Sunday April 28th, 2024
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)
The N.C. Forest Service has lifted a ban on all open burning for Avery, Mitchell and Yancey counties and 29 other counties in western North Carolina. The burn ban went into effect April 3 due to hazardous forest fire conditions in the area. While burn permits are now available in those counties, N.C. Forest Service officials continue to urge residents to reconsider burning yard debris through ...(more)
Does warm weather make you want to be outdoors? Follow these tips to stay safe during #COVID19NC: Stay close to home: Go out to your own backyard or neighborhood! Stay six feet away from others on trails / routes. Avoid busy areas where social distance is not possible. Do not use children’s game equipment, picnic tables or other high contact surfaces. Do not enter state or locals parks ...(more)
On Monday, a strong storm traveled through the Greater Carolinas Region, causing flooding, mudslides, downed trees, power outages, and a tornado. Red Cross is responding to requests for assistance scattered across their 51-county region. Calls were continuing to come in late last night. Due to enhanced precautions to avoid the spread of the Coronavirus, the disaster responders are assisting ...(more)
No one group, ethnicity or population in the US is more likely to get or spread coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) than others. While some people may be worried or have concerns about COVID-19, it is important to not let fear lead to social stigma toward friends, neighbors or members of the community. Treat all people with compassion and speak up if you hear others making statements that ...(more)
The Western Region Education Service Alliance (WRESA) announced today its partnership with Dogwood Health Trust to bring Internet access to students as they move to remote learning, due to an order by Governor Roy Cooper to close schools until at least May 15. With school districts’ curriculum now online, one of the significant problems the school systems are facing is the lack of ...(more)
Friday afternoon at 4pm the Mitchell County Health Department was notified of the 4th person in the county who tested positive for COVID-19. The individual is in isolation and public health staff was working to identify close contacts to contain the spread of the disease. Mitchell 68 People Tested 59 Negative Results 5 Pending Results 2 Positive Results 2 Persons Recovered Yancey 64 People ...(more)
Beginning at 5pm Today, Executive Order 131 goes into effect in NC. Stores will need to monitor the number of people inside at one time. The maximum allowed that is no more than 20 percent of the state’s fire capacity for that building or five people per every 1,000 square feet. Stores will also have to clearly mark 6 feet of spacing for lines at cash registers, perform frequent cleaning, ...(more)
