Today's News

Despite recent tragedy, one local athlete has taken what could have been a devastating situation and turned it into inspiration for his team, coaches and school.

On January 21, Ben Kirk was assuming his role on the West Union baseball team during their practice. Kirk was gathering balls during a hitting drill and was struck by a bat, resulting in him losing his left eye.

      When my sister and I would get a bit too hurried in taking care of schoolwork or the household chores we were expected to do, my mother referred to the old saying that “haste makes waste’ in an effort to slow us down and help us do our best work. In this international world economy in which we now live, we could replace that saying with an old Chinese proverb on the futility of hurrying - “A hasty man drinks his tea with a fork.”

It wasn't easy, but the Ingomar Falcons used a 6-of-9 performance from the free throw line in the fourth quarter to eventually pull away from the Ray Brooks Tigers to pick up a 66-62 victory in the North State play-in game on Tuesday.

Ingomar (19-16) battled their way out to 19-16 first quarter lead before taking a 39-30 lead by halftime.  Ray Brooks (10-9) started the second half strong by outscoring the Falcons 18 to 11 in the third quarter to pull within two points as Ingomar clung 50-48 lead heading into the final frame.

One in five babies born in Mississippi are born premature.  Baptist Memorial Hospital – Union County delivers 1, 100 babies a year and approximately four a month are born premature. Union County and New Albany are teaming up with fundraising efforts to help fund research and education for March for Babies, which is under the umbrella organization March of Dimes.