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Yahoo
6 days ago
- Sport
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Clark Atlanta University mourns death of athletics trailblazer
Clark Atlanta University is mourning the death of Raymond 'Tweet' Williams, a trailblazer of CAU athletics, who died on Monday at age 99. His connection to the school goes all the way back to the age of 11, at what was then known as Clark College in Southwest Atlanta. 'When they started to practice for football, I would go up there to watch them. So, they decided that since I was there every day, they made me into the water boy,' Raymond told Channel 2's Berndt Petersen last year. In the 1940s, he made the team and decades later was named the first Athletic Director at what is now Clark Atlanta University. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] He also spent time as a coach, assistant principal, and principal for various schools in the Atlanta Public School system. Raymond said he got the nickname 'Tweet' back in the day as a student athlete. He said he had skinny bird legs, so teammates called him 'Tweet Tweet' and everybody called him that from then on. Atlanta City Councilmember Byron Amos shared the following statement after Williams' death: 'Atlanta is mourning the loss of a man who was not only a Hall of Fame athlete in his own right, but also a mentor to generations of youth athletes across the city. As a fellow graduate of Booker T. Washington High School and a Clark Atlanta University alumna, Williams used his All-American and All-SIAC honoree athletic talent and skills to give back to his community. He established Clark Atlanta Athletic Booster Association and became a successful football coach at Clark Atlanta University, Turner High School, Frederick Douglass High School, and Northside High School. His career as an athletic educator and coach has made him an invaluable mentor to Atlanta's youth athletes.' TRENDING STORIES: Secret Service agents uncover dozens of card skimmers at GA businesses Car speeding away from traffic stop slams into apartment building, injuring woman inside GBI releases photo of suspected gunman in CDC attack [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
North Wales Chronicle
13-06-2025
- North Wales Chronicle
Banned driver jailed after high-speed pursuit through Bangor
Raymond Williams, 29, of Tan y Bryn Road, appeared before Caernarfon Magistrates Court on June 3, charged with offences including driving dangerously and without due care and attention, while disqualified and uninsured, failing to stop, and non-compliance with a red light. Just before 5pm on January 12, a police officer was on mobile patrol on Garth Road, Bangor when his attention was drawn to a vehicle travelling at speed along Glynne Road. The officer followed the vehicle – a silver Alfa Romeo - onto Sackville Road when an attempt was made to stop the driver. Williams continued to drive, increasing in speed travelling onto High Street. He drove through a red light at the junction of Farrar Road and continued at speeds in excess of 60mph, overtaking several vehicles on Caernarfon Road before negotiating the Tesco roundabout the wrong way. Then, he entered onto the A4086 travelling contra before crossing the central carriageway up the eastbound on-slip onto the A55. Williams then attempted to turn right at the top of the on slip to travel westbound on the eastbound carriageway of the A55 and the officer took evasive action and made tactical contact with the vehicle to bring it to a stop. He pleaded guilty to his charges and was sentenced to a year's imprisonment, and a driving ban for five years and three months. PC Robert Williams, of North Wales Police's Roads Crime Unit, said: 'Williams' driving that evening was completely reckless and could have easily caused a serious, if not fatal incident. 'We know that disqualified and uninsured drivers like Williams pose a risk to other road users, both for causing serious collisions and in causing higher premiums for us all. 'We regularly carry out patrols and are determined to catch offenders, so we are pleased that a dangerous driver has been taken off the roads and is now paying the consequences by serving a custodial sentence.'
Yahoo
28-05-2025
- Business
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Permian Basin Area Foundation awards $1.7 million to area nonprofits
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) – The Permian Basin Area Foundation has awarded $1,743,900 to 31 nonprofit organizations serving West Texans during its spring community grant cycle. Grants Officer Raymond Williams stated, 'West Texas is fortunate to have a nonprofit community that serves so much of our population across such a vast area. We are humbled not just by their great work, but by the many donors that make this work possible for generations to come.' Grants were made to the following organizations: Basin Theatre Works Bynum School Casa de Amigos of Midland, Inc. CASA of West Texas Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute Community Children's Clinic Family Promise of Midland Fix West Texas Friendship House Greater Ideal Family Life Center Marathon Primary Care Service, Inc. Midland Athletic Syndicate, Inc. Midland Baptist Crisis Center Midland Habitat for Humanity Midland Historical Society Mission Center Adult Day Service Odessa Arts One Accord for Kids Opportunity Tribe PermiaCare Permian Basin Be the Change Permian Basin Honor Flight Permian Basin Mission Center Pink the Basin, Inc. Reagan County Historical Society Share Teen FLOW Youth Ministry The Field's Edge The Recording Library of West Texas The Springboard Center Upton County Historical Society The Permian Basin Area Foundation facilitates two community grant cycles each year. Fall grant applications are due on October 1, 2025. Visit to review application procedures and to apply. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
28-05-2025
- Business
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Permian Basin Area Foundation awards $1.7 million in spring grant cycle
May 28—MIDLAND — Permian Basin Area Foundation has awarded $1,743,900 to 31 to nonprofit organizations serving West Texans during its spring community grant cycle. Grants Officer Raymond Williams stated in a news release, "West Texas is fortunate to have a nonprofit community that serves so much of our population across such a vast area. We are humbled not just by their great work, but by the many donors that make this work possible for generations to come." Grants were made to the following organizations: — Basin Theatre Works — Bynum School — Casa de Amigos of Midland, Inc. — CASA of West Texas — Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute — Community Children's Clinic — Family Promise of Midland — Fix West Texas — Friendship House — Greater Ideal Family Life Center — Marathon Primary Care Service, Inc. — Midland Athletic Syndicate, Inc. — Midland Baptist Crisis Center — Midland Habitat for Humanity — Midland Historical Society — Mission Center Adult Day Service — Odessa Arts — One Accord for Kids — Opportunity Tribe — PermiaCare — Permian Basin Be the Change — Permian Basin Honor Flight — Permian Basin Mission Center — Pink the Basin, Inc. — Reagan County Historical Society — Share — Teen FLOW Youth Ministry — The Field's Edge — The Recording Library of West Texas — The Springboard Center — Upton County Historical Society Permian Basin Area Foundation facilitates two community grant cycles each year. Fall grant applications are due on October 1, 2025. Visit to review application procedures and to apply.
Yahoo
28-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Permian Basin Area Foundation awards $1.7 million in spring grant cycle
May 28—MIDLAND — Permian Basin Area Foundation has awarded $1,743,900 to 31 to nonprofit organizations serving West Texans during its spring community grant cycle. Grants Officer Raymond Williams stated in a news release, "West Texas is fortunate to have a nonprofit community that serves so much of our population across such a vast area. We are humbled not just by their great work, but by the many donors that make this work possible for generations to come." Grants were made to the following organizations: — Basin Theatre Works — Bynum School — Casa de Amigos of Midland, Inc. — CASA of West Texas — Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute — Community Children's Clinic — Family Promise of Midland — Fix West Texas — Friendship House — Greater Ideal Family Life Center — Marathon Primary Care Service, Inc. — Midland Athletic Syndicate, Inc. — Midland Baptist Crisis Center — Midland Habitat for Humanity — Midland Historical Society — Mission Center Adult Day Service — Odessa Arts — One Accord for Kids — Opportunity Tribe — PermiaCare — Permian Basin Be the Change — Permian Basin Honor Flight — Permian Basin Mission Center — Pink the Basin, Inc. — Reagan County Historical Society — Share — Teen FLOW Youth Ministry — The Field's Edge — The Recording Library of West Texas — The Springboard Center — Upton County Historical Society Permian Basin Area Foundation facilitates two community grant cycles each year. Fall grant applications are due on October 1, 2025. Visit to review application procedures and to apply.
