Former Medic Becomes Town’s First Black Mayor

PHILADELPHIA, Miss. — A 53 year old Pentecostal preacher and leading paramedic has just been elected mayor of the American town where he was born and brought up.

Nothing surprising about that you might think – except that James Young is the first black mayor of a town infamous for its racist past.

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AL Fire College Donates Ambulance to Pickens County

Pickens County, which has faced financial difficulties in maintaining emergency medical services, is receiving a donated ambulance from the Alabama Fire College.

Debate Heats Up Over Who Should Handle Richmond (VA) 911 Calls

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