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What's known so far about the search for the missing Titanic submersible

The submersible last headed for the Titanic off the coast of Newfoundland is still missing as of Tuesday morning.

The U.S. Coast Guard is leading the operation with assistance from the Canadian Coast Guard vessel Kopit Hopson 1752 and air search from the Royal Canadian Air Force Aurora aircraft out of 14 Wing Greenwood.

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The passenger submersible operated by OceanGate left St. John's, N.L. on Sunday morning and then lost contact with surface crews one hour and 45 minutes into the expedition.

Time is of the essence in the search due to the 96-hour oxygen supply aboard the vessel.

Here's what we know so far about the missing submersible:

WHO IS ON BOARD?

The submersible is carrying five passengers, including Hamish Harding, a billionaire and explorer, Paul-Henry (PH) Nargeolet, a French explorer, Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman, members of one of Pakistan's prominent families and, according to Reuters, OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush.

"We started steaming from St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada yesterday and are planning to start dive operations around 4am tomorrow morning," Harding wrote on Facebook on Saturday. "The team on the sub has a couple of legendary explorers, some of which have done over 30 dives to the RMS Titanic since the 1980s including PH Nargeolet."

WHAT THE SEARCH LOOKS LIKE

Former U.S. Coast Guard captain Andrew Norris told CTV's Your Morning on Tuesday "time really is the enemy."

"The challenge is finding it… that's going to be difficult enough, but then affecting some sort of rescue," he said. "That indicates the challenge that rescuers will face to do some sort of recovery, even if they do find it."

Search and rescue teams are battling the clock as the oxygen onboard the submersible lasts about 96 hours. Norris indicated there could be emergency oxygen supplies on board as well.

"They would have the normal oxygen supply that we're talking about that is a 96-hour window, but they'd also have — like on a plane if there was a fire or something — they'd have the ability to put on some sort of oxygen breathing device," Norris said.

The U.S. Coast Guard said at a press conference Monday that sonar technology is playing a key role in the search efforts.

If the vessel is found, Norris says, the rescue would be in "very difficult circumstances."

"The Sea State has to allow the deployment of that equipment, they have to and then it has to work kind of perfectly the first time so it's really a challenge," he said.

Beth Penney, a reporter with CTV News affiliate NTV in Newfoundland, told CTV's Your Morning on Tuesday that weather conditions have not been good for search efforts.

"We learned through social media, that this was going to be the only expedition that OceanGate was going to take to the Titanic wreckage this year, and that's because of poor weather conditions in Newfoundland and Labrador," Penney said.

CANADA'S ROLE IN THE SEARCH

The area where the submersible went missing is under U.S. jurisdiction, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, Joyce Murray, told CTV News.

"There is a unified command under the U.S. Coast Guard’s leadership that Canada is playing a very committed role in," she said. "The Canadian Coast Guard is doing everything that we can to help. We have the CCGS John Cabot (that) has sonar and it is headed to the site."

Both the U.S. and Canadian coast guards have teams looking for the submersible and the Royal Canadian Air Force has an aircraft flying above.

"Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) Boston has requested assistance from Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) Halifax in the search of an overdue submarine," a spokesperson from the RCAF told CTVNews.ca in an email. "The submersible has lost communications with its surface vessel located 380NM south of St. John’s N.L."

Kathryn Hallett, a spokesperson from Fisheries and Oceans Canada told CTVNews.ca in an email, "Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) Halifax is providing assistance as required."

Murray says two other Canadian Coast Guard ships are in St. John's ready to port equipment.

When asked if any Canadian facilities came in contact with the submersible Murray initially said she would not "go into details."

"Because this is a hugely emotional issue for those who are doing this work to save the people aboard the submersible and their families, and every effort is being made," she said. "It's an international initiative at this point with assets coming from Great Britain and Germany."

However, Murray confirmed that Canadian facilities are doing "everything in their power" to assist in the search. 

WHY IT COULD HAVE LOST CONTACT

Norris says there are multiple ways for a submersible to lose contact with the surface crew.

"There could have been a catastrophic breach, which would have resulted in an implosion, it could have had some sort of fault that caused it to lose communications and or the ability to lift itself off the seabed," Norris speculated.

Other potential issues include getting caught in debris that can be found along the ocean floor and near the Titanic.

Officials have not confirmed why the submersible lost contact.

WHERE WERE THEY GOING?

OceanGate Inc. is a privately owned U.S.-based company that provides tourism explorations to the deep ocean.

The company's website says the five-person submersible, named Titan, can reach depths of up to 4,000 metres — 7.2 times as tall as the CN Tower.

The Titanic, which sank in 1912, is located about 600 kilometres southeast of Newfoundland in the North Atlantic Ocean. OceanGate expeditions to the wreck cost passengers about C$300,000.

The submersible is made of carbon fibre and titanium and is 6.7 metres long. 

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Sims 4 Bachelor Season 1 Wedding Special

A month after the finale we catch up with the happy couple and all of the other contestants for an extra special wedding episode. See where all 23 eliminated ladies have ended up and most importantly, see our beloved Bachelor Devonte finally tie the knot with his stunning bride Johanna.

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Man removes ankle monitor before stealing over $80K from St. Louis County banks

Man removes ankle monitor before stealing over $80K from St. Louis County banks

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) – A 39-year-old man stole about $87,000 during two robberies at St. Louis County banks in May, police said. Prosecutors charged 39-year-old Walter Hopson, of Florissant, Tuesday with robbery and stealing from a financial institution. He is being held on a $100.000 bond. On May 7, Hopson allegedly threatened a bank clerk at the US Bank on Larimore Road to give him money while���

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CHILDREN’S CHOIR UPDATE: 1/20/2020

01/13/2020

BY JESSE RATCLIFFE

CHILDREN’S CHOIR UPDATE: 1/20/2020

Schedule Ahead:

This Sunday the Children’s choir will lift their voices with the SJES students and the SJ adult choir. The SJEC choristers will make their way to the chancel during the peace and will return to their seats during the Doxology. We’ll have a pre-service rehearsal at 9:40AM in the chancel. See below for a listening link and text (including phonetic Zulu) to practice. Thank you for your support! Sunday’s liturgy will be very special.

Tentative Schedule for Spring 2020

1/26 – We Are Singing for the Lord is Our Light – Hal Hopson

We are singing, for the Lord is our light, we are singing for the Lord is our Light.

See yah hahm buh koo kah nigh nee kwen kohs, See yah hahm buh koo kah nigh nee kwen kohs,

2/16 – Make Me An Instrument of Thy Peace

3/8 – God So Loved the World – John D. Horman

4/5 – Palm Sunday: Hosanna!

4/28 – Last Rehearsal for the spring.

5/3 – Children’s Eucharist: Feed My Lambs – N. Sleeth

Director: Jesse Ratcliffe (music@saintjameswarrenton.org / 540-347-4342)

Rehearsals: Sundays at 11:45AM-12:15PM & Tuesdays at 3:45-4:15PM

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Despite first murder trial of 2021, Mobile courts still operating well below capacity MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) – The Mobile County court system hit a milestone of sorts this week with the first murder trial of the year. Prosecutors welcomed that – along with a robbery conviction Wednesday in a case that carries a mandatory life-without-parole sentence. But the Mobile County District Attorney’s Office said the cases tried since jury trials resumed March 1 have done little to whittle away a backlog of some 10,000 cases. And prosecutors and the judges remain at odds over how fast to return to pre-pandemic norms. “The way that the conditions that we’re forced to try these cases under, we’re just not able to get the volume of jury trials going that we need in order to chip into that backlog that happened during the COVID shutdown,” said Mobile County Chief Assistant District Attorney Keith Blackwood. The murder trial ended with a guilty verdict Tuesday against LaDerrick Hopson. Jurors determined his fatally shot a man in 2018 at a Whistler gas station. Wednesday’s robbery defendant was John Horn, whose conviction brought a mandatory sentence of life in prison without possibility of parole because of seven prior felony conditions. The COVID-19 pandemic has wrought havoc with the court schedule for more than 12 months. Along with the rest of state, Mobile County courts shut down shortly after the virus came to America last year. Trials resumed, with restrictions in September. But with cases surging around the Christmas holidays, Mobile County Presiding Circuit Judge Michael Youngpeter ordered a halt again in January. Since March 1, the court has been holding trials, but only two each week are trying criminal cases. That’s half of normal. And the trial process is more cumbersome. Jurors assemble at the Mobile Civic Center and then come up in groups to be selected for specific trials. During those trials, jurors are spread throughout the courtroom instead of in the jury box. Spectators watch on a video screen from a different courtroom. “It’s just a lot to juggle,” Blackwood said. “And then with the jury at your back, unable to see witnesses’ faces and juries’ faces, it’s really, you know, there’s some hurdles that we have to overcome to try cases under these conditions.” Blackwood said one murder case that was slated for this term had to be postponed after Circuit Judge Ben Brooks realized on Monday that there was an open mic in the jury assembly room where potential jurors had gathered for jury selection. That mic transmitted a conversation between the prosecutor and defense lawyer that only the judge was meant to hear. “All of our argument were being broadcast to the jurors,” he said. Brooks reset the trial for May. It was the third hitch in the trial of Peter Gales, accused of killing his girlfriend in 2017. In the same case last week, one of the jurors on the panel ran into a member of the victim’s family during a break and realized they knew each other. The panel was much smaller because the judge dismissed everyone who watches “The First 48,” a true crime show that featured the case. Youngpeter said he hopes to resume a normal jury schedule – with jurors in the jury box – this fall. In the meantime, he said, the court is adding trials to the schedule in July and August when trials usually go on hiatus. “We specifically limited to criminal cases to try to catch up our criminal backlog, but we feel like we’re making a dent in it, as it is now,” he told FOX10 News. “And we should be – again, the plan is to be full speed ahead by this fall.” Blackwood said the summer trials will help. And he said prosecutors have been able to leverage more guilty please since trials resumed on a limited basis. But he said. “It’s really gonna take some time to get back to a normal backlog,” he said. “I would say two to three years.” Success! An email has been sent to with a link to confirm list signup. Error! There was an error processing your request. All content © 2021, WALA; Mobile, AL. (A Meredith Corporation Station). All Rights Reserved. !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s) if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function()n.callMethod? n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments); if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0'; n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0; t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)(window, document,'script', 'https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js'); fbq('init', '799069027340147'); fbq('track', 'PageView'); Source link Orbem News #capacity #Case #Courts #criminallaw #juror #keithblackwood #Law #michaelyoungpeter #Mobile #mobilecountycourt #Murder #operating #publicandadministrativelaw #trial

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The first doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine are thought to have arrived in the UK, shortly after the regulator said it could be rolled out. The first jabs will be administered by the NHS on Tuesday, according to Chris Hopson, the chief executive of NHS Providers. Of the 40 million shots of the Pfizer vaccine ordered…

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The first doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine are thought to have arrived in the UK, shortly after the regulator said it could be rolled out. The first jabs will be administered by the NHS on Tuesday, according to Chris Hopson, the chief executive of NHS Providers. Of the 40 million shots of the Pfizer vaccine ordered…

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Tuesday and Johanna’s brother swung by as well. 

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CHILDREN’S CHOIR UPDATE: 1/13/2020

01/10/2020

BY JESSE RATCLIFFE

CHILDREN’S CHOIR UPDATE: 1/13/2020

Schedule Ahead:

Normal rehearsals this week : )

Tentative Schedule for Spring 2020

1/26 – We Are Singing for the Lord is Our Light – Hal Hopson (sung with adults and SJES choristers)

2/16 – Make Me An Instrument of Thy Peace

3/8 – God So Loved the World – John D. Horman

4/5 – Palm Sunday: Hosanna!

4/28 – Last Rehearsal for the spring.

5/3 – Children’s Eucharist: Feed My Lambs – N. Sleeth

Director: Jesse Ratcliffe (music@saintjameswarrenton.org / 540-347-4342)

Rehearsals: Sundays at 11:45AM-12:15PM & Tuesdays at 3:45-4:15PM

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Coming up... *Updated*

Tuesday - 2pm start @ miskin venue

*De-Brief - No instruments needed

*Freshers unit session

*6 week update

Wednesday - Friday (Tutorials/Reflection & Evaluation)

Wednesday

10:30 Dylan Cable 11:00 Ashley Colliver 11:30 Noah Hodge 12:00 Calum Flaherty 12:30 Liam Ellis

14:00 Alice Collinson 14:30 Lily Barron 15:00 Alicia Rickard 15:30 Charlotte Cordner

Thursday

10:30 Jacob Painting 11:00 Ethan Balderson  11:30 Emily Wright 12:00 Corinne Cornwell 12:30 William Howard         14:00 Katie Hopson 14:30 Kaelum Stedman  15:00 Jamie Gilham 15:30 Tanya Hills

16:00 Syd Garwood

Friday

10:30 Ciara Williams 11:00 Matthew Carr  11:30 Holly Fowler 12:00 Corinne Riordan 12:30 Alexander Avis

14:00 Holly Taylor 14:30 Sophia Lince 15:00 Patrick Osasughe 15:30 Gurpreet Siani

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March 27, 2019: Obituaries

Alton Prevette, 77

Alton Hiram Prevette, age 77, of North Wilkesboro, passed away Saturday, March 23, 2019 at the Gordon Hospice Home in Statesville. He was born October 27, 1941 in Wilkes County to Mack and Lela Dillard Prevette. Mr. Prevette was a member of North Iredell Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Kenneth Prevette; and sister, Evelyn Prevette.

           Surviving are his wife, Linda Sue Stokes Prevette; daughter, Lori Ann Prevette of Mulberry; step daughter, Natasha Brown and husband Tony of Boonville; step-son, Jonathan Hefner and wife Heather of Bunn; step grandchildren, Hollis Hefner and Jane Hefner; brothers, Sabert Prevette, Don Prevette both of North Wilkesboro, Bryce Prevette and wife Kathleen of Iredell; sisters, Ena Johnson and Lavaughn Johnson both of North Wilkesboro; several nieces and nephews.

           Funeral service will be held 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 27, 2019 at Shady Grove Baptist Church on Windy Gap Road with Rev. Benny Romans and Rev. William Souther officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at Shady Grove Baptist Church from 1:00 until 2:00 on Wednesday, prior to the service. The family has requested no flowers. Memorials may be made to Gordon Hospice, 2341 Simonton Road, Statesville, NC 28625. Miller Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements.

 Sandra Golightly, 57

Ms. Sandra Lenee Golightly, 57, of North Wilkesboro, passed away on Saturday, March 23, 2019.

           Sandra was born on November 22, 1961 in Burke County to Arnold Clark and Sadie Emma Cook Clark Mace.

           Sandra is preceded in death by her parents and brother, Jeffery Clark.

           Sandra  is survived by her son, Heath Carroll of Valdese; sister, Rita Franklin; brothers, Bryan Clark, Rickie Clark and one granddaughter, all of Morganton.

           No services are to be held.

           In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be given to Adams Funeral Home of Wilkes P.O. Box 396 Moravian Falls, NC 28654 to help with final expenses.

           Adams Funeral Home of Wilkes has the honor of serving the Golightly Family.

 Gaye Taylor, 91

Edra Gaye Taylor, age 91, of Millers Creek, passed away Thursday, March 21, 2019 at her home. Mrs. Taylor was born November 4, 1927 in Ashe County, NC to Thurmond and Lula Sheets Dancy. She was preceded in death by her parents and son, Jerry Taylor.

           Funeral services were March 23,   at Miller Funeral Chapel with Rev. Lyn Lambert officiating. Burial followed in Mountlawn Memorial Park.  

           Mrs. Taylor is survived by; her husband, Oscar "Jack" Taylor. One daughter, Lisa Dyer, and husband, Joey, of Millers Creek. One sister, Eula Collins, of Virginia. Also surviving are two grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

           Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to; Wake Forest Baptist Health and Hospice, 126 Executive Dr., Suite  110, Wilkesboro, NC 28697.

           Miller Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements.

 Irene  Huffman 91

Irene Hope Christenbury Huffman passed away at age 91 of March 21, 2019. She lived in Wilkesboro, N.C. for 56 years. She was born on June 29, 1927 in Charlotte, N.C. One of her favorite things to do was playing bridge. Soon after moving to Wilkes County, she joined a bridge club and gained many friends. Her other hobbies included flower arranging, amateur photography, sewing, and crafts of all kinds.

           After graduating high school in 1945 she married Neal Watts Christenbury after the end of WWII and they lived in Raleigh N.C. During those years she worked for The State Department in Raleigh. After moving to Wilkesboro she worked for Henderson's florist as a floral designer and later was a bookkeeper for several companies in town before becoming a manager at Thomas and Howard Wholesale Grocery for almost 10 years. She also worked at Wilkes Developmental Day  School for several years as a part time aide.

           She married Nathan Cleveland Huffman in 1973 and they were married until his death in 2015.

           She was preceded in death by her parents, Troy Andrew Hope and Pearl Magdalene Petrea Hope, her sister Mary Ella Hope Bartlett Moser, and brothers: Norman Andrew Hope and John Henry Hope, as well as her first husband Neal Watts Christenbury

           Mrs. Huffman is survived by three daughters; Joyce Ann Christenbury Anderson of Wilkesboro, Mary Kay Christenbury Ward and husband Timothy Sherrill Ward of Graham, Deborah Hope Christenbury of North Wilkesboro, a son; Larry Neal Christenbury and wife Susan Flynt Christenbury of Wilkesboro, three grandchildren; John Anderson and Evan Anderson both of Wilkesboro and Scott Christenbury and wife Elizabeth Shandley Christenbury of Huntersville and two great grandsons; Everette George and Gray Robert Christenbury.

           The family plans to have a memorial service in celebration of her life Friday, March 29, 2019 2:00 PM at Reins-Sturdivant Chapel with Pastor Kevin Brown officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service at Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home.

           In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Attn: Terry Church 239 Champion/Mt. Pleasant Road Wilkesboro NC 28697, Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation 1004-A O'Reilly Ave. San Francisco, CA 94129 or the American Heart Association PO Box 2361 North Wilkesboro, NC 28659.

  Lake Marley, 93

Mrs. Lake Juanita Marley, age 93 of Wilkesboro passed away Thursday, March 21, 2019 at Wake Forest Baptist-Wilkes Medical Center.

           Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Sunday, March 31, 2019 at Mt. Zion Baptist Church with Pastor Michael Johnson and Pastor Michael Brown officiating.              Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 PM Saturday evening at Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home.

           Mrs. Marley was born January 24, 1926 in Wilkes County to Grady Allen and Loretta Cornelia Benge Greene.  She was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church. She loved babysitting, gospel music, going to church, gardening and loved her farm animals.    

           In addition to her parents,she was preceded in death by her first husband; Walter Walker, three sisters; Ella Mae Crane, Veoria Eller and Deloris Walker and one brother; Ronald Greene.

           She is survived by her husband; Grover Cleveland Marley of the home, eight daughters; Jeanette Dowell and husband Woodie of North Wilkesboro,

Brenda St. John and husband Boyd of Lenoir, Janet Marshall and husband Dale of Lumberton, Glenda Burr and friend Luke of Bay St. Louis, MS, `Robin Blankenship and husband Tim of Ferguson, Becky Parker of Purlear, Pam Marley and Debbie Duarte both of Wilkesboro, four sons; Bruce Walker and wife Debbie Lenoir, Lavin Walker and wife Denise of Roaring River, Clayton Walker and wife Tammy of Granite Falls and Scottie Marley and wife Jennie of Ferguson, nineteen grandchildren and thirty-four great grandchildren. Flowers will be accepted.

  Sidney Tharpe, 66

Mr. Sidney Tharpe, age 66 of Roaring River passed away Thursday, March 21, 2019 in Cobb County, Georgia.

           Funeral services were March 25,   at Rachel Baptist Church with Rev. Brian Wiles and Rev. Earl Dowell officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.        Mr. Tharpe was born August 19, 1952 in Surry County to Sheridan D. and Margaret Dowell Tharpe.  He worked for Century Fire Protection.

           He was preceded in death by his mother.

           He is survived by his fiance'; Judy Sidden of Roaring River, one daughter; Miranda Garris and husband Vee, and one son; Kris Earl Lee Tharpe all of Roaring River, his father Sheridan D. Tharpe of North Wilkesboro, five grandchildren; Clint Garris and wife Samantha, Mary Garris Walker and husband Casey, Seth Tharpe, Luke Tharpe and Madeline Garris, one sister; Donna Bryant and husband Tim and one brother; Timothy Tharpe and wife Debbie all of Roaring River.

                       Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Rachel Baptist Church, 6388 White Plains Road, Roaring River, NC 28669.

  Ruth Frazier, 84

Mrs. Ruth Frazier, 84, of Moravian Falls, passed away on Thursday, March 21, 2019.

           Ruth was born on Tuesday, May 8, 1934 in Wilkes County to Sam Bullis an Omie Prevette Bullis.

           Ruth is preceded in death by her parents and husbands, Melvin Cecil Moore and J. Sherman Frazier.

           Ruth is survived by her sons, Rodney Moore of Stony Point, Anthony Moore of King; grandchildren, Tuesday Moore of Moravian Falls, Brandon Moore of Winston Salem; brothers, Ralph Bullis and wife, Joyce, Hubert Bullis and wife, Jewel all of Moravian Falls, Glenn Bullis and wife, Jean of Wilkesboro.

           No public services are to be held.

           Adams Funeral Home of Wilkes has the honor of serving the Frazier Family.

   Junius Parsons, 56

Mr. Junius "June" Parsons, age 56 of Boomer, passed away Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at his home.

           Funeral services were March 26,   at Thankful Baptist Church with Rev. Ronald Howell officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.  

           Mr. Parsons was born June 30, 1962 in Wilkes County to Sam Parsons, Jr. and Louise Saner Parsons. He was employed by Bernhardt Furniture. Mr. Parsons was a member of Thankful Baptist Church. He loved his children, grandchildren and cooking.

           He was preceded in death by his parents.

           Mr. Parsons is survived by two daughters; Kristena Parsons of Boomer and Jennifer Hopson of Charlotte, four grandchildren; Cassidy, Kynzley, Jaishawn and Payton Parsons, a sister; Josephine Redmond of Moravian Falls and four brothers; Edwin Parsons of Boomer, Sammy Parsons  and wife Denise of MD, Randy Parsons and wife Renee of Hickory and Julius Parsons of Boomer.

           Flowers will be accepted.

 Archie  Blankenship, 89

Archie Hall Blankenship, age 89, of Ferguson, passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at his home. He was born December 27, 1929 in Wilkes

County to Philo Hall and Josephine Gross Blankenship. Archie was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Ferguson. He loved the outdoors and feeding wildlife. He also loved spending time with his grandchildren. Mr. Blankenship was preceded in death by his parents; and brother, Ernest Blankenship.

           Surviving are his sons, Barry Hall Blankenship of Ferguson, Rev. Brian Keith Blankenship and wife Alice of North Wilkesboro, Bobby Dale Blankenship of Ferguson; daughter, Elizabeth Ann Johnson and husband David of Ferguson; grandchildren, Deborah Eller, Tracy Hauser, Brittany Blankenship, Justin Church, Brandon Blankenship, Brenna Blankenship; great grandchildren, Kaylee, Halley, Levi, Leah, Chloe, Weston, Archer, Jackson and Kinsley; brothers, Travis Blankenship of Ferguson, Ralph Blankenship and wife Sandra of Deep Gap; and sisters, Margie Mull of Cedar Lake, Indiana, Shelby Jean Blankenship of Ferguson.

           Funeral service was March 24,  at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Ferguson with Rev. Brian Keith Blankenship officiating.                     Burial  followed in the Church Cemetery.  

           Miller Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements.  

 Gene Wood, 77

Gene Allen Wood, age 77, of Wilkesboro, passed away Monday, March 18, 2019 at Wake Forest Baptist Health-Wilkes Regional. He was born February 15, 1942 in Wilkes County to John Arlen and Ruth Rose Wood. Mr. Wood was a member of Mt. Carmel Baptist Church in Moravian Falls and a truck driver with Estes for 30 years. Mr. Wood was preceded in death by his parents; son, James Randy Brookshire; brothers, Otto Wood and Wayne Wood; and sister-in-law, Ursula Wood.

           Surviving are his wife, Sallie Rosalie Wood of the home; daughter, Teresa Little and husband Bill of Millers Creek; grandchildren, Steven Brookshire of Boomer; sister, Clara Mae Wood of Florida; brother, Jim Wood of Columbia, South Carolina; sister-in-law, Loretta Wood of Florida; aunt, Glenda Wood of Hays; and his dog, Coco.

           Funeral service was March 22, at Mountlawn Memorial Park Mausoleum Chapel with Rev. Larry Broome officiating.         Entombment  followed in Mountlawn Memorial Park Mausoleum.   Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to West End Baptist Church, 3186 West NC Highway 268, Wilkesboro, NC 28697. Miller Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements.

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Coach didn’t run Briles interview past USM leadership first

Amid public outrage over courting the former Baylor coach, Jay Hopson then publicly disagreed with a university statement.

Southern Miss’ mess boils down to this: head coach Jay Hopson wanted to hire former Baylor head coach Art Briles to his staff. His administration did not.

Briles presided over a Baylor program that was mired in years-long sexual assault scandals with multiple players. A timeline of the scandal can be found here.

Monday, the former Baylor head coach interviewed for the Golden Eagles’ offensive coordinator job. As the news spread, the anticipated public response came swiftly.

By Tuesday night, it was clear that Briles did not have administrative support at Southern Miss.

The attempt to hire Briles was conceived and executed solely by Hopson and football staffers, without first broaching the subject with university officials, a source close to Southern Miss confirmed to SB Nation.

A separate source described the situation with a metaphor: “there was not clearance from the tower before they brought [Briles] in for landing.” By Wednesday morning, USM had officially put the kibosh on it in a statement:

We have met with Art Briles regarding a position with the Southern Miss football program. Following that meeting, we informed him that he is not a candidate. The University will have no further comment on the matter.

USM head coach Jay Hopson responded with a statement of his own:

Although I respect the decision of [USM president] Dr. Rodney Bennett, I disagree with it. I am so grateful for the Grace & forgiveness God gives me which allows me to inherit his kingdom, which I do not deserve. I have interviewed Art Briles for an assistant position @ Southern Miss & I believe he is a man who deserves a second chance. He is a man that seemed sincere & humble in his interview & personally he committed no crime.

He may not have acted in the proper protocol, but that would be my JOB at Southern Miss! He was interviewing for an assistant position, even though I believe he will be a Head Coach at a Major Program in the near future. However, I believe he is a man who does love the Lord and deserves a second chance. He was banned from employment in college football for 3yrs and has been punished. I understand both sides have opinions, this is just mine!

This shows football people are often disconnected from the rest of us.

Several other times, Briles has been close to returning to coaching since being fired by Baylor in 2015, but seen the public response force teams to reconsider.

In 2017, a CFL team hired Briles, then quickly reversed course and fired him.

There was his short stint as a guest coach with a Browns, which came with controversy (although former coach Hue Jackson says his tenure was always supposed to be short).

It was announced last summer that Briles would coach an Italian team, with its season starting in March. As of mid-January, the team’s publication was even writing about signing former Baylor players to reunite with him. But his contract with Guelfi Firenze let him explore college options — which he did.

And the American Football Coaches Association invited him to speak in front of thousands of coaches at its annual convention in 2018, only to walk that back.

Briles was a winning football coach, and some football people will value that over the literal crimes he failed to handle properly at Baylor. But it is clear that Briles remains too radioactive to sneak in the back door, and for good reasons.

As for what happens with Hopson and his bosses, that remains to be seen.

What Hopson did could easily be interpreted as subordinate. It’s already blown up in his face because he hasn’t gotten his man. More fallout could come in the aftermath.

Compounding the situation is that Hopson’s wife is being outspoken on Twitter as well.

#secondchances https://t.co/cu35gwkdEb

— Michelle Hopson (@hopsonUSMmrs) February 4, 2019

My husband is the head coach not Art Briles. I trust his integrity and the way he runs his program.

— Michelle Hopson (@hopsonUSMmrs) February 5, 2019

There is not much to gain for publicly blasting your superiors on Twitter after you touched off a PR fiasco in the first place.

Interim AD Jeff Mitchell and Bennett will deal with the aftermath. Briles might get a second chance at some point, but it won’t be at Southern Miss.

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Bay Area political events: Election debriefing, high-rent tour

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Bay Area political events: Election debriefing, high-rent tour

Photo: Craig Kohlruss / Associated Press

Porche Hopson helps raise 50 American and state flags at the Avenue of Flags display in Fresno.

Porche Hopson helps raise 50 American and state flags at the Avenue…

Upcoming political events in the Bay Area.

THURSDAY

Election debriefing: An evening with consultants who ran San Francisco campaigns in this month’s election. $5-$10. 6-8 p.m., 540 Howard St., San Francisco. More information is here.

George Marshall and China: A look at the year after World War II when Gen. George Marshall was in China, trying to help the country build a democracy. Speaker will be Daniel Kurtz-Phelan, executive editor of Foreign Affairs. $7-$20. 6:30-8 p.m., World Affairs Council, 320 Sutter St., Suite 200. More information is here.

SATURDAY

High-rent walking tour: Explores “the role community plays in producing the sky-high rents of San Francisco. The walk turns the anti-community effect of those stratospheric rents on its head by asserting that the whole of land values belong to the community as property tax revenue.” Led by David Giesen. 9 a.m.-noon, starting from the American Youth Hostel, 312 Mason St., San Francisco. More information is here.

McCaskill campaign: Democracy Action will do a phone bank with Missouri Democratic Party’s Coordinated Campaign to identify and mobilize November voters for Sen. Claire McCaskill. 1-4 p.m., 2624 Third St., San Francisco. More information is here.

MONDAY

Women’s political leadership: A forum on “Power and Parity: Women’s Political Leadership.” Speakers include state Controller Betty Yee, state Democratic Party Women’s Caucus chair Christine Pelosi and Debbie Mesloh, president of San Francisco Commission on the Status of Women. 6:30-8 p.m., Cambria Gallery, 1045 Bryant St., San Francisco. More information is here.

TUESDAY

Youth leaders: Young Bay Area activists describe their strategies to try to change policies and attract support in a Commonwealth Club event. Tickets $0-$10. 6:30-7:30 p.m., 110 Embarcadero, San Francisco. More information is here.

JUNE 20

World Refugee Day: The nonprofit 1951 Coffee hosts an event with art, activities and refreshments provided by people who have come to the U.S. through the refugee resettlement program. 6-9 p.m., 2410 Channing Way, Berkeley. More information is here.

Cannabis growers: Updates for cannabis growers on proposed San Francisco tax legislation and cannabis commission, and on labor law. $0-$20. 6-8:30 p.m., 1190 Bryant St., San Francisco. More information is here.

JUNE 22-24

Pink Triangle: Volunteers needed to put together the Pink Triangle on Twin Peaks for Pride Weekend. Outline is installed from 1:30-5:30 p.m. Friday. Installation ceremonies begin at 7 a.m. Saturday, with installation itself starting at 10 a.m. Take-down from 4:30-8 p.m. Sunday. More information is here.

JUNE 23

Supervisor candidate forum: Candidates in San Francisco District 10 — Theo Ellington, Tony Kelly and Shamann Walton — appear in a forum. 10-11:30 a.m., 1275 Minnesota St., San Francisco. More information is here.

Pride town hall: Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Fremont, hosts a town hall on LGBTQ community issues. 1:30-2:30 p.m., UC Santa Cruz’s Silicon Valley Campus, Room 2110, 3175 Bowsers Ave., Santa Clara. RSVP and more information here.

JUNE 24

Pride Sunday service: Vocal activist Melanie DeMore leads a Pride Sunday service at the Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists. Collection plate proceeds will be given to the Oakland LGBTQ Center. 10:30 a.m.-noon, 1924 Cedar St., Berkeley. More information is here.

JUNE 26

Politics and soccer: “How is soccer connected to global politics and what can we learn from this year’s World Cup (being held in Russia)?” World Affairs Council discussion with Martha Saavedra, associate director at the Center for African Studies at UC Berkeley and an expert in the relationship between sport and development. $7-$20. 6:30-8 p.m., 312 Sutter St., Suite 200, San Francisco. More information is here.

JULY 6

Bay Area strikers: Local union members who have gone on strike discuss their experiences and lessons. Hosted by the Freedom Socialist Party. $2-$5. 6:30 p.m., New Valencia Hall, 747 Polk St., San Francisco. More information is here.

To list an event, email tbyrne@sfchronicle.com

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Care home charity warns UK coronavirus deaths could be over 7,000

LONDON - The number of people killed by the coronavirus in Britain's care homes could be as high as 7,500, the sector's main charity warned.

The comments came as the country's overall offfical toll soared by 888 on Saturday (April 18) to 15,464.

Care England, Britain's largest representative body for care homes, said that estimates based on some of the death rates since April 1 suggested up to 7,500 people may have died of the virus.

"Without testing, it is very difficult to give an absolute figure," Martin Green, chief executive of Care England, told The Daily Telegraph.

"However, if we look at some of the death rates since April 1 and compare them with previous years' rates, we estimate a figure of about 7,500 people may have died as a result of Covid-19."

The figure is more than five times higher than the estimate of 1,400 suggested by the government earlier this week.

It is also far in excess of the 217 care home deaths recorded by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) up to April 3, the most recent date for which official data is available.

Britain's official coronavirus toll only includes deaths recorded in hospitals, which can take some days to register fatalities.

The ONS said this week its data suggested that deaths in hospital accounted for around 85 per cent of all coronavirus fatalities in the country.

This figure was calculated by comparing overall excess deaths in the country to the official coronavirus toll.

But the Care England estimate would mean that deaths in hospital account for a far lower proportion of the true total than the ONS data suggested.

"This is a shocking and utterly heartbreaking estimate that will send a chill down the spine of anyone with a loved one living in a care home," said Caroline Abrahams, charity director at the Age UK charity.

"As we have feared for some time, what's going on in care homes - not only here but in many other countries too - is a tragedy in the making."

Care England did not publish the data underlying its estimate, but Health Secretary Matt Hancock told parliament's health and social care committee on Friday that figures would be published "very shortly".

Care home bosses have accused the government of a "shambolic" response to the sector's crisis, particularly over "haphazard" deliveries of personal protective equipment (PPE).

Around 94 per cent of care home beds in Britain are in private hands, with "a large number of them owned by international private companies," according to The Centre for Health and the Public Interest thinktank.

Concern over PPE is not restricted to care homes, with frontline staff in some of Britain's state-run hospitals warning they could run out this weekend.

Chris Hopson, chairman of NHS Providers, said we have "reached the point where national stock of fully fluid repellent gowns and coveralls (is) exhausted".

A leaked Public Health England document revealed health workers are being asked to reuse protective gowns and masks as a "last resort".

The government announced this week that the country would be locked down for at least three more weeks, while Buckingham Palace said on Saturday that Queen Elizabeth II will not celebrate her 94th birthday on Tuesday with a traditional gun salute due.

"There will be no gun salutes. Her Majesty was keen that no special measures were put in place to allow gun salutes as she did not feel it appropriate in the current circumstances," a palace official said.

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And Devonte got himself in a bit of trouble...

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Schedule

You will be in all week next week (Except for Tuesday as usual)

Below is a schedule of when I will be with each group in the Sondheim

Monday 13th

Group 3                           10:00

Jamie Gilham

Tanya Hills

Jacob Painting

Ashley Colliver

Emily Wright

Ciara Williams

Kaelum Stedman

Holly Fowler

Calum Flaherty

Corinne Riordan

Lily Barron

Group 1                           12:00

Corinne Cornwell

Noah Hodge

Matthew Carr

Charlotte Cordner

Alicia Rickard

Liam Ellis

William Howard

Sophia Lince          

Katie Hopson

Alice Collinson

Alexander Avis

Group 2                            15:00

Dylan Cable

Holly Taylor

Imran Khan

Ciaran Fahey

Ethan Balderson

Eddie Williams

Jessica Kung

Gurpreet Saini

Amelia Colins

Yasmin Hamlet-Page

Patrick Osasughe

Wednesday 15th You are all called at 11:00 for a college lecture, then:

14:00 Group 3 in the Sondheim

Thursday

10:00 Group 1 in the Sondheim

14:00 Group 2 in the Sondheim