Highway project gets more money for cost overruns

06/24/11 By Russ Corey, Staff Writer Shoals Metropolitan Planning Organization members Thursday unanimously approved an additional $300,000 to the Jackson Highway resurfacing project to offset cost overruns.

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New Madison City high school on County Line Road named after town's founder, James Clemens

06/24/11 The new Madison City high school being built on County Line Road finally has a name. The school board voted unanimously at its meeting Thursday night to name the school after the town's founder, James Clemens, a relative of Samuel Clemens, better known as Mark Twain.

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Overstreet lands top award on Times' All-Area baseball team

06/24/11 Boaz second baseman Kyle Overstreet already has put together a high school career that anyone could be proud of, and he's still got a season to go.

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Yankees rookie righthander in control in win over Cincinnati

06/21/11 Rookie Ivan Nova knew all about Great American Ball Park's reputation as a place where pitches near the belt turn into home runs galore.

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Marlins lose McKeon's first game as interim manager

06/21/11 Jack McKeon walks out from the dugout as he watches batting practice on Monday in Miami. Nearly six years after McKeon retired as the Florida Marlins' manager, he returned to his old job on an interim basis and will lead the team for the rest of the season.

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Coupeville, Oak Harbor prep athletes receive awards

06/21/11 Coupeville and Oak Harbor prep athletes recently received letter awards and all-league recognition.

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Dodgers aim to handle Tigers, Scherzer

06/21/11 (Sports Network) - The Los Angeles Dodgers can wrap up just their second series victory this month with a win tonight versus the Detroit Tigers in the second installment of a three-game series from Chavez Ravine.

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MLB: Change at top is no help to slumping Fla.

06/21/11 MIAMI (AP) - With their new old manager, the free-falling Florida Marlins had the same old result. Jered Weaver pitched seven innings and the Los Angeles Angels spoiled 80-year-old Jack McKeon's return to the dugout last night with a 2-1 win over the Marlins, who tied a franchise record with their 11th consecutive loss. The game came hours after the Marlins introduced McKeon as their interim ...

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AL Central: Better late than never for Twins

06/21/11 About 50,000 gallons of sewage from a pumping station flowed into the river and ... President Obama will address the nation Wednesday night to unveil his plan to ...

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Baseball roundup -- Rangers, Angels notch victories

06/21/11 ARLINGTON, Texas -- Adrian Beltre had a pair of RBI singles among his three hits, Josh Hamilton hit a two-run triple off the wall and the Texas Rangers opened the Lone Star Series with an 8-3 victory.

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6/16/11 Yakima Valley scorecard

06/16/11 Central Washington Junior Series AT CANYON LAKES, KENNEWICK June 12 Boys, 9&U: 1, Tommy Beason 48. 10-12: 1, Sam Brendel 62. 13-14: 1, Austin Brown 76; 2, Colt Sherrell 91; 3, Ryan Ray 93; 4, Wylie Jenne 108. 15-17: 1, Eric Dahl 74; 2, Rylee Iacolucci 75; 3, Nathan Nulliner 87; 4, (tie) Ryan Selzer [...]

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Dodgers next big thing? He's actually quite small

06/16/11 Dodger rookie shortstop Dee Gordon just may be the lightning rod for the struggling franchise to move forward. The 150-pound, 23-year-old has been electrifying them at Dodger Stadium with his breathtaking speed (166 stolen bases in four minor league seasons) and great defensive range. The moribund Dodgers need a spark moving forward, past the McCourt mess and into the future. Gordon may well be ...

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Over 700 students receive KCKCC degrees

06/15/11 A total of 511 students earned Associate degrees and 242 received Technical Education certification at Kansas City Kansas Community College this spring. The Associate degrees were awarded in four areas of study. The largest, Associate of Applied Science, had 256 graduates. The others were Associate of Science, 157 graduates; Associate of Arts, 58; and Associate of General Studies, 40. In ...

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Memorial Ashford, Spring Branch AL to begin District 16 play

06/14/11 The 10-year-old Little League All-District 16 baseball teams begin all-star play Friday at four different tournament sites around the west side of Houston, including West University and Bellaire.

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Everything getting back to normal

06/06/11 We tried to kill off the Boston Red Sox after their 2-10 start. We mocked the New York Yankees for including Bartolo Colon and Freddy Garcia in their rotation. We pretended Carl Crawford could not handle the pressure in Boston, that Derek Jeter belonged on a clothesline, that Big Papi had nothing left and that A-Rod was a shell of his former self. We watched the Orioles start 6-1 and wondered ...

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Warwick honors its veterans at Memorial Day ceremonies

06/05/11 WARWICK - Earlier that morning, as a line of thunderstorms swept through Warwick, it looked as though the May 30 Memorial Day ceremonies would have to be held indoors.

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Closing Time: Steady Pagan needs to be taken seriously

06/04/11 Every Saturday, information heavyweights the Weekly Rundown and Closing Time join forces, a pairing equivalent to ice-cold beer and any tubed meat, to keep you covered on the present while providing a glimpse into the future. Batter up! Search through the Baseball Reference database one slow workday and the hours are sure to fly by. Yes, the rich statistical details, advanced leader-boards and ...

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Real estate transfers January, Part 2

06/01/11 MONTGOMERY COUNTY ABINGTON 210 Holme Ave., Michael Miller, et al to Kathryn Murray and Stephanie McCormick, $255,000.

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Closing Time: Underrated Torres off to the races in 2011

05/14/11 Every Saturday, information heavyweights the Weekly Rundown and Closing Time join forces, a pairing equivalent to ice-cold beer and any tubed meat, to keep you covered on the present while providing a glimpse into the future. Batter up! Every year one-hit wonders emerge from the darkest corners of the waiver wire to rock the virtual sports world. These Kajagoogoos of the diamond at first play to ...

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Shuffle Up: Precocious kids on the mound

05/12/11 Every Shuffle Up is important, but the men on the mound are the most important players we rank. They're fickle, they get hurt easily, they thrill us, they let us down. If you're going to nail one position this year, let it be this one - the starting pitcher worksheet. Normal rules apply. The list below is how I'd attack a new league from scratch. What's already happened in 2011 is an audition ...

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