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Why Galveston’s big Ferris wheel started to disappear this week
Houston Chronicle· 5 days agoVisitors to Galveston Monday afternoon were surprised to see the Galveston Island Historic Pleasure...
Houston's Susan Farb Morris dead after Galveston balcony collapse
KRIV via Yahoo News· 5 days agoHOUSTON - A well-known Houston PR leader tragically died after a balcony collapsed in Galveston on...
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 ...
Some say Juneteenth is ‘a day just as important as the Fourth of July’
WFLA via Yahoo News· 4 days agoTAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Celebrating African-American freedom, Juneteenth marks when enslaved people in ...
Black leaders reflect on Juneteenth nearly 160 years after Galveston enslaved were freed
The Hill· 5 days agoAlthough President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation on Jan. 1, 1863, it took...
26-year-old woman charged for stabbing person with machete inside Galveston shelter, police say
ABC13 Houston· 3 days agoA 26-year-old woman is currently in Galveston County Jail after allegedly stabbing someone with a...
The beginners guide to celebrating Juneteenth
KSNT Topeka· 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 ...
Here's how people are celebrating Juneteenth across the country
KTNV Las Vegas· 6 days agoJuneteenth is a national holiday to commemorate the official end of slavery in the United States....
Local sports team the heart of a small town
Galveston County Daily News· 2 days agoGalveston County is a great place for numerous reasons, and, for me, one of the top reasons is no matter which corner of the county you’re in, there’s a close-knit feel that ...
Crowds come out for Augusta’s downtown Juneteenth festival
News 12 Augusta· 4 days agoThe big event in Augusta was Wednesday’s Juneteenth festival in the parking lot of the James Brown...
