A potential SpaceX rocket launch is on the horizon — and if all goes according to plan Below is more information on rocket launches from NASA and Cape Canaveral and suggestions on where to watch them from this part of Florida Rocket launch tally: Here's a list of all the missions from Cape Canaveral, Florida (psst, there's a lot) For questions or comments, email FLORIDA TODAY Space Reporter Rick Neale at rneale@floridatoday.com or Space Reporter Brooke Edwards at bedwards@floridatoday.com. For more space news from the USA TODAY Network, visit floridatoday.com/space The best views to watch a rocket launch from here is along the beach Readers have also mentioned seeing a rocket launch from New Smyrna Beach • South New Smyrna Beach (Canaveral National Seashore) New Smyrna Beach features 17 miles of white sandy beaches despite its reputation as the "Shark Bite Capital of the World," New Smyrna Beach has always been a haven for surfers who come for the waves The nearby riverside park area is across South Atlantic Avenue with tennis courts The river by the park can be a great viewing spot for manatees • Apollo Beach at Canaveral National Seashore (south of New Smyrna Beach) Canaveral National Seashore runs along Florida's East Coast in Volusia County and Brevard County then travel east until it turns into State Road A1A • Oak Hill riverfront is the southernmost city in South Volusia County This location has about 350 feet of beautifully restored shoreline picnic tables and kayak launching facilities Facilities include a 520-foot observation pier with two covered decks and seating • Bird Observation Pier on River Road across from A.C Facilities include a 100-foot observation pier VOLUSIA COUNTY – A rollover crash Thursday morning prompted the closure of I-95 in Volusia County The FHP said preliminary evidence shows that a 2025 Chevrolet Equinox ran off the road Southbound lanes of I-95 were blocked in the area while a helicopter landed to transport a victim to the hospital Copyright 2025 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved Daniel started with WKMG-TV in 2000 and became the digital content manager in 2009 When he's not working on ClickOrlando.com Daniel likes to head to the beach or find a sporting event nearby TV Listings Email Newsletters RSS Feeds Contests and Rules Contact Us / Follow on Social Media Careers at WKMG Closed Captioning / Audio Description Public File Current EEO Report Terms of Use Privacy Policy Do Not Sell My Info FCC Applications EEO Report Disability Assistance Copyright © 2025 ClickOrlando.com is managed by Graham Digital and published by Graham Media Group at the center of the ongoing legal imbroglio alleging that its board of governors manufactured reasons to oust another board member the club's former food and beverage manager alleges in the lawsuit that an interaction she had with Eugene Baldino was greatly exaggerated and misrepresented by club board members as a reason to kick the retired businessman off the board had hoped not to be dragged into the legal contretemps and hopefully continue to work in the country club space," Kraemer said This has really taken a toll on her mental health." Included in the lawsuit is a claim that Robert Sansone the former president of Oak Hill's governing board gave Halpin a payment after she posted on Facebook that she was looking for a more affordable car Halpin was very grateful but now realizes this payment may have been sent in an attempt to secure her silence," the lawsuit alleges Sansone is among the board members sued by some Oak Hill members Sansone knew Halpin from the club and was trying to help her in a tough financial time The payment may also have been a loan but more details are not available in court papers Halpin's lawsuit comes at a time when settlement negotiations encouraged by state Supreme Court Justice Daniel Doyle It's unclear whether those negotiations are making headway The club's governing body was scheduled to elect its board earlier this year but Doyle placed a stay on the elections because of the litigation Baldino maintains that he was improperly removed from the Oak Hill board and alleges that he was seeking more fiscal transparency from the club Internal emails between members ― emails made available to the Democrat and Chronicle ― show that the controversy is driving a wedge in the membership of the respected country club known both for its hosting of major golf tournaments and its very steep costs to join and remain a member Some past presidents have come to the defense of the club's continued fight against the Baldino lawsuit while other members maintain that Baldino's questions about fiscal transparency have merit Most troublesome for some club members is the fact that the legal costs may not be covered by club insurance because it is an internecine fight and insurers have indicated it is outside the contractual coverage requirements the lawsuit has costs hundreds of thousands of dollars and the costs could well exceed a million dollars Baldino complained to her about problems with seating a couple for dinner who were members at the Oak Hill An internal investigation determined that Baldino was verbally abusive and harassing toward Halpin, the second such incident with him and a club employee, court papers say. That led to his removal from the board, despite warnings from one board member that the procedures used to oust him could become the basis of a lawsuit Halpin contends that the internal investigation is rife with inaccuracies and misrepresentations of her statements he did not harass her nor were his actions or words threatening She became a pawn to kick Baldino off the board "There are certain members of the board who sought to use her for their goal to get rid of Gene Baldino," said her attorney It's not the first time she has dealt with a customer who is upset "She left that conversation (with Baldino) thinking it was over and they were good." Halpin's claims will be a centerpiece of testimony and club officials are likely to allege that she is now changing her original story Halpin has also provided a sworn statement to the members suing Oak Hill making many of the same claims now in the lawsuit She has alleged that other Oak Hill officials created a stressful workplace and that some of the same individuals insistent on ousting Baldino closed their eyes to complaints about the harassment of employees by high-ranking managers she was told by Ellis and another supervisor that she was within "the circle of trust." She was later criticized for friendly interactions with some Oak Hill staff and long-time food servers who "she was supposed to be managing," the lawsuit states being in the 'circle of trust' ended up being a poor experience for Halpin." — Gary Craig is a veteran reporter with the Democrat and Chronicle who found the recent Masters to be one of the more exciting sporting events of the year to date Maine — The Waynflete Flyers showcased their prowess on the lacrosse field with a commanding 14-2 victory over St The Flyers wasted no time in establishing their dominance with Lydia Birknes scoring the opening goal less than a minute into the game Skylar Harris added to the Flyers' momentum scoring off a free position in the first half Southern Steer Butcher offers premium meat cuts Sarah is a features reporter for the San Marcos/Buda/Kyle and Southwest Austin editions of Community Impact She graduated from Texas State University with a degree in journalism in May 2023 She worked for the school's student-run newspaper for three years in roles such as life and arts reporter Sarah was a health reporting intern for Texas Community Health News at Texas Public Radio in San Antonio listening to music and spending time with her family In a victory for the rare disease community, Oak Hill Bio has acquired global rights for rugonersen (RO7248824) from Roche and plans to initiate a Phase III study in early 2026 but because it did not meet their internal Rugonersen is an antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) for Angelman syndrome neurodevelopmental condition for which there is no approved disease-modifying treatment The drug acts by unsilencing UBE3A production “This is a powerful signal to our community who have fought tirelessly for progress Knowing that this work will continue means everything,” said Amanda Moore Angelman Syndrome Foundation (ASF) and Ryan Fischer Foundation for Angelman Syndrome Therapeutics (FAST) We are incredibly impressed by the rigorous research Roche has conducted and the promising clinical data generated to date,” said Josh Distler “We have also been moved by the dedication of the patients and investigators in the Angelman community and look forward to working closely with them to fully evaluate rugonersen’s potential to improve the lives of individuals with Angelman syndrome and their families.” “I am very glad that the development of rugonersen will continue,” said Elizabeth Berry-Kravis pediatric neurologist and principal investigator of the TANGELO trial at Rush University Medical Center TANGELO was Roche’s Phase I trial of RO7248828 “Many of our trial participants have had meaningful improvements while in the rugonersen trial and the TANGELO results suggest developmental and functional gains in multiple domains relative to natural history We are very excited that the potential benefits of rugonersen will continue to be evaluated for these and other patients with Angelman syndrome.” Angelman syndrome affects an estimated 500,000 individuals worldwide Symptoms typically arise during early childhood and include cognitive and developmental issues such as speech and communication difficulties The condition is caused by a loss of function of the maternally inherited UBE3A gene “We are incredibly excited and deeply grateful to see Oak Hill stepping in to continue the rugonersen program for Angelman syndrome have seen the promise of rugonersen to help those with Angelman syndrome,” said Moore Rugonersen was designed to modify disease progression by boosting expression of the paternal version of the UBE3A gene rugonersen demonstrated encouraging exploratory effects compared to natural history on multiple clinical measures and on a pharmacodynamic biomarker of brain function These data were presented at FAST’s Annual Global Science Summit in November 2024 Oak Hill believes these results support rugonersen’s potential to address multiple disease domains Oak Hill anticipates initiating a pivotal Phase III trial in early 2026 for rugonersen as a potential treatment for individuals with Angelman syndrome The portico of the main house at Oak Hill is seen from the garden in Aldie A bell from the decommissioned USS Oak Hill is seen at the front entrance of the main house at Oak Hill the privately owned former estate of presidential Founding Father James Monroe in Aldie The east parlor in the main house at Oak Hill is seen in Aldie A historic chair upholstered with horse hair a commonality for furniture during the 19th century is seen in the east parlor of the main house at Oak Hill in Aldie The west parlor in the main house at Oak Hill is seen in Aldie Marble details on the fireplace mantelpiece in the east parlor of the main house at Oak Hill are seen Wednesday Gayle DeLashmutt points to etching on a window that was scratched by a member of the family that previously owned Oak Hill in Aldie Etched writing is seen on a window of a bedroom in the main house at Oak Hill in Aldie The former bedroom of first lady Dolley Madison in the main house at Oak Hill is seen Wednesday The dining room in the main house at Oak Hill where President James Monroe crafted part of his famed Monroe Doctrine The west porch of the main house at Oak Hill is seen in Aldie A fossilized dinosaur track is seen in the quarried-stone floor in the west porch of the main house at Oak Hill in Aldie The lower dining room in the main house at Oak Hill where the DeLashmutt family typically eat their meals The garden at Oak Hill is seen through the wrought iron railing on the portico of the main house in Aldie A bench in the garden at Oak Hill is seen in Aldie A structure formerly used as a smokehouse at Oak Hill is seen Wednesday Gayle and India DeLashmutt pose for a portrait in the east parlor of the main house at Oak Hill in Aldie Gayle DeLashmutt poses for a portrait in the east parlor of the main house at Oak Hill in Aldie Inside the enclosed west porch a few footsteps away a quarried-stone floor marked by fossilized dinosaur tracks glimmers in the sunlight a portico built by enslaved African Americans looks out over rolling foothills stretching into the misty northern Virginia horizon a captivating view untarnished by monied property developments bellying up nearby where centuries of history are deeply rooted in Monroe’s Loudoun County estate It’s the last home of a presidential Founding Father still in private hands Glenn Youngkin will revive the multimillion-dollar project by including it in his proposed amendment to the budget bill ahead of the General Assembly’s veto session The governor has until Monday to submit his revisions “We’ve taken good care of it,” family matriarch Gayle DeLashmutt said gazing up at trees in the garden during a recent tour of the grounds “And I think it’s time to let somebody else do it.” is part of a long line of Virginians who have lived in Oak Hill Other Founding Fathers’ homes in the state — Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello George Washington’s Mount Vernon and Monroe’s Highland estate — are owned by educational and historical institutions that open the estates’ doors to the public The residence at Oak Hill has a complex heritage: At the top of a split staircase leading to the entrance sits a gifted bell from the decommissioned USS Oak Hill elegant parlors feature fireplace mantelpieces made of decadent marble to thank first lady Elizabeth Kortright Monroe for saving his wife from the guillotine scratched his name and the date of his graduation from the Virginia Military Institute charging about on go-carts and sledding down steep hills in the same place that Monroe hosted first lady Dolley Madison more than 100 years earlier Her father used to tell her stories about finding arrowheads in Little River a tributary that streams through the property and this place can really represent it,” she said The estate also embodies the histories of the enslaved African Americans who built and cared for the property an enslaved carpenter who constructed the main house in Oak Hill according to independent researcher Emily Stanfill who lived at Oak Hill before being forced to move to the South Opening the estate to the public full time would allow people to learn more about their stories chair of the Black History Committee at a Loudon County genealogical library said it would also educate the public about the Indigenous people and tenant farmers who lived on and worked the land “I advocate for not just focusing on the great men of history or military history because that leaves out a lot,” Bohanan said we can start to see the connections between all of us as members of the human race.” Loudoun County has allocated $22 million toward the roughly $52 million needed to support the project while The Conservation Fund and other groups have raised another nearly $25 million The family is selling the property for $20 million The Conservation Fund says the state won’t have to pay a dime toward the project passed unanimously in the Virginia House last month but stalled in the state Senate Louise Lucas told reporters that she thought the bill was an excellent idea but expressed concern about long-term commitments from the state even if it has no upfront financial obligation “That’s a lot of park for somebody to take care of,” she said “Those are the kinds of things you have to consider when you’re working on these budgets.” Youngkin said Wednesday he was initially resistant to the project because he was not sure the business plan was fully fleshed out But he said he felt less uneasy after touring the estate with Republican Del and I’m still trying to decide what we do,” Youngkin said Two troopers investigate the scene of a fatal crash on N.C Highway 181 near Bowman Avenue on Thursday afternoon A man died Thursday afternoon in a crash on N.C was driving a Nissan Frontier pickup truck north on the highway near Bowman Avenue and Carl Freeman Avenue when a FedEx truck attempted to cross the highway from a stop sign at Bowman Avenue according to information from Trooper Chris Casey with the North Carolina State Highway Patrol Powell’s truck hit the guardrail and overturned Powell was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected from the vehicle was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries He was charged with misdemeanor death by vehicle and failure to yield right of way The road was partially closed for about two hours during the investigation Chrissy Murphy is a staff writer and can be reached at cmurphy@morganton.com or at 828-432-8941 Get the latest in local public safety news with this weekly email Email notifications are only sent once a day There was a child in the car at the time of the crash She will be required to be on the sex offender registry for 30 years once she's released from prison Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device Account processing issue - the email address may already exist Invalid password or account does not exist Submitting this form below will send a message to 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for moderate-income households 1001 Oak Hill Road as seen from Mount Diablo Boulevard SDTarch The project will conform to the hillside property with a series of setbacks to visually reduce the scale of the project from the street In keeping with the firm’s portfolio illustrations show the project will be wrapped in natural tones and restrained articulation The facade materials include a mix of metal panels The stepped U-shaped podium complex is built around two central courtyards on the 2nd and third floors The fourth floor will connect to a rear-lot pool deck Stepped terraces will be built facing Oak Hill Road for six apartments on floors five through seven The 1.2-acre property is located along Oak Hill Road close to the city’s main commercial thoroughfare Future residents will be across from the Plaza Center strip mall The complex will join several other multi-story apartments in the area immediately surrounding the Lafayette BART Station Demolition will be required for two existing 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{ nonInteraction: true }); Follow on Instagram © COPYRIGHT New York YIMBY LLC INDIANAPOLIS - Oak Hill senior Grant Cates didn’t know exactly what he would score heading into the final diving competition of his high school career But he did have his eye on the IHSAA’s longest held record at the State Swimming and Diving Finals And Cates not only reached that goal on Saturday at the Indiana University Natatorium scoring a state record 655.95 to win the IHSAA title and break the record of 623.90 that Hamilton Southeastern’s Phillip Jones set in 2001 “Today really couldn’t have gone better,” Cates said “There were a few dives I could have hit better but as a list - that is as good as I could do.” Cates said he had never broken 600 as a score until right before the sectional He then won the Hamilton Southeastern Sectional with a 641.70 and the Fishers Diving Regional with a 614.15 heading into state I was getting in the 550s all throughout the season and then the last meet before sectionals I broke 600 and never went under again,” Cates said “I was just confident with every single one of my dives Everything came together at the right time.” Cates scored 273.45 in the prelims to jump out to a 30-point lead then had 439.65 through the semifinals - seeing his lead grow to more than 65 points His final dive - an inward 2 ½ somersault tuck but normally I do better under pressure,” Cates said “I knew I didn’t need a great last dive to get the record which saw him rise from fifth as a freshman to third the last two years and to thetop the podium this year “It’s kind of surreal,” Cates said after he stepped off the podium “It’s just starting to sink in that this is what I really wanted The team title streak continued for the Carmel Greyhounds who claimed their 11th-straight title on Saturday afternoon with 412.5 points - the second most in state history Their margin of 196.5 points over second-place Fishers was the fourth most in history “Our kids did an awesome job,” Carmel head coach Chris Plumb said and all three relays really brought it today This was great racing and I am really proud of the team.” The Greyhounds swept the three relays for the second-straight year Andrew Shackell and Michael Gorey finished in 1:29.39 Hadley and Kopp cruised to the win in 2:59.53 “We knew the 400-free relay was going to be a battle “We were seeded third coming into the final so we knew we would have to be on our ‘A’ game to finish the meet we finished strong and those guys stepped up.” who had 21 swims in the finals and two in the consolations Shackell won the 100-yard butterfly in a time of 47.42 despite losing his goggles during the race when Allen swam the 50- and 100-freestyles in the postseason “I have always enjoyed the distance (races) but last year that is what the team needed,” Allen said “I am willing to do what coach needs me to do holding off Fishers Jonathan Hines by a half second with Kopp placing second in 4:21.19 and Hines being third in 4:22.54 Allen said it is that competitive spirit that keeps pushing the Greyhounds to new heights “It’s special (to be a Greyhound),” Allen said If they aren’t then other people will tell them they need to step it up Both Bloomington North and Bloomington South had swimmers on top of the podium on Saturday afternoon South senior David Kovacs was a two-event champion claiming the title in the 200-IM in 1:46.64 and the 100-yard backstroke in 47.63 He was the first Panther champion since Matthew Jerden in 2017 Bloomington North’s James Stewart took the 50-yard freestyle in a time of 20.08 besting Brebeuf’s Jake Tarara by .01 seconds Stewart was the first Cougar winner since Max Irwin in 2013 Tarara later won the 100-yard freestyle in a time of 43.93 Valparaiso senior Jonah Lee ended his prep career on a high The senior won the 100-yard breaststroke in a time of 54.13 but I’m happy to win and that was the big goal “It’s nice to get an award like that because there isn’t a lot of recognition for the work outside of swimming Valparaiso's Jonah Lee named Keller Mental Attitude recipient Jonah Lee of Valparaiso High School was named the recipient of the Herman F Keller Mental Attitude Award following the meet by the IHSAA Executive Committee finishing as State Runner-Up in the 200 Medley Relay and State Champion in the 100 Breaststroke He has been named a High School All-American in both events and holds the record in the 100 Breaststroke for the Duneland Athletic Conference Jonah ranks in the top 10% of his class and has been named both Academic All-State and an Academic All-American during his time as a Viking He is a member of the Student Athletic Advisory Council and National Honor Society Jonah also volunteers with Rebuilding Together Duneland a non-profit that provides home repairs and renovations to families in need Jonah is the son of Jung and Arene Lee of Valparaiso studying Biomedical Engineering and swimming for the Boilermakers Each year the IHSAA Executive Committee selects a senior who was nominated by his principal and coach and was determined to have best demonstrated mental attitude presented $1,000 to Valparaiso High School's general scholarship fund in the name of Jonah Lee former IHSAA assistant commissioner who served the Association from 1961-73 The 88th Annual IHSAA Boys Swimming & Diving State FinalsIndiana University Natatorium State Champions200 Medley Relay: Carmel (Anderson Kopp 12 Michael Gorey 12) 1:29.39 200 Freestyle: William Allen (10) Carmel 1:37.07200 Individual Medley: David Kovacs (12) Bloomington South 1:46.6450 Freestyle: James Stewart (12) Bloomington North :20.08One Meter Diving: Grant Cates (12) Oak Hill 655.95 New State Record100 Butterfly: Andrew Shackell (12) Carmel :47.42100 Freestyle: Jake Tarara (12)Brebeuf Jesuit :43.93500 Freestyle: William Allen (10) Carmel 4:20.88200 Freestyle Relay: Carmel (Andrew Shackell 12 Yi Zheng 10) 1:21.64100 Backstroke: David Kovacs (12) Bloomington South :47.63100 Breaststroke: Jonah Lee (12) Valparaiso :54.13400 Freestyle Relay: Carmel (Andrew Shackell 12 State Records During Saturday's Championship Finals (1)One Meter Diving: Grant Cates (12) Oak Hill 655.95 (previous 623.90) Breaks a 26-year old State Record Remove all graphics and images from the website so that only the text and links are visible Reverts to original layout including graphics and images This annual open house provides a wonderful occasion to go back in time and rediscover our community roots Oak Hill Manor is located at 4716 Wakefield Chapel Road in Annandale a descendant of one of the first land-grant holders in Northern Virginia the late Georgian style house was renovated in the Colonial Revival style during the 1940s by renowned restoration architect Walter M the Fairfax County Park Authority and the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors agreed to a historic and conservation easement to preserve the property Please note that Oak Hill is a private residence and is only available for public access during this annual open house Visitors are encouraged to carpool and utilize parking on the residential streets adjacent to Oak Hill The Oak Hill Open House is made possible in partnership with the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, Fairfax County Park Foundation and Northern Virginia Conservation Trust. 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Sign up for a premium subscription plan attempting to fulfill the expectations of a modern championship venue without completely abandoning its Donald Ross roots 1976); Andrew Green (historical renovation Join the clubJoin the clubJoin the clubJoin the clubLog inLog inLog inLog inAccessPrivate 2023aboutThe East Course at Oak Hill Country Club has one of the sturdiest reputations in American golf It’s a mainstay in the top half of Golf Digest’s and Golf Magazine’s 100-greatest rankings Oak Hill saw fit to hire Andrew Green to give the East a Donald Ross-inspired makeover The course had changed a great deal in the preceding years: Robert Trent Jones renovated it at the height of his “Open Doctor” fame in the 1950s and George and Tom Fazio monkeyed with it further in 1976 bringing back the aesthetics and dimensions of Ross’s bunkers and greens the East remains stuck in the middle: a modern championship venue with some classic flourishes; a restored Golden Age design that lacks many of its original traits {{content-block-course-profile-oak-hill-country-club-east-course-001}} Tree plantings are a core part of Oak Hill’s identity the physician and amateur horticulturalist John R set out to beautify the property with maples “The Almighty was the greatest landscape architect of all,” he said “It was his plan to have oaks at Oak Hill.” You can’t argue with a divine warrant Williams would say that he lost count at 75,000 seedlings planted Next door to Oak Hill and visible from parts of the East Course is Irondequoit Country Club About a mile northwest is the Country Club of Rochester Rumors persist that ol’ Donny had a mistress—or two The Architecture of Oak Hill East (2023 PGA Championship Host)17 minMay 4 Andrew Green’s transformation this little par 3 is the highlight of his work at Oak Hill the club abandoned Donald Ross’s postage-stamp concept in favor of a slightly longer hole playing about 10 degrees to the right George and Tom Fazio built the new green and installed an absurd-looking artificial pond Green’s effort is not a replica of the original The hole plays downhill to a narrow green benched into a left-to-right slope Although the putting surface is only 13 paces across there are several pin positions that bring different bunkers and contours into play but misses to either side can easily turn into bogeys or doubles high-variance one-shotter that will produce drama at future major championships {{content-block-course-profile-oak-hill-country-club-east-course-002}} Andrew Green is one of our most skilled restoration and renovation architects He has a strong understanding of Golden Age design and a deep bag of tricks for manufacturing vintage-feeling shapes I often think about the story he told me on The Fried Egg Podcast in 2021 about the process of trial and error that his team used to reproduce the ruggedness of Donald Ross’s bunker edges at Inverness Club: ‍https://thefriedegg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Andrew-Green-on-Inverness-Bunkers.mp3 {{content-block-course-profile-oak-hill-country-club-east-course-003}} Green is also a patient and savvy diplomat On contentious topics like tree removal and green expansion I’m not sure how many architects could have convinced powerful memberships like those at Inverness and Oak Hill to make the radical changes they did Green is an important force in modern golf architecture—someone whose ideas and methods will shape the future of the game His work at Oak Hill undoubtedly improved the East Course The greens now extend to the edges of their pads allowing for challenging pin positions near hazards and runoffs The bunkers have angular edges that attractively break up the the course’s smooth topography The removal of many trees—an impressive accomplishment considering how much Oak Hill values its arboreal assets—has opened up sightlines across the property and reintroduced air and light circulation to many fairways and greens the elimination of two out-of-place Fazio par 3s in favor of the Ross-inspired fifth and 15th holes is a vast improvement executed with taste and attention to detail by Green’s crew I know you’re waiting for the “but.” Here it is: Oak Hill East Any publication that deems it one of the 40 greatest courses in the country as Golf Magazine did last year—much less one of the 20 greatest as Golf Digest did in 2021—is exaggerating its virtues This is not just a case of a restoration failing to go far enough I suspect that the East Course was never one of Donald Ross’s finest efforts Three of his original par 3s traveled in roughly the same direction and Green’s fifth hole—a replacement of Ross’s sixth—retains this flaw 6 and 7) use the creek that winds through the site in similar ways the hole designs lack the creative inspiration of Ross’s best work There are no uses of the land as as memorable as the sideways-tiered eighth fairway at Essex County no greens as bold as the sixth at Oakland Hills and no holes as strategically engaging as the reverse-camber 18th at Seminole the back nine at Oak Hill East is excellent a par 4 that calls for a short-iron into an elevated green carved gracefully into a knoll It’s the most unconventional green site on the East Course and the only one that runs on a diagonal to the line of play while also reminding you that the rest of the course isn’t quite as stimulating {{content-block-course-profile-oak-hill-country-club-east-course-004}} Some of Oak Hill’s tameness comes from presentation—a set of choices about preservation and maintenance that the club has made for decades and has continued to make after Green’s renovation that even as Green’s team meticulously re-created Ross’s greens and bunkers reestablish the width of his playing corridors and a number of trees sit close to the edges The effects of this decision are most noticeable on No Ross’s hole had a capacious fairway bisected diagonally by a creek from short right to long left the roomier your landing zone was; the more you pushed up You could choose to play it safe and deal with a long approach or risk a penalty for a better chance at hitting your second shot close The fairway is half as wide as it used to be and offers two options: play near the creek on the right or bend your drive around a grove of trees on the left Only the biggest hitters can take advantage of the second option and it’s a relatively safe play that steers clear of the water Shorter players are stuck with the first option They will also find that the closer they play to the creek the more they’ll be blocked out by a large oak 75 yards short right of the green The culprits are mowing lines and tree positions that fail to take the hole’s design into account Another aspect of the East Course’s presentation that I find unfortunate is the all-green-everywhere maintenance Since the areas between holes are covered in lush rough the player never really gets a sense of the site’s natural character why would it be so common at high-end country clubs?—but one I feel strongly about Uniform green domesticates the game and saps its adventurous spirit would it be strange to add that I’d be happy to see Oak Hill get more major championships Rochester is a wonderful golf town—the birthplace of Walter Hagen and the childhood home of Robert Trent Jones The East Course is brawny enough for the pros and spacious enough for PGA and USGA buildouts But it’s also probably not the best Donald Ross course in its own city Shortcomings in presentation get in the way of the player’s ability to appreciate Oak Hill East’s design and land the design is far from Donald Ross’s most brilliant and the land is handsome but not remarkable {{content-block-course-profile-oak-hill-country-club-east-course-005}} {{content-block-course-profile-oak-hill-country-club-east-course-006}} Suspendisse varius enim in eros elementum tristique Aenean faucibus nibh et justo cursus id rutrum lorem imperdiet 24ReplyCancelSUBMIT COMMENTSUBMIT COMMENTThank you! 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Something went wrong while submitting the form.Author NameJan 13, 2025DeleteLorem ipsum dolor sit amet my dad gave me a copy of The World Atlas of Golf That kick-started my obsession with golf architecture I read as many books about the subject as I could find filled a couple of sketch books with plans for imaginary golf courses and even joined the local junior golf league for a summer so I could get a crack at Alister MacKenzie's Valley Club of Montecito I ended up pursuing other interests in high school and college but in my early 30s I moved to Pebble Beach to teach English at a boarding school Andy offered me a job as Managing Editor in 2019 the two of us were the only full-time employees The company has grown tremendously since then and today I'm thrilled to serve as the Head of Architecture Content I work with our talented team to produce videos and written work about golf courses and golf architecture FooterA deeper level of golfSign up to our newsletter for fresh takes Mondays Fried Egg Course RatingWe rate golf courses using a three-"Egg" scale a course must be very good; to receive three Most courses will not get any Eggs at all — and this is not meant as an insult Click here to learn more about our rating system and our criteria of Land 1966 — The Page County Sheriff ’s Office reported this week that two county youths were arrested Saturday and charged with two counts of breaking and entering on Wednesday night of last week The pair is accused of breaking into the Oak Hill Grocery and stealing a quantity of food and cigarettes and smashing a pin-ball machine Entrance was gained by breaking open the front door They are also charged with breaking and entering the nearby Springfield Elementary School Deputy Sheriffs Aldine Painter and Wayne Strickler made the arrests Painter said the youths confessed to the charges and part of the loot was recovered ~ From the public archives of the Page News and Courier TODAY IN HISTORY is a feature of PageValleyNews.com ~ Check the date of the story you just read Electrical upgrades scheduled in Shenandoah National Park and website in this browser for the next time I comment TOWN OF LURAY Brings You:  CLICK the AD above to learn about upcoming events at Cooters in the Valley CLICK AD above to learn more about LIVE performances in Downtown Luray Support the Page County Animal Shelter by finding our furry friends a Forever Home the main characters are still in the high school hoops scene -- only now Carmelo Anthony is a retired NBA superstar and has traded bucket-getting for bucket-guiding legendary Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson Va.) coach Steve Smith is the picture of tranquility parked courtside with his legs crossed and arms folded watching the Warriors duke it out against Long Island Lutheran (Brookeville N.Y.) in the opening round of the Nike EYBL Scholastic conference tournament who now serves as assistant commissioner of the EYBL Scholastic leading Oak Hill to a 32-1 record while averaging 21.7 points and 7.4 rebounds a game "He said, 'you're playing Oak Hill today so you gotta get to it,'" said Kiyan, who checks in at No. 32 overall in the ESPN 100 Class of 2025 rankings.. Kiyan made good on the not-so-subtle nudging, leading all scorers with 25 points in the Crusaders' 71-61 win as a row full of NBA scouts looked on. The game was the second meeting between the two this season. Long Island Lutheran rolled the Warriors, 76-41, in the first meeting 19 days prior. "I just love the game, so I'm always locked in and competing at the highest level is fun to me," Kiyan said. "But, yeah, it's definitely cool to be able to play against my dad's old school and get the win." View this post on Instagram A post shared by SportsCenter NEXT (@sportscenternext) Carmelo was animated during the Crusaders second half run hopping out of his chair to cheer on big shots and reeling off pointers from his corner courtside seat "Coaching Melo and now seeing his son at the same point have similar success is pretty cool to say the least," Smith said "They have similarities; they can both shoot it from anywhere consistently and they both have amazing footwork I can see that his work ethic is like his dad too "I was really considering Oak Hill," Kiyan said but my dad wanted me to stay home with me being younger When told about the connection that could've been no doubt thinking about potentially adding to his massive win total of 1,232 and nine national titles I don't remember talking to Melo about that," Smith said flags indicating the unmarked graves of Black tenant farmers are seen Dec on the former Oak Hill plantation outside of Danville Descendants of Oak Hill sharecroppers stand outside the ruins of the property’s once-grand plantation house near Danville This photo provided by Jeff Bennett shows a tombstone on the Oak Hill plantation outside of Danville This photo provided by Jeff Bennett shows the trees next to the graves of Black tenant farmers This photo provided by Jeff Bennett shows the grave of Lottie Hairston In this image made from an Associated Press video Antoinette Adams Anderson and Ellie Clark talk about their ancestors after viewing their graves at the former Oak Hill plantation outside Danville This photo provided by Jeff Bennett shows land that is being cleared near graves of Black tenant farmers Adams talks about his ancestors after viewing their graves at the former Oak Hill plantation outside Danville This photo provided by Jeff Bennett shows the ruins of the Oak Hill plantation outside of Danville (AP) — A decision to move the remains of hundreds African American tenant farmers from a former Virginia tobacco plantation to a dedicated burial ground has elicited a range of emotions among the sharecroppers’ descendants Some worry about the implications of disturbing the graves of people who were exploited and enslaved Others hope the remains can be identified and reburied with more respect than they were afforded in life The mostly unidentified remains are being moved from a site that had been part of one of the nation’s largest slave-owning operations When they were buried they weren’t considered fully human but now they are “patriots who are coming out of their graves with equal rights in 2025,” one descendant Archaeologists have already started exhuming the approximately 275 plots and some of the remains of tenant farmers and their families are already in a funeral home but will be moved to the new burial site about a mile away Officials have been consulting with descendants about genetic testing on unidentified remains as well as designs for the new cemetery “I don’t think anybody would want their ancestors exhumed or moved,” said Jeff Bennett whose great-great-great grandfather was buried at the plantation “But for them to give us a lot of say so in the new cemetery down to the design details and the plaques and memorials that we put up I feel like (they’re) really doing it in a dignified way While generally supportive of the project to move the graves Hairston worries about the indignity of exhuming the graves of people who were brutalized as slaves and exploited as sharecroppers “It just seems that 100 or so odd years after their death Oak Hill was part of a family empire that enslaved thousands of people across 45 plantations and farms in four states according to “The Hairstons,” a 1999 book by Henry Wiencek that chronicles the Black and white Hairston families was reputedly the largest enslaver in the South But the grand property has stood mostly empty and unused since sharecropping ended last century The 1820s plantation house was destroyed by fire in 1988 Many who were enslaved at Oak Hill left after emancipation Those who remained as tenant farmers were often cheated of wages and faced crushing poverty and sometimes violence in the Jim Crow South Some tenant farmers took the Hairston surname in part because “we had no other name to identify with as the government was collecting data for the census We brought no last name with us from Africa,” Cedric Hairston said “Many of our women carried and birthed a Hairston child never with the support of the law to report that they were raped.” One of the sharecroppers was Fleming Adams Sr. Known as “Flem,” he was born into slavery on another plantation in 1830 where he had to duck through doorways because he was so tall Adams and his wife Martha raised three sons — George His death certificate lists his burial place as Oak Hill “My hope is that we can discover where Flem is,” Bennett said And hopefully there’d be enough of his remains where they could do a DNA sample.” Most of the graves in the two secluded sharecropper cemeteries were marked only by moss-covered stones without inscriptions Rows of depressions in the earth showed where the wooden coffins had collapsed below Needles from loblolly pines covered many of the plots the Pittsylvania-Danville Regional Industrial Facility Authority acquired 3,500 acres (1,400 hectares) of land that included the former Oak Hill plantation and Tennessee-based Microporous announced in November it would build a $1.3 billion battery production facility there Virginia’s Department of Historic Resources granted a permit in late November to move the graves noting that relocation is consistent with the desires of the descendant families Bennett and others visited the sites in December Silence fell as they walked into the first cemetery said a historical marker must be placed there “We need some time in order to determine what it is we want and how we want it,” Adams told Matt Rowe Pittsylvania County’s economic development director Rowe replied: “I’m open to anything and everything.” The industrial authority has raised $1.3 million from logging the land to fund the project which is being handled by engineering and consulting company WSP said everything would be collected from each grave shaft The firm hopes to finish transferring the graves by early March Work on the new burial site and a dedication ceremony will follow in the coming months Bennett and others recently viewed personal items found in the graves a medicine bottle and a 5-cent coin from 1836 Those bricks will be repurposed at the new burial site and inscribed with the names of the deceased Descendants are reviewing funeral home records to try to identify those buried in unmarked graves they may inscribe the names of everyone who lived in the area “I feel like we’re reemphasizing the significance of our ancestors,” Bennett said “It’s been generations since people used that area to bury people And hopefully we can continue to tell those stories to the next generations.” This story has been corrected to show the state government entity that granted a permit to move the graves is the Department of Historic Resources not the Department of Historical Resources Share on FacebookShare on X (formerly Twitter)Share on PinterestShare on LinkedInOAK HILL (WVVA) - As we head into the Easter Weekend Delnora Reed returns to her home state performing a free gospel concert at the Lively Amphitheater at 44 Kelly Avenue (near the Chase Bank and Hank Williams monument) at 4 PM Reed stopped by WVVA @ Noon with Joshua Bolden & Jeffrey Hoole to discuss the upcoming performance Learn more about the Inspirational Country Music Awards, ‘New Artist of the Year’ and ‘Inspirational Song of the Year’ at Delnora.com (VVNG.com) — A sedan caught fire in the center divider of the northbound I-15 freeway Tuesday afternoon causing delays for commuters heading through the Cajon Pass The incident was reported at about 1:51 p.m in the area between State Route 138 and Oak Hill Road according to the California Highway Patrol logs Witnesses described seeing flames coming from the engine compartment of a gray sedan parked in the center divider people were able to safely exit the vehicle San Bernardino County Fire were dispatched to the scene with multiple units The fire was officially dispatched at 1:52 p.m. Motorists traveling north through the Cajon Pass experienced delays as a result of the fire and emergency response traffic remained backed up with congestion stretching from just south of Oak Hill Road CHP incident logs later indicated that the fire began to spread into nearby vegetation along the center divider The incident occurred as the High Desert region experienced gusty winds on Tuesday afternoon raising concerns about fire spread and visibility for northbound drivers Photos and video shared by passing drivers showed visible flames engulfing the front end of the vehicle and the cause of the fire remains under investigation 📢 Stay connected with the High Desert’s largest news community 🔗 For more local news, visit VVNG.com we’re dedicated to keeping the Victor Valley informed with essential Our newsroom works tirelessly to bring you the latest stories that matter—news that fosters awareness If you value our reporting and want to see it continue local news accessible to everyone—because an informed community is a stronger community (AP) — The room where President James Monroe crafted part of his famed doctrine exudes a quiet where centuries of history are deeply rooted in Monroe’s Loudoun County estate It’s the last home of a presidential Founding Father still in private hands which has owned Oak Hill in the community of Aldie since 1948 hopes to convert its sprawling 1,240 acres (502 hectares) into a state park A bill to that effect unanimously passed the House of Delegates last month but failed in the Senate Glenn Youngkin will revive the multimillion-dollar project by including it in his proposed amendment to the budget bill ahead of the General Assembly’s veto session “We’ve taken good care of it,” family matriarch Gayle DeLashmutt said “And I think it’s time to let somebody else do it.” Other Founding Fathers’ homes in the state — Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello George Washington’s Mount Vernon and Monroe’s Highland estate — are owned by educational and historical institutions that open the estates’ doors to the public a gift from Monroe’s longtime friend “There’s just this span of time and this place can really represent it,” she said “I advocate for not just focusing on the great men of history or military history because that leaves out a lot,” Bohanan said “By telling our more inclusive stories we can start to see the connections between all of us as members of the human race.” The Conservation Fund says the state won’t have to pay a dime toward the project “That’s a lot of park for somebody to take care of,” she said “Those are the kinds of things you have to consider when you’re working on these budgets.” and I’m still trying to decide what we do,” Youngkin said Copyright © 2025 Ogden Publications of Pennsylvania