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Thousands of protesters gathered in Jena, Louisiana, Thursday to show support for the “Jena 6,” six black teens charged in the beating of a white classmate.
Tour buses were pulled over to the side of Louisiana Route 49 more than 20 miles from Jena as authorities in the town of 3,000 people controlled […]
We might have dodged Hurricane Dean, but the south is still suffering. Here’s the latest…
“Two more persons in Memphis, Tennessee, were killed by the two-week heat wave, bringing the number of heat wave victims in Southeast and Midwest of the United Sates to at least 49, according to media reports Monday.
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“Packing 125 mph winds, Hurricane Dean hits Fort de France, Martinique, early Friday.”
I vacationed in Martinique a few years ago and I’m really worried about this tiny island. It simply will have a VERY hard time dealing with these weather conditions. Already, they are reporting landslides and I’m not in the least surprised. […]
Just found this little tidbit in the Port Charlotte Sun Newspaper.
“An orange tarantula with venomous fangs was rescued today after its owner said he could no longer care for it.
This is the kind of spider that nightmares are made of,” said Roy Gross, chief of the Suffolk County Society for the Prevention of […]
I’m keeping my eye on this one. We still have 105 days left until the end of the hurricane season, and this tropical storm isn’t looking so good at the moment.
“Tropical Storm Dean, continues to move quickly west in the Atlantic.
Dean is forecast to become a hurricane by Thursday night or early Friday, and […]
“Cities simmered with triple-digit temperatures Monday, toppling records in a heat wave blamed for deaths in at least five states.Thermometers hit over 100 degrees in parts of Alabama, Arkansas, Texas, Nebraska, Kansas and the western tip of Tennessee, where Memphis hit a record 105 degrees, the National Weather Service said.”
And it couldn’t […]
If you thought that the manufacturing of moonshine was something from the distant past in the south, you would be wrong. Apparently it is still a popular pastime.
Four charged in North Georgia moonshine case
One of the men charged in a federal moonshine bust said Saturday he’s quit drinking the high-octane, illegal […]
I can remember getting ready to go back to school and how exciting it was to stock up on a new wardrobe. Unfortunately, in those days, we weren’t treated to sales tax holidays, so we really missed out. But you can take full advantage of the offerings. I was amazed to see just how many […]
Just thought that I would see what is happening in Virginia. Here’s the latest!
Virginia Tech to reopen building where 30 people and gunman died, minus classrooms
Virginia Wines Wow the Brits
Virginia’s 2007 Smallmouth Bass Forecast
Experience the “Magical History Tours” of Fairfax County Virginia and beyond this summer
Visit Virginia’s Juneteenth Celebrations for a Weekend […]
“In North Carolina, global warming isn’t a future worry. It’s already lapping ashore.
Nags Head Mayor Renee Cahoon sees all the proof of climate change she needs at the end of Old Oregon Inlet Road. The street once led to rows of oceanfront houses. Now it ends suddenly in bulldozed piles of sand.
Some beach erosion occurs […]
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Written by Apryl Chapman Thomas [email] for b5media.
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