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Wooten-Leck marry in church ceremony

Mount Pisgah Methodist Church in Quebeck provided the setting for the Feb. 14 marriage of Cora Jane Wooten and Bobby Joel Leck. David Rogers performed the double ring at 3 o’clock in the afternoon.The bride is the daughter of the late Milton Upton and Cora Whited Upton. She is the granddaughter of the late Mr.…

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Children vying for Little Miss, Mister titles total 48

By Janice M. Howard / Style Editor for the Southern Standard Jaycees will present the Little Miss and Mister Warren County Pageant April 17 in the gymnasium at Hickory Creek Elementary School. The event will begin at 6 p.m. with admission set at $3 for adults and $1 for children under age 12. Ages of…

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Seniors get pumped for Nursing Home Olympics

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard Raintree Manor residents and staff stamp some tie-dyed T-shirts in preparation for the Nursing Home Olympics. Pictured are, from left, J.R. Juhasz, Edgar Etter, Heather Stiles, James Winston and Amanda Stiles. (Charles W. Johnson photo) J.R. Juhasz, Edgar Etter and James Winston gather around…

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High Rollers riding high atop league standings

Bowling Results from last week’s action in the Peggy’s Rollers and Bowlers league has High Rollers in first place, Lucky Ducks second and Bob Cats are in third place. Titians, Friends, A-Team, Oh Well, Cat Dog, The Colts and Power Bowlers round out the bottom seven.Tommy Murphy had the hot hand as he turned in…

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Now Hear This: Remembering past audiences with ‘The King’

By Hope Hines Long live the king!I have been to the King of England’s home. He doesn’t live there anymore. The Queen lives there now.I have been to the King of Rock and Roll’s home in Memphis. I watched him playing touch football in his backyard in the summer of 1961.And, I have been to…

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Richard Keith Layman, 46

McMinnville resident and Newport native Richard Keith Layman, 46, died unexpectedly of an apparent heart attack April 8 at River Park Hospital.A salesman for Clayton Mobile Homes and a U.S. Navy veteran serving in the Grenada conflict, he was the son of Cletus Layman of White Pine and Mary Gozikowski of Sevierville.He is survived by…

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Dawn Michelle Dodson, 35

Morrison resident and Warren County native Dawn Michelle Dodson, 35, died April 12 at Summit Medical Center in Hermitage after an extended illness.A factory worker with A.O. Smith and a member of the Church of God, she was the daughter of Henrietta Rackley Muncey of McMinnville and the late James Louie Dodson.She is survived by…

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CDC will stockpile flu shots and target them toward children

By DANIEL YEE / Associated Press Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Caught off-guard last year by a flu vaccine shortage, the government will begin stockpiling flu shots for the first time ever and target them toward children. “We were caught with our pants down,” Dr. Lance Rodewald, head of immunization services with the Centers for Disease…

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Study questions reliability of new cancer detection method

By LINDSEY TANNER / AP Medical Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Virtual colonoscopy — a cancer-detecting procedure that gives doctors a computer-generated 3-D view of the colon — is less reliable than previously thought and not ready for widespread use, researchers say. Its accuracy varies considerably, depending on the training and methods of the doctors performing…

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