There is a saying: “It ain’t bragging if it’s true.”
So as we head into the weekend, we’re not going to brag about what we have going on in our little corner of the world. We’re just going to share some true things happening in the Golden Triangle these days.
The Mississippi State University women’s basketball team will take on the Connecticut Huskies in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA tournament Saturday. The game is in Connecticut and the Huskies are riding a 71-game winning streak. The Bulldogs have their work cut out for them. But they have had a record-setting season. The game is at 10:30 a.m. (ESPN). We’ll be watching. So will a lot of the U.S.
Also on Saturday, film crews from American Idol will be in Amory to document Trent Harmon’s return to his hometown. Harmon has made it to the popular reality show’s top-four round. The 25-year-old can sing. Some say his run on the show will take him further than he already is. Again, we’ll be watching.
We’ll mention as well that on Monday the 76th annual “Spring Pilgrimage” kicks off in Columbus. It’s an award-winning event that gives visitors the chance to tour the majestic antebellum mansions throughout our town. Many of them offer feature recreated activities from the 1800s, period costumes and more. It’s our town’s showcase event and we’re excited.
Also next week, beginning on Wednesday, “Tales From The Crypt” begins at Friendship Cemetery. The event features students from Mississippi School for Mathematics and Sciences recreating the lives of people buried in the cemetery. Each year, the stories of different lives are told. It is always finely done — national outlets like The Atlantic magazine and NPR have come to town to take it in — and is, we feel comfortable saying at this point, a cultural gem our town offers that we look forward to each year.
Have we mentioned in this space recently that several of our area high school basketball teams competed at the highest level recently?
If so, forgive us for saying it again: The Columbus High School boys won the 6A championship. Also, the Columbus Christian Academy boys team, the Oak Hill Academy girls team, the Hebron Christian girls team, and the Hebron Christian boys team all won championships. The boys and girls teams from West Lowndes High School also made runs in postseason play.
We just wanted to share some of those true things.
Call it spring fever. The temperatures become more welcoming. The annual 5K and 10K runs are about to get rolling. The Riverwalk is about to become a little more crowded with folks enjoying its scenery.
We’re about to start seeing a lot more of one another and there is a lot about us we want to brag — or tell the truth — about.
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