Month: January 2021

The race to get Virginians vaccinated gained additional urgency on Monday as the state confirmed its first case of a COVID-19 strain that’s more contagious and potentially deadlier. Virginia’s Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services said the case was found in a resident from Northern Virginia who had no recent travel history. The division confirmed the case …

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The order in which the Wicomico County Board of Education (WCBOE) holds its open and closed sessions does not violate the Act—so long as the County Board votes in open session to hold its closed sessions. The submissions to the Open Meetings Act Compliancy Board establish that the WCBOE does hold that vote in open …

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For the second consecutive year there will not be a St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Ocean City. The event normally draws thousands of spectators and is one of the largest tourist attractions during the off-season. “The health of our community is of the most importance, but in addition to that is the health and welfare …

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NEWARK – Worcester County Public Schools will waive final exams for first semester courses as a result of distance learning. On Tuesday, the Worcester County Board of Education voted unanimously to waive semester one final exams. The waiver was recommended by school system leadership. “We did this last spring,” said Annette Wallace, the school system’s …

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Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., wants all state legislatures to enact “voter identification and signature verification” laws. The New York lawmaker made his request on Twitter, tweeting: “Voter identification and signature verification should be enacted by every state legislature in the nation. Ballot harvesting and widespread, no excuse mail in balloting should not. Everyone who thinks otherwise …

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No business can master a drive-thru like Chick-fil-A, and a restaurant manager is getting high praise for using the company’s method to help workers at a COVID-19 vaccination site after a computer glitch caused a traffic gridlock. Mayor Will Haynie said he was notified on Jan. 22 that traffic was backed up for an hour …

‘Call the pros’: Chick-fil-A helps direct gridlocked traffic at S.C. drive-thru COVID-19 vaccine site Read More »

YouTube is deleting dislikes from the White House channel. ? Can’t even trust something as simple as likes and dislikes anymore.

As thousands of National Guard members packed up and left DC, others are staying longer and Fox News has confirmed more than 100 of them have tested positive for COVID-19. Right now, there are several troops quarantining at the Embassy Suites in Arlington as well as other hotels in the area after contracting the deadly virus. …

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“It is clear to all of us that the primary focus of the 2021 legislative session must be providing additional, immediate emergency relief to the hundreds of thousands of struggling families and the tens of thousands of small businesses that have been impacted by the pandemic.” -Governor Larry Hogan Today at 1 p.m., the Senate Budget …

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Anne Arundel County will ease restrictions on businesses and restaurants, allowing capacity to rise to 50% starting Friday. The original restrictions were announced in December and county officials reassessed the data every four weeks. During the county executive’s weekly press call Tuesday morning, officials said Anne Arundel County has 100,000 people registered to get the COVID-19 vaccine, …

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