National Day of Prayer organizers get into kerfuffle with commissioners over use of Palatine Park timeswv.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from timeswv.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
There’s $6 million set aside to assist up to 1,000 Anderson County families with missed rent payments during the pandemic, and approximately $500,000 of that has been given out so far.
The Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) is available to certain families to assist with rent and utility payments, and AIM Charities director Kristi King-Brock feels the organization is right on track with the disbursements.
“On Monday, we had 52 applications that had been processed and payments made, King-Brock said last week. We had 68 that were in the queue. More than 600 people have already submitted the pre-application and just haven t finished their application.
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Front left, Ronnie Hampton, Pastor Mark Staples, Brandi Hines, Nancy Bickerstaff and Brad Merrifield. Back, from left, EMCOR furnace installers Chris Magee and Eric Sigley and Pastor Mike Little, of Good Hope Baptist Church in Barrackville, pose in front of the Howard House on Friday.
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FAIRMONT â As a retired bank officer, Nancy Bickerstaff said it was always about giving back. She asked Brad Merrifield, former mayor of Fairmont, how did we get into this mess?
âI know how, you kept saying for two years âyou need to do something with that house,ââ said Merrifield.
Historically Black church honors leaders for their service to others in 2020 timeswv.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from timeswv.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Congresswoman Barbara Jordan broke down barriers for a lasting legacy
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Barbara Jordan with her sisters in 1974: Mrs. Bennie Creswell, left, and Mrs. Rose Mary McGowan, at the Rice HotelCurtis McGee, HC staff / Houston ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Representative Barbara Jordan, D-Texas, joins Democratic persidential nominee Jimmy Carter at the podium after Carter’s acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention in New York City in1976. Jordan’s convention speech was so remarkable, it quickly spawned rumors she might be the vice presidential nominee. Jordan, whose ringing voice and unshakable faith in the Constitution inspired the nation during the Watergate impeachment hearings, died Jan. 17, 1996. She was 59.Associated PressShow MoreShow Less