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Today's News

  • Five teams prepare for bowling finals

    Five teams will represent Union County on Friday for the bowling state championships in Jackson. After regionals two weeks ago, the teams have prepared for the final match of the season, and each has its eye on bringing another state championship to the county.
    East Union enters as the top seed for both the boys and girls, and for the teams, practice was as usual in preparation for state.

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  • Northeast baseball opens season with a pair of wins

    Northeast Mississippi Community College’s baseball team opened the season on Sunday, February 17 with a sweep of Southeastern Community College and Arkansas Baptist College at Harold T. White Field in Booneville.
    Northeast knocked off Southeastern Community College from West Burlington, Iowa in five innings in the season opener before downing the Buffaloes of Arkansas Baptist 10-1 in the nightcap.
    In the season opener against the Blackhawks, Northeast jumped on the visitors early and never let up.

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  • Northeast softball opens season at Rush Invitational

    Northeast Mississippi Community College women’s softball team kicked off the 2013 season in grand fashion with a pair of wins and a tie at the Rush Invitational in Meridian on February 15-16.
    Northeast (2-1-1) opened the two-day affair with a 6-3 win over host Meridian in eight innings before battling undefeated Copiah-Lincoln to a 3-3 tie in the nightcap of the first day.

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  • Urchins finish in third for Region 1-2A

    East Union’s road in the division tournament pinned both of the Urchins and Lady Urchins against Baldwyn in the semifinals last Thursday. After falling to the Bearcats and Lady Bearcats, East Union played in the consolation games on Friday.
    The Lady Urchins were defeated by Baldwyn, 77-46, behind a 32-point performance by Ayana Ragin.
    The Lady Bearcats jumped out to an 18-5 lead after the first quarter, opening the game scoring the first 12 points. Ashley Leach led the Lady Urchins with eight points at the break, that saw Baldwyn ahead, 34-21.

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  • Falcons finish second in division

    Ingomar took a second place finish after a 75-54 set back against defending 1A champion Coldwater in last Friday’s championship in Region 2-1A.
    The Falcons advanced to the finals after defeating H.W. Byers, 67-51, on Thursday. Henry Foster’s 20 point performance led the Falcons, followed by 16 points from Sam Cobb and 14 points from Devonte Williamson.
    In Friday’s finals, Foster led all scorers with 25 points, but the Falcons were unable to overcome an early deficit against Coldwater.

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  • Lions top Bulldogs in 2-4A finals

    The Bulldogs prepare for its north half run after finishing in second place in the Region 2-4A tournament last week in Ecru.

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  • Keep lid on tax money

    Officials of the CREATE Foundation of Tupelo spent time this week updating Union County officials on the latest plans for development of an advanced vocational-technical school near the Toyota manufacturing plant.

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  • How we handle election season

    Tis the season – the political season, that is.
    That means it’s also the time when we get lots of questions about our policies about candidates, political advertising, letters to the editor, and the like. So here’s an attempt to go over our general policies about elections and candidates.

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  • Hospital expansion

    The announcement last week that Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County plans a major expansion is good news for our community.

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  • Lady Falcons advance in division tournament

    It was finally Ingomar’s night to shine, and it could not have happened at a better time than in the first round of the division tournament on Tuesday.

    Having dropped two of three games to West Union this season, the Lady Falcons overcame a second half deficit, defeating the Lady Eagles, 44-34.

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