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North Carolina is awarding $8.5 million in grants that will benefit outdoor recreation projects across the state. Governor Roy Cooper announced last week that 19 projects are set to receive funding from the state’s Parks and Recreation Trust Fund (PARTF).

Older adults and people with disabilities are now able to apply for the state’s Low Income Energy Assistance Program.

NCDHHS officials say the two-dose Novavax vaccine will soon be available to North Carolinians over the age of 18 who have not yet been vaccinated.

Guilford County and City of Greensboro officials confirmed on Friday that the U.S. government has signed a lease with the American Hebrew Academy, whose grounds have been vacant for several years.

On Tuesday, the Guilford County Schools Board of Education approved the name “Sylvia Mendez Newcomers School” for a future High Point school. The board also voted to name a new K-8 school after Katherine Johnson, one of several Black women who played crucial roles as NASA mathematicians.

Beginning next week, extra monthly P-EBT benefits tied to the COVID-19 pandemic will be issued to eligible children under the age of five and will continue monthly through August.

Among other things, the extra dollars will go toward replacing aging vehicles and hiring additional operators. It’s expected that many of the new vehicles will be zero-emission, as the state pivots toward converting public fleets to be more environmentally friendly.