City halts utility disconnections amid COVID relief
New Bern Aldermen vote to suspend utility disconnections and late and delinquent fees from March 16 to April 16 to help residents facing pandemic related financial hardship. City Manager Mark Stephens says payments will be reassessed but can be bridged during the relief window. The city has already moved to electronic and phone services and closed City Hall to the public.
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New Bern Board of Aldermen
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New Bern
Todd Wetherington
SUN Journal
North Carolina gets federal disaster aid for COVID-19
Gov. Roy Cooper requested a major disaster area declaration, approved by the White House, enabling more emergency assistance as the state reports over 630 positive COVID-19 cases, two deaths, and nearly 13 000 tests completed statewide.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Roy Cooper
White House
Donald Trump
Cooper
Trump
Cabarrus County
Virginia
North Carolina jails isolate inmates to curb COVID spread
In Onslow County, incoming inmates are screened for travel and illness and isolated if suspected of infection. If bail is not posted quickly, inmates enter a seven day isolation before joining the population, with one cell block converted into an isolation area.
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Craven
Onslow
Lenoir County
Onslow County
Chris Thomas
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Somewhere South premieres tonight with Vivian Howard six part series
Celebrity chef Vivian Howard debuts Somewhere South on PBS tonight and airs March 27 through May 1. The six part series follows Howard exploring the American South’s foods and cultures from coal mine dishes to Korean American dumplings and Japanese American smoked meats, with episodes including American as Hand Pie.
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Howard
Chef & the Farmer
Kinston
Carolinas
Kentucky
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