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Wright named chief deputy at LCSO

Lowndes Coun-
Wright says he will meet “I’ve been knowing Greg for a long
time,” Arledge said. “... Probably 30-plus
ty Sheriff Mike
Arledge pins with deputies individually years I would imagine. ... I look at Greg
not only as a chief deputy or under-sher-
a chief deputy
badge on Chief in coming weeks iff, but I look at him as a friend. We’ve
been friends a long time and I think he’s
Deputy Greg
Wright at an
By ISABELLE ALTMAN going to do us all a good job.”
assembly of ialtman@cdispatch.com A 30-plus-year law enforcement vet-
officers at the eran, Wright has worked at LCSO since
department Greg Wright has been named chief 1991, with more than 20 years investi-
Monday eve- deputy of the Lowndes County Sheriff’s gation experience. He started his law
ning. Wright, Office. enforcement career in 1987, at the Moss
who has been Previously the head of the department’s Point Police Department. He graduated
with LCSO criminal investigation division, Wright from the police academy in 1988. He’s
since 1991, will take over for former Chief Deputy also worked with the Oxford and Bates-
was named
new chief Marc Miley, who retired last week. ville police departments, and during that
deputy at the Sheriff Mike Arledge announced time he worked on the Panola-Tate nar-
assembly. Wright’s new position at a LCSO assembly cotics task force.
Isabelle Altman/Dispatch Staff Monday evening. See Wright, 3A

JEMBE DEN CMSD board

votes to
start capital
improvements
District hires new
assistant superintendent
BY MARY POLLITZ
mpollitz@cdispatch.com

Moving forward
with the district’s
capital improvement
plan, Columbus Mu-
nicipal School Dis-
trict board of trust-
ees earmarked more
than $2.3 million for
Spears
new projects.
The board voted
unanimously to begin
four district projects
during its regular
board meeting Mon-
day night. In January,
the board listened
to a capital improve-
Killebrew
ment presentation
by architect Major Andrews, of
Columbus-based Major Design Stu-
dio, and engineer Kevin Stafford,
Jan Swoope/Dispatch Staff
of Neel-Schaffer, concerning safety
Jembe Den percussionists, from left, Alex Swan, Bob Damm, Ada Fulgham, Bonnie Renfroe and Memory Shuffield perform a improvements district-wide.
West African rhythm on jembe drums at the Columbus Arts Council Friday night. The Starkville-based ensemble led by Damm The board voted to tackle a new
performs a variety of rhythms, each with a distinct cultural meaning. See CMSD, 3A

SPD: Man offered multiple people $5K to commit murder

Bond on Friday night
homicide suspect
set at $2M
By Slim Smith
ssmith@cdispatch.com
Authorities at a probable
cause hearing for a Starkville
man arrested for conspiracy to
commit murder said the sus-
pect attempted to pay multiple
people $5,000 to kill the victim
of a Friday night homicide.
Henry Neal Jr., 27, of
Starkville, appeared before mu-
nicipal judge Brian Kelley and
was formerly charged in con-
“His name came up about
two or three hours into the
nection with the Friday murder
of Oktibbeha County resident
investigation,” SPD Detective
Jonathan Headley said during
Henry Neal Jr.
is escorted out
Joseph Turnipseed Jr., 33. His
bond was set at $2 million.
the hearing. “Multiple wit-
nesses said (Neal) had offered
of Starkville
City Hall after a
Starkville Police Depart- them $5,000 to kill (Turnip- probable cause
ment officers found Turnipseed seed).” hearing before
dead from a gunshot wound at Headley said he interviewed municipal judge
the West Main Arms Apart- Neal later that evening. Brian Kelley on
Monday eve-
ments while responding to a “All he would say is that
ning. Neal was
shots fired call just after 10 he knew the victim and they charged with
p.m. Friday. didn’t get along,” Headley said. conspiracy to
Police believe Neal offered Headley said Neal was then commit murder
Turnipseed’s killer $5,000 to placed under arrest based on and given $2 mil-
commit the murder based on witness statements and other lion bond during
witness testimony and other evidence. the proceedings.
evidence. See Murder, 3A Slim Smith/Dispatch Staff

Weather Five Questions Calendar Local Folks Public

JJ McFarland
Second grade, Caledonia
1 Che´vre cheese comes from the Today meetings
milk of what animal? Feb. 15: Lowndes
■ CMSD First Annual Parent Fair: Columbus
2 What did the Hollywood sign origi- County Supervi-
nally say? Municipal School District invites all CMSD parents
sors, 9 a.m., Coun-
3 According to early ‘90s rap duo to this event hosted by the Department of Federal
Programs, from 6-7:30 p.m. at Brandon Central ty Courthouse
Kriss Kross, what will Daddy Mac
make you do? Services Center, 2630 McArthur Drive. Feb. 19: Colum-
4 The original location of what inter- ■ Music and poetry: Mississippi State’s De- bus City Council
national steakhouse chain opened in partment of Music presents “Sara and Billy and regular meeting,
New Orleans in 1927? Richard and Oscar: America’s Got Talent!’ at 7:30 5 p.m., Municipal

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High gates of the underworld in Greek and
Roman mythology? Wingo Auditorium. Free. room
Cloudy and colder Feb. 21: Colum-
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Water utility meet-
■ Science Night at the Museum: This free
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Inside Cobb Institute of Archeology features tours and office building
Classifieds 6B Health 6A activities related to fields from paleontology to Mar. 4: Lowndes
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Tuesday
Say What?
Did you hear? “From the first fall practice, it has been a rewarding
ride. The team is excited about the season ahead.”
Bezos probe concludes mistress’ Mississippi University for Women softball coach John
Newman. The Owls will face off against Rust College
brother was Enquirer source Wednesday at 2 p.m. Story, 1B.

Former TV anchor’s brother is a

supporter of President Donald Trump Budget deal allows far less money
and an acquaintance of Trump allies
Roger Stone and Carter Page than Trump wanted for wall
By ZEKE MILLER
The Associated Press
and an acquaintance of
Trump allies Roger Stone
With the government being shut down, the Details won’t be
officially released un-
WASHINGTON — Pri-
and Carter Page. He is also
the manager of his sister,
specter of another shutdown this close, what til Tuesday, but the
pact came in time to
vate investigators working
for Jeff Bezos have con-
Lauren Sanchez, a former
TV anchor. The investiga-
brought us back together I thought tonight was alleviate any threat of
a second partial gov-
cluded that the brother of
the Amazon CEO’s mis-
tors have not said how they we didn’t want that to happen’ ernment shutdown
believe Michael Sanchez Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Richard Shelby, R-Ala. this weekend. Aides
tress leaked the couple’s
came into possession of his revealed the details Shelby
intimate text messages to
sister’s intimate messages. By ANDREW TAYLOR ly $1.4 billion, according to congres- under condition of anonymity be-
the National Enquirer, a
Michael Sanchez did and ALAN FRAM sional aides. The funding measure cause the agreement is tentative.
person familiar with the
not immediately respond The Associated Press is through the fiscal year, which “Our staffs are just working out
matter told The Associated
to a message seeking com- ends on Sept. 30. the details,” said House Appropria-
Press on Monday. WASHINGTON — Congressio-
ment on Monday. In a Jan. The agreement means 55 miles tions Committee Chairwoman Nita
The person wasn’t au- nal negotiators reached agreement
31 tweet, he said without of new fencing — constructed Lowey, D-N.Y.
thorized to discuss the to prevent a government shutdown
evidence that Bezos’ long- through existing designs such as The pact also includes increases
matter publicly and spoke and finance construction of new
time security consultant, metal slats instead of a concrete wall for new technologies such as ad-
to AP on condition of ano- barriers along the U.S.-Mexico bor-
Gavin de Becker, who is — but far less than the 215 miles the vanced screening at border entry
nymity. der, overcoming a late-stage hang-
leading the private investi- White House demanded in Decem- points, humanitarian aid sought by
The findings add to up over immigration enforcement
gation, “spreads fake, un- ber. The fencing would be built in Democrats, and additional customs
the intrigue surrounding issues that had threatened to scuttle
hinged conservative con- the Rio Grande Valley in Texas. officers.
the clash between the the talks.
spiracy theories.” “With the government being This weekend, Shelby pulled the
pro-Trump tabloid and Republicans were desperate to
An attorney for the tab- shut down, the specter of another plug on the talks over Democratic
the world’s richest man. avoid another bruising shutdown.
loid’s parent company did shutdown this close, what brought demands to limit immigrant deten-
Bezos’ investigators have They tentatively agreed Monday
not immediately respond us back together I thought tonight tions by federal authorities, frustrat-
suggested the Enquirer’s night to far less money for Presi-
to an email seeking com- was we didn’t want that to happen” ing some of his fellow negotiators,
coverage of his affair was dent Donald Trump’s border wall
ment. again, said Senate Appropriations but Democrats yielded ground on
driven by dirty politics. than the White House’s $5.7 billion Committee Chairman Richard Shel-
On Sunday, an attorney that issue in a fresh round of talks
Trump has been highly by, R-Ala.
for the head of American wish list, settling for a figure of near- on Monday.
critical of Bezos over his
ownership of The Wash- Media, which owns the
ington Post and Amazon, Enquirer, said that the in-
and the Post’s coverage of formation for the story had
the White House. been provided by a “reli-
The brother, Michael
Sanchez, is a supporter of
able source” well-known
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TONIGHT WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
Mainly clear and much Plenty of sunshine Mostly cloudy Mainly cloudy with a A couple of morning
submitted to the newspaper Memorials may be Church.
colder shower in spots showers possible no later than 3 p.m. the day made to the Cystic In addition to her
prior for publication Tuesday Fibrosis Foundation,
33° 60° 39° 64° 54° 70° 41° 57° 38° through Friday; no later than 4
parents, she was pre-
ALMANAC DATA p.m. Saturday for the Sunday
1907 Dunbarton Dr., ceded in death by her
Columbus Monday edition; and no later than 7:30 Ste. C, Jackson, MS brothers, Truman Vails
TEMPERATURE HIGH LOW a.m. for the Monday edition. 39216. and Carl Ray Vails.
Monday 65° 53°
Normal 59° 36°
Incomplete notices must be re- She is survived by
Record 80° (1954) 13° (1971)
PRECIPITATION (in inches)
ceived no later than 7:30 a.m.
for the Monday through Friday
Gaybe Allen her husband, James
Monday 0.00 Vernon, Ala. — Gay- Allen of Vernon, Ala-
editions. Paid notices must be
Month to date 0.17
finalized by 3 p.m. for inclusion be Allen, 72, died Feb. bama; sons, Richard
Normal month to date
Year to date
2.12
6.64 the next day Monday through 8, 2019, at her resi- Allen and Robert Allen,
Normal year to date 7.48 Thursday; and on Friday by 3 dence. both of Vernon; daugh-
TOMBIGBEE RIVER STAGES p.m. for Sunday and Monday Services are at 2 ter, Patricia Lytle of
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7 a.m. Mon. Stage Stage Chng. tion, call 662-328-2471.
Amory 20 11.61 +0.11 Funeral Home Chapel win Vails of Vernon; sis-
Bigbee 14 4.66 -0.13 Shown are tomorrow’s noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. with Carlos Dean and ters, Sandra Cantrell of
Columbus
Fulton
15
20
5.91
9.74
-0.08
-0.29
Showers
-10s
T-Storms
-0s 0s
Rain Flurries
10s 20s
Snow
30s
Ice
40s 50s
Cold
60s 70s
Warm
80s
Stationary
90s 100s
Jetstream
110s
Douglas Adams Glen Boman officiating. Birmingham, Alabama
Tupelo 21 1.95 +0.05 WED THU WED THU COLUMBUS — Burial will follow at and Rachel Ponds of
LAKE LEVELS City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W Douglas F. Adams, 51, Friendship South Cem- Ethelsville, Alabama;
Atlanta 57/35/s 64/50/c Nashville 54/41/s 61/53/c
In feet as of
7 a.m. Mon.
24-hr.
Capacity Level Chng. Boston 45/30/sh 44/34/pc Orlando 67/47/pc 76/58/c died Feb. 9, 2019, at etery. Visitation was 10 grandchildren; and
Aberdeen Dam 188 163.61 +0.20
Chicago
Dallas
30/23/pc
65/52/s
38/26/sh
74/48/c
Philadelphia
Phoenix
42/31/pc
70/54/c
50/40/pc
68/54/r
Baptist Memorial Hos- from 6-8 p.m. Monday three great-grandchil-
Stennis Dam 166 136.94 +0.20 Honolulu 75/63/sh 76/65/sh Raleigh 56/34/s 63/49/s pital-Golden Triangle. at the funeral home. dren.
Bevill Dam 136 136.47 +0.07 Jacksonville
Memphis
66/37/pc
59/45/s
71/54/pc
61/54/sh
Salt Lake City
Seattle
44/39/sn
41/27/pc
46/30/r
42/35/r A memorial service Otts Funeral Home is Pallbearers will be
SOLUNAR TABLE Weather(W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice. will be held at 2 p.m. in charge of arrange- Jonathan Allen, Jarod
The solunar period indicates peak feeding times for
fish and game.
SUN AND MOON MOON PHASES Wednesday at Lowndes ments. Allen, Wayne O’Mary,
Major Minor Major Minor
Tue. 6:18a 12:05a 6:44p 12:31p TUE WED FIRST FULL LAST NEW Funeral Home Chapel. Mrs. Allen was born Kevin O’Mary, Jimmy
Wed. 7:08a 12:54a 7:36p 1:22p Sunrise
Sunset
6:41 a.m.
5:35 p.m.
6:40 a.m.
5:36 p.m.
Visitation will be two Jan. 3, 1947, in Re- O’Mary and Mark
Forecasts and graphics provided by Moonrise 11:08 a.m. 11:47 a.m. hours prior to services form, Alabama, to the O’Mary.
AccuWeather, Inc. ©2019 Moonset none 12:53 a.m. Feb 12 Feb 19 Feb 26 March 6 at the funeral home. late Buster Vails and See Obituaries, 5A
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Man indicted for three counts Mississippi sues

sexual battery of a child
Grand jury also charges
couple arrested for
neglecting infant,
woman who conspired
to spring murder
suspect from jail
By ISABELLE ALTMAN
ialtman@cdispatch.com
A Lowndes County
grand jury has indict-
ed an Alabama man
for multiple felonies
after he allegedly sex-
ually abused two chil-
dren under 14 over a
period of two years.
Harrison
Frank D. Harrison,
57, of Ethelsville, Alabama, faces
three counts of sexual battery and
one count of touching a child for lust-
ful purposes. According to circuit
court documents, Harrison abused
the children multiple times between
January 2011 and December 2013
while in Lowndes County.
The Dispatch does not identify
victims of sex crimes. However, the
indictment says Harrison was in a
position of trust or authority over
the victims at the time the incidents
allegedly occurred.
Deputies with Lowndes County
Sheriff’s Office arrested Harrison in
November for three counts of sexu-
al battery and two counts of touch-
ing a child for lustful purposes, in
response to a report from the State
of Mississippi Division of Child Pro-
tection Services.
Harrison is currently in custody
at Lowndes County Adult Detention
Center. His circuit bond has not
been set.
The grand jury also indicted a
woman accused of helping a murder
suspect attempt to escape from jail
in September.
Shanice Nottage, 26, of 148 Maple
St., has been charged
with conspiracy.
The Dispatch previ-
ously reported she
conspired with her
boyfriend, 27-year-
old Joshua Murry, to
break Murry out of
Lowndes County Jail Nottage
by having Nottage
impersonate a Mississippi Depart-
ment of Corrections officer and pre-
tend to take him into custody.
Nottage has been released from
custody on $2,500 circuit bond.
Murry is in custody at Lowndes
County Adult Detention Center af-
ter he allegedly murdered Starkville
resident Jarrel Ward, 24, in August.
He has not been in-
dicted on that charge.
Two people arrest-
ed last fall were also
indicted for contrib-
uting to the neglect
of a child, according
to Lowndes County
Circuit Court docu- Vaccaro
ments. Carissa Lee
Vaccaro and Jordan
Cox, both 24, are ac-
cused of depriving
medical care to their
7-week-old infant.
Investigators with
Lowndes County
Sheriff’s Office previ- Cox
ously told The Dispatch the infant
was admitted to Baptist Memorial
Hospital-Golden Triangle, and lat-
er University of Mississippi Med-
ical Center in Jackson, in October
with a broken femur bone. Medical
professionals later determined the
child had multiple injuries at differ-
ent stages of healing and that those
injuries had been caused by anoth-
er person and had not been treated
correctly.
Vaccaro is a second lieutenant
with the Air Force assigned at Co-
lumbus Air Force Base. Cox is not
officially affiliated with CAFB.
Both Vaccaro and Cox have been
released from custody on $10,000
circuit bonds.
federal government
over river flooding
State officials say nearly 8,000
acres in public land is being
degraded by increased flooding
By JEFF AMY
The Associated Press
JACKSON — The state of Mississippi on Mon-
day sued the federal government, claiming a dam
complex in Louisiana that keeps the Mississip-
pi River from changing course is harming state
land.
The suit seeks at least $25 million in damag-
es and touches on one of the most sensitive engi-
neering questions in the nation — the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers’ decades-long effort to keep
the Mississippi in its current channel flowing past
Baton Rouge and New Orleans.
Without what’s known as the Old River Control
Structure, the Mississippi River would likely shift
course to Atchafalaya River in Louisiana, which
offers a shorter, steeper route to the Gulf of Mex-
ico. Such a shift would cut off the current source
of fresh water for drinking in New Orleans and
for industrial use at dozens of chemical plants in
south Louisiana. It would also create major obsta-
cles along a key shipping route.
Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hose-
mann said his state isn’t challenging the decision
to try to lock the river’s current flow in place. But
he said the state of Mississippi should get paid for
increased flooding caused by siltation. The river
carries sediment that is dropping out of the cur-
rent and piling up on the riverbed, constricting its
flow and causing water upstream to rise higher,

CMSD especially during a flood.

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queuing line for Sale Ele-
mentary School, as well as
multiple projects at Hunt
Alternative School gym-
nasium, to include fixing
the leaking skylight, cre-
ating a new entrance and
filling in the door between
it and the main building.
Board President Jason
Spears said the board has
been prioritizing the proj-
ects CMSD needed since
Andrews and Stafford’s
presentation in January.
“I think it’s just some-
thing we want to make
certain we are putting
every effort into,” Spears
said. “Putting dollars
aside, it’s going to help us
secure our goals, which is
safe learning environment
and students having nice
and clean facilities.”
To prevent traffic from
spilling onto the main road
during student drop off
and pick up at Sale, Staf-
ford previously proposed
a $17,000 cut through
for parent pick up, which
would have parents lined
up in the football parking
lot rather than backing up
traffic on Warpath Road.
During the presenta-
tion in January, Andrews
suggested the extensive
renovations to Hunt. He
estimated fixing the sky-
light would be $2,500,
blocking the gymnasi-
um from the main school
building would be $1,000
and installing a new en-
trance would be $17,000.
Superintendent Che-
rie Labat said CMSD will
move forward with each of
these four projects start-
ing in March or April.
Spears said in an effort
to avoid raising taxes, the
district is funding the four
new projects with excess
district funds. In January,
the board approved a dis-
trict “savings account.”
Spears said the district
policy mandates a reserve
fund balance of at least
15 percent of the district
maintenance fund. The
board transferred approx-
imately $2.3 million in
excess of that fund to the
new savings account.
Spears added that hav-
ing a separate account
also helps the district see
exactly how much money
is spent on each capital im-
provement.
“The board has been
working very diligently
with Dr. Labat not only
with these project lists but
making sure we are being
good stewards of the tax-
payers’ dollars,” Spears
said. “We want to be able
to tackle these projects.”
Administrative hire
The board also ap-
proved a new assistant su-
perintendent hire during
Monday night’s meeting.
Robyn Killebrew, a princi-
pal at Pass Christian High
School, will assume her
role with CMSD in early
June. Killebrew has been
principal at the A-rated
high school for the past
five years. She previous-
ly served as assistant
principal, coach and lead
teacher. Under her leader-
ship, Pass Christian High
School has excelled on the
ACT, a college admittance
test, something Killebrew
said she hopes to bring to
Columbus.
“We have been fortu-
nate enough to have some
of the highest ACT scores
in Pass Christian,” Kille-
brew said. “We also have
about a 95 percent atten-
dance rate (in Pass Chris-
tian) and I am hoping to
bring some strategies to
get that percentage higher
in Columbus.”
Labat said that CMSD
has improved its atten-
dance at all levels since
last year with an average of
about 95 percent through
January of this year. La-
bat added she hopes Kil-
lebrew can continue to
increase the upward trend
of student attendance.
Killebrew said she is
excited about moving to
Columbus and hopes to
help CMSD improve along
the way.
“In all honesty, I’ve al-
ways wanted to have an
opportunity to grow,” Kil-
lebrew said. “I’ve known
Dr. Labat for a long time.
The U.S. Justice Department declined to com-
ment on the lawsuit.
Mississippi officials say nearly 8,000 acres in
She was actually a profes- public land is being degraded by increased flood-
sor of mine and I knew I ing. That land, set aside for the benefit of public
could learn a lot from her. schools, is normally used to grow timber. Hose-
I am so excited and hum- mann, though, said trees are being damaged and
bled at the same time to that once this generation of trees is cut, commer-
join Falcon nation.” cially valuable species probably won’t regrow.
Killebrew will be re- That means less money for the Wilkinson Coun-
ty, Natchez-Adams, and Claiborne County school
placing assistant super-
districts. The lawsuit asserts the federal govern-
intendent Pamela Le-
ment is taking the land without compensation and
noir-Barr, who announced
should pay for it.
her retirement effective
Oct. 31. Killebrew’s sala-
ry will start at $116,000 as
the assistant superinten-
dent of student and special
services. Labat said Kille-
brew will primarily focus
on overseeing curriculum
and principal leadership in
her new role.
“Robyn is a proven
leader that has been com-
mitted to
student de-
vel op m e nt
and achieve-
ment,” La-
bat said.
“She ex-
hibits the
leadersh ip Labat
needed to build relation-
ships, to build capacity in
principals, teachers and
students. She has worked
in an A-rated school dis-
trict. She’s a great fit for
our leadership team. She
exhibits integrity, char-
acter and most of all the
work ethic needed to move
the Columbus Municipal
School District.”

Wright
Continued from Page 1A
He served as chief dep-
uty under previous Sher-
iff Butch Howard for four
years and interim sheriff
until Arledge was first
elected in 2011.
Wright was later reas-
signed to Golden Trian-
gle Regional Airport as a
lieutenant. In 2017, he was
promoted to captain and
placed in charge of inves-
tigations.
“It’s going to be my
honor and privilege to
serve as chief deputy
once again here,” Wright
told media present at the
assembly. “I’m looking
forward to it. I think we’ve
got a wonderful group
of men and women that
work in the department
here, and it’s a privilege
to serve them.”
At the assembly,
Wright told officers he
plans to meet with them
individually in the coming
weeks to hear their opin-
ions on how the depart-
ment is operating.
“As most of you know
about me, I am a hands on
person,” he told officers.
“I like to get involved, I
like to know what’s go-
ing on. I like to meet,
talk, share with you your
concerns, share with you
your casework, share
with you your ups, your
downs, when you want to
say something good and
praise something or when
you want to complain and
gripe about something. I
want to be there to hear it.
“I feel like everybody
in this department is a
valuable member,” he
added.
Wright has also quali-
fied as a Republican in the
upcoming sheriff’s race.
He will face fellow Repub-
lican Rick Jones in the pri-
mary in May.
Arledge has said he
does not plan to run again.

Murder
Continued from Page 1A
Kelley questioned the
$2 million bond recom-
mended by investigators.
“It’s based on his crim-
inal history,” Headley
told the judge. “He’s had
three domestic assault
convictions and an armed
robbery conviction. He is
also facing a pending felo-
ny charges for the sale of
narcotics.”
Neal is currently out
on $10,000 bond after be-
ing indicted in January
on three counts of selling
cocaine.
After the hearing, Neal
was taken back to Oktib-
beha County Jail on $2
million bond.
Public Information Of-
ficer Brandon Lovelady
said the case remains un-
der active investigation.
Police have asked that
anyone with informa-
tion on the case contact
Starkville Police Depart-
ment at 662-323-4131 or
Golden Triangle Crimes-
toppers at 1-800-530-7151.
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Home base

On a public health matter, the South fails to rise … again

Mississippi included in the link tion in schools would reduce bump its rear every time it how can we continue to sancti-
claims the No. 1 to these statistics teen pregnancy and STDs landed. moniously insist the econom-
ranking in a statis- leave the Bible Belt because many districts are In this way of thinking, the ic/education model and way
tical category that with some serious still using the “abstinence-on- churchgoing public is com- of life are morally correct, or
might surprise you. explaining to do. If ly” curriculum — which is fortable with their piety and even remotely effective for the
No, it’s not a state was ever in to say they aren’t teaching fearful of change, while Repub- people, when virtually every
public education the Confederacy, sex education at all. At least licans stoking both reactions statistic — especially those
funding, vocational you can bet it ranks the “abstinence-plus” model, continue getting elected over a related to public health —
training skills or in the top 10 for which thankfully is an option decreasing pool of Democrats proves that wrong?
even the number of one, if not all, of in Mississippi, acknowledges of diminishing competence. Possibly another, simpler
4- or 5-star football these diseases per that sex is indeed a thing and Meanwhile, those “sinners way to look at why the South
recruits per capita. capita. ignoring it doesn’t make it go over there” with unsavory struggles in so many, even
It’s gonorrhea. Zack Plair But, of course, away. lifestyles — for example, the moral-based, categories is “Re-
Or, more specifical- the same is true It’s obviously much more under-educated, the poor who pression breeds rebellion.”
ly, having the most for so many other offensive to the God-fearing won’t “pull themselves up by It is insane, and utterly
cases of gonorrhea per 100,000 statistics — obesity, diabetes, that a 13-year-old public school their boot straps” or “liberals” immoral, to not face public
people than any other U.S. infant mortality and the list kid might learn how to put a who won’t otherwise get on health problems. It’s futile to
state. We’re third in chlamydia goes on. condom on a banana in health board with this “God-inspired” take a passive “pray-it-away”
cases and ninth in syphilis. The STD statistics, though, class than it is for more than program — deserve their attitude to health and poverty,
In fact, according to strike at the heart of the very 30,000 Mississippians to either squalor, their food insecurity, especially when there are re-
Centers for Disease Control con the conservative South have chlamydia or The Clap. their high blood pressure and search-backed ways to attack
data for 2017 The Dispatch has been running from its “If they would practice their STDs. They get what these issues.
received on Thursday, Missis- legislatures for decades: To abstinence, then they wouldn’t they get and they shouldn’t As a Christian myself,
sippi ranks second overall in mandate “Christian” values in have to worry about the preg- pitch a fit, right? it’s frankly offensive to keep
residents diagnosed with any the law, they’ve long claimed, nancy and the STDs,” come Seems a little Darwinian for watching it happen.
of those sexually transmitted produces undeniably godly the cries from the front lines of it to have “Christian Religious Zack Plair is managing edi-
diseases, trailing only Alaska. results. the conservative angel guard. Freedom” so prominently tor of The Dispatch. His email
What’s even more striking, We don’t have a clear Well, if my aunt had … no, painted on the label. address is zplair@cdispatch.
is the aptly named “heat maps” picture of whether sex educa- if a frog had wings it wouldn’t Especially in Mississippi, com.

Other Editors CARTOONIST VIEW

Bill would increase

government
transparency
We support a bill pending before
the Mississippi Legislature that would
increase transparency of government
boards and agencies throughout the state.
House Bill 1296 would require city and
county governments and state govern-
ment boards and agencies to post minutes
of their meetings online. Authored by
Republican Jerry Tuner; who represents
Lee, Prentiss and Union counties; the bill
passed the House Accountability, Effi-
ciency and Transparency Committee last
week. It now goes to the full House for
more debate.
We believe the bill would help citizens
to be better informed about the govern-
ment bodies that represent them. While
officials already are required to keep
minutes of meetings and make them
available to the public, posting those min-
utes online significantly increases their
accessibility.
We recognize that smaller entities
will have more difficulty meeting this
requirement, and the bill allows for that.
It exempts cities with fewer than 25,000
residents or counties with fewer than
50,000 residents from the requirement to
post minutes online. The bill also allows
an exemption for government entities that
do not already have a website.
State of the nation
Why not just be ‘an American’?
We would propose another solution to
that challenge, however. This bill is a good
opportunity to strengthen the partnership
between government entities and their Sen. Elizabeth War- what she appears but Warren’s quest seems very different.
legal organ publications. Legal organs are ren’s insistence that she is rather a member of a By asserting actual kinship with
the newspapers or journals that publish is Native American has group that has long faced Native Americans, she has frequent-
various government notices that are re- drawn racial taunts from discrimination in Amer- ly used her “roots” to play a role in
quired by law. Each county has one. President Donald Trump, ica, the claim takes on identity politics. She listed herself as
Government bodies that are not able who frequently refers to significance — especially Native American on prestigious law
to post their minutes online should send her as “Pocahontas,” as in the Democratic Party. school faculties where she taught
them to their legal organ to publish on its well as reprimands from The field of Democratic and as a “minority” professor in
website. In fact, the state can make that a tribal leaders, who note candidates who have an- the Association of American Law
requirement of being a legal organ. that tribes themselves nounced their candidacy Schools’ staff directories, among
Current law requires government determine tribal member- for president or are about other places. But nothing in War-
bodies to keep minutes that include such ship. She has frequently to is a veritable rainbow ren’s background suggests that
details as a listing of those present and said that she grew up of minorities. From for- Native American culture, much less
Linda Chavez
absent at meetings, a recording of any believing she had Native mer Housing and Urban tribal affiliation, was hers to claim.
actions taken and a documentation of any American ancestors and Development Secretary Whether she gained any benefit
votes made. occasionally claimed her family is Julian Castro, whose grandmother from her “minority” status in affir-
Under Turner’s bill, those entities Cherokee and Delaware, even of- was a Mexican immigrant, to Sen. mative action hiring is difficult to
would have to publish those minutes fering a recipe for a cookbook titled Kamala Harris, whose parents were assess, but it definitely made her a
on their websites within 35 days of the “Pow Wow Chow.” Earlier this year, born in Jamaica and India, to Sen. part of the coo!
adoption of the minutes and would have to Warren released the results of DNA Cory Booker, a man whose ances- l diversity crowd on campus,
keep them online for at least 12 months. tests that showed she did have a tors include both blacks and whites, where being a white woman
It’s important that langue be added to the very distant relative — in the neigh- as noted in an episode of “Finding wouldn’t automatically have entitled
bill containing strong penalties for those borhood of six to 10 generations Your Roots,” to Tulsi Gabbard, admission.
who do not comply. ago — who was Native American, born in American Samoa to a white Perhaps the best rebuke to War-
Increasing access to minutes of but that is hardly the impression mother and part-Samoan father, the ren was inadvertently given by her
governmental meetings by no means she has tried to give over the years. Democratic candidates are the most rival for the Democratic nomination,
replaces the importance of accountability This week, The Washington Post ethnically diverse in the history of Kamala Harris. When asked wheth-
reporting by watchdog journalists in those revealed a handwritten document, U.S. presidential politics. There is er she had ever grappled with intro-
communities. Minutes are often limited submitted in 1986 when Warren much to be applauded in such an spection about her own mixed-race
in what they contain, and as noted above, became a member of the Texas state ethnically and racially broad group status, Harris quickly answered,
there is a significant time lag before bar, in which she listed her race as of candidates, but more because “No.” She explained to The Wash-
they’re available. The work of trained “American Indian.” This latest con- of what it says about success and ington Post that when she first ran
community journalists reporting on local troversy in Sen. Warren’s identity assimilation in the American model for office, she didn’t like having to
governments remains as critical as ever. politics threatens to complicate her than it does about discrimination. define herself into a compartment: “I
But we also strongly believe the more bid for the presidency. The new industry of DNA testing am who I am. I’m good with it. You
information available on our government, Why should it matter what race has made it possible for Americans might need to figure it out, but I’m
the more knowledgeable the public will or ethnic origin Sen. Warren claims? to get a better idea about their fine with it.” Harris has solved her
be. And there are public entities - such as Under usual circumstances, it origins than relying on family myth. own racial identity by calling herself
state agencies — that do not always have a wouldn’t. Looking at Sen. Warren In melting-pot America, the desire “an American.” Elizabeth Warren
reporter present at their meetings. — with her fair skin, blue eyes and to discover more about ancestry is might think of dropping the “Native”
This bill is a good step toward a more blond hair — one would assume driven by a sense that most of us and do the same.
open and transparent government. We she is of northern European ances- have ancestors who hailed from Linda Chavez is chair of the Center
urge lawmakers to support that effort. try. But because she has taken it someplace else and the wish to learn for Equal Opportunity and a senior
(Tupelo) Daily Journal on herself to assert that she is not more about where that was. But Sen. fellow at the Niskanen Center.
 The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com Tuesday, February 12, 2019 5A

Obituaries Davis Hartness, Sr.

Continued from Page 2A
employed with Prestage at Oddfellows Rest Memorials may be Davis Donothan Hartness,Sr. 88, of Starkville,
Woodie Howell Farms and was self-em- Cemetery. Visitation made to St. Jude Chil- Mississippi, passed away peacefully at home, on
COLUMBUS — Saturday, February 9th, 2019, surrounded by
Woodrow Onis “Wood- ployed as a farmer. will be one hour prior to dren’ Research Hospital
In addition to his services at the church. in Memphis, Tennessee love ones.
ie” Howell, 72, died Visitation will be Tuesday, February 12, 2019,
Feb. 11, 2019, at his parents, he was preced- Tisdale-Lann Memo- or to the First Presbyte-
ed in death by his sister, rial Funeral Home is from 5-7 PM at Welch Funeral Home, 201 West
residence. rian Church in Aber-
Eloise Morgan; and in charge of arrange- Lampkin St., Starkville, MS 39759. The funeral
Services will be at 11 deen.
brothers, Joe Edd Aus- ments. services will be held at Welch Funeral Home
a.m. Friday at Memorial on Wednesday February 13, 2019 at 2 PM with
Gunter Peel Funeral tin and Danny Austin. Mr. Wood was born Joe Henley
He is survived by June 15, 1932, in Okolo- Brother Dickie Bryan officiating. Visitation will
Home Chapel, College BROOKSVILLE — also be held prior to the funeral from 1-2 PM.
Street location. Burial his wife, Joyce Stafford na, to the late Marshall Joe Tyson Henley, 60,
Austin of Columbus; Interment will be in Memorial Garden Park in
will follow at 2 p.m. at Spiva and Carlie Lou died Feb. 9, 2019.
son, Kenneth Roach Starkville.
Ridge Cemetery in Red Wood. He was a 1950 Arrangements are
of Vernon, Alabama; Davis was born on September 1, 1930, in
Bay, Alabama. Visita- graduate of Aberdeen incomplete and will be
sister, Jewel Robinson Starkville, MS, to Homer Milton and Stella Mae
tion will be one hour High School and announced by Lee-
of New Albany; four (Andrews) Hartness.
prior to services at the attended Mississippi Sykes Funeral Home of
grandchildren; and five Mr. Hartness was preceded in death by son,
funeral home. Memorial State University. He Macon.
great-grandchildren. Milton C. Hartness; brothers, Felix Hartness,
Funeral Peel Funeral was a U.S. Army veter-
Pallbearers will be Eugene Hartness, Charles Hartness and Homer
Home and Crematory, an. He also serve as a
Byron Wilson, Corey B.Hartness; and sisters, Stella Hartness Hull and
College Street location, Colonel in the National
Davis, Christopher Edith Ann McCoy.
is in charge of arrange- Guard. He was formerly
Roach, Jim Murray, He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Peggy
ments. employed with Dryden
Terry Emerson and Ray Kolb Hartness of Starkville, MS; children, Gary
Memorials may be Manufacturing Compa-
Boeke. (Donna) Hartness, Long Beach, MS, Darryl
made to St. Jude Chil- ny and Kerr-McGhee
Memorials may be (Tricia) Hartness, Columbus, MS, Donny (Melba)
dren’s Research Hospi- Chemical Corporation
made to Sanctuary Hartness, Marianna, AR, John (Paula) Hartness,
tal, 501 St. Jude Place, in Hamilton. He was a Marianna, AR, Brenda (Tom) Brooks, Starkville,
Memphis, TN 38105. Hospice House, P.O. member of First Pres-
Box 2177, Tupelo, MS MS, Glenda (Patrick) Tranum, Sturgis MS and
byterian Church in Brian (Jennifer) Hartness, Starkville MS; and 17
38803. Aberdeen.
Suzanne Brasfield In addition to his
grandchildren, Jason Hartness, April Sanders,
WEST POINT — Newmon Smith Jeffery Hartness, Gennifer Taloney, Donothan
Suzanne Elizabeth
Jimmie Wood parents, he was preced- Visitation: Hartness, Kelly Perkins, Amber Pucket, Heather
HOT SPRINGS, Ariz. ed in death by his son, Thursday, Feb. 14 • 12-1:30 PM
Eldridge, Preston Hartness, Abby Shaw, Riley
Brasfield, 62, died Feb. — Jimmie Boyd Wood, Marshall Jeffry Wood; Memorial Gunter Peel
10, 2019. Funeral Home Shaw, Leah Shaw, Jessica Tranum, John Tyler
86, died Feb. 10, 2019, and sister, Virginia Ear- 2nd Ave. North Location Tranum, Eryn Coolbaugh, Ella Brooks and
A memorial ser- in Hot Springs, Arizona. ly Dryden. Services:
vice will be held at 5 Thursday, Feb. 14 • 1:30 PM Aleck Brooks. He is also survived by 28 great-
Services will be at 2 He is survived by his Memorial Gunter Peel grandchildren.
p.m. Wednesday at p.m. Wednesday at the wife, Barbara Ann An- Funeral Home Chapel
First United Method- 2nd Ave. North Location
Davis enjoyed gardening, farming, hunting,
Aberdeen First Pres- drews Wood; daughter, Burial and riding four-wheelers on his homeplace. He
ist Church with Rev. byterian Church with Melinda Wood Hatcher Memorial Gardens lived life to the fullest and left this world on
Darrion Duckworth Van Moore and Ann of Hot Springs; three
and the Rev. Kelly Pope empty, leaving all of his love to his family and
Houston Keely officiat- grandchildren; and one Woodie Howell
officiating. Visitation:
friends. He was a diesel mechanic and a cattle
ing. Burial will follow great-grandchild. farmer. Although he dropped out of school in
Mrs. Brasfield was Friday, Feb. 15 • 10-11 AM
born March 19, 1956, in Memorial Gunter Peel 10th grade to go to work, he was the greatest
Funeral Home
Amory, to the late Nelda We had questions about cremation. College St. Location teacher to anyone that took the time to learn from
Knight and Don Boozer. Services: him. His best times revolved around his sons and
Friday • 11 AM
She was a member of We found the Memorial Gunter Peel
grandchildren coming home for the holidays
First United Methodist answers here. Funeral Home Chapel to hunt. He always planted huge gardens to fill
College St. Location freezers for family and friends. He was a generous
Church. Burial
In addition to her par- Friday, Feb. 15 • 2 PM soul that would do anything for anybody.
Call today. Ridge Cemetery Serving as pallbearers are Donothan
ents, she was preceded Red Bay, Alabama
in death by her broth- Hartness, Macon Perkins, Dillon Perkins, Vince
er, Howard Thomas Rachel Moore Tenhet, Donny Miller and Ben Pickin. Honorary
Boozer. Incomplete pallbearers are Wally Miles, Eugene (Pee Wee)
She is survived by Lowndes Funeral Home and Crematory Memorial Gunter Peel Oswalt, Andy Kemp, David Robertson, Lamar
Funeral Home Kolb and Jack Rhodes.
her husband, Mon- Columbus, MS • (662) 328-1808 2nd Ave. North Location
te Brasfield of West Memorials may be made to North Mississippi

Point; daughters, Emily
Melichar of Madison
and Sarah Burrell of
Starkville; brother,
David Don Boozer
of Amory; and three
grandchildren.
Memorials may be
made to the Alpha Iota
Chapter of Delta Kappa
Gamma, c/o Beverly
Allen DKG, P.O. Box 2,
West Point, MS 39773,
Bryan Public Library,
436 Commerce St., West
Point, MS 39773 or the
West Point Clay County
Animal Shelter, 5122
Old Tibbee Rd., West
Point, MS 39773.
Jackie Austin
WEST POINT —
Jackie Austin 70, died
Feb. 10, 2019, at Sanc-
tuary Hospice House in
Tupelo.
Graveside ser-
vices will be at 2 p.m.
Wednesday at Memorial
Garden Cemetery in
West Point with Clark
Richardson officiat-
ing. Visitation will be
from noon-1:30 p.m.
prior to services at the
Calvert Funeral Home.
Calvert Funeral Home
is in charge of arrange-
ments.
Mr. Austin was
born March 7, 1948, in
Calhoun City, to the late
William Earl and Chris-
tine Welker Austin. He
was a U.S. Army vet-
eran. He was formerly
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He was 100 years old, having been born the
day after the Armistice of WW1. Mr. Smith
served in the Civilian Conservation Corps and
the National Parks Service in Oregon from 1938
until he joined the United States Navy. He was a
veteran of WWII, having served at Pearl Harbor
Naval Air Station after the war began. Mr. Smith
worked at and retired from United Technologies
in 1986, where he was a maintenance mechan-
ic. He gardened, farmed and raised cattle all his
adult life and continued to garden and raise cattle
on his farm for many years after his retirement
from UT.
Mr. Smith was preceded in death by his moth-
er, Bertie Aldridge Wingo Smith; his father,
Frank Smith; his eldest and beloved daughter,
Randie Ellen Smith O’Shaughnessey Matthews;
his brothers, Jimmy Smith, Owen Smith, Fred
Smith, Lonnie Smith, Herman Wingo and Avery
Lee “Buster” Wingo; and his sisters, Mae Smith,
Bessie Lee Smith, Mattie Lee Smith Stevenson,
Gertrude Wingo Sartor and Clytee Wingo Gib-
son.
He is survived by his beloved wife of 73 years,
Doris Virginia Smith; his beloved son, Rodney
Allen Smith (Mary Lou) of Paris, Texas; and his
two beloved surviving daughters, Cathy Smith
Fields (Wesley) of Ajijic, Jalisco, Mexico and
Donna S. Smith of Columbus, Mississippi. Mr.
Smith had 7 grandchildren, Vickie Smith Slay-
ton of Eustis, Florida, Seamus O’Shaughnessey
(Katerina) of Phoenix, Arizona, Shannon Jen-
nings (Roger) of Ethel, Mississippi, Jason Smith
(Christy) of Waco, Texas, Philippa Jean “PJ” Mat-
thews of Phoenix, Arizona, Chuck Eason (Joan-
na) of Omaha, Nebraska and Erika Juno (John)
of Omaha, Nebraska; 8 great-grandchildren; and
2 great-great-grandchildren; as well as many
nieces and nephews.
Services will be held Thursday, February 14,
2019 at 1:30 PM at Memorial Gunter Peel, 2nd
Ave N. Chapel with Pete Bowen and Tim Gentle
officiating. Burial with U.S. Navy Honors will fol-
low at Memorial Gardens of Columbus. Visitation
will be held Thursday from noon until 1:30 PM at
the funeral home.
Serving as pallbearers will be his nephews,
Ronnie Smith, Rowdy Smith, Jody Smith, Don
Stephenson, Donald Wingo and Johnny Gibson.
Serving as honorary pallbearers will be the
Members of Steens Church of Christ and the
doctors and nurses of Baptist Memorial Hospi-
tal-Golden Triangle Hospice Care, 3rd floor.
In lieu of flowers memorial may be made to:
Susan G. Komen for the Cure, 5006 LBJ Free-
way STE 250, Dallas, TX 75244 or the Colum-
bus-Lowndes Humane Society, P.O. Box 85, Co-
lumbus, MS 39703.

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6A Tuesday, February 12, 2019
Health
Personal trainers offer ‘accountability’
to those who want to begin exercising
By BEN MACKIN
and AMANDA LIEN
alien@cdispatch.com
S
tarkville resident
Chelsi Brasher, a
33-year-old mother
of three, wanted to get
back in shape during the
new year after giving
birth to twins last year.
Columbus resident
Roya Asadi’s New Year’s
resolution was to fit into
dresses from when she
was younger.
Both women chose to
seek personal training
to help with diet changes
and exercise routines, a
common choice for New
Year’s resolutions.
“I feel way better,”
Brasher said. “I have a
lot more energy, and my
health is a lot better.”
Beth Jeffers, owner
of The Fitness Factor in
Columbus,
said the
months of
January
through
March are
often the
busiest for
her busi-
Jeffers
ness.
“People make lifestyle
changes at the begin-
ning of the new year, of
course,” she said.
She recommends that
people serious about
making lifestyle changes
through exercise do what
Brasher and Asadi do and
get a personal trainer —
or at least find a friend to
work out with.
“There’s accountabil-
ity in that,” she said. “A
lot of times, people do
the same thing and get
bored. I see a lot of peo-
ple who just do the same
1 case of tuberculosis confirmed in Mississippi high school
The Associated Press
JACKSON — A case
of tuberculosis has been
confirmed at a Mississippi
high school.
News outlets reported
the Mississippi Depart-
ment of Health has been
working to notify stu-
Eddie Myles, trainer, works with P.K. Kong at the OCH
Wellness Center earlier this year.
thing every day.”
Tom Campbell, owner
of Tom Campbell Fitness
and Sports Performance
in Starkville, begins re-
ceiving inquiries around
Thanksgiving from
people with a New Year’s
resolution to get in shape.
He said clients often find
excuses to not follow
through on their good
intentions.
“Several things
happen,” Campbell said.
“Life gets in the way. I
had a guy who was on a
ladder at work, fell off the
ladder at work and broke
his arm. He said, ‘I have
a broken arm, and I can’t
work out’. But in reali-
dents and staff members
at Provine High School
in Jackson who may have
been exposed.
Health department of-
ficials say they will test
about 200 students and fac-
ulty in the next few weeks.
Tuberculosis is a re-
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Courtesy photo/Ben Mackin
ty, we can always work
around that.”
Brasher started
working out with Camp-
bell after giving birth to
twins last February. After
she started training, she
realized that her lifestyle
change was doing her a
lot of good.
“Everything in my life
was completely differ-
ent,” said Brasher. “I
started off really strong
on my nutrition, and I
haven’t been doing as
well eating (recently).
I gained a little bit over
Christmas, but besides
that, I’ve been working
out.”
For some, getting to
spiratory infection that
spreads when a person
inhales airborne germs
over an extended period
of time in a confined area
with someone who has the
disease.
Symptoms include per-
sistent coughing, cough-
Health tip
n CUT THE FAT: Cutting carbs, eating more
protein, and eating plenty of fiber are all excellent
ways to get rid of belly fat.
Source: healthline.com
the gym is half the battle, better after putting in the enough of a motivator for
especially as gym mem- time and work. me,” she said. “When I do
berships rise and more “I had such a good fall off the wagon, then
people use the facilities. feeling when I would it’s like ‘Oh, I’m so ready
Eddie Myles, director of work out so that was to get back in the gym.’”
the Wellness Connection
in Starkville, had a client
that weighed nearly 600
pounds and had trouble
getting out of bed, let
alone out of the house.
“I got a call and she
wanted me to come to her
house,” he said. “I started
going to her house
because she was having
problems getting from
her bedroom to the kitch-
en. That was like an hour
workout for her, carrying
that much weight, and
you’re out of shape.”
Eventually, Myles got
this client to the gym,
and in the time working
with her, she lost about
100 pounds. After she
moved away, Myles
learned that her health
and fitness had just kept
improving.
“She was doing so
good,” he said. “I mean,
literally, she was on the
phone crying.”
Campbell often sees
that people want results
immediately, and they get
discouraged when that
does not happen. Jeffers
agreed, saying she finds
that most of her clients
fail to follow through on
their health-related reso-
lutions because they have
too high or unreasonable
expectations.
“I tell them to be pa-
tient,” she said. “I really
believe slow and steady
will get you success.”
For Asadi, commit-
ment to her resolution
wasn’t always easy, but
she realized that she felt
ing up blood, night sweats
and weight loss.
State Epidemiologist
Dr. Paul Byers says school
officials have taken all nec-
essary safety precautions.
A meeting is set at the
school Thursday to dis-
cuss the case.
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Mattix, Trojans look to keep growing

By Scot t Walters
swalters@cdispatch.com
New Hope High School ju-
nior RL Mattix knew he was
surrounded by some talented
teammates.
With the second seasons ar-
riving this week, Mattix is see-
ing all of that talent come to the
surface.
New Hope (15-12) will be the
No. 2 seed in this week’s Mis-
sissippi High School Activities
Association (MHSAA) Class
4A, Region 4 tournament at
Inside
n SCHEDULE: Pairings for MHSAA
region and MAIS North State tour-
naments, Page 2B
Leake Central.
The Trojans have come a
long way since the start of the
season and that is in large part
due to the strong play and lead-
ership of Mattix.
“When January rolled
around and we started district
play, we started playing bet-
ter,” Mattix said. “The team
just gelled. We knew it was
coming. It was just a matter of
time. We lost six seniors from
last season so it wasn’t going to
happen overnight. We just kept
working at it. Right now, we are
playing good basketball.”
In the final week of the reg-
ular season, Mattix scored
18 points in a region win over
Louisville and matched that
number two nights later in a
hard-fought loss to county rival Chris McDill/Special to The Dispatch
New Hope junior RL Mattix (2) will help lead the Trojans in this
Caledonia. week’s MHSAA Class 4A, Region 4 tournament at Leake Central.
See MATTIX, 4B

COLLEGE SOFTBALL PREP SOCCER MEN’S COLLEGE

BASKETBALL
Newman set Bulldogs look
for debut for elusive
with Owls home win
BY SCOTT WALTERS
swalters@cdispatch.com
By Scot t Walters
swalters@cdispatch.com
Mississippi University for
Women softball coach John New- STARKVILLE — With the
man was pleased when he was
NCAA tournament selection pro-
chosen to be the Owls’ second
cess an inexact science, there are
softball coach.
rarely must-win games in early
As time has passed since that
August hiring, Newman has be- February.
come even happier. However, the
“Blessed to have Mississippi State
this opportunity,” basketball team
Newman said. “We will play a “help
have great facilities the cause game”
and a lot of support at 8 tonight when
Chris McDill/Special to The Dispatch
from the communi- Heritage Academy senior Lex Rogers (7) is shown here in an earlier match against Alabama comes to
ty. The girls have Starkville Academy. Rogers scored twice as the Patriots beat the Volunteers 4-0. Humphrey Colise- Perry
worked hard. From um.
Newman the first fall prac- “We just can’t fall to 4-7 (in con-

tice, it has been a
rewarding ride. The team is excit-
ed about the season ahead.”
That season starts at 2 p.m.
Wednesday when Rust College
comes to the MUW campus for a
doubleheader at Don Usher Field.
A year ago, Tat Matthew led the
team to a 21-19 overall record and
a berth in the United State Col-
lege Athletic Association Small
College World Series.
“We have a lot of leadership
and starters returning from last
year’s team,” Newman said. “We
are blessed to be in this position.”
Newman was also pleased with
the addition of Noelle Winkles
as an assistant coach. Winkles
capped her playing career by lead-
ing Kennesaw State University to
an NCAA regional last season.
See OWLS, 4B
REIGNING SUPREME
Heritage Academy shuts out rival Starkville Academy to win district title
BY SCOTT WALTERS
swalters@cdispatch.com
STARKVILLE – Heritage Academy
freshman Todd Sharp wanted his team to
get a quick start.
Junior teammate Jonathan Swartz
wanted his team to not let up once get-
ting a lead.
Both saw their desires come true.
Heritage Academy scored three first-
half goals in the span of nine minutes
and held on for a 4-0 win over Starkville
Academy in a Mississippi Association of
Independent Schools (MAIS) Division
III, District 2 matchup at the Starkville
Sportsplex.
“We wanted to play fast and aggres-
sive,” Sharp said. “The main thing was to
get up early. When you play for a champi-
onship, you don’t want to be fighting from
behind. We did a great job of getting the
lead early.”
With the win, Heritage Academy won
the district championship and earned a
quarterfinal playoff match at home Mon-
day. Starkville Academy will also quality
for postseason play and open play with a
quarterfinal match on the road.
The Patriots had an easier time than
a 1-0 win over the Volunteers on Dec. 6.
See PATRIOTS, 4B
ference play), we really need to be
5-6,” MSU head coach Ben How-
land said. “That’s where we are
right now. We really need a win.”
MSU (16-7, 4-6 Southeastern
Conference) has lost the first two
games in this three-game home-
stand.
No. 19 LSU recorded a 92-88
overtime win Wednesday night,
while No. 5 Kentucky escaped
town with a 71-67 win Saturday.
Against Kentucky, MSU bat-
tled back from an 18-point deficit
to trail by one with slightly over
See BULLDOGS, 4B
NEXT GAME
n Alabama, 8 p.m. Today (SEC
Network; WKBB-FM 100.9, WFCA-FM
107.9).

Soccer Signing WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Bull’s eye growing for Bulldogs

T
he bull’s eye on the back of
the Mississippi State women’s
basketball team’s back doubled
Monday night.
In addition to earning the fourth
No. 1 seed in the first reveal of the top
16 seeds for the NCAA tournament,
MSU was assigned to the
Albany Regional with — you
guessed it — Connecticut as
the No. 2 seed.
The silver lining is the
Bulldogs won’t have to return
to Bridgeport, Connecticut,
the site of a 98-38 loss to the
Huskies in the Sweet 16 of Adam
Chris McDill/Special to The Dispatch the 2016 NCAA tournament. Minichino
Caledonia High School senior Francisco Garcia is shown here after signing a MSU getting a No. 1 seed
soccer scholarship offer with Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Monday. is a just reward for a team
Garcia is with Eloise Shannon, Ella Shannon, Lillian Shannon, Patrick Shannon that is ranked No. 5 in The Associated raucous atmosphere at Humphrey Col-
and Jim Shannon. Press Top 25 and No. 6 in the NCAA’s
NEXT GAME
n Missouri, 8 p.m. Thursday (SEC Net-
work; WKBB-FM 100.9)
Ratings Percentage Index (RPI).
Throw out Strength of Schedule.
That number, which the NCAA
tournament selection committee
uses to help determine seeding,
mattered last for MSU in 2015,
when it failed to earn a top 16
seed and was forced to go to
Durham, North Carolina, where
it lost to Duke in the second
round.
Since then, MSU has lived at
home in the first two rounds.
It has capitalized on the
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Minichino
Continued from Page 1B
iseum to go 6-0 the last three sea-
sons. In the last two years, those
opening-round victories helped cat-
apult the Bulldogs to the national
championship game.
This season, the road to the
Final Four in Tampa, Florida, is
a little trickier. MSU will have to
get there after losing sophomore
Chloe Bibby, who suffered a
season-ending anterior cruciate
ligament injury in the opening min-
ute against South Carolina. The
Bulldogs have enough firepower to
get back to the Final Four thanks
in part to senior Teaira McCow-
an and graduate student Anriel
Howard, who were named Monday
to the Naismith Player of the Year
Trophy midseason team. MSU is
one of five teams in the country
with multiple players selected.
Factor in the stellar point guard
play of senior Jazzmun Holmes and
the astronomical growth of senior
Jordan Danberry, who is playing
like a first-team All-Southeastern
Conference player, and the Bull-
dogs can beat you in multiple ways.
The road won’t be easy, regard-
less what you think about the state
of the SEC. Missouri, Texas A&M,
Ole Miss, Vanderbilt, LSU, and
South Carolina stand in the way of
MSU’s second-consecutive unde-
feated SEC regular season.
Even if MSU (22-1, 10-0 SEC)
runs the table, it could face the
challenge of having to beat South
Carolina for a second time in the
Palmetto State to keep its No. 1
seed. In addition to playing the
Gamecocks in Columbia, South
Carolina, on March 3, the Bulldogs
will be one of many that will try to
end the Gamecocks’ hold on the
SEC tournament when that event
convenes March 6-10 in Greenville,
South Carolina.
There’s no telling if Baylor (21-
1), Louisville (23-1), and Oregon
(23-1), the only team to beat MSU,
will remain on the top line, either,
or if UConn, reigning champion
Notre Dame, Stanford, or North
Carolina State, which earned No. 2
seeds in the reveal, will jump to the
top line.
Bracketologists like ESPN’s
Charlie Creme will be busy for the
next month as they break down the
numbers to hammer out a 64-team
field.
For MSU, the challenge is sim-
ple: Win. A chance to determine
your destiny is all any coach could
want. With a 4-1 mark against top-
50 teams, MSU has played some of
its best basketball against the top
teams on its schedule. The latest
example came Sunday in a 91-63
victory against Tennessee. A 30-14
fourth quarter helped the Bulldogs
hand the Lady Vols their worst loss
in the SEC in program history.
After the game, Tennessee
coach Holly Warlick was convinced
MSU has what it takes to get back
to the Final Four.
“I think when you have a strong
inside game and you have guards
that are super quick and guards
that can shoot the three, it’s a big
challenge,” Warlick said. “You can’t
make a lot of mistakes. I thought
the first three quarters we didn’t,
but when you get a rebound, you’ve
got to hold on to it. They grind it
out. They’re competitors. I don’t
see any reason why they can’t com-
pete for a championship.”
The second and final top-16 re-
veal will take place Monday, March
4, at halftime of the UConn-South
Florida game. The reveal won’t
have any bearing on the 64-team
field, which will be announced at 6
p.m. Monday, March 18 (ESPN).
As much as talk as there will be
about the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds,
you can rest assured MSU coach
Vic Schaefer could care less. It’s
not like he or anyone on his coach-
ing staff needed something to
motivate them. MSU’s biggest ob-
stacle will be itself. The Bulldogs
can improve in so many areas.
That being said, it’s hard to deny
they have the pieces, especially
after watching Danberry spin in
the lane and complete a left-handed
layup or McCowan go up high with
her left hand to snare a pass from
Holmes and finish on the block.
With contributions from Holmes,
Howard, Andra Espinoza-Hunter
and the rest of the Bulldogs, Schae-
fer’s squad might be different but it
is just as capable.
Remember, Schaefer has said
all along that a lack of talent won’t
be what prevents the 2018-19 team
from realizing its potential. The
question remains whether the Bull-
dogs will turn that talent into the
arrow that shoots down anyone who
dares to mess with their bull’s eye.
Adam Minichino covers Missis-
sippi State women’s basketball for
The Dispatch. You can email him at
aminichino@cdispatch.com. Follow
him on Twitter @ctsportseditor

PREP BASKETBALL SCHEDULE

MHSAA
Region Tournaments
Class 6A, Region 2
At: Tupelo High School
Today’s Games
Girls: Columbus vs. Oxford,
4 p.m.
Boys: Columbus vs. Oxford,
5:30 p.m.
Girls: South Panola vs. Tupe-
lo, 7 p.m.
Boys: South Panola vs.
Tupelo, 8:30 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Girls: Consolation, 4 p.m.
Boys: Consolation, 5:30
p.m.
Girls: Championship, 7 p.m.
Boys: Championship, 8:30
p.m.
Class 6A, Region 3
At: Madison Central
High School
Today’s Games
Girls: Starkville High vs.
Madison Central, 4 p.m.
Boys: Starkville High vs.
Northwest Rankin, 5:30
p.m.
Girls: Northwest Rankin vs.
Murrah, 7 p.m.
Boys: Murrah vs. Madison
Central, 8:30 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Girls: Consolation, 4 p.m.
Boys: Consolation, 5:30
p.m.
Girls: Championship, 7 p.m.
Boys: Championship, 8:30
p.m.
Class 5A, Region 2
At: West Point High School
Today’s Games
Girls: Lafayette vs. Grenada,
4 p.m.
Boys: Lafayette vs. Grena-
da, 5:30 p.m.
Girls: Saltillo vs. West Point,
7 p.m.
Boys: Saltillo vs. West Point,
8:30 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
Girls: Consolation, 6 p.m.
Boys: Consolation, 7:30
p.m.
Friday’s Games
Girls: Championship, 6 p.m.
Boys: Championship, 7:30
p.m.
Class 4A, Region 2
At: Itawamba Community
College
Today’s Games
Girls: Shannon vs. Caledo-
nia, 4 p.m.
Boys: Amory vs. Caledonia,
5:30 p.m.
Girls: Itawamba AHS vs.
Mooreville, 7 p.m.
Boys: Shannon vs. Moorev-
ille, 8:30 p.m.
Wednesday’s Games
Girls: Amory vs. Shannon or
Caledonia, 4 p.m.
Boys: Itawamba AHS vs.
Caledonia or Amory, 5:30
p.m.
Girls: Pontotoc vs. Itawamba
AHS or Mooreville, 7 p.m.
Boys: Pontotoc vs. Shannon
or Mooreville, 8:30 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Girls: Consolation, 4 p.m.
Boys: Consolation, 5:30
p.m.
Girls: Championship, 7 p.m.
Boys: Championship, 8:30
p.m.
Class 4A, Region 4
At: Leake Central
High School
Today’s Games
Girls: Kosciusko vs. Noxu-
bee County, 6 p.m.
Boys: Leake Central vs. Nox-
ubee County, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
Girls: Louisville vs. Kos-
ciusko or Noxubee County,
4 p.m.
Boys: Kosciusko vs.
Noxubee County or Leake
Central, 5:30 p.m.
Girls: New Hope vs. Leake
Central, 7 p.m.
Boys: New Hope vs. Louis-
ville, 8:30 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Girls: Consolation, 4 p.m.
Boys: Consolation, 5:30
p.m.
Girls: Championship, 7 p.m.
Boys: Championship, 8:30
p.m.
Class 1A, Region 6
At: West Lowndes High
School
Today’s Games
Girls: Nanih Waiya vs. Noxa-
pater, 6 p.m.
Boys: Nanih Waiya vs. Noxa-
pater, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
Girls: Hamilton vs. Nanih
Waiya or Noxapater, 3 p.m.
Boys: Wesst Lowndes vs.
Nanih Waiya or Noxapater,
4:30 p.m.
Girls: Vardaman vs. West
Lowndes, 6 p.m.
Boys: Hamilton vs. Varda-
man, 7:30 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Girls: Consolation, 3 p.m.
Boys: Consolation, 4:30
p.m.
Girls: Championship, 6 p.m.
Boys: Championship, 7:30
p.m.
MAIS
North State Tournaments
Class AAA
At: Heritage Academy
Today’s Games
Girls: Winston Academy vs.
Indianola Academy, 4 p.m.
Boys: Winston Academy vs.
Indianola Academy, 5:15
p.m.
Girls: Bayou Academy vs.
Starkville Academy, 6:30
p.m.
Boys: Bayou Academy vs.
Canton Academy, 7:45 p.m.
Wednesday’s Games
Boys: Leake Academy vs.
Kirk Academy, 4 p.m.
Girls: Leake Academy vs.
Lee Academy, 5:15 p.m.
Boys: Lee Academy vs. Heri-
tage Academy, 6:30 p.m.
Girls: North Delta vs. Heri-
tage Academy, 7:45 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Girls: Semifinal 1, 4 p.m.
Girls: Semifinal 2, 5:15 p.m.
Boys: Semifinal 1, 6:30
p.m.
Boys: Semifinal 2, 7:45 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Girls: Consolation, 1 p.m.
Boys: Consolation, 2:15
p.m.
Girls: Championship, 4 p.m.
Boys: Championship, 5:15
p.m.
Class AA
At: Marshall Academy
Today’s Games
Girls: Central Holmes vs.
Benton Academy, 3 p.m.
Boys: St. Joseph vs. Central
Holmes, 4:15 p.m.
Girls: Carroll Academy vs.
Tri-County Academy, 5:30
p.m. Send in your
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Boys: Tri-County Academy
vs. Marshall Academy, 6:45
p.m. event.
Wednesday’s Games
Boys: Carroll Academy vs.
Greenville Christian, 3 p.m. email:
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vs. Oak Hill Academy, 4:15
p.m.
Boys: Manchester Academy
vs. Oak Hill Academy, 5:30
p.m.
Subject: NATS
Girls: Manchester Academy
vs. Winona Christian, 6:45
p.m.
Friday’s Games
Girls: Semifinal 1, 3 p.m.
Girls: Semifinal 2, 4:15 p.m.
Boys: Semifinal 1, 5:30
p.m.
Boys: Semifinal 2, 6:45
p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Girls: Consolation, 1 p.m.
Boys: Consolation, 2:15
p.m.
Girls: Championship, 4 p.m.
Boys: Championship, 5:15
p.m.
Class A
At: Delta Academy
Note: Monday’s results not
posted to MAIS web site
Monday’s Games
Girls: Sharkey-Issaquena
Academy vs. Lee (Arkan-
sas), 4 p.m.
Boys: DeSoto vs. Sharkey-Is-
saquena, 5:15 p.m.
Girls: Kemper Academy vs.
Deer Creek, 6:30 p.m.
Boys: Marvell Academy vs.
Kemper Academy, 7:45 p.m.
Today’s Games
Girls: Tunica Academy vs.
Calhoun Academy, 4 p.m.
Boys: Delta Academy vs.
Tunica Academy, 5:15 p.m.
Girls: West Memphis vs.
Delta Academy, 6:30 p.m.
Boys: Hebron Christian vs.
Humphreys Academy, 7:45
p.m.
Wednesday’s Games
Girls: Marvell Academy vs.
Kemper or Deer Creek, 4
p.m.
Boys: Delta Streets vs. Mar-
vell or Kemper, 5:15 p.m.
Girls: Hebron Christian vs.
Lee or Sharkey-Issaquena,
6:30 p.m.
Boys: Calhoun Academy vs.
DeSoto or Sharkey-Issaque-
na, 7:45 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
Girls: Humphreys Academy
vs. Tunica or Calhoun, 4
p.m.
Boys: West Memphis vs.
Hebron or Humphreys, 5:15
p.m.
Girls: Columbus Christian
vs. Delta or West Memphis,
6:30 p.m.
Boys: Columbus Christian
vs. Delta or Tunica, 7:45
p.m.
Friday’s Games
Girls: Semifinal 1, 3 p.m.
Girls: Semifinal 2, 4:15 p.m.
Boys: Semifinal 1, 5:30
p.m.
Boys: Semifinal 2, 6:45
p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Girls: Consolation, 1 p.m.
Boys: Consolation, 2:15
p.m.
Girls: Championship, 4 p.m.
Boys: Championship, 5:15
p.m.
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Local Prep Basketball
Heritage Academy drops baseball opener MHSAA Region Tournament/MAIS North State Tournament
JACKSON — Heritage Academy dropped a 9-4 decision to Schedules, Page 4B
Jackson Prep in its baseball season opener Monday night.
Blayze Berry had three hits, while Banks Hyde had two hits for the Prep Baseball
Patriots. Cole Ketchum struck out six in 3-1/3 innings of work on the Today’s Games
mound. Magnolia Heights at Heritage Academy, 6 p.m.
Starkville Academy at Hartfield Academy, 6 p.m.
Mississippi State Friday’s Game
SEC women’s tournament tickets now on sale Lamar School at Heritage Academy, 6 p.m.
STARKVILLE – Single-session and promotional tickets for the Saturday’s Game
2019 SEC Women’s Basketball Tournament in Greenville, South Indianola Academy at Heritage Academy, 6 p.m.
Carolina, are now on sale. The tournament will be held in Bon Secours
Wellness Arena from March 6-10. Note: MHSAA Preseason games will be played Saturday
Fans may purchase tickets through the arena box office, Ticket- Men’s College Basketball
master.com or by calling 800-745-3000. Today’s Games
Single-session tickets for Wednesday and Thursday are $15, and
Friday’s sessions cost $20. Tickets to Saturday and Sunday’s semifinals Mississippi University for Women at Champion Christian, 6 p.m.
and championship game are $25. Alabama at Mississippi State, 8 p.m.
Family Four Pack tickets include a ticket and a voucher to redeem Wednesday’s Game
for a hot dog, chips and a drink for four individuals for a single session. Ole Miss at Auburn, 7:30 p.m.
The promotional offer will cost $48 on Wednesday and Thursday, $64
on Friday and $80 for the final two days of the tournament.
Thursday’s Game
Additionally, the SEC will be enforcing a clear bag policy at the UTSA at Southern Miss, 7 p.m.
tournament, but the league strongly encourages fans not to bring any Saturday’s Games
bags to the games. Fans should arrive early and leave any unnecessary
Florida at Alabama, 1 p.m.
items at home or in their cars. Those bringing a bag to the arena should
Missouri at Ole Miss, 2:30 p.m.
anticipate being delayed for search.
Prohibited items include, but are not limited to: purses larger than UTEP at Southern Miss, 4 p.m.
a small clutch bag, coolers, briefcases, backpacks, fanny packs, cinch Mississippi State at Arkansas, 7:30 p.m.
bags, seat cushions, luggage of any kind, computer bags and camera
bags or any bag larger than the permissible size (12” x 6” x 12”).
Women’s College Basketball
Items that are typically carried in diaper or baby bags must be Thursday’s Games
carried in a clear bag that meets the standards of the bag policy. Vanderbilt at Ole Miss, 7 p.m.
Fans may still bring items such as binoculars and cameras (with Southern Miss at UTSA, 7 p.m.
lens less than 4 inches in length), provided they are not in cases, as well Missouri at Mississippi State, 8 p.m.
as smart phones into each arena.
Working personnel, including media, will continue to enter Saturday’s Game
the arenas through designated gates where they will be subject to Southern Miss at UTEP, Noon
screening and bag inspections already in effect for the SEC basketball Sunday’s Games
tournaments.
Mississippi State at Texas A&M, 1 p.m.
n Strides made in latest track rankings: At Starkville, with
Marco Arop’s record-breaking time on Saturday at the Tiger Paw Invita- Alabama at Auburn, 3 p.m.
tional, Mississippi State’s men’s 800m group has moved up to second in College Baseball
the nation in USTFCCCA’s latest #EventSquad rankings. Friday’s Games
Arop posted a blistering mark of 1:45.90, which broke both the
school and Canadian national record in the indoor 800m. Additionally, Presbyterian at Alabama, 3 p.m.
his time was the best in the nation last week and currently ranks second Youngstown State at Mississippi State, 4 p.m.
in the NCAA and fourth in the world. Arop’s mark ranks No. 7 all-time in Wright State at Ole Miss, 4 p.m.
NCAA indoor history.
In addition to Arop, Dejon Devroe (1:49.46), Daniel Nixon (1:49.69)
Purdue at Southern Miss, 4 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
and Kenya Small (1:52.20) combined for an average mark of 1:49.31.
Nixon’s season-best mark came Saturday at Clemson as well, where he Wright State at Ole Miss, 1:30 p.m.
finished fourth behind Arop and Devroe, who placed third. Youngstown State at Mississippi State, 2 p.m.
State’s men’s 200m group jumped six spots in the rankings to Presbyterian at Alabama, 3 p.m.
No. 12 with an average time of 21.30 after Terryon Conwell ran a
Purdue at Southern Miss, 4 p.m.
personal-best 20.99 at Clemson to move into fifth all-time in MSU
indoor history. Karson Kowalchuk nearly matched his personal-best on Sunday’s Games
Saturday as well, running a season-best 21.21 in the 200m Invitational. Youngstown State at Mississippi State, 1 p.m.
Okheme Moore remained one of MSU’s top four 200m sprinters, while Presbyterian at Alabama, 1 p.m.
Cameron Crump joins the fold as the fourth-best Bulldog in the event
Purdue at Southern Miss, 1 p.m.
with a run of 21.57 at Clemson.
Wright State at Ole Miss, 1:30 p.m.
The Bulldogs’ men’s 60m squad improved two spots, sitting at No.
22 in the nation this week with an average of 6.84. Kowalchuk again Lane College at Mississippi University for Women (DH), 2 p.m.
leads the pack after running a season-best 6.75 at Clemson on Friday.
Moore (6.82), Crump (6.86) and Lawrence Crawford (6.93) round out
College Softball
Wednesday’s Games
MSU’s top four 60m sprinters.
Mississippi University for Women at Rust College (DH), 2 p.m.
Alabama Southern Miss at Nicholls State, 6 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
Women’s basketball falls to Kentucky Mississippi State vs. Southern Illinois (Puerto Vallarta, Mexico), 10 a.m.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Rhyne Howard scored 23 points with four
3-pointers, Maci Morris added 17 points and No. 17 Kentucky beat Ole Miss at Loyola Marymount, 4 p.m.
Alabama 68-53 on Monday night. Mississippi State vs. Washington (Puerto Vallarta, Mexico), 6 p.m.
Howard, averaging 16.5 points and 6.8 rebounds, scored 20-plus
Friday’s Games
for the eighth time this season while becoming just the fourth UK player
Mississippi State vs. Sacramento State (Puerto Vallarta, Mexico),
to reach 400 points in her freshman season. Morris is five points shy of
moving into sixth in career scoring at UK. 10 a.m.
Tatyana Wyatt chipped in with 10 points for Kentucky (20-5, 7-4 Ole Miss vs. UC Riverside (Westwood, California), 11 a.m.
Southeastern Conference). The Wildcats have won seven straight Southern Miss vs. UT-Arlington (Waco, Texas), 12:30 p.m.
games against the Crimson Tide, including five straight in Tuscaloosa. Alabama vs. South Florida (Tucson, Arizona), 1:15 p.m.
Howard scored 10 of Kentucky’s first 13 points of the second quar-
ter as the Wildcats took an 11-point lead. Her basket midway through
Ole Miss vs. Cal Poly (Westwood, California), 1:30 p.m.
Alabama vs. New Mexico (Tucson, Arizona), 3:30 p.m.
the third quarter, part of a 13-0 run, put Kentucky ahead double-figures
for the rest of the game. Southern Miss at Baylor, 5:30 p.m.
Kentucky forced Alabama into 24 turnovers, scoring 20 points off
those miscues.
Saturday’s Games
Southern Miss vs. Sam Houston State (Waco, Texas), 10 a.m.
Megan Abrams scored 16 points and Jasmine Walker had 12
points and 15 rebounds for her fifth double-double of the season for Ole Miss vs. Oregon State (Westwood, California), Noon
Alabama (11-13, 3-8). Alabama has lost five of its last six games. Cierra Mississippi State vs. Central Florida (Puerto Vallarta, Mexico),
Johnson, averaging 14.6 points, was held to four points in 19 minutes. 12:30 p.m.
n Softball’s Tow earns player of week: At Tuscaloosa,
Alabama, Alabama sophomore Kaylee Tow has been named the SEC
Softball Player of the Week, it was announced Monday.
Basketball
The Madisonville, Kentucky native posted stellar numbers at last
weekend’s season-opening Trojan Classic, leading the team with a
.692 batting average which included nine hits, nine runs scored, three NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
doubles and six walks. She earned at least one hit, one run and one
walk in all five games and had an RBI in four of the five contests.
Toronto
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
41 16 .719 —
Her best performance came in the Feb. 9 win against Murray State, Philadelphia 36 20 .643 4½
Boston 35 21 .625 5½
going 4-for-4 from the plate with four runs scored, two doubles, two
Brooklyn 29 28 .509 12
RBIs and a walk. The run, hit and double totals are all career highs, and New York 10 45 .182 30
the four runs scored is tied for the UA single-game record. Southeast Division
Tow, a preseason All-SEC selection this season, winning NFCA
Charlotte
W L Pct GB
27 28 .491 —
All-America and All-SEC accolades as a freshman in 2018. The award Miami 25 29 .463 1½
marks the second weekly conference honor of her career, previously
Orlando
Washington
25 32 .439 3
24 32 .429 3½
named SEC Freshman of the Week on April 3, 2018. Alabama has Atlanta 18 38 .321 9½
Central Division
earned 47 SEC Player of the Week awards in program history, with W L Pct GB
Demi Turner as the most-recent recipient on May 7, 2018. Milwaukee 41 14 .745 —
Indiana 37 19 .661 4½
Tow and her teammates continue the 2019 season this weekend Detroit 25 29 .463 15½
at the Hillenbrand Invitational in Tucson, Ariz., playing five games over Chicago
Cleveland
13 43 .232 28½
11 45 .196 30½
three days starting Friday. WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
Ole Miss Houston
San Antonio
32 23 .582 —
32 26 .552 1½
Dallas 26 29 .473 6
Men’s track and field squad moves into Top 20 New Orleans 25 32 .439 8
NEW ORLEANS – Ole Miss men’s track & field exploded up the Memphis 23 34 .404 10
Northwest Division
charts in the Week 4 USTFCCCA National Rating Index, improving 74
W L Pct GB
Denver 37 18 .673 —
spots all the way to No. 18 after a superb weekend of competition.
This marks the 27th total time that Ole Miss has ranked in the
Oklahoma City
Portland
36 19 .655
33 22 .600 4
1 14. Kansas 18-6 320 14
indoor men’s index since the USTFCCCA began rankings in 2008, as Utah 32 24 .571 5½
Minnesota 25 30 .455 12
well as the first time that the Rebel men have ranked within the top-25 Pacific Division
during indoors since Week 4 of the 2016 season (No. 17). W L Pct GB
Golden State 40 15 .727 —
Buoying this rise was an all-time weekend out of the Rebel L.A. Clippers 31 26 .544 10
milers out at Boston University’s David Hemery Valentine Invitational.
Sophomore Waleed Suliman clocked the NCAA’s second-fastest mile
Sacramento
L.A. Lakers
30 26 .536 10½
28 28 .500 12½
this year at 3:56.78, a new Ole Miss school record worth 19.46 points in
Phoenix 11 47 .190 30½
Monday’s Games
the USTFCCCA’s ranking algorithm. Suliman is also contributing on the
Cleveland 107, New York 104
fifth-ranked distance medley relay squad alongside Everett Smulders, Detroit 121, Washington 112
James Burnett and Derek Gutierrez (9:38.09; 13.76 points) and in the
Indiana 99, Charlotte 90
Toronto 127, Brooklyn 125
800-meter (23rd, 1:49.18, 0.55 points). Houston 120, Dallas 104
Gutierrez also joined the sub 4-minute club in the mile on Saturday,
Milwaukee 112, Chicago 99
running what is currently the 10th-best time in the NCAA at 3:58.55
Minnesota 130, L.A. Clippers 120
Oklahoma City 120, Portland 111
Denver 103, Miami 87
(6.81 points). He also contributes for the Rebels with his 35th-ranked 3K Today’s Games
time of 7:57.78 (0.01 points). L.A. Lakers at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.
Other Rebels contributing are Allen Gordon in both the high jump Boston at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Orlando at New Orleans, 7 p.m.
(18th, 2.19m/7-02.25; 0.93 points) and long jump (22nd, 7.69m/25- San Antonio at Memphis, 7 p.m.
Utah at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.
02.75; 0.50 points), John Rivera Jr. in the 800-meter (27th, 1:49.41; 0.22
points) and Manny Foster in the long jump (32nd, 7.64m/25-00.75; 0.03 Monday’s Men’s
points). Major Scores
EAST
Bucknell 87, Lehigh 75
Junior Colleges SOUTH
Alabama St. 82, MVSU 59
Ark.-Pine Bluff 69, Alabama A&M 60
EMCC basketball squads sweep Northwest Miss. C.C. Grambling St. 65, Alcorn St. 53
Howard 79, Bethune-Cookman 73
SENATOBIA — The East Mississippi Community College men’s NC A&T 68, Md.-Eastern Shore 61
basketball team took over sole possession of first place in the Missis- NC Central 87, Delaware St. 52
Norfolk St. 66, Florida A&M 54
sippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) North SC State 85, Coppin St. 84
Divsion race with a 74-67 win over Northwest Mississippi Community Savannah St. 88, Morgan St. 85
Southern U. 76, Jackson St. 67
College. Virginia 69, North Carolina 61
For EMCC (14-7, 8-2), Dewayne Cox had 24 points (19 in the SOUTHWEST
Baylor 59, Oklahoma 53
second half). Robert Davis Jr. added 18 points (16 in the second half). Kansas 82, TCU 77, OT
Terryonte Thomas adds 15 points. Makedric Bell added eight points,
five assists, three blocks and two steals.
AP Men’s Top 25
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’
The EMCC men have won seven of their last eight, including four college basketball poll, with first-place votes
straight.
in parentheses, records through Feb. 10, total
points based on 25 points for a first-place vote
The EMCC women (10-11, 7-3) have also won four straight, thanks through one point for a 25th-place vote and
last week’s ranking:
to a 58-48 victory over Northwest. Record Pts Prv
Brianna Page had her second straight double-double with 20 1. Tennessee (40) 22-1 1573 1
2. Duke (24) 21-2 1554 2
points and 13 rebounds. Tye Metcalf added 19 points. Aamiya Rush had 3. Gonzaga 23-2 1457 4
11 rebounds. 4. Virginia 20-2 1406 3
5. Kentucky 20-3 1330 5
The EMCC women swept the season series from Northwest for the 6. Michigan 22-2 1253 7
first time since 2014-15. 7. Nevada 23-1 1230 6
8. North Carolina 19-4 1178 8
Both EMCC squads host Itawama Community College Monday. 9. Houston 23-1 1022 12
10. Marquette 20-4 953 10
—From Special and Staff Reports 11. Michigan St. 19-5 948 9
12. Purdue 17-6 900 15
13. Villanova 19-5 753 14
14. Kansas 18-6 699 13
15. Texas Tech
16. Louisville
17. Florida St.
19-5 660 18
17-7 542 16
18-5 455 22
18. Kansas St. 18-5 444 —
19. LSU
20. Wisconsin
19-4 437 21
17-7 403 19
21. Iowa 19-5 399 20
22. Virginia Tech 18-5 393 11
23. Iowa St. 18-6 280 17
24. Maryland 18-6 196 24
25. Buffalo 20-3 170 23
Others receiving votes: Cincinnati 76, Auburn
35, Wofford 22, Washington 17, Lipscomb 6,
TCU 5, Texas 3, Clemson 1.
USA Today Men’s Top 25
The top 25 teams in the USA Today men’s
college basketball poll, with first-place votes
in parentheses, records through Feb. 10,
points based on 25 points for a first-place
vote through one point for a 25th-place vote
and previous ranking:
Record Pts Pvs
1. Tennessee (30) 22-1 798 1
2. Duke (2) 21-2 768 2
3. Gonzaga 23-2 734 4
4. Virginia 20-2 689 3
5. Kentucky
6. Nevada
7. Michigan
20-3 667 5
23-1 609 6
22-2 607 7
8. North Carolina
9. Houston
19-4 583 8
23-1 517 12
10. Marquette 20-4 488 9
11. Purdue 17-6 430 15
12. Michigan State 19-5 420 11
13. Villanova 19-5 411 13
15. Texas Tech 19-5 305 18
16. Virginia Tech 18-5 266 10
17. Iowa 19-5 250 20
18. Kansas State 18-5 233 —
19. Florida State 18-5 211 24
20. Louisville 17-7 207 17
21. LSU
22. Iowa State
23. Wisconsin
19-4 200 22
18-6
17-7
194 16
174 19
24. Buffalo 20-3 86 25
25. Maryland 18-6 65 —
Others receiving votes: Cincinnati 45, Mis-
sissippi State 22, Auburn 20, Washington
16, Furman 13, Wofford 13, Arizona State 8,
North Texas 7, Hofstra 6, Texas 6, N.C. State
5, Mississippi 4, Syracuse 2, Toledo 1.
Monday’s Women’s
Major Scores
EAST
LIU Brooklyn 71, Mount St. Mary’s 61
Robert Morris 60, CCSU 40
Sacred Heart 68, Fairleigh Dickinson 62
St. Francis (Pa.) 78, Bryant 66
UConn 97, South Carolina 79
Wagner 87, St. Francis Brooklyn 85
SOUTH
Alabama A&M 60, Ark.-Pine Bluff 54
Alabama St. 73, MVSU 67
Bethune-Cookman 76, Howard 63
Grambling St. 79, Alcorn St. 63
Jackson St. 59, Southern U. 52
Kentucky 68, Alabama 53
NC A&T 70, Md.-Eastern Shore 58
NC Central 65, Delaware St. 64
Norfolk St. 69, Florida A&M 45
SC State 60, Coppin St. 55
Savannah St. 53, Morgan St. 35
MIDWEST
Michigan St. 77, Indiana 61
FAR WEST
N. Colorado 71, Sacramento St. 61
AP Women’s Top 25
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’
women’s college basketball poll, with first-
place votes in parentheses, records through
Feb. 10, total points based on 25 points for a
first-place vote through one point for a 25th-
place vote and last week’s ranking:
Record Pts Prv
1. Baylor (22) 21-1 694 1
2. Louisville (3) 23-1 664 2
3. Oregon (3) 23-1 653 3
4. UConn 21-2 607 5
5. Mississippi St. 22-1 596 6
6. Notre Dame 22-3 553 4
7. Maryland 22-2 522 10
8. Marquette 21-3 513 8
9. Oregon St. 20-4 436 7
10. Stanford 19-4 423 11
11. South Carolina 17-5 403 12
12. N.C. State 21-2 400 9
13. Gonzaga 22-2 363 13
14. Iowa 19-5 329 16
15. Texas 19-5 294 14
16. Syracuse 18-5 277 15
17. Kentucky 19-5 206 19
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 3B
Crowley’s Ridge at Mississippi University for Women (DH), 1 p.m.
Ole Miss at UCLA, 3 p.m.
Alabama vs. Cal State Fullerton (Tucson, Arizona), 3:30 p.m.
Alabama at Arizona, 5:45 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
Ole Miss vs. Boise State (Westwood, California), 11 a.m.
Alabama vs. UIC (Tucson, Arizona), 1:15 p.m.
Hiwassee at Mississippi University for Women (DH), 2 p.m.
Men’s College Golf
Today’s Match
Southern Miss at Mobile Sports Authority Intercollegiate (Mobile,
Alabama)
Saturday’s Match
Mississippi State at SunTrust Invitational (Gainesville, Florida)
Sunday’s Matches
Alabama at Puerto Rico Classic (Rio Mar Beach, Puerto Rico)
Mississippi State at SunTrust Invitational (Gainesville, Florida)
Men’s College Tennis
Wednesday’s Match
South Alabama at Southern Miss, 1:30 p.m.
Friday’s Matches
Louisiana College at Mississippi University for Women, 6 p.m.
ITA National Team Indoors (Chicago, Illinois)
Saturday’s Matches
Southern Miss vs. Texas-Rio Grande Valley (Beaumont, Texas), 10 a.m.
ITA National Team Indoors (Chicago, Illinois)
Sunday’s Matches
Southern Miss at Lamar, Noon
ITA National Team Indoors (Chicago, Illinois)
Women’s College Tennis
Thursday’s Matches
Alcorn State at Ole Miss (DH), 1 p.m.
Friday’s Matches
Southern Miss at Alabama State, 2 p.m.
Central Florida at Alabama, 5 p.m.
Louisiana College at Mississippi University for Women, 6 p.m.
Saturday’s Match
North Alabama at Mississippi State (DH), Noon
Sunday’s Matches
Southern Miss at Troy, 10 a.m.
Central Florida at Ole Miss, 11 a.m.
College Track and Field
Friday’s Meets
Alabama, Mississippi State at Alex Wilson Invitational (South Bend,
Indiana)
Mississippi State at South Carolina Invite (Columbia, South Caro-
lina)
Saturday’s Meet
Alabama, Mississippi State at Alex Wilson Invitational (South Bend,
Indiana)
Junior College Basketball
Thursday’s Games
Women: Coahoma at Itawamba, 5:30 p.m.
Men: Coahoma at Itawamba, 7:30 p.m.
Junior College Baseball
Friday’s Games
EMCC vs. Gordon State (Marianna, Florida), 11 a.m.
EMCC at Chipola, 2 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
EMCC vs. Gordon State (Marianna, Florida), 10 a.m.
EMCC vs. Columbia State (Marianna, Florida), 1 p.m.
Rend Lake at Itawamba (DH), 1 p.m.
Junior College Softball
Wednesday’s Games
Snead State at Itawamba (DH), 2 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
EMCC vs. Wabash Valley (Booneville), 9 a.m.
Itawamba at Marion Military (DH), Noon
EMCC vs. Frontier (Booneville), 1 p.m.
Junior College Tennis
Friday’s Matches
Itawamba at Holmes, 1 p.m.
Saturday’s Matches
Wallace State-Hanceville at Itawamba, 1 p.m.
18. Iowa St. 18-5 205 22
19. Arizona St. 16-6 202 20
20. Miami
21. Florida St.
22. Texas A&M
21-5
20-4
18-5
186 25
146 24
126 18
on the air
23. Rutgers 17-6 105 20
24. Michigan St.
25. South Dakota
16-6
22-3
65 23
42 —
Today
Others receiving votes: Utah 32, UCF 26, COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Drake 8, UCLA 8, Rice 6, Missouri 3, Boise
St. 2, Minnesota 2, Ohio 1, South Dakota St. 5:30 p.m. — Purdue at Maryland, Big Ten
1, West Virginia 1.
Network
AP Voting
for Adam Minichino 5:30 p.m. — St. Bonaventure at St. Joseph’s,
Former Dispatch sports editor Adam Minichi- CBS Sports Network
no is a voter on The Associated Press’ weekly
women’s college basketball poll. Here is his 6 p.m. — LSU at Kentucky, ESPN
ballot for this week:
1. Baylor 6 p.m. — Michigan State at Wisconsin, ESPN2
2. Oregon
3. Louisville 6 p.m. — Pittsburgh at Boston College, ESPNU
4. Mississippi State
5. UConn 6 p.m. — Georgia at Texas A&M, SEC Network
6. Marquette
7. Notre Dame 7:30 p.m. — Michigan at Penn State, Big Ten
8. Maryland Network
9. South Carolina
10. Oregon State 7:30 p.m. — Butler at St. John’s, CBS Sports
11. North Carolina State
12. Iowa
13. Gonzaga
Network
14. Arizona State
15. Stanford
8 p.m. — Duke at Louisville, ESPN
16. Syracuse 8 p.m. — Kansas State at Texas, ESPN2
17. Miami
8 p.m. — Arkansas at Missouri, ESPNU
18. Iowa State
19. Texas A&M
20. Texas 8 p.m. — Alabama at Mississippi State, SEC
21. Florida State
22. Rutgers
Network
23. South Dakota 9:30 p.m. — Air Force at UNLV, CBS Sports
24. Minnesota
25. UCF Network
Hockey 10 p.m. — San Diego State at Colorado State,
ESPN2
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE NBA
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA 7 p.m. — Boston at Philadelphia, TNT
Tampa Bay 56 41 11 4 86 217 156
Toronto 55 34 18 3 71 195 157 7 p.m. — San Antonio at Memphis, Fox Sports
Boston 56 31 17 8 70 162 145 Southeast
Montreal 56 31 18 7 69 172 162
Buffalo 55 27 21 7 61 162 170 9:30 p.m. — Utah at Golden State, TNT
Florida 54 23 23 8 54 168 189
Detroit 56 21 28 7 49 156 186 NHL
Ottawa 55 21 29 5 47 172 201
Metropolitan Division 6 p.m. — Chicago at Boston, NBC Sports
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
N.Y. Islanders 55 33 16 6 72 160 133 Network
Washington 56 31 18 7 69 192 180
Columbus 54 31 20 3 65 177 167 SOCCER
Pittsburgh 56 29 20 7 65 193 173
2 p.m. — UEFA Champions League: Manchester
Carolina 56 28 22 6 62 163 163
Philadelphia 56 25 24 7 57 162 186
N.Y. Rangers 55 24 23 8 56 156 182
United vs. Paris Saint-Germain, TNT
New Jersey 55 21 26 8 50 159 186
WESTERN CONFERENCE Wednesday
Winnipeg
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
56 35 18 3 73 194 160
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Nashville 58 33 20 5 71 180 151 5:30 p.m. — St. Louis at George Washington,
Dallas
St. Louis
55 28 22 5 61 142 140
54 27 22 5 59 155 159
CBS Sports Network
Minnesota 56 27 24 5 59 156 162
Colorado 55 22 22 11 55 180 183
5:30 p.m. — Providence at Villanova, FS1
Chicago 56 23 24 9 55 182 203 6 p.m. — South Carolina at Tennessee, SEC
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA Network
San Jose 57 34 16 7 75 210 177
6 p.m. — Rutgers at Northwestern, Big Ten
Calgary 55 34 15 6 74 202 161
Vegas 57 31 22 4 66 170 157
Vancouver 57 25 25 7 57 164 181 Network
Edmonton 55 24 26 5 53 159 184
6 p.m. — Clemson at Miami, ESPN2
Arizona 55 24 26 5 53 145 161
Los Angeles 56 23 28 5 51 136 171 6 p.m. — South Florida at Central Florida,
Anaheim 56 21 26 9 51 127 182
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for
ESPNews
overtime loss. Top three teams in each divi- 6 p.m. — Richmond at VCU, ESPNU
sion and two wild cards per conference ad-
vance to playoffs. 7:30 p.m. — Creighton at Xavier, CBS Sports
Network
Monday’s Games
Washington 6, Los Angeles 4
Pittsburgh 4, Philadelphia 1 7:30 p.m. — Georgetown at Seton Hall, FS1
San Jose 7, Vancouver 2
Today’s Games 8 p.m. — Ole Miss at Auburn, SEC Network
Washington at Columbus, 6 p.m. 8 p.m. — Minnesota at Nebraska, Big Ten
N.Y. Islanders at Buffalo, 6 p.m.
Dallas at Florida, 6 p.m. Network
Chicago at Boston, 6 p.m.
Calgary at Tampa Bay, 6:30 p.m. 8 p.m. — Texas Tech at Oklahoma State, ESPN2
Carolina at Ottawa, 6:30 p.m.
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Bulldogs
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eight minutes to play.
However, the Wildcats
scored the next six points
to pull away.
“We played two of the
best teams in the SEC,”
MSU freshman Reggie
Perry said. “We try to not
worry about our losses
but still learn from them.
We just want to go out,
play hard each game and
learn from our mistakes.”
Unfortunately, the
Bulldogs have given
themselves a lot of chanc-
es to reflect.
Six of the team’s seven
losses have been by five
points or less, with two
of those being in over-
time. The Bulldogs are
2-3 in conference games
at home.
“Bottom line is that the
LSU game, we felt that we
should have had that one,”
Howland said. “We had
the lead late and couldn’t
quite get it over the hump.
We even had the lead in
the overtime. With the
Kentucky game, I thought
we really got better in the
second half. I think we re-
ally showed to ourselves
if we play with that kind
of heart, intensity and all
out defense, then we can
be good against anybody
in the country. Kentucky
is the hottest team in the
country right now, and
they’re clawing toward a
number one seed (in the
NCAA tournament).”
The final eight games
of the regular-season
schedule appear to be less
daunting. However, the
Bulldogs will need to find
their swagger quickly.
Earlier this season, Al-
abama recorded an 83-79
victory when this teams
met Jan. 29 at Tuscaloosa,
Alabama. Four days later,
the Bulldogs helped their
cause with a road win at
Ole Miss.
“(Points inside) will
be something that is ob-
viously a big focus for
us because they have a
consorted effort to get
in the paint, attack the
basket and score around
the goal,” Howland said.
“They’re playing really
well right now. They’ve
won their last two games
and had a good road win
at Vanderbilt which is a
hard place to win at. We
need to bring our best ef-
fort tomorrow.”
Alabama (15-8, 6-4)
has inched their way into
a deeper NCAA tourna-
ment discussion with
those wins last week (89-
74 at home over Georgia
and 77-67 at Vanderbilt).
In the latest NET rank-
ings, MSU is No. 29 and
Alabama is No. 43.
Starting strong on the
offensive end could be a
key to victory. Kentucky
built a 40-25 halftime lead
Saturday.
“They’re a good defen-
sive team.,” Howland said.
“They have great size and
length. It starts with our
defense though. If we’re
taking (the ball) out of the
net as opposed to taking
it off the backboard, it’s
a big difference because
we do a good job when
we get out in transition.
We can take advantage
of numbers and the op-
portunities. It starts with
our defense. You saw on
Saturday when we played
really good defensively in
the second half, it really
helped our offense. That’s
usually the case.”
While the team still
has four weeks of mean-
ingful basketball ahead,
Perry said the recent
losses are not holding the
team back.
“Any loss is really frus-
trating, but we try not to
dwell on it,” Perry said.
“We try to learn from our
mistakes, carry on to the
next game and pick up
where we left off.”
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“We played more comfortably and did
what we wanted to do,” Heritage Acad-
emy senior Lex Rogers said. “I thought
we did a great job of controlling tempo.
In the first half, we knew the wind be
on our side, so we wanted to get some
strong shots at the goal, while we were
still fresh.”
Starkville Academy had the first two
legitimate scoring threats in the first
half. After those were both denied, mo-
mentum quickly turned.
Rogers rammed home a shot from
about 15 yards away for a quick 1-0 lead
eight minutes into the match.
On the other end, a nice save by Reu-
ben Proffitt preserved the shutout.
“Our back line has been strong all
year,” Sharp said. “Reuben (Proffitt),
Jackson (Dicico), Coen (Velek) and Ster-
ling (Bailey) have been great all year.
They hardly let anything get past them.”
The Patriots then went back on the
offensive attack and had the better of
things for the majority of the first half.
Rogers and Sharp scored in the space
of five minutes on a pair of corner kicks.
Starkville Academy had a shot advan-
tage, but Heritage Academy had a 3-0
lead at halftime.
“Getting off to a quick start really
helped us win the match,” Swartz said.
“You want to come out ready. Once we
scored a goal, it gave us a lot of momen-
tum in the match. We didn’t relax (with
the lead), but we did play with more con-
fidence.”
The Patriots turned up the pressure
on the defensive side in the second half.
In a half with few shots, the lone goal
came from Swartz in the 58th minute.
“This is a big rivalry,” Sharp said.
“For us to be come here and win by more
three goals really is amazing. Once we
had the lead, we pushed back some and
wanted to make sure they didn’t score.”
Rogers also noted the strong play of
junior Parker Maner in goal.
“We have had one match where we
gave up four goal, so that was just a
fluke,” Rogers said. “Our communica-
tion is good, and our defenders are good.
It’s difficult for the other team to have a
series of good shots against us because
of how strong we are back there.”
Last season, Starkville Academy
eliminated Heritage Academy in the
semifinal round of the playoffs. That
served as extra motivation for the team
Monday night.
“(This wins) means a lot to us, be-
cause they put us out in the semifinal
round of state,” Sharp said. “We know
we could see them again, so we have to
keep playing well and attack like we did
in this match.”
The Patriots were also happy with the
completeness of Monday’s victory.
“The first time played them was ear-
ly in the season,” Rogers said. “We are
playing much better now. That’s what
practice time can do for you. We practice
hard and you can tell that our chemistry
has improved a lot from the start of the
season.”
Meanwhile, Swartz hopes the team
can with three more matches.
“For the seniors, we really want to
win a state championship,” Swartz said.
“We have come close in the past, but like
Lex is our best player. He deserves to go
out with a championship. We will try to
win it for him.”
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Mattix
Continued from Page 1B
For his efforts, Mattix is
being honored today as The
Dispatch’s Prep Player of the
Week.”
“RL is our leader,” New Hope
coach Drew McBrayer said.
“We go as he goes. Not only is
he a great player, but he also a
leader. He has done a great job
of leading the younger guys
this year. He has helped them
what it takes to compete on this
level.”
New Hope made a run to the
MHSAA Class 4A state tourna-
ment last year in Jackson. Mat-
tix is the only returning starter
from that squad. He knew the
leadership mantle would rest
with him.
Even after a 4-8 start, the
Trojans kept plugging and won
11 of the next 15.
“It’s been fun leading these
guys,” Mattix said. “The main
thing I have tried to stress is
hard work. Get in the gym ev-
ery day and get done what you
need to get done. I just love the
game. If you lead, you have to
love the game. You have to be
emotionally invested. Hopeful-
ly, the other guys are motivated
my work ethic. That’s what I am
trying to teach them.”
The Trojans have given
critical minutes to a fresh-
man (Caleb Parr) and pair of
eighth-graders (LJ Hackman
and Eric Thomas). While the
Trojans have some seniors
(Tikorian Chandler, Krash
Pascisco, Javares Roberts and
Presley Langford), Mattix has
been the go-to guy from the
point guard position, as a lead-
er, scorer and facilitator.
“The leadership role is huge
for me,” Mattix said. “It’s great
that the coaches and my team-
mates have that much confi-
dence in me. It boosts me up
and keeps me going when times
are tough. If things aren’t going
well, I have to stay confident,
because the other guys are
looking at me to lead.”
Current East Mississippi
Community College standout
Terryonte Thomas had a big in-
fluence on Mattix, when he was
in ninth grade. A senior-laden
squad also made an impact a
year later.
“From Terryonte, I learned
hard work,” Mattix said. “You
have to put in a lot of long
hours in the gym, working on
your craft. You will get out of
the game what you put into it.
Coaches have always said that
Terryonte is the hardest work-
er they have ever been around.
I would have to say hard work
and being disciplined is what I
have learned from the guys be-
fore me.”
New Hope will face Lou-
isville in a semifinal round
game of the region tournament
Thursday night. A win means
home-court advantage in the
first round of the playoffs. Two
wins this week would mean a re-
peat region title and a chance to
play additional games at home.
“Winning the (region) tour-
nament is huge for us,” Mattix
said. “We play much better at
home. This team has a chance
to make a run, with the way
we are playing right now. If we
can get some games at home
and play in front of our rowdy
crowd, it will help our chances
a lot to make a good run.”
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Owls
Continued from Page 1B
“She has a high energy
level and does a great job
of relating to the players,”
Newman said. “It’s great
to have someone with a
wealth of knowledge from
her playing experience.
The players have done a
great job of buying into
a new staff. Fall practice
went really well. Now, we
are ready to build on the
strides we made and play
some games.”
Newman said five play-
ers will see a lot of work
in the circle. That group
includes an experienced
trio – seniors Madison
Scoggin, Ciera Stewart
and junior Tiffany Phil-
lips. Freshmen Amelia
Statler and Donna Doug-
las will also factor into the
equation.
“Love the approach of
Amelia in the circle, she
is from Florida and she is
a tough competitor,” New-
man said. “(Douglas) is
from Water Valley. She is
the first from her family
to play college ball, so she
is excited about working
hard and getting better.
They have the good for-
tune of learning behind
three players that saw a
lot of work last year.”
Newman said the team
will pitch by committee.
Some players will receive
spot starts, while others
will be used primarily in
relief roles. He also added
that some pitching deci-
sions will be dictated by
matchups from a particu-
lar opponent.
Offensively, the Owls
do not possess a lot of
power but will be looking
to hit more line drives.
“We have altered the
offensive philosophy quite
a bit and the girls have
done a great job of buying
into that,” Newman said.
“We have good speed, so
we look to be aggressive
on the bases.”
Newman said outfield-
er Kristen Martin, utility
player Megan James, in-
fielder Heidi Matthews
and outfielder Emily
Littlejohn have the most
impressive offensive per-
formances during early
workouts.
Holmes Community
College transfer Madison
Fields is also expected to
figure into the offensive
production.
“We will be really
strong defensively,” New-
man said. “You see a re-
ally cohesive unit in the
field. We have done a lot
of things together away
from the field. We have
had some community
service projects and done
some other team bonding.
Now that we are close to
playing, you can see that
paying off on the field.”
Newman said the
schedule will be chal-
lenging. The team will
host Division I opponent
Mississippi Valley State
on March 26, as well as
facing former NCAA Divi-
sion II power Pfeiffer Uni-
versity in a tournament in
Cary, North Carolina.
A longtime assistant
at South Dakota State,
Newman also felt blessed
when he saw this week’s
weather forecast.
“My wife is still in
South Dakota,” Newman
said. “The other day she
said it was 60 below there.
I am glad we don’t have
that problem here.”
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GOLF Golf
PGA Tour
Pebble Beach Pro-Am

Mickelson caputres fifth win at Pebble Beach Pro-Am Monday

By DOUG FERGUSON
The Associated Press
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. —
Phil Mickelson is closing in on
three decades on the PGA Tour
and a half-century on Earth,
and he still feels his best golf is
good enough.
Mickelson won at Pebble
Beach for the fifth time, match-
ing the record set by Mark
O’Meara. He has gone 28 years
since his first PGA Tour victory
and his 44th, and he joined Ti-
ger Woods as the only players
to surpass $90 million in career
the results and to finish it off
the way I did.”
Making it even more spe-
cial is Pebble Beach, where he
made his pro debut at the U.S.
Open in 1992, where he won the
first of his five titles in another
Monday finish in 1998, this one
never came close to a bogey and
built a three-shot lead through
16 holes on Sunday night when
it was too dark to finish, no mat-
ter how hard he lobbied to keep
going.
The final round Sunday had
been delayed at the start by one
At Pebble Beach, Calif.
Purse: $7.6 million
p-Pebble Beach Golf Links: 6,816 yards, par-72
s-Spyglass Hill: 6,960 yards, par-72
m-Monterey Peninsula CC: 6,958 yards, par-71
Final
Final round played on Pebble Beach
Phil Mickelson (500), $1,368,000 65m-68s-70p-65—268
Paul Casey (300), $820,800 69p-64m-67s-71—271
Scott Stallings (190), $516,800 67s-70p-69m-66—272
Jason Day (123), $334,400 65m-69s-72p-68—274
Si Woo Kim (123), $334,400 66p-71m-69s-68—274
Scott Langley (100), $273,600 64m-69s-73p-69—275
Brian Gay (85), $236,867 64m-72s-69p-71—276
Kevin Streelman (85), $236,867 70m-70s-71p-65—276
Lucas Glover (85), $236,867 68s-66p-70m-72—276
Max Homa (68), $182,400 73p-69m-68s-67—277
Scott Piercy (68), $182,400 70p-65m-69s-73—277
Chris Stroud (68), $182,400 69p-71m-67s-70—277
Michael Thompson (68), $182,400 70s-72p-69m-66—277
Matt Every (54), $133,000 65m-71s-69p-73—278

He was at his best at Peb-
ble Beach, and no one had a
chance.
A Monday finish brought on
by rain and a freak hail storm
was only a minor inconvenience
for the 48-year-old Mickelson.
earnings.
“It’s a lot more work and ef-
fort to play at this level,” Mick-
elson said. “And I have believed
for some time that if I play at
my best, it will be good enough
to win tournaments. The chal-
in August because of rain. It’s
where his grandfather, Al San-
tos, was among the first cad-
dies when the course opened in
1919, and Mickelson still uses
as a marker the 1900 silver dol-
lar his grandfather kept in his
hour because of rain, and then
sunshine quickly gave way to
hail that covered the greens
in a sheet of white and led to a
two-hour delay.
Mickelson said he could “see
just fine” even after sunset,
Jim Furyk (54), $133,000
Sung Kang (54), $133,000
72s-68p-68m-70—278
69p-69m-69s-71—278
Russell Knox (54), $133,000
Roberto Diaz (46), $102,600
68m-70s-68p-72—278
69p-69m-71s-70—279
Adam Hadwin (46), $102,600 72s-70p-65m-72—279
Graeme McDowell (46), $102,600 68p-70m-70s-71—279
D.J. Trahan (46), $102,600 68m-72s-72p-67—279
Tyler Duncan (37), $70,553 71p-68m-70s-71—280
Matt Kuchar (37), $70,553 67m-73s-70p-70—280
Jonathan Byrd (37), $70,553 69p-69m-68s-74—280
Rafa Cabrera Bello (37), $70,553 69s-68p-69m-74—280
Trey Mullinax (37), $70,553 71m-68s-73p-68—280
Patrick Reed (37), $70,553 68m-70s-73p-69—280

He played two holes just as well
as the previous 16 and polished
off his bogey-free final round
with one last birdie for a 7-un-
der 65 and a three-shot victory
over Paul Casey in the AT&T
Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
lenge is getting myself to play
my best. It’s a lot more work
off the course, it’s more time in
the gym, it’s more time eating,
it’s more time focusing, it’s all
these things that go into it.
“And so it’s gratifying to see
pocket to remind him he was
not poor.
There was plenty of sunlight
for the Monday morning finish,
just no drama.
Mickelson, who started the
final round three shots behind,
knowing darkness falls quickly
on the Monterey Peninsula. Ca-
sey could barely see the 3 feet
of grass between his ball and
the cup on the 16th hole and
said there was no way to com-
plete two holes in six minutes.
Cameron Champ (25), $46,360
Ernie Els (25), $46,360
73s-69p-70m-69—281
69m-68s-73p-71—281
Branden Grace (25), $46,360
Brandon Harkins (25), $46,360
67p-69m-71s-74—281
69p-73m-67s-72—281
Kevin Kisner (25), $46,360
Tom Lovelady (25), $46,360
65m-71s-74p-71—281
72p-70m-70s-69—281
Curtis Luck (25), $46,360
Brady Schnell (25), $46,360
70m-67s-73p-71—281
67m-72s-72p-70—281
Nick Taylor (25), $46,360
Martin Trainer (25), $46,360
69p-70m-71s-71—281
69p-73m-66s-73—281
Jonas Blixt (15), $31,160 67m-69s-76p-70—282
Julian Etulain (15), $31,160 71p-72m-69s-70—282
Tony Finau (15), $31,160 69p-73m-70s-70—282

Comics & Puzzles

DILBERT
Dear Abby
D
EAR ABBY:
My boy-
friend and I
both got divorced
about the same
time, but his took
much longer to
become final. It
is finally over, so
we have begun
talking seriously
about marriage
ZITS and starting a
family.
During one
of our conversa-
tions, he men-
tioned that his
Dear Abby
ex-wife doesn’t
intend to change back to her
maiden name. I was shocked
because she took advantage
of him financially and was
emotionally abusive all during
their marriage. They had no
kids, so it has nothing to do
with her wanting to share the
GARFIELD same name with them. They
were married only a few years,
so she isn’t well established
under that name, either.
When I asked him why she
wasn’t changing it, he told me
she said his family was always
nicer to her than her own. I
suggested he ask her to adopt
another last name of her
choosing if she doesn’t want
to go back to her maiden name
rather than be falsely associ-
ated with a family she is no
longer a part of (or welcome
CANDORVILLE in). He won’t consider taking
on my last name,
so I’m thinking
about keeping
my own maiden
name after our
marriage until
she changes
hers. Am I overre-
acting, or are
two “Mrs.” too
many? — SOON
TO MARRY IN
CALIFORNIA
DEAR SOON
TO MARRY: You
are overreacting.
When a man has
divorced, his ex
can retain his
last name if she wishes. Some
do it because they think it may
be to their advantage socially
to be associated with the fami-
ly. I have heard of others doing
it because they didn’t like their
maiden name.
Please keep in mind that
after your wedding you will —
if you wish — become “Mrs.
John Smith.” The ex can use
the last name, but will have to
use HER OWN first name with
it (Ms. Jane Smith) without
reference to your husband.
Of course, if you wish to
keep your maiden name, you
are free to do it — many wom-
en do. But if you make that
decision, please do it for any
other reason than because of
the one you put in your letter
to me.
DEAR ABBY: My mother
used to go nuts anytime the
cameras came out. No matter
the setting, the celebration or
how lovely she looked, Mom
would fling her hand up and
yell, “Get that thing out of my
face!” even when other family
members were in the shot.
One day, in exasperation, I fi-
nally told her, “Ya know, Mom,
someday the only pictures your
descendants will have of you
will be of an angry, scowling
woman.”
Abby, please remind your
readers we aren’t trying to
persecute them when we want
a picture. We just want to hold,
share and save photos of the
people we love the most, and
the kindness and love in their
eyes shouldn’t be obscured by
their hands. — FINALLY GOT
THROUGH TO MOM
DEAR FINALLY: Although
we live in a self-promoting and
selfie culture, many individuals
feel the way your mother does
— like a deer in the headlights
when a camera is aimed their
way. That said, the point you
made was valid, and I am
pleased that she listened. It
is for that reason I’m printing
your letter.
Dear Abby is written by
Abigail Van Buren, also known
as Jeanne Phillips, and was
founded by her mother, Pauline
Phillips. Contact Dear Abby
at www.DearAbby.com or P.O.
Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA
90069.

Horoscopes
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Feb.
12). You reconnect with your
telepathic nature in the months
to come, relying less on words
and instead letting your heart
do the communicating. Rela-
tionships heal. Your path sorts
itself out before you. You let go
of a tendency to worry and are
filled with peace. June’s big proj-
ect reflects your lighter state of
BABY BLUES being. Aries and Gemini adore
you. Your lucky numbers are: 7,
2, 29, 15 and 42.
ARIES (March 21-April
19). You’re not going to change
things by arguing with reality
or fighting what’s going on
here. This is what’s happening.
Accept it, and then get to work
building the new reality that
BEETLE BAILEY
MALLARD FILLMORE
FAMILY CIRCUS
renders this one obsolete.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20).
Love’s healing power is immea-
surable. Though, because it
also can’t be bottled, it’s rather
easy to forget to take. You need
love. Double your dosage.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21).
You have goals that you don’t
know how to forward. The first
step is to understand better
where you are and where you’re
going. Thought energy can flow
to and through you.
CANCER (June 22-July 22).
When it’s hard to be strong, you
might be focusing on the things
that are making you feel weary
instead of focusing on what you
want. Your strength grows in
direct relation to your desire.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22).
Liking a person a lot has con-
sequences. It means you’ll prob-
ably be communicating more
and spending time together,
and there’s a learning curve to
consider among other things.
How will you make it work?
Automatically. Inevitably.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
If a purpose is right, it must be
pursued, regardless of the odds
of success. This is a theme in
every action movie you’ve ever
seen, and it’s a theme in your
life lately, too.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
To know what’s worth doing is a
wisdom that not everyone has.
People around you may be con-
fused or inexperienced in this
regard and you can help them
out. Keep it light and friendly.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
21). If your house is untidy,
it’s probably because you’re
living so much life lately that
it’s challenging to keep up with.
Take it as a good sign, and then
devote some time to catching
up with yourself in all the ways
that matter to you.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-
Dec. 21). This day will either
become a fond memory or it will
be forgotten. Much depends
on whether you choose to do
the daring or new thing (which
will be memorable) or to stay
forgettably comfortable.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19). Wishes cannot change the
facts. That’s how we know they
are facts; they’re stubbornly
impervious to influence. And
though you can’t change facts,
you can find more pleasant
facts to focus on.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18). We come in and out of this
world the same way — power-
less. In between those points,
power ebbs and flows, cyclically.
Nurture others when you have
the influence to do it, and then
let them go, knowing everything
has a season.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20). The saying goes, “If you
can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em.” Much
depends on what sort of fight it
is, how close you are to winning
and what’s at stake. The import-
ant thing is that you have more
than one option to consider.

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livered to 420 4th Aven- & Debit Cards* Call 662-497-2025. sale. 5,000 sq. ft. met-
ue South, Columbus, Call Curt 662-418-0889 throughout. Open floor.
Very nice. Incl W&D. al Ceco building. Loc-
MS or mailed to Gener- or 662-549-2902 ated on 8.5 ac. of land.
al Manager’s office, “A cut above the rest” Burial Plots 4250 $1200/mo. Call
662-328-8655. Building includes 700
P.O. Box 949, Colum- sq. ft. heated & cooled
bus, MS 39703 and 2 BURIAL plots. Friend-
ship Cemetery, Colum- DOWNTOWN: 2BR/1BA, office, kitchen, bath and
should be clearly Clerical & Office 3050 CH&A, 1 story, W/D, tool room. Behind
marked on the outside bus. Will sell together
or separate. $800 for historic district, 1 block house at 6901 Hwy. 12
of the envelope “RE- LOCAL COMPANY from downtown, $625/ E. Steens. $150,000.
PLACE POWER TRANS- looking for receptionist/ one. $1200 for both. mo. + $625 dep. NO 662-574-8437.
FORMERS AT EAST secretary. Previous ex- Call 662-327-3335.
PETS. 662-574-8789. RETAIL SPACE Available
COLUMBUS PRIMARY perience helpful but not Peaceful & Quiet area.
SUBSTATION”. necessary. Computer in Historic Downtown.
skills a must. Send 404 Main St. 3,000
FRIENDSHIP CEMETERY 1, 2, 3 BEDROOM apart- sq. ft. $1,300/mo.
Columbus Light & Wa- resume to: Burial Space. Square ments & townhouses.
ter reserves the right to Box 661, c/o The Call 662-328-8655
#103 X-11. $800. Call for more info. or 662-574-7879.
reject any and/or all Commercial Dispatch, Call Wortley Cole, 662-328-8254.
bids and to hold bids for PO Box 511, Columbus, 662-574-5591.
a period of 30 days or MS 39703. FIRST FULL MONTH Houses For Sale: West 8350
until after the monthly RENT FREE! 1 & 2 Bed-
Board of Commission’s Farm Equipment & Supplies room Apts/Townhomes. FSBO: 3BR/2BA in May-
meeting before award or Stove & refrigerator. hew, 1551 Garth Rd.
rejection. General Help Wanted 3200 4420 Close to Columbus,
$335-$600 Monthly.
Starkville & West Point.
OUR COMPANY is seek- 2016 CAT Skidsteer w/ Credit check & deposit. New HVAC, 1.7 acres,
No bidder may with- ing an experienced car- mulcher. <1,000 hrs, Coleman Realty,
draw a bid for a period 662-329-2323. large metal bldg incl.
penter. We specialize in $88,500. 2016 John $139,000. 662-418-
of thirty (30) days after home remodels & new Deere 5100E Tractor,
the date set for open- 8984 or 662-552-1400.
ing of bids.
construction. The ideal 210 hrs. $39,500.
candidate will have
transportation & basic
205-329-1790. COLEMAN Investment Property 8550
COLUMBUS LIGHT AND tools. Please call RENTALS
WATER DEPARTMENT TOWNHOUSES & APARTMENTS GRAVEL FOR SALE on
662-570-9464 for Furniture 4480 private property. Approx
BY: Todd Gale
more information. 1 BEDROOM 6 acres. Will sell or
BLACK BEDROOM set,
General Manager $700. New mattresses, 2 BEDROOMS lease property located
in NE Noxubee County.
PUBLISH:
still in plastic, $275. 3 BEDROOMS 601-405-3717.
Bissell carpet cleaner,
February 12, 2019 FULL TIME Position. $100. Two sets of black
February 19, 2019 Must have valid driver's Toyota Camry floormats, LEASE, Lots & Acreage 8600
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license & be able to

drive truck w/
Building & Remodeling 1120 delivery of equipment.trailer for
$80. New fabric steam-
er, $40. 662-242-2884.
DEPOSIT 22 ACRES in Caledonia
on Wood Rd. All road
Some Counter Sales,
Leave a message. AND frontage. Water & natur-
Tom Hatcher, LLC
Custom Construction, Mechanical Knowledge CREDIT CHECK al gas available. Resid-
ential Development
Restoration, Remodel- & lifting required. Apply General Merchandise 4600 Property. 662-356-6862
ing, Repair, Insurance in person at Handyman
claims. 662-364-1769. Rentals, Inc. on Hwy 82 OLD COMIC Book
West in Starkville.
662-329-2323 or 662-574-3053.
Licensed & Bonded magazine collection. 250 ACRE pine planta-
Make offer. Call Danny tion with 10 to 16 year
General Services 1360 at 662-242-6718. 2411 HWY 45 N old trees, prime deer
COLUMBUS, MS hunting, ideal for hunt-
FREE TRAINING for HEAVY EQUIPMENT ing club, $1500/acre,
JOB SEEKING WOMEN; SERVICE MECHANIC Sporting Goods 4720 will divide, Monroe
COMPUTER TRAINING, with verifiable experi- Commercial Property For County. 662-369-3778,
RESUME WRITING, & IN- ence, own tools and ED SANDERS Gunsmith or 662-256-5838.
Open for season! 9-5, Rent 7100
TERVIEW SKILLS; clean MVR. Submit
Tues-Fri & 9-12, Sat.
Tues & Thurs Evening resume by fax to
Over 50 years experi- COMMERCIAL PROPER- WINTER SPECIAL
classes start February 662-492-4490 1.95 acre lots.
5th. Enroll now at Chris- or email to: jm.site ence! Repairs, cleaning, TIES/Retail/Office Good/bad credit.
refinishing, scopes Spaces starting @
tian Women's Job masters@yahoo.com
mounted & zeroed, $285/mo. Downtown & 10% down, as low as
Corps. Min H.S. Dip- East Columbus loca- $299/mo. Eaton Land.
loma or Equivalent re- handmade knives. tions. 662-435-4188. 662-361-7711
quired. Call 662-722- MISSISSIPPI STATE Located: Hwy 45 Alt,
3016 or 662-597-1030 University (MSU), North of West Point, OFFICE SPACE: 2,000 Campers & RVs 9300
Department of Physics turn right on Yokahama square feet. 294
and Astronomy. Job Blvd, 8mi & turn left on Chubby Dr. Flexible leas- TOMBIGBEE RV Park,
Need a Babysitter or a duties include machine Darracott Rd, will see located on Wilkins Wise
Tutor? Call 662-574- ing terms. Available
shop, property control, sign, 2.5mi ahead shop now. 662-328-8254. Rd & Waverly Rd. Full
0426. Teacher Certi- and safety policies. on left. 662-494-6218. Hookups available.
fied in most subjects. View full job informa- HISTORIC DOWNTOWN $300/mo. 662-328- ACROSS
tion and/or apply for Columbus Office, Retail, 8655 or 662-574-7879. 1 Outcast
Need a Privacy Fence? position at www.msu- Business Opportunity 6050 Restaurant Space avail-
Call me! Licensed w/ jobs.msstate.edu. able. Call 662-328-
7 Tibetan monk
11 Plummer of “Pulp
30+ years of exp. Call
or text 662-549-7167.
Candidate will
cover letter, current
attach a HISTORIC DOWNTOWN
Columbus: 411 Main
8655 or 662-574-7879. It’s a classified Fiction”
resume or curriculum St. Office, Retail, Res- Houses For Rent: Northside
RETAINER WALL, drive- vita, and the complete taurant Space available.
Call 423-333-1124. 7110 rule-of-thumb: 12 Weary word
way, foundation, con- contact information for 13 Chicago
crete, masonry restora- at least three profes-
sional references. MSU
2BR/1BA 1417 We tell readers attraction on Lake
tion, remodeling, base- Apts For Rent: Northside 7010 Sanders Mill Rd. Old Michigan
ment foundation, re- is an equal opportunity
pairs, small dump truck employer, and all quali- FOX RUN COMPANY LLC Steens, Caledonia
country house in what they need 15 Top grade
fied applicants will
hauling (5-6 yd) load &
demolition/lot cleaning. receive consideration
1 & 2 BR near hospital. schools, new carpet &
$595-645/mo. Military paint inside. $685/mo. to know to buy 16 Equitable
Burr Masonry for employment without
discount offered, pet $685 deposit. No pets. 18 Tear asunder
662-242-0259. regard to race, color,
religion, ethnicity, sex area, pet friendly, and Call 662-356-4764. what they need. 21 Make well
(including pregnancy furnished corporate 22 Declare
apartments available. 2BR/1BA. 601 21st St.
WORK WANTED: and gender identity),
Licensed & Bonded-car- national origin, disabil- ON SITE SECURITY. N. $550/mo. $550 de- Five Questions: 24 Boxing great
pentry, painting, & de- ity status, age, sexual ON SITE MAINTENANCE. posit. 770-316-1714. 25 Presidential
molition. Landscaping, ON SITE MANAGEMENT.
orientation, genetic 2BR/1BA. 94 Harris Dr. nickname
gutters cleaned, bush information, protected
hogging, clean-up work, veteran status, or any
24-HOUR CAMERA
SURVEILLANCE. $450/mo. $300 dep. 1 Goat 26 Pizzeria buy
pressure washing, mov- other characteristic Benji @ 662-386-4446 Caledonia Schools. 27 Chin covers
Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm. Near CAFB.
ing help & furniture protected by law. We 29 Spelunking site
repair. 662-242-3608 always welcome nomin-
ations and applica-
Sat/Sun by appt only.
2BR/1BA 49 Ruthie Dr. 2 Hollywood- 30 Herring’s kin
5 Take as one’s own 29 Hoedown figure
$450/mo. $300 dep. 6 Foyer 31 Hoedown, e.g.
Lawn Care / Landscaping tions from women,
members of any minor- PEAR ORCHARD APTS
Columbus Schools.
Near CAFB.
land 31 Secluded valley
7 Expires 33 Yale students
1470 32 Filch
ity group, and others 2BR Townhouse - $585, 8 In the style of 34 Put down
JESSE & BEVERLY'S who share our passion W/D incl. Great loca- Call 662-889-1122. 34 Kid’s construc-
LAWN SERVICE. Mow-
ing, cleanup, landscap-
for building a diverse
community that re-
tion. $200 processing
fee & $50 application 3BR/1.5BA house in
3 Jump tion toys
9 Ruin
10 Be inquisitive
35 Lyricist Gershwin
36 Original
ing, sodding, & tree cut- flects the diversity in Columbus. 1801 MLK 40 Region
fee. 662-328-9471 or 14 Hospital worker 37 Horace creation
ting. 356-6525. our student population. 662-889-7565. Dr. $695/mo. $695 de- 41 Became frosted
posit. 770-316-1714. 4 Ruth’s Chris 42 Sailing boat
16 Writer Verne
17 Heep of fiction
38 Rifle or revolver
39 Place to relax
COLONIAL TOWN-
HOUSES. 2 & 3 bed- Steak House 43 Tennis star
19 Sherpa’s home
Williams
room w/ 2-3 bath town- 20 Car trip
houses. $600 to $695.
21 Fare carrier
662-549-9555. Ask for
Glenn or text. 5 Cerberus DOWN
22 Crunch targets
1 Buddy
23 Golfer’s need
Apts For Rent: Other 7080 2 Bordeaux buddy
25 Augment
3 Operated
28 Scoundrel
4 As a precaution

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