Press Releases

Governor Cooper Announces Grant Awards for Cleaner School Buses and Fast Charging Stations to Reduce Vehicle Emissions

Governor Roy Cooper announced today that North Carolina has awarded nearly $30 million to replace 111 school buses and 16 transit buses and to install 33 zero emission vehicle (ZEV) fast charging stations across the state.

Governor Increases Reward for Information on Randolph County Missing Person

Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the disappearance of Jimmy Lee Isom.

Governor Roy Cooper Signs Executive Order No. 153 Limiting the Sale of Alcoholic Beverages After 11 pm

With actions to slow the spread of COVID-19 beginning to have impact, Governor Roy Cooper is doubling down on prevention measures with Executive Order 153 stopping the sale of alcoholic drinks in restaurants, breweries, wineries, and distilleries at 11 pm.

Upcoming NCDHHS COVID-19 Community Testing Events Scheduled; Testing is Free

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) has 39 upcoming community testing events scheduled in Bladen, Duplin, Johnston, Edgecombe, Henderson, Hertford, Northampton, Randolph, Robeson, Sampson and Warren counties as part of the initiative to increase access to free COVID-19 testing for African American, LatinX/Hispanic and American Indian communities that currently have limited testing sites.

Governor Cooper Appoints Two District Court Judges

Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced new judicial appointments to serve Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, McDowell, and Rutherford counties.

Governor Cooper Announces $194 Million for Water and Sewer System Improvements

Governor Roy Cooper announced today $194 million in loans and grants to help pay for 54 drinking water and wastewater projects.

Congress Needs to Act Now and Extend Unemployment Benefits for Struggling Workers 

Next week, thousands of North Carolinians who are out of work due to COVID-19 will see a drastic reduction in their unemployment benefits despite this pandemic being far from over.

Joint Statement of North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and the Consulates General of Mexico and Guatemala

Governor Roy Cooper and NC DHHS Secretary Mandy Cohen, M.D. with Claudia Velasco-Osorio, Consul General of Mexico in Raleigh, and Jorge Archila, Consul General of Guatemala, released the following statement on the effect of COVID-19 on the Latinx/Hispanic Community.

Declaración Conjunta del Gobernador de Carolina del Norte Roy Cooper, el Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos de Carolina del Norte y los Consulados Generales de México y Guatemala

Estamos profundamente agradecidos con nuestra comunidad Latina por su arduo trabajo y reconocemos el papel fundamental que dicha comunidad juega para mantener a Carolina del Norte en marcha.

State Announces Delivery of Personal Protection Equipment for Agricultural Workers

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) is taking further action to prevent and respond to COVID-19 outbreaks among the agricultural workforce, delivering critical personal protection equipment for use by agricultural workers across the state.