For information on other arts venues and events in the Lenoir County area, contact the local arts council:
Community Council for the Arts
Sandy Landis
Executive Director
400 N Queen St
PO Box 3554
Kinston, NC 28501
Tel: 252/527-2517
Fax: 252/527-8280
slandis@kinstoncca.com
http://www.kinstoncca.com
La Grange Arts Council
Kent Denton
Chairman
PO Box 8
La Grange, NC 28551-0008
Tel: 252/566-9616
For travel information in the Lenoir County area, contact the visitor service organization:
Kinston Convention and Visitors Bureau
Laura Lee Sylvester
Executive Director
301 N Queen St
PO Box 157
Kinston, NC 28501-4931
Tel: 252/523-2500
Fax: 252/527-1914
info@visitkinston.com
http://www.visitkinston.com
Kinston-Lenoir County Chamber of Commerce
Jim Godfrey
Executive Director
PO Box 157
Kinston, NC 28502-0157
Tel: 252/527-1131
http://www.kinstonchamber.com
Arts and cultural organizations in Lenoir County
Visit the Arts Directory area of our Web site for more information about these groups or use the Search Site box in the upper right.
| The Troubadours |
Performing Group - College/University
Kenneth Ginn
Lenoir Community College
PO Box 188
Kinston, NC 28502-0188
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| Fabulous Four |
Performing Group - Community (avocational perfor
Carolyn M. Howett
3100 Hodge Road
Kinston, NC 28504-1160
Tel: 252/658-6660
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| Kinston Church Musicians Guild |
Performing Group - Community (avocational perfor
Chris Winans
Minister of Music and Youth
601 Madison Ave
Kinston, NC 28501-2225
Tel: 252/522-3011
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| Kinston Winter Bluegrass |
Performing Group - Community (avocational perfor
Carol D. Tyndall
President
PO Box 1696
Kinston, NC 28503-1696
Tel: 252/526-0400
Fax: 252/522-1066
ceedeetee@earthlink.net
http://www.kinstonwinterbluegrass.com
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| Kinston/Lenoir Community Chorale |
Performing Group - Community (avocational perfor
Vincent M Bryant
Artistic Director
PO Box 742
Kinston, NC 28502-0742
Tel: 252/566-4382
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| New Voices/ New Visions |
Performing Group - Community (avocational perfor
Ronn Shedrick
Executive/Artistic Director
400 N Queen St
Kinston, NC 28501-4328
Tel: 252/527-2517
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| St. James AME Chancel Choir |
Performing Group - Community (avocational perfor
401 Greenmeade Drive
Kinston, NC 28501-1715
Tel: 252/527-0131
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| Trinity Drama Ministries |
Performing Group - Community (avocational perfor
Karen Hodges
Director
PO Box 1122
Kinston, NC 28503-1122
Tel: 252/208-4000x4496
tdrama@suddenlink.net
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| Children's Community Chorus |
Performing Group for Young Audiences
Max Blizard
Artistic Director
811 College Street
Kinston, NC 28501-3801
Tel: 252/522-5895
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| Arts Council Theater |
Performance Facility
Kevin Brantley
Co-Chairman
PO Box 958
Kinston, NC 28502-0958
Tel: 252/523-3191
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| Grainger-Hill Performing Arts Center |
Performance Facility
Mary Ellison Turner
President
PO Box 1334
Kinston, NC 28503-1334
Tel: 252/522-4688
Fax: 252/522-5613
mesturner@yahoo.com
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| Kinston Lenoir Performing Arts Center |
Performance Facility
Luanne Harper
Kinston High School
2601 N Queen St
Kinston, NC 28501-1799
Tel: 252/527-8067
lharper@lenoir.k12.nc.us
http://www.lenoir.k12.nc.us/khs/pac/pac.htm
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| Black Heritage Society |
Historical/Science/Interpretive Museum
Malcolm Beech
President
242 S Queen St
PO Box 848
Kinston, NC 28502-0848
Tel: 252/522-4660
Fax: 252/522-4971
Beecheagle@hotmail.com
http://www.culturalheritagemuseum.org
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| C.S.S. Neuse |
Historical/Science/Interpretive Museum
G. Eugene Brown
Site Manager
2612 W Vernon Ave
PO Box 3043
Kinston, NC 28504-3386
Tel: 252/522-2091
Fax: 252/527-7036
cssneuse@ncmail.net
http://www.nchistoricsites.org/neuse/main.htm
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| Caswell No. 1 Fire Station Museum |
Historical/Science/Interpretive Museum
Rose Pully
Chair
118 S Queen St
Kinston, NC 28501-4934
Tel: 252/522-4676
http://www.museumsusa.org/museums/info/1162915
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| Cultural Heritage Museum |
Historical/Science/Interpretive Museum
Malcolm Beech
242 S Queen St
Kinston, NC 28504-6000
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| Wilbur A. Tyndall Museum |
Historical/Science/Interpretive Museum
Wilbur Tyndall
Director
409 N Front St
PO Box 305
Pink Hill, NC 28572-8025
Tel: 252/568-3261
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| Lenoir Community College Art Gallery |
Gallery
Gerald A. Elliott
Visual Arts Department Head
231 Hwy 58 S
PO Box 188
Kinston, NC 28502-0188
Tel: 252/527-6223
http://www.myspace.com/lccart
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| Tar Par |
Book Publisher/Press
Frances C. Parker
President
1202 Harding Avenue
Kinston, NC 28501-3512
Tel: 252/523-5365
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| Eastern North Carolina Bluegrass Association Show |
Fair/Festival
Carol Tyndall
President
Lenoir Community College
231 Hwy 58 S
Kinston, NC 28502
Tel: 252/522-1066
http://www.encbluegrass.freeservers.com/
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| Eastern North Carolina Bluegrass Association |
Concert Series/Series Presenter
Carol D. Tyndall
President
PO Box 1696
Kinston, NC 28503-1696
Tel: 252/559-0778
Fax: 252/522-1066
ceedeetee@earthlink.net
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| The Arts Center (Kinston) |
Arts Cultural Center
Sandy Landis
Director
400 N Queen St
Kinston, NC 28501-4328
Tel: 252/527-2517
Fax: 252/527-8280
http://www.kinstoncca.com/index.htm
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| American Guild of Organists (East Carolina Chapter) |
Artist Guild/Membership Association
Antoinette Tracy Anglin
PO Box 1850
Kinston, NC 28503-1850
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| Kinston Area Railroad Modelers Association |
Artist Guild/Membership Association
Ted Berry
Secretary-Treasurer
1406 St James Pl
Kinston, NC 28504-2542
Tel: 252/324-9037
btwberry@earthlink.net
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| Kinston High School Art Club |
Artist Guild/Membership Association
Fausto M. Cardelli
Art Teacher
2601 North Queen Street
Kinston, NC 28501-1799
Tel: 252/527-8067
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| Lenoir County Artist League |
Artist Guild/Membership Association
Jane W. Harrison
President
400 North Queen Street
Kinston, NC 28501-4328
Tel: 252/522-5008
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| North Carolina Symphony Society (Lenoir County) |
Artist Guild/Membership Association
Kristi Blizzard
President
3905 Hwy 55 W
Kinston, NC 28504
Tel: 252/521-1661
kmblizzard@suddenlink.com
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| Lenoir County Schools |
School District
Curtis R. Rains
Superintendent
PO Box 729
Kinston, NC 28502-0729
Tel: 252/523-8071
Fax: 252/527-6884
andersonwda@yahoo.com
http://www.lenoir.k12.nc.us/
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| C.H. Bynum Elementary School PTO |
School-Parent-Teach Association
Pam Hudson
Counselor
100 Bynum Boulevard
Kinston, NC 28501-5955
Tel: 252/527-4166
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| J. H. Sampson School PTA |
School-Parent-Teach Association
C. C. Moseley
Art Coordinator
100 Bynum Blvd
Kinston, NC 28501-5955
Tel: 252/527-4264
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| La Grange Elementary School PTA |
School-Parent-Teach Association
Roy Smith
404 W Railroad St
La Grange, NC 28551-1640
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| Southeast Elementary School PTO |
School-Parent-Teach Association
Carl Hill
President
201 South McDaniel Street
Kinston, NC 28501-5662
Tel: 252/527-4210
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| Banks Elementary School |
School-Elementary
Sharon Kimrey
Principal
2148 Falling Creek Rd
Kinston, NC 28504-9103
Tel: 252/527-9470
Fax: 252/522-9714
http://www.lenoir.k12.nc.us
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| C. H. Bynum Elementary School |
School-Elementary
Sherron Deal
Principal
100 Bynum Blvd
Kinston, NC 28501-5955
Tel: 252/527-9166
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| Contentnea Elementary School |
School-Elementary
J.A. Jackson
Principal
2909 Grainger Station Rd
Kinston, NC 28501-7330
http://cyber.lenoir.k12.nc.us/contentnea/
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| J. H. Sampson Elementary School |
School-Elementary
John Jones
Principal
100 Bynum Blvd
Kinston, NC 28501-5955
Tel: 252/527-4264
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| La Grange Elementary School |
School-Elementary
Maxine Cooper
Principal
402 W Railroad St
La Grange, NC 28551-1699
Tel: 252/566-4036
http://cyber.lenoir.k12.nc.us/lagrange/
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| Northwest Elementary School |
School-Elementary
Diane Lynch
Principal
1701 Old Well Rd
Kinston, NC 28504-2699
Tel: 252/527-5143
http://www.cyber.lenoir.k12.nc.us/northwest
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| Pink Hill Elementary School |
School-Elementary
Royce K. Swinson
Principal
202 S Central Ave
Pink Hill, NC 28572-8054
Tel: 252/568-4176
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| Southeast Elementary School |
School-Elementary
Felicia Solomon
Principal
201 S McDaniel St
Kinston, NC 28501-5662
Tel: 252/527-4210
Fax: 252/527-5965
http://www.lenoir.k12.nc.us/southeast/
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| Southwood Elementary School |
School-Elementary
Jerry Walter
Principal
1245 NC Hwy 58 S
Kinston, NC 28504-9706
Tel: 252/527-9081
jwalton@lenoir.k12.nc.us
http://www.lenoir.k12.nc.us/southwood/
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| Teacher's Memorial School |
School-Elementary
Sherlene Gray
Principal
500 Marcella Dr
Kinston, NC 28501-2399
Tel: 252/527-0225
http://cyber.lenoir.k12.nc.us/teachers/
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| E. B. Frink Middle School |
School-Middle
Gerald Roberson
Principal
102 N Martin Luther King Dr
La Grange, NC 28551-1441
Tel: 252/566-3326
http://www.ebfrinkmiddleschool.org
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| Rochelle Middle School |
School-Middle
W. Earl Heath
Principal
301 North Rochelle Boulevard
Kinston, NC 28501-5262
Tel: 252/527-4290
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| Woodington Middle School |
School-Middle
Earl W. Bielby
Principal
4939 US Hwy 258 S
Kinston, NC 28504-7143
Tel: 252/523-9670
http://cyber.lenoir.k12.nc.us/woodington/
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| Kinston High School |
School-Secondary
Fausto M. Cardelli
Art Teacher
2601 N Queen St
Kinston, NC 28501-1799
Tel: 252/527-8067
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| North Lenoir High School |
School-Secondary
Donna Hopewell
Teacher
2400 Institute Road
La Grange, NC 28551-6799
Tel: 252/527-9184
Fax: 252/527-8672
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| South Lenoir High School |
School-Secondary
Bobby Davis
Principal
3355 Hwy 11 South
Deep Run, NC 28525
Tel: 252/568-6161
Fax: 252/568-6015
http://cyber.lenoir.k12.nc.us/slhs/
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| Lenoir Community College |
School-Vocational/Technical College
Brantley Briley
President
PO Box 188
Kinston, NC 28502-0188
Tel: 252/272-4723
kft860@email.lenoir.cc.nc.us
http://www.lenoircc.edu
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| Kinston City Schools Community Schools Program |
School-Other
Allen Huggins
Coordinator
PO Box 729
Kinston, NC 28502-0729
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| Lenoir County Schools Community Schools Program |
School-Other
Jim Bardon
Director
PO Drawer 729
Kinston, NC 28502-0729
Tel: 252/523-8071
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| Arendell Parrott Academy |
School-K-12
Fine Arts Chairman
PO Box 1297
Kinston, NC 28503-1297
Tel: 252/522-4222
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| Kinston Charter Academy |
School-K-12
Annie Kornegay
AG Teacher
2000 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
Kinston, NC 28501-1845
Tel: 252/522-0210
akornegay@embarqmail.com
http://www.kinstoncharteracademy.com
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| R. H. Lewis School |
School-K-12
Linda Dawson
Project Director
501 North Independent Street
Kinston, NC 28501-4499
Tel: 252/527-3456
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| Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library |
Library
Agnes W. Ho
Director
510 N Queen St
Kinston, NC 28501-4399
Tel: 252/527-7066
Fax: 252/527-8220
aho@neuselibrary.org
http://www.neuselibrary.org
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| La Grange Public Library |
Library
Director
119 E Washington St
La Grange, NC 28551-1713
Tel: 252/566-3722
Fax: 252/566-9768
lagrange@neuselibrary.org
http://www.neuselibrary.org
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| Lenoir Community College Learning Resources Center |
Library
Stephen Hawkins
Director
231 Hwy 58 South
PO Box 188
Kinston, NC 28501
Tel: 252/527-6223
Fax: 252/527-1199
shawkins@lenoircc.edu
http://www.lenoircc.edu
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| Neuse Regional Library System |
Library
Agnes Ho
Director
510 N Queen St
Kinston, NC 28501-4399
Tel: 252/527-7066
Fax: 252/527-8220
aho@neuselibrary.org
http://www.neuselibrary.org
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| Pink Hill Branch Library |
Library
Director
114 W Broadway St
Pink Hill, NC 28572-7991
Tel: 252/568-3631
Fax: 252/568-3631
pinkhill@neuselibrary.org
http://www.neuselibrary.org
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| Kinston Historic District Commission |
Historical Society/Commission
Olin Lawson
604 W Washington Ave
Kinston, NC 28501-4260
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| Kinston Historic Districts Commission |
Historical Society/Commission
Kathy Blake
Planner II
207 East King Street
Kinston, NC 28501-4917
Tel: 252/559-4217
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| Lenoir County Historical Association |
Historical Society/Commission
Richard Adrian King
President
PO Box 1132
Kinston, NC 28501-1132
Tel: 252/522-4676x2020
Fax: 252/522-4555
http://www.lenoircountyhistorical.com
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| Brody Brothers' Foundation |
Foundation
Leo Brody
Foundation Manager
PO Box 1046
Kinston, NC 28503-1046
Tel: 252/523-2938
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| Felix Harvey Foundation |
Foundation
901 Dewey St
Kinston, NC 28501-3630
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| Jenkins-Tapp Foundation |
Foundation
Elizabeth Jenkins
President
PO Box 667
Kinston, NC 28502-0667
Tel: 252/527-2448
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| Schecter Foundation |
Foundation
Sol Schechter
President
1204 Perry Park Dr
Kinston, NC 28501-3550
Tel: 252/527-8011
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| E. I. duPont de Nemours & Company |
Corporation/Business
Manager
PO Box 800
Kinston, NC 28502-0800
Tel: 252/522-6111
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| Nationwide Insurance |
Corporation/Business
2803 Vernon Ave West C
Kinston, NC 28504-3345
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| Adkin Alumni and Friends |
Community Service Organization
Eddie Kornegay
100 N Duggins Dr
Kinston, NC 28501-8218
Tel: 252/527-6775
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| Boys and Girls Club of Lenoir County |
Community Service Organization
Charlie Smith
Executive Director
606 Tower Hill Rd
Kinston, NC 28501-5141
Tel: 252/523-3598
Fax: 252/523-4457
bglenoir@eastlink.net
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| Cultural Heritage Museum Project |
Community Service Organization
Debbie Beech Burrell
Vice President
302 Summitt Ave
Kinston, NC 28501-3958
Tel: 252/268-0778
Fax: 252/939-1539
dbeech@icomnet.com
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| Friends of the Neuse Regional Library |
Community Service Organization
Agnes. W Ho
Director of Libraries
510 N Queen St
Kinston, NC 28501-4399
Tel: 252/527-7066
Fax: 252/527-8220
nrl@neuselibrary.org
http://www.neuselibrary.org/friendskl.html
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| Georgia K. Battle Community Center |
Community Service Organization
Paul Koonce
Director
PO Drawer 339
Kinston, NC 28502-0339
Tel: 252/527-1784
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| Lenoir County 4-H |
Community Service Organization
Tara Taylor
Associate Extension Agent
1791 Hwy 11 55
Kinston, NC 28504
Tel: 252/527-2191
tara_taylor@ncsu.edu
http://lenoir.ces.ncsu.edu/
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| Lenoir County Extension Homemakers Association |
Community Service Organization
Marquerite Whitfield
Chairman of FCLI
1791 Hwys 11/55
Kinston, NC 28504-4755
Tel: 252/527-2191
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| Netta Community Center |
Community Service Organization
Remus Stanley
284 Pearson Rd
Kinston, NC 28504-7705
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| North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service (Lenoir County) |
Community Service Organization
Tammy Kelly
Director
1791 Hwy 11 55
Kinston, NC 28504
Tel: 252/527-2191
tammy_kelly@ncsu.edu
http://lenoir.ces.ncsu.edu/
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| P.R.I.D.E. of Rochelle |
Community Service Organization
Henry F. Street
Founder and Director
301 N Rochelle Dr
Kinston, NC 28501-5262
Tel: 252/527-4290
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| Pride of Kinston |
Community Service Organization
Adrian King
Executive Director
327 N Queen St
Kinston, NC 28501-4984
Tel: 252/522-4676
Fax: 252/523-1685
aking-pride@embarqmail.com
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| S.A.F.E. (Lenoir County) |
Community Service Organization
Sue Lawson
Executive Director
834 Hardee Rd
Kinston, NC 28504-3358
Tel: 252/523-5573
Fax: 252/523-9888
Safe@Icom.net
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| Dobbs Youth Center |
Correctional Institution
Michael Parker
Project Director
3060 Dobbs Farm Rd
Kinston, NC 28504-8908
Tel: 252/522-0511x255
Fax: 252/526-4610
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| Caswell Center Museum and Visitors Center |
Health Care Organization
Beverly Carruth
Director
2415 W Vernon Ave
Kinston, NC 28504-3321
Tel: 252/208-3780
caswell.center@ncmail.net
http://www.caswellcenter.org
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| Baptist Children's Homes of North Carolina |
Religious Organization
Annie Kornegay
Case Manager
2557 Cedar Dell Lane
Kinston, NC 28504-9703
Tel: 252/527-4402
Fax: 252/527-4422
askornegay@bchfamily.org
http://www.bchfamily.org
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| Gordon Street Christian Church |
Religious Organization
Martha Smith
Evangelism Chair
118 E Gordon St
Kinston, NC 28501-4906
Tel: 252/527-9410
esmithhsd@earthlink.net
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| Day Break Adult Day Services |
Senior Citizens' Center
Cora Mattocks
Executive Director
517 N Queen Street
Kinston, NC 28501-4329
Tel: 252/527-6882
Fax: 252/527-9447
daybreak@portbridge.com
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| Kinston/Lenoir Recreation Department |
Parks and Recreation Department
Director
405 N McLewean St
PO Drawer 339
Kinston, NC 28501-4431
Tel: 252/939-3332
Fax: 252/939-3129
http://www.kinstonrec.com/
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| City of Kinston |
Local Government
Scott Stevens
City Manager
PO Drawer 339
Kinston, NC 28502-0339
Tel: 252/527-2111
Scott.Stevens@ci.kinston.nc.us
http://www.ci.kinston.nc.us/
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| Lenoir County |
Local Government
Isabelle Fletcher
County Commissioner
4007 NC Hwy 58 N
Kinston, NC 28504-7935
Tel: 252/527-7665
http://www.co.lenoir.nc.us/
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| Kinston Daily Free Press |
Media-Daily Newspaper
Mary Ellison Turner
Managing Editor
2103 N Queen St
Kinston, NC 28501-1695
Tel: 252/527-3191
Fax: 252/527-1813
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| Weekly Gazette |
Media-Weekly Newspaper
J Penuel
Editor
108 South Caswell Street
La Grange, NC 28551-1794
Tel: 252/566-3028
Fax: 252/566-3345
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| WELS Radio |
Media-Radio
Anthony Gonzales
News Director
PO Box 3384
Kinston, NC 28502-3384
Tel: 252/523-5151
Fax: 252/523-9357
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| WKNS Radio |
Media-Radio
Jim Kelso
Station Manager
Lenoir Community College
PO Box 188
Kinston, NC 28502-0188
Tel: 252/527-6223
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