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Today's News

  • All-County basketball team selected

    County coaches met last Thursday, selecting this year’s All-County basketball team, the top players from each school this season.
    Headlining  the girls’ selections is Mississippi State signee Jazmine Spears, who led the Lady Bulldogs to a county tournament title, regular season division title and a playoff appearance.
    The senior led the Lady Bulldogs, averaging 27.8 points per game and 14.9 rebounds per game. She is joined on the All-County team by teammate Erin Michael Carter.

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  • Lady Eagles defeat Myrtle

    West Union came one step closer to the division title in Region 2-1A, defeating Myrtle, 10-3 on Monday.

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  • Powerlifters win at state

    In only the second year of the program, East Union made its mark on powerlifiting in 2A, winning the team state championship last Saturday in Jackson.

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  • Fill up the theater

    Later this month we will have an opportunity to hear one of the world’s best young pianists. And she won’t be on television or satellite radio. She will be right here in New Albany.

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  • Keeping tabs on my sister

    My sister has a stalker!
    OK, that would be kind of alarming, except the stalker is me, her brother. At least, that’s what my wife thinks. Jenny says I’m obsessed with keeping track of where Donna and her husband Homer are during a cruise trip they are taking to Australia and several places in southeast Asia.

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  • Correcting a mistake

    The Mississippi Senate Education Committee has wisely blocked the appointment of Joel Bomgar to the state Board of Education.

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  • Area baseball teams pick up weekend wins

    East Union avenged its first loss of the season, bouncing back to beat Hamilton, 8-5, on Friday.
    Falling to the Tigers earlier in the week, Cody Bo Dillard picked up the win on the mound and was one of five East Union batters with multiple hits.
    Dustin Pratt highlighted the Urchins’ offense with a home run, as East Union overcame an early 3-0 deficit, scoring its eight runs over three innings.
    After the weekend, East Union is at 10-8 (5-1) after falling to Heritage Academy, 4-3, and defeating Columbus, 13-11.

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  • Lady Eagles take division win at Ingomar

    The pitching highlighted the first three and half innings of West Union and Ingomar’s division match-up on Monday, but the Lady Eagles’ bats came alive later in the game, giving them the 8-2 win on the road.

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  • A game to support a good cause

    I’ve enjoyed getting to know some of the older, former players in the community over the past few years, so it’s no surprised I’m extremely excited about upcoming Harlem Legends game, which will feature some of Union County’s best former athletes.

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  • Hurting our schools

    The deal is done.
    The Mississippi Legislature has given final approval to a bill that will allow the money available for public education to be further diluted by creation of more competing charter schools.

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