A look back at 2020 in Jackson County
Few words some perhaps not printable better describe 2020 than “unprecedented.”
From the day coronavirus first made its appearance on the front page of The Tribune on Feb. 20, you’d be hard-pressed to find any story that didn’t contain COVID-19, pandemic or coronavirus on the front page or any inside page for that matter. In fact, there have been more than 1,000 news items containing the word coronavirus and/or COVID-19 this year.
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Poll workers with Brownstown 1 and Brownstown 2 precincts prepare voters to cast their ballots Nov. 3 inside the Jackson County Courthouse in Brownstown.
A CHURCH in Somerset has been recognised for the help it has given to the community during the coronavirus crisis. Street Baptist Church is another group who received a certificate of appreciation from the Glastonbury and Street Lions Club. Dave Hall, and his wife Steph have worked hard throughout the year to provide meals to those in need, with deliveries and a takeaway service. They have also recently offered other items such as bedding, hats, gloves and so on. “The virus is pushing people apart and we do feel a sense of community, but we can give and we can reach people even though we’re supposed to be isolated,” said Mrs Hall.
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Mariah Carey is marking yet another milestone in a life largely spent churning out No. 1s. At 20, Carey scored her first chart-topping hit when “Vision of Love,” her debut single, dominated Billboard’s Hot 100 in August 1990. In 2019 and 2020, Carey set records again with All I Want for Christmas Is You topping the charts years after release. To celebrate, we’re putting each infectious smash in our own (highly subjective) order
1. “Fantasy” (
995, 8 weeks)
“Fantasy” isn’t just the platonic ideal of a Mariah Carey single it’s an all-around perfect song. Built on a squiggling sample borrowed from Tom Tom Club’s 1981 hit “Genius of Love,” the track (co-produced by Carey, Sean “Diddy” Combs, and Dave Hall) hit just hard enough to cement Carey’s hip-hop bona fides but was still bubbly enough for suburban middle-school dances.