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Nora Miller inaugurated as MUW’s 15th president

“Today marks an important milestone in
Becomes first alumnus in school the history of this institution,” said Shane
history to assume the role Hooper, board president for the State Insti-
tutions of Higher Learning, in his opening
Nora Miller, By Slim Smith greeting to the audience. “Nora Miller is an
president of ssmith@cdispatch.com example of all the innovations of this insti-
Mississippi tution that are fortified by its traditions. As
University The inauguration of any university presi- an alumna, and as someone with almost two
for Women, dent is, by nature, a historic event.
receives a decades of experience at this institution, Nora
But when Nora Miller was inaugurated Miller brings a sense of shared experience to
medal from
State Institu- as the 15th president of Mississippi Univer- this position. We have every confidence in her
tions of Higher sity for Women Friday before a gathering of leadership.”
Learning Com- 1,200 at The W’s Rent Auditorium, it marked Miller’s selection to succeed Jim Borsig —
missioner Al another historic milestone in the university’s first as acting president after Borsig’s retire-
Rankins during 135-year history. ment in June, and now as official president —
her inaugura- In a 75-minute ceremony, Miller (class of was based in large part on her wide range of
tion ceremony experience at The W, beginning in 2001 when
Friday. 1983) officially became the first MUW alum-
Courtesy photo/Chris Jenkins nus to assume the president’s post. See Inauguration, 6A

Walters
Thinning the ‘herd’ named sports
State Senate bills seek editor at The
to allow religious, Dispatch
philosophical exemptions Former preps writer
will begin leading
for vaccinating children section on Monday
Dispatch Staff Report

Scott Walters has

been named sports
editor for The Dis-
patch.
By Alex Holloway He will assume the
aholloway@cdispatch.com role starting Mon-
day, replacing Adam
Minichino, who has

F
our years ago, Mary
Esther Elam’s son, Cole,
was battling for his life
against cancer.
The disease severely weak-
ened his immune system, and
Elam said the family relied on
“herd immunity” while he was
sick. Elam
According to the U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services, herd immunity, or com-
munity immunity, is the concept
that a high enough percentage of a
population being protected from a
disease — often through immuni-
zation via vaccines — can
reduce the spread of that
disease and, in turn, protect
members of the population
who cannot be immunized.
Herd immunity is a
concept that’s often raised
in debates about the
importance of vaccination.
Elam, who is a nurse at
Henderson-Ward Stewart Ele-
mentary School in Starkville, said
her firsthand experience with its
importance was eye-opening.
“We were the family that was
experiencing the, ‘You can’t come
around my kind unless you’ve had
all your shots,’ thing,” said Elam,
whose son now is cancer-free. “Of
course, we kept him away from
anybody with sniffles and hardly
got him out of the house while we
were going through chemotherapy.
We depended on that, and me as a
nurse, I know how critical it can be
for somebody with a compromised
immune system. I was terrified that
all it takes is a handshake and it
could be bad.
“Sometimes it’s just a watch and
See Vaccines, 3A
served as sports ed- Walters
itor for more than 10
years.
Walters first joined The Dispatch
staff in August 2011 and has covered
predominantly high school sports
and East Mississippi Community
College football during his tenure.
In both 2013 and 2017, he earned
Mississippi Sports Writer of the Year
honors from the National Sports Me-
dia Association.
“Journalism has been a reward-
ing part of my life for parts of four
decades now,” Walters said. “Every-
one has a story to tell. As journalists,
it is our job to tell that story and to
See Walters, 3A

Adeline Rollins: A year later

nosed with a rare form of liver
Caledonia girl who required disease called biliary atresia. Margaret
liver transplant has turned the On the day of her surgery,
Adeline weighed just 19 pounds.
Rollins holds
her 2-year-old
corner toward stable health So swollen was the diseased
liver the surgeons removed that
daughter Ade-
line, who had
By Slim Smith she weighed just 17 pounds after a lifesaving
ssmith@cdispatch.com surgery. liver transplant
A. Rollins from her moth-

I
“Her liver was so swollen.
t’s only been a year, but Adeline Rollins is She was like a ball with little er a little more
almost twice the girl she used to be. than a year
arms and legs sticking out,” recalled Mar-
“She’s up to 33 pounds now,” said Ade- ago. Since
garet, who defied the odds by being a donor
line’s mom, Margaret Rollins. “She’s at about the surgery,
match. Parents generally have a 1-in-4 chance Adeline has
the average weight for a 2-year-old.” of being a match. nearly doubled
That’s a far cry from where Adeline was on The effects of the disease went far beyond in weight and
Feb. 20, 2018, the day she received a life-sav- Adeline’s appearance. is having her
ing liver transplant from her mom at Emory “She couldn’t walk. She had never pulled medicines
University Hospital’s Children’s Healthcare herself up to stand,” Margaret said. “So much reduced.
facility in Atlanta after the child was diag- See Adeline, 6A Courtesy photo

Weather Five Questions Calendar Local Folks Public

Kyle Huang
Second grade, Heritage
1 What former heavyweight boxing champ Thursday, Feb. 7 meetings
gave all of his sons the same name? ■ Exhibit opening: A free reception Feb. 4: Board of
2 Name 5 of the 12 countries where the
euro replaced local currency in 2002? from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Columbus Arts Supervisors, 9
3 What ‘60s animated TV series showed Council’s Rosenzweig Arts Center opens a.m., Oktibbeha
its character smoking? an exhibit from Mississippi University for County Court-
4 Who signed bills into law with his right Women’s permanent collection of art- house
hand — Ronald Reagan, George H.W. works. Refreshments are served at this Feb. 5: Board of
Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush or event open to everyone at 501 Main St. Aldermen, 5:30
Barack Obama? For more information, contact the CAC,

63 Low 53 5 What poet started one of her most p.m., City Hall
662-328-2787 (closed Mondays). Feb. 12: Planning
High famous poems with the line “I’m nobody!
Mild with clouds and sun Who are you?” and Zoning Com-
Full forecast on
Answers, 6D Friday, Feb. 8 mission, 5:30
p.m., City Hall
page 2A. ■ Jembe Den: Bob Damm of Mississippi
State University’s Department of Music Feb. 12:
presents this percussion student ensem- Starkville-Oktibbe-
Inside ble sharing dance rhythms of Africa at ha Consolidated
Classifieds 5D Lifestyles 1C the Columbus Arts Council’s Rosenzweig School District
Comics Insert Obituaries 7B Arts Center, 501 Main St. More details Board of Trustees,
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Did you hear?

Cardi B declined Super Bowl

halftime with ‘mixed feelings’
The associated press Kaepernick helped
start a wave of protests Ask Rufus
ATLANTA — Cardi B by kneeling during the
said she received an offer national anthem to raise
to perform at the Super awareness to police bru-
Bowl, but struggled with tality, racial inequality and
the decision to turn down other social issues. His
the lucrative opportunity efforts ignited a political
in support of ex-NFL play- firestorm over whether
er Colin Kaepernick. social justice needs to be
The Grammy-nom- addressed at the NFL’s
inated rapper told The marquee event.
Associated Press on Fri- Maroon 5 will be joined
day evening that she had by Big Boi of Outkast and
“mixed feelings” after she rapper Travis Scott at half-
declined to take the stage time of the game between
at Super Bowl 53 in Atlan- the Los Angeles Rams and
ta. She said it was a hard
New England Patriots on
decision since her hus-
Sunday. Gladys Knight
band, rapper Offset, loves
will sing the national an-
to watch football, but she
them.
felt obligated to “stand be-
Some, including Rihan-
hind” Kaepernick because
he “stood up” for minori- na and Pink, have report-
ties. edly turned down offers to
“My husband, he loves perform during this year’s
football. His kids play foot- halftime. In a recent song,
ball. It’s really hard for Jay-Z alluded to declining
him. ... He really wants to to perform at the Super
go to the Super Bowl, but Bowl, and Amy Schumer
he can’t go to the Super refused to appear in a TV Courtesy photo

Bowl, because he’s got to ad during the game. French Fort Tombecbe was constructed in 1736 on Jones Bluff about 65 miles southeast of Columbus. It
Last year, Cardi B said served as the base from which Bienville led a French army assault against the Chickasaw Nation in May 1736.
stand for something,” said Shown is a circa 1905 postcard view of the site of Fort Tombecbe.
Cardi B, who is nominated she wouldn’t take the
for five Grammys. She is Super Bowl stage until
competing for both album
and record of the year.
“You have to sacrifice
Kaepernick gets a job.
With Kaepernick still with-
out a team, she is standing The ‘Bold Feat’ of Simon,
a Free Black French Captain
that,” she added. “I got by her words, but will per-
to sacrifice a lot of money form at a downtown con-
to perform. But there’s a cert Saturday. She is host-
man who sacrificed his job ing a party this week and

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for us, so we got to stand will also appear in a Super n the campaign and Magazine, an early soldiers. Their casualties
behind him.” Bowl commercial. 1730s, con- told how: “On London news maga- showed that the mantlets
flict in Eu- the fourth of zine, there is an article were little protection
rope between May (1736) titled “Indians Beat the from musket fire and
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FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE Diron d’Artaguette by the 1823 edition of started at a run on foot to
was leading another Barclay’s Dictionary as a the height on which the
French force south from kind of movable fortifi- fort lay, and though the
the Illinois District to cation made of timber Indians sallied out, and
attack the Chickasaws sawed into planks with a balls (bullets) were rain-
TODAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
in coordination with height of about six feet.
Mild with periods of Mostly cloudy, showers A morning shower; Times of rain Rather cloudy ing around him, he held
clouds and sun around; warm otherwise, cloudy Bienville. d’Artaguette They were used in sieges
on, and reaching a troop
63° 53° 67° 57° 74° 61° 75° 63° 79° 48° arrived at the Chickasaw to serve as blinds to
of horses at pasture,
villages first, and with- shelter soldiers from the
ALMANAC DATA picked out a fine mare,
out waiting on Bienville, enemy’s fire. They would
Columbus through 3 p.m. Saturday sprang on her back, and
TEMPERATURE HIGH LOW advanced on them. His normally be on wheels,
Saturday 69° 34° force was routed by cased with tin and three rode back to the camp
Normal 56° 34° the Chickasaws and inches thick. The ones unscathed.”
Record 76° (1962) 1° (1951)
d’Artaguette, with 16 carried by Simon’s It is always interesting
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24 hours through 3 p.m. Sat. 0.00 of his men and a priest, company apparently were to read a old romanti-
Month to date 0.00 were captured and smaller and carried by cized version of a story
Normal month to date 0.40 out of our past and find
Year to date 6.47 later, over the objec- hand with his company
Normal year to date 5.76 tion of the Chickasaw advancing in front of the that it has a very real
TOMBIGBEE RIVER STAGES chiefs, burned alive. other French troops to basis in fact. In his 1910
In feet as of Flood 24-hr. The Chickasaws were shield them from the fire book “Colonial Mobile,”
7 a.m. Sat. Stage Stage Chng.
much impressed with of the Chickasaws. Peter Hamilton was
Amory 20 11.77 -0.39
Bigbee 14 4.77 -1.40 Shown are today’s noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. the “Black Robe” Jesuit The Chickasaw fire absolutely correct when
Columbus 15 6.57 -0.18 Showers T-Storms Rain Flurries Snow Ice Cold Warm Stationary Jetstream priest Father Senat, who was not just from bows he referred to “Simon the
Fulton 20 9.60 -0.25
Tupelo 21 1.95 none
-10s -0s 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s 110s
was said to have sang and arrows but also from brave free black.”
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Minichino takes position at MUW Walters

Longtime sports editor’s
last day is Wednesday
DISPATCH STAFF REPORT
Adam Minichino, long-
time sports editor for The
Dispatch, has accepted a
communications special-
ist position at Mississippi
University for Women’s
Public Affairs office.
His last day with The
Dispatch will be Wednes- Minichino
day, and he will begin his
new role at The W the following day.
Minichino joined The Dispatch
staff as sports editor in June 2008.
In addition to leading award-winning
sports staffs, he has amassed plenty
of his own writing accolades from the
Mississippi Press Association during
his tenure.
Scott Walters, who has worked un-
der Minichino for eight years, is tak-
ing the sports editor reins.
“I want to thank Birney Imes for
giving me the opportunity to work at
The Dispatch,” Minichino said. “We
talked about another position, but the
interview turned into an audition for
the sports editor position. I want to
thank Henry Matuszak and Danny P.
Smith, who were working at The Dis-
patch when I arrived, for helping me
find my footing. Thanks, too, to all of
the parents, correspondents, photog-
raphers, coaches, and co-workers who
have helped us put out a sports sec-
tion.
“Thanks to Peter Imes for continu-
ing to give the sports section a strong
voice and for his support of the depart-
ment,” he added. “I thoroughly en-
joyed working with so many great peo-
ple at The Dispatch and in the greater
Golden Triangle area. I am confident
Scott Walters and the new additions to
the sports department will continue to
do a great job telling the stories of all
of the wonderful people in our area.”
Minichino’s journalism career
spans more than two decades, begin-
ning with his graduation from the Uni-
versity of Connecticut in 1992. He “dis-
covered” women’s basketball covering
Geno Auriemma’s legendary Huskies
programs as an undergraduate for the
campus newspaper, and he worked
stints as sports editor, news editor and
designer at the weekly Cheshire Her-
ald in Connecticut after college.
He briefly interrupted his newspa-
per career to try to become a profes-
sional baseball umpire at the Brink-
man/Froemming School in Florida.
When that didn’t work out, Minichino
returned to Connecticut to work at The
Middletown Press. He later worked at
The Norwich Bulletin before moving
to The Athens Banner-Herald in Ath-
ens, Georgia, and The Daily Commer-
cial in Leesburg, Florida. At each stop,
he continued to cover women’s college
basketball, either at UConn, Georgia,
Florida, or South Florida.
His wife is Amanda. They have one
son, Austin, 11.
“For more than 10 years Adam
has done an excellent job of giving
hyper-local sports coverage to every-
thing from individual athletes in ob-
scure sports to championship colle-
giate teams,” Dispatch Publisher Peter
Imes said. “He had his finger on the
pulse of area sports. It was rare anyone
was ever able to pass a sports tip on to
him; every time we tried, we quickly
found out he already knew about it and
was on it. I wish him the best at the W.”
Continued from Page 1A
show you someone in a different light.
“Working with Adam Minichino has
been a delight,” he added. “We formed a
very strong sports department and kept
Golden Triangle area residents current on
their favorite teams and athletes. While
it is a big challenge to be Adam’s replace-
ment, I am looking forward to this chal-
lenge. It will be fun covering a new set of
coaches and athletes, helping bring their
stories home to you, the reader.”
A Laurel native, Walters earned a com-
munications degree in 1993 from Missis-
sippi State University. Before joining The
Dispatch, he worked stints as Southern
Mississippi University beat writer for the
Meridian Star, high school sports editor
for the Hattiesburg American and assistant
sports editor for the Laurel Leader-Call.
In his career, Walters has earned 19
Mississippi Press Association awards for
his writing.
“Scott brings to our sports editor posi-
tion not only a compelling writing style but
vast institutional knowledge of youth, high
school and college athletics in this area,”
said Managing Editor Zack Plair. “I’m ex-
cited about this opportunity for him and
am looking forward to seeing his capable
leadership skills shape the future of our
sports coverage.”

Vaccines
Continued from Page 1A
wait kind of thing,” she
continued. “You know,
somebody can say, ‘Oh,
by the way, somebody has
the flu now,’ and now I’m
waiting seven days to be
sure my kid doesn’t die.”
Two bills in the state
Senate — SB 2255 and
SB 2398 — are seeking
to allow parents to get ex-
emptions from the state’s
vaccination requirements
to attend Mississippi
schools. The bills look to
allow the exemptions for
philosophical or religious
reasons. Currently med-
ical exemptions are the
only ones legally allowed.
Senators Joey Fill-
ingane (R-Sumrall)
and Angela Burks Hill
(R-Picayune) introduced
the respective bills.
Mississippi requires
five shots for children to
enroll at a public school
system: DTaP for diphthe-
ria, tetanus and pertussis;
the measles, mumps and
rubella (MMR) vaccine; a
chicken pox vaccine; a po-
lio vaccine; and a hepatitis
B vaccine. A booster for
tetanus, diphtheria and
pertussis, is required be-
fore going to the seventh
grade.
Other vaccines are
suggested but not man-
datory.
Preventing outbreaks
Thomas
Dobbs,
a health
officer with
the Missis-
sippi De-
partment
of Health,
said state Dobbs
law cur-
rently only allows medical
exemptions from vaccina-
tions, as recommended
by Mississippi licensed
physicians.
As such, Mississippi
boasts the highest vacci-
nation rate in the country,
Dobbs said, with about
99.4 percent of school-age
children vaccinated.
Dobbs said that high
vaccination rate is import-
ant for protecting those
who cannot be vaccinated
and is like “clearing the
debris to prevent wild-
fires” in preventing out-
breaks of certain diseases.
He pointed to Wash-
ington, which is currently
under a declared health
emergency from a mea-
sles outbreak that has,
thus far, led to 41 con-
firmed cases, according
to the Washington State
Department of Health.
“Measles is crazy
contagious,” Dobbs said.
“Each case can cause 18
new cases in your un-im-
munized population. To
have what we call popula-
tion immunity for mea-
sles, you need to have over
95-percent immunity.
“If you look at what
happened with Washing-
ton, they had an exemp-
tion rate of about seven
percent, and that was
enough to allow outbreaks
to occur,” he added.
Both Elam and Katie
Elliot, a nurse at Cale-
donia middle and high
schools, said medical
exemptions are very rare.
Elliot said elementary
students could be partic-
ularly at risk for getting
sick if they haven’t yet
learned how to prevent
spreading germs to each
other.
“They touch each oth-
er’s hands and face, they
sneeze and don’t cover
their mouths,” Elliot said.
“All those kinds of things
increase the chances of
any spread of disease. The
vaccines eliminate at least
those deadly childhood
diseases.”
Elam said school
nurses sometimes face
requests for vaccination
exemptions.
“It probably comes to
us first, because people
move,” she said. “Say, for
example, they move from
Florida, which has reli-
gious exemptions, and we
send home a note about
it. I have had parents call
and chew me out about it.”
Legislative reaction
Dis-
trict 37
Rep. Gary
Chism
(R-Colum-
bus) said
it’s not
uncommon
to see bills Chism
introduced
each year in an effort
to expand vaccination
exemptions. He said
they’ve historically
struggled to gain trac-
tion, and he doesn’t see
SB 2255 or 2398 faring
better odds.
Chism said he can
understand families’
concerns about vaccines.
However, he said the law
should weigh the state’s
health as a whole.
“There’s a part of me
that says parents should
be able to decide what
goes into their children,”
Chism said. “If there’s
a religious component
to that, that ought to be
considered. But when
you weigh that against
harming all the other
children who are in the
classroom, it falls by the
wayside.”
District
37 Rep.
Cheikh
Taylor
(D-Stark-
ville) said
he’s not
opposed to
vaccines Taylor
and knows
they’re “critical” for
overall public health. ing any available avenue District 43 Rep. Rob
However, he acknowl- to avoid vaccinating their Roberson (R-Starkville)
edged he has concerns children. said he would be “ner-
about how early vaccines Taylor said he doesn’t vous” about changing the
are administered to necessarily oppose the state’s vaccination laws,
children – especially a exemption bills. However, but added he would be
schedule that often has he said he’d like to see open to listening to the
young children receiving some provisions added to findings of a committee
several shots at once. allow delays in vaccina- tasked to research the
He also said he’s tions, rather than simply matter.
concerned the vaccina- exemptions, before voting District 16 Sen. Angela
tion schedule may lead “yes.” Turner-Ford (D-West
to higher rates of autism,
something some contro-
Point) said she has been
fully opposed to vaccine
versial and much-debated
Diseases making exemption bills in the
medical studies have comebacks past. However, she said
claimed dating back to the Dobbs said MDH is with the right provisions,
1990s. generally amendable to she may consider support-
“I don’t recall, when adjusting when children ing one.
I was in K-12, an autistic receive their vaccines, as Dobbs said any vac-
student in my classroom, long as they’re vaccinated cination exemptions can
or in the school at the by the time they start allow dangerous diseases
time,” Taylor said. “If school. to make preventable come-
there was, it was proba- However, he said backs. Measles, he said, is
bly one or two. But now, there’s no proven link just one example.
I believe the number is between vaccines and “Some people think
somewhere around 1-in-6 autism. that maybe measles isn’t
or 1-in-7.” “That concern was dangerous,” Dobbs said.
According to the Cen- raised by fraudulent “It doesn’t kill everybody,
ters for Disease Control science of the 1990s and but it’s not a benign dis-
and Prevention, about has been thoroughly ease. In the early 80s, we
1-in-59 children had been debunked since then,” he thought we had it eradicat-
diagnosed with Autism said. “Extensive studies ed, but with low vacci-
Spectrum Disorder as of have shown that vaccines nation rates, it’s coming
2014, the last available don’t cause autism.” back.”
data year. While the
prevalence is lower than
Taylor’s claim, it is higher
than the 1-in-150 reported
in 2000.
Taylor said some
things, such as environ-
mental pollutants, may
contribute to the increase.
However, he said he
thinks it is worth consid-
ering revising the vacci-
nation schedule, to reduce
the number of shots a
child gets at once, and see
if it has an impact.
He also questioned if
people who are seeking
religious exemptions are
truly opposed for faith-
based reasons or are seek-
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Our View

Roses and thorns

A rose to
Nora Miller,
who was offi-
cially named
as Mississippi
University
for Women’s 15th president
during an inauguration held
Friday at The W’s Rent Audito-
rium. Miller is also the first W
alumnus to serve as President.
Her 17 years as an adminis-
trator at The W made her the
obvious choice for the posi-
tion. Her unique combination
of talents and experiences, as
well as her intimate ties with
The W that go back to the ear-
ly 1980s, inspire confidence
among alumni, students, facul-
ty, staff and the community.
We cannot imagine a better
choice.
A rose to
Agnes Zaiontz,
director of
the Tennes-
see-Tombigbee
Waterway
Transportation Museum, who
was instrumental in bringing
the Smithsonian Water/Ways
exhibit to town. Columbus is
one of 10 U.S. cities chosen
to host the Smithsonian’s
traveling exhibit, which tells
the story of water’s historical,
societal and cultural impact
on the world. The exhibit is
open weekdays from 8 a.m.
until 4 p.m. through March 8
at the museum, located at 318
Seventh St. N. The exhibit is
a wonderful learning oppor-
tunity, and we encourage
everyone to pay a visit to the
museum for the rare opportu-
nity.
A rose of
remembrance
to Mississippi
University
for Women
women’s
soccer coach Gray Massey,
whose sudden death at age
41 on Jan. 27 has left The W
and the broader Columbus
community in shock and
grief. Although Massey had
been in Columbus just two
years, his impact was imme-
diate and enduring. From
administrators to faculty to
athletes — indeed to almost
everyone who crossed is path
— Massey was always eager
to engage in a meaningful,
affirming way. His enthusi-
asm and humanity made him
an instant favorite throughout
campus and makes our grief
all the more deep, his legacy
all the more enduring. Our
deepest sympathies are ex-
tended to Massey’s wife and
two children and the extended
MUW family.
A roses to
the owners
and staff at J.
Broussard’s,
food vendors
and volunteers
who provided a special meal
for those federal employees
impacted by the recent partial
government shutdown. About
three dozen federal employ-
ees were served at Thurs-
day’s event as an expression
of support and sympathy
for what can be considered
the collateral damage of the
budget impasse that produced
a 35-day shutdown. Many of
the employees worked without
pay for much of the shut-
down. The meal was a way to
acknowledge those sacrifices
and show support for our
neighbors. While we hope
there is never again a need for
such an expression, it’s a tes-
tament to all who made this
effort on behalf of their neigh-
bors. This certainly wasn’t the
only effort to support affected
federal workers. We’ve pre-
viously acknowledged other
individuals and organizations
for their actions, and we again
express our appreciation here.

Possumhaw
Bring your own bodock ball
“We lay down our tracks every day as sorriest dam he’d ever seen.
if in new snow. We make a path that was We continued walking across the
not there before.” dam toward the sinking sun. Below,
— Gunilla Norris, “Embracing the the fields were plowed; trails were rut-
Seasons” ted up by deer crossing. More than a
few deer were crossing the property —

T
here we
were
standing
in the woods,
surrounded by
half-eaten and
mostly-eaten
bodock (bois
d’arc) balls.
Something
had a party.
Dozens of the
lime green fruit Shannon Bardwell
were scattered
across the ground like bowling balls.
The only critters I’ve seen eating
the fruit are squirrels. I’ve been told
horses will eat them, thus they are also
called “horse apples,” but I’ve never
witnessed it myself. I supposed as the
weather got colder and colder the bodo-
ck balls looked better and better and
they started to vanish, until we came
up on the scattered bits and pieces.
It was a brisk afternoon when Sam
and I decided to walk the property’s
5,174-foot perimeter. It’d be good
exercise, get us out of the house, and
we’d check the property lines at the
same time. Sure enough, here and
there tree limbs had fallen, some
straddling the fence. Most we could
pull off and leave for animal habitat
and to replenish the earth. We followed
an old road bed while Sam pointed out
rubs and scrapes made by deer. Just
over the property line is a deer stand
that probably hasn’t been used in some
time. We can always hope. Nearby, the
spillway ran from the big lake. That
day, like most days, the water was high
and running fast.
We laughed at how we used to tear
up a beaver dam and the beaver would
build it back. Then one day we figured
out maybe we should leave his dam,
reserving water for summer’s drought.
So, we built the dam back ourselves
and the beaver never returned. I’m
guessing he thought it was about the
probably while we’re inside watching
the local news.
On the other side of the lake we
walked the sedge field alongside the
wood line. In front of us we spotted a
fox squirrel busily rooting around in
the grass. It was odd the squirrel didn’t
hightail it off like they usually do.
We continued our approach. Finally,
when we were steps away, he scurried
into the woods and disappeared. Sam
thought the squirrel had a limp, maybe
even a bodock thorn in its foot. Around
us were several squirrel nests, high
and swaying in the trees.
When we got close to the roadside,
we spotted a few more finds: one am-
ber-colored beer bottle, one crushed
Bud Light beer can peppered with
holes the size of BBs, and one tiny
rodent skull.
Sam thought the holes in the can
were those of a critter trying to get
what was left inside the can. Maybe
even a guest at the bodock party. And
the skull ... that’s anybody’s guess.
(Author’s note: I later learned the tiny
skull was that of a Prairie vole. Inter-
esting tidbit, Prairie voles are sexually
monogamous.)
Email reaches Shannon Bardwell of
Columbus at msdeltachild@msn.com.

Letters to the editor

Voice of the people
Frustrated with image
Bryant projects
I have come to a stark conclusion:
Gov. Phil Bryant is preventing our state
from progressing and moving forward.
It’s the governor’s job to tell the story
of Mississippi while leading the state
forward to create progress and oppor-
tunity for its citizens. To do this, it is
important that our state develop a pos-
itive aura, a confident and constructive
outlook and a polished image that says
to the rest of the country and the world
that Mississippi is open for business
and respects the fact that your company
embraces diversity.
Gov. Bryant has utterly failed to shed
a positive light on the state. Instead, he
has almost become the walking stereo-
type of every negative stigma associat-
ed with Mississippi.
In 2015, after Dylann Roof posed
with Confederate flags and then
proceeded to murder innocent people
inside a black church in South Carolina,
then-Gov. Nikki Haley used that in-
stance as a teachable moment to tell the
residents of her state that it was time to
let go of the racism of the past and move
forward.
Haley led at the forefront of the
movement for change, which was a
shining example to the rest of the world
that yes, America has dark spots in
our history, but we are willing to shine
the light and erase the darkness of our
past in exchange for the bright future
of tomorrow. This was an epic period
in American history and helped bring
some healing to our nation. I respect
her for what she did in South Carolina.
Because South Carolina welcomed
positive change, the state has been re-
warded many times over. Corporations
that previously refused to do business
in the state have now dropped their
embargo and have moved into South
Carolina, providing jobs for many of
its citizens. Why couldn’t Mississippi
follow suit?
Mississippi has the unfortunate
distinction of being the poorest state
in America. We cannot afford to drive
business away. We must make our state
as hospitable as possible for corpora-
tions and companies to bring jobs here.
The Delta is in dire need of employers!
Perhaps then we wouldn’t have to show-
er the few that come here with massive
tax cuts while our roads and bridges
fall apart. Yes, the Governor recently
closed many state bridges that were in
disrepair.
It has been well-documented that the
Confederate symbol has been used as a
banner for bigots, racists and murder-
ers.
It’s almost as if Bryant wants to be
seen as a caricature of Mississippi.
It seems that he goes out of his way
to present himself as the down south
“good ole boy” who is most happy in a
racist culture, regardless of the criti-
cism from his fellow Americans. This is
unfortunate and needs to change.
If he were a private citizen, he would
have the right to proudly display the
Confederate symbol. As an American,
he would be entitled to make decisions
based on his personal opinions. But he
is not a private citizen. He is the gover-
nor of a diverse population, at least 37
percent of which is the African Ameri-
can community that has suffered under
the banner of the Confederate flag.
I implore him to listen to his con-
science, to put his constituents above
himself, and to consider the effect he is
having on the people he represents.
The governor is an elected official,
and it is his duty to bring progress to
our state. If he does not, then it is our
duty to make our voices heard and
demand our seat at the table. We should
all take heed and make sure we vote in
state elections!
Hopefully moving forward from
this governor we will make the correct
decision and elect someone more fitting
to emit a more progressive image of our
state!
Jerry Fortenberry
Columbus
What’s going on?
Late term up to the ninth month
abortions approved in New York and
possibility Virginia; the removal of “So
help me God” from swearing in oaths;
making the comment “Make America
Great Again” a racist remark; confus-
ing your gender at birth; creation of
an anti-police climate that makes law
enforcement an evil thing and the cops
the bad guys.
I think being politically correct has
run off the rails. What’s going on?
Our motto at the church I attend is
”Love God, Love people.” The golden
rule of days ago, “Do unto others as
you would have them do unto you,” is
not used much today. There are people
doing good things today, but based on
today’s news, that group is dwindling
or not getting the recognition they
deserve.
I have a hard time believing there
are not more good, hard working people
out there, that just want to provide for
their family, look out for their neighbors
and want America to be great. We have
a “it is what it is” mentality. I will say
it is what we make of it. Changing the
status quo takes getting involved and
speaking up.
I am a news junkie, but have grown
tired of the “talking heads” telling me
what to think. There are a few common
sense journalists, but mostly it is them
opining their opinions. I can think for
myself and don’t like to be told how to
think. There is more hate baiting out
there and very little journalism today.
If we listen to the “left” today, those
at the top of the income scale are
responsible for most of our problems.
News flash, the wealthy create the jobs.
Except for the time I was self employed,
I always worked for someone with more
money than I had. They created the job
I had, which I was thankful for. Hard
work pays good dividends most of the
time.
Capitalism works, socialism doesn’t.
Capitalism creates jobs, socialism
doesn’t. 304,00 jobs created in January,
not bad when the government was shut
down for three weeks. I like to work for
my money and keep as much as I can,
rather than give it to the socialist so it
can be given away. But that’s me.
Let’s work together to make America
great.
God Bless America!
Lee Roy Lollar
Columbus
 The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com Sunday, February 3, 2019 5A

In Washington

Trump is latest to give State of Union in time of turmoil

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE  from office.”
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — President Donald
Trump is the latest chief executive to
deliver a State of the Union address at a
time of turmoil.
But others may have had it even
worse. Abraham Lincoln delivered a
written report during the Civil War,
Richard Nixon spoke while embroiled
in the Watergate scandal and Bill Clin-
ton gave one of his State of the Union
speeches just weeks after he’d been im-
peached in the very same room.
Despite all of that, presidential histo-
rian Douglas Brinkley called Trump’s
upcoming address on Tuesday “a
strange and bizarre State of the Union.”
There’s the continuing federal inves-
tigation into Trump campaign contacts
with Russia, calls for Trump to be re-
moved from office and the president’s
own threat to again close down parts
of the government if Congress refuses
to spend billions of dollars to build his
long-promised U.S.-Mexico border wall.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi added to
the theatrics surrounding the event by
forcing Trump to postpone the speech a
week because of the original shutdown,
a record 35-day stoppage.
Plenty of State of the Union address-
es have unfolded in turbulent times.
Two decades ago, Democrat Clinton
delivered a State of the Union speech
not long after the Republican-controlled
House impeached him in December
1998 on grounds that he had lied to a fed-
eral grand jury and had obstructed jus-
tice in the wake of his relationship with
White House intern Monica Lewinsky.
And just hours before Clinton deliv-
ered his speech — in the same cham-
ber where he had become just the sec-
ond president ever to be impeached
— White House lawyers opened their
defense of the president in a Senate trial
in which they argued he was innocent of
the charges and “must not be removed
No president had ever delivered a
State of the Union address under such
extraordinary conditions.
Speculation was rampant that Clin-
ton would cancel, according to former
Senate historian Donald Ritchie. But not
only did Clinton show up, he spoke in
characteristic length about a booming
economy, balanced federal budgets and
a proposal to protect Social Security for
the ages. He did not mention the circum-
stances leading up to the impeachment
vote that threatened his presidency.
“He came and he delivered a message
as if nothing was going on,” Ritchie re-
called. “It took a lot of the steam out of
the impeachment effort against him.”
The Senate acquitted Clinton the fol-
lowing month.
Decades earlier, Nixon devoted much
of his final State of the Union speech in
January 1974 to the country’s energy
crisis. But near the end of his remarks,
he added a “personal word” about Water-
gate. Nixon called for the investigation
to end, declaring “one year of Watergate
is enough” and said he had no “intention
whatever” of resigning.
But the Republican reversed course
and stepped down that August, becom-
ing the only president ever to resign.
Nixon had faced impeachment by the
House over his participation in the at-
tempted cover-up of a break-in at Dem-
ocratic Party headquarters executed by
burglars connected to his re-election
campaign.
Shortly after taking office, President
Gerald Ford — Nixon’s vice president
and successor — pardoned Nixon.
Ford then used his 1975 State of the
Union speech to declare “the state of the
union is not good” — though not due to
any Watergate fallout. Ford cited high
unemployment, a recession, inflation,
a rising federal deficit and climbing
national debt, the energy situation and
other issues as reasons for his bleak as-
sessment.
Women will surround Trump at
State of the Union address
WASHINGTON — Pelosi behind
and above. Female immigrants, gazing
down from the balcony. A black wom-
an who ran a close race for governor of
Georgia, rebutting.
When President Donald Trump de-
livers his first State of the Union ad-
dress under divided government on
Tuesday, he’ll be surrounded by these
and other living reminders of the 2018
elections that delivered Democrats the
House majority and a record number of
women to Congress.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will
sit just over his shoulder on the dais,
on-camera, looking out at the assem-
bled lawmakers, Cabinet members,
Supreme Court justices and diplomats.
Seated in front of Trump will be a record
number of women House members,
most Democrats and some dressed in
easy-to-spot white. And in the gallery
overhead? Two former employees of
Trump’s New Jersey golf club, women
and immigrants, who have spoken out
about its hiring practices.
Afterward, Stacey Abrams will be-
come the first black woman to deliver
the Democratic rebuttal.
“I hope she does a good job. I respect
her,” Trump said Thursday of Abrams,
who narrowly lost the race for Georgia
governor to the president’s ally, Brian
Kemp. The president pledged to deliver
a speech rooted in a theme of “unity,”
even as he renewed his demand for a
border wall as a condition of keeping
Lincoln faced a situation “more grim
than it is now, by far,” said Brinkley, ref-
erencing the Civil War.
In December 1861, eight months af-
ter the war began, Lincoln noted in his
State of the Union address — they were
written in those days — that “a disloy-
al portion of the American people have
the government open past Feb. 15. Be-
fore he spoke in the Oval Office Thurs-
day, Pelosi again rebuffed the demand
and belittled him on national security
matters.
Trump will give his speech Tuesday
before a joint session of Congress at a
sensitive time in talks to prevent agen-
cies from shuttering after the longest
government shutdown in history. Mem-
bers of Congress are inviting federal
workers who went without pay for 35
days and are worried about a repeat.
But the striking visual is shaping up
to be the new lawmakers who will be ar-
rayed around the president, who were
elected in the wake of Trump’s inflam-
matory statements about women, immi-
grants, Muslims and more.
Two female immigrants will be
among the lawmakers’ guests and
seated in the gallery above the House
chamber. One is Victorina Morales,
who worked for one of Trump’s clubs in
New Jersey for years even though she
was born in Guatemala and lived in the
U.S. illegally. Morales, a guest of New
Jersey Democratic Rep. Bonnie Watson
Coleman, said in an interview that she
feels respectful toward the president.
But she does have a message for him
after years of hearing Trump describe
immigrants as a scourge that takes jobs
from Americans.
“Forget about the wall, stop separat-
ing families and focus on immigration
reform,” she said in an interview with
The Associated Press, conducted in
Spanish.
— The Associated Press
during the whole year been engaged
in an attempt to divide and destroy the
Union.”
Lincoln also warned that “a nation
which endures factious domestic divi-
sion is exposed to disrespect abroad,
and one party, if not both, is sure sooner
or later to invoke foreign intervention.”

Senate reasserts eign policy agenda.
The Republican-led
foreign policy role, Senate is reassert-
reshapes Trump agenda ing itself as a check
WASHINGTON — on Trump’s instincts,
Two years into Donald while individual GOP
Trump’s presidency, his lawmakers are seeking
allies in Congress are sway — defense hawks
quietly trying to influ- vying with noninterven-
ence and even reshape tionists — over policy in
his “America First” for- the Middle East, Latin
America and beyond.
Within one recent
week, Florida Sen. Mar-
co Rubio led a group of
lawmakers to the White
House encouraging
Trump to back Venezu-
elan opposition leader
Juan Guaido as the in-
terim president. Trump
tweeted his support.
Days earlier, Kentucky
Sen. Rand Paul was at
the White House rein-
forcing Trump’s plan to
withdraw U.S. troops
from Syria and Afghan-
istan.
The result can often
seem like a foreign pol-
icy in flux, zigzagging
from bold pronounce-
ments to more measured
actions as “a number of
different voices on the
Hill are trying to put
their imprint on the poli-
cy,” said Brian Katulis, a
former Clinton adminis-
tration national security
adviser now at the Cen-
ter for American Prog-
ress.
“It’s sort of this great
improvisation direct-
ed by the president of
the United States, that
doesn’t really follow any
of the notes or sheets
of music,” Katulis said.
“Like he’s making things
up as he goes along.”
— The Associated Press
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Adeline
Continued from Page 1A
of her weight was in her core
that she had no muscle devel-
opment. She slept 20 hours a
day. Her body was shutting
down to preserve enough ener-
gy to keep her brain and heart
going.”
Amy Robertson, a nurse
practitioner at Allegro Clinic
in Columbus, was the first to
suspect Adeline was seriously
ill when she showed up at the
clinic at just six days old in
December 2016.
That first visit has evolved
into a close relationship
between Robertson and the
Rollins family.
“That first year, I never saw
her smile and never heard her
do anything but cry,” Robert-
son said. “She was very, very
sick. We honestly didn’t know
if she would survive.”
Now, more than two years
after that first clinic visit and
approaching the year anniver-
sary of her liver transplant,
Adeline’s progress is nothing
short or remarkable.
“She walks. She runs, jumps
on the couch, jumps off the ot-
toman,” Margaret said. “She’s
a typical 2-year-old. Her body
seems to love mom’s liver.”
Not entirely out of the woods
When Adeline returns to
Atlanta for her one-year check-
up, she expects to have her
medication reduced to a single
pill, down from the seven pills
she took immediately after
surgery.
Over the past year, her
check-ups have gone from
one a week to once monthly.
She will soon have check-ups
just once every three months.
Likewise, her lab testing has
gone from weekly to biweekly
to monthly.
Oh, and one more thing.
“She eats like a grown man,”
Margaret said. “It’s amazing
how much that child eats.”
All of that doesn’t mean Ade-
line has completely recovered
or is out of danger entirely,
however.
“She’s in the normal range
growth-wise and cognitively
now,” Margaret said. “But she’s
still behind a little verbally.”
There’s a bigger worry, still.
“The concern is that if she
gets sick, as her immune sys-
tem ramps up to fight the virus
it could try to reject my liver,”
Margaret said.
As a result, Margaret quit
her job as an art teacher at
Caledonia Elementary School
to be a stay-at-home mom.
Walker, the Rollins’ 3-1/2-year-
old son, is in preschool.
“We keep her at home most
of the time to limit her expo-
sure to other children and
other environments, especially
now when it’s cold and flu sea-
son,” Margaret said of Adeline.
Becoming an advocate
By her own admission, Mar-
garet is not the stay-at-home-
mom type. Since Adeline is,
for the most part, a typical
toddler, Margaret has had to
find ways to occupy her own
time.
She’s become a resource for
other moms who have children
with liver disease and an advo-
cate for organ donor-ship.
“It’s a pretty small com-
munity,” Margaret said. “So I
think I can really help people
who are going on this journey
that I’ve been through. I can
tell them about our experienc-
es, answer questions or just
listen.”
Adeline’s journey has
naturally shifted the family’s
Courtesy photo
perspective. John Michael Rollins stands at the side of his daughter, Adeline,
“It’s made my husband and I after her liver transplant surgery in Atlanta.
better people,” Margaret said.
“We don’t worry about small and talks to Margaret three to that smile on her face, it brings
things, the stuff people worry four times a week, the transfor- such joy to my heart.”
about. They don’t realize what mation has been nothing short Margaret calls Robertson
a privilege it is to be able to of joyful. her “special angel,” but Rob-
worry about those things. “She has made leaps and ertson said there is only one
“Now, when I see Adeline bounds,” Robertson said. payment she expects in return
just eating mac-and-cheese, it “We’ve had some little moun- for the devotion she has shown
almost brings tears to my eyes,” tains to climb, just regular Adeline.
she added. “This was a child childhood illnesses and she’s “I want to be a bridesmaid
that, just a year ago, cried when had one hospital admission in Adeline’s wedding,” Rob-
you tried to put anything any- recently just for IV antibiotics. ertson said. “I’m going to be
where close to her mouth.” But overall, she’s doing so good. really old by that time. I’m old
For Robertson, who can’t I just love seeing the personali- now.
go more than a week without ty in her beginning to emerge. “Maybe I’ll just serve the
seeing her “favorite patient” She’s such a happy little girl and cake,” she added.

Inauguration
Continued from Page 1A
she joined the adminis-
tration. Over the next 17
years, Miller served in
a variety of capacities,
most recently as the uni-
versity’s vice president
for administration and
chief financial officer.
Her experience in
administration and
finance — Miller holds
MUW degrees in both
business administration
and accounting and is
a certified public ac-
countant — was widely
perceived as her greatest
asset moving into her
new role.
Speakers on Friday
noted Miller’s knowledge
of university financing,
her attention to detail
and her intimate knowl-
edge of both MUW and
the IHL — where she
previously served as
director of budget and
financial analysis and
director of internal audit
— will greatly benefit
The W.
“This day is not about
me or how I got to this
place,” she told her audi-
ence. “This day is about
The W. It’s a day to honor
or past, celebrate our
present and a day to light
the way for our future.”
From student to
president
In her 25-minute
address, Miller affirmed
the university’s commit-
ment to its mission and
goals, highlighted the vi-
sion for the university go-
ing forward, expressed
the W’s commitment to
the community and rein-
forced the W’s belief in
the value of liberal arts
education.
She made particular
note of The W’s commit-
ment to innovation while
honoring its history.
As a student at a time
when MUW was going
through a major transi-
tion — she noted that she
was a senior when the
first male student was ad-
mitted to the W in 1982
— Miller said traditions
and changes don’t have
to be in conflict.
“We are a living,
growing organism that is
constantly adapting and
evolving,” Miller said.
“Together, we will face
these challenges. Togeth-
er we will let our light
shine.”
Near the end of her
address, Miller allowed
the audience a glimpse
into the more personal
side of its new president.
“It’s time for a little
audience participation,”
Miller said. “Earlier we
recognized our alumni.
Now, I would like to ask
my fellow W classmates
from the class of 1983 to
please stand. Remember,
what happened in the 80s him I was afraid of going the support of her older was the most sentimental
stays in the 80s. And to to. Here I am all these brother, Kevin, during and I’ll give him credit
another group, will my years later.” her first weeks away for adopting our formal
high school and college “My scholarship made from home. family motto that gives
era friends who are here my college education “Those early calls honor to our Irish roots
today please stand and possible,” she added. from Kevin helped not — Erin Go Bragh. In our
be recognized. I remind “My newfound friends only me to get over family lingo, it simply
you the same thing ap- and the support of my the homesickness but means, ‘I love you and I
plies to what happened in family helped keep my also any other girl who better shut up before I
the 70s.” initial homesickness at answered the third-floor start to cry.’ So I’ll give
Miller then called for bay.” phone at the dormitory,” that a Southern twist and
her family members in Miller closed her Miller said. “In my large, simply close with ‘Erin
audience to stand — a address by recalling sentimental family, Kevin Go Bragh, y’all.’”
group of more than a
dozen that included
her husband, children,
grandchildren, siblings
and nieces and nephews.
“I am blessed to come
from a big, loving, sen-
timental Irish Catholic
family,” said Miller, who
grew up in St. Louis,
Missouri.
“Lastly, I’d like to
express my gratitude to
those who are no longer
with us, but were key to
my being here in the first
place,” she said. “My
mom is the one who en-
couraged me to open the
envelope from Mississip-
pi University for Women
despite my 17-year-old
declaration that I was not
going to Mississippi and
I was not going to that
school. But when my dad
saw that there was a gen-
erous scholarship offer,
he asked me to find out if
The W was academically
competitive and not the
finishing school I told

Around the state

Bank takes possession
of historic Mississippi
home and inn
NATCHEZ — A south-
west Mississippi historic
home and inn now be-
longs to a local bank.
The Natchez Democrat
reports no one on Friday
met the $4.7 million min-
imum bid set by the bank
to buy Dunleith Histor-
ic Inn and The Castle
Restaurant.
Natchez-based United
Mississippi Bank fore-
closed after former owner
Michael Worley defaulted
on $7.3 million in debt.
Worley has declared per-
sonal bankruptcy.
United Mississippi
CEO Adrian Sandel says
the bank intends to sell
the house through other
avenues.
Dunleith was built
in 1856 and has been a
bed and breakfast since
1976. It’s among the most
recognized antebellum
structures in Natchez.
Dunleith General Man-
ager John Holyoak says
the inn and restaurant re-
main open.
Another Worley busi-
ness, Bowie’s Tavern, was
sold at a Thursday fore-
closure auction. Business-
man Dan Bland paid $1.37
million.
2 convicted in 2016
gun shop shootout
over $25 fee
POPLARVILLE — A
father and son have been
found guilty in a 2016
shootout over a $25 ser-
vice charge at a Mississip-
pi gun shop.
WLOX-TV reports
Pearl River County ju-
rors on Friday convicted
31-year-old Michael Mc-
Cool on two counts of sec-
ond-degree murder. His
father, 53-year-old Audy
McCool, was convicted on
two counts of being an ac-
cessory after the fact.
Authorities say Hen-
leyfield gun shop owner
Jason McLemore told the
McCools a gun repair
wasn’t complete in Janu-
ary 2016, but sought a $25
service charge to return
the unrepaired gun. The
McCools, McLemore and
his teenage son, Jacob,
argued. Jurors agreed Mi-
chael McCool eventually
fatally shot both McLem-
ores.
Michael McCool faces
between 20 and 40 years
in prison on each count,
while Audy McCool fac-
es up to 20 years on each
count.
— The Associated Press

When was the last time you

picked up a piece of litter?
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In The nation

Virginia’s Gov Northam says that

wasn’t him in racist photo
By ALAN SUDERMAN
The Associated Press
RICHMOND, Va. — Resisting wide-
spread calls for his resignation, Virgin-
ia’s embattled governor on Saturday
vowed to remain in office after disavow-
ing a blatantly racist photograph that
appeared under his name in his 1984
medical school yearbook.
In a tumultuous 24 hours, Gov. Ralph
Northam posted a video on Twitter on
Friday apologizing for the photograph
that featured what appeared to be a
man in blackface and a second person
cloaked in Klu Klux Klan garb. He said
that he could not “undo the harm my
behavior caused then and today.”
But by Saturday, he said he was not
in the photo and had apologized a day
earlier for “content” that was on his pro-
file page in the yearbook. The governor
said he had not seen the photo before
Friday, since he had not purchased the
commemorative book or been involved
in its preparation more than three de-
cades ago.
“I am not in that photograph,” he
told reporters gathered at the Execu-
tive Mansion in Richmond, calling the
shot offensive and horrific.
While talking with reporters,
Northam disclosed that he once had
used shoe polish to darken his face as
part of a Michael Jackson costume he
fashioned for a 1984 dance contest in
Texas when he was in the U.S. Army.
Northam said he regrets that he didn’t
understand “the harmful legacy of an
action like that.”
His refusal to step down could sig-
nal a potentially long and bruising fight
between Northam and his former sup-
porters.
Shortly after he spoke, Democratic
National Committee Chair Tom Pe-
rez issued a statement calling on the
governor to step aside. Since Friday,
groups calling for his resignation in-
cluded the Virginia Democratic Party
and the state House Democratic Cau-
cus. Virginia Attorney General Mark
R. Herring and top Republicans in the
Virginia General Assembly also urged
him to resign, as have many declared
and potential Democratic presidential
candidates.
“His past and recent actions have led
to pain and a loss of trust with Virgin-
ians. He is no longer the best person
to lead our state,” the Virginia Senate
Democratic Caucus said in a statement.
If Northam does resign, Virginia Lt.
Gov. Justin Fairfax would become the
second African-American governor
in the state’s history. In a statement,
Fairfax said the state needs leaders
who can unite people, but he stopped
short of calling for Northam’s depar-
ture. Referring to Northam, Lt. Gov.
Justin Fairfax said he “cannot condone
actions from his past” that at least “sug-
gest a comfort with Virginia’s darker
history of white supremacy, racial ste-
reotyping and intimidation.”

Powerful storm hits
Southern California,
flooding highways
LOS ANGELES —
The second in a string of
powerful storms battered
California on Saturday,
shutting key highways af-
ter water and mud rushed
into lanes from bare hill-
sides in wildfire burn
areas where thousands
of residents were under
evacuation orders.
Flash flood warnings
were issued for huge
swaths of Southern Cali-
fornia and forecasters said
the system brought more
than 4 inches (10 centi-
meters) of rain at lower
elevations and several feet
of snow in the mountains,
where whiteout conditions
closed roads.
A wind gust in Santa
Barbara County topped
80 mph (128 kph) as the
storm moved south and at
one point dropped more
than a half-inch (1.27 cen-
timeters) of rain in five
minutes. Trees and power
lines were down across
the region.
In Malibu, where the
Woolsey fire last year
destroyed homes and
burned hillsides bare,
officials closed Pacific
Coast Highway and many
other roadways after mud
flowed into lanes. Resi-
dents whose homes sur-
vived the flames barricad-
ed their properties with
sandbags to protect their
properties from floodwa-
ters.
— The Associated Press
8A Sunday, February 3, 2019
Jake Goodwin of Starkville tries Starkville Country Club’s smoked duck and coconut soup at Saturday’s Souper
Bowl in downtown Starkville. The annual event, sponsored by the Greater Starkville Development Partnership,
invites local restaurants to compete for best soup by offering samples to attendees.
Around the World
Venezuela’s Guaido urges
military defections amid
protests
CARACAS, Venezuela — Ven-
ezuela’s opposition leader called
on more members of the military
to abandon the country’s socialist
government following Saturday’s
defection of a high-ranking gen-
eral, as President Nicolas Maduro
proposed holding early National
Assembly elections that could po-
tentially oust his challenger.
Maduro’s call for early legisla-
tive voting is likely to intensify a
political standoff with rival Juan
Guaido, who heads the opposi-
tion-controlled National Assembly
and is demanding a new presiden-
tial election. Guaido declared him-
The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com
SOUPER BOWL
self Venezuela’s legitimate ruler
on Jan. 23, and has the support of
Washington and most South Amer-
ican nations.
Speaking from behind a podium
decorated with Venezuela’s presi-
dential seal, Guaido told supporters
he would keep his opposition move-
ment in the streets until Maduro
stopped “usurping” the country’s
presidency and agreed to a presi-
dential election overseen by inter-
national observers. On Saturday,
tens of thousands of Venezuelans
joined opposition protests against
Maduro in Caracas and other cities.
Guaido called on “blocks” of the
military to defect from Maduro’s
administration and “get on the side
of the Venezuelan people.”
“We don’t just want you to stop
Austin Frayser/Special to The Dispatch
shooting at protesters,” Guaido
said in a hoarse voice. “We want
you to be part of the reconstruction
of Venezuela.”
He said that in the coming days,
the opposition would try to move
humanitarian aid into the country
by land and sea along three border
points, including the Colombian city
of Cucuta. He described the move
as a “test” for Venezuela’s armed
forces, which will have to choose if
they allow the much needed aid to
pass, or if they instead obey the or-
ders of Maduro’s government.
Maduro also dug in his heels,
insisting he was the only president
of Venezuela and describing Satur-
day’s anti-government protests as
part of a U.S.-led coup attempt.
— The Associated Press
Super Bowl super
fan can’t stop
because Patriots
won’t stop
The Associated press
KENNEBUNK, Maine — One of the handful
of fans who has seen every single Super Bowl is
keeping the streak alive as he prepares to cheer
for his New England Patriots.
Donald Crisman, of Kennebunk, Maine, said
he’s happy to feel well enough to go to Atlanta
for his 53rd consecutive Super Bowl. Just like the
Patriots battled back from setbacks, so did the
82-year-old football fan, who had a bout of ulcer-
ative colitis that caused him to lose 30 pounds and
landed him in the hospital.
“Really, I didn’t think (the Patriots) would get
this far,” Crisman told the Portland Press Herald.
“But here we are. I just hope they bring home tro-
phy No. 6.”
The streak began when a friend was given tick-
ets to the first Super Bowl in 1967. Over the years,
Crisman kept on attending, traveling via train and
plane, and battling ice and snow.
He was part of a Never-Missed-A-Super-Bowl
club that was featured in a 2010 Visa commercial.
The original group, which began with five, is down
to Crisman and Tom Henschel of Pittsburgh. An-
other fan, Gregory Eaton of Michigan, also has
attended each Super Bowl.
Crisman told WCSH-TV the ticket for the first
Super Bowl was $12 and that two college march-
ing bands provided the halftime entertainment.
After the first 20 Super Bowls, his group
thought of milestones they’d hit so they could stop.
“I kind of made a plan to drop out after num-
ber 30 but the Patriots got into 31, and I gotta go,”
Crisman said. “Then at Super Bowl 50, I said, ‘I’m
going to go, then that’s it,’ and the Patriots get in
again, and again, and again.”
If the Patriots defeat the Los Angeles Rams at
the Super Bowl LIII, it will be their sixth big game
victory — tying the record for most victories with
the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

B
SECTION

Bulldogs target ‘perfect’ game

Schaefer, players see areas to grow even after big victory at LSU
By Adam Minichino
aminichino@cdispatch.com
STARKVILLE — Vic Schaefer
must have been on to something
Wednesday when he talked about
preparation.
Whether it is hunting, fishing, or
basketball, Schaefer is going to do
his best to ensure he is ready for just
about every imaginable scenario. If
Schaefer plans to go fishing, he will
study to make sure he comes back
with a boat load of fish.
Schaefer has the same mind-set
when he takes the court.
“I am trying to pitch a perfect
Contributed game, and it ain’t going to happen
The Columbus United Under-12 girls soccer team won the championship last week by the way,” Schaefer said. “I’d like
at the Frostbite tournament. Back row, from left: Coach Lee Milam, Sophie Milam,
to beat somebody somethin’-to-nuth-
Deja Nichols, Abigail Black, Emma Willis, Emma Parham, Baylee Wyers, Cassidy
Remson, Alyssa Zettler, Angel Harrison, Brylee Smith (captain), and coach Greg in’. I am trying to coach the perfect
“Gibby” Gibson. Front row, from left: Kyli Ling, Rylee Wilson (captain),Genevieve game, the perfect team every day.
Gibson, Kennedy Perkins, Natalie Scarbrough, Eden Gentry, Roni-Kate West, My staff has worked tirelessly in that
Pressley Byrd, Kelsey Perkins, and Sophie Starks. More Soccer, Page 6B same mentality. We talk about, ‘Hey,
Game 22
n At Alabama, Noon Sunday
(SEC Network; WKBB-FM 100.9,
WFCA-FM 107.9).
Inside
n MORE WOMEN’S COLLEGE
BASKETBALL: Transfer Andra
Espinoza-Hunter is settling in with the
Bulldogs as she gets more playing time.
Page 3B
let’s practice perfect. Can we practice
perfect? Can we play perfect?’ No,
you can’t, but we want to try.”
No. 6 MSU came pretty close
Thursday night, scoring the first
21 points en route to a 68-35 victory
against LSU in a Southeastern Con-
ference game at the Pete Maravich
Assembly Center in Baton Rouge,
Louisiana.
See MSU WOMEN, 5B

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: No 22 Mississippi State 81, Ole Miss 75

BULLDOGS EARN ‘BEST WIN OF SEASON’

Youth movement pays Perry, Quinndary
big dividends with Weatherspoon play
key SEC road victory pivotal roles in win
BY SCOT T WALTERS BY SCOT T WALTERS
swalters@cdispatch.com swalters@cdispatch.com

OXFORD — Mississip- OXFORD — Freshman

pi State men’s basketball
coach Ben Howland is well
aware of the youth move-
ment going on with his
basketball team.
Reggie Perry and Rob-
ert Woodard II acquitted
themselves well again in
No. 22 MSU’s 81-75 vic-
tory against Ole Miss on
Saturday at The Pavilion
at Ole Miss.
“The minutes by the
freshmen were huge,”
Howland said. “They are
coming into their own as
valuable contributors in
the Southeastern Confer-
ence.”
MSU improved to 16-5
and 4-4 in league play,
while Ole Miss fell to 14-7
and 4-4.
“A huge win for our bas-
ketball team, our best win
of the year,” Howland said.
“It’s a big win in the NET
(entering the game MSU
was No. 27 and Ole Miss
was No. 38). Ole Miss has
a great basketball game.
We defended more ag-
gressively and really made
some big shots.”
The Bulldogs had two
See YOUTH, 6B
Mississippi State guard Nick Weatherspoon (0) and guard Quinndary Weatherspoon (11) react Saturday after
defeating Ole Miss 81-75 at The Pavilion at Ole Miss.
n TENNESSEE REMAINS UNBEATEN:
The No. 1 Tennessee men’s
basketball team defeated Texas A&M
on Saturday night to remain perfect in
the Southeastern Conference.
Page 3B
Inside
n KENTUCKY WINS BATTLE OF TITANS:
The No. 7 Kentucky men’s
basketball team outlasted Florida on
Saturday afternoon to remain hot on
the heels of Tennessee in the battle
for the top spot in the SEC. Page 3B
Reggie Perry is finding his
comfort level playing bas-
ketball in the Southeast-
ern Conference.
Mississippi State
men’s basketball coach
Ben Howland and Perry’s
teammates have been
waiting patiently for that
to happen.
Perry scored a ca-
reer-high 21 points and
had 11 rebounds to help
No. 22 MSU beat Ole Miss
81-75 in Southeastern
Conference game at The
Pavilion at Ole Miss.
“He just has a lot of
confidence,” MSU senior
guard Quinndary Weath-
Matt Bush/USA TODAY Sports erspoon said. “I trust in
him to do anything on a
basketball court. We know
the type of player he is be-
coming. He can get those
n AUBURN GETS BACK TO .500: The numbers any night.”
Auburn men’s basketball team’s Mired in its most diffi-
recent struggles cost it a spot in the cult stretch of the season,
national rankings. On Saturday night, See msu men, 6B
Auburn rebounded with a victory
against archrival Alabama to get back
to .500 in the SEC and create a log
Game 22
n LSU, 8 p.m. Wednesday
jam of teams at 4-4. Page 3B
(SEC Network;
WKBB-FM 100.9,
WFCA-FM 107.9).

FOOTBALL: NFL —Super Bowl LIII Swim Columbus Takes Sixth

Super Bowl veteran New England
to face newcomer in Los Angeles
By BARRY WILNER
The Associated Press
ATLANTA — Hey, have you guys
been here before?
If you’re a New England Patriot,
the answer pretty much is “all the
time.”
If you play for the Rams, the reply
basically is “never in my life.”
So if experience is a factor in Sun-
day’s Super Bowl, the overwhelming
edge is with the 2½-point favorites
from Foxborough who are 5-3 in
NFL title games with Tom Brady at
quarterback and Bill Belichick in the
hoodie on the sideline.
The Rams, whose past two Super
trips were representing St. Louis in
2000 and ‘02, have four players who
have gotten this far. New England
has four on its defensive line alone.
“Probably, throughout the week,
it gives them an advantage,” Rams
Sunday
n New England Patriots vs. Los Angeles
Rams, 5:30 p.m., At Atlanta (WCBI).
Inside
n MORE NFL: Kansas City Chiefs QB
Patrick Mahomes was named the
league’s MVP on Saturday. Page 4B
tackle Andrew Whitworth says —
and he’s finishing up his 13th NFL
season, though it’s his first that ends
in February.
“They kind of know this week.
They know when things are a little Contributed
Swim Columbus finished sixth in a meet Jan. 25-27 at the Delta State University
anxious, when to kind of, ‘Hey, turn it
Aquatic Center in Cleveland. Front row, from left: Axel Phillips, Christpher Card, Grice
on and get ready to play.’ They prob-
Garner, Sadey McCraw, Arthur Phillips, Penny Fondren, and Oliver Fondren. Back row,
ably have a process and plan for the from left: Coach Stephani Gonzalez, Lockhart Garner, Trey Fondren, Abigail Hickey,
week.” Karson Dawkins, Emma-Catherine Card, Richard Smith, and Mariia Tsvetkova.
Athletes in every sport talk about Tsvetkova and Card were individual high point winners in the 8-and-under age group.
See SUPER BOWL, 4B More Swimming, Page 6B
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briefly CALENDAR Basketball Hockey Reverse Singles

Yoshihito Nishioka, Japan, def. Zhang Ze,
China, 6-2, 6-0.
NBA NHL Taro Daniel, Japan, def. Li Zhe, China, 6-3,
Local Prep Basketball
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
6-7 (4), 6-3.

Serbia 3, Uzbekistan 2
Columbus High School basketball teams split with Oxford Tuesday’s Games Toronto
Philadelphia
37 16 .698 —
34 18 .654 2½
Tampa Bay 51 38 11 2 78 202 144 At Saxovat Sport Servis Sport Complex
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Toronto 51 31 17 3 65 179 145
OXFORD — The Columbus High School girls basketball team Noxubee County at Columbus Boston 33 19 .635 3½ Montreal 52 28 18 6 62 156 152 Surface: Hard-Indoor
finished an undefeated run through Mississippi High School Activities Louisville at New Hope Brooklyn 28 26 .519 9½ Boston 51 27 17 7 61 148 135 Singles
New York 10 41 .196 26 Buffalo 51 25 20 6 56 148 156 Dusan Lajovic, Serbia, def. Sanjar Fayziev,
Association (MHSAA) Class 6A, Region 3 play with a 57-33 victory Vardaman at West Lowndes Southeast Division Florida 50 21 21 8 50 156 175 Uzbekistan, 7-6 (4), 6-3.
against Oxford on Friday night. Belmont at Aberdeen
W L Pct GB Detroit 53 21 25 7 49 150 174 Filip Krajinovic, Serbia, def. Denis Istomin,
Charlotte 26 26 .500 — Ottawa 52 19 28 5 43 159 194 Uzbekistan, 6-2, 6-4.
Hannah White led Columbus (20-2, 6-0 region) with 14 points, Miami 24 27 .471 1½ Doubles
Hamilton at Noxapater Metropolitan Division
while DJ Jackson had 12 and JaTyler Turner had 11. Washington 22 30 .423 4 GP W L OT Pts GF GA Sanjar Fayziev and Denis Istomin, Uzbekistan,
In the boys game, Oxford rolled to a 70-48 victory against Colum- Nanih Waiya at Columbus Christian Orlando 22 31 .415 4½ N.Y. Islanders 51 30 15 6 66 151 125 def. Nikola Milojevic and Viktor Troicki, Serbia,
Atlanta 16 35 .314 9½ 2-6, 6-1, 6-3.
bus (9-14, 3-3). Mississippi Association of Independent Schools Central Division Washington 51 28 17 6 62 175 165
Pittsburgh 52 28 18 6 62 183 160 Reverse Singles
W L Pct GB
The region tournament will start Feb. 12 in Tupelo. The Columbus (MAIS) Class AAA, District 2 tournament Milwaukee 38 13 .745 — Columbus 51 28 20 3 59 163 159 Denis Istomin, Uzbekistan, def. Dusan Lajovic,
Serbia, 6-3, 6-4.
Carolina 51 25 20 6 56 145 151
girls will be the No. 1 seed and will face Oxford, while the Columbus At Leake Academy Indiana
Detroit
33 19 .635 5½
22 29 .431 16 Philadelphia 52 23 23 6 52 151 176
Filip Krajinovic, Serbia, def. Sanjar Fayziev,
Uzbekistan, 4-6, 6-3, 6-0.
boys will be the No. 3 seed and will face Oxford. No. 4 Heritage Academy girls vs. No. 5 Canton Chicago 12 41 .226 27 N.Y. Rangers 50 22 21 7 51 143 168
New Jersey 51 20 24 7 47 152 173
Cleveland 11 42 .208 28 Australia 4, Bosnia/Herzegovina 0
Academy, 5 p.m. WESTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE At Memorial Drive Tennis Club
Central Division
Starkville High School basketball teams sweep No. 4 Winston Academy boys vs. No. 5 Starkville
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Adelaide, Australia
Surface: Hard-Outdoor
Academy, 6:15 p.m. San Antonio 31 22 .585 — Winnipeg 52 34 16 2 70 185 146 Singles
Madison Central Thursday’s Games
Houston
Dallas
29 22 .569 1
24 28 .462 6½
Nashville
Dallas
53 31 18 4 66 165 136
51 26 21 4 56 130 129
John Millman, Australia, def. Damir Dzumhur,
STARKVILLE — The Starkville High School basketball teams Bosnia and Herzegovina, 6-3, 6-2.
Murrah at Starkville New Orleans 23 29 .442 7½ Minnesota 51 26 22 3 55 143 145 Alex de Minaur, Australia, def. Mirza Basic,
nailed down the top spots in the Mississippi High School Activities Memphis 20 33 .377 11 Colorado 50 22 20 8 52 169 162 Bosnia and Herzegovina, 6-3, 7-6 (0).
Association (MHSAA) Class 6A, Region 2 tournament by sweeping West Lowndes at Nanih Waiya Northwest Division St. Louis 50 23 22 5 51 143 151 Doubles
W L Pct GB Chicago 52 19 24 9 47 163 193 John Peers and Jordan Thompson, Australia,
Madison Central on Friday night. Hamilton at Vardaman Denver 36 15 .706 — Pacific Division def. Tomislav Brkic and Mirza Basic, Bosnia
Oklahoma City 33 18 .647 3
Starkville has earned both No. 1 seeds for six-straight seasons. Eupora at Aberdeen Portland 32 20 .615 4½

Calgary
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
52 33 14 5 71 193 149
and Herzegovina, 7-5, 6-1.
Reverse Singles
The Starkville boys (23-1, 5-0 region) won their 13th-straight game MAIS Class AAA, District 2 tournament Utah
Minnesota
30 23 .566 7
25 26 .490 11
San Jose 52 29 16 7 65 187 167 Alexei Popyrin, Australia, def. Nerman Fatic,
Vegas 54 29 21 4 62 160 148
with a 63-39 victory. Tyler Talley led the Yellow Jackets with 12 points, At Leake Academy Pacific Division Vancouver 51 23 22 6 52 147 161
6-1, 7-6 (2).
John Millman, Australia, vs. Mirza Basic,
while Jamarvious Phillips had 11 and Coltie Young and Jamarrion W L Pct GB
No. 2 Winston Academy girls vs. No. 3 Starkville Golden State 36 15 .706 —
Anaheim
Arizona
52 21 22 9 51 123 162
50 23 23 4 50 132 142
Bosnia and Herzegovina, not played.
Brown had 10. Academy, 4 p.m. L.A. Clippers 29 24 .547 8 Edmonton 51 23 24 4 50 148 168 Italy 3, India 1
L.A. Lakers 27 25 .519 9½
The Starkville girls (16-3, 5-0) won 44-26. The Lady Jackets have No. 1 Heritage Academy boys vs. Winston Sacramento 26 25 .510 10
Los Angeles 51 20 27 4 44 116 154 At Calcutta South Club
won 11-straight games. Phoenix 11 42 .208 26 Kolkata, India
Academy or Starkville Academy, 5:15 p.m. NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for Surface: Grass-Outdoor
The Starkville girls will face Madison Central to open the region overtime loss. Top three teams in each division Singles
tournament, while the Starkville boys will face Northwest Rankin. That
No. 1 Leake Academy girls vs. Heritage Academy Friday’s Games
Charlotte 100, Memphis 92 and two wild cards per conference advance to Andreas Seppi, Italy, def. Ramkumar
playoffs. Ramanathan, India, 6-4, 6-2.
event starts Feb. 12 at Madison Central. or Canton Academy, 6:30 p.m. Boston 113, New York 99
Matteo Berrettini, Italy, def. Prajnesh
Oklahoma City 118, Miami 102
No. 2 Leake Academy boys vs. No. 3 Canton Utah 128, Atlanta 112 Friday’s Games Gunneswaran, India, 6-4, 6-3.
Denver 136, Houston 122 Washington 4, Calgary 3 Doubles
Academy, 7:45 p.m. Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan, India, def.
West Point basketball teams split region games with Friday’s Games
Saturday’s Games
L.A. Clippers 111, Detroit 101
Tampa Bay 1, N.Y. Islanders 0, SO
Pittsburgh 5, Ottawa 3 Matteo Berrettini and Simone Bolelli, Italy, 4-6,
Charlotte 125, Chicago 118 Chicago 7, Buffalo 3 6-3, 6-4.
Saltillo Columbus at Neshoba Central Milwaukee 131, Washington 115 Nashville 4, Florida 1
Carolina 5, Vegas 2
Reverse Singles
Andreas Seppi, Italy, def. Prajnesh
WEST POINT — The West Point High School basketball teams Orlando 102, Brooklyn 89
Noxubee County at Starkville Dallas 111, Cleveland 98 Detroit 3, Toronto 2, OT Gunneswaran, India, 6-1, 6-4.
split two games against Saltillo in Mississippi High School Activities Caledonia at New Hope Indiana 95, Miami 88 Dallas 3, Minnesota 1 Ramkumar Ramanathan, India, vs. Matteo
L.A. Lakers at Golden State, late Saturday’s Games Berrettini, Italy, not played.
Association (MHSAA) Class 5A, Region 2 play Friday night. Aberdeen at Houlka New Orleans at San Antonio, late Philadelphia 5, Edmonton 4, OT
The West Point girls took a 54-50 victory, while the West Point Calhoun Academy at Columbus Christian Atlanta at Phoenix, late New Jersey 3, Montreal 2, OT Germany 5, Hungary 0
Denver at Minnesota, late Detroit 2, Ottawa 0 At Fraport Arena
boys fell 59-47. Frankfurt, Germany
For the West Point boys (3-19, 2-4), Semaj Harris had 16 points,
Saturday’s Games Houston at Utah, late
Philadelphia at Sacramento, late
St. Louis 4, Columbus 2
Surface: Hard-Indoor
Florida 3, Vegas 1
while Dishoune Cooperwood had 11 West Point at Noxubee County Today’s Games N.Y. Islanders 4, Los Angeles 2 Singles
Memphis at New York, Noon Winnipeg 9, Anaheim 3 Philipp Kohlschreiber, Germany, vs. Zsombor
Both West Point teams will be the No. 3 seeds and will face Saltillo MAIS Class AAA, District 2 tournament Oklahoma City at Boston, 1 p.m. Toronto 3, Pittsburgh 2 Piros, Hungary, 6-7 (6), 7-5, 6-4.
again in the region tournament opener. That event starts Feb. 12 in At Leake Academy L.A. Clippers at Toronto, 2 p.m.
Monday’s Games
Dallas at Nashville, late Alexander Zverev, Germany, def. Peter Nagy,
Hungary, 6-2, 6-2.
Tampa Bay at N.Y. Rangers, late
West Point. Game times at 2 p.m., 3:15 p.m., 4:30 p.m., Atlanta at Washington, 6 p.m. Chicago at Minnesota, late Doubles
Denver at Detroit, 6 p.m. Vancouver at Colorado, late Tim Puetz and Jan-Lennard Struff, Germany,
5:45 p.m. Milwaukee at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m. Arizona at San Jose, late def. Gabor Borsos and Peter Nagy, Hungary,
Indiana at New Orleans, 7 p.m. 6-2, 6-3.
New Hope basketball teams split games with Leake Prep Soccer Houston at Phoenix, 8 p.m.
San Antonio at Sacramento, 9 p.m.
Today’s Games
Boston at Washington, 11:30 a.m. Reverse Singles
Alexander Zverev, Germany, def. Zsombor
Edmonton at Montreal, 1 p.m.
Central Monday’s Match Piros, Hungary, 6-3, 6-4.
The New Hope High School basketball teams split with Leake Starkville Academy at Columbus Christian, 5 p.m. Football Calgary at Carolina, 1 p.m.
Monday’s Games
Los Angeles at N.Y. Rangers, 6 p.m.
Philipp Kohlschreiber, Germany, def. Peter
Nagy, Hungary, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 10-5.
Central in Mississippi High School Activities Association (MHSAA)
Tuesday’s Matches
NFL Playoffs Vancouver at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.
Russia 3, Switzerland 1
Class 4A, Region 4 action Friday night at home. Super Bowl Anaheim at Toronto, 6 p.m.
Today’s Game At Swiss Tennis Arena
Columbus Christian at Indianola Academy, 3 p.m. Arizona at Dallas, 7:30 p.m. Biel, Switzerland
The New Hope boys improved to 13-11 and 5-2 in region play with At Atlanta Tuesday’s Games Surface: Hard-Indoor
a 67-35 victory. Caleb Parr had 15 points, while Korey Chandler had 11 Magnolia Heights at Heritage Academy, 5 p.m. New England vs. L.A. Rams, 5:30 p.m. (CBS) N.Y. Islanders at Boston, 6 p.m. Singles
Vancouver at Washington, 6 p.m.
for the Trojans.
The victory allowed the Trojans to clinch the No. 2 seed for the Men’s College Basketball Golf Carolina at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.
Los Angeles at New Jersey, 6 p.m.
Daniil Medvedev, Russia, def. Henri
Laaksonen, Switzerland, 7-6 (8), 6-7 (6), 6-2.
Karen Khachanov, Russia, def. Marc-Andrea
region tournament, which will be at Leake Central. Monday’s Game PGA Tour Minnesota at Buffalo, 6 p.m.
St. Louis at Florida, 6 p.m.
Huesler, Switzerland, 6-3, 7-5.
Doubles
In the opener, the New Hope girls fell to 10-13 and 3-4 with a 45-31 Oakwood at Mississippi University for Women, Waste Management Vegas at Tampa Bay, 6:30 p.m.
Anaheim at Montreal, 6:30 p.m.
Jerome Kym and Henri Laaksonen,
Switzerland, def. Evgeny Donskoy and Andrey
setback. 7:30 p.m. Phoenix Arizona at Nashville, 7 p.m. Rublev, Russia, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (1).
The New Hope girls will open region tournament play as a No. 3 Wednesday’s Games Saturday San Jose at Winnipeg, 7 p.m. Reverse Singles
At TPC Scottsdale, Scottsdale, Arizona Columbus at Colorado, 8 p.m. Karen Khachanov, Russia, def. Henri
seed. Texas A&M at Ole Miss, 6 p.m. Purse: $7.1 million Chicago at Edmonton, 8 p.m. Laaksonen, Switzerland, 6-7 (2), 7-6 (6), 6-4.
n On Saturday, the New Hope High boys basketball team beat Yardage: 7,261; Par: 71 Marc-Andrea Huesler, Switzerland, vs. Daniil
Lamar County 60-47.
LSU at Mississippi State, 8 p.m.
Georgia at Alabama, 8 p.m.
Third Round
Rickie Fowler............................ 64-65-64—193 Tennis Medvedev, Russia, not played.
Jaylen Smith had 20 points to lead the Trojans (14-11), while Parr Matt Kuchar...............................67-65-65—197
WTA Toyota Thailand Kazakhstan 3, Portugal 1
and LJ Hackman had 11. Saturday’s Games Justin Thomas.......................... 64-66-68—198 At National Tennis Center
Kentucky at Mississippi State, Noon
Byeong Hun An......................... 66-68-66—200
Branden Grace..........................67-64-69—200
Open Astana, Kazakhstan
Surface: Hard-Indoor
Saturday
Gary Woodland..........................68-67-66—201
Ole Miss at Georgia, Noon At True Arena Hua Hin Singles
Starkville Academy falls twice at MRA Louisiana Tech at Southern Mississippi, 4 p.m.
Bubba Watson...........................66-67-68—201
Harold Varner III........................64-71-68—203
Hua Hin, Thailand
Purse: $226,750 (Intl.)
Alexander Bublik, Kazakhstan, def. Joao
Sousa, Portugal, 6-7 (1), 6-4, 6-4.
MADISON — The Starkville Academy basketball teams saw their Martin Laird................................65-68-70—203 Surface: Hard-Indoor Mikhail Kukushkin, Kazakhstan, def. Pedro
regular season end with two at Madison-Ridgeland Academy on Friday. Alabama at Vanderbilt, 7:30 p.m. Trey Mullinax.............................. 67-64-72—203 Singles Sousa, Portugal, 6-2, 6-0.
Cameron Smith.......................... 67-65-71—203
The Lady Volunteers fell 47-46, while the Volunteers fell 62-46. Mississippi University for Women at Oakwood, Jason Kokrak............................ 73-66-65—204
Semifinals
Ajla Tomljanovic (6), Australia, def. Tamara
Doubles
Gastao Elias and Joao Sousa, Portugal, def.
For the girls (19-10), Lillee Alpe had 20 points, while Meri Laci 9 p.m. Chris Stroud...............................71-66-67—204
Sungjae Im.................................69-68-67—204
Zidansek, Slovenia, 6-4, 6-1. Timur Khabibulin and Aleksandr Nedovyesov,
Dayana Yastremska (8), Ukraine, def. Magda Kazakhstan, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Archer added 12.
For the SA boys (10-15), Ben Guest had 15 points and Tanner
Women’s College Basketball Chez Reavie..............................71-69-64—204
Charley Hoffman...................... 66-68-70—204
Linette, Poland, 6-4, 6-3.
Doubles
Reverse Singles
Mikhail Kukushkin, Kazakhstan, def. Joao
Monday’s Game Tom Hoge..................................67-68-69—204 Semifinals Sousa, Portugal, 6-4, 6-1.
Graves had 10. J.B. Holmes.............................. 69-68-68—205 Irina-Camelia Begu and Monica Niculescu (2), Alexander Bublik, Kazakhstan, vs. Pedro
Oakwood at Mississippi University for Women, Jhonattan Vegas....................... 70-69-66—205 Romania, def. Han Xinyun, China, and Darija Sousa, Portugal, not played.
Brandon Harkins....................... 70-66-69—205
5:30 p.m. Jurak, Croatia, 7-6 (4), 6-2.
Mississippi State Thursday’s Games
Denny McCarthy........................69-65-71—205
Ollie Schniederjans...................67-69-69—205
Nick Watney...............................67-69-69—205
Friday
Singles
Netherlands 3, Czech Republic 1
At Ostravar Arena
Ostrava, Czech Republic
No. 3 men’s tennis team beats Miami Alabama at Florida, 6 p.m. Russell Henley.......................... 68-68-69—205
Jon Rahm...................................67-68-70—205
Quarterfinals Surface: Hard-Indoor
STARKVILLE — The No. 3 Mississippi State men’s tennis team Ole Miss at South Carolina, 7 p.m. Xander Schauffele..................... 67-72-67—206
Ajla Tomljanovic (6), Australia, def. Zheng
Saisai (4), China, 6-1, 6-3.
Singles
Jiri Vesely, Czech Republic, def. Tallon
defeated Miami 4-1 on Friday at the A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre. Saturday’s Games Russell Knox..............................71-66-69—206
Hideki Matsuyama.................... 68-69-69—206
Magda Linette, Poland, def. Wang Yafan, Griekspoor , Netherlands, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4.
China, 6-2, 6-3. Robin Haase, Netherlands, def. Lukas Rosol,
The Bulldogs (3-0) began the day like they have for 14 matches in Southern Miss at Louisiana Tech, 1 p.m. Bud Cauley................................68-72-66—206 Tamara Zidansek, Slovenia, def. Viktorija Czech Republic, 6-2, 6-4.
a row — by taking the doubles point. MSU followed that up by claiming Mississippi University for Women at Oakwood, Webb Simpson..........................67-69-70—206 Golubic, Switzerland, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2. Doubles
Chesson Hadley........................71-65-70—206 Dayana Yastremska (8), Ukraine, def. Garbine Robin Haase and Jean-Julien Rojer,
five of six first sets against Miami (4-2) to take the victory. 7 p.m. David Hearn............................... 67-68-71—206 Muguruza (1), Spain, 7-6 (5), 6-1. Netherlands, def. Lukas Rosol and Jiri Vesely,
With the win, MSU extended its home non-conference winning Sunday’s Game
Hunter Mahan........................... 70-68-69—207 Doubles Czech Republic, 7-6 (5), 3-6, 7-6 (7).
Zach Johnson............................ 71-67-69—207 Quarterfinals Reverse Singles
streak to 23 matches. J.T. Poston.................................65-74-68—207
“When we’re ranked where we are and playing talented teams,
Tennessee at Mississippi State, 1 p.m. Tyrrell Hatton............................. 66-71-70—207
Han Xinyun, China, and Darija Jurak, Croatia,
def. Mona Barthel, Germany, and Sara Sorribes
Robin Haase, Netherlands, def. Jiri Lechecka,
Czech Republic, 6-4, 2-6, 6-3.
Emiliano Grillo........................... 67-73-67—207
College Softball
Tormo, Spain, 6-4, 1-6, 10-6. Lukas Rosol, Czech Republic, vs. Tallon
we’re going to get everybody’s best shot,” MSU coach Matt Roberts Danny Lee..................................72-68-67—207 Semifinals Griekspoor, Netherlands, not played.
said. “We have to understand that our opponents are going to fight until Jimmy Walker............................72-69-66—207 Anna Blinkova, Russia, and Wang Yafan,
the very end. We have to make that last push, and I thought we did that
Thursday’s Game Beau Hossler.............................70-71-66—207 China, def. Peng Shuai and Yang Zhaoxuan (3), Colombia 4, Sweden 0
Carlos Ortiz................................70-68-70—208 China, 7-6 (5), 7-5. At Palacio de los Deportes
today. I thought our doubles was very impressive. We’re serving and Ole Miss at Central Florida, 5:30 p.m. Adam Hadwin............................72-67-69—208 Bogota, Colombia
returning well and playing great doubles, and that’s really helping us get Friday’s Games Kevin Streelman........................ 71-67-70—208 WTA St. Petersburg Ladies Surface: Clay-Indoor
Scott Piercy............................... 66-71-71—208
an early lead.” Alabama vs. Murray State (Troy, Alabama), Max Homa..................................70-68-71—209 Trophy Singles
Santiago Giraldo, Colombia, def. Elias Ymer,
Stewart Cink..............................69-70-70—209 Saturday Sweden, 6-2, 6-4.
On Court 3, Trevor Foshey and Gregor Ramskogler remained 12:30 p.m. Matthew Wolff............................ 67-70-72—209 At Sibur Arena Daniel Elahi Galan, Colombia, def. Mikael
Kevin Kisner...............................70-69-70—209 St. Petersburg, Russia
perfect with a 6-1 triumph against Dane Dunlap and Stephen Madonia. Houston Baptist at Southern Mississippi, 1 p.m. John Huh....................................67-73-69—209 Purse: $823,000 (Premier)
Ymer, Sweden, 6-1, 6-2.
Doubles
MSU’s 36th-ranked Nuno Borges and Strahinja Rakic earned a 6-1 Ole Miss vs. Ohio State (Orlando, Florida), Andrew Landry.......................... 67-68-74—209 Surface: Hard-Indoor Juan-Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah,
victory against Franco Aubone and Kaya Gore on court 1 to secure the John Catlin.................................70-71-68—209 Singles Colombia, def. Markus Eriksson and Robert
1:30 p.m. J.J. Spaun..................................69-69-72—210 Semifinals Lindstedt, Sweden, 6-3, 6-4.
doubles point. Valparaiso at Mississippi State, 3 p.m. Sam Ryder..................................72-67-71—210 Kiki Bertens (2), Netherlands, def. Aryna Reverse Singles
No. 78 Florian Broska made it 2-0 with a 6-1, 6-0 victory against Kiradech Aphibarnrat................ 69-70-71—210 Sabalenka (4), Belarus, 7-6 (5), 6-2. Alejandro Gonzalez, Colombia, def. Elias Ymer,
Gore on court 6.
Stephen F. Austin at Mississippi State, 5:30 p.m. Ryan Palmer...............................68-71-71—210 Donna Vekic (8), Croatia, def. Vera Zvonareva, Sweden, 6-3, 6-3.
Cameron Champ....................... 70-69-71—210 Russia, 6-2, 6-2. Santiago Giraldo, Colombia, vs. Mikael Ymer,
The 2018 All-American Oradini made it 3-0 with a 6-2, 6-3 decision Alabama at Troy, 5:30 p.m. James Hahn............................... 68-72-70—210 Doubles Sweden, not played.
Grayson Murray......................... 68-72-70—210 Semifinals
against 35th-ranked Jankulovski at No. 2. Central Arkansas at Southern Mississippi, 6 p.m.
The Hurricanes’ point came on court 3, when 97th-ranked Francis- Saturday’s Games
Brian Harman............................69-72-69—210
Alex Noren.................................69-72-69—210
Chris Kirk................................... 71-70-69—210
Margarita Gasparyan and Ekaterina Makarova,
Russia, def. Lara Arruabarrena, Spain, and
Alexandra Panova, Russia, 6-0, 6-2.
Transactions
co Bastias defeated Rakic 6-3, 6-4. Ole Miss vs. Minnesota (Orlando, Florida), 9 a.m. Richy Werenski..........................69-69-73—211 Saturday’s Moves
Brandt Snedeker........................ 69-70-72—211 Friday FOOTBALL
No. 93 Foshey defeated Franco Aubone 7-5, 6-4 at No. 5 to clinch Alabama vs. Maryland (Troy, Alabama), 10 a.m. Brian Stuard................................71-69-71—211 Singles National Football League
the match. Ole Miss vs. George Mason (Orlando, Florida), Keegan Bradley.........................68-69-75—212 Quarterfinals BUFFALO BILLS — Promoted Chad Hall to
“We played unbelievable doubles,” Foshey said. “We’ve been Billy Horschel............................. 71-68-73—212 Aryna Sabalenka (4), Belarus, def. Ekaterina wide receivers coach. Named Ken Dorsey
11:30 a.m. Freddie Jacobson...................... 68-72-72—212 Alexandrova, Russia, 6-3, 6-4. quarterbacks coach.
working hard on that. It was great to see everyone fighting hard today. Middle Tennessee at Mississippi State, 12:30 p.m. Brian Gay....................................67-73-72—212 Donna Vekic (8), Croatia, def. Petra Kvitova (1), HOCKEY
Adam Schenk.............................70-71-71—212 Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-1. National Hockey League
Nuno and Nic were both up (in third sets), and I felt pretty confident in
them. Overall, the longer (the match) gets, the better we get, so that’s
Alabama vs. Murray State (Troy, Alabama), C.T. Pan......................................73-68-72—213 Kiki Bertens (2), Netherlands, def. Anastasia NHL — Fined Ottawa F Zack Smith and Tampa
Bay F Nikita Kucherov $5,000 each for rough
Satoshi Kodaira..........................71-70-72—213 Pavlyuchenkova, Russia, 6-2, 3-6, 6-0.
good.” 12:30 p.m. Kevin Na......................................68-72-74—214 Vera Zvonareva, Russia, def. Daria Kasatkina play during separate games in Feb. 1 games.
Keith Mitchell..............................74-67-74—215 (3), Russia, 6-3, 7-6 (3). BUFFALO SABRES — Placed F Remi Elie on
MSU will play host South Florida at 11 a.m. Sunday at the A.J. Pitts Tennessee Tech at Southern Mississippi, 5:30 p.m. Doubles waivers.
Tennis Centre. Houston Baptist at Southern Mississippi, 8 p.m. Saudi International Semifinals CALGARY FLAMES — Recalled D Rinat Valiev
Saturday Anna Kalinskaya, Russia, and Viktoria from Stockton (AHL).
n Women’s tennis team sweeps doubleheader against Opponent TBD at Mississippi State, time TBD At Royal Greens Golf & CC Kuzmova, Slovakia, def. Kirsten Flipkens and TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS — Placed D Martin
King Abdulla Economic City, Saudi Arabia Alison Van Uytvanck, Belgium, 6-4, 2-6, 10-7. Marincin on waivers.
Alcorn State: At Starkville, the women’s tennis team (4-2) earned a
7-0 and a 4-0 victory against Alcorn State on Saturday at the A.J. Pitts Women’s College Golf Purse: $3.5 million
Yardage: 7,010; Par: 70 Davis Cup Friday’s Moves
BASEBALL
Third Round WORLD GROUP
Tennis Centre. Monday’s Match Li Haotong, China......................67-65-62—194 Qualifiers American League
MSU has won 32-straight non-conference matches at home. Dustin Johnson, United States.68-61-65—194 HOUSTON ASTROS — Agreed to terms with
Alabama at Northrop Grumman Regional (Palos Tom Lewis, England..................71-66-62—199
Winners to final tournament, Nov. 18-24;
losers to zonal groups LHP Wade Miley on a one-year contract.
“Our team did a good job staying focused today,” MSU coach Daryl KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Promoted
Verdes Estes, California) Alexander Levy, France............69-65-67—201 Belgium 3, Brazil 1
Lonnie Goldberg to assistant general manager/
Greenan said. “We worked on a couple things in practice this week, Ryan Fox, New Zealand............ 67-67-67—201 At Ginasio Presidente Tancredo Neves
which we were able to apply in match situations. It was nice being back Tuesday’s Match Scott Hend, Australia............... 70-63-69—202 Uberlandia, Brazil amateur scouting; Daniel Mack to assistant
general manager/research and development
Zander Lombard, South Africa.65-67-70—202 Surface: Clay-Indoor
at home in front of our fans.” Alabama at Northrop Grumman Regional (Palos Ross Fischer, England..............65-72-65—202 Singles and Guy Stevens to senior director of research
and development/strategy.
Joachim Hansen, Denmark.......67-70-65—202 Thiago Montiero, Brazil, def. Arthur De Greef,
In the opener, MSU’s Magda Adaloglou and Janina Braun defeat- Verdes Estes, California) Lee Min Woo, Australia.............69-70-63—202 Belgium, 6-3, 6-2. NEW YORK YANKEES — Agreed to terms
ed Stefany Grlj and Anastasia Vaganova 6-0 at the top spot. Emma Gavin Green, Malaysia..............68-68-67—203 Kimmer Coppejans, Belgium, def. Rogerio with RHPs Danny Farquhar and David Hale; Cs
Antonaki and Anastasia Rentouli defeated Bianca Birkenstock and College Rifle Ian Poulter, England..................68-67-68—203
Mike Lorenzo-Vera, France......69-71-63—203
Dutra Silva, Brazil, 6-4, 6-4.
Doubles
Kellin Deglan, Francisco Diaz, Ryan Lavarnway
and Jorge Saez and INF Giovanny Urshela on
minor league contracts.
Klavdija Bukovec in a similar 6-0 decision on court 2. On court three, Saturday’s Match Shaun Norris, South Africa...... 66-73-64—203 Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen, Belgium, def.
SEATTLE MARINERS — Sent RHP Max Povse
Also Marcelo Melo and Bruno Soares, Brazil, 6-4,
Tamara Racine and Meredith Roberts won by default. outright to Tacoma (PCL).
Ole Miss at Memphis Bryson Dechambeau, U.S....... 68-68-68—204 7-6 (4).
TEXAS RANGERS — Agreed to terms with
In singles, the Bulldogs won in straight sets at all positions. Rentouli Thomas Pieters, Belgium..........63-74-69—206 Reverse Singles
RHP Jason Hammel on a minor league
made short work of Grlj 6-0, 6-0 on court 3, and Braun earned the
same mark over Veronika Pytlikova at No. 4. Continuing the trend,
College Swimming and Diving David Lipsky, United States...... 71-67-69—207
Patrick Reed, United States.......67-71-72—210
Brooks Koepka, United States.. 69-70-74—213
Kimmer Coppejans, Belgium, def. Thiago
Montiero, Brazil, 6-3, 6-4.
Rogerio Dutra Silva, Brazil vs. Arthur De Greef,
contract.
National League
Friday’s Meet Belgium, not played. ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Agreed to
Roberts toppled Bukovec 6-0, 6-0 at No. 5. Web.com Country Club de terms with RHP Greg Holland on a one-year
MSU’s 55th-ranked Antonaki strolled past Vaganova 6-2, 6-1 on Alabama at Auburn Invitational (Auburn, Alabama) contract. Designated RHP Jake Barrett for
Bogota Championship Chile 3, Austria 2
At Salzburg Arena assignment.
court 2. At No. 1, the 56th-ranked Adaloglou defeated Birkenstock 6-1, Saturday’s Meet Saturday Salzburg, Austria CHICAGO CUBS — Agreed to terms with RHP
6-0. Racine won by default on court 6 to propel the Bulldogs to the At f-Country Club de Bogota-Lagos Tony Barnette on a one-year contract. Sent
Alabama at Auburn Invitational (Auburn, Alabama) Yardage: 7,237; Par: 71
Surface: Clay-Indoor
Singles LHP Ian Clarkin outright to Iowa (PCL).
sweep. At p-Country Club de Bogota-Pacos NEW YORK METS — Announced INF Gavin
Men’s College Tennis
Nicolas Jarry, Chile, def. Jurij Rodionov,
In the second match, MSU earned a victory at No. 3 doubles by Yardage: 6,206; Par: 70 Austria, 7-5, 7-5. Cecchini cleared outright waivers and assigned
Bogota, Colombia Dennis Novak, Austria, def. Christian Garin, him to Syracuse (IL).
default. For the first time together in dual play, MSU’s Antonaki and Friday’s Matches Purse: $700,000 Chile, 6-4, 6-4. SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Claimed OF
Rentouli defeated Birkenstock and Vaganova 6-2. Adaloglou and Third Round Doubles John Andreoli off waivers from Texas (AL).
Alabama at San Diego State, 11 a.m. NOTE: 39 golfers did not finish the round Oliver Marach and Jurgen Melzer, Austria, BASKETBALL
Roberts then completed a 6-0 sweep of Grlj and Pytlikovato to wrap the Southern Mississippi at LSU, 3 p.m. Drew Weaver........................ 69f-69p-65f—203 def. Marcelo Tomas Barrios Vera and Hans National Basketball Association
day’s doubles play. Steve Marino.......................... 67p-71f-67f—205 Podlipnik-Castillo, Chile, 4-6, 6-2, 7-5. CHICAGO BULLS — Waived F Carmelo
In singles, Racine won by default on court six to give MSU a 2-0
Mississippi State at Texas Tech, 4 p.m. Ben Polland.......................... 70p-69f-67f—206 Reverse Singles Anthony. Traded a protected 2020
second-round draft pick to Oklahoma City for
Casey Wittenberg................. 75f-64p-67f—206 Nicolas Jarry, Chile, def. Dennis Novak,
edge. Roberts closed a 6-1, 6-0 decision over Pytlikova at No. 4. Braun Saturday’s Matches Max Greyserman...................71f-67p-68f—206 Austria, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (2). G-F Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot and cash.
Women’s National Basketball Association
clinched the match with a 6-0, 6-0 victory against Bukovec on court 5. Alcorn State at Ole Miss, Noon Ryan Brehm.......................... 70f-68p-68f—206 Christian Garin, Chile, def. Jurij Rodionov,
DALLAS WINGS — Re-signed Fs Glory
Kevin Dougherty....................68p-70f-69f—207 Austria, 6-2, 6-1.
MSU will play host to Alabama State at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Satur- Southern Mississippi at Louisiana, Noon George Cunningham.............67p-73f-68f—208
Johnson and Kayla Thornton and C Cayla
George.
Canada 3, Slovakia 2
day at the A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre. Mississippi State vs. Tulane (Lubbock, Texas), Benjamín Alvarado................70p-70f-68f—208
Maverick McNealy.................71f-69p-68f—208 At NTC Arena INDIANA FEVER — Re-signed F Natalie
Achonwa and Gs Shenise Johnson and Erica
2 p.m. Steve Wheatcroft.................. 68p-72f-68f—208 Bratislava, Slovakia
Horse Racing Women’s College Tennis
Chase Seiffert....................... 73f-67p-68f—208
Thomas Bass........................ 69p-70f-69f—208
Surface: Clay-Indoor
Singles
Denis Shapovalov, Canada, def. Filip
Wheeler.
LOS ANGELES SPARKS — Re-signed G
Karlie Samuelson.
David Skinns..........................65p-74f-69f—208
Mucho Gusto wins Robert Lewis for Baffert at Santa Wednesday’s Match Davis Riley............................. 67p-71f-70f—208 Horansky, Slovakia, 6-4, 7-5.
Martin Klizan, Slovakia, def. Félix Auger-
MINNESOTA LYNX — Signed F Karima
Christmas-Kelly.
Derek Fathauer..................... 72f-66p-70f—208 PHOENIX MERCURY — Re-signed G Briann
Anita Southern Mississippi at William Carey, 2 p.m. Cody Blick.............................. 67p-70f-71f—208
William Harrold......................66p-74f-69f—209
Aliassime, Canada, 7-5, 6-3.
Doubles January to a multiyear contract.
ARCADIA, Calif. — Bob Baffert’s second-string colt won a Ken- Martin Klizan and Filip Polasek, Slovakia, def. WASHINGTON MYSTICS — Re-signed G
Friday’s Matches Byron Meth............................66f-73p-70f—209 Félix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov, Natasha Cloud.
tucky Derby prep race. Don’t discount Mucho Gusto. Vincent Whaley......................69p-70f-70f—209 FOOTBALL
Last year, Baffert’s top Derby hopeful McKinzie got injured.
Georgia State at Alabama, 1 p.m. Edward Loar...........................72f-66p-71f—209
Canada, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3.
Reverse Singles National Football League
Matthew NeSmith..................72f-66p-71f—209 BALTIMORE RAVENS — Promoted Matt
Second-stringer Justify went on to sweep the Derby, Preakness and UT Martin at Alabama, 6 p.m. Jason Bohn............................75f-65p-70f—210
Denis Shapovalov, Canada, def. Martin Klizan,
Weiss to running backs coach.
Slovakia, 7-6 (4), 6-4.
Belmont, giving Baffert a second Triple Crown in three years. Saturday’s Match Jamie Arnold.......................... 69p-70f-71f—210
Brad Fritsch........................... 69p-70f-71f—210
Félix Auger-Aliassime, Canada, def. Filip CAROLINA PANTHERS — Announced the
retirement of DE Julius Peppers.
Horansky, Slovakia, 6-3, 6-4.
Mucho Gusto won the $150,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes by 4¾ Alabama State at Mississippi State (DH), 11 a.m. Tag Ridings............................ 72f-68p-71f—211 GREEN BAY PACKERS— Named Shawn
lengths at Santa Anita on Saturday. Jonathan Randolph............... 74f-65p-72f—211 Japan 3, China 2 Mennenga special teams coordinator and
“This is the time of year when you want to start getting excited College Track and Field Jimmy Beck............................ 69p-68f-74f—211
Brian Richey.......................... 66f-74p-72f—212
At Guangdong Olympic Sports Center
Tennis Center
Wendel Davis and Christian Parker as defen-
sive quality control coaches. Retained assis-
tant special teams coach Maurice Drayton.
about something,” Baffert said in the winner’s circle during a brief break Friday’s Meets Oscar Fraustro....................... 65p-75f-72f—212 Guangzhou, China
Canadian Football League
Brock Mackenzie................... 70f-70p-72f—212 Surface: Hard-Outdoor
between drenching rain. “We’re still dreaming in Technicolor.” EDMONTON ESKIMOS — Signed DL Kwaku
Ridden by Joe Talamo, Mucho Gusto ran 1 1/16 miles on a sloppy
Alabama, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Southern Lanto Griffin...........................68p-72f-72f—212
Mark Blakefield...................... 70p-68f-74f—212
Singles
Li Zhe, China, def. Yoshihito Nishioka, Japan, Boateng to a contract extension through the
2020 season. Signed LB Caleb Bailey, DB B.J.
track in 1:41.81. The 3-year-old chestnut colt paid $3.20, $2.20 and Miss at Music City Challenge (Nashville, Tennessee) Roberto Díaz.......................... 71f-66p-75f—212 6-3, 6-2.
Clay and DL Ben Sorensen.
Joseph Winslow..................... 67p-73f-73f—213 Taro Daniel, Japan, def. Zhang Ze, China, 7-6
$2.10 as the 3-5 favorite. Alabama at Tyson Invitational (Fayetteville, Rick Lamb.............................. 71f-69p-74f—214 (3), 6-4. WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS — Signed RB
Jalen Simmons and DB Mykkele Thompson.
Chad Ramey.......................... 71f-69p-75f—215 Doubles
“He’s a 3-year-old but he feels like an older horse,” Talamo said. Alabama) Nick Voke...............................72p-68f-76f—216 Gong Mao-Xin and Zhang Ze, China, def. Ben HOCKEY
National Hockey League
“He’s got a great mind. He absolutely loved the mud today.” Michael McGowan.................75f-64p-77f—216 Mclachlan and Yasutaka Uchiyama, Japan, 5-7,
CAROLINA HURRICANES — Reassigned D
Corey Pereira......................... 67p-73f-78f—218 7-5, 6-4.
— From Special Reports Haydn Fleury to Charlotte (AHL).

COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Saturday’s Men’s
Major College Scores
EAST
Albany (NY) 64, Binghamton 50
American U. 66, Holy Cross 49
Boston U. 76, Colgate 68
Bucknell 94, Lafayette 66
CCSU 64, Bryant 59
Fairfield 57, Marist 52
Fairleigh Dickinson 97, Robert Morris 94, 2OT
Harvard 68, Brown 47
Lehigh 75, Army 70
Manhattan 64, St. Peter’s 50
Md.-Eastern Shore 63, SC State 61
Monmouth (NJ) 75, Rider 71
Navy 71, Loyola (Md.) 68
Northeastern 75, Hofstra 61
Notre Dame 79, Boston College 73
Penn 72, Columbia 70
Princeton 70, Cornell 61, OT
Rhode Island 65, Saint Louis 54
Sacred Heart 71, St. Francis Brooklyn 62
Saint Joseph’s 64, UMass 62
Savannah St. 76, Delaware St. 73
Siena 56, Iona 54
St. Francis (Pa.) 72, Mount St. Mary’s 63
Stony Brook 86, Hartford 77
Syracuse 65, Pittsburgh 56
Vermont 74, Mass.-Lowell 65
Wagner 71, LIU Brooklyn 59
West Virginia 79, Oklahoma 71
Yale 89, Dartmouth 68
SOUTH
Alcorn St. 76, Southern U. 64
Appalachian St. 85, Louisiana-Monroe 84
Arkansas 90, LSU 89
Auburn 84, Alabama 63
Austin Peay 74, Jacksonville St. 71
Belmont 82, UT Martin 67
Bethune-Cookman 74, NC Central 64
Campbell 83, Longwood 62
Charleston Southern 90, SC-Upstate 71
Coastal Carolina 96, Louisiana-Lafayette 79
Coll. of Charleston 54, Towson 53
Coppin St. 73, Morgan St. 71
Drexel 67, Elon 63
Duke 91, St. John’s 61
ETSU 77, Chattanooga 64
FIU 75, Louisiana Tech 69
Florida A&M 63, NC A&T 39
Florida Gulf Coast 73, Jacksonville 60
Florida St. 59, Georgia Tech 49
Furman 74, Mercer 63
Gardner-Webb 82, UNC-Asheville 81, OT
Georgia St. 81, Georgia Southern 72
Grambling St. 79, Ark.-Pine Bluff 55
High Point 85, Hampton 69
Jackson St. 61, MVSU 57
James Madison 104, UNC-Wilmington 95
Kentucky 65, Florida 54
La Salle 66, Richmond 58
Lamar 84, McNeese St. 75
Liberty 77, NJIT 57
Lipscomb 102, North Alabama 80
Middle Tennessee 79, UAB 78
Mississippi St. 81, Mississippi 75
Murray St. 67, Tennessee Tech 63
New Orleans 89, Incarnate Word 72
Norfolk St. 80, Howard 78
North Carolina 79, Louisville 69
North Texas 73, Charlotte 66
Old Dominion 80, Rice 76
Radford 80, Winthrop 61
SE Louisiana 91, Nicholls 70
Samford 92, W. Carolina 81
South Alabama 81, Troy 75
South Carolina 86, Georgia 80
South Florida 84, Memphis 78
Southern Miss. 74, FAU 72
Stetson 92, Kennesaw St. 75
Temple 75, Tulane 67
Tennessee St. 79, SE Missouri 50
UTSA 116, Marshall 106, OT
VCU 79, George Mason 63
Virginia 56, Miami 46
Virginia Tech 47, NC State 24
W. Kentucky 76, UTEP 59
William & Mary 84, Delaware 63
Wofford 99, The Citadel 61
MIDWEST
Akron 65, Ohio 53
Butler 70, Seton Hall 68
Cent. Michigan 85, W. Michigan 64
Cincinnati 73, SMU 68
Dayton 68, Duquesne 64
DePaul 67, Providence 55
Drake 68, Indiana St. 62
Evansville 64, Valparaiso 53
Illinois 71, Nebraska 64
Indiana 79, Michigan St. 75, OT
Iowa St. 65, Texas 60
Kansas 79, Texas Tech 63
Kent St. 83, Ball St. 80, OT
Miami (Ohio) 59, E. Michigan 48
Missouri 77, Vanderbilt 67
Morehead St. 84, E. Illinois 78
N. Dakota St. 78, W. Illinois 76
N. Iowa 64, Missouri St. 59
Oakland 83, Cleveland St. 68
Ohio St. 76, Rutgers 62
Rio Grande 75, UMKC 63
S. Illinois 72, Bradley 68
SIU-Edwardsville 88, E. Kentucky 82, 2OT
Toledo 69, N. Illinois 55
Wichita St. 79, Tulsa 68
Youngstown St. 72, Detroit 70
SOUTHWEST
Arkansas St. 84, UALR 83
Baylor 90, TCU 64
Houston Baptist 73, Texas A&M-CC 72
Kansas St. 75, Oklahoma St. 57
Northwestern St. 80, Cent. Arkansas 75
Prairie View 81, Alabama A&M 65
Purdue Fort Wayne 82, Oral Roberts 81
Sam Houston St. 94, Stephen F. Austin 72
Tennessee 93, Texas A&M 76
Texas-Arlington 84, Texas State 77, 2OT
FAR WEST
BYU 67, Loyola Marymount 49
Colorado St. 85, Air Force 53
E. Washington 82, S. Utah 79
Gonzaga 85, San Diego 69
Idaho St. 69, Portland St. 67
Nevada 93, Boise St. 73
New Mexico St. 83, Chicago St. 39
Oregon St. 81, Utah 72
Saint Mary’s (Cal) 86, San Francisco 80
San Diego St. 67, San Jose St. 56
Southern Cal 93, Washington St. 84
Utah St. 82, UNLV 65
Washington 69, UCLA 55
Weber St. 75, Sacramento St. 65
The Associated Press
Men’s Top 25 Fared
Saturday
1. Tennessee (20-1) beat Texas A&M
93-76. Next: vs. Missouri, Tuesday.
2. Duke (19-2) beat St. John’s 91-61.
Next: vs. Boston College, Tuesday.
3. Virginia (20-1) beat Miami 56-46. Next:
vs. No. 2 Duke.
4. Gonzaga (21-2) beat San Diego 85-69.
Next: vs. San Francisco, Thursday.
5. Michigan (20-2) did not play. Next: at
Rutgers, Tuesday.
6. Michigan State (18-4) lost to Indiana
79-75, OT. Next: at Illinois, Tuesday.
7. Kentucky (18-3) beat Florida 65-54.
Next: vs. South Carolina, Tuesday.
8. Nevada (21-1) beat Boise State 93-73.
Next: at Colorado State, Wednesday.
9. North Carolina (17-4) beat No. 15
Louisville 79-69. Next: vs. No. 23 N.C. State,
Tuesday.
10. Marquette (19-3) did not play. Next:
vs. St. John’s, Tuesday.
11. Kansas (17-5) beat No. 16 Texas Tech
79-63. Next: at Kansas State, Tuesday.
12. Virginia Tech (18-3) beat No. 23
N.C. State 47-24. Next: vs. No. 15 Louisville,
Monday.
13. Houston (21-1) did not play. Next: at
UCF, Thursday.
14. Villanova (17-4) did not play. Next: vs.
Georgetown, Sunday.
15. Louisville (16-6) lost to No. 9 North
Carolina 79-69. Next: at No. 12 Virginia Tech,
Monday.
16. Texas Tech (17-5) lost to No. 11
Kansas 79-63. Next: vs. West Virginia,
Monday.
17. Purdue (15-6) did not play. Next: vs.
Minnesota, Sunday.
18. Buffalo (19-3) did not play. Next: vs.
Central Michigan.
19. LSU (17-4) lost to Arkansas 90-89.
Next: at No. 22 Mississippi State, Wednesday.
20. Iowa State (17-5) beat Texas 65-60.
Next: at Oklahoma, Monday.
21. Maryland (17-6) did not play. Next: at
Nebraska, Wednesday.
22. Mississippi State (16-5) beat
Ole Miss 81-75. Next: vs. No. 19 LSU,
Wednesday.
23. N.C. State (16-6) lost to No. 12
Virginia Tech 47-24. Next: at No. 9 North
Carolina, Tuesday.
24. Wisconsin (16-6) did not play. Next: at
Minnesota, Wednesday.
25. Florida State (16-5) beat Georgia
Tech 59-49. Next: at Syracuse, Tuesday.
No. 1 Tennessee 93,
Texas A&M 76
TENNESSEE (20-1): Alexander 2-2 0-0 4,
Schofield 7-14 0-0 14, Williams 9-12 4-4 22, Turner
8-13 0-0 19, Bone 7-7 0-0 18, Fulkerson 0-1 0-0 0,
D.Walker 0-0 0-0 0, Pons 0-0 0-0 0, Johnson 0-0
0-0 0, Bowden 7-13 0-0 16. Totals 40-62 4-4 93.
TEXAS A&M (8-12): Mekowulu 2-6 0-0 4,
Nebo 5-9 0-0 10, Mitchell 6-14 2-5 18, Starks 4-14
1-3 11, Flagg 5-14 2-3 14, Mahan 4-4 0-0 12, Chan-
dler 3-5 1-1 7. Totals 29-66 6-12 76.
Halftime—Tennessee 46-39. 3-Point
Goals—Tennessee 9-20 (Bone 4-4, Turner 3-6,
Bowden 2-7, Williams 0-1, Schofield 0-2), Texas
A&M 12-27 (Mahan 4-4, Mitchell 4-10, Starks 2-5,
Flagg 2-7, Chandler 0-1). Rebounds—Tennessee
32 (Williams 10), Texas A&M 28 (Mekowulu, Nebo,
Flagg 6). Assists—Tennessee 28 (Bone 10), Texas
A&M 16 (Starks 8). Total Fouls—Tennessee 14,
Texas A&M 8. Technicals—Schofield, Mekowulu.
No. 7 Kentucky 65,
Florida 54
KENTUCKY (18-3): Washington 6-13 3-5
15, Kel.Johnson 4-13 0-0 10, Travis 3-5 0-0 6,
Herro 6-8 4-4 19, Hagans 2-5 2-2 6, Montgomery
0-0 0-0 0, Richards 0-0 0-0 0, Quickley 1-6 4-5 7,
Baker 1-6 0-0 2. Totals 23-56 13-16 65.
FLORIDA (12-9): Key.Johnson 3-7 2-2 8,
Hayes 2-5 0-2 4, Allen 5-15 0-0 11, Nembhard
5-11 0-0 12, Locke 2-12 0-0 6, Stokes 0-0 0-0 0,
Bassett 0-0 0-0 0, Okauru 0-0 0-0 0, Ballard 1-5
0-0 2, Hudson 4-8 3-6 11. Totals 22-63 5-10 54.
Halftime—Florida 33-29. 3-Point Goals—
Kentucky 6-21 (Herro 3-4, Kel.Johnson 2-5,
Quickley 1-5, Washington 0-1, Hagans 0-2, Baker
0-4), Florida 5-19 (Nembhard 2-4, Locke 2-7, Al-
len 1-7, Key.Johnson 0-1). Rebounds—Kentucky
42 (Washington 12), Florida 32 (Key.Johnson
10). Assists—Kentucky 13 (Hagans 4), Florida 7
(Nembhard 3). Total Fouls—Kentucky 12, Florida
15. A—10,763 (10,133).
Arkansas 90, No. 19 LSU 89
ARKANSAS (13-8): Gafford 11-15 1-2
23, Bailey 1-4 2-2 5, Jones 3-8 2-4 10, Joe 6-13
2-3 18, Harris 5-7 0-0 11, Osabuohien 1-2 0-0 3,
Chaney 2-2 0-0 4, Embery 6-9 0-0 16, Sills 0-0 0-0
0. Totals 35-60 7-11 90.
LSU (17-4): Reid 5-9 8-9 19, Bigby-Williams
4-5 2-4 10, Waters 3-12 5-6 12, Mays 5-12 5-5 17,
Taylor 2-3 2-2 6, Days 0-4 0-0 0, Williams 2-2 3-4 7,
Smart 5-12 7-8 18. Totals 26-59 32-38 89.
Halftime—Arkansas 45-41. 3-Point
Goals—Arkansas 13-24 (Embery 4-6, Joe 4-8,
Jones 2-5, Osabuohien 1-1, Bailey 1-1, Harris
1-3), LSU 5-24 (Mays 2-7, Reid 1-3, Smart 1-5,
Waters 1-6, Days 0-3). Fouled Out—Gafford,
Osabuohien, Harris. Rebounds—Arkansas 20
(Gafford 8), LSU 41 (Reid 10). Assists—Arkansas
18 (Osabuohien, Harris 5), LSU 11 (Waters 6).
Total Fouls—Arkansas 29, LSU 18. A—13,311
(13,215).
No. 22 Mississippi State 81,
Ole Miss 75
MISSISSIPPI STATE (16-5): Perry 6-15 7-9
21, Ado 1-1 2-3 4, Carter 2-5 1-1 5, Peters 3-11 1-5
9, Q.Weatherspoon 8-13 8-9 27, Holman 0-3 0-0
0, Woodard 4-5 0-0 9, N.Weatherspoon 3-5 0-1 6.
Totals 27-58 19-28 81.
OLE MISS (14-7): Buffen 0-2 1-2 1, Ole-
jniczak 0-2 0-0 0, T.Davis 7-13 0-0 15, Tyree 7-15
6-6 25, Shuler 4-8 3-3 14, Stevens 5-10 2-2 13,
Halums 0-0 0-0 0, D.Davis 0-0 0-0 0, Hinson 3-7
0-1 7. Totals 26-57 12-14 75.
Halftime—Mississippi 43-39. 3-Point
Goals—Mississippi St. 8-17 (Q.Weatherspoon
3-6, Perry 2-2, Peters 2-5, Woodard 1-1, Holman
0-1, Carter 0-2), Ole Miss 11-21 (Tyree 5-7, Shuler
3-4, Stevens 1-3, Hinson 1-3, T.Davis 1-4). Fouled
Out—T.Davis. Rebounds—Mississippi St. 36
(Perry 11), Ole Miss 21 (T.Davis 8). Assists—Mis-
sissippi St. 13 (Peters 6), Ole Miss 14 (Shuler 5).
Total Fouls—Mississippi St. 16, Ole Miss 19.
Auburn 84, Alabama 63
ALABAMA (13-8): Hall 3-3 2-2 8, Jones
1-3 0-0 2, Lewis 4-6 3-6 13, Ingram 1-5 0-0 3,
Mack 1-2 0-0 3, Smith 1-1 0-2 2, Reese 2-5 2-2 7,
A.Johnson 0-4 2-2 2, Petty 7-14 2-2 18, Norris 1-4
2-2 5. Totals 21-47 13-18 63.
AUBURN (15-6): McLemore 4-9 0-0 10,
Okeke 4-7 0-0 9, Brown 8-12 2-3 23, Harper 5-11
6-7 19, Doughty 3-6 0-0 7, Spencer 2-4 0-0 4, Pu-
rifoy 2-3 2-2 7, McCormick 1-3 0-0 2, Dunbar 1-4
1-2 3. Totals 30-59 11-14 84.
Halftime—Auburn 48-28. 3-Point Goals—
Alabama 8-19 (Lewis 2-3, Petty 2-7, Mack 1-1,
Ingram 1-2, Norris 1-3, Reese 1-3), Auburn 13-22
(Brown 5-7, Harper 3-6, McLemore 2-4, Okeke
1-1, Purifoy 1-2, Doughty 1-2). Fouled Out—Spen-
cer. Rebounds—Alabama 26 (Hall 10), Auburn 29
(Spencer, Purifoy, Okeke 5). Assists—Alabama 12
(Ingram 4), Auburn 15 (Harper 5). Total Fouls—Al-
abama 16, Auburn 18.
Missouri 77, Vanderbilt 67
VANDERBILT (9-12): Nesmith 4-9 9-10 19,
Shittu 1-2 2-4 4, Wetzell 2-5 0-0 5, Evans 2-6 0-0
4, Lee 4-10 7-9 15, Ryan 2-4 0-0 6, Moyer 0-1 0-0
0, Brown 3-5 2-3 8, Toye 2-4 0-0 6. Totals 20-46
20-26 67.
MISSOURI (11-9): Puryear 0-5 0-0 0, Tilm-
on 7-12 5-5 19, Pickett 4-11 3-5 12, Pinson 2-3 4-6
9, Geist 5-12 3-7 15, Santos 0-1 0-0 0, Nikko 1-3
0-0 2, Mi.Smith 2-3 0-0 5, Suggs 1-1 1-1 3, Watson
5-8 0-0 12. Totals 27-59 16-24 77.
Halftime—Missouri 37-28. 3-Point Goals—
Vanderbilt 7-24 (Ryan 2-3, Toye 2-4, Nesmith 2-7,
Wetzell 1-3, Moyer 0-1, Brown 0-1, Evans 0-2,
Lee 0-3), Missouri 7-22 (Watson 2-5, Geist 2-7,
Mi.Smith 1-1, Pinson 1-2, Pickett 1-3, Tilmon 0-1,
Puryear 0-3). Fouled Out—Nesmith. Rebounds—
Vanderbilt 21 (Nesmith, Shittu 4), Missouri 35 (Pur-
year 10). Assists—Vanderbilt 11 (Lee 7), Missouri
14 (Geist 6). Total Fouls—Vanderbilt 20, Missouri
17. Technicals—Geist.
South Carolina 86,
Georgia 80
SOUTH CAROLINA (11-10): Kotsar 3-8 0-2
6, Silva 7-10 5-8 19, Bryant 5-7 1-2 11, Campbell
3-7 0-0 9, Lawson 7-13 3-4 19, Haase 3-4 0-0 9,
Frink 0-0 0-0 0, Gravett 5-7 0-0 13, Hinson 0-2 0-0
0. Totals 33-58 9-16 86.
GEORGIA (10-11): Wilridge 0-1 0-0 0, Clax-
ton 3-12 3-4 9, Hammonds 4-7 3-3 11, Crump 5-13
0-0 14, Jackson 3-6 3-4 10, Ngumezi 0-2 0-0 0,
Ogbeide 5-11 6-6 16, Hightower 2-4 2-2 6, Harri-
son 0-0 1-2 1, Harris 3-6 4-4 11, Fagan 1-2 0-0 2.
Totals 26-64 22-25 80.
Halftime—South Carolina 45-40. 3-Point
Goals—South Carolina 11-16 (Gravett 3-4, Haase
3-4, Campbell 3-5, Lawson 2-2, Hinson 0-1),
Georgia 6-20 (Crump 4-9, Harris 1-1, Jackson
1-3, Ngumezi 0-1, Hightower 0-1, Wilridge 0-1,
Hammonds 0-1, Claxton 0-3). Rebounds—South
Carolina 28 (Lawson 7), Georgia 35 (Claxton 9).
Assists—South Carolina 16 (Campbell 7), Georgia
9 (Jackson 3). Total Fouls—South Carolina 21,
Georgia 14. A—9,820 (10,523).
Southern Mississippi 74,
Florida Atlantic 72
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI (14-9): Rowe
3-5 0-0 6, Harper-Baker 3-6 4-4 10, Edwards 10-
13 2-2 22, Holland 3-6 0-0 9, Griffin 9-14 0-1 21,
Jacdonmi 0-0 0-0 0, Magee 0-0 0-0 0, Watson 1-3
0-0 3, Draine 1-5 1-2 3. Totals 30-52 7-9 74.
FAU (13-10): Lepichev 3-3 1-2 8, Zecevic
1-1 0-0 2, Jackson 1-7 0-0 3, Adger 6-14 3-3 19,
Forrest 4-12 0-0 11, Stapleton 8-15 0-0 18, Silins
1-1 0-0 3, Ellis 3-5 0-0 8, Niang 0-1 0-0 0. Totals
27-59 4-5 72.
Halftime—Southern Miss. 38-27. 3-Point
Goals—Southern Miss. 7-19 (Holland 3-6, Griffin
3-6, Watson 1-3, Edwards 0-1, Draine 0-3), FAU
14-36 (Adger 4-9, Forrest 3-7, Ellis 2-4, Stapleton
2-7, Lepichev 1-1, Silins 1-1, Jackson 1-6, Niang
0-1). Rebounds—Southern Miss. 27 (Harper-Bak-
er 8), FAU 24 (Silins 6). Assists—Southern Miss.
13 (Edwards 5), FAU 16 (Adger 5). Total Fouls—
Southern Miss. 10, FAU 13. A—1,510 (5,000).
Friday’s Men’s
Major College Scores
EAST
Brown 60, Dartmouth 58
Canisius 75, Quinnipiac 70
Cornell 80, Penn 71
Davidson 75, St. Bonaventure 66
Harvard 65, Yale 49
Princeton 55, Columbia 43
MIDWEST
Bowling Green 92, Buffalo 88
Green Bay 90, Milwaukee 74
IUPUI 83, N. Kentucky 77
Ill.-Chicago 67, Wright St. 53
Iowa 74, Michigan 59
North Dakota 74, W. Illinois 73
Wisconsin 69, Maryland 61
FAR WEST
Hawaii 74, Long Beach St. 57
Southeastern
Conference Men
Conf. Pct. Overall Pct.
Tennessee
LSU
8-0 1.000 20-1 .952
7-1 .875 17-4 .810
Kentucky 7-1 .875 18-3 .857
S. Carolina 6-2 .750 11-10 .524
Alabama 4-4 .500 13-8 .619
Mississippi St. 4-4 .500 16-5 .762
Ole Miss 4-4 .500 14-7 .667
Florida
Auburn
4-4 .500 12-9 .571
4-4 .500 15-6 .714
Arkansas
Missouri
4-4 .500 13-8 .619
2-6 .250 11-9 .550
Texas A&M
Georgia
1-7 .125 8-12 .400
1-7 .125 10-11 .476
Vanderbilt 0-8 .000 9-12 .429
Thursday’s Games
No games scheduled
Today’s Games
No games scheduled
Saturday’s Games
South Carolina 86, Georgia 80
Mississippi State 81, Ole Miss 75
Kentucky 65, Florida 54
Arkansas 90, LSU 89
Auburn 84, Alabama 63
Tennessee 93, Texas A&M 76
Missouri 77, Vanderbilt 67
Sunday’s Games
No games scheduled
Monday’s Games
No games scheduled
Tuesday’s Games
South Carolina at Kentucky, 6 p.m. (SEC Network)
Vanderbilt at Arkansas, 8 p.m. (SEC Network)
Missouri at Tennessee, 8 p.m. (ESPN2)
Florida at Auburn, 8 p.m. (ESPNU)
Wednesday’s Games
Texas A&M at Ole Miss, 6 p.m. (SEC Network)
Georgia at Alabama, 8 p.m. (SEC Network)
LSU at Mississippi State, 8 p.m. (ESPN2)
Thursday’s Games
No games scheduled
Friday’s Games
No games scheduled
Saturday’s Games
Kentucky at Mississippi State, Noon (WCBI)
Ole Miss at Georgia, Noon (SEC Network)
Auburn at LSU, 1 p.m.
Arkansas at South Carolina, 2:30 p.m.
(SEC Network)
Florida at Tennessee, 3 p.m.
Texas A&M at Missouri, 5 p.m. (SEC Network)
Alabama at Vanderbilt, 7:30 p.m. (SEC Network)
Sunday’s Games
No games scheduled
Saturday’s Women’s
Major College Scores
EAST
Albany (NY) 71, Binghamton 62
American U. 71, Colgate 66
Bucknell 62, Boston U. 58
CCSU 66, Bryant 65
Canisius 78, St. Peter’s 59
Delaware St. 66, Savannah St. 58
Hartford 73, Stony Brook 62
Harvard 100, Brown 83
Holy Cross 56, Lafayette 53
Lehigh 66, Navy 55
Loyola (Md.) 70, Army 51
Maine 69, New Hampshire 45
Md.-Eastern Shore 63, SC State 43
Niagara 72, Iona 53
Penn 72, Columbia 60
Princeton 75, Cornell 46
Robert Morris 63, Fairleigh Dickinson 43
St. Francis (Pa.) 83, Mount St. Mary’s 72
St. Francis Brooklyn 56, Sacred Heart 53
Vermont 52, Mass.-Lowell 42
Wagner 72, LIU Brooklyn 62
Yale 64, Dartmouth 49
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Espinoza-Hunter fitting in with MSU
SOUTH
Appalachian St. 80, Louisiana-Monroe 58
Belmont 100, UT Martin 86
Bethune-Cookman 72, NC Central 54
Charleston Southern 63, Presbyterian 55
Chattanooga 64, UNC-Greensboro 54 By Adam Minichino
Notebook ferring for former standout
Coastal Carolina 76, Louisiana-Lafayette 58
ETSU 88, W. Carolina 80 aminichino@cdispatch.com guard Blair Schaefer, his
East Carolina 63, Tulane 61
daughter. “I need her to be
Florida Gulf Coast 82, Jacksonville 58
STARKVILLE — It’s za-Hunter tied a career high
Georgia St. 83, Georgia Southern 66 a good help-side defender. I
Grambling St. 77, Ark.-Pine Bluff 57
High Point 82, Hampton 73 easy to forget Andra Espino- with 16 points in No. 6 MSU’s need her to make shots when
Howard 74, Norfolk St. 70
Jackson St. 87, MVSU 56 za-Hunter has played in only 68-35 victory against LSU in they leave her open, and I
Jacksonville St. 67, Austin Peay 56
Lamar 64, McNeese St. 62
19 games for the Bulldogs. a Southeastern Conference don’t need her to turn it over.
Liberty 58, NJIT 47 It’s possible the anticipation game at the Pete Maravich If she can find T(eaira Mc-
Longwood 85, Gardner-Webb 79
Louisiana Tech 90, FIU 72 surrounding Espinoza-Hunt- Assembly Center in Baton Cowan) and pass her the ball
Louisville 76, Clemson 44
Memphis 59, Tulsa 56 er’s decision to transfer from Rouge, Louisiana. every now and then, it makes
Mercer 75, Furman 60
Middle Tennessee 60, UAB 44
Connecticut to Mississippi Espinoza-Hunter was it even better.”
Morgan St. 74, Coppin St. 57
N. Kentucky 78, Ill.-Chicago 44
State added to the expectations 6-for-9 from the field, in- Schaefer said Espino-
NC A&T 56, Florida A&M 48 for her first year in Starkville. cluding 4-for-7 from 3-point za-Hunter is similar to soph-
New Orleans 58, Incarnate Word 55
Nicholls 73, SE Louisiana 66 The anticipation grew prior to range, in 36 minutes to help omore Chloe Bibby, who
North Alabama 81, Lipscomb 60
Radford 82, SC-Upstate 41 the season as MSU coach Vic MSU improve to 20-1 and 8-0 stepped into the starting
South Alabama 80, Troy 77
Southern Miss. 67, FAU 45
Schaefer and fans wondered if in the SEC. lineup this season, in that
Southern U. 75, Alcorn St. 54
Stetson 76, Kennesaw St. 69
the NCAA would grant Espi- Espinoza-Hunter likely she is someone who can
Tennessee St. 62, SE Missouri 59 noza-Hunter immediate eligi- will earn her fourth start of stretch defenses with her
Tennessee Tech 74, Murray St. 65
UNC-Asheville 70, Winthrop 36 bility. the season at noon Sunday 3-point shooting ability. Bib-
Wofford 71, Samford 62
MIDWEST More than halfway (SEC Network) when MSU by was averaging 11.9 points
Cent. Michigan 76, Buffalo 65
Cleveland St. 98, Oakland 90
through the 2018-19 cam- takes on Alabama at Cole- per game prior to a sea-
Green Bay 59, Milwaukee 45 paign, Espinoza-Hunter is man Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, son-ending anterior cruciate
Iowa St. 81, Kansas St. 52
Kent St. 73, Akron 58 showing signs she is grow- Alabama. ligament injury to her left
Miami (Ohio) 81, W. Michigan 62
Morehead St. 67, E. Illinois 57 ing more comfortable as a “I think her role is a little knee in the opening minute
N. Illinois 68, E. Michigan 65
New Mexico St. 87, Chicago St. 66 Bulldog. bit similar to what Blair did against South Carolina.
See NOTEBOOK, 5B
Ohio 94, Ball St. 62
Rio Grande 75, UMKC 56
On Thursday, Espino- for us,” Schaefer said, re-
SIU-Edwardsville 74, E. Kentucky 55
Vols set school record with 16th-straight win
South Dakota 71, Purdue Fort Wayne 49
Temple 65, Wichita St. 40
Toledo 76, Bowling Green 56
UConn 65, Cincinnati 55
Wright St. 66, IUPUI 59
Youngstown St. 91, Detroit 45
SOUTHWEST By KRISTIE RIEKEN
Alabama St. 58, Texas Southern 51
Baylor 96, Texas Tech 37 The Associated Press
No. 1 Tennessee 93, Texas A&M 76
Cent. Arkansas 74, Northwestern St. 52
Houston 69, SMU 68
Marshall 79, UTSA 72
North Texas 68, Charlotte 63
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Grant 12, 1-7), which lost for the fifth time in the last
Prairie View 77, Alabama A&M 65 Williams scored 22 points and the No. 1 Ten- six games.
Rice 48, Old Dominion 42
S. Dakota St. 74, Oral Roberts 65 nessee men’s basketball team set a school re- Jordan Bone added 18 points and 10 as-
Stephen F. Austin 78, Sam Houston St. 68
Texas 76, Oklahoma 67 cord with its 16th-straight win, beating Texas sists for Tennessee and Turner had 19 points
Texas A&M-CC 70, Houston Baptist 56
Texas-Arlington 68, Texas State 53
A&M 93-76 on Saturday night. and seven assists. Williams, the SEC’s lead-
UALR 68, Arkansas St. 55
W. Kentucky 64, UTEP 61
The Volunteers (20-1, 8-0 Southeastern ing scorer, had 10 rebounds and four assists.
FAR WEST Conference) surpassed the 15-game streak The Volunteers led by seven at halftime
Boise St. 80, Nevada 65
CS Bakersfield 59, Grand Canyon 46 they had from February 1915 to January 1917 and had pushed their lead to 60-51 with about
California Baptist 100, Seattle 83
Colorado St. 55, Air Force 48 and are off to their best start in conference 13 minutes left. Mitchell made a 3-pointer for
E. Washington 64, N. Arizona 62
Idaho 82, S. Utah 70
play since also going 8-0 in 1981-82. A&M and then stole the ball on the other end.
Idaho St. 58, Portland St. 57 Tennessee was clinging to a two-point
Loyola Marymount 83, San Diego 57 He was fouled on the fast break by Turner
Montana St. 74, Montana 52 lead midway through the second half before
and made 1 of 2 free throws to get the Aggies
New Mexico 82, Fresno St. 73
a 5-0 run, capped by a 3-pointer from Jordan
Pacific 87, Portland 77
within five.
Pepperdine 79, BYU 65 Bowden, made it 70-63. Those five points
Sacramento St. 77, Weber St. 62
San Diego St. 69, San Jose St. 68 were the start of a 10-3 spurt, with a 3 from Texas A&M got a 3-pointer by Brandon
San Francisco 57, Santa Clara 49
Stanford 75, California 50 Lamonte Turner that extended the lead to 75- Mahan after that to make it a 7-0 run and cut
UC Davis 70, CS Northridge 54
66 with eight-and-a-half minutes to go. Wil- the lead to 60-58. Bone got Tennessee going
UC Riverside 73, UC Santa Barbara 60
UNLV 77, Utah St. 56
liams added a dunk in that stretch and had a after that with a 3-pointer, but Mitchell hit an-
The AP Women’s Top 25 big defensive play with a block on TJ Starks. other 3 for Texas A&M to leave the lead at
Fared Wendell Mitchell and Savion Flagg made two.
Saturday
1. Baylor (19-1) beat Texas Tech 96-37. 3-pointers for A&M to power 6-3 run after Bowden scored 16 in his return after miss-
Next: at No. 12 Texas, Monday.
2. UConn (19-2) beat Cincinnai 65-55. that, but Tennessee scored the next seven ing the team’s last game with a knee injury.
Next: vs. East Carolina, Wednesday.
3. Louisville (21-1) beat Clemson 76-44. points to stretch the lead to 85-72 with about Tennessee led by as many as 19 in the first
Next: vs. No. 18 Syracuse, Thursday.
4. Oregon (20-1) did not play. Next: vs. six-and-a-half minutes remaining. half but the Aggies cut the lead to 46-39 by
Colorado, Sunday.
5. Notre Dame (20-2) did not play. Next:
Mitchell had 18 points for Texas A&M (8- halftime.
vs. Georgia Tech, Sunday.
No. 7 Wildcats use defense to get past Gators
6. Mississippi State (20-1) did not play.
Next: at Alabama, Sunday.
7. N.C. State (21-0) did not play. Next: vs.
North Carolina, Sunday.
8. Stanford (18-3) beat California 75-50.
Next: vs. No. 9 Oregon State, Friday.
9. Oregon State (18-3) did not play. Next:
vs. No. 14 Utah, Sunday.
By MARK LONG
No. 7 Kentucky 65, made 9 of 33 shots in the
10. Marquette (18-3) did not play. Next: at The Associated Press second half, including just 1
DePaul, Sunday.
11. Maryland (19-2) did not play. Next: at Florida 54 of 9 from 3-point range, and
Illinois, Monday.
12. Texas (18-4) beat Oklahoma 76-67.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — scored a measly dozen points
Next: vs. No. 1 Baylor, Monday. PJ Washington didn’t have to on the road. We just have to in the final 13 minutes, 53
13. Iowa (16-5) did not play. Next: at Penn
State, Sunday. say anything to his Kentucky come together and have each seconds.
14. Utah (18-2) did not play. Next: at No. 9
Oregon State, Sunday. men’s basketball teammates. other’s back and definitely “For 30 minutes, we
15. Gonzaga (21-2) beat Saint Mary’s 66-
52. Next: at Portland, Saturday. They all knew the situa- just locked down on defense. played well enough to beat
16. South Carolina (15-5) did not play.
Next: at Arkansas, Sunday.
tion: trailing by 11 points on We just had to dig down deep, a terrific team that’s playing
17. Rutgers (17-4) did not play. Next: at the road with 13 minutes to come out and get it done. We really, really well,” Florida
Minnesota, Sunday.
18. Syracuse (17-4) did not play. Next: at play. They all knew what had didn’t want to lose.” coach Mike White said. “Just
No. 3 Louisville, Thursday.
19. Kentucky (17-5) did not play. Next: vs. to happen: lock down on de- Kentucky used a 14-0 run couldn’t hold on.”
Florida, Sunday.
20. Texas A&M (17-4) did not play. Next:
fense or lose for the first time during a five-minute span The Gators entered the
in a month. late in the second half to
at Mississippi, Sunday.
21. Arizona State (15-6) did not play. game in desperate need of
Next: at Washington State, Thursday. Washington simply set turn the game around. Her- a resume-building victory.
22. Michigan State (15-5) did not play.
Next: vs. Purdue, Sunday. the tone for everyone else to ro came up big in the spurt, They ended the day looking
23. Iowa State (17-5) beat Kansas State
81-52. Next: vs. West Virginia, Saturday. follow. scoring five points and find- more like an National Invita-
24. Florida State (18-3) did not play. Next:
vs. Wake Forest, Sunday.
Washington finished with ing Keldon Johnson in the tion Tournament (NIT) team
25. BYU (17-5) lost to Pepperdine 79-65. 15 points and 12 rebounds, corner for a 3-pointer. than an NCAA tournament
Next: vs. Saint Mary’s, Thursday.
Friday’s Women’s Tyler Herro knocked down a Herro’s clutch shot from invitee.
Major College Scores dagger 3-pointer with about behind the arc made it 55-48 “It’s deflating,” White
EAST
Butler 73, St. John’s 68
three minutes remaining, and and sent Florida fans scram- said.
Dartmouth 81, Brown 61 No. 7 Kentucky rallied to beat bling for the exits. Herro fin- Washington and Herro
Georgetown 62, Creighton 53
Manhattan 47, Fairfield 41 Florida 65-54 on Saturday. ished with 19 points and six prevented the Wildcats from
Marist 73, Siena 58
Penn 59, Cornell 46 Kentucky (18-3, 7-1 South- rebounds. a disappointing road loss.
Princeton 79, Columbia 64 eastern Conference) won its But it was the Wildcats’ Herro made 6 of 8 shots,
Quinnipiac 58, Monmouth (NJ) 46
Villanova 53, Providence 33
Xavier 80, Seton Hall 76
eighth consecutive game defense that deserved more including 3 of 4 from 3-point
Yale 65, Harvard 62 and ended a two-game skid of the credit, with Washing- range, and Washington was
SOUTH
Delaware 70, William & Mary 59 against the Gators (12-9, ton leading the way. 6 of 13 from the floor. Wash-
Drexel 59, Elon 44
Northeastern 87, Coll. of Charleston 56 4-4). Kentucky started switch- ington fell short of his third
UNC-Wilmington 89, Hofstra 54
MIDWEST
“There’s nothing really to ing on every ball screen, pre- straight 20-point, 10-rebound
Indiana St. 76, Evansville 69 say,” Washington said. “We venting Florida from getting performance — but ended up
Loyola of Chicago 62, Illinois St. 59
Michigan 90, Iowa 81 know that we have to come to the lane and forcing tough, with his seventh double-dou-
Missouri St. 85, Drake 79
N. Iowa 65, S. Illinois 53 together. You’re down 11 long-range shots. The Gators ble.
Valparaiso 76, Bradley 73
W. Illinois 111, North Dakota 90
Brown leads Tigers to big win vs. Crimson Tide
FAR WEST
Arizona St. 60, Arizona 47
Oregon 87, Utah 65
Oregon St. 89, Colorado 65
Southern Cal 82, Washington 57
UCLA 83, Washington St. 56
By JOHN ZENOR
SEC Women The Associated Press
Auburn 84, Alabama 63
Conf. Pct. Overall Pct.
Miss. State 8-0 1.000 20-1 .952
S. Carolina
Texas A&M
7-1 .875 15-5 .750
6-2 .750 17-4 .810 AUBURN, Ala. — The Auburn men’s with Kira Lewis Jr. adding 13. Donta Hall had
Missouri
Arkansas
5-3 .625 16-6 .727
5-3 .625 16-6 .727
basketball team fell from The Associated eight points and 10 rebounds but Alabama
Kentucky 4-4 .500 17-5 .773 Press Top 25, then started playing like they committed 21 turnovers.
Auburn 4-4 .500 16-5 .762
Georgia 4-4 .500 13-8 .619 belonged again. “They played an extremely great game
Tennessee
LSU
3-5 .375 14-7 .667
3-5 .375 12-8 .600
Bryce Brown scored 23 points, Jared Harp- tonight on both ends of the floor,” Alabama
Alabama 3-5 .375 11-10 .524 er had 19 and Auburn beat rival Alabama 84- coach Avery Johnson said. “They had more
Ole Miss 2-6 .250 8-14 .364
Vanderbilt 1-7 .125 6-15 .286 63 on Saturday night to punctuate a big week. energy, they outhustled us. They just did a
Florida 1-7 .125 5-16 .238
The Tigers (15-6, 4-4 Southeastern Con- great job. We didn’t have our best game. We
Friday’s Games ference) picked up their second straight lop- got off to a decent start but they got us with
No games scheduled
Saturday’s Games sided win after dropping from The AP Top 25 their transition offense (and) obviously their
No games scheduled
for the first time this season. 3-point shooting.”
Today’s Games
Mississippi State at Alabama, Noon “I kind of feel like that wasn’t a bad thing,” The Tide, which has lost four straight at
(SEC Network)
Florida at Kentucky, 1 p.m. (ESPNU) Brown said. “I feel like we got that chip back Auburn Arena, mustered only a brief sec-
Georgia at Auburn, 2 p.m. (SEC Network)
Tennessee at Vanderbilt, 2 p.m. (ESPN2) on our shoulder a little bit. It kind of was a ond-half challenge.
Texas A&M at Ole Miss, 2 p.m.
South Carolina at Arkansas, 4 p.m.
wakeup call for us. It was just time to wake up Alabama cut a 20-point halftime deficit
(SEC Network) and play ball again.” down to 11 midway through the half. Then
Monday’s Game
Missouri at LSU, 6 p.m. (SEC Network) Once again, they did it with a 3-point bar- Harper hit a 3-pointer and drew the foul for a
Tuesday’s Games
No games scheduled rage, this time making 13 of 22 from long 4-point play and Malik Dunbar followed with
Wednesday’s Games range against the Crimson Tide (13-8, 4-4). a fast-break dunk to waylay the comeback at-
No games scheduled
Thursday’s Games Auburn’s two biggest stars accounted for tempt.
Texas A&M at Missouri, 6 p.m. (SEC Network)
Kentucky at Auburn, 6 p.m. half of the team’s points. Auburn had separate runs of 21-2 and 17-0
Ole Miss at South Carolina, 6 p.m.
Alabama at Florida, 6 p.m.
Brown made five 3-pointers on just seven in the first half. The Tigers took a 48-28 lead
Arkansas at LSU, 8 p.m. (SEC Network) attempts and Harper added three, including into the locker room.
Friday’s Games
one from the AU logo well beyond the arc in “It’s a tough building to play in,” Petty
No games scheduled
Saturday’s Games
No games scheduled
the first half. Harper also had five assists and said. “We had a bunch of defensive lapses, a
Sunday, Feb. 10 Anfernee McLemore scored 10. bunch of defensive errors that can be fixed
Florida at Georgia, 11 a.m. (ESPNU)
Tennessee at Mississippi State, 1 p.m. (ESPN) “That’s the closest we’ve looked to the and will be fixed.”
Auburn at Arkansas, 1 p.m. (SEC Network)
Vanderbilt at Missouri, 3 p.m. (SEC Network) kind of Auburn basketball that I like to see,” Auburn center Austin Wiley missed his
Monday, Feb. 11
South Carlina at Connecticut, 6 p.m. (ESPN2)
Auburn coach Bruce Pearl said. fifth straight game with a lower right leg inju-
Kentucky at Alabama, 6 p.m. (SEC Network) John Petty led Alabama with 18 points, ry. He didn’t dress for the game.
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briefly on the air FOOTBALL

Mississippi University for Women
Men’s basketball team rallies to beat Morris College
SUMTER, S.C. — The Mississippi University for Women men’s
basketball team rallied from a 13-point deficit Saturday to beat
Today
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
11 a.m. — Minnesota at Purdue, Big Ten Network
Chiefs QB Mahomes takes
MVP, top offensive honors
Morris College 85-82 Saturday afternoon. 1 p.m. — East Carolina at Connecticut, ESPNEWS
With the victory, The W improves to 6-15. WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Tavonta Jones was 7-for-12 from the floor, including 2-for-3 11 a.m. — Duquesne at Fordham, CBS Sports
from 3-point range, to tie for game-high scoring honors with 20
Network
points.
Noon — South Florida at UCF, ESPN2 By The Associated Press
DJ Clark recorded his eighth double-double this season with a
game-high 12 rebounds and 14 points. He also had five assists and Noon — Mississippi State at Alabama, SEC Roundup
two blocked shots. Network ATLANTA — Patrick Mahomes’
Former Starkville High School standouts Keith Harris and Josh great situation,” he said. “I got to learn
Skinner had 13 and 12 points, respectively, while Carlos Wilkerson 1 p.m. — Purdue at Michigan State, Big Ten breathtaking breakthrough season
had 11. Network earned him the NFL’s Most Valu- behind a great quarterback in Alex
The W shot 53.2 percent from the field and a season-high 52.2 1 p.m. — George Washington at St. Louis, CBS able Player award. Smith. I got to be on a team with a lot
percent from 3-point range.
Sports Network The Kansas City Chiefs quarter- of playmakers who helped me excel
n Women’s basketball team beats Morris College: At Sum- my game and make me look really
ter, South Carolina, the women’s basketball team defeated Morris 1 p.m. — Florida at Kentucky, ESPNU back landed a pair of honors at NFL
College 78-49 on Saturday. 1 p.m. — Creighton at Villanova, FS1 Honors on Saturday night, taking The good on a daily basis. And, then, to
With the victory, The W moves to 15-6. Associated Press 2018 MVP and Of- be able to go out there and win foot-
2 p.m. — Tennessee at Vanderbilt, ESPN2
Starlandria Walton went 8-for-16 from the field, including 2-for-5 fensive Player of the Year awards. In ball games in front of a passionate fan
2 p.m. — Georgia at Auburn, SEC Network
from 3-point range, for a game-high 20 points. The junior guard also
his second pro season, Mahomes led base is something I get the luxury of
had six assists, four rebounds, and two steals. 3 p.m. — Stanford at California, ESPNU
Kansas City to its first AFC title game doing.”
Katlyn Duke had a season-high 15 points. Duke, who also is 4 p.m. — South Carolina at Arkansas, SEC
a member of The W softball team, was 6-for-14 from the field and since 1993 with some of the most cre- Rams defensive tackle Aaron
Network Donald, who will play in Sunday’s
3-for-6 beyond the arc. She added nine rebounds and three assists.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE GYMNASTICS ative and clutch plays the league has
Former West Point High standout Qiayon Bailey added 13
seen in years. Super Bowl against New England,
points, six rebounds, and three assists. 8:30 a.m. — Ohio State at Washington, Big Ten took his second straight Defensive
The W will return to action Monday with a women’s/men’s Network
“I’m so humbled,” he said. “This
doubleheader against Oakwood University. The women’s game will is just the beginning. We’ve got a Player of the Year award.
1 p.m. — Nebraska at Michigan, ESPN Donald, the only unanimous All-
start at 5:30 p.m., followed by the men’s game at 7:30 p.m. long ways to go.
CURLING
“It is an honor. It’s a hard award Pro this season and the first Rams
Ole Miss 5 p.m. — World Cup: men’s gold-medal game,
to win. The next award I hope I can player selected for top defensive
Women’s basketball team will take on No. 20 Texas A&M third leg, Sweden, NBC Sports Network honor, joins Lawrence Taylor and
get is the Super Bowl.”
OXFORD — The Ole Miss women’s basketball will play host to GOLF J.J. Watt as players to win the award
Mahomes received 41 votes
No. 20 Texas A&M at 2 p.m. Sunday in its annual Pink Game at The Noon — PGA Tour Golf: Waste Management in back-to-back seasons. Donald led
from a nationwide panel of media
Pavilion at Ole Miss. Phoenix Open, final round, Scottsdale, Arizona, the NFL with 20½ sacks.
The game will air live online on SEC Network +. members who regularly cover the
TGC “Any time you put a body of work
Ole Miss (8-14, 2-6 Southeastern Conference) is coming off a league. New Orleans quarterback
64-51 loss to Auburn on Thursday. LUGE into it and then it pays off,” Donald
Drew Brees got the other nine.
No. 20 Texas A&M (17-4, 6-2) is coming off a 69-53 victory 9 p.m. — FIL World Cup: Germany, NBC Sports said, “and you’re rewarded for it, it
With only one previous start, Ma-
against Vanderbilt on Thursday. The Aggies are riding a six-game
Network means a lot. It’s a blessing.”
winning streak. homes entered the season as some- Chicago’s Matt Nagy, in his first
n Men’s tennis team beats No. 20 Oklahoma State: At NBA thing of a curiosity in Kansas City
Stillwater, Oklahoma, the men’s tennis team defeated No. 20 1 p.m. — Oklahoma City at Boston, WKDH-WTVA season with the Bears, was voted
after the Chiefs traded veteran Alex Coach of the Year.
Oklahoma State 4-3 Friday at the Michael and Anne Greenwood NBA G LEAGUE BASKETBALL
Tennis Center.
Smith to open up the job. It didn’t n Gonzalez makes Hall, along
1 p.m. — Oklahoma City Blue at Sioux Falls take long to erase any doubts as Ma-
Fabian Fallert won in straight sets for the clinching victory. with Bailey, Reed, Law: At Atlan-
Ole Miss took a 1-0 lead after winning the double point thanks Skyforce, NBA TV homes led the Chiefs to their first ta, For towering tight end Tony Gon-
to wins by Tim Sandkaulen and Filip Kraljevic and Fallert and Cotter NFL AFC title game since the 1993 sea-
Wilson. Both teams earned 6-3 wins. zalez, this was a slam dunk.
Sandkaulen carried the momentum at No. 1 singles with a 6-0,
5:30 p.m. — Super Bowl LIII: New England vs. son, throwing for 50 touchdowns, The 6-foot-5 Gonzalez, who
6-2 victory. Los Angeles Rams, Atlanta, Georgia, WCBI 5,097 yards and had a 113.8 QB rat- turned the celebratory post-TD
OSU’s Luke Hammond defeated Simon Junk 6-4, 6-4 sets. A SKIING ing, trailing only Brees. dunk over the crossbar into an art
loss by Kraljevic at No. 2 singles tied the match. 2:30 p.m. — FIS World Freestyle Championships: Mahomes’ ingenuity — the guy form, was voted into the Hall of
Kranic gave Ole Miss the lead with a three-set victory. OSU
evened things once more with a victory against Wilson at No. 6 big air competition, Utah, NBC Sports Network can throw from all angles and make Fame on Saturday.
singles before Fallert decided things at No. 3. 8 p.m. — FIS World Cup: men’s individual ski plays inside and outside the pocket Joining him will be two more
Ole Miss will play host to Alcorn State at noon Saturday, Feb. 9. jumping competition, Germany, NBC Sports — energized the Chiefs’ fan base first-time nominees, Champ Bailey
n Track and field team competes at Don DeNoon Classic: Network and excited fans across the league. and Ed Reed, along with another
At Carbondale, Illinois, the track and field closed out the Don
SNOWBOARDING “The play is never dead. He defensive back, Ty Law, and center
DeNoon Classic with some solid performances Saturday.
Allen Gordon won the high jump with a personal-best height of 4 p.m. — FIS World Freestyle Championships: can find new ways to get you the Kevin Mawae; Law and Mawae were
2.19 meters (7 feet, 2 1/4 inches). cross competition, Utah, NBC Sports Network ball,” Chiefs All-Pro tight end Tra- both in their third year as finalists.
Sprinter Brandee Presley tied her personal-best in the 60-me-
SOCCER vis Kelce said. “It may look like a The contributor nominees, Bron-
ter dash with a winning time of 7.46 seconds in the 60-meter dash. screwball, a slider here or there, but
Kelly Rowe finished third (PR of 7.54), while T’Aja Cameron was 7:55 a.m. — Serie A: Lazio vs. Frosinone, ESPNEWS cos owner Pat Bowlen and Cowboys
fourth (7.7). 7:55 a.m. — Premier League: Leicester City vs. it’ll get to you eventually.” and NFL executive Gil Brandt , each
Elijah Dryer finished first in the prelims (6.82) and the finals Manchester United, NBC Sports Network Mahomes is the sixth straight made it, as did senior Johnny Robin-
(6.83) of the men’s 60. Manny Foster (6.94) and Jaqaun Webb
8:30 a.m. — Bundesliga: FC Augsburg vs. Mainz quarterback and 11th of the past 12 son, the defensive back who helped
(7.04) finished in the top-five during the prelims. Foster’s time years to win MVP. No Kansas City
ranked as a season best. 05, FS1 the Chiefs win Super Bowl 4.
Jeanette Paul tallied a third win for the sprinters as well, taking player had won the award since the Gonzalez started in Kansas City
10:25 a.m. — Premier League: Manchester City
the women’s 60 hurdles (8.64). Chiefs joined the NFL in 1970. and finished in Atlanta, where vot-
vs. Arsenal, NBC Sports Network
Kenney Broadnax took second in the men’s 60 hurdles (8.2). Earlier, he was selected as the ers met on the eve of the Super Bowl
Tedreauna Britt finished as the top collegian after throwing
14.84m (48-8 1/4). Sophomore Shey Taiwo was close behind in
Monday top offensive player, beating Brees to select the Class of 2019; they
sixth after setting a PR at 14.39m (47-2 1/2). Leah Klein finished AUTO RACING 30 votes to 16. didn’t need much time to debate his
ninth (13.83m/45-4 1/2). 8 p.m. — Monster Energy Supercross: round 5 of “It’s awesome ... I got put into a worthiness.

Super Bowl
The men’s and women’s 4x400 relay teams finished second. the AMA Supercross, San Diego, California, NBC
The men’s team of Kenney Broadnax, James Burnett, Jaqaun Sports Network
Webb, and Alvin Westbrook had a time of 3:18.23. Jayda Eckford,
Brandee Presley, Orianna Shaw, and Kelly Rowe ran a season-best COLLEGE BASKETBALL
time of 3:52.22. 6 p.m. — Colgate at Lehigh, CBS Sports Network Continued from Page 1B
Ralesheia Gee was fourth in the women’s long jump (5.07m/16- 6 p.m. — Louisville at Virginia Tech, ESPN how helpful a comfort zone can be. back, knee, ankle and arm injuries
07.75) and Christian Yancey was sixth in the men’s 400 (51.61).
n On Friday, Joseph Benedetto won the weight throw with a 6 p.m. — North Carolina Central at Florida A&M, It’s even more pronounced when throughout his nine pro seasons,
personal-record of 18.58 meters (60 feet, 11 ½ inches). Chris Long ESPNU it accompanies events such as the and thought about retirement after
finished fourth (17.79m/58-4 1/2). 7 p.m. — Penn State at Northwestern, FS1 Super Bowl, which, for better or last year’s Super Bowl loss to the
Shey Taiwo finished as the top-collegian in the weight throw 8 p.m. — West Virginia vs. Texas Tech, ESPN worse, transcends football. Eagles. If this will be it for the big-
(20.54/67-4 3/4) for the third-consecutive week. Rebel volunteer Brady and most of his teammates, play tight end with superb blocking
coach Jeneva Stevens finished second (23.07/75-8 1/4) behind 8 p.m. — Iowa State vs. Oklahoma, ESPN2
Olympian DeAnna Price (23.17/76-1/4). 8 p.m. — Mississippi Valley State at Grambling in their third straight visit, barely skills, he isn’t letting on.
Tedreauna Britt set a PR with a throw of 17.14m (56-3). Annika State, ESPNU flinch at all the attention, media de- “As of right now, those are the
Larsson finished seventh (17.43/57-2 1/4), while Leah Klein came in
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL mands and alterations to the norm last things I’m thinking about,”
10th (16.15/53-0). they encounter during Super Bowl Gronkowski says. “I love playing
Demond Fleming won the triple jump at a half-foot PR of 6 p.m. — Baylor at Texas, ESPN2
14.04m (46-3/4). Fraquan Gaines finished third (13.82/45-4 1/4). 6 p.m. — Missouri at LSU, SEC Network
week — although they were taken the game. After a long season, after
For the second-straight week, Kieshonna Brooks put together aback somewhat by the cacophony the (Super Bowl), a few weeks down
6:30 p.m. — Maryland at Illinois, Big Ten Network
another strong performance in the pentathlon, finishing second with and circus atmosphere of opening the road, you sit back, you relax,
NBA
3,482 points. She won the 60 hurdles and the long jump. Ghania night on Monday. Aside from Aqib you get some downtime, enjoyment
Warren finished fifth at 3,127, while Haley Hood set a career-best in 6:30 p.m. — Milwaukee at Brooklyn, NBA TV
Talib, C.J. Anderson, Brandin Cooks time. And you just see where you
seventh at 3,083 points. 9 p.m. — San Antonio at Sacramento, NBA TV
The Rebel women also received a runner-up finish from Kaira and Sam Shields, for the Rams this is want to go with it.
NHL uncharted territory. “That’s a tricky question. You’re
Simmons in the triple jump (11.18/36-8 1/4).
In the pole vault, Austin Garrett led the Rebel men at SIU in 6 p.m. — Los Angeles at NY Rangers, NHL TV Rams coach Sean McVay tends to trying to get around me. You’re just
fourth place (4.10/13-5 1/4). Lindsey Murray won the women’s pole SKIING dismiss that theory, however. Using trying to get you some answers over
vault at SIU (3.85/12-7 1/2). 5:25 a.m. (Tuesday) — FIS World Alpine
n Also, a handful of Rebel pole vaulters competed at the Texas
quarterback Jared Goff as an exam- there, baby. But like I said, I don’t
Tech Open. Nicole Kallenberger led the Ole Miss women at Texas
Championships: women’s super-G, Sweden, NBC ple, McVay could have been speak- know. I haven’t done that sit-down
Tech with a sixth-place finish (3.77/12-4 1/2). Sports Network ing for his entire squad, which has yet. I’ve got to do that sit-down.
n No. 7 rifle team defeats No. 11 Nebraska: At Oxford, A SNOWBOARDING made a sensational turnaround in About two weeks after (the Super
record-breaking crowd witnessed the No. 7 rifle team’s 4,665-4,651 vic- 6:30 p.m. — FIS World Freestyle Championships: his two seasons in charge. Bowl), then I’ll know.”
tory against No. 11 Nebraska on Saturday at the Ole Miss Rifle Range.
Ninety-four spectators saw eight Rebels post season or career parallel giant slalom, Utah, NBC Sports Network “He’s an unfazed quarterback,” DONALD’S DOMINANCE
bests on Senior Day. Nebraska took the early lead in smallbore (2,308- SOCCER McVay says. “I think his way to Rams defensive tackle Aaron
2,306), but Ole Miss stormed back in air rifle for the win (2,359-2,343). 1:55 p.m. — Premier League: West Hame vs. have success and handle adversity Donald, the only unanimous All-Pro
The Rebels’ 4,665 tied their second-best score of the season. the same demonstrates that poise this season, led the NFL with 20½
Abby Buesseler led the Rebels with a 580 in smallbore. Bues-
Liverpool, NBC Sports Network
and confidence you want from your sacks.
seler recorded a season-best 199 in prone. Jillian Zakrzeski fired
an impressive 195 in standing for a total of 577. Additionally, Kamilla
Tuesday quarterback.” Considering that Brady barely
Kisch earned a season best for kneeling (190). Adding to the Rebel COLLEGE BASKETBALL Nowhere is the experience has been touched or pressured in
score with Buesseler and Zakrzeski were Erin Walsh and Alana 6 p.m. — Drake at Loyola-Chicago, CBS Sports matchup more uneven than at QB. two playoff games — both against
Kelly. Nebraska’s Emily Cheramie fired the top score with a 582. Network At 41, Brady already is the oldest teams with strong pass rushers —
The success continued for rookie Erin Walsh as she led all
6 p.m. — Boston College vs. Duke, ESPN quarterback to start a Super Bowl. it is incumbent upon Donald to be a
with a new career mark in air rifle (593). Harley Gardner and Randi
Loudin turned in another pair of solid performances. Gardner fired 6 p.m. — Michigan State vs. Illinois, ESPN2 Goff is 24 and one of the youngest. factor Sunday.
a 589 (one point off of season high) and Loudin notched 588 points 6 p.m. — Pittsburgh at Wake Forest, ESPNU Well, maybe nowhere is an exag- Make that a major factor.
(one off a career best). Sophia Cuozzo tied her season high of 587. 6 p.m. — South Carolina at Kentucky, SEC geration, because Belichick, at 66, “We’ll get to him, but we have
Ole Miss’ scorers were Walsh, Kisch (591), Buesseler (589), and
Hayley Carroll (586). Network could become the oldest coach to to stay patient and don’t get frus-
7 p.m. — Michigan at Rutgers, Big Ten Network win a Super Bowl. He has worked trated,” Donald says. “We’ve got a
41 postseason games, with 30 vic- great secondary that will do its job
Southern Mississippi 7 p.m. — St. John’s at Marquette, FS1
tories, most among head coaches and make sure he doesn’t have easy
8 p.m. — Dayton at St. Louis, CBS Sports
Edwards, Griffin lead men’s basketball team past Network in NFL history. He’s the only head throws. If he has to hold onto the
Florida Atlantic 8 p.m. — Kansas vs. Kansas State, ESPN coach with five Super Bowl rings. ball, we’ll have our chances. We just
BOCA RATON, Fla. — Cortez Edwards had 22 points, six steals
8 p.m. — Missouri vs. Tennessee, ESPN2 McVay is half his age and in his have to go get him.”
and five assists, Tyree Griffin scored 21 points, and the Southern first NFL title game, the youngest Otherwise, the most accom-
Mississippi men’s basketball team held off Florida Atlantic 74-72 on 8 p.m. — Florida vs. Auburn, ESPNU
Saturday. 8 p.m. — Vanderbilt at Arkansas, SEC Network
Super Bowl head man. plished quarterback in Super Bowl
Conference USA Player of the Week Leonard Harper-Baker had Rams President Kevin Demoff history might tear them apart.
10 p.m. — San Diego State at New Mexico, ESPN2
10 points and eight rebounds for Southern Miss (14-9, 6-5). The Golden hears all of that so-called evidence, CLOSE ONES
Eagles shot 58 percent from the field — 70 percent on 2-point tries — in NBA
then cites so many positives about The Rams’ past two trips to the
winning their third straight conference game. 7 p.m. — Toronto at Philadelphia, TNT
Florida Atlantic’s Aleksandar Zecevic created the last of the game’s
McVay that he sounds like the next big game were tight affairs in which
9:30 p.m. — Miami at Portland, TNT dominant coach. they beat Tennessee and lost to New
eight ties, 69-all with 2:03 to go. The Owls did not score again until
Anthony Adger made a layup and free throw to trail 73-72 with four SKIING Sunday will be a powerful acid England. In all of the Patriots’ eight
seconds remaining. The Owls fouled LaDavius Draine with :03 to go. 5:25 a.m. — FIS World Alpine Championships, test for McVay and his team. previous trips in the Brady-Beli-
He missed the first and made the second for the final margin. women’s super-G, Sweden, NBC Sports Network Some other things to look for in chick era, the result was in doubt
Adger led Florida Atlantic (13-10, 4-6) with 19 points, Xavian 5:25 a.m. (Wednesday) — FIS World Alpine
Stapleton added 18 points and Michael Forrest had 11. Super Bowl 53: until the final moments.
In a game with few fouls (23 total), Southern Miss’s only two Championships: men’s super-G, Sweden, NBC GRONK’S FINALE? So to expect a romp at Mer-
missed free throws came in the final 29 seconds. The Golden Eagles Sports Network There’s widespread speculation cedes-Benz Stadium seems foolhar-
were 7 of 9 from the line and FAU made 4 of 5. SNOWBOARDING that Patriots star tight end Rob dy.
Florida Atlantic made 14 of 36 3-pointers (39 percent) and South-
ern Miss went 7 for 19 (37 percent).
2 p.m. — FIS World Freestyle Championships: Gronkowski could be playing his “It would be nice to get one of
n Women’s basketball team beats FAU: At Hattiesburg, Shonte parallel slalom, Utah, NBC Sports Network final NFL game. The four-time All- those,” Patriots receiver Chris Ho-
Hailes had 24 points Saturday to lead the women’s basketball team 6:30 p.m. — FIS World Freestyle Championships: Pro has been plagued by injuries for gan. “But the idea is to win, no mat-
to its fourth-straight win, a 67-45 victory against Florida Atlantic in a parallel giant slalom, Utah, NBC Sports Network much of his career, and only in his ter how you do it.”
Conference USA game at Reed Green Coliseum. first two pro seasons did he play a The largest margin in a Patriots
The win was the fifth victory in the last six games for Southern Miss 8 p.m. — FIS World Freestyle Championships:
(13-10, 5-5 C-USA). big air, Utah, NBC Sports Network full 16-game schedule. In 2018, he Super Bowl under this regime has
Kennedy Gavin had a career night, posting 18 points. made it into 13 games. been the eight points the Eagles
— From Staff and Wire Reports Gronkowski has battled through beat them by a year ago.
 The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com Sunday, February 3, 2019 5B

briefly COLLEGE SOFTBALL

Alabama
No. 8 gymnastics team beats No. 16 Missouri
COLUMBIA, Mo. — The No. 8 Alabama gymnastics team beat No.
MSU, Ole Miss, Alabama will have full TV schedules
16 Missouri 196.850-196.550 on Friday night. From Special Reports MSU will be featured five times in at Florida will be featured as part of
Alabama recorded season-best scores on the uneven bars and
floor exercise to secure the victory. April, beginning April 6-7 against LSU the whip-around coverage and will be
With the win, Alabama goes to 7-2 and 2-1 in the Southeastern BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Mis- in Starkville. The second and third streamed in its entirety on the SEC
Conference, while Missouri drops to 4-5 and 1-3. sissippi State, Ole Miss, and Alabama games of the series will air on ESPNU. Network +.
The Crimson Tide swept the individual titles. Sophomore Lexi softball teams will be featured this sea- On Easter weekend, MSU will play Ole Miss will be featured on the
Graber won the all-around with a 39.350 and the floor exercise with a son in ESPN’s coverage of Southeast-
career-best 9.925. Sophomore Alonza Klopfer used a career-best score host to Ole Miss for a three-game se- SEC Network seven times and once on
of her own to win the balance beam, going 9.875. Junior Shea Mahoney ern Conference softball. ries. The squads will square off on the ESPNU. Four of the eight games will
won the uneven bars with a 9.900, while she and Graber shared top MSU will be featured in seven na- SEC Network on Friday, April 19. be played at home, while the majority
honors on the vault with matching 9.875s. tionally televised games, while Ole MSU will round out its home tele- of the rest of the Rebels’ home sched-
Alabama opened the night with a season-best 49.250 on the
uneven bars, led by Mahoney. The Tide also got 9.85s from freshman
Miss will be featured in eight games vision slate against Missouri on April ule will be available online through
Emily Gaskins, sophomore Kylie Dickson and senior Ariana Guerra on and Alabama will appear in 11 games 27-28. Those games will appear on the WatchESPN and the ESPN app as part
the bars. on ESPN’s family of networks. SEC Network. of the SEC Network + digital stream-
In addition to Graber’s winning score, Alabama got a trio of 9.850s Along with the seven national tele- ing platform.
from Mahoney, junior Maddie Desch and freshman Shallon Olsen on
The final Saturday of the regular
the floor exercise, pushing the Tide to a 49.375 team score. vision appearances, MSU will air each season will feature a “wild-card” game Two of Ole Miss’ SEC series in 2019
Alabama scored a 49.125 on the vault and closed the meet with a of its home non-linear games on SEC that will include a televised broadcast have been flexed to a Saturday, Sunday,
49.100 on the balance beam. Network+, which is available online of a key matchup in the conference Monday series, with the Arkansas and
n No. 19 men’s tennis team loses to Minnesota: At Tuscaloosa, and through WatchESPN and the South Carolina series scheduled to
Alabama, the No. 19 men’s tennis team suffered its first loss of the
race. The selected game will be an-
2019 campaign Friday night, falling to Minnesota 4-3 inside the Roberta WatchESPN app. Streaming informa- nounced one to two weeks prior to the have two games apiece carried on the
Alison Baumgardner Indoor Tennis Facility. tion for remaining road games will be game’s date. SEC Network.
With the loss the Crimson Tide falls to 6-1n, while the Golden announced at a later date. The schedule also features a “Bases The SEC Network will broadcast
Gophers improve to 4-1.
The national audience will get its Loaded” special on the SEC Network the Sunday and Monday games of
For the first time this season, Alabama dropped the doubles point
and trailed 1-0 entering singles action. first look at MSU in back-to-back road on May 5, the final day of the regular Ole Miss’ series against Arkansas on
Minnesota extended its lead to 2-0 after picking up a win on game March 16 and 17 at Kentucky. season. MSU’s regular-season finale See SOFTBALL, 8B
court four. The Tide responded with a straight-set victory from Jeremy
Gschwendtner over Sebastian Vile, 6-4, 7-5.
The Golden Gophers went up 3-1 after a victory on court six.
Seconds later, No. 41 Patrick Kaukovalta pulled the Tide back within
AUTO RACING
one with a 6-2, 2-6, 6-4, battle over Jackson Allen. Junior Edson Ortiz
improved his dual match singles record to 7-0 after coming from behind
to defeat Stefan Milicevic on court two, 1-6, 6-2, 6-4.
Johnson poised to show racing days aren’t over
Josip Krstanovic defeated Mazen Osama on court one to give By JENNA FRYER tra as Johnson heads into the Johnson begins his 18th teams suffered last year, but
Minnesota the win. The Associated Press
n Track and field team competes at Carolina Challenge: At
2019 season determined to season next week at Dayto- the struggles were glaring
Columbia, South Carolina, The track and field team finished off the prove he is capable of winning na International Speedway, for Johnson. It was his first
Carolina Challenge in a big way Saturday, setting four South Carolina CHARLOTTE, N.C. — a record eighth Cup champi- where he will lead a new-look winless Cup season and he
Indoor Track & Field Complex records and tallying five individual wins. Jimmie Johnson, one of the onship. He had shirts printed No. 48 team. Lowe’s had spon- finished a career-low 14th in
Alabama earned 24 top-eight finishes in a meet that included more most polite and professional and distributed to friends, and sored his car since his 2002 the final standings. Hendrick
than 45 teams and better than 1,500 competitors. athletes in sports, rarely gets
Shelby McEwen used a career-best leap to win the men’s high five-time IndyCar champion rookie year but left NASCAR had made a mid-season deci-
jump. The only competitor to go over seven feet at the meet, McEwen’s rattled. Unless he is being Scott Dixon recently honored at the end of last season. Ally sion to move Knaus in 2019 to
winning effort of 7 feet, 7 inches is the best mark in the nation this trolled on social media. his NASCAR contemporary Financial Inc. is his new spon- driver William Byron while
season and a new South Carolina Indoor Track & Field Complex record Johnson’s patience was with a video of him exercising sor and its paint scheme and Kevin Mendeering, an Xfini-
by six inches. very much tested last season,
The Crimson Tide swept the top-three spots in the women’s shot in a “I’m not done yet JA” shirt. color palette are the first sig- ty Series crew chief, was pro-
put, with Haley Teel getting the win (16.49 meter). Portious Warren
the worst of his NASCAR Johnson has seven cham- nificant changes to the No. moted.
(16.47m) was second, while Nickolette Dunbar took third (16.02m). All career. He could handle the pionships, tied with Hall of 48 Chevrolet since the team “It’s no different than an
three women bettered the previous facility record. Warren also finished losing, the internal struggles Famers Richard Petty and launched with Johnson. NFL team when you’ve got
in the top-five of the weight throw, saving her best for last with a toss of at Hendrick Motorsports and
59-11 (18.26m) on her final effort.
Dale Earnhardt for most in There’s been a change at a really good coach and a re-
Stacey Destin cleared 5-10.75 (1.80m) to win the women’s high
the final races with longtime NASCAR, and with 83 ca- the top, too, as team owner ally good quarterback and
jump, setting a new facility record, while senior Kiara Williams won the crew chief Chad Knaus. reer victories he is just two Rick Hendrick split Johnson a really good team, but for
women’s long jump with a facility record 19-11 1/2 (6.08m). It was the strangers who wins shy of sole possession and Knaus, who built the some reason it is tired and
Bobby Colantonio Jr. notched his second weight throw title in as suggested his best days are of fourth place on the all-time team from scratch in 2002. you need a spark,” Hendrick
many weeks after using a toss of 69-02.5 (21.09m) to take top honors.
With four throws over 63 feet, Kord Ferguson took second in the
over that got under Johnson’s list. He has nothing to prove Although successful, the said. “You just can’t keep
men’s shot put with a best mark of 63-6 1/4 (19.36m), while Chago skin and forced him to clap to anyone, but his aggravation duo had their disagreements going back again and again
Basso was fifth with a best mark of 60-04.75 (18.41m). back on Twitter. His respons- is real at the suggestion he and Hendrick on at least one and again trying to hold it to-
Keitavious Walter ran a 6.69 in the men’s 60 final to take second, es were sometimes humorous should hang it up. occasion threatened to sep- gether. Chad needed a new
while Demi Washington clocked a 7.44 in the women’s 60 final to finish
if out of character for Johnson, “I get to say when I’m arate them. They won their challenge and so did Jimmie.
fourth.
Daija Lampkin, Takyera Roberson, Katie Funcheon, and Mauricia until he stumbled upon a post done,” Johnson said. “It did seventh title together in 2016 The combination, they both
Prieto ran a 3:34.36 in the 4x400 relay to take second. that called him a “has been” weigh on me and I can’t wait but the need for a change had tremendous desire, but it
Will Herrscher cleared 17-4 1/2 (5.30m) to take second place in and told him to retire. to win and win often. I think emerged the next season just needed something fresh.
the men’s pole vault competition, while Taylor Pickett cleared 12-1 1/2 “I’m far from done JA,”
(3.70m) to take fourth in the women’s pole vault.
that would be something real- when Johnson won three rac- Jimmie has now got a guy who
Tamara Moncrieffe was third in the women’s triple jump (40-11 3/4) Johnson wrote in a rebuke last ly nice to say back to all those es but wasn’t a title contender. is very technical, but Jimmie
(12.49m), and Michael Wiggins was sixth in the men’s triple jump (48-0, October. people that suggested that I Hendrick Motorsports was is a champion and he wants to
14.63m). The retort is now his man- was washed up and done.” in a rebuild and all four of its lead the team now.”

Notebook
Lampkin (23.45), Prieto (23.64), and Krystal Sparling (23.82) were
fourth, fifth, and eighth in the women’s 200, while Champion Allison
finished eighth in the men’s 200 (21.24).
n On Friday, Carl Nesbitt tied for first in the open division of the
men’s high jump with a mark of 6-7. Continued from Page 3B
Takyera Roberson and Katie Funcheon took sixth and seventh in
the 400, going 54.10 and 54.39, respectively. Schaefer said Espinoza-Hunter, a 10, at Humphrey Coliseum is a sellout, increases in the first four seasons. The
Demi Washington posted the third fastest time in the semifinals of sophomore, is basically is in her first the Bulldogs enter this weekend’s action Bulldogs were 12th in increase of aver-
the women’s 60 (7.47), while Keitavious Walter ran a 6.76 in the men’s college season. While he said he has third in the league in average attendance. age attendance for the 2017-18 season.
60 semifinal.
n No. 15 women’s golf team opens spring season: At Palos seen her improve defensively, he feels South Carolina leads the way at 11,048,
Verdes Estes, California, the No. 15 women’s golf team will kick off the she has a lot of room to improve on while Tennessee is second at 8,011. MSU Status of Scott uncertain
spring season Sunday at the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge both ends of the floor. is right behind at 7.991. Schaefer said Friday that sopho-
at the par-71, 6,017-yard Palos Verdes Golf Club. The event will run “People have to guard her,” Schae- Nationally, South Carolina leads the
through Tuesday. more Bre’Amber Scott would be held
fer said. “It spaces out the floor and way and is followed by Iowa State, Con-
This will be the Alabama’s fifth time competing in the event, which out of practice after having to leave the
started in 1996 and is hosted by The Ohio State University. Alabama allows Jazz(mun Holmes) and Jo(-rdan necticut, Louisville, Notre Dame, and
game against LSU. Scott left the game
finished second in 2016 and 2018. Danberry) to really create and do some Tennessee.
after she ran into a screen when she
Eleven programs participating in the 16-team field are ranked in things for themselves. She runs the MSU has home games remaining
the Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) Top 25, including nine against Missouri, Vanderbilt, and LSU was coming down the court.
in the top 15 teams. The field includes No. 1 USC, No. 2 Texas, No. 4 floor like Blair, in a lot of way, and gets Schaefer said Saturday morning he
Florida, No. 7 Arizona, No. 8 Stanford, No. 9 UCLA and No. 9 Arizona out in transition so you can find her. after its game against Tennessee.
Tennessee has home games remain- wasn’t sure if Scott would practice prior
State, No. 14 Wake Forest, No. 19 Washington, and No. 20 Florida Jazz finds her and looks for her. I think to the team’s game against Alabama. If
State. she is doing a good job there.” ing against Auburn, South Carolina,
Alabama’s top three players all average below a 72.00 scoring and Vanderbilt. she did, she would be able to play against
average this season. Junior Jiwon Jeon leads the way with a 70 stroke The only thing that concerned the Crimson Tide. If she didn’t, he said
Schaefer about Espinoza-Hunter’s per- A second-place finish in average at-
average during the fall season, including a 54-hole school record of she wouldn’t play, per his rule.
17-under par 196 (66-64-66), which she carded at the Schooner Fall formance against LSU was her four tendance in the SEC would be the high-
Classic to claim medalist honors. est finish for MSU in program history. Scott played only four minutes and
turnovers.
Kenzie Wright (71.90) and Angelica Moresco (71.70) also average Last season, MSU finished seventh was 0-for-1 from the field against LSU.
below par throughout the fall season. in the nation in average attendance at For the season, Scott is averaging 6.3
Mary Mac Trammell and Carolina Caminoli will round out
Alabama’s lineup.
MSU among league, national 7,439. If the current pace holds, MSU points and 1.4 rebounds in 12.6 min-
n Women’s soccer team welcomes four early enrollees: At leaders will record its fifth-straight increase utes. She is shooting 48.9 percent from
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, the women’s soccer team welcomed four early MSU continues to pack Humphrey in average attendance. The Bulldogs the field and 46.9 percent from 3-point
enrollees to campus as the first members of the 2019 recruiting class. Coliseum. have had average attendance of 1,317, range.
Top Drawer Soccer rated the class the No. 12 recruiting class in the na-
tion. All four early enrollees are enrolled in classes on campus and are
With news Friday that MSU’s game 2,321, 3,755, 5,162, 6,641, and 7,439 Follow Dispatch sports editor Adam
eligible to participate in spring practice and games. The early enrollee against Tennessee at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. the last six seasons. MSU had top-10 Minichino on Twitter @ctsportseditor

MSU women
class includes, Katarina Baehren, a defender from Cypress, Texas; AJ
Crooks, a goalkeeper from Spokane, Washington; Carlee Giammona,
a midfielder from Las Vegas; and Reyna Reyes, a midfielder/defender
from Garland, Texas.
Continued from Page 1B
Junior Colleges The win helped MSU fer said Wednesday. “We intervals, and hypothesis “I had gotten that con-
improve to 20-1 and 8-0 in want to practice perfect. We tests with applications in fidence from those kids,”
EMCC football team will hold tryouts Feb. 15 the SEC and set a program want to play perfect. You the real world. Once Espi- Schaefer said of the 2017-
SCOOBA — The five-time national champion East Mississippi
Community College football team will hold tryouts Friday, Feb. 15. record for fewest points know what, maybe if you noza-Hunter figured it out, 18 team. “They earned that
A morning college session for high school graduates with National allowed in a league game, keep working toward that though, she said she earned over the course of time. I
Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) eligibility remaining will which is why Schaefer said you can win that last game.” an ‘A’ in the class. She said felt good about them. They
begin with a 9:45 a.m. registration at EMCC’s Sullivan-Windham Field.
after the game, “it was as Jazzmun Holmes, Mc- she is working on develop- didn’t let sour milk on their
A tryout session for current high school seniors will follow with a 1 p.m.
registration. good as we have been in a Cowan, and Espinoza-Hunt- ing a similar understanding cereal or a bad test or some-
There will be a $20 registration fee (cash or check) for all partici- long time.” er touched on defense Fri- of how Schaefer wants the thing personal in their life
pants. Checks can be made payable to EMCC Football. MSU will try to duplicate day as one place MSU can Bulldogs to play defense. take away from their pure
Interested players are encouraged to bring their workout gear, that effort at noon Sunday get better. “I guess it is sort of like joy of basketball.
cleats, towels, and running shoes for participation in EMCC’s football
tryouts. All participants must provide an up-to-date athletic physical (SEC Network) when it “I think we have room to coach’s defense. Turning “From a mental stand-
form and valid insurance card to take part in the tryouts. takes on Alabama at Cole- improve (on defense) just and running, I didn’t under- point, they were just really
For more information, contact EMCC assistant football coach Cade man Coliseum in Tuscaloo- because we do have a young stand it,” Espinoza-Hunter mentally tough. … With
Wilkerson (662-416-3640, or email him at dwilkerson@eastms.edu). sa, Alabama. team and they don’t really said. “I finally, sort of, kind this group, like every oth-
MSU enters the game get the point of help side of got the grip of it, still er group I have had, pret-
ICC softball team beats Jackson State in doubleheader riding a 24-game winning yet,” Holmes said. learning it, but eventually I ty much for the most part,
The Itawamba Community College softball team beat Jackson streak in SEC regular-sea- Said McCowan, “Once will fall in love with it.” some things can, as my par-
State 5-0 in five innings and 10-1 in a doubleheader Saturday.
In Game 1, Olivia Burns allowed only one hit to get the victory
son play. Andra Espino- we figure out help side and Schaefer hopes all of the ents would say, upset the ap-
Mattie Miene, Sam Conley, and Macey Cox (double) had multiple hits. za-Hunter tied a career high who’s dropping and whose Bulldogs “fall in love” with ple cart.”
In Game 2, Kaylee Nelson scattered four hits to get the win. Cox with 16 points, while Teaira rotation it is we will be bet- playing defense his way. A Schaefer said he and the
had three hits, including two doubles, while Conley, Rachel Sternisha McCowan had her 17th dou- ter.” team mind-set like that will members of his staff have
(triple), and Jessica Davis had multiple hits for ICC (2-0). ble-double (13 points, 20 re- Espinoza-Hunter, who allow him to develop a simi- to continue to work on that
ICC will play host to Jackson State (Tenn.) on Saturday, Feb. 9.
bounds) of the season. is in her first season with lar confidence he had in the mental piece. He said the
Despite the fast start MSU after transferring players on the 2017-18 team key is to try to get all of the
Soccer and the gaudy stats — the from Connecticut, equated because he said they were Bulldogs “on the same page”
Lletget leads U.S. men to second-straight win under Bulldogs held the Tigers to understanding defensive “consistent.” Led by seniors for the last two months so
Berhalter 21-percent shooting from rotations in Schaefer’s sys- Victoria Vivians, Morgan they can make a run.
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Sebastian Lletget headed the ball down and the field — there remains tem to grasping a new con- William, Blair Schaefer, and “We haven’t scratched
the emotions overtook him as soon as the ball went into the net. plenty of areas to improve. cept, like in a Stats class. Roshunda Johnson, the Bull- the surface on where we
In the same stadium where he scored his first international goal
before a devastating foot injury he feared might have ended his career,
Schaefer said Wednesday Espinoza-Hunter said she dogs were able to overcome can be,” Schaefer said. “I
Lletget delivered a much happier highlight in front of family and friends he will continue to press, to had difficulty initially in her nearly every obstacle en see so much potential in this
who made the short drive down from his native San Francisco. prod, to cajole in an effort Stats class, which features route to a program-best 37- group. … I think we have so
Lletget scored and assisted in his first game back at Avaya to get everything out of the displaying and describing win season. Coach Schaefer much room to grow.”
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6B Sunday, February 3, 2019
Ole Miss’ Blake Hinson (0) battles for a rebound with Mississippi State’s Reggie Perry (1) in the second half of
their game Saturday at The Pavilion at Ole Miss.
MSU men
Continued from Page 1B
the Bulldogs grabbed
their first conference road
win to move to 16-5 and
4-4 in the league. Losers
of five of six, Ole Miss fell
to 14-7 and 4-4.
The Bulldogs won for
the first time in the Reb-
els’ new arena and for the
first time in Oxford since
2011.
Howland credited Per-
ry with the game’s two
biggest shots. The first
was a 3-pointer that gave
MSU its first lead of the
second half (62-60 with 9
minutes, 34 seconds left)
and another 3-pointer
that gave the Bulldogs the
lead for good (76-73 with
3:32 left).
“Just big shot after big
shot. He and Q both were
doing that,” Howland
said.
Ole Miss was a step
quicker last month in an
81-77 victory in Starkville.
The roles were reversed
Saturday.
“We had to call a cou-
ple of timeouts early there
to coach effort,” Ole Miss
coach Kermit Davis said.
“I don’t like that. That is
not what this team has
been doing this season.
If you can’t be motivat-
Youth
Continued from Page 1B
changes to the starting
lineup, with Perry earn-
ing his fifth career start
in place of Aric Holman.
Tyson Carter replaced
Nick Weatherspoon, who
was injured Tuesday in a
loss at Alabama.
Nick Weatherspoon
came off the bench to play
26 minutes.
“With Aric, we just felt
like we needed to not start
him for a game,” Howland
said. “He has been press-
ing too hard. I guarantee
you Aric took it the right
way. He is probably the
happiest man in our lock-
er room now because we
won. Aric Holman will be
a big part of any success
this team has this season.”
Perry set a career-high
with 21 points and had 11
rebounds for his second
double-double in three
games.
Woodard II scored
nine points and had three
rebounds in 20 minutes.
“After 20 games, we
know what to expect,”
said Quinndary Weath-
erspoon, who led the
Bulldogs with 27 points.
“They are going to come
in play hard and do every-
thing the right way. You
forget they are freshmen
this late in the year.”
Ole Miss not pressing
While Ole Miss lost
for the fifth time in six
games, coach Kermit Da-
vis isn’t ready to push the
panic button.
“I don’t like downward
spiral, freshman wall,
really any of that kind of
stuff,” Davis said. “You
are playing games in a
tough conference. You
simply have to play a little
better. In our case, you
have to play a little tough-
er. It just looked like we
weren’t tough enough.
ed to play your rival in a
sold-out arena, that’s your
problem. Just didn’t think
we had the toughness we
needed to win today. The
50-50 balls, the tough-
ness plays, they all went
to State.”
Howland said “an ag-
gressive defense” was the
plan and it worked early,
as the Bulldogs scored
seven-straight points to
build a 15-8 lead.
“The early stretch
there to start the game
set the tone,” Howland
said.
Ole Miss responded
with a 13-0 run for a 21-18
lead. From, there, an in-
tense rivalry game broke
out.
The Rebels led 43-39 at
halftime.
“Coach had really been
on us in practice about
our defensive toughness,”
Perry said. “We showed
our ability to rebound and
defend today.”
With the Bulldogs de-
fending and rebounding,
the offensive pressure fell
to Perry and Quinndary
Weatherspoon.
In his final regular-sea-
son game against MSU’s
biggest rival, Quinndary
Mississippi State’s Robert Woodard II (12) handles the ball while being defended by
Ole Miss’ D.C. Davis (20) in the first half of their game Saturday at The Pavilion at
Ole Miss.
“After 20 games, we know what to
expect. They are going to come in
play hard and do everything the right
way.”
Mississippi State senior Quinndary Weatherspoon,
talking about the team’s freshmen
“They really hit us in the
mouth early in the game
and we didn’t respond.
That’s discouraging. Are
we the same team, we were
when we were 3-0 in the
SEC? Yes. We need to play
like that team.”
Ole Miss entered the
national rankings after
that 3-0 start, Howev-
er, the Rebels have not
lost three-straight home
games — to LSU, Iowa
State, and MSU.
Terence Davis led the
Rebels with 15 points. He
knows the team is lacking
confidence. He also needs
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Weatherspoon matched
a season-high with 27
points, giving him a career
average of 16.5 points per
game against Ole Miss.
In a loss to Alabama on
Tuesday, MSU couldn’t
quite get over the hump.
This time, the Bulldogs
cleared that hurdle and
had some type of control
of the game for the final
10 minutes.
Trailing 48-41, the Bull-
dogs quieted the crowd
with six-straight points.
Still, the lead wasn’t se-
cured until Perry drained
a 22-foot 3-pointer from
the corner for the 62-60
lead.
Perry has 39 points
in two road games this
week. His double-double
was his second in three
games, and third overall.
When Howland was
asked if these type of
scoring numbers could be
commonplace, he quickly
flipped the switch to the
rebound category.
Perry had seven of his
11 rebounds on offensive
glass.
“You could say we are
hopeful (for the points),
but not expecting,” How-
land said. “He is a fresh-
things can switch quickly
in this league.
“The effort wasn’t where
it needed to be to win this
game,” Davis said. “When
we look at the film, we will
see the plays that were
there to be made, that we
didn’t make. There is still
a lot of season left. We just
have to get back to making
those plays.”
Ole Miss will play
host to Texas A&M on
Wednesday night.
Tough stretch
Howland called this
two-week stretch the
High-Point Winners
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Contributed
Mariia Tsvetkova (TOP) poses for a picture with Swim
Columbus coach Stephani Gonzalez, while Christopher
Card (BOTTOM) poses with Gonzalez after earning
individual high-point honors in the 8-and-under age
man playing in the best group at a meet Jan. 25-27 at the Delta State
league in America. That University Aquatic Center in Cleveland.
being said, if he plays
34 minutes like he did
tonight, he is going to
get double figures in re-
bounds. He is just a natu-
ral at that.”
The Bulldogs enjoyed
a 9-0 run to build a 66-
60 lead. Breein Tyree’s
25-point night included a
critical 3-pointer to stop
that run.
Breein delivered his fi-
nal dagger to tie the game
at 73 with 3:53 left.
Unfazed, Perry an-
swered with the go-ahead
3-pointer with 21 seconds
left.
“He’s the next go-to
big-shot guy on our cam-
pus,” Quinndary Weath-
erspoon said. “I saw it
coming.”
Davis had 15 points,
while Devontae Shuler
had 14 points for the Reb-
els.
The Bulldogs were
plus-12 on the boards.
“They came into our
place and wanted it more
than we did,” Davis said.
YOUTH SOCCER
“That’s disappointing.”
Follow Dispatch sports
writer Scott Walters on
Twitter @dispatchscott
Columbus United U-12
girls team wins title
From Special Reports Perkins, Brylee
Smith, Sophie Starks,
The Columbus Unit- Roni-Kate West, and Al-
ed Under-12 girls soccer yssa Zettler — scored for
team won the champi- United. Captains Rylee
onship at the“Frostbite” Wilson and Brylee Smith
tournament Jan. 26-27 at led the defense and com-
the Starkville bined with goalkeepers
Sportsplex. Pressley Byrd, Sophie Mi-
The “United ‘07’ Elite lam, and Alyssa
Girls (13-3 on the season) Zettler to record three
outscored their opponents shutouts. Greg Gibson
14-0 in three matches and Lee Milam are the
(Greenwood Red Bulls Columbus coaches.
7-0, Cannon Crossfire The Columbus United
4-0, and Starkville Impact U-12 boys team coached
Futbol Club 3-0). Eight by Jonathan Tuggle were
players — Genevieve finalists. The team lost to
Gibson, Sophie Milam, Alliance FC in the cham-
Emma Parham, Kennedy pionship match.
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murderer’s row of the
MSU schedule.
After failing to con-
vert in the final minutes
of a game at Alabama,
MSU turned the tide and
gained a season split with
Ole Miss.
Contributed
MSU will try to build Columbus United midfielder Kennedy Perkins just
on the victory Wednesday before she scores a goal in her team’s 7-0 victory
when it plays host to No. against the Red Bulls.
19 LSU. It will play host to
No.7 Kentucky on Satur-
day. Both of those teams
are in top 16 of the NET, as
well as second and third in
the league standings.
“This is just a murder-
er’s row,” Howland said.
“We just need to stack
wins when we can because
that is how you become an
NCAA tournament team.
Road wins always give you
more margin for error. For
this team to win here, it
helps our cause. It’s our
best win of the season.”
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writer Scott Walters on A United midfielder leads the attack during Columbus
Twitter @dispatchscott United’s 4-0 victory over Crossfire.
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US economy looks sturdy
Led by a weakness in China, overseas
growth is stumbling
By CHRISTOPHER
RUGABER
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WASHINGTON — The
U.S. economy, well into its
10th year of growth, still
has a spring in its step.
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when set against a tiring
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Springfield Hargett and the late James Stanley
Hargett, Sr., Stan retired from 40 years of service
as the Manager of Kroger in Oxford, MS. Mr.
Hargett was a member of St. John the Evangelist
Catholic Church. He was an avid Ole Miss fan
who enjoyed singing and playing the guitar. His
grandchildren and daughters were his joy in life.
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Howard and her husband, Doug of Birmingham,
AL; mother, Frances Springfield Hargett of
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Tim Hargett both of Columbus, MS; and eight
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GOLF: Roundup
Fowler shoots 64 to take four-shot lead into final round at Phoenix Open
By The Associated Press
SCOT TSDALE, Ariz.
— Rickie Fowler had the
lead heading into the fi-
nal round last year at the
Phoenix Open, only to
see the title slip through
his grip for a second time.
He will have a big
cushion in his third bid
to win the championship
following a stellar display
of golf.
Fowler had eight bird-
ies in a 7-under 64 on Sat-
urday at TPC Scottsdale
to take a four-shot lead
over Matt Kuchar into the
final round.
Fowler opened with four
birdies in six holes and nav-
igated a difficult two-putt
on the par-4 18th hole to
reach 20-under 193.
Now it’s time to finish
it off.
“This one is definitely
high on the list, anoth-
er being Torrey Pines,”
Fowler said. “I would say
between here and there,
those would be the two
highest on the list other
than a major.”
Kuchar shot a bo-
gey-free 65 to put himself
in position for his third
victory of the wraparound
PGA season. He has been
par or better in all 19
rounds this season, win-
ning the Mayakoba Clas-
sic and Sony Open.
Justin Thomas, who
started one behind Fowl-
er, shot 65 and was five
back of his friend and des-
ert roommate.
Branden Grace and
Byeong Hun An were at
13 under on a day golf
said goodbye to one of its
most distinctive voices.
Saturday’s third round
was the broadcasting fina-
le of NBC lead golf analyst
Johnny Miller’s career.
Miller followed a Hall
of Fame playing career
with three decades of
calling it the way he saw
it, regardless of what the
players thought of him.
Wanting to spend more
time with his family, the
71-year-old Miller decid-
ed to call it quits after the
Phoenix Open, where he
won twice to help earn the
nickname “Desert Fox.”
NBC played multiple
tributes to Miller during
Saturday’s coverage, and
announcer Roger Maltbie’s
voice cracked as he talked
about his friend.
n Garcia disqualified
for damaging greens
at Saudi tournament:
At King Abdullah Eco- Just as Li was finish-
nomic City, Saudi Arabia, ing his round of 8-under
Sergio Garcia was dis- 62, the European Tour
qualified from the Saudi released a statement say-
International tournament ing former Masters cham-
on Saturday for damag- pion Sergio Garcia was
ing greens in frustration disqualified for “serious
during his third round, misconduct.”
and the Spaniard said he Garcia said “in frus-
has apologized to fellow tration, I damaged a cou-
players for his actions. ple of greens, for which I
In an eventful third apologize for, and I have
round of the new event informed my fellow play-
in the Middle East, Li ers it will never happen
Haotong of China made again.”
four eagles, including It wasn’t immediate-
two in his last two holes ly clear what the extent
and three of them on par of the damage was, and
4s, to share the lead with on which greens it took
Dustin Johnson. place.

Softball
Continued from Page 5B
March 10 and 11.
Two weeks later, Ole Miss
will play on the SEC Network
on back-to-back days with the
Sunday and Monday games of
Ole Miss’ series against South
Carolina in Columbia set to be
carried on the network on Mar.
24 and 25.
In addition to Ole Miss’
games against MSU, the Reb-
els’ matchup against Southern
Mississippi on April 24 in Ox-
ford will be broadcast on the
SEC Network.
Ole Miss’ home game
against Tennessee on April 28
will be on ESPNU.
Alabama’s regular-season
TV schedule features two
games on ESPN, three on
ESPN2, one on ESPNU, and
five on SEC Network.
All Crimson Tide home
games and select road games
also will be available to stream
online via the SEC Network+
digital platform. Links to watch
online will be posted on the
softball schedule page at Roll-
Tide.com and on Alabama Soft-
ball social media platforms.
Alabama begins SEC play
in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, where
game three of its series against
Missouri will be on the SEC
Network (1 p.m. Sunday, March
10).
Alabama will travel to South
Carolina for its first conference
road series. Game two of the
series will be on ESPN (5 p.m.,
Saturday, April 6).
One week later, Alabama will
return to Rhoads Stadium for a
weekend series against Geor-
gia. All three games will be
broadcast. Game one will be on
ESPN2 (11 a.m., Saturday, April
13), while games two and three
will be broadcast on SEC Net-
work (6 p.m. Sunday, April 14,
and 6 p.m. Monday, April 15).
Alabama will travel to Flori-
da the following week, with two
games slated to be televised.
The action begins with the first
game of a doubleheader at 4:30
p.m. Friday, April 19 (ESPN2).
It concludes at 1 p.m. Saturday,
April 20 (ESPN).
Alabama will return to Tus-
caloosa for its final home series
against Kentucky. The sec-
ond game of the series at 5:30
p.m. Saturday, April 27, will be
televised on ESPNU. The final
matchup between the Tide and
the Wildcats at Rhoads Stadium
will be featured on SEC Net-
work at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 28.
The Crimson Tide’s final
SEC matchup of the regular
season will be in Baton Rouge,
Louisiana. Two of the three
games at LSU will be broadcast,
starting at 6 p.m. Friday, May 3
(ESPN2). Game three at 1 p.m.
Sunday, May 5, will be featured
as part of SEC Network’s “Bas-
es Loaded” coverage.
Every game of the SEC tour-
nament in College Station, Tex-
as, will be aired on ESPN family
of networks.

Obits
Continued from Page 7B

James Blaylock
AMORY — James William
Blaylock, 65, died Jan. 28,
2019, at North Mississippi
Medical Center-Gilmore in
Amory.
Services were at 4 p.m.
Saturday at Cleveland-Mof-
fett Funeral Home with
Harvey Coplin officiating.
Visitation was from 2-3:45
p.m. prior to services at
the funeral home. Cleve-
land-Moffett Funeral Home
was in charge of arrange-
ments.
Mr. Blaylock was born
Aug. 19, 1953, in Sulligent,
Alabama, to the late Condry
and Arizona Hall Blaylock.
He attended Hatley, Sulligent
and Amory schools and was
formerly employed with True
Temper Sports in Amory.
He was a member of Faith
Baptist Church.
In addition to his parents,
he was preceded in death
by his brother, Charles
Blaylock; and sister, Dean
Dillard.
He is survived by his son,
Mick Blaylock of Becker;
fiancée, Teresa Carroll
of Amory; and brothers,
Rayburn Blaylock of Amory
and Don Browning of Bar-
tahatchie.
Memorials may be made
to St. Jude Children’s Re-
search Hospital or to LeBon-
heur Children’s Hospital.
Rhonda Brackin
COLUMBUS — Rhonda
Brackin died Feb. 1, 2019,
at Baptist Memorial Hospi-
tal-Golden Triangle.
Arrangements are incom-
plete and will be announced
by Lowndes Funeral Home.
William Clardy Jr.
CABOT — William
Vaughn Clardy Jr., 77, died
Jan. 31, 2019.
Services will be at 11 a.m.
Tuesday at A Natural State
Funeral Service in Jackson-
ville, Arkansas. Burial will
follow at Monk Cemetery.
Visitation will be one hour
prior to services at the fu-
neral home. A Natural State
Funeral Service is in charge
of arrangements.
Mr. Clardy was born April
4, 1941, in West Point, to
the late William V. and Eva
Mae Mosley-Clardy Sr. He
was formerly employed with
Larry Vassar Leasing.
In addition to his parents,
he was preceded in death by
his son, Ty Harris; and sis-
ters, Mary Frances Clardy,
Onzelle Clardy-Levrette and
Alice Clardy-Stahl..
He is survived by his
wife, Yvonne Clardy; chil-
dren, Coby Carson, Michael
Earnhart, Becky Merriman
and Johnny Bruce; siblings,
Paul Clardy, Tom Clardy
and Ivy Dean Gilreath; eight
grandchildren; and a host of
great-grandchildren.
Linda Niven
STARKVILLE — Linda
Niven, 74, died Feb. 1, 2019.
Graveside services are at
2:30 p.m. at Memorial Gar-
den Park. Visitation is from
1-2:30 p.m. prior to services
at Welch Funeral Home.
Welch Funeral Home is in
charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Niven was born June
5, 1944, to the late James
Melvin and Mary Esther
Foshee.
In addition to her parents,
she was preceded in death
by her daughter, Kamille.
She is survived by her
husband, Charles W. Niven;
daughter, Suzette Niven
Britt; brother, Earl Tyus of
Brent, Alabama; sisters, Bob-
bie Connell of Brent, Sharon
Currie of Forest and Diane
Storey of Alabaster, Ala-
bama; three grandchildren;
and two great-grandchildren.
Grover Kinard
BROOKSVILLE — Glover
Jack Kinard, 80, died Feb.
1, 2019, at Baptist Memorial
Hospital-Golden Triangle.
Services will be at 11
a.m. Tuesday at Brooksville
United Methodist Church
with the Rev. Kathy Brackett
officiating. Burial will follow
at Bevill’s Hill Cemetery in
Winston County. Visitation
will be from 5-7 p.m. Monday
at Cockrell Funeral Home
and at 10:30 a.m. prior to ser-
vices at the church. Cockrell
Funeral Home is in charge of
arrangements.
Mr. Kinard was born Oct.
29, 1938, in Brooksville,
to the late Tom and Sadie
Lee Jolly Kinard. He was a
graduate of Brooksville High
School and was formerly
employed with Sunnen Prod-
ucts, C & K convenience
store and as a electrician.
He was also co-owner and
operator of Jack’s Quick Stop
and a member of Brooksville
United Methodist Church.
In addition to his parents,
he was preceded in death
by his first wife, Nettie; and
brothers, Joe “Buddy”, Wal-
ter “Pete” and James Kinard.
He is survived by his
wife, Joy Watson Kinard of
Brooksville; daughter, Son-
dra Cumberland of Brooks-
ville; son, Rich Kinard of
St. Louis, Missouri; sister,
Elizabeth “Sissy” Kinard Ly-
man of Columbus; brothers,
Curtiss Kinard of Caledonia
and Jerry Kinard of Brooks-
ville; four grandchildren; and
one great-grandchild.
Memorials may be
made to Brooksville Unit-
ed Methodist Church c/o
Jerry Kinard, P.O. .Box 164,
Brooksville, MS 39739 or to
the Bevill’s Hill Cemetery
Fund, 245 Raymond-Wil-
liams Rd., Sturgis, MS
39769.
Sarah Andrews
COLUMBUS — Sarah
Ann Westbrook Andrews, 73,
died Feb. 1, 2019, at Baptist
Memorial Hospital-Golden
Triangle.
A memorial service will
be at 1 p.m. Monday at
Memorial Gunter Peel Fu-
neral Home Chapel, Second
Avenue North location with
Roger McGraw and Wes An-
drews officiating. Burial will
follow at Egger Cemetery in
Caledonia. Visitation will be
two hours prior to services at
the funeral home. Memorial
Gunter Peel Funeral Home
and Crematory, Second
Avenue North location is in
charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Andrew was born
July 14, 1945, in Caledonia,
to the late Charlie Clyde and
Nina Bell Westbrook. She
was a graduate of Caledonia
High School and was former-
ly employed as a data pro-
cess with Lowndes General
Hospital and as a purchasing
agent with Southern Electric
Supply. She was a member of
Flint Hill United Methodist
Church.
In addition to her parents,
she was preceded in death
by her husband, James
Malcolm Andrews; brothers,
Charlie Westbrook and Jerry
Westbrook.
She is survived by her
daughters, Beth A. Cook
of Columbus and Donna
A. Donahoo of West Point;
brothers, Zack Westbrook
and Frank Westbrook, both
of Caledonia; five grandchil-
dren; and seven great-grand-
children.
Memorials may be made
to the American Cancer
Society, 1380 Livingston
Lane, Jackson, MS 39213 or
Columbus-Lowndes Humane
Society, P.O. Box 85, Colum-
bus, MS 39703.
Lifestyles
Spirit of the drum
Jembe Den, a percussion ensemble led by Bob Damm, is pictured opening a past International Fiesta at Mississippi State University. The African drumming group
will perform at the Columbus Arts Council’s Rosenzweig Arts Center in Columbus at 7:30 p.m. Friday. Damm is a professor of music and director of Music Education
Partnerships at MSU.
Jembe Den and the powerful language
of African drumming
BY JAN SWOOPE
jswoope@cdispatch.com
I
n western culture, think of drum-
ming and a John Bonham, Dave
Grohl or even Buddy Rich may
come to mind. But imagine a cul-
ture where entertainment isn’t the
purpose, where drums hold deeper
symbolic and historical meaning.
Envision a continent where drums
are a language of life, with distinct
rhythms that denote the journey
from beginning to end — births,
coming of age, marriage, the nam-
ing of a baby, a full moon, a harvest.
The drums of Africa tell community
stories, call people together, con-
nect. That is the message of Jembe
Den.
The percussion ensemble is led
by Bob Damm, professor of music
and director of Music Education
Partnerships at Mississippi State.
But it is several of his private
students who make up this group
focused on traditional rhythms of
West Africa. Each rhythm has a
name and function. One might have
been played for farmers as they
worked in the fields, another would
welcome village women returning
from a fishing trip.
“We’re not just playing empty
rhythms that have no cultural mean-
ing,” said Damm. “We know what
these rhythms mean.”
Jembe Den formed as more and
more of Damm’s students wanted
to know about African drumming,
especially how to play the jembe,
or djembe (pronounced JEM-bay).
The goblet-shaped drum is tradition-
ally carved from a single piece of
African hardwood and topped with
animal skin, most commonly goat-
skin. It’s a drum Damm immersed
himself in while researching instru-
ments of West Africa, first in 2004 in
Ghana and later while living in Mali
for three months on sabbatical in
2011. That country’s economy was
suffering, weighed down by terror-
Bob Damm plays an African rhythm with Jembe Den drummers at his home on
Jan. 13.
ism, kidnappings and other adverse
forces. But though the people were
economically poor, Damm found the
culture rich.
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Damm’s teacher in Mali, Bassidi
Koné, mentored him in the jembe.
Played with the hands, the drum
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is capable of a variety of sounds, de-
pending on where the player strikes
the drumhead. The instrument was
first created, it is said, by village
blacksmiths long before Europeans
discovered Africa and started divid-
ing it up into countries.
“According to my cultural guide
in Africa,” Damm said, “there was
an old mortar that had been pound-
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Damm took lessons with Koné
and accompanied his group as they
performed for dignitaries and for
the president; they also traveled to
villages.
“Their music was very sophisti-
cated and complicated,” said Damm.
African rhythms are more synco-
pated, emphasizing notes that are
off the beat, he elaborated. They are
layered, creating a dense, woven tex-
ture. It’s a far cry from the formal
drum training Damm grew up with.
“It wasn’t about expressing feel-
ings; it was about technical profi-
ciency and playing accurately what
was on the page and following the
director closely,” he said.
Then, in high school, Damm
encountered Ghanaian musician and
composer Oscar Sulley Braimah at a
percussion camp in Champaign-Ur-
bana, Illinois.
“Oscar taught us the African
way of playing, which was through
oral tradition, through an integra-
tion of drumming and singing, and
through improvisation and call-and-
response. We learned a different
way of making music and a different
intention in making music. The pur-
pose was not to play accurately what
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Wearable technologies theme of II+C Symposium
Events are free and open
to the public
MUW UNIVERSITY RELATIONS
D
o you want to learn how to
discuss your health with your
doctor? Do you want to know
more about technology that can help put
you on a healthy path? What technolo-
gy is available to help streamline your
health at home?
These questions and more will be
answered at the third annual II+C Sym-
posium set for Feb. 7-8 on the campus
of Mississippi University for Women in
Rent Auditorium, Whitfield Hall. This
year’s symposium theme is “Revolution-
izing Healthcare: Wearable Technolo-
gies, Apps and Beyond” and will feature
internationally-known researchers and
medical professionals who will discuss
their work and the latest developments.
Dr. Doris A. Tay-
lor, a 1977 alumna
and director of
Regenerative Medi-
cine Research at the
Texas Heart Institute
in Houston, Texas,
will facilitate the
event, which opens
Thursday evening
at 7 p.m. with the
keynote speaker Dr. Taylor
Sharonne N. Hayes.
Taylor has worked in the field of cardio-
vascular regenerative medicine since its
inception and is widely recognized for
A HAPPY 100th: Dorothy Frazier Dodson of West Point celebrated her
100th birthday Jan. 14 with family and friends at Mt. Zion Baptist Church
in New Hope and at Glenn’s BBQ. She was born in West Point on Jan. 14,
1919, to S.C. and Rosa Powell Frazier. The homemaker is the widow of O.F.
Dodson of Caledonia. She is pictured with her sons, Russell Dodson of
West Point, left, and David Dodson of Ft. Worth, Texas. The celebrant has
five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
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several major breakthroughs in cardiac
repair and replacement. A Fellow of
the American Heart Association and
the American College of Cardiology,
she was honored with the 4th Madrid
Award for Excellence in Basic and Pre-
clinical Cardiovascular Regenerative
Research in 2017.
Among other awards, she received
the 2016 Distinguished Alumnus Award
from the American Association of State
Colleges and Universities, annually rec-
ognizing a graduate of one institution
who has made significant contributions
to the public, intellectual or cultural
life of the nation. Her work has been
featured on 60 Minutes, Through the
Wormhole with Morgan Freeman, the
British Broadcasting Corp., and the
National Geographic network, as well
as in countless national and internation-
al outlets.
Hayes, of Mayo Clinic
Hayes, professor
of medicine and car-
diovascular diseases
at Mayo Clinic in
Rochester, Minneso-
ta, will provide the
keynote address.
She founded and
maintains an active
clinical practice in
the Women’s Heart
Clinic and serves as Hayes
Mayo Clinic’s direc-
tor of diversity and inclusion. She has
long advocated for the advancement of
women’s health and sex-based medicine
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and has led numerous initiatives to
enhance the professional and personal
development and mentorship of women
physicians and scientists.
Dr. Hayes is a nationally recognized
educator and speaker on women’s
health and cardiovascular issues and
helped develop the NHLBI’s Heart
Truth (“Red Dress”) campaign. She
serves on the Scientific Advisory Coun-
cil for WomenHeart: The National Co-
alition for Women with Heart Disease
with whom she coordinates the annual
Science & Leadership Symposium for
Women with Heart Disease. Previously
she served on WomenHeart’s Board of
Directors.
Friday sessions
Beginning at 8
a.m. Friday, guest
speaker Dr. Ju-
lius Kato, general
invasive cardiologist
with Baptist Memo-
rial Hospital-Golden
Triangle, will talk
about wearables
from a “A Physi-
cian’s View.” He is Kato
board certified in
cardiovascular medicine and internal
medicine by the American College of
Osteopathic Internist and is a member
of the American College of Cardiology,
American College of Osteopathic Inter-
nist, the American Osteopathic Associ-
ation and the Board of Medical Exam-
iners. Kato joined the BMH-GT staff
in March 2018 from St. Rita’s Medical
WWII scholar brings D-Day
discussions to MSU
Free program is 3:30 p.m.
Wednesday
MSU OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
M
ississippi State will host military
historian and author Stephen A.
Bourque this week for a detailed
discussion of his recent book, “Beyond
the Beach,” highlighting the impacts of
Allied bombings on French cities before
and during the Normandy landings on
June 6, 1944.
The 3:30 p.m. free, public event on
Wednesday, Feb. 6 will be held in the
Grisham Room of Mitchell Memorial
Library.
Bourque is professor emeritus of
military history at the School of Advanced
Military Studies in Fort Leavenworth,
Kansas. He retired from the U.S. Army
in 1992 after 20 years of service, having
earned a Bronze Star during Operation
Desert Storm.
“His conclusions add to, as well as
challenge, our understanding of the Allied
war effort in France, particularly during
the D-Day campaign,” said Mary Kathryn
Barbier, MSU history professor and orga-
nizer of Bourque’s campus tour.
After retiring from military service,
Bourque obtained his 1996 Ph.D. at Geor-
gia State University. He has taught at GSU
as well as Kennesaw State University,
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Relay For Life of Lowndes County.
Center in Lima, Ohio. At St. Rita’s he
served as medical director of the chest
pain center; director of cardiac rehab;
and served a two-year term as chair-
man of the cardiology department.
At 9:30 a.m., a panel of W faculty
experts will discuss factors that include
medical uses, nutrition applications,
health disparities and entrepreneurial
approaches to wearable tech.
Dr. Eric Haz-
zard, chief science
officer with Tupelo
Life, will wrap up
the symposium at
11 a.m. with his
presentation titled
“Meeting Patients
Where They Are: At
Home,” which will
also focus on appli-
Hazzard
cations for home.
Hazzard has a doc-
torate in nutritional biology from UC
Davis and 15 years of experience in the
research and health fields. With a pas-
sion for health technology and as Chief
Scientific Officer, Dr. Hazzard strives
to align science, health, and business
to ensure the creation and utilization
of evidence to demonstrate value to
all stakeholders: patients, clients, etc.
TupeloLife is a connected health com-
pany with the mission to help patients
with chronic conditions successfully
transition to and stay at home.
The W is working with BMH-GT
to offer free CEUs. This event is free
and open to the public. For additional
information and to register, visit muw.
edu/iic.
California State Uni-
versity-Northridge,
the University of
Kansas, and the
Command and Gen-
eral Staff College.
In addition to
2018’s “Beyond the
Beach,” published
by Naval Institute
Press, his works Courtesy photo
include “Jayhawk! Stephen Bourque
The VII Corps
in the Persian Gulf War” (CreateSpace
Independent Publishing Platform, 2015);
“American Soldiers’ Lives: Post-Cold
War” (The Greenwood Daily Press, 2008);
and “The Road to Safwan” (University of
North Texas Press, 2007).
Additionally, he has published articles
in the Quarterly Journal of Military Histo-
ry and the Middle East Journal.
During Bourque’s MSU visit, he will
meet with Department of History grad-
uate students to discuss military history
research techniques.
For more information, contact Barbier
at 662-325-3604.
MSU’s College of Arts and Sciences
includes more than 5,300 students, 300
full-time faculty members, nine doctoral
programs and 25 academic majors offered
in 14 departments. Complete details about
the College of Arts and Sciences or the
history department may be found at cas.
msstate.edu or history.msstate.edu.
DISNEY
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Rescue 100 to host foster family info session in Columbus

some semblance of safety said Jess H. Dickinson, based and Volunteer is required before an
Event is Monday, Feb. 11 at Life Church and normalcy as quickly commissioner of the Services for MDCPS. individual can enroll for
as possible. The goal Mississippi Department Foster Care/Rescue 100
BY JAN SWOOPE
jswoope@cdispatch.com
tions across the state of is to place the trauma-
tized child with a parent
of Child Protection Ser-
vices. “If we do nothing
About the sessions training.
Mississippi. These orga- Orientation sessions To register for ses-

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nizations work together or family who will love, else, we must do every- are from 6 to 7 p.m. sions, go to mdcps.gov/
escue 100 is com-
to streamline the training nurture, protect and care thing within our power to rescue100.
mitted to recruit- Potential foster parents
and licensing process for for the infant, toddler, recruit, train, license and Other scheduled
ing, training and must be at least 21 and be
foster families. Rescue children or teenager — support these wonderful February orientation
supporting foster families legal residents of Missis-
until the birth parent is foster parents who do sessions are:
who can provide loving 100 trains and equips sippi. Those interested in
able to do the same. such extremely import- n Feb. 4 – First Bap-
homes for children in the foster families through becoming a foster parent
“In the state of Missis- ant and life-changing
state foster care system. online training courses will have the opportunity tist Church, Laurel
sippi, we have a little over work for our state.”
The faith-based initiative and a one-day training to to ask questions. They n Feb. 5 – First Meth-
5,000 children in foster The Columbus session
will hold an orientation expedite licensing their will also learn more about odist Church, Louisville
care, and we do not have is one of several planned
session Feb. 11 in Co- homes so they can care what foster care involves, n Feb. 11 – First Bap-
that number of foster around the state in Feb-
lumbus at Life Church at for children in need of what a foster parent is, tist Church, Philadelphia
homes,” said Krystal ruary.
4888 N. Frontage Road. a stable home environ- the children who are n Feb. 12 – Life Bap-
Tyler of Columbus, a “This is a great,
Started in 2016 in ment. in foster care and the tist Church, Meridian
member of Life Church no-commitment-required
Gulfport, Rescue 100 When a child must types of situations that n Feb. 19 – Corner-
and area social work su- opportunity to explore
works daily as a collab- be removed from their pervisor for Rescue 100. the possibilities of foster put them there, things to stone Church of God,
orative effort between parent’s care because “The problem is, we care and decide if this is consider and information Meridian
the Mississippi Depart- of abuse, neglect or don’t have enough foster something you may be about the licensing pro- For more information,
ment of Child Protection exploitation, the first parents in all areas of interested in pursuing,” cess and what is involved call Sabrea Smith, 769-
Services, the courts and thought of child welfare our state to care for said Sabrea Smith of and required. Attendance 798-3586 or visit mdcps.
churches of all denomina- workers is to restore these precious children,” Oxford, director of Faith- at an orientation session ms.gov/Rescue100.

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ainwater Observatory and Plane-
tarium in French Camp will offer
a free program for the winter
season called “The Secrets of Orion.”
The presentation by Observatory Direc-
tor Edwin Faughn is at 7 p.m. Friday,
Feb. 8, sponsored by 4-County Electric
Foundation.
“The Secrets of Orion” explores one
of the most beautiful and recogniz-
able constellations in the winter night
sky. Filled with mystery, legend and
a wealth of scientific discovery. it has
been recorded by many ancient cul-
tures and is even mentioned in the Bi-
majestic constellation and reveal some
of the most breathtaking imagery and
astounding discoveries ever recorded in
human history.
After the presentation, weather
permitting, an observing session will be
held using some of Rainwater’s power-
ful telescopes. The planetarium can be
used if outdoor observing is clouded
out.
Faughn is also an artist and lecturer
specializing in space sciences. He has
presented hundreds of presentations to
diverse groups including, but not lim-
ited to, universities, museums, science
and civic organizations. His original
artwork has been featured in and on
the covers of numerous international
space science magazines, exhibitions
and planetarium productions. A few of
his credits include Scientific American,
Federal Express World Headquarters
and the world premiere of Titanic: The
Exhibition. He also served nearly 20
years as the art director for the Sharpe
Planetarium of the Pink Palace Family
of Museums in Memphis, Tennessee.
His work has also been featured on the
main KEPLER website of NASA’s Ames
Research Center.
Natchez Trace Parkway off Mississippi
Highway 413 near the village of French
Camp, approximately one hour from
Columbus and about 40 minutes from
Starkville. French Camp Academy’s
Council House Cafe, another support
ministry of French Camp Academy,
will be offering Steak Night before the
program.
For more information, contact
Faughn at 662-547-7283 or info@rainwa-
terobservatory.org.
Sign up for Rainwater’s free e-news-
letter on the homepage at rainwaterob-
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SCHOOL NEWS
WLES Honors
West Lowndes
Elementary School has
released its second nine-
weeks honors list.
Superintendent’s List
Wesley Dora, Carmen
Hairston, Madison Jack-
son, Kalis Phinizee, Mor-
gandy Rogers, Brooklyn
Sanders, Dustin Smith,
Troyquavious Smith,
Calvin Tate, Krislann
Veasley and Dylan Whit-
field.
Principal’s List
Amoury Austin,
Abigail Black, Destiny
Brewer, Glenn Brooks
Jr., Jalayla Brooks, Justin
Brooks, London Brooks,
Jada Brown, Chozen
Bryant, Jaxon Buchanan,
Ashun Coleman, Kaleigh
Conley, Alicia Davis, Adi-
son Ellis, Jamarrion Ellis,
Dekambi Evans-Smart,
Chrisi-Ann Favela,
Braycee Fenster, Takira
Fulton, Dylan Gardner,
Amesha Givens, Anthony
Givens, Dylan Givens,
JaLah Givens, Qyatavian
Gray, Aamari Hairston,
Jendiya Harkins, Braylon
Harris, Jalesiya Harris,
Zoe Harris, Serenity
Henley, Jamien Hill,
Makenzie Hollaway, Do-
monik Holmes, Hailley
Ingram, Aiyden Jackson,
Alvin Jackson, Chris-
topher James, Ceniyah
Jamison, Traylen Jef-
ferson, Hailey Johnson,
Madison Kidd, Matthew
Kramer, Ka’Nia Lucious,
Braylon Malone, Demari-
on McCoy, Aiden Moore,
Reese Morris, Erianna
Nicholson, Aaliyah
Porter, Saveion Price,
Antonio Rice Jr., Alayla
Robertson, Ladreya
Robinson, Jay Sanders,
Madison Sanders, Kyleih
Sharp, Brayden Smith,
Kaeli Stallings, Addison
Tate, Majystee Tate,
Rhianna Tate, Christian
Turner, Sean Turner,
Tyashia Wilburn and Car-
son Williams.
CHS Honors
Columbus High
School has released its
second term honors list.
Superintendent’s List
12th Grade: Takyra
Blevins, Kristopher
Bowers, Hunter Brooks,
JaLenn Butler, Kayla
Carter, Michello Garrick,
Dontaevious Gillespie,
Berniya Hardin, Jordan
Harris, Jourdan Harris,
Erin Jones, V-Ronica
Jones, Camryn Junkin,
Chelsey LIttle, Ananda
O’Neal, Brendan Tate,
Jordan Taylor, Marian
Turner, Dewayne WAlk-
er, Artemis Washington,
Hannah White, Jasma
Williams and Tayle Wil-
liams;
11th Grade: Kameryn
Bowen, Haileigh Brooks,
Zakiyah Cunningham,
Diamond Dickerson,
Jailyeron Dukes, Aa-
liyah Harris, Jamad
Horn, Tyrone Lowery,
Griselda Lugo, Margar-
ita Lugo, Ariel Lyons,
Laela O’Neal, Christian
Richards, Tyra Tate,
Kenedi Verdell, Kaitlyn
Walton, Miracle Weston,
Gabriel Williams, Genesa
Williams and Zachary
Wilson;
10th Grade: Jacob
Bandock, Makeria
Bonds, Layla Crain, Da-
kiriyah Doss, Stepahnie
Edmond, Darius Gordon,
Daveyounna Handy, Jada
Humphries, Janea Hum-
phries, Kinnedy Johnson,
April Jonefs, Jahon King,
Bryant Pollard, Ayuna
Topps and ZaCoria Wil-
liams;
9th Grade: Laquavius
Brown, Kortney Chan-
dler, Jakylia Collins,
Rakiya Cunning, Kelis
Curry, Henry Dismuke,
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Gennie Evans, Alexus Orr, Ashanti Paten, Avani Anna Kinsley Cline, Ava Shelton, Sam Starks, Noel Fisher, Davis Fitch,
Gillian, Carolena Gra- Poindexter, Alvin Ramos, Dowdle, David Johnson, Brandon Turner, Lucy Gunnar Gale, Elizabeth
ham, Zachariah Harden, Jamya Ramsey, Shannon Amelia Jones, Mark Whiteside and Oliver Howard, Grayson Jones,
Jeremy Harris, Janiyah Reed, Deonte Saffore, Leonard, Sara Leyva, Woodard; Andrew Kelly, Parker
Lang, Santeuana Miller, Markesha Seals, David Mya Robinson, Savanna 5th Grade: Abby Barr, Maner, Gray Moore,
Arrionna Neal, Kareena Sloan, M’Kya Smith, Smith, Hayden Torres, Jacob Britt, Dorsey Carson Nichols, Taylor
Patel, Talisha Sanders, Jaylen Stewart, Jabari Farrell Wiygul and Isaac Burris, Isaiah Clark, Phillips, Lauren Short,
Brianna Shelton, Laila Talley, Tahj Talley, Taylor Zarandona; Colin Cunningham, Coen Velek and Allison
Sparks, Julissa Tavera Walker, Adaria Washing- 4th Grade: Hank Sam Edwards, Charlie Yingst;
and Madisyn Turner. ton, Lashanti Washing- Baucom, Riley Brown, Fowler, Katie Frost, Oz 12th Grade: Anna Ack-
Principal’s List ton, Jada Wells, Terrance Campbell Callaway, Gilman, Mason Hayes, er, Peyton Allen, Haley
12th Grade: Kalyn White, Briana Wiliams, James Cancellare, Hutch Cooper Long, Caroline Barker, Zachary Brady,
Abrams, Chanerriaya Ladarius Williams, Clemons, Campbell Da- Looney, Llayna Linton, Thomas Chain, Chapman
Allen, Emmanuel Beard, Jy’Miah Willis, Dnashia vis, Hollis Fenstermach- Sophie Milam, Charlie Cooper, Emmie Fair, Gigi
Edward Beck, Ty Corria Wilson and Zachary er, Cami Harris, Karson Noto, Mun Patel, Param Fields, Moak Griffin, Lex
Bryant, Precious Butler, Wilson; Hughs and Colin Knox Patel, Jack Rye and Cole Rogers, John Schrader,
Jadan Conner, Jamorrow 9th Grade: Briana Wright; Shelton; Lores Sharp and Kayla
Edmonds-Roberson, Baker, Xavier Blair, 5th Grade: Trevor 6th Grade: Sarah Thornton;
Taylor Ellis, Arick Evans, Damian Brown, Feri- Dennis, Carmen Ferraez, Irvin, Rayond Jessop,
Caleb McCool, Ella
Hannah Follins, Phillip
Gandy, Benjamin Gra-
ah Brownlee, Kelton Emma Frye, Kelsey Per-
Kathryn Naugher, Krish
Honor Roll
Cox, Asia Doss, Kindia kins, Kennedy Perkins, 3rd Grade: Connor
ham, Kirsten Hairston, Esmon, Tia Fisher, Lola Sullivan, Mosby Patel, Dale Perkerson,
Canfield and Lawson
DeAsia Hodges, Kearya Tamiya Gunter, Joel Wilson, Jonathan Cooper, Tyler Phillips, Sophie
Mulllins;
Hughes, Dontaqui- Guyton, Kiasha Harris, J.R. Dowdle, Maddox Starks, Andie Wright and
4th Grade: Abbie Asa-
us Jennings, Darrell Kaleb Hayden, Brianna House, Leah Jeremiah Chloe Zeppos;
di, Georgia Bell Beard,
Johnson, Makayla Jones, Henry, Javon Hopkins, and Isabel Keith; 7th Grade: Alexander
Swayze Berry, Presley
Tyrese Jones, Derrick Kyla Hunter, Indya Hyde, 6th Grade: Gabrielle Allison, Carter Bumgar-
Gaskin, Wyatt Lindell,
Jordan, Rachel Lafayette, Shunkeia Jefferson, Baumbach, Maria Keith, ner, Ellie Dawson, Gracie
Shelby Norman, Roxy
Destanee Lavant, Laki- Ryann Johnson, Zion Armando Leyva, Caro- Dinh, Shannon McElhin-
Perkerson, Vincent Pham
sha Lemon, Kristopher Johnson, Phillip Kelly, line Luccasen, Aven Mat- ney, Reagan Merchant
and Charlie Walker;
Lucious, Kyleir Malone, Myra King, Shantell thews, Kaitlyn McCon- and Andrea Mireles;
5th Grade: Baron Car-
Takia McCollum, Be- Lucious, Kalisha Mc- nell and Tucker Vollor; 8th Grade: Collin
Adair, Collin Atkins, ley, Max Ledbetter and
yonce McCrary, Tionna Bride, Christian Morales, 7th Grade: Jack Alex Torres;
Chloe Barr, Kevin Chen,
Miller, YDarius Petty, Micah Pierre-Louis, Clanton, Patrick Doumit,
Jacob Crocker, Sydney 6th Grade: Ava Harris,
Amiya Porter, Darion Elixabeth Richardson, Julian Gallo and Clare
Dawkins, Emma Kate Zachary Hines, Dena
Porter, Diamonds Price, Ormani Smith, China Kate Roberts;
Dowdle, Luke Fisher, Madison, Aum Patel,
Maya Rush, Toriana Stewart, Zarria Stewart, 8th Grade: Chloe Artz,
Laina Holder, Madeline Emma Jane Rhett, Parker
Savors, Terry Sledge, TaNyah Strong, Chris- Harrison Buffa, Sophia
Hulsey, Miriam Madan, Sharp, Dalton Stripling
Jevonte Sloan, Chelsea tian Trimble and Alexia Fabel, Mason House, Kel-
Trey Naugher, Allie and Hays Sansing;
Smith, Jabria Snell, Valdez. ly Nguyen, Rhett Shanah-
Porter, Greyson Putt, An- 7th Grade: Emma
Skyla Springer, Jasmine an and Shelby Stafford.
drew Salyer, Lucy Sharp, Britt, Jack Ketchum, Lola
Stevenson, Takhari Tyus,
Alexandria Walls and
Annunciation Sid Stegall, Joshua Linton, Noah Madan,
LaKendra Windham;
School Honors HA Honors Tedford, Garrett Vaughn, Evan Matocha, Hannah
Annunciation Catholic Heritage Academy has Meg Waits and Mallory Oswalt, Connor Per-
11th Grade: Nitirah
School in Columbus has released its first semes- Ward; kins, Claire Shelton and
Barry, Erin Billups,
released its second nine- ter honors list. 9th Grade: Hayden Brooklyn Wilbon;
Kennedy Blair, Shamiyah
weeks honors list. Academy Honors Anderson, Olivia Blan- 8th Grade: Megan
Brooks, Wynter Brooks,
Honor Roll 3rd Grade: Reese ton, Kaicey Chitmon, Hiller, Emma Ledbet-
Jordan Buckner, Jaylen
3rd Grade: Ben Atkins, Landon Bowen, Jared Gruseck, Susan ter, Julia Moore, Hailey
Coleman, Deairyus Con-
Ussery, Layla Purtell, Calen Conwill, Caroline Jessop, Drew Knittig, Pushis, Maggie Sansing
ner, Dasia Cunningham,
Jaxon McCallum, Gar- Criddle, Anna Crawford Ayden Mitchell, Eliza- and Claire Walker;
Zyon Cunningham, Mark
rison Reedy and Wesley Fowler, Lucas Gatewood, beth Nichols, Brayden 9th Grade: Kate Scott
Davis, Diamond Fisher,
Caroline Shelton; Annison Harris, Kenzie Oswalt, Kayla Riley, Gee, Jay Gill, Carlton
Jashawn Frierson, C Asia
4th Grade: George Harris, Gipson Hicks, Emry Sanders, Todd Hardy, Drew Huskison,
Grayer, Emauyni Hair-
Bock, Tristan Fulton, Ka- Eliza Jessop, Gabe Sharp, Sophie Singley, Stephen Matocha, Gabri-
ston, Denesha Harrell,
tie Krieger, Jayden Lee Madan, Abi McDow, Luke Sneed and Andrew elle Richard and Taylor
Ahkira Harris, Jayden
Harris, Kenya Hendricks, and Alex Luccasen; Enrique Mireles, Harper Sotomeneses; Wheeler;
Timari Hinton, Evan Ivy, 5th Grade: Brandon Moore, Slade Ober- 10th Grade: Luke 10th Grade: Graham
Darion Jackson, Takar- Doumit, Kaitlyn Collins, schmidt, Bishop Porter, Baumann, Kelly Bell, Buxton, Sarah Austyn
ian Jackson, Krishuana Gavin Elliott and Jack Ethan Singley, Emily Hanah Fink, Emma Curtis, Nick Hairston,
Jethrow, Angel Johnson, Tompkins; Taylor, Gregory Trout, Hardy, Hanna Hardy, William Laws, Robert
Asia Jones, Kevin Jones, 6th Grade: Benjamin Savannah Weathers and Kendall Kelly, Ashley Pushis, Rayon Scott,
Marlana Jones, LaChyna Imes, Cole Littlejohn, Jaylen Williams; Mangus, Carley Martin, Douglas Turner and
Key, Jeremiah Lang, Emily Nguyen, Abigail 4th Grade: Lilla All- Kate McElhinney, Evans Blake Ward;
Nyshun Lang, Mya Lee Pettus, Olivia Portera good, McKinley Brents, Rhett, Owen Riley, Carly 11th Grade: Jack Hill-
Dismuke, Jade Lemon, and Thompson Regim- Arthur Dawson, Abby Rogers, Gracie Rowland, er, Reid Huskison, Adam
Dayla Lewis, Henry bal; Edwards, Lockhart Gar- Henry Sanders, Anne Koussih, McKenzie
Lloyd, Keyona Moody, 7th Grade: Claire Bau- ner, Izzy Gilman, Eliz- Clark Shepherd, Natalie Parker, Rayne Phillips
Sidney Morris, Demark- mann, Elijah Clarke and abeth Golden, William Staggers and Anna Stud- and Carter Putt;
yan Oliver, Carlos O’Ne- Greyson Dillard; Golden, Jordan Harri- dard; 12th Grade: Georgia-
al, Tabitha Palmer, Mark 8th Grade: Delia son, Hunter Hill, Riley 11th Grade: Sydney na Brown, Ethan Criddle,
Price, Jeremiah Ramsey, Lochala and John Pryse Hill, Cade Hollis, Wyatt Adair, Abby Amos, Jackson DiCicco, Layne
Wymon Robinson, Aniya Tompkins. Hulsey, Zanaea Juarez, Madison Atkins, Sterling Gerber, Emily Howard,
Saddler, Ja’Kayla Spen- Principal’s List Gus King, Meghan Bailey, Sam Baker, Han- Macy Nordquist, Jamie
cer, Jerry Spraggins, 3rd Grade: Liam Bar- Matocha, Vansh Patel, nah Brady, Anna Beth Parker and Rashaylan
Darayah Standard, Alex- ranco, Swayze Callaway, Laura Lea Sharp, Parker Brock, Lydia Dyson, Rice.
is Summerville, Sercora
Tate, Valincia Taylor,
Han Tran, Asia Trask,
Shakyria Triplett, Jada
Tucker, Takhai Warren,
Kayla Williams, Allyson
Winston, Mercedes
Woods and Azariah
Young;
10th Grade: Darius
Bardley, Jeqvion Bean,
Travis Brewer, Nyasha
Brown, Mya Burgin,
David Rush, Aashonti
Butler, Tyeice Calloway,
Darion Carder, Miracle
Coleman, Christopher
Denman, Ashanti Doss,
Jaden Edwards, Teralyn
Fisher, Ladarius Flow-
ers, Kayla Franklin,
Kolby Gann, Enpierrias
Gardner, Ashantis Gore,
Jazmyn Gore, Curtez
Guyton, Ayanna Har-
grove, Justin harrell,
Karon Hawk, Takya
Hendricks, Dominicko
Hodges, Shamaya
Howard, Yinshan Hung,
Tanijah Isaac, Danyjhia
Jackson, NeKasia Jack-
son, Trenyce Jackson,
Hannah Jefferson, Angel
Jenkins, Amber Jones,
Embrey Jones, Marquell
Kimbrel, Henrietta
Krogh, Jamirah Laster,
Kezia Lewis, Con’Dar-
ious Macon, Donavan
McCranie, Isaish Mc-
Neal-Cabell, Marissa
Murray, Hezam Nagi,
Kyla Norwood, Jemeya
Log on.
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L E P L E
SA M P S AM
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Even a winter garden can be a joy to walk through, or
gaze at from the toasty indoors.
Classic Peanuts Zits*
Does your
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garden please
the eye and fill Doonesbury Funky Winkerbean

the soul? E L E
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I SA S
s your midwinter garden
heartwarming, even when
viewed through a fogged-up
window?
Don’t get me wrong, most
days are beautiful in the Beetle Bailey* Rhymes with Orange
South. But I constantly prowl
around for practical, seasonal

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garden ideas, especially in
January and February when
L E P L
M P AM
temperatures drop quickly
from spring-like glory into
chilly, wet and gloomy.
Testing winter extremes,
Felder Rushing
SA S
last month I found myself torn
between two worlds; just a week after touring mid-
winter botanical and home gardens in tropical South The Family Circus* Mutts
Florida, I found myself crunching through ankle-deep
snowdrifts photographing not-so-bare gardens in the
north of England.
It’s easy to understand that most tropical plants will
L E P L E
succumb to freezes; we have to keep them in pots to
drag indoors during frosty weather. But we can still
take advantage of bold, colorful foliage and winter
SA M P S AM
flowers to give us a hint of warmer weather to come.
We also know that some popular plants from the
Pacific Northwest, New England and Europe, such as
lilac and heather, suffer during our hot, humid sum- Hi and Lois The Pajama Diaries
mer nights. But it’s more surprising when Canadian
cold-hardy plants freeze to death down here in the

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mid-20s when temperatures drop suddenly after weeks
of somewhat balmy weather.
L E P L
P AM
So, I have uncovered those that tolerate it all —
and look right in our own well-honed culture. I mean,
anyone can recreate an Asian theme with a Japanese
maple, azalea, clump of liriope, stone lantern and some SA M S
raked gravel. Or an English garden with a stone wall,
quaint gate, neatly-edged small lawn and wraparound
border of mixed odd-shaped or pruned shrubs. Or a Dennis the Menace Dilbert*
tropical garden with gaily painted furniture, garish
pottery, colorful evergreen plants, a cold-hardy wind-
mill palm and a flamingo wall hanging.
But Mississippians have our own garden styles.
L E P L E
And whether formal, suburban or cottage, we yearn
for plants that both look right and perform without
much fuss. Here, then, is my studied list of all-time
SA M P S AM
favorite “right now” Southern winter plants.
Start with a hard feature: stylish seat or bench,
heavy birdbath, small sculpture, big rock, bottle tree,
whatever, that suits your fancy and looks good all year Hagar the Horrible Slylock Fox/Comics for Kids
but really stands out in the winter. And a dry walk or
stepping stones to lead your eyes to it from the win-
dow, or feet to it when outdoors.
Then add evergreen shrubs with winter interest

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P AM
such as variegated Aucuba, big-leaf Fatsia, Aspidistra,
dwarf palmetto, variegated Euonymus, golden varie-
gated Yucca, red tip Photinia, rosemary, hollies, Little
Gem Magnolia, wax Ligustrum, junipers, plum yew, SA M S
red twig dogwood, emerald green Arborvitae.
Drape something with variegated ivy and bring the
eye upward with an arbor or small architectural tree
with interesting bark like native river birch or Chi-
nese lacebark elm. Skirt these with a mass of Liriope,
mondo grass, spikey Iris foliage, painted Arum, or Garfield* Lockhorns Sally Forth
ferny silver-gray Powis Castle Artemisia. That’s your
garden’s “winter bones.” Next, go with early-win-
ter flowering shrubs including Camellia, flowering
quince, fragrant winter honeysuckle, loquat, Japanese
P L E
apricot (the fabulous Prunus mume), yellow-flowered
Mahonia, and winter jasmine shrub. These are all
well-vetted Southern mainstays. But also consider S AM
more unusual or hard-to-find witch hazel, viburnums
and the strange winter-flowering paper bush (Edge-
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SAM
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worthia).
Heavy-berried winter shrubs include Nandina with
A M P
its reddish winter foliage, Pyracantha, and hollies such S The Dispatch knows that comics are an important part
of many of our readers’ newspaper experience. Comics
as Foster’s, Burford, Robin and the deciduous natives. have also helped foster a love of reading in generations of
My showiest non-woody winter plants include pa- children. We are committed to continuing to provide daily
perwhite Narcissus, colorful creeping sedums, various and color Sunday comics in our newspaper. However, the
kales, pansy, Viola, parsley and dusty miller. Oh, and I cost of paper and the cost of many of the individual comics
adore my winter Hellebores! have become overbearing.
Regardless of garden style, that’s some kinda “best While we do have to reduce the number of Sunday
of” compilation for Mississippi midwinters. Mix and comics we print, we want your feedback on which comics
you want to keep. Please take the time to let us know.
match from each group, put out some birdseed, and go
Thank you for reading.
back indoors. Grab a cup of something and enjoy the
view from indoors.
Felder Rushing is a Mississippi author, columnist,
and host of the “Gestalt Gardener” on MPB Think Radio.
Email gardening questions to rushingfelder@yahoo.com.
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CALENDAR
Tuesday through Saturday,
Feb. 5-9
“The Heiress” — Starkville
Community Theatre presents this
stirring costume drama about a
young woman in the Victorian Age
challenging strictures placed on her
life by society and a domineering
father. Show times are 7:30 p.m. at
Playhouse on Main, 108 E. Main St.,
Starkville. Limited seating; contact
the box office for reservations, 662-
323-6855.
Wednesday, Feb. 6
WWII talk — Military historian
Stephen Bourque discusses his
book “Beyond the Beach,” on im-
pacts of Allied bombings on French
cities before and during Normandy
landings on June 6, 1944, at 3:30
p.m. in MSU’s Mitchell Memorial
Library Grisham Room. Free to the
public. For information, call 662-
325-3604.
Wednesday through Friday,
Feb. 6-8
Preservation Toolkit Work-
shop — A Mississippi Heritage
Trust Preservation Workshop offers
principles of historic preservation
and real estate finance at the Elks
Club, 309 Main St., Columbus.
Wednesday, 2-5 p.m.–Legal Frame-
work for Historic Preservation; Thurs-
day, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.–Fundamentals of
Real Estate Finance; Friday, 9 a.m.-
noon–Tour of Tax Credit Projects.
Register for free at 601-354-0200 or
email preservation@mississippiher-
itage.com.
Thursday, Feb. 7
Exhibit opening — A free
reception from 5:30-7 p.m. at the
Columbus Arts Council’s Rosenzweig
Arts Center opens an exhibit from
Mississippi University for Women’s
permanent collection of artworks.
Refreshments are served at this
event open to everyone at 501 Main
St. For more information, contact
the CAC, 662-328-2787
Friday, Feb. 8
Tree giveaway — In obser-
vance of Mississippi Arbor Day, the
Lowndes County Soil and Conser-
vation District, 2282 MLK Jr. Drive,
will give away bundles of hardwood
saplings (sawtooth oak, red maple,
black walnut, dogwood, loblolly pine)
from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. (while sup-
plies last). One bundle per person.
For more information, call 662-328-
5921.
Jembe Den — Bob Damm and
this percussion student ensemble,
along with guest artist Wsir Johnson,
Sharon Miles portrays Mississippi Freedom Summer
organizer Fannie Lou Hamer in a one-woman show.
share dance rhythms of Africa at the
Columbus Arts Council’s Rosenz-
weig Arts Center, 501 Main St. CAC
members: $15 advance/$17 door.
Nonmembers: $20/$22. Youth 18
& under, $10. For more information,
contact the CAC, 662-328-2787.
Friday and Saturday, Feb.
15-16
“Let It Shine: A Visit with
Fannie Lou Hamer” — See
details at top of calendar.
Friday, Feb. 22
U40 Exhibit — Starkville Area
Arts Council hosts a free public
reception for its U40 juried art show
(artists 18-40) at 7 p.m at 929
Coffee Bar, 106 E.Main St. For more
information, call 662-324-3080 or
visit starkvillearts.org.
Courtesy photo
Saturday, Feb. 23
CAC Gala — The Columbus Arts
Council 35th Gala and Auctions at
Trotter Convention Center honors
Larry Feeney and features New
Orleans cuisine, open bar, music by
The Bouncing Betty, Suzuki Strings
Ensemble and MUW Jazz Ensemble.
Dinner and silent auction 5:30-7:30;
Feeney presentation 7:30 p.m.; Live
auction 8 p.m.; music/dancing 9
p.m. Black Tie optional. Tickets $60
(reserved tables $475-$575). Get
tickets at columbus-arts.org/gala or
662-328-2787. For sponsorships,
662-329-7653.
Sunday, Feb. 24
Sundays at the Center —
The West Point/Clay County Arts
Council presents 5th Street Per-
forming Arts at 2 p.m. at the Louise
Campbell Center for the Arts, 235
Commerce St., West Point. Free to
the public.
Friday and Saturday,
Feb. 15-16
“Let It Shine: A Visit with
Fannie Lou Hamer” — Sha-
ron Miles’ one-woman show on civil
rights figure Fannie Lou Hamer comes
to Starkville Community Theatre’s
Playhouse on Main, 108 E. Main St.,
Starkville, at 7:30 p.m. A SCT season
extra, tickets are available on first-
come, first-served basis. Get online
tickets at brownpapertickets.com/
event/4070471. Any remaining tickets
will be available for walk-ups at the box
office one hour prior to performances.
Thursday through Saturday,
Feb. 28-March 2
Magnolia Independent Film
Festival— The 22nd annual
Mag Film Fest presents 32 films by
indie filmmakers from around the
world at Hollywood Premier Cinemas
in Starkville. Tickets $10 per film
block ($5 students); $30 for festival
pass, $75 for VIP Experience. Visit
magnoliafilmfest.com for tickets and
schedule.
Through March 8
Water/Ways Exhibit — The
Tenn-Tom Waterway Museum hosts
the Smithsonian Water/Ways trav-
eling exhibit at 317 Seventh St. N.
Museum hours are Monday-Friday,
8 a.m.-4 p.m. (or by appointment
on weekends). For information or to
book group tours, call 662-328-8936.

OUT THERE
Feb. 6-10 – Oxford Film Festival, Oxford. oxfordfilmfest. Carrollton, Alabama). southernghostgirls.com or email BancorpSouth Arena, Tupelo ($15 at door). 662-841-6528
org. lesleyhyde7480@gmail.com. or bcsarena.com.

Feb. 7 – Aquila Theatre’s “Frankenstein,” Riley Center,
Meridian. 601-696-2200, msurileycenter.com.
Feb. 9 – Historic Pickens County Courthouse History Tour
and Interactive Paranormal/Ghost Investigation, ($30);
6 p.m., 7:30 p.m., 9 p.m., 10:30 p.m. (20 Phoenix Ave.,
Feb. 16 – James Taylor and his All-Star Band (with guest
Bonnie Raitt and band), BancorpSouth Arena, Tupelo.
662-841-6528, bcsarena.com.
Feb. 21 – Winter Jam (Newsboys, United, Danny Gokey,
Mandisa, Rend Collective, Ledger, Newsong, more).
Feb. 26 – Cirque Eloize Saloon: A Musical Acrobatic
Adventure, Ford Center, Oxford. 662-915-2787, fordcenter.
org.
March 2 – (new date) In the Mood, a 1940s Musical
Revue, Ford Center, Oxford. 662-915-2787, fordcenter.org.

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Continued from Page 1C
was on the page, but to
celebrate.”
What Damm began
to learn in high school,
he embraced and strives
to pass on to all his
students.
“(Oscar) told us that
the drum in Africa is a
sacred instrument —
that the tree had a spirit
and the animal that gave
the skin had a spirit,
and that the drum itself
has a spiritual power to
bring people together.”
That concept was
mirrored again decades
later in Mali by Damm’s
teacher, Bassidi Koné.
“Basadi told me
about how he believes
the drum protects him
and that the spirit of his
teacher is residing in
the drum,” explained
Damm. “I can under-
stand that because
every time I play my
drum I’m reminded of
my teacher and my ex-
periences. My teacher is
there with me.”
nnn
For the
player,
drumming
can be
transcen-
dent. Artist
and potter
Bonnie
Renfroe of Renfoe
Starkville
described it as her way
of “staying healthy.”
Her introduction to
drums came without
fanfare in 2007, when
she accepted an invi-
tation from Damm for
mothers to stay during a
music class her daugh-
ters were in. Today, not
only is she a member of
Jembe Den (alongside
a daughter), she also
makes clay drums. She
plays every day. She
hosts drum circles at
her home. For Renfroe,
drumming is an essen-
tial part of rebuilding
body, mind and spirit
in the wake of serious
health issues.
“As soon as I start-
ed, I saw how it was
benefiting me in every
way, including muscle
development. ... They
say ‘be one with your
drum,’ and I’m doing
that. It opens your mind.
It opens your heart.
Whatever is going
wrong with me in my
life — physical, mental,
to keep balance — I give
it to the drum,” Renfroe
said. “To know you’re
playing in a group and
everyone has the same
intention — it’s enlight-
ening. The whole is
greater than the sum of
its parts.”
Alex
Swan, 15,
has taken
lessons
from
Damm for
the past
five or six
years and Swan
been a
member of Jembe Den
for about three years.
African drumming is
a different outlet than
being behind a typical
drum set.
“When everyone is
playing together, it’s
kinda really ‘in the mo-
ment.’ It’s not like any
other type of music that
I do,” said the Starkville
Academy 10th-grader.
“One thing I really enjoy
is that you get to the
point where you can
play without thinking
about it — you can kind
of be absorbed in every-
thing around you.” angle schools during and For the ensemble, it’s all connected to other peo-
around Black History part of the drum’s power ple, and I feel celebration
nnn Month, and present com- to draw people together. and sharing and com-
munity programs. They How does that make munity. ... I hope others
Guest will also lead off Missis- the teacher feel? will enjoy our music, be
artist Wsir sippi State’s Internation- “Joyful, that’s how I uplifted and share our
Johnson al Fiesta in early April. feel,” said Damm. “I feel joy in what we’re doing.”
will join
Damm,
Renfroe,
Swan and
the other
members Johnson
of Jembe
Den when they perform
at the Columbus Arts
Council’s Rosenzweig
Arts Center at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 8. The na-
tive Californian and for-
mer Mississippi resident
returned to the state in
2017; he lives in Okolona
and has family in South
Africa. The musician,
painter and filmmaker
plays multiple African
instruments and makes
many of his own. He’s
also a storyteller, in the
griot tradition. Griot are
the historians, praise
singers, poets and musi-
cians who preserve oral
history in parts of West
Africa.
“The tradition of
African storytelling is
thousands of years old,
and in most (old) cul-
tures, if you don’t have
writing, what are you
going to do? You have a
story through dance and
song. That’s the prem-
ise of African drum —
it’s storytelling, even
if I don’t say nothing.
The essence of African
drumming is based on
what it means.”
nnn
The beginning of a
new year is traditionally
a busy time for Jembe
Den. They are frequently
invited into Golden Tri-

TODAY IN HISTORY
Today is Sunday, Feb. 3, the 34th day
of 2019. There are 331 days left in the
year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On Feb. 3, 1959, rock-and-roll stars
Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. “The
Big Bopper” Richardson died in a small
plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa.
On this date:
In 1690, the first paper money in
America was issued by the Massachu-
setts Bay Colony to finance a military
expedition to Canada.
In 1811, American newspaper editor
Horace Greeley was born in Amherst,
N.H.
In 1913, the 16th Amendment to the
U.S. Constitution, providing for a feder-
al income tax, was ratified.
In 1930, the chief justice of the
United States, William Howard Taft,
resigned for health reasons. (He died
just over a month later.)
— The Associated Press
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A reception at the Lee Home in Columbus Jan. 25 celebrated the opening of the Smithsonian Wa-
ter/Ways Exhibition at the Tenn-Tom Waterway Museum at 318 Seventh St. N. The exhibit is open
through March 8. For information, contact the museum 662-328-8936.

Cindy Zaiontz-Defelice, Frank Zaiontz, Genise Zaiontz Surenelle McCrary, Stan McCrary, Barbara Nattison

David and Martha Stokes Steve Arndt, Brennan Dockery, Bobby Harper Bill Cleveland, Bud Phillips

Joy Phillips, Kevin Stafford, Nick Ardillo, Jo Harper Glenn Lautzenhiser, Dixie Butler, Tressa Black

ENLISTED ARRIVALS WELCOME

Columbus Air Force Base and the Columbus community hosted a welcome reception for newly
arrived enlisted personnel at Thai by Thai Restaurant Jan. 24.

Patti Johnson, Kristina Conwill, Lisa James Kannika and Scott Carley

Kara Crennan, Fed Deverra Tracy Tolliver, Karen Arzamendi

Colin Krieger, Howard Ferguson Barbara Bigelow, Vanessa Brown

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Club notes

Courtesy photo
SHARING LUCCA’S STORY: Hic-A-Sha-Ba-Ha DAR Chapter Regent Patricia Stuart of
Starkville recently spoke about Lucca, the late military service dog who was a be-
loved part of her family, to the Old Choctaw County DAR chapter of Eupora. Pictured
are Stuart, left, and Old Choctaw County Chapter Regent Shana Fondren.
Courtesy photo
GIVING BACK: Members of Nu Epsilon Chapter of Alpha kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.
honored the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. by collaborating with United Way
of Lowndes County and others to organize and distribute school supplies
to area teachers in Columbus Jan. 21. Pictured at the Tools for Schools distribution
are, from left, Tosunda Hill, Tammy Stevenson, Valarie Richardson, Tanjie Dismuke,
Amanda Stanton and Angela Bluitt.

Southern Gardening

Daffodils bring early spring color into homes, landscapes

O
ne of the signs that
spring will be sprung
in the near future
is when the daffodils start
awakening and poking up in
the landscape beds.
It’s something I miss
living in south Mississippi,
as not too many homeown-
ers plant these wonderful
bulbs. But a little north of
the Coast, daffodil sightings
become more common. Gary Bachman
I was in Starkville this
past week, and the daffodils
the Mississippi State main campus is
known for were popping. And it’s no
wonder, with one of the state’s largest
bulb suppliers located in Meridian.
The variety of daffodils is really
astounding. Daffodils are placed in
13 different divisions or types. I think
all of them are gorgeous. More infor-
mation is on the American Daffodil
Society website at daffodilusa.org/.
The downside to these wonderful
spring-flowering plants is that the
foliage begins to look ratty after the
flowers are spent. I always field ques-
tions about what to do at this point.
Some want to tidy up the landscape by
clipping all the foliage off, clipping it in outside garden. Forcing these bulbs in
half, or folding the leaves and wrap-
ping them up with a rubber band.
I tend to be a purist regarding daf-
fodil foliage. My response
is always, “Don’t touch the
daffodil leaves!”
No matter how bad the
foliage looks, it plays an
important role. Next year’s
flowers are being formed
during this ratty-looking
stage. The leaves gather
sunlight and, through pho-
tosynthesis, store sugars
in the bulb for next year’s
growth. Leave the leaves
alone for at least six weeks.
We can enjoy forcing
daffodils, especially paper whites, in
the winter months, as everything the
plants need is already in the bulbs
waiting to grow. We’ve all seen pa-
per white kits with the bulbs already
Gary Bachman/MSU Extension
sprouting.
Some gardeners want to clip daffodil foliage. However, the leaves at this stage are
You can tell when the time is right producing sugars to store for growth the following year.
to remove the foliage by gently, and
I mean gently, tugging on the foliage species can be forced. If you’d like more information on
once a week. The foliage will easily I mentioned previously that paper bulb forcing, see the Southern Garden-
pull up at the right time. white daffodils are a popular choice. ing TV segment Forcing Bulbs, exten-
Deadheading — the removal of But other bulb species like tulips, sion.msstate.edu/southern-gardening/
spent flower heads — is important, as hyacinths and the popular amaryllis all video/2016/forcing-bulbs.
it will maximize the stored sugars in can be forced. Gary Bachman is an Extension and
the bulb. Place the bulbs on top of decorative research professor of horticulture at the
But daffodils are not just for the rock without any soil. Add water to just Mississippi State University Coastal
below the surface of the rock. Keep Research and Extension Center in Biloxi
containers is a good way to bring color cool and dark until the shoots begin to and hosts Southern Gardening television
and fragrance into the home during grow. Move to a warm, sunny spot and and radio programs. Contact him at
the winter. In fact, many other bulbs enjoy the show. southerngardening@msstate.edu.

Dear Abby

D
EAR ABBY: My
husband and I
decided a couple
of years ago that we
wanted to live a simpler,
slower-paced life. We
decided to get rid of our
TV, tablets and social
media accounts and
trade our smartphones
in for flip phones,
among other changes.
Since then we have
been focusing more
on our marriage and Dear Abby
our four kids. We have
picked up new hobbies
and have been learning better com-
munication skills. The result: We find nials (my husband and I) are addicted
ourselves happier and less stressed
overall.
The problem is we Even after two years, people are
have encountered a lot upset about it, and we still get rude,
of hostility from friends snarky comments. I don’t care if they
and family. We have disagree with us, but I do care that
been told we are crazy, they feel entitled to be rude and dis-
backward, anti-tech- respectful. How do we deal with peo-
nology, and have even ple’s big emotions over such a small
been accused of abus- matter? — UNPLUGGED IN OHIO
ing our kids because DEAR UNPLUGGED: Social media
they spend most of can be a blessing, and for many
their time outdoors and individuals it has become the primary
don’t watch TV. way of maintaining contact with
I really don’t under- others. Your friends and family may
stand why people are be bothered because they have to
angry. Maybe they feel make more effort in order to have a
we are judging them relationship with you.
(we aren’t), or maybe Because you have chosen the di-
they just don’t like when rection in which you want to go, your
others choose a different path. With best “defense” would be to keep your
all the complaints about how millen- sense of humor and ignore the snark
whenever possible. I’m pleased that
to screens, I would think they would you are happier now, and I have a
regard our decision as a positive one. hunch more families may follow your
example in the future.
DEAR ABBY: This is in reply to
“Hung Up on the Ring in Reno” (Nov.
11), whose girlfriend insists on a
very expensive ring as part of the
marriage proposal. He believes she
equates her value and social status
with the size of the stone.
I was married in the early 1970s.
When my fiance and I went to a jewel-
er to select my ring, I sorted through
several trays of gold rings, searching
for just the right one. Finally, in the
last tray, I found exactly what I want-
ed — a little gold band trimmed with
an etched design around the edges. I
held my breath as the jeweler quoted
the price — $13!
That sweet little gold band has
been on the third finger of my left
hand for 45 years. It has nothing to
do with my value and social status,
but rather, represents 4 1/2 decades
of love, mutual respect and sharing.
I wouldn’t trade it for the Hope Dia-
mond, and I intend to wear it until my
final day on Earth.
Incidentally, my husband saw the
jeweler later at a social gathering
shortly before our wedding, and the
man complimented him on the “nice,
sensible” young lady he was going to
marry. — NANCY IN UPSTATE NEW
YORK
DEAR NANCY: It appears your hus-
band and the jeweler had something
important in common — an eye for
quality.
Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van
Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips,
and was founded by her mother,
Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby
at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box
69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Horoscopes
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Feb.
3). You forget yourself, in a
good way, losing the self-con-
sciousness that kept you from
pursuing your attractions and
interests. Because what oth-
ers think no longer matters so
much, you’re able to ask for
greater emotional depth, com-
pensation, beauty and more.
Life improvements come via
hard work and excellent men-
torship. Virgo and Libra adore
you. Your lucky numbers are:
30, 1, 11, 14 and 27.
ARIES (March 21-April
19). Though you can some-
times find it easy to derive joy
from the small ordinary things,
right now you’re focused dif-
ferently, so driven by your big
goal that it will be constantly
in mind, squeezing out all
other considerations.
TAURUS (April 20-May
20). To measure the distance
between where you are and
where you want to be will be a
recipe for discontent. Instead,
you should determine the right
direction, take a step and
repeat.
GEMINI (May 21-June
21). Complaining is one way
of figuring out what’s working
and what’s not. But it’s such
an unattractive mode that it’s
better to do it in the confines
of a private document than out
loud. Vent in a journal. Then
tinker around with solutions.
CANCER (June 22-July
22). There’s real potential in
the current situation, but it
may not be obvious. Ultimate-
ly, to have a grateful heart
about the whole thing, you
need to recognize what’s in it
for you. So what’s interesting
here? What’s pleasing?
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22).
People have ideas and try to
sell you on them. This goes on
all day long and takes many
forms — from advertisers to
colleagues to family members.
It’s more or less a constant
pitch. Get some quiet time
tonight.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.
22). You have a levelheaded
view of fame. At some point,
in order to move forward,
you’ll have to take credit and
become known. But today
you’ll be able to accomplish
many aims under the radar, an
approach you’ll much prefer.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
It’s not a bad idea to rehearse
before asking for what you
want. What might be even
more helpful is to do some
deep thinking about how much
you really want it and what you
have to offer in exchange.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
21). Your idea of a perfect
day has changed through the
years. Actually, it’s changed
since yesterday! There are
benefits to consciously updat-
ing your fantasy. It will help
you get more of the good stuff
into your day-to-day life.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov.
22-Dec. 21). You’re still not
sure how hard you should
be working at a certain goal,
but it’s pretty clear that this
present amount isn’t right.
So mess around with your
efforts. Experiment, with the
aim of achieving a balance
that works.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-
Jan. 19). What you have in
common with your loved ones
won’t be so important as
what you don’t. It’s how you
fill in each other’s blanks that
matters most to the outcome
of the day.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18). When you count your
blessings, certain items rise
to the top — strokes of good
fortune for which you’ll be
eternally grateful. When you
dwell there, your joy multi-
plies.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20). A relationship takes a
starring role without even
showing up in the action of the
day. The memory looms large,
with an impact undeniable.
Even so, recognize that this is
merely an idea you’re having,
an idea that can change.

Where the Spirit of the Lord is
“There is Liberty”
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ASSEMBLIES OF GOD
CALVARY ASSEMBLY OF GOD — Lehmberg Rd. and
Bennett Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 6
p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Eric Crews, Pastor.
FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD — 2201 Military Road.
Christian Education 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Nursery
Church (2-3 yrs.) Super Church (children)10:30 a.m.
Worship 6 p.m. Wednesday 7 p.m. Nursery provided for all
services. Jody Gurley, Pastor. 662-328-6374
NEW LIFE ASSEMBLY OF GOD — 4474 New Hope Road.
Worship 10:30 a.m., Children’s Church 10:30 a.m., Jack
Medley, Pastor. 662-664-0852
BAPTIST
ANTIOCH BAPTIST CHURCH — Hwy. 45 N. Sunday
School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Discipleship Training 5
p.m., Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Mitch McWilliams,
Pastor. 662-328-4765
ARMSTRONG BAPTIST CHURCH — 1707 Yorkville
Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. Bible Study
Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. William Vaughn, Pastor. 662-
328-0670
ARTESIA BAPTIST CHURCH — Sunday School 10 a.m.,
Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. Pastor Jeff
Morgan.
BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH — 3232 Military Road.
Sunday School 10:00 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m. Walter Butler, Pastor.
BETHESDA BAPTIST CHURCH — 2096 Bethesda
Rd, Crawford. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.,
Discipleship Training 6:00 p.m., Worship 7 p.m., Wednesday
7:00 p.m. Allan Dees, Pastor. 662-272-8734
BORDER SPRINGS BAPTIST CHURCH — 12771 Hwy.
12 E., Caledonia. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30
a.m., Kids for Christ 5 p.m., Discipleship Training 5:15 p.m.,
Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday Bible Study – Adults, Children,
and Youth classes 7 p.m. Dan Louman, Pastor. 662-386-
0541. Brad Creely, Minister of Music and Youth, 662-312-
LLC
8749. www. borderspringsbaptistchurch.com
BROOKSVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH — Main Street,
Brooksville. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 10:55 a.m.
and 6 p.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m.
CALEDONIA BAPTIST CHURCH — 7840 Wolfe Road,
Caledonia. Sunday Men’s Prayer Service 9:30 a.m.,
Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Bible Study 4
p.m., Worship 5 p.m., Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m. Bob
Burch, Pastor.
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH — 295 Dowdle Dr. Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Adult Choir
rehearsals and Discipleship Training 5 p.m., Worship 6
p.m., Wednesday 6:15 p.m. Rev. Ralph Windle, Interim
Pastor. 662-328-6741
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH — 385 7th St. SW, Vernon,
Ala. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 5 p.m.
(6 p.m. - Daylight Savings Time), Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Wil
Corbett, Pastor. 205-270-1845
CANAAN BAPTIST CHURCH — 1008 Lehmberg Rd.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Service and Children’s Church
10:30 a.m., Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Paul
Shaw, Pastor. 662-327-3771
CANAAN MB CHURCH — 2425 Bell Ave. Sunday School
8:15 a.m., Worship 9:30 a.m., Wednesday Bible Study 6
p.m. Jimmy Pounds, Pastor. 662-327-1226
COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH — 2490 Yorkville
Rd. East Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m.,
Wednesday Bible Study, Children & Youth Classes 6:30
p.m. Matt Moehring, Pastor. Edward Rhinewalt, Music
Director. 662-327-5306
CORNERSTONE BAPTIST CHURCH — 844 Old West
Point Rd., Starkville. Sunday 10:30 a.m. Greg Upperman,
Pastor. 662-323-6351 or visit www.cornerstonestarkville.
com
EAST END BAPTIST CHURCH — 380 Hwy. 50 W. (Hwy.
50 and Holly Hills Rd.) Sunday School 9:15 a.m., Worship
We unlock 10:30 a.m., Worship 5 p.m. followed by Discipleship
Training, Mission Friends and GAs 5 p.m., Sanctuary Choir
cars
6:30 p.m., Wednesday Prayer Meeting, Youth Worship,
Preschool & Children’s Choirs 6:30 p.m. Bryon Benson,
Pastor. 662-328-5915
EASTVIEW BAPTIST CHURCH — 1316 Ben Christopher
p.m. Junior Eads, Pastor. 662-329-2245
RESIDENTIAL FAIRVIEW BAPTIST CHURCH — 127 Airline Rd.
Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10:15 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.,
Wednesday 6 p.m. Dr. Breck Ladd, Pastor. 662-328-2924
FAITH CHRISTIAN BAPTIST CHURCH — 1621 Mike
Parra Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. Rev.
Michael Love, Pastor. 662-434-5252
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH — 7th St. and 2nd. Ave.
N. Sunday Worship 8:45 a.m., Sunday School 10 a.m.
(Worship televised at 10 a.m. on WCBI-TV, Columbus
Cable Channel 7), Contemporary Worship 11 a.m.; Sunday
5 p.m. Worship at 3000 Bluecutt Road, Midweek Prayer
Service Wednesday 6:00 p.m. located downtown. Dr.
Shawn Parker, Pastor. 662-245-0540 columbusfbc.org
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF STEENS — 40 Odom Rd.,
Steens. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 6
p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m.
FRIENDSHIP BAPTIST — 125 Yorkville Rd. W. Sunday
School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7
p.m. John Gainer, Pastor. 662-328-6024 or 662-328-3183
GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH — 708 Airline Rd. Sunday
School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m. & 6 p.m., Wednesday 6 p.m.
Charles Whitney, Pastor.
GRACE COVENANT BAPTIST CHURCH — 912 11th Ave.
S. Sunday 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. Pastor Sammy Burns. 662-
328-1096
GREENWOOD SPRINGS BAPTIST CHURCH — 278
East between Gattman & Amory. Sunday School 10 a.m.,
Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7:15 p.m. Rev.
John Walden, Pastor. 662-356-4445
IMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH — 6342 Military Rd.,
Steens. Bible Study 10:30 a.m., Worship 9:15 a.m. and 6
p.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. 662-328-1668
KOLOLA SPRINGS BAPTIST CHURCH — Caledonia.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., AWANA
4:45-6 Ages 2-12th grade (Sept. - May), Worship 5 p.m.,
Choir Practice Wednesday 6 p.m., 252 Basics Children’s
Ministry an Cross Training Youth Wednesday 7 p.m.,
Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m. Rev. Don Harding, Pastor.
LONGVIEW BAPTIST CHURCH — 991 Buckner Street,
Longview. Sunday School 10:00 a.m., Worship 11:00 a.m.,
Discipleship Training 5:15 p.m., Evening Worship 6:00 p.m.;
Wednesday Prayer Meeting 6:30 p.m. Pastor Larry W.
Yarber, or email ynyministry@yahoo.com, 662-769-4774
MCBEE BAPTIST CHURCH — 2846 Hwy. 50 E. Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Discipleship Training
5 p.m., Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Rev. Jimmy
Ray, Pastor. 662-328-7177
MIDWAY BAPTIST CHURCH — Holly Hills Rd. Sunday
School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m.,
Prayer Service every Saturday 6 p.m. Rev. Denver Clark,
Pastor.
MOUNT PISGAH BAPTIST CHURCH — 2628 East Tibbee
Rd., West Point. Sunday Worship each week 8 a.m., 1st,
3rd and 5th Sunday Worship 11:30 a.m., Sunday School
9:30 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Donald Wesley, Pastor.
MOUNT ZION BAPTIST CHURCH — 1791 Lake Lowndes
Rd. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10:15 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Steve Lammons, Pastor. 662-328-
2811
MT. VERNON CHURCH — 200 Mt. Vernon Rd. Sunday
Worship 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., Service Life Groups for
all ages 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., Connection Cafe 10 a.m.,
Discovery Zone. 662-328-3042 mtvchurch.com
MURRAH’S CHAPEL BAPTIST CHURCH — 9297 Hwy.
69 S. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. and
6:30 p.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m.
NEW COVENANT BAPTIST CHURCH — Highway 50 E.
Sunday School 9 a.m., Service 10 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m.
Ed Nix, Pastor.
NEW JOURNEY CHURCH — 3123 New Hope Rd. Sunday
Worship 10:30 a.m., Small Groups 5:30 p.m., Kevin Edge,
Pastor. 662-315-7753 or thenewjourneychurch.org
NEW SALEM BAPTIST CHURCH — 7086 Wolfe Rd., 3
miles south of Caledonia. Sunday Worship 8:00 a.m. & 10:30
a.m., Sunday School 9:15 a.m., Sunday Evening - AWANA
4 p.m., Discipleship Training, Youth & Adult 5 p.m., Evening
Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday - Adults, Youth & Children 6:30
p.m. 662-356-4940 www.newsalembaptistcaledonia.com
Bro. Mel Howton, Pastor.
NORTHSIDE FREE WILL BAPTIST — 14th Ave. and
Waterworks. Sunday School 10 a.m., Sunday Worship 11
a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Pat Creel, Pastor.
OPEN DOOR M.B. CHURCH — Starkville Sportsplex, 405
Lynn Lane, Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. 1st
2nd and 4th Sundays. Donnie Jones, Pastor. 662-263-7102
PLEASANT GROVE MB CHURCH — 1914 Moor High
Road, Crawford. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11
a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Riley Forrest, Sr., Pastor.
662-272-8221
PLEASANT HILL BAPTIST — 1383 Pleasant Hill Rd.
Sunday Worship 10 a.m. & 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Bill
Hurt, Pastor. 662-329-3921
PLYMOUTH BAPTIST CHURCH — 187 Plymouth Rd.
Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Randy
Rigdon, Pastor. Neil Shepherd, Music.
SOVEREIGN FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH — 7852 Hwy.
12 E., Steens. Sunday Worship 10 a.m., Service 5 p.m.,
Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Charles Young, Pastor.
SOVEREIGN GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH — 12859 Martin
Road Spur, Northport, Ala. Worship 11 a.m., Sunday Bible
Study noon. Todd Bryant, Pastor. sovereigngrace.net
STATE LINE BAPTIST CHURCH — 7560 Hwy. 1282 E.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Wednesday
Night small group 6:30 p.m. Robert Gillis, Pastor. 662-
329-2973
TEMPLE OF DELIVERANCE BAPTIST CHURCH —
4307 Sand Rd., Steens. Maurice Williams, Pastor. Sunday
School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 7 p.m., Wednesday 7
p.m. 662-327-2580
UNITED CHRISTIAN BAPTIST CHURCH — 2 blocks east
of Hwy. 69 on Yorkville Rd. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship
10:15 a.m. Steven James, Pastor.
UNIVERSITY BAPTIST CHURCH — 1104 Louisville St.,
Starkville (located in Fellowship Hall of St. Luke Lutheran
Church). Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. Bert
Montgomery, Pastor. www.ubcstarkville.org
VICTORY FREE WILL BAPTIST CHURCH — Victory Loop
off of Mill Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and
6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Pastor, Al Hamm.
WOODLAND BAPTIST CHURCH — 3033 Ridge Rd.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Worship 6
p.m., AWANA Wednesday 6:30 p.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m.
Shelby Hazzard, Senior Pastor. Brad Wright, Director of
Student Ministries.
10TH STREET FAIRLAWN BAPTIST CHURCH — 1118
7th St. S. Sunday School 8 a.m., Worship 9:30 a.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m., Youth Ministry Wednesday 4:30 p.m.
Rev. Brian Hood, Pastor.
INDEPENDENT BAPTIST
BETHESDA CHURCH — 1800 Short Main. Sunday School
9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Nathaniel
Best, Pastor. E-mail: bethesdambchurch@yahoo.com
BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH — 5860 Hwy. 50 E., West
Point. Sunday School 10 a.m., Service 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m.
FELLOWSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH — 1720 Hwy. 373.
Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. Martin “Buddy” Gardner, Pastor.
LIGHTHOUSE BAPTIST CHURCH — 5030 Hwy. 182 E.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. 662-327-1130
SHINING LIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH — 957 Sunset Drive,
Starkville in the Comfort Suites Conference Room, Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Pastor
John Harvey. slbcstarkville.org 662-648-0282
MISSIONARY BAPTIST
ANDERSON GROVE MB CHURCH — 1853 Anderson
Grove Road, Caledonia. Sunday School 9:20 a.m., Worship
11:00 a.m., Bible Study Wednesday 6:20 p.m. David O.
Williams, Pastor. 662-356-4968.
ANTIOCH MB CHURCH — 2304 Seventh Ave. N. Sunday
School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. Kenny
Bridges, Pastor.
BETHLEHEM MB CHURCH — 293 Bethlehem Road,
Caledonia. Sunday School 1st and 4th Sundays 8 a.m., 2nd
& 3rd Sundays 9:30 a.m., Worship 1st & 4th Sundays 9:30
a.m., 2nd & 3rd Sundays 11 a.m., Wednesdays 6 p.m. Rev.
Willie James Gardner, Pastor. 662-356-4424
BLESSING MB CHURCH — Starkville Sportsplex, Activity
Center 405 Lynn Lane Road. Sunday Worship 2nd, 4th &
5th Sundays 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Pastor Martin. 662-744-0561
BRICK MB CHURCH — Old Macon Rd. Sunday School
9:30 a.m. each Sunday, Worship 2nd and 4th Sundays only
11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Everett Little, Pastor.
CALVARY FAITH CENTER — Hwy. 373 & Jess Lyons
Road. Sunday Worship 8:00 a.m., Sunday School 9 a.m.,
Worship 10 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Pastor Robert
Bowers, Pastor. 662-434-0144
CEDAR GROVE MB CHURCH — 286 Swartz Dr. Worship
Services 11:15 a.m., Sunday School 10 a.m., Wednesday
6:30 p.m. Johnnie Richardson, Pastor. 662-434-6528
CHRISTIAN HILL MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH
— 14096 MS Hwy. 388, Brooksville, MS 39739, Sunday
School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11:00 a.m., Wednesday 6:30
p.m. Bobby Bowen, Pastor. 662-738-5837/549-6100
CHRIST MB CHURCH — 110 2nd Ave. S. Sunday School
10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m., B.T.U.
Program every 1st & 3rd Sunday 6 p.m.
ELBETHEL MB CHURCH — 2205 Washington Ave.
Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday
7:00 p.m., Rev. Leroy Jones, Pastor.
FAITH HARVEST MB CHURCH — 4266 Sand Road.
Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Bible class
Tuesday 6 p.m. Hugh L. Dent, Pastor. 662-243-7076.
FOURTH STREET MB CHURCH — 610 4th St. N. Sunday
School 9 a.m., Worship 10:45 a.m., Wednesday Bible
Study 7 p.m. Rev. Jimmy L. Rice, Pastor. 662-328-1913
FRIENDSHIP MB CHURCH — 1102 12th Ave. S. Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. Dr.
Stanley K. McCrary, Pastor. 662-327-7473 or 662-251-4185
GREATER MT. OLIVE M.B. CHURCH — 1856 Carson Rd.
Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10:15 a.m., Wednesday 7
a.m. Donald Henry, Pastor.
HALBERT MISSION MB CHURCH — 2199 Halbert Church
Rd., Ethelsville, Ala. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11
a.m. Ernest Prescott, Pastor.
HOPEWELL MB CHURCH — 4892 Ridge Rd. Sunday
School 8 a.m., Worship 9 a.m., Minister Terry Johnson,
Interim Pastor.
JERUSALEM MB CHURCH — 14129 Hwy 12 E.,
Caledonia. Sunday School 8:30 a.m., Worship 9:30 a.m.,
Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m. Rev. Willie Petty, Sr., Pastor.
MAPLE STREET BAPTIST — 219 Maple St. Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 6 p.m. Joseph Oyeleye, Pastor. 662-328-4629
MILLERS CHAPEL MB CHURCH — 425 East North
St. Macon. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.,
Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Ron Houston, Pastor.
MISSIONARY UNION BAPTIST CHURCH — 1207 5th
Ave. N. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Baptist
Training Union 5 p.m., Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday 6 p.m.
Rev. Tony A. Montgomery, Pastor.
MOUNT ZION M.B. CHURCH — 2221 14th Ave. N. Sunday
School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Tuesday Bible Study 7
p.m. Jesse J. Slater, Pastor. 662-328-4979
MT. ARY MB CHURCH — 291 S. Frontage Rd., Lot #4.
Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m.
Rev. Erick Logan, Pastor.
MT. AVERY BAPTIST CHURCH — 12311 Nashville Ferry
Rd. E. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m. every
Sunday except 5th Sunday. Rev. John Wells, Pastor.
MT. OLIVE MB CHURCH — 2020 Atkin Rd., Millport, Ala.
Sunday School 9 a.m. Worship Service 10 a.m. Pastor
Benny W. Henry. 205-662-3923
NEW HOPE MB CHURCH — 271 Church St., Artesia.
Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6
p.m. Thomas E. Rice is Pastor. 662-494-1580
NEW BAPTIST TEMPLE MB CHURCH — 5937 Nashville
Ferry Rd. E. Sunday School 9 a.m. each week except 5th
Sunday, Worship 10 a.m. each week except 5th Sunday,
5th Sundays: Ushers Board Fellowship. Rev. L.A. Gardner,
Pastor. 662-329-3321
NEW ZION PILGRIM MB CHURCH — 5253 New Hope
Rd. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship Services 11 a.m.,
Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Rev. Christopher Wriley, Pastor.
NEW ZION STEENS MB CHURCH — 3301 Sand Rd.
Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m.
Pastor Rev. Billy D. Hill. 662-329-5224
OAK GROVE MB CHURCH — 1090 Taylor Thurston Rd.
Sunday School 9:00 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., 5th Sunday 8
a.m., Wednesday Bible Study 6:15 p.m. Pastor Therman
Cunningham Sr., 662-798-0179
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OAKLAND MB CHURCH — 18 Fairport Road, Crawford.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday
Bible study 7 p.m., Mass Choir Rehearsal - Wed. before 1st
and 2nd Sun. 6 p.m., Male Chorus Rehearsal - Wed. before
3rd Sun. 6 p.m., Junior Choir Rehearsal - Wed. before 4th
Sun. 6 p.m. Rev. Sammy L. White, Pastor.
PLEASANT GROVE ROBINSON MB CHURCH — 9203
Hwy. 389 N., Starkville. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship
11:15 a.m., Wednesday Prayer Service/Bible Study 7 p.m.
Pastor George A. Sanders. 456-0024
PLEASANT RIDGE MB CHURCH — Ridge Rd. Sunday
School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. A.
Edwards, Sr., Pastor.
PROVIDENCE MB CHURCH — Old Hwy. 69 S. Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev.
Gilbert Anderson, Pastor.
SAINT MATTHEWS MB CHURCH — 1213 Island Rd.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday
6:30 p.m. Curtis Clay, Sr., Pastor.
SALEM MB CHURCH — Hwy. 86, Carrollton, Ala. Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. Rev.
David J. Johnson, Jr., Pastor.
SECOND JAMES CREEK MB CHURCH — 4898 Baldwin
Rd., Brooksville. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.
Pastor Michael Tate. 662-738-5855
SOUTHSIDE MB CHURCH — 100 Nashville Ferry Rd. E.
Sunday School 8:30 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Wednesday
6:30 p.m. Rev. Rayfield Evins Jr., Pastor.
SIXTH AVENUE MB CHURCH — 1519 Sixth Ave. N.
Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Sunday 11 a.m., Bible Study
Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. W.C. Talley, Pastor. 662-329-2344
SPRINGFIELD MB CHURCH — 6369 Hwy. 45 S. (1st & 3rd
Sunday) Sunday School 10:30 a.m., Worship 11:30 a.m.,
(1st & 3rd Wednesday) 7 p.m. Robert Gavin, Pastor. 662-
327-9843
STEPHEN CHAPEL MB CHURCH — 514 20th St. N.
Sunday School 9:15 a.m., Worship 8 a.m. & 11 a.m. B.T.U. 5
p.m., Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. Rev. Joe Peoples,
Pastor.
St. James MB CHURCH — 6525 Hardy-Billups Rd.,
Crawford. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and
6:15 p.m. Rev. Chad Payton, Pastor.
St. JOHN MB CHURCH — 3477 Motley Rd., Sunday
School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday Bible Study 7
p.m. Joe Brooks, Pastor. 327-7494.
ST. PAUL MB CHURCH — Robinson Rd. Sunday School
10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. Rev. Willie
Mays, Pastor.
ST. PAUL MB CHURCH — 1800 Short Main St. Disciple
Training/Sunday School 8 a.m., Worship 9:00 a.m. Rev.
John F. Johnson, Pastor. 662-241-7111
STRONG HILL MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH — 325
Barton Ferry Rd., West Point. Sunday School 9:30 a.m.,
Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m.
UNION BAPTIST MB CHURCH — 101 Weaver Rd.
(Hwy. 69 S) Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.,
Wednesday 6 p.m. Pastor McSwain.
TABERNACLE MB CHURCH — Magnolia Drive, Macon.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6
p.m.
UNION HOPEWELL MB CHURCH — 150 Spurlock Rd.
Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6
p.m. Carlton Jones, Pastor.
WOODLAWN LANDMARK MB CHURCH — 8086 Hwy.
12. East, Steens. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.
and 5 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. David Retherford, Pastor.
THE WORD CHURCH INTERNATIONAL — 366
Carson Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11:15 a.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. John Sanders, Pastor.
ZION GATE MB CHURCH — 1202 5th St. S. Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 8 a.m. and 10:45., Children’s
Church 10:15 a.m., Worship 5 p.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. Dr.
James A. Boyd, Pastor.
PRIMITIVE BAPTIST
ABERDEEN PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH —
Washington St. & Columbus St., Aberdeen. Sunday 10:30
a.m. and 2 p.m. Herb Hatfield, Pastor. 662-369-4937
HAMILTON PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH — Flower
Farm Rd., 2 miles South of Hamilton, just off Hwy. 45.
Sunday 10:30 a.m. Jesse Phillips, Pastor. 662-429-2305
MAYHEW PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH — 842 Hwy.
45 Alternate, Starkville. Sunday Service 10:30 a.m. Herb
Hatfield,Pastor. 662-315-4937
SPRINGHILL P.B. CHURCH — 3996 Sandyland Road,
Macon, MS. Walter Lowery Jr., Pastor. Sunday School 9:00
a.m., Worship 10:00 a.m., Tuesday Bible Study 6 p.m. 662-
738-5006.
SULPHUR SPRINGS PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH —
North of Caledonia on Wolf Rd, Hamilton. Sunday 10:30
a.m. & 1st Sunday Night at 6:30 p.m. Elder Joseph Mettles,
Pastor. 662-369-2532
ANGLICAN CATHOLIC
SAINT DAVID’S AT MAYHEW — 549 Mayhew Rd.,
Mayhew. Holy Eucharist - Sunday 10 a.m. 662-244-5939
or anglicancatholic.org
CATHOLIC
ANNUNCIATION CATHOLIC CHURCH — 808 College
St. Mass Schedules are as follows: Sunday 8 a.m. & 10:30
a.m., Monday, Wednesday & Friday 8 a.m., Tuesday 5:30
p.m., Thursday 8:30 a.m., and Annunciation Catholic
School (during the school year). Father Jeffrey Waldrep,
Priest.
CHRISTIAN
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH — 811 N. McCrary. Jerry
Mitchell, Pastor. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30
a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday, 7 p.m.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH — 720 4th Ave. N. and
8th St. N. Sunday Service 10:30 a.m.
CHURCH OF CHRIST
CALEDONIA CHURCH OF CHRIST — Main St.,
Caledonia. Sunday Bible Study 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m.
and 5 p.m., Wednesday 6 p.m.
CHURCH OF CHRIST — 4362 Hwy. 69 S. Sunday Worship
9:30 a.m. , Wednesday 6 p.m. Loviah Johnson 662-574-
0426 or E-mail: jtychicus00@gmail.com
CHURCH OF CHRIST — 437 Gregory Rd. Sunday Bible
class 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7
p.m. Richard Latham, Minister. 662-328-4705
CHURCH OF CHRIST DIVINE — 1316 15th St. S. Morning
Worship (3rd & 5th Sunday) 8:30 a.m., Sunday School
9:45 a.m., Morning Worship 11:30 a.m., Wednesday Night
Bible Study 7 p.m. 662-327-6060 Bishop Timothy L. Heard,
Pastor.
COLUMBUS CHURCH OF CHRIST — 2401 7th St. N.
Sunday Bible Class 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Sunday
Bible Study 5 p.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Lendy Bartlett,
Minister of Community Outreach; Paul Bennett, Family Life
Minister; Billy Ferguson, Minister of Discipleship.
EAST COLUMBUS CHURCH OF CHRIST — Highway
182 E. at Gaylane. Sunday Worship 9 a.m., Bible Study
10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. http://
eastcolumbuschurch.com
HWY. 69 CHURCH OF CHRIST — 2407 Hwy. 69 S. Sunday
Bible Study 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:15 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. www.highway69coc.com
LONE OAK CHURCH OF CHRIST — 1903 Lone Oak Rd.,
Steens. Bible Study 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m.
MAGNOLIA CHURCH OF CHRIST — 161 Jess Lyons
Rd. Bible Study 9:15 a.m., Worship, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. Minister David May, Pastor. 662-769-
5514.
NORTH HILLCREST CHURCH OF CHRIST — 900 North
Hillcrest, Aberdeen, MS 39730, Sunday Worship 10:00
a.m., Wednesday Bible Study 6:00 p.m., Bro. Arthur
Burnett, Minister, 662-304-6098. Email: nhill crestcoc@
gmail.com
STEENS CHURCH OF CHRIST — Steens Vernon Rd. 9:15
a.m. Bible Study, Worship 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday
7 p.m. Larry Montgomery, Minister.
10TH AVE. N. CHURCH OF CHRIST — 1828 10th Ave. N.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Bible Class
5 p.m., Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Willie McCord,
Minister.
WOODLAWN CHURCH OF CHRIST — Woodlawn
Community. Sunday 9 a.m., Worship 9:45 a.m., Worship 6
p.m., Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Willis Logan, Minister.
CHURCH OF GOD
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CORNERSTONE WORSHIP CENTER — 7840 Wolfe Rd.
Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Wednesday
6:30 p.m. Tony Hunt, Pastor. 662-889-6570
LATTER RAIN CHURCH OF GOD — 721 7th Ave. S.
Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. Wednesday 6
p.m. Brenda Othell Sullivan, Pastor.
NORTH COLUMBUS CHURCH OF GOD — 2103 Jess
Lyons Rd. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m.
and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Clarence Roberts, Pastor.
YORKVILLE HEIGHTS CHURCH — 2274 Yorkville Rd.,
Sunday Connect Groups 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m.,
Wednesday Worship 7 p.m.; Nursery available for all
services (newborn-4). Scott Volland, Pastor. 662-328-1256
or www.yorkvilleheights.com
ZION ASSEMBLY CHURCH OF GOD — 5580 Ridge Road.
Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. Byron Harris, Pastor.
CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST
BIBLE WAY PROGRESSIVE CHURCH OF GOD IN
CHRIST — 426 Military Rd. Sunday School 8 a.m.,
Worship 9 a.m., Monday Prayer 6 p.m., Wednesday Bible
Study 6 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday Prayer Noon. Tommy
Williams, Pastor.
FIFTEENTH ST. CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST — 917
15th St. N. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. and
6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Marion C. Bonner, Pastor.
GREATER PENTECOSTAL TEMPLE CHURCH OF GOD
IN CHRIST — 1601 Pickensville Rd., Sunday School 9:30
a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Monday 6 p.m., Tuesday 7 p.m.,
Friday 7 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m. Ocie Salter, Pastor.
MIRACLE TEMPLE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST —
5429 Hwy. 45 N. Sunday Prayer 8 a.m., Sunday School
8:30 a.m., Worship 9:30 a.m., 4th Sunday Fellowship
Lunch, Youth Sunday 4th Sunday, Wednesday Bible Study
6 p.m. Elder Robert L. Brown, Jr., Pastor. 662-327-4221.
Email: mr.endure@aol.com
NOW FAITH CENTER MINISTRIES — 425 Military Road,
Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11:30 a.m., Tuesday Night
Bible Study 7 p.m. Elder Samuel Wilson, Pastor.
OPEN DOOR CHURCH OF GOD — 711 S. Thayer Ave.,
Aberdeen. Sunday School 10:30 a.m., Worship 11:30 a.m.,
Tuesday Bible School 10 a.m. & 6 p.m., 2nd & 4th Thursday
Evangelist Night 6 p.m. Johnnie Bradford, Pastor. 662-574-
2847.
PETER’S ROCK TEMPLE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST
— 223 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., Starkville. Sunday
Worship 7:45 a.m., 10 a.m., 6 p.m., Sunday School 9 a.m.,
Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m.
VICTORY TEMPLE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST —
Minnie Vaughn Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 12
p.m., Tuesday 7 p.m. Donald Koonch, Pastor. 662-243-
2064
COLUMBUS AIR FORCE BASE
CAFB CHAPEL — Catholic - Sunday: Catholic
Reconciliation 4:00 p.m., Mass 5 p.m. Catholic Priest
Father Paul Stewart. Protestant - Sunday: Adult Sunday
School 9 a.m., Worship 10:45 a.m. Wing Chaplain Lt. Col.
Steven Richardson. 662-434-2500
EPISCOPAL
GOOD SHEPHERD EPISCOPAL CHURCH — 321
Forrest Blvd. Sunday Bible Study 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m.,
Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m. Rev. Sandra DePriest. 662-
574-1972
ST. PAUL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH — 318 College St.
Sunday 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Sunday School 9:15 a.m.
Rev. Anne Harris. 662-328-6673 or stpaulscolumbus.com.
FULL GOSPEL
BREAD OF LIFE FELLOWSHIP — New Hope Road.
Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Wednesday
6 p.m. Jack Taylor, Pastor.
BEULAH GROVE FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST CHURCH —
8490 Artesia Rd., Artesia, MS. Sunday Service 8:30 a.m.,
Tuesday Bible Study 6:30 p.m. Timothy Bourne, Senior
Pastor.
CHARITY FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST CHURCH — 1524
6th Ave. S. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m., Saturday 6 p.m. Charles Fisher, Pastor.
CHARITY MISSION FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST CHURCH
— 807 Tarlton Rd., Crawford. Sunday School 9:40 a.m.,
Worship 11:15 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m., Prayer Hour Mon.-
Fri. 10 a.m., Saturday 8 a.m., New Membership Class 9:30
p.m., 5th Sunday Worship 6:30 p.m. 662-272-5355
COVENANT LIFE MINISTRIES CHURCH — W. Yorkville
Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Evening 6:30
p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m.
Fairview Full Gospel BAPTIST CHURCH — 1446
Wilson Pine Rd., Crawford. Sunday School 9:30 a.m.,
Worship 10 a.m., Tuesday 7 p.m. Bobby L. McCarter 662-
328-2793
GREATER MOUNT ZION CHURCH — 5114 Hwy. 182 E.
Sunday Corporate Prayer 8 a.m., Sunday School 9 a.m.,
Worship 10:15 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m., Bible Study 7
p.m. Doran V. Johnson, Pastor. 662-329-1905
GOD’S ANNOINTED PEOPLE MINISTRY FULL GOSPEL
FELLOWSHIP — 611 Jess Lyons Rd. Sunday School 9
a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Jerome Gill,
Pastor. 662-244-7088
HARVEST LIFE CHURCH — 425 Military Rd. Sunday
Service 10:30 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. F. Clark Richardson,
Pastor. 662-329-2820
NEW BEGINNING FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST CHURCH —
318 Idlewild Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.,
Wednesday 6 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m. 662-327-3962
NEW LIFE FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST CHURCH — 426
Military Rd. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10a.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Michael Love, Pastor.
PLUM GROVE FULL GOSPEL CHURCH — Old Macon
Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11:30 a.m., Tuesday
6:30 p.m., Thursday 7 p.m. Samuel B. Wilson, Pastor.
SHILOH FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST CHURCH — 120
19th St. S. Sunday School 8:30 a.m., Worship 10 a.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m., Missionary Service every 2nd
Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Freddie Edwards, Pastor.
JEWISH
B’NAI ISRAEL — 717 2nd Ave. N. Services Semi-monthly.
Friday 7:30 p.m. 662-329-5038
Universalist
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST — Meeting at Temple B’nai
Israel, 1301 Marshall, Tupelo, every 1st & 3rd Sunday. 662-
620-7344 or uua.org
LUTHERAN
FAITH EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH (WELS) —
Hwy. 45 N. and 373. Sunday School/Bible Class 3:45 p.m.,
Worship 5 p.m. 662-356-4647
OUR SAVIOR LUTHERAN CHURCH (L.C.M.S.) — 1211
18th Ave. N. Sunday School 9 a.m.. Worship 10 a.m. Stan
Clark, Pastor. 662-327-7747 oursaviorlutheranms.org
MENNONITE
FAITH MENNONITE FELLOWSHIP — 2988 Tarlton Rd.,
Crawford. Sunday Worship 10 a.m., Sunday School 11 a.m.,
2nd & 4th Sunday Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday 7:30 p.m.
Kevin Yoder, Senior Pastor.
METHODIST
ARTESIA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — 50 Church
Street, Artesia. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.
Gene Merkl, Pastor.
CALEDONIA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — 811 Main
Street, Caledonia. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.
Charity Gordon, Pastor.
CLAIBORNE CME CHURCH — 6049 Nashville Ferry Rd.
E. 2nd and 4th Sundays - Sunday School 10a.m., Worship
11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m., 1st and 3rd Sundays - 3 p.m.,
Geneva H. Thomas, Pastor.
CONCORD INDEPENDENT METHODIST CHURCH —
1235 Concord Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.
Robert L. Hamilton, Sr., Pastor.
COVENANT UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — 618 31st
Ave. N. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. Eugene
Bramlett, Pastor.
CRAWFORD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — Main St.,
Crawford. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. and service 10 a.m.
Kathy Brackett, Pastor. 662-364-8848
CROSSROAD CHAPEL C.M.E. CHURCH — Steens.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6
p.m. Rev. Carl Swanigan, Pastor.
FIRST INDEPENDENT METHODIST — 417 Lehmberg Rd.
Sunday bible study at 10:15 and morning worship at 11 a.m.
Minister Gary Shelton.
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — 602 Main St.
Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 8:45 & 11 a.m., Vespers &
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Lead Pastor. Rev. Anne Russell Bradley, Associate Pastor.
Rev. Aislinn Kopp, Associate Pastor. 328-5252
FLINT HILL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — 80 Old
Honnoll Mill Rd., Caledonia. Sunday Worship Service 9:30
a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Charity Gordon, Pastor.
GLENN’S CHAPEL CME CHURCH — 1109 4th St. S.
Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m. Rev. Raphael
Terry, Pastor. 662-328-1109
HEBRON C.M.E. CHURCH — 1910 Steens Road, Steens.
Meets first, second and third Sundays, Bible class each
Wednesday at 7 p.m. Earnest Sanders, Pastor.
MILITARY CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH —
Hwy. 12, Steens. Sunday School 9:45, Service 11 a.m..
Meet on 2nd and 4th Sundays. Wednesday Bible Study
6:00 p.m. Rev. Antra Geeter, Pastor. 662-327-4263
NEW HOPE CME CHURCH — 1452 Yorkville Road East,
Columbus. Sunday School 10:00 a.m., Worship service
first, third and fourth Sunday (Youth Sunday) 11:00 a.m.,
Wednesday Bible Study 5:00 p.m. Rev. Cornelia Naylor,
Pastor. 662-328-5309
NEW HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — 2503 New
Hope Road. Sunday Worship 8:45 a.m., Sunday School 10
a.m., Tuesday Bible Study 6:30 p.m. Rev. Sarah Windham,
Pastor. 662-329-3555
ORR’S CHAPEL CME CHURCH — Nicholson Street,
Brooksville. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m.,
Saturday 9 a.m.
PINEY GROVE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — 102
Fernbank Rd., Steens. Sunday Worship 9:30 a.m., Sunday
School 10:45 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Andy Tentoni.
SANDERS CHAPEL CME CHURCH — 521 15th St. N.
Sunday School 8 a.m., Sunday 9 a.m., Tuesday 11:45 a.m.
Rev. Dr. Luther Minor, Pastor.
SHAEFFERS CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
— 1007 Shaeffers Chapel Rd., Traditional Worship Service
9 a.m., Rev. Curtis Bray, Pastor.
ST. JAMES UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — 722
Military Rd. Breakfast 9:20 a.m., Sunday School 9:40 a.m.,
Worship 11 a.m., Sunday Evening Worship 6 p.m., Adult/
Children Bible Study Wednesday 6 p.m., Young Adult Bible
Study Thursday 7 p.m. Rev. Paul E. Luckett, Pastor.
ST. PAUL INDEPENDENT METHODIST CHURCH —
Freeman Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Sunday Services 11
a.m. and 5 p.m. Youth activities 5 p.m. John Powell, Pastor.
ST. PAUL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — 307 South
Cedar Street, Macon, Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship
10:30 a.m. , Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m. Demetric
Darden, Pastor.
ST. STEPHEN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — 800
Tuscaloosa Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.
and 6 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Ron McDougald,
Pastor.
TABERNACLE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — Rt. 2,
6015 Tabernacle Rd., Ethelsville, AL. Sunday School 10
a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday 6:30 p.m.
Rickey C. Green, Pastor. 205-662-3443
TRINITY-MT. CARMEL CME CHURCH — 4610 Carson
Rd. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Pastor Lizzie
Harris. 662-329-3995
TURNER CHAPEL AME CHURCH — 1108 14th St. S.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 5
p.m. Yvonne Fox, Pastor.
WESLEY UNITED METHODIST — 511 Airline Rd. Sunday
School 9:45 a.m., Worship 10:55 a.m., Wednesday 5:15
p.m., Chancel Choir 7 p.m., Youth Monday 6:30 p.m. Rev.
Sarah Windham.
WRIGHT CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
— Hwy. 45 Alt. S., Crawford. Sunday School 9:30 a.m.,
Worship 10:15 a.m., Tuesday 6 p.m. Kori Bridges, Pastor.
662-422-9013.
MORMON
CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS
— 2808 Ridge Rd. Sacrament Meeting 9 a.m., Sunday
School 10 a.m., Priesthood & Relief Society 11 a.m., Youth
Activities Wednesday 6 p.m. Bishop Eric Smith. 662-328-
3179.
CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
FIRST CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE — 2722 Ridge Rd.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m.,Worship 10:40 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Stephen Joiner, Pastor.
NON — DENOMINATIONAL
A PREPARED TABLE MINISTRY — 1201 College St.
Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10:10 a.m., Wednesday 6
p.m. Timothy J. Bailey, Pastor. 662-889-7778
ABUNDANT LIFE CHRISTIAN CHURCH — 611 S.
Frontage Road. Sunday 9:30 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Craig
Morris, Pastor.
ALL NATIONS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP CHURCH,
INC. — 1560 Hwy. 69 S., Sunday 9 a.m., Wednesday 6:45
p.m., Friday Corporate Prayer 7 p.m. Pastor James T.
Verdell, Jr. crosswayradio.com 9 a.m., 11 a.m., & 7 p.m. on
Fridays only.
COLUMBUS CHRISTIAN CENTER — 146 S. McCrary
Rd. Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m., Kid’s Church 10:30 a.m.,
Wednesday 6:30 p.m., Kenny Gardner, Pastor. 662-328-
3328
CONGREGATIONAL WORSHIP CENTER — 109 Maxwell
Lane. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11:15 a.m.,
Wednesday Prayer 6 p.m., Wednesday Bible Band 7 p.m.
Grover C. Richards, Pastor. 662-328-8124
CORNERSTONE WORSHIP CENTER — 98 Harrison Rd.,
Steens. Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m., 1st Sunday Evening
6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Marion (Bubba) Dees, Pastor.
662-327-4303
EL BETHEL — 3288 Cal-Vernon Rd. Sunday School 9
a.m., Worship 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Wes
Andrews, Pastor. 662-855-5006
EMMANUEL CIRCLE OF LOVE OUTREACH — 1608
Gardner Blvd. Services every Friday, Saturday and Sunday
at 7 p.m. J. Brown, Pastor.
FAITH COVENANT CHURCH — 1133 Northdale Dr.
Sunday Worship 5:30 p.m. Lee Poque, Pastor. 662-889-
8132
FINDING YOUR WAY THROUGH CHRIST MINISTRIES
— 1472 Blocker Rd., Starkville. Sunday School 10 a.m.,
Worship 11 a.m., 2nd Sunday Morning Worship 9 a.m.
Pastor Kenyon Ashford.
FIRST CALVARY FAITH AND FELLOWSHIP CHRISTIAN
CENTER — 247 South Oliver St., Brooksville. Prayer
Saturday 5:30 p.m., Bible Study 6 p.m., Sunday School
9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. Pastor David T. Jones,III.
601-345-5740
FULL GOSPEL MINISTRY — 1504 19th St. N. Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Tuesday 6:30 p.m. Rev.
Maxine Hall, Pastor.
GENESIS CHURCH — 1820 23rd St. N., Sunday School
9 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Darren
Leach, Pastor.
HOUSE OF LIFE FREEDOM MINISTRY — 1742 Old West
Point Rd. Worship 8 a.m. and 11 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m.
Donnell Wicks, Pastor.
HOUSE OF RESTORATION — Hwy. 50. Sunday School,
9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7
a.m., Pastors, Bill and Carolyn Hulen.
JESUS CHRIST POWERHOUSE OF THE APOSTOLIC
FAITH CHURCH — 622 23rd St. N. Sunday School
10:30 a.m.; Service 11:45 a.m., Tuesday 7:30 p.m., Friday
7:30 p.m., Prayer Mon., Wed. and Fri. noon. For more
information call Bishop Ray Charles Jones 662-251-1118,
Patricia Young 662-327-3106 or 662-904-0290 or Lynette
Williams 662-327-9074.
KINGDOM VISION INTERNATIONAL CHURCH — 3193
Hwy 69 S. Sunday 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m., Sunday School
10 a.m., Tuesday 7 p.m. Pastor R.J. Matthews. 662-327-
1960
LIFE CHURCH — 419 Wilkins Wise Rd. Sunday Worship
10 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. For more information, call 662-
570-4171
LOVE CITY FELLOWSHIP CHURCH — 305 Dr. Martin
Luther King Drive, Starkville. Sunday Worship 11 a.m.,
Pastor Apostle Lamorris Richardson. 601-616-0311
LIVING WATERS LIFE CHURCH INTERNATIONAL — 113
Jefferson St., Macon. Sunday Service 10 a.m., Wednesday
Bible Study 6:30 p.m. Johnny Birchfield Jr., Senior Pastor.
662-493-2456 E-mail: livingwaterslifechurch@gmail.com
NEW BEGINNING EVERLASTING OUTREACH
MINISTRIES — Meets at Quality Inn, Hwy. 45 N. (Every 1st
and 3rd Sunday) Sunday School 10 a.m., Bible Study 10:30
a.m., Worship 11 a.m. Pastor Robert Gavin, 662-327-9843
or 662-497-3434.
NEW COVENANT ASSEMBLY — 875 Richardson.
Worship Service Sunday 10:30 a.m. Bruce Morgan, Pastor.
NEW HORIZONS GOSPEL ASSEMBLY — 441 18th St. S.
Sunday 10 a.m. Dr. Joe L. Bowen, Pastor.
PLEASANT RIDGE HOUSE OF WORSHIP — 2651 Trinity
Road. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Every
2nd and 4th Sunday Intercessory Prayer 9 a.m., Wednesday www.memorialgunterpeel.com
6:30 p.m. Pastor Donna Anthony. 662-241-0097
716 Second Ave. N. • Columbus, MS • 662-328-4432
THE LORD’S HOUSE — 441 18th St. S. Thursday 7 p.m.
903 College St. • Columbus, MS • 662-328-2354
Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.
THE RIVER CHURCH — 822 North Lehmberg Rd., Sunday
Worship 10 a.m., Children’s Church 3&4 yr. old, 5-12 yr. old.
Wednesday Worship 6:45 p.m. Pastor Chuck Eubanks.
THE SHEPHERD’S CARE & SHARE MINISTRY CHURCH
— 312 N. Lehmberg Rd., Sunday Prayer Time 9:50 a.m.,
Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Thursday Bible
Study 6 p.m., Annie Hines, Planter and Pastor. 662-570-
1856
TRIBE JUDAH MINISTRIES — 730 Whitfield St., Starkville.
Sunday Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday Bible School 7 p.m.
Rev. Greg and Rev. Michelle Mostella, Pastors. 662-617-
4088
TRUE GOSPEL EVANGELISTIC MINISTRY — 2119
7th. Ave. N., Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m.,
Tuesday Bible Study 6:30 p.m. Clyde and Annie Edwards,
Pastors.
TRUE LIFE WORSHIP CENTER — 597 Main St.,
Caledonia. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 5
p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Eugene O’Mary, Pastor.
SHELTON’S TOWING, INC.
TRUEVINE CHRISTIAN LIFE CENTER MINISTRIES
Since 1960
— 5450 Cal-Kolola Rd, Caledonia. Sunday School 9:30 24 Hour Towing
a.m., Worship 10:45 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Pastor
Francisco Brock, Sr. 662-356-8252
1024 Gardner Blvd.
UNITED FAITH INTER-DENOMINATIONAL MINISTRIES 328-8277
— 1701 22nd Street North, Columbus. Sunday Worship
8:30 a.m. -10 a.m., Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m.-7 p.m.
Rone F. Burgin, Sr., Pastor/Founder. 662-328-0948
VIBRANT CHURCH — 500 Holly Hills Rd. Sunday 9 a.m.,
10:15 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. The Grove Coffee Cafe 8 a.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. The Grove 6:30 p.m. Nursery provided
through age 3. Jason Delgado, Pastor. 662-329-2279
WORD IN ACTION MINISTRY CHRISTIAN CENTER —
2648 Tom St., Sturgis. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship
11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Curtis Davis, Pastor. 662-230-
3182 or mdavis43@hotmail.com
ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN
ST. CATHERINE ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN CHURCH —
725 4th Ave. N. Visit www.stcatherineorthodox.com for
schedule of services and updates on this Mission.
APOSTOLIC PENTECOSTAL
APOSTOLIC OUTREACH CHURCH — 204 North McCrary
Rd., Prayer/Inspiration Hour Monday 6 p.m. Danny L.
Obsorne, Pastor.
DIVINE DESTINY APOSTOLIC CHURCH — 2601 14th
Ave. N. Sunday School 10:30 a.m., Worship 12 p.m.,
Tuesday Bible Class 7:30 p.m. Pastor Easter Robertson.
JESUS CHRIST POWERFUL MINISTRY OF LOVE —
1210 17th St. S., behind the Dept. of Human Resources.
Sunday School 10:30 a.m., Friday 7:30 p.m. Gloria Jones,
Pastor.
SPIRIT OF PRAYER HOLINESS CHURCH — 267 Byrnes
Circle. Sunday Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m.,
Saturday 11 a.m. Terry Outlaw, Pastor. 662-324-3539
THE ASSEMBLY IN JESUS CHRIST CHURCH — 1504
19th St. N. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11:45 a.m. and
7 p.m., Wednesday and Friday 7 p.m.
THE CHURCH OF THE ETERNAL WORD — 106 22nd St.
S. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11:30 a.m., Tuesday
Bible Study 7 p.m., Thursday Prayer 5 p.m. District Elder
Lou J. Nabors Sr., Pastor. 662-329-1234
THE GLORIOUS CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST — Billy
Kidd Road, Caledonia. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship
11:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.. Tuesday 7 p.m., Friday 7 p.m.
Ernest Thomas, Pastor.
VICTORY APOSTOLIC FAITH CHURCH — 6 6 Boyd Rd.,
Starkville. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Noon, Tuesday
Prayer 7 p.m., Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m. Mildred
Spencer, Pastor. 662-341-5753
ONENESS PENTECOSTAL
NEW HOPE PENTECOSTAL CHURCH — 875 Richardson
Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., 6 p.m.,
Tuesday 7 p.m. Jared Glover, Pastor. 662-251-3747 E-mail:
nhpccolumbus@yahoo.com
PENTECOSTAL
FAITH AND DELIVERANCE OUT REACH MINISTRIES —
118 S. McCrary Road, Suite 126. Sunday 10 a.m. and 11
a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Christian Women Meeting Friday
7 p.m.
LIVING FAITH TABERNACLE — Shelton St. Sunday
School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Youth
Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Rev. James O. Gardner, Pastor.
LIVING WATER MINISTRIES — 622 28th St. N. Elder
Robert L. Salter, Pastor. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship
11 a.m., Wednesday 7:30 p.m., Friday 7:30 p.m.
SPIRIT OF PRAYER HOLINESS CHURCH — 922 17th St.
N. Sunday 11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m.
Terry Outlaw, Pastor,
VICTORY TABERNACLE P.C.G. — 548 Hwy. 45 North
Frontage Rd. (1/4 mile past the CAFB entrance on the
right) Sunday Bible Class 10:15 a.m., Worship 10:45 a.m.,
Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m. G. E. Wiggins, Sr., Pastor.
662-251-2432
1721 Hwy 45 N
UNITED PENTECOSTAL ® Columbus, MS
CALEDONIA UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH — 5850 662.848.0919
Caledonia Kolola Rd., Caledonia. Sunday 10 a.m., 6 p.m.,
Monday-Saturday 10am-8pm
Wednesday 7 p.m. Grant Mitchell, Pastor. 662-356-0202
In Style. In Reach. Sunday 1pm-5pm
FIRST PENTECOSTAL CHURCH — 311 Tuscaloosa
TRINITY PLACE
Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Sunday Evangelistic 6p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Steve Blaylock, Pastor. 662-328-
RETIREMENT COMMUNITY
1750
PRESBYTERIAN
BEERSHEBA CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN Offering independent living apartments, personal
CHURCH — 1736 Beersheba Rd., New Hope Community. care/assisted living suites, and a skilled nursing home
Rev. Tim Lee, Pastor. Sunday Worship 10 a.m., Church 300 Airline Road • Columbus, MS • 327-6716
School 11:15 a.m., Wed. Mid Week 6 p.m. 662-327-9615 “Our Bottom Line Is People”
COVENANT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (EPC) — 515
Lehmberg Rd., East Columbus. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Hunting • Fishing
Working Or Stepping Out — We Have A Complete
Worship 10:30 a.m., Wednesday Prayer Meeting 4 p.m. Line Of Clothing For You And Your Family
John Richards, Pastor.
FIRST CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH — Oktibbeha County Co-Op
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2698 Ridge Rd. Sunday School 9:15 a.m., Worship 10:30
a.m., Adult Choir 4 p.m. Youth Group 5 p.m., Bible Study 5 662-323-1742
p.m.; Monthly Activities: CPW Circle #2 (2nd Tue. 4 p.m.), 201 Pollard Rd., Starkville
Ladies Aid (3rd Tue. 2 p.m.); Weekly Activities: Exercise
Class Tuesday and Thursday 8 a.m. Rev. Luke Lawson,
Pastor. 662-328-2692
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH — 3200 Bluecutt Rd.
Worship 10 a.m., Youth Group Sundays 11 a.m., Adult Choir
Wednesdays 6 p.m., Fellowship Suppers-3rd Wednesdays
6 p.m. Rev. Wayne Bruchey, Pastor.
MAIN STREET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (PCA) — Main
and 7th St. N. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:40
a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday Fellowship Supper 5:30 p.m.,
Bible Study 6 p.m. Rev. Todd Matocha, Pastor.
MT. ZION CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH —
3044 Wolfe Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.
SALVATION ARMY CHURCH
THE SALVATION ARMY CHURCH — 2219 Hwy. 82
East. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m.,
Wednesday Men’s Fellowship, Women’s Fellowship 5:30
p.m., Thursday Character Building Programs 5:30 p.m.,
Majors Alan and Sheryl Phillips, Commanding Officers.
SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST
COLUMBUS SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH —
301 Brooks Dr. Saturday Service 9 a.m., Sabbath School
The McBryde Family
10:30 a.m., Wednesday Prayer Meeting 6:30 p.m. Ray
Elsberry, Pastor. 662-329-4311
SALEM SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST — 826 15th St. N.
1120 Gardner Blvd. • 328-5776
Saturday Sabbath School 9:30 a.m., Divine Worship 11
a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Roscoe Shields, Pastor. 662-
327-9729
APOSTOLIC CHURCH
TRUE FAITH DELIVERANCE MINISTRIES APOSTOLIC
CHURCH — 3632 Hwy. 182 E. Sunday School 10:30 a.m., • RECYCLING SINCE 1956 •
Sunday 11:30 a.m., Tuesday 7:30 p.m., Wednesday Prayer Specializing in industrial accounts
Noon, Wednesday 7:30 p.m., Friday 7:30 p.m. 662-328-8176 973 Island Rd. 1-800-759-8570

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for 6 days. ant to said lease is au- believed1710
thorized to sell the per- at such sale,
These ads are taken by e-mail or in person at oursonal property to satis-
office. ads will not be taken by telephone.
Legal Notices 0010 Legal Notices 0010
State of Mississippi State of Mississippi
County of Lowndes County of Lowndes
Notice of Sale Notice of Sale
WHEREAS the following WHEREAS the following
tenants entered into a tenants entered into a
lease with RENT A lease with RENT-A-
SPACE for storage SPACE for storage
spaces in which to store spaces in which to store
personal property: personal property:
CHARLOTTE WILLIAMS AMY BARKSDALE
18 C4006
TIMOTHY TOPPS WHEREAS, default has
24 been made in the pay-
ment of the rent and
COURTNEY HILL RENT-A-SPACE pursu-
79 ant to said lease is au-
thorized to sell the per-
VICTOR JOHNSON sonal property to satis-
86 fy the past due rent and
any other charges owed
WHEREAS, default has to it.
been made in the pay-
ment of the rent and NOW THEREFORE, no-
RENT A SPACE pursu- tice is hereby given that
ant to said lease is au- RENT-A-SPACE will offer
thorized to sell the per- for sale, and will sell at
sonal property to satis- auction to the highest
fy the past due rent and bidder and best bidder
any other charges owed for cash all personal
to it. property in the storage.
Said property located at
NOW THEREFORE, no- RENT- A- SPACE 2193
tice is hereby given that LAKE LOWNDES RD
RENT A SPACE will offer COLUMBUS, MS will be
for sale, and will sell at sold at 10:30 AM on
auction to the highest FEBRUARY 22, 2019.
bidder and best bidder
for cash all personal Title to the personal
property in the storage. property to be sold is
Said property located at believed to be good, but
RENT A SPACE 3431 at such sale, RENT-A-
HWY 12 EAST STEENS, SPACE will convey only
MS 39766 will be sold such title as is vested
at 10:00 AM on FEBRU- in it pursuant to its
ARY 22, 2019. leases and as allowed
under Mississippi Code
Title to the personal Annotated Section 85-7-
property to be sold is 121 et seq.
believed to be good, but (Supp1988).
at such sale, RENT A
SPACE will convey only WITNESS MY SIGNA-
such title as is vested TURE ON JANUARY 30,
in it pursuant to its 2019.
leases and as allowed
under Mississippi Code RENT-A-SPACE
Annotated Section 85-7- By: MANAGER
121 et seq.
(Supp1988). PUBLISH: 2/3/2019
WITNESS MY SIGNA- State of Mississippi
TURE ON January 30,
County of Lowndes
2019.
Notice of Sale
RENT A SPACE
By: MANAGER
WHEREAS the following
tenants entered into a
PUBLISH: 2/3/2019
lease with RENT A
SPACE for storage
spaces in which to store
It’s a classified personal property:
JACKIE THOMPSON
rule-of-thumb: F205
WHEREAS, default has
We tell readers been made in the pay-
ment of the rent and
RENT A SPACE pursu-
what they need ant to said lease is au-
thorized to sell the per-
sonal property to satis-
to know to buy fy the past due rent and
any other charges owed
to it.
what they need. NOW THEREFORE, no-
tice is hereby given that
RENT A SPACE will offer
Classified for sale, and will sell at
auction to the highest
bidder and best bidder
for cash all personal
Advertising property in the storage.
Said property located at
RENT A SPACE 216 LIN-
Gets COLN ROAD, COLUM-
BUS, MS 39705 will be
sold at 9:30 AM on FEB-
RUARY 22, 2019.
Response Title to the personal
property to be sold is
There’s one thing you can count on when you advertise your unwanted
believed to be good, but
at such sale, RENT A
goods in The Dispatch Classifieds-Response!
SPACE will convey only
such title as is vested
in it pursuant to its
leases and as allowed
Hundreds of people shop classified daily. And they’re ready to buy. We
under Mississippi Code
Annotated Section 85-7-
guarantee many of them will be interested in what you have to sell.
121 et seq.
(Supp1988).
Remember: interest generates
WITNESS MY SIGNA- response; response activates sales.
TURE ON JANUARY 30,
2019.
Interest. Response. Sales. With classified, it’s as easy as 1-2-3
RENT A SPACE
By: MANAGER
PUBLISH: 2/3/2019
The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com
RegulaR Rates
4 Lines/6 Days ................... $19.20
4 Lines/12 Days................. $31.20
4 Lines/26 Days................. $46.80
Rate applies to commercial operations
and merchandise over $1,000.
Call 328-2424 for rates
State of Mississippi
County of Lowndes additional lines.
Notice of Sale
WHEREAS the following
tenants entered into a
lease with RENT-A-
SPACE for storage
spaces in which to store
personal0property:
Legals
1000 Service
of PEEKS
1030 Air Conditioning & Heating
D1431
1060 Appliance Repair
1070 Asphalt & Paving
C1191 1090 Automotive Services
1120 Building & Remodeling
1150default has
Carpeting/Flooring
been made in the pay-
ment of 1180
the Childcare
rent and
1210 Chimney
RENT-A-SPACE Cleaning
pursu-
ant to said1240lease
Contractors
is au-
thorized 1250
to sell theServices
Computer per-
sonal property to satis-
1270 Electrical
fy the past due rent and
any other1300
to it.
Excavatingowed
charges
1320 Fitness Training
1330 Furniture Repair & Refinishing
NOW THEREFORE, no-
1360 General Services
tice is hereby given that
1380 Housecleaning
RENT-A-SPACE will offer
andInsulation
will sell at
auction to 1400the
Insurance
highest
bidder and 1410best
Interiorbidder
Decorators
for storage for cash
1440
all Jewelry/Watch
personal
in the
Lawnstorage.
Repair
Care/Landscaping
or Said property located at
Locksmiths
SPACE 406
1530 Machinery
WILKINS WISE RD Repair
COLUMBUS, 1560 Mobile
MS Homewill Services
be
RUARY 22,
1590 Moving
sold at 9:00 AM &on
1620 2019.
Storage
FEB-
Painting & Papering
1650 Pest Control
Title to the personal
property 1680
to bePlumbing
sold is
to bePrinting
good, but
1740 Roofing & Guttering
RENT-A-
SPACE will convey
1770 Saws & Lawn
fy the past due rent and such title as is vested
only
Mowers
any other charges owed in it pursuant to its
to it. leases and as allowed
Legal Notices 0010 under Mississippi
Legal Notices 0010 Code
NOW THEREFORE, no- Annotated Section 85-7-
tice is hereby given that 121 et seq.
RENT A SPACE will offer (Supp1988).
for sale, and will sell at
auction to the highest WITNESS MY SIGNA-
bidder and best bidder TURE ON JANUARY 30,
for cash all personal 2019.
property in the storage.
Said property located at RENT-A-SPACE
RENT A SPACE 216 LIN- By: MANAGER
COLN ROAD, COLUM-
BUS, MS 39705 will be PUBLISH: 2/3/2019
sold at 9:30 AM on FEB-
RUARY 22, 2019.
LOWNDES COUNTY
SCHOOLS
Title to the personal
property to be sold is
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
believed to be good, but COUNTY OF LOWNDES
at such sale, RENT A
SPACE will convey only
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV-
such title as is vested EN THAT SEALED BIDS
in it pursuant to its
WILL BE RECEIVED BY
leases and as allowed THE LOWNDES COUNTY
under Mississippi Code BOARD OF EDUCATION,
Annotated Section 85-7- IN THE OFFICE OF SU-
121 et seq.
PERINTENDENT OF EDU-
(Supp1988). CATION, 1053 HIGH-
WAY 45 SOUTH,
WITNESS MY SIGNA- COLUMBUS, MS. UNTIL
TURE ON JANUARY 30, 2:00 PM ON
2019. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY
21, 2019 FOR DIS-
RENT A SPACE TRICT WAN SERVICE
By: MANAGER
FOR THE LOWNDES
COUNTY SCHOOL DIS-
PUBLISH: 2/3/2019 TRICT. BIDS WILL BE
OPENED ON FRIDAY,
State of Mississippi FEBRUARY 22, 2019 AT
10:00 AM. ALL BIDS
County of Lowndes
PRICES SHALL BE FIRM
Notice of Sale AND APPROVED BY LC-
SB FOR THE DISTRICT.
WHEREAS the following
tenants entered into a INTERESTED BIDDERS
lease with RENT-A- MAY PICK UP OR RE-
SPACE for storage QUEST BY PHONE (662-
spaces in which to store 244-5000) SPECIFICA-
personal property: TIONS FOR THE ABOVE
AT THE OFFICE OF SU-
PERINTENDENT OF EDU-
VICKIE PEEKS
CATION. PLEASE DIR-
D1431
ECT ALL INQUIRES TO
MRS. JEANISE AN-
WILLIE HARRIS
DREWS, TECHNOLOGY
C1191
COORDINATOR, BY
EITHER PHONE (662-
WHEREAS, default has
been made in the pay- 244-5018) OR EMAIL
(JEANISE.ANDREWS@LO
ment of the rent and
WNDES.K12.MS.US)
RENT-A-SPACE pursu-
ant to said lease is au-
thorized to sell the per- THE LOWNDES COUNTY
sonal property to satis- BOARD OF EDUCATION
fy the past due rent and RESERVES THE RIGHT
any other charges owed TO REJECT ANY
to it. AND/OR ALL BIDS AND
TO NEGOTIATE WITH
THE LOW BID/BIDDER.
NOW THEREFORE, no-
tice is hereby given that
RENT-A-SPACE will offer MR. LYNN WRIGHT, SU-
for sale, and will sell at PERINTENDENT
auction to the highest SUPERINTENDENT OF
bidder and best bidder EDUCATION
for cash all personal LOWNDES COUNTY,
property in the storage. MISSISSIPPI
Said property located at
RENT- A- SPACE 406
WILKINS WISE RD
PUBLISH: JANUARY 27
AND FEBRUARY 3,
COLUMBUS, MS will be 2019
sold at 9:00 AM on FEB-
RUARY 22, 2019. Building & Remodeling 1120
Title to the personal
property to be sold is
HOME REPAIRS & CON-
STRUCTION WORK
believed to be good, but
at such sale, RENT-A-
WANTED. Carpentry,
small concrete jobs,
SPACE will convey only electrical, plumbing,
such title as is vested
in it pursuant to its
roof repairs, pressure
washing and mobile
leases and as allowed home roof coating and
under Mississippi Code
Annotated Section 85-7-
underpinning. No job
too small. 549-7031.
121 et seq.
(Supp1988).
WITNESS MY SIGNA-
TURE ON JANUARY 30,
2019.
RENT-A-SPACE
By: MANAGER
PUBLISH: 2/3/2019
Classified Advertising
328-2424
Sunday, February 3, 2019 5D
Phone: 662.328.2424
classifieds@cdispatch.com
cdispatch.com/classifieds
P.O. Box 511 • 516 Main Street
Columbus, MS 39703
supeR saveR Rates
6 Days ...................................... $12.00
gaRage sale Rates
4 Lines/1 Day..................$9.20
12 Days.................................... $18.00 4 Lines/3 Days..............$18.00
Over 6 lines is $1 per additional line.
Six lines or less, consecutive days.
Rate applies to private party ads of non-commer- Price includes 2 Free
cial nature for merchandise under $1,000. Must Garage Sale signs.
on include price in ad. 1 item per ad.
No pets, firewood, etc.
iNdeX
4000 Merchandise 5000 Pets & Livestock 8000 Real Estate
1780 Sitting with Elderly/Sick
1790 Stump Removal 4030 Air Conditioners 5100 Free Pets 8050 Commercial Property
1800 Swimming Pools 4060 Antiques 5150 Pets 8100 Farms & Timberland
1830 Tax Service 4090 Appliances 5200 Horses/Cattle/Livestock 8150 Houses - Northside
1860 Tree Service
4120 Auctions 5250 Pet Boarding/Grooming 8200 Houses - East
1890 Upholstery
4150 Baby Articles 5300 Supplies/Accessories 8250 Houses - New Hope
1910 Welding 4180 Bargain Column 5350 Veterinarians 8300 Houses - South
2000 Announcements 4210 Bicycles 5400 Wanted To Buy 8350 Houses - West
4240 Building Materials 8450 Houses - Caledonia
2050 Card of Thanks
4250 Burial Plots
6000 Financial 8500 Houses - Other
2100 Fraternal & Lodge 6050 Business Opportunity
2150 Good Things To Eat 4270 Business Furniture & 8520 Hunting Land
6100 Business Opportunity Wanted
Equipment 8550 Investment Property
2200 In Memorial 6120 Check Cashing
2250 Instruction & School 4300 Camera Equipment 8600 Lots & Acreage
6150 Insurance
4330 Clothing 8650 Mobile Homes
2300 Lost & Found
2350 Personals 4360 Coins & Jewelry
4390 Computer Equipment
6200 Loans
6250 Mortgages
8700 Mobile Home Spaces
8750 Resort Property
2400 Special Notices 6300 Stocks & Bonds
2600 Travel/Entertainment 4420 Farm Equipment & Supplies 8800 River Property
6350 Business for Sale
4450 Firewood 8850 Wanted to Buy
3000 Employment 4460 Flea Markets 7000 Rentals 8900 Waterfront Property
3050 Clerical & Office 4480 Furniture 7050 Apartments
3100 Data Processing/ Computer 4510 Garage Sales 7100 Commercial Property
9000
TheTransportation
Columbus Housing
9050Authority seeks applic-
Auto Accessories/Parts
3150 Domestic Help
3170 Engineering
4540 General Merchandise
4570 Household Goods
7150 Houses
7180 Hunting Land
ants
9100position:
9150ROSS
for the following
Auto Rentals & Leasing
Autos forCoordinator.
Sale
3200 General Help Wanted 4630 Lawn & Garden 7190 Land for Rent/Lease
9200 Aviation
3250 Management Positions 4660 Merchandise Rentals 7200 Mobile Homes
9250Work
Boats &involves
Marine respons-
3300 Medical/Dental 4690 Musical Instruments 7250 Mobile Home Spaces ibility for developing and
3350 Opportunity Information 9300implementing
Camper/R.V.’s the Hous-
4700 Satellites 7300 Office Spaces
3400 Part-Time
3450 Positions Wanted
4720 Sporting Goods
4750 Stereos & TV’s
7350 Resort Rentals
7400 River Property
9350ing
GolfAuthority’s
9400Grant
Carts
Motorcycles/ATVs
ROSS
Program in keep-
9450ing
with theEquipment
Trailers/Heavy Grant’s
3500 Professional 4780 Wanted To Buy 7450 Rooms
3550 Restaurant/Hotel 9500Planning,
Trucks, Vans &Implementa-
Buses
7500 Storage & Garages tion and Outcome Meas-
9550ures.
WantedIn to Buy
3600 Sales/Marketing 7520 Vacation Rentals addition, the
3650Trades ROSS Service Coordin-
3700Truck Driving
7550 Wanted to Rent
7600 Waterfront Property
ator is responsible to
collect data, record all
applicable data ele-
ments, and provide re-
Building & Remodeling 1120 Stump Removal 1790 General Help Wanted 3200 General Help Wanted 3200 ports
Generalthat
Help will directly
Wanted 3200
support independent
SUGGS CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR SEEKING THE GOLDEN Triangle evaluations to determ-
Building, remodeling, experienced carpenter Planning & Develop- ine the effectiveness of
metal roofing, painting with lots of experience. ment District is accept- the ROSS Program at
& all home repairs. Please call: ing applications for part- the Housing Authority.
662-242-3471 662-570-9464 for info. time personal care at- The ROSS Program Ser-
tendants to work in the vice Coordinator will
14 FSS is looking for Golden Triangle area. also be responsible for
Tom Hatcher, LLC Cooks at the Columbus Applicants must have a coordinating services
Custom Construction, ALLSTUMP GRINDING Club/Event Center.
Restoration, Remodel- SERVICE valid driver's license, re- and programs for Hous-
ing, Repair, Insurance GET 'ER DONE! liable transportation, & ing Authority residents
Performs duties which liability insurance on as assigned among Fed-
claims. 662-364-1769. We can grind all your
include, but are not lim-
Licensed & Bonded stumps. Hard to reach vehicle. Contact Phyllis eral Public Housing Res-
ited to, the following: Flake at Golden Tri- idents, focusing on:
places, blown over
roasts, broils, bakes,
roots, hillsides, back- angle Planning & Devel-
General Services 1360 fries, boils, steams and
yards, pastures. Free opment District, 106 Mi- 1) Establishing, organiz-
stews meats, fish and ley Dr., Starkville, MS. ing, managing and main-
estimates. You find it,
poultry. Prepares soups, taining the ROSS Grant
Babysitting & tutoring. No telephone calls
Certified in most sub- we'll grind it!
stocks, broths, gravies, Program in keeping with
662-361-8379 please.
jects. Call 662-574- sauces and puddings the all outcome meas-
0426. without the use of pack- 14TH FSS is seeking a ures, and collecting and
aged mixes. Adjusts Supervisory Marketing maintaining all avail-
Tree Services 1860
FREE TRAINING for
standardized recipes for Specialist. This is a full- able data for analysis;
JOB SEEKING WOMEN; A&T Tree Service number of servings, per- time position with bene- 2) Establishing compre-
Bucket truck & stump forms yield testing; pre- fits. hensive and strong alli-
COMPUTER TRAINING, ances with community
removal. Free est. pares cold food plat-
RESUME WRITING, & IN-
TERVIEW SKILLS; Serving Columbus ters such as ham, sal- Duties: The primary pur- service providers;
Tues & Thurs Evening since 1987. Senior mon and roast beef pose of this position is 3) Building an array of
citizen disc. Call Alvin @ platters, and salads and to manage the market- on-site programs and
classes start February services, and a broad
242-0324/241-4447 hors d'oeuvres; mixes ing office for the 14th
5th. Enroll now at Chris- "We'll go out on a limb and prepares cold network of referral op-
tian Women's Job Force Support Squad- tions;
for you!" sauces, meat glazes, ron business and recre- 4) Effectively marketing
Corps. Min H.S. Dip- molded aspics and
loma or Equivalent re- ational activities to in- the ROSS Grant Pro-
salad dressings, and clude the development grams to all Housing Au-
quired. Call 662-722- carves vegetables and
VICKERS TREE and implementation of thority residents;
3016 or 662-597-1030 SERVICE, LLC fruits as garnishes for
marketing research, 5) Establishing and con-
Tree trimming and re- food platters and marketing strategies, ducting (1) Initial As-
NEED A Privacy Fence? moval. Fully insured. dishes. Prepares entire publicity, commercial
meals which requires sessments, to determ-
Call me! Licensed w/ Free estimates. sponsorship, corporate ine needs to be used as
*Now Accepting Credit coordinating the cook- advertising and the su- a basis to develop pro-
30+ years of exp. Call
or text 662-549-7167. & Debit Cards* ing of several items with pervision of marketing grams and services; (2)
Call Curt 662-418-0889 different cooking times personnel. Developing and updat-
or 662-549-2902 and characteristics. ing Service Plans; (3)
PAINTING/CARPENTRY “A cut above the rest” Plans the cooking pro- Qualifications: Must
Providing Case Manage-
30 years experience. cess to produce com- have progressively re-
ment Services; (4) Facil-
Great prices. Call plete meals on time and sponsible work experi- itating On-site pro-
Leslie, 662-570-5490. General Help Wanted 3200 at the proper temperat-
ence which has demon- grams and services; (5)
ure. strated the ability to
14 FSS is looking for a Making and Tracking Re-
RETAINER WALL, drive- manage a marketing ferrals; and (6) Main-
Arts & Crafts Manager Apply at
way, foundation, con- activity; experience may taining comprehensive
Full time with Benefits. www.NAFJOBS.org.
crete, masonry restora- have been gained in an records of all programs,
operating, administrat-
tion, remodeling, base- Duties: Responsible for FARM WORKER: services and referrals
ment foundation, re- ive, or managerial posi- provided, including at-
the daily operation of 2 temporary positions.
pairs, small dump truck the 14th FSS Arts and tion which included vari- tendance and follow-
03/25/2019 thru ous phases of market- through and Outcome-
hauling (5-6 yd) load & Crafts Center to ensure 12/15/2019,
demolition/lot cleaning. economic and efficient ing operations. Substitu- based records.
Drive tractors and oper- tion for General Experi- 6) Maintaining all docu-
Burr Masonry operations. Plans, ate farm equipment to
662-242-0259. ence. A 4-year degree mentation, filing and re-
schedules and imple- till soil, to plant, cultiv-
from an accredited col- porting, including HUD
ments arts and crafts ate, irrigate & apply fer- Reports, associated
lege with a major in
WORK WANTED: classes and events. tilizer to crops, Perform with the ROSS Grant
Marketing, Business
Licensed & Bonded-car- mechanical repair and Marketing or Public Re- Program.
Qualifications: Must maintenance. 3 months
pentry, painting, & de- lations may be substi-
molition. Landscaping, have supervisory man- experience required. tuted for general experi- Qualifications and
gutters cleaned, bush agement experience in Drives semi-truck to ence. Skills:
a similar type industry transport product to el-
hogging, clean-up work, Minimum Qualifications
pressure washing, mov- with incumbent demon- evator or storage area. for the ROSS Coordinat-
Apply at
ing help & furniture strated knowledge skill Must have or be able to or include the following:
www.NAFJOBS.org.
repair. 662-242-3608 in applying and adapt- obtain driver’s license 3 1. A Bachelor of Social
ing cultural, education- mo. min. experience re-
Senior Programmer Ana- Work or degree in Ge-
al and/or recreational quired with basic liter- lyst (JAVA) (Starkville, rontology, Psychology or
Lawn Care / Landscaping activities in arts and acy reading and math Counseling is prefer-
MS). Lead analyst,
1470 crafts. skills. Increase or bo- providing user needs as- able; although any oth-
nus may be possible de- sessment and program- er completed college de-
JESSE & BEVERLY'S Apply at pending on experience ming support for uni- gree in a related course
LAWN SERVICE. Mow-
ing, cleanup, landscap-
ing, sodding, & tree cut-
www.NAFJOBS.org. and merit. 48 hr. /wk.,
$11.33 per hr., free
housing. 3/4 Work peri-
versity research center, of study is fully accept-
in support of IT needs able. We may also con-
of economic, workforce, sider individuals who do
ting. 356-6525. 14 FSS is looking for a od guaranteed. Tools &
Bowling Center Man-
ager Full time with Be-
Equip. Provided. Trans-
portation to and from
business and com- not have a college de-
munity devel. BS, Comp gree, but who have rel-
Science, Engring, or re- evant work experience;
Painting & Papering 1620
SULLIVAN'S PAINT
nefits. place of recruitment will
be paid upon comple-
Duties: Responsible for tion of 50% of work con-
lated. 2 yrs' IT exp, incl 2. Knowledge of proced-
some solid exp with:
dsgning and develing
ures and eligibility for
federal and applicable
SERVICE
Certified in lead the economic and effi- tract. Job location is at,
removal. Offering spe- cient operation of bowl- Cronkleton Equipment
multi-tier dist apps us-
ing JAVA 1.6, 1.7 and
1.8, with Exception
state entitlement pro-
grams; legal liability is-
sues relating to provid-
cial prices on interior & ing center facilities and LLC. Okolona, MS. Ap-
exterior painting, pres- activities. Implements
sure washing & sheet higher-level directives,
ply for this job at Hous-
ton WIN Job Center 210
Handling, Multithread-
ing, JVM, Garbage Col-
ing Service Coordina-
tion;
3. For applicants pro-
rock repairs. formulates procedures S Monroe St Houston, lection, Collections,
Free Estimates
Call 435-6528
and programs to en-
sure high standards of
MS 38851 662-456-
1561 with job order#
Generics; Spring IOC,
Spring MVC, Spring
posing to serve elderly
residents, the ROSS-SC
food and beverage, re- 288837 or nearest Data access and Spring should possess know-
creational and promo- workforce office with a Integration with JDBC ledge of the aging pro-
tional programs. copy of this ad. and Spring batch; JU- cess, elder services,
NIT; Active Directory disability services, drug
Qualifications: Must FULL TIME Position. configuration; RAD; Ec- and alcohol use and ab-
have experience that Must have valid driver's lipse; IntelliJ; Restful use by the elderly, and
shows progressively re-
sponsible administrat-
ive, professional, tech-
license & be able to
drive truck w/ trailer for
delivery of equipment.
web services; SQL quer- mental health issues;
ies; JENKINS; Eureka
cloud server; Design
4. Two to three years’
experience in social ser-
Patterns; preparing test vice delivery for low-in-
nical, or other work Some Counter Sales,
which has provided a Mechanical Knowledge data and software valid- come youth, adults,
general knowledge of & lifting required. Apply ation; HTML; CSS; Boot- senior citizens and/or
in person at Handyman strap; Angular 1.X and people with disabilities;
management principles
and practices, or pro-
gressively responsible
Rentals, Inc. on Hwy 82
West in Starkville.
5.X. Resume to Leslie 5. Demonstrated work-
Corey, Mississippi State ing knowledge of sup-
University, 245 Barr portive services and oth-
experience in one or HEAVY EQUIPMENT Ave, 150 McArthur Hall, er resources for youth,
more of the functions
managed by a bowling
SERVICE MECHANIC
with verifiable experi-
Mississippi State, MS adults, senior citizens
and/or non-elderly
39762.
center manager. ence, own tools and
clean MVR. Submit
people with disabilities
The Columbus Housing available in the local
Specialized Experience: resume by fax to Authority seeks applic- area;
In addition to the gener-
al experience, applicant
662-492-4490
or email to: jm.site
ants for the following
position:
6. Demonstrated ability
to advocate, organize,
must have specialized problem-solve, and
experience gained in the
masters@yahoo.com ROSS Coordinator.
provide results for low-
operation or manage- Work involves respons- income families, the
ment of a civilian or mil- Let your ibility for developing and elderly and/or people
itary bowling center op- implementing the Hous- with disabilities; and
eration. fingers do the ing Authority’s ROSS 7. Demonstrated ability
Grant Program in keep- to provide communica-
Substitution for general
and specialized experi-
walking. ing with the Grant’s
Planning, Implementa-
tions in a manner that
is effective for persons
ence: A Professional
Bowling degree in an ac-
Find your tion and Outcome Meas- with disabilities and per-
ures. In addition, the sons with limited Eng-
credited College or Uni-
versity may be substi-
dream job in ROSS Service Coordin-
ator is responsible to
lish proficiency (LEP).
8. Valid Driver’s Li-
the classifieds!
tuted for all general and collect data, record all cense.
specialized experience. applicable data ele-
Hiring decisions are
328-2424
ments, and provide re-
Apply at ports that will directly contingent upon results
www.NAFJOBS.org. support independent of reference check, a
evaluations to determ- background screening,
federal and applicable
6D
stateSunday,
entitlement pro-
February
grams; legal liability is-
3, 2019 The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com
sues relating to provid-
ing Service Coordina-
Apts For Rent: Other 7080
tion; Houses For Sale: Other 8500
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Resumes and refer- umbus. 328-5921 ext 3 level increases from
ences must be sent to: level increases from 5 1 3 2 7 4 6 8 9
One Bundle Per Person. Monday to Sunday.
P.O. Box 1384 Colum- Monday to Sunday. Difficulty Level 2/01
bus, MS, MS 39703. Sporting Goods 4720
Deadline for application Apts For Rent: West 7050 Apts For Rent: East 7020 Investment Property 8550
is February 19, 2019 at ED SANDERS Gunsmith

VIP
4:00pm. Open for season! 9-5, GRAVEL FOR SALE on
Tues-Fri & 9-12, Sat. private property. Approx

Rentals
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY Over 50 years experi- 6 acres. Will sell or
EMPLOYER. For More In- ence! Repairs, cleaning, lease property located
formation please con- refinishing, scopes in NE Noxubee County.
tact Columbus Housing mounted & zeroed,
Authority at 662-328-
Apartments 601-405-3717.
4236.
handmade knives.
Located: Hwy 45 Alt, & Houses Lots & Acreage 8600
Medical / Dental 3300
North of West Point,
turn right on Yokahama
1 Bedrooms 22 ACRES in Caledonia
Blvd, 8mi & turn left on 2 Bedroooms on Wood Rd. All road
DENTAL ASSISTANT Darracott Rd, will see
needed. Must have cur- sign, 2.5mi ahead shop 3 Bedrooms frontage. Water & natur-
al gas available. Resid-
rent radiological license, on left. 662-494-6218. ential Development
CPR Certification, and Furnished & Property. 662-356-6862
at least 1 year experi-
ence. Send resume to
Business Opportunity 6050 Unfurnished or 662-574-3053.
Office Manager
PO Box 8936
HISTORIC DOWNTOWN 1, 2, & 3 Baths 250 ACRE pine planta-
tion with 10 to 16 year
Columbus: 411 Main
Columbus, MS 39705 St. Office, Retail, Res- Lease, Deposit old trees, prime deer
HELP WANTED taurant Space available. & Credit Check hunting, ideal for hunt-
ing club, $1500/acre,
Call 423-333-1124.
CARE CENTER OF viceinvestments.com will divide, Monroe

327-8555
Apts For Rent: Northside 7010 County. 662-369-3778,
ABERDEEN or 662-256-5838.
RN SUPERVISOR FOX RUN COMPANY LLC
WINTER SPECIAL
M-F, 8A-4:30P 1 & 2 BR near hospital. Apts For Rent: Other 7080
$595-645/mo. Military 1.95 acre lots.
Good/bad credit.
LPN 3P - 11P discount offered, pet 1BR/1BA Apts for rent. 10% down, as low as
LPN 11P - 7A area, pet friendly, and College Manor Apts, dir- $299/mo. Eaton Land.
furnished corporate ectly across from MUW. 662-361-7711
Apply in person at apartments available. Completely renovated,
Care Center ON SITE SECURITY. incl granite countertops,
ON SITE MAINTENANCE. Autos For Sale 9150
505 Jackson St, SS appls & W/D. 12 mo
Aberdeen ON SITE MANAGEMENT. lease, dep req, $650/ 1965 MUSTANG, Red,
EOE 24-HOUR CAMERA mo. 662-425-3817. Automatic, 6cyl, A/C &
SURVEILLANCE. power steering.
Benji @ 662-386-4446 2BR/1BA located in $16,000.
Truck Driving 3700 Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm. Historic Downtown 662-386-2367.
Sat/Sun by appt only. Columbus. 2,000 sqft.
CLASS A CDL DRIVER
with Truck & Lowboy Hardwood floors SUPER CHARGED 2004
PEAR ORCHARD APTS Monte Carlo SS. Dale
Trailer experience to 2BR Townhouse - $585, throughout. Open floor. Jr. Signature Edition.
load, haul, & unload W/D incl. Great loca- Very nice. Incl W&D.
heavy construction $1200/mo. Call $3500. 662-570-2601.
tion. $200 processing
equipment. Overnight fee & $50 application 662-328-8655.
travel required. Only Campers & RVs 9300
fee. 662-328-9471 or
qualified applicants with 662-889-7565. DOWNTOWN: 2BR/1BA, TOMBIGBEE RV Park,
clean MVR, current CH&A, 1 story, W/D, located on Wilkins Wise
medical examiner’s Apts For Rent: South 7040 historic district, 1 block Rd & Waverly Rd. Full
certificate and no acci- from downtown, $625/ Hookups available.
dents need apply. Fax 1BR/1BA 505 5th Ave. mo. + $625 dep. NO $300/mo. 662-328-
resume to 662-492- S. 1 block from down- PETS. 662-574-8789. Commercial Property For
4490 or email to jm.site town. Walking distance Peaceful & Quiet area.
Houses For Rent: Other 7180 8655 or 662-574-7879.
masters@yahoo.com to MUW. No pets. CAFB Rent 7100
1 ROOM/1BA, Utilities

Sell idle items

welcomed. XL l/r, d/r, 1, 2, 3 BEDROOM apart- Included. $400/mo.
OFFICE SPACE: 2,000
Bargain Column 4180 b/r & backyard. In- ments & townhouses.
square feet. 294 One person only. Refs
cludes w/d, air condi- Call for more info. req. Contact/leave a
BROWN WICKER Chubby Dr. Flexible leas-
tioner, gas heater, hard- 662-328-8254. message for more info:
with a quick action
weatherproof patio chair wood floors, electric ing terms. Available
now. 662-328-8254. 662-328-8655.
with brand new cush- stove, refrigerator. FIRST FULL MONTH
ions $50. 4 drawer $750/mo. $750 dep. RENT FREE! 1 & 2 Bed-
Mobile Homes for Rent 7250
classified ad.
chest of drawers $50. 662-364-6454. room Apts/Townhomes. HISTORIC DOWNTOWN
662-352-9593 Stove & refrigerator. Columbus Office, Retail,
$335-$600 Monthly. Restaurant Space avail- 3BR/2BA Trailer, New
HOME DESK perfect for Penny Credit check & deposit. able. Call 662-328- Hope school dist.
student $25. Antique
marble top plant stand
$75. Pictures available.
662-352-9593.
pincher?
Coleman Realty,
662-329-2323.

DOWNTOWN LOFT.
8655 or 662-574-7879. $500/mo & $500 dep.

Houses For Rent: Northside

Burial Plots 4250
FRIENDSHIP CEMETERY
Burial Space. Square
#103 X-11. $800.
Call Wortley Cole,
662-574-5591.
Farm Equipment & Supplies
4420
2016 CAT Skidsteer w/
mulcher. <1,000 hrs,
$88,500. 2016 John
Deere 5100E Tractor,
210 hrs. $39,500.
Call between 10a-7p.
662-386-4292.
NO TEXT MESSAGES.
328-2424
7110
Very big, nice 1 bed-
room. Wood floors, lots
of windows. $700 per
2BR HOUSE. Stove, ref., NICE 3BR/2BA MH in Five Questions: ACROSS
w/d hookup, window West Lowndes school 1 Followed the
month. Call Stewart, a/c, heat electric. district. $485/mo +
662-364-1610.
1 George path of
$485/mo. Lease- $485 dep. 662-242-
dep.+credit check. Cole- 7653 or 662-308-7781.
7 Gets on
COLEMAN Foreman
man Realty. 329-2323.
RENT A fully equipped 11 Atlas section
Use and read RENTALS 3BR/2BA. Fresh paint, camper w/utilities &
TOWNHOUSES & APARTMENTS new carpet, ch/a, cable from $145/wk - 12 Spelunking site
classifieds 1 BEDROOM
fenced yard & appl furn.
662-251-9696.
$535/month. Colum-
bus & County School
2 Australia, 13 Early primates
Belgium, Fin-
and your 2 BEDROOMS locations. 662-242- 14 Large family
7653 or 601-940-1397.
3 BEDROOMS
land, France,
dollars will COLONIAL TOWN-
HOUSES. 2 & 3 bed- 15 Zellweger of
go further. Germany
room w/ 2-3 bath town-
LEASE, Commercial Property 8050 “Chicago”
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DEPOSIT
Greece, 16 Crossword
662-549-9555. Ask for RETAIL SPACE Available
Glenn or text. in Historic Downtown.
AND diagrams
Ireland, Italy
404 Main St. 3,000
sq. ft. $1,300/mo.
CREDIT CHECK HOUSE WITH APART- 17 Some votes
Luxembourg,
Call 662-328-8655
MENT NEAR MUW. or 662-574-7879.
323 13th St. N. 3 Blks 18 Masked man
662-329-2323 from MUW. L/r, d/r, the Nether- 19 Vincent’s brother
b/r, kitchen, large f/r Houses For Sale: Northside
2411 HWY 45 N
w/ fireplace, 2BR/3BA. 8150 lands, Portu- 21 Close
Laundry room, outside DOWN 20 Comic’s forte
COLUMBUS, MS fenced patio, screened
side porch & work room
CONVENIENT 3BR/2BA.
For Sale or Lease! 512
gal, Spain 22 February 2 VIP
1 Visibly sad 22 Bona fide
WITH ATTACHED APART- Lincoln Rd. New paint, 25 Sailing site
Commercial Property For MENT B/r, d/r, kitchen flooring, brick shop, 2 Indian coin 23 Disconcerts
Rent 7100
& bathroom. NO HUD.
Ref. req. Dep. req.
fenced bkyd & patio. 3 “The Flint- 26 Butte’s kin
3 Gladiator setting 24 Danish cheese
Zoned commercial, can 27 Lead-ins
COMMERCIAL PROPER-
Pets allowed w/ extra be home/office. 662- stones” 29 Travel document
4 Wakes up 25 Squelches
Even if you
dep. $1075/mo. 328-9634 for more info.
TIES/Retail/Office
Spaces starting @
662-386-7506. 5 Foil’s kin 28 Perch
33 Lesson leader
don’t get out much $285/mo. Downtown &
Houses For Rent: Caledonia Houses For Sale: West 8350
4 George W. 6 Comfy place 30 Homer work
East Columbus loca- 34 Some surreal art
these days, you can 7 Ghana port 31 Long attack
Bush
tions. 662-435-4188. 7160
FSBO: 3BR/2BA in May-
35 Rural sight
still “go shopping” in the OFFICE FOR RENT. 2BR/1BA. Privacy
hew, 1551 Garth Rd.
Close to Columbus, 8 Pisa genius 32 Cart pullers
36 British party
Classifieds. You can find 30x15. Separate air fence. Walking distance Starkville & West Point.
9 Steering clear of 34 Sullen
5 Emily Dick-
conditioner & bathroom. to school. $750/mo + New HVAC, 1.7 acres, 37 Addition column
exactly what you’ve $400/mo. Located in $750 dep. 1 year lease. large metal bldg incl. 10 Felt 36 Spinning toy
inson 38 Power problem
Caledonia. Call 662- No pets. 662-242- $139,000. 662-418-
been looking for. 574-0082. 0683. 8984 or 662-552-1400.
39 Comfy place
16 Merchandise
Autos For Sale 9150 18 Trait carriers
40 Lion groups
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