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By MELINDA WILLIAMS melinda@southwesttimes.com   Six months after making 35 mph the maximum speed in town, Pulaski Town Council did an about face Tuesday, voting to increase the speed limit between LewisGale Hospital-Pulaski and Morehead Lane. The speed limit will now be 45 mph on both sides of Route 11 as one enters and exits the town.

Oct. 26 1907 — Jim Thorpe makes his Carlisle (Pa.) debut dazzling a crowd of 22,800 in a 26-6 defeat of No. 4 Penn at Philadelphia’s Franklin Field. Thorpe rushes, returns kicks and does all the kicking in putting on a one-man show.

Oct. 26 1907 — Jim Thorpe makes his Carlisle (Pa.) debut dazzling a crowd of 22,800 in a 26-6 defeat of No. 4 Penn at Philadelphia’s Franklin Field. Thorpe rushes, returns kicks and does all the kicking in putting on a one-man show.

The Tennessee record that ruined an Ole Miss season Share this story Photo by Rick Stewart/Allsport/Getty Images. Banner Society Illustration. The NCAA record book houses several quirky little entries that only list the record and its holder, without any indication of what the old record was or who else came close or how much distance separates first and second places. The high-water mark for consecutive rushes by one player is one of these: That entry also doesn’t give any context to the rec...