COVID-19 vaccines still in limbo at Cumberland County health department
COVID-19 vaccines won’t be available at the Cumberland County Department of Public Health until the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommendations for the shot are officially approved.
Womack earns award for its Covid-19 response five years after outbreak
Womack Army Medical Center stepped up during the pandemic. It’s just now receiving an Army award for the response. The award comes a day after President Donald Trump reinstated service members dismissed because of Covid-19 vaccine requirements.
Four years after pandemic’s start, Cumberland’s Dept. of Public Health is ‘normalizing’ Covid-19 response
Cumberland County was not spared the Covid-19 summer spike experienced by states across the country this summer. How big was the spike? We no longer know exactly.
Flu season is here. Here’s how to protect yourself.
With colder temperatures this week signaling winter’s approach, something else is coming, too: respiratory illness season.
Here’s how Cumberland County is spending its $65 million (so far)
The American Rescue Plan is a $1.9 trillion federal COVID-19 stimulus package approved in 2021. It includes provisions such as tax credits, unemployment benefit extensions and small business grants. As part of that program, Cumberland County received a total of $65,168,690 between June 2021 and June 22
Cape Fear Valley Health updates masking and visitation policies
Cape Fear Valley Health is further easing masking requirements and visitation restrictions that were implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a news release issued Tuesday.
Disparate issues shape health care in state’s rural communities
Many of North Carolina’s so-called rural counties bear little resemblance to the pastoral hamlets that people tend to picture when they think of rural living. In reality, the 78 counties that fall under the common statistical definition of “rural” are home to about 40% of the state’s population, and North Carolina’s rural population is — next to Texas — the largest in…
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Cape Fear Valley Health eases mask, visitation policies
Cape Fear Valley Health is relaxing its masking guidelines for patients, visitors and employees effective Friday, according to a news release.
Application period open for nonprofit assistance program
The application period is now open for nonprofit organizations in Cumberland County that want to apply for assistance due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the county said in a release. The Cumberland …
Fayetteville will receive $40.5 million in federal pandemic relief. How can local businesses benefit?
Fayetteville is receiving nearly $40.5 million in federal pandemic aid to help the city recover from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and $5 million of that will go to businesses that were burdened by …
Committee members question programs seeking ARPA funds
Cumberland County Commissioner Jimmy Keefe says he wants greater transparency when it comes to handing out money to local nonprofit organizations vying for federal dollars for programs to help the …
County ARP Committee seeks clarification on funding criteria
The Cumberland County American Rescue Plan Committee met Friday to consider funding for applicants under two ARP programs: the Small Business Economic Assistance Program and the Aid to Nonprofit …
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