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The Kinston City Council approved an operating budget for the next fiscal year that did not include the previously proposed raise. The Council also voted Monday night to allow Lions Water Adventure, Holloway pool, and the Fairfield Park splash pad to open on June 20.
On Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at 8:55 am, officers of the Kinston Police Department responded to a call of an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound on the campus of Lenoir Community College, 231 Hwy. 58 South, Kinston.
According to the latest “Ongoing Outbreaks in Congregate Living Settings” report, which can be downloaded in this article, NCDHHS reports the following:
Harmony Hall: 7 positive cases among staff, 0 cases in residents and 0 deaths.
Caswell Developmental Center: 19 cases among staff, 20 residents and 0 deaths.
NC State Veterans Home: no longer listed
Spring Arbor of Kinston: no longer listed
Greendale Forest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center: 2 cases among staff, 0 residents and 0 deaths.
The newest venue for Kinston nightlife is fully staffed and planning to have a soft opening on July 3. The Office takes over the location vacated by The Red Room, which closed in February.
The Down East Wood Ducks announced plans to host the inaugural 2020 ENC High School Senior Sendoff, Presented by Lenoir Community College on Saturday, June 27th at Grainger Stadium in Kinston. The event is a celebration of all recent 2020 graduates, but will be highlighted by a doubleheader of baseball games featuring recent 2020 graduates from various Eastern North Carolina High Schools. Gates will open at 11am with Game 1 scheduled to start at 1pm and Game 2 at 6pm.
Local Government Federal Credit Union (LGFCU) proudly congratulates Jacob Howard who is the recipient of an LGFCU Scholarship Award.
Former and current members of the city council do not support a proposed raise for the Kinston mayor and city council, which will be voted on Monday evening.
The following land transfers were registered with the Lenoir County Register of Deeds:
A Greene County road is expected to close for two months while N.C. Department of Transportation contract crews make improvements to it.
The proposed budget for next year anticipates steep drops in revenue. It eliminates capital outlay and calls for positions to remain unfilled while raising the possibility of employee furloughs if revenues drop more than expected. Under the proposed budget, city council members and the mayor would receive a raise.
The following building permits were issued in Lenoir County:
Neuse News Digital Media Correspondent Gracie Herring, Mackenzie Cannon and Hannah Thrower were the first customers at the Kinston Starbucks Friday morning. Watch the Neuse News Facebook Live feed.
Today, the NC House approved a bipartisan bill to temporarily waive the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) road tests to allow teen drivers to receive their level two limited provisional license during the COVID-19 outbreak. The bill is now waiting for Governor Cooper’s signature.
The Town of La Grange filed a declaratory judgment action in Lenoir County Superior Court, asking the Court to review Governor Roy Cooper’s Executive Order No. 124. The filing also asks the court to enter a declaration that Section 1 of the order unlawfully interferes with the ability of utility service providers to exercise their own discretion and judgment in collecting charges for utility services provided to their customers.
“This case is not about disconnecting customers,” said Town Manager John Craft, “it’s about preserving the Town’s ability and discretion to operate its electric system in a manner that balances the needs of customers undergoing financial difficulties with the Town’s obligation to maintain the fiscal health of its system and meet its debt service obligations.”
“Small cities and towns in rural North Carolina that provide utility services, such as electricity and water/sewer, cannot survive extended government overreach enacted by Executive Order 124,” said Representative Chris Humphrey.
Mechanical Engineering Chair Matthew Berg, and Computer-Integrated Machining Chair Andrew Luppino, are spending five weeks this summer at Spirit AeroSystems as part of an externship.
Kinstonians in search of a caffeine fix will have a new option beginning Friday morning. General Manager Allyne Dyer confirmed to Neuse News that the new Starbucks on West Vernon Avenue in Kinston will open on Friday, June 12 at 5:30 a.m.
The 62nd Annual Big Rock Blue Marlin Fishing Tournament has record-breaking purse of $3,343,975. Taking place from June 5-13, 2020 in Morehead City, the tournament is among the largest and oldest sport fishing tournaments in the country. Kinston native and crew member William Johnson of ‘Hatter-Done’ brought in a 488-pound blue marlin late Monday afternoon.
On Tuesday afternoon Kinston Police Chief Tim Dilday addressed the recent peaceful protest held in Kinston and other current events. “We will be back in our elementary schools, middle school, and high school where we work diligently to build relationships and to inspire the police officers of tomorrow.”
The following businesses were registered with the North Carolina Secretary of State:
High school seniors who battled through the disruptions caused by two flood-inducing hurricanes and a global pandemic to earn their diplomas got a welcomed dose of encouragement from speakers at five Lenoir County Public Schools commencement exercises last week.
Together, 567 seniors were awarded diplomas by Kinston, North Lenoir and South Lenoir high schools, Lenoir County Early College High School and Lenoir County Learning Academy in ceremonies arrayed over four days and ending Thursday.
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