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President Trump announced this past weekend his decision to take a series of executive actions to bring relief to American families suffering due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Read more »

Here’s an update on the aftermath of Hurricane Isaias. Read more »

First, an update on potential Tropical Cyclone Nine, presently off to the southeast of Puerto Rico, from the National Weather Service in Wilmington: Stay tuned for more information as the system’s track becomes more clear and we determine if it is likely to impact North Carolina. Here’s today’s COVID-19 update: I joined Vice President Mike Pence for a… Read more »

Here’s today’s update: I joined President Trump for a visit to Fujifilm Diosynth in Morrisville, Wake County, this afternoon.  The company is manufacturing a vaccine for biotech company Novavax, which has been awarded $1.6 billion as part of Operation Warp Speed — an initiative by the President and his administration to develop, test, produce and distribute a… Read more »

First, here are two important items taking place in Washington you should be aware of: Yesterday, President Trump and Attorney General Barr announced the expansion of Operation Legend, a sustained and coordinated effort by federal law enforcement to fight violent crime in some of America’s largest and most dangerous cities.  The effort, first launched earlier this month… Read more »

Here’s today’s update: First, some very encouraging news from Operation Warp Speed today: the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Defense announced an agreement with Pfizer, Inc. for the large-scale production and delivery of its COVID-19 vaccine should it receive approval from the FDA.  The agreement means… Read more »

Details will change multiple times over the course of the next two weeks. Passage would likely be the first week of August. Read more »

Here’s today’s update: Johnston, Sampson and Wayne Counties are all under an Excessive Heat Warning, effective until 9 p.m. tonight, and the rest of our region is under a Heat Advisory until 8 p.m. this evening.  Be sure to drink plenty of fluids, stay hydrated, and check up on elderly relatives or neighbors! North Carolina reached 100,000… Read more »

Here’s today’s COVID-19 update: Earlier this week, the Department of Health and Human Services announced the large-scale procurement of FDA-approved rapid point-of-care COVID-19 diagnostic tests that will be distributed to nursing homes within COVID-19 hotspot areas nationwide.  The procurement will help nursing home staff augment their current COVID-19… Read more »

Here’s an update: As mentioned in last night’s newsletter, North Carolina will remain in Phase 2 of its phased reopening when the governor’s current executive order expires on Friday, July 17th.  The Phase 2 order will be extended, for three weeks, until Aug. 7. The Governor also announced that North Carolina public schools will be re-opening in… Read more »