NCDHHS To Pay For Ongoing Testing Of Nursing Home Staff
Codifies Requirement for Biweekly Nursing Home Staff Testing
RALEIGH - The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) today took additional steps to...
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...
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...
Candidates Clash On Reopening Schools
By JOHN HOOD
RALEIGH — When Democrat Jen Mangrum and Republican Catherine Truitt first filed to run for state superintendent of public instruction, neither could...
JWL Of Smithfield Hosts Local Diaper Drive
Due to COVID-19, the Junior Women's League of Smithfield has announced the 5th Annual Touch-A-Truck event will not be held this year. Instead, the...
Lawmakers Want To Know Why Governor Grabbed Rural Broadband Money
By John Trump
Carolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH — Senate Republicans are asking Gov. Roy Cooper to reverse a move to eliminate relief money for rural broadband, hurting...
Governor Visits UNC Health As Frontline Health Care Workers Receive COVID-19 Vaccine
RALEIGH - Today, Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) Secretary Dr. Mandy Cohen witnessed some of the...
Food And Nutrition Services Recipients To Receive Temporary 15% Increase In Benefits
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has announced that Food and Nutrition Services recipients will see a temporary increase in the...
It’s Safe To Reopen Schools Where Hospitalization Is Low, Study Says
By David Bass
Carolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH — A new national study says that it appears safe to reopen schools for in-person instruction in counties with...
Economists Raise Outlook For State Budget, Predicting More Tax Revenue
By Andrew DunnCarolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH — The state budget may be spared economists’ worst fears from the COVID pandemic, according to a new tax revenue...
