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Farthest photos ever taken, from nearly 4 billion miles away

CAPE CANAVERAL — The NASA spacecraft that gave us close-ups of Pluto has set a record for the farthest photos ever taken. In December — while 3.79 billion miles (6.12 billion kilometers) from Earth — the New Horizons spacecraft snapped a picture of a star cluster. The photo surpassed the "Pale Blue Dot" images of Earth taken in 1990 by NASA's Voyager 1. The images for "Pale Blue Dot" — part of a composite — were taken 3.75 billion [...]
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SCHOOL SCOOPS: AF cadet speaks to Ruckel student body

In December, former Ruckel Middle School student Hudson Pearce addressed the current student body during its winter assembly.In his junior year at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Cadet Pearce spoke to the students about opportunities with all service academies, highlighting the importance of academic focus, community service and good citizenship.During the winter assembly, students were recognized as the school’s Core Value honor recipients: Jack Messmore, Mary Louise Dodson, [...]
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Donation to help fund Twin Oaks lighting

On Feb. 8 the All Sports Association donated $8,500 to the Niceville Football Little League and Emerald Coast United soccer club.The funds will be used to install lights at Twin Oaks Recreation Area in Niceville to expand opportunities for many youth sports leagues throughout the year.The city of Niceville will provide in-kind services and match funds raised by our community.
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CELEBRATE COMMUNITY: Mid-Bay Rotary Club plants 50 trees

NICEVILLE — Earlier this year, Rotary International President Ian Riseley challenged locals clubs to plant a tree for each Rotary member.It was a challenge the Mid-Bay Rotary Club was willing to accept.On Feb. 2 the club split up in two groups and planted 50 crepe myrtle trees at eight schools in the Mid-Bay area. The schools were Bluewater Elementary, Plew Elementary, Ruckel Middle School, Niceville High School, Eglin Elementary, STEMM Academy, Lewis [...]
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Trump won’t declassify Democratic memo

White House counsel Don McGahn said in a letter to the committee that the memo contains "numerous properly classified and especially sensitive passages" and asked the Democrats to revise the memo with the help of the Justice Department.
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Cars and Coffee returns

Destin Coffee Company served up coffee and donuts from Five Daughter's Bakery in Santa Rosa Beach during the event. “We're trying to do more local events,” said Destin Coffee Company co-owner Tom Khan, who donated a percentage of the proceeds from the day to support brain cancer research. Read More