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Locals put on a good show at the Houston Rodeo which ended over the weekend, including placing in bull riding and livestock exhibits.

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The Athens Lady Hornets smashed Lindale, 16-5, at home, Friday to notch their first district win of the season.

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Stocks are holding steady as Wall Street bides its time until the Federal Reserve announces whether it will tighten the screws further on the economy. The S&P 500 was virtually unchanged Wednesday. It’s coming off its first back-to-back gain in two weeks, before the second- and third-largest U.S. bank failures in history threw the industry into turmoil. The Fed is stuck with a difficult decision. It can either keep hiking interest rates to drive down inflation, or it can ease off the increases given the pain it’s already caused for banks. That pain could drag down the rest of the economy.

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For over 20 years, the work of gospel music composer Charles Henry Pace sat in 14 unorganized crates, dirty and decomposing. This was until a music historian at the University of Pittsburgh was inspired to uncover the true history behind the photo negatives, printing plates and pieces of sheet music the university acquired in 1999. As a result, they’ve discovered that Pace was an early pioneer of gospel music whose independently owned publishing company helped elevate and expand the genre. This week the community will honor Pace and his wife Frankie with a free concert in the historic Hill District of Pittsburgh, showcasing some of his work.

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Gwyneth Paltrow is expected to appear in court for the second day of a trial in which she's accused of crashing into a skier at Deer Valley Resort, leaving him concussed and with four broken ribs. The actor-turned-wellness tycoon has vehemently denied the allegations and filed a counterclaim alleging 76-year-old Terry Sanderson, the man she collided with, was responsible for their crash. The Utah trial's first day Tuesday featured opening statements and two witnesses testifying against Paltrow. Wednesday is expected to include testimony from two doctors called by Sanderson as expert witnesses about his medical condition.

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Women's college basketball has displayed an odd mix this season and now there's the rare combination of South Carolina's undefeated dominance alongside parity in the Sweet 16. Just two of the four No. 1 women's seeds advanced through the first two rounds, which hadn't happened since 1998. The Gamecocks are one of them looking to continue their perfect season against No. 4 seed UCLA on Saturday. Virginia Tech is the other No. 1 seed advancing. South Carolina coach Dawn Staley says her team's success comes from a singular focus on the game and its next task.