COVID-19
COVID-19 Restrictions Force Closure Of Popular Grill
FOUR OAKS – The owner of Holt Lake Gas and Grill announced today the closure of all food service operations in their grill. Tony Braswell says continued COVID-19 restrictions on…
At news briefing, Cooper remains vague about Phase Two of reopening
By Lindsay Marchello Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — During a May 18 news conference, Gov. Roy Cooper did not provide definitive answers about whether North Carolina would enter Phase…
Crisis May Drive Turn to Suburbs
By JOHN HOOD RALEIGH — A decade ago, in the aftermath of the Great Recession, business analysts and policymakers thought they saw a turn toward a new urbanism. Downtown lofts…
Pandemic cuts into meat supply as processing work slows across country
By John Trump Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — Buying meat, in our recent and collective memories, hasn’t been a problem. Whether from a big, chain grocery store, a farmers…
Op-Ed: Living with COVID-19’s Unprecedented Confusion- The paradox of what is now
By: Beth Moore Family Services Coordinator at the Partnership for Children of Johnston County I have heard and used the term “unprecedented” more the past 40 days than I have used…
Free COVID-19 Testing Available Starting May 18 For Prisons, Community Corrections, Juvenile Justice Staff
The N.C. Department of Public Safety has announced an initiative to make COVID-19 testing available to employees in its Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice (ACJJ). The plan will…
You Decide: Will We Regret the Rescues from the Crisis?
By Dr. Mike Walden The coronavirus crisis continues to be “the” story of our day. Few events have hit our lives and our economy with such force. We anxiously watch…
State’s Piedmont Passenger Rail Service Suspends Operations
Passengers can change reservations, travel on Carolinian trains RALEIGH – Starting Monday, May 18, people traveling between Raleigh and Charlotte will make trips on Carolinian trains 79 and 80. The…
Judge rules against Cooper in lawsuit limiting indoor worship services
By Rick Henderson Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — The COVID-19 outbreak can’t be an excuse to outlaw most indoor worship services in North Carolina, a federal judge ruled Saturday,…
Growing number of sheriffs won’t enforce rules on indoor worship
By Lindsay Marchello Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — A growing number of N.C. sheriffs won’t enforce Gov. Roy Cooper’s restrictions against indoor worship services as outlined in his latest…
N.C. asks nursing homes to begin regular, proactive testing for COVID-19
By Julie Havlak Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — North Carolina is asking nursing homes to begin regular, proactive testing for the coronavirus. As of Friday, May 15, some 60%…
State Updates Guidance On Who Should Be Tested For COVID-19
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services issued updated guidance today on who should be tested for COVID-19. The new guidance recommends that clinicians test any patient in whom…
