RALEIGH: VolunteerNC, an agency within the Office of the Governor, today announced that North Carolina has received $11.5 million in funding from AmeriCorps to support nearly 700 AmeriCorps members to serve with 21 organizations across the state.
700 channel catfish added to the Neuseway Nature Park ponds
Kinston/Lenoir County Parks and Recreation Department posted the following on their Facebook page: We added 700 channel catfish this morning to the pond at the Neuseway Nature Park! Bring your family and have a great time!
Help Wanted: Sports Editor
Neuse News is seeking a qualified sports editor to help create a new sports digital platform - Neuse News Sports. The sports editor will coordinate daily sports-related content, edit content, recruit sports freelancers, and work with local athletic directors and coaches to ensure fair news coverage.
Foundation of East Carolina Health Duplin Hospital awards $95,200 in grants to Duplin County organizations
The Foundation of ECU Health Duplin Hospital recently awarded thirteen grants totaling $95,200 to not-for-profit organizations serving Duplin County for health-related projects.
Mega Millions jackpot soars past $1 billion
Friday’s Mega Millions jackpot just crossed a major milestone as it now stands at an estimated $1.1 billion. A North Carolina winner on Friday night would have the choice of taking home the $1.1 billion as an annuity or $648.2 million in cash. The jackpot ranks as the second largest in the 20-year history of Mega Millions and third-largest jackpot in U.S. history.
UNC Lenoir Health Care announces passing of long-time CEO Gary Black
UNC Lenoir Health Care is saddened to announce that long-time CEO, Gary Black, died suddenly this morning in Raleigh. Gary came to Lenoir Memorial Hospital in 1985 as its Chief Financial Officer and was promoted to President and CEO in 1992. He retired from LMH/UNC Lenoir Health Care in June 2018.
Help Wanted: Lenoir County Emergency Services Emergency Medical Technician
Help Wanted: Lenoir County Emergency Services Emergency Medical Technician
Help Wanted: Lenoir County Communications Telecommunicator
Telecommunicator: Regular; Full-time
Help Wanted: Lenoir County Emergency Services - Office Assistant IV
Help Wanted: Lenoir County Emergency Services - Office Assistant IV
SALARY RANGE: $24,446 - $37,198
Help Wanted: Lenoir County Department of Social Services - Social Worker IV
Lenoir County Department of Social Services - Social Worker IV - Investigative, Assessment, and Treatment
Special Entry Salary: $50,027 - $60,953
Eastern Carolina Workforce Development Board and NCWorks Offers Essential Training
Eastern Carolina Workforce Development Board and NCWorks offers job seekers enhanced training services to improve their skills and propel their employability while providing a pathway to a high-demand career. The training services are offered to qualified individuals who are unemployed, underemployed, individuals that have been laid off due to no fault of their own, low-income, and youth just entering the workforce.
John Hood: Empty Buses Don’t Improve Air Quality
In nearly all North Carolina communities with bus systems, ridership is significantly lower than it was just a few years ago. In Greensboro, for example, there were 1.9 million passenger trips on city buses last year, down approximately 60% from the total in 2014. Over the same period, Winston-Salem buses experienced a comparable drop-off. In Charlotte, it was a staggering 75%.
Summer Bridge takes mystery out of big move to new school
Janiyah Outlaw might not know her way around EB Frink Middle School yet, but she knows a lot more about moving up to the sixth grade after spending the past three weeks in LCPS’s Summer Bridge Academy, a program helping rising sixth and ninth graders make the step up to a new school environment.
Help Wanted: Lenoir County Department of Social Services - Social Worker III
Lenoir County Department of Social Services - Social Worker III - Foster Care
SPECIAL ENTRY SALARY: $45,322 - $55,220
Help wanted: Lenoir County Health Department - Public Health Nurse II
Help wanted: Lenoir County Health Department - Public Health Nurse II
Special Entry Salary: $46,455 - $64,038
Help Wanted: Lenoir County Department of Social Services - Office Assistant V
Help Wanted: Lenoir County Department of Social Services - Office Assistant V
SALARY RANGE: $26,984 - $41,059
Help Wanted: Lenoir County Landfill - Solid Waste - Heavy Equipment Operator
Help Wanted: Lenoir County Landfill - Solid Waste - Heavy Equipment Operator
SALARY RANGE: $29,785 - $45,322
From targeted violence to random shootings, Kinston has a crime problem
Kinston has experienced a surge of violent crime in the past seven months. While most of those were said to be targeted attacks, the shootings early Monday morning were not. Ervin Waters Jr., a resident of Greenville, has been charged with shooting at a 71-year-old’s car on July 25, 2022 at 4:20 am on Monday. He then allegedly shot and killed 28-year-old John Palmer on Airport Road at 4:45 am. At 5:45 the same morning, Waters is said to have shot and killed a 17-year-old.
Reece Gardner: What it means to be happy
Today I want to talk about what it means to be happy, as outlined by Columnist Crystal Boyd. We convince ourselves that life will be better after we get married and have children. Then we are frustrated that our children aren't old enough and we'll be more content when they are. After that we're frustrated that we have teenagers to deal with and we'll be happy when they pass that stage.
Governor Cooper issues Executive Order to improve resilience of State Buildings against flooding
Raleigh: Governor Roy Cooper issued Executive Order No. 266 to improve the resilience of state buildings against flooding. The Order directs the North Carolina Department of Administration (NC DOA) to work with stakeholders to update the state’s Uniform Floodplain Management Policy.