REMEMBERED: Barry Bentley AS the year draws to an end we are taking the time to look back on those who have tragically lost their lives to the coronavirus. As of the end of 2020, the United Kingdom has seen 2.15 million cases of Covid 19, and has suffered the loss of 69,051 of its people. But behind each number are thousands of lives, stories, families and memories. Friends and families have paid tribute to their loved ones, and shared their stories.
TEACH: Mrs Wendy Jacobs was a well-loved headteacher Wendy Jacobs, the headteacher of Roose Community Primary School, was one of the first people in Barrow to have her death attributed to the virus.
Brenda Howerton Sworn In As New Durham County Commissioners Chair
Durham County Commissioners Chair Brenda Howerton
In one of its first moves as a newly sworn in body, the Durham County Board of Commissioners unanimously selected incumbent Brenda Howerton to chair the historic board this week.
Howerton, first elected as a county commissioner in 2008, is a former president of the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners. She previously served as vice chair of the Durham commissioners.
She will preside over the countyâs first ever all-female board of county commissioners.
On Monday, newly-elected Commissioners Nida Allam and Nimasheena Burns were sworn in, along with Howerton and her fellow incumbents Heidi Carter and former board chair Wendy Jacobs, who was selected as vice chair.