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Kinston planning director serves last day
After 16 years and nine months with the city of Kinston, Tommy Lee, director of planning, served his last day on Monday.
Column: Vacationing in Lenoir County on a $20 budget
Times are tough - and they seem to just keep getting tougher. In an effort to save money, I've canceled my subscription to Priapism Monthly, switched from Sure deodorant to peppermint candy and have stopped sending monthly support payments to my second family in Argentina.
New school construction continues in Lenoir County
New school construction is set to begin this week at Banks Elementary School, which will be completed by next summer.
Lenoir County Schools considers redistricting plan
The Lenoir County Board of Education is scheduled to vote Monday night on a proposed redistricting plan for elementary schools located within Kinston city limits.
Newspapers help supplement classroom instruction
South Lenoir High School teacher Joseph Noble wasn't quite sure in the beginning if a teaching career was something he wanted for his life.
H1N1 flu strikes Lenoir County
The Lenoir County Health Department reported two laboratory confirmed cases of novel influenza A , formerly known as swine flu, Friday.
Boys & Girls Club grads tour D.C.
Kinston High School's graduation on June 13 was plenty exciting - but for six particular graduates, it was just the beginning.
Fight against cancer continues
The walk against cancer wrapped up Saturday morning at South Lenoir High School but the fight against the disease continues long after the last step around the track.
Dawson Column: All-America City details leaked to press
A group of hopeful Kinstonians is heading to Tampa this week to bring the All-America City title back to Kinston.
GOP to Dems: Join us in fight against forced annexation
Lenoir County Republican Party Chairman Harry Edwards has issued a invitation to the Democratic Party: Please support the GOP in its fight against forced annexation.
Overturned fertlizer truck removed from Lenoir County roadway
Emergency road crews have cleared a Lenoir County roadway after a truck hauling liquid fertilizer overturned.
Lenoir County Schools moves closer to redistricting
The Lenoir County Board of Education will likely vote on a revised redistricting plan June 29.
Kinston native Tara Taylor's life was shaped by her involvement in 4-H. "I would say that the experiences that I had in 4-H made me the person that I am," she said.
Lenoir County commissioners got a glimpse Monday of a new jail expansion plan that could go to bid for construction in October.
Fire Chief: Funnel Cloud Touches Down In Lenoir County
Clean-up is underway in parts of Eastern Carolina Monday evening after severe thunderstorms rumbled through.
N.C. House, Senate Dems readying for budget talks
Their marathon budget week now over, House Democrats soon must get to work again on crafting a compromise with their Senate counterparts over the right mix of spending cuts and higher taxes.
New principals named in Lenoir County
Several Lenoir County schools will have new principals next year when school resumes for students in August.
House gives OK to state budget with higher taxes
The state House gave final approval early today to its $18.6 billion budget for state government next year that imposes higher taxes added by Democrats who argued they're necessary to avoid crushing spending cuts.
Three home invasions take place in northern Lenoir County
A family dog named Fatboy took a bullet for his owner during an attempted home invasion in La Grange on Thursday, one of three such incidents in northern Lenoir County that has the attention of the sheriff's office and the State Bureau of Investigation.
Change is coming to Moss Hill Elementary School this summer as work begins on the school's new two-story classroom addition.