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Here are the 65 North Carolina counties now in the red zone on states COVID risk map Simone Jasper, The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.) Dec. 22—About two-thirds of North Carolinas 100 counties are seeing "critical community spread" of the coronavirus ahead of Christmas, according to state health officials. Sixty-five counties are in the red zone on the statewide COVID-19 map, the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services said Tuesday. Thats a jump from 48 counties listed in...

Farmers Daughter, a future family legacy in Thomasville In the heart of Downtown Thomasville, a tasting room filled with laughter and hundreds of bottles of wine, featuring a farmer’s daughter. and last updated 2020-12-20 08:25:43-05 THOMASVILLE, Ga. — In the heart of Downtown Thomasville, a tasting room filled with laughter and hundreds of bottles of wine, featuring a farmer’s daughter. “We took over the family farm and it may sound stereotypical, but you assume your son ma...

  The county is experiencing a rise in those rates and others compared to 99 other counties in North Carolina. The countys daily average number of cases over the most recent seven-day period was 109.6. That ranked the countys average number of cases per 100,000 — at 93.3 — the eighth highest rate in the state, markedly higher than the statewide figure of 59.1 new cases per 100,000 people over the same weeklong period. Henderson Countys positive test rate, at 16.2 percent, ranked 15th highe...

ERWIN - Robert Scottie (Scott) Street, 73 of Erwin, TN went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ early Saturday morning December 19, 2020 after a brief illness at the Johnson City Medical Center. Scott was a native of Mitchell County, NC where he lived the first seven years of his life and then moved to Erwin, TN. Scott was preceded in death by his parents Dee and Mae (Mosley) Street, two brothers William Walter (Walt) Street, Reece Street and one niece as well as a longtime friend Evere...

NC surpasses 8,000 new daily cases as COVID-19 hospitalizations, deaths rise Brian Gordon, USA Today Network © Angela Wilhelm/awilhelm@citizentimes.com The first COVID-19 vaccines in WNC were administered at Pardee in Hendersonville December 15, 2020. North Carolina has now topped 8,000 new COVID-19 cases in a single day, another record as the state continues to see rising hospitalizations ahead of the holidays.  On Dec. 18, North Carolina added 8,444 coronavirus cases --�...

North Carolina has now topped 8,000 new COVID-19 cases in a single day, another record as the state continues to see rising hospitalizations ahead of the holidays.  On Friday, North Carolina added 8,444 coronavirus cases -- more than 900 cases above the previous one-day high set a week ago. There are currently 2,824 people hospitalized with COVID-19, also a record. Only 17% of intensive care unit beds are empty and staffed according to state data, and health care workers on the frontlines s...

coloffmediaDecember 16, 2020Last Updated: December 16, 2020 And the new Iowa farmland value charts are in – and even in a year with a devastating derecho, the value of an acre of land in Iowa increased 1.7%.  According to a report by Iowa State Extension and Outreach, an acre of farmland in Iowa is now $7,559 – an increase of $127 compared to 2019. ISU Extension chalks the increase up to, “Favorable interest rates, a strong demand for land and substantial government payments…” Initia...

Dependent on the FDAs ruling on the vaccine, which is expected Thursday. Posted: Dec 15, 2020 2:32 AM Updated: Dec 15, 2020 6:53 AM Posted By: Alex Jirgens OSAGE, Iowa -  Depending on the FDAs decision to approve the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at their Thursday meeting, the Mitchell County Regional Health Center could be receiving the first doses of it as soon as next week. To prepare for the shipment, the hospital recently received an additional freezer that can keep the vaccine chilled. Pharm...

Two men killed in a helicopter crash near Colorado City Two men killed in a helicopter crash near Colorado City (Source: Associated) By Associated Press | December 14, 2020 at 11:00 AM CST - Updated December 14 at 11:00 AM COLORADO CITY, Texas (AP) - Authorities say two men were killed when a helicopter crashed in a field in West Texas. Mitchell County Sheriff Patrick Toombs said Friday night that the helicopter crashed Thursday just southwest of Colorado City, which is about 250 miles ...

2 killed when helicopter crashes into field in West Texas by The Associated Press Last Updated Dec 11, 2020 at 9:42 pm EDT COLORADO CITY, Texas — Two men were killed when a helicopter crashed in a field in West Texas, authorities said. Mitchell County Sheriff Patrick Toombs said Friday night that the helicopter crashed Thursday about eight miles (13 kilometres) southwest of Colorado City, which is about 250 miles west of Dallas. Toombs said the pilot, Zane Whitesides, 31, and the passenger, Z...