The first Black mayor of a tiny Alabama town overwhelmingly won election this week, four years after he says White residents locked him out of the town hall and refused to let him serve. Incumbent Mayor Patrick Braxton was elected as the mayor of Newbern, winning 66 votes to his opponent’s 26, according to results posted by the town. His …
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The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management and Department of Health confirmed detections of West Nile virus in Johnston, East Providence and Cranston. Officials said other samples collected across the state showed no signs of EEE or additional West Nile virus. The sample was collected on Aug. 18. The state’s risk for West Nile virus is now high. Source link
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With over 825 miles of sandy beaches, Florida’s reputation as the perfect summer holiday destination has always been considered unshakeable. But this year, some business owners along the coast say the typical summer boom failed to materialize. “Spring Break, really never happened for us, and then the summer swing, never happened for us,” says Kirsten Smail, a marine educator for …
Read More »Republicans slashed food aid. Grocers in small towns and rural areas are taking the hit. Politico Dane Co. nonprofits brace for potential SNAP cuts in Southern Wisconsin WMTV 15 NEWS Federal spending plan to bring changes to SNAP benefits NEWS10 ABC SNAP will soon cost states millions of dollars more. What does that mean for food access? WPR Cuts from Washington could leave some …
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Simon Jack, Business editor, and Huw Thomas, Business correspondent for BBC Wales BBC Ryan Davies worked at the Port Talbot steelworks for 33 years and from his very first day, he heard rumours that the plant was on the verge of closing. Whispers would spread among his colleagues about new ownership and redundancies. Usually, they weren’t true. “You took it …
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