COVID-19
Financial Watchdog’s Report Shows Good Management In N.C. Cities
By Johnny Kampis Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — While an annual report from a financial watchdog shows most U.S. cities are poorly prepared to face the fiscal fallout from the…
NC Launches “Find My Vaccine Group” To Help People Know When They Have A Spot To Take Their Shot
State Close to Exhausting Supply of First Doses The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services launched a new online tool to help North Carolinians know when they will…
AG Recommends Lawmakers Use Dish Settlement Money To Expand Access
By Johnny Kampis Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein wants lawmakers to use millions won from a settlement with Dish Network to expand internet access for…
$2.5 Million Approved To Help Fund Transit Rides To And From COVID-19 Vaccine Sites
The NC Department of Transportation and the NC Department of Health and Human Services announced that approximately $2.5 million in Coronavirus Relief Funding is being distributed to local transit agencies across the…
School Choice Could See Gains In New Legislature
By David Bass Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — As North Carolina prepares to celebrate National School Choice Week Jan. 24-30, the cause of educational freedom could see even more advancement during…
First Identified Case Of B.1.1.7 COVID-19 Variant Reported In NC
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is reporting the first identification in a North Carolina resident of the COVID-19 variant called B.1.1.7, which was first detected in…
Harnett County Health Department COVID-19 Vaccine Second Dose Update
Public Health Officials with the Harnett County Health Department announced that individuals who have received their first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at the Harnett County Health Department will…
Cohen Urges Patience As Vaccine Rollout Slowly Accelerates
By John Trump Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — State health secretary Dr. Mandy Cohen updated reporters on Thursday, Jan. 21 about the state of COVID-19 vaccinations in North Carolina. She…
Broadband Funding Will Capture Lawmakers’ Attention This Session
By Johnny Kampis Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — When the General Assembly reconvenes next week, broadband promises to be a hot topic. One of lawmakers’ first order of business, according to…
Johnston County Schools Administers First Round Of COVID-19 Vaccine To Employees
Johnston County Public Schools began vaccinating employees with the first round of the COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday, Jan. 19. The district received approximately 40 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine…
COVID Immunity Is Too Far Off
By JOHN HOOD RALEIGH — As of January 18, North Carolina has received about a million doses of COVID-19 vaccines. Nearly 330,000 of those doses have been injected into the…
Prisons’ First Vaccine Allocation Arrives, Inoculations Have Begun
RALEIGH -The North Carolina prison system has received its first allocation of coronavirus vaccine, and inoculations began Wednesday morning. “I urge everyone to get vaccinated,” said Todd Ishee, Commissioner of…
