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Reward Offered In 2016 Unsolved Homicide
Governor Roy Cooper announced that the State of North Carolina is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or…

CMS Relaxes Guidance For Visitation In Long-Term Care Facilities
NCDHHS Rescinds LTCF Visitation Secretarial Order The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is updating its visitation guidance for long-term care facilities to allow for in-person, indoor or…

Teacher’s Union Continues Opposition Over School Reopening Law
By David BassCarolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — Even as a bill to reopen schools across North Carolina garnered unanimous bipartisan support and was fast-tracked through the legislature, North Carolina’s…

People With High-Risk Medical Condition In Group 4 Will Be Eligible For COVID Vaccine Beginning March 17
People who have a medical condition that puts them at higher risk or who live in certain congregate settings eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine on March 17 Additional members…

176 Johnston Residents Receive $12,078 In Unclaimed Property
Search NCCash.com For Unclaimed Money, Stocks, Personal Property RALEIGH – The Department of State Treasurer (DST) has successfully answered the million-dollar question of whether there is a quicker way to…

Parents, School Leaders Describe Consequences Of Remote-Only Learning
By David BassCarolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — Parents in 14 North Carolina public school districts would have the option of sending their children to full-time, in-person instruction under a…

Cooper, State Lawmakers Announce School Reopening Deal
By David BassCarolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and Republican lawmakers have reached an agreement on reopening public schools for in-person instruction under a compromise plan…

Senate Leader, Governor Negotiating Agreement To Reopen Schools
By John TrumpCarolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — N.C. Senate leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, says lawmakers are negotiating with Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, on a plan to reopen schools.…

General Assembly Passes COVID Relief, To Consider Fully Reopening Bars
By Andrew DunnCarolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — The General Assembly has passed with a unanimous vote a new COVID relief bill that would direct nearly $1.7 billion in aid…

Three School Initiatives Show Promise
By John Hood RALEIGH — In North Carolina politics, few issues are as contentious as education. For years, Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and the Republican-led General Assembly have locked horns…

NC House Speaker Introduces Resolution To Term Limit Congress
Rep. Donna White co-sponsors legislation RALEIGH – State House Speaker Tim Moore (District 111) has introduced HJR172 resolution for North Carolina to join other states in calling for a national…

Efforts To Reopen Classrooms Ramp Up, Despite Cooper’s Veto
By David BassCarolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — The N.C. State Board of Education passed a resolution Thursday, March 4, calling on all public school districts to give parents the…








