Larry Lee Howard, 66, passed away on Tuesday, February 14, 2023. A graveside service will be conducted Saturday, February 18, 2023, at 11am in the Mark Smith Cemetery in Deep Run. The family will receive friends following the service at the cemetery.
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ)
Designer Selection
Frink Middle School
It is the School System’s intention to select a Design Consultant for the design of a new intermediate school. The school will be located in La Grange, North Carolina. Information required to respond to this RFQ is available on the school system’s website at: www.lcpsnc.org. Design firms wishing to be considered for this project are requested to submit their qualifications per the instructions on the website by 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 1, 2023.
Governor Roy Cooper announced $7.7 million in new funding to support North Carolina’s postsecondary institutions in providing additional mental health services to students.
In December, the people administering the Goodnight Scholarship, a full-ride merit scholarship designed to bring top STEM-directed students to NC State University, sent out invitations to apply to 900 high school seniors. Zaire Garner of South Lenoir High School got one of those.
Officers with the Kinston Police Department have been investigating a series of vandalisms at Art 105, 105 W. Blount St., Kinston. The most recent incident occurred on February 13, 2023, that involved someone breaking the windows to the business.
The Lenoir County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council announces the availability of $247,183 for 2023-24. For full RFP or additional information, email slanenix@gmail.com. Program applications are due by 5 pm on 3/3/23.
Our office is looking to hire a service plumber for residential and light commercial. Hours are 8-5pm Monday through Friday.
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ)
Designer Selection
Frink Middle School
It is the School System’s intention to select a Design Consultant for the design of a new intermediate school. The school will be located in La Grange, North Carolina. Information required to respond to this RFQ is available on the school system’s website at: www.lcpsnc.org. Design firms wishing to be considered for this project are requested to submit their qualifications per the instructions on the website by 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 1, 2023.
The Kinston Free Press is one of many print newspapers changing how, and when, they are delivered according to an article written by John McClure from the New Bern Sun Journal. “In order to satisfy both and remain healthy on our bottom lines as a business, some of our newspapers such as Goldsboro, New Bern and Jacksonville are going to a Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday weekend edition publication cycle,” McClure wrote. “Roanoke Rapids Herald will publish Tuesdays and Saturdays. Others, like the Kinston Free Press, will be converting to a weekly Thursday publication.”
Ms. Dianne Sutton Bradicich, age 74, passed away Tuesday morning, February 14, 2023, at her home in Lenoir County. Funeral Services will be held 2 PM Sunday, February 19th, at the chapel of Taylor-Tyson Funeral Service with Pastor Hank Jarman officiating. Interment will follow at the Westview Cemetery in Kinston. The family will receive friends on Saturday evening from 6 – 8 PM at the funeral home and other times at the home of Ms. Bradicich.
Considering the odds – fewer than 3 percent are chosen – Derrian Wilson can be forgiven his sense of surprise, yet here he is: a Kinston High School senior who’s won a Morehead-Cain Scholarship to the University of North Carolina.
Kinston/Lenoir County Parks and Rec. - Spring activities registration happening now
Kinston/Lenoir County Parks and Rec. - Spring activities registration happening now
Constance “Connie” Smith Herring, 76, passed away on Tuesday, February 14, 2023. The family will receive friends on Tuesday from 5 to 7 pm at the home, 6213 Brassie Dr., Grifton.
The North Carolina Global TransPark Economic Development Region (NCGTPEDR) has brought three countries together as it announced the renovation and operation of the former Lakeview Packing Co. facility.
