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Education, Local News

Lenoir County’s Sigma Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma recognized outstanding beginning teachers in their third year of teaching in December with the Buzzing Bee BT Award.

Dec 18

Dec 18 Trillium receives two Innovations Award from I2I

Local News, Health

Trillium Health Resources and our partners accepted two Innovations Awards at the Center for Integrative Health (also known as I2I) winter conference. Trillium and Victory Junction received the “Individual and Family Initiatives” Award and we joined Monarch, The Autism Society of North Carolina, and Physicians Alliance for Mental Health in accepting the “ Technology” Award. The Innovation Awards honor innovative services and programs that aim to enhance comprehensive approaches to care by employing cutting-edge methods, tools, and partnerships.

Dec 18

Dec 18 Jackson Heights Church hosts annual Christmas gift giveaway

Kristy Kelly

The Christmas season is a special time of year where many celebrate with friends and family, but it can also be a difficult time of year for many. Therefore, each year our church family at Jackson Heights OFWB Church comes together for our annual Christmas gift giveaway to try to help make the Christmas season a little merrier for those in our community.

Dec 17

Dec 17 Teacher charged with assault on 2-year-old

KPD Press Release

Local News, Crime

On November 8, 2024, the Kinston Police Department was notified of an assault on a 2-year-old child. Officers spoke with the child's parents, who had been informed of the incident by Bethel Christian Academy. The parents were told that the child's teacher, Eunice Massengill (72, of Goldsboro), had hit the child.

Dec 17

Dec 17 Statewide enforcement keeps impaired drivers off the roads

The North Carolina Governor’s Highway Safety Program is partnering with local and state law enforcement to enforce a simple, but weighty message: if you have consumed impairing substances, do not get behind the wheel.

Dec 17

Dec 17 Kinston man charged with felony possession of methamphetamine

LCSO Press Release

Crime, Local News

Earlier today, detectives with the Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit arrested Harold Patrick Winter Jr., 35, of Kinston.

Dec 17

Dec 17 Jeremy Stroud named Executive Director of North Carolina Global TransPark

Kristy Kelly

Jeremy Stroud, P.E., will step into the role of Executive Director of the North Carolina Global TransPark (NCGTP) at the start of the new year, bringing over 18 years of experience in transportation engineering and leadership. Stroud, who currently serves as Deputy Executive Director, succeeds Preston Hunter in the position.

Dec 17

Dec 17 Lenoir Hospital Foundation Awards Fall Scholarships

Education, Local News

The Lenoir Hospital Foundation recently provided funding to support seven recipients with scholarships, assisting with college and continuing education for individuals pursuing healthcare careers and personal growth.

Dec 17

Dec 17 Letter to the Editor: Lenoir County Early College High School

Local News, Letters to the Editor

The first time I had heard of The Lenoir Early College was in 8th grade, and, quite frankly, I wasn't sure what it was initially. My friend explained that her brother had gone to that school, and, basically, one would be able to graduate with both your high school diploma and your associate's degree.

Dec 16

Dec 16 Mike Parker: Watching the Buckeyes in the ‘Shoe'

Mike Parker

Local News, Columns

This story begins more than half a century ago. I entered Ohio State University in Fall 1968 and attended 12 straight quarters to finish my B.A. in English after the summer quarter of 1971. In August of that year, I moved to Kinston.

Dec 16

Dec 16 Letter to the editor: How Far I'll Go……

Education, Letters to the Editor

Growing up, I hated school and everything about it. I hated learning and waking up at 7:30 and how I couldn't understand what others could; having ADHD makes learning a lot harder. I needed more help, a slowed-down pace, and smaller class sizes.

Dec 16

Dec 16 Going the distance: LCC’s Greene County Welding Program attracts students near and far

When Taylor Lowry, an 18-year-old from Chesapeake, Virginia, leaves her home twice a week to make the two-hour-and-forty-five-minute drive to Lenoir Community College’s Greene County Center, it’s not just for any welding course. Lowry is pursuing her goal of one day becoming a welding inspector, and the self-paced Mixed Welding course taught by Justin Harvell is her first step on that journey.

Dec 16

Dec 16 Lenoir County land transfers

Matters of Record, Local News

The following land transfers were filed with the Lenoir County Register of Deeds:

Dec 16

Dec 16 Help Wanted: Instructional Assistant – Public Safety Clinicals

Classifieds

The Instructional Assistant will provide support to the Emergency Medical Sciences Instructor/Coordinator with regard to clinical site management and student clinical scheduling for Emergency Medical Sciences (EMS) programs as well as Workforce Development and Continuing Education health-related programs.

Dec 16

Dec 16 Help Wanted: Instructional Assistant – Public Safety Clinicals

Classifieds

Dec 16

Dec 16 Help wanted: Adjunct English Instructor