All in Coronavirus
Moen generously donated $2,500 on Tuesday, April 28 to help aid in local coronavirus relief efforts. The donation was presented to Lenoir/Greene United Way’s “COVID-19 Response Fund” and the funds will be designated for local nonprofit, Mary’s Kitchen
Today, Governor Roy Cooper held a press conference where he discussed the phases he rolled out recently, the National Guard deployment in our state, NASCAR’s Coca-Cola 500 race possibility on Memorial Day Weekend and his response to a question regarding Reopen NC.
With over 50,000 deaths in the United States attributed to COVID-19, the balance between public health and personal freedom has put many governing bodies at odds with business owners and community members. According to Kinston Mayor Don Hardy, Kinston does not have the personal protective equipment (PPE), masks, or testing capabilities if the trend continues in its current rate of infection.
The NC State Veterans Home and Spring Arbor of Kinston are among dozens of facilities in NC experiencing a COVID-19 outbreak according to NCDHHS. The Veterans Home has four cases and one death attributed to the facility and Spring Arbor has four cases. The Carolina Community Tracing Collaborative was also announced on Monday by NCDHHS.
The Lenoir County Health Department is reporting the third and fourth deaths in the county of residents who had tested positive for COVID-19.
In a matter of days, COVID-19 closed schools across Eastern NC, denying students access to everyday necessities - meal services, internet, books and more. To meet the urgent needs of students who rely on school for food and educational resources, Pizza Hut has announced it is bringing the Read & Feed Program, donating Personal Pan Pizza® certificates and distributing grants to local educators through its nonprofit partner, First Book.
As of 10:40 a.m., April 24, 2020, NCDHHS has reported 8,052 confirmed cases and 269 deaths. This post has data going back to March 20, 2020, which showed NC at 137 cases and 0 deaths.
Governor Cooper released a recommended budget plan to invest $1.4 billion in emergency funds to help North Carolina respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Funding for this proposal would come predominantly from the state’s share of the federal CARES Act Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) and would be appropriated by the North Carolina General Assembly in its upcoming session.
Governor Cooper announced today at a press conference that N.C. Public Schools will remain closed through the end of the 2019-20 academic school year.
Local representatives expressed concern over economic impacts of continued economic shutdown.
REOPEN NC Founder Ashley Smith chats with Neuse News Publisher BJ Murphy on yesterday's Coronavirus Chat. We discussed her qualifications to lead the group, their communication with Governor Cooper's office this week, what their group's goals are and more.
On Thursday afternoon, Governor Cooper announced that he is extending the Stay at Home order until May 8th. Gov. Cooper also unveiled a three-phased plan to get to a new normal. A decision on schools will be announced on Friday.
Gov. Cooper and members of the Coronavirus Task Force will hold a briefing on COVID-19 updates at 3:00 pm today. Cooper is expected to unveil his plans to phase in reopening NC. Earlier this week he said that he would also discuss schools later in the week. At 4:00 pm today, Neuse News will interview Ashley Smith, founder of the Reopen NC Facebook Group, which held a large protest in Raleigh on Tuesday.
LCPS has a called meeting of the Lenoir County Board of Education at 6 p.m. tonight. The board will convene to discuss the FY 2021 planning budget in advance of its presentation to county commissioners in May. Because of restrictions related to coronavirus, the meeting will be held remotely. Link to tonight’s meeting is included here.
