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Henderson County Four Seasons Politics
Judge deals setback to McCall’s lawsuit against mask mandate
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A Superior Court Judge on Thursday dealt a setback to County Commissioner Rebecca McCall’s efforts to end N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper’s Covid-19 emergency orders regarding mask mandates and other restrictions. Read Story »
Tags: Rebecca McCall | covid-19 Cooper
Henderson County Four Seasons Politics
Cooper lifts mask mandate, stadium limits
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Gov. Roy Cooper on Friday lifted the indoor mask mandate in most settings and eased mass gathering restrictions and social distancing requirements. Read Story »
Tags: pandemic | coronavirus politics | covid-19 Cooper | coronavirus Cooper
Henderson County News
Students return to class in person next week
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Henderson County public school students will return to in-classroom teaching next week, with pre-K through grade 3 attending school five days a week and grades 4-12 resuming the alternate-day Plan B, the School Board decided Monday. Read Story »
Tags: COVID-19 | covid-19 Cooper
Henderson County Four Seasons Politics
Repairing damage from remote learning on Legislature's plate
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It might be a new year, but remote learning isn’t over. Read Story »
Tags: N.C. General Assembly | coronavirus schools | covid-19 Cooper | virtual school | 2021 Legislative session
Henderson County Four Seasons Politics
Gov. Cooper: 'Dig deep and don’t let weariness win'
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When I announced North Carolina had its first known Covid case on March 3rd, most of us didn’t expect to be living like this in December. Instead of preparing for beloved holiday traditions, we’re making virtual gathering plans and mourning the loss of more than 290,000 Americans from Covid-19. Read Story »
Tags: Gov. Roy Cooper | covid-19 Cooper
Henderson County News
Cooper imposes curfew amid rapid rise in Covid trends
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Citing a rapid increase in North Carolina’s key Covid-19 trends, Gov. Roy Cooper on Tuesday imposed a curfew that requires people to stay home at night. The order takes effect Friday, Dec. 11, and will be in place until at least Jan. 8. Read Story »
Tags: covid-19 Cooper
Henderson County News
Cooper authorizes full reopening for K-5
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RALEIGH — School districts can allow elementary grade students to return to the classroom next month, Gov. Roy Cooper announced Thursday during a news conference, but middle and high school students won’t have the same opportunity. Read Story »
Tags: coronavirus schools | covid-19 Cooper
Henderson County Four Seasons Politics
GOP budget is at odds with Cooper's
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RALEIGH — Republican lawmakers presented a $1 billion Covid-19 relief package on Tuesday that sets the stage for a showdown with Gov. Roy Cooper. Read Story »
Tags: Gov. Roy Cooper | covid-19 Cooper
Henderson County Business
Businesses air grievances with Covid-19 restrictions
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About two dozen local business owners and politicians gathered at Hannah Flanagan’s Pub on Tuesday morning in a Republican Party-orchestrated event to air grievances about the state’s business restrictions in the coronavirus pandemic. Read Story »
Tags: coronavirus economy | covid-19 Cooper
Henderson County News
School Board, public to see 'Return to Learn' Plan B next week
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Schools may open for in-person instruction under a plan that requires face coverings for all K-12 students, fewer children in the classroom, measures to ensure social distancing for everyone in the building and other safety protocols, Gov. Roy Cooper announced today. Read Story »
Tags: coronavirus schools | covid-19 Cooper | COVID-19 facemasks
Henderson County Four Seasons Politics
Governor's order won't stop GOP from meeting
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The Henderson County Republican Party plans to resume its monthly breakfast meeting next Saturday even as a state executive order bars gatherings of more than 10 people. Read Story »
Tags: coronavirus restaurants | covid-19 Cooper | COVID-19 facemasks
Henderson County Four Seasons Politics
Cooper rejects treasurer's appeal for in-person meetings
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RALEIGH — Tensions between Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and some Republican members of the Council of State surfaced again on Tuesday, this time over virtual meetings. Read Story »
Tags: Gov. Roy Cooper | covid-19 Cooper
Henderson County Business
Shops, restaurants uncertain about mask enforcement role
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RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper’s executive order requiring face masks made North Carolina businesses responsible for enforcement. But they weren’t given directions about how to comply until the order had taken effect. Read Story »
Henderson County News
Cooper extends Phase 2 restrictions, orders face masks statewide
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Gov. Roy Cooper paused the "Safer at Home" phase 2 restrictions and ordered face masks in public spaces statewide in an effort to flatten what he and public health officials described as a concerning upward trend of new cases and hospitalizations. Read Story »
Tags: covid-19 Cooper
Henderson County Four Seasons Politics
Cooper shuts down speedway that's been violating emergency order
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RALEIGH — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services issued an order requiring an Alamance County speedway to immediately close their facility and halt operations. ACE Speedway’s recent actions constitute an imminent hazard for the spread of covid-19, an acute threat to North Carolinians which must not continue, the DHHS said in a news release. Read Story »
Tags: covid-19 Cooper
Henderson County Four Seasons Politics
Gyms sue Cooper for right to open
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RALEIGH — Health clubs, gyms, spas, and karate studios have joined to file a lawsuit against Gov. Roy Cooper’s executive order keeping their businesses closed during the covid-19 outbreak. Read Story »
Tags: coronavirus government | covid-19 Cooper | coronavirus Cooper
Henderson County Four Seasons Politics
N.C. to enter phase 2 of reopening on Friday
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Gov. Roy Cooper announced on Wednesday that North Carolina will move into Safer At Home Phase 2 of lifting covid-19 restrictions at 5 p.m. Friday. Read Story »
Tags: coronavirus government | covid-19 Cooper | coronavirus Cooper
Henderson County News
Phase 1 of reopening starts Friday, Cooper says
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Gov. Roy Cooper announced Tuesday that the state would enter into phase 1 of his administration's plan to reopen the state's economy on Friday. Read Story »
Henderson County Four Seasons Politics
Impatient with stay-at-home order, commissioners again seek local flexibility
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Henderson County commissioners on Monday called on Gov. Roy Cooper to give them the authority to implement their own economic reopening plan so that county residents may "pursue life, liberty and the fruits of their labor." Read Story »
Tags: coronavirus economy | coronavirus government | covid-19 Cooper
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