October 24, 2025
COVID-19
Governor Tours Child Care Center In Goldsboro, Highlights Investments In NC Military Families
WAYNE COUNTY – On Tuesday, Governor Roy Cooper, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kody H. Kinsley and NC Department of Military and Veterans Affairs Secretary Lt…
After COVID, NC Report Shows Increase In Student Misconduct in 2021-22 – Reflecting Nationwide Trends
RALEIGH – Reflecting similar trends across the nation, North Carolina public schools reported increases during the 2021-22 school year of incidents involving student misconduct, crime and violence. Even as schools…
State To Resume Annual Medicaid Recertification Process
RALEIGH – Due to a change at the federal level, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services will begin Medicaid beneficiary recertifications that could result in coverage termination or…
North Carolina Approved To Continue P-EBT Food Assistance Benefits During 2022-23 School Year
RALEIGH – The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced Tuesday it has received approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to operate the Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer (P-EBT)…
You Decide: Is The Labor Market Returning To Normal?
By Mike Walden After inflation, the labor market shortage has probably been the top story of the past two years. Many businesses have struggled to find workers, despite increasing starting…
Two Wake County Men Plead Guilty To COVID-19 Fraud Scheme
RALEIGH – Albert Eugene Miller, Jr., 58, and Jonathan Fleming, 60, both pleaded guilty today (Thursday) to conspiracy to commit wire fraud for fraudulently obtaining Paycheck Protection Act (“PPP”) COVID-19 loans.…
BBB Offers Tips For Dealing With Supply Chain Challenges
RALEIGH – Grocery aisles have empty sections, and shoppers can never predict what’s going to be unavailable. New car dealerships struggle to fill their empty lots. People building homes report long…
Report Shows Spike In Suicide Ideation, Depression Among NC Youth
By David Bass Carolina Journal The first statewide survey of teen mental health since before the pandemic in 2019 paints a dire portrait. On a wide range of metrics, young people…
NC Had 5th Highest Charter School Enrollment In Nation During Pandemic
By David Bass Carolina Journal A new report ranks North Carolina fifth in the nation for number of new charter school enrollments during the pandemic. The ranking is another feather…
Federal-State Grant Helps Enhance GALOT Motorsports Park
ARPA Funds Support Expansion of Major Johnston County Tourism Asset BENSON – GALOT Motorsports Park, the 125-acre complex of motorsports amenities that welcomes thousands of visitors to Johnston County each…
You Decide: Should The Fed Stop Influencing Interest Rates?
By Mike Walden The Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) is now in the process of increasing interest rates. This is a tactic the Fed uses when it wants to slow the…
Moderna Bivalent Booster Vaccines Now Available At Johnston Co. Public Health Department
SMITHFIELD – The Johnston County Public Health Department began offering Moderna bivalent booster vaccines Thursday, September 8 at the clinic on 517 N. Brightleaf Boulevard in Smithfield. Vaccines will be…
