Raleigh, NC – Today, Civitas Action is calling on Governor Roy Cooper to announce the creation of a timeline to restart North Carolina’s economy after the state’s partial economic shutdown in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. Civitas Action President Donald…
Pittsboro, NC – On April 10, 2020, UNC Health, the Chatham County Public Health Department and The Laurels of Chatham worked together to test all residents and staff of The Laurels of Chatham for COVID-19 after six people associated with…
Pittsboro, NC – Layton Long, Chatham County Public Health Director, released the following statement late Friday evening: “UNC Health, the Chatham County Public Health Department and The Laurels of Chatham are working together to test all residents and staff of…
Pittsboro, NC – The Laurels of Chatham, a skilled nursing center in Pittsboro, has released a statement confirming “positive cases of COVID-19″ at its facility. Statement to Interested Parties — April 7 2020 The Laurels of Chatham recently received confirmation…
Raleigh, NC – Governor Roy Cooper issued a statewide Stay at Home Executive Order at a Friday afternoon briefing from the state’s Coronavirus Task Force. The Stay at Home Order is effective at 5 p.m. on Monday and will last…
Raleigh, NC – N.C. Forest Service officials urge citizens to reconsider burning yard debris through the end of May, which historically marks the end of spring wildfire season in North Carolina. Consider alternatives to burning. Some types of debris, such…
Muncie, Indiana – Practicing social distancing to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic may sound scary or impossible to do, but there are ways to appropriately handle the process, says Jagdish Khubchandani, a health science professor at Ball State University. The Centers…
Raleigh, NC – The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is reporting the first COVID-19 associated deaths. A person from Cabarrus County died on March 24 from complications associated with the Wahun caronavirus. The patient was in their…
Pittsboro, NC – The continued spread of COVID-19 across the globe is a serious reminder of the importance of the work that the Veterans of Foreign Wars Joe Wagner Post 7313 does every day for the fellow Veterans and Residents…