COVID-19 UPDATE
The Burke
County Health Department says 1,092 residents have tested positive
for the
Coronavirus since the virus first appeared in our area in March. 836
patients
have recovered and 7 are hospitalized.
Caldwell County added 20 new
cases over
the weekend bringing their total to 510.
251 patients have recovered
and 19 are
hospitalized in Caldwell County. Covid
19 numbers in Catawba County
rose by 17
yesterday bringing the total to 971. 434
patients have recovered
recovered
and 16 are hospitalized. And in McDowell
County, 11 new positive
Covid-19
cases were confirmed Friday bringing the total there to 240.
166 patients
have recovered.
Main Street America WNC Communities
The N.C. Main Street Center & Rural Planning Center of the
N.C.
Department of Commerce last week announced that 48 communities
have been designated as a 2020 Accredited Main Street America
Program. Some area communities that earned accredition for
their 2019 performance are Hickory, Lenoir, Marion, Morganton,
Newton, Rutherfordton, Shelby, Spruce Pine and Statesville. Main
Street America has been helping revitalize older and historic
commercial districts for 40 years.
New Burke Food Truck
Burke County Public Schools is now serving students free meals off
its
new food truck at three Morganton locations on Tuesdays and
Fridays
this summer. The white, teal and orange food truck arrives at
Hillcrest
Elementary School at 11 a.m., PPG Paint Store at 11:45 a.m. and
Walker Road Baptist Church at 12:45 p.m. The meals are available
to
anyone 18 and younger.
City Walk Parking
AS City Walk continues in the downtown Hickory area, several
public
parking lots along Main Avenue adjacent to the railroad tracks
have been
closed. Additionally, several parking spaces on the western end of
Union Square have been blocked off due to construction activity
related
to the Third Street NW pedestrian bridge. Public parking remains
available
in various 15-minute, 3-hour, and unrestricted parking lots and
spaces
throughout downtown Hickory.
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