The Model City Times
Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death in 2022. She was queen regnant of 32 sovereign states over the course of her lifetime and remained the monarch of 15 realms by the time of her death. Her reign of over 70 years is the longest of any British monarch, the longest of any female monarch, and the second longest verified reign of any monarch of a sovereign state in history.
An 11-day, multistate manhunt for an escaped inmate and the corrections officer authorities said helped him escape an Alabama jail came to an end on May 9, when jail employee Vicky White was apprehended along with murder suspect Casey White in Indiana. Vicky White died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, and Casey White has since been charged with murder in connection with her death.
An unidentified couple was found beaten and strangled in a wooded area in Houston in 1981. Decades later, it was unclear what happened to the couple’s baby daughter, who came to be known as Baby Holly. With the help of genetic genealogy, investigators were able to solve the mystery by identifying the couple. This year, Baby Holly — 42-year-old Holly Miller, a mother of five living in Oklahoma — was found and reunited with some of her biological family.
More than 5,000 pounds of methamphetamine was seized from a box truck that had just crossed the border between the United States and Mexico on July 7, in what authorities believe was one of the largest meth seizures ever in San Diego County, California.
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Fun Fest announced Tuesday that the legendary Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd and country star Jamey Johnson will be two of the headliners for the annual festival. “Fun Fest’s theme from the beginning was community unity,” 2022 Fun Fest Chairman Jeff Fleming said. “Genera- tions of Kingsport area residents have circled these dates in July and look forward to gathering with friends, family, and guests. “The pandemic taught us to slow down a bit, appreciate the special attributes of towns our size, and reconsider what’s truly important,” Fleming said.
