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This Frequently Asked Questions document provides guidance for the implementation of Executive Order 147. The order extends North Carolina’s “Safer At Home Phase 2” through 5 p.m. on July 17, 2020, with additional amendments to protect public health.

Raleigh -- Staying apart brings us together. #StayStrongNC Updated daily by approximately noon. Last updated 11:55 a.m., July 7, 2020.

Raleigh -- Staying apart brings us together. #StayStrongNC Updated daily by approximately noon. Last updated 12:00 p.m., July 7, 2020.

Haywood County -- Haywood County Government: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – July 6, 2020 Haywood County Public Health received notice of 13 cases of COVID-19 since our last press release on July 2, 2020.  

Buncombe County -- Buncombe County Government: Our local communities, state, and nation are all anxious to reopen, while still doing everything they can to keep their residents and visitors safe.

Western District of North Carolina -- Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday,   July 1, 2020

Raleigh -- Staying apart brings us together. #StayStrongNC

Updated daily by approximately noon. Last updated 12:05 p.m., July 6, 2020.

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — A 74-year-old North Carolina woman was fatally shot by “celebratory gunfire” on the Fourth of July, police said.

Raleigh -- North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services COVID-19 July 1, 2020 Knowing when to dial up or down measures that slow the spread of the virus depends on North Carolina’s testing, tracing and trends.

Raleigh -- North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services COVID-19 July 1, 2020 Knowing when to dial up or down measures that slow the spread of the virus depends on North Carolina’s testing, tracing and trends.

Raleigh -- North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services COVID-19 July 1, 2020 Knowing when to dial up or down measures that slow the spread of the virus depends on North Carolina’s testing, tracing and trends.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Democratic North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed a bill on Thursday that would have allowed churchgoers in places with schools on the property to carry their concealed weapons.  

Raleigh -- North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services COVID-19 July 1, 2020 Knowing when to dial up or down measures that slow the spread of the virus depends on North Carolina’s testing, tracing and trends.

Raleigh -- PRESS RELEASE: North Carolina Governor Cooper's Office Jul 1, 2020

Raleigh, N.C. -- PRESS RELEASE: Jun 30, 2020 North Carolina Governor Cooper's Office