By LEAH STRATMANN With little fanfare, the Red Bay Grocery, which was heavily damaged from a fire in January, reopened last weekend. The structure has undergone some substantial changes from the original. The community owned grocery/restaurant had been open just shy of three years when the fire broke out.

By REID TUCKER Paxton’s run to its fifth consecutive District 1- A baseball title culminated in a dramatic sixth-inning, 12-2 shutdown of upstart contenders, the Milton Central Jaguars.

By PATRICK CASEY The Freeport Bulldogs built a 4-0 lead and held on to defeat Jay 4-2 in the District 1, Class 2A baseball championship game.