In Tata Nelson Mandela’s Long Walk to Freedom, I walked alongside him as he described the backbreaking labor in limestone quarries, the blinding sun reflecting off the white rock, and the way ...

After O’Rourke came Joseph Wismeth, who operated the place until around 1917, including for a couple years circa 1907-8 in partnership with Harry Nelson ... and from quarries in Red Granite ...

Madiba was imprisoned on Robben Island where ... while the Nelson Mandela Foundation also continues to take his legacy foward. Compatriots, Let us continue learning from Madiba and cement unity, which ...

What was once a limestone quarry is now the home of Victoria ... Southern Vancouver Island is home to Sooke Potholes Park. The potholes are a series of deep rock pools formed in the last Ice Age. It’s ...

Rock Island residents are faced with a decision about the city's future in the mayoral race between candidates Mayor Mike Thoms and Ashley Harris. Thoms argues if he is reelected, residents would ...

The report noted it would not be possible to extract the rock without the use of blasting. The original application to extend the quarry was the subject of a seven-year legal battle after attempts ...

Artem Zakharov, owner of AZ Hard Rock, a surface limestone quarry in Bolingbrook, bought property in 2022 at the southeast corner of Essington Road and 127th Street to expand quarry operations.

Rock Island Bridge is being turned into an entertainment space that connects KCK and KCMO. After pushing back three opening dates, developer Flying Truss now has a new, fourth target. Visitors ...

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — On Monday, March 10, the Rock Island City Council took its next step towards bringing a planned development that would build a new marijuana dispensary and truck stop near ...