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The CSS Neuse Museum is delighted to announce an exclusive Afternoon English Tea event on October 11, 2025, from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM. This intimate gathering, limited to 24 participants, offers a unique blend of culinary delights and historical insight. Reservations are required due to limited seating, and the cost is $25 per person.
The Lenoir County Farmers Market, located at 100 N. Herritage Street, will be open Tuesday and Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
The following building permits were issued in Lenoir County:
The Lenoir County SCARR (Street Crime and Rapid Response) Unit has made two arrests following an investigation that originated from a citizen complaint regarding suspected illegal drug activity in the county.
On September 24, 2025, at approximately 11:50 p.m., officers with the Kinston Police Department’s B-Squad were traveling on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard when they observed two male subjects run across the highway in front of oncoming traffic. Officers attempted to check on the individuals, but both continued running and appeared to be avoiding law enforcement.
On September 24, 2025, at approximately 3:48 p.m., Kinston Police Department detectives conducted a traffic stop in the 2200 block of West Vernon Avenue for motor vehicle violations.
UNC Health Lenoir and the Community Council for the Arts will host The Art of Healing: Celebrating Women’s Health & Wellness on Thursday, Oct. 2, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at the Arts Center, 400 N. Queen St.
Synergy Home Care has reached a milestone in Kinston, celebrating its first anniversary of serving residents across eastern North Carolina with in-home care and community support.
For more than a decade, sales tax dollars intended to support Lenoir County’s volunteer fire departments were miscalculated. The mistake is confirmed. The scope of the error is not. Was it five dollars? Fifty thousand? Five million? At this point, county officials and fire chiefs agree: no one knows.
Careline Medical Transport is inviting the community to its 1st Annual Cookoff & Family Fun Day on Saturday, September 28, at 108 W. King Street in Kinston.
Local author Ray Thigpen has released his debut book, Doing What You Know: Breaking Through the Invisible Barrier, a practical guide to overcoming fear, self-sabotage, and the invisible barriers that hold people back from reaching their potential.
A traveling silent auction featuring an original oil painting of the Neuse River will make its way across Kinston during October, with proceeds supporting the redesign of the Buddy and Mary Mac Ritch All American City Park.
On the evening of September 22, 2025, Lenoir County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the 3100 block of Hugh E. Hardy Road in LaGrange to assist the North Carolina State Highway Patrol (NCSHP) with a vehicle collision involving a pedestrian.
KINSTON – For more than 25 years, the Kinston/Lenoir Community Chorus has brought together singers and audiences in a shared celebration of music, faith, and fellowship.
Thank you for taking the time to read my most recent updates from Eastern North Carolina and Washington, D.C. As always, it remains a true honor and a privilege to represent you in Congress! If this email was forwarded to you, you can subscribe to my e-newsletter here.
Over the weekend, the Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reduction Team (CRT) partnered with the Wayne County DWI Task Force and the Onslow County DWI Task Force to conduct several enforcement events across the eastern region focused on impaired and reckless driving.
As summer turns to fall, I’ve been grateful for the chance to spend time with so many of you across Lenoir, Greene, and Jones Counties while also staying hard at work in Raleigh.
I have written before about not having the opportunity to meet Sandra’s father – Floyd Dawson. The closest I have come is through several photos of him – one that stands constant guard in our living room. In that photo, Floyd Dawson stands on the right of an ambulance, while an unidentified soldier stands on the left.
The following land transfers were filed with the Lenoir County Register of Deeds:
