LAS VEGAS (AP) — Declaring Las Vegas a “cowboy town,” dozens of riders on horseback have traditionally kicked off the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo by galloping into the arena and then lining up their horses side by side as the riders tip their hats to cheers.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Local officials in Florida’s capital city have voted to sell a cityowned golf course built on top of the graves of enslaved people to a oncesegregated country club, despite vocal opposition from local residents and historians.
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A special meeting of the Clinton Regional Hospital Authority was held Thursday to discuss a request of funds from the City of Clinton as well as the instatement of a lease between the hospital and Western Plains Family Medicine. After some discussion of where the finances sit and what costs could be reduced, the authority reached an agreement to ask the City for $300,000, in the hopes this will tide the hospital over until REH funds start and income from other claims begin to flow.
The Clinton West OK Co-Op held a ceremony Thursday afternoon at The Social event center announcing the groundbreaking of the new “Hub City Gateway” Route 66 sign project, with the help of funding through state centennial grants.
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