THERE are mixed feelings among Adver readers about the full reopening of schools tomorrow. Many said their children were looking forward to seeing friends and classmates again during a more typical school day. Others fretted about the possibility of the coronavirus spreading as a result of the reopening, while acknowledging that schools have done their best to be Covid-secure. And a few revealed that, despite the stresses and strains of home-schooling, they would miss not having their children at home all day. Sarahjane Brown: “Looking forward to my children being able to feel a bit of normality and be able to be children again. It’s very much needed.”
A former Detroit news anchor died just one day after receiving the COVID-19vaccine, according to reports.
Karen Hudson-Samuels, 68, worked for over four decades in Detroit as an anchor, producer and news director before she died Tuesday. Facebook
Hudson-Samuels’ husband found her dead in her home. She had received the COVID-19 vaccine only one day earlier, but no official cause of death has been given. We suspect it may have just been a stroke but because of the normal side effects of the vaccine it may have masked that, said Cliff Samuels, her husband. Hopefully we’ll know soon from the autopsy report.
Kimberly Schultz, an assistant general counsel at the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, will succeed Thomas starting next week. Schultz was a policy and budget analyst for the Senate
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Lori Lightfoot’s communications office for nearly 18 months, is leaving, and
Kate LeFurgy, deputy director of the office, is stepping up.
“Kate has played a critical part in navigating our city through the enormous challenges of the last year,” Lightfoot said in a statement. “She is fiercely committed to our mission of building a transparent, responsive city government that reflects the experience and needs of our residents, and I’m thrilled to have her stepping into this leadership role.”
TROUTVILLE â A few hundred Botetourt County students get to celebrate two first days of school.
The countyâs original Colonial Elementary School, in Blue Ridge, said goodbye to its final group of students on Jan. 8, after about 80 years in service. Three miles away, the new Colonial Elementary opened its doors to pre-K through fifth grade students on Monday.
âWe are so excited for you to see this magnificent place that you get to learn in now,â Principal Tammy Riggs said in a morning flag-raising ceremony. âThis is not just for us, not just for you. Kids are going to be learning for decades and decades, here at this school. ⦠Itâs a gift. Itâs our job to take care of it.â