Lifestyle

• 45th annual BBQ Fest on the Neuse draws competition and crowds to Kinston riverfront
• New Bern's MERCI Clinic fundraiser returns in November to support free care for uninsured
• Goldsboro's NC Freedom Fest: A Community Tradition Honoring Military and First Responders Along the Neuse
• Lenoir County Agricultural Fair Returns to Kinston This Fall After Hiatus
• CarolinaEast Drops Two Major Medicare Advantage Plans: What New Bern-Area Seniors Need to Know Before July 1
• Goldsboro's Paramount Theatre Announces 2026–2027 Season: What a Full Calendar Says About Downtown's Pulse
• Lenoir County Health Department and Walgreens Team Up for Free HIV Testing on National HIV Testing Day