Church goers from around the area gathered on the pitcher’s mound on Sunday afternoon, April 28 but it wasn’t just to play ball as... the day proved most special for outgoing league commissioner Bob Haworth when the teams rushed onto the mound to show their love and gratitude for the man who has led the league for the last 17 years.

The Sixth Annual Relay for Life of Miami Springs/Virginia Garden/Medley invited the community to raise much-needed funds and awareness to sa... ve lives from cancer and one of those events was the Survivors Luncheon which took place on April 27 at the Miami Springs Woman's Club.

It was fundraising at its best on Saturday, April 27 when the Sixth Annual Relay for Life event was held on the Circle in Miami Springs. As ... the event concluded, over $40,000 had been raised and there is still more fundraising to do.

Five days after a brazen mid-afternoon armed robbery and attempted murder at a Miami Springs AT&T store on Westward Drive, police arrested 2... 2-year-old John Arthur Lee Jones of Liberty City who is suspected of the crime.

After going through a difficult time a year ago when a hamstring injury prevented him from qualifying for the state tournament, Miami Spring... s track star Ryan Bermudez found redemption last week when he won the 200 meter dash in regionals and is headed back to state.

Two of three fired Medley police reached a settlement with the town after saying the were dismissed unduly.

In a time when so many politicians make all of those “promises” during their campaign speeches and suddenly get a quick case of am... nesia once they’re elected, Medley mayor Roberto Martell still has many “promises” to keep but quickly fulfilled one just days after being elected to office last November.

At a pageant in the Community Center on Saturday, April 20 a preliminary contest was held to select a Junior Orange Bowl queen and court. Th... e event was open for girls, ages 11-14, and the winners will take part in the finals contest on May 18.

More than 60 guests gathered in the historic courtyard of Curtiss Mansion with cameras in hand to listen to a musical concert on Thursday ev... ening, April 18, featuring the Ambassador Chorale, an 18-voice choral group.

The Miami Springs Council held its second regular meeting of the month on Monday night (April 22) and first up on the agenda was to meet the... new golf and country club director Paul O’Dell, who was hired last week to bring better organization and less red ink to the city’s biggest asset.