Press Releases

The N.C. Department of Public Safety is hosting the second annual NC S.A.F.E. (Secure All Firearms Effectively) Week of Action this week, June 2–8.

Following an ALE investigation, a Hickory nightclub’s ABC permits have been summarily suspended after a Hickory police officer was shot.

Governor Roy Cooper has proclaimed May 26-June 1 as North Carolina Heat Awareness Week to raise awareness of the state’s continued climate warming trend and highlight newly available state resources to support local communities in their efforts to reduce impacts of extreme heat.

The N.C. Office of Recovery and Resiliency has announced the NC Resilience Exchange, a new interactive resource to help local and state leaders easily search the abundance of climate resilience information available and identify what will be most useful in their area.

As the Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start to summer, AAA predicts this holiday period will be one of the busiest in recent history.

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

Bladen County – Bladen County will host a Public Open House on Monday, June 3rd, 2024, beginning at 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., as part of the Board of Commissioners meeting, located at 106 East Broad Street, in the County Commissioners Meeting Room, Elizabethtown, NC 28337

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.