Lenoir County News

Since Eastern North Carolina health departments began to receive doses of H1N1 vaccine in mid-October, county health officials report that demand for shots has been brisk - for both standard seasonal flu vaccines as well as H1N1 doses.

Three days of testimony ended in the annexation lawsuit Friday, but Judge Ken Crow does not expect to issue a decision until early December.

The Miss Kinston-Lenoir County Pageant Association and Lenoir Community College will present the 2010 Miss Kinston-Lenoir County and Miss Kinston Lenoir County Outstanding Teen Scholarship Pageant at 7 p.m. today at LCC.

Gov. Bev Perdue said Thursday that it is "visceral" to her to ensure that a group of violent criminals serving life sentences from the 1970s will stay in N.C prisons until at least 2054.

Two juveniles who fled from a home in Kinston were found today by Jacksonville police.

Federal funds have been set aside for upgrades to the aircraft landing guidance system at Kinston's airport.

The Greene County Sheriff's Office is seeking the public's help in apprehending a man who robbed a Beaman's Restaurant employee Friday night.

A Kinston man has been charged with three felonies, while two of his siblings have been charged with witness intimidation.

The student achievement gap between ethnic groups has lasted for decades - and the 2008-2009 school year was no different.

On Nov. 4, The Lenoir County Sheriff's Office arrested 3 suspects in connection with a series of burglaries that occurred between September 9 and Oct.

Rainfall is expected to continue in Eastern North Carolina through Friday morning as a low pressure continues to make its way northward.

Patrolling the streets after dark is something that not everyone is cut out for, but in our Eastern Carolina After Dark Series, Ken Heineck tells us that the job can be rewarding.

After Tuesday's canvassing by the Lenoir County Board of Elections ended, it's official: B.J. Murphy is officially the next mayor of Kinston.

Tara Taylor knows first-hand how important 4-H is to Lenoir County children - the 30-year-old has been involved with the organization since she was 5. For the past five years, she's headed up the Lenoir County 4-H, one of the 18 member agencies of the Lenoir-Greene United Way.

School officials received a grant that will be used for the math, science, technology and engineering-focused high school called Craven Early College East in Havelock.

With $2 million at stake, Lenoir County citizens and government officials have showered the Golden LEAF Foundation with grant requests.

When the final results of the 2009 Kinston mayoral election were announced Tuesday night at the Lenoir County Board of Elections, only two of the three candidates were in the packed conference room.

Dobbs Youth Development Center could soon become a co-ed facility, providing services to the area's at-risk female population.

For the second time during his 18-year career, North Lenoir High School's Brent Williams was named Lenoir County Schools Principal of The Year for 2009-2010. Williams said he received the news last week when a prize patrol team from the school district stopped by his school.

After 30 years of public service, Kinston Public Safety Director Greg Smith is retiring and entering the private sector.