Press Releases
FOOTAGE/PHOTOS AVAILABLE: Governor Cooper Visits Large-Scale Vaccine Site at UNC Friday Center
Today, Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) Secretary Dr. Mandy Cohen visited a large-scale vaccine site at UNC-Chapel Hill’s Friday Conference Center to witness health care workers and North Carolinians over age 65 receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
North Carolina Executive Mansion Will be Lit in Honor of Lives Lost to COVID-19 on Jan. 19
Governor Roy Cooper announced today that the North Carolina Executive Mansion will be illuminated on January 19, 2021, at 5:30 PM in remembrance of the lives lost as in the COVID-19 pandemic.
Governor Cooper Extends Modified Stay At Home Order Amid Rising Case Counts
Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mandy Cohen shared an update today on North Carolina’s efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and support the vaccination effort currently underway.
Governor Extends North Carolina Evictions Moratorium
Today, Governor Roy Cooper signed Executive Order 184, extending North Carolina’s evictions moratorium through January 31, 2021.
Governor Cooper Will Extend Evictions Moratorium
Today Governor Roy Cooper announced that he plans to extend the state’s evictions moratorium on residential evictions for non-payment of rent through at least January 31, 2021.
Governor Cooper Gives COVID-19 County Alert Update, Calls on North Carolinians to Stay Vigilant this Holiday Season
Today, Governor Roy Cooper and Secretary of North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Dr. Mandy Cohen shared updates on the COVID-19 County Alert System, warning that more than 90 percent of North Carolina counties are now designated as red or orange.
Executive Order Allows for To-Go or Delivery Sales for Mixed Beverages
Today Governor Roy Cooper signed an Executive Order authorizing the North Carolina ABC Commission to permit the delivery or carry-out of mixed beverages as an alternative to on-site consumption.
FOOTAGE/PHOTOS AVAILABLE: Governor Cooper Thanks Health Care Workers at Duke University Hospital; Observes COVID-19 Vaccinations Underway
Today, Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) Secretary Dr. Mandy Cohen visited Duke University School of Medicine to see Duke Health frontline workers receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
ADVISORY: Inauguration and Council of State Swearing-In to be held January 9, 2021
While inaugural activities will look different due to the pandemic, Governor Roy Cooper and the Council of State will be sworn in on January 9, 2021 at 10 AM.
FOOTAGE AVAILABLE: Governor Cooper Visits UNC Health As Frontline Health Care Workers Receive COVID-19 Vaccine
Today, Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) Secretary Dr. Mandy Cohen witnessed some of the first COVID-19 vaccinations in the country at UNC Medical Center in Chapel Hill.
