Congratulations to the following Contentnea-Savannah Principal's List and Honor Roll students.
EB Frink Middle School: First Nine Weeks Principal’s List, ‘A’ Honor Roll and A/B Honor Roll
EB Frink Middle School: First Nine Week Principal’s List, ‘A’ Honor Roll and A/B Honor Roll
Banks Elementary: First Nine Weeks Principal’s List and A/B Honor Roll
Congratulations to the following Banks Elementary School Principal's List and Honor Roll students.
Help wanted: Lenoir County Information Technology Department - Network & Security Administrator
Lenoir County Information Technology Department - Network & Security Administrator
SALARY RANGE: $46,367 - $68,832
Help wanted: Lenoir County Transit - Dispatcher; Permanent (Part-time)
Lenoir County Transit - Dispatcher; Permanent (Part-time) Hourly Rate: $12.33
Dr. Travis Towne: Thankfulness is a choice
My social studies students at the Lenoir County Early College High School often hear me provide an affectionately titled “Dr. T Rant” when I feel strongly about a particular topic or situation
COVID-19 booster shots now available for all vaccinated adults
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends anyone 18 years or older who received the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine get a booster six months after their second dose to help strengthen and extend protections against COVID-19. This comes after the Food and Drug Administration authorized the boosters for such use today.
UNC Lenoir Healthcare Feastival of Food gathered over 16,000 lbs of food
UNC Lenoir Health Care continued their annual Feastival of Food as an opportunity to give back to the community that made them feel so supported throughout the pandemic.
Op Ed: North Carolina App Developers Deserve Better
Here in the Tar Heel state, our economy is booming, taxes are low, and job talent is moving from all over the country to our great state.
New High School Athletic Governing Structure Signed into Law
Today Gov. Roy Cooper signed a new governing structure for high school athletics into law following a months-long stakeholder process in the General Assembly.
KHS Student Governement Association delivers to Friends of the Homeless
The Student Government Association (SGA) at Kinston High School delivered clothing and hygiene items to the Friends of the Homeless Shelter in Kinston.
Fraternity brothers’ donation brings Thanksgiving to Rochelle families
Families of several Rochelle Middle School students have another reason to be thankful this holiday – the generosity of the local chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity.
Help wanted: Lenoir County Department of Social Services - Social Worker III, Adult Services
Lenoir County Department of Social Services - Social Worker III, Adult Services
SALARY RANGE: $34,477 - $51,181
Help wanted: Lenoir County Department of Social Services - Processing Assistant V
Lenoir County Department of Social Services - Processing Assistant V
SALARY RANGE: $25,635 - $38,056
Reece Gardner: We need freedom of choice in education
In recent years this effort has grown, leading many to believe that we should enact a voucher program that would give parents throughout the state a choice in how and where their children are educated. This could lead to freedom of choice in education, putting education in the market place and requiring educational outlets to compete with each other to attract students to their facilities. Schools would have to be competitive, and most of us will probably agree that competition tends to bring out the best in all of us.
LCPS Superintendent names student in tragic fire fatality
Superintendent Brent Williams has provided the following statement: On behalf of the entire LCPS family, I want to extend our deepest sympathy to the family of Qwa'Jay Briscoe. (Read the full statement in the story.)
Masterbrand cabinets to expand and add 464 new jobs
MasterBrand Cabinets will be expanding in Lenoir County and bringing new jobs to Kinston. The company made the announcement at Lenoir Community College’s Aerospace and Advanced Manufacturing Center as part of the NC Global TransPark Economic Region Development. MasterBrands, a subsidiary of Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc., will invest more than $13.5 million to expand production capacity at its manufacturing center in Kinston. The salary of the new jobs will vary, but the average wage for all the new jobs will exceed the median average for Lenoir County of $39,839.
Letter to the editor: No religious Christmas stamps available at the post office this year
A few days ago, my wife went to the post office to pick up some Christmas stamps. Much to her surprise and dismay, the postal man said there were no Christmas stamps available this year, to which my wife retorted, “You mean you don’t have any Christmas stamps showing Mary and the baby Jesus! Nothing about the traditional manger scene or the wise men coming from afar to worship the newborn Savior of the world?”
NC Civil Rights Trail unveils 1951 Adkin High School walkout marker
On Saturday, November 20, 2021, a marker dedicated to the Adkin High School Walkout was unveiled at the corner of Washington Avenue and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. in Kinston.
Mayor Don Hardy re-elected to the National League of cities (NLC) Board of Directors
Mayor Dontario Hardy of Kinston, NC, was elected to the National League of Cities (NLC) board of directors by NLC’s membership at the 2021 virtual City Summit. Hardy was elected to a 2-year term and will provide strategic direction and guidance for NLC’s federal advocacy, governance and membership activities. NLC is the largest and most representative organization for cities, their elected leaders and municipal staff, and advocates for city priorities in Washington by building strong federal-local partnerships.