Mask the City Initiative

Last week, the City of Winston Salem launched an initiative called Mask the City. The goal was for the population of Winston-Salem to all wear masks while out in public for the foreseeable future. The city subsidized an allotment of masks from the Renfro Company, which is a sock manufacturer based in Mt. Airy with…

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MyArdmore: Weekend Edition – April 24, 2020

"My Teacher Misses Me" sign on a door in Ardmore.

The weekend is upon us after a week that included a revisit to Ardmore grocery stores to check on their COVID-19 precautions. Here are some other stories from the week: Today Governor Roy Cooper announced that remote learning will continue through the end of the 2019-2020 school year. The administration is working to develop a…

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Mask the City to help reduce the spread of COVID-19 in the area

Photo by CDC on Unsplash

On Monday Mayor Allen Joines announced a new program: Mask the City – a plan to provide 300,000 masks to city residents and 60,000 masks to low and no-income residents and others. The mayor is asking residents to wear masks in public and continue social distancing for 40 days: from April 22 through May 31st.…

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