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If you lived in North Carolina during the pandemic, Mike Sprayberry’s voice may sound familiar. As the state director of emergency management, he spoke alongside then-Governor Roy Cooper at hundreds of COVID-19 press conferences. In this installment of Echoes of the Pandemic, he reflects on the challenges state officials faced and why he stayed calm when the stakes were high.

At the start of COVID-19, Novant Health's Dr. David Priest listed his biggest concerns in his notebook: no tests, no treatment, no vaccine. In Echoes of the Pandemic, he reflects on the uncertainty, the sacrifices of ICU nurses, and why we can’t wait another 100 years to prepare for the next crisis.

Five years ago, Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Chief Academic Officer Paula Wilkins was faced with one of the biggest questions of her career: How do you keep a school afloat through a pandemic? She shares lessons in this installment of Echoes of the Pandemic.

In 2020, Duke Emergency Medicine Specialist Dr. JJ Hoff was still in training, working as a resident in the ER. In our new series, he shares stories about the cases that have stayed with him, and how health care workers have coped with a once unthinkable crisis.

The High Point Furniture Market that begins Saturday will be the first under the leadership of Tammy Nagem.