Volunteer of the Year lauded at Clinton Center’s annual gala
Jesse Gatewood laughingly describes his active retirement as geriatric hustling, and he has served many civic organizations, including the Clinton Presidential Center, which recently honored him as Volunteer of the Year. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Cary Jenkins) Jesse Gatewood might have started out modestly in life, but the 75-year-old never let any circumstance slow him down, dull his […]
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18th annual Interfaith Council ‘Prayer Over the City’ unites citizens, worshipers of all faiths – St George News | #citycouncil
ST. GEORGE — Interfaith ministers and preachers welcomed in the new year with words of prayer Saturday afternoon in the St. George Tabernacle. The 18th annual interfaith Prayer Over the City event brought together many different faiths as citizens came out of the fog and filled the Tabernacle almost three-quarters full. St. George Mayor Michele […]
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Baltimore’s Mayor Scott touts public safety successes in 2022 and goals for 2023
CBS News Baltimore Live BALTIMORE — On the first day of 2023, Mayor Brandon Scott touted some of the progress his administration made in improving public safety the previous year and his plans for addressing public safety issues in the year ahead. During 2022, Baltimore saw a 5% decrease in nonfatal shootings, which it considers […]
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Ivy Center holds 1st white jacket bash
Ivy Center for Education participants included from top: Trevion Booker (left) Brett McClane, McKenzie Huntley, Ja’Riyah Pridgeon, Kolby Wilson, Lauryn Ladd, Myles Huntley, J’Kyren Suell and Ivy Center President Mattie Collins; bottom: Khloe Kendall (left) Jacie Doll, Shayla McClane, Kingston Manuel, Chelsea Ramos, Noah Farver, Jaxon Harvell, Karsyn Williams, Michelle Moutry, Emily Chism and Ke’Auri […]
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Mayor Reed Gusciora and Four City Council members sworn in – Trentonian | #citycouncil
TRENTON – Mayor W. Reed Gusciora was sworn in for his second term along with Jennifer Williams (North Ward), Teska Frisby (West Ward), Joe Harrison (East Ward), and Jenna Figueroa Kettenberg (South Ward) at City Hall Sunday. The Capital City will hold an inauguration for all newly elected city officials once the Mercer County Clerk […]
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Reporter’s Notebook: Venezuelan deadline passes with no news of ‘Fat Leonard’
A Venezuelan Supreme Court justice ruled in mid-October that fugitive defense contractor Leonard Glenn Francis, better known as “Fat Leonard,” would be set free from Venezuelan custody if the United States did not request his extradition within 60 days. The clock on that deadline was to start once Venezuela’s foreign affairs ministry notified U.S. officials […]
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Mobile mayor ‘beyond disgusted’ over New Year’s Eve shooting: Task force created to find suspects
A task force has been created to find “everyone responsible” for a New Year’s Eve shooting that killed a 24-year-old man and injured nine other people, Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson announced Sunday. “I am outraged at the violence that occurred last night in downtown Mobile. I am beyond disgusted that the actions of one or […]
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UAMS Dean Smyth dead of cancer at age 57
Dr. Susan Smyth, dean of the College of Medicine and executive vice chancellor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, died Saturday after a battle with cancer, the school announced. She was 57. Smyth was a nationally known cardiologist who made her name as a physician and researcher focusing on arterial and venous thrombosis, […]
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5.4 magnitude earthquake strikes Northern California and ‘felt more violent’ than the previous quake, official says
CNN — An earthquake struck Northern California Sunday morning for the second time in less than a two-week span, according to the US Geological Survey. The 5.4 magnitude earthquake occurred about 30 miles south of Eureka and was centered about 9 miles southeast of Rio Dell, the USGS said. The earthquake was a shallow one, […]
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Council member reflects on time serving city of Scandia | News | #citycouncil
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