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Texas Longhorns defensive back Jahdae Barron is playing with purpose.

It’s why he wears the number 23, Barron said this week, per Inside Texas.

From Inside Texas: “One of Barron’s childhood friends, Tardrick ‘Trollie’ Fowler Jr. passed away in June of 2020. On Monday, Barron said Fowler’s death was reportedly the result of playing a game of Russian roulette. In Folwer Jr.’s playing days, he wore No. 23 while at Smithville. Now, Barron wears No. 23 for Fowler Jr., plus a pendant with his late friend’s portrait on it made by Austin’s own Sammy the Jeweler.”

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Critics say the scores too closely correlate with students’ household income and show just a small part of a district’s real value. The Ohio Education Association, one of the largest teachers unions in the state and long a critic of the state report card, said Thursday that the new starred system was more informative and less draconian.

Oakwood City Schools ranked eighth-highest in the state in performance index, a measurement of how well districts do on state tests. Jefferson Twp. schools, Trotwood-Madison and Dayton Public Schools all ranked among the bottom seven districts out of the 607 in Ohio.

Suburban districts

Centerville, Kettering, Bellbrook-Sugarcreek, Beavercreek and Springboro, along with Oakwood, scored high on several report card indicators, including performance index, graduation rates, K-3 literacy and year-over-year growth.

All of those districts have traditionally scored well on report cards.

Springboro schools, who received five-star ratings in achievement, gap closing, progress and

This season, there will be a few new faces associated with Big 12 team leaders.

That includes Texas Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers, of course.

But also JT Daniels, who had his first showing with the West Virginia Mountaineers last night after he transferred in from the Georgia Bulldogs; Dillon Gabriel, who left the UCF Golden Knights for the Oklahoma Sooners; and Adrian Martinez, who departed the Nebraska Cornhuskers‘ program to join the Kansas State Wildcats.

In other words, it’s a new era in the Big 12. It started last night, too.

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A Denver woman died Saturday when she fell about 900 from a position near the summit of Capitol Peak, according to the Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office.

Another climbing party witnessed the fall and called the Pitkin County Regional Emergency Dispatch Center at 7:56 am Saturday, the sheriff’s office said in a news release. The witness said the woman was hiking solo and fell when a rock handhold she attempted to grab gave way.

Mountain Rescue Aspen mobilized for a body recovery after it was alerted by the sheriff’s office.

“The witness was able to provide MRA with the exact location of the woman’s body,” the news release says. “It was then estimated that the woman had fallen approximately 900 [feet]falling from the route that connects the Knife Edge to the Capitol Peak summit down to Pierre Lakes Basin.”

Parker Lathrop, director of operations for the Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office, said

The idea is back after years on the shelf. Backers envision a leisurely 13-hour ride costing around $160 with dining, live entertainment and sleeping cabins leaving Montreal at 6 pm and arriving in Boston at 7 am There would be several stops on both sides of the border, with the major ones in Maine including Bethel, Auburn, Portland and Old Orchard Beach.

A major

Cara Burton, Library Director (left) and Jeannette Edwards, Soroptimist Officer (right).

Cara Burton has announced her retirement as of January 1, 2023 as Library System Director for Eastern Shore Public Library. Burton has served as the Director since January 2016 and led the library system through significant changes in services and facility improvements. The Library Trustees will begin a new director search process as soon as possible.

“Cara’s contributions to our Library System are invaluable. While we reluctantly accept her decision, we wish her the best in her well-earned retirement,” stated Joyce Holland, Chair of the Library Board of Trustees. “We are glad she is staying on the Shore.”

“My retirement has been long in planning,” Burton announced. “That is why I returned to Virginia in 2013. There are many things I want to do yet while I am still young and active. The responsibilities of this position do not

The Cape Charles Love Fest will take place tonight at Central Park in Cape Charles from 6-9, featuring the British Invasion Tribute Band ‘The English Channel.’ There will be food, adult beverages and sweet treats for sale. Grab your best 60s garb and enter the 60s Costume Contest at the Photo Booth. 1st, 2nd and 3rd place will win prizes.

Victory Tabernacle COGIC in Exmore, Virginia will have a Lasagna Dinner on Saturday, September 3, 2022. The dinner will include Corn on Cob, Garlic Bread, Pound Cake, Soda or Water. Price $15.00. Dinners will be delivered on September 3. Please order before this date. Call 757-709-8027 or 757-709-0808. Donations will be accepted.

The Cape Charles Citizens for Central Park and Cape Charles Main St. present the Cape Charles Love Fest Saturday from 6 until 9 pm at Central Park in Cape Charles. There will be music by British Invasion Band

GREENVILLE — Sydney collapsed in the fourth quarter of a Miami Valley League crossover game against Greenville on Friday at Good Samaritan Stadium at Harmon Field.

But the Yellow Jackets got back up in overtime.

The squad gave up four consecutive touchdowns in an about eight-minute span and found themselves down seven points after having been up by 21.

But Sidney retook the lead in double overtime and stopped Greenville on a two-point conversion attempt to earn a 49-48 victory.

“We had a moment or two there where we could have folded, let them take the win,” Sidney coach Adam Doenges said shortly after the team’s players hoisted the Little Brown Jug for the third consecutive year. “I’m glad that we were able to put something together there in both overtimes and squeak out a win.”

It was a wild one between MVL rivals, though it looked nearly over early