2020 Newton County Appeal All-Area Defense

The Newton County Appeal has released is 2020 All-Area Football Team.

Below are the members of the defensive team:

DL — Kalvin Dinkins, Jr., 6-3, 275, Lake

DL — Cameron McDonald, Jr., 5-11, 200, Newton County

DL — John O’Neal, Sr., 6-0, 220, Union

DL — Tyshun Evans, Sr., 6-5, 268, Newton

LB — Peyton Posey, Sr., 6-3, 230, Union

LB — Colin Crowder, Jr., 6-2, 210, Newton County

LB — Colby Hollingsworth, Sr., NCA

LB — Miguel Evans, Sr., 6-1, 202, Newton County

LB — Kobe Thompson, Sr., 6-2, 200, Newton

DB — Ky’Yon Harris, Fresh., 5-8, 150, Union

DB — Cornelius Mayers, Jr., 5-9, 155, Lake

DB — Koye Hardaway, Jr., 6-0, 185, Newton County

DB — Kezzarian Wash, Jr., 6-1, 175, Newton

AP — Carlonte Walker, Sr., 5-7, 150, Newton County

AP — Jaheim Gill, Sr., 5-9, 170, Union

Austin Bishop

Texas, OU exit could begin conference firestorm
By Austin Bishop | Special to the Appeal, 185 Reads
Tue, 08/03/2021 - 04:25 PM
Get ready for 2010-2014 all over again. That was the time span that saw conference realignment nearly spin out of control.

If the University of Texas and the University of Oklahoma apply for and are accepted into the SEC (likely beginning play in the 2025 season), you can look for other conferences to follow suit.
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Cole Harris

Cougar grad takes reins at Biggersville
By KENT MOHUNDRO - The Daily Corinthian, 284 Reads
Tue, 08/03/2021 - 04:25 PM
BIGGERSVILLE — With the new school year fast approaching, losing their head softball coach last week was not the best case scenario.

But Biggersville found just the man to lead the Lady Lions diamond squad only a few miles away.
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Stevie Nelson instructs his football team during the first day of practice on Monday, July 25. | Brent Maze/The Appeal

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Nelson era underway
By Robbie Robertson, 429 Reads
Tue, 08/03/2021 - 04:17 PM
The Newton County Academy Generals kicked off the Stevie Nelson era this week with a pair of practices on Monday, July 25.
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Rain ruins most of Mississippi's watermelon crop
By Susan M. Collins-Smith, 551 Reads
Fri, 07/30/2021 - 10:30 AM
One month ago, watermelon production in southeast Mississippi was on track.

Now, growers there have lost much of their crop to the summer’s wet weather.
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A.F. Branco for Aug 01, 2021
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Sun, 08/01/2021 - 02:00 AM
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Heathcliff for Aug 03, 2021
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Tue, 08/03/2021 - 02:00 AM
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Tue, 08/03/2021 - 02:00 AM
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COVID-19 has killed thousands of Mississippians this year. All but 37 were unvaccinated.
By Will Stribling - Mississippi Today, 262 Reads
Tue, 08/03/2021 - 01:42 PM
All 37 of the breakthrough deaths were from high-risk patients aged 65 or older, according to data obtained by Mississippi Today.

Of the 2,400 Mississippians who died of COVID-19 between Jan. 1 and July 22 of this year, only 37 were fully vaccinated, according to data obtained from the Mississippi State Department of Health.
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SEC expansion is not all good
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Tue, 08/03/2021 - 07:06 PM
Fans of Mississippi’s two Southeastern Conference schools should not get too excited about the likely prospect that the conference will add the universities of Texas and Oklahoma by the year 2025.
It will probably produce a mixed bag for Ole Miss and Mississippi State.
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Dogs of C-Kennel for Aug 04, 2021
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Wed, 08/04/2021 - 02:00 AM
Comic By: Mason Mastroianni, Mick Mastroianni and Johnny Hart

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