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The Lenoir County Board of Commissioners opened its first meeting of 2026 on Jan. 5 by honoring the late Commissioner Roland Best before approving a series of economic development, budget, and administrative actions, including financing for a new industrial shell building and additional legal support for the Department of Social Services.
A Multi-Agency Taskforce put together an awareness program, held at the Lenoir County Courthouse Atrium to spread the word about Child abuse and Maltreatment locally and statewide. Their goal it to continue sharing information until no child is abused or neglected in this community.
Trillium Health Resources is delivering 1,000 gun locks to all Departments of Social Services (DSS) within our 28-county region. They will be distributed to families who own firearms along with education about gun safety.
Several agencies came together at Pearson Park on Friday to raise awareness of elderly abuse.
Jones County has been declared a disaster county by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services. These declarations authorize the Department of Social Services to administer the Disaster Food and Nutrition benefits program.
