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714:. Chattanooga Times Free Press
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241:United States Supreme Court
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268:Tennessee Tech University
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1152:Education in Tennessee
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635:Staff (May 20, 2012).
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573:Department of Defense
328:Districts and Regions
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536:Virginia High School
528:Heritage High School
80:Athletic/Educational
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516:Chattanooga
504:Mississippi
374:Division II
354:Chattanooga
280:Chattanooga
216:Description
202:Chattanooga
137:Mark Reeves
115:374 schools
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1146:Categories
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1036:New Mexico
1031:New Jersey
901:California
816:2014-10-24
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597:References
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276:Cookeville
160:1,200,000+
1126:Wisconsin
1091:Tennessee
996:Minnesota
971:Louisiana
581:Fort Knox
565:U.S. Army
366:regions).
318:Maryville
194:Tennessee
169:tssaa.org
104:Tennessee
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896:Arkansas
718:19 March
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492:Arkansas
153:Budget
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951:Indiana
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512:Bristol
496:Georgia
485:Memphis
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936:Hawaii
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1096:Texas
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