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Leflore County High School’s Tavarus Addison battles with a player from West Union High School for a rebound during Monday night’s MHSAA Class 1A state semifinals at the Mississippi Coliseum. Addison and the Tigers defeated the Eagles 53-48 and will face Calhoun City in the state championship game at noon Friday at the Big House.

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Leflore nears its ultimate goal: Tigers take on Calhoun City in state title contest Friday
By CALVIN STEVENS
Wed,03/04/26-2:00AM , 558 Reads
JACKSON — The Leflore County Tigers will play for a state championship Friday.
The Tigers held off a pesky West Union squad to claim a 53-48 win over the Eagles in the MHSAA State 1A semifinals Monday night at the Mississippi Coliseum.
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Pillow's Sarah Douglas Thach returns a shot during Tuesday's action at Twin Rivers against Lamar School.

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Elzy netters get win over O'Bannon
By CALVIN STEVENS
Thu,03/05/26-10:54AM , 194 Reads
The Amanda Elzy tennis team picked up a 5-2 win over O’Bannon High School Wednesday at Whittington Park.
Elzy’s Rakiya Brewer got things rolling with a 6-1, 6-1 win in girls singles over Allison Benavides. Zharia Hill and Kenyana Hammond defeated Breanna Caldwell and Khamari Cork 6-2, 6-2 in girls doubles.
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Pillow track competes in meet
Thu,03/05/26-10:50AM , 159 Reads
Pillow Academy’s track team participated in the MRA Ice Breaker meet Wednesday in Madison.
The girls placed fifth overall with 19.5 points, and the boys were seventh with 14 points.
Here are the results for the varsity girls and boys
Varsity Girls
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Casey Barrentine, who founded the nonprofit organization Gracefully Broken, stands with Jeff Dunn, director of Denton House.

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2026 Community Service Award Winner: Casey Barrentine — Helping others heal: Ministry offers services for those battling addiction
By DAVID MONROE
Sat,02/28/26-3:00AM , 3,011 Reads
Casey Barrentine says she has “always had a mission mind at heart” and looked for opportunities to help others.
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