By Donna King Raleigh, NC – A new lawsuit filed Friday, May 7, in Carteret County would end Gov. Roy Cooper’s ability to issue executive orders linked to the COVID-19 pandemic. The suit contends that Cooper has lost his authority…
By Steve Murphy Raleigh, NC – Until we had vaccines, the age stratification of cases, hospitalizations, and deaths was pronounced and heavily weighted to the older (65+) population. In North Carolina, this age group contributed to over 70% of the…
Pittsboro, NC – The Chatham County Board of Health seeks licensed b pharmacists to apply for a vacant seat. Interested pharmacists should submit an application by Friday, May 14, 2021, at 5 p.m. The Board of Health is the policy and…
By John Trump Raleigh, NC – A decision by the governor and his health secretary to further ease state lockdowns only when two-thirds of adults are vaccinated is shockingly silly. I wrote that last week. It’s silly because, not only…
Pittsboro, NC – With more than 45% of Chatham’s population now at least partially vaccinated against COVID-19, the Chatham County Public Health Department is calling on all residents ages 16 and older to roll up their sleeves, noting that demand…
By John Trump Raleigh, NC – Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, decreed Wednesday, April 28, that he will lift the mandate on masks for people outside, but that the indoor mandate will remain at least until June 1. North Carolina’s…
By John Trump Raleigh, NC – Lift the mask mandate, governor. Lift it now. Today. It’s OK. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says so. You know, the people with all that science and data, of which you’re so…
Pittsboro, NC – As of Thursday, April 22nd, more than 42% of Chatham County residents had received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine while the community continues its efforts to end the pandemic. According to data from the…
By Kevin Roche It is sad in a way, a supposed expert advising the administration on CV-19 policy being so wrong and so out of it in regard to what is actually going on. Here, courtesy of Twitter is the…
By John Trump Raleigh, NC – It seems Gov. Roy Cooper doesn’t get out much, meaning outside North Carolina. A quick trip to South Carolina, for instance, would show a sense of freedom unavailable — from my experience — in…