RALEIGH, N.C. – Chief Justice Cheri Beasley has extended emergency directives in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. These directives postpone jury trials and prescribe social distancing measures. The Chief Justice also extended a directive allowing additional time for clerks of superior c
by Kari Travis Elizabeth Robinson, owner of Fairwood Lanes in Roanoke Rapids, helps at the bar during a final night of bowling on July 18. (Photo by Kari Travis) On Saturday night, Jennifer Clapton stood in a brightly lit bowling alley, watching her autistic, 22-year-old son laugh
RALEIGH, N.C. – Chief Justice Cheri Beasley has issued new emergency directives in response to the COVID-19 pandemic that require the wearing of face coverings inside county courthouses and planning for the resumption of jury trials. “I have issued several emergency directives calculated to reduc
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Chief Justice Cheri Beasley will issue new emergency directives related to COVID-19 during a press conference on Thursday, July 16, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. To enact social distancing measures and limit the spread of COVID-19, the press conference is being held virtually at the Stat
RALEIGH, N.C. – Chief Justice Cheri Beasley has extended several existing emergency directives in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The directives continue to allow increased use of technology and seek to limit foot traffic in courthouses. “The extension of these emergency directives are absolutely
