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City of Winter Haven - Mrs. Mildred Bennett Foster was the First Black Music teacher in Winter Haven, Florida. She always took the time to promote her enjoyment of music no matter how busy she got. In recognition of her efforts, she won the 1996 Gold Executive Award of Excellence.…

Polk County ranked 42nd in economic well-being, 57th in education, 47th in family and community and 54th in health.

Lake Gibson and McLaughlin Middle-High School, both more than 45 years old, are getting new gymnasiums for indoor sports.

She spent more than 30 years as a music teacher while also offering private lessons.

Gonerfest 19 brings music from around the world to Memphis with four days of performances at Midtowns Railgarten.

Family ‘flies’ the CowMand Shuttle and MooLLennium Milkem, Local Features, Portland local Features, Breaking Features alerts for Portland city.

The Tennessee NAACP, CivicTN and Memphis for All are among the civil rights groups educating Tennesseans about the redistricting process.

Community organizers go door to door to encourage residents to get the COVID-19 vaccine "Its important to you know make phone calls and go to folks doors to talk about these things so theyre not just hearing from you know from Facebook," said Foster. Author: Rebecca Butcher Updated: 10:15 PM CDT April 23, 2021 MEMPHIS, Tennessee — Community organizers are coming together to reach out to community members who have yet to take the COVID-19 vaccine. Health officia...

Occupy Activist Earns a Seat on the Memphis Transit Board The Occupy movement may be over, but some of its activists are still gaining influence in local government. Daniel C. Vock   |   November 2014 The Memphis Bus Riders Union isn’t really a union. It’s not a group of employees; it doesn’t engage in collective bargaining; there aren’t any dues. But the group of grassroots volunteers has nonetheless begun to influence Memphis transit policy in a...