Press Releases

Governor Roy Cooper ordered all United States and North Carolina flags at state facilities to be lowered to half staff from sunrise to sunset Thursday, March 24, 2022, in honor of former North Carolina Senator Linda Garrou, who passed away on Saturday, March 19. Garrou, a Forsyth County Democrat, served in the state Senate for more than a decade before retiring in 2012. A top state government budget-writer, Garrou served as one of the co-chairs of the Senate Appropriations Committee for eight years.

Governor Roy Cooper ordered all U.S. and North Carolina flags at state facilities to be lowered to half staff from sunrise to sunset Saturday, March 19, 2022, in honor of former North Carolina Senator William B. Miller Sr., who passed away on Monday, March 14. Miller served eight years as chairman of the Forsyth County Republican Party and as a senator for District 31 in 2006. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on March 19 at the Forsyth Memorial Park in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. 

Governor Roy Cooper ordered all U.S. and North Carolina flags at state facilities to be lowered to half staff from sunrise to sunset Thursday, March 10, 2022, in honor of former North Carolina Senator Hugh B. Webster, who passed away on Friday, March 4. A member of the Republican Party, Webster served six terms representing our state's 24th senate district which included Alamance, Caswell, and parts of Person counties. Funeral services for Webster will be held at 2 p.m. on March 10 at Union United Methodist Church in Leasburg, North Carolina

In honor of the many women who have contributed to the enhancement of our communities as well as improvements to the infrastructure of our state and economy, Governor Roy Cooper proclaimed March 6 – 12, 2022 as 

The Andrea Harris Task Force’s Environmental Justice and Inclusion Subcommittee will host a listening session on Thursday, February 24 from 6 - 7:30 p.m. to hear comments from the public on priorities for addressing environmental justice concerns across the state. Listening session topics range from inequities in housing to overall impact of COVID-19 in North Carolina communities.

Governor Roy Cooper ordered all U.S. and North Carolina flags at state facilities to be lowered to half staff beginning today until sunset on Saturday, February 12, 2022 in honor of Polly Watson Fire Chief James Radford who died in the line of duty on Saturday. Radford was promoted fire chief of the Polly Watson Volunteer Fire Department in 2021. He also served as a lieutenant and safety officer for the Fremont Volunteer Fire Department where he joined in 1996.

North Carolina’s American Indian communities will receive a total of $10 million in state funds this year to support programs and services to help with pandemic recovery.  This year’s state budget allocated money to each of the state recognized tribes and tribal organizations. The nonrecurring funds will be disbursed from the Pandemic Recovery Office within the Office of State Budget and Management.

Governor Roy Cooper ordered all U.S. and North Carolina flags at state facilities to be lowered to half staff on Friday, January 21 until sunset on Sunday, January 23, 2022 in honor of the two Camp Lejeune Marines who died during a vehicle accident in Onslow County on Wednesday. At least 17 other U.S. Marines were hospitalized due to the accident. All Marines were active duty service members of the 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force based in Camp Lejeune. Statement from Governor Roy Cooper:

Governor Roy Cooper and the NC Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commission invite everyone to the virtual 2022 NC State Employees’ Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Observance Program and John R. Larkins Award Ceremony. The theme for this year’s event is derived from one of Dr. King’s most notable quotes: “Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy.”

Governor Roy Cooper declared January as Human Trafficking Awareness Month and January 11th as Human Trafficking Awareness Day to increase awareness of the growing crime and highlight ways North Carolinians can identify and help victims. North Carolina currently ranks 9th nationally for reported human trafficking cases according to the National Human Trafficking Hotline.