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In mid-March, County Emergency Management Director Greg Shuping assembled the “war room,” something that happens when a disaster of some sort is headed this way. Instead of the typical teams leading the discussion — those trained in dealing with threats such as fires, weather events or chemical spills, Shuping immediately turned his focus to Patrick Johnson, the county public health director. The disaster headed toward the county was not typical of those faced in recent decades. ...

They say hindsight is 2020 and that is definitely true as we’re all eager to put this disaster of a year in the dumpster and light it on fire.  While many of us remember way back in January feeling like 2020 would be our year — we just couldn’t predict it would be our year of high unemployment, isolation, fear, sickness and uncertainties.  All we can hope for now is that 2021 will bring an end to this pandemic and that we’ve all learned some hard lessons we can take along with us in ...

Nevada earns 38-27 victory over Tulane in Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Share this story For the first time in the 21st century, the Nevada Wolf Pack will exit Boise, Idaho victorious. Nevada earned a 38-27 victory over the Tulane Green Wave in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl at Albertsons Stadium on Tuesday. It snapped a string of 12 consecutive losses on the blue turf, which dates back to 1997. It is now 3-21 all-time in Albertsons Stadium. In celebration, Nevada head coach Jay Norvell was showere...

December 23, 2020 Watipaso Mzungu – Nyasa Times 31 Comments The Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) at the Capital Hill could soon host thousands of victims of the one-party atrocities and injustices who are planning a vigil to demonstrate anger and displeasure over the government’s failure to settle their compensations. Unandi Banda: Stressing a point at the news conference The news conference The victims – who are calling themselves Returnees and Detainees – told journali...

Strong throws five TDs, Nevada tops Tulane in 2020 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl The Wolf Pack stymied the Green Wave’s hopes of winning a third straight bowl game in Boise. Share this story Photo by Loren Orr/Getty Images For the third consecutive year, Willie Fritz’s Tulane team found themselves in a bowl game to wrap up their season. This bowl game, though, was a unique opportunity for the team. The Green Wave traveled all the way up from New Orleans to take the spot of what would normally b...

Smoking Gun? [Re "Weinberger Knew of Burlington Police Chiefs Anonymous Twitter Account," December 15]: There is one way to get to the bottom of the mayors apparently false account of the actions he claims to have taken when he learned of the chiefs online activities. If he took the chiefs gun and badge, there would be documentation at the police department regarding the disposition of those sensitive items. In fact, there should be a record of the mayor turning them in within a day or so of ...

Meharry leader says medical college somehow didnt get first wave of COVID-19 vaccines Adam Tamburin, Nashville Tennessean Dr. James Hildreth, Meharry Medical College president and a leading voice in the fight against the coronavirus, criticized Tennessees COVID-19 vaccine roll-out, which didnt allocate the first wave of doses to small hospitals or health care providers. Hildreth said HCA Heathcare shared some of its COVID-19 vaccine allocation with Meharry after the histori...

The 2020 college football bowl season figures to be like none other, with COVID-19 issues causing some squads to opt out and bowl games having to be canceled because of a lack of participating teams. Still, there are 28 bowl games left to keep us entertained between now and the Jan. 11 College Football Playoff National Championship presented by AT&T at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida (8 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN App). Here are the players and storylines to watch in each of those bowl games...

1 of 7 Alabama running back Najee Harris (22) runs against Florida during the second half of the Southeastern Conference championship NCAA college football game, Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) 2 of 7 Alabama wide receiver DeVonta Smith (6) makes a catch for a touchdown against Florida during the first half of the Southeastern Conference championship NCAA college football game, Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore...

Senior VP: We are as front-line as you can be Health care workers at Meharry Medical College were initially left off the list to receive a state allotment of Pfizer vaccines, school officials say, despite their front-line status providing medical services to the city’s underserved populations.  Meharry Senior Vice President for Institutional Advancement Patrick Johnson said the Tennessee Department of Health failed to offer Meharry clinics doses of the vaccine at first. But officials with th...