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The Tuscaloosa News
As Sulligent football player BT Bennett fights after head injury, community rallies
SULLIGENT — Tied 14-14 with South Lamar at halftime, the Sulligent High School football team trudged into the locker room. Players' heads were down, and BT Bennett noticed. The senior offensive lineman wasn’t normally someone to take over a halftime pep talk. But that Sept. 4 night, he spoke up, preaching to his teammates that they were fine. There was still plenty of game left to play. Electrified, he told them to play like it could be their last time on the field . "I think God made him sense that this is probably his last time he was ever gonna play," quarterback and friend JohnWil Spruiel said. FLAG FOOTBALL: How flag football in Alabama is changing the game FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS: Demopolis football beats Holt as Dustin Goodwin sees steady growth in Tigers Less than an hour later, Bennett was the one his teammates were worried about. Near the end of Sulligent’s eventual 36-33 win, Bennett came off the field, not feeling well. Coach Brian Gunnels thought he was cramping. While the Blue Devils drove down the field and scored to retake the lead with 44 seconds remaining, Bennett began having a seizure on the sideline. By the time
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Jessalyn Coats Crowned KHS Homecoming Queen
Kosciusko High School celebrated Homecoming Friday night as the Whippets hosted the Olive Branch Conquistadors at Whippet Stadium. The Homecoming Court was recognized during the festivities, and Jessalyn Coats crowned the 2026 KHS Homecoming Queen. The Whippets ended the evening with a 45-27 victory over Olive Branch, remaining undefeated on...
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Tigers dominate Greenville Christian in homecoming victory
The Ethel Tigers exploded for 32 second-quarter points and never looked back Friday night, overpowering General Christian School 46-0 in a dominant home victory. After a scoreless opening frame, Ethel’s ground attack caught fire in the second quarter. Caden Merritt kicked off the scoring with a 25-yard touchdown run, followed quickly by an 11-yard scoring rush from D’ante Bailey and a 52-yard touchdown breakaway by Zantavious Clark. Bailey added his second touchdown of the quarter on a 13-yard run to push the halftime lead to 32-0.
Oxford Eagle
Lafayette wins big on Homecoming, Oxford falls at Tupelo
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Lafayette continues to turn back the clock like it is 2011 while Oxford faced its first setback of the season as the high school football season hit its fourth week. For the first time in 15 years the Commodores start the season 4-0 after...
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MUW hosts annual Golden Triangle Regional College Fair
COLUMBUS, MS – The Mississippi University for Women hosted the Golden Triangle Regional College Fair today on campus at Pohl Gym. The event hosted 17 different high schools from the GTR, along with a bunch of different colleges and universities, along with different military options. Associate Director of Recruitment for the MUW Office of Admissions Sidney Stewart was at the event and talked about the importance of this event for the students.
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Kosciusko High School Announces 2026 Homecoming Court
Kosciusko High School is proud to announce the 2026 KHS Homecoming Court and invites the entire community to this special night of Whippet Pride. (Homecoming Court members are listed in order from left to right.) Leela Coats. Morgan Wilder. Libby Sanders. Jessalyn Coats. Sabreya Guyton. Lindsay Blaine. Sara Coleman. Aamiya...
Neshoba Democrat
Leake Academy preps for Homecoming after bye week
The Leake Academy football team will return from an open week and travel to Columbus to take on Heritage Academy. The Patriots are 0-4 on the season but veteran coach Brian Pickens said that record is deceiving. “They have some skill players that we have to account for,” Pickens said....
desotocountynews.com
Mississippi college board sets spring goal to name MUW’s next president
The state college board plans to name the next president of the Mississippi University for Women by early spring 2027. The board of trustees for the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning announced the plans Thursday. The board also formed a committee of six trustees to oversee the national president search with support from a search firm that has not yet been selected.
breezynews.com
Photo: Morning prayer at Ethel High School: area pastors launch rotating campus prayer group
Local pastors, community members, and first responders gathered around the flagpole at Ethel High School Wednesday morning for a time of prayer over area students, teachers, and school staff. The initiative was organized after Dr. Danya Turner, Superintendent of the Kosciusko School District, met with local pastors to launch a...
Neshoba Democrat
Schools will cause city taxes to rise in 2027
The Mayor and Board of Aldermen adopted the city’s tax levy for fiscal 2027 after a public hearing last Tuesday. The city will not increase its ad valorem tax millage rate of 20 mills, but school taxes will go up. The city’s proposed budget projects $10.57 million in total...
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