Starting on May 11, the Chapel Hill Police Department will host its weekly GEMS program for young women in the community. In the program, which the department has not held since 2019, the participants explore community-oriented careers, including those in police departments.
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Hometown Hero: Kelly Drayton from the Town of Chapel Hill
This week’s Hometown Hero, presented by Hendrick Southpoint, is Kelly Drayton the emergency management coordinator for the Town of Chapel Hill.
During the pandemic, Drayton also took over as the manager for the emergency operation center within the town.
“She has led the charge for the emergency operation center that began with opening up the emergency operation center for COVID-19 back when we thought this was going to be a two to three week thing,” said Ran Northam, Chapel Hill’s communications manager. “Then as it continued to grow, she did a great job of leading us and preparing us.”
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JUST IN: Durham’s Merck Vaccine Plant will aid in production of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. The partnership between the two pharmaceutical competitors was formally announced at a White House news conference with President Biden and the CEO’s of Merck and J&J.#abc11pic.twitter.com/Tc5WxDRAry Joel Brown (@JoelBrownABC11) March 10, 2021
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