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Triple homicide shocks Artesia
Authorities
investigate a
triple homicide
on Mobile
Drive in Arte-
sia Tuesday
night. A per-
son of interest
has been
detained.
County will
get no hospital
trust funds
from 2018
Sanders: Effort
to make withdrawal
date retroactive was
‘miscommunication’
By Slim Smith
ssmith@cdispatch.com
When the two
firms who managed
Lowndes County’s
hospital trust fund
portfolio provided
their year-end reports
to County Adminis-
trator Ralph Billing-
Billingsley
sley, the information
confirmed what Bill-
ingsley already knew:
For the first time in
the five-year history
of the investment pro-
gram, the county will
have no dividends to
pull from the account.
Each year, the Sanders
county has the option
of withdrawing profits made from
the account based on its status as of
Dec. 31. For most of the year, it ap-
peared the trust fund investments
would provide a healthy profit, as
much as $900,000 by mid-year. But
a fourth-quarter plunged wiped
out those profits, leaving the value
of the trust fund roughly $500,000
lower than its corpus (or principle)
at the time the county withdrew
$1,000,700 for 2017 profits in Febru-
ary.
The county uses the money for
capital improvements, such as the
recently completed E-911 building.
Billingsley said the corpus of
the fund after the withdrawals was
set at $32,630,000. As of Dec. 31,
2018, the trust fund’s balance was
$32,074,000.
“There’s no way we can make a
withdrawal this year,” Billingsley
said. “In fact, we would have to earn
$556,000 just to get back to where
the corpus was earlier this year.”
A miscommunication between
Billingsley and board president
Harry Sanders suggested the coun-
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Person of interest of three men found dead from apparent
gunshots in a mobile home in the small
detained in apparent Lowndes County town.
Price was at a loss as to why anyone
shooting in mobile home would want to kill Nance — and how
something so awful could happen in
By Isabelle Altman and Zack Plair Artesia.
ialtman@cdispatch.com; zplair@cdispatch.com “He was real sweet, kind-hearted,”
she said, adding he would help anyone
Danielle Price was asked to do who needed it. “I have to pray real hard
something Tuesday evening she never about this one.
dreamed she would have to, but it was “(This has) never happened in Arte-
a task that will haunt her the rest of her sia,” she added. “Never. First time any-
life. thing like this ever happened around
The Artesia resident, along with here.”
her mother, identified the body of her Lowndes County Coroner Greg Mer-
Isabelle Altman/Dispatch Staff cousin, Mauricio Lamarcus Nance, one See Artesia, 8A
Local Airbus plant shows
operations to European guests
Mary Pollitz/Dispatch Staff
Airbus employees complete wiring on the Lakota UH-72A helicopter for the U.S. Army in Columbus on Tuesday
morning. Airbus is the world’s leading manufacturer world-wide. The Columbus location largely produces Lakota
and H125 helicopters, completing up to 80 aircrafts a year.
Lowndes one of three locations on North American tour
BY MARY POLLITZ
mpollitz@cdispatch.com
Steffen Weyer visited America for the first time
Tuesday afternoon, receiving his visa just last
Thursday.
Weyer, a journalist in Germany for dpa-AFX,
toured the Columbus Airbus facility as a part of
the North American Airbus Tour. He was one of
more than 30 European journalists and Airbus
representatives worldwide who visited the facili-
ty.
“It’s interesting to see how they’re built here
and how they’re organized,” Weyer said.
Weyer said the Airbus facility in Hamburg,
Mary Pollitz/Dispatch Staff
Germany largely produces airplanes, whereas the
Airbus employee, Bobby Stewart, lays out the wiring for an
Columbus facility produces helicopters. He added
aircraft’s black box on Tuesday afternoon. Stewart started
working in the paint shop in 2011 and was promoted after he had no idea how large the facility or impact the
received on-the-job electrical training. Airbus prints, cuts Columbus Airbus branch was for the community.
and lays out all the wiring for its aircrafts. See Airbus, 8A
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National Guard open fire on a group of Jan. 21: Colum-
■ Memphis Jones: The Columbus Arts
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of Cambodia? Council presents Memphis Jones &
and Visitors
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Club on Beale Street at 7:30 p.m. in Bureau Board of
self, and sing myself”?
3 What number did Julius Erving wear the Rosenzweig Arts Center Omnova Directors regular
for the Philadelphia 76ers — 6, 33 Theater, 501 Main St.. CAC member meeting, 4 p.m.
or 42? tickets are $15 in advance/$17 at the Jan. 26: Colum-
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ya, La Paz and Potosi?
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Answers, 8B
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Wednesday
Did you hear?
Netflix raising prices for 58M
US subscribers as costs rise
New prices will immediately affect
all new subscribers and then roll out
to existing customers during the
Starkville/MSU Symphony to celebrate
next three months
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE This marks the fourth
MLK Day in Saturday concert
AP Technology Writer time that Netflix has raised
its U.S. prices; the last hike
Concert will feature the work of Mississippi American musicians and celebrate
their important place in the fabric
SAN FRANCISCO —
Netflix is raising its U.S.
came in late 2017 . But this
is the first time that higher
native William Grant Still, who was the first of classical music.”
In addition to the “Afro-Amer-
prices by 13 to 18 percent,
its biggest increase since
prices will hit all 58 million African American to have a symphony performed ican Symphony,” Saturday’s Our
U.S. subscribers, the num- America concert will also include a
the company launched its
video streaming service 12
ber Netflix reported at the by a major orchestra performance of “Candide Over-
end of September. ture” by legendary American
years ago. SPECIAL TO THE DISPATCH Rochester Philharmonic Orches-
Previously, Netflix had composer Leonard Bernstein. The
Its most popular plan tra. Born in Woodville, Still holds

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continued to offer a basic, Symphony Orchestra will round
will see the largest hike, he Starkville/MSU Sym- a historic place in American music
$8-a-month streaming plan out the program with “Americana
to $13 per month from phony will present its Our as the first African American to
while raising rates on more Folk Suite” composed by Sympho-
$11. That option offers America concert Saturday
comprehensive plans with conduct a major orchestra, and the ny conductor Barry Kopetz.
high-definition streaming at 7:30 p.m. in Lee Hall on the
better video quality and op- first to have an opera performed The Starkville/MSU Symphony
on up to two different in- campus of Mississippi State Uni-
tions to watch simultane- by a major company. Association was established March
ternet-connected devic- versity. The concert will feature a
es simultaneously. Even ously on different devices. “We’re delighted to include 2, 1969. Under its leadership, the
selection of new and historic works this important work in the Our
at the higher price, that This time, the price for Symphony’s program of work has
by American composers, including
plan is still a few dollars the cheapest plan is go- America concert,” said Ryan Ross, grown to support the community
the “Afro-American Symphony.”
cheaper than HBO, whose ing up to $9 per month. Starkville/MSU Symphony con- orchestra, chorus and its yearly
Admission is free and open to the
streaming service charges A premium plan offering cert manager. “Still’s work offers education initiative, Programs for
public.
$15 per month. ultra-high definition will During this fourth installment a stunning example of what’s Children. With the goal of intro-
The extra cash will help jump to $16 per month in the Symphony’s landmark 50th possible when elements of African ducing the vibrant classical music
to pay for Netflix’s huge in- from $14. season, the Our America program American and European classical genre to an audience reflecting the
vestment in original shows The new prices will im- includes a prelude to the celebra- music traditions are combined.” entire Starkville and surrounding
and films and finance the mediately affect all new tion of Martin Luther King Jr. Day “One of the Starkville/MSU community, every concert has re-
heavy debt it has assumed subscribers and then roll with a performance of the his- Symphony Association’s goals is mained free and open to the public
to ward off rivals such out to existing custom- toric “Afro-American Symphony” to present historically relevant throughout the Symphony’s entire
as Amazon, Disney and ers during the next three composed by Mississippi native works like this in the context of 50-year history.
AT&T. months. Customers in William Grant Still. The work was our own diverse community.” For more information, visit
While subscribers about 40 Latin America the first symphony composed said Haley Montgomery, SMSA starkvillesymphony.org, or connect
might bemoan a bigger countries where Netflix by an African American to be vice president. “The inclusion of on social media at facebook.com/
monthly bill, Wall Street bills in U.S. currency will performed by a major orchestra. this symphony is a great way for starkvillesymphony or twitter.
cheered, sending Netflix’s also be affected, excepting It was premiered in 1931 by the us to honor the legacy of African com/stksymphony.
shares up 6.5 percent key international markets
Tuesday. such as Mexico and Brazil.

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Starkville planning two Mississippi House:

pedestrian infrastructure projects
Multi-use path, Hwy. 12
sidewalks in the works
By Alex Holloway
aholloway@cdispatch.com
The city of
Starkville is moving
through the early
stages of two infra-
structure projects
that should further
the city’s ongoing
efforts to improve pe-
destrian accessibility Kemp
options.
On Tuesday, the city accepted
$588,000 in federal Transportation
Alternatives Program (TAP) funds,
administered through the Missis-
sippi Department of Transportation,
for a multi-use path. The proposed
path will run from the intersection
of Highway 12 and Spring Street
onto Mississippi State University’s
campus.
The multi-use path, according
to maps in the meeting’s e-packet
online, will begin near the Hamp-
ton Inn on the south side of the in-
tersection and continue along the
south side of Highway 12. It will
break away from the highway near
Twelve Lane on MSU’s campus
until it intersects with Bully Bou-
levard, then turn to run along Old
Bully Boulevard until it reaches the
amphitheater.
City Engineer Edward Kemp
said the city applied for the project
in December.
“This project will provide con-
nection not only for everyday traffic
but also a lot of game-day traffic for
pedestrians who use that corridor
right now,” he said. “It will provide
a safe way for them to do that, as
well as provide a better connection
between the city and university.”
The project is funded with a 20
percent local match. Kemp said the
city is working to see if the costs
can be split three ways between it-
self, Oktibbeha County and MSU,
which would bring the city’s share
to about $80,000.
Mayor Lynn Spruill said the
project is another chance for
Starkville to spread pedestrian ac-
cess through the city. It’s working
on a multi-use path extension along
A map, included in the packet for Tuesday’s board of aldermen meeting,
shows the proposed path for a multi-use path from Spring Street to Mis-
sissippi State University’s amphitheater. The city accepted $588,000 in
Transportation Alternatives Program funding for the project on Tuesday.
Louisville Street to Emerson Fam-
ily School. Kemp said work on a
multi-use path along Locksley way
and Blackjack Road should begin in
the near future.
“This allows us to continue to
provide sidewalks and interconnec-
tivity between the county, city and
university,” Spruill said. “... This
will connect what we’ve already
got going on at Spring Street and
Blackjack to enhance our ability
to improve quality of life and allow
pedestrian access to the university
and I think that’s a great thing.”
Highway 12 sidewalk project
The city also approved an engi-
neering contract with Garver En-
gineering, which has an office in
Jackson, to plan a project that aims
to build more sidewalks along High-
way 12.
The city has about $290,000 left
over from the “Grand Bullyvard”
project the Legislature funded with
$750,000 in 2015. That project was
geared toward making improve-
ments along the Highway 12 corri-
dor between Spring Street and Rus-
sell Street.
Starkville entered an agreement
with MDOT in December 2017 to
use those funds toward landscaping
and sidewalks along Highway 12.
Kemp said the landscaping work
is complete, leaving the remaining
funds available for sidewalk im-
Power cooperatives
could offer internet
House voted 115-3 to approve
House Bill 366, sending it to the
Senate for more debate
By JEFF AMY
The Associated Press
JACKSON — With rural residents facing few
choices for high speed internet, Mississippi law-
makers pushed ahead Tuesday with a measure that
would allow the state’s electric cooperatives to offer
the service.
The House voted 115-3 to approve House Bill
366, sending it to the Senate for more debate. The
Courtesy image
measure would allow Mississippi’s 25 electric co-
operatives to form subsidiaries to offer broadband
internet service. They’re currently prohibited from
doing so by law.
Supporters said the bill would provide an oppor-
provements along the highway. tunity for the state’s many rural residents to fully
“The intent will be to use those participate in an economy and society that assumes
funds to fill in missing gaps along people have good digital access, although they
Highway 12,” Kemp said, “to con- warned it would take time for service to become
nect existing points of interest widespread.
where people are already walking-- “They are being penalized now today because
for example grocery stores or retail
they chose to live in Mississippi in the country,” said
areas.”
Rep. Tommy Reynolds, a Water Valley Democrat.
Kemp said the project will also
The measure is sponsored by House Speaker
improve some intersections along
Philip Gunn, and got the early-session push that the
Highway 12 and make it easier to
Clinton Republican gives to some of his priorities.
cross from one side of the Highway
to the other. House leaders had held pre-session talks to try to
While the city has not yet deter- smooth out concerns of private companies that offer
mined where the sidewalks will go internet service and landowners. That resulted in a
— that will be decided through the bill that says cooperatives wouldn’t be required to
planning approved on Tuesday — offer internet service and couldn’t use electrical rev-
Spruill said it will look at areas that enues to prop up their internet subsidiary.
already see high pedestrian traffic.
“Part of the way we’re going to
make that determination is by see-
ing where people are traveling now
— where people have worn paths
by walking from one location to an-
other on Highway 12,” Spruill said.
“I think we will have a opportunity
to really make a difference and this
summer you will see that extension
of sidewalks that will improve the
people’s ability to get to and from
and around the Highway 12 corri-
dor.”
Both projects were approved as
part of Tuesday’s consent agenda,
which means they were unanimous-
ly approved without discussion
along with other housekeeping
matters.

State of the State: Bryant pushes teacher pay, school safety

By EMILY
WAGSTER PETTUS
The Associated Press
JACKSON — Missis-
sippi Gov. Phil Bryant
used his final State of the
State speech Tuesday
to look back on his two
terms and to offer pro-
posals for his final year in
office.
Bryant, a Republican,
asked lawmakers to en-
act a teacher pay raise
and to approve a school
safety program. He men-
tioned concerns about
active shooters in U.S.
schools, but did not offer
specific details about how
he would like to prevent
or respond to such situa-
tions.
“Our schools, which
once were a haven of secu-
rity, have become a place
of potential violence,” Bry-
ant said. “To help protect
our students and those
who teach them, I will
ask you to pass a compre-
hensive plan to keep our
school children safe. The
recommendations come
from a yearlong study for
effective results.”
Bryant cited a litany of
statistics about the Mis-
sissippi economy, saying
the state had a 9.4 percent
unemployment rate when
he became governor in
January 2012. He said
the state now has record
low unemployment, at
4.7 percent, and Missis-
sippi’s median household
income has increased 8.4
percent since 2011.
“And just in case you’re
not tired of winning yet,
we have 80,000 more Mis-
sissippians working today
than the day I took office,”
he told lawmakers during
the speech in the state
Capitol.
He asked lawmakers to
put more money into the
foster care system, which
has been under federal
court scrutiny for years.
He also asked them to ap-
prove programs designed
to reduce the rate of peo-
ple who return to prison
after serving time.
“If President Donald
J. Trump can pass na-
tionwide criminal justice
reform through a grid-
locked and hyper-parti-
san congress, surely we
can do so right here in
Mississippi,” said Bryant,
a Trump supporter.

Second man arrested in shooting

death of Mississippi pastor
The Associated Press
JACKSON — A second
man has been charged
with killing a Mississippi
pastor who was unlocking
his small church Sunday
morning.
Jackson Police spokes-
man Sgt. Roderick
Holmes said police arrest-
ed 23-year-old Bernard
Randall late Monday and
charged him with cap-
ital murder. Randall is
also charged with armed
robbery and aggravated
assault in a convenience
store robbery last week.
Police say he robbed a
man in a parking lot and
then shot the victim in the
arm as he fled.
Police on Sunday
arrested 22-year-old
Marquez Hamilton and
charged him with capital
murder, armed robbery,
auto theft and conspiracy.
Hamilton remained jailed
Tuesday. Police Chief
James Davis told report-
ers Monday that Hamilton
confessed to the killing.
It’s unclear if either
man has a lawyer.
The two are accused of
confronting 62-year-old
Anthony Longino early
Sunday morning outside
New Bethany Missionary
Baptist Church, shooting
him, and stealing his pick-
up truck. The truck was
later found abandoned.
“They didn’t have to
do with they did, they
could’ve just got what they
wanted and went about
their business” Stanley
Longino told WLBT-TV of
his brother’s death.
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more information, call 662-
328-2471.
Johnny Buster
COLUMBUS —
John M. Buster, 72,
died Jan. 15, 2019, at
Baptist Memorial Hos-
pital-Golden Triangle.
Services will be
at 1 p.m. Saturday at
Memorial Gunter Peel
Funeral Home Chapel,
Second Avenue North
location. Burial will fol-
low at Bethel Cemetery
near Vernon, Alabama.
Visitation will be from
5-7 p.m. Friday at the
funeral home. Memori-
al Gunter Peel Funeral
Home and Crematory,
Second Avenue North
location is in charge of
arrangements.
Dorothy Cavender
COLUMBUS — Dor-
othy J. Cavender, 73,
died Jan. 16, 2019, at
the Windsor Place.
Arrangements are
incomplete and will be
announced by Lowndes
Funeral Home.
Charles Lowery
STARKVILLE —
Charles D. Lowery, 81,
died Jan. 12, 2019, at
North Mississippi Med-
ical Center in Tupelo.
A Celebration of
Life service will be at
1 p.m. Friday at Trinity
Presbyterian Church.
Welch Funeral Home
is in charge of arrange-
ments.
Mr. Lowery was
born May 8, 1937, in
Greenville, to the late
Reuben and Frances
Lowery. He was a 1955
graduate of Sidney
Lanier High School, a
1959 graduate of Hun-
tington College, a 1961
graduate of Florida
State University and a
1966 graduate of the
University of Virgin-
ia. He was formerly
employed as a history
professor at Mississip-
pi State University and
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Beverly H. Shelton
Beverly H. Shelton, 68, of Collierville, TN,
passed from this life January 13, 2019, at her
home.
She was born December 2, 1950, in Kosciusko,
MS, to the late J. W. and Lois Kyle Haynes. She
was a retired mortgage loan officer.
Beverly is survived by her husband, Phillip
R. Shelton, Sr.; a daughter, Krystal Shelton;
a son, Phillip R. Shelton, Jr. (Amanda); and
granddaughter, Lillian Shelton.
Services will be 10:00 AM Friday at Collierville
Funeral Home with visitation at 9:00 AM.
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served as a minister in
the United Methodist
Church, Head of the
History Department,
Director of the Insti-
tute for the Human-
ities, Associate Dean
of Arts and Sciences
and as a board member
of the College Choice
Foundation. He was
also co-author of sever-
al publications and was
a member of Trinity
Presbyterian Church.
In addition to his
parents, he was pre-
cede din death by his
brothers, Dan and Har-
vey Lowery; and sister,
Matt Lowery Bryan.
He is survived by his
wife, Susie Bradford
Lowery; sons, Tom
Lowery, Trent Low-
ery and Dan Lowery;
sister, Frances Poep-
pelmeir of Dadeville,
Alabama; and 10 grand-
children.
Memorials may be
made in his honor to
the College Choice
Foundation at www.
collegechoicefounda-
tion.org or through the
Trinity Presbyterian
Church Office.
Bettye Bridges
COLUMBUS — Bet-
tye Ann Bridges, 77,
died Jan. 15, 2019, at
Trinity Healthcare.
Services will be at
1 p.m. Friday at An-
nunciation Catholic
Church with Father
Jeffrey Waldrep offici-
ating. Burial will follow
at Egger Cemetery
in Caledonia. Visita-
tion will be two hours
prior to services at
the church. Memorial
Gunter Peel Funeral
Home and Crematory,
College Street location
is in charge of arrange-
ments.
Ida Mae Belk
Visitation:
Thursday, Jan. 17 • 4-6 PM
Memorial Gunter Peel
Funeral Home
College St. Location
Graveside Services:
Friday, Jan. 18 • 11 AM
Mt. Zion Baptist
Church Cemetery
Burial
Mt. Zion Baptist
Church Cemetery
Bettye Bridges
Visitation:
Friday, Jan. 18 • 11-1 PM
Annunciation Catholic Church
Services:
Friday, Jan. 18 • 1 PM
Annunciation Catholic Church
Burial
Egger Cemetery
Caledonia
Memorial Gunter Peel
Funeral Home
College St. Location
Johnny Buster
Visitation:
Friday, Jan. 18 • 5-7 PM
Memorial Gunter Peel
Funeral Home
2nd Ave. North Location
Services:
Saturday, Jan. 19 • 1 PM
Memorial Gunter Peel
Funeral Home
2nd Ave. North Location
Burial
Bethel Cemetery
Near Vernon, AL
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Area obituaries
Christopher Spencer Visitation will be from Parham Jr., Paul Ray Virginia and Josh Ward
5-8 p.m. Thursday Parham and John O’Con- of Hatley; sister, Hazel
PORT ORANGE,
Fla. — Christopher Leo at Cleveland-Moffett nor Parham. Perkings of Rolling
Funeral Home in Amory. She is survived by her Fork; brother, Price
Spencer, 57, died Jan. 10,
Cleveland-Moffett Fu- daughters, Joan Ward of “Hank” Parham of Flor-
2019, in Port Orange,
neral Home is in charge Port Angeles, Washing- ida; 11 grandchildren;
Florida.
of arrangements. ton, Cornellia Jones of and four great-grandchil-
Services will be at Seffner, Florida, Melissa dren.
Mrs. Ward was born
2:30 p.m. Saturday at Van Etten of Gulfport Memorials may
May 1, 1925, in the Par-
Lowndes Funeral Home and Julie Powell of be made to the Pine
ham Community, to the
Chapel. Burial will follow Columbus; sons, Gene Vale Children’s Home,
late John Robert Parham
at Living Faith Taberna- Ward of Thaxon, John 1872 County Road 700,
Sr. and Dessie Madonna
cle Church Cemetery. Ward of Lynchburg, Corinth, MS 38834.
Ausborn Parham. She
Visitation will be two
was a graduate of An-
hours prior to services at guilla High School and
the funeral home. Lown- was a member of Chris-
des Funeral Home is in
tian Chapel Church of
charge of arrangements. Christ.
In addition to her par-
Sunshine Ward ents, she was preceded
HATLEY — Sun- in death by her husband,
shine Parham Ward, Eugene William Ward
93, died Jan. 15, 2019, Sr.; infant son, Robert
at River Place Nursing Stephen Ward; sisters,
Center in Amory. Marguerita Parham and
A private graveside Joyn Faye Parham; and
service will be held at brothers, Riley Quenton
New Hope Cemetery. Parham, John Robert
William Darnell, Sr.
William Dale Darnell, Sr, 87,
passed away Sunday, January
13, 2019 at his residence.
Visitation will be Wednes-
day, January 16, 2019, 10:00 AM
- 12:00 PM. A funeral service
will follow at 12:00 PM at Lown-
des Funeral Home with Rev.
Charity Gordon and Rev. Ron
McDougald officiating. Burial
will be at Egger Cemetery in
Caledonia. Lowndes Funeral Home is honored to
be entrusted with funeral arrangements.
Dale Darnell was born October 20, 1931 in
Vivian Moss
Aberdeen, MS, to the late William Fred and Mae
Dee Dale Darnell. He was a teacher who taught
high school as well as coached at Moss Point,
MS; Winona, MS; and Lee High School, Colum- Vivian Thomas Moss, 89, of
bus, MS. He was the Founding Father of the Cale- Columbus, MS, passed away
donia Confederates of Caledonia, MS. He also Saturday, January 12, 2019, at
served as Basketball Coach at Caledonia High her residence.
School. He worked as Plant Manager for Beneke,
Visitation will be Wednesday,
Columbus, MS; Stephens Toys, Herman, MO; January 16, 2019, from 10:00
Richards Medical, Memphis TN, and served as
AM – 11:00 AM at Fairview
Vice President of Manufacturing for Microtek Baptist Church, Columbus, MS.
Medical, Columbus, MS; as well as LaRomana,
A funeral service will follow
Dominican Republic. He was a longtime member
at 11:00 AM with Bro. Sammy
of Caledonia United Methodist Church, Caledo- Crawford officiating and Bro.
nia, MS, where he served as Church Lay Lead-
Tommy Gillon assisting. Interment will be at 3:00
er and Lay Speaker. Mr. Darnell also made the PM at Lena Cemetery, Lena, MS with Lowndes
Walk to Emmaus.
Funeral Home directing.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in Mrs. Moss was born August 22, 1929, to the
death by one brother: Sam Fred Darnell.
late James Murry and Velma Sessums Thomas,
Mr. Darnell is survived by his wife of 68 years in Lena, MS and moved to Columbus, MS 54
Betty Carolyn Lockhart Darnell; Sons: William
years ago. She was a devoted Christian and faith-
Dale (Betty) Darnell, Jr., Samuel H. Darnell, ful member of Fairview Baptist Church for over
and John Fredrick (Karen) Darnell; Grandchil- 40 years. She was a great cook and loved fishing,
dren: William Samuel (Tiffany) Darnell, Law- Mississippi State Baseball and traveling to the
rence Dale (Brittany) Darnell, Leila Mae Dar- mountains. Mrs. Moss worked for Mississippi
nell, Fred Darnell, Stephen (Kristin) Johnston, Power for a number of years prior to having chil-
Samantha Johnston, Dana (Scott) Fleming and dren. She was a homemaker while her children
Kellie (Tony) Weaver; Great Grandchildren: Tay- were young and then taught at St. Mary’s Catho-
lor Darnell, Wyatt Darnell, Annabelle Darnell,
Will and Mollie Kate Andrews, Brett and Carson
lic School, Columbus, MS for a number of years.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. Moss was pre-
Beatty, Jackson Fleming, Brianna Bobitt, and ceded in death by her husband, Billy B. Moss, Sr;
Kaylee Bobitt. sisters, Dorothy Gunn and Jimmie Garver; and
Pallbearers will be: William Samuel and Tay- brother, Murry Howell Thomas.
lor Darnell, Lawrence and Wyatt Darnell, Fred Mrs. Moss is survived by her sons, Bill (Ruth-
Darnell, B.J. Haase, Walter Dodson, Michael ie) Moss, Columbus, MS and Doug (Carole)
Nickoles, Roy Jones and Tony Weaver. Honorary Moss, Caledonia, MS; grandchildren, Justin
Pallbearers will be Dr. Michael Duckworth, Dr (Jessica) Moss, Jana Moss, Jason Harrison, Au-
Brad Brown, Deb Fisher, Rev Al Gore, Members drey (Brad) Arinder, Anna (Koby) Bailey and
of Caledonia United Methodist Church, Member Alex (Daniel) McCafferty; great-grandchildren,
of 1957 Caledonia High School Football Team, Savannah Moss, Maris James, Harper McCaf-
Edward Johnson, David Dean, Mark Atkins, Al- ferty, Sophia Moss and Hayes Bailey; and sister,
len Tuttle, John Dodson, Rick Taylor, Woo Young Katherine (George) Pace, Rocky Mount, NC.
Shin, Dan Lee, Kim Vought, Scott Reese, Josh Pallbearers will be Justin Moss, Jason Harri-
Pounders, Robert Lee Loftis, Tony Smith, Bobby son, Daniel McCafferty, Brad Arinder and Koby
Egger, Scott Fleming, as well as Past and Present Bailey. Honorary pallbearers will be J.B. Cox,
Employees of Microtek Medical. Ralph Blackstock, Ray Crosby, Bobby Ward, Dr.
Memorials may be made to Caledonia United Brad Brown and Dr. Ramon Overstreet.
Methodist Church, 811 Main Street, P.O. Box 1 Memorials may be made to the charity of the
Caledonia, MS, 39740. donor choice.
Compliments of Compliments of
Lowndes Funeral Home Lowndes Funeral Home
www.lowndesfuneralhome.net www.lowndesfuneralhome.net
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continued, which seemed likely. On
the shutdown’s 25th day Tuesday,
Trump did not move off his demand
to have Congress provide $5.7 bil-
lion to build his promised border
wall with Mexico. Democrats say
they will discuss border security
once the government has reopened,
but Pelosi is refusing money for the
wall they view as ineffective and im-
moral.
The president, on a conference
call with supporters, showed no
signs of backing down.
“We’re going to stay out for a long
time, if we have to,” Trump said.
“We’ll be out for a long time.”
With some 800,000 federal em-
ployees furloughed or working with-
out pay, Trump suggested the par-
tial shutdown, which has clogged
airport security lines and shuttered
federal agencies, was going smooth-
ly.
“People are very impressed with
how well government is working
with the circumstances that we’re
under,” Trump said.
Behind the scenes, though, the
administration — and its allies on
Capitol Hill — are warily eyeing the
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pare the next round of paychecks gress as polling shows he is taking
for workers who have been seeing much of the blame for the standoff.
zeros on their pay slips. The White House invited rank-
“There is definitely a sense that and-file lawmakers to lunch with
there is a deadline approaching, Trump at the White House as part
which would be next Tuesday, to of a strategy to build support from
make sure that we’re able to solve centrist Democrats and newly elect-
this problem,” said Mercedes ed freshmen, including those from
Schlapp, a White House spokes- areas where the president is popular
woman. with voters.
Tuesday brought another day of But the White House quickly
high theatrics, but low substance, learned the limits of that approach.
as the shutdown dragged into its None of the House Democrats took
fourth week. The shutdown, already Trump up on the offer.
the longest ever, entered its 26th One, Rep. Lou Correa, D-Calif.,
day Wednesday. The previous lon- “welcomes the opportunity to talk
gest was 21 days in 1995-96, when with the President about border se-
Bill Clinton was president. curity,” his spokesman said, “as soon
Trump, who a week ago seemed as the government is reopened.”

Court filing: OxyContin maker

forecast ‘blizzard of prescriptions’
Lawsuits across the country are 2017. The Massachusetts
litigation is separate from
the competition. The pre-
scription blizzard will be
trying to find the drug industry some 1,500 federal law-
suits filed by governments
so deep, dense, and white,”
he said, according to the
responsible for an opioid crisis that being overseen by a judge
in Cleveland.
documents.
“Over the next twenty
killed 72,000 Americans in 2017 But the company doc- years, the Sacklers made
uments at the heart of the Richard’s boast come
The Associated Press tients and doctors about Massachusetts allegations true,” lawyers in the attor-
the risks of opioids and are also part of the evi- ney general’s office wrote.
BOSTON — A mem- pushing prescribers to dence exchanged in those “They created a manmade
ber of the family that owns keep patients on the drug cases. While the Massa- disaster. Their blizzard of
OxyContin maker Purdue longer. The documents chusetts filing describes dangerous prescriptions
Pharma told people at the provide information about their contents, the docu- buried children and par-
prescription opioid pain- former Purdue Pharma ments themselves have not ents and grandparents
killer’s launch party in the President Richard Sack- been made public, at the across Massachusetts,
1990s that it would be “fol- ler’s role in overseeing company’s request. and the burials continue,”
lowed by a blizzard of pre- sales of OxyContin that According to the fil- they wrote.
scriptions that will bury hasn’t been public before. ing, Richard Sackler, then The complaint says
the competition,” accord- The drug and the close- senior vice president re- the Sackler family, which
ing to court documents ly held Connecticut com- sponsible for sales, told includes major donors to
filed Tuesday. pany that sells it are at the the audience at the launch museums including the
The details were made center of a lawsuit in Mas- party to imagine a series of Smithsonian Institution,
public in a case brought by sachusetts and hundreds natural disasters: an earth- New York’s Metropolitan
Massachusetts Attorney of others across the coun- quake, volcanic eruption, Museum of Art and the
General Maura Healey try in which government hurricane and blizzard. Tate Modern in London,
that accuses Purdue Phar- entities are trying to find “The launch of Oxy- was long aware its drug
ma, its executives and the drug industry responsi- Contin Tablets will be fol- was dangerous and addic-
members of the Sackler ble for an opioid crisis that lowed by a blizzard of pre- tive but pushed more sales
family of deceiving pa- killed 72,000 Americans in scriptions that will bury anyway.

Judge bars citizenship question from 2020 census

Ruling: While such a question would be constitutional,
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross acted in an ‘arbitrary
and capricious’ manner and violated the law
By LARRY NEUMEISTER
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — A fed-
eral judge blocked the
Trump administration
Tuesday from asking
about citizenship status
on the 2020 census, the
first major ruling in cas-
es contending officials
ramrodded the question
through for Republican
political purposes to in-
tentionally undercount
immigrants.
In a 277-page decision
that won’t be the final
word on the issue, Judge
Jesse M. Furman ruled
that while such a question
would be constitutional,
Commerce Secretary
Wilbur Ross acted in an
“arbitrary and capricious”
manner and violated the
law.
“He failed to consider
several important aspects
of the problem; alternate-
ly ignored, cherry-picked,
or badly misconstrued
the evidence in the record
before him; acted irratio-
nally both in light of that
evidence and his own stat-
ed decisional criteria; and
failed to justify significant
departures from past
policies and practices,”
Furman wrote in a deci-
sion that squarely laid the
blame on Ross.
Ross’ explanations for
his decision were “unsup-
ported by, or even counter
to, the evidence before the
agency,” the judge said.
Among other things,
the judge said, Ross didn’t
follow a law requiring
Congress be given three
years’ notice of plans to
add a citizenship question
to the census.
“We are disappointed
and are still reviewing the
ruling,” Justice Depart-
ment spokeswoman Kelly
Laco said in a statement.
Ross has said the move
was not politically moti-
vated.
The ruling came in
cases in which 18 states,
the District of Columbia,
15 big cities or counties,
and immigrants’ rights
groups argued that the
Commerce Department,
which designs the census,
failed to properly analyze
the effect that the ques-
tion would have on house-
holds with immigrants.
Furman, citing Cen-
sus Bureau estimates,
concluded the citizenship
question would depress
responses in households
with noncitizens by at
least 5.8 percent and like-
ly more.
Thus, he said, several
states would lose at least
one congressional seat
based on 2020 census
data.
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Our View
Online commenters signal the End Times?
Each week, between 40,000 and
50,000 folks turn to The Dispatch’s
website to read the news. One feature
offered online that is not available in
the print edition is the ability to leave
anonymous comments below each
story.
Most readers don’t comment on the
stories, but there are a small group of
online readers who almost always have
something to say. They have the right
to remain silent, if not the ability.
In our offices, they’ve become
something akin to celebrities — people
using pseudonyms such as “Frank”
or “Lowndes Native” or “Raider” or
“Gracie” or “Boudreaux.” There is also
a regular commenter who goes by the
name of “Hughlon Thornberry” which
may or may not be his actual name.
To us, the identity of these com-
menters is not important. If anonymity
is a condition they feel they need to
share their views, we’re fine with it.
For those who aren’t afraid to put
their name on their opinions, we offer
Cartoonist View
State of the nation
Some find it all too easy to denigrate women
This is a
column about
some black
people.
Not all,
thank good-
ness. Not even
most.
But if you
watched the
stunning recent
Lifetime docu-
mentary, “Sur- Leonard Pitts
viving R. Kelly,”
which detailed
decades of sexual assault accusations
against the singer, surely you wondered
about some of the black people you saw
continuing to profess undying love and
support even as the charges against
their idol grew steadily more sickening.
Like the girl outside the courthouse
in 2008 where he was on trial on child
pornography charges, who declares
with definitive defiance, “He’s not guilty
at all. They just want to bring him down
and kill his image.”
“They.” We’ll get back to that in a
moment.
For now, let us just note that her
sentiment was starkly at odds with
the testimony of woman after trauma-
Other editors
Alarms can help prevent fire deaths
Sadly, fire deaths were up significant-
ly across the state in 2018, according to
data from the State Fire Marshal Office.
Mississippi saw 79 fire deaths in
2018. One of those deaths was here in
Lincoln County. The State Fire Marshal
Office investigated 74 of those, while
local agencies investigated the other
five deaths. That’s compared to 56 fire
deaths statewide in 2017, with 53 of
those investigated by SFMO.
The number of fire deaths in 2018
reflects a 36 percent increase over fire
the opportunity to write letters to the
editor. As it is with the online com-
menters, there are a small group of
people who routinely avail themselves
of the opportunity. The two most
prodigious letter writers are Cameron
Triplett and Lee Roy Lollar.
Taken together, the opinions of the
commenters range from one end of
the political spectrum to the other and
often, the disputes, disagreements and
diatribes become so far removed from
the content of the stories on which
they are commenting on that they be-
come something of a spectator sport.
(It wouldn’t be abnormal to see our
commenters arguing about whether or
not Hillary should have been locked up
beneath a story on a local non-profit.)
If one letter writer or commentator
favors Opinion A, you can be sure that
others will swarm to the comment sec-
tion to denounce Opinion A in the most
strenuous language imaginable. No
matter the subject, there are distinctly
different views.
So some black people need to get past the idea that each
of us is obligated to defend any one of us against any and
all accusations regardless of evidence.
tized woman, describing hells of mind
control, physical violence, isolation and
child molestation. One recounts being
hit because she was not a Chicago Bulls
fan, others explain how they had to ask
permission to go to the bathroom or
have a meal, yet others describe the
notorious sex tape on which Kelly is
seen — allegedly — urinating upon a
14-year-old girl.
Nor is all that love and support sim-
ply an artifact of the past. In the days
since the documentary aired, some
black people have been online busily
trying to defend the indefensible.
To wit:
“R. Kelly is a victim. Them hoes just
wanted fame and money from him.”
And: “Everybody throwing stones,
condemning this man as if they have no
sin at all.”
And: “Y’all keep attacking our black
men usher Bill Cosby Morgan freeman
now R Kelly.”
At one level, this is little more than
deaths during the previous year.
“As recently as 2006, the SFMO has
investigated upwards of 100 fire deaths,”
State Chief Deputy Fire Marshal Ricky
Davis said. “In fact, in the last five years,
we’ve significantly lowered the number
of preventable fire deaths across the
state. I can’t say specifically why the
numbers are higher this year but, in
a majority of these cases, a working
smoke alarm could have saved lives.”
Out of the 74 fire deaths investigated
by SFMO, there were 38 cases in which
Dispatch
The
But something happened over the
weekend that we could not have imag-
ined or predicted.
In Sunday’s edition, we reported
the city of Columbus is considering
a plan to replace its street lights with
new, energy-saving LED lights, a cost
of close to $3 million. Officials believe
the savings offered by the conversion
justifies the expense.
Naturally, we assumed that opinions
on this topic would range from support
to bitter objection.
Surprisingly, the consensus among
our commenters was favorable. This
has never, ever happened as far as we
know.
Frank said it was a good idea. So did
Cameron. Those who might instinc-
tively object on the grounds that they
oppose whatever Frank and Cameron
believe on general principal, offered no
objection.
Quite frankly, we don’t know how to
take this.
Some in the office believe it to be a
a reminder that the word “fan” likely
originated from the word “fanatic” —
and superfluous evidence of how we
often refuse to know difficult things. At
another level, though, there is some-
thing here unique to the African-Amer-
ican experience. Perhaps you heard it
in the word “they.” Maybe you caught it
at “y’all.”
If you are unclear on who “they” and
“y’all” are, welcome to America. Hope
you enjoy Disney World. Those of us
who aren’t here on tourist visas, those
of us who are people of color, know
all too well what those words refer to.
Namely, the great white world that so
often conspires against us as we vote,
seek work, demand justice or simply try
to go about our day, unmolested.
When the larger world conspires
against you so often and in so many dif-
ferent ways, it becomes easy — almost
a reflex — to see conspiracy whenever
accusations are leveled against peo-
ple like you, especially famous ones.
no smoke alarms were present. State
Fire Marshal Mike Chaney said in 12
cases there were smoke alarms but they
didn’t work.
“It’s upsetting because these fires
were preventable and, in every one
of these cases, a life could have been
saved,” said Chaney. “The State Fire
Marshal Office doesn’t just investigate
after a fire has occurred. Our educators
are out working in communities and
schools every day.”
SFMO educators reached over 41,000
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sign of the end times.
Others are nervously waiting to
hear what Lee Roy has to say before
selling all their earthly possessions
and gathering at the Riverwalk for the
Rapture.
Some people are reporting that dogs
and cats are playing together. There
are unconfirmed reports that Colum-
bus Mayor Robert Smith and Lowndes
County Board of Supervisors Harry
Sanders are planning a beach vacation
together.
Someone said they saw Frank smile
and that Gracie complimented the
President on his suit.
The best guess is that this is some
sort of odd combination of time, place
and circumstance that has created
this phenomenon, sort of like Haley’s
Comet or a solar eclipse.
No matter the cause, at a time in our
country when it seems no one agrees
about anything, we can all agree on
LED street lights is a welcomed turn of
events.
“They” want to get Bill Cosby and
Michael Jackson. “Y’all” are trying to
bring Mike Tyson down.
But as Public Enemy once said,
“Some blacks act devil, too.” So some
black people need to get past the idea
that each of us is obligated to defend
any one of us against any and all accusa-
tions regardless of evidence. That’s not
racial solidarity. No, it’s an abdication of
our right and responsibility to exercise
judgment.
It is also a betrayal of every woman
who came forward in that documentary.
Most were just as much black as Kelly,
so you’d think they’d have an equal
claim on African-American compassion
and regard. But for some of us, his
celebrity trumps their humanity. Some
of us still find it all too easy to doubt and
denigrate women — especially women
of color.
As one of the women, Jerhonda Pace,
put it, “Nobody ... cares about the black
women that speak out. Especially the
black community.” She has a point.
And for that, some black people
should be ashamed.
Leonard Pitts Jr., winner of the 2004
Pulitzer Prize for commentary, is a col-
umnist for the Miami Herald. Email him
at lpitts@miamiherald.com.
people in 2018 and visited more than
300 schools.
“Still, more people need to install
and maintain smoke alarms and make
escape plans specific to their home,”
Chaney said. “One fire death is one too
many.”
...
We encourage everyone to install
smoke alarms and make sure they work
properly. The simple devices can save
lives, maybe your own.
(Brookhaven) Daily Leader

CLUBS
n POSSUM TOWN TOASTMASTERS
Possum Town Toastmasters meet every
Friday at 7 a.m. at the Church of Christ,
Columbus. To become a better communi-
cator and leader, call 662-549-3483.
n POSSUM TOWN QUILTERS
Possum Town Quilters meet at 9:30 a.m.
the second and fourth Saturdays of each
month at the Rosenzweig Arts Center
(lower level), 501 Main St., Columbus.
Check us out at possumtownquilters.
blogspot.com.
n EAST LIONS CLUB
The Columbus East Lions Club meets
every second and fourth Monday of
the month at 65 Airline Road. For more
information, call 662-251-1415 or 662-
574-7552.
n HOST LIONS CLUB
The Columbus Host Lions Club meets
every Friday at noon at EMCC Lion Hills
Center for a buffet lunch and business
gathering. For more information, call John
Michael, 601-955-2176.
n LOWNDES REPUBLICAN WOMEN
Lowndes County Republican Women
meets the second Tuesday of each month.
Buffet line opens at 11:15 a.m., with call
to order at noon.
n GT QUILTERS GUILD
The Golden Triangle Quilters Guild meets
at 5:30 p.m. every third Thursday at the
Starkville Sportsplex Activities Building.
■ BREAKFAST WITH THE BULLDOGS
MSU alumni, friends are invited to
Breakfast with the Bulldogs on second
Thursdays each month (except this month
is Jan. 17) at Starkville Café. Dutch treat
breakfast 7:30 a.m. Contact Carol Moss
Read at carolmoss@bellsouth.net or 662-
312-0637.
■ DULCIMER PLAYERS
Friendly City Strummers meet twice
monthly to practice and teach others to
play dulcimers. Join for $10/year for the
whole family. Dulcimers available to bor-
row. Contact David Saum, 662-386-6836
or DrSaum@cableone.net, or the Switzers,
662-312-6025.
n TOPS
Take Off Pounds Sensibly No. 288 meets
Tuesdays at Community Baptist Church,
Yorkville Road East, Columbus. Weigh-in
begins at 5:30 p.m. Contact Pat Harris,
662-386-0249.
n TOPS
Take Off Pounds Sensibly No. 270 meets
Thursdays at 4370 Cal-Kolola Road,
Caledonia. Weigh-in begins at 5-5:30
p.m. Contact Michelle Holliman, 662-386-
3650.
n SENIOR CRAFTS
Senior Crafts meets at the Starkville
Sportsplex Tuesdays, 10-11:30 a.m.
Crafts provided by the parks department.
For information, call Lisa Cox, 662-323-
2294.
n QUILTING CLUB
Quilting Club meets in the activities room
adjacent to the multi-purpose facility at
the Starkville Sportsplex Thursdays 10
a.m.-noon. Bring your own project to work
on. For information, call Lisa Cox, 662-
323-2294.
n AARP
AARP meets the first Wednesday of each
month at 10 a.m. in the Community Room
of Regions Bank, Main Street, Columbus.
Programs are geared to the needs and
interests of seniors 50 and up. For more
information, call 662-889-9496.
Health Notes
n BLOOD DRIVE
Vitalant, formerly United Blood Service,
holds its quarterly blood drive from 11
a.m.-5:15 p.m. Jan. 25 at the Outpatient
Pavilion Conference Center at Baptist
Golden Triangle. For more information,
visit bloodhero.com.
n FREE MAMMOGRAMS
Baptist Golden Triangle offers free mam-
mograms to women 35 and older who
have no insurance coverage for mammo-
grams and are living in Lowndes, Oktibbe-
ha, Clay, Monroe or Chickasaw Counties.
To see if you qualify, call 662-244-2979.
n CROSSOVER SYMMETRY
North Mississippi Medical Center-West
Point Wellness Center offers a Crossover
Symmetry Program focusing on shoul-
der health/performance. The 30-day
membership is $30 for members; $50 for
nonmembers. For more information, call
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the Wellness Center 662-495-9355.
n CHILDBIRTH CLASSES
Baptist Golden Triangle offers Childbirth
classes and Breastfeeding classes each
month, 6 p.m., in room 6, near the Gift
Shop, $20. For information or to register,
call 662-386-5592.
n LUPUS SUPPORT
A lupus support group meets from 10
a.m.-2 p.m. the first Saturday of every
month in Classroom 6 of the Baptist
Golden Triangle Patient Tower. Open to
anyone with lupus or any family member or
friend. For more information, call Rashell
Hopkins, 662-570-8342.
n CANCER SUPPORT
Baptist Cancer Center hosts a support
group for cancer survivors and their fami-
lies, noon-1 p.m. the third Friday of every
month. Next class is Jan. 18 in Classroom
5 of the Patient Towers. Lunch provided.
For information and location, call 662-
244-2923.
n HYPERTENSION SUPPORT
A pulmonary hypertension support group
meets at 2 p.m. the second Saturday of
every month at North Mississippi Medical
Center-West Point Education Center, 385
Medical Center Drive. For information, call
Dana Albert, 662-295-3642.
■ DIABETES SUPPORT
Baptist Golden Triangle hosts day classes
for Diabetes Support on third Wednesdays
of each month, 10-11 a.m. in room 6 PT.
For information, call Lacy Smith at 662-
244-1392 or 800-544-8762, ext. 1392.
■ HEART SUPPORT
Weekly education/support group for
people with congestive heart failure are
Thursdays 11 a.m.-noon in the Outpa-
tient Pavilion Boardroom, Baptist Golden
Triangle. For information, call 244-1953 or
244-2132.
n NUTRITION EDUCATION
Diabetes education class meets on fourth
Wednesdays, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Baptist
Golden Triangle Outpatient Pavilion. Physi-
cian referral required. For information, call
662-244-1597 or email info.goldentrian-
gle@bmhcc.org.
n ABUSE RECOVERY GROUP
A Domestic Abuse Recovery Group meets
Thursdays at 6 p.m. through Safe Haven
Inc. Group counseling for rape recovery is
available. For information, call 662-327-
6118 or 662-889-2067.
n CHILDBIRTH CLASSES
Baptist Golden Triangle offers childbirth
classes Tuesdays at 6 p.m. To register,
call 662-244-2498 or email info.goldentri-
angle@bmhcc.org.
n CPR CLASSES
Baptist Golden Triangle offers CPR class-
es each month at 6 p.m. in the Patient
Tower. Next class is Jan. 28. Pre-registra-
tion required. Call the Education Depart-
ment, 662-244-2498.
n FREE PSA SCREENINGS
Baptist Cancer Center offers free prostate
PSA screenings ever other month for men
over 40. Next screenings are 8-11:45 a.m.
and 1-2 p.m. Jan. 25. Walk-ins accepted.
For appointments, call 662-244-4673.
n DIABETES EDUCATION
Diabetes Self-Management Education
Class meets on fourth Wednesdays at
8:30 a.m. at Baptist Golden Triangle
Outpatient Pavilion Conference Center.
Physician referral required. For informa-
tion, call 662-244-1596.
n ANGER MANAGEMENT
Family Resource Center, Columbus
campus, 1575 Second Ave. N., offers free
conflict resolution and anger management
classes. For information, call 662-368-
3603.
n FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER
The Family Resource Center offers
free classes including parenting, anger
management, healthy relationships, life
skills and youth development education
classes. Call 662-251-1861.
n WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY 101
North Mississippi Medical Center’s
Bariatric Center, 1105 Earl Frye Boule-
vard, Amory offers Weight Loss Surgery
Options 1001 at 6 p.m. Jan. 17 at NMMC
Gilmore-Amory’s Cafe for indviduals
interesed in weight loss surgery. Free
event. Speakers are bariatric surgeons
Terry Pinson, M.D., and Will Cauthen, M.D.
Seminar attendance mandatory prior to
intital consultation. To register or for more
information, call 662-377-7546.
n BAPTIST VOLUNTEERS
Baptist Golden Triangle seeks caring,
Wednesday, January 16, 2019 7a
compassionate volunteers to help in a
variety of hospital settings. For informa-
tion, call 662-244-1165 or email info.
goldentriangle@bmhcc.org.
n BAPTIST HOSPICE VOLUNTEERS
Baptist Hospice-Golden Triangle seeks
volunteers to assist in the office and with
Hospice families at 2309 Bluecutt Road,
Suite B. For more information, call Katie
Bostwick, 662-243-1173.
n DRUG/ALCOHOL INTERVENTION
Narconon offers drug and alcohol inter-
ventions. For free screenings or referrals,
call 1-800-431-1754.
n GOLDEN TRIANGLE AA
Golden Triangle AA meets daily for
support. If you want to drink, that is your
business. If you want to stop drinking,
that is our business. For information, call
662-327-8941.
n AL-ANON MEETING
The Columbus Al-Anon Family Groups
meet Mondays and Thursdays at 5:30
p.m. When you don’t know where to turn
because someone drinks too much, we
can help. For information, call 888-425-
2666 or go to msafg.org.
OTHER EVENTS
n BASEBALL COACHES’ MEETING
The Lake Lowndes Summer Baseball
Coaches’ Meeting is 6-7 p.m. today for all
softball, and Jan. 23 for all T-Ball at New
Hope Community Center, 381 Stadium
Road. The Lake Lowndes Summer League
is looking for coaches for all age grouops.
For more information, call 662-328-0885
or visit lowndesrecreation.com.
n UNCF BANQUET
The Golden Triangle United Negro College
Fund banquet is 6:30 p.m. Jan. 18 at the
Nancy Hogarth Dining Center at Missis-
sippi University for Women. Speaker is
Goldie M. Turner-Smith. Donation $30.
Call 662-327-4538 or 662-242-5149.
n SAVE RURAL AMERICA CONFER-
ENCE
Unlimited Community Agricultural Cooper-
ative hosts its fourth Save Rural America
Conference at noon Jan. 18 at the BJ3
Center, 5226 Old West Point Road,
Starkville. Representatives from MSU
Extension, Alcorn State Extension and
more will be available. For more informa-
tion, call Orlando Trainer, 662-769-0071
or email, orlandotrainer@hotmail.com.
n MLK DAY OF SERVICE
Commemoration of the Martin Luther
King Holiday will begin with breakfast at
8 a.m. Jan. 21 at the Trotter Convention
Center. Free and open to the public as
space allows. Speakers include Dr. Rita
Felton. Participants encouraged to go to
the Columbus Soccer Complex, where
United Way will distribute school supplies
to teachers in Columbus and Lowndes
County. To register for the free breakfast,
visit www.muw.edu/mlk.
n UNITED WAY VOLUNTEERS
The United Way needs between 300-500
volunteers to help sort and distibute
supplies on Jan. 21. To volunteer, email
volunteer@uwlc-ms.org or call Volunteer
Columbus, 662-328-0943.
n HOMELESS COUNT
The Point in Time count of sheltered and
unsheltered homeless persons in Lown-
des County will be 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Jan.
28 at Loaves & Fishes Community Soup
Kitchen (22nd Avenue North and Main
Street, across from Salvation Army, Co-
lumbus). Local agencies will also share
resource information.
n MEET, GREET & EAT
Family Resource Center, Columbus
Campus, 1575 Second Ave. N., hosts
this event from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Jan. 30 to
discuss the Online High School Diploma
Program. Free of charge to all residents
in the Golden Triangle. For more informa-
tion, call 662-368-3603.
n BASEBALL/SOFTBALL
REGISTRATION
Lake Lowndes baseball and softball
registration is open through Feb. 23.
Register from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Fri-
day at the Lowndes Recreation Office, 17
Airline Road (behind the Driver’s License
Building) or online at lowndesrecreation.
com.
n WALKING GROUP
J.L. King Center’s Families First of
Oktibbeha County invites the community
to join its Walking Group at 6:30 a.m.
Monday-Friday at Westside Park, 700 N.
Long St. in Starkville.
8A Wednesday, January 16, 2019
A Lakota UH-72A sits in the Airbus delivery center in Columbus on Tuesday. The Lakota aircraft is manufactured
for the U.S. Army as a training helicopter, for which about 1,100 pilots are produced annually.
Airbus
Continued from Page 1A
“It is a very small city,
but it seems that a com-
pany like Airbus comes
here offers education and
possibilities for people to
stay here,” Weyer said. “I
see that there is a effect
when you see the employ-
ees talk about it. It seems
that there’s something
positive for the region but
I don’t know the region.”
The Airbus North
American tour started
with the Canadian facil-
ity on Monday, Colum-
bus on Tuesday and the
Mobile, Alabama facility
on Wednesday. The tour
was orchestrated to edu-
cate those internationally
of the Airbus presence
outside of the European
sector. Vice President of
Military Affairs, Scott
Tumpak, said Airbus is
no longer just a European
company with strong and
growing roots in North
America.
Artesia
Continued from Page 1A
chant identified Nance,
22, of Columbus, along
with Demario Snell, 31, of
Artesia, and Tyshun Ber-
nard Fields, 24, of Craw-
ford, as the deceased.
Sheriff Mike Arledge
told The Dispatch late
Tuesday officers had a
person of interest de-
tained for questioning.
The sheriff’s office sched-
uled a press conference
for 10 a.m. today — which
is after The Dispatch’s
press time — to update
the public on the case.
Law enforcement re-
sponded to 23 Mobile Dr.,
just off Ellis Loop near
downtown Artesia, just
before 4 p.m. after re-
Hospital trust fund
Continued from Page 1A
ty might still be able to
withdraw funds as part
of pending legislation to
change the valuation date
from Dec. 31 to Aug. 31.
Earlier this month,
Sanders said the legisla-
tion could be retroactive
to Aug. 31, 2018, when
the funds where $700,000
above the corpus.
Billingsley said that
was never part of the re-
quest to the Legislature.
“It was never a part of
what we were asking for,”
he said.
Tuesday, Sanders
agreed.
“What we are asking is
that they let us change the
date so we will have time
to have that information
before we do our budget
in September. As an after-
thought, I said it would be
nice if they would let us
go back retroactively and
withdraw some profits,
but it’s not part of the leg-
islation.”
Veronique Creissels,
head of communication
at the France Airbus lo-
cation, also toured the fa-
cility Tuesday afternoon.
During her first visit to
Columbus, she said the fa-
cility surprised her from
the get-go.
“It’s quite impressive
here,” Creissels said.
The tour began in the
manufacturing facility,
with helicopters lined
along the floor in differ-
ent stages of completion.
Each Airbus employee
works on specific sta-
tions: mechanical assem-
bly, installing wiring,
navigation systems and
safety testing. Before the
helicopters can be assem-
bled, the process starts in
a meticulously quiet and
clean room: the electrical
backroom. In this room,
employees print the wir-
ing for the aircrafts and
lay the wires on a board.
ceiving a call reporting a
shooting at the residence.
For hours deputies,
eventually with the as-
sistance of Mississippi
Bureau of Investigation
agents, cordoned off
and processed the scene
while the victims’ family,
friends, neighbors and
other shocked bystand-
ers gathered as close as
they could.
At about 7:30, some of
the bystanders formed a
prayer circle a few yards
away from the crime
scene tape blocking the
road. Timothy Bourne,
pastor of Beulah Grove
Full Gospel Baptist
Church in Artesia, led
Two firms — Renasant
Wealth Management and
Stephens Capital Man-
agement — have been
managing the hospital
trust fund since 2013,
when the Legislature be-
gan allowing the county
to invest the funds.
Over that five-year
period, the county has
pulled annual profits
ranging for $73,050,000
in 2016 to $1,009,186 in
2018. Over that span, the
county has grown the
principle of the fund by $2
million while withdraw-
ing almost $4 million,
money earmarked for
capital improvement proj-
ects.
Not all of the fund is
invested in the stock mar-
ket.
Currently, Stephens
Capital has 39 percent of
its share of the funds in-
vested in the market and
60 percent in bonds (with
1 percent in cash). Rena-
The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com
Once the wires are laid
out, they organize and
wire the dashboard.
Bobby Stewart, who
started working for Air-
bus in 2011, initially
worked in the paint shop.
Throughout his tenure,
he advanced to the elec-
trical room. Stewart lays
out more than six miles of
wiring installed in the he-
licopter dashboards.
“I set up the wires for
the aircrafts,” Stewart
said. “This is for an air-
craft black box. It was
difficult at first, but they
trained me up and I’m
blessed they did.”
Airbus is an inter-
national company with
nearly 25,000 employees
worldwide, including four
locations in America.
The Columbus location
opened in 2006 and has
nearly 200 employees who
manufacture two to three
Lakota Helicopters each
the prayer lamenting the
lives lost.
“It’s an immediate
shock,” Bourne said of
the shooting. “People
don’t know what to think.
... But when you begin to
process it, you never want
anything like this ever to
occur.”
He said he hoped the
community would rely on
faith while dealing with
the tragedy.
“Even in the middle of
a bad situation, God can
bring newness,” he said.
One of those in the
prayer circle, neighbor
Artesia Williams, said
“never in a million years”
would she have expected
Hospital trust
fund withdrawals
Year Amount
2014 $924,000
2015 $942,000
2016 $73,050
2017 $975,470
2018 $1,009,186
2019 $0
sant has 48.7 percent in
stocks, 41.9 percent in
bonds and 9.4 percent in
cash.
In February, the two
firms will provide an over-
view on their account and
make suggestions for how
to invest the funds going
forward.
“We really listen to
them and do what they
recommend,” Billingsley
said. “We’re pleased with
the job they have done.
They’re the experts, not
us.”
Mary Pollitz/Dispatch Staff
month for the U.S. Army.
About 1,100 pilots per
year are trained to fly the
Lakota UH-72A helicop-
ter. Other than the Lako-
ta aircraft, the Columbus
facility also manufactures
H125 aircrafts and com-
pletes customizations for
aircrafts. The Columbus
facility produces up to 80
aircrafts a year.
Joe Max Higgins, CEO
of the Golden Triangle
Develop -
ment LINK,
credited
Airbus with
the manu-
facturing
success in
the region.
“I can’t Higgins
tell you how
that decision changed
this region,” Higgins
said. “I don’t know if we
could have attracted Steel
Dynamics or Paccar if it
weren’t for (Airbus).”
the shooting in her town.
She said she knew all
three of the victims, in-
cluding Snell who she
said lived in the home
where the shooting took
place. Like Price, she
couldn’t give a reason
why someone would want
to kill him.
“He was cool with ev-
erybody,” Williams said.
“That’s why it was shock-
ing to hear that.”
She said all three vic-
tims were friends and she
had grown up with them.
“It’s a small town,” she
said. “You can’t help but
know everybody.
“This is a hit for Arte-
sia,” she added.
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MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Q Weatherspoon
pushes No. 24 MSU
to first SEC victory
By Amber Dodd
Special to The Dispatch

STARKVILLE — Quinndary Weatherspoon

felt like something had been missing in his last
few games.
As one of the leaders on the Mississippi
State men’s basketball team,
Weatherspoon’s concerns played
a role in MSU dropping its first
two Southeastern Conference
games.
With a potential third-straight
league setback staring the
Bulldogs in the face,
Weatherspoon found the Quinndary
precision and accuracy that had Weatherspoon
been missing.
Weatherspoon scored on a layup and convert-
ed the three-point play with 3.6 seconds remain-
Chris McDill/Special to The Dispatch ing Tuesday night to lead No. 24 MSU to a 71-68
New Hope High School goalkeeper Breyon Bradford tries to make the save against Caledonia’s Garrett Bergstrom victory against Florida in a SEC game before a
and Dylan Lester (00) in their match Tuesday night in Caledonia. Story, 2B. crowd of 7,501 at Humphrey Coliseum.
“Me and Lamar (Peters) were supposed to
go back and forth and the last person to touch
that ball was supposed to drive all the way,” said
Weatherspoon, who was fouled by Kevarrius
Hayes. “Lamar broke the play off and ended up
getting out the way. It left me with a wide open
lane for the layup.”
Weatherspoon, who recorded his fifth
game-winner for the Bulldogs, scored five of his
nine points in the final 1 minute, 25 seconds to
lift MSU to 13-3 and 1-2 in the league.
See MSU MEN, 3B

Game 17
n At Vanderbilt, 7:30 p.m. Saturday (SEC Network;
WKBB-FM 100.9, WFCA-FM 107.9).

Inside
n MORE FLORIDA-MSU: Coach Ben Howland was
pleased with the Bulldogs’ scoring balance and
3-point defense. Page 3B
n Also, No. 3 Tennessee routed Arkansas and No.
12 Kentucky beat Georgia. Page 3B

Chris McDill/Special to The Dispatch

New Hope High School coach Andrew Olsen celebrates
as the final whistle blows Tuesday night.
Chris McDill/Special to The Dispatch
Caledonia’s Garrett Bergstrom tries to get around the
defense of New Hope’s Ben Bradley. Tigers get big road
win vs. No. 18 Rebels
By DAVID BRANDT
The Associated Press

OXFORD — Ole Miss freshman Blake

Hinson went hard to the rim, rising up into the air
to try and send home a
huge one-handed dunk. LSU 83,
The only problem was No. 18 Ole Miss 69
LSU’s Kavell Bigby-
Williams was there to
deliver a crushing two-handed block that crammed
the ball back toward the floor.
The Rebels hadn’t lost in nearly two months.
That was about to change in a hurry.
Tremont Waters scored 20 points, Bigby-Wil-
liams had 14 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks,
and the LSU men’s basketball team beat No. 18
Ole Miss 83-69 on Tuesday night.
See LSU, 3B

Chris McDill/Special to The Dispatch

New Hope High School’s Bree Younger battles
Chris McDill/Special to The Dispatch
Caledonia High School’s Lizzie Truelock gets around the WOMEN’S COLLEGE
Caledonia’s Clara Allen for possession of the ball. defense of New Hope’s Taylor Pritchett.
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Shorter accepts job to be Louisville coach/AD By Adam Minichino
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By Adam Minichino family when the received a text Shorter replaces long-
aminichino@cdispatch.com Louisville Munici- message from the time coach M.C. Miller, AUBURN, Ala. —
pal School District superintendent and his former boss and the Jessika Carter reminds
Tyrone Shorter has Board of Directors Louisville High man who hired him at herself to slow down when she feels
grown intimately familiar approved Short- principal. “I’m ex- Noxubee County High in the need to do something quickly.
with the Louisville High er to be the high cited to get started 1998. Miller retired after When you’re a freshman adjust- Carter
School football program school’s new foot- over there. I just leading Louisville to a ing to the life in the Division I fast
over the years. ball coach and ath- Shorter think it was a ca- 25-20 victory against Pop- See MSU WOMEN, 4B
On Tuesday night, letic director. reer move for me. larville in the Mississippi
Shorter officially received “I’m excited,” It had nothing to do with High School Activities Game 18
the go-ahead to become said Shorter, who didn’t the kids here at Noxubee Association (MHSAA) n South Carolina, 6 p.m. Thursday (ESPN;
a member of the Wildcat attend the meeting but County.” See SHORTER, 2B WKBB-FM 100.9, WFCA-FM 107.9).
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Indiana 131, Phoenix 97
Philadelphia 149, Minnesota 107
Starkville Academy loses doubleheader to Leake Academy Thursday’s Game Atlanta 142, Oklahoma City 126
Milwaukee 124, Miami 86
The Starkville Academy girls basketball team lost to Leake Acade- Winston Academy at Columbus Christian Golden State 142, Denver 111
my 63-33 on Tuesday night. L.A. Lakers 107, Chicago 100
Friday’s Games Today’s Games
Meri Laci Archer had 10 points to lead the Lady Volunteers. Orlando at Detroit, 6 p.m.
In the boys game, Starkville Academy lost 59-34. Ben Guest had Tupelo at Columbus Brooklyn at Houston, 7 p.m.
10 points for the Volunteers. New Hope at Leake Central Milwaukee at Memphis, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Boston, 7 p.m.
n In other action Tuesday night, the Caledonia High School boys Caledonia at Pontotoc San Antonio at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.
Cleveland at Portland, 9 p.m.
basketball team edged Itawamba Agricultural High 62-61. The Caledo- Starkville High at Madison Central New Orleans at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.
nia girls lost to IAHS 26-24. Utah at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m.
n Chandler Hughes had 20 points, but the New Hope High boys West Point at Grenada Thursday’s Games
New York vs. Washington at London, 2 p.m.
lost to Louisville 57-54. Duane Hughes and LJ Hackman added 10 Noxubee County at Kosciusko Philadelphia at Indiana, 6 p.m.
Sacramento at Charlotte, 6 p.m.
points, and Presley Langford had eight. Okolona at Aberdeen Phoenix at Toronto, 6:30 p.m.
n Cameron Bell had 16 points Tuesday night to lead the Heritage Heritage Academy at Starkville Academy Chicago at Denver, 8 p.m.
Academy boys basketball team to a 51-37 victory against Magnolia L.A. Lakers at Oklahoma City, 8:30 p.m.
Oak Hill Academy at Central Holmes Academy
Heights.
Reid Huskison had 13 points for the Patriots. Columbus Christian at Starkville Christian Football
Saturday’s Games NFL Playoffs
Mississippi University for Women
Conference Championships
Mooreville at Caledonia Sunday’s Games
NFC
Columbus girls at Warren Central
Women’s basketball team loses in OT Starkville High at Choctaw County Classic
L.A. Rams at New Orleans, 2:05 p.m. (FOX)
AFC
Tenazhia Hinkson scored a season- and game-high 31 points, New England at Kansas City, 5:40 p.m. (CBS)
grabbed 12 rebounds, and recorded four assists, but the No. 1 Missis- Okolona at Noxubee County
Pro Bowl
sippi University for Women’s women’s basketball lost to Huntingdon Monday’s Games Sunday, Jan. 27
At Orlando, Fla.
College 89-83 in overtime Tuesday at Pohl Gymnasium. Columbus boys, Starkville High boys at Rumble AFC vs. NFC, 2 p.m. (ABC/ESPN)
The W (11-5) trailed by as many as 10 points before a late rally in the South (St. Andrew’s) Super Bowl
pushed the game into overtime. Sunday, Feb. 3
Hinkson recorded her ninth double-figure scoring effort and her East Webster at Oak Hill Academy Adam Minichino/Dispatch Staff At Atlanta
second double-double. Junior forward Qiayon Bailey had 26 points and Prep Soccer Caledonia High School senior Hanna Pettigrew,
seated, poses for a picture with her parents,
AFC champion vs. NFC champion, 5:30 p.m.
(CBS)
junior guard Starlandria Walton had 13. Thursday’s Match
The W was 20-for-36 at the free-throw line (55.6 percent), while the
MSMS at Choctaw Central, 5:30 p.m.
Dawn and Jason Grace, during a signing cermony Hockey
Hawks were 18-for-20 (90). to celebrate her decision to attend and to play NHL
Huntingdon (13-4) extended a 32-31 halftime lead with a 17-10 Friday’s Matches soccer at the Mississippi University for Women. Tuesday’s Games
run to take a 49-41 lead. The Hawks led by 10 points with 4 minutes, 4 Kosciusko at Caledonia, 5 p.m. Columbus 4, New Jersey 1

Caledonia’s Pettigrew
N.Y. Islanders 2, St. Louis 1, OT
seconds left in the quarter. Louisville at New Hope, 5 p.m. N.Y. Rangers 6, Carolina 2
In the fourth quarter, the Owls grabbed their first lead since the Montreal 5, Florida 1
Columbus Christian at Pillow Academy, 5 p.m. Detroit 3, Anaheim 1
second quarter. With 17 seconds left in regulation, the Owls led 68-67. Nashville 7, Washington 2
Huntingdon made two free throws to regain the lead. Hinkson was Heritage Academy at Starkville Academy, 5 p.m. Minnesota 3, Los Angeles 2, SO

will play at The W

Winnipeg 4, Vegas 1
fouled with three seconds left and split her free throws to force the Owls Starkville High at Northwest Rankin, 5:30 p.m. Tampa Bay 2, Dallas 0
into their first overtime game of the season. Saturday’s Match San Jose 5, Pittsburgh 2
Today’s Games
Huntingdon scored the first points of the period with just four sec- Starkville High at New Hope, 11 a.m. Colorado at Ottawa, 6 p.m.
onds off the clock. Walton answered to tie the game at 71. The teams Boston at Philadelphia, 6:30 p.m.
exchanged points, but back-to-back 3-pointers by the Hawks with a little Men’s College Basketball By Adam Minichino
Buffalo at Calgary, 8:30 p.m.
Edmonton at Vancouver, 9 p.m.
more than a minute left gave them an 85-79 lead. Today’s Games aminichino@cdispatch.com
San Jose at Arizona, 9 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
The W will return to action at 5:30 p.m. Thursday when it will play Alabama at Missouri, 8 p.m. St. Louis at Boston, 6 p.m.
host to Selma University in Pohl Gymnasium. New Jersey vs. N.Y. Islanders at Nassau Veter-
Thursday’s Games CALEDONIA — Team is an important word ans Memorial Coliseum, 6 p.m.
Chicago at N.Y. Rangers, 6 p.m.
Southern Miss at Charlotte, 6 p.m. to Hanna Pettigrew, even if the Caledonia High
Ole Miss Selma University at Mississippi University for School senior doesn’t know it.
Toronto at Tampa Bay, 6:30 p.m.
Anaheim at Minnesota, 7 p.m.
Winnipeg at Nashville, 7 p.m.
Men’s tennis team will take on No. 8 Texas Women, 7:30 p.m. If you want to know what team means to Pet-
Los Angeles at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.
ORLANDO, Fla. — The Ole Miss men’s tennis will take on No. 8
Texas at 4 p.m. Wednesday in the USTA National Campus Collegiate Women’s College Basketball tigrew, ask Allen Greenhaw, who coached Petti- Tennis
Series. Thursday’s Games grew starting in 2009 with Columbus United up Australian Open
MELBOURNE — Results Wednesday from the
The Collegiate Series is in its second year, and showcases some Selma at Mississippi University for Women, 5:30 p.m. until last year. Australian Open at Melbourne Park (seedings
of the premier schools in the nation at the Collegiate Center. Eighteen South Carolina at Mississippi State, 6 p.m. “She has been a pleasure,” Greenhaw said of
in parentheses):
Men’s Singles
men’s squads will take to the courts throughout the season. Second Round
The squads faced each other in singles play last week during the Charlotte at Southern Miss, 6 p.m. Pettigrew, who played goalkeeper, forward, and Marin Cilic (6), Croatia, def. Mackenzie Mcdon-
opening day of the Miami Invite. Rookie Karlo Kranic emerged as the Tennessee at Alabama, 8 p.m. defender on the club soccer team. “She is very ald, United States, 7-5, 6-7 (9), 6-4, 6-4.
Fernando Verdasco (26), Spain, def. Radu Al-
lone victor, taking down senior Johnny Goodwin 7-5, 6-2. Saturday’s Games coachable. She may not have had the most talent bot, Moldova, 6-1, 7-6 (2), 6-3.
Roberto Bautista-Agut (22), Spain, def. John
The teams also faced in doubles play on the second day of the Morris College at Mississippi University for on the field, but she had the desire and the work Millman, Australia, 6-3, 6-1, 3-6, 6-7 (6), 6-4.
invitational, where fellow freshmen Jan Soren Hain and Simon Junk Karen Khachanov (10), Russia, def. Yoshihito
Women, 1 p.m. ethic. I wish we had more players like her.” Nishioka, Japan, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3.
defeated the senior duo of Harrison Scott/Rodrigo Banzer 8-6. Stefanos Tsitsipas (14), Greece, def. Viktor Tro-
n Softball team will have a Meet the Rebels at The Pavilion: At Old Dominion at Southern Miss, 4 p.m. Caledonia High soccer coach Louis Alexander icki, Serbia, 6-3, 2-6, 6-2, 7-5.
Nikoloz Basilashvili (19), Georgia, def. Stefano
Oxford, the softball team will have a Meet the Rebels event Saturday at Sunday’s Games also has come to understand what the word team Travaglia, Italy, 3-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3.
The Pavilion at Ole Miss prior to the men’s basketball team’s game. LSU at Alabama, 1 p.m. Taylor Fritz, United States, def. Gael Monfils
Doors at The Pavilion will open at 10:30 a.m. The Rebels will be
means to Pettigrew, a transfer from Hamilton (30), France, 6-3, 6-7 (8), 7-6 (6), 7-6 (5).
Florida at Ole Miss, 3 p.m. High. Alexander said Pettigrew came in, worked
Roger Federer (3), Switzerland, def. Daniel Ev-
available for autographs until tipoff of the men’s basketball team’s game ans, Britain, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (3), 6-3.
Frances Tiafoe, United States, def. Kevin An-
against Arkansas at noon. Specially designed autograph posters will be hard, adjusted to his system, and has helped sta-
available to all fans. During the game, the softball team will participate in
a T-shirt toss for fans in attendance.
on the air bilize the back line at right back.
derson (5), South Africa, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 7-5.
Andreas Seppi, Italy, def. Jordan Thompson,
Australia, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4.
“She is definitely fast and knows how to work Grigor Dimitrov (20), Bulgaria, def. Pablo Cue-
The softball team will kick off the season Feb. 7-10 at the Friends of Today with the other girls,” Alexander said. “It has
vas, Uruguay, 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 7-5.
Thomas Fabbiano, Italy, def. Reilly Opelka,
Jaclyn Tournament in Orlando, Florida. Ole Miss will take on host UCF, COLLEGE BASKETBALL United States, 6-7 (15), 6-2, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (5).
Ohio State, Minnesota, and George Mason. 5 p.m. — St. Bonaventure at Rhode Island, CBS been an easy transition. The credit goes to her Tomas Berdych, Czech Republic, def. Robin
Haase, Netherlands, 6-1, 6-3, 6-3.
Sports Network teammates but, most importantly to Hanna.” Diego Schwartzman (18), Argentina, def. Denis

Alabama 5:30 p.m. — Creighton at St. John’s, FS1

Men’s basketball team will face Missouri
COLUMBIA, Mo. — The Alabama men’s basketball team will
begins a two-game road swing at 8 p.m. Wednesday (SEC Network)
against Missouri.
The game marks just the second time in the last seven meetings
that Alabama will play at Mizzou Arena.
Alabama (10-5, 1-2 Southeastern Conference) is coming off an
81-80 defeat loss to Texas A&M on Saturday in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Aggies’ guard TJ Starks canned a 3-pointer as the horn to win the
game.
Missouri (9-5, 0-2) is coming off an 85-75 loss to South Carolina
on Sunday.
Junior Colleges
EMCC basketball teams sweep Coahoma C.C.
CLARKSDALE — The East Mississippi Community College
basketball teams claimed much-needed road victories over Coahoma
Community College on Monday night in Mississippi Association of
Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) North Division action at the
Pinnacle.
The Lady Lions snapped a five-game losing skid with a 51-50
victory, while the EMCC men bounced back with a 52-50 victory.
Tye Metcalf had a game-high 19 points off the bench to lead the
EMCC women (5-9, 2-1 MACJC North).
Markedric Bell and Dewayne Cox led EMCC (8-6, 2-1) with 14 and
11 points, respectively.
EMCC will play host to Northwest Mississippi C.C. on Thursday in
a doubleheader. The women’s game will begin at 5:30 p.m., followed by
the men’s game at 7:30 p.m. at EMCC’s Keyes T. Currie Coliseum.
Miller named MACJC Player of the Week
FULTON — Itawamba Community College sophomore forward
Taneshia Miller was named Mississippi Association of Community and
Junior College (MACJC) Women’s Basketball Player of the Week in a
league announcement Tuesday.
The Greenville native averaged a double-double last week to help
ICC (10-2, 6-1 MACJC North) pick up a victories against Baton Rouge
(La.) C.C. and Northeast Mississippi C.C.
ICC will play host Mississippi Delta C.C. in a division showdown at
5:30 p.m. Thursday.
— From Special Reports
6 p.m. — Iowa at Penn State, Big Ten Network
6 p.m. — Kansas State at Oklahoma, ESPN2
6 p.m. — UConn at Tulsa, ESPNEWS
6 p.m. — Auburn at Texas A&M, ESPNU
6 p.m. — South Carolina at Vanderbilt, SEC
Network
7 p.m. — Dayton at Virginia Commonwealth, CBS
Sports Network
7:30 p.m. — Butler at DePaul, FS1
8 p.m. — Minnesota at Illinois, Big Ten Network
8 p.m. — Houston at SMU, ESPNEWS
8 p.m. — Iowa State at Texas Tech, ESPNU
8 p.m. — Alabama at Missouri, SEC Network
9 p.m. — Central Florida at Wichita State, CBS
Sports Network
10 p.m. — UNLV at Air Force, ESPNU
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
11 a.m. — George Mason at Massachusetts,
NBC Sports Network
GOLF
5 a.m. — European Tour Golf: Abu Dhabi HSBC
Championship, first round, Abu Dhabi, TGC
12:30 p.m. — Web.com Tour Golf: The Bahamas
Great Exuma Classic, final round, Bahamas, TGC
7 p.m. — Asian Tour Golf: Singapore Open, first
round, Singapore, TGC
1 a.m. (Thursday) — European Tour Golf: Abu
Dhabi HSBC Championship, second round, Abu
Dhabi, TGC
NBA
7 p.m. — Toronto at Boston, ESPN
9:30 p.m. — New Orleans at Golden State, ESPN
NHL
6:30 p.m. — Boston at Philadelphia, NBC Sports
Network
9 p.m. — San Jose at Arizona, NBC Sports
Network
SOCCER
11:20 a.m. — Italian Super Cup: Juventus vs. AC
Milan, ESPN2
TENNIS
8 p.m. — Australian Open: Day 4, second round,
ESPN2
Pettigrew will take that team-first attitude to
the Mississippi University for Women. On Tues-
day, Pettigrew finalized those plans during a
signing ceremony at the school in which she had
12 medals from her years of soccer arranged on
a table with her jerseys for Caledonia High and
Columbus United.
“Everybody works together. You win as a team
and you lose as a team,” said Pettigrew, who said
she started playing soccer when she was about 5
years old. “You do everything together, and it’s
not just for yourself.”
Pettigrew started playing in Caledonia. The
medals she had arranged on the table date back
to 2009, when she started playing with Columbus
United. Greenhaw was her first coach.
Greenhaw said Pettigrew always has been an
inquisitive player who wants to know how and
why to do things. He said her athleticism and her
team-first attitude enabled her to play multiple
positions through the years.
“It was always about the team. It wasn’t about
me,” Greenhaw said. “She played wherever you
asked her to play and never asked why, or nev-
er said she didn’t want to play there. It was just,
‘Where do you need me?’ That speaks volumes
about her character.”
Greenhaw said those qualities are the epitome
of what any coach wants in a play.
“It was always more about her team than she
is about herself,” Greenhaw said.
Alexander agrees and feels Pettigrew will do
well at The W. He said he is excited to see how
she progresses as a college player because she
is “always going to work hard and be coachable.”
Kudla, United States, 6-4, 7-5, 3-6, 6-7 (6), 6-4.
Alex de Minaur (27), Australia, def. Henri Laak-
sonen, Switzerland, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7 (7), 4-6, 6-3.
Rafael Nadal (2), Spain, def. Matthew Ebden,
Australia, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2.
Women’s Singles
Second Round
Petra Kvitova (8), Czech Republic, def. Iri-
na-Camelia Begu, Romania, 6-1, 6-3.
Belinda Bencic, Switzerland, def. Yulia Putint-
seva, Kazakhstan, 7-5, 4-6, 6-2.
Amanda Anisimova, United States, def. Lesia
Tsurenko (24), Ukraine, 6-0, 6-2.
Aryna Sabalenka (11), Belarus, def. Katie
Boulter, Britain, 6-3, 6-4.
Ashleigh Barty (15), Australia, def. Yafan Wang,
China, 6-2, 6-3.
Maria Sakkari, Greece, def. Astra Sharma,
Australia, 6-1, 6-4.
Maria Sharapova (30), Russia, def. Rebecca
Peterson, Sweden, 6-2, 6-1.
Caroline Wozniacki (3), Denmark, def. Johanna
Larsson, Sweden, 6-1, 6-3.
Sloane Stephens (5), United States, def. Timea
Babos, Hungary, 6-3, 6-1.
Petra Martic (31), Croatia, def. Marketa Von-
drousova, Czech Republic, 6-4, 7-5.
Aliaksandra Sasnovich, Belarus, def. Anett
Kontaveit (20), Estonia, 6-3, 6-3.
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russia, def. Kiki
Bertens (9), Netherlands, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3.
Danielle Rose Collins, United States, def. Sa-
chia Vickery, United States, 6-3, 7-5.
Caroline Garcia (19), France, def. Zoe Hives,
Australia, 6-3, 6-3.
Kimberly Birrell, Australia, def. Donna Vekic
(29), Croatia, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1.
Angelique Kerber (2), Germany, def. Beatriz
Haddad Maia, Brazil, 6-2, 6-3.
Men’s Doubles
First Round
Maximo Gonzalez, Argentina and Nicolas Jar-
ry, Chile, def. Luke Saville, Australia and Max
Purcell, Australia, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3.
Roberto Carballes Baena, Spain and Andrey
Rublev, Russia, def. Benoit Paire, France and
Hugo Nys, France, 6-2, 7-6 (2).
Leonardo Mayer, Argentina and Joao Sousa,
Portugal, def. Feliciano Lopez, Spain and Marc
Lopez (14), Spain, 6-4, 6-7 (1), 6-3.
Frederik Nielsen, Denmark and Marcelo Demo-
liner, Brazil, def. Marcel Granollers, Spain and
Gerard Granollers, Spain, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2.
Michael Venus, New Zealand and Raven Klaas-
en (6), South Africa, def. Mikhail Kukushkin,
Kazakhstan and Bradley Klahn, United States,
4-6, 6-4, 6-3.
Jonny O’Mara, Britain and Luke Bambridge,
Britain, def. Marius Copil, Romania and Marton
Fucsovics, Hungary, 6-3, 6-1.
Nikola Mektic, Croatia and Kevin Krawietz,
Germany, def. Nicholas Monroe, United States
and Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan, India, 4-6, 7-6
(8), 7-5.
Edouard Roger-Vasselin, France and Ivan
Dodig (13), Croatia, def. Matt Reid, Australia

Shorter
and Nick Kyrgios, Australia, 6-2, 7-6 (2).
“I feel like I am more of a supporter,” Petti- Henri Kontinen, Finland and John Peers (12),
Australia, def. Aisam Qureshi, Pakistan and
grew said she feels more like a “supporter” in her Santiago Gonzalez, Mexico, 6-3, 4-1, ret.
Nicolas Mahut, France and Pierre-Hugues
first year in the Caledonia High program. She Herbert (5), France, def. David Marrero San-
Continued from Page 1B said she takes the attitude that she will support
tana, Spain and Mischa Zverev, Germany, 7-6
(4), 6-3.
Igor Zelenay, Slovakia and Denys Molchanov,
Class 4A State title game on Class 4A playoffs. years at one school, Shorter said you if you’re down and that she will remind you to Ukraine, def. Marco Cecchinato, Italy and Mat-
Dec. 1 in Hattiesburg. The Shorter said the uncertain- it was a difficult decision, espe- stay humble if things are going well. teo Berrettini, Italy, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3.
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Spain and Pablo Car-
win enabled Louisville (15-1) ty surrounding the state take- cially when it came time to tell Pettigrew said she always has tried to be stay reno-Busta, Spain, def. Rohan Bopanna, India
and Divij Sharan (15), India, 6-1, 4-6, 7-5.
to win its ninth state title. Only over of the Noxubee County his players at Noxubee County humble, too, and to put the team first. She ac- Mao Xin Gong, China and Ze Zhang, China,
def. Marcin Matkowski, Poland and Martin Kli-
South Panola (11) and West school district was part of the High he was leaving. knowledges she has had her good and bad days, zan, Slovakia, 7-5, 5-7, 6-4.
Adrian Mannarino, France and Andreas Mies,
Point (10) have more football reason he felt the timing was “You spend 20 years at a but she has made it her goal to do whatever she Germany, def. Peter Gojowczyk, Germany and
Albert Ramos-Vinolas, Spain, 6-4, 6-4.
state titles in the state of Mis- best for him to make a move. place and you build so many needs to do to help the team. Bob Bryan, United States and Mike Bryan (4),
sissippi. In Louisville, he found the great relationships,” Shorter Pettigrew, whose said her favorite position
United States, def. Alex Bolt, Australia and
Marc Polmans, Australia, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (1).
Louisville also won state ti- rare opportunity to take over said. “Looking at the kids and is defense, said she talked with The women’s
Lukasz Kubot, Poland and Horacio Zeballos
(7), Argentina, def. Aljaz Bedene, Slovenia and
tles in 1985, 1986, 1991, 1993, a healthy program in a place speaking to the kids was the soccer coach Gray Massey following Caledonia Maximilian Marterer, Germany, 7-5, 5-7, 6-3.
James Cerretini, United States and Marcelo
1995, 2007, 2008, and 2013. where the community sup- hardest thing. ... This commu- High’s first match against New Hope. She said Arevalo-Gonzalez, El Salvador, def. Horia
Tecau, Romania and Jean-Julien Rojer (9),
Throughout that time, Louis- ports its teams. nity has been good to me. This she visited the Columbus campus the next day Netherlands, 7-5, 6-7 (2), 6-3.
Sam Querrey, United States and Ryan Harri-
ville spent many years locked “I’m familiar with Louis- school district been good to and gave a verbal commitment a few days later. son, United States, def. Robin Haase, Neth-
in the same classification — ville,” Shorter said. “Even me. We have had some great Pettigrew said the location of the school and the
erlands and Matwe Middelkoop (16), Nether-
lands, 7-5, 4-6, 6-3.
4A — as Noxubee County. The though they have been a rival players over the years. The chance to play soccer in college played a big role
Artem Sitak, New Zealand and Austin Krajicek,
United States, def. Leander Paes, India and Mi-
winner of Region 4 usually for 20 years, I have known the parents have been good. in her realizing her dream.
guel Angel Reyes-Varela, Mexico, 7-5, 7-6 (4).
Women’s Doubles
earned the right to represent kids and competed against the “I just hope the people here First Round
It remains to be seen if Pettigrew will get a Barbora Krejcikova, Czech Republic and Kat-
the North in the state title kids for 20 years. I feel like in Noxubee County realize erina Siniakova (1), Czech Republic, def. Anas-
chance to add to her collection of medals as a se- tassia Rodionova, Australia and Ana Bogdan,
game. I have known them because this is a career move and this
nior at Caledonia or at The W, but she feels like Romania, 6-2, 6-2.
Shorter played a key role in they have been a team to beat has nothing to do with the Jessica Moore, Australia and Monique
a soccer career that started on the youth fields Adamczak, Australia, def. Aleksandra Krunic,
continuing Noxubee County’s for 20 years. I’m excited to go kids. I just want them to think Serbia and Saisai Zheng, China, 6-1, 6-4.

run as one of the state’s top over there and work with them. about all of the good times. in Caledonia has flown by. She said a Frostbite Alize Cornet, France and Petra Martic, Croatia,
def. Ajla Tomljanovic, Australia and Magda

teams. After joining Miller’s
staff in 1998, Shorter became
defensive coordinator and then
took over for Miller in 2011 af-
ter he left and eventually land-
ed at Louisville High. Shorter
It’s the same kind of kids and
there is a lot of tradition. Their
program is one of the best pro-
grams in the state.”
Shorter said he talked with
Miller and asked him about the
I took it as high as it has ever
been. It was not just me. I had
some great coaches, great
players, and great administra-
tion. I hope they remember the
championships. I hope they
medal Columbus United players received after
winning the tournament is one that holds the
most memories for her. At The W, Pettigrew will
focus on making more memories by putting the
team first.
“I hope I have stayed (consistent and hum-
Linette, Poland, 2-6, 6-0, 6-0.
Samantha Stosur, Australia and Shuai Zhang,
China, def. Magdalena Rybarikova, Slovakia
and Viktoria Kuzmova, Slovakia, 7-6 (3), 6-2.
Desirae Krawczyk, United States and Nao Hib-
ino, Japan, def. Makoto Ninomiya, Japan and
Miyu Kato (14), Japan, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3.
Shuko Aoyama, Japan and Lidziya Marozava,
Belarus, def. Anna-Lena Groenefeld, Germany
and Vania King (12), United States, 6-4, 6-3.
Asia Muhammad, United States and Kaitlyn

guided Noxubee County to an
89-28 record in eight seasons.
He led the Tigers to state titles
in 2012, 2014, 2015, and 2017.
Noxubee County finished 7-6
in 2018 and lost to Greenwood
in the second round of the
program and what direction it is
going. He said he became inter-
ested in the position when it was
opened up, and that Miller told
him it was a great opportunity
with great players.
Still, after more than 20
remember how I cared about
the kids, just making sure the
kids had an opportunity to get
scholarships and football play-
ers graduated and did the right
things. That is what it was all
about for me.”
ble),” Pettigrew said. “It was harder this year be-
cause it was another team and I didn’t know as
many of the girls. This year, I feel like I am not
really a leader because I haven’t had the experi-
ence there for them to respect me.”
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Christian, United States, def. Kai-Chen Chang,
Taiwan and Ching Wen Hsu, Taiwan, 6-1, 6-2.
Andreja Klepac, Slovenia and Maria Jose Mar-
tinez Sanchez (5), Spain, def. Naiktha Bains,
Australia and Destanee Aiava, Australia, 6-2,
7-6 (6).
Nadiia Kichenok, Ukraine and Yafan Wang,
China, def. Oksana Kalashnikova, Georgia and
Dayana Yastremska, Ukraine, 6-4, 6-2.
Kveta Peschke, Czech Republic and Nicole
Melichar (4), United States, def. Tatjana Maria,
Germany and Heather Watson, Britain, 6-1,
4-6, 6-4.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Tuesday’s Men’s
College Scores
EAST
Marquette 74, Georgetown 71
Providence 72, Seton Hall 63
Saint Joseph’s 61, Davidson 60
Saint Louis 63, Fordham 60
SOUTH
Kentucky 69, Georgia 49
LSU 83, Mississippi 69
Mississippi St. 71, Florida 68
Morgan St. 89, Howard 86, OT
North Carolina 75, Notre Dame 69
Tennessee 106, Arkansas 87
Virginia 81, Virginia Tech 59
Wake Forest 71, NC State 67
MIDWEST
Akron 51, E. Michigan 49
Bowling Green 79, Ball St. 78
Buffalo 88, W. Michigan 79
Cent. Michigan 78, N. Illinois 69
Cincinnati 82, South Florida 74
Illinois St. 59, S. Illinois 58
Kent St. 66, Ohio 52
Loyola of Chicago 71, Valparaiso 54
Purdue 89, Rutgers 54
Toledo 71, Miami (Ohio) 59
SOUTHWEST
TCU 98, West Virginia 67
FAR WEST
Nevada 72, Boise St. 71
San Diego St. 97, New Mexico 77
The Associated Press
Men’s Top 25 Fared
Tuesday
1. Duke (14-2) did not play. Next: vs. No. 4
Virginia, Saturday.
2. Michigan (17-0) did not play. Next: at
Wisconsin, Saturday.
3. Tennessee (15-1) beat Arkansas 106-
87. Next: vs. Alabama, Saturday.
4. Virginia (16-0) beat No. 9 Virginia Tech
81-59. Next: at No. 1 Duke, Saturday.
5. Gonzaga (16-2) did not play. Next: vs.
Loyola Marymount, Thursday.
6. Michigan State (15-2) did not play.
Next: at Nebraska, Thursday.
7. Kansas (15-2) did not play. Next: at
West Virginia, Saturday.
8. Texas Tech (15-1) did not play. Next: vs.
Iowa State, Wednesday.
9. Virginia Tech (14-2) lost to No. 4 Vir-
ginia 81-59. Next: vs. Wake Forest, Saturday.
10. Nevada (17-1) beat Boise State 72-71.
Next: vs. Air Force, Saturday.
11. Florida State (13-4) did not play. Next:
at Boston College, Sunday.
12. Kentucky (13-3) beat Georgia 69-49.
Next: at No. 14 Auburn, Saturday.
13. North Carolina (13-4) beat Notre
Dame 75-69. Next: at Miami, Saturday.
14. Auburn (12-3) did not play. Next: at
Texas A&M, Wednesday.
15. Marquette (15-3) beat Georgetown
74-71. Next: vs. Providence, Sunday.
16. Buffalo (16-1) beat Western Michigan
88-79. Next: vs. Eastern Michigan, Friday.
17. N.C. State (14-3) lost to Wake Forest
71-67. Next: at Notre Dame, Saturday.
18. Ole Miss (13-3) lost to LSU 83-69.
Next: vs. Arkansas, Saturday.
19. Maryland (15-3) did not play. Next: at
Ohio State, Friday.
20. Oklahoma (13-3) did not play. Next:
vs. Kansas State, Wednesday.
21. Houston (16-1) did not play. Next: at
SMU, Wednesday.
22. Villanova (13-4) did not play. Next: vs.
Xavier, Friday.
23. Iowa (14-3) did not play. Next: at Penn
State, Wednesday.
24. Mississippi State (13-3) beat Florida
71-68. Next: at Vanderbilt, Saturday.
25. Indiana (12-5) did not play. Next: at
Purdue, Saturday.
No. 3 Tennessee 106,
Arkansas 87
ARKANSAS (10-6): Bailey 3-9 1-2 7,
Gafford 4-6 2-4 10, Joe 7-15 2-2 23, Harris 3-7
0-2 6, Jones 7-16 2-3 18, Chaney 5-7 1-2 11,
Henderson 1-1 0-0 2, Osabuohien 0-0 5-7 5,
Sills 1-1 0-0 2, Embery 1-5 0-0 3. Totals 32-
67 13-22 87.
Balanced scoring, 3-point defense play key roles in MSU’s victory
By Amber Dodd
Special to The Dispatch
STARKVILLE — Ben How-
land had plenty of teaching
points to take from the Mis-
sissippi State men’s basketball
team’s first two Southeastern
Conference losses.
No. 24 MSU improved in two
of the areas — 3-point defense
and shot selection — on Tues-
day night to avoid falling to 0-3
in the league.
With eight players in the
scoring column, including
three in double figures, No. 24
MSU used its depth to earn a
71-68 victory against Florida
before a crowd of 7,501 at Hum-
phrey Coliseum.
“I thought our defense was
better because they force you
to be patient offensively be-
cause they’re playing that one-
two-two, kind of soft zone, to
make you use time,” Howland
said. “That helped our defense.
We started Robert Woodard
(II) tonight because they were
starting four guards with (Ja-
len) Hudson. It was just the best
matchup of our guys that play
the four to match them up with
Hudson. I thought Robert did a
tremendous job tonight. He had
MSU men
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Peters paced the Bull-
dogs with 16 points (all in
the first half) and six as-
sists. Tyson Carter added
12 points on 4-for-6 shoot-
ing from 3-point range.
Aric Holman added 10
points and three assists off
the bench.
Former Columbus High
School and two-time Mis-
sissippi Gatorade Player of
the Year Robert Woodard
II had three points, four re-
bounds, three assists, and
three steals in 20 minutes
in his first start.
The win helped MSU
bounce back from losses
to South Carolina and Ole
Miss in its first two SEC
games.
The game came down
to the final seconds after
MSU’s Nick Weatherspoon
collected a loose ball and
tried to help the Bulldogs
keep possession by pass-
ing it to Holman under-
neath his team’s basket.
But Noah Locke stole the
ball and scored with 10.2
seconds left to tie it at 68.
On the game-winner,
MSU coach Ben Howland
relied on the ability of Pe-
ters and Quinndary Weath-
erspoon to break down
defenders. Peters had five
assists in the second half
TENNESSEE (15-1): Schofield 7-11 0-0
17, Pons 0-2 1-2 1, Alexander 4-6 4-5 12, Wil-
liams 2-7 14-14 18, Bone 2-10 4-4 8, Walker 1-1
1-2 3, Fulkerson 2-4 3-4 7, Jancek 0-1 0-0 0,
Turner 6-8 6-6 21, Bowden 6-7 2-2 19, Johnson
0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-57 35-39 106.
Halftime—Tennessee 55-34. 3-Point
Goals—Arkansas 10-26 (Joe 7-13, Jones 2-8,
Embery 1-4, Harris 0-1), Tennessee 11-18
(Bowden 5-6, Schofield 3-4, Turner 3-4, Bone
0-1, Williams 0-1, Pons 0-2). Fouled Out—Bai-
ley, Gafford, Osabuohien. Rebounds—Ar-
kansas 31 (Gafford, Jones 7), Tennessee 30
(Williams 7). Assists—Arkansas 16 (Jones 6),
Tennessee 19 (Bone 8). Total Fouls—Arkan-
sas 28, Tennessee 17. Technicals—Arkansas
coach Mike Anderson. A—19,282 (21,678).
No. 12 Kentucky 69,
Georgia 49
KENTUCKY (13-3): Washington 4-6 1-2
10, Travis 3-7 0-0 6, Johnson 0-6 0-0 0, Herro
4-10 4-4 12, Hagans 9-18 4-5 23, Richards 2-5
0-0 4, Montgomery 3-6 0-0 6, Quickley 1-3 0-0
2, Baker 2-3 0-0 6. Totals 28-64 9-11 69.
GEORGIA (9-7): Claxton 5-11 2-4 12,
Hammonds 3-8 4-5 11, Ogbeide 3-5 1-2 7,
Hightower 1-6 2-2 5, Jackson 1-8 0-0 2, Ngu-
mezi 0-1 0-0 0, Wilridge 0-1 1-2 1, Fagan 1-3
0-0 2, Harris 2-7 1-1 6, Crump 1-6 0-0 3. Totals
17-56 11-16 49.
Halftime—Kentucky 35-31. 3-Point
Goals—Kentucky 4-11 (Baker 2-2, Washing-
ton 1-1, Hagans 1-3, Quickley 0-1, Travis 0-1,
Johnson 0-1, Herro 0-2), Georgia 4-27 (Harris
1-4, Hightower 1-4, Hammonds 1-5, Crump
1-6, Wilridge 0-1, Claxton 0-2, Jackson 0-5).
Rebounds—Kentucky 40 (Richards, Herro 7),
Georgia 33 (Claxton 9). Assists—Kentucky
14 (Herro, Hagans 4), Georgia 12 (Hightower,
Jackson, Ogbeide 2). Total Fouls—Kentucky
14, Georgia 15. A—10,523 (10,523).
LSU 83, No. 18 Ole Miss 69
LSU (13-3): Bigby-Williams 5-7 4-6 14,
Reid 4-8 1-2 9, Mays 3-10 5-7 14, Waters 6-11
6-8 20, Taylor 5-8 0-1 12, Days 0-1 0-0 0, Wil-
liams 1-2 4-6 6, Smart 3-10 0-0 8. Totals 27-57
20-30 83.
OLE MISS (13-3): Olejniczak 3-7 1-2 7,
T.Davis 8-20 1-2 21, Tyree 5-11 0-0 12, Shuler
1-6 3-4 6, Hinson 2-8 0-2 5, Buffen 5-5 3-5 13,
Stevens 2-6 1-2 5, D.Davis 0-1 0-0 0, Rodri-
guez 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-64 9-17 69.
Halftime—31-31. 3-Point Goals—LSU
9-19 (Mays 3-7, Smart 2-3, Waters 2-4, Taylor
2-4, Reid 0-1), Ole Miss 8-28 (T.Davis 4-9,
Tyree 2-7, Shuler 1-4, Hinson 1-5, Stevens
0-3). Fouled Out—Buffen, Bigby-Williams. Re-
bounds—LSU 37 (Bigby-Williams 10), Ole Miss
32 (T.Davis 10). Assists—LSU 17 (Waters 9),
Ole Miss 14 (Shuler 6). Total Fouls—LSU 20,
Ole Miss 23. A—9,500 (9,500).
No. 24 Mississippi St. 71,
Florida 68
FLORIDA (9-7): Hayes 2-3 1-2 5, Hudson
1-8 0-0 3, Nembhard 6-14 0-0 13, Locke 4-9
3-4 12, Allen 5-12 4-4 17, Stone 0-2 0-0 0,
Bassett 2-2 0-0 4, K.Johnson 4-6 0-0 11, Bal-
lard 1-3 0-0 3, Okauru 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-59
8-10 68.
MISSISSIPPI STATE (13-3): Ado 2-2 0-0
4, N.Weatherspoon 4-7 0-0 9, Q.Weatherspoon
4-8 1-1 9, Peters 5-12 2-2 16, Woodard 1-4 1-2
3, Perry 2-3 4-4 8, Holman 4-6 1-2 10, Carter
4-7 0-0 12. Totals 26-49 9-11 71.
Halftime—Mississippi St. 36-34. 3-Point
Goals—Florida 10-31 (K.Johnson 3-4, Al-
len 3-7, Ballard 1-2, Locke 1-4, Hudson 1-5,
Nembhard 1-8, Stone 0-1), Mississippi St.
10-17 (Carter 4-6, Peters 4-8, Holman 1-1,
N.Weatherspoon 1-2). Fouled Out—None. Re-
bounds—Florida 28 (Hayes 8), Mississippi St.
27 (N.Weatherspoon, Q.Weatherspoon, Ado 5).
Assists—Florida 18 (Nembhard 8), Mississippi
St. 19 (Peters 6). Total Fouls—Florida 12, Mis-
sissippi St. 12. Technicals—Perry. A—7,501
(10,575).
that big block.
“We shot the ball well from
three, and we end up shooting
58 percent on less attempts rel-
ative to percentage. I thought
our turnovers (15) were decent
considering their pressing the
whole game, so I was really hap-
py for our team that we found a
way to pull this one out because
this was really important, ob-
viously, as we head to the road
here for our next few games.”
The Bulldogs improved in all
areas, from Quinndary Weath-
erspoon’s attention to detail
to drive for a two instead of a
3-pointer to performances that
did not show up on the floor.
Weatherspoon converted the
game-winning shot with 3.6
seconds left and was fouled by
Kevarrius Hayes.
Starters go cold
Only one starter — Lamar
Peters — reached double fig-
ures in scoring.
Peters’ 16 points helped keep
the Bulldogs in the game in the
first half. The other starters,
Abdul Ado, Quinndary and
Nick Weatherspoon, and Wood-
ard II combined for 25 points
on 11-for-21 shooting from the
field. They attempted three free
to set the stage for the Bull-
dogs’ come-from-behind
victory.
Peters facilitated an 11-0
run late in the first half
while playing tough defense.
Woodard II also played well
defensively against forward
Jalen Hudson.
“He did a really good
job defensively,” Howland
said of Peters. “(Having a)
2:1 against assist-turnover
ratio against that floor and
that press. I thought his
floor game tremendous to-
night.”
The game featured 11
lead changes and 12 ties.
MSU stayed in the game
thanks to a 10-for-17 effort
from 3-point range. That
shooting performance con-
tributed to the Bulldogs’
53.1-percent shooting from
the field (26-for-49).
“There were obvious-
ly huge plays down the
stretch,” Howland said.
“Going back to Nick’s
(Weatherspoon) three —
the really nice drive by La-
mar. He dished it off of two
feet when we spread the
floor for him to hit (Quin-
ndary Weatherspoon) to
tie the game … And then
the last play, we knew that
with nine seconds to go, we
wanted to attack the rim
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No 3 Tennessee defeats
Saturday’s Games
Southeastern No. 11 Texas vs. TCU, 1 p.m.
Conference Men No. 13 Gonzaga at San Diego, 4 p.m.
No. 18 Iowa State vs. Oklahoma, Noon
Conf. Pct. Overall Pct.
Tennessee 4-0 1.000 15-1 .938 Sunday’s Games
No. 1 Notre Dame vs. Boston College, Noon
Arkansas for 11-straight win
LSU 3-0 1.000 13-3 .813
S. Carolina 3-0 1.000 8-7 .533 No. 2 Baylor vs. West Virginia, 4 p.m.
Ole Miss 3-1 .750 13-3 .813 No. 2 UConn at Temple, Noon
Kentucky 3-1 .750 13-3 .813 No. 4 Louisville at Wake Forest, Noon
Auburn 1-1 .500 12-3 .800 No. 5 Oregon vs. Arizona, 11 a.m.
Miss. State 1-2 .333 13-3 .813 No. 6 Stanford vs. Washington State, 2 p.m.
Alabama 1-2 .333 10-5 .667 No. 8 N.C. State vs. Virginia Tech, 11:30 a.m.
Texas A&M 1-2 .333 7-7 .500 No. 9 Maryland vs. Penn State, 1 p.m.
No. 10 Oregon State vs. No. 19 Arizona State, By The Associated Press
Arkansas
Georgia
Florida
1-3 .250 10-6
1-3 .250 9-7
1-3 .250 9-7
.625
.563
.563
4 p.m.
No. 12 Syracuse at Georgia Tech, 1 p.m.
SEC Men’s Roundup
No. 14 Marquette vs. St. John’s, 2 p.m.
Missouri
Vanderbilt
0-2 .000 9-5
0-3 .000 9-6
.643
.600 No. 17 Michigan State at No. 20 Rutgers, 1 p.m. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Ten-
No. 22 Iowa at Illinois, 2 p.m.
No. 23 Minnesota at Nebraska, 5 p.m. nessee men’s basketball coach miral Schofield scored all 17 of his
Tuesday’s Games
Tennessee 106, Arkansas 87 No. 24 DePaul vs. Seton Hall, 2 p.m.
No. 25 Indiana at Purdue, 1 p.m. Rick Barnes doesn’t like referring points in the second half, and Kyle
Mississippi State 71, Florida 68
Kentucky 69, Georgia 49 USA Today Women’s to Lamonte’ Turner and Jordan Alexander had 12 points.
LSU 83, Ole Miss 69
Today’s Games Top 25 Bowden as reserves. Isaiah Joe scored 23 points,
South Carolina at Vanderbilt, 6 p.m.
(SEC Network)
The top 25 teams in the USA Today women’s
college basketball poll, with first-place votes As far as he’s concerned, those Mason Jones had 18, Reggie
Auburn at Texas A&M, 6 p.m. (ESPNU)
Alabama at Missouri, 8 p.m. (SEC Network)
in parentheses, records through Jan. 14,
points based on 25 points for a first-place vote two guards are starters who hap- Chaney 11 and Daniel Gafford 10
Thursday’s Games
No games scheduled
through one point for a 25th-place vote and
previous ranking:
pen to come off the bench. for Arkansas (10-6, 1-3).
Friday’s Games
No games scheduled
1. Notre Dame (26)
Rec. Pts Pvs
16-1 792 1
Turner and Bowden combined n No. 12 Kentucky 69,
Saturday’s Games 2. UConn (4) 14-1 754 3 to score 40 points, and the third- Georgia 49: At Athens, Georgia,
Florida at Georgia, 11 a.m. (WCBI)
Arkansas at Ole Miss, Noon (SEC Network)
3. Baylor (2)
4. Louisville
13-1 730 4
15-1 708 2 ranked Volunteers whipped Ar- Ashton Hagans knew he was go-
Alabama at Tennessee, 1 p.m. 5. Oregon 15-1 676 5
Missouri at Texas A&M, 2:30 p.m. 6. Mississippi State 16-1 630 6 kansas 106-87 on Tuesday night ing to get booed returning to his
(SEC Network) 7. Stanford 14-1 616 7
Kentucky at Auburn, 3 p.m. (ESPN) 8. N.C. State 17-0 591 8 for their 11th consecutive victory. home state.
South Carolina at LSU, 5 p.m. (SEC Network)
Mississippi State at Vanderbilt, 7:30 p.m.
9. Maryland
10. Oregon State
15-1 540 9
14-2 505 10 “We definitely have seven guys It sure didn’t seem to bother
(SEC Network)
Sunday’s Games
11. Texas
12. Syracuse
14-2 478 11
14-2 449 12
that we can start, and who knows him.
No games scheduled 13. Marquette 14-3 409 14 what we’ll do with the lineup With the crowd jeering each
Tuesday’s Women’s 14. Gonzaga 16-1 373 15
15. Kentucky 15-3 267 16 (moving forward)?” Barnes said. time he touched the ball, Hagans
College Scores 16. Arizona State 12-4 263 19
EAST 17. Tennessee 12-4 250 13 “I do think some guys respond scored 23 points in a brilliant all-
Marist 69, Monmouth (NJ) 45 18. Iowa 12-4 247 17
NJIT 80, Lipscomb 67 19. Iowa State 13-3 218 22 better sitting there and watching around performance that led No.
20. South Carolina 12-4 201 25
St. Peter’s 68, Fairfield 65
SOUTH 21. Florida State 14-2 154 18 the game a little bit and coming in 12 Kentucky to a rout of Georgia
22. Michigan State 12-4 97 24
Gardner-Webb 66, Presbyterian 58
Hampton 66, Longwood 40 23. Rutgers 13-3 77 — and doing some things.” on Tuesday night.
Howard 79, Morgan St. 56
Liberty 67, Kennesaw St. 61
24. DePaul
25. Minnesota
12-5 63 —
12-4 48 20 Tennessee last won 11 straight Hagans, a freshman point
North Alabama 62, Jacksonville 59 Also Receiving Votes: Missouri 45,
California 31, Texas A&M 31, Indiana 29, Drake
in the 2007-08 season. Tennessee guard, committed to Georgia
North Florida 71, Stetson 57
Radford 67, Charleston Southern 41 21, Central Michigan 20, UCF 17, Miami 17,
UAB 10, Arizona 9, Utah 8, Butler 7, Purdue 5,
(15-1, 4-0 Southeastern Confer- while still in high school but
UNC-Asheville 93, SC-Upstate 86
Winthrop 59, Campbell 46 New Mexico 4, Troy 4, South Alabama 2, Tulane
2, South Dakota 1, Virginia Tech 1.
ence) is off to its fastest start since wound up signing with Kentucky.
SOUTHWEST
that 2007-08 campaign, when the That change of heart — large-
SMU 78, Wichita St. 50
SEC Women
The AP Women’s Top 25 Conf. Pct. Overall Pct. Vols won 16 of their first 17. ly the result of a coaching change
Schedule
S. Carolina
Miss. State
4-0 1.000 12-4
3-0 1.000 15-1
.750
.938 This marked Tennessee’s by the Bulldogs — made Hagans
Tuesday’s Games Missouri 3-1 .750 14-4 .778 highest single-game point total a convenient villain for the sellout
No games scheduled Georgia 3-1 .750 12-5 .706
Today’s Games
No. 1 Notre Dame at Virginia Tech, 6 p.m.
Auburn
Kentucky
2-1 .667 14-2
2-2 .500 15-3
.875
.833
since setting the school scoring crowd at Stegeman Coliseum.
No. 2 Baylor at Kansas, 7 p.m.
No. 2 UConn at Tulane, 7 p.m.
Texas A&M 2-2 .500 13-4 .765 record in a 124-49 blowout of UNC “When I heard the crowd boo-
Arkansas 2-2 .500 13-5 .722
No. 11 Texas at Kansas State, 7 p.m. LSU 2-2 .500 11-5 .688 Asheville on Nov. 17, 2009. ing me, it was just like, ‘Let me just
No. 18 Iowa State at West Virginia, 6 p.m.
No. 20 Rutgers vs. Purdue, 6 p.m.
Tennessee
Alabama
1-3 .250 12-4
1-3 .250 9-8
.750
.529 “They’re probably the No. 1 go out here and put on a show,’ ” he
No. 25 Indiana vs. Northwestern, 6 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
Ole Miss
Florida
1-3 .250 7-11
1-3 .250 5-12
.388
.294
team in the country with the way said. “I’m at home. I played good
No. 4 Louisville vs. Virginia, 6 p.m.
No. 7 Mississippi State vs. No. 15 South
Vanderbilt 0-4 .000 5-12 .294 they’re playing,” Arkansas coach in front of the home crowd, even
Carolina, 6 p.m.
No. 9 Maryland at No. 17 Michigan State, 5 p.m. Tuesday’s Games Mike Anderson said. though I was getting booed. Other
No games scheduled
No. 12 Syracuse at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.
No. 13 Gonzaga at BYU, 8 p.m. Today’s Games Turner scored 21 points and than that, I had my family here. I’m
No. 16 Kentucky at LSU, 6:30 p.m. No games scheduled
Thursday’s Games hit 6 of 8 shots. Bowden was 6-of- just happy they saw me play.”
No. 20 Tennessee at Alabama, 8 p.m.
No. 22 Iowa vs. Michigan, 7 p.m. Georgia at Missouri, 6 p.m. (SEC Network) 7 shooting and 5 of 6 from 3-point Hagans reached double fig-
No. 23 Minnesota at Wisconsin, 7 p.m. South Carolina at Mississippi State, 6 p.m.
Friday’s Games (ESPN) range en route to 19 points. ures for the fifth game in a row
No. 5 Oregon vs. No. 19 Arizona State, 8 p.m. Kentucky at LSU, 6:30 p.m.
No. 6 Stanford vs. Washington, 9 p.m. Auburn at Vanderbilt, 7 p.m. Grant Williams added 18 and eclipsed his previous high, 18
No. 10 Oregon State vs. Arizona, 9 p.m. Tennessee at Alabama, 8 p.m. (SEC Network)
No. 14 Marquette vs. Seton Hall, 11:30 a.m. Friday’s Games points for Tennessee and made all points a week ago against Texas
No. 24 DePaul vs. St. John’s, 7 p.m. No games scheduled
14 of his free-throw attempts. Ad- A&M.
Florida-MSU Notebook 35-pound advantage on Florida Peters’ second-half impact
guard Jalen Hudson. didn’t mark up the stat sheet.
Woodard provided energy He led MSU’s 3-point defense
throws. on both sides of the ball by driv- that limited Florida to 3-for-11
Howland said the bench’s ing to the rim, diving for loose shooting from behind the arc in
ability to hold serve against balls, and creating offensive op- the second half. Peters had five
Florida kept MSU’s starters portunities. of his six assists in the second
ready. Tyson Carter hit four Woodard II had his only field half.
3-pointers (12 points) to help goal to tie the game at 45. He “When I look at his stats
MSU outscore Florida 30-18 in also had a blocked shot that right here — two to one on as-
points off the bench. stopped a dunk that would’ve sist-to-turner against that pres-
“We got them more rest and tied the game. sure and that press,” Howland
“I thought Robert did a tre-
that was big,” Howland said. said of Peters. “I thought he
mendous job tonight,” Howland
“My responsibility in the two was tremendous and did a real-
said. “He had that big block
losses was getting the guys ly good job defensively. We got
and we shot the ball well from
enough rest.” him more rest. We got Q (Quin-
three.”
ndary Weatherspoon) more
Woodard II’s will to win Strong play by Peters rest. That was big. My respon-
Senior forward Aric Holman sibility, we were talking about
Peters used his athleticism the two losses, is not getting
said leaving Woodard out of the
and veteran IQ to spark the
second half against Ole Miss our guys enough rest and using
Bulldogs. Peters’ confidence
was a mistake. the eight guys that we played to-
helped him ignite the offense
Instead of waiting until night, divvying it (the minutes)
late in the first half. Energy and
MSU needed him off the bench efficiency sparked a quick one- up more. That’s what we’re go-
against Florida, Howland start- man 11-point run to help MSU ing to continue to do.
ed Woodard II in Holman’s open a 34-26 lead with 3 min- “I think he was good. The
place. The former Columbus utes, 4 seconds left in the first only shot that I think was a bad
High School and two-time Mis- half. Peters went 4-for-7 from shot for him, all night, was he
sissippi Gatorade Player of the 3-point range and had 16 points had made an 11-0 run, and he
Year did a little bit of every- in the first half points to equal took one from 30 feet. Then, he
thing with three points, four re- his total against Ole Miss. drove the next one and made
bounds, two assists, and three Peters proved his theory a layup. That’s what you have
steals in 20 minutes. correct. His efforts couldn’t be to do when you’ve made three
Woodard II had an inch sustained without defensive ef- threes in a row. Then, you want
height advantage and a forts. to drive it and mix it up.”
LSU
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and Lamar (Peters) did a The 6-foot-11 Bigby-Williams had
good job of just giving the arguably his best game of the season
“One of those games.
ball up to Q. Q did exactly
what he was told to do — go
just a few days after one of his worst.
He had no points and no rebounds in
We’ve got to let it go and
all the way to the rim and
finish. I thought he made a
18 minutes against Arkansas on Satur-
day.
have a short memory.”
lot of nice passes tonight, Q “He finished everything at the rim. Ole Miss men’s basketball coach
did.” He was a presence down there,” Will Kermit Davis
KeVaughn Allen led Wade said. “That’s as good of a block
Florida (9-7, 1-3) with 17 as you’ll see when he blocked Hinson.”
points. Andrew Nembhard LSU (13-3, 3-0 Southeastern Con- ball movement in the second half,
(13) points, Locke (12), and ference) used an early 8-0 run in the which led to the win.
Keyontae Johnson (11) also second half to take a 48-39 lead. The “We were just way too stagnant in
scored in double figures. Tigers maintained a healthy advan- the first half,” Wade said. “I thought
“Our tempo press was tage from that point, playing tight de- the second half we moved the ball,
effective for 39-and-a-half fense and forcing several turnovers.
minutes, but it wasn’t effec- moved their defense and made them
Bigby-Williams said he believed his guard us full court. We were able to
tive at the end of the game,”
early blocks helped set the tone. get it down and finish in the paint.”
Florida coach Mike White
“I think just my presence alone al- LSU opened the season at No. 23 in
said. “We rotated a little bit
tered some shots,” he said. The Associated Press’ preseason poll,
late. He finished. He’s a re-
Waters also had nine assists, and but three losses during non-confer-
ally good player and made a
Skylar Mays scored 14 points. LSU has ence play knocked it out of the rank-
good play.”
MSU will take on Van- won six straight.
ings. The Tigers might be on their way
derbilt at 7:30 p.m. Sat- Ole Miss (13-3, 3-1) had its 10-game
back into the poll.
urday (SEC Network) in winning streak snapped. The Rebels
“We’ve got to earn our way back,”
Nashville, Tennessee. Four hadn’t lost since Nov. 24, when they
Wade said. “Just like Ole Miss earned
of the team’s next five SEC fell 71-57 to Cincinnati. Terence Davis
led the Rebels with 21 points and 10 it with two top-15 wins last week.”
games will be on the road. Kermit Davis said guard Devontae
But with Weatherspoon on rebounds. K.J. Buffen added 13 points.
“One of those games,” Ole Miss Shuler has been battling a foot injury
call, MSU has the confi-
coach Kermit Davis. “We’ve got to let and will be evaluated Wednesday. The
dence to stay back on track.
it go and have a short memory.” 6-foot-2 guard had six points in 31 min-
“I just do whatever to
help my team win,” Weath- Neither team played particularly utes.
erspoon said. “It doesn’t re- well in the first half, with LSU and Ole If Shuler misses any time, he would
ally matter what time of the Miss both shooting 36 percent from be difficult for the Rebels to replace.
game it is. Five minutes or the field. Tyree had 12 points before The team’s rotation is usually only
last few seconds, whatever the break, and the teams went into eight players deep.
I can do, I’m going to try halftime tied at 31. “We don’t have much margin for er-
and do it.” Wade said LSU had much better ror,” Davis said.
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Caledonia girls win region title; New Hope boys prevent Feds from clinching
From Special Reports
CALEDONIA — The Cale-
donia High School soccer teams
accomplished one half of their
title mission Tuesday night.
Lizzie Truelock scored three
goals and Hallie Kate Brewer
added another to lead the Cale-
donia High girls to a 4-0 victory
against New Hope in a Missis-
sippi High School Activities As-
sociation (MHSAA) Class 4A,
Region 3 victory.
The victory helped the Lady
Confederates (11-1-2, 5-0 re-
gion) clinch the region title
with a home game remaining
against Kosciusko on Friday
night.
“The girls followed the game
plan to a T,” Caledonia coach
Louis Alexander said. “I put in
a game plan mid last week and
we trained specific to what we
thought they were going to do
or try to do, and that is exactly
what they did and nothing sur-
prised us.”
In the boys game, Trey Par-
nell had two goals and Hays
Lumsden added another to help
New Hope edge Caledonia 3-2.
The victory by the Trojans (7-4-
1) denied the Confederates (11-
3) a chance to clinch the region
title.
“I am just really proud of my
guys,” New Hope coach An-
drew Olsen said. “They played
the full 80 minutes and never
checked up. It was a total team
effort.
“Starting the season, we had
a few slip-ups, but all of the hard
work they have been putting in
is paying off for them. I’m excit-
ed about where this team can
go.”
Francisco Garcia and Mor-
gan Fishel scored goals for
Caledonia, which beat New
Hope 4-0 in the first meeting.
Alexander said the Confed-
erates also had a game plan to
face the Trojans, but he said the
first half proved to be trouble-
some as New Hope took a 2-0
lead.
“For one reason or another,
that game plan wasn’t followed
to a T, at least in the first half,
when it wasn’t followed at all,”
Alexander said. “Honestly, it
was just mental mistakes. We
possessed the ball probably 75
percent of the game, especially
in the second half. We had the
ball in their half the majority
of the second half. We honest-
ly had 15 chances on goal and
we could never find a way to
even things up or to take the
lead. Credit to New Hope. They
weathered the storm and came
out with a win.”

MSU women
Continued from Page 1B
lane, there can be a gap
between reminding your-
self to do something and
then executing.
Seventeen games into
her freshman season, Car-
ter is showing the confi-
dence and comfort level
to slow down. On Monday
against Auburn, Carter had
one of the best games of her
young career, as she scored
14 points and grabbed six
rebounds in the No. 7 Mis-
sissippi State women’s bas-
ketball team’s 85-59 victory
against Auburn in a South-
eastern Conference game
at Auburn Arena.
“I feel a lot more con-
fident. The last few days
in practice we have been
working on being more
patient with your post
moves,” Carter said. “I
have gotten more confi-
dent and slowed down a
lot more.”
No. 7 MSU (16-1, 4-0
SEC) will look to Carter
to supply key minutes off
the bench at 6 p.m. Thurs-
day (ESPN) when it plays
host to No. 15 South Car-
olina (12-4, 4-0) at Hum-
phrey Coliseum.
Carter is averaging
5.4 points and 4.4 re-
bounds in 13.6 minutes
per game. She is second
on the team in blocked
shots (24). Against Au-
burn, the 6-foot-5 stand-
out from Waverly Hall,
Carter logged 17 minutes,
which was her 12th game
this season in which she
has reached double dig-
its. It was her third dou-
ble-figure scoring game,
and first since she had
a career-high 16 points
against Coppin State in
her fourth game.
“I thought Jessika was
really good when she
came in,” MSU coach Vic
Schaefer said. “T(eaira
McCowan) and Jess were
pretty good rim protec-
tors.”
Earlier in the season,
Schaefer talked about
not wanting to hurt the
confidence of his young
players or newcomers to
the program by putting
them in tough situations.
He credited all of his
bench players — Carter,
Andra Espinoza-Hunter,
Bre’Amber Scott, Myah
Taylor, Nyah Tate, and
Xaria Wiggins — for their
efforts against the Tigers.
Schaefer feels all of the
reserves have been prac-
ticing well.
“We did a good job of
everyone coming in and
we didn’t really slack off.
We didn’t have a setback,”
Schaefer said. “We had
continuity through substi-
tution, which I told you is
a real challenge. To play
the minutes we played
with eight in double fig-
ure minutes, that is good.”
Carter’s ability to pro-
vide solid contributions
will be a key factor as
MSU gets deeper into the
season. With the status
of redshirt junior Zion
Campbell (boot on right
foot) uncertain and Ole
Miss transfer Promise
Taylor redshirting, Car-
ter is MSU’s only other
center. Any contributions
Carter can provide will
take some of the load off
6-7 senior center McCow-
an and give her valuable
rest.
“I did all right,” Carter
said. “I could have done
better on defense in de-
nying the ball and getting
back in the press.”
Carter was 4-for-4
from the field and 6-for-6
from the free-throw line
and had zero turnovers
against an opponent
that uses a zone press to
force other teams into
mistakes. Carter’s per-
formance suggests she
has found her footing and
could be ready to take on
a bigger role. Her produc-
tion was part of a 27-point
showing by the reserves
in 58 minutes. It was one
game removed from a
one-point performance in
16 minutes by the bench
players.
McCowan feels Carter
is growing more com-
fortable and is primed to
do more. She said confi-
dence is a key piece with
Carter.
“Coming in as a fresh-
man, you have to build
that confidence and allow
them to know they can do
it,” McCowan said. “It is
the SEC, but, at the same
time, if they have that
confidence, they can com-
pete in the SEC.”
Carter knows the
bench players will have a
key role moving forward
as MSU tries to extend
a 20-game SEC regu-
lar-season winning streak
and to continue on its path
to a second-straight SEC
regular-season crown.
“The bench, we have
been working hard in
practice all together,”
Carter said. “I know T and
Jazz(mun Holmes) and
Anriel (Howard) get tired
and they need a break,
so having somebody who
can go out there and keep
it going, then that is good.
“We all play a role on
the team. We have got to
play our role.”
McCowan earns SEC
honor
On Tuesday, McCow-
an was named the SEC
Player of the Week for the
third time this season.
McCowan averaged 20
points and 15.5 rebounds
in victories against Geor-
gia and Auburn.
The Brenham, Texas,
native has been recog-
nized by the SEC eight
times in her career, in-
cluding a freshman of the
week selection in 2015-16.
Her eighth award sur-
passes Victoria Vivians
(2015-17) and LaToya
Thomas (2000-03) for the
most in MSU history.
McCowan recorded
her 52nd career dou-
ble-double on Thursday
night against Georgia
with 18 points and 21
rebounds. She had 13
offensive rebounds that
she turned into 14 sec-
ond-chance points. Mc-
Cowan also blocked two
shots and recorded a
steal.
On Monday against
Auburn, she was 9-for-10
from the field and 4-for-4
at the free-throw line for
22 points. She had 10 re-
bounds for her 53rd dou-
ble-double and blocked
three shots without play-
ing in the fourth quarter.
McCowan leads the
SEC in blocks per game
(2.65), which is 14th in
the nation. She leads the
league in double-doubles
(14), field goal percent-
age (67.6 percent), and
rebounding (13.3).
MSU holds places in
national polls
MSU remained at No.
7 and at No. 6 in The As-
sociated Press and USA
Today Coaches’ polls, re-
spectively.
MSU is the high-
est-ranked team in the
SEC. It has been ranked
in The AP poll for
85-straight weeks. State
has been a top-10 team in
the poll in 49 consecutive
weeks, the fourth-longest
streak in the nation.
MSU is among the top
15 in the country in 12
statistical categories. The
Bulldogs lead the nation
in scoring margin (+35.4
ppg) and are second scor-
ing offense (91.1 ppg).
MSU is second in blocks
(6.8 per game), second in
rebound margin (+17.3),
fifth in field goal percent-
age (50.5 percent), and
sixth in rebounding (46.1
rpg).
Dawg Talk
Schaefer will returns
to DawgTalk at 7 p.m.
Wednesday at The Ve-
randa in Starkville. Fans
can tune in on affiliates
of the MSU Sports Radio
Network presented by
Learfield. It is also avail-
able online courtesy of
HailState.com/Plus, the
TuneIn app and Facebook
Live.
Follow Dispatch sports
editor Adam Minichino on
Twitter @ctsportseditor

TENNIS: Australian Open

Youngsters stun seeds in Australia
By HOWARD FENDRICH
The Associated Press
MELBOURNE, Austra-
lia — Frances Tiafoe rolled
up his white shirt’s right
sleeve, flexed his biceps
and slapped the muscle
five times. Then he pound-
ed his chest and yelled,
“Yeah! Let’s go! Let’s go!
Come on!”
Forgive the young
American’s exuberance.
This was, after all, the big-
gest victory of his nascent
career.
Down a set and 3-0 in
the second, the 20-year-
old Tiafoe came back to
stun two-time Grand Slam
finalist and No. 5 seed
Kevin Anderson of South
Africa 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 on
Wednesday in the Austra-
lian Open’s second round.
“I went to a different
place. I dug insanely deep,”
the 39th-ranked Tiafoe
said. “It’s all about compet-
ing. Guys are so good. It’s
just about how badly you
want it. I want it real bad.”
He was joined in the
third round by another
kid from the U.S. who’d
never been that far at Mel-
bourne Park, 21-year-old
Taylor Fritz, who saved 12
of the 13 break points he
faced while dispatching
No. 30 seed Gael Monfils of
France 6-3, 6-7 (8), 7-6 (6),
7-6 (5).
Next for Fritz is a match-
up against Roger Federer,
the two-time defending
champion in Australia and
owner of 20 Grand Slam
titles.
“I grew up watching a
lot of the guys I play today.
I can’t tell you how many
times I watched Monfils’
highlight reel on YouTube,
just growing up. ‘Fed,’ obvi-
ously, my whole life grow-
ing up, he was always the
best, winning everything,”
Fritz said. “So it’s really
cool being able to step on
the court with him again.”
A day after American
men went 1-5, the coun-
try’s contingent produced
those two upsets and threw
a couple of scares into oth-
er seeded players, too, but
couldn’t pull off the wins.
Mackenzie McDonald
pushed No. 6 Marin Cilic
before losing 7-5, 6-7 (9),
6-4, 6-4, and Denis Kudla
went to a fifth set before
bowing out 6-4, 7-5, 3-6,
6-7 (6), 6-4 against No. 18
Diego Schwartzman. Reil-
ly Opelka, a 21-year-old
who eliminated No. 9 John
Isner in an all-U.S. first-
round showdown, held a
67-2 ace advantage — and
a 15-inch (38-centime-
ter) height advantage —
against Thomas Fabbiano
but lost to the Italian 6-7
(15), 6-2, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (5).
“This group (of Amer-
icans) really deserves the
hype, I guess, because I
think everyone’s good,”
Fritz said.
Cilic was the 2014 U.S.
Open champion and the
runner-up at Melbourne
Park to Federer last year.
Against McDonald, an
NCAA champion in sin-
gles and doubles at UCLA
who is 23 years old and
ranked 81st, Cilic deliv-
ered 25 aces, including on
each of the last two points.
“It was a much tougher
match than I expected,”
Cilic said. “I didn’t know
much about him.”
For Tiafoe, it helped
that Anderson’s best at-
tribute, his intimidating
serve, slowed down along
the way because of prob-
lems with his right arm.
Anderson was repeatedly
visited by a trainer during
changeovers and he lost
pace on his first serves as
the match wore on.
Anderson was the run-
ner-up at Wimbledon last
year and at the U.S. Open in
2017 and had won all three
previous matchups against
Tiafoe.
But Tiafoe ended a
six-match losing streak
against top-10 opponents
and is now into the third
round at a major for the
second time, equaling his
best showing.
“These are the matches
where they kind of define
you and help you feel more
and more comfortable to
keep winning matches
like that,” Tiafoe said. “So,
yeah, I’m definitely going
to remember this one.”
As for his postmatch
flex, Tiafoe said: “I hope
the crowd liked it.”
Defeat Andreas Seppi
of Italy next, and Tiafoe
would make his debut
in the second week of a
Grand Slam.
He turns 21 on Monday
and said: “If I’m playing on
that day and beat some-
body, that’s the best pres-
ent I can get.”
Federer, seeking a re-
cord seventh Australian
Open title and third in a
row, beat Dan Evans 7-6
(5), 7-6 (3), 6-3, and 2009
champion Rafael Nadal set
up a third-round showdown
against 19-year-old Austra-
lian Alex de Minaur with a
straight-set victory.
“I couldn’t pull away
early in the match,” said
Federer, who actually was
two points from dropping
the opening set.
The defending wom-
en’s champion, Caroline
Wozniacki, also advanced
in straight sets, beating Jo-
hanna Larsson 6-1, 6-3, and
will face Maria Sharapova
next. Sharapova, whose
five major titles include the
2008 Australian Open, had
a 6-2, 6-1 win over Rebecca
Peterson in Wednesday’s
last match.
Three-time major
champion Angelique Ker-
ber moved on with a 6-2,
6-3 victory over qualifier
Beatriz Haddad Maia. No.
5 Sloane Stephens opened
the day in Rod Laver Arena
with a 6-3, 6-1 victory over
her junior doubles partner
Timea Babos.
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Low-carb, anyone?

Daniel J. van Ackere/America’s Test Kitchen via AP

Greek-style shrimp with tomatoes
and feta, from “Complete Mediter-
ranean.”

Considering
shrimp for
dinner? Check
out this
Greek recipe
BY AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN

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n the traditional Greek dish
called shrimp saganaki, sweet,
briny shrimp are covered with
a garlic- and herb-accented tomato
sauce and topped with crumbles of
creamy, salty feta cheese.
Restaurant versions, however,
can be a gamble. The shrimp can
be tough and rubbery, the tomato
sauce can turn out dull or over-
whelming, and the feta is often
lackluster. We set out to develop a
foolproof recipe for home cooks.
Canned diced tomatoes along
with sautéed onion and garlic
provided the base for the sauce.
Dry white wine added acidity, and delish.com
ouzo, the slightly sweet anise-fla- Taco tomatoes are a tasty low-carb option, see page 6B for the recipe. Fillings can be changed up to make
vored Greek liqueur, added wel- cheeseburger tomatoes.
come complexity.
While the shrimp are typically
layered with the tomato sauce and
feta and baked, we were after a
quick and easy dish. We opted to
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sauce’s bright flavor. f reducing carbohydrates in
See Shrimp, 6B your diet is part of your I’m-
gonna-do-it-better-this-year
master plan, you’re not alone. Ac-
cording to dietdoctor.com, a poll
conducted for the U.S. online mag-
azine Insider shows that, among

The W announces those who resolve to lose weight

in the new year, the top dietary
approach is the low-carb diet.
spring cooking The poll found that 43 percent
of respondents said weight loss/
eating habits were their top reso-
classes lution. Of those, 45 percent said
their method would be using a
DISPATCH STAFF REPORT lower-carb, higher-fat strategy.
Clinical psychologist Dr. Jen

M
ississippi University for
Women’s Culinary Arts
Institute will offer four
Saturday cooking classes to the
public this spring that require no
enrollment in the university. Each
class is offered individually and
does not have to be taken in con-
nection with any others.
Classes include:
n Jan. 26: “Soups,” 9 a.m.-1
p.m.; cost $50
n Feb. 9: “Valentine’s Date
Night,” 5-8 p.m.; cost $100 per
couple
n Feb. 23: “Japanese,” 9 a.m.-1
p.m.; cost $50
n March 2: “Pizza Workshop,” 9
a.m.-1 p.m.; cost $50
For more information or to
receive a registration form, con-
tact the Culinary Arts Institute,
662-241-6286 or 662-241-7472. Or
email Chef Mary Helen Hawkins at
mhhawkins@muw.edu.
Unwin of the UK advises, among
other things, taking small hab-
it-forming steps to help you see
low carb as a lifestyle and not a
diet with an end date. If you have
small lapses in keeping to the res-
olution, just get right back at it.
In general, low-carb plans are
used for losing weight, but they
can have health benefits beyond
that, such as reducing risk factors
associated with type 2 diabetes or
metabolic syndrome — a clus-
ter of conditions, like increased
blood pressure, high blood sugar,
excess abdominal weight and
abnormal cholesterol or triglycer-
ide levels, that occur together and
increase the risk of heart disease,
stroke and diabetes (mayoclinic.
org).
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These hash brown egg cups are made with cauliflower. See Low-carb, 6B

Butter Together

Everything old is new again

A
couple years
ago, Zack
and I decided
to stop giving our
children gifts for
Christmas. Sure, we
still stuff stockings
with lip balms
and hair supplies,
chocolates and an
orange in the toe.
But the piles of
Amelia Plair
wrapped gifts be-
came too much: too
much to hunt down, too much
to make equal, and
honestly? Too much
to pay for.
Instead, we plan
a family trip. Zack
and I decide the
location, and the
girls find out where
we will go on the
day we celebrate
Christmas.
At first, we were
afraid our kids
would miss the
trappings of the traditional
American Christmas; where
are the boxes, the bows, the
piles of paper?
What we have discovered,
though, is that our kids love it.
Our middle daughter, Zayley,
recently told us that she plans
to continue this tradition with
her own kids if she has any.
Not bad for a measure we took
primarily to help us hang on to
any shred of parental sanity we
have remaining by the end of
December.
Theoretically, planning a
trip allows us to spread out the
financial burden of Christmas
gift-giving over a longer period
of time and pace ourselves
accordingly. But let’s be real
here: those sales always suck
me in anyway. (Curse you,
month-long Black Friday
deals!)
That’s why this time of year
is perfect for “rubber” meals,
where I can cook once and
the main protein will bounce
back and feed us a second
time. I have this idea that some
of these meals could feed us
a third time, too. It doesn’t
usually work out that way for
us, but your luck may be better
than mine — or your appetite,
smaller.
Cooking a whole chicken
and using all the meat and car-
cass is probably the most basic
of these types of recipes, but I
also like using a pork loin for a
little variety. These recipes will
make a pork loin for the first
night and fried rice the next.
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Low-carb
Continued from Page 5B
There are multiple low-carb
diets, but to summarize, in general
they focus on proteins, including
meat, plant-based proteins, poultry,
fish, eggs and some nonstarchy
vegetables. They tend to exclude or
limit most grains, legumes, breads,
sweets, pastas and starchy vegeta-
bles and certain other foods.

Cutting back
Before making drastic changes
in diet, it pays to understand carbs
and their function. Talk to your
doctor. Information can also be
found at sites such as mayoclinic.
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sugar-sweetened drinks such as through. Carefully spread open wedges. only once. The difficulty
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grains.
n Choose low-carb snacks, like
almonds, peanuts, macadamia
nuts, hazelnuts, pecans, walnuts,
cheese.
n Ask for vegetables instead of
potatoes or bread in restaurants.
n Substitute low-carb flours,
like those made from nuts and
coconut, for wheat flour.
n Emphasize non-starchy
vegetables such as bell peppers,
broccoli, asparagus, mushrooms,
zucchini and spinach.
When it comes to meals, some
restaurants identify low-carb or
“light” choices on their menus.
And when cooking at home, you
don’t have to give up all your favor-
ite comfort foods. Recipes below
provide some flavorful lower-carb
twists.
TACO TOMATOES
Prep time: 5 minutes
Total time: 25 minutes
Makes 4 servings
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
3/4 pound ground beef
1 medium onion, chopped
1 (1-ounce) packet taco seasoning
4 large, ripe beefsteak tomatoes
1/2 cup shredded Mexican cheese blend
1/2 cup shredded iceberg lettuce
1/4 cup sour cream
n In a large skillet over medium heat,
heat oil. Add onion and cook, stirring, un-
til soft, 5 minutes. Add ground beef and
taco seasoning. Cook, breaking up meat
lasagna-style: Top with a little ricotta,
mozzarella and basil and bake for 15
minutes at 350 F. (You can change up
the filling for cheeseburger tomatoes,
too.)
(Source: Lena Abraham/delish.com)
HASH BROWN EGG CUPS
Servings: 12 cups
1 head of cauliflower, stalk and leaves
removed, cut into florets
1 extra large egg, whisked
1/2 cup cheddar cheese, (or mozzarella)
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/2-1 teaspoon salt, to taste
Pepper, to taste (optional)
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder, (or 1 tea-
spoon onion powder)
12 small-medium sized eggs
n Preheat oven to 350 F. Lightly spray a
12-hole muffin tin with cooking oil spray
(or grease with butter), wipe over excess
with a paper towel and set aside.
n Pulse cauliflower in two batches for
about 30-50 seconds until a fine “rice”
is formed. It’s OK if there are a few
bigger pieces in there. (Be careful not to
over-process or the cauliflower will form a
raw puree.)
n Measure out 3 cups (17 ounces in
weight) of the cauliflower rice into a mi-
crowave safe bowl and heat for about 8
minutes or until soft. Alternatively, lightly
steam over a pot of boiling water or in a
vegetable steamer until soft. Remove,
allow to cool for a good 5 minutes before
handling.
n Using paper towels, an old tea towel
or a cheesecloth, squeeze out as much
liquid as you can until hardly any liquid
can be squeezed out. (It’s easier to wrap
the cauliflower in the towel, or cloth, and
squeeze it into a ball over the sink. Less
mess.)
oven; break eggs into each cup; season
with salt and pepper; return to oven and
bake for a further 10-15 minutes, or until
whites are set and yolks are cooked to
your liking.
n Allow them to cool 5 minutes before
handling, or they may fall apart. Lightly
slide a knife around the sides of each
cup. Using a fork, gently lift one side first
to make sure they’re not sticking to the
bottom, and lift out of pan. Garnish with
red chili flakes and parsley, if desired.
(Source: cafedelites.com)
COCONUT FLOUR
CHOCOLATE BROWNIES
Prep time: 10 minutes
Total time: 40 minutes
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1/3 cup virgin coconut oil
6 eggs
1 cup white sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup coconut flour, sifted
1 tablespoon semisweet chocolate chips,
or more to taste
n Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease an
8-by-8-inch baking dish.
n Stir cocoa powder and coconut oil to-
gether in a saucepan over low heat until
coconut oil has melted, about 5 minutes.
Remove from heat and let cool.
n Beat eggs, sugar, salt, and vanilla
extract together in a bowl; stir in cocoa
mixture. Whisk coconut flour into egg
mixture until there are no lumps. Pour
batter into prepared baking dish; sprinkle
chocolate chips over top.
n Bake in preheated oven until a tooth-
pick inserted into the center come out
clean, about 35 minutes.
(Source: dish.allrecipes.com)

Shrimp
Continued from Page 5B
And for even more
flavor, we first marinated
the shrimp with olive oil,
ouzo, garlic, and lem-
on zest while we made
the sauce. A generous
sprinkling of feta and
chopped fresh dill over
the sauced shrimp fin-
ished our recipe.
The cooking time is
for extra-large shrimp
(about 21 to 25 per
pound). If using small-
er or larger shrimp,
be sure to adjust the
cooking time as needed.
If you don’t have ouzo,
you can substitute an
equal amount of Pernod
or 1 tablespoon vodka
plus 1/8 teaspoon anise
seeds.
GREEK-STYLE SHRIMP
WITH TOMATOES
AND FETA
Servings: 4-6
Start to finish: 45 minutes
1 1/2 pounds extra-large
shrimp (21 to 25 per pound),
peeled and deveined
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
3 tablespoons ouzo
5 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
Salt and pepper
1 small onion, chopped
1 red or green bell pepper,
stemmed, seeded, and
chopped
1/2 teaspoon red pepper
flakes
1 (28-ounce) can diced toma-
toes, drained with 1/3 cup
juice reserved
1/4 cup dry white wine
2 tablespoons coarsely
chopped fresh parsley
6 ounces feta cheese, crum-
bled (1 1/2 cups)
2 tablespoons chopped fresh
dill
n Toss shrimp in bowl with 1
tablespoon oil, 1 tablespoon
ouzo, 1 teaspoon garlic, lemon
zest, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and
1/8 teaspoon pepper; set
aside.
n Heat 2 tablespoons oil in
12-inch skillet over medium
heat until shimmering. Add
onion, bell pepper, and 1/4
teaspoon salt, cover, and
cook, stirring occasionally,
until vegetables release their
liquid, 3 to 5 minutes. Uncover
and continue to cook, stirring
occasionally, until liquid
evaporates and vegetables are
softened, about 5 minutes.
Stir in remaining garlic and
pepper flakes and cook until
fragrant, about 1 minute.
n Stir in tomatoes and re-
served juice, wine, and remain-
ing 2 tablespoons ouzo. Bring
to simmer and cook, stirring
occasionally, until flavors meld
and sauce is slightly thickened
ACROSS
(sauce should not be com-
pletely dry), 5 to 8 minutes. 1 Sighed word
Stir in parsley and season with 5 Mushroom heads
salt and pepper to taste. 9 “Id est,” e.g.
n Reduce heat to medium-low 11 Tale’s end, some-
and add shrimp along with
times
any accumulated juices; stir
12 Heavier than
to coat and distribute evenly.
Cover and cook, stirring heavy
13 Sporting site
occasionally, until shrimp
are opaque throughout, 6 to 14 Modern: Prefix
9 minutes, adjusting heat 15 Candidate of
as needed to maintain bare 2016
simmer. Off heat, sprinkle with
17 Hog
feta and dill and drizzle with
remaining 1 tablespoon oil. 19 Crude home
Serve. 20 Wander off
Nutrition information per serv- 21 Boater or bowler
ing: 330 calories; 150 calories 22 Make blank
from fat; 17 g fat (6 g saturat- 24 Doc’s charge
ed; 0 g trans fats); 168 mg 26 Minimum amount
cholesterol; 1298 mg sodium; DOWN 21 Get better
16 g carbohydrate; 2 g fiber; 29 Take in 1 By the way 23 Fishing nets
11 g sugar; 21 g protein. 30 Blue-veined 2 Record compa- 24 French mathe-
cheese nies matician

Butter Together
Continued from Page 5B
Amelia Plair is a mom
and high school teacher in
Starkville. Email reaches
her at mamabadgerplair@
gmail.com.
SLOW COOKER BACON
GARLIC PORK LOIN
Pork loin, trimmed of fat (The
original recipe suggests a
3-pound loin. I get whatever is
on sale.)
1 tablespoon canola oil
Salt and pepper, to taste (I
use pink Himalayan sea salt)
4 garlic cloves, minced (I use
jarred, minced garlic)
1/3 cup light brown sugar
8 slices thick cut bacon
n The night before you intend
to cook the loin, trim the extra
fat. Place it in a slow cooker
bag. Rub the loin down thor-
oughly with oil, salt, pepper,
garlic, and sugar. (Full disclo-
sure: I don’t measure any of
this except the brown sugar.)
n Wrap the loin as best you
can with the bacon; drape it
over if you must. Use a twist
tie to keep the bag closed
and place the whole shootin’
match in the refrigerator over-
night. (Note: you do not have
to do this ahead of time, but
the flavor of the meat will be
better and your morning will be
less stressful if you do.)
n The next day, place the
bag in the slow-cooker and
remove the twist tie. Place
the lid on the slow cooker.
Cook 4-5 hours on low if you
used a 3-pound loin. If you
have a temperature probe
on your slow cooker, cook to
an internal temperature of
145 F. When it’s cooked, the
bacon will still look limp and
gross, so if you want a prettier
presentation, broil the loin on
a baking sheet in the oven for
32 Superman’s 3 Went to a restau- 25 Pal of Pooh
home rant 27 Layers
34 Fish eggs 4 Bro’s kin 28 Sounded a horn
35 Love, in Lom- 5 Hokey stuff 29 Flat fish
bardy 6 Singer Franklin 30 Proofing note
a few minutes. Serve with a and cook a few minutes. 36 Cheer up
green vegetable — I like broc- Add garlic and cook, stirring 7 Go well 31 Must have
38 Mystical deck 8 Incline 33 Debate group
coli or zucchini — and a huge constantly, for about a minute.
pot of rice. Be sure to prepare Add cooked rice and stir to 39 Quite full 10 Sweet drink 37 Pool unit
enough rice to have leftovers combine. Push rice mixture to 40 Seine seasons 11 Primary
for the next meal. the edges of the skillet. 41 Knee protectors 16 Serving
(Source: Adapted from dinner- n Place a tablespoon of but- 18 Apple or pear
thendessert.com) ter in the middle of the skillet
and allow it to melt. Crack
eggs into the melted butter
SCRAMBLED RICE and sprinkle them with salt.
Stir and cook eggs until they
are about halfway set. Add
3 tablespoons butter, divided vegetables, diced pork, and
1/2 medium onion, chopped several shakes of soy sauce
2 teaspoons minced garlic and mix everything together.
2 cups cooked cold rice Keep stirring until eggs are
3 eggs completely cooked through
Salt and pepper, to taste and the mixture is no longer
Frozen peas or leftover cooked shiny. Taste and add more
vegetables, chopped fine salt, pepper, and soy sauce as
Leftover pork loin, chopped needed. Enjoy!
into bite-sized pieces Note: this recipe is very forgiv-
Soy sauce (or coconut amin- ing and is really just a basic
os), to taste recipe of proportions. I usually
go heavy on the egg and light
n Melt 2 tablespoons butter on the rice.
over medium heat in a large (Source: Adapted from hillbilly-
skillet. Add chopped onion housewife.com)

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A one-pan chili with maximum flavor starts with toasted rice

BY AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN our chili bowls were ready to 1 onion, chopped fine 1/2 teaspoon salt and bring to boil.
serve, we topped them with the 1 red bell pepper, stemmed, seeded, Cover, reduce heat to low, and sim-

L
ooking to make enough
chili for one night’s dinner
without hauling out a
heavy pot, we turned to our
trusty skillet. We would use it
to make both the chili and the
rice, cooking in stages, for a
one-pan meal with maximum
flavor and minimal fuss.
We started by toasting and
simmering the rice, flavoring
it with lime zest and juice to
brighten it up. We then trans-
ferred it to individual serving
bowls, which we kept warm in
a low oven.
While the rice cooked, we
prepared our ingredients for
a quick but flavorful chili. We
found that treating ground
beef with salt and baking soda
ensured that it would remain
Carl Tremblay/America’s Test Kitchen via AP
Chipotle beef chili bowls with
lime-cilantro crema and toasted
rice can be prepared in a skillet.
moist and tender, even with a
short cooking time. Blooming
ground cumin, minced garlic
and chipotle chile powder
boosted their potency, which
contributed complex flavor to
the finished chili.
We also whipped up a simple
lime-cilantro crema (made
from sour cream, cilantro, lime
zest and juice, and salt); when
crema for an authentic finish.
You will need a 12-inch non-
stick skillet with a tight-fitting
lid for this recipe. Serve with
pickled jalapeños, shredded
cheese, and diced avocado.
CHIPOTLE BEEF CHILI BOWLS
WITH LIME-CILANTRO CREMA
Servings: 4
Start to finish: 1 hour, 15 minutes
1/2 cup sour cream
1/4 cup minced fresh cilantro
2 teaspoons grated lime zest plus 3
tablespoons juice (2 limes)
Salt and pepper
1 pound, 90 percent lean ground
beef
2 tablespoons plus 2 cups water
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 cup long-grain white rice
and chopped
1 tablespoon ground cumin
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 teaspoons chipotle chile powder
1 (15-ounce) can tomato sauce
1 (15-ounce) can black beans, rinsed
1 cup frozen corn, thawed
n Adjust oven rack to middle
position, place 4 individual serving
bowls on rack, and heat oven to 200
F. Whisk sour cream, 2 tablespoons
cilantro, 1 teaspoon lime zest, 1
tablespoon lime juice, and 1/4
teaspoon salt together in bowl; cover
and refrigerate until ready to serve.
Toss beef with 2 tablespoons water,
baking soda, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and
pinch pepper in bowl until thoroughly
combined; let sit for 20 minutes.
n Meanwhile, heat 1 tablespoon oil
in 12-inch nonstick skillet over medi-
um heat until shimmering. Add rice
and cook, stirring often, until edges
begin to turn translucent, about 2
minutes.
n Add remaining 2 cups water and
mer until liquid is absorbed and rice
is tender, about 20 minutes.
n Off heat, add remaining 1
teaspoon lime zest and remaining
2 tablespoons lime juice and fluff
gently with fork to incorporate. Divide
cooked rice among warmed bowls,
cover with aluminum foil, and keep
warm in oven.
n Heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in
now-empty skillet over medium heat
until shimmering. Add onion and bell
pepper and cook until just beginning
to brown, 5 to 7 minutes. Add beef
mixture, breaking up meat with wood-
en spoon, and cook until no longer
pink, 6 to 8 minutes.
n Stir in cumin, garlic, and chili pow-
der and cook until fragrant, about 1
minute. Stir in tomato sauce, beans,
corn, and 1 teaspoon salt and cook
until slightly thickened, about 3
minutes.
n Spoon chili over rice in bowls,
sprinkle with remaining 2 table-
spoons cilantro, and serve with
lime-cilantro crema.

Comics & Puzzles

DILBERT
Dear Abby
D
EAR ABBY:
I’m a
15-year-old
girl. I’m a fun
person to be with,
and I love spend-
ing time with my
friends and fam-
ily. But one thing
sometimes ruins
it. I have a bit of a
temper and some
anger problems.
ZITS I’m wondering if
you have anything
that could help
me control my
temper and be Dear Abby
nicer to people? I
get into disagree-
ments with people I care about
because of my attitude. Can
you give me some guidance? —
TESTY TEEN IN WISCONSIN
DEAR TEEN: If you think
you are the only person with
anger issues, you are mistaken.
We are living in increasingly
stressful times that have
GARFIELD affected most of us in one way
or another.
It takes self-control — and
maturity — to react calmly
instead of spouting off angrily.
Before you can deal with your
anger problem you need to be
able to pinpoint what makes
you lose control. The problem
with a hair-trigger temper is that maturity to identify and verbal-
those who fly off the handle
sometimes shoot than lash out at others. Being
themselves in the able to calmly say, “I’m having
foot. a bad day today,” or, “When you
While anger is say (or do) that, it makes me
a normal emotion angry” will earn you the respect
we all experience of others. And it is the key to
at one time or an- defusing anger before you lose
other, most peo- control.
ple start learning DEAR ABBY: I just finished
to control it building my dream home. My
during childhood. dilemma is, now that I have
Uncontrolled a wonderful home gym, my
anger is destruc- in-laws want to use it. I feel
tive because it selfish saying no. But I’m a very
drives others private and somewhat intro-
away, making it verted person, and I really like
impossible to my space. I’m afraid if I agree,
maintain healthy, it may become inconvenient
successful for me when I want to use it.
relationships. The Where do I draw the line?
trick is learning to express Am I being selfish? If not,
anger in constructive rather how do I refuse without disrupt-
than destructive ways. My ing the family dynamics? I have
booklet “The Anger in All of a feeling it wouldn’t sit well,
Us and How to Deal With It” and so far, I’ve been coming up
offers suggestions on how to with excuses to avoid the situa-
recognize you are angry before tion. Please help. — RUNNING
you lose control and how to OUT OF EXCUSES
channel it appropriately. It can DEAR RUNNING OUT: A
be ordered by sending your tactful solution might be to
name and mailing address, “remind” your in-laws that you
plus a check or money order for want the gym to be available for
$8 (U.S. funds), to Dear Abby your private use when you need
Anger Booklet, P.O. Box 447, it, and suggest some hours
Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447. or days when there wouldn’t
Shipping and handling are be a conflict. And hold a good
included in the price. I hope it thought. Interest in working out
will be helpful for you. It takes in gyms is notoriously short-
lived, so your problem may
ize negative emotions rather disappear in quick time.

Horoscopes
CANDORVILLE TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Jan.
16). Remember when you came
within inches of victory? The
experience will only serve to
make your victory in 2019 all
the sweeter. Other highlights:
the approval of someone whose
opinion you cherish, a travel
plan that goes better than your
highest expectations and the
fun you have circulating in a
high-powered group. Virgo and
Gemini adore you. Your lucky
numbers are: 26, 30, 35, 2
and 5.
BABY BLUES ARIES (March 21-April 19).
You may think that you don’t
need to be appreciated -- that
your ego is small enough and
your spirit big enough not to
require a lot of validation along
the way -- but appreciation is
vital to your momentum. Go
where it flows.
BEETLE BAILEY
MALLARD FILLMORE
FAMILY CIRCUS
TAURUS (April 20-May 20).
You help people make upgrades
to their situation whether or
not their scene is within your
expertise. How? Compassionate
inquiry. You ask the questions
that get people thinking. You
listen well, reflecting back what
you hear.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21).
You already know that the way
to accomplish big things is to
do small things on a consistent
basis. And today you’ll get a bet-
ter idea about what those small
steps really need to be.
CANCER (June 22-July 22).
There are a few bad influences
around. Possibly it can’t be
helped. These may be forces
that aren’t going anywhere
soon. They’re just a part of the
landscape right now, giving you
good reason to keep yourself in
check.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22).
Relationships get a longer look.
You’ll notice how behaviors
change from moment to mo-
ment, but what doesn’t change
is the fundamental dynamic of
the relationship, and there are
insights to be gained through
examining that.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
Consider the actions that make
up your routine. Habits are like
compound interest. They may
not seem hugely significant to
the bottom line over the course
of a day, but over time they are
enormously consequential.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
Most problems you encounter
get solved with a commonly
known solution. Problems that
prove resistant to the usual
solutions will require patience,
awareness, empathy and nu-
ance — all abundantly available
to you now.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
21). Emotional labor has always
been a main component of the
labor force that makes the world
go around, though this work
is often invisible and typically
unacknowledged. Not today.
Today, you’ll get props for your
contribution.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.
21). There are many things you
could take issue with, and you
would have in past eras, but
now you’re too occupied with
bigger things, too focused on
what matters, to bother with
them. It’s a sign of how far
you’ve come.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19). Maybe it doesn’t seem
like a lot of progress, or harm,
is occurring, as the case may
be. But what would happen if
this state continued daily? The
trajectory will matter more than
net results of any given day.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18). What is the point of a
book club where people don’t
read the book? Many value the
social and identity aspects of a
group and yet don’t want to put
in the intellectual rigor. This is
a metaphor for the dynamic you
deal with today.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20). On a very scientific level,
the world you know is created
inside your mind, as it’s the
only way our brains can process
it. Today works this way: You
will yourself to let in more
light, beauty and joy and so it
happens.

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as same appears of re- of James Wallace Ney- sissippi, and containing
8B Wednesday, January
cord in16,
the2019
office of the man, deceased, by the 0.82 acres, more or
Chancery Clerk of Chancery Court of less.
Lowndes County, Mis- Lowndes County, Mis-
Legal Notices 0010 sissippi filed and
Legal Notices 0010 recor- sissippi, on0010
Legal Notices the 14th Title
Legal to the 0010
Notices above de- General Help Wanted 3200 General Merchandise 4600 Apts For Rent: Other 7080 Houses For Sale: West 8350
ded July 21, 2003, in day of December 2018. scribed property is be-
SUBSTITUTED TRUST- Deed Book 2003, Page This is to give notice to lieved to be good but I Position Announcement APPLE COMPUTERS FIRST FULL MONTH FSBO: 3BR/2BA in May-
EE'S NOTICE OF SALE 27586; and all persons having will convey only such Town of Caledonia, MS Two 2009 iMac com- RENT FREE! 1 & 2 Bed- hew, 1551 Garth Rd.
claims against said es- title as vested in me as Chief Marshal puters available. Good room Apts/Townhomes. Close to Columbus,
WHEREAS, on May 14, WHEREAS, the benefi- tate to Probate and Re- Substitute Trustee, working condition. Stove & refrigerator. Starkville & West Point.
2008, Elijah Perrigin, a cial interest of said gister same with the without warranty of any The Town of Caledonia Would be good for ba- $335-$600 Monthly. New HVAC, 1.7 acres,
married person and Ash- Deed of Trust was trans- Chancery Clerk of kind whatsoever. is seeking a full time sic web browsing or Credit check & deposit. large metal bldg incl.
ley B. Perrigin, a mar- ferred and assigned to Lowndes County, Mis- Chief Marshal to work word processing. 2Ghz; Coleman Realty, $139,000. 662-418-
ried person executed a Bayview Loan Servicing, sissippi, within ninety WITNESS MY SIGNA- days and nights as 2 GB RAM; 250 GB HD. 662-329-2323. 8984 or 662-552-1400.
certain deed of trust to LLC, a Delaware Lim- (90) days from the first TURE this the 4th day of needed, and is respons- Computer and built-in
ited Liability Company; publication date of this ible for supervising all
1, 2, 3 BEDROOM apart- Investment Property 8550
First American Title, January, 2019. monitor only; mouse
Trustee for the benefit and Notice to Creditors. A marshal department and keyboard not in-
failure to so Probate /s/ James P. Wilson, Jr. personnel. The candid- ments & townhouses. GRAVEL FOR SALE on
of Mortgage Electronic cluded. $50 each.
WHEREAS, the under- and Register said claim JAMES P. WILSON, JR. ate will plan, schedule, Call for more info. private property. Approx
Registration Systems, Call 662-574-1561
signed, Rubin Lublin, will forever bar the SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE coordinate, and direct 662-328-8254. 6 acres. Will sell or
Inc., as nominee for
PHH Mortgage Corpora- LLC has been appoin- same. the daily activities of the H&H tool box for stand- lease property located
tion d/b/a ERA Mort- ted as Substitute Trust- Prepared By: officers while providing ard size truck. $195. DOWNTOWN LOFT. in NE Noxubee County.
gage, its successors ee; and This the 18th day of James P. Wilson, Jr. for the protection of Call 662-889-2116. Very big, nice 1 bed- 601-405-3717.
and assigns which deed December 2018. Mitchell, McNutt & lives and property, pre- room. Wood floors, lots
of trust is of record in NOW, THEREFORE, the Sams, P.A. vention of crime and en- STARKVILLE HABITAT of windows. $700 per
the office of the Chan- holder of said Deed of /s/ Delene Carter, Ad- P. O. Box 1366 forcement of laws and for Humanity ReStore is month. Call Stewart,
cery Clerk of Lowndes Trust, having requested ministratrix Columbus, MS 39703 ordinances within the open this Saturday, 662-364-1610.
County, State of Missis- the undersigned so to (662) 328-2316 town limits. The Chief January 19 from 8-11
Marshal will be held ac- AM. Located at 1632
sippi in Book 2008 at do, as Substitute Trust- PUBLISH: 1/9, 1/16, &
It’s a classified
COLEMAN
Page 12866; and ee or his duly appoin- 1/23/2019 PUBLISH: countable to the Mayor
and Board of Alderper- Rockhill Road in
WHEREAS, Nationstar
ted agent, by virtue of
the power, duty and au- SUBSTITUTED TRUST-
January 9, 2019
January 16, 2019 sons for the effective Starkville. Come by for
bargains on furniture, RENTALS rule-of-thumb:
thority vested and im- EE’S NOTICE OF SALE delivery of police ser-
Mortgage LLC d/b/a Mr.
Cooper has heretofore posed upon said Substi-
January 23, 2019
January 30, 2019 vices to the town. appliances, building
materials, and more!
TOWNHOUSES & APARTMENTS
We tell readers
tute Trustee shall, on WHEREAS, William A. 1 BEDROOM
substituted Shapiro &
February 6, 2019 with- Evans executed a cer- Submit applications, what they need
Massey, LLC as Trust-
in the lawful hours of tain Deed of Trust to
Building & Remodeling 1120 complete with resume TWIN BED- Ashley 2 BEDROOMS
ee by instrument dated
September 4, 2018 and sale between 11:00AM Timothy L. Gowan as
and salary require-
HOME REPAIRS & CON- ments to:
brand, with mattress &
boxspring, $175. 3 BEDROOMS to know to buy
and 4:00PM at the Trustee for the use and STRUCTION WORK
recorded in the afore-
said Chancery Clerk's southeast front door of benefit of Bankfirst Fin- WANTED. Carpentry,
662-251-1074 or
662-251-9793. LEASE,
what they need.

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Office in Book 2018 at Courthouse proceed to ancial Services, dated small concrete jobs, Attn: Lindy Thomason
Page 19636; and sell at public outcry to March 1, 2016 for the
principal amount of
electrical, plumbing, PO Box 100 Lawn & Garden 4630 DEPOSIT
the highest and best roof repairs, pressure
WHEREAS, default hav- bidder for cash or certi- $464,500.00, filed for washing and mobile
Caledonia MS. 39740
townhall@cableone.net RED OAK & White Oak AND
fied funds ONLY, the fol- record in the Land Re-
ing been made in the
terms and conditions of lowing described prop- cords located in the Of-
home roof coating and
underpinning. No job
fax: 662-356-4117 Firewood For Sale. Pull CREDIT CHECK Lots & Acreage 8600
behind leaf rake for
said deed of trust and erty situated in Lowndes fice of the Chancery too small. 549-7031. Deadline for applica- $150. 662-242-7455.
the entire debt secured
thereby having been de-
County, Mississippi, to Clerk of Lowndes
wit: County, Mississippi on SUGGS CONSTRUCTION 2019.
tions is January 23,
Sporting Goods 4720
662-329-2323 1.7 Acres on Hwy 12.
Excellent building site,
clared to be due and March 2, 2016, and re- Building, remodeling, cleared. Close to gas
payable in accordance THE FOLLOWING DE- corded in said office in metal roofing, painting plant, Caledonia school
Book 2016 at Page CONTRACTOR SEEKING ED SANDERS Gunsmith 2411 HWY 45 N
with the terms of said SCRIBED REAL PROP- & all home repairs. experienced carpenter Open for season! 9-5, district. $15,000.
deed of trust, Nation- ERTY SITUATED IN 4222; and 662-242-3471 COLUMBUS, MS 662-356-6035.
with lots of experience. Tues-Fri & 9-12, Sat.
star Mortgage LLC COUNTY OF LOWNDES, Please call: Over 50 years experi-
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, WHEREAS, said Deed of Tom Hatcher, LLC 2.28 +/- Acre Lot.
d/b/a Mr. Cooper, the ence! Repairs, cleaning,
legal holder of said in- TO-WIT: Trust authorized the ap- Custom Construction, 662-570-9464 for info. refinishing, scopes Commercial Property For 149 Tanyia Lane. Off of
pointment and substitu- Restoration, Remodel- Lake Lowndes Road.
debtedness, having re- mounted & zeroed, Rent 7100
quested the under- A SURVEY OF A TRACT tion of another Trustee ing, Repair, Insurance HEAVY EQUIPMENT Has asphalt drive &
claims. 662-364-1769. SERVICE MECHANIC handmade knives. parking, 1200 ft. shop
signed Substituted OR PARCEL OF LAND in the place of the Trust- Located: Hwy 45 Alt,
ee named in said Deed Licensed & Bonded with verifiable experi- COMMERCIAL PROPER- w/ living area, septic
Trustee to execute the LOCATED IN THE ence, own tools and North of West Point, TIES/Retail/Office
NORTHWEST QUARTER of Trust, and Bankfirst tank & water meter. No
trust and sell said land clean MVR. Submit turn right on Yokahama Spaces starting @ trailers. $45,000. Call
and property in accord- (NW ¼) OF THE NORTH- Financial Services, pur- General Services 1360 Blvd, 8mi & turn left on $285/mo. Downtown & 662-574-0345.
resume by fax to
ance with the terms of EAST QUARTER (NE ¼) suant to said Deed of 662-492-4490 Darracott Rd, will see East Columbus loca-
OF SECTION 6, TOWN- Trust, substituted FREE TRAINING for UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY!
said deed of trust and JOB SEEKING WOMEN; or email to: jm.site sign, 2.5mi ahead shop tions. 662-435-4188.
for the purpose of rais- SHIP 17 SOUTH, RANGE James P. Wilson, Jr. as masters@yahoo.com on left. 662-494-6218. A Stable growth invest-
17 WEST, LOWNDES Trustee in the place of COMPUTER TRAINING, ment. FSBO: 72 Acres
ing the sums due there- RESUME WRITING, & IN-
under, together with at- COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, the original Trustee, by OFFICE SPACE: 2,000 in Webster Co., near
TERVIEW SKILLS; The Mississippi School Business Opportunity 6050 square feet. 294
torney's fees, trustee's AND BEING MORE PAR- written instrument for Mathematics and Mantee. Mature pines
TICULARLY DESCRIBED dated November 20, Tues & Thurs Evening Chubby Dr. Flexible leas- (75yr), hardwoods
fees and expense of classes start February Science (MSMS) is HISTORIC DOWNTOWN
sale. AS FOLLOWS: 2018 and filed for re- ing terms. Available (50yr), 10ac hay field,
cord in the office of the 5th. Enroll now at Chris- accepting applications Columbus: 411 Main now. 662-328-8254. 2ac pond, w/county
Chancery Clerk of tian Women's Job for the position of St. Office, Retail, Res-
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BEGINNING AT THE Computer Science taurant Space available. road frontage/utilities,
NORTHEAST CORNER Lowndes County, Mis- Corps. Min H.S. Dip- HISTORIC DOWNTOWN superb potential home
Shapiro & Massey, LLC, loma or Equivalent re- Teacher for the 2019- Call 423-333-1124.
Substituted Trustee in OF SECTION 6, TOWN- sissippi, on November 2020 school year. Columbus Office, Retail, site & recognized
SHIP 17 SOUTH, RANGE 27, 2018 and recorded quired. Call 662-722- Restaurant Space avail- school. 45 minutes to
said deed of trust, will 3016 or 662-597-1030 MSMS is a state-wide, Apts For Rent: Northside 7010
on January 30, 2019 of- 17 WEST, LOWNDES in said office in Book public, residential high able. Call 662-328- MSU. 334-277-9744.
fer for sale at public COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI; 2018 at Page 24958, school for academically 520 11TH Street North- 8655 or 662-574-7879. LAMAR CO. 99+/-
and; RETAINER WALL, drive-
outcry and sell within THENCE N 86 DE- gifted and talented 11th 2BR/1BA, updated, acres. Near Kennedy.
way, foundation, con-
GREES 15 MINUTES W
legal hours (being
WHEREAS, default hav- crete, masonry restora- and 12th grade stu- brick, central H&A, ap- Houses For Rent: Northside Paved Rd. Small creek,
ALONG A PAVED ROAD
between the hours of tion, remodeling, base- dents located on the pliances, flooring, paint. 7110 timber. $198,000.
11:00 a.m. and 4:00 KNOWN AS ANDERSON ing been made in the campus of Mississippi $450/month. NO pets. 662-327-2656.
performance of the con- ment foundation, re- University for Women in NO HUD. Credit check.
p.m.), at the Southeast GROVE ROAD, A DIS-
ditions and stipulations pairs, small dump truck Columbus, MS. A job 2 AVAILABLE: 2BR/1BA LOWNDES COUNTY 45
Door of the County TANCE OF 1801 FEET; Call Long & Long, Re-
as set out in the above hauling (5-6 yd) load & description and Employ- altors @ 662-328-0770. near CAFB. $450/mo + acres on Sobley & Dav-
Courthouse of Lowndes THENCE SOUTH 515
described Deed of Trust demolition/lot cleaning. ment Application are $350 dep. 662-889- is Rd. Excellent hunting.
County, located at 505 FEET TO THE INITIAL Available NOW.
and the said Substi- Burr Masonry available at http://www. 1122. 1 mile west of Hwy. 69.
2nd Avenue North, POINT OF THE PROP-
tuted Trustee having 662-242-0259. themsms.org/employ Small creek runs thru
Columbus, MS 39701, ERTY HEREIN DE- FOX RUN COMPANY LLC
to the highest and best SCRIBED; THENCE N 87 been requested and dir- WORK WANTED: ment-opportunities/. 1 & 2 BR near hospital. 2BR HOUSE. Stove, ref., property. $1375 per
bidder for cash or certi- DEGREES 00 MINUTES ected by Bankfirst Fin- For additional ques-
Licensed & Bonded-car- tions, contact: $595-645/mo. Military w/d hookup, window acre. 205-799-9846 or
fied funds the following W, A DISTANCE OF 420 ancial Services to ex- pentry, painting, & de- discount offered, pet a/c, heat electric. 205-695-2248.
described property situ- FEET; THENCE S 19 DE- ecute the trust; and in molition. Landscaping,
Amber Lynn Moore at area, pet friendly, and $485/mo. Lease-
ated in Lowndes GREES 30 MINUTES strict accordance with
gutters cleaned, bush
amoore@themsms.org furnished corporate dep.+credit check. Cole- WINTER SPECIAL
County, State of Missis- WEST, A DISTANCE OF the Deed of Trust afore- or 662-329-7674.
hogging, clean-up work, The Mississippi School apartments available. man Realty. 329-2323. 1.95 acre lots.
said and the Laws of Good/bad credit.
sippi, to-wit: 210 FEET; THENCE S pressure washing, mov- for Mathematics and ON SITE SECURITY.
Sale of the State of Mis- 10% down, as low as
87 DEGREES 00 ing help & furniture ON SITE MAINTENANCE.
sissippi, the dates for Science is an Equal COLONIAL TOWN- $299/mo. Eaton Land.
Lot No. Forty-Eight (48) MINUTES E 420 FEET; repair. 662-242-3608 ON SITE MANAGEMENT.
publication of this Sub- Opportunity Employer. HOUSES. 2 & 3 bed- 662-361-7711
of Thornton Estates Ex- THENCE N 19 DE- 24-HOUR CAMERA
GREES 30 MINUTES E A stitute Trustee’s Notice room w/ 2-3 bath town-
tension, a subdivision Lawn Care / Landscaping SURVEILLANCE. houses. $600 to $695. Mobile Homes for Sale 8650
of an in Lowndes DISTANCE OF 210 FEET of Sale in The Commer- QUALITY CONTROL
Benji @ 662-386-4446
TO THE INITIAL POINT cial Dispatch, a newspa- 1470 MANAGER NEEDED. 662-549-9555. Ask for
County, Mississippi, as Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm. Glenn or text. NEW 2017, 16x80 MH
per map or plat thereof OF THIS DESCRIPTION per published in the City Immediate opening at
of Columbus, Lowndes JESSE & BEVERLY'S Sat/Sun by appt only. @ The Grove, Colum-
duly recorded in Plat AND CONTAINING 2 Columbus Air Force
County, Mississippi, LAWN SERVICE. Mow- Base. Construction bus. 3BR/2BA, never
Book 5 at Page 13 in ACRES, MORE OR Apts For Rent: West 7050 HOUSE WITH APART- lived in, can be moved.
LESS. having been set at the ing, cleanup, landscap- experience required. MENT NEAR MUW.
the Chancery Clerk's Of- ing, sodding, & tree cut- Email resume to: New Hope Sch. Dist.
following, to wit: Janu-

VIP
fice of Lowndes County, 323 13th St. N. 3 Blks $29k. 662-769-2565.
PROPERTY ADDRESS: ary 9, 2019, January ting. 356-6525. josh@gsiconstruct.com from MUW. L/r, d/r,
Mississippi.
16, 2019, January 23, eric@gsiconstruct.com

Rentals
The street address of b/r, kitchen, large f/r
the property is believed 2019, and January 30, Painting & Papering 1620 w/ fireplace, 2BR/3BA.
Autos For Sale 9150
Subject however to the
reservation of ease- to be 116 JOHN KIDD 2019. Notice is hereby Medical / Dental 3300 Laundry room, outside
SULLIVAN'S PAINT 1965 MUSTANG, Red,
Apartments
ments as shown on the RD, CALEDONIA, MS given that I will, on fenced patio, screened Automatic, 6cyl, A/C &
January 31, 2019, dur- SERVICE HELP WANTED
recorded plat and Sub- 39740. In the event of side porch & work room power steering.
ject further to the re- any discrepancy ing the legal hours, Certified in lead
removal. Offering spe- & Houses WITH ATTACHED APART- $16,000.
strictive covenants and between this street ad- which are between the CARE CENTER OF MENT B/r, d/r, kitchen 662-386-2367.
conditions dated Janu- dress and the legal de- hours of 11:00 a.m.
cial prices on interior &
exterior painting, pres- ABERDEEN 1 Bedrooms & bathroom. NO HUD.
ary 8, 1990 and recor- scription of the prop-
erty, the legal descrip-
and 4:00 p.m. at the
main front door of the sure washing & sheet
RN SUPERVISOR
2 Bedroooms Ref. req. Dep. req. 1991 MERCEDES 500
ded in Deed Book 920 Pets allowed w/ extra SL. Serviced as re-
at Page 125 in the tion shall control. Lowndes County Court- rock repairs.
Free Estimates M-F, 8A-4:30P 3 Bedrooms dep. $1075/mo. quired. 106k miles,
Chancery Clerk's Office house in the City of 662-386-7506. 2 tops. Excellent buy!
Call 435-6528
of Lowndes County, Mis- Title to the above de- Columbus, Mississippi,
offer for sale, at public
LPN 3P - 11P Furnished & $12,500. 662-356-
LPN 11P - 7A
sissippi. scribed property is be-
lieved to be good, but I auction and sell to the
Stump Removal 1790 Unfurnished Mobile Homes for Rent 7250 6035.
highest and best bidder 2013 CHEVY Cruze.
I WILL CONVEY only
such title as vested in
will convey only such
title as is vested in me for cash, the following
Apply in person at
Care Center 1, 2, & 3 Baths 3BR/2BA Trailer, New
Good condition. 100k
Hope school dist.
me as Substituted as Substitute Trustee. described real property
lying and being in
505 Jackson St, Lease, Deposit $500/mo & $500 dep.
miles. Black, 4-door.
Aberdeen $5,450. Call Ed @
Trustee.
THIS LAW FIRM IS AT- Lowndes County, State EOE & Credit Check Call between 10a-7p.
662-574-0082.
662-386-4292.
WITNESS MY SIGNA- TEMPTING TO COLLECT of Mississippi, and be- viceinvestments.com NO TEXT MESSAGES. SUPER CHARGED 2004
327-8555
TURE on this 4th day of A DEBT. ANY INFORMA- ing more particularly de- Truck Driving 3700
scribed as follows: Monte Carlo SS. Dale
December, 2018. TION OBTAINED WILL
ALLSTUMP GRINDING NICE 3BR/2BA MH in Jr. Signature Edition.
BE USED FOR THAT CLASS A CDL DRIVER
Beginning at the Northw- SERVICE West Lowndes school $3500. 662-570-2601.
Shapiro & Massey, LLC PURPOSE. with Truck & Lowboy
SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE est corner of the North- GET 'ER DONE!
Trailer experience to
Apts For Rent: Caledonia 7060 district. $485/mo +
428 North Lamar Blvd, east Quarter of the We can grind all your $485 dep. 662-242- Campers & RVs 9300
stumps. Hard to reach load, haul, & unload 3BR/1BA Duplex. No
Shapiro & Massey, LLC Suite 107 Southwest Quarter of heavy construction 7653 or 662-308-7781. TOMBIGBEE RV Park,
Section 4, Township 18 places, blown over Smoking. No Pets. 1 yr.
1080 River Oaks Drive Oxford, MS 38655 equipment. Overnight lease. $550/month + located on Wilkins Wise
rubinlublin.com/prop- South, Range 18 West, roots, hillsides, back-
Suite B-202 travel required. Only deposit. 662-356-4958 RENT A fully equipped Rd & Waverly Rd. Full
erty-listing Lowndes County, Mis- yards, pastures. Free
Flowood, MS 39232 qualified applicants with or 662-574-0227. camper w/utilities & Hookups available.
Tel: (877) 813-0992 sissippi; thence run estimates. You find it,
(601) 981-9299 clean MVR, current cable from $145/wk - $300/mo. 662-328-
Fax: (404) 601-5846 North 01 degrees 06 we'll grind it!
662-361-8379 medical examiner’s Apts For Rent: Other 7080 $535/month. Colum- 8655 or 662-574-7879.
275 Thornton Drive minutes West 2,296.83 certificate and no acci- bus & County School
PUBLISH: 01/09/2019, feet; thence run North
Columbus, MS 39702
18-022114MN 01/16/2019, 59 degrees 04 minutes Tree Services 1860
dents need apply. Fax
resume to 662-492-
1BR/1BA Apts for rent. locations. 662-242-
College Manor Apts, dir- 7653 or 601-940-1397.
Five Questions:
01/23/2019, West 1,065.90 feet to 4490 or email to jm.site
the initial point of begin- A&T Tree Service ectly across from MUW.
Publication Dates: 01/30/2019 masters@yahoo.com Completely renovated, Houses For Sale: Northside
1 Kent State
January 2, 9, 16, and ning of the property Bucket truck & stump
herein described; removal. Free est. incl granite countertops,
23, 2019
IN THE CHANCERY thence North 59 de- Serving Columbus Farm Equipment & Supplies SS appls & W/D. 12 mo 8150
COURT OF LOWNDES grees 04 minutes west since 1987. Senior 4420 lease, dep req, $650/ CONVENIENT 3BR/2BA
mo. 662-425-3817.
2 Walt
NOTICE OF SUBSTI- COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI 108.37 feet; thence run citizen disc. Call Alvin @ 512 Lincoln Rd. New
TUTE TRUSTEE'S SALE North 15 degrees 16 242-0324/241-4447 2016 JOHN Deere paint, flooring, brick
"We'll go out on a limb 5100E Tractor, 210 2BR/1BA located in
Whitman
IN THE MATTER OF THE minutes East 259.65 shop, fenced backyard
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI ESTATE OF JAMES WAL- feet to the South line of for you!" hours. $40,500. Historic Downtown & patio. Zoned commer-
COUNTY OF LOWNDES LACE NEYMAN, DE- Bluecutt Road; thence Also, 2016 15ft Columbus. 2,000 sqft. cial, can be home/of-
CEASED run South 59 degrees VICKERS TREE Kubota Bush hog avail. Hardwood floors fice. Call 662-328-9634
SERVICE, LLC 205-329-1790. throughout. Open floor. for more information.
3 Six
WHEREAS, default has 04 minutes East along
occurred in the perform- CAUSE NO.: 2018- said South line of Tree trimming and re- Very nice. Incl W&D.
ance of the covenants, 0246-KMB Bluecutt Road 178.48 moval. Fully insured. HAY FOR SALE. Some $1200/mo. Call
terms and conditions of feet; thence run South Free estimates. stored in barn and out. 662-328-8655. Houses For Sale: Southside
a Deed of Trust dated DELENE CARTER, AD- *Now Accepting Credit 662-386-9122. 8300
4 Bolivia
30 degrees 56 minutes
July 18, 2003, ex- MINISTRATRIX West 250.0 feet to the & Debit Cards* DOWNTOWN: 2BR/1BA,
ecuted by EMMA B. initial point of begin- Call Curt 662-418-0889 Garage Sales: East 4510 CH&A, 1 story, W/D, 2BR/1BA Gas stove &
HILL, HAROLD L. HILL, NOTICE TO CREDITORS ning of the property or 662-549-2902 historic district, 1 block heat. Move-in ready. 1
conveying certain real herein described; lying “A cut above the rest” PORCH&INSIDE Sale. from downtown, $625/ BR Apt. attached that
property therein de-
scribed to DEBERA
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI and being situated in
COUNTY OF LOWNDES General Help Wanted 3200
84 Grace Dr. Sat. 1/19
8a-until. Furniture,
mo. + $625 dep. NO
PETS. 662-574-8789.
needs work. $21,000.
417 17th St. S.
5 MTV Music
the Southwest Quarter
BRIDGES, as Trustee,
for CITIFINANCIAL INC, Letters of Administra-
of the Southwest
Quarter of Section 33, PART TIME OFFICE
glassware, books &
more. 662-570-1412.
Peaceful & Quiet area. Call 662-327-8712. Video Award
Original Beneficiary, to tion have been granted Township 17 South, ADMIN/SECRETARY Houses For Sale: Other 8500
secure the indebted- and issued to the under- Range 18 West, needed for General Merchandise 4600
ness therein described, signed upon the Estate Lowndes County, Mis- small church.
as same appears of re- of James Wallace Ney- sissippi, and containing Monday & Wednesday, BASS BOAT, 15ft, 70hp
cord in the office of the man, deceased, by the 0.82 acres, more or 16 hours per week. Yamaha.
Chancery Clerk of Chancery Court of less. Tech and social media Riding mowers - 2.
Lowndes County, Mis- Lowndes County, Mis- skills required. Garden Tiller.
sissippi filed and recor- sissippi, on the 14th Title to the above de- For more info, call 662-418-8984 or 662-
ded July 21, 2003, in day of December 2018. scribed property is be- 662-574-1972 552-1400.
Deed Book 2003, Page This is to give notice to lieved to be good but I
Medical / and
27586; Dental 3300 all persons having will convey only such Apts For Rent: Other 7080
claims against said es- title as vested in me as
WHEREAS, the benefi- tate to Probate and Re- Substitute Trustee,
cial interest of said gister same with the without warranty of any
Deed of Trust was trans- Chancery Clerk of kind whatsoever.
ferred and assigned to Lowndes County, Mis-
Bayview Loan Servicing, sissippi, within ninety WITNESS MY SIGNA-
LLC, a Delaware Lim- (90) days from the first TURE this the 4th day of
ited Liability Company; publication date of this January, 2019.
and Notice to Creditors. A
failure to so Probate /s/ James P. Wilson, Jr.
WHEREAS, the under- and Register said claim JAMES P. WILSON, JR.
signed, Rubin Lublin, will forever bar the SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE
LLC has been appoin- same.
ted as Substitute Trust- Prepared By:
ee; and This the 18th day of James P. Wilson, Jr.
December 2018. Mitchell, McNutt &
NOW, THEREFORE, the Sams, P.A.
holder of said Deed of /s/ Delene Carter, Ad- P. O. Box 1366
Trust, having requested ministratrix Columbus, MS 39703
the undersigned so to (662) 328-2316
do, as Substitute Trust- PUBLISH: 1/9, 1/16, &
ee or his duly appoin- 1/23/2019 PUBLISH:
ted agent, by virtue of January 9, 2019
the power, duty and au- January 16, 2019
thority vested and im- January 23, 2019
posed upon said Substi- January 30, 2019
tute Trustee shall, on
February 6, 2019 with-
in the lawful hours of
sale between 11:00AM
and 4:00PM at the
southeast front door of
Courthouse proceed to
sell at public outcry to
the highest and best
bidder for cash or certi-
fied funds ONLY, the fol-
lowing described prop-
erty situated in Lowndes
County, Mississippi, to
wit: