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Police: W shooter possibly shot himself

Gunfire outside Whitfield Hall sent one to hospital while local, state ing-by-building sweep of the
campus.
and federal law enforcement searched locked-down campus Friday MUW Police Chief Randy Vi-
brock said police responded to
By ISABELLE ALTMAN reported shooting authorities to Executive Director of Univer- the scene within two minutes of
and ZACK PLAIR now believe may have been sity Relations Anika Perkins, receiving the report.
ialtman@cdispatch.com, zplair@
self-inflicted. was taken to Baptist Memori- The university’s W Alert
cdispatch.com
The shooting occurred out- al Hospital-Golden Triangle. System, a Twitter handle for
Local, state and federal law side Whitfield Hall, at the in- Meanwhile officers from MUW dispensing information on cam-
Shelton Vibrock
enforcement swarmed the tersection of College and 11th Police Department, Columbus pus emergencies, initially de-
locked-down Mississippi Uni- streets in south Columbus just Police Department, Lowndes Federal Bureau of Investigation scribed the suspect as a white
versity for Women campus Fri- before 1 p.m. The victim, a for- County Sheriff’s Office, U.S. responded to the university male wearing blue jeans and an
day afternoon investigating a mer MUW student according Marshals Task Force and the and began conducting a build- See Shooting, 8A

Caledonia
Not a normal day town marshal
resigns over
disagreement
with aldermen
Kilgore placed on
administrative leave
after criticizing board
decision on Facebook
By Slim Smith
ssmith@cdispatch.com

In the span of 48
hours, a special-call
meeting of the Cale-
donia Board of Alder-
men went from decid-
Zack Plair/Dispatch Staff ing what to do about
Officers with Columbus Police Department and Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office searched buildings on Fifth Street the town marshal to
North on Friday, after reports of a suspicious person spotted in the area that fit the description given for a suspect what to do without Wiggins
in a shooting at Mississippi University for Women. Now, police believe the victim may have actually shot himself. him.
On Friday, town marshal Ben Kil-

Public saw work of law enforcement firsthand while officers
searched for shooting suspect that may not have existed
By Zack Plair
and Isabelle Altman
zplair@cdispatch.com; ialtman@cdispatch.com
Over the last six years, Greta Al-
len has spent most of her days work-
ing in downtown Columbus.
None have been quite like Friday.
Just after 1 p.m., Allen and her
fellow cosmetologists at Blades
Hair Design on Fifth Street North
heard about a shooting on the Mis-
gore tendered his resignation, one
day after being placed on paid ad-
ministrative leave by Mayor Mitch
Wiggins and two days after the al-
dermen approved a policy change
the marshal later criticized in a
sissippi University arrived en masse.
Facebook post.
for Women campus, “I saw a bunch of cops stop and
Wiggins confirmed Kilgore’s
followed by reports block the street,” Allen recalled.
resignation Friday, adding he had
a suspect was on the “They had their guns drawn. It was
placed the marshal on administra-
loose. Moments later, kind of a shock. … It was a little
scary. But we just kept the doors tive leave because of Kilgore’s so-
an older man came in
locked and kept working.” cial media post criticizing a policy
and advised they lock
For the next 20 minutes, officers approved during Wednesday’s al-
themselves and their
Allen clad in tactical gear swept sever- dermen’s meeting that required the
customers inside un-
til further notice. al buildings on the east side of the town’s part-time officers leave their
Then city and Lowndes County street, focusing specifically on patrol cars at the marshal’s office at
law enforcement officers suddenly See Downtown, 3A the end of their shift. Previously, the
officers were allowed to take the pa-
trol cars home with them.
See Caledonia, 6A

Kay McElroy laughs

outside the cage of
Cedarhill founder dies at 74
a lion at Cedarhill
Animal Sanctuary Kay McElroy remembered for ‘second career’ menagerie includes a variety of
animals from exotic to domes-
in Caledonia in this
photo posted to of creating sanctuary for animals tic, all with one thing in com-
mon: They had been neglected,
Cedarhill’s Face-
book page Thurs- By Slim Smith “Not on my watch,” said abused or abandoned.
day. McElroy died ssmith@cdispatch.com Nancy Gschwendtner, who took Today, Cedarhill is home
over as director of Cedarhill An- to more than 250 animals,

K
Thursday at the age
of 74. She found- ay McElroy’s remarkable imal Sanctuary near Caledonia including 200 domestic cats,
ed and operated “second career” as the three years ago when McElroy’s along with a dozen tigers, three
Cedarhill for nearly head of an animal sanctu- health began a steep decline. bobcats and two lions. There
30 years, providing ary may have been inspired by “I’m not going to let Kay down.” are 10 dogs and seven pigs who
hundreds of abused a couple of items she discovered also call Cedarhill home.
and neglected For almost 30 years, McEl-
in a newspaper. roy was the driving force of “What Kay has done out
animals, including
lions and tigers, But for McElroy, who died Cedarhill, the sanctuary she there is extraordinary,” said
with a home for life. Thursday at age 74, her obituary founded to provide homes Andy Shores, a doctor of
Courtesy photo will not be the end of her story. to hundreds of animals. The See McElroy, 6A

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a.m., County
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Courthouse
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Jan. 9: Colum-
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Sunday
Say What?
Did you hear? “The longer it goes on, the more distorted our reference
points get. It’s a lot of guesswork.”
What to watch for at this Grain market analyst Todd Hultman on the USDA’s announce-
ment that it must delay the release of key crop reports due to

Sunday’s Golden Globes

the partial government shutdown. Story, 7A.

‘A Star Is Born’ tor (Bradley Cooper). The

film’s stiffest competition
Ask Rufus
is the favorite for may come from another
music movie: the Freddie
best picture, best Mercury biopic “Bohemi-
an Rhapsody,” whose star,
actress, best song Rami Malek, some believe
could pull off the acting up-
and best actor set over Cooper.
Despite their copious
By JAKE COYLE
tuneage, the campaigns of
AP Film Writer
both “A Star Is Born” and
“Bohemian Rhapsody”
NEW YORK — Dramat-
elected for the more seri-
ic period pieces will vie for
ous dramatic category. For
the top comedy-musical
“A Star Is Born,” it’s a kind
awards and song-stuffed
of power move to firmly es-
movies are poised to dom-
tablish itself as the Oscar
inate the dramatic catego-
front runner many believe
ries. Welcome to the 76th
it is.
annual Golden Globes. Oscar voting, as it turns
Category confusion of- out this year, commences
ten reigns at the Globes. Monday, the morning after
Remember when laugh- the Golden Globes. If “A
ers like “The Martian” Star Is Born” runs away
and “Get Out” compet- with the Globes, it will en-
ed as comedies? But the ter the nominations period
Globes, reliably the froth- of the Academy Awards as
iest, quirkiest and most the favorite by a wide mar-
entertaining stop in the gin.
awards-season march to With “A Star Is Born”
the Academy Awards, (along with “Black Pan-
Courtesy photo/ Sports Information and Communication/The University of the South
might feel especially up- ther,” ‘’If Beale Street The “Iron Men” of Sewanee’s 1899 football team left a legacy that will never be equaled. According to the late
side down this year. Could Talk” and “BlacKk- Joe Paterno that team’s accomplishment “has to be one of the most staggering achievements in the history
The night, to be broad- Klansman”) up for best pic- of the sport.”
cast live Sunday on NBC, ture as a drama, that’s left

The Iron Men of Sewanee,

may ultimately belong to a few humor-tinged movies
Bradley Cooper’s “A Star many would peg as dra-
Is Born” revival. It’s the mas — “The Favourite,”
favorite for best picture

On the 7th Day They Rested

‘’Green Book” and “Vice”
(drama), best actress — to give the comedy/
(Lady Gaga), best song musical side of the Globes
(“Shallow”) and best ac- a bit more heft than usual.

O
n Fri- Their 1899 enced football men” in
day the football team Houston said A& M
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against the cream of
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Southern football in a six-
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Southern Conference
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(out of which the SEC
trip with its results is late night the school’s did. He replied, “To what
The Commercial Dispatch (USPS 142-320) evolved) championships.
Published daily except Saturday. Entered at the post office at Columbus, Mississippi.
unequaled in the annals cannon, which had been was Sewanee’s brilliant
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of American football (and presented to Sewanee af- success due? I attribute
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FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE once.” ly fired. Shortly after the Teamwork ... There
The Iron Men were team’s return, B. Lawton were no jealousies, only
almost superhuman on Wiggins, vice-chancellor the indomitable will to
that road trip in Novem- of Sewanee, was offered win, that unconquerable
ber of 1899. It was that the position of president never-say-die Sewanee
TODAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY trip that created the of the University of spirit.”
Partly sunny Mostly cloudy and mild Mild with times of Cooler with plenty of Partly sunny
clouds and sun sunshine legend. The 21 Sewanee Texas but declined the Today Sewanee’s
59° 43° 61° 52° 64° 38° 51° 29° 46° 32° players, Coach Billy offer, preferring to stay football cheer of long ago
Suter, manager Luke Lea at Sewanee. still sounds across the
ALMANAC DATA and trainer Cal Burrows After returning home, mountain top on game
Columbus through 3 p.m. Saturday
TEMPERATURE HIGH LOW
traveled by rail in a char- Sewanee rested for six days: “Rip em up, tear em
Saturday 58° 36° tered Pullman car on a days and then beat Cum- up, leave em in a lurch,
Normal 54° 33° long and unparalleled berland 71-0. The follow- down with the heathen,
Record 72° (1956) 12° (2018)
PRECIPITATION (in inches)
football adventure. ing week was their only up with the church. Yea
24 hours through 3 p.m. Sat. 0.00 The team’s first desti- close game and the only Sewanee’s Right!”
Month to date 2.16 nation was Austin, Texas points scored against I first heard the story
Normal month to date 0.80
Year to date 2.16 where they arrived on them. They defeated an of the Iron Men from my
Normal year to date 0.80 the evening of Nov. 8. Auburn team coached by brother who had a poster
TOMBIGBEE RIVER STAGES On Nov. 9, 2,000 people John Heisman (he has a
in his office that read: “In
In feet as of Flood 24-hr. paid a dollar each to see trophy named after him),
7 a.m. Sat. Stage Stage Chng. 6 days Sewanee beat Tex-
Sewanee defeat Texas 11-10, in Montgomery.
Amory 20 20.20 none as, Texas A&M, Tulane,
Bigbee 14 15.40 -0.14 Shown are today’s noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. 12-0. The Texas press Heisman, in an angry let-
Columbus 15 12.21 +2.43 attributed the Texas loss ter published in Alabama LSU, and Ole Miss. On
the 7th day they rested.”
Showers T-Storms Rain Flurries Snow Ice Cold Warm Stationary Jetstream
Fulton 20 17.08 none
Tupelo 21 5.49 +0.19
-10s -0s 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s 110s
to the fact that Sewanee’s newspapers, blamed the
TODAY MON TODAY MON
players outweighed the officials for Auburn’s He along with a number
LAKE LEVELS City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W
of family and friends all
In feet as of 24-hr. Atlanta 67/46/s 67/50/pc Nashville 60/47/pc 63/51/c Texas players by an aver- loss.
7 a.m. Sat. Capacity Level Chng. Boston 45/20/pc 32/27/pc Orlando 72/52/s 78/56/s
age of four pounds. The season ended found and showed me
Chicago 40/35/c 52/36/r Philadelphia 49/26/s 39/35/pc
Aberdeen Dam 188 170.41 -0.14 Dallas 67/58/pc 69/43/pc Phoenix 57/43/sh 64/44/s The players again with a 5-0 victory over that Sewanee really is a
Stennis Dam 166 149.89 -0.14 Honolulu
Bevill Dam 136 136.43 +0.23 Jacksonville
85/69/s 83/69/s Raleigh 65/37/s 52/44/pc
boarded the train and North Carolina in what special place.
69/45/s 73/49/pc Salt Lake City 39/33/sn 42/31/c
Memphis 62/50/pc 62/48/c Seattle 47/37/r 46/37/c traveled to Houston was called the Southern For the full story
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where, the next day, they football championship. of the legendary 1899
fish and game.
Major Minor Major Minor SUN AND MOON MOON PHASES defeated Texas A&M, It was a season like season I would suggest
Today 11:32a 5:48a ---- 6:13p TODAY MON FIRST FULL LAST NEW 10-0. It was reported that no other team would Wendall Givens’ book,
Mon. 12:23p 6:39a ---- 7:03p Sunrise 6:59 a.m. 6:59 a.m.
“attendance was very ever have. Sewanee went “Ninety-Nine Iron.”
Sunset 5:00 p.m. 5:01 p.m.
Forecasts and graphics provided by Moonrise 7:23 a.m. 8:07 a.m. good, a number of ladies on to become a charter Rufus Ward is a local
AccuWeather, Inc. ©2019 Moonset 5:44 p.m. 6:37 p.m. Jan 14 Jan 20 Jan 27 Feb 4 being out.” Some “experi- member of the SEC historian.
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Pay, testing and safety among Starkville police search

2019 Mississippi school issues for missing teen
SPD: 17-year-old has been
Little action is expected on rewriting the state’s tests given to high school students
and instead substitute the ACT col-
missing since Tuesday
school funding formula or expanding programs lege test.
It’s not clear senators will
DISPATCH STAFF REPORT

that pay for students to attend nonpublic schools
By JEFF AMY
The Associated Press
JACKSON — A teacher pay raise
will headline discussions over ed-
ucation legislation in Mississippi
in 2019, but also expect debate on
limiting testing, efforts to increase
the number of teachers and ways to
prevent school shootings.
However, little action is expect-
ed on rewriting the state’s school
funding formula or expanding state
programs that pay for students to
attend nonpublic schools.
Gov. Phil Bryant has recom-
mended raising teacher pay by $25
million in the budget year starting
July 1 and by another $25 million in
the following year. That’s enough
to raise teacher salaries by almost
3 percent, according to Mississippi
Department of Education figures,
not counting fringe benefits. But
legislative leaders haven’t com-
mitted to a specific proposal yet,
saying they want to see how much
money the state is forecast to have.
Teachers could also see a bump
in another kind of compensation.
House Speaker Philip Gunn, a Clin-
ton Republican, told reporters last
month that he wants to increase
teacher supply payments, which
could relieve teachers of having to
spend their own money to equip
classrooms.
Gunn said he will support elim-
inating the requirement that the
state give a U.S. history exam to
high school students. Students
were previously required to pass
the exam to graduate, and although
there are now alternate ways to
earn a diploma, it can still prevent
some students from graduating.
“One of the things we hear re-
peatedly is there’s too much testing,
too much testing, so we’re trying to
find some relief there,” Gunn said.
Because the federal government
mandates math and English/lan-
guage arts testing in grades 3-8 and
English, math and science tests in
high school, the history test is the
only one lawmakers can eliminate
and still remain in compliance with
federal requirements. Some law-
makers still want to try to eliminate
the English, algebra and biology
go along with the House’s plan, Starkville Police Department is seeking public
though. assistance finding a missing teenager.
“People talk about that kids don’t Police are looking for 17-year-old Jakyiya Fair-
know their history, and one of the child, of Starkville. Fairchild’s family has not seen
ways is to teach that content and her since she went to work at the Waffle House on
test that content,” said Senate Ed- Highway 12 in Starkville on Tuesday, according
ucation Committee Chairman Gray to SPD Public Information Officer Brandon Love-
Tollison, an Oxford Republican. lady.
One top priority for Tollison and Fairchild was last seen wearing a blue Waffle
the Mississippi Department of Ed- House work outfit with a black apron. She is six
ucation is to combat the increasing feet, three inches tall and weighs 235 pounds, ac-
shortage of teachers statewide. cording to SPD.
The state began raising the score SPD requests that anyone with information on
requirements for teachers to enter Fairchild’s whereabouts contact the department
schools of education in 2012, but the at 662-323-4131.
department now proposes allow-
ing people to enter upper-division
work regardless of test scores as
long as they average a B or better.
If students have worse grades, they
could still get in with higher test
scores. Tollison said he’s uncertain
Suit settled in murder-for-
about lowering the requirements.
The department also proposes
hire case that led to shootout
$2 million over four years to pay
veteran teachers to mentor new
Dr. Arnold Smith was found
teachers. The money would provide
a $2,000 stipend to 250 teachers a
mentally incompetent to stand
year. Finally, the department pro- trial but has been released from
poses $5 million to help teachers’
aides and others to earn teaching the Mississippi State Hospital
degrees and credentials.
The Associated Press

GREENWOOD — A civil lawsuit

filed by a Mississippi lawyer who

Downtown
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the Bella Derma day spa
where the owner, Melis-
sa Rushing, had reported
a suspicious person, who
fit the description given of
the MUW shooter, might
be on the vacant second
floor.
Rushing had seen a
man she didn’t know — a
white man of below av-
erage height with brown
hair and beard — walk
by Bella Derma. Then
she heard someone go up-
stairs above the spa. She
texted the loft owner, who
confirmed no one was
supposed to be up there,
before calling 911.
“Then the whole
SWAT team
showed up,”
Rushing
said. “The
cops got
there while
I was still on
the phone
with 911.” Rushing
T h e
search was fruitless, as
officers left empty hand-
ed. Now law enforcement
believes the whole thing
might have been some-
thing of a hoax, one that
had officers from multiple
agencies chasing a possi-
bly fake suspect for more
than three hours because
the victim may have shot
himself.
“The public was really
our eyes and ears because
they were calling in sus-
picious sightings and dis-
seminating some informa-
tion on social media,” said
CPD Chief Fred Shelton,
who put out a statement
late Friday evening indi-
cating the nature of the in-
vestigation had changed
to a possible self-inflicted
wound. “We want them
calling that stuff in, even
if it turns out to be noth-
ing.
“Things like this give
us a chance to use our
assets,” he added. “… If
there had actually been a
suspect, the way both the
public and law enforce-
ment responded would
have helped get the sus-
pect in custody quickly.”
The shooting
A call reporting the
shooting came in just be-
fore 1 p.m., and in less
than 10 minutes MUW
was observing lockdown
procedures and law en-
forcement, led by the cam-
pus police department,
had swarmed the scene.
University officials
announced through the
W Alert System on Twit-
ter that the shooting oc-
curred outside Whitfield
Hall, a campus building
just off the intersection
between College and 11th
streets. The victim, a for-
mer student at MUW, was
taken to Baptist Memori-
al Hospital-Golden Trian-
gle as law enforcement
officers from Colum-
bus Police Department,
Lowndes County Sheriff’s
Office and state and fed-
eral agencies arrived at
the scene.
Students are off for
the winter holidays and
won’t return until Jan.
15, meaning there were
significantly fewer people
on campus than usual.
However, faculty, staff
and others who work on
the campus remained
hunkered down in their
offices for the 2-1/2 hours
the lockdown remained in
place as police conduct-
ed a building-by-building
sweep looking for the sus-
pect.
Teachers from Mis-
sissippi School for Math-
ematics and Science,
which is located on cam-
pus, had taken carpools
to lunch and spent two
hours sitting about five to
a vehicle while waiting for
the lockdown to be lifted
so they could get back to
their own vehicles and go
home. Another woman,
who worked in a separate
office near MUW Police
Department and who did
not want to be named
in The Dispatch, spent
the lockdown sitting in
her own car parked just
off campus, texting a
co-worker locked in their
office.
“I never thought in this
little town it would happen
right here on our cam-
pus,” she told a Dispatch
reporter at the scene.
Another woman,
whose bank is located on
campus, walked to cam-
pus, spoke briefly to po-
lice by the crime scene
tape and then walked
away shaking her head
after learning there had
been reports of a shoot-
ing.
“The devil’s busy,” she
said as she left.
Situation
was ‘under control’
LCSO Capt. Archie
was the target of what investigators
called a failed murder-for-hire plot
has been settled.
The Greenwood Common-
Williams, friends to wealth reported Friday that both
who leads check-in, sides wouldn’t say whether money Smith
the nar- which they changed hands in the settlement
cotics task started do- between the lawyer, Lee Abraham, and the oncolo-
force and ing. … I gist accused of targeting him for death, Dr. Arnold
SWAT for never want- Smith.
the depart- ed to need Abraham and Smith started a feud when the law-
ment, coor- somet hing yer represented the doctor’s wife in their divorce.
dinated the Williams like that,
Clayton
Authorities said Smith hired someone to kill
command post on campus but it was good to have it.” Abraham, but the alleged hit man was himself
during Friday’s lockdown. Then Clayton went to shot dead in Abraham’s office and his supposed
That also involved her downtown home to accomplice was wounded. Investigators from the
chasing empty leads of be with her family during state attorney general’s office were lying in wait,
suspect sightings — in- the chaos, returning to
protecting the office.
cluding the Fifth Street work about 45 minutes
Smith was found mentally incompetent to stand
call and another report he after police had searched
trial but has been released from the Mississippi
was seen running on 11th downtown.
State Hospital at Whitfield and is living with his
Street near campus. “I know Columbus has
wife in Jackson under certain conditions. Two men
As frustrating as it was a bad reputation, but I
accused of helping Smith in the conspiracy remain
to chase a possibly non-ex- love Columbus,” she said.
jailed in Greenwood awaiting trial nearly seven
istent suspect while the “I just hope everyone is
years later.
public sat gripped in pan- OK.”
ic, Williams said the ex- In his civil suit, Abraham claimed he had suf-
Rushing went home fered mental and emotional distress as a result of
ercise wasn’t entirely for for the day after her har- the shootout.
nothing. rowing experience, re- “It’s settled, and therefore we won’t be at trial,”
“As part of the Lown- scheduling the rest of her Abraham said, but he wouldn’t reveal details of the
des County Emergency Friday afternoon appoint- confidential agreement.
Management team, we
ments.
ran a drill on almost this Until late evening
exact scenario at MUW
when Shelton released a
not too long ago,” he said. statement indicating the
“But there’s no better
gunshot might have been
training than a real-world self-inflicted, she still be-
situation, because you’ll
lieved the suspect might
see right then and there be hiding above her busi-
what you need to work on.
ness.
I have no complaints, real- “There are 14 entry
ly, on how everything fell
and exit points in that
together (Friday). It went
building, and so many
pretty smoothly.
unsecure places where
“In situations like this,
someone could have been
you expect a little fear and
laying low,” Rushing said.
chaos from the public, but
“It was scary.”
with the response and
management we had in
place, we had everything
under control,” he added.
Coordination between
multiple agencies —
which also included the
Mississippi Bureau of In-
vestigation and U.S. Mar-
shal’s Service, among
others — was invaluable,
Shelton said.
“We had all these agen-
cies coming together and
communicating,” he said.
“That was a big plus that
will help us even more in
the future.”
‘I just hope
everyone is OK’
April Clayton, a sales
clerk at Grassroots can-
dle and gift shop on Fifth
Street North, spent most
of her afternoon trying
to find out if her friends
were safe.
“I have quite a few
friends working on cam-
pus, and I was deeply con-
cerned about them,” said
Clayton, a 2011 graduate
of MUW. “I started a Face-
book status asking all my
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Our View

Roses and thorns

A rose to cit-
izens who have
stepped forward
to run for
elected county
offices. Qualify-
ing for those offices began this
week and will continue through
the end of March. To date, close
to 30 candidates have qualified
between Lowndes and Oktibbe-
ha County and at least two po-
sitions are guaranteed to go to
new faces after the November
election. Lowndes County Sher-
iff Mike Arledge has confirmed
he will not seek a third term
while Lowndes County District
2 Supervisor Bill Brigham will
not seek a third term. All other
incumbents have either an-
nounced their intention to run
again or have yet to make that
decision. There is still plenty of
time for candidates to qualify.
We hope all the races feature a
full field of qualified candidates,
which gives voters more options
in deciding these important
leadership roles.
A rose to
Community
Counseling
Services which
took over the
administration and oper-
ations of Recovery House
this week. Recovery House,
located near New Hope, has
played an important role
in helping troubled women
return to their communities
as healthy, productive cit-
izens. CCS takes over the
residential group home less
than two months after long-
time Recovery House director
Stephanie Johnson resigned
to take a position in Tupelo,
leaving the future of Recovery
House in question. Now, with
the resources available to the
program through CCS, we
are confident that Recovery
House will continue its im-
portant work. Since it opened
in 1985, Recovery House has
served roughly 1,500 women.
We believe this new arrange-
ment will ensure the viability
of the program for many years
to come.
A rose
to our local
delegation as
they prepare
to head to
Jackson for
the 2019 Legislative session,
which begins Tuesday. Our
delegation will be pursuing
a variety of legislation that is
specific to our communities,
including everything from
taxes for recreation, tourism
and economic development to
road projects. The legislators
will also address statewide
issues that impact our com-
munity as well. As always, we
encourage our legislators not
to forget who they represent,
which sometimes means
putting the needs of local cit-
izens ahead of political party,
alliances or ideology. We’ll be
watching. Hopefully, we’ll like
what we see.

Letter to the editor

Voice of the people
Flooding
I read with great interest the
article about flooding in our fair city.
Mr. Rosales has a business that is
prone to flood any time we have a
large downpour. I can remember
Mr. Glenn Lollar, when he operated
the College Turn Service Station
and used car lot on 14th and College
Street. It has flooded there as long as
I can remember. We have many areas
that are subject to flooding in Co-
lumbus, and I live in on of them. Mr.
Rosales is correct in the fact that the
City’s public works department does
not do the job they need to do to pre-
vent some of the drainage problems
we have. I live in the Masonic sub-
division where Magby Creek floods
more times than I can count. This is
a problem that has been addressed
more than once.
The ditches in my area have
been neglected since they were
dug, deepened, rerouted, etc. three
years ago. We have water flowing
down Stewart Street from High-
way 50 because there is no culvert
on Highway 50 and Stewart. The
subdivision doesn’t need extra water.
My neighbors are cleaning out the
ditches, while the public works guys
are riding the roads on the city’s
nickel. I was cleaning out a culvert
Thursday, when a city vehicle passed
me twice and didn’t slow down. I
found out they were bush hogging
the street right-of-way. Excuse me!
Ditches stopped up and the priority
is running a bush hogging. Please
someone help me here. Mr. Rosales,
Partial to Home
A rose for Taddy
you have a problem, I understand,
but it is a city-wide problem. I think
we need to look at privatizing the

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public works department. The gar-
bage pick-up is working out great.
The loss of jobs isn’t the issue, if you
can do the job, you’ll have a job. Our
taxes are paying for it either way. If
I am wrong help me understand. I
know it’s a money problem, but it is
also an efficiency problem. Be a good
manager of the public’s dollar. I’m a
city resident for the long haul, too old
to move. So I, like my neighbors ask
the City Fathers, what can be done?
Help us!
Lee Roy Lollar, Jr.
Columbus
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n the morning of the
second day of the new
year, I was in Friendship
Cemetery with a pick, a bag of
mulch, soil enhancer and a cou-
ple of scraggly twigs purported
to be a rose bush in the back of
the pickup. The early morning
rain had subsided, and Fleet-
wood Mac’s “Never Going Back
Again,” was playing on the mix
CD in the player.
Stopping the truck near Tad- Birney Imes
dy’s grave, I turned the music
up and got out. A caller on Felder Rushing’s radio show,
“The Gestalt Gardener,” is to blame for this. Right, yes
… some explaining.
Taddy was a friend and a contemporary, who died
too young in 2006. Thinking of words to describe him,
effervescent and devil-may-care come to mind. As does
mischievous.
He was a quick-witted attorney, who helped a lot of
people who needed legal help, but couldn’t afford it.
Two other things: He favored, shall we say, a hedonistic
lifestyle, and for most of his life, he looked like he was
about 14 years old.
Most of us who knew and loved Taddy during his
high school years called him “Blade.” Or “The Blade.”
His mother, Mary Ann Dazey, a widely-loved English
prof at Mississippi State University, had a personality
that sparkled like her son’s. One of her students re-
ferred to Taddy as a dashing young blade, and the name
stuck
The inscription on his gravestone reads, “Ever the
dashing young blade.”
We planted a live oak on his plot at the time of his
death, but the site needed something else. As the
self-appointed caretaker of my friend’s grave, I’ve been
on the lookout for another plant that can survive the
neglect a cemetery plot receives.
The caller on Felder’s show was talking about ceme-
tery roses. Yes, of course, that’s it. Local rose guru Pat
Wheeler would have a solution.
Years ago Pat gave me another scraggly group of
twigs supposedly a rose. That rose bush is now the size
of a Volkswagen Beetle. A pink one, at that.
Pat said she might have some roses she propagated
last year. Fine, but they need to be red.
Pat called New Year’s Day. She had found a rose. On
the white plastic knife she uses for a plant marker, she
had written, “Will Scarlet, 12/17.”
Perfect. As it happens, Will Scarlet was one of Robin
Hood’s Merry Men. Here’s an excerpt from his Wikipe-
dia entry:
Traditionally, when the outlaws are depicted as being mid-
dle-aged, Scarlet is often depicted as young or youthful,
sometimes in his late teens. In the traditional tales, he is
hot-headed and tempestuous, but has a love of fine elegant
clothes and is often seen wearing red silk. He is the most
skilled swordsman of the merry men.
As I dug with the pick, the misting rain resumed.
Fleetwood Mac had finished and Dylan was singing
“Mr. Tambourine Man,” a song that might have de-
scribed my friend’s sentiments many a night:
Hey Mister Tambourine Man, play a song for me
I’m not sleepy and there ain’t no place I’m goin’ to
Hey Mister Tambourine Man, play a song for me
In the jingle jangle morning, I’ll come followin’ you
Take me on a trip upon your magic swirling ship
My senses have been stripped
My hands can’t feel to grip
My toes too numb to step
Wait only for my boot heels to be wandering
I’m ready to go anywhere, I’m ready for to fade
Into my own parade
Cast your dancing spell my way, I promise to go under it
Got the rose planted, watered, fertilized and
mulched. Dylan had given way to David Byrne. I
stepped back and admired my handiwork and stood
there in the rain listening to the music, in no hurry to
leave.
Birney Imes (birney@cdispatch.com) is the former
publisher of The Dispatch.
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Mississippi voices

Public opinion changing the face of criminal justice

Criminal justice
is probably the
most fundamental
responsibility of
government. It’s no
easy task.
There is a trend,
both nationwide
and statewide, to
reduce incarcera-
tion levels, which
are the highest, by
far, in the world. Wyatt Emmerich
National incar-
ceration rates are
about seven times
Lock ‘em up
higher than the
world average. Mis-
and throw
sissippi’s incarcera- away the key
tion rate is about 10
times higher than sounds great
the world average.
It’s about the high- until it hits
est in the world.
I remember home.
back in the early
’90s when the crack epidemic
was raging, I was leading the
charge on increased incarcera- reforms to reinstate parole and
tion. It seemed to work. Crime ban the incarceration of people
came down.
But was the cure worse
than the disease? Our state
and nation has created a
permanent underclass of
prisoners with an enormously
expensive bureaucracy. We
spend so much on incarcera-
tion that there is precious little the ACLU are united on an is-
for rehabilitation.
Our vast prison system
has become a base for gangs
which run the lucrative con-
traband industry. This gives
gangs the power to exercise
control both in prison and the
free world.
This has not escaped the
attention of our U.S. Congress, are against felonies for drug
which took a big step toward
repealing some lock-em-
up laws such as mandatory
sentencing and truth in sen-
tencing. It’s a big population. Half the prisoners
change. are mentally ill.
The new law, Perhaps these people need
signed by President treatment, rather than prison.
Trump, would take Drug courts, house arrest,
modest steps to therapy, regional mental
reform the criminal health centers, Whitfield
justice system and could be better alternatives.
ease very punitive We’ve seen this movie be-
prison sentences fore: Recall Prohibition, which
at the federal level. led to criminal gangs funded
It would affect by bootlegging. Now we have a
only the federal similar huge layer of criminal
system — which, activity focused on the lucra-
with about 181,000
imprisoned people,
tive drug business.
The war on drugs has
holds a small but
significant fraction
failed. Harsher penalties have
not decreased drug use. In-
of the U.S. jail and stead, harsh penalties reduce
prison population supply which raises prices,
of 2.1 million. making the drug trade even
Surprisingly, Mis- more lucrative.
sissippi is one of a Decriminalization is on the
handful of states on horizon. It’s already happen-
the leading edge of ing with marijuana.
criminal justice re- Northside attorney Bill
form. Republican leaders have Featherston called me the
recently enacted a variety of other day with a case study of
how some of our drug laws are
causing more harm than good.
for being too poor to pay fines. One of his clients was just
Just last month Gov. Phil sentenced in Madison County
Bryant called for prison re- to four years in jail, no parole,
forms, having just attended a for having a bottle of Lortabs,
two-day meeting in Jackson of a type of prescription opioid.
state leaders from across the His client, Janara White-
political spectrum. When the side, is a truck driver from
Americans For Prosperity and Vicksburg. She was stopped
for a traffic violation and her
sue, you can bet it has wheels. car was searched.
National polls show 90 Whiteside had a Workers
percent believe the criminal Comp injury but her health
justice system is broken and insurance ran out so she got a
70 percent favor reducing friend to get her the Lortabs.
incarceration rates. A recent She was convicted for being
Mississippi poll showed sim- a drug dealer even though
ilar results, including that 61 there was no evidence at all
percent of Mississippi voters that she was selling drugs.
That’s because state law
possession. declares anyone possessing
This is especially true for more than 40 pills of an illegal
drug addicts, which make up drug is automatically assumed
about 20 percent of the prison to be a drug dealer. A normal
prescription of Lortabs is 60
pills.
This is the same thing that
happened to Patrick Beadle, a
Jamaican-born musician con-
victed of drug trafficking in
Madison County for marijuana
he obtained legally in Ore-
gon for his personal use. He
received an eight-year prison
sentence without parole. Iron-
ically, Beadle was stopped and
arrested by the same Madison
officer as Whiteside.
Beadle, a Rastafarian, had
two pounds of pot so, based on
state law, he was presumed to
be a dealer even though there
was zero evidence that he was
dealing drugs. Rastafarians
smoke a lot of pot.
These are the types of laws
that need reconsideration.
There should be some proof
required that the person is
actually a drug dealer, espe-
cially when the amounts are
set relatively low.
The state legislature cannot
know the particulars of every
case. Judges and prosecutors
need the ability to do their
jobs without being microman-
aged by a legislative body that
is not privy to the specific
facts of a case. Prosecutors
and judges say their hands are
tied by strict state laws.
Both Beadle and White-
side had not harmed anyone.
Now their incarceration will
cost taxpayers hundreds of
thousands of dollars. Their
lives are effectively ruined and
their family members trauma-
tized.
The judges, the prosecu-
tors, the legislators all fear
being accused of being soft
on drugs. They want to be
reelected. But polls show half
of us have a close friend or
family member who has been
arrested for drugs. Public
opinion is changing.
Featherston told me, “It’s
ironic that the state of Missis-
sippi is suing the opioid manu-
facturers for causing people to
get addicted to their products,
yet they charge someone who
is addicted with trafficking,
even though there was no
evidence she was trafficking
in the drugs.”
“We’re filling up the jails
with people who are not a
threat to society. They’re only
a threat to themselves. They
should be in rehab instead of
going to prison for four years
at $40,000 a year of taxpayer
money. She was a truck driver
paying taxes, now she has to
spend four years in jail. She
could have gone to drug court
and kept on working and
earning a living and paying
taxes. Now she’s a burden to
the taxpayers.”
Lock ‘em up and throw
away the key sounds great
until it hits home. Bill Waller,
chief justice of our state su-
preme court, has been instru-
mental in the establishment of
diversionary drug courts. In
a recent talk, Waller told my
Rotary Club, “There’s not a
person in this room who hasn’t
been directly affected by ad-
diction through a close friend
or family member.”
Is there a better way? Every
developed country except ours
seems to have figured this one
out. Check out what Portugal
has done. Rehabilitation over
incarceration. Maybe it’s time
to try something different.
Wyatt Emmerich is the
editor and publisher of The
Northside Sun, a weekly
newspaper in Jackson. He can
be reached by e-mail at wyatt@
northsidesun.com.

Cartoonist view

state of the Nation

Should Donald Trump be impeached?
Should Donald Trump be
impeached?
That he will be seems
likely as Democrats take
control of the House of
Representatives, the cham-
ber where impeachment
proceedings begin. That he
deserves to be is similarly
self-evident.
President Andrew
Johnson was impeached
after firing a member of his Leonard Pitts
Cabinet without congressio-
nal approval. President Bill
Clinton was impeached for lying about
a sexual affair with an intern.
If those men merited impeach-
ment, how much more deserving is
Trump, who stands credibly accused
of felonies for directing hush money
payoffs to a porn star and a Playboy
centerfold? To say nothing of charges
that his campaign coordinated with
Russia to get him elected. Or the fact
that he seems to have obstructed
justice in plain sight. Not to mention
that he gave away state secrets in the
Oval Office. Surely Trump hurdles the
bar — “high crimes and
misdemeanors” — set by
the Constitution with room
to spare.
So, yes, he may well
be impeached and surely
deserves to be. But should
he be? That’s a trickier
question.
As you may recall from
civics class, removal by
impeachment is a two-step
process: The House produc-
es articles of impeachment,
the Senate conducts a trial
to determine if a president should be
kicked out of office. Given that the
Republican-dominated Senate has
heretofore shown all the moral fiber
of algae, there is little prospect it will
dismiss Trump.
Even assuming for the sake of
argument that it did, there’s no reason
to believe his removal would be a
panacea for the disunion, disharmony
and dyspepsia that afflict this country.
Indeed, it could easily make matters
worse.
Remember: 63 million people voted
for this guy, even knowing what he is.
Remember, too, that his latest Gallup
approval rating stands at 39 percent.
Though no elected president since
Eisenhower has polled that low at a
similar point in his term, that figure
still seems stunningly high.
As flagrantly awful a president as
Trump has been, four in 10 Americans
think he’s doing a bang-up job. To
overturn the will of that many people,
especially in today’s charged environ-
ment, is to fracture an already frac-
tured union.
None of which is to say it shouldn’t
be done, but only to point out the con-
sequences thereof. But again, the ar-
gument is academic. As noted, Trump
will probably be impeached (though
not removed). And the six in 10 of us
who see his awfulness for what it is
surely will exult. Which is fine so long
as we realize that impeachment will
very likely change very little of what
actually ails America.
Perhaps that’s as it should be.
One gets the sense sometimes that
people think of impeachment as a
magic trick. Abracadabra and presto!
Trump disappears in a cloud of Chee-
tos dust, America is saved.
It’s a great fantasy, but only that.
Because Trump is not the problem,
only a symptom. And America doesn’t
need to be saved. No, for its own men-
tal and moral health, America needs
to save itself, needs to clearly and em-
phatically reject what it has become.
Impeachment does not do that.
Voting the awfulness out, does.
Consider this new Congress, with its
record number of women, including its
first Native-American women, its first
Muslim women and its youngest wom-
an ever, this Congress that looks so
much more like the country it serves.
Consider the organizing, the canvass-
ing, the fundraising, the putting lives
on hold, the stop-complaining-about-it-
and-getting-involved it took to produce
this result. Then roll up your sleeves
and forget about magic.
That’s not what got us into this
mess. It’s not what will get us out.
Leonard Pitts Jr., winner of the 2004
Pulitzer Prize for commentary, is a
columnist for the Miami Herald. Email
him at lpitts@miamiherald.com.
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Federal judge orders settlement talks in soybean seed suit

Lawsuit alleges Stine Seed Co. conspired
with seed salesman to sell defective seeds to
farmers because they are black
By ADRIAN SAINZ
The Associated Press
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A fed-
eral judge ordered settlement
talks Thursday in a lawsuit filed
by black farmers from Missis-
sippi and Tennessee who claim
a company sold them faulty, low-
yield soybean seeds because of
their race.
During a court hearing in
Memphis, U.S. District Judge
John T. Fowlkes told the farm-
ers and Stine Seed Co. to begin
mediation in a lawsuit alleging
the company conspired with a
seed salesman to sell thousands
of dollars’ worth of defective
seeds to the farmers because
they are black. Fowlkes also
questioned whether the farmers
have enough proof of a conspira-
cy and facts that support claims
of discrimination, or if they were
just making “speculative com-
ments” in their lawsuit.
The farmers allege the seeds
were much less productive than
expected and salesman Kevin
Cooper misled them with claims
of good yields from soybean
plants grown in fertile Missis-
sippi Delta fields. The suit filed
in April alleges the good seeds
the farmers thought they had
bought from Stine were replaced
by inferior seeds before delivery.
The farmers claim they were giv-
en the bad seeds as part of a larg-
er pattern of discrimination and
“racial animus” against them.
Stine and Cooper have denied
accusations of false advertise-
ment, fraud, racketeering and
discrimination, calling them
baseless, irresponsible and in-
flammatory.

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veterinary medicine at
Mississippi State who has
provided services for the
sanctuary’s exotic cats
for the past 18 years. “She
did her dead-level best
to make sure everything
was the best quality.
Whatever it took, she did
it. She had an extraor-
dinary heart for these
animals.”
The accidental
advocate
Cheryl Craig has been
McElroy’s partner for 42
years, but they’ve known
each other almost their
entire lives.
“She lived across the
street from my grandpar-
ents’ house back in Okla-
homa,’’ said Craig, 73.
“She went to my birthday
party when I was 2.”
Together, McElroy and
Craig operated health-
care businesses, begin-
ning in 1980. But it was
a move to Columbus in
the mid-1980s that would
change the current of
their lives.
“Everywhere we went,
Kay always like to read
the local newspaper,”
Craig said. “...She liked to
read the ‘for sale’ (classi-
fied advertising) section.”
In 1987, Kay stumbled
across one such newspa-
per item.
A man had placed an
ad for a six-month-old
cougar cub he wanted to
sell.
Out of curiosity,
McElroy went to see the
cub and was appalled by
its condition. It had been
kept in a small dog kennel
and was malnourished
and suffering from badly
infected paws, most likely
the result of a botched
de-clawing effort.
McElroy convinced
the owner to trade the
cub to her for an old trac-
tor. But she didn’t plan to
keep the cub and cer-
tainly did not anticipate
the journey that would
unwind over the next 30
years.
“The plan was to
find him a home,” Craig
said. “It didn’t work out
that way. We started out
looking for a home for the
cub, but what we found
instead was more animals
that needed help.”
It dawned on McElroy
that there were far more
neglected and abused
animals than there were
people willing to provide
them a safe, healthy
home.
By 1990, McElroy and
Craig had incorporated
their sanctuary as a
501c3 nonprofit. Within
five years, their collec-
tion had grown to more
than 200 animals. Craig
said it became McElroy’s
second career.
“She once told me
her life started when
she opened Cedarhill,”
Gschwendtner said.
“From that moment, an-
imals were her complete
world.”
The path of most
resistance
The genesis of Ce-
darhill may have been
accidental, but the vision
McElroy had for the sanc-
tuary was not.
“She knew almost
from the start,” Craig
said. “I remember stand-
ing out on the hill out
here and listening to her
talk about what it would
be. It was mostly trees
then. But she looked out
and would say, ‘OK. We’re
going to build this there.
We’ll do this there. Over
there, we’ll do this.’ She
had a vision for what it
would be, then we made it
happen.”
One of the most
important — and most
criticized — decisions wasn’t popular among the source of her conviction and she said she couldn’t
McElroy made was that more curious people in that Cedarhill would re- afford it. With her, it was
Cedarhill would not be the community, a fact that main closed to the public. always, ‘Do it. We’ll find a
open to the public, a didn’t seem to faze her. “She told me it was way somehow.’”
decision that made the “She wasn’t exactly because ... 99 percent Craig said McElroy
operation more difficult what you of the animals, whether will be cremated and
to sustain financially would call they were domestic cats there are plans for a
while validating her a peo- or lions or tigers, came memorial service in the
unwavering dedication ple-person from situations where spring.
to the animals above all anyway,” people had abused them,” “I want to do it in
other concerns. Gschwendt- Blake said. “For those March or April, when
For Tanya Smith, ner said. animals, people were the weather is warm,”
founder of Turpentine “She their triggers. That was said Craig, who along
Creek Wildlife Refuge in thought Gschwendtner the bottom line with with Gschwendtner and
Eureka Springs, Arkan- they were her. Nothing was more the staff will continue to
sas, the decision to close annoying. She preferred important to her than operate the sanctuary.
the sanctuary to the
the animals. She always making sure animals felt “Kay and I talked
public was a bold move.
said an animal had never safe.” about what would happen
Turpentine Creek
let her down.” In a 2010 profile in The when we were gone and
charges a $20 admission
Blake said McElroy’s Dispatch, McElroy put it made plans for that day,”
fee, money it uses to
passion for the animals quite succinctly. Craig added. “Everything
operate the facility, which
bordered on fierceness. “Sanctuaries are for has been put in the name
is home to more than 100
“We had a great animals,” she said. “Zoos of the sanctuary and the
exotic cats.
relationship,” Blake said. are for people. I’m not board of directors will
“We depend on being
“But I will say she was interested in running a continue to run it after
open to the public to cov-
adamant about how she zoo.” we’re both gone.”
er our expenses,” Smith
wanted things done. She In the final weeks of
said. “Kay chose not to
do that. Every founder
laid down the law pretty A living legacy her life, as McElroy’s ill-
quickly with her staff. If The sheer scale of ness progressed, she was
has their own reasons for
they didn’t do things the the Cedarhill operations confined to her bedroom.
doing things they way
way she thought was the is impressive, but it’s not From there, she could
they do. But I can’t imag-
right way, there weren’t what Blake will remem- look out and watch the
ine what she has done is
around long. She knew ber best about its founder. animals she had nurtured
easy.”
Each year, it costs what it took to keep “Kay had 200-plus cats for the better part of
the animals happy and out there that I helped three decades.
Cedarhill $800,000 to $1
healthy. You know, it’s not her with,” Blake said. “She was very, very
million to provide homes,
food and services to up always about fuzzy pup- “What always amazed sick,” Gschwendtner said.
to 320 animals, money pies and cuddly kittens. me is that she treated “Most people would have
raised entirely from pri- It can be difficult. A lot of every one of them as an gone to a nursing facility
vate donations. people took her as being individual. Every one of by then, but Kay wanted
“She could have prob- very blunt because she them was important. I to stay close the animals
ably brought in a hell of a was so passionate about don’t remember her ever she loved and cared for.
lot more money if she had the animals.” being in a position where So that’s what she did,
opened it to the public,” That passion was the something was needed right up to the end.”
Gschwendtner said. “She
just wouldn’t do it.”
That decision meant
personal sacrifice as well.
“She lived in a small
house and drove a beat-up
old car,” said Dr. Bonnie
Blake of Boswell’s Animal
Clinic who has provided
care for the sanctuary’s
domestic animals for the
past 15 years. “Every pen-
ny that came in went to
the care of the animals.”
McElroy’s decision
to keep the sanctuary
closed to the public

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Continued from Page 1A
In addition to Kilgore,
the town has four part-
time deputy marshals who
share two patrol cars.
“The policy change
was made to take care
of our aging fleet of pa-
trol cars,” Wiggins said.
“We’re trying to stretch
the nickel as far as we
can by minimizing miles
as much as we could. Mr.
Kilgore didn’t like that
decision, even though as
our only full-time officer,
he was allowed to keep
his car with him. I think
it became a personal issue
with him and when it was
put on Facebook, I just felt
it wasn’t a professional
way to handle it.
“After talking with al-
dermen, it was my deci-
sion to call a special meet-
ing and place Mr. Kilgore
on administrative leave
until the board took what-
ever action it considered
appropriate,” he added.
In his Facebook post
after the board’s unani-
mous vote to change the
policy, Kilgore seemed
to suggest the change in
policy would mean slow-
er response times from
the marshal’s office while
pointing out that other
town employees were per-
mitted to carry their town
vehicles home with them.
“If you notice all the
Marshal cars parked at
the Marshals office we
are not having a meeting,”
Kilgore’s Facebook post
said. “We were order (sic)
to park them at the office.
If you have an emergency,
we will still respond as
quick as possible. WE just
have to drive our personal
vehicle, at the speed limit,
to the office. Go in, get a
key, our needed equip-
ment, and then head your
way. But we will come.
Fear not.”
Alderman Quinn Par-
ham said he was limited
on what he could say be-
cause much of the discus-
sion was held in executive
session during Wednes-
day’s meeting.
“Ben is our only full-
time officer,” Parham not-
ed. “That’s why the pol-
icy change didn’t affect
his vehicle. He’s the only
person we have in the
marshal’s office who is on
call 24/7. As it is now, we
have one deputy who lives
about five blocks from the
marshal’s office, so he has
to drive out in the county
to pick it up. For that offi-
cer, the response time is
actually going to be quick-
er for him. So, no, I don’t
believe this means we’ll
have slower response
times.”
Kilgore did not return
calls asking for comment,
but did address his deci-
sion to resign on another
Facebook post on Friday.
“It is with a very heavy
heart that I am sending
this post,” he said in that
post. “I resigned as Mar-
shal of Caledonia today.
I cannot go into details
at this time because of
what was said in Execu-
tive Session. Rest assured
that the day after the 30-
day wait period is up, the
public will be informed. I
cannot and will not work
under the terms and con-
ditions given to me in that
meeting.”
This was Kilgore’s sec-
ond tenure as the town’s
marshal. He served in that
role from 1987-94 and was
appointed marshal for the
second time in 2008.
Wiggins said the town
will rely on the Lowndes
County Sheriff’s Office to
cover any gaps created in
the wake of Kilgore’s res-
ignation.
Beyond that, Wiggins
said he is uncertain of
how the town will proceed
in the wake of Kilgore’s
resignation.
“What happens is at
the board’s pleasure,”
Wiggins said. “They may
open the search up again
or they may go back and
look at other applications
we had previously. Cer-
tainly, I think the deputies
we have would be given
consideration if they ap-
ply. We’ll know more of
where we’re headed after
Monday’s meeting.”
The special-call meet-
ing will be held Monday
at 6 p.m. at the town hall.

Investors, farmers guessing as shutdown delays crop reports
Reports detail the size of the 2018 harvests of corn,
soybean, wheat and other crops and give an early estimate
for what farmers will plant in the upcoming season
By SCOT T McFETRIDGE
The Associated Press
DES MOINES, Iowa
— The U.S. Department
of Agriculture announced
Friday that it must delay
the release of key crop
reports due to the partial
government shutdown,
leaving investors and
farmers without vital in-
formation during an al-
ready tumultuous time for
agricultural markets.
The USDA had
planned to release the
closely watched reports
Jan. 11 but said that even
if the shutdown ended im-
mediately, the agency’s
staff wouldn’t have time
to release the reports as
scheduled. Congressio-
nal leaders met with Pres-
ident Donald Trump on
Friday but there were no
indications the shutdown
would end soon.
“The longer it goes
on, the more distorted
our reference points get,”
said grain market analyst
Todd Hultman, of Omaha,
Nebraska-based agricul-
ture market data provider
DTN. “It’s a lot of guess-
work.”
The reports detail the
Employers went on a surprising
hiring spree in December
Nation’s unemployment rate rose
slightly to 3.9 percent last month
By JOSH BOAK
AP Economics Writer
WASHINGTON — U.S.
employers went on a hiring
spree in December, adding
a surprising 312,000 jobs
and providing a dose of re-
assurance about the econ-
omy after a turbulent few
months on Wall Street.
The job gains reported
Friday by the Labor Depart-
ment came despite a trade
war with China, a global
slowdown and a partial gov-
ernment shutdown now en-
tering its third week.
The nation’s unemploy-
ment rate rose slightly to
3.9 percent last month, but
that, too, was considered
a positive sign, reflecting
an increase in Americans
beginning to look for work.
And average hourly pay im-
proved 3.2 percent from a
year ago.
Alabama steps up monitoring for Chronic
Wasting Disease in state’s deer herd
Effort comes after deer in nearby
Mississippi and Tennessee counties
tested positive for the disease
The Associated Press
MONTGOMERY, Ala.
— After Chronic Wasting
Disease struck deer in
nearby states, Alabama
is expanding its efforts to
monitor the state’s deer
herd.
The Alabama Depart-
ment of Conservation and
Natural Resources is in-
creasing Chronic Wasting
Disease sampling surveil-
lance efforts in northwest
Alabama, Al.com report-
ed.
The effort comes after
deer in nearby Mississip-
pi and Tennessee coun-
ties tested positive for the
disease. The deer were
discovered about 40 miles
from the Alabama border.
So far in Alabama,
thousands of deer have
been tested with no deer
testing positive for the
disease.
“The Division of
Wildlife and Freshwater
size of the 2018 harvests
of corn, soybean, wheat
and other crops and give
an early estimate for what
farmers will plant in the
upcoming season. De-
pending on the estimates,
the price of the commodi-
ties can rise or fall as they
show the current supply
and forecast how many
acres will be devoted to
different crops in the
coming months.
The government shut-
down has now forced the
delay of such reports for
two weeks, and uncertain-
ty about the commodity
supply will only grow as
more time elapses, Hult-
man said. USDA reports
provide the foundation for
understanding the U.S.
agricultural industry, and
because they also esti-
mate farm production in
other countries, they are
essential for understand-
ing global crop markets.
Although the govern-
ment is still releasing
some information, such as
the Labor Department’s
monthly jobs report , the
USDA hasn’t released key
reports since Dec. 22.
This includes the closely
watched World Agricul-
Stocks surged on the
news, along with word
that the U.S. and China
will hold trade talks next
week and comments from
Federal Reserve Chairman
Jerome Powell that the Fed
will be flexible in judging
whether to raise interest
rates further. The Dow
Jones industrial average
shot up 747 points, or 3.3
percent.
President Donald
Trump called the job
growth “GREAT” on Twit-
ter.
The torrid hiring in
December far outstripped
the 180,000 jobs investors
had been anticipating and
could help ease fears that
the economy’s expansion
— now in the middle of its
10th year — may be com-
ing to an end.
“The labor market is
Fisheries has been con-
ducting active disease
surveillance for CWD
since 2002, following the
confirmation of CWD in
Wisconsin,” said Chuck
Sykes, wildlife biologist
and Director of the Ala-
bama Wildlife & Fresh-
water Fisheries division.
“More than 8,000 deer
have been tested with no
deer testing positive for
CWD in Alabama.”
Chronic Wasting Dis-
ease is a contagious and
deadly neurological disor-
der that affects members
of the deer family, Al.com
reported.
“As CWD impacts the
brain of the animal, its
typical awareness of its
surroundings is affect-
ed, explaining the higher
predominance of CWD
in road-killed animals,”
Sykes said. “The testing
of road-kills and those
from our hunter harvest-
The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com Sunday, January 6, 2019 7A
Trump says shutdown could
last for ‘months or even years’
tural Supply and Demand The Associated Press over his wall demands. Democrats
Estimates report and in- emerged from the roughly two-hour
formation about specific WASHINGTON — President Don- meeting, which both sides said was
crops, such as winter ald Trump declared Friday he could contentious at times, to report little if
wheat and canola seed- keep parts of the government shut any progress.
ings. down for “months or even years” as he The standoff also prompted econom-
The lack of informa- and Democratic leaders failed in a sec- ic jitters and anxiety among some in
tion comes amid the un- ond closed-door meeting to resolve his Trump’s own party. But he appeared in
certainty of trade with demand for billions of dollars for a bor- the Rose Garden to frame the upcom-
China, where tariffs led der wall with Mexico. They did agree ing weekend talks as progress, while
to an abrupt drop in U.S. to a new round of weekend talks be- making clear he would not reopen the
agricultural exports to tween staff members and White House government.
the country. There were officials. “We won’t be opening until it’s
indications that China Trump met in the White House Situ- solved,” Trump said. “I don’t call it a
was beginning to resume ation Room with congressional leaders shutdown. I call it doing what you have
at least limited purchases from both parties as the shutdown hit to do for the benefit and the safety of
of U.S. crops, but because the two-week mark amid an impasse our country.”
of the government shut-
down it’s unclear what’s gled with low prices wors- tors and farmers can’t be Hubbs said. “When the
happening. ened by the trade dispute certain about where they USDA produces the num-
“We certainly don’t with China. stand, he said. bers, they are the num-
want to be in the dark and Until the USDA releas- “Those kinds of num- bers. They move mar-
miss any big changes like es its information, inves- bers are fundamental,” kets.”
that,” Hultman said.
University of Illinois
professor Todd Hubbs,
who studies agricultural
commodity markets, said
he finds the report delays
especially frustrating
because he thinks they
could confirm a belief that
the U.S. soybean crop was
smaller than earlier fore-
cast. If true, that informa-
tion would mean a small-
er supply and could raise
soybean prices, helping
farmers who have strug-
very strong even though
the economy appears to
be slowing,” said Eric
Winograd, senior U.S.
economist at the invest-
ment management firm
AllianceBernstein. “Those
two things cannot coexist
for very long. Either weak-
ening demand will lead
firms to dial back the pace
of hiring or the robust pace
of hiring will lead firms to
ramp back up production.”
In recent weeks, finan-
cial markets have plunged
amid concerns that the
U.S. could be in a recession
by 2020. The Dow suffered
its worst December since
the middle of the Depres-
sion in 1931.
Major companies such
as Apple say their sales are
being jeopardized by the
tariff war between Wash-
ington and Beijing, and an
important gauge of U.S.
manufacturing posted its
steepest decline in a de-
cade Thursday.
ed deer can greatly in-
crease our ability to test
a more thorough sample
of the deer population in
that area.”
Sykes said that symp-
toms “may take 18-24
months to express them-
selves, so a deer may have
this disease but yet ap-
pear and act as a normal
deer.”
“There is no way to tell
a deer has CWD other
than through testing, il-
lustrating the importance
of these surveillance ef-
forts,” he said.
Deer harvested in
Franklin, Marion, Lamar,
Lauderdale and Colbert
counties are being tar-
geted, but biologists will
sample deer from sur-
rounding counties as well.
Sampling involves remov-
ing the retropharyngeal
lymph nodes from the
head of a deer. Hunters
may bring in a whole deer,
field-dressed deer, or just
the head from the har-
vested animal. Collecting
a sample from a harvested
deer takes only a few min-
utes.
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Democrats take power in House; impeachment talk flares

While many Dems might favor impeachment,
those calling for it now are largely outliers
By MARY CLARE JALONICK,
LISA MASCARO
and JONATHAN LEMIRE
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — House
Speaker Nancy Pelosi had only
been in office for a few hours
when a handful of Democrats
defied her persistent calls not
to begin the new Congress by
talking about impeachment.
Just after Pelosi was sworn in
Thursday, longtime Democrat-
ic Reps. Brad Sherman of Cal-
ifornia and Al Green of Texas
introduced articles of impeach-
ment against President Donald
Trump. That evening, newly
elected Rep. Rashida Tlaib of
Michigan riled up a supportive
crowd by calling the president
a profanity and predicting that
he will be removed from office.
Tension over impeachment
is likely to be a persistent thorn
for Pelosi, who will have to bal-
ance between a small, vocal
group of the most liberal mem-
bers of her caucus, who want to
see Trump removed immediate-
ly, and the majority of her mem-
bers who want to wait for spe-
cial counsel Robert Mueller’s
Russia investigation to finish.
Pelosi purposely avoided — and
encouraged most fellow Demo-
crats to avoid — any talk of im-
peachment during the election,
believing there could be back-
lash from voters.
While eager to paint im-
peachment as the Democrats’
only agenda, Trump has also
expressed some worry both
publicly and privately at the
prospect. He has told confi-
dants that he finds the impeach-
ment talk somewhat unnerving,
according to an outside advis-
er who spoke to him in recent
days.
The president, who has long
fashioned himself as the ulti-
mate winner, told the confidant
that he worried that impeach-
ment, even if he retained office,
would be a stain on his lega-
cy. And while he thought the
impeachment would rally his
own base in the 2020 election
it could hurt his standing with
foreign leaders as he negotiates
trade deals, according to the
adviser.
While many Democrats
might favor impeachment,
those calling for it now are
largely outliers. Most Demo-
cratic lawmakers listened to Pe-
losi and campaigned on kitchen
table issues such as health care
and jobs and prefer to keep
them at the forefront of the par-
ty’s focus.
Still, it will be hard for Pelosi
to quiet some on her left flank
who see their new majority as a
direct challenge to Trump.
“Impeachment is on the ta-
ble,” Sherman said. “You can’t
take it off the table.”
Tlaib, who represents a liber-
al district in Detroit, exclaimed
at an event late Thursday that
Democrats were going to “im-
peach the mother———.” She
didn’t back down Friday, tweet-
ing that “I will always speak
truth to power.” She added
the hashtag, “#unapologetical-
lyMe.”

Isabelle Altman/Dispatch Staff

Officers with Mississippi University for Women Police Department, U.S. Marshals
Task Force and other area law enforcement responded to a shooting at MUW’s
campus Friday afternoon. While the university went into lockdown for more than
two hours, officers did a building-by-building sweep of the campus searching for the
suspect. Investigators now believe the victim may have shot himself.

Shooting
Continued from Page 1A
orange hoodie. Later that
evening, MUW and CPD
released a joint statement
saying authorities were
investigating the possi-
bility the victim may have
shot himself.
“There is not immedi-
ate danger to the public
regarding the MUW in-
cident today,” CPD Chief
Fred Shelton said in the
statement. “Business can
be conducted per normal
and there’s no need for
businesses to lock their
doors. The case is still un-
der investigation.”
When the shooting was
initially reported, the uni-
versity immediately went
into lockdown, which was
lifted at about 3:30 p.m.
Emergency personnel re-
mained active on campus
until the lockdown was
lifted.
Students don’t return
to classes until Jan. 15 but
some staff members were
working on campus.
Police received reports
of sightings of the report-
ed suspect both down-
town and on 11th Street
South just off campus.
Both were false alarms.
MUW Police Depart-
ment is the lead agency in-
vestigating the shooting,
with other law enforce-
ment agencies assisting.
Possible self-inflicted
shooting
Though it’s possible
the victim shot himself,
authorities have not con-
firmed that is what hap-
pened.
Police at the scene
found a weapon in the vic-
tim’s vehicle, according to
the statement authorities
released Friday night.
Shelton said investigators
are currently running
tests to de-
termine
if the gun
was the one
used in the
shooting.
Author-
ities did
not release Perkins
more information, includ-
ing whether investigators
believe the shooting was
accidental.
According to universi-
ty policy, individuals with
enhanced concealed car-
ry permits are allowed to
carry concealed weapons
in public areas on campus
but not in classrooms or
administrative buildings,
Perkins told The Dispatch
Saturday. However, she
added, university stu-
dents, faculty and staff
are not allowed to carry
firearms at any time, even
if they have an enhanced
carry permit.
Neither Shelton nor
Vibrock would comment
whether the individual
shot will face charges re-
lated to making a false
report to the police if it
turns out he shot himself.
“Right now our focus is
working through the in-
vestigation to determine
what actually happened,”
Vibrock said in a state-
ment released through
Perkins.
District Attorney Scott
Colom also said wheth-
er the individual faces
charges — and what
those charges would be —
would depend on what po-
lice find during the inves-
tigation. He said it would
be up to MUW police to
charge the victim with
making a false report, a
misdemeanor, meaning
his office wouldn’t be in-
volved at all.

Isabelle Altman/Dispatch Staff

Investigators search a truck parked on College Street
across from Whitfield Hall on Mississippi University for
Women’s campus where a shooting occurred Friday af-
ternoon. Investigators now believe the victim may have
shot himself, after they found a gun in his vehicle.
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Huskison, Patriots hold off Leake Academy for 2-0 start in district
By Adam Minichino
aminichino@cdispatch.com
Reid Huskison isn’t familiar
with the term “whirling der-
vish,” even though he plays like
a Tasmanian Devil.
Adam Koussih plays a lot
like Huskison, even though he
doesn’t have one specific role
on the Heritage Academy boys
basketball team.
Few players on coach Russ
Whiteside’s team are called on
to do only one thing, which is
part of the reason the Patriots
are off to a strong start in the
2018-19 season.
On Friday night, Huskison
and Koussih showed again why
the sum of Heritage Academy’s
parts — even on a night when
all of the pieces weren’t there —
can be tough to overcome.
Carter Putt had 19 points
and Jared Long added 17 to lead
Heritage Academy to a 56-46
victory against Leake Academy
in a Mississippi Association of
Independent Schools (MAIS)
Class AAA, District 2 game.
In the girls game, Leake
Academy defeated Heritage
Academy 74-49.
Huskison added eight points
and Koussih had six to help
push the Patriots to 14-2 and 2-0
in the district. The win came
on a night Heritage Academy
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n region wins: Starkville High
swept Northwest Rankin, while
Columbus High swept South Pa-
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played without junior center Eli
Acker, who was selected to par-
ticipate in a football combine for
some of the nation’s top under-
classmen that was held in con-
junction with the All-American
Bowl on Saturday in San Anto-
nio, Texas.
Heritage Academy, the reign-
ing Class AAA State champion,
had stretches where it missed
Acker, its leading scorer, and
his ability to attract attention
and to direct an inside-outside
attack.
The Patriots also played
without senior Moak Griffin
and junior Steele Altmyer, who
are out with injures. But they
regrouped after losing their
rhythm in the third quarter and
pulled away in the fourth quar-
ter.
“We lost our composure a
little bit,” Whiteside said. “We
had some things that didn’t go
our way (in the third quarter)
— some turnovers — and in-
stead of having the mentality of
go play the next play, we kind of
let it get to us a little bit and lost
our composure. They regained
it in the fourth quarter, and I am
super proud of them. I thought
we played really hard and got
some great minutes out of a lot
of different guys.”
Huskison, the team’s point
guard, led the attack on a night
when he didn’t need to provide a
big scoring punch. Even though
he wasn’t scoring at a high rate,
Huskison played at 78 RPMs ev-
ery minute he was on the court.
He routinely dribbled through
pressure and delivered steady
play in the fourth quarter after
the Patriots committed six turn-
overs in the third quarter and
squandered a 10-point lead.
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Vandy for SEC challenge
road victory against UK
By TERESA M. WALKER
By Adam Minichino
The Associated Press
aminichino@cdispatch.com
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Bree-
in Tyree scored a career-high 31 STARKVILLE — Vic Schae-
points, and Mississippi opened fer loves players who have fun
Southeastern Conference play by and compete every possession on
beating Vanderbilt 81-71 Satur- both ends of the floor.
day night for the Rebels’ eighth That’s proba-
straight victory. bly the reason the
Ole Miss now has Mississippi State
won four straight in women’s basketball
Memorial Gym and coach is enjoying
seven of the last the play of seniors
nine between these Jordan Danberry,
teams. First-year Jazzmun Holmes,
Danberry
coach Kermit Davis and Teaira McCow-
picked up where he an so much. Dan-
left off winning his Tim Heitman/USA TODAY Sports
berry scored a ca-
Tyree fourth consecutive reer-high 26 points
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) rolls out in the first quarter against the
in a streak he start- Seattle Seahawks in a NFC Wild Card playoff game Saturday in Arlington, Texas. and grabbed nine
ed at Middle Tennessee. rebounds Thursday
The Rebels led 35-32 at half- in No. 7 MSU’s 93-

SURVIVE AND ADVANCE

time and simply outshot Vander-
bilt in the second. They hit 57.7
percent (15 of 26) in the second
half.
Blake Hinson, Terence Davis
and Devontae Shuler added 11
points each for Ole Miss (11-2).
Vanderbilt (9-4) snapped a
two-game winning streak after
finishing its nonconference slate
winning four of the last five.
Freshman Simisola Shittu
led the Commodores with a ca-
reer-high 21 points, and Joe Toye
added 12.
In a tight game with 10 ties
and 13 lead changes, Vanderbilt
had its biggest lead at 53-47 on a
3-point play by Shittu with 14:23
left.
Prescott, Cowboys advance to NFC divisional round with win over Seahawks
By SCHUYLER DIXON
The Associated Press
ARLINGTON, Texas — Ezekiel El-
liott rushed for 137 yards and the go-
ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter,
and the Dallas Cowboys hung on for a
24-22 wild-card win over the Seattle Se-
ahawks on Saturday night.
The playoff win by the Cowboys was
the first for Elliott and quarterback Dak
Prescott on their second try after losing
a divisional game as rookies two years
69 victory against
Arkansas in the Holmes
Southeastern Con-
ference for both
teams.
McCowan added 16 points and
22 rebounds for the 50th dou-
ago. Dallas will play either New Orleans ble-double of her career, while
or the Los Angeles Rams in the divisional Holmes had 14 points, four re-
round next weekend. bounds, five assists (one turn-
The loss ended a run of nine straight
over), and three steals to help
victories in playoff openers for the Sea- MSU improve to 13-1.
hawks. The Elias Sports Bureau says it See WOMEN, 6B
was the longest streak in NFL history.
Dallas’ defense, ranked in the top 10 GAME 14
most of the season, mostly kept quarter- n No. 16 Kentucky, 4 p.m. Today
back Russell Wilson under control and (SEC Network; WKBB-FM 100.9)
handed him his first loss in four wild- n INSIDE: Kentucky makes strides
card games. after tough finish. Page 6B
See COWBOYS, 3B

COLLEGE SOCCER

Mauldin prepares for Next hire critical for

NWSL draft Thursday MSU soccer program
T
By Adam Minichino Women’s Soccer League om Anagnost and program’s
aminichino@cdispatch.com (NWSL) draft. The Mis- Matt Kagan helped trip to the
sissippi State standout lead the Mississippi NCAA tour-
Carly Mauldin just hopes to hear her name State women’s soccer pro- nament.
wants a chance. gram to its highest points Although
called at some point in the
L i k e that stay
four-round draft that will in the last two seasons.
many job
kick off at 11 a.m. Thurs- In 2017, MSU won nine ended with
seekers, a 1-0 loss to
day in Chicago. The event games and was on the Anagnost
lack of ex- Lipscomb
perience will be held in conjunction cusp of returning to the
can be an with the United Soccer Southeastern Conference on Nov.
Coaches Convention. The tournament and making 9 in the first round in
obstacle Starkville, the
to over- Chicago Red Stars have the NCAA tourna-
the No. 1 pick in the draft, ment for the first program’s future
Mauldin come when looked bright
you’re try- which will select 36 play- Mississippi State Athletic Media Relations time.
Carly Mauldin earned second-team all-Southeastern In 2018, the with plenty of po-
ing to take ers.
Conference honors after her senior season at Missis- tential and talent
the next step in your “I want to always be Bulldogs again
sippi State University. in the freshman
professional career. That the best on the field and won nine games
doubt about that. I’m just in the second round. She and sophomore
hurdle also is one college the desire helped me in and nearly broke
hoping someone gives me joined Elisabeth Sullivan classes.
students/graduates face the SEC,” Mauldin said. through to secure Now, that
when they’re plotting “I’m hoping coaches in a chance.” (Portland Thorns FC, their first SEC Adam promising future
their first steps. the NWSL see my desire Last season, the Wash- 2014) as the only MSU tournament berth Minichino is a little cloudier
For Mauldin, that next to win and be my best at ington Spirit used the players selected in the since 2004. They after the news
move could come next all times. It’s challenging 16th overall pick to select NWSL draft. Sullivan was made history, Friday that Anagnost
week at the National to get in the league. No MSU’s Mallory Eubanks though, by earning the
See MAULDIN, 6B See MINICHINO, 6B
2B Sunday, January 6, 2019 The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com

briefly CALENDAR Basketball Football Championship

Subdivision Playoffs
March 14-17 — The Players Championship,
TPC Sawgrass (Players Stadium Course), Pon-
te Vedra Beach, Fla.
NBA Championship
March 21-24 — Valspar Championship, Innis-

Local Prep Basketball

EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Saturday’s Game
At Toyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas
brook Resort (Copperhead), Palm Harbor, Fla.
March 27-31 — WGC-Dell Match Play, Austin
CC, Austin, Texas
Starkville High edges Center Hill on final play Tuesday’s Games Toronto 29 12 .707 —
North Dakota State 38, Eastern Washington 24 March 28-31 — Corales Puntacana Resort &
Club Championship, Puntacana Resort & Club
PONTOTOC — Starkville High survived a missed layup attempt as
time expired to take a 63-62 boys’ basketball win over Center Hill in a
Columbus at Center Hill
Philadelphia
Boston
Brooklyn
26 14 .650 2½
23 15 .605 4½
19 21 .475 9½
Hockey (Corales), Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
April 4-7 — Valero Texas Open, TPC San Anto-
Noxubee County at New Hope New York 10 29 .256 18 NHL nio (AT&T Oaks), San Antonio
huge Top 10 showdown at Pontotoc’s Tangle on the Trail Saturday. Southeast Division EASTERN CONFERENCE April 11-14 — Masters, Augusta National GC,
Starkville (15-1) led 40-27 at halftime Caledonia at Itawamba AHS W L Pct GB Atlantic Division Augusta, Ga.
Miami 19 18 .514 — April 18-21 — RBC Heritage, Harbour Town
For the Yellow Jackets, Zeke Cook had 18 points, while Jamarrion West Lowndes at French Camp Academy Charlotte 18 20 .474 1½
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Tampa Bay 41 32 7 2 66 174 119 GL, Hilton Head Island, S.C.
Brown had 14 points. Forte Prater and Jamarvis Phillips each had eight April 25-28 — Zurich Classic, TPC Louisiana,
West Point at Saltillo Orlando
Washington
17 21 .447 2½
15 24 .385 5
Toronto 41 27 12 2 56 152 113
Avondale, La.
points. Boston 42 24 14 4 52 122 110
Hamilton at Nanih Waiya Atlanta 11 27 .289 8½ Buffalo 42 22 14 6 50 120 120 May 2-5 — Wells Fargo Championship, Quail
Hollow Club, Charlotte, N.C.
n Starkville High squads sweeps Northwest Rankin: At Central Division Montreal 42 22 15 5 49 131 132
Starkville, the Starkville High School basketball teams opened MHSAA Heritage Academy at Canton Academy W L Pct GB Florida 40 17 16 7 41 130 142 May 9-12 — AT&T Byron Nelson, Trinity Forest
Milwaukee 27 11 .711 — Detroit 43 16 20 7 39 122 148 GC, Dallas
Class 6A, Region 3 play with a home doubleheader sweep of Northwest Oak Hill Academy at Carroll Academy Indiana 26 12 .684 1 Ottawa 42 15 22 5 35 132 167 May 16-19 — PGA Championship, Bethpage
Detroit 17 20 .459 9½ Metropolitan Division State Park (Black), Farmingdale, N.Y.
Rankin Friday night. Columbus Christian at Hebron Christian Chicago 10 29 .256 17½ GP W L OT Pts GF GA May 23-26 — Charles Schwab Challenge, Co-
The Starkville boys scored the game’s first 17 points before settling Thursday’s Games Cleveland 8 32 .200 20 Washington 40 24 12 4 52 141 119 lonial CC, Fort Worth, Texas
WESTERN CONFERENCE Pittsburgh 41 23 12 6 52 144 117 May 30-June 2 — Memorial, Muirfield Village
for a 70-51 victory. GC, Dublin, Ohio
Smithville at Hamilton Southwest Division Columbus 41 24 14 3 51 135 126
For the Yellow Jackets (14-1, 1-0), Atavius Jones had 19 points, W L Pct GB N.Y. Islanders 40 23 13 4 50 121 107 June 6-9 — RBC Canadian Open, Hamilton
while Zeke Cook had 15 points and Tyler Talley had 14 points. Heritage Academy at Winston Academy Houston 22 15 .595 — Carolina 40 18 17 5 41 103 114 Golf & CC, Hamilton, Ontario
June 13-16 — US Open, Pebble Beach GL,
San Antonio 23 17 .575 ½ N.Y. Rangers 40 17 16 7 41 114 136
In the opener, the Starkville High girls moved to 10-3 and 1-0 with Starkville Academy at Hebron Christian Memphis 18 21 .462 5 New Jersey 40 16 17 7 39 120 134 Pebble Beach, Calif.
Dallas 18 21 .462 5 Philadelphia 41 15 20 6 36 116 148 June 20-23 — Travelers Championship, TPC
a 56-29 victory. Central Holmes Academy at Columbus Christian New Orleans 18 22 .450 5½ WESTERN CONFERENCE River Highlands, Cromwell, Conn.
Amya Ford paced the Lady Jackets with 21 points. Jalisa Outlaw Friday’s Games Northwest Division Central Division June 27-30 — Rocket Mortage Classic, Detroit
W L Pct GB GP W L OT Pts GF GA GC, Detroit
added 13 points, while Amaria Strong had 12 points. July 4-7 — 3M Open, TPC Twin Cities, Blaine,
n Columbus squads sweep South Panola: At Batesville, the Oxford at Columbus Denver
Oklahoma City
26 11 .703 —
25 13 .658 1½
Nashville
Winnipeg
43 25 15 3 53 131 109
40 25 13 2 52 134 115 Minn.
Kosciusko at New Hope Portland 22 17 .564 5 Dallas 42 22 16 4 48 115 111 July 11-14 — John Deere Classic, TPC Deere
Columbus High School basketball teams opened MHSAA Class 6A, Utah 20 20 .500 7½ Colorado 42 20 14 8 48 144 129 Run, Silvis, Ill.
Region 2 play with a road sweep of South Panola Friday night. Caledonia at Houston Minnesota 18 21 .462 9 Minnesota 40 20 17 3 43 118 114 July 18-21 — British Open, Royal Portrush GC,
Portrush, Northern Ireland
Pacific Division Chicago 43 15 21 7 37 123 156
The Columbus boys (6-10, 1-0) took a 43-33 victory. Tijah McCrary Noxapater at West Lowndes W L Pct GB St. Louis 39 16 19 4 36 110 129 July 18-21 — Barbasol Championship, Keene
had 20 points for the Falcons, while Jerome Sherrod added 11 points. Golden State 25 14 .641 — Pacific Division Trace GC (Champions Trace), Nicholasville, Ky.
Starkville High at Murrah L.A. Clippers 22 16 .579 2½ GP W L OT Pts GF GA July 25-28 — WGC-FedEx Invitational, TPC
In the opener, the Columbus girls took a 65-37 victory. L.A. Lakers 21 18 .538 4 Calgary 43 26 13 4 56 153 123 Southwind, Memphis, Tenn.
For the Lady Falcons (13-1, 1-0), Hannah White had 24 points, Louisville at Noxubee County Sacramento 19 19 .500 5½ Vegas 44 25 15 4 54 133 117 July 25-28 — Reno-Tahoe Tournament, Mon-
treaux Golf & CC, Reno, Nev.
while Aniya Saddler had 16 points. South Pontotoc at Aberdeen Phoenix 9 31 .225 16½ San Jose
Anaheim
42 22 13 7 51 145 133
42 19 16 7 45 104 123 Aug. 1-4 — Wyndham Championship, Sedge-
n New Hope squads sweep Pickens County: At Columbus, the Hartfield School at Heritage Academy Friday’s Games Vancouver 45 20 21 4 44 128 143 field CC, Greensboro, N.C.
Utah 117, Cleveland 91 Edmonton 40 19 18 3 41 114 127 Aug. 8-11 — The Northern Trust, Liberty Na-
New Hope High School basketball teams swept a pair of games from Winona Christian at Oak Hill Academy Boston 114, Dallas 93 Arizona 41 17 21 3 37 103 118 tional GC, Jersey City, N.J.
Pickens County Friday night at home. Brooklyn 109, Memphis 100 Los Angeles 42 16 23 3 35 94 127 Aug. 15-18 — BMW Championship, Medina CC
The New Hope boys (7-8) won their third straight with a 60-44 Canton Academy at Starkville Academy Indiana 119, Chicago 116, OT (No. 3), Medinah, Ill.
Miami 115, Washington 109 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for Aug. 22-25 — Tour Championship, East Lake
victory. Krash Pascasio had 16 points for the Trojans, while RL Mattix Columbus Christian at Kemper Academy Minnesota 120, Orlando 103 overtime loss. Top three teams in each division GC, Atlanta
Milwaukee 144, Atlanta 112 and two wild cards per conference advance to
had 13 points, Caleb Parr had 12 points and LJ Hackman had 11 points. Saturday’s Games
In the opener, the New Hope girls (6-8) recorded a 50-14 victory. Columbus at New Hope
L.A. Clippers 121, Phoenix 111
New York 119, L.A. Lakers 112
playoffs.
Transactions
Oklahoma City 111, Portland 109 Friday’s Games
Imoni Harris had 13 points and Anna Prince had nine points for the
West Point at Okolona Saturday’s Games Pittsburgh 4, Winnipeg 0 Saturday’s Moves
Lady Trojans. Denver 123, Charlotte 110 Detroit 4, Nashville 3, OT BASEBALL
n Caledonia drops contests to Tishomingo County: At Prep Soccer Utah 110, Detroit 105
Philadelphia 106, Dallas 100
Carolina 4, Columbus 2
Dallas 2, Washington 1, OT
National League
MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Traded OF Keon
Memphis, Tennessee, the Caledonia High School basketball teams fell Monday’s Match New Orleans 133, Cleveland 98 New Jersey 3, Arizona 2, SO Broxton to the N.Y. Mets for RHPs Bobby Wahl
San Antonio 108, Memphis 88 Colorado 6, N.Y. Rangers 1 and Adam Hill and INF Felix Valerio.
to Tishomingo County twice Friday night at FedEx Forum, home of the ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Assigned RHP
Columbus Christian at Delta Streets, 4 p.m. Toronto 123, Milwaukee 116 Vegas 3, Anaheim 2
Memphis Grizzlies in the National Basketball Association. Golden State at Sacramento, late Saturday’s Games Ryan Meisinger outright to Memphis (PCL).
The Caledonia boys (12-3) dropped a 57-44 decision. For the Tuesday’s Matches Houston at Portland, late Calgary 3, Philadelphia 2, OT HOCKEY
National Hockey League
Today’s Games Minnesota 4, Ottawa 3
Confederates, Romeo Sanders had 18 points, while Tyrin Johnson had Saltillo at Starkville High, 5 p.m. Brooklyn at Chicago, 2:30 p.m. Columbus 4, Florida 3, OT ST. LOUIS BLUES — Assigned G Evan Fitzpat-
L.A. Lakers at Minnesota, 2:30 p.m. Toronto 5, Vancouver 0 rick to San Antonio (AHL). Recalled G Jordan
12 points. West Point at Caledonia, 5 p.m. Orlando at L.A. Clippers, 2:30 p.m. Nashville 4, Montreal 1 Binnington from San Antonio. Released G Ben
In the girls’ game, Tishomingo County won, 50-14. Pontotoc at New Hope, 5 p.m. Miami at Atlanta, 5 p.m. Boston 2, Buffalo 1 Halford from a professional tryout agreement.
Washington at Oklahoma City, 6 p.m. N.Y. Islanders 4, St. Louis 3 American Hockey League
n Starkville Academy drops district pair to Winston Acade- HARTFORD WOLF PACK — Returned F Drew
my: At Starkville, the Starkville Academy basketball teams dropped a MSMS at Louisville, 5:30 p.m. Indiana at Toronto, 6:30 p.m.
Charlotte at Phoenix, 7 p.m.
Edmonton at Los Angeles, late
Tampa Bay at San Jose, late Melanson to Maine (ECHL).
Thursday’s Matches Monday’s Games Today’s Games COLLEGE
pair of MAIS Class AAA, District 2 games to Winston Academy at home San Antonio at Detroit, 6 p.m. Carolina at Ottawa, Noon WEST VIRGINIA — Named Neal Brown
Friday night. Starkville Academy at Columbus Christian, 5 p.m. Brooklyn at Boston, 6:30 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Arizona, 3 p.m. football coach and signed him to a six-year
contract.
In the girls’ contest, the Lady Volunteers overcame an early 10-2 Denver at Houston, 7 p.m. New Jersey at Vegas, 3 p.m.
Winona at MSMS, 5:30 p.m. Memphis at New Orleans, 7 p.m. Washington at Detroit, 4 p.m.
deficit before fallng 36-33. Utah at Milwaukee, 7 p.m. Dallas at Winnipeg, 4 p.m. Friday’s Moves
Friday’s Matches L.A. Lakers at Dallas, 7:30 p.m. Edmonton at Anaheim, 7 p.m. BASEBALL
For Starkville Academy (13-7, 1-2), Lillee Alpe had 21 points. New York at Portland, 9 p.m. Chicago at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. American League
In the second contest, the Starkville Academy boys dropped a Caledonia at Louisville, 5 p.m. Orlando at Sacramento, 9 p.m. Monday’s Games BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Claimed RHP Austin
70-47 decision. New Hope at Kosciusko, 5 p.m. Tuesday’s Games
Indiana at Cleveland, 6 p.m.
Nashville at Toronto, 6 p.m.
St. Louis at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.
Brice off waivers from the Los Angeles Angels.
Designated INF Breyvic Valera for assignment.
For the Volunteers (7-10, 0-3), Jawon Yarbrough had 20 points, Madison Central at Starkville High, 5:30 p.m. Washington at Philadelphia, 6 p.m. Minnesota at Montreal, 6:30 p.m. KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Signed RHP Kyle
while Logan Roach added 10 points. Atlanta at Toronto, 6:30 p.m. Calgary at Chicago, 7:30 p.m. Zimmer to a one-year contract. Designated INF
Saturday’s Matches Denver at Miami, 6:30 p.m. Los Angeles at San Jose, 9:30 p.m. Cheslor Cuthbert for assignment.
n Heritage Academy sweeps Saturday pair: At Indianola, Minnesota at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m. Tuesday’s Games NEW YORK YANKEES — Agreed to terms with
Heritage Academy grabbed a pair of basketball road wins at Indianola Itawamba AHS at New Hope, Noon Sacramento at Phoenix, 8 p.m. Minnesota at Boston, 6 p.m. SS Troy Tulowitzki on a one-year contract. Des-
Charlotte at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m. Carolina vs. N.Y. Islanders at Nassau Veterans ignated RHP A.J. Cole for assignment
Academy Saturday. Heritage Academy at St. Joseph Tournament New York at Golden State, 9:30 p.m. Memorial Coliseum, 6 p.m. TAMPA BAY RAYS — Acquired RHP Oliver
The Patriots won 47-30, while the Lady Patriots won 43-37.
Jared Long had 14 for the Heritage Academy boys (15-2).
Men’s College Basketball Football
Florida at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.
New Jersey at Buffalo, 6 p.m.
Philadelphia at Washington, 6:30 p.m.
Drake from the Toronto for $70,000. Designat-
ed RHP Jaime Schultz for assignment.
TEXAS RANGERS — Claimed RHP Luke Far-
Tuesday’s Games Columbus at Tampa Bay, 6:30 p.m. rell off waivers from the Los Angeles Angels.
NFL Playoffs Montreal at Detroit, 6:30 p.m. Agreed to terms with RHPs Adrian Sampson
Mississippi State at South Carolina, 8 p.m.
Alabama Alabama at LSU, 8 p.m.
Wild-card Playoffs
Saturday, Jan. 5
Indianapolis 21, Houston 7
Dallas at St. Louis, 7 p.m.
Colorado at Winnipeg, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Vegas, 9 p.m.
and Rafael Montero on minor league contracts.
National League
MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Agreed to terms
Gymnastics opens with quad meet win at home Wednesday’s Game Dallas 24, Seattle 22
Sunday, Jan. 6
Edmonton at San Jose, 9:30 p.m. with INF/OF Cory Spangenberg on a one-year
contract.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The No. 6-ranked Alabama gymnastics Auburn at Ole Miss, 6 p.m. L.A. Chargers at Baltimore, 12:05 p.m. (CBS) PGA Tour PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Agreed to terms
team posted a 194.750 to win its season opening quad meet over
Thursday’s Games
Philadelphia at Chicago, 3:40 p.m. (NBC) Tournament of Champions with RHP Roberto Gomez, LHP Tyler Lyons,
C Steven Baron and OF Patrick Kivlehan on
Northern Illinois (193.325), Temple (191.925) and Southeast Missouri Divisional Playoffs
Friday
minor league contracts.
At Plantation Course at Kapalua
State (187.800) in front of 8,449 fans Friday night in Coleman Coliseum. Campbellsville University Somerset at Mississip- Saturday, Jan. 12 Kapalua, Hawaii FOOTBALL
Indianapolis at Kansas City, 3:35 p.m. (NBC) National Football League
“I think that among some challenges, some falls, some very pi University for Women, 6 p.m. Chicago/Dallas at L.A. Rams, 7:15 p.m. (FOX)
Purse: $6.5 million
Yardage: 7,518; Par 73 NFL — Named Jon Schwartz senior vice presi-
uncharacteristic things that we certainly haven’t seen in practice, what Middle Tennessee at Southern Miss, 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 13 Third Round dent of communications and public affairs.
Houston/Baltimore/Los Angeles Chargers at CHICAGO BEARS — Signed LB Jameer Thur-
I saw tonight was an unbelievable team of potential,” UA head coach Gary Woodland 67-67-68—202
Saturday’s Games New England, 12:05 p.m. (CBS) Rory McIlroy 69-68-68—205 man to a reserve/future contract.
Dana Duckworth said. “I see a team of greatness and I cannot wait for Dallas/Philadelphia at New Orleans, 3:40 p.m. Marc Leishman 68-70-68—206 PITTSBURGH STEELERS — Announced the
them to get back out here next week and learn from what we did today.” Ole Miss at Mississippi State, Noon (FOX) Xander Schauffele 72-67-68—207 contract of outside linebackers coach Joey
Bryson DeChambeau 69-68-70—207 Porter will not be renewed.
The Crimson Tide is now 62-11-1 since 1979 in season openers Texas A&M at Alabama, 2:30 p.m. Conference Championships Justin Thomas 67-72-70—209 SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Signed DL
Sunday, Jan. 20 Kapron Lewis-Moore to a reserve/future con-
and 52-2-1 in home openers over that same span. UAB at Southern Miss, 4 p.m. NFC
Kevin Tway 66-71-72—209
tract.
Dustin Johnson 67-74-69—210
Alabama won all five individual events, with sophomore Lexi Gra- Sunday’s Game
TBD, 2:05 p.m. (FOX) Jon Rahm 70-71-69—210 Canadian Football League
AFC EDMONTON ESKIMOS — Released WRr
ber taking top honors in the all-around (39.125), balance beam and floor TBD, 5:40 p.m. (CBS)
Patton Kizzire 69-71-71—211
exercise. Freshmen Shallon Olsen and Emily Gaskins opened their Mississippi University for Women at Campbells- Paul Casey 73-71-68—212 D’haquille Williams.
WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS — Signed FB
Andrew Putnam 69-73-70—212
collegiate careers with wins on the vault and uneven bars, respectively. ville University Somerset, 2 p.m. Pro Bowl
Sunday, Jan. 27
Troy Merritt 73-71-69—213 John Rush to a two-year contract extension.
Charles Howell III 74-70-69—213 Signed DB Eric Patterson.
Alabama got off to a solid start on the vault, posting a 49.075 led by
Olsen’s 9.875 and a 9.850 from senior Abby Armbrecht. Gaskins posted
Women’s College Basketball At Orlando, Florida
AFC vs. NFC, 2 p.m. (ABC/ESPN)
Ian Poulter
Cameron Champ
71-69-73—213
71-68-74—213
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
a 9.875 and senior Ariana Guerra scored a 9.850 to pace the Tide to a Today’s Games Super Bowl
Webb Simpson 70-72-72—214 CAROLINA HURRICANES — Recalled F Greg
McKegg from Charlotte (AHL). Placed F Jordan
Andrew Landry 69-75-71—215
49.100 on the uneven bars. Alabama at South Carolina, 11 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 3
At Atlanta
Brandt Snedeker 75-69-71—215 Staal on injured reserve.
Jason Day 69-71-75—215 ECHL
The Tide ran into trouble on the balance beam, scoring a 47.700 Arkansas at Ole Miss, 2 p.m. AFC champion vs. NFC champion, 5:30 p.m.
(CBS)
Scott Piercy 76-72-69—217 ECHL — Suspended Greenville’s Travis Howe
after a trio of mistakes in the middle of the lineup. Armbrecht and Graber Matt Kuchar 72-73-72—217 18 games for his actions in a Dec. 29 game
Kentucky at Mississippi State, 4 p.m. against Florida. Suspended Wichita’s Jakob
then closed the rotation with scores of 9.725 and 9.750, respectively. NFL Injury Report Patrick Reed
Francesco Molinari
70-75-72—217
73-71-73—217 Stukel two games and fined him an undisclosed
Thursday’s Games Today’s Games amount for his actions in a Jan. 2 game at Utah.
“Even after we had uncharacteristic falls on the balance beam LOS ANGELES CHARGERS at
Billy Horschel 72-75-71—218
Suspended Toledo’s Connor Schmidt two
Abby and Lexi came back strong,” Duckworth said. Southern Miss at Middle Tennessee, 6:30 p.m. BALTIMORE RAVENS: CHARGERS: DNP:
Keegan Bradley
Aaron Wise
77-69-72—218
74-71-73—218 games and fined him an undisclosed amount
LB Jatavis Brown (ankle), DT Brandon Mebane
Graber and Guerra led the way on the floor exercise, scoring a LSU at Ole Miss, 7 p.m. (not injury related). LIMITED: RB Austin Ekeler Brice Garnett 73-72-73—218 for his actions in a Jan. 3 game at Wheeling.
SOCCER
Ted Potter, Jr. 75-73-71—219
9.825 and 9.800, respectively, to push Alabama to a 48.875 team total. Auburn at Alabama, 7 p.m. (groin). FULL: S Jahleel Addae (shoulder), G
Brooks Koepka 76-70-73—219 Major League Soccer
Dan Feeney (knee), RB Melvin Gordon (ankle), COLUMBUS CREW — Named Tim Bezbatch-
Bubba Watson 70-79-74—223
Georgia at Mississippi State, 8 p.m. T Sam Tevi (groin). RAVENS: DNP: G Marshal
Michael Kim 71-72-80—223 enko president and Caleb Porter coach.
Southern Mississippi Saturday’s Games
Yanda (not injury related), CB Tavon Young
(groin). FULL: G Alex Lewis (shoulder), WR
Chris Moore (shoulder). PGA Tour Schedule
COLLEGE
GEORGIA — WR Riley Ridley and TE Isaac
Nauta will enter the NFL draft.
Southern Miss at UAB, 2 p.m. Jan. 10-13 — Sony Open, Waialae CC, Ho-
Basketball squads fall to North Texas in Conference USA PHILADELPHIA EAGLES at CHICAGO nolulu LOUISVILLE — Named Cort Dennison co-de-
DENTON, Texas — Michael Miller had 10 points, including the Mississippi University for Women at Wesleyan BEARS: EAGLES: DNP: LB D.J. Alexander Jan. 17-20 — Desert Challenge, PGA West
(Stadium Course, Nicklaus Tournament
fensive coordinator and outside linebackers
coach; Stephen Field recruiting director; Chad
(hamstring), DE Michael Bennett (foot), CB
go-ahead layup with 15 seconds left, and eight rebounds to help North College, 3 p.m. Sidney Jones (hamstring), QB Carson Wentz Course) and La Quinta CC, La Quinta, Calif. Scott running backs coach.
Texas beat Southern Mississippi 65-62 on Saturday night. (back). LIMITED: DT Fletcher Cox (knee), QB Jan. 24-27 — Farmers Insurance Open, Torrey MARTIN METHODIST — Named Amleto Mo-
Next Sunday’s Games Nick Foles (ribs), C Jason Kelce (knee), T Jason Pines GC (North and South), San Diego nacelli men’s and women’s assistant bowling
The Mean Green (15-1, 3-0 Conference USA), whose only loss Peters (quadricep), G Isaac Seumalo (chest), Jan. 31-Feb. 3 — Waste Management Phoenix coach.
came at Oklahoma, have won seven in a row and are off to the best Ole Miss at Kentucky, Noon WR Mike Wallace (ankle). BEARS: DNP: S Ed- Open, TPC Scottsdale, Scottsdale, Ariz. MEMPHIS — Named Kevin Johns offensive
Feb. 7-10 — AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, Peb- coordinator and quarterbacks coach.
start in program history. Alabama at Texas A&M, 1 p.m. die Jackson (ankle), LB Aaron Lynch (elbow).
FULL: WR Taylor Gabriel (ribs), G Kyle Long ble Beach, Spyglass Hill, Monterey Peninsula OHIO STATE — C Michael Jordan will enter
Cortez Edwards scored five points during an 11-2 run, including a
jumper that capped the spurt with 3:22 left and gave the Golden Eagles
College Gymnastics (ankle), WR Anthony Miller (shoulder), WR Al-
len Robinson (ribs).
(Shore Course), Pebble Beach, Calif.
Feb. 14-17 — Genesis Open, Riviera CC, Los
Angeles
the NFL draft.
OKLAHOMA — Named Alex Grinch defensive
coordinator.
a 62-61 lead — their first since 23-21. Neither team scored again— as Friday’s Meet College Bowl Schedule Feb. 21-24 — WGC-Mexico Championship, PENN STATE — Suspended basketball coach
Monday’s Game Chapultepec GC, Mexico City Patrick Chambers for one game for shoving a
they combined to go 0 for 4 from the field with four turnovers — until Alabama hosts Michigan, Denver, Bowling Green College Football Championship Feb. 21-24 — Puerto Rico Open, Coco Beach player during a loss at Michigan.
Golf & CC, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico PITTSBURGH — Fired offensive coordinator
Miller made a layup to give UNT a one-point lead with 15 seconds left. State At Santa Clara, California
Alabama (14-0) vs. Clemson (14-0), 7 p.m. Feb. 28-March 3 — Honda Classic, PGA Na- Shawn Watson and wide receivers coach Kevin
Tyree Griffin missed a layup on the other end and Umoja Gibson hit two
free throws to cap the scoring with 2.6 seconds to go. Leonard Harp- College Rifle (ESPN) tional (Champions), Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
March 7-10 — Arnold Palmer Invitational, Bay
Sherman.
STANFORD — WR JJ Arcega-Whiteside will
Hill Golf & Lodge, Orlando, Fla. enter the NFL draft.
er-Baker missed a potential tying runner from half court as time expired. Saturday’s Meet
Edwards scored 24 points and Griffin had a career-high seven Ole Miss vs. Alaska-Fairbanks/Ohio State (Co-
steals for Southern Miss (8-7, 0-3), which has lost three in a row and five
of its last six.
lumbus, Ohio)
Sunday’s Meet
on the air
n Women’s team falls at home: At Hattiesburg, the Lady Eagles
of Southern Miss fell 62-48 to North Texas on Saturday afternoon in Ole Miss vs. Akron (Columbus, Ohio)
Reed Green Coliseum. College Swimming & Diving Today COLLEGE WRESTLING
Southern Miss (8-7, 0-2) had shining moments in its matchup with COLLEGE BASKETBALL 5 p.m. — North Carolina State at Ohio
Saturday’s Meet
North Texas (9-5, 2-0), but ultimately fell to the Mean Green after shots
11 a.m. — Xavier at Marquette, WLOV State, ESPN2
just wouldn’t drop for the Lady Eagles. Alabama hosts Miami men/Florida State women
11 a.m. — Richmond at Dayton, NBC GOLF
USM kept up with the Mean Green for the majority of the game,
posting double digit points in three out of four quarters, but UNT had the
Men’s College Tennis Sports Network 1:30 p.m. — PGA Tour, Sentry Tourna-
Thursday’s Matches ment of Champions, final round, Maui,
momentum to propel themselves past Southern Miss in the end. Four Noon — Seton Hall at DePaul, FS1
different players on the Lady Eagle squad had 3-pointers. Mississippi State at Arizona State Invite Hawaii, WTVA
1 p.m. — George Washington at St.
True freshman Daishai Almond led the team with 13 points. Friday’s Matches 5 p.m. — PGA Tour, Sentry Tourna-
Joseph’s, NBC Sports Network
Mississippi State at Arizona State Invite ment of Champions, final round, Maui,
3 p.m. — Temple at Wichita State,
Junior Colleges Ole Miss at the Hidden Dual (Miami, Florida)
ESPNews Hawaii, TGC
Saturday’s Matches
EMCC basketball squads split at Meridian C.C. 3 p.m. — Rhode Island at St. Louis, LUGE
MERIDIAN – In their first basketball action of the new calendar Mississippi State at Arizona State Invite 5 p.m. — Men’s singles, Germany,
Ole Miss at the Hidden Dual (Miami, Florida) ESPNU
year following the holiday break, the Lions of East Mississippi Commu- NBC Sports Network
nity College used a 16-0 run early in the second half to break open a Sunday’s Matches 3 p.m. — St. Bonaventure at George
Mason, NBC Sports Network NBA
close contest en route to posting an 80-68 road victory over rival Me- Ole Miss at the Hidden Dual (Miami, Florida)
ridian Community College Thursday evening at Graham Gymnasium. 5 p.m. — Memphis at Houston, Noon — G League, Capital City at
In women’s action, the Meridian Lady Eagles claimed a 70-51 triumph Women’s College Tennis ESPNews Westchester, NBA TV
over the visiting EMCC Lady Lions. Saturday’s Matches 5 p.m. — Atlanta at Miami, Fox Sports
The men’s nightcap featured five lead changes and a pair of ties 5 p.m. — Miami at Louisville, ESPNU
Ole Miss at NCTC Invitational (Palm Springs, 6:30 p.m. — Wisconsin at Penn State, Southeast
during the opening 14 minutes of play before the teams traded runs at
the end of the first half. A 9-0 spurt by EMCC pushed a one-point lead California) Big Ten Network 6:30 p.m. — Indiana at Toronto, NBA TV
to double figures (29-19), but the Eagles responded by scoring the last Sunday’s Matches 7 p.m. — Stanford at USC, ESPNU NHL
seven points over the final minute of the half to cut their deficit to three Ole Miss at NCTC Invitational (Palm Springs, 4 p.m. — Washington at Detroit, NHL
points (29-26) by the intermission. WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
California) Network
After the teams then traded 3-pointers and a pair of made free 11 a.m. — Connecticut at Houston,
throws during the early moments of the second stanza, a tip-in basket College Track and Field CBS Sports Network
7 p.m. — Chicago at Pittsburgh, NBC
by EMCC’s Dewayne Cox and a three-point play by fellow sophomore Friday’s Meet Sports Network
11 a.m. — SMU at Cincinnati, ESPN2
guard Terryonte Thomas ignited a game-changing run of 16 unan- Alabama, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Southern RUGBY
swered points scored by the Lions. A narrow 34-31 lead two minutes 11 a.m. — Alabama at South Carolina, 9 a.m. — Premiership: Wasps vs.
Miss at UAB Blazer Invite (Birmingham, Alabama) ESPNU
into the half quickly grew to 19 points (50-31) for the visitors during a Northampton, NBC Sports Network
three-minute stretch that was capped by Robert Davis Jr.’s banked Saturday’s Meet
Noon — St. John’s at Butler, FS2
3-pointer at the 15:09 mark. Mississippi State at UAB Blazer Invite (Birming-
Noon — Auburn at Florida, SEC Net-
Monday
The visitors maintained their twin-digit lead for a majority of the ham, Alabama) COLLEGE FOOTBALL
second half until Meridian’s Kylan Hamilton drilled a trio of treys to make work
it a seven-point contest (71-64) with three minutes still left to play. The Junior College Basketball 1 p.m. — Georgetown at Creighton,
7 p.m. — College Football Playoff
Lions weathered MCC’s late rally to pull away with the 12-point road Tuesday’s Games National Championship: Clemson vs.
CBS Sports Network Alabama, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and
victory to improve to 7-4 on the year and extend their current winning Women: East Central at EMCC, 5:30 p.m.
streak to four consecutive games. The triumph also kept fourth-year 1 p.m. — Missouri at Texas, ESPN2 ESPNews
Men: East Central at EMCC, 7:30 p.m.
EMCC head coach Billy Begley unbeaten (8-0) against Meridian during 1 p.m. — TCU at Oklahoma State, NBA
his head coaching career. The East Mississippi men are 20-2 against Women: Baton Rouge at Itawamba, 5:30 p.m.
ESPNU 7 p.m. — Memphis at New Orleans,
the Eagles dating back to the 2007-08 campaign. Men: Baton Rouge at Itawamba, 7:30 p.m.
2 p.m. — Arkansas at Ole Miss, SEC Fox Sports Southeast
Cox paced all scorers with a season-high 22 points on 8-of-11 Thursday’s Games
shooting from the field and 5-of-5 from the charity stripe. The Ripley Women: Northeast at Itawamba, 5:30 p.m. Network NHL
product also tied for team rebounding honors with eight, including five 3 p.m. — Texas at West Virginia, 6 p.m. — St. Louis at Philadelphia,
Men: Northeast at Itawamba, 7:30 p.m.
offensive boards, and had three steals. Davis, out of Clinton, finished ESPN2
Women: EMCC at Holmes, 6 p.m. NHL Network
with a career-high 21 points on the strength of 4-of-5 accuracy from
beyond the three-point arc. Thomas and Darrious Agnew followed with Men: EMCC at Holmes, 8 p.m. 4 p.m. — Kentucky at Mississippi 9:30 p.m. — Los Angeles at San Jose,
14 and 10 points, respectively, for the winners. State, SEC Network NHL Network
—From Special, Staff and Wire Reports

Basketball
Saturday’s Men’s
College Scores
EAST
Army 77, Lafayette 69
Binghamton 69, New Hampshire 58
Boston U. 87, Bucknell 80
Canisius 70, Siena 66
Delaware 77, Elon 65
Fairleigh Dickinson 79, St. Francis (Pa.) 61
Hofstra 75, Northeastern 72
Iona 94, Fairfield 87
LIU Brooklyn 79, Bryant 70
La Salle 69, UMass 60
Manhattan 90, Niagara 80
Maryland 77, Rutgers 63
Monmouth (NJ) 61, St. Peter’s 44
NJIT 72, Kennesaw St. 52
North Carolina 85, Pittsburgh 60
Princeton 68, Penn 65, OT
Rider 72, Quinnipiac 67
Robert Morris 62, Mount St. Mary’s 59
Sacred Heart 73, CCSU 61
St. Francis Brooklyn 66, Wagner 59
St. John’s 97, Georgetown 94, OT
Stony Brook 75, Mass.-Lowell 63
UCF 65, UConn 53
UMBC 61, Maine 52
UNC-Wilmington 67, Towson 61
VCU 76, Fordham 51
Vermont 80, Albany (NY) 51
Villanova 65, Providence 59
William & Mary 84, Drexel 66
SOUTH
Alabama 77, Kentucky 75
Alabama St. 74, Grambling St. 53
Austin Peay 81, Morehead St. 67
Belmont 79, Tennessee Tech 67
Campbell 72, Gardner-Webb 61
Cent. Arkansas 73, SE Louisiana 71
Coppin St. 73, Savannah St. 67
Davidson 65, Duquesne 61
Duke 87, Clemson 68
ETSU 96, Chattanooga 70
East Carolina 73, Cincinnati 71
FAU 63, Middle Tennessee 56
Florida A&M 82, Howard 72
Furman 101, The Citadel 85
Georgia Tech 92, Wake Forest 79
High Point 51, Charleston Southern 50
Jackson St. 54, Alabama A&M 51, OT
Jacksonville St. 69, Tennessee St. 62
James Madison 69, Coll. of Charleston 58
Liberty 81, Florida Gulf Coast 63
Lipscomb 77, Jacksonville 74
Louisiana-Lafayette 75, UALR 61
Louisiana-Monroe 85, Arkansas St. 75
Marshall 85, Charlotte 84
Mississippi 81, Vanderbilt 71
Morgan St. 66, Md.-Eastern Shore 53
Murray St. 97, E. Kentucky 85
NC A&T 80, SC State 77, OT
NC Central 68, Bethune-Cookman 59
New Orleans 81, Houston Baptist 76, OT
Norfolk St. 77, Delaware St. 63
North Florida 96, North Alabama 67
Northwestern St. 66, McNeese St. 61
Old Dominion 69, W. Kentucky 66
Prairie View 82, Southern U. 73
Presbyterian 64, SC-Upstate 61
Radford 71, Longwood 64
South Alabama 84, Coastal Carolina 77, 2OT
South Carolina 71, Florida 69
Tennessee 96, Georgia 50
Texas Southern 87, Alcorn St. 70
Troy 89, Appalachian St. 85
UAB 84, FIU 65
UNC-Greensboro 71, VMI 68
Virginia 65, Florida St. 52
Virginia Tech 77, Boston College 66
W. Carolina 76, Samford 69
Winthrop 80, UNC-Asheville 65
Wofford 78, Mercer 74
MIDWEST
Akron 56, W. Michigan 48
Bowling Green 86, Kent St. 64
Butler 84, Creighton 69
Cent. Michigan 84, Miami (Ohio) 77
E. Illinois 84, SIU-Edwardsville 81, OT
Green Bay 90, Cleveland St. 89
Illinois St. 58, Evansville 46
Indiana St. 65, Bradley 60
Iowa St. 77, Kansas 60
Loyola of Chicago 85, Drake 74
Michigan St. 86, Ohio St. 77
N. Illinois 72, Ohio 66, OT
N. Kentucky 95, Detroit 73
S. Illinois 58, N. Iowa 51
SE Missouri 74, UT Martin 69, OT
Syracuse 72, Notre Dame 62
UMKC 80, Chicago St. 72
Valparaiso 82, Missouri St. 66
Wright St. 89, Oakland 73
Youngstown St. 76, Milwaukee 51
SOUTHWEST
Ark.-Pine Bluff 64, MVSU 52
Arkansas 73, Texas A&M 71
Georgia Southern 77, Texas-Arlington 64
Georgia St. 73, Texas State 69
Incarnate Word 65, Nicholls 58
Lamar 61, Texas A&M-CC 55
North Texas 65, Southern Miss. 62
Oklahoma 74, Oklahoma St. 64
Oral Roberts 82, W. Illinois 63
Rice 78, Louisiana Tech 66
Sam Houston St. 71, Abilene Christian 68
TCU 85, Baylor 81
Texas Tech 63, Kansas St. 57
Tulsa 78, South Florida 75
UTSA 67, UTEP 63
FAR WEST
Arizona 84, Utah 81, OT
Arizona St. 83, Colorado 61
Grand Canyon 71, Seattle 57
Loyola Marymount 76, Portland 64
Montana St. 84, Sacramento St. 70
N. Arizona 81, Idaho St. 69
N. Colorado 83, Idaho 79, OT
New Mexico 85, Nevada 58
North Dakota 80, Denver 59
Oregon St. 77, Oregon 72
San Francisco 72, Pepperdine 69
UC Davis 90, Holy Names 60
UCLA 98, California 83
Utah St. 79, Air Force 62
Cowboys
Continued from Page 1B
“Our defense was great,” Prescott
said. “They keep us in every game.”
It was the eighth win in nine games
for the Cowboys.
“We had so much confidence com-
ing it this game and our confidence re-
mains,” Prescott said. “It’s all about the
way we fought. ... I’m proud of my guys.”
Prescott, the NFL Offensive Rookie
of the Year in 2016 when the Cowboys
lost to Green Bay at home as the top
seed in the NFC, threw for 226 yards and
had a 1-yard sneak for what appeared to
be a clinching score before Tyler Lock-
ett’s 53-yard catch set up a quick Seattle
touchdown.
Wilson’s 7-yard scoring pass to J.D.
McKissic got the Seahawks within four,
and they made it a two-point game on
their second 2-point conversion follow-
ing an injury to kicker Sebastian Jani-
kowski.
But the missing kicker left the Sea-
hawks no good options on an onside kick
with 1:18 remaining. Punter Michael
Dickson’s drop kick was caught by Cole
Beasley at the Dallas 31, sealing the first
playoff win for the Cowboys since beat-
Patriots
Continued from Page 1B
“I have always played basket-
ball that way,” Huskison said.
“I just play fast and with a tone
of energy, as much energy as I
need to to help my team.”
Huskison said he “turns it
down” when he needs to, but he
also can pick his sports to pick
up the pace and provide a burst
of momentum.
Whiteside said Huskison is in
pretty good shape, which allows
him to play with so much energy.
He said Huskison is important to
the team because he finds ways
to get his teammates involved
and sees the floor really well.
If Huskison is the Patriots’
“energy” player, Koussih is
their “hustle” guy. In fact, he
might be one of the few players
in the state who follows his shot
in an effort to get the rebound.
That is just one way Koussih
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ton 0-2 0-0 0, Daniel 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-55
Alabama 77,
No. 13 Kentucky 75
7-15 62.
NORTH TEXAS (15-1): Z.Simmons 3-4
2-2 8, Duffy 4-7 0-2 11, Woolridge 3-9 2-2 9,
KENTUCKY (10-3): Travis 6-13 0-1 12,
Washington 4-10 7-8 15, K.Johnson 5-10 2-2 Smart 4-12 2-4 11, Miller 4-9 0-0 10, Arikawe
2-5 1-2 5, J.Simmons 0-0 1-2 1, Gibson 3-5
13, Hagans 5-10 2-2 12, Herro 4-12 2-2 12,
Montgomery 1-4 0-0 2, Richards 0-1 1-2 1, 3-4 10, Draper 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 23-52 11-18
Quickley 3-5 0-0 8, Baker 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 65.
Halftime—North Texas 36-30. 3-Point
28-65 14-17 75.
ALABAMA (10-3): Hall 5-7 1-3 11, Goals—Southern Miss. 5-11 (Draine 4-8,
Edwards 1-2, Griffin 0-1), North Texas 8-24
Jones 4-4 2-2 10, Ingram 2-7 6-6 11, Lewis
(Duffy 3-6, Miller 2-4, Gibson 1-2, Woolridge
4-14 2-2 12, Mack 8-12 0-0 22, Smith 0-1 0-0
0, Reese 2-6 0-0 5, Petty 2-5 2-4 6, A.John- 1-3, Smart 1-8, Draper 0-1). Fouled Out—
None. Rebounds—Southern Miss. 26 (Ed-
son 0-1 0-0 0, Norris 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 27-59
wards 7), North Texas 35 (Miller 8). Assists—
13-17 77.
Halftime—Kentucky 40-38. 3-Point Southern Miss. 8 (Griffin 4), North Texas 10
(Woolridge 5). Total Fouls—Southern Miss.
Goals—Kentucky 5-18 (Quickley 2-4, Herro
15, North Texas 13. A—3,267 (10,500).
2-6, K.Johnson 1-3, Travis 0-2, Washington
0-3), Alabama 10-23 (Mack 6-8, Lewis 2-6,
Reese 1-2, Ingram 1-2, Norris 0-2, Petty 0-3).
Friday’s Men’s
Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Kentucky College Scores
31 (Washington, K.Johnson 7), Alabama 39 EAST
(Hall 10). Assists—Kentucky 14 (Hagans 6), Cornell 76, Johnson & Wales (RI) 61
Alabama 14 (Jones 6). Total Fouls—Kentucky SOUTH
15, Alabama 16. A—12,424 (15,383). SMU 74, Tulane 65
No. 3 Tennessee 96, MIDWEST
Georgia 50
Ball St. 79, Toledo 64
Buffalo 74, E. Michigan 58
GEORGIA (8-5): Ogbeide 6-9 5-7 17, IUPUI 66, Ill.-Chicago 64
Claxton 3-5 0-1 6, Hammonds 0-4 0-0 0, FAR WEST
Cal Poly 68, Holy Names 47
Hightower 1-6 1-4 3, Jackson 1-4 3-4 5, Ed-
wards 0-1 0-1 0, Wilridge 0-4 0-0 0, O’Neill UC Riverside 112, Bethesda 47
0-0 0-0 0, Ngumezi 1-3 0-2 3, Toppin 0-2 0-0
Southeastern
0, Crump 1-8 4-4 6, Harrison 1-1 0-1 2, Fagan
1-2 0-0 2, Sargiunas 1-1 2-3 4, Harris 1-3 0-0 Conference Men
2. Totals 17-53 15-27 50. Conf. Pct. Overall Pct.
TENNESSEE (12-1): Pons 0-1 0-0 0, Tennessee 1-0 1.000 12-1 .923
Alexander 6-8 0-1 12, Williams 4-5 9-11 18, Ole Miss 1-0 1.000 11-2 .846
Schofield 6-11 3-3 18, Bone 4-10 2-2 11, Alabama 1-0 1.000 10-3 .769
Walker 2-3 1-2 5, Fulkerson 0-1 0-0 0, Jancek Arkansas 1-0 1.000 10-3 .769
0-0 0-0 0, Woodson 0-1 2-2 2, Campbell 1-2 S. Carolina 1-0 1.000 6-7 .462
0-0 2, Fleschman 0-0 0-0 0, Turner 2-5 2-2
6, Bowden 8-13 3-3 20, Johnson 1-4 0-0 2.
Miss. State 0-0 .000 12-1 .923
Auburn 0-0 .000 11-2 .846
Totals 34-64 22-26 96. LSU 0-0 .000 10-3 .769
Halftime—Tennessee 53-24. 3-Point
Goals—Georgia 1-20 (Ngumezi 1-3, Ed-
Missouri 0-0 .000 9-3 .750
Kentucky 0-1 .000 10-3 .769
wards 0-1, Wilridge 0-1, Harris 0-1, Jackson
Vanderbilt 0-1 .000 9-4 .692
0-2, Claxton 0-2, Hammonds 0-2, Hightower
0-4, Crump 0-4), Tennessee 6-18 (Schofield Georgia 0-1 .000 8-5 .615
Florida 0-1 .000 8-5 .615
3-4, Williams 1-1, Bone 1-4, Bowden 1-4,
Texas A&M 0-1 .000 6-6 .500
Woodson 0-1, Johnson 0-1, Turner 0-3).
Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Georgia
Saturday’s Games
24 (Ogbeide 6), Tennessee 40 (Alexander
Alabama 77, Kentucky 75
14). Assists—Georgia 8 (Jackson, Ham-
monds 2), Tennessee 25 (Williams, Bone Arkansas 73, Texas A&M 71
Ole Miss 81, Vanderbilt 71
5). Total Fouls—Georgia 21, Tennessee 23.
South Carolina 71, Florida 69
A—21,678 (21,678).
Tennessee 96, Georgia 50
Arkansas 73, Today’s Games
Texas A&M 71 No games scheduled
Monday’s Games
ARKANSAS (10-3): Bailey 2-7 1-3 5, No games scheduled
Gafford 5-11 1-2 11, Jones 3-11 0-0 9, Harris Tuesday’s Games
4-9 6-11 15, Joe 3-8 2-4 11, Chaney 1-4 0-0 2, Tennessee at Missouri, 6 p.m. (ESPN2)
Osabuohien 3-6 0-0 6, Phillips 0-1 0-0 0, Sills Texas A&M at Kentucky, 6 p.m. (SEC Net-
5-9 1-2 14, Embery 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 26-70 work)
11-22 73.
Mississippi State at South Carolina, 8 p.m.
TEXAS A&M (6-6): Mekowulu 1-3 0-0 2, (ESPNU)
Starks 8-18 5-8 23, Mahan 2-5 0-0 6, Mitchell Alabama at LSU, 8 p.m. (SEC Network)
2-11 3-4 7, Flagg 8-11 3-7 20, Nebo 1-3 2-2 4,
J.Walker 1-3 1-2 3, Chandler 2-7 2-2 6, Collins
0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-61 16-25 71.
AP Men’s Top 25 Fared
Saturday’s Games
Halftime—Arkansas 32-31. 3-Point 1. Duke (11-1) did not play. Next: vs. Clemson,
Goals—Arkansas 10-33 (Sills 3-6, Joe Saturday. 1. Duke (12-1) beat Clemson 87-68.
3-7, Jones 3-11, Harris 1-3, Phillips 0-1, Next: at Wake Forest, Tuesday.
Osabuohien 0-2, Embery 0-3), Texas A&M 2. Michigan (14-0) did not play. Next: vs. No.
5-24 (Mahan 2-5, Starks 2-7, Flagg 1-2, 21 Indiana, Sunday.
J.Walker 0-1, Chandler 0-2, Mitchell 0-7). 3. Tennessee (12-1) beat Georgia 96-50.
Fouled Out—Flagg. Rebounds—Arkansas 39 Next: at Missouri, Tuesday.
(Gafford 11), Texas A&M 40 (Flagg 15). As- 4. Virginia (13-0) beat No. 9 Florida State
sists—Arkansas 16 (Harris 9), Texas A&M 14 65-52. Next: at Boston College, Wednesday.
(Starks 5). Total Fouls—Arkansas 22, Texas 5. Kansas (12-2) lost to Iowa State 77-60.
A&M 22. A—10,049 (12,989). Next: vs. TCU, Wednesday.
Ole Miss 81, 6. Nevada (14-1) lost to New Mexico 85-58.
Next: vs. San Jose State, Wednesday.
Vanderbilt 71 7. Gonzaga (14-2) beat Santa Clara 91-48.
MISSISSIPPI (11-2): Olejniczak 4-6 Next: vs. Pacific, Thursday.
0-1 8, Tyree 11-16 6-6 31, Shuler 2-10 7-8 11, 8. Michigan State (13-2) beat No. 14 Ohio
T.Davis 4-8 1-2 11, Hinson 3-6 4-4 11, Buffen State 86-77. Next: vs. Purdue, Tuesday.
2-4 1-1 5, Stevens 2-6 0-0 4, Naylor 0-0 0-0 0, 9. Florida State (12-2) lost to No. 4 Virginia
D.Davis 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 28-57 19-22 81. 65-52. Next: vs. Miami, Wednesday.
VANDERBILT (9-4): Ryan 3-7 0-0 9, 10. Virginia Tech (13-1) beat Boston College
Shittu 6-9 9-15 21, Wetzell 3-6 1-3 7, Lee 3-12 77-66. Next: at Georgia Tech, Wednesday.
3-6 9, Toye 4-12 3-3 12, Nesmith 3-9 0-0 8, 11. Texas Tech (13-1) beat Kansas State 63-
Brown 2-4 0-0 4, Moyer 0-0 1-2 1, Evans 0-1
0-0 0. Totals 24-60 17-29 71.
57. Next: vs. No. 23 Oklahoma, Tuesday.
12. Auburn (11-2) did not play. Next: at Missis-
Halftime—Mississippi 35-32. 3-Point
Goals—Mississippi 6-18 (Tyree 3-5, T.Davis
sippi, Wednesday.
13. Kentucky (10-3) lost to Alabama 77-75.
2-4, Hinson 1-2, D.Davis 0-1, Stevens 0-2, Next: vs. Texas A&M, Tuesday.
Shuler 0-4), Vanderbilt 6-20 (Ryan 3-5, Ne- 14. Ohio State (12-2) lost to No. 8 Michigan
smith 2-5, Toye 1-6, Evans 0-1, Wetzell 0-1, State 86-77. Next: at Rutgers, Wednesday.
Lee 0-2). Fouled Out—Nesmith. Rebounds— 15. North Carolina (11-3) beat Pittsburgh 85-
Mississippi 35 (Buffen, Shuler 7), Vanderbilt 60. Next: at No. 18 N.C. State, Tuesday.
31 (Shittu 9). Assists—Mississippi 15 (Shuler 16. Marquette (11-3) did not play. Next: vs.
6), Vanderbilt 13 (Lee 5). Total Fouls—Missis- Xavier, Sunday.
sippi 22, Vanderbilt 16. 17. Mississippi State (12-1) did not play.
South Carolina 71, Next: at South Carolina, Tuesday.
18. North Carolina State (13-1) did not play.
Florida 69 Next: vs. No. 15 North Carolina, Tuesday.
19. Houston (14-0) did not play. Next: vs.
SOUTH CAROLINA (6-7): Silva 5-6
8-9 18, Bryant 4-8 0-0 8, Kotsar 1-4 2-6 4, American, Sunday.
20. Buffalo (13-1) did not play. Next: vs. To-
Campbell 2-8 0-0 6, Lawson 2-8 1-1 6, Frink
0-0 0-0 0, Haase 1-3 3-4 5, Gravett 7-11 4-5 ledo, Tuesday.
21. Indiana (12-2) did not play. Next: at No. 2
22, Hinson 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 23-51 18-25 71.
Michigan, Sunday.
FLORIDA (8-5): Stone 0-2 0-0 0, Hayes
1-1 1-2 3, Nembhard 3-10 4-4 10, Allen 4-6 22. Wisconsin (10-4) did not play. Next: at
Penn State, Sunday.
0-0 10, Locke 5-16 2-2 17, Bassett 2-3 2-4 6,
K.Johnson 0-6 1-2 1, Stokes 3-5 0-0 6, Okau- 23. Oklahoma (12-2) beat Oklahoma State
74-64. Next: at No. 11 Texas Tech, Tuesday.
ru 0-1 0-0 0, Ballard 3-3 1-2 8, Hudson 2-8 3-4
24. Nebraska (11-3) did not play. Next: at No.
8. Totals 23-61 14-20 69.
Halftime—Florida 36-32. 3-Point 25 Iowa, Sunday.
Goals—South Carolina 7-18 (Gravett 4-7,
Campbell 2-5, Lawson 1-4, Haase 0-1, Hin-
25. Iowa (11-3) did not play. Next: vs. No. 24
Nebraska, Sunday.
son 0-1), Florida 9-31 (Locke 5-15, Allen 2-2, Saturday’s Women’s
Ballard 1-1, Hudson 1-5, Stone 0-1, Bassett
0-1, K.Johnson 0-1, Nembhard 0-5). Fouled College Scores
Out—None. Rebounds—South Carolina EAST
32 (Kotsar 7), Florida 30 (K.Johnson 6).
Assists—South Carolina 11 (Campbell 4),
Binghamton 71, New Hampshire 62
Bryant 69, LIU Brooklyn 62
Florida 12 (Nembhard 7). Total Fouls—South Duquesne 60, St. Bonaventure 54
Carolina 23, Florida 25. A—10,230 (10,133). Fordham 50, George Washington 38
North Texas 65, Maine 84, UMBC 44
Marist 71, Canisius 66
Southern Mississippi 62 NJIT 66, Kennesaw St. 60
SOUTHERN MISS. (8-7): Harper-Bak- Niagara 61, Manhattan 51
er 5-11 1-4 11, Jacdonmi 0-0 1-2 1, Holland Ohio 74, Buffalo 71
0-0 0-0 0, Edwards 11-17 1-3 24, Griffin 3-10 Penn 66, Princeton 60
0-1 6, Rowe 0-0 2-2 2, Stevenson 1-2 0-0 2, Robert Morris 70, Mount St. Mary’s 58
Draine 5-13 2-3 16, Watson 0-0 0-0 0, Hamp- Sacred Heart 66, CCSU 61
ing Detroit in the wild-card round in the
2014 season.
Prescott led a 67-yard drive to put the
Cowboys in front. A 34-yard pass to Am-
ari Cooper, who had seven catches for
106 yards, led to Elliott’s 1-yard plunge
after an apparent touchdown by the
quarterback was overturned on replay.
Prescott had a chance to give the
Cowboys a 10-point lead, but K.J. Wright
made a juggling interception in the end
zone.
Dallas’ defense came through again,
though, forcing a punt and giving Elliott
and Prescott a highlight play apiece on
a drive to Prescott’s 1-yard sneak for a
24-14 lead with 2:08 remaining.
First, Elliott stiff-armed Shaquill Grif-
fin on a 17-yard run to get inside the 20,
then Prescott scrambled up the middle
before a head-over-heels hit from Ted-
ric Thompson at the Seattle 1. Prescott
scored on the next play.
Seattle got a double dose of bad news
at halftime when Janikowski missed a
57-yard field goal on the final play and
injured his left thigh. He yelled as he
grabbed the back of his leg and limped
tries to take advantage of his Academy, Koussih rebounded,
6-foot-1 frame. handled the basketball, and
“He loves to play, and he has made a few clutch shots in the
since he got here,” Whiteside fourth quarter. Those shots
said. “He worked extremely were even more important con-
hard in the summer getting sidering he missed a 3-pointer
faster. Carter Holmes was so late in the third quarter, but
good with him and the rest he didn’t let it affect him. With
of the guys during the offsea- Heritage Academy leading 35-
son. Last year, he played hard 34 after a bank layup by Putt,
but with not much confidence. Koussih drained a 3-pointer
This year, his confidence has with 5 minutes, 55 seconds re-
improved and he is getting so maining. He followed it with a
many quality minutes because left-handed drive from the right
of that.” corner that pushed the lead to
Koussih said he needed to 40-34.
contribute more in a new role “I have no type of memo-
after the injuries hit the team. ry. I move on to the next one,”
He said he averaged about eight Koussih said when asked if he
minutes per game and is now remembered coming up short
logging at least double that. on the 3-pointer in the third
Koussih said he is willing to “do quarter. “I feel like I am a versa-
whatever coach needs me to do” tile player given the time I have
to help the team. Against Leake put in and all of the practices
South Florida 63, Temple 53
St. Francis (Pa.) 75, Fairleigh Dickinson 64
St. Francis Brooklyn 76, Wagner 61
Stony Brook 76, Mass.-Lowell 56
Vermont 52, Albany (NY) 39
SOUTH
Alabama A&M 58, Jackson St. 55
Alcorn St. 53, Texas Southern 52
Austin Peay 81, Morehead St. 80
Bethune-Cookman 67, NC Central 50
Campbell 51, Presbyterian 46
Florida Gulf Coast 68, Liberty 50
Grambling St. 80, Alabama St. 72
Green Bay 81, N. Kentucky 61
Hampton 74, Charleston Southern 66
High Point 87, SC-Upstate 61
Howard 74, Florida A&M 68
Jacksonville 62, Lipscomb 47
Jacksonville St. 62, Tennessee St. 52
Marshall 63, Charlotte 62
Maryland 75, Ohio St. 69
Md.-Eastern Shore 73, Morgan St. 68
Middle Tennessee 74, FAU 55
Murray St. 81, E. Kentucky 63
NC A&T 58, SC State 44
Nicholls 86, Incarnate Word 62
Norfolk St. 63, Delaware St. 50
North Alabama 70, North Florida 64
North Texas 62, Southern Miss. 48
Northwestern St. 82, McNeese St. 63
Prairie View 55, Southern U. 54
Radford 60, UNC-Asheville 46
Rhode Island 66, Richmond 60
Rice 61, Louisiana Tech 51
SE Louisiana 62, Cent. Arkansas 53
Savannah St. 76, Coppin St. 70
South Alabama 88, Coastal Carolina 78
Tennessee Tech 77, Belmont 72
Texas State 69, Georgia St. 60
Texas-Arlington 74, Georgia Southern 53
Troy 83, Appalachian St. 72
Tulane 68, East Carolina 57
UAB 83, FIU 59
UCF 68, Memphis 55
VCU 59, Saint Joseph’s 40
W. Kentucky 75, Old Dominion 60
Winthrop 77, Longwood 69
MIDWEST
Cent. Michigan 94, Akron 71
Cleveland St. 71, Ill.-Chicago 53
Dayton 84, La Salle 45
Iowa St. 82, Kansas 73
Kansas St. 86, Oklahoma 56
Kent St. 71, E. Michigan 64
N. Illinois 82, Miami (Ohio) 71
Purdue 71, Michigan 70
Rio Grande 60, California Baptist 56
SIU-Edwardsville 65, E. Illinois 56
Toledo 65, Ball St. 58
UMKC 111, Chicago St. 58
UT Martin 80, SE Missouri 73
W. Michigan 84, Bowling Green 82
Wright St. 61, Milwaukee 57
Youngstown St. 70, IUPUI 52
SOUTHWEST
Abilene Christian 91, Sam Houston St. 79
Arkansas St. 64, Louisiana-Monroe 54
Houston Baptist 83, New Orleans 74
Lamar 76, Texas A&M-CC 58
MVSU 62, Ark.-Pine Bluff 56
Oral Roberts 68, W. Illinois 64
UALR 62, Louisiana-Lafayette 48
UTEP 73, UTSA 60
FAR WEST
BYU 55, Loyola Marymount 44
Boise St. 69, San Diego St. 66
CS Northridge 73, UC Santa Barbara 65
Fresno St. 66, Colorado St. 55
Gonzaga 88, Pacific 65
Grand Canyon 55, Seattle 53
Idaho St. 80, N. Arizona 69
Montana St. 69, Sacramento St. 53
N. Colorado 86, Idaho 72
New Mexico 66, Nevada 64
Pepperdine 74, San Diego 55
Portland St. 78, Montana 60
S. Utah 84, Weber St. 79
Saint Mary’s (Cal) 98, Portland 91
Santa Clara 71, San Francisco 66
UC Davis 67, UC Riverside 59
UC Irvine 75, Cal Poly 59
Utah St. 48, Air Force 44
Utah Valley 78, CS Bakersfield 70
Wyoming 90, UNLV 62
No. 17 Gonzaga 88,
Pacific 65
PACIFIC (9-4): McDavid 5-10 5-6 15,
Blakeslee 0-3 2-2 2, Higgins 3-8 5-6 11, Li
7-13 3-3 21, Newman 4-8 0-0 11, Millard
0-1 0-0 0, Parker 1-4 0-0 2, Lidy 0-0 0-0 0,
Randhawa 0-2 1-2 1, Tillman 1-1 0-0 2, Totals
21-50 16-19 65.
GONZAGA (15-1): Rice 10-16 1-4 21,
Wirth 3-7 0-0 6, Campbell 2-3 4-4 10, Smith
2-8 0-0 5, Stockton 3-5 1-1 7, Barfield 0-2 0-0
0, Kempton 2-3 1-2 5, Wirth 6-7 4-4 16, For-
syth 0-1 2-2 2, Loera 1-2 1-2 3, Townsend 5-9
2-4 13, Totals 34-63 16-23 88.
Pacific 25 17 13 10 —65
Gonzaga 14 34 26 14 —88
3-Point Goals—Pacific 7-18 (Blakeslee
0-2, Higgins 0-2, Li 4-7, Newman 3-6, Rand-
hawa 0-1), Gonzaga 4-9 (Campbell 2-2, Smith
1-3, Townsend 1-4). Assists—Pacific 13
(Higgins 6), Gonzaga 24 (Loera 8). Fouled
Out—None. Rebounds—Pacific 21 (Higgins
7), Gonzaga 40 (Wirth 8). Total Fouls—Pacif-
ic 17, Gonzaga 17..A—5,807.
No. 25 Iowa State 82,
Kansas 73
IOWA ST. (12-2): Burkhall 1-1 0-0 2,
Wise 2-7 1-1 6, Carleton 11-17 10-12 33, Jo-
ens 3-5 0-0 7, Middleton 2-9 6-6 10, Camber
0-2 0-0 0, Nezerwa 2-6 0-1 4, Scott 7-7 0-0 17,
Johnson 1-1 0-0 3, Totals 29-55 17-20 82.
KANSAS (10-2): Richardson 5-7 1-2
14, Helgren 2-2 0-3 4, Kopatich 5-12 0-0 14,
Lyons 9-20 3-4 24, Washington 5-15 1-2 12,
Wilson 0-1 0-0 0, Franklin 0-2 0-0 0, Mitchell
0-0 0-0 0, Osorio 2-6 0-1 5, Thomas 0-0 0-0
0, Totals 28-65 5-12 73.
Iowa St. 17 22 21 22 —82
Kansas 17 12 14 30 —73
3-Point Goals—Iowa St. 7-17 (Wise 1-5,
Carleton 1-3, Joens 1-3, Camber 0-2, Scott
3-3, Johnson 1-1), Kansas 12-24 (Richardson
3-5, Kopatich 4-7, Lyons 3-6, Washington 1-3,
to the locker room, unable to return.
Still, the Seahawks took their first
lead basically because the 40-year-old’s
injury forced them to try.
Facing fourth-and-5 in Janikowski’s
range from the Dallas 39, Doug Bald-
win made a toe-dragging catch on the
sideline for 22 yards. After Wilson ran
4 yards for a touchdown, the Seahawks
went for 2, pushing the lead to 14-10 on
Mike Davis’ run.
But the Cowboys never did lose con-
trol of the Seattle running game after
allowing Chris Carson’s first 100-yard
game in a Week 3 Seattle win that turned
the season for the Seahawks, who fin-
ished the regular season with six wins
in seven games.
Carson had just 20 yards on 13 car-
ries. Wilson was 18 of 27 for 233 yards,
with Lockett getting four catches for 120
yards.
n Colts 21, Texans 7: At Houston,
Andrew Luck threw for 222 yards and
two touchdowns and Indianapolis raced
out to a big lead and cruised over Hous-
ton in the wild-card game.
Luck put on a show in his hometown,
Wilson 0-1, Osorio 1-2). Assists—Iowa St. 21
(Middleton 7), Kansas 17 (Lyons 6). Fouled
Out—Kansas Washington. Rebounds—Iowa
St. 34 (Wise 6), Kansas 35 (Richardson 8).
Total Fouls—Iowa St. 9, Kansas 16.A—2,790.
No. 4 Maryland 75,
Ohio State 69
OHIO ST. (4-8): Juhasz 8-12 1-2 18,
Waterman 5-7 2-3 12, Crooms 4-9 2-2 10,
Grande 1-6 0-0 3, Santoro 3-10 4-4 12, Patty
1-3 1-2 3, Caretti 0-0 0-0 0, Miller 3-6 0-0 9,
Queenland 1-3 0-0 2, Totals 26-56 10-13 69.
MARYLAND (13-1): Austin 0-6 0-2 0,
Jones 7-11 2-2 16, Charles 7-15 10-11 24,
Mikesell 4-11 3-4 13, Watson 3-8 0-0 7, Fras-
er 3-7 1-2 7, Lewis 0-4 5-5 5, Myers 1-1 0-0 3,
Totals 25-63 21-26 75.
Ohio St.
Maryland
19 17 22 11 —69
20 23 14 18 —75
3-Point Goals—Ohio St. 7-20 (Juhasz
1-3, Waterman 0-1, Grande 1-4, Santoro
2-5, Patty 0-1, Miller 3-5, Queenland 0-1),
Maryland 4-13 (Mikesell 2-5, Watson 1-5,
Lewis 0-2, Myers 1-1). Assists—Ohio St. 11
(Crooms 4), Maryland 16 (Lewis 7).A—6,731.
Friday’s Women’s
College Scores
EAST
Georgetown 68, Providence 52
James Madison 68, Delaware 43
Monmouth (NJ) 55, Iona 38
Northeastern 79, Elon 71
Rutgers 73, Brown 52
Siena 84, St. Peter’s 57
Towson 55, Drexel 54
William & Mary 60, Hofstra 55
SOUTH
Stetson 81, Central State 51
UNC-Wilmington 71, Coll. of Charleston 49
MIDWEST
Butler 62, Seton Hall 59
Drake 92, Bradley 63
Illinois St. 66, N. Iowa 64
Marquette 96, DePaul 63
Missouri St. 71, Indiana St. 58
Oakland 74, Detroit 67
S. Illinois 67, Evansville 47
St. John’s 76, Xavier 57
Villanova 54, Creighton 52
SOUTHWEST
Tulsa 63, Wichita St. 49
FAR WEST
Arizona 69, Colorado 67
Arizona St. 65, Utah 63
Oregon 84, Washington 71
Oregon St. 76, Washington St. 69
SEC Women
Conf. Pct. Overall Pct.
Kentucky 1-0 .000 14-1 .933
Miss. State 1-0 .000 13-1 .929
Tennessee 1-0 .000 12-1 .923
Missouri 1-0 .000 12-3 .800
Georgia 1-0 .000 10-4 .714
S. Carolina 1-0 .000 9-4 .692
Alabama 1-0 .000 9-5 .643
Auburn 0-1 .000 12-2 .857
Texas A&M 0-1 .000 11-3 .786
Arkansas 0-1 .000 11-4 .733
LSU 0-1 .000 9-4 .692
Ole Miss 0-1 .000 6-9 .400
Vanderbilt 0-1 .000 5-9 .357
Florida 0-1 .000 4-10 .286
Today’s Games
Alabama at South Carolina, 11 a.m. (ESPNU)
Auburn at Florida, Noon (SEC Network)
Missouri at Tennessee, 1 p.m. (ESPN2)
Arkansas at Ole Miss, 2 p.m. (SEC Network)
Georgia at Vanderbilt, 2 p.m.
Texas A&M at LSU, 2 p.m.
Kentucky at Mississippi State, 4 p.m.
(SEC Network)
AP Women’s Top 25 Fared
Saturday’s Games
1. UConn (11-1) did not play. Next: at Houston,
Sunday.
2. Notre Dame (13-1) did not play. Next: at
Georgia Tech, Sunday.
3. Louisville (13-0) did not play. Next: at Duke,
Sunday.
4. Maryland (13-1) beat Ohio State 75-69.
Next: at Nebraska, Tuesday.
5. Oregon (12-1) did not play. Next: vs. Wash-
ington State, Sunday.
6. Stanford (11-1) did not play. Next: vs.
UCLA, Sunday.
7. Mississippi State (13-1) did not play.
Next: vs. No. 16 Kentucky, Sunday.
8. Baylor (10-1) did not play. Next: at Texas
Tech, Sunday.
9. N.C. State (14-0) did not play. Next: at Bos-
ton College, Sunday.
10. Tennessee (12-1) did not play. Next: vs.
Missouri, Sunday.
11. Oregon State (11-2) did not play. Next: vs.
Washington, Sunday.
12. Minnesota (12-1) did not play. Next: vs.
Illinois, Sunday.
13. Texas (11-2) did not play. Next: at West
Virginia, Sunday.
14. Syracuse (12-2) did not play. Next: at Vir-
ginia Tech, Sunday.
15. Michigan State (11-2) did not play. Next: at
Indiana, Sunday.
16. Kentucky (14-1) did not play. Next: at No. 7
Mississippi State, Sunday.
17. Gonzaga (15-1) beat Pacific 83-63. Next:
vs. Portland, Saturday.
18. California (9-3) did not play. Next: vs.
Southern Cal, Sunday.
19. Iowa (10-3) did not play. Next: vs. Wiscon-
sin, Monday.
20. Marquette (12-3) did not play. Next: at
Villanova, Friday.
21. Texas A&M (11-3) did not play. Next: at
LSU, Sunday.
22. Arizona State (10-3) did not play. Next: at
Colorado, Sunday.
23. South Carolina (9-4) did not play. Next: vs.
Alabama, Sunday.
24. DePaul (10-5) did not play. Next: at
Georgetown, Friday.
25. Iowa State (12-2) beat Kansas 82-73.
Next: vs. TCU, Wednesday.
and workouts me and my team-
mates have done.”
Koussih said the training he
and his teammates did in the off-
season at the school bolstered
his confidence. He said every-
one worked through shooting
and ballhandling drills to make
their games more polished.
“The work has boosted ev-
erybody’s confidence to know
that we know what we can do
and we know how special this
team is,” Koussih said.
Leake Academy cut the defi-
cit to 42-39 and had a chance to
tie, but Putt scored on a layup
off a back cut thanks to a nice
pass by Huskison and Long
added a drive to extend the lead
to seven and provide a cushion
that the Patriots preserved.
Koussih said he will contin-
ue to do whatever he needs to to
Sunday, January 6, 2019 3B
briefly
Men’s College Basketball
Alabama hangs on to complete upset of No. 13 Kentucky
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — This time, Alabama held on.
The Crimson Tide are rolling.
Tevin Mack made six first-half 3-pointers on his way to 22 points,
and Alabama held off No. 13 Kentucky 77-75 on Saturday in the South-
eastern Conference opener for both teams.
Dazon Ingram scored all 11 of his points after halftime, including
some key free throws in the Crimson Tide’s fifth consecutive win. The
Wildcats gave them a big scare in the final seconds after surging back
from 11 points down.
Alabama’s win streak began after it lost 83-80 to Georgia State on
a game-ending 3. It looked as if the Tide might be headed for another
tough ending, but this time the result went their way.
“That would have hurt,” Mack said. “To play our heart out the whole
game and end up with nothing, it would have hurt. I’m glad we were able
to get out of there with a win.”
Alabama coach Avery Johnson said the team probably had its
hardest four-day stretch of practice of his tenure this week. He called it
“a huge win for our program.”
“We talked a lot about it behind the scenes,” Johnson said. “We
needed to beat Kentucky.”
Ingram made two free throws with 23 seconds left in between
back-to-back layups by Ashton Hagans. Hagans’ second cut it to 76-73
with 16 seconds left. Alabama (10-3) got the ball across midcourt but
Hagans came away with the ball on a steal from Ingram.
PJ Washington scored on a dunk with 5 seconds to play and
Kentucky (10-3) quickly fouled John Petty, who made one of two from
the line.
Tyler Herro’s 3-point try at the buzzer bounced off the rim. Hagans
passed him the ball after he couldn’t find an opening for a shot.
“It went to Ashton and he drove middle and he flips it back and we
get a good look from the top of the key for the win,” Kentucky coach
John Calipari said.
“Look, we didn’t deserve to win the game. We really didn’t. We’d
have run out of here saying, how’d we do this? But we didn’t have any
business winning that game. We just kind of clawed and made it close
and gave ourselves a chance.”
Mack kept Alabama in the game in the first half. The Tide trailed
40-38 at the break after he went 6 for 6 from beyond the arc. He missed
his only two 3-point attempts in the second half.
n No. 3 Tennessee 96, Georgia 50: At Knoxville, Tennessee,
Jordan Bowden scored 20 points and Tennessee opened Southeastern
Conference play by trouncing Georgia for its eighth consecutive victory.
Tennessee (12-1, 1-0) recorded the most lopsided triumph in the
series’ 156-game history, surpassing a 105-69 Volunteers victory on
Feb. 1, 1975.
Grant Williams and Admiral Schofield scored 18 points each for
Tennessee. Kyle Alexander had 12 points and 14 rebounds, and Jordan
Bone added 11 points.
Derek Ogbeide scored 17 points for Georgia (8-5, 0-1), which had
won three in a row.
n South Carolina 71, Florida 69: At Gainesville, Florida, a
precision pass the length of the court. A grown-man seal against two
defenders. A dunk that stunned the home crowd and sent the South
Carolina bench into a frenzy.
It was a final play executed to perfection.
Chris Silva’s slam following a full-court pass from Felipe Haase
with 2.5 seconds remaining gave South Carolina a victory over Florida
in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams Saturday night.
Silva walled off Florida’s Kevarrius Hayes and Keyontae Johnson
before catching a 90-foot pass from Haase, who checked into the
game only because Maik Kotsar told Martin his shoulder hurt too much
to make the pass. It was an unlikely completion that handed Florida
and coach Mike White one of their most gut-wrenching losses in four
seasons.
n Arkansas 73, Texas A&M 71: At College Station, Texas, the
fourth time proved the charm for Arkansas opening Southeastern
Conference play at Texas A&M.
Jalen Harris scored 15 points and Desi Sills added 14 as Arkansas
held on for a victory at A&M in the teams’ Southeastern Conference
opener on Saturday. The Razorbacks (10-3, 1-0 SEC) won for the first
time in four tries in SEC openers at A&M (6-6, 0-1) over seven seasons.
NBA
Spurs rout Grizzlies; Cavaliers drop ninth straight
SAN ANTONIO — Derrick White scored 19 points, LaMarcus
Aldridge added 18 and San Antonio overcame a sluggish start to beat
Memphis 108-88, handing the Grizzlies their fifth straight loss.
San Antonio won for the 12th time in 15 games.
Mike Conley had 21 points in 25 minutes for Memphis.
n Pelicans 133, Cavaliers 98: At Cleveland, Jrue Holiday and Ju-
lius Randle both scored 22 points and New Orleans handed Cleveland
its ninth straight loss.
The defeat came a night after Cavaliers coach Larry Drew and
his players held a lengthy meeting following a 26-point loss to Utah.
Cleveland is an NBA-worst 8-32.
Anthony Davis had 20 points and 10 rebounds for New Orleans.
Jordan Clarkson led Cleveland with 23 points.
—From Wire Reports
throwing for 191 yards and two touch-
downs before halftime to help the Colts
build a 21-0 lead.
Running back Marlon Mack had 148
yards and a touchdown for Indianapolis,
which advances to face the top-seed-
ed Kansas City Chiefs in the divisional
round next weekend.
Houston, which overcame a 0-3 start
to win the AFC South, gave up too many
big plays and couldn’t get anything go-
ing on offense in the first half to fall into
the huge hole.
Deshaun Watson, who was sacked
an NFL-leading 62 times in the regular
season, was sacked three times and hit
eight more times in a disappointing play-
off debut. He finished with 235 yards
passing with a touchdown and an inter-
ception.
The Colts, who opened the season
1-5, continued an impressive run by win-
ning their fifth straight and for the 10th
time in 11 games. Saturday was their
first playoff appearance since the AFC
championship game loss at New En-
gland in the “Deflategate” game in the
2014 season.
help the Patriots in their quest
to win another title.
“It’s going to be a show
(when Acker and the injured
players return),” Koussih said.
“It’s going to be really special
team.”
Huskison feels Koussih al-
ways has had the ability. He
said his teammate is playing
with “a ton of confidence” and
is taking advantage of an oppor-
tunity to do more. With players
like that, there is no telling how
far the Patriots will be able to
go this season.
“We’re so close right now,”
Huskison said. “Like last year’s
team was this year’s team is the
same way. We are just encour-
aging each other.”
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DEFENSE HELPS PAVE WAY FOR EMCC’S fifth title

Fast Facts About EMCC’s 2018 Championship Season
n The East Mississippi Community College football Buddy Stephens. The Lions have qualified for the playoffs Clayton earned honorable mention recognition.
team improved to 5-0 in national championship games 10 times. Seven teams went 2-0 in the playoffs, while the The half dozen NJCAA All-Americans this year tie for
other three lost in the first round. the most in a season for EMCC during the Stephens era,

T
he East Mississippi
Community Col-
lege football team’s
goal list is simple and
complicated each season.
“You come here to win
national championships,”
EMCC freshman running
back
Keon
Moore
said. “If
you don’t
want to
sacrifice
and pay
Scott Walters the price
for a
champi-
onship, then this pro-
gram is not for you. We
set the bar high. Every-
one expects to reach that
standard.”
EMCC completed its
fourth 12-0 season on
Nov. 29, 2018, with a 10-9
victory against Garden
City C.C. (Kansas) in the
National Junior College
Athletic Association (NJ-
CAA) National Champi-
onship Game.
For the Lions, it was
their fifth national title in
the past eight seasons.
The 2019 EMCC
squad will begin the sea-
son with a 17-game win-
ning streak with sights
set squarely on matching
Butler C.C. (Kansas) and
Northeastern Oklahoma
with its 10-9 victory against Garden City C.C. (Kansas) on
A&M as game. said. “You have guys that
the winnin- The 2014 “We were physical and dominating in are going to play at the
Nov. 29, 2018, in the National Junior College Athletic
n EMCC has won nine MACJC North Division titles in
the past 11 seasons. Stephens has a 64-4 record against
matching the six honorees during the Lions’ 2013 national
championship season. EMCC has produced 32 NJCAA
Association (NJCAA) title game. The Lions have won back-
gest junior
college
national
champion-
the trenches. That has been the goal big senior colleges all
over the field. Some of to-back titles twice and will try for a first three-peat in
North Division opponents.
n EMCC is 43-1 in the eight-year history of the new
All-Americans in Stephens’ 11 seasons at the school.
n For the third time in five years, Stephens was named
programs
of all time.
ship had
a stretch
since my return (prior to the start of these guys will play (in
the NFL). That is what
2019.
n EMCC will begin the 2019 season with a 17-game
Sullivan-Windham Field. The lone loss was a 2012 playoff the NJCAA Football Coach of the Year.
game against Copiah-Lincoln C.C. Having previously received the NJCAA’s national
Those pro-
grams have
of five-
straight
the 2017 season).” pushes you, makes you
go harder in practice.
winning streak. The nation’s longest winning streak is 26 n Wide receiver Dontario Drummond led EMCC by earning coaching honor in 2017 and in 2014, Stephens guided
Stephens Collins games. The Lions fell one shy of that earlier this decade first-team NJCAA All-America honors. Running back Deon the 2018 Lions to their fifth NJCAA national championship,
six champi- shutouts. East Mississippi Community College You have to be great to with a 25-game winning streak (2012-2015). McIntosh, offensive lineman LaQuinston Sharp, and defensive seventh MACJC state title, and ninth MACJC North Division
onships. This group defensive coordinator Cliff Collins belong out there. When n EMCC has won seven Mississippi Association of lineman Everitt Cunningham were second-team selections. regular-season crown in his 11th season at the school.
“Each week the goal wasn’t as fortunate but the coaches show confi- Community and Junior College (MACJC) State titles under Quarterback Messiah deWeaver and return specialist DJ — Scott Walters
is to become 1-0,” said almost as dominate. The dence in you, it means a
EMCC coach Buddy Ste- Lions held seven oppo- 67-66 in double overtime Michigan State trans- lot to you.”
phens, who just wrapped nents to 10 points or less later that season to win in fer Messiah deWeaver led EMCC won a huge
up his 11th season at the and had two shutouts. the Mississippi Associa- the offense quarterback top-10 battle at Northwest
school. “The opponent Former West Point tion of Community and with Notre Dame transfer Mississippi C.C., which
changes and the location High School standout Junior Colleges (MAC- Deon McIntosh at run- was the exclamation
changes, but the goal Everitt Cunningham, JC) State Championship ning back. McIntosh be- point on the MACJC
still remains the same. It Untareo Johnson, Fred Game. came the program’s first North Division champi-
doesn’t matter how you Hervey, Eriq Kitchen, The roles were 1,000-yard rusher since onship.
get there. You just find a and former Starkville reversed this season, as 2013 with 1,150 rushing EMCC then beat
way to become 1-0. When High standout JaQuez the defense picked up the yards and 17 touchdowns, Copiah-Lincoln C.C. and
the players come here, Akins anchored a unit slack for an offense that while deWeaver threw Jones College before
they know our expecta- that had 48 sacks and 125 struggled at times to find for 1,735 yards and 10 playing in the first neu-
tions. We aren’t going tackles for loss. consistency. touchdowns. tral site national champi-
to change what we do “We were physical and EMCC scored 50 or The Lions also onship game.
and how we do it. It has dominating in the trench- more points in its first received a big lift from The Lions have won
been successful. Players es,” EMCC defensive four games. However, the reserve quarterback Ty- titles in Perkinston; Bi-
come here to win big coordinator Cliff Collins Lions ended the season Quan Ulmer, who threw loxi; Yuma, Arizona; and
games and to play on the said. “That has been the with a 19-14 victory two touchdowns in the Pittsburg, Kansas.
next level. We take our goal since my return against Jones College in victory against Jones Col- “It feels good to go out
commitment to them very (prior to the start of the the MACJC State Cham- lege. Both scores went with two championships,”
seriously.” 2017 season). We wanted pionship Game and then to Dontario Drummond, Akins said. “We brought
EMCC rode the to become the type of the bowl win. Ulmer’s former high the program back to
nation’s best defense defense that takes every Against Jones College, school teammate, who this level. For the sopho-
to another title. Only first down personally. the EMCC defense saved had 857 receiving yards mores, that feels great.”
three times has an Ste- EMCC’s last loss was a the day by forcing six and 11 touchdowns.
phens-coached EMCC 61-38 setback to North- turnovers. In the national Moore was McIntosh’s Scott Walters is a sports
team been held under 20 west Mississippi C.C. title game, Cunningham understudy. He ran for writer for The Dispatch.
points. It happed twice in the seventh game of scored his team’s only 531 yards and five scores. He can be reached at
this season. the 2017 season. EMCC touchdown with a strip and “The biggest thing swalters@cdispatch.com.
On defense, the Lions regrouped to beat North- score close to the Garden about playing at EMCC Follow him on Twitter @
gave up 11.2 points per west Mississippi C.C. City C.C. goal line. is the talent,” Moore dispatchscott.

2018 Schedule
Aug. 30 — East Mississippi
Community College 50,
Hinds C.C. 0
Sept. 6 — EMCC 59,
Pearl River C.C. 14
Sept. 13 — 56, Itawamba
C.C. 26
Sept. 20 — EMCC 54,
Mississippi Delta C.C. 13
Sept. 27 — EMCC 24,
East Central C.C. 21
Oct. 4 — EMCC 34,
Northwest Mississippi C.C. 6
Oct. 13 — EMCC 56,
Holmes C.C. 21
Oct. 18 — EMCC 47,
Coahoma C.C. 0
Oct. 25 — EMCC 26,
Northeast Mississippi C.C. 7
Nov. 3 — EMCC 31,
Copiah-Lincoln C.C. 7 %
Nov. 10 — EMCC 19,
Jones College 14 %
Nov. 29 — EMCC 10,
Garden City C.C. 9 @

% — MACJC Playoffs
@ — NJCAA National
Championship

TOP, RIGHT: Former

Starkville High School
standout and East
Mississippi Community
College defensive back
JaQuez Akins looks into
the lens of a
photographer’s camera
prior to the team’s game
against Garden City C.C.
(Kansas) in the National
Junior College Athletic
Association National
Championship Game.
EMCC won 10-9 to secure
its fifth national title.
Derek Livingston/
Special to The Dispatch
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WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

No. 16 Kentucky bounces back after recent struggles under Mitchell

By Adam Minichino
aminichino@cdispatch.com
Matthew Mitchell acknowl-
edges the No. 16 Kentucky
women’s basketball team isn’t
perfect.
But the veteran coach also
knows a “commitment to hus-
tle” can mask some of your is-
sues.
It also helps to have the pow-
er of three at your disposal.
Mitchell and Kentucky will rely
on seniors Maci Morris and
Taylor Murray and freshman
Rhyne Howard at 4 p.m. Sunday
(SEC Network) when it takes
on No. 7 Mississippi State in a
Southeastern Conference game
at Humphrey Coliseum.
“Maci has got to do a great
job and play with poise and pa-
tience and not force shots and
make the offense work for her,”
Mitchell said. “Rhyne has got
to be aggressive and try to get
to the rim as many times as she
can, and the same thing with
Taylor. When those three are
playing aggressive, it opens up
the offense for the rest of us.
When one player has the ball,
what you’re doing is setting the
other four players up, so it’ll be
really important in this game.”
Howard had 16 points and
a career-high seven assists
Thursday in a 77-55 victory
against Vanderbilt in the SEC
opener for both teams in Lex-
ington, Kentucky.
Morris added 14 points for
Kentucky (14-1), which turned
29 turnovers into 30 points. The
win was the 300th in the career
of Mitchell, who is in his 12th
season at Kentucky.
Low in turnovers
Kentucky ranks first in
the nation in turnover margin
(11.2) and is fourth nationally
and first in the SEC in turn-
overs forced per game (24.2).
The Wildcats are shooting 43.5
percent from the field and 40.2
percent from 3-point range. The
3-point mark is ninth nationally
and first in the SEC. Kentucky
leads the league and is 17th na-
tionally with 123 3-pointers.
The addition of Howard, a
6-foot-2 guard from Cleveland,
Tennessee, has given the Wild-
cats a third scorer and expand-
ed the team’s ability to pressure
opponents defensively. Howard,
the 2018 Tennessee Gatorade
Player of the Year, leads the
team in scoring (17.5 points per
game) and rebounding (7.1 per
game). Morris is averaging 15.9
ppg. and has hit a team-best
41 3-pointers, while Murray is
averaging 13.6 ppg. and leads
Kentucky in assists (63) and
steals (55). Junior guard Jaida
Roper is averaging 8.9 ppg. and
is second on the team with 44
assists.
Mitchell said Howard has
impacted the Wildcats with her
ability to score
and to pass the
ball.
“She is just so
big and strong
and has great
passing ability
and great vi-
sion,” Mitchell
Mitchell
said. “She makes
some nice plays that I think set
us into a good rhythm (against
Vanderbilt) where we were
able to get some layups early
on when it was still a tight ball
game. I know from her team-
mates it’s fun to play with her
because she has a great vision
on the court and can deliver the
pass. She can make the cross
court pass with great accuracy
and again I tell you she has so
many areas where she can im-
prove and get better in her un-
derstanding of her game. She
is an extremely gifted offensive
player.”
Mitchell credits Howard’s
mother, Rhvonja “RJ” Avery,
and her family influence for
helping her to become such a
polished player at such a young
age. She said Howard has a
“great personality, her team-
mates love her, her coaches love
her, and she’s fun to be around.”
The 2017-18 season was the
first since 2011-12 that Ken-
tucky didn’t have at least three
players score in double figures.
As a result, Kentucky, which
has been one of the SEC’s pow-
ers the last decade, slipped to
15-17.
Additional help
This season, Mitchell said
Howard’s presence has helped
take some of the pressure off
Morris and Murray.
“It makes such a big differ-
ence where you don’t have to be
so perfect every possession,”
Mitchell said. “Last year, our
defense wasn’t very good, so
it put tremendous pressure on
our offense. A lot of the players
who were playing really out-
standing in their role were not
as good last year. They worked
really hard. Jaida Roper is mak-
ing a huge difference. Keke
McKinney makes so many
plays that show up in the stat
sheet. Everyone is better. It has
taken more pressure off Maci
and she’s very excited because
she wants to win, and she wants
Kentucky to win, and she wants
to be successful, so it’s a big dif-
ference from last year.”
Kentucky’s most successful
teams have used pressure de-
fense as their difference-maker.
This season, the Wildcats are
returning to that form thanks
to what Mitchell said is a “com-
mitment to hustle.” He said the
Wildcats haven’t been perfect
on defense and that he wishes
they were better, but he said
they have been able to force
turnovers and make things hap-
pen.
“This is brand new for this
team, so I just really appreci-
ate how much they’ve hustled
and tried,” Mitchell said. “That
doesn’t always mean that it’s
perfect, and that is why we keep
practicing and trying to get bet-
ter every day. But you’ve got to
stick to your fundamentals and
you’ve got to make a full com-
mitment to this style of play if
you want to have any success.”
MSU coach Vic Schaefer
has been impressed. On Fri-
day, he said Kentucky is “un-
der-ranked” and will present a
tough test in his team’s home
opener.
“Matthew has his team play-
ing really well, really hard,”
Schaefer said. “They are forc-
ing 24 turnovers a game. They
are back to playing the way they
played in years past when they
were really good. From what I
have seen on film, they’re really
good.”
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Schaefer will look for
those three to continue
to play at a high level at
4 p.m. Sunday (SEC Net-
work) when No. 7 MSU
plays host to No. 16 Ken-
tucky in a SEC game at
Humphrey Coliseum.
“Jo really got off to a
hot start and played very
well back home,” Schae-
fer said of the native of
Conway, Arkansas. “I was
real pleased with Jazz. I
thought she ran our team.
If there is a better point
guard from a playing
standpoint and produc-
tion, I would like to know
who it is because she is
really doing a good job
running our team.
“I thought T(eaira) was
really good competing
every possession, every
play both ends of the floor.
That is what you have to
have from your seniors.”
MSU is averaging 92.6
points per game, which is
No. 1 in the nation. The
Bulldogs have scored
90 or more points eight
times this season. That
mark will be put to the
test by a Kentucky team
that is 14-1 and is first in
the nation in turnover
margin (11.2) and fourth
nationally and first in the
SEC in turnovers forced
per game (24.2).
MSU will counter Ken-
tucky’s defense with bal-
ance. With four players
— McCowan (16.6 points
per game), Anriel Howard
(15.5), Danberry (13.1),
and Chloe Bibby (11.6)
— in double figures, MSU
has the lowest difference
in field goal attempts from
its top double-digit scorer
(Howard, 153) to its low-
est (Bibby, 126), provided
all four have 100 or more
attempts and all four are
in double figures.
That balance was on
display against Arkansas,
as Danberry was 11-for-21
from the field. McCowan
(7-for-11 from the field)
recorded her 11th dou-
ble-double of the season
as the only other Bulldog
with double-digit shot at-
tempts. Seven MSU play-
ers had six shot attempts
or more.
MSU’s balance is trans-
lating to productivity.
Last season at this point,
MSU had three players
in double figures, was
averaging 86.4 ppg., and
was shooting 47.9 percent
from the field. This sea-
son, MSU is setting the
scoring pace nationally
by shooting 51.4 percent
from the field, which is
fifth nationally.
Schaefer said follow-
ing the 2017-18 season
that the 2018-19 team was
going to be “different.”
He raised that point again
Friday when he refer-
enced a conversation with
a friend following the vic-
tory against Arkansas.
“He said, ‘Man, I didn’t
think you could be any
better than you were a
year ago. You’re definitely
different, but you’re really
talented,’ ” Schaefer said.
“If we have a problem,
if we have a shortcom-
ing, if we don’t attain our
goals, it won’t be on tal-
ent. That’s not going to be
our issue. … I still think
this team has a lot of area
to grow. That word grow,
some of it is basketball
and a lot of it not basket-
ball. If we fall short, it is
not going to be because of
our lack of talent.”
Danberry, who trans-
ferred from Arkansas to
MSU, said she didn’t have
a point to prove Thursday
against her former team.
Instead, she said her per-
formance was a reflection
of her growing confidence
and her development.
“It was a pretty special
night to have my family,
friends, and hometown
come out to the game,”
Danberry said. “It was a
good environment, and it
was my last time I proba-
bly will ever get to play in
Arkansas again.
“It was just me having
fun and playing in front of
my family.”
Schaefer said Danber-
ry’s ability to get to her
spot never has been an is-
sue. Her ability to get out
in transition, especially
with Holmes, has aided
MSU’s knack for scoring
quickly and efficiently.
“We’re trying to get
Jordan in a position on
the floor where she can
do what she does,” Schae-
fer said. “It is the same
for Teaira. … We have to
put kids in a position to
be successful, and, hope-
fully, that is what we have
done with all of our play-
ers.”
NOTE: MSU had a
crowd of 10,242 for its 104-
36 victory against Lou-
isiana on Dec. 30, 2018.
MSU is third in the SEC
behind South Carolina
(10,945) and Tennessee
(7,842) in average atten-
dance at 7,463. With eight
regular-season SEC home
games remaining, includ-
ing matchups against
South Carolina, Tennes-
see, and Ole Miss, this
could be the first season
in program history MSU
ranks as high as No. 2 in
the league in average at-
tendance. MSU doesn’t
figure to be able to surpass
South Carolina because
the capacity for Colonial
Life Arena, the home for
the school’s women’s and
men’s basketball teams,
is 18,000. The capacity for
MSU’s Humphrey Colise-
um has been as high as
10,794, which is the pro-
gram’s all-time best set
against South Carolina on
Feb. 5, 2018.
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resigned as MSU’s head coach
to pursue another coaching
opportunity.
Anagnost’s decision comes
less than a month after Kagan,
who was associate head coach
at MSU, was named the new
women’s soccer coach at Ore-
gon State.
“This personal decision
has been the biggest and most
difficult of my life,” Anagnost
said in a statement released
by MSU on Friday morning.
“Mississippi State is a re-
markable place filled with the
most wonderful people in the
world. I want to personally
thank (Director of Athletics)
John Cohen, (Deputy Athletic
Director) Jared Benko and
(Senior Associate Athletic
Director) Jay Logan who have
always been there to serve our
program. This young team has
great kids who are prepared
to win in the SEC. I know the
next head coach here will be an
incredibly fortunate person.”
Anagnost didn’t return a
phone call Friday for comment.
Assistant coach Josh Rife
will serve as MSU’s interim
head coach. Rife, who joined
the MSU staff in July 2018,
owns more than a decade of
coaching experience, including
most recently as the associate
head coach at Liberty.
Rife assumes leadership of
a program that looks to have
plenty of pieces in place. Elev-
en of the 13 freshmen listed on
the 2018 roster are on the ros-
ter for the 2019 team. Four of
the sophomores from the 2018
team also are on the roster, as
are all four juniors, including
MaKayla Waldner, one of the
team’s top goal scorers.
The ability of the next
coach to keep those players
in Starkville will be crucial.
Anagnost’s teams had success
due in large part to their ability
and willingness to work harder
than opponents. The Bull-
dogs weren’t always the more
skilled team, but they used
their depth — particularly this
season — and high pressure
to force teams into mistakes
and to dictate the tempo. As a
result, MSU had eight shut-
outs thanks in part to a strong
defense that included redshirt
goalkeeper Rhylee DeCrane.
Soccer coaches like to say
formations don’t matter, but
in MSU’s case the style a new
coach will bring in will matter.
The Bulldogs tried to possess
the ball, but they tended to play
more directly and to use their
pressure and hustle to win 50-
50 balls and wear teams down.
Freshman Zakirah McGillivary
often added a splash of indi-
vidual brilliance to the mix,
especially when she scored
the game-winning goal against
then-No. 13 South Carolina in a
2-1 overtime victory. That win
and a 5-2 victory at Memphis
were the highlights in a sched-
ule that ranked as the toughest
in the nation. Five one-goal
losses in the SEC prevented
MSU from having an even bet-
ter season. Those losses also
showed the Bulldogs were one
of the most competitive teams
in arguably one of the nation’s
strongest leagues.
Credit Anagnost and Kagan
for instilling a new attitude
in the program. They also
deserve praise for attracting
and identifying talent — like
McGillivary, Monigo Karnley,
and Hailey Farrington-Bentil
— to come to Starkville.
Time is now of the essence.
It remains to be seen how
many players MSU will bring
in for the 2019 season. While
nearly all of the other SEC
teams announced some or
all of their additions for the
2019 campaign, MSU hasn’t.
The departure of two coaches
at a critical juncture jeopar-
dizes MSU’s ability to fill its
recruiting needs for the next
few classes. That is even more
critical in women’s soccer,
where recruiting has extend-
ed several years in advance
as programs try to gain an
advantage.
Anagnost and Kagan
showed you can win at MSU.
For many years, that point
was debatable. The Bulldogs
seemed to have pieces in place
but never could get over the
proverbial hump. The con-
struction of the MSU Soccer
Clubhouse at the MSU Soccer
Field has helped complete the
facility. Strong home crowds
have added to the home-field
edge the Bulldogs enjoy on
most nights.
Cohen said Friday in the
statement that a national
search to replace Anagnost
already has started. That
process likely will take place
this week in Chicago, the site
of the United Soccer Coaches
Convention.
Cohen has a lot to sell.
Vic Schaefer has shown the
school’s women’s basketball
team can compete for champi-
onships. Anagnost and Kagan
proved MSU also can compete
with the nation’s best in wom-
en’s soccer. In both instances,
MSU has supported those pro-
grams — and every other one
— in their development. The
challenge for Cohen will be to
find someone with the energy
and drive to help keep MSU
women’s soccer at its current
level and to push it even higher.
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editor of The Dispatch. He can
be reached at aminichino@
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Mauldin
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the 31st overall pick in the
fourth round.
Mauldin, a 5-foot-5
midfielder from Laurel,
hopes to add her name to
the list after a senior sea-
son in which she earned
second-team All-South-
eastern Conference hon-
ors. She was fourth on the
team in minutes (1,568)
and had four goals and
one assist (nine points) to
help lead MSU (9-7-2) to
its first appearance in the
NCAA tournament.
“I still get so excited
thinking about how I was
part of a history-making
team,” Mauldin said.
Mauldin still has that
same excitement for soc-
cer, which is why she said
she wants to keep playing.
Since the season ended,
she said she has been
doing a workout program
provided by her strength
coach and getting plen-
ty of touches on the ball.
She feels she grew to be
“much stronger and com-
posed” on the ball and
that she had a “better un-
derstanding” of the game.
“I’m not ready to give
up the sport, and I feel like
I am too close to give up,”
said Mauldin, who started
every match at MSU.
Tom Anagnost, who
coached Mauldin the
last two seasons, always
praised his midfielder
when asked about her.
Anagnost resigned Fri-
day as MSU’s coach to
pursue another coaching
opportunity. He didn’t re-
turn a message Friday.
“Carly is ultra-commit-
ted in her preparations
and training and has re-
ally improved,” Anagnost
said earlier this season.
“Carly is the heart and
soul of the team. She has
a very high standard for
herself teammates and is
our leader on the field.”
To Anagnost’s point,
Mauldin said “my lead-
ership and my accuracy
of passes” were her two
biggest areas of growth.
She credits her parents,
Lance and Stacie, for in-
stilling in her a work ethic
that always made her one
of the hardest driving
players on the field. She
hopes that quality will
serve her well next week,
or in the future when she
tries to win a roster spot
with a professional club.
Mauldin said she
hasn’t talked with any
coaches or general man-
agers from NWSL teams.
She said she will try to
play overseas if she isn’t
able to work out some-
thing in the United States.
“I’m more anxious than
anything,” Mauldin said.
“They only select a few.”
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Pallbearers will be
Tim Horner, William
Malone, Billy Harris,
Cliff Stafford, Jimmy
Nolan and Chris Pur-
nell.
Memorials may be
made to Michael J. Fox
Foundation Parkinson’s
Ressearch, P.O. Box
5014, Hagerstown, MD
21741-5014.
Yulanda Hargrove
AUSTIN, Texas —
Yulanda Hargrove, 41,
died Dec. 25, 2018.
Services are 11 a.m.
Monday at Antioch
M.B. Church in Co-
lumbus with Kenny
Bridges officiating.
Burial will follow at
Union Cemetery in
Columbus. Visitation is
Monday one hour prior
at the church.
Ms. Hargrove was
born Jan. 23, 1977, in
Columbus to Kathlyn
Smith and the late
Michael Dent. Yulanda
was employed as a mas-
sage therapist
In addition to her
mother, she is survived
by her children, Kerrie
Turner and Jaemin
King, both of Austin;
and brother, Cameron
Lang of Columbus.
Margaret Scutella
Visitation:
Sunday, Jan. 6 • 12-2 PM
Memorial Gunter Peel
Funeral Home
College St. Location
Services:
Sunday, Jan. 6 • 2 PM
Memorial Gunter Peel
Funeral Home
College St. Location
Burial
Egger Cemetery
Van Hunley, Jr.
Visitation:
Sunday, Jan. 6 • 3-5 PM
Memorial Gunter Peel
Funeral Home
2nd Ave. North Location
Services:
Monday, Jan. 7 • 2 PM
Memorial Gunter Peel
Funeral Home
2nd Ave. North Location
Burial
Rowan Cemetery
Steens
Carolyn McElroy
Incomplete
Memorial Gunter Peel
Funeral Home
College St. Location
memorialgunterpeel.com
The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com Sunday, January 6, 2019 7B
Azucena Ceniza Ares Jr. and Engr Ale-
nadel Ares.
COLUMBUS —
Azucena A.A. Ceniza, She is survived by
84, died Jan. 4, 2019, at her children, Antolin
Baptist Memorial Hos- Ceniza Jr. of United
pital-Golden Triangle. Arab Emirates, Alan
Services are 4 p.m. Ceniza of London,
today at the Immacu- United Kingdom,
late Conception Cath- Adonis Ceniza of
olic Church with Ben Chicago, Maria Azuce-
Nguyen officiating. na Simene and Maria
Visitation is today two Iris Bautista, both of
hours prior to service Jeddah, Saudi Arabia,
at the church. Robin- Maria Jasmin Sheward
of Columbus, Arn
son Funeral Home of
West Point is entrusted Antolin Ceniza III of
with arrangements. Dublin, Ireland, Maria
Mrs. Ceniza was Forsythia Evangelista
born in Catmon, Cebu, of Mena, Arkansas,
Philippines, to the late Maria Dahlia Salutillo,
Maria Aurora Ma-
Col Julian Ares Sr. and
Concordia Arcenas natad, Felix Aaron
Ares. She was for- Ceniza and Maria
merly employed as a Rubia Bacolod, all of
nurse, bank president the Philippines; broth-
and politician; and she ers, Arthur Mayol,
was a member of the Raul Mayol, Jerome
Rural Improvement Mayol and Abner
Club, past president of Antonio Mayol; sisters,
the Philippine Nurs- Charito Sucalit and
Margaret Anne Scutella
es Association and Gilda Alfaro; and 30
Zamboanga Del Sur grandchildren and six
Chapter. great-grandchildren.
Margaret Anne Scutella, 83, loving and loyal
In addition to her Memorials may be
wife, mother and grandmother, passed away, at
parents, she was made to St. Jude Chil-
preceded in death dren’s Research Hos- her residence on January 4, 2019.
by husband, Antolin pital, P.O. Box 1000, Visitation will be held at Memorial Gunter
Peel Funeral Home, College Street location in
O. Ceniza; daughter, Dept. 142, Memphis,
Columbus, from 12:00-2:00 PM Sunday, January
Maria Xenia C. Chan; TN 38105.
6, 2019. Services will follow at the funeral home
brothers, Col Julian See Obituaries, 8B
chapel with Bro. Chris Rutledge of Lighthouse
Baptist Church officiating.
It’s no secret people don’t want to think
Mrs. Scutella was born on June 27, 1935, in
about preplanning their funeral.
Blakely, Georgia, to the late Nesby and Carrie
So isn’t it better to be prepared?
Williams Freeman. She was a devoted Christian,
We are your funeral preplanning never wavering her faith or strength and telling
specialist. Preplanning doesn’t her testimony until our Heavenly Father called
have to be a painful experience. his faithful servant home. She was a member of
We promise. Lighthouse Baptist Church in Columbus, MS.
When Caring Counts... In addition to her parents, she was preceded
1131 N. Lehmberg Rd. in death by her husband of 47 years, Philip T.
Columbus, MS 39702 Scutella; brothers, Hildred Freeman and Nes-
(662) 328-1808
FUNERAL HOME www.lowndesfuneralhome.net by Freeman, Jr.; sisters, Frances Mitchell and
& CREMATORY
Ruenell Hagein; and great-granddaughter, Ever-
ly Reeves.
Van Lee Hunley, Jr.
Survivors include her five daughters, Lisa
Frigault of Florida, Sheree Brannon (Richard)
of Alabama, Melanie Scutella (Danny) of Ala-
Van Lee Hunley, Jr., 59, died Tuesday, January bama, Michell Tice (Kenny) of Columbus, Car-
1, 2019, at University of Mississippi Medical Cen-
rie Reeves (Royce) of Columbus; grandchildren,
ter in Jackson, MS. Ashley Davis (Wayne) of Texas, Philip Tice of
Funeral services will be held Monday, Janu-
Columbus, Hillary Reeves of Columbus and Josh-
ary 7, 2019 at 2:00 pm at Memorial Gunter Peel ua Reeves of Columbus; great-grandchildren,
Funeral Home & Crematory, 2nd Ave. North
Brandi Davis and Thomas Reeves; and niece,
Chapel. Burial will immediately follow at Rowan Dale Dermitt (Ken) of Florida.
Cemetery in Steens, MS. Visitation will be held Pallbearers will be Richard Brannon, Kenny
at Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Cre-
Tice, Philip Tice, Joshua Reeves, Duane Perkins
matory, 2nd Ave. North location on Sunday, Janu- and Joshua Tedford.
ary 6, 2019 from 3:00 to 5:00 pm.
Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s
Mr. Hunley was born on March 19, 1959, in Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis,
Charleston, SC, to the late Van Lee and Deanna
TN 38101.
Cline Hunley, Sr. He was a graduate of Caledonia
High School and MUW Nursing School.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in
death by his son, Van Lee Hunley, III.
Survivors include his wife, Irene Elizabeth
Hunley of Caledonia, MS; two daughters, Lyd- Sign the online guest book at
www.memorialgunterpeel.com
ia Gonzales and her husband, Rey and Sarah
903 College Street • Columbus, MS
Haynes and her husband, Robbie of Caledonia,
MS; two sons, Miles Hunley and his wife, Sa-
Billy Gene Bailey
brina and Jared Hunley and his wife, Casey of
Columbus, MS; sisters, Denise Sibley and her
husband, Parrish of Columbus, MS and Roberta
Brock and her husband, Ricky of Caledonia, MS; Billy Gene Bailey, 85, passed away on Janu-
brother, Albert Hunley and his wife, Elizabeth of
ary 02, 2019, at North Mississippi Medical Cen-
Caledonia, MS; and 12 grandchildren. ter-Hospice, in Tupelo.
Pallbearers will be Miles Hunley, Jared Hun- Visitation was Saturday January 05, 2019, from
ley, Albert Hunley, Jr., Robery Haynes, Rey Gon- 10:30-12:00 PM, at First Christian Church, 815
zales and Jessie Gonzales.
McCrary Rd., Columbus, MS. A Memorial Ser-
vice will immediately follow at 12:00 PM with
Bro. Jerry Mitchell and Bro. Larry Ferguson of-
ficiating. Lowndes Funeral Home and Crematory
of Columbus is entrusted with arrangements.
Sign the online guest book at
Mr. Bailey was born March 16, 1933, in Me-
www.memorialgunterpeel.com
ridian, MS, to the late William Henderson and
716 Second Avenue North • Columbus, MS
Bobbie Etta Davidson Bailey. He was very proud
of his 50+ year career with Caterpillar/Thomp-
son Machine, where he worked primarily as a
Parts Manager. He was a longtime member and
served as a Deacon at First Christian Church.
He loved the outdoors, where he enjoyed hunt-
ing and fishing. He also enjoyed bowling, was a
talented woodworker and a proud supporter of
his beloved MS State Bull-DAWGS. Known by
his family as the “Best Man in the Whole World”,
he loved his family beyond compare. He was a
wonderful example of honesty and always led the
way for his family, not just in words, but in action.
Always teaching others to do the right thing,
even if no one was watching. Known by some as
“Papaw” and others as “Grandpaw”, he will be
truly missed by a host of loving family.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in
death by two daughters, Lisa Ingold and Dena
Young; and one granddaughter, Tiffany Vaughn.
Mr. Bailey is survived by his wife of nearly 50
years, Patricia Bailey; sons, Faron Gene (Kellie)
Bailey of Amory, MS, Wendell (Dorothy) Bailey
of St. Louis, MO and Brian Black of Columbus;
daughters, Crystal Ann Vaughn of Smithville,
MS and Wendy Guyton of Ethelsville, AL; 10
grandchildren; and a host of great-grandchil-
dren, as well as great-great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memo-
rials be made to First Christian Church, 815 Mc-
Crary Road, Columbus, MS 39702.
Compliments of
Lowndes Funeral Home
www.lowndesfuneralhome.net
8B Sunday, January 6, 2019 The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: National Championship Game — No. 1 Alabama versus No. 2 Clemson

Future draft picks dominate defensive lines for both heavyweights

By R ALPH D. RUSSO
The Associated Press
Quality defensive linemen
are just about the toughest find
in football.
“Well, I do think that most
people would agree, whether
it’s the NFL draft or trying
to find guys and recruit guys
when they’re in high school
that have the size and athleti-
cism to be effective in terms of
their power, ability to strike, as
well as athletic enough to pass
rush,” Alabama coach Nick Sa-
ban said. “I think it’s even more
difficult now with sort of the
spread because there’s more
loose plays, plays in space,
where it requires guys to be
able to run and play in space.”
No. 1 Alabama and No. 2
Clemson belie conventional
wisdom — which helps explain
why the Crimson Tide and Ti-
gers are playing in the College
Football Playoff for the fourth
straight season and third time
in the national championship
game.
The 2015 title game between
the Tide and Tigers featured
10 defensive linemen who
were drafted from 2016-18,
including six from Alabama.
Two more from Clemson who
played in that game — defen-
sive tackle Christian Wilkins
and end Austin Bryant — will
be picked in April.
Wilkins and Bryant are part
of a group of 10 edge rushers
and interior defensive linemen
who will be at Levi’s Stadium
in Santa Clara, California, for
Monday night’s national cham-
pionship game who are likely
to be selected in the NFL draft
this year.
“The fact that we could have
three to four maybe five first-
round picks off two defensive
lines, that just doesn’t happen,”
said Matt Miller, a draft analyst
for Bleacher Report. “Alabama
has three starters who are go-
ing to be top 75 picks. The top-
end talent for ‘Bama is crazy.
Then you have Clemson, where
all four starters and the top re-
serve are going to be drafted.
It’s great recruiting. It’s great
development. The really aced it
with these groups.”
Alabama defensive tackle
Quinnen Williams is a contend-
er to be the first overall pick,
held by the Arizona Cardinals.
Go beyond the defensive
lines and more than 20 players
from Alabama and Clemson
could be selected in the next
draft, depending on how many
juniors declare.
Miller said for Clemson
he has first-round grades on
Wilkins, defensive end Clelin
Ferrell, suspended defensive
tackle Dexter Lawrence and
cornerback Trayvon Mullen.
On the Alabama side, Wil-
liams is one of five players with
first-round grades, along with
defensive end Raekwon Davis,
offensive tackle Jonah Wil-
liams, safety Deionte Thomp-
son and linebacker Mack Wil-
son. Tight end Irv Smith Jr. is
border-line first round.
Quinnen Williams was a
rotational player last season,
playing behind first-round
draft pick Daron Payne. Davis
was expected to be the star of
this season’s Alabama defen-
sive line. Instead, Williams, a
third-year sophomore, has put
together one of the most domi-
nant performances for a defen-
sive lineman in recent memory.
“A guy who can stop the run,
who can rush the quarterback.
He embarrassed Oklahoma’s
O-line. That’s the best offen-
sive line in college football,”
said Miller, who compared the
295-pound Williams to Phila-
delphia Eagles star Fletcher
Cox and Chris Jones of the
Kansas City Chiefs.
Alabama senior Isaiah
Buggs has had a breakout se-
nior year with 9½ sacks and
could slide into the second
round. Anfernee Jennings (6-3
and 266 pounds) and Christian
Miller (6-4 and 244) are listed
as linebackers in Alabama’s 3-4
defense, but are first and fore-
most pass rushers who could
be second- or third-rounders
Clemson’s defensive line
came into the season with a ton
of hype after Wilkins, Bryant
and Ferrell all bypassed the
chance to go to the NFL after
2017. Ferrell, an explosive pass
rusher, has the most NFL up-
side.
The 315-pound Wilkins,
a four-year starter who has
played both end and tackle,
has improved as a pass rusher
which bodes well for him going
in the first-round.
“He does look quicker this
year,” Miller said.
The 340-pound Lawrence
was suspended by the NCA A
for the playoff after failing a
test for performance-enhanc-
ing drugs. The junior has said
he does not know how traces of
ostarine showed up in a urine
sample and denies taking any-
thing intentionally. He faces
a one-year suspension, but
seemed likely to be an early en-
trant for the draft even before
the ban.
The failed drug test could
affect Lawrence’s draft stock,
but his combo of size and
quickness are rare. The only
drawback, Miller said, is play-
ers such as Lawrence are be-
coming part-timers as NFL
offense’s play more like college
offenses.
“Not every team is going
to have a role for him,” Miller
said.
Bryant is productive player
with good size who projects
as a second- or third-rounder.
And Albert Huggins, a senior
who stepped in to start for
Lawrence in the Cotton Bowl,
is athletic enough to possibly
be a late-rounder.

Alabama-Clemson follow long list of sports rivalries

By JOSH DUBOW
The Associated Press
SANTA CLARA, Ca-
lif. — LeBron vs. Steph in
the spring, Dabo vs. Nick
in the winter.
As much as Cleveland
and Golden State be-
came annual opponents
in the NBA Finals before
James left the Cavaliers
last summer to join the
Los Angeles Lakers af-
ter losing the title for the
third time in four years to
Curry and the Warriors,
Clemson and Alabama
have squared off in the
winter to help determine
college football’s champi-
on.
The Tigers are set to
square off against the
Crimson Tide for the
fourth straight year in the
College Football Playoff
in Monday night’s title
game. While most of the
players have changed
since Alabama won the
first meeting for the
championship in January
2016, the coaches have re-
mained the same.
Alabama’s Nick Saban
won the championship
the first year before Clem-
son’s Dabo Sweeney got
his first championship a
year later. The Tide won
in the semifinals last sea-
son and now the teams
are set to meet again.
“There are going to
be a lot of similarities as
far as the blueprint of
the game plan because
the head coaches are the
same,” said Mount Union
coach Vince Kehres.
If anyone knows what
Alabama and Clemson are
going through this week
it would be the staffs that
were at Mount Union and
W isconsin -W hitewater
when they played for the
Division III championship
seven straight years from
2005-11.
Kehres was defensive
coordinator under his fa-
ther, Larry, during that
run when Mount Union
won the first two meet-
ings and three of the first
four. Whitewater then
took the next three titles
before Mount Union beat
St. Thomas of Minnesota
in 2012.
The Raiders then re-
sumed the rivalry with
Whitewater the following
year with the younger
Kehres as head coach, but
Whitewater won those
two meetings as well.
“You’re certainly more
prepared for the fact
that you may play them
based on the fact that
you have played them so
many times,” Vince Keh-
res said. “As soon as you
know it’s a done deal that
game plan is already kind
of set. Then you’re just
tweaking as you get those
tapes and you look at the
most recent days.”
Here are some other
noteworthy matchups
that happened in four
straight postseasons from
around the sports world:
Sibling rivalry
While it doesn’t quite
count as postseason
matchups, Venus and Ser-
ena Williams squared off
for the title at four straight
tennis majors starting
with the 2002 French
Open that Serena won in
straight sets for her sec-
ond career grand slam
title. Serena followed that
by beating her big sister
in the final at Wimbledon,
the U.S. Open and the
2003 Australian Open,
winning the first of her
two career Serena Slams.
The sisters have met 30
times in all on the court,
with Serena winning 18,
including seven of nine
meetings in slam finals.
Gridiron greats
Few rivalries were
as heated as the one be-
tween the Pittsburgh
Steelers and Oakland
Raiders in the 1970s. The
games were physical,
memorable and often im-
pacted the championship.
It got so intense that Pitts-
burgh coach Chuck Noll
referred to Raiders safety
George Atkinson as part
of the “criminal element”
in football, leading to an
unsuccessful defamation
suit.
The teams played in
five straight postseasons
starting with the most
memorable one in 1972
when Franco Harris’ 60-
yard TD on the Immac-
ulate Reception led the
Steelers to a 13-7 win.
The Raiders got revenge
the following year before
Pittsburgh beat Oakland
in two straight AFC title
games on the way to Su-
per Bowl wins. The run
ended with Oakland win-
ning 24-7 in the 1976 AFC
championship on the way
to the Raiders’ first Super
Bowl win.
Kings of the court
There have been sever-
al NBA rivalries that fea-
tured four straight playoff
meetings, including when
Bill Russell’s Celtics took
three out of four Eastern
Conference finals from
Wilt Chamberlain and the
76ers from 1965-68.
The Knicks and Bulls
squared off each year
from 1991-94 with Mi-
chael Jordan and Chicago
taking the first three and
Patrick Ewing and New
York winning the fourth
when Jordan was playing
baseball.
The Knicks went to the
limit four straight times
against Miami starting
in 1997, with the Knicks
winning three of the se-
ries that featured fights,
suspensions and plenty of
bad blood.
The Lakers and Spurs
then traded dominance in
the Western Conference
with four straight meet-
ings in 2001-04 between
teams featuring Shaquille
O’Neal and Kobe Bryant
in Los Angeles and Tim
Duncan in San Antonio.
Queens of the court
Connecticut and Notre
Dame have been the dom-
inant powers in women’s
college basketball this de-
cade with the rivalry that
began when both were in
the Big East. The Irish
won semifinal matchups
in 2011 and ‘12 before
Geno Auriemma and the
Huskies got revenge with
three straight wins from
2013-15. The last two
came in the title game.
Soccer powerhouses
Spanish soccer rivals
Real Madrid and Atlet-
ico Madrid squared off
for four straight years in
the knockout stage of the
Champions League. Ron-
aldo and Real Madrid won
each time, including the
finals in 2014 and ‘16, the
quarterfinals in 2015 and
the semifinals in 2017.

Obituaries
Continued from Page 7B

Gary Chain
COLUMBUS —
Gary L. Chain died Jan.
5, 2019, at his residence.
Arrangements are
incomplete and will be
announced by Lown-
des Funeral Home of
Columbus.
James Prestridge
CARROLLTON, Ala.
— James Thomas Pre-
stridge, 69, died Dec.
30, 2018, at Baptist
Medical Center.
Visitation is Mon-
day from 6-8 p.m. at
Skelton Funeral Home.
Skelton Funeral Home
of Reform, Alabama, is
entrusted with ar-
rangements.
Mr. Prestridge was
born July 20, 1949, in
Slaughter, to the late
Elmer Leslie Pre-
stridge Sr. and Nelda
Faye Powell Prestridge.
He was a veteran of the
U.S. Army and served
in the Vietnam War.
James was formerly
employed with Ruan
Trucking and was a
member of the Assem-
bly of God Church.
In addition to his
parents, he was pre-
ceded in death by his
brothers, Elmer Pre-
stridge Jr. and Verdell
Prestridge; sisters,
Adell Prestridge, Joyce
Prestridge Horn and
Janice Prestridge
Smith.
He is survived by
his wife, Nancy Ming
Prestridge; son, James
Michael Prestridge;
daughter, Crystal Pre-
stridge Oversen; step-
daughters, Dana El-
more, Cynthia White,
Kimberly Warren and
Margaret Mosley; 13
grandchildren and 11
great-grandchildren.
Lifestyles LIFESTYLES EDITOR
Jan Swoope: 328-2471 C
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THE DISPATCH n CDISPATCH.COM n SUNDAY, JANUARY 6, 2019

A year on ‘The Trace’

Local photographers help document the historic route

All Parkway photographs by Bob or Pat Boisseau/Sherwood Photography

BY JAN SWOOPE
jswoope@cdispatch.com

I
n their careers, Bob and Pat Bois-
seau of Sherwood Photography
in Columbus have photographed
hundreds, if not thousands, of
weddings, senior portraits, chil-
dren, family reunions and just about
everything else in between. This
past year, however, they took on an
assignment of a different kind when
they became official photographers
of the Natchez Trace Parkway. Their
mission? To travel the 444-mile
recreational road that touches three
states — Mississippi, Alabama and
Tennessee — and capture images
of scenic spots, wildlife and people
enjoying themselves. The photo-
graphs could end up in brochures,
billboards, on social media or in
other promotional material, as well
as in Parkway visitor centers. Their
time frame? One year.
The Boisseaus were selected for
the project after going through a
rigorous process. Jan Swoope/Dispatch Staff
See Trace, 6C Bob and Pat Boisseau of Sherwood Photography in Columbus.
2C Sunday, JANUARY 6, 2019 The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com

FIVE GENERATIONS
calendar

Courtesy photo

Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 12-13

Golden Triangle Kennel Club show — The Mississippi Horse Park,
869 E. Poor House Road, Starkville, hosts this GTKC competition for canines, with
conformation, obedience and rally trials, from about 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. each day.
Free admission. Visit goldentrianglekcofms.com or check their Facebook page.

Friday, Jan. 11 Monday, Jan. 21

Pageant night — The Miss Starkville/
Red Hills/Golden Triangle pageant begins
at 6 p.m. at Starkville High School, an
official preliminary to the Miss Mississippi
pageant. For information, contact Angella
Baker, 662-617-3239 or email marb2006@
bellsouth.net.
Saturday and Sunday,
Courtesy photo Jan. 12-13
Five generations of the same family were represented at a New Year’s Day gathering Golden Triangle Kennel Club
in Columbus. Beatrice Eads, seated, holds her great-great grandson Owen Griggs. show — See details at top of calendar.
Standing behind Eads, from left, are her great-granddaughter Taylor Williamson
Griggs, Owen’s mother; grandson Andy Williamson; and daughter Brenda Eads Wil-
liamson. All live in Columbus, except the Griggs, who reside in Vincent, Alabama. Saturday, Jan. 13
Exhibit opening — The West Point/
Clay County Arts Council hosts a reception
from 2-3 p.m. to open a Tommie Valentine
exhibit at the Louise Campbell Center for
the Arts, 235 Commerce St., West Point.
Day of Giving — Following an 8 a.m.
breakfast at Trotter Convention Center in
Columbus, volunteers will distribute school
supplies to teachers to help finish the
school year, sponsored by Visit Columbus,
City of Columbus, Board of Supervisors,
Sodexo, United Way of Lowndes County and
The W. To volunteer, email volunteer@uwlc-
ms.org or call 662-328-0943. To register
for the free breakfast, visit muw.edu/mlk.
Thursday, Jan. 24
Exhibit reception — The Starkville
Area Arts Council hosts a free reception at
5:30 p.m. in The Partnership lobby, 200
E. Main St., Starkville, for “Endangered
Mississippi.” MSU architecture students
explore small homes and large plantation
stables in need of revitalization.

Does the new year signal

Visit wpccac.com.
Jan. 25-March 8
Smithsonian Water/Ways Exhibi-
Friday, Jan. 18 tion — This traveling interactive exhibit

need for a life change?

SPECIAL TO THE DISPATCH success. If something is bothering you
from your past, make it a goal to bring
Memphis Jones — The Columbus
Arts Council presents Memphis Jones &
The City Limits from BB King’s Blues Club
at 7:30 p.m. in the Rosenzweig Arts Center
Omnova Theater, 501 Main St.. Advance
tickets CAC members are $15/$17 at the
door. Non-members, $20/$22. Get tickets
at the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway
Transportation Museum, 318 Seventh St.
N., Columbus, explores how water affects
the way we live, work, worship, create and
play, and how to sustain this resource for
the future. A Main Street exhibition made

T
ypical New Year’s goals and res-
olutions tend to revolve around
exercising more, eating less or
cleaning out the closets. But a thought-
ful look sometimes indicates more may
be called for.
Vinay Saranga M.D. is a psychiatrist
and founder of Saranga Comprehensive
Psychiatry in Apex, North Carolina. He
offers seven signs that may indicate oth-
er life changes should be considered.
n You are always thinking of what
could be: If you constantly find yourself
thinking how life could be better or
about things you wish you could do but
aren’t able to right now, this is a sign
you need to make a life change. It’s one
thing to think about things you would
like to do; however, it’s something
very different when you catch yourself
obsessing about these things, becom-
ing depressed because you can’t do
these things right now and it just totally
consumes you. You need to sit down and
have an honest discussion with yourself
and figure out what changes you need
to make to move closer to being able to
do these things.
n You are “the glass is half empty”
person: If you always find yourself
thinking the worst, expecting things to
go wrong, not believing you are worthy
of great things in life, then you need
to make a change in your life. You can
start by reading some self-help and per-
sonal development books on self-esteem
and confidence. Try getting around
more people who have an optimistic
attitude. If that doesn’t work, consider
counseling or seeking out help from
a trained therapist or mental health
professional.
n Not living life in the present: Some
people are stuck living life in the past
or are always trying to figure out the
future. We all think about the past and
future from time to time, but never
spending anytime in the present mo-
ment is unhealthy and holds you back
from growth, fulfillment and personal
at columbus-arts.org or call 662-328-2787 possible by the Mississippi Humanities
closure to it this year. If you are wor- Council. For more information, call 662-
ried about the future, realize that some (closed Mondays).
328-8936.
things are out of your control and that
making good choices and living in the Saturday, Jan. 19 Tuesday, Jan. 29
present will help lead to a better future. Symphony orchestra — The
n You are living for other people: Starkville-MSU Symphony Orchestra pres- GSDP annual banquet — The
One of the biggest indicators that it is ents “Our America” at 7:30 p.m. in MSU’s Greater Starkville Development Partnership
Lee Hall. Celebrate both new and histor- hosts its annual banquet at The Mill at
time to make a change in your life is 6:30 p.m. For information or tickets, visit
ic works of American music. Free. Visit
when you are living for other people and starkvillesymphony.org. GSDPBanquet.com.
not yourself. This is more common than
you think. Make it a goal this year to let
go of the approval of other people. Ask
yourself: what do I really want for my
life? What will really make me happy?
Follow your heart and don’t worry about
other people. If they truly love you and
care about you, they will support your
goals and dreams.
n Nothing feels genuine: Some peo-
ple just kind of fell into their life path by
accident and have never been able to es-
cape. Although things might not be all
that bad, life just doesn’t feel authentic
and genuine. You know deep down what
it is you want to be doing, and it’s time
to sit down with yourself and figure out
how you can move closer to doing these
things.
n Every little thing bothers you: We
are all bothered by certain things from
time to time, but does it ever feel like
every little thing bothers you, especially
things that shouldn’t? This could be as
simple as needing to lighten up and find
more joy in life to more serious mental
health conditions like depression. Start
practicing mindfulness and trying to
change your reactions. If this doesn’t
help, seek help through a mental health
professional.
n You constantly feel anxious and
depressed: Any symptoms of anxiety
and depression should always be taken
seriously, even if they seem minor. We
all experience occasional anxiety and
feel blue from time to time, but if it
doesn’t go away, this is could be a sign
of an anxiety disorder or depression.
Reach out to a mental health profession-
al and get help.

OUT THERE
Jan. 8 – Elvis Presley Birthplace and Museum (306 Elvis Presley Drive, Tupelo) cele-
brates Elvis’ 84th birthday at 1 p.m. with cake and refreshments. 662-841-1245.

– Elvis Presley Showcase and Karaoke Contest, Link Centre, Tupelo; 6:30 p.m.
link-centre.org.

Jan. 18-Feb. 17 – “Twelve Angry Men” (theatrical production), Ford Center, Oxford.
fords.org.

Jan. 29 – Ballet Hispanico, Riley Center, Meridian. 601-696-2200, msurileycenter.

com.

Feb. 7 – Aquila Theatre’s “Frankenstein,” Riley Center, Meridian. 601-696-2200,

msurileycenter.com.

Go on a great trip?
Send us your favorite vacation photo!
jswoope@cdispatch.com
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Worth the drive

Rainwater offers ‘Wonders of the Winter Stars’ Friday

SPECIAL TO THE DISPATCH retired science teacher who
is a lifelong amateur astrono-

R
ainwater Observatory in
French Camp will offer
a free program for the
winter season called “Wonder
of the Winter Stars” on Friday,
Jan. 11. The 7 p.m. event will
be led by teacher and astrono-
mer David Teske. It is spon-
sored by a grant from 4-Coun-
ty Electric Foundation.
“This fascinating, educa-
tional and entertaining pre-
sentation explores the beauty,
science and mythology of
the winter stars and constel-
lations,” said Observatory
Director Edwin Faughn.
Teske has won various
teaching awards including
teacher of the year from
schools at the Air Force
Association and has been
recognized by NASA. He is a
mer. He has been doing public
outreach at Rainwater Obser-
vatory since 1990. He also
does outreach at local schools
and nature centers. Prior to
this, he worked at planetar-
iums and nature centers in
northern Minnesota. Teske
contributes his solar and lunar
observations to the American
Association of Variable Star
Observers and the American
Lunar and Planetary Observ- Courtesy photo
ers. Free programs at Rainwater Observatory in French Camp include observing sessions with the obser-
After the presentation, vatory’s powerful telescopes, weather permitting.
weather permitting, an ob-
serving session will be held Planetarium is located one hour from Columbus. Come Observatory at 662-547-7283
using some of Rainwater’s col- mile east of the Natchez Trace early and enjoy Steak Night or info@rainwaterobservatory.
lection of powerful telescopes. Parkway off Mississippi High- at the Council House Cafe, org.
The planetarium can be used way 413, near the village of another support ministry of Sign up for the observato-
if the outdoor observing is French Camp in Mississippi. French Camp Academy. ry’s free e-newsletter on the
clouded out. It is about a 40-minute drive For more information, homepage at rainwaterobser-
Rainwater Observatory and from Starkville, and about an contact Faughn at Rainwater vatory.org.

Survey finds U.S. consumers Military brief

Tolley graduates

prefer to use credit cards

SPECIAL TO THE DISPATCH Debit cards, however, are
often preferred for small
BOSTON, purchases and everyday
Massachusetts — in-store spending such
findings from Mercator
Advisory Group’s Custom-
erMonitor Survey Series
online panel of 3,002 U.S.
credit cards and store credit
cards, and consumers’
notice of and reaction to
merchant rules for credit
U.S. Air Force Airman Hayden Tolley
graduated from basic military training
at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in
San Antonio, Texas.
The airman completed an intensive,
eight-week program that included train-
ing in military discipline and studies,
Air Force core values, physical fitness,
and basic warfare principles and skills.
Airmen who complete basic training

T
he most recent
Insight Summary
Report from Mercator
Advisory Group’s biannual
CustomerMonitor Survey
Series, titled U.S. Con-
sumers and Credit: Rising
Usage, reveals that 62
percent of U.S. households
used credit cards in 2018,
up from 60 percent of U.S.
households in 2017. Rising
use of online shopping ap-
pears to make credit cards
more attractive, as the sur-
vey also finds that U.S. con-
sumers are now more likely
to prefer using credit cards
rather than debit cards or
any other payment type at
online retailers, for online
travel, digital content, and
even online bill payments
than since tracking usage
preference began in 2015.
as groceries. But when
consumers were asked to
choose their single most
preferred payment type in
stores, 36 percent prefer
credit cards and 33 percent
prefer debit, the top two
payment types, followed
by 18 percent who prefer
using cash. Surprisingly,
the preference for cash
remains strong, particularly
among Gen Z young adults
aged 18 to 24 who, since the
CARD Act of 2009, are less
likely than older adults to
use credit cards. This study
also finds that consumers
using credit cards are more
likely than ever to be paying
their monthly balances in
full, though young adults
are less likely than average
to do so.
The report presents the
adult consumers surveyed
in June 2018. The study
examines the demographic
distribution of credit card
use in the United States,
use of co-branded credit
or charge card programs
by type, changing patterns
of credit card use relative
to other payment types,
credit card payment habits,
and self-assessed credit
history, as well as notice of
and reaction to merchant
steering practices, usage
of peer-to-peer lenders by
brand and reasons for use,
consumer experience of
changing fees, APRs, mo-
tivators to increase credit
card borrowing and credit
card spending, methods
used to shop for new credit
cards, application channels
used for general purpose
card use and interest in mo- also earn four credits toward an asso-
bile-based account controls. ciate in applied science degree through
the Community College of the Air Force.
“In 2018, credit cards re- Tolley is the son of Denise and
wards and online shopping James Bissell of San Antonio and Carl
appear to be driving stron- Tolley of Mobile, Alabama.
ger use of general purpose He is a 2013 graduate of Biloxi
network branded credit High School. He earned a bachelor’s
degree in 2017 from Mississippi State
cards, especially since three University.
in 10 credit cardholders say
they use premium credit
cards that have an annual
fee. Consumers recognize
the security that credit
cards offer particularly on-
line. When it comes to fraud
Send in your
and disputed charges, it’s News About Town event.
easier to deal with when the
money is borrowed from the email:
issuer, and not their own,”
stated Karen Augustine,
community@cdispatch.com
manager of Primary Data
Services, including Custom- Subject: NATS
erMonitor Survey Series, at
Mercator Advisory Group,
the author of the report.

Dear Abby

D
EAR ABBY: My
mother recently
confessed to
me that in my senior
year of high school,
she sabotaged my
chance to go to my
dream school (with a
nearly full scholarship)
because she didn’t
approve of my wanting
to go to art school. I
missed my orientation
because she “got the
date wrong” and then
told me the school
refused to reschedule.
Dear Abby
The truth is she never
contacted them and let them think
I was a no-show. Stupid child that I
was, I believed her.
Abby, I can’t begin to describe
what an impact this has had on my
life. She has used that incident as
“proof” that I didn’t
know how to make
good decisions. Every
time we talked, she’d
remind me that every-
thing I was doing — my
friends, my relation-
ships, my hobbies
— was a mistake, a
waste of time or both.
Finally, to preserve my
sanity, I had to cut off
contact with her, but
my confidence and self-
worth have never fully
recovered.
Now, nearly 20
years later (after a very
rocky, unstable reconciliation), she
has confessed that she torched my
dream on purpose. She said she
was sorry, but immediately followed
it up by saying she knows a few
out-of-work graphic designers, and I
should be grateful to have a stable
job.
She refuses to go to counseling
for any reason, and talking to her
doesn’t help. She deflects by talking
about how bad I’m making HER feel.
I don’t know what to do with my hurt
feelings; the damage is done. But
all that old pain is fresh again in a
new, awful context, and I now dread
to think of what she may want to be
“honest” about next. Am I being too
harsh? Must I just suck it up and
let it go? — COULD-BE ARTIST IN
TENNESSEE
DEAR COULD-BE ARTIST: You are
not being too harsh, and you should
not suck it up! You now understand
that your mother, who seems to
have an obsessive need to control,
isn’t someone to be trusted. Be-
cause she can’t be depended upon
to do what’s right for you (as most
mothers are), you will have to emo-
tionally emancipate from her. Coun-
seling can help you to work through
your pain and disappointment and
reach that goal more quickly than
if you try doing it on your own, and
that’s what I advise. You have my
sympathy. Your mother’s parenting
technique was terrible.
P.S. It’s never too late. You can
get back on your path by going to art
school NOW.
DEAR ABBY: What is the rule of
etiquette if someone is visiting your
town on vacation and you are at
work? Are you obligated to take time
off from your job? Or should the
vacationers work around your sched-
ule to visit with you? My feeling is
if they are on vacation, they should
be flexible and not expect you to call
in sick to work or use your vacation
time. — BUSY IN CALIFORNIA
DEAR BUSY: No rule of etiquette
dictates that you must take time
away from your job to entertain out-
of-town guests — particularly if you
haven’t invited them. Considerate
visitors would (and should) accom-
modate your schedule rather than
expect you to hold their hands.
Dear Abby is written by Abigail
Van Buren, also known as Jeanne
Phillips, and was founded by her
mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact
Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or
P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA
90069.
What teens need to know about
sex, drugs, AIDS and getting along
with peers and parents is in “What
Every Teen Should Know.” Send your
name and mailing address, plus
check or money order for $8 (U.S.
funds) to: Dear Abby, Teen Book-
let, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL
61054-0447. (Shipping and handling
are included in the price.)

Horoscopes
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Jan.
6). You’re not a role, a religion
or a philosophical embodi-
ment. As you interact with
the world without the added
pressures of self-definition,
you will live unselfconsciously
and become more realized
than you’ve ever been. Invest
savings in March when your
financial and professional
luck triples up. Capricorn and
Pisces adore you. Your lucky
numbers are: 8, 24, 33, 28
and 42.
ARIES (March 21-April
19). If you haven’t laughed
yet, the day hasn’t really taken
off. Mining humor won’t be
necessary. If humor were dia-
monds, they would be spit out
of the cave’s mouth, gleaming,
just waiting to be scooped up.
TAURUS (April 20-May
20). Many people live in fear
of the unexpected, but without
some of that sprinkled over
a day, all would be forgotten.
So don’t be afraid. Today’s
unexpected things will, in ret-
rospect, seem designed just
for your delight.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21).
There was a problem. You
tried a solution, and the first
try worked. Because of such
effectiveness, you’re likely to
keep doing it that way. But is
it really the best way? You’ll
have the luxury of being able
to experiment and find out.
CANCER (June 22-July
22). Redemption — if you’re
meditatively inclined, this is
the word that will carry you far
into your soul today. To recog-
nize the mistakes and debts
that need to be redeemed and
to seek absolution is to invite
heaven to touch down.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). The
uncomfortable rub between
you and another person or
circumstance is just an exter-
nal sign pointing to the real
battleground, which is inside
your mind. Fight it out there
and the external condition will
ease.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.
22). You’re getting even better
at managing your emotions,
which is to say using the
enormous power of your
feelings as motivation instead
of seeing them as faults or
obstacles to success.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
In the classroom of life, you
teach people how to treat you.
Lectures in this forum are
extremely unpopular. Rather,
it’s usually a modeling situa-
tion. You care for yourself, and
others pick up on the cues.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
21). You already know that
you’re a deep person who
feels things acutely and thinks
further into life than most
people. Even so, you have a
desire to get to new levels.
The reading you do will carry
you there.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-
Dec. 21). Children have one
mode of speaking for every sit-
uation, but as people mature,
they learn different modes —
formal, professional, informal,
intimate and so on. Success
depends on using the right
style at the right time.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-
Jan. 19). There’s a sense of
yearning alive in you. This sort
of emotion doesn’t happen
every day. It’s actually quite
rare. What do you think might
happen if you were to make
your desire known?
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18). Even though you’re a
naturally social person whom
others are drawn to, you’re
having a hard time feeling
completely like yourself in a
current group situation. To
examine the dynamics at play
will be most enlightening.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20). When the passenger
inside your head is in a dark,
negative mood — spouting
unhelpful and unpleasant
opinions — get up and change
seats. Move to a different
train car or another environ-
ment entirely. It will solve the
issue.
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Southern gardening

Garden catalogs feed garden fever all winter

A
s I’m writ-
ing this last
Southern
Gardening column
of 2018, I’m trying
to take one more
look back before
plunging head-
long into the 2019
gardening season
that’s just around
the corner. But I’m
having trouble con- Gary Bachman
centrating because
the mail carrier is
distracting me.
It seems like every day
there is at least one new shiny
thing in the mailbox that grabs tell you the truth, I only order
my attention. And they’re be-
ing delivered earlier than ever
this year.
To what am I referring, you
ask? To gardening catalogs, of
course!
When I get a new catalog, it
brings me back to my younger
days going through the Sears
catalog toy section. Now it’s
just big boy toys, and you
know how it is with boys and
their toys.
I’ve shared my obsession
with gardening catalogs
before, and it hasn’t changed.
Even though times have
changed and most ordering is
done online, there’s still some-
thing I enjoy about thumbing
through the latest catalog. The ounce, I don’t see that small
tactile sensation of turning the seed. I see a tomato plant that
pages is like walking a wind-
ing garden path and wonder-
ing what’s around
the next curve.
When I’m
looking through
garden catalogs, I
always have a stack
of sticky tabs so I
can mark the pages
I want to go back to
and have another
look.
It’s pretty
common for me to
get more than 30
different catalogs
each year, not counting dupli-
cates. That’s a lot of reading
that I thoroughly enjoy, but to
from three or four favorites
in any given year. I know avid
gardeners who order from
a completely different set of
their favorites, demonstrating
the wide variety to choose
from in the garden catalog
world.
I also start most of the
plants I grow from seed.
There’s something I like about Gary Bachman/MSU Extension Service
considering the potential that’s Use the winter to peruse gardening catalogs to plan what new things to try next year.
contained in a tiny seed. It re-
minds me of an Internet meme pounds of fresh tomatoes. If What I’d like to see you do Happy New Year!
that was shared this fall. It only we all lived up to that is not just toss those garden Gary Bachman is an Ex-
asked: “Can you describe an much potential. catalogs you get. My New tension and research professor
acorn?” Of course, the answer Now, I’m not going to bore Year’s wish is for you to take of horticulture at the Missis-
is, “In a nutshell, it’s a tree.” you with a list of my very the time this winter to find sippi State University Coastal
When I look at a tomato favorite garden catalogs. If some plants you are interested Research and Extension Center
seed weighing 1/100th of an you’re that interested, you can in growing next year. You may in Biloxi and hosts Southern
search the Southern Garden- end up not ordering anything, Gardening television and radio
ing archives online to see what but I guarantee you’ll be programs. Contact him at
in three months will gift me I shared from time to time in inspired to have your best gar- southerngardening@msstate.
and my family with 10 to 20 the past. den and landscape yet in 2019. edu.

Right at home: Black walls make a quiet comeback

‘Black has properties that make furniture serves as an an-
chor to neutrals, patterns
it ideal for interior design: It’s and mixed materials, and
provides a solid, classic
calming to the eye, it’s elegant and it element in any room
while creating a sense of
underscores organic beauty’ space and quiet.
Designer Mark Zeff Her color team liked
the hue so much that
By KIM COOK Hampton, New York, that they chose Black Flame
The Associated Press celebrates black in sev- as PPG’s 2018 Color of

T
here was a time
when black walls
were mostly the
purview of goth teens and
indie movie theaters. But
the color has been quietly
cultivating a broader
following among design-
ers and homeowners who
want a cozy, enveloping
ambiance that’s still got
theatrical flair.
Bedrooms, libraries
and bathrooms clad in
inky or charcoal tones
can be relaxing retreats.
If you’ve got loads of
windows, the color helps
frame exterior views.
And if the space is mostly
walls, black creates a
cocoon-like setting that
can showcase a collection
of objets d’art, vibrantly
patterned rugs and furni-
ture, or meditative warm
woods and textures.
Laboratory-white
kitchens are also yield-
ing ground to kitchens
dressed in dark hues.
Houzz.com editor Mitch-
ell Parker says black is
having a moment in the
cooking space.
“Our community of
homeowners is em-
bracing a heavy dose of
dramatic color with large
swaths of black range
hoods, island accent col-
ors and full-on, all-black
cabinetry,” he says.
For a kitchen in
Brentwood, California,
Shannon Wollack and
Brittany Zwickl of Studio
Life.Style wanted to add
a little more punch. “The
kitchen’s all-black pal-
ette, infused with a large
slab of black-and-white
marble and bold brass
accents, warms and fills
the space without feeling
too heavy,” says Wollack.
LG, GE, Kitchenaid,
Bosch, Frigidaire, Smeg,
JennAir and others are
offering suites of char-
coal-black appliances
with either a matte or sat-
in smudge-proof finish.
And there’s black cabin-
etry, countertop gadgets
and cookery as well.
Designer Mark Zeff
and his wife, Kristen,
have a home in East
eral ways. The exterior the Year. Glidden picked This photos
is half-white, half-black. Deep Onyx, another shows how
Inside, black serves as a black, as theirs. Studio Gild
narrative thread for large “Black reflects the cur- painted the
design elements includ- rent state of rebellious- walls of
ing a floating fireplace, ness and contentiousness
this Chica-
go home in
a stained pinewood wall in the world, but it also Benjamin
in the master suite, and a provides a feeling of Moore’s
glass wall in the shower. privacy and protection,” Midnight.
Punctuation is added says Schlotter. Mike Schwartz/Studio Gild via AP
with black cowhide rugs;
curvy Bibendum chairs
by Eileen Gray; and Eero
Saarinen Womb chairs.
“Black has properties
that make it ideal for inte-
rior design: It’s calming
to the eye, it’s elegant and
it underscores organic
beauty,” says Mark Zeff.
“Some may think
white is a more ‘natural’
choice, but it’s actually
much starker in compar-
ison to black when blend-
ed with an environment.
Because of the use of
black, our home appears
to hunker down and stay
closer to the earth, like a
natural landmark.”
Adds Kristen Zeff:
“We also like that black
can paradoxically open
up a smaller space when
applied as a paint, to
make a room feel much
larger than if white is
used. The illusion is
achieved by tricking the
eye into not knowing
where a room ends, by
disguising the edges.”
She says they painted
pine wood with Benjamin
Moore’s Black Jack. “The
grain comes through, to
develop a texture that
deepens the shade.”
Kristen Ekeland of
Chicago-based Studio
Gild also likes adding
black, using Benjamin
Moore’s Midnight in a
recent bedroom project.
“We wanted to create
a space that’s calming
and cozy. It’s dark, but it
has an ethereal feeling,”
she says. Along with the
paint, the designers se-
lected a black sideboard
from Sabin to add depth
and texture.
Dee Schlotter, PPG’s
senior color marketing
manager, says using
black on feature walls,
interior surfaces and
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In the garden with Felder

A fast hack for a little privacy

A
ll this cold
rain has final-
ly convinced
my trees to molt
their remaining
autumn leaves, and
I’m feeling exposed.
Though I’m not
secretive at all,
don’t feel like hid-
ing and don’t have
much to hide from
neighbors, I do Felder Rushing
appreciate the feel-
ing of not living in
tight urban confines. Over the
years I have done a lot to create leafier seasons. Namely, neigh-
an intimate garden where I
can relax without feeling like
someone is breathing down my and other not-so-nice views
neck.
Creating a suitable veil of
privacy without coming across
as aloof or reclusive is a real
dilemma. The traditional
approach of using tall hedges
or fences, especially in large
areas like along busy road-
ways or the unnervingly tight
confines of most suburban
settings, is not always practical
or social.
Over the years I carefully
sited evergreen shrubs and
small trees here and there,
leaving a few openings to enjoy often partly open to allow air
“borrowed” views of neighbor-
ing lawns and certain plants
while still retaining a more
open feel and good air circula-
tion in my tiny garden.
There are still seasonal
gaps, and some projects that
really ought to be screened
including my ramshackle
outhouse-looking
tool and potting
shed and a messy
leaf pile/compost-
ing area. They
need toning down
without my adding
more walls, fences
or plants which take
a long time to fill in
anyway.
But then this
week, while en-
tertaining friends
outdoors I noticed
stuff I forgot about during the
bors’ windows, porches, kids’
play areas, glaring night lights,
and sounds that distracted us
from enjoying a quiet muse by
an evening fire.
So I’m employing a simple
privacy hack. It’s not time- and
space-consuming like a high
maintenance hedge, or an ex-
pensive solid fence which may
not be appropriate. It’s an easy,
half-day project called a baffle.
Fast, inexpensive, and
usually not as objectionable
as a fence by neighborhood
associations, a baffle is simply
a small or partial screen, most
flow. If you have ever shaded
your eyes from the sun using
your just one hand positioned
just so, you have the concept of
a landscape baffle down pat.
The simplest baffle can be
made from a colorful stained
glass or old window frame
hung from your porch or
A baffle is a small or partial screen that offers a hint of privacy
and visual interest in the garden.
suspended between trees.
But the most common is a
bit larger and free standing,
working like a well-hung,
strategically-placed clothesline
but designed like a low, sturdy,
Felder Rushing/Courtesy photo
miniature highway billboard.
Imagine two posts with
lattice, well-spaced short fence
boards, corrugated tin, or
outdoor-quality fabric placed
between them, vertically or
horizontally, in just the right
spot to partially block a specif-
ic view.
A baffle can be small or
large, simple or highly de-
tailed, close or far away, and
repeated as needed and still
come across as neighborly.
Place one very close to your pa-
tio, deck or bathroom window
to instantly screen out a larger
or more distant view; the larger
the view that needs screening,
the closer you should place a
baffle — again, just like mov-
ing your hand closer or farther
from your eyes to shade the
sun.
It can be painted and
decorated, and with finials or
birdhouses topping the posts.
Or tone it down with shrubs,
or cover with vines. Hint:
Plant perennial evergreen
vines for long term, but in the
short run plant fast-growing
annuals such as cypress vine,
day-blooming morning glory,
evening-blooming moonflow-
er, or even gourds. Whatever
helps it blend in.
No need to fret over seeing
the bad side of other peoples’
gardens, or subjecting them to
yours. Well-positioned baffles
are easy, fast, inexpensive and
work well — without causing a
neighborly row.
Felder Rushing is a Mississip-
pi author, columnist, and host of
the “Gestalt Gardener” on MPB
Think Radio. Email gardening
questions to rushingfelder@
yahoo.com.

‘Shop local’ movement drives

sales of American-made yarn
‘Shopping local is allowing
farmers to raise and keep
their animals on the farm’
By SHIREEN KORKZAN
The Associated Press
United States, from sheep to skein,
Parkes said.
One reason, she thinks, could be that
consumers are turning back to wool
because of the environmental risks of
microplastics in garments made from
synthetics like acrylic, nylon and polyes-
ter. The microplastics are released into

I
t began when Debbie McDermott
allowed her daughter Jamie to raise
two sheep for a 4-H project. Eventu-
ally, her 165-year-old farm was trans-
formed into a successful, family-run,
custom fiber processing mill.
McDermott’s Stonehedge Fiber Mill,
which opened in 1999 in East Jordan,
Michigan, now produces more than 700
pounds of yarn monthly for customers
in 38 states and Canada. It produces an
additional 15,000 pounds monthly for its
personal lines of yarn, including Shep-
herd’s Wool, which is milled and dyed
in-house before it’s shipped and sold in
about 300 shops.
“I really think the appeal is our
yarn’s made in the U.S., and people are
more and more going toward U.S.-made
products as a support for U.S. compa-
nies,” McDermott said.
Most garments worn in the Unit-
ed States in the first half of the 20th
century were American-made, but the
decline of the American textile industry
began after World War II, according
to knitting and wool industries expert
Clara Parkes. She’s a member of the
American Sheep Industry — an indus-
try trade group — and author of several
books on knitting.
In recent years, however, there’s
been a slow-growing demand for wool
yarn that’s completely produced in the
waterways when the synthetic garments
are washed.
Locally sourced yarn helps not only
the environment but local businesses
too, Parkes said. “There’s the environ-
mental impact of shipping goods all the
way across the world and bringing it
back, but now people are asking them-
selves, ‘What if I can get the wool here
and just keep it here?’”
McDermott echoed that sentiment:
“Shopping local is allowing farmers
to raise and keep their animals on the
farm.”
Consumer interest in locally sourced
yarn inspired the Michigan Fiber Coop-
erative to produce a line, Fresh Water
Fiber, which uses wool and alpaca
from Michigan farms. It’s processed
by Stonehedge Fiber Mill and dyed by
Why Knot Fibers in Traverse City.
One store that stocks Fresh Water
Fiber is Wool & Honey in Cedar, Mich-
igan. Owner Melissa Kelenske said she
buys from Michigan-based fiber artists
and companies that focus on producing
high-quality, ethically sourced yarn
with attention to their environmental
impact.
“I think the farm-to-table movement
of eating local, shopping local — ba-
sically the major slow food movement
— laid the ground work for the knitting
industry,” Kelenske said.

Kintsugi: Broken pottery becomes

more beautiful, precious
By LINDA LOMBARDI couldn’t help wonder- and adding a material
The Associated Press ing how many of those that looks precious.

I
writers based their simile The craft is said to go
f you search online on hands-on experience. back to the 15th century,
for “kintsugi,” most The craft was a lot more and I was disappointed
of what you’ll find in tedious than I’d expected at first to learn from
English is self-help advice

The Dispatch
— but maybe that made instructor Yoshiko Kuge
that uses this Japanese the metaphor all the more that we would not be

craft as a jumping-off
point. The idea of repair-
ing broken pottery in a
way that makes it more
beautiful than it was
before is apparently an
irresistible metaphor for
recovering from life’s
trials and tribulations.
When I tried kintsugi
for myself at a workshop
in Tokyo recently, I
true?
The usual goal when
repairing something is
to make the fix unnotice-
able, restoring an object
as closely as possible
to its original appear-
ance. Kintsugi takes the
opposite approach: Chips
and cracks are outlined
and filled in with gold,
creating a new design
99.49%
using traditional mate-
rials. The reasons soon
became obvious, though.
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“It was very involved. it in. The Boisseaus had Pat particularly
There were a lot of t’s to passed by campers at the enjoyed the northern
cross and i’s to dot; you’re location about 20 miles half of the route, where
dealing with the federal north of Tupelo earlier deciduous trees are most
government,” said Bob. in the day. When they likely to put on a show in
The Parkway is main- came back later to catch autumn.
tained by the National the area in different light, “But every part of
Park Service, which is un- they saw fire had broken it has its own appeal,”
der the U.S. Department out, involving grass, a she said. And each new
of the Interior. fence section and tree. season renders even sec-
While continuing their In the course of the tions already traveled a
full-time photography year, there were rare different experience each
studio, the Boisseaus birds, seasonal colors, time out.
took, at their best esti- a winter’s trek in light Exploring the Parkway
mate, between 50 to 100 snow. There were people is a great way to get in a
excursions to explore the to meet, like Memorial vacation and not spend a
Parkway, section by sec- Day revelers, horseback lot of money, Pat added.
tion. It runs from Natchez riders and cyclists from The road that roughly
to near Nashville, Tennes- Texas on an organized follows the historic travel
see. Armed with several bike ride. corridor used by Ameri-
different cameras and an Bob found one of the can Indians, “Kaintucks,”
assortment of lenses, the most interesting points European settlers,
husband and wife team of photographing the traders, soldiers and
set out to capture people Parkway to be the dou- even future presidents
interacting with the envi- ble-arched bridge that is preserved for all, with
ronment and other shots spans Birdsong Hollow at recreational and educa-
that show the beauty of milepost 438 near Frank- tional highlights all along
“The Trace.” lin, Tennessee. It carries the way.
“What some people Trace travelers 1,648 feet “It’s a treasure many
would think of as work across a valley and Ten- people don’t seem to real-
became a great delight to nessee Highway 96. ize we have,” said Pat.
us,” said Bob.
Pat added, “We had a
really wonderful time. It’s
the most fun we’ve had in
years. We’re very outdoor
people.”
Pat’s forte, Bob said,
was approaching peo-
ple caught in the act of
having fun. Bob primarily
concentrated on scenic
shots.
Part of their commis-
sion was to photograph
animals. That was
sometimes easier said
than done, since some
animals are more active
after dark.
“We ‘chased’ deer,
geese, turkeys ... ” Pat
said. “We had hunted
and hunted for deer,
and one evening, right
at dusk, this deer came
out and posed for us.”
Other moments stand
out in memory, such as
spotting a fire and calling

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Carol Briggs with Sarah, Barrett and Emily Briggs Kayden Wood, Lukas Barksdale, Jenna Barksdale, Ethan Wood

TELL ME A STORY
Participants at Story Time with Mother Goose at the Columbus-Lowndes Public Library Thursday morning not only heard stories but
also enjoyed interactive songs and practiced good manners.

Jayvion and Monica Bonner

Lucia and Isabel Tofts Xylia Blunt, Kylynn Hawkins, Karen Blunt, Qyatez Blunt Jr., Adalynn Hawkins, Qyatavius Blunt

Cindle Calhoun, Gemma Chavis (with Rudolph, the pup) Olivia and Jennifer Mearkle

NEW DAR YEAR

The Hic-A-Sha-Ba-Ha DAR Chapter began a new year of promoting historic preservation, education and patriotism
with their Thursday meeting at Cadence Bank in Starkville.

Mary Martha Wilson, Cindy Morgan, Martha Swain

Ellen Weatherly, Helen Sue Parish, Sally Laughlin Rosa Sowers, Mary Sowers
2D Sunday, JANUARY 6, 2019
Crimson Tide
moves to super
regionals
The CommerCial DispaTCh
sports, Page 1B
Left: Katie, a rescued cougar, licks Kay McElroy’s hand. Right: Oscar, a rescued tiger, peeks through his fence.
One with the animals
CEDARHILL: Kay
McElroy makes
rescuing big cats,
other animals
life’s work
By seTH PUTnAm
sputnam@cdispatch.com
CALEDONIA —
C
aring for a family of
300 isn’t easy, espe-
cially when they act
like a bunch of animals. But
that’s life for Kay McElroy.
The 66-year-old is the
owner of Cedarhill Animal
Sanctuary, an organization
that rescues abused animals.
Although Cedarhill was
founded in 1990, the story
really began a few years
earlier. In 1987, McElroy
read an advertisement in the
newspaper for a six-month-
old cougar cub. The seller
wanted $1,000. Curious,
she went to visit and found
a malnourished animal in a
small kennel intended for
dogs. The man had been
feeding the cub canned
cat food from the grocery
store, and McElroy could
see its ribs. It had been
passed around from owner
to owner, and its paws were
infected from someone’s
attempts to remove its
claws. She offered the man
a 1947 Farmall D tractor,
See CEDARHILL, 6A
Kay McElroy sits with
some of the cats she’s
rescued at Cedarhill Animal
Sanctuary.
dismissal of wrongful death lawsuit against sheriff, county upheld
sTAFF And Wire rePorT
A federal three-judge panel
upheld the dismissal of a law-
suit filed by the mother of a
Lowndes County man who died
during a confrontation with
sheriff’s deputies in 2006.
Georgia Maye McCoy filed
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Public meeting
this week on
crime prevention
SUPERVISORS: Brooks hopes to form
Kelly Tippett/Dispatch Staff
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By KrisTin mAmrACK be held
kmamrack@cdispatch.com Thursday
to solicit
Noting crime is volunteers
a community issue, to help
District 5 Supervisor form com-
Leroy Brooks Monday mittees,
reminded the Lowndes
Brooks
which will
County supervisors of make rec-
a public meeting on ommendations on crime
crime prevention, to prevention to city and
be held Thursday at 6 county law enforcement
p.m. at the Columbus officials.
Municipal Complex. “People from the
For their 2010 class meeting will select a
project, the adult stu- crime prevention task
dents of the Minority force to develop recom-
Leadership Training and mendations and strat-
egies to deter crime
Development program
in neighborhoods,”
have chosen to gather
Brooks explained to
data for the Columbus
See SUPES, 6A
Police Department and
other law enforcement
HoW To Go
agencies in an effort to
CRIME PREVENTION
help prevent crime.
FORUM: 6 p.m. Thursday,
And the communi- Columbus Municipal Complex
ty-wide meeting will
Trained noses
to sniff out Gulf
seafood for oil
By BriAn sKoLoFF ly at a federal fisheries
Associated Press Writer lab in Pascagoula to sniff
out seafood tainted by oil
PASCAGOULA — in the Gulf of Mexico and
William Mahan bends make sure the product
over a bowl of raw shrimp reaching consumers is
and inhales deeply, using safe to eat.
his left hand to wave the But with thousands
scent up toward his nose. of fishermen bringing
Deep breath. Exhale. in catch at countless
Repeat. He clears his docks across the four-
palate with a bowl of state region, the task of
freshly cut watermelon inspectors, both sniffers
before moving on to raw and others, is daunting.
oysters. Deep breath.
It’s certainly not fail-safe.
Exhale. Repeat.
The first line of
He’s one of about 40
Kelly Tippett/Dispatch Staff inspectors trained recent- See SNIFFERS, 6A
the wrongful death lawsuit Williams used Tasers in an Yorkville Road after he was Lowndes County E-911 had
against the county and the attempt to subdue Nick Gordon shot by a deputy during a hand- received a complaint of a dis-
sheriff’s department in 2008. before he was fatally shot Nov. to-hand struggle. Miley and turbance at 169 Applewood
Her son, Nick Gordon, was 18, 2006. The incident was the Williams, who both received Drive at 7:28 p.m. on Nov. 18,
killed in 2006 during a con- first time the Lowndes County treatment for injuries received 2006. Miley was the first to
frontation with deputies at an Sheriff’s Office used Tasers in during the fight, used their arrive on the scene. Reports
apartment complex. the field. Tasers three times on Gordon say Miley first met Gordon on
Lowndes County Sheriff’s Gordon, 18, died outside with no effect before the shoot- the steps leading up the front
deputies Marc Miley and Archie Applewood Apartments off ing. See APPEALS, 6A
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Freeman’s stars is Kentucky Lake? Wednesday
n Table Talk food-centered
Saturday
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Morgan 2 What recurring Saturday Night book talks presented by fea- guru, Felder Rushing,
Freeman Live character took the stage at tures Lynda Rood speaking
about “A Grand Heritage”
makes a special appearance
at the Hitching Lot Farmers’
didn’t shy a 1993 Barbra Streisand con-
cert? cookbook from 11:30 a.m. Market in Columbus, at
away from to 1 p.m. at the Columbus- Second Avenue and Second
tough ques- 3 What did QDOS, an early PC
operating system written in a Lowndes Public Library, 314 Street North, from 7-10 a.m.
Eryanna Treadwell,
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new Science
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ASSEMBLIES OF GOD
CALVARY ASSEMBLY OF GOD — Lehmberg Rd. and
Bennett Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 6
p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Eric Crews, Pastor.
FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD — 2201 Military Road.
Christian Education 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Nursery
Church (2-3 yrs.) Super Church (children)10:30 a.m.
Worship 6 p.m. Wednesday 7 p.m. Nursery provided for all
services. Jody Gurley, Pastor. 662-328-6374
NEW LIFE ASSEMBLY OF GOD — 4474 New Hope Road.
Worship 10:30 a.m., Children’s Church 10:30 a.m., Jack
Medley, Pastor. 662-664-0852
BAPTIST
ANTIOCH BAPTIST CHURCH — Hwy. 45 N. Sunday
School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Discipleship Training 5
p.m., Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Mitch McWilliams,
Pastor. 662-328-4765
ARMSTRONG BAPTIST CHURCH — 1707 Yorkville
Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. Bible Study
Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. William Vaughn, Pastor. 662-
328-0670
ARTESIA BAPTIST CHURCH — Sunday School 10 a.m.,
Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. Pastor Jeff
Morgan.
BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH — 3232 Military Road.
Sunday School 10:00 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m. Walter Butler, Pastor.
BETHESDA BAPTIST CHURCH — 2096 Bethesda
Rd, Crawford. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.,
Discipleship Training 6:00 p.m., Worship 7 p.m., Wednesday
7:00 p.m. Allan Dees, Pastor. 662-272-8734
BORDER SPRINGS BAPTIST CHURCH — 12771 Hwy.
12 E., Caledonia. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30
a.m., Kids for Christ 5 p.m., Discipleship Training 5:15 p.m.,
Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday Bible Study – Adults, Children,
and Youth classes 7 p.m. Dan Louman, Pastor. 662-386-
0541. Brad Creely, Minister of Music and Youth, 662-312-
LLC
8749. www. borderspringsbaptistchurch.com
BROOKSVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH — Main Street,
Brooksville. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 10:55 a.m.
and 6 p.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m.
CALEDONIA BAPTIST CHURCH — 7840 Wolfe Road,
Caledonia. Sunday Men’s Prayer Service 9:30 a.m.,
Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Bible Study 4
p.m., Worship 5 p.m., Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m. Bob
Burch, Pastor.
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH — 295 Dowdle Dr. Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Adult Choir
rehearsals and Discipleship Training 5 p.m., Worship 6
p.m., Wednesday 6:15 p.m. Rev. Ralph Windle, Interim
Pastor. 662-328-6741
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH — 385 7th St. SW, Vernon,
Ala. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 5 p.m.
(6 p.m. - Daylight Savings Time), Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Wil
Corbett, Pastor. 205-270-1845
CANAAN BAPTIST CHURCH — 1008 Lehmberg Rd.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Service and Children’s Church
10:30 a.m., Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Paul
Shaw, Pastor. 662-327-3771
CANAAN MB CHURCH — 2425 Bell Ave. Sunday School
8:15 a.m., Worship 9:30 a.m., Wednesday Bible Study 6
p.m. Jimmy Pounds, Pastor. 662-327-1226
COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH — 2490 Yorkville
Rd. East Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m.,
Wednesday Bible Study, Children & Youth Classes 6:30
p.m. Matt Moehring, Pastor. Edward Rhinewalt, Music
Director. 662-327-5306
CORNERSTONE BAPTIST CHURCH — 844 Old West
Point Rd., Starkville. Sunday 10:30 a.m. Greg Upperman,
Pastor. 662-323-6351 or visit www.cornerstonestarkville.
com
EAST END BAPTIST CHURCH — 380 Hwy. 50 W. (Hwy.
50 and Holly Hills Rd.) Sunday School 9:15 a.m., Worship
We unlock 10:30 a.m., Worship 5 p.m. followed by Discipleship
Training, Mission Friends and GAs 5 p.m., Sanctuary Choir
cars
6:30 p.m., Wednesday Prayer Meeting, Youth Worship,
Preschool & Children’s Choirs 6:30 p.m. Bryon Benson,
Pastor. 662-328-5915
EASTVIEW BAPTIST CHURCH — 1316 Ben Christopher
p.m. Junior Eads, Pastor. 662-329-2245
RESIDENTIAL FAIRVIEW BAPTIST CHURCH — 127 Airline Rd.
Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10:15 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.,
Wednesday 6 p.m. Dr. Breck Ladd, Pastor. 662-328-2924
FAITH CHRISTIAN BAPTIST CHURCH — 1621 Mike
Parra Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. Rev.
Michael Love, Pastor. 662-434-5252
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH — 7th St. and 2nd. Ave.
N. Sunday Worship 8:45 a.m., Sunday School 10 a.m.
(Worship televised at 10 a.m. on WCBI-TV, Columbus
Cable Channel 7), Contemporary Worship 11 a.m.; Sunday
5 p.m. Worship at 3000 Bluecutt Road, Midweek Prayer
Service Wednesday 6:00 p.m. located downtown. Dr.
Shawn Parker, Pastor. 662-245-0540 columbusfbc.org
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF STEENS — 40 Odom Rd.,
Steens. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 6
p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m.
FRIENDSHIP BAPTIST — 125 Yorkville Rd. W. Sunday
School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7
p.m. John Gainer, Pastor. 662-328-6024 or 662-328-3183
GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH — 708 Airline Rd. Sunday
School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m. & 6 p.m., Wednesday 6 p.m.
Charles Whitney, Pastor.
GRACE COVENANT BAPTIST CHURCH — 912 11th Ave.
S. Sunday 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. Pastor Sammy Burns. 662-
328-1096
GREENWOOD SPRINGS BAPTIST CHURCH — 278
East between Gattman & Amory. Sunday School 10 a.m.,
Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7:15 p.m. Rev.
John Walden, Pastor. 662-356-4445
IMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH — 6342 Military Rd.,
Steens. Bible Study 10:30 a.m., Worship 9:15 a.m. and 6
p.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. 662-328-1668
KOLOLA SPRINGS BAPTIST CHURCH — Caledonia.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., AWANA
4:45-6 Ages 2-12th grade (Sept. - May), Worship 5 p.m.,
Choir Practice Wednesday 6 p.m., 252 Basics Children’s
Ministry an Cross Training Youth Wednesday 7 p.m.,
Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m. Rev. Don Harding, Pastor.
LONGVIEW BAPTIST CHURCH — 991 Buckner Street,
Longview. Sunday School 10:00 a.m., Worship 11:00 a.m.,
Discipleship Training 5:15 p.m., Evening Worship 6:00 p.m.;
Wednesday Prayer Meeting 6:30 p.m. Pastor Larry W.
Yarber, or email ynyministry@yahoo.com, 662-769-4774
MCBEE BAPTIST CHURCH — 2846 Hwy. 50 E. Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Discipleship Training
5 p.m., Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Rev. Jimmy
Ray, Pastor. 662-328-7177
MIDWAY BAPTIST CHURCH — Holly Hills Rd. Sunday
School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m.,
Prayer Service every Saturday 6 p.m. Rev. Denver Clark,
Pastor.
MOUNT PISGAH BAPTIST CHURCH — 2628 East Tibbee
Rd., West Point. Sunday Worship each week 8 a.m., 1st,
3rd and 5th Sunday Worship 11:30 a.m., Sunday School
9:30 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Donald Wesley, Pastor.
MOUNT ZION BAPTIST CHURCH — 1791 Lake Lowndes
Rd. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10:15 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Steve Lammons, Pastor. 662-328-
2811
MT. VERNON CHURCH — 200 Mt. Vernon Rd. Sunday
Worship 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., Service Life Groups for
all ages 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., Connection Cafe 10 a.m.,
Discovery Zone. 662-328-3042 mtvchurch.com
MURRAH’S CHAPEL BAPTIST CHURCH — 9297 Hwy.
69 S. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. and
6:30 p.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m.
NEW COVENANT BAPTIST CHURCH — Highway 50 E.
Sunday School 9 a.m., Service 10 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m.
Ed Nix, Pastor.
NEW JOURNEY CHURCH — 3123 New Hope Rd. Sunday
Worship 10:30 a.m., Small Groups 5:30 p.m., Kevin Edge,
Pastor. 662-315-7753 or thenewjourneychurch.org
NEW SALEM BAPTIST CHURCH — 7086 Wolfe Rd., 3
miles south of Caledonia. Sunday Worship 8:00 a.m. & 10:30
a.m., Sunday School 9:15 a.m., Sunday Evening - AWANA
4 p.m., Discipleship Training, Youth & Adult 5 p.m., Evening
Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday - Adults, Youth & Children 6:30
p.m. 662-356-4940 www.newsalembaptistcaledonia.com
Bro. Mel Howton, Pastor.
NORTHSIDE FREE WILL BAPTIST — 14th Ave. and
Waterworks. Sunday School 10 a.m., Sunday Worship 11
a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Pat Creel, Pastor.
OPEN DOOR M.B. CHURCH — Starkville Sportsplex, 405
Lynn Lane, Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. 1st
2nd and 4th Sundays. Donnie Jones, Pastor. 662-263-7102
PLEASANT GROVE MB CHURCH — 1914 Moor High
Road, Crawford. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11
a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Riley Forrest, Sr., Pastor.
662-272-8221
PLEASANT HILL BAPTIST — 1383 Pleasant Hill Rd.
Sunday Worship 10 a.m. & 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Bill
Hurt, Pastor. 662-329-3921
PLYMOUTH BAPTIST CHURCH — 187 Plymouth Rd.
Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Randy
Rigdon, Pastor. Neil Shepherd, Music.
SOVEREIGN FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH — 7852 Hwy.
12 E., Steens. Sunday Worship 10 a.m., Service 5 p.m.,
Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Charles Young, Pastor.
SOVEREIGN GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH — 12859 Martin
Road Spur, Northport, Ala. Worship 11 a.m., Sunday Bible
Study noon. Todd Bryant, Pastor. sovereigngrace.net
STATE LINE BAPTIST CHURCH — 7560 Hwy. 1282 E.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Wednesday
Night small group 6:30 p.m. Robert Gillis, Pastor. 662-
329-2973
TEMPLE OF DELIVERANCE BAPTIST CHURCH —
4307 Sand Rd., Steens. Maurice Williams, Pastor. Sunday
School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 7 p.m., Wednesday 7
p.m. 662-327-2580
UNITED CHRISTIAN BAPTIST CHURCH — 2 blocks east
of Hwy. 69 on Yorkville Rd. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship
10:15 a.m. Steven James, Pastor.
UNIVERSITY BAPTIST CHURCH — 1104 Louisville St.,
Starkville (located in Fellowship Hall of St. Luke Lutheran
Church). Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. Bert
Montgomery, Pastor. www.ubcstarkville.org
VICTORY FREE WILL BAPTIST CHURCH — Victory Loop
off of Mill Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and
6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Pastor, Al Hamm.
WOODLAND BAPTIST CHURCH — 3033 Ridge Rd.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Worship 6
p.m., AWANA Wednesday 6:30 p.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m.
Shelby Hazzard, Senior Pastor. Brad Wright, Director of
Student Ministries.
10TH STREET FAIRLAWN BAPTIST CHURCH — 1118
7th St. S. Sunday School 8 a.m., Worship 9:30 a.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m., Youth Ministry Wednesday 4:30 p.m.
Rev. Brian Hood, Pastor.
INDEPENDENT BAPTIST
BETHESDA CHURCH — 1800 Short Main. Sunday School
9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Nathaniel
Best, Pastor. E-mail: bethesdambchurch@yahoo.com
BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH — 5860 Hwy. 50 E., West
Point. Sunday School 10 a.m., Service 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m.
FELLOWSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH — 1720 Hwy. 373.
Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. Martin “Buddy” Gardner, Pastor.
LIGHTHOUSE BAPTIST CHURCH — 5030 Hwy. 182 E.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. 662-327-1130
SHINING LIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH — 957 Sunset Drive,
Starkville in the Comfort Suites Conference Room, Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Pastor
John Harvey. slbcstarkville.org 662-648-0282
MISSIONARY BAPTIST
ANDERSON GROVE MB CHURCH — 1853 Anderson
Grove Road, Caledonia. Sunday School 9:20 a.m., Worship
11:00 a.m., Bible Study Wednesday 6:20 p.m. David O.
Williams, Pastor. 662-356-4968.
ANTIOCH MB CHURCH — 2304 Seventh Ave. N. Sunday
School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. Kenny
Bridges, Pastor.
BETHLEHEM MB CHURCH — 293 Bethlehem Road,
Caledonia. Sunday School 1st and 4th Sundays 8 a.m., 2nd
& 3rd Sundays 9:30 a.m., Worship 1st & 4th Sundays 9:30
a.m., 2nd & 3rd Sundays 11 a.m., Wednesdays 6 p.m. Rev.
Willie James Gardner, Pastor. 662-356-4424
BLESSING MB CHURCH — Starkville Sportsplex, Activity
Center 405 Lynn Lane Road. Sunday Worship 2nd, 4th &
5th Sundays 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Pastor Martin. 662-744-0561
BRICK MB CHURCH — Old Macon Rd. Sunday School
9:30 a.m. each Sunday, Worship 2nd and 4th Sundays only
11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Everett Little, Pastor.
CALVARY FAITH CENTER — Hwy. 373 & Jess Lyons
Road. Sunday Worship 8:00 a.m., Sunday School 9 a.m.,
Worship 10 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Pastor Robert
Bowers, Pastor. 662-434-0144
CEDAR GROVE MB CHURCH — 286 Swartz Dr. Worship
Services 11:15 a.m., Sunday School 10 a.m., Wednesday
6:30 p.m. Johnnie Richardson, Pastor. 662-434-6528
CHRISTIAN HILL MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH
— 14096 MS Hwy. 388, Brooksville, MS 39739, Sunday
School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11:00 a.m., Wednesday 6:30
p.m. Bobby Bowen, Pastor. 662-738-5837/549-6100
CHRIST MB CHURCH — 110 2nd Ave. S. Sunday School
10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m., B.T.U.
Program every 1st & 3rd Sunday 6 p.m.
ELBETHEL MB CHURCH — 2205 Washington Ave.
Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday
7:00 p.m., Rev. Leroy Jones, Pastor.
FAITH HARVEST MB CHURCH — 4266 Sand Road.
Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Bible class
Tuesday 6 p.m. Hugh L. Dent, Pastor. 662-243-7076.
FOURTH STREET MB CHURCH — 610 4th St. N. Sunday
School 9 a.m., Worship 10:45 a.m., Wednesday Bible
Study 7 p.m. Rev. Jimmy L. Rice, Pastor. 662-328-1913
FRIENDSHIP MB CHURCH — 1102 12th Ave. S. Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. Dr.
Stanley K. McCrary, Pastor. 662-327-7473 or 662-251-4185
GREATER MT. OLIVE M.B. CHURCH — 1856 Carson Rd.
Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10:15 a.m., Wednesday 7
a.m. Donald Henry, Pastor.
HALBERT MISSION MB CHURCH — 2199 Halbert Church
Rd., Ethelsville, Ala. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11
a.m. Ernest Prescott, Pastor.
HOPEWELL MB CHURCH — 4892 Ridge Rd. Sunday
School 8 a.m., Worship 9 a.m., Minister Terry Johnson,
Interim Pastor.
JERUSALEM MB CHURCH — 14129 Hwy 12 E.,
Caledonia. Sunday School 8:30 a.m., Worship 9:30 a.m.,
Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m. Rev. Willie Petty, Sr., Pastor.
MAPLE STREET BAPTIST — 219 Maple St. Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 6 p.m. Joseph Oyeleye, Pastor. 662-328-4629
MILLERS CHAPEL MB CHURCH — 425 East North
St. Macon. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.,
Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Ron Houston, Pastor.
MISSIONARY UNION BAPTIST CHURCH — 1207 5th
Ave. N. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Baptist
Training Union 5 p.m., Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday 6 p.m.
Rev. Tony A. Montgomery, Pastor.
MOUNT ZION M.B. CHURCH — 2221 14th Ave. N. Sunday
School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Tuesday Bible Study 7
p.m. Jesse J. Slater, Pastor. 662-328-4979
MT. ARY MB CHURCH — 291 S. Frontage Rd., Lot #4.
Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m.
Rev. Erick Logan, Pastor.
MT. AVERY BAPTIST CHURCH — 12311 Nashville Ferry
Rd. E. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m. every
Sunday except 5th Sunday. Rev. John Wells, Pastor.
MT. OLIVE MB CHURCH — 2020 Atkin Rd., Millport, Ala.
Sunday School 9 a.m. Worship Service 10 a.m. Pastor
Benny W. Henry. 205-662-3923
NEW HOPE MB CHURCH — 271 Church St., Artesia.
Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6
p.m. Thomas E. Rice is Pastor. 662-494-1580
NEW BAPTIST TEMPLE MB CHURCH — 5937 Nashville
Ferry Rd. E. Sunday School 9 a.m. each week except 5th
Sunday, Worship 10 a.m. each week except 5th Sunday,
5th Sundays: Ushers Board Fellowship. Rev. L.A. Gardner,
Pastor. 662-329-3321
NEW ZION PILGRIM MB CHURCH — 5253 New Hope
Rd. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship Services 11 a.m.,
Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Rev. Christopher Wriley, Pastor.
NEW ZION STEENS MB CHURCH — 3301 Sand Rd.
Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m.
Pastor Rev. Billy D. Hill. 662-329-5224
OAK GROVE MB CHURCH — 1090 Taylor Thurston Rd.
Sunday School 9:00 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., 5th Sunday 8
a.m., Wednesday Bible Study 6:15 p.m. Pastor Therman
Cunningham Sr., 662-798-0179
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OAKLAND MB CHURCH — 18 Fairport Road, Crawford.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday
Bible study 7 p.m., Mass Choir Rehearsal - Wed. before 1st
and 2nd Sun. 6 p.m., Male Chorus Rehearsal - Wed. before
3rd Sun. 6 p.m., Junior Choir Rehearsal - Wed. before 4th
Sun. 6 p.m. Rev. Sammy L. White, Pastor.
PLEASANT GROVE ROBINSON MB CHURCH — 9203
Hwy. 389 N., Starkville. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship
11:15 a.m., Wednesday Prayer Service/Bible Study 7 p.m.
Pastor George A. Sanders. 456-0024
PLEASANT RIDGE MB CHURCH — Ridge Rd. Sunday
School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. A.
Edwards, Sr., Pastor.
PROVIDENCE MB CHURCH — Old Hwy. 69 S. Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev.
Gilbert Anderson, Pastor.
SAINT MATTHEWS MB CHURCH — 1213 Island Rd.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday
6:30 p.m. Curtis Clay, Sr., Pastor.
SALEM MB CHURCH — Hwy. 86, Carrollton, Ala. Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. Rev.
David J. Johnson, Jr., Pastor.
SECOND JAMES CREEK MB CHURCH — 4898 Baldwin
Rd., Brooksville. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.
Pastor Michael Tate. 662-738-5855
SOUTHSIDE MB CHURCH — 100 Nashville Ferry Rd. E.
Sunday School 8:30 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Wednesday
6:30 p.m. Rev. Rayfield Evins Jr., Pastor.
SIXTH AVENUE MB CHURCH — 1519 Sixth Ave. N.
Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Sunday 11 a.m., Bible Study
Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. W.C. Talley, Pastor. 662-329-2344
SPRINGFIELD MB CHURCH — 6369 Hwy. 45 S. (1st & 3rd
Sunday) Sunday School 10:30 a.m., Worship 11:30 a.m.,
(1st & 3rd Wednesday) 7 p.m. Robert Gavin, Pastor. 662-
327-9843
STEPHEN CHAPEL MB CHURCH — 514 20th St. N.
Sunday School 9:15 a.m., Worship 8 a.m. & 11 a.m. B.T.U. 5
p.m., Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. Rev. Joe Peoples,
Pastor.
St. James MB CHURCH — 6525 Hardy-Billups Rd.,
Crawford. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and
6:15 p.m. Rev. Chad Payton, Pastor.
St. JOHN MB CHURCH — 3477 Motley Rd., Sunday
School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday Bible Study 7
p.m. Joe Brooks, Pastor. 327-7494.
ST. PAUL MB CHURCH — Robinson Rd. Sunday School
10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. Rev. Willie
Mays, Pastor.
ST. PAUL MB CHURCH — 1800 Short Main St. Disciple
Training/Sunday School 8 a.m., Worship 9:00 a.m. Rev.
John F. Johnson, Pastor. 662-241-7111
STRONG HILL MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH — 325
Barton Ferry Rd., West Point. Sunday School 9:30 a.m.,
Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m.
UNION BAPTIST MB CHURCH — 101 Weaver Rd.
(Hwy. 69 S) Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.,
Wednesday 6 p.m. Pastor McSwain.
TABERNACLE MB CHURCH — Magnolia Drive, Macon.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6
p.m.
UNION HOPEWELL MB CHURCH — 150 Spurlock Rd.
Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6
p.m. Carlton Jones, Pastor.
WOODLAWN LANDMARK MB CHURCH — 8086 Hwy.
12. East, Steens. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.
and 5 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. David Retherford, Pastor.
THE WORD CHURCH INTERNATIONAL — 366
Carson Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11:15 a.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. John Sanders, Pastor.
ZION GATE MB CHURCH — 1202 5th St. S. Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 8 a.m. and 10:45., Children’s
Church 10:15 a.m., Worship 5 p.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. Dr.
James A. Boyd, Pastor.
PRIMITIVE BAPTIST
ABERDEEN PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH —
Washington St. & Columbus St., Aberdeen. Sunday 10:30
a.m. and 2 p.m. Herb Hatfield, Pastor. 662-369-4937
HAMILTON PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH — Flower
Farm Rd., 2 miles South of Hamilton, just off Hwy. 45.
Sunday 10:30 a.m. Jesse Phillips, Pastor. 662-429-2305
MAYHEW PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH — 842 Hwy.
45 Alternate, Starkville. Sunday Service 10:30 a.m. Herb
Hatfield,Pastor. 662-315-4937
SPRINGHILL P.B. CHURCH — 3996 Sandyland Road,
Macon, MS. Walter Lowery Jr., Pastor. Sunday School 9:00
a.m., Worship 10:00 a.m., Tuesday Bible Study 6 p.m. 662-
738-5006.
SULPHUR SPRINGS PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH —
North of Caledonia on Wolf Rd, Hamilton. Sunday 10:30
a.m. & 1st Sunday Night at 6:30 p.m. Elder Joseph Mettles,
Pastor. 662-369-2532
ANGLICAN CATHOLIC
SAINT DAVID’S AT MAYHEW — 549 Mayhew Rd.,
Mayhew. Holy Eucharist - Sunday 10 a.m. 662-244-5939
or anglicancatholic.org
CATHOLIC
ANNUNCIATION CATHOLIC CHURCH — 808 College
St. Mass Schedules are as follows: Sunday 8 a.m. & 10:30
a.m., Monday, Wednesday & Friday 8 a.m., Tuesday 5:30
p.m., Thursday 8:30 a.m., and Annunciation Catholic
School (during the school year). Father Jeffrey Waldrep,
Priest.
CHRISTIAN
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH — 811 N. McCrary. Jerry
Mitchell, Pastor. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30
a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday, 7 p.m.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH — 720 4th Ave. N. and
8th St. N. Sunday Service 10:30 a.m.
CHURCH OF CHRIST
CALEDONIA CHURCH OF CHRIST — Main St.,
Caledonia. Sunday Bible Study 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m.
and 5 p.m., Wednesday 6 p.m.
CHURCH OF CHRIST — 4362 Hwy. 69 S. Sunday Worship
9:30 a.m. , Wednesday 6 p.m. Loviah Johnson 662-574-
0426 or E-mail: jtychicus00@gmail.com
CHURCH OF CHRIST — 437 Gregory Rd. Sunday Bible
class 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7
p.m. Richard Latham, Minister. 662-328-4705
CHURCH OF CHRIST DIVINE — 1316 15th St. S. Morning
Worship (3rd & 5th Sunday) 8:30 a.m., Sunday School
9:45 a.m., Morning Worship 11:30 a.m., Wednesday Night
Bible Study 7 p.m. 662-327-6060 Bishop Timothy L. Heard,
Pastor.
COLUMBUS CHURCH OF CHRIST — 2401 7th St. N.
Sunday Bible Class 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Sunday
Bible Study 5 p.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Lendy Bartlett,
Minister of Community Outreach; Paul Bennett, Family Life
Minister; Billy Ferguson, Minister of Discipleship.
EAST COLUMBUS CHURCH OF CHRIST — Highway
182 E. at Gaylane. Sunday Worship 9 a.m., Bible Study
10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. http://
eastcolumbuschurch.com
HWY. 69 CHURCH OF CHRIST — 2407 Hwy. 69 S. Sunday
Bible Study 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:15 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. www.highway69coc.com
LONE OAK CHURCH OF CHRIST — 1903 Lone Oak Rd.,
Steens. Bible Study 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m.
MAGNOLIA CHURCH OF CHRIST — 161 Jess Lyons
Rd. Bible Study 9:15 a.m., Worship, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. Minister David May, Pastor. 662-769-
5514.
NORTH HILLCREST CHURCH OF CHRIST — 900 North
Hillcrest, Aberdeen, MS 39730, Sunday Worship 10:00
a.m., Wednesday Bible Study 6:00 p.m., Bro. Arthur
Burnett, Minister, 662-304-6098. Email: nhill crestcoc@
gmail.com
STEENS CHURCH OF CHRIST — Steens Vernon Rd. 9:15
a.m. Bible Study, Worship 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday
7 p.m. Larry Montgomery, Minister.
10TH AVE. N. CHURCH OF CHRIST — 1828 10th Ave. N.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Bible Class
5 p.m., Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Willie McCord,
Minister.
WOODLAWN CHURCH OF CHRIST — Woodlawn
Community. Sunday 9 a.m., Worship 9:45 a.m., Worship 6
p.m., Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Willis Logan, Minister.
CHURCH OF GOD
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CORNERSTONE WORSHIP CENTER — 7840 Wolfe Rd.
Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Wednesday
6:30 p.m. Tony Hunt, Pastor. 662-889-6570
LATTER RAIN CHURCH OF GOD — 721 7th Ave. S.
Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. Wednesday 6
p.m. Brenda Othell Sullivan, Pastor.
NORTH COLUMBUS CHURCH OF GOD — 2103 Jess
Lyons Rd. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m.
and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Clarence Roberts, Pastor.
YORKVILLE HEIGHTS CHURCH — 2274 Yorkville Rd.,
Sunday Connect Groups 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m.,
Wednesday Worship 7 p.m.; Nursery available for all
services (newborn-4). Scott Volland, Pastor. 662-328-1256
or www.yorkvilleheights.com
ZION ASSEMBLY CHURCH OF GOD — 5580 Ridge Road.
Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. Byron Harris, Pastor.
CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST
BIBLE WAY PROGRESSIVE CHURCH OF GOD IN
CHRIST — 426 Military Rd. Sunday School 8 a.m.,
Worship 9 a.m., Monday Prayer 6 p.m., Wednesday Bible
Study 6 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday Prayer Noon. Tommy
Williams, Pastor.
FIFTEENTH ST. CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST — 917
15th St. N. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. and
6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Marion C. Bonner, Pastor.
GREATER PENTECOSTAL TEMPLE CHURCH OF GOD
IN CHRIST — 1601 Pickensville Rd., Sunday School 9:30
a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Monday 6 p.m., Tuesday 7 p.m.,
Friday 7 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m. Ocie Salter, Pastor.
MIRACLE TEMPLE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST —
5429 Hwy. 45 N. Sunday Prayer 8 a.m., Sunday School
8:30 a.m., Worship 9:30 a.m., 4th Sunday Fellowship
Lunch, Youth Sunday 4th Sunday, Wednesday Bible Study
6 p.m. Elder Robert L. Brown, Jr., Pastor. 662-327-4221.
Email: mr.endure@aol.com
NOW FAITH CENTER MINISTRIES — 425 Military Road,
Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11:30 a.m., Tuesday Night
Bible Study 7 p.m. Elder Samuel Wilson, Pastor.
OPEN DOOR CHURCH OF GOD — 711 S. Thayer Ave.,
Aberdeen. Sunday School 10:30 a.m., Worship 11:30 a.m.,
Tuesday Bible School 10 a.m. & 6 p.m., 2nd & 4th Thursday
Evangelist Night 6 p.m. Johnnie Bradford, Pastor. 662-574-
2847.
PETER’S ROCK TEMPLE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST
— 223 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., Starkville. Sunday
Worship 7:45 a.m., 10 a.m., 6 p.m., Sunday School 9 a.m.,
Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m.
VICTORY TEMPLE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST —
Minnie Vaughn Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 12
p.m., Tuesday 7 p.m. Donald Koonch, Pastor. 662-243-
2064
COLUMBUS AIR FORCE BASE
CAFB CHAPEL — Catholic - Sunday: Catholic
Reconciliation 4:00 p.m., Mass 5 p.m. Catholic Priest
Father Paul Stewart. Protestant - Sunday: Adult Sunday
School 9 a.m., Worship 10:45 a.m. Wing Chaplain Lt. Col.
Steven Richardson. 662-434-2500
EPISCOPAL
GOOD SHEPHERD EPISCOPAL CHURCH — 321
Forrest Blvd. Sunday Bible Study 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m.,
Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m. Rev. Sandra DePriest. 662-
574-1972
ST. PAUL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH — 318 College St.
Sunday 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Sunday School 9:15 a.m.
Rev. Anne Harris. 662-328-6673 or stpaulscolumbus.com.
FULL GOSPEL
BREAD OF LIFE FELLOWSHIP — New Hope Road.
Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Wednesday
6 p.m. Jack Taylor, Pastor.
BEULAH GROVE FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST CHURCH —
8490 Artesia Rd., Artesia, MS. Sunday Service 8:30 a.m.,
Tuesday Bible Study 6:30 p.m. Timothy Bourne, Senior
Pastor.
CHARITY FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST CHURCH — 1524
6th Ave. S. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m., Saturday 6 p.m. Charles Fisher, Pastor.
CHARITY MISSION FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST CHURCH
— 807 Tarlton Rd., Crawford. Sunday School 9:40 a.m.,
Worship 11:15 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m., Prayer Hour Mon.-
Fri. 10 a.m., Saturday 8 a.m., New Membership Class 9:30
p.m., 5th Sunday Worship 6:30 p.m. 662-272-5355
COVENANT LIFE MINISTRIES CHURCH — W. Yorkville
Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Evening 6:30
p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m.
Fairview Full Gospel BAPTIST CHURCH — 1446
Wilson Pine Rd., Crawford. Sunday School 9:30 a.m.,
Worship 10 a.m., Tuesday 7 p.m. Bobby L. McCarter 662-
328-2793
GREATER MOUNT ZION CHURCH — 5114 Hwy. 182 E.
Sunday Corporate Prayer 8 a.m., Sunday School 9 a.m.,
Worship 10:15 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m., Bible Study 7
p.m. Doran V. Johnson, Pastor. 662-329-1905
GOD’S ANNOINTED PEOPLE MINISTRY FULL GOSPEL
FELLOWSHIP — 611 Jess Lyons Rd. Sunday School 9
a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Jerome Gill,
Pastor. 662-244-7088
HARVEST LIFE CHURCH — 425 Military Rd. Sunday
Service 10:30 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. F. Clark Richardson,
Pastor. 662-329-2820
NEW BEGINNING FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST CHURCH —
318 Idlewild Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.,
Wednesday 6 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m. 662-327-3962
NEW LIFE FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST CHURCH — 426
Military Rd. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10a.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Michael Love, Pastor.
PLUM GROVE FULL GOSPEL CHURCH — Old Macon
Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11:30 a.m., Tuesday
6:30 p.m., Thursday 7 p.m. Samuel B. Wilson, Pastor.
SHILOH FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST CHURCH — 120
19th St. S. Sunday School 8:30 a.m., Worship 10 a.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m., Missionary Service every 2nd
Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Freddie Edwards, Pastor.
JEWISH
B’NAI ISRAEL — 717 2nd Ave. N. Services Semi-monthly.
Friday 7:30 p.m. 662-329-5038
Universalist
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST — Meeting at Temple B’nai
Israel, 1301 Marshall, Tupelo, every 1st & 3rd Sunday. 662-
620-7344 or uua.org
LUTHERAN
FAITH EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH (WELS) —
Hwy. 45 N. and 373. Sunday School/Bible Class 3:45 p.m.,
Worship 5 p.m. 662-356-4647
OUR SAVIOR LUTHERAN CHURCH (L.C.M.S.) — 1211
18th Ave. N. Sunday School 9 a.m.. Worship 10 a.m. Stan
Clark, Pastor. 662-327-7747 oursaviorlutheranms.org
MENNONITE
FAITH MENNONITE FELLOWSHIP — 2988 Tarlton Rd.,
Crawford. Sunday Worship 10 a.m., Sunday School 11 a.m.,
2nd & 4th Sunday Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday 7:30 p.m.
Kevin Yoder, Senior Pastor.
METHODIST
ARTESIA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — 50 Church
Street, Artesia. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.
Gene Merkl, Pastor.
CALEDONIA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — 811 Main
Street, Caledonia. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.
Charity Gordon, Pastor.
CLAIBORNE CME CHURCH — 6049 Nashville Ferry Rd.
E. 2nd and 4th Sundays - Sunday School 10a.m., Worship
11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m., 1st and 3rd Sundays - 3 p.m.,
Geneva H. Thomas, Pastor.
CONCORD INDEPENDENT METHODIST CHURCH —
1235 Concord Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.
Robert L. Hamilton, Sr., Pastor.
COVENANT UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — 618 31st
Ave. N. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. Eugene
Bramlett, Pastor.
CRAWFORD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — Main St.,
Crawford. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. and service 10 a.m.
Kathy Brackett, Pastor. 662-364-8848
CROSSROAD CHAPEL C.M.E. CHURCH — Steens.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6
p.m. Rev. Carl Swanigan, Pastor.
FIRST INDEPENDENT METHODIST — 417 Lehmberg Rd.
Sunday bible study at 10:15 and morning worship at 11 a.m.
Minister Gary Shelton.
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — 602 Main St.
Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 8:45 & 11 a.m., Vespers &
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Lead Pastor. Rev. Anne Russell Bradley, Associate Pastor.
Rev. Aislinn Kopp, Associate Pastor. 328-5252
FLINT HILL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — 80 Old
Honnoll Mill Rd., Caledonia. Sunday Worship Service 9:30
a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Charity Gordon, Pastor.
GLENN’S CHAPEL CME CHURCH — 1109 4th St. S.
Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m. Rev. Raphael
Terry, Pastor. 662-328-1109
HEBRON C.M.E. CHURCH — 1910 Steens Road, Steens.
Meets first, second and third Sundays, Bible class each
Wednesday at 7 p.m. Earnest Sanders, Pastor.
MILITARY CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH —
Hwy. 12, Steens. Sunday School 9:45, Service 11 a.m..
Meet on 2nd and 4th Sundays. Wednesday Bible Study
6:00 p.m. Rev. Antra Geeter, Pastor. 662-327-4263
NEW HOPE CME CHURCH — 1452 Yorkville Road East,
Columbus. Sunday School 10:00 a.m., Worship service
first, third and fourth Sunday (Youth Sunday) 11:00 a.m.,
Wednesday Bible Study 5:00 p.m. Rev. Cornelia Naylor,
Pastor. 662-328-5309
NEW HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — 2503 New
Hope Road. Sunday Worship 8:45 a.m., Sunday School 10
a.m., Tuesday Bible Study 6:30 p.m. Rev. Sarah Windham,
Pastor. 662-329-3555
ORR’S CHAPEL CME CHURCH — Nicholson Street,
Brooksville. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m.,
Saturday 9 a.m.
PINEY GROVE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — 102
Fernbank Rd., Steens. Sunday Worship 9:30 a.m., Sunday
School 10:45 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Andy Tentoni.
SANDERS CHAPEL CME CHURCH — 521 15th St. N.
Sunday School 8 a.m., Sunday 9 a.m., Tuesday 11:45 a.m.
Rev. Dr. Luther Minor, Pastor.
SHAEFFERS CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
— 1007 Shaeffers Chapel Rd., Traditional Worship Service
9 a.m., Rev. Curtis Bray, Pastor.
ST. JAMES UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — 722
Military Rd. Breakfast 9:20 a.m., Sunday School 9:40 a.m.,
Worship 11 a.m., Sunday Evening Worship 6 p.m., Adult/
Children Bible Study Wednesday 6 p.m., Young Adult Bible
Study Thursday 7 p.m. Rev. Paul E. Luckett, Pastor.
ST. PAUL INDEPENDENT METHODIST CHURCH —
Freeman Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Sunday Services 11
a.m. and 5 p.m. Youth activities 5 p.m. John Powell, Pastor.
ST. PAUL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — 307 South
Cedar Street, Macon, Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship
10:30 a.m. , Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m. Demetric
Darden, Pastor.
ST. STEPHEN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — 800
Tuscaloosa Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.
and 6 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Ron McDougald,
Pastor.
TABERNACLE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — Rt. 2,
6015 Tabernacle Rd., Ethelsville, AL. Sunday School 10
a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday 6:30 p.m.
Rickey C. Green, Pastor. 205-662-3443
TRINITY-MT. CARMEL CME CHURCH — 4610 Carson
Rd. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Pastor Lizzie
Harris. 662-329-3995
TURNER CHAPEL AME CHURCH — 1108 14th St. S.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 5
p.m. Yvonne Fox, Pastor.
WESLEY UNITED METHODIST — 511 Airline Rd. Sunday
School 9:45 a.m., Worship 10:55 a.m., Wednesday 5:15
p.m., Chancel Choir 7 p.m., Youth Monday 6:30 p.m. Rev.
Sarah Windham.
WRIGHT CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
— Hwy. 45 Alt. S., Crawford. Sunday School 9:30 a.m.,
Worship 10:15 a.m., Tuesday 6 p.m. Kori Bridges, Pastor.
662-422-9013.
MORMON
CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS
— 2808 Ridge Rd. Sacrament Meeting 9 a.m., Sunday
School 10 a.m., Priesthood & Relief Society 11 a.m., Youth
Activities Wednesday 6 p.m. Bishop Eric Smith. 662-328-
3179.
CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
FIRST CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE — 2722 Ridge Rd.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m.,Worship 10:40 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Stephen Joiner, Pastor.
NON — DENOMINATIONAL
A PREPARED TABLE MINISTRY — 1201 College St.
Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10:10 a.m., Wednesday 6
p.m. Timothy J. Bailey, Pastor. 662-889-7778
ABUNDANT LIFE CHRISTIAN CHURCH — 611 S.
Frontage Road. Sunday 9:30 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Craig
Morris, Pastor.
ALL NATIONS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP CHURCH,
INC. — 1560 Hwy. 69 S., Sunday 9 a.m., Wednesday 6:45
p.m., Friday Corporate Prayer 7 p.m. Pastor James T.
Verdell, Jr. crosswayradio.com 9 a.m., 11 a.m., & 7 p.m. on
Fridays only.
COLUMBUS CHRISTIAN CENTER — 146 S. McCrary
Rd. Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m., Kid’s Church 10:30 a.m.,
Wednesday 6:30 p.m., Kenny Gardner, Pastor. 662-328-
3328
CONGREGATIONAL WORSHIP CENTER — 109 Maxwell
Lane. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11:15 a.m.,
Wednesday Prayer 6 p.m., Wednesday Bible Band 7 p.m.
Grover C. Richards, Pastor. 662-328-8124
CORNERSTONE WORSHIP CENTER — 98 Harrison Rd.,
Steens. Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m., 1st Sunday Evening
6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Marion (Bubba) Dees, Pastor.
662-327-4303
EL BETHEL — 3288 Cal-Vernon Rd. Sunday School 9
a.m., Worship 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Wes
Andrews, Pastor. 662-855-5006
EMMANUEL CIRCLE OF LOVE OUTREACH — 1608
Gardner Blvd. Services every Friday, Saturday and Sunday
at 7 p.m. J. Brown, Pastor.
FAITH COVENANT CHURCH — 1133 Northdale Dr.
Sunday Worship 5:30 p.m. Lee Poque, Pastor. 662-889-
8132
FINDING YOUR WAY THROUGH CHRIST MINISTRIES
— 1472 Blocker Rd., Starkville. Sunday School 10 a.m.,
Worship 11 a.m., 2nd Sunday Morning Worship 9 a.m.
Pastor Kenyon Ashford.
FIRST CALVARY FAITH AND FELLOWSHIP CHRISTIAN
CENTER — 247 South Oliver St., Brooksville. Prayer
Saturday 5:30 p.m., Bible Study 6 p.m., Sunday School
9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. Pastor David T. Jones,III.
601-345-5740
FULL GOSPEL MINISTRY — 1504 19th St. N. Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Tuesday 6:30 p.m. Rev.
Maxine Hall, Pastor.
GENESIS CHURCH — 1820 23rd St. N., Sunday School
9 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Darren
Leach, Pastor.
HOUSE OF LIFE FREEDOM MINISTRY — 1742 Old West
Point Rd. Worship 8 a.m. and 11 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m.
Donnell Wicks, Pastor.
HOUSE OF RESTORATION — Hwy. 50. Sunday School,
9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7
a.m., Pastors, Bill and Carolyn Hulen.
JESUS CHRIST POWERHOUSE OF THE APOSTOLIC
FAITH CHURCH — 622 23rd St. N. Sunday School
10:30 a.m.; Service 11:45 a.m., Tuesday 7:30 p.m., Friday
7:30 p.m., Prayer Mon., Wed. and Fri. noon. For more
information call Bishop Ray Charles Jones 662-251-1118,
Patricia Young 662-327-3106 or 662-904-0290 or Lynette
Williams 662-327-9074.
KINGDOM VISION INTERNATIONAL CHURCH — 3193
Hwy 69 S. Sunday 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m., Sunday School
10 a.m., Tuesday 7 p.m. Pastor R.J. Matthews. 662-327-
1960
LIFE CHURCH — 419 Wilkins Wise Rd. Sunday Worship
10 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. For more information, call 662-
570-4171
LOVE CITY FELLOWSHIP CHURCH — 305 Dr. Martin
Luther King Drive, Starkville. Sunday Worship 11 a.m.,
Pastor Apostle Lamorris Richardson. 601-616-0311
LIVING WATERS LIFE CHURCH INTERNATIONAL — 113
Jefferson St., Macon. Sunday Service 10 a.m., Wednesday
Bible Study 6:30 p.m. Johnny Birchfield Jr., Senior Pastor.
662-493-2456 E-mail: livingwaterslifechurch@gmail.com
NEW BEGINNING EVERLASTING OUTREACH
MINISTRIES — Meets at Quality Inn, Hwy. 45 N. (Every 1st
and 3rd Sunday) Sunday School 10 a.m., Bible Study 10:30
a.m., Worship 11 a.m. Pastor Robert Gavin, 662-327-9843
or 662-497-3434.
NEW COVENANT ASSEMBLY — 875 Richardson.
Worship Service Sunday 10:30 a.m. Bruce Morgan, Pastor.
NEW HORIZONS GOSPEL ASSEMBLY — 441 18th St. S.
Sunday 10 a.m. Dr. Joe L. Bowen, Pastor.
PLEASANT RIDGE HOUSE OF WORSHIP — 2651 Trinity
Road. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Every
2nd and 4th Sunday Intercessory Prayer 9 a.m., Wednesday www.memorialgunterpeel.com
6:30 p.m. Pastor Donna Anthony. 662-241-0097
716 Second Ave. N. • Columbus, MS • 662-328-4432
THE LORD’S HOUSE — 441 18th St. S. Thursday 7 p.m.
903 College St. • Columbus, MS • 662-328-2354
Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.
THE RIVER CHURCH — 822 North Lehmberg Rd., Sunday
Worship 10 a.m., Children’s Church 3&4 yr. old, 5-12 yr. old.
Wednesday Worship 6:45 p.m. Pastor Chuck Eubanks.
THE SHEPHERD’S CARE & SHARE MINISTRY CHURCH
— 312 N. Lehmberg Rd., Sunday Prayer Time 9:50 a.m.,
Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Thursday Bible
Study 6 p.m., Annie Hines, Planter and Pastor. 662-570-
1856
TRIBE JUDAH MINISTRIES — 730 Whitfield St., Starkville.
Sunday Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday Bible School 7 p.m.
Rev. Greg and Rev. Michelle Mostella, Pastors. 662-617-
4088
TRUE GOSPEL EVANGELISTIC MINISTRY — 2119
7th. Ave. N., Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m.,
Tuesday Bible Study 6:30 p.m. Clyde and Annie Edwards,
Pastors.
TRUE LIFE WORSHIP CENTER — 597 Main St.,
Caledonia. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 5
p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Eugene O’Mary, Pastor.
SHELTON’S TOWING, INC.
TRUEVINE CHRISTIAN LIFE CENTER MINISTRIES
Since 1960
— 5450 Cal-Kolola Rd, Caledonia. Sunday School 9:30 24 Hour Towing
a.m., Worship 10:45 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Pastor
Francisco Brock, Sr. 662-356-8252
1024 Gardner Blvd.
UNITED FAITH INTER-DENOMINATIONAL MINISTRIES 328-8277
— 1701 22nd Street North, Columbus. Sunday Worship
8:30 a.m. -10 a.m., Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m.-7 p.m.
Rone F. Burgin, Sr., Pastor/Founder. 662-328-0948
VIBRANT CHURCH — 500 Holly Hills Rd. Sunday 9 a.m.,
10:15 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. The Grove Coffee Cafe 8 a.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. The Grove 6:30 p.m. Nursery provided
through age 3. Jason Delgado, Pastor. 662-329-2279
WORD IN ACTION MINISTRY CHRISTIAN CENTER —
2648 Tom St., Sturgis. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship
11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Curtis Davis, Pastor. 662-230-
3182 or mdavis43@hotmail.com
ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN
ST. CATHERINE ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN CHURCH —
725 4th Ave. N. Visit www.stcatherineorthodox.com for
schedule of services and updates on this Mission.
APOSTOLIC PENTECOSTAL
APOSTOLIC OUTREACH CHURCH — 204 North McCrary
Rd., Prayer/Inspiration Hour Monday 6 p.m. Danny L.
Obsorne, Pastor.
DIVINE DESTINY APOSTOLIC CHURCH — 2601 14th
Ave. N. Sunday School 10:30 a.m., Worship 12 p.m.,
Tuesday Bible Class 7:30 p.m. Pastor Easter Robertson.
JESUS CHRIST POWERFUL MINISTRY OF LOVE —
1210 17th St. S., behind the Dept. of Human Resources.
Sunday School 10:30 a.m., Friday 7:30 p.m. Gloria Jones,
Pastor.
SPIRIT OF PRAYER HOLINESS CHURCH — 267 Byrnes
Circle. Sunday Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m.,
Saturday 11 a.m. Terry Outlaw, Pastor. 662-324-3539
THE ASSEMBLY IN JESUS CHRIST CHURCH — 1504
19th St. N. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11:45 a.m. and
7 p.m., Wednesday and Friday 7 p.m.
THE CHURCH OF THE ETERNAL WORD — 106 22nd St.
S. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11:30 a.m., Tuesday
Bible Study 7 p.m., Thursday Prayer 5 p.m. District Elder
Lou J. Nabors Sr., Pastor. 662-329-1234
THE GLORIOUS CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST — Billy
Kidd Road, Caledonia. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship
11:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.. Tuesday 7 p.m., Friday 7 p.m.
Ernest Thomas, Pastor.
VICTORY APOSTOLIC FAITH CHURCH — 6 6 Boyd Rd.,
Starkville. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Noon, Tuesday
Prayer 7 p.m., Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m. Mildred
Spencer, Pastor. 662-341-5753
ONENESS PENTECOSTAL
NEW HOPE PENTECOSTAL CHURCH — 875 Richardson
Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., 6 p.m.,
Tuesday 7 p.m. Jared Glover, Pastor. 662-251-3747 E-mail:
nhpccolumbus@yahoo.com
PENTECOSTAL
FAITH AND DELIVERANCE OUT REACH MINISTRIES —
118 S. McCrary Road, Suite 126. Sunday 10 a.m. and 11
a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Christian Women Meeting Friday
7 p.m.
LIVING FAITH TABERNACLE — Shelton St. Sunday
School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Youth
Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Rev. James O. Gardner, Pastor.
LIVING WATER MINISTRIES — 622 28th St. N. Elder
Robert L. Salter, Pastor. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship
11 a.m., Wednesday 7:30 p.m., Friday 7:30 p.m.
SPIRIT OF PRAYER HOLINESS CHURCH — 922 17th St.
N. Sunday 11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m.
Terry Outlaw, Pastor,
VICTORY TABERNACLE P.C.G. — 548 Hwy. 45 North
Frontage Rd. (1/4 mile past the CAFB entrance on the
right) Sunday Bible Class 10:15 a.m., Worship 10:45 a.m.,
Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m. G. E. Wiggins, Sr., Pastor.
662-251-2432
1721 Hwy 45 N
UNITED PENTECOSTAL ® Columbus, MS
CALEDONIA UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH — 5850 662.848.0919
Caledonia Kolola Rd., Caledonia. Sunday 10 a.m., 6 p.m.,
Monday-Saturday 10am-8pm
Wednesday 7 p.m. Grant Mitchell, Pastor. 662-356-0202
In Style. In Reach. Sunday 1pm-5pm
FIRST PENTECOSTAL CHURCH — 311 Tuscaloosa
TRINITY PLACE
Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Sunday Evangelistic 6p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Steve Blaylock, Pastor. 662-328-
RETIREMENT COMMUNITY
1750
PRESBYTERIAN
BEERSHEBA CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN Offering independent living apartments, personal
CHURCH — 1736 Beersheba Rd., New Hope Community. care/assisted living suites, and a skilled nursing home
Rev. Tim Lee, Pastor. Sunday Worship 10 a.m., Church 300 Airline Road • Columbus, MS • 327-6716
School 11:15 a.m., Wed. Mid Week 6 p.m. 662-327-9615 “Our Bottom Line Is People”
COVENANT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (EPC) — 515
Lehmberg Rd., East Columbus. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Hunting • Fishing
Working Or Stepping Out — We Have A Complete
Worship 10:30 a.m., Wednesday Prayer Meeting 4 p.m. Line Of Clothing For You And Your Family
John Richards, Pastor.
FIRST CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH — Oktibbeha County Co-Op
Check Out Our Boot & Cap Section
2698 Ridge Rd. Sunday School 9:15 a.m., Worship 10:30
a.m., Adult Choir 4 p.m. Youth Group 5 p.m., Bible Study 5 662-323-1742
p.m.; Monthly Activities: CPW Circle #2 (2nd Tue. 4 p.m.), 201 Pollard Rd., Starkville
Ladies Aid (3rd Tue. 2 p.m.); Weekly Activities: Exercise
Class Tuesday and Thursday 8 a.m. Rev. Luke Lawson,
Pastor. 662-328-2692
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH — 3200 Bluecutt Rd.
Worship 10 a.m., Youth Group Sundays 11 a.m., Adult Choir
Wednesdays 6 p.m., Fellowship Suppers-3rd Wednesdays
6 p.m. Rev. Wayne Bruchey, Pastor.
MAIN STREET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (PCA) — Main
and 7th St. N. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:40
a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday Fellowship Supper 5:30 p.m.,
Bible Study 6 p.m. Rev. Todd Matocha, Pastor.
MT. ZION CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH —
3044 Wolfe Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.
SALVATION ARMY CHURCH
THE SALVATION ARMY CHURCH — 2219 Hwy. 82
East. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m.,
Wednesday Men’s Fellowship, Women’s Fellowship 5:30
p.m., Thursday Character Building Programs 5:30 p.m.,
Majors Alan and Sheryl Phillips, Commanding Officers.
SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST
COLUMBUS SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH —
301 Brooks Dr. Saturday Service 9 a.m., Sabbath School
The McBryde Family
10:30 a.m., Wednesday Prayer Meeting 6:30 p.m. Ray
Elsberry, Pastor. 662-329-4311
SALEM SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST — 826 15th St. N.
1120 Gardner Blvd. • 328-5776
Saturday Sabbath School 9:30 a.m., Divine Worship 11
a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Roscoe Shields, Pastor. 662-
327-9729
APOSTOLIC CHURCH
TRUE FAITH DELIVERANCE MINISTRIES APOSTOLIC
CHURCH — 3632 Hwy. 182 E. Sunday School 10:30 a.m., • RECYCLING SINCE 1956 •
Sunday 11:30 a.m., Tuesday 7:30 p.m., Wednesday Prayer Specializing in industrial accounts
Noon, Wednesday 7:30 p.m., Friday 7:30 p.m. 662-328-8176 973 Island Rd. 1-800-759-8570
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6250 Mortgages
8750 Resort Property
and receive a refund for days not published. 1330 Furniture Repair & Refinishing 2400 Special Notices
4420 Farm Equipment & Supplies
6300 Stocks & Bonds
8800 River Property
1360 General Services 2600 Travel/Entertainment 6350 Business for Sale
4450 Firewood 8850 Wanted to Buy

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1380 Housecleaning 3000 Employment
1390 Insulation
4460 Flea Markets 7000 Rentals 8900 Waterfront Property
3050 Clerical & Office 4480 Furniture 7050 Apartments
1400 Insurance 3100 Data Processing/ Computer 4510 Garage Sales 7100 Commercial Property
9000 Transportation
1410 Interior Decorators 9050 Auto Accessories/Parts
Bargain Column Ad must fit in 4 lines (approximately 1440 Jewelry/Watch Repair
1470 Lawn Care/Landscaping
3150 Domestic Help
3170 Engineering
4540 General Merchandise
4570 Household Goods
7150 Houses
7180 Hunting Land
9100 Auto Rentals & Leasing
9150 Autos for Sale
20 characters per line) and will run for 3 days. For items $100 or 3200 General Help Wanted 4630 Lawn & Garden 7190 Land for Rent/Lease
1500 Locksmiths 9200 Aviation
less ONLY. More than one item may be in same ad, but prices 1530 Machinery Repair
3250 Management Positions 4660 Merchandise Rentals 7200 Mobile Homes
9250 Boats & Marine
may not total over $100, no relists. 3300 Medical/Dental 4690 Musical Instruments 7250 Mobile Home Spaces
1560 Mobile Home Services 3350 Opportunity Information 9300 Camper/R.V.’s
4700 Satellites 7300 Office Spaces
Free Pets Up to 4 lines, runs for 6 days. 1590 Moving & Storage
1620 Painting & Papering
3400 Part-Time
3450 Positions Wanted
4720 Sporting Goods
4750 Stereos & TV’s
7350 Resort Rentals
7400 River Property
9350 Golf Carts
9400 Motorcycles/ATVs
Lost & Found Up to 6 lines, ad will run for 6 days. 1650 Pest Control
1680 Plumbing
3500 Professional
3550 Restaurant/Hotel
4780 Wanted To Buy 7450 Rooms
7500 Storage & Garages
9450 Trailers/Heavy Equipment
9500 Trucks, Vans & Buses
1710 Printing 3600 Sales/Marketing 9550 Wanted to Buy
These ads are taken by fax, e-mail or in person at 1740 Roofing & Guttering 3650Trades
7520 Vacation Rentals
7550 Wanted to Rent
our office. Ads will not be take by telephone. 1770 Saws & Lawn Mowers 3700Truck Driving 7600 Waterfront Property

Legal Notices 0010 Legal Notices 0010 Legal Notices 0010 Painting & Papering 1620 General Help Wanted 3200 Farm Equipment & Supplies Apts For Rent: West 7050 Apts For Rent: Other 7080 Commercial Property For
4420 Rent 7100

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State of Mississippi State of Mississippi LOWNDES COUNTY SULLIVAN'S PAINT CONTRACTOR SEEKING JANUARY AVAILABILITY
County of Lowndes County of Lowndes SCHOOLS SERVICE experienced carpenter HAY FOR SALE. Some (NOW ACCEPTING 117 DR. Martin Luther

Rentals
Certified in lead with lots of experience. stored in barn and out. APPLICATIONS) King Jr. Dr. West in
Notice of Sale Notice of Sale NOTICE TO BIDDERS removal. Offering spe- Please call: 662-386-9122. Starkville. 4,000 sq. ft
cial prices on interior & 662-570-9464 for info. Downtown Area- building. Call 662-323-
WHEREAS the following
tenants entered into a
WHEREAS the following
tenants entered into a
COUNTY OF LOWNDES exterior painting, pres-
sure washing & sheet
General Merchandise 4600 Apartments 2BR/1BA, CH&A, hard- 5119.
& Houses
wood, appliances, no
lease with RENT-A- lease with RENT A NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV- rock repairs. MARATHON EQUIPMENT APPLE COMPUTERS pets, spacious, walk to
Free Estimates
SPACE for storage
spaces in which to store
SPACE for storage
spaces in which to store
EN THAT SEALED BIDS
WILL BE RECEIVED BY Call 435-6528
Hiring MAINTENANCE
TECHNICIANS Immedi-
Two 2009 iMac com-
puters available. Good
1 Bedrooms MUW. NO HUD.
Agent Owned. COMMERCIAL PROPER-
personal property: personal property: THE LOWNDES COUNTY ately! Starting pay is working condition. 2 Bedroooms $675.00/$675.00. TIES/Retail/Office
Spaces starting @
BERNARD BROOKS DARREN HOWARD
BOARD OF EDUCATION,
IN THE OFFICE OF SU-
Stump Removal 1790 $17.62/hour and you
can earn up to
Would be good for ba-
sic web browsing or 3 Bedrooms Convenience-
$285/mo. Downtown &
– UNIT 6003 R203 PERINTENDENT OF EDU- East Columbus loca-
$19.93/hour within a word processing. 2Ghz; 2BR/1BA, almost fin-
CATION, 1053 HIGH- year! Full benefits avail- 2 GB RAM; 250 GB HD. Furnished & ished make-over. CH/A,
tions. 662-435-4188.
WHEREAS, default has
been made in the pay-
GWENDOLYN JOHNSON WAY 45 SOUTH,
L205 COLUMBUS, MS. UNTIL
able on your first day of
employment.
Computer and built-in
monitor only; mouse
Unfurnished new flooring, paint, ap-
pliances & more. No
ment of the rent and
RENT-A-SPACE pursu- WHEREAS, default has
2:00 PM ON
THURSDAY, JANUARY
Apply online at:
https://www.dover
and keyboard not in- 1, 2, & 3 Baths pets, no HUD. OFFICE SPACE: 2,000
cluded. $50 each. Agent Owned. square feet. 294
ant to said lease is au- been made in the pay- 31, 2019 FOR DIS- esg.com/careers/ Call 662-574-1561 Lease, Deposit $450.00/$450.00. Chubby Dr. Flexible leas-
thorized to sell the per-
sonal property to satis-
ment of the rent and
RENT A SPACE pursu-
TRICT WAN SERVICE
FOR THE LOWNDES
ALLSTUMP GRINDING High school diploma or
GED required. EEO.
& Credit Check ing terms. Available
SERVICE Sporting Goods 4720 West Point- now. 662-328-8254
fy the past due rent and ant to said lease is au- COUNTY SCHOOL DIS- Marathon Equipment viceinvestments.com Large 1BR/1BA, gas

327-8555
GET 'ER DONE!
any other charges owed thorized to sell the per- TRICT. BIDS WILL BE We can grind all your Co Rd 9 ED SANDERS Gunsmith space heat, window air.
to it. sonal property to satis- OPENED ON FRIDAY, stumps. Hard to reach Vernon, AL 35592 Open for season! 9-5, Water furnished. No
fy the past due rent and FEBRUARY 1, 2019 AT HISTORIC DOWNTOWN
places, blown over Tues-Fri & 9-12, Sat. pets or HUD. Columbus Office, Retail,
NOW THEREFORE, no- any other charges owed 10:00 AM. ALL BIDS roots, hillsides, back- Over 50 years experi- Agent Owned.
tice is hereby given that to it. PRICES SHALL BE FIRM ence! Repairs, cleaning, Apts For Rent: Caledonia 7060 Restaurant Space avail-
$375.00/$375.00 with able. Call 662-328-
yards, pastures. Free QUALITY CONTROL
RENT-A-SPACE will offer AND APPROVED BY LC- estimates. You find it, MANAGER NEEDED. refinishing, scopes approved application.
for sale, and will sell at NOW THEREFORE, no- SB FOR THE DISTRICT. 3BR/1BA Duplex. No 8655 or 662-574-7879.
we'll grind it! Immediate opening at mounted & zeroed, Smoking. No Pets. 1 yr.
auction to the highest tice is hereby given that 662-361-8379 Columbus Air Force handmade knives. Long & Long, Realtors
bidder and best bidder RENT A SPACE will offer INTERESTED BIDDERS lease. $550/month +
Base. Construction Located: Hwy 45 Alt, deposit. 662-356-4958 662-328-0770 Houses For Rent: Northside
for cash all personal for sale, and will sell at MAY PICK UP OR RE- experience required. North of West Point, or 662-574-0227. 7110
property in the storage.
Said property located at
RENT-A-SPACE 1526
auction to the highest
bidder and best bidder
for cash all personal
QUEST BY PHONE (662-
244-5000) SPECIFICA-
TIONS FOR THE ABOVE
Tree Services 1860
A&T Tree Service
Email resume to:
josh@gsiconstruct.com
turn right on Yokahama
Blvd, 8mi & turn left on
Apts For Rent: Starkville 7070
COLEMAN 2 AVAILABLE: 2BR/1BA
Bucket truck & stump
eric@gsiconstruct.com Darracott Rd, will see RENTALS near CAFB. $450/mo +
GARDNER BLVD. SUITE property in the storage. AT THE OFFICE OF SU- sign, 2.5mi ahead shop TOWNHOUSES & APARTMENTS
1, COLUMBUS, MS will Said property located at PERINTENDENT OF EDU- removal. Free est. SMALL APT, walking dis- $350 dep. 662-889-
on left. 662-494-6218. 1122.
be sold at 10:00 AM on RENT A SPACE 216 LIN- CATION. PLEASE DIR- Serving Columbus
since 1987. Senior
Medical / Dental 3300 tance to MSU. Partially
furnished incl W/D w/
1 BEDROOM
JANUARY 25, 2019. COLN ROAD, COLUM- ECT ALL INQUIRES TO Business Opportunity 6050
BUS, MS 39705 will be MRS. JEANISE AN- citizen disc. Call Alvin @ FULL TIME RN and PART ch/a. $500/mo + dep. 2 BEDROOMS
242-0324/241-4447
Title to the personal sold at 9:30 AM on DREWS, TECHNOLOGY
"We'll go out on a limb
TIME RECEPTIONIST/
SCHEDULER needed for
HISTORIC DOWNTOWN Call 662-722-0020,
leave msg or text.
3 BEDROOMS 2BR HOUSE. Stove, ref.,
property to be sold is JANUARY 25, 2019. COORDINATOR, BY Columbus: 411 Main w/d hookup, window
believed to be good, but EITHER PHONE (662- for you!" busy medical office. Ap- St. Office, Retail, Res- a/c, heat electric.
LEASE,
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at such sale, RENT-A- Title to the personal 244-5018) OR EMAIL plicants must have ex- taurant Space available. $485/mo. Lease-
Apts For Rent: Other 7080
SPACE will convey only
such title as is vested
property to be sold is (JEANISE.ANDREWS@LO
believed to be good, but WNDES.K12.MS.US)
Special Notices 2400 cellent computer skills
and be able to work in a
Call 423-333-1124. DEPOSIT dep.+credit check. Cole-
1BR/1BA Apts for rent. man Realty. 329-2323.
in it pursuant to its at such sale, RENT A BECOME A LICENSED fast paced environment. College Manor Apts, dir- AND
leases and as allowed SPACE will convey only THE LOWNDES COUNTY Applicants must also
under Mississippi Code such title as is vested BOARD OF EDUCATION
AMATEUR RADIO OPER-
ATOR. FCC Testing will available to work some
ectly across from MUW.
Completely renovated,
CREDIT CHECK Houses For Rent: South 7140
Annotated Section 85-7- in it pursuant to its RESERVES THE RIGHT be at West end of Main late evenings. For seri- incl granite countertops,
121 et seq.
(Supp1988).
leases and as allowed TO REJECT ANY
under Mississippi Code AND/OR ALL BIDS AND
St @ the 911 Center in
Starkville on Saturday,
ous inquiries, please
send resume to
SS appls & W/D. 12 mo
lease, dep req, $650/
662-329-2323 3BR/2BA, 2300 sqft,
very nice w/ 2 car gar-
Annotated Section 85-7- TO NEGOTIATE WITH December 29, 2018 at Blind Box 660 c/o mo. 662-425-3817. age, lg back yard. Pets
WITNESS MY SIGNA- 121 et seq. THE LOW BID/BIDDER. 9am. For more info call Commercial Dispatch Let your 2411 HWY 45 N
need approval. 1612
TURE ON JANUARY 2, (Supp1988). 662-324-0745. PO Box 511 9th St. S. $1,050 per
2019. MR. LYNN WRIGHT, SU- Columbus, MS 39703. fingers do the 2BR/1BA located in COLUMBUS, MS mo + dep. 662-574-
WITNESS MY SIGNA- PERINTENDENT walking. Historic Downtown 7879 or 662-328-8655.
RENT-A-SPACE TURE ON JANUARY 2, SUPERINTENDENT OF General Help Wanted 3200 Columbus. 2,000 sqft.
By: MANAGER 2019. EDUCATION Bargain Column 4180 Find your Hardwood floors Houses For Sale: Other 8500
LOWNDES COUNTY, PART TIME OFFICE dream job in throughout. Open floor.
PUBLISH: 1/6/2019 RENT A SPACE MISSISSIPPI ADMIN/SECRETARY OIL RADIATOR Space
Very nice. Incl W&D.
By: MANAGER needed for Heater, new, $35. the classifieds! $1200/mo. Call
PUBLISH: JANUARY 6 & small church. (2) Lighted Christmas
662-328-8655.
PUBLISH: 1/6/2019 JANUARY 13, 2019 Yard Trees, $15.
Monday & Wednesday, 662-327-7221.
Building & Remodeling 1120 16 hours per week. DOWNTOWN: 2BR/1BA,
State of Mississippi CH&A, 1 story, W/D,
County of Lowndes Coin & Jewelry 4360 historic district, 1 block
SUGGS CONSTRUCTION Tech and social media
Building, remodeling, skills required. OLE MISS 14k gold from downtown, $625/
Notice of Sale State of Mississippi mo. + $625 dep. NO
County of Lowndes metal roofing, painting Ronaldo Bracelet. Brand
& all home repairs. For more info, call new. Never worn. $175. PETS. 662-574-8789.
WHEREAS the following Apts For Rent: Northside 7010 Peaceful & Quiet area.
tenants entered into a 662-242-3471 662-574-1972 Call 662-549-9192.
Notice of Sale
lease with RENT A FOX RUN COMPANY LLC
SPACE for storage WHEREAS the following Tom Hatcher, LLC Auctions 4120 1 & 2 BR near hospital. FIRST FULL MONTH
spaces in which to store tenants entered into a Custom Construction, $595-645/mo. Military
Restoration, Remodel- RENT FREE! 1 & 2 Bed-
personal property: lease with RENT-A- discount offered, pet room Apts/Townhomes.
SPACE for storage ing, Repair, Insurance area, pet friendly, and
claims. 662-364-1769. Stove & refrigerator.
DAVID KEATING spaces in which to store furnished corporate $335-$600 Monthly.
17 personal property: Licensed & Bonded apartments available. Credit check & deposit.
ON SITE SECURITY. Coleman Realty,
KATINA SNAPP LAUTONIA LEWIS General Services 1360 ON SITE MAINTENANCE. 662-329-2323.
40 K2272 ON SITE MANAGEMENT.
FREE TRAINING for 24-HOUR CAMERA
WHEREAS, default has WHEREAS, default has JOB SEEKING WOMEN; SURVEILLANCE. 1, 2, 3 BEDROOM apart-
been made in the pay- been made in the pay- COMPUTER TRAINING, Benji @ 662-386-4446 ments & townhouses.
ment of the rent and ment of the rent and RESUME WRITING, & IN- Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm. Call for more info.
RENT A SPACE pursu- RENT-A-SPACE pursu- TERVIEW SKILLS; Sat/Sun by appt only. 662-328-8254.
ant to said lease is au- ant to said lease is au- Tues & Thurs Evening
thorized to sell the per- thorized to sell the per- classes start February Apts For Rent: Other 7080
sonal property to satis- sonal property to satis- 5th. Enroll now at Chris-
fy the past due rent and fy the past due rent and tian Women's Job
any other charges owed any other charges owed Corps. Min H.S. Dip-
to it. to it. loma or Equivalent re-
quired. Call 662-722-
NOW THEREFORE, no- NOW THEREFORE, no- 3016 or 662-597-1030
tice is hereby given that tice is hereby given that
RENT A SPACE will offer RENT-A-SPACE will offer PAINTING/CARPENTRY
for sale, and will sell at for sale, and will sell at 30 years experience.
auction to the highest auction to the highest Great prices. Call
bidder and best bidder bidder and best bidder Leslie, 662-570-5490.
for cash all personal for cash all personal
property in the storage. property in the storage. RETAINER WALL, drive-
Said property located at Said property located at way, foundation, con-
RENT A SPACE 3431 RENT- A- SPACE 406 crete, masonry restora-
HWY 12 EAST STEENS, WILKINS WISE RD tion, remodeling, base-
MS 39766 will be sold COLUMBUS, MS will be ment foundation, re-
at 10:30 AM on JANU- sold at 9:00 AM on pairs, small dump truck
ARY 25, 2019. JANUARY 25, 2019. hauling (5-6 yd) load &
demolition/lot cleaning.
Title to the personal Title to the personal Burr Masonry
property to be sold is property to be sold is 662-242-0259.
believed to be good, but believed to be good, but
at such sale, RENT A at such sale, RENT-A- WORK WANTED:
SPACE will convey only SPACE will convey only Licensed & Bonded-car-
such title as is vested such title as is vested pentry, painting, & de-
in it pursuant to its in it pursuant to its molition. Landscaping,
leases and as allowed leases and as allowed gutters cleaned, bush
under Mississippi Code under Mississippi Code hogging, clean-up work,
Annotated Section 85-7- Annotated Section 85-7- pressure washing, mov-
121 et seq. 121 et seq. ing help & furniture
(Supp1988). (Supp1988). repair. 662-242-3608

WITNESS MY SIGNA- WITNESS MY SIGNA- Lawn Care / Landscaping

TURE ON January 2, TURE ON JANUARY 2, 1470
2019. 2019.
JESSE & BEVERLY'S
RENT A SPACE RENT-A-SPACE LAWN SERVICE. Mow-
By: MANAGER By: MANAGER ing, cleanup, landscap-
ing, sodding, & tree cut-
PUBLISH: 1/6/2019 PUBLISH: 1/6/2019 ting. 356-6525.
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7170
GRAVEL FOR SALE on
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acres in county. 3 miles 6 acres. Will sell or
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MSU South Entrance, in NE Noxubee County.
W/D, carport. SMALL 601-405-3717.
dogs ok w/ deposit.
Great for grad student Lots & Acreage 8600
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RENT A fully equipped tank & water meter. No
camper w/utilities & trailers. $45,000. Call
cable from $145/wk - 662-574-0345.
$535/month. Colum-
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locations. 662-242- A Stable growth invest- 9450
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(75yr), hardwoods 1 mile west of Hwy. 69. boss Tag-A-Long Trailer,
8300 Small creek runs thru
(50yr), 10ac hay field, both good condition.
2ac pond, w/county property. $1375 per Can be seen at 5356
2BR/1BA Gas stove & acre. 205-799-9846 or
heat. Move-in ready. 1 road frontage/utilities, Hwy 182 E, Columbus.
superb potential home 205-695-2248. Call 662-328-6203 or
BR Apt. attached that

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numbers. The object 2 5 4 8 1 7 9 3 6
HOUSES (OVER 200 MANAGED) given numbers. The object
Mobile Homes for Sale 8650
is to place the numbers 4 1 5 7 6 8 3 9 2
DOWNTOWN LOFTS is
1 to place
to 9 in thethe numbers
empty spaces
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY NEW 2017, 16x80 MH 1sotothat
9 ineach
the empty spaces
row, each 6 3 2 4 9 1 7 8 5
@ The Grove, Colum-
bus. 3BR/2BA, never so that each
column row, each
and each 3x3 box 8 7 9 2 5 3 6 4 1
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ALL AVAILABLE PROPERTIES,
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containsand theeach
same3x3 box
number 7 9 3 1 4 5 2 6 8
contains the same number
PLEASE CONTACT US AT $29k. 662-769-2565. only once. The difficulty
only once. The difficulty 1 2 8 9 7 6 4 5 3
level increases from
level increases from 5 4 6 3 8 2 1 7 9
662-328-1124 Autos For Sale 9150 Monday to Sunday.
Monday to Sunday. Difficulty Level 1/04

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TOMBIGBEE RV Park,
located on Wilkins Wise
Rd & Waverly Rd. Full
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$300/mo. 662-328-
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1 Disgraced
7 Quarter, e.g.
11 Piña —
12 Last Stuart ruler
13 Roused
14 Gushing review
15 Sheet material
16 Not flimsy
17 Tees, e.g.
18 Burning the
midnight oil
19 Over
21 Stop signal
22 Six-sided item
25 Homer’s bar-
DOWN 20 Wee hooter
tending pal
1 Massage target 22 Kenya neighbor
26 Bouncy tune
2 TV’s Mandel 23 Impulse senders
27 Charm
3 By the way 24 Now and then
29 Bar bills
4 Copes 25 Showy parrots
33 Inverted v
5 Unspoiled spot 28 Onions’ kin
34 Competitor
6 Writer Brown 30 Turn away
35 Lotion additive
7 Seasonal song 31 Police ID
36 Funny stuff
8 Just for fun 32 More cunning
37 Sly signal
9 Party guest 34 Capital of Italia
38 Come into view
10 Not optional 36 Bee follower
39 Pertness
16 Period of time
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