ELIZABETH CITY, North Carolina, June 6 -- College of the Albemarle issued the following news release: * * * College of The Albemarle Students Shine at UNCW's Community College Undergraduate Research Experience Showcase ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. -- College of The Albemarle (COA) students participated in the Community College Undergraduate Research Experience (CCURE) this spring. This opportunity, made possible by the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW), enables community college students  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 6 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news release: * * * Correcting Josh Stein's Lies About President Trump, FEMA Left-wing radical Gov. Josh Stein went on national television with Stephen Colbert to trash the Trump Administration this week, telling lies about the One, Big, Beautiful Bill and the handling of Hurricane Helene response in Western NC. Lie #1: President Trump is getting rid of FEMA Truth: President Trump's administration ha  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 5 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * Marine Fisheries to Implement Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact * Starting July 1, the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Marine Fisheries will implement requirements of the Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact Act ("Act") for marine and estuarine fisheries violations, as directed by the N.C. General Assembly. The Act provides reciprocal re  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 6 -- The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction issued the following news release on June 5, 2025: * * * Fifteen Schools Selected to Launch $25 Million School Improvement Initiative Fifteen North Carolina middle schools have been selected to participate in the Golden LEAF Schools Initiative, a five-year, $25 million program made possible by funding from the Golden LEAF Foundation. Fifteen North Carolina middle schools have been selected to participate i  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 6 -- The North Carolina State Treasurer issued the following news release on June 5, 2025: * * * North Carolina Department of State Treasurer Announces Stalled Contract Negotiations with CVS Caremark After months of negotiation, The Department of State Treasurer (DST), along with the State Health Plan (Plan), has reached an untenable impasse with CVS Caremark (Caremark) which refuses to honor its current contract with the State Health Plan. The negotiations with   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 6 (TNSrep) -- The North Carolina Office of the State Auditor issued the following news release on June 4, 2025: * * * $145K Spent Daily to Host Laundry, Showers in Swannanoa A new Special Report (https://www.auditor.nc.gov/documents/reports/rapid-response/rr-2025-swannanoa/open) from the North Carolina Office of the State Auditor (OSA) found a Hurricane Helene relief station set up in Swannanoa, N.C. had an average daily cost of over $145,000. The "Community Car  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, June 6 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: * * * Storm season prep: Duke Energy Foundation powers emergency response with $1.5 million in grants * Targeted funding to boost readiness, response and recovery across six states * Grants strengthen local disaster response, deepen Red Cross partnership CHARLOTTE, N.C. - As communities across the country prepare for another active storm season, Duke Energy Foundation is committing $1.5 million through the 2  more

PEMBROKE, North Carolina, June 6 -- The University of North Carolina-Pembroke issued the following news: * * * UNC Pembroke's McKenzie-Elliott School of Nursing Receives 10-Year CCNE Accreditation The McKenzie-Elliott School of Nursing at UNC Pembroke has been granted a full 10-year accreditation for its Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), which will extend through June 30, 2035. The decision announced following CCNE's April   more