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‘I’m 24 and earn £40k, can I retire at 45 and go on four holidays a year?’

Andrew Barclay, 24 and from Glasgow, would like to stop working at 45 and enjoy a retirement that involves four week-long holidays a year. He earns £40,000 a year working as an air traffic controller for the Royal Air Force. “From the age of 42 I can claim a lump sum of £90,000 plus a yearly income …

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Retired Franklin County Circuit Judge Clyde Perdue dies at 66 | Local News

Support Local Journalism Your subscription makes our reporting possible. {{featured_button_text}} Franklin County Commonwealth’s Attorney A.J. Dudley echoed Boitnott’s impressions of Perdue’s approach to the parties that came before him. “One of [his] most consistent qualities was his ability to make each person in the courtroom feel at ease, and that their views would be heard,” …

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Out of retirement: Former Rogersville Fourth of July organizers hope to revive fireworks | Arts & Entertainment

ROGERSVILLE — The original duo who led the Rogersville Fourth of July Celebration to the loftiest of heights for many years have decided to come out of retirement and revive this year’s canceled event. If nothing else, they believe they can put on a really good fireworks display. Dr. Blaine Jones founded the celebration in …

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Former Mets reliever Jared Hughes announces retirement after 10 seasons in MLB

Jared Hughes white Mets jersey Former Mets reliever Jared Hughes announced his retirement from baseball on Instagram Sunday night. “I’ve hung up my cleats. It was time. They were worn out from all the sprinting,” Hughes said at the end of his Valentines Day post to his wife and two kids. Hughes spent 10 seasons …

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Ben Roethlisberger ‘still processing’ Maurkice Pouncey’s retirement

The NFL bid adieu to the Pouncey brothers last week, a decision that meant the end of an era for Ben Roethlisberger and the Steelers. Given their rock solid rapport, it seemed likely that Roethlisberger and Maurkice Pouncey, teammates for 11 seasons, would one day decide to call it quits together. Instead, the veteran center …

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Memphis announced that Melissa McFerrin has “retired”

Melissa McFerrin retires as Memphis Women’s Basketball Head Coach MEMPHIS — Melissa McFerrin, who is in her 13th season as Memphis women’s basketball head coach, has retired effective immediately, director of athletics Laird Veatch announced Sunday. McFerrin won the third-most games in Memphis history with a record of 193-199, including 243-269 in her 17-year career as a …

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