Fall River Announces MLK Poster and Essay Contest Winners
Mayor Paul Coogan’s office just announced the winners of the MLK Essay Contest Winners.
After consideration of over 300 entries to the Mayor’s MLK Poster and Essay Contest, the Fall River Diversity Committee has chosen the winners of the contest. Mayor Paul Coogan thanks students and their families for the phenomenal participation in this contest. The winners, listed below, were acknowledged at a small ceremony on Tuesday, February 23.
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Elementary School:
2nd Place: Camila of Viveiros
3rd Place: Khloe of Greene School
Middle School:
2nd Place: Brigid of Saint Staninslaus
by Donald Thompson February 24, 2021 .
Editor’s note: Veteran entrepreneur and investor Donald Thompson is a regular contributor to WRAL TechWire. His columns appear on Wednesdays.
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Jackson Train Station Up For National Historic Recognition
As someone born and raised in Jackson, the train station has always held some major significance. I even, like many of us who grew up in the area, got my senior pictures taken there in high school. However, as iconic as the train station is to Jackson residents, it actually has more historical significance than many of us first realized.
There is already so much history behind the 150-year-old Amtrak station and according to MLive it has long been credited for its role in developing the city’s economy.
Now, though, MLive reports this Black History Month historians in Jackson want to add the iconic train station to the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom, run by the National Park Service.
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