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JANUARY 21, 2020, BY MICHELLE WAGNER, Carolina Public Press Waters remain high on Oct. 17, 2016, as the flood surrounds many houses near Vanceboro in Craven County following Hurricane Matthew. Photo courtesy of FEMA. After years of updating flood hazard data, North Carolina…Read More »
RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will hold hearings for public comment in February on the plans to excavate coal ash at six Duke Energy facilities. This follows the Dec. 31, 2019 settlement agreement in which Duke Energy agreed to excavate nearly…Read More »
More than one in four adults ages 20-64 have untreated dental cavities, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. January 16, 2020 CARY, N.C. — The State Board of Dental Examiners on Thursday is expected to approve a new rule that would…Read More »
RALEIGH, N.C. — The World Health Organization has declared 2020 the “Year of the Nurse” in celebration of Florence Nightingale’s 200th birthday. Nightingale is considered the founder of modern nursing. In North Carolina, healthcare experts say there aren’t enough nurses to keep…Read More »
Raleigh Governor Roy Cooper and Secretary of Health and Human Services Mandy K. Cohen met with eastern North Carolina leaders today to discuss the need for Medicaid expansion to improve health outcomes and bolster economies in the region. Hosted by Vidant Health…Read More »
SPINDALE (Jan. 13, 2020) – The Practical Nursing program at Isothermal Community College has a 98.6 percent average pass rate for the last three years—2017, 2018, 2019. The PN program continues to provide Rutherford County and surrounding areas with qualified nurses. This…Read More »
Surgeons are a special group of people – especially the newly formed surgical team at Rutherford Regional Health Systems hospital. All three doctors chose specifically to treat patients in rural areas such as ours. Practicing in a small rural hospital allows them…Read More »
Rutherfordton, NC – Due to high levels of respiratory viruses in the community, RRHS is implementing seasonal influenza precautions. Visitation restrictions will be in place during peak flu season, which generally lasts through the first of April, and Rutherford Regional Health System…Read More »
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has raised the federal minimum age to buy tobacco. Last week, the President signed the legislation into law but there was not a set date as to when it would go into effect. The FDA has…Read More »
By Rob Schofield, NC POLICY WATCH Last year, 1.4 million North Carolinians lived in poverty and struggled to make ends meet, according to data presented in a new report by the Budget & Tax Center. The report, Fight Poverty, Promote Prosperity for North Carolina, by…Read More »
