Beginning March 17, 2025 and continuing until April 21, 2025 the above water utilities in Lenoir County will temporarily change the disinfectant used in the water treatment process. They will be using chlorine rather than chloramines during this five-week period. 

MOUNT OLIVE, N.C., February 21, 2025 — Forbes has named Southern Bank the Best Bank in America.  The 16th annual America’s Best Banks list assesses 200 publicly traded banks, and this year the top spot  went to Southern Bank, which has more than 60 branches across North Carolina and Virginia and $5  billion in assets.