A pair of upcoming home football games for Heidelberg High School, the reigning 2A champions, has been canceled following a bout of gun violence over the past weekend.
The East Webster Consolidated School District announced that Heidelberg’s Oct. 17 matchup against Bay Springs will not take place. In another update, district officials further reported that Heidelberg’s Oct. 24 game against Kemper County had also been canceled.
According to the West Jasper School District, which houses Bay Springs, the decision not to take the field stems from a desire to ensure player safety as law enforcement continues to investigate a fatal shooting on Oct. 10. At this time, six people have been arrested in connection with the gunfire that rang out on the campus of Heidelberg High School following the