Beginning Tuesday, December 7th face coverings are optional for students and staff but required for visitors and anyone attending an indoor sporting event.
Obituary: Cherrie Ward Smith
Cherrie Ward Smith passed away in the late hours of Wednesday, December 1, 2021, at UNC Lenoir Hospital.
Cherrie's family will receive friends for a time of visitation on Saturday, December 11, 2021, from 10-11 a.m.
Event - A Queen Street Christmas: 20th Anniversary
Join us IN PERSON or online for the 20th season of "A Queen Street Christmas"! Come and enjoy your favorite Christmas carols performed by a live orchestra, choir, and soloists.
SATURDAY, December 11th at 6:00 pm
SUNDAY, December 12th at 6:00 pm
Doors open one hour before the concert begins. Masks are encouraged for audience members.
North Carolina Announces More Participants for the Community Economic Recovery and Resiliency Initiative
The North Carolina Department of Commerce will continue the Community Economic Recovery and Resiliency Initiative (CERRI) by supporting 16 additional communities with their economic recovery following the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Mike Parker: Unwrapped presents bless grandparents’ hearts
We held our annual “Thanksmas” celebration on Thanksgiving Day. I cannot remember when we first started this tradition, but I doubt any of the grandchildren can recall a time when we did not do Christmas on Thanksgiving.
Lenoir County land transfers
The following land transfers were filed with the Lenoir County Register of Deeds:
Delta Kappa Gamma Buzzing Bee Beginning Teacher Awards
Lenoir County’s Sigma Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma recently recognized outstanding beginning teachers in their third year of teaching for the month of November.
Snow Hill Primary announces Terrific Kids
Snow Hill Primary gives out a weekly award called "Terrific Kid" awards. Each teacher at SHP chooses a student who has been responsible, shows great character, or has reached a personal goal.
New Lenoir County corporations
The following land transfers were filed with the Lenoir County Register of Deeds:
Cooking with Tammy: Healthier Holiday Breakfasts
During leisurely Holiday mornings, breakfast often has a chance to take center stage. Most of these recipes can be made ahead and all of them have been redesigned to include healthier ingredients!
Lenoir County Farmer's Market Update December 4, 2021
Farmer’s Market hours: Tuesday and Saturday from 8:00 am until 2:00 pm.
Letter to the Editor: Dan Perry -
With just a little insight and self-examination, we can see how we have gone adrift and are headed for a potentially fatal collision. In one sense we have already run into some “icebergs” that have damaged us to the point of causing not just a few leaks, but almost more than we can handle.
Help wanted: City of Kinston - Firefighter
Help wanted: City of Kinston - Firefighter. Salary $28,441.38 - $39,800.42
Help wanted: City of Kinston Electric Line Crew Leader
City of Kinston Electric Line Crew Leader Salary: $41,745.60-$58,510.40
One dead, one injured in Deep Run fire
DEEP RUN — One person is dead and another is injured after a structure fire in Deep Run this afternoon. One victim died from the fire. Another was injured and was transported by Lenoir County EMS to a hospital.
Lenoir County Sheriff's office: Subject murdered in Lenoir County
At approximately 5:05 pm on December 2, Lenoir County deputies responded to 5925 Saint Thomas Court in Grifton for a reporting shooting incident.
Amazon is coming to Kinston
The world’s fourth most valuable brand, Amazon, is coming to Kinston. “I can tell you that they are coming,” said Lenoir County Chair Linda Rouse Sutton. Job openings include Warehouse Shopper Team Member, Amazon Prime Delivery Driver, Package Sorter, Amazon Warehouse Worker, Warehouse Assistant and more.
Holiday season at Rochelle a time for giving, receiving
At Rochelle Middle School this holiday season, it’s a time for both giving and receiving. The giving part will benefit Mary’s Kitchen and the local homeless shelter, the result of a school-wide campaign that collected a massive quantity of non-perishable food items and other essentials.
Kinston Lenoir County Public Library has options for teens to hang out
Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library is trying to help teens find a place they feel comfortable to socialize and do some of the things they love with others who have the same interests.
Governor Cooper vetoes Election Day Integrity Act Bill
"The legislature ironically named this bill 'The Election Day Integrity Act' when it actually does the opposite. Election integrity means counting every legal vote, but this bill virtually guarantees that some will go uncounted."