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Just before 7 a.m. on July 3rd, Lenoir County EMS personnel were dispatched to a medical call at a residence on the 700 block of Garland Avenue in Kinston. Sandy Bottom Volunteer Fire Department and Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office officials also responded to the call.
On 05/28/2023 Officers with the Kinston Police Department responded to the area of Jack Rountree regarding an EMS paramedic that had been shot. The paramedic was taken to Vidant Medical Center via ground unit and escorted by KPD and LCSO.
Effective immediately Lenoir County residents may see different ambulances responding to their calls. Lenoir County Emergency Services (LCES) announced on Saturday, February 5th that a FEMA ambulance strike team will provide much-needed relief to their staff. “Our EMS call volume is increasing,” said LCES Director Murry Stroud. “Lenoir County EMS answered 12,416 calls for service in 2021, as compared to 11,085 in 2020, and 10,861 in 2019. Increasing system demand can be attributed, at least in part, to the COVID pandemic.”
Lenoir County 911 received a call shortly after 6 p.m. Today for a reported structure fire at 2825 Old Pink Hill Rd in Deep Run. Units arrived on scene to find a single story residence, fully involved with fire.
Superintendent Brent Williams has provided the following statement: On behalf of the entire LCPS family, I want to extend our deepest sympathy to the family of Qwa'Jay Briscoe. (Read the full statement in the story.)
A fire took the life of a Banks Elementary School student on Sunday, November 21, 2021. The mobile home fire located at 1879 Water Chestnut Drive in Kinston was reported by the Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office.
Kinston Police responded to a person tampering with motor vehicles in a parking lot on the 100 Blk. of W. Gordon St. Kinston, NC. Officers arrived in the area and did not observe anyone matching the description given by the caller.
The Kinston Community Health Center already provides a full range of primary care services to the community, regardless of ability to pay, but Director of Community Development Anna Kinsey hopes to offer even more in the future.
Recently, my wife Stephanie Towne and I had the opportunity to visit with some members of the Lenoir County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) team and capture the extensive decontamination (decon) process they must go through after responding to a high risk call.
Lenoir County will follow state guidelines to protect EMS technicians and patients during the COVID-19 outbreak. Watch Lenoir County Emergency Services Director Jerri King update the Lenoir County Commissioners on Monday afternoon.
Five cars were involved in a Friday afternoon accident on Hwy 11 at the Skinner’s Bypass intersection that sent two people to the hospital.
View the 90-plus images of the annual National Night Out as seen through the camera lens of Neuse News Photographer Bud Hardy.
After flipping his car into a ditch on Friday evening, a driver ran from the scene of the accident, leading to a manhunt.
An annual event to honor local heroes was renewed this week at the Kinston Community Center.
