Johnston County Health Department To Receive $561,906 For COVID-19 Response
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is allocating $35 million in federal funding to local health departments to support the COVID-19...
Activists, Lawmakers Seek Big Spending Increase For Schools
By Lindsay Marchello
Carolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH — Education activists and Democratic lawmakers want to spend more on education, even as the state faces a massive...
Bars And Clubs Mix Creative Strategies In Effort To Survive
By Kari Travis
Carolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH — Just off North Carolina’s Highway 55 sits a tiny biker bar near the line of Wake and...
$26 Million Earmarked To Help Low Income Families Meet Economic Needs Caused By COVID-19
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) has announced that the state’s Community Action Agencies (CAAs) have begun to receive flexible...
IRS Warns Of COVID-19, Economic Impact Payment Scams
In the last few months, the IRS Criminal Investigation division (CI) has seen a variety of Economic Impact Payment (EIP) scams and other financial...
North Carolina Used Car Prices Have Dropped 5th Most During the Pandemic
The uncertainty precipitated by COVID-19 has affected every sector of the economy, including the automotive industry. Car dealerships are experiencing sharp declines in used...
JCPS Considering Three Reopening Scenarios For 2020-2021 School Year
Johnston County Public Schools announced today they are considering three possible reopening plans for the 2020-2021 school year in response to the current COVID-19...
Cooper Order Throws Local Governments Into Financial Havoc
By Julie Havlak
Carolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH — An executive order giving people a break on utility payments threw local governments across North Carolina into financial...
Treasurer Folwell Calls On Governor To Grant Waiver Of Executive Order 142 For Citizen-Owned...
RALEIGH - State Treasurer Dale R. Folwell, CPA, called on Gov. Roy Cooper and Attorney General Josh Stein today to grant waivers from Executive...
Social Distancing Becomes Signature Phrase Of Pandemic
By Lindsay Marchello
Carolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH — If 2020 has a signature phrase so far, it’s “social distancing.”
The term has become a staple of any...
