CINCINNATI, OH—Russell E. Hairston, retired from the Department of Trade and Development, City of Cincinnati, Ohio after a distinguished thirty-three years of service as their Housing Division Manager for the Department of Community and Economic Development. Russell started working for the City of Cincinnati as a Development Specialist in 1982 and performed in that capacity […]
PORTSMOUTH, OH — Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Carson announce with great pride the graduation of their son Chase Carson from Portsmouth High School on May 23, 2015. While at PHS he received the Outstanding Algebra Student Award, Most Improved Honor’s English Student Award, Show Choir Award and played three years on the Varsity Tennis Team. […]
LANSING, IL—Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Peterson announce with great pride the graduation of their daughter, Taylor Elizabeth Peterson, from Western Illinois University with a Bachelor of Science in Law Enforcement and Justice Administration with a minor in Homeland Security on December 19, 2015. Taylor will pursue a career in law enforcement and says that she […]
CINCINNATI, OH—Mr. Russell Hairston Jr. graduated from Xavier University, Williams College of Business, Cincinnati, Ohio on May 16, 2015. He is employed with The Kroger Company, Cincinnati, Ohio in the Technology Department as a Business Analyst. Russell Jr. is the son of Julia and Russell Hairston and is the 3rd great grandson of Tate Cornute.
WESTERVILLE, OH—Mr. and Mrs. Steve Johnson announce with great pride the graduation of their daughter, Kara Johnson, from Westerville Central High School on May 23, 2015—Graduated Honors Diploma. While at Westerville Central High School (WCHS), Kara Johnson was a member of Westerville Central’s Academic Varsity Class of 2015, graduating number 5 out of a class […]
BEAUMONT, CA—Eden Aubrey Ramirez, daughter of Erin and Wendy Ramirez and 5th great granddaughter of Tate Cornute, completed her level one ballet this year where she engaged in the basic ballet structure of stretching, barre work, center exercises and Reverence. She learned simple stretches on the floor to develop flexibility, spent time at the barre […]
COLUMBUS, OH—Color Me Excellent award winner Tai A. Cornute serves as Program Coordinator for the Todd Anthony Bell National Resource Center on the African American Male at The Ohio State University. There, some of his responsibilities include: managing the annual and nationally renowned Black Male Retreat for collegiate males, planning an annual fund-raiser Lecture Series […]
COLUMBUS, OH—For many years, Brandon Cornute, 3rd great grandson of Clark Cornute (1845), worked as a telecommunications contractor, but his real interest lay in politics. His wife Mallory and parents (Sheri Cornute and Juan Easley) kept urging him to go back to school and follow his passion and, as Brandon put it, “I finally realized […]
Tate and Clark’s Thanksgiving — 1864 Although Thanksgiving had been around for many years it officially became a federal holiday as declared by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863. Thanksgiving 1864 would usher in the third year of the country’s bloody Civil War and would be remembered in history as President Lincoln’s last as well as […]
PORTSMOUTH, OH—Michael Malone Jr., son of Kathey (Hairston) and Michael Malone and 3rd great grandson of Tate Cornute, played on the Portsmouth High School (PHS) Junior Varsity Basketball Team, #23, as a shooting guard. Michael set a school record by shooting 69% from 3 point range during his sophomore season.
