COVID-19 UPDATE

Burke County Public Health says Burke County now has 1248 confirmed cases of

Covid-19.  Caldwell County saw their cases jump by 40 yesterday as the county

now has 683 cases.  Caldwell Public Health was also notified yesterday of two

more Covid-19 related deaths.  Both were over age 65 and both had underlying

health conditions.  Catawba County saw 66 new cases of Covid-19 yesterday

bringing the total to 1,320.  567 have recovered in Catawba and 31 patients are

hospitalized.  McDowell County now has 300 cases of Covid-19.  201 patients have

recovered.

Schools Can Reopen With Restrictions

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper says public schools in North Carolina can

reopen in August with classroom restrictions, or students can continue to learn

online as they have been since mid-March.  Districts can choose to continue

online, or open K-12 with masks for students, teachers and staff, daily health

screenings and social distancing.  Districts can choose to alternate days or weeks

to reduce classroom numbers in order to meet social distancing requirements. 

Meanwhile, North Carolina businesses will remain in Phase 2 of a 3 part

reopening plan for another 3 weeks.  Governor Cooper says Covid-19 infections

rates and hospital admissions have continued to increase.

Drugs Seized in Search in McDowell

A search by NC Probation and Parole and the Marion Police Department yielded

drugs with a street value of over 7 thousand six hundred dollars on Monday. 

Officers searched the Seagle Street residents of thirty-two year old Jonathan Boyd

and found 13.1 grams of heroin, 45. 1 grams of meth, 3.3 grams of marijuana and

50 dosage units of a schedule four controlled substance.  In addition, firearms and

2 thousand 3 hundred 78 dollars in cash was seized.  Boyd,  who was on probation

for a previous felony conviction, was placed in the McDowell Jail under a one

hundred one thousand dollar secured bond.

Burke Drug and Gun Charges

A Morganton woman faces drug and gun charges. The Hickory Police

Department, early this morning, charged 49-year-old Leslie Marie

Bradley of Amherst Road, with Possession with Intent to Manufacture,

Sell or Deliver Controlled Substance, Possession of Marijuana, along

with Possession of Marijuana Parphernalia and Drug Paraphernalia.

She was also charged with Carrying a Concealed Gun. Bond was set

at $10,000 secured bond with a court appearance set for today.

McDowell Man Faces Theft Charges

An Old Fort man is charged with stealing a dump truck and utility trailer.

According to the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office, 34-year-old Jordan

Lee Davis faces charges in connection with the theft of a dump truck

from property on Henry McCall Road in Marion and the utility trailer

from property on Old Glenwood Road in Marion. The trailer was

recovered at the residence of Davis and the dump truck was located

in Durham, where Davis had gone to visit relatives.