SOCIAL WORKER IAT (Investigative Assessment & Treatment) CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES SALARY GRADE: 18 ENTRY LEVEL SALARY: $47,526
Help wanted: Lenoir County Health Department - Public Health Nurse I: Regular, Full-Time
Public Health Nurse I: Regular, Full-Time, Position #5110-20-037
Hiring Salary: $39,982
Lenoir County land transfers
The following land transfers were filed with the Lenoir County Register of Deeds:
LCC pinning ceremonies held
Lenoir Community College Health Sciences Department recently held its pinning ceremony for Practical Nursing, and Surgical Technology graduates.
Jones County’s Back to School bash
The Jones County Back to School bash will be held at the Jones Senior High School gym on Saturday, July 31, 2021, from 9:00 AM- 1:00 PM. It is recommended to come early as it will be first come, first served, supplies are limited
Help Wanted: Lenoir County Health Department - Environmental Health Specialist
Salary Range: $36,222 - $55,116
This is professional environmental health work in the promotion of public health through education, surveillance, consultation, inspection, and enforcement of state, local, and federal environmental health laws and regulations.
Local Resident Dr. Brandy Harrell Graduates from Leadership Development Program
Dr. Brandy Harrell of Pitt County, Behavioral Health Director at Kinston Community Behavioral Health Center, recently graduated from the NC Rural Center’s Homegrown Leaders program, a three-day regional leadership and economic development program that develops and supports highly-motivated leaders who are committed to building regional collaboration across multi-county regions in the state.
New Lenoir County corporations
The following businesses were registered with the North Carolina Secretary of State:
Laura Bush foundation grant aids reinvention of KHS library
Many of the books shelved in the history section of the media center at Kinston High School are historical in their own right – that is, they are old, of a bygone era.
Letter to the editor: Government to the… rescue?
The most terrifying thing to me is, since the COVID 19 pandemic began, I’ve noticed an increase in the influence that the federal government has on my life and the lives of others. I believe, now more than ever, people in our nation have become dependent on government to provide them with the means to live.
Collision between train and truck closes Vernon Avenue Friday evening
A late afternoon collision between a train and a truck closed Vernon Avenue on Friday.
Kinstonian Restaurant demolished
The building that formerly housed the Kinstonian Family Buffet on Vernon Avenue was torn down. The Kinstonian closed their doors in March of 2019 after hurricanes including Matthew and Florence had damaged the building.
North Carolina's June county and area employment figures released
Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) increased in 99 of North Carolina’s counties in June and decreased in one. Scotland County had the highest unemployment rate at 9.4 percent while Orange County had the lowest at 3.7 percent. All fifteen of the state’s metro areas experienced rate increases. Among the metro areas, Rocky Mount had the highest rate at 7.1 percent while Durham-Chapel Hill had the lowest at 4.1 percent. The June not seasonally adjusted statewide rate was 4.9 percent.
Letter to the editor: Mask without earrings
While I competed in pageants in my teens and early twenties, my earrings were an important component of my attire. If I left home without earrings, I had kept an extra pair in my car, just in case. That habit followed me through my professional career.
Lenoir County Sheriff's Office makes another drug arrest
On July 29, 2021, Donald Allen Day of Kinston, North Carolina was arrested, pursuant to a narcotics investigation conducted by the Lenoir County Sheriff's Office Narcotics Unit. During the investigation Detectives made multiple controlled purchases of crystal methamphetamine from Day in the Lenoir County area. Detectives seized just over three ounces of crystal methamphetamine during the investigation.
Help wanted: City of Kinston - crew supervisor II (water operations)
City of Kinston - Crew Supervisor II (Water Operations) $31,324.80 - $43,825.60
Farmer's market update for July 31st
We're Back in the third section of the market !! You don't want to miss this super easy salad which includes vegetables from the market! Look for NC Cooperative Extension's Locally Delicious to revive your taste buds!! Samples will be served!
North Carolina to require vaccine verification for state employees, urges other government agencies and private employers to do the same
Today, Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy K. Cohen, M.D. announced that state government would begin verifying vaccination status of its workers. Employees not vaccinated are required to wear a mask and be tested at least once a week. Today’s announcement comes as North Carolina’s latest upswing in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations is driven by unvaccinated North Carolinians.
Obituary - Jennings Bryan Rhodes, Jr.
Kinston-Jennings Bryan Rhodes, Jr., 87, joined his voice with those in the heavenly choir on Wednesday, July 28, 2021. A service to remember and honor Bryan’s life will be held on Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Rouse Funeral Home with Rev. Allen Bingham officiating. Committal will follow in Maplewood Cemetery in Mount Olive.
Lenoir County Sheriff's Office makes drug arrest
On July 21, 2021, Joshua Zachariah Allen Lane of Kinston, North Carolina was arrested, pursuant to a narcotics investigation conducted by the Lenoir County Sheriff's Office Narcotics Unit. During the investigation Detectives made multiple controlled purchases of crystal methamphetamine from Lane in the Lenoir County area. Detectives seized just over four ounces of crystal methamphetamine during the investigation.