Alex Lee Brann, Jr. "Poppy" took the hand of his Lord and Savior at 3:10 am Saturday, March 19th. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at 3 pm at Reedy Branch FWB, Winterville, NC. Visitation will be prior to the service from 2 pm until the funeral hour at the church.
The team from Pink Hill Elementary School finished no lower than third in 14 of the 19 events in the 2022 LCPS Elementary Science Olympiad on Friday to win its third title in the six years of the district-wide tournament.
According to the National Weather Service there is a severe weather potential tomorrow and heavy rain on Thursday.
The North Lenoir High School Drama Club Boosters present Grease at the Young H. Allen Auditorium at North Lenoir High School. The show dates are March 31, 2022 at 7:00 pm and April 1, 2022 at 7:00 pm, April 2, 2022 at 7:00pm and April 3, 2022 at 3:00pm. General admission tickets are available in advance, $10 and $6 for students, and will be $12 at the door. Please call (252) 527-9184 to purchase tickets.
This stark increase during 2020 aligns with the increases experienced nationwide with the nation exceeding 100,000 deaths. In North Carolina, the number of drug overdose deaths — from illicit substances and/or medications — increased by nearly 1,000 deaths, from 2,352 in 2019 to 3,304 in 2020.
On March 8-10 students from Greene Central High School and Greene County Middle School participated in the State Competition for the North Carolina HOSA organization.
Birth certificate records obtained from the Lenoir County Register of Deeds database list the mother's maiden name. In some cases only one parent is listed:
Richard “Trey” Morgan III is a 17-year-old Kinston native and a Junior at Lenoir County Early College High School working toward his high school diploma and his Associates in Arts degree. He is also working toward becoming an Eagle Scout.
The proposed interstate from La Grange to Dover brings historians, the NC Department of Transportation (NCDOT) and the US Army Corp of Engineers together to balance preserving the history of Wyse Fork Battlefield with infrastructure progress.
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.
The Macedonia FWB Church, at 648 Albrittons Road in Kinston, has teamed up with Eastern NC Food Bank to provide resources for those who are in need.
The following land transfers were filed with the Lenoir County Register of Deeds:
Help wanted: Neuse Regional Water and Sewer Authority-La Grange - CLASS TITLE: Administrative Secretary - Dependent upon Qualifications Salary Range: $15.00 - $24.00 per hour
Kinston Housing Authority - Accounting Technician. Starting Salary: $31,574.40
A section of a Lenoir County highway is scheduled to close early next week while N.C. Department of Transportation crews do maintenance to a local bridge.
If you are in the group of folks who look at the word edamame and “eda-what”, then you may be in the majority who are just discovering this little green bean.
On Friday, March 4th, North Lenoir Volunteer Fire & Rescue took delivery of 48 smoke detectors from the North Carolina Office of State Fire Marshal. The smoke detectors were donated as part of the Office of the State Fire Marshal’s Smoke Alarm Canvassing Grant, a program designed to reduce fire deaths and injuries in high-risk fire areas.
March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month and today we will celebrate our beloved friends and family who are differently abled with a special children’s book called “Just Ask”. Join us for some sunshine, warm weather, food and fun today at Greene County Sports Complex from 4pm-6pm.
A Lenoir County bridge is scheduled to close Monday while N.C. Department of Transportation crews perform maintenance.
Governor Roy Cooper today outlined steps on moving North Carolina forward from COVID-19. Cooper was joined by Kody Kinsley, Secretary for North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS), who explained the Department’s plan to adapt in this new stage.
