DWIGHT SMITH

Appropriately, the check and the pen to sign it arrived via drone Friday in front of a pavilion in Dean Porter Park, where 16 Brownsville Independent School District CTE students graduated from BISD’s first delivery drone academy. The students spent last week learning how to fly a drone, which could eventually land them in high-paying jobs as delivery drone pilots for Amazon, UPS or Paragon VTOL. The drone academy that took place at BISD’s Cummings Career and Technical Education Certification Center represents the first phase in Paragon’s commitment to the city, GBIC and BISD, officials said. “This is the first drone delivery academy in the United States in partnership with the school system. Keenan Doyle and Johnathan Dayap, of San Diego, Calif.-based Action Drone USA, taught the drone academy, in addition to training 10 BISD instructors who will teach the curriculum to BISD students.

Former Atlanta Brave Dwight Smith has died at the age of 58, according to the Braves.

Students from each Brownsville Independent School District full-service high school got a window on the future Tuesday when Dwight Smith, executive chairman and chief visionary officer at Paragon VTOL Aerospace shared insights on the potential his company's Vertical Take Off and Landing vehicles have to change life in Brownsville and the Rio Grande Valley.

Paragon VTOL LLC announced in June that it had selected Brownsville as the headquarters of its fledgling vertical-takeoff-and-landing-technology company.

Dwight Smith, founder of a “vertical takeoff and landing” aircraft company that is moving to Brownsville, says he’ll probably employ between 30 and 50 people when the firm starts operations here this year.

At a Thursday morning press conference held at the Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport, Brownsville Mayor Trey Mendez announced that an aerospace company called Paragon VTOL will relocate to Brownsville.

Miami Marlins' Francisco Cervelli (29) greets Jesus Aguilar, back, after they both scored on a Brian Anderson single during the third inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

(AP Photo/Nick Wass)BALTIMORE Jonathan Villar hit a first-pitch leadoff homer to spark a robust offensive performance by the Miami Marlins, who beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-7 Thursday night to complete a startling four-game sweep and make Don Mattingly the winningest manager in franchise history. In their first three wins in the series, Miami relied on exceptional pitching in victories by scores of 4-0, 1-0 and 2-1. NO STARCHKintzler found an alternate use for the ironing board in his hotel room while being quarantined in Philadelphia. I needed to figure out how I could simulate a workout, so I got the ironing board out and started taking the tops off the coffee tables," Kintzler revealed Thursday. They were heavy stones, so I would add them to the ironing board and carry it around like a front rack.

New York Yankees' Aaron Judge (99) greets DJ LeMahieu, right, after LaMahieu hit a solo home run off Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Asher Wojciechowski during the first inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, July 29, 2020, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

New York Yankees' Aaron Judge (99) greets DJ LeMahieu, right, after LaMahieu hit a solo home run off Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Asher Wojciechowski during the first inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, July 29, 2020, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)BALTIMORE If the New York Yankees must adjust on the fly to a sudden change in the schedule, there's no team they'd rather face than the Baltimore Orioles. So Major League Baseball thrust the Yankees and Orioles together while the Marlins and Phillies recover. I thought our mindset was really good," New York manager Aaron Boone said of the team's need to change direction without much notice. Orioles: Means was 0-2 with a 12.27 ERA in two starts against the Yankees as a rookie last year.

Fake cheers meant to encourage the hometown Nationals accidentally piped through the stadium as the Philadelphia Phillies shortstop rounded the bases. In some ways, this is very much a dress rehearsal for the new world were in, Yankees manager Aaron Boone said before an exhibition at the crosstown Mets. At Nationals Park, two people watched from a building balcony far beyond the left field wall. The 30-year-old first-year Phillie is one of a handful of players who has said he'll wear a mask full-time this season. Reserve players watched from under large awnings build behind both dugouts.

New York Mets starting pitcher Jacob deGrom (48) winds up while delivering a pitch during a simulated game, part of the Mets summer training camp workout at Citi Field, Thursday, July 9, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)CHICAGO Opening day is next week, and there is concern for New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom and Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo because of back issues. The Mets sent deGrom for an MRI on Wednesday after the right-hander pitched just one inning in a summer camp appearance due to back tightness. Rizzo and deGrom are considered day to day. If deGrom is unable to go on opening day against Atlanta on July 24, Marcus Stroman or Steven Matz could get the ball.

Puig agreed to a one-year deal pending a physical, a person with knowledge of the agreement told The Associated Press. Glasnow re-joined the Rays on after missing the first 11 days of summer camp following his positive test. Outside of briefly losing his sense of taste and smell, the 26-year-old Glasnow said he didnt experience any noticeable symptoms of COVID-19. I had maybe really mild cold symptoms for maybe a day, Glasnow said, wearing a mask during a Zoom call. It would always be at a weird time of the day, and it had to be nobody there, Glasnow said.