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NCHSAA Cancels Winter Championships, Spring Sports

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-Information courtesy NCHSAA

North Carolina High School Athletic Association Commissioner (NCHSAA) Que Tucker offered the following statement on the NCHSAA website:

In keeping with Governor Roy Cooper’s announcement today that the public schools of North Carolina will be closed to in-person learning for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year, the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) has canceled all remaining winter championships and spring sports.

“Today’s decision is difficult for the NCHSAA Board of Directors and Staff. We empathize with the thousands of student-athletes, especially graduating seniors, coaching staff, officials and family members affected by this decision,” said NCHSAA Commissioner Que Tucker. “However, this decision reflects a commitment to keeping our student-athletes, officials and member schools’ staffs and their communities safe, while following the guidelines provided by the Governor and his team, along with the Department of Public Instruction and the State Board of Education.”

“We had maintained hope for a conclusion to our State Basketball Championships and a modified spring sports season to help return a sense of normalcy to our communities,” continued Tucker. “Now, as we continue to deal with this difficult time, we must do so by applying the lessons that education-based athletics teaches us: cooperation, patience, sacrifice, responsibility, perseverance and resilience. Together, we will be able to put a “W” in the win column!”

The NCHSAA Board of Directors, in its meeting next week, will discuss finalizing the state basketball playoffs, policies for summer activities, as well as address academic eligibility concerns for Fall 2020.

For more information, please visit the NCHSAA site at www.nchsaa.org.

GCPS to Shift to Once a Week Meal Distribution Beginning May 5

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-Information courtesy Granville County Public Schools

Granville County Public Schools is reaching out to provide updates about our drive-thru meal service program for children.

First, we’d like to extend a HUGE thank you to everyone in the community who stepped up to help feed our children during the spring break. Volunteers from across the county stepped up and made an enormous difference with their generosity and love. Be sure to check out the video HERE celebrating their actions.

Since Spring Break ended, our meal service program has shifted to three days a week, with service occurring at the same sites across the county on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. On these days, two breakfasts and two lunches will be provided for each child.

Beginning on Tuesday, May 5, we will then shift our services to ONE day a week. This will occur each Tuesday at all of the same sites through the end of the school year.

On each Tuesday, starting May 5, meal packs with menu directions will be provided for seven breakfasts and seven lunches – a full weeks’ worth of food!  This shift will reduce the risk to our staff during this pandemic, and it will also increase the number of meals provided to students each week.

So, please mark your calendars for Tuesday, May 5, the start of our ONE DAY a week meal service. We will send out additional reminders, but you can also find this information on the GCPS’s district website.

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Granville Board of Education to Hold Financial Work Session April 27

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-Information courtesy Granville County Public Schools

The Granville County Board of Education will meet (electronically) for a Financial Work Session on Monday, April 27, 2020, at 6 p.m.

The purpose of this meeting is for the Board to receive a presentation and updates from staff on the School Systems finances and general budget-related topics.

The Board will also meet in Closed Session in accordance with N.C. General Statute 143.318.11 (a)(6), 143-318.11 (a)(3), 143.318.11 (a)(5) and Section 115C-321 for Personnel, and Attorney/Client Privilege.

Members of the public may watch the open session portion of the meeting live through a link to be posted on the Board’s website. To join the livestream meeting, please use the following link: https://live.myvrspot.com/player?udi=Z3Nj&c=Z3JhbnZpbGxlMQ%3D%3D  

WIZS Noon News Audio 04/24/20

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Oxford Commissioners to Hold April 28 Meeting on Capital Improvement Plan

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-Information courtesy Cynthia Bowen, City Clerk, City of Oxford

The Oxford Board of Commissioners will hold a special meeting on Tuesday, April 28, 2020, at 4 p.m. in the 3rd-floor Commissioners’ Board Room of City Hall.

The purpose of this meeting is to consider amending the City’s CIP (Capital Improvement Plan) and submitting DWI funding request(s) for the Spring 20’ round of available funding.

In order to observe Governor Cooper’s Order limiting the number of those gathered in a single place to ten (10), a call-in option is being provided for the public. If you have questions or concerns regarding the use of Zoom, please call 919-603-1102.

To attend the meeting by way of Zoom, please use the following information:

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Boys & Girls Club to Resume Dinner Meal Program

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-Information courtesy BGCNCNC

Beginning on Monday, April 27, 2020, the Boys & Girls Clubs of North Central North Carolina will restart its dinner meal program.

BGCNCNC understands the needs and struggles for some of our families and hopes that this meal will relieve some of the burden as they continue to maneuver the COVID-19 pandemic.

Meals are provided Monday – Friday from 4:30 until 6 p.m. at the following locations:

Granville Club – 105 West St. in Oxford

Vance Club – 212 N. Clark St. in Henderson

Roanoke Rapids Club – 116 W 3rd St. in Roanoke Rapids

Guidelines:

  • Your child must be a member to receive a meal.
  • Stay inside your vehicle unless directed otherwise – no walkups.
  • Please be patient, follow the direction of staff and volunteers and respect social distancing guidelines.
  • Please look for signage at each site. You will be directed where to line up.

Please visit www.bgcncnc.com for more information.

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VGCC Small Business Center to Offer Free ‘Business Resiliency’ Webinar Series

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-Information courtesy the VGCC Small Business Center

The Small Business Center of Vance-Granville Community College has scheduled another webinar series entitled “Business Resiliency in 2020” where participants will learn various ways to move small businesses forward during and after COVID-19.

There will also be time allowed for questions and answers. This is part of the Small Business Center’s continued effort to support local businesses and offer encouragement and help.

These free sessions will be held from 2 – 3 p.m. on the following dates:

April 28 – Best Practices for Effectively Working Remotely

April 30 – Stabilizing Cash Flow in an Unstable Market

May 5 – Why Marketing Your Business is More Important Now Than Ever Before

May 7 – Know Your Small Business Resources: Navigating the Small Business Pipeline

May 12 – Stay Flexible and Moving Forward Business in 2020

May 14 – Relationship Building = Repeat Business

Please register for each session at www.vgcc.edu/coned/small-business-center/#schedules

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Second COVID-19 Related Death Reported in Vance; Five at Butner Prison Complex

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-Information courtesy Granville Vance Public Health

As of April 23, 2020, there were 118 known cases of COVID-19 in Granville County, 37 cases in Vance County and 7,608 confirmed cases in North Carolina. Of the positive test results in Granville County, 76 are being reported at the Federal Correctional Complex in Butner, NC.

There have been a total of seven deaths in the health district – two in Vance County and five with the Bureau of Prisons in Granville County.

Of the 41 community-based cases in Granville County, 18 have been released from isolation. At the Federal Correctional Complex, 41 of the 76 cases have been released from isolation.*

Of the 37 cases in Vance County, 10 have been released from isolation.*

*Granville Vance Public Health (GVPH) does not have official guidance at this time to determine whether someone is ‘recovered’ since many details about this virus and its effects are still being discovered. GVPH shares the number of those who have been ‘released from isolation’ as determined by the CDC Guidance for discontinuation of isolation for persons with COVID-19.

GVPH updates its website daily with Vance and Granville COVID-19 statistics. Please visit www.gvph.org/COVID-19/ for the latest information.

Special News Report: Tribute to Tommy Dale, Jr.

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Audio Tribute to Tommy Dale, Jr.

Link to obituary as well as link to view his funeral service

Special News Report: Tribute to Tommy Dale, Jr.  From our broadcast script:

IT IS A TOUGH DAY FOR MR. DALE’S FAMILY, AND IT IS FOR US HERE AT WIZS TOO. OVER THE YEARS, MR. TOMMY DALE PROVIDED HIS CRAFT AND EXPERTISE TO WIZS BOTH FOR PAY AND IN KINDNESS. HE WAS A MASTER AT FIXING ANYTHING ELECTRONIC, ESPECIALLY RF EQUIPMENT, WHICH, OBVIOUSLY, RADIO STATIONS ARE 100 PERCENT RELIANT ON IN SOME FORM OR ANOTHER. MR. DALE WAS ALSO HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL AT PROVIDING HENDERSON AND VANCE COUNTY WITH NEEDED EQUIPMENT, EXPERTISE AND KINDNESS TO KEEP 2-WAY COMMUNICATIONS OPEN, ESPECIALLY IN THE NOT TOO DISTANT PAST WHEN THINGS WERE NOT SO HIGH TECH, FAR MORE CUMBERSOME AND JUST GENERALLY A PAIN AT TIMES FOR SURE. LIVES HAVE BEEN SAVED BY HIS KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY TO APPLY PRINCIPLES OF ELECTRONICS AND RF AND MORE THAN LIKELY ALSO BY THE TIMES OF DETERMINATION OF MAKING SOMETHING WORK. A FIRE TRUCK, AMBULANCE OR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER WHO CAN’T COMMUNICATE, CAN’T GET TO THE SCENE, LOSES TIME, AND IS HIMSELF OR HERSELF IN DANGER…NOT TO MENTION THE ONES NEEDING THE HELP. MR. DALE’S TALENTS, OF WHICH I HAVE OBSERVED FIRST HAND IN HIS SHOP AND AT WIZS, WERE REMARKABLE AND OBVIOUSLY A GIFT FROM GOD, WHICH MR. DALE OBVIOUSLY RECOGNIZED, AND NURTURED AND ENHANCED AND GREW.  HE GREW HIS POTENTIAL AND HE PROVIDED THAT POTENTIAL TO OTHERS. I LOVED HIS DRY WIT. HE WAS A MESS, BUT HE WAS A GOOD MESS. WHEN MY DAD DIED 12 YEARS AGO, I REMEMBER THINKING MORE THAN ONCE AND DOING SO MORE THAN ONCE…AT LEAST I CAN CALL MR. DALE. MY CALL TODAY IS TO YOU MY FRIENDS. MY FRIEND MR. TOMMY DALE HELPED THE RADIO STATION YOU’RE LISTENING TO MANY TIMES AND IN A LOVING WAY. PLEASE REMEMBER HIM, HIS LIFE, HIS FAMILY, HIS COMMUNITY AND FRIENDS TODAY. MAY THE LOVE OF OUR GOD THE FATHER, WITH THE PEACE FROM CHRIST THE SON AND THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT BLESS AND ACCEPT OUR BROTHER AND BE WITH HIS FAMILY.

Mr. Dale and wife, Elizabeth

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Governor Extends Stay At Home Order Through May 8

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-Press Release, Office of Governor Roy Cooper

Governor Roy Cooper today issued Executive Order No. 135  extending North Carolina’s Stay At Home order through May 8. The orders extending the closure of restaurants for dine-in service and bars and closure of other close-contact businesses are also extended through May 8.

Governor Cooper shared details about North Carolina’s plan to lift restrictions in three phases once the data show that key metrics are headed in the right direction.

“The health and safety of people in North Carolina must be our top priority,” Cooper said. “This plan provides a roadmap for us to begin easing restrictions in stages to push our economy forward.”

Last week, Governor Cooper laid out the path forward centered on three things: testing, tracing and trends. Today, Governor Cooper and Dr. Mandy Cohen, Secretary of NC Department of Health and Human Services, shared more specifics on those key metrics. The Stay At Home and other orders are extended today because North Carolina has not yet seen a downward trajectory of those metrics needed to begin gradually lifting restrictions.

“North Carolina cannot stay at home indefinitely,” added Governor Cooper. “We have to get more people back to work. Right now, the decision to stay at home is based on public health data and White House guidance. North Carolina needs more time to slow the spread of this virus before we can safely begin lifting restrictions. I know that this pandemic has made life difficult for many people in our state and I am focused on keeping our communities safe while planning to slowly lift restrictions to help cushion the blow to our economy.”

“Data has driven our decisions, starting with the aggressive measures Governor Cooper took early on to slow the spread of COVID-19. Those actions combined with North Carolinians’ resolve to stay home to protect their loved ones have put our state on the right path. If we stick to these efforts right now we will continue to see a slowing of virus spread and we can slowly begin easing restrictions,” said Secretary Cohen.

The metrics that North Carolina is considering align with the White House guidance for Opening Up American Again.

In order to begin lifting restrictions, North Carolina needs to see progress in these key metrics:

  • Sustained Leveling or Decreased Trajectory in COVID-Like Illness (CLI) Surveillance Over 14 Days
  • Currently, North Carolina’s syndromic surveillance trend for COVID-like illness is decreasing over the last 14 days.
  • Sustained Leveling or Decreased Trajectory of Lab-Confirmed Cases Over 14 Days
  • Currently, North Carolina’s trajectory of lab-confirmed cases over the last 14 days cases is still increasing, although at a slower rate.
  • Sustained Leveling or Decreased Trajectory in Percent of Tests Returning Positive Over 14 Days
  • Currently, North Carolina’s trajectory in percent of tests returning positive over the last 14 days is increasing at a slow rate.
  • Sustained Leveling or Decreased Trajectory in Hospitalizations Over 14 Days
  • Currently, North Carolina’s trajectory of hospitalizations over the last 14 days is largely level with a slight trend upward.

In addition to these metrics, the state will continue building capacity to be able to adequately respond to an increase in virus spread. These include:

  • Increase in Laboratory Testing
  • Currently, North Carolina is testing approximately 2,500 to 3,000 people per day and is working to increase to at least 5,000 to 7,000 per day.
  • Increase in Tracing Capability
  • Currently, North Carolina has approximately 250 people doing contact tracing across its local health departments and is working to double this workforce to 500.
  • Availability of Personal Protective Equipment
  • The state is working to ensure there are adequate supplies to fulfill requests for critical PPE for at least 30 days. This includes face shields, gloves, gowns, N95 masks, and surgical and procedural masks. Currently, the state has less than a 30 day supply of gowns and N95 masks. The availability of PPE is calculated based on the average number of requests for the last 14 days compared to the supply that the state has on hand.

Governor Cooper also shared information about how North Carolina can gradually re-open over three phases to prevent hot spots of viral spread while also beginning to bring our economy back. These phases are based on the best information available now but could be altered as new information emerges.

In Phase 1:

  • Modify the Stay At Home order to allow travel not currently defined as essential allowing people to leave home for commercial activity at any business that is allowed to be open, such as clothing stores, sporting goods stores, book shops, houseware stores and other retailers.
  • Ensure that any open stores implement appropriate employee and consumer social distancing, enhanced hygiene and cleaning protocols, symptom screening of employees, accommodations for vulnerable workers, and provide education to employees and workers to combat misinformation
  • Continue to limit gatherings to no more than 10 people
  • Reopen parks that have been closed subject to the same gathering limitation. Outdoor exercise will continue to be encouraged.
  • Continue to recommend face coverings in public spaces when 6 feet of distancing isn’t possible
  • Encourage employers to continue teleworking policies
  • Continue rigorous restrictions on nursing homes and other congregant care settings
  • Local emergency orders with more restrictive measures may remain in place.

Phase 2

At least 2-3 weeks after Phase 1

  • Lift Stay At Home order with strong encouragement for vulnerable populations to continue staying at home to stay safe
  • Allow limited opening of restaurants, bars, fitness centers, personal care services, and other businesses that can follow safety protocols including the potential need to reduce capacity
  • Allow gathering at places such as houses of worship and entertainment venues at reduced capacity
  • Increase the number of people allowed at gatherings
  • Open public playgrounds
  • Continue rigorous restrictions on nursing homes and other congregant care settings

Phase 3

At least 4-6 weeks after Phase 2

  • Lessen restrictions for vulnerable populations with encouragement to continue practicing physical distancing and minimizing exposure to settings where distancing isn’t possible
  • Allow increased capacity at restaurants, bars, other businesses, houses of worships, and entertainment venues
  • Further increase the number of people allowed at gatherings
  • Continue rigorous restrictions on nursing homes and other congregant care settings

Governor Cooper and Dr. Cohen both underscored the need for the testing, tracing and trends to move in the right direction for each of these phases to move forward. If there is a spike in infections, tightening of restrictions may be needed temporarily.

Information about K-12 public schools is expected tomorrow.