Guilford, Buncombe adopt stay-at-home, with other counties following soon
State’s biggest local governments move toward stay-at-home orders, but details are different in each place, with some counties and cities acting separately.…more
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NC local governments enact piecemeal stay-at-home orders
Governor won’t issue stay-at-home order for now, but counties, cities enact a range of their own policies in response to coronavirus pandemic.…more
Cherokee tribe limits access, discourages visitors during coronavirus crisis
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians closes tribal casinos as chief calls for outsiders to stay away during coronavirus pandemic.…more
Feds grant NC end-of-year testing waiver due to coronavirus
With schools closed through mid-May due to coronavirus, state education officials have obtained a federal waiver on end-of-year testing.…more
Counties shift gears as coronavirus arrives in Western NC
The coronavirus pandemic saw confirmed cases spread through Eastern and Central NC in mid-March, but a week later has reached Western NC.…more