“Preserving and Advancing Excellence” Tougaloo College Inauguration Week and 2021 Commencement
“Preserving and Advancing Excellence” Tougaloo College Inauguration Week and 2021 Commencement
By Levell Williams,
Contributing Writer,
Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba at the investiture ceremony of the presidential inauguration of Dr. Carmen J. Walters, 14th president of Tougaloo College (left). Credit: Kathleene Quinn, Tougaloo College Office of Communications and External Relations
It is said that one’s true character shows only when tried with adversity. By that sentiment, Tougaloo College is a place full of people of unmovable character and enduring tenacity. Despite such difficulties as the COVID-19 pandemic and a host of accompanying troubles, Tougaloo celebrated the inauguration of its fourteenth president, Dr. Carmen J. Walters, as well as graduation for the Tenacious Class of 2021.
Jackson water maintenance ignored for years, âand that catches up with you,â governor says Updated: 10:47 AM CDT Apr 30, 2021
City again under boil-water notice Share Updated: 10:47 AM CDT Apr 30, 2021
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Show Transcript VACCINATIONS ARE AVAILABLE.BUT MANY MISSISSIPPIANS JUST DON T WANT THEM. WHEN THE COVID-19 VACCINE FIRST BECAME AVAILABLE IN MISSISSIPPI, THE RUSH TO GET IT OVERWHELMED STATE HEALTH LEADERS. GOVERNOR TATE REEVES ACKNOWLEDGES THAT RUSH IS OVER. A NEW REPORT FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SHOWS 73% OF MISSISSIPPIANS WHO RESPONDED PLAN TO GET THE VACCINE, BUT ONLY ABOUT 25% HAVE GOTTEN IT SO FAR. APPOINTMENTS ARE AVAILABLE AT 400 HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AROUND THE STATE AND AT DRIVE-THRU VACCINATION SITES. BUT BECKER S HOSPITAL REVIEW NOW RANKS MISSISSIPPI 50TH FOR GETTING VACCINES IN ARMS. THE GOVERNOR BELIEVES THE FDA S DECISION TO PAUSE DISTRIBUTION OF THE JOHNSON-AND- JOHNSON VACC
Two seats on the Jackson City Council in wards 4 and 5 will be decided.
Three-term incumbent Councilman Charles Tillman is running to remain on the council in Ward 5. He faces opposition from longtime Jackson resident and political newcomer Vernon Hartley.
The Ward 4 runoff will feature Brian Grizzell, an educator, businessman and ward representative, facing Jacqueline Amos, a member of the county and state Democratic parties.
Both races could be close judging from results of the primary held April 6. All other races, including the mayoral race, will be decided in the general election on June 8.
Polls will be open for ward 4 and 5 voters from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Precinct information can be found on the city of Jackson website.
Jackson police: 6 people are slain in a span of 24 hours
April 19, 2021
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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) Police in Mississippi’s capital city reported a half-dozen homicides in a 24-hour period.
The crimes in Jackson included the shooting deaths of two men near a nightclub early Saturday morning, WAPT-TV reported.
Police are also investigating a triple homicide that happened Friday.
In a statement, Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba expressed sympathy for families of the victims and said that officials “are ever more resolved to find solutions.” Top Picks In Shopping