What’s better on a cold winter day than a warm bowl of soup? Soup can be nutritious, easy to prepare, and inexpensive.
Maury Correctional Offender Dies after Testing Positive for COVID-19
A Maury Correctional offender with pre-existing medical conditions, who tested positive for COVID-19, has died at a hospital.
Cooper vetoed House Bill 605: 2022 Primary Date
"This bill is an additional attempt by Republican legislators to control the election timeline and undermine the voting process. The constitutionality of congressional and legislative districts is now in the hands of the North Carolina Supreme Court and the Court should have the opportunity to decide how much time is needed to ensure that our elections are constitutional."
Kinston-Lenoir County Chamber of Commerce held award ceremony
Thursday, the 111th annual meeting of the Kinston-Lenoir County Chamber of Commerce and awards ceremony was held at the Kinston Country Club. The following awards were handed out:
Scam Alert: LCSO and others report phone scam
The Lenoir County Sheriffs Office and the Lenoir County Volunteer Firefighters Association have posted scam alerts on their Facebook Pages to alert residents of a phone scam.
Update: Shooting/Murder Investigation
An arrest has been made in the shooting that occurred last night on the 500 block of Mitchell St. Malik Dyshaun Bryant, 24, of Kinston NC was arrested and charged an open count of murder and two counts of Attempted First Degree Murder. Mr. Bryant was confined to the Lenoir County Detention Center under no bond.
Obituary: Dr. Charles Yarbrough, Sr.
Kinston-Dr. Charles Yarbrough, Sr. passed away Sunday, January 23, 2022. A service to honor Charles’s life will be held at Gordon Street Christian Church at 1 p.m. on Saturday, January 29, 2022. The family will greet friends briefly before the service, from 12:30-1:00.
Letter to the Editor: We are fed up with crime
The people of Kinston/Lenoir county are fed up with crime and random shootings that haunt this city.
Governor Cooper encourages eligible businesses to apply for business Recovery Grant Program
Governor Roy Cooper and Department of Revenue Secretary Ronald Penny joined business leaders to provide an update on the Business Recovery Grant Program and encouraged local businesses to apply. These grants are part of North Carolina’s efforts to support businesses as they recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The deadline to apply for the program is January 31, 2022.
Help wanted: Lenoir County Department of Social Services - Income Maintenance Investigator II
Help wanted: Lenoir County Department of Social Services - Income Maintenance Investigator II. Salary Range: $31,234 - $46,367.
Help wanted: Department of Social Services - Income Maintenance Case Worker I (Day Care)
Help wanted: Department of Social Services - Income Maintenance Case Worker I (Day Care). SALARY RANGE: $28,296 - $43,056
NWS: Winter Storm Briefing
We made adjustments down in expected snowfall amounts across Eastern NC. We are now expecting up to 1 to 2 inches generally north of US Hwy 64, with some isolated amounts up to 3 inches possible for areas adjacent to the Albemarle Sound.
Rev. Dr. Michelle Gooding: When Mamas Cry!
Mamas cry when any of their children are in danger. In lite of all that is stirring in our city, I feel so paralyzed. What can I do? What could I do? What are we going to do? Picture this, it is the beginning of February, Black History Month.
LCC Graphic students awarded PICA Scholarships
Two Lenoir Community College graphic students, Gamaliel Aguilera of Newport and Jonah Daniels of La Grange, were recently awarded scholarships from the Printing Industry of the Carolinas (PICA).
Jones County T-ball, Baseball, and Softball Registration
Reminder for T-ball, Baseball, and Softball Registration! Please Register as soon as possible, so we can start putting teams together! We have a lot of returning players, and a lot of new players.
Governor Roy Cooper signs professional land surveyor bill
An act to revise the education requirements for licensure of a professional land surveyor, to make various technical changes, to clarify the design-build and design-build bridging statutes, to prohibit waiver of future claims for progress payments on construction contracts, to require attorneys' fees in certain lien claims, and to define the term "supplier" as used in a provision of the alcohol control laws.
Kids On Stage Wins Big in Atlanta
The Greene County Kids On Stage group recently took a trip to Atlanta, Georgia to compete in the Junior Theater Festival. Kids On Stage took a group of 22 kids and performed The Lion King Jr. This year at Junior Theater Festival Atlanta, there were about 5000 people representing 110 groups from all over the nation and world.
Help wanted: Lenoir County Government Technology Department - IT Network & Security Administrator
Lenoir County Government Technology Department - IT Network & Security Administrator. Salary Range: $46,367 - $68,832
Shooting results in one fatality, two injured
The Kinston Police Department responded to a call at about 8:45 pm to the 500 block of Mitchell Street in reference to someone shot. When they arrived, they found three male subjects who had been shot. One subject passed away due to injuries and the other two were transported to Vidant for treatment.
Rabid raccoon found in Kinston
The Lenoir County Health Department has received confirmation from the North Carolina State Laboratory that a raccoon has tested positive for rabies.