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Obituary: Carolyn Crawford, 74, of Athens

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Carolyn Crawford, 74, of Athens, died Friday, Jan. 18, 2019. She was born Oct. 4, 1944, Sapulpa, Okla., the daughter of the late Thomas Henry...

Obituary: Eddie Mike (Mickey) Pope, 95, of Mineral Springs

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He left after the ninth grade at Okay School because of a disagreement with a teacher. He joined the navy, saw the world, fought...

The Cecil ‘Birddog’ Harris Memorial Early Files

121 years ago: 1898 The Nation will never become an educated one as the result of study of the text books by its children in...

Mine Creek Revelations by Louie Graves: Squirrel Hideaway

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IT IS ONLY 292 days until Thanksgiving, and already I am thankful. First of all, I am thankful for my longtime friend Jo N. Howard,...

MLK Day event Jan. 21 at New Light church

The annual community MLK Day celebration will be Monday, Jan. 21. The event will be at the New Light CME Church, Nashville, beginning at 6...

Conservation district issues new Howard County plat book, wall maps

Who owns Howard County? Thousands of people have a piece of it, and they are listed in the new plat book published by the Mine...

New Nashville chamber president to take gavel Feb. 18

By Louie Graves News-Leader staff A self-proclaimed “busybody” will be the 77th president of the Nashville Chamber of Commerce. Tammy Gibson was Tammy Lansdell when she graduated...

The Cecil ‘Birddog’ Harris Memorial Early Files

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121 years ago:  1898 A foot bridge has been built across Mine Creek, which will prove quite a convenience to our people. The editor of the...

South Pike superintendent to step down at end of school year

By John Balch News-Leader staff The South Pike County School Board will start this week making plans to replace Superintendent Roger Featherston, who stunned the board...