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Today's News

  • 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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  • Ingomar sweeps Hickory Flat on senior night

    Ingomar celebrated senior night with two wins over Hickory Flat, beginning with a 56-43 victory on the girls’ side.
    Reid Little led the Lady Falcons with 18 points, eight of which came in the first quarter that helped Ingomar build a 19-5 lead.
    The Lady Falcons maintained the double-digit lead throughout the game, but Brianna Reeves would bring the Lady Rebels within 10 points in the fourth quarter.
    Megan Roth led the Lady Rebels with 14 points, all scored in the second half, followed by 12 points from Kaitlyn Wilson.

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  • Bowlers prepare for state

    East Union leads Union County back to the state championships in bowling after finishing first during the regional matches last week.
    The Urchins will travel to Jackson as the top seed after defeating West Union in the Baker’s Style finals. The Eagles were in front going into the final, but East Union topped its county rival for the top seed.
    East Union’s top bowlers for the regional match were Bailey Spruill, bowling a high game of 208, Zachary Randall with a game high of 204 and Josh Steele with a 203.

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  • Lady Bulldogs wrap up divison title

    The Lady Bulldogs are on a hot streak entering the playoffs and have won 13 of their last 14 games including an 81-34 win over Lewisburg on Monday.
    Led by 28 points from Jazmine Spears, New Albany finished district play a perfect 5-0, wrapping up the Region 2-4A title and the number one seed in next week’s division tournament at North Pontotoc.

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