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What’s open and closed on Juneteenth 2024
RockinghamNow.com, Eden and Reidssville· 5 days agoOn June 19, 1865, Union Army Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger issued General Order No. 3 in Galveston, Texas, proclaiming that enslaved African Americans were...
Galveston Island drowning: 17-year-old swimmer from Louisiana dies
FOX 26 Houston· 2 days agoA 17-year-old drowned after going missing in the water at Galveston Island on Friday afternoon.
LIST: 2024 Juneteenth events in Jackson
WJTV Jackson· 5 days agoJACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – For more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black communities. It marks the day in...
Wichita trio shares details from time filming Food Network’s ‘Great Food Truck Race’
Wichita Eagle via Yahoo News· 31 minutes agoFilming started in January and continued for about seven weeks, Freeman said. The trucks were sent...
Wheeling’s Juneteenth celebration marks a day of freedom and remembrance
WTRF Wheeling· 5 days agoWHEELING, W.V. — June 19 is all about freedom, marking the day when Union soldiers landed in ...
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...
The beginner's guide to celebrating Juneteenth
The News-Times· 6 days agoFor more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black communities. It marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in ...
Three Galveston County school districts receive $3M to boost teacher pay
Galveston County Daily News· 4 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.
Juneteenth celebrates progress US has made, reflects on gaps to be filled
Las Vegas Sun· 5 days agoChrisyah Riddeaux, center, marches along with her fellow cheerleaders in the annual Galveston Juneteenth Parade in Galveston, Texas, ...
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 ...
