Cecil Anthony Gray, Sr.
Friday, February 26, 2021
Funeral services for Mr. Cecil Anthony Gray, Sr. will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, February 27, 2021, at Mount Zion Baptist Church in Grambling, with Pastor James Lewis Boatner officiating. Interment will follow at Grambling Memorial Garden.
Visitation will be held from 3 – 5 p.m. Friday, February 26, 2021at Kings Funeral Home in Ruston.
Gray was born July 28, 1951, in Grambling and passed away on February 15, 2021, after a prolonged illness.
He enjoyed a prolific 30-year career as an all-sports coach and classroom teacher that began at I. A. Lewis Elementary School in Ruston and ended at Grambling High School, from which he retired in 2014.
Jacksonville’s LaVilla area was once thriving haven filled with Black-owned businesses
Neighborhood later gained a different reputation, but is now focus of revitalization
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville’s LaVilla neighborhood was once its own city, where African Americans flourished and prospered. But when the area became part of Jacksonville in 1887, it struggled to keep its identity.
LaVilla was considered a safe haven for freed Black residents because many Union soldiers remained in the area after the Civil War and literally protected the community.
LaVilla was nearly wiped out in Jacksonville’s great fire of 1901, but from the ashes rose a part of downtown that eventually would become part of the Black renaissance.
SISD Superintendent Rodney Watson said in a Feb. 19 letter that the decision to delay returning to campus was made to allow community members to recover, while also giving the district time to repair facilities.
Restaurant Report Card: Food service inspection scores December 14-18
Restaurant Report Card: December 14-18
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Here are Middle Georgia’s food service health inspection scores from the Georgia Department of Public Health between Monday, December 14 and Friday, December 18, presented by
red. All scores between 76 and 85 are shown in
orange. All scores between 86-99 are shown in black. All scores of 100 are shown in
green.
Last Inspection Score: 100
Last Inspection Score: 93
Last Inspection Score: 100
Last Inspection Score: 100
Last Inspection Score: 100
Last Inspection Score: 90
Last Inspection Score: 98
Last Inspection Score: 79
Last Inspection Score: 91
Last Inspection Score: 87
Last Inspection Score: 87