RALEIGH: VolunteerNC, an agency within the Office of the Governor, today announced that North Carolina has received $11.5 million in funding from AmeriCorps to support nearly 700 AmeriCorps members to serve with 21 organizations across the state.
700 channel catfish added to the Neuseway Nature Park ponds
Kinston/Lenoir County Parks and Recreation Department posted the following on their Facebook page: We added 700 channel catfish this morning to the pond at the Neuseway Nature Park! Bring your family and have a great time!
Help Wanted: Sports Editor
Neuse News is seeking a qualified sports editor to help create a new sports digital platform - Neuse News Sports. The sports editor will coordinate daily sports-related content, edit content, recruit sports freelancers, and work with local athletic directors and coaches to ensure fair news coverage.
Foundation of East Carolina Health Duplin Hospital awards $95,200 in grants to Duplin County organizations
The Foundation of ECU Health Duplin Hospital recently awarded thirteen grants totaling $95,200 to not-for-profit organizations serving Duplin County for health-related projects.
Mega Millions jackpot soars past $1 billion
Friday’s Mega Millions jackpot just crossed a major milestone as it now stands at an estimated $1.1 billion. A North Carolina winner on Friday night would have the choice of taking home the $1.1 billion as an annuity or $648.2 million in cash. The jackpot ranks as the second largest in the 20-year history of Mega Millions and third-largest jackpot in U.S. history.
UNC Lenoir Health Care announces passing of long-time CEO Gary Black
UNC Lenoir Health Care is saddened to announce that long-time CEO, Gary Black, died suddenly this morning in Raleigh. Gary came to Lenoir Memorial Hospital in 1985 as its Chief Financial Officer and was promoted to President and CEO in 1992. He retired from LMH/UNC Lenoir Health Care in June 2018.
Help Wanted: Lenoir County Emergency Services Emergency Medical Technician
Help Wanted: Lenoir County Emergency Services Emergency Medical Technician
Help Wanted: Lenoir County Communications Telecommunicator
Telecommunicator: Regular; Full-time
Help Wanted: Lenoir County Emergency Services - Office Assistant IV
Help Wanted: Lenoir County Emergency Services - Office Assistant IV
SALARY RANGE: $24,446 - $37,198
Help Wanted: Lenoir County Department of Social Services - Social Worker IV
Lenoir County Department of Social Services - Social Worker IV - Investigative, Assessment, and Treatment
Special Entry Salary: $50,027 - $60,953
Eastern Carolina Workforce Development Board and NCWorks Offers Essential Training
Eastern Carolina Workforce Development Board and NCWorks offers job seekers enhanced training services to improve their skills and propel their employability while providing a pathway to a high-demand career. The training services are offered to qualified individuals who are unemployed, underemployed, individuals that have been laid off due to no fault of their own, low-income, and youth just entering the workforce.
John Hood: Empty Buses Don’t Improve Air Quality
In nearly all North Carolina communities with bus systems, ridership is significantly lower than it was just a few years ago. In Greensboro, for example, there were 1.9 million passenger trips on city buses last year, down approximately 60% from the total in 2014. Over the same period, Winston-Salem buses experienced a comparable drop-off. In Charlotte, it was a staggering 75%.
Summer Bridge takes mystery out of big move to new school
Janiyah Outlaw might not know her way around EB Frink Middle School yet, but she knows a lot more about moving up to the sixth grade after spending the past three weeks in LCPS’s Summer Bridge Academy, a program helping rising sixth and ninth graders make the step up to a new school environment.
Help Wanted: Lenoir County Department of Social Services - Social Worker III
Lenoir County Department of Social Services - Social Worker III - Foster Care
SPECIAL ENTRY SALARY: $45,322 - $55,220
Help wanted: Lenoir County Health Department - Public Health Nurse II
Help wanted: Lenoir County Health Department - Public Health Nurse II
Special Entry Salary: $46,455 - $64,038