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Sports: Adventures

Choice to wait pays off for local boy as he takes eight-point buck

VIDALIA — Bradford Prunty was ready to leave his deer stand early on the morning of Jan. 21. He had not seen much, and his ... Read more

by Justin Whitmore, Sunday, March 3, 2013 12:01 am

PICTURE FLIPPER

Two seasons into NFL, Ridley still shooting for ultimate prize

NATCHEZ — Stevan Ridley’s football season ended abruptly with a hit from Baltimore’s Bernard Pollard Jan. 20 in the AFC Championship Game. The blow knocked ... Read more

by Justin Whitmore, Sunday, March 3, 2013 12:01 am

Natchez High sports

Bulldogs dig deep hole early

NATCHEZ — The Natchez High School baseball team put itself in a deep hole early in its game against South Pike High School Friday night, ... Read more

by Justin Whitmore, Saturday, March 2, 2013 12:02 am

ACCS sports

Ole Miss’ Freeze speaks as foundation honors local athletes

NATCHEZ — Ole Miss head football coach Hugh Freeze stood in front of a crowd of adoring fans Thursday night at the National Football Foundation ... Read more

by Justin Whitmore, Friday, March 1, 2013 12:07 am

Sports

Trinity baseball team ironing out kinks

NATCHEZ — The Trinity Episcopal Day School baseball team showed its inexperience in the first two games of its season. Trinity started with a 10-0 ... Read more

by Justin Whitmore, Friday, March 1, 2013 12:05 am

Sports

Follow in his footsteps: Ridley tells Morgantown students to follow their dreams

NATCHEZ — Stevan Ridley’s comfort zone is between the white lines of a football field. He says that is what he was born to do ... Read more

by Justin Whitmore, Thursday, February 28, 2013 12:11 am

Sports

Vidalia looks for long run

Vidalia — It may be Vidalia High School senior Laura Perilloux’s final time to shine on the softball diamond, but that is not on her ... Read more

by Justin Whitmore, Tuesday, February 26, 2013 12:01 am

Sports: Adventures

Cub Scout packs spend day, night at Natchez State Park

NATCHEZ — The children of Cub Scout packs 158, 168 and 185 left the warm, dry comforts of home Saturday night to spend a night ... Read more

by Justin Whitmore, Sunday, February 24, 2013 12:01 am

Sports

Devall living the dream

BATON ROUGE — Hunter Devall piled up a number of wins as a pitcher for the Centreville Academy baseball team during his four-year career. Now, ... Read more

by Justin Whitmore, Friday, February 22, 2013 12:01 am

ACCS sports

ACCS soccer: Rebels eliminated in playoffs

MERIDIAN — Adams County Christian School hung in with soccer powerhouse Lamar School for much of Wednesday’s second round playoff game. But the lack of ... Read more

by Justin Whitmore, Thursday, February 21, 2013 12:15 am

Style feature

Warm up your winter with Auburn’s second annual music event

The sounds of antebellum Natchez will fill the parlor of Auburn Antebellum Home Sunday. Read more

by Justin Whitmore, Wednesday, February 20, 2013 11:40 am

ACCS sports

Big Rebel comeback: ACCS erases two goal deficit, wins first playoff game

NATCHEZ — Lester Wells broke down the left sideline, slipped inside one defender with a flick of his right foot, did the same to a ... Read more

by Justin Whitmore, Tuesday, February 19, 2013 12:03 am

News

The Dart: Cookout combines friends, family

Vidalia — Ron Morales was manning the grill Wednesday afternoon day dreaming about his future appearance on Iron Chef as his friends gathered around the ... Read more

by Justin Whitmore, Monday, February 18, 2013 12:02 am

Business

Tax tips: With preparation, you can file returns from home

As tax season heats up, many folks in the Miss-Lou will look for help filing their returns. But instead of shelling out big bucks for ... Read more

by Justin Whitmore, Sunday, February 17, 2013 12:12 am

Cathedral sports

Softball throws first pitch: Cathedral hosts Vidalia in jamboree

NATCHEZ — It didn’t feel much like spring Saturday afternoon, but Cathedral School and Vidalia High School showed a few signs that they were ready ... Read more

by Justin Whitmore, Sunday, February 17, 2013 12:05 am

Sports: Adventures

Hunting fun for everyone: Outdoor Extravaganza offers something for every outdoors lover

NATCHEZ — It had been years since Texas-native Robert Collins had been in the woods hunting wild hogs. The 24-year military veteran was wounded by ... Read more

by Justin Whitmore, Saturday, February 16, 2013 11:53 pm

Natchez High sports

Natchez boys get blown out

NATCHEZ — The Natchez High School boys’ basketball team fought hard in the third quarter to give itself a chance to keep its season alive. ... Read more

by Justin Whitmore, Wednesday, February 13, 2013 12:01 am

Ferriday High sports

Ferriday rallies in overtime to beat Homer High 82-75

NATCHEZ — Quavion Ellis came alive just in time to keep Ferriday High School’s postseason hopes alive Monday night. Ellis dropped in seven points in ... Read more

by Justin Whitmore, Monday, February 11, 2013 11:58 pm

Sports

Sky Logan signs with Hinds CC

NATCHEZ — Trinity Episcopal Day School standout Sky Logan is a force on the football field and the baseball diamond. But when it came time ... Read more

by Justin Whitmore, Monday, February 11, 2013 11:57 pm

Sports

Trinity boys move on to second round

BROOKHAVEN — Tanner Cage and Tommy McCoy scored 16 points each to lead Trinity Episcopal Day School to a win in the first round of ... Read more

by Justin Whitmore, Monday, February 11, 2013 11:56 pm

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