The way of life may have changed for many during the COVID-19 pandemic, but constituent services haven’t, say members of the Jefferson County Commission.
In District 1, Commissioner and President Pro-Tem Lashunda Scales has maintained a full schedule, assisting residents with unemployment benefits, getting to testing sites in her district, and donating to schools to help purchase adequate cleaning supplies.
Scales touted the health benefits of fruits and vegetables – specifically how those foods boost immune response – as the county and the country copes with the pandemic.
District 2 Commissioner Sheila Tyson said her staff has “passed out masks for our senior citizens and people with underlying illnesses.”
Tyson announced this week that county residents can benefit from the United States Department of Agriculture’s Farmers to Families Feeding program where more than half a million pounds of food will be delivered to sites across the county every week.
