SHELBY — In 2010, Shelby High School graduates Gary Seals (1966) and Mike Johnson (1963) discussed finding a way to honor veterans from Shelby High School (SHS). The result — a displayed list of anyone who graduated from SHS and joined any branch of the United States military. After speaking with the school administration, it […]
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Memorial ride held for Franklin cyclist killed in suspected DUI crash
FRANKLIN, Tenn. (WKRN) — More than 300 bicyclists and walkers came together in Franklin Sunday to remember a man struck and killed while riding his bike last December. Matthew Paritz was a beloved local athlete, a husband, a father of two, and a deacon at Olive Branch Church. “He was just a good friend, he loved everybody, […]
Prescott officials to dedicate memorial statue for 19 hotshots killed in Yarnell Hill Fire
Prescott officials planned to hold a ceremony on Sunday dedicating a memorial statue to the 19 firefighters who were killed in the Yarnell Hill Fire, on the tragedy’s 11-year-anniversary. In a post from Prescott Fire Department’s Facebook, they said that the Dedication of the Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial will occur at 3:45 p.m. on Sunday […]
Memorial ride honors Morgantown police officer who died in off-duty crash
Bikers in Fayette County rode out Saturday in memory of a police officer who died last year. Zane Breakiron was a Uniontown native working as a police officer in Morgantown, West Virginia. He died in an off-duty crash on I-68 last June. Bikers gathered at the Carmichaels American Legion to kick off the memorial ride. […]
Memorial wall dedication ride and ceremony in Erie to honor children lost from abuse
An event that serves as an opportunity to remember lost children while advocating for a safer future for all children will take place Sunday in Greene Township. Join motorcyclists from near and far, along with the Riders Advocating Against Child Abuse, for the Angels Gone Too Soon Pennsylvania Memorial Wall Ride and Dedication from noon […]
Spawning crabs, Memorial Day services and sea turtle release
With the close of June comes the halfway point in 2024 and we thought it might be fun to look back on some of our photographers’ favorite photo galleries so far this year. Malcolm Denemark is a Space Coast legend. He’s known for his launch photos from our beaches, catching surfers in action, all around […]
Memorial set for baby found in Maryville park
Jun. 26—Police have identified a person of interest after a newborn baby’s body was found last month at Mozingo Lake Recreation Park, and a memorial event is set for the infant on Thursday. The baby boy’s body was found on the morning of May 25 in a remote area of the park by an employee […]
Local soap company holds vendor fair at Bataan Memorial Park
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Despite the rainy weather, Bataan Memorial Park was bursting with colorful displays of unique items on Sunday. Bubble Heart Soap Company, the event organizer for the fair, said the gathering was all about giving vendors a safe space to show off their one-of-a-kind pieces: all handmade and all local. New Mexico Corrections […]
Equal Justice Initiative dedicates monument to slavery survivors at Montgomery memorial park
The National Monument to Freedom serves as the focus of a private dedication for the Equal Justice Initiative on June 19, 2024. (Ralph Chapoco/Alabama Reflector) People who visit the Freedom Monument Sculpture Park in Montgomery will not only face the brutality of slavery and the hardship it caused. They will also encounter the grace and […]
Learn how to use Gale Legal Forms at Marvin Memorial Library
SHELBY — The program “Gale Legal Forms 101” will be presented at 2 p.m. June 25 in the multipurpose room at the Marvin Memorial Library, 29 W. Whitney Ave. Gale Legal Forms include forms drafted by attorneys for a particular legal matter, forms from public records, participating companies and attorneys. “Official” forms for Ohio are […]
Emhoff will speak at groundbreaking of the memorial for the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting victims
WASHINGTON (AP) — Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris and the first Jewish person to serve as the spouse of a nationally elected U.S. leader, will deliver remarks on Sunday at the groundbreaking of the memorial to victims of the 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue shooting. The White House announced that Emhoff, who has […]
Ohio House OKs bill to name new Richland County memorial highways
COLUMBUS — The Ohio House of Representatives has passed legislation that will name 29 roads and bridges throughout Ohio, according to a news release from state Rep. Marilyn John (R-Richland County). Included in House Bill 380 bill are three pieces of legislation sponsored by John that will designate three memorial highways in honor of individuals […]