Poplar’s girls’ basketball team came up short against an explosive Glasgow squad, 88-52, in Poplar on Thursday, Dec. 18. After hoops by Jenaeya Moran, Frankie Gourneau and Braelyn Nordwick kept the Indians close at 20-15 in the first quarter, Glasgow ran off the final nine points of the period for a 29-15 lead. A three-pointer from way out by Mayzie Yoakam and four points by Joely Chappell

The number of measles cases is continuing to grow, reaching 1,958 confirmed cases in 43 states through Dec. 16 and threatening to undo next year the United States’ status as a nation that has eradicated the disease, according to a report released Dec. 17 by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The increase of 46 cases in one week, including dozens more in South Carolina alone,