Lane College News

At Tuesday's meeting, trustees of West Tennessee Healthcare approved a $650,000 interest-free loan to the city of Jackson.

The 100 Black Men of West Tennessee, which supports college-bound young men through its 21st Century Scholars program, is celebrating the recent graduations of two participants.

Prominent civil rights lawyer Elaine Ruth Jones has done a lot of things first - she was the first black woman to graduate from the University of Virginia School of Law, the first black person to serve on the Board of Governors of the American Bar Association and the first woman to head the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund.

Prominent civil rights lawyer Elaine Ruth Jones will deliver the commencement address to Lane College summer graduates at 2 p.m. Sunday in the J.F. Lane Health and Physical Education Building, according to a news release.

Zakhele M. Xaba pressed firmly into a mannequin's chest during the CPR/AED Awareness Fair Wednesday.

An historian in Northants is appealing for any information about former Scout master and priest the Rev Dr Tom Dean Smith, who retired to the Pewsey area 50 years ago and died in 1974.

Recent North Side High graduate Ryan House couldn't believe his luck when he was selected as one of five seniors to receive $200. "I thought they had the wrong person," said House, 18.

On behalf of the city of Jackson, the planning and design firm of Looney Ricks Kiss, Architects, and the Jackson Community Redevelopment Agency, issue an invitation to the next public meeting, to be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. May 28 at the library at Tigrett Middle School, 716 Westwood Ave.

Tonya Lewis Lee - a mother, attorney, writer, television producer and co-author of "Please Baby Please" with her husband, Spike Lee - is filming a documentary this week on infant mortality, low-birth weight and premature babies.

Colleges across Bradford district have been given a share of A 83 million to get long-term unemployed people back to work, the Government has announced.

Music is the universal language Mary Shelton of Milan will communicate during her July ministry in Durban, South Africa.

Here are this week's hearts and darts. From the readers: Hearts to the Boys and Girls Club for the wonderful "Woman of the Year" recognition.

Two consultants told the Jackson Community Redevelopment Agency Wednesday that the Lambuth area would be the best place to begin their redevelopment plan in Jackson.

The National Park Service is awarding $2.5 million in federal stimulus money to help preserve the buildings and infrastructure of historically black colleges and universities, the governora s office announced today.

Leaders of historically black colleges say they'll fight a reduction in a federal program they call a financial lifeline at a time of economic distress for the schools and their students.

We are enthusiastic about the long-range plan to turn Jackson Central-Merry High School into a health and science magnet school.

Here are this week's hearts and darts. From the readers: Isaac Lane Technology Magnet Elementary School would like to send hearts to Dr.

Students at Branshaw School, in Keighley, are to grow their own vegetables. Five pupils will be involved in building a raised garden outside their classroom.

Monday, a Madison County grand jury indicted Ledarren Hawkins, 20, on first degree murder and tampering with evidence charges, in the January 28 death of Jerome Ellington, 19.

Dozens of Keighley college students have been given hand-held computers to help with their studies.