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thefranklinnewspost.com | Angela Hill
They have seeds. They have antique furniture. They have bathtubs, sinks, tile, varnish, fixtures and cabinets. And, they have regular shoppers. What the Habitat for Humanity of Franklin County does not have are enough volunteers and funding to build homes on the organization's 11 properties. However, Board of Directors President John Wilson and Vice President Joe Ferrara are working to change that by breathing new life into the store and getting the word out on proposed changes.
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thefranklinnewspost.com | Angela Hill
Booker T. Washington National Monument rangers will host two of their four scheduled Black History Month programs in February: one on "Father of Black History" Carter G. Woodson and a second on life as a slave. Senior Park Ranger Timothy Sims said that when staff returned to work Jan. 27 after the 35-day partial federal government shutdown ended, there was not enough time to prepare the first two. However, the Feb. 16 and Feb.
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thefranklinnewspost.com | Angela Hill
Suzanne Barron had a story in her head for years; a story of time-traveling souls, a 1720s demon, bootlegging, and rampant corruption in the town underneath Fairy Stone Lake. She put off writing it. A full-time nurse for 35 years, she's had little spare time for such pursuits. That is, until July 2010. Barron's husband fell ill and required a heart transplant. Long days and nights at University of Virginia Health System Transplant Clinic left her with the kind of free time no one wants to have.
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thefranklinnewspost.com | Angela Hill
The year was 1968; a pivotal year in U.S. history and in the civil rights struggle for black Americans. Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated in Memphis. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is assassinated in Los Angeles. Arthur Ashe becomes the first black man to win at the U.S. Open. Shirley Chisholm becomes the first black woman elected to U.S. Congress. Black Olympic medalists Tommie Smith and John Carlos are stripped of their medals for raising fists in silent protest of racial discrimination.
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thefranklinnewspost.com | Angela Hill
Whether you saved your allowance for the Dixie Caverns gift shop or you've always admired grandpa's collection of felt pennants, something about small, inexpensive mementos evokes a flood of warm memories. Ferrum College's Blue Ridge Institute and Museum is celebrating the history and evolution of collecting souvenirs in its upcoming exhibit Souvenirs of Virginia: Traveler's Trinkets. Featuring approximately 500 items, the exhibit opens in late May and will run for at least a year.
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This is a heartbreaking, but important read https://t.co/kEI2O8NcyF Also the photographer -- Kiana Hayeri -- is incredible. I was fortunate to meet her last summer at Rencontres d’Arles. Her work takes this article to the next level.
Important project and beautiful photos in @TheStarPhoenix piece. https://t.co/4RcAwRBWem
Thank you to The Star Phoenix for telling the story of the the wonderful people and important learnings coming from the Tipi Teachings Project organized by Reconciliation Saskatoon. https://t.co/Y4RFpIswhS
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