Author: Kenneth Fine

Kenneth Fine is an award-winning journalist who resides in Eastern North Carolina. His early work covering the military saw him travel to New York on the tenth anniversary of 9/11 and Afghanistan in 2009 to cover the Global War on Terror. More recently, he co-authored an investigative series that earned national acclaim and was republished in The Guardian and Saveur Magazine. Fine has received dozens of honors from the North Carolina Press Association since 2005, but his most prestigious awards include the 2018 Phil D. Reed Environmental Writing Award, a 2018 Society of Environmental Journalists award, a 2018 Society for Professional Journalists Green Eyeshade Award, and a 2018 Society for Features Journalism award. You can reach him at kfine@newoldnorth.com

October 3, 2022 No Responses

Golden Falcons soccer team moves to 10-1-2

The Charles B. Aycock men’s soccer team continue its incredible run Monday evening with a hard-fought victory over rival Southern Wayne. The Golden Falcons (10-1-2) travel to Hunt Wednesday — hoping to keep their unbeaten conference record intact. The following...

September 23, 2022 No Responses

CBA wins again, remains undefeated

Charles B. Aycock keeps winning — on the back of stingy defensive play and a running game anchored by future Division I player Daniel Frederick. Friday night, the Golden Falcons bested East Wake 21-12, and welcomed the Little Falcons to...

September 16, 2022 No Responses

Aycock gets signature win, downs Hunt 10-7

Charles B. Aycock remains undefeated on the season after beating conference foe Hunt 10-7. The Golden Falcons (4-0) secured the victory thanks largely to their defense — including a Daniel Frederick pick-six that gave them a lead they never relinquished....

September 9, 2022 No Responses

Little Warriors shine; their high school counterparts take a loss

On an evening that saw the Little Warriors — both football players and cheerleaders — fire up the home crowd before the opening kick, Greene Central took the air out of the stadium relatively quickly, leaving Goldsboro with an easy...

September 6, 2022 No Responses

Rest easy, Legend … and thank you.

I didn’t meet him until 2017, but I had come to know Elvin James years earlier. I wasn’t, all those years ago, a sports reporter, but the local newspaper was down a man, and I found myself prepping for a...

September 2, 2022 No Responses

Southern Wayne pulls away from rival, beats GHS

After a defensive battle in the first half, Southern Wayne pulled away from bitter rival Goldsboro High School to win 20-0 in Dudley. But the Cougars (0-2) lost more than a football game Friday evening, as star senior Braxton Morton...

September 1, 2022 No Responses

Golden Falcons dominate North Lenoir

For the second consecutive week, Charles B. Aycock hung 44 points on their opponent — this time, pummeling North Lenoir 44-6 in Pikeville. The Golden Falcons (3-0) remain undefeated on the season. The following photographs were taken by Ken Fine.

August 26, 2022 No Responses

Aycock stuffs Eastern Wayne

Charles B. Aycock dominated county rival Eastern Wayne Friday evening in Goldsboro 44-8. The Golden Falcons ground attack, led by senior Daniel Frederick, was too much for the Warriors, who started their 2022 campaign with a home loss. The following...

August 21, 2022 No Responses

Loving thy neighbor

An Eastern Wayne High School graduate bumps into a former classmate. It’s been years since they shared a classroom and when their eyes meet, it’s clear they have taken drastically different paths. One is a respected minister — a leader,...

August 11, 2022 No Responses

For the Nolan she knew

Most people only know him as the uniformed man in a photograph shared on social media thousands of times over — from narratives espoused by organizations that pride themselves on honoring fallen law enforcement officers. They likely clicked on an...

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