Pediatric cases on the rise as vaccine trials for children continue.
![The Cherokee County Department of Social Services building in Murphy, N.C. on May 18, 2020. After an SBI investigation, A grand jury indicted several former DSS officials on Monday.[Frank Taylor/The Carolina Public Press]](https://i2.wp.com/carolinapublicpress.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cherokeedss.jpg?resize=1172%2C879&ssl=1)
Posted inCrime & Justice
Key supervisor pleads guilty in DSS family separation scheme
Former Cherokee County employee cuts deal to testify in other cases. Two others remain under indictment for scheme.
Posted inCrime & Justice
Belated bipartisan fix for crime victim services funding passes unanimously
U.S. Senate approves fix for VOCA funding formula, but some NC agencies unlikely to see change in time to avoid cutbacks.
Posted inCPP News
‘Ten for NC:’ Recertifying the Violence Against Women Act
The conversation is one in the Ten for NC series of free, virtual conversations.
Posted inEconomy
Economy of pandemic whipsawing NC logging and sawmill industries
Swings in supply and demand, shortage of truckers and other issues create challenges for companies supplying the lumber industry in North Carolina.