April 2018 - Sightseers' Delight

Smyrna Ward 6 Election: A Q&A with candidate Tim Gould

April 25, 2018 Todd DeFeo

Tim Gould, president of ZAG Equipment Sales, is one of five candidates vying for the Ward 6 post in Smyrna.

Five key events in the history of Smyrna

April 23, 2018 Todd DeFeo

The city formally incorporated on Jan. 1, 1872, and is named after one of Paul’s seven churches in Asia.

Southwest cancels flights as it inspects aircraft engines

April 23, 2018 Sightseers’ Delight

Southwest Airlines canceled roughly 1 percent of its scheduled flights on Sunday to inspect fan blades on its fleet of 737 aircraft.

High Museum of Art undergoing first exhibit overhaul since 2005

April 23, 2018 Sightseers’ Delight

The High Museum of Art is reinstalling its collection galleries, marking the first major overhaul at the museum since 2005.

Senator wants answers for passengers stranded in Mexico

April 17, 2018 Sightseers’ Delight

A lawmaker from Minnesota wants answers after a local airline cancelled its last flight of the season, leaving travelers stranded in Mexico. Eagan, Minn.-based Sun Country Airlines cancelled return flights to the Twin Cities during a weekend snowstorm but failed to rebook or adequately refund the passengers, U.S. Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., contends. In a letter to the Department of Transportation, Smith called on federal transportation officials to look into Sun Country’s failures and to

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Duluth museum names winners of fifth-annual photo contest

April 13, 2018 Special to Express Telegraph

Photographers submitted a total of 22 entries for this year’s contest.

Revisiting the Great Locomotive Chase on its anniversary

April 12, 2018 Todd DeFeo

On the one-year anniversary of the Civil War, they dared to sneak miles behind enemy lines and steal a locomotive. Their mission: Destroy the Western & Atlantic Railroad between Atlanta and Chattanooga.

Duluth railroad museum planning to host steam locomotive this fall

April 11, 2018 Todd DeFeo

The Southeastern Railway Museum will host a guest steam locomotive during a pair of weekends this fall.

Museum planning to expand historic house campus

April 10, 2018 Sightseers’ Delight

Cobb Landmarks & Historical Society has raised more than $450,000 for its Next Generation capital campaign.

American tourists delivering more significant impact to Curaçao economy

April 9, 2018 Sightseers’ Delight

American tourists delivered a $99.2 million direct impact on the Curaçao economy during the first two months of 2018.