Lenoir Community College student Jared Santiago-Lopez is a 19-year-old with a heart full of determination and a vision for a better future. Having spent most of his life in Kinston after his family immigrated from Mexico, he has taken on a challenge not only for himself but for his entire community.
As a member of the Department of Social Services with Lenoir County Government, you can make a difference! The agency is seeking candidates for a Child Support Agent II. Candidates in this classification are responsible for the initiation, organization, and enforcement of child support orders in the Child Support Enforcement (IV-D) program.
On Tuesday, September 24, 2024, at approximately 6:30 am, A-Squad officers conducted a vehicle stop with Jennifer Hutchens (50 of Raleigh) for motor vehicle violations. During the traffic stop officers suspected Hutchens was impaired and conducted a DWI investigation.
Richard “Dale” Cahoon, 72, of Kinston passed away Monday, September 23, 2024. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, October 12, 2024, at 2PM, at 4088 Falling Creek Road, La Grange.
This will be a LARGE storm and we will experience at least some impacts in Eastern North Carolina.
This is our second briefing on Tropical Storm Helene. As of now our biggest risks are a tornado threat Friday and strong winds over the coastal waters.
Bullying is like a stinky weed. It needs to be eradicated at the root, not just chopped off to grow back again. I can say from experience that being bullied is the pits. I have been bullied, and it takes too much energy dealing with it. Some people shrug it off, some fight back with words, but some people snap. That is tragic.
3HC Board Chair, Shirley Harkey, DHA, RN, FACHE, sent notice to 3HC’s Executive Team on Monday, September 16, 2024, announcing the appointment of Jennifer J. Whitley, MSN, RN, FNP-C as President and Chief Executive Officer effective September 17, 2024.
The Lenoir County Council on Aging hosted a nonpartisan political forum for candidates in the upcoming 2024 election. The forum featured state and local candidates who addressed both the short- and long-term needs of the aging population.
This is our first briefing on newly named Tropical Storm Helene. While the current track would keep the MOST significant impacts to our west, this will be a LARGE storm and we may still experience at least some impacts in Eastern North Carolina.
On Monday, September 23, 2024, detectives from the Kinston Police Department secured warrants for 21-year-old Bryson Bradley of Lenoir County. He is charged in connection with the murder of Korie Williams and the attempted murder of Yahmmek Coward, Lyasia Lawson, and Deshakeen Turnage.
North Carolina’s future isn’t locked down by Republicans or Democrats—it’s the independents and swing voters who hold the real power." With 16 electoral votes at stake, faith is influencing both sides, but weaponizing religion to win political points only deepens the division. In this battleground state, independents will be the ones to tip the scales in 2024.
A new Charters of Freedom setting has been unveiled at the Jones County Civic Center, bringing replicas of the United States' founding documents to the local community. The installation, a project of the nonprofit Foundation Forward, Inc., features replicas of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights.
The following land transfers were filed with the Lenoir County Register of Deeds:
Judy Ester (Bowen) Martin passed away peacefully at her home in Kinston, NC on Saturday, September 21, 2024. No services will be held, and in lieu of flowers the family asks those who wish to express sympathy to consider making a donation to Lucky Cats of Kinston or the Lenoir County SPCA in Judy's name.
