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The Cedar Lane bridge spans a fork of Rock Creek that flows behind the Forrest Gallery shopping center. —Staff Photos by Ian Skotte

Cedar Lane closing for 2 weeks

Posted on May 18, 2013 at 9:00 am

CITY EDITOR brian justice   Attention Tullahoma motorists: Cedar Lane is to be closed for about two weeks beginning Monday to finish the concrete work on a widening project. Cedar Lane has long been a popular bypass route to the parallel and highly congested Jackson Street, Tullahoma’s main thoroughfare. Tullahoma Public Works Director Wayne Limbaugh said construction crews, which already have been pouring concrete for the new bridge, will be

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The Cedar Lane bridge spans a fork of Rock Creek that flows behind the Forrest Gallery shopping center. —Staff Photos by Ian Skotte

Cedar Lane closing for 2 weeks

Posted on May 18, 2013 at 9:00 am

CITY EDITOR brian justice   Attention Tullahoma motorists: Cedar Lane is to be closed for about two weeks beginning Monday to finish the concrete work on a widening project. Cedar Lane has long been a popular bypass route to the parallel and highly congested Jackson Street, Tullahoma’s main thoroughfare. Tullahoma Public Works Director Wayne Limbaugh said construction crews, which already have been pouring concrete for the new bridge, will be

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  • Volunteers needed to help with Minimum Wage Awareness event

    Posted on May 17, 2013 at 2:26 pm

    By IAN SKOTTE Staff Writer   Originally started by the Indiana Business and Professional Women’s Club (B&PW), the Minimum Wage Awareness program was introduced to the Tullahoma BPW Club in 1999. The program’s purpose is for students to learn what it takes to run a household and manage their finances, according to organizers. Although the Tullahoma B&PW Club no longer exists, Karen Ortiz, program coordinator, has continued running the program

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  • Eight qualify to run in municipal race

    Posted on May 17, 2013 at 10:57 am

    By BRIAN JUSTICE City Editor   The deadline to qualify for Tullahoma’s Aug. 1 municipal elections was noon Thursday, and the alderman and school board races each have four candidates for voters to choose from. Those who qualified as alderman candidates for the two available positions are Jackie Duncan, Howard Eads, Renee Keene and John Riley. Alderman Mike Norris, who has an expiring term, opted not to seek re-election. The

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Tullahoma senior Justin Brown throws against Riverdale on Thursday. --Photo by Tim Lampkin

Wildcats fall to Riverdale; Get set for battle in Cookeville

Posted on May 16, 2013 at 4:24 pm

By ZACH BIRDSONG Sports Editor With two outs in the top of the seventh inning and a runner on first base, Tullahoma’s Caleb Zidan came into to pinch hit against Riverdale High School on Wednesday. On the first pitch he saw, the THS batter grounded out to shortstop and the Wildcats fell to the Warriors, 2-1. Zidan’s at-bat was a metaphor for how Tullahoma’s night went at the plate as

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  • Wildcats season ends after loss to LaVergene, 2-0

    Posted on May 16, 2013 at 4:19 pm

    The THS boys soccer team huddles before facing Oakland in the last regular season home game of the year. --Staff Photo by Zach Birdsong

    By ZACH BIRDSONG Sports Editor The Tullahoma High School boys soccer team fell on the road to LaVergne High School in Murfreesboro on Tuesday, 2-0. The teams battled through a tough first half, that saw both squads come out firing, but neither was able to put one into the back of the net. With eight minutes until the halftime break, LaVergne had its best opportunity to score. A Wolverine player

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  • 14 THS athletes compete at subsectional track meet

    Posted on May 16, 2013 at 4:16 pm

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    By ZACH BIRDSONG Sports Editor The Tullahoma High School track and field team sent 14 athletes to the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA) Section 2 subsectional meet at Rhea County High School on Tuesday. In order for an athlete or team to move on to the state competition, they had to place fourth or better in an individual event. In the girls 4×100-meter relay, Tullahoma finished fourth with a

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Greenest of the green: Top efficiency-boosting home improvements

Posted on May 15, 2013 at 1:17 pm

Forget wondering who’s the fairest; when it comes to choosing home improvements that make your home look good – from the curb and to potential buyers – it may make more sense to ask, “Who’s the greenest of them all.” Sustainable home improvements not only help reduce utility costs and boost owner satisfaction with their homes, they also make a house more appealing to potential buyers. In fact, buyers are

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  • A Second Chance: Local rescue gives second chances to misplaced animals

    Posted on May 15, 2013 at 1:04 pm

    Karen Sappingon and "Hope"

      By Kali Bolle, Lifestyles Editor   After coming through a battle with uterine cancer, Normandy resident Karen Sappington wanted to do something good. “While going through chemotherapy I saw two of my fellow friends, who also were undergoing chemo, lose their battles with cancer. After coming through my battle, I felt compelled to give back in any way that I could,” she said. For a number of years before

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  • Life lessons through music

    Posted on May 10, 2013 at 4:29 pm

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    LIFESTYLES EDITOR, Kali Bolle   As the Tullahoma High School Band warms up for an afternoon of practice, THS senior and band member Marissa Power takes time out for an interview with The News about finishing her musical career, as well as how it feels to be awarded All-State honors and to receive a music scholarship from the Middle Tennessee School Band and Orchestra Association.   It all begin with

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Posted on May 14, 2013 at 3:34 pm

Let’s talk about cell phones   By ANDREA AGARDY Staff Writer   All right people. The time has come to talk about cell phones. Like so many of you, I love my phone. I feel naked when I realize I’ve left it sitting on the kitchen counter, I’ve spent way too much time selecting ringtones and notification sounds and I get nervous when my little battery icon turns red. I

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  • The Weekly Dig-My thoughts on Mother’s Day

    Posted on May 12, 2013 at 9:00 am

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    By Kali Bolle As I sit here and think about Mother’s Day and what it means, I ponder on all the reasons I wanted to become a mom in the first place. I wanted to know what it would be like to feel a child growing in my belly. I wanted to share and teach my child all that I had learned throughout my life. I wanted to hear my

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  • Klosterman’s book full of observations on life, music

    Posted on May 10, 2013 at 4:14 pm

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    STAFF WRITER, Andrea Agardy Asked to describe Chuck Klosterman’s “Killing Yourself to Live, 85% of a True Story,” in a nutshell, it would be easy to say it’s a book about a writer who drives across the country visiting the locations where famous rock stars died. And while true, that description doesn’t begin to tell even half the story. Klosterman, who was working as a writer for Spin magazine when

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