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Rymia Craft of Union gets past a Forest defender and drives the baseline. | Jeff Parks/Jeff Parks Photography

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Yellowjackets rally to win two division games
By ROBBIE ROBERTSON
Wed,01/25/23-10:00AM , 1,109 Reads
The Union boys picked up three wins this past week, including a pair of Division 5-3A victories.

The Union boys beat Clarkdale 62-41 on Tuesday and took a big 44-41 win over Forest on Friday. Union then beat Raleigh 71-13 on Saturday.
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Emme Reese avoids the steal of a defender to keep her dribble alive. | NCA Photo

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Lady Generals add dominating wins
By ROBBIE ROBERTSON
Wed,01/25/23-9:00AM , 992 Reads
The Newton County Academy girls added two more wins to their total last week in dominating fashion.

The Lady Generals blew out a pair of district opponents, beating Calhoun Academy 58-24 and Kemper Academy 51-29.

The NCA boys dropped a pair of tight games as they fell 40-35 to Calhoun and 29-27 to Kemper.
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Emma Claire Thornton uses her body to knock in the game-winning goal as Mary Preson Williams also tries to guide the ball into the net off a corner kick from Mikayla Townsend. | Brent Maze/The Appeal

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On to the next round
By ROBBIE ROBERTSON
Wed,01/25/23-8:00AM , 2,321 Reads
The Newton County girls’ soccer team picked up a big playoff win last week.

The Lady Cougars opened the Class 4A playoffs with a 2-1 win over Pontotoc. Earlier in the week, Newton County beat Choctaw Central 2-0 to secure second in the division. County then finished the regular season with a 4-0 loss to Florence.
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‘He’s too good at lying not to do it’: Alleged conman claims former NFL defensive lineman and ‘gentle giant’ used ‘brute strength’ in kidnapping
By ANNA WOLFE - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Tue,01/24/23-4:26PM , 4,773 Reads 56,151 Statewide
“When this becomes a Netflix series, it’s going to be Apple Dumpling Gang meets The Sopranos.”

A group of ill-advised businessmen and investors, including one of Mississippi’s own star athletes and former NFL player Jerrell Powe, were done being jerked around.
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