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Thursday, May 26, 2011

Former SJAFB pilot is on board Endeavour flight

Retired Air Force Col. Gregory H. Johnson, NASA astronaut: After graduating from the Air Force Academy in May 1984, Johnson was designated an Air Force pilot in May 1986 at Reese Air Force Base, Texas. He was retained as a...

Shuttle escort

From the backseat of an F-15E Strike Eagle, Capt. Neil Mercer took it all in -- an object breaking through the clouds; the slow climb and sudden burst of speed unfolding across the clear, blue sky. "The whole time we're...

Revaluation notices are in the mail

Property revaluation notices are in the mail, and Wayne County property owners shouldn't be surprised to learn that overall the values have increased countywide. The biggest change was seen in the northern part of the county, where more growth...

Rosewood counselor sets his sights on scholarship dollars

Nineteen of the 120 seniors at Rosewood High School have received more than $13,000 in scholarships to attend Wayne Community College in the fall. But the impressive part of that story, says Jack Kannan, executive director of the WCC Foundation,...