Kinston NC

“One of the world’s best air shows of 2013″  to be presented by Seymour Johnson AFB

“One of the world’s best air shows of 2013″ to be presented by Seymour Johnson AFB

By NCPressRelease.com, Robert B. Butler SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, NC – Colonel Jeannie Leavitt, Base Commander and first female fighter pilot in the U.S., extends a public invitation to attend the Wings Over Wayne Air Show at Seymour Johnson AFB in Goldsboro. The air show will salute our service men and women around the [...]

Easy Ways to Save Money on a Business Trip

Easy Ways to Save Money on a Business Trip

Wilmington, NC – Business trips can be expensive. Whether it’s spending money on multiple cabs, taking out clients for lunch, or even just getting your shoes shined, you’ve probably been on a business trip where you’ve spent too much money. Sometimes the company you work for will foot the bill, but even if they do [...]

RTP Launches “Pathways to Opportunity” Tour and ReImagineNC.com

RTP Launches “Pathways to Opportunity” Tour and ReImagineNC.com

The Research Triangle Park Launches “Pathways to Opportunity” Tour and ReImagineNC.com Raleigh, NC, Nov. 13, 2012 – The Research Triangle Park (RTP) will launch a state-wide, three week-long bus tour to ask the state “What great thing can we do together for North Carolina?”   The “Pathways to Opportunity” initiative, sponsored by IBM, Fidelity, Wells [...]

Holiday Mail for Heroes

Holiday Mail for Heroes

Red Cross Program will kick-off on Friday, Nov 16th at Seymour Johnson AFB Eastern North Carolina, Thursday, November 08, 2012 — As we approach Veterans Day, the American Red Cross throughout Eastern North Carolina encourages members of every community to give thanks by sending a card of support to members of the U.S. Armed Forces, [...]

Romney for President Announces North Carolina Farmers and Ranchers for Romney

Romney for President Announces North Carolina Farmers and Ranchers for Romney

Raleigh, NC – Today, Romney for President announced the Leadership Team of North Carolina Farmers and Ranchers for Romney. These leaders will guide the campaign’s statewide outreach to the agriculture community. Farmers and ranchers are the backbone of America and not only play a critical role in ensuring Americans have access to safe and affordable [...]

Progress Energy Carolinas to retire Lee coal-fired power plant Sept. 15

Progress Energy Carolinas to retire Lee coal-fired power plant Sept. 15

GOLDSBORO, N.C. (Sept. 14, 2012) – Progress Energy Carolinas, a subsidiary of Duke Energy, will officially close the coal-fired H.F. Lee power plant near Goldsboro, N.C., Sept. 15. This is the second such retirement under the utility’s fleet-modernization program, which will help ensure continued grid reliability, reduce the long-term price impact on customers, reduce air [...]

“They Fought Like Demons” Examines Women in the Civil War

“They Fought Like Demons” Examines Women in the Civil War

KINSTON – They were no shrinking violets, the women who took up arms to join the fray during the Civil War. “They Fought Like Demons: Women Soldiers of the American Civil War” will be presented on Aug. 11 in this summer’s final 2nd Saturdays program for the CSS Neuse/Caswell Memorial. The free program will be [...]

North Carolina Communities Receive NEA Our Town Grant Awards

North Carolina Communities Receive NEA Our Town Grant Awards

RALEIGH — The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has awarded 80 Our Town grants totaling $4.9 million across the country including projects in Charlotte, Kinston and Star, North Carolina. The Our Town program supports creative placemaking projects…

CSS Neuse Moves to Downtown Kinston

CSS Neuse Moves to Downtown Kinston

KINSTON – After many years of planning and preparation, the CSS Neuse will move to its new climate controlled home in downtown Kinston on Saturday, June 23.  The 141 foot remains of the vessel will be loaded onto moving dollies at sunrise to begin the short journey from Vernon Avenue to downtown.  The 260 tons will travel [...]

Bentonville Battlefield 2nd Saturdays Series:  A Day in the Life of A Civil War Soldier

Bentonville Battlefield 2nd Saturdays Series: A Day in the Life of A Civil War Soldier

Four Oaks, NC – Discover the camp life and the role of the Civil War enlisted man in battle at Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site on Saturday, June 9, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. In the first of three free summer 2nd Saturday programs at the site, historians in period dress will demonstrate how Union and Confederate [...]