Graci McGillicuddy read a newspaper article in 1986 about a 18-month-old Charlotte County baby who died from abuse by her mother and stepfather. Her body was left in a bag outside of a hospital. Shaken by the brutality, the Sarasota resident soon made ending child abuse and supporting the rights of vulnerable children her life’s mission. […]
A Hall of Fame football coach who once guided Kingfisher High School to a state championship had his teaching license suspended on Thursday, pending a revocation hearing, by a state Board of Education that ― after months of little action ― has begun aggressively acting on licensing issues. Jeff Myers and one of his former […]
Agricultural organizations and previous recipients of the Agricultural Hall of Fame and Ag-Industry awards have selected the 2024 recipients of the awards. Nominations are solicited from interested ag-related organizations and businesses as well as former recipients of both awards. Each organization or individual may submit two nominees for Hall of Fame, which may include those […]
The current chair of the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board, the superintendent of Lawton Public Schools and a former vice chair of the Comanche Nation are in the 2024 class for the Oklahoma Educators Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony for Robert Franklin, Kevin Hime and Cornel Pewewardy will be Nov. 1 at Oklahoma City […]
This video image shows the car of Hall of Fame drag racer John Force blowing up as it crossed the finish line Sunday, June 23, 2024, during the PlayNHRA Virginia Nationals at Virginia Motorsports Park in Dinwiddie County. Force was pulled from the wreckage and taken to an area hospital for treatment. DINWIDDIE − Hall […]
More than 160 family and friends gathered at Marian Catholic High School on May 18 for the second annual Distinguished Alumnus Award and Hall of Fame Celebration, according to a press release from the school. The recipients of the Distinguished Alumnus Award were the late Hugh “Wink” Gallagher, Class of 1931, from St. Jerome’s High […]
A surprise reunion of REM was the highlight of the 2024 Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony in New York City. The event also honoured legendary band Steely Dan, R&B and rap producer Timbaland, Nashville hitmaker Hillary Lindsey and Dean Pitchford, who helped Kenny Loggins with the megahit Footloose. SZA, Jason Isbell, Carrie Underwood, Trey […]
A surprise reunion of REM was the highlight of the 2024 Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony in New York City. The event also honoured legendary band Steely Dan, R&B and rap producer Timbaland, Nashville hitmaker Hillary Lindsey and Dean Pitchford, who helped Kenny Loggins with the megahit Footloose. SZA, Jason Isbell, Carrie Underwood, Trey […]
Three-time major winner Padraig Harrington has been inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. The Dubliner (52) was among six inductees honoured at the event, alongside 19-time LPGA winner Sandra Palmer. The other inductees – Beverly Hanson, Tom Weiskopf and Johnny Farrell – were recognised posthumously, in addition to seven founders of the LPGA […]
Jun. 9—John Guggenbiller, president of ODW Logistics’s transportation division, will transition from an executive to an adviser at the end of the month before retiring after nearly 50 years in the industry. Also at the end of this month, Guggenbiller will be honored for his lifetime of business acumen, leadership and mentorship by being the […]
This year’s U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame induction ceremony was also a reunion of sorts, as the two honorees took to the stage under the spacecraft on which they once crossed paths. NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida hosted the ceremony under its display of the retired space shuttle Atlantis on Saturday (June […]
(Getty Images) OMAHA — The Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce has announced its newest members of the Omaha Business Hall of Fame. The two women and five men (three of them from the same family) are to be formally inducted Aug. 21 during a gala at the Holland Performing Arts Center. Joan Squires (Courtesy of […]