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April 18, 2023

National News:

Oklahoma county leaders caught on audio talking about killing reporters and complaining they can no longer lynch Black people

“I am both appalled and disheartened to hear of the horrid comments made by officials in McCurtain County,” Gov. Kevin Stitt said.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/oklahoma-county-leaders-caught-audio-talking-killing-reporters-complai-rcna80055

‘Racial component’ in shooting of Ralph Yarl who went to wrong house, prosecutor says

Authorities say the investigation into the shooting of Ralph Yarl, a Black teenager who went to the wrong house to pick up his younger brothers, includes questions about whether race played a role.

https://apnews.com/article/kansas-city-black-teen-shooting-9602deefd974b9b91220aaa8a94f25c7

State News:

Where does the Tennessee House Speaker actually live?

Last week, Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton (R) led the charge to expel two members of the Tennessee House, Justin Jones (D) and Justin Pearson (D). Jones and Pearson were expelled for expressing solidarity with protesters in the House gallery who were calling on the legislature to take action after a mass shooting left six people, including three children, dead. (Sexton also voted to expel Representative Gloria Johnson (D), but she retained her seat.) According to Sexton, Jones and Pearson were expelled for breaking "

https://open.substack.com/pub/popularinformation/p/where-does-the-tennessee-house-speaker?r=2cuzj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Local News:

The Gem Players open their 30th season with Horton Foote’s

heartwarming and touching drama, The Trip to Bountiful. Show

dates are April 28, 29, May 4, 5, 6 at 7:30 p.m. and April 30 and

May 7 at 2:30 p.m. at the Historic Gem Theater in Etowah. Tickets for adults and youth are $15.

The U.T. Extension will be at AgCentral Co-op Friday, April

21st for a Pressure Canner Gauge Testing Day from 1 to 3 pm. It

is free and everyone is welcome.

The Good Faith Clinic will be open April 25th

at 3 p.m. for refills and at 3:30 p.m. for doctor visits. The GFC is for residents

of McMinn and Meigs Counties that are under the age of 65 and

have no health insurance.

The Arts:

Bill Freeman is Southern Progressive Newsletter

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