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To increase safe social distancing and further reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19, beginning Monday, April 20, Lenoir County Transit rides will be free of charge until further notice. Rides will be provided for essential-only trips, which went into effect March 23, and will remain in effect until further notice.
In a letter to Lenox employees, CEO Mads Ryder, said “The Company must notify you that, at present, the temporary furlough is now expected to be a permanent closing and the entire manufacturing operating unit will shut down.” Read the letter to the employees here.
Volunteer fire departments from around Jones County, the Jones County Sheriff’s Office, the Maysville Police Department and local officials participated in a surprise staff appreciation for Carolina East Internal Medicine and Brook Stone Living Center nursing home.
As of 11:00 a.m., April 17, 2020, NCDHHS has reported 5,859 confirmed cases and 152 deaths. Lenoir County has 17 confirmed cases. Greene County has 12 confirmed cases. Jones County has 8 confirmed cases and 1 death. This post has data going back to March 20, 2020, which showed NC at 137 cases and 0 deaths.
TC Smith will return with strawberries, asparagus, sweet potatoes, red skin potatoes, plus they will bring in cucumbers, zucchini, squash, string beans, onions and tomatoes from Florida. Don't forget to pick some free-range eggs, honey, pork skins or peanuts and Soap Nerds' unscented hand sanitizer. Bridgette can tell you all about it.
“Today we announce a partnership with three of our state’s medical universities to use testing and tracing to help us determine how far the disease has spread in the state. This is part of a coordinated statewide effort to better understand the true number of COVID-19 infections. The University of North Carolina, East Carolina University and Duke University are joining with us in this project and we’re confident their expertise will tell us more about how the disease spreads.”
In the last month, more than 630,000 people have filed for unemployment insurance benefits in North Carolina, mostly due to the impacts of COVID-19. By the end of the next week, the Division of Employment Security plans to have more than three times its original staffing in place to respond to the surge in claims and ensure payments go out as quickly as possible.
Key takeaways: 1) A case of COVID-19 – the 17th – has been confirmed in Lenoir County. 2) Cases 15 and 16 were connected to travel or contact with a known positive case. 3) Lenoir County is unable to ascertain the number of recovered cases in the county due to the guidelines for certified recoveries being changed. 4) Fifteen tests pending.
Rep. Chris Humphrey and Dr. Pradeep discuss the latest COVID-19 trends and our state's ability to open back up for business. We had a great discussion regarding the medical implications and policy initiatives.
Two more cases of COVID-19 – the 15th and 16th – have been confirmed in Lenoir County. The Lenoir County Health Department received notification of the lab-confirmed cases on Wednesday, April 15.
Governor Roy Cooper today charted a path forward for eventually easing certain COVID-19 restrictions while still protecting North Carolinians from a dangerous second wave of the virus. Click here to read his statement and see his plan.
A gift of $10,000 from Greenville, NC-based Union Bank, to The Salvation Army of Kinston will provide much needed help and hope to Lenoir County-area families and individuals impacted by COVID-19. The donation is earmarked to provide food and meal assistance to children and families impacted by the pandemic.
In Lenoir County, there are officially 14 cases of COVID-19. Local business owner Waylon Adams started a conversation on Facebook about the economic impact of the Governor’s Stay-At-Home mandate.
“This is about people’s livelihoods,” said Adams. “I’m sure our restaurants and salons would have been more than happy to rearrange their dining rooms to comply with social distancing.”
A lot has changed in the last month. For many of us, we have seen changes in how we live, work and shop. One thing that hasn’t changed, is that local farms, farmers markets and garden centers are (mostly) still open. These businesses are considered essential services in accordance with statewide stay at home orders.
The virus has been found in 92 of 100 NC counties.
As of 11:00 a.m., April 13, 2020, NCDHHS has reported 4,816 confirmed cases and 86 deaths. Lenoir County has 15 confirmed cases. Greene County has 12 confirmed cases. Jones County has 7 confirmed cases and 1 death. This post has data going back to March 20, 2020, which showed NC at 137 cases and 0 deaths.
As of 10:40 a.m., approximately 200 City of Kinston utility customers are without power. According to Kinston Public Services’ Facebook page, “Electric crews are assessing damage due to high winds in the Hugo Rd area. Lines are down and restoration time is expected to be 2-3 hours.” We now expect the time for restoration to be about 2 hours.
The latest NWS briefing anticipates strong to severe thunderstorms to cross Eastern NC later this morning through this afternoon, with the potential for damaging winds, frequent lightning, hail, and tornadoes possible. The biggest change with this forecast update is a Tornado Watch Issued until 12:00 PM EDT.
Snow Hill – Greene County confirmed its 11th and 12th positive COVID-19 cases over the weekend.
As of 10:45 a.m., April 12, 2020, NCDHHS has reported 4,520 confirmed cases and 81 deaths. Lenoir County has 14 confirmed cases. Greene County has 11 confirmed cases. Jones County has 7 confirmed cases and 1 death. This post has data going back to March 20, 2020, which showed NC at 137 cases and 0 deaths.
On March 20th Teresa Wise went to Joann Fabric to purchase fabric to make masks for her friends and family. Her son is currently serving in the US Army and she had followed the status of COVID-19 in South Korea because of loved ones currently there. With the state of infection, she knew that the masks would be necessary. Her good act grew to a sewing circle, including 10-year-old Wyatt Harris, creating thousands of masks for the local community.
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