Pain for 'Joy'

Kinston native and Society favorite Jaime Pressly was arrested last night on suspicion of DUI, according to various sources.

Pressly, who played "Joy" on TV's "My Name Is Earl," was taken into custody in Santa Monica, California, after police performed a field sobriety test.

No word at the moment on whether or not Pressly was released or if she's still in custody. Her bail had been set at $15,000.

Pressly received two Emmy nominations for her role as Joy on "My Name is Earl," and she won the Emmy in 2007. She published a memoir early in 2009 called "It's Not Necessarily the Truth: Dreaming Bigger Than the Town You're From."

Kinston folks respond to Pressly's book

Kinston native Jaime Pressly, of "My Name is Earl" fame, has a book about her life on book store shelves now.

"it's not necessarily not the truth: Dreaming Bigger Than the Town You're From" is a "collection of stories about Pressly's life so far, in Kinston and Los Angeles, written for her young son Dezi," says the Kinston Free Press.

Folks in Pressly's hometown are responding to the book.

Laverne Burks of Kinston, Schreckengost's mother, said she thought it was well-written.

"It was more interesting probably because it was about local people, people I know or have known. I enjoyed it," she said.

Pressly said her family was extremely proud of her and the publication.

"They all loved the book," she said. "My aunt and uncles have sent the sweetest notes."

Jimmy Pressly, Jaime's father, said he thought it was pretty amazing.

"You don't think kids have these thoughts growing up, but she had big dreams, and never gave up on them," he said. ...

Three with Tar Heel ties up for Golden Globes

According to published reports, three thespians with North Carolina ties are up for Golden Globe Awards (in the TV categories).

Michael C. Hall, who grew up in Raleigh and graduated from Ravenscroft School, was nominated for best actor in a TV drama for his role as the serial-killer police investigator in Showtime's "Dexter."

Kinston native Jaime Pressly received a supporting TV actress nomination as the sassy Joy on "My Name Is Earl." She won her first Emmy Award for the part earlier this year.

And Mary-Louise Parker, a graduate of the N.C. School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, was nominated as best actress in a TV comedy for her turn as a marijuana-dealing suburban mother in Showtime's "Weeds."

Also nominated in the category for best comedy or musical film was "Across the Universe," which starred Raleigh native Evan Rachel Wood.

An Emmy for 'Joy'

Congrats to Kinston's Jaime Pressly on winning an Emmy for her work as Joy "My Name Is Earl." Pressly won for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.