Taught the world about the power of reconciliation. This as his country and the world prepare to honor one of the nations greatest leaders. Saturday, september 7th, 2013. From nbc news, this is a special edition of today with lester holt live from south africa, and erica hill live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Reporter good morning. Welcome to today on this saturday morning. Im lester holt in south africa. Im erica hill here in studio 1a with jenna wolf and diagonally diagonally. We are happy youre back. I didnt want to come back unless a big news day. You were waiting for the big day. Lefter is going to be with us from south africa as we cover what shais happening in south africa. Jenna, welcome. Behind me is the mandela house. The house that he lived from in the mid 40s until the early 60s. It is now a museum in this sprawling township near johannesburg, south africa. A lot of people celebratinging his life and people breaking out in dance and songs and drums and show you more
Good evening. In london last night they chose to wait until the end of the premiere of the film long walk to freedom, the story of Nelson Mandela, before breaking the news to the audience that Nelson Mandela had died. It brought a stunned reaction from the crowd which included Prince William and his wife kate. The evening had been hosted by two of Nelson Mandelas daughters. And while the entire world knew this day was coming and the life of this 95yearold man has come to an end, it marks the passing of a giant of the modern era, a transformative figure who play adieu neek role in world history. Nelson mandela has now started a tenday journey home to his ancestral homeland as World Leaders and citizens alike prepare to say farewell. Our chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel is outside mandelas home in johannesburg tonight. Richard, good evening. Reporter good evening, brian. The wall of flowers and tributes in front of the home where mandela died just about 24 hours ago is growing.
With the starting of a new year Pontotoc County Supervisors moved to have Ernie Wright be president of the board while Brad Ward is Vice President.
Allen Bain was appointed to step into the dual role as the E-911 coordinator as well as the Emergency Management Director.
Other appointments include Phil Tutor as the board attorney, Comptrollers and deputy chancery clerks are Cathy Purdon and Magie Patrick, other deputy chancery clerks include Brenda Farr, Chris Washington, Angela Shettles and Hunter Fooshee, Board secretary is Angela Shettles while Ricky Ferguson is the human resource officer, inventory control clerk, assistant purchasing clerk, county administrator as well as the law librarian.