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Juneteenth: Where to celebrate in the Historic Triangle
There are plenty of ways to celebrate Juneteenth in the Historic Triangle starting today and into next week. The holiday commemorates June 19, 1865 — the day that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned of their freedom two and a half years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed enslaved people in Southern states. President Joe Biden made Juneteenth a federal holiday in 2021.
HTRFA Enters Interim Agreement for Live Performance Venue
The Historic Triangle Recreational Facilities Authority voted unanimously on Wednesday, June 12, 2024, to approve an interim agreement with MEB General Contractors Inc. to design a live performance venue on property in the City of Williamsburg. The HTRFA is a regional entity established by the City of Williamsburg, James City...
Building a bigger table for Juneteenth
Juneteenth kicks off this weekend with the Juneteenth Freedom Fest, held at Freedom Park and presented by the York-James City-Williamsburg chapter of the NAACP and James City County Parks and Recreation. It’s one of more than a dozen community events organized in conjunction with the Juneteenth Community Consortium, a group of local organizations that came together to “build a bigger table” to educate, commemorate and celebrate the end of slavery.
Va. man sentenced to 12 years for robbing mail carriers, stealing mail as part of bank fraud scheme
A Virginia man on Tuesday was sentenced to 12 years in prison for his role in a scheme to rob U.S. Postal Service mail carriers at gunpoint and take special keys used to access USPS collection mailboxes in order to obtain checks and sensitive financial information and use them to commit fraud, court records show.
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