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Galveston City Council to interview new park board trustee candidates
Galveston County Daily News· 5 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· 6 days agoThe actual day was June 19, 1865, and it was the Black dockworkers in Galveston, Texas, who first...
Wheeling’s Juneteenth celebration marks a day of freedom and remembrance
WTRF Wheeling· 6 days agoWHEELING, W.V. — June 19 is all about freedom, marking the day when Union soldiers landed in ...
Mapped: Emancipation Proclamation to Juneteenth
Axios· 6 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 ...
Galveston County sheriffs warn of phone scammers
Galveston County Daily News· 4 days agoMultiple callers have complained to deputies that someone is calling around the county telling people they failed to abide by court-issued subpoenas, Maj. Ray Nolen said.
Three Galveston County school districts receive $3M to boost teacher pay
Galveston County Daily News· 6 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.
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Galveston County Daily News· 6 days agoGalveston city worker Sean Kirby checks trash cans along Seawall Boulevard as rain falls,Wednesday, June 19, 2024, in Galveston, Texas
Galveston police have no deadline for embezzlement probe
Galveston County Daily News· 5 days agoSix months after being informed about potential embezzlement from a nonprofit associated with Galveston Beach Patrol, police can't say when the probe will end.
Governor Shapiro joins Juneteenth Jubilee celebration
WHTM via Yahoo News· 6 days agoHARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – Festivities are wrapping up on City Island for Harrisburg’s Juneteenth...
Florence leader talks importance of Juneteenth
WBTW Myrtle Beach via Yahoo News· 6 days agoFLORENCE, S.C. (WBTW) — Juneteenth, a day commemorating the end of slavery in the United States, is being celebrated across the Pee Dee region, including...
