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Starting today, North Carolina Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) participants can purchase groceries online using their Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards through Instacart.com or the Instacart mobile app, providing access to an additional authorized online EBT retailer, Food Lion. This flexibility will allow participants to buy food while promoting social distancing to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and will help families with transportation and mobility barriers.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the idea of a blessings box came to fruition after Leigh Jones and Deanna Noble met with community leaders to decide on a location. They’d researched various kinds of boxes and found the one they were interested in building with the goal to serve a community and be accessible by foot traffic to those that may have a greater need.
The following inspections were conducted by the Lenoir County Health Department:
A coronavirus prevention effort promoted by United Way Worldwide and coordinated locally by Lenoir-Greene United Way is providing 55,000 washable face masks for the students, teachers and staff of Lenoir County Public Schools. The donation translates into more than five face masks for all students and staff at the 16 Title I schools in the district.
Today Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy K. Cohen, M.D. outlined a timeline for Group 3 frontline workers becoming eligible to receive the Covid-19 vaccine, beginning with anyone working in child care or in PreK – 12 schools on February 24.
On Tuesday, February 9, 2021, at 6:14 p.m., Officers from the Kinston Police Department responded to a motor vehicle crash at the intersection of E. Lenoir Ave. and N. East St. EMS and Kinston Department of Fire & Rescue also responded to assist with life saving measures.
"This pandemic continues to strain communities across our state, and this investment of federal funds in critical areas will help us defeat COVID-19 and build back a stronger and more resilient North Carolina."
In 2021, the Department of Public Safety at Lenoir Community College decided to implement a teambuilding activity to complete the necessary training process. The purpose of this project was for the officers to develop leadership skills as a team to reach common a goal, while helping the community at the same time.
Attorney General Josh Stein Tuesday shared the top 10 consumer complaints that the North Carolina Department of Justice received in 2020 as he released the department’s 2020 annual report. The report discusses NCDOJ’s work to protect the people of North Carolina from scams and fraud, defend the state, fight crime, provide assistance to North Carolinians, and defend their rights.
The Wood Ducks *have officially accepted their invitation to become the new Low-A affiliate of the *Texas Rangers after signing Major League Baseball’s Professional Development License (PDL) on Tuesday. The 10-year agreement will keep Rangers’ Low-A baseball in Kinston through the 2030 season.
The Jones County Recreation Department is rebuilding by teaming up with the New Bern Sunday School League Baseball (NBSSL). The practices will be held in Jones County, while games will be played in New Bern. Registration will be $20 per child. “As a board member on the recreation committee Our goal is to make the Recreation Department in Jones County better than it has ever been before,” said Paul Ingram, Jones County Building Inspector.
Dimitri Thomas, MD has joined UNC Health Care and UNC Physicians Network to provide care and treatment of sports-related injuries in Lenoir County and surrounding areas. “We are excited to offer this advanced service to our community”, said Robert Enders, President and CEO of UNC Lenoir Health Care. “This addition to our surgical services line further demonstrates our commitment to provide our region with outstanding healthcare. We are fortunate to have a surgeon of Dr. Thomas’ caliber on our medical staff.”
Each year, our organization enjoys participation in an outreach effort. With generous donations from our students and team, we will be delivering boxes of soup to Mary’s Kitchen. This wonderful organization makes a huge impact in our community feeding folks a lunchtime meal 7 days a week, all year long. On average, approximately 130 meals are served each day.
The following marriages were verified by the Lenoir County Register of Deeds:
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has added new county demographic data for COVID-19 vaccinations to the vaccine data dashboard. Data on people who have received the first dose or both the first and second dose of the vaccine are available by race, ethnicity, gender and age group and can be filtered by county.
The Lenoir County Alliance for a Healthy Community today announced the recipient of the latest Healthy Community Hero Award. Individuals or organizations are being recognized for demonstrating excellence through a project or program of action, within recent history, and one that results in exemplary effort and impact in improving the health of the community.
North Carolinians have protected themselves and their loved ones from the flu along with COVID-19 by taking preventative measures such as wearing a mask, staying 6 feet apart from people who do not live with them, and frequently washing their hands or using hand sanitizer.
With COVID-19 precautions in place that include temperature checks upon entering the building, a face-covering requirement throughout the building, and daily closures for deep cleaning, the center wants its patrons to be safe so that they enjoy their time exercising. Classes are available Monday through Friday starting at 8:00 am with the latest class of the week starting at 6:30 pm. Popular land classes include Zumba, Cycling, Piloga, Line Dancing, and Cherish the Chairs. Aqua classes include Hydro Fitness, Deep Water, Aqua Tai Chi, Aqua Arthritis, and Fibro H20. There is also an option for those who cannot make the scheduled classes.
The Lenoir County Health Department is reporting five additional deaths in the county of residents who had tested positive for COVID-19. This brings the total number of deaths with county residents who’d tested positive for the virus to 99. All five deaths occurred since Jan. 24.
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