By Mark Starling
Vaccine Eligibility Expands To All NC Adults
(Raleigh, NC) COVID vaccine eligibility is opening up to all adults across North Carolina today. Some counties have already expanded vaccines to include residents aged 16-and-older. The state is ahead of President Biden s goal of moving all American adults into eligibility later this month. The News and Observer reports North Carolina received close to 400-thousand new doses last week.
Buncombe Helps Fund Monument Removal
(Buncombe County, NC) Buncombe County is putting in its fair share to help remove an Asheville Confederate monument. Commissioners agreed yesterday to pay 35-thousand-dollars to find a consultant, who will be hired to repurpose the site at Vance Monument. The memorial is being demolished. The city of Asheville will also be putting in 35-thousand-dollars as well.
Buncombe Puts $35K for Monument Removal, Vaccine for All, COVID Cases Down
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Buncombe Puts $35K for Monument Removal, Vaccine for All, COVID Cases Down
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Toys for Tots, WCCA team up to help Santa in Henderson, surrounding counties
More than 170 boys and girls enrolled in WCCA’s early childhood education programs will wake up Christmas morning to find presents under their tree thanks to a longtime partnership between Toys for Tots and Western Carolina Community Action, along with the support of thousands of elves across the region.
Toys for Tots has partnered with WCCA for several years to distribute toys, clothing and other items to the families it serves through its Head Start, Early Head Start and N.C. Pre-K early childhood education programs.
Monday, WCCA staff picked up 171 bags of toys and other goodies to begin sorting and delivering to families in need throughout Henderson, Transylvania, Rutherford and Polk counties.