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The Highland County Press is recapping some of the top stories from 2021. This is Part 2 of the series. July • Jordan McCracken of Highland County was se

Hall of fame calls Pattersons By Jeff Gilliland - jgilliland@timesgazette.com Greenfield residents Tom and Patty Smith (left) are pictured with Richard Patterson, a descendent of late Greenfield resident Frederick Patterson, during an Automotive Hall of Fame induction ceremony last month in Detroit, Michigan. Photo courtesy of Tom Smith This is a picture of a C.R. Patterson & Sons passenger bus. Behind the bus, ironically, is the Greenfield home where Tom and Patty Smith currently live. Phot...

incluido oficialmente en el Salón de la Fama Automotriz en la Ceremonia de Inducción y Premios 2020/2021. El mayor honor de la industria se presentó a la clase de 2020 en una celebración en el Centro de Convenciones ICON en Detroit. A la ceremonia de inducción asistió el presidente de Hyundai Motor Group, Euisun Chung, quien participó en lugar de Mong-Koo Chung; recibió el trofeo de inducción y pronunció un discurso en nombre de su padre. “El residente honorario Chung convirtió a ...

Tragic Story of Black Racing Pioneer Charlie Wiggins to Be Subject of Feature Movie Wiggins starred as a racer in a rival racing circuit in the shadow of Indy 500, segregation, and the Ku Klux Klan. Eraced Charlie Wiggins, one of the top race-car drivers from the 1920s and 1930s, never got a chance to race in the Indianapolis 500. The closest Wiggins got to the starting grid at Indy was in 1934, when he served as a mechanic on the Indy 500-winning car driven by Bill Cummings. That was only af...

Bryan County News More By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. George Washington Carver School: A Black history lesson Henry Ford with Dr. George Washington Carver during Carver’s only visit to Richmond Hill. He came for the dedication of the school named after him. A historical marker off Highway 144 marks the site where the George Washington Carver...

VAntage Point Tuskegee Airmen Veterans tell story in ‘Red Tail Angels’ The 99 th Pursuit Squadron activated March 23, 1941, in Tuskegee, Alabama. The Tuskegee Experiment was the first of its kind, producing an all Black unit to fight during World War II. Tuskegee graduated its first five U.S. Army Air Forces fighter pilots March 7, 1942, and more soon followed. In late 2020, the Air Force produced a three episode series called “Red Tail Angels” to tell their story. Episode 1 (27:41 run ...