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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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Protest of George Floyd’s death in downtown Troy

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[Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”136″ gal_title=”Downtown Troy George Floyd Protests”] In the wake of nationwide outrage over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, more than 50 students and community members joined in protest on the square in downtown Troy Friday. The protest lasted from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and protestors say they plan to continue demonstrating for at least another couple of days. The local protest began when Troy student Taylor Lolley, a senior psychology major from Butler, Alabama, stood alone on a downtown street corner holding a sign that…

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