See US Olympic Gold Medal Section.

  

Russia’s Kamila Valieva can skate and US Women’s Hockey reaches Gold Medal Game. 

It has come to my attention that Parkside Elementary could be capped this upcoming school year, and the closest school would be Adams Elementary in Cary, which is located on Cary Town Boulevard.  I am working with my colleagues on the Council, and the Wake County School Board on what other options could be and I am going to make this a high priority for this year, along with our Council.  

We do plan to discuss this topic at the next during our brainstorming work session tomorrow and next week as well.  

Please visit https://www.wcpss.net/student-assignment for more information on School Assignment. 

I wanted to wish each of you a very Happy Valentines Day!   

Make sure you take some time to tell that very special person, how much you love them! We also pray for any family who has lost a loved one due to Covid or any illness!  

Valentine's Day, also called Saint Valentine's Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine, is celebrated annually on February 14. It originated as a Christian feast day honoring one or two early Christian martyrs named Saint Valentine and, through later folk traditions, has become a significant cultural, religious, and commercial celebration of romance and love in many regions of the world.

In 1925, Reverend James Dunston personally purchased 2,000 acres of land in Morrisville, divided it into parcels, and offered it to families. The community grew to over 57 farmers, which extended from the Durham County line to south of McCrimmon Parkway.  You can read about him on the Mile Marker on the Shiloh Greenway!  Get out and run!

Send me your ideas on any Black Leader, locally or around the nation, we should be talking about!

#MorrisvilleBlackHistoryMonth

Mo’s Barber Shop was established six years ago with the single mission to serve the gentleman client by offering only the best techniques, service and products available. 

Today, Mo’s Barber Shop is widely recognized as the barbershop of choice, and continues to set the highest standards of excellence in hair-cutting, styling and grooming. It’s a place where you are warmly greeted – by name – and where you will be well taken care of. 

We are proud to have Mo's Barber Shop in our Town.

1901 Northwest Cary Parkway, Morrisville, NC, 27560

During Black History Month, I will be highlighting both the past and present of the Black community in our nation.  I wanted to take this moment to share some facts about the Shiloh Community of Morrisville NC.

The community of Shiloh was originally settled in the late 1820s by freeborn African Americans and freed former slaves. By 1870, it had grown into a self-sufficient community with a public school, social clubs, a co-op store, and a church.

Learn more about the history of the Shiloh Community during a 1.7 mile walk on the Shiloh Greenway. Visit https://bit.ly/3sfdSJO.

On a personal note, I have been so grateful to share so many wonderful memories with my friends at the Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church.

#MorrisvilleBlackHistoryMonth

Congratulations to Shiloh Member, Gail Roundtree for being recognized in the Carolinian and WRAL for becoming the first African American to go to school at E.A. Swain, named for the former principal of Edenton Elementary School.  I was honored to receive the article from her about this historic recognition and we thank her for all of the community service she still works on. 

Congratulations to my friend and very engaged Morrisville Chamber Member, Samudra Vijay, whose company was highlighted in the Triangle Business Journal on how he is leveraging innovative technology to solve problems.  One very innovative project is his work with the Town of Morrisville on our Smart City Initiatives!

Morrisville 101 graduates were recognized Tuesday evening during the Town Council meeting.

Michael Bakas, Elizabeth Dann, Koteswara Rao Kotha, Josh Michael, Harika Mudigonda, Binod Pandey, Gopinath Paramasivam, Jim Simmons, Sudhir Talwar, Anil Thakur, and Romy Thakur.

Morrisville 101 is is our annual citizens academy held for the residents of Morrisville.

We had a very productive Council Meeting on Tuesday, including the following:  

For details, visit https://bit.ly/3GEhFWf

#LiveConnectedLiveWell

Budget Work session and Roundtable Brainstorming is on Feb 15th.  This will be a Hybrid/Virtual Work Session.  

Major League Cricket (MLC) and the Town of Morrisville have announced a multi-million-dollar public-private partnership to jointly invest in the expansion of Church Street Park, upgrading the facility into an international-quality cricket venue.

The investment will see the addition of more than 2,000 permanent seats to the scenic venue, increasing Church Street Park’s capacity to over 3,500. Upgrades will also include the installation of state-of-the-art broadcast infrastructure, additional parking and LED illuminated natural and artificial turf practice pitches and nets.

The enhancements will allow Church Street Park to host world-class MLC matches and serve as a flagship facility for USA Cricket’s National Team games and training. The venue would meet the criteria necessary to host games at the 2024 T20 Men’s World Cup, an event viewed by over 500 million cricket fans worldwide. The USA host venues are expected to be announced later this year.

Opened in 2015, Church Street Park is recognized as one of the best venues for cricket in the United States. The park features an LED illuminated natural turf pitch in a scenic setting at the heart of North Carolina’s Research Triangle region, conveniently located only 15 miles from Raleigh, Chapel Hill and Durham. The venue hosted the inaugural Minor League Cricket Championship finals weekend last October, with more than 3,000 fans in attendance to watch the Silicon Valley Strikers claim the title.

MLC, America’s first professional T20 cricket competition, represents the most ambitious and transformational venture ever undertaken in the American cricket landscape. Focused on staging world-class Twenty20 cricket for American cricket fans, MLC will feature top players from around the globe and provide a stage for domestic cricketers to showcase their talents to a worldwide audience.

The Town of Morrisville has embraced cricket for its community over many years, with Church Street Park a home for the sport since 2015. These upgrades will provide fantastic facilities for continued community play, USA Cricket’s National Teams and for future Major League and international cricket events.  I am so grateful to our Town Staff, Council and of course, the Cricket League Players, Triangle Cricket League, and the Morrisville Cardinals for all of their hard work, which has led us to emerge as a destination for world class cricket and the Cricket Capital of the United States.

The enhanced Church Street Park facilities will be available for community use, with Church Street Park continuing to serve as the home of the Morrisville Cardinals in Minor League Cricket and for the Triangle Cricket League’s more than 2,500 players and 150 teams.

We are very excited to see the improvements in place and future generations of local cricketers both play there and be inspired by watching world-class cricket regularly at Church Street Park.

The work on venue enhancements will begin in early 2022, with the full suite of infrastructure improvements expected to be completed by spring 2023.

For more details on enhancements, please visit https://www.townofmorrisville.org/residents/town-projects/church-street-park-cricket-facility-enhancements.

Steverao app can be downloaded at Apple App store by searching for "Steverao" app in Apple store and Google Play store.

Other Way to download the app is by below scan for Apple store scan code and Google Play store link.

Below are two links to download app from Apple App store and Google Playstore.

February 15, 2022 6:00 p.m. - Town Council Work Session

The Town of Morrisville and the Morrisville Police Department advise pedestrians not to walk on either side of Morrisville Carpenter Road between Town Hall Drive and Misty Groves Circle. This section of the road is an active construction zone area and does not have a sidewalk and is not safe for pedestrians. Please observe the posted sidewalk closed signs.

For Morrisville Carpenter Road Project updates Visit https://bit.ly/mcrcp1

Based upon current data and trends in COVID-19 cases in our region, the Morrisville Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Resource Department has current COVID-19 safety measures and protocols in place for the Morrisville Aquatic & Fitness Center, Cedar Fork Community Center, and Morrisville Senior Center. For those facility’s COVID-19 guidelines and for updates from the Town of Morrisville on COVID-19, visit TownOfMorrisville.org/COVID19.

Town leaders are continuously monitoring the situation in coordination with Wake County Public Health Division, the lead agency for guidance as it relates to the coronavirus and its variants. If you have specific questions related to your health and COVID-19, COVID-19 testing, COVID-19 vaccinations, or other assistance, please call (919) 250-1500, email at covid19.questions@wakegov.com, or visit their webpage at Wakegov.com/covid-19.

Registration for Winter/Spring 3 swim classes opens for residents on Tuesday, Feb. 15, at 6 a.m., and for non-residents on Thursday, Feb. 17, at 6 a.m. Class types include youth advanced, stroke school and adult lessons, and are not for beginner swimmers. For more information, click here.

The Town of Morrisville will host a live virtual COVID-19 Q&A session on the Engage Morrisville community engagement platform on Tuesday, Feb. 22, from 2-3 p.m.

Dr. Nicholas Turner, a Duke University infectious disease specialist, will engage with Morrisville community members and answer all questions about the COVID-19 virus.

To take part in the Q&A session, attendees must visit EngageMorrisville.com and register on the platform.

Registration will start soon for Cedar Fork Community Center summer camp. Residents and Town staff in-person or online registration will open at 7 a.m. on Feb. 21. Non-resident registration will open at 7 a.m. on March 7. For more information, contact the center’s supervisor by calling (919) 463-7101.

Morrisville Creek Week will be held March 12-19 in conjunction with NC Clean Water Education Partnership’s (NC CWEP) Regional Creek week. Celebrating Creek Week serves the purpose of educating the public about issues related to stormwater pollution and keeping our waterways clean.

Businesses are invited to register their business as in-kind supporters for Creek Week. Businesses will receive a number of benefits in exchange for their support. Interested businesses should reach out to tvictor@townofmorrisville.org to receive additional information about this opportunity.

The Town of Morrisville has launched the Sustainability Dashboard on Morrisville's Open Data Portal. The dashboard provides residents with tracking data showing the Town's progress in implementing sustainability practices. Data for the solar panel array on Morrisville Fire Station No. 1 and recycling participation rates for each of Morrisville's five GFL Environmental service routes are currently available. For details, click here.

The Morrisville Smart Shuttle, the Town’s newest public transit service, allows riders to request a pick-up or drop-off from one of 15 nodes, or stops, located around the Town using the Smart Shuttle application on their smartphone.

Watch this short video on how to use the Morrisville Smart Shuttle App by clicking here!

The service runs seven days a week, from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday, and from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday. Additional details on the Morrisville Smart Shuttle visit TownofMorrisville.org/SmartShuttle

Starting Dec. 4, the WWFM is shifting to winter market hours, 9:30 a.m. to noon. Visit http://wwfm.ag/ to see a complete list of local vendors and shop local!

Get Free Covid Tests at https://www.covidtests.gov/

This information is provided for COVID-19 testing sites in Wake County and please visit https://www.wakegov.com/covid-19-information/no-cost-covid-19-testing.

New sites continue to be added in Wake County through partnerships with the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services and other community testing providers.

All Mako Medical/NCDHHS sites will remain open through March 1. WakeMed Soccer Park hours are changing - they're now 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., starting Monday.

Radeas Labs has partnered with Baptist on Mission to offer drive-thru testing in Wake County AND Radeas has opened back up its Wake Forest drive thru-site. No appointments, no pre-registration, and no out-of-pocket costs. Insurance accepted, but not required.

All Mako Wake County Testing Sites Open Until March 1:

Hindu Society of NC: Drive thru testing in HSNC parking lot. Do not step out of your car . You will be provided with instructions for registration. No prior appointment is required. Testing is being performed by: Ottendorf Laboratories, LLC. Monday thru Friday - 8 to 5 pm Address: 309 Aviation Parkway, Morrisville, NC 27560

Registration can be done with the QR code:

Note that you can get Pfizer and Moderna First, Second and Booster Shots at Morrisville Pharmacy and Compounding (3500 Davis Drive Market Place Shopping Center, Morrisville, NC 27560) (919) 463-7990.

Wake County Health and Human Services has distributed almost 130,000 N95 masks to the public at regional centers, vaccine clinics, testing locations and community organizations.

Wake County Public Health will distribute masks at the following locations Monday through Friday while supplies last:

Residents can check if there are masks available ahead of time by visiting wakegov.com/covid.

House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, said that the House will propose legislation that gives parent's the option of opting out of mask requirements for schoolchildren.

The Speaker's office said Tim Moore sent a letter to Gov. Roy Cooper on Thursday asking him to end the policies that effectively mandate masks in schools.

Though NCDHHS said it would be updating COVID guidelines for students, the only major updates in the toolkit were to eliminate contact tracing for K-12 and end the recommendation th nat students who were asymptomatic

Five school districts will weigh in on the future of mask mandates for students and staff members today.

School boards in Chatham, Moore, Edgecombe, Northampton and Franklin counties all are scheduled to meet Monday.

Johnston County Board of Education is also meeting Monday to discuss recent changes to NCDHHS' COVID-19 guidance for schools.

Johnston County Board of Education is also meeting Monday to discuss recent changes to NCDHHS' COVID-19 guidance for schools.

The meeting is scheduled virtually for 4 p.m. NCDHHS is no longer recommending contact tracing in schools and relaxed quarantining guidelines for asymptomatic people exposed to COVID-19.

Meanwhile, Cumberland County Schools are set to make masks optional Wednesday. Plus, officials with Lee County Schools are set to meet Thursday to talk about their mask policy.

130,000 Russian Troops on Ukrainian Border. Feature of European War Hangs in the Balance.  

FDA Authorizes new monoclonal Antibody by Eli Lilly, for Omicron and Ba2 Variants.  

The Biden administration has announced they have purchased 600,000 doses in anticipation of its EUA, for roughly $720 million

Biden Supreme Court Pick is Narrowed to Three, Plans to Nominate by end of Feb.  Ketanji Jacskon Brown, Leonda Kruger, and Michelle Childs top the list.  

Canadian Judge orders end to Truck Blockade. Blockade in Canada and other countries stem from resistance to Government mandates on health care. 

Thank you for joining us on Sunday, Feb 13 for our Interview with Tom Dunmore from Major Cricket League on the recent announcement on the Church Street Cricket Expansion and Global Cricket coming to Morrisville!  

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It was a pleasure to be with Senator Wiley Nickel with our friends at of Tamil Community from Tamil Sangam at the Pongal event at the HSNC!  

Thanks to all of the Tamil community for their remarkable contributions to our region and state! 

Enjoyed hanging out with the family this Saturday.  Come out on Saturdays and enjoy good food, drink, music and an all around great time!  

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Watch Sunday at 4pm for a new Forum.

It was great to be at Black Issues Forum on Friday.  Join us on Sunday at 4pm for our discussion on Biden first year, Voting Rights, other issues.

Please watch for the Black Issues Forum on UNC-TV!  Fridays at 7 pm and Sundays at 4 pm!

Feb 15th Join us for a 11:30 am Special Reception for Wiley Nickel for Congress with Special Guests, Morrisville Mayor TK Cawley and yours truly at Prestonwood Country Club. (300 Prestonwood Parkway, Cary, NC 27513)  RSVP to alicia@wileynickelforcongress.com.

COVID-19 Q&A Session: Join the Town of Morrisville for a live COVID-19 Q&A with Dr. Nicholas Turner on Tuesday, February 22, 2022, from 2-3 p.m.

Dr. Nicholas Turner, a Duke University infectious disease specialist, will engage with Morrisville community members and answer all questions about the COVID-19 virus.

The live Q&A session will be streamed exclusively on Engage Morrisville. Submit your questions now. Register today and submit your questions at https://bit.ly/engagemorrisville

March 4th NC Tech Association Outlook for Tech.

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May 5 Morrisville Chamber Annual Meeting at Prestonwood Country Club from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm.

Award Applications are open!

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