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Troy season opener postponed after ULM COVID outbreak

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Troy football’s originally scheduled home opener against the Warhawks of Louisiana-Monroe has been postponed after a COVID outbreak among the ULM players. The Sept. 5 Sun Belt matchup has been moved to Dec. 5. Troy Director of Athletics Brent Jones and Troy Head Football Coach Chip Lindsey have been in contact with ULM’s Director of Athletics Scott McDonald and Head Coach Matt Viator to carefully asses the situation. “I received the unfortunate news that ULM will be unable to take the field on Sept. 5 due to an outbreak of…

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Two dead, three injured after Saturday morning shooting

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Emma Daniel Editor-in-chief Two people are dead and three others injured after a shooting at the Pike County Cattlemen’s Complex around 2 a.m. Saturday, according to Troy Police. Police officers were dispatched to help disperse a large crowd, but while they were on the way, shots were fired, according to a police statement issued Saturday morning. Names of those killed have not officially been released. A video posted on Facebook by a witness to the shooting shows people running away and hiding behind cars as more than 50 shots fired…

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First case of COVID-19 found in dorm

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Emma Daniel Editor-In-Chief One student in Trojan Village 100 has tested positive for COVID-19, according to the university. The university was made aware of the first on-campus case on Tuesday, Aug. 11. The student has been quarantined off campus, and the three other students living in the same dorm are currently in isolation inside the suite. None of the other residents in the suite have displayed symptoms, but they will be tested for COVID-19 at the student health center in the next three to five days, according to university relations.…

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Masks and social distancing required

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Tomiwa Akintode Staff Writer   As Troy University’s campus sets to reopen on Wednesday, the school begins the safety protocols which were announced in an email earlier in April. These protocols include compulsory face masks worn in places on campus where social distancing cannot be maintained, such as classrooms, dorms and laboratories. The Troy Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information Center states that these face coverings are not required in personal environments or places where physical distancing can be achieved. Areas such as the Troy University’s Dining Hall also have mandates in place…

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Legacy of Rep. John Lewis honored at memorial

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Emma Daniel Editor-in-Chief Rep. John Lewis’s life was honored at a memorial service on Saturday, where he lied in rest before making one last trip from Selma to Montgomery. Troy University was the first stop of six memorials before Lewis is honored at the Capitol. Lewis passed away at 80 years old on July 17 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. “Today truly is a time to welcome home the native son of Pike County,” said Chancellor Dr. Jack Hawkins Jr. “We’re very proud that Martin Luther King put that…

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