Swearing-in ceremony

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City council members and Chief of Police sworn in in New Haven | Community | #citycouncil

Swearing-in ceremony for the city of New Haven FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) – The New Haven community welcomed some new faces to its city council as well as its law enforcement. Friday, December 29, seven city council members as well as the New Haven Chief of Police were sworn into office. Mayor Steve McMichael […]

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Mayor

J. Jerome Newton makes history as first Black mayor of Mount Olive, N.C.

By Comatha B. JohnsonSpecial to the AFRO  On Dec. 13, 2023, the Rev. Dr.  J. Jerome Newton made history as the first African American to be sworn in as mayor of the town of Mount Olive, N.C., since it was incorporated in 1870. Newton, a Mount Olive native and a retired Marine Corps officer, took […]

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