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Kyle Smith, a native of Trenton, assumed the role of Jones County Manager in May. Previous manager Franky Howard stepped down after 15 years to become the CEO of ONWASA. Smith was the county finance officer before the Jones County Board of Commissioners selected him to be the interim county manager.
Franky Howard will step down next month as Jones County Manager and assume the role of CEO for ONWASA, the primary water utility in Onslow County. His career with Jones County started in 2005 as the Agriculture Field Crops Agent with the NC Cooperative Extension Service. In 2007, Howard was the youngest County Manager in the state. “There is no doubt that he will continue to do great things in his future endeavors, just as he has done for Jones County,” said County Commissioner April Aycock. “No matter who his replacement is, that person will definitely have some big shoes to fill.”
Pitt County commissioners voted to require employees to get the vaccine or consent to weekly testing for COVID-19. Wake County is offering incentives to their vaccinated employees and unvaccinated employees will be tested weekly. We reached out to the county managers of Greene, Jones, and Lenoir Counties to ascertain whether they will require employee vaccininations or not.
The Jones County Commissioners lowered the tax rate by two cents in the 2021-2022 Jones County budget. The budget included a county-wide cost of living adjustment (COLA) increase of 2.5%. Jones County Commissioners were excluded from the first COLA increase in at least four years. Jones County Commissioner April Aycock felt as if the pandemic opened a lot of eyes with health care in Jones County. “We are extremely limited with our medical services in the county,” said Aycock. “So by the health department being expanded to five days a week, it provides more accessibility to our county.”
Local areas counties released information on how their residents can register to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Lenoir and Greene County are in Phase 1B and Jones County is in Phase 1A. Here's what to expect and a link to know which group impacts you.
“What the governor is seeking to do is conniving and dangerous to everyone in the state who cherishes their freedoms and balance of government,” said Lenoir County Commissioner Eric Rouse. “Under the veil of public health, he is trying to expand his powers into areas of government that he would not otherwise be permitted to or have authority over.”
“We will be following the order for sure and talking to individuals that could be in violation. We will be warning individuals who are not following the order and if they continue, we will follow up with the enforcement action. Everyone must do their part,” said City of Kinston Mayor Don Hardy.
Board of Commissioners add two positions back into the county budget this year.
Jones County Chairman Mike Haddock, County Manager Franky Howard, Emergency Services Director Timmy Pike and Emergency Services Planner Sissy Mills discuss Wednesday's State of Emergency, bus pickups for the shelter, shelter opening and more.
Bryan Hanks will be serving Lenoir County and Jones County as their public information officer before, during and after Hurricane Dorian.
Jones County’s budget takes effect July 1 and property taxes will drop from .81 to .79 in the upcoming fiscal year.
Some Jones County residents are up in arms about the potential demolition of some beloved buildings at Jones Senior High School.
Business and civic leaders in Jones County met Thursday night to hear updates on the economic status of the county.
The second annual Spring Pond Party will take place Saturday at Brock’s Mill in Trenton.
Big Game Brewery recently opened a tap room and will have its own beers available to patrons in the coming weeks.
Jones County Chat is set to debut this week and will be a series of online episodes to spread the word about happenings and issues in the area.
