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Track and field program boosted from qualifications run
(High School Sports ~ 07/05/21)
Track and field program boosted from qualifications run By Nathan Pace Sports Editor Linton track and field Coach Aaron Lynn enjoyed watching one of his former players nearly qualify for the Olympics on June 18. Micaela Hazlewood, a 2014 Linton grad, finished second in the Olympic Trials in discus. Unfortunately, Hazlewood will not be in the Olympics because she never hit the Olympic standard...
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John R. Spice
(Obituary ~ 07/05/21)
John R. Spice, age 93, of Linton, passed away peacefully at 4:16 p.m., on Friday, July 2, 2021, surrounded by his family at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. He was born in Linton on February 10, 1928, the son of Jack and Mary Gwendolyn (Jones) Spice...
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Restoring a program; the fight to bring back Dugger football
(High School Sports ~ 07/05/21)
One of the oldest high school sports programs in the area took a break in 2020 as Dugger Union hopes to be back on the field for the 2021 season. Coach Levi Lumm has been the man in charge of getting more athletes interested in the program. “Personally, I just love the game of football. ...
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Area resident starts run/walk club in Bloomfield
(Local News ~ 07/05/21)
An area resident, Izzy Bladen, has started a new community program in Bloomfield she calls the “Feed Store Run/Walk Club”. Bladen formed the club in partnership with Steve and Stacey Corbin, owners of the Feed Store Beer Co. in Bloomfield. “We meet on Thursday evenings at 6:30 p.m.”, Bladen explained. “There is no cost to join, and there are new routes every month.”...
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Traffic violation pursuit leads to apprehension, drug charges
(Local News ~ 07/05/21)
According to a press release issued by the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office, at around 11:30 p.m. on July 1, Sullivan County Sheriff’s Deputy Cole Boatright noticed a burgundy Pontiac with improper tail lights while on patrol in Hymera. Boatright attempted to make a traffic stop, but the driver ignored Boatright’s lights and continued north. The deputy notified dispatch that the vehicle was refusing to stop, and he followed the vehicle out of Hymera...
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Freedom Festival Parade winners
(Local News ~ 07/05/21)
The 115th Freedom Festival Parade was held on Monday, July 5 in downtown Linton, welcomed by a crowd eager to bring back the fun in 2021. Spectators were treated to a multitude of floats, antique vehicles, marching bands, clowns and more. Just east of the viewing stand, the crowd bore witness to the first-ever parade marriage proposal, as Owen Sparks, son of Linton Fire Chief Brad Sparks, knelt on one knee to pop the question to his girlfriend, Audrey Elliott...
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Linton man pops the question during Freedom Festival parade (she said yes)
(Local News ~ 07/05/21)
The Fourth of July has always been Owen Sparks’ favorite holiday, according to his dad, Linton Fire Chief Brad Sparks. “Both of my boys, that’s always been their favorite day of the year,” the elder Sparks said. “It’s a really special time for our family, it’s very meaningful for us as a family.”...
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50 years after his death, fans honor Jim Morrison in Paris
(Local News ~ 07/05/21)
AP — Paris on Saturday was the only place to be for die-hard Jim Morrison fans. Fifty years after his death at age 27, rock music lovers from France and across the world came to the Pere-Lachaise cemetery in eastern Paris where The Doors’ frontman is buried. Many brought candles and pictures, and some burned incense sticks near his grave as police watched nearby...
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