Press Releases

World War II Air Force Colonel Durwood B. Williams, a Raleigh native, was the guest speaker at the North Carolina National Guard’s celebration of the United States Air Force’s 68th birthday at Joint Force Headquarters in Raleigh Sept. 18.

United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced today that local community agencies that assist crime victims will benefit from $60,012,054 that has been awarded to the State of North Carolina by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Victims of Crime (OVC).

WHAT: Crime Victims Compensation Commission Meeting

WHEN: 10 a.m., Wed., September 16

Nineteen State Highway Patrol cadets, who endured 15 weeks of what Colonel Bill Grey called the toughest law enforcement training in the country, became state troopers today during a graduation ceremony in Cary.

What: Grand opening of the NCNG’s Tarheel Challenge Youth Academy’s central campus and ground breaking of a female dormitory. The 20-acre property has undergone a $1.9 million renovation and will begin its inaugural class this fall.

On Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 23 and 24, residents and business leaders in Pender County communities will have an opportunity to review and discuss the latest flood hazard and flood risk data.

The North Carolina State Highway Patrol along with the Division of Law Enforcement Wildlife Resources Commission have released the final totals for “On the Road, On the Water, Don’t Drink & Drive ” Labor Day campaign.

Members of the North Carolina Governor’s Crime Commission met Sept. 9-10 and voted on priorities for the 2016 grant cycle in the areas of juvenile justice, criminal justice improvement and crime victim services.

TO: News Directors, Editors

FROM: Sergeant Michael Baker

RE: 137 ^th Highway Patrol Graduation

What: The Education and Employment Center (EEC) and Central Piedmont Community College will host a Veterans Career Day for military service members, veterans and their spouses.