Lenoir County’s Sigma Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma recently recognized outstanding beginning teachers in their third year of teaching for the month of October. Congratulations to Melanie Smith, teacher at South Lenoir High School, Will Kelly, teacher at Contentnea-Savannah K-8 School, and Tony Kopanski, teacher at Woodington Middle School for having been chosen by their mentors.
Governor Cooper and staff from the Governor’s Office met with officials from Duke Energy to ask questions about the causes of power outages over the Christmas holiday, December 24, 25, and 26, and understand utility leaders’ plans to avoid similar outages and improve communications with customers and the public in the future.
Yesterday I spent over 30 minutes making a doctor's appointment. When I went online to get the phone number (who has a yellow pages anymore?), I was prompted to contact the appointment clerk with a quick email. Several hours later, the clerk texted a response that included her phone number.
A Lenoir County woman has been arrested by the Pink Hill Police Department after a Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office investigation.
Munn Gymnasium at South Lenoir High School sustained damage as a storm moved through the area. “The roof was damaged in places but is intact structurally. School is expected to open to students on Thursday as scheduled,” said Lenoir County Public Information Officer Patrick Holmes.
More than $1.3 million in state grants won by the LCPS Transportation Department will upgrade the district’s bus fleet by reducing its impact on the environment.
Bonita Joy (Stroud) Bourdas, age 68, of Kinston, NC, was promoted to Glory on Monday, January 2nd, 2023, surrounded by her loved ones. Visitation: Friday Evening, January 6th, from 6-8:00 P.M. at Howard Carter Funeral Home, located at 1608 W. Vernon Avenue in Kinston. A Graveside Service will be held on Saturday Morning, January 7th at Pinelawn Memorial Park at 11:00 A.M.
As part of the annual Bicycle Helmet Initiative to encourage more children to wear helmets, the N.C. Department of Transportation will give free protective headwear to organizations across the state to distribute to youth cyclists.
Visit Kinston/Kinston-Lenoir County Tourism Development Authority is seeking qualified applicants for the position of Visitor Experience Manager to join our team. Visit Kinston operates the Kinston-Lenoir County Visitor and Information Center seven days a week and manages Tourism Development for Kinston-Lenoir County.
William (Bill) Smith, 88, of Kinston passed away December 30, 2022, after battling respiratory issues for many years. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 A.M., Saturday, January 7, 2023, at First Presbyterian Church, 2101 N. Herritage Street, Kinston, NC 28501.
Do you ever watch the news or hear about challenges in our community and think, “I wish there was something I could do to make a difference?” Well, there is!
The N.C. Department of Transportation accomplished feats in 2022 that will improve the lives of North Carolinians and visitors to our state for decades to come.
Amanda and Matt Morgan are handcrafted pewter artisans who hope to keep the tradition alive by providing quality products their customer’s love. House of Morgan Pewter, located in Kinston was built by Morgan’s uncle and aunt, Kent and Martha Morgan who taught themselves how to work with pewter.
The vehicle has been identified and suspects are being sought. This case is still under investigation and juveniles are suspected.
Multiple fire departments at the scene of a working residential structure fire. Just after 03:00 am this morning, Lenoir County 911 received a call reporting a home on fire. Fire department crews arrived to find heavy fire showing from a large two-story home.
As 2022 drew to a close, I had an acute awareness of how much complaining I had done last year. I confess that fault to my shame. So much in my life that brings me joy and continual challenge, yet I focus on the negatives too much of the time.
Listed below are the upcoming commissioner meetings for Lenoir County, Jones County, and Greene County.
The following land transfers were filed with the Lenoir County Register of Deeds:
2022 brought the best out of Magic Mile Media and Neuse News. While there were many highlights, a few moments stand out.
