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Union Police Honor Tammy Bryant at Retirement Ceremony

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This year’s 2025-26 Newton County Elementary School Beauty and Beau Pageant was held at Huff Auditorium on the campus of East Central Community College and was sponsored by the Newton County High School Cheer Boosters on Saturday, February 21, 2026. The PreK winners include from left: Finley Wilson, beauty; Everleigh Davis, beauty; Lawson Price, Most Handsome; Macee Parkhill, Most Beautiful; Eleanor Embrey, beauty; and Holly Kate Marble, beauty.

Tammy Bryant, center, receives a plaque from Assistant Chief Mitch Kennedy and Chief Billy Pat Walker during her retirement celebration last Friday at the Union Police Department.

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2026 Primary Election for U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate - TOMORROW
By PRESS RELEASE : SECRETARY MICHAEL WATSON
Mon,03/09/26-9:41AM , 47 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. – Mississippi's 2026 Primary Election for U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate is tomorrow on Tuesday, March 10.

Polls will open at 7:00 a.m. and close at 7:00 p.m. Any voter in line at 7:00 p.m. is legally entitled to cast a ballot.
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South 2A South State Champs
Lake High School Boys Powerlifting team and coaches: From left, Coach John Shellenback, Brayden “Big B” Clark, Logan Stroud, Johnovan “JHawk” Hawkins, Josh Posey, Jeremiah Mayers, Emmanuel “EMan” Hollingsworth, Jamarious “JJ” Green, Carter Callahan, Mitez “Tez” Ickom, Coach Kyle Watson, Tristan Harris, Mason Hattaway.

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Lake High School: Hornets Powerlifting Win Class 2A South State
By STAFF REPORTS
Wed,03/04/26-11:13AM , 1,573 Reads
The Lake High School Boys Powerlifting Team powered their way to a Class 2A South State Championship last week at Pelahatchie High School. Leading the way with individual weight class titles were JJ Green (123 lb.), Johnovan Hawkins (148 lb.), Logan Stroud (220 lb.), Carter Callahan (242 lb.), and Josh Posey (275 lb.).
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Newton County Academy’s Cooper Savell slides into third base.

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Baseball Roundup: Walkoff Grand Slam Lifts Generals Over Christ Covenant, Hornets Win Two
By ROBBIE ROBERTSON - Sports Editor
Wed,03/04/26-3:00PM , 1,029 Reads
Union, Lake and Newton County Academy all picked up a pair of wins this past week on the baseball diamond.

Here’s a roundup of last week’s action.

Union Baseball

The Union baseball team picked up two more wins this week but dropped its first game of the season on Saturday.
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Happy Retirement
Tammy Bryant, center, receives a plaque from Assistant Chief Mitch Kennedy and Chief Billy Pat Walker during her retirement celebration last Friday at the Union Police Department.

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Union Police Honor Tammy Bryant at Retirement Ceremony
By MARTY MORGAN - Staff Writer
Fri,03/06/26-10:00AM , 720 Reads
Friends, family, and city officials gathered at the Union Police Department on Feb. 27 for as a retirement ceremony for longtime staff member Tammy Bryant.
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2026 Primary Election for U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate - TOMORROW

JACKSON, Miss. – Mississippi's 2026 Primary Election for U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate is tomorrow on Tuesday, March 10.

Polls will open at 7:00 a.m. and close at 7:00 p.m. Any voter in line at 7:00 p.m. is legally entitled to cast a ballot.

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