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Whois

Property	Value
Email	dnsadmin@gatehousemedia.com
NameServer	NS-1592.AWSDNS-07.CO.UK
Created	1996-01-30 00:00:00
Changed	2015-10-27 00:00:00
Expires	2020-01-31 00:00:00
Registrar	MARKMONITOR INC.

DNS Resolutions

Date	IP Address
2015-11-02	52.4.193.176 (ClassC)
2019-12-10	45.60.150.191 (ClassC)
2026-01-26	192.104.182.109 (ClassC)

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https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/kinston.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/c/3b/c3bbf9d1-8c89-5bc2-afff-9c35d4647b64/697778218029c.image.jpg 1200w />                /a>                div classtnt-blurred-image>             img srchttps://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/kinston.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/c/3b/c3bbf9d1-8c89-5bc2-afff-9c35d4647b64/697778218029c.image.jpg?resize200%2C150 alt aria-hiddentrue loadinglazy height150 width200/>         /div>            /div>                    /figure>/div>                    /div>                                div classcard-body>        div classcard-headline>h3 classtnt-headline >                     a href/sports/how-area-basketball-teams-are-faring-entering-week-of-jan-26/article_0278e5c7-b449-5665-9552-00e14f3d1d93.html classtnt-asset-link aria-labelHow area basketball teams are faring entering week of Jan. 26>                            How area basketball teams are faring entering week of Jan. 26/a>/h3>/div>    div classcard-meta>            ul classlist-inline>li classcard-byline text-muted>span idauthor-7e8f459a-c502-11ee-80eb-674a2c3c7924-asset-0278e5c7-b449-5665-9552-00e14f3d1d93 classtnt-byline asset-byline  >By Chris MillerThe Free Press/span>                /li>/ul>        /div>                                                                                                                                                            div classcard-lead>                                p classtnt-summary>Here is a look at how area high school basketball teams are positioned entering the week of Jan. 26.  /p>                            /div>                                                                                                    /div>            /div>            div classclearfix>/div>        /article>                /div>            /div>                            div classcol-sm-7>                    div classcard-compact headline-list card-img-sm>              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href/sports/kinston-falls-to-shelby-in-state-football-final/article_ae67f4b9-31b4-5828-b388-4abaffcc4234.html classtnt-asset-link  aria-labelKinston falls to Shelby in state football final>                                                                                        img                            srcdata:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg                            altKinston falls to Shelby in state football final                            classimg-responsive lazyload full blur                            width1200                            height900                            data-sizesauto                            data-srcsethttps://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/kinston.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/2/84/2848b452-4a39-50e0-ab28-a2589aa107d6/6940287417f12.image.jpg?resize150%2C113 150w, 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                                                                    div classcard-lead>                                p classtnt-summary>Since 1981, a special Kinston event has offered up the whole hog — and much more. /p>                            /div>                                                                                                    /div>            /div>            div classclearfix>/div>        /article>                                        /div>                    /div>                                                                div classcard-panel panel>                        div classpanel-body>                                article idcard-summary-2842464-db20d570-064b-5bbe-ad54-32b6d0fac43f classtnt-asset-type-article clearfix card summary has-image image-left inherit letterbox-style-blur  tnt-section-entertainment>            div classcard-container>div classcard-image >                        div 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