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WCMS boys top Wildcats

By ROB NUNLEY Sports Editor for the Southern Standard Austin Fairchild turned in an even-par score of 36 for his nine-hole round, leading the Warren County Middle School golfers to a road victory over Tullahoma. The Pioneers turned in a team score of 193, with Fairchild?s mark the low scorecard on the day from either…

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Sara Elizabeth Hayes LaFevor, 73

Murfreesboro resident and Cannon County native Sara Elizabeth Hayes LaFevor, 73, died April 11 after a short illness. A retired employee of Genesco and a member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Gobel and Gertie Bryant Hayes. She is survived by her husband, James M. LaFevor of Murfreesboro; children…

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Johnnie Ruth Parsley Atchley, 82

Rock Island resident and Warren County native Johnnie Ruth Parsley Atchley, 82, died April 13 at NHC Healthcare. A retired Oster employee and a member of Corinth Church of Christ, she was the daughter of John and Emma Green Parsley; and was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Fred Atchley in 1960. She is…

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Jack Frank McKeehan, 69

Rock Island resident and Pikeville native Jack Frank McKeehan, 69, died April 13 at River Park Hospital after an extended illness. An auctioneer and owner of Jack Auction & Auctioneer and a member of the Baptist Church, he was the son of William and Kate Rose Ervin McKeehan. He is survived by children and spouses,…

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Frankie Jones, 65

McMinnville resident and Warren County native Frankie Jones, 65, died April 13 at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville after a sudden illness. A bus driver and retired autobody teacher with the Warren County School System, he was the son of Isaac Daniel and Martha Jane Freed Jones. He is survived by his wife, Zada Joyce…

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Carolyn Jean Dixon, 59

McMinnville resident and Anderson County native Carolyn Jean Dixon, 59, was born April 5, 1947 and died April 7 at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville following an extended illness. A former employee of Aquatech and a member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of Annie Sue Byrd Evens Drinnon of Knoxville and the…

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Barbara Joyce Greene Alverson, 53

McMinnville resident and Warren County native Barbara Joyce Greene Alverson, 53, died April 7 at her home. An employee of Federal Mogul, she was the daughter of Norene Turner Greene of McMinnville and the late Tillman C. Greene. She is survived by sons and daughters-in-law, Thomas Martin, Darick and Crystal Martin, all of McMinnville, Jerry…

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Terrorist has no remorse for 9/11

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) MOUSSAOUI Reasserting his role in Sept. 11, al-Qaida conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui told jurors Thursday he has ?no regret, no remorse,? was disgusted by the heart-rending testimony of victims and relatives and only wished they had suffered more. He said hearing a Navy officer sobbing in court made his day. ?So you would…

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Megachurches to fill huge venues on Easter

ATLANTA (AP) On Sunday, tens of thousands of worshippers are expected to fill the Georgia Dome for what is being billed as the country?s largest Easter service ? and certainly one of the most extravagant. The insignia of suburban Atlanta?s New Birth Missionary Baptist Church will loom large over the crowd, which organizers estimate will…

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Iran will face consequences for nuclear defiance, Rice says

WASHINGTON (AP) Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday that Iran will have no choice but to comply with worldwide insistence that it back off its disputed nuclear activities. Rice indicated the next step against Iran will be a resolution at the United Nations Security Council seeking punitive or coercive sanctions to stop what the…

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