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Yahoo
5 days ago
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Lassen National Forest welcomes new supervisor
The Lassen National Forest welcomes new Forest Supervisor Rick Hopson to the north state. Hopson joins the Lassen National Forest after serving as deputy director of the Ecosystem Management staff within the Pacific Southwest Region of the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service. Prior to being deputy director, Hopson worked as a district ranger on the Eldorado National Forest, Regional Hydrologist in the Intermountain Region, and in various hydrologist roles across the Pacific Southwest Region, including the Sierra and Inyo National Forests and the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit. In 2020 he served as the acting director of Grants and Agreements, in 2023 as acting director of Ecosystem Management, and last winter as Acting Forest Supervisor on the Plumas National Forest. 'I am honored to serve the American public, as the Lassen National Forest's new supervisor,' Hopson said. 'In my twenty-eight years of public service, I have learned to value partners, local and tribal governments, interested parties and others to help guide and implement the work we do. It is my belief that through thoughtful active forest management we can promote healthy and fire resilient forests, while protecting the cultural, tribal and natural resources on Lassen National Forest lands.' He has a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Minnesota and a Master of Science degree in Forest Hydrology from Oregon State University. 'I look forward to learning more about my new community, and how I can become involved to continue to build relationships and support our partnerships for the critical work we do together,' Hopson added 'Along with the hardworking and dedicated staff here on the Lassen National Forest, I offer to you my commitment to serve to the best of my ability the communities and public that rely on our sustainable, multi-use management of these public lands.'
BBC News
04-05-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Darlington dancer returns to stage 40 years on
A former professional dancer has come out of retirement to return to the stage that inspired him to take up his career almost 40 years ago. Geoff Hopson, 53, from Stockton, returns to Darlington's Hippodrome on 16 May to play the King in a ballet production of Snow venue, formerly known as Darlington Civic Theatre, is where Mr Hopson first discovered his passion for dance at the age of an international career, Mr Hopson said he was "excited" to return to the stage where it all began. He said he was inspired to become a dancer after seeing an all-male cast in a Gang of Five production at the Hopson, who retired after an injury when he was 34, said: "When I saw the five male dancers perform in Darlington all those years ago, they were everything I wanted to be."They were athletic, powerful, graceful – I saw what they were capable of and knew it was what I wanted to do."I didn't even tell my mother I was studying to be a dancer until I was in my second year of training, so I definitely didn't come from that sort of theatrical, performing background." He said his return to Darlington was made even more special by the fact that the role was choreographed especially for him by balletLORENT's artistic director, Liv retiring, Mr Hopson went into teaching, lecturing at Teesside, Northumbria and Sunderland universities and delivering workshops in primary said: "I came out of retirement because I love everything about this show – it's clever and funny and smart and sad."I was incredibly lucky to find my passion in life and I don't know what I'd have done without it." Follow BBC Tees on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
Yahoo
02-05-2025
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Meridian man sentenced for machinegun possession at football game
LAUDERDALE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – A Meridian man was sentenced after he brought a handgun with a 'switch' to a football game at Meridian High School. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, Demetriz Romelo Hopson, 25, was sentenced to 27 months in prison for possession of a machinegun. Pedestrian dies after being struck by multiple vehicles in Jackson Court documents stated that Hopson was found by law enforcement officers in possession of a Glock 9mm handgun that had been equipped with a machinegun conversion device or 'switch' while he was attending a football game on the campus of Meridian High School. Hopson pled guilty to the charged conduct on January 8, 2025. The ATF investigated the case with assistance from the Meridian Schools Police Department. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
15-04-2025
- Entertainment
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Author, pilot Carole Hopson headlines Delta Memorial Endowment Fund luncheon
Even before Carole Hopson was born, she knew she wanted to fly. 'When you're coming through the little embryo conveyor belt, somebody puts pixie dust in your ear … and you just can't get it out your whole life,' she said. That pixie dust sparked in Hopson at a young age a sense of curiosity, adventure and travel. The wanderlust was stoked by her grandmother, Lorene, who lined her home's stairwell windowsill with little cappuccino cups of places she visited — nearly every state. That wanderlust stayed with Hopson as an adult — and changed her career trajectory. After a 20-plus-year career in journalism and corporate America, Hopson went to flight school. She earned her pilot's license at age 50 and now pilots Boeing 737s as a United Airlines captain. "I've got the best office in the sky," she said. Hopson also has written a book about her inspiration to fly — aviatrix Bessie Coleman. 'A Pair of Wings" recounts the life story of Coleman, the first American to earn a civilian pilot's license, a few years before Amelia Earhart. Hopson will be the keynote speaker at the Delta Memorial Endowment Fund's 47th Literary Luncheon, at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, April 26, at Saint Kate - The Arts Hotel, 139 E. Kilbourn Ave. The annual event raises funds for college scholarships while highlighting Black authors. Hopson's debut novel is historical fiction that distills the last decade of Coleman's life and how the dawn of aviation awakens her desire to fly. Encountering resistance, Coleman travels to Europe, where she learns to fly from French and German WWI combat pilots. She returns to the U.S. on barnstorming tours, doing aerial tricks across the country, determined to dispel doubters and haters. "I had to know who this person was," Hopson said. "And it took me 12 years to write this book." Many people, she said, don't know Coleman's story. 'She was long before World War II," Hopson said. "She was two years before Amelia, 20 years before the Tuskegee Airmen and 50 years before 'Hidden Figures.' She was badass. Why don't we know about her?" Like Coleman, Hopson took an unconventional path to become a pilot. Her husband gifted her flying lessons after learning about her desire to fly. At 30, Hopson took lessons with people 10 years her junior. She flew through flight school in eight months and became a flight trainer to accumulate flight hours. Then 9/11 happened. Hopson paused her aviation career to raise two children. After a 14-year hiatus, she became a pilot for ExpressJet in 2016 at 54 and a United captain at 58. Hopson wants women attending the Delta event to be inspired by her story as much as Coleman's. Both knew they wanted to fly but had to overcome obstacles — racism, sexism or ageism — to achieve their dreams. Hopson said people often asked if she was afraid to give up a six-figure corporate salary for a job making $16 an hour to achieve her dream. 'I was much more afraid to say, 'Oh my goodness. I never got to do what I wanted to do.' That, to me, was much more frightening,' Hopson said. 'I wanted to fly.' She's helping other women fly, too, through her Jet Black Foundation, which aims to send 100 African American women to flight school by 2035. Hopson is among a long line of notable Black authors to address the Delta luncheon. Since 1977, the event has hosted authors from Maya Angelou and science fiction writer Tananarive Due to screenwriter and TV producer Attica Locke, of 'Empire' fame and LGBTQ+ novelist E. Lynn Harris. 'We've had some heavy hitters over the years,' Dr. Theopa Christine Tolbert, president of the Delta Memorial Endowment Fund, said. Tolbert praised Hopson's book, saying it doesn't read like a debut. 'Carole Hopson did her homework,' she said. Hopson's story is empowering, said Rayven Peterson, fund vice president and luncheon co-chair. Most people, she said, are afraid to change careers in mid-life to pursue a passion. Tickets for the event are $100, available online at and include a copy of 'A Pair of Wings.' The DMEF works in partnership with the Milwaukee Alumna Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. This year, the sorority will award $20,000 in scholarships. Since its inception, it has awarded more than $300,000 in aid. Unlike most scholarship funds, the money goes directly to students, not their school. Students can use it to pay for more than room and board, like for books, a laptop or dorm-room items. 'We are very intentional about that,' Peterson said. 'The kids still need things to get there (to college) and, a lot of times, that's a barrier and will keep a lot of them from going to school. ... 'We're working with young people that really have financial need.' La Risa Lynch is a community affairs reporter for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Email her at llynch@ This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Author, pilot Carole Hopson headlines Milwaukee scholarship event
Yahoo
30-03-2025
- Politics
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Mississippi House does not show for conference talks
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – All bills in conference were supposed to be filed by Saturday evening, and any bills not filed by the deadline have died. Mississippi Senate lawmakers showed up to the State Capitol on March 29 to make sure conference reports were filed. They said House lawmakers did not show up, and they needed them at the State Capitol. 'We'll have a special session, and tens of thousands of dollars will be spent because they took the weekend off,' said Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann (R-Miss.). The other option would be to file a suspension resolution, which some senators said they don't support. Senate Appropriations Chairman Briggs Hopson III (R-District 23) said additional work couldn't be done because the House docket room is closed. They have to file appropriation bills in both the House and Senate docket rooms. Mississippi governor signs income tax elimination bill 'Unfortunately, we just ran into a roadblock yesterday (Friday). The House was going home, and we couldn't get conference reports filed. And so, that's where we are right now,' Hopson stated. After the Senate convened on the floor Saturday morning, Hopson met with some senators to discuss conference reports on Senate-originated bills. He said they're more than 100 bills that have to be handled, including bills that will impact the state's budget for 2026. 'That process normally starts about five or six days before we conclude. And this year, the House was unwilling to meet with us until Thursday. So, it just didn't leave us enough time to get all the appropriations bills finished,' said Hopson. There are other issued that couldn't be addressed without participation from the House. 'Child Protective Services didn't get there. Their deficit appropriation, the contracts for education teachers are trying to be signed now. We can't sign up teachers for next year because they don't know how much they're going to get paid,' said Hosemann. WJTV 12 News reached out to House Speaker Jason White's (R-Miss.) office for a comment. He said in part, 'In January 2025, I communicated the House position concerning an orderly and transparent appropriations process… The House will reconvene on Monday at 1:00 p.m. If the Senate wishes to engage in an open and transparent process, the House stands ready work and there is plenty of time to conclude our business.' Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
