Press Releases

Governor Roy Cooper and Emergency Management Officials are urging North Carolinians to be safe and cautious as severe weather enters the state.

North Carolina Emergency Management wants the public to be aware of Duke Energy’s plans to test the sirens at four nuclear plants that have areas within North Carolina that may hear the tests.

La División de Manejo de Emergencias de NC desea que el público esté consciente de los planes de Duke Energy para realizar pruebas de sonido de las sirenas en cuatro de sus plantas nucleoeléctricas abarcando zonas de Carolina del Norte donde pudiera escucharse el sonido de las pruebas.

Governor Roy Cooper signed an Executive Order today declaring a State of Emergency ahead of severe weather expected across the state. The Order waives truck weight, size and hours of service restrictions so that vehicles carrying essential supplies such as food, medicine or fuel or transporting livestock and crops can get their jobs done quickly.

Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Emergency Management (NCEM) will once again be monitoring Santa’s progress as he approaches North Carolina. The Governor has instructed NCEM to prepare the state for Santa’s arrival so that he can safely complete his mission of delivering presents to children across North Carolina.

The N.C. Office of Recovery and Resiliency has awarded $17.7 million from the Infrastructure Recovery Program to local governments to repair and restore critical infrastructure in communities across the state.

La Oficina de Recuperación y Resiliencia de Carolina del Norte ha otorgado $17.7 millones del Programa de Recuperación de Infraestructura a los gobiernos locales para reparar y restaurar infraestructura crítica en comunidades de todo el estado.

Today, Governor Roy Cooper declared a State of Emergency for Duplin and Sampson counties in response to the effects of heavy rain and flooding on the agricultural sector in those counties.