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From NC Health News: How do you vote if you live in a nursing home? It can be complicated.
An octogenarian’s story shows the many obstacles to voting in long-term care facilities in 2020.
From CPP: Lead cleanup near water source prompts federal indictment of NC city official
City leaders in Brevard stand behind a public works director facing federal prosecution over handling of contaminated soil taken to a Transylvania County landfill.
From NC Health News: With an eye toward enhancing the drug treatment ecosystem, feds award $1 Million to NC rural providers
Four agencies in eastern and western NC received federal grants to study and enhance drug treatment options in some of the state’s rural opioid hotspots.
From CPP: Former sheriff disputes claims in lawsuit, attorney says plaintiff stands by her account
Van Duncan, former Buncombe sheriff, says he never wanted jail employee facing abuse from supervisor to have to leave her job. Her attorney says she remembers it differently, questions how sheriff could have been in dark about what was happening at jail.
From CPP: Swipe at the union? HCA promises bonuses to nonunion staff on heels of landmark Asheville vote
Union leaders expect a struggle with HCA but say Asheville nurses are “ready to engage in that struggle.”
From EducationNC: In plan B, a district and a charter school find creative ways to help special ed kids
Under the state’s plan B,Davie County Schools and Brevard Academy have taken similar but slightly different approaches to find ways to provide individualized instruction to Exceptional Children, focusing on creative ways to bring them into school buildings safely.
Back to school blues
By Irene Olds
From CPP: Buncombe lawsuit: After jail employee reported sexual assault by supervisor, she was told to ‘resign or transfer’
The former jail worker’s lawsuit names the former sheriff, top officers, Buncombe County and the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office as defendants.
From CPP: Legislators subpoena Buncombe official over DSS handling of child’s case
Confidentiality rules preventing discussion of child welfare cases may limit much of the testimony NC legislators seek.
From The Center Square: Extended jobless benefits for North Carolina residents in the pipeline
Originally published by The Center Square: (The Center Square) – North Carolina residents have started receiving extra weekly unemployment benefits of $300 as a result of an authorization by President Donald Trump, according to a state-by-state tally published by the Forbes website. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has indicated it will provide six weeks worth of […]
From EducationNC: Land of Sky works to create a land of more opportunity
The Land of Sky Regional Council, which serves 71 local governments across Buncombe, Henderson, Madison, and Transylvania counties, recently added educational attainment to its portfolio of goals for Western North Carolina.
From CPP: Asheville nurses union vote unprecedented in NC
Labor scholar Bruce Nissen warns that HCA is signaling “not accepting the results.” But he predicts the hospital company can’t succeed after a landslide union win.
From Education NC: Here’s how A-B Tech prepared for a fall semester unlike any other
EducationNC reporter Nation Hahn visited A-B Tech to learn how the school’s leadership is approaching “a semester like no other.”
From CPP: Fair warning: Pandemic drives cancellations of agricultural events across state
Canceled agricultural fairs in larger and smaller NC communities are having a substantial economic impact, organizers say.
Sean Mason was the “steady pulse” of Asheville’s music community
Longtime friend and collaborator Matt Williams honors the late drummer, who connected and inspired numerous fellow musicians.
From NC Health News: Studies show North Carolina’s river otters are thriving, and that’s good news for all of us
The otters play a seminal role in determining the health of a river system. N.C. State University researchers tested hundreds of river otters throughout the state for diseases and metal accumulation. What they found could be good news for humans.
From NC Health News: Overdoses are on the rise. Is it time to provide medication assisted treatment in NC prisons?
COVID-19 stalled the expansion of medication assisted treatment into NC’s prisons, but the demand for it is just as high — if not increasing.
From NC Health News: NC outlines plans in wake of 36 COVID-related veterans deaths in state nursing homes
NC Gov. Roy Cooper says he’ll have his people check out the contract that a Georgia health care company has held for 22 years with the state.
That ‘friendly’ neighborhood website
Hendersonville residents offer random acts of kindness
Inspired by an article about the city of Hendersonville’s efforts to help community members struggling to pay for utilities during COVID-19, resident Lia Barth called the city’s customer service department to contribute to a randomly selected water customer with a delinquent bill. Other residents soon followed suit.