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Gray makes good as city's first black police chief
tkleffman@amnews.comTony Gray was 27 years old, still milling about his hometown with an uncertain future, when fate came calling in the form of three men carrying credentials of Danville officialdom. Gray, then a part-time employee of the city’s Parks and...Tags: College Baseball, High School Sports, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Trampoline Gymnastics, Basketball
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List of applicants for Danville police chief narrowed
smojica@amnews.comFour Danville city employees met Monday and narrowed down the applicant pool for the vacant police chief position to seven finalists, Interim City Manager Ron Scott told the City Commission at Monday’s meeting. Scott, Fire Chief Woody Ball, City... -
News Briefs for April 13
LCHS to present ‘Grease’ Lincoln County High School will present the musical “Grease” 7 p.m. today and Saturday in Stuart Underwood Auditorium. “Grease” by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey premiered on Broadway in 1972...
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NAACP endorses Gray for Danville police chief
dbrock@amnews.comA local civil rights group is calling for the city of Danville to forego an outside search for its next police chief and make Interim Chief Tony Gray's job permanent. In a letter addressed to Mayor Bernie Hunstad and the City Commission, local NAACP...Tags: Basketball, Sports, Justice and Rights, Civil Rights, Crime, Law and Justice
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Stanley Jordan jazzed to bring his guitar to town
jbrummett@schurz.comStanley Jordan pauses briefly when asked to describe the Stanley Jordan Trio’s sound. “Oh boy,” he says. “Well, you know, I think it’s mostly jazz music but with a rock energy. We have a lot of fun. It’s a little bit...Tags: Music, Culture, Carlos Santana, Jazz (genre), John Coltrane
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MLK Day speaker urges people to ensure rights are not lost
dbrock@amnews.comSeveral hundred people gathered Monday at First Baptist Church, Second and Walnut streets, for the annual singing and commemoration honoring the late civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and many also participated in a march through downtown...Tags: Clark Atlanta University, Martin Luther King Jr., Justice and Rights, Justice and Rights, Occupy Wall Street
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Danville march to honor MLK's legacy
dbrock@amnews.comOrganizers expect the return of what had become a traditional march through downtown Danville in honor of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday will draw more people after a year off. As usual, the commemorative celebration will be held on the day...Tags: Juvenile Delinquency, Eastern Kentucky University, Religion and Belief, Minority Groups, Martin Luther King Jr.
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Bulletin Board for Aug. 14, 2011
Deadline for submitting information to the Bulletin Board is noon Thursday. There is no charge for this service. Items run as space permits. Mail information to The Advocate-Messenger, P.O. Box 149, Danville, Ky. 40423- fax to (859) 236-9566- or call 236-...Tags: Retirement, High School Sports, Teachers, Down Syndrome, Breast Cancer
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Obituary: James Charles Grey
James Charles “Pap” Grey, 90, of Danville, Ky., husband of Martha P. Grey, departed this life to be at home with the Lord on Sept. 2, 2011, at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center after a prolonged illness. He was the son of the late...Tags: U.S. Army
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Bulletin Board for Sept. 18, 2011
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Monday — South Bragg Street, Perryville, 11-11:10 a.m.; Third Street, Perryville, 11:15-11:30 a.m.; Old Mitchellsburg Road, noon-12:15 p.m.; Shut-ins (two stops), 12:20-12:35 p.m.; Hwy. 37, 12:45-1:30 p.m.; Noscoe Road (two stops), 1:30-...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Chicken, Breads, Civil Unrest, Clubs and Associations
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News briefs for Aug. 3
Grant applications available in Lancaster
City of Lancaster community grant applications for the fiscal year 2011-2012 are now available at city hall or by e-mailing Councilwoman Maggie Mick at margaretmorrismick@gmail.com. Applications are due Oct. 1....Tags: Emily Bronte, Clubs and Associations, Georgetown, Elections, Tea Party Movement
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NAACP investigating hiring practices in Mercer schools
dbrock@amnews.comHARRODSBURG — The head of the local chapter of the NAACP says the group will investigate minority hiring practices in the Mercer County school district. In a letter sent last week to Mercer County Elementary School Principal Jennifer Meadows, the...Tags: Minority Groups, African Americans, Employers, Career and Workplace
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