WEATHER ALERT
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Last of singing McGuire Sisters dies in Vegas; Phyllis, 89
Read full article: Last of singing McGuire Sisters dies in Vegas; Phyllis, 89file photo, Phyllis McGuire, the youngest of The McGuire Sisters, smiles after receiving a cluster of balloons from longtime friends Debbie Reynolds and Rip Taylor at her home in Las Vegas. Phyllis McGuire, the last surviving member of the three singing McGuire Sisters who topped the charts with several hits in the 1950s, has died, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2020 (AP Photo/Lennox McLendon, File)LAS VEGAS – Phyllis McGuire, the last surviving member of the three singing McGuire Sisters who topped the charts with several hits in the 1950s, has died. The Las Vegas Sun reported Phyllis McGuire died at her mansion she called “the Beverly Hills of Las Vegas” in the Rancho Circle estates near downtown Las Vegas. “Phyllis McGuire was beautiful, talented and was part of the Las Vegas allure.”Phyllis Jean McGuire was born in Middletown, Ohio, on Feb. 14, 1931. Mary Louise-Parker played the role of Phyllis McGuire in the 1995 HBO film “Sugartime,” which portrayed Giancana’s love affair with her.
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Parade shows support for school teacher stricken with cancer
Read full article: Parade shows support for school teacher stricken with cancerFLEMING ISLAND, Fla. – Dozens of cars lined a Fleming Island street Saturday to show support for a woman who has touched the lives of many before her life was threatened by metastatic cancer. Kate Smith, 29, is an 11th-grade history teacher at Fleming Island High School. “I taught at Fleming for a lot of years and I went to Fleming, and so when I was re-diagnosed, they organized this parade to show support,” Smith told News4Jax as she watched the procession. “It means a lot because this has been really hard.”Smith was diagnosed with Stage III gastric cancer in June 2019. “I had my stomach removed last October and then, just again, I found out last month, I have Stage IV metastatic gastric cancer,” she said.