Columbus County Board of Education voted Monday to keep masks will be optional for students inside the classroom, but mandatory (as required by federal law) when using school transportation. The board also put other precautions [Read More]
Columbus County still lags behind most of the state in vaccinations for COVID-19, but officials hope a series of clinics puts a dent in that this week. StarMed will offer the Pfizer vaccine to anyone [Read More]
Gov. Roy Cooper and the COVID-19 Task Force will update the state’s efforts on the coronavirus response at 1:30 p.m. Click on the link below to watch the live stream. https://www.ncdps.gov/news-conference
The recent rapid increase in local COVID-19 cases has led to a step backward in visitation at Columbus Regional.Effective Tuesday (today), only one visitor per patient will be permitted from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m. The Main Entrance [Read More]
Gov. Roy Cooper and the N.C. COVID-19 task force will have a news conference at 3 p.m.Cooper is expected to discuss the rise in Delta variant cases across the state.You can view the livestream here:https://www.ncdps.gov/news-conference
UNC Health Southeastern is now offering first dose COVID-19 vaccines to patients being discharged. Patients are asked during discharge planning if they would like to receive the vaccine. If a patient chooses to receive the [Read More]
Vaccinations offered Tuesday and Thursday Beginning Tuesday (April 27) UNC Health Southeastern will begin offering COVID-19 vaccinations within Southeastern Health Mall Clinic on the campus of Biggs Park Mall. First-dose vaccines will be administered every [Read More]
State officials plan to lift mandatory social distancing, capacity, and mass gathering restrictions by June 1, Gov. Roy Cooper said today (Wednesday) in a video briefing. At the same time, Cooper and Sec. of Health and [Read More]
Columbus Regional will be hosting vaccine clinics at the Southeast Primary Care locations in Whiteville and Tabor City Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Monday. The Moderna vaccine will be administered. The clinics are located at 619 [Read More]
COVID-19 may not have stopped a bumper crop of strawberries, but it stopped the annual festival in Chadbourn for the second year. The N.C. Strawberry Festival announced on its Facebook page this week that the [Read More]
Gov. Roy Cooper will hold a video briefing at 1:30 p.m. to discuss the state’s COVID-19 response. You can view the video live here: https://www.ncdps.gov/news-conference
UNC Southeastern has lightened restrictions for patient visitation in some areas of the hospital. Patients in outpatient and physician services clinic locations may be accompanied by one caregiver when needed. Visitors must wear face coverings [Read More]
Gov. Roy Cooper on Tuesday extended the COVID-19 eviction moratorium through June 30. The move came as President Joe Biden signed a similar executive order on the national level. Cooper also signed an executive order [Read More]
As vaccine supplies increase, so have opportunities to get vaccinated. The state Department of Health and Human services announced on Thursday that the remainder of Group four will be eligible for vaccinations starting March 31, [Read More]
Increased supplies of COVID-19 vaccines will mean all adults who want the shot will be eligible after April 7, Gov. Roy Cooper said today in a press conference.“I’m grateful for North Carolinians who are taking [Read More]
Some types of businesses may reopen at 100 percent capacity beginning Friday at 5 p.m., Gov. Roy Cooper announced this afternoon in his weekly COVID-19 update. Museums, aquariums, and retail businesses will be able to [Read More]
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