From the monthly archives: September 2011
The Greene County Board of Education met in recessed session on July 28th and a continued recess session on August 3. Although there were personnel decisions made, no one has been approved to fill the Principal’s job at Greene County High School. With school opening next week, the need for a decision on [...]
Early in the Monday night County Commission meeting, 911 Director Iris Sermon advised the commission that the county was under a tornado watch and no one should leave the courthouse. During the storm period, several trees in various parts of the county, such as this tree on Mesopotamia Street as well as a tree in [...]
By Fungai Maboreke Special to the NNPA from the Global Information Network Out of a field of 98 contestants, Leila Lopes of the Republic of Angola is this year’s winner of the coveted Miss Universe prize. At the Sao Paulo, Brazil, event, Leila came in first place, while the second and third places went [...]
By Fungai Maboreke Special to the NNPA from the Global Information Network The African National Congress says it is “appalled” by the judgment against ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema, who was found guilty of “hate speech” in a just-ended trial in South Africa. An apartheid-era freedom song, the lyrics include a call to shoot [...]
By Charles D. Ellison Special to the NNPA from the Philadelphia Tribune Seeking to match the intensity and scorched earth politics of the Tea Party movement, liberals are scrambling to muster their own form of grassroots punch to offset Republican momentum in 2012. It’s a colorful patchwork of efforts seeking an [...]
Special to the NNPA from the Los Angeles Sentinel For a fourth year in a row, the African-American poverty rate more than doubled that of non-Hispanic white Americans, according to 2010 data released recently by the U.S. Census Bureau. At 27.4 percent, the African-American poverty rate also nearly doubled the overall U.S. poverty rate – [...]
WASHINGTON – The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) today announced the 2011 recipients of the Phoenix Award as part of the 41st Annual Legislative Conference (ALC). The four distinguished individuals who will receive the prestigious Phoenix Award during the fundraiser dinner are: EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson; Athlete, Entrepreneur & Humanitarian [...]
(Atlanta, GA) – Today the NAACP condemned the Georgia State Board of Paroles and Pardons for its decision to deny clemency to Troy Anthony Davis and to move forward with the execution. NAACP President and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous has strongly advocated for clemency in this case. “In moments of immense sadness, moments that shake [...]
September 20, 2011, Eutaw, AL- In honor of Alabama Congressional Medal of Honor recipient Sgt. First Class Matthew Leonard, a weekend of events has been planned: a highway dedication and a presentation at the Alabama-Arkansas game. On May 3, 2011, Governor Robert Bentley signed a Proclamation naming the portion of U. S. Highway 11 that [...]
The family of newly appointed Eutaw Police Chief, Derick Alonzo Coleman, sponsored a Ceremonial Tribute in his honor Sunday, Sept. 18, 2011 at the Eutaw Activity Center. Coleman has been a member of the Eutaw Police Department since 2007 and was appointed chief on June 28, 2011. “We wanted his family and community to [...]
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