Lenoir County, NC

Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Manager’s Recommended Budget In accordance with N.C.G.S. 159-12(b) for the purpose of taking comments from the public with regards to the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 budget, as proposed and submitted by the County Manager to the Board of Commissioners on May 16, 2022, the Lenoir County Board of Commissioners will conduct a Public Hearing on Monday, June 6, 2022, during the regular meeting of the Commissioners which begins at 9:00 a.m. in the Commissioner’s Chambers located at 130 South Queen Street, Kinston, NC.

KINSTON, Lenoir County — Officials with the Kinston Police Department said one of its police officers was involved in a vehicle crash. They said it happened around 2:34 p.m. at the intersection of Plaza Blvd. and N. Herritage Street. The police officer was traveling East on Plaza and the...

Michelle Cash (R) defeated incumbent Billy Davis (R) in the 2022 Primary Election for a seat on the Lenoir County Board of Education for District One. Cash is a crop insurance agent from Deep Run and has two daughters with her husband, Jason Cash. “I am very excited and ready...

Vivian Howard grew up in Lenoir County, North Carolina. She has authored two award-winning cookbooks, created and starred in TV shows Somewhere South and A Chef’s Life, and owns four restaurants—including her latest, Lenoir, in Charleston. The Accidental Chef. “I started working in kitchens 25 years ago to...

KINSTON, N.C. (WNCT) — A Kinston man has been arrested and charged in the shooting of a teen that happened last Friday. Kinston Police said in a media release Tuesday evening that Jameon Strong, 21, of Kinston, was taken into custody. He is facing attempted murder charges in the shooting a 17-year-old that happened last […]

During his nine years leading the small, rural high school in eastern North Carolina, Greene has helped the school shed its status as one of the state’s lowest performing schools to achieve high growth in the two years prior to the COVID pandemic, which forced the suspension of school accountability measures.

KINSTON, Lenoir County — Officials with the Kinston Police Department arrested a man for his involvement in a shooting. Jameon Strong, 21, of Kinston was charged with attempted murder. Strong was jailed in the Lenoir County Jail under a $1 million bond.

Michelle Cash has defeated incumbent Billy Davis in the Lenoir County Board of Education District 1 primary race, according to Tuesday night's unofficial results. Cash, a Republican, will go unchallenged by a Democratic opponent in the November general election unless a candidate petitions the board of elections to run as a write-in candidate.  ...

It was a light election year for the primary in Lenoir County. Locally, there was one contested race for the Lenoir County Board of Education. In District 1, Michelle Cash defeated challenger Billy Davis.

LENOIR COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) -Two Lenoir County leaders died over the weekend. Former Kinston Mayor, Johnnie Mosley died at the age of 79 at his home on Saturday, according to Mills Funeral Home. Mosley was the first Black Mayor of Kinston. Additionally, 73-year-old George W. Graham who represented Lenoir County...

Two men were arrested in one of two shootings in Kinston last week that police believe are related. According to the Kinston Police Department, Knolege Johnson, and Jamir Davis, both 18, are each charged with attempted murder in the shooting of Ricky Roach Jr., 23, early Friday. Roach was shot...

On Tuesday, May 17th, 2022, members of the Kinston Police Department were able to apprehend and charge Jameon Strong, 21, of Kinston N.C. for his involvement in the attempted murder of the 17 year old male victim from Friday’s shooting incident. Strong was placed in the Lenoir County Jail under a $1,000,000.00 bond.

With two preliminary round wins, a team of four rising juniors from Lenoir County Early College High School have earned the right to compete for a spot in the finals of the National Personal Finance Challenge, one of only two teams in the state and 24 in the nation still in the running.

According to multiple sources, former NC House Representative and Lenoir County Chairman George Graham has passed away. Graham was born on February 16, 1949. He was 73. Graham served as a member of the NC House from 2013 through 2018 and served the citizens of Lenoir County for over 30 years on the board of commissioners.

KINSTON, Lenoir County — Officers with the Kinston Police Department responded to a shots fired call Friday, May 13th. When they arrived, officers found a 17-year-old male with an apparent gunshot wound. Authorities said the shooting happened shortly before 6:30 PM near the 400 Block of Atlantic Avenue. Emergency...

From 3 p.m. until 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 21, the Kinston Music Park will offer fun and Funk as the African American Heritage Commission of Kinston and Lenoir County hosts its fifth edition of the Funk Festival. The park is located at Spring Hill and South Queen Street in Kinston. The Community Council for the Arts, Visit Kinston, and the North Carolina Arts Council also support this event.

KINSTON, N.C. (WNCT) — Kinston police believe two separate shootings this week may be related. They arrested two suspects in the second shooting, which happened on Friday. Police said Knolege Johnson and Jamir Davis, both 18, were arrested on Friday around 4:40 p.m. Both were charged with one count of attempted murder in reference to […]

KINSTON, Lenoir County — Two politicians dedicated to service in Lenoir County died over the weekend. Former Mayor Johnnie Mosley of Kinston has died. Mosley was the city's first black mayor, serving two terms in the early 2000’s. Former N.C. House Representative and Lenoir County Chairman George W....

Primary day is almost here. I just want to take time and thank everyone for their support that they have shown me in the past the present and hopefully future. I have lived in this community (District 1) My while life, my opponent has not. I graduated from South Lenoir high school, I worked for Lenoir County School system for 32 years and retire. I have been on the school board for 16 years. We have made great strides in the 16 years, and in those 16 years we have gone from our staff and faculty attending training and seminars to now they are teaching the classes. We also had the superintendent of the year for the state in 2021.