Two people in close contact with Senator Kamala Harris tested positive. The campaign says Biden had no exposure.
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Four nations hit record highs for daily infection rates. Europe’s financial markets fell.
RARA and 50 Ways Rockbridge have been essential to connecting needy families to food, shelter and financial aid with utilities and bills.
Local school districts could gain almost $200,000 in federal funding to help with transitioning to virtual education and keeping teachers and students safe.
Courts in the area are conducting many services in person. All jury trials are on hold and some hearings are taking place virtually, but courthouses in Lexington and Rockbridge have largely bounced back from the pandemic shutdown.
Lexington’s DMV branch will not reopen until it relocates to a new, larger location in 2021. It is one of two Virginia branches that is still closed. Licensing, renewals and other DMV services are hard to come by in the meantime.
Federal and state aid checks are running out and unemployment is still high. Disney is among the latest large corporations announcing massive job layoffs.
Other European nations are also seeing surges of new cases of COVID-19. Italy seems to be the exception.
Parents have their own learning curve as they adjust kids at home or new child care or even a new school.
The City of Lexington reduced or eliminated funding to local organizations, capital projects and recycling because of the global pandemic and financial crisis.