Smithfield To Receive $3.8 Million In American Rescue Plan Funds
The Smithfield Town Council voted to accept $3.8 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds. Smithfield will receive half of the funds in July...
Governor Announces Vaccination Pressure Campaign, No New Mask Mandate
By Jeff Moore Carolina Journal
Gov. Roy Cooper announced on Thursday, July 29, that, although statewide mask mandates will still expire July 30 according...
Mask Mandate Question Settled In 4-3 Vote By School Board
A divided Johnston County Board of Education voted 4-to-3 to allow for parental choice when it comes to their children wearing masks when they...
North Carolina To Require Vaccine Verification For State Employees
Urges Other Government Agencies and Private Employers to do the Same RALEIGH - Today, Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and...
Getting COVID-19 Shot Is Matter Of Personal Choice, Conservatives Say
By John Trump Carolina Journal
The voices of those urging government officials to rely on individual liberty and personality responsibility as the founding principles...
Cooper To Let Mask Mandates Expire, Says Schools ‘Should’ Require Masks In K-8
By Jeff Moore Carolina Journal
Gov. Roy Cooper will allow existing state mask mandates to expire on July 30, but he's recommending required masking...
Rouzer Announces Pandemic Assistance For Loggers & Timber Haulers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman David Rouzer (NC-07) released the following statement Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced $200 million in Pandemic Assistance...
NC Now Has A State-Certified COVID-19 Vaccination Card. What Does That Mean?
By Jeff Moore Carolina Journal
Earlier this year, Governor Roy Cooper said his administration was exploring the development of a vaccine passport for residents...
Governor Visits Johnston County Health Department
SMITHFIELD - Governor Roy Cooper toured the Johnston County Health Department on Friday to see, first-hand, the great work the Health Department staff is...
Harnett County Lifts COVID Restrictions
By Eliot Duke Dunn Daily Record
Harnett County’s acting manager on Monday recommended a return to normalcy.
Commissioners accepted the recommendation of acting County Manager...