George Floydâs cousin: âBurden liftedâ with Chauvin conviction
George Floyd s cousin, Shareeduh Tate talks to 41 Action News about hearing the guilty verdict in the Chauvin trial.
and last updated 2021-04-21 13:27:49-04
KANSAS CITY, Mo. â One day after
Derek Chauvin was convicted of murder, a member of George Floyd s family shared her reaction to the verdict Wednesday with 41 Action News.
Chauvin is the former Minneapolis officer who was found guilty Tuesday of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter after kneeling on Floyd s neck for 9 1/2 minutes last summer, which led to his death and touched off weeks of protests across the country.
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NEW ALBANY â In the more than 10 months since it was established, a fund through the Floyd Memorial Foundation has raised more than $18,000 to help uplift the spirits of frontline healthcare workers at Baptist Health Floyd during their daily fight against COVID-19.
And as the cases continue to rise, hospital leaders say continued support through meals provided by the community will help the staff weather the storm of the pandemic.
The Floyd Memorial Foundation Adopt-A-Unit program began in March as healthcare workers across the U.S. were faced with the biggest challenge of their careers â to care for an increasing number of patients with a deadly new virus, many of whom would not be able to see their families in their final moments.
NEW ALBANY â A vacancy on the Floyd County Health Board has been filled.
Mayor Jeff Gahan has appointed Thomas M. Jones to the Health Board, according to a news release issued Friday by City Hall.
Jonesâ professional experience and longtime commitment to the community will bring some additional expertise to the board, the news release noted.
Jones is a financial services professional with over 30 yearsâ experience. His civic involvement has included serving the Floyd Memorial Foundation (where he recently concluded over 22 years of service), the Southern Indiana Economic Development Council (past board chair) and the New Albany-Floyd County Education Foundation (founding board member), among others.