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
She’s everywhere … always
February 14, 2019 one Response

She’s everywhere … always

MOREHEAD CITY — Kathleen Templeton is everywhere. She reveals herself in her daughter’s smile — in the beautiful, caring young woman she’s growing into. She comes through her son’s car speakers — riding the lyrics of songs he hasn’t been...
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Their story
February 9, 2019 No Responses

Their story

The Goldsboro High School Show Stoppers welcomed the community to GHS in mid-February and put on a moving Black History Month performance to honor the plight of African-Americans throughout our nation’s history.
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No time for manners
February 3, 2019 No Responses

No time for manners

My wife is not amused. And posting this is going to keep our latest marital spat going. Yes. A bowl of soup can be so good that you’ll shed civility and reject the many table manners that hve been burned...
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A stroke of comfort
January 26, 2019 4 Responses

A stroke of comfort

CHARLOTTE — In a simple stroke, it’s gone. The uncertainty. The drama. It all just goes away. There is no easel. No fancy paints or brushes. She doesn’t even use a chair. Instead, Amanda Miller makes her way to the...
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His high note
January 8, 2019 one Response

His high note

CHAPEL HILL — More than sixty years ago, on a small piece of land nestled along the outskirts of rural Franklin, a little boy picked cotton until his fingers bled. “Those was rough days,” Dave Bullock said, looking down at...
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