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July 11, 2002
By By Ryan Satcher/staff writer June 23, 2002 The Masters swimming competition of the State Games of Mississippi was highlighted by broken State Games...
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By By Jeff Byrd / staff writer June 24, 2002 With slippery conditions, the mountain bike competition for the State Games of Mississippi saw riders hav...
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By By Marty Stamper / EMG sports assistant July 11, 2002 Neither defending champion will return for Saturday's 16th-annual Sunfish Summer Triathl...
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By By Dale McKee / staff writer July 11, 2002 WAYNESBORO The Philadelphia Dixie Boys 13-year-old All-Stars scored eight times in the third inning and ...
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By By Marty Stamper / EMG sports assistant July 11, 2002 CHOCTAW Tucker used a 14-1 blowout of Tiak Hikiya Wednesday night to claim the final berth in...
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By By Stan Torgerson / guest columnist July 11, 2002 In 1938 I was a 14-year-old baseball crazy kid who lived just a bicycle ride from Nicollet Park i...
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By By William F. West / community editor July 11, 2002 CHOCTAW The chief of the Mississippi Choctaw Indians wants the remains of a famous Choctaw chie...
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By Staff July 11, 2002 Crystal Danielle Willis of Russell has accepted membership in Golden Key International Honour Society and was honored at a cere...
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By By William F. West / community editor July 11, 2002 State Transportation Commissioner Dick Hall said Wednesday that the proposed Interstate 69 thro...
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