These North Carolina communities are under stay-at-home orders. Is yours on the list?
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper stopped short of issuing a statewide stay-at-home order until Friday afternoon, when he announced a 30-day ban on non-essential travel, starting at 5 p.m. Monday.
Some counties, cities and towns had already put their own restrictions in place.
We tracked stay-at-home orders across the state before Cooper’s decision came down Friday. Under the local orders, people must remain on their own property except to exercise, go to the grocery store, pharmacy, medical appointments or “essential” jobs.
Keep in mind that county orders cover unincorporated areas, but towns and cities within county lines can sign on to them. That’s the case in many counties that have issued orders.
Town of Beaufort
A stay-at-home order for the Carteret County town on the coast went into effect Wednesday until April 22.
Buncombe County
A “Stay Home, Stay Safe Supplemental Declaration” to an existing local state of emergency will go into effect at 8 pm. Thursday.
Dare County
Officials in Dare County issued a “Stay home — stay healthy” directive on Friday. It goes into effect at 5 p.m. Saturday.
Durham County/City of Durham
The mayor of Durham issued a stay-at-home order that goes into effect at 6 p.m. Thursday.
Durham County is set to issue a similar order after after a meeting Friday to revise the county’s emergency rules for unincorporated areas.
Cabarrus County
A stay-at-home proclamation goes into effect at 5 p.m. Thursday.
The order includes the city of Concord and the towns of Harrisburg, Midland and Mt. Pleasant. It also includes Kannapolis, in both Cabarrus and Rowan counties.
Cherokee tribe
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians has issued a stay-at-home order with a curfew.
Under the order, no one on tribal lands is allowed out between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. except for tribal employees performing “job-related duties.” Non-members were previously barred from entering the reservation by order of the tribe on March 21.
Forsyth County/Winston-Salem
Forsyth County joined Winston-Salem on Thursday in issuing a stay-at-home order that takes effect 5 p.m. Friday, the Winston-Salem Journal reported.
Under Winston-Salem’s order, violators will be charged with a misdemeanor. Forsyth County’s order will encompass unincorporated areas “and any towns or villages that want to be included,” the Journal reported.
The Town of Kernersville opted to join the order on Friday.
Gaston County
Leaders in Gaston County announced Thursday residents will be subject to a stay-at-home order starting at 5 p.m. on Friday, WBTV reported.
The county is offering a “Stay at Home Community Hotline” at 704-866-3170 to answer any questions about the order starting Friday morning.
Guilford County/Greensboro
County officials announced a stay-at-home order in a joint news conference with the cities of Greensboro and High Point on Wednesday, the Greensboro News & Record reported.
The order goes into effect at 5 p.m. Friday.
Haywood County
A stay-at-home order went into effect in Haywood County on Thursday through April 16.
Henderson County
Officials in Henderson County, including the city of Hendersonville, ordered residents to stay at home in a proclamation Friday. The order goes into effect at noon Saturday.
Madison County
Residents in Madison County in Western North Carolina were among the earliest to receive a stay-at-home order, on March 23.
Mecklenburg County/Charlotte
County commissioners issued a stay-at-home order that took effect at 8 a.m. Thursday.
The order includes Charlotte.
Orange County
A stay-at-home order goes into effect Friday night until April 30.
The order, which aims in part to limit the number of people seeking medical care at UNC Hospitals, can be continued or rescinded at any time.
Pitt County
A stay-at-home order went into effect at 5 p.m. Wednesday.
The city of Greenville in Pitt County issued a “stop the spread” order that begins at 5 p.m. Thursday until April 10.
Swain County
The Board of Commissioners voted Friday to issue a stay-at-home order effective at 8 p.m., the Smoky Mountain Times reported. The vote occurred during a nearly two-hour special meeting Friday morning.
Wake County/Raleigh
Wake County leaders announced a stay-at-home order that goes into effect at 5 p.m. on Friday.
All 12 municipalities in Wake signed onto the agreement.
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This story was originally published March 26, 2020 at 1:42 PM.
