Covid-19: Executive Order 124 (Utilities)

Pursuant to Governor Roy Cooper’s Executive Order No. 124, the Town of Sims will temporarily suspend the disconnection of delinquent residential utility accounts until May 31st, 2020.  During this time, no new late penalties will be assessed. 

Customers who are experiencing a hardship due to COVID-19 or whose account is currently past due are encouraged to call the Town to discuss payment arrangement options. 

We strongly encourage customers to stay as up-to-date with your payments as possible to avoid building up a large balance that will be difficult to pay off later when the Order expires.  All Town provided services will continue to be billed as normal.

Covid-19: Stay at Home Order/ Rumor Control

The Governor’s “Stay at Home” Order went into effect on Monday, March 30, 2020 at 5pm, and will be in effect through April 29, 2020. There seems to be a bit of confusion regarding this order. It is NOT a curfew. Instead, it says all NC residents should stay at home unless performing a permitted or essential activity.

Permitted activities include grocery shopping, going to the pharmacy to pick up medications, picking up takeout food from restaurants, going to the bank, seeking medical attention, going to work (essential workers), etc. For more information regarding the “Stay at Home” Order, please click here.

For the community’s overall health and safety, please stay home as much as possible. If you must go out, please remember to maintain a 6 foot distance from others and wash your hands frequently with soap and warm water for at least 20 seconds.

Please click here for a list of essential businesses, which remain open. For more information, please call Town Hall at 237-4226.

Covid-19: Stay at Home Order

Governor Cooper has issued a “Stay at Home” Order via Executive Order No. 121. This will go into effect on March 30, 2020 at 5pm.

Governor Roy Cooper has issued Executive Order No. 121, a statewide Stay at Home Order beginning Monday, March 30 at 5 p.m. until April 29, 2020. The Executive Order directs people to stay at home except to visit essential businesses, to exercise outdoors or to help a family member. Specifically, the order bans gatherings of more than 10 people and directs everyone to physically stay at least six feet apart from others. Read the press release and the FAQ info.

The bathrooms and playground equipment at the Sims Community Park will be closed while the “Stay at Home” order is in effect. The walking trail will still be available, but please remember to physically stay at least six feet apart from others.

The Town of Sims will continue its operations to maintain water and sewer utilities. Trash, recycle and yard waste services will continue as normal. All meetings have been canceled through April 29, 2020, including the Board of Commissioners meeting scheduled for April 13.

For more information about Covid-19 and a list of resources, please refer to our previous post from March 20, 2020. Please call Town Hall for more information: 237-4226.

Covid-19/ Coronavirus

Due to the Covid-19 virus (Coronavirus), on March 16, 2020 Wilson County issued a State of Emergency.  We issued a State of Emergency for the Town of Sims on March 16, 2020 as well stating we will be following Wilson County’s State of Emergency plan, per our usual procedure.  This State of Emergency declaration allows the Town to apply for federal funding, etc. if needed.  The documents are posted on the front door at Town Hall.

For the health and safety of our residents and our staff, we have closed the Town Hall lobby to the public.  We will continue to serve you during office hours at our drive through window located at the rear of the building.  You may continue to drop of payments or other documents using our drop boxes located at the front and rear of Town Hall.

We will be updating our Facebook page, as needed, with any changes/updates that impact our town.

Please call Town Hall at 237-4226 if you have any questions and to inquire about the impact of Covid-19 on our regularly scheduled meetings.

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In an effort to provide our residents with reliable, up-to-date information, here is a list of resources to go to for information regarding Covid-19:

Websites:

–www.coronavirus.gov  :US Government Covid-19 information

–www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html  :Center for Disease Control (CDC) Covid-19 information

–www.ncdhhs.gov/coronavirus   :NC Dept of Health and Human Services Covid-19 information

–www.wilson-co.com   :Wilson County government Covid-19 information

–www.townofsimsnc.com   :Town of Sims webpage (documents and handouts available)

Phone:

-800-232-4636  :CDC Covid-19 Information

-211: NC Assistance regarding information food, shelter, energy assistance, housing, parenting resources, health care, employment, etc. as it relates to Covid-19

Handouts:

NCDHHS Covid-19 information for home and business owners

White House/CDC information to slow the spread of Covid-19

Winter Storm Warning Update: February 2020

Winter Storm Warning for Wilson County (and surrounding) from 10 AM this morning through 7 AM tomorrow.

· Potential snow accumulation to 4 inches or more
· Cold temps tonight (low 27) will cause icing on roads, especially bridges, late tonight and tomorrow morning
· Wind chill expected in the teens early morning tomorrow

Please stay safe and be careful if you must travel. Conditions will deteriorate and become hazardous throughout Thursday and into Friday morning.

Latest on Winter Weather Advisory: February 2020

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for our area beginning Thursday afternoon through Thursday night. Chance of snow, wind and hazardous travel conditions can be expected, including slick roads, bridges and overpasses. These travel conditions are expected to last from Thursday afternoon into Friday morning.

Latest on Hurricane Dorian:

Here is the latest on Hurricane Dorian:

• Strengthened to a Category 3 (115 MPH) overnight

• Very little change in track and timing

• potential for downed trees and power lines

• wind gusts 40 to 60 mph

• 4 to 8 inches of rain – isolated higher amounts east of I-95

• Conditions will deteriorate late morning into the afternoon

• Elevated risk for isolated tornadoes (currently tornado warnings on the SE NC coast)
  
  Please stay safe! If you have an emergency during the storm, call 911. We will update this page as updates become available, and as long as we have the ability to do so (dependent upon power outages and communications interruptions).

TROPICAL STORM WATCH: Dorian

The Town of Sims is currently under a Tropical Storm Watch.

A Tropical Storm Watch means tropical storm-force winds are possible somewhere within this area within the next 48 hours. Winds possibly at 25-35 mph with gusts to 45 mph and a potential for winds to be 39-57mph. Peak Rainfall Amounts: 2-4 inches, with locally higher amounts.

Please prepare now. With the expected winds and rain amounts, we may experience power outages and communication interruptions from fallen trees or power lines.