“It was not easy. I mean the lake had two to three feet of mud in it. He was dead weight,” said Jonathan Turbeville. The Lakeland Water Utilities worker was honored for heroism in going into Lake Parker to rescue a man struggling 30 feet from shore.
William Dread will be accompanied by a 17-year-old student who befriended him (and found an apartment for him) on the honor flight leaving Lakeland Linder Airport Wednesday morning for a visit to Washington, D.C., with other veterans.
Matt Parziale became a firefighter in Brockton, Mass., in 2014, partly because the job would give him time to work on his golf game. He earned three All-American honors and an individual championship when he golfed at Southeastern University from 2006 to 2009. He qualified for the Masters by winning the U.S Mid-Amateur Championship last October.
ALSO: Parziale’s SEU coach and a roommate/teammate tell ESPN about his college days.
Chris Sexson talks with podcast host Bump Galletta about his road from punk rocker to magazine publisher and the principles that guide him and his publications: support of local business and a drive to show others how to live in the moment.
On the eve of fatherhood, Chase Wagner talks with podcast host Bump Galletta about the musical journey that led him from Seattle to Southeastern University to Grace City Church, where he’s creative team leader.
Steven G. Achinger, a nephrologist at Watson Clinic since 2009, has been named the organization’s managing partner. Achinger, 45, replaces Dr. Luis Saco, who resigned in December from the position that oversees management and business strategy for the 220-member physician group.
Bob Heist, 58, moves from executive editor of the Northwest Florida Daily News in Fort Walton Beach to editor of The Ledger. Both newspapers are part of the GateHouse chain. A journalist who has spent most of his career in sports departments (LinkedIn profile), Heist stood out among candidates because of his digital talents and “proven ability to build ‘newsrooms of the future’ ” Publisher Brian Burns said. He succeeds Lenore Devore, who resigned in January after nearly seven years as editor. The last time The Ledger hired a chief news executive from outside the newsroom was 1977, when Tim McGuire was hired away from the No. 2 spot at the Corpus Christi Caller Times. Subsequent chief editors (Will Corbin, Skip Perez and Devore) were promoted from within. Heist social media profiles: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
In a conversation with podcast host Bump Galletta, the head of Lakeland’s Community Redevelopment Agency talks about what motivates her (unsung projects that improve people’s lives), what frustrates her (politics, people who hide their criticisms) and what brings her joy (family and a collaborative staff).
