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Property owner Robert Pierce says he is not responsible for a December party where two...

BRIDGEPORT — One of two men charged for the illegal sale of alcohol in a downtown gathering where two guests were fatally shot and a rookie cop lost her badge has urged police to move beyond the scene of the crime. “I just pray the truth of the story gets out,” Josiah Israel said Thursday. “There’s been a lot of rumors and lies spread about the situation. The more focus needs to be on finding the killers of my two friends.” Israel and associate...

Black Student League improves campus life for minorities April 14, 2021 120 Views Drewnell Thomas and Robert Pierce attended Valdosta State College in 1963, marking the college’s first steps towards integration. Since then, Valdosta State University has changed not only in name but also in its responsibility and sensitivity to the students in attendance. Organizations, like the Black Student League, were created by VSU students to not only help with the transition of life into college but also the transition to life in a predominantly white institution. The Black Student League first form...

jtwhitehouse@tribtoday.com Submitted photo Opera Western Reserve Board member and Dana School of Music student Sierra McCorvey, a Howland High School graduate, performs in “Suor (Sister) Angelica.” A little encouragement was all it took to set Howland High School graduate Sierra McCorvey on her journey of a lifetime. From a high school band member, she rose to become a top local opera talent. McCorvey graduated from Howland in 2009. She recalls her high school music teachers who helped her begin her musical journey. “My music teachers were Anjanette DePoy, Nancy Moore, Craig Raymaley a...

Once home to Robert Pierce Photography, the property sits at 121 S. 11th St. Across Holly Street is located the building home to musical instrument and music lessons business Fanny’s House of Music. Robert Pierce owns the building, having acquired the 0.20-acre property in 1993 for $49,000 from the Metro Development and Housing Agency, according to Metro records. At the time of the purchase, the building was in bad condition, having previously been owned by the late local landlord Carrie Sissom. Of note, Sissom, who ran multiple low-rent boarding houses throughout Nashville's old-school ur...