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Governor Cooper Gives COVID-19 County Alert Update, Calls on North...
Today, Governor Roy Cooper and Secretary of North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Dr. Mandy Cohen shared updates on the COVID-19 County Alert System, warning that more than 90 percent...
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NCDHHS Reports New Record Highs on COVID-19 Key Metrics to Start 2021
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is reporting new records for COVID-19 key metrics for Jan. 1 and Jan. 2, 2021. On Jan. 1, 2021, North Carolina reported its highest one-day...
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Food and Nutrition Services Recipients to Receive Temporary 15% Increase in...
Today, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced that Food and Nutrition Services recipients will see a temporary increase in the amount of benefits they receive. This...
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Governor Cooper Extends Modified Stay At Home Order Amid Rising Case Counts
Modified Stay At Home Order extended as numbers continue to increase at alarming pace; 96 counties now designated as “red” or “orange” North Carolina National Guard mobilized, other efforts underway...
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NCDHHS Issues Secretarial Directive with Immediate Actions to Protect North...
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today issued a Secretarial Directive telling North Carolinians to stay home except for essential activities and avoid gathering, especially...
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Seasonal Road Closures for Nantahala Ranger District
The Nantahala National Forest begins seasonal road closures on the Nantahala Ranger District. Closing roads to motorized vehicles seasonally helps reduce road maintenance costs. It also decreases...
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NCDHHS Awarded Grant to Prepare for 988 Suicide Prevention Lifeline Number
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services has been awarded the National Suicide Prevention...
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North Carolina Extends Modified Stay At Home Order as Numbers Begin to...
Executive orders for “to-go” or delivery sales of mixed beverages and evictions moratorium also extended Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Dr....
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BRMEMC Receives GREAT Grant Funding to Expand Broadband
Blue Ridge Mountain EMC (BRMEMC) was recently awarded $1.3 million in funding through the Growing Rural Economies with Access to Technology (GREAT) Grant program as part of Gov. Roy Cooper’s $30...
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Governor Cooper, State Education Leaders Say it's Time for In-Person...
Research continues to show mitigation measures allow safe in-person learning, low transmission among students and teachersTop state education leaders joined Governor Roy Cooper today to call on K-12...
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North Carolina Sees Dramatic Drop in Spread of Flu, Other Respiratory...
North Carolinians have protected themselves and their loved ones from the flu along with COVID-19 by taking preventative measures such as wearing a mask, staying 6 feet apart from people who do not...
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NC Educators, school personnel and child care workers will be eligible for...
Gov. Cooper Outlines Timeline on Group 3 COVID-19 Vaccine Prioritization Educators, school personnel and child care workers will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccine beginning Feb. 24North Carolina has...
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Governor Cooper Announces Easing of COVID-19 Restrictions as North...
Key indicators used to guide decisions throughout pandemic show state’s trends are moving in the right direction As North Carolina’s numbers continue to show improvement and vaccine distribution...
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Three Arrested in Meth Distribution Conspiracy
Sheriff Derrick Palmer announced the February 26, 2021 arrest of 53 year old Terry Leon Simmons of Andrews, North Carolina, 43 year old Tina Jane Hill of Marble, North Carolina and 39 year old Keith...
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NC Governor Announces Frontline Essential Workers Eligible for Vaccination...
Group 4 vaccinations to begin March 24 for people who have a medical condition that puts them at higher risk or who live in certain congregate settingsToday, Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina...
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Prescribed burns planned on the Cheoah and Tusquitee Ranger Districts to...
Murphy, NC - The U.S. Forest Service is planning five prescribed burns on the Cheoah and Tusquitee Ranger Districts in Clay, Cherokee, and Graham counties in the coming month to reduce the risk of...
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BRMEMC Board of Directors Announce Allan Glidewell as General Manager
YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. — The Board of Directors of Blue Ridge Mountain Electric Membership Corporation (BRMEMC) announced in Tuesday night’s Board Meeting that Allan Glidewell has been selected as general...
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CMS Relaxes Guidance for Visitation in Long-Term Care Facilities; NCDHHS...
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is updating its visitation guidance for long-term care facilities to allow for in-person, indoor or outdoor, visitation in most...
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NCDHHS Launches Statewide Open Enrollment for NC Medicaid Managed Care
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced the launch of statewide open enrollment for NC Medicaid Managed Care. Beneficiaries can enroll online, by calling the NC...
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Higher Risk People in Group 4 Now Eligible for COVID Vaccine
Beginning today (March 17), people in Group 4 who have a medical condition that puts them at higher risk of severe COVID-19 illness and those who live in certain congregate settings will be eligible...
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