The Daily News
The following closures, postponements and changes have been announced due to COVID-19. If you have an announcement to add to the list, please email localdesk@jdnews.com.
Announcements for Wednesday, Jan. 27:
Onslow County has received new positive cases of COVID-19 as of Jan. 25. Positive cases now total 12,965 with 104 deaths and 11,491 cleared. Onslow County is at 11.9% positive, while the state is at 10.2% positive.
Until more is known about future allocations of vaccine for Onslow County, the Onslow Citizens Phone Bank will be unable to continue scheduling vaccine appointments for persons aged 65 and above. Citizens may continue calling to put their name on the list of those awaiting appointments. Contact the Citizens Phone Bank for appointments at 910-989-5027.
Rules on base
If you live in base housing on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune or Marine Corps Air Station New River, you are allowed to have a limit of two domestic pets, though certain protocols outlined in the Domestic Animal Control order must be followed.
For example, all dogs and cats must be microchipped and registered, then re-registered annually, through the Domestic Animal Control Office (DACO).
Base residents have up to five days to register their pet once moved in on the installation, according to Michael Newson, Special Law Enforcement supervisor for base DACO. Pets must be present during registration to be observed and have their chip scanned.
Almost two weeks after Hurricane Eta, a category 4 storm, ripped through Central America with torrential rain and heavy winds, Hurricane Iota, another category 4 storm, hit the already strained region. Hurricanes Eta and Iota hit Honduras hard with winds,
17 Almost two weeks after Hurricane Eta, a category 4 storm, ripped through Central America with torrential rain and heavy winds, Hurricane Iota, another category 4 storm, hit the already strained region.
Hurricanes Eta and Iota hit Honduras hard with winds surpassing 100 mph and caused more than 6 feet of flooding.
The storms affected more than a third of the population causing destruction of homes, extreme flooding and deadly mud slides.
As the winds and rain demolished buildings across the country, four buildings in Puerto Lempira, Honduras, stood strong – so strong that locals abandoned their homes and took shelter in them.
These buildings were built by U.S. Marines and Sailors from Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Southern Command five years ago.
Marine Corps Installations East (MCIEAST)-Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune has a new sergeant major.
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Robert M. Tellez assumed duties as the MCIEAST-MCB Camp Lejeune sergeant major from Sgt. Maj. Charles A. Metzger during a relief and appointment ceremony on Camp Lejeune, Dec. 21. The ceremony marked Metzger’s retirement from the Marine Corps following 30 years of service and nearly three years as the command’s sergeant major.
Maj. Gen. Julian D. Alford, commanding general, MCIEAST-MCB Camp Lejeune, oversaw the ceremony and bid farewell to Metzger by awarding him the Legion of Merit.
“When you serve alongside somebody for this long, you really figure out their true character,” Alford said during the ceremony that was streamed live on Camp Lejeune’s Facebook page. “Honor, courage (and) commitment - those three words actually mean something to Sgt. Maj. Metzger down deep. He always, always has done the right thing.”