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First Term

Third grade

Cole Atkinson, Erin Bannister, Kristen Blakeman, Kayle Bowman, Mackenzie Burgin, Jayda Cardwell, Natalie Clark, Gunner Clay, Andrew Conley, Ella Corley, James Coursey, Lucy Craig, Connor Grissom, Clay Harris, Kristin King, Pariz Klemz, Brayden Lafollette, David Marlin, Trayton Mckinley, Cameron Miller, Mallory Moses, Hunter Nalley, Bradlee Pentecost, Sydnee Pyles, Leah Rome, Danny Satterley, Zachary Tabor, Katie Tapia, Calob Wolfe, Valerie Wright.

"Problem with hiring me?" I repeated, hoping I didn't sound as shaky as I felt.

"Unfortunately, yes," Mrs. Grant responded. "In order for you to be employed and paid by the library, we must enter your information in our system. The same is true for Chloe. When we entered your information Woody, we noticed you owed $1.14 in overdue book fees."

"Oh, no! It must have been when I kept those Inspector Gadget books too long. Mrs. Grant, if I pay the fee today, can I still get the job?"

Year Two of the Rick Parsons’ Project (a.k.a. Rebuilding the Rockets) has begun.

And if the second-year Shelby County boys’ basketball coach proved any of his axioms true in his first campaign, in which the Rockets went 4-24, it’s that “it’s not a sprint, it’s a marathon.”

“It's a long way to March; we just want to get better every day,” Parsons said.

Football is as much of a Thanksgiving staple as mashed potatoes, and one of the goals of the Collins football team this season was to practice on turkey day.

The Titans got their wish this week, taking to the practice field for an hour Thanksgiving morning – just one day before they play in the Class 4A state semifinals. Collins (11-2), coming off its first regional championship, plays at Franklin-Simpson (12-1) at 7 EST tonight.