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City of South Fulton Fire Captain Andrea Hall, 47, is making her way from George to Washington, DC on January 20 to recite the Pledge of Allegiance at Joe Biden‘s presidential inauguration. Andrea, a trailblazing firefighter, the first Black female fire captain in her town’s history, says she’s “humbled” and “honored” to bring the country together with the pledge. Here’s what else you need to know about her:

She’s the nation’s youngest poet laureate. She’s received awards from College Women of the Year and the Webbys. And now, Amanda Gorman can add inauguration poet to her resume. Amanda, 22, was picked by incoming first lady, Dr. Jill Biden, to join the likes of Maya Angelou (her hero) and Robert Frost by reading a poem at the 2021 inauguration. Here’s five things you need to know about Amanda and her incredible work:

President Donald Trump, 74, has pardoned Death Row Records co-founder Michael “Harry O” Harris, 59, on the last day of his presidency. The pardon comes after a secret campaign by Michael’s friend, Snoop Dogg, 49, according to Daily Mail. The former drug kingpin has been behind bars for attempted murder and cocaine trafficking for 32 years and was set to be released from a California federal prison on Tuesday.

Yolanda Adams, 59, lent her beautiful voice to the national COVID-19 memorial held at Washington D.C.’s Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Jan. 19. Four-hundred lights were lit around the pool in honor of the 400,000 lives lost in the pandemic, and although it was a somber event, Yolanda’s performance of “Hallelujah” uplifted countless souls across America as viewers tuned in to the event attended by Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, a day before Inauguration Day.

It’s a nice day for a white (house) wedding. Tiffany Trump, outgoing President Donald Trump‘s youngest daughter, 27, announced that she is engaged to her boyfriend of two years, Michael Boulos. Tiffany broke the news on Instagram with a beautiful photo of herself and her husband-to-be, 23, standing in a corridor outside the White House, a diamond ring sparkling on her left hand.

Gone too soon. Harry Brant, son of publisher Peter M. Brant and supermodel Stephanie Seymour, died of an accidental drug overdose at age 24 on Sunday, January 17.

Stephanie Seymour is in mourning following the death of her beloved son, 24-year-old Harry Brant. The legendary model and actress, 52, has yet to publicly comment on her son’s tragic death, after he died of an accidental drug overdose. The family has, however, issued an emotional statement in the wake of their devastating loss.

Stephanie Seymour, 52, and Peter Brant Sr.’s youngest son, Harry Brant, has died. Harry’s family released a heartbreaking statement announcing Harry’s sad death at the age of 24 on Jan. 18. He was found dead the day before on Jan. 17.

Time will tell if Rachael Kirkconnell is The One for Bachelor Matt James, but the season 25 contestant has at least one thing in common with the lead — both had never been in love before arriving at Nemacolin Resort in Pennsylvania.

Spotted: Serena P. stealing Matt James’ heart? Serena Pitt is one of the women competing on season 25 of The Bachelor in 2021.

Life in the spotlight! Katie Price is no stranger to the limelight, breaking into the modeling scene when she was 17, under the pseudonym, Jordan.

Tom Girardi is not your typical Househusband. Bravo fans met the high-profile lawyer when Erika Jayne joined the cast of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills during season 6 in 2015, but it quickly became clear that he wasn’t going to have a major role on the series.

A tough journey. Natalie Anderson was a front-runner during her first season of The Challenge, but she had to leave during the Wednesday, January 13, episode, after learning she was pregnant.

Survivor: Palau star Angie Jakusz has sadly died after a battle with cancer at just 40-years-old. The tragic news was confirmed via an obituary published by her family via Louisiana news site Nola.com, noting that she died on Friday, January 8, 2021.

Klete Keller may not be a household name, but he’s probably one of the most accomplished people to so far be identified and charged among the Donald Trump supporters who breached the U.S. Capitol on Jan.

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO), an ardent guns rights supporter who has relentlessly fought with her Democratic colleagues, is now calling out House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Capitol Police for preventing her from bringing her handgun onto the House floor. Her objection comes just six days after insurrectionists made their way into the same building in an attempt to harm her and her colleagues. Here’s five things you should know about the 34-year-old congresswoman:

After fans began wondering if celebrity makeup artist Hrush Achemyan was pregnant, she posted a video to end the speculation and explain the real reason behind the swelling in her stomach. The 33-year-old revealed that she had recently been diagnosed with stage 1 ovarian cancer. Hrush made the video to share her story, and also urge women to get regular checkups with their OB-GYN.

The future Mrs. James? Sarah Trott is one of the women competing for Matt James’ heart on season 25 of The Bachelor.

The girl in the green dress! Bri Springs scores the first one-on-one date with Matt James during the Monday, January 11, episode of The Bachelor.

Taking over the spotlight! Phoebe Dynevor is one of many breakout stars of Netflix’s Bridgerton, but the role wasn’t her first foray into the acting world.