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Jun. 20—LEWISBURG — The first of what organizers plan to be an annual Juneteenth Celebration was held in Hufnagle Park Wednesday. Kathryn Ehlo, of Montandon, brought her daughter Emily, 8. “I wanted her to be here, to see the joy of others acknowledging their heritage, the triumph of our ancestors, what they might have gone […]
Vice President Kamala Harris will speak in Maryland on Monday on the second anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, according to a news release from President Joe Biden’s campaign. The time and location have not yet been announced. During the Democratic campaign event, Harris will highlight “the threat a second […]
Jun. 19—NORWICH — Emmaneula Prempeh, president of the Norwich NAACP youth council looked out at the more than 40 people gathered at Wednesday’s Juneteenth ceremony at City Hall and thought that 159 years ago, such a gathering to celebrate freedom for Black people would have been “unfathomable.” Even her presence at the podium, a Black […]
PORTSMOUTH — Every inch of shade was very valuable real estate during the annual Juneteenth ceremony Wednesday. The ceremony was held in 90-plus-degree weather at the African Burying Ground, where there’s little shade so the large crowd of attendees resorted to umbrellas, tents and standing far away in the shadows of buildings for relief from […]
As of early Wednesday, Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.) was still trailing his opponent in Tuesday’s House primary as votes were being tallied. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.), who chairs the House Freedom Caucus, may not survive a too-close-to-call GOP primary. As of early Wednesday, Good was trailing state Sen. John McGuire by 326 […]
Actress Sue Johnston has been congratulated on receiving the freedom of Liverpool by Sir Paul McCartney and Jurgen Klopp. The Royle Family and Brookside star was joined by on-screen husband Ricky Tomlinson for a ceremony at Liverpool Town Hall on Tuesday evening. Among those paying tribute to her in video messages played on the evening was […]
GOP Rep. Bob Good, the chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, was locked in a close primary fight Tuesday night against a challenger backed by powerful Republicans including former President Donald Trump and former Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Just a few hundred votes separated state Sen. John McGuire in the lead and Good close behind him […]
GOOCHLAND, Va. — For Rep. Bob Good, Tuesday’s primary is about much more than the next member of Congress representing Virginia’s 5th District. “The nation is watching,” the Virginia Republican told a few dozen supporters gathered outside the historic county courthouse on a muggy Friday evening. He warned that this race is about the “D.C. […]
Those who participated in this year’s Journey to Juneteenth Freedom Walk learned about national and local Black history. Hosted by the city of Gainesville, the 5K Freedom Walk Saturday morning began at Depot Park proceeded through the Porters Quarters and Sugarhill communities where participants visited booths to talk about the history of the two historic […]
A member of the House Freedom Caucus is taking an unprecedented step to endorse the primary challenger fighting to unseat the ultra conservative group’s chair. Rep. Warren Davidson (R-Ohio) is endorsing John McGuire, a state senator who is in a highly watched race against Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.), McGuire’s campaign first shared with POLITICO. “I […]
U.S. Rep. William Timmons secured the Republican nomination for the 4th congressional district in Tuesday’s primary, garnering 36,502 votes to Morgan’s 34,235 with all precincts reporting. “I want to thank the voters for once again putting their trust in me to continue to fight tirelessly on behalf of the people of Spartanburg and Greenville counties. […]