The newest titles added to Chronicling America include Woman's Chronicle, Arkansas Ladies' Journal, Little Rock Ladies' Journal, Rural and Workman and "Ladies Little Rock Journal", Southern Ladies' Journal, Arkansas State Press, Arkansas Echo, Stuttgart Germania and the De Queen Bee. Newspaper titles that demonstrate the evolving relationship between the economyĪnd the environment, from Arkansas's territorial period from 1819 to the The emphasis on newspaper title selection for this cycle is focused on underrepresented communities including female-owned and operated papers, minority-owned papers, and foreign language papers.Īwarded funding for an additional cycle of the grant. In 2021, ASA was awarded a third grant (2021-2023) to fund an additional 100,000 pages of content. In 2019, ASA was once again awarded a second two-year grant (2019-2021) which added an additional 20 newspaper titles representing 13 Arkansas counties for a total of 199,299 pages added to the Chronicling America website. By the end of the first cycle, ASA had digitized 100,630 pages from 40 newspaper titles representing 15 counties in the state. Zwerner is suing the school system for $40 million, accusing school administrators of gross negligence and of ignoring multiple warnings the day of the shooting that the boy had a gun at school.In 2017, ASA was awarded a two-year grant (2017-2019) to select, duplicate, and digitize historic Arkansas newspapers with a goal of producing 100,000 pages of content for the Chronicling America website. Federal prosecutors have said that neither a trigger lock nor key to such a lock was found during searches of Taylor's home.īoth cases are among the repercussions that followed the shooting, which shook the city of Newport News near the Atlantic Coast. 27.Įllenson has said Taylor believed her gun was secured on a high closet shelf with a trigger lock before the shooting occurred. Prosecutors also agreed to drop a misdemeanor charge of reckless storage of a firearm. In that case, prosecutors agreed to ask for a sentence that falls within state guidelines, which is expected to be no more than six months. Taylor pleaded guilty last month to a separate state charge of felony child neglect. As part of a plea agreement, prosecutors agreed to ask for a sentence of 18 months to 24 months in prison. Prosecutors asked the judge to hold a hearing on their request. Zwerner,” Ellenson told The Associated Press in an emailed statement. As always, we express a continued speedy recovery to Ms. We would ask for compassion and understanding at this time. “Like so many Americans, my client has serious substance abuse issues that are exacerbated by mental health issues. District Judge Mark Davis not to revoke her bond. James Ellenson, one of Taylor's lawyers, told The Virginian-Pilot that he will ask U.S. Attorneys Lisa McKeel and Peter Osyf wrote. “These violations are serious and call into question the defendant’s danger to the community, respect for the law and this Court’s Orders, and gives the United States no faith that the defendant will abide by the terms of her court supervision since her conduct is repeated and not merely one mistake,” Assistant U.S. District Court last week, prosecutors said Taylor tested positive for marijuana and cocaine use, failed to show up for two drug screenings and missed two scheduled drug treatment sessions. Taylor was released on bond pending sentencing on the condition that she refrain from unlawful drug use and possession.
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The boy was 6 when he pulled out his mother's gun in January and fired one shot at Zwerner in a classroom full of students. (AP) - Prosecutors have asked a federal judge to revoke the bond for the mother of a Virginia boy who shot and wounded his first-grade teacher after she allegedly failed multiple drug tests while awaiting sentencing on two felony charges.ĭeja Taylor pleaded guilty in June to having a gun while possessing marijuana and to lying on a federal background check form when she purchased the 9mm handgun her son used to shoot teacher Abigail Zwerner at the Richneck Elementary School in Newport News.
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