Press Releases
RALEIGH – North Carolina is preparing for heavy rainfall and possible flooding on Friday and Saturday from the remnants of Hurricane Ian. Governor Cooper reminds residents that now is the time to complete their personal preparations.
Piedmont Correctional Institution offender Didier J. Carias (#1479374) has died after an apparent suicide.
Residents of the Albemarle and Lumber River council of governments regions are encouraged to attend upcoming public workshops to provide input on strategies and projects that aim to build future community resilience.
Following a crash involving several teens in August, a convenience store clerk and four teens have been criminally charged.
The Division of Adult Correction and has named Isaac Rogers the new warden of Dan River Prison Work Farm in Blanch.
The N.C. Office of Recovery Resiliency (NCORR) Regional Resilience Portfolio Program, in partnership with three councils of governments, is requesting public feedback on draft regional Climate Change and Natural Hazards Vulnerability Assessments, which will guide plans for building community resilience.
An offender participating in Extending the Limits of Confinement (ELC) who absconded from her approved residence in Asheville last year has been apprehended.
Alexander Correctional Institution offender Lanson Paul Stalf (#1463442) has died after an apparent suicide.
The city of Goldsboro recently signed an agreement to participate in a community floodprint process, funded by the N.C. Office of Recovery and Resiliency (NCORR) and led by the N.C. State Coastal Dynamics Design Lab (CDDL).
The Division of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention has named Tyshanda Brown the new director of Pitt Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Greenville. A native of Beaufort County, Brown began her new duties on Sept. 12 after her promotion from facility supervisor.
An offender housed at Central Prison was pronounced deceased this morning after being assaulted with a weapon by several other offenders.
The N.C. Office of Recovery and Resiliency (NCORR) Public Housing Restoration Fund has awarded $14.5 million to four state public housing agencies for projects that will help meet critical public housing needs in eastern North Carolina.
The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice has named Michael Parsons as the new warden of Randolph Correctional Center in Asheboro.
Residents of the Cape Fear, Kerr-Tar, Triangle J and Upper Coastal Plain council of governments regions are encouraged to attend upcoming public workshops to develop strategies and projects that aim to build future community resilience.