Steve Rao Newsletters

Newsletters “From the Council Office of Steve Rao” are published regularly with details of news and events of importance to the people of Morrisville and the greater Triangle area.

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June 2024

June 6, 2024 –

May 2024

May 26, 2024 – MEMORIAL DAY AND NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK EDITION

May 15, 2024 – NORTH CAROLINA TECH DAY & NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY/POLICE WEEK EDITION

April 2024

April 30, 2024 – NATIONAL BUSINESS WEEK AND CRIME UPDATE EDITION

April 22, 2024 – EARTH DAY AND PASSOVER EDITION

April 11, 2024 – PARKINSON’S MONTH AND STORM ALERT EDITION

April 5, 2024 – SPRING UPDATE AND CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH EDITION

March 2024

March 29, 2024 – EASTER AND HOLI/RAMADAN EDITION

March 15, 2024 – ST. PATRICK’S DAY AND RAMADAN/CREEK WEEK

March 5, 2024 – SUPER TUESDAY MARCH 5th PRIMARY AND WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH

March 1, 2024 – UKRAINE WAR AND READ ACROSS AMERICA DAY

February 2024

February 19, 2024 – PRESIDENTS DAY AND MARCH PRIMARY EARLY VOTING 

February 8, 2024 – PARK WEST REZONING STATEMENT CORRECTION

February 6, 2024 – BLACK HISTORY MONTH EDITION

January 2024

January 26, 2024 – INDIA REPUBLIC DAY AND ROE V. WADE EDITION

January 15, 2024 – HAPPY MLK DAY AND PONGAL

January 09, 2024 – Rain Storm Alert & National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day Edition

January 01, 2024 – HAPPY NEW YEAR and YEAR IN REVIEW EDITION

December 2023

December 24, 2023 – CHRISTMAS EDITION

December 11, 2023 – HANUKKAH AND PEARL HARBOR EDITION

December 01, 2023 – GIVING TUESDAY AND MEDICAID EXPANSION EDITION

November 2023

November 17, 2023 – INDIAN EMBASSY VISITS MORRISVILLE AND SARIKA BANSAL WINS EDITION

November 14, 2023 – GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP WEEK EDITION

November 10,2023 – VETERANS DAY and DIWALI EDITION

November 6, 2023 – ELECTION DAY and OPERATION GREENLIGHT EDITION

October 2023

October 31, 2023 – HALLOWEEN and CYBERSECURITY AWARENESS/BREAST CANCER AWARENESS EDITION

October 18, 2023 – ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH EDITION

October 09, 2023 – MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS AND AKSHARDHAM EDITION

October 03, 2023 – NATIONAL NIGHT OUT AND RESTAURANT WEEK EDITION

September 2023

September 22, 2023 – HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH AND RESTAURANT WEEK EDITION

September 11, 2023 – 9/11 EDITION

September 04, 2023 – LABOR DAY EDITION

August 2023

August 21, 2023 – NATIONAL SENIOR CITIZENS AND UKRAINE INDEPENDENCE DAY EDITION

August 15, 2023 – INDIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY EDITION

August 7, 2023 – MORRISVILLE BECOMES S’MORESVILLE and ATLANTIC TIRE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS EDITION

August 1, 2023 – MAJOR LEAGUE CRICKET WRAPS UP IN MORRISVILLE AND NATIONAL PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH

July 2023

July 21, 2023 – MAJOR LEAGUE CRICKET CHAMPIONSHIPS UPDATE

July 14, 2023 – MORRISVILLE MEANS BUSINESS PROGRAM UPDATE

July 7, 2023 – RIOT ACCELERATOR AND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EDITION

June 2023

June 30, 2023 – JULY 4th EDITION

June 26, 2023 – CONGRESSWOMAN DEB ROSS VISITS MORRISVILLE EDITION

June 20, 2023 – PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI UNITED STATES VISIT EDITION

June 18, 2023 – FATHERS DAY/JUNETEENTH EDITION

June 13, 2023 – COMMENCEMENT AND MORRISVILLE HIGH SCHOOL EDITION

June 6, 2023 – D-Day and JUNETEENTH EDITION

May 2023

May 31, 2023 – MORRISVILLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE EDITION

May 16, 2023 – CHAT GPT EDITION MEMORIAL DAY and NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS

May 15, 2023 – BELATED MOTHERS DAY AND POLICE MEMORIAL DAY EDITION

May 8, 2023 – ASIAN AMERICAN HERITAGE AND NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS WEEK

March 2023

March 7, 2023 – WOMENS’ HISTORY AND HOLI MONTH EDITION

February 2023

February 26, 2023 – UKRAINE WAR EDITION

February 21, 2023 – PRESIDENTS DAY EDITION

February 14, 2023 – VALENTINES DAY EDITION

February 7, 2023 – BLACK HISTORY MONTH EDITION

January 2023

January 26, 2023 – PRE RETREAT AND INDIA REPUBLIC DAY EDITION

January 23, 2023- 50 Year ROE v WADE ANNIVERSARY & 2023 General Assembly EDITION

January 16, 2023 – MLK DAY EDITION

January 10, 2023 – REMEMBERING JAN 6th and NATIONAL LAW APPRECIATION DAY EDITION

January 6, 2023 – SUPPORT ASIAN AMERICAN REPRESENTATION IN APEX COUNCIL UPDATE

January 5, 2023 – SUBSTATION UPDATE

January 2, 2023 – 2022 YEAR IN REVIEW AND HAPPY NEW YEAR EDITION

December 2022

December 21, 2022 – CHRISTMAS, HANUKKAH AND WINTER WEATHER EDITION

December 12, 2022 – REMEMBERING PEARL HARBOR AND NICK BOLLETERRI EDITION

December 8, 2022 – OPEN SEAT ON APEX COUNCIL & CALL TO ACTION: SKILL BASED IMMIGRATION EDITION

December 4, 2022- HAPPY HOLIDAYS & INSIGHTS ON SKILLED BASED IMMIGRATION EDITION

November 2022

November 25, 2022 – SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY EDITION

November 23, 2022 – THANKSGIVING EDITION

November 20, 2022 – GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP WEEK EDITION

November 14, 2022 – MID TERM ELECTION RESULTS AND ADVISORY COMMITTEE EDITION

November 11, 2022 – VETERANS DAY EDITION

November 7, 2022 – ELECTION DAY VOTING EDITION

November 1, 2022 – WHITE HOUSE DIWALI AND ELECTIONS UPDATE

October 2022

October 24, 2022 – DIWALI AND WAKE COUNTY BONDS EDITION

October 20, 2022 – EARLY VOTING AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS EDITION

October 17, 2022 – GUN TRAGEDY IN RALEIGH AND HINDU HERITAGE MONTH EDITION

October 11, 2022 – NATIONAL FIRE PREVENTION WEEK EDITION

October 4, 2022 – NATIONAL NIGHT OUT AND CYBERSECURITY MONTH EDITION

September 2022

September 30, 2022 – HURRICANE IAN EDITION

September 27, 2022 – DIRECT FLIGHT TO INDIA RECAP AND DHARSHANA EXHIBIT IN MORRISVILLE

September 21, 2022 – DIRECT FLIGHT TO INDIA TOWN HALL AND HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH EDITION

September 11, 2022 – REMEMBERING 9/11

September 7, 202222 – SUPPORT CHRIS HEAGARTY AND USA CRICKET BOARD COMES TO MORRISVILLE EDITION

September 4, 2022 – LABOR DAY AND GANESH FESTIVAL EDITION

August 2022

August 26, 2022 – WOMENS EQUALITY AND CRICKET EDITION

August 22, 2022 – IMPORTANT TOWN UPDATES

August 14, 2022 – INDIA INDEPENDENCE DAY EDITION

August 9, 2022 – S’MORRISVILLE EDITION AND WAKE EARLY COLLEGE EDITION

August 2, 2022 – COMMUNITY SURVEY AND FIRE STATION 3 EDITION

July 2022

July 27, 2022 – NATIONAL DISABILITIES DAY AND ELECTION RESULTS EDITION

July 26, 2022 – JULY 26th PRIMARY VOTING EDITION

July 22, 2022 – JULY 26th PRIMARY EARLY VOTING EDITION

July 19, 2022 – SUPPORT WILEY NICKEL AND ELECTION UPDATE EDITION

July 17, 2022 – ADVISORY COMMITTEE EDITION

July 7, 2022 – JULY 26th PRIMARY EDITION

July 2, 2022 – JULY 4th EDITION

June 2022

June 30, 2022 – SUPPORT WILEY NICKEL AND UPDATE

June 27, 2022 – ROE v WADE EDITION | SUPPORT SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER CHRIS HEAGARTY

June 18, 2022 – FATHERS DAY AND JUNETEENTH EDITION

June 15, 2022 – COMMENCEMENT AND DACA EDITION

June 6, 2022 – D-DAY AND PRIDE MONTH EDITION

June 2, 2022 – BREAKING NEWS UPDATE

May 2022

May 29, 2022 – MEMORIAL DAY EDITION

May 24, 2022 – PRIMARY RESULTS AND GEORGE FLOYD EDITION

May 17, 2022 – MAY 17th PRIMARY AND NATIONAL POLICE WEEK EDITION

May 14, 2022 – INDIAN EMBASSY VISITS MORRISVILLE EDITION

May 8, 2022 – MOTHERS DAY EDITION

May 5, 2022 – SECRETARY WEAVER VISITS MORRISVILLE TODAY

May 3, 2022 – ASIAN AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH AND TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK ED.

April 2022

April 25, 2022 – EARTH DAY AND MORRISVILLE NETS NEW HIGH SCHOOL EDITION

April 16, 2022 – EASTER AND PASSOVER EDITION

April 6, 2022 – Parkside Elementary and Primary Election Update

March 2022

March 28, 2022 – Smart Cities Update

March 17, 2022 – Holi/St. Patricks Day and Creek Week/AmeriCorps Edition

March 7, 2022 – Women’s History Month Edition

February 2022

February 28, 2022 – Mask Mandated Lifted Edition

February 20, 2022 – Presidents Day Edition

February 14, 2022 – Valentine’s Day Edition

February 7, 2022 – International Cricket Comes to Morrisville Edition

February 2, 2022 – Black History Month and Lunar Year Update

January 2022

January 29, 2022 – Jan 29th Council Member Steve Rao Update

January 26, 2022 – India Republic Day and Sustainability Update

January 22, 2022 – Winter Storm Update and Why Morrisville Edition

January 16, 2022 – Winter Storm Update

January 15, 2022 – MLK Edition and Winter Storm Update

January 8, 2022 – Saving Democracy and New Jobs Edition

December 2021

December 31, 2021 – 2021 Year In Review and New Year Edition

December 23, 2021 – Christmas and Holidays Edition

December 17, 2021 – A NEW DECADE OF SERVICE BEGINS EDITION

December 14, 2021 – A NEW DECADE OF SERVICE AND TECH UPDATE

December 6, 2021 – Happy Holidays Update

November 2021

November 24, 2021 – Thanksgiving Edition

November 14, 2021 – Transportation Alert

November 11, 2021 – Veterans Day Edition

November 4, 2021 – Diwali and New Decade of Service Edition

November 2, 2021 – Election Day Edition

October 2021

October 30, 2021 – Final Early Voting Update

October 26, 2021 – Morrisville Early Voting Update

October 23 , 2021 – Morrisville Early Voting Edition

October 20, 2021 – Early Voting and Getting the Job Done Edition

October 13, 2021 – Candidates Forum and Early Voting Update

October 9, 2021 – Early Voting Update

October 5, 2021 – Early Voting Election Update

October 2, 2021 – Smart Shuttle Edition

September 2021

September 28, 2021 – National Voter Registration Day Edition

September 26, 2021 – Vaccination Update

September 19, 2021 – Small Business Edition

September 11, 2021 – 9/11 Edition

September 6, 2021 – Labor Day Edition

August 2021

August 29, 2021 – Bond Referendum and Municipal Elections Edition

August 21, 2021 – Morrisville Mask Mandate and National Senior Citizens Day Edition

August 15, 2021 – Indian Independence Day Edition

August 11, 2021 – Morrisville Becomes S’Morrisville Edition

August 6, 2021 – Morrisville Cardinals and S’Morrisville Edition

July 2021

July 31, 2021 – A New Decade of Service in Morrisville Edition

July 25, 2021 – Breaking News Update and Happy National Parents Day

July 21, 2021 – Celebrating A Decade of Service in Morrisville Edition

July 8, 2021 – Tropical Storm ELSA Edition

July 6, 2021 – India Covid Crisis Roundtable Edition

July 2, 2021 – July 4th and Cricket Edition

June 2021

June 25, 2021 – President Biden Visits Raleigh Edition

June 18, 2021 – Juneteenth and Father’s Day Edition

June 12, 2021 – All-America City and Budget Edition

June 8, 2021 – All America City Edition

June 7, 2021 – D Day Edition

June 3, 2021 – Immigration Update Edition

May 2021

May 31, 2021 – Military Appreciation and Memorial Day Edition

May 25, 2021 – George Floyd Anniversary Edition

May 19, 2021 – National Public Works Week Edition

May 14, 2021 – HSNC Vaccination Clinic Update

May 11, 2021 – Vaccination Clinic Update

May 9, 2021 – Mothers Day Edition

May 4, 2021 – Small Business Week Edition and Play of the Week

April 2021

Apr 27, 2021 – Apple Comes to NC Edition and Play of the Week

Apr 21, 2021 – Earth Day/Sustainability Edition and Play of the Week

Apr 15, 2021 – BAPS Vaccination Clinic Update Edition

Apr 13, 2021 – Community College Month Edition and Play of the Week

Apr 11, 2021 – Vaccination Clinic Update Edition

Apr 9, 2021 – HSNC Vaccination Clinic Update

Apr 8, 2021 – Vaccination Clinic Update Edition

Apr 5, 2021 – Town Hall Reopens to Public

Apr 3, 2021 – Easter Edition and Play of the Week

March 2021

Mar 30, 2021 – Immigration Events Update

Mar 28, 2021 – Weekly March 22 – March 28 Review and Holi Edition

Mar 22, 2021 – Weekly Update March 15 – March 22 and Play of the Week Edition

Mar 18, 2021 – March 18 Storm Edition

Mar 14, 2021 – March 8-14 Week In Review Edition

Mar 7, 2021 – March 1-7 Week In Review Edition

Mar 3, 2021 – Women’s Month Covid 19 Update Edition

February 2021

Feb 27, 2021 – Covid 19 Update Edition

Feb 22, 2021 – Feb 22 Update Edition

Feb 18, 2021 – Winter Storm Edition

Feb 14, 2021 – President Day Edition

Feb 8, 2021 – Vaccination Edition

Feb 5, 2021 – World Cancer Day Edition

January 2021

Jan 30, 2021 – Black History Month Edition

Jan 26, 2021 – India Republic Day Edition

Jan 22, 2021 – Biden First 100 Days Edition

Jan 19, 2021 – Jan 19 Vaccine Update Edition

Jan 16, 2021 – MLK and Vaccine Update Edition

Jan 13, 2021 – Vaccination Update Edition

Jan 11, 2021 – January 11th Update Edition

Jan 8, 2021 – Jan 8th Covid 19 Update Edition

Jan 5, 2021 – Smart Cities Update Edition

Jan 3, 2021 – 2020 New Year Update Edition

December 2020

Dec 31, 2020 – 2020 Year In Review Edition

Dec 24, 2020 – Holiday Greetings

Dec 24, 2020 – Happy Holidays Edition

Dec 21, 2020 – Stimulus Relief Update Edition

Dec 19, 2020 – County Food Distribution Edition

Dec 18, 2020 – Stimulus Relief and Racial Equity Edition

Dec 16, 2020 – State of Morrisville and Schools Edition

Dec 12, 2020 – Hanukkah and Vaccine Edition

Dec 8, 2020 – Pearl Harbor Edition

Dec 5, 2020 – Covid 19 Crisis Edition

Dec 1, 2020 – TRAVEL UPDATE and Giving Tuesday Edition

November 2020

Nov 28, 2020 – Small Business Saturday Edition

Nov 24, 2020 – Thanksgiving Edition

Nov 19, 2020 – World Pancreatic Day Edition

Nov 14, 2020 – Diwali Edition

Nov 11, 2020 – Veterans Day Edition

Nov 7, 2020 – Race to 270 and Election Edition

Nov 3, 2020 – Election Day Edition

October 2020

Oct 29, 2020 – Halloween Edition

Oct 26, 2020 – Back to School Edition

Oct 22, 2020 – Navratri Edition