Seeking to reassure African Americans that the COVID-19 vaccinations are safe, the White House COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force united with the Black Press to spread the word.
During National Travel and Tourism Week, May 2-8, cities across the United States are promoting the best their communities have to offer to increase visitations to local attractions, events, and businesses.
The push for tourism is crucial as cities across the country attempt to bounce back after more than a year of decreased travels and public outings.
The COVID-19 pandemic has “devasted all of Louisiana,” said Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser.
The Louisiana Office of Tourism and the Shreveport Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau is focused on rebuilding the local economy and tourism and hospitality industries.
“Travel and tourism is a huge impact on our economy,” said Stacy Brown, president of SBCTB. “It is one of the best ways we can come back from COVID and one of the quickest ways.”
Who will replace Tyree Gillespie at Mizzou?
Gillespie didn’t get the credit he deserved as a deep safety for Mizzou. Now that he’s gone, who will come in to replace him?
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Two star recruits aren’t expected to come in and contribute right away. And they almost never start by their second year on campus. Both happened for Tyree Gillespie in his time at Missouri.
The former 2-star safety out of Ocala, Florida contributed right away on special teams and took over as the Tigers’ starting free safety midway through his second year on campus. His 2019 season was impressive, but his best work came early in his first game of 2020, against Alabama.
Clarksville Now
CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – The Clarksville-Montgomery County School Board voted Tuesday evening to approve the County Commission’s requests and separate the pending school year budget amendment into two parts so the county can vote on each.
This comes after the commission voted April 12 to reject the 2021-22 school year budget amendment back to CMCSS, citing disagreement with a proposed $60,000 raise for Director of Schools Millard House.
Fumbled meeting
There was a lot of uncertainty about what the votes were actually regarding, with several members asking what the votes were pertaining to, and board attorney Mark Nolan having to step in several times.
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