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LCPS middle school student receives lifesaving award from NC Insurance Commissioner

Mike Causey, North Carolina Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal, went to Rochelle Middle School to present a Commissioner's Award for Heroism to Zsakiyah Sutton for her extraordinary actions during a fire in her home last November. “The courageous acts of this young lady helped save the life of her infant brother, and for that she is a true hero,” said Commissioner Causey. “It is an honor for me to present this award to her.”

Veterans' Roundtable: 2022 Veterans Day events

Our new weekly articles have veterans’ news for everyone, keeping Kinston & Lenoir County residents abreast of all veterans’ issues & events. We accept any information concerning veterans. However, we need the information a week in advance---on Monday before it is to be published the following Monday--- sent to dsh2526@gmail.com or dropped off at G.I. Joe’s.

Letter to the editor: Vote Jonathan Britt, Lenoir County Board of Education

As a retired educator and former Chairperson of the Lenoir County Board of Education and retired physician of Obstetrics and Gynecology who both care deeply about our community and Lenoir County Public Schools (LCPS), it is with great hope and a clear vision for the future of our schools that we are asking you to vote for Jonathan Britt for Lenoir County Board of Education - District 5.

North Carolina Community Programs Recognized as National Examples

Lenoir, Wayne, and Greene Counties, North Carolina (October 20, 2022) - Rural community leaders from all over the United States traveled to Lenoir, Wayne, and Greene Counties this week to learn how to improve justice systems in their own communities. “It’s a real testament to our communities’ partnerships and creative problem-solving abilities that others want to learn from us,” said District 8 Court Judge Elizabeth Heath.