🌱 NC Jobs Back + NYE Forecast + Omicron Update

Good morning, Davidson! Let's get this Friday started. Here's everything you need to know today in town.

First, today's weather:

Warm with clouds and sun. High: 70 Low: 62.

Here are the top stories today in Davidson:

1. NC reaches another pandemic low for jobless rate, initial weekly unemployment claims (Winston-Salem Journal)
2. Davidson Weekend Weather Forecast (Davidson Patch)
3. Man accused of killing woman in Charlotte, man in Greensboro dies in prison in apparent suicide (WGHP FOX8 Greensboro)
4. Check Out Davidson's New Year's Eve 2022 Weather Forecast (Davidson Patch)
5. Coronavirus omicron updates: Here’s what to know in North Carolina on Dec. 30 (Raleigh News & Observer)

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Today in Davidson:

From my notebook:

• Mecklenburg County Government: "REMINDER: Mecklenburg County offices and agencies will be closed 12/31." (Facebook)

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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.