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The Golden LEAF Foundation Board of Directors announced a grant award of $1 million to Lenoir Community College for training equipment and professional development to support aviation programs and a new Aviation Center for Excellence at the North Carolina Global TransPark.
Lenoir County Master Gardener Association (LCMGA) held their annual Awards and Achievement Banquet on December 13, 2022. Eight Master Gardeners (MGs) received a watering can pin for their first year of service, this included Nick Augostini, Sally Durst, Dirk Griffith, Rebecca Hill, Wanda Hill, Debbie Jones, Barbara Sykes, and Sandra Warren.
Seraphim Smith will be selling "EVERYTHING BAGELS" at the market tomorrow, February 11th, beginning at 10 o'c clock. Come down and get yours before they're gone .$2.00 a piece or $20.00 for 12.Message him on his Facebook page to place ab order.
On Monday, 02/06/2023 around 1:30 am Greene County Deputies conducted a vehicle stop in Snow Hill. K9 Sasha was deployed during the stop and upon her alerting on the vehicle, Deputies located approximately 24 grams of methamphetamines.
Two men were arrested — one on multiple drug charges — following the execution of a search warrant in the 600 block of Darden Drive in the Meadowbrook neighborhood.
On Tuesday, students from Lenoir County Public Schools system participate in a full day focused on science starting with a presentation by scientists from UNC's Morehead Planetarium, coaching sessions from local science fair facilitators, and the public spotlight in the evening. Select students from all schools were chosen to participate in the Science Fair Showcase. The purpose of the event is to educate, entertain, and energize school Science Fair winners as they head to North Carolina regional competition.
United Way of Wayne County received a $2,000.00 donation from Rotaract Club to support volunteer efforts in Wayne and Lenoir County.
A woman has been arrested after being charged with having sexual relations with a minor that she had helped run away from Kinston’s Nova Behavioral Healthcare.
In previous years, the Needs-Based Public School Capital Fund Fund Grant structure prohibited Lenoir County Public Schools from using both lottery funds and grant funds to replace E.B. Frink Middle School. It required all districts who were awarded the grants to return all lottery funds for the period of the grant. In LCPS’s case, it was five years.
Dr. Brandy Harrell is a Behavioral Health Director with over 10 years of Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder expertise as a Licensed Clinical Addictions Specialist, Certified Clinical Supervisor, Licensed Clinical Social Worker Associate, Certified Trauma Professional, Doctoral Addictions Counselor, as well as a qualified US DOT Substance Abuse Professional.
The Snow Hill Police Department posted the following on their Facebook page: We have had two larcenies from the ABC store on SE 2nd St in Snow Hill over the last two days.
The Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a suspect wanted for the shooting that occurred on Cypress Grove Dr. La Grange on Friday, Feb. 3.
Another building was vandalized in downtown Kinston. Art 105, located next to the Arts Council on Blount Street had the glass to an exterior door smashed.
Abbigail Doyle competed in the NC VFW voice of democracy competition. She is a senior at North Lenoir High School and one of 17 state finalists. Her essay and speech was selected as a winner by the local vfw post. She was then selected as the district 2 winner for the state.
Wesley Vernon three-peated as winner of the LCPS Spelling Bee last week and credited his having been in the district-wide contest twice before – and having won both times – with making his third appearance a little easier.
Enough is enough. Lenoir County citizens deserve dedicated 24/7 animal control officers to protect the public from the wild dogs who terrorize our communities, kill our beloved pets and attack residents landing them in the hospital.
On Monday, January 16th, 2023, at approximately 10:00 pm members of the Kinston Police Department were called to the report of shots fired on the 2100 block of West Rd. Kinston, N.C. Upon arrival officers located several shell casings and discovered that an occupied residence had been struck by gunfire.
Paula Loftin has been selected as the new Finance Director for Greene County.
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The Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office, along with the Kinston Police Department, took a juvenile into custody Monday evening in reference to the shooting in La Grange on Friday. “The Kinston Police Department played an instrumental role in taking him into custody,” said Lenoir County Sheriff Jackie Rogers.
