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Chad Jackson, a long-serving member of the Kinston Department of Fire and Rescue, has been named the new Fire Chief for the City of Kinston. Jackson, who began his career with the department in 2003, brings over two decades of experience to his new role.
City officials, community leaders, and residents gathered to celebrate the grand opening of Kinston’s new Social District with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The event marked a significant milestone for the city, aiming to boost economic development and community engagement in the downtown area.
City Manager Rhonda Barwick has submitted the proposed Fiscal Year 2024-2025 budget to the Kinston City Council. The balanced budget, amounting to $120,803,423, does not require an increase in the property tax rate or the use of fund balance.
Scott Alston has been promoted to the position of Kinston-Lenoir County Recreation Director after 20 years of service with the City of Kinston. During his tenure, Alston has held various roles, including Recreation Superintendent and Interim Parks & Rec Director. He graduated from UNC Chapel Hill with a Bachelor's Degree in Recreation Administration and is an alumnus of North Lenoir High School, class of 1998. Alston recently achieved his 100th career win as the tennis coach at North Lenoir High School.
Kinston City Manager Rhonda Barwick provided the following information on the roadwork being done on Vernon Avenue:
After completing a national recruitment and an extensive interview process, the City of Kinston has a new Police Chief. Interim Police Chief Keith Goyette has been promoted to the permanent position.
On December 3rd, Duke Energy responded to two electrical substation failures in Moore County. Both were described as intentional vandalism and are being investigated by the FBI and the state Department of Public Safety. Three weeks before the Moore County vandalism, another substation was deliberately disabled in Maysville, located in Jones County. “While our stations are surrounded by fencing and monitored the nature of electrical equipment requires that it be out in the open which can make it vulnerable to vandalism,” said Kinston City Manager Rhonda Barwick.
The City of Kinston is looking for its third police chief since 2020, and they may not have to look far.
In October, former Kinston Police Chief Jenee Spencer retired and left a vacancy. Major Keith Goyette was asked to step into the role as interim chief until the position could be filled. City manager Rhonda Barwick has started a nationwide search for Kinston’s next police chief.
On Tuesday night’s city council meeting, the council selected Rhonda Barwick as its new City Manager. Barwick has worked with the city of Kinston for 28 years.
Tropical Storm Elsa is expected to run along the eastern portion of the United States after it passes through Florida. Current projections show the storm impacting North Carolina on Thursday. City and county officials are working to prepare for the storm.
The city of Kinston announced that the second Point of Delivery (POD) construction is moving along.
“Most cities our size have more than one point of delivery,” said Public Services Director Rhonda Barwick. “If that connection to our supplier should fail or is damaged the entire customer base would be without power until it could be re-energized.”
In the early morning hours, a car brushed against the bricks of the building, took out a light pole, and wedged between the building and the trees. The Herritage recently opened when Governor Cooper allowed bars to open with outdoor seating in October after being forced to close for the better part of 2020.
The evolution of the South Queen Street Bridge has the beginnings of a new addition. Light fixtures are in the works for both sets of bridges. The larger section of the bridge over the Neuse River will have six light poles, and the smaller section over land will have four. Adding the lights to the bridge will bring the six-year project to fruition after DOT approached the city of Kinston to schedule a resurfacing of Queen Street. The city used that opportunity to replace the water and sewer lines on Queen Street as well as incorporate new landscaping.
An afternoon thunderstorm dumped inches of rain in Kinston, and caused flash flooding in many neighborhoods.
Monday’s Kinston City Council meeting was relatively quiet, with upgrades coming for the existing water system SCADA to Microcom.
