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“UNC Lenoir Health Care is dedicated to helping our patients have the best possible outcome and implementing the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines-Resuscitation program will help us accomplish this by making it easier for our teams to put proven knowledge and guidelines to work on a daily basis,” said Robert A. Enders, Jr., President and CEO.
Vendors for Saturday, August 14, 2020
Brooke's Fresh Cut Flower Farm
Porter Farms
TC Smith Produce
B&B Farm Fresh Eggs
Cotton Blossom Bakery
Kettle Style Snacks
Inside cars queued on public school campuses across Lenoir County this week, parents and students waited patiently while teachers worked like carhops during a lunch-hour rush, serving up iPads, collecting forms and answering questions through face coverings that, like everything else in these scenes, said health and safety considerations will shape the school year that begins Monday.
The Kinston Community Health Center already provides a full range of primary care services to the community, regardless of ability to pay, but Director of Community Development Anna Kinsey hopes to offer even more in the future.
Congressman Gregory Murphy M.D., the representative for North Carolina’s 3rd congressional district, along with State Representative Chris Humphrey, State Senator Jim Perry, and County Commissioner J. Mac Daughety, toured the Sanderson Farms facility and observed the policies and procedures in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Families and caregivers in need of child care for children up to age 12 can call the child care hotline at 1-888-600-1685 to be connected directly to care options in their community that meet their families’ needs.
Governor Roy Cooper directed $95.6 million in new funding to help support K-12 and postsecondary students most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic who can benefit from support during the upcoming school year. The funding is North Carolina’s share of the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER) Fund, a part of the federal CARES Act.
Republican nominee for North Carolina Governor Lt. Governor Dan Forest hosted an ice cream social campaign event at Simply Natural Creamery & Jersey Farm in Ayden, North Carolina.
An afternoon thunderstorm dumped inches of rain in Kinston, and caused flash flooding in many neighborhoods.
Free online classes are available to area high school students this fall at Lenoir Community College through the innovative Career & College Promise (CCP) dual enrollment program. Senior Vice President of Instruction and Student Services Dr. Deborah Grimes said that transfer courses are weighted the same as Advanced Placement for grade point averages on high school transcripts. “Many of our CCP students earn enough credits for a degree or credential by the time they graduate from high school. Tuition is free for all students enrolled in the pathway programs.”
Inc. magazine announced yesterday that Grover Gaming, Inc., an industry leader in electronic gaming design and software development, has ranked No. 194 on its annual Inc. 5000 list, placing Grover in the top 4 percent of the nation in revenue growth. This is the company’s second consecutive year ranking among the nation’s fastest growing and most prestigious private companies, rising from No. 2,660 in 2019 to the Top 10 in North Carolina in 2020. Nearly two dozen residents in Lenoir and Greene Counties are employed by Grover Gaming.
Senator Jim Perry (R - Wayne, Lenoir) has been named as a member of the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Unemployment Insurance by Senator Phil Berger, pursuant to Rule 31 of the Permanent Rules of the Senate, and NCGS 120-19.6.Joint Legislative Oversight Committees are made up of members of the NC Senate, and NC House who are personally selected by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House.
“You all have been waiting patiently for a decision from the NCHSAA relative to an amended sport calendar for the 2020-2021 academic year. Please keep in mind that these proposed dates are dependent on COVID-19 conditions improving across NC. However, last night the Board of Directors approved a framework we believe maximizes the opportunities for students in our membership to participate in athletics at some point during this school year, regardless of what plan is a school and/or school system operates.”
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has announced a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for a burglary and arson at La Grange Guns-N-Gear (also known as S and J Hunting and Shooting Supply Shop) in La Grange on Aug. 4.
Rev. Melvin Tate helped to bring affordable, inclusive health care to everyone in Lenoir County by proposing the founding of a community health center in the early 1990s.
“The Shockers” Girls 8U Travel Softball Team from Kinston, NC competed in the “20/20 NC USSS Hit & Run Greenville” tournament on Friday, July 17th. The girls were promised they could shave the head of one their coaches, Jamie Jernigan, if they won their first championship.
The North Carolina Global TransPark Authority has hired Mark Pope to be its economic development director, effective July 15. In July 2018, Pope resigned as Lenoir County Economic Development executive director to become the Director and President of the Wayne County Economic Development Alliance.
It’s not every day that a person can be in the right place at the right time, but for Devan Shackleford of Kinston that’s where he found himself recently. Shackleford becomes the first recipient of a vehicle awarded through the Lenoir Community College Cars for College program.
The Down East Wood Ducks will host the inaugural Kinston Cornhole Classic, presented by Poole Realty on Saturday, November 7th. The one-day event is open to two-person teams and will be divided into two divisions: Advanced and Social. The top three teams in each division will walk away with a cash prize. Advanced teams will be playing for a $1,000 first place, $200 for second place and $100 for third place prize. The Social teams (no professional players) will be playing for $100 first place, $60 for second place, and $40 for third place prize.
The Lenoir County School Board meeting started with letters from the public who expressed their concern over the motion to reopen public school at the board’s July 27th meeting.
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