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  • Baptist Memorial doctors hope to put Union County to sleep

    There is a new doctor in town that specializes in neurology, sleep medicine and sleep disorders. He is board certified in neurology and sleep medicine and his name is William E. Owens, IV, M.D.

    Baptist Memorial Hospital – Union County has a sleep disorder clinic for treating patients with various sleep disorders and neurological problems.

    In addition to sleep medicine, Owens is also a neurologist. A neurologist is usually someone that is a specialist in the central nervous system and peripheral nervous system.

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  • Lady 'Dawgs fall to Forest Hill

    New Albany's season came to an end Thursday afternoon versus Forest Hill in the 4A State Tournament in Jackson, 49-38.

    Be sure to pick up a copy of next Wednesday's New Albany Gazette for the full story. Also, continue checking newalbanygazette.com all weekend for updates on the Myrtle Hawks and Lady Hawks.

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  • Tourism tax revenues and plans for a mini-coliseum

    While thumbing through some of our bound copies of the newspaper, I came upon an article that appeared in the June 1, 2005 issue of The New Albany Gazette. The headline reads: “City diverts $1 million towards mini-coliseum.”

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  • Myrtle wins behind career game by Gilbert

    Aspriona Gilbert scored 36 points and grabbed 8 rebounds to help led the Lady Hawks advance to the 1A Girls State semi-finals against McAdams on Friday at 6:30 p.m. after a 81-67 victory over the Thomastown Lady Bulldogs.

    The Lady Bulldogs took a 35-34 lead at halftime, but Amber Williamson got hot from behind the arch to open up in the inside for Gilbert to help the Lady Hawks outscore Thomastown 25-12 to take a 59-47 lead into the fourth quarter. 

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  • New Albany rebounds to punch ticket to State

    The young team members of the Lady Bulldogs did not want to see their season come to an end and New Albany punched a ticket to State Saturday night, defeating Center Hill 58-34.

    New Albany found themselves in the consolation game Saturday night after coming from behind to  defeat Oxford 63-56 on Thursday and falling to Yazoo City 64-49 Friday night.

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  • Falcons fall to Coldwater in North Half Tourney

    Ingomar never could get things going against Coldwater as the Cougars eliminated the youthful Falcons from the North State Tournament with a 75-57 loss on Thursday.

    Coldwater took a 16-10 lead in the first quarter by a six-point effort from Dominic Major, but the Falcons appeared to get on track in the second as they quickly closed in on Cougar six-point edge, but a strong close to the first half allowed the Cougars to take a 36-27 lead at the break.

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  • West Union ends season versus Drew in North Half

    Playing host to the 1A North Half Tournament last week, the Lady Eagles were unable to use their home court advantage as they fell to Drew 56-38, ending their season.

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  • Falcons open 2009 baseball campaign over the weekend

    Ingomar saw Bruce take 2-0 lead before the Flacons got their bats fired up to rally for a 4-2 victory over the 2A Trojans on Friday.

    Josh Hodges sparked the rally when he reach on a one-out error and advanced to third on a double from Preston Broom.  Tanner McCollum tied the game with a double to plate Hodges and Broom before giving the Falcons a one-run lead when he scored on a Tyler Jarvis single.

    Clay Kidd tacked on an insurance run in the fifth when he reached on a two-out single and came around to score on a single by Broom.

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  • Urchins start off baseball season at 3-1

    East Union is off to a strong start in their 2009 campaign after defeating Corinth 9-6 Saturday.

    The Urchins lost their first game of the year on Friday in a 4-3 decision versus Booneville.  The Blue Devils scored two in the seventh to take the 3-2 lead.

    After tying the game in the bottom part of the inning, Booneville tacked on a run in the ninth to secure the win

    Casey McBrayer picked up the loss for East Union. McBrayer also recorded a double, along with Jimmy Marshall and Matthew Carter.

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  • East Union-New Albany open softball seasons

    Both East Union and New Albany are in full swing for fast pitch softball, as the Lady 'Dawgs are 3-0 and the Lady Urchins won their season opener last week.

    East Union defeated Potts Camp in their first game of the year last Thursday, winning 10-7.

    The Lady Cardinals tied the game in the third at 2-2 and both teams posted three runs each in the fifth.

    East Union took the lead in the top of the sixth, scoring four runs, and the Lady Urchins tacked on an insurance run in the seventh to secure the win.

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