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The North Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority (RIA) has approved 18 grant requests to local governments totaling $4,847,243, Governor Roy Cooper announced today. The requests include commitments to create a total of 590 jobs, 296 of which were previously announced. The public investment in these projects will attract more than $103 million in private investment.
The following inspections were conducted by the Lenoir County Health Department:
The following marriages were verified by the Lenoir County Register of Deeds.
Lenoir County Public Schools is partnering with the Lenoir County Health Department to offer walk-in immunization clinics to ensure LCPS students meet state vaccination requirements for beginning the new school year. The clinics are scheduled for Aug. 31 in the Kinston High School gym lobby, Sept. 14 in the front lobby at South Lenoir High School and Sept. 21 in the front lobby at North Lenoir High School. All clinic hours are 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Lookout LLC recently purchased Lenoir County’s shell building at 2010 Smithfield Way with the intent to relocate Southern Vinyl Manufacturing from its current location in Kinston. “Southern Vinyl currently has 21 team members and plans to add 12 additional jobs over the next two years. The new jobs will include sales, customer service, manufacturing technicians, truck drivers and loaders,” said Ben Seegars, Member Manager of Lookout, LLC.
According to a press release, the Lenoir County Health Department is reporting four deaths in the county of residents who had tested positive for COVID-19. This makes a total of 18 COVID-related deaths in the county since March, when the first cases were announced in the community.
Two of the patients were over 65 and two were under 65 years old and all had underlying medical conditions.
The remnants of Laura are expected to move eastward and pass near or north of Eastern NC later Saturday, which will link up with a cold front and bring a severe weather threat Saturday afternoon or early evening.
Sixteen state employees with 45 years of public service have been honored with the Richard Caswell Award. The recipients, who work at five state agencies, join the distinguished ranks of longserving employees who have earned the award since it was established in 1998 in tribute to North Carolina’s first governor.
Despite warnings from the state's nonpartisan fiscal experts, Gov. Roy Cooper's four-months-late budget proposal increases spending by over half a billion dollars.
Governor Roy Cooper today shared a recommended budget, Support for a Determined North Carolina, which outlines how to use the state’s remaining federal coronavirus funding and make responsible investments in the state’s future.
The Lenoir County Health Department is reporting its 13th and 14th deaths related to COVID-19. These deaths are the first reported by Lenoir County since July 15. The patients were over 65 and had underlying medical conditions.
Governor Roy Cooper today announced $175 million to help North Carolinians with rental and utility payment support in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
On August 22, 2020, officers responded to the Kangaroo (convenience store) on W. Vernon Ave. in reference to a larceny of cartons of cigarettes. During that time, it was discovered that the suspect entered the store and when the clerk handed him the cigarettes he snatched then from the counter and fled the area.
Effective Aug. 10, The Lenoir County Economic Development Office merged with the North Carolina Global TransPark (GTP) to create a joint economic development agency.
August is National Minority Donor Awareness Month, which was formed as a collaborative effort to save and improve the quality of life of diverse communities by creating a positive culture for organ, eye, and tissue donation. It also brings awareness to the increased number of multicultural individuals who are waiting for lifesaving and healing transplants.
The following land transfers were registered with the Lenoir County Register of Deeds:
Due to the impacts of COVID-19, county election offices are short-handed with poll workers and will require additional support to take the necessary precautions to prevent the spread of the virus.
The following businesses were registered with the North Carolina Secretary of State:
The Lenoir County Board of Commissioners voted to enter a lease to upgrade the radios of first responders in Lenoir County including fireman, EMS, and the Sheriff’s department to address a void in coverage.
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