Press Releases

Six months after what state officials say is the costliest disaster in North Carolina history, recovery from Hurricane Florence has made significant progress. State and federal agencies, volunteers and nonprofits continue to work together. 

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved $41.5 million to reimburse the North Carolina Emergency Management for emergency response activities during Hurricane Florence, which struck the state in September 2018.

Governor Declares March 3-9 Severe Weather Preparedness Week

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The N.C. Department of Public Safety recently recognized correctional officer Brittany Splant as an Employee of the Year.

The N.C. Department of Public Safety recently recognized Division of Prisons administrator Dennis Daniels as an Employee of the Year.

The N.C. Department of Public Safety recently recognized Division of Prisons ground supervisor Michael Hall as an Employee of the Year.

The N.C. Department of Public Safety recently recognized Division of Prisons program supervisor Ralph Hill as an Employee of the Year.

Transitional Sheltering Assistance (TSA), which pays for hotel or motel rooms as short-term, emergency sheltering for eligible Hurricane Florence survivors ends Tuesday, March 12. 

The N.C. Department of Public Safety recently recognized nursing educator Valerie Trexler as a Division of Prisons Employee of the Year.

The State Highway Patrol honored 55 sworn and 11 civilian members today during a promotional ceremony held at Colonial Baptist Church in Cary.

The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice has named Anthony Wilde as the new superintendent at Craggy Correctional Center in Asheville. He replaces Marty Galloway, who retired on Jan. 1.

The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice has named Cynthia Thornton as the new Region Director for the Central Region with an office in Raleigh.

Help is now available for local governments working to recover from Hurricane Florence, with more than $7 million in grants and loans already provided, Governor Roy Cooper announced today.

State correctional officers and local law enforcement are seeking Rutherford Correctional Center minimum custody inmate Jeremy Keith Fincannon (#1384359), who was determined to be missing after a 7:30 a.m. routine count of offenders on Thursday.