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Grenada County chancellor had overstepped his boundaries -- The Mississippi Supreme Court was correct when it vacated a judge's order on Friday that banned schools in several counties from holding outdoor activities during certain hours because of extreme heat. Five school districts had asked the high court to overturn the order that would have restricted activities outside schools from 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. There's no questioning that Chancery Court Judge Mitchell Lundy has his heart in the right place. But he was severely overstepping his authority - and acting a bit like Big Brother - in deciding he knew...

The governing body for high school athletics in Mississippi asked the state Supreme Court Friday to block a chancellor’s order banning outdoor activities because of the heat. The Mississippi High School Activities Association filed a request with the high court in response to Chancellor Mitchell Lundy’s order Thursday blocking activities between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. until the record high temperatures ease. The order blocked, among other activities, outdoor football practice in a six-county area, including DeSoto County, as teams prepare for the start of the prep season the end of this month. In asking the court to issue either...

In a move with wide-ranging implications, a North Mississippi judge Thursday banned outdoor school activities in DeSoto and five other counties in his district because of the searing heat. The order by Chancellor Mitchell Lundy of Grenada County -- a decision that a legal expert called unusual -- halted outdoor football practices as schools gear up for the start of the prep season the end of this month. Also affected until the heat relents are volleyball and band practice, recesses for elementary school students and outdoor activities for community college students. "It is our duty to protect the minors from...