Thirty-two year school system veteran Sandra Guin was named Itawamba County School District’s Paraprofessional of the Year, Monday night. Guin, who has spent her years in the front office at Mantachie High School, was selected from among a field of seven nominees representing Itawamba County schools. Upon receiving the award, Guin appeared honored and humbled. [...]
School district lines redrawn
Just like the county, the district lines for the Itawamba County School District have been redrawn to compensate for population shifts. Although not a mirror image of the county’s new district map, the school district’s map follows fairly closely. Both Districts 1 and 4 now cross the Tenn-Tom Waterway, biting into former portions of Districts [...]
IAHS seniors show off student projects
By Marina Cherednichenko Special to The Times Each year, more than 120 Itawamba Agricultural High School senior students present their unique ideas in the form of a project. This year’s presentation took place in the IAHS library on Thursday, May 2. Approximately 44 students participated this semester, adding to the 100 students who completed their [...]
Superintendent says block scheduling here to stay
• This year’s switch to longer class periods has been largely positive, according to Superintendent Michael Nanney. Itawamba County’s change to block scheduling for its high schools has proven successful, according to the superintendent of education. Looking back over the school year — the first in which district high schools used the longer period block scheduling [...]
Indians reload for 2013 season
FULTON – It’s hard to tell a lot about the state of a high school program from spring football. Guys are still learning the system, there are injuries and the practices carry an overall lighter tone than the those in the fall. However, with the departure of Ashton Shumpert, Charles Moore, Tyler Dossett and a [...]
McDonald wins, MSU advances to NCAA championships
By HAILSTATE.COM NORMAN, Okla. – History was made, records were broken and the Mississippi State women’s golf team is headed to the NCAA Championships at the UGA Golf Course in Athens, Ga. Unranked and seeded 19th out of 24 teams, MSU was a heavy underdog in the NCAA Central Regional hosted at the par-72, 6,298-yard [...]
Mustangs look for continued success in 2013
MANTACHIE – Last season, the Mantachie football team surprised a lot of people. With a new coach, new facilities and a new style, the Mustangs made the 3A playoffs for the first time ever and defeated rival Mooreville for the first time since 2006. Now, in the second year of the Lynn Moore era, the [...]
ICC tennis earns Top 15 finish in NJCAA Women’s National Tournament
By ADAM GORE LetsGoICC.com TUCSON, AZ – Sophomore Anna-Blair Hunt (Senatobia) help lead the Itawamba Community College’s charge through the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Women’s Tennis National Championship at the Reffkin Tennis Center in Tucson, Arizona. On Sunday, Hunt dropped her opening round match 6-1; 6-2 to Anri Ueno (St. Petersburg College) to [...]
IAHS’ Laura Coker signs with ICC
FULTON – Surrounded by friends and family, IAHS point guard Laura Coker took the next step in her basketball career last Wednesday when she inked a letter of intent to remain in Fulton next season to play for the ICC Lady Indians. Coker averaged 3.2 points and 2.4 assists per game for the Lady Indians [...]
Shumpert hired as Southern Poly assistant basketball coach
By STEVE RUTHSATZ Southern Polytechnic State University MARIETTA, Ga. – Phillip Shumpert has joined the Southern Polytechnic State University Department of Athletics as an assistant men’s basketball coach. As head coach Jeffrey Pourchier’s top aide, Shumpert assists in all aspects of the Southern Polytechnic men’s basketball program, serving as the recruiting coordinator and focusing on [...]
Sports news and scores
Amory assistant named Tremont head coach Brian Pearson, Amory assistant boys basketball coach, was confirmed last week to succeed Brady Ramey as the head coach of the Eagles. Ramey was recently named principal at the school. More on this story in the next edition of The Itawamba County Times. Eagles, Lady Eagles named Division 4-1A [...]
Storms help repair Mantachie Clinic roof
• An insurance claim for the non-profit dental clinic’s storm-damaged building will help repair its leaky roof. An “act of God” has turned out to be a blessing for Mantachie Clinic. Wind damage from the series of storms that passed through the area in recent weeks left the roof of Mantachie Rural Health Care’s dental [...]
Statewide gun crime stats don’t reflect Itawamba
• Mississippi is ranked third in the country for gun murders, but local law enforcement officials say those numbers don’t hold water locally. Recently released statistics on nationwide gun crime places Mississippi among the highest in the country for per capita gun crimes. Local law enforcement officials say that these stats don’t reflect Itawamba County, [...]
Relay returns to Itawamba Friday night
• Itawamba County’s annual cancer-fighting Relay for Life event will last until midnight at ICC’s Crane Pavilion. Itawamba County is set to take up arms against cancer this Friday night. Itawamba County’s annual cancer-fighting Relay for Life event is set for this Friday, May 17, at ICC’s Crane Pavilion in Fulton. This year’s event will [...]
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School district lines redrawn
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County adopts new district lines
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IAHS seniors show off student projects
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Superintendent says block scheduling here to stay
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Indians reload for 2013 season
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Paraprofessional of the year recognized at meeting
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School district lines redrawn
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IAHS seniors show off student projects
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Superintendent says block scheduling here to stay
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Indians reload for 2013 season
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