COVID-19
House, Senate Budget Writers Unveil $1 Billion COVID-19 Relief Package
By Lindsay Marchello Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — Republican lawmakers presented a $1 billion COVID-19 package during a Tuesday, Sept. 1, news conference. The proposal — which they plan to…
Governor: North Carolina Can Move To Phase 2.5
Gyms, Museums, Playgrounds May Open Outdoor Visitation At Nursing Homes Allowed RALEIGH – Governor Roy Cooper today announced “that after a summer of hard work to slow the spread of…
Cooper Reopens Gyms And Bowling Alleys While Bars Stay Shut
By Julie Havlak Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper will move North Carolina into Phase 2.5 on Friday, Sept. 4, when gyms and bowling alleys will be able…
Governor Extends 11 PM Alcohol Curfew Through September
RALEIGH – Governor Roy Cooper today signed Executive Order 162 to extend the limited hours on the sale of alcoholic drinks in North Carolina. The Order requires restaurants to end…
NC Man Pleads Guilty To COVID-19 Relief Fraud Schemes
WASHINGTON – A North Carolina man pleaded guilty today to perpetrating three schemes between March and July 2020 connected to the COVID-19 pandemic, through which he defrauded consumers and the…
Past Governors Budgeted More Carefully
By JOHN HOOD RALEIGH — As a fiscal conservative, I long for the days when North Carolina had responsible governors who responded to recessionary budget gaps with fortitude and common…
Many North Carolinians Don’t Plan To Return To Gyms, New Survey Finds
By John Trump Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — Gyms are still closed in North Carolina, as Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper remains among a small handful of governors refusing to reopen…
Firefighter’s Wife Gives Update On Husband Hospitalized With COVID
CLAYTON – Kristy Dean spoke with the media to give an update on her husband on Wednesday evening. Jason Dean, 42, has been with the Clayton Fire Department for 20…
Johnston County School Board Votes 4-3 To Delay Sept. 8th Reopening
Plan C Remote Learning Will Continue Through At Least Oct. 15 The Johnston County Public School Board met in special session Thursday afternoon and voted to delay the September 8th…
Donations Pour In For Clayton Firefighters Diagnosed With COVID
CLAYTON – The Clayton community is rallying around the Clayton Fire Department struggling with an outbreak of COVID-19. Seventeen of the 41 full-time firefighters on the department have confirmed cases.…
18 COVID Cases Reported At Johnston Community College
SMITHFIELD – Johnston Community College released a statement Thursday morning announcing 18 confirmed COVID-19 cases involving faculty and students. JCC released the following statement: Johnston Community College is experiencing isolated…
JCPS To Produce Dashboard Of COVID-19 Incidents
Johnston County Public Schools has begun posting the number of confirmed, school-related COVID-19 cases that are reported to us by the Johnston County Health Department. This will give families and…
