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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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, [...]

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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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County adopts new district lines

• Portions of Districts 1, 4 and 5 now cross the Tenn-Tom Waterway. Itawamba County’s district lines have undergone some significant changes. Under the new district map, which was recently approved by the Itawamba County Board of Supervisors, three of the five county districts now “cross the river,” so to speak. Previously, the Tenn-Tom Waterway [...]

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In the line of duty: Local law enforcement to honor fallen officers

• A short Law Enforcement Memorial Day ceremony is set for Tuesday, May 14. When an officer of the law falls in the line of duty, it has an effect on officers everywhere. “We’re all like a big family; when one of us gets hurt, we all get hurt,” said Fulton Police Chief Reggie Johnson. [...]

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IAC students spruce up school with help from Home Depot

Supposedly, a little hard work is good for the soul. There’s a group of kids at IAC who can attest to that. More than 100 tutorial/resource students at Itawamba Attendance Center were able to get their hands dirty digging up weeds, planting flowers and installing a large bird bath in a small, grassy island between [...]

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Local Salvation Army restructures inside and out

• The local branch of the non-profit organization will host a fundraising event this Saturday. The back room of Itawamba County’s Salvation Army Store used to be packed with donations — mountains of clothes, stacks of boxes and towering piles of household items. Now, it’s mostly empty. Just to be clear, that’s a good thing. The [...]

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