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• Vol. 10 • Jan. 19 - Jan. 25, 2023
MY TRUTH By Cheryl Smith
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DeSoto's Brown-Patrick Resigns Seat
From Texas Metro News Staff
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Always a Blessing Sometimes we see what others are going through. Sometimes we don’t. When Candace Wicks retired from Dallas Independent School District, I stopped by to celebrate with her.
In a statement released Wednesday, DeSoto City Manager told City employees that Council Member Kay Brown-Patrick had resigned. “Please be aware that Council Member Kay Brown-Patrick resigned her seat on the City Council at last night’s meeting. The City Council is intending to appoint someone to fill the remaining term for Place 2, which is up for election in May,” the statement read. Councilmembers met Tuesday to address a whistleblower’s claims that Councilwoman Brown-Patrick no longer resides in the district in which she
Hon. Kay Brown-Patrick DeSoto City Council
was elected to serve and during the meeting she tendered her resignation. When the Council came out of executive session, Councilmember Brown-Patrick addressed the Council:
“In considering the executive session that we came out of I wanted to let the public know I am choosing to resign my seat from Place 2 for the sake of my council members and public trust. I do want to state clearly that I still currently do reside in Place 2. I have submitted documentation and statements.” She further stated that the perception and scrutiny of a “recent purchase” figured in her decision and she added support for her fellow councilmembers who she did not want the situation to have a negative impact on. A source close to City government said that officials first heard that the Brown-Patrick
had relocated after receiving a phone call from a person who said that they knew about and had information about the location of the move, which was not in the council member’s district. The source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said that the Council considered the situation in executive session; therefore, the public did not have access either in person or by logging on the Desototexas. gov website or the Government Access Channel 16 on Time Warner and Channel 99 on AT&T Uverse. However the vote to accept Brown-Patrick’s resignation See BROWN-PATRICK RESIGNS, page 2
Over the Counter Abortion Battle of the Bands Pays Off for High School Students Pills Coming Candace Wicks - then
Shortly after I heard devastating news about her health. While I won’t repeat the diagnosis or the many declarations: I will say that prayers were needed because there were some challenging times ahead.
By Joseph Green-Bishop
Texas Metro News Correspondent
CVS and Walgreens will apply to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for licenses to sell abortion pills, according to spokespersons for two of the nation’s largest drug providers. Other retailers that sell prescription drugs are expected to follow them. Representatives from both
companies said that they will pursue authorization to retail a pill named mifepristone, one of two drugs taken together to terminate an unwanted pregnancy. The second drug is misoprostol. Neither company provided a date when mifepristone, which is only used for abortions, will be available for consumers. CVS will seek permission to See OVER THE COUNTER, Page 2
By Sylvia Dunnavant Hines
Texas Metro News Correspondent
The roaring sounds of trombone and drum beating could be heard from miles around as10 high schools from Texas and Louisiana converged on Global Life Field for the 2nd Annual Roland Parrish Battle of the Bands. This Martin Luther King Weekend, thousands of high school students and Historical
GSU’s Dr. Nikole Roebuck
Businessman Roland Parrish
Black College and University (HBCUs) came together as bands showcased their skilled See LOCAL BUSINESSMAN, Page 8
Flowers BEFORE Dying Candace Wicks - now
We’re talking about during pandemic times; however Candace was not diagnosed with the COVID 19 virus. Still, protocols in place made it impossible to see her and discern the extent of her illness/ injuries or pain/suffering. See MY TRUTH, page 3
I WAS JUST THINKING... By Norma Adams-Wade
Are New Year’s resolutions still in order? Mine is a request and suggestion. Could we, please, celebrate each other while we live? I’m
weary of attending funerals of persons I thought I knew well. But after the praise comments begin, I learn more than I could ever have imagined about how great they were. My request and suggestion: Let’s use our birthdays, literally, as our day of celebration – real celebration … like a Kennedy Center Honors Ceremony. You may have
watched the December 4, 2022 CBS broadcast. BIRTHDAY OR OBIT HONORS? As it does each year, the Washington D. C. center presented a star-studded celebration applauding artistic achievers. This year, five artists -- actor George Clooney, singer-songwriter Amy Grant, See FLOWERS BEFORE DYING, Page 2
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