Dec 19, 2012
Piecemakers donate quilts
The Piecemakers Quilt Guild of Milton had a busy year in 2011, holding numerous workshops and programs. Thirty members participated in classes on paper piecing, machine and hand appliqué, cloth origa…
Dec 19, 2012
Pace grad leads elite drum line
Pace High School graduate Mike McDonald is the drum captain and center snare drummer of musical percussive ensemble Music City Mystique. This ensemble has been recognized in Winter Guard Internationa…
Dec 19, 2012
Firefighters use tree to send a message of holiday fire safety
Each holiday season, 945 people are killed by fire. It adds up to $1.7 billion in damage. That’s a staggering amount of cash, almost impossible for an ordinary citizen to comprehend, and it’s an ala…
Dec 19, 2012
Local children unwrap message of hope
On Monday morning, Linsey Rosen, a United Way volunteer, shuffled through stacks of Barbie dolls, stuffed animals and board games looking for a Monster High Doll — one of the items on a local child’s…
Dec 19, 2012
Virginia firm recalls mortadella because of misbranding and undeclared nut allergen
WASHINGTON – Fiorucci Foods Inc., a South Chesterfield, Va. establishment, is recalling approximately 2,650 pounds of mortadella because the product contains pistachio nuts, a known allergen, that ar…
Dec 18, 2012
Candlelight vigil for Newtown victims to be held Wednesday
Pace Athletic Recreation Association will present a candlelight vigil for the victims at Newtown, Conn., at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 19, at the PARA Football Complex in Pace. The Rev. Wayne Blocker of …
Dec 18, 2012
Drive-by shooting suspects turn themselves in
MILTON — Two people wanted in connection with a Sunday morning drive-by shooting have turned themselves in to law enforcement.
Gregory Omar Johnson, 27, and his 24-year-old girlfriend, Barbara Lea…
Dec 17, 2012
Dec 17, 2012
In the Neighborhood … with Santa Claus
Q: Please tell us what you do and what groups you are involved with. A: I deliver toys to every good little girl and boy on Christmas Eve, and I have a membership to the Cookie of the Month Club.
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