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Cicely Lewis is surrounded by titles she had chosen for her “Read Woke” program at Meadowcreek High School near Atlanta.
The West Point native started the program in 2017 and since then, it has been adopted in schools and libraries in the U.S.,
Canada, the United Kingdom and Norway.
By Slim Smith of titles selected on a set criteria. The It was the time of talks of Muslim
ssmith@cdispatch.com books must challenge a social norm, bans, police brutality against unarmed
give voice to the voiceless, provide
A
African Americans, threats to the DACA
movement can start in the least information about a group that has been program and broad-scale deportation of
likely of places. disenfranchised, challenge the status undocumented Hispanics living in the
“Read Woke” is such a move- quo or have a protagonist from an un- U.S. At a high school where 70 percent
ment, a program that started in a school derrepresented or oppressed group. of the students are Hispanic and 25 per-
library in Georgia three years ago and is Knowledge is power, and the source cent black, these issues weren’t abstrac-
now being implemented in schools and of knowledge is most often found tions. They were serious issues affect-
libraries in the U.S., Canada, the United through reading. ing the lives of many of her students.
Kingdom and Norway. Lewis decided to do something about
“Read Woke” is designed not only to A long awakening that.
encourage teens to read, but to empow- Technically, “Read Woke” began in Yet in another sense, the origins of
er them to become involved citizens 2017 when Cicely Lewis, a librarian at “Read Woke” began much earlier and by
by exposing them to relevant, topical Meadowcreek High School, a large high another person.
literature students can relate to in their school near Atlanta where 97 percent of Dorothy Bell was a single mother
own lives. its students are minorities, was stirred of four girls in West Point. She loved to
Over the past three years, thousands to action by the events of the day that read and understood the importance of
of students have participated in the had serious implications for her stu- education.
“Read Woke Challenge,” reading a list dents. See ‘Read Woke’, 3A
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Say What?
Did you hear? “It wasn’t the intention of the district to harm or inconvenience
any of the families in our school district.”
Girls report more harassment Pennsylvania’s Wyoming Valley West school board in a statement
apologizing for telling parents behind on their lunch bills their chil-
amid rise in US cyberbullying dren could end up in foster care. Story, 5A.
as many girls
all number of students who
report being bullied stayed
the same.
Photo of armed students at
reported being
Emmett Till sign is investigated
“There’s just some pres-
sure in that competitive at-
harassed online or mosphere that is all about at-
tention,” Whalen said. “This
by text message social media acceptance Historic marker, where 14-year-old Emmett Till’s tunities for those members and the
— it just makes sense to me chapter.”
than boys that it’s more predominant body was recovered, is the third to stand after It’s unclear whether the stu-
amongst girls.” dents actually fired at the sign
The Associated Press
Many school systems two earlier ones were destroyed by vandals or when the picture was taken. It
SEATTLE — Rachel that once had a hands-off shows two students standing with
approach to dealing with By JEFF AMY the case. Lamar did not respond guns and a third unarmed student
Whalen remembers feeling The Associated Press
off-campus student behav- to repeated emails and phone calls kneeling in tall grass at night, lit by
gutted in high school when
ior are now making rules from The Associated Press seeking what appear to be the headlights of
a former friend would mock A photograph of three Univer-
around cyberbullying, out- comment. a vehicle. It’s unclear who took the
her online postings, threat- sity of Mississippi students posing
lining punishments such as Guajardo called the image “of- photograph.
en to unfollow or unfriend with guns beside a bullet-pocked
suspension or expulsion, fensive and hurtful” but said the The image strikes at what re-
her on social media and post and oft-vandalized historic marker
according to Bryan Joffe, university hasn’t disciplined the mains one of the nation’s most
inside jokes about her to oth- to lynching victim Emmett Till has
director of education and students because the off-campus wrenching civil rights cases, de-
ers online. sparked a possible federal investi-
youth development at AASA, picture wasn’t part of a university cades after Till was slain in 1955.
The cyberbullying was gation and suspensions of the three
a national school superinten- event. The African American 14-year-old
so distressing that Whalen by their fraternity.
dents association. Jesse Lyons, assistant executive was visiting relatives in the Missis-
said she contemplated sui- The Mississippi Center for In-
That change partly came director of the Kappa Alpha Or- sippi Delta when he was kidnapped
cide. Once she got help, she vestigative Reporting first pub-
along with broader cyber- der’s national office in Lexington,
decided to limit her time on lished a story about it Thursday, from a relative’s home after an
bullying laws, which have Virginia, said the Ole Miss chapter
social media. It helps to take saying the image had circulated on encounter with a white woman at
been adopted in states like suspended the three men pictured
a break from it for perspec- the men’s social media accounts. a country store. He was tortured
Texas and California in re- after leaders learned of the photo
tive, said Whalen, now a Ole Miss spokesman Rod Gua- and later shot, with his body found
cent years. Tuesday. The fraternity has long
19-year-old college student jardo said the image was reported weighted down by a cotton gin fan
The survey showed been associated with Old South and
in Utah. in March to the university’s Bias in the Tallahatchie River. His moth-
about 20 percent, or one in Confederate imagery. Although
There’s a rise in cyber- Incident Response Team, which er insisted on an open-casket funer-
five students, reported be- much of that imagery has been sup-
bullying nationwide, with takes reports of incidents where al in Chicago, letting people see her
ing bullied, ranging from pressed in recent years, the group
three times as many girls students, faculty or staff are target- son’s mutilated corpse and electri-
rumors or being excluded still claims Confederate Robert E.
reporting being harassed ed because of their race or other fying public opinion.
to threats and physical at- Lee as its spiritual founder. Lyons
online or by text message characteristics. Guajardo said uni- An all-white jury in Mississip-
tacks in the 2016-17 school said that history has nothing to do
than boys, according to the versity police asked the FBI to in- pi acquitted two white men in the
year. That’s unchanged from with the photo.
National Center for Educa- crime.
vestigate, but says the FBI declined “The making of the photo was
tion Statistics. the previous survey done in Like Till himself, the markers
to open an inquiry because the pho- unrelated to any event or activity of
The U.S. Department 2014-15. placed by the Emmett Till Memori-
to “did not pose a specific threat.” the chapter. It is inappropriate, in-
of Education’s research But in that two-year span, al Commission have been shattered
Brett Carr, a spokesman for the sensitive, and unacceptable. It does
and data arm this month cyberbullying reports in- by violence. The marker in the pho-
FBI’s Jackson office, declined to not represent our Kappa Alpha Or-
released its latest survey, creased significantly, from tograph, at the remote spot where
comment Thursday. der,” Lyons wrote in an email.
which shows an uptick in on- 11.5 percent to 15.3 percent.
However, U.S. Attorney Chad The fraternity and university say Till’s body was recovered, was the
Lamar told the Mississippi Center they’re working together. Guajardo third to stand there after two earli-
for Investigative Reporting that said Ole Miss is “ready to assist the er markers were destroyed by van-
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‘Read Woke’
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“I didn’t have a lot of Students stopped Lewis I was so ashamed that education remains the
money and there weren’t in hallways, eager to dis- my father was in prison greatest tool a child will
a lot of things to do in cuss the books they were and that he had been ever have.
West Point,” Bell said. “I reading or ask for more addicted to drugs. “I have realized that
loved going to the library. reading suggestions. “Now, I read books education is the great
I figured if I loved it, the Students eagerly com- all the time about kids connector,” she said. “It
girls would, too.” pleted the “Read Woke facing the same issues is the only way to escape
For Bell and her Challenge,” earning priz- and I know (those books) poverty and the only way
daughters, the Bryan es, including a coveted would have helped me to battle racism, sexism
Public Library became “Read Woke” T-Shirt. cope,” she added. “I’m and all the other ‘isms’
their main source of “Read Woke” spilled just now coming to terms that affect our society.”
entertainment. beyond the Meadow- with it.” Lewis’ old professor is
“I’d take the whole creek campus to other Some issues, Lewis thoroughly impressed.
neighborhood — my cities and across borders said, defy labels and “She is obviously hav-
girls, cousins and niec- and now an ocean.
are part of the universal ing a tremendously pos-
es,” Bell recalled. “Every “It took my breath
human condition. itive impact, both in the
summer, we went to the away,” Bell said. “I said,
“Many people only community and across
summer reading pro- ‘Cicely, this is like a
think of race when they the globe,” West said. “
gram. Every Saturday, we miracle.’”
went to the library. That think of diversity,” Lewis She is not only helping
said. “There are so many them find their own
was just what we did.”
All of her girls liked to
‘They need a light’ issues that make our answers to questions, but
The literature offered students diverse.” she is also turning them
read, Bell said, and this Courtesy photo in the “Read Woke” pulls
was particularly true of Cicely Lewis, a librarian at Meadowcreek High School Above all, Lewis said, into life-long readers.”
no punches. Lewis said
her second daughter, who near Atlanta, introduces students to the “Read Woke” she is careful not to
everyone called “Cissy.” program she established at the school in 2017. Lewis, present her own views on
“I remember one a West Point native, started the program to expose
students to literature that addresses real-life issues the issues. But she does
Christmas, I decided to want students to have
get them all books for her students face.
access to the material to
Christmas instead of form their own opinions.
toys,” Bell said. “They all Lewis chose the following books for her first Lewis’ program is not
cried and cried, all except geared entirely to broad
for Cicely. She loved it. “Read Woke Challenge” program in 2017: issues, but to personal
All my girls liked to read. ■ “All American Boys” by Jason Reynolds and Brenden Kiely
■ “Dear Martin” by Nic Stone
issues, too.
Cicely loved to read.” Bell said that’s espe-
■ “Girl Mans Up” by M-E Girard
Dorothy began to cially important.
■ “The Hate You Give” by Angie Thomas
notice not only Cicely’s ■ “Hunger” by Roxane Gay “I think so many of
passion for reading but ■ “I am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was these books help kids
her determination. Shot by the Taliban” by Malala Yousafzai see that they are not
“I came home one day ■ “Juliet Takes a Breath” by Gabby Rivera alone,” Bell said. “All
when Cicely was in the ■ “The Librarian of Auschwitz” by Antonio Iturbe teenagers go through the
sixth grade and she was ■ “I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter” by Erika Sánchez
same things, to a certain
crying because she had ■ “Sugar” by Deirdre Riordan Hall
point. They need a light.
one grade that kept her ■ “The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Color-
blindness” by Michelle Alexander I told Cicely she was a
from being on the honor light for those kids.”
■ “Turtles All the Way Down” by John Green
roll,” Bell said. “I told her, ■ “Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass” by Meg Medina For Lewis, the light
‘If that’s your goal you she helps provide was
have to work real hard, do not there in her own
all your homework, study. That professor was and many of them had
Genevieve White, a opinions (about what was childhood.
You have to do the work. “I wish that I could
That’s the only way.’ Starkville native who is happening), but not much
now a professor at Texas knowledge. That made have had more expo-
“And that’s what she sure to diverse texts in
did,” Bell added. “She Woman’s University in me more determined
Denton, Texas. Although than ever to educate my school,” she said. “Grow-
made honor roll every se- ing up as a girl with a
mester for the rest of her it’s been almost 20 years students and make them
since Lewis sat in her more woke.” father in prison, it would
school years after that.” have been nice to read
class, West remembers To achieve that, Lewis
left the classroom for about other kids like me.
her fondly.
‘I couldn’t put it down’ “I remember Cicely the library, attending
For most of her child- Georgia Southern to
as smart, perceptive and
hood in West Point, Lewis get her library sciences
hungry for knowledge,”
read whatever she could degree. In that new role,
West recalled. “She
get her hands on. But it she began building a
thought deeply about
wasn’t until she was root- collection of relevant
the literature and what
ing around surreptitious- literature, scouring the
it could teach us about
ly in her sister’s room for internet and social media
our nation and ourselves.
something to wear (“She looking for authors and
The class was an Afri-
was working and had titles that told the inti-
can-American Literature
money for nicer clothes,” mate, personal stories of
course, but you can’t
Lewis said) that she dis- real-life relevance for her
talk about the literature
covered a book that would students.
without also discussing
serve as a part of her own Every year, Lewis
“Woke” journey. history and culture.
“Like most of my had a themed reading
“I found ‘Black Boy’ by program — Harry Potter
Richard Wright in my sis- students, (Lewis) had not
had access to the wealth was the theme one year.
ter’s things and I couldn’t “Hit a Grand Slam Read-
put it down,” Lewis of African-American
literature in high school,” ing” was another.
recalled. “It changed my By 2017, those themes
life. He was bold. He was she added. “I had not, ei-
ther. It was my privilege seemed trivial.
thirsty for knowledge “With our current po-
despite his impoverished to change that.”
litical climate, I knew a
childhood.” cheesy theme would not
For the first time, Off to Atlanta suffice,” Lewis said “I
Lewis had encountered After graduation, had to address the issues
someone in her reading Lewis was hired as a Lan- but still remain open to
she could relate to. guage Arts and Spanish serve the needs of all of
The search for other teacher at Meadowcreek. my patrons.”
books that reflected her It was there, as she One day, she hap-
own experience as a black formed relationships pened upon a copy of Es-
person continued when with her students, Lewis sence magazine whose
she arrived at the Univer- began to think about how cover story featured
sity of Southern Missis- she could help students prominent black women
sippi where she studied to understand the larger who were “woke” to fight
be a teacher. world around them. against social injustice.
“I signed up for Afri- “Every day, I would They were all wearing,
can-American Literature, turn on the TV and wit- “Stay Woke” T-shirts in
and I remember being ness some act of social the magazine photos.
shocked when my profes- injustice, from Trayvon In an instant, Lewis
sor walked in and she was Martin being killed had her reading program
a white woman,” Lewis to bathroom rights of theme: “Stay Woke.”
said. “She introduced transgender people being It quickly became
me to so many amazing challenged to travel a phenomenon at the
texts and she handled rights of Muslims being school as students
the literature with such banned. Injustices were poured into the program.
care and integrity. She everywhere,” Lewis said. Reading test scores took
truly changed my reading “I would come to school off. Circulation of the
experience.” and talk to my students, library books soared.
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Gordon Buford Jr.; daughters, Mr. Gatlin was born
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Ms. Wayne was born Services with the Dorothy Westbrook Aug. 13, 1945, to the
Jan. 7, 1955, in Noxu- will be at Rev. Therman Cunning- and Amy Taylor; sister, late Ida Lou Boyd
bee County, to the late 11 a.m. ham officiating. Burial Lillie Spraggins; 20 Gatlin and Aubrey
Sam Wayne Jr. and Saturday at will follow at the church grandchildren; and a Elijah Gatlin. He was
Mamie Dell Wayne. Providence cemetery. Visitation host of great-grandchil- a graduate Mississip-
She was a 1973 gradu- M.B. is from noon-6 p.m. dren. pi State University
ate of Noxubee County Church, Jethrow Friday at Carter’s Fu- and the University of
High School and was with the neral Services. Carter’s Elsie Porter Southern Mississippi.
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Sheriff Department and will follow at Stallion of arrangements. July 25, 2019, at Trinity Guard and was former-
Outdoor Technology. Cemetery. Visitation is Mr. Gordon was Healthcare. ly employed as editor
She was a member of from noon-6 p.m. today born July 15, 1955, Services will be at 3 with the Reflector and
Mt. Zion M.B. Church at Carter’s Funeral Ser- in Columbus, to the p.m. Sunday at Lown- as an educator and
in Brooksville. vices. Carter’s Funeral late Annette Webber des Funeral Home associate professor of
She is survived by Services of Columbus Gordon and James Gor- Chapel. Burial will fol-
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Schools that warned about lunch debt now accepting donation Ruth Lancaster
Pennsylvania school district told could be removed and
placed in foster care.
takes? Of course mistakes
were made,” said Plaksin, Ruth Lancaster, 89, of Columbus, MS, passed
away Thursday, July 25, 2019, at Baptist Memori-
parents behind on lunch bills their Luzerne County child
welfare authorities protest-
a Wyoming Valley West
graduate. “Look, if three al Hospital-GT.
children could end up in foster care ed, saying they never re-
move children from homes
more people had proofread
the letter before it was sent
Visitation will be Saturday, July 27, 2019, from
11:00 AM-1:00 PM at Lowndes Funeral Home.
The Associated Press “No student was ever over unpaid bills. out, it never would have Funeral service will follow at 1:00 PM, with Bro.
denied a meal for lack of “Did people make mis- been sent out.” Jimmy Ray officiating. Interment will be in Eth-
A Pennsylvania school payment,” the board wrote, elsville Baptist Church Cemetery, Ethelsville,
district that warned par- adding it followed federal AL, with Lowndes Funeral Home directing.
ents behind on their lunch and state rules. “All meals Mrs. Lancaster was born September 22, 1929,
bills that their children served to students were in Millport, AL, to the late Annie Dean and Lando
could end up in foster care, chosen by the students Woolbright. She worked at United Technologies
and then rejected a busi- from our regular menu. No as a Sales Assistant for 33 years. Mrs. Lancaster
nessman’s offer to pay the shaming occurred and no was a member of Ethelsville Baptist Church. She
overdue charges, is apolo- alternate meals were pro- was a loving mother and grandmother and was
gizing and says it wants to vided.” friendly to all that knew her. Mrs. Lancaster en-
accept the donation after Michael Plaksin, pres- joyed gardening and cooking.
all. ident of the Wyoming Val- In addition to her parents, Mrs. Lancaster is
The Wyoming Valley ley West Educational Foun- preceded in death by her husband, Earvin Lan-
West school board “sin- dation, said the decision caster.
cerely apologizes for the to take the donation was Mrs. Lancaster is survived by her daughter,
tone of the letter that was made during discussions Donna (Gary) Tilley; son, Danny (Debbie) Lan-
sent regarding lunch debt,” he had with members of caster; sisters, Imo Gene Sullivan and Chris
the post on the district’s the school board. Harris; grandchildren, Kaitlynn Tilley (Alex)
website Wednesday said. “What is going on is that Wheeler, Danielle Lancaster (Sam) Staggs,
“It wasn’t the intention the school will be able to Jessica (Scottie) Perigin and Jonathan (Nicole)
of the district to harm or accept money, donations, Goodman; and great-grandchildren, Colin Per-
inconvenience any of the so that we will be able to rigin, Caden Perrigin, Huntley Goodman, John
families in our school dis- pay off the program as River Goodman and Baby Hudson.
trict.” soon as possible,” Plaksin Pallbearers will be Caden Perrigin, Colin Perr-
The board also said that said. The foundation is in- igin, Jerry Powell, Arnold Sullivan, Roy Mullinex,
it would take a donation dependent of the board, he Wayne Sullivan and Jimbo Woolbright. Honorary
from Todd Carmichael, said, although they work Pallbearers will be Windsor Place B Side.
chief executive of Phila- closely together.
Memorials may be made to Alzheimers Asso-
delphia-based La Colombe District officials had re-
ciation, Mississippi Chapter, 855 S. Pear Orchard
Coffee, to pay off the cently written to parents,
Rd., Ridgeland, MS 39157.
$22,000 in overdue bills, warning they “can be sent
and that it would funnel to dependency court for ne- Compliments of
the money through the dis- glecting your child’s right Lowndes Funeral Home
trict’s nonprofit foundation. to food,” and that children www.lowndesfuneralhome.net
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a true and honest account district’s annual convoca- lock each students’ passion Peasant said. “With the
of the details of their lives tion Aug. 1. It’s an event and potential,” she said. message (Scott) is shar-
and how they felt about Mills is “extremely excit- “He’s about inspiring edu- ing, we felt it was right
the challenges they faced ed” for. cators with their purpose to open it up to the com-
every day. That project “Hearing about the im- to go and affect students. munity. We wanted to do
earned the students the pact that had on (Scott) I feel like his message, for more.”
title “Freedom Writers,” and knowing that a teach- us, is very timely.” Mills said she hopes
and that assignment, and er never gave up on him Typically, convocation that every teacher hear-
the impact it had, was the and his class, it really tugs is a closed ing Scott speak will leave
subject of a 2007 film by on the heart,” Mills said. event held convocation with a re-
that same name. “As teachers, we all want at a district newed sense of purpose.
According to his web- to make a difference. His facility, said “I hope we can walk
site and promotional story shows how it comes S O C S D
out feeling ready for the
materials, Scott credits full circle. A teacher made Superinten-
school year and reminded
Gruwell’s investment in a difference for him. Now dent Eddie
of what really matters in
her students with his suc- he travels, speaks and Peasant.
cess in school — where makes a difference for oth- This year, Peasant the classroom,” she said.
he had previously strug- ers.” convocation “If we build relationships
gled almost to the point of Guntharp felt the same will be held at Lee Hall with those students, the
dropping out — and in his way, she said, and right on Mississippi State Uni- kids will always remem-
continuing interest in en- after he spoke that day in versity’s campus so there ber that. That’s what’s im-
couraging and equipping Orlando, she knew she is space for the public to portant.”
teachers to help students had to get Scott to speak attend. Tickets are free and
beyond just imparting cur- at SOCSD’s annual convo- “We wanted to open it available on a first-come,
riculum material. cation. up to the community by first-served basis. Call
Scott will share that sto- “I feel like he really offering a limited amount the district office at 662-
ry with SOCSD teachers speaks to our school dis- of free tickets, so we 324-4050 for more infor-
and administrators at the trict and our vision to un- needed a bigger space,” mation.
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WNBA to experiment with 20-second shot clock at All-Star
The Associated Press son holding the ball. There will be a throws in another All-Star contest.
check-in spot near midcourt on the The league will look for feedback
LAS VEGAS — The WNBA is sideline where the player check- from the players and coaches in the
adding a few experimental rules to ing into the game must stand. The game to get their feelings on the
the All-Star Game on Saturday. player leaving the court my tag the shorter shot clock and the substitu-
The teams will play with a player coming in to prevent more tion rule.
20-second shot clock instead of the than five players being on the court The league held a live draft of
usual 24. The shorter shot clock at any time. the All-Star teams on Tuesday night
shouldn’t be a major issue because There will still be normal substi-
it’s an All-Star Game and the pace and had the first trades in All-Star
tutions during game stoppages.
of play is extremely quick to begin This isn’t the first time that the Game history with the two coaches
with. The league also is adding a league has done experimental trading teams as well as Team Delle
hockey-style live substitution rule. things in the All-Star Game. The Donne trading Napheesa Collier to
Each team will be allowed once per WNBA used a referee’s camera in Team Wilson for Tina Charles. Cap-
quarter to have a player sub in on the 2013 game, which had debuted tain Elena Delle Donne said she
offense. The substitution may only a month earlier in a regular-sea- wanted to make the deal to let Col-
be made by the team on offense and son contest. The league also had lier play with her Minnesota Lynx
a player can’t substitute for the per- a camera on the court during free teammates.
Sky’s Quigley will try for 28 of a possible 34 points Brittney Griner head- shooting skills. The fastest
during the February 2018 lines the skills challenge, finisher in each match-
3-point shootout three- NBA All-Star Game to set a head-to-head, brack- up advances to the next
peat the record for most points et-style tournament. The round. First-round match-
LAS VEGAS — Allie scored in a single round. Phoenix Mercury center ups have yet to be deter-
Quigley of the Chicago Quigley also won in 2017. will compete against Chi- mined.
Sky will try to three-peat Last season’s run- cago’s Diamond DeShields This is the first time the
as champion of the 3-point ner-up, Kayla McBride, is and Courtney Vandersloot, league has had the Friday
contest Friday night ahead back in the competition Minnesota’s Napheesa night competitions. The
of the WNBA All-Star and will have the home Las Collier and Odyssey Sims, WNBA will also have a fan
Game. Vegas Aces’ crowd behind Connecticut’s Jonquel festival as well as a beach
Quigley set the WNBA her. Joining the two guards Jones, Seattle’s Sami Whit- concert after the competi-
record in Minnesota last in the contest are Los An- comb and Atlanta’s Eliza- tions are done.
year when she scored 29 geles’ Chelsea Gray, New beth Williams. Teyana Taylor will
points in the overtime York’s Kia Nurse, Indi- The three-round event perform at halftime of
round of the competition. ana’s Erica Wheeler and features two players com- Saturday’s game. Kristin
Her total surpassed that Connecticut’s Shekinna peting simultaneously on Chenoweth will sign the
of NBA shooting guard Stricklen. Stricklen is the identical obstacle cours- national anthem before-
Devin Booker of the Phoe- only one of the six not play- es that test ball handling, hand.
nix Suns, who poured in ing in the All-Star Game. passing, agility and 3-point SOURCE: AP
Ricketts
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be more data-driven in line of .373/.476/.882. strength of the league. out player at Oklahoma
our analysis.” Meanwhile, Leilua pro- MSU’s season came to from 2006-2009, earning
Offense wasn’t an is- duced a slash line of an end in a regional final first-team All-Big 12 hon-
sue for the Bulldogs a .345/.412/.757 and hit 22 loss to Washington. ors all four years. Her sis-
season ago, as MSU was home runs in 2019. “It’s the strongest ters, Stephanie and Kei-
fifth in the Southeast- But MSU was second- league in the country lani, each had successful
ern Conference in team to-last in the SEC in team from top to bottom. My collegiate careers of
batting average. MSU ER A (3.36), leading the vision is that we continue
their own at Hawaii and
returns two All-SEC Bulldogs finishing next- to be a postseason team,
Oklahoma, respectively.
first-teamers in junior to-last in the SEC at 35- and that we take the next
catcher Mia Davidson 23 overall and 9-15 in step and host a regional “I didn’t have a full
and senior utility player league play. and make it to a Super realization of what the
Fa Leilua. Davidson was Nonetheless, the Regional,” Ricketts said. Ricketts name means
tied for the SEC lead in Bulldogs qualified for “It’s a goal for us we hope in college softball from
home runs with 26 and a regional, along with to reach within the next coast-to-coast,” MSU
also drove in 64 runs every other team in the few years.” Athletic Director John
while recording a slash SEC, partly due to the Ricketts was a stand- Cohen said.
Speedway
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The series has built-in he grew tired of seeing with prices soaring, and of Columbus Speedway,
contingency awards, too: people spend exorbitant as Scooter began to race said the series has poten-
a $100 goes to the fast amounts of money “to in the mid-2000s, Paul tial to grow beyond the
qualifier at each race; the run for $1,200.” It was a stepped away from driv- four tracks on the sched-
14th-place finisher gets far cry from his humble ing. ule because of Paul lead-
five gallons of race fuel; beginnings, when he and “I had some pretty ing it.
and the “hard luck” driver two friends bought their good sponsors running
“Paul and his wife (Su-
gets $50. first racecar for $15, then Late Models, but I wasn’t
“Everything we make a $100 for a car with a 327 having fun,” Paul said. “I san) work their tails off
goes right back to the rac- motor in it. like taking junk, making to make that series go,”
ers,” Paul said. His racing career saw it myself and winning Taylor said. “That divi-
Paul said that, after him land in Circle Track with it. I get more accom- sion, with the way it was
racing in every division, Magazine in 1997 for plishment from that.” growing, needed a series
including Late Models, winning a bounty. But Rod Taylor, promoter like this.”
Clemson
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Tight ends coach Dan- stay engaged with the embraced (missing the Radakovich sees last
ny Pearman said Gallo- team knowing he had two year), but he’s learning to year’s failed tests as a
way, who caught a TD more seasons of college deal with it every day and rare breakdown and not
pass in his first college football ahead. making the best of it.” a signal that the depart-
game last September, “Sometimes it isn’t fair, The Tigers list fourth- ment’s process needed an
was devastated after los- but how do you deal with year junior J.C. Chalk overhaul. “This was such
ing the appeal. Pearman it? Do you cry over spilled as the starting tight end an outlier, I don’t know”
let the disappointed Gal- milk or ‘Woe is me?’” heading into summer if there were any lessons
loway vent a bit about the Pearman said. “That training camp. Chalk had the school could take out
issue when they talked, hasn’t been his style at four catches for 40 yards of it that weren’t already
then challenged him to all. He’s not necessarily in his career. in place, he said.
Baseball
Cleveland 100 002 000 000 02—5 F.Mejia c 4 0 2 0 McNeil ph 1 0 0 0 6:30.
FedEx St. Jude
SPORTS BRIEFS
Kansas City 200 001 000 000 01—4 L.Urias 2b 3 0 0 0 S.Lugo p 0 0 0 0 12. Warren Barguil, France, Arkea-Samsic,
E_Merrifield (5), Cuthbert (7). DP_Cleveland 1, Lauer p 1 0 0 0 Ed.Diaz p 0 0 0 0 7:47.
American League Glance Kansas City 1. LOB_Cleveland 17, Kansas City Perdomo p 0 0 0 0 Avilan p 0 0 0 0 13. Guillaume Martin, France, Wanty-Gobert, Classic Scores
14. 2B_Lindor (22), Ramirez 2 (23), Viloria (1). Morejon p 0 0 0 0 15:11. Thursday
All Times EDT
Summer Camps
New York
East Division
W L Pct GB
66 36 .647 —
HR_Lindor (17), Ramirez (11), H.Dozier (16).
SF_Soler (3). S_M.Freeman (5), R.Perez (3).
IP H R ER BB SO
G.Grcia ph-lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 0 6 0 Totals
San Diego 000 000 000—0
34 4 11 4
14. Fabio Aru, Italy, UAE Team Emirates, 16:21.
15. Roman Kreuziger, Czech Republic, Dimen-
sion Data, 17:00.
At TPC Southwind
Memphis, Tenn.
Purse: $10.25 million
TOP Soccer returning to Columbus Tampa Bay
Boston
58 47 .552 9½
57 47 .548 10
Cleveland
Plutko 5 1-3 7 3 3 2 1
New York 400 000 00x—4
E_L.Urias (1). DP_San Diego 1. LOB_San Di-
16. David Gaudu, France, Groupama-FDJ,
18:37.
Yardage: 7,237; Par: 70 (35-35)
First Round
Columbus Soccer Organization announced the Toronto 39 65 .375 28 O.Perez H,13 1-3 0 0 0 2 0 ego 7, New York 14. 2B_J..Davis (11), T.Frazier 17. Xandro Meurisse, Belgium, Wanty-Gobert, Jon Rahm 30-32—62
Patrick Cantlay 32-33—65
return of TOP Soccer after a five-year hiatus. Baltimore 33 69 .324 33 Cimber BS,1 1 1-3 0 0 0 0 1 (8). CS_Conforto (1). SF_W.Ramos (2). 22:43.
Bubba Watson 31-34—65
Central Division Clippard 1 1-3 0 0 0 0 1 IP H R ER BB SO 18. Romain Bardet, France, AG2R La Mondi-
TOP Soccer is a program run in partnership with the W L Pct GB Wittgren 1 1-3 1 0 0 1 1 San Diego ale, 23:39. Cameron Smith 33-32—65
Hideki Matsuyama 32-33—65
YMCA for 4-19 year olds with special needs. Minnesota 62 40 .608 — Hand 1 1-3 0 0 0 1 1 Lauer L,5-8 2 1-3 6 4 4 3 1 19. Dan Martin, Ireland, UAE Team Emirates,
Shugo Imahira 33-32—65
Cleveland 60 42 .588 2 Goody W,2-0 2 1 0 0 0 1 Perdomo 1 2-3 1 0 0 0 1 34:23.
Registration forms can be picked up and/or filled Chicago 45 55 .450 16 A.Cole S,1-1 1 2 1 1 1 1 Morejon 1 1 0 0 0 1 20. Sébastien Reichenbach, Switzerland, Nate Lashley 33-33—66
Tyrrell Hatton 33-33—66
out at the YMCA at Sixth St. N. or can be done online at Kansas City 39 65 .375 24 Kansas City L.Allen 2 2 0 0 2 1 Groupama-FDJ, 35:52.
Thorbjørn Olesen 34-32—66
Detroit 30 68 .306 30 Montgomery 5 5 1 1 1 0 M.Baez 1 1 0 0 1 2 Also
https://columbusmssoccer.org/. West Division J.Lopez 0 0 2 1 2 0 New York 69. Ben King, United States, Dimension Data, Alex Noren 33-33—66
Ian Poulter 34-32—66
Sign up will run through Aug. 16 while play will W L Pct GB K.McCarthy BS,2 2 1 0 0 0 2 deGrom W,6-7 7 4 0 0 1 9 1:52:41.
Andrew Putnam 32-34—66
Houston 66 38 .635 — Newberry 1-3 0 0 0 1 0 S.Lugo 1 0 0 0 0 2 83. Joey Rosskopf, United States, CCC,
begin Sept. 9 at the Downtown Soccer Complex. Oakland 58 46 .558 8 Hill 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 Ed.Diaz 0 1 0 0 0 0 2:11:32. Billy Horschel 36-31—67
Corey Conners 32-35—67
For further information please contact Tom Velek at Los Angeles 54 50 .519 12 Barlow 2 1 0 0 1 1 Avilan 1 1 0 0 0 2 133. Chad Haga, United States, Sunweb,
Bryson DeChambeau 35-32—67
Texas 52 51 .505 13½ Staumont 2 3 0 0 2 1 Ed.Diaz pitched to 1 batter in the 9th 3:12:04.
tvelek@yahoo.com. Seattle 43 63 .406 24 Flynn L,2-2 2 4 2 2 1 2 HBP_by M.Baez (P.Alonso). WP_M.Baez.
Matthew Fitzpatrick 34-33—67
Wednesday’s Games J.Lopez pitched to 2 batters in the 6th Umpires_Home, Brian Gorman; First, Mark
Football Justin Rose 32-35—67
Transactions
New York at Orlando, 7 p.m.
5 a.m. (Saturday) — LPGA Tour Golf: The
L.A. Angels 3, L.A. Dodgers 2
Thursday’s Games
Red Sox 19, Yankees 3 FORMULA ONE
GERMAN GRAND PRIX Vegas at Orange County, 10 p.m.
New York Boston Sunday’s Matches
N.Y. Mets 4, San Diego 0 Site: Hockenheim, Germany.
Evian Championship, third round, France, St. Louis 6, Pittsburgh 3
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Schedule: Friday, practice, 5 a.m. (ESPN2), Springfield at Philadelphia, 6 p.m Thursday’s Moves
LMahieu 3b 3 0 0 1 Betts rf 4 2 2 2 San Diego at Vegas, 10 p.m. BASEBALL
Colorado 8, Washington 7 practice, 9 a.m. (ESPNU); Saturday, practice,
GOLF Judge rf 4 0 0 0 Leon c 1 1 1 2 American League
Friday’s Games A.Hicks cf 4 0 0 0 Devers 3b 5 2 2 2 6 a.m. (ESPN2), qualifying, 9 a.m. (ESPN2);
ATP Tour BB&T Atlanta BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Selected the con-
HORSE RACING Colorado (Marquez 9-5) at Cincinnati (Castillo Urshela lf 0 0 0 0 Bgaerts ss 6 4 4 4 Sunday, race, 9 a.m., ESPN.
9-3), 6:40 p.m. Encrnco dh 4 0 0 0 Mrtinez dh 6 1 2 0 Track: Hockenheim Ring (circuit, 2.84 miles). Open Results tract of INF Jace Peterson from Norfolk (IL).
2 p.m. — From Del Mar, Calif., FS2 Atlanta (Soroka 10-2) at Philadelphia (Arrieta
8-7), 7:05 p.m.
Grgrius ss 4 1 1 0 Bnntndi lf-cf 5 3 3 1 Race distance: 190.4 miles, 67 laps.
Last year: Lewis Hamilton took first after start-
A U.S. Open Series event HOUSTON ASTROS — Acquired RHP Andre
Scrubb from the Los Angeles Dodgers for INF
Voit 1b 4 1 3 0 Holt 2b 2 1 1 0 Thursday
MLB BASEBALL L.A. Dodgers (Ryu 11-2) at Washington (San- G.Trres 2b 4 0 1 1 Chavis 2b 4 1 2 2 ing 14th. At Atlantic Station Tyler White.
chez 6-6), 7:05 p.m. Last race: Hamilton won for the fifth time in six Atlanta LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Optioned INF-OF
Tuchman lf-cf 4 0 1 0 Mreland 1b 3 2 2 2
6 p.m. — NY Yankees at Boston OR Atlanta Arizona (Greinke 10-4) at Miami (Alcantara Hgshoka c 3 1 1 1 Travis 1b-lf 1 0 0 0 races in Britain. Purse: $694,995 (WT250) Taylor Ward to Salt Lake (PCL). Recalled LHP
4-9), 7:10 p.m. Fast facts: No one came from farther back to Surface: Hard-Outdoor Jose Suarez from Salt Lake.
at Philadelphia, MLB Pittsburgh (Agrazal 2-0) at N.Y. Mets (Wheeler
C.Vazqz c-1b 5 0 1 2
Brdly J cf-rf 4 2 3 2 win a race than Hamilton at Hockenheim last Singles MINNESOTA TWINS — Reinstated OF Byron
6-6), 7:10 p.m. season. The next closest was Daniel Ricciardo, Buxton from the 10-day IL. Recalled RHP
PAN AMERICAN GAMES Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 7-8) at Milwaukee
Totals 34 3 7 3 Totals 46 19 23 19
who started sixth in Shanghai. ... Kimi Raik-
Second Round
Bernard Tomic, Australia, def. Matthew Ebden, Sean Poppen from Rochester (IL). Optioned
New York 020 010 000— 3 LHP Devin Smeltzer and OF Jake Cave to
(Gonzalez 2-1), 8:10 p.m. konen set the lap record at Hockenheim in 2004
9 a.m. — Day 3: From Peru, ESPNU Houston (Urquidy 1-0) at St. Louis (Flaherty
Boston 700 531 03x—19
at 1:13.7. ...Hamilton has led 312 of the 612 laps
Australia, 6-4, 7-6 (3).
Rochester.
LOB_New York 5, Boston 8. 2B_Gregorius (7), Alex de Minaur (3), Australia, def. Bradley
7 p.m. — Day 3: From Peru, ESPNU 4-6), 8:15 p.m. he’s run so far in 2019. Monaco’s Charles Le- Klahn, United States, 6-4, 6-4. NEW YORK YANKEES — Announced the
Voit (15), Betts (26), Devers (31), Martinez 2 retirement SS Troy Tulowitzki. Placed OF
San Francisco (Samardzija 7-8) at San Diego (23), Chavis 2 (10), Moreland (10), C.Vazquez clerc, who is fifth in the standings, is second Taylor Fritz (2), United States, def.. Kevin King,
SOCCER (MEN’S) (Lucchesi 7-5), 10:10 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
(14), Bradley Jr. 2 (21). HR_Higashioka (1), with 118 laps led.
Next race: Hungarian Grand Prix, August 4,
United States, 6-2, 6-3 Brett Gardner on the 10-day IL, retroactive to
July 22. Recalled LHP Stephen Tarpley from
Leon (4), Devers (21), Bogaerts 2 (23). Miomir Kecmanovic, Serbia def. Ugo Humbert
7 p.m. — International Champions Cup: Real L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 8-2) at Washington IP H R ER BB SO Hungaroring, Budapest. (8), France, 6-2, 6-2 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). Placed OF Bret
(TBD), 4:05 p.m. Online: http://www.formula1.com Doubles Gardner on the 10-day IL, retroactive to July 22.
New York
Madrid vs. Atlético Madrid, East Rutherford, Arizona (Young 3-0) at Miami (Yamamoto 4-1), Tanaka L,7-6 3 1-3 12 12 12 3 4 INDYCAR Quarterfinals Recalled LHP Stephen Tarpley from Scranton/
6:10 p.m. HONDA INDY 200 Radu Albot, Moldova, and Artem Sitak (4), New Wilkes-Barre (IL).
N.J., ESPN Atlanta (Fried 10-4) at Philadelphia (Eflin 7-10),
Tarpley
Cessa
1 2-3 5 4 4
2 2 0 0 0
2
1
1
Site: Lexington, Ohio Zealand, def. Marcelo Arevalo, Estonia, and OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Reinstated LHP
7:05 p.m. Schedule: Friday, practice, 11:20 a.m., prac- Brett Anderson from the paternity list. Optioned
9 p.m. — MLS: Atlanta United at LA FC, Chicago Cubs (Lester 9-6) at Milwaukee (An-
Romine
Boston
1 4 3 3 0 0
tice, 3:15 p.m.; Saturday, practice, 10:30 a.m.,
Miguel Angel Reyes-Varela, Mexico, 6-4, 6-3.
Jack Sock and Jackson Withrow, United States, RHP Tanner Anderson to Las Vegas (PCL). Re-
derson 5-2), 7:10 p.m. qualifying, 2:35 p.m. (NBCSN); Sunday, race, instated C Nick Hundley from the 10-day IL and
ESPN Colorado (TBD) at Cincinnati (DeSclafani 5-5),
Porcello W,9-7 6 6 3 3 1 5
4 p.m., NBC.
def. Ben McLachlan, Japan, and John-Patrick
designated him for assignment.
Dar.Hernandez 1 0 0 0 0 2 Smith, Australia, 6-2, 6-3.
TAMPA RAYS — Placed LHP Blake Snell on
4 a.m. (Saturday) — Club Friendly: Vissel 7:10 p.m. Brewer 1 0 0 0 0 1 Track: Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course (circuit,
MLB
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with a relay throw home on The last-place Orioles rallied Goldschmidt drove in nine A.J. Cole earned his first save old Fernando Rodney (0-4),
Mike Trout’s two-run double from a late two-run deficit and runs and had four of the Cardi- since May 15, 2015, in his sec- who pitched in both games of
that tied it at 8. The play was re- eventually snapped the Angels’ nals’ 12 home runs during the ond major league appearance. Wednesday’s doubleheader.
viewed and the out call upheld four-game winning streak, with sweep. After allowing the first three Rodney then walked Charlie
— just after 4 a.m. at the replay the final out recorded just be- Kolten Wong and Dexter batters to reach, Cole retired the Blackmon, who advanced on a
center in New York. fore 1:30 a.m. Fowler also connected for St. next three in order, striking out wild pitch and a single by David
Villar then connected off Three hours earlier, the Louis. Miles Mikolas (7-10) al- Bubba Starling to end the game. Dahl, and Daniel Murphy drove
Griffin Canning (3-6), the An- Angels were up 4-2 heading to lowed three runs in six innings. Kansas City got one run in in Blackmon with a groundout.
gels’ 10th pitcher and their the eighth after Kole Calhoun’s Pittsburgh has dropped 11 the 14th on Jorge Soler’s sacri- Murphy homered and
scheduled starter for Friday’s three-run double. Trey Mancini of 13. Pirates right-hander Joe fice fly. scored three times for the
game before this series opener put Baltimore up 5-4 with a ho- Musgrove (7-9) was charged Francisco Lindor homered Rockies, who won for just the
spiraled into a mess that lasted mer in the ninth before Brian with five earned runs in five in- for the Indians, who remained fourth time in their past 20
6 hours, 19 minutes. Goodwin tied it in the bottom nings. two games behind AL Cen- games. Jairo Diaz (3-2) got the
Both teams blew multi-run half with a one-out homer of his INDIANS 5, ROYALS 4, tral-leading Minnesota. Nick win, and Wade Davis earned
leads, and the Angels came own. 14 INNINGS Goody (2-0) threw two scoreless his 15th save.
within a desperate tag of walk- CARDINALS 6, PIRATES 3 KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jose innings for the win. Anthony Rendon hit a three-
ing off on Trout’s bases-loaded PITTSBURGH — Paul Gold- Ramirez homered in the 14th ROCKIES 8, NATIONALS 7 run drive for Washington,
double off Tanner Scott (1-0). schmidt homered in his ca- inning, and the Indians edged WASHINGTON — Wash- which wasted a chance to gain
David Fletcher tried to score reer-high fourth straight game, the Royals in a game that lasted ington ace Max Scherzer lasted ground on first-place Atlanta in
from first, but was called out on helping the Cardinals finish a almost five hours and finished five innings in his return from the NL East.
a bang-bang play at the plate. four-game sweep of the Pirates. after midnight. the injured list, and the Rockies Scherzer had been sidelined
Instead, Villar hit the latest St. Louis (55-47) won for the Jake Bauers singled home Ja- beat the Nationals in a battle of by inflammation under his right
go-ahead homer in Orioles his- eighth time in nine games to son Kipnis in the 14th off Brian worn-out bullpens. shoulder. He struggled with his
tory off Canning, who yielded move into a tie with the idle Chi- Flynn (2-2) to add an insurance Ian Desmond led off the command at times in his first
five runs in two innings. cago Cubs atop the NL Central. run — and Cleveland needed it. ninth with a homer off 42-year- start since July 6.
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TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (July 20). If you’re not a professional implode. Open it up. There are
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and this solar journey’s theme telling. In fact, your friends and lists are fun. Go on and make
is the fun that happens wher- fans want the play-by-play. They yours. Then expand it to include
ever you go. You connect with want to be in on it and waiting every requirement you have
people on the most random along with you to see what of life. You’ll find that some
and seemingly small things, but happens. of these are a bit much, but
it turns into something more. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). realizing this lets you laugh at
Don’t rush to make goals. When people are in your territo- yourself, let go and heal a little.
Research; play; and relax until ry, you can’t totally relax. It’s not VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
you feel moved to act. Gemini a problem if you’re supposed to You’re not one to keep tabs on
and Aquarius adore you. Your be alert, as is the case at work every little interaction, but you
BABY BLUES lucky numbers are: 4, 30, 50, or in a certain social context. do have a good general sense
12 and 7. But everyone needs a place of when you’re helping someone
ARIES (March 21-April 19). to totally unwind. Claim your and when the person is helping
No one is the same person af- space. you. It helps you maintain
ter a week of living. The chang- CANCER (June 22-July 22). a healthy, pleasant social
es may be subtle, but subtleties Thinking there is only one right balance.
add up. No matter how long or answer, person, way of doing LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
thoroughly you know a person, things, etc., is a great way to Even though at times you’ve felt
you still have to do updates. put too much pressure on the like a pawn in someone else’s
TAURUS (April 20-May situation and watch it eventually game of life, you’ve always been
a royal in your own. And you
can keep it that way even while
serving someone today.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
21). Don’t wait for a storm
BEETLE BAILEY warning to create your emotion-
al shelter. Protection is part of
every beautiful life. The same
storms capable of terrible
destruction are things of maj-
esty to those watching from the
safety of shelter.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.
21). You’ve been known to
leave your heart with various
people in various places. Like
a smartphone, your heart has
a decent location system. If
necessary, you can locate and
promptly retrieve it.
MALLARD FILLMORE CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19). Justice wins in the end,
right? You want to believe this,
and yet it would be wrong to
relax in good faith that life does,
too. As a crusader for justice,
it’s your responsibility to guide
it along.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18). Stars favor you slipping
into project management mode.
Write down all that needs doing.
Sort it. Then schedule it. The
happiest part of your day will
be the moment right after this
FAMILY CIRCUS planning session.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20). Your story isn’t a static
piece of history. Like all of
history, the tales get rewritten
as distance and context evolve.
Whichever way you frame your
past, others will see it the same
way you do.
Trading places
SOLUTION:
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Religious briefs
to all ages and ethnicities. for Perfecting the Saints 4322. Church service times:
Summer Revival Annual Revival Summer Revival For more information, call Broadcast, Wednesdays 8:30 Sunday school 10 a.m.;
Services New Providence Baptist Cedar Grove Baptist
Church, 286 Swartz Dr., hosts
Lillian Murray, 662-570-1974. a.m. Sunday worship 11:15 a.m.;
Providence M.B. Church, Church, 28204 AL-17 in
Tuesday Bible study 7 p.m.
Carrollton, Alabama, hosts its Annual Summer Revival
1406 Nashville Ferry Rd. E.,
concludes its Summer Revival its Annual Revival services 7 services 7 p.m. nightly Aug. Grief Support Group Women Prayer, For information, call Pastor
District Elder Lou Nabors,
services at 7 p.m. July 26. The p.m. nightly July 29-31. Guest 7-9. Guest speaker will be
Pastor David O. Williams of
The Oil of Joy for Grief
and Mourning offers a grief
Worship Service 662-329-1234.
public is invited to attend. Evangelist will be the Rev. Church of the Eternal
Seaphus Dailey of First Baptist Sulphur Springs M.B. Church support group at 6 p.m. every
in Hamilton. The public is 2nd Thursday of the month
Word, 106 22nd St. S., holds Fitness
Family and Friends Day in Gordo. The public is invited
to attend. invited to attend. For more at United Christian Baptist
a prayer and worship service
Transformations
Mt. Olive M.B. Church, every Thursday from 5-6 p.m.
information, call 662-497- Church, 232 Yorkville Road The Transformational
2020 Atkins Rd. in Millport, Call Marie Nabors, 662-549-
East. “Making your grieving
Alabama, hosts its 5th An- Revival Services 2702.
journey easier.” For more in-
4322 or 662-329-1234, for Church, 2301 Jess Lyons
Road, hosts boxing lessons
nual Family and Friends Day Pleasant Grove Pools M.B. prayer requests.
services at 3 p.m. July 28. Church, 3000 Waverly Rd. in Grief Share Support formation, call 662-327-0604
or e-mail unitedchristian@
Mondays and Wednesday
from 5-7 p.m., weight-loss
Special guest will be the Rev. West Point, hosts its Revival
services 7 p.m. nightly July
A grief share support
group meets at 6:30 p.m.
cableone.net. Prayer Ministry boot camp Tuesdays and
Curtis Gosa and the New Light New Beginning Everlasting
every Tuesday through July Thursdays 5-7 p.m. and both
Baptist Church of Reform. Din- 29-31. Guest speaker will be
ner will be served. The public the Rev. James Morgan of New 30 at the Mission, 2494 E. Celebrate Recovery Outreach Ministry invites the
public to call in with their
on Saturdays 9-11 a.m.
is invited to attend. Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Church Hill Road, in West The Assembly Church,
West Memphis, Arkansas. The Point. 2201 Military Road, and
prayer requests at 662-327-
9843.
Youth Fellowship
Meadowview Church, 300 Lin- The Transformational
Confirmation Service public is invited to attend.
The Confirmation Service Forgive and Live den Circle in Starkville, host
Prayer Service
Church, 2301 Jess Lyons
Road, hosts Youth Fellowship
of Cedric Shanklin, visionary Summer Revival Forgive and Live meets Celebrate Recovery at 6 p.m.
every Sunday at The Assem- Church of the Eternal from 7-8:30 p.m. every Tues-
of An Apostolic Foundation St. Matthew M.B. Church, from 6-7 p.m. every 1st and
bly Church (next to Lowe’s) Word, 106 22nd. St. S., Co- day. Games, prayer, service,
Global Ministry, will be held 1213 Island Rd. hosts its An- 3rd Monday of each month in
and at 6 p.m. every Tuesday lumbus, holds prayer service food, & more. Transportation
at 5 p.m. July 28 in the Best nual Summer Revival services the downtown YMCA Board
at Meadowview Church. Get Thursday nights 5-6 p.m. Con- available. For information, call
Western Conference Room, 7 p.m. nightly July 29-31. Room. Inquire and seek infor-
help, healing and support for tact Marie Nabors, 662-549- Iris Roberson, 662-295-7456.
303 Shoney Dr. The public is Guest speaker will be Min. Wil- mation to succeed spiritually,
physically and financially and any habit, hurt or hang-up
invited to attend. For directions lie B. Logan of Columbus. The
be eager to be a blessing to using the Christ-centered 12
or more information, call 662- public is invited to attend.
the community, churches and steps.
329-2255 or 205-394-4962.
Pre-Fall Revival families through the Word of
Prayer for Youth
Church Anniversary El Bethel M.B. Church,
God. The public is invited to
attend. For more information, Every 2nd and 3rd
Northside M.B. Church, 2205 Washington Ave., hosts
1501 9th Ave. N., hosts its call Pat Fisher Douglas, 662- Saturday, Pleasant Ridge
its Pre-Fall Revival services
97th Church Anniversary at 251-5899. Faith Center hosts a prayer
7 p.m. nightly July 30-Aug. 1.
2:30 p.m. July 28. Guest Special guest will be the Rev. for the youth from 2-3 p.m.
speaker will be the Rev. An- Jonathan Tucker of New Birth Fellowship Dinner,
drew Sanders of Mt. Pleasant Community Church in New Youth Service Prayer, Free Coffee
M.B. Church in Brooksville. The Albany. The public is invited to Pleasant Ridge Faith Cen- Mount Zion Missionary
public is invited to attend. attend. For more information, ter, 923 Ridge Road, Colum- Baptist Church, 2221 14th
call 662-341-6324. bus, hosts a fellowship dinner Ave. N., hosts free coffee and
No Walls Community and youth service every 3rd a prayer community outreach
Outreach Revival Services Sunday.
service from 8-9 a.m. every
Miracle Temple Church St. Paul M.B. Church, 805 5th Saturday. For information,
of God in Christ hosts its No 5th St. in West Point, hosts Gospel Book Club contact Jesse Slater, 662-
Walls Community Outreach its Annual Revival services Friendship M.B. Church,
328-4979.
program at 10 a.m. July 28 at 7 p.m. nightly July 29-Aug. 1102 12th Ave. S., invites the
the Airbase Mobile Home Park- 2. Guest Evangelist will be public to join its Community
ing Lot. Praise and worship, the Rev. John Johnson of the Gospel Book Club from 6-7 Radio Program
prayer and dance ministry. Pilgrim Hope Baptist Church in p.m. the last Friday of each Apostles Patrick Perkins
Free food. The public is invited Greenville. The public is invited month to study and share invites the public to tune in
to attend. to attend. views of the Holy Bible. Open to WTWG, radio 1050 AM
to be tested at
Stennis Space
Center
The Associated Press
JACKSON — NASA
says it will conduct the
“Green Run” rocket test-
ing campaign for the new
Space Launch System
rocket at Stennis Space
Center in Mississippi.
U.S. Sens. Roger Wick-
er and Cindy Hyde-Smith
welcomed Thursday’s an-
nouncement by NASA’s
administrator, Jim Briden-
stine.
Officials say when com-
pleted, the SLS will be
“the world’s most powerful
rocket” and is the linchpin
within NASA’s Artemis
deep space exploration
program, which hopes
to bring American astro-
nauts back to the moon by
2024.
Wicker says the test
is critical in the rocket’s
development. He says the
road back to the moon and
to Mars runs through Han-
cock County.
Hyde-Smith echoed
Wicker, saying “that if you
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