The Commercial Dispatch Eedition 10-2-13

Weather
134rd Year, No. 174

Brady Carr
Second grade, Caledonia
High 86 Low 61
Chance t-storm
Full forecast on
page 2A.
Five Questions
1 The city of Paris is divided into 20
boroughs called what?
2 What does it mean when a Q is
appended to the end of a companys
stock ticker symbol?
3 What was founded in 1939 in Wil-
liamsport, Penn.?
4 What are the only two Major League
Baseball teams that play their home
games in Mountain Time?
5 What did 11-year-old Frank Epperson
invent in 1905 when he left a glass of
homemade soda he was stirring out
on his back porch overnight?

Answers, 9B
inside
Classifeds 8B
Comics 7B
Obituaries 4A
Opinions 6A
LocaL FoLks
Bobby Knight is in the eighth
grade at Columbus Middle
School.
caLendar
Thursday, Oct. 3
Book signings: Adele Elliott of
Columbus will read from her debut
novel Friendship Cemetery at
a book signing from 5-7 p.m. at
Hollyhocks, 204 Fifth St. S., in Co-
lumbus. She will also attend book
signings Oct. 12 from 4-6 p.m.
at the North Mississippi Holistic
Center, 140 Brickerton, and Oct.
28 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at the
Columbus-Lowndes Public Library,
314 Seventh St. N. For more
information, call 662-368-2211 or
email pr@adeleelliott.com.
Friday, Oct. 4
MSU fall plant sale: Missis-
sippi States Horticulture Club and
student chapter of the American
Institute of Floral Designers host
their fall plant and wreath sale
at the greenhouse area behind
Dorman Hall on campus from 8
a.m-5:30 p.m. For more informa-
tion, call 662-325-2311.
Friday and Saturday,
Oct. 4-5
Seventh Avenue Heritage
Festival: This celebration of the
unique culture that existed in
this once-bustling business and
entertainment district features
live music, food, childrens
activities and more. Entertainers
include Ginuwine and friends.
For more information, contact
Kabir Karriem, 662-549-4314.
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Veronica Cook, 10, right, gets excited about the game room at GT Lanes bowling alley with her sister, Chasity Cook, 13, Tues-
day. Veronica and Chasity visit the bowling alley every Tuesday for their fathers mens league night. Their parents are Alana and
Mike Cook of Starkville.
Micah Green/Dispatch Staff
Former
Mississip-
pi gover-
nor Haley
Barbour
talks with
Nancy
Reeves
following
a lun-
cheon at
the Lion
Hills Golf
Club in
Columbus
Tuesday.
BY NATHAN GREGORY
ngregory@cdispatch.com
Columbus councilmen will
have to fll out a travel request ap-
plication and have it approved by
the board prior to traveling on the
citys dime moving forward.
The two-page application pro-
cess, which councilmen unani-
mously approved during Tuesdays
city council meeting, includes
flling out blank spots where coun-
cilmen must indicate the event,
purpose of the trip, departure and
return dates and type of transpor-
tation. It also must include an item-
ized estimate of travel costs.
Prior to Tues-
days implementa-
tion of the new pol-
icy, council travel
requests were gen-
erally lumped into
consent agendas,
meaning voted on
with little or no dis-
cussion.
Councilmen also approved a
set of agenda submission guide-
lines during Tuesdays meeting
that tighten the timeframe during
which an item can be added to the
agenda. That change came about
after councilman Charlie Box
asked city attorney Jeff Turnage
to draft an agenda guideline pol-
icy last month. With approval of
the new guidelines, councilmen
and the mayor must submit any
agenda items by the Wednesday
prior to each regular meeting.
The agenda has to be submitted
to the citys information technol-
ogy department by noon the next
day and posted to the citys web-
site by 5 p.m.
Late-notice items can be added
to the agenda at the meeting by a
two-thirds vote. Councilmen can
Vote: Councilmen must get permission to travel
Barbour makes pitch for Kemper Plant
BY slim smiTH
ssmith@cdispatch.com
Much like a fast run-
ner giving his opponent a
seemingly insurmountable
head start, Haley Barbour
fexed his rhetorical mus-
cles Tuesday before a joint
lunch meeting of the Lown-
des County Republican
Women and the Columbus
Rotary Club.
The former two-term
Mississippi Governor
turned lobbyist conceded
two of
the ma-
jor points
used to
a t t a c k
the Kemper County lignite
coal plant plentiful and
cheap natural gas.
With a price tag estimat-
ed between $4.3 billion and
$5 billion, easily the most
expensive project in state
history, the lignite coal
plant has been character-
ized as obsolete by critics
who say new extraction
techniques has made nat-
ural gas far more plentiful
and economical.
Barbour not only ac-
knowledged that the price
of natural gas is very low,
he also admitted that it is
an under-utilized energy,
something he says wont
always be the case.
Natural gas (prices)
have always been very vol-
atile, Barbour said. It can
be used for so many things
beyond what it is being
used for now. Its plentiful
and its cheap. But thats a
short-term view of it. What
we do know is that natural
230
civilians
furloughed
at CAFB
Government shutdown
will strain base, but
operations continue;
Golden triangle airport
unaffected
BY sARAH FOWlER
sfowler@cdispatch.com
Out of the
1,277 civilian
employees at Co-
lumbus Air Force
Base, approxi-
mately 230 will be
furloughed and without a paycheck
due to the recent government shut-
down.
According to base offcials, the
impact of pay for Department of
Defense civilian workers is a com-
plicated issue that depends on Con-
gress.
Furloughed employees would
receive back pay only if specifcally
appropriated by Congress, base of-
fcials said.
If Congress fails to pass a con-
tinuing resolution or appropriation,
all civilian personnel paid by appro-
priated funds will be furloughed,
except for the minimum number
necessary to accomplish excepted
activities that are essential to nation-
al security and safety. Congressional
actions will determine if retroactive
pay will be provided for furloughed
personnel there is no guarantee of
back pay.
Without the 230 employees, base
offcials said it will put a strain on
TV wars: Cable ONE drops CNN; DISH feuding with WCBI
BY sARAH FOWlER
sfowler@cdispatch.com
Failed contract negotiations mean the
loss of six channels for Cable ONE cus-
tomers.
CNN, CNN en Espanol, Headline
News, Turner Classic Movies, TruTV and
Boomerang were removed from Cable
ONEs lineup Monday morning at 9 a.m.
after Cable ONE and Turner Network
channels failed to reach a fnancial agree-
ment, according to a Cable ONE press re-
lease.
Cable ONE has been in negotiations to
renew our contract with Turner Network
for the past several months and we have
made every effort to reach a fair deal, Ca-
ble ONE CEO Tom Might said. However,
Turner has demanded an increase of near-
ly 50% for channels with steadily declining
ratings. Since we were unable to reach a
fair deal with Turner, weve been forced to
drop these channels from
our channel line-up.
Might refused to say
how much the cable compa-
ny pays for the channels.
Other Turner network
channels TBS, TNT, and
the Cartoon Network
were secured by Cable ONE
and will continue to be on
the regular channel lineup. Might said he
is hopeful negotiations will continue and
that Cable ONE will be able to offer the six
INSIDE
SHUTDOWN:
No progress yet on
ending stalemate.
Page 8A.
ex-governor turned lobbyist says plant is
best for states long-term energy needs
deadline to reach deal extended through Friday morning
d.c. conference travel expense ratifed
See COUNCIL, 8A
See CABLE ONE, 8A
Gavin
See BARBOUR, 8A
INSIDE
OUR VIEW:
The Master in his
element, Page 6A
See FURLOUGH, 8A
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Five-Day forecast for the Golden Triangle
Almanac Data National Weather
Lake Levels
River Stages
Sun and Moon Solunar table
Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day.
City Hi Lo W Hi Lo W City Hi Lo W Hi Lo W
Weather(W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, i-ice, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms,
r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow
Yesterday 7 a.m. 24-hr.
Lake Capacity yest. change
The solunar
period schedule
allows planning days
so you will be fshing
in good territory or
hunting in good cover
during those times.
Temperature
Precipitation
Tombigbee
Yesterday Flood 7 a.m. 24-hr.
River stage yest. change
Columbus Tuesday
High/low ..................................... 85/60
Normal high/low ......................... 82/57
Record high ............................ 93 (1981)
Record low .............................. 42 (1972)
Tuesday ........................................... 0.00"
Month to date ................................. 0.00"
Normal month to date ...................... 0.13"
Year to date .................................. 50.18"
Normal year to date ....................... 41.65"
Thursday Friday
Atlanta 83 62 pc 84 65 pc
Boston 75 58 s 71 57 sh
Chicago 82 67 t 84 67 pc
Dallas 90 73 s 92 61 pc
Honolulu 86 73 c 87 73 s
Jacksonville 85 67 pc 85 69 pc
Memphis 84 70 t 89 71 pc
86
64
Thursday
Partly sunny, a
t-storm; warm
88
64
Friday
Warm and humid
with sunshine
87
64
Saturday
A couple of
thunderstorms
76
49
Sunday
Not as warm with a
few showers
Aberdeen Dam 188' 163.55' +0.16'
Stennis Dam 166' 136.70' +0.16'
Bevill Dam 136' 136.44' +0.07'
Amory 20' 11.60' +0.13'
Bigbee 14' 3.87' +0.08'
Columbus 15' 5.16' +0.06'
Fulton 20' 7.45' +0.05'
Tupelo 21' 0.90' +0.30'
Last
Oct. 26
Full
Oct. 18
First
Oct. 11
New
Oct. 4
Sunrise ..... 6:49 a.m.
Sunset ...... 6:37 p.m.
Moonrise ... 4:27 a.m.
Moonset .... 5:08 p.m.
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Major ... 11:08 a.m.
Minor ..... 4:56 a.m.
Major ... 11:31 p.m.
Minor ..... 5:19 p.m.
Major ... 11:52 a.m.
Minor ..... 5:40 a.m.
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Nashville 84 64 t 87 63 pc
Orlando 86 72 t 85 72 t
Philadelphia 81 63 pc 83 66 pc
Phoenix 93 67 s 90 65 s
Raleigh 87 61 pc 86 63 pc
Salt Lake City 55 39 sh 53 36 s
Seattle 60 43 s 62 49 pc
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East Mississippi Community Col-
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Harvest in Starkville and Beaverdam/High Hope Farms in Cedar
Bluff. These farm and garden enthusiasts were snapped at Scott
and Lydia Enlows Black Creek Farm.
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Jordan: In his prime, he
could beat LeBron, others
The AssociATed Press
CHARLOTTE, N.C.
NBA legend Michael Jor-
dan believes he could beat
LeBron James in a one-on-
one basketball game when
he was in his prime.
Hes not sure about
Kobe Bryant.
In a video promoting
the NBA 2K14 video game
that was released Tuesday,
Jordan said theres a long
list of players he wouldve
liked to have played one-
on-one Jerry West, El-
gin Baylor, Julius Erving,
Carmelo Anthony, Dwy-
ane Wade, Bryant and
James, who dons the cover
of this years game.
I dont think I would
lose, Jordan said in the
video, before smiling and
adding, Other than to
Kobe Bryant because he
steals all of my moves.
Responded James: MJ
said that?
James was told of Jor-
dans comments after the
Miami Heat completed
their frst training camp
practice in the Bahamas
on Tuesday, and said that
the buzz would serve as
good promotion for the
game.
Absolutely, I thought
about the matchup, James
said. But no one would
ever see it. Its not going to
happen. But its good for
people to talk about.
AP Photo/John Swart, File
In this 1992 fle photo, Chicago Bulls Michael Jordan
drives on New York Knicks Gerald Wilkins during the
frst quarter of Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semi-
fnals in Chicago.
Amusement park giant buys Harlem Globetrotters
PHOENIX Geor-
gia-based Herschend Fami-
ly Entertainment Corp. has
acquired Harlem Globetrot-
ters International Inc. from
Shamrock Capital Advisors.
Herschend, based in Nor-
cross, Ga., is a family-owned
company that owns and
operates 26 theme parks,
aquariums and other attrac-
tions nationwide. Among its
operations is a partnership
with country singing star
Dolly Parton for Dollywood
and Dollywoods Splash
Country in Tennessee. It
also is an operating partner
of Stone Mountain Park in
Atlanta, and owner of Silver
Dollar City in Branson, Mo.
Founded by the Herschend
family 50 years ago, the
company also owns New-
port Aquariums in New Jer-
sey and Kentucky and Wild
Adventures Theme Park in
Valdosta, Ga.
The Phoenix-based Glo-
betrotters have provided
basketball hilarity to audi-
ences since 1926, perform-
ing 25,000 games around
the globe.
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Mississippi gets OK for business exchange
AREA ARRESTS
The following arrests
were reported by the Lown-
des County Sheriffs Offce
and the Columbus Police
Department:
n Calvin
S e b a s t i a n
Bailey, 48,
of 383 Read
Drive, was
arrested by
CPD Sept. 30
and charged
with the sale
of cocaine.
He was released the same
day on $2,500 bond. His
court date is scheduled for
Nov. 21.
n Jalisa Brooks, 21, of
901 11th St. S. Apt. 4, was
arrested at her residence by
CPD Sept. 30 and charged
with felony malicious mis-
chief. She was released the
same day on a $2,500 bond.
Her court date is scheduled
for Dec. 19.
n Jonathan Charles Mc-
Fadden Cameron, 19, of 249
Burns Circle, was arrest-
ed by MDOC Sept. 30 and
charged with violation of
probation.
n Julia Gonzales, 28, of
930 Old Mayhew Road, was
arrested by CPD Set. 30 and
charged with fve counts of
failure to appear and viola-
tion of probation. Her court
date is scheduled for Oct.
16.
n Breman Sean Wool-
bright, 42, of 122 Gaylane
Drive, was arrested at the
Gilmore Inn by CPD Sept.
29 and charged with felony
shoplifting, third offense of
$250 or more. His court date
is scheduled for Nov. 21.
Woolbright Gonzales Cameron Brooks
Bailey
Chromcraft Revington
agrees to sell for $3.45M
SENATOBIA Fur-
niture maker Chromcraft
Revington Inc. is being sold
for $3.45 million.
The company, which is
based in West Lafayette,
Ind., and has a factory in
Senatobia, has agreed to
merge with Denver-based
apparel maker Sport-Haley
Holdings.
Sport-Haley would pay
$2.7 million when the deal
closes. It would pay anoth-
er $750,000 when Chrom-
crafts plant in Delphi, Ind.,
is sold or mortgaged, or
180 days after the merger
is complete, whichever is
earlier.
Lesbian sues town for denying gay bar permit
By hoLBrooK Mohr
The Associated Press
JACKSON A wom-
an is suing the leaders of
a north Mississippi town,
accusing them of conspir-
ing to prevent her from
opening a gay bar by de-
nying an application for a
business license.
Pat PJ Newton fled
the federal lawsuit Tues-
day against the mayor
and several aldermen of
Shannon, a town of about
1,700 in Lee County where
Newton has been trying to
open a cafe and bar called
OHaras to cater to the
gay community.
The 55-year-old New-
ton, who is a lesbian, is
seeking monetary damag-
es and an order to allow
her to open the business
as well as attorneys fees
and court costs.
The Southern Poverty
Law Center is represent-
ing the Memphis, Tenn.,
woman in the lawsuit fled
in U.S. District Court in
Aberdeen.
It says Shannon Mayor
Ronnie Hallmark led a
conspiracy to deny New-
ton a business license
and solicited community
opposition to the bar.
The mayor and alder-
men did not immediate-
ly respond to a phone
message left Tuesday at
Shannon Town Hall. The
lawsuit names six current
or former members of the
board of aldermen.
The lawsuit says New-
ton got a state business
license and liquor permit
and made expensive up-
grades to the bar, but was
denied a license under the
citys zoning ordinance.
By eMiLy WAGsTer PeTTUs
JACKSON Mississippi
Insurance Commissioner Mike
Chaney received conditional fed-
eral approval Tuesday to run an
online marketplace where busi-
nesses with 50 or fewer employ-
ees can buy health insurance,
starting in January.
Chaney was doing a telephone
interview with The Associated
Press when he received the no-
tice from Health and Human
Services Secretary Kathleen Se-
belius. He said the notice is good
news. It allows the Mississippi
Insurance Department to devel-
op the Small Business Health
Options, or SHOP, exchange un-
der the federal health overhaul
law.
With conditional approval,
federal offcials expect the Mis-
sissippi department will con-
tinue developing
the marketplace
called One Mis-
sissippi in com-
pliance with the
Affordable Care
Act, and will be
ready to provide
affordable, quality
coverage to small
business owners and their em-
ployees in 2014, Sebelius wrote
in the letter, a copy of which
Chaney sent to AP.
The Affordable Care Act is
the health overhaul signed by
President Barack Obama in
2010. Chaney, a Republican, has
said repeatedly that he opposes
the law but he believes its his
duty to try to follow its mandates.
An exchange is an online mar-
ketplace, and there had long been
uncertainty about whether the
federal government would allow
a state to run a Small Business
Health Options exchange if the
state were not running its own
individual exchange. Mississip-
pis individual exchange is run by
the federal government because
Republican Gov. Phil Bryant ob-
jected to a state-run exchange.
The notice about Mississippis
SHOP exchange came the same
day that people were frst able to
buy individual coverage through
online insurance marketplaces
created under the federal health
law.
In an interview with AP on
Tuesday, Bryant repeated his
objections to the law. He said the
federal government is grabbing
too large a role in health care.
I think its going to be a di-
saster once people begin to un-
derstand its going to cost them
money, Bryant said.
The Mississippi Center for
Health Policy estimated in 2012
that up to 275,000 Mississippi-
ans could get insurance through
the individual exchange, with
230,000 qualifying for federal tax
credits that would reduce what
they pay.
By BreTT ZoNGKer
WASHINGTON Dozens of
veterans barricaded outside the
closed World War II Memorial be-
cause of the government shutdown
were escorted past the barriers
Tuesday by members of Congress
so they could see the monument.
More than 125 veterans from
Mississippi and Iowa arrived for a
previously scheduled visit to the
memorial Tuesday morning to fnd
it barricaded by the National Park
Service. Several members of Con-
gress escorted them inside after
cutting police tape and moving bar-
riers that blocked the memorial.
John Kleinschmidt, 87, of Ames,
Iowa, said the barriers were opened
just enough for his group to walk
through freely by the time he ar-
rived. Kleinschmidt trained as a
fight engineer during World War II
but was never deployed abroad.
Its unfortunate that this is what
happens when they know that there
are busloads of veterans coming
down here, and they dont have the
good sense to say keep the damn
thing open, he said. These are the
guys that created it.
The Honor Flight Network
brings groups of World War II veter-
ans from across the country for free
to visit the memorial built in their
honor on an almost daily basis.
Wayne Lennep, a volunteer with
the Mississippi Coast Guard Honor
Flight group, said the trip had been
planned for months for a group of 91
veterans as well as family members
and escorts. Their chartered plane
left Gulfport on Tuesday morning.
The veterans were met at the
memorial by Sen. Roger Wicker
and Reps. Steven Palazzo, Alan
Nunnelee and Gregg Harper, all
Mississippi Republicans. Other law-
makers joined as well. Lennep said
Wicker and Palazzo have met the
veterans on previous trips.
Veterans pass barriers at closed WWII Memorial
AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster
World War II Veteran George Bloss, of Gulfport, looks out over the National World War II Memorial in Washington,
Tuesday. Veterans who had traveled from across the country were allowed to visit the National World War II Memo-
rial after it had been offcially closed because of the partial government shutdown. After their visit, National World
War II Memorial was closed again.
More than 125 veterans from Mississippi and Iowa
arrived for a visit to fnd memorial barricaded
Offcials expect the department will develop
the marketplace called One Mississippi in
compliance with the Affordable Care Act
Chaney
The DispaTch www.cdispatch.com 4a Wednesday, OctOber 2, 2013
Miriam Wilder
Miriam Randall Wilder,
age 99, of Columbus, MS,
passed away September 30,
2013, at Peach Tree Village of
Brandon, MS, where she was
a resident.
Funeral services will be
Thursday, October 3, 2013,
at 2:00 PM at Memorial Fu-
neral Home Chapel with Rev.
Farley Earnest offciating. The interment will
immediately follow at Friendship Cemetery.
Visitation will be Thursday, October 3, 2013,
from 1:00 PM until the time of the services at
Memorial Funeral Home.
Miriam Wilder was the youngest of eight
children. Her mother, Etta Smith Randall,
lived with Jim and Miriam Wilder from the mid
1940s until her death in 1966. Yearly family re-
unions were held at the Wilders where teenage
friends and family gathered to participate in
backyard football, dances and slumber parties.
Many generations of young people knew that
they were always welcome in her home where
good food was always in abundance.
Mrs. Wilder graduated from high school in
three years and was able to attend Mississippi
State College for Women for one year because
a brother paid her tuition. The next year tu-
ition increased and she was no longer able to
continue.
Jim and Miriam Wilder were married from
July 26, 1936, until his death June 25, 1973. He
was chairman of the board of deacons at First
Baptist Church Columbus when he died. From
1940 - 1945, Miriam packed parachutes at Co-
lumbus Air Force Base. She was the city tennis
champion in the 1950s.
Mrs. Wilder was an avid reader, Atlan-
ta Braves and tennis fan, and loved working
crossword puzzles. She was one of the original
sponsors of the Central Mississippi Down Syn-
drome Society.
Mama Widdy as she was affectionately
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of several bridge groups for years. In 2005, she
was recognized as a Golden Age Master of the
American Contract Bridge League.
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nosed with early onset Alzheimers disease.
She moved to Peach Tree Retirement Village
in Brandon, MS, near daughter, Karen Crowe
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husband Ron of Brandon, MS, George Wilder
and his wife Madeliene of Montgomery, AL and
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Shane Crowe, Kevin Crowe, Davis Wilder,
Grady Bubba Randall and Christopher Mur-
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with Gannett Co.s daily
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and Camp Shelby and also
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Hattiesburg.
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VATICAN CITY
Pope Francis says he
doesnt want a Vati-
can-centric church con-
cerned about itself but a
missionary church that
reaches out to the poor,
the young, the elderly
and even to non-believers.
Thats the vision he laid
out as he opened a land-
mark meeting Tuesday on
reforming the 2,000-year-
old institution.
Francis convened the
inaugural meeting of his
eight cardinal advisers for
three days of brainstorm-
ing on revamping the an-
tiquated Vatican bureau-
cracy and other reforms.
The move fulflls a key
mandate of the cardinals
who elected him: They
wanted a pope who would
involve local church lead-
ers in helping make deci-
sions about the 1.2-billion
strong church.
The closed-door meet-
ing got underway against
the backdrop of one of the
most tangible signs that
change is already afoot:
The secretive Vatican
bank, under investigation
for alleged money-laun-
dering by Italian prosecu-
tors, released its frst-ever
annual report Tuesday,
the latest step toward
fnancial transparency
championed by Francis
and his predecessor Ben-
edict XVI.
Net earnings at the
bank, known as the Insti-
tute for Religious Works,
rose more than four-fold
to $116.95 million in 2012,
the report said. More
than 50 million euros of
that was given to the pope
for his charitable works.
Francis has put the
Vatican bank on notice,
forming a commission of
inquiry to look into its ac-
tivities amid accusations
by Italian prosecutors
that its clients may have
used its lax controls to
launder money.
Pope wants church with modern spirit
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In this Sept. 18, 2013, fle photo, Pope Francis waves to faithful as he arrives for his weekly general audience in
St. Peters Square at the Vatican.
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By P. SOLOMON BANDA
BUENA VISTA, Colo. Friends
preparing to bury fve relatives who
died in a Colorado rock slide are re-
membering the father credited for
saving his daughters life as a self-
less volunteer who probably didnt
finch to jump in front of cascading
boulders to protect his daughter.
Thirteen-year-old Gracie John-
son says her father, Dwayne John-
son, covered her when a rock slide
crashed down on the family on a
popular hiking route to see a wa-
terfall with visiting cousins. The
action, according to local law en-
forcement, made the teen girl the
only survivor in the group after
Mondays slide.
Gracies parents and sister from
nearby Buena Vista were killed, as
were two of her cousins from Mis-
souri.
Family friend Mike Carr of Bue-
na Vista said Dwayne Johnson was
quick to help others.
Probably his only regret is that
he didnt jump in front of his whole
family. Hes just that type of guy,
said Carr, who joined others at a
candlelight vigil Tuesday night at
Buena Vista High Schools football
feld.
The sheriffs department identi-
fed the dead as Dwayne Johnson,
46, and Dawna Johnson, 45, Gra-
cies parents; and her 18-year-old
sister, Kiowa-Rain Johnson.
The other victims were identi-
fed as Baigen (BAY-gun) Walker,
10, and Paris Walkup, 22, both of
Birch Tree, Mo. They were neph-
ews of Dwayne and Dawna Johnson.
All fve bodies were recovered
Tuesday afternoon and identifed
by a family member, Sheriff Pete
Palmer said. Palmer said the coro-
ner will make the fnal, formal iden-
tifcation.
A memorial service for the John-
sons was set for Saturday at the
high school gym, to be followed by
a community meal; separate ser-
vices were being organized for the
nephews in Missouri. Buena Vistas
Cornerstone Church also set up a
fund for the family.
Carr said the Johnsons loved
the Agnes Vaille trail and the view
of the falls in Chalk Creek Canyon,
and frequently brought visiting
guests to see the falls.
Dad who saved girl in deadly
rock slide remembered
By EDITH M. LEDERER
UNITED NATIONS
Israeli Prime Minis-
ter Benjamin Netanyahu
played the spoiler Tues-
day to Irans attempts to
ease relations with the
West, calling the Iranian
leader a wolf in sheeps
clothing and declaring
that Israel will do what-
ever it takes to prevent
Tehran from developing
nuclear weapons, even if it
has to stand alone.
Speaking to world lead-
ers at the U.N. General As-
sembly, Netanyahu gave
a point-by-point rebuttal
of President Hassan Rou-
hanis speech last week
signaling a willingness
to discuss Irans disputed
nuclear program.
Accusing Rouhani of a
charm offensive aimed
at getting the West to lift
crippling sanctions, Net-
anyahu portrayed him as
a loyal servant of the re-
gime who has done noth-
ing to stop his countrys
nuclear program since he
took offce in June.
Rouhani, he added,
must have known about
terrorist attacks carried
out by Iranian agents in
Argentina, Saudi Arabia
and Berlin in the 1990s
because he was national
security adviser at the
time.
Israels hope for the
future is challenged by
a nuclear-armed Iran that
seeks our destruction,
the Israeli leader said.
Netanyahu: Israel wont let Iran get nuclear arms
AP Photo/Seth Wenig
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks
during the 68th session of the General Assembly at
United Nations headquarters on Tuesday.
THE ASSOcIATED PRESS
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.
The Jacksonville Inter-
national Airport was shut
down for several hours
after authorities found
two suspicious packages
one they said was de-
structive that led to an
evacuation.
The airport was evacu-
ated around 6 p.m. Tues-
day after police found a
suspicious package in the
terminal and another in
a nearby parking garage.
It reopened just before 11
p.m.
During a late-night
news conference, Jack-
sonville Sheriffs Offce
spokesman Shannon
Hartley said one of the
packages had some de-
structive nature and was
taken offsite. He did not
elaborate.
Hartley also said he
could not confrm local
media reports that two
suspects had been arrest-
ed.
Passengers and people
who arrived at the air-
port to pick them up were
stranded for hours as off-
cials investigated.
Authorities said some
incoming planes were
held up on the tarmac un-
til buses arrived to pick
up passengers. The pas-
sengers were shuttled to
nearby hotels.
With the airport re-
opening late Tuesday, air-
port spokesman Michael
Stewart said individual
airlines would determine
how to restart their oper-
ations.
Fla. airport closed when destructive device found
AP Photo/The Florida Times-Union, Bruce Lipsky
Shuttles move people out of Jacksonville International
Airport on Tuesday.
Suspect in
custody
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Hes been gone for a while,
but hardly forgotten.
Haley Barbours second
term as governor of Mississip-
pi ended two years ago. Old
elected officials never die,
of course, they just become
lobbyists, which was the rea-
son for Barbours visit to the
Friendly City on Tuesday.
Before an adoring joint lun-
cheon of the Columbus-Lown-
des Republican Women and
the Columbus Rotary, Bar-
bour displayed some of the
skills that allowed him to rise
from an obscure Yazoo City
lawyer to the inner sanctum
of the national Republican
Party.
He held the audience in his
amiable grasp for the better
part of an hour while address-
ing a subject that most of the
crowd could not have cared
less about, U.S. energy policy,
specifically, the controversial
Kemper County lignite plant.
Because electricity sup-
pliers are divided into three
regions, Columbus residents
are unlikely to recognize the
direct impact of the plant,
which is being built by Mis-
sissippi Power, which services
the southernmost region of
the state. Here, our electricity
is provided by TVA.
While the two civic orga-
nizations chose the speaker,
the speaker clearly chose the
subject. As a lobbyist for the
Kemper plant, Barbour was
on the clock. You suspect he
is always on the clock.
Even so, its easy to see
why Barbour is so comfort-
able in these settings. He is
not a commanding presence
nor is he the most skilled of
speakers.
But what he is, what he
has always been, is a skilled
politician, someone who can
make his case in an affable,
thoroughly believable way.
Unquestionably, he has
a way with people. He is
comfortable speaking before
strangers because he seems
to have never met any.
Tuesday provided a hand-
ful of examples. As he spoke,
he was able to pick out some
familiar faces and use them
to build rapport with those he
didnt know.
There was a nod to Gil
Harris, a retired Ceco Build-
ings engineer. And when, at
the close of his speech he
entertained questions, he
used a question about the gov-
ernment shutdown to further
connect with his audience ac-
knowledging Sonic Johnson,
who handles public affairs for
Columbus Air Force Base.
I see Sonic is here, so I
guess (the shutdown) means
he has the day off, Barbour
quipped.
When one of the women
in the crowd asked about his
wife, Marcia, Barbour said
that his wife was happy after
42 years of marriage, mainly
because Ive been gone for 30
years of it. The audience ate
it up, of course.
A former Canadian prime
minister once observed, Pol-
itics is the skilled use of blunt
objects.
Barbour seems to have
always known that.
These days, he may earn
his living as a lobbyist, but he
remains, first and foremost, a
skilled politician.
Takes issue with choice of stories
If and when the forts of folly fall, then, and only
then will we realize the destructive nature of so
many of our current problems, among which are
the highly partisan antics of the press. What in the
world is going on?
How should we interpret certain news ac-
counts? Two examples of our confusion are
articles which appeared in The Commercial Dis-
patch on Sept. 12 and 22, 2013. The frst is entitled
Funeral planned for Connecticut slave who died in
1798. The deceased, known as Mr. Fortune, will
be given an elaborate funeral after his skeleton
lies in state in the Capitol Rotunda in Hartford. One
of the organizers said: Its a long overdue honor.
Were not just remembering one man. His body is
representing all of the slaves that came [sic] over
here and worked in this country. Quinnipiac Uni-
versity, in its recent examination, was not able to
determine his cause of death but found evidence
of a neck fracture around the time of the 1798
death not associated with hanging. One might
ask why a mans death from natural causes in Con-
necticut in 1798 should be of interest to the readers
of a local Mississippi newspaper today.
Example Two is The Dispatchs front page story
of Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013, entitled What REALLY
happened to Jimmie Lee Griffth. Mr. Griffths
body was found on Sturgis-Louisville Road in
Oktibbeha County, on Sept. 24, 1965, only 48 years
ago. There have been three offcial investigations
of the death, one by State offcials and two by Fed-
eral agents, the frst in 1965, the last in 2012. The
Dispatch reports The case has never been solved
and the evidence to suggest his murder was racial-
ly motivated is scant. So why is this very lengthy
story timely, noteworthy, and of great interest?
Over and over again, we bite our tongues and
decide not to speak out, not to protest outrageous
conduct and statements by so-called political
leaders. Grin and bear it seems to be the order of
the day. Whether because of intimidation or lazi-
ness we are fearful of speaking out. We keep our
deepest concerns to ourselves and suffer in silence.
If we are as helpless as all that, then there is no
realistic basis for hope of improvement. Who is
unafraid to be labeled, to be vilifed, to stand up for
our vital interests? What has become of the adage
used when we were younger, the one about sticks
and stones? Today we let words hurt us. How sad
that is.
Of critical importance to all of us who live in this
beautiful and historic town is where we are headed
unless steps are taken to reverse our direction.
Are we destined to become another Macon, once
a vibrant town? Is political leadership to be based
solely upon racial population percentages, or
should qualifcations matter at all? We constantly
hear black politicians say that they represent the
black community and not the community at large.
What is likely to happen if things continue to
move along racial lines is a declining young work-
ing population, a constantly decreasing tax base,
fewer businesses, and fewer jobs. Where will the
funds come from to properly sustain the communi-
ty?
We are fortunate to have a locally owned news-
paper. Yet we continue to suffer from its refusal to
tell it the way it is. Articles such as those of Sept.
12 and 22 are not only harmful and counterproduc-
tive, but they represent a default in responsibility,
one which could well lead to the ultimate demise of
our very special place.
Ben C. Toledano
Columbus
congress
Heres a big news
alert: House Re-
publicans oppose
Obamacare.
Thats why theyve
shut the government
down.
No, doing so
wont actually stop
Obamacare. To a great
extent, the program
is on autopilot. The
Republicans shut down
the government, but
the exchanges are
open for business.
The last time the Republicans
shut down the government, they
at least had the fg leaf that they
were doing so to protest the size
of government.
Not this time. This time, its not
about the size of government. Its
not about the defcit. The Senate
already has gone along with the
Houses insistence that agencies
cut their spending in the coming
weeks.
This is pure symbolism on
the Republican side at the
expense of people who depend on
the government and work for the
government.
Maybe you or a loved one is
trying to sign up for a potentially
lifesaving clinical trial. Sorry. You
cant.
Maybe you work as an air traf-
fc controller or a prison guard.
The good news is youre still
working. The bad news is you
dont get paid.
Its not right.
Make no mistake. This is not
going to help Republi-
cans in the long run.
Playing games with
peoples lives is not
smart politics. The fact
that many well-known
Republican senators
have made clear that
this is not an appro-
priate way to protest
Obamacare under-
scores the ideological
extremism that holds
sway in the House.
Just the other day, a
lifelong Republican sought me out
to express his immense frustra-
tion. Why are they doing this, he
kept asking me. Dont they un-
derstand that however unpopular
Obamacare is, closing down the
government as a symbolic protest
is going to be seen as irresponsi-
ble? Its even more unpopular than
Obamacare.
I have no answer. Or rather,
I have no answer other than the
obvious one: that the House is un-
der the control of extremists who
are throwing a political temper
tantrum, and responsibility be
damned.
As a Democrat, I should be
pleased. As an American, I am
deeply troubled.
Were used to having extrem-
ists hold sway on cable television.
But thats entertainment. You can
vote with your clicker. You dont
have to watch. At the end of the
day, no one gets hurt.
Congress should be different.
Its not a TV show. Its not a tryout
for the next round of Crossfre,
or at least it shouldnt be. This is
real life. This is about parents not
getting paid, people who need
loans for their businesses not
getting help, people who are sick
having to wait for the ideologues
to stop playing games.
Im always willing to work
with anyone of either party to
make sure the Affordable Care
Act works better, the president
said. But one faction of one party
in one house of Congress in one
branch of government doesnt get
to shut down the entire govern-
ment just to refght the results of
an election.
Except that they did.
Obamacare was a central issue
in the last election. By the time he
won his partys nomination, Mitt
Romney had effectively turned his
back on his own (similar) program
in Massachusetts and was urging
voters who opposed Obamacare
to vote for him. If you wanted to
get rid of Obamacare, the way
to do it was to elect Romney and
give Republicans a majority in the
Senate.
It didnt happen. Romney lost.
The Senate remains in Democrat-
ic hands. Thats how it works in
a democracy. You win some, and
you lose some. The tea party lost.
Better luck next time.
Or not. There may be some
new contestants for Newt Ging-
richs slot on Crossfre. Better
there than in Congress.
Susan Estrich is a nationally
syndicated columnist. To fnd out
more about her go to www.creators.
com.
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Fellowship Hall, 900 Main St. in Caledo-
nia. Weigh-in begins at 5:15 p.m. Con-
tact Lorene Hawkins, 662-356-4838.
n QUILTING CLUB
The Quilting Club meets in the Activities
Room adjacent to the multi-purpose
facility at the Starkville Sportsplex on
Thursdays 10 a.m.-noon. Bring your own
project to work on. For information, call
Lisa Cox, 662-323-2294.
HeaLtH noteS
n DIABETES SUPPORT
The Diabetes Support Group meets the
second Thursday of each month at 6 p.m.,
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle
Classroom 4. For information, call 662-
244-1597 or email info.goldentriangle@
bmhcc.org
n DIABETES SUPPORT
The Diabetes Evening Support Group
meets the second Thursday of each month
at 6 p.m., Baptist Golden Triangle Class-
room 5. For information, call 662-244-1596
or email info.goldentriangle@bmhcc.org
n NUTRITION EDUCATION
Nutrition Education Classes for congestive
heart failure meet the third Friday of
every month at 3 p.m., Baptist Memorial
Hospital-Golden Triangle Classroom 5.
For information, call 662-244-1597 or
email info.goldentriangle@bmhcc.org
n PROSTATE SCREENING
Baptist Center for Cancer Care offers free
prostate PSA screenings the last Friday of
every month from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Locations
rotate between Columbus and Starkville.
For appointments, call 662-244-4673.
n ABUSE RECOVERY GROUP
A free Domestic Abuse Recovery Group
meets every Thursday at 6 p.m., through
Safe Haven Inc. Group counseling for
rape recovery is available. For informa-
tion, call 662-327-6118 or 662-889-
2067.
n ALZHEIMERS SUPPORT
The Alzheimers Columbus Chapter
Caregiver Support Group meets the
fourth Thursday of every month at 6 p.m.,
at ComforCare, 118 S. McCrary Road,
Columbus. For information, contact Co-
lumbus Jones, 662-244-7226.
n CHILDBIRTH CLASSES
Baptist Golden Triangle offers child-
birth classes on Tuesday nights at 6 p.m.
To register, call the Education Department
at 662-244-2498 or email info.goldentri-
angle@bmhcc.org
n HOSPICE VOLUNTEERS
Baptist Memorial Hospice is seeking
volunteers to assist in various ways in
the offce and with their families. For infor-
mation, call 662-243-1173 or email info.
goldentriangle@bmhcc.org
n CPR CLASSES
CPR Classes are offered at Baptist Gold-
en Triangle twice monthly, at 6 p.m. in the
Patient Tower. Pre-registration is required.
Contact the Education Department at
662-244-2498 or email info.goldentrian-
gle@bmhcc.org.
n COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS
Families who have experienced the death
of a child are invited to attend The Com-
passionate Friends meeting Oct. 8, 6:30
p.m. at North Mississippi Medical Cen-
ter-West Point, 835 Medical Center Drive.
n HEALTH FAIR
North Mississippi Medical Center-West
Point hosts a health fair Oct. 16, 9 a.m.- 1
p.m. at the Wellness Center, 851 Medical
Center Circle. Door prizes will be awarded
throughout the day.
n ALZHEIMERS SUPPORT
The Alzheimers West Point Chapter Support
Group meets Oct. 17, 6:30 p.m., at the
Henry Clay Retirement Center Parlor, 133
Commerce St., West Point. For information,
call Brenda Johnson at 662-495-2339.
n CHILDBIRTH CLASSES
North Mississippi Medical Center-West Point
offers a prepared childbirth class for expect-
ant parents Oct. 31-Nov. 21, 6:30- 8:30 p.m.
Fee is $35. To register or for more informa-
tion, call 662-495-2292.
ReUnIonS
n DOWDLE REUNION
Descendants of William John Dowdle and
Catherine Pace Dowdle will meet Oct. 12
at Lucern Clubhouse in Union. Bring a
covered dish. Business meeting will follow
lunch.
otHeR eVentS
nSQUARE DANCING
The Starkville Sportsplex offers square
dancing on Mondays, 7 p.m.-9 p.m. in the
Activities Room adjacent to the multi-pur-
pose facility, 405 Lynn Lane. For informa-
tion, call Lisa Cox at 662-323-2294.
nREBECCAS ROOMS FUNDRAISER
Rebeccas Rooms hosts a chicken plate
fundraiser Oct. 5, 11 a.m.- 1 p.m. in the
Old Navy parking lot, Columbus. Advance
tickets are $8. For tickets, call Reid Carter,
662-251-0627, or Denene Thomason, 662-
539-4286.
n AUDUBON MEETING
Oktibbeha Audubon Society meets Oct.
10, 7 p.m. at MSUs Clay Lyle Entomology
Building. Dr. Francisco Vilella will present
a program on Bird Conservation in the
Savanna Wetlands of the Orinoco River in
South America.
nAWARENESS FESTIVAL
Vineyard Court Nursing Center hosts a
breast cancer awareness festival Oct. 17,
10 a.m.-until. Free and open to the public.
Jumpers, food, face painting, balloon
animals, music and more.
nFINE-FREE WEEKEND
Columbus-Lowndes Public Library hosts
a fne-free weekend Oct. 17- 19. Patrons
will be able to return books and media free
of charge if they are late. For information,
contact WilLani Turner, 662-329-5300 or
wturner@lowndes.lib.ms.us
n ARCHAEOLOGY EXPO
Mississippi Archaeology Expo is Oct. 19,
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Drill Field of
Mississippi State University. The Expo is a
hands-on family fair for children and adults
that features a variety of educational exhib-
its, tours and demonstrations.
nCHRISTMAS ASSISTANCE
Christmas assistance registration for Lown-
des, Noxubee, Clay and Monroe Counties
is Oct. 28-31 and Nov. 1, 9 a.m. to noon.
Pick up registration requirements at The
Salvation Army, 2219 Main St., Columbus.
n MEMORIAL SERVICES
Baptist Hospice Golden Triangle hosts
their annual Celebration of Life Service and
Reception at First Baptist/Ministry Activity
Center, 3000 Bluecutt Road, Nov. 3, 2- 4
p.m. Register by Nov. 1. For information,
662-243-1173.
nART AUCTION
Annunciation Catholic Schools PSA hosts
its annual art auction Nov. 8, 7 p.m. at
Trotter Convention Center. Advance tick-
ets $25. For information, call 662-328-
4479 or AnnunciationCatholicSchool.org
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A BP executive who led
the companys efforts to
halt its massive 2010 oil
spill in the Gulf of Mexi-
co testifed Tuesday that
his decisions were guided
by the principle that they
shouldnt do anything
that could make the crisis
even worse.
James Dupree, BPs
frst witness for the sec-
ond phase of a trial over
the deadly disaster, said
his teams worked simul-
taneously on several
strategies for killing the
well that blew out in April
2010.
Dupree said the com-
pany decided in mid-May
that it wasnt ready to
employ the capping strat-
egy. He also said he was
concerned that it could
jeopardize other efforts
to seal the well.
We were very intent
not to make the situation
worse, said Dupree, who
was promoted to BPs re-
gional president for the
Gulf of Mexico after the
spill was stopped. Dupree
is scheduled to resume
his testimony Wednes-
day.
BPs trial adversaries
have argued that the com-
pany could have stopped
the spill much earlier
than July 15 if it had used
the capping strategy.
Earlier Tuesday, an
employee of the company
that owned the doomed
Deepwater Horizon drill-
ing rig testifed that he
was surprised when BP
scrapped the capping
strategy his team had de-
vised and never heard an
explanation for the deci-
sion.
We were so close.
We had come a long
way, said Robert Turlak,
Transoceans manager of
subsea engineering and
well control systems.
During the frst few
weeks after the spill, en-
gineers focused on two
methods for stopping the
fow of oil: Capping the
well was one option. The
other, called top kill, in-
volved pumping drilling
mud and other material
into the Deepwater Hori-
zon rigs blowout pre-
venter.
BP executive defends spill response tactics
AP Photo/BP PLC, File
In this 2010 image from video, oil fows out at the site
of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
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BY ANDREW TAYlOR
WASHINGTON The po-
litical stare-down on Capitol
Hill shows no signs of easing,
leaving federal government
functions from information-
al websites, to national parks,
to processing veterans claims
in limbo from coast to coast.
Lawmakers in both parties om-
inously suggested the partial
shutdown might last for weeks.
A funding cutoff for much
of the government began Tues-
day as a Republican effort to
kill or delay the nations health
care law stalled action on a
short-term, traditionally rou-
tine spending bill. Republicans
pivoted to a strategy to try to
reopen the government piece-
meal but were unable to imme-
diately advance the idea in the
House.
National parks like Yellow-
stone and Alcatraz Island were
shuttered, government web-
sites went dark and hundreds
of thousands of nonessential
workers reported for a half-day
to fll out time cards, hand in
their government cellphones
and laptops, and change voice-
mail messages to gird for a
deepening shutdown.
The Defense Department
said it wasnt clear that service
academies would be able to par-
ticipate in sports, putting Satur-
days Army vs. Boston College
and Air Force vs. Navy football
games on hold, with a decision
to be made Thursday.
And the White House said
Wednesday that President
Barack Obama would have to
truncate a long-planned trip to
Asia, calling off the fnal two
stops in Malaysia and the Phil-
ippines.
Even as many government
agencies closed their doors,
health insurance exchanges
that are at the core of Obamas
health care law were up and
running, taking applications for
coverage that would start Jan. 1.
Govt shutdown: No progress on ending stalemate
Lawmakers suggest shutdown lasting weeks
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also table late-notice items
with a two-thirds vote.
The travel request
change was initially called
for last week by councilman
Bill Gavin, who said more
transparency was needed,
particularly from elected
offcials, on how much tax-
payer money was being
spent on lodging, food and
travel expenses.
Approval of the new poli-
cies did not curb discussion
on a recent trip councilmen
Joseph Mickens, Marty
Turner and Kabir Karriem
took to Washington, D.C.,
for the Congressional Black
Caucus Foundations 43rd
Annual Legislative Confer-
ence.
Gavin pointed out that
on Sept. 3 the council ap-
proved for the three to use
city funds to pay for the
Sept. 18-21 trip, which end-
ed up costing $5,385.85.
But on Tuesday, an item
was on the agenda to ratify
$1,683.89 worth of expens-
es to pay for an additional
day.
Gavin questioned why
the city should have to pay
for the extra day, which was
Sept. 22.
On Sept. 3, you changed
the airline tickets and the
hotel reservations to refect
the extra day, Gavin said.
Only the dates of Sept. 18-
21 were presented to this
council.
I think it was just a mere
oversight, Turner said. I
understand your concern.
Gavin reiterated that
the extra day was never
approved by the council or
mayor.
Mickens explained that
there were events taking
place on the 21st, includ-
ing a late afternoon awards
dinner featuring President
Barack Obama as a speaker
that he was able to attend,
and there was no way the
councilmen could arrive
back in Columbus before
the 22nd.
I want to make one
thing perfectly clear, Mick-
ens replied. What was the
price of the trip when the
council met, that price didnt
change...it was paid for be-
fore we got to D.C. When
the council got there we put
on no more prices. The only
prices that added were per
diem...Im not pointing the
fnger at nobody, but the
councilmen did not add one
day to that deal. It was paid
for when we
got there.
The room
was paid for,
the airfare
was paid for,
so I cant
see what the
council did
wrong.
In Tuesdays public fle,
there were no receipts of
hotel, airfare, registration,
mileage or meal expenses
related to the trip.
Mickens then deferred
to Turnage, who said he
could see where there was
a misunderstanding about
what the council approved
Sept. 3.
If youre (in D.C.) un-
til 9:30 you cant come
back that night, he said.
The policy the mayor and
council just approved will
eliminate any reasonable
chance for there being any
more misunderstanding
going forward.
Gavin said he respect-
fully disagreed with Tur-
nage and Mickens.
On Sept. 3, when you
all changed the hotel res-
ervations and the airline
reservations, it cost $200
extra per ticket to change
those airline reservations.
This extra day cost the
city an extra $1,683.89,
Gavin said. I have before
me the items you all had
been signed up for ... there
were no events that were
originally signed up for in
your application to attend
on (the 21st), so I dont see
why you could not have
come back.
Mickens said adding the
dinner featuring Obama
was done because he was
able to get a ticket, which
cost $700, to the event. The
fnancial statement provid-
ed to The Dispatch does
not indicate the city paid
for him to attend. He said
he was very fortunate to
get a ticket.
I understand what
youre saying and I applaud
what youre saying, Mick-
ens said. We dont have
the right to add on to no
expenditure once we leave
the city. We dont even
have a credit card...neither
one of us made a reserva-
tion for no airplane ticket.
Were a governing
body, Gavin said. The
council voted on the trip
for the 18th through the
21st not the 22nd. Thats
what we voted on. Only on
the day of the council meet-
ing did these plans get
changed. Why could you
not have presented that to
council at that time?
Karriem passed coun-
cilmen a copy of the orig-
inal letter, saying the
conference was the 18th
through the 21st and not
until the 21st.
We went to the confer-
ence. There were activities
on the 21st...the confer-
ence was still going on that
Saturday. I dont want to
give the impression like we
stayed another night, Kar-
riem said.
There were no events
that you all were sched-
uled to go to on Saturday,
Gavin said. There were
events on Saturday. I do not
disagree with that.
Turnage said if the
councilmen were on off-
cial business on the 21st
and returned the day after
offcial business was over,
that would not trigger any
illegal expenditure.
After more discussion,
the council voted 4-2 for
the city to pay for the extra
day. Gavin and Box were
opposed.
In other business, the
board:
Approved a contract
with Columbus-based Air
Environmental to conduct
an environmental survey
and asbestos testing on
the city hall building for
$2,856. The survey is as-
sociated with the citys ap-
plication for federal grant
funding that would be used
to restore the building;
Approved budget
amendments to the 2012-
13 budget, which include
$350,033 in cash out to cov-
er shortages in sales tax
revenue, police fnes, util-
ity expenses and garage
supplies. City chief fnan-
cial offcer Milton Rawle
said the overages will not
necessitate a dip into re-
serves;
Approved a request
to hire an IT specialist and
tire and oil service techni-
cian.
Cable One
dropped channels again.
While Cable ONE cus-
tomers are without those
channels, WCBI General
Manager Bobby Berry said
he is trying to ensure DISH
customers dont lose the lo-
cal CBS affliate.
DISH Network is in
the middle of contract ne-
gations with several CBS
affliates and has launched
an ad campaign encourag-
ing the satellite customers
to call WCBI and complain
about a potential rate in-
crease.
According to an adver-
tisement placed in The Dis-
patch by DISH Network,
customers will be forced
to pay three-times what
they are currently paying
now based on the fnancial
demands of CBS. In the
ad, DISH states, DISH
defends your right to a fair
deal.
Berry said the ad is mis-
leading.
Basically, what this
means is DISH network
has engaged in a very ag-
gressive, misleading, ad-
vertising campaign to Dish
customers in the Colum-
bus area, Berry said.
Three-times what?
Berry asked. Three-times
a penny, three-times a dol-
lar, three-times ten dollars?
Its not going to affect your
bill. Your bill is not going up
three times.
Berry, who is a DISH
network customer, said it is
his understanding that cus-
tomers do not pay for local
channels.
You dont currently pay
for the service anyhow, he
said. According to Dishs
customer service, you do
not pay for your local HD
channels. So if youre pay-
ing three times nothing,
youre paying nothing.
According to Berry,
television stations enter
into either a must carry
or retransmission agree-
ment with cable and sat-
ellite providers. Berry said
the majority of networks
enter into a retransmission
agreement which gives the
satellite provider rights to
the programming in return
for fnancial reimburse-
ment. When it came time to
negotiate a contract, a deal
could not be met and the
time table was extended.
Berry said markets
across the United States
are dealing with negotia-
tions with DISH.
CBS in Jackson and
Hattiesburg are off the
air, he said. (Columbus)
is not the only town or tele-
vision market that is going
through this same battle
with DISH. This is going
on all across the country
right now.
Contract negotiations
were extended until Friday
morning at 8 a.m. Berry is
optimistic that a deal can
be reached.
We feel confdent,
based on our conversa-
tions, that things will be
worked out, he said. But
there is no guarantee.
Barbour
gas (prices) are vola-
tile based on its history.
Three times in 10 years
its gone up to more than
$10 (per thousand cubic
feet). If you are thinking
about long term, I would
urge you to be cautious.
Barbour says as the
current supply of cheap
natural gas leads to more
diverse applications of
the product, it will invari-
ably increase demand.
He said currently many
natural gas produces are
providing natural gas be-
low the cost required to
extract it, mainly to main-
tain leases that require
companies to drill or lose
their leases.
For those reasons,
Barbour said, the Kem-
per lignite plant makes
sense for the states long-
term energy security.
New technology, he
said, has not only made
lignite coal cleaner to
burn, but its omissions
can be used to extract
vast quantities of oil that
had previously been un-
recoverable. The plants
carbon dioxide emissions
can be pumped into the
ground on oil drilling
sites to capture oil.
Mississippi power
has sold all of its carbon
dioxide to oil companies
for $2 billion, Barbour
said. Thats $2 billion
that will be split between
the rate-payers and stock-
holders.
While critics have
pointed to Kempers 22
percent rate hike to pay
for construction, Barbour
said its a far better deal
for consumer than previ-
ous rate hikes attached to
plant construction.
When Plant Daniels
opened in Jackson Coun-
ty, the rate increase was
34 percent, Barbour
said. Grand Gulf (nucle-
ar power plant) was even
higher 54 percent. And
if there are cost overruns,
that cost is not passed
onto the consumers. The
legal limit for the rate in-
crease is 24 percent.
Barbour ignored some
other key charges levied
by critics of the Kem-
per plant, among them
that Mississippi Power, a
subsidiary of The South-
ern Company, already
charges far more for
power than the two oth-
er suppliers Entergy
and TVA who provide
electricity to the state.
Furthermore, critics say
Kempers patented tech-
nology is unproven and
that lignite produces far
less fuel when gasifed
than coal. There is also
the matter of the state
legislatures agreement
to fund the project which
is currently being chal-
lenged in court.
Critics have also sug-
gested that there are hid-
den rate increases, but
Barbour did not respond
to those charges Tues-
day.
Furlough
day to day operations.
However, we will con-
tinue to conduct the 14th
Flying Training Wing
mission to Produce Pi-
lots, Advance Airman and
Feed the Fight. We will
defnitely feel the impact
of a manning shortfall of
our valued team mem-
bers, base offcials said.
In addition to the 230
workers being furloughed,
the base commissary will
be closed until further no-
tice. The Base Exchange
remains open.
Offcials at Golden Tri-
angle Regional Airport do
not foresee the airport ex-
periencing any problems
because of the govern-
ment shutdown.
Mike Hainsey, the air-
ports executive director,
said he has talked with of-
fcials from both the Fed-
eral Aviation Administra-
tion and Transportation
Security Administration
about possible repercus-
sions.
We do not expect any
delays or impacts caused
by the government shut-
down, he said.
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Foreign visitors take photographs as baby orphaned elephants return back for feeding time after spending the
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Sept. 30, 2013. The risk to the countrys tourism was one of the frst concerns expressed by offcials during
the initial days of the Westgate Mall siege, but tourists continue to fy to Kenya for safaris and beach vacations
seemingly despite a number of foreigners being killed in last weeks attack.
Mall attack to cost Kenya $200
million in lost tourism
NAIROBI, Kenya When Ohio
resident Bill Haynes heard about
the shooting at Westgate Mall by
Islamic extremist gunmen last
month, he considered canceling his
upcoming 17-day safari to Kenya
and Tanzania.
You cant help but be con-
cerned, said Haynes, 67. Heres a
place were going to be in about fve
days and there are some terrorists
shooting the place up. That would
cause anybody to give some pause.
Acting on advice from a friend in
Nairobi, Haynes went through with
his trip except for a stop at Lamu,
a coastal city near Somalia where
a French woman was kidnapped in
2011.
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of the frst concerns offcials ex-
pressed after the attack that left at
least 67 dead including 18 foreign-
ers. Tourism generates 14 percent
of Kenyas GDP and employs 12
percent of its workforce, according
to Moodys Investment Services
and the World Travel and Tourism
Council.
Moodys predicts the attack will
cost Kenyas economy $200 million
to $250 million in lost tourism reve-
nue, estimating it will slow growth
of Kenyas GDP by 0.5 percent. Ken-
yas 2012 GDP was $41 billion.
Evidence would seem to indi-
cate that 2013 could well be a very
diffcult year for the local tourism
industry, according to a report re-
leased Tuesday by Business Moni-
tor International, which revised its
2013 outlook for Kenyas tourism
growth from 3 percent down to 1.5
percent.
Tourism is Kenyas largest earn-
er of foreign exchange after tea and
coffee exports, generating $4.7 bil-
lion in 2011, according to Moodys
and the World Travel and Tourism
Council.
Kenya is Africas ffth largest
tourist destination, welcoming ap-
proximately 1.8 million visitors
each year. Nearly half come from
Britain and Europe, while visitors
from the United States became an
increasing share of the total during
the past two years, according to
Kenyas Ministry of Tourism.
The anticipated toll on tourism is
expected to magnify the decline in
tourist arrivals caused by the mas-
sive fre to Nairobi airports arrivals
terminal in August.
Tourism is Kenyas largest money-maker after tea
and coffee exports
By sTePheN WiLsoN
AP Sports Writer
LONDON Lance
Armstrongs Olympic
medal is back with the
IOC.
The International
Olympic Committee
stripped the American
rider of the bronze med-
al from the 2000 Sydney
Games in January after he
admitted to doping.
After months of delays,
Armstrong handed back
the medal two weeks ago
to the U.S. Olympic Com-
mittee.
The IOC said Wednes-
day it has received the
medal from the USOC
and placed it in storage at
its headquarters in Laus-
anne, Switzerland.
Yes, we have it, IOC
spokesman Mark Ad-
ams told The Associated
Press. It is in the vaults.
The return of the med-
al marks the end of a sad
chapter for the sport, Ad-
ams said.
The IOC will not reallo-
cate Armstrongs bronze
medal, just as cyclings
ruling body decided not
to declare any winners for
the seven Tour de France
titles once held by the
American.
Armstrong fnished
third in the road time trial
in Sydney behind winner
and U.S. Postal Service
teammate Vyacheslav
Ekimov of Russia and
Jan Ullrich of Germany.
Spanish rider Abraham
Olano Manzano, who fn-
ished fourth in Sydney,
will not be upgraded and
the bronze medal will be
left vacant in Olympic re-
cords.
Last year, the IOC
stripped Tyler Hamil-
ton, a former Armstrong
teammate, of his time-tri-
al gold medal from the
2004 Athens Olympics af-
ter he acknowledged dop-
ing. In that case, Ekimov
was upgraded to gold.
Armstrong denied
doping for years until his
confession in January in
an interview with Oprah
Winfrey. The confession
came after a U.S. An-
ti-Doping Agency report
detailed widespread use
of performance-enhanc-
ing drugs by Armstrong
and his USPS team.
Armstrong was
stripped of the seven Tour
de France titles he won
from 1999-2005.
IOC receives Lance Armstrongs Olympic medal
AP Photo/Laurent Rebours, File
In this 2000 fle photo, Russias Viacheslav Ekimov,
center, winner of the gold medal in the mens individ-
ual time trial, celebrates with Germanys silver medal
winner Jan Ullrich, left, and U.S. bronze medal winner
Lance Armstrong as they pose on the podium follow-
ing the cycling road course in Sydney, for the Summer
Olympic Games.
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In this Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013, photo, Mike Easterwood checks one of the solar
panels installed on the roof of his 1947-era building in Decatur, Ga. Easterwood
paid about $320,000 to install nearly 400 solar panels on top of his self-storage
business near Atlanta.
SPARTA, N.J. Au-
thorities say a New Jer-
sey man mistakenly sent
a text message to a po-
lice detective to set up a
drug sale and now faces
charges.
Authorities say a detec-
tive received the text mes-
sage on his new cellphone
Friday night. The sender
had said he had a quarter
pound of marijuana for
sale and wanted to meet at
a pizza parlor.
Nicholas Delear Jr.,
of Sussex, met later that
night with an under-
cover police offcer but
fed when he became
suspicious. Police soon
stopped his vehicle, but
the 33-year-old Delear
refused to consent to his
vehicle being searched.
Authorities obtained
a warrant after a police
dog detected drugs in the
vehicle. They found four
plastic bags containing
marijuana and other para-
phernalia.
Text mistakenly sent to
cop leads to arrest in NJ
By JoNAThAN FAhey ANd
rAy heNry
ATLANTA Sunlight
is free, but if you use it to
make electricity your pow-
er company wants you to
pay.
Utilities in many states
say solar-friendly rate
plans, conceived to pro-
mote alternative energy
sources, are too generous
and allow solar customers
to avoid paying for the grid
even though they use it.
Some power companies
are proposing an extra fee
for solar customers. Oth-
ers are trying to roll back
or block programs that
allow those customers to
trade the solar power they
generate during sunny
days for power they need
from the grid during other
times.
As rooftop solar ex-
pands from a niche prod-
uct to a mainstream way to
save money on power bills,
utilities are afraid they
will lose so many custom-
ers and revenue that
they wont be able to afford
to build and maintain the
grid.
We want to make sure
that as we change the
way our system works
that all of that is good for
all customers, said Greg
Roberts, vice president of
pricing and planning at
Southern Co. subsidiary
Georgia Power. The utili-
ty is proposing additional
fees for renewable energy
users, including one that
would add up to about
$22 per month for typical
home solar systems.
Solar installers say the
utility industry is trying
to hold onto customers
and protect profts as
U.S. homes and business-
es become more effcient
and generate their own
electricity. Rooftop solar
systems would not be eco-
nomical with some of the
new fees or rate changes
being pushed by utilities.
They are trying to
punish people for buying
less electricity, says Bry-
an Miller, vice president
for public policy at Sunrun,
a solar fnancing company.
They are trying to kill so-
lar.
Mike Easterwood, who
paid about $320,000 to in-
stall nearly 400 solar pan-
els on top of his self-stor-
age business near Atlanta,
says the new charges are
designed to discourage
people from installing new
systems if they go into ef-
fect next year as proposed.
I think it scares the
heck out of (utilities), quite
frankly, Easterwood says.
They are a monopoly, and
so they operate in monopo-
listic fashion.
The fght has come
about because solar sys-
tems have plummeted in
price and grown more pop-
ular at a time when U.S.
electricity use is fat or
even declining. Utilities,
already facing the pros-
pect of weak sales for years
to come, are seeing more
customers buy drastically
less power when they gen-
erate their own with solar
panels, fuel cells, or other
so-called distributed gen-
eration technologies.
That reduces the need
to build big new power
plants and transmission
lines which is how util-
ities grow their business,
make a proft for share-
holders and keep their
borrowing costs low. Reg-
ulators allow utilities to
earn higher profts when
they build large projects.
Utilities, solar companies
in fght over rates
Power companies say solar-friendly
plans too generous
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THE DISPATCH n CDISPATCH.COM n WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2013
Ray
Bell
INSIDE
n WEEK 6: Complete MACJC
standings, schedule; Holmes
C.C.-EMCC fact box. Page 2B
INSIDE
n WOMENS BASKETBALL: MSU
women grab big recruits. Page 3B
Junior College Football
See BELL, 2B
See FALCONS, 2B
See VOLUNTEERS, 3B
Prep/College Football
Mens College Basketball
Stan Beall/Special to The Dispatch
East Mississippi Community College wide receivers Justin Mack
(6) and Brandon Bell (14) celebrate a Bell touchdown earlier this
season. No. 2 EMCC faces Holmes C.C. Thursday in Goodman.
By MATTHEW STEVENS
mstevens@cdispatch.com
STARKVILLE No walk-
ing.
Rick Ray knows you dont
sell a college program to fans,
recruits and even current play-
ers by slowing down the tempo.
This is why his main objective
for the frst week of practice
for the 2013-14 season is to go
faster every day. Therefore
their will not be any walking:
whether its to and from drills,
bringing the ball up the court or
certainly in scrimmages under
Rays supervision.
We know its going to be
more intense with just more
players to practice with, Mis-
sissippi State sophomore guard
Craig Sword said. We still dont
know how anything is going to
work because
last year was so
crazy.
MSU is com-
ing off a 10-22
season where
they fnished
tied for 13th in
the Southeastern
Conference in a
lost year where
injuries and off the court issues
marred anything that he could
possibly implement.
I dont know about a spe-
cifc number but it was a low
percentage of things that we
got accomplished in that frst
season, Ray said. I think we
have leaders now that feel com-
fortable taking over and being
either vocal or knowing what
were trying to do.
In his second year con-
trolling the Mississippi State
mens basketball team and his
second year as a Division 1
college basketball coach, Ray
is most concerned with estab-
lishing a pace of play that bet-
ter represents what he came to
Starkville for in the frst place.
Its kind of like the offenses
in college football because the
only way you play fast is if you
practice fast, Ray said Monday
after the frst day of workouts.
I told them there are two com-
ponents to us having shorter
practices. One is playing hard.
For the most part our guys do
that, so thats not a problem.
The second component is lis-
tening.
According to new NCAA
rules, all Division 1 college
basketball programs now have
42 days in which to conduct 30
practices before the opening
night of play.
Two elements make Rays
initiative for a higher tempo of
play easier and the most obvious
is the number of student-ath-
letes he has at his disposal on
the foor. At points last year
MSU was down to six scholar-
ship players and forced to use
assistant coaches and manag-
ers in drills and scrimmage
work. Without a scout team or
even second-team to work with,
MSU had to conserve energy in
preparation and slow the tempo
down on both ends of the foor
to simply survive.
Ray posted on Instagram
his frst practice plan Monday
Ray, Bulldogs look to take giant steps forward this season
Bell, No. 2 EMCC focus on Holmes C.C.
By ScoTT WAlTErS
swalters@cdispatch.com
SCOOBA - While the East
Mississippi Com-
munity College
offense may awe
fans, sometimes
players can be
taken aback in
the same man-
ner.
When we are
in the moment,
sometimes it is
hard to keep up, EMCC soph-
omore wide receiver Brandon
Bell said. Everything we do is
so fast. Our job is to get to the
right spot and to make plans.
There are so many chances
in a football game, if one play
doesnt go to you, the next one
probably will.
These days, life is good for
the Lions.
Now rated No. 2 in the lat-
est in National Junior College
Athletic Association rankings,
EMCC (5-0, 2-0 North Divi-
sion) will face Holmes Com-
munity College (1-4, 1-2) in
another North Division battle
Thursday night.
Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. in
Goodman.
Through the frst fve games
of the season, EMCC has out-
scored its opposition, 337-13.
EMCC celebrated Homecom-
ing with a 90-7 win over Coa-
homa Community College Sat-
urday in Scooba. In that win,
EMCC matched a NJCAA na-
tional record for points scored
Vols perfect
home mark
on line Friday
By ScoTT WAlTErS
In the preseason, Starkville Academy football
coach Jeff Terrill thought his young squad would
be battle-tested and ready to play its best at the
end of the season.
Terrill hopes that strong play continues this
week.
In the thick of the Mississippi Association
of Independent Schools Class AAA, District 1,
Division II race, Starkville Academy will face
another huge district test at 7 p.m. Friday when
it plays host to Madison-Ridgeland Academy at
J.E. Logan Field.
We have played
really well at
home, Terrill said.
Hopefully that
trend will contin-
ue. We knew there
would be some ups and downs with so many
sophomores on the roster. We are looking for-
ward to the fnal month of the season and seeing
what we can get accomplished.
Starkville Academy (3-3, 1-2 district) is 1-1 in
Division II play, which makes this game critical,
especially with ones at Heritage Academy and
Jackson Academy remaining.
Starkville Academy moved to 3-0 at home
this season with a 14-0 victory against Winston
Academy on Friday night on Homecoming.
We played well on both sides of the ball,
Starkville Academy senior lineman Tripp Jans-
sen said. The biggest challenge is to do that in
back-to-back games. We have been waiting to
win two straight games. It is getting late in the
year, so we need to fnd a way to put some wins
together.
The Volunteers have alternated wins and loss-
es through six games. The game against MRA is
even more signifcant because Starkville Acade-
my will be on the road for the next three weeks.
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area schedule for Friday
night. Page 3B Micah Green/Dispatch Staff
Mississippi States Jordan Washington (95) and Preston Smith (91) close in on Okla-
homa States Latravien Gee (31) during the season opener in Houston, Tex.
GETTING REAL DEFENSIVE
MSU making strides with new looks on defense, in time for LSU
By MATTHEW STEVENS
STARKVILLE Big-
ger, stronger faster.
This is the checklist of
things that had to happen
for the Mississippi State
defensive system under
coordinator Geoff Collins.
Through four weeks of
the season: check, check,
check.
Normally when LSU
week comes up for the
MSU program, the defen-
sive advantage isnt with
the maroon and white.
During the stretch where
LSU (4-1, 1-1 in Southeast-
ern Conference) have won
13 straight and 20 of last
21 against MSU (2-2, 0-1),
its been mostly because
the Tigers have been the
more experienced and su-
perior defensive team in
terms of both scheme and
talent.
I think were all about
following and attacking
the football right now be-
cause theres no moment
of not knowing what to
do, MSU senior defensive
end Denico Autry said.
Were really confdent as
a defense right now.
In the 2013 season,
Collins havoc style of ag-
gressive defense has the
INSIDE
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looks for answers on de-
fense. Page 4B
See DOGS, 4B
See RAY, 4B
Prep Softball
Columbus
shuts out
Starkville
By ScoTT WAlTErS
When Eric Thornton
took over the Columbus
High School slow-pitch soft-
ball program, the initial goal
was quite simple.
Thornton wanted the
Lady Falcons playing for
the district title on the fnal
night of the regular season.
That goal came to frui-
tion Tuesday night as Co-
lumbus blanked Starkville
11-0 at Lady Falcon Field.
With the win, Colum-
bus improved to 5-6 overall
and 3-1 in Mississippi High
School Activities Associa-
tion Class 5A/6A, Region
2 play. Columbus will end
the regular season with a
doubleheader Thursday at
region rival Grenada. One
win gives the Lady Falcons
second in the region, while
two wins would tie Colum-
bus and New Hope for the
region championship.
New Hope completed a
season sweep of Grenada
with a 13-1 win Tuesday
night.
We won the district last
year, so our goal this year
was to win it again, Colum-
bus Timaria Hudgins said.
We beat New Hope a cou-
ple of weeks ago and that
was really big.
I think they under-esti-
mated us. That win there is
what motivated us to keep
going and gave us a chance
to win the district.
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gAME 6: EAst Mississippi c.c. At holMEs c.c.
n WHEN: 7 p.m., Thursday
n WHERE: Ras Branch Field, Goodman
n RECORDS: EMCC 5-0 (2-0 North Division); Holmes 1-4 (1-2
North Division)
n RADIO: WFCA-FM 107.9 (Jason Crowder, Glen Beard)
n LIVE AUDIO/VIDEO: www.emccathletics.com
n NATIONAL RANKINGS: EMCC No. 2 in NJCAA Top 20, No. 1
in JCGridiron.com Dirty Thirty; Holmes unranked
n HEAD COACHES: EMCC Buddy Stephens
(49-10 in sixth season); Holmes Jeff Koonz (8-
15 in third season)
n LAST MEETING: EMCC 35, Holmes 0 (10/6/12
in Scooba)
n SERIES STANDINGS: EMCC has won seven
straight
n STATISTICAL LEADERS: EMCC Rushing:
Lakenderic Thomas 52 rushes, 369 yards, 7 TDs,
Todd Mays 42 rushes, 358 yards, 5 TDs; Passing
Dontreal Pruitt 108-of-155 passing, 1,745 yards, 21 TDs, 2 Ints.; Todd Mays 16-of-23 pass-
ing, 170 yards, 1 TD; Receiving: C.J. Bates 19 receptions, 291 yards, 2 TDs, Antoinne Adkins 18
receptions, 287 yards, 3 TDs; Defense: Christian Russell 33 total tackles, 1 Int. 1 fumble recovery,
Ladderick Roberts 27 total tackles, 1 Int. 1 fumble recovery; Holmes Jamario Benson 51 rushes,
130 yards, 1 TD; Percy OBannon 21 rushes, 83 yards, 1 TD; Passing: Jamario Benson 21-of-35
passing, 253 yards; Receiving: Shaquan Holmes 7 receptions, 115 yards, 1 TD; Alvin Scott 7 recep-
tions, 109 yards; Defense: Quay Watt 41 total tackles, Traver Jung 36 total tackles
n FAST FACTS: EMCC plays third of six North Division games ... The Lions matched NJCAA scoring
record for points in a game with 90 points in a 90-7 win over Coahoma Community College Saturday
at home ... With the victory, EMCC moved to No. 2 in the NJCAA Top 20 making it three straight
years of a ranking in the Top Two ... Lions did see a string of 17 consecutive scoreless quarters
on defense snapped with a third-quarter touchdown against Coahoma ... In the win over Coahoma,
EMCC did a record a defensive touchdown (a 57-yard interception return by Byerson Cockrell) and a
special teams score (a 23-yard punt return by A.J. Stamps)
Cockrell Stamps
Junior College Standings
North Division Overall
W L W L PF PA
Itawamba 3 0 5 0 143 57
East Miss. 2 0 5 0 337 13
Northeast 2 0 2 3 113 126
Holmes 1 2 1 4 106 123
Northwest 1 2 1 4 119 151
Coahoma 0 2 0 5 71 267
Miss. Delta 0 3 0 5 40 230
South Division Overall
W L W L PF PA
Jones 3 0 5 0 224 147
Co-Lin 2 1 4 1 166 104
Gulf Coast 1 1 4 1 210 121
Pearl River 1 1 3 2 111 118
Southwest 1 1 2 3 63 169
Hinds 1 2 3 2 196 101
East Central 0 3 0 5 28 194
WEEK FIVE RESULTS
Hinds 48, East Central 14
Gulf Coast 28, Northeast 14
Holmes 58, Miss. Delta 6
Pearl River 38, Southwest 14
EMCC 90, Coahoma 7
Jones 50, Copiah-Lincoln 47
Itawamba 27, Northwest 21
WEEK SIX SCHEDULE
Thursdays Games
Jones at East Central, 6:30 p.m.
EMCC at Holmes, 7 p.m.
Itawamba at Co-Lin, 7 p.m.
Gulf Coast at Pearl River, 7 p.m.
Saturdays Games
Miss. Delta at Northwest, 2 p.m.
Coahoma at Northeast, 3 p.m.
Hinds at Southwest, 5 p.m.
EMCC (5-0)
W, 49-6 at Pearl River
W, 59-0 hosts East Central
W, 69-0 hosts Southwest
W, 70-0 at Miss. Delta
W, 90-7 hosts Coahoma
O. 3 at Holmes
O. 10 hosts Northeast
O. 17 at Northwest
O. 24 hosts Itawamba
Holmes (1-4)
L, 54-14 hosts Jones
L, 36-7 at Gulf Coast
L, 17-14 at Northeast
L, 13-10 hosts Itawamba
W, 58-6 at Miss. Delta
O. 3 hosts EMCC
O. 12 hosts Northwest
O. 17 at Hinds
O. 24 at Coahoma
Scott Walters
Bell
continued from page 1B
in a game.
It feels really good to be a part
of the record, said Bell, who has
17 receptions for 268 yards and
four touchdowns. This is a special
team. Sometimes, (when) we get in
the fow and everything starts click-
ing, we can be hard to stop. To be
on a team that achieved something
like this and to have a part in it
makes it all very special indeed.
EMCC scored on 11 of 12 posses-
sions in the victory over Coahoma.
The Lions high-octane offense was
working to near perfection. Quar-
terback Dontreal Pruitt completed
22-of-27 passes for 365 yards. Bell
had three receptions for 106 yards,
including a 75-yard touchdown.
The Lions punted once and did not
commit a turnover.
Brandon is a really great foot-
ball player because he is so smart,
Pruitt said. I know that he is always
an option for me. With his hands, all
you have to do is throw the ball in
the general area. It is great when
you are working with a player like
that. You know if you fnd him,
he is going to make a great play.
Twelve different receivers caught a
pass in the win. Fifteen different re-
ceivers have caught at least one ball
this season. It is the diversity of the
offense that makes it hard to stop.
The biggest thing about this
offense is you are surrounded by
play-makers, said Bell, who played
high school ball at Caledonia High
School and Heritage Academy.
No one ever gets down, because
the next play can be yours. It is
sometimes amazing when you look
around at your teammates. You
know most of them are going to
play at a very high level. It is kind
of amazing when you know you are
out there and you part of this spe-
cial group like that.
Buddy Stephens has built an
offensive juggernaut in his six sea-
sons. The Lions play up-tempo. The
goal is to the have the ball snapped
within fve seconds of the comple-
tion of the previous drive. On each
snap, Pruitt may have as many as
seven options, including a half-
back dunk pass, a bubble screen,
a slant pattern or the occasional
deep ball. When working to perfec-
tion, EMCC attempts to complete
all scoring drives in less than two
minutes. Of the 11 scoring drives
Saturday, eight hit the mark.
The key word is fast, Bell said.
We practice fast. We run drills fast.
We go through meetings fast. A lot
of what we do is simple. It is read
and react. But there are so many
plays that come off just the basics.
It has been fun to grow and develop
in this offense. I think the fans can
see how much we fun we have and
the time we put in, based on how
well it works.
Stephens has guided EMCC to
four division championships, with a
quality mix of blue-chip out-of-state
recruits, as well as local kids who
come in, buy into the system and
work extremely hard to make the
next level.
The thing about Brandon is his
work ethic, Stephens said. That is
one of those things that really sets
him apart. He is a second-year play-
er so he has been in the program
and he knows what to expect. We
have that core group of players who
were disappointed in how last sea-
son ended. Since the frst day after
last season, this group has been
the backbone, the motivating force
to get us back to that point and be-
yond.
These are some special players.
They have done everything we have
asked of them. They are so focused
and drive on being the best.
A year removed from winning
the 2011 NJCAA national champi-
onship, EMCC has its sights set
on a return trip to the title match.
Moving to No. 2 in this weeks rank-
ing can only aid in that quest. Four
games remain on the division slate.
Wins in three of those will send
EMCC to the playoffs for a sixth
straight year.
The North Division champion
hosts the state championship.
We are excited because we
dont feel like we have reached our
full potential yet, said Bell, whose
younger brother Logan is also hav-
ing a standout senior season at
Heritage Academy. We want the
championship, but we are going to
play some really good teams at the
end of the year. We will have to fght
hard to win it.
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Even though he had several key
returnees from last seasons Class
6A second-round playoff partic-
ipant, Thornton knew patience
would be key as the team adjust-
ed to a new coach and also shifted
back to slow-pitch mode.
We werent very good at the
start of the season, Thornton said.
Offensively, we were not getting
hits. It was a matter of not waiting
back for the pitch because we were
still in fast-pitch mode. I thought
once we put it all together we had
a chance to be a pretty good team.
Columbus put it all together
quickly Tuesday night. The Lady
Falcons scored three runs in the
frst inning, fnished with 11 total
hits and won by the run-rule.
It was important to start strong,
Columbus Shaquera Wilson said.
We knew we had to score some
runs early. Once we started hitting
the ball, it seemed like everybody
joined in.
Last season, Columbus won its
frst district title in 12 seasons. The
Lady Falcons also won a playoff se-
ries before bowing out in the sec-
ond round.
Realignment placed New Hope
in the region this year and made a
potential ride to the top much more
challenging. However, the 8-7 win
over New Hope gave the squad
more confdence.
It really helped turned our sea-
son around, Thornton said. We
had really been struggling on of-
fense. Then the girls believed a lit-
tle more after that. Our confdence
level has picked up tremendously.
Our goal was to get back in the
playoffs and to challenge for the
district title. So that is all right here
for us going into the last night of the
season.
Wilson reached base safely all
three times Tuesday night and had
a big double in the frst inning. Por-
chia Brooks also had two hits, as
did Sinetra Sykes.
At the completion of the contest,
Senior Night festivities were held
for a class which has meant a lot to
the program.
We are looking forward to
Thursday and to the playoffs,
Brooks said. The last couple of
weeks, it has all come together for
us and everybody is excited. We
feel like we can go a long way.
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Prep Football
Fridays Games
Clinton at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Center Hill at New Hope, 7 p.m.
Washington School at Heritage Academy, 7 p.m.
Caledonia at Houston, 7 p.m.
West Lowndes at West Oktibbeha, 7 p.m.
Northwest Rankin at Starkville, 7 p.m.
Clarksdale at West Point, 7 p.m.
Kosciusko at Noxubee County, 7 p.m.
Houlka at Hamilton, 7 p.m.
Aberdeen at Nettleton, 7 p.m.
Itawamba AHS at Amory, 7 p.m.
East Webster at Okolona, 7 p.m.
Winona at Louisville, 7 p.m.
French Camp at East Oktibbeha, 7 p.m.
West Lowndes at West Oktibbeha, 7 p.m.
Madison-Ridgeland at Starkville Academy, 7 p.m.
Oak Hill Academy at Manchester Academy, 7 p.m.
Strider Academy at Hebron Christian, 7 p.m.
Park Place Christian at Immanuel Christian, 7 p.m.
Winston Academy at Leake Academy, 7 p.m.
Victory Christian at New Life, 7 p.m.
Lamar County at Aliceville, 7 p.m.
Pickens County at Parrish, 7 p.m.
South Lamar at Hubbertville, 7 p.m.
Oakman at Sulligent, 7 p.m.
Jackson Academy at Pickens Academy, 7 p.m.
Prep Cross Country
Saturdays meet
Starkville High at MC Watson Ford Invitational
(Clinton)
Prep Softball
Thursdays games
Columbus at Grenada, 6 p.m.
Starkville at New Hope, 6:30 p.m.
Hamilton at Caledonia, 6:30 p.m.
Saturdays game
East Webster at New Hope (DH), 5 p.m.
Prep Volleyball
Thursdays matches
Germantown at New Hope, 6 p.m.
Starkville at DeSoto Central, 6:30 p.m.
Heritage Academy at Caledonia, 6:30 p.m.
College Football
Saturdays games
Georgia State at Alabama, 11:21 a.m.
Ole Miss at Auburn, 2:30 p.m. or 6 p.m.
Florida International at Southern Miss, 3 p.m.
LSU at Mississippi State, 6 p.m.
Today
GOLF
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
7 p.m. Playoffs, AL Wild Card game, Tampa
Bay at Cleveland, TBS
NHL
7 p.m. Buffalo at Detroit,NBC Sports Network
SOCCER
1:30 p.m. UEFA Champions League, Juventus
vs. Galatasaray, at Turin, Italy, Fox Sports Net
1:30 p.m. UEFA Champions League, Manches-
ter United at Shakhtar Donetsk, FS1
Thursday
AUTO RACING
Midnight Formula One, practice for Korean
Grand Prix, at Yeongam, South Korea, NBC
Sports
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
6:30 p.m. Texas at Iowa State
9 p.m. UCLA at Utah, FS1
GOLF
3 a.m. LPGA, Reignwood Classic, frst round,
at Beijing (delayed tape), TGC
8 a.m. European PGA Tour, Seve Trophy, frst
round, at Paris, TGC
11 a.m. PGA Tour, Presidents Cup, frst round,
at Dublin, Ohio, TGC
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
4 p.m. Playoffs, AL Divisional Series, Game 1,
Pittsburgh at St. Louis, TBS
7:30 p.m. Playoffs, NL Divisional Series,
Game 1, LA. Dodgers at Atlanta, TBS
NFL
7 p.m. Buffalo at Cleveland, NFL Network
NHL
7 p.m. Los Angeles at Minnesota, NBC Sports
SOCCER
11 a.m. UEFA Europa League, Tottenham at
Anji, FS1
2 p.m. UEFA Europa League, St. Gallen at
Swansea City, FS1
WOMENS COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL
6 p.m. Penn St. at Indiana, ESPN2 GOLF
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Local
Womack speaks to Starkville Quarterback Club
Floyd Pork Chop Womack, former Mississippi State offensive
lineman and National Football League player for the Seattle
Seahawks, Cleveland Browns and Arizona Cardinals, will speak to
the Starkville Quarterback Club Thursday at the Starkville Country
Club.
We eagerly await hearing from this former MSU football and
NFL standout player about his years as a player at MSU and in the
NFL. said club president Daniel Bryant.
The social hour will begin at 6 p.m., dinner will be served at
6:30 p.m., and the meeting will start at 7 p.m. Tony Hughes, MSUs
assistant head coach, safeties coach and recruiting coordinator,
will update members on the MSU football team and provide a
scouting report on the LSU Tigers, the Bulldogs opponent at
Davis Wade Stadium Saturday.
Bryant said QB club information is available online at www.
starkvillequarterbackclub.com or by phone at 662-323-6546.
n Starkville Academy soccer falls: At Jackson, in the open-
ing round of the Mississippi Association of Independent Schools
soccer playoffs, Starkville Academy saw its season end with a 5-0
loss to Jackson Academy.
n Starkville High volleyball wins: At Starkville, Starkville
High swept Columbus in prep volleyball action Tuesday night. Set
scores were 25-11, 25-5, 25-7.
State
MHSAA studies forcing out private school members
JACKSON Leaders of the Mississippi High School Activities
Association will vote Thursday on forcing out the associations 13
private schools.
If approved, the associations Legislative Council would have
to vote again in February for the ban to become final.
A high school principal from northeast Mississippi made the
proposal, saying private schools have an unfair advantage in
recruiting students.
Among the coaching community, theres felt to be a lot of
discrepancies over who can transfer and when theyre eligible,
said Smithville High School Principal Chad OBrian. His proposal to
ban private schools at the end of the current two-year classification
was passed 40-3 at a district meeting in northeast Mississippi
during the summer.
OBrian said that when his school played Greenvilles St.
Joseph Catholic School in the baseball playoffs last year, some of
that schools players lived in Arkansas.
They play for the Mississippi High School Activities Associa-
tion, OBrian said. I think by name and definition, its unfair.
Clinton-based MHSAA sponsors 16 sports, plus competitions
for debate, music, drama and speech. It includes 265 high schools
and about 350 middle schools. Private school members of the
association say they follow its rules, which assign them a 20-mile
radius as their home district, and force students from outside that
zone to sit out a year.
Miss. State
MSU keeps lead at Old Waverly Bulldog Invitational
WEST POINT After racing to the top of the leader board
in the opening round, the Mississippi State womens golf team
pushed its lead to 10 strokes following second-round play Tuesday
at the Old Waverly Bulldog Invitational.
Ginger Brown-Lemms squad fired an even par 288 at Old
Waverly Golf Club behind freshman Jessica Pengs 2-under-par 70
that put her atop the individual leaderboard.
Our team showed so much maturity today, fourth-year head
coach Brown-Lemm said. We enter the final round in a good
place, but in team golf anything can happen. We need to go out
and play our game one shot at a time.
Peng finished the opening 36 holes at 5-under-par 139, the
second-lowest tally in school history and the best by a freshman,
helping MSU to a 7-under-par 589 heading into Wednesdays final
round.
After playing the front nine at 1-under-par, the Shenzhen, Chi-
na native rebounded from a double bogey on No. 11, the toughest
hole on the course, to shoot birdies on 13, the second-toughest
hole, 15 and 16.
Teammate Ally McDonald shot a 1-over-par 73 to finish
Tuesdays second round one shot back of the top spot. McDonald
put together a strong finish to her round, shooting 2-under the last
four holes to sit at 4-under 140 for the tournament.
n Bulldog Club wants input for Dudy Noble: At Starkville,
the Bulldog Club is seeking input from baseball season-ticket
holders and Bulldog Club members regarding the future of Dudy
Noble Field/Polk-Dement Stadium. Listening sessions will be held
in both Starkville (Oct. 14) and Jackson (Oct. 15), giving fans
the opportunity to provide feedback on possible renovations and
expansion of historic Dudy Noble Field.
The first session will take place on MSUs campus on Monday,
Oct. 14, at 6 p.m., in the multipurpose room inside the recently
opened Leo Seal Jr. Football Complex. The second assembly
will be held the following night (Tuesday, Oct. 15), at 6 p.m. at the
Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame in Jackson.
National
Pirates edge Reds in National League wild-card
PITTSBURGH The Pittsburgh Pirates went 21 years
between playoff games. The wait will be significantly shorter this
time around.
Russell Martin homered twice, Francisco Liriano was dominant
for seven innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates roared past Cincinnati
for a 6-2 victory in the NL wild-card game Tuesday night.
In front of a black-clad crowd savoring its first postseason
game since 1992, Marlon Byrd also connected and Andrew Mc-
Cutchen had two hits and reached base four times for Pittsburgh.
Liriano scattered four hits for the Pirates, who will face St.
Louis in Game 1 of the NL division series Thursday. Liriano struck
out five and walked one to win the first playoff game of his career.
Cincinnati starter Johnny Cueto struggled in his third start
since coming off the disabled list last month. Cueto gave up four
runs in 3 1-3 innings and appeared rattled by a raucous ballpark
that taunted him throughout by chanting his name.
Byrd, acquired by the Pirates in late August from the New York
Mets, celebrated the first postseason at bat of his 12-year career
1,250 games by sending Cuetos fastball into the seats to give
the Pirates the lead. The shot sent another jolt through an already
electric crowd, which began singing Cue-to, Cue-to in unison
when Martin stepped in.
Martin sent a drive into the bleachers in left field. The Reds
never recovered, ending a 90-win season with a six-game losing
streak.
From Special, Staff, Wire Reports
Volunteers
Continued from Page 1B
We have seen a lot of growth
on the offensive line and defen-
sive line, Terrill said. On the
offensive line, we had a lot of
new faces this year. It has tak-
en a little while for that group
to fnd a rhythm. Defensively,
we have played well except for
a couple of big plays.
We just need to continue to
make strides on offense. Now
that these sophomores have six
games under their belt, you can
tell they are playing with a little
more confdence. There is no
substitute for experience.
Against Winston Academy,
Starkville Academy gained 251
yards and had 12 frst downs.
The Volunteers only attempted
three passes and didnt turn the
ball over.
We have done a really good
job of taking care of the foot-
ball of late, Terrill said. If you
block well, run hard, and keep
possession of the ball, you have
a chance. We are having some
long drives. We just have to
make sure more of them end
with points.
Sophomore Grant Wolfe
has emerged as one of the best
threats out of the backfeld. He
had 22 carries for 141 yards
against Winston Academy and
his ffth touchdown of the sea-
son. Wolfe is better than half-
way toward a 1,000-yard rush-
ing season.
Terrill said sophomore quar-
terback Houston Clarks leader-
ship has helped the Volunteers
round into shape for the stretch
run. Clark has rushed for 217
yards, passed for 236, and has
seven touchdowns. Drew Har-
rell leads the Volunteers with
40 tackles, followed by Josh
Crittenden (28) and Janssen
(20). Hunter Peeples leads the
way with two interceptions.
MRA (4-2, 2-0) is in Division
I, where it is 1-0. Madison-Rid-
geland Academy beat Magno-
lia Heights Academy 23-20 last
week in Senatobia.
We are facing quite a chal-
lenge, Terrill said. Between
their speed and size, we will
have to play our best.
The teams didnt meet last
season.
West Lowndes (2-3, 1-2)
at W. Oktibbeha (0-3, 0-3)
Even though the results
might suggest otherwise, Tim-
berwolves coach Danny Craw-
ford feels his team is getting
close to a victory.
West Oktibbeha will look
for that victory at 7 p.m. Friday
when it plays host to Mississip-
pi High School Activities Asso-
ciation Region Class 1A, 3 West
Lowndes.
We see a little improvement
each week, and that is what
you want as a coach, Crawford
said. The good news is the
kids have a great attitude. They
have not been discouraged.
They have come out here read
to work each week and ready to
get better.
Last week, French Camp
Academy beat West Oktibbeha
49-6.
The Timberwolves had two
nice drives in the second half.
While one drive ended at the
French Camp 1-yard line, West
Oktibbeha scored for the frst
time this season on the other
on Ryan Hughes 44-yard pass
to Kenyon Higgins.
Hopefully, we gained some
confdence by how well played
in the second half, Crawford
said.
West Lowndes snapped a
two-game losing streak in re-
gion play with a 41-2 home vic-
tory against Ethel on Friday
night.
Junior Eric Harris had 189
all-purpose yards and two
touchdowns. Senior quarter-
back Justin Stephenson threw
for three touchdowns.
West Oktibbeha won last
seasons meeting, 44-8 in Ma-
ben.
French Camp (2-4, 2-1)
at East Oktibbeha (0-3, 0-3)
The Titans will play host to
the Panthers at 7 p.m. Friday in
a Class 1A, Region 3 game.
East Oktibbeha lost to Noxa-
pater 43-0 last week.
Even though it is slow, we
are making progress, East Ok-
tibbeha coach John Davis said.
We have still only played
three games, so we are slightly
behind everybody else. We con-
tinue to make strides, and if the
kids keep working hard, it will
pay off in the end.
Senior Justin Williams leads
the team with 205 rushing
yards. Junior John Kincaid and
junior Destin Covington have
the teams lone touchdowns.
Williams leads the defense
with 46 tackles. Freshman Mar-
ion Thomas has the lone fumble
recovery.
After dropping its frst four
games, French Camp won its
second straight game with a
49-6 home victory against West
Oktibbeha.
Senior Jesse Hosket has
thrown for 890 yards and 13
touchdowns.
The teams didnt meet last
season.
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Womens College Basketball
By AdAm miniChinO
aminichino@cdispatch.com
Kayla Nevitt had a plan.
After falling in love with coach
Vic Schaefer, his coaches, his
players, and the Mississippi State
campus this summer, Nevitt envi-
sioned returning to Starkville this
weekend and giving a verbal com-
mitment to play basketball at MSU.
So much for that plan.
When Nevitt returns to
Starkville, she will be a Bulldog.
On Tuesday morning, the 5-foot-
9 guard from Dekaney High School
in Houston, Texas, had an epipha-
ny and decided there was no better
time than the present to commit to
MSU. After checking with her fa-
ther and her girls basketball coach,
Nevitt called Schaefer and gave
him a verbal commitment.
I talked to my dad the night be-
fore and we were going over things
and he said if you really want to do
it just do it, Nevitt said. (On Tues-
day), we were in second period go-
ing on third period and I was in my
coachs offce (working as a student
aide) and I asked her, Can I call
Mississippi State? I know I want to
commit.
Dan Olson, director of Dan Ol-
sons Collegiate Girls Basketball
Report and espnW HoopGurlz, has
Nevitt rated the No. 187 recruit
(No. 39 at her position, shooting
guard) in the Class of 2014. She
shot 48 percent from the feld and
led Dekaney High (34-4) in scoring
(10.9 points per game) and 3-point-
ers (54) last season. She also aver-
aged 3.4 rebounds, 1.8 assists, and
2.9 steals per game.
Joey Simmons, of Premier Bas-
ketball Report, a basketball recruit-
ing and national scouting service
that helps connect high school girls
basketball players with college
scouts from around the country,
has Nevitt rated the No. 8 senior
in the state of Texas, and No. 85 in
the nation. Simmons, who has been
involved in coaching for 39 years at
the high school and Amateur Ath-
letic Union levels, has coached Nev-
itt with the Texas Elite adidas AAU
team for the past three years.
Nevitts commitment is the
fourth one MSU has received for
the Class of 2014. Nevitt will join
Scott Centrals Victoria Vivians,
the No. 24 player in the class, ac-
cording to Olson, Starkville High
School guard Blair Schaefer, who is
Vic Schaefers daughter, and Mor-
gan William, a point guard from
Shades Valley High in Birming-
ham, Ala. William gave a verbal
commitment to MSU in July. Olson
has Williams rated No. 139 in the
country.
The four-player class comes
on the heels of a 2013 recruiting
class that includes Dominique Dil-
lingham, an All-State player from
Texas, Chinwe Okorie, a center
from Stoneleigh-Burnham (Mass.)
School, Breanna Richardson, an
All-State player from Georgia, Kiki
Patterson, an All-State player from
Columbus High, Ketara Chapel, an
All-State player from Texas, and
Savannah Carter, a transfer from
Trinity Valley Community College.
New Albany High standout Jazmine
Spears also signed with MSU but
didnt qualify academically and is
at Trinity Valley C.C. Patterson is
no longer with the team.
Olson ranked the class of seven
players No. 35 in his national rat-
ings. Richardson, who is No. 77 in
Olsons individual rankings, is the
highest-rated player in the class.
Carter is the 27th-best junior col-
lege player, according to Olson.
Nevitt said the work Schaefer
and his assistant coaches have done
proved she could trust his vision
and that he was going to bring in
great players and people. She said
she and her father never had heard
a coach tell them they were going
to bring in the best all-around indi-
viduals, so that made her feel even
more confdent she made the right
decision.
It made my decision a lot easi-
er knowing he did his research on
those players and he knows his
stuff, Nevitt said. I didnt doubt
him. When they committed, I was
like, Yes. I feel Mississippi State
can do new things (when all of the
players arrive). I feel the kids he has
brought in this year and with my
class are just going to help Missis-
sippi State get on the map further.
Believing Schaefer is going to
bring in the best players is only part
of what sold Nevitt on MSU. When
asked to describe her game, Nevitt
ticked off a handful of traits that ap-
pear to ft perfectly with Schaefer
and his defensive mind-set.
He is big on defense and I am
long and tall and I love defense,
Nevitt said. Defense wins games
and offense sells tickets, or howev-
er the saying goes.
I am a great shooter. Every-
body knows me as a shooter, but I
also am a slasher. I am vocal on the
court in helping my teammates and
directing them. I bring that intensi-
ty to the court as far as energy and
pumping my teammates up when
things are not going their way. I am
hard-core defense in getting steals.
I am an energy-booster in getting
points when we need them. I am a
well-rounded player who can get
to the basket and to the free-throw
line.
Olson and Simmons also believe
Nevitt fgures to ft well into Schae-
fers system.
She is long and athletic. She
defends and can create off the drib-
ble, Olson said. She has a chance
to be a nice player. She is tai-
lor-made for the SEC. She has got
that speed and athleticism he will
be able to use in a defensive scheme
and to extend the foor. She is ideal
for that.
Said Simmons, She has a great
attitude, she is a hard worker, she
has a great jump shot, and can
score at will. She plays very intense
defense, and she is a great rebound-
er for her size. She plays down
low in high school. One of her big
strengths is she can defend. She
also is a good ballhandler. Vic got
him a good player.
Simmons said Nevitt averaged
14.2 points and 5.5 rebounds this
past season with the Texas Elite
adidas team.
I think youre going to see a
huge change in the program, may-
be not this year but the next year
with his recruits coming in, Sim-
mons said. I think they are going
to be a very good basketball team.
Theyre going to be very competi-
tive.
College coaches cant comment
on players until they receive a
signed National Letter of Intent. A
verbal commitment is non-binding.
The frst day of the early signing
period is Nov. 13. It runs to Nov. 20.
Nevitt said she anticipates signing
a NLI on Nov. 13 or No. 14.
Nevitt, who competed in cross
country in high school, agreed
choosing MSU over SMU lifted a
burden that had been weighing on
her for a long time.
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Adam Minichino on Twitter @
ctsportseditor.
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STARKVILLE The panic
is already being felt in Baton
Rouge, La., after the LSU de-
fense gave up 44 points in its
frst loss of the 2013 season.
During his weekly media
conference Monday, LSU coach
Les Miles was asked 20 ques-
tions and 14 of them involved
the play of the defense in some
form.
For the frst time since 2009,
LSU (4-1, 1-1 Southeastern Con-
ference) is near the bottom of
the league, 10th in the SEC, in
scoring defense after allowing
24.4 points per game.
Miles said Monday his coach-
es had a problem signaling in
the defense to his youthful sec-
ondary and that led to big plays
by Georgia quarterback Aaron
Murray in the pass game due to
communication breakdowns.
Without much detail, I can
just tell you there was a signal-
ing issue and a player to play-
er communication that there
was diffculty in., Miles said.
There was at least one play-
er sideline diffculty. Without
being very specifc, those are
places that we can obviously
make improvement.
The 494 yards allowed by
LSUs defense Saturday was
the most by the Tigers in a SEC
game since Arkansas put up
513 in a 50-48 victory in triple
overtime in 2007.
Well, certainly we cant
have blown coverages, Miles
said. I mean, no matter what,
whether its a player-to-play-
er communication problem,
whether the player knew exact-
ly what he was doing and got
beat, or whether it was play-
er-coach those are the fastest
ways to get you beat. You play
against a quality opponent and
dont cover a segment of the
feld, thats the fastest way to
get you beat.
Defensive coordinator John
Chavis arrived at LSU in 2009
and this was arguably his worst
game since his arrival. Miles
said Chavis was sick after the
game.
The great thing about John
is hes such a veteran guy,
Miles said. Hes been through
so many different scenarios like
this, so hes going to know just
how to approach it. We have
good players. We like our play-
ers. Our coaches are in it with
our players. Were not going to
get other guys. Were going to
coach the ones we got.
n Bulldogs lose Georgia
offensive lineman commit:
Three-star offensive tackle
prospect Tyler Jones has de-
cided to pull back his verbal
commitment to Mississippi
State this week, according to
247Sports.com.
The Stephenson High
School (Stone Mountain, Ga.)
talent had been committed to
Mississippi State since June 24
but switched to North Carolina
State Monday night following
an unoffcial visit to Raleigh.
247Sports.com was the frst to
report this news late Monday
evening.
The 6-foot-4, 270-pound line-
man, whose high school team-
mate Jordan Harris remains
committed to MSU, also held
offers from Boston College,
Cincinnati, Connecticut, Iowa
State, Michigan State, Middle
Tennessee, North Carolina,
Ohio, Ohio State, South Florida
and Wake Forest.
Jones decommitment drops
the Bulldogs down to 15 com-
mitments and 37th in the team
recruiting class ranking ac-
cording to 247Sports.com team
rankings.
n MSU homecoming kick-
off set: Mississippi States 2013
homecoming football game
against Bowling Green on Octo-
ber 12 will kick off at 6:30 p.m.
and be televised by Fox Sports
Net, the Southeastern Confer-
ence announced Monday.
The contest will mark the
frst meeting ever between the
schools on the gridiron. The
game will also mark the frst
time in his coaching career
MSU coach Dan Mullen will
face Bowling Green since leav-
ing the Falcons program as a
quarterback coach from 2001-
02. While working at Bowling
Green for head coach Urban
Meyer, the Falcons put up 6,627
yards of total offense and scor-
ing 81 touchdowns during that
span. In 2002, quarterback Josh
Harris threw for 2,425 yards,
ran for 737 yards and complet-
ed the campaign as the nations
third-leading scorer.
MSUs current four-game
homestand will conclude on
Thursday night, Oct. 24, when
MSU welcomes Kentucky to
Davis Wade Stadium at 6:30
p.m.
That game will also be car-
ried by ESPN.
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ter @matthewcstevens.
Dogs
Bulldogs coming into the
weekend with the sec-
ond-best total defense in
the Southeastern Con-
ference. Through four
games, MSUs more ag-
gressive blitzing have pro-
duced the leagues third-
best passing defense
thanks to being on pace
for more quarterback hur-
ries, quarterback sacks
and tackles for loss.
After giving up 30 or
more points in fve of their
last six games of the 2012
season, MSU head coach
Dan Mullen decided to
make a change at the
leadership of the defense.
Fans, pundits and players
were getting frustrated
with the style of Chris
Wilson and during the
2013 Gator Bowl against
Northwestern, Mullen de-
cided to give the play call-
ing duties to Collins, who
was the co-coordinator at
the time.
All throughout spring
camp Mullen dismissed
the change from Collins
to the then-departed Wil-
son wouldnt be much of
a difference but that as-
sumption has been prov-
en to be inaccurate in
terms of scheme.
I think in the past we
may have been split up
in three or four different
meeting rooms but now
were all together going
over things and it shows
in our team chemistry
as a unit, Collins said.
Weve all embraced the
juice and the mayhem Ive
tried to bring here.
In his frst game as
the primary defensive
coordinator, Collins was
caught off guard in a 21-3
loss to Oklahoma State by
what he called a untradi-
tional offense that used
the quarterback running
through a shotgun wish-
bone formation.
I thought what they
wanted to run for the frst
25 minutes was being han-
dled by our smart kids,
Collins said after the loss
in Houston. We made an
adjustment at halftime
and they changed a bit
and by the fourth quarter
we were stoning them.
Just one of those things
where they brought a
unique thing to the feld.
The last game for the
Bulldogs defned the
difference for the MSU
defensive intensity and
look. After being puzzled
by Troys zone-option of-
fense last year, especially
in the pass game, MSU
held Troy quarterback
Corey Robinson to a ca-
reer low 105 yards pass-
ing in a 62-7 victory at Da-
vis Wade Stadium.
I think what Coach
Collins has brought is a
sense of excitement and
juice to our practices, our
meeting sessions and our
preparation, Mississippi
State senior linebacker
Deontae Skinner said.
The thought was Col-
lins was inheriting youth
in the secondary but hes
transformed that unit
through signifcant inju-
ries to a deep and talented
group of cornerbacks.
The frst drive of the
game where MSU turned
an effective Troy drive
into a 70-yard interception
return for a touchdown by
Jamerson Love. Loves
score is the frst of his ca-
reer and 11th interception
returned for a touchdown
for MSU under Mullen. In
two home games this sea-
son, the MSU defense has
caused a turnover on the
frst drive in each of the
contests.
I think with youth
brings that enthusiasm to
compete not only against
a opponent but competing
for minutes, Collins said.
With all the aggres-
sive blitzes and man cov-
erage that Collins has
been known for playing,
it would be a safe assump-
tion that big plays for the
offense would be a giant
fear.
However, MSU has
only allowed seven plays
over 20 yards this season
and just one that went for
a touchdown as corner-
back Justin Cox fell down
twice on a long touch-
down strike at Auburn.
We know we have to
play smart but part of be-
ing aggressive is being
confusing when you line
up in front of a offense,
MSU redshirt freshman
Cedric Jiles said Tuesday.
In a era of dominate
offenses of the SEC, MSU
is trying to prove to the
top ranked programs
of the Western Division
that seeing the Bulldogs
on the schedule will be a
frustrating experience to
put points on the board.
MSU will face one of
the leagues most prolif-
ic passing attacks led by
LSU quarterback Zach
Mettenberger. Metten-
berger, with a new offen-
sive coordinator in Cam
Cameron, fnished for a
career-best 372 yards on
23-of-37 passes with three
touchdowns. In 5 games,
Mettenberger has tossed
13 touchdown passes, one
more than he threw in 13
games a year ago. His 13
touchdown passes rank
second in the Southeast-
ern Conferences and sev-
enth nationally.
Hes sure playing with
a poise right now and not
panicking in the pocket,
Collins said. You can see
him developing more as a
complete quarterback.
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on Twitter @matthewcste-
vens.
Ray
morning and the most im-
portant element was hav-
ing 14 players available
to use in the 90-minute
session.
I think were going to
be able to pressure more
with the depth we have
but then you look at, it
looks like a lot of options
but a lot of those guys
are walk-ons, Ray joked.
How many of those bod-
ies can play signifcant
minutes for you is a little
misconstrued.
As MSU entered the
frst day of practice, only
two players were unable
to fully participate due
to medical issues. Senior
forward Wendell Lewis
was sidelined as he recov-
ers from a second offsea-
son knee injury.
Lewis was granted an-
other year of eligibility in
June thanks to the SEC
approving a medical hard-
ship request after he suf-
fered a knee injury back
in December that side-
lined him for the remain-
ing 24 games.
Between getting the
hardship and the begin-
ning of practice, Lewis
had to have another cor-
rective surgery that ex-
tended his rehabilitation
timeline.
Sophomore point
guard Jacoby Davis is still
trying to work through
a torn anterior cruciate
ligament suffered before
the 2012-13 season af-
ter he was recruited by
Rays staff through the St.
Johns Northwestern Mil-
itary Academy in Dela-
feld, Wis.
I just told our guys
that Im not a athletic
trainer and thats not my
department so whatever
theyre doing and I look
over there, they need to
be sweating, Ray said.
The other is possibly
having a freshman point
guard the MSU staff feels
like they can trust in Lit-
tle Rock, Ark., product I.J.
Ready. Ready has already
surprised Ray with his
ability to pick up mature
concepts on both ends of
the foor and given a early
attitude that a next level
of play may not be too ad-
vanced for the three-star
recruit.
Readys high school
coach Al Flanigan was
the father of MSU assis-
tant Wes Flanigan where
he led Parkview Magnet
High School to back-to-
back Arkansas 6A State
Championship titles the
last two years.
A lot of people missed
IJ because of his size,
Flanigan said about his
top recruit. I think he is
a guy that can play right
away. He is hard nosed
and always gives it every-
thing he has. I.J. is just a
great person on and off
the court.
Ready is already
working with some of
the projected starters in
scrimmage work as MSU
returns three talented
sophomores in Sword,
Gavin Ware and Fred
Thomas.
I.J. Is unique because
hes already going at a
great pace and thats what
we love in him is the fact
that hes coming in with a
pretty good pedigree al-
ready, Ray said.
Ready also held offers
from Alabama, Nebraska,
Oregon, Texas Tech and
Arkansas-Little Rock.
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on Twitter @matthewcste-
vens.
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Sam McLemore of Bountiful Harvest Farm in Starkville talks about veggie varieties to visitors on a three-farm tour coordinated by the Mississippi Sustainable Agriculture
Network Sunday. Black Creek Farm in Columbus and Beaverdam and High Hope Farms in Cedar Bluff were also open for tours.
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O
ld MacDonald made
room for a younger
generation of farmers
Sunday, plus an estimated 50
to 70 people who wanted to
check out their farms. The
fairly new Mississippi Sus-
tainable Agriculture Network
coordinated free tours Sept.
29 of Black Creek Farms in
Columbus, Beaverdam and
High Hope Farms in Cedar
Bluff, and Bountiful Harvest
Farm in Starkville.
MSAN is a network of
farmers, consumers and ed-
ucators working together to
improve the sustainability of
Mississippis existing agricul-
ture system.
Its also generating some
excitement.
Its an idea weve been
talking about for years, from
a farmers perspective and
a consumers perspective as
well, and weve started off
Getting to know your food and where it comes from
Down
on thefarm
Luisa Porter/Dispatch Staff
Bailey Doyle, 20-months-old, checks out the chickens at Scott and Lydia Enlows Black Creek Farm in Columbus during a tour
Sunday. Bailey is the son of Daniel and Allison Doyle of Oxford. Doyle is the statewide coordinator of the Mississippi Sustain-
able Agriculture Network.
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AP Photo/Matthew Mead
This Sept. 16,
2013 photo
shows ham
and cheese
stuffed
French
toast loaf
in Concord,
N.H. The
entire loaf
was sliced
horizontally
into a few
thick planks,
stuffed, then
reassembled
in a loaf pan.
A ham and cheese French toast
built by the loaf
BY J.M. HIRSCH
AP Food Editor
H
ow do you make a big, bold,
savory French toast even big-
ger, bolder and more savory?
Instead of building it a slice at a time,
you build it by the loaf.
My inspiration was a pillow-soft
loaf of unsliced sandwich bread.
Looking at it, I wondered what would
happen if instead of cutting it into
traditional slices and frying it a piece
at a time or even assembling it in
a layer as a casserole I instead cut
the entire loaf horizontally into a few
thick planks, stuffed it, then reassem-
bled it in a loaf pan.
This recipe is the delicious result
of that wondering.
Since French toast is such a per-
fect fall dinner warm and comfort-
ing I kept the fllings savory with
ham, cheddar cheese and turkey. But
if youd rather go sweet, you could
substitute jam, peanut butter, cream
See loaf, 6B
BY ALISON LADMAN
T
here is something so per-
fect, so satisfying about
a bowl of warm squash
bisque on a cool fall evening.
And it is such a versatile dish,
it is easily doctored in so many
ways.
Using that blend of versatility
and comfort as our inspiration,
we created a fast and easy
squash bisque that becomes
a base for whatever autumn
favors you are craving. You
could, of course, keep it basic
and simply top this bisque with
a dollop of sour cream. But we
also suggest six variations of
toppings, including shrimp,
bacon and pulled pork.
You also could make the
bisque vegan by substituting
vegetable broth for the chicken
broth and almond or soy cream-
er for the heavy cream.
CARAMELIZED ONION
AND SQUASH BISQUE
Start to fnish: 1 hour
Makes 8 servings
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 large sweet onions, diced
2 medium shallots, chopped
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon dried Italian herbs or her-
bes de Provence
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
1 1/2 pounds cubed, peeled butternut
squash
3 to 4 cups low-sodium chicken broth
1 cup heavy cream
Ground black pepper
n In a large saucepan over medi-
um-high, heat the vegetable oil. Add
the onions, shallots, salt and herbs,
then saute for 5 minutes. Reduce the
heat to medium and continue to cook,
stirring often, until the onions are soft
and brown, about another 20 minutes.
n Add the vinegar and deglaze the
pan. Add the squash and 3 cups of the
broth, then bring to a simmer. Cover
and cook until the squash is complete-
ly tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Working in
batches, transfer the soup to a blender
and puree until smooth. Alternatively,
puree the soup in the pot using an
immersion blender. Either way, take
care when blending hot liquids.
n Return the bisque to the heat and
stir in the cream. If a thinner bisque is
desired, thin the soup with the remain-
ing cup of broth. Heat until just hot.
Season with salt and pepper. To serve,
fnish with any of the following:
n SPICED SHRIMP AND SCALLIONS
Toss 12 ounces of small cooked
shrimp with 1 teaspoon fve-spice pow-
der. Top with sliced scallions.
n ASIAGO AND APPLE Stir 2 fnely
diced apples into the bisque, then
bring back to a simmer. Top with shred-
ded Asiago cheese.
n BARBECUE PULLED PORK Stir
together 2 cups of shredded/pulled
cooked pork with 1/3 cup barbecue
sauce. Top the soup frst with the
pork, then a dollop of sour cream and
chopped fresh cilantro.
n TWO CORN AND HERBS Cook
1 cup of thawed frozen corn kernels
on high in a skillet with 1 tablespoon
of oil until lightly browned. Stir the
kernels into the bisque along with 2
tablespoons each of chopped fresh
tarragon, thyme and chives. Finish by
topping the bisque with salted, but-
tered popcorn.
n PEPPERED JACK Stir in 1 diced
red bell pepper and 1/4 cup diced
pickled jalapenos. Top with shredded
pepper jack cheese.
n MAPLE BACON BLUE Stir in 1/2
cup crumbled crisped bacon and 1/4
cup maple syrup. Sprinkle with crum-
bled blue cheese.
Nutrition information per serving of
bisque (not including toppings): 200
calories; 130 calories from fat (65
percent of total calories); 15 g fat (7 g
saturated; 0 g trans fats); 40 mg cho-
lesterol; 16 g carbohydrate; 2 g fber; 4
g sugar; 3 g protein; 280 mg sodium.
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Loaf
cheese, fresh berries,
even chocolate chips.
While this dish can be
assembled and imme-
diately baked, it is even
better if you give it time
to soak. You can assem-
ble it the night before,
then refrigerate until the
following day an hour
before dinner. Just pop it
in the oven when you get
home from work.
When selecting your
bread, frst take a look
at the loaf pan you plan
to use. Youll want a loaf
that fts comfortably in
your pan with a little wig-
gle room. If you can only
fnd loaves that are too
big, just use a serrated
knife to trim the loaf to
ft before beginning the
recipe.
HAM AND CHEESE
STUFFED FRENCH
TOAST LOAF
Start to fnish: 1 hour 15 min-
utes (10 minutes active)
Makes 8 servings
1 loaf white sandwich bread,
not sliced
3 eggs
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black
pepper
4 ounces deli sliced ham
8 ounces deli sliced turkey
breast
1 cup grated cheddar cheese
1/2 cup grated Parmesan
cheese
n If baking right away, heat
the oven to 400 F. Coat a
deep loaf pan with baking
spray.
n Use a bread knife to cut the
loaf horizontally into thirds,
creating bottom, middle and
top layers. Set aside.
n In a medium bowl, whisk
together the eggs, milk,
thyme, salt and pepper. Place
the bottom layer of the bread
in the prepared loaf pan. Driz-
zle about a third of the egg
mixture evenly over the bread,
then use a fork to gently press
the bread all over to help it
absorb the liquid.
n Arrange half of the ham in
an even layer over the bread.
Top the ham with half of the
turkey, followed by half of
the cheese. Place the middle
section of the bread over the
ingredients, then use your
hand to gently compress the
bread and fllings. Drizzle an-
other third of the egg mixture
over the middle layer of bread,
then press it gently with a fork
to help it absorb the liquid.
n Repeat the layering of ham,
turkey and cheese, then top
with the fnal layer of bread.
Compress the bread and fll-
ings as before, then carefully
pour the remaining egg mix-
ture over the top. Some will
run down the sides between
the bread and the pan; this
is fne. Press the top of the
bread with a fork the help it
absorb the liquid.
n Scatter the Parmesan
cheese over the top of the
loaf. Coat a sheet of foil with
cooking spray, then use it to
cover the pan. The stuffed
French toast can be baked
immediately, or refrigerated
overnight.
n When ready to bake, set
the pan on the ovens middle
rack and bake for 1 hour, or
until it reaches 155 F at the
center. Uncover the pan and
bake for another 5 minutes.
Let cool slightly before serv-
ing.
n To serve, cut the loaf into
thick slices as you would a
pound cake.
Nutrition information per
serving: 250 calories; 100
calories from fat (40 percent
of total calories); 11 g fat (5 g
saturated; 0 g trans fats); 110
mg cholesterol; 19 g carbohy-
drate; 1 g fber; 3 g sugar; 19
g protein; 1,040 mg sodium.
Farms
strong,
said MSAN
statewide
coordina-
tor Danial
Doyle of
Oxford.
Doyle is
a tireless
champi-
on for locally-grown,
sustainable agriculture;
he organized Sundays
tours. (He was also inte-
gral in getting the pop-
ular Farm on Wheels
bus on the road, and
is the former director
of the Gaining Ground
Sustainability Institute
of Mississippi.)
MSAN has been
offcially up and run-
ning since January and
has already hosted the
frst Mississippi Food
Summit with Gaining
Ground, instigated a
Farm to School initiative,
been producing Know
Your Farmer videos
and, in collaboration
with the Extension
Service, carried out a
Comprehensive Training
Course which included
tours of farms around
the state.
The mission is to
make sustainable
farming and local food
production a thriving en-
terprise in Mississippi.
Knowledge swap
Sam McLemore at
Bountiful Harvest Farm
was pretty impressed
with the turnout Sunday.
McLemore farms using
organic practices and
operates a CSA (Commu-
nity Supported Agricul-
ture) program with about
20 families and a waiting
list. CSAs are a way for
consumers to get local,
seasonal food directly
from a farmer through
shares, or member-
ships. (This week, for
example, participating
families will get a box
or basket that includes
radishes, turnips, bok
choy, sweet potatoes,
a salad mix, garlic and
more.) Bountiful Harvest
also participates in the
Starkville Community
Market and Midweek
Market.
There were a lot of
folks at the farm Sunday
really interested in the
different varieties we
grew and how it was
grown, said McLemore
Monday. Tour guests
wanted to know about
mulches, nutrients, com-
posts and pest control.
They got to taste-test in
the pepper and tomato
patches, too.
Part of the curious
crowd hailed from the
Golden Triangle. Oth-
ers were from Tupelo,
Oxford, Meridian and
Ashland even the
Gulf Coast. Some were
Food Corps volunteers,
dedicated to teaching
kids about healthy food
and where it comes from,
building school gardens
and bringing more local
food into school cafete-
rias.
McLemore under-
stands the value in get-
ting children aboard the
homegrown wagon early.
If kids grow it, theyre
a lot more likely to eat
it, said the farmer who
maintains a small garden
with fourth-graders at
Ward-Stewart Elementa-
ry School in Starkville.
My wife, Isabel, grew
broccoli last year with
her kindergarten stu-
dents at Sudduth Ele-
mentary, and theyve got
some eggplant growing
right now.
Other visitors were
active farmers or people
who had home gardens.
Everyone seemed to be
soaking it all up.
Mary Tuggle of Co-
lumbus was on the tours.
She oversees the horti-
culture program at Palm-
er Home for Children.
It was fantastic,
especially if youre doing
home gardening like hob-
by farm gardening, three
acres and up. Or if youre
doing chickens and other
animals, she praised.
The technology knowl-
edge of different varieties
was interesting, because
each one had something
similar but different.
Doyle remarked, The
turnout was really great
for the farmers to see,
and every single one of
them was pretty stoked
that that many people
came out. There was so
much knowledge there.
These are the folks
who are pioneering the
interest in this region of
Mississippi.
Scott Enlow at Black
Creek Farm was expect-
ing about 15 visitors to
show up to see his place
Sunday.
I was a little sur-
prised; everywhere I
looked in our little feld
there were people, he
laughed. Scott and his
wife, Lydia, are regulars
at the Hitching Lot Farm-
ers Market and also sell
a wide variety of vegeta-
bles as well as fresh eggs
at their farm.
We try to be very en-
vironmentally conscious
and effcient in every-
thing we do here, said
Enlow, who is an advo-
cate of organic practices.
He believes the tours are
a valuable component in
expanding a network of
people who share com-
mon interests.
More demand
At the end of the day,
the goal is to make more
farmers, said Doyle,
because the demand for
locally-grown products is
expanding. People want
to know where their food
comes from and who is
growing it.
Really, its a traves-
ty fve percent of the
food Mississippians eat
comes from Mississippi;
that means 95 percent of
it comes from outside the
state, Doyle pointed out.
And we have some of the
best soil, best climate,
plenty of water, every-
thing we need to have a
strong food system.
McLemore sees an
increasing awareness of
locally-grown products.
I think were still on
the front edge of that
wave. The interest is
steadily growing; people
just need to know where
to fnd it, he said.
You may not be grow-
ing your own peas and
carrots or raising chick-
ens in the backyard, but
MSAN suggests there
are things everyone can
do if they want to support
sustainable agriculture.
Buy vegetables, fruits,
meat, dairy and eggs
from local sustainable
farmers wherever avail-
able; visit farmers mar-
kets in season; ask how,
where and by whom your
food was grown; buy nat-
ural organic food when
at the grocery stores,
especially locally-owned
ones; and learn to eat and
cook seasonal produce.
And that little spot youve
been eyeing in the back-
yard? Maybe its fnally
time to get your hands
good and dirty.
ON THE WEB:
n mssagnet.net (Missis-
sippi Sustainable Agricul-
ture Network)
n ggsim.org (Gaining
Ground)
A hearty, easy, have-it-your-way squash bisque
AP Photo/Matthew Mead
This Aug. 26, 2013, photo shows caramelized onion and
squash bisque in Concord, N.H.
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to spend my life
with. When we
are together pri-
vately, everything
is perfect.
The problem
is, Phil hangs
out with his old
college buddies
every few weeks
or months, and
it often involves
his ex-girlfriends.
They dont hang out alone.
There is always at least one
other person there. The situa-
tions usually include drinking,
which worries me.
In my opinion, Phil should
not be seeing his exes, even
though his college friends are
still buddies with them. Phil
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you any reason to think he has
cheated on you? If not, you
should trust that he is doing
nothing more than hanging out
occasionally with old friends.
You say he is encountering
exes (plural) when he sees his
male friends. If it was just one,
you might have
cause to worry.
Remember,
these women
are exes for a
reason. Unless
you want to be
another ex, you
should lighten
up because
insecurity and
possessiveness
are unattractive
traits.
DEAR ABBY:
We have lived
next door to a
couple, Evie
and Earl, for
fve years. I thought we were
good friends. Over the years,
I vented to Evie about my
relationship with my daughter-
in-law, Cate. I watch my two
grandkids most of the week
and have complained to her
about Cates poor parenting
skills.
Last summer, my daughter-
in-law made a concerted effort
to befriend Evie, and they now
socialize together even
though Cate firted with Earl
and Evie didnt like it. This has
pretty much killed my friend-
ship with Evie and worsened
my relationship with my D-I-L.
This has affected me
emotionally and physically to
the point that I either want to
cut off ties with my son and/
or move neither of which is
really an option. I have tried
talking to both parties to no
avail. I dont know what to do.
Please help. BETRAYED IN
PENNSYLVANIA
DEAR BETRAYED: If you
had concerns about your
daughter-in-laws parenting
skills, the person you should
have discussed them with was
Cate. And if Evie was as good
a friend as you thought, she
wouldnt be hanging around
with your daughter-in-law to the
exclusion of you.
I assume that you, your son
and Cate are still on speaking
terms and youre still watching
the kids most of the week.
If thats not true and you have
been cut off by everyone, then
the most important thing you
need to do is take care of your
mental and physical health.
Accept that Evie will never be
your buddy again and start
socializing with others.
If you are no longer watch-
ing your grandchildren, your
son and D-I-L will have to make
alternative arrangements for
childcare, which will cost them
money they may be reluctant
to spend. Then it will be in
their interest as well as yours
to make peace.
Dear Abby is written by
Abigail Van Buren, also known
as Jeanne Phillips, and was
founded by her mother, Pauline
Phillips. Write Dear Abby at
www.DearAbby.com or P.O.
Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA
90069.
Abby shares more than 100
of her favorite recipes in two
booklets: Abbys Favorite Reci-
pes and More Favorite Reci-
pes by Dear Abby. Send your
name and mailing address,
plus check or money order for
$14 (U.S. funds) to: Dear Abby,
Cookbooklet Set, P.O. Box 447,
Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447.
(Shipping and handling are
included in the price.)
Comics & Puzzles
Dear Abby
Dear Abby
TODAYS BIRTHDAY (Oct.
2). Your birthday emboldens
you to call up the top people
you want to know, do busi-
ness with or date. You feel
ready to mingle with the best
of the best. Tradeshows and
meet-ups will put you on a
lucrative path. Your thoughtful
investment in November will
double by July. New alliances
are formed in December. Aries
and Gemini people adore you.
Your lucky numbers are: 40, 7,
14, 11 and 9.
ARIES (March 21-April
19). Most religious philos-
ophies would agree that
pleasure is not real happiness,
and yet its hard to imagine
that it doesnt have at least
something to do with hap-
piness. Today youll debate
the morality of a pleasurable
circumstance.
TAURUS (April 20-May
20). Buddha suggested that
practically every other creature
on Earth was your mother in a
past life. Casual connections
will seem charged with com-
plexity and familiarity.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21).
Honesty isnt always the easi-
est choice, but if you are true
to yourself, you wont be false
to someone else. Resolve to
be thyself, and know that he
who fnds himself loses his
misery. Matthew Arnold
CANCER (June 22-July
22). The stars place such an
emphasis on doing creative
and aesthetically pleasing
work these days. Just now it
may seem like a lot of pres-
sure to live up to. Loosen up.
Really, really bad art can be
fun, too.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22).
Dont gossip, and avoid the
messenger role, as its a
no-win situation. If you deliver
good news, youll be depended
upon for more. If you deliver
bad news, youll be forever
associated with it.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
Very intelligent people tend
to bring out the good sense
in others, and thuggish types
bring out their worst. Youll
make a smart and productive
choice to stick to your own
business and expect others to
do the same.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
Your gifts cannot be shaped on
the anvil of life without some
kind of outside force. A skillful
teacher is like a blacksmith
who knows just how much
impact is necessary to help
you transform.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
21). In your mind, you are only
doing the thing that makes
the most sense considering
all of the variables present. In
someone elses mind, youre
amazing. Maybe genius is just
common sense in abundance.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov.
22-Dec. 21). Youre a social
person who likes to be alone
sometimes, too. But in todays
case, you absolutely need to
be alone in order to accom-
plish the very personal mission
of the day.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19). Bring more optimism to
your situation. Even 10 percent
more optimism will make the
difference between love and
apathy, connection and loneli-
ness, success and failure.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18). As you strive for mastery
of a skill and fail often in this
regard, remember to celebrate
this interesting juncture. Those
who have already mastered
the skill are often bored with
it. Youre in a good place.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20). In these indecisive times,
some people cant seem
to decide which side of the
bread to butter, or whether to
use margarine or marmalade
instead... They need your help.
Decide for them.
Horoscopes
The DispaTch www.cdispatch.com Wednesday, OctOber 2, 2013 7B
By MARy CLARE JALONICK
WASHINGTON
T
he Agriculture Depart-
ment says 524 schools
out of about 100,000
have dropped out of the
federally subsidized national
school lunch program since the
government introduced new
standards for healthier foods
last year.
The new standards have met
with grumbling from school nu-
trition offcials who say they are
diffcult and expensive to follow,
conservatives who say the gov-
ernment shouldnt be dictating
what kids eat and unsurpris-
ingly from some children
who say the less-greasy food
doesnt taste as good. But USDA
says the vast majority of schools
are serving healthier food, with
some success.
According to USDA data
released Monday, around a
half-percent of schools have
dropped out since last year.
Ninety of those 524 schools that
have dropped out said specif-
cally that they did so because
of the new meal-plan require-
ments. Most of the rest did not
give a reason.
Eighty percent of schools
say they have already met the
requirements, which went into
place at the beginning of the
2012 school year.
Its important to remem-
ber that some schools werent
as close to meeting the new
standards, and they may need
a little more time for their
students to fully embrace the
new meals, said Dr. Janey
Thornton, the USDA deputy
undersecretary in charge of the
school meals. She said it is clear
that the majority of schools
think the new standards are
working.
In an effort to stem high
childhood obesity levels, the
new guidelines set limits on cal-
ories and salt, and they phase
in more whole grains in feder-
ally subsidized meals served
in schools main lunch line.
Schools must offer at least one
vegetable or fruit per meal and
comply with a variety of other
specifc nutrition requirements.
Small number of schools drop out of lunch program
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OWN YOUR OWN busi-
ness whether a busi-
ness or franchise oppor-
tunity...when it comes to
earnings or locations,
there are no guaran-
tees. A public service
message from The Dis-
patch and the Federal
Trade Commission
Business
Opportunity 605
RABBIT CAGES for
sale. $10 & up. Call
662-343-8935
SIBERIAN HUSKY PUPS
Rare solid white/blue
eyes. DOB 8/20. Price
negotiable. Call 662-
323-6890 or 617-5449
AMERICAN PITBULL
terrier. Old foundation,
multi-champ, game
based bloodlines!!
Champs are up close on
papers. Great attitude &
people spoiled. ADBA
registered. 205-361-
5654. 2 male, 2 female
left. 15 weeks $450
AKC REGISTERED Cock-
er Spaniel pups. Male
$150. Adult female
$50. All health guaran-
teed. 356-6957
5 FEMALE CKC minia-
ture long haired
Dachshund puppies.
Parents on site. $400.
Call 662-549-2608
Pets 515
GUN SMITH. Over 45
yrs. exp. (As good as
the best, better than
most). New & used
guns, new scopes, re-
pairs rebuilding, clean-
ing & scopes, mounted
& zeroed on range, an-
tique guns restored, &
wood refinished. Ed
Sanders, West Point. 3
mi. N. Barton Ferry on
Darracott Rd. Open Tue-
Sat. Call for appt. 494-
6218
Sporting
Goods 472
FOR SALE
Schrade Knives

726 19
th
Ave North
18 TIRES (4). Size
26/565/18. Used 4
months. Make offer.
Call 574-4066 or 242-
2418
General
Merchandise 460
Brooksville Mennonite
Church Sat. Oct. 5
th
.
7am until. Benefiting
area cancer projects.
Lots of items & baked
goods @ Schmidt's Auto
20510 Hwy 45 S
Garage Sales:
Other 456
896 HENRY Wells Rd.
off Hwy. 12. Fri. 3-6pm
& Sat 7-2pm. 2 fami-
lies. Rain or shine
Garage Sales:
Caledonia 454
68 WINDY Ridge Circle.
Fri. 8am & Sat. Huge
moving sale. Lots of ev-
erything
Garage Sales:
New Hope 453
HUGE MOVING sale.
239 Shrinewood Dr. off
Jess Lyons Rd. Now thru
Nov. 30
th
. 8am-6pm.
Furn, antiq, gun cabinet
& much more
Garage Sales:
North 452
CHINA CABINET, light
oak, beveled glass with
lights. Extra nice $550.
662-356-6295. Please
leave message
Furniture 448
BROYHILL DR table
W/6 chairs & china cab-
inet, dark wood. $650.
328-7126 after 5pm
Furniture 448
4X5 ROUND bales of
hay. Heavily fertilized,
Cured w/out rain. $18/
field. $25/barn. 662-
386-3132
Farm Equipment &
Supplies 442
CARAT solitare
ring. White gold band.
Appraised at $1750.
662-356-6295. Please
leave message
Coins &
Jewelry 436
5 SPACES in Friendship
Cemetery in old section.
$2100. Firm. 662-356-
6295 leave message
Burial Plots 425
SIDE-BY-SIDE Amana
fridge. 20 yr. old. Runs
great. $100. You haul
it. 662-328-1045
MAYTAG DISHWASH-
ER. Ex. cond. Call 328-
8012
IPOD TOUCH. 3rd gener-
ation, 32GB, blue otter
box/ pink case. $90
327-8712
GREEN/TAN floral pat-
tern sofa. Great cond.
$75. Call 662-889-
9711
2 LEATHER Laz-y Boy re-
cliners. Good cond.
$100. Call 662-574-
1431
1700 PSI electric pres-
sure washer. 4 months
old. $80. Call 328-8694
1 FOOTBALL ticket for
the MSU/LSU game.
$50. Call 328-5140
Bargain
Column 418
WONDERFUL 2 DAY
Moving Sale of Charlie
& Susan Furman. Fri
Oct. 4 & Sat Oct 5. 9-5
pm. 2002 Choctaw,
Columbus, 39705. Oth-
er additional estate
pieces will be included.
Beard/Walker Estate
Sales. Photo@estate-
sales.net
Auctions 412
WE SELL used appli-
ances & haul off your
old ones. CALL 662-
549-5860 or 662-364-
7779
Appliances 409
LOCAL BUSINESS firm
seeks FT candidate w/
bk/keeping/payroll exp.
Must have accounting
knowledge, Quickbooks
& payroll expertise &
ability to work well w/a
variety of people. Send
resume to: Box 500 c/o
The Commercial Dis-
patch, P.O. Box 511,
Columbus, MS 39703
Professional 350
FAYETTE MEDICAL
Center seeks Nutrition-
al Services Supervisor
w/Two (2) + years food
service experience pre-
ferred. Serv Safe & su-
pervisory experience re-
quired. RN ALSO NEED-
ED. Apply online at
www.dchsystem.com
CARE CENTER of Ab-
erdeen. Come join our
team. Restorative CNA
11a-7p. (FT) LPN or RN
3-11pm. Benefits avail.
Apply in person. No
phone calls. See Abra
Richardson, RN, DON.
505 Jackson St, Ab-
erdeen, MS 39730.
662-669-6431/662-
669-6473 (fax). EOE
Medical &
Dental 330
BUSY STARKVILLE gen-
eral dental practice is
currently seeking a den-
tal assistant. Formal
training or previous ex-
perience required. Good
hours & benefits. Com-
petitive salary. Send re-
sume via email to:
job39759@gmail.com
Medical &
Dental 330
RESIDENTIAL MAINTE-
NANCE technician want-
ed in Columbus, MS.
Position is full-time. Ex-
cellent benefits & com-
petitive salary. Must be
EPA & HVAC type II or
higher certified. For con-
sideration fax resume to
662-327-0091
LOCAL CONSTRUCTION
co. seeks equip. opera-
tors for FT construction
work. Must be able to
pass a drug test. We
pay insurance, holidays,
vacation & bonus. Must
be dependable. Send re-
sume to: Equipment Op-
erators Needed PO Box
2982, Columbus, MS
39704
JOURNEYMAN
MILLWRIGHTS
Needed for outage Oct.
21-30 working 10-12
hrs/day. Must have own
tools, transportation, &
be SAFETY minded. For
more info. contact
205-695-9091
HVAC TECHNICIANS
wanted. STAR SERVICE,
INC. of JACKSON is tak-
ing applications for em-
ployment in the COLUM-
BUS/STARKSVILLE
area. Exc. bnfts/in-
come. For confidential
consideration, call or
forward resume to: Stan
Rasberry, STAR SER-
VICE, INC. P.O. Box
720339, Byram, MS
39272. Phone: 1-800-
478-0486; Fax: 601-
373-0459. www.star-
service.com
08 TEMP. crawfish
farm workers. 11/3/13
to 8/13/14. $9.50
P/H. 7:00am to
1:00pm. 35 HRS. Culti-
vation, maintain water ,
fertilizing, maintaining
ponds including cutting
grass, removing trees &
brush, removing trash,
water spot treatment,
manual shovel work, cut
up fish (bait), check
traps & harvest craw-
fish, loading & unload-
ing trucks. Worker must
be able to lift up to
50lbs, walk, stoop,
bend, reach or kneel
repetitively for long peri-
ods of times. Work is
done in all kinds of
weather (from extreme
heat, rain & extreme
cold). Once hired worker
may be required to take
a random drug test (at
no cost to the worker).
Work tools, supplies &
equipment will be pro-
vided. Shared housing
for workers outside the
commuting area. Trans
& subsist expenses to
the work site will be pro-
vided or paid upon com-
pletion of 50% of work
contract. LOUISIANA
CRAWFISH CO. NATCHI-
TOCHES, LA 71457.
Contact Local MS WINN
Job Center. Ref. Job#
463819
02 TEMP. crawfish
farm workers.
11/14/13 08/31/14.
$9.50 P/H. 7:00am to
1:00pm. 35 HRS. Culti-
vation, maintain water,
fertilizing, maintaining
ponds including cutting
grass, removing trees &
brush, removing trash,
water spot treatment,
manuel shovel work, cut
up fish (bait), check
traps & harvest craw-
fish, loading & unload-
ing trucks. Worker must
be able to lift up to
50lbs, walk, stoop,
bend, reach or kneel
repetitively for long peri-
ods of times. Work is
done in all kinds of
weather (from extreme
heat, rain & extreme
cold). Once hired worker
may be required to take
a random drug test (at
no cost to the worker).
Work tools, supplies &
equipment will be pro-
vided. Shared housing
for workers outside the
commuting area. Trans
& subsist expenses to
the work site will be pro-
vided or paid upon com-
pletion of 50% of work
contract. BARRETT
HARDEE KAPLAN, LA
70548. CONTACT LO-
CAL MS WINN JOB CEN-
TER. Ref. Job# 464256
General Help
Wanted 320
DRIVERS WANTED.
$625 to start. Call 549-
5749
General Help
Wanted 320
PT ADMINISTRATIVE
asst. Req: Team player,
multi-tasking, good
phone, typing, organiza-
tional, oral & written
skills, exp. w/Microsoft
products & professional
appearance. Send re-
sume to Box 498, c/o
The Commercial Dis-
patch, PO Box 511,
Columbus, MS 39703
Clerical &
Office 305
Adoption:
Adventurous, Loving,
Musical, Financially Se-
cure Family awaits 1
st
baby. Expenses paid.
800-243-1658
Karin
Special
Notices 240
LET US HELP find your
lost pet. Email, fax, mail
or bring your information
by the office and we will
run your lost & found ad
in the Pet Finder for 3
days FREE!
FOUND SM. breed dog
near new middle school
Hwy 373. Call 328
6325
Lost & Found 230
~Fully Insured ~Big
trees ~Small trees
~Trees over house
~Storm cleanup ~
~Brush clearing~ FREE
QUOTES. Call today.
662-801-7511
J.R. BOURLAND
Tree & Stump
Removal. Trimming
w/bucket truck
Licensed & Bonded
Firewood 4 sale LWB
$75. 662-574-1621
KEN'S TREE SERVICE
Tree & debris removal
Licensed, Bonded &
Insured. Seasoned
firewood for sale
662-418-4050
J&A TREE REMOVAL
Work from a bucket
truck. Insured/bonded.
Call Jimmy for a
free estimate
662-386-6286
A&T Tree Service
Bucket truck & stump
removal. Free est.
Serving Columbus since
1987. Senior citizen
disc. Call Alvin @
242-0324 / 241-4447.
We'll go out on a limb
for you!
Tree Service 186
QUIT LOOKING at those
ugly stumps! Let me
grind them for you! Free
estimates. All Stump
Grinding Service. 662-
361-8379
Stump
Removal 179
SULLIVAN'S PAINT
SERVICE
Certified in lead removal
Offering special prices
on interior & exterior
painting, pressure
washing & sheet rock
repairs. Free Estimates
Call 435-6528
PAINTING INC. Int/ext
painting, sheet rock re-
pair & pressure wash-
ing. Special prices on
wall paper removal. Free
est. Call Derek 662-
364-0048. Honest-Reli-
able-Insured
Painting &
Papering 162
TERRA CARE
LANDSCAPING, LLC
Landscaping, tree
removal, property clean
up, plant care, bush
hogging & herbicide
spraying. 662-549-1878
JESSE & BEVERLY'S
LAWN SERVICE
Mowing, landscaping,
tree cutting, sodding &
clean-up. 356-6525
MURRAY'S LAWN
service of Caledonia.
Let me help you clear
your property. Bush hog-
ging, tilling & leveling.
Very reasonable prices.
Also do commercial cut-
ting. Call 662-242-8809
J&R LAWN SERVICE
Mowing & weed eating
reasonable rates & ex-
cellent service. Trim
hedges & prune. Call
662-574-0786 for free
estimate
Lawn Care
Landscaping 147
RETAINER WALL, drive-
way, foundation, con-
crete/riff raft drainage
work, remodeling, base-
ment foundation, re-
pairs, small dump truck
hauling (5-6 yd) load &
demolition/lot cleaning.
Burr Masonry 242-0259
MICHELE'S A-1 clean-
ing. Antebellum homes,
business, residential,
steam cleaning. Free
est.& ref. Mention ad,
10% off. 205-399-6182
DEPENDABLE CHRIS-
TIAN woman w/refs. will
clean your home or busi-
ness, sit w/children or
elders, or do yard work.
Call Jennifer @ 662-
364-1363
C & P PRINTING
The one stop place for
all of your printing
needs. No job too large
or too small. Call today.
662-327-9742
General
Services 136
BROWN GRAVEL for
$185 local. Backhoe,
driveways & mobile
home pads. Haul dirt
& sand, bush hogging.
891-7766/369-3173
ALL STAR Fence is the
place for all your fencing
needs. Repairs, new
fencing & more. Call or
stop by. 241-0044. 572
Plymouth Rd
General
Services 136
TOM HATCHER, LLC
Custom Construction,
Restoration, Remodel-
ing, Repair, Insurance
claims. 662-364-1769.
Licensed & Bonded
TODD PARKS
CONSTRUCTION
New Construction, Re-
modeling, Repairs, Con-
crete. Free est. Call or
email 662-889-8662 or
toddparks.construction
@gmail.com
REMODELING OF all
types. Apartment main-
tenance, brick masonry,
stone work & painting.
Free estimates. 574-
7325 or 570-3430.
HAMLETT'S
CONSTRUCTION
Painting and all types
of home repairs,
inside & out & more
662-386-1234
DOUG'S HOME Improve-
ments. Remodeling con-
tractor for 35 yrs. We do
pressure washing. Ser-
vicing the Golden Tri-
area 423-582-0482
Building &
Remodeling 112
CASH FOR your car?
Don't sell or trade
your used car for
less than it's worth!
For the most cash call
662-574-3527
Automotive
Services 109
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI OF
LOWNDES COUNTY
NOTICE OF SALE

WHEREAS, the following ten-
ants entered into leases with A-
1 MINI STORAGE for storage
space in which to store personal
property and
WHEREAS, default has been
made in the payment of rent and
A-1 MINI STORAGE pursuant to
said Leases is authorized to sell
the personal property to satisfy
the past due and any other
charges owed to it by the follow-
ing tenants.
NOW, THEREFORE, notice is
hereby given that A-1 MINI-STOR-
AGE will offer for sale, and will
sale at auction to the highest
bidder for cash all personal prop-
erty in storage units leased by
the following tenants at A-1
MINI-STORAGE 2516 Main
Street, Columbus MS 39701 at
10:00 am the
18th
day of
October, 2013.
Title to the personal proper-
ty to be sold is believed to be
good, but at such sale, A-1 MINI
STORAGE will convey only such
title as is vested in it pursuant
to its lease with the following
and its allowed under Mississip-
pi Code Annotated Section 85-7-
121 et seq (Supp 1988).
Natlie Harris #1
Justin Tate #35
Kimberly Hannah #49
Tina Cotton #58
Witness my signature on this the
1
st
day of October, 2013.

A-1 Mini Storage
By: Charlie Watkins
PUBLISH: 10/2 & 10/17/2013
Section 77-3-16 NOTICE TO
QUALIFIED PUBLIC UTILITY CON-
TRACTORS AND SUPPLIERS
FRANKLIN TELEPHONE COMPA-
NY, INC., DELTA TELEPHONE
COMPANY, INC., CELLULAR
SOUTH, INC., TELEPAK NET-
WORKS, INC.
Notice is hereby given pursuant
to Section 77-3-16 of the Mis-
sissippi Code of 1972, as
amended, (act) by each of the
above named companies (to the
extent they are covered by said
section) to each qualified con-
tractor and supplier who desires
to have its name added to the
separate list maintained by each
utility of contractors and suppli-
ers qualified to perform con-
tracts within the scope of pro-
posed utility projects covered by
said Act to advise the particular
public utility above named of
said desire by a writing mailed
certified mail, return receipt re-
quested, to such utility at the
addresses shown below. Any re-
quest to be added must clearly
identify the legal name of the
contractor/supplier and its mail-
ing address and the utility or util-
ities to which said request is di-
rected. Further, each request
must include a brief description
of the contractor or supplier, a
detailed description of the ser-
vices offered and appropriate
references which establish its
ability and qualifications to per-
form contracts for constructions,
extension and/or repair of the
public utility within the scope of
said Act and for which it desires
to be listed.
Send requests to be added to:
Utility Contractors and Suppliers
List Manager for (Insert name of
Company to which directed)
Attention: Mrs. Whitehead
1018 Highland Colony Parkway,
Suite 700,
Ridgeland, MS 39157;
With a separate copy mailed di-
rect to the President of each
company to which the request is
directed as Follows:
President
(Insert Name of Company)
1018 Highland Colony Parkway,
Suite 700
Ridgeland, MS 39157
Publish: 10/02/13
652 at Page 372 and in Book
600 at Page 148, in the office
of the Chancery Clerk of Lown-
des County, Mississippi
I will only convey such title as is
vested in me as Substitute
Trustee.
WITNESS MY SIGNATURE, this
17th day of September, 2013.
Sean A. Southern
Substitute Trustee
855 S Pear Orchard Rd., Ste.
404, Bldg. 400
Ridgeland, MS 39157
(318) 330-9020
jsd/F12-1831
PUBLISH: 9/25, 10/2 &
10/9/2013
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Substitute Trustee's
Notice of Sale
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF Lowndes
WHEREAS, on the 22nd day of
February, 2007 and acknowl-
edged on the 22nd day of Febru-
ary, 2007 Sherri Rhodes and
Daniel Rhodes, wife and hus-
band, executed and delivered a
certain Deed of Trust unto Scott
R. Valby, Trustee for Mortgage
Electronic Registration Systems,
Inc., as nominee for Franklin
American Mortgage Company,
Beneficiary, to secure an indebt-
edness therein described, which
Deed of Trust is recorded in the
office of the Chancery Clerk of
Lowndes County, Mississippi in
Mortgage Book 2007 at Page
5660; and
WHEREAS, by various assign-
ments on record said Deed of
Trust was ultimately assigned to
Nationstar Mortgage LLC by in-
strument recorded in the office
of the aforesaid Chancery Clerk
in Mort Book 2013 at Page
4212; and
WHEREAS, on the 29th day of
October, 2012 the Holder of
said Deed of Trust substituted
and appointed Sean A. Southern
by instrument recorded in the of-
fice of the aforesaid Chancery
Clerk in Mort Book 2013 at
Page 4216; and
WHEREAS, default having been
made in the payments of the in-
debtedness secured by the said
Deed of Trust, and the holder of
said Deed of Trust, having re-
quested the undersigned so to
do, on the 16th day of October,
2013 I will during the lawful
hours of between 11:00 a.m.
and 4:00 p.m., at public outcry,
offer for sale and will sell, at the
south east front door of Lown-
des County Courthouse, 505
2nd Ave. North at Columbus,
Mississippi, for cash to the high-
est bidder, the following de-
scribed land and property situat-
ed in Lowndes County, Missis-
sippi, to-wit:
Lot Number 20, Doyle Estates
Subdivision, a subdivision of
Lowndes County, Mississippi, as
per map or plat thereof in Plat
Book 4 at Page 15 of record in
the office of the Chancery Clerk
of Lowndes County, Mississippi.
Subject to restrictive covenants
and conditions affecting subject
property as recorded in Book
continued next column
Property Disposal by Sealed Bid

The Columbus Housing Authority
is offering the following item for
sale to the highest bidder:
2005 Ford F350 8 Cylinder
Truck: Box Van (9X7) with Over-
head door and power lift gate.
White exterior/ black vinyl interi-
or, Automatic transmission, A/C,
AM/FM radio, Approximately
58,000 miles, Well-maintained.

All bids must be received by
1:30 PM Tuesday, October 15,
2013, at which time they will be
opened and read publicly at the
Authority s Office at 914 4th
Street South, Columbus, Missis-
sippi. All bids must be sealed
and marked 2005 Truck Bid
on the outside. Bidders must in-
clude their name, address, and
phone number along with bid.
Successful bidder must provide
a certified cashier's check or
cash in the amount of their bid
and claim their property within
72 hours of award.

The subject property may be in-
spected during the hours of
9:00 AM- 3:00 PM Monday thru
Friday at the Authority s Office.
There are no warranties, ex-
pressed or implied, on this
equipment, and the Housing Au-
thority of the City of Columbus
reserves the right to reject any
and all bids.
Publish: 10/2, 10/6, 10/9 &
10/13/13
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY,
MISSISSIPPI
IN RE JATERRIOUS DESHUN
HUGHES, MINOR BY TERI DIANE
HUGHES, MOTHER, NATURAL
GUARDIAN AND NEXT FRIEND,
PETITIONER
CAUSE NO. 2013-0535-C
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
TO: LEON McMILLAN, whose
address is unknown after dili-
gent search and inquiry
You are summoned to appear
before the Honorable Dorothy W.
Colom, Judge of the Chancery
Court of Lowndes County, Mis-
sissippi, on October 17, 2013,
at 9:30 a.m., at the Lowndes
County Courthouse in Columbus,
Mississippi, in your capacity as
the biological father of Jaterrious
Deshun Hughes, a minor, for a
hearing on the settlement of the
personal injury claims of said mi-
nor.
Issued under my hand and seal
of the said Court, this 11th day
of September, 2013.
Lisa Younger Neese, Clerk of
the Chancery Court of Lowndes
County, Mississippi
{seal}
By: Shautrell H. Granderson,
D.C.
REQUESTED BY:
James R. Moore, Jr.,
MSB No. 3445
JMoore@CCTB.com
Rhonda McCullough,
MSB No. 10707
RMcCullough@CCTB.com
COPELAND, COOK, TAYLOR
AND BUSH, P.A.
Post Office Box 6020
Ridgeland, Mississippi 39158
Telephone: (601) 856-7200
Counsel for UPS, Charles Ellis,
and Liberty Mutual Insurance
Company
Publish: 9/18, 9/25 & 10/2/13
Lowndes County, Mississippi.
Being the same premises as
conveyed in Deed from N.P.
Dodge, JR., as trustee under the
trust agreement dated the 14th
day of October, 1985 and known
as the trust between National
Equity, Inc., a Nebraska Corpora-
tion and N.P. Dodge, Jr. Record-
ed 02/12/2007 in Book 2007,
Page 914 in said County and
State.
Trustee.
Sean A. Southern
Substitute Trustee
855 S Pear Orchard Rd., Ste.
404, Bldg. 400
Ridgeland, MS 39157
(318) 330-9020
jsd/F11-0281
PUBLISH: 9/18, 9/25 &
10/2/2013
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Notice of Sale
COUNTY OF Lowndes
ary, 2010 Richard L. Kernea II
and Wendy A. Kernea, husband
and wife, executed and delivered
a certain Deed of Trust unto Don
Harrell, Trustee for Mortgage
Inc. as nominee for Mortgage
Lenders of America, LLC, Benefi-
ciary, to secure an indebtedness
therein described, which Deed of
Trust is recorded in the office of
the Chancery Clerk of Lowndes
County, Mississippi in Mortgage
Book 2010 at Page 4837; and
WHEREAS, on 19th day of
September, 2011 Mortgage
Inc., as nominee for Mortgage
Lenders of America, LLC, as-
signed said Deed of Trust unto
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., by in-
in MORT Book 2011 at Page
17418; and
April, 2012 the Holder of said
Deed of Trust substituted and
appointed Sean A. Southern by
instrument recorded in the office
in MORT Book 2012 at Page
8286; and
2013, I will during the lawful
sippi, to-wit:
Lot 104 of and in Sherwood For-
est, Part II, a subdivision in and
to Lowndes County, Mississippi,
as shown by the Plat recorded in
Plat Book 4, Page 31 in the of-
fice of the Chancery Clerk of
NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE
TRUSTEE`S SALE
COUNTY OF LOWNDES
WHEREAS, default has occurred
in the performance of the
covenants, terms and conditions
of a Deed of Trust dated June 6,
2008, executed by JUANITA
JONES, conveying certain real
property therein described to
CHRIS DAVIS, as Trustee, for
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF
AMERICA (FNBA), Original Bene-
ficiary, to secure the indebted-
ness therein described, as same
appears of record in the office of
the Chancery Clerk of Lowndes
County, Mississippi filed and
recorded June 24, 2008, in
Deed Book 2008, Page 16277;
and WHEREAS, on August 15,
2011 the beneficial interest of
said Deed of Trust was trans-
ferred and assigned to Rose Ac-
ceptance, Inc. by instrument
recorded in the office of the
aforesaid Chancery Clerk in
and
WHEREAS, on August 15, 2011,
the undersigned, Rubin Lublin,
LLC has been appointed as Sub-
stitute Trustee by instrument
aforesaid Chancery Clerk in
and NOW, THEREFORE, the hold-
er of said Deed of Trust, having
requested the undersigned so to
do, as Substitute Trustee or his
duly appointed agent, by virtue
of the power, duty and authority
vested and imposed upon said
Substitute Trustee shall, on Oc-
tober 30, 2013 within the lawful
hours of sale between 11:00AM
and 4:00PM at the southeast
front door of Courthouse pro-
ceed to sell at public outcry to
the highest and best bidder for
cash or certified funds ONLY,
the following described property
situated in Lowndes County,
Mississippi, to wit:
TRACT II THE EAST 1/2 OF THE
EAST 1/2 OF THE WEST 1/2 OF
THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SEC-
TION 25, TOWNSHIP 19 SOUTH,
RANGE 18 WEST, LOWNDES
COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI. IN DEED
IN LIEU OF FORECLOSURE
RECORDED 7/22/2013 IN
DEED BOOK 2013, PAGE 4778,
WALTER RICHARDSON AKA J.W.
RICHARDSON CONVEYED HIS
HALF-INTEREST IN THE PROPER-
TY TO ROSE ACCEPTANCE, INC.
THE CURRENT ACTION IS A
FORECLOSURE ON THE HALF-IN-
TEREST OF JUANITA JONES,
WHICH SHE CONVEYED IN DEED
OF TRUST RECORDED AT
2008/16277. PROPERTY AD-
DRESS: The street address of
the property is believed to be
WALT RICHARDSON ROAD, AKA
HAIRSTON BEND ROAD, COLUM-
BUS, MS 39702.
In the event of any discrepancy
between this street address and
the legal description of the prop-
erty, the legal description shall
control. Title to the above de-
scribed property is believed to
be good, but I will convey only
such title as is vested in me as
Substitute Trustee.
THIS LAW FIRM IS ATTEMPTING
TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY IN-
FORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE
USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
Rubin Lublin, LLC,
Substitute Trustee
1675 Lakeland Drive,
Suite 403
Jackson, MS 39216
www.rubinlublin.com/property
-listings.php
Tel: (877) 813-0992
Fax: (404) 601-5846
PUBLISH: 10/02/2013,
10/09/2013, 10/16/2013,
10/23/2013
Invitation for Bids
The Mississippi Personal Service
Contract Review Board will ac-
cept sealed bids until 1:00 PM
CST on November 4, 2013, for
the purpose of establishing a
statewide preapproved list of
providers of temporary staffing
services. Detailed specifica-
tions may be obtained by con-
tacting Tess Funches at teselyn.
funches@mspb.ms.gov or by go-
ing to the Mississippi State Per-
sonnel Board website at
http://www.mspb.ms.gov.
Publish: 10/2 & 10/9/2013
to an iron pin; thence South 211
feet; thence Westerly 50 feet to
the Point of Beginning.
Trustee.
3rd day of September, 2013.
Emily Kaye Courteau
Substitute Trustee
855 S Pear Orchard Rd.,
Ste. 404, Bldg. 400
Ridgeland, MS 39157
(318) 330-9020
jsd/F13-0959
PUBLISH: 10/2, 10/9 &
10/16/2013
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Notice of Sale
COUNTY OF Lowndes
June, 2004 and acknowledged
on the 29th day of June, 2004
Emma L. Harris nka Emma L.
Johnson and Foster Johnson Jr.,
wife and husband, executed and
delivered a certain Deed of Trust
unto T. Frank Collins, Trustee for
Wells Fargo Financial Mississippi
2, Inc., Beneficiary to secure an
indebtedness therein described,
which Deed of Trust is recorded
in the office of the Chancery
Clerk of Lowndes County Missis-
sippi in Mortgage Book 2004 at
Page 20038; and
July, 2012 Wells Fargo Financial
Mississippi 2, Incorporated, as-
signed said Deed of Trust unto
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., by in-
in Mort Book 2012 at Page
15829; and
June, 2013 the Holder of said
Deed of Trust substituted and
appointed Emily Kaye Courteau
Clerk in Mort Book 2013 at
Page 18650; and
said Deed of Trust having re-
do, on the 23rd day of October,
and 4:00 p.m., at public outcry
offer for sale and will sell at the
sippi, to-wit:
Beginning at a Point on the East
side of Nineteenth Street South,
18 feet East of and 22 feet
North of the Southwest corner of
the Northeast Quarter of the
Southwest Quarter of Section
15, Township 18 South, Range
18 West; thence Easterly along
the North side of Second Avenue
South, 360 feet to the Point of
Beginning; thence North parallel
with the East side of Nineteenth
Street South, 211 feet to an
iron pin; thence Easterly 50 feet
Notice of Sale
COUNTY OF Lowndes
ary, 2010 Alfred D. Harden and
Wife, Mattie L. Harden, as an
estate by the entirety with full
rights of survivorship and not as
tenants in common, executed
and delivered a certain Deed of
Trust unto Nations Title Agency,
Inc. dba Nations Lending Ser-
vices, Trustee for Mortgage Elec-
tronic Registration Systems,
Inc., as nominee for State Farm
Bank, F.S.B., Beneficiary, to se-
cure an indebtedness therein de-
scribed, which Deed of Trust is
Chancery Clerk of Lowndes
County, Mississippi in Mortgage
Book 2010 at Page 3436; and
WHEREAS, on the 31st day of
July, 2013 Mortgage Electronic
Registration Systems, Inc., as
nominee for State Farm Bank,
F.S.B., assigned said Deed of
Trust unto State Farm Bank,
F.S.B., by instrument recorded
in the office of the aforesaid
Chancery Clerk in MORT Book
2013 at Page 25214; and
WHEREAS, on the 3rd day of
September, 2013 the Holder of
said Deed of Trust substituted
and appointed Sean A. Southern
Clerk in MORT Book 2013 at
Page 25217; and
sippi, to-wit:
Lot Seventy-five (75) of Masonic
Home Subdivision, as shown by
map or plat of same recorded in
Plat Book 2, Page 34 in the Of-
fice of the Chancery Clerk of
Lowndes County, Mississippi;
subject, however, to those re-
strictive covenants and condi-
tions contained in an instrument
executed by the Grand Lodge of
Mississippi, F & A M, dated
November 18, 1958, and
recorded in Deed Book 287,
Page 206 in the Office of the
Chancery Clerk of Lowndes
County, Mississippi.
Being the same premises as
conveyed in deed from Harold H.
Barrar and wife, Annette K. Bar-
rar recorded 10/06/1988 in
Book 890, Page 699 in said
County and State.
Trustee.
Sean A. Southern
Substitute Trustee
855 S Pear Orchard Rd.,
Ste. 404, Bldg. 400
Ridgeland, MS 39157
(318) 330-9020
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10/9/2013
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COUNTY OF LOWNDES
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE
NOTICE OF SALE
April, 2008, LISA DUNLAP, exe-
cuted and delivered to J. DOU-
GLAS DALRYMPLE, Trustee, for
the use and benefit of CHISM
PARTNERS, L.P., a Deed of
Trust covering the property de-
scribed herein which is recorded
in Trust Deed Book 2008 at
Pages 25318 through 25322 of
the land records of Lowndes
County, Mississippi.
WHEREAS, CHISM PARN-
TERS, L.P., the owner and hold-
er of said Deed of Trust, ap-
pointed the undersigned JEF-
FREY C. SMITH as the substi-
tute and successor trustee by
an instrument dated the 7th day
of May, 2013, which instrument
is recorded in Book 2013 at
Pages 13301 through 13302 of
the land records of Lowndes
County, Mississippi prior to the
posting and first publication of
this notice; and
WHEREAS, default was made
in the payment of the indebted-
ness secured by said Deed of
Trust, and the owners and hold-
ers of the same have requested
that the undersigned Substitut-
ed Trustee foreclose on said
Deed of Trust and sell the prop-
erty covered thereby for collec-
tion of said indebtedness;
NOW THEREFORE, notice is
given that I, JEFFREY C. SMITH,
Substituted Trustee in said
Deed of Trust will on the 24th
day of October, 2013, within the
legal hours, (between 11:00
a.m. and 4:00 p.m.), offer for
sale and will sell at public auc-
tion to the highest and best bid-
der for case at the Easternmost
South front door of the Lowndes
Lowndes County, Mississippi,
the real estate covered by said
Deed of Trust, which is situated
in Lowndes County, State of Mis-
sissippi, and more particularly
described as follows:
Beginning at the Northwest Cor-
ner of the Northeast Quarter of
the Southeast Quarter of Sec-
tion 12, Township 19 South,
Range 18 West, Lowndes Coun-
ty, Mississippi; thence run East
182.5 feet to the point of begin-
ning; thence run South a dis-
tance of 210 feet to a point;
thence run East 182.5 feet,
more or less, to a point; thence
run North a distance of 210
feet, more or less, to a point;
thence run West 182.5 feet,
more or less, to the point of be-
ginning.
TOGETHER WITH AND INCLUD-
ING an easement for purposes
of ingress and egress described
as beginning at the Northwest
Corner of the Northeast Quarter
of the Southeast Quarter of Sec-
tion 12, Township 19 South,
Range 18 West; thence East
182.5 feet to a point; thence
South 15 feet to a point; thence
West 182.5 feet to a point on
the East right-of-way of Hughes
Road; thence North 15 feet to
the point of beginning same be-
ginning at an existing gravel
road.
Property is located in Lown-
des County, Mississippi.
Title is believed to be good,
but I will sell only such title as is
vested in me as Substituted
Trustee.
/s/ Jeffrey C. Smith
JEFFREY C. SMITH
Substituted Trustee
Publis: 10/2, 10/9, 10/16 &
10/23/2013
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY,
MISSISSIPPI
IN RE ALLIYAH SHRAY HUGHES,
MINOR BY TIMENNA M. HUGH-
ES, MOTHER, NATURAL
GUARDIAN AND NEXT FRIEND,
PETITIONER
NO. 2013-0426-C
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
TO: CORRIE COLVIN, whose
address is unknown after dili-
gent search and inquiry
You are summoned to appear
before the Honorable Dorothy W.
Colom, Judge of the Chancery
Court of Lowndes County, Mis-
sissippi, on October 17, 2013,
at 9:30 a.m., at the Lowndes
Mississippi, in your capacity as
the biological father of Alliyah
Shray Hughes, a minor, for a
hearing on the settlement of the
personal injury claims of said mi-
nor.
Issued under my hand and seal
of the said Court, this 11th day
of September, 2013.
Lisa Younger Neese, Clerk of
the Chancery Court of Lowndes
County, Mississippi
{seal}
By: Shautrell H. Granderson,
D.C.
REQUESTED BY:
James R. Moore, Jr.,
MSB No. 3445
JMoore@CCTB.com
Rhonda McCullough,
MSB No. 10707
RMcCullough@CCTB.com
COPELAND, COOK, TAYLOR
AND BUSH, P.A.
Ridgeland, Mississippi 39158-
6020
Telephone: (601) 856-7200
Counsel for UPS, Charles Ellis,
and Liberty Mutual Insurance
Company
Publish: 9/18, 9/25 & 10/2/13
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ENTRY-LEVEL & LATERAL POLICE OFFICER APPLICANTS
CITY OF COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI
The City of Columbus is accepting applications for the position of Entry-
Level and Lateral Police Officers until 6:00 p.m., Monday, October 28, 2013.
Applicants must be at least 21 years of age and must be a citizen of the United
States. Applicants must also be a high school graduate or have received a GED.
A copy of the diploma or GED certificate MUST be submitted to the Citys
Human Resources Office, 523 Main Street, 2
nd
Floor, between 7:00 a.m. and
6:00 p.m., Monday Thursday, BY OCTOBER 28, 2013. The Citys Nepotism
policy is discussed on the application.
An information packet will be given to all interested applicants upon request
of an application form. The City has a wonderful benefit package, which includes
paid vacation, sick leave, holiday pay, health, dental and life insurance, and a
retirement plan.
Interested applicants should apply to:
HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICE
523 Main Street
Columbus, MS 39703-1408
Call (662) 329-5114 or (662) 328-8682 for more information
Applicants may apply online at www.thecityofcolumbusms.org and fax
application to (662) 329-5154
Applicants must successfully complete a physical agility test, a written
examination and other requirements before being placed on the eligibility list.
The City of Columbus is an EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER and does
not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, national origin, creed or handicap.
CITY OF COLUMBUS HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICE
COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI
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meridian.com
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For sale 2014 Southern
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2BA home. Includes
separate living room &
den, awesome kitchen
with rock bar, glamour
bath, huge rooms with
walk-in closets, thermal
windows, Ashley Furni-
ture, washer/dryer &
more!!! All for only $429
per month, plus escrow!
Call 1-877-684-4857!
www.southerncolonel
meridian.com
BANK REPOS
I have access to 100's
of bank owned repos &
with 575 credit & 10%
down we can put you
into one today. Call
662-213-3648
2001 DOUBLE wide
3B/2BA, fireplace, sep-
arate tub & shower, has
its own dining room.
$22,900. Call 662-401-
1093
16x80 3BR/2BA,
needs some tlc,
$11,900. Cash Only.
Will not last long. Call
662-401-1093 or 662-
397-9339
16X70 2BR/1.5BA.
Move in ready. Must
sell!! Call 662-397-
9339
Mobile Homes
For Sale 865
Houses For Sale:
Other 850
MINI FARM. 11 ac. New
Hope school dist. Has
county water & paved
frontage (Blalock Rd).
Pasture land, barn, & hd
timber, mostly fenced
w/slagged private en-
trance. Priced to sell at
$59,900. 662-549-
8711 or 205-391-8606
SUMMER SIZZLER. 2
acre lots. Good/bad
credit. $995 down.
$197/mo. Eaton Land.
662-726-9648
35 ACRES in N.H. w/24
yr. old pines. $3500/
ac. Will divide into 10
ac. plots. 1.8 ac. on
Tiffany Ln. $7500. 915
6
th
St. S. $4000. Owner
fin. avail. 386-6619
Lots &
Acreage 860
QUIET COUNTRY hill-
side setting with
3BR/2BA, remodeled
home with large in-
ground pool and large
extensively wired shop.
$149,900. FMI call
662-570-9842
BRICK HOME in Hamil-
ton. 18 acres wooded
land. Built in 2001.
1550 sf downstairs. Un-
finished upstairs. 16X
24 shop. $166,000.
Call 662-436-6771.
Must see
BEAUTIFUL CUSTOM
3 story power plus
home in West Point.
5BR/3BA on 5.7 ac. lot.
3700 sf, wrap around
porch, dbl car garage,
hardwood floors, family
room, DR, great room,
lots of storage & energy
efficient. $229k. 18
min. from Severstal.
Call Kimberly @ Crye-
Leike 662-364-1423
3BR/2BA brick home
on 1 acre in Hamilton.
Quiet country setting.
Move in ready. $95k.
Call for an appointment.
662-610-3511
Houses For Sale:
Other 850
FOR SALE or rent. 3BD/
2BA, 2900 sf, Caledo-
nia school dist. 2 acre
lot. Sale $270,000 or
rent $1500/mo +
$1500 dep. 1 yr. lease
req. 662-574-9384 or
574-5170
Houses For Sale:
Caledonia 845
NEW CONSTRUCTION
6569 Greenfield Rd.
Tibbee Comm. 3BR/
2BA 2.5 ac, 1950 sf,
LR, cstm. cabs, ss appl,
gran. tops, lg. MA, deck.
Move in ready. $218k.
295-0250
Houses For Sale:
West 835
FSBO: FIRST Colony
Sub. 1260sf, 3BR/2BA,
hardwood, tile & carpet;
12x24sf wired shop on
0.73-acre private lot at
end of cul-de-sac. By
appt. only. 662-419-
3144 or 662-822-8104
FSBO. 3BR/2BA 2150
sf. Approx. 1/2 mi. from
school in quiet cul-de-
sac. Private backyard
with in-ground pool, pool
house & shop. $209 K
574-4128 or 574-0991
FSBO 4BR/2BA 1604
sf. Near NH School,
Jacuzzi tub, wood floors,
1yr old roof & central air
unit. Located at END of
cul-de-sac, secluded,
quiet safe area. Large
back deck & wooden
playground. 20x40
wired shop. 3/4 of acre.
Excellent home for rais-
ing children or to relax.
Appraised @ $130,000.
Asking $113,200. Call
662-570-5334
FSBO 3BR/2BA house.
1800 sf, screened
porch, in ground sprin-
kler system, new floors,
counter tops, sinks &
paint. $156,000.
251-1233 or 251-1232
Houses For Sale:
New Hope 825
210 DOWDLE Dr, 2000
sf. heated area. 3BR/
2BA, 2 acre, 22 X 40
brick shop & 2 dbl. Car-
ports. $115k. 662-574-
1849 or 574-1589
Houses For Sale:
New Hope 825
NORTHHAVEN WOOD
neighborhood. 3403
Camellia Circle. 3BR/
2BA, LR, kitchen, den
w/fireplace, DR, laundry
rm, lg. corner lot.
$124,500. 329-1778.
Shown by appointment
3BR/2BA. Large Florida
room, large shop with
a/c, 2100 sf.
$159,999 obo. 364-
2264
Houses For Sale:
Northside 815
COMPLETELY FURN.
Big bath & private en-
trance. Furn, appli-
ances, utilities & cable.
$600/mo. No deposit.
295-6309
Rooms 745
ROOMMATE WANTED
in Scooba. 20 yr. old
EMCC, rodeo grad, look-
ing for roommate to
share 3BR/2BA brick
house. Fully furnished,
locked gate, 4 mi. from
EMCC campus, a/c, all
new washer, dryer &
chest freezer. Nice
kitchen, fridge, micro &
stove. $325/mo. Min. 6
mo. lease. Text only
601-416-1647
Roommates 744
OFFICE SPACE
$400 per month
Utilities included
662-328-8037
1100 SF, corner of
Bluecutt Rd. & Chubby
Dr. Call 662-327-2020
Office Spaces 730
RV CAMPER & mobile
home lots. Full hookup
w/sewer. 2 locations
W&N from $75/wk -
$260/mo. 662-251-
1149 or 601-940-1397
RENT TO own 3BR/2BA.
$975 to move in. $475
per month. HUD & SEC-
TION 8. M.H. Park in
Columbus. Call 684-
9936
RENT A fully equipped
camper w/utilities & ca-
ble from $135/wk -
$495/month. 3 Colum-
bus locations. Call 601-
940-1397
MOBILE HOMES to rent
by the wk/mo. 2BR
starting @ $125/wk.
Incl. util. or $325/mo.
Call Don 386-5552
3BR/2BA mobile home
located near MUW.
$400/mo. Call 244-
0070 or 352-5044
3BR/2BA 16x80 home.
1 yr. lease. Avail. Imme-
diately. 3BR/2BA. 28x
48. Newly renovated.
Fenced back yard w/
screened in porch, stor-
age sheds, & carport.
Should be available mid
of August. Dep. & credit
check req. on both. NO
PETS! Call 434-6000
2BR/2BA mobile home
on private lot. $450 per
mo. plus dep. Back-
ground check req. Call
Chris 241-9582 or B.J.
549-3592
Mobile Homes
For Rent 725
HISTORIC SOUTHSIDE
3BR/2BA brick home.
For sale or lease.
Fridge, nice back deck,
fenced in back yard.
Avail. 11/1. 352-3205
Houses For Rent:
Other 718
HUGE 2BR. 1800 sf.
house in Artesia. $400/
month with lease as
LOW as $375/month.
Huge rooms. 662-361-
6054
1,000 SF brick home
2BR/2BA w/appliances
& D/W. CH/A. Located
in Mayhew. $535/mo. +
dep. No HUD. No Pets.
Call 662-327-5266
Houses For Rent
West: 715
Houses For Sale:
Other 850
3BR/2BA. Quiet area
for elderly or couple.
923 Bennett. Call 662-
352-9259 or 328-4302
Houses For Rent:
East 712
COLUMBUS, COUNTRY
Club Hills. 32 Shelley
Rd. 1200 sf, 2 story,
2BR/1 BA, new appls.
incl, top & bottom back
decks, private 3 ac.
neighborhood lake,
cen. h/a. Perfect for sin-
gles or newlyweds. 5
min. to CAFB or 2 min.
to Hwy. 82. Contact for
photos. $800/mo. or
sell $93K. Call 873-
1055 or 574-8855
725 18
TH
St. N. 4BR/
2BA, single family.
1566 sf. Fixer upper.
Lease or sell. $2000
down. $816/mo. 855-
664-8357
3BR/2 BA. Remodeled,
modern appl, dishwash-
er, central A/C & heat,
carport, washer/dryer
hookup, quiet. 3254
Military Rd. $800 + dep.
574-8559
3BR FOR $450/month.
Next to Propst Park. No
HUD accepted. Call
251-5804 for more info
3BR FOR $450/month.
Next to Propst Park. No
HUD accepted. Call
251-5804 for more info
2BR/1BA. Ridge Rd.
CH&A, stove, fridge,
washer/dryer hookup,
fenced yard. No pets.
No HUD. $550/mo. +
dep. Call 329-1424.
Leave msg.
Houses For Rent:
Northside 711
RETAIL/COMMERCIAL
spaces for lease. High
visibility. 1200-2000 sf.
$500-1200/mo. 1901
Main. 662-341-9771
DOWNTOWN COMMER-
CIAL space available.
Call McCarty Realty for
Details. 662-328-7600
OFFICE SPACE in east
Columbus. Starting at
$285-$800/mo. In-
cludes utilities & inter-
net. 662-386-7694 or
364-1030
Commercial
Property For Rent
710
Rivergate
Apartments
Quiet Country Living
Studio,
1&2 Bedrooms
Executive Units
Water
Furnished
Monday - Friday
8a-5p
327-6333
300 Holly Hills Rd.
Columbus
Commercial Dispatch
Chateaux
Holly Hills
Apartments
102 Newbell Rd
Columbus
Mon-Fri 8-5
328-8254
Central Heat & Air
Conditioning
Close to CAFB
Onsite Laundry Facility
All Electric/Fully Equipped
Kitchen
Lighted Tennis Court
Swimming Pool
Where Coming
Home is the
Best Part of
the Day
RICHLAND REALTY. Bit-
tersweet Townhouses.
Roomy 2BR/1.5 BA. Mil-
itary discounts. Direct
TV included. Parking
garages, fenced in back-
yards.
Terrace Apartments.
Spacious 2BR/1 BA.
Washer/dryer hook-up,
security system,
Direct TV included.

Commercial Property.
500-6000 sf. Prime lo-
cations. Restaurant,
medical, & office space
available.

Investment Property.
2316 College St. 1BR/
1BA, 2 Lots. $14,000.
662-327-5000
1, 2 & 3 BEDROOM
APARTMENTS &
TOWNHOUSES.
1BR/1BA Apt. $300
2BR/1BA Apt. $350-
$400. 2BR/2BA 3BR /
2BA Townhouses $550-
$800. No HUD allowed.
Lease, deposit, credit
check required. Cole-
man Realty. 329-2323
2BR/2BA. Nice 1250
sq ft, repainted, lg deck,
kit appl, W/D. Close to
MUW & downtown. No
pets. Ref. & credit ck
328-1940/242-2730
2 & 3BR units. $300-
$650. Call 662-327-
8557
1 ROOM efficiency avail-
able. Call Chris Chain
662-574-7879
Apartments For
Rent: Other 708
Apartments For
Rent: East 702
NORTHSTAR PROPER-
TIES. 500 Louisville St.
1, 2 & 3BR avail. 662-
323-8610. 8-5pm, M-F.
northstarstarkville.com
Exp. basic cable incl
Apartments For
Rent: Starkville
707
COTTON DISTRICT.
2BR/2BA. Fireplace, all
appliances, central heat
& air. Avail. October 1.
Call 662-617-3356
APARTMENTS &
TOWNHOUSES. CK Re-
alty, LLC has 1 & 2BR
townhouses & apart-
ments. Call for more de-
tails! We also rent fur-
nished townhouses for
Bulldog home games.
662-323-9074
Apartments For
Rent: Starkville
707
2BR/1BA duplex. Cale-
donia School District.
Good neighborhood. Par-
tially furnished. $350/
mo. No pets. 356-6123
2BR/1 BA. Central heat
and air w/stove and re-
frigerator (electric).
Washer/dryer connec-
tions (electric). Kid-
friendly neighborhood.
Call 662-436-2255 for
more details
Apartments For
Rent: Caledonia
706
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1 Bedrooms
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3 Bedrooms
Unfurnished
1, 2 & 3 Baths
Lease, Deposi t
& Credit Check
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327-8555
307 Hospital Drive
Furnished &
Apartments For
Rent: West 705
Apartments For
Rent: East 702
LOFT APTS. Spacious,
downtown, 1BR, newly
renovated, walking dis-
tance for shopping &
dining. Call McCarty Re-
alty. 662-328-7600
HISTORIC DOWNTOWN
2 BR apts & loft apts-
beautifully & completely
furnished. Also avail. 1
unfurn loft apt. FMI call
662-574-7176
Apartments For
Rent: South 704
1, 2, 3 BEDROOMS &
townhouses. Call for
more info. 662-549-
1953
1 & 2BR apts. avail-
able. Free water & gas.
Call & ask about our
move in special. 662-
244-8944
Apartments For
Rent: East 702
SEVERAL 1 & 2BR units
available. $295 & up.
Call Long & Long @
328-0770. NO HUD
1, 2, 3 BEDROOM
apartments & townhous-
es. Call for more info.
662-549-1953
NORTHWOOD TOWN-
HOUSES 2BR, 1.5BA,
CH/A, stove, fridge,
DW, WD hookups, &
private patios. Call
Robinson Real Estate
328-1123
2BR TOWNHOUSES
Starting @ $450. Move-
in specials. Short term
leases avail. Next to
hospital. 662-328-9471
1 & 2BR. Move in spe-
cials. Starting @ $600
or $500 w/military disc.
Short term leases avail.
Located next to Hospi-
tal. Fox Run Apts. 662-
328-9471
***$99 1st Month***
Feels like home to me.
Clean 1-4BR remodeled
apts. Stove, fridge, w/d
hookups, mini-blinds.
HUD accepted. Call Mar-
lene. 662-630-2506
Apartments For
Rent: Northside
701
ESTABLISHED RESTAU-
RANT for sale in Barta-
hatchie, MS. Sits on 4.3
ac. w/lake. All equip-
ment incl. 40405 Wolfe
Rd. Very nice building.
Seats 100. $120k.
Ready for immediate
use. Call Kimberly Reed
at Crye-Leike 364-
1423/328-1150
Business
For Sale 635
To see Virtual Tours
of all available
properties, please
contact us at 328-1124
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2305 Northaven Drive Apt # 3
2 BR, 1.5 BA, Townhouse off
Hwy 45 N, Close to Downtown
Columbus & CAFB
79 Sweetgum Lane
3 BR, 2 BA Townhouse
Lots of space, close to CAFB
922 4th Ave S
Great 2 BR Apt,
Close to MUW!
NEW HOPE
GARDEN APARTMENTS
58 Old Yorkville Road 327-8372
Monday & Wednesday 3pm-6pm
1 & 2 Bedroom Apartments
Next to New Hope Schools
Stove, Refrigerator, Central Heat & Air
Onsite Laundry Facility
PAID ADVERTISEMENT
Section 83-5-77, Mississippi Code of 1972, requires the publication of insurance company synopses of their annual statements.
Property and Casualty Companies
Abstract of the Annual Statement
as of
December 31, 2012
of
Total Assets 738,114,605
American Agri-Business Insurance Company
Lubbock
TX
79424
Assets
$
Surplus Funds 22,009,879
Total Liabilities, Surplus and Other Funds 738,114,605
Total Capital and Surplus 24,709,879
Total Liabilities 713,404,726
Capital Stock 2,700,000
Liabilities, Surplus and Other Funds
$
$
$
$
$
7101 82nd Street
Commissioner of Insurance
12548
0500027
I hereby certify that the above is a true and correct abstract of the statement of the above-name
company filed with the Mississippi Insurance Department showing the condition of said
company on December 31, 2012
Mississippi Insurance Department
Commercial Dispatch
as of
December 31, 2012
of
Allied World National Assurance Company
New York
NY
10038
Assets
$
$
$
$
$
$
199 Water Street, 25th Floor
10690
0700017
Commercial Dispatch
as of
December 31, 2012
of
American Access Casualty Company
Oakbrook Terrace
IL
60181
Assets
$
$
$
$
$
$
1S450 Summit Ave., Suite 230
10730
0800017
Commercial Dispatch
Life, Health and Accident Companies
as of
December 31, 2012
of
Amalgamated Life Insurance Company
North Buildilng
White Plains
NY
10604
Assets
$
$
$
$
$
$
333 Westchester Avenue
60216
0800033 LI
Commercial Dispatch
as of
December 31, 2012
of
Surplus Funds 3,377,528,725
Total Liabilities, Surplus and Other Funds 51,808,172,624
Total Capital and Surplus 3,382,931,325
Total Liabilities 48,425,241,299
Total Assets 51,808,172,624
Allstate Life Insurance Company
Northbrook
IL
60062
Assets
$
$
$
$
$
$
3075 Sanders Road - Ste. H1A
60186
7700025 LI
Commercial Dispatch
as of
December 31, 2012
of
Amalgamated Life and Health Insurance Company
Chicago
IL
60607
Assets
$
$
$
$
$
$
333 South Ashland Blvd.
60208
7700030 LI
Commercial Dispatch
as of
December 31, 2012
of
Allstate Indemnity Company
Northbrook
IL
60062
Assets
$
$
$
$
$
$
3075 Sanders Rd., Ste H1A
19240
7700555
Commercial Dispatch
as of
December 31, 2012
of
Allstate Insurance Company
Northbrook
IL
60062
Assets
$
Surplus Funds 16,256,677,830
Total Capital and Surplus 16,260,877,830
$
$
$
$
$
19232
7700557
Commercial Dispatch
as of
December 31, 2012
of
American Agricultural Insurance Company
1501 E Woodfield Rd Ste 300W
Schaumburg
IL
60173-5422
Assets
$
$
$
$
$
$
Attn: Contracts & Regulatory
10103
7700576
Commercial Dispatch
as of
December 31, 2012
of
Ambac Assurance Corporation
New York
NY
10004
Assets
$
Surplus Funds -8,411,000
$
$
$
$
$
One State Street Plaza
18708
7700592
Commercial Dispatch
as of
December 31, 2012
of
Alterra America Insurance Company
Suite 325
Richmond
VA
23235
Assets
$
$
$
$
$
$
9020 Stony Point Parkway
21296
7700662
Commercial Dispatch
as of
December 31, 2012
of
Allstate Assurance Company
Northbrook
IL
60062-7127
Assets
$
$
$
$
$
$
3075 Sanders Road, Suite H1A
70866
7900031 LI
Commercial Dispatch
as of
December 31, 2012
of
Allstate Vehicle and Property Insurance Company
Northbrook
IL
60062
Assets
$
Total Liabilities 161,134
$
$
$
$
$
3075 Sanders, Ste. H1A
37907
8000035
Commercial Dispatch
as of
December 31, 2012
of
Allstate Fire and Casualty Insurance Company
Northbrook
IL
60062
Assets
$
$
$
$
$
$
3075 Sanders, Suite H1A
29688
8000057
Commercial Dispatch
as of
December 31, 2012
of
Allstate Property and Casualty Insurance Company
Northbrook
IL
60062
Assets
$
$
$
$
$
$
17230
8600081
Commercial Dispatch
as of
December 31, 2012
of
Allmerica Financial Benefit Insurance Company
440 Lincoln Street
Worcester
MA
01653
Assets
$
$
$
$
$
$
Attn: Corporate Secretary
41840
9200013
Commercial Dispatch
as of
December 31, 2012
of
Allmerica Financial Alliance Insurance Company
440 Lincoln Street
Worcester
MA
01653
Assets
$
$
$
$
$
$
Attn: Corporate Secretary
10212
9500051
Commercial Dispatch
as of
December 31, 2012
of
Allied World Insurance Company
New York
NY
10038
Assets
$
$
$
$
$
$
199 Water Street, 25th Floor
22730
9700043
Commercial Dispatch
as of
December 31, 2012
of
American Alternative Insurance Corporation
Princeton
NJ
08543
Assets
$
$
$
$
$
$
555 College Road East
19720
9800011
Commercial Dispatch
as of
December 31, 2012
of
Alterra Reinsurance USA Inc.
Suite 200
Summit
NJ
07901
Assets
$
$
$
$
$
$
535 Springfield Avenue
10829
9800017
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