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At times over the past eight years Dominic Annecchini wondered if he would ever see Santa Maria again.  A staff sergeant with the Army’s 1st Ranger Battalion, he has spent most of the last decade in war zones — four tours in Iraq and six in Afghanistan.  But on Tuesday, when the plane carrying Annecchini …

Central Coast residents heading for island paradise 2012-11-18T00:15:00Z 2012-11-17T23:18:33Z Allegiant’s first Hawaiian flight leaves SMXBy Brian Bullock / Staff Writer / [email protected] Santa Maria Times A jet full of passengers bid “Aloha” to Santa Maria on Saturday as Allegiant Air’s service to the Hawaiian islands took off. The company’s first Boeing 757 full of Central …

Public service is habitual to Hugh Rafferty and Thursday night the Santa Maria Public Airport District Board of Directors honored him for his four years of work. Rafferty finished fourth Nov. 6 in the race for three four-year terms — incumbents Don Lahr and Chuck Adams along with challenger David Baskett won the seats.  Also …

Santa Barbara County and neighboring areas could have new leaders at the helm in the coming months as a result of Tuesday’s election. In other races, longtime politicians will be returning to their seats.  19th Senate District Democrat Hannah-Beth Jackson was leading Republican Mike Stoker Tuesday night for the state’s 19th Senate District seat. Jackson …

Allegiant uses flight to test new Hawaiian-sized jets A routine Allegiant Air flight from Las Vegas was anything but routine for the Santa Maria Public Airport.  Flight 502 from McCarran International Airport was special because it marked the first time a Boeing 757 carrying passengers visited SMX. Allegiant used the regular Friday flight to test …

The committee of the Santa Maria Museum of Flight would like to thank all corporate and program sponsors for their participation in the success of the Santa Maria Valley Air Show. With over 10,000 spectators in attendance at this two-day event and the additional air show acts, sponsored by the Airport District added to our …

An English Air Service helicopter circling the Santa Maria Public Airport this afternoon is filming a new commercial for the facility, according to General Manager Chris Hastert. The helicopter, which began flying about 1:30 p.m., is capturing the airport from all angles for the commercial being developed by S. Lombardi & Associates, based in San …

Those red, white and blue All-America City shield logos you see posted around our city, in various publications and at numerous businesses are the result of Santa Maria being named an All-America City on June 20, 1998. This competitive award, sponsored by the National Civic League, is an honor retained by the community as a …

Museum of flight display honors women fliers Pilots dedicate garden, celebrate historyStaff report Santa Maria Times One hundred years of women’s aviation history was celebrated Saturday at the Santa Maria Museum of Flight as the Ninety-Nines Memorial Garden was dedicated. The Santa Maria Valley chapter of the Ninety-Nines, an international organization of women pilots, hosted …