North Carolina

• 45th annual BBQ Fest on the Neuse draws competition and crowds to Kinston riverfront
• FRC East begins first operational upgrades of F-35B fighter jets to advanced TR-3 configuration
• New Bern's MERCI Clinic fundraiser returns in November to support free care for uninsured
• Lenoir County school board confronts budget messaging after financial stability questions surface
• Eastern NC Football Programs Compete at Goldsboro 7-on-7 Showcase
• Cherry Point facility cuts helicopter maintenance time by 14%, advances F-35 modernization
• State releases flood action plan with 113 projects for Neuse River Basin, 29 flagged as high priority
• Down East Bird Dawgs Head Into All-Star Break Below .500 — What's Next for Kinston's Frontier League Club?
• Goldsboro's NC Freedom Fest: A Community Tradition Honoring Military and First Responders Along the Neuse
• Kinston's Airbus plant marks new chapter as A350 composite manufacturing hub
• New Era in Kinston: Mayor Kareem Moore and Council Members Sworn In After Months of Election Tension
• Lenoir County Agricultural Fair Returns to Kinston This Fall After Hiatus