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Man charged with capital murder for Artesia killings
Major Greg Wright
answers questions
during a press
conference at
Lowndes County
Sheriff’s Office
Wednesday morn-
ing. Authorities
confirmed Thurs-
day they arrested
Clark Allen Jr. of
Oktibbeha County
for the murder of
three people in
Artesia Tuesday
afternoon.
MUW confirms
on-campus
shooting was
self-inflicted
Victim has been
released from hospital
DISPATCH STAFF REPORT
Authorities have
confirmed a Jan. 4
shooting on the Mis-
sissippi University
for Women campus
was intentionally
self-inflicted, accord-
ing to information Miller
the university re-
leased this morning.
MUW will pursue
no charges in the in-
cident, a university
press release said.
Emergency first
responders rushed to
campus just before 1 Vibrock
p.m. Jan. 4, after reports of a shot
fired in front of Whitfield Hall. Less
than 10 minutes later, MUW tweet-
ed through its a W Alert System
giving a description of a suspect
at large. A campus lockdown fol-
lowed, as did an hours-long man-
hunt on campus that even spilled
into downtown Columbus.
By that evening, however, the
See MUW, 6A
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Motive for triple Mauricio Nance, 22, of Columbus, and
Tyshun Bernard Fields, 24, of Crawford.
murder still unclear Authorities responded to Snell’s mobile
home at 23 Mobile Dr. Tuesday at about
4 p.m., after a neighbor reported hearing
By ISABELLE ALTMAN
ialtman@cdispatch.com gunshots. Lowndes County Sheriff Mike
Arledge said responders found two of the
victims inside the home and a third in the
An Oktibbeha County
man has been arrested for yard behind the residence.
the murder of three people Colom said Allen was the person of in-
in Artesia Tuesday after- terest deputies detained shorty after the
noon. shooting incident.
District Attorney Scott Allen was a guest in Snell’s home at the
time of the shooting, according to a LCSO
Colom confirmed Thursday
morning that Clark Allen, Allen Jr. press release.
Jr., 20, of the Sessums area, During a press conference at Lowndes
has been charged with capital murder for County Sheriff’s Office Wednesday morn-
Isabelle Altman/Dispatch Staff shooting Demario Snell, 31, of Artesia, See Arrest, 6A
A community where everybody pulls together
Isabelle Altman/Dispatch Staff
A mobile home at 23 Mobile Drive in Artesia is roped off after it was the scene of a triple homicide Tuesday afternoon. Dep-
uties with Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office found resident Mario Snell, along with Mauricio Nance of Columbus and Tyshun
Fields of Crawford, dead at the scene. Authorities confirmed Thursday afternoon they had arrested Clark Allen, Jr., of Oktibbe-
ha County, for capital murder in the case.
Artesia residents lean down the street from
her residence, crime
Snell, 31, along with Mauricio Nance,
22, and Tyshun Bernard Fields, 24, all
on each other to cope with scene tape still fluttered dead of gunshot wounds.
in the wind where it was It was a crime Shelton feels would
triple homicide blocking off 23 Mobile have happened “anywhere else” but
Dr. — the scene of a Artesia.
By ISABELLE ALTMAN
ialtman@cdispatch.com
grisly triple murder the “It seems unreal,” she said. “It’s like
day before. Shelton a dream.”
S
itting in the front yard of her Shelton was at work Down the street on the other side
Artesia home Wednesday, Latecia Tuesday at about 4 p.m. when another of the crime scene, a lifelong Artesia
Shelton was keeping one eye on neighbor called 911 to report shots resident visiting a relative who lives in
her two of her three children as they fired at the mobile home. Law enforce- Snell’s neighborhood, said she couldn’t
drove a toy truck around the yard. Just ment arrived to find resident Demario See Artesia, 3A
accomplishment all more
real. It’s cool to see the
house done. It’s all the
more worth it seeing the Taj Prater
applicant receiving the
house. The pure joy and
washes a fire
truck during
ter, but it wasn’t until she gratitude is amazing.” the Martin
helped build a house for For the Martin Luther Luther King Jr.
Habitat for Humanity that King Jr. Day of Service Day of Service
at Starkville’s
she felt like she was a part on Monday, Garber will District 5
of Starkville. join about 400 volunteers Fire Station
“Habitat had a real im- registered with Volunteer in this 2017
pact on me,” Garber said. Starkville and Maroon Dispatch file
“Physically assisting to Volunteer Center at The photo.
build the house made the See Day of Service, 6A Dispatch file photo
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Trustees, 4 p.m.,
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phered thanks to the discovery of the Feb. 1: Board of
Theater, 501 Main St.. CAC member
Rosetta Stone? Aldermen work
tickets are $15 in advance/$17 at the
4 What are the three traditional ingre- session, 1:15
door. Non-members, $20/$22. Get
dients in plain shortbread? p.m., City Hall
5 In the “Lord of the Rings” movies, tickets at columbus-arts.org or call
what country stands in for Middle 662-328-2787 (closed Mondays).
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Earth? a.m., Oktibbeha
Answers, 6B
Saturday County Courthouse
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Inside Starkville-MSU Symphony Orchestra
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Aldermen, 5:30
p.m., City Hall
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two teams have been able to create ...”
After Americans killed, Trump’s Mississippi State women’s basketball coach Vic
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Syria plan prompts questions 15 South Carolina at 6 p.m. Thursday. Story, 1B.

Attack was the deadliest assault on

U.S. troops in Syria since American Republicans dismiss suggestion
forces went into the country in 2015
The Associated Press number of fighters with
the Syrian Democratic
that State of Union be postponed
WASHINGTON — A Forces, who have fought Pelosi asked Trump
suicide bombing claimed
by Islamic State militants
killed at least 16 people,
alongside the Americans
against the Islamic State to postpone his Jan. TSA screener absentee rate still
including two U.S. service
members and two Ameri-
group, according to offi-
cials and the U.K.-based
Syrian Observatory for
29 speech on concerns high, but down from Sunday’s peak
can civilians, in northern Human Rights. about whether the The Associated Press
Syria on Wednesday, just
a month after President
According to a U.S.
official, one of the U.S. ci-
government can provide TSA officials say the rate of airport screeners missing work during
Donald Trump declared
that IS had been defeat-
vilians killed was an intel-
ligence specialist working
adequate security the partial government shutdown has stabilized just days before a
three-day holiday weekend that is likely to bring bigger airport crowds.
ed and he was pulling out
for the Defense Intelli- The Associated Press The Transportation Security Administration said Wednesday that
U.S. forces.
gence Agency. The other 6.1 percent of its airport screeners missed work Tuesday.
The attack in the stra- WASHINGTON — A grand
was an interpreter, who That’s nearly double the absentee rate on the same day last year but
tegic northeastern town
was a contractor. Washington ritual became a poten- the second-straight decline after the sick-out rate surged to 7.7 percent
of Manbij highlighted the
The attack prompted tial casualty of the partial govern- Sunday.
threat posed by the Is-
new complaints about the ment shutdown as House Speak- A TSA official said screeners this week should have received $500
lamic State group despite
withdrawal and under- er Nancy Pelosi asked President bonuses and, for some, an extra day’s pay, for working over the Christ-
Trump’s claims. It could
also complicate what had scored Pentagon asser- Donald Trump to postpone his Jan. mas and New Year’s holidays.
already become a messy tions that IS is still a threat 29 State of the Union speech. She
withdrawal plan, with the and capable of deadly at- cited concerns about whether the
tacks. hobbled government can provide gress another time or he should de- spond to the request, and the White
president’s senior advisers
disagreeing with the deci- In a Dec. 19 tweet an- adequate security, but Republicans liver the address in writing. House, thrown off guard by the
sion and then offering an nouncing the withdrawal, cast her move as a ploy to deny Homeland Security Secretary move, didn’t immediately offer any
evolving timetable for the Trump said, “We have Trump the stage. Kirstjen Nielsen denied anyone’s official response. But GOP allies
removal of the approxi- defeated ISIS in Syria, my In a letter to Trump, Pelosi said safety is compromised, saying accused Pelosi of playing politics,
mately 2,000 U.S. troops. only reason for being there that with both the Secret Service Wednesday that both agencies “are with Republican Rep. Steve Scalise
The attack, which during the Trump Presi- and the Homeland Security Depart- fully prepared to support and se- tweeting that Democrats are “only
also wounded three U.S. dency.” He said the troops ment entangled in the shutdown, cure the State of the Union.” interested in obstructing @real-
troops, was the deadliest would begin coming home the president should speak to Con- Trump did not immediately re- DonaldTrump, not governing.”
assault on U.S. troops in “now.” That plan triggered
Syria since American forc- immediate pushback from
es went into the country in military leaders, including
2015. the resignation of the de-
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Oktibbeha County moves ahead with bridge repair projects
County still awaiting word on request
for state bridge repair funding
By Alex Holloway
aholloway@cdispatch.com
Work will
soon begin
to repair two
Oktibbe-
ha County
bridges that
have been
closed since
Pritchard
late 2018.
Super-
visors approved bids, to-
taling about $320,000, to
repair bridges on Mt. Ol-
ive and Self Creek roads.
County Engineer Clyde
Pritchard said the bridg-
es have been closed since
about Thanksgiving when
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even think of one person
being murdered in her
hometown, much less
three.
“Not here,” said
Emma, who did not want
to give her last name. “If
(Artesia) ever had prob-
lems, it happened way
back in the day before
our time.”
The investigation
The suspect in the
case, Clark Allen, Jr., 20,
of Oktibbeha County,
was in custody Tues-
day night. Authorities
confirmed Thursday
morning he was charged
with capital murder for
the three shootings.
Investigators held
a press conference in
Lowndes County Sher-
iff’s Office Wednesday
morning, asking for
further information from
the public.
“If you know anything,
give us a call,” Lowndes
County Sheriff Mike
Arledge said. “It may not
seem significant at the
time, give us a call.”
While Arledge said
investigators believe the
suspect knew the three
victims, he declined to
release a motive for the
shootings.
However, investiga-
tors also said Artesia
residents are cooperating
with law enforcement
still investigating in the
town.
“For the most part,
we have people talking
to us,” said Major Greg
Wright, who is head of
LCSO’s criminal inves-
tigation division. “A lot
of times you’re going to
have — not just in the
Artesia community but
any community — people
are going to be a little
reluctant to talk with the
sheriff’s department or
law enforcement per-
sonnel. But for the most
part people are wanting
to find out who did this.
They’re wanting them
held accountable.”
Correction
■ In Wednesday’s
edition, The Dispatch
incorrectly reported the
amount Lowndes County
withdrew in interest from
its hospital trust fund in
2016. The actual amount
was $73,050, as was noted
in the chart accompany-
ing the article. We regret
the error.
The Commercial
Dispatch strives to report
the news accurately. When
we print an error, we will
correct it. To report an
error, call the newsroom
at 662-328-2471, or email
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paving — work that’s typ-
ically fallen to Oktibbeha
ive Road, and Miller said
motorists have used is as
than $11 million to repair
all of the county’s bridges.
County after bridge re-
pairs are completed.
an alternate route while
the road is closed.
The county is still wait-
ing to find out how much,
structural deficiencies “We don’t have any- “That’s not the desig- if any, funding it will get
were found during regu- thing being required from nated route, but a lot of for its requested bridges,
lar inspections. the county,” he said. “This people are going through but Pritchard said there
“They have deterio- is all for the contractors to that subdivision and those will be fierce competition.
Montgomery Miller
rated piling and a broken do.” roads were not meant for The city of Starkville
substructure,” Pritchard District 1 Supervisor the point that it was five that,” she said. and Lowndes County
said. “This work will in- John Montgomery, whose tons on both bridges. We Williams did not re- have also each submitted
stall new steel piling and district contains the Self had to shut it down. It was spond to calls for com- three bridges for funding
replace bridge compo- Creek bridge, said the a forced shutdown, and ment. through the program.
nents.” contracts include 90 days that’s fine — it was unsafe The county is funding “Statewide there were,
The county accepted for the projects, which to cross.” the two bridge repairs I believe, 691 applications
bids from Carthage-based should be finished by District 4 Supervi- with local funds. Super- submitted,” Pritchard
N.L. Carson for both March. sor Bricklee Miller, who visors, in late November, said. “There were $250
bridges. The Mt. Olive “I know both are an in- shares jurisdiction of Mt. requested funding for million available from the
Road project will cost convenience, but we have Olive Road with District 5 10 bridges from the Mis- legislature. The total of
$170,886 and the Self to adhere to the law and Supervisor Joe Williams, sissippi Department of those 691 applications is
Creek Road project will the criteria said it was de- said the county will repair Transportation’s Emer- a little over $1 billion. So
cost $149,997. ficient enough that we had the roads in the Grand gency Road and Bridge we’ve got a billion-dollar
Pritchard said both to close it down,” Mont- Oaks subdivision. The Repair program. problem in the state of
contracts include backfill gomery said. “The weight subdivision is near the At that time, Pritchard Mississippi and $250 mil-
work to repair the road limit had been reduced to closed portion of Mt. Ol- said it would take more lion allocated to fix it.”
large cities because of
the largeness of them.
But this small close-knit
community, when you
have a tragic event that
takes place, it’ll pull you
together.”
That attitude doesn’t
surprise Emma, whose
brother was hospitalized
after he was attacked in
Starkville.
“We were in Tupelo
with him at the hospi-
tal,” she said. “We didn’t
know if he was going to
live or not. Turns out,
Isabelle Altman/Dispatch Staff
Sheriff Mike Arledge speaks at a press conference, provid- they were down here
ing an update on a triple homicide in Artesia and asking having a little candle-
the public for help solving the case. Three people were light thing for him. ...
killed in a shooting in a mobile home Tuesday afternoon. We didn’t know anything
about it until afterward.
‘Hurting everybody’ for the victims and their They were praying for
families is planned for us. ... Some people don’t
Though Nance lived
downtown Artesia at 6 know how to do that. But
in Columbus and Fields
p.m. Friday. The congre- this is Artesia. Artesia
in Crawford, all three
gation at Beulah Grove pulls together.”
victims were original-
Full Gospel Baptist
ly from Artesia. Law
Church, where two of
enforcement declined to
the victims were mem-
comment on how they
bers, also held a prayer
all knew each other, but
service for the commu-
Nance’s mother, Tessie nity Wednesday night.
Poindexter, said Nance
Church pastor Timothy
and Snell were second Bourne, who led the ser-
cousins.
vice, urged attendees to
“Both (my cousin and pray both for the victims
I) lost a son,” she said.
and their families and
“Both of us lost our only for the shooter.
son.”
Bourne said after the
Nance’s uncle, Hason service that Artesia is
Price, said
the sort of community
while his where people set aside
family is
their difference and
obviously support each other when
grieving,
tragedy strikes.
so is the “At the end of the day,
rest of
we need each other,”
Artesia. he said. “At the end of
“It’s Price the day, I may not be as
hurting strong as you and you
everybody,” he said. may not be as strong as
“Because everybody me, but together we are
knows everybody. We strong enough to get
never thought anything through trying times.
would happen like that. And I think that’s what
... (Especially) in the we’re seeing here in this
daytime.” community. Sometimes
A candlelight vigil you don’t see this in
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attract customers.
The change allowed airports
to waive taxes on businesses
located at the airport. The idea
was that offering the incentive
might help airports attract
businesses that would comple-
ment and enhance air service
through businesses such as
rental car, taxi, food service
and other vendors.
It was a good idea. Here in
the Golden Triangle, we have a
thriving airport, but that’s not
the case in many communities
where regional airports strug-
gle to attract carriers (many
of them rely on federally-sub-
sidized commercial traffic,
which essentially pays carriers
to serve the airports).
While it’s hard to gauge how
successful that change in the
law has been over the last 14
years, it certainly has done no
harm
That changed this spring,
however, when the owner of a
strip mall located on airport
property in Rankin County
sued the county for collecting
taxes. According to the strip-
mall owner, his business was
exempt from those taxes based
on that 2004 change in the
law. The Mississippi Supreme
Court ruled in favor of the
businessman, a ruling who
impact was immediately felt far
beyond Rankin County.
For obvious reasons,
airports are located over very
large parcels. Given the prox-
imity of Golden Triangle Re-
gional Airport to the county’s
industrial park, the location is
appealing to area industry.
Three major industries
are located on GTRA’s prop-
erty — Airbus, Aurora Flight
Sciences and a portion of Stark
Aerospace. Combined, those
companies pay a little more
than $800,000 in county and
school taxes per year. Together
with the taxes paid by several
other small businesses located
on GTRA property, the ruling
meant $1 million in lost reve-
nue, $800,000 by the Lowndes
County School District.
These industries are import-
ant to our community, not just
for the taxes they pay but also
for the jobs they provide. They
also provide tons of commer-
cial passengers for GTRA.
Approximately 80 percent of
the airport’s passenger service
is business travel.
But the law governing
tax-exemptions on airport
property was never intended
for these kinds of business-
es. For all the benefits they
provide, they have zero direct
effect on airport operations.
Having a car rental company
located at the airport helps
GTRA attracts customers.
Having a helicopter plant on
airport property does not.
Wednesday, Rep. Jeff Smith
of Columbus introduced a bill
to clarify the language of the
bill to make sure it serves its
intended purpose.
Although not part of the bill
as it was offered by Smith, “opt-
out” language will be added
in committee which will allow
counties to waive taxes for
any businesses that locate on
airport property. For some air-
ports, offering tax incentives
to attract non-airport related
businesses is an important
economic development tool.
When the bill reaches the
floor, Smith insisted that coun-
ty-option will be in place.
Closing the loophole in the
law — with an opt-out option
— will help many counties and
their school districts and will
not harm any.
If ever there was a bill that
deserved the full support of
legislators, it’s this one.

State of the Nation Letter to the editor

Gillette is not wrong Voice of the people

Is the new Gillette razor ad a We deserve better than this unpaid, because our representatives don’t
Unpaid government employees? Because care — or can’t figure out how to avoid it.
radical feminist attack on masculin-
ity — the commercial embodiment our representatives aren’t representing our Party affiliation shouldn’t matter. Remember
of a woke sensibility? I was prepared interests. Remember them. Write down their those who don’t care or can’t fix it, and get rid
to think so. But having watched names. Next election – vote for the other of them. All of them. We all deserve better.
it twice, I find a lot to like. The ad person. Bet government is never again shut P.W. Miller
has been panned by some conser- down, and thousands of government workers Columbus
vative commentators. With all due
respect, I think they are falling into
a trap. They seem to have accepted
the feminist framing. Feminists see
culture as a Manichean struggle.
It’s women versus men. Women are Mona Charen
benign and men are malign. For so-
ciety to progress, men must change.
We must extirpate “toxic masculinity.”
Understandably, this rubs conservatives the wrong way. I’ve
risen to the defense of masculinity many times myself. But is
the Gillette ad really “the product of mainstream radicalized
feminism — and emblematic of cultural Marxism,” as Turning
Point USA’s Candace Owen put it? Is it part of “a war on mascu-
linity in America,” as Todd Starnes argued on Fox News?
Conservatives stripping off their coats to get into this brawl
are like the man who, seeing a bar fight unfold, asks, “Is this a
private quarrel or can anyone join in?”
Let’s figure out what the fight is about before taking sides.
There were a couple of undercurrents in the Gillette ad that
suggested feminist influence — the term “toxic masculinity”
should itself be toxic — but overall, the ad is pretty tame, even
valuable. I have no idea if it’s the best way to sell razors, but
as social commentary, it’s not offensive. “The Best Men Can
Be” begins by showing men looking the other way as boys
fight, shrugging “boys will be boys.” It shows men laughing at
a comedy portraying a lout pantomiming a lunge at a woman’s
behind. It shows kids teasing a boy for being a “freak” or a
“sissy.” These are followed by more uplifting images of men
breaking up fights, interfering with men who are harassing
women and being loving fathers to daughters. We hear former
NFL star Terry Crews saying, “Men need to hold other men
accountable.” These images didn’t strike me as a reproof of
masculinity per se, but rather as a critique of bullying, boor-
ishness and sexual misconduct.
By reflexively rushing to defend men in this context, some
conservatives have run smack into an irony. Imaging them-
selves to be men’s champions, they are actually defending be-
havior, like sexual harassment and bullying, that a generation
or two ago conservatives were the ones condemning. Sexual
license, crude language and retreat from personal responsibil-
ity were the hallmarks of the left. It was to epater la bourgeoi-
sie that leftists chanted, “Up against the wall, motherf—-ers”
on college campuses. Liberals were the crowd saying: “Let it
all hang out.” And “If it feels good, do it.” And “Chaste makes
waste.” Feminists were the ones eyeing daggers at men who
held chairs or doors for them, and insisting that a “woman
needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle.”
The left won that cultural battle. Standards of conduct for
both sexes went out the window. Whereas men had once been
raised to behave themselves in front of women — “Watch your
language; there are ladies present” — they were instead invit-
ed to believe that women deserved no special consideration at
all.
As I’ve written many times, the #MeToo movement may
conceive of itself as a protest of “traditional masculinity,” but
that’s only because memories are short. It’s actually a protest
against the libertine culture the sexual revolution ushered
in. Some men are behaving really badly — harassing women,
bullying each other and failing in their family responsibilities.
Some women are, too, though the #MeToo movement doesn’t
acknowledge that. But these behaviors are not “traditional.”
They’ve always existed, of course, but they went mainstream
with the counterculture, which is now the culture. In any case,
everyone, left and right, who values decent behavior should
be able to agree that encouraging men to be nonviolent, polite
and respectful is not anti-male. It’s just civilized.
Conservatives should applaud that aspect of the Gillette
message. Progressives, in turn, should grapple with the over-
whelming evidence that the best way to raise honorable men is
with two parents. We may wish it were otherwise, but fathers
— as disciplinarians, role models and loving husbands — are
key to rearing happy, healthy and responsible sons, as well as
self-confident, happy and high-achieving daughters.
That’s the cultural reform we so badly need. Any corporate
volunteers? Apple? Google?
Mona Charen is a senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Poli-
cy Center. Her new book is “Sex Matters: How Modern Feminism
Lost Touch with Science, Love, and Common Sense.” To read
features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit
the Creators Syndicate webpage at www.creators.com.
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Obituaries Somewhere down the road you’re going

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Charles Lowery
STARKVILLE —
Charles D. Lowery, 81,
died Jan. 12, 2019, at
North Mississippi Medi-
cal Center-Tupelo.
A celebration of life
service will be held 1
p.m. Friday at Trinity
Presbyterian Church
a member of Trinity
Presbyterian Church
and board member of
College Choice Foun-
dation
He was preceded in
death by his parents,
Reuben and Frances
Lowery; brothers, Dan
and Harvey Lowery;
to have to think about it.
We all face it, but most of us avoid thinking about it:
Mr. Griffin was born siblings, final preparations.
Aug. 9, 1934, in Selma, Wilda Mc-
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Charlie Griffin and Columbus,
Aliane Reese. Bessie
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thonial Griffin; siblings, Alabama,
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with a reception im-
mediately following.
Welch Funeral Home in
Starkville is entrusted
and sister, Matt Lowery
Bryan.
He is survived by
his wife, Sara Bradford
Bettye Bridges
Reese, Sarah Reese and New Jersey, and Charlie
Robert Reese. Griffin Jr. of Stock-
He is survived by his bridge, Georgia.
Bettye Ann Gunnells Bridges, age 77, of Co-

with arrangements.
Dr. Lowery was born
May 8, 1937, in Green-
eville, Alabama. He
graduated in 1955 from
Sidney Lanier High
School. He received a
bachelor’s in English
from Huntingdon Col-
lege, a master’s from
Florida State University
and a PhD from the
University of Virginia,
where he was a Thomas
Jefferson Scholar. He
was formerly employed
as a professor of histo-
ry at Mississippi State
University and served
in various leadership
positions, including
Head of the History
Department, Director
of the Institute for the
Humanities and Asso-
ciate Dean of Arts and
Sciences. Charles was
Pioneering
Lowery; sons, Tom
Lowery of Gainesville,
Florida, Trent Low-
ery and Dan Lowery,
both of Birmingham,
Alabama; sister, Fran-
ces Poeppelmeir of
Dadeville, Alabama; and
10 grandchildren.
Joseph Griffin
COLUMBUS — Jo-
seph Griffin, 84, died
Jan. 9, 2019, at his
residence.
Services are 11
a.m. Friday at Carter’s
Funeral Services of
Columbus with Maxine
Hall officiating. Burial
will follow at Sandfield
Cemetery in Columbus.
Visitation is today from
noon-6 p.m. the funeral
home.
Christopher Spencer
Christopher Leo Spencer, 57,
of Port Orange, FL passed away
Thursday, January 10, 2019.
Visitation will be Saturday,
January 19, 2019, from 12:30
PM to 2:30 PM at Lowndes Fu-
neral Home, Columbus, MS.
A funeral service will follow at
2:30 PM in the Lowndes Fu-
neral Home Chapel with Rev.
Granville Wiggins officiating.
Interment will be in Living Faith Tabernacle
Cemetery, Columbus, MS with Lowndes Funeral
Home, Columbus, MS directing.
Mr. Spencer was born September 21, 1961, to
Charles Spencer and the late Lois Foster Spen-
cer in Kansas City, MO. He married the former
Rebecca Melton at the MUW Carrier Chapel in
Columbus, MS on August 2, 1997. While former-
ly living in Columbus, MS, he attended Victory
Tabernacle Church. Mr. Spencer along with his
wife were the owner of United LP Tank Inspec-
tion in Port Orange, FL and has been in the pro-
pane gas tank inspection industry for the past 37
years. He enjoyed deep sea fishing, rafting on the
river and country dancing. He loved racing and
watching NASCAR. In addition to his mother,
Mr. Spencer is preceded in death by his sister-
Diana Burk and brothers- Chuck Spencer and
Terry Spencer.
Mr. Spencer is survived by wife- Rebecca
lumbus, MS, passed away January 15, 2019, at
Trinity Healthcare.
Funeral services will be Friday, January 18,
2019, at 1:00 PM at Annunciation Catholic Church
with Father Jeffrey Waldep officiating. The inter-
ment will immediately follow at Egger Cemetery
in Caledonia, MS. Visitation will be from 11:00
AM until the time of the service at Annunciation.
Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crema-
tory, College St. location is in charge of arrange-
ments.
Mrs. Bridges was born May 14, 1941, in
Pineville, LA, to the late Luther and Beulah Du-
puy Gunnells. She worked as a florist for a num-
ber of years. Mrs. Bridges was a United States
Air Force wife and mother and enjoyed helping
with Girl Scouts. She was a member of Annunci-
ation Catholic Church.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. Bridges was
preceded in death by her brother, Luther Gun-
nells, Jr.; and sister, Jean Trout.
Survivors include her husband, Charles M.
“Charlie” Bridges of Columbus, MS; daugh-
ter, Carrie A. Jourdan of Columbus, MS; sons,
Charles Marshall “Chuck” Bridges, Jr. of Gilbert,
AZ and Paul Anthony Bridges of Kentwood, LA;
9 grandchildren; and 5 great-grandchildren.
Family members will serve as pallbearers.
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black Catholic “Becky” Melton Spencer; step-children- Rev.

Bobby (Amy) Richardson, Cory (Amy) Rich-
903 College Street • Columbus, MS

Irma Elena Hip

ardson, Denver Wartes; grandchildren- Robby
bishop buried Richardson, Austin (Randah) Richardson, Taylor

in Mississippi
Bishop Howze
died at age 95
The Associated Press
BILOXI — Hundreds
of mourners are saluting
the legacy of the first Af-
rican-American to lead a
Catholic diocese in the
20th century as he’s laid to
rest in Mississippi.
WLOX-TV reports the
Diocese of Biloxi held a
funeral and burial Wednes-
day for Bishop Joseph
Araya Steger
Ida Mae Belk (Madison) Richardson, Laurel Richardson, Gar-
Visitation:
Thursday, Jan. 17 • 4-6 PM
Memorial Gunter Peel
rett Richardson; great-grandchildren- Landyn
Richardson, Easton Richardson; father and
stepmother- Charles and Peggy Spencer; broth-
Funeral Home
College St. Location er- Tim Spencer; sisters- Sandy Frazier, Cheryl On January 11, 2019, Irma
Graveside Services:
Spencer. Elena Hip Araya Steger, age
Friday, Jan. 18 • 11 AM
Mt. Zion Baptist Pallbearers will be Robby Richardson, Aus- 88, died peacefully at Eureka
Church Cemetery tin Richardson, Taylor Richardson, Paul Brown, Springs Hospital. After a short
Burial
Isaac Lee, Keith Lee. Honorary Pallbearers will two-day battle with pneumonia,
Mt. Zion Baptist
Church Cemetery be Ray Taylor, Roger Carruth, Brian Hitchcock, her heart failed.
Danny Hollis with Scotts Petroleum. Irma was born July 11, 1930
Bettye Bridges Memorials may be made to Christopher Spen- in Antofagasta, Chile, S.A.
Visitation: She married Charles Stanley
Friday, Jan. 18 • 11-1 PM
cer Memorial Fund c/o Lowndes Funeral Home,
Annunciation Catholic Church 1131 N. Lehmberg Road, Columbus, MS 39702 or Steger Sr. in 1950 in Chile and
Services: online at lowndesfuneralhome.net. later moved with him to Los
Friday, Jan. 18 • 1 PM Angeles, CA in 1953 where they reared three
Annunciation Catholic Church
Compliments of children: Suzan, Charles, and Carol.
Burial
Egger Cemetery Lowndes Funeral Home In 1964 after a move to De Queen, AR, she
Caledonia www.lowndesfuneralhome.net
Memorial Gunter Peel
worked many years as a supervisor for Baldwin
Funeral Home Piano and Organ Co. and as a Spanish interpreter

Vickie Ann Pruitt Myers

Howze, who died last week
at age 95.
Born in Daphne, Ala-
bama, Howze led the dio-
cese from 1977 until 2001.
First a Baptist and then
a Methodist, Howze said
he was drawn to Catholi-
cism by a student he taught
at Central High School in
Mobile. Ordained in 1959
as a priest in North Caroli-
na, Pope Paul VI appointed
Howze as auxiliary bish-
op in the Diocese of Nat-
chez-Jackson. When split
into dioceses of Jackson
and Biloxi in 1977, Pope
Paul VI named Howze to
lead the Biloxi church.
College St. Location
Johnny Buster
Visitation: West Point, MS – Mrs. Vickie Ann Pruitt
Friday, Jan. 18 • 5-7 PM
Memorial Gunter Peel Myers, 67, passed away on January 14, 2019,
Funeral Home at North Mississippi Medical Center in West
2nd Ave. North Location
Services:
Point. Mrs. Vickie was born April 12, 1951, in
Saturday, Jan. 19 • 1 PM New Orleans, LA, the daughter of the late J.D.
Memorial Gunter Peel and Mary Coapelich Pruitt. Mrs. Vickie retired
Funeral Home
2nd Ave. North Location after 28 years from Sara Lee, where she was the
Burial Medical Records Clerk. She was a member of
Bethel Cemetery
Near Vernon, AL
Calvary Baptist Church in West Point, where she
was a member of the Open Door Sunday School
Class. Her greatest joy was her family. She
enjoyed spending time with her grand-daughters
memorialgunterpeel.com teaching them to cook and bake. She married
Henry Blue Myers on July 23, 1967, in Gretna, LA,
and he passed away October 14, 2018. Together,
she and Henry spent 51 wonderful years together.
In addition to parents and husband, Vickie was
for the Arkansas State Health Department. She
helped many and was beloved by the Hispanic
community in De Queen. Irma loved sewing and
knitting clothing for her children. In De Queen,
she was an active member of the First Christian
Church. In 2005, she moved to Eureka Springs,
AR where she built a house on the property of
her daughter Suzan and son-in law Dan Bell.
In Eureka Springs, she served as an interpreter
for ECHO Clinic and lovingly knitted hundreds
of dishcloths for the ECHO Thrift store, where
she also volunteered. She never lost her sense
of humor and even when Alzheimer’s disease
slowly took her memory, she was always upbeat
and always kept her deep abiding faith.
Irma was preceded in death by her parents
Jose Sr. and Dominga Hip, her brother Jose Hip,
Jr., her sister Sara Hip Carvajal and her husband
Charles Stanley Steger Sr.
Irma is survived by her dear sister, Elsa Araya

Ida Belk
On the morning of Sunday, January 13, 2019,
Ida Ray Belk was reunited in heaven with the
love of her life, Paul V. Belk, Sr. At the time of
her death, Mrs. Belk was residing at Wedgewood
South Assisted Living in Lubbock, Texas.
Mrs. Belk was preceded in death by her par-
ents, Robert Bruce Ray and Ida Dorris Ray and
all of her siblings, except for her remaining
brother, Frank Ray and his wife, Jessie Grace
Ray of Alabama. She is also survived by her son,
Paul V. Belk, Jr. and his wife, Gwen McDill Belk
of Lubbock, Texas and numerous beloved nieces,
nephews and friends.
Prior to leaving her home in Steens, Missis-
sippi in 2015, her most special friend was Tommy
Younger. Tommy remained a faithful friend after
she moved to Lubbock and she always enjoyed
her telephone visits with him.
Visitation for Mrs. Belk will be held on Thurs-
day, January 17, 2019 from 4:00- 6:00 PM at Me-
morial Gunter Peel Funeral Home, 903 College
Street, in Columbus, MS. Graveside services will
follow on Friday, January 18, 2019 at 11:00 AM at
Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery in Colum-
bus, MS.
The family gratefully acknowledges the won-
derful caregivers at Wedgewood South Assisted
Living and Hospice of Lubbock.
Sign the online guest book at
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903 College Street • Columbus, MS
preceded in death by her step-father: Leroy
Champagne; Sister: Wanda Bordlee; Brother:
John Jennings, and by her Father-in-Law: Henry
Oben Myers.
A Celebration of Vickie’s Life will be held
Friday, January 18, 2019, at 2:00 P.M. from
Calvert Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend
Jim Sallee officiating. Calvert Funeral Home of
West Point is honored to be entrusted with the
arrangements.
Survivors include two sons, Billy Myers of
Corinth and Joey Myers (Terri) of West Point;
Three Grandchildren: Locke and Madelynn
Myers both of West Point, and
Megan Maxwell (Josh) of Meridian; and 3
great grandchildren; Three Sisters, Debbie
Wilson of Columbus, Wilma LeCompte (Jim)
of Marrero, LA, and Christine Champagne of
Gretna, LA; One Brother, Tommy Champagne
(Jennifer) of Dearing, GA; Step Mother-in-Law:
Robbie Myers of West Point; Three Sisters-in-
Law: Mai Jennings of Fort Walton Beach, FL,
Ruth Nevil of Grand Prairie, TX, and Patsy West
of Mineral Wells, TX; and Two Brothers-in-Law:
Tommy Myers of Mineral Wells, TX and Bill
Crowder (Cindy) of Fritch, TX;
Honorary Pallbearers will be the Open Door
Sunday School Class Calvary Baptist Church.
Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s
Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis,
TN 38105.
Visitation will be Friday 12:00-2:00 P.M. at
Calvert Funeral Home.
Friends may leave an online condolence at
www.calvertfuneralhome.com
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Hip Guzman, her three loving children: Suzan
Steger Bell (husband Dan) of Eureka Springs, AR,
Charles Steger, Jr. of Cave Springs, AR, and Carol
Steger Crowell (husband John) of Columbus, MS.
She was blessed with 5 grandchildren: Sumer
Steger Dupree (husband Darren) of Elk City,
OK, April Blaine (husband Martin) of Columbus,
OH, Beau Bell of Steamboat Springs, CO, Ian
Turner (wife Lindsay) of Newnan, GA, Rebekah
Bell of Playa del Rey, CA, and Mollye Crowell
Spitler (husband Glenn) of Greenville, SC. Irma
leaves behind six precious great grandchildren.
In addition, she is survived by a number of nieces
and nephews in Chile, S.A.
She loved to laugh, had a joyful spirit and
was a friend to all she met. Irma never met a
cheeseburger or a cookie she did not love! She
dearly loved the U.S. and always commented
on how blessed she was to be here. In her later
years she became a tenacious domino player and
rightfully earned the title of “domino hustler”.
Her infectious spirit enamored all she met and
she leaves behind numerous friends who loved
her.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Irma’s memory
may be made to Eureka Christian Health
Outreach (“ECHO”), 4004 East Van Buren,
Eureka Springs, AR 72632.
A memorial service will be held January 22,
2019 at 10 AM at First United Methodist Church,
195 Huntsville Rd., Eureka Springs, AR. A light
brunch will follow. In memory of Irma everyone
is asked to wear pink, her favorite color.
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Day of service
Continued from Page 1A
Mill at MSU before they
fan out to various service
projects.
“This is a really great
way for volunteers to get a
glimpse of the communi-
ty,” Garber said. “It’s also
a really great way to con-
nect with the community
and meet different people
you may not have access
to.”
Meggan Franks, in-
terim director of student
services and community
outreach, said MVC has
gathered more than 20
organizations where vol-
unteers will be deployed.
Projects will include sort-
ing laundry at Palmer
Home and donations at
the Salvation Army, beau-
tifying parks and spend-
ing time with residents at
assisted living facilities.
“It’s exciting to see
how many people want to
give back,” Franks said.
“It’s a great family friend-
ly event to celebrate Mar-
tin Luther King and his
legacy.”
The day of service will
start with a free break-
fast at 8 a.m. on Monday
at The Mill on Russell
Street. Those in atten-
dance can sort through
booths to find which orga-
nization they want to help
from 10:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
For Chris Taylor, former
Oktibbeha NAACP pres-
ident, he said he’ll follow
the kids.
“I always volunteer but
I’m going to wait until I
see where
the young-
er ones go,”
Taylor said.
“It just re-
minds you
of things
you don’t
want to do Taylor
again. It’s to
remind you of the past so
we don’t repeat it.”
MLK Day, commemo-
rating the icon of the Civil
Rights Movement, is one
Arrest
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ing, investigators said the
majority of the residents
in Artesia were cooper-
ating during the investi-
gation.
Arledge and Major
Greg Wright, who heads
the department’s investi-
gative division, said there
had not been a triple ho-
micide in Lowndes Coun-
ty during their tenures as
MUW
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lockdown was lifted and
authorities began inves-
tigating the possibility of
the shooting being self-in-
flicted.
Today, the MUW press
release said authorities
obtained statements from
all parties involved con-
firming that suspicion.
“We can now confi-
dently say that The W
was never in any immedi-
Brian Mitchell packs granola bars into sack lunches as
part of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service at Trot-
ter Convention Center in this 2017 Dispatch file photo.
of two national days of ser-
vice recognized by Con-
gress. The other is Sept.
11, which honors first re-
sponder efforts following
the terrorist attacks on
New York and Washing-
ton, D.C., in 2001.
Columbus
When Taquanda Walk-
er Turner started volun-
teering, she always had
her children by her side.
This Monday at 9 a.m.,
Turner will have her two
sons, Tyzir and Tristen
Turner, and daughter,
Taraya Walker, helping
load teachers’ vehicles
with school supplies.
“My boys, they like do-
ing it, but they’re young,”
Turner said. “What we
teach them now will stick
with them forever. So I
always teach them to vol-
unteer.”
For MLK Day, United
Way of Lowndes Coun-
ty will distribute school
supplies to teachers at the
soccer complex at 9 a.m.
Interim Director Renee
Sanders said the idea for
Tools for School came to
her when she saw how
much teachers give to
their students, often sup-
plying their classrooms
from their own pockets.
law enforcement officers.
Wright said the only such
homicide he could think
of happened in the 1980s
in north Lowndes Coun-
ty.
Investigators did not
release a motive for the
shooting by press time
but are certain the sus-
pect and victims knew
each other.
ate danger,” MUW Police
Chief Randy Vibrock said
in the press release. “At
the time we issued the
lockdown notification, we
were acting on the infor-
mation that there was a
potential suspect with a
weapon.”
A university official
confirmed to The Dis-
patch the victim has been
released from Baptist Me-
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Dispatch file photo
“The teachers pour
into their students phys-
ically and financially,”
Sanders said. “It’s im-
portant for us to pour into
them. It’s a time for us to
reach back.”
Supplies are available
for public and private
school teachers in Lown-
des County. Even with
more than 100 volunteers
signed up, Sanders said
she still is looking for
more to help organize
pencils, paper, scissors,
hand sanitizer, wipes and
more school supplies for
Monday’s service project.
“It’s a national day of
service,” Sanders said.
“We want
this to be a
day on, not
a day off.
This is our
opportunity
for people
to get out
and do ser- Sanders
vice to com-
memorate Martin Luther
King.”
Though every day is
important to volunteer,
Walker said, getting out
and helping others on
a holiday makes it that
more special.
“It’s very important to
help our teachers,” Walk-
er said. “I know they don’t
Authorities described
Artesia as a small, close-
knit community where
residents know each
other and where citizens
want to know what hap-
pened.
“We’re taking it step
by step,” Artesia Mayor
Jimmy Sanders said. “It’s
just really hard to say
because families take it
morial Hospital-Golden
Triangle.
The press release of-
fered no other details of
the incident.
Columbus and Lown-
des County law enforce-
ment assisted with the
investigation, as did state
and federal agencies.
“This was a very un-
fortunate event,” MUW
President Nora Miller
get a lot of funding. It’s
important to support the
teachers who are help-
ing raise our children.
Everyone needs support.
If everyone helped every-
one, the world would be
a better place. It doesn’t
cost anything, it just takes
time. It makes me want
to cry sometimes, giving
back to others and doing
exactly what Martin Lu-
ther King would want us
to do.”
Columbus will host
a free 8 a.m. breakfast
Monday at Trotter Con-
vention Center, an event
sponsored by the city, Co-
lumbus-Lowndes Conven-
tion and Visitors Bureau,
Lowndes County Board
of Supervisors, Colum-
bus Air Force Base and
Mississippi University
for Women. The break-
fast will also highlight a
speech from Rita Felton,
retired command chief
master sergeant at CAFB.
West Point
Anna Jones is spear-
heading a march Monday
at 9 a.m. starting at Navis-
tar in West Point.
Hoping for good weath-
er and a strong crowd,
Jones said the march
will end at Mary Holmes
College gymnasium for
a 10 a.m. program. It will
include guest speaker Le-
sha Agnew of Chander’s
Temple CME Church,
music and more.
For Jones, celebrat-
ing Martin Luther King
and his fight for equality
should be a day of celebra-
tion rather than a simple
three-day weekend.
“We’re doing this to
remind the community
as a whole of Dr. Martin
Luther King,” Jones said.
“We need to celebrate
how he fought for equal
rights. It’s a community
thing and I welcome any-
body who wants to volun-
teer and help us.”
dif ferent
ways. And
each one of
them is tak-
ing it hard
... And the
community
too. This
just doesn’t Sanders
happen in Artesia.”
Allen’s bond has not
yet been set in the case.
said. “We hope the indi-
vidual continues to get
the assistance he needs.
The university focuses
our resources on the mis-
sion of providing educa-
tional opportunities for
students.
“We are grateful to all
emergency responders
who assisted the univer-
sity police department,”
she added.
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SECTION

Heritage Academy’s Rogers picks Belhaven

By Adam Minichino
aminichino@cdispatch.com
Lex Rogers never has had
a problem making an impres-
sion.
Whether it has been in a
variety of roles with the Her-
itage Academy football team
or on the soccer field, Rogers
has been easy to spot due to his
athleticism and his nose for the
ball.
As a standout soccer play-
er, Rogers has spent most of
his soccer career at Heritage
Adam Minichino/Dispatch Staff
Academy as a forward who has
Heritage Academy senior Lex Rogers poses for a picture with his
family Wednesday during a signing ceremony to celebrate his sparked the Patriots’ attack.
decision to attend and to play soccer at Belhaven. Seated with Lex In club soccer, though, Rogers
are his father, Steve; and his mother, Lori. Also pictured are Lex’s plays as a center back. It’s the
sister, Carly; and his grandparents, Martha and Fred. same position he played last
summer when he attended a
soccer camp at Belhaven Uni-
versity in Jackson. The camp,
which served as an identifica-
tion/instructional event, was
designed to help the Belhaven
coaches evaluate recruits who
might be interested in playing
for the Blazers.
It wasn’t difficult for Rog-
ers, who started playing soccer
when he was 4 years old, to at-
tract attention, even from a de-
fensive position.
“I felt really good about it,”
Rogers said. “The first day they
reached out to me, so I knew I
made a good first impression.”
On Wednesday, Rogers fi-
nalized the next step in his
journey when he signed to play
soccer at Belhaven.
Rogers said he hadn’t identi-
fied a possible school to attend
prior to attending the camp in
early June. He said the initial
conversation with the Belhaven
coached led to an offer to join
the program and a dialogue
that lasted through the end of
2018 and prompted him to sign
with the NCAA Division III
school.
“We played a lot of games
(at the camps) and did different
drills so they could see how ev-
erybody played,” said Rogers,
who added he plans to study
pre-med/pre physical therapy.
“I like the small atmosphere of
the school. The class sizes are
See ROGERS, 4B

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: No. 15 South Carolina at No. 7 MSU, 6 p.m., Thursday (ESPN)

SOUTH CAROLINA, MSU FACE OFF IN TOP-15 BATTLE

Gamecocks, Bulldogs
will decide who will
stay unbeaten in SEC
By Adam Minichino
aminichino@cdispatch.com
STARKVILLE — The
stack of papers adjacent
to the left hand of Vic
Schaefer indicated the
Mississippi State wom-
en’s basketball team
wasn’t preparing for just
another opponent.
While Schaefer always
has been known to car-
ry plenty of homework
on each opponent, the
background he and his
coaching staff have as-
sembled for South Caroli-
na stretches the limits of
most manila folders. That
was the case Wednesday
when Schaefer laid his
research and notes to the
side and talked about the
challenge his team was
set to face.
“I am excited for wom-
en’s basketball and what
our two teams have been
able to create for our great
game,” Schaefer said.
“The atmosphere at both
places has always been
really special. (South Car-
olina coach) Dawn (Sta-
ley) has her team playing
well.”
No. 7 MSU hopes it
will have another capacity
crowd at 6 p.m. Thursday
(ESPN) when it plays host
to No. 15 South Carolina
Mississippi State’s Victoria Vivians shoots over South Carolina’s A’ja Wilson in the Bulldogs’ 67-53 victory on
Feb. 5, 2018, at Humphrey Coliseum. The teams will meet again at 6 p.m. Thursday in a battle of unbeaten
teams in the Southeastern Conference.
in a Southeastern Confer-
ence game at Humphrey
Coliseum.
The media and the
SEC coaches picked MSU
(16-1, 4-0 SEC) and South
Carolina (12-4, 4-0) first
and second in the pre-
season polls. The Bull-
dogs and the Gamecocks
are the only remaining
unbeaten teams in the
league. MSU is coming off
an 85-59 victory against
Auburn on Monday in Au-
burn, Alabama. It has won
six games in a row. South
Carolina, which moved
up six spots in The Asso-
ciated Press Top 25 this
week, is coming off a 76-
53 victory against LSU on
Sunday in Baton Rouge,
Louisiana. The Game-
cocks are riding an eight-
game winning streak.
Last season, MSU de-
feated South Carolina 67-
Dispatch File Photo
53 on Feb. 5, 2018, before the Gamecocks’ third in a
a Humphrey Coliseum re- row against the Bulldogs
cord crowd of 10,794. The in the SEC title game, and
win was part of a 16-0 run their fourth-straight tour-
through the SEC league nament title.
schedule that helped the All of those accomplish-
Bulldogs capture the pro- ments and history adds to
gram’s first SEC crown. what is expected to be a
South Carolina defeated sell-out crowd at the Hump,
MSU 62-51 in the cham- which will be awash in
pionship game of the SEC white for a white-out with
tournament on March 4, white T-shirts. Schaefer
2018, in Nashville, Ten- said the challenge for his
nessee. The win marked See MSU WOMEN, 3B
Sport needs rivalries
like this one forged
on mutual respect
STARKVILLE
The biggest rivalry in
women’s college basket-
ball used to be Connecti-
cut vs. Tennessee.
Forged at the begin-
ning of
UConn’s
ascen-
dancy to
a national
power and
during
Tennes-
see’s Adam
reign Minichino
as the
sport’s
premier power, the teams
captured the attention of
the nation and helped ele-
vate women’s basketball.
The rivalry between
UConn and Notre Dame
has replaced UConn-Ten-
nessee as must-see
television for the casual
women’s basketball fans.
Programs like Baylor,
Stanford, and Louisville
also have climbed to
national relevance and
had their time on the na-
tional stage to build their
profiles.
But no two women’s
basketball programs
have done a better job of
enhancing their brands
in the last five-plus years
than South Carolina
See MINICHINO, 3B

Caledonia’s Logan Honored COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Alabama QB Hurts transfers to Oklahoma
By CLIFF BRUNT
The Associated Press
Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley
could not help but admire Jalen
Hurts from a distance.
He respected how the Alabama
quarterback who
lost his starting
job to Tua Tagov-
ailoa put the team
above his pride.
Hurts could have
transferred right
after Alabama went
Hurts another direction,
as so many quar-
terbacks do these days. Instead,
he stuck it out and delivered a
moment for the ages. After Tagov-
ailoa went down with an injured
ankle during the SEC title game
against Georgia, Hurts rallied the
Contributed Crimson Tide to victory.
Caledonia High School’s Sunny Logan received the “Could not be more impressed
Powers Moore Sportsmanship Award at the Mississippi with Jalen Hurts, how he handled
Tennis Association’s Awards luncheon last weekend in that,” Riley said as Oklahoma
Jackson. This is one of the most prestigious awards
presented to a junior player in the state each year. prepared to face Alabama in the
Sunny plays for the Caledonia High tennis team and is playoff last month. “Big fan of
a member of Magnolia Tennis Club. She is the reigning that kid and how that entire situa-
Mississippi High School Activities Association Class 4A tion was managed.”
State singles champion. Riley will get to know Hurts a
lot better soon: The quarterback
announced Wednesday in a sto-
ry in the Players’ Tribune that
he will transfer to Oklahoma. He
will be available immediately as a
graduate transfer.
“So to my about-to-be family
in Norman, I truly appreciate you
for bringing me on board. Y’all
don’t know me yet... but just for
now, to introduce myself: I’m a
motivated coach’s son from the
Eastside of Houston, and I love to
play ball,” Hurts wrote.
Hurts leaves Alabama with
5,626 yards and 48 touchdowns
passing and 1,976 yards and 23
touchdowns rushing. If he starts
for the Sooners in their wide-open
offense, more huge numbers are
possible. If so, he will follow in
the footsteps of Kyler Murray,
another dual threat maestro who
is currently deciding whether to
play in the NFL or Major League
Baseball. Murray waited his turn
behind future No. 1 NFL draft
pick Baker Mayfield, then deliv-
ered the second-most efficient
passing season in FBS history
while rushing for 1,001 yards and
12 touchdowns last season.
Riley’s short history with
transfers is spectacular.
Murray transferred from Texas
A&M before winning the Heisman
Trophy at Oklahoma this past sea-
son. Mayfield transferred from
Texas Tech before winning the
Heisman at Oklahoma in 2017. Nei-
ther was very efficient in their stops
before playing for Riley.
Hurts could be next in line to
make a dramatic leap.
“I’m very fortunate to have
this opportunity, and I’m excited
for the journey ahead,” he said.
Thirteen months ago, Hurts
was a two-year starter who led
Alabama to a pair of national
championship games and was
Southeastern Conference of-
fensive player of the year as a
freshman. In the 2018 national
title game, with Alabama down
big at halftime against Georgia,
Tagovailoa replaced him and led
the Crimson Tide to victory. Ta-
govailoa then beat out Hurts for
the starting job heading into this
past season and finished second
in the Heisman voting. Hurts fin-
ished the season with 765 yards
passing and 167 yards rushing.
2B Thursday, January 17, 2019 The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com

briefly CALENDAR Basketball

65 Bunchy Stallings, G, Kentucky
66 Joshua Miles, G, Morgan State
67 Nick Allegretti, C, Illinois
Elise Mertens (12), Belgium, def. Margarita
Gasparyan, Russia, 6-1, 7-5.
Madison Keys (17), United States, def.
NBA 71 Ethan Greenidge, OT, Villanova Anastasia Potapova, Russia, 6-3, 6-4.

SEC Prep Basketball

EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Florida picked to win 2019 softball title Today’s Game Toronto
Philadelphia
33 13 .717 —
29 16 .644 3½
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Florida softball team, the reigning Winston Academy at Columbus Christian Boston 26 18 .591 6
Southeastern Conference champion, was picked Wednesday as the Brooklyn 23 23 .500 10
Friday’s Games New York 10 33 .233 21½
preseason favorite for the 2019 season in a vote of the league’s 13 head Southeast Division
coaches. Tupelo at Columbus W L Pct GB
Miami 21 21 .500 —
Florida, which received 10 first-place votes, won its eighth regu- New Hope at Leake Central Charlotte 20 23 .465 1½
lar-season title last season with a league mark of 20-4.
Caledonia at Pontotoc Orlando
Washington
19 25 .432 3
18 26 .409 4
Georgia earned two first-place votes and is predicted to finish
Starkville High at Madison Central Atlanta 14 30 .318 8
second in the SEC, while Tennessee took third. South Carolina and Central Division
Arkansas rounded out the top five. West Point at Grenada W L Pct GB
Milwaukee 32 12 .727 —
Kentucky, which was picked seventh, earned the other first-place Noxubee County at Kosciusko Indiana 29 14 .674 2½
Detroit 19 24 .442 12½
vote. Okolona at Aberdeen Chicago 10 34 .227 22
Alabama was picked eighth, while Mississippi State and Ole Miss Heritage Academy at Starkville Academy Cleveland 9 36 .200 23½
WESTERN CONFERENCE
were picked 10th and 12th, respectively.
Oak Hill Academy at Central Holmes Academy
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
Columbus Christian at Starkville Christian Houston 25 19 .568 —
Mississippi University for Women Prep Soccer
San Antonio
New Orleans
26 20 .565
21 24 .467 4½
— 51 Cole Holcomb, LB, North Carolina
Basketball teams will play Selma in doubleheader Today’s Match
Dallas
Memphis
20 24 .455 5
19 25 .432 6
The Mississippi University for Women’s women’s and men’s Northwest Division
MSMS at Choctaw Central, 5:30 p.m. W L Pct GB
basketball teams will return to action against Selma University in a Denver 29 14 .674 —
doubleheader Thursday at Pohl Gymnasium. Friday’s Matches Oklahoma City 26 17 .605 3
Portland 27 19 .587 3½
The women’s team will kick off action at 5:30 p.m., followed by the Kosciusko at Caledonia, 5 p.m. Utah 25 21 .543 5½
men’s team at 7:30 p.m. Louisville at New Hope, 5 p.m. Minnesota 21 23 .477 8½
Pacific Division
The men’s team (3-12) is coming off back-to-back victories against W L Pct GB
Columbus Christian at Pillow Academy, 5 p.m.
Campbellsville University – Somerset. On Sunday, The W earned a Golden State 31 14 .689 —
91-78 victory over its United States Collegiate Athletic Association Heritage Academy at Starkville Academy, 5 p.m. L.A. Clippers
L.A. Lakers
24 20 .545 6½
24 21 .533 7
sister-institution for its first true road win of the season. Starkville High at Northwest Rankin, 5:30 p.m. Sacramento 23 21 .523 7½
Phoenix 11 34 .244 20
Men’s College Basketball
Selma enters the game with a 2-12 record. It defeated Southern
Wednesday’s Games
University – New Orleans before the holiday break 98-90.
The No. 1 women’s basketball team (11-5) will try to bounce back Today’s Games Detroit 120, Orlando 115, OT
Boston 117, Toronto 108
from an overtime loss to Huntingdon College on Tuesday. Southern Miss at Charlotte, 6 p.m. Brooklyn 145, Houston 142, OT
Milwaukee 111, Memphis 101
Selma University at Mississippi University for San Antonio 105, Dallas 101
Ole Miss Women, 7:30 p.m.
Portland 129, Cleveland 112
Golden State 147, New Orleans 140
Women’s College Basketball
Utah 129, L.A. Clippers 109
Men’s tennis team loses to No. 8 Texas Today’s Games
New York vs. Washington at London, 2 p.m.
ORLANDO — The Ole Miss men’s tennis team lost to No. 8 Texas Today’s Games Philadelphia at Indiana, 6 p.m.
Sacramento at Charlotte, 6 p.m.
4-0 on Wednesday in its first dual match of the 2019 season at the Selma at Mississippi University for Women, 5:30 p.m. Phoenix at Toronto, 6:30 p.m.
United States Tennis Association Collegiate Series. Chicago at Denver, 8 p.m.
South Carolina at Mississippi State, 6 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Oklahoma City, 8:30 p.m.
Tim Sandkaulen and Fabian Fallert lost to Christian Sigsgaard and Friday’s Games
Harrison Scott 6-1 at No. 1 doubles. Cotter Wilson and Filip Kraljevic Charlotte at Southern Miss, 6 p.m. Brooklyn at Orlando, 6 p.m.
lost 6-2 victory to hand Texas the doubles point. Tennessee at Alabama, 8 p.m. Memphis at Boston, 6 p.m.
Miami at Detroit, 6 p.m.
Ole Miss didn’t win a set in singles, losing three sets in tiebreakers.
Ole Miss will play host to North Alabama in its home opener at 2
College Rifle San Antonio at Minnesota, 7 p.m.
Cleveland at Utah, 8 p.m.
Golden State at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m.
p.m. Saturday. Fans who stay for both contests will be treated to a post- Saturday’s Meet New Orleans at Portland, 9:30 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
match autograph session. Ole Miss at West Virginia Oklahoma City at Philadelphia, 2:30 p.m.
Men’s College Tennis Phoenix at Charlotte, 4 p.m.
Dallas at Indiana, 6 p.m.
72 Fredrick Johnson, G, Florida
78 Tyree St. Louis, OT, Miami
80 Daniel Helm, TE, Duke
81 Matthew Sokol, TE, Michigan State
84 Jesper Horsted, WR, Princeton
85 DaMarkus Lodge, WR, Mississippi
87 CJ Conrad, TE, Kentucky
DEFENSE
2 Delvon Randall, S, Temple
6 Derrick Baity, Jr., DC, Kentucky
15 Jimmy Moreland, DC, James Madison
16 Rashad Fenton, DC, South Carolina
18 AJ Cole III, P, NC State
21 Keisean Nixon Sr., DC, South Carolina
22 Saquan Hampton, S, Rutgers
23 Lukas Denis, S, Boston College
25 Chris Johnson, S, North Alabama
28 Michael Jackson Sr., DC, Miami
31 Isaiah Wharton, DC, Rutgers
34 Malik Carney, LB, North Carolina
36 Zedrick Woods, S, Mississippi
40 Khalil Hodge, LB, Buffalo
42 Sione Takitaki, LB, Brigham Young
44 Tre Watson, LB, Maryland
45 Ulysees Gilbert III, LB, Akron
47 Jacob Bobenmoyer, LS, Northern Colorado
90 Michael Dogbe, DL, Temple
91 Jordan Brailford, DL, Oklahoma State
92 Kyle Lawrence Phillips, DL, Tennessee
95 Chris Slayton, DL, Syracuse
96 Cortez Broughton, DL, Cincinnati
97 Kevin Wilkins, DL, Rutgers
98 Ricky Walker, DL, Virginia Tech
99 Mathieu Betts, DL, Laval (Canada)
WEST TEAM
OFFENSE
2 KeeSean Johnson, WR, Fresno State
3 Ron’quavion Tarver, WR, Utah State
4 Brett Rypien, QB, Boise State
5 Nick Brossette, RB, LSU
6 Marcus McMaryion, QB, Fresno State
9 Jon Duhart, WR, Old Dominion
11 Kendall Blanton, TE, Missouri
12 Easton Stick, QB, North Dakota State
15 John Baron II, K, San Diego State
19 Shawn Poindexter, WR, Arizona
22 Devine Ozigbo, RB, Nebraska
24 Darrin Hall Jr., RB, Pittsburgh
25 Cody Thompson, WR, Toledo
47 Andrew Beck, TE, Texas
50 Nick Linder, C, Indiana
52 John Keenoy, C, Western Michigan
57 Paul Adams, OT, Missouri
60 Brian Wallace, OT, Arkansas
66 Keaton Sutherland, G, Texas A&M
70 Jackson Barton, OT, Utah
72 Lanard Bonner, G, Arkansas State
73 Jesse Burkett, C, Stanford
74 Oshea Dugas, G, Louisiana Tech
75 Alex Bookser, OT, Pittsburgh
76 Juwann Bushell-Beatty, G, Michigan
77 Ryan Pope, OT, San Diego State
78 Trey Pipkins, OT, Sioux Falls
80 Brody Oliver, WR, Colorado Mines
85 Kano Dillon, TE, Oregon
INJ Qadree Ollison, RB, Pittsburgh
DEFENSE
7 Jamal Peters, DC, Mississippi State
8 Blace Brown, DC, Troy
13 Ka’dar Hollman, DC, Toledo
14 Donnie Lewis, Jr., DC, Tulane
18 Bj Blunt, LB, McNeese State
Shuai Zhang, China, def. Kristyna Pliskova,
Czech Republic, 6-3, 7-5.
Elina Svitolina (6), Ukraine, def. Viktoria
Kuzmova, Slovakia, 6-4, 6-1.
Men’s Doubles
First Round
Oliver Marach, Austria and Mate Pavic (1),
Croatia, def. Andreas Seppi, Italy and Simone
Bolelli, Italy, 7-5, 6-7 (7), 6-0.
Wesley Koolhof, Netherlands and Marcus
Daniell, New Zealand, def. Lleyton Hewitt,
Australia and John-Patrick Smith, Australia,
3-6, 6-1, 6-4.
Bruno Soares, Brazil and Jamie Murray (3),
Britain, def. Roman Jebavy, Czech Republic
and Andres Molteni, Argentina, 6-4, 7-6 (11).
Ken Skupski, Britain and Neal Skupski, Britain,
def. James Duckworth, Australia and Jordan
Thompson, Australia, 6-3, 6-4.
Denis Kudla, United States and Steve Johnson,
United States, def. Robert Lindstedt, Sweden
and Matthew Ebden, Australia, 7-5, 6-3.
Malek Jaziri, Tunisia and Radu Albot, Moldova,
def. Jan-Lennard Struff, Germany and Ben
Mclachlan (8), Japan, 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (9).
Fernando Verdasco, Spain and Pablo Cuevas,
Uruguay, def. Philipp Oswald, Austria and Tim
Puetz, Germany, 6-3, 6-4.
Rajeev Ram, United States and Joe Salisbury
(11), Britain, def. Hans Podlipnik, Chile and
Guido Pella, Argentina, 6-0, 6-4.
Cameron Norrie, Britain and Taylor Fritz,
United States, def. Mirza Basic, Bosnia-
Herzegovina and Damir Dzumhur, Bosnia-
Herzegovina, 7-6 (7), 7-5.
Jack Sock, United States and Jack Withrow,
United States, def. Robert Farah, Colombia
and Juan Sebastian Cabal (2), Colombia, 6-7
(6), 6-3, 6-4.
Women’s Doubles
First Round
Sabrina Santamaria, United States and
Veronika Kudermetova, Russia, def.
Donna Vekic, Croatia and Belinda Bencic,
Switzerland, 6-3, 6-1.
Elise Mertens, Belgium and Aryna Sabalenka,
Belarus, def. Bethanie Mattek-Sands, United
States and Demi Schuurs (15), Netherlands,
6-2, 3-6, 6-3.
Mihaela Buzarnescu, Romania and
Irina-Camelia Begu (10), Romania, def.
Lizette Cabrera, Australia and Jaimee Fourlis,
Australia, 7-5, 3-6, 6-4.
Abigail Spears, United States and Su-Wei
Hsieh (8), Taiwan, def. Bernarda Pera, United
States and Rebecca Peterson, Sweden, 6-3,
6-4.
Barbora Strycova, Czech Republic and
Marketa Vondrousova, Czech Republic, def.
Yifan Xu, China and Gabriela Dabrowski (3),
Canada, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3.
Zarina Diyas, Kazakhstan and Yulia Putintseva,
Kazakhstan, def. Irina Khromacheva, Russia
and Dalila Jakupovic, Slovenia, 6-3, 6-4.
Alison Bai, Australia and Zoe Hives,
Australia, def. Evgeniya Rodina, Russia and
Luksika Kumkhum, Thailand, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Sorana Cirstea, Romania and Jelena
Ostapenko, Latvia, def. Ying-Ying Duan, China
and Vera Lapko, Belarus, 6-2, 6-7 (3), 7-6 (7).

Southern Mississippi Saturday’s Matches Milwaukee at Orlando, 6 p.m.

Sacramento at Detroit, 6 p.m.
20 Drew Lewis, LB, Colorado
21 Cody Barton, LB, Utah
23 Jordan Wyatt, DC, Southern Methodist
Latisha Chan, Taiwan and Hao-Ching Chan (7),
Taiwan, def. Arina Rodionova, Australia and
Ellen Perez, Australia, 6-3, 7-5.
Boston at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.
Men’s basketball team will take on Charlotte Michigan at Alabama, 1 p.m. Memphis at Toronto, 6:30 p.m. 26 Adarius Pickett, S, UCLA Qiang Wang, China and Xinyu Jiang, China,
def. Pauline Parmentier, France and Maria
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Southern Mississippi men’s basketball Chattanooga at Alabama, 6 p.m. Miami at Chicago, 7 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Houston, 7:30 p.m.
27 Andrew Wingard, S, Wyoming
29 Joe Dineen, LB, Kansas Sakkari, Greece, 6-3, 6-4.
team will take on Charlotte at 6 p.m. Thursday in a Conference USA
game at Halton Arena.
Women’s College Tennis Cleveland at Denver, 9 p.m. 31 Montre Hartage, DC, Northwestern
32 Tyree Kinnel, S, Michigan
Aliaksandra Sasnovich, Belarus and Taylor
Townsend, United States, def. Alison van

Southern Miss (10-7, 2-3 C-USA) is coming off a weekend sweep Today’s Matches Football 35 Evan Worthington, S, Colorado
41 D’Cota Dixon, S, Wisconsin
Uytvanck, Belgium and Alexa Guarachi
Mathison, Chile, 7-6 (3), 6-2.
of Middle Tennessee (77-70) and Alabama-Birmingham (73-68). Ole Miss at Hawaii Spring Invitational NFL Playoffs 43 Markus Jones, DL, Angelo State
45 Chris Peace, LB, Virginia
Alicja Rosolska, Poland and Eri Hozumi (11),
Japan, def. Andrea Petkovic, Germany and
Charlotte is 4-11 and 1-3 in coach Ron Sanchez’s first season at Friday’s Matches Conference Championships 46 Landis Durham, DL, Texas A&M Monica Puig, Puerto Rico, 7-5, 6-4.
Sunday’s Games 48 Justin Hollins, LB, Oregon Victoria Azarenka, Belarus and Ashleigh
the school. Ole Miss at Hawaii Spring Invitational NFC 49 Derick Roberson, DL, Sam Houston State Barty, Australia, def. Shuai Peng, China and
n Women’s basketball team will play host to Charlotte: At L.A. Rams at New Orleans, 2:05 p.m. (FOX) 51 Chris Wilkerson, LS, Stephen F. Austin Zhaoxuan Yang (16), China, 7-5, 4-6, 7-5.
AFC 82 Jack Fox, P, Rice Alison Riske, United States and Jennifer Brady,
Hattiesburg, the women’s basketball team will play host to Charlotte at 6
p.m. Thursday in a C-USA game at Reed Green Coliseum. on the air New England at Kansas City, 5:40 p.m. (CBS)

Pro Bowl
90 Armon Watts, DL, Arkansas
95 Daylon Mack, DL, Texas A&M
96 Daniel Wise, DL, Kansas
United States, def. Astra Sharma, Australia and
Isabelle Wallace, Australia, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.
Katarina Srebotnik, Slovenia and Raquel Atawo
Southern Miss (8-9, 0-4) leads the series against Charlotte (10-6,
Today
Sunday, Jan. 27 97 Chris Nelson, DL, Texas (9), United States, def. Danielle Rose Collins,
2-2) with a 18-9 record. At Orlando, Fla. 98 Joel Van Pelt, DL, Calgary United States and Amanda Anisimova, United
AFC vs. NFC, 2 p.m. (ABC/ESPN) States, 6-1, 6-3.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
n Athletics to offer complimentary tickets to women’s
basketball games for federal employees: At Hattiesburg, the 6 p.m. — Tennessee State at Tennessee Tech, Super Bowl
Sunday, Feb. 3
Hockey Kirsten Flipkens, Belgium and Johanna
Larsson (13), Sweden, def. Vera Zvonareva,
Southern Miss Department of Athletics announced it will provide ESPNU At Atlanta NHL Russia and Timea Bacsinszky, Switzerland,
6-4, 6-3.
complimentary tickets to federal employees affected by the current AFC champion vs. NFC champion, 5:30 p.m. EASTERN CONFERENCE
7 p.m. — Michigan State at Nebraska, FS1 (CBS) Atlantic Division Anett Kontaveit, Estonia and Harriet Dart,
government shutdown for the women’s basketball team’s games against Britain, def. Priscilla Hon, Australia and
8 p.m. — TBA, ESPN NFLPA Collegiate Bowl
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Tampa Bay 47 36 9 2 74 191 133 Kimberly Birrell, Australia, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4.
Charlotte on Thursday and against Old Dominion at 4 p.m. Saturday 8 p.m. — TBA, ESPN2 Darija Jurak, Croatia and Xinyun Han, China,
Federal employees will get two complimentary admissions by Rosters Toronto 45 28 15 2 58 161 128
def. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russia and
8 p.m. — Gardner-Webb at Radford, ESPNU At Carson, California
Boston 47 26 16 5 57 136 123
Anastasija Sevastova, Latvia, 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-4.
showing their government identification at the ticket office prior to each Saturday’s Game Montreal 48 26 17 5 57 146 142 Kristina Mladenovic, France and Timea
game.
9 p.m. — Oregon State at Arizona State, FS1 AMERICAN TEAM Buffalo 47 24 17 6 54 137 140 Babos (2), Hungary, def. Galina Voskoboeva,
10 p.m. — BYU at Pepperdine, ESPNU Coach: Chuck Pagano Detroit 48 18 23 7 43 136 161 Kazakhstan and Raluca-Ioana Olaru,
n Baseball team’s winter showcase camp moved back one Joe Anderson, G, Ohio Florida 45 17 20 8 42 139 165 Romania, 6-0, 6-3.
week: At Hattiesburg, the baseball team’s winter showcase camp WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Calvin Anderson, OT, Texas Ottawa 47 18 24 5 41 148 180

scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 19, has been moved to Saturday, Jan. 26, 5 p.m. — Maryland at Michigan State, Big Ten
Network
at Pete Taylor Park/Hill Denson Field.
The camp will still take place at 11 a.m. Sign-in will begin at 10 6 p.m. — South Carolina at Mississippi State, ESPN
a.m. It provides a great opportunity for players ranging from high school 6 p.m. — Georgia at Missouri, SEC Network
freshman to junior college sophomores (junior college freshmen must 7 p.m. — Michigan at Iowa, Big Ten Network
be academic qualifier). 8 p.m. — Tennessee at Alabama, SEC Network
Participants will have a chance to receive instruction at their GOLF
defensive positions, speed training to improve their 60 time, as well as
11 a.m. — LPGA Tour Golf: Diamond Resorts
hit at Pete Taylor Park.
Tournament of Champions, first round, Lake
Any pitcher who is a dual player will be able to participate at both Buena Vista, Florida, TGC
positions. Each camper will receive a camp T-shirt. Lunch won’t be
2 p.m. — Latin America Amateur Championship,
provided.
first round, Dominican Republic, ESPN2
The camp will be limited to the first 100 applicants. The cost is $155
per camper. Camp registration for all Southern Miss baseball camps 2 p.m. — PGA Tour Golf: Desert Classic, first
can take place at www.southernmissbaseballcamps.com. Walk ups are round, La Quinta, California, TGC
welcome. Our camps are open to any and all entrants limited only by 6 p.m. — PGA Tour Champions Golf: Mitsubishi
number, age, grade level and/or gender. Electric Championship, first round, Ka’upulehu,
Hawaii, TGC
9 p.m. — Asian Tour Golf: Singapore Open,
Alabama second round, Singapore, TGC
Football team’s Jonah Williams named finalist for 2 a.m. (Friday) — European Tour Golf: Abu Dhabi
Maurice Bibaku Simba, OT, Concordia
(Canada)
Nate Brooks, CB, North Texas
Vyron Brown, WR, Arizona
Trevon Brown, WR, East Carolina
Nehari Crawford, WR, Duquesne
Malik Dorton, DE, USC
Noah Dawkins, MB, The Citadel
Brandon Dillon, TE, Marian
Patrick Eby LS Columbia
Javier Edwards, DT, Colorado
E.J. Ejiya, LB, North Texas
Nico Evans, RB, Wyoming
Brian Fineanganofo, OT, Idaho State
Rafael Gaglianone K Wisconsin
Jamell Garcia-Williams,
Alabama-Birmingham
Kemon Hall, CB, North Texas
Deonte Harris, WR/RS, Assumption
Deion Harris, CB, North Dakota
Willie Harvey, MB, Iowa State
Phillip Haynes, G, Wake Forest
Kiy Hester, DS, Rutgers
Vitas Hrynkiewicz, C, Youngstown State
Olabisi Johnson, WR, Colorado State
Jon’Vea Johnson, WR, Toledo
Marcus Jones, FB, Gannon
JaJuan Lawson, QB, Rhode Island
Joe Lowery, OT, Ohio
David Lucero, TE, UTEP
Lawrence Marshall, DT, Michigan
Jalan McClendon, QB, Baylor
Trevon McMillian, RB, Colorado
Columbus
Metropolitan Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
46 28 15 3 59 152 140
Washington 46 27 14 5 59 157 139
N.Y. Islanders 45 26 15 4 56 136 118
Pittsburgh 46 25 15 6 56 163 137
Carolina 46 22 19 5 49 125 136
N.Y. Rangers 46 19 20 7 45 132 159
New Jersey 46 18 21 7 43 137 157
Philadelphia 47 18 23 6 42 134 167
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Winnipeg 46 30 14 2 62 160 129
DE, Nashville 48 28 16 4 60 152 124
Dallas 47 23 20 4 50 121 124
Colorado 47 21 18 8 50 159 152
Minnesota 46 23 20 3 49 131 134
St. Louis 45 20 20 5 45 126 137
Chicago 48 16 23 9 41 142 179
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Calgary 48 30 13 5 65 176 137
San Jose 49 28 14 7 63 175 149
Vegas 49 28 17 4 60 147 131
Edmonton 47 23 21 3 49 136 148
Vancouver 48 21 21 6 48 138 151
Anaheim
Arizona
47 19 19 9 47 113 143
46 21 22 3 45 122 133
Los Angeles 47 18 25 4 40 107 139
Transactions
Wednesday’s Moves
BASEBALL
COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE — Suspended
Kansas City LHP Eric Skoglund 80 games for
violating Major League Baseball’s Joint Drug
Prevention and Treatment Program.
American League
NEW YORK YANKEES — Traded OF Tim
Locastro to Arizona for LHP Ronald Roman
and cash.
TEXAS RANGERS — Announced the
retirement of RHP Shawn Tolleson.
National League
CHICAGO CUBS — Claimed LHP Ian Clarkin
off waivers from the White Sox.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Named
Travis Barbary manager, Scott Coolbaugh
hitting coach and Jeremy Rodriguez coach of
Oklahoma City (PCL); Adam Melhuse hitting
coach of Tulsa (TL); Mark Kertenian manager of
Rancho Cucamonga (Cal); Luis Mexa pitching
coach and Justin Viele hitting coach of Great
Lakes (MWL); Austin Chubb manager and
Cordell Hipolito coach of Ogden (Pioneer); and
Jair Fernandez manager and Stephanos Stroop
pitching coach of the AZL Dodgers.
NEW YORK METS — Signed INF Jed Lowrie to
a two-year contract.

Lombardi Award HSBC Championship, third round, Abu Dhabi, Jason Moore, WR, Findlay NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Named Bobby
Mike Onuoha, DE, Texas A&M Commerce overtime loss. Top three teams in each division Dickerson infield coach and Paco Figueroa first
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama football offensive lineman TGC D’Andre Payne, CB, Iowa State and two wild cards per conference advance to base coach.
Jonah Williams was named Wednesday one of seven finalists for NBA Brian Peavy, DC, Iowa State playoffs. BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
Justice Powers, OT, Alabama-Birmingham
the Lombardi Award. 2 p.m. — New York at Washington, NBA TV Malik Reed, LB, Nevada Wednesday’s Games ATLANTA HAWKS — Assigned G Tyler Dorsey
Williams started all 44 games during his Crimson Tide career, 6 p.m. — Philadelphia at Indiana, TNT Anree Saint-Armour, DE, Georgia Tech
Trevon Sanders, DT, Troy
Ottawa 5, Colorado 2
Philadelphia 4, Boston 3
to Erie (NBAGL). Transferred F Alex Poythress
to Erie.
blocking for 20 100-yard rushing performances in three seasons. 8:30 p.m. — LA Lakers at Oklahoma City, TNT John Santiago, RB, North Dakota Buffalo 4, Calgary 3, OT FOOTBALL
Alexander Savard, TE, Laval (Canada) National Football League
In 2018, he was selected as one of Alabama’s two unanimous NHL Sterling Sheffield, MB, Maine
Edmonton 3, Vancouver 2, SO
Arizona 6, San Jose 3 BUFFALO BILLS — Re-signed LB Lorenzo
All-Americans. He also earned the Southeastern Conference’s 6 p.m. — Chicago at NY Rangers, NBC Sports Joshua Simmons, DS, Limestone
Sean Smith, P, Dayton
Today’s Games Alexander to a one-year contract.
Jacobs Blocking Trophy as the league’s top offensive lineman. Network Silas Stewart, LB, Incarnate Word
St. Louis at Boston, 6 p.m. DENVER BRONCOS — Named Rich
New Jersey vs. N.Y. Islanders at Nassau Scangarello offensive coordinator.
Ugo Amadi (Oregon), Julian Love (Notre Dame), Gardner TENNIS Nathan Trewyn, C, Wisconsin-Whitewater
Veterans Memorial Coliseum, 6 p.m. DETROIT LIONS — Named Darrell Bevell
Shyheim Tuttle, DT, Tennessee
Minshew II (Washington State), Kyler Murray (Oklahoma), Dalton 10 p.m. — Australian Open: Day 5, third round, Xavier Ubosi, WR, UAB Chicago at N.Y. Rangers, 6 p.m. offensive coordinator.
Toronto at Tampa Bay, 6:30 p.m. GREEN BAY PACKERS — Named Nathaniel
Risner (Kansas State), and Christian Wilkins (Clemson) are the ESPN2
Patrick Vahe, G, Texas
Anaheim at Minnesota, 7 p.m. Hackett offensive coordinator.
Aca’ Cedric Ware, RB, Southern Cal
other finalists. Winnipeg at Nashville, 7 p.m. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Named John
2 a.m. (Friday) — Australian Open: Day 5, third Brandon Watson, DS, Michigan
Los Angeles at Dallas, 7:30 p.m. DeFilippo offensive coordinator, Terry Robiskie
The Lombardi Award is presented annually to an NCAA Divi- Emanuel Wilkins, QB, Arizona State
sion I football player, regardless of position, based on performance round, ESPN2 Juwann Winfree, WR, Colorado Friday’s Games
Montreal at Columbus, 6 p.m.
running backs coach, Tim Walton corner-
backs coach and George Warhop offensive
Willie Wright, G, Tulsa
and leadership honed by character and resiliency. The Lombardi will
be presented Friday, Jan. 25, in Houston, Texas.
Friday Jalen Young, DS, Florida Atlantic
NATIONAL TEAM
Toronto at Florida, 6 p.m.
Ottawa at Carolina, 6:30 p.m.
line coach. Promoted assistant defensive line
coach Jason Rebrovich to defensive line coach
BIATHLON Coach: Mike Tice N.Y. Islanders at Washington, 6:30 p.m. and assistant secondary coach Joe Danna to
n Women’s basketball team will play host to No. 20 6:30 p.m. — IBU World Cup: Men’s 4x7.5km
George Aston, FB, Pittsburgh Detroit at Calgary, 8 p.m. safeties coach.
John Battle, DS, LSU Pittsburgh at Arizona, 8 p.m. NEW YORK JETS — Named Gregg Williams
Tennessee: At Tuscaloosa, Alabama, the women’s basketball team
relay, Germany, NBC Sports Network Ryan Bee, DE, Marshall Buffalo at Vancouver, 9 p.m. defensive coordinator.
will play host to No. 20 Tennessee at 8 p.m. Thursday at Coleman Kyron Brown, CB, Akron Saturday’s Games TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Named
Coliseum.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL Keenen Brown, TE, Texas State Anaheim at New Jersey, Noon Byron Leftwich offensive coordinator, Tim
Jake Browning, QB, Washington
Alabama (9-8, 1-3 Southeastern Conference) will try to extend 5:30 p.m. — Maryland at Ohio State, FS1 Jalin Burrell, CB, New Mexico
Los Angeles at Colorado, 2 p.m. Atkins, defensive quality control, Chris Boniol,
Ottawa at St. Louis, 6 p.m. specialists, Mike Caldwell, inside
its winning streak against Tennessee (12-4, 1-3) to five games. It is 6 p.m. — Northwestern at Rutgers, Big Ten Network Emmanuel Butler, WR, Northern Arizona
N.Y. Rangers at Boston, 6 p.m. linebackers, Mike Chiurco, assistant to the head
Deion Calhoun, G, Mississippi State
coming off a 70-43 loss to Texas A&M on Sunday. The loss was the 6 p.m. — Ohio University at Toledo, CBS Sports Daniel Cooney, OT, San Diego Philadelphia at Montreal, 6 p.m. coach, Clyde Christensen, quarterbacks, Rick
San Jose at Tampa Bay, 6 p.m. Christophel, tight ends, Larry Foote, outside
third in a row for the Crimson Tide. Network Austin Cutting, LS, Air Force
Kahzin Daniels, DE/LB, Charleston Winnipeg at Dallas, 6 p.m. linebackers, Kevin Garver, wide receivers,
Tennessee is riding a three-game losing streak in the SEC for 6 p.m. — St. Joseph’s at St. Louis, ESPN2 Taiwan Deal, RB, Wisconsin Florida at Nashville, 7 p.m. Joe Gilbert, offensive line, Cody Grimm,
Marche Dennard, RB, Colorado State-Pueblo Columbus at Minnesota, 8 p.m. defensive/Special Teams Assistant, Amos Jones,
the first time in program history. 6 p.m. — Eastern Michigan at Buffalo, ESPNU Johnnie Dixon, WR, Ohio State Pittsburgh at Vegas, 9 p.m. assistant special teams, Todd McNair,
7:30 p.m. — Xavier at Villanova, FS1 Ashton Dulin, WR, Malone Calgary at Edmonton, 9 p.m. running backs, Antwaan Randle El, offensive
Matthew Eaton, WR, Iowa State assistant, Nick Rapone, safeties, Kacy Rodgers,
Broadcasting WOMEN’S COLLEGE GYMNASTICS
5 p.m. — Arkansas at Kentucky, SEC Network
Koa Farmer, LB, Penn State
Mark Fields, CB, Clemson Tennis defensive line, Kevin Ross, cornerbacks and
John Van Dam, offensive quality control.
Costas exits longtime home at NBC Sports 6:30 p.m. — Alabama at Georgia, SEC Network
Alexander Fontana, C, Kansas
Hjalte Froholdt, G, Arkansas Australian Open Canadian Football League
EDMONTON ESKIMOS — Announced the
Tyler Gauthier, C, Miami MELBOURNE — Results Thursday from the
LOS ANGELES — Bob Costas, who stepped down as NBC’s 8 p.m. — Florida at LSU, SEC Network Kyle Gibson, DS, Central Florida Australian Open at Melbourne Park (seedings retirement of LB J.C. Sherritt.
prime-time Olympics host two years ago, has left the network’s in parentheses): HOCKEY
MEN’S COLLEGE HOCKEY Montre Gregory, CB, Bowling Green
Men’s Singles National Hockey League
sports division altogether. Amir Hall, QB, Bowie State
8 p.m. — Notre Dame at Wisconsin, ESPNU Darius Harris, LB, Middle Tennessee Second Round NHL — Suspended Montreal Canadiens F
NBC Sports said Wednesday that Costas parted ways with his COLLEGE WRESTLING Wes Hills, RB, Slippery Rock Denis Shapovalov (25), Canada, def. Taro Paul Byron for three games, without pay,
Charles Holland, WR, Tiffin Daniel, Japan, 6-3, 7-6 (2), 6-3. for charging Florida Panthers D MacKenzie
longtime employer, providing no further details. 8 p.m. — Rutgers vs. Iowa, Big Ten Network, Big Obinna Iheoma, LB, Northwestern State David Goffin (21), Belgium, def. Marius Copil, Weegar during a game on Tuesday.
Sandy Montag, Costas’ manager, said it was handled smoothly. Damion Jeanpiere, WR, Nicholls State Romania, 5-7, 7-5, 6-2, 6-4. ANAHEIM DUCKS — Recalled RW Troy Terry,
Ten Network Devon Johnson, OT, Ferris State Daniil Medvedev (15), Russia, def. Ryan LW Max Jones and D Andrej Sustr from San
“Everything in this transition was planned and done (by) mutual Harrison, United States, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3.
agreement,” Montag said in an emailed statement. He said Costas
GOLF Brandon Knight, OT, Indiana
Fabio Fognini (12), Italy, def. Leonardo Mayer,
Diego (AHL). Reassigned RW Kiefer Sherwood
Jordan Kunaszyk, MB, California and D Jake Dotchin to San Diego. Acquired C
had a “great partnership” with executives including Dick Ebersol and 11 a.m. — LPGA Tour Golf: Diamond Resorts Josh Lewis, CB, Eastern Washington Argentina, 7-6 (3), 6-3, 7-6 (5). Justin Kloos from the Minnesota Wild for LW
Pablo Carreno-Busta (23), Spain, def. Ilya
Mark Lazarus, the current NBC Broadcasting & Sports chairman. Tournament of Champions, second round, Lake Isaiah Mack, DT, Chattanooga
Flynn Nagel, WR, Northwestern Ivashka, Belarus, 6-2, 6-3, 7-6 (7).
Pontus Aberg.
EDMONTON OILERS — Assigned G Dylan
Costas, 66, served as the emcee for NBC’s Olympics 11 Buena Vista, Florida, TGC Tyler Newsome, P, Notre Dame Joao Sousa, Portugal, def. Philipp
Kohlschreiber (32), Germany, 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (4), Wells from Bakersfield (AHL) to Wichita
Iosua Opeta, G, Weber State
times starting in 1992. In early 2017, he stepped aside for network 2 p.m. — Latin America Amateur Championship, Peyton Pelluer, MB, Washington State 5-7, 6-4. (ECHL).
NEW YORK RANGERS — Assigned G
Kei Nishikori (8), Japan, def. Ivo Karlovic,
newcomer Mike Tirico, formerly with ESPN. second round, Dominican Republic, ESPN2 Randy Ramsey, DE, Arkansas
Croatia, 6-3, 7-6 (6), 5-7, 5-7, 7-6 (7). Brandon Halverson from Hartford (AHL) to
Nick Scott, DS, Penn State
When the switch was announced in early 2017, Costas said 2 p.m. — PGA Tour Golf: Desert Classic, second Steven Sims, WR, Kansas Alex Bolt, Australia, def. Gilles Simon (29), Maine (ECHL).
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Assigned D Oleg
France, 2-6, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (8), 6-4.
he had decided on his own that the time was right for a change. He round, La Quinta, California, TGC Jeff Smith, WR, Boston College
Ray Smith, DT, Boston College Pierre-Hugues Herbert, France, def. Hyeon Sosunov from Syracuse (AHL) to Orlando
said then he wanted to do long-form programming and commentary 6 p.m. — PGA Tour Champions Golf: Mitsubishi Brent Stockstill, QB, Middle Tennessee Chung (24), Republic of Korea, 6-2, 1-6, 6-2,
6-4.
(ECHL). Recalled D Matthew Spencer from
Orlando to Syracuse.
on special events, likening his new role to what former NBC news Sione Takitaki, LB, Brigham Young
Electric Championship, second round, Ka’upule- Trevon Tate, OT, Memphis Milos Raonic (16), Canada, def. Stan TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS — Assigned G
anchor Tom Brokaw does for the network. hu, Hawaii, TGC Lexington Thomas, RB, UNLV Wawrinka, Switzerland, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (6), 7-6 Eamon McAdam and D Timothy Liljegren from
Jay-Tee Tiuli, DT, Eastern Washington (11), 7-6 (5). Toronto (AHL) to Newfoundland (ECHL).
On Tuesday, Costas told the New York Post of his decision to 12:30 a.m. (Saturday) — Asian Tour Golf: Singa- Marquez Tucker, G, Southern Utah Borna Coric (11), Croatia, def. Marton SOCCER
leave NBC Sports, saying his departure was settled “quietly and pore Open, third round, Singapore, TGC Immanuel Turner, DE, Louisiana Tech Fucsovics, Hungary, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4. Major League Soccer
Darius Williams, CB, CSU-Pueblo Filip Krajinovic, Serbia, def. Evgeny Donskoy, ATLANTA UNITED — Signed F Josef Martinez
happily for all concerned.” 2:30 a.m. (Saturday) — European Tour Golf: Quincy Williams, LB, Murray State Russia, 6-4, 7-6 (8), 7-6 (2). to a five-year contract extension.
Justin Yoon, K, Notre Dame Lucas Pouille (28), France, def. Maximilian
Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, final round, Abu Marterer, Germany, 7-6 (8), 7-6 (8), 5-7, 6-4. LOS ANGELES FC — Re-signed Ds Danilo
Reds broadcaster Brennaman will retire after 2019 Dhabi, TGC
Dedrick Young, MB, Nebraska
Alexei Popyrin, Australia, def. Dominic Thiem Silva and Dejan Jakovic.

CINCINNATI — Like his longtime broadcasting cohort used to East-West Shrine (7), Austria, 7-5, 6-4, 2-0, ret. LA GALAXY — Re-signed M Servando
NBA Women’s Singles Carrasco. Named Juan José Romero
say, Marty Brennaman is rounding third and heading for home. 7 p.m. — San Antonio at Minnesota, ESPN Classic Rosters Second Round goalkeeper coach.
NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION — Traded
At St. Petersburg, Florida Simona Halep (1), Romania, def. Sofia Kenin,
The Reds play-by-play announcer said Wednesday that he’ll re-
9:30 p.m. — New Orleans at Portland, ESPN Saturday’s Game United States, 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-4. the rights to D Claude Dielna to Portland for
tire after the 2019 season, his 46th in Cincinnati. His career started EAST TEAM Venus Williams, United States, def. Alize general allocation money.
with a chance to call baseball history. It entered a final season with
SKIING OFFENSE Cornet, France, 6-3, 4-6, 6-0. COLLEGE
1 Jordan Ellis, RB, Virginia Dayana Yastremska, Ukraine, def. Carla
deep sighs and emotional moments. 5 p.m. — FIS Alpine World Cup: Men’s combined, 4 Terry Godwin II, WR, Georgia Suarez-Navarro (23), Spain, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF — Added
former Texas A&M coach R.C. Slocum,
“It’s something I’ve thought about a long time,” Brennaman Switzerland, NBC Sports Network 5 Ryan Davis, WR, Auburn Serena Williams (16), United States, def. Arkansas State athletic director Terry Mohajir
8 Marquis Young, RB, Massachusetts Eugenie Bouchard, Canada, 6-2, 6-2. and retired Gen. Ray Odierno to the selection
said, calling it one of his most difficult days. “It’s something I’ve SOCCER 9 Terry Wright, WR, Purdue Timea Bacsinszky, Switzerland, def. Natalia committee.
anguished over more than anything I’ve anguished over in my life. I 1:30 p.m. — Bundesliga: TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 10 Jordan Ta’amu, QB, Mississippi
11 David Blough, QB, Purdue
Vikhlyantseva, Russia, 6-2, 7-5.
Camila Giorgi (27), Italy, def. Iga Swiatek,
ALABAMA — Graduate QB Jalen Hurts will
transfer to Oklahoma.
wake up at night, at 4 o’clock in the morning, and I stare off into the vs. Bayern Munich, FS1 14 Taylor Cornelius, QB, Oklahoma State Poland, 6-2, 6-0. ARKANSAS — Announced graduate WR
17 Jamal Custis, WR, Syracuse Karolina Pliskova (7), Czech Republic, def.
darkness and think about what I’m doing.” TENNIS 19 Matthew Gay, K, Utah Madison Brengle, United States, 4-6, 6-1, 6-0. La’Michael Pettway will transfer.
OKLAHOMA STATE — Dismissed G
8 p.m. — Australian Open: Day 6, third round, 24 Ty Johnson, RB, Maryland Naomi Osaka (4), Japan, def. Tamara Zidansek,
Michael Weathers and Fs Maurice Calloo and
33 Darnell Woolfolk, RB, Army Slovenia, 6-2, 6-4.
Correction ESPN2
2 a.m. (Saturday) — Australian Open: Day 6,
50 Sean Rawlings, C, Mississippi
53 Tyler Jones, G, NC State
Su-Wei Hsieh (28), Taiwan, def. Laura
Siegemund, Germany, 6-3, 6-4.
Kentrevious Jones from the men’s basketball
team.
New Hope High School goalkeeper Vicente Lugo was incorrectly 54 Alec Eberle, C, Florida State Qiang Wang (21), China, def. Aleksandra THIEL — Named Zack Walters assistant men’s
identified in a cutline in Wednesday’s paper. third round, ESPN2 55 Lamont Gaillard, C, Georgia Krunic, Serbia, 6-2, 6-3. soccer coach.
57 Olisaemeka Udoh, OT, Elon Anastasija Sevastova (13), Latvia, def. Bianca UCONN — Named Lou Spanos defensive
— From Special Reports 58 Justin Skule, OT, Vanderbilt Vanessa Andreescu, Canada, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2. coordinator.
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COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Brown’s scoring spurt lifts
18. Mississippi (13-3) did not play. Next:
Wednesday’s Men’s vs. Arkansas, Saturday. Southeastern The AP Women’s Top 25
College Scores 19. Maryland (15-3) did not play. Next: at
Ohio State, Friday. Conference Men Fared
EAST Conf. Pct. Overall Pct. Wednesday
Army 91, Colgate 81 20. Oklahoma (13-4) lost to Kansas State
74-61. Next: at Texas, Saturday. Tennessee 4-0 1.000 15-1 .938 1. Notre Dame (17-1) beat Virginia Tech
George Mason 68, UMass 63 LSU 3-0 1.000 13-3 .813

No. 14 Auburn to road win

George Washington 59, La Salle 56
Hartford 77, Maine 76
Iowa 89, Penn St. 82
Lehigh 83, American U. 76
Lipscomb 70, NJIT 52
Loyola (Md.) 81, Boston U. 73, OT
Mass.-Lowell 84, Albany (NY) 72
Navy 85, Lafayette 77
Rhode Island 75, St. Bonaventure 63
St. John’s 81, Creighton 66
UMBC 68, Binghamton 49
Vermont 73, New Hampshire 59
SOUTH
Campbell 70, UNC-Asheville 53
Clemson 72, Georgia Tech 60
Duquesne 74, Richmond 68
High Point 71, SC-Upstate 54
Liberty 62, Kennesaw St. 41
Longwood 75, Winthrop 61
Louisville 80, Boston College 70
McNeese St. 86, Nicholls 75
New Orleans 68, Stephen F. Austin 61
North Alabama 91, Jacksonville 88
North Florida 87, Stetson 77
Presbyterian 85, Hampton 70
SE Louisiana 76, Lamar 69
South Carolina 74, Vanderbilt 71
Temple 85, East Carolina 74
VCU 76, Dayton 71
MIDWEST
Alabama 70, Missouri 60
Butler 87, DePaul 69
Drake 69, Bradley 52
Evansville 70, Missouri St. 64
Illinois 95, Minnesota 68
N. Iowa 69, Indiana St. 64
S. Dakota St. 78, North Dakota 74
Wichita St. 75, UCF 67
SOUTHWEST
Abilene Christian 75, Houston Baptist 68
Auburn 85, Texas A&M 66
Cent. Arkansas 77, Incarnate Word 60
Houston 69, SMU 58
Iowa St. 68, Texas Tech 64
Kansas St. 74, Oklahoma 61
Sam Houston St. 72, Texas A&M-CC 50
Tulsa 89, UConn 83
FAR WEST
Air Force 106, UNLV 88
Denver 80, N. Dakota St. 65
Long Beach St. 80, UC Irvine 70
Utah St. 81, San Jose St. 63
The Associated Press
Men’s Top 25 Fared
Wednesday
1. Duke (14-2) did not play. Next: vs. No. 4
Virginia, Saturday.
2. Michigan (17-0) did not play. Next: at
Wisconsin, Saturday.
3. Tennessee (15-1) did not play. Next: vs.
Alabama, Saturday.
4. Virginia (16-0) did not play. Next: at No.
1 Duke, Saturday.
5. Gonzaga (16-2) did not play. Next: vs.
Loyola Marymount, Thursday.
6. Michigan State (15-2) did not play.
Next: at Nebraska, Thursday.
7. Kansas (15-2) did not play. Next: at
West Virginia, Saturday.
8. Texas Tech (15-2) lost to Iowa State
68-64. Next: at Baylor, Saturday.
9. Virginia Tech (14-2) did not play. Next:
vs. Wake Forest, Saturday.
10. Nevada (17-1) did not play. Next: vs.
Air Force, Saturday.
11. Florida State (13-4) did not play. Next:
at Boston College, Sunday.
12. Kentucky (13-3) did not play. Next: at
No. 14 Auburn, Saturday.
13. North Carolina (13-4) did not play.
Next: at Miami, Saturday.
14. Auburn (13-3) beat Texas A&M 85-66.
Next: vs. No. 12 Kentucky, Saturday.
15. Marquette (15-3) did not play. Next:
vs. Providence, Sunday.
16. Buffalo (16-1) did not play. Next: vs.
Eastern Michigan, Friday.
17. N.C. State (14-3) did not play. Next: at
Notre Dame, Saturday.
21. Houston (17-1) beat SMU 69-58. Next:
at South Florida, Saturday.
22. Villanova (13-4) did not play. Next: vs.
Xavier, Friday.
23. Iowa (15-3) beat Penn State 89-82.
Next: vs. Illinois, Sunday.
24. Mississippi State (13-3) did not play.
Next: at Vanderbilt, Saturday.
25. Indiana (12-5) did not play. Next: at
Purdue, Saturday.
No. 14 Auburn 85,
Texas A&M 66
AUBURN (13-3): Okeke 5-11 0-0 10, Wi-
ley 2-6 0-0 4, Harper 6-11 1-3 17, Doughty 2-7
0-0 5, B.Brown 7-16 3-3 22, Parker 0-0 0-0 0,
Spencer 2-9 2-2 6, McLemore 5-8 0-0 13, Mc-
Cormick 3-6 0-0 6, Macoy 0-0 0-0 0, Dunbar
0-2 2-2 2. Totals 32-76 8-10 85.
TEXAS A&M (7-8): Mekowulu 1-1 2-3 4,
Starks 3-14 0-1 6, Mitchell 5-10 9-10 22, Chan-
dler 1-5 5-7 7, Flagg 8-15 2-4 22, J.Walker 0-1
0-2 0, Nebo 1-1 3-3 5, Mahan 0-2 0-0 0, Collins
0-1 0-0 0. Totals 19-50 21-30 66.
Halftime—Auburn 48-32.
Goals—Auburn 13-34 (B.Brown 5-11, Harper
3-Point
4-9, McLemore 3-4, Doughty 1-4, McCormick
0-1, Dunbar 0-1, Spencer 0-1, Okeke 0-3), Tex-
as A&M 7-24 (Flagg 4-7, Mitchell 3-7, Mahan
0-1, Collins 0-1, J.Walker 0-1, Chandler 0-2,
Starks 0-5). Rebounds—Auburn 48 (Wiley 12),
Texas A&M 29 (Mekowulu, Flagg 7). Assists—
Auburn 16 (Harper 6), Texas A&M 7 (Starks,
Mitchell, Flagg 2). Total Fouls—Auburn 21,
Texas A&M 16. A—8,730 (12,989).
Alabama 70, Missouri 60
ALABAMA (11-5): Hall 6-10 0-0 12, Lewis
3-7 2-2 9, Jones 2-3 0-0 4, Ingram 2-4 4-4 9,
Mack 1-4 1-2 3, Reese 3-7 0-0 7, G.Smith 2-4
0-0 4, A.Johnson 5-10 2-2 14, Petty 2-5 0-0 5,
Norris 0-1 3-5 3. Totals 26-55 12-15 70.
MISSOURI (9-6): Puryear 1-4 0-0 2,
Tilmon 3-6 2-4 8, Pickett 6-15 0-0 13, M.Smith
4-11 1-1 13, Geist 4-11 1-2 9, M.Smith 1-1 0-0 3,
Nikko 1-1 0-0 2, Santos 1-2 0-2 2, Watson 2-5
1-1 5, Pinson 1-1 0-0 3, Suggs 0-0 0-0 0. Totals
24-57 5-10 60.
Halftime—Alabama 32-26. 3-Point
Goals—Alabama 6-18 (A.Johnson 2-5, Reese
1-2, Ingram 1-2, Lewis 1-3, Petty 1-3, Norris
0-1, Mack 0-2), Missouri 7-20 (M.Smith 4-9,
M.Smith 1-1, Pinson 1-1, Pickett 1-3, Watson
0-1, Geist 0-5). Rebounds—Alabama 33 (Hall
11), Missouri 28 (M.Smith 8). Assists—Al-
abama 9 (Ingram 3), Missouri 10 (M.Smith,
Geist 3). Total Fouls—Alabama 15, Missouri 17.
A—8,530 (15,061).
South Carolina 74,
Vanderbilt 71
SOUTH CAROLINA (9-7): Bryant 6-11
1-6 13, Silva 0-2 2-3 2, Kotsar 0-2 3-4 3, Law-
son 8-14 7-8 24, Campbell 1-4 2-2 4, Haase 1-4
6-6 9, Frink 0-2 0-0 0, Gravett 5-11 4-4 17, Hin-
son 0-1 2-2 2. Totals 21-51 27-35 74.
VANDERBILT (9-7): Ryan 2-6 0-0 6, Ne-
smith 7-14 4-4 23, Shittu 4-6 5-8 13, Lee 4-7
9-16 17, Toye 0-2 0-0 0, Brown 1-4 0-0 2, Moyer
2-4 4-5 8, Wetzell 0-0 2-4 2, Evans 0-1 0-0 0.
Totals 20-44 24-37 71.
Halftime—Vanderbilt 39-29. 3-Point
Goals—South Carolina 5-18 (Gravett 3-5,
Haase 1-4, Lawson 1-4, Bryant 0-1, Hinson
0-1, Frink 0-1, Campbell 0-2), Vanderbilt 7-21
(Nesmith 5-10, Ryan 2-6, Moyer 0-1, Evans 0-1,
Toye 0-1, Brown 0-2). Fouled Out—Wetzell,
Silva. Rebounds—South Carolina 28 (Bryant
6), Vanderbilt 25 (Wetzell 6). Assists—South
Carolina 9 (Haase 3), Vanderbilt 12 (Brown 4).
Total Fouls—South Carolina 29, Vanderbilt 26.
Technicals—Lee. A—8,400 (14,316).
80-51. Next: vs. Boston College, Sunday.
S. Carolina 4-0 1.000 9-7 .563 2. Baylor (14-1) beat Kansas 94-68. Next:
Ole Miss 3-1 .750 13-3 .813 vs. West Virginia, Sunday.
Kentucky 3-1 .750 13-3 .813 2. UConn (15-1) beat Tulane 75-33. Next:
Auburn 2-1 .667 13-3 .813 at Temple, Sunday.
Alabama 2-2 .500 11-5 .688
4. Louisville (15-1) did not play. Next: vs.
Miss. State 1-2 .333 13-3 .813 Virginia, Thursday.
Arkansas 1-3 .250 10-6 .625
5. Oregon (15-1) did not play. Next: vs.
Georgia 1-3 .250 9-7 .563
By The Associated Press
Florida
Texas A&M
1-3 .250 9-7
1-3 .250 7-8
.563
.467
No. 19 Arizona State, Friday.
6. Stanford (14-1) did not play. Next: vs.
Washington, Friday.
SEC Men’s Roundup
Missouri
Vanderbilt
0-3 .000 9-6
0-4 .000 9-7
.600
.563
7. Mississippi State (16-1) did not play.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas
Next: vs. No. 15 South Carolina, Thursday.
8. N.C. State (17-0) did not play. Next: vs. — Auburn guard Bryce Brown A&M in second-chance points
Wednesday’s Games Virginia Tech, Sunday.
South Carolina 74, Vanderbilt 71
Auburn 85, Texas A&M 66
9. Maryland (15-1) did not play. Next: at
No. 17 Michigan State, Thursday.
said he fired up a couple of long- (20-8), points off turnovers (18-
Alabama 70, Missouri 60
Today’s Games
10. Oregon State (14-2) did not play. Next: range shots Wednesday night that 10), offensive rebounds (20-7) and
vs. Arizona, Friday.
No games scheduled
Friday’s Games
11. Texas (14-3) lost to Kansas State likely had his coaches “shaking bench points (27-5).
No games scheduled
87-69. Next: vs. TCU, Saturday.
12. Syracuse (14-2) did not play. Next: at their heads.” n South Carolina 74,
Saturday’s Games
Florida at Georgia, 11 a.m. (WCBI)
Pittsburgh, Thursday.
13. Gonzaga (16-1) did not play. Next: at
“But when I make it, they don’t Vanderbilt 71: At Nashville, Ten-
Arkansas at Ole Miss, Noon (SEC Network)
Alabama at Tennessee, 1 p.m. BYU, Thursday. tend to be mad about it,” Brown nessee, Hassani Gravett heard
14. Marquette (14-3) did not play. Next:
Missouri at Texas A&M, 2:30 p.m.
(SEC Network) vs. Seton Hall, Friday. said with a smile. what Vanderbilt’s Saben Lee said
15. South Carolina (12-4) did not play.
Kentucky at Auburn, 3 p.m. (ESPN)
South Carolina at LSU, 5 p.m. (SEC Network) Next: at No. 7 Mississippi State, Thursday. He made plenty against Texas to draw a technical foul with 1 min-
Mississippi State at Vanderbilt, 7:30 p.m.
(SEC Network)
16. Kentucky (15-3) did not play. Next: at
LSU, Thursday. A&M and scored all but two of his ute, 38 seconds left to set up a five-
Sunday’s Games 17. Michigan State (12-4) did not play.
Next: vs. No. 9 Maryland, Thursday.
22 points in the first half as No. 14 point swing for South Carolina.
No games scheduled
Wednesday’s Women’s
18. Iowa State (13-4) lost to West Virginia Auburn cruised to an 85-66 victo- Gamecocks coach Frank Mar-
73-64. Next: vs. Oklahoma, Saturday.
College Scores 19. Arizona State (12-4) did not play. ry. tin reached over quickly, tapping
Next: at No. 5 Oregon, Friday.
EAST
Albany (NY) 63, Mass.-Lowell 56
20. Rutgers (14-3) beat Purdue 65-63, The Tigers (13-3, 2-1 South- his senior guard on the arm as
American U. 82, Loyola (Md.) 38
OT. Next: vs. No. 17 Michigan State, Sunday.
eastern Conference) won on the he told his senior guard not to an-
20. Tennessee (12-4) did not play. Next:
Army 65, Lafayette 50
Binghamton 67, UMBC 45
at Alabama, Thursday.
22. Iowa (12-4) did not play. Next: vs.
road for the first time in league swer.
Bucknell 71, Lehigh 53
Buffalo 77, Ball St. 65 Michigan, Thursday. play this season. They dominat- Gravett scored nine of the
23. Minnesota (12-4) did not play. Next: at
Colgate 81, Boston U. 72
Dayton 62, St. Bonaventure 49 Wisconsin, Thursday. ed the Aggies (7-8, 1-3) from the Gamecocks’ final 11 points down
24. DePaul (12-5) did not play. Next: vs.
Duquesne 81, Saint Joseph’s 73
George Mason 70, UMass 52 St. John’s, Friday. start and never looked back. the stretch to help South Carolina
George Washington 67, La Salle 59 25. Indiana (15-3) lost to Northwestern
75-69. Next: at Purdue, Sunday. Brown scored 18 consecutive rally from a 12-point deficit to beat
Hartford 49, Maine 46
Navy 54, Holy Cross 47
SEC Women points for the Tigers — and out- Vanderbilt on Wednesday night.
Rider 66, Iona 58
Rutgers 65, Purdue 63 Conf. Pct. Overall Pct. scored the Aggies 18-10 by him- “We just stayed composed
S. Carolina 4-0 1.000 12-4 .750
VCU 47, Fordham 44
Vermont 69, New Hampshire 60 Miss. State 3-0 1.000 15-1 .938 self during that span — late in the through adversity,” Gravett said.
Villanova 58, Penn 50
West Virginia 73, Iowa St. 64
Missouri
Georgia
3-1 .750 14-4
3-1 .750 12-5
.778
.706
first half to stake Auburn to a dou- Lee’s 15 footer that could have
SOUTH Auburn
Kentucky
2-1 .667 14-2
2-2 .500 15-3
.875
.833
ble-digit lead it didn’t relinquish. given Vanderbilt the lead bounced
Davidson 78, Richmond 55
ETSU 75, Furman 70 Texas A&M 2-2 .500 13-4 .765 Brown began the stretch with off the rim with five seconds left.
McNeese St. 69, Nicholls 68 Arkansas 2-2 .500 13-5 .722
Notre Dame 80, Virginia Tech 51 LSU 2-2 .500 11-5 .688 a three-point play in the lane on a Gravett sealed the victory with
Tennessee Tech 76, Tennessee St. 65
UCF 60, Tulsa 44
Tennessee
Alabama
1-3 .250 12-4
1-3 .250 9-8
.750
.529
layup, and his next 15 points came two free throws with two seconds
UConn 75, Tulane 33
MIDWEST
Ole Miss
Florida
1-3 .250 7-11
1-3 .250 5-12
.388
.294
on 3-point shots. left. Aaron Nesmith missed a 3 at
Baylor 94, Kansas 68
Cincinnati 72, Temple 52
Vanderbilt 0-4 .000 5-12 .294 “I thought he didn’t really take the buzzer for Vanderbilt.
E. Michigan 72, Akron 60 Wednesday’s Games that many bad looks. He worked South Carolina (9-7, 4-0) came
Kansas St. 87, Texas 69
Miami (Ohio) 70, Cent. Michigan 67
No games scheduled
Thursday’s Games
to get open,” Tigers coach Bruce in having won its first three SEC
N. Illinois 66, Bowling Green 52
Northwestern 75, Indiana 69
Georgia at Missouri, 6 p.m. (SEC Network)
South Carolina at Mississippi State, 6 p.m.
Pearl said. games for only the third time
Ohio 83, Kent St. 81
Rhode Island 68, Saint Louis 56
(ESPN) Jared Harper had 17 points, six since joining the conference. This
Kentucky at LSU, 6:30 p.m.
Toledo 80, W. Michigan 57
W. Illinois 78, Nebraska-Omaha 70 Auburn at Vanderbilt, 7 p.m. assists, three steals and three re- time, the Gamecocks led for less
SOUTHWEST Tennessee at Alabama, 8 p.m. (SEC Network)
Friday’s Games
bounds for Auburn. Anfernee Mc- than two minutes early and never
Abilene Christian 72, Houston Baptist 62
Cent. Arkansas 74, Incarnate Word 43 No games scheduled
Saturday’s Games
Lemore added 13 points and six by more than two until the final
Lamar 94, SE Louisiana 54
Stephen F. Austin 97, New Orleans 38 No games scheduled rebounds off the bench, and Chu- seconds. But the Gamecocks hit
Sunday’s Games
TCU 78, Texas Tech 70
Texas A&M-CC 76, Sam Houston St. 61 LSU at Alabama, 1 p.m. (SEC Network) ma Okeke had 10 points and seven their final 12 free throws, and A.J.
FAR WEST
Boise St. 75, Nevada 74
Florida at Ole Miss, 3 p.m. (SEC Network)
Texas A&M at Georgia, 3 p.m. (ESPN2)
rebounds. Austin Wiley grabbed a Lawson’s pair with 23.1 seconds
New Mexico 70, San Diego St. 62 Monday’s Games
Arkansas at Tennessee, 6 p.m. (SEC Network)
career-high 12 boards. left put South Carolina up for good
UNLV 66, Air Force 56
Utah St. 82, San Jose St. 49 Missouri at South Carolina, 6 p.m. (ESPN2) Auburn overwhelmed Texas at 72-71.

Johnson Jr. scores 14 points to lead Alabama to victory at Missouri

By The Associated Press “In warmups, I told our players with eight dou- from 3-point range.
skills guy, ‘This could be ble-doubles this season. Missouri’s Jordan
COLUMBIA, Mo. — a nice little night for me,’ “Our guys found him,” Geist had nine points on
After losing Saturday on a ” Johnson Jr. said. “I just coach Johnson said. 4-for-11 shooting, includ-
buzzer-beating 3-pointer want to win. If it’s two “Donta does a good job of ing 0-for-5 from 3.
in its second-consecutive points, 14, I just want to moving around. He’s not “Like I told our guys
defeat, the Alabama men’s win. When you win, ev- the most physically im- before we even got to this
basketball team needed a erybody eats.” posing guy. But he does a point, our margin of error
pick-me-up performance Alabama (11-5, 2-2 good job of being elusive is so slim,” said Missou-
against Missouri. Southeastern Confer- inside.” ri coach Cuonzo Martin,
Who better to turn ence) took early control Mark Smith and Javon whose team has lost three
morale around than the of the rebounding battle Pickett each added 13 in a row after a six-game
coach’s son? and outrebounded Mis- points to lead Missouri (9- winning streak. “You have
Avery Johnson Jr. souri 37-29. The Crimson 6, 0-3) in scoring. Smith to fight one game at a time.”
scored 14 points to lead Tide has outrebounded — who entered the game Johnson Jr. struggled in
Alabama to a 70-60 vic- opponents in 15 of their leading the SEC in 3-point the non-conference slate
tory against Missouri on Alabama Athletic Media Relations 16 games. shooting percentage (47.3 of games, averaging 1.4
Wednesday. Alabama’s Galin Smith goes up for a shot in the lane Donta Hall scored 12 percent) — drilled 4 of 9 points per game prior to
Johnson — the son of against Missouri on Tuesday night in Columbia, Missouri. points and hauled in 11 3-pointers. The Tigers the game against Missour.
Crimson Tide head coach boards, good for the senior entered the game leading His father was delighted
Avery Johnson — shat- 5-for-10 from the field reer-high 23-point perfor- forward’s fifth double-dou- the SEC shooting 39.4 to see a breakout perfor-
tered his season high of and compiled his highest mance against South Car- ble performance in his past percent from beyond the mance, and hopes it’s a
four points. Johnson shot points total since his ca- olina in February of 2017. six games. Hall leads SEC arc. They were 7-for-20 sign of things to come.

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and Mississippi State. The programs have become mirror created that “monster” with a that it is great that we have this based on a lot of respect.
teams faced off in the national images of their coaches. hard-nosed, never-be-denied quote-unquote rivalry, but I The best rivalries in every
title game in 2017. They have Three-time Olympian and five- attitude. MSU has added a little would like to win one every now sport have that element. In
battled in the championship time Women’s National Basket- more polish and efficiency to and then. We finally got one at other pairings, there is a little
game of the Southeastern Con- ball Association All-Star Dawn its game the last few years, but home in front of a tremendous more animosity, but in MSU-
ference tournament the last Staley leads a gritty, energetic the Bulldogs’ identity has and crowd and a great atmosphere. South Carolina you have a ri-
three seasons. They also have South Carolina team that can always will be built off tough We had another rematch in the valry that features two coaches
attracted raucous crowds at Co- beat you in a variety of ways. defense and a mentality that SEC tournament championship who have built programs and
lonial Life Arena in Columbia, The Gamecocks no longer have they won’t be outworked. game, and they impose their are focused on keeping them
South Carolina, and at Hum- All-American A’ja Wilson, but That’s what makes the latest will on you so much. I know among the nation’s elite. On
phrey Coliseum in Starkville they have used the addition of installment so enticing. Despite they’re imposing her will.” Thursday, one will get brag-
and generated buzz on national Tennessee transfer Te’a Cooper being 16-1 (4-0 in the SEC), For MSU, the game against ging rights over the other until
TV to help increase attention to bolster a talented backcourt you get a sense MSU has some- South Carolina will give Mc- March, when the SEC recon-
on the sport. that includes Tyasha Harris thing to prove. South Carolina Cowan, the reigning national venes in Greenville, South Car-
At 6 p.m. Thursday, a nation- and Bianca Cuevas-Moore. has been Schaefer’s nemesis defensive player of the year, olina, for the SEC tournament.
al TV audience on ESPN will Post players like Mikiah Her- in his time in Starkville. The a chance to bolster her first- “I think it is good to watch,”
get another chance to see how bert Harrigan and LeLe Gris- Bulldogs’ victory in the 2017-18 team All-America candidacy. Schaefer said. “You watch two
MSU has become a women’s sett will provide athletic and regular-season snapped a nine- It will give senior guards teams that execute at a very
basketball school. The Hump rangy counters to MSU senior game losing to the Gamecocks’ Jazzmun Holmes and Jordan high level, play extremely hard,
will be awash in white in a center Teaira McCowan. in Schaefer’s tenure. On Danberry and Bibby, who had pride themselves on defense,
promotion that will feature MSU fans know what Wednesday, he used the word seven points off the bench in 29 pride themselves on making
T-shirts and plenty of rowdy Schaefer and his staff have rivalry and made clear it really minutes against the Gamecocks tough plays, so I think it’s been
Bulldog fans. MSU sophomore done in Starkville. The coaches isn’t a rivalry if one team has in Starkville, an opportunity to fun for TV to put that out on a
Chloe Bibby said there will have built a national power at all of the success. Still, Schae- show this is their team and that national level, and I think it’s
even be hyped Bulldog follow- a place that seldom registered fer enjoys the fact that a South they have learned from team- great for our game.”
ers in her home country of at the national level prior to Carolina-MSU game in January mates Morgan William, Ro-
Australia, where her family and their arrival. Now, huge crowds attracts so much attention. shunda Johnson, Blair Schaefer, Adam Minichino is sports
friends will watch the matchup and double-digit victories are “We certainly have had some and Victoria Vivians. The game editor of The Dispatch. You
of undefeated SEC powers. expected. The Bulldogs, who knock-down dragouts over the also will be graduate transfer can email him at aminichino@
Women’s basketball needs have advanced to the national last few years,” Schaefer said. Anriel Howard’s first taste of cdispatch.com. Follow him on
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squad will be to throw the nings is second on the of a bench that is outscor- Carolina’s length, depth, Schaefer said he asked clean look (against South
first punch against an oppo- team in scoring (9.9 ppg.) ing the opponent’s bench and defense with the na- the players if they want- Carolina),” Schaefer said.
nent he said is comfortable and leads the team in re- by 11.3 ppg., the highest tion’s second-best scoring ed to take Tuesday off “Everything is hotly con-
playing a low-scoring game bounding (5.7 per game). margin in the league. offense (91.1 ppg.). It is because the team played tested. Every rebound
or picking up the tempo in Junior forward Mikiah “They have gotten better allowing 55.7 ppg., which Monday night at Auburn. is hotly contested. For
a high-scoring affair. Herbert Harrigan (9.3 each week,” Schaefer said. gives the Bulldogs the He said he liked the fact us, I think we have had
Tennessee transfer ppg., 5.3 rebounds per “(I think their win in over- highest scoring margin his players declined enough experiences with
Te’a Cooper (12.6 points game) is the other Game- time against Purdue) was a (+35.4) in Division I. and were eager to begin them we know what is go-
per game) is the only cock who is hovering near turning point. They found MSU also leads the SEC preparations for South ing to happen and we also
South Carolina player double digits in points. a way to gut out a tough in field goal percentage Carolina in a short week. know what could happen.
averaging in double fig- Redshirt senior guard road victory. They had ev- (50.5), rebounding (46.1 Schaefer hopes that ea- ... We’re really going to
ures. Junior guard Tyasha Bianca Cuevas-Moore, ery opportunity not to do it. rpg.), assist/turnover ra- gerness to start studying have to play at a high
Harris, who is averaging who missed three games Just like tough teams, well- tio (1.3), assists (18.4 per for South Carolina results level.”
9.6 ppg., is seventh in the with an injury earlier in coached teams do, they game), rebound margin in high focus and execu- Follow Dispatch sports
SEC with 4.3 assists per the season, is averaging found a way to win.” (+17.3), and scoring of- tion on Thursday night. editor Adam Minichino on
game. Senior Alexis Jen- 6.2 ppg., and has been part MSU will combat South fense. “It is so hard to get a Twitter @ctsportseditor
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good, and the coaches at the
camp stood out.”
Rogers has honed his soc-
cer skills playing club ball out
of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, for
the last three years. He said
all off that time and training
was geared toward realizing a
goal to play soccer in college.
He feels he has improved ev-
ery season leading to his se-
nior year. He highlighted his
ability to play faster and at
a higher tempo on all of his
teams as one of his biggest
areas of improvement.
A center back might not
have many opportunities to
showcase an ability to play
quickly or to make split-sec-
ond decisions, but Rogers
said his mentality helped him
make an impression. He said
he enjoys defending more
than playing an attacking po-
sition. At the Belhaven camp,
Rogers said he didn’t look to
catch the eye of the coaches.
Instead, he said he focused on
the “little things” like being
in the right position, playing
aggressively, and communi-
cating with his teammates
to show he could handle
the transition to the college
game. Rogers said he was
able to display those skills in
a four-back system, which he
said he always has played.
Rogers also showcased a
versatile skill set as part of
the Heritage Academy foot-
ball team for the last three
seasons. He played wide re-
ceiver, defensive back, and
handled the kicking duties.
Rogers said the time he spent
playing football helped him
build strength and enhanced
some of his other skills.
“He is a great kid,” Heri-
tage Academy football coach
Sean Harrison said. “He pro-
vided so much versatility
and energy on offense and
defense. He gave us another
weapon to use in the passing
game, and he helped fortify
the secondary in coach Russ
Whiteside’s defense. Need-
less to say, he also was a great
kicker.”
All of that work figures to
help Rogers build on that first
impression when he arrives
at Belhaven to kick off his col-
lege soccer career.
“It is kind of relieving,”
Rogers said of signing. “I
have been working so hard
for. It is a relief to know I have
it set now.”
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his biggest in nine years
By BRET T MARTEL
The Associated Press
METAIRIE, La. — Drew Brees
is about to play his first game as
a 40-year-old — and his biggest
game in nine years.
When the Saints host the Los
Angeles Rams in the NFC cham-
pionship game in New Orleans
on Sunday, it’ll be the first time
Brees, who turned 40 on Tuesday,
has played for the conference ti-
tle since the 2009 season. Brees
turned 31 shortly before the Saints
defeated Minnesota en route to the
franchise’s lone Super Bowl.
One of the enduring images
from that championship season
was Brees standing next to his
wife, Brittany, holding aloft their
son, Baylen, who grasped at con-
fetti floating around them.
Baylen was Brees’ first child,
born on his father’s 30th birthday,
and had recently turned 1 when
the Saints beat the Colts in Miami
in February 2010.
Now Brees is a father of four —
three boys and one girl, ages 4 to
10. They were all present on the
sideline when Brees set the all-
time NFL record for yards passing
in Week 5 of this season, and Brees
said after practice Wednesday that
he has cherished the opportunity
to share one of his best seasons
with them.
“They’re so football-crazed
right now,” Brees said. “That’s
what makes this so much fun.”
Brees recounted that during
some recent one-on-one time with
his second child, Bowen, the quar-
terback asked his 8-year-old son
what his favorite thing to do is.

Comics & Puzzles

DILBERT
Dear Abby
D
EAR ABBY:
I have a
friend I’ll call
Rose who likes to
brag about how
cheap she is.
Sometimes when
we’re talking, she
will interrupt me
and ask, “How
do you like my
pants? I got them
ZITS for a dollar at a
yard sale.” Or
she’ll say, “I got
them for free.”
Rose likes to
draw attention
Dear Abby
to herself every
time she wears something new
by asking how I like it. Then
she will tell me where she
got it and how much it cost.
I couldn’t be less interested,
and I’m tired of hearing about
her tacky, cheap clothes.
We go to a water aerobics
GARFIELD class together, and she will
interrupt the class to ask how
they like her “sexy” bathing
suit. Abby, Rose is in her 70s
and not sexy. I like her as a
friend, but I am about ready
to tell her to shut up! I don’t
want to be mean. How can I
get across that I don’t want
to hear about her clothes?
— TIRED OF THE DISCOUNT
FASHION SHOW
DEAR TIRED: If you say
nothing, “Second Hand Rose”
will continue her
line of chatter.
Try this: Say,
“Rose, honey,
you know how
much I like
you, but I wish
you would stop
talking about
your wardrobe
with me. You are
interesting on so
many other lev-
els, and I’m just
not into fashion.”
Then cross your
fingers and hope
your friend gets
the message.
DEAR ABBY: Our friend’s
adult daughter has been
dating a guy my friend does
not approve of for about three
years. The daughter moved
in with him, and afterward
one evening, told my husband
and me. We are friends of her
mom, but we agreed to say
nothing because we didn’t
want to get in the middle, and
it wasn’t our news to tell.
The daughter recently told
her mother (our friend) that
she and the guy are living to-
gether and that we knew. Now
her mom is no longer talking to
us or to her daughter. Is there
a way we could have handled
it differently? Is there any way
I can repair the situation? —
MISSING OUR BESTIE
DEAR MISSING: Your
friend’s daughter may be an
adult chronologically, but she
doesn’t act like one. She
should not have kept her living
arrangement from her mother
and shouldn’t have asked you
to keep the secret. Then she
compounded it by betraying
you.
In hindsight, you should
have told the daughter imme-
diately that the way to keep
a secret is to tell NO ONE,
especially a close friend of her
mother’s, and encouraged her
to level with her mom. And as
to how to repair the breach
— all you can do is continue
apologizing and hope that
eventually your friend’s fury
will dissipate.
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
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CANDORVILLE Horoscopes
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Jan.
17). The fun of taking part
in interesting and beautiful
projects kicks off a glamorous
period of time. Then, just when
you start to wonder if anyone is
seeing the real you, you’ll get
an opportunity to put function
over form and prove what you’re
all about with the difference you
make in the world. April brings a
windfall. Leo and Scorpio adore
you. Your lucky numbers are: 1,
BABY BLUES 14, 40, 33 and 20.
ARIES (March 21-April 19).
You’re ready to let old things go
— mostly having to do with un-
wanted possessions. But some
stale emotional content will go,
too, as though such things are
invisibly tethered to the physical
items, and maybe they are.
BEETLE BAILEY
MALLARD FILLMORE
FAMILY CIRCUS
TAURUS (April 20-May
20). Though following another
person’s path will teach you the
way, eventually you’ll either take
it over and claim it as your own
or venture off, claiming a new
path. Ultimately, you’re most
powerful when it’s your path.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21).
Your parents have defined you
in a certain way. Your friends
have in another way. Even your
pet defines you as “disperser
of food and treats.” The only
definition that matters? Your
own. Let it grow and change.
Keep tweaking it.
CANCER (June 22-July 22).
People will go very far to give
off the appearance of control,
especially if they actually do
not have as much of it as they
would like. Someone is trying a
little too hard. Now why do you
think that is?
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). This
day is tinged in drama that may
include tantrums and general
bad behavior, the likes of which
would be easy to categorically
reject, though there’s also
wisdom to be gained if you look
a little further into cause and
motivation.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
It may seem like a few errands
eat up the whole day. Further-
more, this doesn’t fit the image
you have of how you’d prefer to
spend your hours today.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
There’s one area in which you’re
really quite stuck. It’s time to
get creative about the problem.
Start by tackling a smaller part
of the issue and shrinking your
standard for what counts as
progress.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
21). You can do the thing alone
but it’s going to take you so
long and be so arduous that
by the time you finish, your
attitude will have soured. So
include people. Enlist help.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov.
22-Dec. 21). Everyone’s got
their own insecurities, fears,
secrets... whatever it is, you’re
definitely not the first, last or
only person to deal with it. You
might not be in the mood to
share, but to do so would cut
your suffering in half.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19). You think you know what
you’re good at, but put it to
the test anyway. You might
be surprised how things have
shifted since you last looked.
The more accurate you can be
in your assessment, the faster
you’ll learn.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18). You may not want the
extra pressure of being the
leader, but if you don’t share
your vision and ideas, everyone
will suffer, most of all you.
Don’t hoard your talents.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20). Everyone in the group
has a different role. You feel
that someone isn’t pulling a
fair share of the weight, and
this may be true, but all do not
have to be contributing the
same amount for this to work
extremely well.

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Business
Business moves with Mary

New restaurant opening

in old Pizza Hut building
PLUS: Cable One The locally owned Cable One President Sudoku YESTERDAY’S ANSWER
Yesterday’sANSWER
answer
and operated restau- Julie Laulis said in a Sudoku
Sudoku is a number-
YESTERDAY’S

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sourced food and will
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fter nine months of exten- be fully staffed and do business so that agiven
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is to place The object
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fast, lunch and dinner every interaction with is
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to 9 in thethe numbers
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Pizza Hut building on Highway 45.
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sandwiches, wraps and and cities we serve level increases from
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has not opened, you can find any
coffee drink you can think of
there, including frappes, espres-
sos, macchiatos lattes and hot
chocolates.
Paxton said the restaurant
renovations, which no longer even
closely resembles the former Pizza
Hut, has created an open environ-
ment for both families on a night
out or college students looking to
study with free Wi-Fi. Paxton said
he’s hired eight employees so far,
but he plans to add up to 10 more
once the restaurant starts serving
food.
previously owned a
similar restaurant in Gadsden, Al-
abama, said he wanted to create a
family-friendly coffee house/sand-
wich shop for the Golden Triangle.
For now, UP down is open every
day from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Paxton said
those hours might extend depend-
ing on business.
Closer into town, a corporate
business is revamping with a new
name.
Cable One, 319 College St., will
now known as Sparklight starting
this summer.
“We are very excited for this
evolution to our new brand,”
neighbor.”
With the name change, the
cable and internet provider will
offer higher and unlimited internet
speed options to its customers.
Moving into town, a new All
State sign is poised at 1222 Hwy.
45 N.
Layforn Profice opened the
insurance agency last month. He
offers primarily property and casu-
alty insurance, including renters,
auto, home and life.
He is open Monday through
Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Got business tips? Email them to
mpollitz@cdispatch.com.

Business briefs
Black named Director
of Programs and Events
The Columbus Lown-
des Chamber of Com-
merce is
pleased to
announce
Eason
Black as
director of
programs
and events.
Black joins Black
the Cham-
ber to lead the organi-
zation’s planning and
programming efforts.
She has worked for the
CLCC since May 2018 as
an intern, assisting with
planning events, social
media, email marketing
and upkeep of the Cham-
ber website. A native
of Columbus, Black
graduated from Heritage
Academy and Mississippi
State University.
In her new capacity,
Black will plan and exe-
cute existing programs
currently produced by
the CLCC ranging in
focus on education, youth
leadership, military
affairs and communi-
ty development. The
previous CLCC director
of programs and events,
Meryl Fisackerly, is now
serving as Golden Trian-
gle Development LINK
project manager.
CLCC President, Lisa
James, completed her
fourth and final year at
the Institute of Organiza-
tional Management this
January, a program for
chamber and association
professionals that awards
the IOM certification
upon the completion of
the four-year course.
The Columbus Lown-
des Chamber of Com-
merce represents approx-
imately 480 businesses in
the area.
James graduates from
management program
The Institute for Orga-
nization Management, a
professional development
program of the
U.S. Chamber of
Commerce Foundation, is
pleased to announce that
Lisa James president, of
the Columbus-Lowndes
Chamber of Commerce,
has gradu-
ated from
the pro-
gram and
has re-
ceived the
recognition
of IOM.
James
Award-
ed to all
graduates of the Institute
program, the IOM Gradu-
ate Recognition signifies
the individual’s comple-
tion of 96 hours of course
instruction in nonprofit
management. In addition,
participants can earn
credit hours toward the
Certified Chamber Exec-
utive (CCE) or Certified
Association Executive
(CAE) certifications.
Nearly 1,000 individuals
attend Institute annually. ACROSS
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is
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Sears survives a near-death experience, but for how long?
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — Sears
will live on — at least for
now.
Its chairman and big-
gest shareholder, Ed-
die Lampert, won ten-
tative approval for a $5
billion plan to keep the
ailing, 132-year-old de-
partment-store chain
in business, fending off
demands from creditors
that it throw in the tow-
el, according to a person
familiar with the negoti-
ations. The person was
not authorized to discuss
the matter and spoke on
condition of anonymity
Wednesday.
Lampert, the hedge
fund owner who steered
Sears into Chapter 11
bankruptcy protection in
October, is aiming to keep
open roughly 400 stores
and preserve tens of thou-
sands of jobs.
But how long Sears
can survive under the
56-year-old billionaire,
who has tried and failed
to turn it around many
times before, remains an
open question.
The company that was
once the Amazon of its
day, selling everything
from girdles to snow
tires, still faces cutthroat
competition from the
likes of Amazon, Target
and Walmart. Its stores
are looking drab and old.
And Lampert has yet to
spell out how he plans to
change the company’s for-
tunes.
“While there’s no
doubt that a shrunken
Sears will be more viable
than the larger entity,
which struggled to turn
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a profit, we remain ex- 16 Snobs
tremely pessimistic about 20 Arab bigwigs
the chain’s future,” said 23 Cow call
Neil Saunders, managing 24 Like Loki
director of GlobalData Re- 25 Mike of “Shrek”
tail. 27 Clay, later
“In our view, Sears 28 Handles
exits this process with 29 Ardent savers
32 Workout needs
almost as many problems
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as it had when it entered 39 Open space
bankruptcy protection. In 40 Ways to go 7 Martini base in modern lingo
essence, its hand has not 41 Astronaut 8 It can decrease 26 Polite answer
changed, and the cards Shepard value 28 Wise guys
it holds are not winning 42 Car part 9 Taxi eschewer, for 30 Honshu city
short 31 Fido’s pal
ones.” 43 Additional 11 Highland sights 33 Singer Guthrie
15 Two-wheeler 34 Rip
DOWN 17 Iowa State 35 Rational
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work 18 Civil wrong 37 Old card game
2 Indian of Arizona 19 Fair 38 Edit out
3 Agreeing word 20 Small fastener
4 Notorious Khan 21 Spanish greeting
5 “A — in the Fami- 22 Rocker Clapton
ly” (Agee book)

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Ref. on Request. Truck Driving 3700 district. $485/mo +
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level increases from
In
crete, masonry restora- level increases from
tion, remodeling, base-
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deposit. 662-356-4958
662-295-4701.
Monday to Sunday. 1 4 6 3 2 7 5 9 8
ment foundation, re- 4 TIRES from Chevy Monday to Sunday. Difficulty Level 1/16
or 662-574-0227. Houses For Sale: Northside
pairs, small dump truck truck. 17". $100.
hauling (5-6 yd) load & 662-364-2498. Apts For Rent: Other 7080 8150
demolition/lot cleaning.
Burr Masonry 1BR/1BA Apts for rent. CONVENIENT 3BR/2BA
MICHELIN TIRES, 2, 512 Lincoln Rd. New
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pressure washing, mov- 2016 JOHN Deere 2BR/1BA located in Houses For Sale: Southside @ The Grove, Colum-
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8300 lived in, can be moved.
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Also, 2016 15ft Hardwood floors New Hope Sch. Dist.
2BR/1BA Gas stove & $29k. 662-769-2565.
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1470 205-329-1790. Very nice. Incl W&D. BR Apt. attached that
$1200/mo. Call needs work. $21,000. Autos For Sale 9150
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SERVICE
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cial prices on interior & milk cans, dishes, fur- room Apts/Townhomes. $139,000. 662-418- 6035.
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sure washing & sheet ing sticks, pictures, $335-$600 Monthly.
2013 CHEVY Cruze.
rock repairs. many more items. Credit check & deposit. Investment Property 8550
Coleman Realty, Good condition. 100k
Free Estimates miles. Black, 4-door.
Call 435-6528 General Merchandise 4600 662-329-2323. GRAVEL FOR SALE on
private property. Approx $5,450. Call Ed @
APPLE COMPUTERS 1, 2, 3 BEDROOM apart- 6 acres. Will sell or 662-574-0082.
Stump Removal 1790 ments & townhouses.
Two 2009 iMac com- lease property located
puters available. Good Call for more info. in NE Noxubee County. SUPER CHARGED 2004
working condition. 662-328-8254. 601-405-3717. Monte Carlo SS. Dale
Would be good for ba- Jr. Signature Edition.
DOWNTOWN LOFT.
sic web browsing or GRAVEL FOR SALE on $3500. 662-570-2601.
Very big, nice 1 bed-
word processing. 2Ghz; room. Wood floors, lots private property. Approx
2 GB RAM; 250 GB HD. of windows. $700 per 6 acres. Will sell or Campers & RVs 9300
Computer and built-in month. Call Stewart, lease property located
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and keyboard not in- 601-405-3717. located on Wilkins Wise
SERVICE
cluded. $50 each. Rd & Waverly Rd. Full
GET 'ER DONE!
We can grind all your
stumps. Hard to reach
Call 662-574-1561 COLEMAN Lots & Acreage 8600
Hookups available.
$300/mo. 662-328-
RENTALS 8655 or 662-574-7879.
places, blown over H&H tool box for stand- TOWNHOUSES & APARTMENTS 1.7 Acres on Hwy 12.
roots, hillsides, back- ard size truck. $195.
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Excellent building site,
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Bucket truck & stump Has asphalt drive &
AND
removal. Free est.
Serving Columbus STARKVILLE HABITAT parking, 1200 ft. shop
2 “A Heart-
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breaking
since 1987. Senior tank & water meter. No
citizen disc. Call Alvin @ open this Saturday, trailers. $45,000. Call
242-0324/241-4447 January 19 from 8-11
"We'll go out on a limb AM. Located at 1632
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3 Hieroglyph- 1 Uneven hairdo
5 Discover
Call Curt 662-418-0889 Firewood For Sale. Pull
or 662-549-2902 behind leaf rake for
COMMERCIAL PROPER- is Rd. Excellent hunting.
1 mile west of Hwy. 69.
ics 10 Where the heart
TIES/Retail/Office
“A cut above the rest” $150. 662-242-7455. Spaces starting @ Small creek runs thru is
$285/mo. Downtown & property. $1375 per 11 Deep red
General Help Wanted 3200 Sporting Goods 4720 East Columbus loca- acre. 205-799-9846 or
205-695-2248.
4 Butter, 12 In full bloom
flour, sugar
tions. 662-435-4188.
PART TIME OFFICE ED SANDERS Gunsmith 13 Came down
ADMIN/SECRETARY Open for season! 9-5, OFFICE FOR RENT. WINTER SPECIAL
needed for Tues-Fri & 9-12, Sat. 30x15. Separate air 1.95 acre lots. 14 Printer’s symbols
small church. Over 50 years experi- conditioner & bathroom. Good/bad credit. 16 Snobs
Monday & Wednesday, ence! Repairs, cleaning, $400/mo. Located in
16 hours per week. refinishing, scopes Caledonia. Call 662-
10% down, as low as 5 New 20 Arab bigwigs
$299/mo. Eaton Land.
Tech and social media mounted & zeroed,
skills required. handmade knives.
574-0082. 662-361-7711 Zealand 23 Cow call
For more info, call Located: Hwy 45 Alt, OFFICE SPACE: 2,000 24 Like Loki
662-574-1972 North of West Point, square feet. 294 25 Mike of “Shrek”
Position Announcement turn right on Yokahama Chubby Dr. Flexible leas-
Town of Caledonia, MS Blvd, 8mi & turn left on ing terms. Available 27 Clay, later
Chief Marshal Darracott Rd, will see now. 662-328-8254. 28 Handles
sign, 2.5mi ahead shop HISTORIC DOWNTOWN
The Town of Caledonia on left. 662-494-6218. Columbus Office, Retail, 29 Ardent savers
is seeking a full time Restaurant Space avail- 32 Workout needs
Chief Marshal to work
days and nights as
Business Opportunity 6050 able. Call 662-328- 36 Statue setting 6 Setter type 25 Self-referential,
8655 or 662-574-7879.
needed, and is respons- HISTORIC DOWNTOWN 39 Open space 7 Martini base in modern lingo
ible for supervising all Houses For Rent: Northside
marshal department
Columbus: 411 Main
St. Office, Retail, Res-
40 Ways to go 8 It can decrease 26 Polite answer
personnel. The candid- 7110 41 Astronaut
taurant Space available. value 28 Wise guys
ate will plan, schedule, Call 423-333-1124.
coordinate, and direct 2BR HOUSE. Stove, ref., Shepard 9 Taxi eschewer, for 30 Honshu city
w/d hookup, window
the daily activities of the
Apts For Rent: Northside 7010 a/c, heat electric. 42 Car part short 31 Fido’s pal
officers while providing
for the protection of
520
$485/mo. Lease-
11TH Street North- dep.+credit check. Cole-
Even if you 43 Additional 11 Highland sights 33 Singer Guthrie
lives and property, pre-
vention of crime and en- 2BR/1BA, updated, man Realty. 329-2323. don’t get out much 15 Two-wheeler 34 Rip
brick, central H&A, ap- DOWN
these days, you can
forcement of laws and 17 Iowa State 35 Rational
pliances, flooring, paint. COLONIAL TOWN-
ordinances within the
$450/month. NO pets. HOUSES. 2 & 3 bed- 1 Did blacksmith’s setting 36 Ulna’s place
town limits. The Chief
Marshal will be held ac- NO HUD. Credit check. room w/ 2-3 bath town- still “go shopping” in the work 18 Civil wrong 37 Old card game
houses. $600 to $695.
countable to the Mayor Call Long & Long, Re-
and Board of Alderper- altors @ 662-328-0770. 662-549-9555. Ask for Classifieds. You can find 2 Indian of Arizona 19 Fair 38 Edit out
sons for the effective Available NOW. Glenn or text.
exactly what you’ve 3 Agreeing word 20 Small fastener
delivery of police ser- 4 Notorious Khan 21 Spanish greeting
vices to the town. Apts For Rent: Other 7080
been looking for. 5 “A — in the Fami-
Submit applications,
22 Rocker Clapton
ly” (Agee book)
complete with resume
and salary require- Find someone to mow the lawn
ments to: •
Town of Caledonia Find someone to clean the house
Attn: Lindy Thomason
PO Box 100
•
Caledonia MS. 39740 Find that special recliner
townhall@cableone.net
fax: 662-356-4117
•
Buy a computer system
Deadline for applica-
tions is January 23, •
2019. Buy a used car
CONTRACTOR SEEKING •
experienced carpenter
with lots of experience. Buy that rare coin
Please call: for your collection
662-570-9464 for info.
. . . and lots more

The CommerCial
HEAVY EQUIPMENT
SERVICE MECHANIC
with verifiable experi-

DispaTCh
ence, own tools and
clean MVR. Submit
resume by fax to
662-492-4490
or email to: jm.site
516 Main St.
masters@yahoo.com
QUALITY CONTROL
MANAGER NEEDED.
Immediate opening at
Columbus, MS 39701

662-328-2424
Columbus Air Force
Base. Construction
experience required.
Email resume to: WHATZIT ANSWER
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