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RALEIGH 3/16/20 2:37 AM — The N.C. Center for Missing Persons has issued a Silver Alert for a missing endangered woman, Katerina French. Citizens are asked to be on the lookout for Katerina French, who is believed

SBA Assistance in Response to COVID-19 • The U.S. Small Business Administration is offering designated states and territories low-interest federal disaster loans for working capital to small businesses suffering substantial economic injury as a result of the

Town of Valdese COVID-19 Update Amid the growing concern surrounding COVID-19, the Town of Valdese, in accordance with the most recent recommendations from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention and North Carolina Department of Health and

NC Gov. Roy Cooper has ordered all NC restaurants and bars to close for dine-in customers effective at 5 pm today (March 18)  Takeout and deliver operations can continue.

MEALS PROVIDED by Hickory Public Schools — BREAKFAST & LUNCH for HPS students with needs: Starting on Tuesday, March 17, 2020, meals will be provided for any HPS student who is need of food assistance from 11:00 AM to

To ensure students continue to have access to meals while schools are closed, Burke County Public Schools has opened seven grab-and-go feeding locations. Children will receive a lunch for that day and a breakfast for the next.

— As the COVID-19 pandemic evolves rapidly so have the recommendations to slow the outbreak, and the Caldwell County Schools will continue to adhere to local, state and federal guidance to provide a safe and healthy school environment.

In response to growing concern about the spread of COVID-19 in our community, and in accordance with the latest guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the City of Morganton is closing recreation facilities, canceling events

The UNC Medical Center McLendon Clinical Laboratories in Chapel Hill have developed a diagnostic test for coronavirus disease 2019 based on a World Health Organization assay. The UNC test is now in use at the medical center