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Pickerington in 2021: Customer service, development, finances top agenda
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Pickerington city officials will strive to maintain fiscal responsibility and a high degree of customer service while continuing to support economic development in 2021.
Given that the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic had an impact on virtually every facet of city government and planning in 2020, City Manager Greg Butcher said he expects lingering effects well into this year.
With continued uncertainty, he said the city will focus on three “broad-based” priorities in the new year.
“A conservative fiscal philosophy has served the city well and was accentuated in 2020, enabling the city to withstand the challenges of COVID-19,” Butcher said. “We strongly believe fiscal responsibility, excellent customer service and economic development have been and will continue to be guiding principles as we advance into 2021.”
Coronavirus in Mississippi: 2,756 new cases, 40 deaths reported Thursday Laurel Thrailkill, Mississippi Clarion Ledger
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The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 2,756 new cases of the coronavirus and 40 deaths on Thursday.
State officials reported a single-day record of 3,023 coronavirus cases on Wednesday, the first time daily cases surpassed the 3,000 mark.
A single-day record of 85 deaths was also reported on Tuesday.
Cases this month have continued to hover around the 2,000 mark or higher as the holiday season continues. Health experts have warned they expect the number of cases and deaths to continue to climb even higher following the Christmas holiday season. It takes anywhere from two to 14 days for symptoms to appear after exposure, health experts have said.
After tough year, psychologist says to focus on manageable New Year s resolutions
By: Scripps National
and last updated 2020-12-30 10:12:33-05
With 2021 right around the corner, many are thinking about New Yearâs resolutions.
After a hard year, an expert tells us you may want to focus more on reflecting on the things that did make you happy in 2020 and plan small changes that could make those things better in the coming year.
âIn the process of paying more attention and being more aware, we might actually come upon or notice things in life that we hadn t noticed that actually are already pretty positive or good or enjoyable that we might be missing when we re in autopilot,â said Sophie Lazarus, PhD, a clinical psychologist at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.
COVID-19 vaccines, from Moderna and Pfizer, giving engaged couples hope for their coming nuptials.
But infectious-disease experts told Insider the vaccine would not be rolled out soon enough to save summer 2021
weddings. Most nuptials will require masks and social distancing.
It will take until May for the public to have vaccine access, another month for the second shot, and it ll take months after that for the world to develop enough immunity to keep all
wedding guests safe.
Kerry O Donoghue has one big plan for 2021: a destination wedding.
O Donoghue, who lives in California and founded a bridal-wellness company, was supposed to get married in Dublin, Ireland, in August.