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Honoring a nine year contractual agreement with NC Department of Transportation’s Adopt-A-Highway Program, sixty Greene Early College students recently combed Middle School Road bagging trash. Under the leadership of English teacher, Natasha Martin, applied in September 2012 to DOT for the 1.2 mile road to be adopted by the school.
Fire Chief of the La Grange Fire Department Ryan Riley opened Riley's Southern Goods & Gardens and AvaRae’s Ice Cream Shoppe at 405 East Washington Street in La Grange on September 29, 2021. The ice cream shop is named after his two daughters Ava Grace and Reagan.
On September 28, CEO Sarah Stroud, and a group of staff and board members, represented Eastpointe at the grand opening of a new Oxford House location in Kinston. Eastpointe provided financial support to help launch the new facility.
The 66th Annual Lenoir County Fair will be at the Lenoir County Fairgrounds, located at 401 Fairgrounds Road in Kinston, from October 5, 2021, through October 9, 2021. The fair features amusement rides, entertainment, agricultural exhibits, and contests.
Greene County Department of Public health will be offering evening appointments for individuals 18 years of age and older, wanting to receive the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine.
The Kinston Police Department, along with partnering local municipal law enforcement agencies, North Carolina SBI, ATF, USDOJ, our local District Attorney Office and the United States Attorney’s Office continue to work together to combat violent crime in Kinston. Over the past month, several defendants from cases that took place within our jurisdiction have been sentenced through the Federal system. One of our main goals at the Kinston Police Department is to build partnerships to reduce crime in our community.
Duplin County now has another option for local news with the launch of DuplinReview.com, an online media outlet, beginning today. Duplin Review is a free hyper-local news service, where subscribers receive an email newsletter every weekday morning at 7:00, and followers can keep up with news via Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
The North Carolina Institute of Political Leadership (IOPL) announced today the appointment of BJ Murphy to its board of directors. In this role, Murphy will support the nonprofit’s work to produce better qualified, ethical, accessible, and more representative public leaders.
The Greene County School Board met on September 28, 2021, at the Greene County Tech Center. The public comment section outlined the lack of sports at Greene Early College and parents' concerns with the current mask mandate. Before public comments started the Chairman, Patricia Adams asked if everyone could keep their comments/statements to three minutes.
Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) applauds the announcement by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that eight community health centers in North Carolina’s First Congressional District will receive a total of $5,976,200 in American Rescue Plan funding to support major health care construction and renovation projects. The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) will administer $1 billion in funding nationally, benefiting nearly 1,300 centers across the country and 34 centers in North Carolina.
After the passing of Mayor Carol Sykes in August, the Town of Pink Hill has elected and sworn in its new officials. On September 14, 2021, Mike Hill was elected and sworn in as the new Town of Pink Hill Mayor. Commissioner Penny Murphy was elected as the new Mayor Pro Tem. Pete Fantini was elected and sworn in as a town commissioner in the seat formerly held by Mike Hill.
The Duke Energy Foundation today distributed $750,000 in grants to help local businesses across North Carolina – from restaurants to retailers – adapt to the unprecedented challenges caused by the pandemic.
North Carolina’s Community Health Worker Initiative will expand as part of the CDC’s National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion's Community Health Workers for COVID Response and Resilient Communities (CCR) initiative. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services was awarded a total of $9 million with $3 million per year distributed over the next three years.
Governor Roy Cooper has declared it North Carolina Manufacturing Week. With the largest workforce in the Southeast, manufacturing remains essential to the success of every sector of our state’s economy as manufacturing operations continue amid the global pandemic.
The Duke Energy Foundation today distributed $750,000 in grants to help local businesses across North Carolina – from restaurants to retailers – adapt to the unprecedented challenges caused by the pandemic.
Various federal and state officials joined U.S. Department of Agriculture North Carolina Rural Development at a fire truck arrival ceremony at the Trenton Volunteer Fire Department today.
To strengthen and extend protections against severe illness, North Carolinians at high risk for serious illness or exposure, and who have been fully vaccinated with the Pfizer-BioNTech (COMINARTY) vaccine for six months or more, can now receive a COVID-19 booster shot.
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper issued Executive Order 234 extending, but not waiving, proof-of-immunization and health assessment documentation deadlines for school and child-care facilities. To ensure children are not excluded from school because of increased demands on health care providers amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the order will give students and families more time to complete their required vaccines and health assessments. Vaccinations and health assessments are essential to protecting public health and should not be skipped or ignored.
On Saturday, over $9,500 in scholarships and other gifts were given to the Distinguished Young Women of Lenoir County Class of 2022. The Distinguished Young Woman of Lenoir County program is part of a nationwide effort to recognize, reward, and encourage excellence and education among all young people. Four senior girls competed for the scholarships.
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