COVID-19
COVID cases surge in district
With the delta variant of COVID-19 now the dominant variant in the area, coronavirus cases are soaring in the health district as most of the ...
Alexa Massey, Author at The Charlotte Gazette - Page 5 of 15
News
The fair is back
From funnel cakes to ferris wheels, the Five County Fair is coming back for 2021, and officials say this year’s festivities will include more rides, ...
by Alexa Massey, Wednesday, August 18, 2021 6:29 pm
COVID-19
Doctor: ‘I’m begging you to get a vaccine’
Centra Health officials are pleading with members of the public to consider getting the vaccine as hospitals have already begun to strain under the pressure ...
by Alexa Massey, Wednesday, August 11, 2021 3:36 pm
COVID-19
More young, healthy people getting COVID
The number of COVID-19 cases continues to climb throughout Virginia and the Piedmont Health District as officials see an increase in cases among young, healthy ...
by Alexa Massey, Wednesday, August 11, 2021 11:31 am
COVID-19
COVID cases have doubled
COVID-19 numbers in the commonwealth have doubled in one week as counties in the Piedmont Health District continue to see a new surge fueled by ...
by Alexa Massey, Thursday, August 5, 2021 5:59 pm
COVID-19
Delta variant has arrived
The Piedmont Health District is experiencing a new surge in COVID-19 cases as the delta variant arrives in the area. From Monday, July 19, to ...
by Alexa Massey, Friday, July 30, 2021 7:37 pm
COVID-19
Cases on the rise again
There are still no confirmed cases of the Delta variant in the Piedmont Health District, but COVID-19 cases are on the rise locally and across ...
by Alexa Massey, Saturday, July 24, 2021 7:11 pm
COVID-19
The long goodbye
Pandemic changes funeral dynamics From planning socially-distanced funerals to determining how to safely transport the body of someone who died from COVID-19, the pandemic turned ...
by Alexa Massey, Thursday, July 15, 2021 6:29 pm
Columns
OPINION — Tell us about your unique talent
As the world wakes up from its pandemic slumber, I find myself questioning why I didn’t learn a new talent or get a new hobby ...
by Alexa Massey, Thursday, July 15, 2021 5:38 pm
Columns
OPINION — Anyone can sing and dance
In college, I spent a great deal of my free time dancing. I was the president of a Latin dance team. I went every week ...