The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services issued updated guidance Open PDF today on who should be tested for COVID-19. The new guidance recommends that clinicians test any patient in whom COVID-19 is suspected. The new guidance recommends Open PDF […]

Raleigh, NC – The following are highlights from this week at the N.C. Department of Transportation. The stories below are also featured in NCDOT Now, the department’s weekly newscast. Ferry Division Expands Service The Ferry Division expanded service on the Hatteras-Ocracoke route this week. Ferries on […]

  Once upon a time, there lived a pious woman in a small village near a very large dam. Miss Judy, a retired middle-school teacher, was stubborn and opinionated, but since she was also wise, kind, and generous she was beloved and […]

“Can you sew? Can you make Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard service-themed face masks for Veterans? The Commissioners of the North Carolina State Veterans Affairs Commission need your help. NOTE: These masks will not substitute for medical grade surgical or N95 masks. […]

This nice family found a way to celebrate their loved one’s 55th birthday in spite of a pandemic! They met in our parking lot, including the patient’s beloved fur-buddy Petey, and CarolinaEast staff brought him to a room with a window overlooking […]

The first COVID-19 confirmed positive patient was identified on March 14, 2020 and today’s number is 69. That’s 14 more than yesterday. Four residents have died. We pray for their friends and families. Please consider your actions to prevent this virus causing […]

Raleigh, NC – To help families access food during the COVID-19 pandemic, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is temporarily increasing benefits for May 2020 to current Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) recipients in North Carolina. NCDHHS received federal authority to […]