The Lenoir Community College Foundation Performing Arts (LCCFPA) program is introducing season tickets for the first time, offering patrons a new way to experience the full slate of performances planned for 2026.
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Lenoir Community College Honors 2025 Excellence Award Winners
Lenoir Community College recognized two outstanding employees during its annual Holiday Breakfast on December 16. April Best, Computer Information Technology Program Chair and Instructor, received the Teaching Excellence Award, and Caroline Murphrey, Director of Online Learning and Faculty Development, received the Staff Excellence Award.
South Lenoir High School sophomores one of just five student teams heading to State Jr. Chef competition
In a classroom usually filled with lesson plans, lab sheets and the hum of kitchen equipment, two South Lenoir High School sophomores created something that reached far beyond their school walls. Jeremiah Bey and Christopher Rodgers are now among just five student teams in the state to be competing in the finalist round of the North Carolina Junior Chef Competition, a statewide challenge that pushes students to design nutritious, affordable meals that could realistically be served in public school cafeterias.
Sigma chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma honors beginning teachers with Buzzing Bee award
Lenoir County’s Sigma Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma recognized outstanding beginning teachers in their third year of teaching in December with the Buzzing Bee BT Award.
Snow Hill Primary "Terrific Kid" awards
Snow Hill Primary gives out a weekly award called "Terrific Kid" awards. Each teacher at SHP chooses a student who has been responsible, shows great character, or has reached a personal goal. On Fridays, these students are presented with an award and are congratulated for their hard work. Below are Snow Hill Primary's Terrific Kid Awards!
LCPS 1st Nine Weeks Honor Roll/Principal’s List
Lenoir County Public Schools is proud to recognize students who made their schools’ Principal’s List and Honor Roll in the first nine weeks of instruction this school year. Congratulations to everyone who has been named!
Greene County to receive $42 million state grant to replace West Greene Elementary
RALEIGH, N.C. - Ten North Carolina school districts from Transylvania to Tyrrell will share more than $392 million in state lottery-funded grant awards for school construction and renovation projects.
During Career Development Month, LCPS Highlights Commitment to Connecting Students with Local Opportunities
Career Development Month is a time when schools across the nation celebrate the importance of helping students explore their interests, build practical skills, and imagine the future that fits them best. In Lenoir County Public Schools, that commitment extends far beyond a single month. It is built into the daily work of helping students discover what is possible through hands-on learning, exploration, and strong partnerships with local industries.
Super Saturday brings food, art, and holiday cheer to Lenoir County Farmers Market
The Lenoir County Farmers Market will host its annual Super Saturday event on November 22, 2025, offering a full day of food, art, music, and holiday shopping in downtown Kinston. The event runs from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the market’s location, 100 N. Herritage Street.
Snow Hill Primary "Terrific Kid" awards
Snow Hill Primary gives out a weekly award called "Terrific Kid" awards. Each teacher at SHP chooses a student who has been responsible, shows great character, or has reached a personal goal. On Fridays, these students are presented with an award and are congratulated for their hard work. Below are Snow Hill Primary's Terrific Kid Awards!
Excitement surrounds, drives ‘model’ STEM status at Northwest Elementary
The day before Halloween at Northwest Elementary School, the reading lesson for Leah Jones’ kindergarten class centered on “Pumpkin Jack,” a story about children who carved a jack-o-lantern, set it outside to melt into the ground and, when the time came, saw its leftover seeds grow into vines, flowers and little Pumpkin Jacks.
Record year for LCPS as 65 educators receive Tri-County Bright Ideas Grants, leading the region in awards
Lenoir County Public Schools educators have once again proven that innovation thrives in their classrooms, and this year their bright ideas are shining brighter than ever.
LCPS Board of Education honors excellence, advances key initiatives at November meeting
The Lenoir County Public Schools Board of Education held its regular monthly meeting on Monday, November 3, at its Vernon Avenue headquarters in Kinston. During a comprehensive session that included recognition of outstanding educators, administrative planning, and project updates, the board took time to acknowledge remarkable achievements and continued progress across the district.
Greene Early College High School Shines in First Nine Weeks
Students at Greene Early College have spent the first nine weeks of the 2025-2026 school year serving the community, building relationships, and working hard toward academic excellence. Students kicked off the year with a school-wide Community Service Day, where they volunteered at a variety of locations throughout Greene County.
The Aspen Institute Names Lenoir Community College as a Top 200 U.S.
WASHINGTON D.C. – On October 28, 2025, the Aspen Institute named Lenoir Community College as one of the 200 institutions eligible to compete for the $1 million Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, the nation’s premier recognition of high achievement and performance among two-year colleges. The 200 colleges were selected based on their student outcomes data, including retention, completion, transfer, and bachelor’s attainment rates. Started in 2010, this is the ninth cycle of the Aspen Prize.
Student involvement key to STEM learning and state recognition at Contentnea-Savannah K-8
At a school with nearly 800 students, from four-year-old preschoolers to 14-year-old middle-schoolers, learning can be loud and active. That’s exactly how teachers and staff at Contentnea-Savannah K-8 School want it.
Meet the Nuns Bringing Heart and Humor to LCCFPA’s The Sound of Music
Coming this November, The Sound of Music blossoms as Maria finds herself between the steady rhythms of the abbey and the lively charm of the von Trapp family. Guided by nuns whose humor softens the edges and whose faith steadies the soul, the story unfolds as a moving reflection on courage, conviction, and love in uncertain times.
KHS and Northeast experience brief lockdown
This morning, administrators with Lenoir County Public Schools were made aware of a report from a citizen in the community regarding concerns about seeing an individual walking near Old Snow Hill Road who was allegedly in possession of a firearm.
Mike Parker: Grandpa wishes miracle child Happy 28th Birthday
On Wednesday of this week, Caitlyn Faith Dixon, my first granddaughter, would have turned 28. Just before Caitlyn turned 14 months old, the Osteogenesis Imperfecta that afflicted her little body claimed her life.