Total Media - Local News Roundtable

Published: June 18, 2020, 1 p.m.

Total Media's James Hamilton is joined by The Telegram News team of Pete Wilson, Phillip Buffington, and Red Tompson to discuss this week's top news stories affecting Jackson and Vinton Counties as well as the rest of Southeastern Ohio. This week's topics include the latest updates on Jackson's Christmas Lights, the Free Ohio rally held in Manpower park last weekend, latest news on the return of schools in the fall, and updates on summer county fairs, festivals, and more. 

In this week's top story The Telegram News team is joined by Terry Qualls, the Co-Founder of Black Lives Matter - Southeastern Ohio. Terry talks about the Black Lives Matter protest that was held last Saturday, June 13 at Jackson's Manpower Park, The Juneteenth Black Lives Matter Protest which is planned to be held Friday, June 19 at the riverfront amphitheater on 2nd Avenue in Gallipolis, as well as his personal experiences living as a black man in southeastern Ohio.