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WCHS girls roll in 7-AAA finale: Twelve Lady Pioneers score in 19-point rout

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) LEBANON — The Lady Pioneers closed out their District 7-AAA regular season in style Friday night, dominating the Lebanon Devilettes for an 81-62 road victory.Posting their highest point total of the season, coach Ann Eades’ squad improved to 13-9 with the win, and…

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Americans pay for food in 40 days

Food in America is affordable. In fact, in only about 40 days, the average American will have earned enough disposable income to pay for his or her food supply for the entire year, according to the Warren County Farm Bureau.As a result, the Warren County Farm Bureau celebrated last Thursday, Feb. 5, as Food Check-Out…

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Officers lay a finger on man stealing Butterfingers

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A drunk candy bar thief was nabbed Sunday night when police spotted him driving by the scene of the crime.The suspect, Jason D. Finger, 20, is charged with two counts of burglary, theft and DUI.According to McMinnville Police Capt. Bryan Denton, Finger’s drunken spree began…

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Take this you ogre

Margaret Hobbs photo Shelby Holland protects herself from possible attacker Joshua Davenport during a session of Stranger Danger. The class teaches safety techniques and how to handle dangerous situations and was taught by Paul Byars with Gary Steele Karate Studio.

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Alleged robber formerly mistaken as a monster

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A woman was robbed in her car at gunpoint as she was pulling from Domino’s Pizza Wednesday evening.Her alleged assailant, Landon Martin, 20, was arrested a short time later after police tracked him down based on a description from the victim and a witness. He…

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Obituary Report for February 15, 2004

Norman Adron Cantrell, 80Centertown resident and DeKalb County native Norman Adron Cantrell, 80, died Feb. 14.A full-time farmer with considerable knowledge and fondness for horses, a profound love for the land, and a deep respect for the old ways, he was an accomplished whip maker and plaited whips used for farm work for 50 years.…

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We need an attitude overhaul to keep jobs

TO THE EDITOR: Wake up Warren County!How do you say with compassion that you’re sorry for the loses of jobs to our community but at the same time come down hard on the contributing factors that cause our jobless problem.Carrier is a great loss to our community, but it isn’t the only one. We’ve had…

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