SOUTHEASTERN NC—Eat enough turkey over the holiday? Miss out on the local news while you took a breather?
No worries. Allow us to run down some of the stories you may have missed this week.
On Tuesday, Nov. 24, after N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper’s press conference, Port City Daily’s most read story of the week went live: “Cooper tightens up mask mandate restrictions ahead of Thanksgiving [Free].”
Following closely behind in traffic was “This local restaurant hasn’t emptied a single trash bin in seven months” and “Deep Dive: Riverwalk renovations highlight need to address downtown unsheltered population.”
You can click on all three below, along with more newsworthy headlines that may have slipped past you this week.
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Governor says masks are a must statewide to prevent the spread of Covid-19
Gov. Cooper requires folks wear masks every where outside of their homes, when in the presence of others who aren’t in their households, especially when indoors at businesses, restaurants or other buildings. Law enforcement and public health officials can now oversee cite violations to individuals who do not follow the executive order.
Local restaurant reduces waste, lightens environmental footprint
When Kelsey Gibbs took over the vegan restaurant Sealeavel on Kerr Avenue, she vowed to have very little waste — despite working in an industry that’s notorious for dumping $162 billion annually in food waste, according to the USDA. So far, she’s accomplishing her goals.
Unsheltered population becomes talk of the (down)town
The city has begun renovations on the downtown Riverwalk Information and Visitor’s Center. While the move will positively affect tourism and beautify the city, it’s also affecting a population of the community often overlooked.
Clean water is better water
The North Carolina Coastal Federation, UNCW staff and students, and the City of Wilmington’s Heal Our Waterways Program designed and built the newest rain garden near Schwartz Hall, using about $5,000 in funding from the North Carolina Division of Water Resources to prevent further pollution of Bradley Creek.
New Hanover County GOP spent a lot of money on Facebook ads but had at least 36 pulled
Is it misinformation? Or censorship? New Hanover County GOP Chairman Will Knecht calls it the latter. Facebook said the former, and pulled down 36 of the party’s ads after fact-checkers found they violated the company’s misinformation policy.
Property tax increase to fund public transit?
WAVE has experienced a massive transformation this year with a new board and new executive director. It’s now looking at budget options to fund the public transit system, which could include $5 city fee and quarter cent proposed tax hike.
Clery Act guided universities on how to inform students on Covid-19
In April the U.S. Department of Education instructed universities nationwide to follow guidelines from the Clery Act to inform students on emergency notifications — specifically “immediate threats to health and safety” — as it related to Covid-19. Those guidelines haven’t been updated, not even upon the start of a new school year earlier this fall, and leave the onus on individual universities on how to handle the pandemic.
Educators become more trauma-informed in the classroom
College Park Elementary is seeing a cultural shift in how its educators work with children who experience trauma. Rather than dismiss bad behaviors and/or poor performance as merely disobedience, they’re working to be more trauma-informed to help build resiliency.
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