Press Releases

The State Emergency Response Team has activated its Joint Information Center to provide information regarding the winter storm to the news media. The Joint Information Center will be staffed from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

State officials are preparing for North Carolina’s first winter storm of 2018 and people in areas that could see snow are encouraged to do the same, Governor Roy Cooper said Tuesday.

In anticipation of a forecast of cold weather, Gov. Roy Cooper signed an executive order today to help maintain supply of home heating fuels like propane across North Carolina.

As part of the Department of Public Safety’s continuing efforts to make prisons safer, revisions have been made to the Offender Disciplinary Procedures. These changes, which take effect Jan.

NC Department of Public Safety Secretary Erik A. Hooks today announced Kimberly D. Grande as the new executive director of the Inmate Grievance Resolution Board.  Grande, a seasoned jurist who has practiced law for more than a decade, will assume the position on January 8.

It may be too late for a white Christmas, but Governor Cooper is encouraging North Carolina residents and visitors to keep an eye on the forecast due to the possibility of frozen precipitation and be careful when traveling this holiday season.

Judge Reuben Young will serve in an interim capacity as the Chief Deputy Secretary of the Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice (ACJJ), Secretary Erik A. Hooks announced today. Judge Young will fill the position within the Department of Public Safety formerly held by David Guice.

As the Christmas and New Year’s Holiday season approaches, the State Highway Patrol is encouraging motorists to keep safety in mind while traveling to their various destinations. As the number of vehicles increase on the state’s roadways, so does the potential for vehicle collisions.

Today, Governor Cooper announced that residents of Cumberland, Edgecombe, Robeson and Wayne counties can now call 2-1-1 to schedule an appointment at a Hurricane Matthew Housing Application Center.