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Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Cross High School student awarded prestigious Gates Scholarship
CROSS, S.C. (WCBD) – A Cross High School senior was recently selected to receive the prestigious Gates Scholarship, which is awarded to outstanding students from across the nation. Karmello Jones is headed to the University of South Carolina in the fall, and thanks to the scholarship, the full cost of his attendance is covered. He was one of 750 picked from over 48,000 applicants. 'When you put in the hard work, when you put in the discipline, and you mix it with just a tiny bit of talent, you can get magical things – and that's not just for me, that's for everybody,' he told school district officials after receiving the honor. High school staff believe Jones is the first Gates Scholar in the school's history, but Jones hopes the achievement will inspire more Cross recipients in the future. Over the course of his high school career, Jones has racked up accolades while competing on the school's football, track, soccer, and wrestling teams. He also ranked among the top five for the class of 2025. As for how the scholarship came about, it all started when Principal Tiffany Brown encouraged him to apply. He stayed committed to the application process which includes four steps, paperwork submissions and writing three essays. Jones got the news in April that his hard work and tenacity had paid off. 'I woke up screaming at the top of my lungs,' he told the district. 'I was ecstatic knowing that I got something that I had worked hard for.' Once he starts at South Carolina, Jones plans to double major in sports management and science. His ultimate goal is to work as a sports manager or agent in the major leagues. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
25-04-2025
- Yahoo
Atlanta woman heading to prison, paying $1.7M for defrauding FEMA in $156M hurricane relief contract
An Atlanta woman who was convicted of defrauding the Federal Management Agency on a contract to help with Hurricane Maria relief has learned her fate. Tiffany Brown, 43, was sentenced to 12 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release. She was also ordered to pay more than $1.7 million in restitution. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Brown received a $156 million contract to provide 30 million self-heating meals for Puerto Ricans in the wake of the devastating hurricane in 2017. Federal investigators claimed that she provided only 50,000 meals and none of them were self-heating as promised. A federal grand jury indicted Brown in September on 11 counts of major disaster fraud, 14 counts of wire fraud, one count of theft of government money, and three counts of money laundering. Hurricane Maria decimated Puerto Rico as a category 4 storm in 2017. After FEMA declared it a major disaster, the government agency started to look for vendors to provide over 40 million self-heating meals per week to the island. TRENDING STORIES: Caregiver accused of buying Shein outfits, paying bills with Alzheimer's patient's credit card Fired Cobb County high school basketball coaches get their jobs back 11 arrested, 6 wanted after GA sheriff says they 'fentanyl' around and found out during drug bust FEMA said that Brown submitted a proposal that her company, Tribute Contracting LLC, could assist and provide 10 million meals per day with 210 trucks. Brown's proposal also said the trucks were equipped with the staff and tools needed to make the deliveries, according to investigators. Brown spoke to several national media outlets about the contract's termination as she said that she was a scapegoat for FEMA's process with small business contracts. 'I resent the fact that this is turning into an attack, it's an attack on FEMA using me as a vessel. Please don't use me as a vessel. if you want to attack FEMA or address FEMA's concerns please attack it from a more intelligent perspective instead of it being about me,' Brown told ABC News in 2018. Read the full ABC News report here. [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
