Neuse News sat down with Lenoir County Board of Education District 5 candidate Jonathan Britt to discuss his candidacy and the upcoming election.
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More resignations announced as fallout from Pink Hill commissioners meeting
According to recent reports, Pink Hill's town clerk, Crystal Heath, and the assistant clerk, Diana Rodriquez, have resigned. This follows the resignation announcement former Mayor Mike Hill made on social media yesterday. Mayor Pro Tem Penny Murphy is the acting mayor.
Federal Student Loan Debt Relief application now open
The Federal Student Loan Debt Relief application is now open and will run through December 31, 2023. This program provides eligible borrows with full or partial discharge of loans up to $20,000 to Federal Pell Grant recipients and up to $10,000 to non-Pell Grant recipients.
Letter to the Editor: The success of our community begins with Lenoir County Public Schools
The success of our community begins with Lenoir County Public Schools (LCPS) and the upcoming election is an opportunity for voters to extend LCPS’s capacity for success well beyond the current trajectory. LCPS needs its Board of Education (BOE) members to be standard bearers for the necessary partnerships between teachers, parents/guardians, administrators, and county commissioners required for identifying and obtaining the resources for meeting LCPS’s achievement goals.
Lenoir County Detention Center partners with Paytel Communications to provide new technology including closed network tablets
Sheriff Ronnie Ingram signed a new agreement with Paytel Communications, Inc. to provide new, updated and beneficial technology services in the Lenoir County Detention Center.
Murphy: “Biden has abused his authority – it’s time to end the Public Health Emergency”
The Trump administration succeeded in deploying the Public Health Emergency in 2020 as an effective and genuine policy response to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. The Public Health Emergency, first declared by the secretary of health and human services on Jan. 31, 2020, granted various authorities to the executive branch in response to COVID-19.
John Hood: Crime Is Back as a Voting Issue
Violent crime is on the rise in North Carolina — up 18% since 2018. Voter concern about crime is also rising. It played a key role in the 2020 elections. It will probably do so again in 2022.
Greene County Board of Elections to conduct voting machine tests
The Greene County Board of Elections on Wednesday, September 28 and Thursday, September 29 will conduct logic and accuracy (L&A) tests on voting systems that will be used in the upcoming general election on November 8, 2022.
Greene and Lenoir County residents still in hotels four years after Hurricane Florence
The North Carolina General Assembly Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations, Subcommittee on Hurricane Response & Recovery met to review agencies' response in the state’s recovery from recent disasters including Matthew and Florence.
Governor Cooper calls on General Assembly to waive state income taxes on student loan forgiveness
Governor Roy Cooper called on Republican legislators to waive state income taxes on student loans that have been forgiven. The General Assembly passed legislation to ensure that North Carolinians did not have to pay income tax on Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans that were forgiven.
NCDOA to deliver school supplies to Greene County Intermediate School
NC Department of Administration’s Secretary Pamela B. Cashwell will deliver school supplies to Greene County students on Friday, September 9 as part of Governor Roy Cooper’s Annual School Supply Drive.
Murphy applauds $1.3M Early Head Start Child Care Partnerships Grant in Kinston
Rep. Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded Greene Lamp, Inc. a $1,339,300 grant for the Early Head Start Child Care Partnerships program (EHS-CCP) in Kinston, N.C.
John Hood: Biden Flip-Flops on Fighting Inflation
Remember when President Joe Biden and the Democratic Congress took resolute action to combat rising prices? I apologize for asking so much of you. It can be mentally taxing to recall the details of events long past. And according to my calendar, the event I’m asking you to recall occurred way back on August 16 of this year.
Governor Cooper proclaims August 26 as Women’s Equality Day
Governor Roy Cooper has proclaimed August 26 as Women’s Equality Day in North Carolina to honor women leaders across the state and encourage residents to support organizations that advocate for social progress and equity for women.
John Hood: State Politics Snaps Back Toward Normal
This year’s U.S. Senate race in North Carolina is shaping up to be a highly competitive and expensive one — which should surprise no one who’s lived in our state or watched our politics for more than an instant.
John Hood: Prejudice Makes Us All Worse Off
RALEIGH — Prejudice is morally wrong. It’s also immensely foolish, producing self-inflicted wounds for individuals, companies, and communities.
Governor Cooper Lifts North Carolina’s COVID-19 State of Emergency
Governor Roy Cooper ended the state’s COVID-19 State of Emergency. With vaccines, treatments, and other tools to combat COVID-19 widely available, and with new legislation now providing the requested flexibility to North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) and health care providers to continue to respond, the state is poised to continue comprehensive pandemic response without the need for the State of Emergency.
John Hood: Cooper Defends Racial Discrimination
Because I am an inveterate optimist who likes to think the best of other folks, I’m going to assume for the sake of the following argument that North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper and former governors Jim Hunt, Mike Easley, and Bev Perdue sometimes sign documents they’ve not closely read.
Senator Jim Perry: More energy means lower prices
Inflation and economic uncertainty are hurting small businesses and consumers, who must pay more for essential everyday goods. Energy prices are a particular sticking point, with the national average still up 32.75% from last year. Businesses are feeling the pain of increased transportation costs that translate into the price of goods, municipal transportation fleets are blowing by set fuel budgets, and everyday Americans flinch as they put gas in their tank on their way to work.
Dr. Mary Ann Wolf - Op Ed: Leandro Amicus Brief
“We don’t have any teacher applicants for our vacancies,” said two superintendents from rural North Carolina public school districts.