Press Release

Supplier of Drug Network is Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison

Acting Unites States Attorney William T. Setzer Western District of North Carolina FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Lia Bantavani FRIDAY, NOVEMBER…

4 years ago

Governor Cooper Proclaims September 15 – October 15, 2021 as Hispanic Heritage Month

RALEIGH: Governor Roy Cooper has proclaimed September 15 - October 15, 2021 as Hispanic Heritage Month to recognize the culture, history…

5 years ago

Healthier Together Announces Additional $500K in Grants to Support Equitable COVID-19 Response

RALEIGH — Healthier Together, a public-private partnership between the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and NC Counts Coalition,…

5 years ago

FDA fully approves Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine has been known as the Pfizer-BioNTech…

5 years ago

Sylva woman pleads guilty to drug trafficking

District Attorney Ashley Hornsby Welch said a Sylva woman pleaded guilty July 8 in Jackson County Superior Court to two…

5 years ago

Sylva man pleads guilty to motor vehicle larceny, meth possession

Last August, Jackson County deputies responded to reports of a vehicle fire on Parris Branch. They arrived to find a…

5 years ago

Former Cherokee Casino employee pleas to sexually assaulting two clients

Former massage therapist Anthony Brian Robinson, who worked at Mandara Spa in Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort, entered Alford pleas to…

5 years ago

Larceny suspect pleas guilty, sentenced to two years

Deundra Lamarze Rodgers, 29, will spend at least two years in prison for breaking into multiple buildings in Sylva. Rodgers,…

5 years ago

NC Commerce Secretary Departing Next Year

RALEIGH: Governor Roy Cooper today announced a transition at the Department of Commerce as Secretary Anthony Copeland will step down at…

5 years ago

North Carolina Lowers Indoor Gathering Limit to 10 to Slow Spread of COVID-19

RALEIGH: Governor Roy Cooper announced that North Carolina’s indoor mass gathering limit will be lowered to 10 people in an…

5 years ago

NCDHHS launches testing initiative for nursing homes

RALEIGH — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) will partner with Omnicare, a CVS Health company, to…

6 years ago

North Carolina pauses reopening, statewide face covering requirement

RALEIGH: Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mandy Cohen today announced that North…

6 years ago