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Avery County Sheriff’s Office Charges Two people with Failure to Obey Travel Ban
The Avery County Sheriff's Office (ACSO) is reporting the arrest of two individuals with failure to obey the travel ban…
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SkyLine/SkyBest Providing 60 Days of Free Internet Service to New Customers in Homes with K-12 and Higher Education Students
March 16, 2020 – With the continuing spread of coronavirus (COVID-19), North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper made the difficult decision…
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American Red Cross Faces Severe Blood Shortage As Coronavirus Outbreak Threatens Availability of Nation’s Supply
WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 17, 2020 – The American Red Cross now faces a severe blood shortage due to an…
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Insurance Commissioner authorizes extra prescriptions during state of emergency due to COVID-19
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey has directed all health benefit plans licensed by the N.C. Department of Insurance to…
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Governor Cooper Requests Small Business Administration Disaster Declaration to Aid COVID-19 Response
Governor Roy Cooper requested that the U.S. Small Business Administration grant a disaster declaration for business owners in North Carolina…
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ARHS Updated Details on Visitor Restrictions at Hospitals and Outpatient Clinics
UPDATE March 18 – NEW: Designated visitors to Watauga Medical Center and Cannon Memorial Hospital will now have their temperature…
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Town of Boone Operations Update March 16, 2020
The Town of Boone, other neighboring jurisdictions and Watauga County are all working together to slow the spread of this…
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Regal Movie Theaters to close nationwide
Regal Cinemas, which is the second-largest theater chain in the country, will close all locations starting on Tuesday. The closings…
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App State Athletics COVID-19 Update
On March 16, the Sun Belt Conference announced that the league is canceling all organized athletics-related activities, including regular-season competitions,…
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Christian Outreach Center to change food distribution method
UPDATE – Beginning Monday, March 23 we will transition to curb-side pick-up. Instead of entering the COC building, our patrons…
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