Governor Roy Cooper visited Wayne Community College to celebrate National Apprenticeship Week and announce the launch of the Southeastern Education and Economic Development (SEED) initiative.… read more »
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Governor Cooper Visits WCC to Announce SEED Program
Goldsboro’s White Helps Honor Previously Missing Vietnam Veteran
Waynesville – After missing in action from the Vietnam War for over half a century, the remains of U.S. Air Force Captain Frederick Mervyn Hall returned home on Oct. 8th to a hero’s welcome. On Oct 10th, Captain Hall was laid to rest at Greenhill Cemetery in his hometown of Waynesville. Goldsboro native and Command…… read more »
State Agencies Prepare for Train Derailments in Mock Exercise
RALEIGH – Multiple state agencies are working together to prepare if there was a freight train derailment in North Carolina.
On Sept. 18, state and federal agencies, and private industry partners gathered at the State Emergency Operations Center in Raleigh for a tabletop exercise that focused on how officials would respond if a train derailment occurred.… read more »
Turkey Breeder to Build Hatchery with $58 Million Investment in Goldsboro
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. “Our farming legacy continues to attract innovative agriculture companies,” said Governor Cooper. “North Carolina’s $95 billion agriculture and agribusiness…… read more »
The Governor Visits Goldsboro
Governor Roy Cooper, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kody H. Kinsley and NC Department of Military and Veterans Affairs Secretary LtGen Walter Gaskin toured the Creative Academy Early Learning Center in Goldsboro Tuesday to highlight the Military Child Care in Your Neighborhood (MCCYN)-PLUS Expansion program that helps military families in North…… read more »
January is Blood Donation Month
Today, Governor Roy Cooper proclaimed January as Blood Donation Month in North Carolina to encourage those who are healthy and eligible to sign up to donate blood. “It’s not just during a crisis, but an ample blood supply is needed all the time in order to help give life to others,” said Governor Roy Cooper.…… read more »
Duke Officials Apologize for Holiday Outages
On Tuesday, Governor Cooper and staff from the Governor’s Office met with officials from Duke Energy, including Lynn Good, President and Chief Executive Order of Duke Energy, Julie Janson, Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer, Duke Energy Carolinas, Kendal Bowman, North Carolina State President of Duke Energy, and Kevin McLaughlin, Vice President Government Affairs…… read more »
Questions Remain on Duke Energy’s Rolling Outages
The Governor is calling on Duke Energy to provide more information about the utility company’s decision to implement rolling outages this past weekend. The Christmas weekend brought some of the coldest weather to North Carolina. In a tweet Monday morning, Governor Cooper wrote: “Duke Energy assures me NC is in the clear now. But I’m deeply…… read more »
Governor Cooper Commutes Sentences and Issues Pardons of Forgiveness
Governor Cooper commuted the sentences of six people in North Carolina prisons and granted pardons of forgiveness to four others including two from Wayne County. These commutations and pardons follow an intensive review of cases, including the circumstances of the crimes, length of the sentences, records in prison, and readiness to reenter communities successfully after…… read more »
Town of Seven Springs Awarded Grant
Governor Roy Cooper announced that 42 local governments in rural areas across the state including the town of Seven Springs have been awarded grants from the Rural Transformation Grant Fund, supporting rural economic development projects in North Carolina. A total of $19.76 million will be issued in this second round of grantmaking from the Fund,…… read more »
