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Junior Master Gardeners (JMG) Jackson Tuller and Eli Tuller placed recycle bins in the workroom, kitchen, and employee break room in the Lenoir County Extension Office. Jackson and Eli reached out to Tammy Kelly, Director of the Lenoir County Extension office to get her approval for the project and to determine the needs of the office for recycling bins in order to satisfy one of the eight leadership projects required for the students to complete certification as Junior Master Gardeners.
The following marriages were verified by the Lenoir County Register of Deeds:
The Neuse River at Kinston has experienced its fair share of flooding in recent years. One of the local landmarks impacting when the Neuse floods is the Nature Center at Neuseway Nature Park. If the river exceeds 16 feet, the campground has to be evacuated.
A vehicle chase through multiple jurisdictions led to a manhunt in Lenoir County, near the Felix Harvey Parkway, Monday night. The wooded area in question is near Felix Harvey Parkway, Crestview Subdivision and Hickory Hills Road.
UPDATE: Tuesday, Feb 23 at 1:00am
The wanted suspect is Kenneth Earl Piper of Wilson. He is a white male, 29 years old, 6 feet tall, 160 pounds with brown dreadlocks and tattoos on his face above his eyebrows.
The following land transfers were filed with the Lenoir County Register of Deeds:
Ben Lozano’s fight for survival started before he was born. Under 20 weeks pregnant, Ben’s mother Valerie was pulled into the doctor’s office and given the news that her unborn son had Polycystic Kidney Disease and she was given the option to terminate the pregnancy.
A very dedicated group of Greene Early College students decided to continue a tradition in the midst of a pandemic: Project Valentine.
As state lawmakers try to sort out when students can go back to school full time, members of the House are sponsoring a bill that would offer a voluntary summer school program for North Carolina students.
NC State Senator Jim Perry (R - Lenoir, Wayne) issues an op-ed on how the State of North Carolina should handle tax liability associated with the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). “The State of NC shouldn’t think about these extraordinary events through the lens of normal operations. We shouldn’t saddle business people with a surprise state tax liability just because they helped distribute federal stimulus dollars to the people of North Carolina. I worked with Senator Chuck Edwards and Senator Dave Craven to file Senate Bill 104 requiring that NC not burden small business owners who participated in the Paycheck Protection Program.”
Addressing unsubstantiated rumors circulating in the area, Lenoir County Health Department (LCHD) Director Pamela Brown wants to reassure county residents there are plenty of second shots of the COVID-19 vaccine available for those who are scheduled to get them next week.
Crown Equipment Corporation announced its plan to invest up to $13 million to expand its manufacturing operations in Kinston. This expansion will create more than 130 new jobs in Lenoir County.
A recently introduced bill in the NC General Assembly would stiffen the penalties for littering in an effort to combat the worsening problem of trash disfiguring local highways.
Due to weather conditions, the arrival of the COVID vaccine has been delayed to many local health departments in NC, including Greene County Department of Public Health.
Earlier today, Major League Baseball (MLB) announced the 2021 schedules for all 120 Minor League Clubs. AAA clubs are scheduled for a 142 game season with all AA, High A and Low A clubs scheduled for a 120 game season. A feature of the 120 game seasons is that all series will be 6 games. In addition, all series will start on Tuesday and end on Sunday, so the Wood Ducks are scheduled to play 20 6-game series with 10 of these at home and 10 on the road.
Crown Equipment Corporation, a global lift truck manufacturer, expects to create more than 130 new jobs in Lenoir County, Governor Roy Cooper announced today. The company is planning to invest up to $13 million to expand its manufacturing operations in Kinston.
Nearly $27 million in grants has been awarded to 34 municipal and county governments in North Carolina in response to the adverse economic and public health impacts of COVID-19, Governor Roy Cooper announced today.
Periods of rain, combined with saturated soils and rivers/tributaries already in flood stage, will result in additional river rises and flooding beginning today and lasting through late Friday.
Periods of rain combined with already saturated soils, and rivers and tributaries already in flood stage, will result in additional river rises and flooding beginning tomorrow (Thursday), and lasting through Friday, before rain ends by early Friday evening. Occasional heavier rain bands could lead to localized flash flooding.
Under the leadership of Pastor William F. Hudson, Kinston’s St. John FWB Church had a ground breaking service for their new facility. The ceremony started with a prayer and reading from the scripture by Hudson. In attendance were the church members, city and county officials, and the Trustee Board. The new facility will be built in the same location.
