COVID-19
Limited Prison Visitation Resumes With COVID-19 Precautions
RALEIGH – The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice will resume limited visitation at all the state’s prisons and in its juvenile justice facilities effective Oct. 1 with significant…
USDA Policy Changes Mean COVID-19 Relief Is On The Way for Tobacco Growers
WASHINGTON – Congressman David Rouzer (NC-07) today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has updated its producer criteria and will now deliver COVID-19 relief payments to certain eligible tobacco growers. …
Cooper Gives Districts A Chance To Reopen Classrooms To K-5 Students
By Lindsay Marchello Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — School districts can allow elementary grade students to return to the classroom next month, Gov. Roy Cooper announced during a Sept. 17…
Governor Will Allow Elementary Schools To Open At Full Capacity
Schools Districts Will Still Have Flexibility To Select Plan A, B or C RALEIGH – After several weeks of stable COVID-19 trends and continued low virus spread in school settings,…
GOP Leaders, Parents Call For Cooper To Reopen Public Schools
By Lindsay Marchello Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — For Tara Deane’s two youngest children, virtual learning has been a nightmare. Deane’s four children attend school in Wake County. Her two…
United Community Bank To Resume Reopening Branch Lobbies
United Community Bank has announced they are reopening lobbies at additional branch locations across their five-state footprint, effective this week. United closed lobbies in March in response to CDC recommendations…
JCPS Central Office Closes Early After Employee Tests Positive For COVID
SMITHFIELD – Johnston County Public Schools Central Office on Highway 70 East has closed for the remainder of today (Wednesday) after an employee tested positive for COVID-19. JCPS said the…
State Reserves May Not Be Enough
By JOHN HOOD RALEIGH — North Carolina’s state government began its 2020-21 fiscal year with $1.5 billion in cash left over from last year plus another $1.8 billion in rainy-day…
Rules Review Commission Lawsuit Could Unleash Executive Power
By Julie Havlak Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper is suing to dismantle a powerful legislative check on executive power. The N.C. Supreme Court will eventually decide the…
WCS Welcomes Back Students Face-To-Face In Plan B
GOLDSBORO – On Tuesday, September 8, Wayne County Public Schools transitioned from Plan C, full remote, to Plan B, a hybrid of face-to-face and remote instruction. Approximately 11,460 students are…
Cooper’s Post-COVID-19 Plans Should Worry All North Carolinians
By Becki Gray Gov. Roy Cooper owns this. He owns the coronavirus response and everything that will follow. Cooper has refused to confer with the Council of State, vetoed the General…
State Employees Can Get Paid Leave To Help During Upcoming Elections
Many counties face a shortage of poll workers due to COVID-19 Raleigh – State employees can use up to three days (24 hours) of paid time off to volunteer with their…
