The Cosmic Cantina cashier who started the fundraiser cites the hard work, passion, effort, and skill of his coworkers, and believes they are well-deserving of the extra funds. Despite their fears of contracting the coronavirus, Cosmic Cantina's staff keeps going to work. "I'm very scared of getting sick with the virus, but what're we going to do? We need to at least earn a little money,” said one kitchen worker.
In a special Chapel Hill Town Council meeting Wednesday, Town Manager Maurice Jones explained that Chapel Hill activated the Emergency Operations Center, closed many public facilities, suspended public meetings until March 30 and has moved to the Saturday route schedule in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The UNC System's now-infamous settlement with the North Carolina Division Sons of Confederate Veterans Inc. was struck down last month after a swarm of public scrutiny and legal challenges. The reversal by Orange County Superior Court Judge Allen Baddour returned possession of Silent Sam to the state's higher-education authority, but a $2.5 million trust of UNC's money that the System forfeited in that deal may not be coming back in full. More than $80,000 of those funds in total are set to pay the Confederate group's lawyer and the attorneys involved in operating the trust after its creation. However, a new legal challenge by UNC students and faculty seeks to change that.
Farmers' markets in North Carolina are regarded as an essential food source and will thus be allowed to remain open at this time despite the growing COVID-19 crisis. The Carrboro Farmers' Market has assured that it will continue to introduce greater safety precautions in order to support both local businesses and consumers.
Faced with jolting transitions due to COVID-19, the Orange County Schools Board of Education discussed how students, faculty and the budget will be impacted.
The Board of Orange County Commissioners met Tuesday to approve a program providing financial support to small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19, Orange County is now officially ordering residents to stay at home. The county is asking law enforcement to help with this order, which does not include travel to essential businesses, such as grocery stores.
The Carrboro Town Council met Tuesday to discuss ideas to support the community amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
The first COVID-19 related death in North Carolina was reported in Cabarrus County on March 24, according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
This story is the first of a series featuring the newly elected members of the Orange County Schools Board of Education.
To limit the spread of COVID-19, or coronavirus, the Town of Chapel Hill has canceled all advisory board, commission and town council meetings until further notice, including a council budget work session originally scheduled for March 18.
“The problem was immediate, and it was our responsibility to find a solution for the problem,” Tom Raynor, founder of Carroboro United, said. “We don't have a week, or two weeks, or months to take action.” Carrboro food hub looks to help restaurants, farmers and the local economy by selling meals to Carrboro and Chapel Hill residents.
CHCCS community members are working hard to ensure that students dependent on food from school get what they need.
Gov. Cooper is requiring the majority of retail locations, aside from grocery stores, to close starting this week to encourage social distancing.
Large grocery store chains like Trader Joe's, Harris Teeter and Whole Foods Market are making accommodations for customers and employees alike to combat the spread of COVID-19.
Takout Central is trying to help Chapel Hill restaurants make it through the pandemic with a new discount option.
UNC alum Lex Coelho and her sister Amelie created Chapel Hill Community Post last week to serve as a forum for both needs and offers that community members have as a result of COVID-19.
"We're hoping that landlords can be patient with businesses and wait for federal relief to come."
Providing food to those who need it while protecting those who are at the highest risk of getting COVID-19 is the top priority for these organizations.
Four cases of COVID-19 — also known as coronavirus — have been identified in Orange County according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and a press release from the Orange County Health Department (OCHD) on Friday morning.
