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At the end of the regular Greene County Hospital and Nursing Home Board of Directors meeting on Tuesday, Mark Chustz, Hospital Administrator announced that he plans to leave by mid-July. Chustz, who recently earned his doctorate degree in health administration from Southern University in Louisiana, said he was leaving to take a teaching position in [...]
Four people were killed in a single car accident late Wednesday afternoon, May 15, 2013, a spokeswoman with the Alabama Department of Public Safety confirmed. The DPS said the wreck, which occurred on mile 52 of Highway 11 between Eutaw and Knoxville, was a single car accident involving a white Ford Explorer carrying eight people. [...]
At press time, the Democrat learned that Mayor Edwards had suspended Police Chief Derrick Coleman for three days. When asked, the Mayor said she had no comment on the suspension because it was an internal matter. In a 4 to 2 vote, the Eutaw City Council, at its May 14th meeting, agreed to reinstate a [...]
At its monthly meeting, Tuesday, May 21, 2013, the Greene County Board of Education approved a 4-day work week for all 11 and 12 month school personnel for the period June 3 – August 2. Dr. Louie explained later that additional hours would be added to each of the 4 work days per week during [...]
By George E. Curry, NNPA Editor-in-Chief HARARE, Zimbabwe (NNPA) – With several low-key, but unmistakable gestures, the United States has signaled that it is moving toward normalizing relations with Zimbabwe, the former White minority-rule nation once known as Rhodesia. In March, former United Nations Ambassador Andrew Young was dispatched by the Obama administration to meet [...]
By Freddie Allen, NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – In nearly 4,500 minutes of arguments heard by the justices of the United States Supreme Court since October, one Black lawyer stood before them for less than 12 minutes. As the nation’s highest court becomes more diverse – with one Black and three women, including a [...]
Aamer Madhani, USA TODAY President Obama on Sunday told the graduating class at Morehouse College, the country’s pre-eminent historically black college, there is “no time for excuses” for this generation of African-American men and that it was time for their generation to step up professionally and in their personal lives. Obama, the country’s first African-American [...]
This is President Obama’s statement on Tuesday at the White House on the tornados that ravaged parts of Oklahoma this week. Good morning, everybody. As we all know by now, a series of storms swept across the Plains yesterday, and one of the most destructive tornadoes in history sliced through the towns of Newcastle and [...]
On May 14, 2013, Greene County Sheriff Jonathan Benison distributed $202,826.66 in bingo allocations from the four licensed gaming operations in the county. The recipients of the monthly distributions from bingo gaming designated by Sheriff Benison in his Bingo Rules and Regulations include the Greene County Commission, the Greene County Sheriff’s Department, the cities of [...]
May 2, 2013- Paramount Jr. High held its first induction ceremony named in honor of Mr. Abraham Kennard a former principal of Paramount, Jr. High and longtime educator in the Greene County school system. Inductees include Ali Albalakhi, Yasmeen Amerson- President, Jasmine Armstead- Treasurer, Keyonna Dixon-Parliamentarian, Sabrina French, Frenandez Gordon- Vice President, Ti’Eisha Hubbard, Tyrene [...]
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