When can we go back to work? That’s the question being asked by many around NC that are sheltering at home. The answer from Madison County yesterday was not until at least May 31st. Madison County commissioners have extended the County’s Stay at Home Orders through the end of next month. There are 100 counties in NC and Madison County is one of the 7 counties with no reported cases of ...(more)
The Department of Homeland Security, with the support of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), has announced a temporary final rule to change certain H-2A requirements to help U.S. agricultural employers avoid disruptions in lawful agricultural-related employment, protect the nation’s food supply chain, and lessen impacts from the coronavirus (COVID-19) public health emergency. These ...(more)
The U.S. Department of Treasury and the IRS has launched the “Get My Payment” website .About 80 million people are expected to receive their stimulus checks today from the coronavirus emergency relief bill and the IRS has an online tool to help track the status of your money. The first payments from the relief package are set to go to people who filed their tax returns the last ...(more)
As of Monday, April 13th the US Forest Service has according to an Order released, prohibited people from being on any Forest Service road, trail or recreation site including camping for the protection of public health and safety through August 13, 2020. The order is for the Pisgah National Forest which includes Pisgah, Grandfather and Appalachian Ranger Districts. Exemptions are only for ...(more)
