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With 345 reported cases of COVID-19 in Lenoir County as of June 25, the capacity of UNC Lenoir Health Care to deal with the number of patients is an important factor. According to UNC Lenoir Marketing Coordinator Barbara LaRoque, the hospital has handled the current volume of COVID-19 patients well.
In an Emergency Meeting of the Lenoir County Commissioners held at the Cooperative Extension Office, the Commissioners unanimously approved removing the Confederate monument from the Visitor's Center to the Wil King Memorial Site. The motion was made by Commissioner Eric Rouse and seconded by Commissioner J. Mac Daughety. The board unanimously approved the motion.
Neuse News Correspondent Catherine Hardee will file a report shortly.
The Lenoir County Commissioners will meet Thursday to discuss the Confederate statue at the Kinston-Lenoir County Visitors Center. Commissioners say plans were already in the works to relocate the statue, but public statements by Kinston Mayor Dontario Hardy regarding the statue required them to call the emergency meeting.
Under Governor Cooper’s new Executive Order, which is effective on Friday at 5:00 pm, North Carolina will extend Phase 2 for three more weeks (through July 17) and will require customers of retail businesses to wear face coverings. Citations shall be written only to businesses or organizations that fail to enforce the requirement to wear Face Coverings. Law enforcement personnel are not authorized to criminally enforce the Face Covering requirements of this Executive Order against individual workers, customers, or patrons.
The Kinston Community Health Center announced yesterday, “It is with great sadness that we announce that Darlene Ennett, Chief Executive Officer of the Kinston Community Health Center, passed on Friday June 19 due to complications from an illness.”
Lin and Margo Dawson invite you to the Train Them Up for Success 2020 Virtual Girls Fit to Soar Leadership Camp. The Dawson’s non-profit organization, formerly known as JH Sampson, has held summer camps in Lenoir Country since 2013 to empower the youth.
Lenoir County Commissioners call an emergency meeting to discuss the Confederate monument located at the Visitor’s Center. The meeting will take place on Thursday morning at 10:00.
Kinston Mayor Don Hardy issued a mandatory face covering order to include parking lots, grocery stores, pharmacies, sidewalks and more Sunday afternoon. “All persons who are present within the jurisdiction of the City of Kinston are required to wear a clean face covering…The intent of this declaration is to encourage voluntary compliance with the requirements established herein by businesses and persons within the City of Kinston.” The declaration is effective on Tuesday, June 23 at 5:00 p.m. with no definitive end date.
The Fun Zone Concessions will be at the Farmer’s Market on Saturday from 9 am - 3 pm. Shaved ice, popcorn, cotton candy, free animal balloons and more!
Pride of Kinston announced yesterday, June 18, that the organization will not be hosting a July 4th Summerfest concert this year. In addition, there will be no fireworks at Pearson Park and Neuseway Nature Center typically hosted by the City and Parks and Recreation.
For a Youth Services Librarian, the start of summer means one thing – the Summer Reading Program. The theme for Summer Reading 2020 is Imagine Your Story.
The Town of Maysville, with the support of the Maysville Development Corporation, and donations made by residents of our town will host our annual Fourth of July at Frost Park on Saturday, July 4th.
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:
