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10 local students nominated by Rep. Vern Buchanan receive service academy appointments
Herald-Tribune via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThirteen students nominated by Congressman Vern Buchanan have received an appointment to a U.S....
Here are Pinellas private school valedictorians, salutatorians for 2023
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Tampa Bay Times’ annual tribute to the area’s top students kicks off this week with schools from Pinellas County. Here are the valedictorians and salutatorians from the county’s private ...
This Navy place of honor now bears Farragut's name after the Confederate one was stripped
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCivil War hero and celebrated Knoxville native Admiral David Farragut has been bestowed with a new...
New book explores life, legacy of ‘bold’ female Marine killed in Iraq
Marine Corps Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAmong the rows of white headstones in Arlington National Cemetery is one dated Dec. 6, 2006, bearing...
The youngest Grand Prix of St. Petersburg driver? This Gulfport 14-year-old
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoST. PETERSBURG — The City Council took issue with the rapid racing rise of Nikita Johnson. Specifically, his helmet. It had a Florida flag on top, but that’s not local enough for a kid in Gulfport ...
51 Veterans Day tributes and events in the Tampa Bay area
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo News· 2 years agois held annually on the anniversary of the end of World War I (Nov. 11) to honor U.S. veterans and...
Tampa man opened first tattoo parlor in Las Vegas and San Fernando Valley
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTAMPA — His legal name is Tony Baker, but a misprint on a business card provided the Doc Dog identity that he goes by. In the 1970s, he asked for his name on the business card for his first ...