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December Around the Neighborhood
Around the Neighborhood By Allene Stafford Habitat for Humanity Gift Wrapping December 1-24 Habitat for Humanity and its volunteers will wrap gifs for you. The location is Central Mall near J.C. Penney. Proceeds will be used to build homes for people in need in our community. Time will be 10 AM-9PM. For more information please [...]
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Heritage
Research By Evelyn E. “Tonia” Holleman Green Embry was born 1833 in Tennessee. He married Violet who was also born in Tennessee around 1833. I have yet to find a marriage; as slave marriages were not recorded. Their first two children, America and Bessie, were born in Missouri. By the children’s birth years, it appears [...]
Thomas was born in New Iberia, Louisiana. Thegrandson of a slave, he attended Pearl High School (named for a Union sympathizer Joshua Fenton Pearl and now known as Pearl Cohn Comprehensive High School) in Nashville in the 1920s. Thomas had hoped to attend college and become a doctor, but the Great Depression derailed his plans. [...]
Research By Evelyn E. “Tonia” Holleman Richard Turner and Wife Polly were Slaves of William Turner who lived in Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina. Richard and Polly were both born in North Carolina. He was in CO. G, 83rd Kansas Regiment United States Colored Infantry and was ranked as First Sergeant. While reading his Civil [...]
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December Around the NeighborhoodAround the Neighborhood By Allene Stafford Habitat for Humanity Gift Wrapping December 1-24 Habitat for Humanity and its volunteers will wrap gifs for you. The location is Central Mall near J.C. Penney. Proceeds will be used to build homes for people in need in our community. Time will be 10 AM-9PM. For more information please [...]
Contributions Bass Reeves and McGill Center George Billy McGill is shown presenting a $1,000.00 contribution to the Elizabeth McGill Center from Solomon’s Chest for the purchase of a new commercial stove shown. Solomon’s chest is composed of five community based organizations including the Delta Sigma Theta sorority, Fort Smith Round Table, YMA, Fidelity Women and Young Ladies Social Club. Solomon’s Chest [...]
Editorials
SOSDDby the Mediator I do not know how fast this year went to you but to me it just zoomed by. It appears yesterday was January and you wake up and it is December. However, nothing seems to have changed. I was watching the new TV series called the Republican debates, you can see that [...]
PRISONS:Big BusinessThe last time private prisons were in vogue in the US, the Civil War had just ended and the South was amok with wandering, defeated Confederates and wandering, emancipated Blacks. The nation south of the Mason-Dixon was in shambles and the Union’s strongest presence came in the form of carpetbaggers and President Grant’s drunken incompetence. [...]
Sports
Penn State Scandalby DeNay Burris Hillary Clinton pawned the phrase, “It takes a village to raise a child”. When did this concept become a thing of the [...]
Jones Sets Record Last Friday night, Shaquille Jones became the all-time career reception leader in Arkansas High School football. Shaquille accomplished this feat in 28 games. With two games left before State Shaquille has 261 receptions. He surpassed the previous record of 259 which had been set in 40 games from 1998-2000. Hats off to you Shaquille and [...]