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Gerald Kilgore has signed to play football at Tennesse Tech but also excelled in baseball at PCHS. ARELLA CASH/Staff

Gerald Kilgore has signed to play football at Tennesse Tech but also excelled in baseball at PCHS. ARELLA CASH/Staff

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Three Eagles earn All-Region honors

Lance McCurley
Friday, June 3, 2022
Putnam County had a lot of success on the baseball diamond this season, despite its early exit from the first round of the GHSA Class AA state playoffs in April. The War Eagles had three players earn Region 4-AA honors after their performances on the field in 2022.
Rhimiair Johnson (55) and Cory Foster (17) make a block for quarterback Branan Griffin (14). ARELLA CASH/Staff

Rhimiair Johnson (55) and Cory Foster (17) make a block for quarterback Branan Griffin (14). ARELLA CASH/Staff

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Scrimmage offers look ahead at 2022 War Eagles

Bailey Clark
Friday, June 3, 2022
Putnam County High School Football snags a 28-7 win over Jefferson High School. A big offensive game for the A big offensive game for the War Eagles shines a bright light on what is to come in the fall.
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A tale of two fish

James K. Pressley
Friday, June 3, 2022
Here’s the honest truth, May and June are God’s apology for August and September. May to me is the best weather we experience after November. It’s usually not so hot I am dying, drowning in sweat and not cold. We rarely get extended periods of rain. It’s usually in short, AWESOME!
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XFINITY RECAP

News Staff
Thursday, May 26, 2022
• Saturday’s SRS DISTRIBUTION 250 Texas Motor Speedway WINNER: TYLER REDDICK After running among the leaders all afternoon, Tyler Reddick took the point himself with a dramatic pass from third place with 31 laps remaining and held off the field to take the checkered flag in Saturday’s Xfinity SRS...
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Putnam scrimmages at Jefferson

News Staff
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
Freshman quarterback Branan Griffin (14) scores one of three touchdowns for the War Eagles during last Friday’s scrimmage at Jefferson County. Leading the way are Mark Watkins (58) and Tra Smith (53). ARELLA CASH/Staff Jalon Kilgore (23) goes vertical for an interception.
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TRUCKS RECAP

News Staff
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
• Friday’s SPEEDYCASH.COM 220 Texas Motor Speedway WINNER: STEWART FRIESEN It was a hard-earned victory for Stewart Friesen in Friday night’s SpeedyCash.com 220 Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway – the first win for the popular Canadian driver since November 2019.
Ryan Blaney, driver of the #12 Menards/Wrangler Ford, takes the checkered flag to win the Cup Series All-Star Race at Texas Motor Speedway Sunday. (Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

Ryan Blaney, driver of the #12 Menards/Wrangler Ford, takes the checkered flag to win the Cup Series All-Star Race at Texas Motor Speedway Sunday. (Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

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Career-first = big payday for R. Blaney

News Staff
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
Ryan Blaney won his first career Cup Series All-Star Race on Sunday night at Texas Motor Speedway, earning a $1 million payday in the annual fan favorite non-points event. And he and his team celebrated twice. Blaney‘s No. 12 Team Penske Ford ultimately beat Denny Hamlin in the No.
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NEXT: COCA-COLA 600

News Staff
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
Charlotte Motor Speedway 6 p.m. ET Sunday, FOX For more than 60 years, Charlotte Motor Speedway has set the standard for motorsports entertainment and evolved into “America’s Home for Racing.
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Why they fought and what they preserved

T. Michael Stone
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
Liberty is meaningless where the right to utter one’s thoughts and opinions has ceased to exist. That, of all rights, is the dread of tyrants. It is the right which they first of all strike down. They know its power.
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