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Breaking: Shelter in place for Hideaway Lake after virus death: Resident was ‘faithful member’ of area church | Covid-19
The city of Hideaway has ordered a shelter in place beginning Thursday after a resident died from complications of the coronavirus. Hideaway sent the announcement on Wednesday, just hours after the Northeast Texas Public Health District announced the first COVID-19 related death in Smith County. The first death in Smith County was Elwood McElveen, 91, of …
Waterstones staff say their health is at risk as stores stay open | World news
Waterstones is facing a backlash after members of staff said they had not been provided protective equipment to serve customers as hundreds of its stores remained open despite the coronavirus outbreak. Employees of the bookselling chain said they had not been provided hand sanitiser and had been discouraged from wearing face masks or gloves as …
Trump Names Mark Meadows Chief of Staff, Ousting Mick Mulvaney
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Trump on Friday pushed out Mick Mulvaney, his acting White House chief of staff, and replaced him with Representative Mark Meadows, a stalwart conservative ally, shaking up his team in the middle of one of the biggest crises of his presidency. Mr. Trump announced the change on Twitter after …
Bureau of Prisons director cutting internet access, technology usage for staff to ‘limit distractions’
iStock iStock(WASHINGTON) — The Bureau of Prisons will make hiring a main priority in the coming year and will also be cutting internet usage for its employees to “limit distractions,” Director Kathy Hawk Sawyer stressed in an internal email to prison staff that was obtained by ABC News. “Although technology serves us well in many …
City urged to invest in more staff, improved technology: Report
Editor’s Note: This is the third part of a three-part series about the recent core services review conducted for Orillia. Part 3 focuses on the review’s recommendations to beef up staffing and technology. Orillia’s municipal workforce has not grown to keep up with the increasing demands and workload, concludes a consultant hired to review the …
Dublin High Staff, Students Back From Break Still Grieving 3 Teens Killed In Pleasanton Crash – CBS San Francisco
DUBLIN (KPIX 5) — Dublin High School staff held a meeting with parents Wednesday night to give them advice on how to talk to their teens about grief following a deadly crash that took the lives of three students. The Christmas Day accident remains under investigation by the California Highway Patrol. Twins Michael and Mark …
Sick students, staff prompt early holiday break at Paris Independent Schools
PARIS, Ky. (WKYT) – Holiday break at Paris Independent Schools was originally scheduled to start this Friday, but now students will have an extra two days at home. Superintendent Stephen McCauley says staff members keep a close eye on attendance, and when more than ten percent of the students and staff stayed home due to …
New college scholarship designed to strengthen state’s technology workforce
New scholarships will support students learning the latest advancements in computer science. The Ohio State University is one of 35 colleges and universities across the state to receive support from the Choose Ohio First program. The new scholarships will boost Ohio’s efforts to strengthen the state’s workforce in technology-related fields such as coding and cybersecurity. …
Library board approves staff changes, reviews technology needs
The Jackson County Public Library board of trustees approved staff changes and reviewed the 2017-2019 strategic plan during a meeting Monday at the Seymour Library. Information technology specialist Ben Boyer gave the board an update on his job duties and discussed technology needs …
Breaking precedent, UW System presidential search panel has no faculty, academic staff | Higher education
The head of the UW Board of Regents has broken decades of precedent by appointing a search committee for the next University of Wisconsin System president that does not include any faculty members or academic staff. The nine members that will identify System President Ray Cross’ successor is the smallest and least inclusive presidential search …
