Holy Names University, in collaboration with the Oakland PostCommunity Assembly and the Cobb Center, are hosting a virtual Candidate Forum on educational issues with candidates for CA Assembly District #18, the position recently vacated by Rob Bonta. The forum will be held Sunday, June 6 at 2 p.m. To register for the free Zoom […]
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CLARKSVILLE, TN – Retired Deputy Fire Chief Raimon E. “Ray” Williams Jr., who served the citizens of Clarksville for more than 30 years as a firefighter and as a senior leader of Clarksville Fire Rescue, died Friday, April 30. He was 61.
Williams was born at Fort Campbell to Raimon E. Williams Sr. and Alma Jean Williams, while his father was stationed there with the Army. He grew up in Clarksville and graduated from Northwest High School in 1977 and from Middle Tennessee State University in 1982. He served in the Army from 1983-87.
After his Army service, Williams returned to Clarksville and joined the Fire Department in 1987 as a firefighter. He worked his way up as engineer, inspector and fire prevention officer. He was named fire marshal in November 2000, and then promoted to deputy fire chief in August 2016. He retired from Clarksville Fire Rescue in 2019.
Tammy Allison joins the list of candidates for the 6
th Congressional District seat. I didn t ask to run,” Allison said. “The residents and people of District 6 did. I ve been a public servant in the executive branch for my entire career. Stepping up to the plate to answer this call feels like a natural part of my journey to serve others. A first-generation Nigerian-American, Allison has undergone several challenging life obstacles such as childhood sexual abuse, domestic violence, and more but has used that to fuel the very things she fights for politically. Though Allison was born and raised in Texas, she spent more than a decade in Washington D.C. before moving back to Grand Prairie a couple of years ago. She brings her experience under the Obama Administration as a senior attorney and a federal prosecutor for the U.S. Department of Justice to the table. Several Federal District Courts, the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for D.C. are just a few of the other p
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