🌱 Hospital Capacity + COVID Update + Fed Officials

Good morning, people of Davidson! It's me again, Cassie Fambro, your host of the Davidson Daily.

First, today's weather:

Cloudy most of the time. High: 54 Low: 29.

Here are the top stories today in Davidson:

1. Biden could name new Fed officials as soon as this week - source (Reuters)
2. Catalytic converter thefts illuminate NC's auto parts black market (The Fayetteville Observer)
3. Latest Hospital Capacity In Davidson Area (Davidson Patch)
4. Wednesday's COVID-19 update: Statewide, percentage of positive tests up to 31.8% (Greensboro News & Record)
5. As omicron spreads, will colleges go online, require COVID booster shots? What we know (USA TODAY)

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Today in Davidson:

From my notebook:

• Mecklenburg County Community Support Services: "Join us in welcoming Crystal Miller to the CSS team! 🤩Crystal is our newest veterans services supervisor, where she’ll help to find solutions to problems faced by our service member and veterans community. She operates under the perspec..." (Facebook)
• Mecklenburg County Government: "Help is on the way for communities impacted by COVID-19, including Mecklenburg County. Attend an info session about the American Rescue Plan Act tomorrow (1/5) if your organization would like to apply for funding » https://meck.co/3EZrCwx" (Facebook)
• Charlotte Mecklenburg Library: "Looking for books by Charlotte-area authors? UNC Charlotte's Mark West, Ph.D. has you covered with a list of 2021 titles to explore. Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Board of Trustees member Kimmery Martin and "PANDEM!C: Stories of COVID-19..." (Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Archer Ridge: "Hello everyone I need help my father passed away in oct from covid left my mom in bad shape had no insurance and it was so unexpected anyways my dad was a what you call a project Horder he has a pile in back of house that is broken thin..." (Nextdoor)

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— Cassie Fambro

About me: A Texas-native, I've spent most of my life in Alabama but have recently moved to Charlotte, North Carolina. I have an avid interest in motorsports, so this makes the Carolinas an ideal region to call home. I have a decade of experience in journalism, graduating from the University of South Alabama with honors in journalism with a double major in psychology and a minor in criminal justice. I spent roughly five years of my career in front of a camera in TV news but I have spent years in print journalism and even earned a couple of cool awards like an Edward R. Murrow award along the way. I enjoy covering stories in education, healthcare, government and most of all, stories that directly help people and improve their lives in some way. Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with my partner Matt, and our two cats, Kenly and Gotenks, going to new restaurants and hanging out at racetracks.