The Kinston City Council convened Tuesday for a work session and regular meeting, addressing a range of topics including budget updates, infrastructure improvements, and community recognitions.
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LCC celebrates March 2025 Truck Driver Training graduates
Lenoir Community College recently celebrated the graduation of the March 2025 Truck Driver Training class. Graduates were joined by family and friends at a special reception honoring their accomplishments. Attendees also enjoyed demonstrations showcasing the graduates' impressive driving skills.
Rachel Noble: A bright future in agricultural law rooted in LCPS
Rachel Noble is going to NC State in style, as one of 40 students selected for the Park Scholarship program. The South Lenoir High School senior has been awarded the highly competitive Park Scholarship, a four-year, full-ride merit scholarship that recognizes students for their leadership, academic excellence, and dedication to service.
Kinston community unites for St. Baldrick’s Childhood Cancer Fundraiser in honor of Colby Tucker
On November 15, 2018, the most courageous kid I have ever known, at the age of 15, passed on to be with the Lord. He was handsome, intelligent, great sense of humor, and a quick wit. He was a gifted musician. His faith was stronger than that of some of the greatest preachers I’ve known. He was the best of us. His name was Colby Tucker.
Lillian Daughety excels through journey of resilience and service at LCPS
Lillian Daughety has piled up the accolades in her quest for top academic scholarships, but the one that matters most to the North Lenoir High School senior is the one she won. She is among a group of just 100 North Carolina students chosen for the Goodnight Scholarship to North Carolina State University, an award as valuable as it is prestigious.
Greene County Commissioners tackle social work recognition, board appointment, and courtroom project
The Greene County Board of Commissioners convened on Monday, March 17, 2025, at the Greene County Operations Center, addressing several key items on their agenda, including recognizing the contributions of social workers, a contentious board appointment, and the approval of a major renovation project.
Evelyn Coleman Dove: how to handle hurts
I once heard someone say that the best way to handle being hurt is to express it. Keeping it bottled up on the inside only adds to the hurt. Well, true that it may be, sometimes expressing your hurt causes others to also feel hurt.
Event: Walk 4 Life on April 12
Join us for the Walk 4 Life on April 12 at Lenoir Community College! This fun, family-friendly event supports local women and families by providing essential resources like parenting education, pregnancy support, and baby supplies.
North Lenoir senior Melissa Espino builds a foundation for success
Like most members of the Class of 2025, Melissa Espino set her sights on college and, at the same time, worried about how to pay for those four years. Consider the goal met and the problem solved for the North Lenoir High School senior.
The annual Stride to Fight Diabetes Walk-A-Thon is set to return for its seventh year, bringing the community together to raise awareness and funds for diabetes care and education. Organized by the Kinston Host Lions Club, the event will take place on March 29 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Kinston Community Center.
Lenoir County partners economic development efforts into new public-private partnership
The Lenoir County Board of Commissioners recently voted to approve a Memorandum of Understanding between the Lenoir County Committee of 100 and Lenoir County Government to partner economic development into one public-private partnership formally called the Lenoir County Development Alliance, which will be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Early morning fire engulfs Kinston home; no injuries reported
At 2:10 a.m. today, a fire was reported at 2671 Brookwood Rd., Kinston. North Lenoir Fire and Rescue, along with the La Grange Volunteer Fire Department, Hugo Volunteer Fire Department, and the Kinston Department of Fire and Rescue, were dispatched to the scene.
La Grange man released from prison immediately arrested for meth trafficking in Lenoir County
A La Grange man was released from Sanford Correctional Center on Saturday and was then immediately arrested by the Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office for trafficking methamphetamine.
La Grange man out on pretrial release for murder arrested after fleeing checkpoint, found with stolen firearm
A La Grange man out of jail on pretrial release for murder was arrested by the Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office Friday after trying to evade a driver’s license checkpoint and being found with a stolen firearm.
Lenoir County man arrested for failing to report address as registered sex offender
A registered sex offender who failed to notify officials of his change of address was arrested today by the Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office.
Kinston police seek suspect in Airport Road shooting
The Kinston Police Department’s (KPD) Investigations Division has obtained warrants for Jamarion Tylee Gray (21, of Kinston) in connection with a shooting that occurred on March 3, 2025, on the 300 block of Airport Road.
Mike Parker: Grifton Lions ready to roar for First Responders
Back in September of 2024, I wrote a column about the Grifton Lions Club planning an appreciation day for first responders. That day is quickly approaching. In fact, the “First Responders Appreciation Day” will kick off at 8 a.m. on Saturday, March 22, at the Grifton Train Depot.
New Initiative Brings Dental Services to Head Start Centers Across the Carolinas
CHARLOTTE, NC (March 11, 2025) – An initiative recognized for bringing oral health clinics to public schools across the Carolinas is expanding to include dozens of Head Start centers and other early childhood centers.
Lenoir County land transfers
The following land transfers were filed with the Lenoir County Register of Deeds:
East Carolina University, located in Greenville, traces its origins to the East Carolina Teachers Training School, which came into existence amid substantial controversy in 1907. After competing with seven other localities, Greenville was chosen as the site for the campus, largely because of Pitt County's offer of 243 acres and $100,000 for a new facility.