Pacesetting Times

09/16/2026

Fall is in the air and we’re ready to see you all soon. September 18th at The Loft on Turkey Mountain in Horseshoe Bend just days away. Stay tuned for more possible dates! Keep calm and Groove on! ✌🏻❤️

09/16/2026

09/15/2026

‼️ If you’re interested in being a poll worker, they would love to have you! It’s a little late notice, but training is this Thursday at the courthouse. ‼️ Sept. 17 at 9 a.m. at the Melbourne Courthouse.

09/15/2026

National POW/MIA Recognition Day honors those who never came

Americans across the country will pause Friday, Sept. 18, to remember and honor members of the U.S. Armed Forces who were prisoners of war or remain missing and unaccounted for.

National POW/MIA Recognition Day has been observed annually since 1989 following a presidential proclamation. Congress established the observance with the passage of Section 1082 of the 1998 Defense Authorization Act.

The day is the only official national observance dedicated entirely to honoring Americans who were prisoners of war or remain missing and unaccounted for from all conflicts, in all theaters and from every branch of military service.

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, DPAA, continues the search for Americans who never returned home, fulfilling the nation's promise to leave no service member behind.

More than 700 military and civilian personnel from across the Armed Services make up DPAA. Working with U.S. and foreign specialists, agency personnel research, investigate, recover and identify remains of Americans who remain unaccounted for from World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Cold War, Operation El Dorado Canyon, the Gulf War and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

As of September 2026, the National League of POW/MIA Families lists 1,565 service members as recovered and identified. At the same time, DPAA reports that more than 80,000 American service members remain missing from past conflicts.

The work of accounting for the missing also extends to their families. DPAA provides written responses to questions from family members about their missing loved ones, while agency representatives travel to four cities around the country each year to conduct one-day meetings with families of missing personnel.

The observance was established for a reason that remains meaningful today. Organizers proposed the third Friday in September as a date that was not associated with any particular war or organization and would generally offer moderate weather across the nation.

The date was adopted and has been observed ever since. While many national ceremonies have traditionally been held at the Pentagon, POW/MIA Recognition Day is now observed by communities throughout the United States and around the world.

The familiar POW/MIA flag serves as a reminder of those who are still missing and those who were held as prisoners of war. But Recognition Day is more than a symbolic observance.

It is a call to action and an annual opportunity for communities and individuals to renew the nation’s commitment to remembering those who served and ensuring that the search continues for those who never came home.

On Sept. 18, communities across the country will once again remember those who sacrificed for their nation - and keep faith with those who are still missing.

09/13/2026

09/13/2026

09/12/2026

Wonderful turnout for this young man’s family ❤️