The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today released the following statement on the Trails Carolina investigation:
Published: Sunday, March 3rd, 2024 @ 12:19 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Beaufort County Department of Social Services is making final preparations for the launch of North Carolina’s Medicaid Expansion on Friday, Dec. 1, 2023.
Published: Friday, February 23rd, 2024 @ 1:58 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced judicial appointments to North Carolina Superior and District Courts.
Published: Wednesday, February 21st, 2024 @ 11:40 pm
By: Governor's Office
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services will host a live fireside chat and tele-town hall Tuesday, Feb. 6, from 6 to 7 p.m., to discuss Medicaid expansion updates and resources, who is newly eligible and how to apply for health coverage.
Published: Wednesday, February 21st, 2024 @ 5:27 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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There were numerous local professional and educational opportunities showcased on Wednesday at the Beaufort County Job and Resource Fair.
Published: Monday, February 12th, 2024 @ 8:34 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services will host a live fireside chat and tele-town hall Wednesday, Jan. 10, from 6 to 7 p.m., to discuss Medicaid expansion, including impacts on rural communities, who is newly eligible and ways to apply for health care coverage.
Published: Wednesday, January 31st, 2024 @ 10:01 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The Beaufort County Department of Social Services Board is pleased to announce that Deputy Director Lori Leggett has been chosen as the next Beaufort County DSS Director effective Jan. 1, 2024.
Published: Wednesday, January 31st, 2024 @ 5:39 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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A set of 23 new laws went into effect on Oct. 1 in North Carolina.
Published: Sunday, January 28th, 2024 @ 8:46 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Job seekers will have a chance to meet with local employers and learn about various professional and educational opportunities at the Beaufort County Job and Resource Fair, which will take place at the Washington Civic Center on Wednesday, Nov. 15.
Published: Wednesday, January 17th, 2024 @ 1:55 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services launched a dashboard to track monthly enrollment in Medicaid for people eligible through expansion.
Published: Friday, January 12th, 2024 @ 1:51 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ Low Income Energy Assistance Program will begin accepting applications from older adults and people with disabilities on Dec. 1, 2023.
Published: Saturday, December 23rd, 2023 @ 2:46 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Mary Jo Dixon Guthrie Latham, age 79, a resident of Washington, NC died peacefully Saturday November 25, 2023 at her home surrounded by family and loved ones.
Published: Wednesday, November 29th, 2023 @ 9:35 am
By: Announcements
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Today the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services began contacting up to 300,000 people who are enrolled in Medicaid’s limited Family Planning program
Published: Tuesday, November 28th, 2023 @ 12:55 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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New toolkit can be used by community leaders to help people learn if they are eligible
Published: Wednesday, November 1st, 2023 @ 9:44 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Effective Tuesday, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services will temporarily assume leadership of child welfare services at the Nash County Department of Social Services, as authorized under state law.
Published: Friday, September 29th, 2023 @ 7:01 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The city of Raleigh is asking a federal court to drop the city from a High Point woman's lawsuit challenging her arrest during a 2020 COVID policy protest.
Published: Sunday, September 24th, 2023 @ 10:25 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has announced those who lost Food and Nutrition Services benefits through card skimming, cloning or other forms of fraud are eligible to have their stolen FNS benefits (formerly known as food stamps) replaced.
Published: Tuesday, September 19th, 2023 @ 1:16 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced appointments to boards and commissions.
Published: Wednesday, August 9th, 2023 @ 3:19 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Access to nutritious food is foundational for overall health and well-being.
Published: Tuesday, July 18th, 2023 @ 11:44 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Public health officials with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services are advising North Carolinians take precautions to protect themselves, their children and their pets from heat-related illness as temperatures across the state rise and remain high throughout the summer
Published: Monday, July 17th, 2023 @ 11:42 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Members Discuss Wilmington and Elizabeth City Matters
Published: Saturday, May 27th, 2023 @ 6:57 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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A program that helped 1.6 million children get healthy food for the last three years is coming to an end, NCDHHS announced today.
Published: Wednesday, May 3rd, 2023 @ 8:33 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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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 a reduction in benefits.
Published: Monday, March 6th, 2023 @ 3:41 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Passed 44-0
Published: Saturday, February 11th, 2023 @ 1:57 pm
By: Countrygirl1411
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On April 1, 2023, approximately 55,000 children receiving NC Health Choice coverage will move to NC Medicaid and begin receiving additional physical and behavioral health services. This change will help save families money and increase access to care.
Published: Saturday, February 4th, 2023 @ 8:14 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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In North Carolina and nationally, emergency allotments for COVID-19 in the Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) program will end in March 2023.
Published: Sunday, January 15th, 2023 @ 6:36 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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On Tuesday, Gov. Roy Cooper announced more than 75 appointments to state boards and commissions.
Published: Wednesday, January 11th, 2023 @ 6:49 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A program that grants monthly payments to black “pregnant people” will soon expand across the state of California.
Published: Saturday, December 24th, 2022 @ 9:00 am
By: Daily Wire
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RALEIGH: Governor Roy Cooper announced North Carolina boards and commissions appointments today.
Published: Thursday, December 22nd, 2022 @ 12:04 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Moore County residents who receive Food and Nutrition Services and lost food due to power outages from vandalism to an electrical substation on Dec. 3, 2022, will receive replacement benefits, thanks to two waivers approved by the United States Department of Agriculture.
Published: Thursday, December 22nd, 2022 @ 10:57 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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New York City has imploded, with crime soaring and homeless people everywhere. Every day brings a new tale of an attack against an innocent person on the city’s street or subway.
Published: Wednesday, December 21st, 2022 @ 8:54 am
By: Daily Wire
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South Carolina’s Republican governor has asked a federal court to protect the state’s right to partner with faith-based foster care groups to provide homes for children in need.
Published: Saturday, December 17th, 2022 @ 8:04 am
By: Daily Wire
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Older adults and people with disabilities can now apply for the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ Low Income Energy Assistance Program. The state began accepting applications from this group of residents on Dec. 1.
Published: Thursday, December 8th, 2022 @ 10:12 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The Beaufort County Community College Foundation is proud to announce these scholarship recipients for the Fall 2022 semester.
Published: Saturday, November 12th, 2022 @ 1:11 am
By: Attila Nemecz
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