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North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Minister for International Trade Penny Mordaunt have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation and Trade Relations to strengthen economic ties and transition to a clean energy economy.
Governor Roy Cooper signed the following bills into law.
On Thursday the United States Supreme Court agreed to review Moore v. Harper, a case seeking to confirm the constitutional authority of state legislatures to set the time, place and manner of elections.
Over the last few years I have become increasingly patriotic, but I have struggled with how Christians should publicly display their patriotism given the divisive nature of our culture. For many years I wanted to separate my patriotism from my Christian faith as if they were two completely different belief systems. In one sense that is obviously true, but I will argue here that American patriotism is tied to Christian theology.
The Senate passed Senate Bill 455 to keep hemp legal in North Carolina and allow small businesses that sell CBD and hemp products to remain open.
Candidate Filing for Soil and Water Conservations begins Monday, June 13 at 12 noon until Friday, July 1st at 12noon.
On June 6, 2022, County Manager/Clerk to the Board Davis Brinson appeared before the County Commissioners to conduct a public hearing on the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Duplin County Budget.
One-stop early voting will be held at the Ed Emory Auditorium, 165 Agriculture Drive, Kenansville, NC 28349.
For 730 days, Gov. Roy Cooper has kept North Carolina in a “state of emergency” even as COVID-19 restrictions and guidelines have disappeared.
Candidate filing for the 2022 statewide primary and rescheduled municipal elections resumed at 8 a.m. Thursday, February 24, and will run through noon March 4, 2022. List is updated as of February 28, 2022 at 11:00 am.
Governor Roy Cooper signed the following bill into law.
Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kody H. Kinsley provided an update on the state’s COVID-19 metrics and trends.
North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore sent a letter to Governor Roy Cooper asking to end the policies that have disrupted classrooms and hindered student achievement and repeal the guidelines that force healthy kids to stay home and effectively mandate masks in schools, as most governors across the country finally do the same.
Today, Governor Roy Cooper and Department of Revenue Secretary Ronald Penny joined business leaders to provide an update on the Business Recovery Grant Program and encouraged local businesses to apply.
As a Chinquapin resident and political newcomer, I am publicly announcing my intent to file for County Commissioner of District 3 in Duplin County.
After serving on the Wallace Town Council for six years, Jason Wells successfully ran for the mayoral seat. The Wallace Rose-Hill graduate is supported by his wife of 19 years and their two children.
According to the State Board of Elections, here are the most recent 2022 candidate filings in our area. As of today, the Supreme Court of North Carolina has halted candidate filings and delayed the primary until Tuesday, May 17, 2022.
On Tuesday, December 8 the Supreme Court of North Carolina issued an order to halt candidate filings for the 2022 election and delayed the primary. The new primary will be held on Tuesday, May 17, 2022.
The order also states, “Any individual who has already filed to run for public office in 2022 and whose filing has been accepted by the appropriate board of elections, will be deemed to have filed…”
A new filing period has yet to be established by the State Board of Elections or N.C. Supreme Court.
"This budget moves North Carolina forward in important ways. Funding for high speed internet, our universities and community colleges, clean air and drinking water and desperately needed pay increases for teachers and state employees are all critical for our state to emerge from this pandemic stronger than ever. I will continue to fight for progress where this budget falls short but believe that, on balance, it is an important step in the right direction."
