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Monteith Goss adds CCHS girls basketball, Wester returns to coach Warrior basketball
by Shannon Fagan
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Pharr hired as Warrior soccer coach
Driskell to coach Sand Rock baseball
by Shannon Fagan
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SAND ROCK – Former Southside-Gadsden baseball standout Tyler Driskell knows what it takes to make a championship-contending team. He did so as a player and a coach. Now he’s hoping his successful b...
Things to do in Cherokee County Thursday, June 20
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The SO-COOL (School’s Out-Camp of Organized Learning), sponsored by Centre Rotary Club is now being held each weekday, Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the National Guard Armory in ...
Arrest Report Thursday, June 20
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Local law enforcement agents have made the following arrests in recent days: -Carlton R. Latty for failure to appear on charge of no seat belt and burglary in the third degree. -Bradley C. Reyno...
CELEBRATING, REMEMBERING, FIGHTING BACK. Relay For Life participants light sky lanterns to be released in honor of those who have won their battle with cancer and in memory of those who have lost their battle during the recent 2013 event held at Cherokee County High School Stadium.
CELEBRATING, REMEMBERING, FIGHTING BACK. Relay For Life participants light sky lanterns to be released in honor of those who have won their battle with cancer and in memory of those who have lost their battle during the recent 2013 event held at Cherokee County High School Stadium.
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Relay for Life honors cancer survivors and fighters
by Terry Dean
Jun 17, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 29 29 recommendations | email to a friend
What began as one rainy Friday afternoon ended well for the American Cancer Society and the Cherokee County Relay For Life Committee recently as members were pleased to hold the 2013 event outside ...
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« concernedcitizen500 wrote on Monday, Jun 17 at 06:40 PM »
Wrong title. Where's mrs. Kathy's Obituary?
« ceray24 wrote on Tuesday, Apr 30 at 09:16 AM »
The Pole Vault was won by Shane Hall with a 10ft jump.
« dwardawea wrote on Wednesday, Apr 03 at 02:56 PM »
Studies show that wind power is a safe energy source that benefits public health. Wind power developers regularly engage with local communities to ensure approved siting regulations are in place. Plus wind power is approved by a majority of Americans, ranging from 66 percent to 77 percent in support of wind power. Their reasons are simple, by adding wind power we are putting thousands of Americans to work (up to 75,000 currently), saving ratepayers money on their electric bills, and keeping the environment clean for humans and animals alike. A study released in January 2012 by the Massachusetts departments of Environmental Protection and Public Health issued a definitive scientific analysis that refutes several myths about sound perpetuated by wind energy opponents. Two new international studies have concluded that by power of suggestion a “nocebo” effect takes place, where individuals spread the ills they claim to have from supposed wind turbine infrasound. The “Nocebo” (like placebo) is a perceived impact on one’s health as result of hearing complaints about sound emitting from wind turbines that otherwise wouldn’t take place. In one recent study that looked at complaints over a 20-year period at every wind farm in Australia, complaints about sound were concentrated to areas heavily criticized by anti-wind groups. And complaints escalated sharply only once anti-wind groups arrived. These studies add weight to the growing body of credible science, which reinforces the studies and statements from government health organizations around the world that have noted there is no direct health effect associated with the sounds from wind turbines. David Ward, American Wind Energy Association
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North Carolina governor signs law aimed at restarting executions

North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate, former Charlotte Mayor McCrory meets supporters during U.S. presidential election in CharlotteBy Colleen Jenkins WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) - North Carolina's governor, hoping to resume executions in his state, on Wednesday signed the repeal of a law that has allowed death row inmates to seek a reduced sentence if they could prove racial bias affected their punishment. The Racial Justice Act, the only law of its kind in the United States, had led to four inmates getting their sentences changed to life in prison without parole after taking effect in 2009. ...


2013-06-19 21:20:27 -0400
Stop force-feeding Guantanamo prisoners: Senator

A selection of lunch meals offered to detainees are displayed in a food preparation area at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo BayBy Jane Sutton GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein urged the Pentagon on Wednesday to stop force-feeding hunger-striking prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp and called the practice "out of step" with medical ethics and international norms. Feinstein, a California Democrat who chairs the Senate intelligence committee, sent a letter to Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, saying the Guantanamo force-feeding policy was also out of synch with policies in the civilian federal prisons. ...


2013-06-19 19:07:32 -0400
Head of revived watchdog pledges open look at U.S. surveillance
By Alina Selyukh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of a newly revived federal privacy oversight board pledged on Wednesday to be "as transparent and public as possible" as the board reviews recently exposed U.S. government secret surveillance programs. The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, which has been largely dormant since 2008, held its first full-fledged meeting on Wednesday after the Senate confirmed David Medine as its chairman last month. The meeting was behind closed doors to review classified information about the vast and controversial Internet and phone monitoring ...
2013-06-19 20:28:17 -0400
Bus company owner faces charges from 2008 crash
DALLAS (AP) — The owner of a Houston bus company has been indicted on federal charges stemming from the 2008 Texas crash that killed 17 people on their way to a religious conclave, authorities announced Wednesday.
2013-06-19 21:27:05 -0400

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