Public Notice: LCPS-Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Project is presently being amended

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA-Part B, Public Law 108.446) Project is presently being amended. The Project describes the special education programs that Lenoir County Public Schools proposes for Federal funding for the 2022-2023 School Year. Interested persons are encouraged to review amendments to the Project and make comments concerning the implementation of special education under this Federal Program.

Mayor Hardy gives Golden Keys to the City to community leaders

At the annual BBQ Fest on the Neuse, thousands of people strolled the streets of downtown Kinston lined with almost two hundred vendors from all over. After a night storm interrupted the festivities, throngs of people returned for their first taste of the staple eastern North Carolina is known for, BBQ. As is tradition with the BBQ Fest on the Neuse, Kinston Mayor Dontario Hardy gave ceremonial keys to the city to worthy recipients on the Herritage Street stage. The recipients were: Robert L. Brown, Jan Parson, Anna Bell Car, and Joe Hargitt.

Kentucky Derby horse, Barber Road, has ties to Lenoir County

Former Lenoir County resident Tammy Simon joined the Bryan Hanks show to talk about Barber Road’s journey to the Kentucky Derby. The horse is named after a road in Lenoir County. Simon grew up on a farm in Seven Springs and graduated from North Lenoir High School. She met her husband, former Walmart CEO William ‘Bill’ Simon in Charleston, South Carolina, when he was in the Navy and she was a nurse.