October 24, 2025
COVID-19
Governor Visits Johnston County Health Department
SMITHFIELD – Governor Roy Cooper toured the Johnston County Health Department on Friday to see, first-hand, the great work the Health Department staff is doing to keep all of Johnston…
Harnett County Lifts COVID Restrictions
By Eliot Duke Dunn Daily Record Harnett County’s acting manager on Monday recommended a return to normalcy. Commissioners accepted the recommendation of acting County Manager George Wood to drop most…
You Decide: What Economic Lessons Has The Pandemic Taught Us?
By Dr. Mike Walden Although I no longer teach students in the classroom – having retired after 43 years at NCSU – I still teach economics in other ways. I…
N.C. Senate Passes $1,500 Bonus To Get Unemployed Back Into Workforce
By David Bass Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — Unemployed people who get a job would receive a one-time bonus of $1,500 under legislation spearheaded by Republicans in the N.C.…
Crisis Hastened Health-Care Reforms
By JOHN HOOD RALEIGH — For all the suffering and damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s at least one silver lining: the experience may alter our health care system…
Club Owners, Promoters, And Performers Ready To Go Live
By John Trump Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — Mason Via of Danbury is having a lot of fun. “So much fun,” Via, who had just boarded a bus for Florida, tells Carolina…
Hurricanes To Boost Playoff Attendance After Latest Cooper Order
By John Trump Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — The Carolina Hurricanes are making more first-round playoff tickets available, now that Gov. Roy Cooper has relaxed more of his COVID-19…
Auditor Reports Poor Monitoring Of COVID-19 Relief Money
By Johnny Kampis Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — The N.C. auditor said the vast majority of the $3.6 billion in COVID-19 relief funds the state received from the federal…
Gov. Cooper Lifts Many COVID-19 Restrictions
State lifts gathering limits, social distancing requirements in all settings and indoor mask mandate for most settings Today, Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services…
Governor Cooper Op-Ed: The Road To A Brighter Future Runs Through North Carolina
By Governor Roy Cooper North Carolina is emerging from a worldwide pandemic strong and growing, with new jobs and new neighbors arriving daily. We welcome this growth, but in order…
You Decide: Will The Roaring 20s Come Back?
By Dr. Mike Walden One hundred years ago a worldwide pandemic ended. Known as the “Spanish flu” – although the virus did not begin in Spain – the pandemic killed…
DMV Resumes Regular Road Tests For Drivers 15-17 Years Old
With health safety conditions improving in North Carolina, the N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles is resuming regular road tests this week. This ends the Contactless Road Test (CRT) program that…
