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Girl Scout Troop 1083 hosting flag retirement ceremony |

Emily Lawson, Holly Franklin, Harper Curtis, Elainea Wells, Aleah Harper and Lauren Lloyd, shown here, belong to Girl Scout Troop 1083. The troop will host an American flag retirement ceremony at 1 p.m. on Saturday at First Christian Church, 106 E. Charlemont Ave., Kingsport. The community is invited to attend.

Nets react to LaMarcus Aldridge’s shocking start to season after retirement

When the Brooklyn Nets (8-4) first acquired LaMarcus Aldridge via buyout market last season, they probably didn’t expect this level of play from the 36-year-old. The seven-time All-Star abruptly retired after appearing in just five games for Brooklyn because of concerns related to an irregular heartbeat last season. At that point the possibility he might become …

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Felisha Legette-Jack talks upcoming jersey retirement: ‘Let’s make No. 33 be about the woman’

Former Syracuse women’s basketball star Felisha Legette-Jack will become the university’s first female athlete to get her jersey retired on Sunday in the Carrier Dome.Syracuse Athletics Syracuse, N.Y. — The number 33 is connected to Felisha Legette-Jack in ways she never imagined when she selected her jersey as a freshman at Syracuse University in 1984. …

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Sergeant’s retirement leaves Palo Alto with no Black police officers | News

When Sgt. Adrienne Moore retired from the Palo Alto Police Department last month after 24 years of service, the city lost a versatile veteran with experience as a detective, a police dispatcher, a field training officer and a patrol officer who had worked every shift. Because of her unusual dual role as both an officer …

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