RALEIGH: Provalus, an IT services company, will create 92 jobs in Columbus County, Governor Roy Cooper announced today. The company will invest $500,000 to establish operations in the City of Whiteville.
Published: Tuesday, November 7th, 2023 @ 4:09 am
By: Governor's Office
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Commerce Department provides more resources for rural economic development
Published: Monday, July 17th, 2023 @ 5:05 pm
By: Governor's Office
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At the February 2023 meeting, the Golden LEAF Board of Directors awarded $10,248,815 in funding to support projects through the Community-Based Grants Initiative in the Southeast Prosperity Zone
Published: Saturday, February 11th, 2023 @ 11:12 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Today, the Golden LEAF Board of Directors awarded $10,248,815 in funding to support projects through the Community-Based Grants Initiative in the Southeast Prosperity Zone and $1,549,997 in funding
Published: Monday, February 6th, 2023 @ 11:20 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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William Francis (Bill) Dyer, Jr. died peacefully January 15, 2023. He was born in Whiteville, NC on April 12, 1927, the son of the late William Francis Dyer, Sr. and Edna Oneida Gurganious Dyer.
Published: Wednesday, January 18th, 2023 @ 10:37 am
By: Announcements
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A Brunswick County charter school operator is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a lower court's decision to strike down the school's student dress code.
Published: Monday, September 19th, 2022 @ 1:58 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Jan Michael “Mike” Sikes, age 70 and a resident of Washington, died Sunday, April 17, 2022 at his home after a brave but brief battle with aggressive lung cancer.
Published: Tuesday, April 19th, 2022 @ 10:00 am
By: Announcements
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Mr. Albert Ray Powers, age 68, a resident of Worthington Lane, Chocowinity, died Thursday, September 16, 2021 at Carolina East Medical Center in New Bern.
Published: Monday, September 27th, 2021 @ 12:03 pm
By: Announcements
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Legislation delaying municipal elections for offices elected by district until 2022 became law on Monday.
Published: Friday, July 9th, 2021 @ 11:07 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Tex Ovan Little, 81,a resident of Washington, NC passed peacefully on March 18, 2021 at Vidant Inpatient Hospice Center in Greenville, NC.
Published: Monday, March 22nd, 2021 @ 11:30 am
By: Announcements
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced two new judicial appointments, one to the North Carolina Superior Court and one to the North Carolina District Court.
Published: Monday, March 1st, 2021 @ 11:34 am
By: Governor's Office
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced new appointments to boards and commissions across North Carolina.
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2021 @ 7:42 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced new appointments to boards and commissions across North Carolina.
Published: Wednesday, November 18th, 2020 @ 10:56 am
By: Governor's Office
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Jill Sutton Edwards died peacefully on November 1st from Natural Causes in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Published: Thursday, November 5th, 2020 @ 2:29 pm
By: Announcements
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Governor Roy Cooper today honored Black History Month by recognizing African American education leaders from across the state for their many accomplishments that have helped move North Carolina forward and left a positive impact on students.
Published: Saturday, February 15th, 2020 @ 2:57 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Roy Cooper announced today that the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) Office of Rural Health (ORH) has awarded 23 grants for disaster preparedness to health care providers affected by Hurricane Florence.
Published: Tuesday, November 19th, 2019 @ 6:00 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Last year the NC Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services (DVRS) helped more than 5,000 individuals with disabilities find competitive, integrated employment.
Published: Tuesday, September 17th, 2019 @ 6:08 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Black’s Tire Service, Inc, a tire distributor and service company will create 26 jobs as it expands its operations in Columbus County, Governor Roy Cooper announced today. The company will invest $2.7 million to expand their current distribution center, located in Whiteville.
Published: Thursday, July 25th, 2019 @ 4:42 am
By: Governor's Office
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There’s no magic bullet. N.C. lawmakers admit as much when they discuss ways to boost student achievement in school districts labeled “predominantly disadvantaged.”
Published: Thursday, June 20th, 2019 @ 9:36 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Today on Memorial Day, we honor with deepest gratitude the service members who sacrificed their lives for our country.
Published: Tuesday, May 28th, 2019 @ 11:30 am
By: Governor's Office
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The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources and the North Carolina Department of Information Technology have partnered with nine library systems and four municipalities to improve internet access in rural communities.
Published: Wednesday, May 22nd, 2019 @ 6:19 pm
By: Governor's Office
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The devastation of two hurricanes in two years has very much been in the news in North Carolina
Published: Sunday, November 4th, 2018 @ 1:54 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced 11 appointments to various state boards and commissions
Published: Sunday, August 19th, 2018 @ 3:10 pm
By: Governor's Office
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services honored four small business owners across North Carolina with a 2018 Small Business of the Year award
Published: Sunday, August 12th, 2018 @ 10:44 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Last week, with bipartisan support we voted to override Gov. Cooper's veto of legislation that provides voters more choices at the ballot box by increasing ballot access for smaller political parties and unaffiliated candidates for many statewide and local elections
Published: Wednesday, October 25th, 2017 @ 3:51 pm
By: Bill Cook
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Today, Gov. Roy Cooper named 21 new appointees to various state boards and commissions, including the North Carolina Commission for Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services and the North Carolina Sedimentation Control Commission
Published: Tuesday, October 17th, 2017 @ 9:33 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Francis Delmar Everhart (aka "Grandy" to his grandsons), age 91, of Washington (Rosedale), formerly of Whiteville, NC and Rockingham, NC, went to be with the Lord on May 6, 2017
Published: Friday, June 2nd, 2017 @ 10:05 am
By: Announcements
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Gov. Roy Cooper today appointed Glenn M. McNeill as the next Commander of the North Carolina State Highway Patrol
Published: Sunday, February 5th, 2017 @ 3:59 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Enrollment Changes Have Consequences
Published: Friday, November 4th, 2016 @ 3:21 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory convened the first meeting of the Hurricane Matthew Recovery Committee today and outlined a recovery plan for the first 100 days to help North Carolina recover from the storm.
Published: Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016 @ 12:04 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Governor Pat McCrory has announced that the N.C. Department of Transportation is distributing more than $147 million to 508 cities and towns throughout North Carolina to support municipalities
Published: Thursday, October 27th, 2016 @ 9:08 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Governor Pat McCrory updated elected officials from many of the North Carolina League of Municipalities' 540 member cities, towns and villages today on the ongoing efforts to recover from Hurricane Matthew, including the latest on the governor's Hurricane Matthew Recovery Task Force he established
Published: Monday, October 24th, 2016 @ 9:45 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Governor Pat McCrory announced today that thousands of households in an 18-county area slammed earlier this month by Hurricane Matthew may be eligible to receive Disaster Food and Nutrition Service benefits
Published: Sunday, October 23rd, 2016 @ 12:54 am
By: Russell Allen
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