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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) has expanded the COVID-19 Dashboard to include expanded county data on trends, demographics and testing. The updated dashboard also includes a new report on COVID-19 clusters in child care and school settings.
On June 29, 2020 at approximately 12:41 pm, officers with the Kinston Police Department were dispatched to a motor vehicle wreck on Hwy. 11 north near Mewborn Avenue. Before officers arrived on the scene, they were advised shots had been fired at that location and some subjects had fled the scene.
Lenoir County announces 11th death of person who tested positive for COVID-19. The patient was older than 65 and had underlying medical conditions.
Kinston resident, Aliza Matthews, has been named to the president's list at James Madison University for the spring 2020 semester.
The Board of Directors of the Community Council for the Arts regret to announce the continued closure of the Arts Center. This action is anticipated to last at least through the Labor Day weekend.
Following the Lenoir County Commissioners' unanimous vote this week crews removed the Confederate monument for its placement at the Wil King Memorial Site.
We have a flower vendor who is coming to our market and in a big way. Meet Brooke Freeman from Brooke's Fresh Cut Flower Farm. Saturday - 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Brooke's Fresh Cut Flower Farm
Porter Farms
TC Smith Produce
TJ Designs
B&B Farm Fresh Eggs (ask Manager)
Cotton Blossom Bakery
Kettle Style Snacks
In an executive order announced on Wednesday, Gov. Roy Cooper extended Phase 2 of reopening North Carolina until July 17 and made face coverings mandatory in public. The mask requirements take effect Friday, June 26 at 5 p.m. In a recent Facebook post, Jones County Sheriff Danny Heath stated, “NO, I will not be enforcing the wearing of face masks! Be careful and responsible and make your own decision.”
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.
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