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July 15, 2021
JACKSON, Tenn. Thursday, board members with the Jackson-Madison County School System held their monthly board meeting, discussing important plans for students and staff for the upcoming school year.
JMCSS Superintendent Dr. Marlon King said in a news conference that for the upcoming school year, students will now have the option to wear a mask.
“Masks right now are going to be an optional requirement, based on individual’s tolerance around safety. Some parents are probably in support of masks,” King said.
King says they will continue to monitor COVID-19 cases and requirements from the state ahead of the first day of school on Aug. 2.
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Leadership Lackawanna’s Team Keystone is hosting a Happy Hour “Drive Thru” event to raise funds and supplies for the Keystone Mission’s new outreach van.
The event will be held this Wednesday, May 26, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Hilton Hotel and Conference Center in downtown Scranton at 100 Adams Avenue. A $10 donation provides attendees with admittance to the Happy Hour, consisting of light fare and two drink tickets per person.
The public is also invited to “Drive Thru” the Hilton entrance and deliver needed items right into the outreach van. Currently, the team is soliciting donations of: socks; backpacks and duffle bags; short and long-sleeve t-shirts; small tents; bottled water; coffee gift cards; jeans; shorts; sneakers; and soft snacks.
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Recently, Netflix released ‘Clash’, a film by multiple award-winning film director and producer, Pascal Atuma. The film boasting a star-studded cast drawn from Nollywood, Hollywood, and other film industries, explores the complexities of multicultural relationships.
It focuses on a young Nigerian who for many years lived a lie with a misconception that his uncle was his biological father.
The movieâs storyline also reflects a broad spectrum of experience and nationalities. âEven though it is an African story, it is a family story that connects globally,â said the director Atuma.
âIt is a story that has to do with the struggle of a young man whose father died when he was very little and the mum married the uncle. He has grown up thinking that the uncle is his biological father, only for him to find out in Canada, during his graduation, when his uncle came over, that the uncle was not his real biological father. The family had him live a lie f
A new film titled ‘Clash’, directed by Canadian-Nigerian multiple award-winning film director/producer, Pascal Atuma was yesterday, released by American movie streaming company, Netflix.