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Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Kinston, Lenoir County consider funding for Bird Dawgs (wcti12.com) — City of Kinston and Lenoir County leaders are weighing a request to give the Down East Bird Dawgs $125,000 each this year and next to stabilize baseball at Grainger Stadium. Team partners say the money would support events, marketing, and upgrades that could bring up to $2 million in tourism and local spending while preserving a beloved family pastime.
2. Kinston City Managers Work Together to Keep the Leadership Transition Smooth for Residents and Employees — Neuse News (neusenews.com) — Kinston's new City Manager, Jon Mendenhall, is working closely with outgoing Interim Manager Ralph Clark to ensure residents see no disruption in trash pickup, utilities, public safety, or permitting. They're reviewing budgets, capital projects, and staffing, while planning employee and public listening sessions so community priorities shape city operations during this leadership transition.
3. MasterBrand to cut up to 391 jobs at Kinston facility (wcti12.com) — Hundreds of jobs are being cut at MasterBrand's Kinston manufacturing facility as the company ends its Value Semi-Custom cabinet operations, with layoffs starting in late November. While Custom and Component operations will continue, this marks a major reversal after recent state-backed expansion plans and could significantly affect local families, the workforce, and Kinston's economy.
4. Kinston Police Department: Case Update — Neuse News (neusenews.com) — Kinston-area detectives have expanded their marijuana trafficking investigation, arresting additional family members of an earlier suspect and seizing thousands of dollars in cash. New charges now include multiple counts of trafficking, conspiracy, and maintaining dwellings for drugs, with one suspect still hospitalized and awaiting service of warrants tied to the ongoing Lenoir County case.
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