🌱 Winter Weather Strikes Again + Test Sites Remaining Open

Christina Fullford
Updated ·3 min read

Happy National Puzzle Day Raleigh!

First, today's weather:

Breezy with decreasing clouds. High: 35 Low: 16.

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Here are the top five stories today in Raleigh:

  1. NCDOT prepped for another round of winter weather Friday, making thousands of gallons of brine to use on Raleigh roadways. With this marking the third weekend in a row of possible winter weather, the NCDOT is struggling to keep up its salt supplies. The City of Raleigh has approximately 3,400 tons of salt on hand, and also began brining roads on Thursday night. (CBS17) Winter weather is expected to continue in central N.C. until sunrise today. (abc11)

  2. Wake County residents facing eviction are speaking out after their personal information was put at risk by Telamon. Wake County hired Telamon to distribute the more than $40 million in federal emergency rental assistance funds. An email thread was sent to more than 350 email addresses requesting personal information. The incident has caused Telamon to change the way applicants submit paperwork, using a secure portal going forward. (WRAL)

  3. When Mako Medical began opening testing sites before Christmas, the intent was to close the sites at the end of January. On Friday a Mako spokesperson stated that all sites will remain open "indefinitely," as along as the need persists. (WRAL) Testing has been more important than ever as vaccinated individuals are making up a larger portion of new COVID-19 cases, at 37% (abc11)

  4. North Carolina is working on creating a new curriculum that changes how the Holocaust is taught in schools. The N.C. General Assembly passed the Gizella Abramson Holocaust Education Act last year and assigned Catherine Truitt, the N.C. Superintendent of Public Schools to collaborate with the N.C. Council on the Holocaust and the N.C. Center for Advancement of Teaching to develop an updated curriculum. The new lesson plans are expected to include survivor testimonies, primary sources, and examine modern manifestations of antisemitism. (abc11)

  5. Leesville Middle School in Raleigh is celebrating its 30th year by opening a time capsule. The capsule was buried on June 5, 1992, and was opened at 2:00 pm Friday by students and staff in the school's media center. (CBS17)

Today in Raleigh:

From my notebook:

  • It's National Puzzle Day and if you're looking to be puzzled, Nerd Escape Room can give you an exciting escape room puzzle experience.

  • Munjo Munjo is hosting a special pop up sales event to benefit Saving Grace, from 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm.

  • This week, the Presidential Leadership Scholars program selected Michael Burris of Raleigh to be one of 60 scholars who will form the program’s seventh annual class. (PLS)

  • Raleigh City Council approved the codification of curbside pickup zones to allow the once temporary spots, to become more permanent zones. (Downtown Raleigh Alliance Instagram)

  • The deadline to apply for the North Carolina Department of Revenue Business Recovery Grant is January 31. (NCDOR.Gov)

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— CJ Fullford

This article originally appeared on the Raleigh Patch