Juneteenth, federal holiday
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State offices in West Virginia will be open on Thursday, but county and city offices in the region will be closed for Juneteenth.
All federal employees get a paid day off for the holiday. Juneteenth is also a state holiday in Kentucky, after Gov. Andy Beshear declared it an Executive Branch holiday in 2024. “Juneteenth ...
Juneteenth, the holiday celebrating the official and final end to slavery in America, falls on Thursday, June 19th this year. A Juneteenth organizer in Charleston, Ray Whiting said they wanted people to really get a chance to enjoy the event without the concern of having to work the next day.
Governor Patrick Morrisey says state employees will not have a paid day off for this Thursday’s federal holiday.
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Details for 2nd annual Juneteenth event in P’burg changed. What to know.The celebration was initially planned for June 19, but organizers opted to change the date due to predicted inclement weather.
Juneteenth honors June 19, 1865, when Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas to enforce the emancipation of enslaved African Americans — over two years after the Emancipation Proclamation that freed all enslaved people in the Confederacy.
The Williamsburg area has plenty of events planned to celebrate and commemorate Juneteenth, starting this weekend.
City of Tonawanda Mayor John White has reversed course. The Juneteenth event will still go on this Thursday, but it's voluntary for city employees to attend, and White remains frustrated at the reaction he received.
Juneteenth Bash will be June 21 and June 22 in Spudder Park at Smith and Tulsa streets in Wichita Falls, Crystal LaGale posted on Facebook. Attendees are invited to bring their lawn chairs, grills, tents,
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