Governor Roy Cooper has proclaimed January as Blood Donation Month in North Carolina, encouraging people who are healthy and eligible to sign up to donate blood during the severe blood shortage.
City of Kinston building permits
The following building permits were issued in the City of Kinston:
Mike Parker: Local historian's second book hits closer to home
When Dennis Harper was 11 years old, he became fascinated with the Wyse Fork Battlefield. His first discovery was “a perfect Williams Cleaner.” The Williams Cleaner was a bullet designed so the discharge of the musket would drive the concave disks of the bullet forward, expanding the lead bullet against the interior walls of the rifled barrel to remove residue left by other rounds. Dennis has collected more than 15,000 artifacts from the battlefield over decades.
SNHU Announces Fall 2021 Dean's List
It is with great pleasure that Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) congratulates the following students on being named to the Fall 2021 Dean's List.
Lenoir County land transfers
The following land transfers were filed with the Lenoir County Register of Deeds:
Help Wanted: Neuse Regional Libraries Pink Hill Public Library Branch Manager
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.