COVID-19
NC DMV Call Center Reopens After Negative Virus Test
RALEIGH – The N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles Call Center in Bladen County has reopened after closing Monday due to an employee being tested for the coronavirus. The center was deemed safe for…
NC Medicaid Receives Approval for Temporary Plan Changes to Respond COVID-19
RALEIGH – The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has received approval from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to temporarily waive certain Medicaid policies as part of North…
April 20th COVID-19 Update: 117 Confirmed Cases, 9 Hospitalized
SMITHFIELD – The Johnston County Public Health Department has provided the following information as of 4:00 p.m. today: Johnston County COVID – 19 Cases 117 Confirmed cases 9 Hospitalized 99…
Johnston Correctional Temporarily Closed, 600 Inmates Transferred To Two Other Prisons
Staff At Smithfield Prison Reassigned To Neuse Correctional In Goldsboro Due to the outbreak at one prison facility, the NC Division of Prisons temporarily suspended operations at another state prison…
State To Provide Additional Food Benefits For More Than 800,000 Children Impacted By COVID-19 Pandemic
Governor Roy Cooper announced today that North Carolina has been approved for the new Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) program, to help families purchase food for children impacted by school…
Campbell Research Center Creates Hand Sanitizer To Defend Against COVID-19
With the COVID-19 pandemic impacting supplies of items, the Campbell University Pharmaceutical Education & Research Center (PERC) team took action to make a batch of hand sanitizer. “Our team felt called…
NC DMV Call Center Closed Pending Result of Employee Virus Test
RALEIGH – An employee at the N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles Call Center in Bladen County is being tested for the coronavirus, so for the safety of its workers, the center…
Governor Cooper Shares North Carolina Testing Update with Vice President
RALEIGH – Governor Roy Cooper today joined a call with the Vice President and governors from around the country. Governor Cooper gave an update on what North Carolina is doing…
Treasurer Folwell Supports Having No-Fan NASCAR Racing in Charlotte During May
If Any Organization Can Get It Right, It’s Charlotte Motor Speedway and NASCAR RALEIGH – State Treasurer Dale R. Folwell, CPA, announced his support for reopening Charlotte Motor Speedway (CMS)…
April 19th COVID-19 Update: No New Coronavirus Cases Reported Today
SMITHFIELD – The Johnston County Public Health Department has provided the following information as of 4:00 p.m. today: Johnston County COVID – 19 Cases 116 Confirmed cases 9 Hospitalized 98…
Veterans Affairs Recipients Will Receive Automatic Economic Impact Payments
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service, working in partnership with the Treasury Department and the Department of Veterans Affairs, announced today that recipients of VA benefits will automatically receive automatic…
USDA Announces Coronavirus Food Assistance Program
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced Friday the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP). This new U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) program will take several actions to…
