Reedy River Grand Ball event planned for New Year's Eve has been canceled
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Updated: 5:18 PM EST Dec 29, 2020
Reedy River Grand Ball event planned for New Year's Eve has been canceled
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Updated: 5:18 PM EST Dec 29, 2020
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THOSE SEVERE RISK COULD BE CHRIS THANKS. WE’LL SEE YOU SOON. NEW YEAR’S EVE IS ONLY DAYS AWAY NOW AND HEALTH LEADERS ARE CONTINUING TO URGE PEOPLE TO CELEBRATE SAFELY STAYING HOME WITH NO LARGE GATHERINGS AND VIEWERS HAVE EXPRESSED CONCERNS OVER AN EVENT HAPPENING IN DOWNTOWN. GREENVILLE IS CALLED THE REEDY RIVER GRAND BALL ACCORDING TO THE EVENTS WEBSITE. IT IS SCHEDULED TO BE HELD AT IN WESTFIELD. REACHED OUT TO THE ORGANIZERS, BUT THEY DECLINED TO SPEAK ON CAMERA. BUT AN ORGANIZER WHO WOULD NOT IDENTIFY HIMSELF SAID THE VENUE IS LICENSED AS A RESTAURANT AND SO WILL ABIDE BY THE 50% CAPACITY RULE RICK IRWIN’S IS PROVIDING THE FOOD AND SAYS CAPACITY WILL BE LIMITED TO 700 PEOPLE ACCORDING TO THE EVENTS INSTAGRAM POST. IT WILL ADHERE TO SOME OF THE COVID-19 GUIDELINES, BUT FOR SOME IN THE COMMUNITY THAT’S NOT ENOUGH. IT’S GOING TO IMPACT PEOPLE THAT AREN’T AT THIS PARTY AND IT’S GOING TO IMPACT OUR ESSENTIAL WORKERS, YOU KNOW MORE THAN I DO AND I THINK WE ALL REALLY NEED TO THINK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, JUST THAT OUR ACTIONS. DON’T JUST AFFECT US THEY AFFECT EVERYBODY AROUND US AND THEY CAN HAVE A RIPPLE EFFECT IN THE COMMUNITY THERE. AGAIN, RICK OWENS IS PROVIDING FOOD FOR THE EVENT AT IT ISSUED A STATEMENT SAYING IT IS AWARE OF THE GROWING CONCERN AND DESCRIBES ITSELF AS A VENDOR FOR THE EVENT SAYING QUOTING HERE. WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO VOICE CONCERNS TO THE EVENT PLANNER AND HOST THE MOST DIRECT COMMUNICATION. ARE SERVING OUR CLIENT TO THE TERMS OF A CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT WHICH WAS IN PLACE FOR COVID CLOSE QUOTE MAJOR KNOX WHITE ALSO ISSUED A STATEMENT ON THIS ABOUT HIS CONCERN OVER ANY LARGE GATHERINGS QUOTING HERE AGAIN WITH OUR LOCAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM UNDER SEVERE STRESS AND OUR NURSES AND DOCTORS STRUGGLING. IT IS OUTRAGEOUS TO ENCOURAGE ANYONE TO PARTICIPATE I