VFW, Boy Scouts among local groups commemorating Memorial Day Pausing one day each year to honor those who died in service to their country, is a tradition dating back to the post-Civil War era. What we know as Memorial Day was once called Decoration Day. The first observance was May 30, 1868, when flowers were placed on the graves of Union and Confederate soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery ...

Northwestern's recruiting wish list and sales pitch hasn't changed much in recent years. Head coach Pat Fitzgerald and his staff still seek a certain fit: an academically oriented player who clicks with the program's culture and recognizes the benefits of playing Big Ten football miles from the city limits of the nation's third largest market. Northwestern's coaches talk about "not only a four ...

Georgia Regents University President Ricardo Azziz and East Georgia State College President Bob Boehmer recently signed an MOU to extend EGSC’s services in Augusta following Board of Regents approval at its May board meeting. A full story on this expansion ran in last week’s edition and can be fo