If all goes well, phase two will commence in two or three weeks, further loosening restrictions. You can agree or disagree, but this is the position we’re in,” he said. “It really did my soul well to see these small businesses survive,” he said.
If you have a question about contributing to SMN, please Support the Smoky Mountain News and independent, award-winning journalismThe debate across the state still simmers — too soon, too late, or, like Goldilocks’ porridge, just right?At 5p.m. Roy Cooper’s three-phase plan to lift restrictions on commercial activity deemed non-essential in his March 27 “stay home” order. “It was interesting that we waited a week past Tennessee and Georgia, and I know some people took issue with that, but I think that extra week allowed us to see how other states are performing,” Smathers said. Parents will be notified to pick up their students immediately.Hardeman County Schools will start the academic year with a modified schedule from Aug. 7-14, followed by all students returning on Aug. 17. People were driving by, honking their horn.”Celena Messer, owner of Messer’s Milltown Furniture said that her business was allowed to remain open during the “stay home” order because she sells lift chairs for people with limited mobility, but she still took a 50 percent hit. Eveland did say he wishes that the phase one designation would have come a week or two earlier, based on the specific situation in Haywood County, which has largely been spared from the brunt of the pandemic. “We kind of took a different approach than some of the vendors out there,” Coble said of his multi-level J Gabriel location. “There was not going to be a reprieve coming for June, so for our town and for a lot of small businesses, we had to open now.”Still, Coble thinks that the March 27 order closing most businesses was “a pretty smart decision” and that the timing of the reopening was appropriate as well. If you are in a position to do so, please consider a financial contribution to help us continue to employ the reporters, designers, marketing representatives, and others who make up our dedicated team. Cory Vaillancourt photo “The higher ups are really good people. A reopening date will be determined at a later time.
I’m excited that they’re now able to be up and running.”Maggie Valley couldn’t be more different from Waynesville. Although businesses of late have started to craft an identity of their own, the town’s economy is almost completely dependent on tourist-related lodging and retail businesses. Schools Reopening on Monday, August 31st After Cyber Attack. Haywood County Public Library - All branches (Waynesville, Canton, Maggie Valley, Fines Creek) are closed to the public. Amid a new normal, some West Tennessee school districts have announced plans to reopen after the coronavirus pandemic closed schools in March. School reopening postponed: learning to resume remote-only, with in-person option to come later | News | themountaineer.com Despite the rigid, one-size-fits-all nature of Cooper’s North Carolina plan, the story of reopening Western North Carolina is actually the story of three very different businesses, in three very different Haywood County towns, all very different from the rest of the state and the nation. They don’t come in 30 deep like Walmart. “We were just busy,” she said.
“I think it gave us confidence to go into this phase with a lot more optimism.”Smathers admitted that after evaluating the effects of Cooper’s three-phase plan taking a step backward still isn’t out of the question, but like many business owners in the rest of Haywood County, he’s grateful to see progress. “I do not think it was the right move because so far all it’s impacted is small businesses. At our inception 20 years ago, we chose to be different.
The cloth masks must adhere to school dress code colors, be solid color and can have a school logo. Welcome to the website for Haywood County government in Western North Carolina. “I know they’re not essential businesses, but I do feel like at that time they had enough time for safety protocols to be in place.”Caldwell still supports Cooper’s actions in the initial days of the “stay home” order.“At the time that all this was occurring, it was all new to all of us,” he said. They looked at this big media bashing everything under the sun, scaring people to death and people are still scared,” Smith said.
We could work restocking as well as doing curbside sales and online shipping but businesswise, it knocked us down to about a fourth of our normal sales on a daily basis.”His boutique wasn’t so lucky, owing to the more personal nature of the retail clothing business, but when Coble did reopen his businesses on Saturday, May 9 — the day after Cooper’s phase one implementation — he said he had a great day, businesswise.
“I know the first morning I drove downtown after the governor declared all non-essential businesses closed, it just broke my heart. Cardiac Rehab and Physical Therapy will remain open. If you are able, please support The Smoky Mountain News.The Smoky Mountain News is a wholly private corporation. Smith doesn’t think closing businesses like this was the right move. Cooper’s phase one proclamation, but said he’s not optimistic that his customers will come rushing back, owing to the realities of his tourist-driven business. Unlike other news organizations, we made the decision to provide in-depth, regional reporting free to anyone who wanted access to it. “I do not,” he said.
“It’s probably going to be slow. “I want to thank everyone who has worked on the reopening …
“I’ve got Florida customers that I talk to every day, and they’re like, ‘Sorry, we’re just afraid to come up there because we don’t know.’ I mean, that scares me because if they don’t, we won’t be in business for another month.”Smith does, however, commend local political leadership for their role in pushing for a reopening. ... Haywood County Schools plans to …
Despite the rigid, one-size-fits-all nature of Cooper’s North Carolina plan, the story of reopening Western North Carolina is actually the story of three very different businesses, in three very different Haywood County towns, all very different from the rest of the state and the nation.