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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 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
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...
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...
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.
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...
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 ...
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 ...
Galveston police have no deadline for embezzlement probe
Galveston County Daily News· 4 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.
Juneteenth celebrates progress US has made, reflects on gaps to be filled
Las Vegas Sun· 6 days agoChrisyah Riddeaux, center, marches along with her fellow cheerleaders in the annual Galveston Juneteenth Parade in Galveston, Texas, ...
