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IRS Criminal Investigation warns North Carolina taxpayers about new wave of COVID-19 scams as second round of Economic Impact Payments are delivered
CHARLOTTE — The Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigation Division is warning North Carolina taxpayers about a new wave of COVID-19-related scams as the agency delivers the second round of Economic Impact Payments.
Health care workers and adults 65 and older are next to receive vaccine
RALEIGH —The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced today that vaccine providers that are ready to expand may vaccinate all health care workers and anyone 65 years and older.
North Carolina among worst in the nation for COVID vaccine distribution
RALEIGH — Nearly a month after COVID-19 vaccines made it to North Carolina, the state has administered only a quarter of the doses it has on hand — one of the slowest roll-outs in the country.
State lawmakers gear up for busy 2021-22 session with COVID-19 in focus
RALEIGH — COVID-19 and the ongoing fallout from the pandemic will likely dominate the 2021-22 session of the General Assembly. On tap for lawmakers is crafting a new budget for the biennium plus drawing new legislative and congressional maps for the next decade based on fresh census data.
Governor’s briefing highlights danger of spreading false information
RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper and Dr. Mandy Cohen, state health secretary, took a decidedly political tone in a COVID-19 news conference Tuesday, Jan. 12.
Richmond County Schools tentatively slated to reopen Feb. 1
HAMLET — Richmond County students are tentatively scheduled to return to classes the first week of February.
Duke, UNC doctors find ‘extremely limited’ COVID spread in schools
RALIEGH — Transmission of the COVID-19 virus has been “extremely limited” in public schools that have reopened in North Carolina, a team of researchers from Duke University and UNC-Chapel Hill have found.
FirstHealth launches Operation FirstShot in Richmond County
ROCKINGHAM — Working with the Richmond County Health Department, FirstHealth of the Carolinas launched Operation FirstShot Monday morning at Moore Regional Hospital–Richmond.
Former Gov. Hunt, Coastal Plain area leaders receive COVID-19 vaccines
WILSON — Former Governor Jim Hunt, Mrs. Carolyn Hunt, Washington County Commissioner Julius Walker, Jr., and Rep. Shelly Willingham, D-23, were among North Carolina’s 75 and older population to receive the first of the two-part COVID-19 vaccine (Wednesday) at the Wilson County Health Department.
UNCP delays start of spring semester
PEMBROKE — UNC Pembroke Chancellor Robin Gary Cummings announced today that the university will delay the start of its Spring 2021 semester by two weeks for most students.
