Press Releases

Along with OpenStreetMap US, North Carolina Emergency Management is working with local, state and federal partners to update building footprints in Cumberland County. Volunteer mappers can help improve public safety by contributing directly to the government data creation process.

The incident occurred on Saturday, May 11, at 7:04 a.m.

The North Carolina State Highway Patrol maintains national law enforcement accreditation through the Commission on Law Enforcement for Accreditation (CALEA) and as a part of this process, an opportunity is provided to citizens of North Carolina for public feedback.

The public is invited to attend a May 17 meeting of the state Citizen Advisory Committee for HUD Community Development Block Grant-Mitigation funding.

Moore County will host a Public Open House on Tuesday, May 21st, 2024, beginning at 5:30 p.m., as part of the Board of Commissioners meeting, located at 1 Courthouse Square, 2nd Floor of the Historic Courthouse, in the Board of Commissioner Meeting Room, Carthage, NC 28327

The North Carolina Task Force for Safer Schools on Wednesday voted to support funding to expand mental health training programs in public schools, and the recurring state funding of more than $2 million for the NC S.A.F.E. (Secure All Firearms Effectively) campaign.

The N.C. Office of Recovery Resiliency today announced the launch of a new Heat Action Plan Toolkit that aims to reduce heat-related health impacts to North Carolina residents and workers.

The N.C. Office of Recovery and Resiliency is supporting Haywood County in the April 22 launch of their Homeownership Assistance Program to assist homebuyers displaced by Tropical Storm Fred or first-time homebuyers that are income qualified.

North Carolina State Interoperability Executive Committee (SIEC) to meet Tuesday

The Office of Violence Prevention will host the next bimonthly meeting of the Community Violence Advisory Board on Tuesday, Apr. 16, 2024, at 8:30 a.m.

State and local law enforcement officials have apprehended a juvenile who on April 11 escaped during transit to the Cabarrus Juvenile Detention Center.