RALEIGH — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has extended essential flexibilities for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children ( WIC ) to ensure participants continue to receive the food and health support they need throughout the COVID-19 national public
Nestlé Purina PetCare Company, the leading pet care company in the United States, plans to establish significant new manufacturing and distribution operations in Rockingham County that will become operational in 2022 and create up to 300 new jobs by 2024, Governor Roy Cooper announced last week. The
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the State Board of Elections’ attempt to rewrite N.C. elections law. The board had tried to use a state-level lawsuit settlement to change absentee ballot rules. U.S. District Court Judge James Dever issued a temporary restraining order on Saturday, Oct.
by John Hood When Democrat Jen Mangrum and Republican Catherine Truitt first filed to run for state superintendent of public instruction, neither could have expected that the central issue of the 2020 race would be whether to allow public schools to provide in-person instruction to N
CHARLOTTE, N.C . - Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following statement Friday evening: "Over the last few months, I’ve been routinely tested for COVID-19, including testing negative last Saturday, but tonight my rapid antigen test came back positive. I will be following the recomme
Organic growers in North Carolina can apply for partial reimbursement of the cost of becoming certified or for recertification through a program offered by the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Growers who are certified or recertified between Oct. 1, 2019, and Sept. 30, 202
U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) introduced the Strategic Acquisition & Floodplain Efficiency Reform (SAFER) Act, legislation that would accelerate pre-disaster mitigation activities, including so called “buyouts” of flood prone homes. Since 2015, North Carolina has experienced
The Department of Public Safety recognized its committed and exceptional employees on Sept. 29 during the department’s annual Badge of Excellence Ceremony held at the Joint Force Headquarters. The ceremony acknowledged DPS employees who made outstanding contributions to the department’s mission to
North Carolina minority and women-owned businesses hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic will have access to guidance and $12 million in grants to help them weather the crisis, Governor Roy Cooper announced Thursday. The North Carolina Department of Administration has launched a new grant program, RE
Merchants Distributors, LLC, a wholesale grocery distributor founded in Hickory in 1931, will invest $120 million to expand its services and operations, creating 111 jobs, Governor Roy Cooper announced Thursday. The company anticipates adding approximately 200,000 square feet to its Caldwell County
Yesterday, State officials announced the N.C. Resilient Communities Program, a new initiative to help North Carolina prepare for the impacts of climate change while reducing damages from future disasters such as hurricanes, flooding and wildfires. Established by the N.C. Office of Recovery and
Jenna Wadsworth, the Democratic nominee for N.C. Commissioner of Agriculture, tweeted -- and then deleted -- a video in which she ranked President Donald Trump
