Seymour, TX

Jonny DeLuca and pinch-hitter Ben Williamson singled home runs in a stunning 12th-inning rally, and the Tampa Bay Rays staved off World Series elimination with a 4-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night that forced Game 5. Cooper Pratt hit a tiebreaking home run off Ian Seymour in the top of the 12th as Milwaukee neared a sweep and its first World Series title. But the Rays, also seeking their first championship, rallied in the bottom half after a throwing error by thi

A federal lawsuit filed on behalf of Ana Mota is challenging Grand Prairie ISD’s interpretation of Texas’ SB 12, alleging the district violated Title IX when it barred the female student from playing a male character in a high school musical. Mota was cast as Seymour in South Grand Prairie High School’s production of Little Shop of Horrors before the district stepped in and canceled the show. Senate Bill 12 is a wide-ranging 2025 law that, among other provisions

Ana Mota was elated after landing the lead role in her high school’s upcoming production of Little Shop of Horrors. The senior at South Grand Prairie High School wanted the part of Seymour, the nerdy floral shop worker who discovers a strange, bloodthirsty plant. Ana thought little of auditioning for a male role. Casting was gender-blind, she said, and she had played male roles before. Ana immediately dove into the part, spending hours poring over her lines and practicing the s

“It was really important to me as a mom that my son did not die in vain,” says Beth McBride. Every weekend, McBride and her daughter, Carli Seymour, search the Flathead Valley for vehicles left overnight in bar parking lots. When they find one, they leave the driver a note and $5 coffee gift card. “I didn’t want him to just be another statistic of somebody killed by a drunk driver,” she adds. Carli Sampson and Beth McBride. Montana Bar Fairies In March 2023, a rep