Community Corner

Five Things for January 26

What's going on around town today.

  • Archbishop Wood's varsity bowling team hosts a match against Conwell-Egan at at 3:45 p.m.
  • Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick (R-8th) said of the State of the Union speech last night, “I join the President this evening in his call for cooperation and pursuit of common sense solutions to the challenges facing our nation.  Several of the proposals the President discussed in his State of the Union address have bipartisan support, and I remain hopeful that we are able to work together to provide relief to the American people.” Read his full statement here.
  • A chance of rain and sleet in the morning then rain after 3 p.m. with a high near 45, according to the National Weather Service.
  • Thousands will attend a public memorial for Joe Paterno on Thursday, a day after mourners lined the streets to watch the hearse carrying the legendary Penn State coach drive through campus to his final resting place, CNN reports. Throngs of students, fans and alumni tossed flowers and wept Wednesday as his funeral procession rolled past Beaver Stadium, where he paced the sidelines for decades.
  • On this day, January 26, 1838, Tennessee enacts the first prohibition law in the United States


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