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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a name="_Hlk532890042"></a><a name="_Hlk532890118"></a><a name="_Hlk68158823"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk532890118"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk532890042"><b><span style="font-size:48.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">NEWS
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a name="_Hlk68158767"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">This month’s guests discuss Urban Heat Island Mapping & Durham County EMS<o:p></o:p></span></a></p>
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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 May 2021 shot completely online and safe! The show is available to watch on the DCo YouTube channel
</span><a href="https://youtu.be/Br5f5S4S_xc"><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 Durham County Sustainability Manager Tobin
Freid and Chief Paramedic Mark Lockhart from Durham County Emergency Medical Services.<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">Freid recently celebrated her 13<sup>th</sup> year as the County’s Sustainability Manager. She comes on to talk about our community’s efforts in protecting
and enhancing our local environment. Freid also shares the exciting news about Durham County joining the City of Raleigh in partnership this summer for an urban heat island mapping program that will need help from resident volunteers!<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, Lockhart visits our show for the first time since joining Durham County Government. He will discuss how Durham EMS has adapted and responded
to the COVID-19 pandemic to still offer great service to the community. He’ll also discuss job openings for positions in EMS and future plans for his office.<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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