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Street work no longer part of 1-percent tax request

Columbus amends allowed the city to also
use the tax revenues for
resolution to only ask street, sidewalk, curb and
gutter work.
From left, Co-
lumbus Chief
for money for amphitheater The council first Financial Officer
David Armstrong,
passed a resolution in
operations, maintenance January asking for the Police Chief Fred
Shelton and
Gavin tax revenue to cover both Mayor Robert
Dispatch Staff Report amphitheater operations Smith prepare to
and street work. But on Thursday, May- mail copies of the
If legislators approve a special 1-per- or Robert Smith said legislators would amended one-per-
cent restaurant sales tax for Columbus, view the request more favorably if it cent tax resolu-
the city will only use it for maintaining didn’t include infrastructure. tion to lawmak-
and operating the Sen. Terry Brown “The legislators might think, ‘You ers in Jackson.
Amphitheater at The Island. The city council
know, if you do it for one (city), you have amended the
Councilmen amended its resolution to do it for all,’” Smith said. resolution during
requesting the tax levy in a brief spe- Specifically at issue, Ward 6 Coun- a special-call
cial-call meeting Thursday afternoon, cilman Bill Gavin said, is the state has meeting Thursday.
removing language that would have See 1-percent tax, 3A Amanda Lien/Dispatch Staff

Walters out BICYCLE RACE

of jail on bond
Court appearance date
still to be determined
Dispatch Staff Report

A former Dispatch
sports editor accused
of exploitation is out
of custody after post-
ing bond at the DeSo-
to County Jail.
Ronald Scott
Walters, 47, was
transferred from Walters
Oktibbeha County to the jail late
Wednesday. He posted $75,000
bond to get out of the DeSoto Coun-
ty Jail on Thursday, according to a
jail official.
A Horn Lake Municipal Court
official said a court date for Walters
had not yet been set as of Friday
morning.
Walters, who lives in Starkville,
is charged with exploitation of a
child after the Horn Lake Police
Department, with assistance from
the Starkville Police Department,
arrested him on Tuesday. Isabelle Altman/Dispatch Staff
Horn Lake Police Capt. Joseph Raymond Lee and Richard Weeks, both of Columbus, ride their bikes down the steps at the Riverwalk Wednesday afternoon.
See Walters, 6A While Lee said he’s just gotten into biking recently, Weeks has been riding his bike recreationally for about five years.

Harrison joins Sen. Younger: Proposed pay raise

Lowndes District 2 for teachers should be higher
supervisor race
Legislation to raise salary for school ing to a press release from
Third Republican the Legislature. The average
board members dies as deadline salary for teachers in Missis-
candidate says he plans sippi currently is just less than
for general bills passes $45,000.
to prioritize roads By Slim Smith raises teachers’ salaries by
Meanwhile the House bill
bumping the pay raise for
Amanda Lien ssmith@cdispatch.com $1,000, passed in the Sen- school board members failed
alien@cdispatch.com ate Wednesday and will next
Local legislators ex- Younger Smith for the fourth time in as many
head to the House for con- sessions.
A third Republican pressed disappointment Fri- “It’s just stupid,” he told
sideration. If passed by the Rep. Jeff Smith (R-Colum-
candidate has joined day with two bills in the Mis- The Dispatch Friday. “One
sissippi Legislature affecting House and signed by the bus), who introduced the bill,
the race for Lowndes thousand dollars is just not
County District 2 su- education, one of which aims governor, it could affect up said school board members
enough. Hopefully, they can
pervisor. to increase salaries for pub- to 35,000 educators in public raise the amount in commit- would have seen a pay raise
James Lee Har- lic school teachers and the schools across the state. The tee. It ought to be, at the very from $2,400 to $2,600 annual-
rison, a 12-year other which — had it not pay raises will be phased in least, $1,500. That would pay ly had the bill passed.
employee of Lown- died in committee — would over two years. for a nice vacation, at least.” “The current salaries were
des County’s roads Harrison have raised the pay for school But Sen. Chuck Younger The bill applies to teach- passed in 1995, so it’s long
department, qualified to run last board members. (R-Columbus) said the raises ers, teacher assistants, librar- overdue for a raise, I believe,”
See Harrison, 6A Senate Bill 2770, which should be higher. ians and counselors, accord- See Legislature, 6A

Weather Five Questions Calendar Local Folks Public

1 What sport are you watching if the
Today and Saturday meetings
Alouetttes are playing the Stamped- Today: Board of
ers? ■ “Let It Shine: A Visit with Fannie Lou Hamer”:
2 What Himalayan country is called Sharon Miles’ one-woman show on civil rights figure Aldermen work
“Land of the Thunder Dragon” by its Fanny Lou Hamer comes to Starkville Community The- session, 5:30
inhabitants? atre’s Playhouse on Main, 108 E. Main St., Starkville, p.m., City Hall
3 According to Bob Dylan’s “Subterra- at 7:30 p.m. Tickets available on first-come, first-served
nean Homesick Blues,” what is Johnny Feb. 18: Board
Jaylon Sparks basis at brownpapertickets.com/event/4070471. Some
doing in the basement? of Supervisors,
Second grade, Franklin Aca. may be available for purchase at door.
4 What brand of candy based its name 5:30 p.m.,
on the German word for peppermint,
High 66 Low 42
Cloudy, chance of rain
pfefferminz?
5 What industry term for a gossipy
publication is also a name for 11” by
Saturday
■ Piano recital: Mississippi University for Women
Oktibbeha County
Courthouse
Department of Music presents Lorena Surducan in a Feb. 19: Board of
Full forecast on 17” copy paper?
Answers, 6B senior piano recital at 7:30 p.m. in Poindexter Hall on Aldermen, 5:30
page 2A.
campus. p.m., City Hall

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Center Board of
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Friday
Say What?
Did you hear? “They are one tough bunch. That’s my kind of team.
Trump will sign border deal but Tough, physical, aggressive.”
MSU women’s basketball coach Vic Schaefer after the

will also declare emergency

team’s 75-67 loss to Missouri on Thursday. Story, 1B.

By ALAN FRAM, an uncertain shadow over

CATHERINE LUCEY
and ANDREW TAYLOR
what had been a rare dis-
play of bipartisanship to
Area obituaries
The Associated Press COMMERCIAL DISPATCH Carter’s Mortuary Ser- 11 a.m.
address the grinding battle
OBITUARY POLICY Ora Lilton vices Chapel. Carter’s Saturday
between the White House COLUMBUS — Ora
WA S H - Obituaries with basic informa-
and lawmakers over bor- Lilton, 71, died Feb. 13, Mortuary Services is at South-
INGTON tion including visitation and
der security. 2019. in charge of arrange- side M.B.
— Congress service times, are provided
lopsidedly The Senate passed the free of charge. Extended obit- Arrangements are ments. Church
approved a legislation 83-16 Thursday, uaries with a photograph, de- incomplete and will be Mr. Calhoun was with the
border se- with both parties solidly tailed biographical information
announced by Carter’s born Oct. 23, 1953, in Rev. Al
curity com- aboard. The House fol- and other details families may
Funeral Services. West Point, to the late Latham Stinson
lowed with a 300-128 tally, wish to include, are available officiat-
promise that Willie C. Calhoun Sr.
for a fee. Obituaries must be
would avert Trump with Trump’s signature and Eva Ruth Yates ing. Burial will follow
a second painful govern- planned Friday.
submitted through funeral
homes unless the deceased’s
Laura Fields Calhoun. He was for- at Sandfield Cemetery.
Trump is expected to COLUMBUS — Visitation is from
ment shutdown. body has been donated to merly employed as a
announce that he will be Laura Fields, 98, died noon-6 p.m. Friday at
But a new confrontation science. If the deceased’s laborer with Ellis Steel.
has been ignited — this spending roughly $8 bil- Feb. 14, 2019, at Vine- Carter’s Funeral Ser-
body was donated to science, He is survived by
time over President Don- lion on border barriers the family must provide official yard Court Nursing vices. Carter’s Funeral
his daughters, Towan-
ald Trump’s plan to bypass — combining the money proof of death. Please submit Home. Services is in charge of
da Bryant of Flower
lawmakers and declare approved by Congress all obituaries on the form pro- Arrangements are arrangements.
Mound, Texas, Gloria
a national emergency to with funding he plans to vided by The Commercial Dis- incomplete and will be Ms. Stinson was
patch. Free notices must be Poe, Tonia Lowery and
siphon billions of dollars repurpose through exec- announced by Carter’s born May 25, 1939, in
utive actions, including a
submitted to the newspaper
Funeral Services. Lekenisa Bailey, all of
from other federal coffers no later than 3 p.m. the day West Point; stepson, Columbus, to the late
for his wall on the Mexican national emergency, said prior for publication Tuesday Joel R. Mitchell; broth- Jake Payne and Atline
boundary. a White House official
who was not authorized to
through Friday; no later than 4 Maurice Harris ers, Darnell Calhoun, Payne. She attended
Money in the bill for p.m. Saturday for the Sunday COLUMBUS — Hunt High School and
border barriers, about speak publicly. The money edition; and no later than 7:30 Junior Calhoun and
Maurice William Daniel Calhoun; sis- was formerly employed
$1.4 billion, is far below is expected to come from a.m. for the Monday edition.
Harris, 64, died Feb. ters, Clara Jones and with First Columbus
the $5.7 billion Trump funds targeted for military Incomplete notices must be re-
ceived no later than 7:30 a.m. 6, 2019, Bobbie Jean Calhoun; National Bank.
insisted he needed and construction and counter-
drug efforts. for the Monday through Friday in Colum- and 11 grandchildren. In addition to her
would finance just a quar-
House Democrats
editions. Paid notices must be bus. parents, she was pre-
ter of the 200-plus miles he finalized by 3 p.m. for inclusion Ser- ceded in death by her
wanted. The White House overwhelmingly backed the next day Monday through vices Robert Cox son, Willie Payne; and
said he’d sign the legis- the legislation, with only Thursday; and on Friday by 3 WEST POINT —
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p.m. for Sunday and Monday
11 a.m. Robert Cox Sr., 64,
to get more, prompting Hispanic — opposed. Just publication. For more informa- and Jake Payne.
Saturday died Feb. 12, 2019,
condemnations from Dem- over half of Republicans tion, call 662-328-2471. She is survived by
at Mis- Harris in West
ocrats and threats of law- voted “no.” her children, Atline
sionary Point.
suits from states and oth- Should Trump change Edd Bonman Binion of Birmingham,
Union Baptist Church Ser-
ers who might lose federal his mind, both chambers’
SULLIGENT, Ala. Alabama, Mary Cole-
with the Rev. Tony A. vices
money or said Trump was margins were above the
— Edd Christopher man and Albert Payne,
abusing his authority. two-thirds majorities need- Montgomery officiat- will be both of Columbus,
The uproar over ed to override presidential
Bonman, 50, died Feb. ing. Burial will follow at 1 p.m.
11, 2019, at Northwest Elizabeth Kyle, Brenda
Trump’s next move cast vetoes. at Union Cemetery. Saturday Payne, Earline Payne
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Trump Org scraps plans for 2 Longest-serving

hotel chains, blaming politics Mississippi lawmaker
Chawla Hotels of Mississippi had planned to open but now that is off, too.
“In today’s politically charged
not seeking new term
as many as four hotels in the state environment,” hotel consultant Lee
Hunter told The Associated Press
‘I’m retiring. Fifty-two years is
By BERNARD CONDON statement. “We already have the recently, “everyone is cautious.” long enough to be anywhere.’
AP Business Writer greatest properties in the world and The company is also struggling
State Sen. Tommy Gollott of Biloxi
if we have to slow down our growth with some self-imposed restraints
NEW YORK — President Donald for the time being, we are happy to on expanding its business. The Associated Press
Trump’s company is scrapping plans do it.” When Trump became president,
for two new hotel chains announced he handed day-to-day control of the BILOXI — The longest-serving
The rollout began with promises
two years ago, casting blame in part company to Eric and his other adult state lawmaker in Mississippi histo-
of fast success. The company said
on a hostile political environment. son, Donald Jr. He also agreed his ry says he is not seeking re-election
in March 2017 that nearly two doz-
The Trump Organization said company would not pursue new this year.
en developers had already signed
Thursday that it will no longer try deals abroad and that domestic deals “I’m retiring. Fifty-two years
to open hotels under its Scion and letters of intent to open mid-priced
would be vetted by a lawyer hired to is long enough to be anywhere,”
American Idea brands catering to Scion hotels, and was enthusiastic
make sure they posed no conflicts Republican Sen. Tommy Gollott of
budget and mid-priced travelers, a about the future prospects.
with Trump’s presidency. Biloxi told WLOX-TV on Thursday.
departure from its focus on luxury “It’s full steam ahead,” said Eric Gollott
“We walked away from billions of Gollott, 83, owns a transfer and
hotels. The announcement comes as Danziger, who oversees the hotel dollars’ worth of deals and ceased
business for the family. “It’s in our storage company. He comes from a family with
the company has posted losses at a virtually all expansion,” said Eric
DNA.” longstanding ties to the seafood industry on
few of its golf properties and brand Trump in his statement. “We con-
But the avalanche of deals never the Mississippi Gulf Coast. On the Senate floor
experts say it has lost some of its ap- tinue to make tremendous sacrifices
materialized, as was the case for its Thursday in Jackson, Gollott reminisced about
peal. and understand the bigger picture
budget-priced American Idea, which the 1940s and 1950s.
“We live in a climate where every- more than anyone — our father has
was launched a few months later at “Biloxi was the oyster capital of the world,” he
thing will be used against us, wheth- the most important and powerful job
a party at the Trump Tower in New said.
er by the fake news or by Democrats in the world.”
York. Gollott was a boxer in his youth, and he later
who are only interested in presi- The Trump Organization did not
The only developer willing to helped organize the first Boys Club of Biloxi.
dential harassment and wasting dismiss the possibility that it could
strike a deal was Chawla Hotels of He was 32 when he was first elected to the
everyone’s time, barraging us with revive the new brands someday, per-
Mississippi. It planned to open as Mississippi House as a Democrat in 1967. He won
nonsense letters,” the president’s haps when Trump leaves the presi-
a state Senate seat in 1979, still as a Democrat.
son, Eric Trump, said in an emailed many as four hotels in the state — dency.
Then, he became a Republican in 2007.
From 1996 to 2000, he held the second-highest
job in the state Senate, as president pro tempore.
During the current four-year term, Gollott
surpassed a legislative longevity record held by
Area arrests Democratic Rep. Walter Sillers of Rosedale, who
The following arrests served more than 50 years. Sillers took office in
were made by Lowndes early 1916 and died in September 1966 when he
County Sheriff’s Office: was speaker of the House.
n Areiona Williams, 23, Gollott sponsored legislation that authorized
was charged with posses- construction of the Gulf Coast Coliseum and Con-
sion with intent to distrib- vention Center, which opened in 1977. He was
ute, disobeying a traffic also one of the main players in legalizing dockside
control device, no driver’s casinos in the early 1990s, leading to growth in
Williams Wells Jones Hoadley Hendricks Grassiree Gulf Coast tourism.
license and no insurance.
n Dustin Wells, 19, was “If you take care of the people who sent you,
charged with possession you will never have to worry about re-election,”
with intent to distribute, Gollott told the Clarion Ledger in 2017.
careless driving, suspend-
ed driver’s license and five
counts of seatbelt violation.
n Vanquela Jones, 31,
was charged with fraudu-
Reeves Mixon Lowe Sherrod Pittman Joh. Harris
lent use of ID.
n Alaynah Hoadley, 18,
was charged with embez-
zlement.
n Stephanie Hendricks,
42, was charged with em-
bezzlement.
n Tashawn Grassiree,
28, was charged with bur-
McCarter Coker Sims Plair Jr. Andrews Jon. Harris
glary and possession of
marijuana. The following arrests n Jimmy
n Jamie Reeves, 47, was were made by the Oktibbe- Sims, 62,
charged with fraudulent ha County Sheriff’s Office: was charged
use of ID and two counts of n Shelia Sherrod, 55, with man-
false pretense. was charged with a circuit slaughter.
n Corey Mixon, 33, was court order. n Fred-
charged with possession n Eries Pittman, 21, die Plair
of a weapon by a felon, im- was charged with child Jr., 51, was
proper equipment, failure abuse. c h a r g e d House Logan Henderson
to obey a police officer, n Johnny Harris, 61, with parole n Franchesca House,
resisting arrest, obstruct- was charged with statutory violation, burglary of a res- 19, was indicted on a felony
ing justice, possession of rape. idence, sale of cocaine and charge.
paraphernalia, suspended n Laterrance McCarter, bond surrender. n Bralan Logan, 22,
driver’s license and failure 22, was charged with pos- n Shaquille Andrews, was charged with grand
to appear. session of marijuana-more 24, was charged with bur- larceny and two counts of
n Rodney Lowe, 46, was than 30 grams. glary other than a vehicle. credit card fraud.
charged with possession n Brian Coker, 29, n Jonnice Harris, 26, n Justin Henderson, 30,
of methamphetamine and was charged with cyber- was charged with armed was indicted on a felony
careless driving. stalking. robbery. charge.

1-percent tax
Continued from Page 1A
already committed funds
to counties and munici-
palities for road mainte-
nance and infrastructure
through internet sales
tax. The Legislature
plans to appropriate
about $250,000 to Colum-
bus from those collec-
tions this year and raise
that total incrementally
to an estimated $923,000
in 2023.
“My understanding is,
since we have the internet
sales tax money coming,
they didn’t want to open
up a big can of worms by
approving sales tax bills
for cities that included in-
frastructure,” he said.
The city’s amended
resolution will now go to
Jackson and be drafted
into a bill, where it will
first be considered by the
House Local and Private
Committee.
If it clears the Legisla-
ture and gets the gover-
nor’s signature, Rep. Jeff
Smith said it would most
likely require a direct ref-
erendum — meaning it
would have to garner at
least 60-percent approval
in a citywide vote — in or-
der to be levied.
“I think the Speak-
er (of the House Phillip
Gunn) said as long as it
has a direct referendum
he felt like it could make
it through the House and
on to the Senate,” Rep.
Smith said.
If the tax ultimately
passes it would raise the
city’s total restaurant
sales tax to 3 percent,
all of which must be col-
lected at businesses in
Columbus with food and
beverage sales of at least
$100,000. A 2-percent
restaurant sales tax bill
— to fund tourism, recre-
ation and economic devel-
opment across Lowndes
County — has already
passed the Legislature
and has been signed into
law.
Part of the 2-percent
revenue will fund the
completion of the amphi-
theater, where the stage
has been built. Additional
phases will include seat-
ing, gating and conces-
sion areas.
Once the amphitheater
is finished, the city plans
to hire an outside com-
pany to manage book-
ings for the venue that
will seat roughly 3,500.
Funds from the 1-percent
tax can help that effort,
as well as pay for required
regular maintenance of
the property.
Gavin said he is satis-
fied with designating all
the 1-percent funds to
amphitheater operations
and maintenance.
“It gives us more mon-
ey to pump into the am-
phitheater, rather than
splitting up those funds,”
he said. “I think it’s a
great venue that will help
the city grow. But right
now it’s just sitting there
not making any money.”
Managing Editor Zack
Plair and reporter Aman-
da Lien contributed to this
report.

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Social media offers new ways to help neighbors, strangers

Social media has its dan-
gers and drawbacks. It is often
a source of misinformation,
deception and scams and can
often appeal to the worst in
our nature through cyber-bul-
lying, cyber-stalking and ex-
ploitation and crimes against
children.
The lists of the ills and dan-
gers of social media is, indeed,
long.
For all the harm social
media can unleash, it should
be noted people still find social
media useful. As the saying
goes, “One billion Chinese
people can’t be wrong.”
Neither can the estimated
2.77 billion people — roughly
36 percent of the world’s popu-
lation — who use social media.
Social media is a source
of information (68 percent of
people in the U.S. get at least
some of their news through
social media platforms) and
entertainment.
It has also been a form of
community building, linking
people who share a common
interest regardless of where
they are located.
Social media communities
function like conventional
communities in many respects
and one of the best ways is by
helping each other in times of
need.
There are dozens of char-
itable fund-raising site, the
most commonly known among
them being GoFundMe, which
raises an estimated $650
million annually. About a third
of that goes to meet the needs
of people with medical issues,
with the balance going toward
other sorts of emergencies or
specific needs.
On Tuesday, three people
lost virtually all of their pos-
sessions in a Starkville house
fire. A GoFundMe account for
their benefit was set up the
next day with a goal of raising
$10,000. By Friday morning,
$7,610 had been raised.
These kinds of stories hap-
pen every day all across the
country. They are testaments
not only to the generosity of
Americans but the enormous
power social media platforms
yield.
Previously, raising funds
for these kinds of needs relied
mainly on word-of-mouth and
was largely confined to a per-
son’s actual community.
But social media platforms
know no such constraints.
When the call goes out, the
message is received quickly
and broadcast to potential-
ly millions of people. The
response is quick, too, gener-
ating donations of a volume
and an immediacy previously
unknown.
Granted, people should
perform their due diligence
before making contributions
through these platforms.
There is always a potential for
abuse no matter what form
fund-raisers take, whether it’s
a coffee can at a local store or
a huge social media platform
such as GoFundMe.
The fact remains, however,
that social media can be a
great means of raising funds
for those with legitimate
needs.
That success reinforces the
idea that in times of need, we
need not always turn to our
governmental institutions.
People helping people is often
the best, most efficient way to
meet those needs.
For all its ills, social media
has proven it can be a power-
ful tool for good.

State of the nation Cartoonist view

You can’t say
that on Twitter
She tweeted that “men are not
women,” and for that, Meghan Mur-
phy, feminist journalist, was banned
from Twitter. An anodyne statement
of biological reality qualifies as “hate
speech” for some of the gnomes
at Twitter HQ. Murphy received a
rote notification that “you may not
promote violence against, threaten,
or harass other people on the basis of
race, ethnicity, national origin, sexual
orientation, gender, gender identity,
religious affiliation, age, disability, or Mona Charen
serious disease.”
Excuse me, but that sound you
heard was me spitting my coffee across my desk. I cannot
count the number of times I’ve been harassed on Twitter on
some of the above grounds. Twitter has benefits, but let’s face
it, threats, vile abuse and harassment have become a key part
of Twitter’s brand. Louis Farrakhan has an account. Terrorists
romp through its pixels with ease, and the Russians deploy bots
like biological agents. Only a select few offenders are punished
or banned.
When founder Jack Dorsey was asked on Sam Harris’s
podcast why suspensions and other disciplinary actions always
seem to go in a PC direction, Dorsey was phlegmatic, “I don’t
believe we should optimize for neutrality.” That was Silicon
Valley-speak for, “We are not fair.”
That is his right. It’s a free country, and, though hailed as
the national cyber town hall, Twitter is a private company. It has
declined to engage Murphy directly (Dorsey: “We don’t have
a robust appeals process”), but has churned out agitprop about
“hateful conduct” with metronomic regularity. This is not to say
that Twitter applies even its own vague and shifting standards
evenly. I and others have tweeted concerns about the trans
movement — particularly with regard to children — without re-
percussions. But that must have been sheer luck. In Murphy’s
case, the company targeted her for violating a policy that it
had changed without any public notice. This is the new ban on
so-called “deadnaming” — using the former name of a person
who transitioned to the other sex. If Murphy’s lawsuit gains any
traction, the company may have to explain itself. Until then, we
are left to consider the Orwellian dystopia that travels under
the name progressivism.
One of Meghan Murphy’s thought crimes consisted of
asking, in response to someone else, “How are transwomen
not men? What is the difference between a man and a trans-
woman?” That is what is known as a challenge, not an epithet.
It earned her a warning. She also referred to a trans-identified
male as “he” — that is the forbidden practice of “misgender-
ing.”
Murphy, along with many feminists and some conservatives,
resists the trans movement’s efforts to permit people who are
born male to enter women’s restrooms, locker rooms, prisons
and other environments where, as Murphy puts it, “women feel
uncomfortable seeing a penis.” This is a live issue. In Washing-
ton, D.C., women at a downtown health club have retreated to
toilet stalls to change clothes since the club now refrains from
stopping men who enter the women’s changing room. Who’s to
say who belongs where? Wouldn’t want to put a foot wrong in
the new gender neutral utopia. One trans person Murphy iden-
tified in print as male was seeking to counsel women at a rape
crisis center in Vancouver, though the center hires only women.
Murphy’s website, Feminist Current, has questioned the
science and ideology behind transgenderism, and Murphy is
indignant that people with XY chromosomes can compete in
women’s sports. Personally, I might have taken a softer tone,
adding some acknowledgement that people with gender dys-
phoria deserve compassion. But Murphy is expressing a point
of view, dammit, and way too many opinion arbiters here in
Oceania won’t have it.
Twitter is hardly alone. Many a mandatory diversity work-
shop, college orientation and hotel policy does the same.
Three female undergraduates are suing Yale for a fraternity
culture that they say enables harassment. Fraternity parties,
they claim, place men in positions of power. OK, but notice the
language in the lawsuit: “Simply put, fraternities elevate men to
social gatekeepers and relegate women and nonbinary students
to sexual objects.” Nonbinary students?
Murphy’s objection is that this sudden reimagining of what
it means to be human has been imposed, not agreed upon, and
certainly not discovered by science. Many women, concerned
about hurting someone’s feelings, especially — as Murphy
phrases it, someone from “a marginalized group” — are shy
about standing up for themselves and their own comfort. Above
all, these matters need frank discussion, not authoritarian
diktats issuing from our Twitter overlords.
Mona Charen is a Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public
Policy Center.
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Obituaries
Continued from Page 2A
Rosa Trimuel
COLUMBUS — Rosa
M. Trimuel, 87, died
Feb. 13, 2019, at Bap-
tist Memorial Hospi-
tal-Golden Triangle.
Arrangements are
incomplete and will be
announced by Century
Hairston Funeral Home.
Ronnie Roebuck
ABERDEEN — Ron-
nie Ray Roebuck, 73,
died Feb. 13, 2019, at
his residence.
Services will be at 2
p.m. Saturday at Tis-
dale-Lann Memorial
Funeral Home Chapel
with Robert Earl Fowl-
kes and Belinda Nelson
Roebuck officiating.
Burial will follow at
Oddfellows Rest Ceme-
tery. Visitation is from
4-7 p.m. Friday at the
funeral home. Tis-
dale-Lann Memorial Fu-
neral Home is in charge
of arrangements.
Mr. Roebuck was
born Jan. 24, 1946, in
Kings Port, Tennes-
see, to the late John
Edward Roebuck and
Emma Louise Conner-
ly Roebuck. He was
formerly employed as a
truck driver with Royal
Trucking and was a
member of Aberdeen
First Baptist Church.
In addition to his
parents, he was preced-
ed in death by his sister,
Martha Ann Roebuck
Estes; and brother,
Bobby Roebuck.
He is survived by his
wife, Brenda Jean Chris-
tian Roebuck of Aber-
deen; daughters, Belin-
da nelson Roebuck of
Lady Lake, Florida, Kim
Roebuck of Aberdeen
and Shannon Roebuck
Kelley of Columbus;
sons, Donnie Roebuck
Cemetery. Visitation
is from 1-5 p.m. Friday
at Lee-Sykes Funeral
Home. Lee-Sykes Fu-
neral Home is in charge
of arrangements.
Ms. Cockrell was
born Feb. 24, 1968, in
Noxubee County, to
the late Willie James
Sanders and Lillie Bell
Cockrell.
In addition to her
parents, she was pre-
ceded in death by her
brother, Paul Cockrell;
and sister, Pauline Hal-
bert-Grissom.
She is survived by
her sisters, Joann Cock-
rell Brandon, Mary J.
Cockrell and Linda C.
Cockrell, all of Macon;
and brother, Rufus
Cockrell of Macon.
Joe Henley
BROOKSVILLE —
Joe Tyson Henley, 60,
died Feb. 9, 2019, at his
residence.
Services
will be at 1
p.m. Satur-
day at Mt.
Avery M.B.
Church.
Burial will
follow at Henley
Henley
Family Cemetery. Vis-
itation is from 1-5 p.m.
Friday at Lee-Sykes
Funeral Home. Lee-
Sykes Funeral Home of
Macon is in charge of
arrangements.
Mr. Henley was born
June 23, 1958, in Nox-
ubee County. He was
formerly employed with
the Mississippi Depart-
ment of Transportation.
He is survived by his
children, Travis Joel
Draper of Columbus,
Kendrick Shandell Hen-
ley of Atlanta, Georgia,
Nicholas Montreal
Bird C. Calvert and
Raymond G. Millard Jr.
He served as President
of the Co-Op and Local
Farm Bureau and was a
member of First United
Methodist Church.
He is survived by his
wife, Nina Millard of
West Point; son, Tucker
Millard of Franklin,
Tennessee; daugh-
ter, Mary Caradine
Hamrick of Nashville,
Tennessee; sister, Nan-
cy Pitre of Little Rock,
Arkansas; and two
grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be
Clem Guines, Joey Mi-
chel, Jimmy Donahoo,
Randy Simmons, Bucky
Kellogg, Ethan Dona-
hoo, Jordan Caskey,
John Raymond Pitre
and Lockett Tally.
Memorials may be
made to First United
Methodist Church, P.O.
Box 293, West Point,
MS 39773.
Bessie Tate
COLUMBUS — Bes-
sie Grant Tate died Feb.
13, 2019.
Services
will be at
11 a.m.
Monday at
St. James
U.M.
Church
Tate
with the
Rev. Paul
Lockett officiating.
Visitation will be from
1-4 p.m. Sunday at Lee-
Sykes Funeral Home.
Lee-Sykes Funeral
Home is in charge of
arrangements.
Zebedee Hinton
GRAYSON, Ga. —
SFC. Zebedee Roosevelt
Hinton died Feb. 10,
2019.
A memorial service
will be held at 11 a.m.
Feb. 23, 2019, at Mace-
donia Cumberland
Presbyterian Church
with the Rev. Willie G.
Fulgham officiating.
Burial will follow at
Shedd Hill Cemetery
in Aliceville, Alabama.
Lavender’s Funeral
Service is in charge of
arrangements.
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of Prairie and Kenneth
Roebuck of Aberdeen;
brothers, Charles Roe-
buck of Tucson, Arizona
and Larry Roebuck of
Beach Park, Illinois; 11
grandchildren; and sev-
en great-grandchildren.
Ronnie Cockrell
MACON — Ronnie
Cockrell, 50, died Feb.
3, 2019, at her resi-
dence.
Henley and Ashley
Nicole Henley, both
of Brooksville; and six
grandchildren.
Ray Millard
WEST POINT —
Raymond “Ray” Godfrey
Millard III, 71, died Feb.
12, 2019.
Services are at 11
a.m. Friday at First Unit-
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Saturday at Greenwood Cemetery. Johnny “Pooh Bear” Wright,
Mt. Car- Visitation is one hour 59, of Steens, MS, passed away
mel M.B. prior to services at the Sunday, February 10, 2019, at
Church church. Robinson Fu- his residence.
with the Cockrell neral Home is in charge A memorial service will be
Rev. Jack of arrangements. Saturday, February 16, 2019, at
Vaughn officiating. Mr. Millard was 11:00 AM at Woodland Baptist
Burial will follow at born Dec. 16, 1947, in Church, Columbus, MS with
Friendship Community West Point, to the late Bro. Brad Wright officiating.
Mr. Wright was born March
29, 1959, in Columbus, MS, to
the late Sid Wright and Doris Sides. Mr. Wright
was employed at M & W Butane for twenty-five

Flu vaccine doing a relatively
good job this season
Health officials
are generally
pleased if a flu
vaccine works in
40 to 60 percent
of people
By MIKE STOBBE
AP Medical Writer
NEW YORK — The flu
vaccine is doing a relative-
ly good job this season,
protecting about half the
people who got it, U.S.
health officials said Thurs-
day.
Preliminary figures
suggest the vaccine is 47
percent effective in pre-
venting flu illness severe
enough to send some-
one to the doctor’s office.
Health officials are gener-
ally pleased if a flu vaccine
works in 40 to 60 percent
of people.
“These are early esti-
mates, but they are en-
couraging,” said Dr. Alicia
Fry of the U.S. Centers for
Disease Control and Pre-
vention.
Somewhere between
10,000 and 16,000 people
have died from flu and its
complications so far this
season, according to new
estimates released Thurs-
day.
Last winter was dom-
inated by a nasty kind of
flu, and the vaccine’s weak-
ness against it was one
reason it was the deadliest
flu season in at least four
decades. An estimated
80,000 Americans died of
flu and its complications.
This winter, in most
parts of the country, most
illnesses are being caused
by a somewhat milder vi-
rus that vaccines tend to
perform better against.
Overall, flu is wide-
spread in 47 states, ac-
cording to the most recent
CDC data. Health officials
don’t know if flu season
has peaked yet, Fry said.
They also are seeing ev-
idence that a more severe
flu virus is spreading to
more states.
years and Dowdle Gas for six years. He then went
on to own his own business J & R Lawn Service
for the past six years. He was well liked by all
his customers, past and present. He never met a
stranger. He was an avid Mississippi State Fan,
he loved all sports but especially football. He was
a football referee for Mississippi High School Ac-
tivities Association and the Columbus-Lowndes
Sports Officials. He also was an umpire and offi-
cial at Prospt Park.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Wright is pre-
ceded in death by his sister, Emma McKay; and
sister-in-law, Robin Wright.
Mr. Wright loved his family and friends so
much especially his little Chihuahua, “Dak”.
Mr. Wright is survived by his wife, Judy Smith
Wright, Steens, MS; sons, Brad (Susan) Wright,
Caledonia, MS, and JT Wright, Columbus, MS;
daughter, Autumn Wright, Steens, MS; grandchil-
dren, Cadie Wright, Jonah Wright, Isaac Wright
and Liliana Abrams; sisters, Sherry (Chad) Wells
and Mary (Shawn) Miller; brothers, Sid Wright,
Billy (Ann) Wright and Neil Wright; and a host of
nieces and nephews.
He would like to recognize his best friend,
Tommy Kidd, who was like a brother to him and
Tommy’s son, Terrance Neal. He would also like
to recognize his brother-in-law, James (Rusty)
Smith, who was more like a brother. Also his
great friends, Joe Langford, Mike Carter and
Jack Simpson and the many close friends and
customers he has met over the years.
In lieu of flowers, you can donate to his favor-
ite charity, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospi-
tal, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105, in
his honor.
Compliments of
Lowndes Funeral Home
www.lowndesfuneralhome.net
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Mississippi Senate to keep private

school money through 2024
The Associated Press
JACKSON — Mississippi state
senators on Thursday voted to keep
public subsidies alive through 2024
for special education students who
attend private schools, overcoming
some Democrats who were trying
to kill the state’s Education Schol-
arship Account program.
The Senate voted to approve
Senate Bill 2675, which extends the
current endpoint of the program
from 2020, sending it to the House
for more work.
Republican Sen. Chad McMah-
an of Guntown successfully added
an amendment that would require
any leftover money in the account
to be sent to a public school if a stu-
dent returned to a public school in
the middle of the year. Senate Ed-
ucation Committee Chairman Gray
Tollison, an Oxford Republican,
said unused money now returns to
the state’s general fund.
“The school has to take them by
law,” McMahan said. “This would
provide some money to educate the
child.”
Tollison’s original bill called
for a wide expansion of the pro-
gram to many more students, but
he changed it to a simple program
extension, making it less likely ex-
pansion language could be insert-
ed later in the session.

Legislature
Continued from Page 1A
Smith said. “I’ve been pre-
senting this bill for the
past four sessions, so it is
a little frustrating.
“The good news is that
I think I may be able to get
that in as an amendment
to the bill to raise pay for
county officials, which did
make it through,” he add-
ed, referencing a bill that
would raise some county
officials’ salaries by an un-
specified amount.
Thursday was the
deadline for advancing
general bills out of cham-
ber, meaning it was the
last opportunity this ses-
sion for either bill to make
it out of legislative com-
mittees.
Other bills that were
approved in one chamber
before the deadline and
now go to the other cham-
ber for committee work is
a criminal justice bill that
would ease penalties on
some crimes and expand in Issaquenah County, use the land so people can
drug courts to include of- which he indicated he hunt on it, but that’s some-
fenders who have mental thought was a waste of thing the private sector
illness or are veterans; money. can do much better than
“heartbeat” bills from “We don’t need to be the state. Then, you have
both chambers banning in the land business,” he to think about the tax rev-
abortions after five weeks said. “I know they want to enue we lose from that.”
of pregnancy; a human
trafficking victim bill that
would prevent charges
from being filed against
trafficking victims under
age 18; and a tanning bed
bill that would prohibit
people under age 18 from
using tanning beds.
The deadline did not
impact any specifically
local bills, which are all
revenue bills not affected
by Thursday’s deadline,
Smith said. The deadline
for appropriations bills is
Feb. 27.
The only other bill
Younger expressed frus-
tration with was a Senate
bill to use general fund
money to purchase land

Harrison
Continued from Page 1A
week, joining Trip Hair-
ston and Clarence Berry.
All three are vying to re-
place two-term supervisor
Bill Brigham, who is not
seeking re-election.
Harrison, speaking
to The Dispatch, said he
would prioritize roads in
his district.
“I’d make sure roads
are maintained as they are
now,” he said. “They’re
great right now and I don’t
want to see that change.”
Hairston is a medical
administrator at Nephrol-
ogy Associates and owns
a consulting firm, Golden
Triangle Business Ven-
tures LLC, that primarily
helps medical startups.
He previously told The
Dispatch that he would
not comment on any op-
posing candidate.
Berry, a retired metal
and factory worker, said
it doesn’t particularly mat-
ter to him how many peo-
ple have joined The Dis-
trict 2 supervisor’s race.
He’s going to pass out
campaign materials and
meet people in his district
either way.
“I don’t have anything
bad to say about either
(candidate),” he said. “To
both of them, I say good
luck.”
Qualifying for coun-
ty and state offices ends
March 1. Party primaries
are set for August.

Walters
Continued from Page 1A
Keene said the case’s
victim and his parents
reported a Nov. 12 sexual
assault and identified Wal-
ters after saying they’d
met in Horn Lake. Keene
also told The Dispatch
that the victim was a male
younger than 18 years old.
Keen further con-
firmed that communica-
tion between Walters and
the victim started elec-
tronically.
The Dispatch received
an incident affidavit from
Horn Lake Police Depart-
ment. However, the affida-
vit is heavily redacted and
offers little insight into
what occurred in the Nov.
12 incident.
Walters had worked at
The Dispatch as a sports
reporter since August
2011. He had recently
been promoted to sports
editor, a position he held
at the time of his arrest.
Sports
COLLEGE
BASEBALL
Bulldogs,
others
welcome
new year
From Special Reports
STARKVILLE — The
nearly three-year trans-
formation of Dudy Noble
Field is finished and the
Mississippi State baseball
program will open the
2019 season this weekend
against Youngstown State
in a three-game series to
christen the new “Carne-
gie Hall of College Base-
ball.”
The weekend includes
the unveiling of the “Thun-
der and Lighting” statues
that will pay tribute to
MSU greats Will Clark
and Rafael Palmeiro on
Friday, as well as induct-
ing the inaugural class of
the Ron Polk Ring of Hon-
or on Saturday.
Full details for the
events surrounding open-
ing weekend can be found
at hailstate.com/openin-
gweekend.
Redshirt junior Ethan
Small will face off against
sophomore left-hander
Colin Clark in MSU’s sea-
son opener at 4 p.m. Fri-
day.
Redshirt freshman
right-hander JT Ginn is
scheduled to take the
mound at 2 p.m. Saturday
for MSU. He is scheduled
to face off against sopho-
more right-hander Chad
Coles.
Redshirt junior right-
hander Keegan James is
slated to pitch Sunday for
MSU.
The Bulldogs enter the
season with senior Jake
Mangum chasing a couple
of high-profile records,
including the MSU and
Southeastern Conference
all-time hit records.
MSU enters the season
ranked in all six major
polls, including three top-
15 rankings. Along with
the program’s ranking,
MSU is slated to see as
many as 10 ranked teams
this season.
Ole Miss will play host
to Wright State to open
season
OXFORD — The Ole
Miss baseball team will
kick off the 2019 season
at 4 p.m. Friday against
Wright State.
Ole Miss wrapped up
their final intrasquad
scrimmage Sunday, com-
pleting its third week-
end of spring training in
preparation for the season
opener. Ole Miss saw 24
live-action games this off-
season, including two fall
scrimmages against Little
Rock and Delta State. The
slew of returning batters
See ROUNDUP, 4B
Game 1
n Youngstown State,
4 p.m. Friday (SEC Network+;
WKBB-FM 100.9,
WFCA-FM 107.9).
Inside
n more COLLEGE basebalL:
Radio and television
broadcast information for
Mississippi State this
season. Page 2B
n Also, Mississippi
University for Women
baseball coach Matt
Wolfenbarger has high
expectations for his
program’s second season
this season. Page 2B
West Lowndes Boys Win in Region Tournament
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WOMEN’S
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SECTION
COLLEGE
BASKETBALL
Missouri
upsets
No. 5 MSU
By DAVID BRANDT
The Associated Press
STARKVILLE —
Sophie Cunningham has
scored a whole lot of points
in her college career —
more than 2,000 of them
after Thursday night —
but the senior knows when
it’s time to give up the ball.
Driving to the basket in
Chris McDill/Special to The Dispatch
the final minute, Cunning-
West Lowndes High School’s Dalen Rogers tries to get around the Noxapater defense in their game ham found Cierra Porter
Thursday in the Mississippi High School Activities Association (MHSAA) Class 1A, Region 6 tournament for a wide-open 3-pointer
in Columbus. The West Lowndes boys won 72-41. The West Lowndes girls lost to Vardaman 33-30. with 41 seconds left to seal
the Missouri women’s bas-
ketball team’s 75-67 upset
victory of No. 5 Mississippi
State on Thursday night.
Porter hadn’t scored all
night until the big 3-point-
er. Cunningham didn’t hes-
itate.
“I know what she can
do, and she can knock
down big shots when we
need them,” Cunningham
said. “When she’s wide
open, I’m going to give her
the ball every time.”
Cunningham led the
Tigers with 24 points, and
Amber Smith added 16.
Missouri snapped a four-
game road losing streak.
Cunningham had her
usual stellar performance
— shooting 4-for-9 from
3-point range — despite
battling an illness over the
Chris McDill/Special to The Dispatch last 24 hours. She missed
ABOVE, LEFT: West Lowndes High School’s Jalen Brewer go up for a shot on the fast break Thursday the pre-game practice and
night. ABOVE, RIGHT: West Lowndes High’s Quay Sanders drives to the basket. slept during the afternoon
before tipoff.
“I was up all last night,”
Cunningham said. “Had
Heritage Academy Baseball Team Loses Home Opener to get a couple IVs this
morning. Woke up at 4:45
p.m. and didn’t go to shoot-
around. But our team be-
lieved in me and I knew I
was going to play no mat-
ter what. I’m not the type
of person to sit out. I’m just
proud of our team.”
Missouri (19-7, 8-4
Southeastern Conference)
trailed for much of the
night, but pulled ahead 55-
54 on Akira Levy’s layup at
the third-quarter buzzer.
The Tigers pushed their
advantage 60-56 early in
the fourth quarter and nev-
er trailed again, fending off
multiple MSU rallies.
Porter’s 3-pointer after
Cunningham’s pass made
it 70-64 and ended any
drama.
Missouri shot 55 per-
cent from the field and
made 11 3-pointers.
MSU (22-2, 10-1) had its
12-game winning streak
Chris McDill/Special to The Dispatch snapped. The Bulldogs
Heritage Academy starting pitcher Banks Hyde makes a pitch Thursday night in the team’s 9-0 loss also had won 26 straight
to Magnolia Heights on Thursday in their home opener. regular-season SEC games
dating to last season.
MSU coach Vic Schae-
fer said he was disap-
pointed in his team’s ef-
fort, but said Missouri’s
performance was “special
tonight” and the Tigers de-
served to win.
“They are one tough
bunch,” Schaefer said.
“That’s my kind of team.
Tough, physical, aggres-
sive.”
GAME 25
n At No. 22 Texas A&M,
1 p.m. Sunday
(SEC Network;
WKBB-FM 100.9,
WFCA-FM 107.9).
Inside
n more women’s
basketbalL: Coach Vic
Chris McDill/Special to The Dispatch Schaefer felt his No. 5 MSU
ABOVE, LEFT: Heritage Academy shortstop Blayze Berry makes a throw to first base Thursday night. team was lethargic against
Berry had a double in the Patriots’ 9-0 loss to Magnolia Heights on Thursday in their home opener. Missouri on Thursday night.
ABOVE, RIGHT: Heritage Academy second baseman Sam Hannon tosses to first base for an out. www.cdispatch.com
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COLLEGE SOFTBALL

No. 25 Mississippi State drops first two games in Puerto Vallarta

From Special Reports
PUERTO VALLARTA,
Mexico — The No. 25 Mississip-
pi State softball team dropped its
first two games Thursday at the
Puerto Vallarta College Chal-
lenge at Nancy Almaraz Field.
In its first game, MSU lost to
Southern Illinois 4-1. In the night-
cap, MSU lost to No. 5 Washing-
ton 7-5.
Against Washington, Mia
Davidson went 3-for-3 at with
three home runs to set MSU’s
single-game record. She was
one shy of tying the NCAA’s sin-
gle-game mark. Davidson had a
career-high five RBIs and drew
a walk.
Davidson has 24 career home
runs and is two shy of tying Bri-
ana Bell (2008-13) for seventh in
program history.
Senior Bevia Robinson went
2-for-3 2 with a run scored.
Washington (5-1) took the lead
on Emma Helm’s two-run dou-
ble. The Huskies tacked on five
more runs in the second inning
— three unearned — thanks in
part to Morganne Flores’ two-run
homer to left center.
Sophomore Emily Williams
(1-1) allowed six runs on four hits
and two walks to take the loss.
She struck out two. Freshman
Grace Fagan allowed four hits
and one unearned run in the final
four innings. She struck out four.
In the opener, Southern Illi-
nois used a three-run sixth to
power past MSU.
Senior second baseman Emily
Heimberger went 2-for-3 with a
run scored.
Roundup
Junior pitcher Alyssa Loza (1-
1) allowed four runs on six hits in
5 1/3 innings. The right-hander
struck out five. Junior pitcher
Candace Denis and sophomore
pitcher Emily Williams threw a
third of an inning.
MSU scored in the top of the
third. Heimberger led off the in-
ning with a single up the middle.
Heimberger stole second base
and scored on senior outfielder
Kat Moore’s two-out single.
In the top of the sixth, MSU
loaded the bases with two outs
after a hit by pitch and two walks,
but it didn’t score.
MSU will take on Sacramento
State at 10 a.m. Friday and UCF at
12:30 p.m. Friday.
n Rain washes away Ole
Miss’ game against Loyola
Marymount: At Los Angeles,
For the second-straight game,
the Ole Miss softball team lost
to Mother Nature, as its game
against Loyola Marymount on
Thursday was cancelled due to
rain. The game won’t be made up.
Ole Miss will turn its attention
to the Stacey Winsberg Memori-
al Tournament, where it will face
UC Riverside, Cal Poly, Oregon
State, No. 2 UCLA, and Boise
State in the next three days.
n Alabama softball team
heads to Arizona for Hillen-
brand Invitational: At Tucson,
Arizona, the No. 7 Alabama soft-
ball team will take on USF at
12:15 p.m. today in its first game
at the Hillenbrand Invitational.
Alabama will play New Mexi-
co at 2:30 p.m. Friday. It will face
Cal State Fullerton at 2:30 p.m.
Saturday and No. 9 Arizona at
4:45 p.m. Saturday. It will wrap up
its stay at the event with a game
against UIC at 12:15 p.m. Sunday.
Alabama (5-0) was undefeated
last weekend at the Trojan Classic
in Troy, Alabama. The Crimson
Tide scored 53 runs to record the
highest total on a season-opening
weekend in Alabama history.
n Southern Mississippi
softball team gears up for
Getterman Classic: At Waco,
Texas, the Southern Mississip-
pi softball team (5-1) will take
on UT Arlington at 12:30 p.m.
Friday and No. 16 Baylor at 5:30
p.m. Friday in its first games at
the Getterman Classic hosted by
Baylor University at Getterman
Stadium.

COLLEGE BASEBALL
Owls face higher expectations in 2019
By Slim Smith recruiting, including Caledonia’s
ssmith@cdispatch.com Logan Suggs, a transfer from Hinds
CC, and R.J. Dell, a juco transfer
Even before the first pitch of the from Tennessee.
season Sunday, there is one thing Suggs is pegged to start one
Mississippi University for Women game of Sunday’s doubleheader
baseball coach Matt Wolfenbarger
along with Drew Williams, who
knows this year’s team will have
posted a 6-3 record last year.
that last year’s team lacked: Re- Wolfenbarger
Offensively, the Owls return
turning starters.
United States Collegiate Athlet-
Last year was the Owls’ first year for
ic Association (USCAA) All-American
baseball and Wolfenbarger didn’t know
first baseman Damain Benefield, who
what to expect.
hit .437 with 37 RBIs and seven home
“Our goal last year, to be honest, was
to go out and compete as hard as we runs last season. Wolfenbarger also ex-
could,” Wolf said. “We just didn’t know pects key contributions from pitcher/
how the kids would react to playing col- infield John David Birdsong and pitcher/
lege ball for the first time.” outfielder David Standifer.
As the Owls prepare for their sea- The biggest difference between the
son-opening doubleheader against Lane team that takes the field this year and
College at 2 p.m. Sunday at Columbus last year’s team, which went 21-15 and
High School, there are far fewer ques- finished fifth in the USCAA World Series
tion marks as Wolfenbarger welcomes in Pennsylvania, is depth and versatility.
back the entire roster from last year, for- “Last year, we had one lineup we could
tified by some key newcomers. put other there I really felt confident in,”
“I think we’re going to be solid,” Wolfenbarger said. “This year, we can do
Wolfenbarger said. “Some of the new a lot of thing with our lineup. The biggest
kids have really come in and pushed change is our pitching. We had about five
some starters and made us better at kids we could go with. This year, we should
some positions than we were a year ago.” have 10. That’s really going to be big.”
The W added some key pieces through See The W, 4B

Radio teams
announced
for Bulldogs
From Special Reports

STARKVILLE — On
the eve of the grand
opening of the new Dudy
Noble Field, Mississippi
State Athletics unveiled
its broadcast teams for
the 2019 baseball season
on the Mississippi State
Sports Network powered
by Learfield IMG College,
as well as SEC Network+.
Jim Ellis, “Voice of the
Diamond Dawgs,” begins
his 41st season on the net-
work and will broadcast
from the new “Jim Ellis
Radio Suite.” Ellis, who
started calling Diamond
Dawgs games in 1979, will
team with former MSU
pitcher and 11-year Major
Leaguer Jay Powell.
New to the Mississip-
pi State Sports Network
team this year on select
games will be former Bull-
dog left-handed pitcher
Ross Mitchell. Mitchell
posted a career 27-9 re-
cord with a 2.41 earned
run average, highlighted
by a sophomore campaign
in which he helped lead
the Diamond Dawgs to the
2013 College World Series
Championship Series.
In addition to affiliates
across the state, live audio
of MSU baseball is avail-
able on HailState.com/
plus and via the Tune In
app.
MSU’s SEC Network+
broadcast crew will fea-
ture play-by-play voice
Bart Gregory and analysts
Matt Wyatt and Charlie
Winfield throughout the
season. Fans can watch
the season-opening se-
ries on SEC Network+ via
WatchESPN.com or the
ESPN app.
MSU baseball games
cane be heard locally
on WKBB-FM (100.9),
WFCA-FM (107.9), WW-
ZQ-AM (1240), and
WAMY-AM (1580).
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COLLEGE BASKETBALL Basketball

21. Iowa (19-5) did not play. Next: at Pacific 74, San Francisco 48

CALENDAR
Rutgers, Saturday. Portland St. 74, N. Arizona 59
22. Virginia Tech (19-5) did not play. Next: Rio Grande 74, Seattle 70
NBA at Pittsburgh, Saturday. Sacramento St. 75, S. Utah 69

Ole Miss will honor

Thursday’s Games 23. Iowa State (18-6) did not play. Next: at Saint Mary’s (Cal) 81, Santa Clara 68
Men’s College Basketball Orlando 127, Charlotte 89
New York 106, Atlanta 91
No. 18 Kansas State, Saturday.
24. Maryland (19-6) did not play. Next: at
UC Davis 72, UC Riverside 59
UC Irvine 48, Long Beach St. 46
Saturday’s Games New Orleans 131, Oklahoma City 122 No. 6 Michigan, Saturday. UMKC 65, Grand Canyon 56

Florida at Alabama, 1 p.m.

Today’s Game 25. Buffalo (21-3) did not play. Next: at
Toledo, Friday. The AP Women’s Top 25

Reed prior to game

Team World vs. Team USA at Charlotte,
Missouri at Ole Miss, 2:30 p.m. North Carolina, 8 p.m.
Saturday’s Games Southern Mississippi 78, Fared
Thursday
UTEP at Southern Miss, 4 p.m. No games scheduled
Sunday’s Game
UTSA 71 1. Baylor (22-1) did not play. Next: vs.
Oklahoma, Saturday.
UTSA (15-11): Frohnen 2-8 1-2 5, Allen
Mississippi State at Arkansas, 7:30 p.m. 2019 NBA All-Star Game 3-7 0-0 6, Jackson 9-22 5-6 25, Wallace 6-19 2. Louisville (23-1) did not play. Next: vs.

against Missouri
Women’s College Basketball
Saturday’s Game
Southern Miss at UTEP, Noon
From Special Reports Sunday’s Games
Mississippi State at Texas A&M, 1 p.m.
OXFORD — The late Justin Reed, the Alabama at Auburn, 3 p.m.
first Ole Miss men’s basketball player to earn College Baseball
All-Southeastern Conference honors all four Today’s Games
years and the first two-time Wooden Award Presbyterian at Alabama, 3 p.m.
Youngstown State at Mississippi State, 4 p.m.
candidate from a college in Mississippi, will be Wright State at Ole Miss, 4 p.m.
honored Saturday during the Ole Miss men’s Purdue at Southern Miss, 4 p.m.
against Missouri. Saturday’s Games
Family members and former teammates will Wright State at Ole Miss, 1:30 p.m.
join Rebel Nation to remember Reed, Ole Miss’ Youngstown State at Mississippi State, 2 p.m.
Presbyterian at Alabama, 3 p.m.
2019 SEC Legend. Purdue at Southern Miss, 4 p.m.
Club Red, the Ole Miss basketball student Sunday’s Games
section, will wear jersey T-shirts with Reed’s Youngstown State at Mississippi State, 1 p.m.
number 23. The first 1,000 students to arrive at Presbyterian at Alabama, 1 p.m.
Purdue at Southern Miss, 1 p.m.
the game will receive a free shirt. Wright State at Ole Miss, 1:30 p.m.
Reed also will be recognized at the SEC tour- Lane College at Mississippi University for Women
nament on March 13-17 at Bridgestone Arena in (DH), 2 p.m.
Nashville, Tennessee. Featuring former greats
College Softball
from all 14 SEC member institutions, the SEC Today’s Games
Legends will be honored at halftime of his insti- Mississippi State vs. Sacramento State (Puerto
tution’s first game at the tournament. Vallarta, Mexico), 10 a.m.
A four-year starter at Ole Miss (2001-04), Ole Miss vs. UC Riverside (Westwood,
California), 11 a.m.
Reed ranks sixth all-time in scoring (1,785 Southern Miss vs. UT-Arlington (Waco, Texas),
points) and ninth in rebounds (766). 12:30 p.m.
After four decorated seasons, Reed took Alabama vs. South Florida (Tucson, Arizona),
his talents to the professional level. The for- 1:15 p.m.
Ole Miss vs. Cal Poly (Westwood, California),
ward from Jackson was the 40th overall pick
1:30 p.m.
in the 2004 NBA draft, selected by the Boston Alabama vs. New Mexico (Tucson, Arizona),
Celtics with the 11th pick of the second round. 3:30 p.m.
He was the first SEC player drafted that Southern Miss at Baylor, 5:30 p.m.
season. Saturday’s Games
Southern Miss vs. Sam Houston State (Waco,
As a senior, Reed averaged 18.5 points per Texas), 10 a.m.
game in claiming the first SEC scoring title by Ole Miss vs. Oregon State (Westwood,
a Rebel since 1992. Reed, who posted 12 games California), Noon
of 20 or more points, also finished in the top 10 Mississippi State vs. Central Florida (Puerto
Vallarta, Mexico), 12:30 p.m.
in the SEC in rebounds (sixth, 7.5) and field goal Crowley’s Ridge at Mississippi University for
percentage (sixth, .464). Women (DH), 1 p.m.
Reed passed away Oct. 20, 2017, at the age of Ole Miss at UCLA, 3 p.m.
35 following a battle with angiosarcoma, a rare Alabama vs. Cal State Fullerton (Tucson,
form of cancer. Arizona), 3:30 p.m.
Alabama at Arizona, 5:45 p.m.
Team LeBron West vs. Team Giannis East at No. 20 Miami, Sunday.
Charlotte, North Carolina, 7 p.m.
11-12 27, De Nicolao 1-3 1-2 4, Bior 1-2 0-0 2,
Rodriguez 1-1 0-0 2, Iyaye 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 3. Oregon (23-1) did not play. Next: vs.
No. 9 Oregon State, Friday.
Thursday’s Men’s Major 23-62 18-22 71.
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI (16-9): Rowe 4. UConn (22-2) did not play. Next: at
UCF, Sunday.
College Scores 2-5 0-0 4, Harper-Baker 5-7 4-7 14, Edwards
5. Mississippi State (22-2) lost to Missouri
EAST 11-17 0-0 24, Griffin 6-12 5-6 18, Holland 0-2 75-67. Next: at No. 22 Texas A&M, Sunday.
Delaware 78, Towson 71, 2OT 4-4 4, Draine 3-11 2-4 9, Magee 0-2 0-0 0,
Hampton 0-1 2-2 2, Watson 1-4 0-0 3. Totals
6. Notre Dame (23-3) did not play. Next:
Houston 71, UConn 63 at No. 12 N.C. State, Monday.
Mount St. Mary’s 76, Robert Morris 62 28-61 17-23 78. 7. Maryland (23-2) beat Nebraska 89-63.
Sacred Heart 105, Bryant 104 Halftime—Southern Miss. 32-31. 3-Point Next: at No. 14 Iowa, Sunday.
St. Francis (Pa.) 87, Fairleigh Dickinson 62 Goals—UTSA 7-27 (Wallace 4-13, Jackson 2-10, 8. Marquette (21-3) did not play. Next: at
St. Francis Brooklyn 83, LIU Brooklyn 76
Wagner 63, CCSU 57
De Nicolao 1-2, Allen 0-2), Southern Miss. 5-13
(Edwards 2-3, Griffin 1-1, Draine 1-3, Watson 1-3,
St. John’s, Friday.
9. Oregon State (20-4) did not play. Next:
SOUTH
Belmont 77, Tennessee St. 66
Magee 0-1, Rowe 0-2). Rebounds—UTSA 35
(Bior 11), Southern Miss. 39 (Harper-Baker 12).
at No. 3 Oregon, Friday.
10. Stanford (19-4) did not play. Next: at
ETSU 91, The Citadel 83 Assists—UTSA 7 (Wallace 3), Southern Miss. UCLA, Friday.
FAU 57, North Texas 47 17 (Edwards, Griffin 5). Total Fouls—UTSA 18, 11. South Carolina (18-6) beat Georgia
FIU 86, Rice 65 Southern Miss. 19. A—2,801 (8,095). 65-57. Next: at Florida, Sunday.
Furman 67, UNC-Greensboro 57 12. N.C. State (22-2) did not play. Next:
Hofstra 99, Coll. of Charleston 95 Southeastern vs. No. 6 Notre Dame, Monday.
Jacksonville St. 67, Tennessee Tech 57
James Madison 71, Drexel 69
Conference Men 13. Gonzaga (23-2) beat San Diego
71-44. Next: vs. BYU, Saturday.
Conf. Pct. Overall Pct.
Louisiana Tech 71, UTEP 57 Tennessee 11-0 1.000 23-1 .958
14. Iowa (20-5) beat Illinois 88-66. Next:
vs. No. 7 Maryland, Sunday.
Mercer 74, W. Carolina 65
Morehead St. 78, E. Kentucky 72
LSU 10-1 .909 20-4 .833 15. Texas (20-5) did not play. Next: vs.
Kentucky 9-2 .818 20-4 .833
Murray St. 73, Austin Peay 71 Kansas State, Sunday.
Northeastern 81, UNC-Wilmington 77
Ole Miss
S. Carolina
7-4 .636 17-7 .708
7-4 .636 12-12 .500
16. Syracuse (18-6) did not play. Next: vs.
Wake Forest, Sunday.
Southern Miss. 78, UTSA 71
Tulsa 80, Tulane 57
Alabama
Mississippi St.
6-5 .545 15-9 .625
5-6 .455 17-7 .708
17. Kentucky (20-5) did not play. Next: vs.
Arkansas, Sunday.
UAB 77, Marshall 68
UT Martin 81, SE Missouri 72
Auburn
Arkansas
5-6 .455 16-8 .667
5-6 .455 14-10 .583
18. Iowa State (18-6) did not play. Next:
W. Kentucky 71, Middle Tennessee 63 Florida 5-6 .455 13-11 .542
vs. Oklahoma State, Saturday.
19. Arizona State (16-6) did not play.
Wofford 95, VMI 84 Missouri 3-8 .273 12-11 .522
MIDWEST Texas A&M 3-8 .273 10-13 .435
Next: vs. Colorado, Friday.
20. Miami (21-5) did not play. Next: at No.
CS Bakersfield 75, Chicago St. 62 Georgia 1-10 .091 10-14 .417
Detroit 90, Milwaukee 84 Vanderbilt 0-11 .000 9-15 .375
2 Louisville, Sunday.
21. Florida State (20-5) lost to Clemson
E. Illinois 79, SIU-Edwardsville 65
Green Bay 66, Oakland 54 Thursday’s Games
73-68. Next: vs. Pittsburgh, Sunday.
22. Texas A&M (19-5) beat LSU 59-55.
No games scheduled
Ill.-Chicago 81, Cleveland St. 77 Next: vs. No. 5 Mississippi State, Sunday.
Illinois 63, Ohio St. 56 Today’s Games 23. Rutgers (17-7) lost to Ohio State
Kent St. 82, W. Michigan 63 No games scheduled
Saturday’s Games
59-39. Next: at Indiana, Monday.
N. Dakota St. 85, Oral Roberts 73 24. Michigan State (17-7) lost to
Nebraska-Omaha 85, S. Dakota St. 84 Auburn at Vanderbilt, 11 a.m. (ESPNU) Wisconsin 79-62. Next: at Nebraska, Sunday.
Texas A&M at South Carolina, Noon
Rio Grande 59, Seattle 44
UMKC 87, Grand Canyon 75, OT (SEC Network)
25. South Dakota (22-3) did not play.
Next: at Western Illinois, Saturday.
Youngstown St. 75, IUPUI 73 Florida at Alabama, 1 p.m. (ESPNU)
SOUTHWEST Missouri at Ole Miss, 2:30 p.m. (SEC Network) Missouri 75,
Texas State 84, Arkansas St. 74 LSU at Georgia, 5 p.m. (SEC Network)
Tennessee at Kentucky, 7 p.m. (ESPN) No. 5 Mississippi State 67
UALR 56, Texas-Arlington 52
FAR WEST Mississippi State at Arkansas, 7:30 p.m.
(SEC Network)
MISSOURI (19-7): Porter 1-2 0-0 3,
Aldridge 3-5 1-2 8, Cunningham 8-17 4-4
BYU 88, San Diego 82, OT
Gonzaga 73, Loyola Marymount 60 Sunday’s Games 24, Roundtree 1-2 2-2 4, Smith 7-10 0-0 16,
Schuchts 2-3 0-0 6, Tahane 0-0 0-0 0, Chavis
No games scheduled
Montana 83, Weber St. 80
0-1 0-0 0, Levy 4-6 2-2 10, Troup 1-3 1-2 4, To-
Montana St. 84, Idaho St. 76 Thursday’s Women’s tals 27-49 10-12 75.
N. Colorado 75, Idaho 47 MISSISSIPPI STATE (22-2): Howard 7-11
New Mexico St. 84, Utah Valley 77 Major College Scores 4-4 21, McCowan 4-11 4-6 12, Danberry 3-11
Portland St. 103, N. Arizona 94 EAST 0-0 6, Espinoza-Hunter 5-13 0-0 12, Holmes
Purdue Fort Wayne 94, Denver 81 Fairfield 66, Siena 40
Sacramento St. 84, S. Utah 73 Ohio St. 59, Rutgers 39
1-4 0-0 3, Carter 1-2 1-2 3, Scott 2-5 4-4 10,
Taylor 0-1 0-0 0, Totals 23-58 13-16 67.
Saint Mary’s (Cal) 66, Santa Clara 55
San Francisco 89, Pepperdine 77
Pittsburgh 91, North Carolina 78
SOUTH
Missouri 12 22 20 21 —75
Mississippi St. 17 18 18 14 — 67
UC Riverside 71, UC Santa Barbara 57 Austin Peay 84, Morehead St. 75 3-Point Goals—Missouri 11-26 (Porter
Utah 83, Arizona 76 Clemson 73, Florida St. 68 1-2, Aldridge 1-3, Cunningham 4-9, Roundtree
The Associated Press
Furman 61, Chattanooga 54
George Mason 59, La Salle 42
0-1, Smith 2-4, Schuchts 2-3, Chavis 0-1, Troup
1-3), Mississippi St. 8-16 (Howard 3-5, Espino-
Men’s Top 25 Fared Georgia St. 85, Troy 70 za-Hunter 2-5, Holmes 1-1, Scott 2-4, Taylor
Maryland 89, Nebraska 63
Thursday Mercer 85, UNC-Greensboro 73
0-1). Assists—Missouri 15 (Levy 5), Mississippi
St. 12 (Holmes 7). Fouled Out—Mississippi
1. Tennessee (23-1) did not play. Next: at
No. 5 Kentucky, Saturday.
Middle Tennessee 81, W. Kentucky 69
Mississippi 65, Vanderbilt 60
St. Howard. Rebounds—Missouri 24 (Cun-
ningham 6), Mississippi St. 35 (McCowan 13).
2. Duke (22-2) did not play. Next: vs. N.C.
State, Saturday.
Missouri 75, Mississippi St. 67
Murray St. 76, E. Kentucky 63
Total Fouls—Missouri 21, Mississippi St. 19.
A—7,545.
3. Gonzaga (24-2) beat Loyola
Marymount 73-60. Next: at San Diego,
Samford 58, W. Carolina 43
South Alabama 73, Georgia Southern 60 SEC Women
Saturday.
4. Virginia (21-2) did not play. Next: vs.
South Carolina 65, Georgia 57
Tennessee 73, Auburn 62
Conf. Pct. Overall Pct.
Miss. State 10-1 .909 22-2 .917
Notre Dame, Saturday. Tennessee Tech 62, Jacksonville St. 59 S. Carolina 10-1 .909 18-6 .750
5. Kentucky (20-4) did not play. Next: vs. UAB 77, Marshall 59
UT Martin 61, SE Missouri 50
Texas A&M 8-3 .727 19-5 .792
No. 1 Tennessee, Saturday. Missouri 8-4 .667 19-7 .731
6. Michigan (22-3) did not play. Next: vs. VCU 64, Dayton 62 Kentucky 7-4 .636 20-5 .800

briefly
No. 24 Maryland, Saturday. Virginia Tech 64, Duke 57 Auburn 6-6 .500 18-7 .720
Men’s College Golf 7. Nevada (23-1) did not play. Next: at
Wyoming, Saturday.
Wofford 77, ETSU 74
MIDWEST
Tennessee
Arkansas
5-6 .454 16-8 .667
5-6 .454 16-9 .640
Saturday’s Match 8. North Carolina (19-5) did not play. Detroit 62, Ill.-Chicago 45 LSU 5-6 .454 14-9 .609
IUPUI 76, Oakland 70 Georgia 5-6 .454 14-10 .583
Mississippi State Mississippi State at SunTrust Invitational
Next: at Wake Forest, Saturday.
9. Houston (24-1) beat UConn 71-63.
Next: at Tulane, Sunday.
Iowa 88, Illinois 66
Michigan 67, Indiana 58
Alabama
Ole Miss
3-8 .273 11-13 .458
3-8 .273 9-16 .360
(Gainesville, Florida)
No. 3 men’s tennis team will take on No. 15 TCU 10. Marquette (21-4) did not play. Next: Minnesota 65, Purdue 45 Florida 2-9 .181 6-18 .250

Men’s College Tennis vs. Butler, Wednesday. Northwestern 78, Penn St. 63 Vanderbilt 1-10 .090 6-18 .250
CHICAGO — The No. 3 Mississippi State men’s tennis team will 11. Michigan State (20-5) did not play. SIU-Edwardsville 78, E. Illinois 62
Wisconsin 79, Michigan St. 62 Thursday’s Games
face No. 15 TCU at 9 a.m. Friday in the Intercollegiate Tennis Associa- Saturday’s Matches Next: vs. Ohio State, Sunday.
12. Purdue (17-7) did not play. Next: vs. SOUTHWEST South Carolina 65, Georgia 57
tion Indoor Championship at the Midtown Athletic Club. Southern Miss vs. Texas-Rio Grande Valley Penn State, Saturday. East Carolina 64, SMU 54 Tennessee 73, Auburn 62
Louisiana Tech 74, UTEP 64 Texas A&M 59, LSU 55
MSU (6-0) will look to extend its season-opening winning streak (Beaumont, Texas), 10 a.m. 13. Villanova (20-5) did not play. Next: at North Texas 82, FAU 62 Ole Miss 65, Vanderbilt 60
St. John’s, Sunday.
in its second appearance in three seasons at the ITA National Team Rice 76, FIU 44 Missouri 75, Mississippi State 67
ITA National Team Indoors (Chicago, Illinois) 14. Kansas (19-6) did not play. Next: vs. Southern Miss. 70, UTSA 45 Today’s Games
Indoor Championship. West Virginia, Saturday. Texas A&M 59, LSU 55 No games scheduled
The second-seeded Bulldogs are making their 12th total appear- Women’s College Tennis 15. Texas Tech (20-5) did not play. Next:
vs. Baylor, Saturday.
Texas State 68, Arkansas St. 54
UALR 62, Texas-Arlington 61
Saturday’s Games
No games scheduled
ance in the event. All 16 teams in the field are guaranteed at least three Today’s Matches 16. Louisville (17-8) did not play. Next: vs. FAR WEST Sunday’s Games
Clemson, Saturday.
matches. The championship match will be Monday. BYU 70, Portland 69 Mississippi State at Texas A&M, 1 p.m.
Southern Miss at Alabama State, 2 p.m. 17. Florida State (19-5) did not play. Next: CS Bakersfield 80, Chicago St. 47 (SEC Network)
“Our four seniors have worked their tails off for a chance to play at Georgia Tech, Saturday. CS Northridge 68, Cal Poly 52 South Carolina at Florida, 1 p.m.
in this amazing event,” MSU coach Matt Roberts said. “We have a Central Florida at Alabama, 5 p.m. 18. Kansas State (19-5) did not play. E. Washington 76, N. Colorado 72 Arkansas at Kentucky, 1 p.m.
Next: vs. No. 23 Iowa State, Saturday. Gonzaga 71, San Diego 44 Alabama at Auburn, 3 p.m. (SEC Network)
great opportunity this weekend to continue growing as a team and play Louisiana College at Mississippi University for 19. LSU (20-4) did not play. Next: at Hawaii 72, UC Santa Barbara 49 Tennessee at Missouri, 4 p.m. (ESPN2)
against the best teams in the country. TCU is an outstanding team that Women, 6 p.m. Georgia, Saturday. Idaho St. 62, Montana St. 49 LSU at Vanderbilt, 5 p.m. (SEC Network)
20. Wisconsin (17-8) did not play. Next: Montana 64, Weber St. 56 Monday’s Game
always competes for championships in the Big 12 and is consistently vs. Illinois, Monday. New Mexico St. 72, Utah Valley 63 Ole Miss at Georgia, 6 p.m. (SEC Network)
in the top 16 in the nation every year. They’re going to give us a great
challenge, and I know our guys are excited and ready for it.”
TCU enters the match having won four of its last five matches. It
lost to No. 4 Florida 4-3 in its last match. on the air
n Pichaikool moves up in Arnold Palmer Cup ranking: At
Starkville, One day after his selection to the Ben Hogan Award Watch Today 1 p.m. — PGA Tour Golf: Genesis Open, 4 p.m. — La Salle at St. Louis, CBS Sports
Network
List, MSU junior men’s golfer Peng Pichaikool was named Thursday the AUTO RACING second round, Pacific Palisades, California,
third-ranked player on its International Team. Pichaikool was fourth in TGC 5 p.m. — North Carolina State vs. Duke,
11 a.m. — NASCAR Xfinity Series, practice,
the initial ranking in December. 9 p.m. — LPGA Tour Golf: ISPS Handa ESPN
The top six players in the spring’s final ranking from both the Daytona Beach, Florida, FS1 5 p.m. — Temple vs. South Florida, ESPNU
Noon — NASCAR Xfinity Series, practice, Women’s Australian Open, third round,
International and United States Teams will receive automatic bids to 5 p.m. — Memphis vs. UCF, ESPN2
play in the Arnold Palmer Cup on June 7-9, 2019, at the Alotian Club in Daytona Beach, Florida, FS1 Australia, TGC
5 p.m. — Iowa at Rutgers, FS1
Roland, Arkansas. 1 p.m. — NASCAR Xfinity Series, final NBA
The junior from Thailand is one of two Southeastern Conference
5 p.m. — LSU at Georgia, SEC Network
practice, Daytona Beach, Florida, FS1 6 p.m. — NBA All-Star Celebrity Game: From
golfers in the top six of either ranking. He is the only SEC player in the 6 p.m. — Boise State at San Diego State,
2 p.m. — NASCAR Spring Cup Series, Charlotte, North Carolina, ESPN CBS Sports Network
international top six.
Aside from the Arnold Palmer Cup, Pichaikool is ranked 14th practice, Daytona Beach, Florida, FS1 8 p.m. — NBA All-Star Rising Stars Game: 7 p.m. — Tennessee at Kentucky, ESPN
among all college golfers by Golfstat.com, 19th by Golfweek, and 63rd 3:30 p.m. — NASCAR Gander Outdoors From Charlotte, North Carolina, TNT 7 p.m. — Bradley at Illinois State, ESPN2
in the World Amateur Golf Ranking, all three of which are improvements Truck Series, qualifying, Daytona Beach, NHL 7 p.m. — Washington at Washington State,
this week. 6 p.m. — NY Rangers at Buffalo, NHL ESPNU
Pichaikool and the MSU men’s golf team will begin their spring Florid, FS1
6:30 p.m. — NASCAR Gander Outdoors Network 7 p.m. — Depaul at Butler, FS1
campaign Saturday morning at the Florida Gators Invitational.
Truck Series: NextEra Energy 250, Daytona SKIING 7:30 p.m. — Northwestern at Nebraska, Big
10 a.m. — FIS World Alpine Championships: Ten Network
Ole Miss Beach, Florida, FS1
men’s giant slalom (run 2), Sweden, NBC 7:30 p.m. — Mississippi State at Arkansas,
BIATHLON
Women’s cross country team, six Rebels earn Noon — IBU World Cup: men’s 10km sprint, Sports Network SEC Network
9 p.m. — Gonzaga vs. San Diego, ESPN
USTFCCCA All-Academic Salt Lake City, Utah, NBC Sports Network SOCCER
9 p.m. — UCLA vs. Stanford, ESPN2
NEW ORLEANS — Following a historic cross country season,
BOBSLEDDING/SKELETON 1:20 p.m. — Bundesliga: Bayern Munich vs.
the Ole Miss men’s and women’s teams have been awarded by the 9 p.m. — Nevada vs. Wyoming, ESPNU
9 a.m. — IBSF World Cup: women’s Augsburg, FS2
USTFCCCA with All-Academic honors. 9 p.m. — Arizona State at Utah, FS1
skeleton competition, Lake Placid, New 9 p.m. — Liga MX: Veracruz vs. Tijuana, FS2
Six Rebels also earned individual honors, while the Ole Miss 11 p.m. — UC-Santa Barbara at UC-Irvine,
women earned the team distinction for the ninth-consecutive year.
The Rebel women, coming off the highest national team finish in
York, NBC Sports Network Saturday ESPN2
BOXING AAF FOOTBALL WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
school history, recorded a cumulative grade-point average of 3.56 for its 11 a.m. — Army at Navy, CBS Sports
ninth-straight team award. Ole Miss was one of 427 men’s and women’s 8 p.m. — Top Rank Boxing: Main Event, 1 p.m. — Salt Lake Stallions at Birmingham
programs nationally to earn the award, one of 232 on the women’s side. Baysangurov-Brant, ESPN Iron, TNT Network
Ole Miss tied a women’s program record with four individual COLLEGE BASKETBALL AUTO RACING MEN’S COLLEGE HOCKEY
recipients, marking the second year running with at least four women’s 6 p.m. — St. Joseph’s at Davidson, ESPN2 8:30 a.m. — NASCAR Xfinity Series: 5 p.m. — Minnesota at Ohio State, Big Ten
honorees. Earning the distinction this year were sophomore Maddie
6 p.m. — Harvard at Princeton, ESPNEWS qualifying, Daytona Beach, Florida, FS1 Network
King, sophomore Clio Ozanne-Jaques, freshman Ylvi Traxler and 1:30 p.m. — NASCAR Xfinity Series: The 5 p.m. — Wisconsin at Notre Dame, NBC
freshman Lisa Vogelgesang. 6 p.m. — Buffalo at Toledo, ESPNU
Daytona 300, Daytona Beach, Florida, FS1 Sports Network
The reigning Southeastern Conference champion Rebel men’s 8 p.m. — Troy at Georgia Southern, ESPN2 2:30 p.m. — FIA Formula E: Mexico City COLLEGE SOFTBALL
team earned two awards as well, with freshman Mario Garcia Romo 8 p.m. — Northern Kentucky at Wright State, E-Prix, qualifying, Mexico, FS2 3 p.m. — Oregon vs. Kentucky, St. Pete/
and sophomore Ben Savino being named. ESPNU
To be named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic team, student-ath- 3:30 p.m. — FIA Formula E: Mexico City Clearwater Elite Invitational, Clearwater,
letes must have a cumulative GPA of 3.25 and either a top-25 regional
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL E-Prix, championship, Mexico, FS2 Florida, ESPNU
finish or an All-American finish at the national meet. 6 p.m. — Providence at Xavier, FS2 7:30 p.m. — Monster energy Supercross: GOLF
WOMEN’S COLLEGE GYMNASTICS round 7 of the AMA Supercross, Arlington, Noon — PGA Tour Golf: Genesis Open, third
Alabama 6 p.m. — Kentucky at Georgia, SEC Network
7:30 p.m. — Maryland at Minnesota, Big
Texas, NBC Sports Network
BOXING
round, Pacific Palisades, California, TGC
2 p.m. — PGA Tour Champions Golf: Chubb
Women’s tennis team prepares for matches this Ten Network 7 p.m. — PBC Fight Night: Santa Cruz- Classic, second round, Naples, Florida, TGC
weekend Rivera, Los Angeles, California, WLOV 2 p.m. — PGA Tour Golf: Genesis Open,
7:30 p.m. — Florida at Alabama, SEC
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The Alabama women’s tennis team will COLLEGE BASKETBALL third round, Pacific Palisades, California,
Network 11 a.m. — Maryland at Michigan, WLOV
play host to No. 21 UCF at 5 p.m. Friday. WTVA
Alabama will wrap up the weekend against East Tennessee State MEN’S COLLEGE HOCKEY 11 a.m. — Clemson vs. Louisville, ESPN
5 p.m. — Minnesota at Ohio State, Big Ten 8 p.m. — LPGA Tour Golf: ISPS Handa
at 10 a.m. Sunday. 11 a.m. — Oklahoma vs. TCU, ESPN2 Women’s Australian Open, final round,
Both matches will be streamed on RollTide.com and will be played Network 11 a.m. — Auburn vs. Vanderbilt, ESPNU
at the Alabama Tennis Stadium. Admission is free for all fans. Australia, TGC
5:30 p.m. — North Dakota at Western 11 a.m. — George Washington at NBA
Friday’s match will mark Morgan Stanley Night and free Taco Duquesne, NBC Sports Network
Michigan, CBS Sports Network 7 p.m. — NBA All-Star: Saturday Night,
Mama will be provided to the first 100 fans.
6 p.m. — Wisconsin at Notre Dame, NBC Noon — Oklahoma State at Texas, WCBI
Alabama (8-0) has six shutouts on the season and has yet to Charlotte, North Carolina, TNT
forfeit a doubles point, combining for a 18-0 record in doubles play. Sports Network Noon — Texas A&M at South Carolina, SEC
NHL
Juniors Ann Selim and Kimberley Gintrand have compiled a 7-0 mark 8 p.m. — Denver at Minnesota-Duluth, CBS Network
Noon — Detroit at Philadelphia, NHL Network
in doubles. 1 p.m. — Baylor vs. Texas Tech, ESPN
Sports Network 6 p.m. — Montréal at Tampa Bay, NHL
n Gymnastics team will hold Power of Pink meet: At 1 p.m. — Indiana vs. Minnesota, ESPN2
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, the No. 9 gymnastics team will hold its 15th- COLLEGE SOFTBALL 1 p.m. — Florida vs. Alabama, ESPNU Network
annual Power of Pink meet at 7:30 p.m. Friday (SEC Network) against 9 a.m. — Notre Dame vs. Tennessee, 1 p.m. — Xavier at Providence, WLOV RUGBY
No. 2 Florida at Coleman Coliseum. St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational, 1 p.m. — Fordham at Rhode Island, NBC 9 a.m. — Premiership: Saracens vs.
The Power of Pink initiative — started by former Alabama coach Clearwater, Florida, ESPNU Sports Network Leicester, NBC Sports Network
Sarah Patterson in 2004 and expanded to include all Alabama women’s
Noon — Florida State vs. Oklahoma, 1:30 p.m. — Army at Navy, CBS Sports 1:30 p.m. — PRO14: Glasgow Warriors vs.
sports in 2009 — helps raise awareness in the fight against breast Cardiff Blues, ESPNEWS
cancer. St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational, Network
2:30 p.m. — Missouri at Ole Miss, SEC SKIING
“The culture of our team is about giving back to others,” Alabama Clearwater, Florida, ESPNU
Network 7 a.m. — FIS World Alpine Championships:
coach Dana Duckworth said. “The Power of Pink meet, every year, 3 p.m. — Texas vs. LSU, St. Pete/
allows us to use the platform of gymnastics to celebrate the women 3 p.m. — Penn State at Purdue, Big Ten women’s slalom (run 2), Sweden, NBC
Clearwater Elite Invitational, Clearwater, Sports Network
who are fighting breast cancer, for the survivors who have beat breast Network
cancer and to remember those who have lost their fight.”
Florida, ESPNU SOCCER
3 p.m. — West Virginia vs. Kansas, ESPN
There will be pink T-shirts given away as well as pink shakers. The GOLF 3 p.m. — Iowa State vs. Kansas State, 8:20 a.m. — Bundesliga: Werder Bremen
meet also brings Fried Friday to Coleman Coliseum, with the first 500 11 a.m. — PGA Tour Champions Golf: ESPN2 vs. Hertha Berlin, FS2
Alabama students through the doors receiving boxes that will include Chubb Classic, first round, Naples, Florida, 3 p.m. — VCU at Dayton, NBC Sports 5:25 a.m. (Sunday) — Serie A: SPAL vs.
mac and cheese bites, jalapeno poppers, chicken fingers, mozzarella TGC Florentina, ESPN2
sticks, and French fries.
Network
— From Special Reports
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The W
Continued from Page 2B
Wolfenbarger said the
effort to build a program
from scratch remains a
challenge. He said assis-
tant coach Cody Allsup
has been a big factor in
the progress the program
has made.
“We’re definitely mov-
ing in the right direction,”
Wolfenbarger said. “Last
year, I thought if we could
get close to .500, that
would be a good season.
We exceeded that. This
year, with what we have
coming back and what
we’ve added, we should be
well over .500.”
The W will take on Lane
College in a rematch of the
season-opening double-
header in a doubleheader
at 2 p.m. at Hub City Field
in Jackson, Tennessee.
Roundup
Continued from Page 1B
made for an exciting year at the
plate, while a mix of newcomers
and veterans on the mound cre-
ated much competition for the
three weekend positions left va-
cant from last year.
After a long offseason of im-
provement and competition, the
opening weekend lineup and ro-
tation are set, as announced by
coach Mike Bianco on Tuesday.
Will Ethridge will start the
season opener for the Rebels. He
had a dynamic offseason that saw
him lead all pitchers in earned
run average in a busy fall. The
junior right-hander had a team-
low 0.60 ERA and a team-high
4.50 K/BB in seven starts in the
fall. He also topped the stat sheet
with 18 strikeouts in 15 innings.
“Will and I talked over the
summer,” Bianco said. “He real-
ly is the guy that should be that
person. He knew he had to go out
and earn it, and Will, I don’t want
to say arguably, left no doubt. I
don’t think there is an argument.
He pitched better than anybody
on our staff from the first in-
trasquad until last weekend.”
Southern Mississippi will play
host to Purdue
HAT TIESBURG — The
Southern Mississippi baseball
team will play host to Purdue at 4
p.m. Friday in its season opener
at Pete Taylor Park/Hill Denson
Field.
Junior right-hander Walker
Powell is scheduled to start for
Southern Miss on Friday. Senior
left-hander Stevie Powers is slat-
ed to start at 4 p.m. Saturday in
Game 2 of the series.
After winning the most games
in a two-year period and captur-
ing back-to-back Conference
USA regular season crowns,
Southern Miss will start its quest
for a fourth-straight NCAA tour-
nament berth against Big Ten
Conference foe Purdue.
Under Scott Berry, Southern
Miss has won 94 games in the last
two seasons, including a school-re-
cord 50 games in 2017. Last season,
Southern Miss went 44-18 and won
the Conference USA regular sea-
son and tournament crowns.
Alabama will open season
against Presbyterian
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The Al-
abama baseball team will play host
to Presbyterian at 3 p.m. Friday in
Game 1 of a three-game series at
Sewell-Thomas Stadium.
Game 2 of the series will be at
3 p.m. Saturday, followed by the
finale at 1 p.m. Sunday.
All three games can be seen
live on SEC Network+.
The season-opening series
against Presbyterian will feature
numerous promotions for fans of
all ages. On Friday, the Crimson
Tide will kick off the new season
with Opening Day festivities.
In addition, Big Al will be at the
game and available for photos
from 2:30-3:30 p.m. The Friday
sponsor will be The Grand at
Rum Creek, with free T-shirts
and food along with raffle prizes
for students.
Saturday’s matchup will be
Kid’s Day at The Joe. All kids
(18 and under) can purchase a
$5 general admission seat for the
game. Following the final out,
kids 12 and under can run the
bases.
Senior right-hander Sam Fin-
nerty is scheduled to start for
Alabama on Friday. Freshman
right-hander Tyler Ras is sched-
uled to start for the Crimson Tide
on Saturday.

Comics & Puzzles

DILBERT
Dear Abby
D
EAR ABBY:
I’m writing
regarding
“Open-Minded in
the South” (Nov.
24), the Christian
woman who’s a
supporter of the
LGBTQ community.
She’s concerned
about her boy-
friend’s mother’s
inability to see
ZITS her viewpoint and
the effect it would
have on future
kids. I experi-
enced something
nearly identical.
My boyfriend’s
grandfather is an
ordained pastor, and they raised THERE: My readers used
their kids in a conservative
home. After a few conversations
with them about LGBTQ people
and other issues, we received
a six-page letter detailing the
“sins” we were committing.
Fast-forward 20 years: I get
GARFIELD along with my in-laws fabulously.
In fact, the grandfather has
said I’m his favorite! We don’t
agree on pretty much anything
politically, but I do still voice my
opinion if the family says some-
thing I don’t agree with.
My husband and I have two
kids who often hear the in-laws
say some judgmental things,
and it’s a great segue to a
conversation with my kids after-
ward. They understand that not
everyone is going to have the
same beliefs, and even though
we don’t agree with the in-laws
CANDORVILLE
Horoscopes
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Feb.
15). You won’t so much solve
the problems as you will incor-
porate them and make them
work for you in the next chapter.
By May, you’ll already be
crediting the trouble for making
you great and helping you grow
through overcoming, build over
barriers and recognize vividly
who you already are, flaws and
all. Libra and Sagittarius adore
you. Your lucky numbers are:
BABY BLUES 39, 10, 6, 4 and 16.
ARIES (March 21-April 19).
You don’t just ride the trends;
you take the time to study and
understand them. And you have
what it takes to start a trend
yourself. You’re more influential
than you think.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20).
BEETLE BAILEY
MALLARD FILLMORE
FAMILY CIRCUS
on these issues,
we love them
dearly. It definitely
isn’t a reason
to end a good rela-
tionship.
As to
“Open-Minded’s”
boyfriend not
being up for the
argument with his
mom, he could be
like my husband
who HAS had
conversations
with them to no
avail and realizes
it’s futile. — BEEN
Dear Abby THERE AND STILL
THERE
DEAR BEEN
“Open-Minded’s” letter as an
opportunity to have a forum
about respect, love and civility. I
found their comments both valid
and refreshing. Read on:
DEAR ABBY: It is interest-
ing that open-minded people
are often open-minded only if
you agree with them and are
otherwise completely dogmatic.
Neither party will ever convince
the other that they are wrong.
The solution: Don’t talk about
the problem issue.
We have a relative who holds
office in a political party oppo-
site to ours. We have a tacit
agreement to simply never talk
politics, and we get along great.
Life is short, and there’s nothing
more important than family and
friends. Agree to disagree! —
CALM IN KENTUCKY
You’re currently unable to see
how you’ve erected a barrier to
your own success, which is not
a problem unique to you. It’s
a human thing. The view of an
outsider will be invaluable to
getting a clear sightline and a
new plan.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21).
Thoughts are mysterious. Some
start inside you, some come
from the environment or the
ether, all get vetted through your
belief system. Though most
can be disregarded, at least
one today should be cherished,
nurtured and planted.
CANCER (June 22-July 22).
You really do have something
to add to the conversation, but
you’ll probably hesitate, knowing
that people just don’t often
DEAR ABBY: When people
have an opposing point of view,
it doesn’t mean they hate you
or are ignorant. Our culture is
increasingly unable to engage
in reasoned dialogue. Instead,
people resort to shouting down
reasonable thought and civil
debate. My wife and I disagree
over substantive issues, but we
cope. Our society needs to work
toward a renewal of civility. —
NO HATE IN TEXAS
DEAR ABBY: BOTH women
are entitled to their beliefs and
opinions. It’s commendable that
they discussed their differences.
Now the question is, “How do I
respond to someone important
in my life with whom I dis-
agree?” The answer is RESPECT.
Rather than demean each other,
the women should choose to
find some solid ground on which
to build a relationship.
To advise “Open-Minded” to
consider leaving her boyfriend
because of his mother’s beliefs
shocked me. In my family there
is an array of different views.
We all know where we stand and
steer clear of the bombshells.
We have chosen to love each
other, accept each other as
is and be as close as we can
despite our differences. It takes
some work, but it’s worth it. We
have even been able to joke with
one another in a good-natured
way. THAT is love and respect at
its best, and more of what our
world could use today. — HAPPY
IN KANSAS
DEAR READERS: I confess I
wholeheartedly agree.
listen to advice. Is there a way
to show them instead?
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). As
for that corner of chaos in your
life, can you make a game out
of it? Turn it into a sport and
suddenly the untamable energy
organizes itself into an order
and maybe even becomes fun.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
Talking about a thing is one way
to sort it out, but not always
the best way. Consider that
communication is happening on
many levels; verbal may be the
least of it.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct.
23). Your great talents will be
improved upon by the challeng-
es you put them through. Your
lesser abilities need more care,
nurturing and protection. To
have stamina in this game, you
must know your strengths and
limits.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
21). You don’t have to reinvent
yourself to totally change your-
self. Adding one habit is all it
will take. Of course, adding hab-
its isn’t easy, though it can be
simple if you keep it small and
make it compelling to repeat.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.
21). Be careful not to see
things as rules that aren’t really.
Preferences, guidelines, the
status quo... these things are
not rules, so don’t give them
so much credence that it limits
your ability to be creative and
think elastically.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19). You can afford to be ex-
perimental in your approach to
things, especially old and firmly
established things. If your idea
doesn’t play, at least it makes
the day more notable. And if it
does play, it’s beneficially so.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18). You’ll run into those who
stubbornly persist, beyond all
common sense, with what’s not
working. The heels will only dig
in further when challenged. Try
walking away. Sometimes the
best help is to stay out of it.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20). The thing that’s not
working for you isn’t working
for anyone. It’s just that you’re
the one brave enough to point
it out. When one small thing
about a relationship changes,
other adjustments happen to
create a bigger effect.

Fair and square

SOLUTION:
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Religious briefs
Ridge Faith Center hosts a prayer for the
Scholarship Banquet Forgive and Live youth from 2-3 p.m.
The Northeast Mississippi Baptist Forgive and Live meets from 6-7
State Convention O.C. Brand Scholarship p.m. every 2nd and 4th Monday of each
Banquet will be at 7 p.m. Feb. 15 at the month in the downtown YMCA Board Prayer, Free Coffee
Trotter Convention Center. Guest speaker Room. Inquire and seek information Mount Zion Missionary Baptist
will be the Rev. William T. Glynn of Mt. to succeed spiritually, physically and Church, 2221 14th Ave. N., hosts free
Olive M.B. Church in Fort Worth, Texas. financially and be eager to be a blessing coffee and a prayer community out-
Tickets are $30. For more information, to the community, churches and families reach service from 8-9 a.m. every 5th
call Sis. Darnell Boyd, 662-769-3192 through the Word of God. The public is Saturday. For information, contact Jesse
or the Rev. N. D. Houston Sr., 662-352- invited to attend. For more information, Slater, 662-328-4979.
1763. call Pat Fisher Douglas, 662-251-5899.
Radio Program
Valentine Tea Gospel Book Club Apostles Patrick Perkins invites the
The Southeast Lowndes North-Pick- public to tune in to WTWG, radio 1050
Friendship M.B. Church, 1102 12th
ens County Usher Board Convention AM for Perfecting the Saints Broadcast,
Ave. S., invites the public to join its
hosts a Valentine Tea at 6 p.m. Feb. 16 Wednesdays 8:30 a.m.
Gospel Book Club from 6-7 p.m. every
at New Baptist Temple Family Life Center, 4th Friday of each month to study and
5937 Nashville Ferry Road East. The discuss one chapter of the King James Women Prayer, Worship Service
public is invited to attend. Bible each month. For more information, Church of the Eternal Word, 106
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answer
Church Anniversary
call Lillian Murray, 662-570-1974 or 662-
570-5595.
22nd St. S., holds a prayer and worship
service every Thursday from 5-6 p.m.
Sudoku
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662-329-1234, for prayer requests.
14th St. S., hosts its 135 Church Anniver- Worship Services agiven
9x9 grid with several
numbers. The object 3 7 8 6 1 2 4 5 9
sary Program at 2:30 p.m. Feb. 17. Guest Open Doors M.B. Church invites the given numbers.
is to place The object
the numbers
Prayer Ministry is
6 2 5 4 9 8 1 3 7
speaker will be Chaplain Tara L. Dixon of public to Sunday Morning Worship Ser- 1 to place
to 9 in thethe numbers
empty spaces
Columbus AFB. For more information, call New Beginning Everlasting Outreach 1sotothat
9 ineach
the empty spaces
row, each 9 8 3 7 6 1 5 4 2
vices from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. every 1st, 2nd
662-327-7994. Ministry invites the public to call in with so that each
column row, each
and each 3x3 box 4 1 7 5 2 3 8 9 6
& 3rd Sunday of each month at the Tra- column
vis Outlaw Sportsplex Center, 405 Lynn their prayer requests at 662-327-9843. containsand theeach
same3x3 box
number 5 3 1 8 7 6 9 2 4
contains the same number
State Convention Lane in Starkville. Sunday School is from only once. The difficulty
only once. The difficulty 7 9 2 1 5 4 3 6 8
The Layman’s of the Northeast Missis- 10-10:30 a.m. For more information, call Praise and Worship Service level increases from
level increases from
Monday to Sunday. 8 4 6 2 3 9 7 1 5
sippi State Convention will meet at 6:30 662-263-7102. Sulfur Springs MB Church holds a Monday to Sunday. Difficulty Level 2/14

p.m. Feb. 21 at Bethel M.B. Church, 1766
Hwy. 182 W. in Starkville. All men and
boys are encouraged to attend. Fellow-
ship meal will follow. For more informa-
tion, call Orlando Trainer, 662-769-0071
or e-mail, orlandotrainer@hotmail.com.
Laymen’s Fellowship
The Laymen’s Fellowship will be at
6:30 p.m. Feb. 21 at Bethel M.B. Church,
1766 Hwy. 182 W. in Starkville. Continu-
ing the “Man of his Word” series by Dr.
Adrian Rogers. All men and boys are en-
couraged to attend. For more information,
call Orlando Trainer, 662-769-0071.
Black History Program
Sixth Avenue M.B. Church, 1519 6th
Ave. N., hosts its Annual Black Histo-
ry Program at 3 p.m. Feb. 24. Guest
speaker will be the Rev. David Johnson of
Columbus. The public is invited to attend.
Pastoral Anniversary Program
St. Matthew M.B. Church, 1213 Island
Road, hosts its Pastor Curtis L. Clay Sr.
and Sis. Enrika Clay’s 14th Pastoral Anni-
versary at 3 p.m. Feb. 24. Guest speaker
will be Pastor Therman Cunningham and
the Oak Grove M.B. Church Family. The
public is invited to attend.
Grief Support Group
The Oil of Joy for Grief and Mourning
offers a grief support group at 6 p.m. ev-
ery 2nd Thursday of the month at United
Christian Baptist Church, 232 Yorkville
Road East. “Making your grieving journey
easier.” For more information, call 662-
327-0604 or e-mail unitedchristian@
cableone.net.
Fellowship Dinner, Youth
Service
Pleasant Ridge Faith Center, 923
Ridge Road, Columbus, hosts a fellow-
ship dinner and youth service every 3rd
Sunday.
Celebrate Recovery
Calvary Church, 514 Lehmberg Road,
and Meadowview Church, 300 Linden
Circle in Starkville, host Celebrate Re-
covery at 6 p.m. every Sunday at Calvary
and at 6 p.m. every Tuesday at Mead-
owview Church. Get help, healing and
support for any habit, hurt or hang-up
using the Christ-centered 12 steps.
Prayer for Youth
Every 2nd and 3rd Saturday, Pleasant
praise and worship service the last
Friday of each month at 7 p.m. For
information, call Pastor Henry Mosley,
662-328-1035.
Prayer Service
Church of the Eternal Word, 106
22nd. St. S., Columbus, holds prayer
service Thursday nights 5-6 p.m. Contact
Marie Nabors, 662-549-4322. Church
service times: Sunday school 10 a.m.;
Sunday worship 11:15 a.m.; Tuesday
Bible study 7 p.m. For information, call
Pastor District Elder Lou Nabors, 662-
329-1234.
Fitness Transformations
The Transformational Church, 2301
Jess Lyons Road, hosts boxing lessons
Mondays and Wednesday from 5-7 p.m.,
weight-loss boot camp Tuesdays and
Thursdays 5-7 p.m. and both on Satur-
days 9-11 a.m.
Youth Fellowship
The Transformational Church, 2301
Jess Lyons Road, hosts Youth Fellowship
from 7-8:30 p.m. every Tuesday. Games,
prayer, service, food, & more. Transpor-
tation available. For information, call Iris
Roberson, 662-295-7456.

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Tweety's Mini Storage, Regulations for the Pre-
Legal Notices 0010 Legal Notices 0010 8527 Hwy 45
Legal Notices 0010N., vention of Significant
Legal Notices 0010 Painting & Papering 1620 Burial Plots 4250 Apts For Rent: Other 7080
Columbus, MS, 39705 Deterioration of Air
The following vehicles SUBSTITUTED TRUST- at 10:00 a.m. on the Quality, 11 Miss. Ad- SULLIVAN'S PAINT 2 BURIAL plots. Friend- 2BR/1BA located in
have been abandoned EE'S NOTICE OF SALE 23rd day of February, min. Code Pt. 2, Ch. 5, SERVICE ship Cemetery, Colum- Historic Downtown
at TVG Paint & Body 2019. and more specifically in Certified in lead bus. Will sell together Columbus. 2,000 sqft.
305 Evergreen Dr. Aber- WHEREAS, on January 40 CFR Part 52.21. removal. Offering spe- or separate. $800 for Hardwood floors
deen, MS 39730. 27, 2010, Charles C. Title to the personal cial prices on interior & one. $1200 for both. throughout. Open floor.
Medley, single man ex- property to be sold is Persons wishing to com- exterior painting, pres- Call 662-327-3335. Very nice. Incl W&D.
2013 Nissan Maxima ecuted a certain deed of believed to be good, but ment upon or object to sure washing & sheet $1200/mo. Call
VIN# trust to H. Russell Ro- at such sale, Tweety's the proposed request rock repairs. Farm Equipment & Supplies 662-328-8655.
1N4AA5AP7DC846646 gers, Trustee for the be- Mini Storage will con- are invited to submit Free Estimates
nefit of Mortgage Elec- vey only such title as is comments in writing to Call 435-6528 4420
DOWNTOWN: 2BR/1BA,
2013 Mercedes C250 tronic Registration Sys- vested in it pursuant to Chief, Environmental CH&A, 1 story, W/D,
Permits Division at the Stump Removal 1790 2016 CAT Skidsteer w/
VIN# tems, Inc. as nominee its lease with the follow- mulcher. <1,000 hrs, historic district, 1 block
WDDGJ4HB7DG038420 for Cadence Bank, N.A., ing and as allowed un- Permit Board's address from downtown, $625/
shown above no later $88,500. 2016 John
its successors and as- der Mississippi Code Deere 5100E Tractor, mo. + $625 dep. NO
2014 Chevy Sonic LT signs which deed of Annotated Section 85-7- than 10-days from the PETS. 662-574-8789.
date of publication of 210 hrs. $39,500.
VIN# trust is of record in the 121 et esq (Supp 205-329-1790. Peaceful & Quiet area.
1G1JC5SH3E4173032 office of the Chancery 1988). this notice. All com-
Clerk of Lowndes ments received or post- FIRST FULL MONTH
If these vehicles are not County, State of Missis- marked by this date will Furniture 4480
RENT FREE! 1 & 2 Bed-
claimed they will be put sippi in Book 2010 at Lambert, D. be considered in the de- room Apts/Townhomes.
up for sale on the 18th Page 1752; and #41, 61 termination regarding ALLSTUMP GRINDING BLACK BEDROOM set,
day of February 2019 at the pre-permit construc- SERVICE $700. New mattresses, Stove & refrigerator.
still in plastic, $275. $335-$600 Monthly.
7:00a.m at TVG Body WHEREAS, Carrington Studdard tion approval. After re- GET 'ER DONE! Credit check & deposit.
Shop 305 Evergreen Dr. Mortgage Services, LLC #58 ceipt of public com- We can grind all your Bissell carpet cleaner,
Aberdeen, MS 39730. has heretofore substi- ments and thorough stumps. Hard to reach $100. Two sets of black Coleman Realty,
Contact TVG Body Shop tuted Shapiro & Brown, Lambert, J. consideration of all places, blown over Toyota Camry floormats, 662-329-2323.
at 662-346-9426. LLC as Trustee by in- #6, 19 comments, MDEQ will roots, hillsides, back- $80. New fabric steam-

COLEMAN
strument dated January formulate its recom- yards, pastures. Free er, $40. 662-242-2884.
PUBLISH: 2/8, 2/15, & 8, 2019 and recorded Lambert mendations regarding estimates. You find it, Leave a message.
2/22/2019 in the aforesaid Chan- #74 pre-permit construction we'll grind it! RENTALS
cery Clerk's Office; and approval. 662-361-8379 Estate Sales 4490 TOWNHOUSES & APARTMENTS
James
1 BEDROOM
Find
WHEREAS, default hav- #2 Additional details about Tree Services 1860 Estate Sale-New Hope
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI 36 Whispering Trees
the proposed project
COUNTY OF LOWNDES ing been made in the
terms and conditions of WITNESS MY SIGNA- are available by writing A&T Tree Service Feb. 15-17 (Fri-Sun), 2 BEDROOMS
Bucket truck & stump 8a-5p. Estate includes 3 BEDROOMS
What
NOTICE OF SALE said deed of trust and TURE on this the 11th or calling the Chief, En-
the entire debt secured day of September, vironmental Permits Di- removal. Free est. king bedroom suite, an-
tique chest of drawers,
thereby having been de- 2018. vision at the above Per- Serving Columbus LEASE,

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WHEREAS, the follow- dresser, & tables, girls
mit Board address and
You’re
ing tenants entered in- clared to be due and since 1987. Senior
to leases with payable in accordance Tweety's Mini Storage telephone number and citizen disc. Call Alvin @ bedroom furniture, din- DEPOSIT
with the terms of said BY: Thomas Hodges, Jr. on the MDEQ’s website 242-0324/241-4447 ing room set, recliners,
FRIENDLY CITY MINI-
at: "We'll go out on a limb sofas, treadmill, exer- AND
WAREHOUSES for stor- deed of trust, Carring-
age space in which to ton Mortgage Services,
store personal property LLC, the legal holder of
said indebtedness, hav-
Publish: 2/8, 2/15 &
2/22/2019
http://opc.deq.state.m
s.us/search_ai.aspx.
This information is also
for you!"
VICKERS TREE
cise bike, kitchenware,
dishes, toys, tools, and
more. 662-574-1128.
CREDIT CHECK Looking
For
and
ing requested the under-
signed Substituted
NOTICE OF TAX LEVY available for review at
the following location
SERVICE, LLC
Tree trimming and re- Garage Sales: North 4520 662-329-2323
WHEREAS, default has (CITY OF COLUMBUS, moval. Fully insured.
been made in the pay- Trustee to execute the during normal business

In
trust and sell said land MISSISSIPPI) hours: Free estimates. YARD SALE. 3612 Aza-
ment of rent and *Now Accepting Credit lea Circle. Behind Carl 2411 HWY 45 N
FRIENDLY CITY MINI- and property in accord-
WAREHOUSES pursu- ance with the terms of (Tax Levy Date, March Mississippi Department & Debit Cards* Hogan. Sat. 6am-until. COLUMBUS, MS
said deed of trust and 1, 2019 and thereafter of Environmental Quality Call Curt 662-418-0889 H/h, appliances, cloth-
ant to said Leases is until July 1, 2023) or 662-549-2902 ing, ect.
authorized to sell the for the purpose of rais- Office of Pollution Con-
trol “A cut above the rest” Commercial Property For
personal property to sat- ing the sums due there- NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV- 515 East Amite Street General Merchandise 4600
isfy the past due and under, together with at- Rent 7100
any other charges owed torney's fees, trustee's
EN that, on March 1, Jackson, MS39201 Clerical & Office 3050
STARKVILLE AREA Hab-
CLASSIFIEDS
2019, pursuant to (601) 961-5171 COMMERCIAL PROPER-
to it by the following ten- fees and expense of House Bill 325 of the LOCAL COMPANY itat for Humanity Re- www.cdispatch.com
ants. sale. TIES/Retail/Office
2019 Regular Session Please bring the forego- looking for receptionist/ Store resale store is Spaces starting @
NOW, THEREFORE, I, of the Mississippi Legis- ing to the attention of secretary. Previous ex- open February 16 from $285/mo. Downtown &
NOW THEREFORE, no- lature, the Mayor and perience helpful but not 8-11 AM. Located at Mobile Homes for Rent 7250
tice is hereby given that Shapiro & Brown, LLC, persons whom you East Columbus loca-
Substituted Trustee in City Council of the City know will be interested. necessary. Computer 1632 Rockhill Road in tions. 662-435-4188.
FRIENDLY CITY MINI- skills a must. Send 3BR/2BA Trailer, New
said deed of trust, will of Columbus, Missis- Starkville. Come by for Hope school dist.
WAREHOUSES will offer sippi shall impose a tax resume to: bargains on furniture,
for sale, and will sell at on March 6, 2019 offer PUBLISH: 2/15/2019 OFFICE SPACE: 2,000 $500/mo & $500 dep.
for sale at public outcry of two percent (2%) on Box 661, c/o The appliances, building ma- square feet. 294
auction to the highest Commercial Dispatch, Call between 10a-7p.
and sell within legal the gross receipts of terials, and more. Chubby Dr. Flexible leas- 662-386-4292.
bidder for cash all per- restaurants with annual STATE OF MISSISSIPPI PO Box 511, Columbus,
sonal property in stor- hours (being between ing terms. Available NO TEXT MESSAGES.
the hours of 11:00 a.m. sales in excess of One COUNTY OF LOWNDES MS 39703. Sporting Goods 4720 now. 662-328-8254.
age units leased by the Hundred Thousand Dol-
following tenants at and 4:00 p.m.), at the
Southeast Door of the lars ($100,000) de- NOTICE OF SALE General Help Wanted 3200 ED SANDERS Gunsmith HISTORIC DOWNTOWN RENT A fully equipped
FRIENDLY CITY MINI- rived from retail sales of Open for season! 9-5, camper w/utilities &
WAREHOUSES 903 County Courthouse of OUR COMPANY is seek- Tues-Fri & 9-12, Sat. Columbus Office, Retail,
Lowndes County, loc- prepared food, beer and WHEREAS, the follow- Restaurant Space avail- cable from $145/wk -
Alabama St. Columbus, alcoholic beverages and ing tenants entered in- ing an experienced car- Over 50 years experi- $535/month. Colum-
MS, at 8:30 am on the ated at 505 2nd Aven- penter. We specialize in ence! Repairs, cleaning, able. Call 662-328-
ue North, Columbus, on the gross proceeds to leases with bus & County School
8th day of March, A.D. FRIENDLY CITY MINI- home remodels & new 8655 or 662-574-7879.
MS 39701, to the of sales of other busi- refinishing, scopes locations. 662-242-
2019. All auctions are WAREHOUSES for stor- construction. The ideal mounted & zeroed, 7653 or 601-940-1397.
with reserve and there- highest and best bidder nesses derived from re- candidate will have Houses For Rent: Northside
for cash or certified tail sales of beer and al- age space in which to handmade knives.
fore all units can be
funds the following de- coholic beverages, ex- store personal property transportation & basic Located: Hwy 45 Alt, 7110 Commercial Property 8050
withdrawn from the sale cluding sales of alcohol- and tools. Please call North of West Point,
at any time by the auc- scribed property situ- 662-570-9464 for 2BR/1BA 1419
ated in Lowndes ic beverages upon turn right on Yokahama BUILDING & LAND for
tioneer/manager. WHEREAS, default has more information. Sanders Mill Rd. Old sale. 5,000 sq. ft. met-
County, State of Missis- premises covered by a Blvd, 8mi & turn left on
country house in
sippi, to-wit: package retailer’s per- been made in the pay- Darracott Rd, will see al Ceco building. Loc-
Title to the personal ment of rent and FULL TIME Position. Steens, Caledonia
mit and sales of beer Must have valid driver's sign, 2.5mi ahead shop ated on 8.5 ac. of land.
property to be sold is schools, new carpet &
believed to be good, but Beginning at a point on not for consumption on FRIENDLY CITY MINI- license & be able to on left. 662-494-6218.
paint inside. $685/mo.
Building includes 700
the East right-of-way line premises. WAREHOUSES pursu- sq. ft. heated & cooled
at such sale, FRIENDLY ant to said Leases is drive truck w/ trailer for $685 deposit. No pets.
of Ridge Road, said delivery of equipment. Business Opportunity 6050 office, kitchen, bath and
CITY MINI-WARE- authorized to sell the Call 662-356-4764. tool room. Behind
point being 2168.6 feet This tax shall be im-
HOUSES will convey
North of, and 48 feet posed on the tax levy personal property to sat- Some Counter Sales, HISTORIC DOWNTOWN house at 6901 Hwy. 12
only such title as is ves- Mechanical Knowledge 2BR/1BA. 601 21st St.
ted in it pursuant to its East of, the Southwest date and thereafter un- isfy the past due and & lifting required. Apply Columbus: 411 Main E. Steens. $150,000.
corner of the Southeast til July 1, 2023 unless, any other charges owed St. Office, Retail, Res- N. $550/mo. $550 de- 662-574-8437.
lease with the following
Quarter of the South- before 5:00 o’clock to it by the following ten- in person at Handyman taurant Space available. posit. 770-316-1714.
and its allowed under ants. Rentals, Inc. on Hwy 82
east Quarter of Section p.m. on February 22, West in Starkville. Call 423-333-1124. RETAIL SPACE Available
Mississippi Code Annot- 2019, twenty percent 2BR/1BA. 94 Harris Dr.
ated Section 85-7-121 Twenty-Seven (27), in Historic Downtown.
(20%) or two thousand NOW THEREFORE, no- HEAVY EQUIPMENT $450/mo. $300 dep.
et seq (Supp 1988). Township Seventeen Apts For Rent: Northside 7010 404 Main St. 3,000
(17), Range Eighteen (2,000) of the qualified tice is hereby given that SERVICE MECHANIC Caledonia Schools.
sq. ft. $1,300/mo.
(18) West in Lowndes electors of the City of FRIENDLY CITY MINI- with verifiable experi- FOX RUN COMPANY LLC Near CAFB.
Amber Milton Call 662-328-8655
County, Mississippi; Columbus, whichever is WAREHOUSES will offer ence, own tools and 1 & 2 BR near hospital. or 662-574-7879.
E216 for sale, and will sell at clean MVR. Submit 2BR/1BA 49 Ruthie Dr.
thence run North 83 de- less, shall file by per- $595-645/mo. Military
grees East 225 feet to sonal service with the auction to the highest resume by fax to discount offered, pet $450/mo. $300 dep.
Amey Edwards Secretary / Treasurer of bidder for cash all per- Columbus Schools. Houses For Sale: Northside
E236 the initial point of this 662-492-4490 area, pet friendly, and
description, thence the City of Columbus, sonal property in stor- or email to: jm.site furnished corporate Near CAFB. 8150
South 19 degrees East 523 Main Street, age units leased by the masters@yahoo.com apartments available.
Carl Gardner
237 199.5 feet to the North Columbus, Mississippi, following tenants at ON SITE SECURITY. Call 662-889-1122. 2622 CANTERBURY-Fea-
line of the Rea lot, a written petition FRIENDLY CITY MINI- JOB OPENINGS ON SITE MAINTENANCE. turing over 1700 sq. ft.
thence North 83 de- against the levy of such WAREHOUSES 308 in Columbus, MS for the ON SITE MANAGEMENT. 3BR/1.5BA house in not including attached
Chelsey Jones tax. The proceeds of the Shoney Drive Columbus, following: Columbus. 1801 MLK workshop. 3 beds/2
E244 grees 00 minutes East 24-HOUR CAMERA
along the North line of tax shall be distributed MS, immediately follow- Carpenter/Millwright: SURVEILLANCE. Dr. $695/mo. $695 de- baths, formal living
the said Rea lot 236.0 as described in House ing sale on Alabama Must have experience in Benji @ 662-386-4446 posit. 770-316-1714. room, separate family
Jerry Stockman Bill 325. Street on the 8th day of general carpentry & con- room with wood-burning
E246 feet, thence North 25 Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm.
degrees 50 minutes March A.D. 2019. All crete work. Sat/Sun by appt only. CHARMING 3BR/3BA fireplace, formal dining
West 206.0 feet, In the event twenty per- auctions are with re- Agricultural Tractor Op- home for rent. Hard- room with updated floor-
Kalisha Lanier cent (20%) or two thou- serve and therefore all erator: Must have Class wood floors, granite ing. All priced to sell at
thence South 83 de-
E2
grees 00 minutes West sand (2,000) of the units can be withdrawn A CDL & experience with Apts For Rent: South 7040 countertops, central air, $135,000.00. Call Long
Latoya Shelton 210.0 feet to the initial qualified electors of the from the sale at any agricultural tractors.
1BR/1BA 505 5th Ave. two master suites, & Long @ 662-328-
point of this description, City of Columbus, time by the auctioneer/ Grounds Maintenance basement for storage, 0770, 662-574-3903,
E203 S. 1 block from down-
containing one (1.0) whichever is less file by manager. Laborer: Responsible quiet neighborhood. 1 662-386-2023 for a
acre and lying in the personal service with for cleaning facilities & town. Walking distance year minimum, private viewing.
Sherri Howard Title to the personal maintaining parks, pic- to MUW. No pets. CAFB
East Half of the South- the Secretary/Treas- welcomed. XL l/r, d/r, $1,295/mo.
E58 urer of the City of property to be sold is nic grounds, play- Call 662-425-3817.
east Quarter of said b/r & backyard. In-
Section 27. Columbus, Mississippi, believed to be good, but grounds & wildlife areas
Tashonda Jethrow at such sale, FRIENDLY including working from cludes w/d, air condi-
Less and excepting a written petition tioner, gas heater, hard- COLONIAL TOWN-
E249
therefrom an undivided against the levy of such CITY MINI-WARE- boats.
wood floors, electric HOUSES. 2 & 3 bed-
three-fourths (3/4ths) tax, the Mayor and HOUSES will convey room w/ 2-3 bath town-
WITNESS MY SIGNA- only such title as is ves- stove, refrigerator.
TURE on this the 7th interest in and to all oil, Council shall set the All jobs are working on
$750/mo. $750 dep. houses. $600 to $695. Let your
gas, and other minerals matter down for an elec- ted in it pursuant to its Tenn-Tom Waterway 662-549-9555. Ask for
day of February, A.D. tion to be held and the lease with the following Project, must be 18
662-364-6454.
Glenn or text.
fingers do the
2019. in, on, and under said
lands as heretofore re- levy shall be implemen- and its allowed under years old with clean, val- walking.
ted only a favorable Mississippi Code Annot- id driver’s license & Apts For Rent: West 7050
FRIENDLY CITY served or excepted by FIRST FULL MONTH Find your
prior Grantors. There is vote of a majority of the ated Section 85-7-121
VIP
pass pre-employment
MINI-WAREHOUSES FREE! 2BR House,
included in the within qualified electors voting et seq (Supp 1988). drug screen. EOE
$485. 3BR House, dream job in
By: L.O. Send resumé or apply @
conveyance, but without at such election.

Rentals
warranty, an undivided Brittany Sherrod R & D Maintenance $550. 1BA, stove, re- the classifieds!
Publish: 2/8, 2/15, & N157 Services frig, electric heat, win-
one-fourth (1/4th) in- A copy of the entire text dow a/c. 1 yr. lease.
2/22/2019
Apartments
terest in and to all oil, of the resolution direct- 3600 West Plymouth Rd
Credit check. Coleman
gas and other minerals ing the imposition of the Deanna Carter Columbus, MS 39701
Realty. 662-329-2323.
IN THE CHANCERY
in, on, and under said tax and of House Bill
325 can be obtained
N226
VET TECH for local an- & Houses
lands.
COURT OF LOWNDES from the office of the Revanta Johnson imal clinic. Will train.
Part-time or full-time.
1 Bedrooms HOUSE WITH APART-
MENT NEAR MUW.
COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI SUBJECT TO restrictive Secretary / Treasurer of N229
the City of Columbus, Must be mature & pa- 2 Bedroooms 323 13th St. N. 3 Blks
Lots & Acreage 8600
covenants and condi-
IN THE MATTER OF THE tions contained in that Mississippi, Milton Rhonda Fortune tient. Send resumes to:
Box 662, c/o The
3 Bedrooms from MUW. L/r, d/r,
b/r, kitchen, large f/r
16.9 acres on Self
ESTATE OF IOLA L. EL- certain instrument Rawle, or the Deputy N115 Creek Rd. 11.3 acres
Commercial Dispatch, w/ fireplace, 2BR/3BA.
LIS, DECEASED dated August 1, 1959, Secretary / Treasurer,
Susan Mackay PO Box 511, Columbus, Furnished & Laundry room, outside
on New Light Rd. (Both
off of Maben-Sturgis
Patricia Mitchell, 523
CAUSE NO.: 18-0257-
and recorded in Book
289 at Page 561 in the Main Street, P.O. Box N11, N62 MS 39703. Unfurnished fenced patio, screened Rd.) $1,500/ac. Call
JNS side porch & work room 662-465-7611, 662-
office of Chancery Clerk 1366, Columbus, Mis- Medical / Dental 3300 1, 2, & 3 Baths WITH ATTACHED APART-
of Lowndes County, Mis- sissippi 39701. 418-9096, 662-323-
MENT B/r, d/r, kitchen
SUMMONS BY PUBLICA- sissippi. WITNESS MY SIGNA-
TURE on this the 7th HELP WANTED Lease, Deposit & bathroom. NO HUD.
1237 or 662-418-4176.
TION Robert E. Smith, Sr.,
I WILL CONVEY only Mayor day of February, A.D. & Credit Check Ref. req. Dep. req.
22 ACRES in Caledonia
2019. CARE CENTER OF Pets allowed w/ extra
THE STATE OF MISSIS- such title as vested in ABERDEEN viceinvestments.com dep. $1075/mo. on Wood Rd. All road

327-8555
SIPPI me as Substituted PUBLISH: 2/8, 2/15, & frontage. Water & natur-
FRIENDLY CITY 662-386-7506.
Trustee. 2/22/2019 al gas available. Resid-
TO: ALL UNKNOWN MINI-WAREHOUSES NURSE CASE
MANAGER (RN) Houses For Rent: South 7140 ential Development
HEIRS AT LAW OF IOLA WITNESS MY SIGNA- Public Notice By: L.O. Property. 662-356-6862
L. ELLIS, DECEASED, M – F, 8A – 4:30P Apts For Rent: Other 7080
TURE on this 5th day of 2BR/1BA Gas stove or 662-574-3053.
AND ANY UNKNOWN February, 2019. Mississippi Environ- Publish: 2/8, 2/15, &
PERSONS CLAIMING AN mental Quality Permit 2/22/2019 RN SUPERVISOR 1BR/1BA Apts for rent. & heat. Move-in ready.
EQUITABLE OR LEGAL Board 7A – 3P College Manor Apts, dir- 417 17th St. S. 250 ACRE pine planta-
Shapiro & Brown, LLC ectly across from MUW. $450/mo. $450 dep. tion with 10 to 16 year
INTEREST IN THE ES- SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE P. O. Box 2261 Building & Remodeling 1120 LPN 3P – 11P Full Time Completely renovated, Call 662-327-8712. old trees, prime deer
TATE OF IOLA L. ELLIS Jackson, Mississippi
39225 incl granite countertops, hunting, ideal for hunt-
Shapiro & Brown, LLC SUGGS CONSTRUCTION CNA 6A – 2P Full Time SS appls & W/D. 12 mo
You have been made a 1080 River Oaks Drive, Telephone No. (601) Building, remodeling, Houses For Rent: Other 7180 ing club, $1500/acre,
defendant in the Peti- 961-5171 lease, dep req, $650/ will divide, Monroe
Suite B-202 metal roofing, painting CNA 2P- 10P PRN mo. 662-425-3817. 1 ROOM/1BA, Utilities
tion to Determine Heirs- County. 662-369-3778,
Flowood, MS 39232 & all home repairs. Included. $450/mo.
at-Law seeking to de- Public Notice Start or 662-256-5838.
(601) 981-9299 662-242-3471 Apply in person at One person only. Refs
termine the heirs-at-law Date: February 15, 1, 2, 3 BEDROOM apart-
of IOLA L. ELLIS, De- 2019 Care Center ments & townhouses. req. Contact/leave a
2506 Ridge Road 505 Jackson St, 30+/- ACRES. Pasture
ceased. Other than you, Tom Hatcher, LLC Call for more info. message for more info: & lake. 2 large barns
Columbus, MS 39701 Aberdeen 662-328-8655.
the only other inter- 18-022934MN Steel Dynamics Colum- Custom Construction, 662-328-8254. & arena. $179,000.
ested parties in this ac- bus, located at 1945 Restoration, Remodel- EOE
$31k below appraisal.
tion are: Irma Ellis Publication Dates: Airport Road in Colum- ing, Repair, Insurance Apts For Rent: Other 7080 Call 662-386-9122.
claims. 662-364-1769. Truck Driving 3700
Moore, Pam Taylor, and February 8, 15, 22, and bus, Mississippi, 662- Licensed & Bonded
Sherry Rush. March 1, 2019 245-4200, is request-
ing an Optional Pre-Per- CLASS A CDL DRIVER WINTER SPECIAL
You are summoned to STATE OF MISSISSIPPI mit Construction approv- General Services 1360 with Truck & Lowboy 1.95 acre lots.
appear and represent COUNTY OF LOWNDES al from the Mississippi Trailer experience to Good/bad credit.
your interests against Department of Environ- Need a Babysitter or a load, haul, & unload 10% down, as low as
said Petition before the NOTICE OF SALE mental Quality (MDEQ) heavy construction $299/mo. Eaton Land.
Tutor? Call 662-574- 662-361-7711
Honorable Joseph N. as allowed by the Mis- 0426. Teacher Certi- equipment. Overnight
Studdard, Chancellor of WHEREAS, the follow- sissippi Air Permit Regu- fied in most subjects. travel required. Only
the 14th Chancery Dis- ing tenants entered in- lations 11 Miss. Admin. qualified applicants with Campers & RVs 9300
trict at 9:30 o'clock to leases with Tweety's Code Pt. 2, R. 2.15.B. clean MVR, current
a.m. on the 21st day of Mini Storage for stor- The facility is publish- RETAINER WALL, drive- medical examiner’s TOMBIGBEE RV Park,
March, 2019 at the Clay age space in which to ing this public notice to way, foundation, con- certificate and no acci- located on Wilkins Wise
County Courthouse in store personal property provide the public with crete, masonry restora- dents need apply. Fax Rd & Waverly Rd. Full
West Point, Mississippi, and the opportunity to com- tion, remodeling, base- resume to 662-492- Hookups available.
and in case of your fail- ment to the MDEQ re- ment foundation, re- 4490 or email to jm.site $300/mo. 662-328-
ure to appear, your in- WHEREAS, default has garding the proposed pairs, small dump truck masters@yahoo.com 8655 or 662-574-7879.
terest in this matter will been made in the pay- project. hauling (5-6 yd) load &
not be considered. ment of rent and demolition/lot cleaning. Bargain Column 4180
Burr Masonry
Five Questions:
Tweety's Mini Storage The proposed project
You are not required to pursuant to said Lease consists of the con- 662-242-0259. 4-SLICE toaster, blender
is authorized to sell the struction of a third Con- & a red Hamilton Beach
1 Football
file an answer or other
pleading, but you may personal property to sat- tinuous Galvanizing counter top grill, $25ea.
WORK WANTED: Firm. 662-352-1440.
do so if you desire. isfy the past due rent Line, modifications to Licensed & Bonded-car-
and any other charges Continuous Galvanizing pentry, painting, & de- NEW POWER Air Fryer,
owed to it by the follow- Line 1, and other modi- molition. Landscaping,
2 Bhutan
ISSUED under my hand Large size 4.4qt $49.
and seal of said Court, ing tenants. fications in the finish- gutters cleaned, bush Belkin N300 WI-Fi N
on this the 13th day of ing section of the mill. hogging, clean-up work, Router $39.
February, 2019. NOW THEREFORE, no- The proposed project pressure washing, mov- Please call or text
tice is hereby given that will result in a potential ing help & furniture
LISA YOUNGER NEESE, Tweety's Mini Storage emissions increase of
regulated air pollutants.
repair. 662-242-3608
662-435-1935.
3 Mixin’ up
LOWNDES COUNTY will offer for sale, and
the medicine
FREE PIANO: Player
CHANCERY CLERK will sale at auction to However, the increase Grand Piano, manufac-
P. O. Box 684 the highest and best will be below the Pre- Lawn Care / Landscaping tured in 1929, hand
Columbus, MS 39703 bidder for cash all per- vention of Significant 1470 carved case. Player not
(662) 329-5800 sonal property in stor- Deterioration signific-
4 Pez
working. Call/text 575-
(SEAL) age units leased by the ance levels as spe- JESSE & BEVERLY'S 639-2031. Photos avail.
BY: Tina Fisher, D.C. following tenants at cified in the Mississippi LAWN SERVICE. Mow-
Tweety's Mini Storage, Regulations for the Pre- ing, cleanup, landscap- WHITE ELECTRIC stove.
PUBLISH: 2/15, 2/22, 8527 Hwy 45 N., vention of Significant ing, sodding, & tree cut- Exc. condition. $100.
& 3/1/2019 Columbus, MS, 39705 Deterioration of Air
at 10:00 a.m. on the Quality, 11 Miss. Ad-
ting. 356-6525. Call 662-328-6962. 5 Tabloid