The Sardis community is grieving the loss of 15-year-old Branson Peppers, a sophomore at Sardis High School, who was killed in a tragic ATV accident on Saturday, September 13. Peppers, a receiver and safety for the Sardis Lions, was riding his four-wheeler around 2 p.m. when it collided head-on with a car.

In a Facebook post on his Good News page, longtime broadcaster Rick Karle shared words from Peppers’ mother, Nicole Blanchard. She recalled that “everything he did he did through God,” adding that her son was saved at just six years old and proudly carried his faith on and off the football field. His uniform even bore the message “Jesus Saves,” a reflection of what mattered most to him.

Nicole also remembered the vigil at the Sardis High football stadium, where players handed her roses

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