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Aug. 10—As Weld County's only domestic violence shelter, A Woman's Place doesn't often get to highlight its successes due to the confidential nature of its work. The shelter, however, recently earned national attention for its work supporting those in rural communities. DomesticShelters.org granted the 2022 Purple Ribbon Award for Winner for "Rural Initiative of the Year" to A Woman's Place. ...

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Aug. 10—ATHENS, Ga. — Last week, Georgia River Network (GRN) presented the organization's 2022 Water Trail Hero Award to the Flint River Water Trail during the Georgia Governor's Tourism Conference in Athens. Carolyn McKinley from Meriwether County Chamber of Commerce accepted the award on behalf of the entire water trail group. The Flint River Water Trail is part of a statewide network of ...

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Whether or not it was a performance, it’s getting some critical acclaim. Will Packer, who produced this year’s controversial and tumultuous Oscars ceremony, is praising Will Smith’s long-awaited apology last month to Chris Rock for The Slap Heard ‘Round the World. “I love the fact that he’s being so transparent about his process,” the “Girls Trip” producer, 48, told “Entertainment Tonight” in ...

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NEW YORK — Goodbye, gorgeous. Jane Lynch will be taking her final bow as Mrs. Brice in the Broadway production of “Funny Girl” Sunday, nearly a month earlier than planned. The “Glee” alum, 62, was previously slated to leave the show on Sept. 4, but will now step away Sunday due to a previously planned vacation starting Aug. 15, according to the production. She was initially scheduled to return ...

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NEW YORK — The New York Film Festival will celebrate its 60th anniversary this fall with movies featuring big-name stars and ties to the Big Apple. “Tar” starring Cate Blanchett and the Paul Schrader-directed “Master Gardner” help headline the 2022 festival’s 32-movie main slate, which was unveiled Tuesday by the Film at Lincoln Center organization. Organizers had already announced several of ...

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We like Carson Shaw from the moment we meet her. That moment is in 1943, in Lake Valley, Idaho, as Abbi Jacobson’s character in “A League of Their Own” — a largely entertaining series debuting this week on Prime Video — is running for a train, bags in her hands. A mess from a fall, she throws her luggage at a man working on the now-moving train who tells her it’s too late for her to board. ...

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Harford Community College has announced Dakota Smith, who graduated in June from Joppatowne High School, is the first recipient of the Success Journey Scholarship. “As soon as I learned of the Success Journey Scholarship opportunity, I immediately thought of Dakota and that he must apply,” said Joppatowne High School Counselor Nicole Venters. “Dakota meets every requirement of the scholarship ...

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Aug. 9—ALBANY — The Albany State University Educational Talent Search Program has received a grant award of more than $1.3 million from the U.S. Department of Education. The university will receive the grant in payments of $277,375 over the course of five years. ASU will use the funds to provide educational services for both middle and high school students, and students up to age 27 seeking to ...

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Portsmouth will honor hip-hop native Missy Elliott with a boulevard named after her in the city’s new entertainment district. City Council members on Tuesday approved a request to honor the four-time Grammy award winner by permanently renaming a 1-mile stretch along McLean Street the “Missy Elliott Boulevard.” The new name will span from Airline Boulevard to Greenwood Drive, located within the ...

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Aug. 9—Northern Colorado FC goalkeeper Johan Peñaranda earned the USL League One Save of the Month for July. The save came in the July 17 match against Charlotte Independence and gave him a Save of the Week nod. The Hailstorm was up 3-1 and needed Peñaranda to come off the bench after then-starter Thomas Olsen was given two yellow cards and ejected from the game. The second yellow card, which ...