In the Highlands Today front page story of Oct. 31, statements were made which strongly appear to be lies. Jim Brantley, spokesman for the U.S. Fleet Forces Command, said: 1. "Although this exercise involved bomb replicas, live bombs will be dropped in less than a year." This statement does not preclude that live bombs are not being dropped currently. 2. "The noise generated from live bombs shouldn't be much louder than operations out there now." This statement does not preclude that live bombs are not now being dropped. In fact, it enforces the fact that they are now being dropped! ...more

November 10, 2007

Every day, Melody Perry heads to school hoping to reach her students like any other teacher. ...more

September 24, 2007

Lewis F. Symmes III inherited Big Cockroach Mound from his father, who had inherited it from his father. Originally, the senior Symmes planned to use the shells from the mound to make roads. Asphalt foiled that plan. But the island, along with its shrub-shrouded artifacts and tall tales, has stayed in the family. ...more

September 16, 2007