Public Notice: LCPS seeks offer to purchase Teachers Memorial School

The Lenoir County Board of Education hereby gives notice that it plans to sell the property located at 500 Marcella Drive Kinston, NC 28501 (also known as the former TEACHERS MEMORIAL SCHOOL) via the upset bid process of G.S. 115C-518 and 160A-269.  The Board is seeking an initial offer to purchase from interested persons. A walkthrough of the property will be held Monday, June 26 at 9 am. Please contact Nicholas E. Harvey II, Assistant Superintendent, for questions regarding the property at 252-527-1109 or nharvey@lenoir.k12.nc.us.

Obituary: Myrtle Ellen Murphy Howard

Myrtle Ellen Murphy Howard, 86, of Snow Hill, passed away on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, at Greendale Forest Nursing Home. Visitation will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, June 16, 2023, at Howard-Carter Funeral Home, with funeral services beginning at 12:00 p.m. with Pastor Craig Simmons officiating. Burial will follow the service at Oakridge Cemetery in Pink Hill.

Public Notice: LCPS - Advertisement for CM at Risk Services

The Lenoir County Public Schools is seeking the services of a Construction Manager at Risk for the construction of a new E.B. Frink Middle School in La Grange, North Carolina. The school system has issued a Request for Qualifications. The deadline for the receipt of responses to the RFQ is 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 15, 2023, in the office of Lenoir County Public Schools, 2017 W. Vernon Avenue, Kinston, NC 28504.

BJ Murphy: The Evolution of Neuse News - Five Years of Local Impact

As I stroll down Queen St., looking back on the five-year journey of Neuse News, I'm struck by the crucial role we've come to play in our community. When we embarked on this venture, we were simply a group of friends, concerned by the glaring absence of local news reporting and community relevance. We noticed a lack of accountability for public officials and a lack of accessible information for our neighbors. In starting Neuse News, we didn't claim to be seasoned journalists or skilled videographers. Through our publication, social media presence, website, newsletter, and breaking news text alerts, we've aimed to counteract the decline of corporately-owned print news and provide a trusted news source for our community.