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Photo Gallery: State quests end for Howard, CSAS

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By Times Free Press Staff March 21, 2011 1 min read

Howard and CSAS fell short in their bids for state basketball titles last week, bringing to an end successful seasons where both teams racked up 20-plus wins. After defeating Giles County on March 17, Howard lost the Class AA semifinal the next day to top-ranked Liberty. CSAS led by four with 1:35 remaining in the March 16 Class A quarterfinal, but failed to stop a late Lake County surge.

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LaFayette tells some residents to stay inside after Barwick Mills blaze

Passengers shoot video from a moving train as a Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum excursion train pulled by two steam locomotives passes the smoldering ruins of the former Barwick Mills textile plant in LaFayette, Ga. on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015.

Firefighters move hoses away from the scene as the former Barwick Mills building in downtown LaFayette, Ga., continues to burn on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015. The massive building caught fire Saturday, and EPA officials are concerned about water runoff that probably contains toxic chemicals from the fire.

Chris Jones of the Environmental Protection Agency office in Atlanta sets up air monitors at the scene of the former Barwick Mills building in downtown LaFayette, Ga., as it continues to burn on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015. The massive building caught fire Saturday. The EPA set up two air monitor stations near the plant and also used a mobile monitor in a vehicle driving around the area.

Twisted metal, toppled walls, smoke and occasional flames are seen as the former Barwick Mills building in downtown LaFayette, Ga., continues to burn on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015. The massive building caught fire Saturday.

Twisted metal, smoke and occasional flames are seen as the former Barwick Mills building in downtown LaFayette, Ga., continues to burn on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015. The massive building caught fire Saturday.

A partially-collapsed wall is seen in the smoldering ruins as the former Barwick Mills building in downtown LaFayette, Ga., continues to burn on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015. The massive building caught fire Saturday.

A temporary berm to hold back runoff creates a pool of water that had been used to battle a major blaze at the former Barwick Mills building in downtown LaFayette, Ga., on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015. The massive building caught fire Saturday. EPA officials on the scene are concerned about toxins in the air and water in the aftermath of the fire.

Firefighters and others monitor the scene as the former Barwick Mills building in downtown LaFayette, Ga., continues to burn on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015. The massive building caught fire Saturday.

A Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum excursion train pulled by two steam locomotives passes the smoldering ruins of the former Barwick Mills textile plant in LaFayette, Ga. on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015.