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State health officials are investigating a suspected case of infant botulism in North Carolina linked to a baby formula, which has now been recalled nationwide.
Published: Thursday, November 13th, 2025 @ 8:34 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Earlier this month, the USDA announced its partnership with North Carolina, in which the state will receive $6.2 million in federal funding through the USDA to strengthen the food supply chain.
Published: Monday, May 6th, 2024 @ 5:28 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina has been declared free of “bird flu” by the World Organization for Animal Health after a dairy herd in North Carolina tested positive for the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, or “H5N1” as it is better known, earlier this year.
Published: Saturday, May 4th, 2024 @ 9:51 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper declared a State of Emergency for Duplin and Sampson counties in response to the effects of heavy rain and flooding on the agricultural sector in those counties.
Published: Sunday, March 3rd, 2024 @ 4:08 pm
By: Governor's Office
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced appointments to boards and commissions.
Published: Saturday, March 2nd, 2024 @ 1:47 am
By: Governor's Office
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At the December Board meeting, the Golden LEAF Board of Directors awarded $5,540,432 in funding for 50 projects through the Food Distribution Assistance Program.
Published: Friday, March 1st, 2024 @ 11:31 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Today, the Golden LEAF Board of Directors awarded $650,000 to support two projects through the Open Grants Program and $3,080,000 to support five projects through the SITE Program.
Published: Monday, February 26th, 2024 @ 10:04 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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People with the product should stop use immediately
Published: Saturday, November 18th, 2023 @ 11:08 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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At the August 2023 meeting, the Golden LEAF Board of Directors awarded $2,778,721 to support 24 awards in the first round of projects funded through the Food Distribution Assistance Program.
Published: Friday, September 22nd, 2023 @ 3:24 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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ROCKY MOUNT, N.C., (August 3, 2023) – Today, the Golden LEAF Board of Directors awarded $1,158,333 to support five projects through the Open Grants Program, $3,150,518 in funding for 10 projects through the Flood Mitigation Program
Published: Saturday, September 9th, 2023 @ 2:14 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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North Carolina’s agriculture industry is constantly evolving due to changing consumer demand and new technologies.
Published: Thursday, August 17th, 2023 @ 1:40 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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RALEIGH: Select Genetics, a turkey breeder, will create 26 jobs in Wayne County, Governor Roy Cooper announced today. The company will invest $58 million to build a new turkey egg hatchery and establish turkey farms in Goldsboro.
Published: Friday, May 19th, 2023 @ 8:13 am
By: Governor's Office
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Recently, Golden LEAF President, Chief Executive Officer Scott T. Hamilton sat down with the North Carolina Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler via Zoom and filmed an episode of Critical Conversations.
Published: Sunday, March 12th, 2023 @ 11:21 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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On Tuesday, January 24, the Golden LEAF Foundation reopened the Pre-Application portal for the Food Distribution Assistance Program. This is the final opportunity for organizations to submit a Pre-Application.
Published: Sunday, January 29th, 2023 @ 8:37 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Happy Thanksgiving!
Published: Saturday, November 26th, 2022 @ 12:05 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The Pre-Application for the Food Distribution Assistance Program is due November 15th at noon. The Pre-Application is the first stage in the Food Distribution Assistance Program application process.
Published: Monday, November 14th, 2022 @ 7:10 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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On Tuesday, November 1, the Golden LEAF Foundation will open the Pre-Application portal for the Food Distribution Assistance Program.
Published: Thursday, November 3rd, 2022 @ 9:04 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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SO-PAK-CO, Inc., a food processor and packager, will create 440 new jobs in Scotland County, Governor Roy Cooper announced today. The company will invest $85 million to build a state-of-the-art processing and packaging facility in the City of Laurinburg.
Published: Saturday, October 22nd, 2022 @ 9:26 am
By: Governor's Office
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SunTree Snack Foods will create 94 new jobs in Wayne County, Governor Roy Cooper announced today. The company will invest $10.1 million to establish an East Coast manufacturing site in Goldsboro.
Published: Thursday, September 22nd, 2022 @ 9:21 am
By: Governor's Office
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On September 6, 2022, the Golden LEAF Foundation welcomed Meredith Bell as the Food Distribution Assistance Program Manager.
Published: Thursday, September 15th, 2022 @ 10:59 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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In June the first Spotted Lanternfly sighting in North Carolina happened in Forsyth County. In a news release, the North Carolina Department of Agriculture said the spotting occurred near Interstate 40 in Kernersville.
Published: Wednesday, July 20th, 2022 @ 2:12 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Salmonella found
Published: Thursday, July 14th, 2022 @ 12:19 pm
By: Countrygirl1411
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Hans Kissle to add 219 new jobs in Gaston County
Published: Thursday, May 26th, 2022 @ 9:08 am
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Roy Cooper announced two judicial appointments to Superior and District Courts today.
Published: Friday, March 11th, 2022 @ 5:37 pm
By: Governor's Office
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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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Roseburg Forest Products to create 137 new jobs in Halifax County
Published: Thursday, July 22nd, 2021 @ 11:58 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Roy Cooper announced new appointments to state boards and commissions today
Published: Wednesday, February 17th, 2021 @ 8:02 am
By: Governor's Office
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced new appointments to boards and commissions across North Carolina.
Published: Friday, August 21st, 2020 @ 7:24 am
By: Governor's Office
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today released the final report on the public health investigation into an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in people who attended the NC Mountain State Fair held Sept. 6–15, 2019 at the Western North Carolina Agricultural Center in Fletche
Published: Friday, February 7th, 2020 @ 9:17 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Cooper Announces $86 million investment in Burnsville
Published: Thursday, December 5th, 2019 @ 8:08 am
By: Governor's Office
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Public health officials are reporting a case of Legionnaires’ disease in a person who did not attend the Mountain State Fair but was present at the Western North Carolina Agricultural Center (WNC Ag Center) after the fair ended.
Published: Sunday, October 20th, 2019 @ 1:21 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Officials with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ Division of Public Health today released an interim report and FAQ related to the investigation into the Legionnaire’s disease outbreak associated with the NC Mountain State Fair.
Published: Saturday, October 12th, 2019 @ 7:01 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is sharing early findings from an ongoing investigation to determine how people were exposed to Legionella bacteria
Published: Friday, October 4th, 2019 @ 2:28 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Andrew Ross, a Marine Corps veteran who served in Afghanistan, in January was working private security for a cross-country delivery of hemp. Ross’s task was simple: Guard a truckload of state-approved industrial hemp, grown in Kentucky, and bound for Colorado.
Published: Monday, July 1st, 2019 @ 7:21 am
By: Carolina Journal
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