the "missing" $2 million from city coffers
12/10/05 - Meet former Mayor Johnnie Mosley part #3
Former Mayor Johnnie Mosley continues his discussion of race relations in Kinston and names some of the people and reasons he believes are behind why blacks and whites won't come together any time soon.
12/09/05 - Meet former Mayor Johnnie Mosley pt #2
Following is the second part in a series of interviews with former Kinston Mayor Johnnie Mosley in which he candidly discusses the plan to elect Buddy Ritch as mayor and have him resign later in favor of someone to be named by the City Council.
12/09/05 - K-Tribe manager heads for New Hampshire
Kinston Indians General Manager Marty Wheeler announced today that he has accepted a similar job with the Can-Am League Nashua Pride.
12/08/05 -
Meet former Mayor Johnnie Mosley pt #1
In this series, which begins today, Mosley is remarkably frank about racial problems and attitudes in Kinston, how Ritch came to be his opponent in the primary, his accomplishments during the past 18 years, the things he wishes he'd done differently, the mysterious $2 million said to have gone missing from city coffers and other topics.
12/08/05 - View Kinston's 2005 Christmas Parade Slide Show >>
12/07/05 - Workhorse ceremony makes arrival at GTP official
Regional leaders and local officials celebrated the ceremonial opening Wednesday of the new Workhorse Aviation manufacturing plant at the Global TransPark and marked the opening of Lenoir Community College's Advanced Machining Center.
12/06/05 - Sol Schechter, philanthropist, businessman, dies
He was best known for his philanthropy in the town where he had made his home since 1941. A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., Schechter and the former Pearl Fuchs moved here and set down deep roots.
12/05/05 - Ritch, Swinson to lead city in coming year
Kinston's new mayor, in his first official act Monday, appointed political newcomer Robert Swinson IV as the city's mayor pro tem.
12/03/05 - KWC installs 2006 officers
The Kinston Woman's Club installed its 2006 officers during a Christmas luncheon at Lydia's Tea Room Thursday.
12/02/05 - WANTED: New home for Civil War ship
The Neuse II's board of directors, shipbuilder Alton Stapleford and Ted Sampley, the boat's originator, say they're weary of the city's interference and are ready to move the boat outside Kinston.
12/01/05 - 13 Complete LCC Fall Auctioneering Class!
Thirteen future auctioneers received their diplomas Monday night when they successfully completed the Lenoir Community College Auctioneering Program.
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