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Northeast Elementary Second Nine Week Principal’s List and A/B Honor Roll
Congratulations to the following Northeast Elementary School school students:
North Carolina House Committees Announced for 2023 Long Session
NC House Committees have been formed for the 2023 long session. The committees, chairs, and members of each committee are listed below.
Lenoir County Learning Academy Second Nine Week Principal’s List and A/B Honor Roll
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South Lenoir High First Semester Principal’s List and A/B Honor Roll
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Ten buildings at Simon Bright Apartments demolished to ease congestion
The Kinston Housing Authority (KHA) is demolishing 80 of the 224 units, or ten buildings at Simon Bright Apartments. The Corbett group out of Goldsboro is doing the demolition.
Board of Elections Director Steve Hines to resign
Lenoir County Board of Elections Director Steve Hines is resigning as the director and will be moving to Florida. Hines began his tenure as the director in January of 2020.
Northwest Elementary 2nd 9 Week Principal’s List and Honor Roll
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Rep. Humphrey re-appointed Chairman of House Insurance Committee, to serve on several other key committees
On Tuesday, North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore re-appointed Rep. Chris Humphrey (R – Lenoir, Greene, Jones) to serve as the Chairman of the House Committee on Insurance, and as a member of Agriculture, Appropriations, Appropriations - Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources, Disaster Recovery and Homeland Security, and Health committees.
La Grange Elementary Second Nine Week Principal’s List and A/B Honor Roll
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Paige King Johnson Speaks to Agricultural & Music Students at North Lenoir High School
On Tuesday, Paige King Johnson spoke to North Lenoir agricultural science and music students as part of her Got To Be NC tour. The North Carolina native grew up on a livestock farm and has a passion for agriculture and music.
Food Farm Printers to close for all outside business
Food Farm Printers announced they will be closing down to all outside business in the next few weeks. Located at 108 E. Washington Avenue in Kinston, the printing service sent out an email to their local clients announcing their intent to close.
LCPS technology director White wins regional honor, in line for state award
Charles White backed into a career in computers and technology. Going forward, he’s a candidate for an award honoring the state’s best public school technology director.
Senior at Arendell Parrott Academy spent a week as page to Governor Roy Cooper
Mr. Randy Lamont (R.J.) Cummings, a senior at Parrott Academy, recently completed a week as page to Governor Cooper. During the week, Mr. Cummings created a policy proposal for the Department of Environmental Quality
Royal Farms is coming to Kinston
In November, Royal Farms announced their expansion into North Carolina with plans to open its first location in early 2023. The cities named were New Bern, Greenville, Lumberton, Kinston, and Jacksonville.
Banks Elementary Second Nine Week Principal’s List and A/B Honor Roll
Congratulations to the following Banks Elementary School students:
Moss Hill Elementary Second Nine Week Principal’s List and A/B Honor Roll
Congratulations to the following Moss Hill Elementary students:
Kinston High 1st Semester 2022 Principal’s List and A/B Honor Roll
Congratulations to the following Kinston High School students:
The philosophy of a shave and a haircut
Paul Sugg, owner of EastPoint Prosthetics & Orthotics in Kinston, had a unique idea for his dissertation in Philosophy at Bethany Divinity College and Seminary. He had the expectation that people would treat him differently because he grew his hair and beard out. Over the course of the next year, some people lived up to his expectations, and some surprised him.
Lenoir County land transfers
The following land transfers were filed with the Lenoir County Register of Deeds: