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Tag: Union County

Shows the NC legislative building framed by fall leaves against the backdrop of a clear blue sky.
Posted inDisabilities

“Nobody cares if we’re shuttled off somewhere”

by Clarissa Donnelly-DeRoven February 21, 2023March 2, 2023

By Clarissa Donnelly-DeRoven  Jessica Aguilar has twin 10-year-old boys with autism. The family lives in Union County, just southeast of Charlotte. The boys require support workers to help them live with more ease — people who will take them to activities in the community, or who will help them practice new skills, like saying hi […]

Dentist in face mask and shield gives a shot to a female patient
Posted inInfectious Disease

You can get a COVID-19 vaccine at this dentist’s offices

by Anne Blythe April 23, 2021May 5, 2021
shows the washington monument at dusk, in the foreground are the reflections on water, the pool is lined by rectangular lights.
Posted inPublic Health

More people died than were born last year in more than half of NC’s counties

by Hannah Critchfield April 14, 2021April 19, 2021
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Posted inChildren's Health

The COVID-19 learning gap

by Melba Newsome February 11, 2021April 12, 2021
shows a county map of north carolina with darker counties being places with higher rates of COVID-19. The darkest counties right now are all rural.
Posted inInfectious Disease

Coronavirus Today – Oct. 21 – Paused in Phase 3; Counties asked to toughen COVID restrictions; Promising treatment underperforms; Veterans’ home outbreaks

by Anne Blythe October 21, 2020October 27, 2022
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Posted inMental Health

Union, Cabarrus, other counties look to cut ties with Cardinal

by Rose Hoban October 20, 2020January 27, 2021

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