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Sunday | April 21, 2019

MDAH declares
Cedarhill suffers damage Hunt building
from felled tree in Thursday storm a Mississippi
Landmark
Board does not
grant same status to
Taylor-Burns House
in historic downtown
neighborhood
By ISABELLE ALTMAN
ialtman@cdispatch.com

Cedarhill Animal Sanctuary director Nancy Gschwendtner and exotic animal caretaker Danny Blackmon stand near
where a giant oak flattened the facility’s walk-in freezer and smashed a fence around a Siberian tiger’s enclosure
on Thursday. The sanctuary is appealing to animal-lovers for donations to purchase food for the animals.
Animals uninjured; Caledonia sanctuary asking
for donations after oak tree crushes walk-in freezer
By Slim Smith
ssmith@cdispatch.com
Sheena the tiger’s roaming days
have long since passed.
That’s a good thing, as it turns
out.
During Thursday’s series of
thunderstorms that swept through
the Golden Triangle, a giant oak
tree, 16 feet in circumference, came
crashing down at Cedarhill Animal
Sanctuary near Caledonia, smash-
ing the fence of Sheena’s enclosure.
“She definitely wasn’t happy
about the situation,” said Danny
Blackmon, Cedarhill’s exotic ani-
mal caretaker.
At 20 years old, the 400-plus
pound Siberian tiger is among the
more sedate of the 19 big cats that
have a home at Cedarhill, which
has been providing abused and ne-
glected animals — from cougars to
Deanna Robinson/Dispatch Staff
housecats — with a forever home
since its founding in the 1980s.
“If it had been some of the other
animals, they would have definitely
been able to leave the enclosure,”
Blackmon said. “So, in a sense, it
was luck it happened the way it did.”
Cedarhill Director Nancy
Gschwendtner was in the house
next door to the tree when it was
felled.
“I heard this big boom,” she said.
“I thought it was thunder, but when
I came out I could see it was the tree
crashing down.”
See Cedarhill, 6A
Mississippi De-
partment of Archives
and History has
named the former
Hunt High School
a Mississippi Land-
mark.
MDAH board
member Nancy Car- Carpenter
penter, who is also executive di-
rector of the Columbus-Lowndes
Convention and Visitors Bureau,
confirmed to The Dispatch that the
board unanimously voted to give
the 20th Street school building
state landmark status at its meet-
ing Friday.
She said the board also voted
not to give the same treatment to
the Taylor-Burns House on Third
Street North, a home built in the
1830s and located in the historic
Burns Bottom district near down-
town Columbus.
Mississippi Landmark designa-
tion is the highest form of recogni-
tion MDAH gives old buildings and
properties in the state, and places
restrictions on building renova-
tions that may alter the historic na-
ture of a structure. The designation
also means developers renovating
historic buildings to MDAH’s stan-
dards can receive extra grants and
funding for those renovations.
See Hunt High, 6A

Dispatch managing editor arrested over incident at Trotter

By Isabelle Altman
ialtman@cdispatch.com
Managing editor Zack
Plair was arrested in The
Dispatch newsroom on
misdemeanor charges
Friday morning.
Plair, of Starkville,
was charged with disor-
derly conduct and simple
assault by threat Friday
for an incident during a
planned interview at Trot-
ter Convention Center
with Trotter director Rog-
ena Bonner.
Plair had an appoint-
ment with Bonner on
April 9 for an interview
regarding rental agree-
ments at the city-run facil-
ity. During the course of
the interview, Plair took
out his cell phone to take
photographs of some of
the documents, and was
told by Bonner that he
couldn’t take the photos.
Plair answered that he
could take photos, as the
documents were public
record.
Bonner then called se-
curity and said she would
call the police. Plair stood
up and “raised his voice,”
telling her to call Colum-
bus Police Chief Fred
Shelton, according to a
Columbus Police Depart-
ment report on the inci-
dent. Plair then left Bon-
ner’s office but remained
in the building until police
arrived. Another city em-
ployee who was witness to
the incident waited with
Plair for the police.
Plair visited the Co-
lumbus Police Depart-
ment April 11 in a per-
sonal capacity to receive
copies of the report taken
at the scene and was told
he would have to wait
seven days. A copy he re-
ceived Thursday, which
he gave to The Dispatch,
says Bonner told police
Plair “refused to leave the
property.” Plair told both
the police and a Dispatch
reporter that he left Bon-
ner’s office but stayed in
See Editor, 3A

Weather Five Questions Calendar Local Folks Public

1 What U.S. territory is represented Today meetings
in Congress by a resident commis- April 30: Lowndes
■ Living Pictures: Fairview
sioner? County Supervi-
Baptist Church, 127 Airline Road,
2 What actress caused a media frenzy sors, 9 a.m., Coun-
in 2007 when she called “Knocked Columbus, presents its Easter
Up” a little sexist? production, “From Prisoners to ty Courthouse
3 Who is Joseph Ratzinger also known Believers,” with choirs, orchestra May 6: Lowndes
Ella Sims as? and drama cast at 6:30 p.m. Free County Supervi-
4 What is the common term for tibial to the public. sors, 9 a.m., Coun-
Second grade, Heritage
stress syndrome?

78 Low 48 5 Where do Ben and Jerry’s ice cream ty Courthouse

High flavors go when they are retired from May 7: Colum-
Sunny production? bus City Council
Full forecast on
page 2A.
Answers, 1D TOP of page regular meeting,
5 p.m., Municipal
■ Jaiden DeLoach hunts for eggs
Complex Court-
at the Sportsplex Egg Hunt, host-
Inside ed by Starkville Parks and Recre- room
ation Saturday morning. Jaiden May 15: Lowndes
Classifieds 1D Lifestyles 1C
Comics 5,6D Obituaries 7B is the son of Marketa DeLoach County Supervi-
Crossword 4B Opinions 4A of Starkville. — Photo by Austin Jamonica Baptist works at sors, 9 a.m., Coun-
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Say What?
Did you hear? “... We wanted to make sure that our students began moving
Fire-ravaged Notre Dame now more toward the proficient level ...”
State literacy director Kymona Burk on Mississippi raising the
bar for third graders to pass a reading test threshold or fail.

stabilized, firefighters leave Story, 5A.

‘It’s a miracle that the cathedral, and there are

no more “hot points” inside. Ask Rufus
the cathedral is “It’s a miracle that the
cathedral is still standing,
still standing, and and that all the relics were
saved,” he said.
that all the relics Investigators believe the
fire was an accident and are
were saved’ studying multiple factors
Lt. Col. Gabriel Plus, that could have contributed.
chief spokesman for the The cathedral’s rector
Paris fire service said a “computer glitch”
may have played a role
The Associated Press in the rapidly spreading
blaze that devastated the
PARIS — Architects and 850-year-old architectural
construction workers have masterpiece.
stabilized the damaged Rector Patrick Chauvet
structure of Notre Dame did not elaborate on the
cathedral, four days after a exact nature of the glitch.
fast-spreading fire ravaged “We may find out what
the iconic Paris building, happened in two or three
and firefighters were leav- months,” he told local busi-
ing the site Friday night, a ness leaders and construc-
fire service official said. tion workers.
The promising devel- Newspaper Le Parisien
opment came as Notre reported that a computer
Dame’s parishioners cel- bug could have misdirect-
ebrated Good Friday in a ed firefighters responding
nearby church, praying for to the initial fire alarm. The
the damaged monument unsourced report said in-
and celebrating its rescued vestigators are also looking
relics such as the Crown into whether the fire was
of Thorns believed to have linked to temporary eleva-
been worn by Jesus at his tors being used in a reno-
crucifixion. vation that was underway
“There is no more risk at the time the cathedral
the edifice’s walls could fall caught fire. Courtesy photo

down,” Lt. Col. Gabriel Plus, Designed by French-born priest and architect Father Jean Baptist Mouton, even the interior of Annunciation
The fire burned through
Catholic Church reflects the beauty of Paris’ 13th Century Church of Sainte-Chapelle.
chief spokesman for the the network of enormous
Paris fire service, told The centuries-old oak beams
Associated Press. Plus said
firefighters have been able
to cool down the walls and
supporting the monument’s
vaulted stone ceiling, dan-
gerously weakening the
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The church was carefully
and lovingly restored
with both its interior and
exterior again reflecting
the medieval beauty of
Sainte-Chapelle and its
Paris heritage.
As I write this on
Good Friday thinking of
the devastation of Notre
Dame, Easter looms
with good news that
most of the holy relics
were saved and that the
once grand cathedral
can be restored. It is a
church that embodies the
heritage of Christendom
and the spiritual feel and
beauty of the height of
medieval architecture.
Here in Columbus there
is a taste of that medieval
beauty.
Rufus Ward is a local
historian.

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Oktibbeha supes seeking contractor assistance for storm cleanup

Begins process of private roads if its moved to a
county right-of-way for removal.
developing RFPs for “Hopefully we can get volun-
teers, whether that’s through
debris removal bids religious organizations or peo-
ple with a tractor and chainsaw
By Alex Holloway who want to help out,” he said.
aholloway@cdispatch.com

Oktibbeha County is prepar- Waiting on a declaration

ing to search for a contractor to
help with storm debris removal
after a pair of tornadoes swept
through the county a week ago.
County supervisors, during
a Thursday morning spe-
cial-call meeting, authorized
board attorney Rob Roberson
to begin drafting requests for
proposals so the county can bid
out some of the storm cleanup
work. The board also directed
Road Manager Fred Hal Bag-
get to have his department
begin removing some of the
debris.
“We want to go ahead and
get started a little bit to at least
get something in some of the
higher need areas that have
some of that stuff piled up, for
safety concerns,” Roberson
said. “There’s no way we’ll be
able to effectively get this stuff
up in a timeframe that makes
sense if we don’t get a contrac-
tor to get in and look at it.”
The meeting, where super-
visors met with officials from
the Mississippi Emergency
Management Agency, followed
an April 13 round of severe
weather that saw an EF-2 tor-
nado strike Craig Springs and
an EF-1 tornado pass east of
Mississippi State University’s
campus.
While no injuries were re-
Oktibbeha County officials including board of supervisor’s attorney Rob Roberson, with supervisors Or-
lando Trainer, Bricklee Miller and Joe Williams and Oktibbeha County Emergency Management Director
Kristen Campanella, from left, look at a map of areas affected by an April 13 storm during a special-call
meeting Thursday. The county is preparing to seek contractors to assist with storm debris removal.
ported, Oktibbeha County
Emergency Management Di-
rector Kristen Campanella said
63 structures were damaged in
Craig Springs, Hillbrook, Ok-
toc, the Highlands Plantation
and Lakeside Drive. Campanel-
la said the storm also damaged
MSU’s Beef Unit and a golf
course, destroyed a C Spire
tower in Craig Springs and
caused water damage in the
back of the Oktibbeha County
Jail.
The county is advising res-
idents to move debris to the
side of the road so they can be
cleared.
For the time being, the coun-
ty is also waiting on the state
to request a federal emergency
declaration. Should that take
effect, Roberson said, the coun-
ty would only be responsible
for paying 12.5 percent of the
storm cleanup costs, with the
rest coming from a mix of state
and federal dollars.
Roberson said the coun-
ty hasn’t gotten a total cost of
damage from the storm yet.
However, he said he believes
it will easily clear the $180,000
threshold required for an emer-
gency declaration on the coun-
ty level.
Should the county get the
declaration, Board President
Alex Holloway/Dispatch Staff
Orlando Trainer said, it will
have to follow guidelines for de-
bris removal in order to qualify
for reimbursement.
“The stuff you pick up has to
be documented,” Trainer said.
“It has to be properly account-
ed for. It has to be properly dis-
posed of and all the other things
that go with that. We’re making
sure we understand those re-
quirements to stay within those
guidelines.”
Roberson also said the coun-
ty can only pick up debris from
county roads. It cannot go onto
private roads to remove debris.
However, Roberson said the
county could get debris from
Todd DeMuth, a state liaison
officer for MEMA who met with
supervisors during the meet-
ing, said the state’s request
hasn’t yet been sent to the Fed-
eral Emergency Management
Agency. Once the state makes
the request, he said it’s hard to
know how long it will take to get
a response.
For example, Columbus,
which was struck by a tornado
in February, is still awaiting a
federal emergency declaration.
“We don’t have all the dam-
age assessments (from the
April 13 storm) in yet,” he said.
“We have multiple counties that
were impacted. Since I’ve been
at MEMA for almost 11 years
now, I have worked almost 40
declared disasters. I’ve seen
(the federal declarations) take
up to a month and I’ve seen
them turn around within 48
hours.
“It depends on what’s going
on around the country,” he add-
ed, “and, unfortunately, the po-
litical climate.”
The storm cleanup is going
to take a while, and Roberson
asked that the public be patient
with the process.
“This is going to take time,”
he said. “We don’t have the
workers to pick up all this stuff
and keep up with road mainte-
nance as well.”

Ex-sheriff gets 6 years in prison over drug dealer bribes

‘William Brewer violated his oath, dishonoring himself,
his badge, and every honest lawman who wears a badge’
The Associated Press
OXFORD — A former
Mississippi sheriff who
admitted to extorting
bribes from a drug dealer
was sentenced Thursday
to six years in prison.
U.S. District Judge
Michael P. Mills also or-
dered former Tallahatchie
County Sheriff William
Brewer to forfeit $42,000
and serve three years of
U.S. Attorney William “Chad” Lamar
supervised release.
“William Brewer violat-
ed his oath, dishonoring
himself, his badge, and
every honest lawman who
wears a badge,” U.S. Attor-
ney William “Chad” Lamar
said in a statement. “The
citizens of our state and
Tallahatchie County de-
served better.
Brewer, 58, pleaded
guilty in November to one
count of extorting a bribe
relating to $6,500 in cash
he took from the drug
dealer in June. The FBI
converted the unnamed
drug dealer into an infor-
mant and recorded the
informant telling Brew-
er of fake plans to rob a
methamphetamine dealer.
The informant later deliv-
ered $3,500 more in FBI-
tracked bribes.
But prosecutors have
said that was far from
Brewer’s only illegal act
and accused the lawman
of having a 15-year illegal
partnership with the un-
named drug dealer. They
said the dealer robbed
other dealers of drugs
and money, giving stolen
money and proceeds from
drug sales to the sheriff of
the rural Mississippi Del-
ta county, about 80 miles
south of Memphis, Tennes-
see.
The informant estimat-
ed he robbed drug dealers
at least 50 times over the
years, taking and later sell-
ing methamphetamine and
various forms of cocaine.

Officials: Hattiesburg visitor could have spread measles Cycle safe

The Associated Press Chicken Fingers in Hat- most in 25 years. room before going there Wear a helmet
tiesburg on April 10. Dobbs warns unvac- to ensure precautions
JACKSON — Missis- Mississippi hasn’t re- cinated people have a 90 to prevent further infec-
sippi officials say they’re ported any cases of mea- percent chance of infec- tions.
investigating whether a
sles despite a nationwide tion. He says anyone ex-
traveler passing through
outbreak. Health officials posed should take imme-
Mississippi may have in-
fected people with mea- on Monday said 555 mea- diate precautions. Anyone
sles. sles cases have been con- who may have been ex-
State Health Officer firmed in the U.S. so far posed should contact a
Dr. Thomas Dobbs said this year, on pace for the physician or emergency
Friday that the traveler
was contagious and vis-
ited a Subway restaurant
in Hattiesburg on April
9 and a Raising Cane’s

Editor
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a common area to speak
with police when they ar-
rived.
The report does not
indicate the parties had
physical contact or that
Plair said anything other
than, “Call Fred Shelton,”
after Bonner said she
would call the police.
Plair was released from
Lowndes County Adult
Detention Center on his
own recognizance.
Dispatch publisher Pe-
ter Imes confirmed in a
memo to employees Fri-
day afternoon that Plair
is remaining as managing
editor.
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Possumhaw
Poetry, blossoms, and baseball
The flowers must be buried in dark- Academy of American Poets estab-
ness before they can bud and bloom. And lished National Poetry Month. In
the sweetest warmest sunshine comes 1932 the beginnings of the Missis-
after the storm and gloom. sippi Poetry Society was established
— “Quite a Year for Plums” in Jackson. Is it any wonder poets
by Bailey White would organize early as Mississippi
is known for its literary soil? The

O
nly 80 MPS sponsors an annual Spring Fest
some- including a poetry contest that can be
odd found at misspoetry.net.
days until the In 1963 Mississippi established a
official start of State Poet Laureate position. Selected
summer and cultural agencies and universities
for us South- provide a list of qualified nominees
erners, sum- for the governor to select one as the
mer will come state’s official state poet. The chosen
even sooner. poet is appointed for four years and
Outside my selects appropriate poetry to read at
sunroom state occasions. Currently Beth Ann
windows trees Shannon Bardwell Fennelly is our state’s Poet Laureate.
are every color Here she writes warmly of her dad:
of green, the …So pinned between his knees, I
yellow swamp irises surround the held his Old Style in both hands while
lake waving like flags in the wind, he streaked the sun block on my cheeks
tiny leaves peek out from the crepe and slurred, “My little Indian princess.
myrtles, while daisies abound, and Home run: the hairy necks of men in
the purple irises look 3 feet tall. Snap front jumped up, thighs torn from gum-
dragons from last year are overflow- my green bleachers to join the violent
ing in window boxes as are a few ry Month so I thought it only fitting to George MacDonald’s “The Shortest scramble, Father held me close and
petunias. find an amaryllis poem: and Sweetest of Songs,” having only said, “Be careful.” Be careful. But why
Most splendid is the amaryllis. In When Christmas lights are packed two words- “Come home.” The oldest should I be full of care with his thick
a few days it will have four plate-size away and winter days stretch long and is “Babylonian Epic of Gilgamesh.” arm circling, my shoulders, with a high
blooms. I noticed two at first, then a gray, my gift to you will wake in bloom, It’s said poetry can increase smiling sun, like a home run in the
third, and we’re expecting a fourth a sign that Spring will be here soon. your vocabulary. I looked for a word upper right-hand corner of the sky?
soon. I’ve had this bulb for years and To honor National Poetry Month rhyming with amaryllis but of the 109 Here, here for the lovely season of
do nothing the plant books recom- before it’s over here’s some poetry suggestions none was suitable and not poetry, blossoms and baseball.
mend and yet it blooms faithful spring trivia: The most popular form is a single word rhymes with “orange.” Shannon Rule Bardwell is a writer,
after spring. Haiku. The longest poem is an Indian On March 21 World Poetry Day who lives in the Prairie. Her e-mail is
April brings with it, National Poet- epic “Mahabharata.” The shortest is was celebrated globally. In 1995 the msdeltachild@msn.com.

letter to the editor

Voice of the people

Limerick to the editor
Let’s raise a cup to President Trump.
He has given our country quite a thump.
His supporters cry foul
Oh, hand him a towel-
Maybe Putin will give him a bump.
Melody Vydas
Columbus

Our view

Roses and thorns

A rose to all on this Easter Sun-
day. For Christians, today is the most
important religious holiday of the
year, even surpassing Christmas in
its spiritual importance. Churches
everywhere mark the occasion with
special services and events. For more secular citizens
or those of other faiths, Easter is a harbinger of spring,
accompanied by fun activities such as Easter Egg
hunts. Whatever the holiday means to you, we hope Race in America
your Easter is filled with joy.

A rose to our utility workers, who

worked around the clock yet again
A few reasons to be hopeful
in response to Thursday’s storms to This is about Kyle rest?? Not, Something someone a racist,” an anonymous
restore power to thousands of cus- Korver and that white seems off with this someone, presumably white,
tomers. In many respects, the job was lady on the plane. story. Nothing like tweeted last week. Another
more difficult than is usually required. The former is that. Before I knew chided me that calling white guys
Rather than a direct path storm where outages were an NBA veteran, a the full story, and “white guys” was “name-calling.”
concentrated in certain areas, Thursday’s storm was sharp-shooting for- before I’d even had the And so it goes.
widely dispersed and sporadic, with falling trees and ward for the Utah Jazz. chance to talk to Tha- So if one is black, it is refresh-
limbs knocking out service over a broad expanse. Line The latter edged past bo ... I sort of blamed ing — it is downright redemptive
by line, fallen tree by fallen tree, utility workers across my seat on the way to Thabo.” — to encounter a white brother
the Golden Triangle answered the challenge. In most her own on a crowded A jury would acquit or sister unafraid to be honest, to
cases, power was restored within 12 hours. That’s a flight about two weeks Sefolosha of disorderly confirm that no, it’s not just your
great job. Thanks to all. back. A button on conduct and resisting imagination. But this is about
her shirt caught my Leonard Pitts arrest after deliberat- more than validation.
A rose to Patrick Miller, who re- attention. “Black Lives ing less than an hour Korver and that woman will
signed his position as Starkville Ward Matter,” it said. and New York would never know as much about being
5 aldermen Monday after accepting Seeing that particular woman end up paying $4 million to settle black as a black person does.
a job in Biloxi. Although a first-term express that particular sentiment a federal lawsuit alleging false Yet, counterintuitive as it may
board member, Miller proved to be a lifted me. I tapped her and point- arrest and excessive force. But seem, their voices carry a weight
thoughtful presence on the board, not- ed to the button. “Thank you,” I Korver’s reflexive response told on matters of race that a black
ed for doing his homework and advocating for changes said. The line moved forward and him something about how we are person’s will not, if only because
that benefitted the city, such as increasing the city’s whatever she said in response, I programmed to assume the worst white people can’t dismiss their
digital footprint to adjusting the utility-rate structure didn’t catch it. of black people — and about his advocacy as self-interest. They
on helping fund major, much-needed infrastructure Which brings us to Korver. own privilege. will be heard in ways and places
projects. We thank Miller for his service and wish him Last week, The Players Tribune, The piece has made waves in black people never will. Similarly,
every success in this next chapter of his life. which publishes first-person the NBA fraternity. LeBron James men can be more effective advo-
essays by athletes, posted a tweeted “Salute my brother!!” cates for women and straights for
A rose to the Frank Phillips YMCA thoughtful piece called “Privi- NBA analyst Kenny Smith tweet- gays.
in downtown Columbus, whose special- leged” in which he grapples forth- ed that the essay by “my new fa- But becoming that sort of
ized classes have made a huge impact rightly with what it means to be a vorite player” left him teary-eyed. advocate takes moral fiber, a will-
on the health of Parkinson’s disease white man in America and a white Former Lakers guard Byron Scott ingness to shut up, listen, learn,
sufferers in our community, often limit- player in the mostly-black NBA. said simply, “Preach.” self-examine — and speak out.
ing the crippling effects or the disease Korver zeroes in on the night Indeed. It’s heartening to be reminded
or slowing its progression. The variety of courses — in 2015 when a black teammate, It has been my experience that that such courage still exists. In
boxing, aquatics and, most recently, walking — are Thabo Sefolosha, was arrested there are few things harder than an era of progress under assault,
specially tailored to address the needs of those with outside a nightclub by New York to get some white people to wres- African Americans have every
Parkinson’s. For those with the disease and their City police, who broke his leg tle with — or even concede — reason to feel anxious, angry and
family members, Parkinson’s can be a heart-breaking in the process. Writes Korver: their own racial assumptions and betrayed.
ordeal as the patient’s physical abilities deteriorate “Want to know what my first privilege. There is no asininity Nice to see we have a few rea-
over time. Through these classes, patients are fighting thought was? About my friend and they will not embrace, no ratio- sons to feel hopeful, too.
back, in some cases literally, to slow the effects, al- teammate? My first thought was: nalization they will not employ, no Leonard Pitts Jr., winner of the
lowing them the dignity of a “normal life.” We applaud What was Thabo doing out at a illogic they will not apply, to avoid 2004 Pulitzer Prize for commen-
The Y and its dedicated staff for providing this won- club on a back-to-back?? confronting how racist America tary, is a columnist for the Miami
derful service. To learn more about The Y’s programs, “Not, How’s he doing? Not, was — and is. Herald. Email him at lpitts@
visit columbus-ymca.com or call 662-328-7696. What happened during the ar- “Only a racist would call miamiherald.com.
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Mississippi raises high-stakes reading bar for third graders

‘We needed to do this, and we need to do this in increments, because
we wanted to make sure that our students began moving more
toward the proficient level and being more prepared for fourth grade’
By JEFF AMY
The Associated Press
JACKSON — More than
35,000 Mississippi third grad-
ers sat down in front of com-
puter this week to take reading
tests, facing a state mandate
to “level up” or not advance to
fourth grade. But with the bar
set higher this year, state and
local officials expect more stu-
dents will fail the initial test,
even with efforts to improve
teaching.
Mississippi is one of 16 states
nationwide that demand third
grade students pass a reading
score threshold or flunk. Neva-
da and Michigan plan to impose
Kymona Burk, the state literacy director
such requirements in the next
two years, and Alabama law-
makers are considering one.
The mandatory retention
policy remains controversial
nationwide. Experts agree stu-
dents who flunk a grade are
more likely to drop out. While
third-grade reading policies
typically call for intensive re-
medial work for students who
are held back, one study found
the boost helps for a while but
eventually fades.
For students, parents and
teachers, the high-stakes test-
ing can bring butterflies, al-
though Mississippi hasn’t seen
the organized pushback against
testing seen in many other
states. Bernardytte Robinson, a
fifth grade math teacher at Key
Elementary in Jackson, said her
daughter Ayden Harris, a third
grader at the same school, has
been sweating the exam since
school began in August.
“She said ‘I don’t want to fail,
mom,’” Robinson said Ayden
told her on Monday, the first
day of testing. “I said ‘You’re
not going to fail.’ I said ‘You’ve
got this.’”
When the Magnolia State
implemented its requirement in
2015, students only had to reach
the second, or basic, level on a
state test scored in five tiers.
This year, the state is raising
the bar, saying students must
reach the third level. That’s still
one step short of proficiency,
but state Superintendent Carey
Wright and others say it’s im-
portant to raise expectations.
“We needed to do this, and
we need to do this in incre-
ments, because we wanted to
make sure that our students
began moving more toward the
proficient level and being more
prepared for fourth grade,” said
Kymona Burk, the state litera-
cy director.
The Republican policymak-
ers who adopted Mississippi’s
plan from Florida support it,
pointing to improvements in
performance on a nationwide
test. Mississippi is paying for
literacy coaches to help im-
prove instruction in 182 of 420
schools statewide with a third
grade. The state has also pro-
vided training on teaching
reading to 13,000 people, and
provides extra money for sum-
mer schools for struggling
readers.
Last year, 93% of Mississip-
pi students passed at the basic
level on their first attempt, but
only 75% reached the third lev-
el. Burk said the share of stu-
dents scoring three or above
has been increasing, but she
predicts only about 80% will
pass. Schools will get scores in
early May and students retest
in mid-May. A second retest
comes after summer school.
About 3% of students were al-
lowed to advance last year with-
out passing for various reasons.
Mississippi has long flunked
the largest proportion of young
students nationwide, often stu-
dents from poor households
who enroll lacking groundwork
for academics. Last year, Mis-
sissippi held back 9% of kinder-
gartners, 8% of first graders
and 6% of second graders.

Dixie Alley living up to its

deadly reputation for twisters
Recent research has found that
tornadoes are occurring more
frequently in Louisiana, Mississippi,
Alabama, Tennessee and Georgia
The Associated Press
BEAUREGARD, Ala.
— The part of the South
known for deadly torna-
does — “Dixie Alley” — is
continuing to live up to its
name.
Recent research has
found that tornadoes are
occurring more frequently
in the region than in part of
the Great Plains which has
been known as “Tornado
Alley,” The Montgomery
Advertiser reported.
Northern Illinois Univer-
sity professor Victor Gensi-
ni found that twisters are
occurring more frequently
in the southern version of
Tornado Alley. “Dixie Al-
ley” includes Louisiana,
Mississippi, Alabama, Ten-
nessee and Georgia.
The cause of the shift
is unknown, though some
theories focus on climate
change, the newspaper
reported. Some scientists
believe climate change is
responsible for dryer Mid-
western conditions, which
in turn halts moisture-de-
pendent storm fronts from
developing until further
east.
Whatever the precise
causes, the shift has re-
sulted in deadlier torna-
does. That’s particularly
true in Alabama, which
leads the nation in average
tornado deaths per year at
14.
From 1950 to 2016, Al-
abama has had more tor-
nado fatalities (633) than
Texas (552) despite aver-
aging three times fewer
tornadoes per year, the
Montgomery newspaper
reported.
“The biggest story is
that now we have poten-
tially more tornadoes
with a much, much more
vulnerable population,”
Gensini said. “We have so
many more mobile homes
in the southeastern U.S.
We have more trees. We
have more poverty and
studies have shown that
access to getting informa-
tion and getting warnings
are big players.”
Among reasons torna-
does tend to be deadlier in
“Dixie Alley”:
■ Alabama has higher
population density than
Kansas, for instance.
■ The South has more
trees, which can crush
houses and cars, or be
turned into projectiles.
■ Many parts of the
South have a higher
concentration of mobile
homes than other parts of
the country.
■ Tornadoes in the
South often strike at night,
when people are sleeping.
■ Southern tornadoes
also tend to move faster
and stay on the ground
longer.
Last month, a torna-
do that killed more than
20 people in the Beaure-
gard, Alabama, area, un-
derscored the dangerous
nature of southern torna-
does.
The twister remained
on the ground for an hour
and 16 minutes on its de-
structive path through
east Alabama and west
Georgia. Forecasters de-
termined that traveled 70
miles (112 kilometers).
That means that its aver-
age forward speed was
nearly 55 mph (90 kph).
The tornado also illus-
trated the vulnerability of
manufactured homes.
Among the victims was
Cindy Sanford, who stood
before the wreckage of
what had been her manu-
factured home.
“That porch is all I have
left,” she said.

If you don’t read The Dispatch, how are you gonna know?
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Hunt High
Continued from Page 1A
Carpenter said the board’s
decision was based on rec-
ommendations from staff of
MDAH’s Historic Preservation
Division.
“The main thing too is
that the owners of Hunt High
School, which is the Columbus
Municipal School District, were
very much in favor of this rec-
ommendation,” Carpenter said.
“And when you’ve got the owner
of a building ... in favor, that cer-
tainly plays in the final decision.
With the Taylor-Burns House,
that was not the case.”
Hunt High School was the
school for African-American
students in the last years of
segregation in Columbus, and
until February the building
housed the R.E. Hunt Museum
and Cultural Center, which cel-
ebrates local African-American
history. Now called Columbus
Success Academy, the building
also held after-school programs
and the district’s alternative
school before a Feb. 23 EF-3
tornado ripped the roof off the
building and damaged several
classrooms.
While the district asked
MDAH to consider Hunt for
landmark status before the
tornado, both Carpenter and
CMSD board president Jason
Spears said the landmark sta-
tus should help financially as
the district rebuilds the school.
“As we go into rebuilding the
Hunt facility, there will be a lot
of guidelines offered to us as we
go forward,” Spears said. “From
my understanding, there may
be grants and other financial
assistance in addition to what
we may be receiving (from in-
surance) to get that project un-
derway.
“As far as getting the des-
ignation, I think it’s long over-
due,” he said. “I’m glad to see
the process is finally complet-
ed.”
Dispatch file photo
The former Hunt High School was badly damaged in an EF-3 torna- Courtesy photo
do that swept through Columbus on Feb. 23. Friday the Mississip- The Mississippi Department of Archives and History Board of
pi Department of Archives and History made the building a state Trustees has elected not to designate the Taylor-Burns House,
landmark, which will allow Columbus Municipal School District to located on Third Street North, a Mississippi Landmark. The house
receive certain grants and other funding when repairing damage sits in the historic Burns Bottom neighborhood, parts of which the
from the storm. Columbus Redevelopment is hoping to rebuild.
Hunt’s land- is another way of unifying the MDAH’s list of properties to be have any immediate plans to
mark status community and looking at our considered for landmark sta- tear down the house but that
comes almost past and being proud where we tus. he imagines board members
a year after the are today in Columbus.” Had the house been made a will discuss the
MDAH board Mississippi Landmark, it would house further at
granted the same have inhibited the city’s abili- the board’s next
status to the for-
Taylor-Burns House ties to tear it down and rebuild meeting on May
Though the Taylor-Burns
mer Lee High a newer structure in its place. 1. He added the
House was not designated a
School on Mili- Spears Carpenter said a dilapidat- board has been
state landmark, the fact that it
tary Road, which ed interior of the home con- working with
was considered has put on hold
is currently being tributed to the MDAH board MDAH as they
plans by the city to rebuild a
developed into choosing not to designate it a move forward Acker
section of Burns Bottom.
apartments and state landmark. The house has with the entire
retail proper- The house sits in a five-block suffered from a fire and other project.
ties. The school portion of the neighborhood structural damage. “My next question will be,
district sold the which the Columbus Redevel- “That’s not even adequate, ‘so what now?’” he said. “... I’m
property to devel- opment Authority has designat- to say it’s in bad shape,” she sure MDAH will give us an of-
oper Scott Berry, Labat ed the project area. The CRA said. “...I have viewed photo- ficial response and tell us what
who is oversee- purchased the vacant house graphs from every floor and it’s we can and can’t do (in the
ing the project, in June 2018. in 2017 and had plans to tear in incredibly bad shape.” neighborhood), and they usual-
CMSD Superintendent Che- it down in March 2018. How- She said that just because ly do that in a letter.
rie Labat said the fact that both ever, those plans were stalled Burns Bottom is a historic “We’re working with MDAH
former school buildings have to give MDAH time to survey neighborhood doesn’t mean all and whatever they give us
been designated Mississippi the neighborhood before the the structures in the neighbor- clearance to do, we’re proceed-
Landmarks should be a source house, and other nearby struc- hood contribute to that value. ing and working with them,”
of pride for the community. tures, could be demolished. She added the Taylor-Burns he added. “It’s going well, it’s
“Things like this are for ev- The survey ultimately found House may have contributed to just taking a little longer than I
eryone,” Labat said. “I was hap- that the Taylor-Burns House that value once, but it doesn’t personally would like it to. But
py to hear about the Lee facil- was contributing to the historic now. that’s just part of the process.”
ity and now the Hunt facility. I character of the neighborhood, CRA board president John Dispatch reporter Mary Pol-
think the landmark designation and the building was placed on Acker said the board doesn’t litz contributed to this report.

Courtesy photo
Sheena the tiger relaxes in her enclosure at Cedarhill
Animal Sanctuary in this photo the sanctuary posted to
Facebook earlier this month. During Thursday’s severe
thunderstorms, a massive oak tree fell on the fence
of Sheena’s enclosure and crushed a walk-in freezer
that holds food for her and 18 other big cats who live
at the Caledonia sanctuary. Cedarhill staff are asking
for donations to purchase food on an as-needed basis
until they replace the freezer.

Cedarhill
Continued from Page 1A
Gschwendtner and her
staff jumped into high
gear to assess the damage
and see if any animals had
been injured.
“Initially, we just made
sure (Sheena) was safe
when we saw that the tree
had crashed over into her
enclosure,” Blackmon
said. “We saw that she
was still moving around
and wasn’t going into
seizures, which is one of
her health issues. Once
we saw that we could get
her up and get her moving
and she was still respond-
ing to our voices, we got
her locked up in her den.”
By Saturday morning,
the fencing had been put
back up, allowing Shee-
na room to move around.
Huge sections of the tree
had been cut for removal.
Gschwendtner said
even if Sheena had left
her enclosure, she posed
no real threat to the other
200-plus animals on the
property.
“We have another
fence that separates the
animals, plus the perim-
eter fence around the en-
tire property,” she said.
“No one was ever in any
danger.”
Unfortunately, the
fence was not the only ca-
sualty of the felled tree.
The tree flattened the
facility’s large walk-in
freezer. Only about 20
boxes of chicken could
be salvaged from the 4 ½
tons of food.
The loss of the freezer
presents a dual challenge
for Gschwendtner and her
staff.
“We do have a couple of
smaller freezers, the kind
you find in someone’s
home,” she said. “But
we don’t have nearly the
amount of freezer space
we need.”
Although replacing
the walk-in freezer will be
covered by insurance, it is
likely to be months before
a replacement arrives.
“Right now, if some-
one offered to give us a
lot of meat, we wouldn’t
have a place to keep it,”
Gschwendtner said.
As of Saturday, the
sanctuary has about three
days’ supply of food.
Given the circumstanc-
es, Gschwendtner is ask-
ing for cash donations so
food can be purchased on
an as-needed basis, even
putting out a call for funds
on social media. Smaller
food donations should be
scheduled by calling the
office. She said anyone
who wants to help should
visit the sanctuary’s web-
site at cedarhillanimal-
sanctuary.org or call their
office at 662-356-6636.

United Methodists edge toward
breakup over LGBT policies
‘It’s time for some kind of separation,
some kind of amicable divorce’
James Howell, pastor of Myers Park United
Methodist Church in Charlotte, North Carolina
By DAVID CRARY
AP National Writer
NEW YORK — There’s
at least one area of agree-
ment among conserva-
tive, centrist and liberal
leaders in the United
Methodist Church: Amer-
ica’s largest mainline
Protestant denomination
is on a path toward likely
breakup over differences
on same-sex marriage
and ordination of LGBT
pastors.
The differences have
simmered for years, and
came to a head in Feb-
ruary at a conference
in St. Louis where del-
egates voted 438-384
for a proposal called the
Traditional Plan, which
strengthens bans on
LGBT-inclusive practic-
es. A majority of U.S.-
based delegates opposed
that plan and favored
LGBT-friendly options,
but they were outvoted
by U.S. conservatives
teamed with most of the
delegates from Methodist
strongholds in Africa and
the Philippines.
Many believe the vote
will prompt an exodus
from the church by liber-
al congregations that are
already expressing their
dissatisfaction over the
move.
Some churches have
raised rainbow flags in a
show of LGBT solidarity.
Some pastors have vowed
Oklahoma City bombing
‘Survivor Tree’ DNA to live on
The Associated Press
OKLAHOMA CITY
— Science and technolo-
gy are helping Oklahoma
City to sustain the DNA —
and the spirit — of a tree
that has symbolized hope
in the 24 years since the
deadliest act of domestic
terrorism in U.S. history
shook the city to its core.
As part of an annual re-
membrance of the bomb-
ing, civic leaders and
state officials on Friday
transplanted a tree that
was cloned from a scarred
American elm that with-
stood the blast that lev-
eled half of the Alfred P.
Murrah Federal Building
on April 19, 1995.
The “Survivor Tree”
features prominently at
the Oklahoma City Nation-
al Memorial, overlooking
168 chairs that represent
those killed. The intent of
the DNA work is that the
younger elm will replace
the nearly 100-year-old
“Survivor Tree” after it
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Iconic Salt Lake Temple closing
for major 4-year renovation
The Associated Press
SALT LAKE CITY — An iconic temple central
$2.5 million that it nor-
mally would have paid to
Under one scenario,
many centrists and liber-
to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
faith will close for four years for a major renova-
the UMC’s head office at
this stage of the year.
als would leave en masse
to form a new denomina-
tion to help it withstand earthquakes and be more
welcoming to visitors, leaders said Friday.
“We’ll ultimately pay tion — a potentially com- Authorities are also keeping a careful eye on
it,” Hamilton said. “But plex endeavor given likely construction plans after a devastating fire this
to defy the strict rules we want to show that disputes over the dissolu- week at Notre Dame cathedral in Paris.
and continue to allow gay this is the impact if our tion process. The Salt Lake Temple will close Dec. 29 to up-
weddings in Methodist churches leave.” Under the other op- date the stately granite building and surrounding
churches. Churches are Hamilton is among tion, opponents of the Tra- square, including elements that emphasize the
withholding dues pay- the opponents of the Tra- ditional Plan would stay life of Jesus Christ, church President Russell M.
ments to the main office ditional Plan leading an in the UMC and resist Nelson said. “We promise that you will love the
in protest, and the UMC’s initiative dubbed UMC- from within, insisting on results,” he said.
receipts were down 20 Next that seeks the best LGBT-inclusive policies The building and square at the heart of Utah’s
path forward for those and eventually convinc- capital city is one of the state’s top tourist desti-
percent in March, accord-
who share their views. ing the conservatives that nations, though only church members in good
ing to financial reports
Clergy and activists in the they should be the faction standing can go inside the building used for mar-
posted online.
alliance have met in Texas that leaves under what’s riages and other religious ceremonies.
“It’s time for some kind
and Georgia, and a bigger envisioned as a financially When the project is done in 2024, the faith
of separation, some kind
meeting is planned for smooth “gracious exit.” widely known as the Mormon church will host an
of amicable divorce,” said
May 20-22 at Hamilton’s “There’s a sense that open house to give outsiders the first glimpse of
James Howell, pastor of
megachurch. some conservatives have the 126-year-old temple’s interior in more than a
Myers Park United Meth-
odist Church in Charlotte, Hamilton, in a tele- been wanting to leave for century.
phone interview, said two a long time,” Hamilton A new visitors’ center and removal of a wall around
North Carolina, who
posted a video assailing main options are under said. “They’re tired of the square in favor of a fence will also visually open
up the flower-lined space to visitors walking by.
the proposal for its “real consideration. fighting about it.”
meanness.”
The UMC’s nine-mem-
ber Judicial Council con-
venes a four-day meeting
in Evanston, Illinois, on
Tuesday to consider legal
challenges to the Tradi-
tional Plan. If the plan
is upheld, it would take
effect for U.S. churches
on Jan. 1. If parts of it are
struck down, that would
likely trigger new debate
at the UMC’s next general
conference in May 2020.
The UMC’s larg-
est church — the
22,000-member Church
of the Resurrection with
four locations in the Kan-
sas City area — is among
those applying financial
pressure. Its lead pastor,
Adam Hamilton, says his
church is temporarily
withholding half of the
eventually dies.
“While we hope that
tree lives forever; trees
are like us,” said Kari Wat-
kins, executive director of
the memorial, which uses
a rendering of the tree’s
canopy in its logo.
The surviving tree’s
eventual replacement was
cloned by taking the root-
stock of a young tree that
sprouted from a “Survivor
Tree” seed. Nursery work-
ers then grafted a cutting
of the original tree onto
the newer plant’s roots.
The new tree was moved
from a local yard to a spe-
cially designed area in a
future park about a mile
south of the original tree.
Machinery can move
a tree with a mass of
roots measuring 25 feet
and haul it away to be re-
planted, said Mark Bays,
a state forester. No one
is sure when that might
need to happen at the
bombing memorial, but
technology is only expect-
ed to get better.
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Struggling Dawgs fall to Arkansas again on road

FROM SPECIAL REPORTS
FAYET TEVILLE, Ark. —
It was a weekend to forget for
Mississippi State’s baseball
team.
MSU concluded its week-
end trip to No. 12 Arkansas
with a third loss in as many
days, falling to the Razor-
backs, 10 -2.
Freshman pitcher JT Ginn
was roughed up in five in-
nings of work for the Dia-
mond Dawgs. Ginn gave up
three runs on five hits while
striking out four, and was the
losing pitcher.
Junior pitcher Trysten Bar-
low was even more ineffec-
tive. Arkansas tagged Barlow
for six runs on two hits and
two walks. He registered just
a single out. Senior Jared Li-
ebelt and junior Colby White
fared better, combining for
three hits, one run, one walk
and three strikeouts in 2.2 in-
nings pitched.
“We lost a tough game on
Thursday night MSU threatened briefly hind Arkansas, Texas A&M
and these last in the top of the ninth when and LSU at 32-9 and 10 -8 in
two games [we sophomore Rowdey Jordan conference play.
just got beat],” delivered a two-run single “Hopefully, we can get
Lemonis said. to score sophomore Tanner back, get to work and start
“I thought we Allen and freshman Hayden playing good baseball [down
got a good start Jones. the stretch],” Lemonis said.
[from JT Ginn] Lemonis Freshman Landon Jordan MSU faces a quick turn-
today, but we walked on the ensuing at-bat, around as they take on in-
are just not do- but a Luke Hancock strikeout state rival No. 15 Ole Miss
ing enough to win right now.” and Marshall Gilbert fly-out Tuesday night in Pearl for the
Offensively, the Diamond ended the game. annual Governor’s Cup game
Dawgs totaled just four hits Following the sweep, the before hosting No. 5 Georgia
in the first eight innings of Diamond Dawgs sit fourth in in a three-game series next
play. the SEC West standings be- weekend.

Mississippi state softball bowker’s banter

Shooting
Mississippi showdown hoops for God
C
hurch has
always
been in
the life of Robert
Woodard II.
It was, and
is, an import-
ant staple in
the Woodward
household in
Columbus.
He sang in
the choir, Robert Paul Bowker
says, because
his mom, Velma, wanted him to.
When he is standing at the free throw
line for Mississippi State in a big South-
eastern Conference men’s basketball
showdown at Kentucky, he is not just
shooting for State. Or for Columbus. Or
for himself.
He’s shooting hoops for Christ.
While at Columbus High School,
Woodard was an active member in the
Fellowship of Christian Athletes. He was
a part of a group of student-athletes that
met every week.
And that led directly to Friday night,
when two days before Easter, Woodard
was one of the two feature speakers
at an inspiring event, the Mississippi
State Fellowship of Christian Athletes’
Banquet of Champions held at The Mill
in Starkville.
MSU women’s basketball head coach
Chris McDill/Special to the Dispatch
Vic Schaefer was the other speaker.
Mia Davidson of Mississippi State happily jumps on home plate after hitting her 23rd home run of the season in the eighth Woodard is just a freshman at State,
inning Saturday against Ole Miss. the same school that his mother and
father attended. He just completed his

Bulldogs lose pitching battle to rival Ole Miss
BY BEN PORTNOY
bportnoy@cdispatch.com
Pitch, foul ball, repeat.
That was the seemingly endless
exchange between Mississippi State
sophomore pitcher Emily Williams and
Ole Miss’ Brittany Finney in the Reb-
els’ 3-1 win Saturday afternoon.
With runners at second and third,
Finney worked her way through a
14-pitch at-bat to draw a walk and load
the bases in the top of the eighth in-
ning.
“It was a crazy battle between both
of them,” sophomore catcher Mia Da-
vidson said of Williams and Finney.
“You’ve got to love that, the fight in
both teams was just insane.”
Two pitches later, Ole Miss’ Autumn
Gillespie delivered the go-ahead three-
run double to break the scoreless tie
and ultimately led the Rebels the win.
Though she earned the loss, Wil-
liams was dominant in eight innings of
work. She gave up three runs on four
hits while striking out seven on 158
pitches.
“She was amazing,” Davidson said.
sec men’s tennis championships
Mississippi State pitcher Emily Williams gave up just four hits in eight innings
Saturday.
“She pitched one of the best games I’ve
ever caught in my life.“
It’s been a year of spurts for Wil-
liams — her 9-10 record reflects that.
Chris McDill/Special to the Dispatch
She’s posted stellar starts against
some of the nation’s best — like an 8.1
inning, 195-pitch outing against then-
See softball, 6B
first basketball season at State, playing
in 34 games and helping the Bulldogs
achieve something they hadn’t done in
10 years. They made it into the NCAA
Tournament. This is a path that Wood-
ard and the rest of the Bulldogs just may
travel to do even bigger things next year
and the year after.
But on Friday night, this was not a
night about basketball. It was a night
about a treasured way of life.
Woodard is among a large number
of State athletes who meet regularly
in worship and in fellowship. Schaefer
proudly remembers the recent Sunday
that began with members of the wom-
en’s basketball team in church with an
assistant coach. That same night, they
defeated Clemson to advance to the
NCAA Sweet 16.
“They wanted to be there. They asked
to go,” Schaefer said.
It is exactly the way Woodard was
brought up and the way he is now. It is
why he was chosen as the lone MSU
athlete to give a testimonial speech
Friday night. He remembers the strong
upbringing he received at home from his
parents. He remembers the inspirational
message he received one day at school
in the sixth grade: you are going to do
great things.
He never knew he was going to be a
basketball player on the SEC level. And
now that he is, he embraces the respon-
sibility.
“God gave me this talent for a rea-

MSU men face Tennessee for SEC title today
BY BEN PORTNOY fend last year’s tournament
bportnoy@cdispatch.com title.
They’ll face Tennessee in
The Mississippi State today’s final.
men’s tennis team is back in “I thought it was one of
familiar territory. our best dual matches of the
The Bulldogs took down whole year — even though
South Carolina 4-2 in the we lost the doubles point —
Southeastern Conference because of how we compet-
Championship semifinals ed,” MSU coach Matt Rob-
Saturday in Gainesville,
erts said. “We were tough.
Florida, as they look to de- We never went away.”
Falling behind 1-0 after
doubles, the Bulldogs bat-
tled back in the singles por-
tion of Saturday’s match.
Senior Nuno Borges, the
No. 2 player in the country,
set MSU records with his
113th career singles win and
178th victory overall by dis-
posing of South Carolina’s
No. 6-ranked Paul Jubb 4-6,
6-3,6-1.
“He was not going to be
denied today,” Roberts said.
“He lost the first set but
you could just tell. His self-
talk was very positive — he
kept telling himself the right
things — and he was build-
ing himself up through that
match and then he broke
that guy down down the
stretch.”
See tennis, 6B
son,” he said.
At MSU, FCA athletes from all sports
on campus meet in huddles. Beyond
that, athletes within a specific sport
meet. There are prayers. There are con-
versations. And there are critical phone
calls deep in the night after a tough
game or maybe even after a good one.
Tyson Cunningham, a former State
player from Columbus who serves as the
men’s basketball chaplain at State, cer-
tainly has received a few late night calls
from Woodard. Cunningham, who is also
a talented singer and has performed the
See Bowker, 6B
2B Sunday, April 21, 2019 The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com

briefly CALENDAR Basketball

St. Louis 10, N.Y. Mets 2
Arizona 6, Chicago Cubs 0
Pittsburgh 3, San Francisco 1, 5 innings
Florida A&M 11, Savannah St. 7
Florida St. 5-3, Virginia 3-13
Furman 4, W. Carolina 3
NBA Playoff Glance Cleveland 8, Atlanta 4, 1st game Gardner-Webb 8-1, Winthrop 1-7
Baseball College Baseball
All Times EDT
FIRST ROUND
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
Miami 9, Washington 3
Milwaukee 5, L.A. Dodgers 0
Atlanta at Cleveland, 7:50 p.m., 2nd game
Georgia 4, Missouri 2
Georgia Gwinnett at Talladega, 2, ppd.
MUW drops doubleheader to Ridge College Today’s games Saturday, April 13
Brooklyn 111, Philadelphia 102
Philadelphia at Colorado, 8:10 p.m.
Cincinnati at San Diego, 8:40 p.m.
Georgia Tech 7-4, Virginia Tech 5-3
Hampden-Sydney 20, Shenandoah 6
PARAGOULD, Ark. – The W baseball team hit the road for the last Vanderbilt at Alabama, 1 p.m. Orlando 104, Toronto 101 Sunday’s Games High Point 4-5, Presbyterian 2-4
time of the 2019 regular season with a trip to Paragould, Arkansas, to Golden State 121, L.A. Clippers 104 Washington (Strasburg 1-1) at Miami (Richards Jackson St. 19, MVSU 3
take on Crowley’s Ridge College on Saturday. The doubleheader was Tuesday’s games San Antonio 101, Denver 96 0-2), 1:10 p.m.
San Francisco (Rodriguez 2-2) at Pittsburgh
Lee 16, Montevallo 6
Sunday, April 14 Liberty 3-2, N.C. A&T 0-8
originally scheduled as a part of a four-game series but was cut to two Mississippi State vs. Ole Miss (Pearl), 6 p.m. Boston 84, Indiana 74 (Archer 1-0), 1:35 p.m. Little Rock 7-4, Louisiana-Monroe 3-2
Portland 104, Oklahoma City 99 L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 0-0) at Milwaukee LSU 11, Florida 2
after a couple of days of bad weather. The Owls struggled defensively Louisiana at Southern Miss, 6 p.m. Milwaukee 121, Detroit 86 (Woodruff 2-1), 2:10 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Syndergaard 1-1) at St. Louis Louisiana Tech 11, Marshall 1
against the Pioneers to drop both games of the day, 4-3 and 8-0. Wednesday’s games
Houston 122, Utah 90
(Hudson 0-1), 2:15 p.m. Lynchburg 5, Bridgewater (Va.) 4
Monday, April 15
Owls sophomore pitcher David Standifer took the mound opposite Philadelphia 145, Brooklyn 123 Arizona (Ray 0-1) at Chicago Cubs (Chatwood Maryland 14-9, Ohio St. 8-10, 2nd game, 11
Crowley’s Ridge right-hander Dallan Stotts in game one of the double- Mississippi University for Women at Stillman L.A. Clippers 135, Golden State 131 0-0), 2:20 p.m. innings
Tuesday, April 16 Philadelphia (Eickhoff 0-0) at Colorado (Gray Memphis 11-5, Tulane 8-20
header. Standifer, a right-hander from Mobile, Alabama, pitched a solid College (DH), Noon Toronto 111, Orlando 82 1-3), 3:10 p.m. Mercer 15, VMI 6
four innings for two strikeouts, two earned runs, and four hits against. He Cincinnati (Mahle 0-1) at San Diego (Lucchesi
Alabama at Jacksonville State, 6 p.m. Denver 114, San Antonio 105
Portland 114, Oklahoma City 94 2-2), 4:10 p.m.
Miami 16-6, Louisville 11-9
Miles 14, Tuskegee 10
was relieved in the fifth inning by Luke Hobson who pitched the final two Southern Miss at New Orleans, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 17 Atlanta (Fried 2-0) at Cleveland (Bieber 2-0), Millsaps 4, Oglethorpe 3, 10 innings
innings for the loss. The Ripley, Miss. native also recorded two strikeouts Boston 99, Indiana 91 7:05 p.m.
with two earned runs and five hits against. College Softball Milwaukee 120, Detroit 99
Houston 118, Utah 98, Houston leads series
Monday’s Games
Arizona at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.
Middle Georgia 9, Brewton-Parker 7
Newberry 21, Lincoln Memorial 5
Norfolk St. 6-4, Coppin St. 0-3
Offensively, both teams blanked in the first inning with Crowley’s Philadelphia at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m.
Tuesday’s games 2-0
Thursday, April 18 Milwaukee at St. Louis, 7:45 p.m. North Alabama 8, North Florida 4
Ridge scoring the first run of the day in the second inning. In the bottom Belmont at Alabama, 6 p.m. Philadelphia 131, Brooklyn 115 Washington at Colorado, 8:40 p.m. North Carolina 8, Boston College 7, 11 innings
of the inning, Cody Fortner led off with a double to deep right and San Antonio 118, Denver 108
Friday’s College N.C. Central 7-5, Bethune-Cookman 2-8
advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt. He went on to score the Pioneers Wednesday’s games Golden State 132, L.A. Clippers 105, Golden North Greenville 10-14, Chowan 2-2

first run on a single by Peyton Maddox. Southern Miss at Ole Miss, 6 p.m.
State leads series 2-1
Friday, April 19
Baseball Scores Northwestern St. 6-6, McNeese 0-5
EAST Old Dominion 8-6, FIU 6-12
Toronto 98, Orlando 93, Toronto leads series
The Owls answered in the third inning with Lukas Murphy making
it on base with a single up the middle. He advanced to second when
Junior College Softball 2-1
Boston 104, Indiana 96, Boston leads series
Baruch 10, CCNY 5
Bryant 15, CCSU 4
Radford 11-5, Longwood 6-4
Richmond 8-3, VCU 5-16
Creighton 11, Seton Hall 1
Prince Tolbert was hit by a pitch, then came home on a double down the Wednesday’s games 3-0
Delaware at Towson, ppd.
Roanoke 16-7, E. Mennonite 5-8
Samford 3-14, UNC Greensboro 2-0, 1st game,
Oklahoma City 120, Portland 108, Portland
Fairfield 6, Monmouth (NJ) 2
right field line from Heath Ford. Itawamba at Coahoma (DH), 1 p.m. leads series 2-1
Fairleigh Dickinson 17, LIU Brooklyn 2
10 innnings
Saturday, April 20 South Alabama 10, Georgia St. 7
The Pioneers regained a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the inning after Meridian at EMCC (DH), 4 p.m.
Junior College Philadelphia 112, Brooklyn 108, Philadelphia Hofstra 7, UNC Wilmington 3
South Carolina 3-3, Texas A&M 2-6
Iona 9, Niagara 8
Tyler Henfling scored on a fielder’s choice. Softball
leads series 3-1
James Madison 7, St. Bonaventure 4, 8 innings S.C.-Beaufort 10, Thomas (Ga.) 7
Denver 117, San Antonio 103, series tied 2-2 South Florida 7-12, The Citadel 2-9
In the fourth, The W tied the game at 2-2 after Johndavid Birdsong Milwaukee 119, Detroit 103, Milwaukee leads Kansas at West Virginia, ppd.
scored on a single to third by RJ Cox. Itawamba at EMCC (DH), 2 p.m. series 3-0 La Salle 7, Saint Joseph’s 1 Southeastern (Fla.) 7, Keiser 1
Lipscomb 10, NJ Tech 5 Southern U. 7Texas Southern 6
The Owls got their first lead of the game in the fifth, scoring its last
run on a single by Damain Benefield that sent Leroy “Trey” Petite home.
Prep Baseball Houston at Utah, 10:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 21
Boston at Indiana, 1 p.m.
Maine 4, UMass 1
Manhattan 12, Marist 4
SE Louisiana 11, Nicholls 1
Southern Miss. 8, Charlotte 6
Monday’s games Golden State at L.A. Clippers, 3:30 p.m. Mount St. Mary’s 9, Wagner 8 Spalding 5, Principia 3
After the top of the fifth, Crowley’s Ridge was able to keep the Owls Toronto at Orlando, 7 p.m. Northeastern 7, Coll. of Charleston 0
Stetson 4-1, Kennesaw St. 0-2
scoreless for the rest of the game while collecting two more runs for the Hebron Christian Playoffs, TBA, TBA Portland at Oklahoma City, 9:30 p.m. Notre Dame at Pittsburgh, ppd.
Old Westbury 4, New Rochelle 1 Tennessee 8, Kentucky 2
Monday, April 22
4-3 victory in game one. Tuesday’s games Milwaukee at Detroit, 8 p.m. Rider at Georgetown, ccd.
Rutgers 2, Purdue 0
UAB 7-1, UTSA 3-4
UNC Asheville 11, Charleston Southern 4
Benefield led the Owls at the plate with a 2-for-3 appearance with Victory Christian vs. Starkville Christian, 4 p.m. Houston at Utah, 10:30 p.m.
Sacred Heart 9, Rhode Island 1 UT Martin 6-4, Austin Peay 3-5
Tuesday, April 23
one RBI. Ford and Cox tied Benefield with one RBI each. Saint Louis 4, Fordham 1 Virginia Wesleyan 13, Guilford 9
In game two, the Owls were unable to get the offense going while Prep Softball Orlando at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Brooklyn at Philadelphia, 8 p.m.
San Antonio at Denver, 9:30 p.m.
Saint Peter’s at Canisius, ppd.
St. John’s 24, Villanova 6
Wake Forest 4, N.C. State 3
Webber International 8, Warner 1
the Pioneers produced runs in four different frames to defeat The W, 8-0. Monday’s games Oklahoma City at Portland, 10:30 p.m. Siena 3, Quinnipiac 2 William Carey 13, Blue Mountain 4
Stony Brook 8-3, Albany (NY) 3-4
At the plate, Bobby Neal led The W with a 2-for-2 appearance. Victory Christian at Victory Baptist, 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 24
UMass-Lowell 12-4, Binghamton 2-0 Wingate 8, Queens (N.C.) 7
x-Indiana at Boston, 7 or 8 p.m. Winston-Salem St. 4, Emmanuel (Ga.) 3
The Owls will be back in action on Tuesday, when they host Stillman x-Utah at Houston, 8 or 8:30 p.m. UMES 12, Delaware St. 8
College for their last home doubleheader of the season. First pitch is set Tuesday’s games x-Detroit at Milwaukee, 8, 8:30 or 9:30 p.m. SOUTH Wofford at ETSU, ccd.
Alabama St. at Alabama A&M, ppd. MIDWEST
L.A. Clippers at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
for 4:30 p.m. ​ Victory Christian vs. Starkville Christian, 4 p.m. Thursday, April 25 Austin Peay at UT-Martin, ppd. Aurora 5, Marian (Wis.) 2
x-Toronto at Orlando, TBA Belmont 13, Murray St. 11 Avila 10, Saint Mary (Kan.) 9
x-Philadelphia at Brooklyn, TBA Bethune-Cookman at NC Central, ppd. Ball St. 3, Miami (Ohio) 2, 2nd game, ppd.

on the air Denver at San Antonio, TBA Boston College at North Carolina, ppd. Bellevue 9, Presentation 6
Charleston Southern at UNC Asheville, ppd.
Ole Miss falls in 10 innings at Auburn x-Portland at Oklahoma City, TBA
Friday, April 26 E. Illinois 5, Morehead St. 4 Beloit 4, St. Norbert 2
Benedictine (Ill.) 6, Illinois Tech 4
AUBURN, Ala. – No. 11 Ole Miss came out on the wrong end of a Dayton at George Mason, ppd.
Today
x-Milwaukee at Detroit, TBA Benedictine (Kan.) 10, Graceland (Iowa) 6
x-Boston at Indiana, TBA Duke 9, Clemson 8
terrific college baseball game Saturday, falling 6-5 in 10 innings at No. x-Golden State at L.A. Clippers, TBA Elon at William & Mary, ppd. Buena Vista 15, Wartburg 8
23 Auburn. COLLEGE BASEBALL x-Houston at Utah, TBA FIU at Old Dominion, ppd.
Florida A&M at Savannagh St., ppd.
Butler at Xavier, ccd.
Saturday, April 27 Calvin 2-5, Kalamazoo 1-2
The day saw several spectacular performances for the Rebels, 11:30 a.m. — Army at Navy, CBSSN x-Orlando at Toronto, TBA Furman at W. Carolina, ppd. Central Methodist 4-10, William Penn 1-3
including a two-homer day for Grae Kessinger, a clutch game-tying Georgia 5, Missouri 2
COLLEGE GOLF (WOMEN’S) x-Brooklyn at Philadelphia, TBA
Georgia Southern at Coastal Carolina, ppd.
Cent. Michigan at Toledo, ppd.
home run in the ninth inning by Cooper Johnson, and a clutch go-ahead x-Oklahoma City at Portland, TBA Chicago 11, Ripon 5
7:30 a.m. — SEC Championship: From Birming- x-San Antonio at Denver, TBA High Point at Presbyterian, ppd.
Clarke 7, Mount Mercy 6
RBI in the 10th by Tyler Keenan. But it all wasn’t quite enough as Auburn Sunday, April 28 Jackson St. 12, MVSU 2, 8 innings
ham, Ala., SEC Detroit at Milwaukee, TBA Jacksonville at Florida Gulf Coast, ppd. Columbia (Mo.) 6-11, Williams Baptisit 5-3
secured the walk-off victory to win the series. Jacksonville St. 6, E. Kentucky 5 Concordia-Chicago 11, Milwaukee Engineering
COLLEGE LACROSSE (MEN’S) x-Indiana at Boston, TBA
Longwood at Radford, ppd. 10
Kessinger got the Rebels going in the first with a towering solo x-L.A. Clippers at Golden State, TBA
home run over the green monster in left field. 10 a.m. — Michigan at Rutgers, BTN x-Utah at Houston, TBA Md.-Eastern Shore 12, Delaware St. 8 Cornell (Iowa) 15, Monmouth (Ill.) 5
Miami 10, Louisville 3, 6 innings, susp. Cornerstone 6, Michigan-Dearborn 5
11 a.m. — Johns Hopkins at Penn State, ESPNU
Johnson opened the ninth inning by working a 3-0 count, where the
Rebel catcher launched a fastball from Greenhill high over the left field COLLEGE SOFTBALL Baseball NC A&T at Liberty, ppd.
NC State at Wake Forest, ppd.
North Florida at North Alabama, ppd.
Dakota Wesleyan 11, Doane 4
Denison 3, Ohio Wesleyan 2

wall to tie the game at four. Parker Caracci then came on for the Rebels 12 p.m. — Minnesota at Nebraska, BTN American League Ohio St. at Maryland, ppd.
DePauw 9, Hiram 4
Freed-Hardeman 11, Park 3
At A Glance SE Louisiana 3, Nicholls 1
and picked up right where Miller left off, sending three straight Tigers 1 p.m. — Tennessee at Georgia, ESPN2 All Times EDT Southern Miss. 14-7, Charlotte 3-1 Hastings 13, Dordt 1
East Division Stetson 3, Kennessaw St. 0, 8 innings, susp. Illinois 7, Penn St. 6
back to the dugout to send the game to extra innings. 2 p.m. — Michigan at Illinois, BTN W L Pct GB Texas A&M at South Carolina, ppd. Illinois St. 7, S. Illinois 6
In the 10th, the Rebel offense delivered the go-ahead run. 3 p.m. — Auburn at Kentucky, ESPN2 Tampa Bay 14 7 .667 — Texas Southern at Southern U., ppd. Indiana at Michigan St., ppd.
Kessinger started the two-out rally with a base hit through the left side, New York 10 10 .500 3½ UNC Greensboro at Samford, ppd. Indiana Tech at Lourdes, 2, ppd.
4 p.m. — Purdue at Northwestern, BTN Toronto 10 12 .455 4½ Vanderbilt 7, Alabama 4 Iowa 17, Nebraska 9
then Keenan chopped a double down the right field line to send the COLLEGE TENNIS (MEN’S) Baltimore 8 13 .381 6 MIDWEST Jamestown 11, Morningside 9
Rebel shortstop home, wheeling all the way around from first for the Boston 8 13 .381 6 Adrian 1-12, Albion 3-0 Judson 5, Robert Morris-Chicago 4
go-ahead run.
1 p.m. — SEC Tournament: Mississippi State vs. Central Division Belmont 13, Murray St. 11
Kansas Wesleyan 8, Ottawa (Kan.) 6
W L Pct GB Grand View 7-0, Central Methodist 4-11
Ole Miss was right where it wanted to be with the lead and the ball Tennessee, championship, Gainesville, Fla., SEC Cleveland 12 7 .632 — Milwaukee 10, Wright St. 6 Kent St. 11, N. Illinois 10
Minnesota 10 7 .588 1 LaGrange 12, Peace 0
in Caracci’s hands. Before the 10th inning against the Tigers, Caracci COLLEGE TENNIS (WOMEN’S) Detroit 9 10 .474 3
Mount Mercy 4-11, Clarke 3-4
Northwestern at Michigan, ppd. Lakeland 6-2, Concordia (Wis.) 2-6
hadn’t given up a run since March 2, a streak spanning eight outings 3:30 p.m. — SEC Tournament: Vanderbilt vs. Chicago 8 11 .421 4 Omaha 5, Purdue Fort Wayne 0 Lincoln (Ill.) at Oakland City, 2, ppd.
Kansas City 7 14 .333 6 Rutgers 2, Purdue 0 MacMurray 3, Westminster (Mo.) 0
and 14.1 innings. However, a single, a walk and a bunt single loaded the Georgia, championship, College Station, Texas, West Division Sacramento St. 13, Chicago St. 3 Michigan 4, Northwestern 1
bases with no outs. SEC W L Pct GB TCU 8, Kansas St. 1 MidAm Nazarene 14, Culver-Stockton 12
Houston 13 6 .684 — Tennessee Tech 9, SE Missouri 3
It looked as though the Rebels would get the first out of the inning at Midland 8, Briar Cliff 1
CURLING Seattle 15 8 .652 — UCF 10, Wichita St. 2, 7 innings, susp.
Missouri Baptist 6, Hannibal-LaGrange 5
the plate on a ground ball to Cole Zabowski, but Zabowski’s throw pulled Texas 10 8 .556 2½ Xavier 13, Butler 8
9:30 p.m. — World Mixed Doubles Championship: Oakland 11 12 .478 4 SOUTHWEST Mount Marty 5, Hastings 1
Johnson just off of home plate, allowing a run to score. Caracci came U.S. vs. Latvia, championship, Norway (taped), Los Angeles 8 12 .400 5½ Arkansas 12, Mississippi St. 5 Oakland 3-1, UIC 2-8
up with two gutsy strikeouts to keep the game knotted at five, but just Friday’s Games Cent. Arkansas 6, Sam Houston St. 1 Ohio at E. Michigan, ppd.
NBCSN Minnesota at Baltimore, ppd. Houston 3, Cincinnati 1 Oklahoma 2, Minnesota 1
when it looked like the Rebels would escape the stickiest of situations, Atlanta at Cleveland, ppd. Texas Tech 3, Baylor 2 Omaha at Fort Wayne, ppd.
Auburn’s Conor Davis poked a base hit through the left side to give the GOLF N.Y. Yankees 6, Kansas City 2 FAR WEST Oral Roberts 11, N. Dakota St. 5
Tigers the walk-off win. 12 p.m. — PGA Tour Golf: RBC Heritage, final Boston 6, Tampa Bay 4
Chicago White Sox 7, Detroit 3
Arizona at Oregon St., ppd.
Arizona St. 8, Utah 5
New Orleans 20, Missouri St. 12
Rochedster (Mich.) 7, Aquinas 1
Ole Miss will return to action on Tuesday. The Rebels will play the round, Hilton Head Island, S.C.. GOLF Houston 7, Texas 2 New Mexico 11, UC Riverside 10
Rockford 4, Edgewood 3
Seattle 5, L.A. Angels 3 Stanford 20, Oregon 5
role of the home team in a neutral site meeting with Mississippi State for 2 p.m. — PGA Tour Golf: RBC Heritage, final round, Toronto 5, Oakland 1 UC Santa Barbara 7, UC Davis 0 Sacramento St. 10, Chicago St. 1
St. Francis (Ill.) 7, Saint Xavier 2
the Governor’s Cup at Trustmark Park in Pearl, Miss. Hilton Head Island, S.C.. CBS Saturday’s Games
Chicago White Sox at Detroit, ppd. Saturday’s College St. Francis (Ind.) at Huntington, ppd.
2 p.m. — PGA Tour Champions Golf: Mitsubishi N.Y. Yankees 9, Kansas City 2
Baseball Scores St. Francis (Ill.) 7-2, St. Xavier 2-15
Minnesota 6, Baltimore 5, 1st game St. Scholastica 11, Minn.-Morris 1
Electric, final round, Duluth, Ga., GOLF Toronto 10, Oakland 1 EAST
EMCC drops a pair to Mississippi Gulf Coast MLB BASEBALL Cleveland 8, Atlanta 4, 1st game
Boston 6, Tampa Bay 5
Adelphi 7, Saint Rose 4
Alderson-Broaddus 6, Kentucky Wesleyan 5,
SE Missouri 9, Tennessee Tech 4
S. Dakota St. 11-6, W. Illinois 9-7, 2nd game,
PERKINSTON – Late-game miscues broke open a pair of close 1 p.m. — LA Dodgers at Milwaukee OR NY Mets at 10 innings
Atlanta at Cleveland, 7:50 p.m., 2nd game 10 innings
contests, as the visiting Lions of East Mississippi Community College fell Arcadia 6, Lebanon Valley 2
Minnesota at Baltimore, 8:00 p.m., 2nd game SIU Edwardsville 4-16, Valparaiso 3-6
St. Louis, MLB Houston at Texas, 8:05 p.m. Bethany (W.Va.) 4-7, Chatham 3-4, 1st game, Sterling 20, York (Neb.) 8
twice, 7-0 and 10-2, to Mississippi Gulf Coast during Friday’s MACJC 10 innings
conference baseball action played at Ken “Curly” Farris Field.
6 p.m. — Atlanta at Cleveland, ESPN Seattle at L.A. Angels, 9:07 p.m.
Sunday’s Games Binghamton at UMass-Lowell, ppd.
Tabor 15, Friends (Kan.) 4
Trinity Christian 10. St. Ambrose 3
In the opening game, Gulf Coast starting pitcher Dawson Hall NBA BASKETBALL Kansas City (Lopez 0-2) at N.Y. YankeesBrown 8, Columbia 5
Canisius 7-10, St. Peter’s 5-5
Trinity International 8, Olivet Nazarene 5
(Paxton 2-2), 1:05 p.m.
limited the Lions to just one hit over eight innings before giving way to 12 p.m. — NBA Playoff: Boston at Indiana, East Charleston 7, Northeastern 5
Minnesota (Gibson 0-0) at Baltimore (Bundy
UCF 11-4, Wichita St. 3-6
Waldorf 3, Valley City St. 2
Clarion 3-3, Indiana (Pa.) 2-8
Darby Gilbert to complete the shutout. 1st Round, Game 4, ABC 0-2), 1:05 p.m.
College of N.J. 19, William Paterson 7
Chicago White Sox (Lopez 1-2) at Detroit (Boyd Washington (Mo.) 3, Emory 2
EMCC’s best opportunity to score in the opener came in the third 2:30 p.m. — NBA Playoff: Golden State at LA 1-1), 1:10 p.m. Creighton 3, Seton Hall 1
Davidson 3-5, George Washington 0-6
Wayne St. (Mich.) 6, Wis.-Parkside 2
Wayne St. (Neb.) 9, Minnesota St. 5
Boston (Price 1-1) at Tampa Bay (Glasnow 4-0),
inning when Carter Bentley walked and John Ross Briggs hit a bloop Clippers, West 1st Round, Game 4, ABC 2:10 p.m. East Stroudsburg 9-11, Kutztown 0-1 W. Michigan at Bowling Green, ppd.
single to right field. They each moved up a base on a subsequent Fairfield 7, Monmouth 1
6 p.m. — NBA Playoff: Toronto at Orlando, East Houston (McHugh 3-1) at Texas (Miller 0-1),
3:05 p.m. Franklin & Marshall 22, Haverford 4
William Woods 7-5, College of the Ozarks 2-2
Wis.-Platteville 11, Wis.-Stevens Point 4
groundout but were left stranded in scoring position following an 1st Round, Game 4, TNT Georgetown 12-10, Rider 7-9
Seattle (Leake 2-1) at L.A. Angels (Barria 1-1), Wis.-Stout 10, Wis.-Oshkosh 3
inning-ending strikeout. 4:07 p.m. Hofstra 6, UNC Wilmington 4
8:30 p.m. — NBA Playoff: Portland at Oklahoma Ithaca 4, Houghton 3
Toronto (Sanchez 2-1) at Oakland (Anderson
Wis.-Superior 19, Martin Luther 9
The Bulldogs were held scoreless by EMCC starting pitcher Josh Johns Hopkins 16, Dickinson 14 Wis.-Whitewater 9, Finlandia 3
Smith until Dee Hawthorne and Castor Lee opened the fourth inning with
City, West 1st Round, Game 4. TNT 3-0), 4:07 p.m.
Kean 4, Rutgers-Camden 0
Atlanta (Fried 2-0) at Cleveland (Bieber 2-0), Wright St. 14-6, Milwaukee 12-7

back-to-back singles. They later came around to score on a sacrifice fly NHL HOCKEY 7:05 p.m. Lehigh 5-7, Bucknell 3-6
LIU Brooklyn 13, Fairleigh Dickinson 8
SOUTHWEST
Monday’s Games Abilene Christian 6, Lamar 5
by Ike Williams followed by a successful double steal. 2 p.m. — Stanley Cup Playoff: Boston vs. Toronto, LIU Post 8, Molloy 1
Chicago White Sox at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. Arkansas 10, Mississippi St. 2
Marist 6-11, Manhattan 4-4, 2nd game, 10
The Bulldogs took an early 1-0 lead in the first frame of the sev- Game 6, NBC Detroit at Boston, 7:10 p.m.
Kansas City at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m. innings
Cent. Arkansas 6, Sam Houston St. 2
Crowley’s Ridge 4, Mississippi Women 3
en-inning nightcap when Miller Hancock reached base on a bunt single, 6 p.m. — Stanley Cup Playoff: San Jose vs. Las Minnesota at Houston, 8:10 p.m. McDaniel 17, Ursinus 16
Dallas Baptist 14, Bradley 3
N.Y. Yankees at L.A. Angels, 10:07 p.m.Merchant Marine 10, Moravian 8
then stole second and third base before racing home on a dropped third Vegas, Game 6, NBCSN Texas at Oakland, 10:07 p.m. Messiah 16, Widener 6 Grambling St. 10-19, Ark.-Pine Bluff 8-2, 1st
Millersville 6, West Chester 2 game, 11 innings
strike throw to first base. RUGBY
EMCC’s first run of the day came on Chase Jones’ one-out solo
National League Glance Navy 3-3, Army 0-11 Hendrix 6, Rhodes 1
2 p.m. — European Champions Cup: Leinster vs. All Times EDT Niagara 9-0, Iona 6-14 Houston 8, Cincinnati 4
blast in the fourth inning off Bulldog starting pitcher Truitt Smith. East Division Pittsburgh 4-0, Notre Dame 2-9 Houston Baptist 8, Incarnate Word 6
Toulouse, semifinals (taped), NBCSN W L Princeton 7-9, Cornell 2-15 LSU Alexandria 9, Wiley 2
With the score tied at 1-1 through four innings, EMCC sophomore Pct GB Purdue 6, Rutgers 2
9 p.m. — New Orleans Gold vs. Seattle Sea- Rutgers-Newark 10, Stockton 5
Mid-America Christian 5, Central Christian 2
right-hander Jaxen Forrester had allowed just two bunt singles along Philadelphia 11 8 Oklahoma Baptist 14, East Central 4
with having reached a career-high 11 strikeouts after fanning the first wolves. CBSSN .579 — St. John’s 3, Villanova 1
Oklahoma City 13, Okla. Panhandle St. 3
New York 11 9 Saint Joseph’s 6, La Salle 5, 10 innings
two Bulldog batters in the fifth inning. Two-out trouble began when a SOCCER (MEN’S) .550 ½ St. Joseph’s (L.I.) 3, Purchase 1 Oklahoma St. 11, Texas 10
St. Lawrence 11, RPI 6 Oklahoma Wesleyan 15, Southwesten (Kan.) 5
misjudged fly ball in shallow right-center field was then followed by three 7:25 a.m. — Premier League: Everton vs. Man- Atlanta 9
.474 2
10
Seton Hill 5-1, California (Pa.) 2-4 Rice 7, Middle Tennessee 5
consecutive singles to increase Gulf Coast’s lead to 3-1. chester United, NBCSN Washington 9 10 Shippensburg 2-1, Lock Haven 1-4 Science & Arts 6-10, Texas Wesleyan 1-1
.474 2 Siena 5, Quinnipiac 4, 13 innings SE Oklahoma 10, NW Oklahoma 7
Coach Brett Kimbrel’s EMCC Lions, 7-25 overall and 4-15 in confer- 8:30 a.m. — Bundesliga: SC Freiburg vs. Borussia Miami 6 15 Stony Brook 7, Albany (NY) 4 SW Christian 13, Wayland Baptist 3
ence play, are scheduled to resume a seven-inning home game Monday .286 6 Swarthmore 13, Gettysburg 4
Dortmund, FS1 Central Division Towson 2-10, Delaware 1-8, 1st game, 10
SW Oklahoma 17, S. Nazarene 6
afternoon against Hinds that was previously postponed due to rain. First Stephen F. Austin 3, Texas A&M-CC 0
9:55 a.m. — Premier League: Cardiff City vs. W L innings
Texas College 8, Huston-Tillotson 2
pitch for Monday’s EMCC-Hinds resumption contest is set for 4 p.m. at Pct GB Trinity (Conn.) 9, Hamilton 8
Liverpool, NBCSN Pittsburgh 12 6 UMBC 10, Hartford 8 Texas St. 7, Arkansas St. 6, 10 innings
Gerald Poole Field on the Scooba campus. East Mississippi will then 11 a.m. — Bundesliga: Hertha Berlin vs. Hannover .667 — Vassar 9, Union (N.Y.) 1 Texas Tech 13, Baylor 3
close out its 2019 home baseball slate by playing host to the Meridian Milwaukee 13 9 Wagner 8, Mount St. Mary’s 2 UT Arlington 9, Louisiana-Lafayette 5
Eagles in a 4 p.m. Wednesday doubleheader.
96, FS1 .591 1 Washington (Md.) 8, Muhlenberg 5 UT Rio Grande Valley 7, Cal Baptist 3
St. Louis 11 9 Washington & Jefferson 12-8, Geneva 4-0 FAR WEST
3 p.m. — MLS: D.C. United vs. New York City FC, .550 2 West Virginia 1-4, Kansas 0-3, 2nd game, 11 Benedictine Mesa 11, Simpson (Calif.) 7
ESPN Chicago 9 10 innings BYU 4, Washington 0
.474 3½ Wilson 16, Centenary (N.J.) 2 Cal Lutheran 3, Redlands 2
Southern Miss sweeps UNC Charlotte 6 p.m. — MLS: Los Angeles FC vs. Seattle Sound- Cincinnati 7 12 Yale 6, Penn 5
Cal Poly 5, Long Beach St. 4
.368 5½ SOUTH
HATTIESBURG -- Southern Miss scored seven runs in the first ers, FS1 West Division Alabama A&M 13-8, Alabama St. 6-12 Colorado Mines 4, Colorado Christian 1
CSU Bakersfield 16, N. Colorado 4, 7 innings
two innings Saturday morning and then hung on for an 8-6 victory
Conference USA baseball victory over Charlotte before an announced
Monday
Pct GB
Los Angeles 14
W L Albany (Ga.) 15, Paine 1

3,404 at Pete Taylor Park.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
With the win, Southern Miss (24-13, 14-4 C-USA) swept the three- 6 p.m. — Auburn at Kentucky, SEC
game series from the 49ers (14-24-1, 5-12-1). MLB BASEBALL
Matt Wallner drove in four runs with a pair of home runs Saturday, 6 p.m. — Philadelphia at NY Mets, ESPN
giving him three on the series and 10 on the season. Wallner, a junior, 9 p.m. — NY Yankees at LA Angels OR Texas
has hit at least 10 home runs in each of his first three seasons with the at Oakland. MLB
Golden Eagles and is tied for fourth on the all-time list with Fred Cooley
NBA BASKETBALL
at 45 homers. 7 p.m. — NBA Playoff: Milwaukee at Detroit,
Charlotte had jumped out 2-0 in the first inning on Rafi Vazquez’
East 1st Round, Game 4, TNT
two-run single, but Southern Miss answered with four runs in the bottom
9:30 p.m. — NBA Playoff: Houston at Utah,
of the inning.
Bryant Bowen extended his team-best hitting streak to 21 games West 1st Round, Game 4, TNT
with an RBI-single before Wallner unloaded to right field for a three-run NHL HOCKEY
home run off Charlotte starter Carson Pinkney. It is the longest hitting 6 p.m. — Stanley Cup Playoff: Teams TBD,
streak for a Golden Eagle since Chase Scott had posted the a 21-game NBCSN
streak in 2015.
“It’s been huge,” Wallner said. “I think we scored at least two runs in
the first inning in every game this weekend, so that was big for us to get
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Friday’s Moves
BASEBALL
Softball Major League Baseball
MLB — Suspended Kansas City Royals pitch-
er Brad Keller five games and fined him an
Alabama blanks Florida, completes weekend sweep undisclosed amount for intentionally throwing
a pitch at Tim Anderson of the Chicago White
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Alabama shut out Florida, 3-0, Saturday af- Sox and suspended Anderson one game and
ternoon to complete the series sweep and win its seventh straight game. fined him an undisclosed amount for his con-
duct after the benches cleared in an April 17
The series sweep is the first for Alabama (45-4, 14-4 SEC) over game. Suspended White Sox manager Rick
Florida (37-12, 9-9 SEC) since 2006 and its first in Gainesville since Renteria one game and fined him an undis-
closed amount for his aggressive actions
2001. The two runs allowed this weekend is the fewest runs scored for during the incident.
the Gators in a three-game series vs. the Tide in Gainesville. American League
For the third straight game, Alabama pitching was lights-out, with BOSTON RED SOX — Placed INF Eduardo
Núñez on the 10-day IL, retroactive to April
junior Krystal Goodman (9-0) throwing 4.0 shutout innings with six 18. Placed 2B Dustin Pedroia on the 10-day
hits allowed, all singles, and five strikeouts. Freshman Montana Fouts IL. Designated RHP Erasmo Ramírez for
assignment. Recalled INFs Tzu-Wei Lin and
backed her up with 3.0 shutout innings behind her, allowing just one hit Michael Chavis from Pawtucket (IL). Traded C
for her fourth save of the season. Two of Alabama’s three runs came off Blake Swihart to the Arizona Diamondbacks
with international amateur signing bonus pool
the bat of sophomore KB Sides, who blasted her second home run of space in exchange for OF Marcus Wilson.
the season. LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Optioned RHP
Jake Jewell to Salt Lake City (PCL). Recalled
Scoreless in the top of the second, senior Reagan Dykes drew a RHP Taylor Cole from Salt Lake City.
leadoff walk and junior Claire Jenkins laid down a bunt two batters later. NEW YORK YANKEES — Agreed to terms
with 1B Logan Morrison on a minor league
Jenkins reached safely after the ball was dropped at first, allowing Dykes contract.
to move to third on the error but she kept going and stole home after the National League
MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Reinstated RHP
Gator first baseman held onto the ball, giving Alabama the 1-0 lead. Alex Wilson from the paternity list. Recalled
— From Special Reports LHP Donnie Hart from San Antonio (PCL).
9
Appalachian St. 9, Troy 7
Auburn 6, Mississippi 5, 10 innings
Fresno St. 6, San Jose St. 1
Gonzaga 6, Santa Clara 5
.609 — Barton 6-6, Southern Wesleyan 4-1 Grand Canyon 5, Seattle 4, 10 innings
Arizona 11
.524 2
10 Belmont 4, Murray St. 3
Birmingham-Southern 14, Sewanee 4
La Verne 4, Occidental 2
Nevada 16, UNLV 5
San Diego 11 10 Campbellsville at Lindsey Wilson, 2, ppd.
New Mexico 10, UC Riverside 9
.524 2 Carson-Newman 12, Coker 11, 10 innings
Colorado 8 12 Coastal Carolina 9-12, Georgia Southern 7-13 New Mexico St. 12, Utah Valley 11
Portland 20, San Diego 0
.400 4½
San Francisco 8 14
Cumberlands (Ky.) at Cumberland (Tenn.), 2,
ppd. Saint Mary’s 6, Loyola Marymount 4
.364 5½ Dayton 6-0, George Mason 4-2 San Diego St. 5, Air Force 4
Friday’s Games Duke 5, Clemson 3 San Francisco 9, Pacific 4
Atlanta at Cleveland, ppd. East Carolina 5-9 UConn 2-7 Stanford 10, Oregon 0
Chicago Cubs 5, Arizona 1 E. Kentucky 7, Jacksonville St. 5 UC Irvine 2, CSU Northridge 0
Pittsburgh 4, San Francisco 1 Elon 11-8, William & Mary 9-2, 1st game, 10 UCLA 6, California 1
Miami 3, Washington 2 innings
UC Santa Barbara 4, UC Davis 3
L.A. Dodgers 5, Milwaukee 3 Embry-Riddle 9, Lynn 1
N.Y. Mets 5, St. Louis 4 Erskine 7, Mount Olive 4 Utah 6, Arizona St. 3
Washington St. 10, Southern Cal 10, tie, 12
Colorado 4, Philadelphia 3, 12 innings
Cincinnati 3, San Diego 2, 11 innings
Faulkner 11, Stillman 1
FAU 8-4, W. Kentucky 5-11 innings, darkness
Saturday’s Games FGCU 3-2, Jacksonville 1-1 Whittier 8, Caltech 6
Optioned RHPs Corbin Burnes and Jake Pet- MICHIGAN STATE — Junior F Nick Ward is to the 60-day IL. Gregerson to Memphis (PCL) for a rehab
ricka to San Antonio. entering the NBA draft. TEXAS RANGERS — Optioned LHP Kyle assignment.
SAN DIEGO PADRES — Placed OF Manuel ST. JOHN’S — Named Mike Anderson men’s Bird to Nashville (PCL). SAN DIEGO PADRES — Placed OF Manuel
Margot on the paternity leave. Recalled UTL
Jose Pirela from El Paso (PCL).
basketball coach.
VANDERBILT — Named Adam Mazarei
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Optioned OF
Margot on the paternity leave. Recalled UT
Jose Pirela from El Paso (PCL).
WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Recalled
RHP Austin Adams from Fresno (PCL).
Placed RHP Austen Williams on the 10-day
men’s assistant basketball coach.
Saturday’s Moves
Tim Locastro to Reno (PCL). Recalled RHP
Taylor Clarke from Reno.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Optioned
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
NBA — Fined Portland F Maurice Harkless
IL, retroactive to April 18.
American Association American League
BASEBALL RHP Josh Sborz to Oklahoma City (PCL).
Reinstated LHP Hyun-Jin Ryu from the 10-
$15,000 for throwing his headband into the
spectator stands in a game on Friday.
CLEBURNE RAILROADERS — Signed LHP BOSTON RED SOX — Placed RHP Nathan day IL. HOCKEY
Braden Pearson. Eovaldi on the 10-day IL, retroactive to MIAMI MARLINS — Optioned OF Austin
FARGO-MOORHEAD REDHAWKS — Re- Thursday. Recalled RHP Marcus Walden and Dean to New Orleans (PCL). Selected the
National Hockey League
CALGARY FLAMES — Signed F Martin
leased RHP Carson Goldsmith. LHP Bobby Poyner from Pawtucket (IL). Sent contract of 3B Jon Berti from New Orleans. Pospisil to a three-year, entry-level contract.
GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS — Signed 2B Marco Hernandez to Salem (Carolina) for Fired hitting coach Mike Pagliarulo. Named
OF Evan Marzilli and INF Marcus Mooney. a rehab assignment. Jeff Livesey interim hitting coach. Promoted
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Assigned F Otto
Somppi from Syracuse (AHL) to Orlando
KANSAS CITY T-BONES — Signed LHP BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Reinstated RHP minor league hitting coordinator Eric Duncan (ECHL).
Carlos D. Diaz. Alex Cobb from the 10-day IL. Optioned RHP to assistant hitting coach. Transferred RHP
WINNIPEG GOLDEYES — Signed RHP Eric Josh Lucas to Norfolk (IL). Recalled RHP Riley Ferrell to the 60-day IL.
WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Recalled G Ilya
Carter. Branden Kline from Norfolk. NEW YORK METS — Placed RHP Jacob Samsonov from Hershey (AHL).
FOOTBALL CLEVELAND INDIANS — Designated DH deGrom on the 10-day IL, retroactive to American Hockey League
National Football League Hanley Ramirez for assignment. Reinstated Tuesday. Recalled RHP Chris Flexen from AHL — Suspended Bridgeport F Travis St.
ATLANTA FALCONS — Signed DT Ra’Shede INF Francisco Lindor from the 10-day IL. Syracuse (IL). Sent 3B Todd Frazier to Denis one game.
Hageman. LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Optioned LHP Syracuse for a rehab assignment. ECHL
HOCKEY Dillon Peters to Salt Lake (PCL). Recalled PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Placed INFs ECHL — Suspended Florida D Michael
National Hockey League RHP Luke Bard from Salt Lake. Jean Segura and Scott Kingery and RHP Downing and Kalamazoo LW Luke Sandler
DETROIT RED WINGS — Named Steve Yz- MINNESOTA TWINS — Sent LHP Gabriel Victor Arano on the 10-day IL. Recalled RHP two games and Idaho LW Kale Kessy one
erman executive vice president and general Moya to Pensacola (FSL) for a rehab Drew Anderson, LHP Austin Davis and INF game.
manager. Promoted Ken Holland to senior assignment. Mitch Walding from Lehigh Valley (IL). SOCCER
vice president and a senior adviser to hockey SEATTLE MARINERS — Purchased the PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Placed INF Eric National Women’s Soccer League
operations. contracts of RHP Tyler Cloyd from Somerset Gonzalez on the 60-day IL and OF Starling SKY BLUE — Signed M Kenie Wright.
WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Recalled F (Atlantic) and RHP Christian Bergman from Marte on the 10-day IL. Assigned RHP COLLEGE
Devante Smith-Pelly from Hershey (AHL). Sugar Land (Atlantic). Dovydas Neverauskas to Indianapolis (IL). AUBURN — Sophomore F Chuma Okeke is
Reassigned G Vitek Vanecek to Hershey. TAMPA BAY RAYS — Placed C Mike Zunino Recalled INF Cole Tucker from Indianapolis. entering the NBA draft.
COLLEGE on paternity leave. Optioned RHPs Emilio Selected the contract of OF Bryan Reynolds GEORGIA — Sophomore F Nicolas Claxton
LOUISVILLE — Announced men’s graduate Pagan and Casey Sadler to Durham (IL). from Indianapolis. Sent OF Lonnie Chisenhall is entering the NBA draft.
basketball G Lamarr Kimble has transferred Recalled C Nick Ciuffo and RHP Jake Faria to Indianapolis for a rehab assignment. MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE — Named
to the school. from Durham. Transferred RHP Jose De Leon ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Sent RHP Luke Lindsey Hunter men’s basketball coach.
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college football

Big Ten: starting QB job at

Ohio State still up for grabs
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The week started
with nine of the 14 Big
Ten teams coming out of
spring practices planning
to continue quarterback
auditions in August. The
number was down to sev-
en by Friday.
First-year coach Ryan
Day of defending con-
ference champion Ohio
State insisted after the
Buckeyes’ spring game
last Saturday he hadn’t
decided between Geor-
gia transfer Justin Fields
and redshirt freshman
Matthew Baldwin, who
spent much of last season
rehabbing a knee injury.
Baldwin announced he
would transfer on Thurs-
day, erasing any doubt
that Fields, the biggest ac-
quisition of the offseason,
would be the starter.
Penn State appears
set to go with junior Sean
Clifford after fifth-year
senior Tommy Stevens en-
tered the NCAA transfer
portal. His father told the
Centre Daily Times his
son is “certainly leaving.”
Jim Lytle/Special to the Dispatch Two incumbents in the
Mississippi State head coach Joe Moorhead is also the team’s offensive coordina- East Division face chal-
tor. lenges. Indiana’s Peyton
Ramsey is competing
arrives this summer.
Defending West Di-
vision champion North-
western must replace
four-year starter Clayton
Thorson, and former
Clemson backup Hunt-
er Johnson is expected
to have the inside track
against fifth-year senior
TJ Green.
Wisconsin freshman
Graham Mertz has come
on strong and is in posi-
tion to beat out Jack Coan.
The junior started four
games in place of an in-
jured Alex Hornibrook,
who left for Florida State
as a graduate transfer.
Zack Annexstad and
Tanner Morgan, who split
the job as freshmen, will
continue their competi-
tion at Minnesota; and
MJ Rivers, Matt Robinson
and Coran Taylor are in a
battle at Illinois with four-
star freshman Isaiah Wil-
liams arriving in the fall.
Purdue quarterback
Elijah Sindelar, set to take
over for David Blough,
put a scare into the Boil-
ermakers when he hyper-
extended his left knee. He
was hurt when defensive
lineman Grant Hermanns
stepped on his left foot
during a drill.
cause of injury. Five-star
recruit Harry Miller and
graduate transfer Jonah
Jackson from Rutgers
are among the offensive
linemen who will join the
team this summer.
“We’ve got the cavalry
coming,” Day told report-
ers.
SPEED UP, SLOW
DOWN: Michigan’s of-
fense, often criticized for
being stodgy, is being
revamped. New offensive
coordinator Josh Gattis is
putting in the no-huddle,
spread system featuring
lots of run-pass options.
“It’s night and day,”
quarterback Shea Patter-
son said. “As far as the
similarities, I think there
are very few of them.”
At Indiana, new offen-
sive coordinator Kalen
DeBoer may slow things
down. Whoever wins the
QB job — Ramsey or one
of his two challengers —
will take snaps from under
center at times instead of
out of the shotgun.
KEEPING IT IN THE
FAMILY: Nebraska’s de-
fensive line has two sets
of brothers in major roles.
Twins Carlos and Khalil
Davis are going into their
third seasons and Dar-

SEC produces lots of coaching

against redshirt freshmen Sindelar won the start- rion Daniels, a graduate
Michael Penix Jr. and ing job in preseason camp transfer from Oklahoma
Utah transfer Jack Tuttle. last year but kept it only State, joins Damion this
Rutgers’ Arthur Sitkows- two games because of year. Darrion Daniels

changes -- but not head coaches
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. —
There has been plenty of
coaching turnover in the
Southeastern Conference
this offseason, just not in-
volving any head coaches.
This will be the first
year since 2006 that the
SEC begins a season with
no new head coaches. But
despite the continuity at
the top, there has been
nearly a 40 percent turn-
over in offensive and de-
fensive coordinators.
The reasons vary.
Some SEC coordinators
became head coaches, a
couple moved on to the
NFL and some left for
coordinator jobs at other
schools. But all that shuf-
fling is business as usual
in the SEC, where no co-
ordinator has spent more
than three full seasons at
his current position.
“I think so many peo-
ple look at football as so
much different than their
own particular jobs, and
I never quite see it that
way,” Tennessee offensive
coordinator Jim Chaney
said. “Don’t people in you
all’s position move and do
different things? We do
too.”
While the Big 12 and
Atlantic Coast Confer-
ence had a similar amount
of coordinator turnover,
each of those conferences
had four new head coach-
es who initiated staff over-
hauls.
The movement in the
SEC last year was a result
of coordinators getting
opportunities elsewhere.
And that’s not new.
The longest-tenured
SEC coordinators are LSU
defensive coordinator
Dave Aranda, Kentucky
offensive coordinator Ed-
die Gran and Auburn de-
fensive coordinator Kevin
Steele. They’re all enter-
ing their fourth seasons.
Missouri’s Ryan Walters
was co-defensive coordi-
nator from 2016-17 before
getting promoted to sole
coordinator in December
2017.
The Vols’ Chaney ex-
emplifies the nomadic
nature of an SEC coordi-
nator. He’s back for his
second stint as Tennes-
see’s offensive coordina-
tor after holding the same
title at Arkansas, Pitts-
burgh and Georgia since
his last stay in Knoxville.
In all, the SEC has
new faces at 11 of the 28
conference’s coordinator
positions when counting
Mississippi State head
coach Joe Moorhead and
Auburn offensive coordi-
nator Kenny Dillingham.
Moorhead will serve as
his own offensive coor-
dinator and Dillingham
began his new job at last
year’s Music City Bowl .
The only 2018 SEC co-
ordinator who got fired
was Mississippi defensive
coordinator Wesley Mc-
Griff.
Four of the SEC’s co-
ordinators from 2018 are
now head coaches: West-
ern Kentucky’s Tyson
Helton (former Tennes-
see offensive coordina-
tor), Troy’s Chip Lindsey
(Auburn offensive co-
ordinator), Maryland’s
Mike Locksley (Alabama
defensive coordinator)
and Colorado’s Mel Tuck-
er (Georgia defensive
coordinator). Helton and
Lindsey got head coach-
ing jobs even though Ten-
nessee finished last and
Auburn ranked 11th out
of 14 SEC teams in yards
per game last season.
Two other SEC coor-
dinators from last season
became NFL assistants.
Three are now coordina-
tors at other Power Five
programs. Kevin Sherrer,
Tennessee’s defensive
coordinator last year, be-
came the Volunteers’ spe-
cial teams coordinator.
“You’re always pre-
pared as a coach,” said
Georgia coach Kirby
Smart, who got his job af-
ter an eight-year stint as
Alabama’s defensive coor-
dinator. “You know guys
get opportunities.”
Even when they’re well
paid. A seven-figure sala-
ry for an SEC coordinator
isn’t unusual anymore.
Aranda made $2.5 mil-
lion last year, the most of
any coordinator in college
football. Steele is making
$1.9 million this year Ten-
nessee is paying its new
coordinators a combined
$2.5 million this year.
Chaney is getting $1.5
million while new defen-
sive coordinator Derrick
Ansley is earning $1 mil-
lion.
“We’re committed to
having the best staff we
can possibly have to help
get us where we want to
be,” Tennessee coach Jer-
emy Pruitt said.
Eight college football
coordinators — including
four in the SEC — earned
at least $1.5 million last
ki will try to hold off chal-
lenges from freshman
Cole Snyder and possibly
Boston College transfer
knee tendinitis and an in-
jured oblique muscle. He
didn’t take another snap
the rest of the season. He
started 10 games two
years ago but was limited
to four games last season
because of a pinky injury
year, according to the
USA Today assistant Johnny Langan, who is said last week he would that required surgery.
coach salary database. applying for a waiver to be ready for summer con- “It’s just a good feeling
This year, the SEC alone become eligible immedi- ditioning. to see my brother with
will have at least eight co- ately. OHIO STATE the same color of jersey
ordinators making at least At Maryland, new O-LINE: Offensive line is again, being on the side-
$1.5 million. coach Mike Locksley Ohio State’s biggest con- line with him, coaching
Joining Aranda and looked at Tyrrell Pigrome, cern entering fall. Only him up, him coaching me
Steele in the $1.5 million Max Bortenschlager and one starter returns — left up, giving each other tips,
club are Texas A&M de- Tyler DeSue this spring tackle Thayer Munford calming each other down
fensive coordinator Mike before Virginia Tech grad- — and he didn’t partici- when we get heated,” Dar-
Elko ($2.1 million), Flor- uate transfer Josh Jackson pate in spring practice be- rion said.
ida defensive coordinator
Todd Grantham ($1.79
million), new Alabama of-
fensive coordinator Steve
Sarkisian ($1.55 million),
Chaney ($1.5 million),
Arkansas defensive coor-
dinator John Chavis ($1.5
million) and new Ole
Miss defensive coordina-
tor Mike MacIntyre ($1.5
million).
Sarkisian and Chaney
landed in rarified air; last
season no college football
offensive coordinators
made as much as $1.5 mil-
lion.
While the short ten-
ures for most SEC coor-
dinators might make this
seem like a job for a young
up-and-comer, the typical
coordinator actually ar-
rives with plenty of expe-
rience.
The list of new SEC
coordinators this year
includes three former
Power Five head coaches:
MacIntyre (California),
Sarkisian (Washington
and Southern California)
and Ole Miss offensive co-
ordinator Rich Rodriguez
(West Virginia, Michigan
and Arizona).
Conventional wisdom
suggests frequent turn-
over at the coordinator
level causes instability.
Defending national cham-
pion Clemson has Brent
Venables entering his
eighth year as defensive
coordinator with Tony El-
liott and Jeff Scott begin-
ning their fifth seasons as
co-offensive coordinators.
But Alabama’s status
as a consistent title con-
tender shows coordinator
changes don’t have to be
a hindrance. Sarkisian
is Alabama’s fourth of-
fensive coordinator in as
many seasons.
Crimson Tide coach
Nick Saban notes that
bringing in a new coordi-
nator doesn’t necessarily
mean introducing an en-
tirely new scheme.
“We’re going to run
our offense,” Saban said,
“and we’re going to do the
things that we do.”
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Bolden, Hawkins sign on with Alabama

FROM SPECIAL REPORTS
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Ala-
bama men’s basketball head coach
Nate Oats officially announced two
additions to the Crimson Tide’s
2019 signing class on Friday.
The newest members of the Al-
abama men’s basketball program
include graduate transfer James
“Beetle” Bolden (Covington, Ky./
West Virginia) and freshman Ray-
mond Hawkins (Oakland, Calif./
Findlay [Nev.] Prep), who will both
be able to suit up for the 2019-20
campaign.
The duo joins fall signees: for-
ward Juwan Gary (Charlotte, N.C/
West Charlotte) and guards Jaylen
Forbes (Florence, Miss./Florence)
and Jaden Shackelford (Hesperia,
Ca./Hesperia).
Bolden joins the Crimson Tide
after playing in 82 career games
during his three seasons at West
Virginia under head coach Bob
Huggins. As a junior in 2018-
19, Bolden was limited to just 18
games, making 12 starts, before an
ankle injury sidelined him for the
final 16 contests. He averaged 12.2
points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.5 assists
per game.
“Beetle Bolden gives us an ex-
perienced guard who has played in
a lot of big games over the course
of his career,” Oats said. “He is a
terrific three-point shooter, and we
felt like we needed to add another
shooter to roster. That will give our
current guys more space on the
floor in order to better execute our
offense. Beetle is a combo guard, so
he is someone I expect to spell Kira
(Lewis) at the point guard position
as well.”
Hawkins, a four-star signee by
247Sports.com, was head coach
Nate Oats’ first signee after being
named head coach at Alabama. He
played one season at Findlay Prep
under head coach Rodney Haddix,
and averaged 10.7 points, 5.9 re-
bounds and 1.1 assists per game
in 18 contests, while shooting 60
percent from the field. Prior to his
one year at Findlay Prep, Hawkins
played at Bishop O’Dowd High
School in Oakland, Calif. He aver-
pro golf
aged 15.3 points, 9.1 rebounds, 2.0
assists and 1.1 blocks per game,
helping lead O’Dowd to a final re-
cord of 27-6 and a 10-0 mark in
league play.
“Ray gives us a big man that’s
skilled in multiple areas and fits
our system very well,” Oats said.
“He will give us some interior depth
and has a huge upside. Ray is a big,
strong, physical presence who can
handle the ball and play inside-out-
side. We’ve targeted him since I
was at Buffalo, because we felt like
he was a great fit.”
OLE MISS WOMEN: Jayla Al-
exander of Pearl has been added to
the recruiting class at Ole Mill.
Alexander, a 5-9 point guard who
was ranked as the top player in the
state by MaxPreps, averaged 19.1
points, 7.4 rebounds, 6.9 assists
and 5.5 steals per game during her
senior year at Pearl High School.
Alexander led the Pirates to a 32 -1
overall record and a 6A state title in
2019.
During her career at Pearl, Al-
exander was part of four Final Four
teams during her four varsity sea-
sons, accumulating a career record
of 106-21.
“Rebel Nation should not only
be excited, but it should be proud
that we were able to keep one of
our state’s best at home,” Ole Miss
coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin said.
“Jayla will impact us immediately
both on and off the court, as she will
play both the one and two positions.
What I like most about her is that
she is a competitor and a winner.
Our program just got better today!”
Alexander was a three-time All-
State player and was the MVP of
the 6A state championship game
this past year.
ALABAMA WOMEN: Brittany
Davis, a 5-9 guard from Manches-
ter, Georgia, has joined the Alabama
women’s basketball team, head
coach Kristy Curry announced.
Davis will enter The Capstone as a
sophomore after leading Gulf Coast
State College to a NJCAA national
championship last season.
“Brittany is a proven winner
most recently, helping lead one of
the best programs in the country to
a national championship,” said Cur-
ry. “She is a dynamic scorer who
can score at the rim, mid-range and
shoot the three. “
In the 2018-19 season, Davis was
tabbed the Panhandle Freshman of
the Year, along with being named
First Team All-Conference and to
the NJCAA All-Tournament Team.
Davis averaged 16.4 points and 4.4
rebounds per game in 32 contests
in her lone season with Gulf Coast
State. In addition, she shot 36.9
percent from the floor, 75.8 per-
cent from the free throw line and
knocked down 83 three-pointers
which ranked No. 15 in the nation.
Coming out of high school, Da-
vis put up an impressive 32 points
per contest and 11 rebounds as a
senior at Greenville High School
in Georgia. She led the team to its
first-ever state title, while also aver-
aging seven steals and four assists
per game.
SOUTHERN MISS WOMEN:
The Southern Miss Lady Eagles
have announced the signing of Jal-
ise Smallwood to the women’s bas-
ketball program.
Smallwood, who will join as a ju-
nior, comes to Southern Miss from
Butler Community College in Kan-
sas. The 5-7 guard is a Tulsa, Okla-
homa, native and graduated from
Broken Arrow High School. She
and the Butler Grizzlies compet-
ed in the Junior College National
Championships in 2018, falling in
the Sweet 16 after starting in a field
of 32.
She averages 11 points per game,
and shot 34 percent from behind ACROSS
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“We are thrilled to have Jalise 9 Accept eagerly
to join our Lady Eagle program,” 10 Chops finely
Southern Miss coach Jove Lee Mc- 12 Golf bag group
Nelis said. “Jalise brings to us much 13 Brighten
experience of playing in champion- 14 Panhandler’s
ship atmospheres. All teams she activity
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has played on have competed at a
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high level. Her junior college team 18 Ankle-to-waist
— Butler — has competed in the wear
Junior College Nationals during her 20 Playground retort
freshman and sophomore season. 22 Comfort
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success.” 25 Ollie’s buddy
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3 Warbled 27 To-do list

No. 1 Johnson right at home with 1-shot lead

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
HILTON HEAD IS-
LAND, S.C. — Dustin
Johnson, known for
length off the tee, showed
off his precise ball-po-
sitioning and hot putter
Saturday to take the RBC
Heritage lead.
Johnson shot a 3-under
68 for a one-shot lead over
Shane Lowry, Ian Poulter
and Rory Sabbatini.
The top-ranked John-
son, a South Carolina na-
tive who had not played
his home state’s only PGA
Tour stop for nine years
before returning in 2018,
seems to have found a
home on Harbour Town
Golf Links’ narrow fair-
ways and smallish greens.
He had his sixth round in
the 60s over the last two
years to reach 10 under.
“I’m really enjoying
playing in it,” Johnson
said. “I really enjoyed
playing in it last year after
being away for so long.
It’s something I look for-
ward to now. We have a
really big fan base here
and growing up in South
Carolina definitely helps.”
Lowry led the first
48 holes before making
three bogeys on his final
six holes in a 71. Poulter
shot a 67, and Sabbatini
had a 68.
Patrick Cantlay kept up
his stellar weekend play
and was two shots behind.
Cantlay shot 64-68 last
week at the Masters and
had a 66 to lead a group of
six at 8 under.
Johnson, who’s won 20
PGA Tour titles, showed
off other parts of his
game that sometimes get
overlooked by his mas-
sive drives. He saved par
out of the pine straw after
a bad drive to the right
and into the trees on the
12th hole, then made bird-
ie on the par-5 15th after
putting his tee shot in the
woods. He hit just five of
14 fairways, yet had only
25 putts.
“The course played
tough. It was very chal-
lenging,” he said. “It was
tough getting balls close
to the hole.”
So Johnson just made
a bunch of long putts. He
had a 20-footer for birdie
on the sixth hole and a
19-footer for birdie on the
13th. The highlight came
at No. 14 when Johnson
dropped a 47-foot bomb
that caught the lip of the
cup and rolled almost all
the way around before
dropping.
Was there some secret
to Johnson’s play?
“No,” he said, “they
just went in.”
If he can keep it up Sun-
day, Johnson will become
just the second South Car-
olina born player to win
the RBC Heritage, join-
ing friend and one-time
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Johnson won the 15 Period of the
World Golf Champion- 44 Ruby and
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ship in February and tied 21 Zesty flavor
for second last week in
the Masters.
Lowry was the steadi-
est of anyone for the first
2 1/2 rounds and held a
three-stroke lead over
Johnson entering the
back nine before falter-
ing. The Irishman came
up short on a sand shot
on the 13th hole and took
bogey. He put his tee shot
into the water on the par-3
14th for a second straight
bogey. Two holes later,
Lowry added his third
bogey after going the first
48 holes with just one.
“Even making those
bogeys, it was the best
I’ve been in a while (to
stay in position for a victo-
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NFL DRAFT OUTLOOK

Starting up on offense: Players to look for in draft

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Some of the top offen-
sive players, by position,
available in the NFL
draft, which takes place
April 25-27 in Nashville,
Tennessee.
(x-indicates early en-
trant to draft):
Quarterback
Position outlook: The
most interesting player in
the draft and a few players
likely to be selected earli-
er than they should be-
cause that’s what happens
with quarterbacks.
x-Kyler Murray,
5-foot-10, 205, Oklaho-
ma.
Strengths: Explosive
athlete with a strong arm,
nice touch and solid accu-
racy.
Weaknesses: Kyler
Murray is small. You
might have heard.
Fact: Murray’s Allen
(Texas) High School
team went 43-0 at with
three championships in
the state’s most competi-
tive division.
Gone by: Certainly
seems as if he will be No.
1 selection to Cardinals.
x-Dwayne Haskins,
6-3, 230, Ohio State.
Strengths: Big guy
with a big arm who com-
mands his offense.
We a k n e s s e s :
Heavy-footed and prone
to fall back against pres-
sure. Only 14 career
starts.
Fact: Led the nation
with 4,831 yards passing
and 50 touchdowns last
season.
Gone by: Even if the
teams currently in the top
10 don’t want Haskins,
good bet someone will
trade up to grab him.
Drew Lock, 6-4, 228,
Missouri.
Strengths: Size, arm
and athleticism.
Weaknesses: Accuracy
and ability to throw with
varying speeds are incon-
sistent.
Fact: Four-year starter
at Missouri.
Gone by: Might not be
a top-15 player, but good
chance he’s a top-15 pick.
Daniel Jones, 6-5, 231,
Duke.
Strengths: Combo of
size and athleticism is top
level.
Weaknesses: Deci-
sion making was often
questionable and release
needs to be sped up.
Fact: Three years as a
starter under coach David
Cutcliffe, aka the guy who
coached Peyton and Eli
Manning in college.
Gone by: Pretty good
chance Jones gets taken
in the first round.
Others to watch: Ryan
Finley, QB, North Caroli-
na State; Jarrett Stidham,
Auburn; Will Grier, West
Virginia; Tyree Jackson,
Buffalo.
Running back
Position outlook: The
trend away from first-
round running backs has
been broken in recent
years, but there is no Eze-
kiel Elliott or Saquon Bar-
kley in this group.
x-Josh Jacobs, 5-10,
220, Alabama.
Strengths: Bursts
through holes and knocks
tacklers back. Complete
back who can block and
catch.
Weaknesses: Will need
to be better at avoiding
contact at the next level.
Fact: Thanks to Ala-
bama’s wealth of talent,
Jacobs left college with
only 299 touches from
scrimmage.
Gone by: Early second
round.
Others to watch: David
Montgomery, Iowa State;
Damien Harris, Alabama;
Darrell Henderson, Mem-
phis; Devin Singletary,
Florida Atlantic; Miles
Sanders, Penn State.
Offensive Line
Position outlook: This
draft seems light on those
plug-and-play offensive
tackles teams covet. Even
some of the better tackle
prospects such as Ala-
bama’s Jonah Williams
and Oklahoma’s Cody
Ford have teams consid-
ering them at guard. But
depth looks good.
Andre Dillard, T, 6-5,
315, Washington State.
Strengths: Excellent
athleticism and carries
his weight comfortably.
Weaknesses: Needs to
show more power as a run
blocker.
Fact: Former two-star
recruit who redshirted as
a freshman and became a
three-year starter at tack-
le.
Gone by: Top 20.
x-Jawaan Taylor, T,
6-5, 312, Florida.
Strengths: Able to
drive defenders and finish
as a run blocker.
Weaknesses: Arrived
at Florida overweight and
that will need to be man-
aged.
Fact: Started 12 games
at right tackle last season
for the Gators.
Gone by: Top 20.
x-Jonah Williams, T,
6-4, 302, Alabama.
Strengths: Sound tech-
nician and good athlete.
Weaknesses: Shorter
than ideal arms and rel-
atively small frame for
tackle could necessitate
move to guard.
Fact: Three-year start-
er who moved to left-tack-
le as a sophomore and
was an All-American as a
junior.
Gone by: End of the
first round.
x-Cody Ford, T, 6-4,
329, Oklahoma.
Strengths: Huge, but
with some athleticism
that gives him big upside.
Weaknesses: His tal-
ent and technique need
to be refined. Another
tackle possibly headed for
guard.
Fact: Started four
games at guard in 2017
before taking over at right
tackle in 2018.
Gone by: Early second
round.
Garrett Bradbury, C,
6-3, 306, North Carolina
State.
Strengths: Strong, lean
and instinctive.
Weaknesses: Better in
pass protection than drive
blocking for the run.
Fact: High school tight
end who developed into
All-America center.
Gone by: Top 40.
x-Erick McCoy, C,
6-4, 303, Texas A&M.
Strengths: Thick build
and strong hands.
Weaknesses. Gets a lit-
tle lost in space trying to
block beyond the line of
scrimmage.
Fact: Three-year start-
er after redshirting as a
freshman.
Gone by: Top 40.
Dalton Risner, T, 6-5,
312, Kansas State.
Strengths: Strong and
consistent.
Weaknesses: Quick-
ness and agility are so-so.
Fact: Started at center
as a redshirt freshman
before settling in at right
tackle.
Gone by: Middle of the
second round.
x-Greg Little, T, 6-5,
310, Mississippi.
Strengths: Athleticism
and size work well in pass
blocking.
Weaknesses: Power in
the running game needs
work.
Fact: Played with Kyler
Murray at Allen (Texas)
High School and was one
of the top recruits in the
country in 2016.
Gone by: Late second
round, but raw materials
could push him up much
higher.
Others to watch: Chris
Lindstrom, G, Boston Col-
lege; Kaleb McGary, T,
Washington; Tytus How-
ard, T, Alabama State;
Elgton Jenkins, C, Missis-
sippi State.
Wide receiver
Outlook: The best
prospects all have at least
one question mark to
keep them out of the first
10 or 12 picks, but enough
talent to put them in the
first round.
x-D.K. Metcalf, 6-3,
228, Mississippi.
Strengths: A physical
specimen with blazing
speed.
Weaknesses: Route
running and hands are in-
consistent.
Fact: Father is former
NFL and Ole Miss offen-
sive lineman Terrence
Metcalf.
Gone by: Top 25.
x-Marquise Brown,
5-9, 166, Oklahoma.
Strengths: Explosive
speed and elusiveness.
Weaknesses: Skinny
and short.
Fact: Nicknamed “Hol-
lywood” for his Florida
hometown and star qual-
ities.
Gone by: The size (not
great)/speed (great) com-
bo gives him a wide-range
of possibilities from pick
15 to 45.
x-A.J. Brown, 6-0,
225, Mississippi.
Strengths: Good size,
effective route runner
out of the slot and plays
tough.
Weaknesses: Can he
play outside effectively?
Fact: Drafted in the
19th round by the San Di-
ego Padres in 2016.
Gone by: Middle of the
second round.
Parris Campbell, 6-0,
205, Ohio State.
Strengths: Breakaway
speed.
Weaknesses: Needs re-
finement because he was
used in non-traditional
ways in college.
Fact: Filled a role in
Urban Meyer’s offense
similar to Percy Harvin at
Florida.
Gone by: End of the sec-
ond, but the game-break-
ing ability could tempt a
team much sooner.
Others to watch: N’Ke-
al Harry, Arizona State;
Deebo Samuel, South
Carolina; Riley Ridley,
Georgia; Hakeem Butler,
Iowa State.
Tight end
Outlook: Three pos-
sible first-rounders and
then a bunch of players
who do a few things well
that will likely land them
in the middle rounds.
x-T.J. Hockenson,
6-5, 251, Iowa.
Strengths: Best combi-
nation of athleticism, re-
ceiving skills and block-
ing in the class.
Weaknesses: Needs
to fill out and become a
more reliable blocker to
reach star status.
Fact: John Mackey
Award winner as nation’s
best tight end last year.
Gone by: Top 20.
x-Noah Fant, 6-4,
249, Iowa.
Strengths: Speed and
athleticism aplenty.
Weaknesses: Might
be more of a slot receiver,
motion-type tight end.
Fact: Fant was the
hyped Iowa tight end go-
ing into last season, but
Hockenson’s emergence
probably held down some
of his production. Fant
had 39 catches for 519
yards and seven touch-
downs.
Gone by: Early second
round.
x-Irv Smith Jr., 6-2,
242, Alabama.
Strengths: Speed and
route-running to be a
downfield threat.
Weaknesses: Needs to
catch better in traffic.
Fact: Father, Irv Smith
Sr., was a first-round draft
pick by New Orleans out
of Notre Dame in 1993.
Gone by: Middle of the
second.
Others to watch: Josh
Oliver, San Jose State; Ka-
hale Warring, San Diego
State; Jace Sternberger,
Texas A&M; Dawson
Knox, Mississippi.
Kickers/punters
Outlook: Punters are
more likely to break into
the draft than kickers
these days.
Mitch Wishnowsky, P,
6-2, 218, Utah.
Strengths: Like a lot of
former Australian rules
football players, the place-
ment of his punts is pre-
cise.
Weaknesses: Lacks
booming leg strength.
Fact: Handled kickoffs
as a junior, but not last
season.
Gone by: End of the
sixth round.
Jake Bailey, P, 6-1, 200,
Stanford.
Strengths: Big leg has
no problem with distance.
Weaknesses: Place-
ment needs work on
shorter punts.
Fact: Handled kickoffs
and piled up touchbacks
(102) in his final two sea-
sons.
Gone by: End of the
draft.
Others to watch: Matt
Gay, K, Utah; Cole Tracy,
K, LSU; Jack Fox, P, Rice;
Tyler Newsome, P, Notre
Dame.

BASEBALL

Renewed Kluber shuts down Braves

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CLEVELAND — Corey Kluber’s
fastball had late movement. He had com-
mand, control and that unmistakable
presence.
One game after a horrible start, Klu-
ber looked much better — like, well,
himself.
Kluber bounced back from one of his
worst outings in recent years by working
seven innings and Carlos Santana cele-
brated his U.S. citizenship with three
hits, leading Cleveland over the Atlanta
Braves 8-4 in the opener of a doublehead-
er on Saturday.
“I thought that was way closer to the
Klubes that we’ve seen and really en-
couraging moving forward,” Indians
manager Terry Francona said.
Kluber (2-2) shook off a rough first in-
ning and allowed four runs and five hits.
The right-hander didn’t get out of the
third inning in his previous start, when
he walked a career-high five and gave
up two homers in a no-decision against
Kansas City.
Kluber credited some subtle chang-
es to his mechanics in getting back on
track.
“Not really any one thing, just kind of
getting back to the way I feel,” said Klu-
ber, who retired 11 straight before before
giving up two homers in the seventh. “It’s
hard to necessarily to put it in words, but
I know what feels right and what feels
wrong, so just trying to kind of get out of
my own way a little bit and try to recreate
what I know feels right and what allows
me to make pitches I need to.”
Max Moroff homered and had two
RBIs for Cleveland, which won its fourth
straight.
Greg Allen hit a run-scoring double
off starter Julio Teheran (2-2) and the
Indians scored six runs in the fifth — all
with two outs. Teheran fell to 6-13 in in-
terleague games.
Brian McCann and Matt Joyce con-
nected for back-to-back homers off
Kluber in the seventh. The Braves, who
have lost four in a row, had just six hits.
“Kluber was tough,” McCann said.
“His ball was dancing all over the place
and he was keeping us off balance.”
It was the first meeting between the
teams since 2016, and the series opener
was pushed back a day because of rain.
Before the game, the Indians acti-
vated All-Star Francisco Lindor, who
missed their first 18 games while recov-
ering from a sprained ankle. Lindor was
to start at shortstop in Game 2, but the
Indians plan to use him as an occasional
designated hitter while easing him back.
Kluber settled in after a 28-pitch first
and looked much more like the two-
time Cy Young Award winner who has
anchored Cleveland’s staff for years. He
also benefited from the Indians’ biggest
inning this season.
With the score tied 2-2 and two outs
in the fifth, Teheran needed only to put
away Allen, but the speedy center field-
er, who came to the plate batting .033,
pulled his double into the right-field cor-
ner. On his way to first, Allen excitedly
pumped a fist before hitting bag and
hustling into second as Santana scored.
On Friday, Santana, who was born in
the Dominican Republic, took the oath
to be an American.
The Indians added five more runs
in the inning to give Kluber more than
enough cushion.
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msu roundup

Women’s golf falls in

SEC Championships
FROM SPECIAL REPORTS
BIRMINGHAM, Ala
— The Mississippi State
women’s golf team post-
ed its most successful
Southeastern Conference
Championships appear-
ance to date by reaching
the quarterfinals for the
first time in program
history Saturday at the
Greystone Golf Club.
“This young team ac-
complished a great deal
in this marathon week,”
head coach Ginger
Brown-Lemm said. “The
Mississippi
SEC golf programs are
State infielder
among the most elite, just
Emily Heimberg-
like all other sports. We
er, above, has played in good weather
the ball knocked and played in rain, gusty
out of her glove
winds, and 42 degrees.
as Kelsha Loftin
The golf course was sat-
of Ole Miss gets
into second urated.”
After finishing sev-
base safely. At
right, Tate Whit- enth overall in the stroke
play event that concluded
ley of Ole Miss
Friday, MSU took on No.
robs an MSU
player of an 11 South Carolina in the
extra-base hit. quarterfinal round.
Freshman Hannah
Chris McDill/Special to Levi garnered the lone
The Dispatch points for the Bulldogs
on the day
Levi carded three
birdies on the day to
earn a half-point against
USC’s No. 25 Lois Go.
Sophomore Aubree
Jones took a 1-up lead
into the back nine against
No. 11 Emily Price, but
faltered when Price bird-
ied Nos. 17 and 18 to win
two-up.
Junior Ela Grimwood
also battled through a
tight contest with Ani-
ta Uwadia. Grimwood
trailed by two for nine of
the 17 holes played and
couldn’t regain the tie,
falling 2-down.
“They hung in there
with a lot of fight,” said
Brown-Lemm. “In most
of our matches, we main-
tained an all-square
standing, but rarely held
a lead, which led to a lot
of competitive matches
going to 17 or 18 holes
but just shy of transfer-
ring to a match win. We
showed maturity and
growth making the cut
to match play, it was a big
goal for this squad.”
TR ACK & FIELD:
The MSU track and field
team capped off anoth-
er successful weekend,
earning 10 season bests
and 13 top-five finishes in
two separate meets Sat-
urday.
Sophomore Charlotte
Cayton-Smith set a per-
sonal mark of 2:05.96 in
the women’s 800 meters
at the Mt. SAC Relays
in Torrance, California.
Cayton-Smith’s time is
the fifth best in program
history.
In Baton Rouge, Lou-
isiana, sophomore Ali-
cia Viveros’ 14.81 meter
throw in the shot put at
the LSU Alumni Gold
Meet was good for the
No. 4 distance in MSU
history.
Freshman Jeremiah
Pierce also set a lifetime
record of 43.88 meters
in the discus, finishing
eighth in the event.
Thursday, junior Ste-
phen Jones ran the fast-
est 3000-meter steeple-
chase in the SEC at the
Bryan Clay Invitational
in Azusa, California.
Jones’ time of 8:53.23
was the third best in
MSU history.
“We had some good
individual performances
over the course of the
weekend,” interim head
coach Chris Woods said.
“But we’ve got to get re-
focused and have a good
week next week to build
confidence heading into
the conference meet.”

Softball
Continued from Page 1B
No. 4 Alabama March 31
in which she gave up five
runs on just five hits. Yet
there’s also been misfires,
such as a nine-run, 12
walk outing against No.
9/8 Tennessee April 14.
Stuedemann said the
biggest reason for her
recent success has been
curbing how many walks
she allows.
In 15 innings pitched
this weekend, Williams
gave up just eight walks
— four in each game. As
a result, she ran a score-
less streak of 14.1 innings
between game two Friday
and Saturday’s loss.
“Last year we didn’t de-
pend on her, we had Cas-
sady (Knudsen) and Holly
(Ward) that she leaned on
so she could walk a few,
no big deal,” MSU coach
Vann Stuedeman said.
“I think now she’s just
growing up. It’s a maturi-
ty thing and a decision of,
‘OK, I need to lock in and
the team’s relying on me
and I need to be good for
the team.’”
Offensively, the Bull-
dogs were stifled by Fin-
ney in the circle. The Ole
Miss senior gave up just
six hits and one run on
eight innings pitched.
Davidson added the
lone MSU run in the bot-
tom of the eighth with a
solo home run over the
right field fence. The ho-
mer was her 23rd of the
season, putting her just
two shy of Georgia’s Alex
Hugo’s single-season
Southeastern Conference
record of 25.
The Bulldogs fur-
thered the threat after
senior Kat Moore reached
on an infield single and
Candace Denis got to
first base safely when the
Ole Miss infield booted a
ground ball the following
at-bat.
The game ended when
sophomore Montana Da-
vidson grounded out to
second, giving Ole Miss a
2-1 series victory.
“We gave it all we got
and we didn’t come out
with the win,” Mia David-
Emotions of victory
son said.
The Rebels throttled
the Bulldogs in game one
of the three-game set Fri-
day 21-0 in five innings
before the home squad
responded with a 6-0 vic-
tory in the second game
of the doubleheader.
DAWG NOTES: MSU
honored its five seniors as
part of senior day at Nusz
Park following the game.
Moore, Bevia Robin-
son, Emily Heimberger,
Sarai Niu and Taylor Kel-
ly were presented with
framed jerseys and flow-
ers on field.
The group has com-
bined for two NCAA re-
gional appearances, 127 Adler Garfield/Florida Athletics
Niclas Braun celebrates a shot in his singles victory against Vanderbilt’s Maxwell
wins and two 30-win cam-
Freeman on Friday at the SEC Championships.
paigns. They also helped
MSU to its first SEC tour-
nament win since 2005
last season over Texas
A&M.
Stephens sends U.S. to tie in Fed Cup
“A really fun class THE ASSOCIATED PRESS um. Her win for the Amer- moves to the 2020 World
with a lot of fun energy icans was crucial after the Group draw. The losing
that brought a lot of good SAN ANTONIO — 80th-ranked Golubic was team is relegated to World
times to the program,” Sloane Stephens beat in control throughout in Group II next season.
Stuedemann said. Timea Bacsinzsky after a 6-2, 6-3 victory over the Stephens came back
Viktorija Golubic upset No. 14 Keys. from deficits of 3-1 in the

Bowker
Continued from Page 1B
national anthem on mul-
tiple occasions at State,
attends home games and
also goes on the road
with the Bulldogs.
This is the type of
thing you won’t hear
about at night on ESPN
SportsCenter’s daily
highlights.
But it is such an
important part of the
process.
Especially today. Eas-
ter. But also every other
day.
For Robert Woodard
II, a freshman and terrific
young man who is still
finding his way through
the bright lights and
intimidating stages of
SEC basketball, there is
a sincere appreciation
for the way Velma and
Robert raised him. There
is a powerful inspirational
message there.
Oh, and there is also
the name. Robert and
Robert II. His dad played
basketball for four years
in the 1980s. You certain-
ly don’t need to remind
Madison Keys in straight Stephens is scheduled first set and 2-0 in the sec-
sets Saturday, leaving the to play Golubic on Sunday, ond against Bacsinzsky.
United States and Swit- followed by Keys against Stephens broke Bac-
zerland tied 1-1 in their Bacsinzsky. If necessary, sinzky in the seventh
Robert II of that. Fed Cup World Group Sophia Kenin and Jessi- game of the second set
“I want to do every- playoff. ca Pegula of the United to take the lead, and
Stephens, the No. 8 States would play Ylena Bacsinzky became error
thing he’s been doing,”
player in the world, won In-Albon and Conny Per- prone after she was called
Robert Woodard II said, 6-4, 6-3 on the hard court
rin in doubles. for a questionable double
a smile breaking out on inside Freeman Colise- The winning team hit in the eighth game.
his face, “just a little bit
better.”
Robert II already
knows how to work the
crowd.
Paul Bowker is sports
editor of the Commer-
cial Dispatch. He can
be reached at pbowker@
cdispatch.com.

Tennis
Continued from Page 1B
Senior Strahinja Rakic
delivered the deciding
point with his 7-5, 1-6, 6-3
win over Raphael Lam-
bling at No. 3 singles.
It’s been an up and
down season for Rakic.
After taking an internship
this past summer, Rob-
erts said he wasn’t in the
same form on the court as
was necessary.
The SEC even chal-
lenged MSU’s lineup
ahead of a March 24
match against Georgia ar-
guing that Rakic was not
good enough to play No. 3
singles.
In response, he beat
Georgia’s Robert Loeb
6-1, 6-1 at No. 4 singles.
“He’s a senior, he’s
been through it,” Roberts
said. “He knows when he
needs to step up.”
MSU’s other two sin-
gles wins came from se-
niors Niclas Braun at No.
4 and Trevor Foshey at
No. 5.
Second-seeded MSU
will take on No. 4 seed
Tennessee Sunday at 2
p.m. for the league title.
The Volunteers and
Bulldogs met March 22
in Starkville — a 4-3 MSU
win in which Braun won
16 of the final 18 third set
points at No. 3 singles to
clinch the victory.
This is the third con-
secutive season the Bull-
dogs will appear in the
SEC Championship finals.
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Services were
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76 years and her children. She entered through Heaven’s Gates on April
17, 2019.
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Pentecostal Church near Shuqualak, MS, with Bro. Gerald Butler and
Bro. Jared Glover officiating. Interment followed in Butler Cemetery.
Visitation was held at the church Friday from 6-8 PM. Memorials may
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MS 39361 or Butler Cemetery, 991 Johnny Higginbotham Rd., Shuqual-
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all members of the Soul Harbor Pentecostal Church and nurses and
staff of Kindred Hospice.
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Heather Nichols one of five siblings born to Thomas Howard and Lela Tommie Butler
Memorial Services:
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Jonathan Hannah, Tyler Higginbotham (Amy), Kendrick Adams (Erik),
Candice Hines (Chip), Kellis Moore and Tony Moore (B.J.). She has
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Austin Hannah, Katie Rose Ricks (Casey), Maridee Higginbotham(-
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Walton Adams and Sutton Adams. She has four great-great-grand-
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Brooks Ricks, plus numerous nieces and nephews that she loved as her
children.
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nah; and a stillborn son, Ronnie Higginbotham. She is also preceded
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Mae Green and Ruth Higginbotham. She has one sister-in-law, Mary
Coleman, left to maintain the Coleman name.
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to their first child, Carolyn, she boarded a train with a two week old
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grandkids always knew that MawMaw kept candy hid at her house and
would sneak each one of them a piece during the day.
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in Shuqualak, MS. She loved her church, her pastor, Bro. Gerald Butler
and each member of the church held a special place in her heart.
Every member knew that if they needed something to be prayed for,
she was the go to person. Her church members and every member of
her family considered her to have a direct line to Jesus and I’m not sure
that she didn’t. She was a faithful member of her church until her health
just would not permit her to go anymore, but she continued to read her
Bible until her eyes were too weak to read anymore. I am sure there was
not a day that went by that she did not lift every single person in her
family and extended family up in prayer. She loved the days that Bro.
Gerald Butler would come by and check on her, which he did often, or
if he didn’t come by in person, he called to check on her. Her spirit was
always lifted when he would stop by and have prayer with her.
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strangers at her house. She welcomed them with open arms, hugs and
kisses and food when she was still able to do so.
The last four years of Ernestine’s health was on a gradual decline.
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possible! She was loved by many and will be missed every day. We love
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Trump’s legal team breathes Probation for man who sent

a sigh, takes a victory lap
‘Our strategy came
to be that when we
weren’t talking, we
were losing’
Rudy Giuliani, one of the
president’s lawyers
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — While there are a few exceptions,
First they cooperated.
Then they stonewalled.
Their television inter-
views were scattershot
and ridiculed, their client
mercurial and unreliable.
But President Don-
ald Trump’s legal team,
through a combination
of bluster, legal prece-
dent and shifting tactics,
managed to protect their
client from a potentially
perilous in-person in-
terview during special
counsel Robert Mueller’s
Russia investigation. His
lawyers are taking a vic-
tory lap after a redacted
version of Mueller’s find-
ings revealed politically
damaging conduct by the
president but drew no
conclusions of criminal
behavior.
“Our strategy came to
be that when we weren’t
talking, we were losing,”
Rudy Giuliani, one of
Trump’s lawyers, told The
Associated Press in a re-
cent interview. Given that
Mueller could not indict a
sitting president, Giuliani
said, the team kept its fo-
cus on Mueller’s “capaci-
ty to report, so we had to
play in the media as well
as legally.”
The aftershocks from
powder to Trump sons, others
Judge declined to send the man
to prison because of concerns he
Fake news? Mueller isn’t buying it is developmentally disabled
The Associated Press
By DAVID BAUDER not enough evidence to show that the
BOSTON — A Massachusetts man who sent
AP Media Writer president or his team worked with the
Russians to influence the 2016 election threatening letters with white powder to Presi-
dent Donald Trump’s sons, Antonio Sabato Jr.,
NEW YORK — President Donald delegitimizes the attention given to the
Trump and his team love to deride un- story. Sen. Debbie Stabenow and a law professor was
favorable stories as “fake news,” but it’s Fox News Channel’s Laura Ingra- sentenced Friday in federal court to five years of
clear from Robert Mueller’s report that ham message to the news media: “You probation.
the special counsel isn’t buying it. owe us an apology.” The judge declined to send Daniel Frisiello
But the news stories were, for the to prison, as prosecutors had sought, because of
Mueller’s investigation repeatedly sup- great part, accurate. concerns the 25-year-old man from Beverly, who
ports news reporting that was done on For instance, Mueller’s report shows is developmentally disabled, would not respond
the Russia probe over the last two years The New York Times and The Wash- well to incarceration. But he stressed the sen-
and details several instances where the ington Post were correct when they tence wasn’t “lenient.”
president and his team sought to mis- reported in January 2018 that Trump “Do not underestimate how serious I am treat-
lead the public. ordered White House counsel Don Mc- ing your crimes,” Judge Nathaniel Gorton said
“The media looks a lot stronger to- Gahn to make sure Mueller was fired, to Frisiello as the dozens of his family members,
day than it did before the release of this and that McGahn decided to resign friends and supporters who packed the court pro-
report,” Kyle Pope, editor of the Colum- rather than carry that out. When the ceeding hugged, cried and sighed in relief.
bia Journalism Review, said Friday. Times first reported the story, Trump Frisiello was also ordered to serve his first year
Trump’s supporters believe that described it as “fake news, folks, fake of probation in home confinement, and has been
Mueller’s determination that there was news.” banned for the full five years from accessing the
internet or sending mail without prior approval.
Frisiello also won’t be allowed to have a computer,
the Mueller report re- The initial strategy of the plan, in part by argu-
tablet or other device with access to the internet.
leased Thursday will help the Trump legal team, ing that the special coun-
Frisiello, who pleaded guilty in October to
shape the next two years including White House sel already had gotten
sending the threatening letters, thanked Groton
of Trump’s administration. attorney Ty Cobb and per- answers to his questions.
for not imprisoning him. The past year, he said,
But while the report may sonal defense lawyer John “It became the most
has been “hell” for his family.
cause some Democrats Dowd, was to be as coop- transparent investigation
Frisiello’s family, in a statement after the court
to take a renewed look erative as possible with in history,” Jay Sekulow, appearance, said he “deeply regrets the fear and
at impeachment despite Mueller’s prosecutors one of the president’s per- harm he caused and will work very hard to be a
long odds of success in and ensure that investi- sonal lawyers, said in an better person and citizen.”
Congress, the legal threat gators got access to the interview.
to Trump that seemed so documents they request-
dangerous upon Mueller’s ed and the witnesses they
appointment in May 2017 wanted to interview. The
has waned. Trump lawyers hoped to
At the outset, that ap- bring about a quick con-
pointment led Trump to clusion to the investiga-
predict “the end of my tion.
presidency.” The White Believing he could ex-
House struggled to recruit onerate himself, Trump
top Washington attorneys, initially expressed a will-
many of whom were reluc- ingness to sit for an inter-
tant to work for a temper- view with Mueller’s team.
amental, scandal-prone A date was set for that to
president who repeatedly take place at Camp David.
claimed he would be his But then the president’s
own best legal mind. lawyers moved away from

Mississippi: Automatic renewal

on hunting, fishing licenses
The Associated Press
JACKSON — Mississippi is offering
an option for people to automatically re-
new their hunting or fishing licenses.
The Department of Wildlife, Fisher-
ies and Parks says in a news release that
the new feature is on the customer por-
tal of its website.
People can choose the automatic re-
newal when purchasing a new license.
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THORNTON, Colo.
— Jeffrey Dwaine
Metcalfe, 54, died
March 30, 2019, at his
residence.
Services were April
13, 2019, at New Jeru-
salem Church of God
in Christ with Jeremiah
Truelove to officiating.
Burial followed at the
Gilmer addition of the
Sulligent City Cem-
etery. Visitation was
prior to service at the
church. Otts Funeral
Alabama, was entrusted
with arrangements.
Mr. Metcalfe was
born on Nov. 12, 1964,
in Vernon, Alabama,
to Pearline Thompson
and the late Goldie Lee
Metcalfe. He was a 1983
graduate of Sulligent
High School. Jeffrey
was employed at Cobb
Mechanical Contractors
in Denver, Colorado.
In addition to his
father, he was preceded
in death by his grand-
and Charlie Mae John-
son, Raymond and Sally
Thompson.
In addition to his
mother, he is survived
by his sons, Chadrick
Metcalfe of Winfield, Al-
abama, Kendrick Met-
calfe of Sulligent and
Wyatt Montoya of Arizo-
na; sisters, Elwanda
Evans and Ellen True-
love, both of Sulligent
and Sederia Cameron
of Jasper, Alabama; and
six grandchildren.
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Family
tree

Deanna Robinson/Special to The Dispatch

Jeff and Stacy Farnham of Columbus are pictured Wednesday by their hickory tree carved with images that reflect memories and activities im-
portant to their family. The tree, at their home near the Elm Lake area, was saved after a lightning strike and carved by artisan Heather Bailey
of Calera, Alabama.

There’s more than one way to preserve a family story

BY JAN SWOOPE
jswoope@cdispatch.com

D
on’t be surprised, when talk
turns to family trees, to see a
smile break out on the faces of
Jeff and Stacy Farnham. The words
“family tree” usually bring to mind
genealogical diagrams going back
generations. The Farnhams, however,
have — well, an actual tree. The tall,
old hickory that was hit by lightning
in 2017 stands near their home in west
Lowndes County, telling its family
story.
“I was sitting out there last spring
and told my wife I just didn’t have the
heart to cut that thing down,” said Jeff,
recalling how the whole thing started.
Stacy agreed. “It was a very pretty
trunk.”
Half-jokingly, Jeff floated the
thought of getting the near 19-foot tall
trunk carved, something along the
lines of a totem pole.
“When he got the idea, he wasn’t
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going to let go of it,” his wife said.
Wood sculpture carver Heather Bailey of Calera, Alabama, is originally from Califor-
Soon, Jeff was searching out wood nia and began carving in wood 13 years ago.
carvers in the Southeast online. That
led him eventually to Heather Bailey Haley and Jack.
of Woodlot Artisans in Calera, Ala- At the top of the tree is a cross. “It
In the grain
bama. By early summer, a plan was Every project is unique, said Bailey,
represents our Christian faith that is
taking shape. who began wood carving 13 years ago.
very near and dear to us,” said Jeff.
“We sent her a lot of pictures, and She spent three days in Columbus in
Below it, a clock face reflects the
she started doing sketches,” Jeff ex- Farnhams’ wedding date in 1989 — early fall, most of it on scaffolding as
plained. “We communicated by email Sept. 16. Other carvings reveal the she wielded chainsaws, side grinders
and phone.” family’s favorite interests as well as and drills to transform the hard hicko-
“There was a lot of back-and-forth,” travels they’ve made, both in the Unit- ry wood into a “family tree.”
Bailey confirmed. “There was a ton of ed States and abroad. “It was about 90 percent (done) with
ideas, but we ended up narrowing it “It’s very personal,” said Stacy, chainsaws,” said the carver. “My saws
down to what each person individually “going back to our anniversary, which got progressively smaller as I went
was really into.” is the time carved in the clock, and down.”
The carved images, Stacy said, are things around it are special to us, from The craft is a physical one at any
special to the family, which includes hunting and cheerleading to baseball, time, but scaffolding added other
the Farnhams’ grown children, Tori and our family has always loved skiing challenges.
and Tyler, and Tyler’s wife and child, and MSU ... ” See Family tree, 5C
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Grandparents learn there’s a ‘little genius’ in the family

BY JAN SWOOPE
jswoope@cdispatch.com

M
cDonald and Angela
George of Columbus
received a stunning
phone call recently, one very
few people will ever get. Their
son, Edmund, was reaching
out from across the Atlantic
Ocean, and the news was amaz-
ing: The Georges’ 4-year-old
granddaughter, Alannah, was
officially being accepted into
British Mensa. Mensa is an
elite group of the most intelli-
gent two percent of people in
their age group. With an IQ of
140, Alannah, who lives in Iver,
Buckinghamshire, England
with her parents Edmund and
Nadine George, is officially a
genius.
“It was very exciting news
when my son called me,” said
McDonald George. The proud Courtesy photo
grandfather, like his wife, is Alannah George, the daughter of
originally from Trinidad. As Edmund and Nadine George, is
Chris McDill/Special to The Dispatch
a service member in the U.S. dressed for a day at St. George’s
School at Windsor Castle. Angela and McDonald George of Columbus hold photographs of their granddaughter, Alannah George.
Air Force for many years, he The Georges’ recently learned the 4-year-old, who lives in England, has an IQ of 140 and has been
was previously stationed in admitted to British Mensa.
Germany and England. He and she was counting and recog-
his wife lived in Columbus for nizing words, her grandmother Children’s Information Centre telligence from my side of the sor Castle, the same school
a period in the late 1990s and added. Alannah’s parents often in Sulihull in England, con- family, which has many teach- attended by some of Queen
made the city their permanent read books to her and, by age ducted Alannah’s assessment ers and educators,” McDonald Elizabeth’s grandchildren.
home in 2008. 3, the child could read para- in January. It included the rig- George said with a smile. As for the 4-year-old, genius
The Georges recognized graphs from her favorite story orous Wechsler Preschool and Alannah’s parents are also status and membership in
a special quality in their little books. She is fascinated by Primary Scale of Intelligence highly accomplished. Edmund Mensa aren’t going to her
granddaughter a long time words and numbers. Test. About a month later, the George, who spent several head. Yes, she is obsessed with
ago. When Alannah visited “When she is doing some- child was the second youngest summers in Columbus when academia, her mother said,
them in Columbus at the age of thing, she concentrates fully,” member in British Mensa. he was younger, is a manage- but she’s also a fan of Disney
18 months, she was reaching said her grandmother, who Compared with Alannah’s IQ ment consultant with a Ph.D. in movies and princesses, ballet,
childhood milestones early. returned in late March from a of 140, the average IQ for any biochemical engineering from acting and singing, her father
“She recognized letters of six-month visit with Alannah age is 100. Typically, about 68 University College London. told The Dispatch.
the alphabet,” Angela George and her parents. percent of the population has Nadine George is a business “Right now, Alannah is bliss-
said. In fact, Alannah was able Dr. Peter Congdon, an an IQ between 85 and 115, analyst. fully unaware,” said Edmund
to speak in full sentences. At acclaimed educational psy- according to brainmetrix.com. Currently, Alannah attends George. “The test itself to her
a little more than 2 years old, chologist who runs the Gifted “She gets some of her in- St. George’s School, in Wind- was a morning of fun puzzles.”

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MOUNTAIN HIGH: The New Hope High School Take One Show Choir and New Hope Middle School Encore Show
Choir both earned Superior ratings from all judges and took first place in their divisions at the Smoky Mountain
Music Festival April 12-13 in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Choir members are pictured at the festival with well-known
choral arranger Kirby Shaw, center. The choirs are under the direction of Denise Lee.

W music department presents ‘Jazz at Poindexter’ Tuesday

MUW UNIVERSITY Hall. The event is free John Coltrane, Bobby in the 2017 and 2018
RELATIONS and open to the public. Timmons, Herbie Han- Alcorn State Jazz Festi-
Under the direction cock, and a few others. val — events headlined

T
he Mississippi
University for
Women Music De-
partment presents “Jazz
at Poindexter,” a concert
featuring the MUW Jazz
Ensemble. The concert
will take place Tuesday,
April 23 at 7:30 p.m. in
the Connie Sills Kossen
Auditorium, Poindexter
of Valentin M. Bogdan,
associate professor of
music, the group will
perform a mix of jazz
standards, fusion jazz,
Argentinian tangos and
old-time favorites.
According to Bog-
dan, this concert pays
homage to the great jazz
musicians of the past:
Their compositions will
be in addition to ethnic
jazz, and tango music of
the famous Argentinean
composer Astor Piazzola.
The MUW Jazz
Ensemble is a select
group of MUW student
musicians. Some of their
performing highlights
include participation
by jazz greats Ramsey
Lewis and Chick Correa,
respectively — perfor-
mances at the Strand
Theatre in Vicksburg,
performances at the Know a good cook? Drop us a line.
2017 and 2018 Welty
Gala, the 2019 Columbus email: jswoope@cdispatch.com
Arts Council Gala, and
concerts throughout the
local community.
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calendar
Today
Living Pictures — Fairview Bap-
tist Church, 127 Airline Road, Colum-
bus, presents its Easter production,
“From Prisoners to Believers,” with
choirs, orchestra and drama cast at
6:30 p.m. Free to the public.
Tuesday, April 23
Lowndes MSU Alumni — The
Lowndes MSU Alumni Association
Chapter meets at 6 p.m. at Lost
Pizza Co., 2009 Highway 45 N.,
Columbus. For more information or
to RSVP, email Adrienne Morris, adri-
ennemorris1999@gmail.com, or call
Janet Downey, 662-325-8515.
Jazz ensemble — The W’s Jazz
Ensemble performs at 7:30 p.m. in
Poindexter Hall’s Kossen Auditorium
on campus. Free to the public.
Wednesday, April 24
Noon Tunes — Dawn Barham
entertains at the final Spring Noon
Tunes from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at
Trotter Convention Center Courtyard
in downtown Columbus. Lunch is
available for purchase. For more
information, contact Main Street
Columbus, 662-328-6305.
Friday, April 26
Blues for Willie — A 6 p.m.
barbecue dinner ($10; RSVP by
April 25) precedes the Debbie
Bond Blues Band as the Columbus
Arts Council honors late bluesman
Willie King at the Rosenzweig Arts
Center, 501 Main St. (a rescheduled
weather event). CAC members $15
advance/$17 at door; non-members
$20/22. Or purchase a two-night
ticket ($22/25; non-members
$25/28) that includes Honeyboy and
Boots CD release show April 27 (see
below).
Saturday, April 27
Honeyboy and Boots CD
release — The Columbus Arts
Council hosts a “Picture on the Wall”
CD release concert by Honeyboy and
Boots at 7 p.m. at the Rosenzweig
Arts Center. CAC member tickets
$12 advance/$15 at the door;
non-members $15/17. Or purchase
a two-night ticket ($22/25; $25/28)
that includes the Debbie Bond Blues
Band the previous night (see April 26
events).
Color Run — This third annual
5K Color Run and Walk to benefit Life
Choices Pregnancy Care Center in
Columbus begins at 9 a.m. at the Co-
lumbus Riverwalk. For information or
to register, go to mslifechoices.org.
Touch a Truck — Children get to
explore emergency, utility, construc-
tion, transportation and delivery ve-
hicles from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at McKee
Park, 405 Lynn Lane, Starkville, a
benefit for the United Way of North
Central Mississippi. Cost is $5. For
information, call 662-323-3830.
“Steel Magnolias” — Black-
friars Drama Society at Mississippi
State presents “Steel Magnolias”
at noon and at 7 p.m. in McComas
Hall. Tickets $10 (plus $2+ fee)
general admission; $7 (plus fee), at
eventbrite.com.
Saturday and Sunday,
April 27-28
Columbus Choral Society —
The Choral Society presents “Amer-
ican Legacy,” a concert at 7 p.m.
April 27 at First Baptist Church, 202
Seventh St. N., Columbus; and at 2
p.m. April 28 at the Louise Campbell
Center for the Arts, 235 Commerce
St., West Point. $10 suggested
donation.
Tuesday, April 30
Walk a Mile in Her Shoes —
The W’s Counseling Center invites
males from the community to don
high heels and Walk a Mile in Her
Shoes, bringing awareness to the
issue of sexual assault. The walk,
rescheduled due to severe weather,
begins at 5 p.m. in The W Room on
campus.
Thursday, May 2
Day of Prayer observance —
The community is invited to an obser-
vance of the National Day of Prayer at
noon in front of the Lowndes County
Courthouse, 505 Second Ave. N., Co-
lumbus. Seating available. Sponsored
by The Christian Community in Prayer,
a non-denominational group of local
citizens. For information, email chris-
tiancommunityinprayer@gmail.com
Friday and Saturday, May 3-4
Market Street Festival —
Festivities kick off May 3 with a free
Rockin’ Country Style concert t 7
p.m. at the Columbus Riverwalk.
Activities May 4 start at 8 a.m. with
a 5K run. From 9 a.m.-5 p.m., arts
and crafts vendors, food booths, live
music, games and more fill downtown
Columbus. For information, visit mar-
ketstreetfestival.com or contact Main
Street Columbus, 662-328-6305.
Saturday, May 4
Huguenot Society — The an-
nual Mississippi Branch meeting and
luncheon of the Huguenot Society
Founders of Manakin in the Colony
of Virginia begins at 11 a.m. at the
Stephen D. Lee Home, 316 Sev-
enth St. N., Columbus. Donna Lane
presents “The Columbian Exchange.”
Cost is $15. For more information or
to RSVP by May 1, contact Vernon
Davis, 662-329-2778.
Wednesday, May 8
Historic marker — The dedica-
tion of a historic marker, and an area
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landscaped by Galaxy Garden Club,
at Sandfield Cemetery at the east
end of College Street in Columbus
begins at 5:30 p.m. An Eight O’ May
Celebration presented by MSMS
begins at 6 p.m. Free.
Friday, May 10
ACS Drawdown — Annunciation
Catholic School presents its annual
$10,000 Drawdown at 7 p.m. at
Trotter Convention Center. Tickets
are $100, admitting two adults to an
early bird dinner, open bar, live music
and raffles. Must be 21 or older.
Saturday, May 11
Farmers Market Grand
Opening — The Hitching Lot
Farmers Market season grand
opening is 7-10 a.m. at the corner of
Second Avenue and Second Street
North. Local growers, bakers and ar-
tisans offer fresh produce and much
more. The market will also be open
Mondays 4-6 p.m. and Thursdays
and Saturdays 7-10 a.m. For more
information, contact Main Street
Columbus, 662-328-6305.

OUT THERE April 25 – The John Hart Band performs at Ho-

April 25 – The Allman Betts Band, Riley
Center, Meridian. 601-696-2200, 601-696-
2200, msurileycenter.com.
– Zac Brown Band, Tuscaloosa
Amphitheater. 205-248-5280,
tuscaloosaamphitheater.com.
April 26-27 – Double Decker Arts Festival
(Jason Isbell, Shovels & Rope, Cedric
Burnside), Oxford. doubledeckerfestival.
com.
– “H.M.S. Pinafore” (University of
Mississippi Opera Theatre), Ford Center,
Oxford. 662-915-2787, fordcenter.org.
bie’s on Main, 217 E. Main St., Starkville, from 10
p.m.-12:30 a.m. Advance tickets are $6.25; they
May 9 – Jim Gaffigan, Tuscaloosa will be $8 at the door. Visit 662tix.com to purchase
Amphitheater. 205-248-5280, advance tickets.
tuscaloosaamphitheater.com.
April 26 – Enjoy great country music with Choctaw Clay at Hobie’s on Main, 217
E. Main St., Starkville, from 10 p.m.-12:30 p.m. Advance tickets are $6.25; they
May 10 – Lynyrd Skynyrd, Tuscaloosa
will be $8 at the door. Visit 662tix.com to purchase advance tickets.
Amphitheater. 205-248-5280,
tuscaloosaamphitheater.com. April 27 – Lion Hills Golf Course, 2331 Military Road, Columbus, hosts its first
annual Crawfish Three-Man Scramble from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tickets are $100 per
May 12 – Gladys Knight, Alys Stephens golfer, includes crawfish, adult beverages and 27 holes of golf. Visit 662tix.com
Center, Birmingham. 205-975-2787, to purchase advance tickets.
alysstephens.org.
May 4 – Sunstroke House, 523 Sixth Ave. S., Columbus, presents a musical
May 14 – India Arie, Alys Stephens Center, performance by Brad Armstrong. Dinner is at 7 p.m.; the show starts at 8 p.m.
Birmingham. 205-975-2787, alysstephens. Tickets are $10-$20. Visit 662tix.com to purchase tickets and for more informa-
org. tion.

Club notes

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Hostesses for the Northwood Garden Club meeting and plant swap April 18 at The
Villa were Gay Orr, Diane Gatewood, Charlotte Sanders and Ann Lindquist.

Northwood Garden Club MASTER GARDENERS: Oktibbeha Master Gardeners welcome new gardener in-
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The April meeting of Northwood Garden Club was held at The Villa April 18,
terns who recently completed the required 40 hours of education offered by the Mis-
with President Becky Mendoza presiding. Members enjoyed swapping various sissippi State University Extension Service. Pictured, in front, from left, are Joe Dier,
plants to take home, and Charlotte Stripling presented the Tip of the Month regard- John Dugan, Flo Henley and Joel Clements. Standing are Pam Jones, Lynne Strick-
ing caladiums. One helpful guideline: Plant in May for best results using bone meal land, Emily Jones, Carol Campbell, Angela Robertson, Linda Morse and Charles
and Miracle Grow each week. Morgan. Cindy Morgan is not pictured. Interns will be certified as Master Gardeners
The club’s end-of-the-year luncheon will be May 21. after completing 40 hours of service.

Dear Abby

D
EAR ABBY: My husband
loves to dance, and so do
I. In fact, we met dancing
many years ago. He takes Zumba
classes despite his knee prob-
lems. I loved Zumba but stopped
because it hurt my knees.
Many times women have come
up to him — oblivious of my pres-
ence — to tell him how good he
is. This has happened on cruises
and just now in a restaurant. I
love that he’s a good dancer. But
I don’t like random women telling
him so. It feels like they are
flirting. Yes, I am jealous because
he is my husband. Are my feelings
normal? — JEALOUS IN THE EAST
DEAR JEALOUS: As long as your husband
acts appropriately in accepting the compli-
ments, you may be overreacting. Instead of
feeling jealousy, why are you not
feeling a twinge of pride in his
accomplishment?
Your feelings are normal — for
someone who is insecure. If you
accept that you can’t stop people
from complimenting your husband,
and that giving him a verbal gold
star isn’t necessarily flirting, you
will both be better off.
DEAR ABBY: My husband and
I are in our late 40s and raised
three very successful sons. We
had always wanted to adopt but
were not able to until our boys
Dear Abby were grown. Everyone has been
supportive except my husband’s
parents.
Our daughter, whom we brought home 3
1/2 years ago, is now 7. Anyone who knows
her adores her. She embraces family and has a
beautiful relationship with her big brothers and
their families.
My in-laws have other grandchildren whom
they shower with affection. Our daughter, not
so much. She doesn’t seem to mind, so I know
I shouldn’t let it bother me. However, I want
our in-laws to be fair with her. I know I can’t
make it so outside our immediate family circle.
Am I being unrealistic? — PERPLEXED IN THE
MIDWEST
DEAR PERPLEXED: I think so. While you
can’t change your in-laws’ behavior, you CAN
make sure your daughter knows she is much
loved by her parents, uncles, aunts and cous-
ins.
DEAR ABBY: My fiance and I are being mar-
ried next month in a private ceremony. We’re
having a small family/closest friends barbecue
reception the following weekend. We do not
want any uninvited guests, but we also don’t
want to come across as rude. What’s your sug-
gestion for polite wording on invitations asking
that there be no “extra” guests brought to our
reception? Our budget is very tight. — NOT A
BRIDEZILLA
DEAR NOT A BRIDEZILLA: Put nothing like
that in writing. There is a rule of etiquette that
only guests whose names are on the invita-
tions should attend the event. If you feel your
prospective guests are ignorant of the social
graces, CALL them and explain: “We would
love you to celebrate with us, but because our
budget is limited, we are unable to entertain
uninvited guests. We hope you understand.”
TO MY READERS: I wish you all a very Happy
Easter. — LOVE, ABBY
Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren,
also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was found-
ed by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear
Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440,
Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Horoscopes
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (April 21).
Your birthday marks the end of a
certain tug-of-war situation in your
life. You let go of the rope and watch
the opposition tumble backward.
Friendships will spark excitement and
brilliant escapades. In June, share
your business dreams with potential
collaborators. A mutually fulfilling
joint venture brings summer money.
Libra and Virgo adore you. Your lucky
numbers are: 4, 20, 12, 3, and 8.
ARIES (March 21-April 19).
You can see patterns that others
won’t notice (unless and until you
point them out.) To see such a thing
emerge brings profound satisfaction,
akin to a story wrapping up with the
perfect ending.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20).
Heavy baggage slows the journey.
Whether it’s emotional or physical,
the cosmic forces align to illuminate
the essentials and give you the cour-
age to throw out what you don’t need.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). No
one “has the time” because the time
doesn’t belong to anyone. The best
we can do is use time deliberately,
which you’ll do today once you say
“no” to three things having nothing to
do with your plan.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). If this
day were a marathon, you’d be like
the seasoned athlete who under-
stands the magic of pacing. You’ll
manage your energy very well, so
there’s plenty to draw on when you
need it most.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). This rep-
resents a rare moment when you’ll
crave anonymity. You’re not hiding, so
much as going inside the safety of a
cocoon to do the personal work that
will allow for your transformation.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Be
careful not to minimize, alter or deny
your own experiences. You’re entitled
to your version of the story, and you
get to frame it however you want. It’s
most honestly accomplished in the
safety of a private journal.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). The
people around you will have lively
opinions about your life. While it’s
flattering, sometimes you have to
distance yourself from the opinions
of others in order to hear your own
wisdom.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Re-
member the time when the unexpect-
ed change shook up your perspective
and then something truly positive
came out of it? You’ll get more of the
same, so have a little faith when it
goes momentarily a bit sideways.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).
Your moods matter more than you
imagine. When you uplift yourself,
you uplift those close to you. To
raise the energy of your nearest and
dearest is to raise the vibration of
the planet.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).
It is said that when the student
is ready, the master appears. But
sometimes the master is late, or
clueless. And the student is much
better off to speed things along by
actively seeking the help of a worthy
mentor.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18).
What things mean is more important
than what they physically are, espe-
cially when it comes to your posses-
sions. Your attachment to an object
will bring you through memories and
emotions.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20).
Your work is an extension of you, but
it’s not you. The good thing about
that sort of extension is that you can
be objective about it, take criticism
for it, and not let any of that soak in.
Nothing personal, just life.
4C Sunday, April 21, 2019
School News
Adhikari takes
music honor
Mississippi University
for Women music stu-
dent Biraj
Adhikari re-
ceived first
place for
the state of
Mississippi
at the Music
Teachers
National Adhikari
Association
Student Competition.
Adhikari is a junior
music major with a
concentration in compo-
sition.
For the competition,
Adhikari composed a
violin duet titled “The
Rising.”
Adhikari also plays
instruments including
piano and guitar. He is
also a Chamber Singer.
The MTNA competi-
tion is an annual event
that begins with state
competitions. It is open
to all college student
composers in U.S.
Mudd inducted
into Phi Kappa Phi
Kevin Mudd of Colum-
bus was inducted into
the Honor Society of Phi
Kappa Phi, the nation’s
oldest and most selective
all-discipline collegiate
Simple strategies for a larger tomato harvest
Properly space
plants to increase
airflow and
sunlight to reduce
the risk of disease
and produce more
fruit
BY MELINDA MYERS
Special to The Dispatch
N
othing is more
frustrating than
investing time,
money and energy in
planting and growing
tomatoes only to watch
them succumb to disease.
We can’t change the
weather conditions that
support disease problems,
but we can tweak our
growing strategies to
reduce this risk.
Select and grow the
most disease-resistant
varieties suited to your
growing region. Consult
your local University
Extension Office for a list
of recommended toma-
toes and always check the
plant tags before purchas-
ing plants.
Plant tomatoes in
a sunny location that
receives at least eight or
more hours of sunlight,
with rich well-drained
soil. Your plants will be
healthier and better able
to fend off insects and
tolerate disease.
No room — no prob-
lem. Grow your tomatoes
in containers filled with
a quality potting mix and
drainage holes. Many
of the newer containers,
like Gardener’s Victo-
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Amber McCarter, center, was named the Outstanding Culinary Arts Student of
2018-19 during Awards Day April 4 at East Mississippi Community College’s Golden
Triangle campus. McCarter, of Crawford, is presented the award by EMCC Culinary
Arts instructors Doan Truong, at left, and Shannon Lindell, at right.
honor society, at the Uni-
versity of Alabama.
He is among approxi-
mately 30,000 students,
faculty, professional staff
and alumni to be initi-
ated into Phi Kappa Phi
each year. Membership
is by invitation only and
requires nomination and
approval by a chapter.
MSU Phi Kappa Phi
inductions
The following local
residents were recently
Gardener’s Supply Co./Courtesy photo
When growing tomatoes
in container gardens, look
for containers with built-in
trellises and large reser-
voirs that help promote
healthy growth and pro-
ductivity.
ry Self-Watering Patio
Planter are designed to
increase success with less
effort on your part. Look
for containers with built-in
trellises, large reservoirs
and other features that
promote healthy growth
and productivity.
Properly space plants
to increase airflow and
sunlight reaching all parts
of the plant. This reduces
the risk of disease and
increases a plant’s ability
to produce more fruit.
Leaving space between
plants also helps reduce
the spread of disease from
diseased plants to nearby
healthy plants.
Further reduce the risk
of disease by lifting the
plants off the ground. Sup-
porting plants with strong
tomato cages improves air
flow and light penetration
while keeping the plants
and fruit off the ground
and away from soil-borne
insects and diseases.
Avoid flimsy tomato
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initiated into The Honor
Society of Phi Kappa Phi,
the nation’s oldest and
most selective all-disci-
pline collegiate honor
society, at Mississippi
State University:
Caledonia: Derek
Hilfiker;
Columbus: William
Ford and Phillip Morris;
Starkville: Ashton
Porter, Vesilla Dao,
Lyndsey Cowart, Mei-
sam Adibifard, Caitlin
Hidalgo, Naomi Crabtree,
towers that tend to topple
and bulky cages that con-
sume too much storage
space. Consider investing
in one of the stronger
supports like that stores
flat and is strong, but flex-
ible to encourage stouter
growth.
Use soaker hoses or
irrigation systems that
target water to the soil
around the plant. Plac-
ing water just where it
is needed — on the soil
— conserves moisture
while keeping foliage dry.
Overhead irrigation uses
more water and increases
the risk and spread of
many common tomato
diseases.
Boost your tomato
plants’ productivity by
as much as 20% with red
mulch. The USDA and
Clemson University devel-
oped a red mulch that re-
flects far-red wavelengths
upward into the plants
stimulating growth and
development. For more
help growing tomatoes
successfully and boosting
your tomato harvest visit
gardeners.com.
Rotate plantings from
one garden, or area within
a garden, to another.
Moving related plants to
different locations each
year reduces the build up
of insects and diseases,
reducing the risk of future
problems. Consider rotat-
ing your tomato plantings
into containers if space is
limited. Start with fresh
soil, a clean container and
disease-resistant plants.
With these few chang-
es and a bit of coopera-
tion from the weather,
your new challenge may
be finding ways to use
and share your bumper
Courtesy photo
Marika Dunne, Jacob
Wood, Erin Linley, Kevin
Liao, Savanah Shows,
David Houston, Pawan
Upadhyay, Zoe Dudiak
and Mallory Aldridge.
These residents are
among approximately
30,000 students, faculty,
professional staff and
alumni to be initiated into
Phi Kappa Phi each year.
Membership is by invi-
tation only and requires
nomination and approval
by a chapter.
harvest. Your surplus
tomatoes and vegetables
are always welcome at
food pantries and meal
programs in your commu-
nity.
Melinda Myers has
written more than 20
gardening books, including
“Small Space Gardening.”
She hosts The Great Cours-
es “How to Grow Anything”
DVD series and the Melin-
da’s Garden Moment TV
and radio segments.
Columbus teen
heads to state
competition
Special to The Dispatch
A
fter
winning
the title of
Miss Southern
Oaks in district
competition,
Evans Rhett,
15, of Columbus
takes part this
week in the Miss
Mississippi Ou-
standing Teen
competition
in Vicksburg.
The Heritage
Academy
sophomore is an
honor student
and member of
the varsity cheer Courtesy photo
squad. Evans Rhett
Outstanding
Teen, a division of the Miss America program,
is for young ladies 14-17 who compete in formal
interview, talent, fitness, evening gown mod-
eling and on-stage question. Contestants must
also develop platforms that benefit Mississippi
communities.
Rhett’s platform is “Wake Up for Down Syn-
drome,” chosen in honor of her cousin, Wake,
born with Down syndrome disorder. Rhett hopes
to raise money for educational items for Down
syndrome children in schools, hospitals and
homes and increase awareness of their needs.
She has already raised several hundred dollars
with an event at her school on World Down Syn-
drome Awareness Day.
Rhett, the daughter of Victoria Beard Stock-
ton and Chris Rhett, will sing “Somewhere Over
the Rainbow” for her talent.
Another facet of Outstanding Teen is a social
media challenge in which contestants share ex-
periences as they prepare for state competition.
In answer to the challenge question, “Why did
you choose to compete in MMSOT and what do
you look forward to most in Vicksburg?” Rhett
said, “ ... I was encouraged to do so by someone
who has always encouraged me to share my
singing with others. I am looking forward to see-
ing all the work I have done to prepare ... come
into play on the stage in Vicksburg. I can’t wait
to make new friends I will have forever. I want
make a difference, and I want to make my state
proud!”
The Miss America organization is a leading
advocate for women’s education and a leader in
scholarship assistance to young women.
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IN the Garden with Felder

It can be a pesty world out there

G
ot fire
ants
and
slugs? I have
found ways to
handle them
both, with a
little attitude
adjustment.
There
are very few
true garden
Felder Rushing
emergencies,
with some
notable ex-
ceptions. I’ve had to stop
what I was doing to deal
with burst water pipes,
hitting a wasp nest with
the mower, trapping a
copperhead snake in the
woodpile, and discover-
ing an electrical short
in the water pond pump.
And baby birds fallen
from a nest.
But those are excep-
tional events. When it
comes to most every-
thing else I follow a pret-
ty simple mantra. It is, in
order of importance, “If I
can’t fix it, flee it, or fight
it, I flow with it.”
I applied this the other ers and others, in my own
day when I uncovered an
alarmingly large snail I
had never seen before.
Long and sleek, mottled
light brown, and a long,
slender, point-
ed rosy-tan
shell. And it
was moving
pretty fast,
like it was on
a mission.
I set it
aside where
I could find it
later, and went
in to look it
up online.
But I got
sidetracked
by a fire ant nest that had
cropped up in a potted
plant, which just won’t do,
so I had to soak the pot to
get the ants out.
When I first started
with the Extension Ser-
vice so many years ago,
fire ants were on every-
one’s minds, to the point
where the county Board
of Supervisors provided
free fire ant bait to home
gardeners. Which of
course didn’t work out
too well, so they stopped.
But though the fiery
stinging pests still cause
all sorts of grief to farm-
garden I’ve come to an
uneasy truce with them.
I could put out baits
but they take time, and if
the mounds get disturbed
With an active gardening season come critters like fire
ants and slugs.
too soon the ants just
pick up and start again
somewhere else.
Granules scattered
around mounds also
work but are tricky to
use effectively. And there
are all sorts of home
remedies that work so-so
at best, for some people,
some of the time.
To me, the fastest,
safest, most through
approach is to get a liquid
ant insecticide mixed
according to directions
(no stronger), and soak
the mound late in the
day when the ants are all
Courtesy photo
home. I pour a perimeter
around the mound and
then soak the mound
itself, letting the water
flood and carry the in-
secticide down deep. By
morning it’s all over for
the ants, and the insecti-
cide will have degraded
and become less harmful
to other creatures.
But mostly I try to just
work around most of the
out-of-the-way mounds,
which isn’t perfect but
works as well as anything
else. Really.
Anyway, back to the
weird new snail. Turned
out to be Mississippi’s na-
tive “wolf” snail, and its
main diet is plant-eating
slugs and other snails.
It’s so effective it has
become a major imported
pest in lands where it has
been introduced.
What it does is find
the slime trail of another
snail, and, getting up to
speed, tracks down and
eats the slower prey.
It’s voracious. And fast.
Which I like because reg-
ular slugs and snails can
be pretty rough on my
flowers and vegetables,
and the beer-in-a-bottle
thing is too much fuss.
And the baits are no fun
either.
So I went back to
where I had put the wolf
snail, found it under
a piece of bark, and
relocated it to near my
back deck where I’ve had
trouble with other snails.
It’s a bug-eat-bug
world in my yard, and I
just found the top pred-
ator. Now if I could find
one for the ants, too ...
Felder Rushing is
a Mississippi author,
columnist, and host of the
“Gestalt Gardener” on
MPB Think Radio. Email
gardening questions to
rushingfelder@yahoo.com.

Clay County officer recognized for good deed

SPECIAL TO THE
DISPATCH

L
t. Casandra Smith
of the Clay County
Sheriff’s Office
recently received the
Sheepdog Society Award
thanks to good deeds she
rendered to fellow officer
Michael Drumm from
Monee, Illinois, back in
2018, when Drumm was
traveling through West
Point.
Drumm and his family
had to make a stop at
North Mississippi Med-
ical Center-West Point,
where, it was reported,
a family member with a Courtesy photo
heart condition had to be Lt. Casandra Smith, a long-time employee of the Clay
flown to North Mississip- County Sheriff’s Office, is pictured with Clay County
Sheriff Eddie Scott. Smith recently received the Sheep-
pi Medical Center-Tupe- dog Society Award from a fellow officer in Monee, Illinois.
lo. Drumm and his family
experience d trouble tire to a local tire store, The Sheepdog Society
getting through Highway waiting on repairs and Award is given to offi-
45 Alternate traffic. returning it to the vehicle cers by a program called
Lt. Smith, not know- so Drumm could contin- “Cops Training Cops,” to
ing Drumm was a ue to Tupelo. recognize officers who
fellow officer, provided In March, the Sheep-
a much-needed escort. go beyond their normal
dog Society Award, along
During the escort, with patches from the duties. Clay County Sher-
Drumm’s vehicle devel- Monee, Illinois Police iff Eddie Scott stated Lt.
oped a flat tire. Smith Department arrived in Smith is an asset to Clay
went above and beyond the mail for Smith from County and the citizens
her duty by taking the Drumm. she serves.

Family tree
Continued from Page 1C
Jeff recalled, “I went out to watch and
she was climbing with (lumber) under
her arm ... ”
In addition to going up and down the
metal frame with tools and supplies, the
artist was limited to a tightly confined
workspace.
“Usually when I’m carving, I can
step back (and look), and that changes
drastically,” Bailey said. “It usually
takes twice as long on a sculpture on
scaffolding.”
After carving the images, Bailey
applied coats of high quality urethane
to the finished work, with recommenda-
tions to apply additional coats at regular
intervals.
“We also suggest that just like you
spray your house for termites and bugs,
you spray your (sculpture) for termites
and bugs,” she advised.
Stacy and Jeff are pleased with the
final results.
“It’s one thing to put it on paper, but
it’s something else to carve it in a tree,”
Stacy said.
Courtesy photo
The project was positive for the
Heather Bailey carves images that in-
carver, too. clude the Farnhams in front of the Eiffel
“Just working with the Farnhams, Tower, and a boat, a reminder of a cruise
they impressed me with their family in Greece.
values,” she remarked. “I meet the most
amazing people.” take it with us,” Jeff said. “You can cut it
By design, plenty of tree space has off and have a base made and remount
been left blank, to add more carvings as it on a steel rod. ... It really means a lot
the family grows. And if Jeff and Stacy to us. It just really encapsulates our life.
ever decide to leave the home they’ve It’s a reminder to me of how fleeting life
been in for the past 12 years? is, how quickly it goes, and how valu-
“If we ever do sell and move, we’ll able and important life and family are.”
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Lisa Read, Linda Bobbitt, Lynn Davis Alma Turner, Jill Savely, Patty Thrash

100+
WOMEN
WHO CARE
An enthusiastic crowd
attended Tuesday’s
launch of 100+ Women
Who Care in Columbus,
held at Courtyard by
Marriott. The new-
ly-formed group will
generate support for
voted-on nonprofit or-
ganizations in Lowndes
County. — Deanna
Robinson/Special to
The Dispatch

Charlotte Verdell, Desiree Krieger, Chase Hazard Christee Holbrook, Karen Stanley, Jenny Miles

Debbie Holloway, Lillian Wade, Betty Waters Lane Pierrot, Geraldine Coleman, Jamie Davidson

Jason and Becky Brown Sandra and Rollin Miller

COMMUNITY
MARKET
Local produce and
products were available
at the Starkville Com-
munity Market Tuesday.
The Market, at Firesta-
tion Park, is open 4-6
p.m. Tuesdays and will
begin opening on Satur-
days from 7:30-10:30
p.m. May 4. — Austin
Frayser/Special to The
Dispatch

Baleigh Davis, Isabel McLemore Asher and Audrey Ellison

Sam McLemore, Daniel Maxwell Josh Jacobs, Cassie Buchanan

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662-328-7500
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BRISLIN, INC.
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Since 1956
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4051 Military Road • 662-328-5814
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Jarrett’s Towing
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5209 N. Hwy 182 E. • Columbus, MS 39702
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FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORY
1131 Lehmberg Rd., Columbus • 662-328-1808
Shelton Cleaners
3189 Hwy 45 N. • 328-5421
1702 6th St. N. • 328-5361
APAC-MISSISSIPPI, INC.
Michael Bogue & Employees
Lake Norris Rd. 328-6555
Telephone: 662-327-1467
P.O. Box 1278 • 1616 7th Ave. S., Columbus, MS 39703
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ASSEMBLIES OF GOD
NEW LIFE ASSEMBLY OF GOD — 4474 New Hope Road.
Worship 10:30 a.m., Children’s Church 10:30 a.m., 662-
664-0852
THE ASSEMBLY COLUMBUS — 2201 Military Road.
Christian Education 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Nursery
Church (2-3 yrs.) Children’s Church 10:30 a.m. Wednesday
6:30 p.m. (something for all ages). Nursery provided for all
services. Jody Gurley, Pastor. 662-328-6374
BAPTIST
ANTIOCH BAPTIST CHURCH — Hwy. 45 N. Sunday
School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Discipleship Training 5
p.m., Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Mitch McWilliams,
Pastor. 662-328-4765
ARMSTRONG BAPTIST CHURCH — 1707 Yorkville
Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. Bible Study
Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. William Vaughn, Pastor. 662-
328-0670
ARTESIA BAPTIST CHURCH — Sunday School 10 a.m.,
Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. Pastor Jeff
Morgan.
BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH — 3232 Military Road.
Sunday School 10:00 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m. Walter Butler, Pastor.
BETHESDA BAPTIST CHURCH — 2096 Bethesda
Rd, Crawford. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.,
Discipleship Training 6:00 p.m., Worship 7 p.m., Wednesday
7:00 p.m. Allan Dees, Pastor. 662-272-8734
BORDER SPRINGS BAPTIST CHURCH — 12771 Hwy.
12 E., Caledonia. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30
a.m., Kids for Christ 5 p.m., Discipleship Training 5:15 p.m.,
Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday Bible Study – Adults, Children,
and Youth classes 7 p.m. Dan Louman, Pastor. 662-386-
0541. Brad Creely, Minister of Music and Youth, 662-312-
8749. www. borderspringsbaptistchurch.com
BROOKSVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH — Main Street,
Brooksville. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 10:55 a.m.
LLC
and 6 p.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m.
CALEDONIA BAPTIST CHURCH — 7840 Wolfe Road,
Caledonia. Sunday Men’s Prayer Service 9:30 a.m.,
Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Bible Study 4
p.m., Worship 5 p.m., Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m. Bob
Burch, Pastor.
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH — 295 Dowdle Dr. Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Adult Choir
rehearsals and Discipleship Training 5 p.m., Worship 6
p.m., Wednesday 6:15 p.m. Rev. Ralph Windle, Interim
Pastor. 662-328-6741
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH — 385 7th St. SW, Vernon,
Ala. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 5 p.m.
(6 p.m. - Daylight Savings Time), Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Wil
Corbett, Pastor. 205-270-1845
CANAAN BAPTIST CHURCH — 1008 Lehmberg Rd.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Paul Shaw, Pastor. 662-327-3771
CANAAN MB CHURCH — 2425 Bell Ave. Sunday School
8:15 a.m., Worship 9:30 a.m., Wednesday Bible Study 6
p.m. Jimmy Pounds, Pastor. 662-327-1226
COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH — 2490 Yorkville
Rd. East Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m.,
Wednesday Bible Study, Children & Youth Classes 6:30
p.m. Matt Moehring, Pastor. Edward Rhinewalt, Music
Director. 662-327-5306
CORNERSTONE BAPTIST CHURCH — 844 Old West
Point Rd., Starkville. Sunday 10:30 a.m. Greg Upperman,
Pastor. 662-323-6351 or visit www.cornerstonestarkville.
com
EAST END BAPTIST CHURCH — 380 Hwy. 50 W. (Hwy.
50 and Holly Hills Rd.) Sunday School 9:15 a.m., Worship
10:30 a.m., Worship 5 p.m. followed by Discipleship
Training, Mission Friends and GAs 5 p.m., Sanctuary Choir
6:30 p.m., Wednesday Prayer Meeting, Youth Worship,
Preschool & Children’s Choirs 6:30 p.m. Bryon Benson,
We unlock
Pastor. 662-328-5915
EASTVIEW BAPTIST CHURCH — 1316 Ben Christopher
cars Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 7
p.m. Junior Eads, Pastor. 662-329-2245
FAIRVIEW BAPTIST CHURCH — 127 Airline Rd.
Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10:15 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.,
Wednesday 6 p.m. Dr. Breck Ladd, Pastor. 662-328-2924
FAITH CHRISTIAN BAPTIST CHURCH — 1621 Mike
Parra Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. Rev.
Michael Love, Pastor. 662-434-5252
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH — 7th St. and 2nd. Ave.
N. Sunday Worship 8:45 a.m., Sunday School 10 a.m.
(Worship televised at 10 a.m. on WCBI-TV, Columbus
Cable Channel 7), Contemporary Worship 11 a.m.; Sunday
5 p.m. Worship at 3000 Bluecutt Road, Midweek Prayer
Service Wednesday 6:00 p.m. located downtown. Dr.
Shawn Parker, Pastor. 662-245-0540 columbusfbc.org
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF STEENS — 40 Odom Rd.,
Steens. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 6
p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m.
FRIENDSHIP BAPTIST — 125 Yorkville Rd. W. Sunday
School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7
p.m. John Gainer, Pastor. 662-328-6024 or 662-328-3183
GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH — 708 Airline Rd. Sunday
School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m. & 6 p.m., Wednesday 6 p.m.
Charles Whitney, Pastor.
GRACE COVENANT BAPTIST CHURCH — 912 11th Ave.
S. Sunday 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. Pastor Sammy Burns. 662-
328-1096
GREENWOOD SPRINGS BAPTIST CHURCH — 278
East between Gattman & Amory. Sunday School 10 a.m.,
Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7:15 p.m. Rev.
John Walden, Pastor. 662-356-4445
IMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH — 6342 Military Rd.,
Steens. Bible Study 10:30 a.m., Worship 9:15 a.m. and 6
p.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. 662-328-1668
KOLOLA SPRINGS BAPTIST CHURCH — Caledonia.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., AWANA
4:45-6 Ages 2-12th grade (Sept. - May), Worship 5 p.m.,
Choir Practice Wednesday 6 p.m., 252 Basics Children’s
Ministry an Cross Training Youth Wednesday 7 p.m.,
Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m. Rev. Don Harding, Pastor.
LONGVIEW BAPTIST CHURCH — 991 Buckner Street,
Longview. Sunday School 10:00 a.m., Worship 11:00 a.m.,
Discipleship Training 5:15 p.m., Evening Worship 6:00 p.m.;
Wednesday Prayer Meeting 6:30 p.m. Interim Pastor Ron
Linkins, or email ynyministry@yahoo.com, 662-769-4774
MCBEE BAPTIST CHURCH — 2846 Hwy. 50 E. Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Discipleship Training
5 p.m., Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Rev. Jimmy
Ray, Pastor. 662-328-7177
MIDWAY BAPTIST CHURCH — Holly Hills Rd. Sunday
School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m.,
Prayer Service every Saturday 6 p.m. Rev. Denver Clark,
Pastor.
MOUNT PISGAH BAPTIST CHURCH — 2628 East Tibbee
Rd., West Point. Sunday Worship each week 8 a.m., 1st,
3rd and 5th Sunday Worship 11:30 a.m., Sunday School
9:30 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Donald Wesley, Pastor.
MOUNT ZION BAPTIST CHURCH — 1791 Lake Lowndes
Rd. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10:15 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Steve Lammons, Pastor. 662-328-
2811
MT. VERNON CHURCH — 200 Mt. Vernon Rd. Sunday
Worship 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., Service Life Groups for
all ages 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., Connection Cafe 10 a.m.,
Discovery Zone. 662-328-3042 mtvchurch.com
MURRAH’S CHAPEL BAPTIST CHURCH — 9297 Hwy.
69 S. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. and
6:30 p.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m.
NEW COVENANT BAPTIST CHURCH — Highway 50 E.
Sunday School 9 a.m., Service 10 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m.
Ed Nix, Pastor.
NEW JOURNEY CHURCH — 3123 New Hope Rd. Sunday
Worship 10:30 a.m., Small Groups 5:30 p.m., Kevin Edge,
Pastor. 662-315-7753 or thenewjourneychurch.org
NEW SALEM BAPTIST CHURCH — 7086 Wolfe Rd., 3
miles south of Caledonia. Sunday Worship 8:00 a.m. & 10:30
a.m., Sunday School 9:15 a.m., Sunday Evening - AWANA
4 p.m., Discipleship Training, Youth & Adult 5 p.m., Evening
Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday - Adults, Youth & Children 6:30
p.m. 662-356-4940 www.newsalembaptistcaledonia.com
Bro. Mel Howton, Pastor.
NORTHSIDE FREE WILL BAPTIST — 14th Ave. and
Waterworks. Sunday School 10 a.m., Sunday Worship 11
a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Pat Creel, Pastor.
OPEN DOOR M.B. CHURCH — Starkville Sportsplex, 405
Lynn Lane, Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. 1st
2nd and 4th Sundays. Donnie Jones, Pastor. 662-263-7102
PLEASANT GROVE MB CHURCH — 1914 Moor High
Road, Crawford. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11
a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Riley Forrest, Sr., Pastor.
662-272-8221
PLEASANT HILL BAPTIST — 1383 Pleasant Hill Rd.
Sunday Worship 10 a.m. & 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Bill
Hurt, Pastor. 662-329-3921
PLYMOUTH BAPTIST CHURCH — 187 Plymouth Rd.
Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Randy
Rigdon, Pastor. Neil Shepherd, Music.
SOVEREIGN FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH — 7852 Hwy.
12 E., Steens. Sunday Worship 10 a.m., Service 5 p.m.,
Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Charles Young, Pastor.
SOVEREIGN GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH — 12859 Martin
Road Spur, Northport, Ala. Worship 11 a.m., Sunday Bible
Study noon. Todd Bryant, Pastor. sovereigngrace.net
STATE LINE BAPTIST CHURCH — 7560 Hwy. 1282 E.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Wednesday
Night small group 6:30 p.m. Robert Gillis, Pastor. 662-
329-2973
TEMPLE OF DELIVERANCE BAPTIST CHURCH —
4307 Sand Rd., Steens. Maurice Williams, Pastor. Sunday
School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 7 p.m., Wednesday 7
p.m. 662-327-2580
UNITED CHRISTIAN BAPTIST CHURCH — 2 blocks east
of Hwy. 69 on Yorkville Rd. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship
10:15 a.m. Steven James, Pastor.
UNIVERSITY BAPTIST CHURCH — 1104 Louisville St.,
Starkville (located in Fellowship Hall of St. Luke Lutheran
Church). Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. Bert
Montgomery, Pastor. www.ubcstarkville.org
VICTORY FREE WILL BAPTIST CHURCH — Victory Loop
off of Mill Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and
6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Pastor, Al Hamm.
WOODLAND BAPTIST CHURCH — 3033 Ridge Rd.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Worship 6
p.m., AWANA Wednesday 6:30 p.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m.
Shelby Hazzard, Senior Pastor. Brad Wright, Director of
Student Ministries.
10TH STREET FAIRLAWN BAPTIST CHURCH — 1118
7th St. S. Sunday School 8 a.m., Worship 9:30 a.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m., Youth Ministry Wednesday 4:30 p.m.
Rev. Brian Hood, Pastor.
INDEPENDENT BAPTIST
BETHESDA CHURCH — 1800 Short Main. Sunday School
9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Nathaniel
Best, Pastor. E-mail: bethesdambchurch@yahoo.com
BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH — 5860 Hwy. 50 E., West
Point. Sunday School 10 a.m., Service 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m.
FELLOWSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH — 1720 Hwy. 373.
Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. Martin “Buddy” Gardner, Pastor.
LIGHTHOUSE BAPTIST CHURCH — 5030 Hwy. 182 E.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. 662-327-1130
SHINING LIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH — 957 Sunset Drive,
Starkville in the Comfort Suites Conference Room, Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Pastor
John Harvey. slbcstarkville.org 662-648-0282
MISSIONARY BAPTIST
ANDERSON GROVE MB CHURCH — 1853 Anderson
Grove Road, Caledonia. Sunday School 9:20 a.m., Worship
11:00 a.m., Bible Study Wednesday 6:20 p.m. David O.
Williams, Pastor. 662-356-4968.
ANTIOCH MB CHURCH — 2304 Seventh Ave. N. Sunday
School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. Kenny
Bridges, Pastor.
BETHLEHEM MB CHURCH — 293 Bethlehem Road,
Caledonia. Sunday School 1st and 4th Sundays 8 a.m., 2nd
& 3rd Sundays 9:30 a.m., Worship 1st & 4th Sundays 9:30
a.m., 2nd & 3rd Sundays 11 a.m., Wednesdays 6 p.m. Rev.
Willie James Gardner, Pastor. 662-356-4424
BLESSING MB CHURCH — Starkville Sportsplex, Activity
Center 405 Lynn Lane Road. Sunday Worship 2nd, 4th &
5th Sundays 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Pastor Martin. 662-744-0561
BRICK MB CHURCH — Old Macon Rd. Sunday School
9:30 a.m. each Sunday, Worship 2nd and 4th Sundays only
11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Everett Little, Pastor.
CALVARY FAITH CENTER — Hwy. 373 & Jess Lyons
Road. Sunday Worship 8:00 a.m., Sunday School 9 a.m.,
Worship 10 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Pastor Robert
Bowers, Pastor. 662-434-0144
CEDAR GROVE MB CHURCH — 286 Swartz Dr. Worship
Services 11:15 a.m., Sunday School 10 a.m., Wednesday
6:30 p.m. Johnnie Richardson, Pastor. 662-434-6528
CHRISTIAN HILL MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH
— 14096 MS Hwy. 388, Brooksville, MS 39739, Sunday
School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11:00 a.m., Wednesday 6:30
p.m. Bobby Bowen, Pastor. 662-738-5837/549-6100
CHRIST MB CHURCH — 110 2nd Ave. S. Sunday School
10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m., B.T.U.
Program every 1st & 3rd Sunday 6 p.m.
ELBETHEL MB CHURCH — 2205 Washington Ave.
Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday
7:00 p.m., Rev. Leroy Jones, Pastor.
FAITH HARVEST MB CHURCH — 4266 Sand Road.
Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Bible class
Tuesday 6 p.m. Hugh L. Dent, Pastor. 662-243-7076.
FOURTH STREET MB CHURCH — 610 4th St. N. Sunday
School 9 a.m., Worship 10:45 a.m., Wednesday Bible
Study 7 p.m. Rev. Jimmy L. Rice, Pastor. 662-328-1913
FRIENDSHIP MB CHURCH — 1102 12th Ave. S. Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. Dr.
Stanley K. McCrary, Pastor. 662-327-7473 or 662-251-4185
GREATER MT. OLIVE M.B. CHURCH — 1856 Carson Rd.
Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10:15 a.m., Wednesday 7
a.m. Donald Henry, Pastor.
HALBERT MISSION MB CHURCH — 2199 Halbert Church
Rd., Ethelsville, Ala. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11
a.m. Ernest Prescott, Pastor.
HOPEWELL MB CHURCH — 4892 Ridge Rd. Sunday
School 8 a.m., Worship 9 a.m., Minister Terry Johnson,
Interim Pastor.
JERUSALEM MB CHURCH — 14129 Hwy 12 E.,
Caledonia. Sunday School 8:30 a.m., Worship 9:30 a.m.,
Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m. Rev. Willie Petty, Sr.,
Pastor.
MAPLE STREET BAPTIST — 219 Maple St. Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 6 p.m. Joseph Oyeleye, Pastor. 662-328-4629
MILLERS CHAPEL MB CHURCH — 425 East North
St. Macon. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.,
Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Ron Houston, Pastor.
MISSIONARY UNION BAPTIST CHURCH — 1207 5th
Ave. N. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.,
Baptist Training Union 5 p.m., Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday
6 p.m. Rev. Tony A. Montgomery, Pastor.
MOUNT ZION M.B. CHURCH — 2221 14th Ave. N.
Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Tuesday Bible
Study 7 p.m. Jesse J. Slater, Pastor. 662-328-4979
MT. ARY MB CHURCH — 291 S. Frontage Rd., Lot #4.
Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Wednesday 6
p.m. Rev. Erick Logan, Pastor.
MT. AVERY BAPTIST CHURCH — 12311 Nashville Ferry
Rd. E. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m. every
Sunday except 5th Sunday. Rev. John Wells, Pastor.
MT. OLIVE MB CHURCH — 2020 Atkin Rd., Millport,
Ala. Sunday School 9 a.m. Worship Service 10 a.m.
Pastor Benny W. Henry. 205-662-3923
NEW HOPE MB CHURCH — 271 Church St., Artesia.
Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday
6 p.m. Thomas E. Rice is Pastor. 662-494-1580
NEW BAPTIST TEMPLE MB CHURCH — 5937
Nashville Ferry Rd. E. Sunday School 9 a.m. each week
except 5th Sunday, Worship 10 a.m. each week except
5th Sunday, 5th Sundays: Ushers Board Fellowship. Rev.
L.A. Gardner, Pastor. 662-329-3321
NEW ZION PILGRIM MB CHURCH — 5253 New Hope
Rd. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship Services 11 a.m.,
Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Rev. Christopher Wriley, Pastor.
NEW ZION STEENS MB CHURCH — 3301 Sand Rd.
Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Wednesday 6
p.m. Pastor Rev. Billy D. Hill. 662-329-5224
OAK GROVE MB CHURCH — 1090 Taylor Thurston Rd.
Sunday School 9:00 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., 5th Sunday 8
a.m., Wednesday Bible Study 6:15 p.m. Pastor Therman
Cunningham Sr., 662-798-0179
OAKLAND MB CHURCH — 18 Fairport Road, Crawford.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday
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Bible study 7 p.m., Mass Choir Rehearsal - Wed. before
1st and 2nd Sun. 6 p.m., Male Chorus Rehearsal - Wed.
before 3rd Sun. 6 p.m., Junior Choir Rehearsal - Wed.
before 4th Sun. 6 p.m. Rev. Sammy L. White, Pastor.
PLEASANT GROVE ROBINSON MB CHURCH — 9203
Hwy. 389 N., Starkville. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship
11:15 a.m., Wednesday Prayer Service/Bible Study 7 p.m.
Pastor George A. Sanders. 456-0024
PLEASANT RIDGE MB CHURCH — Ridge Rd. Sunday
School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. A.
Edwards, Sr., Pastor.
PROVIDENCE MB CHURCH — Old Hwy. 69 S. Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m.
Rev. Gilbert Anderson, Pastor.
SAINT MATTHEWS MB CHURCH — 1213 Island Rd.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday
6:30 p.m. Curtis Clay, Sr., Pastor.
SALEM MB CHURCH — Hwy. 86, Carrollton, Ala.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6
p.m. Rev. David J. Johnson, Jr., Pastor.
SECOND JAMES CREEK MB CHURCH — 4898 Baldwin
Rd., Brooksville. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11
a.m. Pastor Michael Tate. 662-738-5855
SOUTHSIDE MB CHURCH — 100 Nashville Ferry Rd. E.
Sunday School 8:30 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Wednesday
6:30 p.m. Rev. Rayfield Evins Jr., Pastor.
SIXTH AVENUE MB CHURCH — 1519 Sixth Ave. N.
Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Sunday 11 a.m., Bible Study
Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. W.C. Talley, Pastor. 662-329-
2344
SPRINGFIELD MB CHURCH — 6369 Hwy. 45 S. (1st &
3rd Sunday) Sunday School 10:30 a.m., Worship 11:30
a.m., (1st & 3rd Wednesday) 7 p.m. Robert Gavin, Pastor.
662-327-9843
STEPHEN CHAPEL MB CHURCH — 2008 7th Ave. N.
Sunday Worship 9:45 a.m. Bible Study Wednesday 10:45
a.m. and 5:45 p.m.
St. James MB CHURCH — 6525 Hardy-Billups Rd.,
Crawford. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and
6:15 p.m. Rev. Chad Payton, Pastor.
St. JOHN MB CHURCH — 3477 Motley Rd., Sunday
School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday Bible Study
7 p.m. Joe Brooks, Pastor. 327-7494.
ST. PAUL MB CHURCH — Robinson Rd. Sunday School
10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. Rev. Willie
Mays, Pastor.
ST. PAUL MB CHURCH — 1800 Short Main St. Disciple
Training/Sunday School 8 a.m., Worship 9:00 a.m. Rev.
John F. Johnson, Pastor. 662-241-7111
STRONG HILL MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH — 325
Barton Ferry Rd., West Point. Sunday School 9:30 a.m.,
Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m.
UNION BAPTIST MB CHURCH — 101 Weaver Rd.
(Hwy. 69 S) Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.,
Wednesday 6 p.m. Pastor McSwain.
TABERNACLE MB CHURCH — Magnolia Drive, Macon.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday
6 p.m.
UNION HOPEWELL MB CHURCH — 150 Spurlock Rd.
Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6
p.m. Carlton Jones, Pastor.
WOODLAWN LANDMARK MB CHURCH — 8086 Hwy.
12. East, Steens. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11
a.m. and 5 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. David Retherford,
Pastor.
THE WORD CHURCH INTERNATIONAL — 366
Carson Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11:15 a.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. John Sanders, Pastor.
ZION GATE MB CHURCH — 1202 5th St. S. Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 8 a.m. and 10:45., Children’s
Church 10:15 a.m., Worship 5 p.m., Wednesday 6 p.m.
Dr. James A. Boyd, Pastor.
PRIMITIVE BAPTIST
ABERDEEN PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH —
Washington St. & Columbus St., Aberdeen. Sunday 10:30
a.m. and 2 p.m. Herb Hatfield, Pastor. 662-369-4937
HAMILTON PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH — Flower
Farm Rd., 2 miles South of Hamilton, just off Hwy. 45.
Sunday 10:30 a.m. Jesse Phillips, Pastor. 662-429-2305
MAYHEW PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH — 842 Hwy.
45 Alternate, Starkville. Sunday Service 10:30 a.m. Herb
Hatfield,Pastor. 662-315-4937
SPRINGHILL P.B. CHURCH — 3996 Sandyland Road,
Macon, MS. Walter Lowery Jr., Pastor. Sunday School
9:00 a.m., Worship 10:00 a.m., Tuesday Bible Study 6
p.m. 662-738-5006.
SULPHUR SPRINGS PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH
— North of Caledonia on Wolf Rd, Hamilton. Sunday
10:30 a.m. & 1st Sunday Night at 6:30 p.m. Elder Joseph
Mettles, Pastor. 662-369-2532
ANGLICAN CATHOLIC
SAINT DAVID’S AT MAYHEW — 549 Mayhew Rd.,
Mayhew. Holy Eucharist - Sunday 10 a.m. 662-244-5939
or anglicancatholic.org
CATHOLIC
ANNUNCIATION CATHOLIC CHURCH — 808 College
St. Mass Schedules are as follows: Sunday 8 a.m.
& 10:30 a.m., Monday, Wednesday & Friday 8 a.m.,
Tuesday 5:30 p.m., Thursday 8:30 a.m., and Annunciation
Catholic School (during the school year). Father Jeffrey
Waldrep, Priest.
CHRISTIAN
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH — 811 N. McCrary. Jerry
Mitchell, Pastor. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship
10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday, 7 p.m.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH — 720 4th Ave. N. and
8th St. N. Sunday Service 10:30 a.m.
CHURCH OF CHRIST
CALEDONIA CHURCH OF CHRIST — Main St.,
Caledonia. Sunday Bible Study 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m.
and 5 p.m., Wednesday 6 p.m.
CHURCH OF CHRIST — 4362 Hwy. 69 S. Sunday
Worship 9:30 a.m. , Wednesday 6 p.m. Loviah Johnson
662-574-0426 or E-mail: jtychicus00@gmail.com
CHURCH OF CHRIST — 437 Gregory Rd. Sunday Bible
class 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7
p.m. Richard Latham, Minister. 662-328-4705
CHURCH OF CHRIST DIVINE — 1316 15th St. S. Morning
Worship (3rd & 5th Sunday) 8:30 a.m., Sunday School
9:45 a.m., Morning Worship 11:30 a.m., Wednesday
Night Bible Study 7 p.m. 662-327-6060 Bishop Timothy
L. Heard, Pastor.
COLUMBUS CHURCH OF CHRIST — 2401 7th St. N.
Sunday Bible Class 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m.,
Sunday Bible Study 5 p.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m.
Lendy Bartlett, Minister of Community Outreach; Paul
Bennett, Family Life Minister; Billy Ferguson, Minister of
Discipleship.
EAST COLUMBUS CHURCH OF CHRIST — Highway
182 E. at Gaylane. Sunday Worship 9 a.m., Bible Study
10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. http://
eastcolumbuschurch.com
HWY. 69 CHURCH OF CHRIST — 2407 Hwy. 69 S.
Sunday Bible Study 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:15 a.m. and 6
p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. www.highway69coc.com
LONE OAK CHURCH OF CHRIST — 1903 Lone Oak Rd.,
Steens. Bible Study 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m.
MAGNOLIA CHURCH OF CHRIST — 161 Jess Lyons
Rd. Bible Study 9:15 a.m., Worship, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. Minister David May, Pastor. 662-769-
5514.
NORTH HILLCREST CHURCH OF CHRIST — 900 North
Hillcrest, Aberdeen, MS 39730, Sunday Worship 10:00
a.m., Wednesday Bible Study 6:00 p.m., Bro. Arthur
Burnett, Minister, 662-304-6098. Email: nhill crestcoc@
gmail.com
STEENS CHURCH OF CHRIST — Steens Vernon Rd.
9:15 a.m. Bible Study, Worship 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. Larry Montgomery, Minister.
10TH AVE. N. CHURCH OF CHRIST — 1828 10th Ave.
N. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Bible
Class 5 p.m., Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Willie
McCord, Minister.
WOODLAWN CHURCH OF CHRIST — Woodlawn
Community. Sunday 9 a.m., Worship 9:45 a.m., Worship
6 p.m., Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Willis Logan, Minister.
CHURCH OF GOD
CHURCH OF GOD IN JESUS’ NAME — Hwy. 12. Sunday
10 a.m. and 6 p.m., Tuesday 7 p.m. David Sipes, Pastor.
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CORNERSTONE WORSHIP CENTER — 7840 Wolfe Rd.
Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Wednesday
6:30 p.m. Tony Hunt, Pastor. 662-889-6570
LATTER RAIN CHURCH OF GOD — 721 7th Ave. S.
Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. Wednesday 6
p.m. Brenda Othell Sullivan, Pastor.
NORTH COLUMBUS CHURCH OF GOD — 2103 Jess
Lyons Rd. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m.
and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Clarence Roberts, Pastor.
YORKVILLE HEIGHTS CHURCH — 2274 Yorkville Rd.,
Sunday Connect Groups 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m.,
Wednesday Worship 7 p.m.; Nursery available for all
services (newborn-4). Scott Volland, Pastor. 662-328-1256
or www.yorkvilleheights.com
VICTORY TABERNACLE P.C.G. — 5580 Ridge Road.
Bible Class 10:15 a.m., Praise & Worship 10:45 a.m. and
Bible Study 6:30 p.m. G.E. Wiggins Sr., Pastor.
CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST
BIBLE WAY PROGRESSIVE CHURCH OF GOD IN
CHRIST — 426 Military Rd. Sunday School 8 a.m.,
Worship 9 a.m., Monday Prayer 6 p.m., Wednesday Bible
Study 6 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday Prayer Noon. Tommy
Williams, Pastor.
FIFTEENTH ST. CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST — 917
15th St. N. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. and
6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Marion C. Bonner, Pastor.
GREATER PENTECOSTAL TEMPLE CHURCH OF GOD
IN CHRIST — 1601 Pickensville Rd., Sunday School 9:30
a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Monday 6 p.m., Tuesday 7 p.m.,
Friday 7 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m. Ocie Salter, Pastor.
MIRACLE TEMPLE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST —
5429 Hwy. 45 N. Sunday Prayer 8 a.m., Sunday School
8:30 a.m., Worship 9:30 a.m., 4th Sunday Fellowship
Lunch, Youth Sunday 4th Sunday, Wednesday Bible Study
6 p.m. Elder Robert L. Brown, Jr., Pastor. 662-327-4221.
Email: mr.endure@aol.com
NOW FAITH CENTER MINISTRIES — 425 Military Road,
Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11:30 a.m., Tuesday Night
Bible Study 7 p.m. Elder Samuel Wilson, Pastor.
OPEN DOOR CHURCH OF GOD — 711 S. Thayer Ave.,
Aberdeen. Sunday School 10:30 a.m., Worship 11:30 a.m.,
Tuesday Bible School 10 a.m. & 6 p.m., 2nd & 4th Thursday
Evangelist Night 6 p.m. Johnnie Bradford, Pastor. 662-574-
2847.
PETER’S ROCK TEMPLE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST
— 223 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., Starkville. Sunday
Worship 7:45 a.m., 10 a.m., 6 p.m., Sunday School 9 a.m.,
Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m.
VICTORY TEMPLE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST —
Minnie Vaughn Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 12
p.m., Tuesday 7 p.m. Donald Koonch, Pastor. 662-243-
2064
COLUMBUS AIR FORCE BASE
CAFB CHAPEL — Catholic - Sunday: Catholic
Reconciliation 4:00 p.m., Mass 5 p.m. Catholic Priest
Father Paul Stewart. Protestant - Sunday: Adult Sunday
School 9 a.m., Worship 10:45 a.m. Wing Chaplain Lt. Col.
Steven Richardson. 662-434-2500
EPISCOPAL
GOOD SHEPHERD EPISCOPAL CHURCH — 321
Forrest Blvd. Sunday Bible Study 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m.,
Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m. Rev. Sandra DePriest. 662-
574-1972
ST. PAUL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH — 318 College St.
Sunday 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Sunday School 9:15 a.m.
Rev. Anne Harris. 662-328-6673 or stpaulscolumbus.com.
FULL GOSPEL
BREAD OF LIFE FELLOWSHIP — New Hope Road.
Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Wednesday
6 p.m. Jack Taylor, Pastor.
BEULAH GROVE FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST CHURCH —
8490 Artesia Rd., Artesia, MS. Sunday Service 8:30 a.m.,
Tuesday Bible Study 6:30 p.m. Timothy Bourne, Senior
Pastor.
CHARITY FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST CHURCH — 1524
6th Ave. S. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m., Saturday 6 p.m. Charles Fisher, Pastor.
CHARITY MISSION FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST CHURCH
— 807 Tarlton Rd., Crawford. Sunday School 9:40 a.m.,
Worship 11:15 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m., Prayer Hour Mon.-
Fri. 10 a.m., Saturday 8 a.m., New Membership Class 9:30
p.m., 5th Sunday Worship 6:30 p.m. 662-272-5355
COVENANT LIFE MINISTRIES CHURCH — W. Yorkville
Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Evening 6:30
p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m.
Fairview Full Gospel BAPTIST CHURCH — 1446
Wilson Pine Rd., Crawford. Sunday School 9:30 a.m.,
Worship 10 a.m., Tuesday 7 p.m. Bobby L. McCarter 662-
328-2793
GREATER MOUNT ZION CHURCH — 5114 Hwy. 182 E.
Sunday Corporate Prayer 8 a.m., Sunday School 9 a.m.,
Worship 10:15 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m., Bible Study 7
p.m. Doran V. Johnson, Pastor. 662-329-1905
GOD’S ANNOINTED PEOPLE MINISTRY FULL GOSPEL
FELLOWSHIP — 611 Jess Lyons Rd. Sunday School 9
a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Jerome Gill,
Pastor. 662-244-7088
HARVEST LIFE CHURCH — 425 Military Rd. Sunday
Service 10:30 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. F. Clark Richardson,
Pastor. 662-329-2820
NEW BEGINNING FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST CHURCH —
318 Idlewild Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.,
Wednesday 6 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m. 662-327-3962
NEW LIFE FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST CHURCH — 426
Military Rd. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10a.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Michael Love, Pastor.
PLUM GROVE FULL GOSPEL CHURCH — Old Macon
Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11:30 a.m., Tuesday
6:30 p.m., Thursday 7 p.m. Samuel B. Wilson, Pastor.
SHILOH FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST CHURCH — 120
19th St. S. Sunday School 8:30 a.m., Worship 10 a.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m., Missionary Service every 2nd
Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Freddie Edwards, Pastor.
JEWISH
B’NAI ISRAEL — 717 2nd Ave. N. Services Semi-monthly.
Friday 7:30 p.m. 662-329-5038
Universalist
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST — Meeting at Temple B’nai
Israel, 1301 Marshall, Tupelo, every 1st & 3rd Sunday. 662-
620-7344 or uua.org
LUTHERAN
FAITH EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH (WELS) —
Hwy. 45 N. and 373. Sunday School/Bible Class 3:45 p.m.,
Worship 5 p.m. 662-356-4647
OUR SAVIOR LUTHERAN CHURCH (L.C.M.S.) — 1211
18th Ave. N. Sunday School 9 a.m.. Worship 10 a.m. Stan
Clark, Pastor. 662-327-7747 oursaviorlutheranms.org
MENNONITE
FAITH MENNONITE FELLOWSHIP — 2988 Tarlton Rd.,
Crawford. Sunday Worship 10 a.m., Sunday School 11 a.m.,
2nd & 4th Sunday Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday 7:30 p.m.
Kevin Yoder, Senior Pastor.
METHODIST
ARTESIA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — 50 Church
Street, Artesia. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.
Gene Merkl, Pastor.
CALEDONIA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — 811 Main
Street, Caledonia. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.
Charity Gordon, Pastor.
CLAIBORNE CME CHURCH — 6049 Nashville Ferry Rd.
E. 2nd and 4th Sundays - Sunday School 10a.m., Worship
11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m., 1st and 3rd Sundays - 3 p.m.,
Geneva H. Thomas, Pastor.
CONCORD INDEPENDENT METHODIST CHURCH —
1235 Concord Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.
Robert L. Hamilton, Sr., Pastor.
COVENANT UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — 618 31st
Ave. N. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. Eugene
Bramlett, Pastor.
CRAWFORD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — Main St.,
Crawford. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. and service 10 a.m.
Kathy Brackett, Pastor. 662-364-8848
CROSSROAD CHAPEL C.M.E. CHURCH — Steens.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6
p.m. Rev. Carl Swanigan, Pastor.
FIRST INDEPENDENT METHODIST — 417 Lehmberg Rd.
Sunday bible study at 10:15 and morning worship at 11 a.m.
Minister Gary Shelton.
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — 602 Main St.
Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 8:45 & 11 a.m., Vespers &
Communion 4 p.m. (beginning Nov. 4) Rev. Jimmy Criddle,
The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com
Lead Pastor. Rev. Anne Russell Bradley, Associate Pastor.
Rev. Aislinn Kopp, Associate Pastor. 328-5252
FLINT HILL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — 80 Old
Honnoll Mill Rd., Caledonia. Sunday Worship Service 9:30
a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Charity Gordon, Pastor.
GLENN’S CHAPEL CME CHURCH — 1109 4th St. S.
Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m. Rev. Raphael
Terry, Pastor. 662-328-1109
HEBRON C.M.E. CHURCH — 1910 Steens Road, Steens.
Meets first, second and third Sundays, Bible class each
Wednesday at 7 p.m. Earnest Sanders, Pastor.
MILITARY CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH —
Hwy. 12, Steens. Sunday School 9:45, Service 11 a.m..
Meet on 2nd and 4th Sundays. Wednesday Bible Study
6:00 p.m. Rev. Antra Geeter, Pastor. 662-327-4263
NEW HOPE CME CHURCH — 1452 Yorkville Road East,
Columbus. Sunday School 10:00 a.m., Worship service
first, third and fourth Sunday (Youth Sunday) 11:00 a.m.,
Wednesday Bible Study 5:00 p.m. Rev. Cornelia Naylor,
Pastor. 662-328-5309
NEW HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — 2503 New
Hope Road. Sunday Worship 8:45 a.m., Sunday School 10
a.m., Tuesday Bible Study 6:30 p.m. Rev. Sarah Windham,
Pastor. 662-329-3555
ORR’S CHAPEL CME CHURCH — Nicholson Street,
Brooksville. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m.,
Saturday 9 a.m.
PINEY GROVE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — 102
Fernbank Rd., Steens. Sunday Worship 9:30 a.m., Sunday
School 10:45 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Andy Tentoni.
SANDERS CHAPEL CME CHURCH — 521 15th St. N.
Sunday School 8 a.m., Sunday 9 a.m., Tuesday 11:45 a.m.
Rev. Dr. Luther Minor, Pastor.
SHAEFFERS CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
— 1007 Shaeffers Chapel Rd., Traditional Worship Service
9 a.m., Rev. Curtis Bray, Pastor.
ST. JAMES UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — 722
Military Rd. Breakfast 9:20 a.m., Sunday School 9:40 a.m.,
Worship 11 a.m., Sunday Evening Worship 6 p.m., Adult/
Children Bible Study Wednesday 6 p.m., Young Adult Bible
Study Thursday 7 p.m. Rev. Paul E. Luckett, Pastor.
ST. PAUL INDEPENDENT METHODIST CHURCH —
Freeman Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Sunday Services 11
a.m. and 5 p.m. Youth activities 5 p.m. John Powell, Pastor.
ST. PAUL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — 307 South
Cedar Street, Macon, Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship
10:30 a.m. , Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m. Demetric
Darden, Pastor.
ST. STEPHEN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — 800
Tuscaloosa Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.
and 6 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Ron McDougald,
Pastor.
TABERNACLE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — Rt. 2,
6015 Tabernacle Rd., Ethelsville, AL. Sunday School 10
a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday 6:30 p.m.
Rickey C. Green, Pastor. 205-662-3443
TRINITY-MT. CARMEL CME CHURCH — 4610 Carson
Rd. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Pastor Lizzie
Harris. 662-329-3995
TURNER CHAPEL AME CHURCH — 1108 14th St. S.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 5
p.m. Yvonne Fox, Pastor.
WESLEY UNITED METHODIST — 511 Airline Rd. Sunday
School 9:45 a.m., Worship 10:55 a.m., Wednesday 5:15
p.m., Chancel Choir 7 p.m., Youth Monday 6:30 p.m. Rev.
Sarah Windham.
WRIGHT CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
— Hwy. 45 Alt. S., Crawford. Sunday School 9:30 a.m.,
Worship 10:15 a.m., Tuesday 6 p.m. Kori Bridges, Pastor.
662-422-9013.
MORMON
CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS
— 2808 Ridge Rd. Sacrament Meeting 9 a.m., Sunday
School 10 a.m., Priesthood & Relief Society 11 a.m., Youth
Activities Wednesday 6 p.m. Bishop Eric Smith. 662-328-
3179.
CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
FIRST CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE — 2722 Ridge Rd.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m.,Worship 10:40 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Stephen Joiner, Pastor.
NON — DENOMINATIONAL
A PREPARED TABLE MINISTRY — 1201 College St.
Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10:10 a.m., Wednesday 6
p.m. Timothy J. Bailey, Pastor. 662-889-7778
ABUNDANT LIFE CHRISTIAN CHURCH — 611 S.
Frontage Road. Sunday 9:30 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Craig
Morris, Pastor.
ALL NATIONS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP CHURCH,
INC. — 1560 Hwy. 69 S., Sunday 9 a.m., Wednesday 6:45
p.m., Friday Corporate Prayer 7 p.m. Pastor James T.
Verdell, Jr. crosswayradio.com 9 a.m., 11 a.m., & 7 p.m. on
Fridays only.
COLUMBUS CHRISTIAN CENTER — 146 S. McCrary
Rd. Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m., Kid’s Church 10:30 a.m.,
Wednesday 6:30 p.m., Kenny Gardner, Pastor. 662-328-
3328
CONGREGATIONAL WORSHIP CENTER — 109 Maxwell
Lane. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11:15 a.m.,
Wednesday Prayer 6 p.m., Wednesday Bible Band 7 p.m.
Grover C. Richards, Pastor. 662-328-8124
CORNERSTONE WORSHIP CENTER — 98 Harrison Rd.,
Steens. Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m., 1st Sunday Evening
6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Marion (Bubba) Dees, Pastor.
662-327-4303
EL BETHEL — 3288 Cal-Vernon Rd. Sunday School 9
a.m., Worship 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Wes
Andrews, Pastor. 662-855-5006
EMMANUEL CIRCLE OF LOVE OUTREACH — 1608
Gardner Blvd. Services every Friday, Saturday and Sunday
at 7 p.m. J. Brown, Pastor.
FAITH COVENANT CHURCH — 1133 Northdale Dr.
Sunday Worship 5:30 p.m. Lee Poque, Pastor. 662-889-
8132
FINDING YOUR WAY THROUGH CHRIST MINISTRIES
— 1472 Blocker Rd., Starkville. Sunday School 10 a.m.,
Worship 11 a.m., 2nd Sunday Morning Worship 9 a.m.
Pastor Kenyon Ashford.
FIRST CALVARY FAITH AND FELLOWSHIP CHRISTIAN
CENTER — 247 South Oliver St., Brooksville. Prayer
Saturday 5:30 p.m., Bible Study 6 p.m., Sunday School
9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. Pastor David T. Jones,III.
601-345-5740
FULL GOSPEL MINISTRY — 1504 19th St. N. Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Tuesday 6:30 p.m. Rev.
Maxine Hall, Pastor.
GENESIS CHURCH — 1820 23rd St. N., Sunday School
9 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Darren
Leach, Pastor.
HOUSE OF LIFE FREEDOM MINISTRY — 1742 Old West
Point Rd. Worship 8 a.m. and 11 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m.
Donnell Wicks, Pastor.
HOUSE OF RESTORATION — Hwy. 50. Sunday School,
9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7
a.m., Pastors, Bill and Carolyn Hulen.
JESUS CHRIST POWERHOUSE OF THE APOSTOLIC
FAITH CHURCH — 622 23rd St. N. Sunday School
10:30 a.m.; Service 11:45 a.m., Tuesday 7:30 p.m., Friday
7:30 p.m., Prayer Mon., Wed. and Fri. noon. For more
information call Bishop Ray Charles Jones 662-251-1118,
Patricia Young 662-327-3106 or 662-904-0290 or Lynette
Williams 662-327-9074.
KINGDOM VISION INTERNATIONAL CHURCH — 3193
Hwy 69 S. Sunday 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m., Sunday School
10 a.m., Tuesday 7 p.m. Pastor R.J. Matthews. 662-327-
1960
LIFE CHURCH — 419 Wilkins Wise Rd. Sunday Worship
10 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. For more information, call 662-
570-4171
LOVE CITY FELLOWSHIP CHURCH — 305 Dr. Martin
Luther King Drive, Starkville. Sunday Worship 11 a.m.,
Pastor Apostle Lamorris Richardson. 601-616-0311
LIVING WATERS LIFE CHURCH INTERNATIONAL — 113
Jefferson St., Macon. Sunday Service 10 a.m., Wednesday
Bible Study 6:30 p.m. Johnny Birchfield Jr., Senior Pastor.
662-493-2456 E-mail: livingwaterslifechurch@gmail.com
NEW BEGINNING EVERLASTING OUTREACH
MINISTRIES — Meets at Quality Inn, Hwy. 45 N. (Every 1st
and 3rd Sunday) Sunday School 10 a.m., Bible Study 10:30
a.m., Worship 11 a.m. Pastor Robert Gavin, 662-327-9843
or 662-497-3434.
NEW COVENANT ASSEMBLY — 875 Richardson.
Worship Service Sunday 10:30 a.m. Bruce Morgan, Pastor.
NEW HORIZONS GOSPEL ASSEMBLY — 441 18th St. S.
Sunday 10 a.m. Dr. Joe L. Bowen, Pastor.
PLEASANT RIDGE HOUSE OF WORSHIP — 2651 Trinity
Road. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Every www.memorialgunterpeel.com
2nd and 4th Sunday Intercessory Prayer 9 a.m., Wednesday
716 Second Ave. N. • Columbus, MS • 662-328-4432
6:30 p.m. Pastor Donna Anthony. 662-241-0097
THE LORD’S HOUSE — 441 18th St. S. Thursday 7 p.m. 903 College St. • Columbus, MS • 662-328-2354
Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.
THE RIVER CHURCH — 822 North Lehmberg Rd., Sunday
Worship 10 a.m., Children’s Church 3&4 yr. old, 5-12 yr. old.
Wednesday Worship 6:45 p.m. Pastor Chuck Eubanks.
THE SHEPHERD’S CARE & SHARE MINISTRY CHURCH
— 312 N. Lehmberg Rd., Sunday Prayer Time 9:50 a.m.,
Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Thursday Bible
Study 6 p.m., Annie Hines, Planter and Pastor. 662-570-
1856
TRIBE JUDAH MINISTRIES — 730 Whitfield St., Starkville.
Sunday Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday Bible School 7 p.m.
Rev. Greg and Rev. Michelle Mostella, Pastors. 662-617-
4088
TRUE GOSPEL EVANGELISTIC MINISTRY — 2119
7th. Ave. N., Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m.,
Tuesday Bible Study 6:30 p.m. Clyde and Annie Edwards,
Pastors.
TRUE LIFE WORSHIP CENTER — 597 Main St.,
Caledonia. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 5
SHELTON’S TOWING, INC.
p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Eugene O’Mary, Pastor. Since 1960
TRUEVINE CHRISTIAN LIFE CENTER MINISTRIES
— 5450 Cal-Kolola Rd, Caledonia. Sunday School 9:30
24 Hour Towing
a.m., Worship 10:45 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Pastor 1024 Gardner Blvd.
Francisco Brock, Sr. 662-356-8252 328-8277
UNITED FAITH INTER-DENOMINATIONAL MINISTRIES
— 1701 22nd Street North, Columbus. Sunday Worship
8:30 a.m. -10 a.m., Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m.-7 p.m.
Rone F. Burgin, Sr., Pastor/Founder. 662-328-0948
VIBRANT CHURCH — 500 Holly Hills Rd. Sunday 9 a.m.,
10:15 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. The Grove Coffee Cafe 8 a.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. The Grove 6:30 p.m. Nursery provided
through age 3. Jason Delgado, Pastor. 662-329-2279
WORD IN ACTION MINISTRY CHRISTIAN CENTER —
2648 Tom St., Sturgis. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship
11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Curtis Davis, Pastor. 662-230-
3182 or mdavis43@hotmail.com
ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN
ST. CATHERINE ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN CHURCH —
725 4th Ave. N. Visit www.stcatherineorthodox.com for
schedule of services and updates on this Mission.
APOSTOLIC PENTECOSTAL
APOSTOLIC OUTREACH CHURCH — 204 North McCrary
Rd., Prayer/Inspiration Hour Monday 6 p.m. Danny L.
Obsorne, Pastor.
DIVINE DESTINY APOSTOLIC CHURCH — 2601 14th
Ave. N. Sunday School 10:30 a.m., Worship 12 p.m.,
Tuesday Bible Class 7:30 p.m. Pastor Easter Robertson.
JESUS CHRIST POWERFUL MINISTRY OF LOVE —
1210 17th St. S., behind the Dept. of Human Resources.
Sunday School 10:30 a.m., Friday 7:30 p.m. Gloria Jones,
Pastor.
SPIRIT OF PRAYER HOLINESS CHURCH — 267 Byrnes
Circle. Sunday Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m.,
Saturday 11 a.m. Terry Outlaw, Pastor. 662-324-3539
THE ASSEMBLY IN JESUS CHRIST CHURCH — 1504
19th St. N. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11:45 a.m. and
7 p.m., Wednesday and Friday 7 p.m.
THE CHURCH OF THE ETERNAL WORD — 106 22nd St.
S. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11:30 a.m., Tuesday
Bible Study 7 p.m., Thursday Prayer 5 p.m. District Elder
Lou J. Nabors Sr., Pastor. 662-329-1234
THE GLORIOUS CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST — Billy
Kidd Road, Caledonia. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship
11:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.. Tuesday 7 p.m., Friday 7 p.m.
Ernest Thomas, Pastor.
VICTORY APOSTOLIC FAITH CHURCH — 6 6 Boyd Rd.,
Starkville. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Noon, Tuesday
Prayer 7 p.m., Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m. Mildred
Spencer, Pastor. 662-341-5753
ONENESS PENTECOSTAL
NEW HOPE PENTECOSTAL CHURCH — 875 Richardson
Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., 6 p.m.,
Tuesday 7 p.m. Jared Glover, Pastor. 662-251-3747 E-mail:
nhpccolumbus@yahoo.com
PENTECOSTAL
FAITH AND DELIVERANCE OUT REACH MINISTRIES —
118 S. McCrary Road, Suite 126. Sunday 10 a.m. and 11
a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Christian Women Meeting Friday
7 p.m.
LIVING FAITH TABERNACLE — Shelton St. Sunday
School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Youth
Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Rev. James O. Gardner, Pastor.
LIVING WATER MINISTRIES — 622 28th St. N. Elder
Robert L. Salter, Pastor. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship
11 a.m., Wednesday 7:30 p.m., Friday 7:30 p.m.
SPIRIT OF PRAYER HOLINESS CHURCH — 922 17th St.
N. Sunday 11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m.
Terry Outlaw, Pastor,
VICTORY TABERNACLE P.C.G. — 548 Hwy. 45 North
Frontage Rd. (1/4 mile past the CAFB entrance on the
right) Sunday Bible Class 10:15 a.m., Worship 10:45 a.m.,
Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m. G. E. Wiggins, Sr., Pastor.
662-251-2432
1721 Hwy 45 N
UNITED PENTECOSTAL ® Columbus, MS
CALEDONIA UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH — 5850 662.848.0919
Caledonia Kolola Rd., Caledonia. Sunday 10 a.m., 6 p.m., Monday-Saturday 10am-8pm
Wednesday 7 p.m. Grant Mitchell, Pastor. 662-356-0202
FIRST PENTECOSTAL CHURCH — 311 Tuscaloosa
In Style. In Reach. Sunday 1pm-5pm
TRINITY PLACE
Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Sunday Evangelistic 6p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Steve Blaylock, Pastor. 662-328-
RETIREMENT COMMUNITY
1750
PRESBYTERIAN
BEERSHEBA CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN Offering independent living apartments, personal
CHURCH — 1736 Beersheba Rd., New Hope Community. care/assisted living suites, and a skilled nursing home
Rev. Tim Lee, Pastor. Sunday Worship 10 a.m., Church 300 Airline Road • Columbus, MS • 327-6716
School 11:15 a.m., Wed. Mid Week 6 p.m. 662-327-9615 “Our Bottom Line Is People”
COVENANT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (EPC) — 515
Hunting • Fishing
Lehmberg Rd., East Columbus. Sunday School 9:30 a.m.,
Working Or Stepping Out — We Have A Complete
Worship 10:30 a.m., Wednesday Prayer Meeting 4 p.m.
Line Of Clothing For You And Your Family
John Richards, Pastor.
FIRST CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH — Oktibbeha County Co-Op
2698 Ridge Rd. Sunday School 9:15 a.m., Worship 10:30 Check Out Our Boot & Cap Section
a.m., Adult Choir 4 p.m. Youth Group 5 p.m., Bible Study 5 662-323-1742
p.m.; Monthly Activities: CPW Circle #2 (2nd Tue. 4 p.m.), 201 Pollard Rd., Starkville
Ladies Aid (3rd Tue. 2 p.m.); Weekly Activities: Exercise
Class Tuesday and Thursday 8 a.m. Rev. Luke Lawson,
Pastor. 662-328-2692
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH — 3200 Bluecutt Rd.
Worship 10 a.m., Youth Group Sundays 11 a.m., Adult Choir
Wednesdays 6 p.m., Fellowship Suppers-3rd Wednesdays
6 p.m. Rev. Wayne Bruchey, Pastor.
MAIN STREET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (PCA) — Main
and 7th St. N. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:40
a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday Fellowship Supper 5:30 p.m.,
Bible Study 6 p.m. Rev. Todd Matocha, Pastor.
MT. ZION CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH —
3044 Wolfe Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.
SALVATION ARMY CHURCH
THE SALVATION ARMY CHURCH — 2219 Hwy. 82
East. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m.,
Wednesday Men’s Fellowship, Women’s Fellowship 5:30
p.m., Thursday Character Building Programs 5:30 p.m.,
Majors Alan and Sheryl Phillips, Commanding Officers.
SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST
COLUMBUS SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH —
301 Brooks Dr. Saturday Service 9 a.m., Sabbath School
10:30 a.m., Wednesday Prayer Meeting 6:30 p.m. Ray The McBryde Family
Elsberry, Pastor. 662-329-4311
SALEM SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST — 826 15th St. N. 1120 Gardner Blvd. • 328-5776
Saturday Sabbath School 9:30 a.m., Divine Worship 11
a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Roscoe Shields, Pastor. 662-
327-9729
APOSTOLIC CHURCH
TRUE FAITH DELIVERANCE MINISTRIES APOSTOLIC
CHURCH — 3632 Hwy. 182 E. Sunday School 10:30 a.m., • RECYCLING SINCE 1956 •
Sunday 11:30 a.m., Tuesday 7:30 p.m., Wednesday Prayer Specializing in industrial accounts
Noon, Wednesday 7:30 p.m., Friday 7:30 p.m. 662-328-8176 973 Island Rd. 1-800-759-8570
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