COVID-19
Gov. Cooper Announces Frontline Essential Workers Eligible For Vaccination Beginning March 3rd
RALEIGH – Today, Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy K. Cohen, M.D. announced that additional frontline essential workers in Group 3 will…
Republican Effort To Overturn Veto On Reopening Schools Falls Short
By John TrumpCarolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — The N.C. General Assembly on Monday, March 1, tried but failed — by one vote, 29-20 — to override the governor’s veto…
Lawmakers Push Bills To Free Counties From COVID Restrictions
By Andrew DunnCarolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — Lawmakers in the General Assembly have filed a series of bills that would exempt counties they represent from some or all of…
Mental Health Advocates Support Return Of Full-Time Classroom Instruction
By Dallas Woodhouse Carolina Journal News Service Mental health experts who are also parents with students in Wake County Public Schools are sounding an alarm over a rising mental health crisis…
NC Top In The Nation For Vaccinating People 65 And Older
Kaiser Family Foundation ranks North Carolina as first in the nation for vaccinating the largest share of its 65 and older population at 49%. This rate does not include those in…
Cooper Makes Move To Reopen Bars, Says More Government Money Is Needed
By John Trump Carolina Journal News Service Private bars will open at limited capacity under a new executive decree from the governor, although at the same time he called for…
Thousands Of JCPS Educators Vaccinated On First Day Of Eligibility
On the first day that the COVID-19 vaccine was available to all educators in North Carolina, more than 2,000 Johnston County Public Schools employees received their first-round dose at a…
Governor Announces Easing Of COVID-19 Restrictions
As North Carolina’s numbers continue to show improvement and vaccine distribution increases, Governor Roy Cooper announced today (Wednesday) that the state will carefully ease some of its COVID-19 restrictions. Executive…
State Board Of Elections Recommends Delaying 2021 Elections, 2022 Primary
By Andrew DunnCarolina Journal News Service With new U.S. Census data not expected until September, the State Board of Elections is recommending moving all of this year’s municipal elections to…
Johnston County, Four Oaks Awarded Coronavirus Grants
Coronavirus Grants Awarded to 34 Communities$26.8 million in aid to rural North Carolina in COVID-19 response RALEIGH – Nearly $27 million in grants has been awarded to 34 municipal and…
Judge Struggles To Find Distinction That Would Keep N.C. Bars Closed
By John Trump Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — A Superior Court judge asked repeatedly Thursday, Feb. 18, for evidence that would justify state government orders that keep private bars…
Nash Correctional Offender Dies After Testing Positive For COVID-19
A Nash Correctional Institution offender with pre-existing medical conditions, who tested positive for COVID-19, has died at a hospital. “We continue to work hard to mitigate the impact of COVID-19…
