Some North Carolina counties taking state-allocated rental aid may have to use local funds to disburse it, as fees used to fund that process are lower than what was allowed with previous allocations due to a different set of rules.
Facing a crucial decision about benefits for employees, Cumberland County is going to ask its workers for their perspective. Cumberland County will survey its employees in the coming weeks …
President Joe Biden signed a law Tuesday that includes $30 million in grant money per year through 2028 to, in part, train and retain Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners nationwide. Inside the $1.5 trillion omnibus spending bill was the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, which includes the funding for SANE nurses as well as money for rape crisis centers.
With more than 5,000 pending applications from rent-burdened households, Cumberland County is expected to take over administration of its pandemic rental assistance program next month.
As the initial omicron surge recedes, scientists are using an unexpected source — wastewater — to track COVID-19 infections in North Carolina. The N.C. Wastewater Monitoring Network tracks trends in the COVID-19 pandemic for the state and the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, ...
Down payment assistance for first-time homebuyers could be coming to Fayetteville city employees soon. The City Council voted unanimously Monday to have officials look into expanding its existing Good Neighbor Homebuyer Loan Program to include all eligible city employees.
North Carolinians know, finally, what political maps they will use to elect representatives to the U.S. House in 2022. On Monday evening, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a …
A newly redesigned city seal won’t be official quite yet. The City Council unanimously voted Monday to delay documenting a description of the new design in favor of …
Eligible Cumberland County residents at risk of spreading COVID-19 will be provided isolated shelter for the foreseeable future. The county Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the renewal of the N.C. Non-Congregate Sheltering program on Feb. 21.
A new crypto mining facility in Fayetteville will be among the city’s top 10 power consumers when it starts operations in August. California-based Plan C Crypto will operate an old …
