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To hear Gov. Ron DeSantis tell it, Florida “had the smoothest, most successful election of any state in the country.” Yet, if he has his way, Republicans in the Florida Legislature will pass new laws that will suppress the vote in order to ensure “election integrity” in future contests. In a playbook Republicans across the country are using after President Joe Biden’s decisive victory in November, DeSantis announced his support for new restrictions on voting by mail and...

SHREVEPORT, La. -- Shreveport community members and activists organized a balloon release Monday afternoon in remembrance of Marquise Hudspeth, a Shreveport man who died 18 years ago in an officer-involved

Roanoke has banned guns from city-owned parks, libraries and offices as well as from municipal recreation centers and events in public spaces. Gun shows eventually will be prohibited at the city-owned Berglund Center, though an event already under contract can go forward, specifically Saturday’s Roanoke Valley Gun Show, City Attorney Tim Spencer said. In addition, the gun prohibition will cover parades, political marches and similar gatherings that require an assembly permit to be held on ...

CONCORD — New Hampshire Humanities Community Project Grants provide grant funds to support public humanities programs across the state.

March 16, 1866: The East Tennessee Union Flag reported recent Washington County election results. S.T. Shipley was elected Sheriff. Maj. James E. Deacons was elected Circuit Court Clerk, while John F. Grisham was selected County Court Clerk. Capt. George McPherson was elected trustee, J.J. Yeager was elected revenue collector, and Lt. G.W. Douglas was elected register. The East Tennessee Union Flag was a newspaper published in Jonesborough, which was spelled that way at the time. March 16, 1892...

ERWIN - Dr. J. Roger Kiser, Sr., age 85, of Erwin, passed away on Sunday, March 14, 2021, at his residence. Born in Jenkins, KY and raised in Wise, VA, Dr. Kiser is a son of the late John and June Nowlin Kiser. Dr. Kiser is of the Baptist faith. Dr. Kiser practiced Dentistry for 59 years; 28 years of that in Emporia, VA, in the eastern part of the state. Followed then by several positions, mainly in Southwest VA, as a Dentist for the state of VA. He finally got to come home from 1995 to 2006. D...

Sunrise: 06:22:02 AM Sunset: 07:13:25 PM Dew Point: 54° Today Scattered thunderstorms in the morning. Partly cloudy skies late. High 76F. Winds SSW at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 70%. Tonight Tomorrow Sun and clouds mixed with a slight chance of thunderstorms during the afternoon. High 82F. Winds S at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 30%.

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate on March 15 confirmed New Mexico Rep. Deb Haaland as Interior secretary, making her the first Native American to lead a Cabinet department and the

Wyoming will receive over $1 billion in state aid soon, thanks to the latest stimulus package signed into law Thursday by President Biden.

CASPER — Wyoming will receive over $1 billion in state aid soon, a result of the latest stimulus package signed into law Thursday by President Joe Biden.