PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — Stepping off a boat in a New Hampshire port in 1796, 22-year-old Ona Judge was on the run from the family of President George Washington. Judge, who was born into slavery and served Martha Washington for most of her young life, had slipped away from the president’s official residence when the … Continue reading
BEDFORD, Va. (AP) — Another courtroom showdown is looming in the battle over Sweet Briar College’s planned closure. A Circuit Court judge has scheduled a hearing for Monday on Amherst County attorney Ellen Bowyer’s challenge of the scheduled Aug. 25 shuttering of the private women’s college. The Supreme Court of Virginia sent the matter back … Continue reading
Spartan Echo 