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By By Jeff Byrd / staff writer July 19, 2002 Three gold-medal winning soccer teams from Meridian took home the top prize at the Clash of Champions Soc...
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July 27, 2002
By By Laurence Hilliard / special to The Star July 19, 2002 CLINTON It was everything an all-star game should be, fast-paced and exciting right to the...
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July 27, 2002
By By Mike Giles / outdoors writer July 26, 2002 The annual world championship of fishing, otherwise known as the Bassmasters Classic, is currently be...
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July 27, 2002
By By Otha Barham / outdoors editor July 26, 2002 Everyone knows that out there in the wilds there are things that will get you. For most of us, fear ...
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July 27, 2002
By By Austin Bishop EMG regional sports director After weeks of preparation, Meridian is just days away from hosting the 14-year-old Babe Ruth Southwe...
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July 27, 2002
By By Terry Cassreino / assistant managing editor July 21, 2002 It just won't go away. No matter how much Mississippi tries, the state just can&#...
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July 27, 2002
By By Buddy Bynum / editor July 21, 2002 One of our avid readers, Herb Stott, shared a personal story and some interesting statistics after reading my...
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July 27, 2002
By Staff City should explore other revenue options To the editor: This is to address a statement made by Barbara Henson on WTOK's "On The Record"...
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July 27, 2002
By Staff July 14, 2002 Hundreds of area residents and visitors flocked to an auction at the old Soul Steam Feed Works factory last week and many of th...
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July 27, 2002
By Staff July 21, 2002 Action in a congressional conference committee late last week indicated that Congress continues to head down an expensive trail...
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RED BAY – The city now has an alcohol ordinance in effect and interested parties may apply for an alcohol license.
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Vina seventh grader Lindie Easterling finished second in the Class 1A state 3200 meter run (2-mile).
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Despite falling short in their area championship games, both the Belgreen Bulldogs and the Tharptown Wildcats secured their spots in the Class 2A Nort...
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RUSSELLVILLE -- More than 70 students from across the county took part in the third annual Special Olympics at Tharptown Elementary School.
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The Red Bay Tigers’ impressive baseball season came to a heartbreaking conclusion over the weekend as they were edged out by the Mars Hill Panthers in...
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PHIL CAMPBELL - Heath White is the new head coach of the cross country program at Northwest Shoals Community College.
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