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For the 14th consecutive year, the CSS Neuse Foundation will hold its annual “Wings Over the Neuse” fundraiser. “Wings” began in 2009 to raise the money needed to erect a memorial to Alton “Doc” Stapleford for supervising and doing a great deal of the work in constructing the CSS Neuse II. A marker honoring Doc still stands near the stern of the Neuse II on the Gordon Street side.
The bridge spanning Groundnut Creek on Aldridge Store Road northeast of La Grange is scheduled to close Tuesday to be replaced.
The White House has indicated that President Biden’s recent student loan forgiveness will be excluded from federal income tax due to the student loan forgiveness exemption contained in IRC 108(f)(5). The North Carolina General Assembly did not adopt Section 108(f)(5) of the IRC for purposes of the state income tax.
Governor Roy Cooper today announced that nearly 85,000 households and more than 2,400 businesses in 69 counties are set to receive access to high-speed internet thanks to more than $206 million of Growing Rural Economies with Access to Technology (GREAT) grants. This is the state’s largest round of GREAT grant awards to date. With this announcement, over $260 million in GREAT grants have been awarded to providers since July 2022. Additional grants are expected to be announced this fall.
A text message is going around and has reached some of our residents in the area. This text is advising you have a package that is on hold with a website link. When you open the link, it appears to be a US Postal service web page.
The following inspections were conducted by the Lenoir County Health Department:
Kinston/Lenoir County Parks & Recreation in conjunction with Visit Kinston would like to announce the 2022 USTA NC Tri-Level Tennis Championships arriving in Lenoir and Greene counties and surrounding areas over the course of 3 days.
“These appointees are knowledgeable leaders, and have served their communities well over the years,” said Governor Cooper. “I’m grateful for their willingness to continue serving our state in these new positions.”
The Kinston-Lenoir County Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting event for the Kinston Community Pharmacy located at 324 North Queen Street.
Greene Central High School student has earned academic honors from the College Board National Recognition Programs. These National Recognition Programs grant underrepresented students with academic honors that can be included on college and scholarship applications and connect students with universities across the country, helping them meaningfully connect to colleges and stand out during the admissions process.
The Student Resource Officer (SRO) at Northside High School in Jacksonville reportedly took 20 seconds to respond to events that resulted in one student dead, another injured, and one in custody. “Our heartfelt condolences are with the Onslow County School System as they mourn the loss of a student and to all parents that have experienced an act of violence in their respective communities,” said Assistant Superintendent Nicholas Harvey II. “All Lenoir County middle and high schools will have a dedicated fully staffed SRO. Each elementary school will have a shared SRO and walk throughs from NC Highway Patrol and other law enforcement agencies,” said Commissioner J. Mac Daughety.
The Greene County Sheriff's Office is requesting the public's assistance in identifying an armed robbery suspect. On 09-01-2022 around 1:55 am a male subject wearing a white tank top and tan pants entered the Speedway store located on Hwy 258 North in Snow Hill.
On Wednesday August 24, 2022, staff of the NC Cooperative Extension, Lenoir County Center, and Lenoir County Master Gardeners, along with members and volunteers of the U.S. Forest Service hosted an ornament making workshop for the U.S Capital Christmas Tree at the Cooperative Extension Building. The workshop was open to anyone who wished to contribute their talent to the project.
Golden LEAF Foundation officials visited the Lenoir Community College campus and the LCC Aerospace and Advanced Manufacturing Center (AAMC) Monday as part of their community college tour of the state. Areas visited included the Construction Trades Building, the Floyd Health Sciences Center, and the Bullock Building before heading to the AAMC to see Industrial Systems, Mechanical Systems, Computer-Integrated Machining, and Aviation Management; Career Pilot programs.
This coming weekend, an exceptional group of Eagles will land in Kinston. The Savannah High School Alumni and Friends Association will hold its meeting beginning on Sept. 2, 2022. Beginning at 6 p.m. Friday, the association will host a meet-and-greet at the Community Council for the Arts.
To better meet patients’ needs, Kinston Community Health Center, Inc., established an in-house full-service pharmacy located within the health center at 324 N. Queen Street in Kinston. The pharmacy will celebrate its grand opening on Thursday, September 1, 2022, at 11:00 am. North Carolina State Senator Jim Perry will be in attendance.
The Greene County Sheriff’s Office School Resource Officers welcomed the students for their first day back. This school year three full-time certified Officers are assigned to the schools. Additionally, in working with the Board of Education, this year off duty Deputies will be supplementing coverage at the lower grade schools throughout the week.
Greene County Commissioner Derek Burress, and Lenoir County Commissioner Linda Rouse Sutton, completed the 100 Counties Prepared Emergency Preparedness Training for County Commissioners at the N.C. Association of County Commissioners’ (NCACC) 115th Annual Conference in Cabarrus County on Aug. 11.
Governor Roy Cooper announced the N.C. Parks and Recreation Trust Fund (PARTF) will award over $17 million in grants to fund 39 local parks and recreation projects across the state. The North Carolina Parks and Recreation Authority (Authority) approved the grants at its meeting held on Aug. 26 at the Nature Research Center in Raleigh.
