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MDOT funds 7 bridge repairs in Oktibbeha
5 county, 2 Starkville projects part of $250M allocation statewide
By Alex Holloway
aholloway@cdispatch.com
Lowndes County, Oktibbe-
ha County and Starkville have
landed more than $4.6 million
combined in state funding for
eight bridge repair projects
through the Mississippi Depart-
ment of Transportation’s Emer-
gency Road and Bridge repair
program.
The counties and city re-
11-vehicle
pileup halts
traffic on
Highway 82
One hospitalized
for injuries; scene
cleared in less
than two hours
DISPATCH STAFF REPORT
A hydroplaned vehicle on
Highway 82 West caused an
11-vehicle pileup this morn-
ing, according to Columbus
police.
Authorities responded to
the accident scene near the
Military Road exit just af-
ter 6:30 a.m. The scene was
cleared less than two hours
later.
One individual involved
was taken from the scene
to Baptist Memorial Hos-
pital-Golden Triangle, but
authorities said his inju-
ries did not appear to be
life-threatening.
Joe Dillon, city public in-
formation officer, said eight
of the vehicles involved col-
lided with another vehicle
following the hydroplane,
while three others ran off
the road trying to avoid col-
lisions of their own. A trac-
tor-trailer was among the
vehicles involved in the pile-
up, he said.
John Ruskey,
right, chats
with local
paddler Larry
Priest after
speaking to
Columbus
Rotary Club
members
Tuesday. Rus-
key makes a
living guiding
canoe tours
of the Missis-
sippi River.
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quested funding from the com-
petitive grant program, for
which the Legislature designat-
ed $250 million, late last year.
On Tuesday, the Legislature au-
thorized MDOT to disperse the
money to local governments.
MDOT granted funding for
seven of 13 total projects re-
quested in Oktibbeha County.
Oktibbeha County received
funding for five of 10 bridge
repair projects, and Starkville
Layla Liddell, 5, dances at the Riverwalk in Columbus Monday afternoon. “I like to dance. These are called ‘Rollie Rollie’ and the
‘Floss,’” Layla said. She is the daughter of Lacisha Blunt and DeVegas Liddell.
Man allegedly hit customer in line at Columbus Walmart
Suspect began altercation with cashier
before customers intervened
DISPATCH STAFF REPORT
A Columbus man is behind
bars for allegedly arguing with a
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County will likely have to find
a way to fund the other bridge
got money for two of its three projects in the future.
requested projects. “We’re thankful that we were
MDOT allocated $440,197 for able to get those bridges fund-
a bridge on Old West Point Road; ed,” Trainer said. “We had an
$1.07 million for two bridges on $11 million problem and we got
Sun Creek Road; $551,447 for $2 million. So we’re thankful for
a bridge on Longview-Adaton that. But at the same time, we’re
Road; and $448,807 for a bridge Tagert Trainer hoping we don’t have any issues
on Silver Ridge Road. Oktibbeha County Board of with those other bridges that
County Engineer Clyde Supervisors President Orlando would be a hazard to the travel-
Pritchard said the 10 bridges to- Trainer said the money will help ing public and cause us to have
tal to about $11 million for need- chip away at the county’s prob- to close them. But we’re ahead
ed repairs. lems. He added that Oktibbeha See Bridge Repair, 8A
‘ROLLIE ROLLIE’ AND ‘FLOSS’
Deanna Robinson/Dispatch Staff
with aggravated assault and pos-
session of a weapon by a felon, ac-
cording to a press release the Co-
lumbus Police Department issued
Walmart cashier and striking a fel- Tuesday evening.
low customer over the weekend. Thomas was in a check-out line
Walter Raheem Thomas, 25, of at Walmart at about 2 a.m. Saturday
58 Swartz Dr., has been charged See Arrest, 3A Thomas
River advocate, guide and outfitter
speaks of life on the Lower Mississippi
By Slim Smith system where 40 percent Now, imagine that all
ssmith@cdispatch.com of America’s songbirds you needed to do to begin
and 60 percent of North that adventure is drive
Imagine going on an
America’s migratory birds three hours to Clarksdale.
adventure that would take
you to one of the world’s pass through, a place For the past 20 years,
where white-tail deer and John Ruskey has been
greatest, most diverse nat-
ural wonders of the world, black bears still make taking people on the great
brimming with an exotic their homes, a dynamic adventure known as the
array of plant and animal landscape that few people Lower Mississippi by his
life, a remarkable eco- seem to know about. See Ruskey, 8A
Calendar Local Folks Public
Thursday meetings
Feb. 1: Board of
■ Exhibit reception: The Starkville Area Arts
Aldermen work
Council hosts a free reception at 5:30 p.m.
in The Partnership lobby, 200 E. Main St., session, 1:15
Starkville, for “Endangered Mississippi.” MSU p.m., City Hall
architecture students explore small homes and Feb. 4: Board of
large plantation stables in need of revitaliza-
Supervisors, 9
tion.
a.m., Oktibbeha
Jan. 25-March 8 County Court-
house
■ Smithsonian Water/Ways Exhibition:
This traveling interactive exhibit at the Ten- Feb. 5: Board of
nessee-Tombigbee Waterway Transportation Aldermen, 5:30
Museum, 318 Seventh St. N., Columbus, ex- p.m., City Hall
plores how water affects the way we live, work,
worship, create and play, and how to sustain
Feb. 12: Plan-
ning and Zoning
this resource for the future. A Main Street Ian Evans, of Memphis,
Commission,
exhibition made possible by the Mississippi Tennessee, recently partici-
Humanities Council. For more information, call pated in his second MLK Day 5:30 p.m., City
662-328-8936. of Service in Starkville. Hall
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Wednesday
Did you hear?
Oscar nods honor ‘Roma,’
‘The Favourite,’ ‘Black Panther’
‘Black Panther’ is the first superhero

Scene&Seen
movie ever nominated for best picture MLK DAY IN WEST POINT
Golden Triangle observances of Martin Luther King Jr. Day Monday
included a procession through West Point, which concluded with
By JAKE COYLE Cuaron tied the record
AP Film Writer a program at the Mary Holmes College campus. See this coming
for most decorated Oscar Sunday’s Dispatch for more area MLK Day Scene & Seen photos.
nominee ever for one film
NEW YORK — Oscar with four individual nods
voters on Tuesday show- for “Roma,” his deeply per-
ered Alfonso Cuaron’s sonal exhumation of his
“Roma” and Yorgos Lan- Mexico City childhood.
thimos’ “The Favourite” Cuaron was nominated for
with a leading 10 nomina- direction, cinematography,
tions for the 91st Academy original screenplay and
Awards, while two domi- best picture. Only Orson
nant but contentious Hol- Welles (“Citizen Kane”)
lywood forces — Netflix and Warren Beatty (who
and Marvel — each scored did it twice with “Reds” and
their first best picture nom- “Heaven Can Wait”) have
ination. matched the four-nod feat.
Though many expected Cuaron, previously a
“A Star Is Born,” Bradley six-time nominee and win-
Cooper’s revival of one of ner for directing “Gravity,”
Hollywood’s most remade said by phone from London
show business myths, to that the nominations for
top the nominations, Coo- such a personal film were
per was surprisingly over- more meaningful to him, as
looked as director and the was the attention for a film
Academy of Motion Pic- about a humble indigenous
tures Arts and Sciences in- domestic worker (Yalitza
stead put its fullest support Aparicio, who was nomi-
behind a pair of indies by nated for best actress). He
international directors. praised Netflix for its com-
With the black-and- mitment to his film.
white, Spanish-language “Cinema needs the op-
“Roma,” Netflix scored its portunity to be diverse,”
first best picture nomina- Cuaron said. “What main-
tion, a prize the streaming stream cinema and the
giant has dearly sought. theatrical experience has
Marvel, too, joined the club lacked in general is diver-
with Ryan Coogler’s “Black sity. And I’m talking about
Panther,” the first superhe- diversity in terms of stories
ro movie ever nominated and characters and ways of Anna Jones, Dorothy Ryland, Jerriel Stevenson, Jenia Stevenson
for best picture. doing films.”

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As proponents rally, Mississippi school choice outlook murky

‘Let the Legislature find the money this year,
so kids can go to the best school for them’
By JEFF AMY
The Associated Press
JACKSON — It’s unclear
whether Mississippi lawmak-
ers will seek to expand charter
schools or public subsidies for
private schools in the current
legislative session, even as pro-
ponents held a rally Tuesday to
press for action.
House Speaker Philip Gunn
and Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves, both
Republicans, spoke at the event,
where hundreds of students and
parents gathered outside the
Capitol. Reeves clearly called for
more money for an existing pro-
gram that pays private school
tuition for students with special
education needs.
Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves
“Let the Legislature find the
money this year, so kids can go
to the best school for them,”
Reeves told the rally.
Gunn said he’d consider
more funding when lawmakers
write budgets later in the ses-
sion.
“We’ll just have to see what
the dollars are,” Gunn told re-
porters after the event.
Empower Mississippi and
other politically conservative
groups that are seeking expan-
sions to Mississippi’s options
have been highlighting parents
and students who have applied
for what are called Education
Scholarship Accounts but have
been waitlisted for lack of mon-
Gunn Reeves
ey. Some of those people attend-
ed Tuesday’s event, including
Chris and Allyson Malone, who
live near Pontotoc.
Allyson Malone said one of
their sons won a scholarship for
a year that paid for him to attend
Tupelo Christian Preparatory
School. He’s back in Pontotoc
County public schools now, af-
ter his parents said he learned
skills he needed. But Allyson
Malone said her family feels that
school system doesn’t provide
the kinds of dyslexia services
needed to two younger siblings.
So the family is paying for them
to attend the Tupelo school.
“We’re just making it on a
wing and a prayer,” Malone said.
Right now, the program gets
$3 million a year. Empower Mis-
sissippi President Grant Callen
said he wants to see all students
who qualify get funded. There
are no maximum limits on stu-
dents who get scholarships
based on speech-language dis-
abilities or dyslexia to attend a
few special schools.
“This was not intended to be
a separate line item appropri-
ation that’s a fight every year,”
Callen said.
Despite the waiting list,
though, the program hasn’t
been using all its money every
year, in part because some par-
ents are awarded money, but
can’t find a school to take their
child. That’s one finding from a
recent report from a watchdog
group called the Joint Legisla-
tive Committee on Performance
Evaluation and Expenditure Re-
view.
PEER, as it’s usually known,
also pointed out that the pro-
gram has no independent way
of tracking whether recipients
are making academic progress,
and found that a third of schol-
arship-accepting schools that
replied to a survey employed no
special education staff. A survey
of recipients found 91 percent of
parents were satisfied with the
program.
PEER also found that the
Mississippi Department of Ed-
ucation was failing to prioritize
students on the wait list with
active special education plans,
and that recipients were more
likely to be white and better-off
financially than public school
students statewide.

Mississippi lawmakers asked to consider House passes bill to protect

programs for departing inmates
Mississippi has one of the highest
incarceration rates in United States
By EMILY
WAGSTER PETTUS
The Associated Press
JACKSON — Missis-
sippi lawmakers say they
could consider programs
aimed at helping former in-
mates establish productive
lives as they leave prison.
House and Senate com-
mittees heard Monday
from the state corrections
commissioner, a state
judge, a federal judge, and
advocates from liberal
and conservative groups.
Many speakers said law-
makers need to address
what causes former prison-
ers to commit new offens-
es and get sent back into
custody.
Hal Kittrell of the Mis-
sissippi Prosecutors As-
sociation said the state
should invest in vocational
training and re-entry pro-
grams.
U.S. District Judge
Keith Starrett, who is a
former state circuit court
judge, said Mississippi
needs “meaningful” su-
pervision of former pris-
oners. He suggested the
state establish re-entry
courts. A former inmate
would go before a judge
periodically so the judge
could evaluate whether
the person is successfully
managing issues such as
finding a job or dealing
with mental health prob-
lems or drug problems.
“You need to know
if the interventions are
working,” Starrett said.
Mississippi has one of
the highest incarceration
rates in the United States.
Although the state enact-
ed a law in 2014 designed
to make the criminal
justice system more effi-
cient and less expensive,
some legislators say more
changes are needed. Sen-
ate Corrections Commit-
tee Chairman Sampson
Jackson, a Democrat from
Preston, said Monday that
Mississippi incarcerates
“far too many people for
far too long.”
child sex trafficking victims
Mississippi House Bill 571 held
for the possibility of more debate
The Associated Press
JACKSON — The Mississippi House is ad-
vancing a bill designed to protect children who
are victims of sex trafficking.
House Bill 571 would prevent charges from
being filed against trafficking victims who are
younger than 18. The minor would be taken into
protective custody and counseling would be pro-
vided. Foster parents would be trained to help
trafficking victims.
The bill passed the House without opposition
Tuesday and was held for the possibility of more
debate. It also must pass the Senate before it can
go to Gov. Phil Bryant.
The Center for Violence Prevention in Pearl
has a program that fights human trafficking. The
center’s directory, Sandy Middleton, says it re-
ceived 31 crisis calls and 85 referrals in 2018.

Around the state

Man uses ATV to pull
truck, is charged
with DUI
MONTICELLO — berry of the Mississip-
A Mississippi man is
charged with drunken
driving after using his
all-terrain vehicle to try to
pull his pickup truck off a
highway.
The Daily Leader re-
ports 21-year-old Trenton
Blackmon of Natchez was
driving his pickup Satur-
Arrest
day night when it ran out
of gas on U.S. Highway 84
near Monticello.
Cpl. Brandon Forten-
pi Highway Patrol says
Blackmon’s truck was
hauling an all-terrain vehi-
cle on a trailer. When the
truck stopped running,
Blackmon used the ATV
to try to pull the truck.
While he was doing that,
another vehicle crashed
into the empty trailer,
pushing it under the truck
and causing the truck to
hit the ATV.
Man arrested in
Mississippi nightclub
shooting death
MCCOMB — Police
have arrested a suspect in
a shooting death at a Mis-
sissippi nightclub last fall.
McComb police told
news outlets that 22-year-
old Bruce Varnado was
arrested Friday night fol-
lowing a short chase.
Varnado is charged
with murder in the Oct. 28
shooting death of 35-year-
old Erick Kintae Earls of
Gloster.
McComb police say
Varnado tried to run into
some woods behind a
house but was caught
shortly thereafter.
Police think Earls’
shooting death resulted
from an argument.
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when he began a distur-
bance with the cashier,
the press release said.
When other customers
in line asked him not to
treat the cashier that
way, Thomas allegedly
struck another customer
in line.
No one was seriously
injured in the altercation,
and police believe Thom-
as was intoxicated at the
time of the incident.
Police were called to
the scene where they
arrested Thomas. Au-
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Area arrests
The following arrests
were made by Lowndes
County Sheriff’s Office:
n Victor Taylor, 40, was
charged with violation of
probation and sex offend-
er registration failure.
n Anthony O’Neal,
Taylor O’Neal Pruitt Montgomery Moore Sudduth
47, was charged with in-
timidating a judge, juror, was charged
witness or attorney and with two
resisting arrest. counts of
n Antonio Pruitt, 20, possession
was charged with posses- of a sched-
sion, sale or transfer of a ule II drug
stolen firearm. and posses-
n Christopher Mont- sion of mar-
gomery, 38, was charged ijuana. Bell Watson Thompson Baughman Evans
with possession of meth- n Larry session of marijuana with insurance.
amphetamine. Sudduth, 49, was charged intent to distribute, speed- n Brian Baughman, 41,
with parole violation.
ing and no insurance. was charged with posses-
The following arrests n Kelvin Bell, 29, was
were made by the Oktib- charged with probation vi- n Ricardo Thompson, sion of a weapon by a felon.
beha County Sheriff’s Of- olation. 30, was charged with pos- n Christopher Evans,
fice: n Marcus Watson, 35, session of a stolen firearm, 27, was charged with con-
n Joshua Moore, 18, was charged with pos- no driver’s license and no spiracy.
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Poll: Support for ‘Medicare-for-all’ fluctuates with details

Support plunges for plan when people are
asked if they’d pay higher taxes or put up
with treatment delays to get it
By RICARDO
ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — “Medi-
care-for-all” makes a good first
impression, but support plunges
when people are asked if they’d
pay higher taxes or put up with
treatment delays to get it.
The survey, released
Wednesday by the nonparti-
san Kaiser Family Foundation,
comes as Democratic presiden-
tial hopefuls embrace the idea
of a government-run health care
system, considered outside the
mainstream of their party un-
til Vermont independent Sen.
Bernie Sanders made it the cor-
nerstone of his 2016 campaign.
President Donald Trump is op-
posed, saying “Medicare-for-all”
would “eviscerate” the current
program for seniors.
The poll found that Ameri-
cans initially support “Medicare-
for-all,” 56 percent to 42 percent.
However, those numbers
shifted dramatically when peo-
ple were asked about the poten-
tial impact, pro and con.
Support increased when peo-
ple learned “Medicare-for-all”
would guarantee health insur-
ance as a right (71 percent) and
eliminate premiums and reduce
out-of-pocket costs (67 percent).
But if they were told that a
government-run system could
lead to delays in getting care or
higher taxes, support plunged
to 26 percent and 37 percent, re-
spectively.
“The issue that will really be
fundamental would be the tax is-
sue,” said Robert Blendon, a pro-
fessor at the Harvard T.H. Chan
School of Public Health who re-
viewed the poll. He pointed out
that state single-payer efforts in
Vermont and Colorado failed be-
cause of concerns about the tax
increases needed to put them in
place.
There doesn’t seem to be
much disagreement that a sin-
gle-payer system would require
tax increases, since the govern-
ment would take over premiums
now paid by employers and indi-
viduals as it replaces the private
health insurance industry. The
question is how much.
Several independent studies
have estimated that government
spending on health care would
increase dramatically, in the
range of about $25 trillion to $35
trillion or more over a 10-year
period. But a recent estimate
from the Political Economy Re-
search Institute at the Universi-
ty of Massachusetts in Amherst
suggests that it could be much
lower. With significant cost
savings, the government would
need to raise about $1.1 trillion
from new revenue sources in the
first year of the new program.
House Budget Committee
Chairman John Yarmuth, D-Ky.,
has asked the Congressional
Budget Office for a comprehen-
sive report on single-payer. The
CBO is a nonpartisan outfit that
analyzes the potential cost and
impact of legislation.

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Larry Steele
CARROLLTON, Ala.
— Larry “Po Roller”
Steele died Jan. 18,
2019, at his residence.
Home Going Cele-
bration services will
be at 1 p.m. Saturday
at the James and Lola
Lavender Memorial
Chapel of Lavender’s
Funeral Service in
Aliceville with the Rev.
Quienton Prude offici-
ating. Burial will follow
at New Cemetery.
Visitation will be from
1-6 p.m. Friday at the
funeral home. Laven-
der’s Funeral Service
is in charge of arrange-
ments.
Jesus Garcia
COLUMBUS — Je-
sus Garcia, 73, died
Jan. 22, 2019, at Sanc-
tuary Hospice House in
Tupelo
Arrangements are
incomplete and will be
announced by Lowndes
Funeral Home.
Greely Nash
WEST POINT —
Greely Ray Nash, 91,
died Jan. 22, 2019, at
Monroe Regional Hos-
pital.
Services will be at 2
p.m. Thursday at Rob-
inson Funeral Home
Chapel with the Rev.
Dale Funderburg offi-
ciating. A private burial
will follow at Memorial
Gardens Cemetery.
Visitation will be two
hours prior to services
at the funeral home.
Robinson Funeral
Home is in charge of
arrangements.
Mr. Nash was born
Dec. 24, 1927, in
Monroe County, to the
late Bessie Farley and
Thomas Balvin Nash.
He was a graduate of
Ole Miss and a U.S.
Navy veteran. He was
formerly employed as a
pharmacist and owner
of Rose Drug Store.
He is survived by
his wife, Quay Nash
Area obituaries
of West Point; son,
Randy Nash of West
Point; daughter, Con-
nie Hudson of West
Point; sister, Mary Joe
Minich of Amory; six
grandchildren; and six
great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be
his grandsons.
Memorials may be
made to the Sally Kate
Winters Memorial
Children’s Home, P.O.
Box 1233, West Point,
MS 39773 or to the Mis-
sion, 2494 E. Church
Hill Road, West Point,
MS 39773.
Luther Foreman Jr.
EUPORA — Luther
Foreman Jr., 65, died
Jan. 21, 2019, at Diver-
sicare.
Arrangements are
incomplete and will be
announced by Lowndes
Funeral Home.
Mr. Foreman was
born Dec. 16, 1953,
to the late Luther
Foreman and Myrtle
Ruth Yeatman. He was
formerly employed
as a heavy equipment
operator.
He is survived by his
wife, Shirley Foreman;
and sister, Deborah
Clinton.
Elisha Byars
SULLIGENT, Ala. —
Elisha Byars, 65, died
Jan. 20, 2019, at her
residence.
A private memorial
service will be held at a
later date. Otts Funeral
Home is in charge of
arrangements.
Mrs. Byars was
born Aug. 24, 1953, in
Sulligent, Alabama,
to the late Odie Lee
Kittrell. She was a 1972
graduate of Sulligent
High School and was
formerly employed as
President of E.O. Byars
Construction.
In addition to her
mother, she was pre-
ceded in death by her
daughter, Andrea Nich-
ole Byars.
She is survived by
her husband, Roger
Byars of Sulligent; son,
Ron Smith
Visitation:
Thursday, Jan. 24 • 1-3 PM
Memorial Gunter Peel
Funeral Home
2nd Ave. North Location
Services:
Thursday, Jan. 24 • 3 PM
Memorial Gunter Peel
Funeral Home
2nd Ave. North Location
Burial
Friendship Cemetery
memorialgunterpeel.com
Ron Smith
Ronald George “Ron” Smith,
age 88, of Columbus, MS, died
Doug Byars of Sulli- be made to the Youth at The Windsor Place at Planta-
gent; daughter, Aften Fund of Sulligent First tion Pointe on Monday, January
Sorrells of Sulligent; Baptist Church, 215 21, 2019.
and four grandchildren. Brown St., Sulligent, Visitation will be held on
Memorials may AL 35586. Thursday, January 24, 2019
from 1:00-3:00 PM at Memori-
al Funeral Home, 716 Second
Avenue North. The Service will
begin at 3:00 PM. Burial will follow in Friendship
Cemetery.
Ron was born on September 29, 1930, at home
in Jackson, MS, to the late Ronald Charles Smith
and Rebecca Boggs Smith. At the age of four-
teen, he and his family moved to Columbus.
He was a member of First Christian Church.
He began his Real Estate career in 1977 and be-
came a Licensed Broker in 1980. He, along with
his wife, Jane, and her brother, Jimmy Garton,
were Co-Owners of All Star Realty from 1981-
1989. Then they worked as Residential Managers
of Century 21, Deep South Properties from 1989-
1994 before they bought the franchise. In 2000,
he and Jane sold Century 21 to Doris Hardy, who
renamed the company Century 21, Doris Hardy
& Associates. They continued to work as broker/
agents at Century 21. Ron retired from Century
21, Doris Hardy and Associates when Alzhei-
mer’s affected his memory.
Ron held many offices, including President of
the Golden Triangle Association of Realtors. He
was a Life Member of the Million Dollar Club, Re-
altor of the Year in 1990 and served as chairper-
son of numerous committees. On the State level,
he served on numerous committees, including
the Board of Directors in 1990. He held the Grad-
uate Realtors Institute (GRI) Designation on the
National Level and attended many National Con-
ventions.
Ron graduated from S.D. Lee High School in
Columbus and went on to college at Mississippi
State University. He participated in various fund-
raising activities, such as American Heart Asso-
ciation, United Way, Salvation Army and Easter
Seals. He also served on the Military Affairs
Committee through the Chamber of Commerce.
Playing handball at the YMCA was a favorite
pastime for Ron. He was a boxer in high school
and was a former AAU boxing coach with Oliver
Miller. They traveled across the state promoting
boxing and setting up matches. Ron coached
many of our youth in T-ball and baseball at Propst
Park. He loved to travel and watch Mississippi
State Sports.
In addition to his parents, Ron was preceded
in death by his sister, Doris Ella Smith Fulton of
Columbus.
He is survived by his wife of 38 years, Jane
Garton Smith of Columbus; three sons, Ron-
nie (Sheila) Smith of Columbus, Kent Smith of
Hermosa Beach, CA and Wayne (Paige) Price
of Shelby, AL; two daughters, Becky Smith of
Biloxi, MS and Susan Mackay of Columbus; 7
grandchildren, Jessica Smith (Chris) Edwards,
Jordan (Jenness) Smith and Amanda Mackay
of Columbus, Eric (Ashley) Price of Tuscaloosa,
AL, Alana (Mike) Whitehead of Evans, GA, Pey-
ton Cook of Pensacola, FL and Theresa (Josh)
Luke of Sullivan’s Island, SC; 14 great-grandchil-
dren Allie and Sarah Vance, Olivia Edwards, An-
drew Connors, Ashley Ryan, Sadie and Eli Price,
Dresden, Ryland, and Millie Whitehead, Ella
Foshee, and Will, Cooper and Maria Luke; and
2 nephews, Charlie (Karen) Perkins and James
(Teresa) Perkins.
Pallbearers will be Ronnie Smith, Kent Smith,
Jordan Smith, Charlie Perkins, James Perkins
and Oliver Miller. Honorary Pallbearers will be
Charles Box, Tommy Brown, Danny Hunt, Wil-
lie Jackson, Rick Jones, Joe King, J.T. Lancaster,
Henry Myers, J.D. Reed, Phillip Sanders, Jackie
Taylor, Trip Trepanier, Harold Weeks, Micky Wil-
son, Jimmy Perkins, Andy Kalinowski, Forrest
Allgood, Andy Boyd, Scott Bromley, Ray Gross,
Tyrone Hardy, Patton Whitten, Roger Burlin-
game, Rusty Greene and Brian Willard.
Memorials may be made to First Christian
Church, 811 North McCrary Road, Columbus,
MS 39702; The Columbus-Lowndes Humane
Society, 50 Airline Road, Columbus, MS 39702;
or The American Alzheimer’s Association at alz.
org or 225 N. Michigan Ave., Fl. 17, Chicago, IL
60601.
Sign the online guest book at
www.memorialgunterpeel.com
716 Second Avenue North • Columbus, MS
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WASHINGTON — was brief and procedural,
The Trump administra-
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plan to restrict military
service by transgender
men and women while
court challenges contin-
ue, the Supreme Court
said Tuesday.
The high court split
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to take effect, with the
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ing they would not have.
The order from the court
with no elaboration from
the justices.
The court’s decision
clears the way for the
Pentagon to bar enlist-
ment by people who have
undergone a gender tran-
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the administration to
require that military per-
sonnel serve as members
of their biological gender
unless they began a gen-
der transition under less
restrictive Obama admin-
istration rules.
The Trump admin-
istration has sought
for more than a year to
change the Obama-era
rules and had urged the
justices to take up cas-
es about its transgender
troop policy immediately,
but the court declined for
now.
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tinue to move through
lower courts and could
eventually reach the Su-
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willing to allow the poli-
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is based on professional
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ings had forced the mili-
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Political shifts, sales slump cast shadow over gun industry

‘Numbers are down. You can’t deny it.’
Georgia gunmaker Gary Ramey
By LISA MARIE PANE
The Associated Press
When gunmakers and
dealers gather this week
in Las Vegas for the in-
dustry’s largest annual
conference, they will be
grappling with slumping
sales and a shift in poli-
tics that many didn’t envi-
sion two years ago when
gun-friendly Donald
Trump and a GOP-con-
trolled Congress took of-
fice.
Some of the top prior-
ities for the industry —
expanding the reach of
concealed carry permits
and easing restrictions
on so-called “silencers”
— remain in limbo, and
prospects for expanding
gun rights are nil for the
foreseeable future.
Instead, fueled by the
deadliest mass shooting
in modern U.S. history,
the federal government
banned bump stocks
and newly in-charge
U.S. House Democrats
introduced legislation
that would require back-
ground checks for virtu-
ally every firearm sale,
regardless of whether it’s
from a gun dealer or a pri-
vate sale.
Even without Demo-
crats’ gains in Novem-
ber’s midterm elections,
the industry was facing a
so-called “Trump slump,”
a plummet in sales
that happens amid gun
rights-friendly admin-
istrations. Background
checks were at an all-time
high in 2016, President
Barack Obama’s last full
year in office, numbering
more than 27.5 million;
since then, background
checks have been at about
25 million each year.
Gary Ramey, owner
of Georgian gunmaker
Honor Defense, says the
mood at last year’s SHOT
Show, which stands for
Shooting, Hunting and
Outdoor Trade, was sub-
dued. He’s expecting the
same this year.
“There was no one to
beat up. You didn’t have
President Obama to put
up in PowerPoint and say
‘He’s the best gun sales-
man, look what he’s doing
to our country,’” he said.
“Numbers are down,”
he added. “You can’t deny
it.”

Trump wants to deliver State of Union next week as planned

By JILL COLVIN
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The
White House is moving
forward with plans for
President Donald Trump
to deliver his State of the
Union speech next week
in front of a joint session
of Congress — despite a
letter from House Speaker
Nancy Pelosi requesting
he delay it.
The White House sent
an email to the House ser-
geant-at-arms asking to
schedule a walk-through
in anticipation of a Jan. 29
address, according to a
White House official who
was not authorized to dis-
cuss the planning by name
and spoke on condition of
anonymity.
“Nancy Pelosi made the
invitation to the president
on the State of the Union.
He accepted,” said White
House spokeswoman Sar-
ah Huckabee Sanders. “At
this point, we’re moving
forward.”
The move is the latest in
a game of political brinks-
manship between Trump
and the House Speaker
as they remain locked in
an increasingly personal
standoff over Trump’s de-
mand for border wall fund-
ing that has forced a partial
government shutdown that
is now in its second month.
The gamesmanship
began last week when Pe-
losi sent a letter to Trump
suggesting that he either
deliver the speech in writ-
ing or postpone it until af-
ter the partial government
shutdown is resolved, cit-
ing security concerns.
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Coding academy is a great start to combating brain drain

“How you gonna keep
‘em down on the farm after
they’ve seen Parre?”
Those lyrics to a song
written after the end of World
War I, still resonate today in
Mississippi, where Millenni-
als are leaving for better op-
portunities in other places at
a higher rate than any other
state in the country.
It is a vexing problem
because it means our state
is losing its best educated
young people to other states
where there are better-paying
jobs.
And in a state that is third
lowest in the percent of the
population who have a high
school diploma, fifth lowest
in those with a college degree
and fourth lowest in those
with a graduate/profession-
al degree, the losses of our
brightest and best are partic-
ularly critical.
Against that backdrop, we
find a glimmer of hope and,
perhaps, one of the resources
that may play a role in ending
that exodus.
Saturday, the Golden
Triangle Coding Academy
celebrated its first graduation
class. Nine students com-
pleted the 11-month program
administered by Mississippi
State University. GTCA,
along with another program
in Jackson, are two programs
offering training and coding
practices in order to fill tech-
nical positions in Mississippi.
Of those nine students,
six have already landed jobs
at an average pay of $37,000
annually. In a state that has
the highest per capita of mini-
mum-wage earners, that’s a
significant salary, especially
among those who do not hold
a college degree.
That small number of
graduates does not diminish
the potential of what is at
work here.
For too long, our edu-
cational process has been
devoted to a one-size fits
all approach. GTCA is one
example of how our state
can explore other options by
turning our thinking about
education on its head.
Until recently, the idea was
to produce high school and
college graduates and try to
match what they had learned
to the jobs available. Now
we are starting with the job
skills that are in demand and
building educational pro-
grams to provide those skills.
Career tech programs
are evolving from the sta-
ples of auto mechanics and
construction to the vast
array of careers that demand
specific skills. We are seeing
the growth of entrepreneur
programs that encourage and
support those who want to
build their own businesses
right here in Mississippi.
It is true that our state
must continue in its efforts
to improve and build on our
traditional high school and
college programs. But it
also must be flexible enough
to prepare our kids for the
ever-increasing diversity of
today’s job market. To fail to
do so will only mean further
decline.
The Golden Triangle Cod-
ing Academy is one example
of this more enlightened ap-
proach to education and jobs.

Letter to the editor Cartoonist view

Voice of the people
In support of Ed Meek
With no fanfare and little publicity,
the University of Mississippi removed
the name of Ed Meek from a building
located on campus which had been
named the Ed Meek building to
honor him for his years of dedicated
service to Ole Miss.
Sadly, Mr. Meek had made a
public statement that the political left
on campus claimed to have been a
“racist” statement, thus successfully
removing his name from the building
which honored him.
Anyone who knows Ed Meek
would tell anyone flat out that Ed
Meek is anything but a “racist.”
In fact, Mr. Meek had donated $5.6
million to the University before being
labeled a “racist.”
Seems to me that Ole Miss should
return Mr. Meek his money if he so
desires and also seems to me that the
current administration is wandering
around like the children of Israel,
entirely lost, a sad commentary of the
school which was the flagship of our
colleges and universities.
Wallace D. Dabbs
Canton

Readers comment
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of reader comments posted at the end of
online stories and on Facebook. More
can be found at www.cdispatch.com.
Mississippi graduation rate hits
new record of 84 percent
frank: Keep this up and those darn
Republicans will have everybody
educated and working. What’s next?
Reestablishing two parent family
units?
Raider: I think judgment should be
reserved. From reading the article, to
me it looks like the real improvement
actually came from expanding the
qualifications to graduate. You will al-
ways get more winners if you expand
the ways you can win. But at the same
time, it doesn’t make sense that there
was a corresponding increase in ACT
scores. That being said, I am glad to
see an expansion of technical educa-
tion. You can earn a good living with-
out calculus, trig and poetic essays.
Dave: Raider, I’m in my 7th year
as a high school teacher. You are
correct — the increased graduation
rate primarily came from expanding
the qualifications to graduate. The
state simply lowered the standards
for many of those on the borderline.
Thus, a higher graduation rate oc-
curred.
Memories from the south
Ambrosia? Food of the who?
“Will you be serving the table took no notice, mas comes but once’t a year. If 1 get
ambrosia?” Another kept right on with their drunk you needn’t to keer!” (followed
Mississippian who’d come animated chatter. But by a resounding hiccup and our wild
North to a teaching career see, my mother had been audience guffaws.)
included this question in a teacher in her ‘first Going home on the bus that after-
his Christmas greeting, life’ and got to know of noon, I found myself revising James’
and the answer was, “No, Greek and Roman gods poem into one of my own. Mine
I wouldn’t.” Ambrosia had whom I wouldn’t meet till would lack the punch of his drunk-
been stored away with eighth grade. I was still en version, but I’d have a singular
Christmas stockings, in Sunday School and had god with a capital G to appease any
Santa Claus, and pepper- to ponder hard to picture suspicion of my mother’s plural gods
mint canes plus memory the fierce, all-seeing God and the “name in vain” concern. I’d
of a struggle between Marion Whitey I did know sitting down to even offer to share! I quote: “Christ-
innocence and ignorance a Depression glass dish of mas comes a day divine, If God wants
that can stump you in the ambrosia on Jesus’ birth- ambrosia, He’s welcome to mine.”
process of growing up. day. Was my mother on the verge of The aunts and uncles would
I was 8 that Christmas and eligible ”taking the Lord’s name in vain”?! have delighted in James’ version,
to sit at the gown-ups table, elevated Not knowing there were ‘other gods’, not mine. Maybe I was learning
to my plate by a folded quilt. Dessert, in foreign lands, I felt a line had been discretion along with grammar and
ambrosia, was being brought in from crossed at the grown-ups table, right multiplication. So after my mother
the kitchen. I’d watched my mother there on Highway 12! I couldn’t let it said what she always said about gods
and grandmother peel and dice the go. and ambrosia, I said mine, silently,
oranges and had tried my hand at But at 8 you do let go. Next year behind my napkin, finally able to let
grating the coconut bought in town the Christmas party in my class it go.
weeks before. Everything else on was filled with revelry: recitations NOTE: I looked up Ambrosia in
our table had come from the farm (or of “The Night before Christmas”, The Auburn Cookbook, only one
the smoke house). But ambrosia? I a spelling bee to include reindeer I own. It’s still diced oranges and
liked it well enough, felt I should for names plus sleigh, manger, and grated coconut. Simple! Even I could
tradition’s sake, but I was way more Bethlehem, till James Butterworth pull it off. But where, I wonder, did
partial to peach ice cream on July raised his hand for permission to ancient gods in foreign lands go for
4th. Ambrosia got lodged in my mem- say a poem. We didn’t know James oranges and coconuts?
ory because my mother took her first could recite anything more than the Marion Whitley, who grew up in
bite, pursed her lips and said to all: 2x2 tables up to 12, so we giggled Caledonia and Columbus, lives in
“Umm, ambrosia, food of the gods.” as he sauntered to the front, got Manhattan where she reads, writes
Gods?! More than one?! I didn’t our attention with an exaggerated and remembers. Her email address is
‘get it’. The aunts and uncles around “A-HEM” then delivered: “Christ- Whijmar8@aol.com.

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CLUBS
n POSSUM TOWN TOASTMASTERS
Possum Town Toastmasters meet every
Friday at 7 a.m. at the Church of Christ,
Columbus. To become a better communi-
cator and leader, call 662-549-3483.
n POSSUM TOWN QUILTERS
Possum Town Quilters meet at 9:30 a.m.
the second and fourth Saturdays of each
month at the Rosenzweig Arts Center
(lower level), 501 Main St., Columbus.
Check us out at possumtownquilters.
blogspot.com.
n EAST LIONS CLUB
The Columbus East Lions Club meets
every second and fourth Monday of
the month at 65 Airline Road. For more
information, call 662-251-1415 or 662-
574-7552.
n HOST LIONS CLUB
The Columbus Host Lions Club meets
every Friday at noon at EMCC Lion Hills
Center for a buffet lunch and business
gathering. For more information, call John
Michael, 601-955-2176.
n LOWNDES REPUBLICAN WOMEN
Lowndes County Republican Women
meets the second Tuesday of each month.
Buffet line opens at 11:15 a.m., with call
to order at noon.
n GT QUILTERS GUILD
The Golden Triangle Quilters Guild meets
at 5:30 p.m. every third Thursday at the
Starkville Sportsplex Activities Building.
■ BREAKFAST WITH THE BULLDOGS
MSU alumni, friends are invited to Break-
fast with the Bulldogs on second Thurs-
days each month at Starkville Café. Dutch
treat breakfast 7:30 a.m. Contact Carol
Moss Read at carolmoss@bellsouth.net
or 662-312-0637.
■ DULCIMER PLAYERS
Friendly City Strummers meet twice
monthly to practice and teach others to
play dulcimers. Join for $10/year for the
whole family. Dulcimers available to bor-
row. Contact David Saum, 662-386-6836
or DrSaum@cableone.net, or the Switzers,
662-312-6025.
n TOPS
Take Off Pounds Sensibly No. 288 meets
Tuesdays at Community Baptist Church,
Yorkville Road East, Columbus. Weigh-in
begins at 5:30 p.m. Contact Pat Harris,
662-386-0249.
n TOPS
Take Off Pounds Sensibly No. 270 meets
Thursdays at 4370 Cal-Kolola Road,
Caledonia. Weigh-in begins at 5-5:30
p.m. Contact Michelle Holliman, 662-386-
3650.
n SENIOR CRAFTS
Senior Crafts meets at the Starkville
Sportsplex Tuesdays, 10-11:30 a.m.
Crafts provided by the parks department.
For information, call Lisa Cox, 662-323-
2294.
n QUILTING CLUB
Quilting Club meets in the activities room
adjacent to the multi-purpose facility at
the Starkville Sportsplex Thursdays 10
a.m.-noon. Bring your own project to work
on. For information, call Lisa Cox, 662-
323-2294.
n AARP
AARP meets the first Wednesday of each
month at 10 a.m. in the Community Room
of Regions Bank, Main Street, Columbus.
Programs are geared to the needs and
interests of seniors 50 and up. For more
information, call 662-889-9496.
Health Notes
n BLOOD DRIVE
Vitalant, formerly United Blood Service,
holds its quarterly blood drive from 11
a.m.-5:15 p.m. Jan. 25 at the Outpatient
Pavilion Conference Center at Baptist
Golden Triangle. For more information,
visit bloodhero.com.
n FREE MAMMOGRAMS
Baptist Golden Triangle offers free mam-
mograms to women 35 and older who
have no insurance coverage for mammo-
grams and are living in Lowndes, Oktibbe-
ha, Clay, Monroe or Chickasaw Counties.
To see if you qualify, call 662-244-2979.
n CROSSOVER SYMMETRY
North Mississippi Medical Center-West
Point Wellness Center offers a Crossover
Symmetry Program focusing on shoul-
der health/performance. The 30-day
membership is $30 for members; $50 for
nonmembers. For more information, call
the Wellness Center 662-495-9355.
n CHILDBIRTH CLASSES
Baptist Golden Triangle offers Childbirth
classes and Breastfeeding classes each
month, 6 p.m., in room 6, near the Gift
Shop, $20. For information or to register,
call 662-386-5592.
n LUPUS SUPPORT
A lupus support group meets from 10
a.m.-2 p.m. the first Saturday of every
month in Classroom 6 of the Baptist
Golden Triangle Patient Tower. Open to
anyone with lupus or any family member or
friend. For more information, call Rashell
Hopkins, 662-570-8342.
n CANCER SUPPORT
Baptist Cancer Center hosts a support
group for cancer survivors and their fami-
lies, noon-1 p.m. the third Friday of every
month. Next class is Jan. 18 in Classroom
5 of the Patient Towers. Lunch provided.
For information and location, call 662-
244-2923.
n HYPERTENSION SUPPORT
A pulmonary hypertension support group
meets at 2 p.m. the second Saturday of
every month at North Mississippi Medical
Center-West Point Education Center, 385
Medical Center Drive. For information, call
Dana Albert, 662-295-3642.
■ DIABETES SUPPORT
Baptist Golden Triangle hosts day classes
for Diabetes Support on third Wednesdays
of each month, 10-11 a.m. in room 6 PT.
For information, call Lacy Smith at 662-
244-1392 or 800-544-8762, ext. 1392.
■ HEART SUPPORT
Weekly education/support group for
people with congestive heart failure are
Thursdays 11 a.m.-noon in the Outpa-
tient Pavilion Boardroom, Baptist Golden
Triangle. For information, call 244-1953 or
244-2132.
n NUTRITION EDUCATION
Diabetes education class meets on fourth
Wednesdays, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Baptist
Golden Triangle Outpatient Pavilion. Physi-
cian referral required. For information, call
662-244-1597 or email info.goldentrian-
gle@bmhcc.org.
n ABUSE RECOVERY GROUP
A Domestic Abuse Recovery Group meets
Thursdays at 6 p.m. through Safe Haven
Inc. Group counseling for rape recovery is
available. For information, call 662-327-
6118 or 662-889-2067.
n CHILDBIRTH CLASSES
Baptist Golden Triangle offers childbirth
classes Tuesdays at 6 p.m. To register,
call 662-244-2498 or email info.goldentri-
angle@bmhcc.org.
n CPR CLASSES
Baptist Golden Triangle offers CPR class-
es each month at 6 p.m. in the Patient
Tower. Next class is Jan. 28. Pre-registra-
tion required. Call the Education Depart-
ment, 662-244-2498.
n FREE PSA SCREENINGS
Baptist Cancer Center offers free prostate
PSA screenings ever other month for men
over 40. Next screenings are 8-11:45 a.m.
and 1-2 p.m. Jan. 25. Walk-ins accepted.
For appointments, call 662-244-4673.
n DIABETES EDUCATION
Diabetes Self-Management Education
Class meets on fourth Wednesdays at
8:30 a.m. at Baptist Golden Triangle
Outpatient Pavilion Conference Center.
Physician referral required. For informa-
tion, call 662-244-1596.
n ANGER MANAGEMENT
Family Resource Center, Columbus
campus, 1575 Second Ave. N., offers free
conflict resolution and anger management
classes. For information, call 662-368-
3603.
n FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER
The Family Resource Center offers
free classes including parenting, anger
management, healthy relationships, life
skills and youth development education
classes. Call 662-251-1861.
n BAPTIST VOLUNTEERS
Baptist Golden Triangle seeks caring,
compassionate volunteers to help in a
variety of hospital settings. For informa-
tion, call 662-244-1165 or email info.
goldentriangle@bmhcc.org.
n BAPTIST HOSPICE VOLUNTEERS
Baptist Hospice-Golden Triangle seeks
volunteers to assist in the office and with
Hospice families at 2309 Bluecutt Road,
Suite B. For more information, call Katie
Bostwick, 662-243-1173.
n DRUG/ALCOHOL INTERVENTION
Narconon offers drug and alcohol inter-
ventions. For free screenings or referrals,
call 1-800-431-1754.
n GOLDEN TRIANGLE AA
Golden Triangle AA meets daily for
support. If you want to drink, that is your
business. If you want to stop drinking,
that is our business. For information, call
662-327-8941.
n AL-ANON MEETING
The Columbus Al-Anon Family Groups
meet Mondays and Thursdays at 5:30
p.m. When you don’t know where to turn
because someone drinks too much, we
can help. For information, call 888-425-
2666 or go to msafg.org.
n SAAC SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS
The Starkville Area Arts Council is ac-
cepting applications for students 11-18
through April 1. Applicants must reside
in Oktibbeha County and currently attend
public, private or home schools. Submit
applications online at www.starkvillearts.
org.
OTHER EVENTS
n BASEBALL COACHES’ MEETING
Lake Lowndes Summer Baseball Coach-
es’ Meeting is 6-7 p.m. today for T-Ball at
New Hope Community Center, 381 Sta-
dium Road. The Lake Lowndes Summer
League seeks coaches for all age groups.
Call 662-328-0885 or visit lowndesrecre-
ation.com.
n HOMELESS COUNT
The Point in Time count of sheltered and
unsheltered homeless persons in Lown-
des County will be 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Jan.
28 at Loaves & Fishes Community Soup
Kitchen (22nd Avenue North and Main
Street, across from Salvation Army, Co-
lumbus). Local agencies will also share
resource information.
n LCAC LUNCH
The MUW Lowndes County Alumni Chap-
ter Lunch is 11:30 a.m. Jan. 31 at Hoga-
rth Dining Center. Cost $12.25, payable
at the event. For more information, call
Anika Perkins, 662-329-7124.
n MEET, GREET & EAT
Family Resource Center, Columbus
Campus, 1575 Second Ave. N., hosts
this event from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Jan. 30 to
discuss the Online High School Diploma
Program. Free of charge to all residents
in the Golden Triangle. For more informa-
tion, call 662-368-3603.
n COMMUNITY MEETING
Prairie Opportunity Inc., 501 Seventh St.
N., Suite 5, hosts a community meeting
at 4 p.m. Feb. 5 to discuss community
services and to elect a board member.
For more information, call Laura Mar-
shall, 662-323-3397.
n LIFE SKILLS TRAINING
Golden Triangle’s Christian Women’s Job
Corps, 207 S. Lafayette St. in Starkville,
offers free job-readiness and life skills
training classes Feb. 5-April 25. Call
Allegra Brigham, 662-772-3016 or e-mail
acb48@cableone.net.
n BASEBALL/SOFTBALL
REGISTRATION
Lake Lowndes baseball and softball
registration is open through Feb. 23.
Register from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Fri-
day at the Lowndes Recreation Office, 17
Airline Road (behind the Driver’s License
Building) or online at lowndesrecreation.
com.
n SAAC SUMMER SCHOLARSHIPS
Starkville Area Arts Council is accepting
applications for students 11-18 through
April 1 to attend summer arts enrich-
ment. Applicants must reside in Oktibbe-
ha County and attend public, private or
home school. Visit starkvillearts.org.
n WALKING GROUP
J.L. King Center’s Families First of
Oktibbeha County invites the community
to join its Walking Group at 6:30 a.m.
Monday-Friday at Westside Park, 700 N.
Long St. in Starkville.
n PARENT CAFE
Emerson Family Center, 1504 Louisville
St. in Starkville, offers Parent Cafe Group
meetings every Monday from 11 a.m.-
noon to help meet the challenges of
parenting. For more information, call 662-
418-5193 or visit fcp-parentcafe.com.
n HEARTS TUTORING
Hearts After School Tutoring Program,
109 Lawrence Drive, Columbus, offers
tutoring for grades K-5 from 3-4:30 p.m.
Mondays and Wednesdays or Tuesday and
Thursdays. No charge, but commitment is
required. Teacher, parent referrals accept-
ed. Volunteers needed. For information,
call 662-244-8444.
n EFFECTIVE PARENTING
Family Resource Center, Columbus
campus, 1575 Second Ave. N., offers free
effective parenting classes, with insight
on child safety, appropriate discipline,
effective communication and more. For
information, call 662-368-3603.
n FREE TUTORING
Family Resource Center, Columbus cam-
pus, 1575 Second Ave. N., offers free tu-
toring, computer use and printing services
for Pre-K-8th Grade students. Limited
slots available. For more information, call
662-368-3603.
n TENN-TOM WATERWAY MUSEUM
The Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway
Transportation Museum, 318 Seventh St.
N., Columbus, is open for tours Mon-
day-Friday, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. School field trips,
civic clubs, church groups encouraged. For
group tours, call 662-328-8936 or 662-
574-5794.
n ENVIRONMENTAL MEETING
Memphis Town Community Action Group
meets fourth Tuesdays at 6 p.m. to
discuss issues related to the Kerr-McGee
site. For information, contact Leon Hines,
662-574-6109.
n R. E. HUNT MUSEUM
R. E. Hunt Museum and Cultural Center,
924 20th St. N., invites the public to tour
the center, 1-5 p.m. every Tuesday-Thurs-
day. For group tours, call 662-327-6324 or
662-327-8986.
n DIVORCECARE
DivorceCare meets on Tuesday evenings
at Connections, 101 E. Lampkin in
Starkville. Don’t go through separation or
divorce alone. Call Jake Adams-Wilson at
662-323-5722 or Jake@first-umc.org for
more information.
n WRITERS’ GUILD
Golden Triangle Writers Guild meets the
second Saturday of each month at Bryan
Public Library in West Point. For informa-
tion, contact Claire Spradling at claire-
spradlingbooks@gmail.com.
n FREE LIFE SKILLS CLASSES
Life skills classes by the Family Resource
Center of Northeast Mississippi are
available for qualifying participants on site
at your agency or entity. Classes include
positive parenting, conflict resolution, life
skills, soft skills and healthy relationship
skills. For information, call 662-251-1861.


Permission for power cooperatives to offer internet advances

The Associated Press
JACKSON — A mea-
sure to allow Mississippi
electric cooperatives to
offer high-speed internet
is taking another step for-
ward.
The Senate Energy
Committee approved
House Bill 366 on Tues-
day, sending it to the full
Senate for more debate.
It passed the House last
week.
The measure would let
Mississippi’s 25 electric
cooperatives form subsid-
iaries to offer broadband
internet service. They’re
currently banned from
doing so.
The bill, sponsored by
Republican House Speak-
er Philip Gunn of Clinton,
has been championed by
Northern District Public
Service Commissioner
Brandon Presley, a Dem-
ocrat.
Cooperatives wouldn’t
be required to enter the
internet business and cur-
rent customers wouldn’t
be required to buy ser-
vice.
The measure allows
cooperatives to invest
money, loan money or
guarantee loans to affil-
iates, but says they can’t
use revenue from electric
sales to subsidize broad-
band.
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MUW students, faculty

take fitness challenge
‘Whatcha Gonna Do?’
program draws 200-
plus participants
BY MARY POLLITZ
mpollitz@cdispatch.com

For Sharia Moore, making it to

her pre-nursing classes at Missis-
sippi University for Women last
semester was more difficult than it
should have been.
The 19-year-old sophomore felt
fatigued, out-of breath. Her diagno-
sis: she was out of shape, and it was
time to do something about it.
Since that fall revelation, Moore
has gone from hardly exercising to
taking as many as four fitness class-
es each week. Her weight loss, so
far, is marginal, she said, but she’s
noticed muscle gain.
“I knew I needed to do more car-
dio,” Moore said. “I’ve been doing
indoor cycling, pilates and zumba.
Now, I can finally walk around cam-
pus without losing my breath.”
Last week, Moore enrolled in
MUW’s annual “Whatcha Gonna
Do?” fitness challenge, which is
spearheaded through the campus
recreation center and Passport to
Wellness — a year-long program at
MUW geared toward healthier life-
style choices. The program is fund-
ed through a grant by Blue Cross
and Blue Shield.
Stark Membership Services
Coordinator Melissa Parsons said
the fitness challenge
helps kick-start a
new healthy lifestyle
for students, faculty
and gym members.
With nearly 200 par-
ticipants this year,
competitors started
the challenge with a Parsons
weigh-in and blood
pressure test last week. A final
weigh-in will be in April, with four
winners announced April 11 based
on weight loss percentage.
A male and female winner will be
announced in both the student and
faculty divisions. Each winner will
receive a $150 gift card as well as
an option for swim lessons, private
Mary Pollitz/Dispatch Staff
Mississippi University for Women sophomore Sharia Moore exercises on a
bike at Stark Recreation Center on Tuesday afternoon. Moore, along with
nearly 200 participants, signed up for the annual spring fitness challenge
to lose weight and create a healthy lifestyle.
trainer lessons or a boot camp. A winning the challenge, of course.
grand prize beach cruiser bicycle But what she really wants is to sus-
will be gifted to the top male and tain the healthy lifestyle she has al-
female winners. ready begun.
Even those who don’t bring “This has been one of the best
home a competition prize still will decisions I’ve ever made in my life,”
have something to show for their Moore said. “There’s nothing more
efforts, Parsons said. refreshing than getting up and ex-
“The ultimate prize is the health ercising. You just feel better about
they will garner,” Parsons said. “It’s yourself and more confident. And
about a lifetime of wellness. It’s then you can finally fit in the jeans
about putting feet to pavement and you wanted to wear a long time
being able to sustain it.” ago.”
In the past three years, more Lyndsay Cumberland, director
than 500 people have accepted the of alumni relations, will partici-
challenge and have lost more than pate for the fourth time this year.
1,050 pounds. This year, Parsons Like every year, she is working to-
said Stark will offer seminars, ward continuing a healthy lifestyle.
speeches, pop-up competitions and Cumberland said one year she lost
on-site trainers to help guide and nearly 30 pounds and she is excited
lead others to a healthy lifestyle. about the new challenges, such as a
“It’s a good way to challenge rowing and a bench-pressing com-
them to think about fitness,” Par- petition, offered throughout the se-
sons said. “Our goal is really about mester.
the education piece. We are trying “The reason I keep coming back
to program our fitness facility. We is it’s fun,” Cumberland said. “It’s a
have challenges within the chal- very welcoming environment. It’s
lenge.” easier for me to stay focused on
Moore, who has her sights set healthy options because we hold
on losing 20 pounds, wouldn’t mind each other accountable.”

Bridge repair
Continued from Page 1A
of the game.”
Starkville received
$1.34 million for a bridge
on Old West Point Road
near the intersection
with Garrard Road and
$514,998 for a bridge that
crosses Hollis Creek on
the east side of Starkville
High School’s campus.
“Those two have the
most traffic of the three
we applied for,” City Engi-
neer Edward Kemp said.
“We’re incredibly grateful
that not only did we have
the opportunity to apply
for these funds but also
that we were awarded
some of them. I think this
will make a great impact
on our community from a
safety standpoint and will
improve some very old,
antiquated infrastructure
that’s in dire need of re-
placement.”
Lowndes County
Lowndes County re-
ceived $342,000 for a proj-
ect on East Lindsey Ferry
Road — one of three proj-
ects it submitted requests
for funding.
Lowndes Board of Su-
pervisors President Har-
ry Sanders
said it was a
“good deal”
that the
county got
state fund-
ing for East
Lindsey
Ferry Road. Sanders
Howev-
er, Sanders said he didn’t
agree with MDOT’s pri-
oritization of the project
it awarded. He said Wolfe
Road, which was an esti-
mated $900,000 project,
is a higher priority for the
county.
“We have a greater
need on Wolfe Road and it
sees more traffic,” Sand-
ers said. “West Lindsey
has very little traffic. On
the scope of everything,
we got shorted a little bit
on the money.”
Sanders also took is-
sue with money allocated
to other areas of the state.
Forrest County, for
example, received about
$16 million for projects,
including $15.2 million
for repairs on East Hardy
Street.
“We’re one of the larg-
est counties with some
of the most roads and it
seems like we got short-
changed,” Sanders said.
“But I am pleased with
what we got. You can’t
look a gift horse in the
mouth.”
Mike Tagert, MDOT
commissioner for Missis-
sippi’s Northern District,
said projects were select-
ed based on criteria set by
the Legislature, cities and
counties that emphasized
bridges over road repairs.
“We had a total of 691
projects submitted from
every county,” Tagert
said. “While we were not
able to fund all of those,
the total estimate was
just over $1 billion in re-
quests. We were able to
fund 25 percent of those
requests, from a mone-
tary perspective. They
were all valuable projects
— we didn’t see any proj-
ects that weren’t import-
ant.”
Tagert, of Starkville,
said several factors, from
how soon the project may
have been able to go to
construction to the tight
funding, may have been
what led to East Lindsey
Ferry’s selection over
Wolfe Road.
“It may have been a
matter of funding,” he
said. “It could have been
on that cutting edge and
$900,000 is a heck of a lot
more than $340,000.”

Ruskey
Continued from Page 1A
hand-built, canoes mod-
eled after those used by
the early French explor-
ers of the river.
By the time the Co-
lumbus Rotary Club has
concluded its regular
business Tuesday, Rus-
key had 30 minutes to
share his story, one that
began when he was a kid
growing up in Colorado,
who was so captivated by
Mark Twain’s “The Ad-
ventures of Huckleberry
Finn,” he made it his life’s
work and passion.
Since he and a buddy
first decided to recreate
the famous journey of
Huck and Jim down the
Mississippi after gradu-
ating high school in Colo-
rado in 1982, Ruskey has
returned to the river. In
1998 he established Qua-
paw Canoe Company to
provide guided canoe and
kayak expeditions on the
Lower Mississippi River
and its muddy tributaries.
In a half-hour, Ruskey
took the Rotarians on a
much-abbreviated trip
down the Mississippi
from St. Louis through a
slideshow.
It was just a taste when
you consider the full sto-
ry Ruskey painstakingly
completed in 2017, after
six trips down the great
river as he described each
of the 1,154 miles of the
Mississippi from St. Lou-
is to the Gulf of Mexico.
The result, which can be
found at rivergator.org, is
an invaluable resource for
paddlers on the Big River.
The six-year-long proj-
ect, funded by the Walton
Foundation, resulted in
a million words supple-
mented by detailed maps
and photos. Much like
the great explorers of the
past, Ruskey’s detailed
observations serve as a
travel guide through one
of the great natural won-
ders of North America.
Ruskey, 52, makes
a living guiding canoe
tours of the river — 1,000
to 2,000 people a year,
100 days or more on the
Mississippi each year.
He is a tour guide, yes,
but he is also a philoso-
pher, journalist, histori-
an, evangelist and cham-
pion of a place he feels
has been neglected and
often abused.
“Water connects all
of us,” Ruskey told the
Rotarians. “It’s the thing
that determines the
health of our communi-
ties, our families and the
world. The myth of the
Mississippi as a sewage
ditch or a place to build
a steel plant is detrimen-
tal to its health, and our
health as a result of it. We
have to have industry, but
let’s leave the wild places
wild.
“The river, as it is
now, is incredibly rich,
but the greatest threat is
ignorance,” he added. “A
beauty not recognized is
a beauty not protected.”
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MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
SPORTS EDITOR
Adam Minichino

SPORTS LINE
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SECTION

MSU falters in second half at Kentucky

By GARY B. GRAVES
The Associated Press
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Ken-
tucky’s defense wasn’t perfect
against Mississippi State, just
quick enough to disrupt the No.
22 Bulldogs’ rhythm and cause
its worst offensive performance
this season.
The No. 8 Wildcats now aim
to keep it going after clearing
the second of three big chal-
lenges.
PJ Washington scored 21
points, including a big 3-pointer
down the stretch, Tyler Herro
GAME 19
n No. 16 Auburn, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday (SEC Network; WKBB-FM
100.9, WFCA-FM 107.9)
added 18 and Kentucky pulled
away from Mississippi State 76-
55 on Tuesday night for its fifth
consecutive victory.
The Wildcats (15-3, 5-1
Southeastern Conference) also
emerged with a lot to like in
beating their second of three
ranked opponents before host-
ing No. 9 Kansas on Saturday.
They led for all but the ear-
ly minutes, but had to survive
some rough stretches that al-
lowed the Bulldogs (14-4, 2-3)
to get within 41-39 with 13:39
remaining. Kentucky answered
with scoring 18 of the next
25 points over the next 6:50,
helped by Herro’s three free
throws and consecutive 3s by
Immanuel Quickley and Wash-
ington, for a double-digit advan-
tage it maintained.
Defense helped as Kentucky
held the Bulldogs (14-4, 2-3 Mark Zerof/USA TODAY Sports
Mississippi State forward Reggie Perry (1) shoots the ball against
SEC) to season lows in points Kentucky in the first half at Rupp Arena.
See SEC, 4B

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Rivera gets McCowan

sweep on adds latest
HOF ballot SEC honor
By JAKE SEINER
The Associated Press By Adam Minichino
aminichino@cdispatch.com
NEW YORK — This honor was
saved for the one and only Maria- STARKVILLE — Teaira Mc-
no Rivera. Cowan continues to add to her ac-
Not Babe Ruth. Not Hank Aar- complishments.
on. Not Cy Young. On Tuesday,
Not until “The Sandman” could Mississippi State’s
everyone agree. senior center was
Rivera became named the South-
baseball’s first eastern Conference
unanimous Hall Player of the Week
of Fame selection, for the fourth time
elected Tuesday this season and sec-
McCowan
along with Edgar ond-straight week.
Martinez, Mike “Congratulations
Mussina and the to T,” MSU coach Vic Schaefer
Rivera late Roy Halladay. said. “She has been (ESPNW and
Rivera received all Naismith National Player of the
425 votes in balloting announced Week), and SEC Player of the Week
by the Baseball Writers’ Associ- this week for her accomplishments
ation of America. Ken Griffey Jr. David Miller/Special to The Dispatch last week, and it very well deserv-
held the mark for top percentage Mississippi University for Women center Keyahna Jones dribbles around a Morris Col- ing. I know she would tell you it
at 99.32 when he was on 437 of lege defender during Saturday’s game in Columbus. is the result of having great team-
440 ballots two years ago. mates.”
The honor was McCowan’s ninth

LADY OWLS DOMINATE

“Beyond my imagination,” Ri-
vera said.
The quartet will be enshrined
in Cooperstown along with To-
day’s Game Era Committee se-
lections Harold Baines and Lee
Smith on July 21.
Rivera is baseball’s career
saves leader with 652. With a
steady demeanor and a fearsome
cut fastball, he won five World Se-
ries over 19 seasons with the New
York Yankees. He was always at
his best in October, getting 42
saves with a 0.70 ERA over 16
postseasons, including 11 saves in
the World Series.
Halladay, an ace with the To-
ronto Blue Jays and Philadelphia
Phillies, got 85.4 percent and will
be the first posthumous inductee
since Deacon White in 2013 and
Ron Santo in 2012. Halladay died
in November 2017 at 40 years old
when an airplane he was flying
Defensive pressure forces 23 turnovers as MUW routs Judson College
By Scot t Walters
swalters@cdispatch.com
After three minutes of not scoring to
start the second half, Mississippi Univer-
sity for Women women’s basketball coach
Howard White called a timeout.
His team was not in danger of losing.
However, he felt they needed more urgen-
cy.
The team responded with an 8-0 run
and the Lady Owls closed out a 70-49 win
over Judson College Tuesday night at Pohl
Gymnasium.
“Consistency is what we are looking for
right now,” White said. “Playing the full 40
minutes is important. We don’t need to let
up. We need to keep going. Personally, I
like how we responded.”
As the season hits the final three
weeks, the Lady Owls continue to impress,
shoring up the loose ends before making a
push at nationals.
“We have a lot of size and we try to use
that to our advantage,” MUW senior for-
ward Tenazhia Hinkson said. “Our team
has success when our post players have
success. Usually, we have an advantage
underneath, so we have to get them going.
Once we are able to do that, good things
happen for our team.”
See MUW, 3B
of her career, including a freshman
of the week selection in 2015-16.
She is tied with Missouri’s Sophie
Cunningham for the most weekly
honors by an active SEC player.
In an 89-74 victory against South
Carolina on Thursday, McCowan
had 26 points and 24 rebounds,
which was one off her career high,
for her 54th career double-double.
Her 24 rebounds tied South Caro-
lina’s rebounding effort. She domi-
nated the offensive glass, grabbing
12 offensive rebounds.
It was the fifth time McCowan
has recorded 20-plus points and 20-
plus rebounds in the same game.
She has scored in double figures in
all but one game this year.
McCowan doesn’t think she will
attract any more attention due to
the season-ending injury of soph-
omore forward Chloe Bibby, who
was the Bulldogs’ primary shooter
from 3-point range. It remains to be

Bulldogs making changes

crashed into the Gulf of Mexico
off the coast of Florida.
Martinez was a .312 hitter over
18 seasons with Seattle. He got
85.4 percent in his 10th and final
try on the writers’ ballot. He and
Baines will join 2014 inductee
Frank Thomas as the only Hall
of Famers to play the majority of
their games at designated hitter.
David Ortiz will be eligible in
2022.
“I think the fact that Harold
Baines and me got in this year is
going to help the future of the DH
for years to come,” Martinez said.
Mussina was a steady right-
hander for the Yankees and Bal-
timore Orioles who went 270-153
with 2,813 strikeouts over 18 sea-
sons. He received 76.7 percent,
See HALL, 3B
By Adam Minichino
aminichino@cdispatch.com
STARKVILLE — To the
left, Myah Taylor worked at
the top of the key and fired
passes to Anriel Howard.
With 24 minutes and
counting remaining on the
clock, Howard launched a
mid-range jump shot and
started the routine again.
To the right, Andra
Espinoza-Hunter took a
pass just inside the 3-point
arc and elevated. In the
right corner, Ketara Chap-
el flicked passes to Jor-
GAME 19
n At Florida, 6 p.m. Thursday
(SEC Network+; WKBB-FM
100.9)
dan Danberry for corner
3-pointers. The drill contin-
ued with Mississippi State
assistant women’s basket-
ball coach Elena Lovato
checking Espinoza-Hunter
and forcing her to make
moves off the dribble and
shoot jump shots.
Work like that Tues-
day by several Bulldogs is
just one reason coach Vic
Schaefer’s team is atop
the Southeastern Confer-
ence at 17-1 and 5-0 in the
league.
Continued work like
that by those Bulldogs
and more will be needed
if MSU is going to sustain
its current pace. Schaefer
believes No. 7 MSU will be
able to maintain that pace
even though it will play the
rest of the season without
sophomore Chloe Bibby.
“I think you lean on the
whole not just one or two
parts,” Schaefer said.
See BULLDOGS, 3B
seen how the Bulldogs will replace
Bibby, but McCowan is prepared to
do more.
“I just come out what they’re go-
ing to do,” McCowan said. “I know
that I am probably going to be their
focus (on defense), but as far as
triple(-teaming me) and putting
four people on me, I don’t think that
will change. I think they will use
two on me at the most.”
MSU remains No. 7/6 in polls
On Tuesday, MSU remained at
No. 6 in the USA Today Coaches’
poll. The ranking comes day after
MSU remained at No. 7 in The As-
sociated Press Top 25.
MSU is the highest-ranked team
in the SEC. It has been ranked in
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briefly CALENDAR Basketball Thursday’s Games

No. 4 Gonzaga at Santa Clara, 10 p.m.
No. 6 Michigan State at No. 19 Iowa, 6 p.m.
Tennis
NBA No. 21 N.C. State at No. 23 Louisville, 7 p.m. Australian Open
Local Prep Basketball
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Friday’s Games
No. 5 Michigan at Indiana, 5:30 p.m.
No. 14 Buffalo at Kent State, 5:30 p.m.
MELBOURNE — Results Tuesday from the
Australian Open at Melbourne Park (seedings
in parentheses):
Starkville High basketball squads West Point Thursday’s Games Toronto
Philadelphia
36 13 .735 —
31 17 .646 4½
Saturday’s Games
No. 1 Tennessee vs. West Virginia, 3 p.m.
Men’s Singles
STARKVILLE — Starkville High School swept a prep basketball Quarterfinal
Caledonia at Hamilton Boston 29 18 .617 6 No. 2 Duke vs. Georgia Tech, 11 a.m. Stefanos Tsitsipas (14), Greece, def. Roberto
doubleheader from West Point Tuesday night at the Bee Hive. Brooklyn 25 23 .521 10½ No. 3 Virginia at Notre Dame, Noon Bautista-Agut (22), Spain, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (2).
Starkville Academy at Indianola Academy New York 10 35 .222 24 No. 8 Kentucky vs. No. 9 Kansas, 5 p.m. Women’s Singles
The Starkville boys won their 11th straight and moved to 20-1 Southeast Division No. 10 Virginia Tech vs. Syracuse, 7 p.m. Quarterfinal
overall with an 82-35 win. In the opener, the Starkville girls moved to Friday’s Games W L Pct GB No. 12 Marquette at Xavier, 1 p.m. Petra Kvitova (8), Czech Republic, def. Ash-
No. 13 Maryland vs. Illinois at Madison Square
13-3 with a 59-47 victory. South Panola at Columbus Miami
Charlotte
22 23 .489 —
22 24 .478 ½ Garden, 11 a.m.
leigh Barty (15), Australia, 6-1, 6-4.
Danielle Rose Collins, United States, def. An-
For the Lady Jackets, Amaria Strong had 19 points. Amaya Ford New Hope at Kosciusko Washington 20 26 .435 2½ No. 14 Texas Tech vs. Arkansas, 5 p.m. astasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russia, 2-6, 7-5, 6-1.
Orlando 20 27 .426 3 No. 16 Auburn at No. 22 Mississippi State, Men’s Doubles
had 13 points, while Jalisa Outlaw had 11 points. Caledonia at Mooreville Atlanta 14 32 .304 8½ 7:30 p.m. Quarterfinal
Atavius Jones led the Starkville boys with 12 points, while Tyler Central Division No. 20 Mississippi vs. No. 24 Iowa State, Leonardo Mayer, Argentina and Joao Sousa,
Talley added 11 points and Zeke Cook had 10 points. Starkville High at Northwest Rankin W L Pct GB 11 a.m. Portugal, def. Michael Venus, New Zealand and
Milwaukee 34 12 .739 — No. 21 N.C. State vs. Clemson, 1 p.m. Raven Klaasen (6), South Africa, 6-4, 7-6 (6).
n Starkville Academy basketball splits with Winston Acad- West Point at Lafayette Indiana 31 15 .674 3 No. 23 Louisville vs. Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. Women’s Doubles
Detroit 20 26 .435 14 No. 25 LSU at Missouri, 5 p.m. Quarterfinal
emy: At Louisville, Starkville Academy and Winston Academy split a Noxubee County at Louisville Chicago 11 36 .234 23½ Sunday’s Games Samantha Stosur, Australia and Shuai Zhang,
pair of MAIS Class AAA, District 2 basketball games decided in the final Aberdeen at Nettleton Cleveland 9 39 .188 26 No. 6 Michigan State at Purdue, Noon China, def. Barbora Krejcikova, Czech Repub-
WESTERN CONFERENCE No. 17 Houston at Tulsa, 1 p.m. lic and Katerina Siniakova (1), Czech Republic,
seconds Tuesday night.
Nanih Waiya at Hamilton Southwest Division No. 18 Villanova vs. Seton Hall at the Wells 7-6 (2), 7-6 (4).
The Starkville Academy boys (10-12, 1-8) won their first district W L Pct GB Fargo Center, 1:30 p.m. Barbora Strycova, Czech Republic and Marke-
game with a 46-44 victory. Ben Guest and Juwan Yarbrough each had Oak Hill Academy at Winona Christian Houston 26 20 .565 — No. 19 Iowa at Minnesota, 4 p.m. ta Vondrousova, Czech Republic, def. Andreja
10 points for the Volunteers. Canton Academy at Heritage Academy
San Antonio
New Orleans
27 21 .563 —
22 25 .468 4½
Tuesday’s Women’s Klepac, Slovenia and Maria Jose Martinez San-
chez (5), Spain, 6-4, 6-4.
In the opener, the Starkville Academy girls fell 43-40 in overtime. Columbus Christian at Calhoun Academy Dallas 21 26 .447 5½ Major Scores Alison Riske, United States and Jennifer Brady,
Memphis 19 28 .404 7½ SOUTH United States, def. Latisha Chan, Taiwan and
Meri Laci Archer had 13 points and Lillee Alpe had 12 points for the Saturday’s Games Northwest Division Florida Gulf Coast 82, Lipscomb 40 Hao-Ching Chan (7), Taiwan, 6-3, 7-6 (3).
Lady Volunteers (17-9, 5-4). W L Pct GB Gardner-Webb 92, SC-Upstate 72 Kristina Mladenovic, France and Timea Babos
n New Hope basketball sweeps Sulligent: At Columbus, the Heritage Academy at New Albany’s Hotbed Denver
Oklahoma City
31 14 .689 —
29 18 .617 3
Hampton 84, Winthrop 63 (2), Hungary, def. Katarina Srebotnik, Slovenia
High Point 65, Campbell 60 and Raquel Atawo (9), United States, 6-4, 7-5.
New Hope High School basketball teams swept a pair of games from Classic Portland 29 20 .592 4 Jacksonville 80, North Florida 72 Mixed Doubles
Utah 26 22 .542 6½ North Alabama 80, Kennesaw St. 55 Second Round
Sulligent Tuesday night at home. Aberdeen at Okolona Minnesota 23 24 .489 9 Radford 59, Presbyterian 49 Gabriela Dabrowski, Canada and Mate Pavic
In the nightcap, the New Hope boys (11-10) won 77-48. Pacific Division Stetson 74, NJIT 48 (1), Croatia, def. Jean-Julien Rojer, Nether-
Tuesday’s Games W L Pct GB UNC-Asheville 80, Longwood 55 lands and Hao-Ching Chan, Taiwan, 6-4, 6-3.
For the Trojans, RL Mattix had 19 points, while Jaylen Smith had 14 Golden State 33 14 .702 — SOUTHWEST
Columbus at Tupelo L.A. Clippers 25 22 .532 8
Rajeev Ram, United States and Barbora
points and Tikorian Chandler had 10 points. L.A. Lakers 25 23 .521 8½
TCU 86, Oklahoma 71 Krejcikova (3), Czech Republic, def. Lukasz
It was a second straight 19-point game for Mattix who also scored New Hope at Noxubee County Sacramento 24 24 .500 9½ USA Today Women’s Top 25
Kubot, Poland and Iga Swiatek, Poland, 6-3,
4-6, 10-5.
the same amount in Friday night’s region win over Leake Central. Caledonia at Amory Phoenix 11 38 .224 23 The top 25 teams in the USA Today women’s Robert Farah, Colombia and Anna-Lena
college basketball poll, with first-place votes Groenefeld (5), Germany, def. Leander Paes,
The New Hope girls (8-12) took a 38-16 victory. West Lowndes at Noxapater Tuesday’s Games in parentheses, records through Jan. 21, India and Samantha Stosur, Australia, 4-6,
Imoni Harris scored 16 points for the Lady Trojans. Toronto 120, Sacramento 105 points based on 25 points for a first-place vote 6-4, 10-8.
Murrah at Starkville High Oklahoma City 123, Portland 114 through one point for a 25th-place vote and Bruno Soares, Brazil and Nicole Melichar (2),
n Heritage Academy basketball drops pair of games at Dallas 106, L.A. Clippers 98 previous ranking:: United States, def. Timea Babos, Hungary and
Leake Academy: At Madden, the Heritage Academy basketball teams Grenada at West Point Minnesota 118, Phoenix 91 Record Pts Prv Marton Fucsovics, Hungary, 6-3, 6-2.
Wednesday’s Games 1. Notre Dame (26) 18-1 791 1
dropped a pair of games at Leake Academy Tuesday night. Houston at Aberdeen Toronto at Indiana, 6 p.m. 2. UConn (4) 16-1 760 2
Juniors Men’s Singles
Second Round
The Patriots fell 44-42, while the Lady Patriots fell 54-26. Winston Academy at Heritage Academy Cleveland at Boston, 6:30 p.m. 3. Baylor (2) 15-1 739 3 Lorenzo Musetti (1), Italy, def. Phuong van
Houston at New York, 6:30 p.m. 4. Louisville 17-1 694 4 Nguyen, Vietnam, 6-4, 6-4.
n Starkville High soccer sweeps Murrah: At Starkville, the Oak Hill Academy at Marshall Academy L.A. Clippers at Miami, 6:30 p.m. 5. Oregon 17-1 676 5 Liam Draxl (15), Canada, def. Mateus de Car-
Starkville High School soccer teams swept Murrah Tuesday night. Orlando at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m. 6. Mississippi State 17-1 635 6 valho Cardoso Alves, Brazil, 7-5, 6-4.
Starkville Academy at Canton Academy Atlanta at Chicago, 7 p.m. 7. Stanford 16-1 617 7 Jacob Fearnley, Britain, def. Ken Cavrak, Aus-
The Starkville boys won 5-1. Mann Ashmouni, Ethan Pulliam, Charlotte at Memphis, 7 p.m. 8. N.C. State 18-0 590 8 tralia, 6-4, 7-5.
Lawson Dale, Ty Johnson and Christian Leach each scored goals. Kemper Academy at Columbus Christian Detroit at New Orleans, 7 p.m. 9. Marquette 16-3 513 13 Nicolas Alvarez Varona (6), Spain, def. Alexan-
San Antonio at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. 10. Maryland 16-2 469 9
The Starkville girls won 4-1. Meg Rodgers scored three goals for Thursday, Jan. 31 Denver at Utah, 9:30 p.m. 11. Oregon State 15-3 468 10
dr Binda, Russia, 6-4, 7-6.
Zane Khan, United States, def. Rinky Hijikata
the Lady Jackets, while Amber Bock also scored on an assist from Lamar County at Caledonia Tuesday’s Men’s 12. Kentucky
13. Texas
16-3 398 15
15-3 385 11
(5), Australia, 6-4, 6-4.
Jiri Lehecka, Czech Republic, def. Harry Wen-
Rodgers. Winona Christian at Columbus Christian Major Scores 14. Syracuse 15-3 361 12 delken, Britain, 6-2, 6-2.
n Pickens Academy girls win in overtime: Carleigh Cameron EAST 15. Iowa 14-4 342 18 Emilio Nava (13), United States, def. Luciano
hit a game-winning 3-pointer as Pickens Academy beat Southern Friday, Feb. 1 Duke 79, Pittsburgh 64 16. Arizona State 13-5 332 16 Darderi, Italy, 6-1, 7-5.
St. Peter’s 74, Niagara 72 17. Gonzaga 17-2 284 14 Bu Yunchaokete (2), China, def. Holger Vitus
Academy 38-35 in overtime. Columbus at Oxford SOUTH 18. Rutgers 15-3 241 23 Nodskov Rune, Denmark, 7-6, 6-3.
Alabama 74, Mississippi 53 19. Florida State 16-2 237 21 Juniors Women’s Singles
Jessi Latham scored 17 points and had 11 rebounds to lead Leake Central at New Hope Florida 81, Texas A&M 72 20. South Carolina 13-5 210 20 Second Round
Pickens (7-9) Pontotoc at Caledonia Florida St. 77, Clemson 68 21. Michigan State 13-5 153 22 Clara Tauson (1), Denmark, def. Sijia Wei, Chi-
Georgia Tech 63, Notre Dame 61 22. Iowa State 14-4 148 19 na, 7-6, 6-2.
Madison Central at Starkville High Kentucky 76, Mississippi St. 55 23. Miami 16-4 52 — Valentina Ryser, Switzerland, def. Stefania Ro-
Mississippi State West Point at Saltillo
South Carolina 80, Auburn 77
South Florida 54, Wichita St. 41
Virginia 68, Wake Forest 45
24. Utah
25. Texas A&M
16-1 51
14-4 43
Others receiving votes: California 35, Drake
—
—
gozinska Dzik, Poland, 6-7, 7-6, 6-1.
Kamilla Bartone (9), Latvia, def. Olivia Gadecki,
Australia, 7-6, 4-6, 6-3.
Richardson joins football coaching staff Kosciusko at Noxubee County MIDWEST
Akron 70, Cent. Michigan 67
35, UCF 31, Missouri 26, Tennessee 24, De-
Paul 16, New Mexico 10, UAB 9, South Dakota
Priska Madelyn Nugroho, Indonesia, def. Lea
Ma (6), United States, 5-7, 6-3, 6-0.
STARKVILLE – Mississippi State head football coach Joe Choctaw County at Aberdeen Bowling Green 80, E. Michigan 67 7, Purdue 6, Minnesota 4, Central Michigan 3, Daria Snigur, Ukraine, def. Loudmilla
Moorhead announced Tuesday the hiring of Terry Richardson as the Kansas St. 58, Texas Tech 45 Alabama 1, Boise State 1, Butler 1, Clemson
Noxubee County at Hamilton Kent St. 87, Toledo 85, OT 1, Troy 1.
Bencheikh (17), France, 6-4, 7-6.
Emma Navarro, United States, def. Himari
program’s new assistant head coach and running backs coach.
Heritage Academy at Hartfield School Miami (Ohio) 71, Ball St. 65
Women’s Top 25 Schedule Sato, Japan, 6-1, 6-3.
Richardson, who boasts nearly 20 years of coaching experience, Michigan 59, Minnesota 57 Adrienn Nagy (11), Hungary, def. Daria Fray-
comes to Starkville after two seasons as the assistant head coach and Starkville Academy at MRA Tournament N. Illinois 77, Buffalo 75 Today’s Game
No. 2 Baylor vs. No. 20 Iowa State, 7 p.m.
man, Russia, 6-2, 2-6, 7-6.
Northwestern 73, Indiana 66 Mananchaya Sawangkaew (5), Thailand, def.
running backs coach at Connecticut, a place where he and Moorhead
worked together from 2009-10.
Prep Soccer Ohio 81, W. Michigan 76
Villanova 80, Butler 72
No. 3 UConn vs. SMU, 6 p.m.
No. 12 Texas vs. Kansas, 7 p.m.
Carlota Martinez Cirez, Spain, 6-7, 6-2, 6-2.
Juniors Men’s Doubles
No. 13 Syracuse vs. Miami, 6 p.m.
Thursday’s Match FAR WEST
No. 14 Rutgers at No. 17 Iowa, 7 p.m.
Second Round
“Terry has coached running backs for nearly 20 years at both the Air Force 74, Boise St. 60 Seon Yong Han, Republic of Korea and Than-
college and NFL levels,” Moorhead said. “He has a firm grasp of our Starkville Academy at Indianola Academy, 3 p.m. UNLV 74, New Mexico 58 Thursday’s Games
No. 1 Notre Dame at Tennessee, 6 p.m.
tub Suksumrarn, Thailand, def. Otto Virtanen,
offense and will maximize the potential we have in our running backs Friday’s Matches No. 8 Kentucky 76, No. 4 Louisville at No. 22 Florida State, 6 p.m.
Finland and Rinky Hijikata (1), Australia, 1-6,
7-6, 10-3.
room. Having played and coached in the NFL, he understands what Caledonia at Ripley, 5 p.m. No. 22 Miss. State 55 No. 7 Mississippi State at Florida, 6 p.m.
No. 8 N.C. State vs. Clemson, 6 p.m.
Giulio Zeppieri, Italy and Lorenzo Musetti (5),
MISSISSIPPI ST. (14-4): Perry 2-8 3-4 8, Italy, def. Chen Dong, Australia and Tai Sach,
it takes to develop players for the next level. Terry is also a dynamic No. 11 Maryland at Ohio State, 7 p.m. Australia, 7-6, 6-2.
Northwest Rankin at Starkville High, 5:30 p.m. Ado 0-0 0-0 0, Holman 0-2 0-0 0, Q.Weather- No. 15 Kentucky vs. No. 25 Missouri, 5:30 p.m. Dalibor Svrcina, Czech Republic and Jonas
recruiter with proven experience in the South, especially in the state of spoon 8-17 3-3 19, N.Weatherspoon 2-6 4-4 8, No. 18 Gonzaga vs. San Francisco, 8 p.m.
Florida. We are excited to welcome someone of Terry’s caliber to the Philadelphia at MSMS, 5:30 p.m. Carter 4-11 2-3 11, Woodard 1-8 2-3 4, Peters No. 23 Michigan State vs. Illinois, 6 p.m.
Forejtek (3), Czech Republic, def. Khololwam
Montsi, South Africa and Joubert Klopper,
2-9 0-1 5. Totals 19-61 14-18 55. No. 24 Texas A&M at Auburn, 7:30 p.m.
Mississippi State family.” Monday’s Matches KENTUCKY (15-3): Travis 1-6 3-4 5, Friday’s Games
South Africa, 5-7, 6-4, 10-7.
Johnson 4-8 1-1 9, Washington 9-15 0-0 21, Harold Mayot, France and Admir Kalender, Cro-
Richardson worked one season as running backs coach at the Tupelo Home School at Starkville Academy, 5 p.m. Herro 5-10 5-5 18, Hagans 2-6 1-2 5, Montgom-
No. 5 Oregon at Washington State, 9 p.m.
No. 6 Stanford at Colorado, 8 p.m.
atia, def. Tristan Boyer, United States and Tyler
University of Maryland in 2015 after spending the previous two seasons ery 2-5 0-0 5, Richards 2-5 4-8 8, Quickley 1-3 Zink (7), United States, 6-4, 5-7, 10-5.
Heritage Academy at Pillow Academy, 5 p.m. 2-2 5, Baker 0-1 0-0 0, David 0-0 0-0 0. Totals
No. 9 Oregon State at Washington, 10 p.m. Liam Draxl, Canada and Zane Khan (8), United
(2013-14) in the same role with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Prior to his 26-59 16-22 76.
No. 10 Marquette at Xavier, 6 p.m. States, def. Phuong van Nguyen, Vietnam and
Thursday, Jan. 31 No. 16 Arizona State vs. UCLA, Noon Nicholas David Ionel, Romania, 7-5, 6-2.
two seasons with the Jaguars, he served as the University of Miami’s Halftime—Kentucky 34-26. 3-Point No. 21 Utah vs. California, 8 p.m.
running backs coach and recruiting coordinator for the state of Florida Starkville Academy at Washington School, 3 p.m. Goals—Mississippi St. 3-20 (Perry 1-3, Carter
1-4, Peters 1-5, N.Weatherspoon 0-1, Woodard
Saturday’s Games
Emilio Nava, United States and Cannon King-
sley (4), United States, def. Lilian Marmousez,
No. 12 Texas at Texas Tech, Noon
from 2011-12. Columbus Christian at Heritage Academy, 5 p.m. 0-2, Holman 0-2, Q.Weatherspoon 0-3), Ken- No. 18 Gonzaga vs. Santa Clara, 4 p.m.
France and Eliot Spizzirri, United States, 6-3,
tucky 8-15 (Herro 3-3, Washington 3-5, Quick- 6-3.
“This is a great opportunity to work with great people at an out-
standing university in the best conference in America,” Richardson said.
Men’s College Basketball ley 1-2, Montgomery 1-2, Travis 0-1, Johnson
0-1, Baker 0-1). Fouled Out—Johnson, Perry,
No. 20 Iowa State at Oklahoma State, 5 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
No. 1 Notre Dame at North Carolina, 1 p.m.
Dane Sweeny, Australia and Tristan School-
kate, Australia, def. Valentin Royer, France
“I am excited to reconnect with Coach Moorhead and work with him Thursday’s Game Holman. Rebounds—Mississippi St. 33 (Wood-
ard 13), Kentucky 40 (Travis 12). Assists—Mis-
No. 2 Baylor at Oklahoma, 2 p.m.
and Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune (6), Denmark,
7-6, 6-3.
No. 3 UConn vs. UCF at the XL Center, Hart-
again. He is a tremendous football coach and an even better person. Western Kentucky at Southern Miss, 7 p.m. sissippi St. 5 (Peters 3), Kentucky 14 (Hagans ford, Conn., 3 p.m. Nicolas Alvarez Varona, Spain and Filip Cris-
9). Total Fouls—Mississippi St. 18, Kentucky 17. tian Jianu (2), Romania, def. Connor Thomson,
We will be well-versed on all five phases of running back play, and our Friday’s Game No. 4 Louisville vs. Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.
Britain and Jacob Fearnley, Britain, 6-3, 6-7,
group will maximize our opportunities to make a major impact in winning South Carolina 80, No. 5 Oregon at Washington, 4 p.m.
10-8.
Champion Christian at Mississippi University for No. 16 Auburn 77
No. 6 Stanford at No. 21 Utah, 1 p.m.
Juniors Women’s Doubles
football games.” No. 7 Mississippi State vs. Mississippi, 2 p.m.
Second Round
Richardson’s first collegiate coaching position was at Connecticut, Women, 6 p.m. AUBURN (13-5): Okeke 4-12 4-4 13, Mc-
Lemore 3-4 0-0 6, Brown 4-11 6-7 17, Doughty
No. 8 N.C. State at Georgia Tech, 1 p.m.
Daria Frayman, Russia and Federica Rossi,
No. 9 Oregon State at Washington State, 2 p.m.
where he spent 12 seasons as running backs coach from 1999-2010. Saturday’s Games 3-5 0-0 8, Harper 7-15 2-3 17, Purifoy 1-6 1-2 No. 10 Marquette at Butler, 1 p.m. Italy, def. Sohyun Park, Republic of Korea and
Hong Yi Cody Wong (1), Hong Kong, 6-4, 4-6,
3, Spencer 3-3 3-6 9, McCormick 0-2 2-2 2, No. 11 Maryland at Indiana, 11 a.m.
In other football coaching news, several beat writers connected Iowa State at Ole Miss, 11 a.m. Dunbar 0-3 2-2 2. Totals 25-61 20-26 77. No. 13 Syracuse at Duke, Noon 10-8.
SOUTH CAROLINA (10-8): Silva 11-12 Megan Smith, Australia and Olivia Gadecki,
to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers reported late Tuesday night that MSU Alabama at Baylor, 11 a.m. 10-11 32, Bryant 3-12 0-2 6, Haase 4-10 0-0 9,
No. 14 Rutgers at Penn State, 1 p.m.
Australia, def. Anastasia Tikhonova, Russia
No. 15 Kentucky at No. 24 Texas A&M, 4 p.m.
strength and conditioning coach Anthony Piroli has accepted a job with Lawson 2-9 2-2 7, Campbell 1-3 0-0 3, Kotsar No. 16 Arizona State vs. Southern Cal, 2 p.m. and Elina Avanesyan (6), Russia, 6-2, 0-6,
Belhaven at Mississippi University for Women, 4 p.m. 4-8 1-4 9, Frink 0-0 1-2 1, Hinson 0-1 0-0 0, 10-8.
the Buccaneers. No. 17 Iowa vs. Purdue, 2 p.m.
Helene Pellicano, Malta and Marta Custic (4),
n Track and field’s Poe earns weekly honors: At Starkville, Marshall at Southern Miss, 4 p.m. Gravett 5-9 0-1 13. Totals 30-64 14-22 80.
Halftime—Auburn 38-37. 3-Point
No. 22 Florida State at Virginia Tech, 1 p.m.
No. 23 Michigan State at Michigan, 1 p.m. Spain, def. Avelina Sayfetdinova, Russia and
Veronika Pepelyaeva, Russia, 6-2, 6-4.
after an incredible performance in the long jump at the Vanderbilt Invita- Auburn at Mississippi State, 7:30 p.m. Goals—Auburn 7-25 (Brown 3-8, Doughty 2-4,
Okeke 1-4, Harper 1-6, Purifoy 0-1, McLemore
No. 25 Missouri vs. Auburn, 2 p.m.
Emma Navarro, United States and Chloe Beck
tional, Mississippi State track and field’s Asia Poe has been named the
Southeastern Conference Women’s Freshman of the Week.
Women’s College Basketball 0-1, Dunbar 0-1), South Carolina 6-18 (Gravett
3-6, Haase 1-1, Campbell 1-3, Lawson 1-6,
SEC Women
Conf. Pct. Overall Pct.
(8), United States, def. Mana Kawamura, Japan
and Funa Kozaki, Japan, 6-3, 6-4.
Sada Nahimana, Burundi and Moyuka Uchi-
The Madison native leaped a personal-best 6.30m (20-8.0) to win Thursday’s Games Hinson 0-1, Bryant 0-1). Fouled Out—Lawson,
McLemore, Spencer. Rebounds—Auburn 30
Miss. State 5-0 1.000 17-1 .944 jima, Japan, def. Caijsa Wilda Hennemann,
S. Carolina 5-1 .833 13-5 .722 Sweden and Valentina Ryser, Switzerland,
the long jump at Vanderbilt on Jan. 18, a mark that was third-best na- Mississippi State at Florida, 6 p.m. (Okeke 7), South Carolina 34 (Silva 14). As- Missouri 4-2 .667 15-5 .750 6-0, 6-4.
sists—Auburn 9 (Harper 5), South Carolina Kentucky 3-2 .600 16-3 .889
tionally that week. With her selection, Poe becomes the program’s first Alabama at Arkansas, 7 p.m. 16 (Gravett 6). Total Fouls—Auburn 22, South Auburn 3-2 .600 15-3 .833
Adrienn Nagy, Hungary and Natsumi Kawagu-
Carolina 21. chi (3), Japan, def. Victoria Allen, Britain and
SEC Women’s Freshman of the Week, indoor and outdoor combined. Ole Miss at Vanderbilt, 7 p.m. Texas A&M 3-2 .600 14-4 .778 Destinee Martins, Britain, 6-3, 6-0.
“I’m incredibly excited for Asia,” interim head coach Chris Woods Alabama 74, Arkansas 3-2 .600 14-5 .737 Loudmilla Bencheikh, France and Francesca
said. “This is a great honor for her to receive so early in her career, and Southern Miss at Western Kentucky, 7 p.m. No. 20 Ole Miss 53 LSU 3-3 .500 12-6 .667 Curmi (7), Malta, def. Daria Snigur, Ukraine and
Georgia 3-3 .600 12-7 .632 Maria Krupenina, Russia, 5-7, 7-6, 10-8.
it is a testament to the hard work that she and Coach Steve Thomas Saturday’s Game MISSISSIPPI (14-4): Olejniczak 2-4 0-0 Ole Miss 2-3 .400 8-11 .421 Mananchaya Sawangkaew, Thailand and
4, T.Davis 3-7 2-4 10, Shuler 1-3 0-0 2, Tyree Alabama 2-4 .333 10-9 .526 Thasaporn Naklo (2), Thailand, def. Giulia
have put in during her training.” Southern Miss at Marshall, Noon 4-8 0-0 9, Hinson 2-6 0-0 5, Stevens 3-5 0-0 7, Florida 1-4 .200 5-13 .278 Morlet, France and Kamilla Bartone, Latvia,
Poe currently ranks sixth nationally in the long jump and is the Naylor 0-1 0-0 0, Buffen 0-4 1-4 1, D.Davis 1-4
Sunday’s Games 1-2 3, Halums 2-6 0-0 5, Rodriguez 2-2 3-4 7.
Tennessee
Vanderbilt
1-5 .167 12-6
0-5 .000 5-13
.667
.278
7-5, 7-6.
nation’s top-ranked freshman in the event, which puts her in position to
qualify for the 2019 NCAA Indoor Championships in March. She also
Alabama at Georgia, 1 p.m.
Ole Miss at Mississippi State, 2 p.m.
Totals 20-50 7-14 53.
ALABAMA (12-6): Hall 3-5 5-6 11, Ingram
4-9 0-0 9, Lewis 2-8 2-2 7, Jones 2-7 4-6 8, Thursday’s Games Transactions
currently ranks second in the SEC in the event. Mack 1-4 2-2 4, Smith 4-7 2-4 10, Barnes 0-1 Missouri at Kentucky, 5:30 p.m. (SEC Network)
Tuesday’s Moves
College Gymnastics 0-0 0, Reese 1-4 0-0 3, A.Johnson 0-3 0-0 0, Mississippi State at Florida, 6 p.m.
Her performance also cemented her name in the MSU record Petty 6-10 0-0 15, Schaffer 0-1 0-0 0, B.John- Notre Dame at Tennessee, 6 p.m. (ESPN) BASEBALL
books, passing three-time All-American Tiffany Flynn for fifth all-time. Alabama at Arkansas, 7 p.m. American League
son 0-0 0-0 0, Norris 2-6 2-2 7. Totals 25-65
Friday’s Meet 17-22 74. Ole Miss at Vanderbilt, 7 p.m. CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Agreed to terms with
“It’s great that she’s already sixth in the nation, but she isn’t settling Halftime—Alabama 42-26. 3-Point Texas A&M at Auburn, 7:30 p.m. INFs Ryan Goins, D.J. Peterson and Matt Skole
for sixth and has to continue to set her sights on improving what she’s LSU at Alabama Goals—Mississippi 6-20 (T.Davis 2-5, Hinson Friday’s Games and RHPs Randall Delgado, Evan Marshall and
Donn Roach on minor league contracts.
already done,” Woods said. “Her performance this past weekend shows
that she has a lot of potential moving forward, and I can’t wait to see
Men’s College Tennis 1-2, Stevens 1-2, Halums 1-2, Tyree 1-3, Naylor
0-1, Buffen 0-1, D.Davis 0-2, Shuler 0-2), Ala-
bama 7-22 (Petty 3-6, Ingram 1-3, Lewis 1-3,
No games scheduled
Saturday’s Games DETROIT TIGERS — Agreed to terms with INF
Gordon Beckham and C Hector Sanchez on
No games scheduled
Friday’s Matches Norris 1-3, Reese 1-4, Mack 0-1, A.Johnson Sunday’s Games
minor league contracts.
how she progresses the rest of the season.” 0-2). Fouled Out—T.Davis. Rebounds—Mis- OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Claimed RHP Park-
n Volleyball’s Carr to appear at convention: At Starkville, Khris- Florida A&M at Southern Miss, 2 p.m. sissippi 28 (Olejniczak, Stevens 6), Alabama
LSU at Tennessee, Noon (SEC Network)
Alabama at Georgia, 1 p.m. (ESPNU)
er Bridwell off waivers from the L.A. Angels.
TEXAS RANGERS — Agreed to terms with
tian Carr will represent the Mississippi State volleyball program as one Northwestern at Alabama, 6 p.m. 38 (Hall 10). Assists—Mississippi 6 (Tyree 2),
Alabama 8 (Jones, Norris 2). Total Fouls—Mis-
Arkansas at Florida, 1 p.m. RHP Zach McAllister on a one-year contract
Ole Miss at Mississippi State, 2 p.m. and with RHPs Taylor Guerrieri and Michael
of three Southeastern Conference student-athlete representatives who Saturday’s Matches sissippi 20, Alabama 16. Technicals—T.Davis. (SEC Network) Tonkin and C Tony Sanchez on minor league
will have a voice on proposed rule changes under the NCAA’s Division Alcorn State at Southern Miss, 10 a.m. Florida 81, Auburn at Missouri, 2 p.m.
Kentucky at Texas A&M, 4 p.m.
contracts. Promoted Todd Slavinsky to senior
I autonomy process at the NCAA Convention in Orlando, Florida, today director/baseball systems, Ryan Murray to di-
Wichita State at Mississippi State, 1 p.m. Texas A&M 72 Monday’s Game rector/baseball analytics, Adam Lewkowicz to
through Saturday. TEXAS A&M (7-10): Mekowulu 1-4 0-0 Vanderbilt at South Carolina, 6 p.m. assistant director/amateur scouting, Ben Ba-
Carr is the second student-athlete from MSU to attend the conven- Ole Miss vs. San Diego (Los Angeles, California), 2, Mitchell 9-16 0-0 25, Chandler 7-8 0-0 15, roody to assistant director/baseball operations,
tion. She joins former student-athlete Jay Hughes who represented the 1 p.m.
Starks 3-13 4-6 10, Flagg 2-8 3-4 7, Nebo 4-4
0-0 8, J.Walker 1-2 0-0 2, Collins 0-0 0-0 0,
Mahan 1-4 0-0 3. Totals 28-59 7-10 72.
Football Hamilton Wise to assistant director/internation-
al scouting, Brett Hayes to coordinator/run pre-
SEC in 2016. Jackson State at Southern Miss, 2 p.m. FLORIDA (11-7): K.Johnson 1-3 0-0 2, NFL Playoffs vention, Jonny Clum to assistant/international
scouting and Bobby Bandelow to junior analyst.
Carr, alongside Blake Ferguson from LSU and Haley Lorenzen Hayes 4-7 0-0 8, Allen 10-16 3-3 31, Nembhard Pro Bowl Named Alex Burg coordinator/run production,
Sunday’s Matches 1-7 0-0 3, Locke 9-18 2-2 27, Stokes 1-1 0-0 2, Sunday, Jan. 27
from Florida, will represent the SEC as part of the Autonomy Con- Bassett 0-0 0-0 0, Okauru 0-1 0-0 0, Ballard 0-2 At Orlando, Fla.
Bradley Ankrom senior developer/baseball
ferences’ (ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac 12, SEC) efforts to engage and Harvard at Alabama, 1 p.m. 0-0 0, Hudson 3-7 0-0 8. Totals 29-62 5-5 81. AFC vs. NFC, 2 p.m. (ABC/ESPN)
systems, Vinesh Kanthan junior analyst/base-
ball analytics and Mike Healy vice president/
Opponent TBD at Mississippi State, time TBD Halftime—Texas A&M 46-33. 3-Point
empower student-athletes by giving them both a voice and vote within a Goals—Texas A&M 9-22 (Mitchell 7-9, Chan- Super Bowl
ballpark operations and guest services.
National League
transparent decision-making process. Ole Miss vs. UCLA or Indiana (Los Angeles, Cali- dler 1-2, Mahan 1-4, J.Walker 0-1, Flagg 0-2, Sunday, Feb. 3 ATLANTA BRAVES — Agreed to terms with OF
Starks 0-4), Florida 18-37 (Allen 8-10, Locke At Atlanta
“I am both honored and grateful to represent Mississippi State Uni- fornia), time TBA 7-13, Hudson 2-5, Nembhard 1-6, K.Johnson New England vs. L.A. Rams, 5:30 p.m. (CBS)
Nick Markakis on a one-year contract.
CHICAGO CUBS — Named Adam Beard direc-
versity and the SEC in the 2019 NCAA Convention in Orlando, Florida,” 0-1, Ballard 0-2). Fouled Out—Chandler. Re-
Carr said. “I get the chance to represent all student-athletes, and to me, Women’s College Tennis bounds—Texas A&M 25 (Nebo 9), Florida 34
(K.Johnson 9). Assists—Texas A&M 14 (Starks Hockey
tor of high performance.
MIAMI MARLINS — Agreed to terms with RHP
Hector Noesi on a minor league contract.
that is what this opportunity is all about. While in Orlando, I get to learn Friday’s Match 6), Florida 16 (Nembhard 11). Total Fouls—Tex-
more about the inter-workings of legislation and what being a member as A&M 12, Florida 10. A—9,063 (10,133).. NHL American Association
CLEBURNE RAILROADERS — Signed OFs
Jackson State at Southern Miss, 11 a.m. Southeastern
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division Kenny Meimerstorf and Nick Rotola, RHP Je-
of SEC SAAC and MSU SAAC is all about. Thank you to Mississippi sus Sanchez and INF Levi Scott.
State University, the SEC, and the NCAA for providing this opportunity.” Saturday’s Matches Conference Men
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
FARGO-MOORHEAD REDHAWKS — Signed
Tampa Bay 49 37 10 2 76 199 140
The autonomy governance model grants flexibility to schools in the Florida A&M at Southern Miss, 9 a.m. Conf. Pct. Overall Pct. Toronto 48 29 17 2 60 168 137 C Daniel Comstock.
GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS — Signed
Tennessee 5-0 1.000 16-1 .941 Boston 49 27 17 5 59 143 128
Atlantic Coast, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac-12 and Southeastern conferences Mercer at Alabama, 10 a.m. LSU 4-0 1.000 14-3 .824 Montreal 50 27 18 5 59 152 148 RHP Jumpei Akanuma, LHP Felix Carvallo, C
Kentucky 5-1 .833 15-3 .833 Wilfredo Gimenez, OFs John Price Jr. and Col-
to change specified rules within Division I. The legislative process for Purdue at Ole Miss, 11 a.m. S. Carolina 5-1 .833 10-8 .556
Buffalo 48 24 18 6 54 140 144
in Willis and INFs Alex Crosby, Andy DeJesus
Florida 48 20 20 8 48 152 170
these 65 schools includes three student-athlete representatives from Ole Miss 4-2 .667 14-4 .778 Detroit 51 19 25 7 45 145 172 and Randy Santiesteban.
Mississippi State vs. North Carolina State Alabama 3-3 .500 12-6 .667 KANSAS CITY T-BONES — Released C Tuck-
each conference who will vote on rule changes. Voting on autonomy Ottawa 50 19 26 5 43 156 187
er Pennell.
issues includes 15 total student-athletes (three from each of the Auton- (Gainesville, Florida), 1 p.m. Florida
Mississippi St.
3-3 .500 11-7 .611
2-3 .400 14-4 .778
Metropolitan Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA LINCOLN SALTDOGS — Signed RHP John
Alabama A&M at Alabama, 4 p.m. Auburn 2-3 .400 13-5 .722 Brownell.
omy Conferences) who, collectively, will cast votes in greater number N.Y. Islanders 49 29 15 5 63 147 122
ST. PAUL SAINTS — Sold the contract of C
Missouri 1-3 .250 10-6 .625 Washington 49 27 16 6 60 168 156
than four of the five Autonomy Conferences. Sunday’s Matches Arkansas 1-4 .200 10-7 .588 Columbus 48 28 17 3 59 154 146 Justin O’Conner to the Chicago White Sox.
Georgia 1-4 .200 9-8 .529 SIOUX CITY EXPLORERS — Traded INF
Carr, Ferguson and Lorenzen will vote on a total of 11 NCAA Southern Miss at Alcorn State, 2 p.m.
Pittsburgh 48 26 16 6 58 169 146
Jay Baum to Quebec (Can-Am) for LHP Jay
Texas A&M 1-5 .167 7-10 .412 Carolina 49 23 20 6 52 135 147
Autonomy proposals leading up to and during the NCAA Convention. Vanderbilt 0-5 .000 9-8 .529 N.Y. Rangers 48 21 20 7 49 139 164 Johnson. Traded OF Luis Durango to Quebec
Carr, a native of Starkville, ended her senior season in the maroon Mississippi State vs. Opponent TBD (Gainesville, Philadelphia 48 19 23 6 44 139 169 (Can-Am) for Baum. Signed LHP Evan DeLuca.
Tuesday’s Games New Jersey 48 18 23 7 43 140 164 SIOUX FALLS CANARIES — Sold the contract
and white appearing in 26 matches with seven starts. Her 147 kills were Florida), time TBD Alabama 74, Ole Miss 53 WESTERN CONFERENCE of OF Jordan Smith to the Cleveland Indians.
Signed RHP Chris Comito and INF Andrew Ely.
the fourth most on the team. During her tenure at Mississippi State, Carr Opponent TBD at Ole Miss, time TBD Florida 81, Texas A&M 72
Kentucky 76, Mississippi State 55
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA TEXAS AIRHOGS — Sold the contract of LHP
was named to the 2016 and 2018 SEC Community Service Team while Today’s Matches South Carolina 80, Auburn 77 Winnipeg 48 31 15 2 64 167 134 Tyler Matzek to the Arizona Diamondbacks.
also serving on the MSU SAAC board from 2017-2019. Today’s Games Nashville 51 29 18 4 62 159 134 WINNIPEG GOLDEYES — Signed OF Reggie
UAB at Alabama, 10 a.m. Tennessee at Vanderbilt, 6 p.m. (ESPN2) Minnesota 49 25 21 3 53 137 140 Abercrombie, INF Kevin Lachance and LHP
n Baseball honors continue: At Starkville, the All-America Georgia at LSU, 6 p.m. (SEC Network) Dallas 49 24 21 4 52 126 128 Mitch Lambson. Traded INF Josh Mazzola to
honors continue to pile up this preseason for Mississippi State baseball Belmont at Alabama, 4 p.m. Missouri at Arkansas, 8 p.m. (SEC Network) Colorado 49 22 19 8 52 167 157 High Point (Atlantic) for a player to be named.
BASKETBALL
College Track and Field
Thursday’s Games St. Louis 48 21 22 5 47 134 148
senior Jake Mangum, with D1Baseball tabbing the outfielder as a No games scheduled Chicago 51 18 24 9 45 156 190 National Basketball Association
second-team All-American heading into the 2019 campaign. Friday’s Games Pacific Division NBA — Fined Dallas G/F Luka Doncic $10,000
Friday’s Meets No games scheduled GP W L OT Pts GF GA for kicking a game ball into the stands.
Mangum has appeared on each of the three preseason All-Amer- Saturday’s Games Calgary 51 33 13 5 71 190 145 CHICAGO BULLS — Traded the draft rights of
ica teams thus far in 2019, earning first-team laurels from Collegiate Alabama at Bob Pollock Invitational (Clemson, Alabama at Baylor, 11 a.m. (ESPNU) San Jose 52 29 16 7 65 187 167 F Tadiji Dragicevic to Houston for F Carmelo
Iowa State at Ole Miss, 11 a.m. (ESPN) Vegas 51 29 18 4 62 156 138 Anthony, the draft rights to G Jon Diebler and
Baseball Newspaper and third-team distinction from Perfect Game. South Carolina) Florida at TCU, 11 a.m. (ESPN2) Vancouver 50 23 21 6 52 145 156 cash.
Mangum’s career accomplishments include a pair of first-team South Carolina at Oklahoma State, 1 p.m. Anaheim 50 21 20 9 51 119 148 Women’s NBA
Ole Miss at Indiana Relays (Bloomington, Indi- (ESPNU) Arizona 49 23 22 4 50 131 140 LOS ANGELES SPARKS — Named Fred Wil-
All-Southeastern Conference honors as a freshman and junior, as well ana) Texas at Georgia, 1 p.m. (ESPN2) Edmonton 50 23 24 3 49 144 163 liams and Latricia Trammell assistant coaches.
as a second-team selection as a sophomore. Kansas State at Texas A&M, 1 p.m. (ESPN) Los Angeles 50 20 26 4 44 114 150 FOOTBALL
n Softball announces Wesley signing: At Starkville, part of Saturday’s Meets Vanderbilt at Oklahoma, 3 p.m. (ESPN2) PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME — An-
West Virginia at Tennessee, 3 p.m. (ESPN) NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for nounced the retirement of executive director
Neshoba Central’s state championship dynasty, nationally-ranked Alabama at Bob Pollock Invitational (Clemson, Arkansas at Texas Tech, 5 p.m. (ESPN2) overtime loss. Top three teams in each division Joe Horrigan, effective June 1.
LSU at Missouri, 5 p.m. (SEC Network) and two wild cards per conference advance to National Football League
pitcher Aspen Wesley joins as the seventh member of the 2019 South Carolina) Kansas at Kentucky, 5 p.m. (ESPN) playoffs. ARIZONA CARDINALS — Named Tom Cle-
Mississippi State softball signing class as announced by head coach Ole Miss at Indiana Relays (Bloomington, Indi- Auburn at Mississippi State, 7:30 p.m. ments pass game coordinator/quarterbacks
(SEC Network) Tuesday’s Games coach.
Vann Stuedeman. Sunday’s Games DENVER BRONCOS — Signed OL Don Bar-
ana) San Jose 7, Washington 6, OT
“We are thrilled Aspen chose Mississippi State,” Stuedeman said. No games scheduled Arizona 3, Ottawa 2 clay to a reserve/future contract.
“She has owned the state of Mississippi in the circle since middle school Junior College Basketball Monday’s Games
No games scheduled
Chicago 3, N.Y. Islanders 2, SO
Detroit 3, Edmonton 2
DETROIT LIONS — Signed WR Brandon Reilly
to a reserve/future contract.
for Neshoba Central. Last season, she won the state championship Thursday’s Games Calgary 3, Carolina 2, OT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Fired defensive co-
at Nusz Park. She has filthy spin that creates miss-hits and swing and
Men’s Top 25 Schedule Today’s Games ordinator Bob Sutton.
Women: EMCC at Itawamba, 5:30 p.m. Today’s Games Arizona at Montreal, 6:30 p.m. COLLEGE
misses. We are looking forward to her winning more championships at No. 1 Tennessee at Vanderbilt, 6 p.m. Washington at Toronto, 6:30 p.m. NEW MEXICO — Named David Williams depu-
Nusz Park as a Mississippi State Bulldog.” Men: EMCC at Itawamba, 7:30 p.m. No. 7 Nevada vs. Colorado State, 10 p.m.
No. 12 Marquette vs. DePaul, 7:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Colorado, 8:30 p.m. ty athletic director for external affairs.
RUTGERS — Announced sophomore women’s
Nashville at Vegas, 9 p.m.
—From Special and Staff Reports No. 17 Houston vs. East Carolina, 7 p.m. St. Louis at Anaheim, 9 p.m. basketball G Alexis Morris is transferring from
No. 25 LSU vs. Georgia, 6 p.m. Carolina at Vancouver, 9:30 p.m. Baylor.
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“I think everybody has to step up
like Jordan said. I think that is a great
answer and truly how it has to be.
“We’ll see what we’re made of right
now. It’s a tremendous challenge and it
is how you respond in these situations
that can really define you as a team.”
Bibby suffered a season-ending an-
terior cruciate ligament injury to her
left knee in the opening minute Thurs-
day of MSU’s 79-64 victory against
then-No. 15 South Carolina. The injury
means MSU will be without the player
who was leading the team in minutes
(29.2) and was its top 3-point shooter
(36-for-80, 45 percent. In all, Bibby
was fourth on the team in scoring (12.6
points per game) and was averaging
4.4 rebounds per game. The 6-foot-
1 sophomore forward accounted for
14 percent of the team’s shots, which
means players like Espinoza-Hunt-
er, Taylor, Jessika Carter Bre’Amber
Scott, Xaria Wiggins, and Nyah Tate
likely will have more opportunities to
play bigger roles.
“I have a lot of confidence in our
entire bench,” Schaefer said. “Xaria is
practicing better. Nyah Tate is coming
along. I think we have a lot of kids over
there who can step up.”
There also could be more chances
for starters like Howard, Danberry,
Jazzmun Holmes, and Teaira McCow-
an. The consensus Tuesday was one
player wasn’t going to be called on to
fill the void left by Bibby.
Despite losing a key piece of the
puzzle, Schaefer said he will look to
seniors McCowan, Danberry, Holmes,
and Howard to set the tone. He de-
clined to say who will replace Bibby in
the starting lineup for the team’s game
at 6 p.m. Thursday at Florida.
Schaefer also said the Bulldogs
have the flexibility to go with a bigger
lineup with the 6-7 McCowan and the
6-5 Carter. He said the improved play
of all of the reserves opens the possibil-
ity for numerous lineup combinations,
which is why he isn’t panicking without
a shooter like Bibby who was shooting
48.1 percent from the field.
The numbers show MSU could have
the versatility to withstand the injury.
Prior to the game against South Car-
olina, MSU had four players — Mc-
Cowan, Howard, Danberrry, and Bibby
— who had attempted more than 100
shots from the field. Espinoza-Hunt-
er (980 and Holmes (93) were on the
cusp. With McCowan attempting only
15 percent of the Bulldogs’ shots — a
number that is down from 20.4 percent
last season — there is an opportunity
for McCowan to pick up some of the
slack without Bibby. Seventeen games
into the 2017-18 season, McCowan was
averaging 20.8 points, 12.7 rebounds,
and 1.9 blocked shots. Through 17
games this season, McCowan was av-
eraging 16.8 points, 13.3 rebounds,
and 2.6 blocks. Her field goal shooting
percentage (67.6 to 64.5) and her free-
throw percentage (73.2 to 56.1) both
are improved from last season.
But McCowan, who was named SEC
Player of the Week for the second week
in a row, said she doesn’t think she will
have to shoulder a bigger burden with-
out Bibby.
“We can go with many different line-
ups,” McCowan said. “We practice that
all of the time. It is not just one person
we will lean heavy toward. Everyone
knows they have to step up.”
Danberry and Holmes agreed, but
they know it doesn’t mean they have
to change their games to give the Bull-
dogs what Bibby provided. Danberry
said she will continue to do what she is
comfortable doing and be ready to do
more if needed.
“I am putting up those extra shots
because you never know,” Danberry
said. “Teams may play us where they
don’t guard me out there and I will be
prepared, but I am not going to come
out and shooting five threes a game.”
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Ole Miss
Football ticket prices set for 2019 season
OXFORD — In order to attract new season ticket holders while
continuing to make games affordable for returning ones, Ole Miss has
lowered prices for football tickets in the south end zone and kept the
same price point from last season for the sideline sections.
In addition, a general admission section for Ole Miss faculty and
staff has been added in the northeast corner of the seating bowl at a
new reduced price.
“Football season ticket holders are the lifeblood of our program,”
said Ross Bjork, Vice Chancellor for Intercollegiate Athletics. “They are
vital members of the Ole Miss family, and our players, coaches and staff
can’t thank them enough for their passion. With the strengthening of
his staff this offseason, Coach Luke is building a winning program, and
the support of our season ticket holders is a cornerstone in our bright
future.”
South end zone tickets (sections S1 through S11) have dropped to
$299 per seat, while other sections remain at $400 each. Sideline seat
locations will be based on Ole Miss Athletics Foundation priority seating
contribution, while the south end zone does not require a donation.
The deadline for season ticket renewal will be March 31. Season
ticket holders will begin receiving emails with account details as early as
this week, and mailers will arrive in early February. In addition, season
ticket holders will be notified of several new perks and benefits in
appreciation of their commitment.
Ole Miss faculty and staff will continue to have the opportunity to
purchase reserved seats at 20 percent off the ticket price. However,
there will also be a new general admission option in section N11
for $199. If ticket inventory is available, flex passes will go on sale
beginning in August.
n Soccer coach Mott receives extension: At Oxford, following
back-to-back successful seasons that have ended with a trip to the
NCAA Tournament, Ole Miss head soccer coach Matt Mott has
received a four-year contract extension through the 2022 season, Vice
Chancellor of Athletics Ross Bjork announced Tuesday.
“We are thrilled to have Coach Mott leading our soccer program,”
Bjork said. “Since arriving in Oxford in 2010, he has built Ole Miss into a
perennial contender not only in the SEC but on the national landscape.
In addition to their successes on the field, Coach Mott’s teams have
consistently excelled both in the classroom and as role models in our
community. Under his guidance, the future is bright for Ole Miss soccer.”
During Mott’s run at the helm of Ole Miss soccer, the Rebels have
become a key player on the national scene. Prior to Mott’s arrival, Ole

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the AP poll for 86 straight
weeks. MSU also has been
a top-10 team in the poll for
50 consecutive weeks, the
fourth-longest streak in the
nation.
Bibby’s status
Schaefer said Bibby will
have surgery to repair the
torn anterior cruciate liga-
ment in her left knee next
week. He said he is confi-
dent Bibby will attack her
rehabilitation and that he
will be challenged to make
sure she takes her time as
the start of the 2019-20 sea-
son approaches.
“She is taking it like
a champ,” Schaefer said.
“I guarantee she will be
chomping at the bit at six
months this summer.”
Parity in the SEC
Five games into the mar-
athon that is the SEC regu-
lar season, MSU is the only
undefeated team in league
play.
Upsets like Florida’s
victory against Missouri,
Arkansas’ win against Ten-
nessee, and Ole Miss’ vic-
tory against Kentucky have
become common occurrenc-
es. The surprise results are
part of the reason the SEC
has nine teams in the top
50 of the NCAA’s Ratings
Percentage Index (RPI). At
No. 9, MSU leads the way,
followed by South Carolina
(No. 18) and Kentucky (No.
25).
“We have some teams
that are vastly underrated,”
Schaefer said. “You watch
those teams play last night
(— Missouri at South Caro-
lina and Arkansas at Tennes-
see —) and it is really unlike
any other time I can recall.
There are so many great
teams.”
Kentucky (No. 15), South
Carolina (No. 18), Texas
A&M (No. 24), and Missou-
ri (No. 25) are ranked in The
AP poll this week.
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Miss had made four NCAA Tournament appearances in its 15-year
history. Under Mott, the Rebels have received a bid to the “Big Dance”
in four-of-nine seasons, including three of the past four campaigns.
Additionally, the 2016 team became the first in program-history to
advance to the Sweet 16.
n Women’s golf adds Swann to roster: At Oxford, women’s
golf coach Kory Henkes announced Tuesday the addition of transfer
Kennedy Swann to the women’s golf program at Ole Miss.
“We are excited for Kennedy to join the Ole Miss women’s golf
program,” said head coach Kory Henkes. “She has proven that she
can play at a high level with some great accolades from her time at
Clemson. Kennedy loves to compete and we have no doubt that she
will enhance the competitive spirit of our team.”
“We look forward to watching Kennedy thrive as an Ole Miss
Rebel.”
Swann joins Ole Miss from Clemson and immediately will be
eligible to compete for the Rebels during this spring.
Swann was a two-year starter for the Tigers, including back-to-
back trips to the NCAA Tournament. Her lone two seasons in the pro-
gram saw her rank fourth in Clemson history in stroke average (75.10)
and score to par (+3.40), including 14 rounds at par or better.
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After routing Judson 66-50 earlier
in the season, White was concerned
about his team’s attention to detail en-
tering the contest.
“It’s human nature to play a little dif-
ferently,” White said. “We had the big
win the first time, so the main thing
was remaining focused. We knew if we
were able to do the things that we can
do, we would have a good night. The
way we started was strong. Early in
the game, we played with a lot of confi-
dence. It was a good start.”
Hinkson said the team wanted to
use this contest as a chance to iron out
its press defense.
The theory worked as the Lady
Owls forced 23 turnovers and that led
to 26 points.
MUW (14-5) scored the game’s first
eight points and quickly built a 20-5
lead after a pair of 3-point baskets from
Autumn Taylor.
The Lady Owls shot 50 percent
from the field in the first quarter and
bettered that mark with a 57.1 percent
showing in the second quarter for a 43-
27 halftime lead.
“We did a better job of sharing the
basketball,” Hinkson said. “Once we
got some things going close to the
basket that allowed us to get better
shots from 3-point range. This team
has made a lot of improvements on of-
fense.”
After the Lady Eagles closed within
10 at 43-33, White called timeout and
told his team to “play much harder.”
A 12-2 run followed with the Lady
Owls getting four of Hinkson’s eight
steals during the run.
Overall, MUW recorded 18 steals
and five blocked shots. Qiayon Bailey
had three steals, while Keyahna Jones
and Taylor each had two blocked shots.
Hinkson finished with 25 points on
an 8-of-11 night from the field. She also
had seven rebounds. Taylor finished
with 10 points, while Jones had 11 re-
bounds.
“Our confidence level is high right
now,” Hinkson said. “We just have to
keep going so we are playing our best
when nationals start.”
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama baseball and the Grand
Slammers, the Crimson Tide’s booster club, will host their annual
“Grand Slammers Barbeque” on Saturday, Feb. 9, in the North Zone at
Bryant-Denny Stadium from 1-3 p.m.
The event will feature door prizes, autograph sessions and photo
opportunities with the Crimson Tide baseball team along with head
coach Brad Bohannon and his staff. Attendees can also pick up their
copy of the official 2019 Alabama baseball team poster.
The cost for the annual even is $15 for adults and $10 for youth
(12 and under). Parking for the day is available around the apron of
the stadium and in all lots surrounding the area that is not reserved for
residents. Doors will open at 1 p.m. at Gate 1 of Bryant-Denny Stadium.
Current Grand Slammers members can arrive and check their
name off the list at the door, get a door prize ticket and enter the event.
Those who have not joined or renewed their 2019 membership can do
so through RollTide.com or at the barbeque. Many levels are available
for both renewing and new members – those costs would include the
price of admission to the barbeque for day-of registrants.
n Track and field earns rankings: At Tuscaloosa, Alabama, the
Alabama track and field men are No. 7 and the women are No. 14 in
the first indoor regular-season NCAA Division I Track & Field National
Rating Index the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches
Association (USTFCCCA) announced Tuesday.
The Crimson Tide is heading into its third meet of the season this
weekend at the Bob Pollock Invitational in Clemson, S.C., following
strong performances at both the UAB Blazer Invitational and the
Vanderbilt Invitational.
Alabama posted several marks at the Vanderbilt Invitational that
rank in last week’s top-10 nationally.

Hall
Sophomore Tamara Clark is ranked seventh in the 60 meters after
winning the Vanderbilt meet with a 7.30. She also ran a leg on the Tide’s
winning 4x400-meter relay, which was the fifth-fastest in the nation last
weekend with a time of 3:36.81 The men’s distance medley relay is third
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getting seven more votes Rivera grew up in Pana- helped the Yankees win four Fifty thousand plus at Yan- n Swimming and diving excels in classroom: At Tuscaloosa,
than the 319 required for ma the son of a fisherman. World Series from 1996- kee Stadium knew he was Alabama, the Alabama men’s and women’s swimming and diving
teams both ranked in the top-five by team grade point average in the fall
election. He signed with New York in 2000 and another in 2009. going to throw that cutter. according to the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association
Barry Bonds and Roger 1990, debuted in the majors “The scouting report was And it wouldn’t matter.” of America (CSCAA), and both once again earned the organization’s
Clemens made gains but again as a 25-year-old in 1995 and the same every time,” Jeter The Yankees didn’t even Scholar All-America Team accolade.
fell short in their seventh a year later emerged as one wrote at The Players’ Tri- wait until Rivera’s final “We are extremely proud of the team’s performance in the class-
times on the ballot. Bonds of the game’s best relievers. bune. “Mo knew he was go- game to retire his No. 42 — room this fall,” UA head coach Dennis Pursley said. “To have this kind of
success in the classroom while challenging themselves in the pool on a
got 59.1 percent and Clemens Part of a core that included ing to throw that cutter. The he was the last player in the daily basis really speaks to the commitment our athletes are making to
59.5, their cases muddied by Derek Jeter, Andy Pettitte guy at the plate knew he was major leagues to wear that be the best they can be in the pool, in the classroom and in life.”
steroid accusations. and Jorge Posada, Rivera going to throw that cutter. number. The Crimson Tide women posted a 3.67 team GPA in the fall
which ranks fifth among all NCAA Division I schools and second among
teams that scored at the 2018 NCAA Championships and first when it
comes to SEC programs.
on the air The Alabama men earned a 3.55 team grade point average in the
fall, fourth among NCAA Division I schools and first among teams that
Today 9:30 p.m. — Denver at Utah, ESPN 7:30 p.m. — Texas A&M at Auburn, SEC finished in the top-15 at last year’s NCAA Championships and in the
COLLEGE BASKETBALL NHL Network SEC.
6:30 p.m. — Washington at Toronto, NBC FIGURE SKATING n Gymnast Guerra earns weekly honors: At Tuscaloosa,
5:30 p.m. — Providence at Xavier, FS1
Sports Network 4 p.m. — U.S. Championships: pairs short Alabama, the Southeastern Conference announced Alabama gymnast
6 p.m. — Purdue at Ohio State, Big Ten Ariana Guerra as its Specialist of the Week Tuesday, following the
Network 9 p.m. — Nashville at Vegas, NBC Sports program, Detroit, Michigan, NBC Sports senior’s standout performance at Georgia last Friday.
6 p.m. — VCU at Rhode Island, CBS Sports Network Network Guerra tied her career-best score on the floor exercise to help
Network TENNIS 6 p.m. — European Championships: lead the Tide’s 196.900-196.875 win at then-No. 10 Georgia, scoring a
9 p.m. — Australian Open: Semifinals, 9.925. She also posted a season-best 9.850 on the vault.
6 p.m. — Tennessee vs. Vanderbilt, ESPN2 men’s short program, Belarus, NBC Sports Guerra’s scores boosted the Tide to season-best team marks
6 p.m. — Texas vs. TCU, ESPNU ESPN2 Network on the vault, uneven bars and floor exercise. Her scores also pushed
6 p.m. — Georgia at LSU, SEC Network 2:30 a.m. (Thursday) — Australian Open: 8 p.m. — U.S. Championships: ladies’ Alabama to a season-best team score, which ranks the Tide sixth
7:30 p.m. — DePaul at Marquette, FS1 Semifinals, ESPN short program, Detroit, Michigan, NBC nationally by high score and puts UA at No. 9 by season average this
8 p.m. — Wisconsin at Illinois, Big Ten Thursday Sports Network
week.
Network AUTO RACING 10 p.m. — European Championships: pairs
8 p.m. — Loyola-Chicago at Missouri State, 2 p.m. — IMSA WeatherTech Sports Car free skate, Belarus, NBC Sports Network
NBA
CBS Sports Network Championship Qualifier, Daytona Beach, GOLF Westbrook posts triple-double in Thunder victory
8 p.m. — Oklahoma at Oklahoma State, Florida, NBC Sports Network OKLAHOMA CITY — Paul George had 36 points and eight re-
5:30 a.m. — European Tour Golf: Omega bounds, Russell Westbrook had a triple-double of 29 points, 14 assists
ESPNU COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Dubai Desert Classic, first round, Dubai, and 10 rebounds and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Portland
8 p.m. — Missouri at Arkansas, SEC 6 p.m. — Memphis at Temple, CBS Sports
TGC Trail Blazers 123-114 on Tuesday night.
Network Network Steven Adams and Terrance Ferguson each added 14 points for
6 p.m. — Tulsa vs. Cincinnati, ESPN2 1:15 a.m. — PGA Tour Golf: Farmers
10 p.m. — Colorado State at Nevada, CBS Oklahoma City, which snapped a three-game losing streak to Portland
6 p.m. — Gardner-Webb at Winthrop, Insurance Open, first round, San Diego, at Chesapeake Energy Arena. After a stretch of losing five of six games,
Sports Network
ESPNU California, TGC the Thunder have won three straight and moved back into third place in
FIGURE SKATING the fluid Western Conference standings.
6 p.m. — Michigan State at Iowa, FS1 2 p.m. — PGA Tour Golf: Farmers Insurance
3:30 p.m. — European Championships: Damian Lillard had 34 points and eight assists, and C.J. McCollum
8 p.m. — Marshall at Louisiana Tech, CBS Open, first round, San Diego, California,
ladies short program, Belarus, NBC Sports scored 31 for Portland, which had a three-game winning streak
Sports Network TGC snapped. Jusuf Nurkic had 22 points and 15 rebounds.
Network
8 p.m. — Washington at Oregon, ESPN2 1:30 a.m. (Friday) — European Tour Golf: Except for McCollum, who went 7 of 12 from 3-point range, the
7 p.m. — Web.com Tour Golf: The Bahamas
8 p.m. — Belmont at Murray State, ESPNU Omega Dubai Desert Classic, second Trail Blazers struggled from behind the arc, going 10 for 36. Oklahoma
Great Abaco Classic, final round, Bahamas, 8 p.m. — Arizona at USC, FS1 City hit 11 of 23 3-point attempts.
TGC round, Dubai n Raptors 120, Kings 105: At Toronto, Kyle Lowry and Fred
10 p.m. — St. Mary’s at BYU, ESPN2 NBA
10 p.m. — European Tour Golf: Omega VanVleet each scored 19 points, Pascal Siakam had 18 and Toronto
10 p.m. — Arizona State at UCLA, FS1
Dubai Desert Classic, first round, Dubai, 7 p.m. — Golden State at Washington, TNT beat Sacramento.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Serge Ibaka had 15 points and 10 rebounds as the Raptors extend-
TGC 9:30 p.m. — Minnesota at LA Lakers, TNT
5 p.m. — Michigan at Purdue, Big Ten ed their home winning streak to 10 games. Toronto’s franchise record
5:30 a.m. (Thursday) — European Tour Network TENNIS for consecutive home wins is 12.
Golf: Omega Dubai Desert Classic, first 5:30 p.m. — Missouri at Kentucky, SEC 2:30 a.m. (Friday) — Australian Open: C.J. Miles scored a season-high 15 points and Norm Powell added
round, Dubai, TGC Men’s Semifinal, ESPN 11 as Toronto overcame the absence of Kawhi Leonard (rest) to win for
Network
the eighth time in nine games.
NBA 6 p.m. — Notre Dame at Tennessee, ESPN X GAMES
Leonard missed his third straight game for rest and will also skip
7 p.m. — San Antonio at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. — Maryland at Ohio State, Big Ten 9 p.m. — Day 1: freestyle skiing; women’s Wednesday’s game at Indiana. He is expected to return Friday at
ESPN Network snowboarding, Aspen, Colorado, ESPN2 Houston.
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and shooting (31 percent) be-
hind timely plays that swung
the game. The biggest was EJ
Montgomery’s out-of-nowhere
swat of Quinndary Weather-
spoon’s layup attempt, leading
to Nick Richard’s dunk that
snuffed MSU’s last chance to
close the gap. His block was
among eight by the Wildcats.
“It was pretty important,”
Herro said of the play. “EJ made
a big block that kind of helped
us and sparked us and we kind
of took off from there.”
Kentucky on the other hand
shot 44 percent but 8 of 16 from
long range.
Washington was 9 of 15 from
the field with three 3s for his
first 20-point game in over a
month. He also grabbed six re-
bounds and matched a season
high with four blocks.
“I felt like I was just hitting
shots tonight,” Washington
said. “They was just falling.
I could’ve done a lot more on
the defensive end and rebound
more. There’s always room for
improvement.”
Herro made all three from
long range and all five free
throws to follow his 20-point
performance at Auburn. Reid
Travis grabbed 12 rebounds and
Ashton Hagans a career-high
nine assists as the Wildcats
won the glass 43-36 and won
the second of three consecutive
Top-25 matchups.
Kentucky also succeeded in
holding MSU’s potent perimeter
game to just 3 of 20 from behind
the arc after entering the contest
second in the SEC at 38 percent.
Quinndary Weatherspoon
had 19 points and Tyson Carter
11 for the Bulldogs, who made
just 19 of 61 from the field (31
percent) in their first game
against a ranked foe this sea-
son.
“We were rushed offensively
tonight,” Bulldogs coach Ben
Howland said. “I think they did
a good job of speeding us up and
getting us playing faster and
not really controlled enough of-
fensively.”
n Alabama 74, Ole Miss
53: At Tuscaloosa, Alabama,
Alabama has a reputation of
losing large first-half leads.
Against No. 20 Mississippi, Al-
abama’s lead didn’t just hold up,
it grew.
The Crimson Tide built a
16-point lead by halftime and
extended that advantage to 28
points to rout Ole Miss.
“Fortunately tonight, we
were just a consistent basket-
ball team,” Alabama coach Av-
ery Johnson said.
The first-half lead was built
on a mixture of defense, scor-
ing 15 points off nine Ole Miss
turnovers, and rebounding, as
the Crimson Tide pulled down
seven more rebounds than the
Rebels.
The rebounding difference
came from Alabama’s offense,
as it collected nine offensive
boards to the Rebels’ two.
“Give Alabama credit;
they’re a good offensive re-
bounding team,” Ole Miss
coach Kermit Davis said. “They
played desperate tonight.”
John Petty came off the
bench and scored 12 of his 15
points in 16.
The Crimson Tide kept the
lead by working inside-out.
Donta Hall scored seven of his
11 points in just 10 minutes,
while Galin Smith added six of
his 10. They combined for nine
of Alabama’s 20 offensive re-
bounds, a season high.
The duo of Terence Davis
and Breein Tyree had dominat-
ed for the Rebels this season,
combining for 33 points a game.
Alabama denied them open
looks while Ole Miss was on
offense and didn’t allow them to
rest on defense, going straight
at them.
Tyree, the SEC’s sec-
ond-leading scorer, finished
with nine points.
Davis, who had averaged
16.2 points a game, was the Ole
Miss player to score in double
digits, finishing with 10. He
picked up a technical with 1:07
left in the first half and fouled
out with 16:05 left in the game.
“So immature,” Davis said.
“I’m just not used to player
technicals, so that’s why I just
left him in to foul out. . Guy
has been in the league for four
years and to act that way. We all
got exactly what we deserved
tonight.”

Comics & Puzzles

DILBERT
Dear Abby
D
EAR ABBY:
I may be
having a
midlife crisis.
I’m not happy in
my marriage and
haven’t been for
quite some time.
I pray every night
that my husband
will find someone
else so he will
ZITS leave our mar-
riage. I tried to
leave him before,
but financially I
couldn’t make it.
I’m now at the
Dear Abby
point where I
don’t care about the financial
side of it.
I recently kissed a co-work-
er. It was really hot, heavy and
I want more. I haven’t felt this
alive in years. My co-worker
is not the reason I want a
divorce, but now, feeling de-
GARFIELD sired by someone makes me
want out even more. But I’m
a coward. I don’t know how to
tell my husband I’m no longer
in love with him. — COWARD
IN THE SOUTH
DEAR COWARD: Not know-
ing you, I can’t determine
whether you may be having a
midlife crisis. However, you
definitely do need to talk to
your husband, if only to ask if
he feels the same emptiness
that you do. It would be better
for both of you if you tried
CANDORVILLE
Horoscopes
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Jan.
23). It starts innocently enough.
First you make someone’s day,
and then you get addicted to
seeing that kind of smile. So
you do more and more, making
the world better and brighter.
Interesting new hobbies and
friends are part of the package.
A carefully researched invest-
ment will make life a bit easier.
BABY BLUES Capricorn and Cancer adore
you. Your lucky numbers are: 6,
3, 33, 21 and 40.
ARIES (March 21-April 19).
This plan you had is working,
mostly because you steered
it well, without imposing total
control. Because you don’t have
to be in control of absolutely
everything for things to go right.
BEETLE BAILEY
MALLARD FILLMORE
FAMILY CIRCUS
counseling to
see if it’s possi-
ble to heal your
marriage before
you run out the
door.
I caution you
about involv-
ing yourself in
a workplace
romance while
you are feeling
this needy. If
it doesn’t work
out — and most
of them don’t
— you could
find yourself not
only without a
husband but also a job.
DEAR ABBY: I dated a
man I’ll call Mike for several
years. We eventually broke
up because of distance and
a difference of opinion about
where we wanted to live. I
also had developed a crush
on a female friend, which
contributed to my decision to
break off with him.
The crush didn’t work out.
Now, more than a year later,
Mike and I are close friends.
I visited him recently and
realized I still have feelings
for him. I want to get back
together, but I don’t think I
should say it unless I am 100
percent certain I won’t break
up with him again.
Abby, I wonder if I might be
gay. I don’t know what to do.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20).
A dream isn’t a dream unless
it’s a little off. Bigger than life.
Smaller. Stranger. You’ll head
into the day reasonably enough,
but it’s when you introduce the
dreamy element that things
start to get really interesting.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21).
You tell yourself to do some-
thing, and then you do the op-
posite. Why? The complexities
of will are confounding! But you
can be certain there’s a rebel
child in you who doesn’t trust
authority, even if that authority
is you.
CANCER (June 22-July 22).
The way to power is not taking
more and more; that’s the way
to destruction. True power is
I love Mike, but I’m paranoid
that I’ll eventually regret
getting back together with
him. I couldn’t betray his trust
again. What should I do? —
CONFUSED 20-SOMETHING
DEAR CONFUSED: You
may be gay; you might also
be bisexual or simply curious.
You owe it to yourself AND TO
MIKE to talk to a counselor
and explore what your sexual
orientation is. If you and Mike
have worked through your oth-
er differences, only the two of
you can decide whether to re-
sume your relationship or just
be friends. (Friendships have
been known to sometimes
last longer than romantic
relationships.)
DEAR ABBY: My question
is, is it ethical to “try” the
fruit at the grocery store? I
am amazed at the number of
shoppers who open the bags
of grapes and help them-
selves to a snack. Shouldn’t
they buy without sampling? —
CRAIG IN FLORIDA
DEAR CRAIG: Theoreti-
cally, shoppers should buy
without sampling. Talk to the
manager of the grocery store
about it. Some establish-
ments leave a bag of grapes,
cherries, etc. open for shop-
pers to sample to see if they
would like to buy. If that’s not
happening in the store you
patronize, consider suggest-
ing it.
knowing what you can influence
and accepting what you can’t.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22).
There’s no such thing as a me-
diocre goal. Is it beyond where
you are now by an inch? Half
an inch? A foot? It’s progress.
Count everything. It’s the kind
of day when you need every win
you can get.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
How do you know if you’re being
arrogant? You don’t. That’s the
disease of arrogance. You’re
checking yourself, so you’re
probably in the clear. People
who are truly arrogant usually
forget that step.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
Remember when sleeping
seemed like a luxury, money
was scarce and you weren’t
sure where you were getting the
extra energy to forge forward
but you did it anyway? It was
a test that made you strong.
Appreciate it.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
21). You may think that some-
one has “arrived” but that is a
perception based on a criteria
of success that is subjective.
The important thing is not to
act weird when people achieve
things and other people don’t.
Be cool.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.
21). The hard work is coming
up next. But don’t worry; you’re
ready. In fact, on some level,
you’ve been looking forward to
this. Bonus: You’re about to find
out which of your colleagues the
worthiest.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19). Good relationships are
built on mutual trust. Right now,
you’re reaping the benefits of
doing something as simple as
showing up when you say you
will and doing what’s expected.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18). Even though you don’t
have a ledger telling you how
much you owe and are owed, in
some way you’re keeping track.
You’re noticing an imbalance in
the give and take department.
Start thinking about how it
might be rectified.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20). You’ll be dealt a wildcard.
Think carefully about how you
want to play it. Much depends
on the others at the table. Make
your best guess about their
hand.

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2-LANE TO 4-LANE ing been made in the DEGREES 00 MINUTES Trustee. title as vested in me as “A cut above the rest” monitor only; mouse 2BR/1BA located in
TRANSITION terms and conditions of W, A DISTANCE OF 420 Substitute Trustee, and keyboard not in- Historic Downtown We tell readers
said deed of trust and FEET; THENCE S 19 DE- WITNESS MY SIGNA- without warranty of any cluded. $50 each. Columbus. 2,000 sqft.
ADVERTISEMENT FOR the entire debt secured GREES 30 MINUTES TURE on this 9th day of kind whatsoever.
General Help Wanted 3200
Call 662-574-1561 Hardwood floors what they need
BIDS thereby having been de- WEST, A DISTANCE OF January, 2019. Position Announcement throughout. Open floor.
clared to be due and 210 FEET; THENCE S WITNESS MY SIGNA- Town of Caledonia, MS BASS BOAT, 15ft, 70hp Very nice. Incl W&D. to know to buy
Sealed Bids for the con- payable in accordance 87 DEGREES 00 Shapiro & Massey, LLC TURE this the 4th day of Chief Marshal Yamaha. $1200/mo. Call
struction of the Char- with the terms of said MINUTES E 420 FEET; SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE January, 2019. Riding mowers - 2. 662-328-8655. what they need.
leigh Ford Drive (2-Lane deed of trust, Nation- THENCE N 19 DE- The Town of Caledonia Garden Tiller.
to 4-Lane Transition) will star Mortgage LLC GREES 30 MINUTES E A Shapiro & Massey, LLC /s/ James P. Wilson, Jr. is seeking a full time 662-418-8984 or 662- DOWNTOWN: 2BR/1BA,
be received by the Pres- d/b/a Mr. Cooper, the DISTANCE OF 210 FEET 1080 River Oaks Drive JAMES P. WILSON, JR. Chief Marshal to work 552-1400. CH&A, 1 story, W/D,
ident and Board Mem- legal holder of said in- TO THE INITIAL POINT Suite B-202 SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE days and nights as historic district, 1 block
bers of the Lowndes debtedness, having re- OF THIS DESCRIPTION Flowood, MS 39232 needed, and is respons- Sporting Goods 4720 from downtown, $625/
County Industrial Devel- quested the under- AND CONTAINING 2 (601) 981-9299 Prepared By: ible for supervising all mo. + $625 dep. NO
opment Authority at the signed Substituted ACRES, MORE OR James P. Wilson, Jr. marshal department ED SANDERS Gunsmith PETS. 662-574-8789.
offices of Lowndes Trustee to execute the LESS. 420 Robin Street Mitchell, McNutt & personnel. The candid- Open for season! 9-5, Peaceful & Quiet area.
County Industrial Devel- trust and sell said land Columbus, MS 39702 Sams, P.A. ate will plan, schedule, Tues-Fri & 9-12, Sat. Houses For Rent: Northside
coordinate, and direct Over 50 years experi- FIRST FULL MONTH
opment Authority loc- and property in accord- PROPERTY ADDRESS: 15-012761MN P. O. Box 1366 RENT FREE! 1 & 2 Bed- 7110
ated at 1102 Main ance with the terms of The street address of Columbus, MS 39703 the daily activities of the ence! Repairs, cleaning,
officers while providing refinishing, scopes room Apts/Townhomes.
Street, Columbus, MS said deed of trust and the property is believed Publication Dates: (662) 328-2316 HOUSE WITH APART-
Stove & refrigerator.
39701 until February for the purpose of rais- to be 116 JOHN KIDD January 23, 30, and for the protection of mounted & zeroed, MENT NEAR MUW.
lives and property, pre- handmade knives. $335-$600 Monthly.
22, 2019 at 10:00 ing the sums due there- RD, CALEDONIA, MS February 6, 2019 PUBLISH: 323 13th St. N. 3 Blks
vention of crime and en- Located: Hwy 45 Alt, Credit check & deposit.
a.m., at which time the under, together with at- 39740. In the event of January 9, 2019 Coleman Realty, from MUW. L/r, d/r,
Bids received will be torney's fees, trustee's any discrepancy SUBSTITUTED TRUST- January 16, 2019 forcement of laws and North of West Point, b/r, kitchen, large f/r
EE’S NOTICE OF SALE ordinances within the turn right on Yokahama 662-329-2323.
publicly opened and fees and expense of between this street ad- January 23, 2019 w/ fireplace, 2BR/3BA.
read. The Project con- sale. dress and the legal de- January 30, 2019 town limits. The Chief Blvd, 8mi & turn left on 1, 2, 3 BEDROOM apart- Laundry room, outside
sists of constructing scription of the prop- WHEREAS, William A. Marshal will be held ac- Darracott Rd, will see fenced patio, screened
Evans executed a cer- countable to the Mayor ments & townhouses.
Charleigh Ford Drive (2- NOW, THEREFORE, I, erty, the legal descrip- sign, 2.5mi ahead shop Call for more info. side porch & work room
tain Deed of Trust to Building & Remodeling 1120 and Board of Alderper- on left. 662-494-6218.
Lane to 4-Lane Trans- Shapiro & Massey, LLC, tion shall control. 662-328-8254. WITH ATTACHED APART-
ition). Substituted Trustee in Timothy L. Gowan as sons for the effective MENT B/r, d/r, kitchen
said deed of trust, will Title to the above de- Trustee for the use and HOME REPAIRS & CON- delivery of police ser- Business Opportunity 6050 NEWLY RENOVATED & bathroom. NO HUD.
benefit of Bankfirst Fin- STRUCTION WORK vices to the town.
Bids will be received for on January 30, 2019 of- scribed property is be- WANTED. Carpentry, 3-4BR/1.5BA. Large Ref. req. Dep. req.
a single prime Contract. fer for sale at public lieved to be good, but I ancial Services, dated HISTORIC DOWNTOWN backyard, HUD accep- Pets allowed w/ extra
March 1, 2016 for the small concrete jobs, Submit applications,
Bids shall be on a lump outcry and sell within will convey only such electrical, plumbing, Columbus: 411 Main ted duplex apartment dep. $1075/mo.
sum and/or unit price legal hours (being title as is vested in me principal amount of complete with resume St. Office, Retail, Res- at 1010 6th Ave. N. 662-386-7506.
$464,500.00, filed for roof repairs, pressure and salary require-
basis, with additive between the hours of as Substitute Trustee. washing and mobile taurant Space available. Call 662-425-0332.
11:00 a.m. and 4:00 record in the Land Re- ments to: Call 423-333-1124. Mobile Homes for Rent 7250
and/or deductive altern-
cords located in the Of- home roof coating and
ate bid items as indic-
ated in the Bid Form.
p.m.), at the Southeast THIS LAW FIRM IS AT-
Door of the County TEMPTING TO COLLECT
Courthouse of Lowndes A DEBT. ANY INFORMA-
fice of the Chancery
Clerk of Lowndes
underpinning. No job
too small. 549-7031.
Town of Caledonia
Attn: Lindy Thomason
Apts For Rent: Northside 7010 COLEMAN 3BR/2BA Trailer, New
Hope school dist.
County, Mississippi on PO Box 100 FOX RUN COMPANY LLC RENTALS $500/mo & $500 dep.
The Issuing Office for County, located at 505 TION OBTAINED WILL
the Bidding Documents 2nd Avenue North, BE USED FOR THAT March 2, 2016, and re- SUGGS CONSTRUCTION Caledonia MS. 39740 1 & 2 BR near hospital. TOWNHOUSES & APARTMENTS
Call between 10a-7p.
corded in said office in Building, remodeling, townhall@cableone.net $595-645/mo. Military
is: Calvert-Spradling En- Columbus, MS 39701, PURPOSE.
Book 2016 at Page metal roofing, painting fax: 662-356-4117 discount offered, pet 1 BEDROOM 662-386-4292.
NO TEXT MESSAGES.
gineers, Inc.; 7085 Hwy to the highest and best
45 Alternate North, P.O. bidder for cash or certi- 428 North Lamar Blvd, 4222; and & all home repairs.
Deadline for applica-
area, pet friendly, and 2 BEDROOMS
662-242-3471 furnished corporate NICE 3BR/2BA MH in
Drawer 1078; West fied funds the following Suite 107
WHEREAS, said Deed of tions is January 23, apartments available. 3 BEDROOMS West Lowndes school
Point, MS 39773. Pro- described property situ- Oxford, MS 38655 2019.
spective Bidders may ated in Lowndes rubinlublin.com/prop- Trust authorized the ap- ON SITE SECURITY. district. $485/mo +
Tom Hatcher, LLC
pointment and substitu- LEASE,

© The Dispatch
examine the Bidding County, State of Missis- erty-listing Custom Construction, CONTRACTOR SEEKING ON SITE MAINTENANCE. $485 dep. 662-242-
tion of another Trustee ON SITE MANAGEMENT. 7653 or 662-308-7781.
Documents at the Issu- sippi, to-wit: Tel: (877) 813-0992
Fax: (404) 601-5846
Restoration, Remodel-
in the place of the Trust- ing, Repair, Insurance experienced carpenter 24-HOUR CAMERA DEPOSIT
ing Office on Mondays RENT A fully equipped
through Fridays during Lot No. Forty-Eight (48) ee named in said Deed
of Trust, and Bankfirst
with lots of experience.
claims. 662-364-1769. Please call: SURVEILLANCE. AND camper w/utilities &
regular business hours, of Thornton Estates Ex- PUBLISH: 01/09/2019, Licensed & Bonded Benji @ 662-386-4446
and may obtain copies tension, a subdivision 01/16/2019, Financial Services, pur- 662-570-9464 for info. Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm. CREDIT CHECK cable from $145/wk -
of an in Lowndes 01/23/2019, suant to said Deed of Sat/Sun by appt only. $535/month. Colum-
of the Bidding Docu- General Services 1360 bus & County School
Trust, substituted HEAVY EQUIPMENT
ments from the Issuing County, Mississippi, as 01/30/2019
Office as described be- per map or plat thereof James P. Wilson, Jr. as
Babysitting & tutoring.
SERVICE MECHANIC PEAR ORCHARD APTS
2BR Townhouse - $585,
662-329-2323 locations. 662-242-
7653 or 601-940-1397.
low. duly recorded in Plat Trustee in the place of with verifiable experi-
SUBSTITUTED TRUST- the original Trustee, by Certified in most sub- ence, own tools and W/D incl. Great loca-
Book 5 at Page 13 in jects. Call 662-574-
the Chancery Clerk's Of- EE'S NOTICE OF SALE written instrument clean MVR. Submit tion. $200 processing 2411 HWY 45 N Rooms For Rent 7450
Printed copies of the 0426. fee & $50 application
dated November 20, resume by fax to
Bidding Documents may fice of Lowndes County,
WHEREAS, on August 2018 and filed for re- 662-492-4490 fee. 662-328-9471 or COLUMBUS, MS WEST POINT:
be obtained from the Is- Mississippi. 662-889-7565. Room - $120/wk.
suing Office, during the 27, 2007, Sharley M. cord in the office of the EXPERIENCED or email to: jm.site
Furnished w/ furn.,
hours indicated above, Subject however to the Gathings and Larry S. Chancery Clerk of CAREGIVER masters@yahoo.com
Apts For Rent: West 7050
Commercial Property For appl, utilities & cable.
upon payment of a non- reservation of ease- Gathings, wife and hus- Lowndes County, Mis- LOOKING FOR WORK. Rent 7100 662-295-4701.
ments as shown on the band executed a cer- sissippi, on November *Day/Night Medical / Dental 3300
VIP
refundable deposit of
recorded plat and Sub- tain deed of trust to J. 27, 2018 and recorded Contact 662-574-5181.
$150.00 for each set.
Douglas Dalrymple, in said office in Book
COMMERCIAL PROPER- Houses For Sale: Northside
Checks for Bidding Doc- ject further to the re- Ref. on Request. HELP WANTED

Rentals
TIES/Retail/Office 8150
uments shall be pay- strictive covenants and Trustee for the benefit 2018 at Page 24958, Spaces starting @
able to Calvert-Spra- conditions dated Janu- of JTS & Co. which deed and; CARE CENTER OF $285/mo. Downtown &
of trust is of record in FREE TRAINING for CONVENIENT 3BR/2BA
dling Engineers, Inc.
Upon request and re-
ary 8, 1990 and recor-
ded in Deed Book 920 the office of the Chan- WHEREAS, default hav- JOB SEEKING WOMEN;
COMPUTER TRAINING,
ABERDEEN
Apartments East Columbus loca-
tions. 662-435-4188.
512 Lincoln Rd. New
paint, flooring, brick
ceipt of the document at Page 125 in the cery Clerk of Lowndes ing been made in the
performance of the con- RESUME WRITING, & IN-
RN SUPERVISOR & Houses shop, fenced backyard
deposit indicated above Chancery Clerk's Office County, State of Missis- TERVIEW SKILLS; M-F, 8A-4:30P OFFICE FOR RENT.
plus a non-refundable of Lowndes County, Mis- sippi in Book 2007 at ditions and stipulations 1 Bedrooms 30x15. Separate air & patio. Zoned commer-
Page 26336 and re-re- as set out in the above Tues & Thurs Evening conditioner & bathroom. cial, can be home/of-
shipping charge, the Is- sissippi.
suing Office will trans- corded in Book Modi- described Deed of Trust classes start February
LPN 3P - 11P
LPN 11P - 7A 2 Bedroooms $400/mo. Located in fice. Call 662-328-9634
5th. Enroll now at Chris-
mit the Bidding Docu- I WILL CONVEY only fied in Book 2015 at
Page 1292; and
and the said Substi-
tuted Trustee having tian Women's Job 3 Bedrooms Caledonia. Call 662- for more information.
ments via delivery ser- such title as vested in Apply in person at 574-0082. Houses For Sale: Southside
been requested and dir- Corps. Min H.S. Dip-
vice. The shipping me as Substituted
WHEREAS, JPMorgan ected by Bankfirst Fin- loma or Equivalent re- Care Center
505 Jackson St,
Furnished & OFFICE SPACE: 2,000 8300
charge amount will de- Trustee.
pend on the shipping Chase Bank, National ancial Services to ex- quired. Call 662-722-
3016 or 662-597-1030 Aberdeen Unfurnished square feet. 294
method selected by the WITNESS MY SIGNA- Association has hereto- ecute the trust; and in EOE Chubby Dr. Flexible leas- 2BR/1BA Gas stove &
prospective Bidder. The TURE on this 4th day of fore substituted Sha- strict accordance with 1, 2, & 3 Baths ing terms. Available heat. Move-in ready. 1
BR Apt. attached that
date that the Bidding December, 2018. piro & Massey, LLC as
Trustee by instrument
the Deed of Trust afore- RETAINER WALL, drive-
said and the Laws of way, foundation, con- Professional 3500 Lease, Deposit now. 662-328-8254.
needs work. $21,000.
Documents are trans-
mitted by the Issuing Of- Shapiro & Massey, LLC dated September 22, Sale of the State of Mis- crete, masonry restora-
MS NOTARY seeks an & Credit Check HISTORIC DOWNTOWN 417 17th St. S.
Columbus Office, Retail, Call 662-327-8712.
fice will be considered SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE 2017 and recorded in sissippi, the dates for tion, remodeling, base- attorney to collect her viceinvestments.com Restaurant Space avail-
the aforesaid Chancery publication of this Sub- ment foundation, re-
327-8555
the Bidder’s date of re- personal files, notes, able. Call 662-328- Houses For Sale: West 8350
ceipt of the Bidding Doc- Shapiro & Massey, LLC Clerk's Office in Book stitute Trustee’s Notice pairs, small dump truck
and court orders. Addi- 8655 or 662-574-7879.
uments. Partial sets of 1080 River Oaks Drive 2017 at Page 21753; of Sale in The Commer- hauling (5-6 yd) load &
Bidding Documents will Suite B-202 and cial Dispatch, a newspa- demolition/lot cleaning. tional tasks may be FSBO: 3BR/2BA in May-
per published in the City Burr Masonry needed. Respond: Apts For Rent: Caledonia 7060 Houses For Rent: Northside hew, 1551 Garth Rd.
not be available from Flowood, MS 39232 ATTORNEY Close to Columbus,
the Issuing Office. (601) 981-9299 WHEREAS, default hav- of Columbus, Lowndes 662-242-0259. 7110
ing been made in the County, Mississippi, PO Box 2031 3BR/1BA Duplex. No Starkville & West Point.
Neither Owner nor En- Columbus, MS 39704 Smoking. No Pets. 1 yr. 2BR HOUSE. Stove, ref., New HVAC, 1.7 acres,
gineer will be respons- 275 Thornton Drive terms and conditions of having been set at the
said deed of trust and following, to wit: Janu- WORK WANTED: lease. $550/month + w/d hookup, window large metal bldg incl.
ible for full or partial Columbus, MS 39702 Licensed & Bonded-car- Truck Driving 3700 deposit. 662-356-4958 $139,000. 662-418-
the entire debt secured ary 9, 2019, January a/c, heat electric.
sets of Bidding Docu- 18-022114MN pentry, painting, & de- or 662-574-0227. 8984 or 662-552-1400.
thereby having been de- 16, 2019, January 23, $485/mo. Lease-
ments, including Ad- molition. Landscaping, CLASS A CDL DRIVER dep.+credit check. Cole-
denda if any, obtained Publication Dates: clared to be due and 2019, and January 30,
from sources other than January 2, 9, 16, and payable in accordance 2019. Notice is hereby gutters cleaned, bush with Truck & Lowboy Apts For Rent: Other 7080 man Realty. 329-2323. Investment Property 8550
with the terms of said given that I will, on hogging, clean-up work, Trailer experience to
the Issuing Office. 23, 2019
deed of trust, JPMor- January 31, 2019, dur- pressure washing, mov- load, haul, & unload DOWNTOWN LOFT. COLONIAL TOWN- GRAVEL FOR SALE on
gan Chase Bank, Na- ing the legal hours, ing help & furniture heavy construction Very big, nice 1 bed- HOUSES. 2 & 3 bed- private property. Approx
Bid security shall be fur- NOTICE OF SUBSTI- repair. 662-242-3608 6 acres. Will sell or
TUTE TRUSTEE'S SALE tional Association, the which are between the equipment. Overnight room. Wood floors, lots room w/ 2-3 bath town-
nished in accordance travel required. Only of windows. $700 per houses. $600 to $695. lease property located
with the Instructions to legal holder of said in- hours of 11:00 a.m.
Lawn Care / Landscaping qualified applicants with month. Call Stewart, 662-549-9555. Ask for in NE Noxubee County.
Bidders. STATE OF MISSISSIPPI debtedness, having re- and 4:00 p.m. at the
601-405-3717.
COUNTY OF LOWNDES quested the under- main front door of the 1470 clean MVR, current 662-364-1610. Glenn or text.
signed Substituted Lowndes County Court- medical examiner’s
Sponsor: Lowndes certificate and no acci- Apts For Rent: Other 7080 Lots & Acreage 8600
County Industrial Devel- WHEREAS, default has Trustee to execute the house in the City of JESSE & BEVERLY'S
occurred in the perform- trust and sell said land Columbus, Mississippi, LAWN SERVICE. Mow- dents need apply. Fax
opment Authority 1.7 Acres on Hwy 12.
ance of the covenants, and property in accord- offer for sale, at public ing, cleanup, landscap- resume to 662-492- Excellent building site,
By: Thomas Lee, Sr. terms and conditions of ance with the terms of auction and sell to the ing, sodding, & tree cut- 4490 or email to jm.site cleared. Close to gas
a Deed of Trust dated said deed of trust and highest and best bidder ting. 356-6525. masters@yahoo.com
Title: President plant, Caledonia school
Date: January 22, 2019 July 18, 2003, ex- for the purpose of rais- for cash, the following
Bargain Column 4180 district. $15,000.
ecuted by EMMA B. ing the sums due there- described real property Painting & Papering 1620 662-356-6035.
Publish: HILL, HAROLD L. HILL, under, together with at- lying and being in
conveying certain real torney's fees, trustee's Lowndes County, State 5-FT. Mahogany dining
January 23, 2019 SULLIVAN'S PAINT 250 ACRE pine planta-
property therein de- fees and expense of of Mississippi, and be- SERVICE table for $100. Chairs
January 30, 2019 not included. Call tion with 10 to 16 year
scribed to DEBERA sale. ing more particularly de- Certified in lead old trees, prime deer
IN THE CHANCERY BRIDGES, as Trustee, scribed as follows: removal. Offering spe- 662-574-6264. hunting, ideal for hunt-
COURT OF LOWNDES for CITIFINANCIAL INC, NOW, THEREFORE, I, cial prices on interior & ing club, $1500/acre,
COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Original Beneficiary, to Shapiro & Massey, LLC, Beginning at the Northw- exterior painting, pres- 6 ANTIQUE dining will divide, Monroe
secure the indebted- Substituted Trustee in est corner of the North- sure washing & sheet chairs. $100 firm. County. 662-369-3778,
IN THE MATTER OF THE ness therein described, said deed of trust, will east Quarter of the rock repairs. Call 662-352-9593. or 662-256-5838.
ESTATE OF JAMES WAL- as same appears of re- on February 13, 2019 Southwest Quarter of Free Estimates
LACE NEYMAN, DE- cord in the office of the offer for sale at public Section 4, Township 18 Call 435-6528 7-FT. dining table w/ LAMAR CO. 99+/-
CEASED Chancery Clerk of outcry and sell within South, Range 18 West, leaf for $100. Call acres. Near Kennedy.
Lowndes County, Mis- legal hours (being Lowndes County, Mis- 662-352-9593. Paved Rd. Small creek,
sissippi filed and recor- between the hours of sissippi; thence run Stump Removal 1790
CAUSE NO.: 2018- timber. $198,000.
0246-KMB ded July 21, 2003, in 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 North 01 degrees 06 OLDER DRYER $25.00. 662-327-2656.
Deed Book 2003, Page p.m.), at the Southeast minutes West 2,296.83 Call 662-327-4016
DELENE CARTER, AD- 27586; and Door of the County feet; thence run North after 5 p.m. WINTER SPECIAL
MINISTRATRIX Courthouse of Lowndes 59 degrees 04 minutes 1.95 acre lots.
WHEREAS, the benefi- County, located at 505 West 1,065.90 feet to PAIR OF hunter green Good/bad credit.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS cial interest of said 2nd Avenue North, the initial point of begin- slipper chairs for $49. 10% down, as low as
Deed of Trust was trans- Columbus, MS 39701, ning of the property 3-ft. gold framed mirror $299/mo. Eaton Land.
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI ferred and assigned to to the highest and best herein described; 662-361-7711
Bayview Loan Servicing, bidder for cash or certi- thence North 59 de- ALLSTUMP GRINDING for $25. 5-ft. solid wood
COUNTY OF LOWNDES SERVICE bookcase for $25. Call
LLC, a Delaware Lim- fied funds the following grees 04 minutes west 662-574-6264. Autos For Sale 9150
ited Liability Company; described property situ- 108.37 feet; thence run GET 'ER DONE!
Letters of Administra- We can grind all your
tion have been granted and ated in Lowndes North 15 degrees 16 1965 MUSTANG, Red,
County, State of Missis- minutes East 259.65 stumps. Hard to reach Farm Equipment & Supplies Automatic, 6cyl, A/C &
and issued to the under- places, blown over
signed upon the Estate WHEREAS, the under- sippi, to-wit: feet to the South line of 4420 power steering.
signed, Rubin Lublin, Bluecutt Road; thence roots, hillsides, back- $16,000.
of James Wallace Ney- yards, pastures. Free 2016 JOHN Deere
man, deceased, by the LLC has been appoin- Lot Number 26 of and run South 59 degrees 662-386-2367.
ted as Substitute Trust- in Hughes Estates Sub- 04 minutes East along estimates. You find it, 5100E Tractor, 210
Chancery Court of we'll grind it! 1991 MERCEDES 500
ee; and division, a subdivision said South line of hours. $40,500.
Lowndes County, Mis- 662-361-8379 SL. Serviced as re-
of Lowndes County, Mis- Bluecutt Road 178.48 Also, 2016 15ft
sissippi, on the 14th quired. 106k miles,
sissippi, as shown by feet; thence run South Kubota Bush hog avail.
day of December 2018. NOW, THEREFORE, the 2 tops. Excellent buy!
holder of said Deed of map or plat thereof, and 30 degrees 56 minutes Tree Services 1860 205-329-1790.
This is to give notice to $12,500. 662-356-
all persons having Trust, having requested recorded in Plat Book 5 West 250.0 feet to the
at Page 7 in the office initial point of begin- Houses For Sale: Other 8500 6035.
claims against said es- the undersigned so to A&T Tree Service
tate to Probate and Re- do, as Substitute Trust- of the Chancery Clerk of ning of the property Bucket truck & stump
2013 CHEVY Cruze.
gister same with the ee or his duly appoin- Lowndes County, Mis- herein described; lying removal. Free est.
sissippi. and being situated in Serving Columbus Good condition. 100k
Chancery Clerk of ted agent, by virtue of miles. Black, 4-door.
Lowndes County, Mis- the power, duty and au- the Southwest Quarter since 1987. Senior
SUBJECT TO those re- of the Southwest citizen disc. Call Alvin @ $5,450. Call Ed @
sissippi, within ninety thority vested and im- 662-574-0082.
(90) days from the first posed upon said Substi- strictive covenants and Quarter of Section 33, 242-0324/241-4447
publication date of this tute Trustee shall, on conditions dated March Township 17 South, "We'll go out on a limb SUPER CHARGED 2004
Notice to Creditors. A February 6, 2019 with- 1, 1988 and recorded Range 18 West, for you!" Monte Carlo SS. Dale
failure to so Probate in the lawful hours of in Deed Book 874 at Lowndes County, Mis- Jr. Signature Edition.
and Register said claim sale between 11:00AM Page Medical1/inDental
the 3300
office of sissippi, and containing $3500. 662-570-2601.
will forever bar the and 4:00PM at the the Chancery Clerk of 0.82 acres, more or
same. southeast front door of Lowndes County, Mis- less. Campers & RVs 9300
Courthouse proceed to sissippi.
This the 18th day of sell at public outcry to Title to the above de- TOMBIGBEE RV Park,
December 2018. the highest and best I WILL CONVEY only scribed property is be- located on Wilkins Wise
bidder for cash or certi- such title as vested in lieved to be good but I Rd & Waverly Rd. Full
/s/ Delene Carter, Ad- fied funds ONLY, the fol- me as Substituted will convey only such Hookups available.
ministratrix lowing described prop- Trustee. title as vested in me as $300/mo. 662-328-
erty situated in Lowndes Substitute Trustee, 8655 or 662-574-7879.
PUBLISH: 1/9, 1/16, & County, Mississippi, to WITNESS MY SIGNA- without warranty of any
1/23/2019 wit: TURE on this 9th day of
January, 2019.
kind whatsoever. Five Questions:
SUBSTITUTED TRUST- THE FOLLOWING DE- WITNESS MY SIGNA-
Shapiro & Massey, LLC TURE this the 4th day of
1 Brain
EE'S NOTICE OF SALE SCRIBED REAL PROP-
ERTY SITUATED IN SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE January, 2019.
WHEREAS, on May 14, COUNTY OF LOWNDES,
2008, Elijah Perrigin, a STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, Shapiro & Massey, LLC /s/ James P. Wilson, Jr.
1080 River Oaks Drive JAMES P. WILSON, JR.
2 Golden
married person and Ash- TO-WIT:
ley B. Perrigin, a mar- Suite B-202 SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE
Flowood, MS 39232
Slam
ried person executed a A SURVEY OF A TRACT
certain deed of trust to OR PARCEL OF LAND (601) 981-9299 Prepared By:
First American Title, LOCATED IN THE James P. Wilson, Jr.
Trustee for the benefit NORTHWEST QUARTER 420 Robin Street Mitchell, McNutt &
of Mortgage Electronic (NW ¼) OF THE NORTH- Columbus, MS 39702 Sams, P.A.
Registration Systems, EAST QUARTER (NE ¼) 15-012761MN P. O. Box 1366
Columbus, MS 39703
3 Liesl, Fried-
Inc., as nominee for OF SECTION 6, TOWN-
PHH Mortgage Corpora- SHIP 17 SOUTH, RANGE Publication Dates:
tion d/b/a ERA Mort- 17 WEST, LOWNDES January 23, 30, and
(662) 328-2316 rich, Louisa,
gage, its successors COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, February 6, 2019
and assigns which deed AND BEING MORE PAR-
PUBLISH:
January 9, 2019
Kurt, Brigitta,
of trust is of record in
the office of the Chan-
TICULARLY DESCRIBED
AS FOLLOWS:
January 16, 2019
January 23, 2019
Marta, Greti
cery Clerk of Lowndes January 30, 2019
County, State of Missis- BEGINNING AT THE
sippi in Book 2008 at
Page 12866; and
NORTHEAST CORNER
OF SECTION 6, TOWN-
4 Harvard
SHIP 17 SOUTH, RANGE
WHEREAS, Nationstar 17 WEST, LOWNDES
Mortgage LLC d/b/a Mr. COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI;
Cooper has heretofore THENCE N 86 DE-
5 Leonardo
substituted Shapiro &
Massey, LLC as Trust-
GREES 15 MINUTES W
ALONG A PAVED ROAD
da Vinci
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