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Board: Capital
improvements 4-County weighs broadband
a priority at in light of new legislation
CMSD Presley: Co-ops that don’t offer internet service
Trustees highlight should ‘be prepared’ to tell members why
five key projects By Slim Smith
ssmith@cdispatch.com
BY MARY POLLITZ
mpollitz@cdispatch.com When the Mississippi Legislature
took up a bill that would allow the
When parents state’s electric cooperatives to provide
pick up their children broadband service to its customers,
from Sale Elementa- the term “high speed” was the opera-
ry School, cars line tive word — in more ways than one.
up on Warpath Road It took just 10 days from the time the
in east Columbus, Mississippi Broadband Enabling Act
creating a public safe- was sent to committee for its to pass
ty concern. both chambers and be sent to Gov. Phil
Sparks
The Columbus Bryant for his signature Thursday.
Municipal School District Board Bryant is expected to sign the bill into
of Trustees discussed such con- law early this week.
cerns and prioritized district im- The uncommon speed of the bill’s
provements during a special call passage and its enthusiastic support (it
meeting Saturday morning. Earlier passed the House by a 115-3 vote and
this month, trustees listened to a the Senate by a 52-0 vote) may create
capital improvement presentation the assumption that co-ops will soon
by architect Major Andrews, of Co- be providing internet service to their
lumbus-based Major Design Stu- customers.
dio, and engineer Kevin Stafford, “We’re asking our customers to be
of Neel-Schaffer, concerning safety patient,” said Michael Callahan, CEO
improvements district-wide. of the Electric Cooperative Association
On Saturday, trustees listed five that lobbied hard for the bill on behalf
See CMSD, 6A of its 25 member co-ops in the state,
which represent 1.8 million members.
“We don’t want to dive head-first into a
two-foot pool. We need to do this right
and that means we have to take our

Victim in child time to really understand what we are

getting into.”
Until the new bill was passed, elec-

exploitation tric cooperatives were bound by a law

passed in 1932 that prohibited them
from providing anything but electricity

case sues CMSD to members. Now, the co-ops can pro-

vide broadband service — but are not
required to do so.
Plaintiff said district The bill has been championed by
North District Public Service Com-
officials knew about ex- missioner Brandon Presley and enthu-
siastically supported by the Electric
teacher’s inappropriate Cooperative Association but closer
to home, a spokesman for 4-County
sexual conduct Electric Power Association
said officials are taking a
By ISABELLE ALTMAN cautious approach.
ialtman@cdispatch.com
See Broadband, 3A
A former Colum-
bus Municipal School
District student is su-
ing in federal court
the district and the
ex-teacher convicted
of exploiting him.
Michael Jackson,
35, was sentenced to Jackson
seven years in the Mississippi De-
See Lawsuit, 8A

Families First seeks

Elmarie Brooks,
project manager
community funding options
for Starkville’s
Families First,
Program at J.L. King Center lost grant The program, hosted
at the J.L. King Center on
speaks during
a community
funding due to federal shutdown North Long Street, relies
on Mississippi Depart-
meeting. The By Alex Holloway grant funding.
meeting was ment of Human Services
aholloway@cdispatch.com Even with the end of the
held to find ways funding. The money is ad-
to seek funding shutdown Friday, officials ministered to north Mis-
A 35-day partial feder-
for the program al shutdown has forced at Starkville’s Families sissippi programs, includ-
after it lost a First program doubt they ing the one in Starkville,
grant due to the a Family Centered Pro-
grams initiative to look to will receive the $150,000 through the Family Re-
partial federal
government possible community fund- annual grant that has pro- source Center in Tupelo.
shutdown. ing avenues after learning vided the bulk of their Families First provides
Alex Holloway/Dispatch Staff it will no longer receive funding in years past. See Funding, 6A

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Sunday
Say What?
Did you hear? “I don’t want to be mean to them, but it’s really a system
Memos: Facebook allowed that’s overburdened, out of control.”
71-year-old mechanic Terry Rose of Texas on federal

‘friendly fraud’ to profit from kids workers who missed paychecks during the government
shutdown. Story, 7A.

Lawsuit: Company permitted teens

to spend hundreds of dollars buying Ask Rufus
additional features on games
The Associated Press employees’ compensation.
The internal debate
SAN FRANCISCO — about how to address the
Facebook allowed children recurring problem of kids
to rack up huge bills on dig- spending big bucks behind
ital games while the compa- their parents’ backs oc-
ny rejected recommenda- curred from 2010 and 2014
tions for addressing what — a period that included
it dubbed “friendly fraud,” Facebook’s stock market
according to newly released debut in 2012. After going
court documents. public at $38 per share,
The internal Facebook Facebook’s stock plummet-
memos and other records ed by 50 percent, intensify-
were unsealed late Thurs- ing the pressure on CEO
day to comply with a judge’s Mark Zuckerberg and his
order in a federal court case management team to bring
settled in 2016. in more revenue.
The lawsuit, filed in San None of the unsealed
Jose, California, centered on records, however, directly
Courtesy photo
allegations that Facebook tie Facebook’s tolerance of The permanent exhibits at the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Museum are well worth seeing. The mock up
knowingly milked teenag- “friendly fraud” to concerns of the pilot house of a modern Tombigbee River towboat traveling down the river is one of the more popular
ers by permitting them to about its slumping stock exhibits among both young and old.
spend hundreds of dollars price during parts of 2012

Columbus Water/Ways
buying additional features and 2013.
on games such as “Angry A Facebook statement
Birds” and “Barn Buddy” didn’t address its rejection
without their parents’ con- of the recommendations.
sent. Instead, it said the compa-

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The documents show ny has offered refunds and Smith- ter with the
Facebook considered mea- changed its practices. sonian river.
sures to reduce the chances “We routinely examine Institu- Rodrigo
of kids running up charges our own practices, and in tion traveling Rangel, pri-
on parents’ credit cards 2016 agreed to update our exhibit on vate secretary
without their knowledge. terms and provide dedicat- waterways to de Soto,
But the company didn’t ed resources for refund re- has opened recorded an
adopt them for fear of under- quests related to purchases at the Agnes account of the
cutting the revenue growth made by minors on Face- Zaiontz Ten- expedition’s
that helps boost the compa- book,” the company said in nessee-Tom- arrival at the
ny’s stock price — and its a statement Friday. bigbee Tombigbee,
Waterway probably in
Transporta- Rufus Ward the Colum-
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Intervals of clouds and Clouds and sun Much colder; some Partly sunny and not Plenty of sunshine Tennessee-Tombigbee
sunshine snow in the morning as cold Whatever the real of the pilot house of a
story, the French appar- modern Tombigbee Riv- Waterway Transportation
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Broadband
Continued from Page 1A
“We have to be re-
sponsible,’’ said 4-County
spokesperson Jon Turner.
“We’ve seen (this legisla-
tion) coming for a while
and had already commis-
sioned a feasibility study.
As a matter of fact, we
are studying some of the
preliminary reports right
now.”
4-County serves more
than 38,000 members in
rural areas of the Golden
Triangle, as well as Noxu-
bee, Monroe, Chickasaw,
Choctaw, Winston and
Webster counties. How-
ever, Turner said it is not
clear those members will
want to pay for internet
service from 4-County if
they feel they have other
options.
“We did a survey of
members in the most af-
fected areas — western
Clay County, Choctaw
County and Noxubee
County as well as smaller
areas in Lowndes and Ok-
tibbeha counties, focusing
on the areas that most
qualify as rural areas,” he
said. “We wanted to find
out what their appetite for
this was, to get a feel for
what they might want.
“They don’t like what
they have necessarily, but
what we are seeing is that
whether they have (broad-
band access) or not, they
don’t want to pay what it’s
going to cost to get it to
them,” he added. “That’s
the big factor.”
Both Callahan and
Presley said that once
customers realize the full
implications of what co-op
provided internet service
could mean, customers
will find it appealing.
“The biggest thing is
making sure the custom-
ers understand the poten-
tial,” Callahan said. “It’s
not just about the internet.
‘At the end of the day, we’re not an internet company. We have a
job to do and that job is to provide reliable, affordable power to our
customers. As much as people may want broadband, we can’t lose
sight of that. That’s always going to be our most important priority.’
In a lot of places, those
customers are paying for
satellite TV, which is ex-
pensive. But with broad-
band, you can subscribe
to things like Hulu and
Netflix as a cheaper alter-
native to satellite TV. Once
you consider everything
that broadband can do,
you begin to understand
that it’s a much better deal
than what they have now.”
Presley said that even
in those areas that do have
access, co-ops have anoth-
er advantage.
“For the co-ops, broad-
band isn’t a profit-center.
They’ll tell
you they
don’t want
to be in the
br o a db a nd
business.
For them,
it’s a service
to their cus- Presley
tomers,” he
said. “That means they
can provide faster service
at a lower price. You’re go-
ing to tell me people won’t
like that?”
Chicken or the egg?
In order to provide
broadband service to its
customers, co-ops have
to lay fiber-optic cable re-
quired to deliver the ser-
vice.
Callahan said six of
the state’s 25 co-ops are
already in the process of
running fiber optic cables,
either their own or by leas-
ing access to fiber-optics
from other companies.
It’s an expensive prop-
osition — Turner said
4-County’s preliminary
report estimates it would
cost $120 million to pro-
vide fiber-optics to its
customers. Even so, Cal-
lahan said, fiber-optics
will someday be standard
equipment for the nation’s
900 electric co-ops.
“All the studies say
that between 2040 and
2050, every co-op will
operate on some kind of
fiber,” Callahan said. “It’s
the gold standard. It’s the
future.”
While acknowledging
the move toward fiber-op-
tics, Turner said 4-Coun-
ty leadership is trying to
take a long view of how
the services will operate
in the future.
“The flip side is what
will happen if there is
emerging technology
that will supersede fi-
ber optics,” Turner said.
“Who’s to say that some-
body out there someday
has a Tesla moment and
suddenly you don’t need
wires? If we have made a
$120 million commitment
and that happens, where
will we be?”
Presley argued co-ops
have the ability to borrow
money long-term at low
interest.
“They’ve done it be-
fore and have been very
successful,” he said.
A matter of density
While Callahan is an
enthusiastic supporter
for co-op provided broad-
band, he recognizes co-
4-County spokesperson Jon Turner
ops are not immune to
the market pressures
that apply to commercial
internet service provid-
ers. In fact, the primary
reason why the 23 million
Americans living in rural
areas who don’t have any
broadband access is that
it’s been judged cost-pro-
hibitive by commercial
providers.
“What our consultants
have told us is that you
need nine to 12 custom-
ers per mile who are tak-
ing the service to make it
work,” Callahan said. “Al-
together, we have only 8.8
meters per mile, and that
includes meters at catfish
ponds, shops, places that
you don’t have a demand
for broadband.
“Now, from co-op to
co-op those numbers go
up or down,” he added.
“So for some areas with
a higher density, we can
help. For others, probably
not.”
Turner said density is-
sues are a major consider-
ation as 4-County consid-
ers broadband.
“The problem is that
it’s the low-density areas
that are the ones that have
the worst access,” Turner
said. “In a lot of our ser-
vice area, Lowndes Coun-
ty and Oktibbeha County
in particular, those cus-
tomers have good access
to broadband already.
But in the western part of
Clay County and in Choc-
taw and Noxubee Coun-
ty, you’re talking about
a density of three to four
customers per mile. At
that point, you really have
to ask some serious ques-
tions about whether it’s
really feasible.”
Presley:
The time is now
Presley remains unde-
terred, pointing out there
are $600 million in federal
grant funding set aside for
companies to assist in pro-
viding broadband service
to rural areas.
Although that’s a drop-
in-the-bucket compared
to what it would cost to
provide service to thou-
sands of unserved or un-
der-served rural commu-
nities across the country,
what Presley believes to
be the inevitability of a na-
tional conversion to fiber
optics should be incentive
for co-ops to commit to
the program while federal
funds are available.
“What I will say is this:
The ball is in the court of
the boards of directors of
these co-ops to respond
to the needs of the peo-
ple who own the co-ops,”
he said. “I feel like every
board will be hearing
from their members. If
the boards aren’t going
to pursue this on behalf
of their members, they
should be prepared to give
an answer as to why they
aren’t.”
Turner said 4-County
officials understand that,
but they also understand
their primary mission.
“At the end of the day,
we’re not an internet com-
pany,” Turner said. “We
have a job to do and that
job is to provide reliable,
affordable power to our
customers. As much as
people may want broad-
band, we can’t lose sight of
that. That’s always going
to be our most important
priority.”

Area arrests

Wilson Thomas Taylor Malone Conner Brewer

Armistad Townsend Griffin Davis Yeldell Wofford

Robinson Drake Pepper III Gibson Hailey Brooks

The following arrests
were made by Lowndes
County Sheriff’s Office:
n Rakeem Wilson, 24,
was charged with posses-
sion of a controlled sub-
stance, posting messages
electronically to cause
injury and two counts of
failure to appear.
n Walter Thomas, 25,
was charged with posses-
sion of a weapon by a fel-
on and aggravated assault
with a weapon or other
means to produce death.
n James Taylor, 37,
was charged with pos-
session of a weapon by a
felon.
n Anthony Malone, 23,
was charged with embez-
zlement.
n Rayshaun Conner,
36, was charged with
domestic violence, traf-
ficking of controlled sub-
stances and possession
with intent to distribute.
n Nicholas Brewer, 25,
was charged with posses-
sion of marijuana-more
than one ounce.
n Kenny Armistad,
23, was charged with
malicious mischief, pos- stolen fire-
session of a weapon by a arm.
felon and two counts of n Jus-
failure to appear. tin Drake,
20, was
The following arrests c h a r g e d
were made by the Oktib- with two
beha County Sheriff’s Of- counts of Chandler
fice: grand larce-
n Santana Townsend, ny.
31, was charged with two n Eugene Pepper III,
counts of sexual activity 33, was charged with ma-
with an inmate, furnish- licious mischief, assault
ing contraband and sale/ on a police officer, first
possession of a controlled offense DUI and resisting
substance.
arrest.
n Michael Griffin, 40,
n Patrick Gibson, 35,
was charged with two
was charged with pos-
counts of embezzlement
session of a controlled
by public officer and two
counts of trafficking in substance and disorderly
stolen firearms. conduct.
n Jerome Davis, 21, n Jordan Hailey, 26,
was charged with aggra- was charged with posses-
vated assault. sion of a controlled sub-
n Timothy Yeldell, 25, stance, improper equip-
was charged with mali- ment and possession of
cious mischief. paraphernalia.
n Bobby Wofford, 51, n Adolphus Brooks,
was charged with a cir- 30, was charged with two
cuit court order. counts of burglary of a ve-
n Khatravious Robin- hicle.
son, 21, was charged with n Brandon Chandler,
burglary other than a ve- 51, was charged with
hicle and possession of a third offense DUI.
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ture for some common
sense proposals. Dead-
line for submitting bills
for consideration arrived last week.
Our representatives and senators au-
thored dozens of bills for consideration.
Of those, several stand the chance of
moving through the Legislature and
becoming law. Among them an equal
pay for women bill (Rep. Kabir Kar-
riem), a law providing children age 6 or
younger to have their sight tested upon
attending school for the first time (Rep.
Rob Roberson), a bill fixing a standard
statewide policy of law enforcement
body cameras (Sen. Angela-Turner
Ford) and a law providing constitu-
tional protection for the use of medical
marijuana (Sen. Chuck Younger).
There are many more bills authored
by our legislators that are worthy of
consideration, but we feel these bills, in
particular, deserve consideration.
A rose to the memory
of Wilson Ashford Sr.
and Adelaide Jeannette
Elliott, who became the
seventh and eighth addi-
tions to Starkville’s Unity
Park during a ceremony held on MLK
Day. Ashford, a veteran and mechanic,
and Elliott, a teacher, were in many
respects ordinary people who made
extraordinary contributions to civil
rights in their community. Ashford
helped black citizens register to vote
after he returned from military service
while Elliott helped organize the Ok-
tibbeha County chapter of the NA ACP.
Attention is often rightly focused on
those leaders who captured headlines
and inspired the masses. But in Elliott
and Ashford, we are reminded that you
don’t have to be powerful or famous
to play a role in the fight for equality.
Now, visitors to United Park will be
reminded of that truth and, perhaps, in-
spired to play their own role in making
their community a better place.
A rose to all those
who participated in
Martin Luther King
Jr. Day events around
the Golden Triangle on
Monday. From parades
in West Point and Starkville, to service
projects in Columbus and Starkville. In
Columbus, the United Way of Lowndes
County held school supplies drive at
the Columbus Soccer Complex as its
“Day of Giving” program while volun-
teers for Starkville’s “Day of Service”
cleaned up the grounds of Oddfellows
Cemetery. By making service projects
a part of the holiday, organizers and
volunteers paid tribute to the memory
and legacy of King in a tangible way.
We applaud all who made that effort.
A rose to Golden
Triangle chapter of the
Christian Women’s Job
Corp organization for
its efforts to help unem-
ployed and under-em-
ployed women in Oktibbeha, Lowndes
and Clay counties with free educa-
tional and life-skills training needed
to secure and maintain jobs that pay
a living wage. The CWJC is accept-
ing applications for the twice-weekly
classes, which begin on Feb. 5. Classes
will help women improve their basic
computer and work-place skills as
well as life-skills that are important in
obtaining and keeping jobs. It is open
to women regardless of their faith. For
more information on times, locations
and curriculum, as well as information
on applying for the classes, call coordi-
nator Helen Ward at 662-722-3016.

Letter to the editor

Voice of the people
Rules of the road
It has been over 40 years since I had to take
my drivers’ license test. I was wondering if your
readers could enlighten me as to when posted
speed limit signs, stop signs, red lights, improper
parking signs, yield signs and various other signs
became suggestions instead of the law.
Robert Jolly
Columbus

Other editors
More public scrutiny, not
less, needed at MDOC
It is unfortunate that the state agency tasked
with incarcerating those found guilty of crimes
has so little regard for the law — at least certain
parts of the law.
The Mississippi Department of Corrections
would like the state Legislature to exempt it from
parts of the Public Records Act. The act is state
law, and it requires the government to release to
the public the documents and records that it uses
in the course of operations. There are exemptions,
but generally speaking, any document used by a Partial to home
body of the government is open to public inspec-
tion.
The act allows the public to keep tabs on its
government. It forces transparency.
Moon river
But governments, generally speaking, don’t It was a scene and forth waiting for Larry, who is the perfect
like the act. It makes it harder for government straight out of Huck the boat to pass. Add- straight man for HD, was con-
agencies and boards to do their work, they com- Finn. Two guys stand- ing to that, a surging fused. HD continued riffing about
plain. It is a waste of time, they say. Those docu- ing around a campfire current magnified by the mermaid.
ments are no one’s business, they gripe. on a remote island in a recent rains pushed my As the Earth’s shadow began to
“There should be some limits on what you are wide river, bright moon kayak toward a tangle creep over the face of the moon,
transparent about,” MDOC Commissioner Pelicia and stars overhead. of fallen trees nestled we stared upwards in wonder.
Hall said. HD and Matt had against the old railroad Precisely at 10:41, as projected, the
Really? The government functions only to serve paddled out before dark bridge. eclipse was total. The moon had
the public, yet some think the public has no busi- to put out set hooks. The night was bright become an orangish-red sphere.
ness peeking behind the curtain. That was more than and our site was not far The full eclipse would last about
To make matters worse, MDOC has been two hours ago. Now away. With the tug out an hour.
under scrutiny for years due to a public corruption they held their hands Birney Imes of the way, my crossing Too seldom we pause to con-
scandal that sent the former MDOC commission- to a sparking fire, went smoothly. sider these cosmic events as old
er to prison. Nearly $1 billion into MDOC con- occasionally leaving its warmth to Winds from earlier in the day as time, these gentle reminders
tracts were called into question due to the bribery check their lines or venture into had subsided, but the temperature of our insignificance and the
and kickback scheme. the woods for firewood. Jim and had dropped below freezing. As I ephemeral nature of our existence.
And this same agency has the gall to say that Huck would have coveted their climbed from my kayak, Jim and Instead, we squabble, kill one an-
there should be limits on transparency. headlamps. Huck, glad to see another compa- other, degrade this fragile planet,
If MDOC’s commissioner does not value state One of our number had orga- triot, offered hearty hellos. our home.
law or does not believe in transparency or works nized a river outing Sunday timed Days before we had come out Meanwhile, the stars continue
to keep the scrutinizing public eye away, the state to see the lunar eclipse, aka the and prepared the site, cutting away to glow in the heavens, indifferent
should find another commissioner. Super Blood Wolf Full Moon. briers and stacking wood gathered to the folly below.
Only someone who understands the impor- “Super” because the moon would from the forest floor. Nothing to be With a shaded moon, the river
tance of transparency in an agency plagued by be unusually close to the earth, done about the soggy ground. had grown dark. The blinking
scandal should be charged with leading it. “Blood” for its color during the All in all, it was surprisingly stars were our only light now. We
(Brookhaven) Daily Leader eclipse and “Wolf” because that is cozy standing by the fire, joking, paddled back across the river, this
the name of the first full moon of talking, occasionally looking up time working against the current.
the year. through the bare trees to check on On the way home, at the turnoff
I should have waited for the tug progress of the eclipse. to Officers Lake Road, I pulled
headed upstream to pass before One of our party, waiting on over and got out. I wanted one last
Our View: Local Editorials launching from Waverly Landing, shore for stragglers called to see look at the orange moon on this
Local editorials appearing in this space represent but I was anxious to get on the wa- how we were doing. “Larry, I’ve cold winter night.
the opinion of the newspaper’s editorial board: Peter ter. My impatience was rewarded caught a mermaid,” HD said. Birney Imes (birney@cdispatch.
Imes, editor and publisher; Birney Imes, publisher with the glare of the tug’s search- “She’s on the stringer. What do I com) is the former publisher of The
emeritus; Slim Smith and senior newsroom staff. To
inquire about a meeting with the board, please con-
light in my face as I paddled back do with her?” Dispatch.
tact Peter Imes at 662-328-2424, or e-mail voice@
cdispatch.com.

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Cartoonist view An opening for

a party of reality
Here they come, the newly resurgent
Democrats, ready to take on “the man” (Rep.
Rashida Tlaib); protect America’s middle
class from “attack” by big corporations and
billionaires (Sen. Elizabeth Warren); provide
“Medicare-for-all” (Sen. Kamala Harris);
offer universal pre-K (Julian Castro); and
fight capitalism in general without any idea
of how it works (Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez).
The Democratic Party is lurching to the left
like a confused American driver on a British
highway.
Mona Charen
As The New York Times’ Thomas Edsall
notes, it isn’t just leaders who are stamped-
ing to the port side. Democratic voters are becoming more liberal,
too. In the past 17 years, Pew Research has found, the percentage of
Democrats who described themselves as liberal jumped from 30 to
50 percent. This is reflected in issue positions. In 2008, the percent-
age of Democrats who agreed that immigrants here illegally should
be permitted to become citizens was 29 percent. That increased to 51
percent in 2018. Between 2010 and 2017, the portion who said “racial
discrimination is the main reason many blacks can’t get ahead these
days” rose from 28 percent to 64 percent. (Notably, among white
liberals, 79.2 percent agreed that discrimination was the main thing
holding blacks back, whereas among black respondents, the per-
centage was lower — 59.9 percent identified discrimination as the
obstacle to progress. Hmm.)
The liberal nostrums on offer are utterly disconnected from the
actual challenges the nation faces. It’s hard to see how the “war on
the middle class” theme can get traction in an economy with 3.9
percent unemployment. Poverty has been declining and middle
incomes have been increasing since 2013. Jobs are plentiful. Me-
dian household income reached $61,372 in 2017, which is higher
than comparable countries like Canada, Germany, France, Britain
and Denmark, and exceeded only by a handful of tiny rich nations
sitting on oil (Norway) or numbered bank accounts (Switzerland and
Lichtenstein). U.S. median household size, meanwhile, has declined,
so individual wealth has increased even more than the income num-
bers reflect.
Admittedly, facts need not impede a good political pitch. Republi-
cans have succeeded by offering their own fractured fairy tale about
what ails the nation. They’ve insisted that we are being overrun by
illegal immigrants, when border apprehensions are at an 18-year low.
They assert that immigrants bring crime, which is false. They’ve
claimed (along with some progressives like Bernie Sanders) that out-
sourcing has decimated U.S. manufacturing, when the real story is
that automation has been the chief cause of lost manufacturing jobs.
And they’ve claimed that globalization has hollowed out the middle
class when, in truth, global trade, while costing some jobs, has creat-
ed far more and provided middle-income Americans with a bounty of
affordable products, thus improving their standard of living.
Republicans and Democrats alike encourage victimhood. We need
a party that will address the true problems we face.
As a governing matter, our greatest problem is that we are not
behaving like citizens but like consumers. We are gorging on entitle-
ments and washing them down with tax cuts. The bill? What bill? We
can always borrow more! Medicare’s trust fund runs out in 7 years.
Social Security’s in 15. But what the hell, let’s have free college! Bar-
tender, let’s have another tax cut, but this time for the middle class!
(By the way, what ever happened to that pre-election pledge?)
Any individual who behaved the way our nation does would be
obese and broke.
Also, we are living in a civic cesspool. Our language, our man-
ners and our hatreds are out of control and out of proportion to our
problems. We are marinating in mutual contempt and suckers for
conspiracy theories. Do you think the Covington High imbroglio was
bad? Wait until deep fakes come along. These video impostures can
make any politician (or anyone else) appear to say anything. Imagine
the kids at the Lincoln Memorial having racial slurs put into their
mouths by video manipulation.
It’s not that our problems are so intractable; it’s that our spirits
are so sour. We desperately need some uplift, some commitment
to the rule of law, more suspicion of centralized power, and a stab
at trust. It’s a lot to ask of a political party, and frankly, most of our
problems, like the decline of families and churches, are pre-political.
But leadership is important, and the majority of Americans are not
at the extremes. A recent survey found that 54 percent of Democrats
would like their party to be more moderate. And two of the most
popular Republican elected officials are Maryland’s Larry Hogan and
Massachusetts’s Charlie Baker.
That’s a start.
Mona Charen is a Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy
Center.

Democrats’ America: The heart of darkness

If it was the
dream of Dr.
Martin Luther
King Jr. that
black and white
would come to-
gether in friend-
ship and peace
to do justice,
his acolytes in
today’s Dem-
ocratic Party
appear to have Patrick J. Buchanan
missed that part
of his message.
Here is Hakeem Jeffries, fourth-
ranked Democrat in Nancy Pelosi’s
House, speaking Monday, on the holiday
set aside to honor King:
“We have a hater in the White House.
The birther in chief. The grand wizard
of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. ... While
Jim Crow may be dead, he’s still got
some nieces and nephews that are alive
and well.”
At the headquarters of Al Sharpton’s
National Action Network, wrote The
New York Times, Jeffries’ remarks were
“met with ... much cheering.”
At a Boston breakfast that same day,
Sen. Elizabeth Warren chose to honor
King’s memory in her way: “Our govern-
ment is shut down for one reason ... So
the president of the United States can
fund a monument to hate and division
along our southern border.”
At a rally in Columbia, South Caroli-
na, Sen. Cory Booker declaimed — in
what could be taken as a shot at his New
Jersey colleague, the lately acquitted
Sen. Bob Menendez — “We live a nation
where you get a better justice system
Is America, 50 years after segregation was outlawed
in our public life, really a land saturated with systemic
racism?
if you’re rich and guilty than poor and
innocent.”
Booker urged the crowd “to apply the
ideals of Dr. King” and avoid vitriol in
dealing with political adversaries.
But his Senate colleague Bernie
Sanders, also in South Carolina, wasn’t
buying it. Routed by Hillary Clinton in
the South Carolina primary in 2016,
Sanders is determined not to lose the
party’s African-American majority that
badly in 2020.
“Today we talk about racism,” said
Sanders. “It gives me no pleasure to tell
you that we now have a president of the
United States who is a racist.”
Sanders apparently connected, with
his remarks “drawing applause.”
Joe Biden spoke in D.C. in the full
apology-tour mode made famous by
his former boss, Barack Obama. He
brought up the 1994 crime bill he
shepherded though the Senate, which
treated consumption and distribution of
crack cocaine as more serious crimes
than the use of powder cocaine, and
then confessed to the crowd that it was
“a big mistake.”
“We were told by the experts that,
‘crack you never go back,’ that the two
were somehow fundamentally differ-
ent. It’s not. But it’s trapped an entire
generation.”
Biden meant that lots of black folks
got locked up for a long time, unjustly,
conceding, “We may not have always got
things right.”
Biden then proceeded to slander
the nation that has honored him as it
has few of his generation: “Systematic
racism that most of us whites don’t even
like to acknowledge” is “built into every
aspect of our system.”
Is America, 50 years after segre-
gation was outlawed in our public life,
really a land saturated with systemic
racism?
Mayor Michael Bloomberg was also
in D.C.
The mayor’s problem with Afri-
can-Americans is that he pursued a
policy of stop-and-frisk with criminal
suspects in New York. So, he sought to
find common ground with his audience
by relating “a series of events that had
shaped his recent thinking about race.”
The mayor said he had “recently
learned about the deadly race riots in
which white residents destroyed the
Greenwood district of Tulsa, Oklahoma,
in 1921, and murdered several dozen
black residents.”
But why did his honor have to go all
the way back to 1921 and Tulsa to find
race riots, when Harlem, in the heart
of the town he served as mayor for 12
years, exploded in a riot in 1964 that
spread to Brooklyn and Queens and last-
ed six days?
Why did Bloomberg not bring up the
worst riot in U.S. history, when Lincoln
sent Union veterans of Gettysburg to
shoot down Irish immigrants protesting
the draft in New York?
“It’s up to us to bring these stories
out of the shadows so they never happen
again,” said the mayor.
But where are black communities
threatened by white mob violence in
2019? Was the Watts riot of 1965, were
the Detroit and Newark riots of 1967,
was the rioting, looting and arson that
ravaged 100 cities after King’s death a
result of rampaging whites assaulting
black folks?
Was the LA riot of 1992, which target-
ed Koreatown, the work of white racists?
Monday, after a meeting with Sharp-
ton, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand offered her
message of conciliation. Said the succes-
sor to Sen. Hillary Clinton, President
Trump has “inspired a hate and a dark-
ness in this country that I have never
experienced myself.
“It is wrong to ask men and women of
color to bear these burdens every single
day. ... White women like me must bear
part of this burden.”
Does there not come a time when the
pandering has to stop?
Ronald Reagan preached America as
the Pilgrim fathers’ “shining city on a
hill.” For Democrats today, America is
the heart of darkness.
Can people lead a republic that
they have come to see as a sinkhole of
racism?
Patrick J. Buchanan, a nationally syn-
dicated columnist, was a senior advisor
to presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford
and Ronald Reagan. His website is http://
buchanan.org/blog.
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CMSD
Continued from Page 1A
immediate concerns to
bring to Superintendent
Cherie Labat for consid-
eration.
“One of our district
goals is safety,” Board
Vice President Fredrick
Sparks said. “That being
said, the cut through at
Sale should be our num-
ber one priority.”
To prevent traffic from
spilling onto the main
road, Stafford previously
proposed a $17,000 cut
through, which would
have parents lined up in
the football parking lot
rather than backing up
traffic on Warpath Road.
The board unanimously
agreed this step should
be the district’s first plan
of action in the more than
$2.6 million capital im-
provement plan.
During the presenta-
tion earlier this month,
Andrews suggested ex-
tensive renovations to
Hunt Alternative School
that included fixing a
leaking skylight in the
gymnasium, blocking
the gymnasium from the
main school building and
placing aluminum panels
on the annex building,
which is currently used
for storage.
Board member Josie
Shumake suggested
fixing the skylight for
$2,500 needed to be ad-
dressed before the floor
has extensive damage.
“We are approving (a
Memorandum of Under-
standing) with us and
parks and rec,” Board
President Jason Spears
said. “If there are chil-
dren playing in the gym
and if someone is not
watching them and they
slip down and break a
leg, we will have a liabil-
ity there.”
In addition to fixing
the skylight above the
gymnasium, the board
wants to create a new en-
trance and block the gym
from the school building,
totaling around $18,000.
Labat previously told
The Dispatch there is a
security concern with
people throwing rocks
and breaking windows
at the annex building.
Andrews’ suggestion of
adding aluminum panel-
ing on all windows would
cost nearly $160,000.
Shumake said that
those costs would be ex-
orbitant to the district
and might only be tempo-
rary once the building no
longer serves as storage.
Spears proposed simply
replacing the broken win-
dows, adding more light-
ing and other security
measures such as camer-
as to deter criminal activ-
ity for a much lower cost.
Spears said with the
board prioritizing the
Sale pick-up, skylight at
Hunt, gymnasium en-
trance, blocking the gym
from the school and re-
placing the annex build-
ing’s windows, the next
step falls to Labat, who
will help the board decide
how to allocate funding
for those upcoming proj-
ects.
In an effort to fund
some of these projects,
the board approved a dis-
trict “savings account”
earlier this month called
Fund 1121. Spears said
the district policy man-
dates a reserve fund bal-
ance of at least 15 percent
of the district mainte-
nance fund. Any excess
amount from the reserve
fund will be transferred
to the new Fund 1121,
which could go toward
the first stages of the cap-
ital improvement plan.
Other improvements
The board also brain-
stormed different ways to
them that guidance to
becoming a teacher and
supporting them in that
effort. For other person-
nel, if they work in main-
tenance and they want
to move from unskilled
to skilled, maybe there’s
classes at (East Missis-
sippi Community Col-
lege) that could not only
benefit the district but
them.”
Creating an open con-
Mary Pollitz/Dispatch Staff versation between the
Columbus Municipal School District Board President public and the board was
Jason Spears and board member Josie Shumake dis- another goal Spears said
cuss capital improvement plans during a special call
he wanted to address.
meeting Saturday. Board members prioritized immedi-
During each school board
ate district improvements, including a new parent pick-
up at Sale Elementary School, that will be discussed meeting, there’s a sign-
with Superintendent Cherie Labat during next month’s up sheet for members of
regular board meeting. the public to address the
board. However, Spears
improve the district. dent achievement and said he is not sure people
Spears suggested hav- success throughout the know they have that op-
ing detailed monthly dis- year to increase student portunity to publicly dis-
cussions on the district’s achievement. cuss what is happening at
budget in the weeks lead- The board also dis- CMSD.
ing up to the budget hear- cussed how the district “We want to continue
ing to ensure each board can take a proactive ap- to have that discussion
member is aware of the we had during the super-
proach toward helping
intendent search, which
district’s financial status. staff and faculty with up-
was a community-wide
The board has not set a ward mobility within the discussion,” Spears said.
date for the hearing, but district. “Everyone has a chance
the budget has to be ap- “If we have an assis- to voice how they feel we
proved by Aug. 15. tant teacher in the dis- can do better. That can
In addition, Spears trict who wants to be- be for staff, parents and
said he hopes each come a teacher, we need anyone who has an in-
school and principal up- to help with that pro- vested interest in seeing
dates the board on stu- cess,” Spears said. “Give the school succeed.”

Funding
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adult education programs,
workforce development
training such as prepa-
ration for the WorkKeys
test, and after-school pro-
grams for children.
On Wednesday, Fami-
lies First received a notice
from Family Resource
Center Executive Direc-
tor Christi Webb saying
the subgrant that funds it
must be terminated “effec-
tive immediately.” The let-
ter further instructed the
program to cease all ac-
tivities and expenditures
after Thursday.
On Friday, officials
held a public meeting at
the center — attended by
about two dozen commu-
nity members, leaders,
program officials and
students — where they
stressed that the Families
First Program at the J.L.
King Center will remain
open for now.
Joan Butler, director of
the Starkville-Oktibbeha
Consolidated School Dis-
trict’s Fami-
ly Centered
P rograms,
said she re-
assigned
some dona-
tion funding
from Emer-
son Family Butler
School to
keep the center’s door
open while officials look
for more funding.
“The location is ideal,
the passion — the people
here are motivated and
reaching the community
and able to show success
on a daily basis,” Butler
said. “To end this momen-
tum at this point would be
a crime.
“We are determined,”
she added. “We will have
these doors open on Mon-
day morning and we will
be continuing to do busi-
ness as usual.”
Butler said it would
take about $10,000 per
month to keep the center
open and operating.
Elmarie Brooks, proj-
ect manager for Families
First in Starkville, said
she was heartbroken at
the news.
“It’s very disturbing to
get a letter one day and
you’re serving over a hun-
dred families a month —
and that’s not even count-
ing the 40 or so children
who come here in the
evening Monday through
Thursday,” she said.
Walter C. Robinson,
a student in the center’s
adult education program,
said he hopes to see it car-
ry on.
“I’m going to get my
GED here,” he said. “I tions, such as Homestead Association and may re- isterial alliance. Emerson Family School,
would like to see it contin- or the Arts Council, which ceive a $10,000 grant to “They are very active on Louisville Street, can
ue on, and with the Lord’s could act as additional continue operations. and I think they’d be will- accept donations for the
help, we’re going to contin- collection points for dona- Oktibbeha County Dis- ing to help,” he said. J.L. King Center’s pro-
ue on. It’s important, for tions or possibly help seek trict 5 Supervisor Joe Wil- The center will host two grams. She said any dona-
people like me and for the grants for further funding. liams, who attended Fri- meetings for faith-based tions for the center should
young people.” Brooks said the pro- day’s meeting, suggested and civic organizations at be designated specifically
gram is in talks with getting in touch with local noon and 6 p.m. on Feb. 5. for the Families First pro-
Funding fears linger 4-County Electric Power pastors in Starkville’s min- Butler also noted that gram.
Though President Don-
ald Trump announced an
agreement on Friday to
temporarily reopen the
government for three
weeks, Families First offi-
cials in Starkville said they
doubt the program would
get its funding back once
the shutdown ended.
“The way the letter
reads, and that’s the only
real contact we can say
we’ve had, it talks about
equipment and any excess
supplies and materials,”
Butler said at the meet-
ing, which was held before
Trump’s announcement.
“If it was a temporary
freeze they would just
tell you that maybe you
shouldn’t come to work
because you may not be
paid and reimbursed and
all that.
“It is not reading that
way at all,” she continued.
“It says it’s a closeout —
that’s the difference when
they are closing the doors.
It doesn’t say temporary or
anything in that letter.”
The Dispatch was un-
able to reach Butler after
Trump’s announcement
on Friday.
Seeking solutions
Friday’s meeting pri-
marily focused on brain-
storming ways to secure
funding to keep the pro-
gram moving forward.
Alison Buehler, with
the Homestead Education
Center, said
finding fund-
ing won’t be
solved with
one meet-
ing. How-
ever, she
encouraged
a t t e n d e e s Buehler
to find con-
nections and potential re-
sources to help back the
center.
“You’ve got to go back
to church and say, ‘We’ve
got to step up and get
back on board,’” she said.
“You’ve got to go back to
your organization and say,
‘We’re not going to scatter-
shot this and go all over the
place. We’re going to come
together in this one place
and make a big dent.’”
Starkville Area Arts
Council Executive Direc-
tor John Bateman suggest-
ed the center partner with
local nonprofit organiza-

When was the last time you

picked up a piece of litter?

Smaller government? Some Trump
supporters cheer the shutdown
‘I want less government. That’s what we’re getting’
By WILL WEISSERT
The Associated Press
FORT HANCOCK,
Texas — Donald Trump
didn’t carry many parts of
Texas’ heavily Democrat-
ic areas along the border
with Mexico, but he won
remote Hudspeth County
thanks to people like Terry
Rose. And the 71-year-old
mechanic saw the longest
shutdown in U.S. history
as a campaign promise
kept.
“I want less govern-
ment. That’s what we’re
getting,” said Rose, who
was having lunch with a
group of friends in Fort
Hancock, an enclave with
fields of cotton, alfalfa and
chili peppers just across
the border from El Porve-
nir, Mexico. “I’m under-
standing about federal
employees, but if you’re
‘non-essential’ it’s hard to
feel too badly for you.”
The shutdown — which
lasted 35 days and ended
Friday with Trump agree-
Even with IRS staffers returning, tax refunds may be delayed
By MARCY GORDON
AP Business Writer
WASHINGTON — The
IRS’ workforce will return
to full strength under the
short-term deal to reopen
the government struck
Friday by President Don-
ald Trump and congres-
sional leaders. But the dis-
ruption from the partial
shutdown and the recent
absence of a large contin-
gent of recalled IRS em-
ployees mean the possibil-
ity of delayed tax refunds.
The official start of
71-year-old mechanic Terry Rose of Texas
ing to fund the government
for three weeks — did dra-
matically shrink the size of
government at least tem-
porarily. Funding was cut
off for nine of the 15 Cabi-
net-level departments and
about 800,000 employees
went without pay, nearly
half of whom were deemed
non-essential and told not
to report to work.
Even as it eroded the
president’s approval rat-
ing, the shutdown ener-
gized a segment of the Re-
publican base that has for
decades heard GOP pres-
idential hopefuls vow to
abolish the IRS and moth-
ball the departments of Ed-
ucation, Energy or Interior
or many other agencies,
without actually accom-
plishing anything close.
It’s a reminder that should
Trump choose a shutdown
again, as he threatened
Friday, he is likely to have
some supporters cheering
him on.
But the shutdown didn’t
repair a decades-long
the tax filing season is
Monday, and the Trump
administration has said
taxpayers who are owed
refunds would receive
them on time despite the
shutdown. The admin-
istration made money
available to pay hundreds
of billions in refunds and
ordered nearly 60 percent
of the Internal Revenue
Service workforce back to
work without pay.
But fewer than half of
26,000 furloughed IRS
employees who were re-
called to work during the
The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com Sunday, January 27, 2019 7A
Tech rises, but four-week
winning streak for stocks ends
The Associated Press
of economic studies at the
libertarian Cato Institute,
NEW YORK — Stocks closed higher on Wall
Street Friday, recovering a chunk of their losses
noted that the shutdown from earlier in the week. Technology and indus-
continuing for so long trial companies jumped.
schism within the Re-
likely will end up costing Traders took a brighter view on the economy,
publican Party between
taxpayers more to make and U.S. companies continued to report solid re-
conservatives, who would
up for lost time as things sults for the fourth quarter. Energy and consum-
like to see some parts of
begin returning to normal. er-focused companies as well as basic materials
government contract but
“This just makes makers all did better than the broader market.
don’t mind creating defi-
small-government people, Those industries and stocks tend to benefit the
cits for things like tax cuts
and conservatives who most when economic growth improves.
and defense spending, and
claim to be small-govern- Markets didn’t react much to news that Pres-
libertarians, whose main
ment people, look like ident Donald Trump and congressional leaders
goal is to get government
they’re angry, aggressive, reached a deal to reopen the federal government
out of peoples’ lives almost
willing to cause people for three weeks while talks continue over Trump’s
entirely. to go without their pay-
demands for money to build a wall along the U.S.
Trump has backed in- checks,” Miron said.
border with Mexico.
creasing the size of the Rose considers himself The S&P 500 surged 10 percent during the
federal budget, whether to
a conservative and not a shutdown, which started when the stock market
raise military spending or Republican, but concedes was at its low point in December. Some experts
to spend billions walling he almost always votes feel that the standoff won’t have a lasting effect on
off the entire U.S.-Mexico GOP. He said he feels for the market or the economy, with government em-
border, making him no those who missed pay- ployees resuming their spending as soon as they
true champion of small checks: “I don’t want to be are repaid for their work in January.
government. Libertarians mean to them, but it’s real- The S&P 500 index rose 22.43 points, or 0.8
and fiscal conservatives percent to 2,664.76, but the index fell 0.2 percent
ly a system that’s overbur-
are also quick to point dened, out of control.” for the week after big gains in the past four.
out that shuttering the
government indiscrimi-
nately because of political
squabbles did nothing to
reduce long-term federal
spending or have any last-
ing, meaningful impact on
government’s overall size
and scope.
Jeffrey Miron, director
shutdown to handle tax
returns and taxpayers’
questions had returned to
their jobs as of Tuesday,
according to congressio-
nal and government aides.
Of the roughly 14,000
recalled employees who
hadn’t reported to work,
IRS officials told House
staffers Thursday, around
5,000 sought permission
under their union contract
to be absent because of fi-
nancial hardship. The re-
maining 9,000 couldn’t be
reached by IRS managers.
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Lawsuit
Continued from Page 1A
partment of Corrections
last May, four years after
a then 17-year-old male
Columbus High School
student accused Jackson
of soliciting him for sex
in 2013. At the time of his
arrest in early 2014, Jack-
son was a choir teacher at
CHS.
In the victim’s suit,
which was filed Friday,
the victim claims Jackson
and the school district vio-
lated his 14th Amendment
rights — Jackson by solic-
iting the student, and the
school district by failing to
protect students and later
criticizing the student and
his mother for reporting
Jackson to police. The vic-
tim is asking for damages
to be determined by a jury.
The student is identi-
fied only as “K.B.” in the
lawsuit. Attorney Lilli Ev-
ans Bass, of Jackson-based
Brown Bass and Jeter law
firm, is representing him.
Bass did not respond to a
message from The Dis-
patch by press time.
According to the com-
plaint, school officials
and administrators had
knowledge that Jackson
was harassing the student
and did nothing to prevent
it. It also claims the dis-
trict failed to appropriate-
ly train teachers and staff
how to respond to and re-
port inappropriate sexual
conduct between teachers
and students.
“Despite knowledge of
Jackson’s dangerous and
exploitative propensities
as a sexual predator, child
molester, and unfit agent,
the school district failed to
warn K.B., of said propen-
sities,” the complaint says.
“...As a ... cause of this
failure to warn, K.B. has
suffered and continues to
suffer severe emotional
distress, mental pain and
suffering, physical pain
and suffering, and adverse
consequences, including
public scorn and ridicule.”
District Superinten-
dent Cherie Labat, who
was not working for the
district at the time of Jack-
son’s arrest, told The Dis-
Police: Arkansas men accused
of defacing MSU bulldog statue
The Associated Press
STARKVILLE — the Bully statue painted
Police say two former
University of Arkansas
students are accused of
defacing a bulldog statue
at Mississippi State Uni-
versity.
MSU police Chief
Vance Rice told news
outlets on Wednesday
that 24-year-old Mathes
Tillinghast and 25-year-
old Timothy Yeldell have
been charged with felony
The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com
patch she
is aware of
the lawsuit
and has con-
tacted the
d is t r ic t ’s
a t t o r n e y,
but said she
Labat
has no com-
ment until she has more
information on the suit.
The Dispatch was un-
able to reach Jackson’s de-
fense attorney in his crim-
inal trial, Chris Kitchens
of Ripley, by press time.
Nature of allegations
During the trial, the
student said he and
Jackson communicated
through text and social
media messages in No-
vember and December of
2013. Through those mes-
sages, they agreed to meet
in person where Jackson
would give him more
than $200 in exchange
for performing a sexual
act. However, they never
had that meeting, as the
victim said he went to his
mother — then a CMSD
teacher — and reported
the harassment to her. He
testified that he became
the subject of gossip and
ridicule at school because
he reported Jackson, a
claim which the complaint
also alleges.
While the victim’s
mother is not named in
the lawsuit as a plain-
tiff, she also accused the
school district of harass-
ment during the trial.
During Jackson’s sentenc-
ing hearing, she testified
that after Jackson’s arrest
she was called into a meet-
ing with school adminis-
trators where former dep-
uty superintendent Craig
Shannon told her she “had
no business going to the
police” because this was
a matter for the district to
handle internally.
After the trial, Shan-
non declined to comment
on the testimony when
reached by The Dispatch.
Dispatch reporter Mary
Pollitz contributed to this
report.
malicious mischief. Po-
lice tweeted a photo of
red with Arkansas Razor-
backs chant “Woo Pig”
also written on it.
Police say the bronze
mascot on MSU’s campus
in Starkville was painted
in September. They say
Tillinghast was arrested
in Arkansas last month,
and that Yeldell turned
himself in at the Oktibbe-
ha County jail in Missis-
sippi this month.
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SECTION

Schaefer stressing
improved play on
defense for Bulldogs
By Adam Minichino
aminichino@cdispatch.com

STARKVILLE — Vic Schaefer hasn’t

forgotten about defense.
When you’re as efficient offensively as the No.
7 Mississippi State women’s basketball team, it’s
natural for a lot of questions to focus on that end
of the floor.
Coming off a 48-point win against Florida on
Thursday, No. 7 MSU continues
to lead the nation in scoring (90.9
points per game). The Bulldogs
also are fifth in the country (first
in the Southeastern Conference)
in field goal percentage (50.7
percent) and 16th in the nation
(second in the SEC) in 3-point
field goal percentage (38.1). Schaefer
Matt Bush/USA TODAY Sports Throw in the stellar play at
Mississippi State guard Nick Weatherspoon (0) handles the ball against Auburn guard Samir Doughty (10) during point guard by senior Jazzmun Holmes and the
the first half of their game Saturday night at Humphrey Coliseum. improved performance of multiple reserves and

No. 22 Bulldogs earn big home win

BY SCOTT WALTERS
swalters@cdispatch.com
STARKVILLE — With the No.
22 Mississippi State and No. 16
Auburn men’s basketball teams
trading baskets Saturday night, the
Bulldogs found another component of
their game.
Trailing by seven points early in
the second half, No. 22 MSU played
arguably its best defensive stretch of
the season to pull out a 92-84 victory
against No. 16 Auburn before a crowd
of 10,063 at Humphrey Coliseum.
MSU snapped a two-game losing
streak and held serve in the South-
eastern Conference standings to
move to 15-4 and 3-3 in league play.
With a grueling stretch of Alabama
and Ole Miss upcoming on the road,
No. 22 Mississippi St. 92,
No. 16 Auburn 84
MSU needed to reverse its fortunes
and to earn a critical win for the
NCAA tournament résumé.
“Just a monumental win for us,”
MSU coach Ben Howland said. “We
certainly needed this for the (tourna-
ment) résumé. We played with a lot of
passion. Twenty assists with 13 turn-
overs. Lamar Peters did a great job
with four or five passes in there for
dunks. Holding them to 21 3-point at-
tempts was huge. They average over
30.”
Quinndary Weatherspoon
matched a season high with 27
points. Lamar Peters had his first
career double-double with 16 points
and 10 assists. Reggie Perry had his
second double-double with 10 points
and 11 rebounds. Nick Weatherspoon
had 12 points.
“It was just a case of taking what
the defense was giving me,” Quin-
ndary Weatherspoon said. “They
were not helping off on my drive. The
thing about this is winning. Seeing
everybody make shots made me ex-
cited.”
The game was billed as a matchup
between two of the league’s premier
3-point shooting teams. Neither one
disappointed. MSU was 13 of 30 from
3-point range, while Auburn (13-6,
2-4) was 11 of 21 from 3-point range.
“Things really got going on of-
fense early, that relaxed everybody,”
Peters said. “We had a tough start to
See MSU MEN, 2B
Schaefer has a lot of positives to discuss.
But it all comes back to the other end of the
floor for a man whose nickname is the “Secre-
tary of Defense.”
“We have got a long way to go (on defense),”
Schaefer said Friday.
Schaefer and No. 7 MSU hope they can contin-
ue to make strides defensively at 2 p.m. Sunday
(SEC Network) when they play host to Ole Miss
at Humphrey Coliseum. The game is sold out.
Schaefer and the players want to see improve-
ment on defense even though the Bulldogs are
See DEFENSE, 5B
Game 20
n Ole Miss 2 p.m. Sunday (SEC Network;
WKBB-FM 100.9, WFCA-FM 107.9).
NOTE: The game is sold out.
college baseball
MSU has stability

The W drops OT decision to Belhaven at home
By DAVID MILLER
Special to The Dispatch
The Mississippi Uni-
versity for Women’s men’s
basketball team missed
two potential game-win-
ning shots with less than
a second to play and fell
75-71 in overtime to Bel-
haven on Saturday at Pohl
Gymnasium.
The loss marked the
second-straight weekend
the Owls (5-14) suffered
a heartbreaking loss. Last
Saturday, Morris College
hit a 3-pointer at the buzz-
er to steal a victory.
The W guard Tavon-
ta Jones made 1 of 2 free
throws with the Owls
trailing by one point with
0.6 seconds left to play.
With the game tied at 63,
and after Belhaven in-
explicably launched the
ensuing inbounds pass
down the court and out of
bounds, MUW was gifted
possession on its baseline
and the time preserved
for a quick shot attempt.
Owls coach Brian Merkel
drew up a lob to Keith
Harris, who caught it
cleanly and got the shot
off, only to watch the ball
draw backboard and iron
before rimming out.
The Owls traded buck-
ets in overtime, and Har-
ris turned the ball over
twice on MUW’s last two
possessions.
“It’s a great look with
.6 on the clock,” Merkel
said. “That’s as good of
a look as you cold hope
for … the kids executed
it great, but the ball just
didn’t go in.”
The W guard Tre Pink-
ston put the Owls on the
David Miller/Special to The Dispatch
Mississippi University for Women’s Tre Pinkston goes line at the end of regu-
up for a shot as Belhaven’s Brosnan Cooks defends in lation with a gutsy drive
their game Saturday in Columbus. See THE W, 6B
as practice begins
BY SCOT T WALTERS
swalters@cdispatch.com
STARKVILLE — This season is all about
stability for Mississippi State
senior outfielder Elijah
MacNamee.
Construction at Dudy
Noble Field meant last season’s
squad couldn’t practice in its
ballpark. Once the season started, a
coaching change three games into
the campaign muddied the waters
Lemonis
even more.
Now, the Bulldogs are stable
again and are eyeing a return trip
to Omaha and the College World
Series.
New coach Chris Lemonis will
make his debut at 4 p.m. Friday,
Feb. 15, against Youngstown State. Mangum
“We will be a much better
prepared team this year,”
MacNamee said. “A year ago, we were clearly not
ready when we played at Southern Miss. It’s just
See BASEBALL, 5B
Game 1
n Youngstown State, 4 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15
(WKBB-FM 100.9, WFCA-FM 107.9).

PREP BASKETBALL
Acker sparks Patriots to key district win at home
By Adam Minichino
aminichino@cdispatch.com
Eli Acker sensed his
team needed a spark.
With 5 minutes, 29
seconds remaining in the
third quarter, the Heritage
Academy junior stepped
into the second block on
the right lane, bent at the
waist, and turned to his
left. He locked eyes with
teammate Moak Griffin
and mouthed the words,
“Let’s go.”
The spark didn’t come
immediately.
Even after Heritage
Academy built a 10-point
cushion in the third quar-
ter, it had to wait until
the fourth quarter before
Inside
n MORE PREP BASKETBALL:
The Starkville High School
girls and boys earned Class
6A, Region 3 wins against
Northwest Rankin on Friday
night. Page 2B
it regained the lead for
good. That’s when Ack-
er took center stage and
scored six-straight points
to help push his team to a
62-52 victory against Can-
ton Academy in a Missis-
sippi Association of Inde-
pendent Schools (MAIS)
Class AAA, District 2
game.
“I thought we needed
some momentum,” Acker
said. “All in the first half,
we were getting all of the
50-50 balls. In the third
quarter, we let off of it a lit-
tle bit and they started out
hustling in the third quar-
ter. We definitely needed
a spark, something to get
us going.”
Acker said he was
thinking about going in
for a dunk on his first
steal, but he said the Can-
ton Academy player came
under him, so he had to
pull up short and settle for
a finger roll that gave the
Patriots a 57-52 lead with
2 minutes, 13 seconds to
play. Acker had an offen-
sive rebound putback of a
miss by Reid Huskison on
the previous possession.
Acker nearly had a
chance for another at-
tempt at a dunk on the en-
suing possession when he
cheated into the passing
lanes and nearly forced an-
other turnover, but he just
missed the ball and had to
hustle back on defense.
Acker converted a
pass from Jared Long for
a layup to make it 59-52
with 1:27 to go. Huskison
hit two free throws and
Cameron Bell added an-
other to account for the
final margin.
Griffin led a balanced
David Miller/Special to The Dispatch
attack with 17 points, Heritage Academy junior center Eli Acker positions
while Bell had 12. Long himself to make a post move against Starkville
(nine points) and Acker Academy earlier in the season. Acker played a key role
See Patriots, 5B Friday in his team’s victory against Canton Academy.
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briefly CALENDAR Basketball SPECIALISTS

Punter: x-Michael Dickson, Seattle
Placekicker: x-Aldrick Rosas, N.Y. Giants

Metropolitan Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
N.Y. Islanders 49 29 15 5 63 147 122
NBA Long snapper: To be named by coach Washington 50 27 17 6 60 171 162
Local Prep Basketball
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Return Specialist: x-Tarik Cohen, Chicago
Special Teamer: x,sb-Cory Littleton, L.A.
Rams; r-Michael Thomas, N.Y. Giants
Columbus
Pittsburgh
48 28 17 3 59 154 146
48 26 16 6 58 169 146
MSMS girls soccer team qualifies for MHSAA Tuesday’s Games Toronto
Philadelphia
36 15 .706 —
32 17 .653 3 College Bowl Schedule
Carolina 50 24 20 6 54 140 149
N.Y. Rangers 48 21 20 7 49 139 164
Columbus at Tupelo
playoffs New Hope at Noxubee County
Boston
Brooklyn
30 18 .625 4½
27 23 .540 8½
Saturday’s Game
Senior Bowl
Philadelphia 48 19 23 6 44 139 169
New Jersey 48 18 23 7 43 140 164
The Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science girls soccer New York 10 37 .213 24 At Mobile, Alabama WESTERN CONFERENCE
team finished beat Philadelphia 12-0 on Friday night at the Downtown Caledonia at Amory Southeast Division North 34, South 24 Central Division
W L Pct GB GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Columbus Soccer Complex. West Lowndes at Noxapater Miami 23 24 .489 — North 34, South 24 Winnipeg 48 31 15 2 64 167 134
Murrah at Starkville Charlotte 23 25 .479 ½ North 0 3 17 14—34
The victory helped MSMS (6-3-1, 4-2 region) finish as the run- Washington 21 27 .438 2½ South 9 3 0 12—24
Nashville 52 30 18 4 64 161 135
Minnesota 50 26 21 3 55 142 142
ner-up in as Class 1A/2A/3A, Region 4. Grenada at West Point Orlando 20 29 .408 4 First Quarter
Dallas 49 24 21 4 52 126 128
Atlanta 15 32 .319 8 South—Armstead 1 run (kick Failed), 10:18.
Erin Williams, Arin Kelly, and Tierah Macon led scorers with two Houston at Aberdeen Central Division South—FG Tracy 33, 3:41. Colorado 50 22 20 8 52 169 162
goals. Mia Riddley, Zariah Wright (penalty kick), Grace Anne Beech, Winston Academy at Heritage Academy W L Pct GB Second Quarter St. Louis 49 22 22 5 49 139 149
Milwaukee 35 12 .745 — North—FG Seibert 20, 7:47. Chicago 51 18 24 9 45 156 190
Amber Means, Madioson Wypyski, and Niyah Troup added goals. Oak Hill Academy at Marshall Academy Indiana 32 15 .681 3 South-FG Tracy 43, :27. Pacific Division
Goalkeepers Clara Grady, Millie Perdue, and Camryn Mason Detroit 21 27 .438 14½ Third Quarter GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Starkville Academy at Canton Academy Chicago 11 38 .224 25 North—Jones 1 run (Seibert kick), 10:20. Calgary 51 33 13 5 71 190 145
combined for the clean sheet. Cleveland 9 41 .180 27½ North—Isabella 19 pass from Jones (Seibert
“We stumbled the last couple of matches, so we worked this week Kemper Academy at Columbus Christian WESTERN CONFERENCE kick), 8:10.
San Jose 52 29 16 7 65 187 167
Vegas 52 29 19 4 62 157 140
to regain our early season form,” MSMS coach Chuck Yarborough said. Thursday’s Games
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
North—FG Seibert 29, :29.
Vancouver 51 23 22 6 52 147 161
Fourth Quarter
“Tonight we improved our runs and combination play. We celebrated Lamar County at Caledonia Houston 28 20 .583 — South—Jennings 10 pass from Jackson Anaheim 51 21 21 9 51 120 153
San Antonio 28 22 .560 1 (run failed), 12:06. Arizona 50 23 23 4 50 132 142
our seniors tonight, and it was a nice way to see them off in their final Winona Christian at Columbus Christian Dallas 22 26 .458 6 North—Williams 4 run (Seibert kick), 8:05. Edmonton 50 23 24 3 49 144 163
home match. Friday’s Games New Orleans
Memphis
22 28 .440
19 30 .388 9½
7 North—Pollard 21 run (Seibert kick), 3:17. Los Angeles 50 20 26 4 44 114 150
South—Sills 15 pass from Jackson
“Sunday we’ll prepare for our first round playoff match at Strayhorn. Columbus at Oxford Northwest Division (pass failed), :14. NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for
The Lady Mustangs are a strong offensive squad, but we’ve worked all W L Pct GB
Leake Central at New Hope Denver 32 15 .681 —
A—31,437 overtime loss. Top three teams in each division
season to prepare for challenges like this, so I’m confident our team will Pontotoc at Caledonia Oklahoma City 30 18 .625 2½ Nor Sou
and two wild cards per conference advance to
Portland 30 20 .600 3½ playoffs.
perform at our best and leave it all on the field Monday.” Madison Central at Starkville Utah 28 22 .560 5½
First downs 30 21
Rushes-yards 32-179 15-53
MSMS will play Strayhorn High at 5 pm Monday in Sarah. Minnesota 24 25 .490 9 Friday’s Games
In the boys match, MSMS dropped a heartbreaker 3-2 on a penalty
West Point at Saltillo Pacific Division
Passing
Comp-Att-Int
312 231
31-50-0 22-42-1 No games scheduled
W L Pct GB
goal in the fourth extra period. At the end of regulation play, the match Kosciusko at Noxubee County Golden State 34 14 .708 —
Return Yards 39 56 Saturday’s Games
Punts-Avg. 2-56.0 3-49.7 Central All-Stars vs Pacific All-Stars: Central
was tied 2-2. The teams played two 10 minute extra periods followed by Choctaw County at Aberdeen L.A. Clippers
L.A. Lakers
27 22 .551 7½
25 24 .510 9½ Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-1 vs. Pacific, late
two five-minute extra periods. Noxubee County at Hamilton Sacramento 25 24 .510 9½ Penalties-Yards 13-128 7-40
Time of Possession 36:14 23:46
Metropolitan All-Stars vs Atlantic All-Stars:
Phoenix 11 40 .216 24½ Metropolitan vs. Atlantic, late
Dylan Johnson scored both goals for MSMS (2-8). Heritage Academy at Hartfield School All-Star Game Final, late
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
“I was proud of the effort the team put forth on Senior night,” MSMS Starkville Academy at Madison-Ridgeland Friday’s Games
Washington 95, Orlando 91 RUSHING—North, Pollard 8-60, Williams 11- Today’s Games
coach Morri Mims said. “We don’t feel like we lost the match. We just No games scheduled
Tournament Brooklyn 109, New York 99 39, McLaurin 1-19, Higdon 5-18, Isabella 1-14,
Finley 1-11, McSorley 1-8, Ingold 1-7, Lock 1-2, Monday’s Games
ran out of time.” Miami 100, Cleveland 94
Prep Soccer Houston 121, Toronto 119
L.A. Clippers 106, Chicago 101
Jones 2-1. South, Armstead 7-24, Hills 2-22,
Jackson 1-11, Minshew 1-0, Hall 4-(minus 4).
New Jersey at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.
Winnipeg at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.
PASSING—North, Lock 9-14-0-57, McSorley Tuesday’s Games
Monday’s matches Sacramento 99, Memphis 96
Columbus High School girls basketball team wins Tupelo Home School at Starkville Academy, 5 p.m.
Dallas 106, Detroit 101
Milwaukee 108, Charlotte 99
7-13-0-59, Finley 7-11-0-83, Jones 8-11-0-115,
team 0-1-0-(-2). South, Jackson 13-21-1-165,
Winnipeg at Boston, 6 p.m.
Buffalo at Columbus, 6 p.m.
Hannah White had 30 points Friday night to lead the Columbus Denver 132, Phoenix 95 Minshew 1-8-0-4, Grier 4-8-0-61, Stidham Philadelphia at N.Y. Rangers, 6:30 p.m.
High School girls basketball team to a 65-30 victory against South Heritage Academy at Pillow Academy, 5 p.m. Utah 106, Minnesota 102 4-5-0-30, team 0-0-0-(-29).
Panola in a Mississippi High School Activities Association (MHSAA)
Class 6A, Region 2 game.
Mississippi High School Activities Association
Saturday’s Games
San Antonio 126, New Orleans 114
Indiana at Memphis, late
RECEIVING—North, Isabella 7-74, Doss 4-55,
McLaurin 4-53, Sample 4-39, Wilson 4-24, Pol-
lard 2-13, Meyers 1-15, Smith 1-12, Ingold 1-11,
Tennis
(MHSAA) Class 4A — First Round Golden State at Boston, late Hart 1-7, Sweeney 1-7, Williams 1-4. South, Australian Open
Aniya Saddler had 15 points for the Lady Falcons. Philadelphia at Denver, late Renfrow 5-63, Hall 3-25, Wesco 3-10, Jen- Results Saturday from the Australian Open at
New Hope boys at Pontotoc, 5 p.m. Atlanta at Portland, late nings 2-64, Sills 2-28, Armstead 2-12, Samuel Melbourne Park (seedings in parentheses):
Today’s Games 1-15, Johnson 1-14, Moreau 1-11, Brady 1-11,
Mooreville girls at Caledonia, 5:30 p.m. Fulgham 1-7.
Women’s Singles
Starkville High School basketball teams sweep New Hope girls at Amory, 6 p.m.
Cleveland at Chicago, 2:30 p.m.
Sacramento at L.A. Clippers, 2:30 p.m. Final

Northwest Rankin New Albany boys at Caledonia, 7:30 p.m.

Milwaukee at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m.
Orlando at Houston, 6 p.m. Golf Naomi Osaka (4), Japan, def. Petra Kvitova (8),
Czech Republic, 7-6 (2), 5-7, 6-4.
Mixed Doubles
Jalisa Outlaw had 21 points to lead the Starkville High School girls Classes 1A/2A/3A – First Round
Toronto at Dallas, 6 p.m.
Utah at Minnesota, 6 p.m. PGA Tour Final
basketball team to a 41-35 victory against Northwest Rankin on Friday
MSMS girls at Strayhorn, 5 p.m.
Washington at San Antonio, 6 p.m.
Miami at New York, 6:30 p.m.
Farmers Insurance Open Rajeev Ram, United States
Barbora Krejcikova (3), Czech Republic, def.
and
night. Phoenix at L.A. Lakers, 8:30 p.m. Saturday
Amaria Strong had 11 points for the Lady Yellow Jackets (13-3, Thursday’s Matches Monday’s Games At Torrey Pines GC
San Diego
John-Patrick Smith, Australia and Astra
Sharma, Australia, 7-6 (3), 6-1.
Golden State at Indiana, 6 p.m.
4-0 district). Starkville Academy at Washington School, 3 p.m. New York at Charlotte, 6 p.m. Purse: $7.1 million Juniors Men’s Singles
s-South Course: Yardage: 7,698 Par: 72 Final
In the boys game, Terry Tate and Jamarvious Phillips had 13 points Columbus Christian at Heritage Academy, 5 p.m. Brooklyn at Boston, 6:30 p.m.
n-North Course: Yardage: 7,258 Par: 72 Lorenzo Musetti (1), Italy, def. Emilio Nava (13),
Denver at Memphis, 7 p.m.
to lead the Starkville High to a 70-53 victory. Atlanta at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m. Third Round United States, 4-6, 6-2, 7-6.
Atavius Jones (11 points) and Zeke Cook (10) also scored in double Men’s College Basketball Tuesday’s Games
Milwaukee at Detroit, 6 p.m.
Justin Rose
Adam Scott
63n-66s-69s—198
70s-66n-65s—201
Juniors Women’s Singles
Final
figures for the Yellow Jackets (21-1, 4-0). Tuesday’s Game Oklahoma City at Orlando, 6 p.m. Jon Rahm 62n-72s-68s—202
Clara Tauson (1), Denmark, def. Leylah Annie
Washington at Cleveland, 6 p.m. Doug Ghim 63n-73s-67s—203
Fernandez (4), Canada, 6-4, 6-3.
Mississippi State at Alabama, 7:30 p.m. Chicago at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m. Talor Gooch
Hank Lebioda
69s-68n-67s—204
70n-67s-68s—205
Starkville High has four qualify for state Wednesday’s Game
New Orleans at Houston, 7 p.m.
Phoenix at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.
Rory McIlroy
Billy Horschel
71s-65n-69s—205
66n-68s-71s—205 Transactions
powerlifting meet Ole Miss at Florida, 5:30 p.m. Joel Dahmen 68s-67n-70s—205
Saturday’s Moves
The Starkville High Schoool powerlifting team had four
student-athletes post top-three finishes at the regional meet to qualify
Thursday’s Games Football Hideki Matsuyama
Scott Brown
Michael Thompson
66n-66s-73s—205
70s-68n-68s—206
68s-69n-69s—206
BASEBALL
National League
Southern Miss at Florida International, 6 p.m. NFL Playoffs Adam Svensson 70n-67s-69s—206 LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Signed OF A.J.
for the Mississippi High School Activities Association (MHSAA) State Pro Bowl Wyndham Clark 69s-67n-70s—206 Pollock to a four-year contract.
Mississippi University for Women at Voorhees, Today’s Game Sangmoon Bae 68n-67s-71s—206 BASKETBALL
Powerlifting meet. At Orlando, Fla.
At 123 pounds, Alec McNutt finished third. At 242, Roosevelt Wil- 7 p.m. AFC vs. NFC, 3 p.m. (ABC/ESPN)
Jason Day
Tony Finau
67n-71s-69s—207
69s-69n-69s—207
National Basketball Association
NBA — Fined Minnesota F Taj Gibson $25,000
liams finished second. At 275, Will Baggett was third. At 308, Trayben Saturday’s Games Super Bowl
Patrick Reed
John Huh
69n-69s-69s—207
68s-68n-71s—207
for aggressively pursuing and directing an
Matthews finished second. obscene gesture towards a game official.
Mississippi State at Ole Miss, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 3
At Atlanta
Sung Kang 71n-70s-66s—207
FOOTBALL
Sepp Straka 69n-67s-71s—207
Mississippi University for Women at Morris New England vs. L.A. Rams, 5:30 p.m. (CBS) Martin Laird 73s-66n-69s—208 National Football League
NFL — Fined L.A. Rams CB Nickell
Columbus Christian Academy boys basketball team College, 3 p.m. Pro Bowl Rosters Keegan Bradley
Si Woo Kim
68n-71s-69s—208
67n-68s-73s—208 Robey-Coleman $26,739 for his helmet-to-
At Camping World Stadium Joaquin Niemann 66n-73s-70s—209 helmet hit on New Orleans WR Tommylee
wins Southern Miss at Florida Atlantic, 3 p.m. Orlando, Florida Danny Willett 71n-68s-70s—209 Lewis during the NFC championship game.
(x-starter, i-injured, r-replacement; n-need
The Columbus Christian Academy boys basketball team beat Alabama at Auburn, 7 p.m. player; sb-Super Bowl particpant)
Xander Schauffele
Julián Etulain
69s-70n-70s—209
71s-67n-71s—209
CHICAGO BEARS — Re-signed OL Bobby
AFC Massie to a four-year contract extension.
Calhoun Academy 58-48 on Friday night.
Women’s College Basketball
Bill Haas 67n-72s-70s—209 TENNESSEE TITANS — Named Todd
OFFENSE Jordan Spieth 65n-72s-72s—209
Lawson Studdard led the Rams with 24 points. Will Teague had 15 Quarterbacks: x-Patrick Mahomes, Kansas J.T. Poston 72s-68n-69s—209 Downing tight ends coach.
and Matthew Phillips added seven. Sunday’s Games City; sb-Tom Brady, New England; i-Philip Riv- Jason Kokrak 71n-69s-69s—209 SOCCER
Major League Soccer
ers, L.A. Chargers; r-Deshaun Watson, Hous- Robert Streb 69s-68n-72s—209
CCA is undefeated in district play with two district games Alabama at Georgia, 1 p.m. ton; r-Andrew Luck, Indianapolis Trey Mullinax 70s-71n-68s—209 NEW YORK CITY FC — Signed M Juan Pablo
remaining. Ole Miss at Mississippi State, 2 p.m.
Tight ends: x-i-Travis Kelce, Kansas City; Eric Ryan Palmer 67s-67n-75s—209 Torres to a multi-year contract from Lokeren
Ebron, Indianapolis; r-Jared Cook, Oakland. Luke List 70s-69n-71s—210 (First Division A-Belgium).
Wide Receivers: x-Tyreek Hill, Kansas City: C.T. Pan 64n-75s-71s—210
Thursday’s Games xi-DeAndre Hopkins, Houston; i-Antonio Braden Thornberry 71s-67n-72s—210
NEW YORK RED BULLS — Signed M Omir
Pickens Academy basketball teams win Mississippi University for Women at Voorhees Brown, Pittsburgh; Keenan Allen, L.A. Char-
gers; r-Jarvis Landry, Cleveland; r-JuJu
Sam Ryder 69n-69s-72s—210
Fernandez.
COLLEGE
Seth Peeks had 25 points to lead the Pickens Academy boys Mackenzie Hughes 70n-70s-70s—210 BUFFALO — Promoted Scott Smith to
basketball team to a 69-59 victory against North River Christian
College, 5 p.m. Smith-Schuster, Pittsburgh
Tackles: x-Taylor Lewan, Tennessee; x-Alejan-
Russell Knox 67n-70s-73s—210
associate head volleyball coach.
Nicholas Lindheim 71s-69n-70s—210
Academy on Friday night. Florida International at Southern Miss, 6 p.m. dro Villanueva, Pittsburgh; Eric Fisher, Kansas Chris Thompson 74s-66n-70s—210
Friday’s Moves
City Bud Cauley 66n-70s-74s—210
Travis Dean and Rafe Brown had 11 points for the Pirates. Mississippi State at LSU, 6:30 p.m. Guards: x,i-David DeCastro, Pittsburgh; x-Mar- Sam Burns 70s-66n-74s—210 BASEBALL
shal Yanda, Baltimore; Quenton Nelson, India- Gary Woodland 71s-70n-69s—210 OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF
The Pickens Academy girls basketball team improved to 9-9 with a Auburn at Ole Miss, 7 p.m. napolis; r-Joel Bitonio, Cleveland Matt Jones 67n-74s-69s—210 BASEBALL — Suspended Cincinnati
victory against North River Christian Academy. Saturday’s Games Centers: x-Maurkice Pouncey, Pittsburgh; Nick Taylor 71s-68n-72s—211 minor league pitcher Junior Harding (Reds-
Mike Pouncey, L.A. Chargers; n-Casey Kreiter, Ben Silverman 68s-71n-72s—211
n On Thursday, Shelby Lowe had eight points and 10 rebounds Arizona) 50 games after testing positive for
to lead the Pickens Academy girls basketball team to a 29-26 victory Mississippi University for Women at Morris Denver
Running Backs: x-James Conner, Pittsburgh,
Scott Stallings
Tiger Woods
69n-71s-71s—211
70s-70n-71s—211
Methylphenidate; Minnesota minor league
pitcher Alex Schick (Cedar Rapids-MWL) 50
against Patrician Academy. College, 1 p.m. Melvin Gordon, L.A. Chargers; i-Phillip Lind- Chris Stroud 66s-71n-74s—211
games after testing positive for Amphetamine;
say, Denver. Jonas Blixt 68s-69n-74s—211
Jessi Latham had six points and eight rebounds. The win secured Florida Atlantic at Southern Miss, 4 p.m. Fullback: x-Anthony Sherman, Kansas City Brandon Hagy 66s-71n-74s—211 and Baltimore minor league OF Trey Whitley
the No. 2 seed for the playoffs for the Lady Pirates. DEFENSE Beau Hossler 67n-70s-74s—211 (Orioles-GCL) 50 games following a second
Sunday’s Games Defensive Ends: x-Myles Garrett, Cleveland; Cameron Smith 71n-69s-71s—211 positive test for a drug of abuse all violations
Pickens Academy will play host to Tuscaloosa Academy on x,i-J.J. Watt, Houston; Melvin Ingram, L.A. Grayson Murray 68n-72s-71s—211
Mississippi State at Alabama, Noon Chargers; r-Calais Campbell, Jacksonville Shawn Stefani 67n-74s-70s—211
of the Minor League Drug Prevention and
Thursday. Interior Lineman: x,i-Geno Atkins, Cincinnati; Charles Howell III 66s-70n-75s—211 Treatment Program.
Texas A&M at Ole Miss, 2 p.m. x,i-Jurrell Casey; Tennessee; Cameron Hey- Emiliano Grillo 67n-74s-70s—211 Major League Baseball Players Association
MLBPA — Promoted Chris Dahl to director
NBA Women’s College Golf
ward, Pittsburgh; r-Kyle Williams, Buffalo;
r-Brandon Williams, Baltimore
Outside Linebackers: x,i-Jadeveon Clowney,
Marc Leishman
Jim Knous
Sungjae Im
68n-73s-70s—211
70n-71s-70s—211
72s-68n-72s—212
of communications and Gretchen Mueller to
managing director, digital media and creative
Brothers Steph, Seth Curry in 3-point contest Sunday’s Match Houston; x-Von Miller, Denver; Dee Ford, Kan- Brandt Snedeker 68n-73s-71s—212 strategy. Named Jerry Crasnick senior adviser:
sas City; r-T.J. Watt, Pittsburgh Rickie Fowler 73s-66n-74s—213 player, agent, and media relations; and Anthony
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The NBA’s All-Star weekend is shaping up Alabama at Northrop Grumman Regional (Palos Inside/Middle Linebackers: x-C.J. Mosley, Bal- John Senden 68n-73s-72s—213
Solis communications coordinator.
timore; Benardrick McKinney, Houston Kevin Tway 70n-71s-72s—213
to be quite the family affair, with the Curry brothers facing each other in Verdes Estes, California) Cornerbacks: x-Xavien Howard, Miami; x-Jalen Stephan Jaeger 70s-71n-72s—213 American League
the 3-point contest. Ramsey, Jacksonville; sb-Stephon Gilmore, Cameron Davis 72s-69n-72s—213 CLEVELAND INDIANS — Agreed to terms with
Stephen Curry told ESPN he and brother Seth Curry of the Port- College Rifle New England; Denzel Ward, Cleveland; r-Chris
Harris Jr., Denver
John Chin
Nick Watney
66n-71s-77s—214
72s-68n-74s—214
LHP Oliver Perez on a one-year contract.
LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Sent RHP Miguel
land Trail Blazers will square off Feb. 16 in Charlotte, their hometown. Saturday’s Match Free Safeties: X-Derwin James, L.A. Chargers; Sebastián Muñoz 68n-72s-75s—215 Almonte outright to Salt Lake City (PCL).
Eric Weddle, Baltimore Adam Schenk 72n-69s-74s—215
The Golden State star says the contest will be fun, but he knows OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Agreed to terms
Nebraska at Ole Miss Strong Safety: x-Jamal Adams, N.Y. Jets Rory Sabbatini 72s-68n-76s—216
with RHP Marco Estrada on a one-year
his brother is “going to be gunning for me, though. That’s the problem.” SPECIALISTS Ryan Blaum 71n-70s-75s—216
contract. Sent RHP Parker Bridwell outright to
Men’s College Tennis Punter: x-Brett Kern, Tennessee Sean O’Hair 71n-69s-77s—217
The NBA has not released the full field of competitors for the Placekicker: x-Jason Myers, N.Y. Jets Morgan Hoffmann 70n-70s-79s—219 Las Vegas (PCL).
All-Star Saturday Night events. This will be the sixth time Stephen Curry Long snapper: Casey Kreiter, Denver National League
has been in the contest and the first for Seth Curry. Their father, Dell
Today’s Matches Return Specialist: x-Andre Roberts, N.Y. Jets Dubai Desert Classic ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Sent LHP
Saturday
Curry, was a two-time participant. Harvard at Alabama, 1 p.m. Special Teamer: x-Adrian Phillips, L.A. Char-
gers At Emirates GC
Jared Miller outright to Reno (PCL).
BASKETBALL
In an interview last week with The Associated Press, Dell Curry Arizona or UNC Wilmington at Mississippi State, NFC Dubai, United Arab Emirates
National Basketball Association
OFFENSE Purse: $3.25 million
said his two sons love to compete at just about anything — and it’s 10 a.m. or 1 p.m. Quarterbacks: x-Drew Brees, New Orleans; Yardage: 7,238; Par: 72 NBA — Suspended Denver C Nikola Jokic
Third Round
impossible to say who’s more competitive. Friday’s Matches sb-Jared Goff, L.A. Rams; i-Aaron Rodgers,
Green Bay; r-Mitchell Trubisky, Chicago; r-Rus- Bryson DeChambeau, U.S. 66-66-68—200
one game for leaving the bench during an
altercation and fined Denver C Mason Plumlee
“At my daughter’s wedding we played liar’s dice for about two Miami, Florida at Mississippi State, 3 p.m. sell Wilson, Seattle Li Haotong, China 67-67-67—201 $25,000 and Utah C Derrick Favors $15,000
Tight Ends: x,i-Zach Ertz, Philadelphia; George Matt Wallace, England 70-64-69—203
hours — and that was the most competitive thing I have seen in a long Ole Miss at Oklahoma State, 5 p.m. Kittle, San Francisco; r-Austin Hooper, Atlanta Ernie Els, South Africa 68-65-70—203 for engaging in the altercation during a Jan.
23 game.
time,” he said with a laugh. “Anytime there is a game that somebody Minnesota at Alabama, 6 p.m. Wide Receivers: Davante Adams, Green Bay; Kalle Samooja, Finland 66-70-68—204
FOOTBALL
x,i-Julio Jones, Atlanta; x-Michael Thomas, Thorbjorn Olesen, Denmark 69-67-68—204
has to win or lose, you can’t give anyone the edge as to who is more Sunday’s Matches New Orleans; Adam Thielen, Minnesota; r-Mike Alvaro Quiros, Spain 69-64-71—204 National Football League
competitive. We all are.” Southern Miss at UAB, 11 a.m. Evans, Tampa Bay Lucas Herbert, Australia 69-63-72—204 GREEN BAY PACKERS — Named Mike Smith
Tackles: x-Terron Armstead, New Orleans; Jordan Smith, England 68-68-69—205 outside linebackers coach.
That carries over to the golf course as well. Matthew Fitzpatrick, England 65-70-70—205
Dell Curry said he plays golf with both sons — sometimes all three South Florida at Mississippi State, 1 p.m. x,i-Tyron Smith, Dallas; Trent Williams, Wash-
ington; r-Lane Johnson, Philadelphia Jason Scrivener, Australia 67-67-71—205
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Signed K Adam
Andrew Johnston, England 72-69-65—206 Vinatieri.
of them together — and it’s always competitive.
“Seth only plays two or three times a summer,” Dell Curry said.
Women’s College Tennis Guards: x,i-Brandon Brooks, Philadelphia;
x,i-Zack Martin, Dallas; Trai Turner, Carolina;
r-Andrus Peat, New Orleans; r-Larry Warford,
Byeong Hun An, South Korea 70-68-68—206
Tommy Fleetwood, England 68-70-68—206
Canadian Football League
EDMONTON ESKIMOS — Signed LB Korey
“He’s knocked 10 strokes off because of his short game. He can hit the Today’s Matches New Orleans Lee Westwood, England 67-70-69—206 Jones to a contract extension. Signed WR
Sergio Garcia, Spain 66-70-70—206 Harry McMaster.
ball farther. But his short game for only playing a couple of times a year Michigan or Syracuse at Ole Miss, 11 a.m. Centers: x-Alex Mack, Atlanta; Max Under, New
Orleans George Coetzee, South Africa 70-65-71—206 WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS — Re-signed LB
Matthieu Pavon, France 66-68-72—206
is really good. As for Steph, people ask me if I beat him. I will tell them, Mississippi State vs. UCSB (Gainesville, Florida), Running Backs: x,sb-Todd Gurley, L.A. Rams;
Also Shayne Gauthier to a two-year contract.
Saquon Barkley, N.Y. Giants; Ezekiel Elliott, SOCCER
yeah, I beat him twice — but we played about 25 times. He’s a stick. 11 a.m. or 1 p.m. Dallas; r-Alvin Kamara, New Orleans Shane Lowry, Ireland 69-67-71—207
Major League Soccer
Lucas Bjerregaard, Denmark 72-68-67—207
Loves to play.” Southern Miss at Alcorn State, 2 p.m. Fullback: x-Kyle Juszczyk, San Francisco
DEFENSE Ian Poulter, England 67-71-70—208 MINNESOTA UNITED — Signed D Romain
Seth Curry is actually outshooting his two-time league MVP brother Friday’s Matches Defensive Ends: x-Cameron Jordan, New Or- Eddie Pepperell, England 72-67-69—208 Metanire from Reims (France) using Targeted
Martin Kaymer, Germany 71-67-72—210 Allocation Money.
from beyond the arc this NBA season. Alabama at UCSB, Noon leans; x-Demarcus Lawrence, Dallas; Danielle
Tyrrell Hatton, England 69-70-71—210
Hunter, Minnesota; NEW YORK CITY FC — Announced F Jo
Seth Curry is shooting a career-best 48 percent from 3-point range, Saturday’s Matches Interior Lineman: x-Fletcher Cox, Philadelphia; Kurt Kitayama, United States 71-69-75—215
Inge Berget and the team agreed to mutually
making 137 of 322 attempts. Stephen Curry is shooting 44.4 percent,
but he has made more shots (191 of 430). Stephen Curry ranks behind
Alcorn State at Mississippi State (DH), 11 a.m.
x,sb-Aaron Donald, L.A. Rams; Akiem Hicks,
Chicago; r-Kawann Short, Carolina
Outside Linebackers: x-Ryan Kerrigan, Wash-
Hockey terminate the Berget’s contract.
North Premier Soccer League
only James Harden in number of 3-pointers made this season (220). Alabama vs. Gonzaga (Santa Barbara, California), ington; x,i-Khalil Mack, Chicago; Anthony Barr, NHL NEW YORK COSMOS — Signed M Ricardo
Bocanegra.
The event could include even more intrigue if Charlotte Hornets Noon Minnesota; r-Olivier Vernon, N.Y. Giants
Inside/Middle Linebackers: x,i-Luke Kuechly,
EASTERN CONFERENCE
COLLEGE
Atlantic Division
point guard Kemba Walker decides to compete given this is his own West Alabama at Southern Miss, 2 p.m. Carolina; Bobby Wagner, Seattle; r-Leighton GP W L OT Pts GF GA AUSTIN PEAY — Named Tim Zetts
Vander Esch, Dallas offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.
court. Alabama vs. Cal Poly (Santa Barbara, California), Cornerbacks: x-Kyle Fuller, Chicago; x-Patrick
Tampa Bay
Toronto
49 37 10 2 76 199 140
49 30 17 2 62 174 140 Reassigned Mark Powell to defensive
Walker, an All-Star starter, is fifth in the NBA in made 3-pointers 5 p.m. Peterson, Arizona; Byron Jones, Dallas; Darius
Slay, Detroit
Montreal 51 28 18 5 61 154 149 coordinator and linebackers coach.
Boston 49 27 17 5 59 143 128
this season and one of the most popular professional athletes ever to Sunday’s Match Free Safeties: x-Eddie Jackson, Chicago; Har- Buffalo 48 24 18 6 54 140 144
COKER — Named Travis Neal women’s
play in Charlotte. rison Smith, Minnesota Florida 48 20 20 8 48 152 170 volleyball coach.
Tulane at Ole Miss, Noon Strong Safety: i-Landon Collins, N.Y. Giants; Detroit 51 19 25 7 45 145 172 NJIT — Named Pedro Trevino women’s
r-Malcolm Jenkins, Philadelphia Ottawa 50 19 26 5 43 156 187 volleyball coach.

MSU men
Horse Racing College Track and Field
Friday’s Meets
City of Light wins $9 million Pegasus World Cup Alabama at South Carolina Classic (Columbia,
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. — City of Light and Accelerate went
head-to-head twice last year, each winning once and setting up what South Carolina) Continued from Page 1B
figured to be a showdown in the final race of their careers. Mississippi State at Harvard/Boston Invitational the game Tuesday (in a 76-55 loss to maining.
City of Light decided to make it a romp instead. (Boston, Massachusetts) Kentucky). It was important to come A 3-pointer by Quinndary Weath-
Going into retirement with an absolute flourish, City of Light ran Ole Miss at Don DeNoon Classic (Carbondale,
away from Accelerate and every other challenger down the stretch and out and make some shots. In the first erspoon got the home team and crowd
Illinois)
rolled to a 5 3/4-length victory in the $9 million Pegasus World Cup on half, I got some good looks. In the sec- going.
Southern Miss at Kentucky Invitational
Saturday — the richest race in North America, and the highlight of the ond half, it was more a matter of help- “Our team showed tremendous
$16 million Pegasus Day at Gulfstream Park. (Lexington, Kentucky)
Saturday’s Meets
ing my team get shots.” composure when things were getting
“This horse is a gift,” City of Light trainer Michael McCarthy said.
“Amazing.” Alabama at South Carolina Classic (Columbia, While shots were plentiful for both away,” Howland said.
Seeking the Soul, a 30-1 long shot, got up for second. Accelerate, South Carolina) teams — Auburn shot 53.1 percent, A dunk by Nick Weatherspoon
the Breeders’ Cup Classic champion and runner-up for Horse of the Mississippi State at Harvard/Boston Invitational while MSU shot 50.9 percent — the gave the Bulldogs a 56-55 lead. The
Year, never fired in the stretch run and settled for third. Accelerate
(Boston, Massachusetts) game turned on the defensive end. lead then went back-and-forth before a
ended his career with six wins in eight races — both losses coming to
Ole Miss at Don DeNoon Classic (Carbondale, In the opening half, the Bulldogs 7-0 run gave the Bulldogs a 77-70 lead.
City of Light.
“We’ve enjoyed him for three years,” Accelerate trainer John Sadler Illinois) built a 25-14 lead with 9 minutes, A technical on Auburn coach Bruce
said. “We ran a really good race today in tough conditions. ... And City Southern Miss at Kentucky Invitational 45 seconds left in the first half. Still, Pearl happened during that run.
of Light is a very good horse also.” (Lexington, Kentucky) the Bulldogs were struggling to get “That game was an offensive clin-
Both caked in mud, a souvenir from the rain-drubbed dirt course, rebounds and the Tigers were begin- ic,” Pearl said. “We had a hard time
they left the track at roughly the same time and headed to the barn for Junior College Basketball ning to find answers. guarding anything Mississippi State
the final post-race meal of their careers. Late Sunday morning, they’ll Monday’s Games
be loaded into the same van to start the journey to the farm in Kentucky Auburn fell down by seven four was trying to do. We let Q get going.
where they will begin their stud careers next month. Women: Northeast at EMCC. 5:30 p.m. times before ending the first half with When he gets going, it’s hard to stop
They could have retired after Breeders’ Cup wins last November Men: Northeast at EMCC, 7:30 p.m. a flurry, to pull within 47-45. that team. He is their heart and soul.”
— Accelerate won the Classic, City of Light won the Mile — but stuck Women: Itawamba at Holmes, 6 p.m. The Tigers then scored the first The Bulldogs were plus-five re-
around for a shot at the massive Pegasus payday. Men: Itawamba at Holmes, 8 p.m.
“Nine million reasons,” McCarthy said. seven points of the second half and bounding in the second half and
— From Special Reports later held a 55-48 lead with 16:42 re- forced nine turnovers.
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COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Saturday’s Men’s
Major College Scores
EAST
Albany (NY) 84, Hartford 77
American U. 76, Bucknell 68
Army 69, Lafayette 63
Binghamton 78, Maine 66
Columbia 73, Cornell 70
Dayton 75, Fordham 52
Delaware 76, Drexel 75
Fairleigh Dickinson 78, Bryant 63
Harvard 64, Dartmouth 59
Hofstra 84, Towson 61
Holy Cross 69, Navy 64
LIU Brooklyn 84, CCSU 71
Lehigh 94, Boston U. 78
Loyola (Md.) 79, Colgate 72, OT
Niagara 75, Monmouth (NJ) 48
Penn 78, Saint Joseph’s 70
Robert Morris 57, Wagner 51
Rutgers 64, Penn St. 60
Siena 53, Manhattan 40
St. Francis (Pa.) 79, Sacred Heart 78
St. Francis Brooklyn 74, Mount St. Mary’s 67
UConn 80, Wichita St. 60
UMBC 59, New Hampshire 51
VCU 80, Duquesne 74
Vermont 73, Stony Brook 52
SOUTH
Alabama A&M 68, Southern U. 62
Alabama St. 74, Alcorn St. 59
Belmont 96, Austin Peay 92
Boston College 65, Wake Forest 61
Charleston Southern 74, Gardner-Webb 60
Coll. of Charleston 74, William & Mary 59
Duke 66, Georgia Tech 53
ETSU 91, W. Carolina 69
Elon 89, UNC-Wilmington 82
FAU 89, FIU 72
Florida A&M 72, Coppin St. 70
George Mason 62, George Washington 55
Georgia 98, Texas 88
Georgia Southern 74, Texas State 58
Georgia St. 77, Texas-Arlington 71
Hampton 64, Campbell 58
High Point 65, UNC-Asheville 61
Howard 80, Delaware St. 74
Illinois 78, Maryland 67
Iowa St. 87, Mississippi 73
Jackson St. 65, Grambling St. 63
Jacksonville St. 77, Morehead St. 71
Kentucky 71, Kansas 63
Louisiana Tech 62, W. Kentucky 50
Louisiana-Lafayette 86, Troy 81
Louisville 66, Pittsburgh 51
McNeese St. 79, Houston Baptist 73
Mississippi State 92, Auburn 84
Morgan St. 77, Bethune-Cookman 71
N. Kentucky 73, Milwaukee 60
NC A&T 51, NC Central 48
NC State 69, Clemson 67
Norfolk St. 88, Md.-Eastern Shore 60
Northeastern 78, James Madison 68
Prairie View 89, MVSU 78
Presbyterian 99, Winthrop 91
SC-Upstate 80, Longwood 63
SE Louisiana 69, Northwestern St. 53
Samford 75, Furman 73
Savannah St. 92, SC State 88
South Alabama 78, Louisiana-Monroe 72
South Florida 77, East Carolina 57
Southern Miss. 101, Marshall 51
St. Bonaventure 66, Richmond 57
Tennessee 83, West Virginia 66
Tennessee Tech 91, E. Kentucky 85
The Citadel 84, VMI 82
UNC-Greensboro 88, Mercer 81
UT Martin 85, SIU-Edwardsville 69
Wofford 80, Chattanooga 69
MIDWEST
Akron 67, N. Illinois 65
Cleveland St. 72, Youngstown St. 62
Davidson 54, Saint Louis 53
E. Michigan 93, W. Michigan 67
IUPUI 80, Detroit 65
LSU 86, Missouri 80, OT
Marquette 87, Xavier 82
Miami (Ohio) 67, Bowling Green 53
Missouri St. 55, Bradley 37
Oakland 80, Ill.-Chicago 67
Ohio 78, Ball St. 74
Ohio St. 70, Nebraska 60
Purdue Fort Wayne 91, Denver 81
S. Dakota St. 83, Nebraska-Omaha 73
SE Missouri 64, E. Illinois 59
Toledo 76, Cent. Michigan 72
UMKC 63, Seattle 54
Utah Valley 74, Chicago St. 60
Virginia 82, Notre Dame 55
W. Illinois 65, South Dakota 59
Wisconsin 62, Northwestern 46
Wright St. 87, Green Bay 75
SOUTHWEST
Abilene Christian 79, Cent. Arkansas 56
Appalachian St. 77, UALR 73
Baylor 73, Alabama 68
Hot-shooting Cyclones outlast Rebels
Halftime—Arkansas 33-30. 3-Point
Goals—Arkansas 4-19 (Jones 2-6, Osabuohien Friday’s Men’s
1-1, Harris 1-3, Sills 0-1, Embery 0-3, Joe 0-5),
Texas Tech 10-19 (Culver 4-5, Moretti 3-6,
Major College Scores
EAST
Mooney 1-2, Corprew 1-2, Francis 1-3, Ed-
wards 0-1). Fouled Out—Owens, Jones. Re- Iona 77, Rider 71
bounds—Arkansas 19 (Gafford 5), Texas Tech Quinnipiac 92, Marist 78
Yale 79, Brown 71
24 (Odiase 7). Assists—Arkansas 7 (Harris 3),
Texas Tech 14 (Culver 4). Total Fouls—Arkan- MIDWEST By DAVID BRANDT
sas 20, Texas Tech 21. Buffalo 88, Kent St. 79 The Associated Press
Michigan 69, Indiana 46
No. 22 Mississippi St. 92,
Southeastern OXFORD — The No. 24
No. 16 Auburn 84
AUBURN (13-6): McLemore 4-8 2-2 10, Conference Men Iowa State men’s basketball
Okeke 6-10 1-1 16, Doughty 1-3 4-4 6, Harper Conf. Pct. Overall Pct.
4-7 4-5 15, Brown 5-10 6-6 18, Purifoy 1-1 0-0
3, Spencer 1-3 2-2 4, McCormick 2-4 2-3 7,
Tennessee
LSU
6-0 1.000 18-1 .947
6-0 1.000 16-3 .842 team whipped the basketball
Dunbar 2-3 0-0 5. Totals 26-49 21-23 84.
MISSISSIPPI STATE (15-4): Holman 3-8
Kentucky
S. Carolina
5-1 .833 16-3 .842
5-1 .833 10-9 .526
around and through No. 20
0-2 7, Ado 2-2 4-10 8, Q.Weatherspoon 6-9
11-11 27, Peters 5-13 2-2 16, N.Weatherspoon
Ole Miss
Alabama
4-2 .667 14-5 .737
3-3 .500 12-7 .632
Ole Miss’ zone with preci-
5-8 1-2 12, Perry 3-7 4-6 10, Carter 3-6 1-1 9, Florida 3-3 .500 11-8 .579 sion and purpose, finding
Woodard 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 28-55 23-34 92. Mississippi St. 3-3 .500 15-4 .789
Halftime—Mississippi St. 47-45. 3-Point Auburn 2-4 .333 13-6 .684 open players on nearly every
Goals—Auburn 11-21 (Harper 3-5, Okeke 3-5, Arkansas 2-4 .333 11-8 .579
Brown 2-4, Purifoy 1-1, McCormick 1-1, Dunbar Missouri 1-5 .167 10-8 .556 possession during the sec-
1-2, Doughty 0-1, McLemore 0-2), Mississippi
St. 13-30 (Q.Weatherspoon 4-5, Peters 4-10,
Georgia
Texas A&M
1-5 .167 10-9 .526
1-5 .167 8-10 .444 ond half.
Carter 2-5, Woodard 1-2, N.Weatherspoon 1-3,
Holman 1-4, Perry 0-1). Fouled Out—Peters.
Vanderbilt 0-6 .000 9-10 .474 By the time the Rebels
Rebounds—Auburn 25 (Doughty 5), Missis-
sippi St. 28 (Perry 11). Assists—Auburn 12
Friday’s Games
No games scheduled
figured out where the ball
(Harper 7), Mississippi St. 20 (Peters 10). Total Saturday’s Games was, one of the Cyclones was
Fouls—Auburn 20, Mississippi St. 21. Techni- Baylor 73, Alabama 68
cals—Dunbar, Auburn coach Bruce Pearl. Iowa State 87, Ole Miss 73 usually slamming it through
TCU 55, Florida 50
No. 24 Iowa State 87, Oklahoma State 74, South Carolina 70 the hoop or making another
No. 20 Ole Miss 73 Georgia 98, Texas 88
Texas A&M 65, Kansas State 53 open jumper.
IOWA STATE (15-5): Jacobson 3-5 0-0 6,
Horton-Tucker 11-18 0-1 23, Haliburton 2-2 0-0
Oklahoma 86, Vanderbilt 55
Tennessee 83, West Virginia 66
The result was Iowa
5, Shayok 6-9 2-2 17, Weiler-Babb 4-5 0-0 8,
Talley 0-1 0-0 0, Conditt 0-0 0-0 0, Griffin 1-1
Texas Tech 67, Arkansas 64
LSU 86, Missouri 80, OT
State’s 87-73 victory against
0-0 2, Lard 4-4 0-0 8, Wigginton 7-10 1-1 18.
Totals 38-55 3-4 87.
Kentucky 71, Kansas 63 Ole Miss in the SEC/Big
Mississippi State 92, Auburn 84
OLE MISS (14-5): Olejniczak 3-7 0-0 6,
Shuler 4-7 0-0 10, T.Davis 4-14 7-8 16, Tyree
Sunday’s Games 12 Challenge on Satur-
No games scheduled
9-22 2-3 22, Hinson 3-10 4-4 13, Buffen 1-3 0-0 Monday’s Games day. Freshman Talen Hor-
2, Stevens 1-5 0-0 2, Halums 0-1 2-2 2, D.Davis
0-0 0-0 0, Rodriguez 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-69
No games scheduled
ton-Tucker scored 23 points
15-17 73. Saturday’s Women’s and sophomore Lindell Wig-
Halftime—Iowa St. 43-38. 3-Point
Major College Scores
Goals—Iowa St. 8-15 (Wigginton 3-4, Sha-
yok 3-5, Haliburton 1-1, Horton-Tucker 1-4, EAST ginton added 18.
American U. 60, Lafayette 45
Weiler-Babb 0-1), Ole Miss 8-24 (Hinson 3-8,
Shuler 2-3, Tyree 2-5, T.Davis 1-5, Halums 0-1, Boston U. 49, Navy 35 “In the second half, we
Stevens 0-2). Rebounds—Iowa St. 31 (Wei-
ler-Babb 9), Ole Miss 26 (T.Davis 6). Assists—
Bryant 72, CCSU 60
Bucknell 75, Holy Cross 71 came out locked in,” Hor-
Iowa St. 26 (Haliburton 9), Ole Miss 10 (Shuler, Buffalo 93, N. Illinois 64
Canisius 62, Rider 49 ton-Tucker said. “We made
T.Davis 4). Total Fouls—Iowa St. 14, Ole Miss
11. A—8,839 (9,500).
Colgate 73, Loyola (Md.) 64
Columbia 65, Cornell 57
some big shots.”
No. 25 LSU 86, Hartford 82, Albany (NY) 35
Harvard 73, Dartmouth 57
Iowa State (15-5) put on
Missouri 80, OT Lehigh 73, Army 50 an offensive show, making Justin Ford/USA TODAY Sports
LSU (16-3): Reid 2-12 9-9 14, Bigby-Wil- Monmouth (NJ) 76, Niagara 54
liams 2-3 3-6 7, Taylor 3-6 1-2 7, Waters 4-17 Mount St. Mary’s 61, LIU Brooklyn 45 13-straight shots in the sec- Iowa State Cyclones guard Lindell Wigginton (5) shoots over
Richmond 74, La Salle 60
3-4 13, Mays 6-12 10-12 24, Days 0-2 0-0 0,
Williams 3-5 1-3 7, Smart 4-11 2-2 14. Totals Robert Morris 69, Wagner 46 ond half to break open a tight Ole Miss guard Terence Davis (3) in the second half of their
24-68 29-38 86. St. Bonaventure 64, UMass 63
St. Francis (Pa.) 85, Sacred Heart 68 game. The Cyclones made game Saturday at The Pavilion at Ole Miss.
MISSOURI (10-8): Puryear 1-7 0-1 2,
Tilmon 5-8 5-6 15, Geist 7-14 8-10 25, Watson
0-2 0-0 0, Pickett 5-12 2-2 13, Mi.Smith 0-0 0-0
St. Francis Brooklyn 64, Fairleigh Dickinson 53
Stony Brook 67, Vermont 61 a few tough shots during
0, Nikko 1-1 2-2 4, Santos 2-3 0-0 4, Suggs 1-6 Temple 84, East Carolina 62
UMBC 64, New Hampshire 62 the run, but several came at cluding 3-for-5 from 3-point vis had 16.
6-9 9, Pinson 2-4 3-3 8. Totals 24-57 26-33 80.
Halftime—33-33. End Of Regulation—Tied West Virginia 60, Kansas St. 30
Yale 84, Brown 72
point-blank range, including range. “We just had a lot of defen-
71. 3-Point Goals—LSU 9-30 (Smart 4-9, Mays
2-6, Waters 2-7, Reid 1-4, Taylor 0-1, Williams
SOUTH
Alabama St. 76, Alcorn St. 63
six layups and a dunk. “I think you just see the sive breakdowns,” Ole Miss
0-1, Days 0-2), Missouri 6-24 (Geist 3-7, Pinson
1-2, Suggs 1-5, Pickett 1-7, Watson 0-1, Puryear
Belmont 80, Austin Peay 62 “With us moving the ball, depth of our team,” Iowa coach Kermit Davis said.
Bethune-Cookman 73, Morgan St. 69
0-2). Fouled Out—Suggs, Pinson, Days, Taylor.
Rebounds—LSU 38 (Reid 8), Missouri 40 (Geist
Charlotte 62, UTEP 39 there’s not many teams that State coach Steve Prohm “Our defensive field goal per-
Chattanooga 73, Samford 63
11). Assists—LSU 15 (Waters 9), Missouri 7
(Geist, Pickett 2). Total Fouls—LSU 27, Missouri
Coastal Carolina 88, Arkansas St. 72 can beat us,” Horton-Tucker said. “If our team can just re- centage is ridiculously high.
29. Technicals—Puryear, Geist.
Coppin St. 73, Florida A&M 53
FAU 77, FIU 55 said. ally chase our ceiling, we can In these kinds of games,
Oklahoma 86, Furman 63, Wofford 50
The Cyclones shot 69 per-
Hampton 82, Gardner-Webb 80 do some really good things.” we’ve got to get more players
Vanderbilt 55 High Point 71, Charleston Southern 64 cent from the field, including
VANDERBILT (9-10): Moyer 0-4 0-2 0, Howard 78, Delaware St. 62 Ole Miss (14-5) pulled to play better. I’m responsi-
Nesmith 3-6 1-2 9, Wetzell 1-8 2-2 4, Shittu 3-9 Jackson St. 77, Grambling St. 74 nearly 77 percent in the sec-
1-1 7, Lee 9-12 4-4 24, Brown 2-3 0-0 4, Ryan Liberty 85, Jacksonville 75
McNeese St. 81, Houston Baptist 71 ond half. within 43-42 on Terence Da- ble for it.”
3-9 0-1 7, Evans 0-1 0-0 0, Toye 0-5 0-0 0. To-
tals 21-57 8-12 55. Md.-Eastern Shore 59, Norfolk St. 43
Mercer 64, ETSU 41 The 6-foot-4 Horton-Tuck- vis’ tip-in early in the second The Rebels missed their
OKLAHOMA (15-5): Manek 6-11 2-2 16,
Doolittle 1-4 2-2 4, Odomes 7-8 0-1 14, Bienie-
Middle Tennessee 61, North Texas 46
Morehead St. 66, Jacksonville St. 55 er, who leads all Big 12 Con- half but never took the lead. first eight shots and fell be-
my 0-2 0-0 0, James 8-15 2-2 21, Freeman 2-4
0-0 4, Geha 1-1 0-0 2, Streller 0-0 0-0 0, Polla
NC A&T 52, NC Central 49
Northwestern St. 58, SE Louisiana 47 ference freshmen in scoring, The Rebels hit 36 percent of hind by 12 points before pull-
3-3 0-0 6, McNeace 1-3 0-0 2, Reynolds 4-6
1-2 9, Calixte 3-8 0-0 8. Totals 36-65 7-9 86.
Old Dominion 72, UTSA 47
Prairie View 75, MVSU 65 made 11 of 18 shots from their shots, but their biggest ing within 43-38 by halftime.
Halftime—Oklahoma 41-23. 3-Point
Goals—Vanderbilt 5-21 (Lee 2-2, Nesmith
Radford 56, Campbell 52
Rice 55, UAB 43 the field and added eight downfall was a non-existent Tyree had 13 points in
2-3, Ryan 1-5, Evans 0-1, Wetzell 0-2, Moyer
0-2, Shittu 0-3, Toye 0-3), Oklahoma 7-23
SC State 71, Savannah St. 60
SC-Upstate 72, Longwood 67
rebounds and five assists. defense. the first half. Horton-Tucker
(James 3-9, Calixte 2-5, Manek 2-6, Bieniemy
0-1, Freeman 0-2). Rebounds—Vanderbilt 34
South Alabama 77, Louisiana-Monroe 49 Marial Shayok added 17 Breein Tyree had 22 scored 15 in the first half on
Southern Miss. 64, Marshall 52
(Lee 8), Oklahoma 29 (Bieniemy, James 5).
Assists—Vanderbilt 7 (Lee 3), Oklahoma 15
Southern U. 54, Alabama A&M 50 points on 6-for-9 shooting, in- points to lead Ole Miss. Da- 7-of-11 shooting.
Stetson 76, Lipscomb 49
(Bieniemy 7). Total Fouls—Vanderbilt 13, Okla- Tennessee St. 65, Murray St. 61

Kegler, Mason help Bears defeat Tide

Coastal Carolina 77, Arkansas St. 64
New Orleans 61, Incarnate Word 52
North Texas 70, Middle Tennessee 53
Oklahoma 86, Vanderbilt 55
Oklahoma St. 74, South Carolina 70
SMU 85, Tulane 75
Sam Houston St. 69, Lamar 59
TCU 55, Florida 50
Texas A&M 65, Kansas St. 53
Texas Tech 67, Arkansas 64
UTSA 74, Old Dominion 73
FAR WEST
Boise St. 77, Wyoming 52
Colorado St. 74, Fresno St. 65
Montana St. 104, Idaho St. 84
N. Colorado 63, N. Arizona 48
Pacific 74, Portland 70
Utah 82, California 64
Utah St. 68, New Mexico 66
Washington 79, Oregon St. 69
The Associated Press
Men’s Top 25 Fared
Thursday
1. Tennessee (18-1) beat West Virginia
83-65. Next: at South Carolina, Tuesday.
2. Duke (17-2) beat Georgia Tech 66-53.
Next: at Notre Dame, Monday.
3. Virginia (18-1) beat Notre Dame 82-55.
Next: at No. 21 N.C. State, Tuesday.
4. Gonzaga (19-2) did not play. Next: at
BYU, Thursday.
5. Michigan (19-1) did not play. Next: vs.
Ohio State, Tuesday.
6. Michigan State (18-2) did not play.
Next: at Purdue, Sunday.
7. Nevada (19-1) did not play. Next: at
UNLV, Tuesday.
8. Kentucky (16-3) beat No. 9 Kansas
71-63. Next: at Vanderbilt, Tuesday.
9. Kansas (16-4) lost to No. 8 Kentucky
71-63. Next: at Texas, Tuesday.
10. Virginia Tech (16-3) beat Syracuse
78-56. Next: at Miami, Wednesday.
11. North Carolina (15-4) did not play.
Next: at Georgia Tech, Tuesday.
12. Marquette (18-3) beat Xavier 87-82.
Next: at Butler, Wednesday.
13. Maryland (16-5) lost to Illinois 78-67.
Next: vs. Northwestern, Tuesday.
14. Buffalo (18-2) did not play. Next: vs.
Ball State, Tuesday.
14. Texas Tech (16-4) beat Arkansas
67-64. Next: vs. TCU, Monday.
16. Auburn (13-6) lost to No. 22
Mississippi State 92-84. Next: at Missouri,
Wednesday.
17. Houston (19-1) did not play. Next: at
Tulsa, Sunday.
18. Villanova (15-4) did not play. Next: vs.
Seton Hall, Sunday.
19. Iowa (16-4) did not play. Next: at
Minnesota, Sunday.
20. Ole Miss (14-5) lost to No. 24 Iowa
State 87-73. Next: at Florida, Wednesday.
21. N.C. State (16-4) beat Clemson
69-67. Next: vs. No. 3 Virginia, Tuesday.
22. Mississippi State (15-4) beat No. 16
Auburn 92-84. Next: at Alabama, Tuesday.
23. Louisville (15-5) beat Pittsburgh
66-51. Next: at Wake Forest, Wednesday.
24. Iowa State (15-5) beat No. 20
Ole Miss 87-73. Next: vs. West Virginia,
Wednesday.
25. LSU (16-3) beat Missouri 86-80, OT.
Next: at Texas A&M, Wednesday.
No. 1 Tennessee 83,
West Virginia 66
WEST VIRGINIA (9-11): Ahmad 6-8 3-5
16, Harris 1-5 5-6 7, Gordon 0-2 0-0 0, Harler
3-6 0-0 9, Haley 1-3 0-0 2, West 1-7 0-0 3, Mat-
thews 1-1 0-0 2, Routt 0-0 0-0 0, Culver 7-11
1-4 15, Bolden 1-6 0-0 3, Doomes 0-0 0-0 0,
Knapper 1-3 1-2 3, McCabe 2-3 0-0 6. Totals
24-55 10-17 66.
TENNESSEE (18-1): Alexander 1-3 0-0
2, Schofield 5-16 3-4 14, Williams 5-8 9-12 19,
Bone 4-9 1-1 9, Turner 8-10 4-6 23, Pons 0-0
0-0 0, Walker 0-0 0-0 0, Fulkerson 0-1 1-2 1,
Johnson 0-2 0-0 0, Bowden 6-12 1-1 15. Totals
29-61 19-26 83.
Halftime—Tennessee 31-21. 3-Point
Goals—West Virginia 8-21 (Harler 3-6, Mc-
Cabe 2-3, Ahmad 1-2, Bolden 1-3, West 1-4,
Knapper 0-1, Harris 0-2), Tennessee 6-16
(Turner 3-5, Bowden 2-4, Schofield 1-5, Bone
0-1, Williams 0-1). Fouled Out—Alexander,
Harris. Rebounds—West Virginia 30 (Ahmad
7), Tennessee 27 (Schofield 10). Assists—
homa 13. A—7,526 (11,562).
Baylor 73, Alabama 68
ALABAMA (12-7): Hall 5-10 1-1 11, Jones
0-2 0-0 0, Ingram 2-2 1-2 5, Lewis 6-12 2-2 15,
Mack 7-13 1-2 15, Smith 1-1 0-0 2, Reese 1-3
0-0 2, A.Johnson 0-1 0-0 0, Petty 1-7 0-0 2,
Norris 6-6 0-0 16. Totals 29-57 5-7 68.
BAYLOR (13-6): Mason 5-10 2-2 13, But-
ler 3-8 1-2 9, McClure 2-6 1-2 7, Vital 3-9 0-0 6,
Kegler 7-13 2-3 17, Thamba 0-2 0-0 0, Gillespie
4-6 0-0 8, Bandoo 2-5 0-0 4, Mayer 4-8 1-1 9.
Totals 30-67 7-10 73.
Halftime—Baylor 36-30. 3-Point Goals—
Alabama 5-17 (Norris 4-4, Lewis 1-4, Mack
0-2, Reese 0-2, Petty 0-5), Baylor 6-22 (Mc-
Clure 2-5, Butler 2-6, Mason 1-4, Kegler 1-4,
Bandoo 0-1, Mayer 0-2). Fouled Out—Jones.
Rebounds—Alabama 29 (Hall 7), Baylor 33
(Kegler 7). Assists—Alabama 17 (Lewis 6),
Baylor 14 (Butler 5). Total Fouls—Alabama 15,
Baylor 11. A—7,094 (10,284).
TCU 55, Florida 50
FLORIDA (11-8): K.Johnson 4-9 0-0 9,
Hayes 4-6 0-1 8, Locke 2-9 2-2 7, Allen 4-13
1-1 11, A.Nembhard 2-9 0-0 6, Bassett 0-1 0-0
0, Okauru 0-0 0-0 0, Ballard 1-5 0-0 3, Hudson
2-10 1-1 6. Totals 19-62 4-5 50.
TCU (15-4): Noi 8-17 3-5 22, Miller 1-6
0-0 2, Samuel 1-3 0-0 2, Bane 4-13 8-8 17,
Robinson 3-9 1-4 7, Mayen 1-1 0-0 3, Barlow
0-0 0-0 0, R.Nembhard 0-1 0-0 0, Davis 0-0 2-2
2. Totals 18-50 14-19 55.
Halftime—TCU 32-20. 3-Point Goals—Flor-
ida 8-27 (A.Nembhard 2-4, Allen 2-9, K.Johnson
1-1, Ballard 1-3, Locke 1-5, Hudson 1-5), TCU 5-20
(Noi 3-8, Mayen 1-1, Bane 1-6, Miller 0-2, Robin-
son 0-3). Rebounds—Florida 26 (K.Johnson 8),
TCU 35 (Samuel 7). Assists—Florida 14 (Allen
5), TCU 10 (Robinson 5). Total Fouls—Florida 15,
TCU 10. A—6,682 (6,800).
Oklahoma State 74,
South Carolina 70
SOUTH CAROLINA (10-9): Kotsar 4-8
0-0 8, Bryant 3-7 3-3 10, Silva 6-13 2-2 15,
Campbell 3-8 0-0 8, Lawson 4-11 2-2 12, Frink
2-3 0-0 4, Haase 1-6 2-2 5, Hinson 0-2 0-0 0,
Gravett 3-9 0-0 8. Totals 26-67 9-9 70.
OKLAHOMA ST. (9-11): Anei 3-6 2-3 8,
McGriff 4-8 6-7 14, Likekele 2-5 3-6 7, Waters
5-13 4-4 17, Dziagwa 6-12 2-3 19, Demuth 0-0
2-2 2, Major 0-0 0-0 0, Jones 1-8 4-4 7. Totals
21-52 23-29 74.
Halftime—Oklahoma St. 33-28. 3-Point
Goals—South Carolina 9-26 (Campbell 2-5,
Lawson 2-5, Gravett 2-8, Bryant 1-2, Silva 1-2,
Haase 1-3, Hinson 0-1), Oklahoma St. 9-27
(Dziagwa 5-9, Waters 3-7, Jones 1-7, Likekele
0-1, McGriff 0-3). Rebounds—South Carolina
37 (Silva 9), Oklahoma St. 30 (Anei 11). As-
sists—South Carolina 14 (Bryant 5), Oklahoma
St. 13 (Likekele 6). Total Fouls—South Carolina
22, Oklahoma St. 13. A—7,658 (13,611).
Texas A&M 65,
Kansas State 53
KANSAS STATE (15-5): Sneed 1-6 0-0 2,
Wade 7-15 0-0 17, Mawien 0-4 0-0 0, B.Brown
3-9 5-5 11, Stokes 3-11 0-0 8, Shadd 0-0 0-0 0,
Love 0-0 0-0 0, Muldoon 0-0 0-0 0, Trice 0-0
0-0 0, Stockard 0-1 0-0 0, McAtee 0-1 0-0 0,
McGuirl 0-1 1-2 1, Diarra 6-12 0-0 14, Neal-Wil-
liams 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 20-61 6-7 53.
TEXAS A&M (8-10): Mekowulu 2-3 0-0 4,
Mahan 3-6 0-0 8, Mitchell 7-12 4-4 22, Starks
5-12 1-2 12, Flagg 5-10 0-0 11, J.Walker 1-3 0-2
2, Nebo 2-2 2-3 6, French 0-0 0-0 0, Collins 0-1
0-0 0. Totals 25-49 7-11 65.
Halftime—Kansas St. 30-26. 3-Point
Goals—Kansas St. 7-31 (Wade 3-6, Diarra 2-7,
Stokes 2-9, McGuirl 0-1, McAtee 0-1, B.Brown
0-3, Sneed 0-4), Texas A&M 8-20 (Mitchell 4-6,
Mahan 2-4, Flagg 1-4, Starks 1-4, Mekowulu
0-1, Collins 0-1). Rebounds—Kansas St. 28
(Sneed, Wade 7), Texas A&M 34 (Flagg 12).
Assists—Kansas St. 15 (Stokes 6), Texas A&M
14 (Starks 6). Total Fouls—Kansas St. 14, Tex-
as A&M 7. A—7,100 (12,989).
Georgia 98, Texas 88
TEXAS (11-9): Hayes 7-11 0-0 14, Oset-
kowski 4-11 7-8 15, Coleman 3-6 0-0 8, Roach
6-12 2-5 16, Ramey 7-15 0-0 19, Hepa 1-1
0-0 2, Sims 0-2 1-2 1, Mitrou-Long 1-1 0-0 2,
Febres 4-9 0-0 11. Totals 33-68 10-15 88.
GEORGIA (10-9): Claxton 6-9 5-5 18,
Wilridge 1-2 1-2 4, Hammonds 7-11 0-0 14,
Crump 6-9 3-6 21, Jackson 4-7 2-2 13, Og-
beide 2-3 4-4 8, Ngumezi 1-1 0-0 2, Sargiunas
Tennessee Tech 81, E. Kentucky 68
Troy 90, Louisiana-Lafayette 64
UALR 74, Appalachian St. 59
UNC-Greensboro 71, W. Carolina 59
UT Martin 68, SIU-Edwardsville 55
W. Kentucky 81, Louisiana Tech 76
Wichita St. 62, Tulane 44
Winthrop 55, Presbyterian 52 By SCHUYLER DIXON
MIDWEST
Akron 70, Toledo 64 The Associated Press
Bradley 79, Illinois St. 68
Cent. Michigan 71, E. Michigan 61
Cincinnati 80, Memphis 56
IUPUI 67, Green Bay 63 WACO, Texas — Baylor
Miami (Ohio) 79, Kent St. 63
Milwaukee 72, Ill.-Chicago 53 forward Mario Kegler woke
Ohio 82, Bowling Green 79
Providence 77, Creighton 63
up ready to face the Alabama
Purdue Fort Wayne 70, Denver 55
S. Dakota St. 81, Nebraska-Omaha 47
men’s basketball team after
SE Missouri 72, E. Illinois 57
South Dakota 92, W. Illinois 49
sitting out a season following
W. Michigan 65, Ball St. 62 his transfer from Mississippi
Youngstown St. 73, Cleveland St. 55
SOUTHWEST State.
Abilene Christian 77, Cent. Arkansas 70
Georgia Southern 65, Texas State 55 This ending was better
Houston 76, Tulsa 44
Incarnate Word 81, New Orleans 69 than the three he remembers
Iowa St. 84, Oklahoma St. 71
Lamar 83, Sam Houston St. 72 from his freshman year.
Oral Roberts 101, N. Dakota St. 72
SMU 46, South Florida 44 Kegler scored 17 points
Texas 78, Texas Tech 71
Texas Southern 59, Ark.-Pine Bluff 58
and Makai Mason had 13,
Texas-Arlington 69, Georgia St. 45
FAR WEST
including the bucket that put
Air Force 88, San Jose St. 77 the Bears ahead for good in
BYU 65, San Diego 56
CS Northridge 51, Long Beach St. 37 a 73-68 victory against the
Fresno St. 57, Colorado St. 54
Gonzaga 78, Santa Clara 61 Crimson Tide in the SEC/Big Alabama Athletic Media Relations
Grand Canyon 75, California Baptist 71
Hawaii 47, UC Santa Barbara 35 12 Challenge on Saturday. Alabama’s John Petty (23) had two points on 1-for-7 shooting
Idaho 80, Portland St. 78
Idaho St. 61, Montana St. 43 “I played Alabama like Saturday in the men’s basketball team’s 73-68 loss to Baylor
Montana 72, Weber St. 60
N. Colorado 63, N. Arizona 53 three times my freshman in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge in Waco, Texas.
New Mexico 68, Utah St. 64
New Mexico St. 71, Rio Grande 63
year and I don’t think I had
Pacific 78, Pepperdine 67
Portland 78, San Francisco 73
a good game in either one,” “We just didn’t have our With Butler moving into
Sacramento St. 73, E. Washington 70
Saint Mary’s (Cal) 86, Loyola Marymount 62
Kegler said of those three best game today,” Alabama the starting lineup because of
UC Davis 75, Cal St.-Fullerton 39 losses, including his sea- coach Avery Johnson said. Tristan Clark’s season-end-
UC Irvine 73, Cal Poly 57
UMKC 86, Seattle 62 son-ender in the Southeast- “There were stretches where ing knee injury, the Bears
UNLV 71, San Diego St. 57
Utah Valley 76, Chicago St. 61 ern Conference tournament, we played some decent bas- went on a strong three-game
Wyoming 64, Boise St. 52
“so I was laying in bed last
The AP Women’s Top 25 ketball. But we just didn’t run of 3-point shooting at
night like, ‘Dang, I’ve nev-
Fared play enough of a 40-minute 42 percent after being at 29
er had a good game against
Saturday
game to win a game on the percent through 15 games.
1. Notre Dame (19-1) did not play. Next: at
‘Bama.’ ”
North Carolina, Sunday.
road.” It was back to the old form
2. Baylor (16-1) did not play. Next: at
Riley Norris made all
Oklahoma, Sunday.
Kegler wasn’t the only against the Crimson Tide at
3. UConn (17-1) did not play. Next: vs. four of his 3-pointers and
UCF, Sunday.
4. Louisville (18-1) did not play. Next: vs. scored 16 points for the Baylor player looking for- 6-for-22 (27 percent). Baylor
Pittsburgh, Sunday.
5. Oregon (18-1) did not play. Next: at Crimson Tide (12-7), includ- ward to seeing the Crim- made up for it with a 35-31 re-
Washington, Sunday.
6. Stanford (17-1) did not play. Next: at No. ing a 3-pointer that kept it a son Tide. Jared Butler hit bounding edge, just the sec-
21 Utah, Sunday.
7. Mississippi State (18-1) did not play. one-possession game at 69- two quick 3-pointers early ond team to beat Alabama on
Next: vs. Mississippi, Sunday.
66 with 31 seconds left. Tevin against the school he chose the boards this season.
8. N.C. State (19-0) did not play. Next: at
but never played for after Coach Scott Drew wanted
Georgia Tech, Sunday.
9. Oregon State (16-3) did not play. Next: Mack and Kira Lewis Jr. had
at Washington State, Sunday.
15 for Alabama. getting his release from to make sure Butler wasn’t
10. Marquette (17-3) did not play. Next: at
Butler, Sunday. Mason made two free Alabama last year and the too hyped for the reunion.
11. Maryland (17-2) did not play. Next: at
Indiana, Sunday. throws to get the lead back chance to play right away as “We actually talked to Jar-
12. Texas (17-3) beat Texas Tech 78-71.
Next: vs. West Virginia, Monday. to five, and Lewis missed a freshman for the Bears. ed about that, and he said,
13. Syracuse (15-4) did not play. Next: at
Duke, Sunday. a layup at the other end as Butler had just three ‘Nah, I’m going to be relaxed,
14. Rutgers (15-4) did not play. Next: at
Penn State, Sunday. the Bears (13-6) won their points the rest of the way to let the game come to me and
15. Kentucky (17-3) did not play. Next: at
No. 24 Texas A&M, Sunday. fourth-straight game and finish with nine while lead- not try to do too much,’”
16. Arizona State (13-6) did not play.
Next: vs. Southern Cal, Sunday. improved to 5-1 in the SEC/ ing the Bears with five as- Drew said. “And that’s exact-
17. Iowa (15-4) did not play. Next: vs.
Purdue, Sunday. Big 12 Challenge. It was Al- sists along with one turnover ly what he did. He took open
18. Gonzaga (19-2) beat Santa Clara
78-61. Next: at Pacific, Thursday. abama’s first loss in three as Baylor matched a season shots, he made them, was
19. South Carolina (13-5) did not play.
Next: vs. Vanderbilt, Monday.
challenge games. low with eight turnovers. tremendous from the floor.”
20. Iowa State (15-5) beat Oklahoma

No. 1 Tennessee rolls past West Virginia

West Virginia 14 (McCabe 4), Tennessee 19
(Bone, Turner 5). Total Fouls—West Virginia
25, Tennessee 19.
No. 8 Kentucky 71,
No. 9 Kansas 63
KANSAS (16-4): D.Lawson 7-18 4-4 20,
Grimes 5-9 0-2 13, Dotson 4-10 0-0 9, Vick 4-9
0-0 10, Garrett 1-9 2-2 4, McCormack 0-1 0-1
0, K.Lawson 0-1 0-0 0, Agbaji 2-6 2-2 7. Totals
23-63 8-11 63.
KENTUCKY (16-3): Travis 7-11 4-6 18,
Washington 7-17 6-8 20, Johnson 5-9 2-2 15,
Hagans 4-11 3-5 12, Herro 2-9 2-2 6, Richards
0-1 0-0 0, Montgomery 0-2 0-0 0, Quickley 0-3
0-0 0, Baker 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 25-64 17-23 71.
Halftime—Kansas 33-30. 3-Point
Goals—Kansas 9-23 (Grimes 3-5, D.Lawson
2-3, Vick 2-5, Agbaji 1-4, Dotson 1-4, Garrett
0-2), Kentucky 4-18 (Johnson 3-4, Hagans 1-3,
Montgomery 0-1, Quickley 0-2, Washington
0-4, Herro 0-4). Fouled Out—Dotson. Re-
bounds—Kansas 35 (D.Lawson 15), Kentucky
47 (Washington 13). Assists—Kansas 9 (Dot-
son 4), Kentucky 14 (Hagans 7). Total Fouls—
Kansas 21, Kentucky 13.
No. 14 Texas Tech 67,
Arkansas 64
ARKANSAS (11-8): Gafford 7-7 2-5 16,
Bailey 3-4 2-4 8, Harris 4-12 2-2 11, Joe 1-6
3-3 5, Jones 3-8 3-4 11, Chaney 1-2 2-2 4,
Osabuohien 1-3 0-0 3, Embery 1-5 3-4 5, Sills
0-1 1-2 1. Totals 21-48 18-26 64.
TEXAS TECH (16-4): Owens 1-1 0-0 2,
Odiase 1-1 0-0 2, Mooney 4-8 3-4 12, Moretti
6-9 6-7 21, Culver 5-12 1-4 15, Corprew 1-2
0-0 3, Francis 2-5 0-0 5, Benson 0-0 0-0 0, Ed-
wards 2-5 3-4 7. Totals 22-43 13-19 67.
State 84-71. Next: vs. Texas Tech, Tuesday.
0-1 0-0 0, Harrison 0-0 0-0 0, Hightower 5-5 7-9
18. Totals 32-48 22-28 98. 21. Utah (17-1) did not play. Next: vs. No.
6 Stanford, Sunday.
Halftime—46-46. 3-Point Goals—Texas
22. Florida State (16-3) did not play. Next:
12-28 (Ramey 5-8, Febres 3-8, Coleman 2-4,
Roach 2-5, Osetkowski 0-3), Georgia 12-17 at Virginia Tech, Sunday.
(Crump 6-8, Jackson 3-6, Claxton 1-1, Wilridge 23. Michigan State (14-5) did not play.
Next: at Michigan, Sunday.
1-1, Hightower 1-1). Fouled Out—Hammonds,
Coleman, Hayes. Rebounds—Texas 20 (Os- 24. Texas A&M (15-4) did not play. Next:
etkowski 7), Georgia 32 (Hammonds 9). As- vs. No. 15 Kentucky, Sunday.
25. Missouri (15-6) did not play. Next: vs.
By The Associated Press
SEC Roundup win, help my team win. I
sists—Texas 14 (Ramey 5), Georgia 25 (Crump
5). Total Fouls—Texas 22, Georgia 15.
Auburn, Sunday. think tonight it called for me
Friday’s Women’s KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Barnes said he replaced Yves to start because they do a lot
Southern Mississippi 101, Pons with Turner because he
Major College Scores Lamonte’ Turner made the of pressing, and two ball han-
Marshall 51 EAST
MARSHALL (12-9): Williams 1-6 1-2 most of a rare start for the wanted a second ball handler
4, Elmore 4-10 1-2 11, West 1-7 1-1 3, Burks
Delaware 65, UNC-Wilmington 53
dlers would really help us.”
3-10 4-4 11, Kinsey 2-7 0-1 4, Beyers 0-2 0-0 0,
Drexel 76, Coll. of Charleston 53
No. 1 Tennessee men’s bas- against West Virginia’s de-
Marist 62, St. Peter’s 42
Even while coming off
Thieneman 0-3 4-4 4, George 3-7 2-2 11, Sustic Quinnipiac 68, Siena 31
ketball team. fense, but he wasn’t sure if
0-2 0-0 0, Thomas 0-1 0-0 0, Murphy 0-3 0-1 St. John’s 59, Georgetown 51
the bench, Turner had been
0, R.Watson 1-2 1-2 3. Totals 15-60 14-19 51. Towson 59, Elon 58 Turner scored 23 points, he would stay with the same
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI (12-9): Rowe Villanova 70, Seton Hall 66
starting lineup. playing significantly more
5-7 0-0 11, Harper-Baker 7-9 1-2 15, Edwards SOUTH and top-ranked Tennessee
6-6 2-2 15, Griffin 3-9 1-2 9, Holland 6-9 0-0
16, Stevenson 2-3 0-0 4, Jacdonmi 1-1 0-0 2,
James Madison 65, William & Mary 48
N. Kentucky 68, Detroit 56 held West Virginia scoreless “Starting or coming off minutes than Pons. Turner
Draine 7-10 0-0 18, Daniel 0-0 0-0 0, G.Watson
2-5 0-0 5, Magee 2-4 0-0 4, Hampton 1-2 0-0 2, DePaul 86, Butler 78
MIDWEST
for a nine-and-a-half-minute the bench, it really doesn’t was the 2018 Southeastern
Clark 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 42-65 4-6 101.
Halftime—Southern Miss. 48-31. 3-Point
Drake 70, Indiana St. 68
stretch Saturday on its way matter to me, honestly,” said Conference co-sixth man of
Marquette 90, Xavier 44
Goals—Marshall 7-35 (George 3-5, Elmore Missouri St. 84, Loyola of Chicago 49
to an 83-66 victory in the Turner, who found out about the year but missed nine of
2-7, Williams 1-4, Burks 1-5, Beyers 0-1, Thom- N. Iowa 74, Evansville 46
as 0-1, Thieneman 0-2, Murphy 0-2, Kinsey
0-2, West 0-6), Southern Miss. 13-27 (Draine
S. Illinois 87, Valparaiso 65
SEC/Big 12 Challenge. the start during Tennessee’s Tennessee’s first 12 games
Wright St. 69, Oakland 58
4-6, Holland 4-6, Griffin 2-5, Edwards 1-1, FAR WEST The 21-year-old Turner Saturday morning shoot- this season as he recovered
Rowe 1-3, G.Watson 1-3, Harper-Baker 0-1, Arizona 71, Southern Cal 68
Magee 0-2). Rebounds—Marshall 21 (Sustic, Oregon 79, Washington St. 64 also had five assists in his around. “I’m just trying to from a shoulder injury.
Kinsey 4), Southern Miss. 43 (Harper-Baker Oregon St. 86, Washington 39
14). Assists—Marshall 6 (Elmore 2), Southern Stanford 80, Colorado 69 first start since the 2017 SEC come out and do whatever I Turner went 8-for-10 from
See ROUNDUP, 6B
Miss. 30 (Griffin 15). Total Fouls—Marshall 10, UCLA 61, Arizona St. 59
Southern Miss. 20. A—3,316 (8,095). Utah 87, California 74 Tournament. Coach Rick can to help my teammates
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briefly on the air COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Mississippi State
No. 3 men’s tennis team beats Wichita State in opener
STARKVILLE — The No. 3 Mississippi State men’s tennis team’s
took advantage of a quick clinch in doubles action and claimed five first
Today
AUTO RACING
5 a.m. — IMSA WeatherTech Sports Car
Championship: Rolex 24 action, Daytona Beach,
Duke’s Jones sparks North
sets in singles to cruise to a 4-0 victory against Wichita State in the
first round of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Kick-Off Weekend.
MSU’s victory marked the 999th in its 95-year history.
“I thought the guys did a great job preparing for this match,” MSU
coach Matt Roberts said. “They were loose and confident, and they
Florida, NBC Sports Network
2 p.m. — Monster energy SuperCross: Round 4
of the AMA Supercross series, Oakland,
California, NBC Sports Network
to 34-24 win in Senior Bowl
came out really focused and ready to play sharp today. Give Wichita BOBSLEDDING/SKELETON By JOHN ZENOR bounded from mistakes early in the
State credit, they did great in their first sets, putting a lot of pressure on 7 p.m. — IBSF World Cup: four-man bobsled The Associated Press week.
our guys on every court. Our guys did a great job of trusting themselves competition, Switzerland, NBC Sports Network “He showed a lot of mental tough-
and sticking to their game plan. From there, we started to pick up BOWLING MOBILE, Ala. — Daniel Jones ness,” Gruden said. “He had some
momentum and I’m really proud of how we fought together as a team.” 2 p.m. — PBA: Lubbock Open, Lubbock, Texas, got his bad Senior Bowl moments
MSU received a 6-0 victory on court 1 from 36th-ranked Nuno FS1 tough moments. He threw two inter-
Borges and Strahinja Rakic against Marius Frosa and Eddie Stoica. out of the way long before kickoff. ceptions in 7-on-7 in practice, which
COLLEGE BASKETBALL The Duke quarterback threw a
The clincher came on court 3, as Trevor Foshey and Gregor
11 a.m. — Cincinnati at Temple, CBS Sports is uncommon. But he came back the
Ramskogler notched a 6-2 win against Andrea Caligiana and Stefan
Network touchdown pass and ran for anoth- next day and the next day and the next
Latinovic to improve to 6-0 on the year. No. 7 Niclas Braun and er score in the third quarter to lead
Giovanni Oradini were locked in a 3-all tie at the clincher at No. 2. MSU 11 a.m. — Georgetown at St. John’s, WLOV day and showed the right stuff.”
led 1-0 at the break. 11 a.m. — DePaul at Providence, FS1 the North to a 34-24 victory over Jones led the North on an 84-
Wichita State battled back in singles, applying early pressure on Noon — Michigan State at Purdue, WCBI the South Saturday, putting a nice yard touchdown drive to start the
all six courts, but MSU fought back to win five first sets. Borges, the two- 1 p.m. — Indiana State at Illinois State, CBS finishing touch on the weeklong job second half. He finished it with a
time All-American and reigning Southeastern Conference Player of the Sports Network interview with NFL teams. 1-yard touchdown run but complet-
Year, was first off the court, breaking Murkel Dellien on a deciding point 1 p.m. — Houston at Tulsa, ESPNEWS “Just showing the poise and ed mid-range passes to four differ-
to take a 6-2, 6-2 victory at No. 1. 1:30 p.m. — Seton Hall at Villanova, WLOV
Moments later, the Bulldogs mounted a 3-0 lead when the 67th- showing kind of a comfort in the of- ent receivers, totaling 57 yards.
3 p.m. — Central Florida at Memphis, CBS fense is something they wanted to
ranked Braun notched a 6-4, 6-0 decision against Stefan Latinovic on
Sports Network After Texas defensive end
court 4. At No. 6, Florian Broska provided the clincher with a 6-4, 6-3
3 p.m. — Southern Illinois at Loyola-Chicago,
see,” Jones said. “At times, I’m not Charles Omenihu stripped the ball
victory against Eddie Stoica. sure I did great with that, to be hon-
Oradini, Rakic, and Foshey were all up a set and leading in their ESPNU from Auburn quarterback Jarrett
second frames when Broska ended the match. 4 p.m. — Iowa at Minnesota, FS1 est. But here in the game, I think I Stidham , Jones delivered a quick
“I thought I played smart today,” Broska said. “I was making good 5 p.m. — Florida State at Miami, ESPNU did get comfortable and I got into score to take a 17-12 lead. He com-
decisions, and I thought it was a good start. We had a lot of energy and 7 p.m. — Washington State at Oregon, ESPNU a rhythm. Hopefully that showed pleted a 25-yarder to Ohio State’s
a lot of support for one another.” WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL them something and showed them
MSU wore special teal uniforms in memory of softball’s Alex
Terry McLaurin on a flea flicker.
11 a.m. — Maryland at Indiana, Big Ten Network I had the ability to do that and had Then UMass receiver Andy Isabella
Wilcox, who died in June after a battle with ovarian cancer. 11 a.m. — St. Joseph’s at Dayton, ESPNU
“It was so great to be able to honor Alex by wearing the teal jerseys the resiliency to do that.” , a Biletnikoff Award finalist, scored
Noon — LSU at Tennessee, SEC Network Projected as a likely first-round
today,” Roberts said. “We reminded the guys after doubles that all eight
1 p.m. — Michigan State at Michigan, Big Ten on a 19-yard catch after breaking a
of us compete as a team, and her number is eight, so there’s a lot of
Network
pick, Jones turned in an efficient tackle on his way to the end zone.
symbolism with that. She made such a huge impact on this community 8-for-11, 115-yard passing per-
during her time here and her legacy continues to do so.” 1 p.m. — Alabama at Georgia, ESPNU Finley then delivered a 23-yarder
MSU will take on Arizona, which beat UNC Wilmington 4-1, at 1 p.m. — DePaul at Xavier, FS2 formance. Then, North Carolina down the right sideline to Isabella
approximately 1 p.m. Sunday in the championship match. The winner 2 p.m. — Ole Miss at Mississippi State, SEC State’s Ryan Finley took over in the on fourth and 2 on the way to anoth-
will advance to Chicago for the ITA National Team Indoor Champion- Network fourth quarter with similar results. er North touchdown. McLaurin ran
ship in February. 3 p.m. — UCF at Connecticut, ESPN2 Jones, one of 11 junior graduates 23 yards on an end around to set up
n Track and field team competes at the Razorback 4 p.m. — Kentucky at Texas A&M, SEC Network
Invitational: At Fayetteville, Arkansas, Sophomore Marco Arop won in the game, and Finley ignited a a 4-yard touchdown run by Notre
WOMEN’S COLLEGE GYMNASTICS North team that trailed 12-3 at half- Dame’s Dexter Williams.
the 800 meters Saturday to help the men’s track and field team to a
3 p.m. — Ohio State at Michigan State, Big Ten time only to score on its first five
fifth-place finish with 47 points at the Razorback Invitational at Arkan- Memphis’s Tony Pollard, whose
sas’ Randal Tyson Track Center. Network
GOLF
drives of the second half. He at least biggest claim to fame was as a kick re-
Dejon Devroe finished fourth, while Daniel Nixon finished seventh
to total 17 points for MSU in the event. Noon — PGA Tour Golf: Farmers Insurance Open, had the comfort of a familiar city turner, finished off the North scoring
In the women’s 800, Charlotte Cayton-Smith earned a third-place final round, La Jolla, California, TGC since Jones is training in Mobile with a 21-yard touchdown run. Pollard
finish to earn six points for the women, who finished ninth with 17.5 2 p.m. — PGA Tour Golf: Farmers Insurance with David Morris at QB Country tied the NCAA record for most career
points. Open, final round, La Jolla, California, WCBI leading up to the combine. kickoff return touchdowns with his
“This weekend gave us an opportunity to see how we stack up LUGE North coach Jon Gruden of the seventh against Wake Forest at the
against some of the best teams in the nation,” MSU interim coach Chris 5 p.m. — FIL World Championships: World Luge
Woods said. “We got better in areas, but we also saw some spots Oakland Raiders liked how Jones re- Birmingham Bowl.
where we can continue to grow. Marco, Dejon and Daniel were crucial
Championships, Germany, NBC Sports Network

MSU’s Simmons, Ole Miss’

to our men finishing fifth today, and I thought Charlotte did a great job NBA
in her race as well. We’re getting closer and closer to being where we 5 p.m. — Milwaukee at Oklahoma City, ESPN
want to be, and we’re going to use these next two weeks before our next NBA G LEAGUE BASKETBALL
meets to keep getting better.” 2 p.m. — Wisconsin Herd vs. Erie Bayhawks,
A day after setting a personal best in the weight throw, sophomore NBA TV
Alicia Viveros threw a personal-best 14.54 meters (47 feet, 8 1/2 inches)
to finish sixth in the shot put. Chardae Tryon finished ninth with a mark
of 13.08m (42-11).
In the 60 hurdles, Herbert Wise III finished 10th in the prelims with
a personal-best 8.10, while McKenzie Ethridge set a personal best in
NFL
2 p.m. — Pro Bowl: NFC All-Stars vs. AFC
All-Stars, Orlando, Florida, WKDH-WTVA, ESPN
RUGBY
Brown will play in Challenge
the 400 (57.96). 9:30 p.m. — Major League: Seattle Seawolves From Special Reports Football Writers Association of Amer-
The men’s 4x400 relay team of Okheme Moore, Terryon Conwell, at Glendale Raptors, CBS Sports Network ica and Phil Steele this past season.
Marco Arop and Dejon Devroe, finished fifth with a time of 3:11.58. SKIING CHICAGO — Mississippi State Brown had 1,320 yards in 2018, break-
MSU will be back in action Feb. 8-9 in a split meet. Some of 8 p.m. — FIS Alpine World Cup: women’s super-G All-American Jeffery Simmons and ing his single-season school record
MSU’s athletes will return to Nashville, Tennessee, for the Music City competition, Germany, NBC Sports Network Ole Miss All-American A.J. Brown
Challenge, while others will head to Clemson, South Carolina, for the SOCCER of 1,252. He’s the only player in Ole
Tiger Paw Invitational. were selected Friday to participate Miss history with two 1,000-yard sea-
7:55 a.m. — Serie A: AS Roma vs. Atalanta,
n On Friday, Freshman Peyton Mickelson cleared 3.91 meters (12 ESPNEWS in the State Farm All-Star Football sons. Brown also set the Ole Miss sin-
feet, 10 inches) to break the school record in the women’s pole vault.
8:30 a.m. — Bundesliga: Bayern Munich vs. VfB Challenge at AT&T Stadium in Ar- gle-season receptions record with 85
Emma Hunt set a personal best in the event for the second-straight lington, Texas.
week, clearing 3.61m (11-10). Stuttgart, FS1 catches this year.
“I’m really excited for Peyton’s accomplishment,” MSU interim 10:50 a.m. — Bundesliga: Leipzig vs. Fortuna The 21st edition of the event will Auburn quarterback Jarrett
coach Chris Woods said. “Anytime you break a school record, it means Düsseldorf, FS2 air at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1 (ESPN2). Stidham and Alabama defensive
you’re doing something right in your preparation. She and Emma have 7 p.m. — Men’s International Friendly: U.S. vs. Simmons, who was a standout back Deionte Thompson round out
worked incredibly hard so early in their careers, and the future is bright Panama, Glendale, Arizona, ESPN2 at Noxubee County High School in
for them.”
the SEC team.
X GAMES Macon, had a stellar career as a de-
The day started with the pentathlon, where reigning Southeastern 1 p.m. — Day 4: freestyle skiing, Aspen, The skills competition will fea-
Conference Women’s Freshman of the Week Asia Poe posted person- fensive tackle at MSU. He is the No. ture 24 players divided into six
Colorado, ESPN2
al-bests in the 60-meter hurdles (8.76 seconds) and high jump (1.66m,
7:30 p.m. — Day 4: snowboarding; snow bike, 4 overall prospect for the 2019 NFL teams based on their college con-
5-5 1/4) en route to a fifth-place finish with 3,704 points. draft, according to ESPN’s Todd
Aspen, Colorado, ESPN ference. Each team will have four
In the high jump, Milton Harrell tied for second, while DeVantre
McShay. players from the same conference
Young and Reggie Miller finished fourth and fifth, respectively, all
clearing 2.11m (6-11).
Monday Simmons closed the 2018 season who will compete in a series of skills
COLLEGE BASKETBALL with the No. 4 overall grade (91.6)
Terryon Conwell earned eight valuable points for the men, finishing competitions. The conferences rep-
6 p.m. — Duke at Notre Dame, ESPN
second in the 200 (21.13). and No. 3 run-defense grade (93.2) resented are the Atlantic Coast, the
“Terryon, Milton, Reggie, and DeVantre all picked up big points,” 6 p.m. — Maryland-Eastern Shore at Howard,
ESPNU among defensive interior linemen, Big Ten, the Big 12, the Pacific-12,
Woods said. “They each have a chance to help us tremendously, and
today they showed that.” 8 p.m. — TCU vs. Texas Tech, ESPN according to Pro Football Focus. the SEC, and four of the best players
Alicia Viveros set a personal best in the weight throw with a throw 8 p.m. — Baylor vs. Oklahoma, ESPNU He had 17 tackles for loss, good for outside of the Power Five that will
of 15.42m (50-7 1/4). WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL fourth in the Southeastern Confer- be called the “Wild Card” team.
After the first day of competition, the men are tied with No. 12 6 p.m. — Vanderbilt at South Carolina, SEC ence and tied for third in MSU sin-
Arkansas for fourth place with 24 points. MSU’s women sit ninth with
Each player will participate in a
Network gle-season history. timed event, and then finish with a
6.5 points.
n Women’s tennis team loses to North Carolina State in
6:30 p.m. — Ohio State at Minnesota, Big Ten For his career, Simmons had 163 full team event. All events will be
Network tackles, 32 1/2 tackles for loss, sev-
ITA Kick-Off Weekend Opener: At Gainesville, Florida, the women’s timed and have individual winners,
tennis team lost to North Carolina State 4-1 on Saturday in the Intercol- 7 p.m. — West Virginia at Texas, FS1
en sacks, seven pass breakups, five which will compile into a cumula-
legiate Tennis Association’s Kick-Off Weekend. LUGE
MSU dropped the doubles point with setbacks on courts 1 and 9:30 p.m. — FIL World Luge Championship, forced fumbles, and three blocked tive score to determine the winning
3. The nation’s 20th-ranked tandem of Anna Rogers and Alana Smith Germany, NBC Sports Network kicks. team.
ousted MSU’s Magda Adaloglou and Janina Braun 6-1 defeat on the NBA Brown re-wrote the receiving Individual events in the All-Star
top court. The Wolfpack’s Bianca Moldovan and Liz Norman defeated 6 p.m. — Golden State at Indiana, NBA TV record books in his three years at Football Challenge include: the
the Bulldogs’ Tamara Racine and Sara Lizariturry at No. 3 to give NSCU
a 1-0 lead.
9:30 p.m. — Atlanta at Los Angeles Clippers, Ole Miss. He stands as the all-time State Farm QB Accuracy Compe-
MSU’s Emma Antonaki and Anastasia Rentouli led 5-4 against
NBA TV leading receiver in Ole Miss his- tition, the Hands Competition, the
the No. 37 team of Adriana Reami and Amanda Rebol when play was NHL tory with 2,984 yards. He had 12 Quicken Loans Lineman Strength
6 p.m. — Winnipeg at Philadelphia, NBC Sports 100-yard receiving performances
suspended. Challenge and the Mercedes-Benz
In singles, Racine dropped the first singles contest to Norman on Network
SKIING
during his career, also a program Obstacle Course. To conclude the
court 4, 6-1, 6-0.
MSU’s 55th-ranked Antonaki defeated Reami at No. 2 6-1, 7-5. 3 p.m. — FIS Alpine World Cup: men’s downhill record. program, the players will compete
The Wolfpack went up 3-1 when MSU’s Braun lost to Rebol 6-1, 6-0 and super-G, Austria, NBC Sports Network The Starkville native earned sec- as teams in the State Farm Team
at No. 6. ond team All-America honors from Competition.
MSU’s 56th-ranked Adaloglou lost to 23rd-ranked Rogers 6-1, 6-4
in the clinching match for the Wolfpack.
MSU will face UCSB in the consolation round at 8 a.m. or noon FOOTBALL
Sunday. UCSB lost to No. 11 host Florida 4-2 Saturday after snatching
the doubles point from the Gators to open the match.
With 44 newbies, Pro Bowl could be more intense
Golf By MARK LONG recent years, drawing some quon is aware that there’s an be gentle. My back’s kind of
Rose settles for three-shot lead at Torrey Pines The Associated Press criticism. MVP car that’s available,” tight,’” Campbell said. “And I
SAN DIEGO — Justin Rose had three penalties and still kept a
three-shot lead Saturday with a 3-under 69 at the Farmers Insurance
But last year’s event was Giants teammate and safe- remember grabbing him and
ORLANDO, Fla. — far from a laugher. ty/special teams ace Mike he shook me off and threw a
Open.
Rose had six birdies and an eagle on another pristine day along Chicago Bears safety and The AFC rallied in the Thomas said. “I expect guys pass. It was incomplete, but
the Pacific Ocean, a big reason why scores have been so low this week Pro Bowl newcomer Eddie rain, overcoming a 20-3 will turn it up later in the I was like, ‘You told me to be
on a South course that will host another U.S. Open in two years. When Jackson posed the same deficit and winning 24-23 at game. But knowing we’re nice and then you break my
he two-putted from 12 feet for eagle on the par-5 13th, Rose led by six question to several veterans
shots. Camping World Stadium in competing for MVP, how tackle!’ I was hurt.”
And then he pulled his shot from a fairway bunker into the hazard this week: What’s the tempo Orlando. Players celebrated soon will it start? It didn’t take Campbell
for a double bogey, his second of the round. And torn between laying of practices and the game? wildly on the sideline, in the “I’m still trying to fig- long in practice to see this
up with an 8-iron or going for the green on the par-5 18th, Rose hit a “They told me, ‘If you go end zone and in the locker ure that out. I asked. I year could be different.
3-wood heavy from the first cut and went into the water, closing with a out there and pull a ham-
bogey. room, even chanting about said, ‘What’s the etiquette? Cornerback Jalen Ramsey,
That dropped his lead to three shots over Adam Scott, who birdied
string, you’re going too doubling their paychecks. What’s the protocol for this? safeties Jamal Adams and
his last hole for a 65. hard,’” Jackson said. “Everyone knows the slo- Guys have given different Derwin James and others
“There was a long way to go,” Rose said. “So I wasn’t really playing It wasn’t the answer Jack- gan ‘money talks,’” Philadel- answers. I’m just going to attacked light practiced like
with the lead in mind at that point. If I was running 30th in the tourna- son was looking for, but it
ment, that was a shot I would probably hit. But yeah, it didn’t work out.”
phia Eagles offensive tackle have to feel it out. Hopefully regular-season games. They
He still tied the 54-hole tournament record at 18-under 198.
gave him some insight into Lane Johnson said. “Well, we go over it a little bit.” intercepted passes during
Jon Rahm had a 68 and was four shots behind, followed by what to expect and how to it’ll probably be talking Jacksonville Jaguars de- install periods and showed
22-year-old Doug Ghim, the former No. 1 amateur playing this week on perform in the league’s an- during the game.” fensive end Calais Camp- off for fans by pitching later-
a sponsor’s exemption. Ghim shot a 67. nual all-star event Sunday. The winners earn $67,000 bell, an 11-year veteran als and trying to score.
Tiger Woods had the biggest gallery and didn’t make much noise.
Woods birdied three of his last five holes to salvage a 71, leaving him 13
There’s no guarantee each, $8,000 more than the playing in his third all-star “We have a young crowd,
shots behind and in search of moral victories in his 2019 debut. everyone else will play at a players who lose the Super game, recalled his first trip so guys are going a little
He was at 5-under 211. similar pace. Bowl a week later. The Pro to the Pro Bowl in 2015. Buf- harder,” Campbell said.
“I think if I can get to double digits (under par), it would be just a With 44 players appear- Bowl losers get $39,000 apiece. falo Bills defensive tackle “They’re hungry. They want
nice way to end the week,” Woods said. “I’ve got to play a little better
than I have.”
ing in the Pro Bowl for the The offensive and defen- Kyle Williams told Campbell to get it, which I appreciate
Scott was the only player to give Rose a serious run, and it didn’t first time — half of the AFC sive MVPs each land a luxu- to “slooooow down” during it. Back in the day, when I
feel like much. and NFC rosters — it’s any- ry vehicle, a perk New York practice and then opposing first got to the Pro Bowl, it
Starting the day seven shots behind, Scott opened with an 8-foot one’s guess how intense the Giants running back Saquon quarterback Tony Romo had was an older crowd and they
birdie and then holed out from 103 yards for eagle on the next hole. He
added four birdies in a five-hole stretch at the turn and delivered the low
game will be. It has looked Barkley has made clear to more advice before kickoff. were like, ‘Slow down, slow
round of the tournament on the South course. more like two-hand touch teammates he covets. “I remember Tony Romo down.’ I was like, ‘I can’t help
— From Staff and Wire Reports than hard-nosed football in “I know for a fact that Sa- told me, ‘Whatever you do, myself. I want to be great.’ ”
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Ole Miss Continued from Page 1B
Baseball team opens spring practice 21st nationally (second in 13 times this season. The contest shooters. He reiterat- ismith Women’s Defensive
OXFORD — A seasoned and hungry mix of players took the field the SEC) in scoring defense Bulldogs had a 37-6 edge in ed that defensive chemistry Player of the Year Award.
Friday for the Ole Miss baseball team’s first official practice of the 2019 (55.9 ppg.). They are 44th in points off turnovers in their is the last piece that comes to- McCowan, who won the in-
season at Swayze Field.
the country (fourth in the 90-42 victory against the Ga- gether for a team, and that he augural award last year, is av-
With three weeks to go before the season kicks off Feb. 15, Ole
Miss competed in a scrimmage. It will compete in multiple scrimmages SEC) in field goal percent- tors. Coupled with 48 points hopes the Bulldogs can find a eraging 2.6 blocked shots per
for the next three weekends. The scrimmages are open to fans wishing age defense (36.3). in the paint and 43 off the way to turn the “flashes” into game, which is the highest of
to attend, as they prepare for their season opener against Wright State Holmes and classmate bench, MSU showed strong consistency. her career. According to Her-
at Oxford-University Stadium. Jordan Danberry said Fri- signs in its first full game HoopStats.com, McCowan
Coach Mike Bianco, as well as sophomores Anthony Servideo and
“We got a little spoiled
Tim Elko, discussed with the media their offseason progression and day they see signs MSU after losing sophomore for- last year because those se- blocks 9.9 percent of her op-
their high expectations for the season to come. is progressing on defense. ward Chloe Bibby to a sea- niors were really good,” ponents’ field goal attempts in-
“You want to figure out who your best nine are, and right now, that’s They said those habits need son-ending anterior cruciate Schaefer said. “Our junior side the arc, which puts her in
really hard,” Ole Miss coach Mike Bianco said. “I’ve been a part of three to carry over more consis- ligament injury. class was really good. You the top 2 percent of the nation.
national championships, and I don’t remember a year where we said ‘we
tently to games. “We’re not there yet,” have to understand we have McCowan also rebounds
have too many players, we’re just too good.’”
Ole Miss returns seven of its nine starters (each having started “I think we can still get Schaefer said. “I still think a lot of new faces and a lot of 26.9 percent of her oppor-
48 or more games) from a season ago. With returning impact players better on help-side defense,” we can become quite a bit new combinations, so one tunities, the nation’s best
such as Anthony Servideo and Tim Elko exceeding expectations in the Danberry said. “We have peo- better. Some of it’s offense. person can really make the rate. She is second in the
offseason, the Rebels appear to be on solid footing. ple taking charges more and A lot of it’s defense.” nation and leads the SEC in
Servideo, Elko, and junior Chase Cockrell, all primary infielders chemistry not very good de-
with a powerful bat presence, have been practicing and scrimmaging
more and every day in prac- Schaefer said he saw fensively. rebounding (13.5 per game).
in the infield and in the outfield. Bianco likes what he has seen from his tice. … We have a lot of areas “flashes” of improvement “If you have one person Howard’s selection
multi-dimensional athletes. to improve on defensively.” against Florida. He thought makes MSU one of two
who doesn’t rotate, it makes
Elko, a sophomore, finished third among eligible batters in the fall Holmes added she thinks the Bulldogs’ rotation on schools (Baylor) with mul-
with a .405 batting average and excelled with his summer team. Bianco the whole group look bad.
the Bulldogs need to work pick-and-roll defense was tiple student-athletes in con-
said Elko can fit into the lineup in multiple ways, whether as a corner We’re working on it. I know
infielder, corner outfielder, or a DH. on “guarding the ball” to help really good. He also said sideration for the award.
what it looks like. You just
In Friday’s scrimmage, junior Will Ethridge helped silenced the bats protect their post players. he saw his younger players Howard is seventh in the
keep working at it.”
of the blue team and worked the first two innings of a pitcher’s duel that “I know we pride ourselves rotating out of help and cov- SEC in rebounding (7.8).
would see the red team ultimately win 5-2. Ethridge and fellow junior on defense here,” Holmes ering out on shooters. He She has 26 steals and 10
Houston Roth earned the starts for their teams and dominated opposing
batters early. Roth worked just two frames, but recorded five of his six
said. “That’s a big thing. We praised redshirt junior Zion McCowan, Howard honored blocks.
outs with strikeouts. can’t run if we don’t play de- Campbell for picking up a On Friday, MSU senior Semifinalists for the
n In related news, Ole Miss will hold the third-annual Ladies Forum fense and the ball is going shooter in transition. center Teaira McCowan award will be named in Feb-
on Feb. 2 in conjunction with the Ole Miss men’s basketball team’s game through the net. I think that is Unfortunately, Schaefer and graduate student Anriel ruary.
against Mississippi State. a big focus for us.” said some of his older players Howard were named to the Follow Dispatch sports
The Magnolia Rental Ole Miss Ladies Baseball Forum is a one-day
camp held for women who are interested in learning the ins and outs MSU has scored 20 ore still are running back to the Atlanta Tipoff Club’s mid- editor Adam Minichino on
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Baseball
with check-in at the Dugout Club Oxford-University Stadium from 8
a.m. to 8:50 a.m. From there, participants will spend the day with Rebel
coaches, their wives, Ole Miss players, and Diamond Girls.
The event will conclude with lunch, viewing of team’s intrasquad,
and the Rebel basketball game against Mississippi State will follow. The
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game against MSU at The Pavilion at Ole Miss is sold out, but limited night-and-day difference, being able to have some seniors who have been mix for the other two starting spots,
tickets are still available through the Ole Miss baseball program for to go through a fall in your own park. around the program a lot. and that those spots will be resolved
those who are attending the Ladies Forum. You can go to ombsbladies-
forum@gmail.com for the link to purchase the tickets being offered. Getting the proper reps in and growing “I have leaned on Jake (Mangum) a in scrimmages in the next couple of
Ladies Forum attendees will also receive a T-shirt, an individual together as a team.” lot. He knows the feeling of everybody weeks. ... Junior right-hander Spencer
picture with coach Bianco, a lanyard with name tag, and a number of After a three-game sweep at South- in the room. It helps to have that vet- Price is 100 percent after undergoing
other giveaways. ern Mississippi, Andy Cannizaro re- eran presence. It also helps that your Tommy John surgery last season. Lem-
The deadline to register is 5 p.m. Sunday. Registration is available
at OleMissBaseballCamps.com. For more information, or to register and
signed and was replaced by interim All-American is out there giving his onis said Price mostly likely will be the
inquire about basketball tickets, contact assistant coach Marc MacMillan coach Gary Henderson, who led the everything like it is his first day. The team’s closer, but will be used sparing-
or Brooke Smith at ombsbladiesforum@gmail.com. Bulldogs back to the College World Se- younger players see that and want to ly in the first month to have him fresh-
n Track and field team wins four titles at Indiana Relays: At ries for the first time since 2013. After be that way.” er for the end of the year. Junior right-
Bloomington, Indiana, the track and field won four event titles Saturday a 14-15 mark in the first half of the sea- Lemonis also said the team will hander Riley Self also will close some.
and set numerous NCAA top-10 times or marks at the Indiana Relays at
Gladstein Fieldhouse. son, the team rallied to be one of the benefit from a full fall and early winter Graduate student right-hander Cole
The men’s distance runners picked up right where they left off final four standing at TD Ameritrade practices in their stadium. He said the Gordon also will pitch in the back end
after Friday night’s NCAA No. 2 time in the distance medley relay. Park. team will have one of the best defen- of the bullpen. Lemonis said the big-
Sophomore Waleed Suliman, who ran the 800-meter leg on the DMR “The biggest thing is starting sive outfields in the country with Mac- gest challenge in the weeks ahead is
on Friday night, won the men’s mile (4 minutes, 1 second) in his first
strong, being the team we want to be Namee and Mangum leading the way. finding a left-hander out of the bullpen
mile race of the season. Freshman Mario Garcia Romo finished fourth
(4:03.52). from the beginning of the season and Rowdey Jordan has moved from the in- for late-game situations. ... After losing
Senior Derek Gutierrez, already the owner of the eighth-fastest mile not starting in late March,” MSU se- field and figures to be the other starter. shortstop Luke Alexander and second
time in Rebel history, decided to move up the school 3K list. Gutierrez nior outfielder Jake Mangum said. “We “I pretty much text Jake every day. baseman Hunter Stovall off last year’s
finished fifth in a stacked field, running 7:57.78 to become the fourth are light years ahead of where we were We talk about everything from the team, the middle infield spots remain
Rebel to run a sub-8:00 race in the 3K.
Sophomore John Rivera Jr. had another solid outing in the men’s
a year ago at this time. Just having ev- direction in the ballpark to how well the team’s biggest question marks.
800, finishing second (personal-best 1:50.11). erybody on the field together, as one, the ball carries,” Lemonis said. “It’s a Lemonis said sophomore Jordan West-
On the women’s side, sophomore Clio Ozanne-Jaques won the 3K practicing this whole time. There is learning experience for all of us. Our burg is the front-runner at shortstop.
at a 13-second PR of 9:37.24. some unfinished business.” stadium will be the nicest in the coun- Lemonis said Westburg impressed
Junior Kieshonna Brooks wasted no time in her first pentathlon, As the program inches closer to a try. It will be a huge asset for this pro- with his production at the plate in fall
winning at a 150-point PR score of 3,792 points. Brooks won the
pentathlon 60 hurdles at the fastest time run by a Rebel pentathlete at first national championship, Mangum gram going forward.” drills. Second base is uncertain, with
8.48 (one-hundredth off her overall PR of 8.47). She followed that up said the team can relish last season’s While the Bulldogs needed time to junior college transfer Gunner Halter
with a PR in the high jump (fifth, 1.56 meters / 5 feet, 1 1/4 inches), a unlikely run but needs to understand learn the stadium, the same can be being the most likely choice. Lemonis
season-best in the shot put (sixth, 9.80m / 32-2), the longest mark by a there is more work to be done. said for the coaching staff. Assistant also said sophomore Tanner Allen has
Rebel pentathlete in the long jump (first, 6.16m / 20-2 1/2), and another
PR in the 800 to close (seventh, 2:32.06).
“My first two years here, were 0-2 coach Jake Gautreau is the only hold- seen practice time at all four infield
Sophomore Ghania Warren finished seventh at a PR 3,328 points in super regionals,” Mangum said. over from last year’s staff. Scott Fox- spots. ... The catching competition is
(12th all-time), while junior Haley Hood took 10th at 2,868. Warren was “That makes you want to go back and hall is the new pitching coach. Kyle projected to go to opening day. Junior
the runner-up in two events, recording bests in the high jump (1.68m / do more. Last year, you go to Omaha Cheesebrough (camps coordinator / Dustin Skelton is the front-runner.
5-6; 15th all-time, third-best by a pentathlete) and long jump (5.65m / but you don’t win the championship. volunteer assistant), Roger Rodeheav- However, Lemonis said he likes to play
18-6 1/2).
Ole Miss also received another men’s win on the track courtesy The goal is to win the national cham- er (coordinator of baseball operations), multiple catchers, so senior Marshall
of junior transfer James Burnett in the 400. Burnett, the NJCAA 400 pionship. We aren’t going to back down and Tyler Younger (coordinator of play- Gilbert and freshmen Hayden Jones
runner-up last year while at Meridian Community College, ran 48.20 to from that. Anything less than that will er development) round out the staff. and Luke Hancock should see playing
win in his first 400 as a Rebel. Fellow junior Alvin Westbrook finished bring some type of disappointment un- “It took us a couple of months to get time. ... The completed Dudy Noble
right behind him in second place at a season-best 48.75. Both were also
members of the Rebel men’s 4x400 relay team that finished second.
til it gets done.” comfortable with (the new staff),” Mac- Field was open to spectators for the
Westbrook, Elijah Dryer, Kenney Broadnax, and Burnett ran 3:16.10. Lemonis comes to MSU after four Namee said. “After a couple of months, first time with the outfield available
Dryer was one of three Rebel men to run in the 60 dash final. seasons as coach at Indiana. He said coach Lemonis started cracking jokes for Saturday’s scrimmage. Most of the
Junior Andrew Raspo was the top finisher in second place at 6.86, while the situation he inherited here was with us. He really is a wise guy, with a stadium is still listed as a construction
freshman Jaqaun Webb took third at a PR of 6.89 (6.882) and Dryer similar. great sense of humor. Once he loosened zone and finishing touches are being
fourth at 6.89 (6.884).
Three Rebel women also placed in the 60 dash finals, with Brandee
“At Indiana, the program had re- up a little bit and the players knew what to completed. Fan Day is set for 3-5 p.m.
Presley leading the way in third (7.60), followed by sophomore T’Aja cently gone to Omaha,” Lemonis said. expect from him, well after that, I knew on Feb. 9 at the Palmeiro Center. ...
Cameron (fourth, 7.62) and freshman Kelly Rowe (sixth, 7.64). “It’s more of the same here. We aren’t we were going to have a great season.” Mangum hit a home run to left field
Ole Miss received two top-five finishes in the 60 hurdles finals, building here. We are trying to con- n NOTES: Lemonis said junior left- batting right-handed Saturday in the
with junior Jeanette Paul taking third in the women’s final at 8.71, while tinue, maintain a very strong, national hander Ethan Small has the only set team’s scrimmage, which ended tied at
freshman Kenney Broadnax took fourth in the men’s final at 8.43.
Other notable finishes on the track included two top-10 placements program. We are going to keep push- spot in the weekend rotation. Small will 1 after five innings.
in the women’s mile by sophomores Maddie King (fourth, 4:53.00; PR) ing for that national championship. In pitch on Friday nights for the Bulldogs. Follow Dispatch sports writer Scott
and Ylvi Traxler (ninth, 4:56.47; PR). this particular setting, we are blessed He said five or six pitchers are in the Walters on Twitter @dispatchscott
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a two-foot PR to finish fifth at 14.87m (48-9 1/2). Sophomore Leah Klein
also made the shot put final, finishing ninth at a career-best 13.90m
(45-7 1/4).
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Southeastern Conference men’s Distance Medley Relay titles, as well
as the 2017 NCAA title, took second place with the NCAA’s second-fast- (eight) just missed double my, but he said as a whole the held in conjunction with the we weren’t really focused
est time this year at 9 minutes, 38.09 seconds. digits as part of a lineup that team was improved. All-American Bowl in San but we weren’t as focused as
The quartet included sophomore Everett Smulders on the 1,200 leg
(2:56), junior transfer James Burnett on the 400 leg (48.1), sophomore
went nine deep. The “improved” version Antonio, Texas. we want to be,” Griffin said.
Waleed Suliman on the 800 leg (1:50), and senior Derek Gutierrez on The win moved Heritage of the Patriots features an Heritage Academy, the “(The loss to Leake Acad-
the 1,600 leg to close (4:03). Academy to 21-3 prior to its assemble that Whiteside re- reigning Class AAA State emy) shows we can’t just
Suliman was a member of a second-team All-American and SEC matchup against Briarcrest mains a “work in progress.” champion, also played with- show up and win. We have
runner-up DMR squad as a freshman in 2018, while Gutierrez was part to work in practice and get
of the third-place NCAA relay in 2016 that earned first-team All-America
Christian School (Tenn.) The cast features Bell, a out Griffin and Altmyer.
honors at the third-fastest time at Ole Miss (9:31.82). in the 28th-annual Hotbed 6-foot-7 post player. Heri- With all of his players back, better for the games.”
Sophomore Shey Taiwo finished as the top collegian in the weight Classic on Saturday night in tage Academy also is work- Whiteside said there is plen- Heritage Academy show-
throw for the second-straight week. He took second at 20.91 meters New Albany. ing Griffin and Steele Alt- ty of competition in practice, cased a wrinkle that might
(68-7 1/4). Olympian DeAnna Price won by tying the facility record at
Acker said the return to myer back into the rotation which he feels will be an serve it well later in the sea-
24.57m (80-7 1/2) — the 11th-best throw in world history.
The Rebel men also put two into the weight throw final, with health of several players and following their recoveries added bonus looking ahead son. Whiteside’s decision to
freshman Joseph Benedetto finishing fifth at 18.17m (59-7 1/2) and the addition of Bell, a trans- from injuries. to the district tournament at go to a 1-3-1 with Bell made
sophomore Chris Long recording a half-foot personal record at 17.98m fer from Starkville High “It’s a lot of fun because Leake Academy, the North it tougher for Canton Acad-
(59-0) for sixth place. School, has forced the Patri- we have a lot of guys who State tournament at Heri-
Other notable field finishes included junior Kaira Simmons’ emy to work over the top of
season-best 5.87m (19-3 1/4) in the long jump for fourth place, and an ots to adjust to new combi- can play,” Whiteside said, tage Academy, and the Class Bell’s length. Passes to the
overall career best 5.05m (16-06.75) in the men’s pole vault by junior nations and lineups. He feels “but, at the same time, we’re AAA tournament at Leake wings also were more diffi-
Cole Colozzo, who finished seventh. the team will hit its stride in trying to figure out which Academy. cult as the defensive change
n Men’s tennis team loses first match: At Los Angeles, the February and be fine for the combinations work best in Griffin, who is coming off
men’s tennis team lost to San Diego 4-0 on Friday in its first match at the appeared to energize the Pa-
Intercollegiate Tennis Association Kick-Off Weekend. start of tournament play. what situations. It’s hard a hand injury, said roles hav- triots.
The Toreros took the doubles point via victories at the first and “It has been great to have for them working their way en’t changed very much and “We haven’t practiced it
third positions. Ole Miss’ Fabian Fallert and sophomore Cotter Wilson everybody back,” Acker back in, but it also is hard for that the team still breaks it a lot, but in certain lineups
were tied at 3 with 12th-ranked Joel Gamerov and August Holmgren at said. “Tonight, we were ro- me getting it right. down by saying “together.”
second doubles. that we have in there that
tating every four or five min- “I have told them you He feels the addition of Bell,
In singles, Gamerov defeated Karlo Kranic 6-2, 6-2. The match was could be a pretty good de-
Kranic’s first dual competition of the spring season. utes to keep fresh legs in the have to go compete in prac- a former Amateur Athletic
fense for us because he so
Fellow rookie Simon Junk and senior Filip Kraljevic won their open- game. It helps us keep a lot tice to get the playing time. Union teammate, will add
ing set at 7-5 and 6-4, respectively. Kraljevic’s prelude came against long at the top of it,” Wh-
of the momentum and keeps We know these guys can another dimension to a team
Holmgren, who is ranked No. 83. iteside said. “If you have
Fallert lost a tiebreaker 7-6 (7-2) in the opener. us from getting tired.” play. We also know the oth- that doesn’t care who scores
Acker said Heritage Acad- er guys can play, so it is just the points. Eli and Jared in there at the
San Diego built its lead after Ole Miss freshman Jan Soren Hain
lost 6-3, 6-4. emy needed a big win coming about finding what the best Griffin said Heritage same time, it is lot of length.”
Junior Tim Sandkaulen fell to No. 117 Gui Osorio 7-5, 6-4. off a 44-42 loss to Leake Acad- fit is for our team at certain Academy had two good days In the girls game, Heri-
n No. 12 women’s tennis team loses to Purdue: At Oxford, the
emy on Tuesday. Whiteside times.” of practice after the loss to tage Academy pulled away
No. 12 women’s tennis team lost to Purdue 4-3 at the William F. Galtney
said he didn’t have to break Heritage Academy beat Leake Academy. He pointed in the second half for a 51-
Indoor Tennis Center in the opening match of the ITA Kick-Off Weekend.
Ole Miss (0-1) will play No. 9 Michigan or No. 24 Syracuse in the out a fiery speech to motivate Leake Academy 56-46 on to last season and how a loss 30 victory against Canton
consolation match at 11 a.m. Sunday. his team after the loss in Mad- Jan. 4 in Columbus, Carter to Starkville Academy in De- Academy.
Although Ole Miss broke through with the first point of the contest Anna Acker had 13
via the doubles point, the Boilermakers surged, picking up back-to-back
den. He said Heritage Acade- Putt had 19 points and Jared cember helped provide moti-
singles points to spoil the Rebels from building an insurmountable lead. my missed too many layups Long added 17 for the Pa- vation for the team on what points. Sydney Adair and
After being down two games, the duo of juniors Tereza Janatova and free throws and shot a triots, who played without proved to be a run to a state Gigi Fields had 11 points
and Anna Vrbenska evened things at 3-3. Alexa Bortles and Allie terrible percentage from the Acker, who was selected to championship. Griffin hopes and Emily Howard had 10.
Sanford rode through the momentum of being down two games to take Follow Dispatch sports
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field. Whiteside admitted his participate in a football com- the Patriots can follow a sim-
from Bortles. The duo secured the advantage with a 6-4 victory. team wasn’t a ton better at bine for some of the nation’s ilar path this season. editor Adam Minichino on
— From Special Reports times against Canton Acade- top underclassmen that was “Coach Whiteside said Twitter @ctsportseditor
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Southern Mississippi
Men’s basketball team routs Marshall
HATTIESBURG — LaDavious Draine had 18 points, and the
No. 8 Kentucky eases past No. 9 Kansas Continued from Page 3B
the field to help Tennessee
(18-1) erase its first dou-
Southern Mississippi men’s basketball team opened the game with a By GARY B. GRAVES marquee matchup between BIG PICTURE ble-digit deficit of the sea-
31-6 run and never looked back, nearly doubling up Marshall 101-51 The Associated Press college basketball’s two win- Kansas: Lawson had a son. Tennessee took com-
on Saturday.
The Golden Eagles made 86 percent of their shots in the opening ningest programs. double-double by halftime, mand by ending the first half
LEXINGTON, Ky. — PJ Kentucky had dropped and the Jayhawks held their on a 24-2 run and scoring
blitz and outrebounded Marshall 13-2 in the first nine minutes. The num-
Washington scored 14 of the first four points of the
bers remained lopsided with Southern Miss hitting 65 percent from the its last three games against own on the glass for one half.
field and Marshall making 25 percent, Southern Miss nailed 48 percent his 20 points in the second second half.
Kansas. They finished 9 of 23 from
of its 3-pointers while Marshall was 7 of 35 (20 percent) from distance. half, and No. 8 Kentucky That put the Vols on
Southern Miss had 30 assists to Marshall’s six. Dedric Lawson had 20 behind the arc but couldn’t
beat No. 9 Kansas 71-63 on track for their 14th consec-
Draine had four 3-pointers for the Golden Eagles (12-9, 4-5 Confer- points and 15 rebounds for match Kentucky’s athleti-
ence USA). Kevin Holland also made four 3-pointers and scored 16 Saturday in the SEC-Big 12 utive victory in the school’s
the Jayhawks, and Quentin cism in the second half.
points. Two players reached double digits in assists — Tyree Griffin with Challenge. longest win streak since it
15 and Cortez Edwards with 10. Washington also had 13 Grimes added 13 points. Kentucky: The Wildcats
Three players — C.J. Burks, Jon Elmore and Darius George — It was Lawson’s 14th dou- still have their share of chal- opened the 1922-23 season
rebounds, helping the Wild- with 14-straight wins.
scored 11 points for Marshall (12-9, 5-3). No one else scored more
cats to a 49-36 advantage on ble-double this season. lenges ahead when South-
than four. Kansas shot 37 percent eastern Conference play re- “I think they’re as good
n Baseball team adds two players for 2020 season: At the glass. Reid Travis had 18 as anybody in the country,”
Hattiesburg, Baseball coach Scott Berry announced Friday the addition points and 12 boards, and (23 for 63) from the field sumes next week, but they
West Virginia coach Bob
of infielder Jake Holifield (Semmes, Alabama) and right-hander pitcher Keldon Johnson also post- in its second loss in three are coming along.
Huggins said.
Tyler Lantz (Collinsville) for the 2020 season.
ed a double-double with 15 games. UP NEXT
Holifield, a 6-foot-1, 210-pounder., earned AL.com Super All-State Grant Williams scored 19
points and 10 rebounds. POLL IMPLICATIONS Kansas returns to Big 12
and All-Region team for St. Paul’s High School. He hit .557 with 25 points for Tennessee, and
doubles and 67 RBIs en route to winning the Class 5A Hitter of the Year Neither team reached 40 Kentucky could rise in play on Tuesday at Texas. Jordan Bowden had 15. Ad-
award during his junior campaign for coach Andy Robbins. percent shooting, but the the AP poll after beating its Kentucky returns to SEC miral Schofield finished with
Lantz, at 6-foot, 180-pounder, played his freshman campaign last Wildcats (16-3) were much third ranked opponent in a competition at Vanderbilt
season at Meridian Community College, where he posted a 2-2 record 14 points and 10 rebounds.
with two saves in 25 innings (2.88 earned run average). He played his better in the second half and week. Kansas could tumble on Tuesday after beating Esa Ahmad scored 16
prep baseball at West Lauderdale High School. held the Jayhawks in check out of the top 10 with its re- the Commodores 56-47 two points and Derek Culver had
n Softball team will hold multiple preseason events: At down the stretch of the cent trouble. weeks ago. 15 for West Virginia (9-11),
Hattiesburg, the softball team will hold a Meet the Team Dinner on Feb.
1 and Fan Day on Feb. 2 prior to its season opener on Friday, Feb. 8 which lost for the seventh
against Houston Baptist. time in its last eight games.
The Meet the Team Dinner will be at St. Thomas Catholic Church n No 14 Texas Tech 67, Arkansas 64: At
(3117 W. 4th Street) in Hattiesburg at 6:30 p.m. Fans will have the Lubbock, Texas, Davide Moretti had 21 points,
opportunity to meet members of the 2019 team and the coaching staff. Jarrett Culver scored 12 of his 15 points in the
The cost to attend the event is $25 per person and it is limited to second half, and No. 14 Texas Tech beat Ar-
the first 150 registrants. If you would like to attend the Meet the Team kansas 67-64 on Saturday night to stop a three-
Dinner, please RSVP by contacting Southern Miss Softball Graduate game slide.
Assistant Kristen Gardner via phone 228-217-9761 or via email kristen. Moretti’s two free throws with five seconds
gardner@usm.edu. left sealed the SEC/Big 12 Challenge game for
The annual Softball Fan Day, which will be at the Southern Miss the Red Raiders (16-4) after their double-digit
Softball Complex. lead was trimmed to two with a minute left. They
didn’t make another field goal after Norense
Alabama Odiase’s dunk made it 60-48 with 7 minutes, 41
seconds left.
Golden Flake A-Day Game set for April 13 Arkansas (11-8) was down 65-62 when
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The Alabama football team announced it turned it over with eight seconds remaining,
Friday it will hold the 2019 Golden Flake A-Day Spring Football Game leading to Moretti’s foul shots. Jalen Harris
at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 13, at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Television made a layup for the Razorbacks as time ex-
coverage will be announced at a later date. pired.
The annual A-Day Game is the 15th and final practice of the spring. Daniel Gafford led Arkansas with 14 points
Admission will be free to the public. after missing most of the first half in foul trouble.
More information on A-Day, including additional activities, traffic Harris and Mason Jones had 11 points apiece.
and parking will be posted on rolltide.com when it becomes available. n No. 25 LSU 86, Missouri 80, OT: At
n Baseball team opens spring practice: At Tuscaloosa, Columbia, Missouri, Skylar Mays scored 11
Alabama, the baseball team held its first spring practice Friday and points of his 24 points in the last three minutes of
followed it with an intrasquad scrimmage at Sewell-Thomas Stadium. regulation and No. 25 LSU overcame a 14-point
The Crimson Tide participated in drills, took batting practice, and deficit in the final 2:08 to force overtime in a vic-
then did infield/outfield work. Following the practice, the Tide split into tory against Missouri on Saturday night.
two teams for a four-inning intrasquad scrimmage. Ja’Vonte Smart made two 3-pointers in
Alabama will practice at 11 a.m. Sunday. It will scrimmage at 1 p.m. overtime and scored 14 points for the Tigers (16-
All practice and scrimmage dates are open to fans wanting to 3, 6-0 Southeastern Conference). Naz Reid also
watch. Attendees are asked to enter Sewell-Thomas Stadium through had 14 points, and Tremont Waters added 13.
the main gate (Gate 3) located directly behind home plate. Once inside, Jordan Geist had 25 points and 11 re-
fans are encouraged to stay in the lower bowl seating area, as access bounds for Missouri (10-8, 1-5). Jeremiah Tilm-
to the upper levels of the stadium is restricted. on added 15 points, and Javon Pickett had 13.
n Women’s basketball team will take on Georgia: At Athens, With LSU down 71-70, Waters missed a
Georgia, the women’s basketball team will try to get back on track when David Miller/Special to The Dispatch contested shot on a drive. Missouri’s Ronnie
it plays Georgia at 1 p.m. Sunday (ESPNU) at Stegeman Coliseum. Mississippi University for Women’s Tavonta Jones appears to get hit in the arm by Belhaven’s Suggs was called for a foul battling for the re-
The Crimson Tide (10-10, 2-5 Southeastern Conference) and Lady bound, sending Emmitt Williams to free throw
Rick Hodum as he goes up for a shot in their game Saturday in Columbus.
line with 2.2 seconds left. He missed the first

The W
Bulldogs (12-7, 3-3 SEC) have both lost their last two SEC contests.
Alabama lost at home to LSU and on the road against Arkansas, and made the second.
while Georgia has lost to Missouri and Texas A&M. Missouri led 70-56 lead with 2:14 left in
n No. 21 men’s tennis team beats Northwestern: At Tusca- regulation.
loosa, Alabama, the No. 21 men’s tennis eased its way to a, 5-2, win n Oklahoma State 74, South Carolina
Continued from Page 1B 70: At Stillwater, Oklahoma, Thomas Dziagwa
over Northwestern on Friday night at the Roberta Alison Baumgardner
Indoor Tennis Facility. to the basket against two matched a career high with 19 points, shooting 5
With the victory the Crimson Tide improves to 5-0, while the defenders. Pinkston was of 9 from 3-point range, to help lead Oklahoma
Wildcats drop to 0-4. State past South Carolina on Saturday after-
fouled hard and landed awk- noon.
After dropping the first doubles match on court one, Alabama
bounced back with 6-4 wins on courts two and three to take a 1-0
wardly on the floor, where In a close battle that saw 14 lead changes
advantage. he was motionless as train- in the second half alone, the Cowboys out-
Alabama made it 3-0 after Ortiz dominated Simen Bratholm, 6-0, ers tended to him. Pinkston scored the Gamecocks 12-7 in the last five-and-
6-2, and No. 24 Osama defeated Nick Brookes, 6-3, 6-3. Northwestern eventually was turned onto a-half minutes to secure the win.
responded with a win on court two to cut the deficit to 3-1. Lindy Waters III had 17 points, six rebounds
The Crimson Tide clinched the match at 4-1 when Zhou beat Chris
his back, strapped to a gur- and three assists, and Cam McGriff scored 14
Ephron, 7-5, 6-4. The Wildcats won on court six, while Cancel defeated ney, and taken to the hospi- for Oklahoma State (9-11), which snapped a
Antonioni Fasano 6-4, 2-6, 6-3. tal via ambulance. three-game losing streak.
Alabama will play host to Harvard at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Roberta Merkel said he wasn’t Chris Silva had 15 points and nine re-
Alison Baumgardner Indoor Facility. bounds, and A.J. Lawson scored 12 for South
sure about the extent of Carolina (10-9), which lost for the second time in
n Women’s tennis team defeats Mercer, Alabama A&M: At
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, the women’s tennis team continued its hot start Pinkston’s injury. He went to its last eight games.
to the season by defeating Mercer, 6-1, and shutting out Alabama A&M, Baptist Memorial Hospital n TCU 55, Florida 50: At Fort Worth, Tex-
7-0, Saturday at the Roberta Alison Baumgardner Tennis Facility. to check on Pinkston after as, TCU never trailed after Kouat Noi scored the
Alabama picked up its fourth victory and third shutout of the year first seven points. When Florida tied the game
the game.
after downing Mercer (1-5) and Alabama A&M (0-4). in the second half after a horrendous start and
The Crimson Tide has yet to surrender a doubles point this season,
“When stuff like that hap- bad shooting day all around, the lanky forward
as sophomore Moka Ito and Jacqueline Pelletier topped Mercer, 6-3, pens, it puts the game and for the Horned Frogs put them ahead to stay.
and juniors Alba Cortina Pou and Luca Fabian rolled past Alabama life in perspective,” Merkel Noi had 22 points, outscoring the Gators by
A&M, 6-2. Juniors Ann Selim and Kim Gintrand picked up victories in said. “We break down fam- himself for most of the first half, and TCU held on
both matches to secure the point. to win in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge on Saturday.
n Track and field team competes at Bob Pollock Invitational:
ily in every practice, every The Frogs (15-4), who scored only 23
At Clemson, South Carolina, the track and field closed the Bob Pollock huddle … it really hits home points with 12 turnovers after halftime, had their
Invitational with three wins Saturday, bumping its two-day total to seven there. It’s hard to kind of get lowest-scoring victory in coach Jamie Dixon’s
wins to go with 26 top-eight finishes. your focus back after some- three seasons. It came three days after what
Bobby Colantonio Jr. notched the first win of his collegiate career, had been the lowest this season, 65-61 against
thing like that; I just hope Texas.
taking top honors in the men’s weight throw with a toss of 69-6 3/4 feet.
Kwemoi Ndiwa finished first in the men’s 600 meters (1 minute, 20.06 he’s OK.” Florida (11-8) started the game 1-of-15
seconds). Injuries took a toll on shooting and was down 18-3 more than midway
The Crimson Tide finished one-two in the women’s 4x400 relay the Owls late in the game, through the first half.
with Daija Lampkin, Takyera Roberson, Tamara Clark and Mauricia as Pinkston’s injury sent n Texas A&M 65, Kansas State 53: At
Prieto getting the win with a 3:38.24. D’Jai Baker, Katie Funcheon, College Station, Texas, Wendell Mitchell scored
Natassha McDonald, and Symone Darius finished second (3:39.97).
Jones, who’d made 1 of 7 a game-high 22 points, all in the second half,
Champion Allison, Keitavious Walter, Stephan Holcombe, and free throws to that point, to and Texas A&M ran past Kansas State on Sat-
Gabe Serrano finished runner-up in the men’s 4x400 (3:12.08). the line to try and win the urday.
Will Herrscher finished second in the men’s pole vault (16-10 3/4). game. Backup guard Shon The Wildcats (15-5) led 30-26 at halftime
David Miller/Special to The Dispatch
Stacey Destin was third in her first pentathlon of the season, tally- before the Aggies (8-10), in snapping a three-
ing 4,065 points. She finished third in the high jump, shot put, and long
Wright injured his left foot Mississippi University for Women’s D.J. Clark goes up for a game losing streak, outscored their former Big
jump and fourth in the 60 hurdles and 800. Destin also was fourth (5-8 in the first half and was un- shot between Belhaven’s Laramie Long and another Blazer 12 Conference brethren 39-23 in the final 20
1/2) and Esme Phillips (5-4 1/2) was eighth in the women’s high jump. available in overtime. on Saturday in their game in Columbus. minutes. Texas A&M relied on an 18-3 run in the
Connor Ferrentino (8:25.78) and freshman Noel Rotich (8:29.18) “Hopefully, these injuries second half to put away the Wildcats.
posted top-eight finishes in the men’s 3,000 meters, taking 6th and 8th, don’t set as back too much,” Merkel lauded the team’s shape a legacy, particularly n Georgia 98, Texas 88: At Athens, Geor-
respectively. vigor in attacking the basket for the transfer players, who gia, Tyree Crump scored 21 points while setting
n On Friday, Alabama swept the top three spots of the women’s Merkel said. a career high with six 3-pointers and Georgia
shot put, with senior Portious Warren taking first with a throw of 56 Owls’ players said regain- and its improved ball move- were incentivized to join the enjoyed its best-shooting game of the season to
feet, 8 ½ inches (17.28 meter). Senior Haley Teel (52-8/16.05) and ing focus and energy after ment, which has helped Owls by the clean slate and beat Texas on Saturday.
sophomore Nickolette Dunbar (51-10 1/2/15.81m), took second and watching Pinkston being spread the wealth of shots the opportunity to build a Teshaun Hightower and Nicolas Claxton
third, respectively. across the floor and create program. had 18 points. Claxton scored 16 in the sec-
Sophomores Tamara Clark and Daija Lampkin went one-two in the
stretchered out of the arena ond half. The Bulldogs made a season-best 67
was difficult. more inside-out 3-pointers. “I love it. It was a fresh percent of their shots from the field (32 of 48).
60-meter dash, with Clark taking first (7.23 seconds) and Lampkin fin-
ishing a fraction behind (7.29). Junior Krystal Sparling and sophomore “It was tough,” Jones Jones said moving the start, a new program and a Georgia made 12 of 17 3-pointers. Crump made
Demi Washington took seventh and eighth in the 60. said. “This team is like a ball better has helped him chance to make history,” said 6 of 8 3-pointers.
Senior Mauricia Prieto won the 300 (38.03), while junior Symone
brotherhood.” scoring more points and be Clark, a transfer from Blue Georgia (10-9) set a season high with 26
Darius was third at 39.30. Freshman Champion Allison won the men’s turnovers, some forced by a full-court press
Jones led the Owls with more efficient. Jones didn’t Mountain College and one of Texas used to highlight Georgia’s chronic ball-
400 (47.14).
n No. 9 gymnastics team falls to No. 5 LSU: At Tuscaloosa, 16 points. He has led the crack double digits in the two MUW seniors. “I try to do handling woes. The Longhorns scored 26 points
Alabama, the No. 9 gymnastics team fell to No. 5 LSU 197.450-196.850 Owls in scoring in each of Owls’ first seven games. what’s right because (young- off the turnovers.
on Friday night before a crowd of 13,823 at Coleman Coliseum. the last three games. DJ He has averaged 16 points er teammates) look up to me. n Oklahoma 86, Vanderbilt 55: At Nor-
The crowd was the largest gymnastics in the nation this season, man, Oklahoma, There was no sluggish start or
Clark added 12 points and a in the last 12 games, and I just try to push and push. It’s
and Alabama’s largest single-meet total since 2017. big deficit for Oklahoma to overcome this time.
Junior Wynter Childers, stepping in on three events for sophomore game-high 15 rebounds. He has scored in double digits paying off.” Christian James scored 21 points to help
Lexi Graber, who was held out of the meet after a lower-leg injury in also had three assists and in all but two games in that n On Friday, The W de- the Sooners roll past Vanderbilt.
warmups, posted a 39.350 in the all-around. It was Childers’ first all- three steals. Pinkston had stretch. feated Champion Christian Oklahoma rallied from a 19-point deficit
around appearance since last year’s Georgia meet in early January. “My confidence comes College (Arkansas) 83-69 to beat Oklahoma State 70-61 on Wednesday.
Childers’ performance was highlighted by a 9.925 balance beam
14 points and five rebounds. Determined to avoid a similar situation against
routine that tied her career best and paced the Tide to a season-best Justin Jones led Belhaven from my teammates,” Jones behind Tavonta Jones’ 23 Vanderbilt, the Sooners took control with a 19-0
49.250, while freshman Emily Gaskins chipped in a 9.875. (8-11) with 15 points and a said. “When one man sees points. run over a 5:35 stretch in the first half to take a
Junior Shea Mahoney posted the Tide’s highest score with a trio of 3-pointers. the next man score, he’s Jones was 9-for-10 from 33-16 lead, and the rout was on.
9.950 on the uneven bars, pushing Alabama to a season-best 49.225. happy for him. Everybody the field and converted all Saben Lee matched a career high with 24
After winning just one points for Vanderbilt (9-10), which lost its sev-
Alabama also got matching 9.850s from Childers and senior Ariana
Guerra on bars. of its first 13 games, The W can get energy and create three of his 3-pointers. enth-straight game.
Freshman Shallon Olsen led the way to a 49.175 on the vault with has won five of its last seven. things off of one person. We The Owls assisted on n SEC/Big 12 Challenge gets six-
a 9.900, while senior Abby Armbrecht’s 9.925 boosted Alabama to a Merkel said the two late- can move faster, and every- more than half of their field year contract extension: At Birmingham,
49.200 on the floor exercise. game losses in that stretch one gets more bought in.” goals. Alabama, the Southeastern Conference and
n Former women’s basketball player Cook signs with Big 12 Conference have agreed to extend the
professional team in Iceland: At Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Hannah won’t lessen the momentum Clark and Jones are moti- The W turned a 41-39 annual SEC/Big 12 Challenge for six more
Cook, Alabama’s leading scorer from 2015 to 2018, has signed to play the program has built head- vated to lay a foundation of halftime lead into its largest seasons.
professional basketball with U.M.F. Grindavik in Grindavik, Iceland. ing into a final six-game hard work, tough play and lead — 72-56 — after going The extension was announced Saturday
Cook, a four-year starter for the Crimson Tide, finished her career stretch that includes five smart basketball in MUW’s on a 15-7 run late in the half. in conjunction with this year’s challenge, which
in the top 10 in scoring (No. 8, 1,468), 3-point field goals made (No. matches 10 of the 14 SEC teams against all
4, 262), and 3-point field goals attempted (No. 1, 781). She scored in
road games and rematches first season of men’s bas- The W held Champion 10 Big 12 members. The SEC and Big 12 an-
double figures 79 times in her four years. against Morris College and ketball. They said the last Christian to 35-percent nounced the extension in conjunction with
— From Special Reports Champion Christian. seven games are helping shooting. ESPN.
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Area obituaries
at Porter’s Memorial
Anthony Peoples Park. Visitation will be
TUSCALOOSA, Ala.
— Anthony Carl “D.J. from 3-6 p.m. Monday
Sam” Peoples died Jan. at Carter’s Mortuary
22, 2019, in Tuscaloosa, Services Chapel. Car-
Alabama. ter’s Mortuary Services
Home Going Cele- is in charge of arrange-
bration Services will ments.
be at noon Saturday Mr. Rupert was born
at New Salem Baptist March 27, 1958, in West
Church in Aliceville Point, to Jettie Mae
with the Rev. Kenneth Rupert and the late
McCoy officiating. Robert Lee Rupert. He
Burial will follow at was formerly employed
New Salem Baptist with MTD.
Church Cemetery. Vis- In addition to his
mother, he is survived
itation will be from 3-6
by his wife, Frances Ru-
p.m. Friday at Laven-
der’s Funeral Services. pert of Tupelo; daugh-
Lavender’s Funeral ter, Arrisha Sampson
Services is in charge of of Tupelo; brothers,
arrangements. George Rupert, Donal
Rupert, Charles Rupert
and Anthony Rupert, all
Keith Tate of Tupelo; sisters, Bar-
STARKVILLE
— Keith F. Tate, 53, bara Rupert of Tupelo
and Vickie Shumpert;
died Jan. 17, 2019, in
Starkville. and one grandchild.
Services were at 11
a.m. Saturday at Pine Lucille Darring
Grove M.B. Church. COLUMBUS — Lu-
Burial followed at Fox cille Darring, 66, died
Jan. 25, 2019, in Illinois.
Anthony Cockerham sums Cemetery. Visi-
Robert Freeman, Jr.
of Devens, Massachu- tation is from 2-6 p.m. It is with great sadness that the family of
setts, and Kerry Lee Sunday at West Me- Robert (Bob) Jack Freeman Jr announce his
Cockerham of Vernon, morial Funeral Home. passing on Monday, January 21, 2019, at the age
Alabama; three grand- West Memorial Funeral of 71.
children and two great Home is in charge of A native of Columbus, MS, Bob attended
grandchildren. arrangements. Mississippi State University, receiving a
Memorials may be He is survived by his Bachelors degree in Chemical Engineering and
made to the Hamilton daughters, Ruth Nicks Master degree in Environmental Engineering,
Baptist Church, P.O. and Dorothy Brown; as well as, receiving an MBA from Georgia State
Box 336 , Hamilton, MS sons, Willie Earl Thom- University. He was a charter member of the EPA,
or the Diabetes Founda- as and James Thomas; serving for over 47 years.
tion of Miss., 800 Avery and sisters, Annie Bob will be lovingly remembered by his wife
Blvd., Suite 100, Ridge- Pearl Deadmon, Lula of almost 46 years, Karen Creech Freeman; and
land, MS 39157. Petty, Jean Douglas, his children, Jack (fiance, Robin Berry), Simon,
Janie Outlaw, Magnolia Sarah, Nathan (Whitni), Lydia (Joshua) Reece
Thomas, Annie Clay and Hannah (Jaq) Baldwin. Bob will be greatly
Eula Bauer and Betty Clay. missed by his grandchildren, who dearly loved
SHUQUALAK —
their Papa.
Eula M. Bauer, 94,
Bob was predeceased by his parents, Dr. R
formerly of Shuqualak, Jack Freeman and Maude Dulin Freeman.
died Jan. 26, 2019, at
The family will receive visitors on Sunday,
North Mississippi Med- January 27th, from 3-5 PM in the Columbarium
ical Center in Tupelo.
at Cheatham Hill Memorial Park in Marietta,
Arrangements are Georgia. A celebration service in memory of Bob
incomplete and will be will be held on Tuesday, January 29th, at 2 PM at
announced by Cock-
West Ridge Baptist Church, 3522 Hiram Acworth
rell Funeral Home of Hwy., Dallas, Georgia.
Macon Those who so desire may make memorial
donations in memory of Bob to the “Friends of
Walter Benton Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites.”
COLUMBUS — Wal- Paid Obituary - Southern Cremations at Cheatham Hill
ter “Bryant” Benton,

Bobbie Hood
Cemetery. Visitation
Arrangements are
87, died Jan. 26, 2019, at Bobbie Hood
was from 3-6 p.m. his residence. Visitation:
Friday at the funeral incomplete and will be Monday, Jan. 28 • 10-11 AM
Arrangements are Memorial Gunter Peel
home. West Memorial announced by Lee- Bobbie J. Hood, age 85, of
incomplete and will be Funeral Home Chapel
Funeral Home was Sykes Funeral Home of College St. Location Brentwood, TN, formerly of
announced by Lown- Memorial Services:
in charge of arrange- Columbus. Columbus, MS, Amory, MS
des Funeral Home of Monday, Jan. 28 • 11 AM
ments. Memorial Gunter Peel and Dallas, TX, passed away
Columbus.
He is survived by Robert L. Corbell Funeral Home Chapel
College St. Location
January 20, 2019, in Franklin,
his wife, Tiffany Guy COLUMBUS — Rob- TN, surrounded by family.
Tate; daughters, Keisha ert L. Corbell, 56, died Arthur Thomas Memorial services will be
Page and Takira Guy; Jan. 25, 2019, in West STARKVILLE — Monday, January 28, 2019, at
sons, LaKeith Tate and Point. Arthur “Willie Mutt” 11:00 AM at Memorial Gunter
Derrick Brown; sister, Arrangements are Thomas, 88, died Jan. Peel Chapel, College St. loca-
Janet Brown; and broth- incomplete and will be 21, 2019, in Tupelo. tion with Rev. Kenny Gardner
ers, Millon Tate Jr. and announced by Lown- Services will be at 1 memorialgunterpeel.com officiating. Visitation will be
Darrell Tate. des Funeral Home of p.m. Monday at Greater one hour prior to the service.
Columbus. Ebenzer M.B. Church. Mrs. Hood was born November 16, 1933, in Dal-
Ruby Harrison Burial will follow at Ses- las, TX, to the late Robert E. and Mary Etta Smith
Jones. Mrs. Hood worked at Collins Radio in Rich-
COLUMBUS — Frank Cockerham We had questions about cremation. ardson, TX, Amory Manor in Amory, MS, Diver-
Ruby Harrison, 84, died HAMILTON —
Jan. 25, 2019, at Bap- sified Investments in Tupelo, MS, Fantasy II and
Frank Howell Cocker- Shirley& Co. in Columbus, MS. She worked numer-
tist Memorial Hospi- ham Jr., 76 , died Jan. We found the
tal-Golden Triangle. answers here. ous side jobs the majority of her life, often juggling
25, 2019, at Golden Tri- three at a time, so the list is too long to detail, but
Arrangements are angle Baptist Memorial
incomplete and will be the Mexican Kitchen in Columbus, MS, the Frisco
Hospital in Columbus. Call today. Kitchen in Amory, MS, and The Adolphus Hotel in
announced by Bench- Services are at 3 p.m.
mark Memorial Life Dallas, TX, were three notables where she no doubt
Sunday at Tisdale-Lann brightened everyone’s day.
Center of Columbus. Memorial Chapel with Mrs. Hood or Bobbie, as she preferred, was a
Robert Moore officiat- kind and generous Soul. She modeled character, re-
Ricky Ray ing. Burial will be in Lowndes Funeral Home and Crematory
Columbus, MS • (662) 328-1808 sponsibility, attention to detail and a work ethic sec-
WEST POINT — Center Hill Cemetery ond to none. She loved to laugh and kept her sense
John Ricky Ray, 58, in Hamilton. Visitation of humor through most every challenge with which
died Jan. 23, 2019, at will be Sunday from 2-3 life can test us, including loss of an adult child, life
North Mississippi Med- p.m. at Tisdale-Lann threatening illness and in later years, an aging body
ical Center in Tupelo. Memorial Funeral and failing memory. And oh how her eyes sparked
Services are at 2 p.m. Home. Tisdale-Lann when she laughed! She lit up the room.
Sunday at Robinson Memorial Funeral She was a loyal friend who enjoyed decades long
Funeral Home Chapel. Home of Aberdeen is in friendships of all ages. Known for her compassion-
Burial will follow at charge of the arrange- ate and non judgmental ear, she was innately wise
Greenwood Cemetery. ments. and could offer comfort or the most practical advice
Visitation was from 4-6 Mr. Cockerham was based in experience – because she had lived it all.
p.m. Saturday at the born in Hamilton, to Her friendships extended to animals and she was
funeral home. Robin- Frank H. Cockerham a staunch protector and advocate for all of our four
son Funeral Home is Sr. and Bessie Fairchild legged friends.
in charge of arrange- Cockerham. He was a Possessing a generous heart, she loved her
ments. graduate of Mississippi family deeply. Acts of Service was her primary
Mr. Ray was born State University and Language of Love, and she served her family well.
April 1, 1960, in West formerly employed at She adored her daughters-in-law and son-in-law as
Point, to Bernice Kerr-McGee Chemical. much as the children she birthed and they adored
Edwards and the late He was a member of her. That just may be one of the biggest testaments
Harold Gene Ray. He the Hamilton Baptist to who she was, how she lived her life and the way
was formerly employed Church. she walked in the world.
as a carpenter. In addition to his par- Bobbie was preceded in death by her parents;
In addition to his her son, Dennis East of Columbus, MS; her daugh-
ents, he was preceded
father, he was preceded ters-in-law, Karen East of Carrollton, TX, Sandra
in death by his sister,
in death by his sister, East of Columbus, MS and Janet East of Carrollton,
Charlotte Gail Cocker-
Shirley Ray. TX, granddaughter-in-law, Jennifer East of Colum-
ham. bus, MS; as well as, her beloved sister, Dorothy
In addition to his He is survived by
mother, he is survived Corrine Collie of North Little Rock, AR.
his wife Carolyn Wells She leaves behind her sons, Rick East of Punta
by his sons, Dekota Cockerham of Ham-
Coleman of Columbus, Gorda, FL and Ron East of Columbus, MS; and her
ilton; daughter, Lana daughter, Lisa East (Ron Wallace) of Brentwood,
Dustin Ray, Kirby Carol Cockerham of
Ray, Jonathan Ray and TN; brother, Larry (Cheryl) Jones of Dallas, TX;
Hamilton; sons, Joel grandchildren, Toni (Shane) Knight of Hatley, MS,
Harley Ray, all of West
Point; brother, Eddie Jason (Tiffany) East of Columbus, MS, Meredith
Ray of West Point; (David) Weathers of Caledonia, MS, Robert (Lau-
sister, Donna Agerton ra) Stoeber of Colorado Springs, CO, David (Aman-
of West Point; and four da) Stoeber of Dallas, TX, Susan East of Houston,
grandchildren. TX, Jacy (Ronnie) Boshers of Augusta, GA, Miken-
Memorials may be zi Wallace of Nashville, TN and Skylar Wallace of
Nashville, TN; and 14 great-grandchildren, Jerren
made to the Mission,
(Haley) Woods of Westville, MS, Cody (Lauren)
2494 E. Church Hill
Woods of Westville MS, Justin Fore of Caledonia,
Road, West Point, MS
MS, Zack Weathers of Caledonia MS, Kameron
39773.
“KJ” Weathers of Caledonia, MS, Kayla East of Co-
lumbus, MS, Brayden East of Columbus MS, Madi-
Roger Rupert son Boykin of Columbus, MS, Evelyn Boykin of Co-
WEST POINT — lumbus, MS, Cameron Boykin of Columbus, MS,
Roger L. Rupert, 60, Bryan Stoeber of Colorado Springs, CO, Jonathon
died Jan. 22, 2019, in Stoeber of Colorado Springs, CO, Jessie Stoeber of
Tupelo. Dallas, TX, Jaxson Stoeber of Dallas, TX, Cadence
Services will be at 11 Wallace of Nashville, TN, Talon Wallace of Nash-
a.m. Tuesday at North ville, TN, Brookelynn Boshers of Augusta, GA and
Green Street Church of Dean Boshers of Augusta GA; great-great-grand-
Christ in Tupelo with children, Bexley Woods of Westville, MS, Mary
Tony Rhodes officiat- Ella Woods of Westville, MS and Connor Woods of
ing. Burial will follow Westville, MS.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in her
honor to the Columbus/Lowndes Humane Society,
P.O. Box 85, Columbus, MS 39703.
Send in your
church event!
Email editorialassis-
tant@cdispatch.com
Subject: Sign the online guest book at
www.memorialgunterpeel.com
Religious brief
903 College Street • Columbus, MS
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TENNIS: Australian Open

Osaka beats Kvitoka for second major title, world’s No. 1 ranking
By HOWARD FENDRICH
The Associated Press
MELBOURNE, Australia —
So close to victory, Naomi Osaka
suddenly was letting the Austra-
lian Open final slip away. Three
championship points? Gone. A
sizable lead? Soon all gone, too.
She was playing poorly. She
yelled at herself. Slammed a ball.
Tugged at her visor’s pink brim.
Trudged to the locker room be-
tween sets with a towel draped
over her head.
And then, after returning to
the court, Osaka turned it all
around just as quickly as she
had dropped 23 of 27 points.
Refocusing and reasserting her-
self, Osaka edged Petra Kvitova
7-6 (2), 5-7, 6-4 on Saturday night
to win the Australian Open for a
second consecutive Grand Slam
title.
“I felt like I didn’t want to have
any regrets,” Osaka said. “I think
if I didn’t regroup after the sec-
ond set, then I would have looked
back on this match and probably
cried or something.”
On top of that, Osaka will rise
to No. 1 in the rankings.
“Amazing achievement,” two-
time Wimbledon champion Kvito-
va said. “Definitely she is a great
one. We’ll see what the future will
bring.”
Osaka added the Australian
Open trophy to the one she col-
lected in a U.S. Open final last
September that forever will be re-
membered for the way runner-up
Serena Williams was docked a
game after arguing with the chair
umpire.
Unlike that day, there was no
jeering from the confused crowd.
No controversy. No chaos. No
sharing the spotlight.
Clearly marking herself as
tennis’ bright new star, Osaka is
the first woman to win two ma-
jor championships in a row since
Williams picked up four straight
in 2014-15.
Almost didn’t happen.
Osaka held three match points
in the second set at 5-3, love-40
as Kvitova served. But Osaka
couldn’t close it out. Instead, she
completely lost her way.
That allowed Kvitova to come
back and make a match of it, reel-
ing off five games in a row to take
the second set and go up 1-0 in
the third.
At that point, Kvitova would
say later, she figured it was going
to keep going her way.
“In the end,” she said, “it
wasn’t.”
After Kvitova double-faulted to
offer up a break point at 1-all, Osa-
ka converted it with a cross-court
backhand winner. There was still
more work to be done, of course,
and some additional drama when
it began raining at the change-
over right before Osaka tried to
serve for the match at 5-4 in the
third set.
This time, Osaka would not
falter. She would not let this lead
disappear.
“I knew that Petra couldn’t
keep it up for that long if Nao-
mi could just manage those
emotions,” said Osaka’s coach,
Sascha Bajin, “and she did that
beautifully.”
Osaka was born in Japan —
her mother is Japanese, her fa-
ther is Haitian — and she moved
to New York at age 3. Now she’s
based in Florida and has dual cit-
izenship. Osaka already was the
first player representing Japan —
female or male — to win a Grand
Slam singles title. Now she also is
the first to top the WTA or ATP
rankings.
At 21, Osaka is the youngest
No. 1 in nearly a decade; Caroline
Wozniacki was 20 when she first
ascended to that spot in 2010.
And to think, a year ago, Osa-
ka was ranked 72nd.
What a climb. What a quick
climb.
Kvitova was playing in her first
Grand Slam final since winning
Wimbledon in 2014 — and the
first since she was stabbed in the
hand by an intruder at her home
in the Czech Republic a little
more than two years ago.
Kvitova needed surgery,
missed the first 4½ months of
the 2017 season, including the
Australian Open, and couldn’t be
sure she’d ever get back to the top
of tennis.
“You’ve been through so
much,” Osaka told Kvitova during
the trophy ceremony. “I’m really
honored to have played you in the
final of a Grand Slam.”
On a somewhat cloudy, rather
comfortable evening, with only
a slight breeze and the tempera-
ture around 75 degrees (25 Cel-
sius), both women hit the ball
as hard as can be. Exchanges
were mostly at the baseline and
filled with flat, powerful ground-
strokes that barely cleared the
net and made retrieving and re-
plying as much about reflexes as
anything.

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Roundup

Jansen drops weight, feeling good
after second heart procedure
By The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES —
Dodgers closer Kenley
Jansen has dropped 25
pounds since the end of
last season and threw
his first bullpen session
Thursday since a heart
procedure in November.
The procedure, known
as an ablation, was Jan-
sen’s second heart opera-
tion in six years. It came
after he experienced an
atrial fibrillation episode
in Denver this past Au-
gust.
“I definitely feel great.
Ready to roll,” Jansen said
at the team’s FanFest on
Saturday.
Jansen, who had 38
saves in 42 chances last
year and a career-high
3.01 ERA, said he will be
ready to go by Opening
Day.
The big right-hander
gave up seven runs in
his first four games after
missing time in August
and then blew both of his
save opportunities in the
World Series.
“I’m not happy at all by
that year I had last year,
so that’s motivation for
me,” Jansen said. “Every
year you can get better.
Even if I have a good year
this year, next year I will
want to do better.”
The 31-year-old
dropped the weight hop-
ing to better manage his
health, and he said his
doctor is confident the
issues are behind him,
even if he’s not complete-
ly cured. He said he is off
blood thinners and has
been cleared to pitch in
Colorado this year.
n In other team news,
A.J. Pollock was intro-
duced to Los Angeles fans
Saturday shortly after his
four-year, $55 million con-
tract with the cub became
official.
The former Arizona
Diamondback greeted his
new fans by admitting a
once-serious dislike for
the Dodgers. Now that
he’s signed his deal —
which includes a $10 mil-
lion option for 2023 or a
$5 million buyout — he’s
excited to wear the colors
that once piqued his com-
petitive spirit.
“When you play
against the Dodgers, of
course; these guys are
good,” Pollock said Satur-
day, admitting his former
Dodgers disdain. “I think
that’s what it comes down
to. I think these guys
are in a place where you
either love them or hate
them.”
Pollock was one of this
era’s first swing-change
success stories. After
trying to lift his launch
angle in 2015, he broke
out with a .315 average,
20 home runs, 39 stolen
bases and a Gold Glove in
center field. Injuries have
seriously hindered him
since, though, including
a fractured right elbow in
2016, a groin issue in 2017
and a broken left thumb
last year.
“Obviously he’s missed
some time over the last
few years and we dug
into the question: ‘Is it
predictive as you move
forward?” president of
baseball operations An-
drew Freidman said.
“Most of them have been
impact-type injuries. He’s
had one soft-tissue injury.
“Then you get into how
well a guy takes care of
himself. How clean does
he live, eat, and those
things that factor into
payer health? As we dug
into it, we felt good that he
does everything he can to
stay on the field.”
Manager Dave Roberts
is known for mixing and
matching his players, of-
ten moving guys around
to get the proper platoon
advantage. Roberts said
the right-handed hitting
Pollock should be an ev-
eryday player in center, as
long as he’s healthy.
n Also, shortstop Co-
rey Seager can’t guar-
antee he’ll be ready by
Opening Day but says he
hasn’t had any setbacks in
his recovery from hip and
Tommy John surgeries.
“Everything is on line
to kind of be able to make
a decision on whether I
will be ready to go or not,
but for the most part I feel
great and everything is on
time right now,” Seager
said.
Seager, who has been
told he will continue to
play shortstop, threw
from 120 feet for the
first time Friday and is
still progressing toward
live batting practice and
throwing across the in-
field.
n White Sox GM:
Don’t expect team to
sign Machado, Harper:
At Chicago, The Chicago
White Sox say they have
a strong pitch for Man-
ny Machado and Bryce
Harper. Just don’t expect
them to sign both star
sluggers.
General manager
Rick Hahn doused that
idea Saturday, saying the
White Sox aren’t likely
to get both premier free
agents due to concerns
about future payroll flexi-
bility.
“These are obvious-
ly not the last two free
agents that we intend to
add in the future,” Hahn
said at the team’s annual
fan convention. “Having
two commitments of the
magnitude they’re gonna
require on the same ros-
ter probably limits your
flexibility and might not
be the strongest move for
us long term.”
Lifestyles LIFESTYLES EDITOR
Jan Swoope: 328-2471
THE DISPATCH n CDISPATCH.COM n SUNDAY, JANUARY 27, 2019
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The potter’s touch

Chris McDill/Special to The Dispatch

Stephen Phillips fine tunes a work-in-progress at his potter’s wheel in Crawford Thursday. He added the convex design element to this jar with his fingers
from inside the vase. With friends and family members, Phillips transformed a portable storage building into a studio where he makes ceramic vessels,
plates and other distinctive pieces that have already gone to customers in cities including Chicago and West Hollywood, California.

A Crawford artisan is making his mark in clay

BY JAN SWOOPE
jswoope@cdispatch.com

A potter with work inspired by the movie

“Black Panther”? I was hooked. The press
release from Mississippi University for Women
about a graduate’s current ceramics exhibition
made me curious about Stephen Phillips. Pho-
tographs of his dynamic work showed vessels
of powerful design and high quality. And he
was making all this in Crawford? I wondered
how I had missed him before. This is how I
came to be driving down a gravel road in the
rural Lowndes County town (population 641
in the 2010 census) on a cold and glittering
January morning.
Phillips, 30, was waiting outside his stu-
dio, dressed for the weather in warm jacket
and knit cap. His wide smile was instantly
noticeable. But the most indelible impression
from the visit was of his genial naturalness.
Phillips is “at home” talking about his passion
for clay. Enthusiasm, tempered with humility,
underpins his conversation. There is a sense of
eagerness to get on with it, with making more
pieces, with putting his sketches and imagina-
tion to the test on the potter’s wheel.
From the outside looking in, it seems an Chris McDill/Special to The Dispatch

exciting time to be him: He has his first pro- Stephen Phillips carefully places pottery in the kiln in his studio.
fessional solo show up at The W, through Feb.
At left is an example
8. His work is being accepted in gallery shops
of Phillips’ pottery
at the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art in Biloxi as inspired by the movie
well the Rosenzweig Arts Center in Columbus. “Black Panther.” At
He’s currently making some pieces for another right is a piece from
gallery in Alpharetta, Georgia. His Etsy and his Contrasting Colors
social media exposure is fueling interest in and series. Phillips’ first
demand for his work, with customers already professional solo
from the west coast to the east. exhibition is current-
All this, while he holds down a full-time ly up at Mississippi
manufacturing job in Columbus. It’s a position University for Women
Galleries. A Cele-
that allows him several consecutive days off,
bration of Artists
days he can spend in the portable storage reception in Summer
building-studio he’s put up next door to the Hall Thursday at 5:30
family home in Crawford. An interior door in p.m. honors artists
the studio holds particular meaning; it’s from including the Lowndes
his grandmother’s house. County potter.
See Phillips, 6C Courtesy photos
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Formal inauguration ceremony for MUW president is Friday

Events this is active in a number of
community organizations
week include in Columbus, including
Town and Tower, serving
Motown music, as chair in 2014-2015; Co-
lumbus Air Force Base
a Celebration of Community Council; and
Rotary Club of Colum-
Artists and more bus, serving as president
in 2008-2009. The Rotary
MUW OFFICE OF PUBLIC
AFFAIRS
Club of Columbus named
her a Paul Harris Fellow
treasurer for the MUW
Alumnae Association and
the MUW Ecumenical
Council.
Ceremony symbols
As President Miller
steps onto the inaugural
stage, she will don the
presidential gown and
medallion, a tradition
that has spanned over
name above and Colum-
bus below. The center of
the seal is a bald eagle
with outstretched wings
basking in 10 rays of
sunlight. The number
1884 is emblazoned upon
the sun, denoting the
year of the university’s
founding. The medallion
hangs from a ribbon of
MUW Blue, worn around

O
n Friday, Feb. 1,
Nora Miller will
be installed as
the 15th president of
Mississippi University
for Women in the univer-
sity’s almost 135-year-old
history. The formal inau-
gural ceremony will be
held in Rent Auditorium,
Whitfield Hall, at 10 a.m.
The university will
host various events that
will also showcase its stu-
dents, starting with the
Student Day of Service
in collaboration with the
United Way of Lowndes
County Wednesday, Jan.
30 from 1:30-4:30 p.m.
A Celebration of Art-
ists is set for Thursday,
Jan. 31 with exhibitions
and a reception in Sum-
mer Hall at 5:30 p.m. The
Music Student Showcase
in Kossen Auditorium
will begin at 7 p.m.
Following the inau-
gural ceremony Friday,
there will be a tour of
Fant Memorial Library,
which garnered the 2018
Merit Award from the
Mississippi American
Institute of Architects
Design Awards program.
Tours on the half-hour
will run from 1-3 p.m.
Beverly Joyce, direc-
tor of The W’s galler-
ies, will lead a talk in
Summer Hall at 1:30
p.m. There also will be
a chance to look behind
the scenes in the MUW
Beulah Culbertson
Archives and Special
Collections at Fant Me-
morial Library from 3-4
p.m. with archivist Derek
Webb.
Motown sounds, 5K run
The sounds of Mo-
town will fill the air
Friday evening with a
musical performance
by Just A Few Cats, led
by Grammy-nominated
songwriter Alvin Gar-
rett, from 7:30-9 p.m.
in Rent Auditorium,
Whitfield Hall. The event
is free and open to the
public, but a ticket is re-
quired for admission. To
register for tickets, visit
muw.edu/motown.
Nora Miller will be installed as the 15th president of Mis-
sissippi University for Women in ceremonies beginning
at 10 a.m. Friday in Whitfield Hall’s Rent Auditorium.
Guests can trade in
their dancing shoes for
running shoes Saturday,
Feb. 2 with the Rise and
Shine Inauguration 5K
Run, which commences
at 8:30 a.m. at Stark Rec-
reation Center. Details
are posted at raceroster.
com/events/2019/21558/
rise-and-shine-5k.
About the new
president
Miller has had a long
career in higher educa-
tion and public service.
A member of the Long
Blue Line, Miller holds a
bachelor’s degree in busi-
ness administration and
a bachelor’s degree in
accounting from The W.
She earned a Master of
Business Administration
from Mississippi State
University in 1998 and is
a certified public accoun-
tant. She has served on
The W staff since 2001.
In her role as se-
nior vice president for
administration and
chief financial officer
at the university, Miller
was responsible for the
financial and business
management of the
university, the operation
of the physical plant and
related support services
and the development and
implementation of the
campus facilities master
in 2007, 2011 and 2017. the university’s history. the president’s neck.
A member of St. Paul’s The history of ac- MUW’s mace is wood,
Episcopal Church, she ademic dress can be carved in the shape of a
has served on the vestry traced to 1321, when torch and the phrase “We
and as senior warden in gowns were required at Study For Light To Bless
2015-2016. Miller was the University of Co- With Light” is engraved
also on the board of di- imbra in Portugal. The across the face of the
rectors of St. Paul’s Epis- wearing of a long gown mace.
copal School, serving as was prescribed in En- Ceremonial maces
chair in 2009-2010. gland in the second half were originally carried
Miller served as chair of the 14th century. It has as a symbol of royal
of the Tenn-Tom Chapter been suggested that the authority, dating back to
of the American Red gowns may have been the Middle Ages. The ac-
Cross in 2007-2009 and necessary for warmth in ademic mace is a symbol
has also been a member the unheated buildings of the authority invested
of the Northeast Missis- which were used by in the president by the
sippi Chapter and the medieval scholars. Since university’s governing
Mississippi Regional all scholars were church- body.
Advisory Council of the men in the Middle Ages, The university mace
American Red Cross. much of the academic is carried by a member
Courtesy photo A Leadership Missis- costume retains vestiges of the faculty before the
sippi graduate, Miller of ecclesiastical attire. president in academic
was named one of the processions in formal
The president’s me-
Top 50 Businesswom- dallion is an integral part ceremonies such as
plan. She also participat- en of the Year by the of the president’s regalia commencements and
ed in the formulation of Mississippi Business and symbolizes the Of- inaugurations.
policies, programs and Journal. A member of the fice of the President. The For additional infor-
budget development and Mississippi University medallion is the official mation, call 662-329-7148
interacts with students, for Women Alumni Asso- University Seal, which or email longblueline@
faculty, staff, the Board ciation, she has served as bears the university’s muw.edu.
of Trustees and agencies
to the campus. In addi-
tion, she served as the
legislative liaison for the
campus, advocating for
the university with state
leaders and legislators.
Before being named
senior vice president,
Miller served as vice
president for finance and
administration for the
university for 11 years.
She has also served as
director of budget and
financial analysis and
director of internal audit
for the Mississippi Insti-
Courtesy photo
tutions of Higher Learn-
Inauguration festivities this week include the sounds of Motown at 7:30 p.m. Friday
ing; director of account- by Just a Few Cats at Rent Auditorium. Sign up for required free tickets at muw.edu/
ing for Central Alabama motown.
Community College;
senior auditing accoun-
tant for Potter, Bryant
& Tate in Birmingham,
Alabama; and as super-
vising senior auditing ac-
countant for the Colleges
and Universities Division
of the Mississippi State
Auditor’s Office.
Miller served as chair
of the University Press
of Mississippi and has
served on the board of
directors of the Southern
Association of College
and University Business
Officers (SACUBO). She

Quick Bites: sweet designs,

pruning and a Farm Bill checkup
BY JAN SWOOPE shrubs, trees and fruit plants for best
jswoope@cdispatch.com results.
n Feb. 28 — “Farm Bill 101” with

F
ebruary will herald a new schedule
of free Quick Bites interactive vid-
eo programs offered by the Missis-
sippi State University Extension Service.
Quick Bites provides an assortment of
timely topics each month. Sessions are
available from noon to 1 p.m. on des-
ignated Thursdays at area Extension
offices. Participation requires signing up
with the appropriate office.
On tap for February
n Feb. 7 — “Sweet Designs for Your
Sweetheart” is a floral workshop with
Lynette McDougald of MSU. Say “I love
you” by creating your own Valentine’s
Day design and get tips on designing
floral gifts guaranteed to warm the
February heart.
n Feb. 14 — “Is It Time? Basic Prun-
ing Tips from a Pro” features Assistant
Professor Jeff Wilson of the North Mis-
sissippi Research and Extension Center
with the why, when and how on pruning
Assistant Extension Professor Beth Bak-
er of Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture
offers basic understanding of Farm Bill
conservation programs for landowners.
Baker presents information that will
help with technical and financial assis-
tance for basic land management.
Individuals interested in registering
for one or more of the February pro-
grams should contact their county’s
Extension office. In the Golden Triangle:
662-328-2111 (Lowndes); 662-323-5916
(Oktibbeha); or 662-494-5371 (Clay).
Sessions will also be held in Bost 409 for
those on the MSU campus.
County Extension offices wishing
to sign up for these programs online
should go to https://techoutreach.
extension.msstate.edu/quick-bites and
click on the Sign Up for Quick Bites
button under “For County Offices” area.
Counties may also email distanceed@
ext.msstate.edu, or call MSU Extension
Service to be added to the particular
program.

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The Stephen D. Lee Foundation’s ninth annual Valentine Party is set for Feb. 14 at the historic Swoope Home at
221 Third Street South in Columbus. Proceeds help maintain and enhance the Stephen D. Lee Home, listed on
the National Register of Historic Places.

Historic home is site of ninth Lee

Foundation Valentine Party
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T
he Stephen D. Lee Founda-
tion will host its annual Val-
entine Party from 7-10 p.m.
Thursday, Feb.
14, at The Swoope IF YOU GO:
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South in Colum- WHAT: Valentine
bus. Party; fundraiser
The house, to support S.D.
owned by Janie Lee Home
WHEN: Thurs-
and Dan Williams, day, Feb. 14;
was built in 1852 7-10 p.m.
by Patrick H. WHERE: The
Jones who sold it Swoope Home,
221 Third St.
to James Gaston So., Columbus
in 1860. Walter TICKETS: For Courtesy photo

Swoope purchased information,
contact Eulalie
the house in 1917 Davis, 662-328-
from a member of 3088
the Gaston family
and remodeled
and enlarged the house after the
Crash of 1929 to accommodate
upstairs apartments. The present
front porch was added at that time.
The Williams family is just the fifth
family to call the house home.
Eulalie Davis, chairman of the
Foundation, said that this will be an
empty house party, which presents
some challenges to the decorating
committee; yet, gives the commit-
tee the chance to fully express its
creativity and talents. Flowers,
smilax and candles will be used
throughout the house which will
celebrate its 168th Valentine’s Day.
The original front of the Swoope Home is visible in this scan of an early
photograph.
The table in the dining room
will be laden with chocolate,
strawberry and lemon cakes. Other
delicacies from the best cooks in
Columbus will be spread through-
out the house. Lee Home docents
will serve as hostesses. Guests can
drop in or spend the entire evening
enjoying the company, food and
flowers. The entire house, which
is presently for sale, will be open.
Davis mused that it would be won-
derful if one of the guests came in
and fell in love with the house and
its beautiful floors and woodwork.
“That would literally be the icing
on all the cakes,” she said.
As always, proceeds of the party
will go to maintaining and enhanc-
ing the Stephen D. Lee Home on
Seventh Street North. According
to Davis, the board is now starting
work on the middle museum room
which involves ceiling tiles, HVAC
and electricity. Once that work is
complete and paid for, the board
hopes to start a kitchen renovation.
Davis said, “We have a wish list a
mile long. Our patrons make the
historic preservation of the Lee
Home possible and for them we are
extremely grateful.”
For more information about the
party, contact Davis at 662-328-
3088. ACROSS
For more information about the 1 One or more
Stephen D. Lee Home, call 662-327- 5 Fires
8888 or find it on Facebook. 9 Underworld
bosses
10 Bush’s succes-
sor
12 Turn away
13 Permitted
14 Transport to Oz

State theater champs announced after MTA festival 16 Curator’s topic

SPECIAL TO THE a 10-minute Play Festi-
DISPATCH val, Theatre for Youth
Festival, workshops,
MERIDIAN — networking opportunities
productions advance to
the Southeastern Theatre
Conference (SETC), in
Knoxville, Tennessee, in
17 Epoch’s kin
18 Raptors’ home
20 Gambler’s secret
Ryan Pierini, theater 22 Flag creator
director at Mississippi 23 Digression
Gulf Coast Community 25 Surgery me-
College-Jefferson Davis

T
he Mississippi
Theatre Asso-
ciation held its
2019 Theatre Festival in
Meridian Jan. 17-20 at
The MSU Riley Center. It
included over 646 people
representing six commu-
nity theaters and 20 high
schools. Theaters from
Hattiesburg, Jackson,
Madison and Ocean
Springs were awarded top
honors in the community
theater and secondary
divisions.
According to MTA
Executive Director Stacy
Howell, “The Board was
very excited about the
turnout at this year’s
state festival and the in-
credible support provided
by the MSU Riley Center
and the Meridian com-
munity.”
In addition to the the-
ater competition, which
resulted in six commu-
nity theater productions
and nine high school
productions, the four-
day event also featured
and staged readings of
two original works, which
were selected as part of
an annual playwriting
competition for adults
and youth.
The major focus of the
festival was the communi-
ty theater and secondary
theater competitions.
Adjudicators from outside
the state selected win-
ners for both divisions, as
well as numerous acting
and technical awards.
Festival winners
In the Community
Division, from Madison,
The Center Players’
production of “Tea for
Three” and Fondren The-
atre Workshop’s produc-
tion of “I and You” won
the Warren McDaniel
Award for Best Produc-
tion. Betty Jo Mahaffey,
Kathryn Dawkins and
Wendie Sheppard, direc-
tors of The Center Play-
ers’ production, won Best
Director. Both of these
March.
In the Secondary
Division, Ocean Springs
High School’s production
of “White Snake” won
the Dominic J. Cunetto
Award for Best Produc-
tion, and Oak Grove High
School’s production of
“The Axeman’s Requiem”
was awarded the runner
up Best Show.
Chris Permenter,
director of Ocean
Spring’s High School’s
production won the Best
Director. Ocean Springs
High School and Oak
Grove High School, near
Hattiesburg, will also ad-
vance to SETC in March.
For a complete listing
of awards visit mta- on-
line.org.
At the festival awards
ceremony, Lavonne
Bruckner, director of
Actor’s Playhouse, was
recognized for her Out-
standing Contribution
to Theatre-Community
Theatre.
mento
Campus, was honored 28 Get snug
with Lee Crouse of 32 Haitian island
5 Tone 30 Stevedores, at
Mississippi University for 34 Bowler, e.g.
6 Penny prez times
Women making a presen- 35 Circle section
7 1998 Winter 31 Short jackets
36 Sub weapon
tation to Pierini for his 38 Piece of land
Olympics site 33 Say
Outstanding Contribu- 8 Know-how 37 Print unit
40 Alarm sound
tion to Theatre-College/ 9 Phoebe of film 39 Snoop group:
41 “Sexy” Beatles
University. girl
11 Choir group Abbr.
15 Singer Placido
MTA recognized its 42 Bakery workers
19 Metal sources
first principal, Howard 43 Tragic king
21 Bakery buy
Savage Jr. Ed.D, principal 44 X-ray units
24 Letter opener
of Quitman High School 25 Sports figures
DOWN
for his Outstanding Con- 26 Mustang holder
1 Appetizing
tribution to Theatre-Prin- 27 Gaming spot
2 Met shows
cipal. 29 Nickname for
3 Eve’s opposite
Eric
MTA is sponsored in 4 Manor settings
part by grants from the
Mississippi Arts Commis-
sion, a state agency, and
the National Endowment
for the Arts, a federal
agency. Sponsors includ-
ed Mainstage Theatrical
Supply.
For more information,
visit mta-online.org or
contact Stacy Howell,
executive director of the
Mississippi Theatre As-
sociation, at 601-201-9564
or execdir@mta-online.
org.

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calendar
Tuesday, Jan. 29
GSDP annual banquet —
The Greater Starkville Develop-
ment Partnership hosts its annual
banquet at The Mill at 6:30 p.m. For
information or tickets, visit GSDP-
Banquet.com.
Thursday, Jan. 31
Friday, Feb. 1
Exhibit reception — The
public is invited to a free reception
from 6-7 p.m. opening “Full Circle,”
an exhibit of abstract art by Lillian
Murray of Columbus at the R.E.Hunt
Museum and Cultural Center, 924
20th St. N., Columbus. Murray’s art
will be displayed through February.
information, contact Eulalie Davis at
eulaliedavis@gmail.com.
Jan. 31, Feb. 1-3, Feb. 5-9
“The Heiress” — Starkville
Community Theatre presents
this stirring costume drama
about a young woman in the Vic-
torian Age challenging strictures
placed on her life by society
and a domineering father. Show
times are 7:30 p.m. (except Feb.
3, 2 p.m.) at Playhouse on Main,
Frostbite Half-Marathon — 108 E. Main St., Starkville. Con-
This 9 a.m. half-marathon, 10K and tact the box office for reserva-
5K begins and ends on Starkville’s tions, 662-323-6855.
Main Street. Find details and reg-
istration info at raceroster.com, or
email starkvillefrostbitehalf@gmail.
com. Awards and post party at noon,
in conjunction with SOUPer Bowl.
SOUPer Bowl — Sample soups
Courtesy image

Exhibit reception — The

public is invited to a free reception
from 5:30-7 p.m. at The W’s Sum-
mer Hall for exhibitions by ceram-
ics artist Stephen Phillips and by
multiple media artist Jenna Fincher
Donegan.
Jan. 31, Feb. 1-3, Feb. 5-9
“The Heiress” — See details
at top of calendar.
Saturday, Feb. 2
Souper Bowl — A Souper Bowl
lunch benefiting Loaves and Fishes
Community Soup Kitchen and the
Golden Triangle Regional Homeless
Coalition is 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 318
College St., Columbus. The first
100 people attending receive a
hand-painted ceramic bowl. Cost is
$10. Takeouts available. For more
from local chefs and eateries on
Starkville’s Main Street downtown
from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Vote for your
favorite. Advance tickets are $15
adults; $5 children. Get them at
starkville.org, or The Partnership,
200 Main St., Starkville. For more
information, call 662-323-3322.
Thursday, Feb. 7
Exhibit opening — A free
reception from 5:30-7 p.m. at the
Columbus Arts Council’s Rosenzweig
Arts Center opens an exhibit from
Mississippi University for Women’s
permanent collection of artworks.
Refreshments are served at this
event open to everyone at 501 Main
St. For more information, contact
the CAC, 662-328-2787 (closed
Mondays).
Friday, Feb. 8
Jembe Den — Bob Damm of
Mississippi State University’s De-
partment of Music presents this per-
cussion student ensemble sharing
dance rhythms of Africa at the Colum-
bus Arts Council’s Rosenzweig Arts
Center, 501 Main St. More details
coming soon. For more information,
contact the CAC, 662-328-2787.

Venture capitalist
to discuss AI trends
at MSU Tuesday
Talk open to the public is at
3:30 p.m. in Old Main
MSU OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS

E
ntrepreneur and
venture capitalist
Stephen Ibaraki
will discuss future
trends for artificial
intelligence in a public
lecture at Mississippi
State on Tuesday, Jan.
29.
The 3:30 p.m. event
is open to all and takes
place in Old Main Ac-
Courtesy photo
ademic Center’s Room
Oktibbeha Master Gardeners hold a spring plant sale at the Community Market in Starkville. From left are June 3320. Titled “Life and Courtesy photo
Schmidt, Ed Williams and Jim McKell. Sale proceeds support two $1,000 scholarships for Mississippi State hor- the Enterprise of the Stephen Ibaraki
ticulture majors. The group will hold a Master Gardeners training interest meeting Feb. 7. Future — Unlimited X
Global Revolution: Challenges, Opportunities and

Oktibbeha Master Gardeners

Frontier Issues,” his talk is inspired by the poten-
tial of AI and related Industry 4.0 technologies.
Sponsors include MSU’s Office of Research
and Economic Development and the Internation-

to hold interest meeting

SPECIAL TO THE DISPATCH
in Starkville. Oktibbeha Mas-
ter Gardener President Chuck
26. Register at the Oktibbeha
Extension Office, 662-323-5916,
al Institute. Ibaraki will discuss the rapid evolu-
tion of disruptive digital transformation, intended
and unintended consequences of the fourth
industrial revolution shifting into Society 5.0 and
the 5th Machine-age Unlimited X-revolution.
Ibaraki will discuss how all sectors are sig-

W
ant to become a Master
Gardener? An interest
session for the public
will give the opportunity to learn
more about the training classes
offered by the Mississippi State
University Extension Service
and the Master Gardener pro-
gram. It will be held at 9 a.m. on
Thursday, Feb. 7 at the Oktib-
beha County Extension Office,
located at 1-6, Felix Long Drive
Rivenburgh and Membership
Chair Mary Pearson will lead the
session. Other Master Gardeners
will also be present to answer
questions and provide informa-
tion about some of their experi-
ences and projects in which they
have been involved.
Attendance at the interest
session is not required for reg-
istration in the training course
that will be held Feb. 19-March
and pay the $100 fee for the
classes (40 hours) and course
materials. Registration by Feb. 12
will insure course materials are
available the first day of class.
Training classes are taught by
MSU Extension personnel on des-
ignated dates, from 1-5 p.m. In
exchange, volunteers will provide
40 hours of volunteer service on
community projects within a year
of training.
nificantly impacted by AI and the growing use
of blockchain technology, and he will spotlight
how these two major disruptive technologies can
play a role in solving global logistical, security
and engagement issues. The talk will include an
explanation of how 5-MUX and globalization has
the potential to strengthen markets, increase and
improve production, address the United Nations
sustainable development goals and aid with
international cooperation. He also will examine
consequences on jobs and skills, as well as ethi-
cal implications.

School News
Emerson graduates
Weaving workshops set for Feb. 9 in West Point
Jeffrey W. Emerson of Caledonia has been
awarded a Manufacturing Systems Tech
Limited space available in children’s,
degree from Jacksonville State University in
Jacksonville, Alabama.
adult’s workshops
Emerson was among 582 students who SPECIAL TO THE how to get started weav-
were conferred degrees at JSU’s fall com- DISPATCH ing and possibly even
mencement ceremony on Dec. 13. The complete their own mini

O
ceremony was held on Burgess-Snow Field at n Saturday, Feb. 9
JSU Stadium. , the West Point/
Clay County Arts
Rai inducted Council will offer two
Salina Rai of Columbus was recently weaving workshops with
initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Shadow at the Louise
Campbell Center for the
Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective
all-discipline collegiate honor society. Rai was
Arts at 235 Commerce St
in downtown West Point.
initiated at Mississippi University for Women.
Deadline to sign up is Feb.
Rai is among approximately 30,000 stu-
1; space is limited.
dents, faculty, professional staff and alumni
to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year.
Membership is by invitation only and re- Children’s workshop
quires nomination and approval by a chapter. A children’s workshop
Only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 per- for ages 10 to 16 will be
cent of juniors are eligible for membership. offered from 10 a.m. to
Graduate students in the top 10 percent of the noon. Participants will
learn how to weave on
number of candidates for graduate degrees
a makeshift loom. The
may also qualify, as do faculty, professional
session will begin with
staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly
explanations of weaving
distinction.
vocabulary and a review
of different items needed
Brown graduates for weaving. Three differ-
Ka’Neal Brown of Caledonia is one of more ent weaving techniques
than 350 graduates who received a diploma at will be explained and
Harding University’s commencement exercis- demonstrated during the
es on Dec. 15. class. After the workshop,
Brown received a Bachelor of Arts degree students should have a
in communication sciences and disorders. clear understanding of
woven tapestry.
Cost for the children’s
session is $25. All sup-
plies will be provided.
The class is limited to 10
students.
Adult workshop
An adult workshop
for ages 17 and up will
be offered from 1-4 p.m.
During this workshop
participants will learn
how to warp and weave on
a lap loom.
“We will begin with
warping the loom and
explanations of weaving
vocabulary,” said McK-
night. Four different
Courtesy photo
weaving techniques will Shadow McKnight will conduct two weaving workshops at
be explained and demon- the Louise Campbell Center for the Arts in West Point on
strated during class. After Saturday, Feb. 9.
this workshop students
should be able to success- buy the loom and kit, all P.O. Box 105, West Point.
fully complete a woven supplies will be provid- Deadline to sign up is
tapestry. ed. Class is limited to 10 Friday, Feb 1.
Cost for the adult people. For more information,
session is $50 per person Send payments to contact Julie Gray, 662-
or $90 if you would like to WPCC Arts Council, 295-0461.

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In the garden with Felder

Sometimes ‘perfect’ is found in the ‘imperfect’

D
reary weath-
er is forcing
me to stay
indoors, but I am
comforted by my
cherished potted
tropical plants.
Some, however, are
really ugly to visi-
tors, which makes
me love ’em even
more.
Follow me on Felder Rushing
this. Every now and
then I come across
new, pause-worthy concepts;
some are real doozies, but
a few hit my sweet spot for
weirdness, speaking to my
garden imagination.
Latest example: Wabi-sabi,
the Japanese celebration of
slight imperfections. Gotta
love it, because there’s plenty
in my garden!
It’s deliberately shaping a
dead branch on a bonsai plant
or allowing a hollow tree trunk
or fallen limb to remain in a
flower bed as a nod to natural
cycles. It’s encouraging moss
to spread over rocks and under the TV, at least for awhile if
an old camellia, or hanging a
weather-worn window frame
on the back wall, or leaning a
rusty farm implement against
the fence. It’s a reminder of
the passage of time by keeping watered at least once a month
Granny’s beat-up urn between
the roses and daylilies.
I practiced it the other day
after digging up an ailing
crape myrtle and replacing it
with a large, super-informal
weeping yaupon holly. It some- cluding dwarf rosettes, droopy
how didn’t look right when
stood up straight, so after
much fussing about I leaned
it over a bit to slightly over-ac-
cent its naturally-odd shape.
Like my trying on a bow tie,
it was at the same time both
hard to make myself do, and
exhilarating in a devil-may-
care way.
But some plant collectors
take wabi-sabi to a whole
‘nother level, and favor and
show off their most unusual
specimen. Unlike typical plant
and flower society
shows which judge
beauty according
to generalized Miss
America-style stan-
dards of perfection,
the approach called
“koten engei”
rewards gnarly and
bizarre mutations
and deviations.
The more naturally
twisted, variegated,
spotted and frilled a
plant is, the higher
its score.
Think “ugliest dog” con-
tests.
Cue my favorite weird
indoors plants, which really
shine this time of year. I collect
unusual forms of succulents,
especially Sansevierias, the
most common of which are
masses of upright sword-
shaped leaves called “mother-
in-law tongue.”
Common Sansevierias are
so tolerant of low light and low
humidity, and hit-or-miss care
they can grow in ashtrays atop
you don’t overwater.
My oldest came from a Lati-
no woman in south Texas. I’ve
had it for over 40 years now,
growing in bright filtered light,
or so when it dries out, and
given a light dash of fertilizer
every year or two. Every now
and then it even sports a spike
of frilly, pale white flowers.
But I have dozens more, in-
hanging basket forms with
new plants on aerial runners,
Felder Rushing/Courtesy photo
and some with long, arching
Felder Rushing appreciates what some might call the oddities of the plant world. Some of his indoor
leaves that’re as round as favorites include easy-care succulents, Sansevieria. Common names include mother-in-law’s tongue,
carrots, in color combinations jinn’s tongue, snake plant or devil’s tongue.
of green, white, yellow, stripes,
splotches and variegations. bizarre to describe, even by a wide flat beavertail-like blades, everyone’s cup of tea. Which
By the way, the Memphis geeky wordsmith like me. Moonglow with its pale silvery makes them wabi-sabi perfec-
Botanic Garden curates My own personal collection green leaves, and Coppertone to.
perhaps the second largest favorites, which you can find with wavy leaves edged in red Felder Rushing is a Missis-
Sansevieria collection in the with a quick online search, with salmon pink splotches, sippi author, columnist, and
country, donated by the family include Bantel’s Sensation for which I rooted from a single host of the “Gestalt Gardener”
of the late floral designer and its white stripes on stiff narrow leaf cutting taken in Florida. on MPB Think Radio. Email
world-renowned plant collector leaves, Mason Congo with Sansevierias are super easy gardening questions to rushing-
Kirk Pamper. Many are too three-foot long, nearly foot- to grow, but, like tattoos, not felder@yahoo.com.

Club note

Courtesy photo
Pictured at the Northwood Garden Club soup luncheon Jan. 15 at the home of Bette
Rhea are, from left, Lillajo Ford, Rhea, Jo Harper, Libba Sheffield and Sharon Hudspeth.

Northwood Garden Club Powell, “Petals from the Past,” at the

The Northwood Garden Club of Co-
lumbus held its annual soup luncheon
Jan. 15 in the home of Bette Rhea.
President Becky Mendoza presided and
Nancy Guerry gave the invocation.
Upcoming city events were an-
nounced, including the Jan. 25-March
8 Smithsonian Exhibit at the Tenn-Tom
Waterway Museum. Also, on Feb. 7 the
Master Gardeners and Galaxy Garden
Club will sponsor a program by Jason
MSU Extension Office.
Pat Wheeler presented the garden tip
of the month: Save winter bulbs by stor-
ing them inside with potting soil and
proper light, and move them outside
during spring.
A trio of soups, homemade bread and
desserts were prepared by Lillajo Ford,
Bette Rhea, Jo Harper, Libba Sheffield
and Sharon Hudspeth.
The club’s next meeting will be Feb.
19 in the home of Faye Tabor.

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Phillips
Continued from Page 1C
“I have a part of my
grandmother with me
every time I’m in here,”
the potter said.

■■■

This all started with

mud elephants.
“I played in mud when
I was little all the time,”
Phillips grinned. “I made
elephants out of mud. I’d
dig in the earth; it was
so mold-able. I just had a
fascination about creat-
ing stuff with my hands.”
It wasn’t until he
entered East Mississippi
Community College in
Scooba that he discov-
ered “playing in mud”
could be a bona fide art
form. In 2008, he earned
the Artistic Achievement
Award from EMCC. He
graduated in 2013 from
The W with a Bachelor of
Fine Arts degree in stu-
dio art. In 2011, he won
the First Place Ceramics
Award in the Mississippi
Collegiate Art Competi-
tion. He also won awards
in ceramics and print-
making in annual juried
student exhibitions.
Phillips had been
working at a convenience
store in Crawford, but
graduation meant search-
ing for more substantial
work; he got a job with
what is now Steel Dynam-
ics Inc. But he knew he
wanted to pursue his art.
“One of the things I
wanted to do was get my
work out there, to actual-
ly be able to have my own
business,” he said. “And I
really wanted to get work
into galleries and work
on a professional level as
an artist.”
Once Phillips estab-
lished a dedicated studio
space, he went after his
goals in earnest, naming
his enterprise Stephen’s
Potter House Produc-
tions. He creates a vari-
ety of vessels as well as
plates and even jewelry.
Making his work
distinctive is a priority.
Pieces often bear design
signatures applied by
manipulating the clay
with his fingers.
“It’s the mark of the
potter, so you know it’s
handmade,” he said.
■■■
Phillips’ “Black Pan-
ther” series is rich and
bold, just as the 2018 film
is. The raku fired pots
have a matte black color
and are accented with a
gold wax-turned-bronze
color.
“It’s major for the
African American culture
to have a black superhero
on the main screen, and
when you see a move-
ment like that for your
culture, it’s inspirational,”
Stephen Phillips looks through a notebook he’s filled
with design sketches and notes Thursday in Crawford.
Phillips said. “It’s empow-
ering for me to see other
African Americans do
things on a large scale,
something that’s positive,
something that’s encour-
aging and inspiring.”
Phillips is continually
exploring technique and
design — experimenting
with finishes, geometric
shapes, different lines.
“For me, it has been
about trying to find
my own voice, my own
identity for my work,” he
explained. “That came
from a conversation I
had with my professor,
Ian Childers. He was
telling me about finishing
my work. He told me,
you know how to create
pieces, you know how to
throw well, but how will
you finish your work, to
make it your own?”
Beverly Joyce is
director of galleries and
professor of art at The
W. She taught Phillips
art history and recently
invited him to mount the
solo exhibition currently
at The W. A reception
open to the public begins
at 5:30 p.m. Thursday in
Summer Hall.
“Stephen is very disci-
plined and
very enthu-
siastic; he is
determined
to pursue
his art inter-
ests,” she
said. “I in-
vited him to Joyce
do the show
because Ian Childers had
been keeping up with
Courtesy photo
Stephen Phillips’ plates often feature unique designs and uneven edges. The first
set he ever posted for sale online were gone within a few hours. He’s been asked to
make sets for professional chefs in other states.
He is repeatedly drawn to
Bible scripture found in
Jeremiah 18.
“It talks about when
the Lord came to Jere-
Jan Swoope/Dispatch Staff
miah and told him to go
to the potter’s house,”
Phillips began. “There he
him and talking about saw the potter working
his work. Our gallery is with clay, and when the
a great place for young potter saw that his work
artists who are breaking wasn’t pleasing, he took
out. He’s done really, it and started over again.
really nice work.” The W, And the word of the Lord
she added, has offered came to him ... can I not
to purchase one of his do the same thing with
pieces because “it is so my people?”
high quality.” It often causes him
to reflect as the clay
■■■
takes shape beneath his
fingers.
At his studio Thurs-
“A lot of the time I
day, Phillips sat at the
wheel and pulled out a look at myself as being
spiral notebook filled the clay and just seeing
with design sketches myself in God’s hands in
and notes. He has ideas; my journey.”
they spring from almost Editor’s note: More of
everywhere, including Stephen Phillips work can
his full-time job. be viewed on Facebook or
“I’m surrounded by Instagram. Email reaches
scrap metal all the time, him at sphouseproduc-
and it’s inspiring to watch tions@gmail.com.
the firing technique,” he
said. “I got to see them
pour the steel; it’s an
amazing process. I hope
to do a series mimicking
the industry.”
Social media has
been a great tool for the
Crawford craftsman,
connecting him with
others around the globe,
creating a digital round
table for sharing ideas,
asking questions.
“I’m amazed at the
network of potters from
around the world. I have
potter friends now in
Russia, England, Trini-
dad ... ”
■■■
Just as his wheel and
kiln are, Phillips’ faith is
integral to what he does.

Courtesy photos
Left: Mia Bella Wilson, 7, of West Point recently won the title of National American
Miss Princess at the National American Miss Pageant in Anaheim, California. The
Starkville Academy first-grader will travel this year promoting the organization and
raising awareness about autism, a condition her younger brother faces. She raised
$800 for the Golden Triangle Autism Center in his honor and plans to partner with
the center in April for Autism Awareness Month. Mia Bella is the daughter of Dr.
Mark and Michelle Wilson. Right: Hailey Nichole Pushis, 14, won the title of Miss
All-America City’s Outstanding Teen 2019 Jan. 5 in Tupelo. She advances to the
Miss Mississippi’s Outstanding Teen Pageant April 26-28 in Vicksburg, part of the
Miss America’s Outstanding Teen Scholarship Program. Her platform is chronic
migraine awareness. The eighth-grade Heritage Academy honors student is the
daughter of Neil and Jeanne Pushis.

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DAY OF GIVING
A Martin Luther King Day breakfast and program took place
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SECTION

Monday at Trotter Convention Center in Columbus. Afterward,

volunteers distributed school supplies to local teachers.

Barbara Young, Nettie Jennings, Queen Rogers, Shyra Gates, Mary Dilworth, Juanita Butler, Connie Davis-Sharma Jim O’Loughlin, Towanda Williams

Gabrielle Brown, Katrina Sunivelle, Katherine Dent Claudia Dehaw, Col. Bill Denham, Col. Samantha Weeks, CMSgt. Raul Villarreal Jr.

Karen Clay, Nora Miller Kristina Conwill, Stan McCrary, Linda L.L. Gates

UNITY AND SERVICE

In Starkville, Martin Luther King Day observances included a Unity Breakfast at The Mill Monday
morning and community service projects carried out by volunteers.

Georgia Kate Conner, Thomas Moore, Sidney Brown, Aakash Adhikari, Rupesh Pakharel Bettye Ford, Jade Johnson, Rosemary Cooper, Darlene Collins, Christopher Harrell

Brittany Moore Henderson, Dorris Baggett, Fred Hal John Campbell, Anders Oppedal, Andre Garcia, Hannah
Baggett, John Moore Jian, Carter Campbell, Rupendia Gc Jerlynn Hudson, Charlie Johnson, Shavelle Rice

Ryan Yingling, Mary Frances Segars, Rilee Smith, Haley

Mic Robertson, Jason Roberson, Asia Ellis Moss, Ivanna Brent Veronica Wigginton, Paige Nachtmar, Joy Hickman
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Southern Gardening

Collards gain Medallion award, thrive in the state

I
f there’s one veg-
etable that could
be considered
the ultimate home-
grown vegetable in
Mississippi, it has
to be collards.
Collards were
chosen as a 2019
Mississippi Medal-
lion winner because
they are considered
absolutely neces- Gary Bachman
sary for true South-
ern cuisine. As a bonus, they’re my favorite growing strategy.
really easy for home gardeners Seeds germinate in about 10
to grow.
Collard greens, known bo-
tanically as Brassica oleracea,
are multipurpose vegetables
for Mississippi gardens. We
grow our best collards in the
fall, through winter and into
spring. This makes sense as
collards don’t tolerate high
temperatures very well, but
they appreciate cooler weather, fresh from the garden during
even frost and freezes. In fact,
the cold intensifies collards’
flavor profile.
As you may know, collards
are a cruciferous vegetable
like broccoli, cauliflower and
cabbage. These vegetables all
taste better when picked in
midwinter.
There are many varieties
of collards available, including
hybrid and open-pollinated
types. The Mississippi State
University Extension Service
recommends these varieties
for Mississippi gardens: Vates,
Top Bunch, Georgia LS, Blue
Max, Champion and Tiger.
Seeds are readily available
from most retail
garden centers, or
you can order them
online.
To direct-seed
collards, plant
seeds 1/4 inch
deep and 12 to 24
inches apart in
rows spaced 24 to
36 inches apart.
They also grow
extremely well in
containers, which is
days. Expect to harvest greens
in 50 to 75 days.
I like to buy transplants,
which can make the growing
process easier. Even with the
colder weather, I saw trans-
plants at my local mega garden
center this past weekend.
All parts of the collard plant
are edible and can be picked
the entire growing season.
Ball Horticultural Co./Courtesy photo
Large, mature leaves are
Collards, such as these tiger collards, are best grown in Mississippi from fall through spring. They
tough and fibrous, which gives thrive in cooler weather and make great additions to meals.
collards their reputation of
taking a long time to cook. contain more of these import- good news to many growers. I wouldn’t worry about the
While I like a pot of fresh- ant plant compounds. Collards have the reputation bitterness aspect too much.
cooked collards, I also like to Collards’ main insect pest of having a bitter taste, which Cooking them down with a
harvest the much more tender are cabbage worms, which leads many folks to love them little — or a lot of — bacon or
young leaves, which are just as damage all cruciferous vege- or leave them. They contain ham will certainly make them
delicious and can be eaten raw tables. Several products can a compound called phenylth- taste good.
in a salad. Collards are a tradi- help control these pests. I like iocarbamide, which about 70 Gary Bachman is an Ex-
tional substitute for cabbage all using formulations that contain percent of the population can tension and research professor
across the South. spinosad or Bacillus thuring- detect. Some people dislike of horticulture at the Missis-
However you eat them, iensis, commonly abbreviated collards because of this ex- sippi State University Coastal
collards are good for you as an as “Bt.” These are marketed treme flavor, while others thor- Research and Extension Center
excellent source of the dietary under a variety of brand oughly enjoy the bitterness. in Biloxi and hosts Southern
phytonutrients beta carotene, names, so be sure to read the Others don’t even taste the Gardening television and radio
vitamin C and calcium. Always ingredient label. Organic prod- bitterness. Which group are programs. Contact him at south-
choose darker leaves, as they ucts are also available, which is you in? erngardening@msstate.edu.

Kooiker-huh? An intro to Westminster dog show’s new breeds

By JENNIFER PELTZ breeds and varieties on ence, looked up at owner rabbits and hare — stands New breeds appear at duck hunters by attracting
The Associated Press the green carpet at the Brielly Cipriotti, and then to gain from Westminster. Westminster after getting the birds’ interest and
nation’s premier canine lay down on rostrum to About 3,200 dogs, recognized by the Amer- then luring them into
NEW YORK — contest. do a couple of the things ranging from wee Malte- ican Kennel Club. The net-covered canals.

T
wo new breeds. Six-
teen new syllables.
The grand
basset griffon Vendeen
and the Nederlandse
kooikerhondje make their
debuts at the Westminster
Kennel Club dog show
next month, each getting
a nationally televised turn
among the more than 200
But Buzz Lightyear, for
one, seems to be taking
his breed’s big moment
in stride. The 4-year-old
grand basset griffon
Vendeen (pronounced
grahnd bah-SAY’ grih-
FAHN’ vahn-DAY’-ahn)
glanced out Tuesday at
the cameras at a Westmin-
ster-preview news confer-
his breed does best: sniff
around and induce smiles.
“They’re extremely
sweet, and they have a big,
goofy attitude,” Cipriotti,
of Bealeton, Virginia, said
later. She’s excited about
the exposure that the
breed — a low-slung, long-
eared, hardy hound de-
veloped in France to hunt
ses to strapping mastiffs,
are entered to compete at
next month’s show, which
includes agility and obedi-
ence competitions along
with the breed judging
that leads to the signature
Best in Show trophy. It
will be awarded Feb. 12 at
Madison Square Garden
and live on FS1.
process takes years and
includes setting standards
and having hundreds of
dogs spread around the
country.
The merry, clever Ned-
erlandse kooikerhondje
(pronounced NAY’-dehr-
lahn-seh KOY’-kehr-
hahnd-jeh) was initially
trained to help Dutch
“It’s the Pied Piper of
the dog world,” said owner
Rod Beckstead, of Jim
Thorpe, Pennsylvania, as
he showed off 2-year-old
Bandit on Tuesday.
The breed remains
versatile and easy to teach
to do dog sports and other
things; some even serve
as cadaver dogs, he said.

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Horoscopes
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY
(Jan. 27). Your imagination
will grow vivid as you use it
more, and use it you will, as
this is no time to play it safe.
You’re a favored child of the
universe! To land on what’s
possible, you must shoot for
what’s impossible. Highlights
include three new friends, an
extravaganza of an event and
the transformation of your
workspace. Libra and Scorpio
adore you. Your lucky numbers
are: 9, 4, 33, 28 and 19.
ARIES (March 21-April
19). You wouldn’t like it if
everyone agreed with you, had
similar opinions and complied
with your wishes. You thrive
in a diverse and interesting
group and would be bored
otherwise.
TAURUS (April 20-May
20). You don’t need to do or
be anything more than you are
to be memorable. Because
you interact in a truthful and
real way, you’ll create powerful
moments and memories that
last and last.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21).
Here you go again, into your
favorite kind of territory — un-
charted. On this journey, your
most necessary and valuable
travel accessory will be your
open mind.
CANCER (June 22-July
22). You’ve no shortage of
goals for yourself, but it’s bet-
ter to pick just one and pursue
it to completion. Keeping your
word to yourself is a leading
cause of confidence and
self-esteem.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22).
There are many ways to say “I
love you,” yet there are only
a few that feel natural to you.
What about exploring the oth-
ers? If you do it today, you’ll
have tremendous results.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
Would it be trite just to tell you
not to worry so much? You’ve
heard it a million times. Yes, it
would be redundant, perhaps
even annoying. Yet there is
none so apt a message for the
day as this one. Don’t worry so
much. OK?
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
If you can be the reason for
another person’s happiness,
you will be. It’s not as if you
set out to make this your aim,
but you’ll do it because when
there are people close to you
who need your help, you’re
compelled.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
21). You’re kind and therefore
attracted to nice people — in-
cluding today’s kind character,
who will negotiate a sticky
situation in a clean way, to the
benefit of all.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-
Dec. 21). Is it a work, or is it
a toy? This is the question, as
your work blurs into playtime
and your playtime requires
labor. Either way, the result
will be a lot of fun.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19). When the people around
you don’t represent your worl-
dview and actually say things
that annoy you on the regular,
well, what’s to be done? Stand
and represent. You’ll make a
difference.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18). Here’s a strategy: Place
distance between you and
the thing that’s robbing you
of your peace. Don’t worry;
this doesn’t count as running
away. This is running toward
something — mainly, your
center.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20). You’ll play at a different
level. This changes everything.
It’s not that you’re putting in
more effort. Anyone can do
that. This is different; it’s an
awareness, an insight. That’s
the star ingredient.

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“There is Liberty”
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ASSEMBLIES OF GOD
CALVARY ASSEMBLY OF GOD — Lehmberg Rd. and
Bennett Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 6
p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Eric Crews, Pastor.
FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD — 2201 Military Road.
Christian Education 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Nursery
Church (2-3 yrs.) Super Church (children)10:30 a.m.
Worship 6 p.m. Wednesday 7 p.m. Nursery provided for all
services. Jody Gurley, Pastor. 662-328-6374
NEW LIFE ASSEMBLY OF GOD — 4474 New Hope Road.
Worship 10:30 a.m., Children’s Church 10:30 a.m., Jack
Medley, Pastor. 662-664-0852
BAPTIST
ANTIOCH BAPTIST CHURCH — Hwy. 45 N. Sunday
School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Discipleship Training 5
p.m., Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Mitch McWilliams,
Pastor. 662-328-4765
ARMSTRONG BAPTIST CHURCH — 1707 Yorkville
Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. Bible Study
Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. William Vaughn, Pastor. 662-
328-0670
ARTESIA BAPTIST CHURCH — Sunday School 10 a.m.,
Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. Pastor Jeff
Morgan.
BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH — 3232 Military Road.
Sunday School 10:00 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m. Walter Butler, Pastor.
BETHESDA BAPTIST CHURCH — 2096 Bethesda
Rd, Crawford. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.,
Discipleship Training 6:00 p.m., Worship 7 p.m., Wednesday
7:00 p.m. Allan Dees, Pastor. 662-272-8734
BORDER SPRINGS BAPTIST CHURCH — 12771 Hwy.
12 E., Caledonia. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30
a.m., Kids for Christ 5 p.m., Discipleship Training 5:15 p.m.,
Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday Bible Study – Adults, Children,
and Youth classes 7 p.m. Dan Louman, Pastor. 662-386-
0541. Brad Creely, Minister of Music and Youth, 662-312-
LLC
8749. www. borderspringsbaptistchurch.com
BROOKSVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH — Main Street,
Brooksville. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 10:55 a.m.
and 6 p.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m.
CALEDONIA BAPTIST CHURCH — 7840 Wolfe Road,
Caledonia. Sunday Men’s Prayer Service 9:30 a.m.,
Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Bible Study 4
p.m., Worship 5 p.m., Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m. Bob
Burch, Pastor.
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH — 295 Dowdle Dr. Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Adult Choir
rehearsals and Discipleship Training 5 p.m., Worship 6
p.m., Wednesday 6:15 p.m. Rev. Ralph Windle, Interim
Pastor. 662-328-6741
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH — 385 7th St. SW, Vernon,
Ala. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 5 p.m.
(6 p.m. - Daylight Savings Time), Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Wil
Corbett, Pastor. 205-270-1845
CANAAN BAPTIST CHURCH — 1008 Lehmberg Rd.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Service and Children’s Church
10:30 a.m., Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Paul
Shaw, Pastor. 662-327-3771
CANAAN MB CHURCH — 2425 Bell Ave. Sunday School
8:15 a.m., Worship 9:30 a.m., Wednesday Bible Study 6
p.m. Jimmy Pounds, Pastor. 662-327-1226
COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH — 2490 Yorkville
Rd. East Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m.,
Wednesday Bible Study, Children & Youth Classes 6:30
p.m. Matt Moehring, Pastor. Edward Rhinewalt, Music
Director. 662-327-5306
CORNERSTONE BAPTIST CHURCH — 844 Old West
Point Rd., Starkville. Sunday 10:30 a.m. Greg Upperman,
Pastor. 662-323-6351 or visit www.cornerstonestarkville.
com
EAST END BAPTIST CHURCH — 380 Hwy. 50 W. (Hwy.
50 and Holly Hills Rd.) Sunday School 9:15 a.m., Worship
We unlock 10:30 a.m., Worship 5 p.m. followed by Discipleship
Training, Mission Friends and GAs 5 p.m., Sanctuary Choir
cars
6:30 p.m., Wednesday Prayer Meeting, Youth Worship,
Preschool & Children’s Choirs 6:30 p.m. Bryon Benson,
Pastor. 662-328-5915
EASTVIEW BAPTIST CHURCH — 1316 Ben Christopher
p.m. Junior Eads, Pastor. 662-329-2245
RESIDENTIAL FAIRVIEW BAPTIST CHURCH — 127 Airline Rd.
Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10:15 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.,
Wednesday 6 p.m. Dr. Breck Ladd, Pastor. 662-328-2924
FAITH CHRISTIAN BAPTIST CHURCH — 1621 Mike
Parra Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. Rev.
Michael Love, Pastor. 662-434-5252
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH — 7th St. and 2nd. Ave.
N. Sunday Worship 8:45 a.m., Sunday School 10 a.m.
(Worship televised at 10 a.m. on WCBI-TV, Columbus
Cable Channel 7), Contemporary Worship 11 a.m.; Sunday
5 p.m. Worship at 3000 Bluecutt Road, Midweek Prayer
Service Wednesday 6:00 p.m. located downtown. Dr.
Shawn Parker, Pastor. 662-245-0540 columbusfbc.org
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF STEENS — 40 Odom Rd.,
Steens. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 6
p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m.
FRIENDSHIP BAPTIST — 125 Yorkville Rd. W. Sunday
School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7
p.m. John Gainer, Pastor. 662-328-6024 or 662-328-3183
GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH — 708 Airline Rd. Sunday
School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m. & 6 p.m., Wednesday 6 p.m.
Charles Whitney, Pastor.
GRACE COVENANT BAPTIST CHURCH — 912 11th Ave.
S. Sunday 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. Pastor Sammy Burns. 662-
328-1096
GREENWOOD SPRINGS BAPTIST CHURCH — 278
East between Gattman & Amory. Sunday School 10 a.m.,
Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7:15 p.m. Rev.
John Walden, Pastor. 662-356-4445
IMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH — 6342 Military Rd.,
Steens. Bible Study 10:30 a.m., Worship 9:15 a.m. and 6
p.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. 662-328-1668
KOLOLA SPRINGS BAPTIST CHURCH — Caledonia.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., AWANA
4:45-6 Ages 2-12th grade (Sept. - May), Worship 5 p.m.,
Choir Practice Wednesday 6 p.m., 252 Basics Children’s
Ministry an Cross Training Youth Wednesday 7 p.m.,
Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m. Rev. Don Harding, Pastor.
LONGVIEW BAPTIST CHURCH — 991 Buckner Street,
Longview. Sunday School 10:00 a.m., Worship 11:00 a.m.,
Discipleship Training 5:15 p.m., Evening Worship 6:00 p.m.;
Wednesday Prayer Meeting 6:30 p.m. Pastor Larry W.
Yarber, or email ynyministry@yahoo.com, 662-769-4774
MCBEE BAPTIST CHURCH — 2846 Hwy. 50 E. Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Discipleship Training
5 p.m., Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Rev. Jimmy
Ray, Pastor. 662-328-7177
MIDWAY BAPTIST CHURCH — Holly Hills Rd. Sunday
School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m.,
Prayer Service every Saturday 6 p.m. Rev. Denver Clark,
Pastor.
MOUNT PISGAH BAPTIST CHURCH — 2628 East Tibbee
Rd., West Point. Sunday Worship each week 8 a.m., 1st,
3rd and 5th Sunday Worship 11:30 a.m., Sunday School
9:30 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Donald Wesley, Pastor.
MOUNT ZION BAPTIST CHURCH — 1791 Lake Lowndes
Rd. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10:15 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Steve Lammons, Pastor. 662-328-
2811
MT. VERNON CHURCH — 200 Mt. Vernon Rd. Sunday
Worship 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., Service Life Groups for
all ages 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., Connection Cafe 10 a.m.,
Discovery Zone. 662-328-3042 mtvchurch.com
MURRAH’S CHAPEL BAPTIST CHURCH — 9297 Hwy.
69 S. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. and
6:30 p.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m.
NEW COVENANT BAPTIST CHURCH — Highway 50 E.
Sunday School 9 a.m., Service 10 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m.
Ed Nix, Pastor.
NEW JOURNEY CHURCH — 3123 New Hope Rd. Sunday
Worship 10:30 a.m., Small Groups 5:30 p.m., Kevin Edge,
Pastor. 662-315-7753 or thenewjourneychurch.org
NEW SALEM BAPTIST CHURCH — 7086 Wolfe Rd., 3
miles south of Caledonia. Sunday Worship 8:00 a.m. & 10:30
a.m., Sunday School 9:15 a.m., Sunday Evening - AWANA
4 p.m., Discipleship Training, Youth & Adult 5 p.m., Evening
Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday - Adults, Youth & Children 6:30
p.m. 662-356-4940 www.newsalembaptistcaledonia.com
Bro. Mel Howton, Pastor.
NORTHSIDE FREE WILL BAPTIST — 14th Ave. and
Waterworks. Sunday School 10 a.m., Sunday Worship 11
a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Pat Creel, Pastor.
OPEN DOOR M.B. CHURCH — Starkville Sportsplex, 405
Lynn Lane, Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. 1st
2nd and 4th Sundays. Donnie Jones, Pastor. 662-263-7102
PLEASANT GROVE MB CHURCH — 1914 Moor High
Road, Crawford. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11
a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Riley Forrest, Sr., Pastor.
662-272-8221
PLEASANT HILL BAPTIST — 1383 Pleasant Hill Rd.
Sunday Worship 10 a.m. & 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Bill
Hurt, Pastor. 662-329-3921
PLYMOUTH BAPTIST CHURCH — 187 Plymouth Rd.
Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Randy
Rigdon, Pastor. Neil Shepherd, Music.
SOVEREIGN FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH — 7852 Hwy.
12 E., Steens. Sunday Worship 10 a.m., Service 5 p.m.,
Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Charles Young, Pastor.
SOVEREIGN GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH — 12859 Martin
Road Spur, Northport, Ala. Worship 11 a.m., Sunday Bible
Study noon. Todd Bryant, Pastor. sovereigngrace.net
STATE LINE BAPTIST CHURCH — 7560 Hwy. 1282 E.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Wednesday
Night small group 6:30 p.m. Robert Gillis, Pastor. 662-
329-2973
TEMPLE OF DELIVERANCE BAPTIST CHURCH —
4307 Sand Rd., Steens. Maurice Williams, Pastor. Sunday
School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 7 p.m., Wednesday 7
p.m. 662-327-2580
UNITED CHRISTIAN BAPTIST CHURCH — 2 blocks east
of Hwy. 69 on Yorkville Rd. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship
10:15 a.m. Steven James, Pastor.
UNIVERSITY BAPTIST CHURCH — 1104 Louisville St.,
Starkville (located in Fellowship Hall of St. Luke Lutheran
Church). Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. Bert
Montgomery, Pastor. www.ubcstarkville.org
VICTORY FREE WILL BAPTIST CHURCH — Victory Loop
off of Mill Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and
6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Pastor, Al Hamm.
WOODLAND BAPTIST CHURCH — 3033 Ridge Rd.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Worship 6
p.m., AWANA Wednesday 6:30 p.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m.
Shelby Hazzard, Senior Pastor. Brad Wright, Director of
Student Ministries.
10TH STREET FAIRLAWN BAPTIST CHURCH — 1118
7th St. S. Sunday School 8 a.m., Worship 9:30 a.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m., Youth Ministry Wednesday 4:30 p.m.
Rev. Brian Hood, Pastor.
INDEPENDENT BAPTIST
BETHESDA CHURCH — 1800 Short Main. Sunday School
9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Nathaniel
Best, Pastor. E-mail: bethesdambchurch@yahoo.com
BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH — 5860 Hwy. 50 E., West
Point. Sunday School 10 a.m., Service 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m.
FELLOWSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH — 1720 Hwy. 373.
Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. Martin “Buddy” Gardner, Pastor.
LIGHTHOUSE BAPTIST CHURCH — 5030 Hwy. 182 E.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. 662-327-1130
SHINING LIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH — 957 Sunset Drive,
Starkville in the Comfort Suites Conference Room, Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Pastor
John Harvey. slbcstarkville.org 662-648-0282
MISSIONARY BAPTIST
ANDERSON GROVE MB CHURCH — 1853 Anderson
Grove Road, Caledonia. Sunday School 9:20 a.m., Worship
11:00 a.m., Bible Study Wednesday 6:20 p.m. David O.
Williams, Pastor. 662-356-4968.
ANTIOCH MB CHURCH — 2304 Seventh Ave. N. Sunday
School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. Kenny
Bridges, Pastor.
BETHLEHEM MB CHURCH — 293 Bethlehem Road,
Caledonia. Sunday School 1st and 4th Sundays 8 a.m., 2nd
& 3rd Sundays 9:30 a.m., Worship 1st & 4th Sundays 9:30
a.m., 2nd & 3rd Sundays 11 a.m., Wednesdays 6 p.m. Rev.
Willie James Gardner, Pastor. 662-356-4424
BLESSING MB CHURCH — Starkville Sportsplex, Activity
Center 405 Lynn Lane Road. Sunday Worship 2nd, 4th &
5th Sundays 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Pastor Martin. 662-744-0561
BRICK MB CHURCH — Old Macon Rd. Sunday School
9:30 a.m. each Sunday, Worship 2nd and 4th Sundays only
11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Everett Little, Pastor.
CALVARY FAITH CENTER — Hwy. 373 & Jess Lyons
Road. Sunday Worship 8:00 a.m., Sunday School 9 a.m.,
Worship 10 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Pastor Robert
Bowers, Pastor. 662-434-0144
CEDAR GROVE MB CHURCH — 286 Swartz Dr. Worship
Services 11:15 a.m., Sunday School 10 a.m., Wednesday
6:30 p.m. Johnnie Richardson, Pastor. 662-434-6528
CHRISTIAN HILL MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH
— 14096 MS Hwy. 388, Brooksville, MS 39739, Sunday
School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11:00 a.m., Wednesday 6:30
p.m. Bobby Bowen, Pastor. 662-738-5837/549-6100
CHRIST MB CHURCH — 110 2nd Ave. S. Sunday School
10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m., B.T.U.
Program every 1st & 3rd Sunday 6 p.m.
ELBETHEL MB CHURCH — 2205 Washington Ave.
Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday
7:00 p.m., Rev. Leroy Jones, Pastor.
FAITH HARVEST MB CHURCH — 4266 Sand Road.
Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Bible class
Tuesday 6 p.m. Hugh L. Dent, Pastor. 662-243-7076.
FOURTH STREET MB CHURCH — 610 4th St. N. Sunday
School 9 a.m., Worship 10:45 a.m., Wednesday Bible
Study 7 p.m. Rev. Jimmy L. Rice, Pastor. 662-328-1913
FRIENDSHIP MB CHURCH — 1102 12th Ave. S. Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. Dr.
Stanley K. McCrary, Pastor. 662-327-7473 or 662-251-4185
GREATER MT. OLIVE M.B. CHURCH — 1856 Carson Rd.
Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10:15 a.m., Wednesday 7
a.m. Donald Henry, Pastor.
HALBERT MISSION MB CHURCH — 2199 Halbert Church
Rd., Ethelsville, Ala. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11
a.m. Ernest Prescott, Pastor.
HOPEWELL MB CHURCH — 4892 Ridge Rd. Sunday
School 8 a.m., Worship 9 a.m., Minister Terry Johnson,
Interim Pastor.
JERUSALEM MB CHURCH — 14129 Hwy 12 E.,
Caledonia. Sunday School 8:30 a.m., Worship 9:30 a.m.,
Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m. Rev. Willie Petty, Sr., Pastor.
MAPLE STREET BAPTIST — 219 Maple St. Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 6 p.m. Joseph Oyeleye, Pastor. 662-328-4629
MILLERS CHAPEL MB CHURCH — 425 East North
St. Macon. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.,
Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Ron Houston, Pastor.
MISSIONARY UNION BAPTIST CHURCH — 1207 5th
Ave. N. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Baptist
Training Union 5 p.m., Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday 6 p.m.
Rev. Tony A. Montgomery, Pastor.
MOUNT ZION M.B. CHURCH — 2221 14th Ave. N. Sunday
School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Tuesday Bible Study 7
p.m. Jesse J. Slater, Pastor. 662-328-4979
MT. ARY MB CHURCH — 291 S. Frontage Rd., Lot #4.
Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m.
Rev. Erick Logan, Pastor.
MT. AVERY BAPTIST CHURCH — 12311 Nashville Ferry
Rd. E. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m. every
Sunday except 5th Sunday. Rev. John Wells, Pastor.
MT. OLIVE MB CHURCH — 2020 Atkin Rd., Millport, Ala.
Sunday School 9 a.m. Worship Service 10 a.m. Pastor
Benny W. Henry. 205-662-3923
NEW HOPE MB CHURCH — 271 Church St., Artesia.
Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6
p.m. Thomas E. Rice is Pastor. 662-494-1580
NEW BAPTIST TEMPLE MB CHURCH — 5937 Nashville
Ferry Rd. E. Sunday School 9 a.m. each week except 5th
Sunday, Worship 10 a.m. each week except 5th Sunday,
5th Sundays: Ushers Board Fellowship. Rev. L.A. Gardner,
Pastor. 662-329-3321
NEW ZION PILGRIM MB CHURCH — 5253 New Hope
Rd. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship Services 11 a.m.,
Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Rev. Christopher Wriley, Pastor.
NEW ZION STEENS MB CHURCH — 3301 Sand Rd.
Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m.
Pastor Rev. Billy D. Hill. 662-329-5224
OAK GROVE MB CHURCH — 1090 Taylor Thurston Rd.
Sunday School 9:00 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., 5th Sunday 8
a.m., Wednesday Bible Study 6:15 p.m. Pastor Therman
Cunningham Sr., 662-798-0179
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OAKLAND MB CHURCH — 18 Fairport Road, Crawford.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday
Bible study 7 p.m., Mass Choir Rehearsal - Wed. before 1st
and 2nd Sun. 6 p.m., Male Chorus Rehearsal - Wed. before
3rd Sun. 6 p.m., Junior Choir Rehearsal - Wed. before 4th
Sun. 6 p.m. Rev. Sammy L. White, Pastor.
PLEASANT GROVE ROBINSON MB CHURCH — 9203
Hwy. 389 N., Starkville. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship
11:15 a.m., Wednesday Prayer Service/Bible Study 7 p.m.
Pastor George A. Sanders. 456-0024
PLEASANT RIDGE MB CHURCH — Ridge Rd. Sunday
School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. A.
Edwards, Sr., Pastor.
PROVIDENCE MB CHURCH — Old Hwy. 69 S. Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev.
Gilbert Anderson, Pastor.
SAINT MATTHEWS MB CHURCH — 1213 Island Rd.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday
6:30 p.m. Curtis Clay, Sr., Pastor.
SALEM MB CHURCH — Hwy. 86, Carrollton, Ala. Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. Rev.
David J. Johnson, Jr., Pastor.
SECOND JAMES CREEK MB CHURCH — 4898 Baldwin
Rd., Brooksville. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.
Pastor Michael Tate. 662-738-5855
SOUTHSIDE MB CHURCH — 100 Nashville Ferry Rd. E.
Sunday School 8:30 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Wednesday
6:30 p.m. Rev. Rayfield Evins Jr., Pastor.
SIXTH AVENUE MB CHURCH — 1519 Sixth Ave. N.
Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Sunday 11 a.m., Bible Study
Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. W.C. Talley, Pastor. 662-329-2344
SPRINGFIELD MB CHURCH — 6369 Hwy. 45 S. (1st & 3rd
Sunday) Sunday School 10:30 a.m., Worship 11:30 a.m.,
(1st & 3rd Wednesday) 7 p.m. Robert Gavin, Pastor. 662-
327-9843
STEPHEN CHAPEL MB CHURCH — 514 20th St. N.
Sunday School 9:15 a.m., Worship 8 a.m. & 11 a.m. B.T.U. 5
p.m., Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. Rev. Joe Peoples,
Pastor.
St. James MB CHURCH — 6525 Hardy-Billups Rd.,
Crawford. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and
6:15 p.m. Rev. Chad Payton, Pastor.
St. JOHN MB CHURCH — 3477 Motley Rd., Sunday
School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday Bible Study 7
p.m. Joe Brooks, Pastor. 327-7494.
ST. PAUL MB CHURCH — Robinson Rd. Sunday School
10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. Rev. Willie
Mays, Pastor.
ST. PAUL MB CHURCH — 1800 Short Main St. Disciple
Training/Sunday School 8 a.m., Worship 9:00 a.m. Rev.
John F. Johnson, Pastor. 662-241-7111
STRONG HILL MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH — 325
Barton Ferry Rd., West Point. Sunday School 9:30 a.m.,
Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m.
UNION BAPTIST MB CHURCH — 101 Weaver Rd.
(Hwy. 69 S) Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.,
Wednesday 6 p.m. Pastor McSwain.
TABERNACLE MB CHURCH — Magnolia Drive, Macon.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6
p.m.
UNION HOPEWELL MB CHURCH — 150 Spurlock Rd.
Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6
p.m. Carlton Jones, Pastor.
WOODLAWN LANDMARK MB CHURCH — 8086 Hwy.
12. East, Steens. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.
and 5 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. David Retherford, Pastor.
THE WORD CHURCH INTERNATIONAL — 366
Carson Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11:15 a.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. John Sanders, Pastor.
ZION GATE MB CHURCH — 1202 5th St. S. Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 8 a.m. and 10:45., Children’s
Church 10:15 a.m., Worship 5 p.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. Dr.
James A. Boyd, Pastor.
PRIMITIVE BAPTIST
ABERDEEN PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH —
Washington St. & Columbus St., Aberdeen. Sunday 10:30
a.m. and 2 p.m. Herb Hatfield, Pastor. 662-369-4937
HAMILTON PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH — Flower
Farm Rd., 2 miles South of Hamilton, just off Hwy. 45.
Sunday 10:30 a.m. Jesse Phillips, Pastor. 662-429-2305
MAYHEW PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH — 842 Hwy.
45 Alternate, Starkville. Sunday Service 10:30 a.m. Herb
Hatfield,Pastor. 662-315-4937
SPRINGHILL P.B. CHURCH — 3996 Sandyland Road,
Macon, MS. Walter Lowery Jr., Pastor. Sunday School 9:00
a.m., Worship 10:00 a.m., Tuesday Bible Study 6 p.m. 662-
738-5006.
SULPHUR SPRINGS PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH —
North of Caledonia on Wolf Rd, Hamilton. Sunday 10:30
a.m. & 1st Sunday Night at 6:30 p.m. Elder Joseph Mettles,
Pastor. 662-369-2532
ANGLICAN CATHOLIC
SAINT DAVID’S AT MAYHEW — 549 Mayhew Rd.,
Mayhew. Holy Eucharist - Sunday 10 a.m. 662-244-5939
or anglicancatholic.org
CATHOLIC
ANNUNCIATION CATHOLIC CHURCH — 808 College
St. Mass Schedules are as follows: Sunday 8 a.m. & 10:30
a.m., Monday, Wednesday & Friday 8 a.m., Tuesday 5:30
p.m., Thursday 8:30 a.m., and Annunciation Catholic
School (during the school year). Father Jeffrey Waldrep,
Priest.
CHRISTIAN
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH — 811 N. McCrary. Jerry
Mitchell, Pastor. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30
a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday, 7 p.m.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH — 720 4th Ave. N. and
8th St. N. Sunday Service 10:30 a.m.
CHURCH OF CHRIST
CALEDONIA CHURCH OF CHRIST — Main St.,
Caledonia. Sunday Bible Study 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m.
and 5 p.m., Wednesday 6 p.m.
CHURCH OF CHRIST — 4362 Hwy. 69 S. Sunday Worship
9:30 a.m. , Wednesday 6 p.m. Loviah Johnson 662-574-
0426 or E-mail: jtychicus00@gmail.com
CHURCH OF CHRIST — 437 Gregory Rd. Sunday Bible
class 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7
p.m. Richard Latham, Minister. 662-328-4705
CHURCH OF CHRIST DIVINE — 1316 15th St. S. Morning
Worship (3rd & 5th Sunday) 8:30 a.m., Sunday School
9:45 a.m., Morning Worship 11:30 a.m., Wednesday Night
Bible Study 7 p.m. 662-327-6060 Bishop Timothy L. Heard,
Pastor.
COLUMBUS CHURCH OF CHRIST — 2401 7th St. N.
Sunday Bible Class 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Sunday
Bible Study 5 p.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Lendy Bartlett,
Minister of Community Outreach; Paul Bennett, Family Life
Minister; Billy Ferguson, Minister of Discipleship.
EAST COLUMBUS CHURCH OF CHRIST — Highway
182 E. at Gaylane. Sunday Worship 9 a.m., Bible Study
10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. http://
eastcolumbuschurch.com
HWY. 69 CHURCH OF CHRIST — 2407 Hwy. 69 S. Sunday
Bible Study 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:15 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. www.highway69coc.com
LONE OAK CHURCH OF CHRIST — 1903 Lone Oak Rd.,
Steens. Bible Study 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m.
MAGNOLIA CHURCH OF CHRIST — 161 Jess Lyons
Rd. Bible Study 9:15 a.m., Worship, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. Minister David May, Pastor. 662-769-
5514.
NORTH HILLCREST CHURCH OF CHRIST — 900 North
Hillcrest, Aberdeen, MS 39730, Sunday Worship 10:00
a.m., Wednesday Bible Study 6:00 p.m., Bro. Arthur
Burnett, Minister, 662-304-6098. Email: nhill crestcoc@
gmail.com
STEENS CHURCH OF CHRIST — Steens Vernon Rd. 9:15
a.m. Bible Study, Worship 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday
7 p.m. Larry Montgomery, Minister.
10TH AVE. N. CHURCH OF CHRIST — 1828 10th Ave. N.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Bible Class
5 p.m., Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Willie McCord,
Minister.
WOODLAWN CHURCH OF CHRIST — Woodlawn
Community. Sunday 9 a.m., Worship 9:45 a.m., Worship 6
p.m., Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Willis Logan, Minister.
CHURCH OF GOD
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CORNERSTONE WORSHIP CENTER — 7840 Wolfe Rd.
Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Wednesday
6:30 p.m. Tony Hunt, Pastor. 662-889-6570
LATTER RAIN CHURCH OF GOD — 721 7th Ave. S.
Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. Wednesday 6
p.m. Brenda Othell Sullivan, Pastor.
NORTH COLUMBUS CHURCH OF GOD — 2103 Jess
Lyons Rd. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m.
and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Clarence Roberts, Pastor.
YORKVILLE HEIGHTS CHURCH — 2274 Yorkville Rd.,
Sunday Connect Groups 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m.,
Wednesday Worship 7 p.m.; Nursery available for all
services (newborn-4). Scott Volland, Pastor. 662-328-1256
or www.yorkvilleheights.com
ZION ASSEMBLY CHURCH OF GOD — 5580 Ridge Road.
Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. Byron Harris, Pastor.
CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST
BIBLE WAY PROGRESSIVE CHURCH OF GOD IN
CHRIST — 426 Military Rd. Sunday School 8 a.m.,
Worship 9 a.m., Monday Prayer 6 p.m., Wednesday Bible
Study 6 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday Prayer Noon. Tommy
Williams, Pastor.
FIFTEENTH ST. CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST — 917
15th St. N. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. and
6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Marion C. Bonner, Pastor.
GREATER PENTECOSTAL TEMPLE CHURCH OF GOD
IN CHRIST — 1601 Pickensville Rd., Sunday School 9:30
a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Monday 6 p.m., Tuesday 7 p.m.,
Friday 7 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m. Ocie Salter, Pastor.
MIRACLE TEMPLE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST —
5429 Hwy. 45 N. Sunday Prayer 8 a.m., Sunday School
8:30 a.m., Worship 9:30 a.m., 4th Sunday Fellowship
Lunch, Youth Sunday 4th Sunday, Wednesday Bible Study
6 p.m. Elder Robert L. Brown, Jr., Pastor. 662-327-4221.
Email: mr.endure@aol.com
NOW FAITH CENTER MINISTRIES — 425 Military Road,
Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11:30 a.m., Tuesday Night
Bible Study 7 p.m. Elder Samuel Wilson, Pastor.
OPEN DOOR CHURCH OF GOD — 711 S. Thayer Ave.,
Aberdeen. Sunday School 10:30 a.m., Worship 11:30 a.m.,
Tuesday Bible School 10 a.m. & 6 p.m., 2nd & 4th Thursday
Evangelist Night 6 p.m. Johnnie Bradford, Pastor. 662-574-
2847.
PETER’S ROCK TEMPLE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST
— 223 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., Starkville. Sunday
Worship 7:45 a.m., 10 a.m., 6 p.m., Sunday School 9 a.m.,
Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m.
VICTORY TEMPLE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST —
Minnie Vaughn Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 12
p.m., Tuesday 7 p.m. Donald Koonch, Pastor. 662-243-
2064
COLUMBUS AIR FORCE BASE
CAFB CHAPEL — Catholic - Sunday: Catholic
Reconciliation 4:00 p.m., Mass 5 p.m. Catholic Priest
Father Paul Stewart. Protestant - Sunday: Adult Sunday
School 9 a.m., Worship 10:45 a.m. Wing Chaplain Lt. Col.
Steven Richardson. 662-434-2500
EPISCOPAL
GOOD SHEPHERD EPISCOPAL CHURCH — 321
Forrest Blvd. Sunday Bible Study 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m.,
Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m. Rev. Sandra DePriest. 662-
574-1972
ST. PAUL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH — 318 College St.
Sunday 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Sunday School 9:15 a.m.
Rev. Anne Harris. 662-328-6673 or stpaulscolumbus.com.
FULL GOSPEL
BREAD OF LIFE FELLOWSHIP — New Hope Road.
Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Wednesday
6 p.m. Jack Taylor, Pastor.
BEULAH GROVE FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST CHURCH —
8490 Artesia Rd., Artesia, MS. Sunday Service 8:30 a.m.,
Tuesday Bible Study 6:30 p.m. Timothy Bourne, Senior
Pastor.
CHARITY FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST CHURCH — 1524
6th Ave. S. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m., Saturday 6 p.m. Charles Fisher, Pastor.
CHARITY MISSION FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST CHURCH
— 807 Tarlton Rd., Crawford. Sunday School 9:40 a.m.,
Worship 11:15 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m., Prayer Hour Mon.-
Fri. 10 a.m., Saturday 8 a.m., New Membership Class 9:30
p.m., 5th Sunday Worship 6:30 p.m. 662-272-5355
COVENANT LIFE MINISTRIES CHURCH — W. Yorkville
Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Evening 6:30
p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m.
Fairview Full Gospel BAPTIST CHURCH — 1446
Wilson Pine Rd., Crawford. Sunday School 9:30 a.m.,
Worship 10 a.m., Tuesday 7 p.m. Bobby L. McCarter 662-
328-2793
GREATER MOUNT ZION CHURCH — 5114 Hwy. 182 E.
Sunday Corporate Prayer 8 a.m., Sunday School 9 a.m.,
Worship 10:15 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m., Bible Study 7
p.m. Doran V. Johnson, Pastor. 662-329-1905
GOD’S ANNOINTED PEOPLE MINISTRY FULL GOSPEL
FELLOWSHIP — 611 Jess Lyons Rd. Sunday School 9
a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Jerome Gill,
Pastor. 662-244-7088
HARVEST LIFE CHURCH — 425 Military Rd. Sunday
Service 10:30 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. F. Clark Richardson,
Pastor. 662-329-2820
NEW BEGINNING FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST CHURCH —
318 Idlewild Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.,
Wednesday 6 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m. 662-327-3962
NEW LIFE FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST CHURCH — 426
Military Rd. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10a.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Michael Love, Pastor.
PLUM GROVE FULL GOSPEL CHURCH — Old Macon
Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11:30 a.m., Tuesday
6:30 p.m., Thursday 7 p.m. Samuel B. Wilson, Pastor.
SHILOH FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST CHURCH — 120
19th St. S. Sunday School 8:30 a.m., Worship 10 a.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m., Missionary Service every 2nd
Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Freddie Edwards, Pastor.
JEWISH
B’NAI ISRAEL — 717 2nd Ave. N. Services Semi-monthly.
Friday 7:30 p.m. 662-329-5038
Universalist
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST — Meeting at Temple B’nai
Israel, 1301 Marshall, Tupelo, every 1st & 3rd Sunday. 662-
620-7344 or uua.org
LUTHERAN
FAITH EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH (WELS) —
Hwy. 45 N. and 373. Sunday School/Bible Class 3:45 p.m.,
Worship 5 p.m. 662-356-4647
OUR SAVIOR LUTHERAN CHURCH (L.C.M.S.) — 1211
18th Ave. N. Sunday School 9 a.m.. Worship 10 a.m. Stan
Clark, Pastor. 662-327-7747 oursaviorlutheranms.org
MENNONITE
FAITH MENNONITE FELLOWSHIP — 2988 Tarlton Rd.,
Crawford. Sunday Worship 10 a.m., Sunday School 11 a.m.,
2nd & 4th Sunday Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday 7:30 p.m.
Kevin Yoder, Senior Pastor.
METHODIST
ARTESIA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — 50 Church
Street, Artesia. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.
Gene Merkl, Pastor.
CALEDONIA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — 811 Main
Street, Caledonia. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.
Charity Gordon, Pastor.
CLAIBORNE CME CHURCH — 6049 Nashville Ferry Rd.
E. 2nd and 4th Sundays - Sunday School 10a.m., Worship
11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m., 1st and 3rd Sundays - 3 p.m.,
Geneva H. Thomas, Pastor.
CONCORD INDEPENDENT METHODIST CHURCH —
1235 Concord Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.
Robert L. Hamilton, Sr., Pastor.
COVENANT UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — 618 31st
Ave. N. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. Eugene
Bramlett, Pastor.
CRAWFORD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — Main St.,
Crawford. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. and service 10 a.m.
Kathy Brackett, Pastor. 662-364-8848
CROSSROAD CHAPEL C.M.E. CHURCH — Steens.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6
p.m. Rev. Carl Swanigan, Pastor.
FIRST INDEPENDENT METHODIST — 417 Lehmberg Rd.
Sunday bible study at 10:15 and morning worship at 11 a.m.
Minister Gary Shelton.
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — 602 Main St.
Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 8:45 & 11 a.m., Vespers &
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Lead Pastor. Rev. Anne Russell Bradley, Associate Pastor.
Rev. Aislinn Kopp, Associate Pastor. 328-5252
FLINT HILL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — 80 Old
Honnoll Mill Rd., Caledonia. Sunday Worship Service 9:30
a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Charity Gordon, Pastor.
GLENN’S CHAPEL CME CHURCH — 1109 4th St. S.
Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m. Rev. Raphael
Terry, Pastor. 662-328-1109
HEBRON C.M.E. CHURCH — 1910 Steens Road, Steens.
Meets first, second and third Sundays, Bible class each
Wednesday at 7 p.m. Earnest Sanders, Pastor.
MILITARY CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH —
Hwy. 12, Steens. Sunday School 9:45, Service 11 a.m..
Meet on 2nd and 4th Sundays. Wednesday Bible Study
6:00 p.m. Rev. Antra Geeter, Pastor. 662-327-4263
NEW HOPE CME CHURCH — 1452 Yorkville Road East,
Columbus. Sunday School 10:00 a.m., Worship service
first, third and fourth Sunday (Youth Sunday) 11:00 a.m.,
Wednesday Bible Study 5:00 p.m. Rev. Cornelia Naylor,
Pastor. 662-328-5309
NEW HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — 2503 New
Hope Road. Sunday Worship 8:45 a.m., Sunday School 10
a.m., Tuesday Bible Study 6:30 p.m. Rev. Sarah Windham,
Pastor. 662-329-3555
ORR’S CHAPEL CME CHURCH — Nicholson Street,
Brooksville. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m.,
Saturday 9 a.m.
PINEY GROVE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — 102
Fernbank Rd., Steens. Sunday Worship 9:30 a.m., Sunday
School 10:45 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Andy Tentoni.
SANDERS CHAPEL CME CHURCH — 521 15th St. N.
Sunday School 8 a.m., Sunday 9 a.m., Tuesday 11:45 a.m.
Rev. Dr. Luther Minor, Pastor.
SHAEFFERS CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
— 1007 Shaeffers Chapel Rd., Traditional Worship Service
9 a.m., Rev. Curtis Bray, Pastor.
ST. JAMES UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — 722
Military Rd. Breakfast 9:20 a.m., Sunday School 9:40 a.m.,
Worship 11 a.m., Sunday Evening Worship 6 p.m., Adult/
Children Bible Study Wednesday 6 p.m., Young Adult Bible
Study Thursday 7 p.m. Rev. Paul E. Luckett, Pastor.
ST. PAUL INDEPENDENT METHODIST CHURCH —
Freeman Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Sunday Services 11
a.m. and 5 p.m. Youth activities 5 p.m. John Powell, Pastor.
ST. PAUL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — 307 South
Cedar Street, Macon, Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship
10:30 a.m. , Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m. Demetric
Darden, Pastor.
ST. STEPHEN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — 800
Tuscaloosa Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.
and 6 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Ron McDougald,
Pastor.
TABERNACLE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — Rt. 2,
6015 Tabernacle Rd., Ethelsville, AL. Sunday School 10
a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday 6:30 p.m.
Rickey C. Green, Pastor. 205-662-3443
TRINITY-MT. CARMEL CME CHURCH — 4610 Carson
Rd. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Pastor Lizzie
Harris. 662-329-3995
TURNER CHAPEL AME CHURCH — 1108 14th St. S.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 5
p.m. Yvonne Fox, Pastor.
WESLEY UNITED METHODIST — 511 Airline Rd. Sunday
School 9:45 a.m., Worship 10:55 a.m., Wednesday 5:15
p.m., Chancel Choir 7 p.m., Youth Monday 6:30 p.m. Rev.
Sarah Windham.
WRIGHT CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
— Hwy. 45 Alt. S., Crawford. Sunday School 9:30 a.m.,
Worship 10:15 a.m., Tuesday 6 p.m. Kori Bridges, Pastor.
662-422-9013.
MORMON
CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS
— 2808 Ridge Rd. Sacrament Meeting 9 a.m., Sunday
School 10 a.m., Priesthood & Relief Society 11 a.m., Youth
Activities Wednesday 6 p.m. Bishop Eric Smith. 662-328-
3179.
CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
FIRST CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE — 2722 Ridge Rd.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m.,Worship 10:40 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Stephen Joiner, Pastor.
NON — DENOMINATIONAL
A PREPARED TABLE MINISTRY — 1201 College St.
Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10:10 a.m., Wednesday 6
p.m. Timothy J. Bailey, Pastor. 662-889-7778
ABUNDANT LIFE CHRISTIAN CHURCH — 611 S.
Frontage Road. Sunday 9:30 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Craig
Morris, Pastor.
ALL NATIONS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP CHURCH,
INC. — 1560 Hwy. 69 S., Sunday 9 a.m., Wednesday 6:45
p.m., Friday Corporate Prayer 7 p.m. Pastor James T.
Verdell, Jr. crosswayradio.com 9 a.m., 11 a.m., & 7 p.m. on
Fridays only.
COLUMBUS CHRISTIAN CENTER — 146 S. McCrary
Rd. Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m., Kid’s Church 10:30 a.m.,
Wednesday 6:30 p.m., Kenny Gardner, Pastor. 662-328-
3328
CONGREGATIONAL WORSHIP CENTER — 109 Maxwell
Lane. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11:15 a.m.,
Wednesday Prayer 6 p.m., Wednesday Bible Band 7 p.m.
Grover C. Richards, Pastor. 662-328-8124
CORNERSTONE WORSHIP CENTER — 98 Harrison Rd.,
Steens. Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m., 1st Sunday Evening
6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Marion (Bubba) Dees, Pastor.
662-327-4303
EL BETHEL — 3288 Cal-Vernon Rd. Sunday School 9
a.m., Worship 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Wes
Andrews, Pastor. 662-855-5006
EMMANUEL CIRCLE OF LOVE OUTREACH — 1608
Gardner Blvd. Services every Friday, Saturday and Sunday
at 7 p.m. J. Brown, Pastor.
FAITH COVENANT CHURCH — 1133 Northdale Dr.
Sunday Worship 5:30 p.m. Lee Poque, Pastor. 662-889-
8132
FINDING YOUR WAY THROUGH CHRIST MINISTRIES
— 1472 Blocker Rd., Starkville. Sunday School 10 a.m.,
Worship 11 a.m., 2nd Sunday Morning Worship 9 a.m.
Pastor Kenyon Ashford.
FIRST CALVARY FAITH AND FELLOWSHIP CHRISTIAN
CENTER — 247 South Oliver St., Brooksville. Prayer
Saturday 5:30 p.m., Bible Study 6 p.m., Sunday School
9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. Pastor David T. Jones,III.
601-345-5740
FULL GOSPEL MINISTRY — 1504 19th St. N. Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Tuesday 6:30 p.m. Rev.
Maxine Hall, Pastor.
GENESIS CHURCH — 1820 23rd St. N., Sunday School
9 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Darren
Leach, Pastor.
HOUSE OF LIFE FREEDOM MINISTRY — 1742 Old West
Point Rd. Worship 8 a.m. and 11 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m.
Donnell Wicks, Pastor.
HOUSE OF RESTORATION — Hwy. 50. Sunday School,
9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7
a.m., Pastors, Bill and Carolyn Hulen.
JESUS CHRIST POWERHOUSE OF THE APOSTOLIC
FAITH CHURCH — 622 23rd St. N. Sunday School
10:30 a.m.; Service 11:45 a.m., Tuesday 7:30 p.m., Friday
7:30 p.m., Prayer Mon., Wed. and Fri. noon. For more
information call Bishop Ray Charles Jones 662-251-1118,
Patricia Young 662-327-3106 or 662-904-0290 or Lynette
Williams 662-327-9074.
KINGDOM VISION INTERNATIONAL CHURCH — 3193
Hwy 69 S. Sunday 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m., Sunday School
10 a.m., Tuesday 7 p.m. Pastor R.J. Matthews. 662-327-
1960
LIFE CHURCH — 419 Wilkins Wise Rd. Sunday Worship
10 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. For more information, call 662-
570-4171
LOVE CITY FELLOWSHIP CHURCH — 305 Dr. Martin
Luther King Drive, Starkville. Sunday Worship 11 a.m.,
Pastor Apostle Lamorris Richardson. 601-616-0311
LIVING WATERS LIFE CHURCH INTERNATIONAL — 113
Jefferson St., Macon. Sunday Service 10 a.m., Wednesday
Bible Study 6:30 p.m. Johnny Birchfield Jr., Senior Pastor.
662-493-2456 E-mail: livingwaterslifechurch@gmail.com
NEW BEGINNING EVERLASTING OUTREACH
MINISTRIES — Meets at Quality Inn, Hwy. 45 N. (Every 1st
and 3rd Sunday) Sunday School 10 a.m., Bible Study 10:30
a.m., Worship 11 a.m. Pastor Robert Gavin, 662-327-9843
or 662-497-3434.
NEW COVENANT ASSEMBLY — 875 Richardson.
Worship Service Sunday 10:30 a.m. Bruce Morgan, Pastor.
NEW HORIZONS GOSPEL ASSEMBLY — 441 18th St. S.
Sunday 10 a.m. Dr. Joe L. Bowen, Pastor.
PLEASANT RIDGE HOUSE OF WORSHIP — 2651 Trinity
Road. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Every
2nd and 4th Sunday Intercessory Prayer 9 a.m., Wednesday www.memorialgunterpeel.com
6:30 p.m. Pastor Donna Anthony. 662-241-0097
716 Second Ave. N. • Columbus, MS • 662-328-4432
THE LORD’S HOUSE — 441 18th St. S. Thursday 7 p.m.
903 College St. • Columbus, MS • 662-328-2354
Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.
THE RIVER CHURCH — 822 North Lehmberg Rd., Sunday
Worship 10 a.m., Children’s Church 3&4 yr. old, 5-12 yr. old.
Wednesday Worship 6:45 p.m. Pastor Chuck Eubanks.
THE SHEPHERD’S CARE & SHARE MINISTRY CHURCH
— 312 N. Lehmberg Rd., Sunday Prayer Time 9:50 a.m.,
Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Thursday Bible
Study 6 p.m., Annie Hines, Planter and Pastor. 662-570-
1856
TRIBE JUDAH MINISTRIES — 730 Whitfield St., Starkville.
Sunday Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday Bible School 7 p.m.
Rev. Greg and Rev. Michelle Mostella, Pastors. 662-617-
4088
TRUE GOSPEL EVANGELISTIC MINISTRY — 2119
7th. Ave. N., Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m.,
Tuesday Bible Study 6:30 p.m. Clyde and Annie Edwards,
Pastors.
TRUE LIFE WORSHIP CENTER — 597 Main St.,
Caledonia. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 5
p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Eugene O’Mary, Pastor.
SHELTON’S TOWING, INC.
TRUEVINE CHRISTIAN LIFE CENTER MINISTRIES
Since 1960
— 5450 Cal-Kolola Rd, Caledonia. Sunday School 9:30 24 Hour Towing
a.m., Worship 10:45 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Pastor
Francisco Brock, Sr. 662-356-8252
1024 Gardner Blvd.
UNITED FAITH INTER-DENOMINATIONAL MINISTRIES 328-8277
— 1701 22nd Street North, Columbus. Sunday Worship
8:30 a.m. -10 a.m., Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m.-7 p.m.
Rone F. Burgin, Sr., Pastor/Founder. 662-328-0948
VIBRANT CHURCH — 500 Holly Hills Rd. Sunday 9 a.m.,
10:15 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. The Grove Coffee Cafe 8 a.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. The Grove 6:30 p.m. Nursery provided
through age 3. Jason Delgado, Pastor. 662-329-2279
WORD IN ACTION MINISTRY CHRISTIAN CENTER —
2648 Tom St., Sturgis. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship
11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Curtis Davis, Pastor. 662-230-
3182 or mdavis43@hotmail.com
ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN
ST. CATHERINE ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN CHURCH —
725 4th Ave. N. Visit www.stcatherineorthodox.com for
schedule of services and updates on this Mission.
APOSTOLIC PENTECOSTAL
APOSTOLIC OUTREACH CHURCH — 204 North McCrary
Rd., Prayer/Inspiration Hour Monday 6 p.m. Danny L.
Obsorne, Pastor.
DIVINE DESTINY APOSTOLIC CHURCH — 2601 14th
Ave. N. Sunday School 10:30 a.m., Worship 12 p.m.,
Tuesday Bible Class 7:30 p.m. Pastor Easter Robertson.
JESUS CHRIST POWERFUL MINISTRY OF LOVE —
1210 17th St. S., behind the Dept. of Human Resources.
Sunday School 10:30 a.m., Friday 7:30 p.m. Gloria Jones,
Pastor.
SPIRIT OF PRAYER HOLINESS CHURCH — 267 Byrnes
Circle. Sunday Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m.,
Saturday 11 a.m. Terry Outlaw, Pastor. 662-324-3539
THE ASSEMBLY IN JESUS CHRIST CHURCH — 1504
19th St. N. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11:45 a.m. and
7 p.m., Wednesday and Friday 7 p.m.
THE CHURCH OF THE ETERNAL WORD — 106 22nd St.
S. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11:30 a.m., Tuesday
Bible Study 7 p.m., Thursday Prayer 5 p.m. District Elder
Lou J. Nabors Sr., Pastor. 662-329-1234
THE GLORIOUS CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST — Billy
Kidd Road, Caledonia. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship
11:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.. Tuesday 7 p.m., Friday 7 p.m.
Ernest Thomas, Pastor.
VICTORY APOSTOLIC FAITH CHURCH — 6 6 Boyd Rd.,
Starkville. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Noon, Tuesday
Prayer 7 p.m., Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m. Mildred
Spencer, Pastor. 662-341-5753
ONENESS PENTECOSTAL
NEW HOPE PENTECOSTAL CHURCH — 875 Richardson
Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., 6 p.m.,
Tuesday 7 p.m. Jared Glover, Pastor. 662-251-3747 E-mail:
nhpccolumbus@yahoo.com
PENTECOSTAL
FAITH AND DELIVERANCE OUT REACH MINISTRIES —
118 S. McCrary Road, Suite 126. Sunday 10 a.m. and 11
a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Christian Women Meeting Friday
7 p.m.
LIVING FAITH TABERNACLE — Shelton St. Sunday
School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Youth
Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Rev. James O. Gardner, Pastor.
LIVING WATER MINISTRIES — 622 28th St. N. Elder
Robert L. Salter, Pastor. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship
11 a.m., Wednesday 7:30 p.m., Friday 7:30 p.m.
SPIRIT OF PRAYER HOLINESS CHURCH — 922 17th St.
N. Sunday 11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m.
Terry Outlaw, Pastor,
VICTORY TABERNACLE P.C.G. — 548 Hwy. 45 North
Frontage Rd. (1/4 mile past the CAFB entrance on the
right) Sunday Bible Class 10:15 a.m., Worship 10:45 a.m.,
Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m. G. E. Wiggins, Sr., Pastor.
662-251-2432
1721 Hwy 45 N
UNITED PENTECOSTAL ® Columbus, MS
CALEDONIA UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH — 5850 662.848.0919
Caledonia Kolola Rd., Caledonia. Sunday 10 a.m., 6 p.m.,
Monday-Saturday 10am-8pm
Wednesday 7 p.m. Grant Mitchell, Pastor. 662-356-0202
In Style. In Reach. Sunday 1pm-5pm
FIRST PENTECOSTAL CHURCH — 311 Tuscaloosa
TRINITY PLACE
Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Sunday Evangelistic 6p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Steve Blaylock, Pastor. 662-328-
RETIREMENT COMMUNITY
1750
PRESBYTERIAN
BEERSHEBA CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN Offering independent living apartments, personal
CHURCH — 1736 Beersheba Rd., New Hope Community. care/assisted living suites, and a skilled nursing home
Rev. Tim Lee, Pastor. Sunday Worship 10 a.m., Church 300 Airline Road • Columbus, MS • 327-6716
School 11:15 a.m., Wed. Mid Week 6 p.m. 662-327-9615 “Our Bottom Line Is People”
COVENANT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (EPC) — 515
Lehmberg Rd., East Columbus. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Hunting • Fishing
Working Or Stepping Out — We Have A Complete
Worship 10:30 a.m., Wednesday Prayer Meeting 4 p.m. Line Of Clothing For You And Your Family
John Richards, Pastor.
FIRST CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH — Oktibbeha County Co-Op
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2698 Ridge Rd. Sunday School 9:15 a.m., Worship 10:30
a.m., Adult Choir 4 p.m. Youth Group 5 p.m., Bible Study 5 662-323-1742
p.m.; Monthly Activities: CPW Circle #2 (2nd Tue. 4 p.m.), 201 Pollard Rd., Starkville
Ladies Aid (3rd Tue. 2 p.m.); Weekly Activities: Exercise
Class Tuesday and Thursday 8 a.m. Rev. Luke Lawson,
Pastor. 662-328-2692
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH — 3200 Bluecutt Rd.
Worship 10 a.m., Youth Group Sundays 11 a.m., Adult Choir
Wednesdays 6 p.m., Fellowship Suppers-3rd Wednesdays
6 p.m. Rev. Wayne Bruchey, Pastor.
MAIN STREET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (PCA) — Main
and 7th St. N. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:40
a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday Fellowship Supper 5:30 p.m.,
Bible Study 6 p.m. Rev. Todd Matocha, Pastor.
MT. ZION CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH —
3044 Wolfe Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.
SALVATION ARMY CHURCH
THE SALVATION ARMY CHURCH — 2219 Hwy. 82
East. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m.,
Wednesday Men’s Fellowship, Women’s Fellowship 5:30
p.m., Thursday Character Building Programs 5:30 p.m.,
Majors Alan and Sheryl Phillips, Commanding Officers.
SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST
COLUMBUS SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH —
301 Brooks Dr. Saturday Service 9 a.m., Sabbath School
The McBryde Family
10:30 a.m., Wednesday Prayer Meeting 6:30 p.m. Ray
Elsberry, Pastor. 662-329-4311
SALEM SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST — 826 15th St. N.
1120 Gardner Blvd. • 328-5776
Saturday Sabbath School 9:30 a.m., Divine Worship 11
a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Roscoe Shields, Pastor. 662-
327-9729
APOSTOLIC CHURCH
TRUE FAITH DELIVERANCE MINISTRIES APOSTOLIC
CHURCH — 3632 Hwy. 182 E. Sunday School 10:30 a.m., • RECYCLING SINCE 1956 •
Sunday 11:30 a.m., Tuesday 7:30 p.m., Wednesday Prayer Specializing in industrial accounts
Noon, Wednesday 7:30 p.m., Friday 7:30 p.m. 662-328-8176 973 Island Rd. 1-800-759-8570
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$335-$600 Monthly.
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ADOPT!
COLUMBUS, MS. UNTIL Date of First experienced carpenter Credit check & deposit.HISTORIC DOWNTOWN
with lots of experience. Coleman Realty, Columbus Office, Retail,
2:00 PM ON Auctions 4120 Wanted To Buy 4780 662-329-2323.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY Publication: Please call: Restaurant Space avail-
662-570-9464 for info. able. Call 662-328-
21, 2019 FOR DIS- 1/25/2019 WANTED: FITZ & Floyd
TRICT WAN SERVICE Saint Nicholas Dinner 1, 2, 3 BEDROOM apart- 8655 or 662-574-7879.
FOR THE LOWNDES Plates. Willing to pay ments & townhouses.
COUNTY SCHOOL DIS- PUBLISH: $10 each. Call 662- Call for more info. Houses For Rent: Northside
TRICT. BIDS WILL BE HEAVY EQUIPMENT 425-1661. 662-328-8254. 7110
OPENED ON FRIDAY, 1/25/2019 &
FEBRUARY 22, 2019 AT 1/27/2019
SERVICE MECHANIC
with verifiable experi- Business Opportunity 6050 2BR HOUSE. Stove, ref.,
With The Dispatch
10:00 AM. ALL BIDS
PRICES SHALL BE FIRM Building & Remodeling 1120
ence, own tools and
clean MVR. Submit
DOWNTOWN LOFT.
HISTORIC DOWNTOWN Very big, nice 1 bed-
w/d hookup, window
a/c, heat electric.
classified section
resume by fax to Columbus: 411 Main room. Wood floors, lots
AND APPROVED BY LC- of windows. $700 per $485/mo. Lease-
SB FOR THE DISTRICT. HOME REPAIRS & CON- 662-492-4490 St. Office, Retail, Res- dep.+credit check. Cole-
STRUCTION WORK
or email to: jm.site taurant Space available. month. Call Stewart, man Realty. 329-2323. Mobile Homes for Rent 7250 Lots & Acreage 8600
masters@yahoo.com Call 423-333-1124. 662-364-1610.
INTERESTED BIDDERS WANTED. Carpentry,
MAY PICK UP OR RE- small concrete jobs, 3BR/2BA. Fresh paint, RENT A fully equipped 250 ACRE pine planta-
QUEST BY PHONE (662- electrical, plumbing, Apts For Rent: Northside 7010
NEWLY RENOVATED new carpet, ch/a, camper w/utilities & tion with 10 to 16 year
244-5000) SPECIFICA- roof repairs, pressure The Mississippi School 3-4BR/1.5BA. Large fenced yard & appl furn. cable from $145/wk - old trees, prime deer
TIONS FOR THE ABOVE washing and mobile FOX RUN COMPANY LLC backyard, HUD accep- $535/month. Colum- hunting, ideal for hunt-
for Mathematics and 1 & 2 BR near hospital. ted duplex apartment 662-251-9696.
AT THE OFFICE OF SU- home roof coating and Science (MSMS) is bus & County School ing club, $1500/acre,
PERINTENDENT OF EDU- underpinning. No job $595-645/mo. Military at 1010 6th Ave. N. locations. 662-242- will divide, Monroe
accepting applications discount offered, pet COLONIAL TOWN-
CATION. PLEASE DIR- too small. 549-7031. for the position of Call 662-425-0332. 7653 or 601-940-1397. County. 662-369-3778,
ECT ALL INQUIRES TO area, pet friendly, and HOUSES. 2 & 3 bed- or 662-256-5838.
Computer Science furnished corporate room w/ 2-3 bath town-
MRS. JEANISE AN- SUGGS CONSTRUCTION Teacher for the 2019- houses. $600 to $695. Rooms For Rent 7450
COLEMAN
DREWS, TECHNOLOGY 2020 school year. apartments available.
Building, remodeling, ON SITE SECURITY. 662-549-9555. Ask for LAMAR CO. 99+/-
COORDINATOR, BY metal roofing, painting MSMS is a state-wide, acres. Near Kennedy.
ON SITE MAINTENANCE. Glenn or text. WEST POINT:
EITHER PHONE (662- & all home repairs. public, residential high RENTALS Room - $120/wk. Paved Rd. Small creek,
244-5018) OR EMAIL school for academically ON SITE MANAGEMENT. TOWNHOUSES & APARTMENTS
662-242-3471 24-HOUR CAMERA HOUSE WITH APART- Furnished w/ furn., timber. $198,000.
(JEANISE.ANDREWS@LO gifted and talented 11th 662-327-2656.
appl, utilities & cable.
WNDES.K12.MS.US) Tom Hatcher, LLC and 12th grade stu- SURVEILLANCE. 1 BEDROOM MENT NEAR MUW.
662-295-4701.
Benji @ 662-386-4446 323 13th St. N. 3 Blks
Custom Construction,
THE LOWNDES COUNTY Restoration, Remodel-
dents located on the
campus of Mississippi Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm. 2 BEDROOMS from MUW. L/r, d/r, WINTER SPECIAL
BOARD OF EDUCATION ing, Repair, Insurance University for Women in Sat/Sun by appt only. 3 BEDROOMS b/r, kitchen, large f/r Commercial Property 8050 1.95 acre lots.
RESERVES THE RIGHT Columbus, MS. A job w/ fireplace, 2BR/3BA. Good/bad credit.
claims. 662-364-1769. PEAR ORCHARD APTS Laundry room, outside 10% down, as low as
TO REJECT ANY Licensed & Bonded description and Employ- LEASE, RETAIL SPACE Available
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AND/OR ALL BIDS AND ment Application are 2BR Townhouse - $585, fenced patio, screened in Historic Downtown. $299/mo. Eaton Land.
W/D incl. Great loca-
TO NEGOTIATE WITH
General Services 1360 available at http://www.
tion. $200 processing DEPOSIT side porch & work room 404 Main St. 3,000 662-361-7711
THE LOW BID/BIDDER. themsms.org/employ WITH ATTACHED APART- sq. ft. $1,300/mo.
Babysitting & tutoring. ment-opportunities/. fee & $50 application AND MENT B/r, d/r, kitchen Call 662-328-8655 Autos For Sale 9150
For additional ques- fee. 662-328-9471 or & bathroom. NO HUD. or 662-574-7879.
MR. LYNN WRIGHT, SU- Certified in most sub-
PERINTENDENT tions, contact: 662-889-7565. CREDIT CHECK Ref. req. Dep. req. 1965 MUSTANG, Red,
jects. Call 662-574- Pets allowed w/ extra
SUPERINTENDENT OF 0426. Amber Lynn Moore at Automatic, 6cyl, A/C &
Houses For Sale: Northside
EDUCATION
LOWNDES COUNTY,
amoore@themsms.org
or 662-329-7674.
Apts For Rent: South 7040
662-329-2323 dep. $1075/mo.
662-386-7506. 8150
power steering.
$16,000.
EXPERIENCED The Mississippi School 1BR/1BA 505 5th Ave.
MISSISSIPPI CAREGIVER 662-386-2367.
for Mathematics and S. 1 block from down- CONVENIENT 3BR/2BA
LOOKING FOR WORK. town. Walking distance 2411 HWY 45 N Mobile Homes for Rent 7250
PUBLISH: JANUARY 27 *Day/Night Science is an Equal 512 Lincoln Rd. New
AND FEBRUARY 3, Opportunity Employer. to MUW. No pets. CAFB COLUMBUS, MS 3BR/2BA Trailer, New paint, flooring, brick 2013 CHEVY Cruze.
Contact 662-574-5181. welcomed. XL l/r, d/r, shop, fenced backyard Good condition. 100k
2019 Hope school dist.
Ref. on Request. b/r & backyard. In- & patio. Zoned commer- miles. Black, 4-door.
$500/mo & $500 dep.
cludes w/d, air condi- $5,450. Call Ed @
I, Jay Patel, own- FREE TRAINING for THE GOLDEN Triangle tioner, gas heater, hard-
Commercial Property For Call between 10a-7p. cial, can be home/of-
fice. Call 662-328-9634 662-574-0082.
662-386-4292.
er of Towne JOB SEEKING WOMEN; Planning & Develop- wood floors, electric Rent 7100
NO TEXT MESSAGES. for more information.
COMPUTER TRAINING, ment District is accept- stove, refrigerator.
Square Liquor, RESUME WRITING, & IN- ing applications for part- Bargain Column 4180 $750/mo. $750 dep. COMMERCIAL PROPER- SUPER CHARGED 2004
LLC intend to TIES/Retail/Office NICE 3BR/2BA MH in Houses For Sale: Southside Monte Carlo SS. Dale
TERVIEW SKILLS; time personal care at- 662-364-6454. Jr. Signature Edition.
Spaces starting @ West Lowndes school
make applica- Tues & Thurs Evening tendants to work in the HEATER. WOOD-burning,
Golden Triangle area. $100. 662-364-2498. Apts For Rent: West 7050 $285/mo. Downtown & district. $485/mo +
8300 $3500. 662-570-2601.
classes start February
tion for a Pack- 5th. Enroll now at Chris- Applicants must have a East Columbus loca- $485 dep. 662-242- 2BR/1BA Gas stove &

VIP
age Retailer per- tian Women's Job valid driver's license, re- LARGE DOG House, tions. 662-435-4188. 7653 or 662-308-7781. heat. Move-in ready. 1 Campers & RVs 9300
Corps. Min H.S. Dip- liable transportation, & $50. Electric dryer, BR Apt. attached that
mit.
Rentals
liability insurance on $50. 662-364-2498. Houses For Rent: East 7120 TOMBIGBEE RV Park,
loma or Equivalent re- needs work. $21,000. located on Wilkins Wise
quired. Call 662-722- vehicle. Contact Phyllis 417 17th St. S.
Flake at Golden Tri- Rd & Waverly Rd. Full
As provided for 3016 or 662-597-1030 NEW BOY's 18 month Call 662-327-8712.
angle Planning & Devel- sleep set. Vest, pants, Apartments Hookups available.
by the Local Op- $300/mo. 662-328-
& Houses
PAINTING/CARPENTRY opment District, 106 Mi- shirt, cap & booties.
Houses For Sale: West 8350 8655 or 662-574-7879.
tion Alcoholic 30 years experience. ley Dr., Starkville, MS. $15. New ladies Levi
Beverage Con- Great prices. Call No telephone calls
please.
505 straight leg jeans.
$5. Call 662-242-4210.
1 Bedrooms FSBO: 3BR/2BA in May- Five Questions:
trol Laws, Sec-
Leslie, 662-570-5490.
2 Bedroooms hew, 1551 Garth Rd.
Close to Columbus,
tion 67-1-1, et RETAINER WALL, drive- Farm Equipment & Supplies 3 Bedrooms Starkville & West Point.
seq. of the Mis-
way, foundation, con-
crete, masonry restora-
Senior Programmer Ana-
lyst (JAVA) (Starkville,
4420
Furnished &
New HVAC, 1.7 acres,
large metal bldg incl.
1 Al Gore
sissippi Code of tion, remodeling, base- 2016 JOHN Deere
ment foundation, re-
MS). Lead analyst,
5100E Tractor, 210 Unfurnished $139,000. 662-418-
1972, Annot- providing user needs as- 8984 or 662-552-1400.
ated and if gran-
pairs, small dump truck
hauling (5-6 yd) load &
sessment and program-
ming support for uni-
hours. $40,500.
Also, 2016 15ft 1, 2, & 3 Baths 2 “Angels in
ted such permit, demolition/lot cleaning.
Burr Masonry
versity research center, Kubota Bush hog avail.
205-329-1790.
Lease, Deposit Investment Property 8550
America”
I propose to op- 662-242-0259.
in support of IT needs
of economic, workforce, & Credit Check GRAVEL FOR SALE on
erate as a Lim- private property. Approx
business and com- General Merchandise 4600 viceinvestments.com
ited Liability WORK WANTED: munity devel. BS, Comp
Licensed & Bonded-car- Science, Engring, or re- APPLE COMPUTERS 327-8555
6 acres. Will sell or
lease property located 3 Foot
Company under pentry, painting, & de- lated. 2 yrs' IT exp, incl Two 2009 iMac com- in NE Noxubee County.
601-405-3717.
molition. Landscaping, some solid exp with:
the trade name puters available. Good
4 Jamaica
gutters cleaned, bush dsgning and develing working condition.
Apts For Rent: Other 7080
of Towne Liquor hogging, clean-up work, multi-tier dist apps us- Would be good for ba- 1BR/1BA Apts for rent. Lots & Acreage 8600
located at 507 pressure washing, mov- ing JAVA 1.6, 1.7 and sic web browsing or
ing help & furniture 1.8, with Exception College Manor Apts, dir-
word processing. 2Ghz; 2 ACRE home site for
18th Avenue
5 Thirty-mile
repair. 662-242-3608 Handling, Multithread- ectly across from MUW.
2 GB RAM; 250 GB HD. Completely renovated, sale. Tabernacle Com-
North, Suite 1, ing, JVM, Garbage Col- Computer and built-in incl granite countertops, munity. $15,000.
Columbus, Lawn Care / Landscaping
1470
lection, Collections,
Generics; Spring IOC,
monitor only; mouse
and keyboard not in-
SS appls & W/D. 12 mo Call 662-386-9122. zone
lease, dep req, $650/
Lowndes County. Spring MVC, Spring cluded. $50 each. mo. 662-425-3817. Houses For Sale: Other 8500
JESSE & BEVERLY'S Data access and Spring Call 662-574-1561
Integration with JDBC
LAWN SERVICE. Mow- DOWNTOWN: 2BR/1BA,
The name(s), and Spring batch; JU-
ing, cleanup, landscap- NIT; Active Directory BASS BOAT, 15ft, 70hp CH&A, 1 story, W/D,
title(s) and ad- ing, sodding, & tree cut- configuration; RAD; Ec- Yamaha. historic district, 1 block
dress(es) of the ting. 356-6525. lipse; IntelliJ; Restful Riding mowers - 2. from downtown, $625/
web services; SQL quer- Garden Tiller. mo. + $625 dep. NO
owner(s)/part- Painting & Papering 1620 ies; JENKINS; Eureka 662-418-8984 or 662- PETS. 662-574-8789.
ners/corporate cloud server; Design 552-1400. Peaceful & Quiet area.
SULLIVAN'S PAINT Patterns; preparing test
officer(s) and/or SERVICE data and software valid- Apts For Rent: Other 7080
majority stock- Certified in lead ation; HTML; CSS; Boot-
removal. Offering spe- strap; Angular 1.X and
holder(s)/mem- cial prices on interior & 5.X. Resume to Leslie
ber(s)/trustee of exterior painting, pres- Corey, Mississippi State
sure washing & sheet University, 245 Barr
the above name rock repairs. Ave, 150 McArthur Hall,
business are: Free Estimates Mississippi State, MS
Call 435-6528 39762.
Jay Patel, Owner Stump Removal 1790
1209 Hwy. 45 N. Medical / Dental 3300
Columbus, MS HELP WANTED
39705
CARE CENTER OF
ABERDEEN
If any person
wishes to re- RN SUPERVISOR
ALLSTUMP GRINDING M-F, 8A-4:30P
quest a hearing SERVICE
to object to the GET 'ER DONE! LPN 3P - 11P
issuance of this We can grind all your
stumps. Hard to reach
LPN 11P - 7A
permit, a re- places, blown over Apply in person at
quest for a hear- roots, hillsides, back- Care Center
yards, pastures. Free 505 Jackson St,
ing must be estimates. You find it, Aberdeen
made in writing we'll grind it! EOE
662-361-8379
and received by
the Department Tree Services 1860 Professional 3500
of Revenue with-
A&T Tree Service MS NOTARY seeks an
in (15) fifteen Bucket truck & stump attorney to collect her
days from the removal. Free est. personal files, notes,
Serving Columbus and court orders. Addi-
first date this no- since 1987. Senior tional tasks may be
tice was pub- citizen disc. Call Alvin @ needed. Respond:
lished. 242-0324/241-4447 ATTORNEY
"We'll go out on a limb PO Box 2031
for you!" Columbus, MS 39704
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