Parents Return to in person teaching urged at Buncombe board
Ben Whitmire led a crowd of about a dozen parents and teachers at the Buncombe County Schools board meeting calling for a return to in person instruction. He cited his daughter in 12th grade and his wife a district teacher, saying students need interaction with teachers and peers rather than remote learning. Amber Puckett echoed that demand as board members heard for the first time parents urging classroom lessons after weeks of distance learning.
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Buncombe County
Whitmire
Buncombe Board
Ben Whitmire
Buncombe County Schools Board of Education
Resiliency Plan phase 1 focuses on flooding
The City of New Bern held the first of three public meetings on September 10 to discuss resiliency and hazard mitigation aimed at protecting the city from flooding and major storms like Hurricane Florence. The session was available online via Zoom and in person at City Hall and the Development Services conference rooms, with discussions on next steps and introductions of consultants Moffatt & Nichol and The Craig Group.
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New Bern
Florence
Zoom
New Bern City Hall
Development Services
Moffatt & Nichol
Raleigh
Craig Group
North Carolina to spend $1 billion in pandemic aid
Seven months into the COVID-19 crisis, North Carolina will disburse about $1 billion in CARES Act relief to unemployed workers and families with children. Agencies are still building systems to deliver funds, while the package also funds disease tracking, vaccine development, and other economic supports under Coronavirus Relief Act 3.0.
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General Assembly
Roy Cooper
North Carolina
Final Touch Models events unfold in New Bern and Jacksonville
Latoya Scott announces upcoming Final Touch Festivals in Jacksonville and New Bern with a Crab & Seafood Festival at the Jacksonville Mall on Oct 3 and at Union Point Park New Bern on Oct 17, featuring vendors, all you can eat blue crabs, food trucks, kid zone, and proceeds supporting local students. The 8th Final Touch Models Fashion Week is set for Nov 20–21 at the Hilton Garden Inn Jacksonville with KeKe Wyatt, Nat Karlton Banks, international and local models, designers, and vendors, highlighting Denim & Pearls and benefits for local boutiques and businesses.
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COVID-19
Latoya Scott
Jacksonville
New Bern
Union Point Park
Hilton Garden Inn
KeKe Wyatt
Nat Karlton Banks
Wilmington
Fayetteville
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