![]() Mooreville (6-0, 0-0) opens up Region 4-3A play at home against No. 4 Large School Amory (6-0, 1-0) puts its undefeated season on the line against Itawamba AHS (2-4, 0-1) in a Region 1-4A game. "We're just being ready for them and prepared." We've got to be better overall, and I know they're going to be better."įor Harrell, getting back in the win column will take playing a complete game. "We know this is a game that they've circled," he said. Hardin anticipates a hostile environment, with a much improved and motivated team waiting for them. The Golden Wave hit the road for this year's contest, one that will open up the Region 2-7A portion of its schedule. Tupelo faced and beat the Madison Central Jaguars (3-2, 0-0) twice last season once in Week 8 and then in the North half semifinal. That focus will come in handy tonight, when the Golden Wave take on an opponent with which they're pretty familiar. "We're just getting ready for our next big game and just playing that game and not worrying about the rest of the season." Their focus now lies on the next opponent ahead. On offense, quarterback Jeremiah Harrell feels the Wave have been able to make up for their two losses in practice. If the offense has a little lapse, the defense comes to the rescue." "If the defense has a little lapse, the offense comes to the rescue. "It's going to be tough to beat us in all three phases," he said. When Tupelo does that well, Hardin feels they're very tough to beat. Players have been practicing with an added aggressiveness and a chip on their shoulder.ĭoing better will involve playing complementary football in all three phases. "I think that's us not finishing and us not finishing the job when we're supposed to finish the job, and that's the main thing."įinishing has been a point of emphasis this week at practice. We feel like we've lost the game more than anything else," coach Ty Hardin said. Contact him at or follow on Twitter or Threads."We don't feel like the other team beat us the last two games. HALL is the outgoing executive editor of the Daily Journal. This will always be my hometown, and I'll always be proud to call it so. Tupelo has maintained it's small-town charm and sense of community while at the same time growing and evolving in truly wonderful and remarkable ways. That is so rare in today's newspaper industry, and I hope it is protected at all costs.Ĭoming back here - as I wrote in that first column - was a mix of familiarity and new discovery. We don't have to meet the demands of investors but can instead reinvest in our product and our community. I tell people all the time that we are blessed to have not only local ownership but a community-minded non-profit as that ownership. What we have here in Tupelo with CREATE and the Daily Journal is unique. As long as the CREATE Foundation remains committed to George McLean's vision of a strong local newspaper, Tupelo and Northeast Mississippi will be well served by the journalists at the Daily Journal. Tupelo continues to be served by a great community newspaper despite the challenges our industry continues to face. I've had the opportunity to work with some talented journalists here in Tupelo, and I'm exceedingly proud of what we've accomplished during the past two-plus years. Professionally, the opportunity to lead the newsroom of the paper with which I grew up has been an honor. We made new friends, and I reconnected with old ones. Born in Memphis on June 25, 1948, Cynthia was the daughter of the late Edward Ferrell, Sr. Medical Center in Tupelo at 3:15 PM Sunday, Dec. My children were involved in band, theatre, baseball and church. Cynthia Cindy Ferrell Poe met her Creator from North Miss. Returning to Tupelo was a blessing for my family and me. I don't know of an idiom that says you can't do that. I'm getting ready to leave my hometown for the second time. ![]() I remembered what my dad always said, "It never hurts to listen."Īnd here we are. He's friends with the publisher there, and he knows a little about the organization. Then a week later, a former colleague called. ![]() I saw the job posting with The Post and Courier, but I thought little about it. ![]() Moving right now - with my oldest two children entering their senior and junior years in high school - was simply not even a consideration. When we came to Tupelo, I figured we'd be here at least five years, if not 10. It's funny how often God can remind us that our plans really don't matter. It's an exciting opportunity - not one I was seeking out, but one I couldn't ignore. My family and I are moving to Greenville, South Carolina, where I'll be working as regional editor for The Post and Courier over several markets. This is my last week as executive editor with the Daily Journal.
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