Local government, university and business leaders issued statements on Monday night denouncing the
On Friday, the logo of a white supremacist organization classified by the
Southern Poverty Law Center as a hate group was stenciled in a red substance over an image of King on the mural, which depicts photos from the civil rights leader’s 1965 visit to Penn State. A public works crew worked quickly to clean the graffiti from the mural at 131 S. Fraser St.
Leaders from the Happy Valley Adventure Bureau, Chamber of Business & Industry of Centre County, Downtown State College Improvement District, State College Borough, Centre County Board of Commissioners and Penn State condemned the vandalism.
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Penn State’s Bryce Jordan Center will serve as the site for a regional COVID-19 vaccination clinic operated by the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency and Department of Health.
According to a joint statement from PEMA and the health department, the clinic will begin administering the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine by appointment to individuals in Pennsylvania’s Phase 1A and 1B eligibility at noon on Friday, with appointments also available for Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
Registration for appointments at the clinic are available at pema.trackmyvaccine.com or by calling 1-844-545-3450. The clinic is open to anyone who is eligible regardless of county of residence, including Penn State students from out of state.
Centre County hospitality businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and related shutdowns will be able to apply for a new round of grant funding starting next week.
Applications will open Monday for grants from Centre County’s $1.8 million share of Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 Hospitality Industry Recovery Program. In February, Gov. Tom Wolf signed into law the bill creating the $145 million program to provide relief grants for lodging, food and drink establishments through block grants to counties based on population.
“We know that businesses in our county continue to experience loss from the pandemic,” Centre County Board of Commissioners Chair Michael Pipe said in a statement. “This grant program provides critical funding to our hospitality industry and we hope as many businesses as possible apply.”
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