From the daily archives: Thursday, April 12, 2012
At their regular meeting on Monday, April 9, the Greene County Commission approved a request from the Greene County Board of Education to publish a Notice of Public Hearing (see page 3 this issue) and to institute other actions to allow the voters of Greene County to vote on a 3 mill increase in ad [...]
Special to the NNPA from the Global Information Network Apr. 3 (GIN) – Western media pundits have all but crowned Ms. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala of Nigeria for the position of World Bank president. If selected, she would be the first African to hold the position traditionally held by a U.S. citizen If selected, she would be [...]
By Teresa Wiltz Special to the NNPA from America’s Wire WASHINGTON—A generation gap in several states between older whites and younger Latinos and African-Americans has race relations experts concerned that age differences in the population are influencing spending and public policy in areas such as education, transportation, immigration and infrastructure. As the United States rapidly [...]
Special to the NNPA from the Defenders Online Five former New Orleans police officers were sentenced Wednesday in federal court to prison terms of up to 65 years for their roles in perpetrating and then trying to cover up the truth of the infamous Danziger Bridge shooting incident nearly seven years ago that left two [...]
By George E. Curry, NNPA Editor-in-Chief WASHINGTON (NNPA) – The announcement by Special Prosecutor Angela Corey on Monday that she will not use a grand jury to determine if criminal charges should be brought against George Zimmerman for killing of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Sanford, FL may lead to a quicker [...]
EPES, Alabama… The Class Counsel for the Black farmer lawsuit against USDA for discrimination (Pigford II) will be available to complete claimant forms on Saturday, April 14 at the Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund’s (Federation) Rural Training and Research Center located at 575 Federation Road, Epes, Alabama 35460. Class Counsel will be available to [...]
By Olivier Knox | The Ticket Rallying supporters at a campaign-style event in Florida, President Barack Obama stumped on Tuesday for the so-called “Buffett Rule,” which seeks to hike taxes on the very rich and accused Republicans of “doubling down” on economic policies he blamed for the 2008 meltdown. On the day that [...]
On April 10, 2012, the March bingo distributions from Greenetrack, Green Charity and Lucky Star were presented to the varoius entities who are included in Sheriff Jonathan Benison’s Bingo Rules and Regulations. Benison handed out the following checks from three of the licensed bingo businesses currently operating in the county. The Greene County [...]
For years, the residents of Branch Heights have complained about the numerous pot holes that make their roads almost unpassable. They have received promises after promises (usually around election time) that the roads will be fixed, but nothing has been done. Finally, on Tuesday, April 10, 2012, a group of men and women [...]
On Monday evening, after the County Commission meeting, 75 Greene county citizens remained at the William M. Branch Courthouse for a spirited discussion with the county’s legislative delegation on bills pending in the Alabama Legislature to allow the creation of charter schools. Carol Zippert, Chair of Greene County Alabama New South Coalition (ANSC) [...]
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