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  • Maxwell Elementary ready for school year

    A process that began a few years ago at the Maxwell Elementary School is again in full swing this year, said the school's principle Tuesday. The process is "continuous school improvement," and it is intended to enhance the quality of education for MES students, Melissa Hayes said. "We are looking at

  • Operation Purple honors nation’s youngest heroes

    Sixty-two military children from Alabama and outlying areas attended the first Operation Purple camp experience held July 26-31 at the YMCA's Camp Chandler on Lake Jordan, Ala. To demonstrate their support for the military children, Maxwell officials traveled to the camp July 30. While there, the

  • Salute to the Troops concert brings jazz to Maxwell

    A free Salute to the Troops Concert is scheduled for 7 p.m., Aug. 14 in Maxwell's Air Park. Bring a picnic dinner, blankets and lawn chairs to enjoy a relaxing evening of jazz and Rhythm and Blues music performed by Tracy Hamlin. Ms. Hamlin, a popular artist from the Atlanta area, was the previous

  • Fall food festivals bring flavor, fun to Alabama

    This fall season brings flavor and fun together with a variety of fall food festivals across Alabama. From fruit to fresh seafood and international cuisine, there is a festival for all tastes to enjoy. Information, Tickets and Travel, or ITT, offers bus trips to three different festivals this

  • JROTC instructor named La. high school teacher of year

    A Louisiana Air Force JROTC Senior Aerospace Science Instructor (SASI) was recognized July 17 as the 2010 Louisiana High School Teacher of the Year by the Louisiana Department of Education at the Cecil J. Picard Educator Excellence Symposium in Baton Rouge, La., for his integral contributions to the

  • Maxwell switchboard closing

    As planned on Aug. 6 at 10 a.m., the Maxwell-Gunter telephone switchboard system will transition to the Consolidated Telephone Operations (CTO) Center at Port San Antonio, Texas. Brian Therrien, 42nd Communications Flight Mission Systems manager, said the change will be managed by the AETC