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“D-day,” as some in the entertainment industry were calling it, was looming. It was just two weeks before May 6, the date when the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. — the group that puts on the Golden Globes — had promised to unveil a slate of reforms aimed at “transformational change.” The pledge had come after a Times investigation highlighted allegations of financial and ethical lapses by the group and pointed out that not one of its 86 members is Black, spurring outrage in Hollywood...

After a Times investigation, the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. vowed to make sweeping changes, but the group behind the Golden Globes has struggled along the way.

Read Article LIVERMORE — Auditor Ronald Smith told selectpersons Monday that while some progress has been made on the town’s accounting practices, there is still much more work to be done. The town is not always in compliance with federal and state rules or even its own policies and procedures, Smith said. While some improvements have been seen, some concerns noted previously remain, he noted. The board had asked Smith to look at the math, various other concerns regarding errors in payroll...

The Lindale Police Department has announced that suspect who is wanted in connection to a shooting that occurred last week has been captured after a multi-agency manhunt that lasted several days.

Five occupants, including an infant, were safely rescued from a partially submerged truck on Preston-Vickers Road. Author: WSMV Nashville Updated: 6:57 AM EST March 1, 2021 DEKALB COUNTY, Tenn. — Five occupants, including an infant, were safely rescued from a partially submerged truck on Preston-Vickers Road in DeKalb County. Shortly after 1 p.m., DeKalb County Fire Department and Smithville-DeKalb Co. Rescue Squad were called to the scene where the vehicle had...

The Ripton Country Store In preparation for a recent daytrip to Ripton, my husband and I threw snowshoes, hiking poles and various clothing layers into the car. I filled up our water bottles. Then I departed from my usual modus operandi. I pretty much cannot leave for any excursion without tucking fruit, nuts and a granola bar in my bag. My husband claims that, on longer trips, I could feed an entire family for a week on the food I bri...

Jesus is the reason for the season, so Robin Mullinax Underwood and Clete Underwood ignited a ministry movement to put Christ back into Christmas by lighting crosses from Nov. 27-Dec.

Read Article LIVERMORE — The Livermore Board of Selectpersons met Monday night with the town’s auditors and lawyer to discuss the municipality’s financial issues, but no action was taken after more than an hour of executive sessions. Prior to the closed-door sessions, Ron Smith and Ed Warren with RHR Smith & Co. of Buxton shared what they had found since Smith met with the board Nov. 23. A four-page letter was sent to the board Dec. 11 detailing the firm’s findings and concerns. Smith ...

Jessica Brionna Baker, 29, Jacksonville, forgery (CCSO warrant); Nathaniel Jacob Beck, 26, Jacksonville, possession of marijuana; Cornellious Bell, 24, Terrell, delivery of marijuana, three counts of manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon (Tarrant Co. warrant); Brooke D Ann Berryhill, 39, Jacksonville, unlawful possession of a firearm by felon, possession of drug paraphernalia (Rusk PD warrant); Ashley C. Glover Bivens, 33, Jacksonville, drivi...