Today's News

November is American Diabetes Month and is a great time to bring awareness and attention to the disease of diabetes and the importance of diabetes control. 

According to the American Diabetes Association Web site, “There are 23.6 million children and adults in the United States, or 7.8% of the population, who have diabetes. While an estimated 17.9 million have been diagnosed with diabetes, unfortunately, 5.7 million people (or nearly one quarter) are unaware that they have the disease.”

New Albany 4 North Pontotoc 1 (Girls)

The Lady Bulldogs picked  up another win Friday night, as they defeated the North Pontotoc Lady Vikings 4-1.

The first goal for New Albany was scored by Shelby Brown, who was unassisted. 

That first score was followed with a second by Jenna Davis on a feed from Brown. 

Davis found the back of the net the second time later in the game on an assist from Callie Creekmore. 

Creekmore then finished the scoring with an unassisted goal. 

Myrtle 84 Hickory Flat 67

Amber Williamson and Aspriona Gilbert once again were the go-to girls for the Lady Hawks, as Myrtle picked up their eighth win of the year defeating Hickory Flat Tuesday night.

Williamson had a team high 37, while Gilbert added 26 in the winning effort.

Myrtle came out shooting hot early, and the Lady Rebels had no answer, as the Lady Hawks cruised to a 52-34 halftime lead.

Another 22 by Myrtle in the third put the game away, as the Lady Hawks are now 8-2 on the year.

Students attending Northeast Mississippi Community College (NEMCC) in the spring semester will have the ability to take hybrid courses.     According to the 2009 NEMCC student handbook, "NEMCC hybrid courses combine traditional face-to-face classroom instruction with internet-based distance education. This is the first time that courses like this have ever been offered at Northeast."