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Raleigh, N.C. — For registered voters in 447 cities, towns, and villages across 88 North Carolina counties, Election Day is Tuesday, November 4.
Published: Wednesday, November 5th, 2025 @ 9:07 am
By: ENC NOW
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In 2024, growth in 71 of North Carolina’s 100 counties contributed to a total of $36.7 billion in visitor spending statewide, up from the 2023 record of $35.6 billion.
Published: Sunday, August 31st, 2025 @ 12:49 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Cutting-edge high-speed internet is on its way to some of North Carolina’s rural counties, Republican Senator Thom Tillis announced last month.
Published: Tuesday, January 2nd, 2024 @ 9:58 am
By: Carolina Journal
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This week, Southwestern Child Development announced it will be closing seven child care centers in North Carolina’s westernmost counties effective Oct. 31, 2023.
Published: Tuesday, November 14th, 2023 @ 12:14 am
By: ENC NOW
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On Tuesday, North Carolina voters cast ballots in the last of three municipal elections this year in the state’s first elections with Voter ID requirements in place. Municipal elections were held in 465 municipalities in 86 counties across the state.
Published: Wednesday, November 8th, 2023 @ 10:54 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Community colleges engage with local employers to fill skill gaps in the communities they serve. Last week, two North Carolina community colleges held ribbon cutting ceremonies for new workforce training facilities that will help meet industry demands in the Hoke, Moore, and Duplin counties.
Published: Monday, October 23rd, 2023 @ 12:03 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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This summer, 49 Golden LEAF Scholars are participating in the second cohort of the Rural Internship Initiative. In its first year, Golden LEAF had 20 interns working in rural North Carolina counties.
Published: Thursday, August 17th, 2023 @ 5:33 pm
By: ENC NOW
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The Southeast Crescent Regional Commission (SCRC) – a federal-state partnership that promotes and encourages economic development in certain southeastern states – has announced $4,466,111 in available funding for 69 North Carolina counties to revitalize and transform communities
Published: Wednesday, August 2nd, 2023 @ 2:32 pm
By: ENC NOW
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The Golden LEAF Foundation announced 215 students from 51 rural North Carolina counties were selected to receive a Golden LEAF Scholarship worth up to $14,000.
Published: Monday, July 17th, 2023 @ 12:09 pm
By: ENC NOW
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Unemployment rates increased in all but one of North Carolina’s 100 counties in January, according to the latest release from the state’s Department of Commerce. These local rates are not seasonally adjusted and are subject to large seasonal patterns.
Published: Friday, March 31st, 2023 @ 12:06 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) announced today that Lake Silver will be joining his staff as a field representative.
Published: Friday, March 10th, 2023 @ 8:26 pm
By: ENC NOW
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Unemployment decreased in 96 of North Carolina’s 100 counties in December, according to the latest release from the state’s Department of Commerce. Ninety-two counties also saw a decrease in unemployment rates in November’s county-level jobs report.
Published: Saturday, February 11th, 2023 @ 7:24 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina’s urban counties are growing quickly, as is demand for new housing
Published: Monday, December 26th, 2022 @ 1:59 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Unemployment increased in 99 of North Carolina’s 100 counties last month according to the latest release from the state’s Department of Commerce.
Published: Friday, December 23rd, 2022 @ 1:19 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today the North Carolina Department of Commerce released September county-level unemployment data for the state, revealing a decrease in unemployment rates for 99 of North Carolina’s 100 counties. Only Warren County saw an increase in its unemployment rate.
Published: Sunday, November 27th, 2022 @ 2:53 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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9 Sheriffs from across North Carolina today endorsed Ted Budd for US Senate. The group includes members who protect counties across North Carolina.
Published: Tuesday, November 15th, 2022 @ 7:44 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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According to the latest release from the North Carolina Department of Commerce, unemployment rates decreased in all 100 of North Carolina’s counties in July.
Published: Tuesday, September 6th, 2022 @ 8:11 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) increased in all but two of North Carolina’s counties in June, according to the latest release from the North Carolina Department of Commerce.
Published: Sunday, August 14th, 2022 @ 3:48 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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NVR, Inc. to add 261 new jobs across the state
Published: Tuesday, August 2nd, 2022 @ 7:02 pm
By: Governor's Office
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RALEIGH, NC – Voters in more than a dozen North Carolina counties will go to the polls on Tuesday, July 26, for municipal general elections, runoffs, and, in Graham and Wake counties, second primaries for sheriff.
Published: Tuesday, July 26th, 2022 @ 10:14 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Eighty-nine of North Carolina’s one hundred counties experienced an increase in unemployment last month, according to the latest release from the North Carolina Department of Commerce.
Published: Sunday, July 17th, 2022 @ 6:47 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is doubling down on at-home testing — establishing Community Access Points in all counties to provide free and easy COVID-19 tests for home use.
Published: Monday, July 4th, 2022 @ 11:09 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Voters in 15 North Carolina counties will go to the polls on July 26 in a mix of municipal general elections, runoff elections and, in Graham and Wake counties, second primaries for sheriff.
Published: Friday, July 1st, 2022 @ 9:07 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Golden LEAF Foundation announced 215 rural students from 78 North Carolina counties were selected to receive a Golden LEAF Scholarship worth up to $14,000.
Published: Friday, June 10th, 2022 @ 5:21 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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So far, Ted Budd and the Biden Agenda Crusher have cruised through 81 counties in North Carolina with plans to hit all 100 Counties by Primary Day!
Published: Friday, April 29th, 2022 @ 7:06 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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By asking the court to impose a "median outcome" only "at a statewide level," they are functionally asking the court to impose gerrymanders at the county level
Published: Friday, February 18th, 2022 @ 11:22 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Avoiding splitting political units (counties, municipalities, and precincts) was part of the criteria adopted by the General Assembly at the start of the redistricting process. Let’s see how well they fulfilled that criterion in the 2021 congressional map.
Published: Wednesday, January 5th, 2022 @ 8:14 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina lawmakers included a new $100 million fund in the state budget to increase teacher pay supplements in low-wealth counties that are unable to match higher salaries in wealthier counties.
Published: Thursday, December 9th, 2021 @ 1:32 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Dry conditions, no open burning
Published: Tuesday, November 30th, 2021 @ 7:19 am
By: Countrygirl1411
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services released the North Carolina Violent Death Reporting System (NC-VDRS) Data Dashboard, an interactive online dashboard that provides aggregate information on violent deaths for all 100 counties in North Carolina.
Published: Thursday, November 18th, 2021 @ 6:14 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Beginning Oct. 4, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services' COVID-19 Support Services Program, along with the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina will provide food assistance to North Carolinians in 34 counties
Published: Tuesday, November 9th, 2021 @ 12:05 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus has recently been identified in eastern North Carolina. Horses in three counties — Brunswick, Pender and Onslow — were recently diagnosed with EEE.
Published: Saturday, November 6th, 2021 @ 9:59 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Slow permitting process, intentional slow-walking of approval could hurt one of North Carolina’s poorest counties.
Published: Saturday, May 29th, 2021 @ 2:12 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Corporate Welfare Program Continues to Benefit Wealthy Counties, Awards Another $624 Million in 2020North Carolina’s largest “economic incentive” program continued to favor the state’s already wealthy counties, according to a new report.
Published: Wednesday, May 12th, 2021 @ 2:42 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Roy Cooper has appointed R. Andrew Murray, former U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, as the acting District Attorney for Prosecutorial District 42, serving Henderson, Polk and Transylvania Counties.
Published: Sunday, May 9th, 2021 @ 5:45 pm
By: Governor's Office
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today updated the COVID-19 County Alert System, which shows six red counties — a decrease from 27 red counties on the previous Feb. 22 County Alert System
Published: Wednesday, March 10th, 2021 @ 7:12 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services recently received approval to use federal matching funds to expand services for the evidence-based early childhood program, Reach Out and Read.
Published: Wednesday, December 23rd, 2020 @ 9:11 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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More than 90 percent of North Carolina counties now in the red or orange zone
Published: Wednesday, December 23rd, 2020 @ 2:13 am
By: Governor's Office
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All 100 North Carolina counties have completed the statewide recount in the North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice contest.
Published: Thursday, December 3rd, 2020 @ 8:40 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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While today officially marks the end of the 2020 Hurricane Season, other types of weather are threatening North Carolina, as a winter storm affects western counties and severe storms are possible in the East.
Published: Monday, November 30th, 2020 @ 6:32 pm
By: Governor's Office
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The protests filed by Cheri Beasley in 90 North Carolina Counties have not landed well with County Boards of Elections.
Published: Monday, November 23rd, 2020 @ 10:22 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Justice Paul Newby has secured a majority of votes to become the next chief justice of the state of North Carolina now that all 100 counties have officially completed their canvass of the 2020 election and have certified the results.
Published: Wednesday, November 18th, 2020 @ 6:01 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The White House and FEMA have granted Governor Roy Cooper’s Sept. 23 request for a major disaster declaration for 15 North Carolina counties that were hit hard by Hurricane Isaias.
Published: Monday, October 19th, 2020 @ 11:44 am
By: Governor's Office
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) will launch its new electronic system to streamline the process for creating death records with a staggered rollout beginning on October 19 in eight counties
Published: Monday, October 12th, 2020 @ 4:18 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Ninety-eight of North Carolina’s 100 counties have now been designated as Dental Health Professional Shortage Areas (Dental HPSAs), according to new data released by Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).
Published: Thursday, September 17th, 2020 @ 12:27 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The United States Department of Agriculture approved North Carolina’s waiver request to issue automatic replacement benefits to people who receive Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) in 11 North Carolina counties impacted by Hurricane Isaias.
Published: Sunday, September 13th, 2020 @ 10:30 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) has 55 upcoming community testing events scheduled in Cabarrus, Chatham, Clay, Gaston, Jackson, Montgomery, Robeson, Rowan, Scotland, Wake and Wayne counties as part of the initiative to increase access to no-cost COVID-19 testing
Published: Wednesday, August 26th, 2020 @ 7:46 pm
By: Governor's Office
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) has 34 upcoming community testing events scheduled in Alexander, Bertie, Cabarrus, Columbus, Cumberland, Duplin, Greene, Hertford, Jackson, Lenoir, Nash, Northampton, Pitt, Randolph, Robeson, Wake, Wayne and Wilson counties
Published: Tuesday, August 11th, 2020 @ 9:58 am
By: Governor's Office
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