The Governor of North Carolina has just issued a sweeping ‘Stay at Home Order‘ in yet another major step toward attempting to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
This afternoon, Governor Cooper noted that 3 North Carolinians have already died from the virus and 763 positive cases have now been confirmed across North Carolina.
“To continue our aggressive battle against COVID-19, I have signed a Stay at Home Order for the entire state of North Carolina. Though it is difficult we must do this to slow the disease spread,” said Governor Cooper. “We need our medical system to be able to care for the friends and family we know will become seriously ill from the virus.”
Governor Cooper’s order will officially take effect this coming Monday, March 30th starting at 5pm.
The order specifically reduces the size of allowed gathers anywhere in the state to no more than 10 people, and orders all residents to stay home unless food, medicine, exercise, help, or essential work is needed.
Any violation of the order is punishable by a Class 2 misdemeanor.
For additional information, you can read the complete Stay At Home Order here or read the list of the states’s FAQs about the order here.
The North Carolina Restaurant and Lodging Association (NCRLA), the trade association behind NC’s $23.5 billion hospitality industry, has launched a relief fund to provide fast access to cash for restaurant and hotel workers immediately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The NC Restaurant Workers Relief Fund will support any of the tens of thousands of restaurant and hotel employees now facing significant financial hardship as North Carolina businesses curtail services in efforts to encourage social distancing and slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. The goal of the NC Restaurant Workers Relief Fund is to provide qualified applicants with $500 to help with the immediate expenses faced by many who have suddenly found themselves without work.
The Arts Council of York County is pleased to announce the allocation of Small Grant awards for the fourth quarter of the 2019-2020 fiscal year. Small Grants are available to individual artists, non-profit organizations, teachers and schools throughout York County. These grants are designed to support specific arts activities that promote the individual artist’s professional development or career advancement and/or to support a wide variety of quality arts projects and programs that promote excellence in arts disciplines and make such disciplines accessible for general community-wide audiences.
Three weeks into the coronavirus impact in the US, many grocery stores are sill having trouble keeping necessities in stock. Visiting five different grocery stores yesterday, there was only scarce amounts of eggs, butter, meat, paper towels, and of course, toiler paper. It would seem with the sophisticated supply chain in this country, that this shouldn’t be a problem. 
Those, who enjoy gambling may think that being a live casino dealer is a dream job. You get a chance to play the table games you love without spending actual money and to observe everything from the other side of the table. Yes, you won’t be able to keep the winnings but the money casinos pay is rather attractive and the tips are more than generous.
The Waffle House Index – which is a real thing – is red today, after a total of 429 locations have temporarily closed their doors.
The C.D. Spangler Foundation and National Gypsum announced a $1 million commitment to the COVID-19 Response Fund, a community-wide effort to assist those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. The donation raised the fund total to $10 million in a little over a week.
In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, our nation has taken unprecedented measures to “flatten the curve,” urging people to stay at home and practice social distancing. These measures have ushered in a new quarantine economy, which will have disparate impacts on different occupations, income levels, and geographies.