Goldston, NC – Layton Long, recently retired Chatham County Public Health Director, has received The Order of the Long Leaf Pine award, the highest civilian honor in North Carolina. The award was recently presented to Long by former colleagues from…
Pittsboro, NC – Chatham County Public Health Director Layton Long will retire May 31, 2020, after 32 years of service with state and local public health agencies, including the last six and half years in Chatham County. Long initially made…
Pittsboro, NC – On May 20, 2020, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper released Executive Order 141, which transitions the state to “Safer at Home” Phase 2, effective May 22 at 5 p.m. In making the announcement to ease COVID-19 restrictions,…
Pittsboro, NC – At 5 p.m. on May 8, 2020, Phase One of reopening took effect across North Carolina. During Phase One, the Stay at Home Order remains in effect and most businesses are required to follow the same or…
Pittsboro, NC – On Friday, May 1 Chatham County Public Health Director, Layton Long released the following statement on the ongoing efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19 in the county: “As we have seen across the United States, containing…
Pittsboro, NC – A Chatham County resident who tested positive for COVID-19 has passed away. The individual was a resident at The Laurels of Chatham Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center and had been in declining health for some time prior…
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 – As of April 8, 2020, four cases of COVID-19 (new coronavirus) have been confirmed in The Laurels of Chatham Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Pittsboro, North Carolina. To protect privacy, no further information about those who…
Pittsboro, NC – As three additional Chatham County residents test positive for COVID-19 (six overall), Chatham County Public Health Director Layton Long strongly advises residents to act with urgency to slow the spread of the new coronavirus. “Because of the…