Cooper Tightens Mask Requirement, Warns Of Further Restrictions
By John Trump
Carolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper in a new executive order is encouraging local authorities to pursue criminal and civil penalties against...
Governor Tightens Existing Mask Requirements And Enforcement
RALEIGH - Governor Roy Cooper today issued additional COVID-19 safety measures to tighten mask requirements and enforcement as cases continue to rise rapidly in...
Johnston County Tax Collections Office Closed This Week
The Johnston County Tax Collections office will be closed to the public this week (Nov. 23 - 27) due to a staffing shortage caused...
Lawmakers Want To Know Why Governor Grabbed Rural Broadband Money
By John Trump
Carolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH — Senate Republicans are asking Gov. Roy Cooper to reverse a move to eliminate relief money for rural broadband, hurting...
NC Expands Pre-Thanksgiving No-Cost COVID-19 Testing
RALEIGH - This weekend, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) is offering more than 120 no-cost COVID-19 community testing events,...
Johnston Health Donates 10,000 KN95 Masks To Local Schools
Johnston Health, as part of UNC Health, donated 10,000 non-medical grade masks to Johnston County Public Schools on Oct. 30.
Health and safety is of...
Cooper isn’t ready to take North Carolina back into COVID-19 lockdown
By John Trump
Carolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper says he won’t take North Carolina backward. He says he isn’t ready to levy another lockdown...
Good News On The State Budget
By JOHN HOOD
RALEIGH — Since the beginning of the COVID-19 recession in March, North Carolina policymakers have been watching government revenues and expenditures carefully....
Governor Introduces COVID-19 County Alert System
Governor Roy Cooper and Dr. Mandy Cohen, Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NC DHHS) announced a new COVID-19...
JWL Of Smithfield Receives $2,041 In Donations From Grassroots Group
The Junior Women's League of Smithfield (JWL) is grateful to have received $2,041 in donations from the grassroots group Flock-a-Senior JoCo, which is specifically...
