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Bishop Glenda Curry installed as head of Episcopal Diocese of Alabama Updated Jan 10, 2021; Posted Jan 10, 2021 Bishop Kee Sloan hands the crozier, or bishop's staff, to Bishop Glenda Curry on Jan. 9, 2021 at Cathedral Church of the Advent in Birmingham, Ala. (Photo by Owen Stayner) Facebook Share She succeeds retiring Episcopal Bishop John McKee “Kee” Sloan. The ceremony of investiture was held at Cathedral Church of the Advent, with limited attendance, social distancing and required face masks. Participants gave the sign of peace by bumping elbows. “I want to thank anyone who had an...

My New Orleans 01/08/2021 OPELOUSAS, La (press release) – Kenneth J. Cochran, DSc, RN, FACHE, President & CEO, Opelousas General Health System, has been elected to the Council of Regents, the legislative body of the American College of Healthcare Executives. The Council of Regents serves as the vital link between ACHE and members by approving governance and membership regulations as well as promoting ACHE programs, services and activities within their respective areas. Dr. Cochran will take office March 20, 2021, prior to ACHE’s 64th Congress on Healthcare Leadership. As a Regent, he will...

___ The NBA says its latest round of testing for COVID-19 returned four confirmed positives out of 498 players tested since Dec. 30. Any player who returns a confirmed positive test is isolated until cleared for leaving isolation under rules established by the NBA and its players' union, in accordance with guidance from the Centers for Disease Control. ___ The Seton Hall women's basketball game at No. 3 Connecticut, originally scheduled for Feb. 10, will now be played next Wednesday in Storrs, Connecticut. The Pirates were originally set to play at Creighton on Jan. 13, but that game was post...

Building the Beloved Community After the civil rights movement, John Lewis moved from protest to politics. But he remained optimistic about the Black freedom struggles of the twenty-first century. John Lewis in Selma, Alabama 2015 (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call/Getty Images) His Truth Is Marching On: John Lewis and the Power of Hope by Jon Meacham Random House, 2020, 368 pp. In a group photograph taken at the White House of the speakers at the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, John Lewis stands obscured in the back row. At the time, Lewis was chair...

Gillespie, Frances (LaFayette) Frances Gillespie, 72, of LaFayette, passed away on Tuesday, December 22, 2020. She retired from Roper Corp., and was a caregiver for many years. Frances was a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband of 38 years, Kenny Gillespie; daughter, Angie Sharp; son, Chad (Robin) Eaton; five grandchildren; three great grandchildren; sister, Virginia (Carl “Tooter”) Abercrombie; brothers, Creed (Ann) Young, Jerry Young, and Vester (Vickie) Young; and several nieces and nephews. Graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. ...