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Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Mandy Cohen announced Thursday that the agency is expanding its vaccination guidelines to include those 65 and older in the current phase.
Read more: COVID-19 Vaccination Plan Now Includes Those 65 And Older
Chief Justice Paul Newby issued an order containing emergency directives related to COVID-19. The order replaces the expired order issued on December 14, 2020, and is effective January 14, 2021.
Appalachian Regional Healthcare System held its first COVID-19 vaccine clinic on Monday for their patients who qualify according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services four-phase rollout plan.
Read more: ARHS Held Its First COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic Monday
Appalachian State University has announced the new names for two of its existing residence halls.
Read more: Appalachian State Officially Renames Two Residence Halls
Appalachian Regional Healthcare System held its first COVID-19 vaccine clinic on Monday for their patients who qualify according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services four-phase rollout plan.
Read more: ARHS Held Its First COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic Monday
More area homes were sold in 2020 than during any other year on record, according to the year-end real estate report by the High Country Association of REALTORS.
Watauga County Schools will use rapid COVID-19 testing to help identify cases in schools.
Read more: Watauga Schools To Use Rapid COVID-19 Testing In Schools
Two Watauga High School foriegn language teachers were recognized at the January meeting of the Watauga County Board of Education after being awarded with statewide and national honors for prowess in their area of expertise.
The Avery-Mitchell-Yancey Regional Library System has changed hours of operation.
Read more: AMY Library Expands Hours, Prepares For NC Cardinal Consortium
North Carolina State Senator Deanna Ballard (R-Watauga) has announced that Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) re-appointed her as Co-Chair to both the Education/Higher Education Policy Committee and the Appropriations on Education/Higher Education Committee.
Read more: Senator Ballard Re-Appointed To Education Committees
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), in consultation with the Treasury Department, announced that the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) will re-open the week of January 11 for new borrowers and certain existing PPP borrowers.