Updated: 6:25 PM EST Jan 9, 2021 WXII12.com Web Staff Gov. Roy Cooper and the Council of State were sworn in on Saturday, but ceremonies looked different because of the coronavirus pandemic.The inaugural ceremony streamed online, with North Carolinian performers and politicians speaking virtually in various locations. Attendance was limited to only participants, their families, staff and a few media members for safety reasons. Click the video player above to see video from the inauguration ceremony.Five-term Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler was the only council member who didn’t attend in person because of virus concerns, a campaign spokesperson said. The program aired Troxler’s recorded swearing-in.In Cooper s second inaugural address, he focused on the resiliency needed to get through the pandemic. On the day of his address, the state hit a new record of more than 11,000 new coronavirus cases.“This new year and this new term as Governor is more
As all else, NC’s inauguration festivities derailed by COVID
RALEIGH (AP) Public inauguration festivities for North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper and other statewide elected officials will again be subdued.
In January 2017, after Cooper was first elected, approaching snow and sleet forced the cancellations of a public swearing-in ceremony and ensuing inaugural parade. Now, as Cooper begins his second term, the COVID-19 restrictions for mass gathering that he’s ordered mean those open-air events won’t happen next month. Neither will a traditional meet-and-greet of the public at the Executive Mansion.
Cooper’s office is assembling a low-key televised event for early January in which he and the other nine Council of State members can take their oaths in a safe environment.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Public inauguration festivities for North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper and other statewide elected officials will again be subdued. In January 2017, after Cooper was first.
Updated: 6:02 PM EST Dec 24, 2020 The Associated Press Public inauguration festivities for Gov. Roy Cooper and other statewide elected officials will again be subdued.In January 2017, after Cooper was first elected, approaching snow and sleet forced the cancellations of a public swearing-in ceremony and ensuing inaugural parade. Now, as Cooper begins his second term, the COVID-19 restrictions for mass gathering that he’s ordered mean those open-air events won’t happen next month. Neither will a traditional meet-and-greet of the public at the Executive Mansion. Click the video player above for more information about the changes from WXII 12 News.Cooper’s office is assembling a low-key televised event for early January in which he and the other nine Council of State members can take their oaths in a safe environment.“You have to adapt to the circumstances. We did in 2017 with the snowstorm, and we’ll do the same with the pandemic,” Cooper said in a