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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:48.0pt;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman"">NEWS RELEASE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman"">For Immediate Release Date:
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman"">01/11/2021<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman"">Contact:
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman"">Public Information Office <b> Phone:
</b>(919) 560-0000/Fax: (919) 560-0020<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman""> E-mail:
</span></b><a href="mailto:publicinformationoffice@dconc.gov"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman"">publicinformationoffice@dconc.gov</span></a><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman"">
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman";color:black">County to Recognize Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday on Jan. 18<sup>th</sup>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman";color:black">Durham, N.C.</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman";color:black">
– Durham County Government will observe the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday, January 18, 2021. On this day, non-essential offices for the County will be closed. All County offices will reopen and resume normal hours of operation on Tuesday, January
19<sup>th</sup>. Please be reminded that some offices are working remotely as a result of COVID-19 social distancing guidelines.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman";color:black">To view Durham County Government’s complete 2021 holiday schedule, visit the Durham County Government
</span><a href="https://www.dconc.gov/about-dco/durham-county-government-holiday-schedule"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman"">webpage</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman";color:black">.
For updates on County news, events and programs, follow us on </span><a href="https://nextdoor.com/agency-detail/nc/durham-county/durham-county-government/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman"">Nextdoor</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman";color:black">,
Twitter: </span><a href="https://twitter.com/durhamcounty"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman"">@DurhamCounty</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman";color:black">
and Facebook: </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/durhamcountygov"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman"">@DurhamCountyGov</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman";color:black">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman";color:black">Durham County General Services<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman"">County Convenience Sites
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman"">The Durham County General Services Department will close its four Solid Waste and Recycling Convenience Sites on January 18. Durham
County residents with a current 2020-2021 solid waste decal can resume disposal of garbage, recycling, yard waste and bulky items on January 19 at their normal hours.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman";color:black">Live Christmas trees are accepted in the yard waste containers at the Bahama, Redwood, and Parkwood Convenience Sites
from residents with a current 2020-2021 solid waste decal. All decorations must be removed prior to disposal. Citizens can take used cooking oil to all sites. Only liquid oils will be accepted for collection. Heavier fats, such as griddle grease and animal
fat, will not be accepted.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman"">Roadside Recycling Collection
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman"">The Durham County roadside recycling collection for the week of January 18<sup>
</sup>will not change due to the holiday. Customers scheduled for Monday’s collection will receive service on Monday as scheduled.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman"">All residents are reminded to set out their recycling bins before 6 a.m. on the day of pickup, to avoid a missed collection. Residents
who want to keep track of their recycling collection schedule should download the new “Durham County Recycles” mobile application. Residents can download the mobile app for free on Apple devices in the
</span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/app/id1481279900"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman"">App Store</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman""> or Android
devices in the </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gov.dconc.recollect.waste"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman"">Google Play Store</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman"">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman"">To learn more about Durham County’s solid waste and recycling programs, call (919) 560-0433 or visit
</span><a href="http://www.dconc.gov/recycling"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman"">www.dconc.gov/recycling</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman"">.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><a name="_Hlk61249253"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman";color:black">Durham County Department of Public Health<o:p></o:p></span></b></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk61249253"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman";color:black">The Durham County Department of Public Health will follow the Durham County
Government Martin Luther King Jr., holiday schedule.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk61249253"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman"">For Public Health emergencies during the holiday closure, including communicable disease
reporting, environmental health and suspected foodborne illnesses, please call 911 and ask for the Durham County Department of Public Health’s response team member on-call.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk61249253"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman"">For more information about services provided by the Durham County Department of Public
Health, call (919) 560-7600 or visit Public Health’s homepage at </span></span><a href="http://www.dcopublichealth.org"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk61249253"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman"">www.dcopublichealth.org</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk61249253"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk61249253"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman"">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman";color:black">Durham County Library<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman"">All Durham County Library locations remain closed to the public due to COVID-19 safety guidelines. A reminder that Library Take-Out!
service is open Tuesday-Saturday for library card holders to check out items.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman"">To view information about Durham County Library’s calendar, programs (both live and recorded virtual) and locations, visit
</span><a href="http://www.durhamcountylibrary.org"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman"">www.durhamcountylibrary.org</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman"">.
<span style="color:black">Also, be sure to take advantage of the library’s </span>
</span><a href="https://durhamcountylibrary.org/materials/digital-collections/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman"">digital collection</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman";color:black">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman";color:black">Durham County Social Services
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman";color:black">The Durham County Department of Social Services (DSS) will also follow the Durham County Government MLK Jr., Holiday
schedule. Residents are encouraged to call (919) 560-4600 to reach an on-call social worker to report child abuse and neglect or adult abuse and neglect. DSS will reopen and operate according to its normal hours of operation on January 19.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman";color:black">Get more information about Durham County Department of Social Services
</span><a href="http://www.dconc.gov/DSS"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman"">here</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman";color:black">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman";color:black">Durham County Sheriff<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman";color:black">Durham County’s Sheriff Office’s patrol division, as always, is available 24/7. The Sheriff’s Administration and Records
Division will be closed on January 18 and will reopen on January 19.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman";color:black">If you have an emergency, please call 911 or (919) 560-0900. For more information, visit
</span><a href="http://www.durhamsheriff.com"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman"">www.durhamsheriff.com</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman";color:black">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman"">Durham City-County Martin Luther King, Jr. Employee Observance Program<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman"">The 2021 City-County Martin Luther King, Jr. Employee Observance Program will celebrate Dr. King’s legacy and progressive ideals
this February. The annual event, normally held in January, will be virtual and will remain free and open to the public. The public is invited to look for more information about this event that will be announced in coming weeks.</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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