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LCC is proud of each of these students for their accomplishments and their decision to attend LCC for Engineering. The National Science Foundation and ECU’s Department of Engineering are helping to provide Lenoir, Jones, and Greene County students with the opportunity to further their education in Engineering through these funds, which will ultimately benefit our community through developing a skilled workforce.
Forbes partnered with market research company Statista to create the third annual list of America’s Best Employers By State. Lenoir County Public Schools ranked 55 on the list for North Carolina.
2016 Miss Kinston-Lenoir County and former Down East Wood Ducks intern Lily Faulconer is now a member of the East Carolina University Alumni Association board of directors. The ECU Alumni Association approved six new members to join its board of directors recently. The board operates to provide strategic direction, resources and professional expertise to carry out the university’s alumni engagement objectives. The elected members joined the board in July and will serve three-year terms that end in 2024.
A high school student from Lenoir County is among 20 selected for the EC Scholars program at East Carolina University.
Zac and Grant Holcomb stand outside the future home of Additive America at 300 N. Herritage St. in downtown Kinston, North Carolina. As a cold March wind blows through downtown, the brothers step inside to observe the latest renovations to the historic building they purchased. The two brothers, transplants from Columbus Ohio, now call Kinston home, and it was their cutting-edge new business that brought them here.
Emily Garris has been chosen as Greene Early College Teacher of the Year 2021-2022.
Rodney McNeill has been the principal of Greene Early College High School for the past seven years. Three years ago, he embarked on an academic journey to pursue his doctoral degree at East Carolina University.
Three young women who put their hearts into teaching Lenoir County Public Schools’ youngest students have surfaced as finalists for the district honor of 2021-2022 Teacher of the Year.
North Carolina native Dr. Philip Rogers has been elected the 12th chancellor of East Carolina University by the UNC Board of Governors. The appointment is a homecoming for Rogers, 37, who is senior vice president of learning and engagement for the American Council on Education. Rogers was raised in Greenville and is the great-grandson of an early student of the East Carolina Teachers Training School. His wife, Dr. Rebekah P. Rogers, is a two-time ECU alumna.
East Carolina University officials have awarded exclusive pouring rights to Minges Bottling Group, a Pepsi-Cola company, after a competitive bid process. The contract gives Minges Bottling Group the exclusive right to sell its products on campus with a combined bid of up to $8.2 million over a period of 10 years beginning January 11, 2021. This replaces the previous contract with Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated which had been in place since 2011.
A poll conducted Oct. 15-18 by the ECU Center for Survey Research shows a three-point lead (50% to 47%) for Democrat Joe Biden over Republican Donald Trump among likely voters in North Carolina. The Senate race between Democrat Cal Cunningham and Republican Thom Tillis remains a tossup with Cunningham holding a 48-47% lead, while Democrat Roy Cooper leads Republican challenger Dan Forest, 53% to 44%.
A new political poll by East Carolina University’s Center for Survey Research shows competitive races in North Carolina, including for president, governor, and US Senate.
East Carolina University will move undergraduate courses online for the remainder of the fall semester, beginning Wednesday, Aug. 26, Interim Chancellor Ron Mitchelson announced today.
Mr. and Mrs. Perry Jones of Kinston, NC are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Ashley Nicole to Ronald Hunter Stephens, son of Mr. and Mrs. Chris Stephens of Kinston, NC.
Davis Basden, a 2016 graduate of Parrott Academy, has been selected by the East Carolina University College of Business as its 2019-2020 Outstanding Senior in Finance.
