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A group of Walker County citizens pray during the National Day of Prayer on Thursday at the Walker County Fairgrounds. Joseph Brown | The Item
U.S. soldiers were fighting in Korea when President Harry S. Truman signed a congressional resolution calling for an annual National Day of Prayer. The purpose was for people to gather in houses of worship to pray for world peace, according to a report from April 17, 1952.
Since 1988 the event has taken place on the first Thursday in May, diligently observed by some and ignored by others. The 70th edition on Thursday was celebrated at the Walker County Fairgrounds after a year wracked by a devastating pandemic, political polarization and turmoil related to racial injustice.
Dec 31, 2020
Thousands of students returned to Huntsville for the first day of classes at Sam Houston State University. Brian Blalock
Almost no place has been spared â and no one.
The virus that first emerged a year ago in Wuhan, China, swept across the world in 2020, leaving havoc in its wake. More than any event in memory, the pandemic has been a global event. On every continent, households have felt its devastation â joblessness and lockdowns, infirmity and death. And an abiding, relentless fear.
The Huntsville Item has followed the virus spread, how it affected our health and livelihoods, the scientific discoveries it inspired and the heated debates it encouraged throughout the year.
Dec 21, 2020
Joseph Brown | The ItemA Confederate statue on the grounds of the Walker County Courthouse has become a topic of debate, with some in the community calling for its removal.Â
The monument honoring âConfederate Patriotsâ that stands outside the Walker County Courthouse in Huntsville wonât be going anywhere.
Monday at their regular meeting, the Walker County Commissioners Court voted unanimously to keep the monument where it is. The move comes after nearly six months of public testimony, where the court has remained mute, until now.
âItâs been a long struggle, but this monument doesnât belong to us ⦠it doesnât belong to this county,â Walker County Judge Danny Pierce said. âWe didnât place it there, someone else did, and like the testimony said this morning, it represents guys that did not think of owning slaves.