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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">Durham, N.C. – </span></b><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">The Durham County Public Information Office continues to bring
residents who are also social distancing important information on our programs and services with the “In Touch with Durham County” show for April 2021 shot completely online and safe! The show is available to watch on the DCo YouTube channel
</span><a href="https://youtu.be/nDgcnviDKZ4"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">here</span></a><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">; as well as on the
</span><a href="https://www.dconc.gov/county-departments/departments-f-z/public-information/the-durham-county-government-show"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">Durham County Government website</span></a><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">
and the </span><a href="https://durhamnc.gov/1104/Durham-Television-Network"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">Durham Television Network</span></a><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">In this month’s episode, host Deborah Craig-Ray, General Manager of Strategic Planning and Innovation, welcomes first-time guest Cate Elander, the County’s
Early Childhood Development Coordinator and frequent show visitor Derek Bowens, the Elections Director for the Durham County Board of Elections.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">Elander, who works out of the Durham County Cooperative Extension office, joined Durham County at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the past
several years, the Board of County Commissioners has made an ever increasing investment in universal Pre-K for Durham County residents. Elander joins us to discuss her role in coordinating the multiple groups working to improve the educational start of our
youngest residents. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">In segment two, Bowens returns to share information about the prestigious U.S. Election Assistance Commission’s 2020 Clearinghouse Award for Outstanding
Innovation in Elections for the Board of Election’s voting wait-time application. He also talks about the 2020 General Election, which ran safely and efficiently during COVID-19, as well as plans for upcoming election cycles.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">About “In Touch with Durham County”<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">The “In Touch with Durham County” show is a monthly program that provides governmental programming and access to your local government and provides timely,
ongoing coverage of Durham County Government. The show airs daily on the </span>
<a href="https://durhamnc.gov/1104/Durham-Television-Network"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">Durham Television Network</span></a><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif"> (DTN). DTN is available on Spectrum channel
8, Google Fiber channel 8, Frontier channel 70 and AT&T U-verse channel 99. To view past editions of the “In Touch with Durham County” show, visit the DCo YouTube Channel
</span><a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfYjpxKxVJ0FM3sAWsGZZYrGcYz7Mk1Tn"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">here</span></a><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">. For more information on the Durham County
Public Information Office, visit the </span><a href="https://www.dconc.gov/county-departments/departments-f-z/public-information"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">PIO website</span></a><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">,
call 919-560-0000 or email </span><a href="mailto:publicinformationoffice@dconc.gov"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">publicinformationoffice@dconc.gov</span></a><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">.
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