North Carolina to Close Schools and Ban Large Gatherings
Gov. Roy Cooper announced an Executive Order mandating the closure of all K-12 public schools in North Carolina starting Monday March 16 for at least two weeks and prohibiting gatherings of more than 100 people. He said the measures aim to slow COVID-19 and pledged state and federal funding support while acknowledging hardship for families and businesses.
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New Bern Youth Sit-In Echoes Civil Rights Era
Seventy years ago and extended through the 1960s Black students challenged segregated lunch counters in New Bern. Alfred Popeye Barfield, then 17, joined peers refusing to be denied service at Woolworths and other stores, awaiting police arrests as workers served whites only.
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Local Craven County virus testing calm as week begins
Craven County health officials report no tests pending at the Craven Health Department two days after the first positive COVID-19 test was confirmed by the state lab. A handful of tests were submitted and several people entered self quarantine as a precaution. An asymptomatic traveler remains in quarantine along with the confirmed patient and spouse and a few close contacts.
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Unprecedented Storm Quiet in Public Life At Mall
Reporter recalls calm scenes at Jacksonville Mall as NC Gov Roy Cooper orders two week school closures and bans gatherings over 100 amid a coronavirus crisis. Stores stocked water in Florence memory, but this time the invisible threat reshapes daily life without obvious damage or outages.
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