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National Association of Counties

Rachel Looker

Staff Writer

(202) 942-4215
rlooker@naco.org

Rachel Looker is a staff writer for County News. She previously worked as a web producer at WFMZ-TV in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Rachel attended Marywood University in Scranton, Pennsylvania where she received her B.A. in Digital Media with Broadcast Journalism and Production. As an undergraduate, Rachel completed two internships with NBCUniversal at E! News in Los Angeles and at The Rachel Maddow Show in New York.

More from Rachel Looker

Elections

In Douglas County, Neb., a self-service station in the lobby of the elections commission office allows voters to complete early voting applications and drop off forms in a secure box without coming into contact with any county employees.

County News

Counties plan for election changes amid COVID-19 outbreak

Social distancing protocols will create challenges for counties at election time, ranging from shortages of poll workers to providing additional voting options and keeping polling locations clean.
Health

The drive-thru COVID-19 screening site provides free coronavirus tests to county residents at the Blue Ridge Community College in Henderson County, N.C. Photo by BILL MOSS/Hendersonville Lightning

County News

Coronavirus: Counties find solutions to monitor symptoms, test for cases

Drive-through testing stations, self-reporting protocols help counties keep track of COVID-19 cases.
Health

County News

County jails, court systems brace for potential coronavirus spread

In response to the coronavirus pandemic, county jails and detention centers are reducing jail populations and suspending visitations to protect incarcerated individuals while court systems are making changes to protect members of the community.
Telecommunications & Technology

County News

County-installed hotspots bring broadband to rural areas

In the parking lots of a fire station and the county administration building in Goochland County, Va., county residents can now sit in their cars and check the latest trending hashtags or catch up on the news.

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