Lawrence Gates News Today

POWNAL — The Vermont State Police were dispatched to a two car crash on Route 7 near Stewarts in the Town of Pownal on Thursday around 6:55 p.m.

EBONY spoke with Dr. Gates about the importance of genealogy within the Black community and how it can impact Black families for the better.

A pedestrian died in a hit-and-run Friday morning on Arkansas 107 near Jacksonville, according to a preliminary fatality report from Arkansas State Police.

Maurice Gates, 72, of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021, in a Chattanooga hospital.

VIENNA — Edward F. Gates, 77, died Saturday, April 17, 2021, unexpectedly at Liberty Healthcare Center. He was born in Youngstown, on Dec. 1, 1943, to parents Lawrence Gates and Hazel Black Gates. He was a graduate of Badger High School in 1961, where he excelled in sports such as basketball and track. He married Vera Jean Jarvis in 1962. Throughout his life, Ed held a deep love for hunting, fishing, being outdoors and spending his moments with much loved friends and family. He shared these...