Sunday morning's roundup covers local reports and results that were not in Saturday evening's edition, plus two public-service reminders for Monday, Oct. 5. The cross country races were held Friday and Saturday. Sources were checked Sunday morning, Oct. 4. Times are Central.
Union County: Myrtle wins cross country team title; Ingomar hosts career program
Myrtle's boys won the small-school team race at Friday's Pontotoc Cross-Country Invitational with 70 points, ahead of Alcorn Central's 89 and Hickory Flat's 100, Union County Sports reported. The outlet reported that Myrtle's Ally Murphy won the small-school girls race in 20:15.74. New Albany's boys were second in the large-school team race with 54 points, behind Senatobia's 41. These are Friday results reported Saturday, not new Sunday races.
Union County News reported Saturday that Ingomar Attendance Center recently hosted the Big Ideas mobile learning program for 10th graders. The report describes hands-on career exploration modules, including welding, carpentry and virtual reality. It says the Wellspring Committee funded the visit and CREATE Foundation delivered the program. The report did not give an event date.
Tippah County: Blue Mountain Christian women finish fourth
Blue Mountain Christian University's women's cross country team finished fourth with 88 points at Saturday's Belhaven Invitational in Jackson, according to the university's athletics report. Kaedyn Wilson placed fifth overall in the 6K in 24:45.2, and Ella Shepherd was sixth in 25:02.8. The university said last-minute injuries forced changes to its lineup.
Alcorn County: Virtual storm spotter class Monday
The National Weather Service Memphis office has a free virtual SKYWARN storm spotter class Monday, Oct. 5, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Alcorn County News highlighted the class Sunday. The NWS schedule says registration is required and provides the registration link. The class is open to the public; check the NWS page for any last-minute schedule change.
Prentiss and Benton counties
We found no additional meaningful, verified county-specific update since Saturday evening's roundup.
All five counties: Voter registration deadline Monday
The Mississippi Secretary of State's previously announced election schedule sets Monday, Oct. 5, as the voter registration deadline for the Nov. 3 general election. People registering in person or mailing an application should consult the Secretary of State's instructions or their county circuit clerk. This is a deadline reminder, not a new election announcement.
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Featured image: Original RCTV 19 information graphic based on the Union County Sports results. It is not a photo of the race.
