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Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Pay tribute to fallen soldiers this Memorial Day in the Panhandle
BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – Memorial Day is a holiday to honor and remember U.S. military personnel who have served and sacrificed for our country. The Panhandle will host a variety of free events open to the public on Monday, May 26. In partnership with the Bay County Board of County Commissioners and the Bay County Veterans Council, Bay County Veterans Services will hold its annual ceremony and wreath laying at the Kent-Forest Lawn Cemetery, 2403 Harrison Avenue, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. To honor U.S. service members who died while serving in the military, speakers from local military bases and veterans' organizations are scheduled to participate. For more information, click here. The Apalachicola Bay Chamber of Commerce will celebrate at the Veterans Memorial Plaza and Three Soldiers Statue on 230 Market Street from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Former Senior Executive Service Member, Operation Urgent Fury (Grenada) Veteran, and Purple Heart recipient Dr. Gordon Sumner is the guest speaker. For more information, click here. The City of Freeport Hall Front Lawn will honor the men and women who gave their lives in service in a Memorial Day service from 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. The program will highlight a presentation of colors, national anthem, and Guest Speaker Mike Storey, and laying of the wreath. All are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets as seating is limited. For more information, click here. Gulf Cemetery will host the annual Memorial Ceremony on Memorial Day at 10 a.m. in Santa Rosa Beach. The 150 veterans in the cemetery will be honored in the service. The speaker for the 2025 Memorial Day Ceremony will be Colonel Ed Hubbard. A limited number of folding chairs will be provided, visitors are encouraged to bring seating. For more information, click here. Come out to honor and celebrate at the HarborWalk Village on Memorial Day. There will be a concert on the main stage from 6 p.m to 9 p.m. featuring Flash Flood Duo. Silent Disco on the Captain's Deck from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., followed by fireworks and a fire spinning finale at 9 p.m. For more information, click here. Bring your friends and family to enjoy a day out in a picturesque beach town full of shopping, entertainment, and dining. Rosemary Beach will kick off the holiday with a Memorial Day Concert with Music by Rubik's Groove. Rubik's Groove is the premier 'Outside of the Box' 80s, 90s, and 00s Tribute Band! The event is free and open to the public starting at 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Visitors are encouraged to bring chairs and blankets. For more information, click here. The Veterans Memorial Plaza's annual Memorial Day ceremony will be held Monday at 10 a.m. at 5191 Willing Street in Milton. Veterans Memorial Foundation member Daniel Powers will open the ceremony featuring a wreath presentation by veterans organizations, The National Anthem by the Milton High School Choir and more. For more information, click here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Forbes
27-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Sting's Album Returns, Thanks To Netflix's New Must-See Show
Thanks to Adolescence on Netflix, Sting's 'Fragile' is a hit again in the U.K., with his greatest ... More hits album also reentering the charts this week. British Rock and New Wave musician Sting (born Gordon Sumner), of the group the Police, as he plays bass guitar during a performance at My Father's Place, Roslyn, New York, March 29, 1979. (Photo by) Sting has been one of the United Kingdom's most respected and celebrated musicians for decades, but that doesn't always translate to chart success. The former frontman of The Police still makes music, performs live, and continues to command headlines — but even so, it's been a while since his name last appeared on the charts in his home country in a major way. This week, that changes thanks to a high-profile placement in a new Netflix show. One of Sting's classic tunes has become a hit all over again – and that resurgence is also impacting the performance of one of his compilations. 'Fragile' reappears on the U.K. charts this week, seemingly out of nowhere. The cut is featured prominently in Netflix's new hit show Adolescence, which has quickly become one of the most-watched programs on the streaming platform. The tune is used in a pivotal scene, and that has proved to be enough to make it a bestseller. This week, 'Fragile' opens at No. 82 on the Official Singles Downloads chart and lands just below that position, at No. 85 on the Official Singles Sales ranking. The tune marks Sting's fourth solo appearance on both tallies. As 'Fragile' gains traction, one of Sting's older albums benefits from the renewed interest. The Very Best of Sting & The Police returns to two U.K. charts this week. The compilation appears at No. 52 on the Official Album Downloads chart and at No. 99 on the Official Albums Streaming ranking. That second placement puts the compilation just one spot away from falling off the list entirely — but a return is a return. The Very Best Of wasn't originally released with 'Fragile' on its tracklist. The cut was added shortly after the compilation first dropped, when it was reissued with several additional songs. That update may have helped give the collection more staying power, and it's certainly playing a role in the title's current success. Throughout its lifespan, The Very Best of Sting & The Police has performed very differently on the download and streaming rankings in the U.K. Its best showing on the Official Albums Streaming chart was only No. 91, and it's spent just nine frames on that roster in total. The project's time on the Official Album Downloads chart, however, paints a much brighter picture. The set has lived on that list for 130 weeks, and soared as high as No. 8. That disparity makes sense, as the compilation likely sold well long before streaming became the dominant way people consume music. 'Fragile' may have been released decades ago, but the Netflix sync has introduced it to millions of listeners who may have never heard the tune before. This surge is something that has happened several times in the music industry in only the past few years, and in some instances – such as Kate Bush with Stranger Things and Sophie Ellis-Bextor via Saltburn – all the attention feeds into a cycle, and this could be just the beginning for 'Fragile' on the charts.
