Read Across America Day, which was started in 1997, is a nationwide event organized by the National Education Association as a day to celebrate reading with events at schools, libraries and community centers.
Source: Reading across America
About 500 people joined the Women’s March on Washington locally, rallying at McKenzie Park and afterward marching down Harrison Avenue as they advocated for a variety of issues including equal pay for women, keeping Social Security and Medicare intact and protecting LGBT rights.
Source: Hundreds gather, protest at Panama City Women’s March
