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  The Herald Bulletin, Anderson, Ind.

  County officer listed as victim in domestic dispute

  Apr. 4—ANDERSON — A vacation trip to Florida ended up in a domestic dispute that involved Capt. Brian Bell of the Madison County Sheriff's Department. According to a police report filed by the Escambia County Sheriff's Department, deputies were dispatched to a Pensacola condominium at 8:16 p.m. March 17. When they arrived, they found Bell, who appeared to be intoxicated. Bell reportedly told ...

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  The Portsmouth Daily Times, Ohio

  Lady Tigers take 2nd straight sectional

  Feb. 19—WAVERLY — At first, it was a bucketful of field goals for the Waverly Lady Tigers. Soon enough, in the fourth quarter in fact, the Lady Tigers took their scoring parade to the free-throw stripe. It all added up for seventh-seeded Waverly with a second consecutive Division II sectional championship on Monday night —as the Lady Tigers topped the nearby neighboring and 10th-seeded ...

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  Rockford Register Star

  Rockford-area gymnast overcomes injury to help US team to world meet

  Rockford-area gymnast Sarah Thompson of Davis recovers from injury to help the U.S. team take fifth at the World Championships in Azerbaijan.

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  Portland Press Herald, Maine

  Votes will be counted for Portland school board incumbent who dropped re-election bid, city says

  Oct. 28—Portland city officials said Wednesday that votes cast for school board incumbent Sarah Thompson will be counted, even though she has announced her withdrawal from the two-way race. Officials say Thompson cannot formally withdraw from the at-large race for school board because candidates are required to sign a document saying they will not withdraw. If Thompson wins, she would have to ...

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  Portland Press Herald, Maine

  Toxic politics taking its toll on Portland's public servants

  Oct. 10—Less than a month before the election, politics in Portland has reached a fevered pitch. The tension — and some would say toxicity — of recent years between an energized, aggressive progressive movement and more moderate city officials spiked last week when a school board candidate suddenly dropped her re-election bid. Other city officials are also stepping aside, citing in part the ...

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  Portland Press Herald, Maine

  Portland school board member who resigned says closed meeting was 'disturbing at best'

  Oct. 7—A Portland school board member who resigned unexpectedly Tuesday said the timing of his decision was not meant to coincide with another board member's announced departure and that concerns about an August executive session are something he has been wrestling with for some time. "I'm confident that I could have been more productive in my short time on the board and I can own that and I ...

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  Portland Press Herald, Maine

  Longtime Portland school board member Sarah Thompson ends bid for reelection

  Oct. 5—Sarah Thompson, a longtime Portland school board member, announced Tuesday she is ending her bid for re-election in November citing divisiveness in city politics and on the school board. "It's so different from when I first ran for the school board even up until two years ago," said Thompson, who has served on the board since 2006. "When I've served before it was people respecting one ...

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  Portland Press Herald, Maine

  Longtime Portland school board member Thompson ends bid for reelection

  Oct. 5—Sarah Thompson, who was first elected to the Portland school board 15 years ago, announced Tuesday she is ending her bid for reelection in November. Thompson said the decision was a difficult one but she was grateful for the time she has spent on the board since 2006. In a news release, Thompson didn't cite a specific reason for withdrawing from the race for an at-large seat, but said ...

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  Virginian Pilot

  Girls volleyball preview: Cox highlights rugged Beach District and begins the season at No. 1

  5 things you should know Back to normal The spring season was certainly a gift given the pandemic, but it wasn’t without its cons. Only two teams from each district could make the playoffs in their classification, meaning some of the state’s best teams, like Cox and First Colonial, missed the postseason completely. The eight-team region format is back, according to the Virginia High School ...

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  Tribune Publishing

  Concord softball drops season opening twinbill on the road

  Feb. 18—WINGATE, N.C. — The Concord University softball team dropped a doubleheader to Wingate Wednesday afternoon at the Wingate Softball Complex in non-conference action, losing the first game 12-9 and dropping the nightcap 6-2. The Mountain Lions are 0-2 after the season's first two games. Wingate improves to 4-2 on the season. Wingate scored five runs in the sixth inning to separate itself ...

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