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After the verdict was read in the murder case of George Floyd, Greenvilleâs Will Hobdy said that he saw it as a possible step forward, in improving race relations in America.
On Tuesday, a Minnapolis jury found former police office Derek Chauvin guilty of three charges, including two for the murder of Floyd. For activists, like Hobdy, who is president of the Greenville Branch of the NAACP, it was a moment that will not soon be forgotten.
âWhen I watched it [the reading of the verdict] on the news, it just seemed to me that justice worked,â said Greenville NAACP Branch President Will Hobdy.
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Mar 13, 2021
Hunt County Judge Bobby Stovall addresses the audience seated in the Texan Theater Friday for the âState Of The Cityâ and âState of the Countyâ addresses during the Greenville Chamber of Commerce Quarterly Luncheon.
City of Greenville and Hunt County leaders told a crowd inside the Texan Theater Friday that the local governments were able to deal with the effects of COVID-19 and then a major winter storm and come out strong.
âI see a rapidly growing city as a place to live, grow and prosper,â said Greenville Mayor David Dreiling, who along with Hunt County Judge Bobby Stovall were the guest speakers for the âState Of The Cityâ and âState of the Countyâ addresses during the Greenville Chamber of Commerce Quarterly Luncheon.
Feb 7, 2021
A public hearing which had been scheduled Monday concerning the creation of a proposed Emergency Services District has been canceled. file photo
A public hearing concerning the proposed creation of an Emergency Services District, also referred to as an ESD, in Hunt County which had been planned for Monday evening has been canceled.
The hearing is now expected to be set later this year and as such, it means a vote on the measure wonât take place before the November elections at the earliest.
The hearing was being hosted by the Hunt County Commissioners Court and was scheduled inside Greenville Municipal Auditorium, 2821 Washington Street.
Hunt County continues to show spikes in the number of new COVID-19 cases, with 80 more patients reported Thursday night and another death attributed to the virus.