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Raccoon tests positive for rabies in west Charlotte

Rabid raccoon caught in west Charlotte, 2nd of month: County

Last year, a total of 10 raccoons, a fox and 3 bats all tested positive for the virus, according to the county.

Rabid raccoon killed by dogs in a Charlotte backyard. What neighbors need to know.

The raccoon was the second of the year to test positive for rabies. It was also killed by dogs.

COVID Companions collaboration benefits students and the community

COVID Companions collaboration benefits students and the community Published Saturday, May. 8, 2021, 12:05 am Join AFP s 100,000+ followers on Facebook Purchase a subscription to AFP Subscribe to AFP podcasts on iTunes and Spotify News, press releases, letters to the editor: augustafreepress2@gmail.com (© InsideCreativeHouse – stock.adobe.com) Kirin Anand places the Amazon Fire high-definition tablet on the front steps of a house and rings the doorbell. Then he walks back to his car and makes a phone call. His COVID Companion answers and, after a brief conversation, she opens the door to retrieve the new technology on her doorstep. The companion looks out at her street and sees Anand, a biological systems engineering major at Virginia Tech. The two wave an enthusiastic greeting to each other before Anand starts his car and pulls away. Half an hour later, he will call his companion again to make sure she is acclimatizing to the tablet. Together they will navigate how the

Covid Companions

3:49 “People were so concerned about the very basics of the COVID virus and the response you kind of started to miss that there were segments of our society that were suffering greatly.” Said Blacksburg Police Chief Anthony Wilson. “Because the pandemic caused so many different ripples that were getting kind of glossed over, we started saying, ‘how many people are we missing’? As chief, Wilson has come to know a lot of people in town, a lot of older people, that he comes in contact with, some homebound, and who don’t always have access to devices like tablets or smart phones. He brought the issue to Teaster and 2 weeks, later Grad students Laura York and Emily Hoyt along with working with classmate Callyn Niesen, came up with a volunteer-based program called Covid Companions.