City of Williamsburg Redevelopment and Housing Authority Director Tyrone Franklin received his second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. (WYDaily/Photo by Gabrielle Rente)
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY Governor Ralph Northam today announced that all individuals in Virginia age 16 and older will be eligible to get the COVID-19 vaccine starting on Sunday, April 18, ahead of the May 1 nationwide goal set by President Joe Biden. Governor Northam made the announcement during a visit to a vaccination clinic at First Mount Zion Baptist Church in Prince William County, where more than 1,000 vaccines will be administered today.
This news comes as nearly every Virginian in the highest risk groups who has pre-registered for a vaccination appointment has received one, and those still on the pre-registration list will receive appointment invitations within the next two weeks.
Virginia Secretary of Health Dr. Daniel Carey held a press conference at the Greater Williamsburg Vaccination Clinic. (WYDaily/ Gabrielle Rente)
WILLIAMSBURG Around 11 a.m. on Friday, March 12, Virginia Secretary of Health and Human Services Dr. Daniel Carey paid a visit to the Greater Williamsburg Vaccination Clinic.
The Secretary of Health and Human Services has been dedicating time to visit localities around the state to see how the vaccination process is being handled. While visiting the local clinic, Carey administered several vaccinations to residents.
Nicole Trifone, spokesperson for the City of Williamsburg, said on Friday that the clinic divides days on which people receive their first dose, and those that are receiving their second dose.
The commission also considered the first draft of the 2021 Comprehensive Plan on Wednesday. The document is likely to emphasize the importance of affordable housing in Williamsburg.
The Triangle Business Block was a hub for black businesses in the area in the twentieth century. But after decades of local government efforts, the area was redeveloped and black businesses were displaced. (WYDaily/William & Mary Special Collections)
Williamsburg is known for celebrating history, but the stories of a Black business sector in the 20th century are still being preserved by those who remember it.
Growing up, Latasha Holloway remembers her grandmother, QuoVadis Wright, telling her stories of the Triangle Blockâa Black-owned business community in downtown Williamsburg. Hollowayâs relatives and ancestors owned businesses in the area until the middle of the 20th century when decades of local government action drove the Black business people out of the area.