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DESIGNING A MEMORIAL: Local chosen for concept competition in Poland
A local veterans museum director has been chosen as a honorary juror in the competition to select a ... Read more
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2 soldiers killed in Black Hawk training crash in California
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. (AP) — Two soldiers were killed and three were injured when their Black Hawk helicopter ... Read more
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Hiring soared in May as mass layoffs eased
WASHINGTON (AP) — The job market took a big step toward healing in May, though plenty of damage ... Read more
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Athens High alumni raising funds to remove Confederate memorial
A group of Athens High School graduates are raising funds in an attempt to show that Athens and ... Read more
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OTHER VIEWS: A salute to those who sacrifice their lives for others
Every crisis has new heroes. During the 9/11 attacks, they were the first responders running into burning and ... Read more
State And Nation
Thai soldier kills at least 20 people, holes up in mall
NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand (AP) — A soldier who holed up in a popular shopping mall in northeastern Thailand ... Read more
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Wallace State professor uncovers lost Civil War history
The United States Colored Troops, which has a connection to Athens, are featured as the cover story in ... Read more
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With hours’ notice, US fast-response force flies to Mideast
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — Hundreds of U.S. soldiers deployed Saturday from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, to Kuwait ... Read more
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Iran’s popular Gen. Soleimani became an icon by targeting U.S.
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — For Iranians whose icons since the Islamic Revolution have been stern-faced clergy, Gen. Qassem ... Read more
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Trump deploys more troops to Mideast after U.S. embassy attack
WASHINGTON (AP) — Charging that Iran was “fully responsible” for an attack on the U.S. Embassy in Iraq, ... Read more