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This past weekend Eastern Kentuckians lost a prominent Appalachian activist and healthcare pioneer as Pike County native and Floyd County mainstay Eula Hall passed away.
On Saturday, May 8, Eastern Kentucky said goodbye to Eula Hall, as she passed away at her residence. Hall, age 93, of Craynor, widow of McKinley Hall, was born Oct. 29, 1927 in Greasy Creek, Pike County and since, has often been referred to as a âhero,â âlegendâ and many other celebratory adjectives for the trailblazing role she played throughout Eastern Kentucky.
Hall, who founded the Mud Creek Clinic, dedicated her life to helping others, a mission that took her from the picket line on strip mining jobs back in the 1960s to picket lines in Floyd County, when she was working to ensure all students had the right to free and reduced-priced lunches at school. Along the winding back roads of Floyd County, she transported people to and from medical appointments and other places they needed to go. Sh
Galvanized by the murder of George Floyd, hundreds of people attended racial justice demonstrations last year in Moore County.
The local chapter of the NAACP held a vigil for Floyd in downtown Southern Pines, where a throng of masked mourners knelt in silence for nearly nine minutes. That is about how long a former Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee into Floydâs neck before the unarmed Black man perished in front of a convenience store on May 25.
OâLinda Watkins, president of the Moore County NAACP, was delivering food to needy families on Tuesday when she learned that Derek Chauvin, the white officer who killed Floyd, had been found guilty of murder. While pleased with the juryâs verdict, Watkins said she is âa little on edge about the sentencing,â which will not be announced until June.
Policing on two wheels: Fort Myers officers train for new approach
Published: March 3, 2021 5:35 PM EST
Updated: March 3, 2021 5:52 PM EST
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Riding a bike for most people means fun and good exercise, but for bike officers, it means training and another tool to keep citizens safe.
WINK News Safety and Security Specialist Rich Kolko went out Tuesday with the new Fort Myers bike police to see how they train.
Officer Darian Lutz, on the force for a year, is learning a new beat – on two wheels.
“It’s a lot harder than what they make it look like, so I don’t know … I’m ready to eat pavement if I have to,” he said.
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