Archive for August, 2009

New Recreation/Hiking Trail On Jacksonville’s Westside: Cecil Recreation Trail

Jacksonville has a new recreation & hiking trail, and I am glad! Tired of the city? Take a trip and spend a few hours exploring the new Cecil Recreation Trail on the Westside. The section of complex that was opened this week is the middle 2.25-mile section that is split in half by Normandy Blvd. The [...]

Jacksonville Native Bob Hayes Inducted Into Pro Football Hall Of Fame

I posted about Bob Hayes being voted into the hall of fame back in February, and now it is official. “Bullet” Bob Hayes has finally been inducted into the NFL hall of fame. He is the only person to ever win an Olympic gold medal and a Super Bowl ring, and is perhaps the greatest [...]

Scott Speicher’s Body Recovered In Iraq

RIP Captain Scott Speicher. The Jacksonville area Navy pilot was the first casualty of the first Gulf War when his F-18 was shot down by enemy fire in a remote area of the desert on January 17, 1991, the first day of the war.
Little was known about what happened to Speicher after the crash, and [...]