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EURO best: group stage (1992, 1996) Scotland have recorded some memorable victories in EURO qualification, however, the Tartan Army have managed to reach the group stage just twice. Of their two appearances, Craig Browns side came closest to making the knockout phase at EURO 96, when they were a Patrick Kluivert consolation goal away from the quarter-finals. Instead, the Scots were left to curse another hard-luck story, as the Netherlands progressed on goals scored alongside hosts England. Key ...

Deaths are mounting in troubled North American nation of US after a massive winter storm swept the country just a week after the country’s former ruler was acquitted of inciting the storming of parliament buildings during the deadly January 6, Day of Pigs putsch. The unseasonal storm, which has precipitously dropped temperatures in many states in the former secessionist south of the country, affected over 150 million people or nearly half the population, has killed at least 20 in several stat...

A Texas mayor has resigned over controversial social media posts that called his constituents lazy for complaining about power outages, according to a report.

"The City and County, along with power providers or any other service owes you NOTHING!" former Colorado City Mayor Tom Boyd wrote.

Colorado City mayor Tom Boyd ranted on Facebook that he was ‘sick and tired of people looking for a damn handout’

Community Content The Newton Community Pride board elected a new board of directors.  “During these challenging times for the arts and culture community, I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to lean in and help build a stronger organization to answer the call for community programming that can support our village centers, artists and arts and culture nonprofits,” said newly elected board chair Gloria M. Gavris. Joining Gavris as officers of Newton Community Pride are Dinny Starr, former ...

Chris Dillmann/cdillmann@vaildaily.com The longest year. The hardest year. Whatever you want to call it, 2020 has been a year unlike any in our lifetimes, and the impacts from a global public health crisis a century in the making will be lasting. COVID-19 reshaped our world and left us grieving for lives lost, jobs lost and businesses shuttered. Lockdowns and closures of local schools and ski resorts tested our stamina. We kept loved ones at a distance and sacrificed beloved traditions and gath...

Knoxville Biz Ticker: BlueCross Foundation providing $250,000 to Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee The Knoxville News-Sentinel 12/30/2020 Knoxville News Sentinel BlueCross Foundation providing $250,000 to Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Foundation is giving $250,000 to Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee to help meet the needs of community members affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. This gift ...

Foundation public relations director Tom Boyd said the youth services are critical. “When the schools were closed, that didn’t mean we could just go home,” Boyd said. “We were more needed than ever before.” A student struggling with math or reading in class may need even more help when learning remotely. The foundation’s Magic Book Bus — which brings reading resources to kids in under-served neighborhoods and offers educational resources to kids about to enter kindergarten — cou...

Knoxville Biz Ticker: BlueCross Foundation providing $250,000 to Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee The Knoxville News-Sentinel 12/30/2020 Knoxville News Sentinel BlueCross Foundation providing $250,000 to Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Foundation is giving $250,000 to Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee to help meet the needs of community members affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. This gift ...