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Man who proclaimed all enslaved people were free is buried in Kentucky
WHAS TV11 Louisville· 5 days agoUnited States Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger is the Union leader who read the order in Galveston, Texas,...
A rain-soaked Galveston celebrates Juneteenth
Galveston County Daily News· 5 days agoWet weather didn’t dampen the celebration of freedom Wednesday during the 45th annual Al Edwards Juneteenth Celebration at the 1859 Ashton Villa in ...
Galveston City Council to interview new park board trustee candidates
Galveston County Daily News· 4 days agoThe Galveston Park Board of Trustees, which manages some aspects of island tourism like marketing and beach maintenance, is composed of nine members selected by the city council through an
Juneteenth celebrates just one of the United States’ 20 emancipation days
New Jersey Monitor via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe actual day was June 19, 1865, and it was the Black dockworkers in Galveston, Texas, who first...
Galveston investigating fatal West End balcony collapse
Galveston County Daily News· 7 days agoSusan Farb Morris, 68, of Houston, died at an island hospital Friday afternoon after a fall from her...
Why Galveston’s big Ferris wheel started to disappear this week
Houston Chronicle· 6 days agoVisitors to Galveston Monday afternoon were surprised to see the Galveston Island Historic Pleasure...
Three Galveston County school districts receive $3M to boost teacher pay
Galveston County Daily News· 5 days agoDickinson ISD received $497,000 for 35 teachers, Texas City ISD received $655,269 for 64 teachers and Galveston ISD received $1,841,296 for 100 teachers.
Mapped: Emancipation Proclamation to Juneteenth
Axios· 5 days agoJuneteenth commemorates the day when enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas, learned they were free 2½½ years after the passing of the Emancipation Proclamation ...
Disney announces where its cruise ships will be sailing during late-2025, early-2026
Florida Today via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoThe 4,000-passenger Disney Fantasy will sail out of Port Canaveral on three-, four- and five-night...
Crestview hosts 3rd annual Juneteenth Celebration
WJHG Panama City· 5 days agoCommunities across the nation are celebrating Juneteenth today, marking the anniversary of Union soldiers arriving in Galveston, Texas, with news that...
