Neuse News year in review: May
Neuse News delivers hyper-local news to the inbox of our readers every morning at 7:00 AM. Here is a look back on May’s most memorable articles.
Number 1
Announcing the winners of the BBQ Fest on the Neuse
The Kinston BBQ Fest kicked off last night with cook teams from all over competing for the title of BBQ Fest on the Neuse Cook Team winners for 2021. Both the first and second place winners of the product quality were women.
Number 2
UPDATE: Two arrested in connection to assault in parking on May, 2 2021, victim passes away
Late Tuesday, May 11, 2021, Officers of the Kinston Police Department learned that Jeffery Hill, age 58 of Kinston, NC had passed away at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville, NC.
Number 3
Man dies after falling from scaffolding in La Grange
https://www.neusenews.com/index/2021/5/10/man-dies-after-falling-from-scaffolding-in-la-grange
A 36-year-old man fell from scaffolding on South Caswell Street in La Grange while doing construction work around 8 a.m. this morning.
Number 4
North Carolinian author has reached the New York Times Best Sellers list
A North Carolinian author has reached the New York Times Best Sellers list for the first time with her seventh book ‘Under the Southern Sky’.
Number 5
Pink Hill Man Sentenced to 6 ½ Years After Causing More Than $600 Million in Losses From Tobacco Smuggling and Tax Scheme
A Pink Hill man was sentenced Thursday to 78 months in prison for conspiring to commit money laundering and filing a false 2014 tax return, after he pled guilty to the charges on October 7, 2020.
