Editor’s note: The following are excerpts of interviews with local local leaders, conducted by Larry Wilson on 106.9 FM I Am Country. These interviews and more […]
As American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175 were heading toward Manhattan’s Twin Towers, Allan Penksa and millions of others around the nation were […]
Cedar Key was popping back in 1896. Turpentine mills, the fishing industry, timber, and salt works kept the ships busy in the port and trains coming […]
Where do your rights come from? Among the picnics, parades, and fireworks displays, that’s something to consider this long Independence Day weekend. Independence Day marks the […]
Professional Archaeologist Nicole Grinnan of the Florida Public Archaeology Network (FPAN) will present on Tuesday the findings of three historic shipwrecks in the Panhandle. The Panhandle […]
President Joe Biden has signed legislation recognizing Juneteenth National Independence Day as the nation’s 12th federal holiday—and the first new one in decades. “This is a […]
Florida’s Division of Historical Resources has awarded the City of Hawthorne a $26,418 grant to restore the Hawthorne Historical Museum and Cultural Center. The building started […]
Legislation creating a task force on preserving abandoned African-America cemeteries is now a reality. State Sen. Janet Cruz of Tampa first introduced the bill, which garnered unanimous […]