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The Greene County Board of Elections office will be moving to their new office location at 104 Hines Street, Snow Hill, NC, the week of November 29 to December 3, 2021. The new office location will provide easier access for voters and more security measures for election officials.
The following land transfers were filed with the Lenoir County Register of Deeds:
Many recent high school graduate students in Kinston can go to community college for free with the Longleaf Commitment Grants.
The following restaurant inspections were conducted by the Lenoir County Health Department:
Continuing their mission of serving their community , Greene Early College’s Cougars Care Club reached out to the community to meet a need for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Editor’s note: Neuse News is reprinting selected articles from the archives of the Olde Kinston Gazette. Some light edits have been made from the original reports.
The smell of fresh-cut grass, the sound of birds chirping, and the sight of a warm, breezy day in the middle of spring in Kinston, NC make everything else seem undesirable, except the invitation to play baseball. Baseball is not only America’s favorite past-time. It’s Kinston’s too.
The Kinston Police Department is proud to announce the future implementation of our new Project Safe & Sound initiative. Project Safe and Sound is designed by our very own officers, for public safety personnel to appropriately respond to an individual who is diagnosed with a mental impairment such as autism, schizophrenia, dementia, etc.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends anyone 18 years or older who received the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine get a booster six months after their second dose to help strengthen and extend protections against COVID-19. This comes after the Food and Drug Administration authorized the boosters for such use today.
Here in the Tar Heel state, our economy is booming, taxes are low, and job talent is moving from all over the country to our great state.
The Student Government Association (SGA) at Kinston High School delivered clothing and hygiene items to the Friends of the Homeless Shelter in Kinston.
Families of several Rochelle Middle School students have another reason to be thankful this holiday – the generosity of the local chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity.
Superintendent Brent Williams has provided the following statement: On behalf of the entire LCPS family, I want to extend our deepest sympathy to the family of Qwa'Jay Briscoe. (Read the full statement in the story.)
MasterBrand Cabinets will be expanding in Lenoir County and bringing new jobs to Kinston. The company made the announcement at Lenoir Community College’s Aerospace and Advanced Manufacturing Center as part of the NC Global TransPark Economic Region Development. MasterBrands, a subsidiary of Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc., will invest more than $13.5 million to expand production capacity at its manufacturing center in Kinston. The salary of the new jobs will vary, but the average wage for all the new jobs will exceed the median average for Lenoir County of $39,839.
On Saturday, November 20, 2021, a marker dedicated to the Adkin High School Walkout was unveiled at the corner of Washington Avenue and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. in Kinston.
Mayor Dontario Hardy of Kinston, NC, was elected to the National League of Cities (NLC) board of directors by NLC’s membership at the 2021 virtual City Summit. Hardy was elected to a 2-year term and will provide strategic direction and guidance for NLC’s federal advocacy, governance and membership activities. NLC is the largest and most representative organization for cities, their elected leaders and municipal staff, and advocates for city priorities in Washington by building strong federal-local partnerships.
A fire took the life of a Banks Elementary School student on Sunday, November 21, 2021. The mobile home fire located at 1879 Water Chestnut Drive in Kinston was reported by the Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office.
Two upcoming local holiday parades will be live streamed by Neuse News. On Saturday, November 27, 2021 at 6:00 pm, Neuse News will live stream the first-ever Deep Run Christmas Parade. And on December 4, 2021 at 4:30 pm Neuse News will live stream the Light the Night Kinston Christmas Parade.
The following inspections were conducted by the Lenoir County Health Department:
Ms. Harriet Herring, formerly of Kinston, was the apple of her father’s eye and she felt the very same about him. A devoted daughter, she saw first-hand her father’s generosity to others. William I. Herring, Sr. is described by a friend, as “a model for fair dealing in business, for building and sustaining his community, and for his quiet support for those in need.” These are lessons he taught his children.
