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Piecing together a personal treasure The late Margaret Harris Grossnickle is pictured. All photos courtesy of Cathy Coates Patty Grossnickle and Robin Putman displaying the finished State Flower Quilt. All photos courtesy of Cathy Coates It was necessary to hand wash the blocks before piecing them together as they had been in a closet since they were completed in 1968. All photos courtesy of Cathy Coates The Ohio Block was mistakenly embroidered on the back side, and reads OIHO: Friend an...

Piecing together a personal treasure The late Margaret Harris Grossnickle is pictured. All photos courtesy of Cathy Coates Patty Grossnickle and Robin Putman displaying the finished State Flower Quilt. All photos courtesy of Cathy Coates It was necessary to hand wash the blocks before piecing them together as they had been in a closet since they were completed in 1968. All photos courtesy of Cathy Coates The Ohio Block was mistakenly embroidered on the back side, and reads OIHO: Friend an...

Oasis Marinas begins management at Gunpowder Cove Marina Share Article Oasis Marinas, a marina management company, has been awarded the management contract for Gunpowder Cove Marina located in Joppa, Maryland. “Gunpowder Cove is an amazing facility,” says Dan Cowens, CEO and Founder, Oasis Marinas. “We are thrilled to continue our growth in the Chesapeake Bay and add another great destination for our boaters. ANNAPOLIS, Md. (PRWEB) ...

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The Freedmens Towns That Built DFW Black History Free Black Americans living in North Texas after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation relied on a series of communities known as Freedmens towns to congregate, shop, sell goods and services, and build businesses. They were crucial not just to the culture but to the very survival of Blacks in the antebellum period. Time has paved over these towns, literally and figuratively, as highways, developments ...

The Harford County Health Department is taking steps to ensure equitable distribution of the coronavirus vaccine as vaccination of Black and Hispanic residents lags behind in first-dose vaccinations.

Investigators, mother of suspect testify in Marshall County murder trial County holds first murder trial this year By Stefante Randall | February 24, 2021 at 10:56 PM CST - Updated February 24 at 10:56 PM GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) -Marshall County’s first murder trial of 2021 is happening this week. Dale Hopson is charged with murder. He’s accused of killing his wife almost 5 years ago, at their home in the Joppa Community. On Wednesday, an Arab Police Sergeant testified saying that he...

‘North Texas should not be punished’: Dallas County judge chides state for cutting COVID vaccines as feds boost local doses Dallas County’s supply of state doses is getting slashed because it will become a federal vaccine site this week Judge Clay Jenkins speaks to the media from the post vaccine observation room at the Tower Building at Fair Park in Dallas, Texas on Thursday January 28, 2021. (Lawrence Jenkins / Special Contributor) The state is penalizing tens of thousands of people wa...

BET, Soledad O’Brien Launched a New Series With Shingle Mountain "Disrupt and Dismantle" explores racist policies that disenfranchised Black and Brown Americans. They kicked it off in Dallas. By Matt Goodman Published in FrontBurner February 23, 2021 3:02 pm On Sunday, BET premiered the first of six 40-minute episodes for Soledad O’Brien’s new miniseries, which is titled “Disrupt and Dismantle.” The reporter and editor found stories across the country that showcase the impact and lon...

As Dallas works to move the mountain and get through its lawsuit with Jackson, neighborhood residents are trying to ensure that another environmental disaster doesn’t end up right outside their windows. But, they say the city isn’t listening to them. "We just want our community to be green again, so we can enjoy our animals, our pets and be able to grow us and feel what it’s like to have a garden," Jackson said. Jackson is also the president of Southern Sector Rising, a nonprofit that de...