On Thursday, it was announced that the US Army Corps of Engineers will allocate $39.6 million for the design and construction of a levee in Princeville, as the historic community continues to recover from unprecedented flooding during recent hurricanes. Governor Cooper requested the funding commitment in July 2019, emphasizing that the levee in Princeville is a top priority as the state continues to recover from Hurricanes Matthew and Florence.
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Governor Roy Cooper today shared a list of state government support resources for military servicemembers and their families as thousands of troops from Fort Bragg and Camp Lejeune are deployed and redeployed in light of ongoing events in the Middle East.
RALEIGH -- The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice has named James Vaughan as the new warden of the Pasquotank Correctional Institution in Elizabeth City.
Vaughan, 59, had been the warden at the Caledonia Correctional Institution in Tillery since 2014.
Wilkes Correctional Center minimum custody offender Roger W. Hawkins (#0500925), who was reported missing from his work release assignment Friday afternoon, was captured by law enforcement officials from the Ashe County Sheriff’s Department Saturday at approximately 2:30 a.m. Hawkins, who was last seen in the Foster Street area of Wilkesboro at 4 p.m. on Friday, was arrested in a stolen car in downtown West Jefferson.
State correctional and local law enforcement officers are seeking Wilkes Correctional Center minimum custody offender Roger W. Hawkins (#0500925), who was reported missing from his work release assignment this afternoon. Hawkins was last seen in the Foster Street area of Wilkesboro at 4 p.m.
In anticipation for the upcoming Christmas and New Year’s holidays, the State Highway Patrol is putting safe driving at the top of its Christmas wish list.
According to AAA, more than 112 million travelers are expected to leave home throughout the holiday period to spend time with family and friends. With this in mind, troopers across the state are focusing on driver behavior in an attempt to ensure everyone arrives safely to their intended destination.
The State of North Carolina and FEMA are announcing more than $15.8 million to reimburse expenses to restore hurricane- and tropical storm-related beach damage.
The funds include reimbursing the replacement of beach sand in the Town of Holden Beach. Storm surges from Hurricane Florence damaged the coastal community’s beach.
RALEIGH - Public Safety Secretary Erik A. Hooks today announced Bryan House as the director of the Alcohol Law Enforcement (ALE) Division. Director House has been serving in an interim role since Oct. 1 when ALE was re-established as a division within the Department of Public Safety.
The state of North Carolina has received a federal disaster declaration for Public Assistance (PA) Category A thru G for 2 additional counties (Bladen and Chowan) in eastern NC bringing the total to 28 counties.
The North Carolina National Guard hosted a change of ceremony for the Adjutant General of North Carolina, at Joint Force Headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina, Dec. 16, 2019.
Governor Roy Cooper presided over the event and ceremonially pass the command flag of the North Carolina National Guard from the out-going Adjutant General, Maj. Gen. Greg Lusk, to the incoming Adjutant General Brig. Gen. Todd Hunt.