Remote Learning Impact + Delayed First Response + Exit Closures

Raleigh NC

20 August, 2021

5:03 PM

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Happy National Senior Citizens Day, Today there's news for residents fed up with speeding near their homes, as well as a FDA-approved COVID-19 treatment gaining popularity, and a look at how remote learning affected younger students in North Carolina. Check out all that, events, and so much more below. Today's weather, 8/21: Humid and partly cloudy throughout the day. High: 88 Low: 74. Here are the top stories today in Raleigh: The City of Raleigh is considering reducing more neighborhood speed limits this year than they have in the past four years combined. Raleigh's Neighborhood Traffic Management Program has already reduced the speed limit for 65 neighborhood streets. In addition to those reductions, 46 additional streets are currently being petitioned or considered by the City for speed reduction. If you believe your street should get a speed limit reduction, you can apply to have it considered online. (CBS17)In Wake County, you may notice a delayed 9-1-1 response if your call is not of an emergency, life-threatening nature. First responders fielded more than 10,000 calls each month in May, June, and July and are outpacing it for August. Chief Brooks of Wake County EMS says calls for mental health and overdose are up across the boards. Brooks also expressed that if the call is a non-emergency, be patient. Help will be there at some point in time, but workers must prioritize ambulance dispatch to life-threatening emergencies. (abc11)The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has seen a dramatic increase in the use of antibody treatments for COVID-19 since last June. With Monoclonal antibody treatment, the FDA reported an 80% reduction in symptomatic infection as well as reduced likeliness of hospitalization. The State Health Department expressed that Monoclonal antibody therapy is not a substitute for vaccinations, but with the rising hospitalizations it is becoming an important tool. The week of June 23 there were 100 treatments administered, and the figure jumped to 1,874 for the week of August 11. (CBS17, more info: CBS17)One person died in a Thursday night crash in Raleigh. Officers responded to an injury wreck call at 11:12 pm on Glenwood Avenue near Ebenezer Church Road. The vehicle involved was heading north on Glenwood when the driver crashed into the back of a semi-truck. The driver was killed in the crash, and authorities have not released the identity of the driver. (CBS17)A study estimating how far behind NC elementary and middle school students fell during the pandemic year, shows that North Carolina has seen a greater setback than the national average. The study compared test results of students to where they would be expected to be after a normal academic year in literacy and mathematics. The study saw moderate impacts in reading and significantly more impacts in math. Younger students saw greater deviation from the expected progress, however the report points out that younger students also tend to pick things up quicker than students in more advanced grades. (WNCT9) Today in Raleigh Live Music: High Park Bar & Grill, Tin Roof, Nicklepoint, Scooter's, Moore Square, Mac's Tavern Cary, Unwined on White Wake Forest, Abbey Road Cary, Lorraine's Garner, Georgina's Morrisville, Tony's Cary, Live Music & Painting at Wakefield TavernThe ComedyWorx Matinee: Family friendly competitive improv performances (4:00 pm-5:15 pm)Corn Hole Appreciation Tournament at The Pickled Onion 2 (1:00 pm)Board Game Party at Gamers Geekery & Tavern (4:00 pm-7:00 pm)Youth Uplift Day by Abundant Live Cathedral (10:00am-3:00 pm) & Back to School Community Day by Perfectly Flawed Community Center (2:00 pm-5:00 pm) Raleigh Patch Notebook It's National Senior Citizens Day, and with many nursing homes on lockdown, consider writing letters to your loved ones or patients who don't have much family. I just wanted to remind everyone that Operation Backpack will be holding a backpack drop-off event at The Streets of Southpoint in Durham today from 10:00 am-2:00 pm.City of Raleigh announced that starting Monday (8/23) there will be full closures of a few Wade Ave exits for planned improvements. Details here.The North Carolina jobless rate is steadily getting closer to pre-pandemic levels. It now sits at 4.4%, compared to 3.5% pre-pandemic, and over 13% at the height of COVID-19. (13NewsNow)If you live in The Proper housing community, prepare for changes as DivcoWest JV has purchased the community and plans to rebrand. (Multi-Housing News) From our sponsors — thanks for supporting local news! Featured businesses: Add your business here Events: Free Family Mini Photo Sessions! (September 5) Add your event Alright neighbors, that's all I have for today. With students headed back to campus, and the general community growth we see, let your friends know that everything they need to be in the know with Raleigh is right here. You can even send them this link to subscribe. Now go tell your older family you love them. (I know you're reading this, and I love you Grandpa). Until tomorrow. — CJ Fullford Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Raleigh Daily? Want to see your local business featured? Email me at [email protected] and we'll talk!