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The Kinston-Lenoir County Chamber of Commerce will host the 111th Annual Awards Presentation at the Kinston Country Club, Thursday, January 27, 2022, 6:15 p.m. This signature event features a delicious meal, assorted beverages, and the most prestigious and anticipated awards of the year: Citizen of the Year, Duke Energy Citizenship and Service Award, Ambassador of the Year, and the Young Professional of the Year. You don’t want to miss this exciting event located at 1501 County Club Drive.
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey will distribute grant checks totaling $25,000 to five volunteer fire departments when he travels to Pitt, Pamlico and Jones counties on Wednesday, Jan. 19.
Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) released the following statement after being chosen to serve on the House Ways and Means Committee and Health and Oversight Subcommittees for the 117th Congress.
he recently adopted North Carolina state budget includes funds to give a one-time bonus to eligible home- and community-based direct care workers and support staff who provide services to Medicaid and NC Health Choice beneficiaries. The budget also includes a provision to implement a home- and community-based direct care worker wage increase for eligible employees who provide services to Medicaid and NC Health Choice beneficiaries.
The former Post Office located at 4008 W Vernon Avenue in Kinston is being demolished. “We purchased the post office as an investment in Lenoir County,” said Brooks Poole of Walter Poole Reality.
Confidence is now HIGH that this event will occur and HIGH on expected impacts. Significant ice amounts are forecasted.
Lenoir County Emergency Services (LCES) has implemented its Severe Winter Weather Operations Plan. On Wednesday, LCES personnel completed operational checks on generators located at each EMS station and the Emergency Communication Center.
Governor Roy Cooper has signed a state of emergency in advance of the second winter storm to move through the state in a week. Beginning Thursday, snow, sleet, freezing rain and ice are expected to cause significant winter impacts in central and eastern regions of the state.
We are more confident on significant icing for areas furthest south across southern Onslow County, western Carteret county, southern Craven county, and into eastern Pamlico county.
Chances continue to increase that our area will be impacted by significant ice, sleet, and snow beginning as early as late Thursday night, and peaking Friday into Friday night.
There is still some uncertainty with exact ice, sleet, snow amounts, which we will continue to fine tune over the next few days.
Lenoir County Emergency Services (LCES) and Lenoir County Department of Social Services officials are warning a significant winter weather event is potentially happening later this week, specifically on Friday and Saturday. There could be power outages and hazardous road conditions as a result of this winter weather event. Officials from LCES and the Department of Social Services are advising Lenoir County residents to prepare NOW for this event.
Small, women-owned and disadvantaged business owners wanting to learn how to compete for state transportation contracts are invited to attend a free workshop Feb. 5 in Forsyth County.
There is the potential for severe icing across portions of Eastern NC. However, how deep and far north and west a developing warm layer progresses above the surface will dictate whether the wintry precipitation is freezing rain or sleet.
Paige Petticrew is the new Agriculture - Horticulture Extension Agent for Lenoir County. She lives in Pikeville with her husband, two dogs, and several chickens.
On Friday, North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore appointed Rep. Chris Humphrey (R-Lenoir) to serve on the Joint Legislative Transportation Oversight Committee.
Attorney General Josh Stein, the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners, and the North Carolina League of Municipalities today announced a major milestone – all 100 North Carolina counties and 45 largest municipalities have signed on to the $26 billion multistate agreement with the nation’s three major pharmaceutical distributors – Cardinal, McKesson, and AmerisourceBergen – and Johnson & Johnson over the companies’ role in creating and fueling the nationwide opioid crisis.
Governor Roy Cooper has proclaimed January as Blood Donation Month in North Carolina, encouraging people who are healthy and eligible to sign up to donate blood during the severe blood shortage.
