The Starkville Dispatch Eedition 5-18-14

WEATHER
Shavarius Johnson
Third grade, West Lowndes
High 77 Low 58
Chance rain
Full forecast on
page 2A.
FIVE QUESTIONS
1 What name is given to a ball on
a wire that is thrown in an Olympic
event?
2 What name is given to the study of
volcanoes?
3 What saints keys appears on the
Popes personal coat of arms?
4 Where does Pennsylvanias most
famous groundhog reside?
5 What name was Argentinas Eva
Peron known by?

Answers, 6D
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Obituaries 7B
Opinions 6,7A
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actress.
CALENDAR
Monday, May 19
Meeting Canceled: The Columbus-Lowndes Con-
vention and Visors Bureau board meeting for Monday,
May 19 has been cancelled due to lack of quorum.
The next scheduled meeting is June 16 at 4 p.m.
Friday, May 23
The British Are Coming: The Columbus Arts
Council presents an open mic night featuring area
musicians and songs related to the British music
invasion. Tickets are $8 in advance; $10 at the door,
at the Rosenzweig Arts Center, 501 Main St. Call 662-
328-2787 for tickets or information, or if you would
like to perform.
Thursday, May 29
West Point Farmers Market: The West Point
Farmers Market opens for the season Thursdays
from 4-7 p.m. at the Mossy Oak Pavilion on Highway
45 Alternate.
PUBLIC
MEETINGS
May 20: Columbus
City Council, municipal
complex, 5 p.m.
May 22: Clay County
Board of Supervisors,
Courthouse, 9 a.m.
June 2: Lowndes Coun-
ty Board of Supervisors,
Courthouse, 9 a.m.
June 3: Columbus
City Council, Municipal
Complex, 5 p.m.
June 3: Caledonia
Board of Aldermen,
Town Hall, 6 p.m.
BY NATHAN GREGORY
ngregory@cdispatch.com
If a majority of councilmen vote
in favor of a $5 million bond issue
when they meet Tuesday, a 1.1 mill
property tax increase is coming to
residents and business owners in
Columbus.
That much has been clear
since city leaders
began mulling the
issue in late March
to fund drainage
and street improve-
ments. What had
not been clear was
which inadequacies
in each category
could be addressed with the mon-
ey and whether or not the money
would be used to address the most
pressing needs city-wide or split
evenly between each of the citys
six wards.
Infrastructure issues prioritized
in each Columbus ward
BY SARAH FOWLER
sfowler@cdispatch.com
In less than three weeks, local charter
school hopefuls will nd out whether Co-
lumbus Inspire Charter School will be
opening its doors this fall.
On June 2, The Mississippi Charter
School Authorizer Board will make a -
nal review of application nalists ICS, Re-
image Prep in Jackson and Phoenix Ear-
ly College Charter School in Natchez and
make a decision on granting charters.
Local Pastors Darren Leach and Tony
Montgomery are leading the charge for
bringing a charter school to Columbus.
Leach, who is listed as ICSs executive
ofcer on the schools application to the
state, and Montgomery both currently
have children in the Columbus Munici-
pal School District.
In a Tuesday interview with The Dis-
patch, both said they decided to bring a
charter school to Columbus to offer bet-
Inspire Charter Schools readying
for states announcement
The Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board will make
a nal review of application nalists on June 2
Saturday
shooting
leaves one
injured
Suspect in custody
BY SARAH FOWLER
A Saturday morning shoot-
ing left one man injured and a
suspect in custody.
Arthur Davidson, 18, has
been arrested and charged
with aggravated assault, ac-
cording to Interim Chief Tony
Carleton.
The incident occurred at 611
Peach Street around 11 a.m.,
Carleton said.
A male victim was shot an
unknown number of times. He
was transported to Baptist Me-
morial Hospital-Golden Trian-
gle.
Davidson reportedly ed the
scene in a white Dodge Char-
ger with a black stripe down
the middle. Scanner trafc re-
ported a female was driving the
vehicle. The Charger and the
female driver were located at
an apartment near 11th Street
North and Fourth Avenue
North shortly after, authorities
claim. Davidson had left the
scene but was apprehended a
short time later by the Colum-
bus Police Department. He is
currently in the custody of the
Lowndes County Adult Deten-
tion Center.
Davidson was also arrested
in March for felony taking of a
motor vehicle. He was out on
bail on a $5,000 bond.
Mary Alice Weeks/ Dispatch Staff
GRADUATION
DAY: Missis-
sippi State
University
graduates
Annie Cate
Cregeen and
Jared Garrett
look up at
friends and
family mem-
bers during
the univer-
sitys com-
mencement
ceremony
Friday night.
BY CARL SMITH
csmith@cdispatch.com
Starkvilles public works and
information technology depart-
ments scal year expenditures
are expected to be under bud-
get. Similar funding levels next
year should be adequate, de-
partment heads said Friday.
Public works director Doug
Devlin and IT director Joel Cle-
ments gave brief department
overviews to the Starkville Au-
dit and Budget committee Fri-
day that forecast no signicant
funding request increases for
scal year 2014-2015.
Combined, the two reports
took about 20 minutes.
Devlin said the citys waste-
water treatment capabilities are
strong, but Starkvilles aging
pumps, pipes and other water
infrastructure require contin-
ued upgrades and rehabilitation
projects in the coming years.
The citys lagoon is also 18-24
months away from reaching
capacity, but he said the depart-
ment is expecting bids from
companies to remove slush.
Were in good shape, but we
have a lot of investing to do,
Devlin said.
Clements department, too,
will not require a budgetary in-
crease to accomplish its goals
next year, he said.
This year, the department is
Public works, IT expenditures remain under budget
Both on track with current allocations;
no request for additional funds expected
An inspired vision
Mary Alice Weeks/Dispatch Staff
Tony Montgomery, Kenneth McFarland and Darren Leach, some of the organizers of Inspire Charter Schools, stand outside Genesis
Church in Columbus Friday. The state will vote on approving a proposed charter school for Columbus on June 2.
See BOND, 4A
Council will mull $5
million bond issue for
capital improvements
See BUDGET, 8A
Eastman
Clements Devlin
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Lake Levels
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r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow
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Lake Capacity yest. change
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so you will be fshing
in good territory or
hunting in good cover
during those times.
Temperature
Precipitation
Tombigbee
Yesterday Flood 7 a.m. 24-hr.
River stage yest. change
Columbus through 3 p.m. yesterday
High/low ..................................... 76/49
Normal high/low ......................... 84/60
Record high ............................ 95 (1962)
Record low .............................. 44 (2011)
24 hours through 3 p.m. yest. .......... 0.01"
Month to date ................................. 1.61"
Normal month to date ...................... 2.31"
Year to date .................................. 22.44"
Normal year to date ....................... 22.85"
Today Monday
Atlanta 68 51 t 77 59 s
Boston 68 50 s 68 51 sh
Chicago 66 46 pc 68 57 s
Dallas 82 64 pc 85 66 pc
Honolulu 87 72 s 86 72 pc
Jacksonville 85 59 s 82 58 pc
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warmer
88
63
Tuesday
Mostly sunny
89
64
Wednesday
Warm with plenty of
sunshine
91
64
Thursday
Mostly sunny and
warm
Aberdeen Dam 188' 163.10' none
Stennis Dam 166' 136.63' none
Bevill Dam 136' 136.40' -0.13'
Amory 20' 11.68' -0.30'
Bigbee 14' 5.51' -1.04'
Columbus 15' 6.11' -0.12'
Fulton 20' 7.97' -0.54'
Tupelo 21' 1.20' none
Full
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First
June 5
New
May 28
Last
May 21
Sunrise ..... 5:51 a.m.
Sunset ...... 7:50 p.m.
Moonrise . 11:43 p.m.
Moonset .... 9:39 a.m.
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Orlando 86 63 s 88 66 s
Philadelphia 68 50 s 71 53 s
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Raleigh 69 47 c 75 49 s
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SAY WHAT?
It sounds like the Wild West, but its probably the most
humane way to kill somebody.
Utah Rep. Paul Ray on bringing back the ring squad
as a form of execution. Story, 5A.
Oprahs network
postpones Sam
documentary
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The planned documen-
tary by the Oprah Winfrey
Network on Michael Sam,
the NFLs rst openly gay
player, has been post-
poned.
Erik Logan, president
of the network, said Friday
that the postponement was
made after meetings with
the St. Louis Rams.
After careful consider-
ation and discussion with
the St. Louis Rams, The
Untitled Michael Sam
Project has been post-
poned, allowing Michael
the best opportunity to
achieve his dream of mak-
ing the team, Logan said
in a statement.
Its clear that we, along
with the world, recognize
the important opportunity
that Michael now has in
this moment. We will con-
tinue to support him in his
journey to earn a spot play-
ing for the Rams.
As a seventh-round
draft pick, Sam will face
hefty challenges just to
make the Rams. Being the
subject of a TV documen-
tary could have been a ma-
jor distraction for the de-
fensive end from Missouri.
This (postponement)
will allow for Michael to
have a total focus on foot-
ball, and will ensure no
distractions to his team-
mates, added Sams
agent, Cameron Weiss.
Everybody involved re-
mains committed to this
project and understands
its historical importance
as well as its positive mes-
sage.
AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File
In this May 13 le photo,
St. Louis Rams sev-
enth-round draft pick
Michael Sam listens to a
question during a news
conference at the NFL foot-
ball teams practice facility
in St. Louis.
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Courtesy photo
Probably the earliest image of Northeast Mississippi is this 1706 Dutch engraving of Spanish explorer Hernan-
do de Soto having the hands of Indians cut off as punishment for stealing hogs from his camp. The incident
on which the image was based occurred at the village of Chicaca early in 1541.The village was located about a
days march west of the Tombigbee River.
A
com-
mon
ques-
tion I am
asked is,
What did
this country
look like
when only the
Indians lived
here? Usu-
ally I answer
simply, it was
beautiful. I
have read ac-
counts of a person riding
a horse through the for-
est at a gallop for there
was little underbrush
and a high tree canopy.
That was probably the
exception rather than the
rule though.
The earliest written
descriptions of our area
come from the Hernan-
do de Soto Narratives.
These are three rst
person and one sec-
ond-hand (written about
40 years afterwards)
accounts of the 1539-1543
Spanish explorer Hernan-
do de Sotos expedition
through what is now
the southeastern United
States. His 1540-1541
winter camp was in the
prairie, west of the Tom-
bigbee River.
A 1706 Dutch pub-
lication, Voyagie von
don Ferdinand de Soto,
included what is probably
the earliest known image
of the landscape of what
is now northeast Missis-
sippi or West Alabama.
It was an engraving illus-
trating de So-
tos cruelties
in Florida,
which then
included what
is now Mis-
sissippi and
Alabama.
On Decem-
ber 9, 1540,
de Soto set
out from the
Warrior River
probably
just south of
present day Tuscaloosa
for the River of Chica-
ca (Tombigbee). Rodrigo
Rangel, de Sotos secre-
tary, described the jour-
ney as having traversed
many bad passages and
swamps and cold rivers.
They arrived at the river
on December 14th, built
boats and crossed it on
the 16th.
The expedition then
marched to and occupied
the Indian town of Chi-
caca (Chickasaw) which
was located about a days
march west of the Tom-
bigbee. The town was
described by Rangel as
being in a savanna. In La
Florida, written by Gar-
cilaso de la Vega in 1589
but not published until
1605, de Sotos camp at
Chicaca was described as
situated on level ground
running north and south
between two streams. He
stated that the bottom
land around the camp
contained walnut, oak
and live oak trees.
The 1706 Dutch
engraving illustrates de
Soto having the hands
of Indians cut off as pun-
ishment. It is a portrayal
of an incident which
occurred after three
Chickasaws were caught
stealing hogs from de
Sotos camp around
January 1541. The camp
was probably somewhere
between present day
Brooksville and Okolona.
De Soto executed two
of the Chickasaws and
released the third after
cutting off his hands.
Besides Spanish
cruelty, the illustration
presents a fanciful view
of the prairie west of
the Tombigbee but with
mountains.
The most prolic
engraver of early views
of America was Theodor
de Bry. He produced
engravings from draw-
ings that had been made
by John White who had
been for a while with
Sir Walter Raleighs lost
colony of Roanoke Island
in 1565. He also used
drawings by Jacques le
Moyne of the French at-
tempt to colonize Florida
in 1562. These drawings
were described as being
in Virginia or Florida.
During the 1500s-1600s
Florida referred to the
entire lower southeast
from the Atlantic to the
Mississippi River.
De Brys engravings
appeared in book form
and were rst published
in 1591. These engraving
show fascinating images
of life in the south at the
time of European contact.
One of the engravings
shows Indians in Florida
killing crocodiles (alli-
gators). This is of special
interest since a proto-
historic Indian grave
excavated by archaeol-
ogist between Starkville
and West Point contained
a large alligator skull.
Another engraving by
de Bry illustrated a forti-
ed town among the Flo-
ridians. This illustration
shows that Indian towns
in the southeast were not
at all like those com-
monly pictured today.
Another famous engrav-
ing showed the Indians
method of tilling the soil
and planting crops.
Many of de Brys early
illustrations of the south
have been reprinted
and are available today.
They have long been
used as illustrations in
history books. Some of
the most attractive and
accurate copies of de
Brys engravings were
hand-colored illustrations
used in an 1837 French
history of the United
States, Rochelles Etats-
Unis dAmerique. Albert
Picketts 1851 History of
Alabama also contains
many of de Brys engrav-
ings. The best summary
of early images of the
south and Native Amer-
icans is found in Emma
Fundaburks Southeast-
ern Indians Life Portraits
which was reprinted in
1996.
Rufus Ward is a local
historian. Email your
questions about local
history to him at rufushis-
tory@aol.com.
The South as pictured 400 years ago
Rufus Ward
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JACKSON Author-
ities say a conservative
Mississippi blogger went
into a nursing home, pho-
tographed the bedridden
wife of Republican U.S.
Sen. Thad Cochran with-
out permission and posted
an image online as part of
an anti-Cochran video.
Rose Cochran, 72, has
lived at St. Catherines
Village since 2000 and has
dementia.
Clayton Thomas Kelly,
28, of Pearl, was arrested
Friday and charged with
a felony, exploitation of
a vulnerable adult, Mad-
ison police said. Kelly
remained in the Madison
County Detention Center
on Saturday on $100,000
bond. It wasnt immediate-
ly clear whether he has an
attorney.
Police Sgt. Robert
Sanders wouldnt identi-
fy Rose Cochran as the
person who was photo-
graphed. Cochran attor-
ney Don Clark said an un-
authorized photo of Rose
Cochran was taken in her
nursing home room, near
her bedside, and it was
posted briey online as
part of a video.
A source close to the
Cochran campaign char-
acterized the video as a po-
litical attack on Cochran.
Cochrans June 3 Re-
publican primary chal-
lenger, state Sen. Chris
McDaniel, said his cam-
paign has no connection
to Kelly.
Ive reached out to
Senator Cochran directly
to express my abhorrence
for the reprehensible ac-
tions of this individual,
McDaniel said in a state-
ment Saturday. This crim-
inal act is deeply offensive
and my team and I cate-
gorically reject such ap-
palling behavior.
Kellys Facebook page
includes one photo of
Kelly with McDaniel at a
campaign meet-and-greet
event and another photo
of a McDaniel campaign
sign. Kelly has a blog
called Constitutional Clay-
ton, which includes a post
that says: When it comes
to Republicans with a
bad voting record, you
cant get any worse than
Thad Co-
chran. Thad
should rep-
resent the
Controlled
Opposition
Wing of the
Republicans
more than
John Mc-
Cain or Lindsey Graham.
Clark is chairman of
the Butler Snow law rm,
where former Mississip-
pi Gov. Haley Barbour
works. Barbour is a for-
mer Republican National
Committee chairman and
is supporting Cochran in
the Senate race.
Senator Cochran
asked our rm to repre-
sent him in this matter,
Clark said in a statement
Saturday. We believed
a crime may have been
committed and we imme-
diately notied the City
of Madison Police De-
partment since St. Cath-
erines Nursing Home
is located in the City of
Madison. The police con-
ducted an investigation,
still in progress, resulting
in the arrest last night. As
you can imagine, Senator
Cochrans rst concern
was that of the safety of
his wife as well as the in-
vasion of her privacy and
dignity.
Clark said St. Cather-
ines Village is also inves-
tigating.
I have been fortunate
to have a wonderful fami-
ly, and like so many fami-
lies, we are deeply affect-
ed by my wifes serious,
long-term illness, that we
consider to be a very pri-
vate family matter, Co-
chran said in a statement
Saturday. We will contin-
ue doing everything we
can to protect my wifes
safety and security.
Cochran, 76, was elect-
ed to the Senate in 1978 af-
ter six years in the House.
He is a former chairman
of the Senate Appropria-
tions Committee.
Man accused of exploiting Sen. Cochrans ill wife
A story in Fridays edition stated
that Saturdays race at Columbus Speed-
way featured a $2,500-to-win race. The
story should have said the event was a
$2,000-to-win race.
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BY NATHAN GREGORY
ngregory@cdispatch.com
Lowndes County super-
visors have selected a con-
tractor to do infrastructure
upgrades on a one-mile
stretch of Old West Point
Road.
TLSL, Inc. was named
the lowest and best bidder
to oversee replacement
of a failing box culvert as
well as resurfacing and
widening of the portion
between West Bank Ac-
cess Road and Younger
Road. The Walnut, Missis-
sippi-based companys bid
was $1,155,113.
The Mississippi Depart-
ment of Transportations
Ofce of State Aid Road
Construction is funding
the project. Construction
will begin this summer.
State Aid Road money
had long hung in the bal-
ance and was in jeopardy
of being taken away from
the project due to a prop-
erty owners reluctance to
grant the county right-of-
way so construction could
begin. The road is in su-
pervisor Leroy Brooks
district. Last year Brooks
asked county attorney Tim
Hudson to
explore us-
ing eminent
domain to
obtain right-
of-way so
work could
go forward.
P r o p e r t y
owners who
initially objected agreed to
comply with the county on
the condition of being com-
pensated for the appraised
value of their land and con-
rmation that construction
equipment and construc-
tion debris would be kept
off their premises.
Brooks remarked last
month during a board
meeting that the road as
a whole was getting to
be one of the worst in the
county.
Youve got a large resi-
dential area over there and
its a key thoroughfare, he
said. At some point, the
county has got to make
a commitment to put in
some local money (to pay
for portions of the road
not included in the State
Aid-funded project). That
needs to be a major con-
cern of this entire board.
The only other bid-
der for the project was
J.J. Ferguson Sand and
Gravel Company out of
Greenwood. Its bid was
$1,306,050.
Contractor chosen for Old West Point Road work
Project funded by MDOT
Brooks
BY SARAH FOWLER
A West Point man
has been arrested and
charged with possession
of child pornography.
Marcus Wilburn
Knight, 49, of West Point,
was arrested Thursday by
Mississippi Attorney Gen-
erals Cyber Crime Unit/
Internet Crimes Against
Children Task Force. The
West Point Police Depart-
ment assisted in the ar-
rest.
Knight was charged
with one count of posses-
sion of child pornography.
The AGs
ofce de-
clined to
c o mme n t
further, cit-
ing an ongo-
ing investi-
gation.
If con-
v i c t e d ,
Knight could face up to 40
years behind bars.
Child porn arrest made in West Point
Knight
Arrested by the Cyber Crimes Unit
BY WADE LEONARD
Special to the Dispatch
On May 24th as the
Mississippi School for
Math and Science Class
of 2014 dons their caps
and gowns and proceeds
to graduate, they will cer-
tainly have much on their
minds. But one thing the
vast majority wont be wor-
ried about is how they will
pay for college.
That is because the
110 members of this class
have been offered more
than $20 million in schol-
arships.
I feel a combination
of pride and shock right
now, said MSMS Admis-
sions Counselor Wade
Leonard. This doesnt
just break records, this
smashes them.
For the past several
years, MSMS graduating
classes have averaged
about $12 million in schol-
arship offers.
Thats nothing to
sneeze at, said Leonard.
But $8 million above the
school average is truly
amazing and this class
ought to be hugely proud
of itself.
Even more impres-
sively, the $20 million in
scholarship offers does
not include MSMS stu-
dents who received schol-
arship awards valued at $1
million or more. Colum-
bus native Donely Gunn,
for example, is a winner
of the Gates Millennial
Scholarship, which will
pay for his education and
expenses throughout his
entire academic career at
the schools of his choice,
including post-graduate
studies.
Of the $20 million plus
being offered, students
have already accepted
about $7 million to schools
and universities all over
the country.
Generally, students
overall accept about a
third of all scholarships
offered.
If a student is offered
money from Mississippi
State, Southern Miss and
Ole Miss and chooses to
attend MSU, then obvi-
ously they cant accept the
money from Ole Miss and
Southern, said Leonard.
In fact, the school ex-
pects the scholarship
numbers to go up as more
students report scholar-
ship offers and awards.
Its hard to overstate
that these are our prelimi-
nary numbers, said Leon-
ard. We are still waiting
for a handful of students
to report the awards they
have received.
While the majority of
MSMS students choose
to continue their studies
in the state of Mississippi,
about a third will attend
schools all over America,
including institutions like
Harvard and Princeton.
We believe strongly in
our state schools, and we
love it when our graduates
choose to remain in Mis-
sissippi, said Leonard.
However, those who go
out of state become am-
bassadors for the state of
Mississippi, and our data
suggests that the majority
of our graduates who go to
college outside the state
eventually make their
ways back home to begin
their careers.
The Mississippi School
for Mathematics and Sci-
ence is the state of Mis-
sissippis only public,
residential high school
specically designed to
meet the needs of the
states most academically
talented students.
MSMS students offered $20M in scholarships
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City project managing
rm J5 Broaddus has been
working individually with
councilmen to pinpoint
the worst infrastructure
issues in their wards and
separate them into two
categories: drainage and
sidewalk needs and road
paving needs.
About 10 percent, or
$500,000, of the $5 million
loan would go toward en-
gineering, project manag-
ing and bond counsel fees.
If an equal amount of the
remaining money is div-
vied evenly among wards,
$750,000 in infrastructure
needs would be addressed
in each of them.
J5 Broaddus Senior
Project Manager Robyn
Eastman said as of Friday
afternoon, his rm had
completed lists of needs
for each ward that can
guide councilmen if the
bond issue passes. None
of the lists have yet been
made available to the pub-
lic.
The councilmen have
had a hand in setting the
priorities in their respec-
tive wards, Eastman
said. We have not set a
citywide priority as of yet
because it has not been
reviewed by the city as
a whole. Im waiting for
guidance from the city on
that.
Spending plan remains
contentious
During a public hear-
ing on the bond issue,
some residents raised con-
cerns about dividing the
bond money evenly rather
than addressing the most
pressing infrastructure
issues on a citywide basis.
Asked during a recent
interview, Columbus May-
or Robert Smith said he
believed it was likely the
bond money would be
split evenly between each
ward.
If you dont split ev-
erything among the six
wards, youre going to ask
for hell between the coun-
cilmen, I think, Smith
said. If you prioritized
it by the ones that need
it the most, some of the
councilmen would feel
like, Hey, Im getting the
shaft on this. Thats why
we came up with split-
ting it down the middle.
It would be sensible to do
it priority-wise, but the
councilmen dont see it
like that.
Ward 3 councilman
Charlie Box was one elect-
ed ofcial who said an
even split for all was the
best way to go.
It sounds good in the-
ory, but I dont see how
it could work because
there are so many roads
that need attention, Box
said. Hemlock (Street)
needs some attention, but
if you say weve got roads
in another ward that are
worse and you push it
back four or ve years, it
gets to be critical. When
you sit down and look at
all the work that needs to
be done all over the city,
is it fair to make one ward
look like Taj Mahal and
other wards have to wait
ve or six years or longer
to get work done, or can
you spread it out and do a
little bit in each ward ev-
ery year and make it fair
to everyone? The citizens
in one ward are just as im-
portant as the citizens in
another.
Not every councilman
feels dividing evenly by
six would be the most pru-
dent way of spending the
money. Ward 5 council-
man Kabir Karriem said
it should be spent based
on the needs of the city
as a whole. Karriem voted
against a notice of intent
for a bond issue last month
but said it was not because
he was against the bond.
Rather, he said, he felt
more time was needed to
review the agreement.
I think its incumbent
on the mayor and council
to look at the needs of the
entire city and allocate the
money accordingly, Kar-
riem said. Some needs of
the city are greater than
others. We need to take
care of the needs of the
city and I think thats the
best approach.
He added that there
hasnt been open, public
discussion about distribu-
tion of the money. A bond
issue for similar improve-
ments passed in 2010 was
split evenly in each ward,
Karriem said, but that
doesnt mean the city is
forced to do the same
thing with this funding.
Maybe that time we
split the money evenly
was the best approach at
the time, but I just believe
we should really look at
the needs of the entire
city, Karriem said. I
want to do the right thing
by addressing those ur-
gent needs that are facing
the entire city. Im hoping
like minds can come to-
gether with a reasonable
approach with this bond
money.
Ward 4 councilman
Marty Turner said the
lists J5 has compiled with
each councilman should
be further prioritized to
identify the biggest de-
ciencies in the city regard-
less of which ward theyre
in.
Some of the wards
have been neglected for
so long and thats making
the infrastructure weak-
er, Turner said. The city
will end up paying more
money to try to x that if
we let it degrade. Some ar-
eas are better than others.
If they need to x a simple
thing that doesnt cost as
much and they can get it
done without using all the
money allocated to each
ward, I think it needs to
be turned over to the oth-
er wards.
Ward 6 councilman Bill
Gavin said however the
money is divided, coun-
cilmen whose wards join
each other should work
together and have conti-
nuity between projects in
their wards.
My ward joins ward 4
and part of ward 2, Gavin
said. We could all come
together and say, I want
to pave this one and I want
to pave that one, and then
we may can connect some
of this paving to make it a
whole lot better.
Councilmen Gene Tay-
lor and Joseph Mickens
could not be reached for
comment on this story.
A 1.1 mill increase
would mean an extra $11
a year in property taxes
for an owner of a $100,000
property. The public will
be allowed to speak to
the council before it votes
on the issue. The council
meets 5 p.m. Tuesday at
the Columbus Municipal
Complex.
If you prioritized it by the ones that need it the most,
some of the councilmen would feel like, Hey, Im getting
the shaft on this.
Columbus Mayor Robert Smith
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In the wake of a botched
lethal injection in Oklaho-
ma last month, a Utah law-
maker says he believes a
ring squad is a more hu-
mane form of execution.
And he plans to bring
back that option for crimi-
nals sentenced to death in
his state.
Rep. Paul Ray, a Repub-
lican from the northern
Utah city of Cleareld,
plans to introduce his pro-
posal during Utahs next
legislative session in Jan-
uary. Lawmakers in Wyo-
ming and Missouri oat-
ed similar ideas this year,
but both efforts stalled.
Ray, however, may suc-
ceed. Utah already has a
tradition of execution by
ring squad, with ve po-
lice ofcers using .30-cal-
iber Winchester ries to
execute Ronnie Lee Gard-
ner in 2010, the last execu-
tion by rie to be held in
the state.
Ray argues the contro-
versial method may seem
more palatable now, espe-
cially as states struggle
to maneuver lawsuits and
drug shortages that have
complicated lethal injec-
tions.
It sounds like the Wild
West, but its probably the
most humane way to kill
somebody, Ray said.
Lawmaker: Bring back ring squad executions
Utah last executed an inmate by ring squad in 2010
DENVER Police unions across the
U.S. are pushing for ofcers to be able to
collect workers compensation benets
if they suffer post-traumatic stress disor-
der, whether they got it from the general
stress of police work or from responding
to a deadly shooting rampage.
I cant imagine a department in the
United States without ofcers who have
symptoms of PTSD and are still work-
ing, said Ron Clark, chairman of the
Badge of Life, a group of active and re-
tired ofcers working to raise awareness
of police stress and suicide prevention.
Were beginning to see more and
more states talking about this, he said.
But some police chiefs and municipal
leaders oppose lawmakers efforts, even
in states such as Connecticut and Colo-
rado, the scenes of some of the deadliest
massacres in recent years. They say they
are concerned the benets would strain
budgets and lead to frivolous claims.
We support and appreciate the ef-
forts of our police and reghters, but
theres a concern when you expand ben-
ets, said Betsy Gara, executive direc-
tor of the Connecticut Council of Small
Towns.
Legislation has been emotional in
that state, still haunted by the December
2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Ele-
mentary School in Newtown.
Newtown police ofcer Thomas Bean
told lawmakers his depression, anxiety
and suicidal thoughts left him unable to
work. Im always being re-traumatized
because I dont know what my future is,
Bean testied in March.
Connecticut allows police and re-
ghters to collect workers compensa-
tion if they use deadly force or witness a
colleagues death. New legislation would
expand it to all municipal employees di-
agnosed with PTSD after witnessing a
violent event or its aftermaths.
Police unions push for
medical coverage of PTSD
AP Photo/Don Ryan
In this May 8 photo, former Spartanburg,
S.C., sheriffs deputy Brandon Bentley,
poses for a photo with his wife, retired
Salem police department ofcer Kelly
Clark, in Salem, Ore. Bentleys appeal
to the South Carolina Supreme Court on
a post-traumatic stress disorder claim
was denied, stating the law did not pro-
vide mental health benets for ofcers
because they are trained in the use of
deadly force and know that they may
have to use it.
Opponents are concerned
the benets would strain
budgets and lead to
frivolous claims
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A rose to the graduates
of Mississippi State Univer-
sity, which held its com-
mencement exercises Fri-
day evening. Statistics show
that among Americans ages
25 to 32, median annual earnings for full-
time working college-degree holders are
$17,500 greater than for those with high
school diplomas only. That gap steadily
widened for each successive generation
in the latter half of the 20th century. So,
despite the burden of student-loan debt
many of this weekends grads must bear,
the choice will likely prove to be a wise
one. Beyond that, we challenge graduates
not to merely focus on their own enrich-
ment, but to use what they have learned to
enrich the lives of others in their commu-
nities. To whom much is given, much is
required.
A rose to the organizers
and participants of Satur-
days second annual Down-
town Art Walk in West
Point. Fifty ne artists and
craftspeople displayed and
sold their work during the event. The suc-
cess of last springs inaugural Art Walk
certainly provided enthusiasm for an even
bigger event this year. The Art Walk is a
production of the West Point/Clay County
Arts Council and West Point Main Street
Association. The event focuses on ne
arts, such as painting, sculpture, drawing
and printmaking. Handmade and original
crafts are included, too. Hand-built or
thrown pottery, jewelry, fused glass, met-
alwork and ber arts were also on display.
A rose to LINK CEO Joe
Max Higgins who candidly
warned elected ofcials
should not seek favors
from Yokohama in the form
of jobs for relatives. Hig-
gins admonition came during a Monday
brieng from an economic development
consultant on the regions future. In an-
other era, this Good Ole Boy agreement
was an accepted practice. While we are
not so naive as to believe that the practice
of political favors has been relegated to
the dustbin of the past, we are encouraged
to know that the appetite for these sort of
quid-pro-quo arrangements has fallen into
disfavor. Every job should go to the most
qualied candidate and every candidate
should go through the prescribed pro-
cess. Its as simple as that.
A thorn to the Starkville
Board of Aldermen, most
of which did not bother to
attend Mondays economic
development brieng, spon-
sored by the Golden Tri-
angle Development LINK.
Of the citys seven alderman, only Ward
5 alderman Scott Maynard bothered to
attend the event. This is in stark contrast
to the other city and county leadership of
the Golden Triangle, which turned out en
force. Perhaps the lack of interest merely
illustrates that when it comes to progress,
the Starkville Board of Aldermen simply
arent very interested.
A rose to all the busi-
nesses and organizations
in the Golden Triangle who
have rallied in support of
the victims of the April 28
tornadoes that killed nine
in Louisville. Coffee shops,
restaurants, churches, civic organizations
and schools have all made signicant
contributions to help our neighbors to the
south recover from recent devastating
storms. If you would like to help, the best
bet is to contact your local Red Cross
or Salvation Army, or check with the
civic clubs or churches in your area. We
are always at our best when the need is
greatest.
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On a dark and wet
Wednesday afternoon
my grandson and I were
headed to Richard Flem-
ings to go shing. As we
rode down Watson Road
toward Richards house
we passed cows grazing
in tornado-ravaged elds.
Wonder what those
cows did when the torna-
do hit, I said. Wonder if
they y.
Neither of us had an
answer, of course.
On Friday, a friend, a Louisville
native, told the story of a retired
banker in Louisville whose cows
went missing after the April 28
tornado, and then, a week later, they
miraculously reappeared. Maybe
the banker could answer the ques-
tion Id asked Benjamin two days
earlier.
That afternoon I set out for Lou-
isville in search of Ronald Cotton
Stokes. I had an address and a home
phone I had tried repeatedly with no
luck.
Exiting Highway 25 north of town
onto North Columbus Avenue, the
effects of the storm are immediately
apparent, even after more than three
weeks of clean up. The landscape is
littered with uprooted and splintered
trees, houses that look as though
they have been pounded with a huge
st and elds strewn with the crum-
pled remains of cars and trailers.
In one small house ripped open to
expose lime green living room walls
and a bright red kitchen, a gallon jar
half lled with jalapeo slices sat on
a kitchen counter unscathed.
Cotton Stokes sprawling ranch-
style brick house sits on the edge of
a ravine on the north side of North
Columbus. There is a swimming
pool, a well-used barn and down the
hill behind the house, a 10-acre lake
stocked with bass and brim. Stokes
home was spared. About 300 yards
away on the other side of the road,
the tornado upended a large oak and
stripped the tops off the greenhous-
es of Barbaras Place, a nursery and
landscaping business.
An affable man, who for 40 years
tended the banking needs of his
townspeople, Cotton Stokes (His
father gave him the nickname when
he was a white-headed child grow-
ing up in Nanih Waiya.) took a break
from yard work, leaned against one
of the dozen mature oaks in his front
yard and began to talk.
I was standing in the door of my
house and before I got
situated, there it was.
Unable to shut the
door, Stokes retreated to
the interior of his house.
I thought it was suck-
ing all the stuff out of my
house, he said. Three
minutes and it was gone.
Stokes front yard was
covered in debris.
It looked like snow,
there was so much stuff,
Stokes said.
None of it, however,
was his. Scattered in the litter were
dozens of photographs of people he
didnt know.
McCullough Road, about a quar-
ter mile from Stokes, and the east
side of North Columbus bore the
brunt of the tornado when it touched
down north of town.
Among Stokes rst thoughts:
My best buddys dead.
Finding the roads impassable, he
got on his four-wheeler and set out
for the log home of Lowell and Mary
Frances Wilson. He found the Wil-
sons standing next to the remains of
their destroyed home, remarkably
composed and, with the exception of
some cuts on Mary Frances head,
unharmed.
Their garage and a cottage house
built for Mary Frances deceased
mother were gone. All that remained
of the Wilsons fth-wheel RV was
an axle. The storm had sandblasted
the top layer of paint off Mary Fran-
ces Nissan Optima, transforming it
from gray to black.
Friday afternoon Lowell Wilson
was clearing away debris with a
backhoe while Mary Frances was
icing down bottled water under a ca-
bana tent nearby. The Wilsons have
been sleeping and showering at the
Stokes house since the storm.
Mary Frances, a buoyant woman,
wearing shorts, T-shirt and sun vi-
sor, recounted the details of a story
she will be telling the rest of her life.
We saw it coming, she said.
Lowell said it sounded like a jet
engine.
He said, go get in the hallway.
Then it sounded like something was
hitting the roof. He had me between
his legs. He kept saying, God help
us.
As he felt the walls closing in on
them, Lowell Wilson tightened his
grip on his wife and uttered what he
thought would be his nal words: I
love you, and were gone.
Happily, he was not entirely
correct.
Before crushing Lowell and
Mary Frances between the walls of
their own home, the restless twister
moved on.
The Wilsons had a cat, Frisky,
who had given birth to ve kittens
a month earlier. Frisky and four of
her brood survived. A neighbor is
keeping the cats.
She runs and jumps to me when
I go see her, Mary Frances said.
Before the tornado Frisky moved
her kittens from the back porch
to a more secluded place near the
chimney. Stokes dog relocated from
his normal resting place on the back
porch to the back of a pickup truck.
And a friend in town said the squir-
rels on his property abandoned their
trees for the relative safety of the
ground the morning of the storm.
Before leaving the Wilsons, Mary
Frances gave me their mailing
address the mailbox is intact and
still receiving, she said and asked
me to send her a copy of the paper.
And if you want to include a gift
card from Harveys, thats OK, too,
she said. Thats where we like to
eat.
Oh yeah, the matter of Cottons
disappearing cows.
Recently Stokes had bought 10
2-year-old heifers. He was keep-
ing them in a 55-acre eld on
McCullough Road he has rented
from Joanne Agent for 35 years.
The storm stripped away the fence,
attened the barn and the cows had
vanished.
A week later, nine of the cows
showed back up.
They were walking in a line like
turkeys do, Stokes said. The bull
would round them up in a ring and
then they would walk around some
more.
I guess they were traumatized,
he said, adding that they had each
lost about 100 pounds and wouldnt
eat.
Stokes said the cows were
scuffed up, that the winds proba-
bly rolled them across the pasture.
A cow is kind of like a cat, he
said. If it had been a human they
would have been dead.
Stokes took the cows to Nanih
Waiya where he grazes other cows
on family land. He said the cows
appreciated the change of scenery.
They started eating the minute
they got there, he said.
Birney Imes is the publisher of
The Dispatch. Email him at birney@
cdispatch.com.
When a tornado touches down
Roses and thorns
The following is an edited selection
of reader comments posted at the end of
stories and columns published on-line.
More can be found at www.cdispatch.
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Baseball parents demand answers
from Lewis
Jim Mullis: I would like to say that
Mr. Lewis called me personally Thurs-
day night. We had a long discussion
on the history of the request for the
indoor facility, nancials, and athlet-
ics. I reiterated that the parents of the
CMSD baseball and softball programs
felt that the nancial report at the last
board meeting proved that the fund-
ing was available and we did not get
the support promised from our call in
April. It was not communicated to us
in April that he would like the see the
results of the audit. It was communi-
cated to us that if the money was there
he would support it. We now under-
stand that Mr. Lewis wants to be sure
of the nancials through an audit of
the district before supporting it. We do
respect the position of Mr. Lewis, we
just hope it is not another prolonged
delay.
On a personal note, I respect Mr.
Lewis for calling me. I do feel he
supports the indoor facility as well as
other improvements to the district. We
did not agree 100% on everything we
discussed in our phone conversation,
but both of us centered our positions
on beneting the children of the dis-
trict. Maybe there is some hope.
OldHenry5005: Wow, when the
CFO says there is four times as much
money in the bank than the total
expenditure request and they still turn
it down. Putting student safety at risk
and incurring liability for the district
in the event of a bus mishap. It looks
and sounds like they must know some-
thing no one else knows, something
serious enough to risk endangering
the safety of children. Surely not any-
thing improper with the nances from
past management?
Readers comment
Roses and thorns: Ken Ivy plays harmonica for passersby as his daughter Wren, 2, rests on his lap outside of Coon
Tattoo during West Points 2nd Annual Art Walk on Saturday morning.
Birney Imes
THE DISPATCH www.cdispatch.com SUNDAY, MAY 18, 2014 7A
What do they call it
when a man gets red from
a top job?
Wednesday. Or, if appro-
priate, Monday or Tuesday
or Thursday or Friday.
When a woman gets
red, its called breaking
news.
Maybe Jill Abramson
was red from her job as
the rst woman executive
editor of The New York
Times for reasons having
nothing to do with her
being a woman or complaining that she was paid
less than her predecessor or being bossy, a.k.a.
difcult and divisive. Or maybe, in her case, those
adjectives arent gendered, as they so often are
when its a woman who is being aggressive and
ambitious.
Maybe. But you wont nd anybody saying that
on the blogs today. There are a lot of cries of sexism,
and what is most surprising (to me) is how surprised
people (men and women) actually are to hear that
sexism might be a factor at the very top for a woman
who was a role model in the Lean In campaign.
Maybe its time for everyone to take a cool shower
and get real.
A few weeks ago, I listened as someone who prob-
ably wasnt yet born the last time we went through
this exercise exclaimed at how important it was that
the president was taking public steps to enforce
equal pay for equal work. Yawn. Thats been the law
since the 1960s.
It actually was somewhat useful in the 1970s
when a department store paid men selling mens
clothes a higher commission rate than women sell-
ing womens clothes. They dont do that anymore. If
youre doing the same work, you get the same pay.
Unless, that is, the guy had been working for the
company longer when he got the same job as you, in
which case you arent really equal at all. And that,
apparently, was the case for Abramson.
Actually, its almost always the case as you get to
the top: You dont have identical people doing iden-
tical jobs, which means equal pay doesnt actually
do you any good at all. Welcome to discrimination at
the top. Everything is subjective.
Will Dean Baquet, the newspapers rst Afri-
can-American executive editor, be better than the
rst woman was?
Abramson has long had a reputation as a bril-
liant journalist. She also has a reputation as being
demanding. On the other hand, every successful
person I know is demanding, even if its not neces-
sarily the rst thing you hear about them. Do we
hear more about women being too demanding than
we do about men being overly demanding? I think
so, but then, Im the one doing the listening, and
thats subjective, as well. Everything is.
I have no doubt that Abramsons boss did not
experience his decision as an act of discrimination. I
am certain that at no time did he ever say to himself,
She should be red because I cant stand all these
gendered things about her like being too de-
manding or divisive (a.k.a., bitchy or bossy). At
one point, he preferred her and promoted her over
the man who now has replaced her, and if that wasnt
discrimination, why is it now?
Maybe it isnt. Maybe a man who did exactly the
same things that she did would have been red just
as quickly. No way to know. Discrimination at this
level is virtually impossible to prove. There are al-
ways reasons. No one, or almost no one, experiences
their own motives as discriminatory. And there is
never, by denition, an exactly identical situation. So
even when youre the victim, if thats what you are,
you cant be sure.
Abramson was superbly qualied. She aimed to
do her job well. She gave it everything she had. Get-
ting to where she got was, well, impossible until
she did it. Maybe it will be easier for the second
woman to reach that spot. Maybe not.
Susan Estrich is a nationally syndicated columnist.
To nd out more about her go to www.creators.com.
A hypothetical
scenario:
Your little boy lies
in a hospital bed,
stricken by a mysteri-
ous, potentially fatal
disease. You are fright-
ened and in despair.
But your communi-
ty rallies around you.
Soon, the whole town
is talking about your
ordeal. Neighbors
youve never spoken to
send cards. Co-work-
ers youve never socialized with
send encouraging text messages.
None of it changes the objec-
tive fact of your sons condition,
doesnt kill a virus, lessen a fever
or ease his pain. All it does is tell
you that you and your child are
being thought of, that you are not
alone.
So: So is that pathetic?
Rush Limbaugh would say it
was. The National Review would
nd it simple-minded. George
F. Will would regard it as an
exercise in self-esteem.
Or at least, that is what they
have said about a roughly analo-
gous situation.
You probably know the story. A
terrorist group in Nigeria kid-
naps nearly 300 schoolgirls. The
reason is found in the abhorrent
ideology from which it derives
its name: Boko Haram West-
ern Education Is Forbidden.
The families of the girls turn to
their government for help and
it shrugs. The story is likewise
ignored in America by news
media too busy handicapping
the chances of Hillary
Clintons grandchild in
the 2054 midterms to
bother with anything
so picayune as a mass
kidnapping.
So supporters
take to Twitter with
a hashtag: #Bring-
BackOurGirls. It
spreads like re.
Michelle Obama, Ellen
DeGeneres, Malala
Yousafzai, Jesse Jack-
son, Amy Poehler and
millions of lesser-known names
all join the campaign.
Does it solve the problem?
Of course not. Who would be so
naive as to think it would? Is it the
only thing we should be doing in
response? Again, no.
But does the international
attention spur Nigerias lacka-
daisical government to take the
abduction more seriously and to
accept international help in-
cluding from the United States
it has previously spurned? Yes.
Does the hashtag campaign force
media to pay attention to a trage-
dy that was being ignored? Again,
yes. Moreover, it delivers to the
parents of these girls the same
simple, sustaining message as the
cards and texts in the hypotheti-
cal above: We are with you.
Its hard to see how anyone
anyone could regard that as a
bad thing. But at least some polit-
ical conservatives do. As noted,
Limbaugh, Will and the National
Review have all pronounced
themselves unimpressed. Donald
Trump, Ann Coulter and Foxs
Steve Doocy have also made
attempts at ridicule.
There is something more than
usually saddening about that.
It is a truth curdling into cliche
that American politics is riven
by a partisan gap, left wing and
right wing estranged from each
other like the husband and wife in
some long, bad marriage. But in
its behavior here, the right does
not so much seem estranged from
a competing ideology as from its
own humanity.
How is this a thing? How is an
expression of caring, concern
and outrage deemed worthy of
mockery and condemnation? Are
these people truly that corroded
with cynicism and bile? Is their
criticism now just a tic, a reex
bypassing thought? Is every
damn thing to be reduced to
politics?
Apparently, yes.
Once upon a time, we put
politics to the side when tragedy
came. Nowadays, thats some-
thing we seem less and less able
or willing to do. Thats a
tragedy in itself.
Nearly 300 innocent girls were
taken by madmen. Celebrities,
political gures and everyday
people wrote the social media
equivalent of a petition to express
their concern. That simple ges-
ture begat a controversy and
gave us a sobering new measure-
ment of that partisan gap.
Apparently, its so wide even
compassion cannot get across.
Leonard Pitts is a columnist for
the Miami Herald. His e-mail ad-
dress is lpitts@miamiherald.com.
In hyperpartisan America,
theres no room for compassion
When a woman
gets red
When my
neighbor glee-
fully report-
ed that Bill
Maher had
dedicated a
searing mono-
logue to me
for a column
I wrote about
the Donald
Sterling/
Cliven Bundy
rants, my rst
thought was,
Nah. If I tussled with everybody who
tossed a brick through the window, Id
never get the draperies hung.
My second thought was about
something my father said to a drunk
who was looking for a ght: Im too
old to ght, my dad said, peering over
his half-moon glasses. But Id be glad
to step outside and kill you.
Dads.
Ive decided to respond to Maher
because I agree with him on his
central point, that we should ght the
scourge of privacy invasion.
But my point was a little different
than Mahers characterization, if
perhaps unclear to literal minds. One
would think that someone who has so
artfully mastered snark would recog-
nize sarcasm, as when I wrote that
speaking ones mind isnt really all
its cracked up to be.
Assuring his audience that speak-
ing his mind is absolutely everything
its cracked up to be, to which I would
only add and much, much more, Ma-
her said people would miss speaking
their minds. Perhaps, but how would
you know?
I think, Bill, that you and I are
talking about different minds. As
noted in my column, any uncertainty
about the value of always speaking
ones mind vanishes upon reading on-
line comments. Have you read yours?
Maher further objected to my sug-
gestion that the potential for exposure
by being unwittingly recorded forces
us to select our words and edit our
thoughts more carefully. But dont all
adults edit their words and thoughts to
some degree? Oh, wait, no.
Southerners are perhaps too
obsessed with trying never to offend
while entertaining the most dastardly
thoughts. Everyone knows that Bless
your heart means anything but,
depending.
But Maher would rather be a Mor-
mon than have to be always editing,
as he put it in his monologue. Listen-
ing to 100 horric rants by Bundy,
he added, would be better than being
Mitt Romney.
Bill, Bill, Billy, honey. Obviously,
the consequence of self-editing isnt
to become a cliche. Sometimes it just
means being a little bit clever.
Certainly, those un-clever fellows
Sterling and Bundy would be better
off had they kept their thoughts to
themselves. Do they have the right
to express them? Absolutely, but the
obvious consequences make my point.
This isnt a matter of government op-
pression of free speech but of private
citizens condemning their neighbors
for expressing thoughts that have
been historically harmful.
Yes, Bill, people should be able to
think what they want in the privacy
of their living rooms, not that our
thoughts are necessarily good compa-
ny. Most of them percolate unbidden
from the unconscious and intrude
upon our sense of order. Self-aware
people examine those thoughts and
wrestle them into submission. The
rest are on TV. (Kidding, kidding,
sheesh.)
Urging people to think before
they speak is hardly East Germany,
as Maher said. This is what parents
teach their children every day. Dont
write something in an e-mail that you
wouldnt want others to see. And while
were at it, dont post idiotic pictures
on Facebook if youre looking for a job.
This is common-sense advice
based on reality. Its too bad Sterlings
friend recorded him saying offen-
sive things. Too bad he thinks this
way. Too bad he doesnt have better
friends.
Maher wondered whether I ever
get together with my girlfriends,
drink too much wine and say things
I wouldnt want broadcast elsewhere.
Well, yeah, thats why I call them
friends. Indeed, I would be shocked
if either of them ever repeated (or
remembered) a word.
Finally, my point wasnt that we
should surrender to Big Brother. As
Ive written and spoken often, we have
become a dangerously voyeuristic
society driven by the narcissistic urge
to know and be known.
Translated: Basically, were border-
line sociopaths with a spy factory in
our pockets.
Barring legal action against
thought thieves posing as friends,
the solution is not so easily imagined.
Until we conceive of one, it seems min-
imally rational to recognize that any
electronic interaction carries risks.
In the spirit of modern friendship,
meaning were not really friends, I
leave you, Bill, with an open invitation
to stop by the Olive Street stoop next
time youre in D.C. Well drink too
much wine and speak our minds freely
with an assortment of neighbors who
denitively will not bore you.
And I promise, I wont tell a soul.
Kathleen Parker is a Pulitzer Prize
winning columnist. Her email address
is kathleenparker@washpost.com.
Bill Maher speaks his mind, unfortunately
Maher wondered whether I ever get together with
my girlfriends, drink too much wine and say things I
wouldnt want broadcast elsewhere. Well, yeah, thats
why I call them friends.
Kathleen Parker
Susan Estrich
Leonard Pitts
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Charter school
ter options to students. In
the schools application,
they note that CMSD has
been rated a D by the
Mississippi Department
of Education.
Darren and I are both
parents, thats where
it starts, Montgomery
said.
Leach echoed Mont-
gomerys sentiment and
said he felt the current
environment in the Co-
lumbus district wasnt
encouraging children to
question
As I look at the cul-
ture at the middle school
and the culture at the
high school, its almost
like trying to grow exotic
plants in a cold climate,
it just doesnt work that
way. Youve got to get the
climate right so that the
kids can be developed.

Meeting expectations
Leach said the format
for the charter school is
simple.
What were hoping
to do with this program
is simple. Were expect-
ing to raise the expecta-
tions really high of our
children and then equip
them to meet those ex-
pectations and not let up
until they do what theyre
supposed to do.
The schools applica-
tion indicates plans to
initially offer kindergar-
ten through third grade
classes as well as a ninth
grade.
There will be two kin-
dergarten classes, two
rst grade classes, two
second grade classes and
two third grade class-
es. Each classroom will
have a cap of 20 students.
Ninth grade will offer
four classes, each hav-
ing a cap of 15 students
per class, according to
Leach.
The school will rent
space from Genesis
Church, where Leach is
currently the pastor. Ac-
cording to their applica-
tion, the school will pay
Genesis Church $1,750 a
month the rst year and
$3,500 a month the sec-
ond year.
Leach said if housing a
school inside a church be-
comes a problem with the
separation of church and
state, the church body
will move elsewhere.
If Inspire Charter
School is selected and re-
ceives its charter, Leach
said the school would
serve as an after-school
program for the 2014-
2015 school year. Classes
would begin full-time in
the fall of 2015.
Each year, the school
plans on adding a grade,
allowing existing stu-
dents to continue their
studies without changing
schools. For example, in
2016, the school will add
grades four and 10. In
2017, they will add grades
ve and 11 and so on.
According to the
schools application, they
plan to have 120 students
in the after school pro-
gram for 2014-2015. Once
actual school starts in
2015, the number of pro-
jected students jumps to
240. They expect to have
320 students in 2016-
2017, 360 in 2017-2018,
380 in 2018-2019 and 400
by their fth year in 2019.
Curriculum
According to the appli-
cation, the schools cur-
riculum will focus heavi-
ly on arts and STEM, or
science, technology, en-
gineering and math.
The application reads:
Since students will be
required to communi-
cate effectively in the
classroom as well as the
workforce, there is a con-
siderable amount of writ-
ing in this curriculum.
The nance portion of
this curriculum provides
several opportunities for
focus in mathematics as
it requires several calcu-
lations and critical think-
ing. Additionally, the
CAD unit gives students
experience with drawing,
scale and measurement.

Financials
In 2014-2015, the
school expects to bring
in $1,330,000 based sole-
ly on grant money. When
classes begin for the
2015-2016 school year,
the school has a project-
ed revenue of $2,324,000.
The projected revenue
jumps to $3,740,000 by
the 2019-2020 school
year.
A large part of ICSs
revenue will be from the
Mississippi Adequate Ed-
ucation Program, which
funds schools per child.
With 240 children in
2015-2016, ICS expects to
receive $1,056,000 from
the state. They expect to
receive $516,000 in fed-
eral revenue, $552,000
in local revenue from ad
valorem tax and $200,000
in grant funds, according
to the application. Minus
grant funding, the reve-
nue ICS receives would
otherwise go to CMSD.
Leach said until the
school is approved by the
state, they would not hire
teachers.
The schools applica-
tion says principal selec-
tion will be completed by
May 2014.
While Leach said staff
has not yet been selected,
former CMSD schools su-
perintendent Martha Lid-
dell is listed as the main
contact person on ICSs
application to the state.
She also serves on multi-
ple planning committees
for the school. She is not
listed as a school board
member.
Liddell was last year
relieved of her duties as
CMSD superintendent af-
ter it was discovered she
used school funds for a
personal event.
Pastor Steve Jamison
will serve as the board
president while Mont-
gomery will serve as the
vice president. Other
board members include
Christiana Chunn, Dr.
Stanley McCrary, Luber-
ta Taylor, Drake Basset
and Ruby Jackson.
Enrollment
Leach said students
and community members
have expressed interest
in attending the school
with many signing letters
of intent.
As part of the states
requirement, the char-
ter schools enrollment
must be at least 80 per-
cent of the percentage
of under-served students
in CMSD. Under-served
children include those
who qualify for free lunch
and those who receive
special education ser-
vices.
According to the
schools application, 88
percent of CMSD stu-
dents are considered
under-served. Since 80
percent of 88 percent is
70 percent, ICSs enroll-
ment must be made up by
at least 70 percent of un-
der-served children.
Students must also
live inside the city limits.
Leach said if the
school receives more
than 240 applications a
lottery will be held.
Once the school reach-
es capacity, students will
be put on a waiting list.
When a spot opens, a
name will be chosen at
random.
It may literally be us
pulling names out of a
bowl, Leach added.
Leach and Montgom-
ery say they are both
anxious for the June 2
meeting but are hopeful
the school will be grant-
ed a charter.
Its just a waiting
game right now, Leach
said.
Tuesday, the Missis-
sippi Charter School Au-
thorizer Board will be
in Columbus for a public
hearing. The hearing
will be held at Genesis
Church, located at 1820
23rd Street North, at 5:30
p.m.
Budget
expected to roll out pub-
lic Wi-Fi Internet access
in the area surrounding
the Starkville Sportsplex.
Clements is also working
with architects to pre-
pare for IT infrastructure
needs for City Hall when
its new Main Street loca-
tion opens.
Starkvilles IT depart-
ment unveiled two new
programs earlier in the
scal year, he said, that
have become popular
within the community:
live streaming of alder-
men meetings and an on-
line credit card payment
option for Starkville Mu-
nicipal Court.
When Ward 5 alder-
man and budget com-
mittee chairman Scott
Maynard asked Clements
what he would do with
an additional $20,000 in
budgetary exibility, the
IT director said he would
look into hiring a part-
time intern since the city
is increasing its physical
footprint.
Maynard tempered his
question by saying addi-
tional funding is not yet
on the table or even guar-
anteed for the upcoming
scal year.
The citys website
cityofstarkville.org is
due for an aesthetic up-
grade, Clements told the
budget committee. May-
nard suggested that the
project dovetail together
with a similar Greater
Starkville Development
Partnership initiative
when it occurs.
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Hamilton falls in state championship
Legends Tour commissioner Jane Blalock speaks about the Handa
Cup Thursday at Old Waverly Golf Course. Course founder George
Bryan is to the left.
Good fortune brings Handa Cup to GTR
BY ADAM MINICHINO
aminichino@cdispatch.com
WEST POINT If George
Bryan didnt pick up the phone,
Jane Blalock might never have
found a location for the 2014
ISPS Handa Cup.
As it turned out, Bryan an-
swered the call. Blalock was
on the other end because she
had heard the founder of Old
Waverly Golf Club was at the
2013 version of the Handa Cup
in Nashville, Tennessee. The
event, which brings together
U.S-born and internationally
born players from the LPGA
Legends Tour, needed a home
for 2014, so Blalock thought she
would gauge the interest of Bry-
an. After all, Bryan wasnt just a
golf fan. He played an integral
role in bringing the 54th U.S.
Womens Open to West Point in
1999.
Blalock mentioned that
phone call early in her remarks
Thursday at a press conference
to formally announce the Han-
da Cup will be Sept. 25-28 at
Old Waverly Golf Club. Blalock,
a 29-time LPGA Tour champion
and CEO of the LPGA Legends
Tour, thanked Bryan for an-
swering his phone and said she
was excited about holding the
event in Clay County because
she had heard so many wonder-
ful things about Old Waverly.
Blalock said she didnt play in
the 1999 U.S. Womens Open,
but she knew the event attract-
ed more than 101,000 fans for
the event. She hopes to have a
comparable number of fans lat-
er this year when some of the
best LPGA Legends, including
Nancy Lopez and Juli Inkster,
who will represent the U.S., will
invade West Point.
Brenda Owens/Special to The Dispatch
Hamilton suffered a heart-breaking end to the prep softball season, falling 8-7
twice to Bogue Chitto in the MHSAA Class 1A state championship series at
Freedom Park in Ridgeland. Hamilton won the series opener 15-9 but could not
complete the series win Saturday. Team members Addie Thompson, Alison Atkins
and Taylor Hyland share a moment during the postgame awards presentation.
MSUs season ends with 4-3 loss
From Special Reports
LAFAYETTE, La.
Mississippi State
notched its rst post-
season win of the year
with a 5-3 win over Texas
Southern Saturday in the
Lafayette Regional being
held at Lamson Park.
MSU (39-21) was then
eliminated in the late
game Saturday night,
falling 4-3 to Texas on a
three-run home run in
the seventh inning.
Texas also handed
MSU a 1-0 defeat in the
tournament opener Fri-
day.
Against Texas South-
ern, freshman Alexis
Silkwood (14-7) got the
start and tallied a Mis-
sissippi State freshman
record for an NCAA
Tournament game with
11 strikeouts. The 11
whiffs were one shy of
her MSU freshman sin-
gle-game record she set
at FAU on Feb. 13. Of the
rst 16 outs of the game,
10 were whiffs. Silkwood
gave up three runs, all
unearned, on four hits.
Sammantha Jimenez
(7-5) took the loss after
yielding ve runs, four
earned, on six hits and
three walks. She fanned
two and hit two. Jeneice
Tillman entered for the
remaining inning-and-
two-thirds, allowing two
hits and one walk.
In game one, Missis-
sippi State took a 1-0 lead
in the bottom of the rst.
After a groundout start-
ed the frame, senior Hei-
di Shape tripled to right
eld and scored on a sac-
rice y from freshman
Caroline Seitz. Senior
Logan Foulks followed
with a single to right cen-
ter, but a strikeout closed
the frame.
The Bulldogs had a
chance to add to their
lead in the second in-
ning, but stranded a pair.
Freshman Mackenzie
Toler led off with a hit
by pitch. Classmate Ka-
tie Anne Bailey followed
with a ground ball to
the third baseman, who
threw to the second
baseman for the force on
Toler, but the toss to rst
for the attempted dou-
ble play went wide and
allowed Bailey to move
to second. Sophomore
Kayla Winkeld reached
Braves
fall hard
to Cards
UP NEXT
n SERIES FINALE: Atlanta at St. Lou-
is, 1:15 p.m., today (SportSouth)
BY R.B. FALLSTROM
ST. LOUIS When Braves
second baseman Tyler Pastor-
nicky backpedaled into shallow
right eld to catch the popup and
Jason Heyward didnt arrive fast
enough to take charge, Kolten
Wong got the green light.
The rookie raced home with
the tying run on surely the short-
est sacrice y of Yadier Molinas
career, one of many big plays the
St. Louis Cardinals made with
their legs in a 4-1 victory over the
slumping Atlanta Braves on Satur-
day.
By the time I realized I could
get there, it would have been
tough to call him off, Heyward
said. Heads up play on their part
by sending the runner.
Wong and Peter Bourjos each
had a pair of bunt singles, three
of them fueling rallies. Bourjos
got picked off after beating out
a bunt leading off the third, but
squeezed home an insurance run
in the seventh.
I think today was probably
one of the best representations of
what speed can do for us, man-
ager Mike Matheny said. A lot of
guys made things happen, getting
on base and creating havoc.
Wong set up the tying run by
beating out a bunt to lead off the
fourth. He squared around for
another hit in the sixth and drew
a wild throw from catcher Evan
Gattis while stealing second, pro-
UP NEXT
n MHSAA STATE 5A CHAMPIONSHIP:
At Trustmark Park in Pearl New
Hope (30-3) vs. West Jones (24-
10) Game 1 at 4 p.m. Thursday;
Game 2 at 4 p.m. Friday; Game 3 to
be determined
New Hope
repeats as
North State
champions
BY MATTHEW STEVENS
mstevens@cdispatch.com
OXFORD It would just serve
to reason New Hope High School
senior Taylor Stafford would make
fans of rival Oxford miserable.
The senior center elder/pitch-
er had already pitched three com-
plete-game victories this season
against their Class 5A rival before
he stepped to the plate in the sev-
enth inning Friday night.
The minute that Will (Golsan)
got that leadoff hit in the seventh,
you start to believe the game will
come down to your at-bat, Staf-
ford said. Those thoughts in your
head become pretty intense and
make it hard not to concentrate
really. Weve been through all of
this before.
Before he dug in the batters
box, New Hope coach Lee Boyd
wanted to tell his star player, who
will soon return to Oxford play-
ing for Mississippi State against
Ole Miss, something to calm him
down.
I needed to put my arm
around him, tell him how much I
loved him and wanted him up in
that situation, Boyd said. Taylor
Stafford is the best hitter in the
state of Mississippi in my opinion.
He needed to know I knew hed
University of Alabama Athletic Media Relations
Alabama pitcher Spencer Turnbull (32) reaches out to make the tag on Mississippi State base
runner Matthew Britton (15) as he raced down the line during Fridays game in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
DOGS CANT FINISH SWEEP
MSU wins road series, fails to capture share of Western Division title with loss
UP NEXT
n TOURNEY TIME: MSU (35-20,
18-12 SEC) earns the No. 3
seed in the SEC tournament
and will face No. 12 seed
Georgia (26-28-1, 11-18-1) at
approximately 7 p.m. Tuesday at
Hoover Park in Birmingham
BY MATTHEW STEVENS
mstevens@cdispatch.com
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. Be-
fore the 2014 season started,
Mississippi State fans, coach-
es and even probably players
wouldve gambled everything
on the situation they had in
both the sixth and eighth in-
nings.
Wes Rea was coming to the
plate with a runner in scoring
position in a smaller ballpark.
Last season it wouldve likely
resulted in a run on the board
for the Bulldogs. In 2014, it
was just among the several
missed offensive opportuni-
ties at Alabama in MSUs 2-1
loss in the regular season -
nale.
MSU coach John Cohen, a
Tuscaloosa native, joked after
the loss that he wanted Ala-
bama administration to move
the left eld line further to the
left when the reconstruction
of Sewell-Thomas Stadium be-
gins in a few weeks.
I wish they could just
move that left eld line when
they get this stadium done
and this wouldve been a com-
pletely different ballgame,
Cohen said. Its just amazing
how much a couple of inches
in this game means whether
Prep Baseball
Thursdays Game
Mississippi High School Activities Association
Class 5A Playoffs State Championship
Trustmark Park, Pearl (Game 1)
New Hope vs. West Jones, 4 p.m.
Fridays Game
Mississippi High School Activities Association
Class 5A Playoffs State Championship
Trustmark Park, Pearl (Game 2)
New Hope vs. West Jones, 4 p.m.
Third game time and date TBD
College Baseball
Tuesday through Sunday
SEC Tournament
Hoover Metropolitan Stadium, Hoover, Ala.
Alabama, MSU, Ole Miss entered
Wednesday through Saturday
C-USA Tournament
Pete Taylor Park, Hattiesburg
Southern Miss entered
College Softball
Thursday through Sunday
Super Regional Tournaments
Eight best-of-three series held on-campus
Womens College Golf
Tuesday through Friday
NCAA Championships (Tulsa, Okla.)
Alabama, MSU entered
Today
AUTO RACING
Noon IndyCar, qualifying for Indianapolis 500
(Day 2), WTVA-ABC
1 p.m. NASCAR, Nationwide Series, Get To
Know Newton 250, at Newton, Iowa, ESPN
1 p.m. ARCA, Menards 200, at Toledo, Ohio,
ESPN
8 p.m. NHRA, Southern Nationals, at Com-
merce, Ga. (same-day tape), ESPN2
COLLEGE BASEBALL
3:30 p.m. Texas at Kansas St., FS1
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
11 a.m. Tallahassee Regional, championship
game, from Tallahassee, Fla., ESPN2
1:30 p.m. Tempe Regional, championship
game, from Tempe, Ariz., ESPN2
4 p.m. Tucson Regional, championship game
from Tucson, Ariz., ESPNU
CYCLING
Noon Tour of California, nal stage, at Thou-
sand Oaks, Calif., WTVA
GOLF
6 a.m. European PGA Tour, Open de Espana,
nal round, at Sevilla, Spain, TGC
Noon PGA Tour, Byron Nelson Championship,
nal round, at Irving, Texas, TGC
2 p.m. PGA Tour, Byron Nelson Championship,
nal round, at Irving, Texas, WCBI
2 p.m. Champions Tour, The Tradition, nal
round, at Birmingham, Ala., TGC
4 p.m. LPGA, Kingsmill Championship, nal
round, at Williamsburg, Va., TGC
6 p.m. Web.com Tour, BMW Charity Pro-Am,
nal round, at Greer, S.C. (same-day tape), TGC
HOCKEY
8:30 a.m. IIHF, World Championship, Finland
vs. United States, at Minsk, Belarus, NBC Sports
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
Noon Regional coverage, Pittsburgh at N.Y.
Yankees or Oakland at Cleveland, MLB Network
1 p.m. Atlanta at St. Louis, SportSouth
1:15 p.m. Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs, WGN
7 p.m. Detroit at Boston, ESPN
MOTORSPORTS
6 a.m. MotoGP World Championship, Grand
Prix of France, at Le Mans, France, FS1
NBA
2:30 p.m. Playoffs, Eastern Conference nals,
Game 1, Miami at Indiana, WTVA-ABC
NHL
2 p.m. Playoffs, Western Conference nals,
Game 1, Los Angeles at Chicago, WTVA
Monday
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
6 p.m. Detroit at Cleveland, ESPN
NBA
8 p.m. Playoffs, Western Conference nals,
Game 1, Oklahoma City at San Antonio, TNT
NHL
7 p.m. Playoffs, Eastern Conference nals,
Game 2, N.Y. Rangers at Montreal, NBC Sports
CALENDAR
ON THE AIR
BRIEFLY
Miss. State
Basketball player Davis plans to transfer
STARKVILLE Due to health-related issues with his mother,
guard Jacoby Davis has decided to transfer to a school closer to his
home.
His mother, Michelle, has been diagnosed
with Multiple Sclerosis and Davis has requested
to be closer to her.
I fully support Jacobys decision to transfer
under these circumstances, MSU coach
Rick Ray said. Jacoby has been a model stu-
dent-athlete here at Mississippi State but simply
wants and needs to get back closer to home to
support his mother.
The 6-foot-1 Charlotte, N.C., native just
completed his redshirt freshman campaign after
sitting out his first year on campus following a
torn ACL he suffered in individual workouts.
He appeared in 28 games as a reserve, averaging 2.2 points and
1.2 rebounds while dishing out 19 assists. His career-high of 9 points
came at Missouri on March 1.
n Soccer adds Retherford: At Starkville, Mississippi State added
another new addition to the 2014 squad as Aaron Gordon inked Atlanta
defender Kirby Retherford to a National Letter of Intent.
With Retherfords signing, the Bulldog soccer roster will feature 20
newcomers, 19 freshmen, when preseason camp opens Aug. 6.
Retherford joins the Bulldogs following stellar careers with St. Pius
X High School and Tophat Soccer Club.
Kirby comes from a Tophat Soccer Club that is one of the best in
the country. Her coach, Ryan Crabbe, is a former assistant at Utah and
knows what it takes to get to the next level, Gordon said.
Kirby is an excellent athlete we found late in the process. We
realized she was a player who was hungry to prove herself at the next
level, and we are excited to have her joining our Mississippi State
soccer family.
Retherford helped St. Pius X continue its quest for a sec-
ond-straight state championship as she headed in a corner and added
an assist in a state semifinal win on Wednesday.
She has helped Sara Geigers club to a 19-3 record heading into
Saturdays state title game against Blessed Trinity. During the playoff
run, the Lady Lions have out-scored opponents 27-0.
The 5-foot-7-inch Retherfords standout senior campaign earned
her a spot in Sundays Georgia High School All-Star Game.
Retherford, the daughter of David and Tama Retherford, has been
instrumental in guiding St. Pius X to a 75-8-5 record in her four varsity
seasons.
She will be trying to lead the Lady Lions to a third state champion-
ship after hoisting the title last season and in 2011.
She also helped the team to the Region AAA crown every season.
Under Crabbes guidance, she helped Tophat 14 Gold rate in the
Top 20 clubs in the nation.
n Mens tennis excels in classroom: At Starkville, another year,
another successful effort in the classroom, as the Mississippi State
mens tennis Bulldogs finished the 2014 spring semester with a 3.77
grade point average, which stands as the highest amongst all MSU
sports for the 2014 spring semester.
Seven scholarship student-athletes received Presidential Scholar
honors by earning GPAs of 3.80 or higher. Of those seven, freshmen
Rishab Agarwal, Florian Lakat and Egbert Weverink, along with senior
Malte Stropp earned a perfect 4.00 in the classroom for the spring.
Jordan Angus (3.81), Robin Haden (3.80) and Zach White (3.80) also
earned Presidential Scholar honors.
Stropp, who was named to the Capital One Academic All-District
6 team on Thursday, is slated to graduate from Mississippi State on
Saturday with a 3.97 GPA in Business Administration.
We ask a lot of our players, both on and off the court, head coach
Per Nilsson said.
Im extremely proud of their accomplishments in the classroom.
They take a lot of pride in their work and it shows. They are prime
examples of what it means to be student-athletes.
MSU mens tennis, which made its 23rd NCAA Championship
appearance in school history this season, was also announced tops
amongst all MSU sports in the annual NCAA APR for the third-straight
season.
n Womens tennis fares well in academics: At Starkville, con-
tinuing a tradition of excellence in the classroom, the Mississippi State
womens tennis squad earned a cumulative 3.70 grade point average
for the spring, topping all womens sports at MSU and placing second
amongst all sports at State for the 2014 spring semester.
Five MSU womens tennis student-athletes received Presidential
Scholar honors by earning GPAs of 3.80 or higher, with senior Rosie
Dion, junior Naomi Tran and freshman Timea Guibe earning 4.00s
in the spring. Also receiving Presidential Scholar honors were senior
Sasha Perper (3.80) and freshman Martina Frantova (3.83).
Earning Deans Scholar honors for the spring semester was Petra
Ferancova. The junior posted a 3.50 GPA. Sophomore Georgiana
Patrasc and freshman Rosalinda Calderon posted a 3.12 and 3.00,
respectively, to put all eight scholarship student-athletes at 3.00+.
Our girls typically do an excellent job in the classroom, head
coach Daryl Greenan said. This semester was no exception and I am
proud of their accomplishments. It is even more impressive that English
is a second language for most of them.
n McBride paces 800M field: At Lexington, Ky., on Friday, there
was no one faster than Brandon McBride in the 800-meter run.
In the preliminary round of the SEC Outdoor Championships at
the Kentucky Track and Field Complex, the sophomore from Windsor,
Ontario, ran a top time of 1:47.13 to earn his spot in Sundays finals.
I couldnt have asked more from Brandon, MSU coach Steve
Dudley said. His pace was where it needed to be, and now he finds
himself in a great position on Sunday.
McBride wasnt the only MSU standout to advance to the finals.
In the 400-meter hurdles, both Javon Davis and Scottie Hearn
punched their tickets with times of 51.58 and 51.85 to finish third and
fourth, respectively.
They put themselves in great position for a good showing on
Sunday, Dudley said.
MSU also got on the scoreboard, thanks to Zach Taylor in the
Decathlon. The freshman from Rock Hill, S.C., finished eighth to give
his team one point after collecting a personal best 6,764 points. Also
competing was JaQuarius Wilson, who had a personal best 6,205
points.
On the womens side, the Bulldogs Phianwedd Price advanced to
the finals of the 800-meter run. The freshman from the United Kingdom
placed fourth after running a personal-best 2:06.21.
Collecting her second conference crown of the 2014 campaign,
Rochelle Farquharson claimed the womens long jump title on Saturday
at this years Southeastern Conference Outdoor Track and Field
Championships.
The senior posted the best leap of the day at Kentucky Track
and Field Complex with a mark of 21-02.50. Farquharson also owns
the SEC Indoor title after jumping 21-00.75 at the championships in
February. This marks her second career SEC Outdoor long jump title,
as she also earned the honor in 2011.
Rochelle set the bar high with her winning performance to start the
day, MSU coach Steve Dudley said. Our team definitely thrived off of
her energy and continued to post top times as many qualified for their
respective event finals.
In the womens 3000-meter steeplechase, sophomore Cornelia
Griesche improved her MSU record (previously 10:04.05) by racing a
personal-best 10:00.58 to earn a second-place finish. Freshman Lisa
Ziegler (10:45.25) and junior Emma Neigel (11:06.20) finished 10th and
13th, respectively, behind Griesche.
Freshman standout Rhianwedd Price clocked a 4:23.33 to finish
11th in the womens 15000-meter run prelims, a speed that sends her
to Sundays finals. Additionally, Price will see action tomorrow in the
womens 800-meter run finals, following a personal-best 2:06.21 in
prelims on Friday.
Hurdler Keisha Wallace also garnered a qualifying time, running a
13.31 in the womens 100-meter hurdles prelims. She will compete in
the event finals Sunday at 1:40 p.m.
Middle distance runners Patrick Monaghan (3:52.31) and Damian
Roszko (3:53.35) continued the trend, finishing seventh and eighth,
respectively, in the mens 1500-meter run to solidify a spot in the finals.
In the field, junior Tautvydas Kieras turned in a toss of 180-05 in
the mens discus for a spot in seventh.
n Mens golf places 12th at regional: At Sugar Grove, Ill., one of
the most successful group of seniors in program history closed out their
collegiate careers on Saturday, as the Mississippi State mens golf team
finished 12th at the Sugar Grove Regional.
MSU (75-over-par 939) turned in its best score of the weekend
during Saturdays third round, shooting 22-over-par 310 to finish two
strokes shy of 11th-place Cal State Fullerton.
No. 9 Illinois overtook No. 21 UAB for first place at Sugar Grove,
with No. 45 Purdue, No. 16 USC and No. 4 Cal rounding out the top
five. The five squads will advance to the NCAA Championship, which is
slated for May 23-28.
Senior Chad Ramey (t46) turned in a 19-over-par 235 to bring his
season stroke average to 71.65 for the season. The Fulton native edged
out former Bulldog great Alex Rocha to set a new career-stroke record
of 72.25 for the program.
The lone returning player on this postseasons scorecard, soph-
omore Ben Wood, tied with Rameys 19-over-par 235. After shooting
a pair of 80s for the first two rounds, Wood closed out his sophomore
campaign with the best score (75) of any Bulldog at the Rich Harvest
Farms course.
From Staff, Special Reports
THE DISPATCH www.cdispatch.com 2B SUNDAY, MAY 18, 2014
Auto Racing
World Truck results
Friday
At Charlotte Motor Speedway
Concord, N.C.
Lap length: 1.5 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (1) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 134 laps, 150 rating,
0 points, $43,920.
2. (2) Matt Crafton, Toyota, 134, 108.4, 42,
$27,435.
3. (3) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 134, 118.5, 0,
$22,076.
4. (15) John Wes Townley, Toyota, 134, 103.5,
40, $17,025.
5. (9) Timothy Peters, Toyota, 134, 99.7, 39,
$16,350.
6. (7) Johnny Sauter, Toyota, 134, 86.9, 38,
$12,350.
7. (13) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 134, 89.8, 0,
$9,590.
8. (6) Ben Kennedy, Chevrolet, 134, 84, 36,
$12,740.
9. (20) German Quiroga, Toyota, 134, 80.1, 35,
$11,615.
10. (14) Justin Lofton, Chevrolet, 134, 73.6, 34,
$12,790.
11. (16) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 134, 69.6, 34,
$11,090.
12. (17) Joey Coulter, Chevrolet, 134, 71.7, 32,
$10,915.
13. (26) Bryan Silas, Chevrolet, 134, 60.5, 31,
$10,790.
14. (25) Jimmy Weller III, Chevrolet, 134, 57.7,
30, $10,690.
15. (8) Jeb Burton, Toyota, accident, 133, 87.3,
29, $11,215.
16. (30) Jennifer Jo Cobb, Chevrolet, 133, 40.5,
28, $10,690.
17. (33) Norm Benning, Chevrolet, 126, 36.7,
27, $10,440.
18. (27) T.J. Bell, Chevrolet, 125, 49.2, 26,
$10,390.
19. (4) Ron Hornaday Jr., Chevrolet, accident,
114, 100, 25, $10,340.
20. (22) Mason Mingus, Toyota, accident, 113,
54.3, 24, $10,915.
21. (21) Jake Crum, Chevrolet, accident, 107,
42.7, 23, $7,970.
22. (10) Ryan Blaney, Ford, accident, 105, 87.1,
22, $10,165.
23. (5) Brian Ickler, Toyota, accident, 104, 72.5,
21, $8,890.
24. (18) Scott Riggs, Ford, accident, 101, 56.3,
20, $8,865.
25. (19) Tayler Malsam, Chevrolet, accident,
95, 61.7, 19, $7,965.
26. (11) Darrell Wallace Jr., Toyota, accident,
93, 82.4, 18, $7,790.
27. (28) Ryan Ellis, Chevrolet, accident, 82,
37.5, 0, $7,765.
28. (23) Tyler Young, Chevrolet, engine, 66,
42.2, 16, $7,740.
29. (31) Justin Jennings, Chevrolet, 66, 31.8,
15, $7,690.
30. (24) Blake Koch, Chevrolet, vibration, 40,
35.8, 0, $8,165.
31. (12) Max Gresham, Chevrolet, transmis-
sion, 13, 42.7, 13, $7,640.
32. (32) Willie Allen, Chevrolet, electrical, 3,
32.2, 0, $7,590.
33. (29) Charles Lewandoski, Chevrolet, igni-
tion, 3, 30.2, 0, $7,565.
Race Statistics
Average Speed of Race Winner: 100.584 mph.
Time of Race: 1 hour, 59 minutes, 54 seconds.
Margin of Victory: 0.201 seconds.
Caution Flags: 9 for 47 laps.
Lead Changes: 2 among 2 drivers.
Lap Leaders: K.Busch 1-87; J.Nemechek 88-
91; K.Busch 92-134.
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps
Led): K.Busch, 2 times for 130 laps; J.Ne-
mechek, 1 time for 4 laps.
Top 10 in Points: 1. M.Crafton, 162; 2. T.Pe-
ters, 151; 3. G.Quiroga, 144; 4. J.Sauter, 143;
5. R.Hornaday Jr., 137; 6. B.Kennedy, 132; 7.
J.Townley, 127; 8. J.Burton, 127; 9. R.Blaney,
123; 10. D.Wallace Jr., 108.
Baseball
American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Baltimore 22 19 .537
New York 22 19 .537
Toronto 22 21 .512 1
Boston 20 22 .476 2
Tampa Bay 19 24 .442 4
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Detroit 26 12 .684
Minnesota 21 20 .512 6
Kansas City 21 21 .500 7
Chicago 21 23 .477 8
Cleveland 19 24 .442 9
West Division
W L Pct GB
Oakland 27 16 .628
Los Angeles 22 19 .537 4
Seattle 20 22 .476 6
Texas 20 22 .476 6
Houston 15 28 .349 12
Fridays Games
Oakland 11, Cleveland 1
Pittsburgh at New York, ppd., rain
Detroit 1, Boston 0
Toronto 2, Texas 0
Baltimore 4, Kansas City 0
Chicago White Sox 7, Houston 2
Minnesota 5, Seattle 4
Tampa Bay 3, L.A. Angels 0
Saturdays Games
N.Y. Yankees 7, Pittsburgh 1
Houston 6, Chicago White Sox 5
Oakland 6, Cleveland 2
Kansas City 1, Baltimore 0
Detroit 6, Boston 1
Minnesota 4, Seattle 3
Toronto at Texas, late
Tampa Bay at L.A. Angels, late
Todays Games
Oakland (J.Chavez 3-1) at Cleveland (Master-
son 2-2), 12:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Morton 0-5) at N.Y. Yankees (Kuro-
da 2-3), 12:05 p.m., 1st game
Baltimore (U.Jimenez 2-4) at Kansas City
(Shields 5-3), 1:10 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Joh.Danks 3-3) at Houston
(Peacock 0-4), 1:10 p.m.
Seattle (F.Hernandez 4-1) at Minnesota (Nolas-
co 2-3), 1:10 p.m.
Toronto (Dickey 4-3) at Texas (N.Martinez 0-1),
2:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay (Price 4-3) at L.A. Angels (Shoe-
maker 1-1), 2:35 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Cole 3-3) at N.Y. Yankees (Nuno
1-1), 3:35 p.m., 2nd game
Detroit (A.Sanchez 0-2) at Boston (Peavy 1-1),
7:05 p.m.
Mondays Games
Detroit at Cleveland, 6:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Kansas City, 7:10 p.m.
Houston at L.A. Angels, 9:05 p.m.
National League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Atlanta 22 19 .537
Washington 22 20 .524
Miami 22 21 .512 1
New York 20 22 .476 2
Philadelphia 18 22 .450 3
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Milwaukee 27 16 .628
St. Louis 23 20 .535 4
Cincinnati 19 22 .463 7
Pittsburgh 17 24 .415 9
Chicago 14 27 .341 12
West Division
W L Pct GB
San Francisco 27 16 .628
Colorado 24 19 .558 3
Los Angeles 23 20 .535 4
San Diego 20 23 .465 7
Arizona 16 28 .364 11
Fridays Games
Milwaukee 4, Chicago Cubs 3
Cincinnati 3, Philadelphia 0
Washington 5, N.Y. Mets 2
Pittsburgh at New York, ppd., rain
St. Louis 5, Atlanta 2
Colorado 3, San Diego 1
L.A. Dodgers 7, Arizona 0
Miami 7, San Francisco 5
Saturdays Games
St. Louis 4, Atlanta 1
Chicago Cubs 3, Milwaukee 0
N.Y. Mets 5, Washington 2
N.Y. Yankees 7, Pittsburgh 1
Philadelphia 12, Cincinnati 1
L.A. Dodgers at Arizona, late
San Diego at Colorado, late
Miami at San Francisco, late
Todays Games
Pittsburgh (Morton 0-5) at N.Y. Yankees (Kuro-
da 2-3), 12:05 p.m., 1st game
Cincinnati (Cingrani 2-2) at Philadelphia (Cl.
Lee 3-4), 12:35 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Z.Wheeler 1-3) at Washington (Zim-
mermann 2-1), 12:35 p.m.
Atlanta (Floyd 0-1) at St. Louis (J.Garcia 0-0),
1:15 p.m.
Milwaukee (Estrada 3-1) at Chicago Cubs
(T.Wood 3-4), 1:20 p.m.
Miami (Ja.Turner 0-1) at San Francisco (Vogel-
song 1-2), 3:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Haren 5-1) at Arizona (Collment-
er 1-2), 3:10 p.m.
San Diego (Cashner 2-5) at Colorado (Nicasio
4-2), 3:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Cole 3-3) at N.Y. Yankees (Nuno
1-1), 3:35 p.m., 2nd game
Mondays Games
Cincinnati at Washington, 6:05 p.m.
Milwaukee at Atlanta, 6:10 p.m.
College scores
SATURDAY
SEC
LSU 8, Auburn 1
South Carolina 6, Vanderbilt 3
Tennessee 7, Florida 5
Texas A&M 9, Ole Miss 6
Alabama 2, Mississippi State 1
Arkansas 7, Missouri 5, 11 innings
Georgia 11, Kentucky 10
EAST
Butler 4, Villanova 2
Hofstra 2-18, Mass.-Lowell 4-11
Houston 7, Temple 5
Manhattan 5, St. Peters 2
Michigan St. 7, Penn St. 6
Sienna 4, Quinnipiac 1
Stony Brook 4, Hartford 2
St. Johns 4, Seton Hall 3
SOUTH
Clemson 10, Boston College 9
Coastal Carolina 10, Campbell 7
Duke 7, Florida St. 5
E. Carolina 3, UTSA 2
E. Illinois 5, UT-Martin 1
E. Kentucky 14, Murray St. 1
East Carolina 3, UTSA 2, 10 innings
Georgia St. 5, W. Kentucky 4
Georgia Tech 12, South Florida 5
High Point 5-9, UNC-Asheville 4-2
Jacksonville 10, N. Kentucky 0
Louisville 10, Cincinnati 0
Mercer 8, ETSU 1
Miami 2, North Carolina 0
Middle Tennessee 10, Marshall 7
Morehead St. 12, Jacksonville St. 10
NC State 8, Virginia Tech 5
Old Dominion 5-2, LIU 2-4
Rutgers 7, Memphis 5
Southern Miss. 5, Charlotte 2
Tennessee Tech 3, Belmont 2
Tulane 2, FIU 1
Wake Forest 4, Virginia 3
MIDWEST
Ball St. 10, N. Illinois 2
Creighton 7, Xavier 6
Kansas 8, Michigan 2
Miami (Ohio) 16, Ohio 1
Missouri St. 9, Evansville 8
Nebraska-Omaha 8, W. Illinois 5
Notre Dame 5, Pittsburgh 4
Oakland 3, Ill.-Chicago 0
Ohio St. 5, Northwestern 2
Purdue 6, Iowa 4
Wichita St. 15, Illinois St. 5
SOUTHWEST
Rice 4, Louisiana Tech 3
Texas-Arlington 1, Texas St. 0
FAR WEST
New Mexico 5, Air Force 4
Texas-Pan American 7, N. Colorado 2, 10 in-
nings
FRIDAY
SEC
LSU 11, Auburn 3
Vanderbilt 9, South Carolina 3
Florida 4, Tennessee 2
Ole Miss 4, Texas A&M 2
Mississippi State 1, Alabama 0
Arkansas 4, Missouri 0
Kentucky 10, Georgia 0
EAST
Bucknell 7, Lehigh 2
Butler at Villanova, ppd.
Maine 17-8, UMBC 0-4
St. Bonaventure 4, George Washington 3
UCF 7, UConn 6
SOUTH
Belmont 2, Tennessee Tech 1
Boston College 3, Clemson 1
Campbell 7, Coastal Carolina 4
College of Charleston 3, William & Mary 2, 23
innings
E. Illinois 3-7, UT-Martin 1-3
East Carolina 3-2, UTSA 2-1
ETSU 7, Mercer 6
Florida Gulf Coast 3, Lipscomb 2
Florida St. 9, Duke 8
Georgia Tech 3, South Florida 0
High Point 9, UNC-Ashville 2
Jacksonville 8-7, N. Kentucky 2-6
Jacksonville St. 11, Morehead St. 9, 13 innings
La.-Lafayette 12, La.-Monroe 9
Louisville 5, Cincinnati 1
Miami 6-1, North Carolina 5-1, 1st game 16
innings
Middle Tennessee 14, Marshall 0
Murray St. 8, E. Kentucky 3
NC State 9-6, Virginia Tech 4-5
Radford 4-4, Liberty 1-9
Rutgers 7, Memphis 0
Southern Miss. 7-0, Charlotte 2-8
Stetson 20, SC-Upstate 4
Tulane 3, FIU 2
W. Kentucky 2, Georgia St. 1
Wake Forest 6-2, Virginia 5-7, 1st game 10
innings
MIDWEST
George Mason 9, Dayton 1
Miami (Ohio) 6, Ohio 4
Notre Dame 1, Pittsburgh 0
S. Dakota St. 5-6, N. Dakota St. 1-1
Nebraska-Omaha 3-7, W. Illinois 0-1
W. Michigan 8, Cent. Michigan 0
SOUTHWEST
Sam Houston St. 13, Texas A&M-Corpus
Christi 3
Stephen F. Austin 10, Houston Baptist 3
TCU 5, Baylor 0
Texas-Arlington 1, Texas St. 0
FAR WEST
Air Force 3, New Mexico 1
Cal Poly 16, CS Northridge 8
Loyola Marymount 4, Pacific 0
Sam Houston St. 13, Texas A&M-CC 3, 8 in-
nings
Texas-Pan American 8, N. Colorado 1
Basketball
NBA playoffs
CONFERENCE FINALS
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
Sunday, May 18
Miami at Indiana, 2:30 p.m.
Monday, May 19
Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 8 p.m.
Tuesday, May 20
Miami at Indiana, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 21
Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 8 p.m.
Saturday, May 24
Indiana at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 25
San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 7:30 p.m.
Monday, May 26
Indiana at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, May 27
San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Wednesday, May 28
x-Miami at Indiana, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 29
x-Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 8 p.m.
Friday, May 30
x-Indiana at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 31
x-San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, June 1
x-Miami at Indiana, 7:30 p.m.
Monday, June 2
x-Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 8 p.m.
Golf
PGA results
Byron Nelson Classic
Saturday
At TPC Four Seasons Resort
Irving, Texas
Purse: $6.9 million
Yardage: 7,166; Par: 70
(a-amateur)
Third Round
Louis Oosthuizen 68-68-64200
Brendon Todd 68-64-68200
James Hahn 71-65-65201
Gary Woodland 68-67-66201
Mike Weir 68-66-67201
Padraig Harrington 68-68-66202
Marc Leishman 66-68-68202
Graham DeLaet 68-66-68202
Morgan Hoffmann 68-66-68202
Greg Chalmers 71-67-65203
Boo Weekley 67-68-68203
Charles Howell III 68-66-69203
John Huh 67-71-66204
Matt Kuchar 69-67-68204
Aaron Baddeley 68-70-67205
Vijay Singh 69-68-68205
Martin Kaymer 67-67-71205
Dustin Johnson 69-69-68206
Scott Gardiner 70-69-67206
Lee Williams 67-71-68206
Keegan Bradley 70-68-68206
Robert Garrigus 74-64-68206
Andres Romero 71-66-69206
Charlie Wi 73-67-66206
Retief Goosen 70-65-71206
Ryan Palmer 67-68-71206
Jimmy Walker 71-68-68207
Brice Garnett 69-70-68207
Billy Hurley III 70-69-68207
Charl Schwartzel 73-67-67207
Peter Hanson 65-73-69207
Shawn Stefani 74-66-67207
Carl Pettersson 69-71-67207
Charlie Beljan 72-65-70207
Tyrone Van Aswegen 67-68-72207
James Driscoll 70-71-66207
Paul Casey 71-63-73207
Jason Allred 68-70-70208
a-Scottie Scheffler 71-68-69208
Ricky Barnes 72-68-68208
Josh Teater 71-69-68208
Angel Cabrera 73-67-68208
John Senden 70-70-68208
Tim Wilkinson 66-71-71208
Tim Herron 68-66-74208
Brendon de Jonge 73-68-67208
Kris Blanks 70-69-70209
Kevin Kisner 69-70-70209
Rory Sabbatini 70-68-71209
Jason Dufner 70-70-69209
J.J. Henry 70-71-68209
Steve Marino 70-69-71210
Patrick Cantlay 70-69-71210
Chris Thompson 69-69-72210
Alex Prugh 67-71-72210
Brian Gay 71-67-72210
Jordan Spieth 70-67-73210
Martin Flores 70-71-69210
Ken Duke 70-69-72211
David Toms 71-68-72211
Ben Crane 68-70-73211
Jim Renner 69-71-71211
Jamie Lovemark 73-67-71211
Michael Putnam 70-70-71211
Rod Pampling 68-72-71211
Brian Davis 70-71-70211
Robert Allenby 72-69-70211
Chad Campbell 69-72-70211
Jim Herman 70-68-74212
Luke Guthrie 69-72-71212
Brad Fritsch 72-69-71212
Brian Harman 72-69-71212
Sean OHair 69-72-71212
Bryce Molder 71-70-71212
Made cut did not finish
Daniel Chopra 70-68-75213
Kevin Foley 70-71-72213
Ryo Ishikawa 73-68-72213
Alex Cejka 67-70-77214
Will Wilcox 72-68-74214
Jhonattan Vegas 70-71-73214
Mark Anderson 73-68-74215
Johnson Wagner 73-68-74215
Eric Axley 68-73-74215
Kyle Stanley 74-66-76216
LPGA results
Saturday
Kingsmill Championship
At Kingsmill Resort, River Course
Williamsburg, Virginia
Purse: $1.3 million
Yardage: 6,347; Par: 71
(a-amateur)
Second Round
Hee Young Park 66-68134
Stacy Lewis 70-65135
Brittany Lang 67-68135
Lizette Salas 67-68135
Lexi Thompson 67-69136
Azahara Munoz 65-71136
Mariajo Uribe 72-65137
Katherine Kirk 69-68137
Gerina Piller 69-68137
Alejandra Llaneza 68-69137
Thidapa Suwannapura 67-70137
Paz Echeverria 73-65138
Chella Choi 71-67138
Lydia Ko 70-68138
Alena Sharp 69-69138
Yani Tseng 68-70138
Cristie Kerr 67-71138
Charley Hull 70-69139
Pat Hurst 70-69139
Jane Rah 70-69139
Jennifer Rosales 70-69139
So Yeon Ryu 70-69139
Jenny Shin 69-70139
Kris Tamulis 69-70139
Dori Carter 68-71139
Sarah Jane Smith 68-71139
Danielle Kang 67-72139
Austin Ernst 65-74139
Mina Harigae 72-68140
Mo Martin 72-68140
Suzann Pettersen 72-68140
Pornanong Phatlum 71-69140
Ryann OToole 70-70140
Sandra Gal 69-71140
Angela Stanford 73-68141
Sarah Kemp 70-71141
Seon Hwa Lee 70-71141
Joanna Klatten 69-72141
Brittany Lincicome 69-72141
Line Vedel 69-72141
Silvia Cavalleri 74-68142
Anna Nordqvist 74-68142
Lorie Kane 73-69142
Stacey Keating 72-70142
Christina Kim 72-70142
Ilhee Lee 72-70142
Eun-Hee Ji 71-71142
Jimin Kang 71-71142
Jane Park 71-71142
Carlota Ciganda 70-72142
Jennifer Johnson 70-72142
Karrie Webb 70-72142
Sandra Changkija 68-74142
Jessica Korda 68-74142
Ai Miyazato 68-74142
Cindy LaCrosse 74-69143
Mi Hyang Lee 74-69143
Lindsey Wright 74-69143
Sydnee Michaels 73-70143
Giulia Molinaro 72-71143
Becky Morgan 72-71143
Alison Walshe 72-71143
Candie Kung 71-72143
Lisa McCloskey 71-72143
Maude-Aimee Leblanc 76-68144
Chie Arimura 74-70144
Belen Mozo 74-70144
Nicole Jeray 72-72144
Anya Alvarez 71-73144
Perrine Delacour 71-73144
Katie Futcher 71-73144
Morgan Pressel 71-73144
Amy Yang 71-73144
Louise Friberg 70-74144
Kristy McPherson 70-74144
Lee-Anne Pace 70-74144
Kathleen Ekey 67-77144
Hockey
NHL playoffs
CONFERENCE FINALS
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
Saturday, May 17
N.Y. Rangers 7 Montreal 2, N.Y. Rangers lead
series 1-0
Sunday, May 18
Los Angeles at Chicago, 2 p.m.
Monday, May 19
NY Rangers at Montreal, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, May 21
Los Angeles at Chicago, 7 p.m.
Thursday, May 22
Montreal at NY Rangers, 7 p.m.
Saturday, May 24
Chicago at Los Angeles, 7 p.m.
Sunday, May 25
Montreal at NY Rangers, 7 p.m.
Monday, May 26
Chicago at Los Angeles, 8 p.m.
Tuesday, May 27
x-NY Rangers at Montreal, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, May 2
x-Los Angeles at Chicago, 7 p.m.
Thursday, May 29
x-Montreal at NY Rangers, 7 p.m.
Friday, May 30
x-Chicago at Los Angeles, 8 p.m.
Saturday, May 31
x-NY Rangers at Montreal, 7 p.m.
Sunday, June 1
x-Los Angeles at Chicago, 7 p.m.
Transactions
Saturdays Moves
BASEBALL
American League
BOSTON RED SOX Placed 3B Will Middle-
brooks on the 15-day DL. Recalled INF Brock
Holt from Pawtucket (IL).
CLEVELAND INDIANS Recalled LHP T.J.
House from Columbus (IL). Optioned RHP C.C.
Lee to Columbus.
HOUSTON ASTROS Signed RHP Kyle
Farnsworth. Optioned RHP Paul Clemens to
Oklahoma City (PCL).
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS Named Tony
La Russa chief baseball officer.
SAN DIEGO PADREW Placed RHP Andrew
Cashner on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Kev-
in Quackenbush from El Paso (PCL).
FOOTBALL
National Football League
BALTIMORE RAVENS Signed DT Timmy
Jernigan and DE Brent Urban to four-year
contracts.
BUFFALO BILLS Signed LB Preston Brown.
DETROIT LIONS Signed CB Nevin Lawson
and WR TJ Jones to four-year contracts.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS Signed S Je-
rome Junior and RB Beau Blankenship.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS Signed CB Stan-
ley Jean-Baptiste to a four-year contract.
COLLEGE
SOUTH CAROLINA Named Mark Bernardi-
no associate head swimming and diving coach.
Fridays Moves
BASEBALL
COMMISSIONERS OFFICE Suspended
Arizona RHP Argeny Hiciano 50 games after
testing positive for metabolites of Boldenone, in
violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention
and Treatment Program.
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES Designated RHP
Evan Meek for assignment. Recalled RHP Brad
Brach from Norfolk (IL).
CLEVELAND INDIANS Optioned RHP Dan-
ny Salazar to Columbus (IL). Recalled LHP Kyle
Crockett from Akron (EL).
KANSAS CITY ROYALS Designated OF
Justin Maxwell for assignment. Selected the
contract of RHP Casey Coleman from Omaha
(PCL).
MINNESOTA TWINS Sent OF Josh Willing-
ham and RHP Mike Pelfrey to Rochester (IL) for
rehab assignments.
National League
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES Optioned OF
Darin Ruf to Lehigh Valley (IL).
WASHINGTON NATIONALS Optioned C
Sandy Leon to Syracuse (IL). Recalled OF Eury
Perez from Syracuse and placed him on the
60-day DL. Selected the contract of 1B Greg
Dobbs.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
NFL Suspended Indianapolis LB Robert
Mathis four games for violating the leagues
policy on performance-enhancing drugs.
ARIZONA CARDINALS Claimed DT Chris-
tian Tupou off waivers from San Francisco.
BUFFALO BILLS Released WR Brandon
Kaufman.
CINCINNATI BENGALS QB Matt Scott off
waivers from Jacksonville.
CLEVELAND BROWNS Released WR Greg
Little.
DALLAS COWBOYS Released LB Jona-
than Stewart. Signed DT Amobi Okoye and S
Ahmad Dixon.
DETROIT LIONS Signed DE Larry Webster,
DT Caraun Reid, PK Nate Freese and OT A.J.
Dalton.
GREEN BAY PACKERS Signed LB Carl
Bradford, CB Demetri Goodson and S Tanner
Miller.
HOUSTON TEXANS Signed NT Louis Nix
III, QB Tom Savage, DE Jeoffrey Pagan, RB
Alfred Blue, FB Jay Prosch, CB Andre Hal and
S Lonnie Ballentine.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS Signed G Jack
Mewhort. Promoted Kevin Rogers to director of
pro personnel, Jon Shaw to pro scout/special
projects and Dan Pitcher to pro scout.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS Signed RB DeAn-
thony Thomas.
MIAMI DOLPHINS Released DE Gannon
Conway.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS Signed Gs David
Yankey and Austin Wentworth and CBs Kendall
James and Jabari Price. Placed G Josh Samu-
da on injured reserve.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS Signed RB
James White, LBs Darius Fleming and James
Morris, S Jeremy Deering, OL Cameron Flem-
ing, WR Jeremy Gallon, DL Zach Moore and
LS Tyler Ott.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS Signed S Vinnie
Sunseri, LB Ronald Powell and OT Tavon
Rooks to four-year contracts.
NEW YORK GIANTS Signed RB Andre Wil-
liams and S Nat Berhe.
NEW YORK JETS Signed TE Jace Amaro
and WR Jalen Saunders to four-year contracts.
Released OL Tevon Conrad.
OAKLAND RAIDERS Signed RB George
Atkinson III, FB Karl Williams, LB Carlos Fields,
OTs Dan Kistler and Erle Ladson, TEs Jake
Murphy and Scott Simonson and WRs D.J.
Coles, Mike Davis, Noel Grigsby and Seth
Roberts.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS Signed CB Ken-
neth Acker to a four-year contact.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS Signed G Ka-
deem Edwards and WR Robert Herron.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS Signed G Spen-
cer Long, CB Bashaud Breeland, WR Ryan
Grant, RB Lache Seastrunk, TE Ted Bolser and
PK Zach Hocker.
Arena Football League
AFL Assigned DL Julius Williams to San
Jose and DB Erick McIntosh to Orlando.
Canadian Football League
MONTREAL ALOUETTES Signed QB Collin
Klein, LB Gary Guyton and DB Chris Smith to
two-year contracts.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS Signed C Al-
exander Wennberg to a three-year, entry-level
contract.
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS Fired general
manager Ray Shero.
WASHINGTON CAPITALS Signed D Chris-
tian Djoos to a three-year, entry-level contract.
SOCCER
U.S. SOCCER Named Jill Ellis womens na-
tional team coach.
WINTER SPORTS
U.S. BOBSLED AND SKELETON FEDERA-
TION Promoted Tuffy Latour to director of
sport operations and Brian Shimer to overall
bobsled head coach, effective July 1.
COLLEGE
CHARLOTTE Announced mens basketball
coach Alan Major is taking a leave of absence
over health issues.
Davis
Local players earn honors
New Hope High School senior baseball
players Taylor Stafford and Will Golsan and
Columbus High School senior Trace Lee have
been chosen to play in the annual Crossroads
Diamond Club all-star game.
The annual contest matching the North
4A/5A/6A all-stars against the South squad
will be played at 1 p.m. May 31 at Smith-Wills
Stadium in Jackson. The 1A/2A/3A contest
will follow at 4:30 p.m.
New Hopes Lee Boyd will also be coaching
the North squad.
The Northeast Mississippi Coaches Asso-
ciation will hold its annual all-star games on
May 24 at Jesse Bynum Field in Corinth.
The East 3A-6A squad includes Lee, Hunt-
er Mullis, Chris McCullough, Gevonta Webb
and Greg Sykes from Columbus, as well as
Bruce Barclay from West Point.
The 1A-2A game will be held at 3 p.m.,
while the 3A-6A game follows at 7 p.m.
The Region 3-6A team was also announced
this past week.
McCullough joined Northwest Rankins
Shelton Wallace as co-offensive players of
the year. Webb earned defensive player of the
year honors.
First-team picks included Mullis, Lee,
Greg Sykes and Starkvilles Tanner Clanton.
Second-team picks included Isaiah Farmer
and Michael Sturidvant of Columbus, as well
as Justin Connor and A.J. Brown of Starkville.
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BRIEFLY
Alabama
Softball wins rst two games at Tuscaloosa Regional
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. The Alabama Crimson Tide beat the USC
Upstate Spartans 7-1 Saturday, to advance to todays 2014 NCAA
Softball Tuscaloosa Regional championship game.
Alabama opened the tournament with a 13-3 win over SIU-Ed-
wardsville Friday night.
Against Upstate, Alabama scattered 16 hits on the day and left 11
on base on the way to scoring its seven runs. The Crimson Tide was
hot early, scoring four in the first inning and two more in the third before
closing out the scoring with one run in the top of the seventh. Jadyn
Spencer led the way for Alabama, going 4-for-4 at the plate, including
her second homerun of the weekend. She is now a perfect 8-for-8
for the regional. Shellie Robinson scored Upstates only run on a solo
homerun in the bottom of the first inning.
Alabamas Jaclyn Traina picked up the win for Alabama, pushing
her record to 21-3 on the season, while Lexi Shubert took the loss for
the Spartans, falling to 18-2.
Alabama returns to action at 1 p.m. today against either Upstate or
South Alabama.
n Womens tennis falls to North Carolina: At Athens, Ga., the
second-seeded Alabama womens tennis team ended its run in the
NCAA Championships on Saturday, falling 4-2 to No. 7 North Carolina
at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex. With the quarterfinals loss, the
Crimson Tide ends its season with a 25-5 record, the best under head
coach Jenny Mainz and the best in three decades, while the Tar Heels
improve to 28-5 with the win.
Alabama came up just shy of securing the doubles point and was
making comebacks in singles after dropping four first sets, however
North Carolina would hold on and clinched with a three-set victory on
court two.
n Track and Field fares well at SEC meet: At Lexington, Ky.,
sophomore Elias Hakansson finished runner-up in the mens hammer
throw and senior Yanique Malcolm advanced to the final of the womens
800 meters to highlight the University of Alabama track and field teams
second day at the SEC Outdoor Championships being held on the
University of Kentucky campus in Lexington, Kentucky this week.
Junior Charodd Richardson joined Hakansson in the final of the
mens hammer throw and took home a sixth-place finish. Together,
Hakansson and Richardson captured 11 points to put the Crimson Tide
on the board in the mens standings.
Im pleased with our guys in the hammer and with Yanique
Malcolm advancing in the 800, Alabama head coach Dan Waters said.
At conference meets, especially in the SEC, youre going to have some
good things happen and some bad things happen. We had a little of
both today, but we will come out tomorrow and look to do more good
things.
Battling strong winds and rain, Hakansson topped out in the finals
with a mark of 66.31 meters (217 feet, 6 inches) after throwing 66.18
meters (217 feet, 1 inch) on his first successful attempt to advance to
the finals. Richardsons first throwa mark of 58.77 meters (192 feet,
9 inches)qualified him for the finals, but his fourth attempt spanned
62.14 meters (203 feet, 10 inches) and moved him up to sixth place.
In the evening portion of the meet Friday, Yanique Malcolm clocked
a 2:05.99, the fifth-best time in school history, to advance to Sundays
finals of the womens 800 meters.
Alabama returned to action Saturday with the womens long jump
and javelin competitions at noon. Track events begin with the womens
1,500 meters at 3:45 p.m. Other events on Saturday include the mens
discus, the mens and womens 100 meter prelims and the mens and
womens steeplechases.
n Rowing set for C-USA championship: At Tuscaloosa, Ala.,
Alabama headed to Oak Ridge, Tenn., this weekend to compete in the
2014 C-USA Championship for an opportunity at an automatic bid to the
NCAA Championships.
Alabama and the 10 other C-USA rowing crews will begin
competition on Melton Hill Lake at 8 a.m. with the first heat of the Varsity
8. Races will continue through the afternoon and will culminate with the
awards presentation at 3:45 p.m.
The winning team will earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Cham-
pionships. Previous champions include Oklahoma (2013), Tennessee
(2012, 2010) and Texas (2011). The rest of the field will consist of Old
Dominion, Tulsa, Kansas, Kansas State, Sacramento State, San Diego
State and West Virginia.
n Mens golf wins regional tournament: At Auburn, Ala., the
top-ranked Alabama mens golf team finished off a 22-shot win at the
NCAA Auburn Regional Championship Saturday at the par-72, 7,254-
yard Auburn University Club to advance to the programs 17th NCAA
Championships.
I am really proud of this team, Alabama head coach Jay Seawell
said. This is a special group that really likes to compete. They are great
players, obviously, but they have a special bond and chemistry and
work so well together. That is really what makes them special. I am very
proud of that.
We came into the day with the mindset that we had not won any-
thing yet, and we came out and played like champions. I also have to
thank our fans. The Alabama fans came out in force; it was like a home
match. We painted this town crimson and white and it was a lot of fun.
The Crimson Tide shot 6-under-par 282 in the final round for an
11-under-par 853. Kennesaw State finished second with an 11-over
875. KSUs final-round 1-under 287 was the only under-par round of the
week outside of the Crimson Tides three sup-par rounds.
Host Auburn finished third at 14-over 878 while second-seeded
Virginia Tech was fourth at 18-over 882 and third-seeded Texas was
fifth at 20-over 884. The top five finishers at the NCAA Auburn Regional
advance to the NCAA Championships at Prairie Dunes Country Club on
May 23-28 in Hutchinson, Kan.
Senior Cory Whitsett paced Alabama with a runner-up finish at
4-under-par 212. The Houston native shot an even-par 72 in the final
round and finished second to Austin Peay States Marco Iten, who shot
a final-round 67 to win by four shots. Whitsett made double bogey on
the first hole but recorded four birdies and two bogeys on the final 17
holes.
Sophomore Tom Lovelady recorded a career-best tie for third place
at 3-under-par 213. The Birmingham native strung together rounds of
72, 71 and 70. Senior Trey Mullinax also posted a top-10 finish with a tie
for seventh at 1-under 215 following a final round 71.
True freshman Robby Shelton was the Tides low score in the final
round with a 3-under 69 to finish tied for 13th at 1-over 217. Bobby Wy-
atts 79 was dropped from the team score on Saturday as he finished
tied for 28th at 7-over 223.
It is the fourth straight NCAA Championships appearance for
the Crimson Tide and the 17th overall. Alabama has now qualified for
the NCAA Championships seven times in Coach Seawells 12 years,
including seven of the last eight years.
Ole Miss
Track and Field starts strong at SEC Championships
LEXINGTON, Ky. Two Rebels scored team points at the SEC
Outdoor Championships and two more produced qualifying times in
prelims on Friday at the Kentucky Track & Field Complex.
Sophomore Nathan Loe got the Rebel men on the board with a
seventh-place finish in the hammer throw, resulting in two team points
(the top eight finishers in each event score points). A University of Illinois
transfer and native of Acworth, Georgia, Loe heaved his hammer a
distance of 201-7 and scored the Rebels first points in the event since
James Maloney in 2007.
Senior Mary Ashton Nall finished off a season-best two-day
performance in the heptathlon to place sixth overall with 5,390 points.
The Auburn, Alabama, native posted the second-best javelin throw of
the day (117-9) and finished strong with the fourth-best 800-meter run
(2:17.28). She scored three points for the Rebel women.
Freshman Jalen Miller and sophomore Holland Sherrer came
through with big performances in the prelims to advance to the SEC
Championships finals in the mens 200 meters and 800 meters,
respectively.
Miller clocked a personal-best 20.76, the third-fastest time in the
200-meter prelims on Friday. The true freshman from Tunica, Missis-
sippi, lowered his previous all-time best (20.85) by almost a tenth of a
second. The final will be Sunday at 4:30 p.m. ET/3:30 CT.
Sherrer also had a breakout performance to advance in the 800.
He won his heat with a time of 1:49.59, which was seventh-best on the
day. The junior college transfer and native of Deerfield, New Jersey, will
run in Sundays final at 2:50 p.m.
Although he didnt place in the top eight, redshirt-freshman Kevin
Conway heaved a personal-best 191-3 in the hammer throw. He moved
up to fourth in the Ole Miss record books, improving on his previous
best (189-9) by almost two feet.
Southern Miss
Mens basketball adds Holland
HATTIESBURG Southern Miss mens basketball head coach
Doc Sadler announced the signing of Kevin Holland (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
for the 2014-15 school year, Friday morning.
Holland, a 6-1 guard, just finished his senior year at Paul W. Bryant
High School, where he led the Stampede to a 26-6 record and a berth
in the Class 5A Central Regional title game. Holland was an All-State
Honorable Mention by the Alabama Sports Writers Association after
averaging 20.3 points and 5.7 rebounds.
We are excited to have Kevin join the Southern Miss basketball
family. He brings a lot to our team, as he is an outstanding young man of
high character, said Sadler.
From Staff, Special Reports
Local soccer teams excel
Contributed
The Columbus American Eurocopter U12 Girls Won the Kohls Cup State Soccer Championship this past weekend in Me-
ridian. They had a 9-0 victory over Gulf Coast Bay Area, tied Florence 3-3, Won 6-1 over South Madison, beat Southwest
Jackson 1-0 in the Seminals and defeated Clinton 3-0 for the Championship. The team scored 22 goals and only gave
up four goals through the entire tournament. Team members included front (left to right) Bethany McBride (New Hope),
Reagan Greenhaw (New Hope), Allie Corbett (New Hope), Kelly Bell (Annunciation); middle (left to right) Sheridan Williams
(Columbus), Bree Younger (New Hope), Alyvia Franks (Caledonia), Haven Tuggle (Heritage), Blair Ward (Caledonia), Clara
Allen (Caledonia); back (left to right) Jonathan Tuggle (Asst), Chad Bell (Asst), Allen Greenhaw (HC). Taylor Foster (Victory)
was not pictured. At the same event, the U-10 Boys placed runners-up.
College Baseball
COLLEGE STATION, Tex. The
Rebels fought back to take a lead in
the seventh, but miscues in the eighth
inning proved to be too much to over-
come as No. 11 Ole Miss (40-16, 19-11
SEC) fell to Texas A&M (33-23, 14-16
SEC) by a score of 9-6 Saturday in the
series nale.
The Rebels claimed the SEC West-
ern Division and the overall No. 2 seed
in the upcoming SEC Tournament with
a series win over the Aggies by claim-
ing the rst two games of the series.
With a 6-5 lead in the eighth, the
Rebels dug a hole with the errors and
miscues as Texas A&M rallied to take
the lead and held on for the win.
Jeremy Massie (4-3) suffered the
loss, allowing three runs one earned
on two hits with three walks and two
strikeouts in 3.0 innings of work.
A.J. Minter (2-0) picked up the win
in relief, working the nal 2.0 innings
while allowing one hit with a walk and
a strikeout to pick up the win.
That was uncharacteristic of us to-
day, said Ole Miss head coach Mike
Bianco. You have to credit Texas
A&M for keeping the pressure on us,
though. You cant win in this league if
youre going to make four errors in a
game, especially if the other team isnt
going to make errors.
If you arent going to play defense,
then you have to be awless on the
mound and we werent today, Bianco
said. Its disappointing because we
had a shot to win it with the lead there
in the eighth and six outs to go. The
game just unraveled for us.
Ole Miss got on the board rst when
Will Jamison delivered a two-out tri-
ple down the right eld line to bring
Will Allen home from second. Allen
reached on a single to open the inning
and then moved to second on a ground-
out deep to second from J.B. Woodman
to set up the score on the Jamison hit.
Texas A&M answered in the bottom
half of the inning, getting a ground-
rule double that bounced over the wall
from Nick Banks to start the frame.
He then took third on a groundout to
second from Troy Stein before coming
home on a two-out double down the left
eld line from Krey Bratsen to knot the
game at 1-1.
The Aggies moved in front in the
third. With men at the corners and two
outs, Troy Stein laced a single through
the left side to score Cole Lankford
from third. Lankford reached with
a single and took second on a single
from Logan Nottebrok. A elders
choice to third from Nick Banks moved
Lankford to third to set up the score on
the Stein hit that gave Texas A&M a 2-1
lead.
The lead grew in the fourth inning
as a pair of errors kept the inning alive
and allowed the Aggies to move out in
front 3-1. A elding error at short with
one out put Bratsen on base before a
single to center moved him to second.
A double steal put both runners in scor-
ing position and brought Jace Statum
to the plate. Statum hit a ground ball to
rst, but the ball was dropped at rst
on the toss to the pitcher, allowing him
to reach as Bratsen came home.
Texas A&M added to the lead in the
fth, scoring for the third consecutive
inning to move in front 5-1. With one
out on the board, back-to-back singles
from Stein and Allemand put men at
the corners and sent Ole Miss to the
bullpen for reliever Jeremy Massie.
A squeeze bunt down the rst base
line brought Stein home and moved
Allemand to second. Bratsen then dou-
bled down the right eld line to bring
Allemand home and give the Aggies
the four-run lead.
Ole Miss struck back in the sixth,
starting a rally with a double from Er-
rol Robinson and a bunt single from
Lee to put men at the corners. A sac y
from Auston Bouseld advanced both
runners and Austin Anderson drove in
Lee with a double down the right eld
line to cut the lead to 5-3.
The Rebels continued to work as
Sikes Orvis was intentionally walked
following a pop up to second from
Allen that put two outs on the board.
Woodman came up with his second tri-
ple of the series, driving a ball to the
wall in center eld that brought home
both runners and tied the game at 5-5.
Texas A&M had seen enough and
turned to the bullpen for left-hander
Matt Kent to try to get out of the inning.
Kent got a groundout to end the inning,
but the Rebels had answered with the
four-run inning to tie the game.
Ole Miss begins SEC tournament
play Wednesday as the No. 2 seed.
Ole Miss won 4-2 Friday night.
n Southern Miss 5, Charlotte 2:
At Charlotte, N.C., Breck Kline and
Austin Roussel each collected a two-
run double in a ve-run sixth to lead
Southern Miss to a Conference USA
victory in the regular-season nale.
The Golden Eagles (32-23 overall,
19-11 C-USA) won their eighth league
series of the 2014 campaign and cap-
tured their most league victories since
collecting 20 in 2005.
Southern Miss opens the C-USA
Baseball Championship with a 7:30
p.m. rst-round game Wednesday at
Pete Taylor Park in Hattiesburg.
Kline led the Golden Eagles with
two doubles as the squad had four two-
base hits of their six in the contest.
Down 1-0 in the sixth inning, Southern
Miss got a one-out leadoff ineld single
from Michael Sterling.
The teams split a doubleheader Fri-
day with Souther Miss winning 7-2, be-
fore Charlotte won 8-0.
MSU
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youre successful or not but
that play dened it.
Construction on Ala-
bamas new ballpark will
force the Tide to play its
home games at Hoover Met-
ropolitan Stadium next sea-
son while the construction is
going on.
With two runners on
eighth inning, Rea laced
a line drive into left eld
but it was ruled foul by the
slimmest of margins. If the
ball is a few inches inside
the line, MSU certainly ties
the game and possibly takes
its rst lead of the day with
Vickerson already rounding
second base on the play.
We were less than a few
inches on one ball hit by
Wes Rea from taking the
lead in this game and feel-
ing so much better than we
do right now about the out-
come, MSU senior second
baseman Brett Pirtle said.
In a season that was lled
with promise and excite-
ment for the 270-pound slug-
ger, Rea has just nine RBIs
since the beginning of April
and has seen his batting av-
erage drop 68 points (.317 to
.249) since March 1.
I do feel like Wes is
starting to turn a corner
and do some good swings
with his swing, Cohen said.
I really felt like late in the
game we were taking better
approaches but this game
comes down to the fact that
you throw over 150 pitches
and two leave the yard for
them.
In order for MSU to
make another postseason
run similar to what they ac-
complished last season, Co-
hen acknowledged the run
production has to somehow
take a major step forward
despite recent evidence to
the contrary.
No. 20 MSU (35-20, 18-
12 in Southeastern Confer-
ence) will be the fth seed
in the league tournament
on the opening night of the
event in the nal game of
single-elimination format
against Georgia (26-28-1,
11-18-1 in SEC).
MSU left 10 runners on
base in a game where they
had an opportunity to tie for
the Western Division cham-
pionship and qualify for a
bye into the double-elimina-
tion games starting Wednes-
day.
Alabama (34-21, 15-14 in
SEC) jumped all over MSU
starter Preston Brown (4-
2) as Tide shortstop Mikey
White took the rst pitch he
saw deep over the left eld
wall for their rst lead of the
weekend.
Brown was taken out af-
ter just one out in a 17-pitch
effort. Saturday afternoon
marked the third time in the
last four games since return-
ing from a shoulder injury
where he hasnt gotten out
of the second inning. Cohen
admitted after the loss that
Brown probably isnt back
mentally or physically from
its injury.
Ben Bracewell had to
come in early from the bull-
pen and save any chance
at possibly salvaging a vic-
tory and earning its third
straight road sweep. The
senior right-hander allowed
just four hits and made a sin-
gle mistake on a changeup
to Ben Moore in the fth
frame.
I was just in escape
mode when I came into the
game and trying to limit the
damage but once I got into
a rhythm, I felt like I was
able to have good command
and put up zeros, Bracewell
said.
Moore, Alabamas
best power hitter hit his
team-leading ninth home
run off Bracewell, a Bir-
mingham, Alabama native,
during his 65-pitch relief
outing.
Ill wear that pitch be-
cause I was trying to sneak
a changeup inside near his
hands and left the ball right
over the middle of the plate,
Bracewell said. With where
I threw that pitch, it would
be hard for him to make con-
tact and not hit the ball out
of the ballpark. Thats what
hes supposed to do and its a
complete mistake that I take
responsibility for.
Both teams Saturday
were a combined 0-for-16
with runners in scoring
position as Alabama left-
hander Justin Kamplain (6-
3) worked in and out of jams
early on. The junior navigat-
ed through MSUs patient
approach at the plate for
5-1/3 innings over 96 pitch-
es that scattered three hits.
He was able to throw
anything he wanted for
strikes and kept us off bal-
ance all day long, Pirtle
said. We had opportuni-
ties to knock him out of
the game but were one hits
short of putting up a run or
two.
Cohen said Saturday he
envisioned the likely start-
ing pitcher scenario for the
Bulldogs SEC Tournament
opener would junior left-
hander Lucas Laster (0-0,
0.73). Unless Cohen and
MSU pitching coach Butch
Thompson change up the
plan, Tuesday will Lasters
third career start.
Lucas has done such a
nice job for us in big ball-
parks, whether it has been
Trustmark Park in Pearl or
Dudy Noble Field, Cohen
said. We will have to look
at Georgia but we certain-
ly like the matchup that
Hoover Met presents being
so familiar to Dudy Noble
Field.
MSU did win its sev-
enth conference series of
the season by taking a 9-4
win Thursday and 1-0 win
Friday. The 1-0 win came
thanks to Matthew Brittons
rst career home run.
MSU has now taken three
straight series from its clos-
est rival. The Bulldogs had
won ve straight games in
the series before Saturday.
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Twitter @matthewcstevens.
Western Division champion Rebels fall in nale
Spring football at Columbus High School
Columbus High School
held its annual Purple and
Gold scrimmage Saturday
morning at Falcon Field.
Under the direction of
rst-year coach Randal
Montgomery, the Falcons
closed spring practice with
the scrimmage.
ABOVE LEFT: Kylin Hill
(8) is swarmed by the
defense; ABOVE RIGHT:
Jarrelle Peterson (26)
readies to make a run;
RIGHT: Montgomery likes
the effort; FAR RIGHT:
Eric Harris (14) and Don-
sha Walker (20) celebrate
a big defensive play.
Spring football at New Hope High School
David Allen Williams/Dispatch Staff
New Hope High School
held its spring football
scrimmage Friday under
the direction of new head
coach Kris Pickle.
No score was kept and
the main emphasis was
practicing both the new
offense and defense being
installed during camp.
ABOVE LEFT: Asher
Bateman (3) tries to get
an extra yard; ABOVE
RIGHT: Lee Brandon (1)
carries for good yardage;
RIGHT: Thomas Sevens
(20) looks for a target;
FAR RIGHT: Stone Sisson
(18) readies to make a
pitch.
Braves
ducing the go-ahead run.
The Cardinals matched their
season high with their fourth
straight win.
Miller (6-2) allowed a run
and ve hits in seven innings,
one inning longer than his
previous high this season. He
matched his season best with
seven strikeouts, fanning B.J.
Upton three times, and called it
his best outing of the year for
sure.
I felt like we did a really
good job of keeping the hitters
off-balance and getting ahead
in the count, Miller said. Just
an all-around good day, but at
the same time theres still room
for improvement.
Trevor Rosenthal fanned
two in the ninth inning, with
Upton striking out a fourth
time, to earn his 13th save in 14
chances. He has a save in three
straight games for the second
time in his career.
Braves manager Fredi Gon-
zalez was ejected in the fth in-
ning for arguing a call that led
to a bunt double play. He could
face a ne for charging out of
the dugout a second time and
thought the ball was maybe 5,
6 inches foul.
Thats what I kept asking:
Can we get some help from one
of the guys on the line? Gonza-
lez said. What are you going to
do? We still scored one run.
But that would have been a
nice opportunity to try again to
advance a runner, he added.
Andrelton Simmons had
three hits for Atlanta, which
lost its third in a row and scored
fewer than three runs for the
19th time in 41 games this sea-
son.
Miller has won six straight
decisions in seven starts after
losing his rst two of the sea-
son. The last three St. Louis
starters have worked seven in-
nings.
In the fth, Harang stayed
in the batters box after his at-
tempt to sacrice Simmons
to third didnt go far. Molina
pounced on the ball and threw
to third, with shortstop Jhonny
Peralta covering, for a tag play.
Peralta had an easy relay to rst
to nish with second baseman
Wong covering for an unusual
2-6-4 double play.
What stinks is sometimes
its those little plays that change
the tempo of the game, Harang
said.
Sudoku
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placing puzzle based on
a 9x9 grid with several
given numbers. The object
is to place the numbers
1 to 9 in the empty spaces
so that each row, each
column and each 3x3 box
contains the same number
only once. The difculty
level increases from
Monday to Sunday.
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5 Cutting remarks
10 Descartes and
Magritte
12 Stern with a bow
13 Silver bar
14 Word of German
gratitude
15 Wonder
16 Arctic explorer
John
18 Colt creation
19 Deep bow
21 Stiff drink
22 Hall of Fame
catcher
24 West Side
Story role
25 Hall of Fame
pitcher
29 American Gigo-
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30 Girls in the family
32 Dijon pal
33 Cardinal cap
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34 Ray-gun sound
35 Was vocal
37 Each
39 Carls wife in
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40 Famed lover
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7 Texas baseballer
8 Scott of TV
9 Perfume
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17 Surrounding
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New Hope
come through.
After the pep talk, Stafford con-
dently ripped the game-winning
single through the second base
hole scoring Golsan and sending
New Hope to its second consecutive
state championship series in Pearl
with a 3-2 victory. As he sprinted
to rst base, Stafford pumped his
right st in the air when he saw the
ball squirt into right eld.
Anytime you play your rival, the
juices are owing and the adren-
aline ows through you in a way
thats different for any game, even
a playoff game, Stafford said. We
respect Oxford and know they have
some really good, tough players. It
was important for us to win here
and dog pile on their eld.
The come-from-behind victory
puts New Hope at 30-3 for the sea-
son and keeps it undefeated in post-
season play. New Hope swept the
best-of-three series for the Missis-
sippi High School Activities North
State championship two games to
none, having also won 7-0 Thursday
in New Hope.
The win also had some extra
signicance by the fact they got to
celebrate on Oxford High Schools
home eld. With the rivalry being
escalated thanks their familiarity
over the years and the lack of love
loss between the two teams, the
idea of a dog pile on the visitors
pitching mound was extra sweet.
Since Ive taken the job, I think
I may have won one game in Oxford
before this season and now weve
won three here this season, Boyd
said. We know how good theyre
going to be for the next few years
and so to knock them out now is re-
ally special. We will hear from them
again soon.
New Hope relied on a complete
game pitching effort from senior
JC Redden that saw the right-
hander work himself in and out of
jams during his 119-pitch affair.
Reddens bat allowed New Hope to
take an early 1-0 lead as he stroked
a double to right-centereld in the
second inning.
He had gotten me out on fast-
balls inside and so that was exact-
ly what I was looking for, Redden
said. I needed to make sure he
didnt strike me out on that type of
pitch again.
Oxford (26-10) would take its
rst lead of the series in the fourth
inning after back-to-back singles
would eventually turn into runs.
An error on a transfer for a middle
ineld double play combination al-
lowed Oxford to take a 2-1 lead.
The Chargers would have had a
bigger lead but sensational defen-
sive plays in the ineld allowed the
Trojans to limit the damage. Oxford
had the bases loaded with no outs in
the frame but managed to just get a
sacrice y and a RBI ineld single
as Redden continued to pitch out of
trouble.
I had all three of my pitches
working tonight and I know I had
a lot of pitches but that was com-
pletely on me and my responsibil-
ity, Redden said. When I wasnt
walking people, I was in complete
command of what I was doing. I
never felt like the game was out of
my control.
Junior Josh Stillman tied the
game in the fth on a RBI-single to
right-center as the top of the New
Hope lineup continued to provide
key hits against Oxford starter
Houston Roth.
Oxford had a runner on third
base with one out in the sixth as
they tried to send the series back
to New Hope for a deciding third
game but Redden got a strikeout
and weak ground out to the pitcher
to set up the dramatics of the nal
inning.
The victory couldnt have been
nalized until Redden loaded the
bases again in the bottom of the
seventh but a stellar defensive stab
by Wells Davis at rst base and a
lazy y out by Ben Bianco ended
the Chargers season.
New Hope will now face South
State champion West Jones (24-
10) starting at 4 p.m. Thursday
at Trustmark Park in Pearl. The
Trojans and their nine seniors will
try to win the programs rst ever
back-to-back state championships
and seventh overall.
We mapped it out before the
season started, Redden said.
You have a 12 percent chance
of winning a state championship
again the year after you do it the
rst time. The odds were against us
for the rst time in awhile and thats
how we like it.
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matthewcstevens.
Golf
Were not recognized
everywhere. We are not
on television a lot, so
that is a big feature of it,
but were getting there,
Blalock said.
Blalock said the Leg-
ends Tour, which started
in 2000, is getting more
exposure in specialty
publications like Golf
Week and Golf World and
is getting outlets like The
Golf Channel to ash its
scores on their channels.
She admitted, though,
more works needs to be
done to make the tour a
household name.
When I rst played
on the LPGA Tour it was
what is was like then. We
need more recognition,
Blalock said. I think this
event will go a long way as
far as recognition.
Blalock said the addi-
tion of Inkster, who will
make her LPGA Legends
Tour debut at the Han-
da Cup, will help attract
attention. She said tour
organizers have wanted
Inkster to play on the Leg-
ends Tour for a few years,
but she said why should
Inkster do that because
she has been playing so
well on the LPGA Tour.
Blalock said the ad-
dition of Laura Davies,
who has won LPGA Tour
events, also has helped
bring attention to the
Legends Tour. She said
the tour has 50-70 players
who compete in events.
The tours biggest event
is the Legends Champi-
onship, which has a eld
of 60 players, in French
Lick, Indiana. Laurie
Kuehne won that event
on the nal hole to take
home a $60,000 rst-place
check.
Blalock said all players
who compete at events
receive a check. She said
the players have worked
too hard to have to worry
about making a cut.
I dont want to hear
ever again that it is the
best-kept secret, Blalock
said.
Still, Blalock said the
Legends Tour has a way
to go to get to the level of
The Champions Tour, the
PGAs version of the Leg-
ends Tour. Her goal is in-
crease the number of Leg-
ends Tour events to 15 or
16 and to increase the size
of the purses. She said
sponsors like Walgreens
and B.J.s Wholesale Club
have helped raise the pro-
le of the tour but that
more are needed to help it
continue to grow.
Like Lopez discussed
Thursday, Blalock hopes
having the Handa Cup in
Mississippi will help build
interest and exposure.
I think the Handa Cup
has a good chance to do
that because it is unique,
it is prestigious, and it is
at Old Waverly and the
attention we are going to
get here, Blalock said.
We need that. It is not
easy. You need to get a lit-
tle lucky. You need a Fox
Sports to pick it up and
then guess what, you see
ESPN picks it up or NBC
picks it up.
I think Juli Inkster is
going to make a big differ-
ence because she is cur-
rent. I really think that is
going to help us a lot. We
have the names that are
recognizable and people
can relate to and watch
play, which is why the
Champions Tour has been
so successful.
Blalock said the Leg-
ends Tour needs more
help from the LPGA Tour
to continue to move for-
ward. She said the PGA
Tour assists and subsidiz-
es many of the Champi-
ons Tour events but that
the Legends Tour doesnt
have that luxury. As CEO
of the Legends Tour di-
rector, she said it is part of
her job to build contacts
and relationships with
people in the television
network and with others
in the business commu-
nity. If she and others in
the LPGA Legends Tour
can do that, she is con-
dent the tour will reach its
goals.
In fact, she said there
have been very serious
conversations about hold-
ing a U.S. Senior Womens
Open, which she said is
long overdue. She feels
it may happen in 2016.
When that happens, she
believes there wont be
anyone who will again
say they didnt know the
LPGA had a senior or
Legends Tour.
The womens market
is growing, Blalock said.
Golf has been struggling
a little bit in its growth. I
think that is going to have
a great impact and cer-
tainly mean a lot to us.
I think it is going to
be a challenge. I am not
seeing any young Nan-
cy Lopezes out there. It
is a global game, but the
difference I see is it used
to be an American tour
with personalities and a
global inuence. We had
a lot of Japanese players
and Swedish players, but
it was an American tour.
Now it is really a foreign
tour with a few American
players who win from
time to time. ... There
are great young women,
but they are players the
American public doesnt
relate to quite as well, and
it doesnt have the energy,
the excitement, the shar-
ing. I think the feeder sys-
tem junior golf, college
golf, the LPGA Futures
Tour looks very much
like that, so I am not see-
ing a lot of young Ameri-
cans. I think there are so
many options for young
girls here whereas par-
ticularly in Asia at 2 or 3
years old if you show any
promise and all youre go-
ing to do is play golf and
that is your career. It is de-
cided for you, and it is sub-
sidized, you have great
teachers and education,
so it is a priority. Wom-
ens golf needs some help.
I wish I had an answer. I
dont. Hopefully, the Leg-
ends Tour can help in our
way by just spreading the
word that hey, our players
can still play and have
the personalities and this
game is fun.
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Twitter @ctsporteditor.
Softball
on an ineld single that advanced
Bailey to third, but consecutive
groundouts left the two on base.
In the top of the fourth, Texas
Southern had its rst base run-
ner as Jessica Miller led off with a
single just out of reach of a diving
Winkeld at shortstop. A sacrice
bunt moved Miller to second and
she advanced to third on another
groundout, but Silkwood recorded
a strikeout to extinguish the threat.
After the defensive hold, the
MSU broke the game open with
three runs for a 4-0 lead in the bot-
tom of the fourth. Senior Sam Len-
ahan reached on a two-base error
as the Texas Southern shortstop
Princess Daniels dropped a pop
up to start the frame. After a y
out, Bailey walked to put runners
on rst and second with one down.
The pair executed a double steal
and Lenahan scored on a Winkeld
ineld single.
Senior Jessica Offutt followed
with a squeeze bunt that plated Bai-
ley for a 3-0 advantage. Junior Julia
Echols was hit by a pitch to load
the bases and a wild pitch brought
in Winkeld for a four-run cush-
ion. Following a groundout, red-
shirt freshman pinch hitter Olivia
Golden walked to ll the bases. A
strikeout allowed Jimenez to avoid
further damage.
Mississippi State pushed across
another run in the bottom of the
fth with Lenahan again providing
the spark. She led off with a walk
and was replaced at rst by sopho-
more pinch runner Loryn Nichols.
Nichols stole second and, after a
foul out, scored on single to center
on the 10th pitch of Baileys at-bat.
Tillman entered for Jimenez and
walked junior pinch hitter Katie
Gentle to put runners on rst and
second with one out. A pop out and
y out left two on base.
The Lady Tigers scored three
runs in the top of the sixth to make
it a 5-3 affair. With one out, Jessica
Miller reached on an error, stole
second base, moved to third on an
ineld single by Daniels and scored
on a groundout. With two outs,
Briana Parker singled through the
right side to drive in Daniels and
make it a 5-2 contest.
Pinch runner Precious Alvizo
entered for Parker and advanced
to second on a passed ball. Alvizo
scored on a double inside the left-
eld line from Thomasina Garza.
Silkwood settled back down and
ended the inning with a strikeout.
In the bottom of the sixth, Mis-
sissippi State had a chance to an-
swer but left two on base. After a y
out started the frame, Seitz doubled
to right center and Foulks reached
on an ineld single. A groundout
moved Seitz to third and Foulks to
second. Junior Ashley Phillips en-
tered to pinch run for Foulks, but a
strike out closed the frame.
n Texas 1, MSU 0 (Friday): At
Lafayette, La., a two-out home run
from Brejae Washington in the bot-
tom of the third provided the only
offense Texas would need.
The Bulldogs picked up just
four hits, with junior Julia Echols
recording two, as the Longhorns
Tiarra Davis tossed the complete
game shutout. MSU had the tying
run on second base in the top of
the seventh, but could not even the
game.
Senior Alison Owen (18-12) suf-
fered the tough-luck loss, throwing
four innings and scattering four
hits. She walked two and struck
out ve. Silkwood came in for the
remaining two innings and limit-
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Survivors include his parents, Jamus and
Claire Ellis of Seabrook, Texas; grandfather
Clayton Hackett and wife Shelia of Seabrook;
grandmother Lee Jones Hackett of Columbus;
grandmother Sherry Rush of Columbus,
Georgia; uncle, Clay Hackett of Columbus;
aunt, Andria Ellis of Memphis, Tennessee;
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James Oswalt
James Ervin Oswalt,
age 80, died Thursday,
May 15, 2014 at Darlington
Oaks Community Hospice
in Verona, MS. Funeral
arrangements have been
entrusted to Memorial
Funeral Home. Services
will be Sunday, May 18,
2015 at 2:00 PM at Mt.
Zion Baptist Church with Rev. David Skinner
ofciating, assisted by Rev. Steve Lammons
and Rev. Ralph Windle. Interment will
immediately follow in Mt. Zion Cemetery.
Visitation was held Saturday night from 5:00
to 8:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home.
The son of the late James Festus and Norma
Estes Oswalt, Mr. Oswalt was born March 9,
1934 in Columbus. He attended S. D. Lee High
School, where he played football. He graduated
from New Hope High School. He served eight
years in the MS Army National Guard. He
was employed by American Bosch and then
worked for Hooker Chemical for 26 years as
a supervisor. When his department closed,
he worked with his brother Billy Oswalt at
Western Sizzlin. He was a longtime member
of Mt. Zion Baptist Church and Bobby Suggss
Mens Sunday School Class. He loved to hunt
and sh and work in his garden. He also liked
to cook, especially Brunswick stew and many
times would cook enough to feed his church
family at Mt. Zion. In addition to his parents,
he was predeceased by his brothers Billy and
Robert Oswalt.
He is survived by his wife of 58 years
Katherine Faye Hood Oswalt, his sons Chris
Oswalt and Ronnie Oswalt( Doylene) and his
daughter Gayla Barksdale, all of Columbus;
brothers Willie Ray Oswalt (Lawanda) of
Lake City, GA and Terry Oswalt (Mona) of
Harrison, AR; sisters-in-law Joan Oswalt of
Columbus and Linda Fultz (Kent) of Brandon,
MS. He is also survived by his grandchildren,
Summer Walker (Alan), Rehana, Jamie Bishop
(Josh) and Lauren Oswalt, his great-grand
children Claire and Charlie Walker and Laina
Bishop and a number of nieces and nephews.
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Beard, Kenneth Custard, Kent Fultz, Jessie
Sims, Trenton Shefeld and Carlton Oswalt.
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Keith Swedenburg, Hardy Hester, Locke
Boyd, Charles Forrester, Henry McQueen,
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COLUMBUS
Charleen Blevins Davis,
84, died May 16, 2014, at
her residence.
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Sykes Funeral Home.
Peggy Stokes
LOUISVILLE Peg-
gy Stokes, 65, died May
15, 2014, at the Universi-
ty of Mississippi Medi-
cal Center in Jackson.
Services are 2 p.m.
today at Harmony Bap-
tist Church with the Rev.
Becky Smith and Rev.
Larry Haggard ofci-
ating. Burial will follow
at the church cemetery.
Visitation was May 17 at
Nowell-Massey Funeral
Home.
Mrs. Stokes was born
June 17, 1948, to the late
Mary Claire Morgan
Crummy and Raymond
Athol Crummy. She was
a member of Middleton
Methodist Church in
Louisville.
In addition to her
parents, she was preced-
ed in death by her son,
Carvel Ray Stokes.
She is survived by
her husband, Carl Noel
Stokes; daughters,
Christinna Popec and
Carla Holdiness, all of
Louisville; and seven
grandchildren.
Pallbearers are Jay
Stokes, Mica Stokes,
Coty Stokes, Jeff Rog-
ers, Marty Boatner and
Joseph Boatner.
Memorials may
be made to Harmony
Baptist Church Ceme-
tery or Youth Fund, care
of David Holder, 359
Palmer Road, Louisville,
MS 39339.
Bobby Stegall
AMORY Bobby
Stegall, 82, died May 15,
2014, at Windsor Place
in Columbus.
Services are 11 a.m.
Monday at E. E. Pickle
Funeral Home in Amory
with Jimmy McFatter
ofciating. Burial will
follow at Haughton Me-
morial Park. Visitation
is today from 5-8 p.m. at
the funeral home.
Mrs. Stegall was born
July 19, 1931, in Amory,
to the late Russell J.
Tubb Sr. and Grace Hill
Tubb. She was a 1949
graduate of Becker High
School, and was former-
ly employed as a nurses
aide and caregiver. She
was a member of Becker
Baptist Church.
In addition to her par-
ents, she was preceded
in death by a son, Mike
Stegall; and brothers,
Pete Tubb and Russell
Tubb.
She is survived by
her daughter, Sherry
MacMahon of Gaines-
ville, Florida; son, Phil
Stegall of Trenton,
Florida; sisters, Helen
Sims of Becker, Patsy
Jennings of Houston and
Nancy Moody of Tampa,
Florida; brother, Jerry
Tubb of Becker; six
grandchildren and eight
great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be
made to Amory Food
Pantry, P. O. Box 64,
Amory MS 38821.
John Kelley
PRATTVILLE, Ala-
bama John Webster
Kelley, 68, died May 16,
2014, at Jackson Hos-
pital in Montgomery,
Alabama.
Services are 3 p.m. to-
day at Chandler Funeral
Home with Davie Burns
and Billy Carl Sullivan
follow at Oaks Chapel
in Vernon, Alabama.
Visitation is two hours
prior to service time at
the funeral home.
Mr. Kelley was born
Sept. 13, 1945, to the
late Jupiter and Sible
Kelley. He was formerly
employed with Sears
Auto.
He is survived by
his wife, Mary Jo
Kelley of Prattville;
daughter, Susan Poole
of Prattville; son, John
C. Kelley of Pensacola,
Florida; brother, Joseph
B. Kelley of Crossville,
Tennessee; and three
grandchildren.
Elsie Sheppeard
COLUMBUS Elsie
Sheppeard, 64, died
May 15, 2014, at her
residence.
Monday at Lowndes Fu-
neral Home. Visitation
is today from 4-6 p.m. at
the funeral home.
Zelma Berryhill
HAMILTON, Ala-
bama Zelma Berry-
hill, 81, died May 17,
2014, at Walker Baptist
Medical Center in Jas-
per, Alabama.
Services are 1 p.m.
Monday at Guin City
Cemetery. Norwood
Funeral Homes Inc. of
Guin is entrusted with
arrangements.
Mrs. Berryhill was
born March 24, 1933,
in Hamilton, to the late
Cliff and Alice Ellison
Cox. She was of the
Missionary Baptist
faith. She was formerly
employed with Berryhill
Grocery and with the
Health Tex Company.
In addition to her par-
ents, she was preceded
in death by her husband,
Hoyette Berryhill; two
sisters and ve brothers.
She is survived by
her son, Brian Berry-
hill of Hamilton; sister,
Ethylene Evans of
Montgomery, Alabama;
one grandson and two
great-granddaughters.
Polly Millsaps
WEST POINT
Polly Gibson Millsaps,
95, died May 16, 2014, at
her residence.
Monday at Calvert Fu-
neral Home Chapel with
the Rev. Terry Rhodes
follow at Pheba Ceme-
tery. Visitation is one
hour prior to service
time at the funeral
home.
Mrs. Millsaps was
born Oct. 26, 1919,
in Pheba, to the late
William Columbus and
Myrtle Kimbrell Gibson.
She was formerly em-
ployed with Clay County
High School and was a
member of Pheba Unit-
ed Methodist Church.
In addition to her
parents, she was pre-
ceded in death by her
husband, Alexander
Bryant Millsaps; two
sisters, Wilese Walker
and Morie Curtis; and
one granddaughter.
She is survived by
her sons, Kim Millsaps
and Bryant G. Millsaps,
both of Pheba; one
granddaughter and one
great-grandson.
Pallbearers are
Tommy Millsaps, Chad
White, Buddy Downer,
Lawrence Brantley,
Gerald Richard McLem-
ore and Charles Warren
Peay.
Memorials may be
made to Pheba Ceme-
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Horse Racing
BY BETH HARRIS
BALTIMORE It gets even
harder from here on out for Cal-
ifornia Chrome.
He won easily in his home
state of California, he dazzled
in the Kentucky Derby and he
dug deep to win the Preakness
on Saturday.
Now comes the toughest test
of all, the Belmont Stakes in
three weeks.
The chestnut colt with four
white feet will attempt to sweep
the Kentucky Derby, Preak-
ness and Belmont, something
that hasnt been done since Af-
rmed in 1978. Since then, 12
horses have won the rst two
legs and failed to complete the
sweep in the 1 -mile Belmont;
the last was Ill Have Another,
who was scratched on the eve of
the Belmont two years ago.
You have to have a very
good horse to win these three
races, said Art Sherman, the
winning 77-year-old trainer.
Im hoping Ive got one right
now.
Maybe the horse with the
modest pedigree and average
Joe owners is the one.
California Chrome defeated
Ride On Curlin by 1 lengths
in the Preakness, covering 1
3/16 miles in 1:54.84 on a sunny
and cool day at Pimlico.
Hes now won six straight
races. The streak started with
four in a row in California by a
combined 24 lengths. Then
California Chrome coasted
home in the Derby by 1
lengths after opening up a big
lead in the stretch. The margin
dwindled in the Preakness as
he fought off multiple challeng-
ers.
California Chromes co-own-
er Steve Coburn shed tears af-
ter his colt crossed the nish
line, dabbing them away with a
blue-and-white bandanna.
I dont mean to be bold or
cocky or arrogant, Coburn
said. I saw this baby when he
was a day old, I told my wife,
Carolyn, this horse is going to
do something big. I dont know
what it is, but were going to
stay in the game to make sure
this colt gets to be the best that
he can be.
Quite a statement from a guy
with a one-horse stable.
Coburn and partner Perry
Martin bred an $8,000 mare
to a $2,500 stallion to produce
California Chrome. Based on
the colts humble breeding, he
probably shouldnt be on the
verge of making history.
His mother, named Love the
Chase, won just one race.
The owners were long shots
to get this far, too.
Coburn and Martin named
their operation DAP Racing,
which stands for Dumb Ass
Partners. Their silks include
an image of a donkey. Coburn
and Perry who live on each side
of the California-Nevada bor-
der get up early for their jobs
Coburn working as a press
operator and Martin running
a lab that tests high-reliability
equipment.
We just hope that this horse
is letting America know that
the little guy can win, Coburn
said.
Sent off as the overwhelming
1-2 favorite by a record crowd
of 123,469, California Chrome
bounced out of the gate run-
ning, with jockey Victor Espi-
noza moving the colt into the
clear. Pablo Del Monte, a 34-1
shot, charged to the lead and
was soon joined by lly Ria An-
tonia.
Espinoza tucked California
Chrome into third, an ideal spot
behind the leaders. They stayed
there until making their move
approaching the nal turn.
I had to move early today,
Espinoza said. I had to start
moving at the half-mile pole,
which is tough for a horse to
start moving early and keep go-
ing all the way to the end. Cal-
ifornia Chrome proved he can
move.
California Chrome went for
the lead, catching Pablo Del
Monte while Social Inclusion
joined the chase. Pablo Del
Monte soon dropped back along
the rail, and California Chrome
sprinted away from Social In-
clusion at the top of the stretch.
But there was one more chal-
lenge to come.
Ride On Curlin, next-to-last
in the 10-horse eld, ranged
up and briey appeared ready
to overtake California Chrome.
Once again showing his class,
California Chrome denied the
threat.
Its an awesome feeling,
Espinoza said.
Today it was just a crazy
race. I got more tired mentally
than physically. I see another
horse go to the front. I was go-
ing to sit second. ... I sit back,
as soon as the other horse got
clear of me, it worked out per-
fect.
California Chrome takes Preakness; Triple Crown try next
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LIFESTYLES EDITOR
Jan Swoope: 328-2471
M
ost of us
only get
one human
mother. We also
call the Earth our
mother. That is a
good analogy. These
days, our planet, our
symbolic mother,
is in jeopardy. Few
people can argue
with that.
From our per-
spective it seems
that the entire state
of California is engulfed in
ames. Some 27,000
res have destroyed
nearly two million
acres of the western
U.S. since the start
of 2012. They give
the impression of
being endless.
As I write this,
massive thunder-
storms are headed
from the Gulf of
Mexico to points
east, according to
weather.com, with
the possibility of up to three
inches of rain creating ash
ooding. (The threat may be
long over by the time you read
this.)
Mississippi has had her
share of severe climate condi-
tions, tornadoes, and all sorts
of extremes in temperatures.
Certainly, we are helpless
against the whims and ravag-
es of nature. However, some
problems are totally the fault
of humans and their disregard
for consequences. Apparently,
our mother is angry with us.
Perhaps she has good reason.
Many people are alarmed by
the ever-increasing glut of plas-
tic bottles. They are polluting
our oceans and proliferating
in landlls, causing damage to
creatures living on Earth. The
Container Recycling Institute
tells us that Americans waste
as many as 425 million plastic
bottles and other beverage
containers each year.
According to banthebottle.
com, Plastic takes literally
hundreds of years to decom-
pose poisoning the environ-
ment and the wildlife living in it
in the meantime.
The article goes on to say
that pollution is also caused
by the manufacture of plastic
bottles. Because crude oil is
used in the process, an entire
quarter of the bottles volume
capacity is made of oil.
Many cities and states are
beginning to discourage the
use of plastic bottles. Some
states have high deposit fees.
Residents then receive the
deposit back when items are
returned to a recycling center.
Message in a bottle
Adele Elliott
See ELLIOTT, 6C
70 years after high school graduation, the Lee High
Class of 1944 gathers for a reunion
From left, Sammie St. John, Pat Shackelford and Esther Pippin reminisce Wednesday at The Dispatch about the S.D. Lee High School Class of 1944. The class holds its
70th high school reunion this week at the S.D. Lee Home.
BY SARAH FOWLER
I
n 1944, 85 students graduated from
S.D. Lee High School in Columbus.
Thursday, seven decades after
they rst walked across that stage, the
class of 1944 will gather for their 70th
high school reunion.
Some of the organizers met at
The Dispatch ofce this past week to
discuss what they were like in high
school and what has happened in their
lives since.
I liked to have a good time,
88-year-old Pat Shackelford said of his
teenage self. Probably too much, he
added with a laugh.
Esther Weaver Pippin, 87, remem-
bers when Shackelford and the other
boys in her class would congregate
on the grassy area across from the
school, smoke cigarettes and call to
the girls.
They couldnt get in trouble over
there because they werent on school
grounds, you know, she said with a
laugh, patting Shackelford lightly on
the arm.
Pippin also remembers a time when
A composite of the Class of 1944, an album of photos and other high school memorabilia are keep-
sakes Sammie St. John has cared for since graduation. See REUNION, 6C
Loyal Hearts
THE DISPATCH www.cdispatch.com 2C SUNDAY, MAY 18, 2014
Today
Beat the Storm benet A
tornado relief benet concert at
Ricks Cafe, 319 Highway 182 E.,
Starkville, from noon until approxi-
mately 10:30 p.m. features Chase
Sansing, Nick Crews, Jerry Car-
nathan, Jason Miller, Matt Nolan,
Old Memphis Kings, The Jarheads,
The Graysmiths and Slim Pickins.
All proceeds go to the Northeast
Chapter of the MS Red Cross and
Winston Medical Center for storm
relief. Suggested donations are $10
per person or $25 for families.
Sunday, May 25
Veterans Memorial Walk/
Run The second annual Veter-
ans Memorial Walk/Run presented
by the Richard E. Holmes II Memorial
Foundation begins at 2 p.m. at the
Columbus Riverwalk. Registration
($15) opens at 1 p.m. Enjoy food,
music and activities. Proceeds ben-
et Golden Triangle area veterans.
Contact Judie Holmes, 662-889-
0180, for more information.
Thursday, May 29
West Point Farmers Mar-
ket The West Point Farmers
Market opens for the season Thurs-
days from 4-7 p.m. at the Mossy Oak
Pavilion on Highway 45 Alternate.
Monday, May 26
Memorial Day observance
The Greater Starkville Develop-
ment Partnership Military Affairs
Committee will host a Memorial Day
observance at the Oktibbeha County
Courthouse in Starkville at 11 a.m.
For more information, contact the
GSDP, 662-323-3322.
Friday, May 30
A Festival of Flavors
Loaves and Fishes, Columbus
ecumenical soup kitchen, hosts
A Festival of Flavors at Lion Hills
Center. From 6- 8 p.m. enjoy live
music, a silent auction and heavy
hors doeuvres. Tickets are $40
($25 tax deductible). Get tickets
at St. Pauls Episcopal Church,
First United Methodist Church or
Military Hardware in Columbus.
Sunday, June 1
Glass Menagerie au-
ditions Auditions for the
Tennessee Williams Tribute fall
production of The Glass Menag-
erie begin at 2:30 p.m. in St.
Pauls Episcopal Church Parish
Hall, 318 College St., Columbus.
Present a two-to-five minute play
section of your choosing, or read
from scripts provided. The play will
be presented Sept. 8-10 and Sept.
12-13 at Mississippi University
for Women. For more information,
contact Brenda Caradine, 662-
328- 5413.
Thursday, June 5
Bryan Luncheon with Books
The Friends of Bryan Public
Library, 338 Commerce St., West
Point, hosts Carolyn Haines as she
talks about her latest novel, Booty
Bones, at noon at the Episcopal
Church of the Incarnation Parish Hall
in West Point. Luncheon is $6. For
more information, contact the library,
662-494-4872.
Saturday, June 7
Library Water Science Day
The Columbus-Lowndes Public
Library launches its Summer Library
Program with a fun Water Science
Day from 1-3 p.m. for children 6
and older in front of the library, 314
Seventh St. N. For more information,
contact the library, 662-329-5300.
Thursday, June 12
Rupert Wates in concert
The Columbus Arts Council presents
British singer/songwriter Rupert
Wates in concert at 7 p.m. in the
Rosenzweig Arts Center Omnova
Theater at 501 Main St. Tickets are
$10 in advance, $12 at the door. For
tickets or information, contact the
CAC, 662-328-2787.
CALENDAR
Friday, May 23
The British Are Coming
Revisit the British music
invasion when the Columbus Arts
Council presents an open mic fea-
turing Tamie Adams, Paul Brady,
Margaret Mary Henry and Alisa
Toy, Rebekah Fairley and Tyler
Hutcherson, Midge Maloney, Matt
and Hope Maloney, Jack and Clara
Marshall, Chad Seagraves, and
Roger Truesdale. Tickets are $8 in
advance; $10 at the door, at the
Rosenzweig Arts Center, 501 Main
St. Contact the CAC, 662-328-
2787, for tickets or information.
OUT AND ABOUT
May 23 Dave Matthews Band, Oak
Mountain Theatre, Birmingham. 855-
346-5611 or oakmountain.ticketofce-
sales.com.
May 23-25 Delta Countr y Jam Music
Festival (Keith Urban, Florida Georgia
Line, Dierks Bentley, Lucero, more),
Southaven. 800-745-3000 or ticketmas-
ter.com.
May 27 Journey and Steve Miller
Band, Oak Mountain Amphitheatre,
Birmingham. 855-346-5611 or oakmoun-
tain.ticketofcesales.com.
May 29 Styx, Foreigner and Don
Felder, Tuscaloosa Amphitheater ($16-
71). 205-248-5280 or tuscaloosaamphi-
theater.com.
May 31 Clint Black, Riley Center,
Meridian ($48-54). 662-696-2200 or
msurileycenter.com.
June 5 The Delta Symposium/Two
Sides of the River, University of Mem-
phis. memphis.edu/deltaconference/.
June 5-8 16th annual Elvis Festival,
Tupelo. 841-6598 or jessica@tupelo-
mainstreet.com.
June 7 Pine Tree Music Fest (plus 5K,
Kids World, car show, vendors), down-
town Ackerman, 9 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Pine-
TreeMusicFest.com or 662-285-3778.
June 8 Steve Mar tin & The Steep
Canyon Rangers featuring Edie Brickell,
Alys Stephens Center Starlight Gala,
Birmingham. 205-975-4012 or alysste-
phens.org.
June 14-19 USA/IBC International
Ballet Competition, Thalia Mara Hall,
Jackson. 601-973-9249 or usaibc.com/
tickets.
June 16 Fantasia and Joe (with Lyfe
Jennings), Tuscaloosa Amphitheater.
205-248-5280 or tuscaloosaamphithe-
ater.com.
June 26 Eric Bent, Riley Center,
Meridian ($42-48). 662-696-2200 or
msurileycenter.com.
June 27-28 Nor th Mississippi Hill
Countr y Picnic (Kenny Brown Band, Alvin
Youngblood Har t, many more), Water-
ford, Miss. nmshillcountr ypicnic.com.
June 28 Southern Rock & Roll Blues
Show, Bama Theatre, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
205-758-5195 or bamatheatre.org.
July 3 Mar y J. Blige, Tuscaloosa
Amphitheater. 205-248-5280 or tuscalo-
osaamphitheater.com.
July 11 The Beach Boys, Bancorp-
South Center, Tupelo. 662-841-6528 or
bcsarena.com
Miranda Lamber t (with Neal McCoy
and RaeLynn), Tuscaloosa Amphitheater.
205-248-5280 or tuscaloosaamphithe-
ater.com.
July 18 Peter Frampton and The Doo-
bie Brothers, Tuscaloosa Amphitheater
($16-71 on sale now). 205-248-5280 or
tuscaloosaamphitheater.com.
July 26 Tony Bennett, Riley Center,
Meridian ($82-88; pre-show par ty at 6
p.m.) 662-696-2200 or msurileycenter.
com.
The Golden Triangle is within easy traveling distance of some of the best entertain-
ment in the South. Support arts and entertainment at home, and when youre on the
road, these might pique your interest. Be aware that some venues add facility/conve-
nience charges to ticket prices.
allmusic.com
BY JAN SWOOPE
jswoope@cdispatch.com
S
tarkville resident Candy
Fengs striking image of her
son dwarfed by the looming
majesty of a glacier in Iceland
is the Readers Choice winner
in Smithsonian magazines 11th
annual photo contest, it was
announced Thursday. Earlier this
year, Fengs photo was selected as
one of 10 nalists in the contests
People category, out of more than
50,000 images submitted by pho-
tographers in 132 countries.
Its very exciting, and very
humbling, too, because there are
so many wonderful photogra-
phers, said Feng of the Readers
Choice honor. I guess I feel
lucky and grateful for people I
know and people I dont know.
The Readers Choice award
was determined by votes cast
online at smithsonian.com.
In all, Smithsonian photo
editors selected 60 nalist photo-
graphs 10 each in six catego-
ries for this years contest.
Category winners and nalists
may be viewed at smithsonian-
mag.com.
The Icelandic glacier in
Fengs photo was very close to
the road her family was travel-
ing in June 2013. After taking
numerous photos of the awe-in-
spiring sight, she walked back
to her car.
When I turned my head
looking for my son, I saw him
standing in the distance, facing
the imposing glacier, she said.
I snapped the image with him
being part of the landscape
... I wanted to remember that
moment forever.
She is grateful for the
support her photo received in
the contest. It is such a great
feeling that people appreciate
your photograph, she said.
Feng, a native of Taipei,
Taiwan, and her husband, Eric,
graduated from Mississippi
State University and are now
owners of businesses in the
Golden Triangle. Their grown
children, Jonathan and Cather-
ine, share their love of nature
and travel.
Editors note: Read more
about Feng at cdispatch.com,
in an archived story that ran in
The Dispatch May 4.
Area photographer wins Smithsonian contests Readers Choice award
Photo by Candy Feng
This photograph by Starkville resident Candy Feng won the Readers Choice award in Smithso-
nian magazines 11th annual photo contest. In the photo, Fengs son, Jonathan, is pictured in
June 2013 against the backdrop of a glacier in Fjallsarlon, a glacier lake along the south coast of
Iceland.
Courtesy photo
COMPUTER WISE: Seniors at the Townsend Community Center in Columbus get
basic computer training Wednesday from the Mississippi State University Extension
Center for Tech Outreach. From left are Community Center Supervisor Ben Porter,
Eliza Lewis, Pauline Lee, Annie Barry, MSU Extension Instructor Jamie Varner, Jea-
nette Smith, Dorothy Hubbard and Bernice Bankhead. Participants gained skills on
using the mouse, keyboard functions and search engines.
TODAYS BIRTHDAY (May
18). When you are passionate
about something or someone,
there is little that can stand
in your way. Youll invest your
heart this month and watch
life change to accommodate
your wishes. New friendships
are struck next month. July
brings the resolution of a bat-
tle. September brings spiritual
growth through a process.
Aquarius and Cancer people
adore you. Your lucky numbers
are: 4, 22, 35, 48 and 38.
ARIES (March 21-April
19). You wont do everything
on your list today. Be sure to
put the less pressing items on
the schedule, though, so they
dont fall through the cracks.
Thoroughness will count more
than you think.
TAURUS (April 20-May
20). Energetically, yearning
afrms what you dont have
instead of what you do. So
its important that you do not
yearn for what you want. If you
really want it, the thing to do
is to act as though its already
yours.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21).
Your success will depend on
the way you apply yourself
mentally. If you can stop
yourself from thinking about
the wrong things and get your
head in the game instead, you
could actually win this.
CANCER (June 22-July
22). Your sign mate Helen
Keller has the best advice for
you today: Security is mostly
a superstition. ... Avoiding dan-
ger is no safer in the long run
than outright exposure. Life is
either a daring adventure, or
nothing.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22).
Talking about what you want is
the rst step to bringing it into
existence. Good, supportive
friends will be able to hear
your plans without being
threatened by them in any way.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.
22). You want your life to
have structure but not to be
so rigid that theres no room
for change, spontaneity and
creativity. All will respect the
standards you set today.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
Youll have several ideas about
promoting yourself, and one of
them will work brilliantly. But
which one? Talk with a savvy
Capricorn or Virgo to gure it
out.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
21). Stick close to the people
who help you stay emotionally
centered. Avoid xating on one
narrow aspect of life. Focusing
too intently and too small will
blind you to the many opportu-
nities that exist around you.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-
Dec. 21). Youll accomplish
what needs doing if you dont
let yourself do anything else
until the hard tasks are com-
pleted. Being strict with your
schedule now will set you up
for success later in the week.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19). The thing thats worth
doing cant be done alone. The
enormity of the task will force
you to reach out in ways you
normally wouldnt. By the end
of the month, youll consider
yourself richer for these new
connections.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18). While youre feeling
strong and secure, document
the moment. This way, when
fear comes to visit (and no life
is exempt from this occasional
visitor), youll be ready to do
battle.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20). Your struggles may be a
sign that youre not well suited
to a task, which is not your
fault. Life suddenly gets easier
when you use the talent that
naturally energizes you.
Horoscopes
D
EAR
ABBY: My
daughters
third birthday is
coming soon,
and since the
new thing is
sending out
website-generat-
ed invitations, I
have noticed that
it is becoming
common to
include the
childs interests,
clothes/shoe
size, etc. in the
invitation.
Im uncomfortable about
including this information
because I feel a child should
be grateful for anything he
or she receives as a gift.
Am I too old-fashioned or is
this tacky? If it is acceptable
these days, whats a good way
to provide a childs wish list
without sounding expectant of
anything? YOUNG MOM IN
SAN MATEO, CALIFORNIA
DEAR YOUNG MOM: I
appreciate that you want to
teach your child good manners
and good values. How else
are children to learn if their
parents dont take the time to
explain what they are?
I understand some parents
try to save time by including
the information you have de-
scribed along with their party
invitations, but frankly, it IS
tacky. The parents of prospec-
tive guests should reply to
the invitation by ASKING what
gifts the child would enjoy or
can use.
If the invitation was issued
online, the question can be
asked via texting or email.
However, a phone call is more
personal and, frankly, more
rened.
DEAR ABBY: I am a
38-year-old male who has nev-
er been married. I have been
in three serious relationships,
all of them with women who
have children. Each time when
these relationships ended, I
found myself heartbroken and
traumatized. I experienced a
kind of withdrawal because
of the emotional
bond I had with
the children.
I have now
decided to date
only women who
have no children.
But my friends
and co-workers
say Im being
short-sighted
and closing the
door to several
opportunities.
Because of our
disagreements,
I nd myself
spending more and more time
away from them, and more
time alone.
Are my friends right? Or
should I stick to my guns and
keep looking for that special
someone who does not come
with a family attached?
MONTANA LONELY
DEAR MONTANA LONELY: If
you prefer to start dating wom-
en who dont have children,
that is your privilege. Your
friends may think you will be
missing out on a good thing,
but its really none of their
business.
While I agree that by going
in this direction you may miss
out on a lovely lady who also
happens to be a mother,
because your sadness after
your breakups had more to do
with missing the children than
the woman you were seeing,
a change of pace might be
healthy for you.
P.S. If you think these
breakups were painful for you,
imagine what it was like for
the children to have a poten-
tial father to whom they had
grown close disappear from
their lives. This is why many
mothers keep their dating
lives completely separate until
they are sure the relationship
will be permanent.
Dear Abby is written by
Abigail Van Buren, also known
as Jeanne Phillips, and was
founded by her mother,
Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear
Abby at www.DearAbby.com or
P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles,
CA 90069.
Dear Abby
Dear Abby
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BY JAN SWOOPE
jswoope@cdispatch.com
I
n the almost
three years Terry
Brewer was a part
of Junior Auxiliary of
Columbus, she had
a profound affect on
its members and the
children she worked
with through chap-
ter projects. In spite
of losing a daughter to cancer,
and undergoing treatment for the
disease herself during that tenure,
Brewer was passionate and posi-
tive about her service work, above
and beyond the regular duties of a
JA member.
Soon after Brewer lost her ght
against breast cancer in August
2013, the chapter began searching
for ways to honor her memory.
The Terry Brewer Spirit Award
and Terry Brewer Spirit Scholar-
ship debuted this spring. JA mem-
ber Pam Foster is the inaugural
recipient of the Spirit Award. New
Hope High School senior Jerrod
Bradley is the rst recipient of the
Spirit Scholarship.
For the Spirit Award, our mem-
bership voted for the member they
felt most exemplied the charac-
teristics Terry portrayed going
above and beyond, being a team
player, great attitude and precious
spirit, said outgoing JA president
Dana Putt. The vote result was
kept secret until the night of the
annual JA Charity Ball on April 5.
Pam Foster was taken by surprise.
It was a shock! said Foster. I
was actually standing inside the
back door to make sure the court
members got in during the ball
... and then Dana called out my
name.
Foster has faced her own ad-
versities this year, suddenly losing
her husband in January, followed
shortly by the deaths of her grand-
mother and great-aunt.
Its been a difcult time, and
sometimes you want to throw in
the towel, but you think about Ter-
ry, who lost her own child, all the
things she endured, and she kept
a smile on her face and worked
continuously to help others. ... I
think thats what kept me sane,
said Foster, who joined JA in the
same provisional training class
as Brewer. The two were close
friends.
Foster is humbled, honored and
inspired. It was amazing to watch
Terrys journey and perseverance;
she had a faith that was bigger
than life. She was full of grace and
love for other people; it showed in
everything she did, whether it was
her church, personal life or JA. If
I could just live up to a portion of
what she did, Ill be grateful.
Encouraging youth
New Hope High School senior
Jerrod Bradley was awarded the
rst Terry Brewer Spirit Scholar-
ship Wednesday at the JA chap-
ters annual spring luncheon at
Lion Hills Center and Golf Course.
The $8,000 scholarship, payable
$2,000 per year for four years, will
assist Bradley as he begins the
Early Entrance Pharmacy Pro-
gram at the University of Missis-
sippi in the fall. He is the son of
Paul and Aimee Bradley.
Applicants were evaluated on
academics, school and community
activities and an essay, among
other criteria. The Brewer Spirit
Scholarship will be awarded each
spring to an exceptional Lowndes
County student who has shown
commitment to faith-based activi-
ties and plans to attend a four-year
institution.
The chapter has also estab-
lished the Terry Brewer Book-It
Award, for elementary students
who participate in the Junior Aux-
iliary Mentors program, Brewers
favorite JA project.
Terrys compassion and grace,
even in the face of struggle, em-
bodies the spirit of JA, said Putt.
Were honored to remember her
by establishing the scholarship
and award in her memory.
Brewers courage in adversity
inspires new JA awards
New Hope High School senior Jerrod Bradley, left, and JA member Pam Fos-
ter are pictured Wednesday at the JA spring luncheon at Lion Hills Center.
Brewer
Courtesy photo
CELEBRATING
SURVIVORS: Jan-
ice Bridges, center,
a member of the
Columbus-Lowndes
Chapter of The
Links Inc. presents
specially-made, em-
broidered blankets
to Mary Faglie, left,
and Megan Winkler
the eldest and
youngest cancer
survivors in atten-
dance at the Lown-
des County Relay
for Life Survivors
Dinner April 21.
Transitions: Area Weddings,
Engagements and Anniversaries
Katie Caldwell and Jacob Gable
Kasey Curae Fulgham and Jacob Morgan Read
Leslie Allison Franklin and Dr. Justin Taylor Gorrell
Kendyl Diane Hall and Cody Taylor Hensley
Caldwell/Gable
Billy and Pina Caldwell of Laurel announce the en-
gagement of their daughter, Katie Caldwell of Laurel,
to Jacob Gable of Columbus, son of James and Paula
Gable of Columbus.
The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Anita
Caldwell and the late Bill Caldwell Sr., and the late Jim
and Nell Thrash McDufe, all of Laurel. She is also
the granddaughter of Sammy and Annette Thrash of
Minden, Louisiana.
She is a currently a certied veterinary technician
at Oakdale Animal Hospital in Brandon.
The prospective groom is the grandson of the late
James Orr and Mary Edith Gable of Ripley, and the
late D.W. and Betty Jean Everett of Picayune.
He is a 2007 graduate of Mississippi State Univer-
sity. He is currently a supervisor with Murphys Lawn
and Landscaping Inc. in Brandon.
The couple will exchange vows at Landrums Coun-
try Homestead and Village in Laurel May 24, 2014, at
6 p.m.
Fulgham/Read
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Hugh Fulgham of Cale-
donia announce the engagement of their daughter,
Kasey Curae Fulgham, to Mr. Jacob Morgan Read of
Starkville, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jeffry Hays Read of
Starkville.
The bride-elect is the granddaughter of the late
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Glover Freeman of Caledonia,
and the late Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Howard Fulgham of
Maben.
She is a 2010 graduate of Starkville Academy and
will graduate magna cum laude from Mississippi State
University in August following an internship. She
will receive a Bachelor of Science degree in human
sciences, with a concentration in apparel, textiles and
merchandising. She will also receive a general busi-
ness administration minor and marketing minor. She
was a member of Phi Mu sorority and Kappa Omicron
Nu Honor Society, was voted Mississippi State Fashion
Board Executive Member, voted Senator of Agricul-
ture and Life Sciences College for the Student Associa-
tion, and voted Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity Dream Girl.
Mr. Read is the grandson of Mrs. Kathryn Mac-
Neill of Starkville and the late Major Bart MacNeill of
Sturgis, and the late Captain and Mrs. Chase Read of
Memphis, Tennessee, and the late Captain and Mrs.
J.K. Morgan of Jackson.
He is a 2010 graduate of Starkville Academy and
will graduate from Mississippi State University in
August with a Bachelor of Science degree in biologi-
cal sciences. He served as vice president of Pi Kappa
Alpha Fraternity, and was voted secretary of Beta Beta
Beta Honor Society and president pro-tempore for the
Student Association. He was a member of Order of
Omega.
The couple will exchange vows May 24, 2014, at 5
p.m. at The Magnolias in Aberdeen.
Franklin/Gorrell
Ronnie and Marty Franklin of Roswell, Georgia,
announce the engagement of their daughter, Leslie Al-
lison Franklin of Roswell, to Dr. Justin Taylor Gorrell
of Smyrna, Georgia, son of Nena Gorrell of Columbus
and the late Jim Gorrell.
The bride-elect is the granddaughter of James
Rorex of Huntsville, Alabama, and the late Ruth Rorex,
and the late Billy and Rozell Franklin.
She is a 2011 graduate of the University of Alabama
and a 2014 graduate of Mercer University in Atlanta.
She is currently employed as a registered nurse in
Atlanta.
The prospective groom is the grandson of Doyle
and Frances Sims of McGehee, Arkansas, and Jesse
and Jean Gorrell of Rogersville, Alabama.
He is a 2003 graduate of New Hope High School
and a 2007 graduate of the University of Alabama. He
is also a 2011 graduate of the University of St. Augus-
tine, Florida, where he earned a doctorate degree in
physical therapy.
He is currently employed as a physical therapist in
Atlanta.
Vows will be exchanged July 12, 2014, at 6 p.m. at
Roswell United Methodist Church in Roswell.
Hall/Hensley
Steven and Karen Hall of Caledonia announce the
engagement of their daughter, Kendyl Diane Hall, to
Cody Taylor Hensley, son of Tony and Julie Hensley of
Blanchard, Oklahoma.
The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mrs. Virgi-
na Thomas and the late Mr. Eugene Perkins of Caledo-
nia, and Mrs. Elsie Hall and the late Mr. Charles Hall
of Vernon, Alabama.
She is 2008 homeschool graduate and a 2011 gradu-
ate of Mississippi State University, where she earned a
bachelors degree in educational psychology and was a
member of Pi Beta Phi Sorority.
She is currently a graduate student at New Orleans
Baptist Theological Seminary, where she will graduate
in December of this year with a Master of Divinity
degree in psychology and counseling.
The prospective groom is the grandson of Mr.
Marvin D. Hays and the late Mrs. Kay D. Hays, and
the late Mr. John L. Hensley and the late Mrs. Ardeth
Hensley.
He is a 2006 graduate of Andrew J. Terrell High
School in Blanchard. He is a 2010 graduate of the
University of Oklahoma, where he earned a Bachelor
of Arts degree in communications. He is currently a
graduate student at New Orleans Baptist Theological
Seminary, where he will graduate in December of this
year with a Master of Divinity degree in biblical stud-
ies and pursue his doctoral studies.
The couple will exchange vows June 7, 2014, at 5
p.m. at First Baptist Church in Columbus.
BEING BEAUTIFUL
B
roadway Nite,
Chinatown, Central
Park the mention
of such things might lead
you to believe Im rem-
iniscing about a recent
getaway to New York
City. Sadly, Im simply
speaking the language of
my favorite perfumery,
Bond No. 9. I rst fell in
love with the fragrances
when I was given Nuits
De Noho, an irreverent,
unapologetic and avant-garde oral that makes
my heart skip a beat with every whiff.
Like nothing before it, Bond No. 9 captures the
scents, the sights, the sounds, and the nonstop,
in-your-face energy of Americas Big Apple. The
company bounced onto the scene in 2003, and go-
ing against the grain of most fragrances today, it
restores the grand art of perfume blending, using
only high 18-22 percent concentrations of pure
eaux de parfums reminiscent of the legendary
1920s and 30s.
Downtown, midtown or uptown, theres a scent
that will transport you there as it has me many
times. I hope to collect them all with the help of
my new friend Amber at Saks Fifth Avenue in
Atlanta who knows how to mix the zesty, citrus
scent of Little Italy with the softness of The Scent
of Peace. Samples come in fashionable little vials
dressed to resemble bonbons. How fun is that?
Whether its Wall Street, Chelsea Flowers or even
New York Fling, each is a sensory homage to my
favorite metropolis.
So New York is the fragrance for those who
adore chocolate desserts, chocolate lattes and
espresso, while Eau De New Yorks effervescent
scent evokes the fast-paced concrete jungle with
fruits, owers, and greens. Park Avenue is a oral
scent of infuriatingly discreet good taste, perhaps
with a note of freshly brewed tea. Of course,
theres New Harlem which with one inhale puts
you on the A-train to a cabaret jazz club, and its
only to be worn after midnight except by real
adventurers.
From skyscrapers, to subways, to the citys
secret hideaways, I love my New York. Even back
home under the giant magnolias, depending on
which variety of Bond No. 9 I select from my
vanity, I can fall in love with the Empire States
signature city all over again perhaps one that is
audacious on Monday, witty for Thursday, whim-
sical on Saturday afternoon, but always quintes-
sentially New York, even here in the South.
Save your coins, because they dont give it
away, but treat yourself when you can. Its worth
it.
Former Columbus resident David Creel owns
Beautiful With David salon in Ridgeland. Contact
him at beautifulwithdavid@gmail.com.
Im in a
New York
state of mind
David Creel
THE
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BILOXI
T
he altar was
draped in burlap
and the wedding
cake was decorated with
burlap roses as Angel
White married Charles
Morris on Saturday,
giving thanks to an anon-
ymous woman who put
their wedding rings into
a Salvation Army kettle
back in November.
The donor wanted
the rings given to a
Christian couple who
could not afford a dia-
mond and were making
a lifetime commitment.
A Salvation Army con-
test received nearly 500
entries.
Morris mother,
Dawn Solomon, nom-
inated her son and
White, whose 16-month-
old son, Joseph, died in
October. They wanted
to marry but could not
afford either rings or
a headstone for baby
Joseph, she wrote.
Josephs photo was on
the altar as his mother
became Angel Morris,
Kroc Center event plan-
ner Becky Weitzel told
The Associated Press.
Salvation Army Maj.
Gary Sturdivant was the
minister.
The story was just
so compelling and it
was the most touching
story that we had from
all of the entries, he
told The Sun Herald at
the wedding rehearsal
Thursday.
Weitzel said about 75
people attended the wed-
ding and reception, with
owers, decorations and
food donated and equip-
ment lent by a dozen or
more local businesses.
The brides em-
pire-waisted gown was
not donated, she said.
The groom wore jeans
with a really cute vest
and a boutonniere.
The bridesmaids wore
cowboy boots with knee-
length turquoise or aqua
dresses.
The couple is from
Purvis, south of Hatties-
burg.
White told the news-
paper that, after her son
died, I didnt see a light
back then. I felt like God
had been against me.
After funeral expens-
es, the couple hasnt
been able to afford a
proper gravestone. Mor-
ris grandfather painted
a brick as a temporary
marker.
Morris said he had
planned to propose on
Whites birthday in
March, but they learned
in February they had
won the rings and a
wedding.
White said she broke
down in tears. I couldnt
do anything but thank
the good Lord above and
(Morris) mother, she
said.
Solomon said, It was
time that something
good happened to her.
It kind of renewed her
faith that, you know,
there are good people
out there.
The greatest thanks
are due, she said, to the
woman who donated the
rings: I hope that shes
watching this some-
where and realizes what
a blessing her gift has
been to other people.
Salvation Army wedding
ring winners marry
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Volunteers of the Year
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Corporate Sponsor of the Year
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MUW UNIVERSITY
RELATIONS

M
ary Jo Kirk-
patrick, chair
of Mississippi
University for Womens
associate of science in
nursing program, was
named Faculty Member
of the Year in commence-
ment ceremonies the
weekend of May 9-10.
The Faculty Member
of the Year Award, which
includes an award in the
amount of $1,000, is an
honor bestowed upon
the faculty member who,
above all, values quality
teaching. The individual
selected is a symbol of
MUWs highly regarded
faculty.
MUWs Star and
Scepter Chapter of
Mortar Board and the
MUW Alumni Associ-
ation, which provides a
generous $1,000 award,
jointly recognize the
Faculty Member of the
Year. A faculty portrait
will be placed with other
awardees photographs
on the walls of Whiteld
Hall.
Kirkpatrick was
recently named Nursing
Administrator of the Year
at the annual Nightingale
Awards sponsored by the
Mississippi Nurses Asso-
ciation and the Mississip-
pi Nurses Foundation.
A faculty member
at The W for 38 years,
she has served as head
of the program since
1991, leading it through
three successful accred-
itation processes and
three major curriculum
revisions. The Ws ASN
program was the rst
associate degree program
in Mississippi to achieve
national accreditation
status. National licensure
rates since its inception
are 98.5 percent.
Kirkpatrick has served
as president of the Mis-
sissippi Organization for
Associate Degree Nurs-
ing and was the rst chair
of the Mississippi Council
of Associate Degree
Nursing Programs. She
currently is a member of
the Methodist/LeBon-
heur Healthcare Board
of Directors and chairs
the boards Quality and
Safety Committee.
Kirkpatrick named Faculty
Member of the Year
Chris Jenkins/
MUW Ofce of University Relations
The Faculty Member of the
Year award was presented
to Mary Jo Kirkpatrick,
chair of Mississippi Univer-
sity for Womens associ-
ate of science in nursing
program.
A
Mississippi School for
Math and Science teacher
will travel to Russia this
summer after winning a Ful-
bright-Hays fellowship.
Margaret Mary Henry of
Columbus is among 12 university
and high school Russian teachers
chosen nationwide to receive the
prestigious grant, which will fund
advanced studies in language,
literature, pedagogy and culture
at Moscow State University from
June 18 to Aug. 4.
The Summer Russian Lan-
guage Teachers Program is ad-
ministered by the American Coun-
cils for International Education
in Washington, D.C. Upon suc-
cessful completion of the rigorous
program, the fellows will receive
10 hours of graduate credit from
Bryn Mawr College.
A Columbus native, Henry is
the only high school teacher of
Russian in Mississippi. She is a
magna cum laude graduate of
Georgetown University, where she
majored in Russian and also stud-
ied Spanish. As an undergraduate,
Henry spent a summer at Lenin-
grad State University. She earned
a masters in journalism at North-
western University and combined
her skills in language and writing
at The Moscow Times, the Dutch-
owned English-language newspa-
per in the Russian capital, where
Henry lived from 1992-1999.
At The Moscow Times she
served as features editor and also
wrote about the arts. Upon re-
turning to the United States, she
worked for more than four years
at The Christian Science Monitor
in Boston as Europe Editor on
the newspapers international
news desk. In 2004 she returned
to Columbus and from 2004-2009
held the Harriet Stark Gibbons
Distinguished Chair in journalism
at MUW.
Henry joined the world lan-
guage department at MSMS in fall
2010, initially teaching Spanish.
She has lived in Seville, Spain, and
spent a year in Buenos Aires after
receiving a professional fellowship
in journalism from Rotary Interna-
tional in 1990.
A devoted, classically trained
singer, Henry is a former direc-
tor of Georgetown Universitys
Russian choir and this year
launched a companion folk group,
Matryoshka, as part of MSMSs
program in Russian, which has
grown from four students last year
to a projected 22 next fall. MSMS
Russian classes include not just
lessons in language and culture,
but also explorations of Russias
history and politics.
Henry to soon study in Russia
MSMS teacher is Fullbright-Hays recipient
Courtesy photo
Margaret Mary Henry, pictured,
is one of 12 university and high
school Russian teachers nation-
wide who will undertake advanced
studies in Moscow this summer.
Donald graduates
Air Force Airman 1st
Class
Darian M.
Donald
graduated
from basic
military
training at
Joint Base
San Anto-
nio-Lack-
land, San
Antonio,
Texas.
The airman completed
an intensive, eight-week
program that included
training in military dis-
cipline and studies, Air
Force core values, physical
tness, and basic warfare
principles and skills.
Airmen who complete
basic training earn four
credits toward an asso-
ciate in applied science
degree through the Com-
munity College of the Air
Force.
Donald is the son of
Curtis and Carol Donald of
Columbus.
He is a 2007 graduate
of Caledonia High School.
He earned an associate
degree in 2009 from East
Mississippi Community
College, Scooba.
Jones graduates
Air Force Airman 1st
Class Janay
M. Jones
graduated
from basic
military
training at
Joint Base
San Anto-
nio-Lack-
land, San
Antonio,
Texas.
The airman completed
an intensive, eight-week
program that included
training in military dis-
cipline and studies, Air
Force core values, physical
tness, and basic warfare
principles and skills.
Airmen who complete
Force.
Jones is the daughter
of Belendia McGee-Jones
of Jackson, and Wardell
Jones of Belleville, Michi-
gan. She is a 2006 gradu-
ate of Murrah High School,
Jackson. She earned an
bachelors degree in 2012
from Mississippi State
University.
Odum graduates
Air Force Airman Neiko A.
Odum graduated from basic
military training at Joint
Base San Antonio-Lackland,
San Antonio, Texas.
The
airman com-
pleted an
intensive,
eight-week
program
that includ-
ed training
in military
discipline
and stud-
ies, Air Force core values,
physical tness, and basic
warfare principles and
skills.
Airmen who complete
Force.
Odum is the son of
LAaron, Kimberly D. Odum
of Tampa, Florida and has
family in Columbus.
He is a 2013 graduate
of Braulio Alonso High
School, Tampa.
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North Carolina has
a law against throwing
plastic bottles in with your
trash, and that bars them
from landlls. Washing-
ton University, located in
St. Louis, has prohibited
the use of plastic bottles
on campus.
The states with
current bottle bills in
place include; California,
Connecticut, Delaware,
Hawaii, Iowa, Maine,
Massachusetts, Michi-
gan, New York, Oregon
and Vermont. Mississippi
has not yet jumped on
this bandwagon; however,
the Mississippi Recy-
cling Coalition is a good
place to look for other
Earth-friendly ideas.
Some very creative
solutions to the bottle
problem are beginning to
arise. A company named
Inhabitat Design has pro-
duced an edible water con-
tainer. Voila no trash!
Check out inhabitat.com
for furniture made with
recycled materials, tips
on growing a lemon tree
from a seed, and other
green resolutions to our
pollution problems.
In Beijing, empty plas-
tic bottles can be inserted
into a vending machine to
purchase subway tokens.
The bottles will not pay
for the whole ticket, but
will give credits which go
toward a discount. The
machine crushes them
to a third of their original
size and sorts them ac-
cording to color and type
(theguardian.com).
There are recycling
bins just a block from
my house. I wonder how
many people use them? It
seems like a small thing
to ask. After all, it may
be a bit difcult for us to
move to another planet
when we completely trash
this one.
Honor your Moth-
er Earth: think about
recycling, reusing and
keeping her healthy.
Adele Elliott, a New
Orleans native, moved to
Columbus after Hurricane
Katrina. Email reaches
her at adeleelliott@bell-
south.net.
Exchange Club honors
youth
The Exchange Club of
Columbus held its annual
youth awards program April
24 at Lion Hills Golf Club.
The clubs Youth of the Year
Award honors outstanding
students who have exhibited
excellence in academics,
leadership and community in-
volvement. The clubs Youth of
the Year advances to district
competition and an oppor-
tunity to vie for the National
Youth of the Year Award.
Youth of the Year honorees
are Jordan Wade (Caledo-
nia High School), Persons
(Columbus High), Elizabeth
Sansing (Heritage Academy),
Karigan Johnston (Imman-
uel Christian School), Adina
Harri (MSMS), Doni Jenee
Sanders (New Hope), Adam
Young (Victory Christian
Academy) and Janiqua Wayne
(West Lowndes High).
Accepting the Challenge
of Excellence (A.C.E.) Award
recognizes high school
students who have overcome
great physical, emotional or
social obstacles to become
eligible for graduation. A.C.E.
Award winners advance to
district competition and an op-
portunity to compete for the
National A.C.E. Award.
A.C.E. Award Honorees are
Javonte Guyton (Columbus
High), Rachel Marie Jones
(MSMS), Adrian Bailee
Aldridge (Victory Christian)
and Tory Evans (West Lown-
des High).
The Exchange Club is
the countrys oldest service
organization. It sponsors
activities designed to ben-
et, award and develop the
nations youth, promote crime
prevention, serve seniors and
recognize military and public
safety service providers. It
also promotes Americanism
programs. The national proj-
ect is the prevention of child
abuse.
CLUB NOTES
Courtesy photos
Twelve area students were honored and received monetary awards at the Exchange Club of Columbus
annual Youth of the Year and Accepting the Challenge of Excellence Awards program April 24. Colum-
bus High School student Corey Persons, pictured at left with Columbus Mayor Robert Smith, is the
overall Youth of the Year Award recipient. MSMS student Rachel Marie Jones, at right, is the overall
A.C.E. Award winner. Corey is the son of Edwin and Rhonda Persons. Rachel is the daughter of Lesa
Jones of McComb.
Reunion
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she was walking down
the hallway and a boy
came up behind her and
unzipped the back of her
dress.
You arent going to
say his name, are you?
Shackelford asked, and
the two began to laugh
and joke as only you can
do with those youve
known a lifetime.
Watching the ex-
change between Shackel-
ford and Pippin, Sammie
St. John began to smile.
St. John, who is also
87, transferred to the
Columbus Public School
System in the ninth
grade. Since she didnt
grow up wit h the major-
ity of her classmates, St.
John joined the band to
make friends. However,
she had to wait until her
sophomore year to join
because her elder sister
had to graduate rst and
pass down her clarinet.
Shackelford also played
in the band. He played
the bass clarinet.
The group began to
reminisce about Friday
night football games.
To hear the three tell it,
football games were a
community-wide event.
On Friday nights,
everybody went to the
football game, Shackel-
ford said. And I mean
everybody. All the stores
closed and we marched
downtown.
And if there was a
budding high school
romance, that was quick
to show up in the high
school newspaper.
Some were in there
more than others, St.
John said, and the group
burst into laughter.
While the country
was in the middle of a
war during the groups
high school years, they
didnt let on if it had a
negative effect on their
experience or their
education. War bonds
and ration books were
sold at school, and they
didnt have a school an-
nual because paper was
rationed but that was
just accepted as part of
the routine, St. John said.
It was just a different
time, she added.
Pippin recalls when a
neighborhood family lost
two of their ve sons to
the war.
They were older than
us, but yes, I remember,
she said, falling silent for
perhaps the rst time all
day.
Coming of age
Shackelford joined the
Navy when he graduated
high school. After a brief
stint at the University of
Mississippi, he joined
the Army and made it a
career until he retired
in 1970. He and his wife
are now living at Trinity
Place Retirement Com-
munity.
Pippin went to col-
lege at Mississippi State
College for Women and
then married. While
her husband was in law
school at Ole Miss, she
worked in the universi-
tys library. She and her
husband then moved to
West Point, and Pippin
worked in the library at
Mississippi State Uni-
versity. She credits high
school for her chosen
profession.
I worked in the
library because I didnt
like study hall, and the
football players would
come in and I got to help
them check out books,
she said, her smile ever
present. She added, And
there was nothing better
than the day a new box of
books came in.
After high school, St.
John got married.
I could have gone to
college, but I wanted to
get married and thats
what I did, she said. I
was just barely 18 and
he was 19, and we didnt
know anything but I
dont regret it one bit.
St. Johns husband
was in the military. They
traveled the country with
their two children.
I had a wonderful
life, she said.
Years after they
graduated, S.D. Lee High
School burned down.
Pippin remembers
driving into town and
seeing the ames
shooting into the sky. St.
John was living in the
country at the time and
did not make the drive
into town. Shackelford
was serving in the mili-
tary and had moved away
from home.
As it does with old
friends, one story leads
into another and sudden-
ly, the trio transitions
from talking about the
re to remembering
when a group of high
school boys would steal
Halloween decorations
from the house across
from the school.
They moved stuff
everywhere, Pippin said
in a t of giggles.
The house that was
the victim of high school
boys pranks survived
the re, thanks to re-
ghters who sprayed it
throughout the night,
Pippin said.
The group tells story
after story, and they
weave together like an
old patchwork quilt, com-
fortable and familiar.
Ten years turned
into 20, 20 into 30 and
before they knew it, 40
years had passed and the
group had never had a
reunion. So, they began
sending out newsletters
and organized their rst
reunion. Ever since, they
have met once a month to
have lunch.
When asked why it
was so important to stay
connected to each other
for the past 30 years, Pip-
pin said simply, Theyre
family.
St. John said she and
classmate Vernon Davis
decided to have the 70th
reunion to simply have a
good time.
You know, we
thought it would be fun
to have a reunion, St.
John said. We have so
many class members
who have been having
health problems. Weve
been going to a lot of
funerals, so we wanted to
have something happy.
We want to have a happy,
relaxed time.
As St. John, Pippin
and Shackelford began
to gather up their things,
St. John found a copy of
the schools alma mater.
The group then began
to sing, Hail S.D. Lee
High, noble and strong,
to thee with loyal hearts,
we raise our song ...
Loyal hearts, indeed.
Sammie St. John has kept this May 1944 edition of Lee Highs school paper for 70 years.
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Carrie Baucom, Dana Putt, Pam Foster, Summer Graham
Courtney Hutchins, Paige Spears, Jessica Moore, Kelly Trout
Danny and Blanche Hardin Sarah, Jason and Cathryn Ryder
Elizabeth Thomas, Erin Graves
Katy Waters, Judy McLain, Betty Waters, Brenda White
Briar and Michelle Jones Vivian Cade, Laura Bryan, Ellen Goodman
Susanne Cunningham, Shannon Stafford Grace Younger, Jerrod Bradley, Kristen Monahan
CHILDRENS
MUSICAL
Families and friends
attended the Chil-
drens Choir musical
about Jonah and the
whale Wednesday
at First Presbyterian
Church in Starkville.
MAY
LUNCHEON
Junior Auxiliary of
Columbus held
its annual spring
luncheon and awards
program Wednesday
at Lion Hills Center
and Golf Course.
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2014 Lowndes County Relay For Life
The American Cancer Societys Relay For Life is a special way of celebrating the lives of cancer survivors and
remembering those who have lost their battle. After sunset at each Relay For Life, the track is encircled with
luminaria decorated with the names of those who have battled cancer. The luminaria ceremony was held on
April 25, 2014. The names of those who luminaria bags were purchased for are listed below.
Martha Adcox
Verlean Akins
Maurica Alexander
Geraldine Allen
Janice Anderson
Lindsey Blue Anderson
Carolyn Andrews
Ronda Andrus
Lainie Anthony
Sandy Ashley
Will Ayers
Jean Bailey
Joy Bailey
Signa Bankston
Judy Baucom
Daphne Beams
Linda Beard
Don Bell
Willie Bell
Hanifah Johnson Benbow
Diane Benson
Susan Biggers
Debbie Blackburn
Linda Bolin
Doyle Bolling
Lucella Brand
Betty Brewer
Lillie Brooks
Margaret Brooks
Oscar Brown
Terry Brown
Vicki Bruce
Troy L. Burgin,Sr.
Francis Burks
Jennifer Carson
Mitzi Carter
Richard Carter
Willie Carter, Jr.
Ellen Carty
Willie J. Chandler
Shirley Chauvin
Gary Clark
Donna Coker
Karen Cole
Carl Coleman
Delaine Coleman
Sylvia Walker Colvin
Alan Cooper
Suan Cooper
Chester Cox
Gwendolyn Craddieth
Bob Cummings
Adellar Cunningham
Armentha A. Cunningham
Cindy Davie
Lucy Dison
Berenice Dixon
Lillie Mae Dixon
Carole Dobbins
Eddy Doyle
Callie Dunaway
Judy Dunaway
Inez Edmiston
Tom Elliot
Mott Ellis
Wayne Ellis
Joe Elmore
Willie Fields
Brenda Fisher
Alice Fitch
Allen Fitch
Paula Fleming
Alice Christian Fowler
James Gatewood
Wilhelmenia Gause-Goings
Dorothy Gerhart
Wanda Gibson
Patricia Giles
Debbie Gipson
Judy Gjerde
Hugh Grant, Jr.
Mary Jane Grant
Eddy Greene
Jerry Guess
John Haggard
LeeAnn Hailey
Gene Hall
Kim Hamilton
Charles Hannah
Lane Harper
Linda Harper
Haley Harrington
Elizabeth Harris
Karen Harris
Mattie Harris
Sonja Harris
Harry Hatcher
Bobbie Henderson
Jerry Henderson
Perry Hendrix
Wayne Henson
Donna Hildreth
Carol Hitt
Brenda Holcombe
Betty Holley
Jarrell Holloway
Richard Holmes
Teresa Howell
Mitzi Hughes
Pam Hughes
Fountain M. Hutchinson, III
Edie Hyatt
Earl Jackson
Lisa Jackson
Nelson James
Gloria D. Jamison
Bertha Jerkins
Eddie Jethrow
April Johnson
Brett Johnson
Carrie Johnson
Ceceilia Johnson
Charles Johnson
Eliza Stewart Johnson
Lorrainde Johnson
Rita Johnson
William Brett Johnson
Inell Joiner
Eurgenteen Jones
Matilda Jones
Doris Jordan
Mr. Jordan
Lisa Kerby
Kathy Kimbrell
Jessie Kincade
Belinda Kincaid
Joe King
Joseph King
Sara Ann Kintz
Paul Knight
Ricky Knopp
Larry Lagrone
Renee Lambert
Nancy Lampley
Shamaka Lang
Sherry Lash
Dottie Lawson
Albert Lee
Wesley Lee
Amy Lemonds
Pam Lewis
Sharon Logan
Bobby Marlowe
Bobby Marshall
Shirley Mason
Jenny Matson
Sue McArthur
Tommy McCafferty
Charlene McCall
Nell McGee
Florence McGwire
Byron McNair
Susan McPherson
Thelma McPherson
Pamela Miller
Virginia Mintz
Dixie Mitchell
Christine Moore
Mickey Morris
Joanne Mosley
Huida Nawls
Marie Nichols
Alice ONeal
Susan Parsons
Lloyd Pate
Sue Payne
Amanda Pennington
Maggie Perry
Carol Peterson
Dow Phillips
Julia Phillips
Lucy Phillips
Veronica Chism Phillips
Jerry Powell
Betty Price
Jamie Price
Joe Pritchard
Dot Pruitt
Jerry Ramsay
William Randle
Karen Randolph
Therese Ratliff
Jimmy Reese
Cora B. Richardson
Lisa Richardson
Pat Richardson
Karen Ridenour
Freddy Riley
Lenny Ring, Jr.
Barbara Roberts
Deborah Robertson
Winfred Sanderson
Joann Sansing
Cynthia Saunders
Harold Sexton
Judy Sexton
Gertrude Shanklin
Ruth Shaw
Nona Sheaks
Mary Smith
Sandy Smith
Janet Spann
Ethel Sparks
Libby Springer
Polly Stanley
Connie Wilkes Stein
Imogene Stewart
James Stewart
Jane Street
Jim Strickland
George Strohl
Betty Swanzy
Henry Tarver
Earlene Tate Taylor
Mary Ann Taylor
Annie Thomas
Ron Thomas
Charles Thompson
Jan Thompson
Maggie Thompson
Becky Todd
Teresa Tousley
Kay Townsend
Sammy Townsend
Harvey Trapp
Lake Trimble
Polly Triplet
Garry Triplett, Sr
Allen Tuttle
Eddie Ussery
Carol VanLandingham
Joise Walker
Willie Mae Watkins
Peggy Watson
Patricia Wayman
Martha West
Ned Wikle
Bree Wilcutt
Mitiz Wilemon
Sue Wilkes
Christina Williams
Curley Williams
Carmelita Wilson
Sarah Windham
Martha Young
Memorial Gardens of
Columbus Property
Owners
Little Reese, a Patient at
St. Jude Hospital
Joe Accardi
Arline Adams
Rocky Adams
Archie Agnew, Jr.
Maurice Walker Alexander
Faye Allen
Thomas Edward Allen
Evelyn Anderson
Harry Anderson
Reed Andrews
Major Andrews, Jr.
Bobby M. Anthony
Michael Tony Atkins
David Bailey
Joanne Bailey
Buck Ballard
Catherine Thomas Ballard
Fran Ballard
Safronia Mae Ballard
Henrietta Barr Barber
Marilyn Bareom
Mary Lou Barham
Willie Mae Barker
Marilynn Baucom
Neil Beard
Rebecca Belvins
Daphine Beneke
Clyde Bigham, Jr
Robert Doc Bishop
Kathleen Blackwood
Meredith Blanks
Jodi Bledsoe
Ledora Bogan
Robert Bolin
Elizabeth Bollinger
Laderl Bollinger
Emma L. Boone
Laurie Bosanko
J. D. Bourland
Judi Bowler
Charlie Boyd
Early Boyd
Harley Boyd
Francis Boyles
Frances Y. Boyls
Luella Bridges Brand
David E. Brandon
Terry H. Brewer
Julius Bridges
Kay Brogan
Hall Brothers
Anna Brouse
Annie Brown
Bobby Brown
George Brown
Jeff Brown
John Eric Brown
John H. Brown
Otho W. Brown
Scennie Lee Brown
Ruby Jean Coley Brownlee
Marisa Loftis Bruner
Bessie Buckhalter
James Buckhalter
Johnny Buckhalter
Bobby Burgess
Charles E. Burke
Gary Burnley
Stanley Burnley
Betty Burns
Myrtle Burns
Sonny Burns
Janice Byrd
M. D. Callaway
Jane Usher Carley
Rita Caudy
Wendell Chadwick
J. W. Chatham
Sarah George Childs
Jack Christopher
Bobby Wade Clay, Sr.
Frances Cockrell
Daren Coggins
Jackie Coggins
Jacky Coggins
Faye Coleman
Jane Coleman
Ogerita Jean Coley
Cornelius Collins
Clara Congious
John T. Conner
Mary Coombs
Bryn Cooper
Jerri Corbell
William Cowans
Pat Cox
Garner Crouther
Lue Ella Cunningham
Lucille Dail
Jerry Dalton
B. H. Darby, Jr.
Laverne Darby
Ruthie Davis
Ruthie M. Davis
Tommie Davis
Tommy J. Davis
Ott Dehler
J. T. Dent
Stacey Dicfenback
Kim Keys Dickey
Louise Dillon
Jake Dismuke
Queen Dismuke
Curtis Dixon, Sr.
Mac Dobbins
Allie Lou Donald
Henrietta Dooley
Mary Ann Duffey
Avery Duncan, Sr.
Jean Me-Me Duncan
Bobbie Earhart
H. G. Earwood. Jr.
Maxine Edwards
Nathanial Ellis
Betha Enlow
Patsy Enlow
Ean Evans
Essie Ewing
Faye Ewing
Gladys Ewing
Walter Ewing, Jr.
Beth Farlow
Louise Ferraez
Nina Ferrante
Naomi Fields
Willie B. Fields
Cecil Fitch
Chris Fleming
Bill Forrester
Glenn Forrester
George Foster, Jr.
Brooks Fowler
Doc Fowler
Teresa Franklin
Billy Joe Franks
Joe Franks
Ronnie B. Frierson
Bob Fuqua
Essie Lou Gardner
Patricia Gardner
Jack B. Garnett
Rosie Gee
Otto Gehringer
Richard L. George
Hortense Gholson
Jimmy Glaser, Jr.
Mattie L. Glenn
JoAnn Goodgame
Frank Gordon
Joanne Gordon
Sonya Gordon
Annie L. Gore
J. A. Gore
Joanne Graham
Wilma Granderson
Willie Gray, Jr.
Carl Gregg
Gordon Gribbs
Classie Griffin
Hunter Groves
Oliver Gunter
Annie Ruth Hairston
Ruby Hairston
Terry Hairston
Cleotha Hall
Edward G. Hall
Martha Hall
Jimmy Hancock
Johnny Hancock
Jessie Hardy
Roise Hargrove
Tommie Hariston
LeSander Harmon
Charles W. Harper, Jr.
Bill Harris
Cleotha Harris
Henderson Harris, Jr.
J. C. Harris
John E. Harris
James T. Harrison, Sr.
Jim Harrison
Kate Harris
Martha Harris
Sarah Harris
Tommy Harris
Donald Hayden
Albert Haynes
Travis Haynes
Joanne Heger
Eulana Helmka
Curtis Henderson
Jo Henderson
Allen Henry
Gene Henson
Louise Herzer
Larry Hickman
Robert Hicks
Dorothy Hill
Joe William Hill, Jr.
Opal Hill
John Hodges
Herbert Holden
Alan Holliday
Jan Holliman
Nikki Hollis
Mary Lois Hooker
Bonnie Nell House
Leon House
Rance House
Wendall Howard
Sam Howell
Sarah Howell
Julia Hudson
Shelia Hughes
Ben Hunt
Jack Hunt
Sam Hunt
Eliza Hunter
Fountain M. Hutchinson
Carl Hyatt
Roshean Oliver Hyde
Hannie Raines Ivy
Nora Jennings
E. S. Jobe
Brenda Johnson
Clara Brett Johnson
Charles Johnson
Eric Johnson
Hanifah Johnson
Hank Johnson
Jean Johnson
Leroy Johnson
Shirley Lovorn Johnson
Dorothy Joiner
Barbara Grantham Jones
Butch Jones
Lola M. Jones
Maggie Jones
Mattie Jones
Melvin C. Jones
Moses Jones
Raeburn Van Jones
Silvia Jones
Susan Hale Jones
Thomas Jones
Annie B. Jordan
Ruby Jordan
Albert King
Pat Kaye
Sam Kaye
Tommy King
Elizabeth Granny Lib Kinsey
Sally Kirkland
Danny Kirkley
Eula Knopp
William Koon
Wilma Koon
Patricia Ann Koonce
Sarah Kremer
Wannetta D. Kyles
Tony Labella, Sr.
Gloria Land
Myrtle Land
William Landrum
Catherine Murray Larry
Katherine Larry
Betty C. Lathan
Cleveland Law
Tony Lawson
Sammie Lee, Sr.
Ernest Legan
Jim Legan
Ruth Legan
Gertrude Lewis
Una Rea Lewis
Ann Ligon
Richard Lines
Vera Livingston
Lucille Lolino
Ralph Lovorn
Roland Lovorn
Sadie Lovorn
Anastasia Lusack
Richard Luster Sr.
Alma Maddox
Steve H. Maddox
Ralph Manning
Ella Marie
Mae Marsh
France Martin
Lawrence Martin
Murlene Marshall
Deloyce Diane Martin
Mert McAdams
Robin McAdams
Mary McCammon
Helen McCann
David W. McClurg
Mary D. McClurg
Catherine McCorkle
Sam McCormick
Tommy Tub McCrary
Dean McDill
Toni Yvette McDonald
Daniel McGee
Jeff McGee
Mitiz McGill
Virgie McKinley
Jackie McNeece
John L. McPherson, Sr.
Edward A. Medley, Sr.
Patricia Merchant
Lee Mercier
Margaret Mercier
Earnestine Shanklin Mickens
Robert Lee Mickens
Bill Miller
Peg Mishler
Archie Mitchell
Julie Marie Mitchell
L. C. Mitchell
Mildred Montgomery
Vera Montgomery
Edna Moody
Melvin Moody
Anita Moore
Edwin Moore
Jim Moore
Kathy Moore
Linda Moore
Lloyd T. Moore
DiWee Morris
Barbara Morro
Walter Mosley, Jr.
Walter E. Mosley, Sr.
Louise Weezie Mulvihill
Michael Mulvihill, Sr.
Elizabeth Myers
Lefty Neely
Eloise Nelson
Bruce Nettles
Eugene Nichols
Patricia Nickoles
Jim Noble
Edwin Bubba Norris
Donna Duncan Norsworthy
Malcolm OBrien
Neil Olsen
Sally Ora
Harold Don Owens
Lou Pace
William Pace
Emma T. Paine
Cathy Palmeri
Michael Parkinson
Jean Parra
Mary Partridge
Clara Pate
Edna Pate
Sam Pate
Courtney Patrick
Stanley Payne
Doris Payton
Grover Peaks
Elizabeth Peek
Hershel Petty
Willie Pippins, Sr.
Scotty Plunk
Gordon Lee Pope
William Bilbo Pope
Willie Pope
Alvin Porter
Glenn Pounders
Donna Price
Jackie Pridmore
Joan McCormick Pritchard
Joe Pritchard
Betty Pruitt
Bill Pruitt
Doug Pruitt
J. D. Raienback
Connie Arisa Raines
Verna Ramsey
Clay Ratliff
Steve Ratliff
Kay Reece
Wille Mae Reese
Herman Repath
Willis Richards
J. D. Richardson
Willie B. Richardson
Barbara Ridgley
William Bill Ridney
Lenny Ring, Sr.
Pete Roberts
Michael Robertson
Archie Robinson
Billy Robinson
Wilder Robinson
Samuel Rogers
Nettie Ruark
Daisy Lee Rush
King David Rush, Sr.
Syrena Rushing
Mary Rye
Annie J. Sams
Geraldine Sanders
Kenji Sanders
Lonzie Sanders, Sr.
Colleen Gurganus Sartain
Earlene Scott
Danny Joe Seals
Mary Dell Selvie
Albert Selvie, Sr.
Betty Shaw
Aline Shelton
Lilly Shelton
Tiny Shelton
Dan Shipp
Margie Shipp
Pete Shulgay
Caroline Simmons
Clay Simmons
James Freck Simpson
Raymond D. Sinclair, III
Christine Smith
Kelly Smith
Lorett C. Smith
Marion Sis Smith
Mildred Smith
Nola M. Smith
Rose Marie Smith
Sandy Fleming Smith
Kimberly Snellings
Richard Sobley
Lori Sommer
Pheba J. Brown Spencer
Bill Sprayberry
Nettie Fowler Sprouse
Peggy Stafford
Roosevelt Staples
Brooks Stapp
Louise Stapp
Cheryl Stepp
Eddie W. Stewart
Lorenzo Stewart
Mary Taylor Stewart
Rosie Stewart
Charles Stokes
Hilda Callaway Stokes
Milton Stokes
Nita Stokes
Ricky Stokes
Douglas C. Stone
Lavern Stripling
Tony Summers
Freddie Summerville
Will Lany McElroy Sutton
Tommie L. Sykes
Michele Taggart
Eddie Tague
Lucy Talley
Cecelia Tarr
Frank Tarver
Jimmy Tarver
Annie Jean Tate
Cecil Taylor
Gorden Taylor
Jack Taylor
Jean Taylor
Mark Taylor
Mary Ann Taylor
Rosie Lee Thomas
Diane Thompson
Ollie Thompson
Louise Trimm
Sylvester Trimuel
Polly Graham Triplett
Eddie Troupe
Dianna Tucker
Ollie M. Tuggle
Bessie Tumblin
Ida Virgil
Betty Walker
Keith Walker
Randy Walker
Robert Walker
Jack Wallace
Myrtle Wallace
Richard Walter, Sr.
Sam Warren
Ray Waters
Clephus Watkins
Elton Watson
Buddy Weathers
Imogene Webb
Nancy W. Weeks
Jean Wellis
Joe D. Whaley
Flora Grace White
Johnnie B. White
Mildred White
Mollie Ann Newman
Whitehead
Harold Whitworth
David Widner
Barbara A. Williams
Betty A. Williams
Billy W. Williams
Cora Mae Lee Williams
David Ray Williams
James Williams
Mary Ella Williams
Mildred Williams
Sammie Jewel Williams
Teresa Williams
Nancy Williford
Anthony Wilson
Gilda Wilson
Gilda Faye Wilson
Tom Wilson
William E. Wilson
Raymond Winters
Ronald Wolfe
Herbert Womack
Jerry Wood
Jimmy Wood
Pete Woolbright
Lucille Woolbright
Mary Best Wozniak
Memorial Gardens of
Columbus Property
Owners and Loved Ones
Sully
The Burns Family
In Honor:
In MeMory:
Joyce Edwards Bowers
James Edwards
Perry Hendrix
Elizabeth King
Wesley Lee
Mary Ann Mogel
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ASSEMBLIES OF GOD
CALVARY ASSEMBLY OF GOD Lehmberg Rd. and
Bennett Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 6
p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Eric Crews, Pastor.
EVANGEL CHURCH 500 Holly Hills Rd. Sunday 9 a.m.,
10:15 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. The Grove Coffee Cafe 8 a.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. The Grove 6:30 p.m. Nursery provided
through age 3. Ron Delgado, Pastor. 662-329-2279
FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD 2201 Military Road. Christian
Education 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Nursery Church
(2-3 yrs.) Super Church (children)10:30 a.m. Worship 6 p.m.
Wednesday 7 p.m. Nursery provided for all services. Jody
Gurley, Pastor. 662-328-6374
NEW LIFE ASSEMBLY OF GOD 4474 New Hope Road.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Childrens
Church 10:30 a.m., Evening 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Jack
Medley, Pastor. 662-328-3878
BAPTIST
ANTIOCH BAPTIST CHURCH Hwy. 45 N. Sunday School
9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Discipleship Training 5 p.m.,
Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Dr. Edward N. Knox,
Pastor. 662-328-4765
ARMSTRONG BAPTIST CHURCH 1707 Yorkville
Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. Bible Study
Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. William Vaughn, Pastor. 662-328-
0670
ARTESIA BAPTIST CHURCH Sunday School 10 a.m.,
Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. Pastor Jeff
Morgan.
BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH 3232 Military Road. Sunday
School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Choir Rehearsal 5 p.m.,
Worship, 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Nursery provided. Walter
Butler, Pastor. 662-327-2111
BETHESDA BAPTIST CHURCH 2096 Bethesda Rd,
Crawford. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.,
Discipleship Training 6:00 p.m., Worship 7 p.m., Wednesday
7:00 p.m. Allan Dees, Pastor. 662-272-8734
BORDER SPRINGS BAPTIST CHURCH 15949 Hwy. 12
E., Caledonia. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m.,
Kids for Christ 5 p.m., Discipleship Training 5:15 p.m., Worship
6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. David Westmoreland, Pastor. 662-
356-6870
BROOKSVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH Main Street,
Brooksville. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 10:55 a.m.
and 6 p.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m.
CALEDONIA BAPTIST CHURCH 7840 Wolfe Road,
Caledonia. Sunday Mens Prayer Service 9:30 a.m., Sunday
School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Bible Study 4 p.m., Worship 5
p.m., Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m. Bob Burch, Pastor.
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH 295 Dowdle Dr. Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Adult Choir rehearsals
and Discipleship Training 5 p.m., Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday
6:15 p.m. Steve Brown, Pastor. 662-328-6741
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH 385 7th St. SW, Vernon,
Ala. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 5 p.m.
(6 p.m. - Daylight Savings Time), Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Wil
Corbett, Pastor. 205-270-1845
CANAAN BAPTIST CHURCH 1008 Lehmberg Rd. Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Service and Childrens Church 10:30 a.m.,
Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Danny Avery, Pastor.
Russell Flood, Worship Leader.
CANAAN MB CHURCH 2425 Bell Ave. Sunday School
8:15 a.m., Worship 9:30 a.m., Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m.
Jimmy Pounds, Pastor. 662-327-1226
COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH 2490 Yorkville Rd.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. Wes Jones, Pastor. 662-327-5306
CORNERSTONE BAPTIST CHURCH 844 Old West Point
Rd., Starkville. Sunday 10:30 a.m. Greg Upperman, Pastor.
662-323-6351 or visit www.cornerstonestarkville.com
EAST END BAPTIST CHURCH Hwy. 50 and Holly Hills Rd.
Bible Study 9:15 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Adult Discipleship
Training, Pre-school, Youth & Childrens Choirs 5 p.m., Worship
6 p.m., Wednesday 6 p.m., Prayer Service 6:30 p.m., Sanctuary
Choir 7:30 p.m. Albert Wilkerson, Pastor. 662-328-5915
EASTVIEW BAPTIST CHURCH 1316 Ben Christopher Rd.
Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m.
Junior Eads, Pastor. 662-329-2245
FAIRVIEW BAPTIST CHURCH 127 Airline Rd. Sunday
School 9 a.m., Worship 10:15 a.m. and 6:30 p.m., Wednesday
6 p.m. Dr. Breck Ladd, Pastor. 662-328-2924
FAITH CHRISTIAN BAPTIST CHURCH 1621 Mike Parra
Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. Rev. Michael
Love, Pastor. 662-434-5252
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 7th St. and 2nd. Ave. N.
Sunday Worship 8:45 a.m., Sunday School 10 a.m. (Worship
televised at 10 a.m. on WCBI-TV, Columbus Cable Channel
7), Contemporary Worship 11 a.m.; Sunday 6 p.m. Worship
at 3000 Bluecutt Road, Midweek Prayer Service, Wednesday
6:15 p.m. Dr. Shawn Parker, Pastor. 662-245-0540
columbusfbc.org
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF STEENS 40 Odom Rd.,
Steens. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m.
FRIENDSHIP BAPTIST 125 Yorkville Rd. W. Sunday
School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7
p.m. John Gainer, Pastor. 662-328-6024 or 662-328-3183
GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH 708 Airline Rd. Sunday School
9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m. & 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Charles
Whitney, Pastor.
GRACE COVENANT BAPTIST CHURCH 912 11th Ave. S.
Sunday 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. Pastor Sammy Burns. 662-328-
1096
GREENWOOD SPRINGS BAPTIST CHURCH 278 East
between Gattman & Amory. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship
11 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7:15 p.m. Rev. John Walden,
Pastor. 662-356-4445
IMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH 6342 Military Rd., Steens.
Bible Study 8:45 a.m., Worship 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday
7 p.m. 662-328-1668
KOLOLA SPRINGS BAPTIST CHURCH Caledonia.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., AWANA 4:45-
6 Ages 2-12th grade (Sept. - May), Worship 5 p.m., Choir
Practice Wednesday 6 p.m., 252 Basics Childrens Ministry
an Cross Training Youth Wednesday 7 p.m., Wednesday Bible
Study 7 p.m. Rev. Don Harding, Pastor.
MCBEE BAPTIST CHURCH 2846 Hwy. 50 E. Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Discipleship Training 5
p.m., Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Rev. Jimmy Ray,
Pastor. 662-328-7177
LONGVIEW BAPTIST CHURCH 991 Buckner Street,
Longview. Sunday School 10:00 a.m., Worship 11:00 a.m.,
Discipleship Training 5:15 p.m., Evening Worship 6:00 p.m.;
Wednesday Prayer Meeting 6:30 p.m. Pastor Larry W. Yarber,
or email ynyministry@yahoo.com, 662-769-4774
MIDWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Holly Hills Rd. Sunday
School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m., Prayer
Service every Saturday 6 p.m. Rev. Denver Clark, Pastor.
MOUNT PISGAH BAPTIST CHURCH 2628 East Tibbee
Rd., West Point. Sunday Worship each week 8 a.m., 1st, 3rd
and 5th Sunday Worship 11:30 a.m., Sunday School 9:30 a.m.,
Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Donald Wesley, Pastor.
MOUNT ZION BAPTIST CHURCH 1791 Lake Lowndes
Rd. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10:15 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Steve Lammons, Pastor. 662-328-2811
MT. VERNON CHURCH 200 Mt. Vernon Rd. Sunday
Worship 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., Service Life Groups for
all ages 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., Connection Cafe 10 a.m.,
Discovery Zone. 662-328-3042 mtvchurch.com
MURRAHS CHAPEL BAPTIST CHURCH 9297 Hwy. 69 S.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.,
Wednesday 6:30 p.m.
NEW COVENANT BAPTIST CHURCH Highway 50 E.
Sunday School 9 a.m., Service 10 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m.
Ed Nix, Pastor.
NEW JOURNEY CHURCH 3123 New Hope Rd. Sunday
Worship 10:30 a.m., Small Groups 5:30 p.m., Kevin Edge,
Pastor. 662-315-7753 or thenewjourneychurch.org
NEW SALEM BAPTIST CHURCH 7086 Wolfe Rd., 3 miles
south of Caledonia. Sunday Worship 8:17 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.,
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Sunday Evening - Youth Drama &
AWANA 4 p.m., Discipleship Training 5 p.m., Evening Worship
6 p.m., Wednesday - Kids Drama 6 p.m., Bible Study, RAs,
GAs & Mission Friends 6:30 p.m. 662-356-4940
NORTHSIDE FREE WILL BAPTIST 14th Ave. and
Waterworks. Sunday School 10 a.m., Sunday Worship 11 a.m.
and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Pat Creel, Pastor.
PLEASANT GROVE MB CHURCH 1914 Moor High
Road, Crawford. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Riley Forrest, Sr., Pastor. 662-272-
8221
PLEASANT HILL BAPTIST 1383 Pleasant Hill Rd. Sunday
Worship 10 a.m. & 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Bill Hurt, Pastor.
662-329-3921
PLYMOUTH BAPTIST CHURCH 187 Plymouth Rd. Sunday
Worship 10:30 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Randy Rigdon,
Pastor. Neil Shepherd, Music.
SOVEREIGN FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH 7852 Hwy. 12 E.,
Steens. Sunday Worship 10 a.m., Service 5 p.m., Wednesday
7 p.m. Charles Young, Pastor.
SOVEREIGN GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH 12859 Martin
Road Spur, Northport, Ala. Worship 11 a.m., Sunday Bible
Study noon. Todd Bryant, Pastor. sovereigngrace.net
STATE LINE BAPTIST CHURCH 7560 Hwy. 1282 E.
Sunday School 9:15 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.,
Wednesday 6 p.m., Christian Development Wednesday 7 p.m.
Robert Gillis, Pastor. 662-329-2973
TEMPLE OF DELIVERANCE BAPTIST CHURCH 4307
Sand Rd., Steens. Maurice Williams, Pastor. Sunday School
10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and7 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. 662-
327-2580
UNITED CHRISTIAN BAPTIST CHURCH 2 blocks east of
Hwy. 69 on Yorkville Rd. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10:15
a.m. Steven James, Pastor.
UNIVERSITY BAPTIST CHURCH East Lee Blvd., Starkville
MSU campus (new building behind the Wesley Foundation)
Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. Bert Montgomery,
Pastor. 662-312-6778 or starkvillebaptist.org
VICTORY FREE WILL BAPTIST CHURCH Victory Loop off
of Mill Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. Pastor, Al Hamm.
WOODLAND BAPTIST CHURCH 3033 Ridge Rd. Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Worship 6 p.m., AWANA
Wednesday 6:30 p.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Shelby Hazzard,
Senior Pastor. Brad Wright, Director of Student Ministries.
10TH STREET FAIRLAWN BAPTIST CHURCH 1118 7th
St. S. Sunday School 8 a.m., Worship 9:30 a.m., Wednesday
7 p.m., Youth Ministry Wednesday 4:30 p.m. Rev. Brian Hood,
Pastor.
INDEPENDENT BAPTIST
BETHESDA CHURCH 1800 Short Main. Sunday School
9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Nathaniel Best,
Pastor. E-mail: bethesdambchurch@yahoo.com
BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH 5860 Hwy. 50 E., West
Point. Sunday School 10 a.m., Service 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m.
FELLOWSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH 1720 Hwy. 373. Sunday
School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7
p.m. Martin Buddy Gardner, Pastor.
LIGHTHOUSE BAPTIST CHURCH 5030 Hwy. 182 E.
Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Jimmy Banks, Pastor. 662-327-1130
SHINING LIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH 801 Russell St.,
Starkville in the Comfort Suites Conference Room, Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Pastor John
Harvey. slbcstarkville.org 662-648-0282
SOVEREIGN GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH Yorkville Rd.
Sunday Bible study 10:15 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. Raymond
Spann, Pastor. sgrace.com
MISSIONARY BAPTIST
ANDERSON GROVE MB CHURCH 1853 Anderson Grove
Road, Caledonia. Sunday School 9:20 a.m., Worship 11:00
a.m., Bible Study Wednesday 6:20 p.m. David O. Williams,
Pastor. 662-356-4968.
ANTIOCH MB CHURCH 2304 Seventh Ave. N. Sunday
School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. Jimmy
Ellis, Pastor.
BETHLEHEM MB CHURCH 293 Bethlehem Road,
Caledonia. Sunday School 1st and 4th Sundays 8 a.m., 2nd &
3rd Sundays 9:30 a.m., Worship 1st & 4th Sundays 9:30 a.m.,
2nd & 3rd Sundays 11 a.m., Wednesdays 6 p.m. Rev. Willie
James Gardner, Pastor. 662-356-4424
BLESSING MB CHURCH Starkville Sportsplex, 405 Lynn
Lane Road. Sunday Worship 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Pastor M.
Martin. For prayer call 662-722-1884
BRICK MB CHURCH Old Macon Rd. Sunday School 9:30
a.m. each Sunday, Worship 2nd and 4th Sundays only 11 a.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Everett Little, Pastor.
CALVARY FAITH CENTER Hwy. 373 & Jess Lyons Road.
Sunday Worship 8:00 a.m., Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship
10 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Pastor Robert Bowers, Pastor.
662-434-0144
CEDAR GROVE MB CHURCH 286 Swartz Dr. Worship
Services 11:15 a.m., Sunday School 10 a.m., Wednesday 6:30
p.m. Rev. Jerome Dixon, Jr., Pastor. 662-434-8283
CHRISTIAN HILL MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH
14096 MS Hwy. 388, Brooksville, MS. 39739, Sunday School
9:45 a.m., Worship 11:00 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Bobby
Bowen, Pastor. 662-738-5837/549-6100
CHRIST MB CHURCH 110 2nd Ave. S. Sunday School 10
a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m., B.T.U. Program
every 1st & 3rd Sunday 6 p.m.
EL BETHEL MB CHURCH 2205 Washington Ave. Sunday
School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 7:00 p.m.,
Rev. Leroy Jones, Pastor.
FAITH HARVEST MB CHURCH 4266 Sand Road. Sunday
10:30 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Hugh L. Dent, Pastor. 662-
243-1057
FOURTH STREET MB CHURCH 610 4th St. N. Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Jimmy
L. Rice, Pastor.
FRIENDSHIP MB CHURCH 1102 12th Ave. S. Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. Glenn
Wilson, Pastor. 662-327-7473 or 662-251-4185
GREATER MT. OLIVE M.B. CHURCH 1856 Carson Rd.
Donald Henry, Pastor.
HALBERT MISSION MB CHURCH 2199 Halbert Church
Rd., Ethelsville, Ala. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.
Ernest Prescott, Pastor.
HOPEWELL MB CHURCH 4892 Ridge Rd. Worship 9 a.m.,
Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Rev. Charles Davison, Pastor.
JERUSALEM MB CHURCH 129 Brickerton St. at Wingate
Inn. Sunday Worship 8:00 a.m., Wednesday 5 p.m. Rev. Willie
Petty, Sr., Pastor.
MAPLE STREET BAPTIST 219 Maple St. Sunday School
9:30 a.m., Worship 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 6 p.m.
Joseph Oyeleye, Pastor. 662-328-4629
MILLERS CHAPEL MB CHURCH 425 East North
St. Macon. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.,
Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Ron Houston, Pastor.
MISSIONARY UNION BAPTIST CHURCH 1207 5th Ave.
N. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Baptist Training
Union 5 p.m., Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. Rev. Tony A.
Montgomery, Pastor.
MOUNT ZION M.B. CHURCH 2221 14th Ave. N. Sunday
School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m.
Jesse J. Slater, Pastor. 662-328-4979
MT. ARY MB CHURCH 291 S. Frontage Rd., Lot #4.
Rev. Erick Logan, pastor.
MT. AVERY BAPTIST CHURCH 12311 Nashville Ferry
Rd. E. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m. every Sunday
except 5th Sunday. Rev. Johnny Hall, Pastor. Min. John Wells,
Assistant Pastor.
MT. OLIVE MB CHURCH 2020 Atkin Rd., Millport, Ala.
Sunday School 9 a.m. Worship Service 10 a.m. Pastor Benny
W. Henry. 205-662-3923
NEW HOPE MB CHURCH 271 Church St., Artesia. Sunday
School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. Thomas
E. Rice is pastor. 662-494-1580
NEW BAPTIST TEMPLE MB CHURCH 5937 Nashville
Ferry Rd E. Sunday School 9 a.m. each week except 5th
Sunday, Worship 10 a.m. each week except 5th Sunday,
5th Sundays: Ushers Board Fellowship. Rev. L.A. Gardner,
Pastor. 662-329-3321
NEW ZION PILGRIM MB CHURCH 5253 New Hope
Rd. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship Services 11 a.m.,
Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Rev. Christopher Wriley, Pastor.
NEW ZION STEENS MB CHURCH 3301 Sand Rd. Sunday
School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. Pastor
Rev. Bill D. Hill. 662-329-5224
OAKLAND MB CHURCH 18 Fairport Road, Crawford.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6:30
p.m., Mass Choir Rehearsal - Tue. before 1st and 2nd Sun. 6
p.m., Male Chorus Rehearsal - Thurs. before 3rd Sun. 6 p.m.,
Junior Choir Rehearsal - Wed. before 4th Sun. 5 p.m. Rev.
Sammy L. White, Pastor.
PLEASANT GROVE ROBINSON MB CHURCH 9203 Hwy.
389 N., Starkville. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11:15 a.m.,
Wednesday Prayer Service/Bible Study 7 p.m. Pastor George
A. Sanders. 456-0024
PLEASANT RIDGE MB CHURCH Ridge Rd. Sunday
School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. A.
Edwards, Sr., Pastor.
PROVIDENCE MB CHURCH Old Hwy. 69 S. Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev.
James A. Greenlaw, Pastor.
SAINT MATTHEWS MB CHURCH 1213 Island Rd. Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m.
Curtis Clay, Sr., Pastor.
SALEM MB CHURCH Hwy. 86, Carrollton, Ala. Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. Rev.
David J. Johnson, Jr., Pastor.
SECOND JAMES CREEK MB CHURCH 4898 Baldwin Rd.,
Brooksville. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. Pastor
Michael Tate. 662-738-5855
SOUTHSIDE MB CHURCH 100 Nashville Ferry Rd. E.
Sunday School 8:30 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Wednesday 6:30
p.m. Rev. Rayfeld Evins Jr., Pastor.
SIXTH AVENUE MB CHURCH 1519 Sixth Ave. N. Sunday
School 10 a.m., Sunday 11 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. Rev.
Bobby E. Woodrick Sr., Pastor.
SPRINGFIELD MB CHURCH 6369 Hwy. 45 S. (1st & 3rd
Sunday) Sunday School 10:30 a.m., Worship 11:30 a.m., (1st
& 3rd Wednesday) 7 p.m. Robert Gavin, Pastor. 662-327-9843
STEPHEN CHAPEL MB CHURCH 514 20th St. N. Sunday
School 9:15 a.m., Worship 8 a.m. & 11 a.m. B.T.U. 5 p.m.,
Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. Rev. Joe Peoples, Pastor.
ST. JAMES MB CHURCH 6525 Hardy-Billups Rd.,
Crawford. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 6:15
p.m. Rev. Chad Payton, Pastor.
ST. JOHN MB CHURCH 3477 Motley Rd., Sunday School
10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m. Rev.
Otha Rockett, Pastor. 327-7494.
ST. PAUL MB CHURCH Robinson Rd. Sunday School 10
a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. Rev. Willie Mays,
Pastor.
ST. PAUL MB CHURCH 1800 Short Main St. Disciple
Training/Sunday School 8 a.m., Worship 9:00 a.m. Rev. John
F. Johnson, Pastor. 662-241-7111
UNION BAPTIST MB CHURCH 101 Weaver Rd. (Hwy. 69
S) Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6
p.m. Rev. Coy Jones, Pastor.
TABERNACLE MB CHURCH Magnolia Drive, Macon.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6
p.m.
UNION HOPEWELL MB CHURCH 150 Spurlock Rd.
Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Thursday 6 p.m.
Michael Sampson, Pastor.
WOODLAWN LANDMARK MB CHURCH 8086 Hwy. 12.
East, Steens. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 5
p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. David Retherford, Pastor.
THE WORD CHURCH INTERNATIONAL 366 Carson Rd.
Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11:15 a.m., Wednesday 7
p.m. John Sanders, Pastor.
ZION GATE MB CHURCH 1202 5th St. S. Sunday School
9:30 a.m., Worship 8 a.m. and 10:45., Childrens Church
10:15 a.m., Worship 5 p.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. Dr. James
A. Boyd, Pastor.
PRIMITIVE BAPTIST
ABERDEEN PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH Washington
St. & Columbus St., Aberdeen. Sunday 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Herb Hatfeld, Pastor. 662-369-4937
HAMILTON PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH Flower Farm
Rd., 2 miles South of Hamilton, just off Hwy. 45. Sunday
10:30 a.m. Jesse Phillips, Pastor. 662-429-2305
SPRINGHILL P.B. CHURCH 3996 Sandyland Road,
Macon, MS. Walter Lowery Jr., Pastor. Sunday School 9:00
a.m., Worship 10:00 a.m., Tuesday Bible Study 6 p.m. 662-
738-5006.
SULPHUR SPRINGS PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH
North of Caledonia on Wolf Rd, Hamilton. Sunday 10:30 a.m.
& 1st Sunday Night at 6:30 p.m. Herman Clark, Pastor. 662-
369-2532
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ANGLICAN CATHOLIC
SAINT DAVIDS AT MAYHEW 549 Mayhew Rd.,
Mayhew. Holy Eucharist - Sunday 10 a.m. 662-244-5939 or
anglicancatholic.org
CATHOLIC
ANNUNCIATION CATHOLIC CHURCH 808 College St.
Mass Schedules are as follows: Sunday 8 a.m. & 10:30
a.m., Monday, Wednesday & Friday 8 a.m., Tuesday 5:30
p.m., Thursday 8:30 a.m., and Annunciation Catholic School
(during the school year). Father Robert Dore, Priest.
CHRISTIAN
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH 811 N. McCrary. Ed Maurer,
Pastor. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. and 6
p.m. Wednesday, 6 p.m.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH 720 4th Ave. N. and 8th St.
N. Sunday Service 10:30 a.m.
CHURCH OF CHRIST
CALEDONIA CHURCH OF CHRIST Main St., Caledonia.
Sunday Bible Study 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Wednesday 6 p.m.
CHURCH OF CHRIST 4362 Hwy. 69 S. Sunday Worship
8:30 a.m. and 3 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Shobal Johnson 662-
241-5376 or E-mail: churchofchristhwy69s@live.com
CHURCH OF CHRIST 437 Gregory Rd. Sunday Bible
class 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m.
Richard Latham, Minister. 662-328-4705
COLUMBUS CHURCH OF CHRIST 2401 7th St. N. Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. and 5 p.m., Wednesday
7 p.m. Billy Ferguson, Pulpit Minister and Paul Bennett - Family
& Youth Minister.
EAST COLUMBUS CHURCH OF CHRIST Highway 182 E. at
Gaylane. Sunday Worship 9 a.m., Bible Study 10 a.m., Worship
11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. http://eastcolumbuschurch. com
HWY. 69 CHURCH OF CHRIST 2407 Hwy. 69 S. Sunday
Bible Study 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:15 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m.
LONE OAK CHURCH OF CHRIST 1903 Lone Oak Rd.,
Steens. Bible Study 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m.
MAGNOLIA CHURCH OF CHRIST 161 Jess Lyons Rd.
Bible Study 9:15 a.m., Worship, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday
7 p.m. Doug English, Minister.
NORTH HILLCREST CHURCH OF CHRIST 900 North
Hillcrest, Aberdeen, MS 39730, Sunday Worship 10:00 a.m.,
Wednesday Bible Study 6:00 p.m., Bro. Arthur Burnett,
Minister, 662-304-6098. Email: nhillcrestcoc@gmail.com
STEENS CHURCH OF CHRIST Steens Vernon Rd. 9:15
a.m. Bible Study, Worship 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7
p.m. Larry Montgomery, Minister.
10TH AVE. N. CHURCH OF CHRIST 1828 10th Ave. N.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Bible Class
5 p.m., Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Robert Johnson,
Minister.
WOODLAWN CHURCH OF CHRIST Woodlawn Community.
Sunday 9 a.m., Worship 9:45 a.m., Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday
7:30 p.m. Willis Logan, Minister.
CHURCH OF GOD
CHURCH OF GOD IN JESUS NAME Hwy. 12. Sunday 10
a.m. and 6 p.m., Tuesday 7 p.m. David Sipes, Pastor.
CORNERSTONE WORSHIP CENTER 7840 Wolfe Rd.
Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Wednesday 6:30
p.m. Tony Hunt, Pastor. 662-889-6570
LATTER RAIN CHURCH OF GOD 721 7th Ave. S. Sunday
School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. Wednesday 6 p.m. Brenda
Othell Sullivan, Pastor.
NORTH COLUMBUS CHURCH OF GOD 2103 Jess Lyons
Rd. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. Clarence Roberts, Pastor.
YORKVILLE HEIGHTS CHURCH 2274 Yorkville Rd., Life
Groups 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m.; Evening Worship & JAM Kids
Night 6 p.m.; Wednesday: Worship, Called Out Youth, Royal
Rangers, Girls Clubs 7 p.m.; Tuesday: Intercessory Prayer 7
p.m. Nursery Available for all services (newborn- 4). Bobby
Richardson, Paster. 662-328-1256 or ychurch@cableone.net
ZION ASSEMBLY CHURCH OF GOD 5580 Ridge Road.
Wednesday 7 p.m. Byron Harris, Pastor.
CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST
BIBLE WAY PROGRESSIVE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST
606 Military Rd. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m.,
Evening, 2nd & 4th Sunday 6 p.m., Monday 6 p.m., Wednesday
6 p.m. Tommy Williams, Pastor.
FIFTEENTH ST. CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST 917 15th
St. N. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. Marion C. Bonner, Pastor.
GREATER PENTECOSTAL TEMPLE CHURCH OF GOD IN
CHRIST 1601 Pickensville Rd., Sunday School 9:30 a.m.,
Worship 11 a.m., Monday 6 p.m., Tuesday 7 p.m., Friday 7 p.m.,
Saturday 8 a.m. Ocie Salter, Pastor.
MIRACLE TEMPLE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST 5429
Hwy. 45 N. Sunday Prayer 8 a.m., Sunday School 8:30 a.m.,
Worship 9:30 a.m., Choir Practice Wednesday 6 p.m., 2nd
Sunday Holy Communion, 4th Sunday Youth Sunday, 4th
Sunday Family/Friends Sunday and Fellowship Dinner. Robert
L. Brown, Jr., Pastor. 662-328-7159
OPEN DOOR CHURCH OF GOD 711 S. Thayer Ave.,
Aberdeen. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Tuesday
7 p.m., Wednesday Luncheon 11 a.m. Johnnie R. Bradford,
Pastor. 662-889-3820 or 662-798-0282.
VICTORY TEMPLE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST Minnie
Vaughn Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 12 p.m., Tuesday
7 p.m. Donald Koonch, Pastor. 662-243-2064
COLUMBUS AIR FORCE BASE
CAFB CHAPEL Catholic - Sunday: Catholic Reconciliation
4:00 p.m., Mass 5 p.m. Protestant - Sunday: Adult Sunday
School 9 a.m., Worship 10:45 a.m. Catholic Priest Fr. Vince
Burns. 662-434-2500
EPISCOPAL
EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD 321
Forrest Blvd. Sunday School 9 a.m., Holy Eucharist 10 a.m.,
Tuesday and Thursday Braille Bible Workers 9 a.m. Rev.
Sandra DePriest. 662-327-1953
ST. PAULS EPISCOPAL CHURCH 318 College St. Sunday
8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Sunday School 9:15 a.m. Rev. Anne
Harris. 662-328-6673 or stpaulscolumbus.com.
FULL GOSPEL
BREAD OF LIFE FELLOWSHIP New Hope Road. Sunday
School 9:45 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. Jack
Taylor, Pastor.
BEULAH GROVE FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST CHURCH
8490 Artesia Rd., Artesia, MS. Sunday Service 8:30 a.m.,
Tuesday Bible Study 6:30 p.m. Timothy Bourne, Senior Pastor.
CHARITY FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST CHURCH 1524
6th Ave. S. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m., Saturday 6 p.m. Charles Fisher, Pastor.
CHARITY MISSION FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST CHURCH
807 Tarlton Rd., Crawford. Sunday School 9:40 a.m., Worship
11:15 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m., Prayer Hour Mon.-Fri. 10
a.m., Saturday 8 a.m., New Membership Class 9:30 p.m., 5th
Sunday Worship 6:30 p.m. 662-272-5355
COVENANT LIFE MINISTRIES CHURCH W. Yorkville Rd.
Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11a.m., Evening 6:30 p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. Jerry Potter, Pastor.
FAIRVIEW FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST CHURCH 1446
Wilson Pine Rd., Crawford. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship
10 a.m., Tuesday 7 p.m. Bobby L. McCarter 662-328-2793
GREATER MOUNT ZION CHURCH 5114 Hwy. 182 E.
Sunday Corporate Prayer 8 a.m., Sunday School 9 a.m.,
Worship 10:15 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m., Bible Study 7 p.m.
Doran V. Johnson, Pastor. 662-329-1905
GODS ANNOINTED PEOPLE MINISTRY FULL GOSPEL
FELLOWSHIP 611 Jess Lyons Rd. Sunday School 9 a.m.,
Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Jerome Gill, Pastor.
662-244-7088
HARVEST LIFE CHURCH 425 Military Rd. Sunday Service
10:30 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. F. Clark Richardson, Pastor.
662-329-2820
NEW BEGINNING FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST CHURCH
318 Idlewild Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.,
Wednesday 6 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m. 662-327-3962
NEW LIFE FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST CHURCH 426 Military
Rd. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10a.m., Wednesday 7
p.m. Rev. Michael Love, Pastor.
PLUM GROVE FULL GOSPEL CHURCH Old Macon Rd.
Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11:30 a.m., Tuesday 6:30
p.m., Thursday 7 p.m. Samuel B. Wilson, Pastor.
SHILOH FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST CHURCH 120 19th St.
S. Sunday School 8:30 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Wednesday 7
p.m., Missionary Service every 2nd Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev.
Freddie Edwards, Pastor.
JEWISH
BNAI ISRAEL 717 2nd Ave. N. Services Semi-monthly.
Friday 7:30 p.m. 662-329-5038
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST Meeting at Temple Bnai Israel,
1301 Marshall, Tupelo, every 1st & 3rd Sunday. 662-620-7344
or uua.org
LUTHERAN
FAITH EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH (WELS) Hwy.
45 N. and 373. Sunday School/Bible Class 3:45 p.m., Worship 5
p.m. 662-356-4647
OUR SAVIOR LUTHERAN CHURCH (L.C.M.S.) 1211 18th
Ave. N. Sunday School 9:15 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. Rev.
Mark Steiner, Pastor. 662-327-7747 oursaviorlutheranms.org
MENNONITE
FAITH MENNONITE FELLOWSHIP 2988 Tarlton Rd.,
Crawford. Sunday Worship 10 a.m., Sunday School 11 a.m., 2nd
& 4th Sunday Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Kevin Yoder,
Senior Pastor.
METHODIST
ARTESIA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Sunday School
10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. Rev. Walt Porter, Pastor.
COVENANT UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 618 31st Ave.
N. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. Rev. Dr. Jonathan
Speegle, Pastor.
CALEDONIA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 811 Main
Street, Caledonia. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.,
Choir Rehearsal Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Todd Lemon, Pastor.
CLAIBORNE CME CHURCH 6049 Nashville Ferry Rd. E.
2nd and 4th Sundays - Sunday School 10a.m., Worship 11 a.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m., 1st and 3rd Sundays - 3 p.m., Geneva H.
Thomas, Pastor.
CONCORD CME CHURCH 1213 Concord Rd. Sunday School
10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. Rev. Robert Hamilton, Sr., Pastor.
CRAWFORD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Main St,
Crawford. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. and service 10 a.m. Buddy
Carrol, Pastor.
CROSSROAD CHAPEL C.M.E. CHURCH Steens. Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. Rev. Carl
Swanigan, Pastor.
FIRST INDEPENDENT METHODIST 417 Lehmberg Rd.
Sunday bible study at 10:15 and morning worship at 11 a.m.
Minister Gary Shelton.
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 602 Main St. Sunday
School 9:45 a.m., Worship 8:45 & 11 a.m., Vespers & Communion
5 p.m. Rev. Raigan Miskelly, Pastor.
FLINT HILL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Sunday
Worship Service 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m.
GLENNS CHAPEL CME CHURCH 1109 4th St. S. Sunday
School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m. Rev. Raphael Terry, Pastor. 662-
328-1109
HEBRON C.M.E. CHURCH 1910 Steens Road, Steens. Meets
frst, second and third Sundays, Bible class each Wednesday at 7
p.m. Earnest Sanders, Pastor.
MILITARY CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Hwy.
12, Steens. Sunday School 9:45, Service 11 a.m.. Meet on 2nd
and 4th Sundays. Wednesday Bible Study 6:00 p.m. Rev. Antra
Geeter, Pastor. 662-327-4263
NEW HOPE CME CHURCH 1452 Yorkville Road East,
Columbus. Sunday School 10:00 a.m., Worship service frst, third
and fourth Sunday (Youth Sunday) 11:00 a.m., Wednesday Bible
Study 5:00 p.m. Rev. Cornelia Naylor, Pastor. 662-328-5309
NEW HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 2503 New
Hope Road. Sunday Worship 8:45 a.m., Sunday School 10 a.m.,
Tuesday Bible Study 6:30 p.m. Rev. Sarah Windham, Pastor.
662-329-3555
ORRS CHAPEL CME CHURCH Nicholson Street,
Brooksville. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Saturday
9 a.m.
PINEY GROVE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 102
Fernbank Rd., Steens. Sunday Worship 9:30 a.m., Sunday
School 10:45 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 pm. Rev. James Black,
Pastor.
SANDERS CHAPEL CME CHURCH 521 15th St. N. Sunday
School 8 a.m., Sunday 9 a.m., Tuesday 11:45 a.m. Rev. Dr. J. W.
Honeysucker, Pastor.
SHAEFFERS CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
1007 Shaeffers Chapel Rd., Traditional Worship Service 9 a.m.,
Praise and Worship Service 10:45 a.m., Rev. Curtis Bray, Pastor.
ST. JAMES UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Eighth Ave. and
Military Rd. Breakfast 9:30 a.m., Devotion 9:45 a.m., Sunday
School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Sunday 3rd Sunday Evening
Worship 6:30 p.m., Bible Study Wednesday 6 p.m. Rev. Fred H.
Brown, Pastor.
ST. PAUL INDEPENDENT METHODIST CHURCH Freeman
Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Sunday Services 11 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Youth activities 5 p.m. Jeff Ruth, Pastor.
ST. PAUL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 307 South Cedar
Street, Macon, Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. Robert
Scott Sr., Pastor.
ST. STEPHEN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 800
Tuscaloosa Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and
6 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Rev. James Black, Pastor.
TABERNACLE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Rt. 2, 6015
Tabernacle Rd., Ethelsville, AL. Sunday School 9:30 a.m.,
Worship 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Robert
Hurst, Pastor. 205-662-3443
TRINITY-MT. CARMEL CME CHURCH 4610 Carson Rd.
Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Wednesday Bible Study
6:30 p.m. Dr. William Petty, Pastor. 205-399-5196
TURNER CHAPEL AME CHURCH 1108 14th St. S. Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 5 p.m. Yvonne
Fox, Pastor.
WESLEY UNITED METHODIST 511 Airline Rd. Sunday
School 9:45 a.m., Worship 10:55 a.m., Wednesday 5 p.m.,
Chancel Choir 7 p.m., Sunday 6 p.m. Rev. Diane Lemmon.
WRIGHT CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Hwy.
45 Alt. S., Crawford. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.,
Tuesday 6 p.m. Tyrone Ashford, Pastor. 662-726-5396
MORMON
CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS
2808 Ridge Rd. Sacrament Meeting 10 a.m., Gospel 11 a.m.,
Priesthood & Relief Society 12 p.m. Wednesday 6:30 p.m.
Bishop Tyrel Reed. 662-356-0833
CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
FIRST CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 2722 Ridge Rd.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m.,Worship 10:40 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Stephen Joiner, Pastor.
NON DENOMINATIONAL
ABUNDANT LIFE CHRISTIAN CHURCH 611 S. Frontage
Road. Sunday 9:30 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Craig Morris, Pastor.
ALL NATIONS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP CHURCH, INC.
1560 Hwy. 69 S., Sunday 9 a.m., Wednesday 6:45 p.m.,
Friday Corporate Prayer 7 p.m. Pastor James T. Verdell, Jr.
crosswayradio.com 9 a.m., 11 a.m., & 7 p.m. on Fridays only.
CALEDONIA OPEN DOOR WORSHIP CENTER 3288 Cal-
Vernon Rd. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. Randy Holmes, Pastor. 662-574-0210
COLUMBUS CHRISTIAN CENTER 146 S. McCrary
Rd. Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m., Kids Church 10:30 a.m.,
Wednesday 6:30 p.m., Kenny Gardner, Pastor. 662-328-3328
CONGREGATIONAL WORSHIP CENTER 109 Maxwell
Lane. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11:15 a.m., Wednesday
Bible Class 7 p.m., Thursday Prayer 7 p.m. Grover C. Richards,
Pastor. 662-328-8124
CORNERSTONE WORSHIP CENTER 98 Harrison Rd.,
Steens. Sunday Worship Services 10:30 a.m., 1st Sunday
Evening 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Marion (Bubba) Dees, Pastor.
662-327-4303
EMMANUEL CIRCLE OF LOVE OUTREACH 1608 Gardner
Blvd. Services every Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 7 p.m. J.
Brown, Pastor.
FAITH COVENANT CHURCH 133 Northdale Dr. Sunday
Worship 5:30 p.m. Les Pogue, Pastor. 662-889-8132 or fccnppa.org
FIRST CALVARY FAITH AND FELLOWSHIP CHRISTIAN
CENTER 247 South Oliver St., Brooksville. Prayer Saturday
5:30 p.m., Bible Study 6 p.m., Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship
10:30 a.m. Pastor David T. Jones,III. 601-345-5740
FULL GOSPEL MINISTRY 1504 19th St. N. Sunday School
9:30 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Tuesday 6:30 p.m. Rev. Maxine Hall,
Pastor.
GENESIS CHURCH 1411 Hwy. 69 S. Sunday School 8:30
a.m., Worship 9:30 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Darren Leach,
Pastor.
HOUSE OF LIFE FREEDOM MINISTRY 1742 Old West
Point Rd. Worship 8 a.m. and 11 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m.
Donnell Wicks, Pastor.
HOUSE OF RESTORATION Hwy. 50. Sunday School,
9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 a.m.,
Pastors, Bill and Carolyn Hulen.
JESUS CHRIST POWERHOUSE OF THE APOSTOLIC FAITH
CHURCH 622 23rd St. N. Sunday School 10:30 a.m.;
Service 11:45 a.m., Tuesday 7:30 p.m., Friday 7:30 p.m., Prayer
Mon., Wed. and Fri. noon. For more information call Bishop Ray
Charles Jones 662-251-1118, Patricia Young 662-327-3106 or
662-904-0290 or Lynette Williams 662-327-9074.
KINGDOM VISION INTERNATIONAL CHURCH 3193 Hwy
69 S. Sunday 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m., Sunday School 10 a.m.,
Tuesday 7 p.m. Pastor R.J. Matthews. 662-327-1960
LIFE CHURCH 3918 Hwy. 45 N. Sunday 10 a.m., Wednesday
7 p.m. For more information, call Delmar Gullett at 662-570-
4171
LOVE CITY FELLOWSHIP CHURCH 305 Dr. Martin Luther
King Drive, Starkville. Sunday Worship 11 a.m., Pastor Apostle
Lamorris Richardson. 601-616-0311
NEW COVENANT ASSEMBLY 875 Richardson. Worship
Service Sunday 10:30 a.m. Bruce Morgan, Pastor.
NEW HORIZONS GOSPEL ASSEMBLY 441 18th St. S.
Sunday 10 a.m. Dr. Joe L. Bowen, Pastor.
PLEASANT RIDGE HOUSE OF WORSHIP 2651 Trinity
Road. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Every 2nd
and 4th Sunday Intercessory Prayer 9 a.m., Wednesday 6:30
p.m. Pastor Donna Anthony. 662-241-0097
REAL LIFE CHURCH 4888 N. Frontage Rd. Sunday 10 a.m.,
RLC Kids Ministry Sunday 10 a.m. Pastor Martin Andrews.
662-328-2131 or www.reallifems.com
THE LORDS HOUSE 441 18th St. S. Thursday 7 p.m.
Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.
THE POINT (POINT OF GRACE CHURCH) 503 18th. Ave.
N. Sunday Worship 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Xtreme Kids - 10 a.m.
for ages 4-11, Tuesday 6:30 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m., Highpoint
Kidz ages 4-11. Shane Cruse, Pastor. 662-328-7811
TRIBE JUDAH MINISTRIES 730 Whitfeld St., Starkville.
Sunday Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday Bible School 7 p.m. Rev.
Greg and Rev. Michelle Mostella, Pastors. 662-617-4088
TRUE LIFE WORSHIP CENTER 597 Main St., Caledonia.
Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. Eugene OMary, Pastor.
TRUEVINE CHRISTIAN LIFE CENTER MINISTRIES 5450
Cal-Kolola Rd, Caledonia. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship
10:45 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Pastor Francisco Brock, Sr.
662-356-8252
UNITED FAITH INTER-DENOMINATIONAL MINISTRIES
1701 22nd Street North, Columbus. Sunday Worship 8:30 a.m.
-10 a.m., Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m.-7 p.m. Rone F. Burgin,
Sr., Pastor/Founder. 662-328-0948
WORD IN ACTION MINISTRY CHRISTIAN CENTER
2648 Tom St., Sturgis. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11
a.m., Wedneday 7 p.m. Curtis Davis, Pastor. 662-230-3182 or
mdavis43@hotmail.com
PENTECOSTAL
FAITH AND DELIVERANCE OUT REACH MINISTRIES
118 S. McCrary Road, Suite 126. Sunday 10 a.m. and 11 a.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. Christian Women Meeting Friday 7 p.m.
LIVING FAITH TABERNACLE Shelton St. Sunday School
10 a.m., Worship 11a.m. and 7 p.m. Youth Wednesday 6:30
p.m. Rev. James O. Gardner, Pastor.
LIVING WATER MINISTRIES 622 28th St. N. Elder Robert
L. Salter, Pastor. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.,
Wednesday 7:30 p.m., Friday 7:30 p.m.
SPIRIT OF PRAYER HOLINESS CHURCH 922 17th St. N.
Sunday 11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m. Terry
Outlaw, Pastor,
VICTORY TABERNACLE 324 5th St.S. Granville E.
Wiggins, Sr., Pastor. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 10:45
a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m.
APOSTOLIC PENTECOSTAL
APOSTOLIC OUTREACH CHURCH 204 North McCrary
Rd., Prayer/Inspiration Hour Monday 6 p.m. Danny L. Obsorne,
Pastor.
JESUS CHRIST POWERFUL MINISTRY OF LOVE 1210
17th St. S., behind the Dept. of Human Resources. Sunday
School 10:30 a.m., Friday 7:30 p.m. Gloria Jones, Pastor.
SPIRIT OF PRAYER HOLINESS CHURCH 267 Byrnes
Circle. Sunday Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m., Saturday
11 a.m. Terry Outlaw, Pastor. 662-324-3539
THE ASSEMBLY IN JESUS CHRIST CHURCH 1504 19th
St. N. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11:45 a.m. and 7 p.m.,
Wednesday and Friday 7 p.m.
THE CHURCH OF THE ETERNAL WORD 120 21st St. S.
Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11:15 a.m., Tuesday 7 p.m.,
Thursday 7 p.m. Lou J. Nabors Sr., Pastor. 662-329-1234
THE GLORIOUS CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST Billy Kidd
Road, Caledonia. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11:30 a.m.
and 5:30 p.m.. Tuesday 7 p.m., Friday 7 p.m. Ernest Thomas,
Pastor.
UNITED PENTECOSTAL
CALEDONIA UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH 5850
Caledonia Kolola Rd., Caledonia. Sunday 10 a.m., 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. Grant Mitchell, Pastor. 662-356-0202
FIRST PENTECOSTAL CHURCH 311 Tuscaloosa
Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Sunday Evangelistic 6p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Steve Blaylock, Pastor. 662-328-1750
PRESBYTERIAN
BEERSHEBA CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
1736 Beersheba Rd., New Hope Community. Rev. Tim Lee,
Pastor. Sunday Worship 10 a.m., Church School 11:15 a.m.,
Wed. Mid Week 6 p.m. 662-327-9615
COVENANT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (EPC) 515
Lehmberg Rd., East Columbus. Sunday School 9:30
a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Tuesday Bible Study 9:15 a.m.,
Wednesday Prayer Meeting 7 p.m. Bob Wilbur, Pastor.
FIRST CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 2698
Ridge Rd. Sunday School 9:15 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Adult
Choir 4 p.m. Youth Group 5 p.m., Bible Study 5 p.m.; Monthly
Activities: CPW Circle #2 (2nd Tue. 6 p.m.), Ladies Aid (3rd
Tue. 2 p.m.); Weekly Activities: Exercise Class Tuesday and
Thursday 8 a.m. Rev. Luke Lawson, Pastor. 662-328-2692
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 3200 Bluecutt Rd.
Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Youth Group-
Sundays 5 p.m., Adult Choir-Wednesdays 6:30 p.m., Fellowship
Suppers-3rd Wednesdays 6 p.m. Rev. Tom Bryson, Minister.
MAIN STREET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (PCA) Main
and 7th St. N. Sunday 10:40 a.m. and 6 p.m. Chad Watkins,
Assistant Pastor.
MT. ZION CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
3044 Wolfe Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.
SALVATION ARMY CHURCH
THE SALVATION ARMY CHURCH 2219 Hwy. 82 East.
Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Holiness Meeting 11 a.m., Puppets
& Timbrels 5 p.m., Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday Supper 5 p.m,
Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m., Womens & Mens Ministries
7 p.m., Corps Cadets (Teen Bible Study) 7 p.m., Friday
Supper Club 5:30 p.m., Friday Youth Meetings 6 p.m., Friday
Character Building (Ages 5-18) 6 p.m. Captain John Showers,
Commanding Offcer.
SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST
COLUMBUS SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH
301 Brooks Dr. Saturday 9:30 a.m., Bible Study 11:15 a.m.,
Wednesday Prayer Meeting 6:30 p.m. Larry Owens, Pastor.
662-329-4311
SALEM SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST 826 15th St. N.
Saturday Sabbath School 9:15 a.m., Divine Worship 11a.m.,
Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Roscoe Shields, Pastor. 662-327-9729
APOSTOLIC CHURCH
TRUE FAITH DELIVERANCE MINISTRIES APOSTOLIC
CHURCH 3632 Hwy. 182 E. Sunday School 10:30 a.m.,
Sunday 11:30 a.m., Tuesday 7:30 p.m., Wednesday Prayer
Noon, Wednesday 7:30 p.m., Friday 7:30 p.m.
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Must include price in ad. 1 ITEM PER AD.
No pets, rewood, etc.
GARAGE SALE RATES
4 Lines/1 Day..................$9.20
4 Lines/3 Days..............$18.00
Price includes 2 FREE Garage Sale
signs. RAIN GUARANTEE: If it
rains the day of your sale, we will
re-run you ad the next week FREE!
You must call to request free re-run.
Advertisements must be paid for
in advance.
You may cancel at any time during regular business hours
and receive a refund for days not published.
FREE SERVICES
Bargain Column Ad must t in 4 lines (approxi-
mately 20 characters per line) and will run for 3 days. For items
$100 or less ONLY. More than one item may be in same ad, but
prices may not total over $100.
Free Pets Up to 4 lines, ad will run for 3 days.
Lost & Found Up to 4 lines, ad will run for 3 days.
These ads are taken by fax, e-mail or in person
at our ofce. Ads will not be take by telephone.
FINAL MOVING sale.
239 Shrinewood Dr. off
Jess Lyons Rd. Now un-
til the end of June. Ev-
erything must go
Garage Sales:
North 452
SEVERAL PIECES of
good used furn. $100.
Cleaning out storage
bldg. 574-2471 after 5p
PORCH SWINGS. Unfin-
ished, treated wood, 4
ft, 5 ft, or 6 ft. lengths.
Starts at $140. Call
662-251-4682
Furniture 448
SINGER 3-4 thread over-
lock serger machine.
$100. Call 662-549-
2039
NEW LACROSSE sun-
glasses. Black frames.
$15 OBO. 662-386-
6767
MAROON WING back
chair. Exc. cond. $75.
Call 352-1440
HEDLUND JOE CASH
wood slalom water ski.
1960's. Great cond.
$45. OBO. 386-6767
DP WEIGHT bench 20#
various weights, butter-
fly/leg attachment. Like
new. $75. 295-7855
COMPOUND MITER
saw. 2.5 hp. 10
blades. $100. Call 662-
549-2039
20 FLOWER pots, differ-
ent sizes. All for $40.
Call 662-549-2039
Bargain
Column 418
WE SELL used appli-
ances & haul off your
old ones. CALL 662-
549-5860 or 662-364-
7779
Appliances 409
DRIVERS, CDL-A: Home
EVERY Weekend! ALL
Loaded/Empty Miles
Paid! Dedicated South-
east! Or Lease: No Mon-
ey Down, No Credit
Check. 1-888-567-4971
DRIVER TRAINEES
Get Tuition PD CDL
Training Now!
Learn to Drive for
US Express
New Drivers Can Earn
$800/wk & Benefits!
No Experience Needed!
Be trained &
based locally!
1-888-540-7364
Truck Driving 370
Medical &
Dental 330
DRIVER - CDL/A
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with higher earning po-
tential? No Out of Pock-
et Tuition Cost!
* Earn Your CDL-A in 22
Days, and start driving
with KLLM!
* Top Notch
Training Equipment
* Competitive Training
Pay Upon Graduation
* Career Advancement
Must be 21 years of
age.855-378-9335.
EOE. www.kllm.com
Truck Driving 370
RN SUPERVISOR. Wind-
sor Place has full time
positions available for a
RN to work night shift
Monday through Friday
or 7P - 7A on weekends.
Apply at Windsor Place
81 Windsor Blvd,
Columbus, MS 39702.
662-241-5518
PHLEBOTOMY w/EKG
Training/Certification
May 24, 9am-6pm
Fee $400
Ph: 877-741-1996
www.medical2.com
Medical &
Dental 330
HIGH VOLUME optome-
try practice has immedi-
ate opening for full time
optical technician. Suc-
cessful candidate must
be eager, dependable, &
function well as a team
player. Optical experi-
ence a plus! Send re-
sume and salary re-
quirements to: optical
tech2014@gmail.com
FOOD SERVICE Supervi-
sor needed at Windsor
Place Nursing & Rehab
Center. Must be moti-
vated & dedicated. Exp.
in a long term care facil-
ity & a love of cooking a
+. Ex. pay/benefits. Ap-
ply to the Dietary Man-
ager, 81 Windsor Blvd,
Columbus, MS 39702.
662-241-5518. EOE
CHIROPRACTIC ASSIS-
TANT needed for busy
chiropractic office. Must
be team oriented, multi-
tasking, organized, ener-
getic, dependable assis-
tant. PT positions avail.
Cust. serv. & phone
skills a must. Computer
exp. helpful. Apply in
person to 111 Alabama
St. from 10-2pm
CARE CENTER of Ab-
erdeen position avail-
able: Service Director.
Exp. In LTC beneficial.
Benefits available. Send
resume to: Ricky Foster
Administrator, Care Cen-
ter of Aberdeen, 505
Jackson St, Aberdeen,
MS 39730. 662-369-
6431. EOE
Medical &
Dental 330
Help
Wanted
to assist
in taking
down rides
on Sunday,
May 18 @
7pm. Apply
in person at
Leigh Mall.
General Help
Wanted 320
STARKVILLE LAW FIRM
seeks experienced legal
secretary or paralegal.
Demonstrated word pro-
cessing skills required.
Law office experience
strongly preferred.
Email resume to lawfirm
39759@gmail.com. All
inquiries confidential
SOUTHSIDE M.B.
Church seeks a Minister
of Music. Req: exhibit a
Christian lifestyle, orga-
nization & self-motivat-
ed. Call 662-328-5582,
8:30a -3:30p. Mail re-
sume: Southside M.B.
Church, Inc, 100
Nashville Ferry Rd. E,
Columbus, MS 39702.
revins@ccms.org
PREMIER FORD
LINCOLN has immediate
openings for automotive
sales associates. Earn
as you learn. Training
starts immediately. Req:
No previous sales expe-
rience needed, valid
driver's license, exc.
communication skills,
must be teachable &
commit to learning our
process & products.
Benefits: 401k retire-
ment program, pd. vaca-
tions, health, vision &
dental plan, 5-day work
week, employee/family
purchase plan. Exclu-
sive fully pd. training
program. Apply in per-
son: Premier Ford, 2120
Hwy. 45 N. Columbus,
MS
General Help
Wanted 320
SMALL BUSINESS in
Columbus seeks book-
keeper w/good organiza-
tional & phone skills,
exp. in Quick Books,
payroll, sales tax, Word,
etc. Send resume to
Attn: Office Manager,
PO Box 1211, Colum-
bus, MS 39703
General Help
Wanted 320
LOOKING FOR part-time
maintenance engineer
for the Fairfield Inn &
Suites. 20 -24 hours/
week. Requesting re-
sumes only & to be
brought to 2011 6th St.
N. Columbus, MS
LOCAL COMPANY
seeks experienced duct
installers. Call 662-328-
1080 or 369-3694
EXPERIENCED TIRE
changer needed. Must
have at least 1 yr. exp.
Clean driving record w/a
valid driver's license. In-
quire at Bates Tire
1401 Waterworks Rd.
Columbus. If you do not
meet requirements do
not apply. No phone
calls
EXP. COOK/CASHIER
needed for local restau-
rant. Call 386-1554 or
327-0840. Mon. - Fri.
Leave message if no an-
swer
General Help
Wanted 320
Dental Front Ofce Position
Busy Columbus practice has a full-time front ofce
position available. Trained in Dentrix a plus. Must
be able to collect money, follow up on insurance
claims and help keep front ofce running
smoothly. Self-motivated, great personality and a
team player must. Top dollar pay.
Send resume to:
The Commercial Dispatch
Attn: Blind Box #526
P.O. Box 511, Columbus, MS 39703
RAILROAD JOBS
CONDUCTORS/ENGINEERS
Columbus & Greenville Railway
EXCELLENT PAY & BENEFITS/FT/EOE
Experience Required
APPLY ONLINE WWW.GWRR.COM
NO PHONE CALLS ACCEPTED
LET US HELP find your
lost pet. Email, fax, mail
or bring your information
by the office and we will
run your lost & found ad
in the Pet Finder for 6
days FREE!
FOUND AT Market
Street. Child's belt. Call
356-4129 & describe
Lost & Found 230
~Fully Insured ~Big
trees ~Small trees
~Trees over house
~Storm cleanup ~
~Brush clearing~ FREE
QUOTES. Call today.
662-801-7511
TREE REMOVAL, trim-
ming, excavation &
stump grinding. Carl@
RutherfordContracting
LLC.com. Text/call 662-
251-9191
J.R. BOURLAND
Tree & Stump
Removal. Trimming
w/bucket truck
Licensed & Bonded
Firewood 4 sale LWB
$100. 662-574-1621
J&A TREE REMOVAL
Work from a bucket
truck. Insured/bonded.
Call Jimmy for a
free estimate
662-386-6286
A&T TREE SERVICE.
Senior citizen & previ-
ous customer discounts
available for the month
of April. You tell us your
budget & we will work
with you. No job too big
or too small. Call Alvin
242-0324/241-4447
We'll go out on a limb
for you!
Tree Service 186
STUMP GRINDING, tree
removal & trimming, &
excavation. Carl@
RutherfordContracting
LLC.com. Text/call 662-
251-9191
Stump
Removal 179
Apartments For
Rent: East 702
ROBERT WRIGHT'S
Painting. Serving the
area for all your painting
& home repairs for over
32 years. Free esti-
mates. 601-934-2967
PAINTING INC. Int/ext
painting, sheet rock re-
pair & pressure wash-
ing. Special prices on
wall paper removal. Free
est. Call Derek 662-
364-0048. Honest-Reli-
able-Insured
SULLIVAN'S PAINT
SERVICE
Certified in lead removal
Offering special prices
on interior & exterior
painting, pressure
washing & sheet rock
repairs. Free Estimates
Call 435-6528
Painting &
Papering 162
SAM'S LAWN Service.
No lawn too large or too
small. Call 243-1694
JAYNES LAWN
MAINTENANCE
Free estimates
Call 662-364-6651
J&R LAWN SERVICE
Mowing, weed eating &
landscaping. Reason-
able rates & excellent
service. Call 662-574-
0786 for free estimate
BRYAN LAWN CARE
Complete Lawncare ser-
vice. Free estimates. Ex-
cellent work. 662-231-
5899
AVERAGE SIZE yard
mowed/trimmed $40.
Sewer drains cleaned
out $80/hr. Plumbing
fixtures installed $50
ea. AAA Sewer Service
574-7189
JESSE & BEVERLY'S
LAWN SERVICE. Fall
clean up, firewood, land-
scaping, tree cutting, &
clean-up. 356-6525
AAA TWINS Lawn Care.
Yard work, lawn mowing,
weed eating, mulching,
flower beds, limb re-
moval, you name it.
Call Will or Bryant 242-
2220 or 242-1968.
Free estimates
A cut above the rest.
Cutting, edging, blowing,
weedeating, fertilizer ap-
plications. Will match or
beat all other prices.
251-0009
Lawn Care
Landscaping 147
TIRED OF cleaning your
house? Let me do it for
you. Reasonable rates.
References avail. Call
295-8758
Housecleaning 138
Apartments For
Rent: East 702
SOUTHERN PRIDE
Painting & Home Re-
pairs, specializing in
residential painting,
faux painting, murals by
Betty Andel, your home
town artist, & for
plumbing, electrical &
all your handyman ser-
vices call Tim The
Handyman. Kudzu.com.
Handyman of year 2
years running, satisfac-
tion guaranteed & free
est. Tim, 404-328-8994
or Betty. 662-312-6775
General
Services 136
RETAINER WALL, drive-
way, foundation, con-
crete/riff raft drainage
work, remodeling, base-
ment foundation, re-
pairs, small dump truck
hauling (5-6 yd) load &
demolition/lot cleaning.
Burr Masonry 242-0259
PERSONAL CARE atten-
dant wanted for handi-
capped man to work in
his home. Must be com-
mitted, energetic & ex-
perienced. 329-3234
PAINTING/CARPENTRY
25 years experience.
Great prices. Call Leslie.
Call 662-570-5490
MR. PIANO. Best piano
& organ service. Sales,
rentals, moving, tuning
& service. Call 465-
8895 or 418-4097
C & P PRINTING
The one stop place for
all of your printing
needs. No job too large
or too small. Call today.
662-327-9742
ADAM LUX Roofing &
Gutters. Shingle & met-
al roofs, roof repairs,
seamless gutters &
vinyl siding. Free esti-
mates 662-364-6498
General
Services 136
TOM HATCHER, LLC
Custom Construction,
Restoration, Remodel-
ing, Repair, Insurance
claims. 662-364-1769.
Licensed & Bonded
TODD PARKS
CONSTRUCTION
New Construction, Re-
modeling, Repairs, Con-
crete. Free est. Call or
email 662-889-8662 or
toddparks.construction
@gmail.com
Building &
Remodeling 112
LOWNDES COUNTY SCHOOLS
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
COUNTY OF LOWNDES
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
SEALED BIDS WILL BE RE-
CEIVED BY THE LOWNDES
COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION,
IN THE OFFICE OF SUPERINTEN-
DENT OF EDUCATION, 1053
HIGHWAY 45 SOUTH, COLUM-
BUS, MS. UNTIL 9:00 AM ON
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 2014
FOR MAT & MOP SERVICE, PEST
CONTROL, FIRE EXTINGUISH-
ERS, PROPANE GAS, AND PHO-
TOGRAPHY FOR THE 2014-2015
SCHOOL YEAR IN THE LOWNDES
COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT. ALL
BIDS PRICES SHALL BE FIRM
AND APPROVED BY LCSB FOR
THE DISTRICT. INTERESTED BID-
DERS MAY PICK UP OR RE-
QUEST BY PHONE (662-244-
5000) SPECIFICATIONS FOR
THE ABOVE AT THE OFFICE OF
SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCA-
TION.
THE LOWNDES COUNTY BOARD
OF EDUCATION RESERVES THE
RIGHT TO REJECT ANY AND/OR
ALL BIDS AND TO NEGOTIATE
WITH THE LOW BID/BIDDER.
/s/ MR. LYNN WRIGHT,
SUPERINTENDENT OF
EDUCATION LOWNDES
COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
PUBLISH: MAY 11 & MAY 18,
2014
Legal Notices 001
NEW HOPE
GARDEN APARTMENTS
58 Old Yorkville Road 327-8372
Monday & Wednesday 3pm-6pm
1 & 2 Bedroom Apartments
Next to New Hope Schools
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1988 DODGE Ram truck
D100. V-8, a/c, power
steering, 80,000 orig.
miles. Runs good.
$1800. 662-262-1201
Trucks, Vans &
Buses 950
RV CAMPER & mobile
home lots. Full hookup
w/sewer. 2 locations
W&N from $75/wk -
$260/mo. 662-251-
1149 or 601-940-1397
Campers &
RV's 930
24 FT. LOWE pontoon
boat & trailer. 90hp.
Johnson. Equipped for
fishing & rec. Minikota
trolling motor. $5k. Call
662-328-0681
Boats &
Marine 925
REPOS
FOR SALE
2008 Chevrolet
Impala LT, miles
89,742, $7,000
2011 Flagstaff V-Lite
$25,000
2006 BMW 750 LI
Sedan, miles
77,749, $20,000
2006 Mercedes Benz
C280, miles 152,381,
$11,000
2007 Chrysler 300,
miles 175,359,
$8,000
2005 Chevrolet
Impala LS Sedan,
miles 190,600,
$5,000
2006 Suzuki GSX-
R600K6 Motorcycle,
mileage unknown,
$5,000
1996 Honda Shadow
Motorcycle, miles
54,000, $1,800
All vehicles are
located at branch
on Highway 45.
See our website at
www.trianglefcu.com
For further info or
call Carla or Alisa at
662-434-6052.
1999 FORD Mustang
GT. Some body damage.
Good drive train.
$2000. Call 662-570-
3493
Autos For Sale 915
"LODGE AT
THE LAKE"!!!
340' choice waterfront
on 500 acre Oktibbeha
County Lake; minutes by
82 freeway from MSU
and Starkville. 5,126
sq. ft. lakeside resi-
dence with dock plus
four 1BR apartments
(100% occupied). You
live well; tenants pay
the mortgage,
$317,750 firm. VA or
conventional. Mary 662-
323-0649 or Bob 662-
418-2790 anytime
Waterfront
Property 890
Autos For Sale 915
TIN ROOF, LR & DR
2000 28x60 3BR/2BA
mobile home for sale.
This home has
fireplace, new cabinets,
& new floor covering
throughout home. Can
be set up on your prop-
erty for $29,900. Call
662-397-9339
QUIET COUNTRY living.
1792 sq. ft. 3BR/2BA
mobile home on 20
acres in New Hope.
Needs repairs. As is.
$45,000. All offers con-
sidered. Call or text
662-574-8421
MUST SEE to believe.
2007 River Birch 32x76
4BR/2BA manufactured
home. Large master
bedroom/bath. Must be
moved. Asking payoff
only. Contact Deborah.
364-8408
MOVE IN ready 24x60
3BR/2BA double wide
for sale. CHA. $19,900.
Must be moved! Cash
only! Call 662-760-
2120
Mobile Homes
For Sale 865
LARGEST SELECTION of
Pre-owned mobile
homes for sale. Single
& double wides to
choose from. I can han-
dle delivery & set up
with the purchase of
your home. Call 662-
401-1093 & let me find
your next home & save
you a lot of $$$
I PAY top dollar for
used mobile homes.
Call 662-296-5923
1997 DOUBLEWIDE
3BR/2BA. Must be
moved. $15,000. Call
662-297-4532
16X80 3BR/2BA for
sale. Home is hurricane
zone 2. Vinyl siding/
shingle roof. Delivered &
set up for $21,900. Call
662-296-5923
Mobile Homes
For Sale 865
RIVERFRONT
PROPERTY
Camp Pratt
Call 574-3056
Ray McIntyre
Blythewood Realty
SPRING SPECIAL. 2
acre lots. Good/bad
credit. $995 down.
$197/mo. Eaton Land.
662-726-9648
LOCATED IN desirable
Caledonia School Dis-
trict. 27.5 ac. +/-. Beau-
tiful land w/stream,
hardwoods, agriculture
& pasture land. Lg. barn
on property in good
cond. Ideal hunting
property or home-place.
Priced to sell.
$119,900. 662-574-
9190. Serious inq. only
BANK
APPROVED SALE
Smith Lake, AL. Deep
Water Dockable Year
Round! Very Gentle
Slope $69,900. Open &
wooded parcel at the
end of a cul de sac.
Surrounded by a
Natural Forest.
Call 866-221-3747
Lots &
Acreage 860
Top dollar for your used
mobile home. Trade for a brand
new energy efcient home.
GOVT LENDERS WITH $0
DOWN TO LAND OWNERS.
Call 205-339-5632 for details
SMALL TRACT of tim-
ber. Mostly pine logs.
Oktibbeha County. Call
769-9500
BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY
RESTRICTED 2 acre
lots in Caledonia. Ready
to build on. 662-435-
2842 or 662-435-1248
9 ACRES in Caledonia
off Hwy 12 & S. Smith
Mill Rd. $4,500/acre.
662-356-6999 Near vol-
unteer fire dept
68.5 ACRES close to
city limits. Timber, red
dirt, road frontage.
$550,000. Realtor
owned. 662-312-5184
39.5 AC. Mature pines.
Great hunting land. 5
min. East of MS line in
Pickens Co. AL. $88k.
Call 327-1402
35 ACRES in N.H. w/24
yr. old pines. $3500/
ac. Will divide into 10
ac. plots. 915 6
th
St. S.
$3500. 2.7 ac. on
Tiffany Ln. $13k. Owner
fin. avail. 386-6619
120 ACRES $2000/ac
off Wolf Rd. 80 Monroe
40 Lowndes. All timber
other than power line.
Green fields, creek,
deer & turkey. Nice for
home site. 662-549-
4014
1.5 & 2.5 ACRES on
Ponderosa. Reasonably
priced. Call 662-328-
2207
+/- 37 ACRES to be
sold in 1-37 acre tracts
and +/- 80 acres of cu-
tover timber land locat-
ed in the Caledonia
School District.
B17117. Call 662 244
8718 for more info
Lots &
Acreage 860
11 UNIT mobile home
park incl. newly remod-
eled 3 BR/2.5BA home
on 2.8 ac. Located in
Steens. Owner will fi-
nance. $260k. Call 386-
8618
Investment
Property 855
WANTED TO BUY. All
types of real estate. In-
vestors pay CASH. Sell-
ers pay no fee. Call
Long & Long 662-328-
0770
Houses For Sale:
Other 850
FSBO. 23 Chateau Ln.
3BR/2BA, 1550 sf, 1
ac. wooded corner lot,
20x40 insulated/wired
workshop. $119k. Call
662-769-1498
Houses For Sale:
Other 850
4BR/3BA. Elm Lake
Golf Course. In ground
pool. $289,000. 662-
550-5095. For more
info & pics go to:
forsalebyowner.com.
Listing#23980405
3BR/2BA. LR, formal
DR, kitchen, breakfast
rm, lg. den, fireplace, lg.
Sun room, 1 yr. old cen-
tral unit, new fridge,
beautiful hw floors,
basement, new roof,
completely remodeled.
2540 sf. 331 5
th
St NW
Vernon, AL. $159k. Call
662-574-2820
Houses For Sale:
Other 850
NO DOWN payment &
seller paid closing cost.
Corner lot ,fenced back-
yard with 4BR/1.5BA.
Huge den. Call Barbara
at 662-754-1821. SFA
Realty
NO DOWN payment &
seller paid closing cost.
Updated 3BR/1.5BA,
brick home with new
roof & paint. Call Janice
at 662-386-0700. SFA
Realty
Houses For Sale:
East 820
LOVELY UPPER side
home. Very cozy & nice
older home in Bunker
Hills. Sits on 1.5 private
acres & close to shop-
ping, restaurants,
schools & entertain-
ment. 3BR/2BA, 2 living
areas, breakfast area &
dining room. Large
shop/storage building
w/drop shed. Lots of
storage. Owner is an
agent with Crye-Leike
Properties Unlimited
LARGE HOUSE for sale
b owner. Great down-
town location. $20k.
Call 328-3147 or 549-
1256 for more info
Houses For Sale:
Northside 815
1100 SF, corner of
Bluecutt Rd. & Chubby
Dr. Call 662-327-2020
1100 SF, corner of
Bluecutt Rd. & Chubby
Dr. Call 662-327-2020
Office Spaces 730
RENT A fully equipped
camper w/utilities & ca-
ble from $135/wk -
$495/month. 3 Colum-
bus locations. Call 601-
940-1397
3BR/2BA COUNTRY
home. 16X72. Caledo-
nia. 2 yr. lease req. No
smoking. No indoor
pets. $750/mo + $750
dep. Call 435-1248
2BR/1BA, 3BR/2BA
Bill Walker Dr. 3BR/
2BA Jess Lyons Rd.
2BR/1BA Gunshoot Rd.
$350-$500/mo. Lease
& Dep. No Pets. Open 8-
5 Mon-Fri. Weathers
Rentals 662-327-5133
2 & 3BD/2BA. Central
h/a, quiet & safe. No
pets. Deposit & refer-
ences required. N.H.
School district. Call
662-435-9140. Lv. msg
Mobile Homes
For Rent 725
3BR. SEC. 8 accepted.
Ref. req. Call 662-425-
4491 or 327-6802 after
4pm
Houses For Rent:
Other 718
NEAR DOWNTOWN &
MSU. 1BR w/study.
Properties available
June, July, Aug. Recently
renovated. $500-
$775/mo. 662-617-
4191 or 323-7100
House For Rent:
Starkville 717
2.5BR/2BA w/ garage,
large yard, no maint.,
can walk to school, &
very safe. $800/mo. +
dep. & refs. req. Call
662-328-0468
Houses For Rent:
Caledonia 716
EAST EMERALD Es-
tates. 3BR/2BA, double
carport, outside
storage, fenced back
yard. RENOVATED.
$850 mo. Lease, de-
posit, references. Avail-
able June 1. Call Long &
Long, 328-0770. NO
HUD
2BR/1 BA at 209 Tay-
lor St. House comes
with stove, ref, W/D
hookups, carport. HUD
accepted. 662-364-
6854
Houses For Rent:
East 712
2 & 3 BR. No HUD ac-
cepted. Call 662-617-
1538 for more info
3BR/2BA. Very private.
Large living room. Stove
& fridge furnished. For
private showing call
Swoope Real Estate, Inc
662-327-0123
3BR/2BA BRICK home
CH/A, fenced bk. yd.,
very nice neighborhood
No animals inside, no
HUD. $800/mo + dep.
662-328-4719
3BR/1BA. Brick home.
$550/month. 1513
22nd St. N., Columbus.
Fridge, stove, & air
units. Call 310-892-
1333
3102 SIERRA Ct. 2 sto-
ry townhouse, 2BR, 1.5-
BA, w/ appliances.
$675/mo. Call 662-
315-1930
2BR/2BA. Private loca-
tion convenient to CAFB.
$750/month. 1
St
& last
month payment. $500
dep. Ref. req. 574-1621
Houses For Rent:
Northside 711
EAST COLUMBUS.
30'X60' glass front
building. Formerly bar-
ber/dress/beauty shop.
Could be church or day-
care center. Good park-
ing lot. 301 North Mc-
Crary. Call 425-6505
Commercial
Property For Rent
710
328-1124
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OFFICE OR retail proper-
ty available in East
Columbus. Call 386-
7694 or 364-1030
Commercial
Property For Rent
710
Rivergate
Apartments
Quiet Country Living
Studio,
1&2 Bedrooms
Executive Units
Water
Furnished
Monday - Friday
8a-5p
327-6333
300 Holly Hills Rd.
Columbus
Commercial Dispatch
Chateaux
Holly Hills
Apartments
102 Newbell Rd
Columbus
Mon-Fri 8-5
328-8254
Central Heat & Air
Conditioning
Close to CAFB
Onsite Laundry Facility
All Electric/Fully Equipped
Kitchen
Lighted Tennis Court
Swimming Pool
Where Coming
Home is the
Best Part of
the Day
1, 2 & 3 BEDROOM
APARTMENTS &
TOWNHOUSES.
1BR/1BA Apt. $300
2BR/1BA Apt. $350-
$400. 2BR/2BA 3BR /
2BA Townhouses $550-
$800. No HUD allowed.
Lease, deposit, credit
check required. Cole-
man Realty. 329-2323
Apartments For
Rent: Other 708
NORTHSTAR PROPER-
TIES. 500 Louisville St.
1, 2 & 3BR avail. 662-
323-8610. 8-5pm, M-F.
northstarstarkville.com.
Basic cable included
Apartments For
Rent: Starkville
707
PRIVATE STUDIO-type
furnished apartment.
Includes W/D & utilities.
$575/mo. plus dep.
Call 356-6206
Apartments For
Rent: Caledonia
706
VI P
Rent al s
Apartments
& Houses
1 Bedrooms
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
Unf ur ni shed
1, 2 & 3 Baths
Lease, Deposi t
& Credit Check
viceinvestments.com
327-8555
307 Hospital Drive
Fur ni shed &
Apartments For
Rent: West 705
Apartments For
Rent: Northside
701
2BR/1BA, newly remod-
eled, credit check, back-
ground check & rental
history required.
$750/mo. Call 662-
341-5664
1BR/BA. 6 blocks from
Main St, 6 blocks from
MUW. Hardwood floors,
dishwasher, W/D.
Starts at $400/mo. Call
662-251-6463
Apartments For
Rent: South 704
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2-329-4221 4782 Hwy. 45 h., 0o|umbus
by Shell Station at Hwy. 373 intersection
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NOW ACCEPTING appli-
cations for 1 & 2BR
apts. & homes in
Columbus. Call & ask
about our move in spe-
cial. 662-418-8324
1, 2, 3 BEDROOMS &
townhouses. Call for
more info. 662-549-
1953
1BR/1BA APT. for el-
derly. 927 & 935 Ben-
nett Ave. $400/mo. + 1
mo. rent deposit. Call
662-352-9259 or 662-
328-4302
Apartments For
Rent: East 702
NORTHWOOD TOWN-
HOUSES 2BR, 1.5BA,
CH/A, stove, fridge,
DW, WD hookups, &
private patios. Call
Robinson Real Estate
328-1123
FOR RENT
EASY STREET PROPERTIES
1 & 2BR very clean & main-
tained. Soundproof. 18
units which I maintain per-
sonally & promptly. I rent to
all colors: red, yellow, black
& white. I rent to all ages
18 yrs. to not dead. My du-
plex apts. are in a very quiet
& peaceful environment.
24/7 camera surveillance.
Rent for 1BR $600 w/1yr
lease + security dep. Incl.
water, sewer & trash ($60
value), all appliances incl. &
washer/dryer. If this sounds
like a place you would like
to live call David Davis @
662-242-2222. But if can-
not pay your rent, like to
party & disturb others, you
associate w/criminals &
cannot get along w/others,
or drugs is your thang, you
won't like me because I'm
old school, don't call!!!!
3BR/1BA. Central h/a.
Section 8 preferred.
$450/mo. Plus deposit.
327-0587
2BR TOWNHOUSES
Starting @ $500. Move-
in specials. Short term
leases avail. Next to
hospital. Pear Orchard
Apts. 662-328-9471
2 LG. rms. 1BA. By the
day, wk or mo. Furn. in-
cl. dishes, pots, linens,
etc. Near town. Lg. pri-
vacy porch. 329-4405/
574-9368 or 889-0503
1 & 2BR. Move in spe-
cials. Starting @ $600
or $500 w/military disc.
Short term leases avail.
Located next to Hospi-
tal. Fox Run Apts. 662-
328-9471
***$99 1st Month***
Feels like home to me.
Clean 1-4BR remodeled
apts. Stove, fridge, w/d
hookups, mini-blinds.
HUD accepted. Call Mar-
lene. 662-630-2506
Apartments For
Rent: Northside
701
OWN YOUR OWN busi-
ness whether a busi-
ness or franchise oppor-
tunity...when it comes to
earnings or locations,
there are no guaran-
tees. A public service
message from The Dis-
patch and the Federal
Trade Commission
Business
Opportunity 605
PING PONG table & ac-
cessories wanted. Call
Tommy 327-7775
Wanted 540
BOXER PUPPIES. CKC
registerable. Fawn with
black mouth. $350. 2 M
& 5 F. Born 4/4. Par-
ents on site. Outside
dogs. 205-662-8744
AKC GERMAN Shep-
herd puppies. Exc. ped.
Blk, sable, blk/silv &
blk/red. Vet checked,
wormed & shots. Call
662-213-4609
Pets 515
5 WK old kittens. Two
solid black, 1 brinnel
tabby. Call 245-1048
Free Pets 510
STUDENT COMPUTER
desk $25. Cedar side
tbls. w/lamp $45. Call
356-9180
Dishes, apple dcor,
service for 10. $60. Call
356-9180
DIAMOND SOLITARE
1.17carat VSI Princess
cut w/ .25carats of ac-
cent stones. $4,000.
Call 662-436-3433
General
Merchandise 460
662.329.2544 1/2 OFF ONE MONTHS RENT
& YOUR CHOICE OF MONTH!!!
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