Queen City standout athlete Clint Wiley recently signed his letter of intent to continue his academic and athletic career to play baseball at Ranger Junior College in Ranger, Texas. (Submitted photo)
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. The Texarkana Razorbacks suffered their second straight loss in pool play action of the Arkansas American Legion AAA state tournament against defending state champion Fort Smith Sportsmen, 7-3, on Friday afternoon at Majestic Park.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. The American Legion Razorbacks open play in the AAA state baseball tournament today, facing Russellville at 5 p.m. in a first-round game at Majestic Park.
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Montgomery: Alabama is turning to social media to encourage more people to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The Department of Public Health announced a TikTok contest to encourage young people to get vaccinated before the start of the school year. The contest is for people ages 13 to 29. To participate, contestants should submit a TikTok video showing themselves getting vaccinated or include a creative message explaining, “This is why I got vaccinated.” All videos must tag @alcovidvaccine, #getvaccinatedAL and #ADPH. Winners will be determined based on creativity, originality and popularity measured by the numbers of likes and shares. The videos should be submitted by Aug. 6. Advertising professionals and department staff will select four winners who will each receive a $250 Visa gift card. Winners will be announced Aug. 13 on the @