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County seeks state’s help on hospital trust fund

Supes want lawmakers to allow county
to withdraw profits from Aug. 31 valuation;
otherwise there will be no profits for 2018
BY SLIM SMITH
ssmith@cdispatch.com
When the Mississippi Leg-
islature opens its 2019 session
on Jan. 8, constituents will ask
their legislators for a variety of
things, both big and small.
And then there is a request
by the Lowndes County Board
of Supervisors, who will be
asking the Legislature to turn
back the hands of time.
At stake is as much of
$700,000 in hospital trust funds
the county could withdraw if
the Legislature approves the
supervisors’ request to change
the valuation date of the fund
from Dec. 31 to Aug. 31.
By law, the county can with-
draw up to 3 percent of prof-
its from trust
investments
lower than it closed on Aug. 31.
County Administrator
based on the
value of the
Ralph Billingsley said the val-
ue of the trust fund has slipped
fund when the
stock market
from $32,630,000 last Dec. 31
to $31,432,000 as a result of the
closes on Dec. year-end slump.
31 each year. “If we had been able to with-
In the five draw the money at the end of
years since the Sanders Billingsley Smith August, we would have been
Legislature allowed the coun- market in a decade, turning able to pull out about $700,000,”
ty to invest the hospital fund what had looked like a healthy Billingsley said. “Obviously,
in the market, the county has profit for the fund into no prof- that’s not the case now.”
withdrawn almost $4 million in it at all, said board president Supervisors had already
profits. Harry Sanders. intended to ask legislators
But a fourth-quarter slump The Dow closed Monday to change the valuation date
led to the worst year for the at 23,062, almost 3,000 points See Trust fund, 8A

Columbus FIRST GOLDEN TRIANGLE BABY OF NEW YEAR

police see
quiet night on
New Year’s Eve
About 10 tickets, only
one arrest at CPD
checkpoints
DISPATCH STAFF REPORT

It was a relative-
ly quiet New Year’s
Eve for Columbus
Police Department
officers who set
up checkpoints at
key intersections
in the city limits
Monday night. Shelton
CPD Chief Fred
Shelton said about 200 people
drove through the checkpoints,
which were set up near Propst
Park, at the intersection of
Highway 45 North and Spivey
Road and on Bluecutt Road near
Heritage Academy.
Police wrote about 10 tickets
for misdemeanors such as driv-
ers having no license or no proof
of insurance, Shelton said. He
added police made one arrest,
but it was on an individual who
already had warrants and not
related to driving under the in-
fluence.
Police manned the check-
points from about 8 to 11:15 p.m.
before conducting bar checks
and regular patrols around Courtesy photo
restaurants open late such as Magnolia Leigh Holdiness was the first baby of 2019 born at OCH Regional Medical Center in Starkville. She is Trevor and
The Waffle House and McDon- Courtney Holdiness’ firstborn. Due on Jan. 21, Magnolia surprised her parents with an early arrival at 3:40 a.m. Tuesday. She
ald’s. weighed seven pounds, eight ounces, and was 19 inches long.

Community Counseling Services to take on Recovery House’s programs

No major changes for the addiction Recovery House, locat-
ed in the New Hope area,
women at a time. a program of Community
Johnson said as of Counseling Services (in-
treatment center planned at this time is a 90-day residential right now, there are not stead of an independent
program of drug and al- going to be major chang- nonprofit).”
By ISABELLE Altman The announcement cohol addiction treatment es to Recovery House’s Keenyn Wald, director
ialtman@cdispatch.com came less than two of Alcohol and Drug Ser-
specifically for women, programs.
As of this week, Com- months after outgoing along with a transitional “The mission is stay- vices at CCC and who will
munity Counseling Ser- Recovery House director Johnson Wald housing program. It has ing the same, the nonprof- be taking over the pro-
vices will take over the Stephanie Johnson an- director at S.A.F.E. Inc., served about 1,500 wom- it is staying the same,” gram, agreed.
running of Recovery nounced she would leave a women’s shelter in Tu- en since its founding in Johnson told The Dis- “They have a long and
House. her position to become pelo. 1985 and serves about 20 patch Tuesday. “It will be See Recovery House, 8A

Weather Five Questions Calendar Local Folks Public

1 What species of whale is Moby Saturday meetings
Dick? Today: Colum-
■ Exhibit reception: The Columbus
2 What was the first text message bus City Council,
ever sent to a cell phone, in Decem- Arts Council hosts a free reception
5 p.m., Municipal
ber 1992? from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Rosenzweig
Complex (re-
3 How much did the U.S. birth rate of Arts Center, 501 Main St., opening an
scheduled to ac-
twins climb from 1980 to 2004 - 40, exhibit of quilting by Karen Arzamendi
70 or 85 percent? commodate New
Collin Reed in the main gallery. ArtReach program
4 Which of these is true of Rat Island Year’s holiday)
2nd grade, Caledonia artwork will be displayed in Artist Alley.
in Alaska — it isn’t an island or there Jan. 7: Lowndes
For information, visit columbus-arts.

51 Low 45
are no rats? County Super-
5 What classic arcade game does org or call 662-328-2787 (closed
High “Seinfeld’s” George buy from a pizza Mondays).
visors, 9 a.m.,
Rain at times County Court-
parlor to preserve his high score? house
Full forecast on
page 2A. Answers, 8B Friday, Jan. 11 Jan. 9: Colum-
■ Pageant night: The Miss Starkville/ bus Municipal
Red Hills/Golden Triangle pageant be- School District
gins at 6 p.m. at Starkville High School, Board review
Inside an official preliminary to the Miss meeting, 11:30
Classifieds 8B Dear Abby 7B Mississippi pageant. For information, Camille Carskadon, of a.m., Sale Inter-
Comics 7B Obituaries 4A contact Angella Baker, 662-617-3239 Starkville, went to Starkville national Studies
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Wednesday
Did you hear?
Elizabeth Warren takes big step
toward 2020 presidential bid
Massachusetts senator is the most
prominent Democrat yet to make a
move toward a presidential bid
Tops on House Democrats’
By ELANA SCHOR
The Associated Press
administration officials
over their response to the
market turmoil.
to-do list: Try to end shutdown
WASHINGTON — Sen. Now, as a likely presi- ‘Our first order of
Elizabeth Warren on Mon-
day took the first major step
toward launching a widely
dential contender, she is
making an appeal to the
party’s base. Her video
business will be to end Garbage, feces take toll
anticipated campaign for
the presidency, hoping her
reputation as a populist
notes the economic chal-
lenges facing people of
color along with images of
the reckless Trump
shutdown and reopen
on national parks amid shutdown
The Associated Press
fighter can help her nav- a women’s march and War-
igate a Democratic field ren’s participation at an the government’ WASHINGTON — Human fe-
that could include nearly LGBT event. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New ces, overflowing garbage, illegal ‘There is more trash
two dozen candidates.
“No matter what our
In an email to support-
ers, Warren said she’d
York, the incoming
caucus chairman
off-roading and other damaging
behavior in fragile areas were be-
and human waste and
differences, most of us
want the same thing,” the
more formally announce
a campaign plan early in By LISA MASCARO
ginning to overwhelm some of the
West’s iconic national parks, as a
disregard for the rules
AP Congressional Correspondent
69-year-old Massachusetts
Democrat said in a video
2019.
Warren is the most
partial government shutdown left
the areas open to visitors but with
than I’ve seen in my
WASHINGTON — House Dem-
that highlights her family’s
history in Oklahoma. “To
prominent Democrat yet
to make a move toward a
ocrats are sweeping into power this
little staff on duty.
“It’s a free-for-all,” Dakota Snid-
four years living here’
be able to work hard, play week on a campaign promise of im- Yosemite National Park worker
presidential bid and has er, 24, who lives and works in Yo-
proving government for ordinary Dakota Snider
by the same set of rules long been a favorite tar- semite Valley, said by telephone
Americans. But first, they’ll have to
and take care of the people get of President Donald Monday, as Yosemite National Park officials announced closings of
get government reopened from the
we love. That’s what I’m Trump. some minimally supervised campgrounds and public areas within the
partial shutdown.
fighting for and that’s why In mid-December, park that are overwhelmed.
As the Congress gavels in for the
today I’m launching an ex- former Obama housing “It’s so heartbreaking. There is more trash and human waste and
116th session the early votes will
ploratory committee for chief Julian Castro also disregard for the rules than I’ve seen in my four years living here,”
be the usual ones — establishing
president.” announced a presidential Snider said.
the House rules and electing the
Warren burst onto the exploratory committee, The partial federal government shutdown has forced furloughs of
House speaker, presumably Cali-
national scene a decade which legally allows po- hundreds of thousands of federal government employees. This has left
fornia Democrat Nancy Pelosi. But
ago during the financial tential candidates to begin many parks without most of the rangers and others who staff camp-
the new majority will quickly pivot
crisis with calls for greater raising money. Outgoing grounds and otherwise keep parks running.
Thursday to a pair of bills to fund
consumer protections. She Maryland Rep. John Del- Unlike shutdowns in some previous administrations, the Trump
the parts of the government that
quickly became one of the aney is the only Democrat administration was leaving parks open to visitors despite the staff fur-
have been shuttered in the dispute
party’s more prominent so far to have formally loughs, said John Garder, senior budget director of the nonprofit Na-
over money for President Donald
liberals even as she some- announced a presidential tional Parks Conservation Association.
Trump’s border wall with Mexico.
times fought with Obama campaign. “We’re afraid that we’re going to start seeing significant damage to
It’s a cold opening for the new
the natural resources in parks and potentially to historic and other cul-
majority, setting up an early con-
tural artifacts,” Garder said. “We’re concerned there’ll be impacts to
frontation with the Republican-led
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TONIGHT THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY

Grand Canyon celebrates 100

Periods of rain Cloudy with a bit of rain Mainly cloudy with a Plenty of sun Pleasant with plenty of
shower in spots sunshine
42° 53° 47° 53° 35° 57° 36° 62° 41°
ALMANAC DATA
Columbus Tuesday
TEMPERATURE HIGH LOW
years as a national park in 2019
Tuesday
Normal
59°
54°
48°
33° Park draws more enough to convince Lt. Jo-
seph Christmas Ives that
in 2019 will celebrate its
100th anniversary as a na-
Record 81° (1952) 12° (1977)
PRECIPITATION (in inches)
Tuesday 0.00
than 6 million anyone would visit after
his group that set out in a
tional park.
Despite a federal gov-
Month to date
Normal month to date
0.00
0.16 tourists a year steamboat wrapped up an ernment shutdown that
Year to date 0.00 expedition in 1858. has closed some other
Normal year to date 0.16 By FELICIA FONSECA “Ours has been the first U.S. national parks, the
TOMBIGBEE RIVER STAGES The Associated Press
and, doubtless, will be the Grand Canyon has re-
In feet as of Flood 24-hr.
7 a.m. Tue. Stage Stage Chng. FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. last party of whites to visit mained open because Ar-
Amory 20 18.03 +4.85
— The first European this profitless locality,” he izona decided to supply
Bigbee 14 11.23 +1.80 Shown are tomorrow’s noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day.
Columbus 15 11.25 -6.15 American who reached wrote. “It seems intended money needed to keep
by nature that the Colora- trails, shuttles and re-
Showers T-Storms Rain Flurries Snow Ice Cold Warm Stationary Jetstream
Fulton 20 15.76 +2.56 -10s -0s 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s 110s
the Colorado River in the
Tupelo 21 11.11 +8.98 THU FRI THU FRI Grand Canyon marveled do River along the greater strooms open.
LAKE LEVELS City
Atlanta
Hi/Lo/W
59/51/sh
Hi/Lo/W
62/43/r
City
Nashville
Hi/Lo/W
49/40/c
Hi/Lo/W
55/37/r at what was before him: an portion of its lonely and It now draws more than
In feet as of 24-hr.
7 a.m. Tue. Capacity Level Chng. Boston 41/31/sn 45/34/s Orlando 83/66/pc 83/61/pc astounding system of can- majestic way shall be for- 6 million tourists a year
Chicago 38/29/s 45/30/s Philadelphia 48/33/pc 47/40/pc
Aberdeen Dam 188 167.53 +3.32 Dallas 39/34/r 54/35/s Phoenix 57/35/s 64/39/s yons, profound fissures ever unvisited and undis- who peer over the popular
Stennis Dam 166 144.51 +3.32
Bevill Dam 136 136.38 +0.14
Honolulu 82/72/pc 82/72/pc Raleigh 58/41/r 54/49/r and slender spires that turbed.” South Rim into the gorge
Jacksonville 78/60/pc 77/53/r Salt Lake City 32/21/pc 38/26/pc
Memphis 49/42/c 45/35/r Seattle 53/45/r 50/39/sh seemingly tottered from That clearly wasn’t the a mile deep, navigate river
SOLUNAR TABLE
The solunar period indicates peak feeding times for
Weather(W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice. their bases. way things worked out, rapids, hike the trails and
fish and game.
Major Minor Major Minor SUN AND MOON MOON PHASES The scenery wasn’t and the Grand Canyon camp under the stars.
Wed. 9:38a 3:25a 10:02p 3:50p WED THU NEW FIRST FULL LAST
Thu. 10:23a 4:11a 10:48p 4:36p Sunrise 6:59 a.m. 6:59 a.m.
Sunset 4:57 p.m. 4:58 p.m.
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AccuWeather, Inc. ©2019
Moonrise
Moonset
3:48 a.m.
2:37 p.m.
4:46 a.m.
3:18 p.m. Jan 5 Jan 14 Jan 20 Jan 27
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Ole Miss to return most of $400K given by Ponzi convict

Federal receiver appointed to try to get back money lost by investors
says the university has agreed to return $310,000
The Associated Press
JACKSON — The Universi-
ty of Mississippi has agreed to
return about $350,000 of the
$400,000 its athletic foundation
was given by a businessman
who pleaded guilty to a $100
million Ponzi scheme.
The federal receiver appoint-
ed to try to get back money lost
by investors says the university
has agreed to return $310,000
donated by Arthur Lamar
Adams, The Clarion-Ledger
reported. That’s in addition
to nearly $39,700 already re-
turned for unused football and
baseball tickets, according to a
recent bankruptcy court state-
ment from receiver Alysson
Mills.
The university and founda-
tion were not involved in the
scheme. Mills said Adams gave
$402,000 over 10 years to the
athletics foundation.
Ole Miss has now returned
all of the money except about
$52,000. Adams got that much
in “tangible benefits,” includ-
ing events tickets that he used,
Mills reported.
Adams pleaded guilty in
May to one count of wire fraud
and was sentenced in October
to 19½ years in prison.
During his sentencing hear-
ing, Adams, who owned Mad-
ison Timber Properties Co.,
testified that he donated most
of the money as part of a group.
Mills said a proposed settle-
ment with Ole Miss will end any
action against the university.
In an earlier report, Mills
said she had told the universi-
ty that Adams’ gifts were made
with stolen money and she in-
tended to take any and all action
necessary to return that money
to the receivership estate.
She said bank records show
other gifts including $130,649
to R.B. Thieme Jr. Bible Min-
istries, $100,649 to Berachah
Church, $56,350 to Century
Club Charities Inc., $25,200 to
American Freedom Assembly,
$20,500 to Rick Hughes Minis-
tries and $16,000 to Operation
Grace World Mission.

Toot! Toot! New riverboat to ride

Mississippi in New Orleans
This month the first new riverboat
in more than a decade is set to launch
By STACEY PLAISANCE
The Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS —
Few experiences capture
old New Orleans and the
Mississippi River quite
like a paddlewheel riv-
erboat coming round
the muddy bend with its
tooting whistle horn, tow-
ering smoke stacks and
water-churning propeller.
This month the first
new riverboat in more
than a decade is set to
launch in this Louisiana
port city. A plunge in
tourism after Hurricane
Katrina in 2005 forced
the New Orleans Steam-
boat Company to sell off
one of its two boats, but
the arrival of the City of
New Orleans is a sign of
the steadily rising tide of
tourists each year to this
Southern city of Mardi
Gras fame.
“People come from all
over the world. It is aston-
ishing. They really want
to see the river,” said Adri-
enne Thomas, marketing
director for the company,
which also owns another
riverboat, the Natchez.
A century ago, count-
less paddlewheel river-
boats plied the Missis-
sippi and its tributaries.
Today, New Orleans has
two: the Natchez and the
Creole Queen, which is
operated by New Orleans
Paddlewheels.
Now the City of New
Orleans is coming full
circle, back to the state
where it was built in 1991.
For years it operated as
a casino boat in Rock Is-
land, Illinois, until the
mid-1990s. But after that
state legalized onshore
casinos, the boat became
obsolete, said Matthew
Dow, project manager
heading the vessel’s ren-
ovation. The then-named
“Casino Rock Island” sat
unused for years until
it was purchased by the
New Orleans Steamboat
Company in 2016.
“We instantly fell in
love with the boat,” Dow
said. “We saw the poten-
tial in her and knew that
we could do her justice
and bring her back not
only to her former glory
but well beyond that.”
Dow said the vessel
already looked the part of
a New Orleans riverboat,
with its curved decks,
plentiful windows, deco-
rative fleurs de lis and gi-
ant paddlewheel.
Initially it was brought
to a dry dock for hull re-
pairs, then towed to New
Orleans for a makeover.
“We had to rip all of the
walls out, all the ceilings,
a lot of the insulation,”
Dow said. “Basically,
we had to strip this boat
down to the superstruc-
ture, to bare bones, and
everything had to go back
new.”
There were additions,
too. A dumb waiter was
added to connect the gal-
ley to all three decks for
food transport, along with
passenger elevators and
handicapped-accessible
restrooms. The Associ-
ated Press was given the
first look at the new river-
boat recently.
Dow says the company
is aiming to have the boat
ready for tours by Jan. 21,
when the Natchez goes
into its annual service and
maintenance layup. After
that, both boats will oper-
ate simultaneously.

Mississippi town to vote on sales of wine and beer

Wesson officials say the town has Under state law, any
municipality with at least
and on Dec. 4 aldermen
voted unanimously to
lost $2,000 to $3,000 a month in tax 1,500 residents and with-
in three miles of a city or
hold the vote. If voters
and then aldermen ap-
revenues since Brookhaven legalized county that already per-
mits the sale of alcohol is
prove, it would become le-
gal to sell light wine with
beer and liquor sales in June 2013 allowed to vote on wheth- up to 5 percent alcohol by
er to legalize beer sales. weight, and beer with up
The Associated Press here and buy liquor, then Wesson is in both Copi- to 8 percent alcohol by
they’d stop and get gas or ah and Lincoln counties. weight.
WESSON — A Missis- go into a store,” Mayor Since Copiah County is Ward 2 Aldermen Jar-
sippi town of nearly 1,900 Alton Shaw told the news- “wet,” liquor sales already rad Ashley said another
will vote Jan. 15 on wheth- paper earlier this year. are legal in Wesson, and goal of the annexation is
er to allow beer and wine “Anything you sell helps Lincoln County residents to let Wesson police pa-
sales. from a tax point of view.” bought liquor there until trol, set roadblocks and
Wesson has lost $2,000 The special election Brookhaven’s election. respond to traffic acci-
to $3,000 a month in tax was made possible when After that vote, the dents on Highway 51 near
revenues since Brookha- the town annexed a high- larger of Wesson’s two Copiah-Lincoln Commu-
ven legalized beer and way right-of-way that liquor stores moved to nity College. They won’t
liquor sales in June 2013, brought its boundary Brookhaven. be using radar speed de-
officials told The Daily exactly three miles from At least 20 percent of tectors — state law allows
Leader of Brookhaven. that of Brookhaven, and Wesson’s 902 registered only municipalities with
“It’s not just liquor — citizens then petitioned voters signed a petition at least 2,000 residents to
people would come up for the referendum. asking for the election, use them.

State adding ‘In God We Trust’ on new license plate

Standard Mississippi license plate is being phased in during
2019, replacing one fea-
expires and they pay the
fees.
redesigned every few years, partly as turing the guitar of blues For extra fees, the
legend B.B. King. state also sells a variety of
a way of catching people who fail to The standard Missis- specialty car tags .
sippi license plate is rede- Some critics say the
pay the annual renewal fees signed every few years, new license plate design
The Associated Press cludes the state seal with partly as a way of catch- is unbalanced, with three
ing people who fail to pay letters on the left, then
the phrase, “In God We
JACKSON — Missis- the annual renewal fees. the off-center state seal,
sippi has a new standard Trust.” Drivers receive the new then four numbers on the
license plate that in- The new design is plate when their old one right.

Jeff Davis’s last home looking for executive director

The Associated Press
BILOXI — The board of
directors for Jefferson Da-
vis’s last home has hired
a company to find a new
executive director for the
attraction in Mississippi.
Beauvoir’s development
and programs director,
Kitsaa Stevens, says Pace
Employment Agency
hopes to start interviews
in January.
Stevens tells WLOX-TV
visitation numbers are up
at the Biloxi attraction,
and an executive director
is needed for fundraising
and work with state and
local government.
The job’s been open
since August, when Steve
McKinney left after less
than two months. Stevens
says Beauvoir has never
gone this long without an
executive director.
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made headway toward
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By JEFF K AROUB
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DETROIT — U.S.-
based Roman Catho-
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go on the church sexual
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MOSCOW — Laboring
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peratures, Russian rescue
workers were digging into
a sprawling heap of jagged
rubble from a collapsed
apartment building when
one heard the faintest
sound.
It was the sound of life.
bus; sons, Forrest L.
Fair of Jacksonville
and Dennis A. Fair
of Columbus; nine
grandchildren; and 10
great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be
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Road 21, Gordo, AL
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A Longwood Dr. SE,
Huntsville, AL 35801.
Manfred Aasand Jr.
STARKVILLE —
Manfred N. Aasand Jr.,
60, died Jan. 1, 2019, at
his residence.
Arrangements are
incomplete and will be
announced by Lowndes
Funeral Home.
John Larmour
COLUMBUS — John
“Big Jack” Larmour, 83,
died Jan. 1, 2019, at his
residence.
Arrangements are
incomplete and will be
announced by Lowndes
Funeral Home.
Thomas Cunningham
ABERDEEN —
Thomas Ferrell Cun-
ningham, 95, died Dec.
29, 2018, at the Monroe
Regional Hospital in
Aberdeen.
Services will be at
11 a.m. Friday at the
Aberdeen First Pres-
byterian Church with
Van Moore officiating.
Burial will follow at
Old Union Cemetery.
Visitation will be from
5-7 p.m. Thursday at
Tisdale-Lann Memorial
Funeral Home. Tis-
dale-Lann Memorial
Funeral Home is in
charge of arrange-
ments.
Mr. Cunningham
was born Feb. 2, 1923,
in Detroit, Alabama, to
the late Thomas Cosby
Cunningham and
Mary Agatha Sanders
Cunningham. He was
a World War Ii veteran
and a Corporal in the
Army Air Corps. He
was formerly employed
as a mail carrier with
the U.S. Postal Service
and a member of the St.
Andrews Presbytery,
Global Mission and
Wren and Aberdeen
Presbyterian Church.
In addition to his
parents, he was preced-
ed in death by his first
the Vatican blocked U.S.
bishops from taking mea-
sures last year to address
the scandal because U.S.
church leaders didn’t dis-
cuss the legally problem-
atic proposals with the
Holy See enough before-
hand.
The rebuke from Rome
was contained in a letter
from a Vatican official be-
fore the U.S. Conference
of Catholic Bishops met
in November. The move
stunned abuse survivors
and some other Catholics
On Tuesday, to every-
one’s delight and surprise,
they pulled a baby boy out
of the rubble alive, nearly
36 hours after the disaster
that blew apart his home.
His father called it “a New
Year’s miracle.”
The building collapse
in the Russian city of Mag-
nitogorsk before dawn
Monday has killed at least
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wife, Ellen Sanderson
Cunningham; second
wife, Mary m. Cunning-
ham; daughter, Dorothy
Lynn Cunningham;
four sisters; and two
brothers.
He is survived by his
daughter, Sandra Scott
of Shannon; sons, Allen
Cunningham of Ham-
ilton and Phillip Cun-
ningham of Aberdeen;
stepdaughter, Eathel
Rhea of Syracuse, Utah;
stepsons, Eden Martin
of Oxford, Sam Martin
of Edmond, Oklahoma
and Peter Martin of Ab-
erdeen; brother, Glenn
Cunningham of Hamil-
ton; 15 grandchildren;
and 18 great-grandchil-
dren.
Pallbearers will be
Jeremy Foster, Dan Fos-
ter, Baker Martin, Beau
Martin, John Dewey
Martina and Thomas
Lee Martin.
Eddie Minor
COLUMBUS — Ed-
die Wayne Minor, 72,
died Dec. 29, 2018, at
his residence.
A memorial service
will be held at noon
Wednesday at Tis-
dale-Lann Memorial
Funeral Home with
Rick Burton officiating.
Visitation will be from
10:30 a.m.-noon prior to
services at the funeral
home. Tisdale-Lann
Memorial Funeral
Home is in charge of
arrangements.
Mr. Minor was
born May 30, 1946, in
Aberdeen, to the late
Hershel Minor and
Jean Williams. He was
a U.S. Army veteran
and served during the
Vietnam War. He was
formerly employed with
the Mississippi Depart-
ment of Transportation.
He is survived by his
daughter, Kim Mc-
Candless of Aberdeen;
son, Tim Minor of
Yorktown, Virginia; six
grandchildren; and one
great-grandchild.
Bobby Adams
COLUMBUS — Rob-
ert Marion “Bobby” Ad-
ams, 68, died Dec. 28,
2018, at his residence.
No services are
planned at this time.
Mr. Adams was
born Aug. 3, 1950, in
Kemper County, to the
late Edward Rae and
demanding actions.
The retreat also is a
prelude to a summit of
the world’s bishops at
the Vatican next month
to forge a comprehensive
response to the crisis that
has lashed the church.
The meetings follow
two blistering reports
during 2018 from state
attorneys general — in
Illinois and Pennsylvania
— alleging negligence by
state church leaders.
Here’s a look at the re-
treat.
What’s on the agenda?
This is about prayer,
nine people so far, and of-
ficials say 32 people who
lived in the building have
still not been accounted
for.
The collapse followed
an explosion that was
believed to have been
caused by a gas leak.
The boy, an 11-month-
old named Ivan Fokin,
was in extremely serious
Wilie Virginia Stewart
Adams. He was former-
ly employed as a forklift
driver with Trimm Joist
Company.
In addition to his
parents, he was preced-
ed in death by his son,
Raymond Adams; and
sister, Nell Harris.
He is survived by his
wife, Peggy Adams of
Columbus; daughters,
Raeann Shuford and
Amy Beth Adams; sons,
Mike Cook, Thomas
Cook and Terry Potts;
and sister, Judy Her-
ring.
Memorials may
be made to Helping
Hands, P.O. Box 1241,
Columbus, MS 39703.
Carolyn Brown
HUNTSVILLE, Ala.
— Carolyn Hudnall
Brown, 87, died Dec.
28, 2018, at her resi-
dence.
Services will be
at 2 p.m. Saturday at
Memorial Gunter Peel
Funeral Home, Second
Avenue North location
with the Rev. Andy
Pearson officiating.
Burial will follow at
Friendship Cemetery.
Visitation will be from
12:30-2 p.m. prior to
services at the funeral
home. Memorial Gunt-
er Peel Funeral Home
and Crematory, Second
Avenue North location
is in charge of arrange-
ments.
James Woodruff Jr.
TUPELO — James
Thomas Woodruff Jr.
84, died Dec. 29, 2018,
at Sanctuary Hospice
House in Tupelo.
Services will be
at noon Thursday at
Otts Funeral Home in
Sulligent, Alabama with
Steve McGuire, Scott
Doles and Trey Haskett
officiating. Visitation
will be two hours prior
to services at the funer-
al home. Otts Funeral
Home is in charge of
arrangements.
Mr. Woodruff was
born June 24, 1934,
in Decatur, to the late
James Thomas and
Rosa Haddock Wood-
ruff.
In addition to his
parents, he was preced-
ed in death by his wife,
Stella Collins Woodruff;
brothers, Jessie Frank-
lin Woodruff, Richard
not policy-making, orga-
nizers say.
According to
Archdiocese of Chica-
the
go spokeswoman Anne
Maselli, bishops gath-
ering at the Mundelein
Seminary will be praying,
fasting and participat-
ing in spiritual lectures.
And they will be alone:
No staff members, oth-
er priests or members of
the public or media are
invited. Cardinal Daniel
DiNardo, president of the
U.S. Conference of Catho-
lic Bishops, said in a news
release that they are con-
vening “to pray on the in-
tense matters before us.”
condition, officials said,
with fractures, a head in-
jury and suffering from
hypothermia and frostbite
after his ordeal in tem-
peratures around minus
20 degrees Celsius (minus
4 degrees Fahrenheit).
He was flown to Mos-
cow late Tuesday in a des-
perate attempt to save his
life.
Woodruff and Robert
Woodruff; and sisters,
Rosa Lou Woodruff and
Frances Stevens.
He is survived by
his sons, Jerry Ray
Woodruff of Tupelo
and Ronnie Woodruff
of Texas; daughters,
Diana Mae Storment
of Iuka, Nancy Faye
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US fires tear gas across

Mexico border to stop migrants
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection: Gas was used
to target rock throwers
The Associated Press
TIJUANA, Mexico — U.S. au-
thorities fired tear gas into Mexico
during the first hours of the new
year to repel about 150 migrants
who tried to breach the border
fence in Tijuana.
U.S. Customs and Border Pro-
tection said in a statement later
Tuesday that the gas was used to
target rock throwers apart from the
migrants who were trying to cross.
“No agents witnessed any of the
migrants at the fence line, includ-
ing children, experiencing effects
of the chemical agents, which were
targeted at the rock throwers fur-
ther away,” the statement said.
An Associated Press photogra-
pher saw at least three volleys of
gas launched onto the Mexican side
of the border near Tijuana’s beach
that affected the migrants, includ-
ing women and children, as well
as journalists. The AP saw rocks
thrown only after U.S. agents fired
the tear gas.
The agency said agents saw “tod-
dler sized children” being passed
over concertina wire with difficulty.
It said its agents could not assist the
children because of the rocks be-
ing thrown. Agents responded with
smoke, pepper spray and tear gas,
it said. The AP journalist also saw
Hill leaders to attend White
House briefing on border security
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Democratic and Republican congressional lead-
ers are expected to attend a briefing on border security at the White
House as the government remains partially shut down and President
Donald Trump asks in a tweet, “Let’s make a deal?”
The partial government shutdown began on Dec. 22. Funding for
Trump’s pet project, a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, has been the
sticking point in passing budgets for several government departments.
The briefing is scheduled for 3 p.m. EST Wednesday, the day before
Democrats are to assume control of the House and end the Republican
monopoly on government.
The exact agenda, however, was not immediately clear, according
to a person with knowledge of the briefing who was not authorized to
speak publicly about the issue and spoke to The Associated Press on
condition of anonymity.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and the top incoming
House Republicans — Kevin McCarthy of California and Steve Scalise
of Louisiana — planned to attend, according to aides. The departing
House speaker, Paul Ryan, was not expected.
plastic pellets fired by U.S. agents. The caravan, which left Hondu-
The agency said 25 migrants ras in mid-October, grew to more
were detained while others crawled than 6,000 members during its
back into Mexico through a hole un- month-and-a-half trek north. It has
der the fence. been a constant target of President
Customs and Border Protection Donald Trump, who referred to
said that under its use of force pol- it frequently in the run-up to U.S.
icy the incident would be reviewed mid-term elections in November.
by its Office of Professional Respon- Many of the migrants are wait-
sibility. ing in Tijuana for a chance to apply
Migrants who spoke with AP for asylum in the U.S., but there
said they arrived in Tijuana last was a backlog before the caravan’s
month with the caravan from Hon- arrival and the wait is expected to
duras. be many months.

US stocks end dismal, volatile year on bright note

‘This was really the year that market
volatility returned with a vengeance’
Jeff Kravetz, regional investment strategist at U.S.
Bank Wealth Management
By ALEX VEIGA
AP Business Writer
Wall Street closed out
a dismal, turbulent year
for stocks on a bright note
Monday, but still finished
2018 with the worst show-
ing in a decade.
After setting a series
of records through the
late summer and early
fall, major U.S. indexes
fell sharply after early Oc-
tober, leaving them all in
the red for the year.
The S&P 500 index,
the market’s main bench-
mark, finished the year
with a loss of 6.2 percent.
The last time the index
fell for the year was in
2008 during the financial
crisis. The S&P 500 post-
ed tiny losses in 2011 and
2015, but eked out small
gains in both years once
dividends were included.
The Dow Jones Indus-
trial Average declined 5.6
percent. The Nasdaq com-
posite slid 3.9 percent.
Major indexes in Eu-
rope also ended 2018 in
the red. The CAC 40 of
France finished the year
down 11 percent. Brit-
ain’s FTSE 100 lost 12.5
percent. Germany’s DAX
ended the year in a bear
market, down 22 percent
from a high in January
and 18 percent from the
start of the year.
Most Asian markets
likewise lost ground in
2018. The region’s stock
markets were closed
Tuesday for New Year hol-
idays.
“This has really been
a challenging year for in-
vestors,” said Jeff Kravetz,
regional investment strat-
egist at U.S. Bank Wealth
Management. “This was
really the year that mar-
ket volatility returned
mas Eve plunge brought
it briefly into bear market
with a vengeance.”
Wall Street started
territory, or a drop of 20
percent from its peak, be-
2018 strong, buoyed by fore closing just short of
a growing economy and the threshold that would
corporate profits. Stocks have meant the end of the
climbed to new highs
market’s nearly 10-year
early, shook off a sudden,
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steep drop by spring and
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juiced corporate earnings
growth to another all-
time high by September.
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trade dispute and higher
interest rates would slow
the economy, hurting cor-
porate profits. A slowing
U.S. housing market and
forecasts of weaker glob-
al growth in 2019 stoked
traders’ unease.
In October the mar-
ket’s gyrations grew more
volatile.
The autumn sell-off
knocked the benchmark
S&P 500 index into a cor-
rection, or a drop of 10
percent from its all-time
high, for the second time
in nine months. A Christ-

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Big picture should help ease the pain of MSU bowl loss
Someday — not today prob-
ably — the sting of frustration
that accompanied Mississippi
State’s 27-22 loss to Iowa in
Tuesday’s Outback Bowl will
subside and Bulldog fans will
be able to consider things in a
broader perspective.
Tuesday’s loss — a madden-
ing combination of miscues,
mental lapses, untimely pen-
alties and just plain bad luck
— certainly took a bit of the
sheen off Mississippi State’s
2018 season, Joe Moorhead’s
first as the Bulldog coach.
What seemed likely to be a
game-winning touchdown pass
in the fourth quarter instead
turned into an interception
that led to an Iowa field goal,
turning victory into defeat. It
is likely the first time ever a
team has held its opponent to
negative rushing yardage yet
lost the game. That’s the sort
of thing that sticks in your
craw and will leave Bulldog
fans muttering under their
breath until the 2020 season
starts next fall.
Even so, it’s important to
recognize just how far Missis-
sippi State’s football program
has come over the past decade.
You don’t have to be on
social security to remember
a time when any bowl appear-
ance, now matter how obscure,
was cause for something bor-
dering on delirium. Between
1936 (MSU’s first bowl game)
and 2007, the Bulldogs played
in 13 bowl games, which
comes out to a bowl game
about every 5 ½ years. If you
were a student, you had to get
a master’s to see your team
play in a bowl game, statistical-
ly-speaking.
Today, it’s a far different
story.
Tuesday’s appearance in the
Outback Bowl was the Bull-
dogs’ ninth consecutive bowl
appearance. Only 12 teams
have longer bowl streaks
than that, and there are some
notable football powers who
cannot claim that consistency,
among them Ohio State, Notre
Dame, Florida State, Florida
and Auburn.
Off the field, that kind of
success has produced divi-
dends for not only the universi-
ty — charitable giving is at its
highest when football teams
are successful — but also for
the community. Full stadiums
mean full hotels, restaurants
and shops as well.
For nine years, Mississippi
State has enjoyed three hours
of national TV exposure, not
to mention the attention that
comes its way in the month
or two between the end of the
season and the bowl game.
The cumulative effect has
been to raise MSU’s profile
in an unprecedented way. It
was once a novelty for MSU to
play in a bowl game. Today, it’s
almost taken for granted.
It may be hard to appreciate
that today, but there is some-
thing far worse than losing a
bowl game: not playing in one.
That’s the kind of disap-
pointment Bulldog fans haven’t
suffered in almost a decade.
Things could be worse.
In fact, as recently as a
decade ago, they were.

Letter to the editor

Voice of the people
Skeptical of minimum wages
On page 2A of Monday’s paper was an article
detailing how government-mandated wage increases
have caused corresponding price increases so em-
ployers can afford to pay the wage increases. This is
EXACTLY what Conservatives have been saying for
years! Apparently Liberals don’t want to believe the
truth. Why? In my opinion, there are several reasons.
The truth hurts sometimes. When you make more
money, you pay more taxes. That’s what Liberals real-
ly want. They aren’t looking out for anybody’s benefit
but their own. When businesses raise prices to cover
wage increases, it negates the spending power that
any wage increase just brought. The businesses aren’t
making any more profit because the extra money is
going to the employees and related costs. Employees
are coming out on the short end of the stick, and
everybody suffers due to increased prices.
If people want to make more money, get a raise,
a promotion, or a new job. That’s what I always did.
When you are worth more to your employer, he can
pay you more. In my opinion, the government, wheth-
er Federal, State, or local, has no business telling
any business owner what he has to pay an employee.
That is why we have Capitalism instead of Socialism
or Communism or any other -ism. Capitalism works
best.
It gives people an incentive to better themselves by
doing more and better, earning their income instead
of relying on the government to tell them what they’re
worth. Sounds kind of like slavery to me. The more
people have to depend on government, the more con-
State of the Nation

Cupcake vodka and a nice bowl of weed

trol government has over people’s lives. We control
government, not the other way around. Think about
that every time you go to vote. If the candidate is
promising to give you something, remember some-
body has to pay for that “freebie,” and that somebody In the state where
is often you. I live, Massachusetts,
Cameron Triplett there is now legal
Brooksville weed for all. My town,
Fall River, is right on
the edge of getting its
weed store. This is be-
cause we’re a poverty
Today in History pocket. All the drugs
get here first.
Today is Wednesday, Jan. 2, the second day of 2019.
By, the way, I keep
There are 363 days left in the year. calling it “weed”
because I’m unsure of Marc Dion
Today’s Highlight in History: what to call marijuana
On Jan. 2, 1900, U.S. Secretary of State John Hay these days, having
announced the “Open Door Policy” to facilitate trade lived through “Mary Jane,”
with China. “dope,” “smoke” and a number
of other colorful names for the
On this date: stuff. The state still likes calling it “facilitators” and “coordinators”
“marijuana,” in the same way that
In 1788, Georgia became the fourth state to ratify
the U.S. Constitution. the state has an Alcohol Control
In 1792, the first classes began at Georgetown Board and not a “let’s do tequila
shooters until we puke” board.
University in Washington, D.C.
Government is low on whimsy
In 1929, the United States and Canada reached
when they’re taking in money,
agreement on joint action to preserve Niagara Falls.
but they’re hysterically whimsi-
In 1935, Bruno Hauptmann went on trial in
cal when they’re passing out the
Flemington, New Jersey, on charges of kidnapping money they’ve collected. As a
and murdering the 20-month-old son of Charles and reporter, I once attended a press
Anne Lindbergh. (Hauptmann was found guilty, and conference touting a program
executed.) teaching kids how to get a job in
In 1942, the Philippine capital of Manila was cap- the construction industry. I was
tured by Japanese forces during World War II. a terrible bonehead when I was
In 1960, Sen. John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts a teenage boy, but one of the few
launched his successful bid for the presidency. things I could do for myself was
In 1967, Republican Ronald Reagan took the oath get a job in construction.
of office as the new governor of California in a cere- But like a guy who’s taken one
mony that took place in Sacramento shortly just after bong hit too many, I digress.
midnight. In addition to letting weed
In 1974, President Richard Nixon signed legisla- become legal, the state is consid-
tion requiring states to limit highway speeds to 55 ering a crackdown on flavored
miles an hour as a way of conserving gasoline in the
face of an OPEC oil embargo. (The 55 mph limit was
effectively phased out in 1987; federal speed limits
were abolished in 1995.) “Singing cowboy” star Tex
Ritter died in Nashville at age 68. THE STAFF OF THE DISPATCH
In 1983, the original Broadway production of the Mary Jane Runnels
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pipe tobacco, vari- Pres. Donald Trump but also most
ous flavored vaping of the furor surrounding sexuality
solutions and flavored in this country.
cigars. I started writing this column,
The crackdown is in my head, about two weeks ago,
needed, we’re told, be- when my wife and I both read a
cause cherry-flavored newspaper story about a coming
pipe tobacco is “mar- crackdown on flavored tobacco.
keted to children,” “It’s marketed to children,
even though I hardly is what the government says,” I
ever have to elbow told my wife. “I wonder who they
teenagers out of the think the target market is for
way when I’m buying cupcake-flavored vodka.”
pipe tobacco. Cupcake-flavored vodka is
Still, the notion that available in every liquor store, as
cigars might be available with a is vodka that tastes like blueber-
light vanilla flavoring offends the ries, caramel or s’mores.
consciences of the $50,000-a-year “I can tell you who cupcake-fla-
who run the state’s tobacco prohi-
vored vodka is marketed to,” my
wife said. “I used to BE a teenage
bition efforts. girl.”
The newly legal weed, I might I’m not that worried about the
add, will be available as lollipops, weed thing, though. The state
gummy bears and cookies. Pre- assures me that legal marijuana
sumably, children don’t like lolli- will not be available to underage
pops, gummy bears or cookies. people, just the same way that
What they like is a cigar. beer wasn’t available to me and
Of course, weed is good for my hammerhead buddies back in
you, and tobacco is bad for you. In high school.
just my lifetime, I’ve seen marijua- And so what if some of the new
na go from “a gateway to heroin” weed products look like lollipops
to “a plant that cures EVERY- and gummy bears. Everything
THING!” will be fine.
We Americans are not a Kids hate candy.
subtle people. We believe that Marc Dion, a nationally syndi-
what is bad is horrible, and what cated columnist, is a reporter and
is good is angelic, and all the columnist for The Herald News, the
ground in between is occupied daily newspaper of his hometown,
by weak-minded people who Fall River, Massachusetts. For
can’t make up their minds. This more on Dion, go to go to www.
explains, not only the election of creators.com.
Lisa Oswalt Slim Smith Quaylon Jones
Deanna Robin- Jan Swoope Toma McClanahan
son-Pugh Scott Walters Kayla Taylor
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NEWS ABOUT TOWN

CLUBS
n HIC A SHA BA HA CHAPTER
The Hic A Sha Ba Ha DAR Chapter meets
at 2 p.m. Jan. 3 at Cadence Bank in
Starkville. Guest speaker is archaeologist
Keith Baca of the Cobb Institute at Mis-
sissippi State University. For information,
call Amanda Edwards, 662-324-0037.
n POSSUM TOWN TOASTMASTERS
Possum Town Toastmasters meet every
Friday at 7 a.m. at the Church of Christ,
Columbus. To become a better communi-
cator and leader, call 662-549-3483.
n POSSUM TOWN QUILTERS
Possum Town Quilters meet at 9:30 a.m.
the second and fourth Saturdays of each
month at the Rosenzweig Arts Center
(lower level), 501 Main St., Columbus.
Check us out at possumtownquilters.
blogspot.com.
n EAST LIONS CLUB
The Columbus East Lions Club meets
every second and fourth Monday of
the month at 65 Airline Road. For more
information, call 662-251-1415 or 662-
574-7552.
n HOST LIONS CLUB
The Columbus Host Lions Club meets
every Friday at noon at EMCC Lion Hills
Center for a buffet lunch and business
gathering. For more information, call John
Michael, 601-955-2176.
n LOWNDES REPUBLICAN WOMEN
Lowndes County Republican Women
meets the second Tuesday of each
month. Buffet line opens at 11:15 a.m.,
with call to order at noon.
n GT QUILTERS GUILD
The Golden Triangle Quilters Guild meets
at 5:30 p.m. every third Thursday at the
Starkville Sportsplex Activities Building.
■ DULCIMER PLAYERS
Friendly City Strummers meet twice
monthly to practice and teach others
to play dulcimers. Join for $10/year for
the whole family. Dulcimers available to
borrow. Contact David Saum, 662-386-
6836 or DrSaum@cableone.net, or the
Switzers, 662-312-6025.
■ BREAKFAST WITH THE BULLDOGS
MSU alumni, friends are invited to Break-
fast with the Bulldogs on second Thurs-
days each month at Starkville Café. Dutch
treat breakfast is 7:30 a.m. Contact Carol
Moss Read at carolmoss@bellsouth.net
or 662-312-0637.
n TOPS
Take Off Pounds Sensibly No. 288 meets
Tuesdays at Community Baptist Church,
Yorkville Road East, Columbus. Weigh-in
begins at 5:30 p.m. Contact Pat Harris,
662-386-0249.
n TOPS
Take Off Pounds Sensibly No. 270 meets
Thursdays at 4370 Cal-Kolola Road,
Caledonia. Weigh-in begins at 5-5:30
p.m. Contact Michelle Holliman, 662-386-
3650.
n SENIOR CRAFTS
Senior Crafts meets at the Starkville
Sportsplex Tuesdays, 10-11:30 a.m.
Crafts provided by the parks department.
For information, call Lisa Cox, 662-323-
2294.
n QUILTING CLUB
Quilting Club meets in the activities room
adjacent to the multi-purpose facility at
the Starkville Sportsplex Thursdays 10
a.m.-noon. Bring your own project to work
on. For information, call Lisa Cox, 662-
323-2294.
n AARP
AARP meets the first Wednesday of each
month at 10 a.m. in the Community Room
of Regions Bank, Main Street, Columbus.
Programs are geared to the needs and
interests of seniors 50 and up. For more
information, call 662-889-9496.
Health Notes
n BLOOD DRIVE
Vitalant, formerly United Blood Service,
holds its quarterly blood drive from 11
a.m.-5:15 p.m. Jan. 25 at the Outpatient
Pavilion Conference Center at Baptist
Golden Triangle. For more information,
visit bloodhero.com.
n FREE MAMMOGRAMS
Baptist Golden Triangle offers free mam-
mograms to women 35 and older who
have no insurance coverage for mammo-
grams and are living in Lowndes, Oktibbe-
ha, Clay, Monroe or Chickasaw Counties.
To see if you qualify, call 662-244-2979.
n CROSSOVER SYMMETRY
North Mississippi Medical Center-West
Point Wellness Center offers a Crossover
Symmetry Program focusing on shoul-
der health/performance. The 30-day
membership is $30 for members; $50 for
nonmembers. For more information, call
the Wellness Center 662-495-9355.
n CHILDBIRTH CLASSES
Baptist Golden Triangle offers Childbirth
classes and Breastfeeding classes each
month, 6 p.m., in room 6, near the Gift
Shop, $20. For information or to register,
call 662-386-5592.
n LUPUS SUPPORT
A lupus support group meets from 10
a.m.-2 p.m. the first Saturday of every
month in Classroom 6 of the Baptist Gold-
en Triangle Patient Tower. Open to anyone
with lupus or any family member or friend.
For more information, call Rashell Hop-
kins, 662-570-8342.
n CANCER SUPPORT
Baptist Cancer Center hosts a support
group for cancer survivors and their fami-
lies, noon-1 p.m. the third Friday of every
month. Next class is Jan. 18 in Classroom
5 of the Patient Towers. Lunch provided.
For information and location, call 662-
244-2923.
n HYPERTENSION SUPPORT
A pulmonary hypertension support group
meets at 2 p.m. the second Saturday of
every month at North Mississippi Medical
Center-West Point Education Center, 385
Medical Center Drive. For information, call
Dana Albert, 662-295-3642.
■ DIABETES SUPPORT
Baptist Golden Triangle hosts day classes
for Diabetes Support on third Wednes-
days of each month, 10-11 a.m. in room
6 PT. For information, call Lacy Smith at
662-244-1392 or 800-544-8762, ext.
1392.
■ HEART SUPPORT
Weekly education/support group for
people with congestive heart failure are
Thursdays 11 a.m.-noon in the Outpa-
tient Pavilion Boardroom, Baptist Golden
Triangle. For information, call 244-1953 or
244-2132.
n NUTRITION EDUCATION
Diabetes education class meets on fourth
Wednesdays, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Baptist
Golden Triangle Outpatient Pavilion. Physi-
cian referral required. For information, call
662-244-1597 or email info.goldentrian-
gle@bmhcc.org.
n ABUSE RECOVERY GROUP
A Domestic Abuse Recovery Group meets
Thursdays at 6 p.m. through Safe Haven
Inc. Group counseling for rape recovery is
available. For information, call 662-327-
6118 or 662-889-2067.
n CHILDBIRTH CLASSES
Baptist Golden Triangle offers childbirth
classes Tuesdays at 6 p.m. To register,
call 662-244-2498 or email info.goldentri-
angle@bmhcc.org.
n CPR CLASSES
Baptist Golden Triangle offers CPR class-
es each month at 6 p.m. in the Patient
Tower. Next classes are Jan. 12 & 28.
Pre-registration required. Call the Educa-
tion Department, 662-244-2498.
n FREE PSA SCREENINGS
Baptist Cancer Center offers free prostate
PSA screenings ever other month for men
over 40. Next screenings are 8-11:45
a.m. & 1-2 p.m. Jan. 25. Walk-ins accept-
ed. For appointments, call 662-244-4673.
n DIABETES EDUCATION
Diabetes Self-Management Education
Class meets on fourth Wednesdays at
8:30 a.m. at Baptist Golden Triangle
Outpatient Pavilion Conference Center.
Physician referral required. For informa-
tion, call 662-244-1596.
n ANGER MANAGEMENT
Family Resource Center, Columbus
campus, 1575 Second Ave. N., offers free
conflict resolution and anger management
classes. For information, call 662-368-
3603.
n FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER
The Family Resource Center offers
free classes including parenting, anger
management, healthy relationships, life
skills and youth development education
classes. Call 662-251-1861.
n BAPTIST VOLUNTEERS
Baptist Golden Triangle seeks caring,
compassionate volunteers to help in a
variety of hospital settings. For informa-
tion, call 662-244-1165 or email info.
goldentriangle@bmhcc.org.
n BAPTIST HOSPICE VOLUNTEERS
Baptist Hospice-Golden Triangle seeks
volunteers to assist in the office and with
Hospice families at 2309 Bluecutt Road,
Suite B. For more information, call Katie
Bostwick, 662-243-1173.
n DRUG/ALCOHOL INTERVENTION
Narconon offers drug and alcohol inter-
ventions. For free screenings or referrals,
call 1-800-431-1754.
n GOLDEN TRIANGLE AA
Golden Triangle AA meets daily for
support. If you want to drink, that is your
business. If you want to stop drinking,
that is our business. For information, call
662-327-8941.
n AL-ANON MEETING
The Columbus Al-Anon Family Groups meet
Mondays and Thursdays at 5:30 p.m.
When you don’t know where to turn be-
cause someone drinks too much, we can
help. For information, call 888-425-2666
or go to msafg.org.
SCHOOL NOTES
n ONLINE CLASSES
Family Resource Center, Columbus
campus, 1575 Second Ave. N., offers
free online classes to earn diplomas. For
information, call 662-368-3603.
n ADULT EDUCATION CLASSES
Emerson Family Center, 1504 Louisville
St. in Starkville, offers Adult Education
Classes. For more information, call 662-
418-5193.
OTHER EVENTS
n BASEBALL/SOFTBALL REGISTRA-
TION
Lake Lowndes baseball and softball regis-
tration is Jan. 2-Feb. 23. Register from 8
a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday at the Lowndes
Recreation Office, 17 Airline Road (behind
the Driver’s License Building) or online at
lowndesrecreation.com.
n BASEBALL COACHES’ MEETING
The Lake Lowndes Summer Baseball
Coaches’ Meeting is 6-7 p.m. Jan. 9 at New
Hope Community Center, 381 Stadium
Road. The Lake Lowndes Summer League
is looking for coaches for all age groups.
For more information, call 662-328-0885
or visit www.lowndesrecreation.com.
n WALKING GROUP
J.L. King Center's Families First of Oktib-
beha County invites the community to join
its Walking Group at 6:30 a.m. Monday-Fri-
day at Westside Park, 700 N. Long St. in
Starkville.
n PARENT CAFE
Emerson Family Center, 1504 Louisville
St. in Starkville, offers Parent Cafe Group
meetings every Monday from 11 a.m.-noon
to help meet the challenges of parenting.
For more information, call 662-418-5193
or visit fcp-parentcafe.com.
n HEARTS TUTORING
Hearts After School Tutoring Program, 109
Lawrence Drive, Columbus, offers tutoring
for grades K-5 from 3-4:30 p.m. Mondays
and Wednesdays or Tuesday and Thurs-
days. No charge, but commitment is re-
quired. Teacher, parent referrals accepted.
For information, call 662-244-8444.
n TUTOR VOLUNTEERS
Hearts After School Tutoring Program is
seeking volunteer tutors for its K-5 after
school tutoring program from 2:30-5 p.m.
Monday-Thursday. Volunteer one to four
days a week. For information, call 662-244-
8444.
n EFFECTIVE PARENTING
Family Resource Center, Columbus
campus, 1575 Second Ave. N., offers free
effective parenting classes, with insight
on child safety, appropriate discipline,
effective communication and more. For
information, call 662-368-3603.
n TENN-TOM WATERWAY MUSEUM
The Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway
Transportation Museum, 318 Seventh St.
N., Columbus, is open for tours Monday-Fri-
day, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. School field trips, civic
clubs, church groups encouraged. For
group tours, call 662-328-8936 or 662-
574-5794.
n ENVIRONMENTAL MEETING
Memphis Town Community Action Group
meets fourth Tuesdays at 6 p.m. to discuss
issues related to the Kerr-McGee site. For
information, contact Leon Hines, 662-574-
6109.
n R. E. HUNT MUSEUM
R. E. Hunt Museum and Cultural Center,
924 20th St. N., invites the public to tour
the center, 1-5 p.m. every Tuesday-Thurs-
day. For group tours, call 662-327-6324 or
662-327-8986.
n DIVORCECARE
DivorceCare meets on Tuesday evenings at
Connections, 101 E. Lampkin in Starkville.
Don’t go through separation or divorce
alone. Call Jake Adams-Wilson at 662-
323-5722 or Jake@first-umc.org for more
information.
n WRITERS’ GUILD
Golden Triangle Writers Guild meets the
second Saturday of each month at Bryan
Public Library in West Point. For informa-
tion, contact Claire Spradling at claire-
spradlingbooks@gmail.com.
n FREE LIFE SKILLS CLASSES
Life skills classes by the Family Resource
Center of Northeast Mississippi are
available for qualifying participants on site
at your agency or entity. Classes include
positive parenting, conflict resolution, life
skills, soft skills and healthy relationship
skills. For information, call 662-251-1861.


Volunteers, donors help Vicksburg

military park stay open
The Associated Press
VICKSBURG — Vol-
unteers and donors are
helping keep a Civil War
battlefield site in Mis-
sissippi open, despite a
federal government shut-
down.
The Vicksburg Post
reports a group has been
raising money to keep the
Vicksburg National Mili-
tary Park in operation.
Bess Mitchell Aver-
ett heads the Friends of
Vicksburg National Mili-
tary Park and Campaign.
She says volunteers came
out Friday after a storm to
help clear park roads of
trees and debris.
Most of the park’s
maintenance team has
been furloughed.
Averett says it costs
about $2,000 per day to
operate the park at a min-
imal level during the shut-
down.
“We are committed to
seeing through this pro-
cess as long as we can,”
Averett said. “We work to-
gether all year on import-
ant projects and events
for VNMP. We can think
of no higher priority proj-
ect we can take on than
keeping the gates and
museums open and shar-
ing this amazing treasure
with the public.”
Park superintendent
Bill Justice says the mil-
itary park and visitors’
center are open. The cem-
etery has several trees
down and is closed. A
damage assessment will
be done when the shut-
down ends.
The park says on
its Facebook page that
all specially scheduled
events have been can-
celed for the rest of the
shutdown.
The park memorializes
the battle for Vicksburg,
whose location by the
Mississippi River made
it vital for shipping and
moving supplies.
8A Wednesday, January 2, 2019 The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com

Paying for Medicaid, schools

will be priority for lawmakers
‘The number one issue is always taxes or revenues taxes or revenues and expendi-
tures,” said Bill Pound, the longtime
and expenditures. Given the nature of the economy, executive director of the National
Conference of State Legislatures.
given the impact as it’s playing out of federal tax “Given the nature of the economy,
given the impact as it’s playing out
reform, that will take a good deal of attention.’ of federal tax reform, that will take
Bill Pound, executive director of the National a good deal of attention.”
Conference of State Legislatures The tax overhaul signed one year
ago by President Donald Trump
By DAVID A. LIEB be wrestling with how to boost sal- will have a trickle-down effect on
The Associated Press aries for teachers and funding for state income tax returns being filed
their public schools. this year, resulting in a windfall for
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — some states. Lawmakers will have
State officials also will have to
Big-dollar decisions about health to decide what to do with the mon-
address some weighty issues that
care and education will top the ey and whether to make changes to
agenda in many state capitols as arose over the past year — how to
their own income tax codes.
lawmakers convene for their 2019 recover from disastrous wildfires
Sales tax changes also could
sessions with a closer balance be- and floods, whether to legalize be on the agenda in as many as 16
tween Republicans and Democrats. sports gambling and recreational states that haven’t yet implemented
Some states will be consider- marijuana for adults, and whether them after a U.S. Supreme Court
ing anew whether to expand gov- to make changes to their tax codes decision last summer. That ruling
ernment-funded health coverage in response to recent federal laws allows states to require online out-
to more people after Democrats and court rulings. of-state retailers to collect taxes
put a sizable dent in Republican Many of the issues have a com- on sales made to their residents, a
statehouse dominance during the mon denominator: money. potential source of millions of addi-
November elections. Others will “The number one issue is always tional dollars.

Trust fund
Continued from Page 1A
to Aug. 31 of each year
starting this year. But
now they are hoping the
move can be retroactive
to 2018.
“It doesn’t look like
we’ll be able to take any-
thing out at all going by
the closing on Monday,”
Sanders said. “But I say
that with one condition. If
we can get the Legislature
to change the valuation
date, we’d be able to base
everything on the value of
the trust fund on Aug. 31.”
Rep. Jeff Smith said the
Legislature rarely enacts
laws that are retroactive,
but that doesn’t mean it
can’t be done.
“In my years in the
Legislature, we’ve prob-
ably done only about 20
bills that were retroac-
tive,” Smith said. “… We
have done it in the past if
there’s a good reason. Un-
less somebody has a prob-
lem with it, and I don’t
think that would be the
case, I’d say making this
retroactive is something
that could be done.”
The board’s efforts to
change the valuation date
of the trust fund preceded
the market slump.
At its Oct. 1 meeting,
the board approved a pro-
posal to ask the Legisla-
ture to change the valua-
tion date to Aug. 31.
“Our reason for want-
ing to change the date
was so that we wouldn’t be
guessing about it when we
did our budget,” Sanders
said. “Right now, we have
to speculate about what
the value of the fund will
be when we put together
our budget in September.
By changing the date to
Aug. 31, we would know
exactly what we had in the
trust fund before we ap-
prove the budget on Sept.
15.”
The county’s fiscal
year starts on Oct. 1.
Billingsley said that
he and Chief Financial
Officer Lloyd Price had
estimated the profits of
the trust fund be $1 mil-
lion when they submitted
their budget recommen-
dation for the fiscal year
in September.
“That doesn’t mean
that we spent that $1 mil-
lion. That was just what
we estimated we would
have available for capital
projects, which is what
that money is used for,”
Billingsley said. “This
isn’t a budget shortfall be-
cause we didn’t spend it.”
“We have everything
covered on what we’ve
borrowed for the year,”
Sanders added. “But go-
ing forward, I don’t know
if we can expect to get the
kind of money we’ve been
getting from the trust
fund. At least by changing
the date to Aug. 31, we’ll
know exactly what we’re
dealing with. We’ll be able
to budget what we have,
not what we think we’re
going to have.”
Sanders pointed out
that the majority of the
trust fund is not invested
in the market. Just short
of $14 million, or 42.8 per-
cent, while the rest is in
bonds and cash.
Not only can the coun-
ty draw profits and inter-
est from the funds, it can
also borrow against the
principal.
“It may be that at our
next (Trust meeting), we
move even more of that to
bonds or cash,” Sanders
said. “We all know that
the stock market wouldn’t
go on like it has for the
past several years, so we’ll
adjust for that if we need
to.”

Recovery House
Continued from Page 1A
storied history in this
area, in the state, in the
Southeast,” Wald said.
“They’re really renowned
for the work that they do
out there. When this con-
versation started, the idea
was not ‘Oh my gosh,
look what we can do with
this place,’ more of ‘We’ve
got to give this place the
opportunity to keep doing
what they’re doing.’
“I’d like to think we
can enhance what they’ve
done, but at the same time
they were doing good
work and our hope is to
continue and let them
keep doing what they’re
doing and grow like I
would want any residen-
tial facility to grow,” he
added.
CCC already offers in-
house residential treat-
ment services for men
and women at its Pines
and Cady Hills locations
in downtown Colum-
bus. Wald said Recovery
House will continue as a
separate addiction treat-
ment facility at its own lo-
cation which will continue
to treat women only.
Recovery House’s
board will dissolve and
decisions will be made
through CCC’s board of
trustees. However, Wald
stressed, the majority of
Recovery House’s staff
will remain in their posi-
tions, giving CCC about
15 more employees.
Wald also said CCC
would take on Recovery
House’s costs and con-
tinue receiving the same
funding. The bulk of
Recovery House’s mon-
ey comes from grants,
though clients may pay
up to $1,300, according
to previous reporting by
The Dispatch. It costs
Recovery House roughly
$6,000 to house a client
for 90 days.
Recovery House
has recently lost about
$250,000 in grants from
the Department of Hous-
ing and Urban Develop-
ment, causing the non-
profit to roll back on some
of its transitional housing
programs. Johnson said
she hopes CCC, which is
a larger nonprofit, will be
able to absorb more of the
costs for the program.
“Community Counsel-
ing is going to be able to
offer a lot more to our cli-
ents,” she said. “It’s going
to be a win-win situation.”
She added she plans to
be available to help Wald,
answering questions and
helping deal with funding
and other operations as
she transitions to her new
position in Tupelo.
“I feel good about this
transition or merger be-
cause I feel that Keenyn
has a passion for helping
those suffering with ad-
diction, and especially
women,” she said. “So the
reason I’ve had to serve
women and children I
feel will be carried out by
Keenyn if at all possible.”

Around the state

Bryant declares state of emergency
for Dec. 27 storms
JACKSON — Mississippi Gov. Phil
Bryant has issued a state of emergency
declaration for eight counties hard hit by
storms that dumped up to 12 inches of
rain in the state last week.
Bryant announced the proclamation
Tuesday night on Twitter. The emergen-
cy was declared for Clarke, Covington,
Forrest, Jasper, Jones, Lauderdale, Per-
ry and Wayne counties.
Bryant said the declaration will help
provide state support for the local gov-
ernment response and recovery efforts
in those areas.
Mississippi was hit by a tornado and
flash flooding as a line of storms moved
across the state Dec. 27.
The Mississippi Emergency Manage-
ment Agency said no deaths or serious
injuries had been reported. Residents
of about two dozen homes had to be res-
cued in Forrest County.

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Iowa defensive back Jake Gervase (30) makes an interception in front of Mississippi State wide receiver Stephen Guidry (1) in the fourth quarter of the Outback Bowl on
Tuesday at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida.

MISSED CHANCES DOOM BULLDOGS IN FINALE

By Bret t Hudson
bhudson@cdispatch.com
TAMPA, Fla. — Nick
Fitzgerald stood with his hands
on his hips near the midfield
logo of Raymond James Stadi-
um and stared at nothing. The
Mississippi State senior quar-
terback’s face was blank as bod-
ies whizzed by him, some in ju-
bilation and some in dejection,
and he processed the end of his
career as a Bulldog.
An incomplete pass on fourth
down in the fourth quarter was
No. 18 MSU’s final missed op-
portunity in a 27-22 loss to Iowa
in the Outback Bowl.
“We definitely beat ourselves
the whole game,” MSU wide
receiver Osirus Mitchell said.
“They weren’t better than us. We
just beat ourselves. We didn’t exe-
cute the best we could.”
No. 18 MSU (8-5) averaged 4.8
yards per pass attempt. It com-
pleted 43.75 percent of its passes
and failed to earn a first down on
five of its 15 possessions.
MSU also committed eight
penalties, which was only
slightly above its average of
6.3, but each one proved costly.
An unsportsmanlike conduct
penalty and the targeting call
that ejected cornerback Mau-
rice Smitherman early in the
second quarter granted Iowa a
chance at a field goal to open
See MSU, 2B

Hill returns after Moorhead uses

scary moment in QB Thompson in
fourth quarter specialty package
By Bret t Hudson By Bret t Hudson
bhudson@cdispatch.com bhudson@cdispatch.com

TAMPA, Fla. — Willie Gay Jr. had a TAMPA, Fla. — Keytaon Thompson
moment of fear for Kylin Hill. touched the ball four times in the Outback
See HILL, 3B See THOMPSON, 4B
Kim Klement/USA TODAY Sports Douglas DeFelice/USA TODAY Sports
Mississippi State running back Kylin Hill Mississippi State quarterback Keytaon
(8) runs with the ball against Iowa in the Thompson (10) runs the ball in the first
second half of the Outback Bowl. quarter against Iowa in the Outback Bowl.

prep girls basketball WOMEN’S COLLEGE

Starkville girls find BASKETBALL

footing after big win No. 7 MSU turns its

STARKVILLE Carter has built arguably
focus to SEC opener
U
nder the direction the state’s best boys
of coach program for parts
Kristie of two decades. BY SCOTT WALTERS
Williams, the Williams has swalters@cdispatch.com
Starkville High shifted the Lady
School girls Jackets into a sim- STARKVILLE — Mississippi State women’s
basketball team ilar spotlight. basketball coach Vic Schaefer understands what
has become a Southeastern Conference championship team
As we enter
one of the elite looks like.
the New Year,
programs in
Scott Walters the Starkville Last season, Schaefer guided MSU to a 16-0
Mississippi High
High girls are finish in league play for the program’s first SEC
School Activities
Association (MHSAA) 9-3, while the See MSU WOMEN, 4B
David Miller/Special to The Dispatch
Class 6A play. Starkville boys are 13-1.
Starkville High School senior Jalisa Outlaw, right, had
Championship Both teams will be favor- 18 points Thursday in a 57-54 victory against Olive Game 14
basketball isn’t new in ites to win their region Branch in the Travis Outlaw Slam Dunk at the Hump at n At Arkansas, 6 p.m. Thursday (SEC Network;
Starkville. Coach Greg See WALTERS, 4B Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville. WKBB-FM 100.9, WFCA-FM 107.9).
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Outback Bowl — Iowa 27, No. 18 Mississippi State 22

Kim Klement/USA TODAY Sports

Mississippi State defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons (94) tackles Iowa running back Mekhi Sargent (10) in the
first quarter of the Outback Bowl on Tuesday at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida.

MSU’s defense delivers another dominating day

By Bret t Hudson
Notebook the same distance in 2014.
bhudson@cdispatch.com

TAMPA, Fla. — A familiar story one-and-a-half. Senior impact

played out Tuesday for the No. 18
Mississippi State football team.
No. 18 MSU’s defense held Iowa
to -15 yards rushing on 20 carries
in the Outback Bowl, but it wasn’t
enough, as MSU lost 27-22. The
effort marked the first time since
2000 a Bulldog defense held an op-
ponent to zero or negative rushing
yards.
“I think he did a very good job,”
MSU coach Joe Moorhead said of
defensive coordinator Bob Shoop.
“Our preparation, having an idea
how we wanted to attack them and
how to get an advantage at the point
of attack, and certainly our guys
executed up front and at the second
level.”
MSU junior defensive tackle Jef-
fery Simmons set the tone when
he stopped Iowa’s first play for a
4-yard loss. He joined defensive end
Chauncey Rivers in a sack on third
down of the same series.
All told, the Bulldogs (8-5) had
seven tackles for a loss that cost
Iowa 34 yards. Simmons led the
pack with two-and-a-half tackles for
loss. Safety Johnathan Abram had
“Good game plan, for one,” soph-
omore linebacker and Starkville na-
tive Willie Gay Jr. said. He had four
tackles and an interception he re-
turned for 46 yards. “We executed
all week, stopped the run all week
in practice. The scout team gave us
a great look. We were confident in
stopping the run, and that’s every
week.”
With seven tackles for a loss
against Iowa (9-4), MSU set the
school record for tackles for a loss
in a season (103). The same defense
also held opponents to 33 first-quar-
ter points, the best since the 2000
Bulldogs held opponents to 27.
Day’s season ends well
A challenging season for sopho-
more punter Tucker Day ended on
a high note.
Day set the Outback Bowl record
for punting average by averaging
50.4 yards per punt. He punted five
times, one of them downed inside
the 20, and set a new career high
with his 70-yard punt in the third
quarter. It was the longest punt by
a Bulldog since Devon Bell sent one
The exiting seniors ended their
careers with 32 wins, making them
just the 10th class in MSU history
to end their careers with 30 or more
wins.
They also contributed to four
bowl bids, which helped MSU join
Alabama, Georgia, LSU, and Tex-
as A&M as the only Southeastern
Conference schools to play in a bowl
game every year of this decade.
Quarterback Nick Fitzgerald (20
carries, 103 yards, touchdown) hit
the 100-yard mark for the 21st time
in his career. His two touchdowns
responsible for — one passing, one
rushing — gave him 101 for his ca-
reer, joining Dak Prescott as the
lone Bulldogs to amass more than
100.
Fitzgerald ended his career first
in school history in rushing touch-
downs (46) and second in career
rushing yards (3,607), career total
offense (9,814), and passing touch-
downs (55). He is third in career
passing yards (6,207).
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MSU
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its scoring. Two holding
calls in the second quar-
ter took away a potential
field goal opportunity and
later a red-zone chance in
the final minute.
“More than anything,
the cumulative effect. It’s
not just the negative yards,
but the yards from what the
result of the play was, and
a lot of those were positive,”
Moorhead said.
Turnovers also proved
to be part of MSU’s undo-
ing. Fitzgerald threw an
interception on a busted
screen play on a pass that
was tipped at the line of
scrimmage. His second
interception came after
Stephen Guidry couldn’t
catch a first-down pass that
would have helped MSU
take the lead in the fourth
quarter. Instead, Jake Ger-
vase’s interception ended
the threat.
On defense, MSU sur-
rendered a 75-yard touch-
down on a pass from Nate
Stanley to Nick Easley on a
miscommunication.
“Disappointment be-
cause I know we’re a way
better team than that, es-
pecially on defense,” said
MSU senior safety Johna-
than Abram, who appeared
to bite on a play-action fake
by Stanley and didn’t have
any deep support from a
safety. “It was out of char-
acter. That should never
happen.”
Iowa, which earned
its first victory against
a ranked opponent this
season, scored 17 points
off three MSU turnovers.
The Bulldogs outgained
the Hawkeyes 342-199, but
Stanley was 21-for-31 for
214 yards and three touch-
downs.
Iowa’s defense set up a
go-ahead touchdown when
junior Anthony Nelson
tipped a Fitzgerald screen
Guidry couldn’t to deny the
Bulldogs.
Iowa went 50 yards over
six plays with 42 coming on
back-to-back completions
to T.J. Hockenson. Miguel
Recinos’ 40-yard field goal
accounted for the final mar-
gin with 5 minutes, 51 sec-
onds remaining.
The Hawkeyes led 17-6
at halftime before MSU
scored twice in a span of
18 seconds in the third
quarter to take a 19-17 lead.
Both touchdowns came off
turnovers.
The missed opportuni-
Kim Klement/USA TODAY Sports ties for MSU capped a sea-
Mississippi State quarterback Nick Fitzgerald (7) runs son that saw defensive line-
with the ball against Iowa in the first quarter of the men Jeffery Simmons and
Outback Bowl on Tuesday at Raymond James Stadium Montez Sweat, Abram, and
in Tampa, Florida. offensive lineman Elgton
Jenkins earn All-America
honors. MSU’s defense was
second nationally in yards
per play allowed and led the
nation with 12 touchdowns
allowed. But struggles on of-
fense played big roles in loss-
es to Florida and LSU. The
same woes were present in
losses to Kentucky and Ala-
bama and against Iowa.
Many of MSU’s prom-
inent defenders saw their
college careers end in the
Kim Klement/USA TODAY Sports Outback Bowl. Returning
Mississippi State running back Aeris Williams (26) tries offensive weapons will be
to fend off Iowa defensive lineman Cedrick Lattimore tasked with breaking in a
(95) in the first quarter Tuesday. new starting quarterback
and helping pick up the
pass attempt at the line 51-yard reception, but he slack for a defense that will
of scrimmage and junior was tripped up at the 1 on a have plenty of players in
Chauncey Golston made tackle by sophomore Matt new or bigger roles.
the interception to give Hankins. The Bulldogs had “It starts tomorrow. It
Iowa possession at the to settled for a 20-yard field starts today actually,” soph-
MSU 20. Stanley capped goal by Jace Christmann af- omore linebacker Willie
a six-play drive when he ter three unsuccessful runs Gay Jr. said. “Sticking to-
connected with Easley, the by Fitzgerald. gether as a team, replacing
game’s MVP, on an 8-yard The Bulldogs threat- the leaders we had in Jef-
touchdown pass — his sec- ened on their next pos- fery, (defensive end) Ger-
ond of the game — to give session when Fitzgerald ri (Green), Fitz, all those
the Hawkeyes a 24-19 lead. hit Osirus Mitchell for 34 guys, (Sweat). They’re big
Iowa then held on even yards to the Iowa 31. MSU shoes to fill, and we have to
though MSU had its chanc- moved into the red zone on step up.”
es. On MSU’s first posses- two rushes by Kylin Hill, Follow Dispatch sports
sion of the fourth quarter, but Gervase was in the writer Brett Hudson on
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CALENDAR Basketball Southeastern

Conference Men
SEC Women
Conf. Pct. Overall Pct. COLLEGE FOOTBALL
NBA Kentucky 0-0 .000 13-1 .929

Ehlinger, Longhorns
Conf. Pct. Overall Pct.
EASTERN CONFERENCE Auburn 0-0 .000 12-1 .923
Prep Basketball
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Miss. State
Tennessee
Auburn
0-0 .000 12-1
0-0 .000 11-1
0-0 .000 11-2
.923
.917
.846
Miss. State
Tennessee
0-0 .000 12-1
0-0 .000 11-1
.923
.917
Friday’s Games Toronto 28 11 .718 — Kentucky 0-0 .000 10-2 .833 Texas A&M 0-0 .000 11-2 .846
Philadelphia 24 14 .632 3½ Ole Miss 0-0 .000 10-2 .833 Arkansas 0-0 .000 11-3 .786
Columbus at South Panola Boston 21 15 .583 5½ Missouri 0-0 .000 11-3 .786

Pickens County at New Hope
Northwest Rankin at Starkville
Noxubee County at Leake Central
Brooklyn 17 21 .447 10½
New York 9 29 .237 18½
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Charlotte 18 18 .500 —
Miami 17 18 .486 ½
defeat Bulldogs
LSU 0-0 .000 10-3 .769
Alabama 0-0 .000 9-3 .750 LSU 0-0 .000 9-3 .750
Arkansas 0-0 .000 9-3 .750 Georgia 0-0 .000 9-4 .692
Missouri
Vanderbilt
0-0 .000 9-3
0-0 .000 9-3
.750
.750
S. Carolina 0-0 .000 8-4 .667
Alabama 0-0 .000 8-5 .615
Georgia 0-0 .000 8-4 .667 Ole Miss 0-0 .000 6-8 .429

to earn 10th victory

Florida 0-0 .000 8-4 .667 Vanderbilt 0-0 .000 5-8 .385
Aberdeen at Potts Camp Orlando
Washington
16 20 .444 2
14 23 .378 4½
Texas A&M 0-0 .000 6-5 .545 Florida 0-0 .000 4-9 .308
S. Carolina 0-0 .000 5-7 .417
West Lowndes at Okolona Atlanta 11 25 .306 7
Tuesday’s Games
Central Division Monday, Dec. 31
Leake Academy at Heritage Academy W L Pct GB Vanderbilt 90, UNC Asheville 59
No games scheduled
Today’s Games
Milwaukee 26 10 .722 — South Carolina 97, North Greenville 46
Central Holmes at Oak Hill Academy Indiana 25 12 .676 1½ Tuesday’s Games
No games scheduled
Detroit 16 19 .457 9½ Thursday’s Games By DAVID BRANDT
Winston Academy at Starkville Academy Chicago 10 27 .270 16½
No games scheduled Mississippi State at Arkansas, 6 p.m.
Today’s Games (SEC Network) The Associated Press
Prep Soccer Cleveland 8 29 .216 18½
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
No games scheduled
Thursday’s Games
Vanderbilt at Kentucky, 6 p.m.
Tennessee at Auburn, 6 p.m.
Thursday’s Matches W L Pct GB
No games scheduled
Friday’s Games
LSU at Georgia, 6 p.m.
Ole Miss at Missouri, 7 p.m.
NEW ORLEANS — Bevo’s pregame strate-
Houston 21 15 .583 —
West Point at Tupelo Christian Prep, 5:30 p.m. San Antonio 21 17 .553 1
No games scheduled
Saturday’s Games
Florida at Georgia, 7 p.m. gy was to run right at the Bulldogs.
South Carolina at Texas A&M, 8 p.m.
Friday’s Matches Memphis
Dallas
18 18 .500 3
17 19 .472 4
Kentucky at Alabama, Noon (ESPN)
Georgia at Tennessee, 2:30 p.m. (SEC Network)
(SEC Network Once the football started, Texas quarterback
Friday’s Games
Columbus at Tupelo, 5 p.m. New Orleans 17 21 .447
Northwest Division
5 Arkansas at Texas A&M, 5 p.m. (SEC Network) No games scheduled Sam Ehlinger took the same approach with out-
South Carolina at Florida, 6 p.m. (ESPN2)
Men’s College Basketball
Denver
W L Pct GB
24 11 .686 —
Ole Miss at Vanderbilt, 7:30 p.m. (SEC Network)
Sunday’s Games
Saturday’s Games
No games scheduled standing results.
Thursday’s Game Oklahoma City
Portland
23 13 .639 1½
22 16 .579 3½
No games scheduled
Sunday’s Games
Alabama at South Carolina, 11 a.m. (ESPNU)
Ehlinger ran for three touchdowns, the Texas
Southern Mississippi at Rice, 3 p.m. Utah 18 20 .474 7½ Tuesday’s Women’s Major Auburn at Florida, Noon (SEC Network) defense largely held Georgia’s
Saturday’s Games
Minnesota 17 20 .459 8
Pacific Division College Score
Missouri at Tennessee, 1 p.m. (ESPN2)
Arkansas at Ole Miss, 2 p.m. (SEC Network)
Georgia at Vanderbilt, 2 p.m.
offense in check, and the Long- Texas 28,
W L Pct GB
Kentucky at Alabama, Noon Golden State 25 13 .658 —
EAST
George Washington 51, Memphis 38
Texas A&M at LSU, 2 p.m. horns earned their first 10-win Georgia 21
Kentucky at Mississippi State, 4 p.m.
Southern Mississippi at North Texas, 5 p.m.
L.A. Clippers
L.A. Lakers
21 16 .568 3½
21 16 .568 3½ Monday’s Women’s Major (SEC Network) season since 2009 by beating
Sacramento 19 18 .514 5½ the Bulldogs 28-21 in the Sugar
Ole Miss at Vanderbilt, 7:30 p.m. Phoenix 9 29 .237 16 College Scores Football Bowl on Tuesday night.
Women’s College Basketball Monday, Dec. 31
Indiana 116, Atlanta 108
EAST
Butler 59, Georgetown 50
Cornell 58, St. Bonaventure 44
NFL Playoffs “We’re back!” Ehlinger shouted to a rau-
Thursday’s Games Charlotte 125, Orlando 100 Dartmouth 63, Binghamton 39
Wild-card Playoffs

Mississippi State at Arkansas, 6 p.m.
Rice at Southern Mississippi, 6 p.m.
Florida at Alabama, 7 p.m.
Ole Miss at Missouri, 7 p.m.
Saturday’s Game
North Texas at Southern Mississippi, 4 p.m.
Junior College Basketball
Thursday’s Games
Women: EMCC at Meridian, 5:30 p.m.
Men: EMCC at Meridian, 7:30 p.m.
on the air
Today
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
5:30 p.m. — Nebraska at Maryland, Big Ten
Network
5:30 p.m. — Tulane at Cincinnati, CBS Sports
Network
5:30 p.m. — Seton Hall at Xavier, FS1
6 p.m. — TBD, ESPN2
6 p.m. — Temple at Central Florida, ESPNEWS
6 p.m. — Texas Tech at West Virginia, ESPNU
7:30 p.m. — Northwestern at Michigan State,
Big Ten Network
7:30 p.m. — Connecticut at South Florida, CBS
Sports Network
7:30 p.m. — DePaul at Villanova, FS1
8 p.m. — TBD, ESPN2
8 p.m. — Iowa State at Oklahoma State, ESPNEWS
8 p.m. — Texas at Kansas State, ESPNU
9:30 p.m. — Colorado State at UNLV, CBS
Sports Network
10 p.m. — Utah State at Nevada, ESPNU
NBA
7 p.m. — Minnesota at Boston, ESPN
9:30 p.m. — Oklahoma City at LA Lakers, ESPN
Houston 113, Memphis 101 Md.-Eastern Shore 73, UMBC 67
Saturday’s Games
Indianapolis at Houston, 3:35 p.m. (ESPN)
cous contingent of Texas fans after winning the
San Antonio 120, Boston 111
New Orleans 123, Minnesota 114
Navy 49, Saint Joseph’s 48
Niagara 74, Colgate 69
Seattle at Dallas, 7:15 p.m. (FOX)
Sunday’s Games
game’s Most Valuable Player award.
Oklahoma City 122, Dallas 102
Golden State 132, Phoenix 109
Villanova 75, Xavier 71
SOUTH
L.A. Chargers at Baltimore, 12:05 p.m. (CBS) Ehlinger was the star of a gritty win, run-
Philadelphia at Chicago, 3:40 p.m. (NBC)
Tuesday’s Games
Toronto 122, Utah 116
George Mason 66, Coll. of Charleston 52
Penn 75, Stetson 53
ning for a 2-yard touchdown in the first quar-
Divisional Playoffs
Milwaukee 121, Detroit 98
Denver 115, New York 108
Rutgers 73, Maryland 65 Saturday, Jan. 12 ter, a 9-yard score in the second, and a 1-yard
VCU 97, Delaware St. 55
Portland 113, Sacramento 108, OT MIDWEST
Baltimore/Los Angeles Chargers/Indianapolis
at Kansas City, 3:35 p.m. (NBC) touchdown in the fourth quarter. The 6-foot-3,
Philadelphia 119, L.A. Clippers 113 DePaul 88, Providence 62
Today’s Games Chicago/Dallas/Seattle at L.A. Rams, 230-pound sophomore finished with 64 yards
Atlanta at Washington, 6 p.m.
Dallas at Charlotte, 6 p.m.
Indiana 83, Penn St. 75
Kent St. 92, Clarion 38
Marquette 85, Creighton 67
7:15 p.m. (FOX)
Sunday, Jan. 13 rushing on 21 carries. He threw for 169 yards.
Houston/Baltimore/Los Angeles Chargers at
Miami at Cleveland, 6 p.m. Michigan 76, Minnesota 60 New England, 12:05 p.m. (CBS) The quarterback’s impressive performance
New Orleans at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m. N. Illinois 109, Brown 102
Detroit at Memphis, 7 p.m. Nebraska 78, Ohio St. 69
Dallas/Seattle/Philadelphia at New Orleans,
3:40 p.m. (FOX) came after a startling pregame display from
Minnesota at Boston, 7 p.m. Northwestern 68, Illinois 45
Bevo, the team’s huge longhorn steer mas-
Orlando at Chicago, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at Phoenix, 8 p.m.
Valparaiso 85, Indiana-Northwest 59
W. Michigan 75, Saginaw Valley State 51
College Bowl Schedule
Oklahoma City at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m. Wisconsin 76, Purdue 69
Monday, Dec. 31
cot. About an hour before kickoff, he charged
Thursday’s Games
Toronto at San Antonio, 7 p.m.
Denver at Sacramento, 9 p.m.
SOUTHWEST
Baylor 98, Rio Grande 37
Military Bowl
At Annapolis, Maryland
Cincinnati 35, Virginia Tech 31
through a barricade and toward Georgia’s red
Houston at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.
Texas A&M-CC 73, Cent. Arkansas 65
Texas State 89, Texas A&M International 25
Sun Bowl sweater-clad bulldog mascot Uga X.
Friday’s Games
Utah at Cleveland, 6:30 p.m.
FAR WEST
BYU 67, San Francisco 59
At El Paso, Texas
Stanford 14, Pittsburgh 13
Redbox Bowl
A few people, including photographers,
Brooklyn at Memphis, 7 p.m.
Dallas at Boston, 7 p.m.
Gonzaga 79, Pepperdine 54
Idaho 79, Weber St. 74
At Santa Clara, California were knocked to the ground, but there were
Oregon 7, Michigan State 6
Indiana at Chicago, 7 p.m.
Orlando at Minnesota, 7 p.m.
Idaho St. 63, E. Washington 48 Liberty Bowl no reported injuries and Bevo was quickly re-
Loyola Marymount 76, Portland 58
Washington at Miami, 7 p.m. Montana 79, S. Utah 57
At Memphis, Tennessee
Oklahoma State 38, Missouri 33 strained.
Atlanta at Milwaukee, 7:30 p.m. Montana St. 80, N. Arizona 70
L.A. Clippers at Phoenix, 8 p.m. N. Colorado 79, Portland St. 63
Holiday Bowl
At San Diego
No. 14 Texas (10-4) continued its quick rise
New York at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Portland, 9:30 p.m.
Pacific 76, Saint Mary’s (Cal) 67
San Diego 57, Santa Clara 49
Northwestern 31, Utah 20
Gator Bowl
under coach Tom Herman, capping his second
Tuesday’s Men’s Major UC Riverside 79, CS Bakersfield 67 At Jacksonville, Florida season with a Sugar Bowl win that will surely
College Scores The AP Women’s Top 25 Texas A&M 52, North Carolina State 13
send expectations soaring after nearly a decade
The weekly poll, with first-place votes in Tuesday’s Games
EAST
St. John’s 89, Marquette 69
parentheses, records through Dec. 30, total Outback Bowl of mostly mediocrity.
points based on 25 points for a first-place vote
SOUTH
Florida St. 87, Winthrop 76 through one point for a 25th-place vote and last
At Tampa, Florida
Iowa 27, Mississippi State 22 During the postgame celebration, some Tex-
Radford 80, Mars Hill 51
Virginia Tech 81, Notre Dame 66
week’s ranking:
Rec. Pts Prv
Citrus Bowl
At Orlando, Florida
as players were making snow angels in the con-
FAR WEST 1. UConn (31)
2. Notre Dame
11-0 775 1
12-1 741 2
Kentucky 27, Penn State 24
Fiesta Bowl
fetti on the field. The different position groups
San Diego St. 65, CS Northridge 60
Washington 84, Cal St.-Fullerton 76 3. Louisville 12-0 714 3 At Glendale, Arizona — like receivers and linebackers — stayed on
4. Maryland 12-0 645 4 LSU 40, UCF 32
Monday’s Men’s Major 5. Oregon 11-1 641 5 Rose Bowl the field to take pictures together as the Long-
At Pasadena, California
College Scores 6. Stanford
7. Mississippi State
10-1 622 6
12-1 586 8 Ohio State 28, Washington 23 horns obviously relished every moment.
EAST
Albany (NY) 79, Niagara 74
8. Baylor
9. N.C. State
8-1 584 7
13-0 527 9
Sugar Bowl
At New Orleans “It is incredible,” Ehlinger said. “We are on
Creighton 79, Providence 68
Hartford 79, Boston College 78, OT
10. Tennessee 11-1 499 10 Texas 28, Georgia 21 the way. This was a stepping stone for Texas to
11. Oregon State 10-2 452 11
Md.-Eastern Shore 68, Chestnut Hill 62
Monmouth (NJ) 76, Penn 74, OT
12. Minnesota 12-0 427 12 Monday, Jan. 7
College Football Championship
get back to the elite level. This is going to give
13. Texas 10-2 402 13
NJIT 78, Duquesne 67 14. Syracuse 11-2 369 15 At Santa Clara, California us great momentum headed into the offseason.”
UMBC 98, Centenary (NJ) 48 Alabama (14-0) vs. Clemson (14-0), 7 p.m.
SOUTH 15. Michigan State
16. Kentucky
11-1 304 21
13-1 295 18 (ESPN) Texas stretched its lead to 28-7 with 11 min-
South Carolina 97, North Greenville 46
Vanderbilt 90, UNC-Asheville 59 17. Gonzaga
18. California
12-1 234 20
9-2 201 14
Iowa 27, utes, 49 seconds left in the fourth quarter on
Virginia 100, Marshall 64
MIDWEST 19. Iowa 9-3 185 16 No. 18 Mississippi State 22 Ehlinger’s 1-yard run, finally scoring on fourth
20. Marquette 10-3 183 22 Mississippi State 6 0 13 3—22
Kent St. 71, Oberlin 48
SOUTHWEST 21. Texas A&M 11-2 173 23 Iowa 0 17 7 3—27 down after his first three attempts at running for
Sam Houston St. 84, Texas Lutheran 54 22. Arizona State 9-3 97 17 First Quarter
the score fell just short of the end zone.

NHL
6 p.m. — Pittsburgh at NY Rangers, NBC Sports
Network
8:30 p.m. — San Jose at Colorado, NBC Sports
Network
SOCCER
1:55 p.m. — Premier League: Chelsea vs.
Southampton, NBC Sports Network
Thursday
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
6 p.m. — Iowa at Purdue, Big Ten Network
6 p.m. — Penn State at Michigan, ESPN
6 p.m. — North Carolina State at Miami, ESPNU
6 p.m. — Illinois at Indiana, FS1
6:30 p.m. — George Mason at St. Joseph’s, CBS
Sports Network
8 p.m. — Minnesota at Wisconsin, Big Ten
Network
8 p.m. — St. Mary’s at San Francisco, ESPN2
8 p.m. — Jacksonville State at Belmont, ESPNU
8 p.m. — Colorado at Arizona, FS1
8:30 p.m. — Wichita State at Memphis, CBS
Sports Network
10 p.m. — Stanford at UCLA, ESPN
10 p.m. — BYU at Pacific, ESPNU
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
6 p.m. — Mississippi State at Arkansas, SEC
Network
8 p.m. — Connecticut at Baylor, ESPN
8 p.m. — South Carolina at Texas A&M, SEC
Network
GOLF
5 p.m. — PGA Tour, Sentry Tournament of
Champions, first round, Maui, Hawaii, GLF
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
5 p.m. — Under Armour All-America Game,
Orlando, Florida, ESPN2
NBA
7 p.m. — Toronto at San Antonio, TNT
9:30 p.m. — Houston at Golden State, TNT
NHL
6:30 p.m. — Chicago at NY Islanders, NBC
Sports Network
SOCCER
1:55 p.m. — Premier League: Manchester City
vs. Liverpool, NBC Sports Network
Friday
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
6 p.m. — Ball State at Toledo, CBS Sports
Network
6 p.m. — SMU at Tulane, ESPN2
6 p.m. — IUPUI at Illinois, ESPNU
8 p.m. — Buffalo at Eastern Michigan, CBS
Sports Network
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
7 p.m. — DePaul at Marquette, FS1
COLLEGE GYMNASTICS
8 p.m. — Women, Nebraska at UCLA, ESPN2
COLLEGE HOCKEY
6 p.m. — Men, Ohio State at Michigan State, Big
Ten Network
8 p.m. — Men, Penn State at Minnesota, ESPNU
GOLF
5 p.m. — PGA Tour, Sentry Tournament of
Champions, second round, Maui, Hawaii, GLF
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
10:30 p.m. — Mayfair at Sierra Canyon, ESPNU
NBA
7 p.m. — Dallas at Boston, NBA TV
9:30 p.m. — Oklahoma City at Portland, NBA TV
FAR WEST
E. Washington 65, Idaho St. 55
Gonzaga 89, CS Bakersfield 54
Montana 89, S. Utah 76
N. Arizona 74, Montana St. 68
N. Colorado 73, Portland St. 60
Pepperdine 100, Alabama A&M 64
Weber St. 93, Idaho 87
The Associated Press
Men’s Top 25
The weekly poll, with first-place votes in
parentheses, records through Dec. 30, total
points based on 25 points for a first-place vote
through one point for a 25th-place vote and last
week’s ranking:
Rec. Pts Prv
1. Duke (35) 11-1 1530 1
2. Michigan (9) 13-0 1478 2
3. Tennessee (12) 11-1 1469 3
4. Virginia (4) 11-0 1428 4
5. Kansas (4) 11-1 1378 5
6. Nevada
7. Gonzaga
13-0 1317 6
12-2 1200 7
8. Michigan State
9. Florida State
11-2 1146 8
11-1 1063 9
10. Virginia Tech
11. Texas Tech
11-1 934 10
11-1 893 11
12. Auburn 11-2 820 12
13. Kentucky 10-2 799 16
14. Ohio State 12-1 769 13
15. North Carolina 9-3 744 14
16. Marquette 11-2 595 18
17. Mississippi State
18. N.C. State
12-1 572 19
12-1 424 20
19. Houston
20. Buffalo
13-0 368 22
12-1 353 21
21. Indiana 11-2 330 23
22. Wisconsin 10-3 250 15
23. Oklahoma 11-1 244 25
24. Nebraska
25. Iowa
11-2 204 —
11-2 182 24
Also Receiving Votes: Arizona State 116,
Kansas State 61, Villanova 43, Seton Hall 24,
TCU 20, Cincinnati 14, Iowa State 10, Florida
6, Purdue 6, Toledo 5, Louisville 3, North Texas
1, St. John’s 1.
USA Today Top 25
The weekly poll, with first-place votes in
parentheses, records through Dec. 30, points
based on 25 points for a first-place vote through
one point for a 25th-place vote and previous
ranking:
Rec. Pts Pvs
1. Duke (10) 11-1 759 2
2. Virginia (11) 11-0 757 1
3. Tennessee (7) 11-1 734 3
4. Michigan (4)
5. Nevada
13-0 729 4
13-0 655 6
6. Kansas
7. Michigan State
11-1 643 5
11-2 593 7
8. Gonzaga 12-2 577 8
9. Florida State 11-1 518 9
10. Virginia Tech 11-1 490 10
11. Texas Tech
12. Ohio State
11-1 442 13
12-1 413 11
13. Auburn
14. Kentucky
11-2 403 11
10-2 391 15
15. North Carolina 9-3 374 14
16. Mississippi State 12-1 299 17
17. Houston 13-0 233 19
18. Marquette
19. N.C. State
11-2 211 20
12-1 179 24
20. Buffalo
20. Iowa
12-1 134 22
11-2 134 21
22. Indiana 11-2 128 25
23. Nebraska 11-2 117 23
23. Wisconsin 10-3 117 16
25. Oklahoma 11-1 96 —
Also Receiving Votes: Arizona State 71,
Villanova 37, Cincinnati 34, TCU 27, Kansas
State 26, Iowa State 23, Seton Hall 18, Florida
12, UCF 9, Purdue 7, Furman 5, North Texas 3,
St. John’s 1, Toledo 1.
The AP Men’s Top 25
Scores / Schedule
Tuesday’s Games
No. 9 Florida State 87, Winthrop 76
No. 10 Virginia Tech 81, Notre Dame 66
St. John’s 89, No. 16 Marquette 69
Today’s Games
No. 5 Kansas vs. No. 23 Oklahoma, 8 p.m.
No. 6 Nevada vs. Utah State, 10 p.m.
No. 8 Michigan State vs. Northwestern, 7:30 p.m.
No. 11 Texas Tech at West Virginia, 6 p.m.
No. 15 North Carolina vs. Harvard, 6 p.m.
No. 19 Houston vs. Tulsa, 7 p.m.
No. 24 Nebraska at Maryland, 5:30 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
No. 2 Michigan vs. Penn State, 6 p.m.
No. 18 N.C. State at Miami, 6 p.m.
No. 21 Indiana vs. Illinois, 6 p.m.
No. 22 Wisconsin vs. Minnesota, 8 p.m.
No. 25 Iowa at Purdue, 6 p.m.
Friday’s Game
No. 20 Buffalo at Eastern Michigan, 8 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
No. 1 Duke vs. Clemson, 7 p.m.
No. 3 Tennessee vs. Georgia, 2:30 p.m.
No. 4 Virginia vs. No. 9 Florida State, 2 p.m.
No. 5 Kansas at Iowa State, 4 p.m.
No. 6 Nevada at New Mexico, 7 p.m.
No. 7 Gonzaga vs. Santa Clara, 8 p.m.
No. 8 Michigan State at No. 14 Ohio State, 11 a.m.
No. 10 Virginia Tech vs. Boston College, 11 a.m.
No. 11 Texas Tech vs. Kansas State, 1 p.m.
No. 13 Kentucky at Alabama, Noon
No. 15 North Carolina at Pittsburgh, 11 a.m.
No. 23 Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma State, 1 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
No. 2 Michigan vs. No. 21 Indiana, 3:30 p.m.
No. 16 Marquette vs. Xavier, 11 a.m.
No. 19 Houston vs. American, 5 p.m.
No. 22 Wisconsin at Penn State, 6:30 p.m.
No. 24 Nebraska at No. 25 Iowa, 4:30 p.m.
23. South Carolina 8-4 76 25
24. DePaul 9-4 72 19
25. Iowa State 10-2 66 —
Also Receiving Votes: Virginia Tech 59,
Florida State 52, Utah 32, Miami 23, Arizona
15, Indiana 11, South Dakota 7, Auburn 4,
Central Michigan 1, South Dakota State 1.
AP Voting for
Adam Minichino
Dispatch sports editor is a voter on The
Associated Press’ weekly women’s college
basketball poll. Here is his ballot for this week:
1. Connecticut
2. Louisville
3. Notre Dame
4. Oregon
5. Stanford
6. Maryland
7. Baylor
8. Mississippi State
9. North Carolina State
10. Oregon State
11. Syracuse
12. Tennessee
13. Texas A&M
14. Marquette
15. Minnesota
16. California
17. Gonzaga
18. Kentucky
19. Texas
20. Michigan State
21. Iowa State
22. Florida State
23. Utah
24. South Dakota
25. Iowa
USA Today
Women’s Top 25
The weekly poll, with first-place votes in
parentheses, records through Dec. 30, points
based on 25 points for a first-place vote through
one point for a 25th-place vote and previous
ranking:
Rec. Pts Pvs
1. UConn (31) 11-0 775 1
2. Notre Dame 12-1 736 2
3. Louisville
4. Maryland
12-0 716 3
12-0 668 4
5. Oregon
6. Mississippi State
11-1 646 5
12-1 595 7
7. Baylor 8-1 590 6
8. Stanford 10-1 583 8
9. N.C. State 13-0 532 9
10. Tennessee 11-1 502 10
11. Oregon State 10-2 442 11
12. Texas
13. Minnesota
10-2 419 12
12-0 370 15
14. Syracuse
15. Kentucky
11-2 367 14
13-1 310 17
16. Marquette
17. Michigan State
10-3 255 19
11-1 249 22
18. Gonzaga 12-1 246 21
19. California 9-2 210 13
20. Iowa 9-3 193 16
21. Texas A&M 11-2 126 24
22. Arizona State 9-3 116 18
23. Florida State
24. DePaul
12-1 110 25
9-4 81 20
25. Virginia Tech 13-0 67 —
Also Receiving Votes: Iowa State 32, Miami
30, South Carolina 26, Alabama-Birmingham
18, South Alabama 13, UCF 9, Indiana 9, West
Virginia 9, Missouri 8, Southern California 5,
New Mexico 4, Arizona 2, Central Michigan 2,
South Dakota 2, Tulane 2.
The AP Women’s Top 25
Scores / Schedule
Tuesday’s Games
No games scheduled
Today’s Games
No. 13 Texas vs. Oklahoma State, 7 p.m.
No. 25 Iowa State vs. Kansas Sttate, 6:30 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
No. 1 UConn at No. 8 Baylor, 8 p.m.
No. 2 Notre Dame vs. Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.
No. 3 Louisville vs. North Carolina, 6 p.m.
No. 7 Mississippi State at Arkansas, 6 p.m.
No. 9 N.C. State vs. Duke, 6 p.m.
No. 10 Tennessee at Auburn, 6 p.m.
No. 14 Syracuse at Clemson, 6 p.m.
No. 15 Michigan State at Northwestern, 7 p.m.
No. 16 Kentucky vs. Vanderbilt, 6 p.m.
No. 17 Gonzaga vs. Saint Mary’s, 8 p.m.
No. 19 Iowa vs. Nebraska, 7 p.m.
No. 21 Texas A&M vs. No. 23 South Carolina,
8 p.m.
Friday’s Games
No. 5 Oregon vs. Washington, 8 p.m.
No. 6 Stanford vs. Southern Cal, 10 p.m.
No. 11 Oregon State vs. Washington State, 9 p.m.
No. 18 California vs. UCLA, 9 p.m.
No. 20 Marquette vs. No. 24 DePaul, 7 p.m.
No. 22 Arizona State at Utah, 8 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
No. 4 Maryland vs. Ohio State, 3 p.m.
No. 17 Gonzaga vs. Pacific, 2 p.m.
No. 25 Iowa State at Kansas, 1 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
No. 1 UConn at Houston, 11 a.m.
No. 2 Notre Dame at Georgia Tech, 2 p.m.
No. 3 Louisville at Duke, 1 p.m.
No. 5 Oregon vs. Washington State, 5 p.m.
No. 6 Stanford vs. UCLA, 3 p.m.
No. 7 Mississippi State vs. No. 16 Kentucky,
4 p.m.
No. 8 Baylor at Texas Tech, Noon
No. 9 N.C. State at Boston College, 1 p.m.
No. 10 Tennessee vs. Missouri, 1 p.m.
No. 11 Oregon State vs. Washington, 4 p.m.
No. 12 Minnesota vs. Illinois, 3 p.m.
No. 13 Texas at West Virginia, 3 p.m.
No. 14 Syracuse at Virginia Tech, 1 p.m.
No. 15 Michigan State at Indiana, 1 p.m.
No. 18 California vs. Southern Cal, 5 p.m.
No. 21 Texas A&M at LSU, 2 p.m.
No. 22 Arizona State at Colorado, 3 p.m.
No. 23 South Carolina vs. Alabama, 11 a.m.
Hill
MSST—FG Christmann 44, 6:37
MSST—FG Christmann 42, :45
Second Quarter
IOW—FG Recinos 44, 10:02
IOW—Easley 75 pass from Stanley (Recinos
kick), 7:55
IOW—Smith-Marsette 15 pass from Stanley
(Recinos kick), 6:18
Continued from Page 1B
Third Quarter
Mississippi State’s sophomore linebacker
MSST—Hill 1 pass from Fitzgerald
(pass failed), 11:26
had an excellent view of the tackle laid on the
MSST—Fitzgerald 33 run (Christmann kick),
11:08
IOW—Easley 8 pass from Stanley (Recinos sophomore running back early in the fourth
kick), 1:55 quarter of his team’s game against Iowa in the
Fourth Quarter
MSST—FG Christmann 20, 12:04
IOW—FG Recinos 40, 5:51
Outback Bowl on Tuesday. Gay Jr. was there
A—40,518. to help Hill off the field before he ultimately
MSST IOW fell to the ground.
First downs 15 11
Rushes-yards 42-190 20-(min “He got hit in the back of the head,” Gay Jr.
Passing
Comp-Att-Int
152 214
14-32-2 21-31-1 said. “I saw him get tackled from behind and
Return Yards
Punts-Avg.
42 154
5-41.6 7-33.14
it was kind of ugly. I kind of knew when he got
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-1
Penalties-Yards 8-90 0-0
up he had a concussion — or at least I thought
Time of Possession 33:34 26:26 I knew — but then I saw him get back in the
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS game, so I don’t really know.”
RUSHING—Mississippi St., Fitzgerald 20-
103, Hill 12-43, Ae.Williams 6-22, Gibson The episode was a scary one for the former
1-12, K.Thompson 3-10. Iowa, T.Young 3-7,
Kelly-Martin 5-0, (Team) 1-(minus 1), Sargent Columbus High School ball carrier. On the
7-(minus 3), Stanley 4-(minus 18).
PASSING—Mississippi St., Fitzgerald 14-32-2-
television broadcast of the game, ESPN2’s
152. Iowa, Stanley 21-31-1-214.
RECEIVING—Mississippi St., Ae.Williams
Molly McGrath said she was standing near
3-19, Hill 3-12, Mitchell 2-42, De.Thomas Hill when he was removed from the game.
2-16, Ju.Johnson 2-5, S.Guidry 1-51, F.Green
1-7. Iowa, Easley 8-104, Smith-Marsette 4-29, She said Hill’s eyes rolled into the back of his
Hockenson 3-43, B.Smith 3-33, T.Young 2-1,
Sargent 1-4. head and he lost consciousness for a moment.
MSU coach Joe Moorhead said Hill was prop-
Hockey erly treated before he returned to the game in
NHL the final possessions of the 27-22 loss.
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
“Not that I saw,” Moorhead said of Hill los-
Tampa Bay 40 31 7 2 64 168 117 ing consciousness. “He went through proto-
Toronto 39 26 11 2 54 144 109
Boston 40 22 14 4 48 114 105 col and (was) checked out by our trainers.”
Buffalo
Montreal
40 21 13 6 48 115 115
40 21 14 5 47 128 128 In compliance with NCAA rules, MSU first
Florida
Detroit
38 17 15 6 40 124 134
41 15 19 7 37 115 140
adopted a protocol for concussion manage-
Ottawa 40 15 21 4 34 126 159 ment in student-athletes in August 2010. The
Metropolitan Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA latest revision in April 2017 on www.ncaa.org
Washington 38 24 11 3 51 138 112
Columbus 39 23 13 3 49 129 119 states “institutions shall have a management
Pittsburgh 39 21 12 6 48 133 115
N.Y. Islanders 38 21 13 4 46 114 102
plan on file such that a student-athlete who
N.Y. Rangers 38 17 14 7 41 111 123 exhibits signs, symptoms or behaviors con-
Carolina 38 16 17 5 37 94 109
New Jersey 38 15 16 7 37 113 127 sistent with a concussion shall be removed
Philadelphia 39 15 19 5 35 111 140
WESTERN CONFERENCE from practice or competition and evaluated
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
by an athletics healthcare provider with ex-
Winnipeg
Nashville
39 25 12 2 52 134 111
41 24 15 2 50 124 104
perience in the evaluation and management
Colorado 40 19 13 8 46 134 123 of concussion. Student-athletes that sustain
Dallas 40 20 16 4 44 108 106
Minnesota 38 18 17 3 39 110 108 a concussion outside of their sport will be
Chicago
St. Louis
42 15 21 6 36 121 153
37 15 18 4 34 102 123 managed in the same manner as those sus-
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
tained during sport activity. Student-athletes
Calgary 40 24 12 4 52 141 112 diagnosed with a concussion will not return
Vegas 43 24 15 4 52 130 115
San Jose 41 21 13 7 49 140 129 to activity for the remainder of that day. Med-
Anaheim 41 19 15 7 45 102 120
Vancouver 42 19 19 4 42 124 133 ical clearance will be determined by the team
Edmonton 39 18 18 3 39 111 126 physician or their designee.
Arizona 39 17 20 2 36 100 112
Los Angeles 41 16 22 3 35 92 121 “The student-athlete will be monitored
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for for recurrence of symptoms both from phys-
overtime loss. Top three teams in each division
and two wild cards per conference advance to ical exertion and also mental exertion, such
playoffs.
as reading, phone texting, computer games,
Monday, Dec. 31 working on a computer, classroom work, or
Nashville 6, Washington 3
New Jersey 4, Vancouver 0 taking a test.”
Carolina 3, Philadelphia 1
Pittsburgh 3, Minnesota 2 At the time of his injury, Hill had run 11
N.Y. Islanders 3, Buffalo 1
N.Y. Rangers 2, St. Louis 1 times and caught two passes. He caught one
Columbus 6, Ottawa 3 pass and ran once in MSU’s final possession
Florida 4, Detroit 3, SO
Tampa Bay 2, Anaheim 1, OT to finish with 12 carries for 43 yards and three
Los Angeles 3, Colorado 2, OT
Montreal 3, Dallas 2, OT catches for 12 yards.
Calgary 8, San Jose 5
Winnipeg 4, Edmonton 3 Hill ended his season with 117 carries for
Tuesday’s Games
749 yards and four touchdowns, improve-
Boston 4, Chicago 2
Nashville 4, Philadelphia 0 ments of 39 carries, 339 yards, and two touch-
Vegas 2, Los Angeles 0
Today’s Games downs from his freshman season. He also had
Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, 6 p.m.
Calgary at Detroit, 6 p.m. 22 catches for 176 yards and four touchdowns.
Vancouver at Ottawa, 6 p.m.
New Jersey at Dallas, 7:30 p.m. The 22 catches was second on the team.
Edmonton at Arizona, 8:30 p.m. In Hill’s absence, senior running back Ae-
San Jose at Colorado, 8:30 p.m.
Thursday’s Games ris Williams, a West Point native, ran twice for
Minnesota at Toronto, 1 p.m.
Carolina at Philadelphia, 6 p.m. 9 yards. He ended his final game as a Bulldog
Florida at Buffalo, 6 p.m.
Calgary at Boston, 6 p.m. with three catches for 19 yards and six carries
Chicago vs. N.Y. Islanders at Nassau Veterans for 22 yards.
Memorial Coliseum, 6:30 p.m.
Vancouver at Montreal, 6:30 p.m. Follow Dispatch sports writer Brett Hudson
Washington at St. Louis, 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m. on Twitter @Brett_Hudson
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Bowl but never attempted
a pass.
If Mississippi State’s
backup quarterback is Nick
Fitzgerald’s successor in
2019, he will touch the ball
much more often and likely
do most of it as a passer.
On Tuesday, Thompson
was primarily used as part
of a specialty package in
the No. 18 MSU’s 27-22 loss
to Iowa.
Thompson ran the ball
three times for 10 yards
and was targeted by one
Fitzgerald pass, an incom-
pletion near the end zone.
“The two-quarterback
stuff is predicated on what
the defense does and how
Thompson in the slot to
Fitzgerald’s right on first-
and-15, 30 yards away from
the end zone. Thompson
was open as he ran up the
seam, but the pass fell in-
complete.
It wasn’t Moorhead’s
first time experimenting
with using a backup quar-
terback this way. In 2016,
Moorhead’s first year as
Penn State’s offensive co-
ordinator, Trace McSorley
won a quarterback battle
with Tommy Stephens.
But Stephens was a versa-
tile athlete at 6-foot-5, 240
pounds, so Moorhead put
him to use. They created
a position for Stephens —
two scores, and attempted
27 passes.
The way Thompson was
used was very similar to
the Lion role Stephens oc-
cupied.
The incompletion near
the goal line aside, wide
receiver Osirus Mitchell
thought Thompson looked
natural as a wide receiver.
The package has been in
place throughout the sea-
son and used for a handful
of snaps, but Mitchell said
it was effectively never
practiced in the regular
season.
Mitchell said MSU prac-
ticed it every day in bowl
practice.
Stadium, and MSU needs
a new quarterback. Jalen
Mayden redshirted with
the team this year and
early enrollee freshman
Garrett Shrader is already
on campus, but Thompson
has a step on both of them
thanks to his experience in
the system. Fitzgerald feels
that will be crucial.
“He’s a guy that got to go
through the entire spring
and summer. I didn’t exact-
ly get to do that,” Fitzgerald
said, referencing the an-
kle injury suffered in the
2017 Egg Bowl that kept
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and get back to Jackson.
The true measure of the
strength of a program is the level
of success during a transitional
season.
Williams has led the Lady Jack-
ets to back-to-back Class 6A State
championships. The 2017 title was
the program’s first since 1992. Be-
fore breaking through, Starkville
had a couple of other losses in the
Coliseum.
After the first champion-
ship, Starkville lost one starter
— Kelsey Jones, who is now at
Southern Mississippi. Last season,
the Lady Jackets lost a little more
firepower, so there were some
unknowns entering the season.
Williams knew she had some
talented players. She knew she had
players who grown accustomed to
winning. These players had seen
the amount of hard work needed to
get to the top.
“The biggest challenge is teach-
ing players how to win,” Williams
said in the preseason. “While
there is not as much returning
experience as we have had in
recent years, we have a hard-work-
ing group. They are enjoyable to
coach. They come to the gym and
work hard. We have established an
expectation around here and these
players want to respond to that
challenge.”
On Thursday, Starkville pro-
vided evidence it is heading in the
right direction when it defeated
Olive Branch 57-54 in the Travis
Outlaw Slam Dunk at the Hump at
Humphrey Coliseum.
Starkville and Olive Branch
have had several heavyweight
matchups through the years. The
dynamics changed a year ago
when Olive Brach was shifted to
Class 5A in realignment, so the
stakes aren’t quite as high, but it is
still great basketball between two
great programs.
Coach Jason Thompson has
Olive Branch at 16-2 as we enter
the New Year. The Lady Jackets
handed the Lady Quistors their
first in-state loss of the season.
Olive Branch has size, speed,
and athleticism. The Lady Quistors
rely on full-court pressure and
present every problem an opposing
team could be asked to tackle.
“The biggest thing is remain-
ing disciplined and handling the
pressure,” said Williams after
the victory. “They want to speed
you up, force turnovers, and take
you out of rhythm. We had some
unforced turnovers, but overall,
we handled the pressure well. This
is just a great win. Being able to
enter the second half of the season
(at 9-3) is really big for this team.
There is a lot of potential here, and
we are getting better each day.”
Starkville does have a Dandy
Dozen player — senior Jalisa Out-
law. Overall, there are six seniors
on the roster. The Lady Jackets
may have a little less size than
recent years, but they play smart,
focused, and stay within them-
selves. Sophomore Amaya Ford is a
rising star.
The schedule has been chal-
lenging. Pontotoc beat Starkville
in the season opener. The Lady
Warriors are 15-1. Columbus has
beaten Starkville twice by a com-
bined 10 points. The Lady Falcons
are 12-1.
In the latest Mississippi Grid-
iron basketball rankings, Starkville
is fourth in Class 6A. Conversely,
Pontotoc is No. 1 in Class 4A and
Columbus is No. 3 in Class 6A.
Starkville is much different
from when the season started. You
can sense a comfort level. Players
are having fun and reacting well
with one another. After being a
state championship favorite a year
ago, this team has been able to fly
under the radar.
The only thing missing from
the first half of the season was a
win that would shake up the state
and tell everybody Starkville isn’t
going to go quietly into the night.
That win happened Thursday in
the Hump.
This team will build on that
victory. It will remember it when
things are challenging in February
and the season is on the line.
A transitional year could be-
come a championship year.
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for The Dispatch. He can be reached
at swalters@cdispatch.com. Follow ACROSS
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regular-season title.
MSU turned its focus to
SEC play minutes after its
104-36 rout of Louisiana
on Sunday at Humphrey
Coliseum. The victory
helped MSU close the
non-conference slate with
a 12-1 record. The loss was
an 82-74 setback at No.
5 Oregon. SEC play will
start at 6 p.m. Thursday
against Arkansas (11-3) in
Fayetteville, Arkansas.
“These students-ath-
letes are getting ready
for a two-month grind,”
Schaefer said. “That’s
exactly what life in our
league is all about. It’s a
grind. Each night you are
facing some of the elite
teams and coaches in this
nation. We survived that
grind a year ago. It takes
a special team. Do I like
where we are right now?
Yes.
“We have established
we are a good team, even
on some nights, a great
team. That doesn’t mean
there isn’t room to grow
and get better. I believe in
this team a lot. I think there
is still enormous growth
that we can make, so take
where you are and be hap-
py. Don’t be satisfied.”
After leading MSU to
back-to-back in nation-
al championship games,
Schaefer has continued
the recent trend of a
daunting non-conference
schedule. The team has
grown through a mixed
bag of road games, home
games, ranked oppo-
nents, and struggling op-
ponents.
MSU topped 100 points
for a sixth time in 13
games against Louisiana.
While Sunday’s defensive
performance was an out-
lier, senior guard Jordan
Danberry knows the po-
tential of this team.
“We have to get better
on the defensive end to
compete for champion-
ships,” Danberry said.
“Everybody is doing their
part on the offensive end.
A year ago, we were great
on defense, and we need
to get back to that to con-
tinue winning. Everybody
is happy, pleased, about
how this season has gone.
“A lot of teams would
like to be 12-1, like the
position we are in. For the
younger players, this is
fixing to be a challenge.
Like coach said, it’s a
grind. We have to step our
game up mentally and be
ready for that.”
MSU announced a
sellout crowd of 10,242
Sunday. That ranks as the
fifth largest crowd in pro-
gram history. The arena
was estimated at being 80
percent full. While Schae-
fer has grown used to
large crowds, even he was
surprised by Sunday’s
turnout.
School is still out for
Christmas break and a
large fraction of the fan
base already had left for
Tampa, Florida, where
the No. 18 MSU football
team lost to Iowa 27-22 on
Tuesday in the Outback
Bowl.
“Coach (Johnnie)
Harris and I are still
amazed every time we
come through that tun-
nel,” Schaefer said. “We
shouldn’t be because
that’s the norm around
here. My first year here
we probably played before
10,000 for the whole sea-
son combined. Now, Mis-
sissippi State women’s
basketball on a Sunday
afternoon is a destination.
“Our fans plan family
road trips around watch-
ing this team play. I will
be forever indebted to our
fans for their support. I
think we pay a little bit of
that back by the product
that is put on the floor.
We have created a hostile
environment for opposing
teams here. We know we
will have that eight times
during league play.”
Sophomore guard
Bre’Amber Scott scored
a game-high 21 points
against Louisiana. She
said the team grew during
a road trip to Austin, Tex-
as, to face Texas and on
a road trip that featured
games against Oregon
and Washington.
“The coaches do a
great job of preparing
us,” Scott said. “We are
playing with confidence. I
think that is going to help
us when we play confer-
ence games. This team
wants to have their own
identity.”
Danberry said MSU
has a high amount of
confidence. It also has
an understanding of how
much improvement needs
to be made, despite being
the conference’s high-
fruit
6 Champagne
choice
10 Friendly señorita
11 Spring up
est-ranked team entering
12 When pigs fly
league play.
13 Fleet-based
“There is so much 14 Aphrodite’s son
potential on this team,” 15 Run
Danberry said. “We have 16 Tipsy
to keep working until we 17 Droop
realize what all we can do. 18 Superman foe
Coach talks all the time Luthor
about being consistent in 19 Runs playfully
everything we do. That is 22 Alan of
what we are trying to do.” “M*A*S*H”
Schaefer said he had 23 Mystique DOWN 17 Keyboard part
high comfort level with 26 Con artists 1 Discussion groups 20 Hosp. workers
each of his last two teams. 29 Fellow 2 “West Side Story” 21 Total
32 High trains song 24 Eye parts
He said he felt like if the
33 Pointer 3 Crucial 25 Nevada neighbor
seniors made the bus, his 34 One-celled
team would have a great 4 Gets on 27 Pie — mode
organism 5 Kids’ card game 28 Made like a
chance of winning. He is 36 Tag info
working on having a simi- 6 Fiber source geyser
37 Coup group 7 Competitor 29 College study
lar peace with his current 38 So far 8 Grammar topic 30 Entertain
squad. 39 Film prize 9 Fax’s forerunner 31 Time being
“We would like to have 40 Ridiculous
11 Lemon and 35 List-ending abbr.
the Oregon game back,” 41 Stagger melon, e.g. 36 Some heirs
42 Syrian president
Schaefer said. “If you 15 Writer Rita — 38 Acapulco aunt
lose a game, you want to Brown
play that game again. We
didn’t play to our potential
in that game. Even though
we would like that one
back, we have established
we are a good team. I am
still trying to get a pulse
on this team. There was a
comfort level the last cou-
ple of years.
“We can get there with
this team. For now, it’s
back to practice and work-
ing hard to play Arkansas.
You can’t get caught up in
the big picture when con-
ference play starts. You
have to focus on the oppo-
nent straight ahead. The
only guarantee is we will
keep working hard and
keep getting better.”
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Warm up
a January night
BY JAN SWOOPE
jswoope@cdispatch.com

T
he thermometer has been
on a joy ride the past few Daniel J. van Ackere/America’s Test Kitchen via AP
days, but one thing we These creamy parfaits are made
know: real cold will return. On a using a recipe from the “Complete
chilly, damp January night, there’s Cookbook for Youth Chefs.”
just something cozy about a slow
cooker supper. This appliance can
do the heavy lifting on meaty main
dishes, casseroles, soups, stews,
The perfect
pasta and desserts year-round,
but it always feels right to revisit
crock pot recipes this time of year.
snack: yogurt,
Yes, instant pots are faster, but if
you’re into putting ingredients “on”
before you leave for work (or ex-
fresh fruit and
tended play) and like being greeted
by delicious aromas and ready-to-
eat meals when you get home, the
crunchy granola
tried-and-true crock pot is a good
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friend to keep around.

A few useful tips from food-
network.com and quickanddirty.
com can boost success with this
magical helper:
n Start with the right cuts: Our
slow cookers make chuck roasts,
short ribs, pork shoulders and
other fatty, tougher meats tender
with moist, low heat. Leaner cuts
like pork tenderloin tend to dry
out. Dark meat chicken — thighs,
drumsticks, etc. — will remain
juicier than white meat breasts.
n For goodness sakes, keep the
lid closed. Every peek you take
during cooking will add another
15-20 minutes of cooking time.
Curb that urge to stir. (Slow cook-
ers work by running at low temps;
the heat accumulates because it’s
trapped inside by the lid. Lift the
lid and the heat has to build the
heat back up.)
n For even cooking, ingredients
should be cut into similar-sized
pieces. Firm root veggies, like
potatoes and carrots, should go
on the bottom, with meat sitting
on top. (If there’s a sauce or other
part of the recipe with multiple
elements, mix it before adding to
the slow cooker so that flavors will
be distributed well.)
n Don’t put frozen ingredients
into a slow cooker. Thaw every-
thing before adding them to the
pot.
n Sear meat on the stovetop
first to seal in juices and optimize
C
reamy Greek yogurt, fresh
fruit and crunchy granola
make a delicious and whole-
some start to the day or a great
afternoon snack — and layering
them in a glass makes this simple
combination feel like a special
occasion.
Greek yogurt makes the cream-
iest parfait, but there’s no rule
against using another kind of yo-
gurt. You can use regular yogurt,
but since it is thinner than Greek
yogurt (extra liquid has been
drained from Greek yogurt so that
it’s really thick and creamy), the
layers may not stay as well defined.
We like the color contrast between
plain (unflavored) yogurt and the
fruit, but if you use sweetened or
flavored yogurt, skip the honey.
Follow this recipe with your
theviewfromgreatisland.com kids.
Our old friend the crock pot can save a lot of hot-stove hours. Start out the
See Yogurt, 6B
new year by resolving to use it more often, perhaps for making this pared-
down version of the fancy French dish Beef Bourguignon.
If poached chicken
sounds bland, put it
in this zesty sauce
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flavor.
n Add dairy and herbs at the
end. Milk, yogurt, sour cream and
other dairy foods can curdle in the
slow cooker, so incorporate them
in the last 15 minutes of recipe
cook time. (A squeeze of lemon
juice or the addition of fresh,
chopped herbs can brighten the
final dish.)
I actually excavated my crock
pot from pantry storage Sunday
night, percolating with an idea for
a New Year’s Eve celebration. If
your crock pot has been pushed
to the back of a cabinet, make it
a resolution to retrieve it and put
it to work. Here’s to a year of less
“slaving over a hot stove.”
neighborfoodblog.com
A sausage and pepper breakfast
casserole, served above with
sriracha sauce, adds a kick to the
morning.
CROCK POT BEEF BOURGUIGNON
(A pared down version of the fancy French
dish)
Serves 4-6
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 pounds stewing beef, cut in large
chunks
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon fresh cracked black pepper
2 tablespoon flour (leave out for gluten
free)
1 bunch fresh thyme, tied in a bundle
tasteofhome.com
This slow cooker fudgy peanut
butter cake only takes about 10
minutes of prep time and an hour
and a half cooking time.
(reserve some leaves for garnish)
1/2 cup cognac
2 cups beef stock or broth
2 cups red wine (Burgundy, Cabernet
Sauvignon, Pinot Noir)
1 heaping tablespoon tomato paste (I like
the kind in the tube)
4 cloves garlic, crushed
1 yellow onion, peeled, halved, and sliced
3 carrots, peeled and cut in 1 inch pieces
1 pound small white skinned potatoes,
left whole if small, or cut in large chunks
8 ounces (give or take) mushrooms, dust-
See Crock pot, 6B
W
hile poached chicken
may sound like bland diet
food, we actually love this
method as it is very forgiving and
an easy path to moist, succulent
chicken every time.
First, we created a flavorful
poaching liquid; soy sauce adds
great flavor with minimal effect on
the final sodium count. Allowing
the chicken to gently poach in the
residual heat, elevated in a steamer
basket, ensured even cooking.
We then paired the poached
chicken with a bold vinaigrette
and added halved cherry toma-
toes to give the finished dish even
more substance. Parsley may be
substituted for the cilantro in the
vinaigrette.
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Butter Together

I wish you peas, love and happiness in 2019

T
raditional age where all I’m that resolutions really aren’t and make a run to the dollar special snacks and sodas and
New Year’s offered are oppor- that exciting for a child. One of store for a roll of streamers, a pop the balloons to read our
celebrations tunities to promise my sisters watches the previ- bag of balloons and a few noise- fortunes.
don’t usually appeal myself I’ll start ous year’s home videos with makers or poppers. (If you are This year for my special
to me. exercising (I won’t) her family on their television noticing that this tree requires snack, I made this black-eyed
I am too old and or eating more on New Year’s Eve. That idea is both children doing chores pea dip. I got the recipe from
tired to stay out healthfully. (I will, genius, but I have never been and Mommy getting out of the a church cookbook my aunt
all night drinking but only because technologically savvy enough house, then you are beginning gave my mother many years
champagne, and I’ve been eating to pull it off. to understand my parenting ago. I love it because it’s full
I am too young to straight butter and Paper and pencil and total style.) of vegetables, which makes it
fully embrace the sugar for a month convenience are more my Then we fill the balloons perfect for breaking the nutri-
traditional New Amelia Plair straight, and my speed. So when I ran across with a New Year’s fortune, a tional slump of the holidays.
Year’s meal of body can’t take it the idea of the New Year’s tree, chocolate or a coin or two. We I’ve often taken it to parties
black-eyed peas anymore.) I knew it was for us. blow them up and tie them to because it makes a lot and can
and ham hocks with collard I started trying to make my Here’s how it works: After the tree with curling ribbon. (and should!) be made ahead
greens. own New Year’s traditions a Christmas, the children and I When it’s time for our New of time and refrigerated.
I’m at that in-between few years ago when I realized undecorate the tree together Year’s celebration, we have See Butter Together, 6B
6B Wednesday, JANUARY 2, 2019
Crock pot
Continued from Page 5B
ed off and halved
1 bag frozen pearl onions
Splash of red wine vinegar or sherry
vinegar
n Browning the meat is an optional
step, but if you have time, I like
to do it. Skip this step if you like.
Heat oil in large heavy sauté pan or
stock pot. Toss meat with the salt,
pepper, and flour, When oil is nice
and hot, brown meat, in 2 batches,
until browned on all sides, about
6 minutes per batch. Put meat in
bottom of your slow cooker and top
with bundle of thyme.
n Turn off heat and add the cognac
to the pan, and scrape up all brown
bits as the liquid bubbles. Add the
wine and beef stock and continue
stirring until you’ve gotten all of the
good stuff off the bottom and sides
of the pan, put it back on the heat if
necessary. Stir in tomato paste.
n Add garlic, carrots, onion, pota-
toes, mushrooms and pearl onions
to slow cooker. Add the liquid from
the pan to slow cooker and give
everything a gentle stir to get it
settled.
n Cover and cook on low for 6-8
hours.
n At the end of cooking, remove the
bundle of thyme and taste to check
seasonings. I like to add a splash of
vinegar at this point, add it according
to taste. If you want a thicker sauce,
stir in a knob of butter coated with
flour, or sprinkle in some Wondra
flour and stir well. Use corn or potato
starch for gluten free.
Serve the stew with a sprinkling of
fresh thyme leaves.
NOTE: There is a lot of alcohol in this
Butter together
Continued from Page 5B
The recipe recom- marinated salad and ate
mends serving with it with a fork and asked
scoop Fritos, which for the recipe — it’s that
I have always done. good.
However, I have taken It’s called Tennessee
it to parties where the Caviar in the cookbook,
guests assumed it was a but I think it’s fair to
Yogurt
Continued from Page 5B
YOGURT AND BERRY
PARFAITS
Servings: 2
Start to finish: 10 minutes
1 cup plain Greek yogurt
1 tablespoon honey
1 cup raspberries, blueberries, black-
berries, and/or sliced strawberries
1/2 cup granola
dish, and while most of it does cook
out, there will be some remaining,
so save this for the adults. The
potatoes are not normally included
in Bourguignon, but I added them to
round out the stew as a complete
meal. No use in using the slow cook-
er if you have to make a side dish.
(Source: Sue at theviewfromgreatis-
land.com)
SLOW COOKER
SAUSAGE/PEPPER
BREAKFAST CASSEROLE
1 pound roll breakfast sausage
1/2 yellow onion, chopped
15 ounces (1/2 bag) frozen hash
browns
1 bell pepper (I used a mix of red
and orange), chopped
1 4-ounce can diced green chilies
2 cups shredded Mexican blend
cheese
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
12 eggs
1 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
Salsa or sriracha, for serving
n Add sausage and onion to a large
skillet. Cook over medium heat,
breaking up sausage with a spatula,
until no pink remains. Drain any
excess fat from the skillet.
n Grease a 5- to 6-quart slow cook-
er. Add half the frozen hash browns
to bottom of skillet. Spread half of
sausage and onion mixture on top.
claim it for Mississippi if
you want.
Amelia Plair is a mom
and high school teacher in
Starkville. Email reaches
her at mamabadgerplair@
gmail.com.
n For this recipe, you will need a
small bowl, whisk, two 8-ounce glass
tumblers, 1/4-cup dry measuring
cup and 1 tablespoon measuring
spoon. In small bowl, whisk yogurt
and honey until smooth. Spoon
one-quarter of the yogurt-honey
mixture into each glass. Top with
1/4 cup berries, followed by 2 table-
spoons granola.
n Repeat layering process with
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Top with half the peppers, half the
green chilies, and half the cheese.
Repeat layers with the remaining
hash browns, sausage, peppers,
chilies, and cheese. Sprinkle with
cilantro.
n In a large bowl, whisk together
eggs, milk, salt, pepper, and garlic
powder. Pour mixture into crock pot.
n Cook on low for 7-8 hours or
until eggs are set and temperature
registers 160 degrees in the center.
There will likely be liquid around the
edges of the casserole once it’s
done. Use a paper towel to sop up
any extra liquid before serving. Serve
with salsa or sriracha, if desired.
(Source: Courtney at neighborfood-
blog.com)
FUDGY PEANUT
BUTTER CAKE
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 1 1/2 hours
Makes 4 servings
1/3 cup whole milk
1/4 cup peanut butter
1 tablespoon canola oil
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup sugar, divided
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
2 tablespoons baking cocoa
1 cup boiling water
Vanilla ice cream
n In a large bowl, beat the milk,
peanut butter, oil and vanilla until
well blended. In a small bowl, com-
bine 1/4 cup sugar, flour and baking
powder; gradually beat into milk
TENNESSEE CAVIAR
Yields about 8 1/2 cups of
dip; halve the recipe if you’re
just serving a few people.)
3 cans black-eyed peas,
drained, OR about 5 1/4 cups
remaining yogurt, berries and gra-
nola. When you’re done, you should
have 2 layers of yogurt, berries, and
granola. Serve within 15 minutes or
granola will start to become soggy.
Nutrition information per serving:
219 calories; 35 calories from fat; 4
g fat (2 g saturated; 0 g trans fats);
8 mg cholesterol; 39 mg sodium; 34
g carbohydrate; 6 g fiber; 16 g sugar;
14 g protein.
mixture until blended. Spread into
a 1-1/2-qt. slow cooker coated with
cooking spray.
n In a small bowl, combine cocoa
and remaining sugar; stir in boiling
water. Pour into slow cooker (do not
stir).
n Cover and cook on high until a
toothpick inserted in the center
comes out clean, 1-1/2-2 hours.
Serve warm with ice cream.
Note: Reduced-fat peanut butter is
not recommended for this recipe.
(Source: tasteofhome.com)
SLOW COOKER CHEESY
WHITE LASAGNA
Prep time: 30 minutes
Total time: 3 hours + standing
Makes 8 servings
1 pound ground chicken or beef
2 teaspoons canola oil
1-3/4 cups sliced fresh mushrooms
1 medium onion, chopped
2 medium carrots, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup white wine or chicken broth
1 cup half-and-half cream
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 cup shredded white cheddar
cheese
1 cup shredded Gouda cheese
1 large egg, beaten
1-1/2 cups (12 ounces) 2% cottage
cheese
1/4 cup minced fresh basil or 4
teaspoons dried basil
9 no-cook lasagna noodles
cooked peas
1 green bell pepper, chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
1/2 cup jalapeno peppers,
sliced
1/2 cup hot salsa
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
3/4 cup sliced green olives
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4 cups shredded part-skim mozzarel-
la cheese
Additional minced fresh basil, optional
n Fold two 18-inch square pieces of
heavy-duty foil into thirds. Crisscross
strips and place on bottom and up
sides of a 6-qt. slow cooker. Coat
strips with cooking spray.
n In a 6-quart stockpot, cook chicken
over medium heat until no longer
pink, 6-8 minutes, breaking into crum-
bles; drain. Set chicken aside.
n In same pot, heat oil over medi-
um-high heat. Add mushrooms, onion
and carrots; cook and stir just until
tender, 6-8 minutes. Add garlic, Ital-
ian seasoning, salt and pepper; cook
1 minute longer. Stir in wine. Bring
to a boil; cook until liquid is reduced
by half, 4-5 minutes. Stir in cream,
cream cheese, cheddar and Gouda
cheeses. Return chicken to pot. In
a large bowl, combine egg, cottage
cheese and basil.
n Spread 1 cup meat mixture into
slow cooker. Layer with 3 noodles
(breaking noodles as necessary to
fit), 1 cup meat mixture, 1/2 cup
cottage cheese mixture and 1 cup
mozzarella cheese. Repeat layers
twice. Top with remaining meat
mixture and cheese. Cook, covered,
on low until noodles are tender, 3-4
hours. Remove slow cooker insert
and let stand 30 minutes. If desired,
sprinkle with additional basil.
Nutrition facts: 1 slice: 603 calories,
35g fat (19g saturated fat), 165mg
cholesterol, 1086mg sodium, 28g
carbohydrate (7g sugars, 2g fiber),
40g protein.
(Source: Suzanne Smith, Bluffton,
Indiana; tasteofhome.com)
3/4 cup Italian dressing
1 teaspoon salt
2 bay leaves
n Mix all ingredients. Refrig-
erate overnight. Serve as a
side dish or with corn chips.

Chicken
Continued from Page 5B
POACHED CHICKEN
BREASTS WITH WARM
TOMATO-GINGER
VINAIGRETTE
Servings: 4
Start to finish: 45 minutes
For the chicken:
4 (6 ounce) boneless,
skinless chicken breasts,
trimmed of all visible fat
1/2 cup low-sodium soy
sauce
6 garlic cloves, smashed and
peeled
For the vinaigrette:
2 tablespoons extra-virgin
olive oil
1 small shallot, minced
1 teaspoon grated fresh
ginger
Pinch ground cumin
Pinch ground fennel
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6 ounces cherry tomatoes,
halved
Salt and pepper
1 tablespoon chopped fresh
cilantro
1 1/2 teaspoons red wine
vinegar
n For the chicken: Pound
chicken breasts to uniform
thickness as needed. Whisk
4 quarts water, soy sauce,
and garlic together in Dutch
oven. Arrange breasts,
skinned side up, in steamer
basket, making sure not to
overlap them. Submerge
steamer basket in water.
n Heat pot over medium
heat, stirring liquid occasion-
ally to even out hot spots,
until water registers 175 F,
15 to 20 minutes. Turn off
heat, cover pot, remove from
burner, and let sit until chick-
en registers 160 F, 17 to 22
minutes. Transfer breasts to
FAMILY CIRCUS
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plate, tent with aluminum foil,
and let rest while preparing
vinaigrette.
n For the vinaigrette: Heat 1
tablespoon oil in 10 inch non-
stick skillet over medium heat
until shimmering. Add shallot,
ginger, cumin, and fennel and
cook until fragrant, about 15
seconds. Stir in tomatoes
and 1/8 teaspoon salt and
cook, stirring frequently, until
tomatoes have softened, 3
to 5 minutes. Off heat, stir in
cilantro, vinegar, and remain-
ing 1 tablespoon oil. Season
with pepper to taste. Spoon
vinaigrette evenly over each
breast before serving.
Nutrition information per
serving: 332 calories; 105
calories from fat; 12 g fat (2
g saturated; 0 g trans fats);
124 mg cholesterol; 1105
mg sodium; 14 g carbohy-
drate; 2 g fiber; 8 g sugar; 42
g protein.
Poached chicken breasts with warm tomato-ginger vinaigrette are made from a recipe
found in the “Complete Diabetes Cookbook.”
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He’s a little older
than I am and
was married twice
before we met
while in our 20s.
(They were very
brief marriages.)
When we married,
I knew about one
of his marriages,
but learned about
the other one
only much later
Dear Abby
from his sister. I
was stunned and felt betrayed
that he hadn’t told me, but we
worked it out.
My husband loves to tell
stories about everything he’s
ever done, but he never says a
word about those earlier rela-
tionships. Long ago, I asked a
few times about what happened,
and he cut me off. My question
is why, especially after our 34
years together, can’t he be
straight with me once and for all
and tell me what happened?
I haven’t brought this up in a isn’t enough.
long time, but it seems like we
should be able to talk about it
openly. I’m curious, but not in
a petty way. I just wonder what
happened. In the past he has
said it is “none of my business.”
Why is he so rude and close-
Horoscopes
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Jan.
2). The fulfillment of wishes
comes at a price, and it’s not
the price you thought it would
be. See, you’ve always been
willing to put in the work, but
what you didn’t realize is that
feeling like you deserve it may
be the hardest work of all.
Love yourself. Credit yourself.
Heal and change the beliefs
that have kept you from feeling
worthy. Libra and Scorpio adore
you. Your lucky numbers are: 4,
25, 2, 28 and 18.
ARIES (March 21-April
19). You might copy someone
you admire, but it’s only a
temporary thing to help you
understand your own identity.
Ultimately, you’d rather fail
doing something that feels like
Wednesday, January 2, 2019
Carl Tremblay/America’s Test Kitchen via AP
mouthed about
these marriages
from so long ago?
Should I never ask
again? — MISS-
ING THE WHOLE
STORY
DEAR
MISSING: I am
guessing the
reason your
husband reacts
the way he has
when you tried to
talk about his first
two marriages
is because he is
ashamed about
what happened.
He may have cheated on his
wives, or they cheated or took
advantage of him in some way.
I don’t blame you for wanting to
know your husband’s history, but
your marriage has worked for 34
years, and really, how relevant is
this information in the scheme
of things? Let it go.
DEAR ABBY: After my sister
got pregnant, she married the
baby’s father. They struggle
financially, and my family helps
as much as we can, but it still
Her husband has no high
school diploma, and he has a
criminal record from 20 years
ago, although he hasn’t been in
trouble since. He claims he has
dyslexia and health problems,
but he still smokes and drinks.
you than succeed in trying to be
someone else.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20).
You’ve been known to commu-
nicate something much more
important than what you’re
talking about. In fact, today the
topic and the words are just a
costume that your real message
is wearing.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21).
You will spend hours as the
Roman stoic philosopher Sene-
ca suggested, toiling to “make
yourself remarkable by some
talent or another,” all the while
knowing that this is just icing
on the cake. You are already
enough.
CANCER (June 22-July 22).
If you’re facing familiar territory
with all that’s needed to suc-
7B
No doctor will sign off on his be-
ing disabled. He isn’t motivated
enough to find a job or help my
sister with chores. She finally
asked me to help by talking to
him.
How do I start a conversa-
tion with him to say he needs to
step up and contribute? We’re
cordial but not close. I don’t
want to alienate him. He has
threatened to take my nephew,
but he has no money or place
to go. This man is 40 years old
and lives like a teenager. Any
advice? — ANNA IN ILLINOIS
DEAR ANNA: Your brother-
in-law isn’t likely to listen to you
any more than he has listened
to your sister. If there are any
male relatives in your family, it
might be more effective if he
hears the message from them.
The fact that he may (or may
not) have dyslexia is no excuse
for his lack of motivation. Many
successful people have dyslexia
and are able to thrive.
Because your sister’s hus-
band is threatening to take their
child and run, she should talk to
a lawyer about what steps she
needs to take in order to prevent
this deadbeat from following
through. Call your state bar
association or contact a local
law school for guidance about
getting low-cost or free legal ad-
vice. She may also want to ask
about divorce so she doesn’t
wind up supporting him forever.
ceed, progress is certain. But
if you don’t know what’s ahead,
you might just be in for some
greatness. No courageous move
ever happened in the face of
certainty.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). It
is quite possible that when
your efforts are counted in the
future, it will be by an entirely
different system of measure-
ment than is used today. Your
best bet will be to tend to the in-
tangible aspects. For example,
how does a thing feel?
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
Ultimately, everything gets
easier when you understand
it better. But understanding
comes in layers. The first few
layers may seem to make things
more complicated. Keep learn-
ing. You’ll get to a place where it
all kicks in.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
As the sign of the scales, you
are keenly aware of how too
much of anything is toxic. Too
much health is unhealthy. Too
much rest and leisure is ex-
hausting. In all things, balance!
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
21). Whether or not you enjoy
politics, you will be dealing
in political systems today,
or at the very least in power
dynamics, which are present in
all groups whose numbers are
greater than two.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.
21). The tendency to blame
yourself for things that aren’t
your fault or credit yourself for
things that aren’t your doing
is universally human. To avoid
it, eliminate blame and credit
entirely. Put your head down
and work.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19). Because you are walking
around with your heart wide
open, your encounters will tend
toward the extraordinary and
may include a random heartfelt
conversation with a stranger.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18). Watching a child grow
is a remarkable and layered
experience that connects you
with your own evolution and with
humanity at large. Whatever
giving you aim toward a youth
will be extremely lucky today.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20). The acceptable effort will
be minimal. Show up and smile.
Much more than that will be too
much. So relax, enjoy and avoid
accidentally making promises.
Pied Piper
SOLUTION:
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Legal Notices 0010 Legal Notices 0010 Legal Notices 0010 Legal Notices 0010 Medical / Dental 3300 Apts For Rent: Other 7080
John D. Brady (MSB
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SUBSTITUTED TRUST- #9780) FULL TIME RN and PART 1BR/1BA Apts for rent.
NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE OF SALE EE'S NOTICE OF SALE Mitchell McNutt & Sams TIME RECEPTIONIST/ College Manor Apts, dir-
215 Fifth Street North SCHEDULER needed for ectly across from MUW.
WHEREAS, on Septem- WHEREAS, on June 26, WHEREAS, on May 14, Post Office Box 1366 busy medical office. Ap- Completely renovated,
ber 30, 2010, A. Reno 2009, Christopher B. 2008, Elijah Perrigin, a Columbus, MS 39703- plicants must have ex- incl granite countertops,
Burr and Shirley M. Burr Wittke, a single person, married person and Ash- 1366 cellent computer skills SS appls & W/D. 12 mo
executed a Deed of executed a deed of trust ley B. Perrigin, a mar- Telephone: and be able to work in a lease, dep req, $650/
Trust to J. Patrick Cald- for the benefit of Mort- ried person executed a 662.328.2316 fast paced environment. mo. 662-425-3817.
well as Trustee for the gage Electronic Regis- certain deed of trust to jbrady@mitchellmcnutt.c Applicants must also
benefit of Bancorp- tration Systems, Inc., First American Title, om available to work some
South Bank, which Deed as nominee for The Cit- Trustee for the benefit late evenings. For seri- 2BR/1BA located in
of Trust was recorded izens National Bank of of Mortgage Electronic PUBLISH: 12/19/2018, ous inquiries, please Historic Downtown
as/in Book 2010, Page Meridian, its suc- Registration Systems, 12/26/2018, & send resume to Columbus. 2,000 sqft.
20794 in the Office of cessors and assigns, Inc., as nominee for 1/2/2019 Blind Box 660 c/o Hardwood floors
the Chancery Clerk of which deed of trust was PHH Mortgage Corpora- Commercial Dispatch throughout. Open floor.
Lowndes County, Mis- recorded on June 29, tion d/b/a ERA Mort- PO Box 511 Very nice. Incl W&D.
sissippi; and 2009, in Book 2009, gage, its successors Building & Remodeling 1120 Columbus, MS 39703. $1200/mo. Call
Page 15332, in the of- and assigns which deed 662-328-8655.
HOME REPAIRS & CON-
WHEREAS, Bancorp- fice of the Chancery of trust is of record in Bargain Column 4180
STRUCTION WORK
South Bank, the holder Clerk of Lowndes the office of the Chan-
WANTED. Carpentry, DOWNTOWN: 2BR/1BA,
of said Deed of Trust County, Mississippi; cery Clerk of Lowndes ELECTRIC STOVE.
small concrete jobs, CH&A, 1 story, W/D,
and the Note secured and County, State of Missis- $100. Call 951-236-
electrical, plumbing, historic district, 1 block
thereby, substituted sippi in Book 2008 at 7281.
roof repairs, pressure from downtown, $625/
Scot P. Goldsholl as WHEREAS, the afore- Page 12866; and
washing and mobile mo. + $625 dep. NO
Trustee in place of the mentioned Deed of REFRIGERATOR $100.
home roof coating and PETS. 662-574-8789.
afore-mentioned origin- Trust was assigned by WHEREAS, Nationstar Call 951-236-7281.
underpinning. No job Peaceful & Quiet area.
al Trustee, as author- Mortgage Electronic Re- Mortgage LLC d/b/a Mr.
too small. 549-7031.
ized by the terms there- gistration Systems, Inc., Cooper has heretofore Firewood / Fuel 4450
of, as evidenced by an as nominee for The Cit- substituted Shapiro &
instrument recorded in izens National Bank of Massey, LLC as Trust- FIRST FULL MONTH
FIREWOOD FOR Sale. RENT FREE! 1 & 2 Bed-
Book 2018, Page Meridian, its suc- ee by instrument dated SUGGS CONSTRUCTION Various lengths.
24834 in the Office of cessors and assigns, to September 4, 2018 and Building, remodeling, room Apts/Townhomes.
metal roofing, painting 662-295-2274 Stove & refrigerator.
the Chancery Clerk of JPMorgan Chase Bank, recorded in the afore-
Lowndes County, Mis- National Association, by said Chancery Clerk's & all home repairs. $335-$600 Monthly.
sissippi; and instrument dated Office in Book 2018 at 662-242-3471 General Merchandise 4600 Credit check & deposit.
December 21, 2017, Page 19636; and Coleman Realty,
APPLE COMPUTERS 662-329-2323.
WHEREAS, default hav- and recorded on Janu- Two 2009 iMac com-
ing been made in the ary 9, 2018, in Book WHEREAS, default hav- Tom Hatcher, LLC
Custom Construction, puters available. Good JANUARY AVAILABILITY
terms and conditions of MORT 2018, Page 545 ing been made in the working condition.
Restoration, Remodel- (NOW ACCEPTING
said Deed of Trust, and of the records of the terms and conditions of Would be good for ba-
ing, Repair, Insurance APPLICATIONS)
the entire debt secured aforesaid Chancery said deed of trust and sic web browsing or
thereby having been de- Clerk; and the entire debt secured claims. 662-364-1769.
Licensed & Bonded word processing. 2Ghz; Downtown Area-
clared to be due and thereby having been de- 2 GB RAM; 250 GB HD. 2BR/1BA, CH&A, hard-
payable, and the legal WHEREAS, JPMorgan clared to be due and Computer and built-in wood, appliances, no
holder of said indebted- Chase Bank, National payable in accordance
ness, BancorpSouth Association, the holder with the terms of said General Services 1360 monitor only; mouse pets, spacious, walk to
and keyboard not in- MUW. NO HUD.
Bank, having requested of the deed of trust, deed of trust, Nation- FREE TRAINING for cluded. $50 each. Agent Owned.
the undersigned Substi- substituted McCalla star Mortgage LLC JOB SEEKING WOMEN; Call 662-574-1561 $675.00/$675.00.
tute Trustee to execute Raymer Leibert Pierce, d/b/a Mr. Cooper, the COMPUTER TRAINING,
the trust and sell said LLC as Trustee, as au- legal holder of said in- RESUME WRITING, & IN- Convenience-
Houses For Rent: Starkville Lots & Acreage 8600 Trailers & Heavy Equipment
land and property in ac- thorized by the terms debtedness, having re- STARKVILLE AREA
TERVIEW SKILLS; Habitat for Humanity 2BR/1BA, almost fin- 7170 9450
cordance with the terms thereof, by instrument quested the under- Tues & Thurs Evening LOWNDES COUNTY 45
ReStore warehouse will ished make-over. CH/A,
of said Deed of Trust for recorded on November signed Substituted classes start February 2BR/1BA house w/ 2 acres on Sobley & Dav- 1999 MACK Dump
be open Saturday, new flooring, paint, ap-
the purpose of raising 19, 2018, and spread Trustee to execute the 5th. Enroll now at Chris- acres in county. 3 miles is Rd. Excellent hunting. Truck & 30,000lb Trail-
January 5, from 8-11 pliances & more. No
the sums due thereun- at large upon the re- trust and sell said land tian Women's Job from Strk, 5 miles from 1 mile west of Hwy. 69. boss Tag-A-Long Trailer,
AM. Located at 1632 pets, no HUD.
der, together with attor- cords in the office of and property in accord- Corps. Min H.S. Dip- MSU South Entrance, Small creek runs thru both good condition.
Rockhill Road in Stark- Agent Owned.
ney's fees, Substitute the aforesaid Chancery ance with the terms of loma or Equivalent re- W/D, carport. SMALL property. $1375 per Can be seen at 5356
ville. Start your New $495.00/$495.00.
Trustee's fees and ex- Clerk in Book 2018, said deed of trust and quired. Call 662-722- dogs ok w/ deposit. acre. 205-799-9846 or Hwy 182 E, Columbus.
penses of sale. Page 24479, prior to for the purpose of rais- Year off right with bar- 205-695-2248.
3016 or 662-597-1030 gains on furniture, appli- West Point- Great for grad student Call 662-328-6203 or
the posting and publica- ing the sums due there- or professor. Non- 662-574-6202.
ances, building materi- Large 1BR/1BA, gas
NOW, THEREFORE, I, tion of this notice; and under, together with at-
space heat, window air. smoking. $700/mo. Mobile Homes for Sale 8650
Scot P. Goldsholl, Sub- torney's fees, trustee's als and more. All pro-
Utilities not included.
stitute Trustee, will on WHEREAS, default hav- fees and expense of RETAINER WALL, drive-
way, foundation, con-
ceeds go directly into
building a Habitat home
Water furnished. No
pets or HUD. 662-617-5601. NEW 2017, 16x80 MH Five Questions:
January 9, 2019, offer ing been made in the sale. @ The Grove, Colum-
crete, masonry restora- in Oktibbeha County. Agent Owned. bus. 3BR/2BA, never
for sale at public outcry terms and conditions of
1 Sperm
tion, remodeling, base- $375.00/$375.00 with Mobile Homes for Rent 7250 lived in, can be moved.
to the highest bidder for the deed of trust, and NOW, THEREFORE, I,
ment foundation, re- Sporting Goods 4720 approved application. New Hope Sch. Dist.
cash, within legal hours the entire debt secured Shapiro & Massey, LLC, 3BR/2BA Trailer, New
(between the hours of thereby having been de- Substituted Trustee in pairs, small dump truck $29k. 662-769-2565.
hauling (5-6 yd) load & ED SANDERS Gunsmith Long & Long, Realtors Hope school dist.
11:00 a.m. and 4:00 clared to be due and said deed of trust, will $500/mo & $500 dep.
2 “Merry
demolition/lot cleaning. Open for season! 9-5, 662-328-0770
p.m.) at the front door payable in accordance on January 30, 2019 of- Call between 10a-7p. Autos For Sale 9150
of the Lowndes County with the terms of the fer for sale at public Burr Masonry Tues-Fri & 9-12, Sat.
COLEMAN
662-386-4292.
Courthouse in Colum-
bus, Lowndes County,
deed of trust, and the
legal holder of said in-
outcry and sell within
legal hours (being
662-242-0259. Over 50 years experi-
ence! Repairs, cleaning, NO TEXT MESSAGES. '07 GRAY Chevy Tahoe.
Good cond. Leather Christmas”
Mississippi, the follow-
ing-described property:
debtedness, JPMorgan between the hours of
Chase Bank, National 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 WORK WANTED:
refinishing, scopes
mounted & zeroed,
RENTALS
TOWNHOUSES & APARTMENTS RENT A fully equipped
interior. Has 197,878
miles. Asking $7,500. - Sent by a
British en-
Association, has re- p.m.), at the Southeast Licensed & Bonded-car- handmade knives. camper w/utilities & Call 662-251-6258.
INDEXING INSTRUC- quested the under- Door of the County pentry, painting, & de- Located: Hwy 45 Alt, 1 BEDROOM cable from $145/wk -

gineer to a
$535/month. Colum-
TIONS: NE 1/4 S 8 Twp signed Substitute Trust- Courthouse of Lowndes molition. Landscaping, North of West Point,
turn right on Yokahama
2 BEDROOMS bus & County School Campers & RVs 9300
18 S R 17 W ee to execute the trust County, located at 505 gutters cleaned, bush
3 BEDROOMS locations. 662-242-
colleague.
and sell said land, prop- 2nd Avenue North, hogging, clean-up work, Blvd, 8mi & turn left on TOMBIGBEE RV Park,
A tract or parcel of land erty and improvements Columbus, MS 39701, pressure washing, mov- Darracott Rd, will see 7653 or 601-940-1397. located on Wilkins Wise
located in the Northw- in accordance with the to the highest and best ing help & furniture sign, 2.5mi ahead shop LEASE, Rd & Waverly Rd. Full
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est Quarter of the North- terms of the deed of bidder for cash or certi- repair. 662-242-3608 on left. 662-494-6218. Houses For Sale: Northside Hookups available.
DEPOSIT
3 70 percent
east Quarter of Section trust for the purpose of fied funds the following 8150 $300/mo. 662-328-
8, Township 18 South, raising the sums due described property situ- 8655 or 662-574-7879.
Range 17 West, thereunder, together ated in Lowndes Lawn Care / Landscaping Business Opportunity 6050 AND 2622 CANTERBURY -
Lowndes County, Mis- with attorney's fees, County, State of Missis- 1470 HISTORIC DOWNTOWN CREDIT CHECK Enjoy the quiet conveni-
sissippi; and being Substitute Trustee’s sippi, to-wit: Columbus: 411 Main ence of this partially up- Shop 4 There are
more particularly de- fees and expenses of JESSE & BEVERLY'S St. Office, Retail, Res- dated home. Features
scribed as follows: Com-
mencing at the accep-
sale; Lot No. Forty-Eight (48)
of Thornton Estates Ex-
LAWN SERVICE. Mow- taurant Space available.
ing, cleanup, landscap- Call 423-333-1124.
662-329-2323 include a wonderful Classifieds no rats
shaded back yard,
ted Northeast Corner of THEREFORE, on Janu- tension, a subdivision ing, sodding, & tree cut- covered patio, screened For The
the Northwest Quarter ary 16, 2019, the un- of an in Lowndes ting. 356-6525. Apts For Rent: Northside 7010 2411 HWY 45 N porch, raised flower
of the Northeast Quarter dersigned Substitute County, Mississippi, as
COLUMBUS, MS beds, and a well for Best Deals! 5 Frogger
of Section 8, Township Trustee in the deed of per map or plat thereof FOX RUN COMPANY LLC duty free watering. Ex-
18 South, Range 17 trust, will offer for sale duly recorded in Plat Painting & Papering 1620 1 & 2 BR near hospital. tremely spacious and
West, Lowndes County, at public outcry and sell Book 5 at Page 13 in $595-645/mo. Military reduced to $135,000.

Cars
Mississippi; thence run to the highest bidder for the Chancery Clerk's Of- SULLIVAN'S PAINT Commercial Property For
SERVICE discount offered, pet Call Emily C. Moody for
North 67 degrees 29 cash, within legal hours fice of Lowndes County, Certified in lead area, pet friendly, and Rent 7100 a private viewing.
minutes 05 seconds (being between the Mississippi. removal. Offering spe- furnished corporate Long & Long, Realtors

Houses
West, along an existing hours of 11:00 a.m. cial prices on interior & apartments available. 117 DR. Martin Luther @ 662-328-0770 or
fence line, for a dis- and 4:00 p.m.) at the Subject however to the exterior painting, pres- ON SITE SECURITY. King Jr. Dr. West in 662-574-3903.
tance of 767.22 feet to Southeast front door of reservation of ease- sure washing & sheet ON SITE MAINTENANCE. Starkville. 4,000 sq. ft
a found iron pipe; the Lowndes County ments as shown on the rock repairs. ON SITE MANAGEMENT. building. Call 662-323- Investment Property 8550
Furniture
Lots
thence run South 22 de- Courthouse in Colum- recorded plat and Sub- Free Estimates 24-HOUR CAMERA 5119.
grees 14 minutes 40 bus, Mississippi, the ject further to the re- Call 435-6528 SURVEILLANCE. GRAVEL FOR SALE on
minutes West for a dis- following described strictive covenants and Benji @ 662-386-4446 private property. Approx
COMMERCIAL PROPER- 6 acres. Will sell or

Pets& more...
tance of 472.53 feet to land, property and im- conditions dated Janu- Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm.
the Point of Beginning provements lying and ary 8, 1990 and recor- Stump Removal 1790 Sat/Sun by appt only. TIES/Retail/Office lease property located
of the herein described being situate in ded in Deed Book 920 Spaces starting @ in NE Noxubee County.
tract of land; thence Lowndes County, Mis- at Page 125 in the Apts For Rent: West 7050 $285/mo. Downtown & 601-405-3717.
continue South 22 de- sissippi, to-wit: Chancery Clerk's Office East Columbus loca-

VIP
grees 14 minutes 40 of Lowndes County, Mis- tions. 662-435-4188.
seconds West for a dis- FROM THE SOUTHW- sissippi. Lots & Acreage 8600

Rentals
tance of 275.58 feet to EST CORNER OF THE 2.28 +/- Acre Lot.
a set iron pin on the SOUTHEAST QUARTER I WILL CONVEY only OFFICE SPACE: 2,000
square feet. 294 149 Tanyia Lane. Off of
North right of way line of OF THE SOUTHEAST such title as vested in Lake Lowndes Road.
Tabernacle Road [SAP
No. 44-(4)]; thence run
QUARTER OF SECTION
12, TOWNSHIP 19
me as Substituted
Trustee.
ALLSTUMP GRINDING Apartments Chubby Dr. Flexible leas-
ing terms. Available Has asphalt drive & You can find or sell just about
& Houses
SERVICE now. 662-328-8254 parking, 1200 ft. shop
North 59 degrees 48
minutes 51 seconds
SOUTH, RANGE 18
WEST, LOWNDES WITNESS MY SIGNA-
GET 'ER DONE!
We can grind all your 1 Bedrooms
w/ living area, septic
tank & water meter. No
anything in The Classifieds.
West, along said North COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI; TURE on this 4th day of stumps. Hard to reach HISTORIC DOWNTOWN trailers. $45,000. Call
right of way line, for a RUN THENCE NORTH December, 2018. places, blown over 2 Bedroooms Columbus Office, Retail, 662-574-0345.
distance of 40.43 feet ALONG THE CENTER- roots, hillsides, back- 3 Bedrooms Restaurant Space avail- UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY!
Call us at
662-328-2424
to a set iron pin; thence LINE OF HUGHES ROAD, Shapiro & Massey, LLC yards, pastures. Free
run along said North 25 FEET; THENCE SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE able. Call 662-328- A Stable growth invest-
estimates. You find it,
right of way line and be- SOUTH 87 DEGREES 30 we'll grind it! Furnished & 8655 or 662-574-7879. ment. FSBO: 72 Acres
ing along a curve to the
right having a radius of
MINUTES EAST ALONG Shapiro & Massey, LLC
THE NORTH RIGHT-OF- 1080 River Oaks Drive
662-361-8379 Unfurnished Houses For Rent: Northside
in Webster Co., near
Mantee. Mature pines
2425.42 feet and a
chord bearing and dis-
WAY LINE OF HILDRETH Suite B-202
ROAD, 212.5 FEET TO Flowood, MS 39232 Tree Services 1860
1, 2, & 3 Baths 7110 (75yr), hardwoods
(50yr), 10ac hay field,
or email us at classifieds@
Lease, Deposit 2 AVAILABLE: 2BR/1BA 2ac pond, w/county
tance of North 58 de-
grees 52 minutes 24
THE POINT OF BEGIN-
NING, RUN THENCE
(601) 981-9299
A&T Tree Service & Credit Check near CAFB. $450/mo + road frontage/utilities, cdispatch.com to place an ad
seconds West, 93.57 SOUTH 87 DEGREES 30 275 Thornton Drive Bucket truck & stump superb potential home
feet, an arc length of MINUTES EAST ALONG Columbus, MS 39702 removal. Free est. viceinvestments.com 1122.
$350 dep. 662-889-
site & recognized in the
327-8555
93.57 feet to a set iron THE NORTH RIGHT-OF- 18-022114MN Serving Columbus school. 45 minutes to
pin; thence leaving said WAY LINE OF SAID HIL- since 1987. Senior MSU. 334-277-9744.
North right of way line DRETH ROAD, 155 Publication Dates: citizen disc. Call Alvin @ 2BR HOUSE. Stove, ref., WINTER SPECIAL
run North 23 degrees FEET; THENCE NORTH January 2, 9, 16, and 242-0324/241-4447 w/d hookup, window
"We'll go out on a limb Apts For Rent: Starkville 7070 a/c, heat electric. 1.95 acre lots.
44 minutes 50 seconds 01 DEGREE 30 23, 2019 Good/bad credit.
East for a distance of MINUTES WEST, 140 for you!" $485/mo. Lease-
IN THE CHANCERY SMALL APT, walking dis- 10% down, as low as
250.60 feet to a set FEET, MORE OR LESS, tance to MSU. Partially dep.+credit check. Cole- $299/mo. Eaton Land.
iron pin; thence run TO A CORNER FENCE COURT OF LOWNDES man Realty. 329-2323.
COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Special Notices 2400 furnished incl W/D w/ 662-361-7711
South 70 degrees 02 POST; THENCE NORTH ch/a. $500/mo + dep.
minutes 54 seconds 88 DEGREES 30 Call 662-722-0020,
East for a distance of MINUTES WEST ALONG IN RE: THE ESTATE OF BECOME A LICENSED Houses For Rent: South 7140 Houses For Sale: Other 8500
126.01 feet to the Point THE FENCE LINE, 155 JACK HAMMONS WHITE, AMATEUR RADIO OPER- leave msg or text.
of Beginning and con- FEET; THENCE SOUTH II, DECEASED ATOR. FCC Testing will 3BR/2BA, 2300 sqft,
taining 0.78 acres, 01 DEGREE 30 be at West end of Main Apts For Rent: Other 7080 very nice w/ 2 car gar-
more or less. MINUTES EAST, 137 EMILIE CUNNINGHAM St @ the 911 Center in age, lg back yard. Pets
FEET TO THE POINT OF WHITE, EXECUTRIX Starkville on Saturday, 1, 2, 3 BEDROOM apart- need approval. 1612
Title to the above de- BEGINNING, CONTAIN- December 29, 2018 at ments & townhouses. 9th St. S. $1,050 per
scribed property is be- ING 0.5 ACRE, MORE CAUSE NO. 2018-0204- 9am. For more info call Call for more info. mo + dep. 662-574-
lieved to be good, but I OR LESS, AND BEING B 662-324-0745. 662-328-8254. 7879 or 662-328-8655.
will convey only such LOCATED IN THE
title as vested in me as SOUTHEAST QUARTER NOTICE TO CREDITORS Apts For Rent: Other 7080
Substitute Trustee. OF SECTION 12, TOWN- General Help Wanted 3200
SHIP 19 SOUTH, RANGE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
WITNESS my signature 18 WEST, LOWNDES COUNTY OF LOWNDES PART TIME OFFICE
on this 10th day of COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI. ADMIN/SECRETARY
December, 2018. Letters Testamentary needed for
SAME BEING PROP- have been granted and small church.
/s/ Scot P. Goldsholl, ERTY CONVEYED BY issued to the under-
Substitute Trustee DEED RECORDED IN signed upon the Estate Monday & Wednesday,
1501 N. University Av- DEED BOOK 517 AT of Jack Hammons White 16 hours per week.
enue, Suite 930 PAGE 343, AND BY II, Deceased, by the
Little Rock, AR 72207- CORRECTION DEED RE- Chancery Court of Tech and social media
5238 CORDED IN DEED BOOK Lowndes County, Mis- skills required.
Telephone No. (501) 694 AT PAGE 632, ALL sissippi on the 15th day
664-4808 IN THE LAND RECORDS of October, 2018. This For more info, call
OF SAID COUNTY. is to give notice to all 662-574-1972
THIS DOCUMENT PRE- persons having claims
PARED BY: I WILL CONVEY only against said estate to CONTRACTOR SEEKING
such title as is vested probate and register experienced carpenter
Scot P. Goldsholl in the Substitute Trust- same with the Chan- with lots of experience.
Mickel Law Firm, P.A. ee. cery Clerk of Lowndes Please call:
1501 N. UNIVERSITY County, Mississippi, 662-570-9464 for info.
PROSPECT BUILDING, WITNESS MY SIGNA- within 90 (ninety) days
SUITE 930 TURE, this the 30th day from the date of the
LITTLE ROCK, AR of November, 2018. first publication. A fail- MARATHON EQUIPMENT
72207 ure to so probate and Hiring MAINTENANCE
Ph: (501) 664-4808 /s/ James L. DeLoach register said claim will TECHNICIANS Immedi-
Fax: (501) 664-0631 McCalla Raymer Leibert forever bar the same. ately! Starting pay is
Mickel Case No. Pierce, LLC $17.62/hour and you
104040-1 This the 13th day of can earn up to
s.goldsholl@mickellaw.c Substitute Trustee December, 2018. $19.93/hour within a
om 299 South 9th Street year! Full benefits avail-
Oxford, MS 38655 Emilie Cunningham able on your first day of
PUBLISH: 12/19/2018, (770)643-2148 White employment.
12/26/2018 & Foreclosurehotline.net Executrix of the Estate Apply online at:
1/2/2019 File No.: 5302518 of https://www.dover
Jack Hammons White II, esg.com/careers/
PUBLISH: 12/26/2018, Deceased High school diploma or
01/02/2019, GED required. EEO.
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