By Austin Bishop The Winston County Journal The Nanih Waiya softball team began this week in a holding pattern as the Lady Warriors waited to see who they would play in the MHSAA Class 1A State Fast-Pitch Softball Playoffs and when that best-of- three series would begin. Due to weather problems, the deciding third...
By Austin Bishop The Winston County Journal After a week that saw three starters sidelined with a stomach virus, Nanih Waiya head baseball coach Tyler Rogers is hoping a first-round bye in the playoffs will help his team regain its strength before it begins postseason acton. Nanih Waiya was set to host Scott Central...
From school reports The Louisville High School Boys and Girls track and field team take 2nd at the Mississippi High School Class 4A, District 4 meet Wednesday at Kosciusko High School. Teams scores for both meets weren’t available. In a field of heavy competition the meet featured Kosciusko, Houston, Leake Central, Caledonia, and Noxubee...
From staff and press reports Volunteers aiming to help raise funds for Cornerstone Clinic in Louisville will host a 5K run/walk and a dinner on April 27. The Cornerstone 5K run/walk will begin at the monument in downtown Louisville (at the corner of Main and North Columbus Streets) at approximately 8 a.m. Registration for...
From staff reports The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) Fisheries Bureau and Legion State Park are hosting a youth fishing rodeo on Saturday, May 4, 2013. The fishing rodeo is open to youth ages 4 to 12 years of age, and registration begins at 7 a.m and continues until 9 a.m....
From press reports The Good Samaritan All Gaited Horse Show will be held April 27, 2013 at 5:30p.m. in the Louisville Coliseum. Admission for the horse show is $5, children under 12 get in free. A donation from the show will go Lexie Holman,12, who recently received a kidney transplant. Holman continues to have...
by Theresa Bridges Pilot Heather Thompson and the Patriotism Committee introduced Philip Triplett, Boy Scout Master of Troop #5 of Louisville at the recent Pilot Club of Louisville meeting. Boy Scout Troop #5 is a Louisville-based troop and is one recipient of the Pilots’ projects and activities. Mr. Triplett informed club members of the...
From press reports The Ebonette Club of Louisville has worked hard to prepare for the Miss Ebonette Scholarship Pageant. “Moving Forward” is the theme for this year. The pageant is an excellent opportunity for some of Winston County’s brightest and most accomplished seniors who are college bound to compete for scholarships. The program participants...
From press reports Holly J. Borntrager has been named as a STAR (Student-Teacher Achievement Recognition) Student for the 2012-2013 school year by the Mississippi Economic Council’s M.B. Swayze Educational Foundation, sponsor of the STAR program. STAR students are selected on the basis of academic excellence. Both American College Test scores and scholastic averages are...
