Press Releases
As local governments begin to issue evacuation orders, Governor Roy Cooper today advised people to pay attention to local evacuation instructions related to Hurricane Dorian and reminded others that time to get ready for the storm is running out.
“I urge you to closely follow the forecast and listen to your local officials,” said Governor Cooper. “If they order an evacuation please follow their instructions.”
Director of Prisons Kenneth Lassiter announced today he is retiring at the end of September after 30 years of service.
“Kenneth has given dedicated and loyal service to North Carolinians and to the men and women whom he has served with, or led, for the past three decades,’’ said Commissioner of Prisons Todd Ishee. “This is his decision, and it is bittersweet as we will miss his energy, enthusiasm and expertise, but we celebrate his career of public service.”
WHAT: North Carolina Department of Public Safety Secretary Erik A. Hooks, along with other DPS leadership, government officials and community members, will participate in a ribbon-cutting ceremony next week to dedicate the new Samarcand Training Academy Dining Hall in Moore County.
The North Carolina Helicopter-Aquatic Rescue Team, known as NC HART, is growing with additional aircraft and training for its crews.
With the addition of two Bell 407 helicopters recently acquired by the North Carolina State Highway Patrol, the number of participating NC HART aircraft is growing to eight.
Governor Roy Cooper shared the following comment after the federal register was published for $168 million in hurricane recovery mitigation funds for North Carolina. Congress passed the mitigation funding on February 9, 2018 to help communities affected by Hurricane Matthew in 2016 become stronger and more resilient.
WHAT: Convocation for the start of the third year of the N.C. Field Minister Program
WHEN: Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019
TIME: 10:30 a.m.
WHERE: Nash Correctional Institution Gymnasium
2869 U.S. 64 Alt., Nashville, NC 27856
An offender at Bertie Correctional Institution in Windsor died on Aug. 18 in an apparent suicide.
WHAT: N.C. Prison Reform Advisory Board Meeting
DATE/TIME: Tuesday, Aug. 20, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
WHERE: Governor’s Crime Commission, Room 100, 1201 Front St., Raleigh
WHAT: Quarterly meeting of the State Reentry Council Collaborative (SRCC). The SRCC was established by the North Carolina General Assembly and Governor Roy Cooper in 2017 and is managed by the North Carolina Department of Public Safety. The SRCC is made up of representatives from across state and local government whose agency responsibilities intersect with the incarceration or reentry process for people in North Carolina.
On the morning of July 22, Trooper Chris Wooten was seriously injured as a result of a motor vehicle collision that occurred near the intersection of Tuckaseegee Road and Edgewood Road in Charlotte. Since the crash, Wooten has been hospitalized, receiving around-the-clock care due to the serious nature of his injuries.