On Tuesday August 9, 2022, at 6:12 am, officers with the Kinston Police Department along with EMS and Kinston Fire Department responded to a motor vehicle crash involving a Commercial Truck and motorcycle on 200 block of HWY 58 S. The operator of the motorcycle was pronounced dead on scene. Officers are still conducting their investigation into the incident and charges are pending.
On Thursday, August 4, 2022, Mitchell “Mitch” Cooper, 66, passed away in his home, surrounded by his beloved wife and faithful dogs. A memorial service will be held Saturday, August 13, 2022, in the Edwards Funeral Home Chapel in Kinston, NC. Visitation will begin at 10 am with memorial service to follow at 11am and will be officiated by the Rev. Karl Grant.
Greater Pink Hill’s Business of Excellence Award recipient for August 2022 is Brewed on Broadway. Located at 110 E Broadway St, Pink Hill, North Carolina opened Monday through Friday 7-6pm and Saturday 7-3pm, you can grab fresh brewed coffee, iced lattes, frappes, and smoothies.
Because I am an inveterate optimist who likes to think the best of other folks, I’m going to assume for the sake of the following argument that North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper and former governors Jim Hunt, Mike Easley, and Bev Perdue sometimes sign documents they’ve not closely read.
Inflation and economic uncertainty are hurting small businesses and consumers, who must pay more for essential everyday goods. Energy prices are a particular sticking point, with the national average still up 32.75% from last year. Businesses are feeling the pain of increased transportation costs that translate into the price of goods, municipal transportation fleets are blowing by set fuel budgets, and everyday Americans flinch as they put gas in their tank on their way to work.
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BOILED WATER ADVISORY: All of Stocks McLawhorn Rd and John Merritt Rd - 8/8/2022 Greene County Water Corporation customers are impacted only in the following areas: All of Stocks McLawhorn Rd and John Merritt Rd.
The Golden LEAF Board of Directors awarded $445,582 in funding to support projects through the Open Grants Program and $1,382,782.18 to support rural broadband to community anchor institutions through MCNC. The Golden LEAF Board approved $127,534 in funding for the NC Rural Center to administer the Rural Internship Initiative as part of the Golden LEAF Scholarship Program. The Golden LEAF Board also awarded $1,365,000 in funding for projects through the Flood Mitigation Program.
Dr. Mary Ann Wolf, president and executive director of the Public School Forum of North Carolina, published an interesting article in the Neuse News. She began by citing two school administrators who said they could not get applicants for their vacant teaching positions.
Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) increased in 98 of North Carolina’s counties in June and decreased in two. Edgecombe County had the highest unemployment rate at 8.0 percent while Orange and Buncombe Counties each had the lowest at 3.3 percent. All fifteen of the state’s metro areas experienced rate increases. Among the metro areas, Rocky Mount had the highest rate at 6.5 percent while Asheville and Durham-Chapel Hill each had the lowest at 3.4 percent. The June not seasonally adjusted statewide rate was 4.1 percent.
The following restaurant inspections were conducted by the Lenoir County Health Department:
Latoya Moore of Kinston was named to the Dean's List for the spring semester at University of Maryland Global Campus. To be eligible for the honor, a student must complete at least six credits during the term, earned a grade point average of at least 3.5 for the term, and maintained a cumulative GPA of 3.5 at UMGC.
The following land transfers were filed with the Lenoir County Register of Deeds:
The new addition will be Kinston Community Pharmacy, the pharmacy will open for business on August 8th. The new pharmacy will be located at 324 N Queen St. Suite A in Kinston North Carolina. Our hours of operations will be Monday - Friday 9:00am to 6:00pm
On August 5, at approximately 4:30 pm, Lenoir County Deputies responded to the 400 block of South Wooten Street in La Grange in reference to a shooting incident.
Drought nor heat can hold back a high okra yield, this hardy vegetable is much more water tolerant than most of your garden vegetable plants, and they prefer full sunlight, conditions which are pretty common in southeastern North Carolina!
Jessica Jones, an agriculture education teacher at Woodington Middle School, is ready to do more with her students in the coming school year after completing a nine-day professional development institute at NC State University to teach the Food Science and Safety Curriculum for Agricultural Science Education (CASE) course.
Paul Ladd of Nashville, TN, a graduate of LCC and Senior Correspondent for Nashville-based World Christian Broadcasting, has received the Hall of Fame award from the Nashville chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC).
Lenoir Community College has launched a new online information site, as well as a digital advertising campaign, to quickly and efficiently share job training programs and college information with adults all across the region.
