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Administered by the Department’s Rural Economic Development Division, Rural Planning Program, CERRI will provide a structured planning process for communities to develop strategies for local economic recovery and offer technical services to assist with the implementation of each community’s local strategies.
The following businesses were registered with the North Carolina Secretary of State:
The Lenoir County Farmers’ Market will be open on Saturday, April 3, 2021 between 8:00 am and 12:00 am. There will be a limited number of vendors on Saturday to include fresh flowers, farm fresh eggs, and granola.
The market will be open on Saturday, April 3, between 8 and 12 with fresh flowers, fresh eggs and Holy Granola - all just in time for Easter Sunday!
Since 2016, North Carolina has experienced $22 Billion in damages related to major flood events related to two hurricanes, Matthew (2016) and Florence (2018). Eastern North Carolina communities are on the frontlines of flooding, whether it be from tropical storms, hurricanes, or just strong thunderstorms. Senator Jim Perry (R-Lenoir, Wayne) and Senator Danny Britt (R-Columbus, Robeson) serve as Co-Chairmen of the Senate Select Committee on Storm Related River Debris and Damage in North Carolina and introduced the “Flood Resiliency and Prevention Act” this week.
Effective April 12, more LCPS students in all grade levels will have the option of returning to school for face-to-face instruction as the district transitions to the state’s Plan A and its less restrictive physical distancing requirements.
The main threat is damaging winds, but a few tornadoes or large hail can't be ruled out. The main window for storms will be 5 PM to midnight.
The Lenoir County Board of Education met in person Monday for the first time in 2021 and unanimously voted to transition middle and high schools to adopt option A under the pandemic policies for school reopening. “In Lenoir County, we already had four days a week available for some students, the problem is that it wasn’t available for all students,” said Lenoir County Public Schools Superintendent Brent Williams.
A little over a year after assuming the role of Chief of Police for the Kinston Police Department, Tim Dilday has submitted his resignation effective at the end of 2021. He has served on the KPD for more than a quarter of a century.
The following businesses were registered with the North Carolina Secretary of State:
The Kinston Community Center offers state-of-the-art equipment, aquatic and land classes, pools, and perks for its members. The staff at the center worked hard to make sure that all the pandemic policies and procedures were followed to ensure the safety and well-being of their members.
Lenoir County’s Sigma Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma recently recognized outstanding beginning teachers in their third year of teaching.
While vaccine supplies are limited, it is important North Carolinians continue practicing the 3Ws and get tested for COVID-19 if they have symptoms or have been in close contact to someone with COVID-19.
The 2021 Greater Pink Hill Pageant will be held Saturday, June 26th. The Coronation of the 2021-22 Greater Pink Hill Court and the Princess of Greater Pink Hill Courts will be crowned during the evening and will represent Pink Hill in Lenoir County and throughout Eastern North Carolina.
President Biden signed H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan (ARP), intended to assist with the public health crisis created by the pandemic. As vaccine distribution and availability increases, more funds are needed to ensure the availability of the vaccine, that children are able to return to school, and that people can return to work. "By ensuring disaster relief funds are provided direct to municipalities, the American Rescue Plan allocated $5.8 million directly to the City of Kinston, NC to help our citizens and local economy recover from the impact of the pandemic," said Mayor Don Hardy.
Trisha Garris, 8th grade Math I, Math, and Science Teacher was chosen by her peers to be Greene County Middle School’s 2020-21 Teacher of the Year.
Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy K. Cohen, M.D., announced today an accelerated timeline for moving to Groups 4 and 5 for vaccine eligibility with the rest of Group 4 eligible on March 31st and all adults eligible beginning April 7th.
On March 23rd, donors, trustees, and faculty joined Parrott Academy Head of School Brooks Sutton to cut the ribbon on the campus’s newest building, Huddle Hall.
Established in 1918 by two-year college presidents and recognized in 1929 by the American Association of Community Colleges, Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society is the official honor society for two-year colleges.
The Greene County Board of Education voted to transition all face-to-face students in Greene County Schools to Plan A effective Tuesday, April 13. The virtual option will remain through the end of the school year for students whose families have chosen remote learning.
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