Neuse Regional Libraries are accepting applications for Pink Hill Public Library Branch Manager. This position will begin 02/16/22 at a starting salary of $ 34,320 and includes benefits.
Applications for 4-Year Golden LEAF Scholarship due March 1, 2022
The Golden LEAF Scholarship application for the 2022-2023 academic year is now available at CFNC.org. A total of 215 awards will be offered to first-time recipients from qualifying rural and economically distressed or tobacco-dependent counties. Applications are due March 1, 2022.
Help Wanted: Neuse Regional Water and Sewer Authority - Administrative Secretary
CLASS TITLE: Administrative Secretary - Neuse Regional Water and Sewer Authority-La Grange, NC
SALARY: Dependent upon Qualifications
Latest Winter Weather Advisories for our area
In the Winter Weather Advisory area, we anticipate a brief period of a wintry mix (freezing rain, sleet, light snow) early Sunday that could be hazardous to travel before transitioning to rain, which may be heavy at times, by late Sunday morning through the afternoon.
GCMS Honor Roll/ Principals List
Congratulations to the following GCMS Honor Roll/ Principals List students!
Habitat to hold Blessing of the Build to kick off Lenoir County project
Habitat for Humanity of Goldsboro-Wayne is scheduled to hold a Blessing of the Build ceremony on Monday, Jan. 17, to kick off its Lenoir County Build 2022 project. The ceremony, which should only last about 15 minutes, will begin at 10AM and will be at the Habitat job site at 925 McCaskill Dr., Kinston.
Help wanted: City of Kinston - Crew Supervisor II - Water Ops
Help wanted: City of Kinston - Crew Supervisor II - Water Ops. Salary: $31,324.80 - $43,825.60 annually.
Jones County included in Parks and Recreation Trust Fund Grants will fund projects across North Carolina
The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources announced that the N.C. Parks and Recreation Trust Fund (PARTF) Authority has approved $28.6 million in capital improvement projects and land acquisitions for state parks and an additional $13.6 million in grants to fund 41 local parks and recreation projects across the state.
Governor Cooper urges preparation in advance of winter storm and signs state of emergency
Governor Roy Cooper is urging people across North Carolina to prepare for a significant incoming winter storm and has signed a state of emergency in advance of the storm’s arrival.
Lenoir County Early College High School 1st semester Principal’s List and A/B Honor Roll
Congratulations to these students from Lenoir County Early College High School
Labor shortages affecting NCDOT, roads brined early - be prepared for expected winter storm
Crews in eastern North Carolina, including the coast, started to spread brine Thursday and others plan to begin brining Friday. Crews in the Kinston area applied more than 138,000 gallons of brine to roads. On the Outer Banks, crews have staged equipment next to N.C. 12 to remove sand, water and other debris if necessary.
North Carolina Secures More COVID-19 Tests and Community Testing Sites
In the face of nationwide competition for testing supplies and shortages of testing staff, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is pulling all available levers to support existing testing sites, to open more sites across the state and to increase access to at-home collection kits.
Governor Cooper announces policy allowing state employees to use volunteer days to provide support in schools
Governor Roy Cooper today announced plans to help combat staff shortages in K-12 school districts across the state during the current surge of COVID-19 cases. The policy will allow state employees to use volunteer days with supervisor approval to work in North Carolina public schools as substitute teachers, bus drivers and cafeteria staff.
Strong low pressure systems expected to bring wintry mix to Eastern NC
See our attached 2-page briefing on the upcoming storm for this weekend. We continue to have increased confidence that a multi-hazard storm system will impact Eastern NC Sunday into Monday. Inland areas may see a brief period of a wintry mix (freezing rain, sleet, light snow) early Sunday before transitioning to rain, heavy at times, by late Sunday morning through the afternoon.
Governor Cooper tours a vaccine and testing site in Kinston, encourages North Carolinians to get their lifesaving shots
Today, Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) Secretary Kody Kinsley visited and toured a COVID-19 vaccine and testing site hosted by Kinston Teens, a youth-led nonprofit organization, and the City of Kinston.
Banks Elementary second nine week Principal’s List and A/B Honor Roll
Congratulations to the following Banks Elementary second nine week Principal’s List and A/B Honor Roll students!
EB Frink Middle second nine week Principal’s List and A/B Honor Roll
Congratulations to the following EB Frink Middle second nine week Principal’s List and A/B Honor Roll students!
Jones County Public Schools required to wear masks
To ensure student safety and school attendance, all JCPS students will be required to wear masks at this time. Our mask requirement will be effective for all students K-12. Masks will be available for all students at each of our school sites.
John Hood: Our Sky Was Never Falling
From July 2020 to July 2021, there was a net inflow of 637,729 Americans into these top-five destination states: Florida, Texas, Arizona, North Carolina, and South Carolina. During the same period, there was a net outflow of 918,443 Americans from these top-five exporter states: California, New York, Illinois, Massachusetts, and Louisiana.
2021: A record breaking year for new jobs and investment in North Carolina
Governor Roy Cooper announced 24,224 new jobs in North Carolina last year, representing 185 business recruitment, expansion or rural development projects that engaged with the North Carolina Department of Commerce or its team at the Economic Development Partnership of N.C. in 2021.