🌱 Military Circle Mall Testing + New Year's Day Assault

Happy Tuesday, people of Norfolk! Let's get this day started. Here's what's happening in Norfolk today.

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First, today's weather:

Plenty of sunshine. High: 40 Low: 29.

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Here are the top three stories today in Norfolk:

1. Even in the rain and snow, hundreds of people lined up at the Military Circle Mall clinic to get tested for COVID-19. On Monday, Norfolk announced a 33 percent positivity rate, the highest positivity rate on record. Dr. Parham Jaberi, acting health director for the Norfolk Department of Health, said the plan is to soon add more COVID-19 testing at large vaccination clinics across Hampton Roads. (13newsnow.com WVEC)
2. A Norfolk woman was arrested on New Year's Day for assaulting a man with a wooden chair. 26-year-old Sherina R. Good Voice Elk of Norfolk was arrested for second-degree domestic assault and was booked in the Norfolk City Jail before being transferred to Madison County Jail. The victim had several scratches and swelling on his body, and believed that his arm was broken in addition to the swelling. (KCAU 9)
3. A Norfolk church, the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, and Bayview Pharmacy partnered together in an effort to vaccinate more people. Together, they hosted a vaccination event to kick off the New Year at Basilica of St. Mary in Norfolk. Organizers say they saw more interest due to the omicron spike, and even ran out of vaccines. (WTKR)

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Today in Norfolk:

• Writers Zoom Meet-Up, At The Muse Writers Center (5:00 PM)

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From my notebook:

• The City of Norfolk has partnered with RISE Resilience Innovations, climate tech FloodMapp, and Waze to bring real-time flooding updates. (Twitter)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Tuesday. I'll see you soon!

— Sean Peek

About me: Sean Peek is a writer and entrepreneur with a degree in English Literature from Weber State University. Over the years, he has worked as a copywriter, editor, SEO specialist, and marketing director for various digital media companies. He currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.