FORDYCE, Ark. – Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders is making stops in the town of Fordyce to see the impacts left after a mass shooting has devastated the city. The governor took to X, posting, “There is darkness in this world, but the light of our faith and the resiliency of our people are much […]
Marvin Dunn, one of Florida’s most esteemed historians, will broaden the scope of his “Teach the Truth” tours thanks to a $1.5 million grant courtesy of the Mellon Foundation. The funding will allow Dunn to expand the tour, which currently takes attendees to sites of racial violence across Florida, to other southern states. “Florida was […]
Jun. 24—NORWICH — The Yantic River was well within its banks Monday, when about a dozen city leaders and regional planners toured eight locations where the river earlier this year flooded businesses and streets. Severe flooding on Jan. 10 damaged shopping centers, the Yantic volunteer fire department, spots along West Town and Town streets and […]
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham visited areas most devastated by the South Fork and Salt Fires Saturday afternoon, June 22, and then held a press conference at the Ruidoso Convention Center. “She’s seen Alpine Village, Upper Canyon, and Cedar Creek areas,” Mayor Lynn Crawford said. Mescalero Apache Reservation President Thora Padilla showed the Governor areas impacted […]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — County officials announced the Lackawanna County Coal Mine Tour is resuming operations after 54 tourists and two staff members were stranded in the mine after an electrical malfunction. According to Lackawanna County officials, Monday around 1:45 p.m., an electrical malfunction occurred on the mine car that takes visitors in and […]
Tiger Woods has been granted a lifetime exemption to compete in the PGA Tour’s eight ‘signature’ events. The Tour has announced the honour in recognition of Woods’ joint-record 82 victories on the American-based circuit. His triumphs include 15 major titles. A statement confirmed the “adjustment” to the signature events series to “introduce a sponsor exemption […]
As part of an event to celebrate of their founder Saturday, Seltzer’s Smokehouse Meats owners officially launched a guided tour program of the well known bologna company’s Palmyra smokehouse. Dozens came out to the company’s Palmyra outlet store on 209 North Railroad to celebrate Harvey Seltzer Day, the butcher who started the business in 1902. […]
Registration opens June 1 for the second half of the 2024 tour season of the Coyote Canyon Mammoth Site just outside Kennewick, Wash. Tour slots for summer and fall months are expected to be snapped up quickly. Visitors on the public tours of the site will observe the ongoing digging, participate in screening soil, see […]
May 4—SOMERSET, Pa. — When the head of Pennsylvania’s Department of Community and Economic Development sipped on a Great Day Juice Co. smoothie Friday, he wasn’t just getting a taste of Uptown Somerset. DCED Secretary Rick Siger’s visit to close out Small Business Week was also a chance to highlight the neighborhood’s recent progress — […]
Those longing to relive a time when pop anthems were burned onto CDs and MTV’s Total Request Live was must-see television are living their own teenage dreams. Several so-called “nostalgia tours” are underway, reuniting chart-toppers of the ‘90s and early ‘00s whose music defined the soundtrack of a generation. The formula is a win-win for […]
Spring is here and it’s time to get outside and explore. A good way to enjoy this nice weather and learn about what the Wilmington area has to offer is with some fun, exciting, educational and historic walking tours. And it’s another way of getting some fresh air and exercise. Here are some tours that offer […]
Visitors will be able to see parts of Balmoral Castle used by the British royal family for the first time this summer. Guided tours will be available from July 1st to August 4th, before Britain’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrive for their summer break, with each group restricted to 10 people. Tickets for […]