Governor Cooper appoints Superior Court Judge
Governor Roy Cooper has appointed William “Bill” Wolfe to serve as a Superior Court Judge in Judicial District 7C, serving Edgecombe and Wilson counties.
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NCDHHS Reports First Identified Case of B.1.1.7 COVID-19 Variant in NC
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is reporting the first identification in a North Carolina resident of the COVID-19 variant called B.1.1.7, which was first detected in the United Kingdom in December. The B.1.1.7 variant was identified in a sample from an adult in Mecklenburg County processed by Mako Medical Laboratories. To protect the privacy of the individual, no further information will be released.
Cohen urges patience as vaccine rollout slowly accelerates
State health secretary Dr. Mandy Cohen updated reporters on Thursday, Jan. 21 about the state of COVID-19 vaccinations in North Carolina.
Bar owners say ABC is canceling permits, blocking post-COVID reopening
The N.C. Bar Owners Association, in a news release, says the N.C. ABC has canceled some 120 permits for private bars, without notice.
North Carolinians try for $970 million Mega Millions jackpot, raising money for education, too
As the Mega Millions jackpot, and the excitement around it, continues to grow, the amount of money raised for education grows too.
Study shows increased federal regulation leads to more deaths in N.C.
New research finds that federal regulation leads to an increase in deaths, and North Carolina is one of the states most affected.
Cohen urges patience as vaccine rollout slowly accelerates
State health secretary Dr. Mandy Cohen updated reporters on Thursday, Jan. 21 about the state of COVID-19 vaccinations in North Carolina.
North Carolina School Choice Week to Feature Winning Student Artists
Three creative K-12 students across North Carolina will be showered with special prizes and social media attention during National School Choice Week 2021.
NCDOT and NCDHHS announce solution to help fund transit rides to and from COVID-19 vaccine sites
Today, the NC Department of Transportation and the NC Department of Health and Human Services announced that approximately $2.5 million in Coronavirus Relief Funding is being distributed to local transit agencies across the state to help pay for rides for individuals who need transportation assistance to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.
Broadband funding will capture lawmakers’ attention this session
When the General Assembly reconvenes next week, broadband promises to be a hot topic. One of lawmakers’ first order of business, according to Senate leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, will be to pass legislation handling money in the rural broadband grant program.
John Hood: COVID immunity is too far off
As of January 18, North Carolina has received about a million doses of COVID-19 vaccines. Nearly 330,000 of those doses have been injected into the arms of North Carolinians. That may sound like a big number. But it’s not nearly big enough.
Prisons’ first vaccine allocation arrives and inoculations have begun
Around 1,000 of the 1,300 vaccines allocated for the prison system this week have arrived, and the rest of the week’s allocation is expected to arrive and be distributed within days. This week’s allocation is the Moderna vaccine.