Jamezetta Bedford

Orange County: Assembly of Governments with Behavioral Health Diversion Facility Update

Chair of the Orange County Commissioners Jamezetta Bedford spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Wednesday, January 24. She discussed Tuesday night’s Assembly of Governments meeting, which included all of the mayors, town councils, and boards of commissioners in Orange County. She discussed updates from the meeting, including the latest work on racial equity. There was also an update on the proposed Behavioral Health Diversion Facility for Orange County, and more.

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Orange County: $5 Million For Affordable Housing, New Climate & Sustainability Position, and More

Chair of the Orange County Commissioners Jamezetta Bedford spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Wednesday, January 17. She discussed many items of business from Tuesday night’s Orange County Commissioners meeting, including over five million dollars given out to help build affordable housing in Orange County. She also discussed a new position being created for the Orange County to pursue climate action grants from the federal government. She also previewed the upcoming Assembly of Governments meeting that brings together elected officials from Orange County, and more.

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Orange County: Response to Buc-ee’s Coming to Mebane, Look Ahead to MLK Day Events, and More

Chair of the Orange County Commissioners Jamezetta Bedford spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Wednesday, January 10. She discussed the approval of a Buc-ee’s travel center coming to the other side of the county line in Mebane. She also looked ahead to events happening on MLK Day weekend, and more.

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Orange County: Looking Ahead to 2024, Assembly of Governments, and More

Chair of the Orange County Commissioners Jamezetta Bedford spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Wednesday, January 3. She discussed priorities and goals for the board of commissioners in 2024. She also discussed the agenda for the upcoming Assembly of Governments meeting with Orange County’s elected officials, and more.

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Orange County: Opioid Settlement Money Leads to New County Positions, and More

Chair of the Orange County Commissioners Jamezetta Bedford spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Wednesday, December 13. She discussed the commissioners distribution of over $400,000 of opioid settlement money. The county will be creating a position for a Harm Reduction Coordinator, creating a Post-Overdose Response Team, and more. She also discussed the distribution of some Climate Action Grant money.

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Orange County: Medicaid Expansion, Broadband Rollout, and More

Chair of the Orange County Commissioners Jamezetta Bedford spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Wednesday, November 22. She discussed what Medicaid expansion might look like in Orange County when it begins next month. She also talked about upcoming rural broadband expansion, community feedback sought on land use, upcoming community events, and more.

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Orange County: The Latest on the Greene Tract, A U.S. 70 Study, and the Southern Human Services Center

Chair of the Orange County Commissioners Jamezetta Bedford chats with 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell on Wednesday, November 15.

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