Concerns about benefit delays rise as legislative session opens
By Kari Travis
Carolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH — N.C. Senate Republicans aren’t happy with North Carolina’s lagging unemployment insurance system. They think Gov. Roy Cooper is...
COVID-19 Restrictions Force Closure Of Popular Grill
FOUR OAKS - The owner of Holt Lake Gas and Grill announced today the closure of all food service operations in their grill. Tony...
At news briefing, Cooper remains vague about Phase Two of reopening
By Lindsay Marchello
Carolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH — During a May 18 news conference, Gov. Roy Cooper did not provide definitive answers about whether North...
Police Need Help Locating Missing Juvenile
The Wilson's Mills Police Department is asking for assistance locating a missing juvenile. Police Chief A.Z. Williams said 15 year-old Antonio Neal was last...
Crisis May Drive Turn to Suburbs
By JOHN HOOD
RALEIGH — A decade ago, in the aftermath of the Great Recession, business analysts and policymakers thought they saw a turn toward...
Scratch-off ticket dishes up $200,000 prize for Johnston County chef
Fredd Jordan, a chef from Smithfield, shopped for a scratch-off ticket at a Smithfield store and it dished up a $200,000 prize.
Jordan, who said...
Governor Urges Caution at Coast as Arthur Approaches North Carolina
RALEIGH - Governor Roy Cooper is urging people along the North Carolina coast to pay close attention to Tropical Storm Arthur, the first named...
May 17 – 23 Proclaimed Emergency Medical Services Week
May 17 - 23, 2020 has been proclaimed Emergency Medical Services Week in Johnston County by the Johnston County Board of Commissioners.
EMS Teams are...
Free COVID-19 Testing Available Starting May 18 For Prisons, Community Corrections, Juvenile Justice Staff
The N.C. Department of Public Safety has announced an initiative to make COVID-19 testing available to employees in its Division of Adult Correction and...
Judge rules against Cooper in lawsuit limiting indoor worship services
By Rick Henderson
Carolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH — The COVID-19 outbreak can’t be an excuse to outlaw most indoor worship services in North Carolina, a...
