More than 11,000 people in Gladwin and Midland Counties were displaced last year due to a historic flood. Now, with the help of United Way of Midland County and long-term flood recovery groups, flood survivors are finally able to put back the pieces.
Koeppen and her small staff of seven and army of 300 volunteers have seen a lot of heartbreak, rescued many babies, and addressed abandonment issues. They also provide education and training to Save Haven providers statewide. One of the group's early successes was to help expand Georgia's Save Haven law, giving moms more time and more options to give up a newborn safely.
A Farmers to Families Food Box program distribution event is from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday in the student parking lot at Crothersville High School, 109 N. Preston St., Crothersville It's open to any household in Crothersville and Vernon Township.
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - Many nonprofits are still facing struggles due to the pandemic, including museums. "Museums all over the world are dealing with the pandemic very seriously," said Andy Wulf, the Albany Museum of Art executive director. "Whether you are a large, medium or small institution, fundraising is probably one of the larger challenges."
A Davenport man is facing charges after he used a box cutter as a weapon to rob two businesses in January and February, Davenport police said. William Robert Smith, 50, of 625 W.
FALL RIVER - B.M.C. Durfee High athletes have mad hops. That is to say, they can jump awfully high. Durfee's new strength and conditioning coach Ed Matanes shared some videos to Twitter recently of athletes Anthony Grannum and Shakira Cadet doing some box jumps.
Apple has regained the top spot as global smartphone leader. The iPhone maker shipped out nearly 80 million devices in the fourth quarter, according to Gartner, surpassing all other smartphone companies including Samsung and Microsoft. It reclaimed that number one spot for the first time since 2016. What's not on top?
Fortnite: Save the World players who purchased random loot boxes when they were available can expect to see 1,000 V-Bucks added to their account in the coming days. The move is part of Epic Games' efforts to settle a class action lawsuit filed against it over loot boxes, as approved by the Superior Court of North Carolina.
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ERLANGER, Ky. (FOX19) - There is another food distribution happening Tuesday in Northern Kentucky. This one offers a box of food to each family full of fresh meat, dairy, vegetables, and fruit. If you need help, all you have to do is show up. The only question asked is how many people are in your family.
"We also included some cereal so you'll be stocked up should you encounter a snowstorm," the Post cereal company wrote in a sweet note to the black-and-white feline Trash Panda will have cereal with his milk, please!
AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Squawk Box, a subscription box for birds, has launched an upgraded website with improved user experience to mark its fifth year in business. Squawk Box was started in 2016 by a bird lover and owner who understood the importance of keeping pet birds entertained, healthy and living in a thriving environment.
Facebook said on Tuesdayit would restore Australian news pages after negotiating changeswith the government to a proposed law that forces tech giants topay for media content displayed on their platforms. Australia's success in staring down Google andFacebook will herald a tougher regime in many other countries.
Recycling newspapers is nothing new. Recycling newspaper coin boxes decorated by local artists as book exchanges - that's a novel idea, a good idea, a way to remind children that not all entertainment originates on a screen. Then, put the brightly colored boxes in parks for convenient access.
There's something wholesome about local businesses coming together to support one another and throughout the pandemic that has happened a lot. From the Small Museum Block Party to local artists par...
SBJ photo by Heather Mosley The Pie Box A retail spot for The Pie Box bakery opened Nov. 16 at 904 N. Main St., Ste. 400, in Nixa. It originated in 2008 as a sister venture of catering company Dining by Design, said Ryan Tiller, who owns both businesses.
There aren't a ton of Android TV boxes on the market - and considering it's nearly impossible to buy a TV that doesn't have Netflix built in, that might not seem like an issue.
BEIJING, Feb. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Maoyan Entertainment ("Maoyan" or "the Company") (Hong Kong: 1896), a leading platform providing innovative Internet-empowered entertainment services in China, announced that China's box office revenue achieved a major milestone for the week-long 2021 Chinese New Year holiday with record-breaking box office revenues of RMB7.822 billion (US$1.206 billion), demonstrating that the country's film market has recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic.
I Support Local Community Journalism Longmont-based coffee roaster Jake Schell, a native of rural Missouri, relocated to Boulder County six years ago after a long stretch in Kansas City. Moving between houses and apartments over the years has made his longtime hobby of playing the drums, which he took up at age six, difficult to keep up.
Avengers: Endgame just had one of its box office records broken by the movie Detective Chinatown 3, and a few different factors played a role. may be the biggest blockbuster of recent memory, but the Marvel Cinematic Universe juggernaut has now had one of its major box office records broken.