Dayton News Journal-Bill Sturridge can hear a faint cry for help from the middle of the Atlantic and coordinate a seaborne rescue more easily than he can get out of bed. Sturridge is a “ham,” and a quadriplegic veteran.
“About every Coast Guard station from here to God knows where knows me by first name, and I have them on speed dial,” Sturridge said in an interview.
The 52-year-old Flagler Beach man is an amateur radio operator who volunteers for several monitor-and-assist organizations such as the Flagler/Palm Coast Amateur Radio Club, the Maritime Mobile Service Network and the Pacific Seafarers Net.
Ledger- Repair crews hoisted headstones back into place in the Lake Wales Cemetery on Tuesday afternoon after vandals pushed 26 headstones over during the weekend. “It’s like they drove down one road and decided at random to knock the tops down,” said Pam Mosher who works at the city-owned cemetery. “We’re lucky that none of [...]
From Thursday, August 12, through Sunday, August 15, 2010, a total of 15 adult men were arrested and charged with traveling to meet a minor for sex (or related crimes) during an extensive undercover operation conducted by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, working in conjunction with members of the Tenth Judicial Circuit State Attorney’s Office, [...]
Polk County Sheriff’s deputies are seeking information about a business burglary that occurred at Grove Equipment located at 5905 SR 60 in Bartow. Sometime between the hours of 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 14, and 7:40 a.m. on Monday, August 16, 2010, unknown suspect(s) cut the lock on the gate at the fence to the [...]
Lake Wales, FL, August 17, 2010, The Lake Wales Youth Chorale is an auditioned choir made up of students from schools all over Polk County who are at least 8 years old and have unchanged voices. The members love to sing and have lots of fun learning vocal techniques and sight reading. Music of different [...]
By Lainie Steelman If there’s any sure sign that summer is at its peak, it’s the arrival of sweet corn at the farmers markets and roadside stands. The best thing about sweet corn is that it doesn’t need an elaborate preparation. It’s either grilled, boiled, roasted or steamed, and depending on your personal preference, slathered [...]
FunHouse-Sun Life Stadium, home to the Florida Marlins, is known for, above all, having the sparsest crowd in Major League Baseball night in and night out. Tune in to any Marlins home game and you are sure to notice vast expanses of empty orange seats. Attend a game there, and you are likely to have [...]
10 Connects-Cocoa, Florida – Brevard County calls the cars and other stuff parked and piled on Robert Biel’s Lake Drive property junk. Biel has maintained they’re his livelihood. The confrontation near Cocoa started more than a decade ago and has led to violation notices, court-ordered cleanups and liens against the property. Photo Gallery: Cocoa code [...]
An Ohio woman claims the sparkly LeBron James jersey pendant she found in a box full of $5 garage sale steals is the real deal. But the police have a different opinion. LeBron James’ controversial move from Cleveland to the sunnier shores of Miami is creating a cavalcade of unwanted press. And last week his [...]
