Being new to Lenoir County’s business community, the leaders of the Amazon distribution site in Kinston and its employees want to forge a connection with people who live here. They started this week with the youngest of the county’s residents and with the school supplies many will need to get off to a good start in the coming school year.
Help wanted: Lenoir County Health Department - Social Work Supervisor. Salary Range: $38,128 - $58,016
Frances Barnes Allen, 92, of Kinston passed away on Wednesday, August 3, 2022. Funeral services will be private. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Westminster United Methodist Church, 1001 Westminster Lane, Kinston, NC 28501.
Kinston-Nina Christine Aycock Hart. 86, peacefully passed away on Wednesday, August 3, 2022. A service of love and remembrance will be held at Rouse Funeral Home at 12:00 noon on Saturday, August 6, 2022. The family will receive friends from 11:00 a.m. until 11:45 a.m. prior to the service. A private committal will be held at a later date at Pinelawn Memorial Park in Kinston.
“We don’t have any teacher applicants for our vacancies,” said two superintendents from rural North Carolina public school districts.
August is Preparedness Month in North Carolina and Governor Roy Cooper is encouraging individuals, families, schools and businesses to review their emergency plans and update their emergency supply kits.
Just before 0830 this morning, Lenoir County 911 received a call reporting an MVC involving an 18- wheeler on the Hwy 70 Neuse River bridge. Fire department personnel arrived on scene to find an 18-wheel fuel tanker resting on the top rail of the river bridge.
Governor Roy Cooper along with current Governor John Bel Edwards (LA) and former Governors Mike Easley (NC), Bev Perdue (NC), Jim Hunt (NC), Jim Hodges (SC), Richard Riley (SC), Ray Mabus (MS), Roy Barnes (GA), and Terry McAuliffe (VA) submitted an amicus brief in support of UNC (the University of North Carolina) in the United States Supreme Court cases challenging the consideration of race in college admissions at UNC and Harvard.
Lenoir Community College Health Sciences Department recently held its pinning ceremony for Practical Nursing graduates
The folks from the front office of the Down East Wood Duck, Kinston’s minor league baseball team, got the pitch they were looking for from LCPS students whose summer school assignment was to find solutions to problems identified by local businesses.
With all the rancor and bitterness in our world today (Recession, Border Crisis, crime, Etc.), it would probably help if we stepped back a minute and reflected on things that REALLY matter in this world. To do that I want to re-visit and expand on a Column I wrote several years ago about Kevin Schull's experience.
Over the past several weeks the Kinston Police Department has seen an increase in automotive thefts occurring in the city. On Saturday, July 30, 2022, at approximately 11 p.m. Kinston Police Officers responded to the report of a stolen motor vehicle in the area of Highway 70 East.
The past year has seen many changes at the Etta Jones Turner Public Library (Pink Hill Public Library) and we look forward to continued growth, both in our library and throughout the community. Through our programs and outreach, we hope you’ll join us as we offer new and exciting opportunities for our patrons.
The Wood Ducks announced that they will be hosting the Cornhole Classic on Saturday, September 17th at Grainger Stadium, sponsored by Brooks Poole, Realtor. Gates open at 10 am with the event starting at 11 am. It is a “rounder format” with American Cornhole League Rules. After pool play teams will be broken up into three brackets with cash prizes for the top three teams in each bracket!
