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Mayor Hardy, alongside local area pastors, made a public plea for cooperation within the community to help stem the violence Kinston has experienced. Hardy also addressed the ones committing the offenses, “We ask that you stop the senseless gun violence. Even though its targets are intentional, it’s not warranted for our city.”
On 07/10/2022 around 3:45 pm, the Greene County Sheriff's Office responded to a call for service at Ramblewood Apartments on 2nd St in Snow Hill, in reference to a subject with a firearm causing a disturbance. Greene County Deputies along with Snow Hill Police Department responded to the area. Upon arriving Deputy Sgt Phillip Heck viewed a male subject described by the caller, enter an apartment.
Every other year on the July 4th weekend, the descendants of Henry S. and Lady Belle Parker gather for a family reunion. Before this year, our last reunion took place in 2018. We set the next reunion for 2020 – and then 2021. Each time, COVID interfered. We decided to shoot for this July and finally made the reunion a reality.
The following are highlights from this week at the N.C. Department of Transportation. The stories below are also featured in NCDOT Now, the department's weekly newscast.
The Lenoir Re-Entry Council will hold a meeting at the Kinston Community Center at 2602 Vernon Ave on Thursday, July 21, 2022 at 12:00 pm until 1:00 pm. The guest speaker will be Melissa Radcliff, program director at Our Children’s Place of Coastal Horizons Center.
Western Carolina University congratulates more than 1,200 students named to the Spring 2022 Dean's List. To qualify for this honor, students must achieve a GPA of 3.5 or higher while completing 12 or more credit hours. Local students named to the Dean's List include:
Jones County 4H announced on their Facebook page a North Carolina State University Foods Day Camp. This camp is a day trip to Raleigh for ages 13-18. This will take place on August 3rd and will run from 6:15 AM - 6:45 PM, and is only $15 per participant. Kids will learn about foods and food production.
As a registered “unaffiliated” voter, I’ve tried to be opened minded about my voting priorities. I readily admit that I tend to be on the conservative side on most political issues. The basic reason being that in my opinion it was the conservative, common sense forward thinking of our founding fathers that formed the background for making us the greatest country the world has ever known.
The federal government has allocated North Carolina 444 doses of Jynneos, a vaccine that can prevent illness or lead to less severe symptoms if given within two weeks after someone is exposed to monkeypox.
Downtown Kinston Revitalization is gearing up for the next Summerfest concert. On Saturday, July 9, 2022, The North Tower Band will be in downtown Kinston inside the CSS Neuse Civil War Interpretive Center located at 100 N Queen Street, second floor.
Lenoir Community College has been ranked seventh in the nation in the 2022 Edition of 50 Best Community Colleges in America by SmartAsset.
Rep. Bell earned recognition this week as a “Legislative Champion” by the N. C. Coalition for Charter Schools.
A new gas station with space for truck drivers has opened in Pink Hill. Midway Mart and Grill, located 15 miles south of Kinston and 14 miles north of Richlands at 8176 Hwy 258 South in Pink Hill, is a food service gas station with types of gas including regular gas, mid grade, and premium. They also have non-ethanol for boats and diesel for tractors.
After threatening weather canceled the first Summerfest of 2022, Downtown Kinston Revitalization has announced when the next Summerfest concert will be. On Saturday, July 9, 2022, The North Tower Band will be in downtown Kinston at Pearson Park for Summerfest!
Before members of the current U.S. Congress head home to campaign for the November election, their priorities should include passage of the Open App Markets Act – legislation that would clamp down on big technology companies and the monopoly they now hold over development of apps for mobile devices.
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