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Even though the school year is over, many talented high school athletes continue to look for a home to play college baseball next season. A few are currently playing baseball for the Sanford Spinners, while others in other sports are also weighing their options.One of them was Lee County’s Kelyce McSwain, who played her freshman season at Lee Christian School and was an NCISAA 1A All-State selection, then moved across town to Lee County High, where she finished her high school career and played a major role in the Lady Jackets’ turnaround.McSwain signed a national letter of intent with Wake…
AAA predicts that Independence Day travelers will set new records nationally and in Florida as the holiday ends this weekend. More than 70.9 million people in the United States are expected to travel 50 miles or more from home. Nearly 4.5 million of them will be Floridians. “The summer travel season is off to a flying start and we expect to set new travel records on the road and in the air during Independence Day week,” said Debbie Haas, vice president of travel for AAA – The Auto Club Group. “There will be 3.5 million more travelers than last year.…
Using the AURA digital photo frame, families can upload a song, picture, prayer, poem or any other type of meaningful personal message that will create the strongest bond and be the most meaningful. Photo credit: Klaus Vedfelt via Getty Images. Participants have until midnight Tuesday (July 9) to submit their entries for McKnight’s Excellence in Tech Awards 2024. Suppliers and vendors of all sizes are eligible to enter – and have won in the past. The 14th annual showcase is an opportunity for skilled nursing, senior living and home care stakeholders to get recognition for all they do well. Describing…
In her latest book, “Estrellas,” Penngrove local author Suzanne Maggio shares the profound experience of her nearly 500-mile solo journey on the Camino de Santiago in Spain. Maggio, also author of “The Cardinal Club” and host of the podcast “From Sparks to Light,” reflects on the beauty and benefits of solo travel. As Maggio approaches his 65th birthday, his story is a testament to the idea that it’s never too late to embark on transformative adventures. Since his Camino de Santiago journey, Maggio has undertaken several other solo hikes, most recently his 19-day trek along the Via Francigena in Italy.…
The Virginia Tech Hokies men’s basketball team will look very different next season. Remember all those transfers in March after the 2023-24 season ended? Some felt the sky was falling for head coach Mike Young, and he should be fired immediately. The truth is much simpler: Welcome to the current era of college sports. After each season, players operate as free agents, selling their services to other teams, while other schools “recruit” veteran players behind the scenes. It’s worse in basketball than in football, because the rosters are much smaller. Virginia Tech wasn’t the only team hit hard this spring.…
BREAKUPBREAKUP, Pezeshkian would win the runoff with 16.3 million votes to Jalili’s 13.5 million, according to reports.Iranian heart surgeon and MP Masoud Pezeshkian, who has vowed to reach out to the West, has won the second round of the presidential election, beating his rival Saeed Jalili, the Interior Ministry said. ” By winning [the] “By a majority of votes cast on Friday, Pezeshkian became the next president of Iran,” the ministry said. The Associated Press (AP) news agency reported that a vote count proposed by authorities gave Pezeshkian the victory with 16.3 million votes to Jalili’s 13.5 million after Friday’s…
Application of the day: Collix Millions of young boys and girls once spent their hard-earned money on a cardboard box.and chewing gum. Inside each of these packages were dreams.I dream of one day being on one of these baseball cards or using them to do many things.money as an adult. Maybe you forgot about those cards tucked away in shoe boxes, orMaybe you’ve tried to find out if you’re sitting on a gold mine only to find out that it’s not easy to get.a “rough” estimate of their value.Thanks to smartphones and imaging technology, all you have to do today…
Family members say Latasha Hymond died after a shooting at a Fourth of July block party on Castleman and Comanche Street in Fort Worth. FORT WORTH, Texas — At the intersection of Castleman and Comanche Street in Fort Worth, spent fireworks are a reminder of what happened on the Fourth of July. “It was fun. It started out good. Everyone was going out and cooking in their backyards,” said Lizbeth, a neighbor. “They started shooting and it just went downhill from there.” The 16-year-old girl was with her family on the porch of their home when they heard rapid gunshots.…
NEW YORK (AP) — It’s been a Republican scare tactic for years.A vote to re-elect President Joe Bidenthe GOP often accuses, is actually a vote for Vice President Kamala HarrisIt is a line of attack sometimes tinged with racist and misogynistic connotations and often with macabre images.But after Biden disappointing performance in last week’s presidential debatethat has prompted Democratic calls for him to step down, what was once seen as a far-right conspiracy — Harris replacing Biden — may now have a chance of coming true. And Republicans, including Donald Trumpintensify their attacks.Trump and his allies have launched new attacks…
Floodwaters broke through a levee in a Wisconsin town during severe thunderstorms Friday, forcing evacuations and road closures, authorities said.A small cluster of thunderstorms slammed into Manawa and the surrounding area Friday morning, dumping more than 5½ inches of rain in about four hours, Kurt Kotenberg, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service office in Green Bay, told the Washington Post.The rains caused flash flooding, and when emergency crews noticed soil erosion near the Manawa Dam, officials began evacuating residents downstream, housing them at the town’s Masonic center and high school. They also evacuated an assisted living facility to a…