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Roanoke community prays for peace, healing for city plagued by gun violence “When you say ‘I’m fed up with this,’ you take action” Tags: Families honor their loved ones who lost their lives to gun violence in Roanoke during a prayer breakfast hosted by F.E.D.U.P. (WSLS) ROANOKE, Va. – Saturday, the grassroots support group F.E.D.U.P. (Families Expecting Deliverance Using Prayer) hosted a prayer breakfast near the Goodwill Youth HQ on Melrose Avenue. Eighteen chairs sat empty for the 18 lives lost to gun violence in Roanoke since January 2020. “You literally see the impact that gun violence has done in this city,” said Rita Joyce, one of the groups co-founders. ....
Celebrating Black History Month at the Library Chanda Platania Neuse Regional Library This month is Black History Month and Neuse Regional Libraries are taking this opportunity to celebrate the many chapters of black history that are directly connected to Kinston and the Neuse Region. Just last week we had a wonderful opportunity to learn more about Green Book locations in Kinston and other efforts to increase historic preservation of important black history sites in Kinston and the region. On Tuesday, February 9 at 6:30 p.m., community members gathered in the Schechter Auditorium of the Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library and via Zoom to learn about the Green Book Project and its connections to Kinston. The program, led by Angela Thorpe, director of the North Carolina African American Heritage Commision, covered the last three years of research by the Commission with a focus on the sites that were located right here in Kinston. ....
Catawba County vaccine clinic opens despite icy weather Several public health departments postponed COVID-19 vaccine clinics because they didn t receive their vaccine shipments due to winter weather in the Midwest. Author: Brandon Goldner Updated: 7:12 PM EST February 19, 2021 HICKORY, N.C. While the icy weather forced dozens of Charlotte-area health departments to postpone COVID-19 vaccine clinics, Catawba County was one of the few exceptions. Hundreds of people were able to get their first and second vaccine doses Thursday at the Hickory Convention Center. Catawba County Public Health s Emily Killian said they did delay opening the clinic by three hours to ensure the roads were safe. ....
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