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Effective Thursday, March 19, State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) branches statewide will temporarily transition to drive-thru only for the majority of its services to reduce the possibilities of transmission of the coronavirus to members, their families and SECU employees.
Due to the spread of coronavirus / COVID-19 in North Carolina, UNC Lenoir Health Care announced today that several policies have been put into place to ensure the safe and efficient care of our patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kinston office to be by appointment only.
Due to concern for the health and safety of its customers and staff during the coronavirus outbreak, the N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles will consolidate in-person services to offices large enough to maintain social distancing as defined by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), effective Wednesday, until further notice.
At this afternoon’s press conference Governor Roy Cooper discussed five key points to Executive Order No. 118. Now you can read the order in its entirety, which limits restaurant and bar operations across our state. And you can watch the press conference.
According to their Facebook page, Belk Kinston will be closing tonight, March 17 at 6pm and will be closed through March 30.
Governor Roy Cooper confirmed on Tuesday that North Carolina has 40 confirmed cases of COVID-19. He also issued a new executive order, which does five important things:
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper has announced that effective 5pm today, restaurants and bars will close for dine-in customers. Takeout and delivery orders can continue.
Administrative orders addressing court matters in Greene and Lenoir Counties have been released, in light of the recent directive from the Chief Justice suspending hearing of most court cases throughout the state.
Lenoir County will follow state guidelines to protect EMS technicians and patients during the COVID-19 outbreak. Watch Lenoir County Emergency Services Director Jerri King update the Lenoir County Commissioners on Monday afternoon.
The North Carolina Emergency Management, along with NC Department of Public Safety and NC Department of Health and Human Services, released the following slide deck today with the latest COVID-19 information. As of 11:00 a.m. there were 33 confirmed cases in NC with some of them in Wayne, Craven, Onslow, Wilson and other counties. None were reported in Lenoir, Greene or Jones Counties.
Note: The State of NC has held a call with “superintendents to provide guidance on the school closure period and to encourage districts to use these two weeks to develop plans for remote and distance learning in the event that we will need to close schools for a longer period.”
Neuse News Publisher BJ Murphy was joined by Lenoir County Public Schools Superintendent Brent Williams and Lenoir County Board of Commissioners Chair Linda Rouse Sutton this afternoon at 1:00. They discussed the latest on COVID-19 and its impact on our county and public school system.
Tands,Inc./Bojangles’ recently published the following notice on their Facebook page:
Dear Bojangles’-BeCajun Fans,
Customer and employee health and safety are extremely important at Bojangles’. Due to caution over rapidly changing COVID-19 spreading concerns throughout our service area, Tands, Inc. has made the difficult decision to temporarily close our dining room operations at 2:00 pm on Monday, March 16, 2020. This will help increase social distancing by limiting direct person-to-person contact in our dining rooms. (read more)
Important Announcement: In an effort to conform with the recent recommendations regarding COVID-19, City Hall will be closed on Tuesday, March 17 and it will remain closed until further notice.
Kinston’s Chick-Fil-A released the following statement: We will be closing our dining room to guests today (March 16,2020) at 11:00am. The following options will be available for ordering:
On Sunday afternoon Neuse News Publisher BJ Murphy was joined by guests Senator Jim Perry and Lenoir Community College President Dr. Rusty Hunt for a special Facebook Live segment. They discussed the latest on COVID-19 and its impact on our community. And they fielded a few questions from our Facebook Live audience.
Kinston-Lenoir County Parks and Recreation will close its facilities on Monday, March 16 at noon until further notice. Posted on the Parks and Recreation’s Facebook page, Director Corey Povar called for the closures to keep people from gathering in an effort to combat the spread of COVID-19.
“We want to do what we can to keep everyone safe,” said Povar. This comes a day after Governor Roy Cooper closed North Carolina Public School Systems. This will include all of Kinston-Lenoir County Parks and Recreation facilities, including the Planetarium and Neuseway Nature Center.
On Friday, March 13, Altice issued the following press release:
In response to the COVID-19/coronavirus pandemic, Altice USA has taken several steps to ensure that Americans within the communities we serve have reliable access to high-speed broadband connectivity to keep them connected to the people, information, and resources they rely on.
Local schedule changes due to Coronavirus precautions. Submit your organization’s changes to info@neusenews.com.
Piedmont Natural Gas issued the following statement to their customers: “We recognize some customers may be facing unusual financial hardships, and we are suspending disconnections for nonpayment effective immediately. This applies to all home and business accounts in North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. We are also offering increased payment flexibility for customers who need extra time to pay their bill.”
Senator Jim Perry and Representative Chris Humphrey released statements this afternoon following Governor Cooper’s Executive Order closing schools and prohibiting mass gatherings for the next two weeks.
