American Red Cross faces severe blood shortage as coronavirus outbreak threatens availability of nation’s supply Nearly 2,700 Red Cross blood drives have been canceled across the country due to coronavirus concerns, resulting in some 86,000 fewer blood donations. CHARLOTTE, NC (March 17, 2020) – The American Red Cross now faces a severe blood shortage due to an unprecedented number of blood ...(more)
Mitchell County Schools will be distributing free meals to all students in Grades K-12, as well as children who have not yet started school. You do not have to qualify for free or reduced lunch to receive these meals. They are available to all students and we encourage students and parents to take advantage of this opportunity. This will be a “grab-and-go” meal that is pre-packaged ...(more)
Attached is Executive Order 117 which does the following: In section 1 of the order, pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 166A-19.30(b)(3), in order to regulate and control the congregation of persons in public places or buildings the Governor is prohibiting mass gatherings of more than hundred (100) people in the State of North Carolina. Mass gatherings as defined in the Executive Order as ...(more)
The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina, in partnership with the Dogwood Health Trust, announced the activation of its Emergency and Disaster Response Fund to accept and strategically disburse funds to address COVID-19 pandemic response and relief efforts in 18 counties of Western North Carolina including the Qualla Boundary. With an official state of emergency announced by ...(more)
A malicious website pretending to be the live map for Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases by Johns Hopkins University is circulating on the internet waiting for unwitting internet users to visit the website. Visiting the website infects the user with the AZORult trojan, an information stealing program which can exfiltrate a variety of sensitive data. (Full Details PDF Here) ...(more)
Update from NCHSAA The Board of Directors of the North Carolina Athletic Association has also moved to suspend interscholastic athletics beginning at 11:59 p.m. on Friday, March 13, 2020 through Monday, April 6th, 2020. The NCHSAA Board of Directors will assess this situation regularly over the next few weeks. This includes all workouts, skill development, practices and contests. This ...(more)
