October 23, 2025
COVID-19
Harnett County Schools Announces School Performance Grades For 2021-2022
Data shows steady growth and alignment to state averages, but more work needs to be done to increase student proficiency LILLINGTON – Today the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction…
Fraud Alert: Woman Posing As Johnston County Health Department Employee
CLEVELAND – The Johnston County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an incident involving an unknown person posing as a Johnston County Public Health Department employee. On Monday, July 4th, a resident…
NC Hospital Systems Enjoyed Record Profits During Pandemic
The North Carolina State Health Plan and the National Academy for State Health Policy Find that North Carolina’s Seven Largest Hospital Systems Reaped Billions of Dollars in Cash, Investments and…
You Decide: How Can We Prepare For The Coming Job Shifts?
By Mike Walden The focus in the labor market over the past year has been about the labor shortage. All workers who left their jobs during the COVID-19 recession have…
Johnston, Tyrell Co Schools To Share $1.3M Federal Telehealth Grant
SMITHFIELD – USDA Rural Development State Director Reginald Speight was at the Johnston County Public Schools Central Office in Smithfield on Thursday, June 2 to announce a two-county telehealth grant.…
You Decide: How Well Has North Carolina Dealt With COVID-19?
By Mike Walden Even though COVID-19 continues with its variants, medical experts are hopeful the virus is becoming less deadly and disrupting. In other words, we are learning to live…
Governor Cooper Urges Congress To Pass Supplemental Funding For COVID-19 Response
Letter to NC Congressional Delegation Outlines Supplemental Funding Package Needed to Invest in COVID-19 Testing, Treatment and Vaccines RALEIGH – Governor Roy Cooper sent a letter to the North Carolina…
OPINION: Feds Blew It On COVID Relief
By John Hood RALEIGH — If ever there was justification for sudden, expedited, large-scale federal expenditure, the COVID crisis was it. Americans faced a deadly pandemic. Governmental responses to it…
We Need More Housing Options
By John Hood RALEIGH — As post-COVID shifts in work arrangements and living preferences continue to motivate many Americans to relocate, North Carolina will continue to be a popular destination.…
Garner Man Sentenced For $1.7 Million COVID-19 Fraud
WASHINGTON – A Garner, NC man was sentenced Tuesday to 20 months in prison for fraudulently obtaining over $1.7 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans guaranteed by the Small…
NC Jobs and GDP Economy Fully Recovered To Pre-Pandemic Levels In 2021
Concerns about consumer prices, labor shortages continue RALEIGH – North Carolina’s economy fully returned to the employment level it enjoyed before the COVID-19 pandemic sent the world into an economic…
CDC Updates COVID-19 Vaccine Recommendations for People Who Are Immunocompromised
RALEIGH – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently updated its recommendations for COVID-19 vaccination for people who are moderately or severely immunocompromised. Emerging data suggest some people…
