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The Madison County Health Department is working to get more Black residents vaccinated against COVID-19 by bringing vaccine sites directly to their communities.
MADISON About 200 people received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine on Monday as part of a new effort to bring the vaccinations directly to Black residents in Madison County.
The Madison County Health Department is partnering with churches, local NAACP chapters and other community organizations to schedule appointments for mobile vaccine sites.
“The health department is using this as a pilot site,” said Roshelle Williams-Gardner, who helped coordinate Monday’s event
at the Mt. Nebo Missionary Baptist Church complex. “The response that we got shows that it is a service that the people actually wanted in our community.”
April election taking shape as candidates emerge
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Candidate lists for the consolidated election were unveiled in Edwardsville and Maryville Tuesday.
Mayor Hal Patton announced during the spring that he is not running for a third, four-year term as mayor. Two people filed for that seat, Stephanie Malench of Bring Your Own Glen-Ed, and Ward 7 Alderman Art Risavy. If Risavy is elected mayor, a special election will be held to fill his city council seat.
Seats in wards 2, 4 and 6 are up for grabs. In Ward 2, incumbent Jack Burns is running against newcomer Yolanda Crochrell. Aldermanic terms are for four years. The odd-numbered ward seats will be up for re-election in April 2023.