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Cooper, Cabinet Head To North Carolina Mountains For Events
Gov. Roy Cooper and his administration's top lieutenants are taking a road trip out west — western North Carolina to be specific.
Cooper and most of his Cabinet members are holding a string of events Monday in the mountains to highlight issues ranging from opioid abuse and domestic violence to economic development and the environment.
The governor plans to stick around the region Tuesday for school visits in Madison County and Morganton.
Holiday Time Off Reduced With New Community College Policy
North Carolina's community college leaders have reduced paid time off for workers on dozens of local campuses.
The State Board of Community Colleges approved a policy Friday requiring local colleges to offer no more than 12 paid holidays per fiscal year to eligible full-time employees.
The policy came after a January state auditor's report found over half the 58 community colleges gave workers more than the 12 holidays state and local government employees receive.
NC DEQ Will Provide More Information About Complaints Against Animal Operations
A new online tool from state environmental regulators will make it easier for people to find out information about animal feeding operations. The database makes complaints lodged against them more transparent.
Right now, you need a need a court order to get complaint records for farm operations, including swine and poultry. But this new online portal makes that process a little easier.
Christine Lawson with the Department of Environmental Quality says the agency will post on its website the total number of complaints it receives and investigates for animal feeding operations. And -- if a violation is determined, more information will be posted.
Lawson says they don't yet have a launch date, but are aiming to get the new site up and running as soon as possible.
After Town Says 'Nyet' To Russia Monument, Others Say 'Da'
A monument honoring a secret World War II spy mission could still find a home in the United States after a North Carolina town rejected the statue because of current tensions between the U.S. and Russia.
The Military Aviation Museum in Virginia has offered a place for it. So has a coastal North Carolina funeral home owner.
And the co-chairman of a Russian-American commission on POWs and MIAs said the group is looking for locations other than Elizabeth City for the 25-ton bronze monument honoring Project Zebra. Five project members were killed in 1947 when their seaplane crashed into the Pasquotank River.
Elizabeth City leaders originally approved the monument in May 2017. In March, the newly elected city council refused to proceed as tensions between the U.S. and Russian increased.
Poster For Elvis North Carolina Show Sells For Over $42,000
A rare vintage poster for a 1955 Elvis Presley show in North Carolina has sold at auction for more than double the expected price.
The News & Observer reports the poster for a show on May 19, 1955, in Raleigh sold this month for $42,500. Giles Moon of Texas-based Heritage Auctions says he had expected the poster to sell for about $20,000.
The poster advertises a concert in Raleigh where Presley was on the lineup below Hank Snow, Faron Young and other acts.