COVID cases remain high throughout the state North Carolina is continuing to experience high levels of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations among those who are unvaccinated due to the more infectious Delta variant, according to a release from […]
The Town of Highlands is now the first BearWise Certified Community in the state of North Carolina. Over the last few years, the town has worked hard and been proactive by following BearWise tactics when […]
Today, Governor Roy Cooper and Emergency Management Director Mike Sprayberry outlined impacts and response to today’s winter storm, including weather-related delays to vaccine distribution. “Delays in vaccine shipment from the federal government are frustrating to […]
Educators, school personnel and childcare workers will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccine beginning Feb. 24; North Carolina has administered more than 1 million first doses of vaccine Today Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department […]
Macon County Public Health recently announced that the first COVID-19 vaccines have been given at MCPH. Dr. Donald Dewhurst was one of the first to receive the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020. […]
NCDHHS shares updated plan for COVID-19 vaccinations The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced on Dec. 30 it had updated its vaccination plan to align with new federal recommendations issued last week. […]
Ten more counties designated as red for Critical Community Spread Governor Roy Cooper issued additional COVID-19 safety measures yesterday to tighten mask requirements and enforcement as cases continue to rise rapidly in North Carolina and […]
Governor Roy Cooper and Dr. Mandy Cohen, Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NC DHHS) announced yesterday that a new COVID-19 County Alert System can pinpoint counties with the highest […]
Governor Roy Cooper announced on Oct. 21 that North Carolina will remain paused in Phase 3 for three more weeks as health officials continue to monitor North Carolina’s viral trends. Read details about Phase 3 […]
Governor Roy Cooper announced yesterday that North Carolina will remain paused in Safer At Home Phase 2 for another 5 weeks as students and staff return to schools, colleges and universities and the state doubles […]
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday that discrimination in the workplace based on sex is prohibited, marking a milestone for gay, lesbian, and transgender workers throughout the country. On Tuesday, Governor Roy Cooper declared […]
As mayors of cities in North Carolina, we have come together to express our abhorrence of the horrific murder of George Floyd, an act of unspeakable violence, cold inhumanity and racism. The photographic evidence of […]
Governor urges North Carolinians to stay vigilant Governor Roy Cooper and NC DHHS Secretary Dr. Mandy Cohen today shared an update yesterday on where North Carolina stands in the fight against COVID-19 and urged North […]
Governor Roy Cooper took action to the address the spread of COVID-19 today by issuing stronger social distancing requirements and speeding up the process to get benefits to people out of work through Executive Order […]