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LCSD enrolling city students, taking MAEP

funds, then sending students back to CMSD
BY MARY POLLITZ
mpollitz@cdispatch.com
Columbus Municipal School
District has been left on the hook
for educating dozens of former
county students for which they
have no state funding, and for
testing those students without
what some officials consider a
fair opportunity to prepare them.
Since November, CMSD has
taken in 32 students that were
removed from Lowndes Coun-
ty School District because they
did not meet residency require-
ments to attend tober and November each year, The issue came to a head at a
the county and school districts receive CMSD board review meeting on
schools. In all roughly $6,000 per student, Wednesday, when Stokes Beard
of these cases, meaning CMSD would have re- Principal Kimberly Gardner said
LCSD conduct- ceived about $192,000 in state state test scores for six students
ed residency funds next year if those 32 stu- who arrived since January would
checks that de- dents had attended the proper reflect on the city district despite
termined the school district all along. This them being largely taught else-
students actual- has led CMSD to file a complaint where.
ly live in the city Spears Smith L. Wright against the county school district CMSD board president Jason
school district with the Mississippi Department Spears specifically called out
after the deadline for Mississip- students in 2019-20, even though of Education, both school and LCSD’s practices during that
pi Adequate Education Program the district has sent them to an- MDE officials confirmed. session.
funding to be set for next school other school district. The Dispatch had not ob- “The school that kicked
year. That means LCSD will re- MAEP funding is based on tained a copy of the complaint by them out, they decided to send
ceive the MAEP funds for the average daily attendance in Oc- press time. See CMSD, 8A

Lowndes County jail implements video visitation for inmates

Administrators say
change will give inmates
more opportunities to see
more friends and family
By ISABELLE ALTMAN
ialtman@cdispatch.com

Starting April 15, a system that will

end face-to-face contact between fami-
lies and inmates at the Lowndes County
Adult Detention Center may also help
those inmates see their families more
often.
Four kiosks set outside jail adminis-
trators’ offices at Lowndes County Sher-
iff’s Office will soon be the primary way
inmates’ family members can talk to
them, a system which jail personnel say
will make jail visits more efficient.
The new kiosks are basically an ex-
pansion of a system the jail has used
since 2015, said jail administrator Capt.
Ryan Rickert. Using the website smart-
jailmail.com, which is run by the compa-
ny Smart Communications, inmates and
their families have always been able to
log in and exchange emails and photos
monitored by jail personnel. The website
also provides a way for family members
to stay in touch with jail personnel.
Now, Smart Communications offers
video visitation, similar to Skype. Family
members and inmates log on with their
Isabelle Altman/Dispatch Staff
own identification codes and speak to
Capt. Ryan Rickert, jail administrator at Lowndes County Adult Detention Center, visits smartjailmail.com, a
each other through video. Families can system by which inmates at the detention center can speak with family and friends up to three times per week.
even visit remotely that way, Rickert said, Smart Communications, which runs the website, implemented four such kiosks at the end of February at no
by logging on from their homes on their cost to Lowndes County. Rickert said the kiosks will actually increase the amount of time inmates can visit with
See Kiosks, 3A friends and family while saving jail personnel from having to escort inmates and visitors throughout the facility.

Prosecutor candidates: Diversion, intervention

Candidates
should be focus for youth offenders
for Lowndes
By Slim Smith the job during the Exchange let the community know that
ssmith@cdispatch.com Club’s series of candidate we are not the enemy,” Smith
County prose-
cutor, from left, forums leading up to the No- said. “There are resources
William Starks, There may be three can- vember general election. out there that can break the
Steve Wallace didates for Lowndes County Each candidate empha- cycle of addiction and the cy-
and Corky prosecutor, but there ap- sized the job — which argues cle of violence we often see in
Smith, field peared to be one prevailing the county’s cases in justice these courts. I want that to be
questions from perspective on the job during and youth court — should known.”
the audience Thursday’s Exchange Club Starks said finding posi-
during Thurs- focus of finding positive out-
day’s Columbus
luncheon at Lion Hills Center. comes rather than simply tive outcomes is particularly
Exchange Club The candidates — Corky punishment. The candidates important in the county pros-
meeting at Lion Smith, William Starks and were given 10 minutes each ecutor’s role in youth court.
Hills Center. Steve Wallace — were invit- to explain their positions. “It’s vital,” he said. “We
Slim Smith/Dispatch Staff ed to make their pitches for “I think it’s important to See Candidates, 3A

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Did you hear? Say What?
“We need to instill confidence that we are open for business.”
Chicago to sue Jussie Smollett Peter Boutros, chief brand officer for Sears and Kmart, on the
company opening a batch of smaller stores that will focus on
appliances, mattresses and home services. Story, 7A.
for costs of investigation
‘Empire’ actor maintains he told the
truth in reporting that two masked Trump backs off border shutdown
men assaulted him in Chicago
By MICHAEL TARM
AP Legal Affairs Writer
“This is MAGA country,” a
reference to President Don-
but threatens auto tariffs
CHICAGO — Jussie
ald Trump’s campaign slo- President said he would try the ‘less drastic week tweeted that he would close
the border or large swaths of it this
gan, “Make America Great
Smollett has refused to Again.” measure’ before resorting to sealing the border week unless Mexico immediately
halted “ALL illegal immigration
pay more than $130,000 to The lawsuit could lead
reimburse Chicago inves- to a civil trial, where jurors
By JILL COLVIN sure” before resorting to his stand- coming into the United States” — a
tigative costs and the city The Associated Press ing border-closure threat. seemingly impossible task.
would have to answer the
said Thursday it will sue question of whether Smol- “Mexico understands that we’re Trump said at the time that he
WA S H I N G T O N going to close the border or I’m go-
the “Empire” actor for mon- lett orchestrated the attack. was “not kidding around,” and his
— Abandoning his
ey spent investigating what There will be no crim- ing to tariff the cars. I’ll do one or acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney
threat to immediate-
officials say was a phony inal trial on that question the other. And probably start off said in a television interview Sun-
ly seal the southern
racist, anti-gay attack that after Cook County prose- with the tariffs,” Trump said. He day that it would take “something
border, President
Smollett staged. cutors last week dropped added later: “I don’t think we’ll ever dramatic” for Trump not to close
Donald Trump
Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s all 16 felony counts against have to close the border because down the crossings.
warned instead on
law chief sent Smollett a Smollett, saying they be- Thursday that he’d the penalty of tariffs on cars coming Since then, however, White
March 28 letter demand- lieved they could prove slap tariffs on cars Trump into the United States from Mexico, House advisers, border city leaders
ing he pay $130,106 — plus the charges but that it coming to the U.S. from Mexico un- at 25 percent, will be massive.” and U.S. economists have warned
15 cents — for overtime wasn’t worth the time and less the Mexicans do more to stop It was the latest, seemingly sud- that such a move would have enor-
worked by detectives and expense. The surprise de- the flow of migrants and drugs to den attempt at new leverage by a mous economic consequences on
officers in looking into his cision angered Emanuel, the U.S. president struggling to solve what both sides of the border, interrupt-
claims. It set Thursday as who called it a “whitewash” In his latest backtrack in recent his administration has called a bor- ing supply chains and boosting U.S.
the deadline to pay. and said the city’s reputa- days, Trump told reporters he der “crisis.” And it was a dramatic consumer prices on everything
The City Law Depart- tion “was dragged through would try the “less drastic mea- departure for Trump, who last from avocados to autos.
ment said in a Thursday the mud” by Smollett.
evening statement that it “As part of this legal ac-
was already drafting a law- tion, the Law Department
suit in response and would will pursue the full measure
file it “in the near future.” of damages allowed under
Smollett, who is black
and gay, maintains he told
the ordinance,” the state-
ment from Chicago said. It Biden to make 1st appearance since complaints about behavior
the truth in reporting that didn’t specify what those when Biden kissed her ring the unforeseen, he
two masked men assault- damages could be. Barring the unforeseen, former vice on the back of the head is expected to announce
ed him in downtown Chi- The municipal code
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personal computers or
phones.
“The inmates have the
same system in each day-
room, so they’ll be able to
communicate with their
family,” Rickert said.
“They’ll be able to do it
on-site here at no cost.
They can do it remote
through a website portal
at a cost, but it will allow
them to visit more than
just one person.”
The new policy is one
of several technical up-
dates the jail is imple-
menting, said Rickert,
including updates to the
camera and monitoring
systems throughout the
facility. He hopes that the
new kiosks in particular,
which Smart Communi-
cations installed at the
end of February at no
cost to the county, will
free up time to expand
on other programs for
inmates while cutting
down on manpower need-
ed to escort visitors and
inmates throughout the
jail.
“That’s going to open
up an op-
portunit y
for an in-
mate to
visit with
their whole
f a m i l y,”
said LCSO
Chief Dep- G. Wright
uty Greg
Wright said. “They’ll all
get on there and they
don’t even have to come
up here to do it. They can
stay home and do it. But
on the flip side of that,
what it helps us with is it
cuts down on manpower
usage of escorting peo-
ple upstairs where we
used to have to have vis-
itation. Not only that, it’s
going to cut down on the
inmate movement within
the facility — which can
become a security prob-
lem.”
Visitation policies
Currently visitations
are all scheduled over
weekends, and inmates
can only visit with two
people at a time either
Saturday or Sunday.
With the kiosks, Rick-
ert said, inmates can
have up to two on-site
visitations per week, as
well as one remote visit
per week. Those visits
will be scheduled Mon-
day through Friday from
8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Family members can
schedule the meetings
online, which the jail
administrators monitor,
Rickert said. All on-site
visits are 15 minutes,
while a remote visit can
be 30 minutes.
It costs about 50 cents
per minute to visit an in-
mate remotely through
the portal, Rickert said.
The on-site visits are
still free, but Wright and
Rickert pointed out it
still may be cheaper to
visit remotely for a fami-
ly member who lives far
away from the jail.
“When you start look-
ing at it at first, say we’ve
got family in Memphis,”
Rickert said. “It would
be a lot cheaper to visit
while I’m sitting in my
house at Memphis versus
paying gas and driving
all the way down here.”
The other benefit to
remote visits for inmates,
Wright and Rickert said,
is that inmates can see
more than two people at
a time.
“If you look at Christ-
mas for example — some-
body who hasn’t seen
their loved one in quite
some time, but isn’t in
town long enough to
come, you can have this
visit with one phone, pass
the phone around and get
to visit with them,” Rick-
ert said.
All visitations have
been no contact, said
Rickert, so the new sys-
tem is not eliminating
inmates’ opportunities
to have physical contact
with family members.
Even so, Rickert said,
some of them have been
disappointed that they
won’t be seeing spouses
or children face-to-face
anymore.
“Some of them are a
little torn,” he said. “Ob-
viously even though it’s
no-contact, they like see-
ing their family face-to-
face, so there has been
that. But I’ve talked to a
couple people who have
come up here and ... ha-
ven’t had any problem
with it and the regularity
makes it more convenient
for them as well.”
Reducing recidivism 15 minutes. But whether rale, but will hopefully en-
The new system will those policies are imple- courage them to change
aid with manpower is- mented depend on if the behaviors that landed
inmate has said or done them in jail in the first
sues, Rickert and Wright
something that indicates place.
said, leaving personnel
to jail administrators that “It’s allowing the per-
with more time to perform
they are at risk for hurting son that’s incarcerated to
perimeter checks, walk-
themselves. see their family a little bit
throughs and other day-
Wright said jail is not more,” Wright said. “And
to-day activities. They also
supposed to be a pleasant hopefully will strike a
said they hope to use the
place to be. But he hopes chord with them that, ‘Hey,
extra time and manpow-
that by inmates having my family’s more import-
er to expand programs to
more opportunities to see ant than my butt being up
help inmates and reduce
their families and friends, in here, so maybe I need to
recidivism.
it will not only boost mo- straighten out a little bit.’”
Greater Community
Learning Center currently
teaches GED courses to
trustees, inmates accused
of primarily nonviolent
crimes and who have ap-
plied to complete work
around area correctional
facilities while serving
time in the jail. Rickert
hopes, by clearing up
weekends, to expand the
GED program to the gen-
eral inmate population,
and hopefully implement
more such programs, like
a 12 Step program for
treating addiction and lo-
cal ministries that work
with inmates.
It’s particularly rele-
vant following three in-
mate deaths at the jail in
less than two years — in
November 2017, Septem-
ber 2018 and March 2019
— which were apparently
suicides. Rickert said the
jail has policies in place
where inmates administra-
tors feel may be at risk of
suicide are kept from hav-
ing anything they could
use to harm themselves
and are checked on every

Around the state

2011 slaying case in
Mississippi results
in arrest
ABERDEEN — A cold
case has been cracked in
Monroe County.
Sheriff Cecil Cantrell
says 54-year-old Jeffery
Kennedy of Amory has
been indicted on charges
of first-degree murder in
a 2011 slaying.
Kennedy is current-
ly serving 10 years for
a drug conviction at the
Central Mississippi Cor-
rectional Facility. He now
faces charges in the death
of William E. “Pops” Phil-
lips, who was reported
missing in the summer of
2011.
News outlets report
Cantrell announced Ken-
nedy’s arrest in the 2011
case on Wednesday. He
says with the indictment
hopefully they’ve brought
Phillips’ family one step
closer to closure.
Cantrell and sheriff’s
investigators would not
release details about the
investigation, citing a
need to preserve the case.
Greenwood restaurants
starting to sell alcohol
on Sundays
GREENWOOD — A
city in the Mississippi
Delta is about to start
letting restaurants sell
drinks with alcohol on
Sundays.
The Greenwood Com-
monwealth reports that
the new policy begins this
weekend in Greenwood.
Hours are limited to 10
a.m. until midnight.
Mayor Carolyn McAd-
ams told the City Council
in February that people
were “aggravated” they
could not drink alcohol in
Greenwood restaurants
on Sundays, and some
were driving to Grenada
so they could.
Johnny Ballas is man-
ager of the Crystal Grill
restaurant. He says the
rule will be “a great con-
venience” for customers.
But, local resident
Gregory Dees says he
has seen alcoholism tear
families apart. He says ex-
panding the availability of
alcohol in restaurants will
contribute to Greenwood
having a reputation as “a
run-down type of commu-
nity.”

Candidates
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have youths who are ne-
glected or have become
delinquent. How we deal
with them determines
their paths and futures.
Through the youth court,
we need to direct them in
a positive manner to re-
cover from whatever mis-
steps they have taken.”
Wallace said his work
with a youth mentor-
ing group organized by
pilots at Columbus Air
Force Base, along with a
vigorous drug court that
serves as a diversion pro-
gram, are important tools
to put people back on the
right path.
“In youth court espe-
cially, if these young peo-
ple are not turned around
and taught something
better, we’re going to see
them in justice court and
then in circuit court, fac-
ing serious felonies,” Wal-
lace said. “My experience
has taught me that there
are many more ways to
skin a cat than one. There
is help out there and we
have to look and find it for
these folks.”
Starks and Wallace
cited their background
as experienced public
defenders as qualifying
assets for the position.
Although Smith has not
served as a public defend-
er, he said his experience
as both a county and city
prosecutor in 2010 makes
him uniquely qualified for
the job.
Smith and Wallace will
face off in a Republican
primary in August. The
winner will face Starks, a
Democrat, in November’s
general election.
The current prosecu-
tor, Hal McClanahan, was
appointed by the Board
of Supervisors in Decem-
ber to hold the job on an
interim basis after county
prosecutor Allison Kizer
was elected to serve as
county judge in Novem-
ber.
The position pays
$45,700.

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Betty Blunt
COLUMBUS — Bet-
ty R. Blunt, 77, died
April 1, 2019, at her
residence.
Services
will be at
11 a.m.
Saturday at
Hopewell
M.B.
Church
Blunt
with the
Rev. Jesse
Slater officiating. Burial
will follow at the church
cemetery. Visitation is
from 5-7 p.m. Friday at
Carter’s Funeral Ser-
vices Chapel. Carter’s
Funeral Services is
in charge of arrange-
ments.
Mrs. Blunt was born
July 10, 1941, in Colum-
bus, to the late Willie
Mae Stokes and Joe
Stokes. She was a grad-
uate of R.E. Hunt High
School and attended
Tougaloo College. She
was formerly employed
with the State Depart-
ment of Health.
In addition to her par-
ents, she was preceded
in death by her brother,
Milton “Rickey” Stokes.
She is survived by
her husband, Alexander
Blunt; children, Bettina
Blunt, Alex Earl Blunt,
Gerald Kendal Blunt
and SFC Anthony Dale
Blunt; siblings, Curtis
Stokes, Bernice Davis,
Joe L. Stokes, Thelma
Tucker, Clyde Stokes,
Willie Stokes, Ella W.
Hairston, James Stokes,
Hannah McCrary and
Samuel Stokes; and six
grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be
Marcus Stokes, Robert
Blunt Jr., Kevin Mc-
Crary, Eldon McCrary,
Jeffery Stokes, Elanthus
Wicks, Michael Har-
grove, Addaryl Brown
and Darryl Taylor.
Memorials may be
made to R.E. Hunt High
School Class of 1960,
P.O. Box 321, Colum-
bus, MS 39703.
Joseph Sherrod
COLUMBUS — Jo-
seph “Blackie” Sherrod,
54, died March 28,
2019, at
Baptist
Memorial
Hospi-
tal-Golden
Triangle.
Services
will be at
Sherrod
11 a.m.
Saturday
at Latter Rain Word
Church of God with
the Rev. Lee Andrew
Sanders officiating.
Burial will follow at Mt.
Pleasant M.B. Church
Cemetery in Brooks-
ville. Visitation is from
noon-6 p.m. Friday at
Carter’s Funeral Ser-
vices. Carter’s Funeral
Services is in charge of
arrangements.
Mr. Sherrod was
born Jan. 18, 1965, in
Columbus, to the late
Ed Wells Jr. and Allie V.
Wilson.
In addition to his par-
ents, he was preceded
in death by his siblings,
Stacey Summerville
and Henry Sherrod.
He is survived by his
daughter, Cierra Rose
of Artesia; siblings,
Frederick Summerville
of Savannah, Tennessee
and Timothy Sherrod
of Columbus; and two
grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be
Elijah Sherrod, Rae-
Kwon Sherrod, GerKo-
be Taylor, Larry Wil-
son, Tommy Reed and
Maurice Daily.
Larone Baity
COLUMBUS —
Larone Baity, 45, died
March 30, 2019, in Co-
lumbus.
Services
will be at
11 a.m.
Saturday
at Stephen
Chapel
M.B.
Church Baity
with the
Rev. Michael Sampson
officiating. Burial will
follow at Union Cem-
etery. Visitation is
from 3-8 p.m. Friday at
Carter’s Funeral Ser-
vices. Carter’s Funeral
Services is in charge of
arrangements.
Mr. Baity was born
April 30, 1973, to Leroy
Scott and Dorothy
Baity. He was formerly
employed as a collision
repair technician.
In addition to his
Tom Kesler
Visitation:
Friday, April 5 • 5-8 PM
Memorial Gunter Peel
Funeral Home
College St. Location
Memorial Services:
Saturday, April 6 • 11 AM
The Church of the
Good Shepherd
Myrtle Abbott
Visitation:
Saturday, April 6 • 10-12 PM
Memorial Gunter Peel
Funeral Home
2nd Ave. North Location
Services:
Saturday, April 6 • 12 PM
Memorial Gunter Peel
Funeral Home
2nd Ave. North Location
Burial
Memorial Gardens
of Columbus
Earl Smith
Visitation:
Saturday, April 6 • 1-2 PM
Memorial Gunter Peel
Funeral Home
College St. Location
Services:
Saturday, April 6 • 2 PM
Memorial Gunter Peel
Funeral Home Chapel
College St. Location
Burial With U.S.
Navy Honors
Egger Cemetery
James Sparks
Visitation:
Sunday, April 7 • 12-2 PM
Memorial Gunter Peel
Funeral Home
2nd Ave. North Location
Services:
Sunday, April 7 • 2 PM
Memorial Gunter Peel
Funeral Home
2nd Ave. North Location
Burial With U.S.
Air Force Honors
Memorial Gardens
of Columbus
Lerisa Wienke
Incomplete
Memorial Gunter Peel
Funeral Home
College St. Location
Elizabeth Studdard
Incomplete
Memorial Gunter Peel
Funeral Home
2nd Ave. North Location
Frances Coy
Incomplete
Memorial Gunter Peel
Funeral Home
2nd Ave. North Location
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parents, he is survived Ms. Wienke was
by his children, Laron- born June 14, 1957, in
ica Baity of Knoxville, Jackson, to the late
Tennessee and Laron Merton Taylor and Eve-
Scott Baity of Colum- lyn Easterling White-
bus; and siblings, head.
Sandra Wax, Tameka She is survived by
Scott, Cecelia Wicks, her daughter, Con-
Byron Robertson and nie Briggs; brother,
Reginald Robertson, Merton Whitehead Jr.;
all of Columbus and sister, Janice Muse;
Tara Smith of Atlanta, and two grandchildren.
Georgia.
Katina Harris
Lerisa Wienke PLUM GROVE —
COLUMBUS — Le- Katina Harris, 46, died
risa Wienke, 61, died March 27, 2019.
April 2, 2019, at her Services will be at
residence. 11 a.m. Saturday at
No services are Pleasant Grove Full
planned at this time. Gospel Baptist Church.
Memorial Gunter Peel Burial will follow at
Funeral Home and Cre- the church cemetery.
matory, College Street Visitation is from noon-
location, is in charge of 6 p.m. Friday at Lee-
arrangements. Sykes Funeral Home of
James E. Sparks
James Eugene Sparks, age 64, died Tuesday,
April 02, 2019, at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Co-
lumbus.
Services will be held Sunday, April 07, 2019,
at 2:00 PM at Memorial Gunter Peel, 2nd Ave
N. Chapel, with Dr. Shawn Parker officiating.
Burial with U.S. Air Force Honors will follow at
Memorial Gardens of Columbus. Visitation will
be held Sunday, April 07, 2019, from 12:00 noon
until service time at the funeral home. Memori-
al Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory, 2nd
Ave. N. location, has been entrusted with the ar-
rangements.
Mr. Sparks was born on Tuesday, June 01,
1954, in Columbus, MS, to the late Buford D.
and Lovie Bryant Sparks, Sr. He was a member
of First Baptist Church, Columbus and a retired
plumber. He was a U.S. Air Force Veteran, hav-
ing served from 1972-1980. Mr. Sparks was a de-
voted husband, dad and brother to his family and
a loyal friend to many.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in
death by his brother-in-law, Mike Taloney.
Survivors include his wife, Cindy Sparks
Columbus, MS; daughter, Nicole Sparks Mill-
er (Cody), Columbus, MS, son, James Andrew
Sparks, Columbus, MS; sisters, Diane Taloney,
Columbus, MS and Linda Mitchell Hancock,
(James) Phoenix, AZ; and brothers, Buford
D. Sparks, Jr., Columbus, MS and Franklin H.
Sparks (Tracy), Santa Maria, CA.
Serving as pallbearers will be James Cliffton
Hancock, James Alexander, Michael “Tony” Tal-
oney, Justin Taloney, John Armstrong and Kenny
Wiegel.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks donations be
made to: First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 829, Co-
lumbus, MS 39703.
Sign the online guest book at
www.memorialgunterpeel.com
716 Second Avenue North • Columbus, MS
Myrtle Abbott
Myrtle Louise Abbott, age
72, died Monday, April 01, 2019,
at Methodist Hospital North in
Memphis TN.
Services will be held Sat-
urday, April 06, 2019, at 12:00
noon at Memorial Gunter Peel,
2nd Ave. N. Chapel, with Bro.
John Maxey officiating. Burial
will follow at Memorial Gardens
of Columbus. Visitation will be held Saturday
from 10:00 AM until service time at the funeral
home. Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home &
Crematory, 2nd Ave. N. location, has been en-
trusted with the arrangements.
Mrs. Abbott was born on Friday, December
20, 1946, in Sevierville, TN, to the late Issac and
Dicie Alice Carr Floyd. She was of the Method-
ist faith and was a retired food service employee
at Columbus Air Force Base. She was an animal
lover, especially her dog, Oscar. Mrs. Abbott
enjoyed watching and feeding her birds in the
mornings, and working in her rose garden. On
April 20th of this year, she and her beloved hus-
band, Charles, would have celebrated their 54th
year of marriage.
Survivors include her husband, Charles E. Ab-
bott, Columbus MS; daughters, Barbara Fondren
(Tim), Hamilton, MS and Anita Helton (Johnny),
Hamilton, MS; son, Charles David Abbott, Co-
lumbus, MS; sister, Minnie Whitted, Madras,
OR; grandchildren, Christopher Fondren (Amy),
Chasity Fondren, Tabatha Swindol (Wade), Josh
Welch (Tiffany), Emily Helton and Benjamin
Welch; and great-grandchildren, Addison Swin-
dol, Peyton Swindol, Bryson Fondren and Brook-
lyn Welch.
The Pallbearers will be: Christopher Fondren,
Wade Swindol and Josh Welch.
Memorials may be made to: Columbus-Lown-
des Humane Society, P.O. Box 85, Columbus, MS
39703.
Sign the online guest book at
www.memorialgunterpeel.com
716 Second Avenue North • Columbus, MS
Columbus. brothers, Gary, Leroy
Lee-Sykes and Tyrone Harris;
Funeral and sister, Shirley Jean
Home is in Harris.
charge of She is survived by
arrange- her children, Alicia
ments. Davis and Braylon
Ms. Harris Harris, both of Co-
Harris lumbus; and siblings,
was born Nov. 7, 1972, Robert Harris, Sar-
in Noxubee County, ah Harkins, Regina
to the late Roosevelt Rambus, Latoya Harris
and Mary Lee Harris and Malaka Harris,
Sr. She was a member all of Columbus, Mary
of Pleasant Grove Full Davis of Brooksville,
Gospel Baptist Church. Michelle Buchanan of
In addition to her Madison and Roosevelt
parents, she was pre- Harris Jr. of Starkville.
ceded in death by her See Obituaries, 5A
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Tom Kesler
Thomas Lester Kesler, age 63, of Columbus,
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with cancer.
Funeral services will be Saturday, April 6,
2019, at 11:00 AM at the Episcopal Church of the
Good Shepherd with Rev. Sandra DePriest offici-
ating. Visitation will be held Friday, April 5, 2019,
from 5:00 - 8:00 PM at Memorial Gunter Peel,
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Tom was born August 14, 1955, in Oxford, MS,
to the late Silas Lester and Lynda Campbell Kes-
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earned a Bachelor’s degree from the University
of Mississippi and a Juris Doctorate from the
University of Mississippi School of Law in 1980.
He spent nearly 36 years in public service and
private practice before his retirement from the
Hinds County District Attorney’s Office in 2015.
Upon retirement, Tom returned to Columbus
and enjoyed being near his daughter, a Missis-
sippi State University student at the time. He was
a faithful member of the Episcopal Church of
the Good Shepherd, enjoyed being active at the
YMCA and catching up with many “law buddies”
in his final years. He was an avid supporter of the
University of Mississippi, Palmer Home for Chil-
dren and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded
in death by his wife, Lori Camp Kesler; and his
brother, Alan Campbell Kesler.
Survivors include his daughter, Olivia Leigh
Kesler of Columbia, SC; nieces, Cyndi Kesler
Goodgame (Steve) of Batesville, MS and El-
len Kesler Norrod (Jeff) of Grand Prairie, TX;
father-in-law, Joel E. Camp of Sulligent, AL;
mother-in-law, Patsy M. Sams of Columbus, MS;
sisters-in-law, Lisa Camp Tedford (David) of Co-
lumbus, MS, Leah Sams Lumm (George) of Ger-
mantown, TN, Ginger Vaughn Kesler of Abbev-
ille, MS and Anna Ruth Kesler of Oxford, MS;
and a host of extended family and cousins.
Honorary pallbearers will be the Lowndes
County Bar Association, Hinds County District
Attorney’s Office and the Mission Committee of
the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd.
Memorials may be made to the Episcopal
Church of the Good Shepherd for the creation of
a Columbarium in Tom’s memory at Friendship
Cemetery.
The family would like to extend gratitude to
Jackson physicians, Dr. Wilkerson, Dr. Brannan,
Dr. Maples and Dr. Blaylock, for their exception-
al care over the last year and a half.
Sign the online guest book at
www.memorialgunterpeel.com
903 College Street • Columbus, MS
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Elizabeth Studdard schools and was a grad- Gregory Pruitt, both Antonio Lockett, Chris- She is survived by Faye Triplett of Mantee.
COLUMBUS — Eliz- uate of Rust College of Macon and Marcus topher Michael Locket her husband, Melvin R. Pallbearers will be
abeth W. Studdard, 99, in Holly Springs and McNeese of Chicago, II, Malachi Wilborn, Weed of Prairie; son, Dustin Weed, Scott
died April 4, 2019, at the Northwestern Universi- Illinois; sisters, Mary Altouise McNeese, Timothy Ray Weed of Howard, Daniel Smith,
Care Center of Aber- ty in Evanston, Illinois. Joyce Mason, Brenda Roderick McNeese and Prairie; and sisters, Jason Smith, Kelly
deen. He also attended Gar- Rice, Doris Hopkins Robert Parks III. Mary Ann Smith of Weed, J. R. McElhenney
Arrangements are rett Theology Seminary and Gloria Pruitt, all Mathiston and Dorothy and Billy Turner.
incomplete and will be in Evanstan. He was of Macon and Sandra Susan Weed
formerly employed as Davis of Fayetteville, PRAIRIE — Susan
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School. He served as Missouri, Eunice Pruitt p.m. Saturday at Fel-
Frances Coy pastor of several area of Columbus and Billy
COLUMBUS — lowship Baptist Church
Frances R. Coy, 98, died churches and as chair- Pruitt of Macon; and 10 near Houston with
April 4, 2019, at the man of the Aberdeen grandchildren. Bobby Brock officiating.
Monroe Regional Hospi- Housing Authority. He Pallbearers will be Burial will follow at Fel-
tal in Aberdeen. also served on the Fos- Darold Mitchell, Quin- lowship Baptist Church
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sister, Alice Ford; broth- Burial will follow at
at Egger Cemetery.
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Visitation is one hour
prior to services at the two grandchildren. Visitation is Friday from
funeral home. Memori- noon-5 p.m. at Lee-
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Services born Aug. 27, 1928, in
Preston Belle will be Noxubee County, to the
COLUMBUS — Rev. at 2 p.m. late Charles McNeese
Preston Charles Belle, Saturday at and Irene Simmons.
92, died March 30, Mt. Mari- In addition to his
2019, at ah M.B. parents, he was pre-
Windsor Church ceded in death by his
Pruitt
Place with the daughter, Shirley Ruth
Nursing Rev. Nick McNeese Ramsey; and
Home. Taylor Jr. officiating. brothers, Robert and
Services Burial will follow at the Little Nelos King.
will be at church cemetery. Vis- He is survived by
11 a.m. itation is from 1-5 p.m. his wife, Mamie Dent
Saturday Belle Friday at Lee-Sykes McNeese; daughters,
at St. Funeral Home in Ma- Jean Wilborn, Lorene
Peters U.M. Church in con. Lee-Sykes Funeral Lockett, Mary Alice
Aberdeen. Burial will Home is in charge of Lockett, Katherine
follow at Odd Fellow arrangements. Mickens of Macon
Cemetery. Visitation is Mr. Pruitt was born and Paulene McNeese
from noon-6 p.m. Friday Nov. 19, 1951, in Noxu- of Washington, D.C.;
at Lee-Sykes Funeral bee County, to the late son, Eddie Earl Mc-
Home. Lee-Sykes Fu- Tom and Bertha Pruitt. Neese of Macon; sister,
neral Home is in charge He was formerly em- Gertrude Shephard of
of arrangements. ployed with Delta Boral St. Louis; 14 grandchil-
Rev. Belle was born Brick. dren; 30 great-grand-
Oct. 26, 1926, in Colum- He is survived by children; and 11
bus, to the late Alvin his wife, Ethel Drap- great-great-grandchil-
and Amanda Reed. He er Pruitt; children, dren.
attended Aberdeen Roderick Mason and Pallbearers will be

Lawsuits: Funeral home gave families the wrong bodies

The Associated Press buried a second time. swap to the newspaper,
The lawsuits also ac- saying that the families
MCCOMB — A Missis- cuse funeral home owner were “being stupid and
sippi funeral home is ac- Jason Jones of slandering spreading rumors on
cused of giving the wrong them. He had denied the Facebook.”
bodies to two families.
The Enterprise-Jour-
nal reported Tuesday that
two lawsuits accuse the
Hartman-Jones Funeral
Home in McComb of the
body swap. Ninety-three-
year-old Mary Dearman
died on March 17, 2018,
and 89-year-old Doris Al-
ford died a day later.
The lawsuits say fu-
neral home officials told
Alford’s family days after
they hosted a funeral that
they had buried the wrong
body. It says the body was
exhumed and wrapped
around its ankle was a
name tag that read “Mary
Dearman.” She was later

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Our View
Despite deep GOP roots, Taggart basing attorney
general campaign on nonpartisan issue
For someone who has been
in the inner circle of Mississip-
pi Republican Party leadership
for going on 40 years, Andy
Taggart’s candidacy for attor-
ney general appears motivated
far more by personal loss than
political ideology.
During a 23-stop tour of
north Mississippi this week,
Taggart met with The Dispatch
editorial board Thursday to
explain his decision to run for
AG and what he hopes to focus
his efforts on, if elected.
Taggart has deep roots in
the state’s Republican Par-
ty. He started as a campus
director for Ronald Reagan’s
presidential campaign in 1980
and has served as party leader
and legal counsel for many of
the state’s top Republican elect-
ed officially, including his role
as chief of staff for Gov. Kirk
Fordice, who in 1991 became
the state’s first Republican
Governor of the 20th Century.
Long mentioned in connec-
tion with almost every state-
wide office, Taggart removed
himself from the spotlight
in 2012 when his 21-year-old
son, Brad, died of suicide after
years of addiction.
In the seven years since
then, Taggart’s energy has
been devoted first to healing,
then the fight against addic-
tion, especially opioid abuse.
Taggart said he agonized
over the decision to run for AG,
not filing to run until March 1,
the last filing day.
In seeking to become the
state’s attorney, Taggart isn’t
so much turning the page as
he is starting a new chapter
in what has been a seven-year
journey.
His top priority will be the
fight against addiction. He said
he believes devoting more of
the office’s resources to that
battle is essential to addressing
the problem he believes is the
state’s greatest challenge.
Supporting diversion pro-
grams by committing more the
state’s drug courts, he said,
will be a point of emphasis. In
many cases, the person who
turns up in court facing drug
charges is often both offender
and victim.
Apart from that non-parti-
san position, Taggart’s views
on many topics do not always
conform to conservative Re-
public orthodoxy.
He is a staunch supporter
of changing Mississippi’s state
flag and said Republicans
have missed the opportunity
to lead the charge for that
change, which he said should
have been down through the
legislative process, something
Mississippi’s Legislature has
repeatedly failed to do.
He also said the prospects
for the state becoming a
one-party state — current AG
Jim Hood is the only Democrat
who holds a state-wide elected
office — is bad for Mississippi.
On other issues, however,
Taggart embraces traditional
conservative Republican posi-
tions — he is opposed to the
legalization of medical marijua-
na, for example.
Taggart will face state
treasurer Lynn Fitch and state
representative Mark Baker in
the GOP primary. The winner
will face Democrat Jennifer
Collins, state director for the
Mississippi ACLU in the No-
vember general election.

Letters to the editor Cartoonist view

Voice of the people
Holds leaders responsible
I don’t live in Columbus, so I can
take an outsider’s view and speak my
mind without worrying about reprisal
from elected officials. The “leader-
ship” of Columbus is to blame for the
state of affairs there. You can elect
the village idiot to a post because he
is likable, but you’re cutting your nose
off to spite your face. The same holds
true, only more so, for elected officials
at the State and National levels. Other
towns in the area aren’t experiencing
the woes Columbus is. Why?
Streets are in poor condition, but
an amphitheater is more important.
The budget is in, shall we say, bad
shape? The people you put in charge
should be held accountable and made
to answer. Columbus isn’t the only
town with money problems. Here in
Brooksville part of the town’s water
supply is rusted, cast iron pipes.
Drink the water here and you’ll get
your daily quota of iron in your diet!
Macon and Shuqualak are applying
for/getting federal grants to improve
their towns. Brooksville is not. Why
not? Are we disqualified, or did we not
file an application? Who knows?
It’s past time that voters all across
this great country start thinking
before we vote. Stop electing some-
body you’d like to have a beer with,
or somebody you’re kin to. Let’s put
capable, responsible people in office
all across this country, and watch
things improve for everybody, not just
an elite few.
Cameron Triplett State of the nation
Brooksville
Editor’s note: This letter was edited
for length. Biden and the problem of touch
Comments on recent events “If I profane with my
unworthiest hand
quence of an aging pop-
ulation. But even among
have shown that babies in Romanian
orphanages who were provided with
I am proud they have given our
president an all clear on his Rus- “This holy shrine, the Americans aged 18-29, nutrition and clean diapers but were
sia collusion investigation. I am in gentle sin is this: nearly a quarter reported rarely held or spoken to grew into
strong agreement with our president “My lips, two blushing that they had been celi- emotionally stunted children.
in building the border wall. This is pilgrims, ready stand bate for the previous year, In childhood, too, physical contact
for the safety of all people. “To smooth that rough compared with 14 percent is critical for children’s wellbeing.
I am also proud of Governor Bry- touch with a tender kiss.” in 1989. When fathers roughhouse with their
ant for signing into law in Mississip- — William Shake- It is well-known that young children, the kids are better
pi the heartbeat bill. speare. “Romeo and Juliet,” married adults have more able to regulate their emotions, in-
I now see Alabama has put a 10 Act I, Scene 5 sex than single, divorced cluding aggression, and are found to
cent per gallon gas tax into effect. or even cohabiting adults, be more popular with their peers than
I concur and also feel Mississippi Joe Biden’s explana- Mona Charen and that married people children who lack this kind of play.
should do the same! tory video in response to report higher levels of Our need to touch and be touched
I also think Lowndes County stories of his sometimes both sexual satisfaction never subsides. Chronic loneliness
should levy a one cent restaurant tax overly exuberant physicality was well- and happiness. The trend away from has been found to be as harmful to
to help fund and finish the amphithe- played. He seemed relaxed, sincere, marriage thus virtually guarantees health as smoking. Studies have found
ater projects. unscripted and, above all, not supine. that more people will be isolated and that hugs don’t just relieve stress and
Trenton Sheffield The matter of physical touch is, vulnerable to the diseases of loneli- release oxytocin (the bonding hor-
Columbus well, touchy. One person’s affectionate ness, which include drug and alcohol mone); they can also reduce suscep-
hug is another’s creepy, unwelcome abuse. Marriage rates are plunging tibility to the common cold, lower
invasion of personal space. Biden does for those with only a high school blood pressure and diminish pain.
seem to have stepped over the line degree or some college, and though And when humans pet animals, both
at times. Free advice: Inhaling the college graduates have high rates of experience physiological benefits.
Our View: Local Editorials aroma of a woman’s hair and kissing marriage, they tend to marry later in Even just holding hands with a loved
Local editorials appearing in this space her head when you’ve just met is not life. That leaves many young adults one while enduring a painful medical
represent the opinion of the newspa- recommended. But most of the time, without romantic partners. And it procedure has been found to make
per’s editorial board: Peter Imes, editor it seems that Biden’s hugs, shoulder turns out that screens make very poor the experience more bearable. When
and publisher;t general manager; Slim
Smith and senior newsroom staff. To rubs and Eskimo kisses were well-re- substitutes. close couples hold hands, their heart
inquire about a meeting with the board, ceived. He is physically demonstrative There is no delicate way to say this: rates and brain waves tend to syn-
please contact Peter Imes at 662-328- with women, but also with other men Screens can deliver orgasms, but they chronize.
2424, or e-mail voice@cdispatch.com. and particularly with children. are completely unable to provide the Most of us just aren’t designed to
“Social norms are changing,” Biden other benefits of human contact. Peo- live the kind of solitary lives that ex-
Voice of the People acknowledged, assuring viewers that ple who are not romantically involved cessive entanglement with technology
We encourage you to share your opinion he “gets it.” But before we close the or who lack close friends or family are is encouraging. We are social and also
with readers of The Dispatch. books with the #MeToo-inflected con- also missing out on the kind of touch- tactile creatures. Our recent social
Submit your letter to The Dispatch by:
E-mail: voice@cdispatch.com clusion that touching is “problematic,” es that Biden sometimes inappropri- trend away from marriage and toward
Mail: P.O. Box 511, Columbus, MS we might want to consider some other ately delivered — back rubs, head silicone companions is the equivalent
39703 evidence currently in the news that kisses, hand-holding and bear hugs. of taking people away from a roaring
In person: 516 Main St., Columbus, or suggests we aren’t touching enough. There is a wealth of psychological fireplace surrounded by loved ones
101 S. Lafayette St., No. 16, Starkville. According to the General Social literature showing that skin-to-skin and placing them in solitary steel and
All letters must be signed by the author
and must include town of residence Survey, the huge study of Ameri- contact is critical for the normal men- glass pods. Let’s not lose sight of our
and a telephone number for verification ca’s cultural patterns that has been tal development of human infants. All affective natures even as we police the
purposes. Letters should be no more conducted for decades, Americans are but the most fragile preterm babies do excessively handsy amongst us.
than 500 words, and guest columns having less sex now than they did 30 better when cuddled in their moth- Mona Charen is a Senior Fellow at
should be 500-700 words. We reserve
the right to edit submitted information. years ago. Some of that is the conse- ers’ arms than in incubators. Studies the Ethics and Public Policy Center.
 The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com Friday, April 5, 2019 7A

Sears ditches clothing with new smaller format

New stores will focus on appliances, mattresses and home services
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO
AP Retail Writer
NEW YORK — After its jour-
ney through bankruptcy, Sears
is getting ready to open its first
batch of smaller stores that
won’t carry clothing but will in-
stead focus on appliances, mat-
tresses and home services.
The move comes after Sears
has shuttered hundreds of
stores in recent years.
The first three stores called
Sears Home & Life will open on
Memorial Day weekend and are
a fraction of the size of the com-
pany’s traditional stores.
Peter Boutros, chief brand
officer for Sears and Kmart, de-
clined to say how many of these
new format stores are in the
works but said locations have
been identified.
The Hoffman Estates, Illi-
nois-based company also plans
to ramp up TV advertising and
is planning to extend its Ken-
more brand beyond major appli-
ances into kitchen accessories,
plates and knives.
The new smaller stores will
be located in Overland Park,
Kansas; Lafayette, Louisi-
ana; and Anchorage, Alaska,
Boutros said. They range in
size from about 10,000 to 15,000
square feet. The average Sears
is about 155,000 square feet.
The initiative come nearly
two months after a bankruptcy
court judge approved the sale
of Sears’ assets to company
chairman and largest share-
holder Eddie Lampert for $5.2
billion in a bankruptcy auction.
With the deal, the newly formed
company, which doesn’t have a
name, kept 425 stores open and
saved roughly 45,000 jobs. It
retained the Kenmore applianc-
es and Diehard battery brands
and continues to sell Crafts-
man tools through licensing
partners. Sears sold Craftsman
tools to Black & Decker in 2017.
Sears Holdings Corp. filed for
Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Octo-
ber 2018. At the time of the fil-
ing, the company had about 700
stores and 68,000 employees.
“We need to instill confi-
dence that we are open for
business,” said Boutros in an
interview with The Associated
Press, declining to comment on
recent sales trends.
Lampert is restructuring the
business, but Sears’ long-term
survival remains an open ques-
tion. It has to contend with in-
creasing competition from the
likes of Best Buy, Home Depot
and Walmart.

White House pushes back

on request for Trump tax forms
Press secretary: White House ‘is Neal made the request
Wednesday in a letter
not interested in playing a bunch of to IRS Commissioner
Charles Rettig, asking
political games like the Democrats ...’ for Trump’s personal and
business returns for 2013
By MARCY GORDON on his complex financial through 2018. He asked
AP Business Writer dealings and potential for the documents in sev-
conflicts of interest. en days, setting an April
WASHINGTON —
The request by Mas- 10 deadline.
The White House said
sachusetts Rep. Rich- Trump told reporters
Thursday that Democrat-
ard Neal, who heads the Wednesday he “would not
ic efforts to obtain Pres-
ident Donald Trump’s tax-writing House Ways be inclined” to provide his
tax records are “political and Means Committee, is tax returns to the commit-
games.” the first such demand for tee. White House press
A House committee a sitting president’s tax secretary Sarah Sanders
chairman formally asked information in 45 years. said Thursday morning
the IRS Wednesday to pro- The unprecedented move that the White House “is
vide six years of Trump’s is likely to set off a huge not interested in playing a
personal tax returns and legal battle between Dem- bunch of political games
the returns for some of ocrats controlling the like the Democrats in
his businesses as Dem- House and the Trump ad- Congress clearly want to
ocrats try to shed light ministration. spend their time doing.”

Vermont Senate
approves amendment
to protect abortion
The Associated Press

MONTPELIER, Vt.
— The Vermont Sen-
ate approved a proposal
Thursday to amend the
state constitution to en-
sure women have access
to abortion services in the
event the U.S. Supreme
Court overturns the 1973
case that legalized abor-
tion across the country.
No one spoke against
what is known as Propo-
sition 5 during the almost
hour-long discussion be-
fore it was approved by a
vote of 28-2.
Amending the con-
stitution in Vermont is a
yearslong process that, if
it continues, would culmi-
nate with a statewide ref-
erendum in 2022.
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Group objects to Mississippi’s ‘In God We Trust’ license plate

The Associated Press
JACKSON — A national group
that includes atheists and agnostics
is objecting to Mississippi’s new
standard license plate design that
has the phrase “In God We Trust.”
The American Humanist Associ-
ation sent a letter Thursday to the
state’s revenue commissioner and
attorney general. It demands that
Mississippi either set a new stan-
dard license plate design without
a religious phrase or allow people
to get another license plate design
without paying an extra fee.
The association says it could
sue Mississippi if the change is not
made.
“Mississippi’s law violates the
First Amendment rights of atheists
in accordance with firmly settled
Supreme Court precedent,” Ameri-
can Humanist Association attorney
Monica Miller said in a news release.
“The Supreme Court has made clear
that the state cannot force motorists
to display an ideological message
they deem unacceptable on their li-
cense plates.”
Revenue Commissioner Herb
Frierson said Thursday he’s asking
lawyers to review the letter. Frier-
son said the design was chosen by a
commission that included represen-
tatives from the governor’s office,
the state Department of Revenue,
the attorney general’s office and the
treasurer’s office.

CMSD
Continued from Page 1A
them back to our district,”
Spears said. “So, let’s just ‘A lot of them tend to live in the same apartment
say students who live in
the city went to the county. complex. ... It doesn’t take a genius to figure out that
When the county did the
residency check after the
perhaps they are sisters with different families. A lot
(MAEP) check has been
cashed, they send the stu-
of students are coming from single-parent families.
dent back here, we educate
them the rest of the year
Every time you have children that are not from the
but they keep the money.”
An MDE spokesperson
nuclear family, there’s problems.’
LCSD board attorney Jeff Smith
told The Dispatch there
was no mechanism for follow them home. It’s al- them back to the city. The we have worked tireless-
MAEP money to be trans- most like you have to be a county is not doing any- ly to improve all aspects
ferred after it had been private detective.” thing wrong other than of CMSD,” Spears said.
designated. being a (B) school district “It really is bothersome
Spears: Smith’s that (students) are trying that we don’t have more
LCSD administrators comments about CMSD to flee to. The long and the support for our school
short of it is that you have
follow students home ill-befit a legislator a really good school dis-
district, (and) for our rep-
LCSD board attor- resentative to make that
While Smith said he trict ... that attracts kids comment a second time.
ney Jeff Smith, who also isn’t aware of the MDE (and) you got an F or a D The Columbus Municipal
serves as a representative complaint against the school they should be go- School Board continues to
in the Mississippi Legisla- county district, he under-
ture, said the county dis- ing to that they don’t want work hard with our local
stands why CMSD would to go to.”
trict requires parents to delegation. We don’t want
attempt to recuperate the In response, Spears
provide proof of residence to feel like in some way we
funding. noted Smith’s statement
at the beginning of each are going to be left out in
Still, he pointed to the was reminiscent of previ-
school year — including the cold because we may
current state accountabili- ous derogatory comments
rental agreements, mort- not be the preferred option
ty ratings for both districts he’s made about students
gages and utility bills. by our local delegation.
as a reason parents would “having good reason” not
He said some parents “For Rep. Smith to say
want to “sneak” their to go to CMSD, which
provide false proof at that that about our school dis-
children into the county were also printed in The
time, so the district takes trict, I won’t call it frustrat-
schools. LCSD is rated a Dispatch. He said such
measures to catch them ing because we are going
B overall, while CMSD is comments ill-befitted
throughout the school to continue to execute and
a D district. a legislator whose con-
year — including school do what needs to happen
“The parents want to stituency includes some
administration following for everyone involved at
send them to the county CMSD patrons.
them home in the after- CMSD,” he added. “Hope-
school district,” he said. “It continues to be
noons. fully at some point, he’ll
“The county schools are disheartening that a
Superintendent Lynn see the same progress
not going out and recruit- representative of this
Wright said district offi- and success that we see
ing the kids. Those kids area, a representative
cials will “take parents at each day.”
their word” if they don’t don’t want to go to the city of our parents and our
provide adequate proof of school district. The coun- students, would feel this
residence, instead asking ty is trying their best to get way about CMSD when
them to sign a sworn af-
fidavit stating they live in
the county district.
“When it is reported
that somebody does not
live in the district, we
actually go and send an
administrator or (school
resource officer) to check
their address,” Wright
said. “That’s how that
happens. ... Most of the
changes are at the nine
weeks period (late Octo-
ber) or the semester (De-
cember). It might have
been reported and we
could have put them out
two weeks before the nine
weeks ended, but we let
them complete the nine
weeks so it doesn’t create
a hardship on them.”
Responding to a spe-
cific question from The
Dispatch about the racial
makeup of the students
sent back to CMSD, Smith
said most of the ones who
“get caught” are minori-
ties. Buses drop off some
of them on the county side
of the district line, and
they walk to a dwelling on
the city side, he said.
“The strange thing
about it is, there’s a lot of
families that have the same
names (where some) go
to the city school district
and (others) to the coun-
ty school district,” Smith
said. “A lot of them tend to
live in the same apartment
complex. ... It doesn’t take
a genius to figure out that
perhaps they are sisters
with different families. A
lot of students are coming
from single-parent fami-
lies. Every time you have
children that are not from
the nuclear family, there’s
problems.
“Maybe if somebody
wants to sneak into a
school district and enroll,
there are ways to do it,”
he later added. “Now, I’m
not sure how they’re do-
ing it. The end result is,
the way they get caught is
when the administration
just follows the school bus
home and simply watches
where they go and dwell.
... There’s a principal out
(in New Hope) that will
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Years later, Lemonis

back in Tennessee
By BEN PORTNOY outs in a 4-3 game,” Lemonis
bportnoy@cdispatch.com said. “And Helton came in from
first and got the save.”
When was the last time Mis- Friday, Lemonis returns to
sissippi State head baseball Knoxville, this time in the ma-
coach Chris Lemonis saw a roon and white.
game in Knoxville, Tennessee? MSU enters the 5:30 p.m.
April 25, 1995. contest at 25-5 and winners in
Mississippi
Then an assistant at his alma seven of its last 10 games.
State’s Jake
mater, The Citadel, Lemonis Freshman JT Ginn and red-
Mangum
was in his first year on the Bull- shirt junior Ethan Small will
is close to
dogs’ staff. pitch the first two games of the
becoming
On the mound for the Vol- series for the Bulldogs while se-
the all-time
unteers that night was future nior Peyton Plumlee is slated to
hits leader in
five-time All-Star and four-time start game three.
school history.
Silver Slugger award first base- Lemonis said redshirt junior
Chris McDill/Special man Todd Helton. Keegan James could get some
to the Dispatch “We had bases loaded, no See DIAMonD Dawgs, 4B

MISSISSIPPI STATE FOOTBALL COLLEGE HOOPS

IN THIs corner Gustafson

named AP
Player of
Year
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

TAMPA, Fla. — Megan

Gustafson rewrote the
women’s basketball record
book at Iowa.
The 6-foot-3 center
led the nation in scoring
for the second straight
season, averaging 27.9
points, and became the
fourth player to reach
1,000 points in a year. On
Thursday, she won The
Associated Press women’s
college basketball player
of the year award.
“She’s an amazing
young woman who left an
incredible legacy at this
school,” Iowa coach Lisa
Bluder said.
Missis-
sippi State
senior cen-
ter Teaira
McCowa n
received
one vote for
McCowan
the award.
Led by
Gustafson, the Hawkeyes
reached the Elite Eight for
the first time since 1993.
That season, coach Kim
Mulkey and Baylor ended
their season.
Mulkey was also hon-
ored Thursday, taking
the AP coach of the year
Jim Lytle/Special to the Dispatch
award for the second time.
Mississippi State cornerback Cameron Dantzler has been showing his speedy skills during spring camp. MSU cornerbacks coach Terrell Buck-
She has led top-ranked
ley says he’s the best in the country, and Dantzler is ready to prove his coach right.
Baylor to a 35-1 record

Dantzler stacking up as one of best in nation
By BEN PORTNOY
bportnoy@cdispatch.com
If you ask Mississippi State cornerbacks
coach Terrell Buckley where redshirt junior
Cameron Dantzler stands nationally, he won’t
mince words.
“Based on now, with everything he’s do-
ing, I would say he’s the best corner in the
country,” Buckley said.
The statement is undoubtedly bold, but
if anyone has standing in the argument it’s
MISSISSIPPI STATE SOFTBALL
and helped the Lady Bears
reach the Final Four for
the first time since 2012.
Buckley. to back up his claim. That was when Mulkey
After a three-year career at Florida State, Before coming to Starkville in 2016, he won the coach of the year,
he left Tallahassee with school records in in- spent five years at FSU and another two years leading Baylor to a 40-0
terceptions and interception return yards. at Louisville with a two-year stop at Akron record and the national
In 1991 — his final year at FSU — Buck- sandwiched in between. championship.
ley was a consensus All-American and won “After this year I think about 15 guys that MSU coach Vic Schae-
the Jim Thorpe Award honoring the coun- have signed professional contracts I’ve dealt fer tied for second with
try’s top defensive back. He finished seventh with,” Buckley said. “And I have just as much five votes.
in the Heisman Trophy voting that year and confidence in him as (former FSU corner) Gustafson set an NCAA
will be a part of the College Football Hall of Xavier Rhodes and (former Louisville cor- record this season with
Fame’s 2019 class. ner) Jaire Alexander.” 412 field goals. She tied
Buckley also has the coaching experience See dantzler, 4B the mark for double-dou-
bles with 33. She shot 69.7
percent from the field this
season and finished her
career by making nearly

Rising MSU softball team takes on highly ranked LSU

By BEN PORTNOY
bportnoy@cdispatch.com
For Mississippi State softball,
it’s hard to define success.
Despite 14 NCAA tournament
appearances in the past 19 years,
MSU has finished no better than
tied for seventh in the Southeast-
ern Conference since 2008 and
has never reached a Super Re-
gional.
And with the SEC currently
holding 10 teams in the ESPN.
com/USA Softball top-25, the
competition remains stiff.
One of those teams, No. 7/5
LSU is in Starkville for the start
of a three-game series on Friday
night at 6:30.
In the final three years of Jay
Miller’s time in Starkville, the
Bulldogs steadily declined from
41 wins — the second most in
program history — in 2008 to
just 24 in 2011.
But since head coach Vann
Stuedeman took over the pro-
gram in 2012, MSU has earned at
least 32 wins in six of her seven
years at the helm.
Success is starting to materi-
alize.
With a steady mix of return-
ing talent and new faces, the
See softball, 4B
66 percent of her shots.
The Iowa staff sur-
prised Gustafson that she
had won the award by slip-
ping in a note while she
was reading letters from
fans.
“I was not expecting it
at all. I love my coaches
and they’ve been so sup-
portive of me,” Gustafson
said. “It’s been an incred-
ible ride.”
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briefly CALENDAR Baseball

Quinn Wolcott; Second, Gary Cederstrom;
Third, Marvin Hudson.
T—3:29. A—33,815 (41,149).

Metropolitan Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
y-Washington 81 48 25 8 104 278 246
American League Glance Yankees 8, Orioles 4 x-N.Y. Islanders 81 47 27 7 101 225 196
Basketball Prep Baseball
All Times EDT
East Division
W L Pct GB
New York Baltimore
ab r h bi ab r h bi
x-Pittsburgh 81 44 26 11 99 270 237
x-Carolina
Columbus
81 45 29 7 97 241 220
80 45 31 4 94 249 228
Gardner cf 4 1 2 0 Villar 2b 5 1 2 1
Today’s Games Tampa Bay
Baltimore
5 2 .714 —
4 3 .571 1 Judge rf 5 0 0 0 Smth Jr lf 5 1 1 0
Philadelphia 81 37 36 8 82 241 277
N.Y. Rangers 80 31 36 13 75 221 266
Alabama to play in 2020 Maui Invitational Starkville High at Madison Central, 5 p.m. New York
Toronto
3 4 .429 2
3 5 .375 2½
Voit dh 5 1 1 3 Mancini rf-1b 4 1 0 0
G.Sanch c 4 1 1 1 R.Nunez dh 4 1 2 1
New Jersey 81 30 41 10 70 218 272
WESTERN CONFERENCE
The Alabama men’s basketball team will be one of eight teams that Caledonia at Shannon, 7 p.m. Boston 2 6 .250 3½ G.Bird 1b 3 1 1 0 R.Ruiz 3b 2 0 1 0 Central Division
will compete in the 2020 Maui Invitational, the tournament announced Central Division LMahieu 3b 4 1 1 0 D.Jcksn ph-cf 0 0 0 0 GP W L OT Pts GF GA
New Hope at Leake Central, 6 p.m. W L Pct GB Torres ss 4 2 4 4 Rickard cf-rf 4 0 2 0 x-Nashville 81 46 29 6 98 235 212
Wednesday morning. The event will take place on Nov. 23-25 at the Minnesota 4 1 .800 — C.Frzer lf 4 0 1 0 C.Davis 1b 3 0 0 0 x-Winnipeg 81 46 30 5 97 268 242
historic Lahaina Civic Center on the island of Maui. Hebron Christian at Kemper Academy, 6 p.m. Detroit 5 3 .625 ½ Tuchman lf 0 0 0 0 Alberto ph-3b 1 0 1 0 x-St. Louis 81 44 28 9 97 244 221
Cleveland 3 3 .500 1½ Wade 2b 4 1 1 0 Sucre c 3 0 0 0 x-Dallas 80 42 31 7 91 206 196
In addition to the Crimson Tide, other participants in the 37th West Lowndes vs. Vardaman, 5 p.m. Chicago 2 3 .400 2 Ri.Mrtn ss 4 0 1 0 x-Colorado 81 38 29 14 90 258 241
annual edition of the event include Davidson, Indiana, North Carolina, Totals 37 8 12 8 Totals 35 4 10 2
Saturday’s Games Kansas City 2 4
West Division
.333 2½
New York 001 004 003—8
Minnesota
Chicago
81 37 35 9 83 211 234
80 35 33 12 82 262 286
Providence, Stanford, Texas and UNLV. Starkville High at Louisville, 2 p.m. W L Pct GB Baltimore 300 010 000—4 Pacific Division
This will mark Alabama’s second appearance in the event. The Seattle 7 1 .875 — DP—New York 1, Baltimore 1. LOB—New GP W L OT Pts GF GA
only other showing occurred back in 2008 when UA finished with a 2-1 Caledonia vs. Winston Academy, 1:30 p.m. Texas 5 2 .714 1½ York 6, Baltimore 8. 2B—Torres (2), Smith Jr.
(2). HR—Voit (2), G.Sanchez (3), Torres 2 (2),
z-Calgary 81 50 24 7 107 288 224
Oakland 6 4 .600 2 x-San Jose 81 45 27 9 99 284 259
record, falling to Oregon in the opening round before finishing play with Starkville Academy vs. Central Hinds, 2 p.m. Houston 2 5 .286 4½ Villar (2). CS—Judge (1). x-Vegas 81 43 31 7 93 247 225
Los Angeles 1 6 .143 5½ IP H R ER BB SO Arizona 81 39 34 8 86 211 219
back-to-back wins over Chaminade and Saint Joseph’s. New Hope Tourney (West Point?), TBA Thursday’s Games New York Vancouver 81 35 36 10 80 223 251
Paxton W,1-1 5 1-3 8 4 4 2 9
In fact, all eight teams in the 2020 field will be making a return
appearance, including four squads from the 2008 field. In addition to Prep Softball Seattle at Chicago White Sox, ppd.
Detroit 5, Kansas City 4
N.Y. Yankees 8, Baltimore 4
Kahnle H,1
Britton H,2
1 2-3 0 0 0 1 1
1 1 0 0 1 1
Anaheim
Edmonton
81 34 37 10 78 194 249
81 34 38 9 77 229 273
Los Angeles 80 30 41 9 69 195 256
Alabama, Indiana, North Carolina and Texas were among the eight Today’s Games Oakland 7, Boston 3 Chapman 1 1 0 0 0 1 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for
Cleveland 4, Toronto 1 Baltimore overtime loss. Top three teams in each division
teams that season. Columbus at Noxubee, (DH) 6:30 p.m. Texas 11, L.A. Angels 4 Cobb 5 2-3 5 2 2 1 4 and two wild cards per conference advance to
Wright L,0-1 BS,1 0 4 3 3 0 0
College Baseball Friday’s Games
Seattle at Chicago White Sox, 2:10 p.m. Means
Givens
1
1
1-3 0 0 0 1 2
1-3 2 2 2 1 1
playoffs.
x-clinched playoff spot
Ole Miss extends contract of McPhee-McCuin Today’s Games
Tampa Bay at San Francisco, 4:35 p.m.
Minnesota at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. Castro 2-3 1 1 1 0 0
M.Wright pitched to 4 batters in the 6th
y-clinched division
z-clinched conference
OXFORD – Ole Miss women’s basketball head coach Yolett Robert Morris-Peoria at Mississippi University for Boston at Arizona, 7:10 p.m.
Means pitched to 2 batters in the 8th
Thursday’s Games
Toronto at Cleveland, 7:10 p.m. N.Y. Islanders 2, Florida 1, SO
McPhee-McCuin has agreed in principle to a new four-year contract Oakland at Houston, 8:10 p.m. HBP—by Means (Sanchez). WP—Paxton. Buffalo 5, Ottawa 2
Women (DH), Noon Umpires—Home, Ed Hickox; First, Carlos
that runs through 2023, Ole Miss Vice Chancellor for Intercollegiate Texas at L.A. Angels, 10:07 p.m.
Torres; Second, Dana DeMuth; Third, Angel
Carolina 3, New Jersey 1
Athletics Ross Bjork announced on Thursday. Mississippi State at Tennessee, 5:30 p.m. Saturday’s Games
Kansas City (Lopez 0-1) at Detroit (Moore 0-0), Hernandez.
Washington 2, Montreal 1
Pittsburgh 4, Detroit 1
T—3:27. A—44,182 (45,971).
“Coach McPhee-McCuin has been a breath of fresh air for our Marshall at Southern Miss, 6 p.m. 1:10 p.m. Tampa Bay 3, Toronto 1
Minnesota (Pineda 0-0) at Philadelphia (Arrieta Boston 3, Minnesota 0
women’s basketball program from the moment she stepped foot on Florida at Ole Miss, 6:30 p.m. 1-0), 2:05 p.m. St. Louis 7, Philadelphia 3
campus,” Bjork said. “Her energy and passion for our student-athletes
to excel in life and on the court shines through in every moment that she
South Carolina at Alabama, time TBA
Seattle (Leake 1-0) at Chicago White Sox (Gi-
olito 1-0), 2:10 p.m.
Basketball Nashville 3, Vancouver 2
Colorado 3, Winnipeg 2, OT
Saturday’s Games Tampa Bay (TBD) at San Francisco (Samardzi- NBA San Jose 3, Edmonton 2
leads our program. She inherited a very tough situation, but coaching, ja 0-0), 4:05 p.m. All Times EDT Arizona 4, Vegas 1
LSU at Mississippi State, 1 p.m. Texas (Smyly 0-0) at L.A. Angels (Skaggs 0-1), EASTERN CONFERENCE Friday’s Games
hard work, commitment, recruiting and patience are the key ingredients 4:05 p.m. Atlantic Division Columbus at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.
as she and her staff build the program to meet the high standards of Ole UTSA at Southern Miss (DH), 1 p.m. Toronto (Pannone 0-1) at Cleveland (Carrasco
0-1), 4:10 p.m.
W L Pct GB Dallas at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Los Angeles at Anaheim, 10 p.m.
Miss women’s basketball. One day soon, we will look up with excitement y-Toronto 56 23 .709 —
Ole Miss at Kentucky, time TBA N.Y. Yankees (Happ 0-1) at Baltimore (Bundy x-Philadelphia 49 30 .620 7 Saturday’s Games
as Coach Yo will deliver a great program that is built to last. We are 0-0), 7:05 p.m. x-Boston 47 32 .595 9 Tampa Bay at Boston, 1 p.m.
Alabama at South Carolina, time TBA Oakland (Brooks 1-0) at Houston (Miley 0-1), Brooklyn 39 40 .494 17 Vancouver at St. Louis, 4 p.m.
thankful for Coach Yo’s commitment to Ole Miss and will continue to 7:10 p.m. Buffalo at Detroit, 7 p.m.
build the program together.” College Softball Boston (Price 0-1) at Arizona (Weaver 0-0),
8:10 p.m.
New York

15 63 .192 40½
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Washington, 7 p.m.
McPhee-McCuin is coming off her first season at the helm for Today’s Games Sunday’s Games Orlando 39 40 .494 — New Jersey at Florida, 7 p.m.
the Rebels. Despite inheriting a team that had just four returnees, Minnesota at Philadelphia, 1:05 p.m. Miami 38 40 .487 ½ Columbus at Ottawa, 7 p.m.
LSU at Mississippi State, 6 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Baltimore, 1:05 p.m. Charlotte 36 42 .462 2½ Carolina at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
McPhee-McCuin built a nearly brand new Rebel roster and rallied them Kansas City at Detroit, 1:10 p.m. Washington 32 47 .405 7 Toronto at Montreal, 7 p.m.
into a high-energy unit from wire-to-wire. Ole Miss at Kentucky, time TBA Toronto at Cleveland, 1:10 p.m. Atlanta 29 50 .367 10 Chicago at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Oakland at Houston, 2:10 p.m. Minnesota at Dallas, 8 p.m.
Under her guidance, Ole Miss improved its SEC win total by two Alabama at South Carolina, time TBA Seattle at Chicago White Sox, 2:10 p.m.
Central Division
W L Pct GB Winnipeg at Arizona, 10 p.m.
games from 2017-18, took down a ranked opponent on the road for the Saturday’s Games Tampa Bay at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. z-Milwaukee 59 20 .747 — Edmonton at Calgary, 10 p.m.
Texas at L.A. Angels, 4:07 p.m. x-Indiana 47 32 .595 12 Vegas at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
first time since 2011 at No. 16 Kentucky on Jan. 13 and mentored the LSU at Mississippi State, 1 p.m. Boston at Arizona, 4:10 p.m. Detroit 39 39 .500 19½ Colorado at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
first All-SEC honoree for the Rebels since 2014-15 in Second-Team National League Glance Chicago 22 57 .278 37 Sunday’s Games
member Crystal Allen. UTSA at Southern Miss (DH), 1 p.m. All Times EDT
Cleveland 19 60 .241 40 No games scheduled
WESTERN CONFERENCE Monday’s Games
“I can’t believe it’s been a year already,” McPhee-McCuin said. Ole Miss at Kentucky, time TBA East Division Southwest Division No games scheduled
W L Pct GB W L Pct GB
“I was extremely grateful for the opportunity last year, and to this date Alabama at South Carolina, time TBA Philadelphia 4 1 .800 — y-Houston 51 28 .646 —
the feeling has not changed. I would like to thank Ross and Chancellor
Sparks for their vote of confidence in my staff and myself as we take the Men’s College Golf
New York
Atlanta
5 2
3 3 .500 1½
Washington 3 3 .500 1½
.714 — x-San Antonio 45 34 .570 6
New Orleans 32 47 .405 19 Transactions
necessary steps to build this program back into a national brand.” Today’s Games Miami 2 5 .286 3
Memphis
Dallas
31 47 .397 19½
31 47 .397 19½
Thursday’s Sports Moves
Central Division BASEBALL
Northwest Division
Mississippi State at Mason Rudolph Invitational W L Pct GB W L Pct GB
American League

Shooting Milwaukee 6 1 .857 — BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Reinstated RHP

(Franklin, Tennessee) St. Louis 3 3 .500 2½
x-Denver
x-Portland
52 26 .667 —
50 28 .641 2
Alex Cobb from the 10-day IL.
Pittsburgh 2 3 .400 3 BOSTON RED SOX — Reinstated 1B-OF
Saturday’s Games Chicago 1 5 .167 4½
x-Utah 48 30 .615 4 Steve Pearce from the 10-day IL. Optioned 1B-
x-Oklahoma City 45 33 .577 7 OF Sam Travis to Pawtucket (IL).
Mississippi State at Mason Rudolph Invitational Cincinnati 1 5 .167 4½ Minnesota 35 43 .449 17
Weisz qualifies for 2019 Pan Am Games (Franklin, Tennessee)
West Division
W L Pct GB
Pacific Division
CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Optioned RHP
Dylan Covey to Charlotte (IL). Reinstated RHP
Ole Miss rifle alum Alison Weisz claimed top marks at both the Pan W L Pct GB Ian Hamilton from the 10-day IL and optioned
Los Angeles 5 2 .714 —
College Rowing
y-Golden State 54 24 .692 — him to Charlotte. Reinstated SS Tim Anderson
American and World Cup Selection matches in late March at the U.S. San Diego 4 3 .571 1 x-L.A. Clippers 47 32 .595 7½
Arizona 3 4 .429 2 from the paternity list.
Army Marksmanship’s Home of Champions. Sacramento 39 40 .494 15½ NEW YORK YANKEES — Placed SS Troy
Today’s Games Colorado
San Francisco 2 5
3 4 .429 2
.286 3
L.A. Lakers 35 44 .443 19½ Tulowitski on the 10-day IL. Recalled INF
These matches were used to determine who would have the Phoenix 18 61 .228 36½ Thairo Estrada from Scranton Wilkes-Barre
choice of competing at spring International Shooting Sport Federation Alabama at Sunshine State Invitational (Sarasota, Thursday’s Games
San Diego at St. Louis, ppd.
x-clinched playoff spot (IL). Claimed RHP Jake Barrett off waivers
y-clinched division
(ISSF) World Cups in Beijing, China and Munich, Germany; as well as Florida) Washington 4, N.Y. Mets 0 z-clinched conference
from Pittsburgh and optioned him to Scranton/
Wilkes-Barre. Transferred RHP Ben Heller to
Pittsburgh 2, Cincinnati 0 Thursday’s Games
for the Pan American Games in Lima, Peru later this summer. The top Saturday’s Games Atlanta 9, Chicago Cubs 4 Milwaukee 128, Philadelphia 122
the 60-day DL.
Friday’s Games TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Added INF Alen
two finishers earned Pan American Game Team selection, while the top Alabama at Sunshine State Invitational (Sarasota, L.A. Dodgers at Colorado, 4:10 p.m.
Sacramento 117, Cleveland 104 Hanson and OF Socrates Brito to the ma-
three earned World Cup Team spots. Golden State 108, L.A. Lakers 90 jor-league roster. Optioned RHP Sean Re-
San Diego at St. Louis, 4:15 p.m.
Florida) Tampa Bay at San Francisco, 4:35 p.m.
Friday’s Games id-Foley and OF Anthony Alford to Buffalo (IL).
Weisz competed alongside current Rebels Abby Buesseler, Alana Atlanta at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Kelly, and incoming freshman Claire O’Neel. Men’s College Tennis Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.
Minnesota at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.
Boston at Arizona, 7:10 p.m.
San Antonio at Washington, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
National League
PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Placed OF Corey
Dickerson on the 10-day IL. Reinstated RHP
Weisz, a two-time All-American from Belgrade, Mont., tallied a Today’s Games Miami at Atlanta, 7:20 p.m.
Boston at Indiana, 8 p.m. Jordan Lyles from the 10-day IL.
two-day total of 1257.8 in the Pan American portion. She used 6.5 Detroit at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Reinstated INF
Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m.
Southern Miss vs. UTSA (Houston, Texas), 2 p.m. Saturday’s Games
Miami at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Howie Kendrick from the 10-day IL. Optioned
points over two finals appearances to edge second-place Minden Miles, Washington (Corbin 0-0) at N.Y. Mets (Matz
New York at Houston, 8 p.m. INF Jake Noll to Fresno (PCL).
who recorded a 1254.4. Ole Miss at Mississippi State, 3 p.m. 0-0), 1:10 p.m.
Memphis at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Atlantic League
Sacramento at Utah, 9 p.m. LONG ISLAND DUCKS — Signed OF Rey
In the World Cups qualifier, Weisz made all three finals for 2517.7 Florida at Alabama, 6 p.m. Cincinnati (Roark 0-0) at Pittsburgh (Williams
1-0), 1:35 p.m.
New Orleans at Phoenix, 10 p.m. Fuentes.
points. Miles finished runner-up with 2502.5 points. Cleveland at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
Saturday’s Games Minnesota (Pineda 0-0) at Philadelphia (Arrieta L.A. Lakers at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
Can-Am League
NEW JERSEY JACKALS — Signed 1B Conrad
Weisz will now have a choice of competing at two future World 1-0), 2:05 p.m. Portland at Denver, 10:30 p.m.
Southern Miss vs. UAB (Houston, Texas), 2 p.m. San Diego (Paddack 0-0) at St. Louis (Wacha Saturday’s Games
Gregor.
Cups in Beijing, China and/or Munich, Germany in the spring, or 0-0), 2:15 p.m. BASKETBALL
The Pan American Games that will be held in Lima, Peru from July Women’s College Tennis Tampa Bay (TBD) at San Francisco (Samardzi-
ja 0-0), 4:05 p.m.
Brooklyn at Milwaukee, 5 p.m.
Philadelphia at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
National Basketball Association
NBA — Fined New Orleans Pelicans F/C An-
26-August 11. Today’s Games Chicago Cubs (Hamels 0-0) at Milwaukee Miami at Toronto, 12 p.m.
thony Davis $15,000 for directing an obscene
(Burnes 0-0), 7:10 p.m. gesture toward a fan.
San Antonio at Cleveland, 3 p.m.
Mississippi State at Vanderbilt, 3:30 p.m. Miami (Alcantara 1-0) at Atlanta (TBD), 7:20 Oklahoma City at Minnesota, 3:30 p.m.
SAN ANTONIO SPURS — Signed F Donatas

Baseball Alabama at Florida, 4 p.m.

p.m.
Boston (Price 0-1) at Arizona (Weaver 0-0),
8:10 p.m.
Charlotte at Detroit, 4 p.m.
Brooklyn at Indiana, 5 p.m.
Motiejunas.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
Ole Miss at Kentucky, 4 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Buehler 0-0) at Colorado (Gray
Dallas at Memphis, 6 p.m. CINCINNATI BENGALS — Re-signed G-C
Atlanta at Milwaukee, 7 p.m. Trey Hopkins to a one-year contract.
Saturday’s Games 0-1), 8:10 p.m.
Alabama and South Carolina to play two today Sunday’s Games
Phoenix at Houston, 7 p.m.
Orlando at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Signed OL Dakota
Dozier.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Thursday matchup between Alabama Southern Miss at UAB, Noon Minnesota at Philadelphia, 1:05 p.m.
Washington at N.Y. Mets, 1:10 p.m.
Washington at New York, 7:30 p.m. OAKLAND RAIDERS — Released WR Seth
College Track and Field
L.A. Clippers at Golden State, 8:30 p.m. Roberts.
and South Carolina was postponed to Friday as part of a doubleheader Miami at Atlanta, 1:20 p.m. Denver at Portland, 9 p.m. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Signed DT Nick
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 1:35 p.m.
at Sewell-Thomas Stadium. The teams were forced to make the change New Orleans at Sacramento, 9 p.m. Thurman.
Today’s Games Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee, 2:10 p.m. Utah at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m. HOCKEY
due to the threat of severe weather on Thursday evening. San Diego at St. Louis, 2:15 p.m. Monday’s Games National Hockey League
The Friday schedule will begin at 1:30 p.m. with game two of the Ole Miss at Spec Towns Invite (Athens, Georgia) Tampa Bay at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m.
Boston at Arizona, 4:10 p.m.
No games scheduled. NHL — Fined Vegas D Colin Miller $2,000 as
Tuesday’s Games
afternoon set to start at 6 p.m. Saturday’s 1 p.m. first pitch for the series Southern Miss at Auburn Relays (Auburn, Alabama) L.A. Dodgers at Colorado, 8:37 p.m. Boston at Washington, 7 p.m.
supplementary discipline under NHL Rule 64
(diving/embellishment).
finale will remain as scheduled. Saturday’s Games Braves 9, Cubs 4 Charlotte at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
Memphis at Detroit, 7 p.m.
NEW YORK RANGERS — Announced Glen
All promotions for “Game of Thrones” Night originally scheduled Chicago Atlanta Sather is stepping down as president and will
Alabama at Battle of the Bayou (Bayou Rouge, ab r h bi ab r h bi Philadelphia at Miami, 7:30 p.m. become senior adviser to owner James Dolan.
on Thursday will now be moved to Friday at 4 p.m. Friday’s originally Almr Jr cf 5 0 0 0 Incarte cf 5 1 2 0 Golden State at New Orleans, 8 p.m. American Hockey League
scheduled Greek/Crimson Chaos Night along with Kids’ Night at The Louisiana) Bryant 3b 4 1 0 0 Dnldson 3b 4 1 0 0 New York at Chicago, 8 p.m. HARTFORD WOLF PACK — Announced
Rizzo 1b 3 1 1 2 Freeman 1b 3 2 1 0 Toronto at Minnesota, 8 p.m. D Ryan Lindgren was recalled by New York
Joe will remain for game two of the day. Ole Miss at Spec Towns Invite (Athens, Georgia) J.Baez ss 4 1 1 1 Acn Jr. lf 3 2 0 0 Phoenix at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. (NHL). Announced F Ty Ronning was reas-
Cntrras c 3 0 0 0 Mrkakis rf 5 3 5 5 Denver at Utah, 9 p.m. signed to the team by New York. Signed Fs
Tickets for Thursday and Friday will be honored for both games. Southern Miss at Auburn Relays (Auburn, Alabama) Bote 2b 2 0 0 0 Albies 2b 5 0 2 0 Houston at Oklahoma City, 9:30 p.m. Jake Elmer, Shawn McBride and Lewis Zert-
Game two of the day will recognize Friday’s ticket as originally
scheduled.
Junior College Tennis Edwrds p 0 0 0 0 B.McCnn c 2 0 1 2
Chtwood p 0 0 0 0 D.Swnsn ss 3 0 2 1
Portland at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
Thursday’s College
er-Gossage to amateur tryout agreements.
Released F Terrence Wallin from his profes-
Today’s Games Dscalso ph 1 0 0 0 Fried p 3 0 0 0 sional tryout agreement and returned him to
Mntgmry p 0 0 0 0 Carle p 1 0 0 0 Baseball Scores Maine (ECHL).
Itawamba at Jones, 1 p.m. Cratini ph 1 1 1 0 Sobotka p 0 0 0 0 EAST SOCCER
Southern Miss hosts Marshall in C-USA Saturday’s Games
Schwrbr lf 3 0 0 0 Minter p 0 0 0 0
Darvish p 1 0 0 0
Mount St. Vincent 14, Baruch 2
Penn St.-Brandywine 9, Penn St.-Hazleton 4
USL Championship
MINNESOTA UNITED — Sent Ds Carter Man-
HATTIESBURG – Southern Miss returns home this weekend to Zobrist 2b 2 0 0 0 Thiel 4, St. Vincent 3 ley and Wyatt Omsberg, G Dayne St. Claire and
face a tough Conference USA opponent in Marshall at Pete Taylor Itawamba at East Central, 1 p.m. Zagunis rf 4 0 2 1 SOUTH F Mason Toye to Forward Madison.

Park/Hill Denson Field. Junior College Baseball Totals 33 4 5 4 Totals

Chicago 000 000 004—4
Atlanta 000 150 12x—9
34 9 13 8 N. Kentucky 9, Miami-Hamilton 6
South Carolina at Alabama, ppd., weather
National Women’s Soccer League
ORLANDO PRIDE — Acquired D Morgan Reid
from North Carolina for a 2020 fourth-round
The Golden Eagles and Thundering Herd play a 6 p.m., contest on Saturday’s Games E—Albies (1), Contreras (1). DP—Chicago
Arkansas at Auburn, ppd., weather
draft pick.
Friday, 2 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m., Sunday. 1. LOB—Chicago 6, Atlanta 9. 2B—Inciarte COLLEGE
Itawamba at Southwest (DH), 1 p.m. (1), Markakis 3 (3). HR—Rizzo (2), J.Baez (3). HOUSTON — Signed men’s basketball coach
Southern Miss looks to win its 13th C-USA series in 14 tries from
Marshall as they swept the Herd last season in Beckley, W.Va., and Hinds at EMCC (DH), 2 p.m. CS—Albies (2). SF—B.McCann (1).
IP H R ER BB SO Hockey Kelvin Sampson to a contract extension
through the 2024-25 season.
clinched the league regular season crown in the process during the final Junior College Softball Chicago
Darvish L,0-1 4 5 3 3 4 2 National Hockey League
IOWA STATE — Sophomore G Lindell Wiggin-
ton will enter the NBA draft.
weekend of the regular season. Saturday’s Games Edwards Jr. 0 0 2 2 2 0 All Times EDT MONTANA STATE — Named Danny Sprinkle
Chatwood 2 3 1 1 0 2 EASTERN CONFERENCE men’s basketball coach.
After falling to South Alabama 15-6 Tuesday night at home and Montgomery 2 5 3 3 0 2 TEMPLE — Named Jimmy Fenerty men’s as-
having an eight-game home winning streak snapped, the Golden Itawamba at Copiah-Lincoln (DH), 1 p.m. Atlanta
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA sistant basketball coach.
Eagles look to start a new winning streak this weekend. Hinds at EMCC (DH), 4 p.m. Fried W,1-0
Carle
6 1 0 0 0 5
2 1 0 0 1 1
z-Tampa Bay 81 61 16 4 126 319 219
x-Boston 81 49 23 9 107 256 209
TEXAS A&M — Named Buzz Williams men’s
basketball coach.
Junior College Golf Sobotka
Minter
1-3 3 4 2 0 0
2-3 0 0 0 2 1
x-Toronto
Montreal
81 46 28 7 99 281 245
81 43 30 8 94 243 231
TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY — Announced
the resignation of women’s tennis coach Sonia
Golf Saturday’s Games Darvish pitched to 2 batters in the 5th
Edwards Jr. pitched to 2 batters in the 5th
Florida
Detroit
81 36 32 13 85 264 276
81 32 39 10 74 226 270
Hahn at the end of the season to become the
associate athletic director for sports and ad-
Itawamba at Copiah-Lincoln Spring Invitational HBP—by Carle (Rizzo). WP—Edwards Jr.. Buffalo 81 32 39 10 74 219 270 ministration and senior woman administrator at
Umpires—Home, Adrian Johnson; First, Ottawa 81 29 46 6 64 240 296 Southern Utah.
Alabama’s Jeon finishes 40th in Augusta tourney
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Alabama junior Jiwon Jeon carded a 2-over par
74 on Thursday and finished tied for 40th place overall with a 36-hole
total of 6-over par 150 (76-74) at the inaugural Augusta National Wom-
on the air
en’s Amateur at the Champions Retreat Golf Club. Today AUTO RACING Network
The top-30 players advanced to the final round of the event on AUTO RACING 7:30 a.m. — MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR 1 p.m. — Rutgers at Johns Hopkins, ESPNU
Saturday, which will be played at the Augusta National Golf Club – the CUP: practice, Bristol, Tenn., FS1 4 p.m. — Villanova at Denver, CBS Sports
famed home of The Masters. However, Jeon will still get the opportunity
2 p.m. — NASCAR Xfinity: practice, Bristol,
Tenn., FS1 8:30 a.m. — NASCAR Xfinity: qualifying, Network
to play Augusta National for an official practice round on Friday.
The tournament is the first-ever women’s event at Augusta 4 p.m. — NASCAR Xfinity: final practice, Bristol, Tenn., FS1 COLLEGE LACROSSE (WOMEN’S)
National. Bristol, Tenn., FS1 10 a.m. — MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR 9 a.m. — Northwestern at Johns Hopkins,
After a difficult front nine in which Jeon finished at 4-over par, the 5 p.m. — MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP: CUP: final practice, Bristol, Tenn., FS1 ESPNU
Daegu, Korea, native made a run at the top-30 with a bogey-free back 12 p.m. — NASCAR Xfinity: The NXS 300,
nine that included a pair of birdies to result in her second round total. qualifying, Bristol, Tenn., FS1 COLLEGE SOFTBALL
COLLEGE BASEBALL Bristol, Tenn., FS1 4 p.m. — Michigan at Maryland, Big Ten
3 p.m. — Minnesota at Michigan, Big Ten 3 p.m. — IndyCar Racing: qualifying, Bir-
Gymnastics Network mingham, Ala., NBC Sports Network
Network
4 p.m. — UCLA at Arizona State, ESPN2
6 p.m. — South Carolina at Alabama, SEC 7 p.m. — MONSTER ENERGY Supercross: 5 p.m. — Alabama at South Carolina, ESPN
Alabama set for NCAA Regional at Michigan 8 p.m. — Texas at Baylor, ESPNU Round 14 of the AMA Supercross, Nashville, 5 p.m. — LSU at Mississippi State, ESPNU
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – After a first-round bye, No. 10-ranked Tenn., NBC Sports Network
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 5 p.m. — Arkansas at Florida, SEC
Alabama gets the regional round of the NCAA Championships
started Friday afternoon in the Ann Arbor Regional at the University of 6 p.m. — CBI Tournament: Teams TBD, COLLEGE BASEBALL 7 p.m. — Baylor at Oklahoma, ESPN
Michigan. Finals Game 3 (if necessary), ESPNU 7 p.m. — Texas A&M at LSU, ESPN2
GOLF
“We’re focused on actions, not outcomes and that’s where we’ve COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S) 7 p.m. — Florida at Ole Miss, SEC
really, really stayed the course,” UA head coach Dana Duckworth said. 11 a.m. — Women’s Golf: Augusta National
6 p.m. — NCAA Tournament: Teams TBD, 10 p.m. — Cal State Fullerton at Cal Poly,
“The process has not changed. We are focused on staying where our Women’s Amateur, Augusta, Ga., NBC
feet are and doing what you need to do today to be better than you were Final Four, Tampa, Fla., ESPN2 ESPNU
12 p.m. — PGA Tour Golf: Valero Texas
yesterday.” 8:30 p.m. — NCAA Tournament: Teams COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)
Open, third round, San Antonio, Texas, GOLF
The Crimson Tide is in the 1 p.m. CT session of the second round, TBD, Final Four, Tampa, Fla., ESPN2 5 p.m. — NCAA Tournament: Teams TBD,
taking on host Michigan, as well as Penn State and Ohio State. Friday’s 2:30 p.m. — PGA Tour Golf: Valero Texas
COLLEGE SOFTBALL Final Four, Minneapolis, Minn., CBS
6 p.m. session of the second round will be made up of defending NCAA
4 p.m. — Indiana at Michigan, ESPNU Open, third round, San Antonio, Texas, NBC
Champion UCLA, Nebraska and West Virginia as well as the winner of
7:30 p.m. — NCAA Tournament: Teams TBD,
6:30 p.m. — Baylor at Oklahoma, FS1 Final Four, Minneapolis, Minn., CBS 4 p.m. — LPGA Tour Golf: ANA Inspiration,
round one, which features Illinois and Central Michigan.
The top two teams from each of Friday’s sessions will advance to GOLF COLLEGE FOOTBALL third round, Rancho Mirage, Calif., GOLF
round three, a four-team session on Saturday. The top two teams from 11 a.m. — LPGA Tour Golf: ANA Inspiration, 11 a.m. — Purdue Spring Game, Big Ten HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL (BOYS)
that session advance to the NCAA semifinals in Fort Worth, Texas. second round, Rancho Mirage, Calif., GOLF 11 a.m. — GEICO Nationals: Teams TBD,
Network
3 p.m. — PGA Tour Golf: Valero Texas Open, 11 a.m. — South Carolina Spring Game, championship, New York, N.Y., ESPN
Softball second round, San Antonio, Texas, GOLF SEC HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL (GIRLS)
6 p.m. — LPGA Tour Golf: ANA Inspiration, 1 p.m. — LSU Spring Game, SEC 9 a.m. — GEICO Nationals: Teams TBD,
Bonney’s 3-hit shutout secures EMCC split second round, Rancho Mirage, Calif., GOLF 1:30 p.m. — Clemson Spring Game, ESPN2 championship, New York, N.Y., ESPN2
SCOOBA – Freshman Britney Bonney’s three-hit shutout in the NBA BASKETBALL MLB BASEBALL
opening game helped secure East Mississippi Community College’s 3 p.m. — Arkansas Spring Game, ESPNU
home MACJC softball doubleheader split with Holmes Community 7 p.m. — Boston at Indiana, ESPN 3 p.m. — Ole Miss Spring Game, SEC 3 p.m. — Texas at LA Angels, FS1
College during Wednesday’s conference action played at the EMCC 9:30 p.m. — Portland at Denver, ESPN COLLEGE LACROSSE (MEN’S) 6 p.m. — Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee, FS1
Softball Field. Following EMCC’s 6-0 victory in the opener, the visiting
Lady Bulldogs salvaged the split with a 6-2 nightcap win.
Saturday 10 a.m. — Lehigh at Loyola University Mary- NBA BASKETBALL
In the opening contest, the Lady Lions provided all of the run AAF FOOTBALL land, CBS Sports Network 11 a.m. — Basketball Hall of Fame An-
support Bonney needed with three runs in the bottom of the first inning 11 a.m. — Memphis at San Antonio, CBS 11 a.m. — Notre Dame at Duke, ESPNU nouncement, ESPN2
on run-producing doubles by Mackenzie Dolan and Madelyn Wilkes. 7 p.m. — San Diego at Orlando, NFL 1 p.m. — Michigan at Maryland, Big Ten 7 p.m. — Philadelphia at Chicago. NBA
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MSU ROUNDUP NCAA TOURNEY

Golf Dawgs take on New

strong field in Mason
Rudolph Championship
FROM SPECIAL REPORTS
FRANKLIN, Tenn. –
Mississippi State’s men’s
golf team is in Tennessee
for its final road test of the
regular season this week-
end as play begins at the
Mason Rudolph Champi-
onship on Friday.
State will take on a
challenging field at the
Mason Rudolph Cham-
pionship, of which five of
the 15 teams are ranked
in the Golfstat.com Top
50. The player leader-
board also will include
11 golfers ranked in Golf-
stat.com’s Top 100.
“We are really excit-
ed to play at the Mason
Rudolph Championship
this weekend,” Bulldogs
coach Dusty Smith said.
“We had a good week of
preparation and have a
hungry group that is look-
ing forward to competing
hard. This week is about
our team taking the right
step and having the right
focus. We know our suc-
cess comes from playing
for each other and do-
ing the simple things at
the highest level. We are
looking forward to this
next opportunity to grow
as a team.”
The three-day event
takes place at the par-
71, 7,100-yard Vanderbilt
Legends Club. The field
will play 18 holes each
day Friday, Saturday and
Sunday.
MSU’s Peng Pichaikool
is the sixth-highest
ranked golfer in the event,
coming in at 35th. The ju-
nior has collected a 70.57
stroke average so far this
season and earned top-15
finishes in six of the sev-
en events he has played in
NCAA FINAL FOUR
for State, which includes
two runner-up place-
ments.
Junior Garrett Johnson
will take the second spot
in Smith’s lineup and is
set to play his 22nd con-
secutive tournament for
MSU. Johnson has placed
in the top 20 four times
this season, highlighted
by a win at the Desert
Mountain Intercollegiate
in early March.
One of the SEC’s top
freshmen, Ford Clegg,
will look to continue his
consistent play. In his last
five events, Clegg has
finished 19th or better
and he took home a ca-
reer-best share of third
in MSU’s win at Desert
Mountain.
Ross Bell and Aus-
tin Rose will round out
Smith’s lineup card.
Freshman Austin Vu-
kovits will also compete
at the event, playing as
an individual in his third
competition.
ANOTHER HONOR
FOR McCOWAN: The
Senior CLASS Award
named Teaira McCowan
a First Team All-Ameri-
can on Thursday.
McCowan led MSU in
scoring and rebounding,
averaging 18.4 points and
13.5 rebounds per game
this season while shoot-
ing 66.2 percent from
the field. Her percent-
age ranked fourth in the
nation this year and is a
new MSU single-season
record.
She scored in double
figures in 33 of 36 games
and tallied 20-plus points
in 17 of those.
McCowan posted 31
double-doubles, breaking
her own MSU single-sea-
Photo by John Weast/Mississippi State University
MSU senior golfer Austin Rose is among the Bulldogs playing in this weekend’s Ma-
son Rudolph Championship in Tennessee.
son record, which was streak, the No. 6-ranked
third nationally. McCow- MSU men’s tennis team
an finished the year with is set to host 25th-ranked
662 points which was rival Ole Miss on Friday
23rd in the nation and at 3 p.m. at the A.J. Pitts
tied for ninth in school Tennis Centre.
history. The Bulldogs (16-3,
An acronym for Cel- 8-1 SEC) are also put-
ebrating Loyalty and ting a six-match winning
Achievement for Stay- streak on the line against
ing in School, the Senior the Rebels (13-9, 4-5). Pri-
CLASS Award focuses on or to the match, at approx-
the total student-athlete imately 2:30 p.m., the pro-
and encourages students gram will honor its four
to use their platform in seniors – Nuno Borges,
athletics to make a posi- Niclas Braun, Trevor Fos-
tive impact as leaders in hey and Strahinja Rakic
their communities. – in a special Senior Day
To be eligible for the ceremony. Admission to
award, a student-athlete the match is free.
must be classified as an In the ITA nation-
NCA A Division I senior al singles rankings,
and have notable achieve- two-time All-American
ments in four areas of Borges leads three State
excellence: community, players at No. 2 in the
classroom, character and nation (matching his ca-
competition. reer-best), while Giovan-
McCowan has volun- ni Oradini comes in at
teered with special needs 52nd nationally.
children and is on track WOMEN’S TENNIS:
to graduate in May with a Following 2018’s histor-
degree in human develop- ic triumph over No. 2
ment and family studies. Vanderbilt in Starkville,
The Bulldog center MSU’s women’s tennis
has now been named a squad (12-9, 3-6 SEC)
First Team All-American looks to repeat that vic-
by five different outlets tory at 3:30 p.m. Friday
for her efforts on the in Nashville, matching
court this year. up with the sixth-ranked
MEN’S TENNIS: Commodores (12-5, 7-2)
Looking to continue its at the Currey Tennis Cen-
24-match home winning ter.
The Bulldogs are 2-3
against ranked opponents
in 2019. MSU’s most no-
table SEC victories this
season included a pro-
gram-first triumph over
the Florida Gators (now
ranked 23rd) in Gaines-
ville in an exciting 4-3
affair and a tough 4-2 de-
cision over No. 39 Auburn
in Starkville on March 15.
State true freshman
Emma Antonaki has con-
sistently been among the
nation’s ranked singles
players this season. The
rookie currently stands
67th in the country, hold-
ing a team-leading 24-8
overall singles mark
through fall tournament
action and dual match
play. Antonaki retains an
8-3 record against ranked
opponents, 4-1 against top
60 contenders.
Landing in the rank-
ings for the first time
this season, MSU’s dou-
bles tandem of Magda
Adaloglou and Tamara
Racine have earned the
57th-ranked spot. The
pair is 7-5 overall, 4-4 in
SEC action. The duo has
claimed four of its last six
contests, including an up-
set of the nation’s sixth-
ranked tandem in Ten-
nessee’s Sadie Hammond
and Kaitlin Staines.
roles for
injured
stars
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MINNEAPOLIS —
Under different circum-
stances Joshua Langford
might have had a throng
of reporters around him as
he sat in front of his lock-
er at U.S. Bank Stadium,
two days before Michigan
State plays in the Final
Four.
Langford is the Spar-
tans’ co-captain and sec-
ond-leading scorer, but
has not played since late
December because of an
ankle injury. So instead of
drawing lots of attention
from media Thursday, the
way All-America team-
mate Cassius Winston and
emerging Spartans fresh-
man Aaron Henry did,
Langford only did a few
interviews.
Langford has watched
more than participated
this season, but he has
been way more than just a
spectator.
“It’s been a great expe-
rience for me just because,
well first of all, I always
said I wanted to come to
a Final Four, so I’m here
at the Final Four,” said
Langford, who was wear-
ing a plastic walking boot
to support his surgically
repaired left foot. “So I’ve
learned a lot. You know
just because I’m not able
to play I still have figured
out a way to try to still be a
part of the team and that’s
through my voice.”
Langford is one of
two talented players who
will make an impact on
Saturday’s Final Four
even though they are not
healthy enough to play.
Langford has found a
niche as leader, mentor
and part-time assistant
coach for the Spartans,
who face Texas Tech.

For these NCAA players, it’s all in the food

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
MINNEAPOLIS — Braden Burke sat at
his stall finishing off the last remnants of his
lunch as reporters filled the Michigan State
locker room.
The room was open so Final Four media
could ask players questions, but Burke still
had potatoes and broccoli in his Styrofoam
container, so he used the opportunity to get
in the last few bites.
“I have a high metabolism, so I get hungry
a lot,” the Michigan State sophomore forward
said on Thursday. “I’ve got to eat whenever I
have the chance.”
Playing Division I basketball, particularly
at the highest levels like at the Final Four, has
become a year-round job.
Players not only have to stay in shape
during the season, they have to keep up a
high level of fitness in the offseason to re-
main competitive.
That means plenty of running, weightlift-
ing, agility drills, shooting, practicing. Fall
off in any aspect and there will undoubtedly
be a dip in their game.
A small but still important component to
this process is nutrition.
Eat the wrong food during the offseason
and a player could gain weight while losing
quickness and agility. Eating poorly before
practice or a game can lead to a lethargic per-
formance. Fail to recover properly, they’ll be
worn down the next day.
They have to pay attention to what they’re
putting in their body or they’re just not go-
ing to have what they need in the tank to get
to the court,” said Randy Bird, Director of
Sports Nutrition at the University of Virgin-
ia. “They’re going to get worn down before
the conference tournament even starts or to
make it to this point.”
Some schools build detailed meal plans for
players, mapping out what they eat and when
they eat it.
Other schools have more of a hands-off ap-
Auburn will face Vir-
ginia without star forward
Chuma Okeke, who in-
jured his knee in a Sweet
proach, allowing the players to eat what they 16 victory against North
want — within reason. Carolina but has helped
inspire the Tigers to the
“Nutrition is obviously very important, but
first Final Four in school
to me, not in the regard they have to eat super history.
healthy or what people term ‘clean,’” Auburn
Langford’s injury came
strength and conditioning coach Damon Da- in Michigan State’s final
vis said. “For these guys, it’s more about get- nonconference game on
ting consistent calories throughout the day Dec. 29 against Northern
and trying to avoid certain foods on game Illinois. Not until a month
days.” later was it determined the
6-foot-6 junior from Hunts-
Getting 18- to 22-year-olds to eat properly
ville, Alabama, was done
is not always easy, even at an elite level.
for the season.
The players are in somewhat controlled
environments a good portion of the day, get- “I coined a phrase for
Joshua,” Michigan State
ting food in the locker and training rooms or
coach Tom Izzo said. “I
the dining hall. Late at night or times when
said some guys like the
they’re not with the team are a little tougher game, some guys love the
to stay on top of players’ eating. game, and some guys live
Most players adhere to the recommenda- the game. Joshua is a guy
tions, but there’s almost always someone who that lives the game. And
needs to be gently reminded about his eating so I did have to keep him
habits. involved.”

NIT CHAMPIONSHIP JUST THE RIGHT KICK

Texas routs Lipscomb for title
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK — Texas
can hook its horns to an
NIT championship.
Dylan Osetkowski had
19 points and 11 rebounds
to lead Texas to the NIT
championship with an 81-
66 win over Lipscomb on
Thursday night at Madi-
son Square Garden.
“It’s great to win a
championship,” coach
Shaka Smart said.
The Longhorns (21-16)
beat South Dakota State,
Xavier, Colorado and TCU
to reach the final, and
survived a few late shots
at the lead to win their
first NIT title since 1978.
Smart, just 71-66 in four
seasons with the Long-
horns, got Texas to cut
down the nets the same
time he is reportedly on
the short list of candidates
to take the UCLA vacan-
cy. Texas has not won an
NCAA Tournament game
under Smart and few Tex-
as fans would weep if he
left for the Bruins.
Texas fans at the Gar-
den enjoyed the title and
held up the “hook em”
hand gesture as the final
seconds ticked off.
Smart was doused with
water in the locker room
and had a towel with him
as he walked to a press
conference.
“There have been
teams that have come and
won the NIT and used it
as an unbelievable spring-
board,” Smart said. “And
there’s teams that hav-
en’t.”
Jase Febres held off
the pesky Bisons with 3s
in the second half that
extended the lead to 13 Chris McDill/Special to the Dispatch
points each time and kept Shane Richardson puts his foot into the ball for the MSU Department of Kinesiology soccer team during the
the Longhorns firmly in recent Friendly City Shootout tournament held in Columbus. The MSU squad won their championship game, de-
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NCAA WOMEN’S FINAL FOUR
Baylor rides 27-game win streak into semis
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
TAMPA, Fla. — Kim Mulkey re-
jects the notion that being the No. 1
overall seed makes Baylor the team
to beat in the women’s Final Four.
The Lady Bears (35-1), who are
riding a 27-game winning streak
and have trounced four opponents
in the NCAA Tournament by an av-
erage of 38 points, face Final Four
newcomer Oregon (33-4) in Fri-
day’s national semifinals.
The winner advances to Sun-
day’s championship against either
UConn or Notre Dame.
Mulkey, who’s won titles as
a player and an assistant coach
at Louisiana Tech in addition to
guiding Baylor to a pair of NCAA
crowns, said it would be a mistake
to assume the Lady Bears are clear-
cut favorites.
“We don’t approach it like: ‘Oh,
wow, we’re the No. 1 seed, we’re
supposed to win.’ According to a
lot of people, we’re not supposed to
win,” Mulkey said.
“We’re going to fight. We’re go-
ing to claw. We’re going to compete.
We’re going to give it our best shot,”
she added. “I’m sure the other three
teams are going to do the same
thing.”
Oregon promises as much.
Led by All-American point guard
Sabrina Ionescu, the Ducks are in
the Final Four for the first time af-
UConn faces rival Notre Dame again
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TAMPA, Fla. — There’s a dif-
ferent vibe around Geno Auriem-
ma and his UConn Huskies at this
year’s Final Four. Unlike the previ-
ous two years, they don’t have the
burden of a record winning streak
or an unbeaten season.
One thing is familiar for the Hus-
kies, however: They have to beat ri-
val Notre Dame to reach the cham-
pionship game.
Heading into their showdown
with rival Irish on Friday night,
the Huskies have already lost two
games this season and don’t have
as Auriemma put it, “the fear of los-
ing” this year.
“Our players have already expe-
rienced something different than
they’ve experienced the other cou-
Dantzler
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By contrast, Rhodes and Alex-
ander were both first-round picks
after their collegiate careers — the
former of whom was a First Team
All-Pro in 2017 as well.
Dantzler’s physical gifts are obvi-
ous. At 6-foot-2 and 185 pounds, he
has the size and strength to guard
bigger receivers but also the speed
to work on smaller opponents.
Buckley flashed his athleticism
in situational coverage drills during
Thursday’s practice.
Lined up along the sideline, play-
ers took turns running at a tackling
dummy with their backs turned
away from the group.
Diamond Dawgs
Continued from Page 1B
work out of the bullpen this weekend
after going just 3.1 innings against
University of Louisiana-Monroe on
Wednesday night.
“Keegan’s been really good in
those one-inning stints so we can use
him in that way, too,” Lemonis said.
Friday’s opener could spark some
history for senior center fielder Jake
Mangum. He is two hits shy of Jef-
frey Rea’s program record of 335 ca-
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Bulldogs are on pace to do so again
this season — sitting at 23-12 with
17 games to play.
Offensively, five of the seven
players who have appeared in 32
games or more boast batting aver-
ages of .290 or better.
Sophomore utility player Mia
Davidson leads the team with a .474
average — the fourth-best mark in
the Southeastern Conference. In
last weekend’s series against No.
4/4 Alabama, Davidson also set a
sophomore program record with
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ter upsetting another No. 1 seed,
Mississippi State, in the Elite Eight.
“We’re honored and humbled to
be here, but I think we all know we
don’t want to go home tomorrow,”
Ionescu said after practice Thurs-
day at Amalie Arena. “We didn’t
just come here to enjoy the expe-
rience. We came here to win some
more basketball games.”
Baylor is back in the Final Four
for the time since 2012, when it fin-
ished a 40-0 season and captured its
second national title.
The Lady Bears are led by an im-
posing frontcourt featuring 6-foot-4
Lauren Cox and 6-7 Kalani Brown
and use their size to dominate on
both ends of the floor.
Oregon, meanwhile, plays a con-
trasting perimeter-oriented style
that coach Kelly Graves acknowl-
edged has prompted some people
to call the Ducks the Golden State
Warriors of women’s college bas-
ketball.
“Steph Curry gave Sabrina quite
a shout out yesterday, I thought that
was really cool,” Graves said. “You
know what, yeah, she’s a lot like
Steph, how he’s a conductor, is al-
ways a threat to make a huge play,
make those 3-pointers.”
Baylor’s Caitlin Bickle said
“they’re calling it new school versus
old school.”
“We work from the inside out,
ple years,” he said. “Any other team
in America, they lose the game, it’s
in the newspaper tomorrow, proba-
bly on page 4, or can’t find it on dot-
com anywhere. We lose a game, it’s
at Baylor, it’s on the CBS Evening
News. Our kids have experienced
that dramatic feeling of, Oh, my
God, we lost. ... I think there’s this
sense coming out here this year,
What’s the big deal?”
Auriemma said the experience
has made his squad stronger men-
tally.
“For the first time, I can honestly
say in a long time, in the UCLA, sec-
ond half, and the Louisville game,
I was coaching a Connecticut team
that wasn’t burdened by afraid to
lose and was playing to win,” he
said.
Besides the losses, UConn had
Buckley would then drop a pass
just over the dummy, forcing his
corners to adjust and make the in-
terception.
As Dantzler turned the corner
around the makeshift receiver,
he skied toward the ceiling at the
Palmeiro Center and snatched a
ball thrown slightly behind him.
Stuck in mid-air, Dantzler’s legs
spread apart as if he was simulating
a Michael Jordan dunk on the foot-
ball field.
“Well, since I’ve put on a few
pounds I feel like I’m more physical,
more explosive,” he said.
Where his coach has seen the
reer hits.
Mangum is also just 19 shy of
LSU’s Eddie Furniss’ Southeastern
Conference record of 352.
Tennessee will come into the se-
ries at 22-8 following a Tuesday win
over Belmont.
Senior Will Neely and juniors
Garrett Stallings and Zach Ling-
infelter will take the mound for the
Volunteers.
her 16th home run of the season.
Arizona State transfer junior Fa
Leilua and junior Candace Denis
have both offered powerful upside
at the dish alongside Davidson. Lei-
lua is second on the team in batting
average at .358 and has belted 15
home runs while Denis is hitting
.348 with 23 hits and 10 RBIs.
In the circle, Stuedeman has re-
lied on a bevy of young arms.
Freshman Grace Fagan, soph-
omore Emily Williams and junior
Arizona State transfer Alyssa Loza
and I think they work from outside
in,” Bickle added. “So we’re just
kind of opposite.”
Mulkey said teams generally
play do whatever they feel is neces-
sary to be successful.
“You play to your personnel,” the
Baylor coach said.
“I guess you could call me old,
if you want to. You can call me
old-fashioned. I’m good with all of
it,” Mulkey added. “I just play to
win.”
STRENGTH VS. STRENGTH:
Oregon is first in the nation in
3-point shooting percentage (41.7
and third in overall field goal per-
centage (50.5%). The Ducks are
12th in 3-pointers attempted with
869 and fourth in 3-pointers made
with 362.
Baylor, meanwhile, leads the
country in field goal percentage de-
fense at 31.4%.
“I think our defense is special, “
Mulkey said, adding it may be the
most underrated aspect of Baylor’s
success.
“Yes, we’ve scored a lot of points
in these playoff games, which we’re
very capable of doing,” she added.
“But we don’t know we’re going to
do that every night. I don’t think
any team can go and think how
many points are we going to score.
Our approach is we know what we
can do defensively.”
to rally a few times to pull out vic-
tories.
“We’ve had more close games
this year than we have in all my
years combined,” UConn senior
Napheesa Collier said. “Again, that
experience really does help you be-
cause you’re not in that position for
the first time on the biggest stage in
the biggest game. We know if we get
in those positions, we know what
to do in order to bring ourselves
out of whatever is going on, to stay
calm, kind of just trust in ourselves
and know we’ve been here before,
there’s no reason to, like, panic.”
Collier and classmate Katie Lou
Samuelson have been to the nation-
al semifinals in each of their four
years at UConn as part of the Hus-
kies’ record 12 consecutive year
run to the Final Four.
most improvement is in Dantzler’s
ability to combine the physical and
mental gifts he possesses.
“The talent and the mental ca-
pacity that he has is starting to
merge,” Buckley said. “Once it re-
ally merges and he gets it, it’s going
to be scary.”
And while the praise heaped on
him in the early going is high, Dan-
tzler is prepared to live up to his
billing.
“I feel like I’m one of the best cor-
ners in the country,” he said. “I just
have to prove that this season.”
Stallings is the anchor of the staff
with a 2.17 ERA and 1.17 WHIP in
seven starts.
Linginfelter has been similarly
dominant, boasting a 3.82 ERA and
1.05 WHIP in eight starts.
“It’s one of the better pitching
staffs in the country,” Lemonis said.
“They’re all older. They’ve been
around. It’s some really talented
arms.”
have anchored the Bulldog rotation.
The trio has a combined ERA of
2.70, while Loza leads the staff with
seven wins this year.
Friday, MSU welcomes No. 7/5
LSU to Nusz Park for a three-game
series and another shot at the SEC’s
elite.
It will mark the fourth straight
weekend the Bulldogs will take on
a ranked opponent.
The Tigers have dominated the
all-time series, leading 58-2, and sit
27-7 in games played in Starkville.
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

Fried’s pitching gem helps hot Braves sweep Cubs

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ATLANTA — Max Fried
credits time spent in the bull-
pen with helping his mentality
as he becomes more confident
in his talent and more aggres-
sive with his approach.
Now the Braves’ young left-
hander doesn’t want to go back
to a relief role.
Fried took a perfect game
into the sixth inning, Nick
Markakis drove in five runs
with five hits and Atlanta beat
Yu Darvish and the Chicago
Cubs 9-4 on Thursday night to
complete a three-game sweep.
Fried said he has learned to
“just trust my stuff.”
Fried mixed his fastball
clocked at 97 mph with a curve
and slider and threw them all
for consistent strikes.
“When a kid figures some-
thing out with all that assort-
ment, then you’re really got
something,” Braves manager
Brian Snitker said.
Fried (1-0) made a strong bid
to keep a spot in Atlanta’s rota-
tion after Kevin Gausman and
Mike Foltynewicz come off the
injured list. Gausman is expect-
ed to make his debut against
Miami on Friday night, and Fol-
tynewicz, a 2018 All-Star, could
return in about 10 days.
Making only his 10th career
start and his first this season af-
ter two scoreless relief appear-
ances, the 25-year-old Fried
recorded 17 straight outs to
open the game. Mark Zagunis
singled up the middle with two
outs in the sixth to become Chi-
cago’s first baserunner.
Fried allowed one hit with no
walks and five strikeouts in six
innings.
The Braves led 9-0 before
the Cubs scored four runs in
the ninth. Anthony Rizzo hit a
two-run homer and Javier Baez
followed with another homer off
Chad Sobotka.
The Cubs have lost five
straight and are 1-5 for the first
time since 2012, when they lost
101 games.
“It sucks but that’s the beau-
ty of this game,” Rizzo said.
“We get to come in tomorrow
and write our own script.”
Three Chicago relievers
gave up six runs in four innings.
“We’ve just got to get our
bullpen in order,” manager Joe
Maddon said.
It was a troubling series for
the Cubs, who committed six
errors in an 8-0 loss on Monday
night and walked five batters in
the eighth inning of a 6-4 loss
on Wednesday night.
Darvish (0-1) gave up three
runs on five hits and four walks,
one intentional, in four-plus in-
nings. He set a career high with
seven walks in his first start at
Texas on Saturday.
Right-hander Carl Edwards
Jr. walked two batters and
threw a wild pitch that allowed
Inciarte to score from third.
Tyler Chatwood allowed the
three-run double to Markakis
and a run-scoring single to
Dansby Swanson.
Braves left-hander A.J. Mint-
er, making his 2019 debut af-
ter coming off the injured list,
walked two batters before re-
cording the final two outs.
GET WELL, SKIPPER:
The Braves placed large get-
well cards for former manager
Bobby Cox at three locations for
fans to sign. One of the 4-foot
wide cards was placed near
Cox’s statue outside SunTrust
Park. Cox, the Hall of Fame for-
mer manager, suffered a stroke
on Tuesday and remains in an
Atlanta-area hospital.

Comics & Puzzles

DILBERT
Dear Abby
D
EAR ABBY:
I’ve only
had one boy-
friend. For most
of my childhood,
he was my best
friend. When we
were 14, I got
scared we might
fight, break up
and never forgive
each other, so I
ZITS told him I wanted
to go back to
being just friends
without explaining
why. In retro-
spect, I know how
Dear Abby
stupid it was, but
when I was 14 it made perfect
sense. When I said it, he got
angry, but more than angry he
was very hurt. I never saw him
again.
My problem is, I haven’t
been able to put myself in a
relationship since. Sometimes
he resurfaces in my dreams.
GARFIELD When it happens I always feel
happy “seeing” him again. I
don’t know what to do about
this nagging feeling and how I
put off a love life because of it. when/if I do, so I’ll have to
It’s more than a decade lat-
er. He has probably changed so
much and would want nothing
to do with me, so I think it’s
better to leave him be. But I’d
like to talk to the person he is
now, whoever that is. Is there a
way I can solve this? — NER-
VOUS ROMANTIC
DEAR NER-
VOUS ROMAN-
TIC: Yes. If you
know where he
is, contact him
and tell him you
would like to talk
privately with him.
Explain what hap-
pened so many
years ago and
see if he is willing
to hear you out.
And please stop
beating yourself
up over what hap-
pened when you
were 14, because
it was normal
teenage behavior.
DEAR ABBY: I’m 50. All
my life I have known I didn’t
want kids, and I have had to
deal with people who can’t
understand it. I have now
reached the point where I can
hardly wait until I’m 55 so I can
live in a child-free senior living
development.
The problem is, my partner
is 10 years younger than I am.
He won’t be able to move there
wait another 10 years to live
in peace. I don’t want to break
up with him, but I may have to.
What is your take on the situa-
tion? — OVER-55 ONLY
DEAR OVER-55: My “take”
is that not all couples are
exactly the same age, and if
one partner qualifies to live
in senior housing, his or her
partner will not be excluded. My
advice is to start researching
retirement communities so you
fully understand what the re-
quirements and restrictions are
before deciding to move there,
with or without your partner.
DEAR ABBY: I know that you
are all about good manners,
but I think one current practice
has gone WAY too far. When I
sneeze, I get loud “bless you’s”
from neighbors down the street
or co-workers in the next room.
I am not religious, and I find
it offensive. These “blessers”
have been indoctrinated in a
600-year-old religious practice
designed to prevent the plague
from jumping into the sneezer’s
body. When someone passes
gas or burps, the “excuse me’s”
are often more offensive than
the act — no longer the demure
“pardon me” of the past.
Sneezes, gas and burps are
all natural parts of life. Can’t
we just let them be, without
making them special? — OF-
FENDED OUT WEST
DEAR OFFENDED: You can.
All you have to do is tell your
neighbors and co-workers your
attitude about their thoughtful-
ness, and I am sure they will
refrain. In droves.
P.S. Having to say this to
every “blesser” you encounter
may be a very tall order, so be
prepared.

CANDORVILLE Horoscopes
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (April
5). You are able get much deep-
er with your projects, and new
levels of knowledge and soul
will make you richer in the ways
that matter. You’ll strike up a
relationship with an admired
someone and become more like
this person. New habits improve
the flow of your domestic life
and your overall mood. Gemini
and Virgo adore you. Your lucky
numbers are: 6, 49, 2, 28 and
BABY BLUES 10.
ARIES (March 21-April 19).
If you do 12 things right and
one thing wrong, what do you
think you’re going to dwell on?
That’s not negativity; it’s human
nature. Just try and temper it
with a soft and gracious attitude
toward yourself.
BEETLE BAILEY
MALLARD FILLMORE
FAMILY CIRCUS
TAURUS (April 20-May
20). When the energy dips,
people will look to you to raise
it. So how do you bring up the
morale? Remind all how your
efforts and theirs are connected
to the larger story.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21).
Get around new people and
tell them about yourself. They
probably won’t have the stellar
insights you’d like to hear, but
you’ll come up with new insights
anyway as the experience jars
you into suddenly seeing your-
self differently.
CANCER (June 22-July 22).
There’s much to address. You
care about the concerns of oth-
ers like they’re your own. Also,
they are your own. Because
it’s impossible for you to happy
when your people are not.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22).
You’re starting to get excited
about something new, and
you’re not sure if, why and how
exactly it makes sense for your
life. Just trust yourself. The
reasons will emerge.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
You’ll be noticed and promoted
for being “the most” of some-
thing. What will you choose?
The most organized? The most
articulate? The most helpful?
Stick to one thing. Pick the one
that suits you best, and double
down on it.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
Whatever thing you hate to
do, believe it or not, there’s
someone in the world who loves
it — thrives on it, even. That’s
why it’s best to work in teams.
Your team will be a mutual-ad-
miration society.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
21). There will be small ups and
downs. Be like the professional
poker player. Stay cool. The
winning or losing of individual
hands is nothing to get too over-
joyed about or upset over. It’s
the long term that matters.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.
21). Modern living requires a
constant reconciliation of mind,
as we humans actively and
regularly work against the very
things we value. Take a break
from the complexity, from railing
for or against anything. Stop.
Relax. Find peace.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19). You’ll direct your energy so
productively today because you
feel like you’re allowed to. You
were given the power — or more
likely, you just took it, and now
you have the control you need
to do your job very well.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18). Concentration on the same
task over time will yield results,
deep and substantial results,
results worthy of the hundreds
of little distractions you had to
ward off or ignore in order to
accomplish that kind of work.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20). The people below do not
need to comply with the people
above, because you’re not
operating in that sort of system.
Status is irrelevant. There’s a
job to do, and it will take many
minds coming together to do it.

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Fellowship Service
Lighthouse Apostolic Church, 414
Royal Oak Dr. Pontotoc, is having
a fellowship service 7 p.m. April 5.
Guest Speaker is Bro. Terry Black.
Section M.B. Church, 1515 Old West
Point Road in Starkville, hosts its
Annual Women’s Day Program at 3
p.m. April 7. Guest speaker will be
Sis. Cecelia Matthews of Kingdom
Vision International Church. The
Religious briefs
information, call Orlando Trainer,
662-769-0071 or e-mail, orlando-
trainer@hotmail.com.
Enrollment Applications
Mississippi State School of
of the month at United Christian
Baptist Church, 232 Yorkville Road
East. “Making your grieving journey
easier.” For more information, call
662-327-0604 or e-mail unitedchris-
tian@cableone.net.
22nd St. S., holds a prayer and wor-
ship service every Thursday from 5-6
p.m. Call Marie Nabors, 662-549-
4322 or 662-329-1234, for prayer
requests.

Choir Anniversary
Truevine Gospel Choir, 5606
Artesia Road, hosts their 42nd Choir
Anniversary at 6 p.m. April 6. All
groups, choirs and solo singers are
invited to attend. For more informa-
tion, call 662-272-5888.
Gospel Program
The Combined Adult Choirs with
Orchestra presents “God With Us” at
6 p.m. April 7 at First Baptist Church,
202 7th St. N. The public is invite to
attend.
Homecoming Celebration
The Homecoming Celebration of
Chosen will be at 5 p.m. April 7 at
True Redemption, 2126 College St.
Special guests are Tim Frierson of
Tupelo, the New Converted Voices
of Tupelo, the Gospel Sons of Amory
and many more. Free admission.
Men’s Day Program
Sixth Avenue M.B. Church hosts
its Annual Men’s Day Program at 3
p.m. April 7. Special guest is Pastor
Nick Taylor Jr. and the Mt. Mariah
M.B. Church family of Macon. The
public is invited to attend.
Usher Anniversary
Canaan M.B. Church, 2425 Bell
Ave., hosts its Usher Anniversary Pro-
gram at 3 p.m. April 7. Guest speaker
will be the Rev. Andre’ Hunt Sr. The
public is invited to attend.
Women’s Day
The Women’s Ministry of 16th
public is invited to attend. For more
information, call Sis. Vickey Williams,
662-722-0904.
Spring Revival
Cedar Grove Baptist Church, 286
Swartz Dr., hosts its Spring Revivial
services 7 p.m. nightly April 10-12.
Guest speaker will be Pastor Erick
Logan of Pontotoc. The public is
invited to attend.
Church Anniversary
United Faith Interdenominational
Ministries, 1701 22nd St. N., hosts
its Church Anniversary Program at
2:30 p.m. April 14. Guest speaker
will be Pastor Michael Tate of Second
James Creek M.B. Church in Brooks-
ville. The public is invited to attend.
38th Years in Ministry
Charity Mission/Fairview Full Gos-
pel Baptist Church, 807 Tarlton Road
in Crawford, celebrates 38 years
of excellence in ministry for Bishop
Bobby L. McCarter Sr. and First Lady
Julia H. McCarter at 5 p.m. April 14.
Guest speaker will be Bishop Michael
Vernon Kelsey Sr. of New Samaritan
Baptist Church in Washington, D.c.
The public is invited to attend. For
more information, call 662-272-5355
or visit www.charitymission.org.
Laymen’s Fellowship
Mt. Pelier M.B. Church, 840
N. Jackson St. in Starkville, hosts
the Laymen’s Fellowship at 6:30
p.m. April 18. Dr. Adrian Rogers will
continue the Man of His Word series.
A meal will be served. All men and
boys are invited to attend. For more
Ministry is taking applications for
enrollment. For more information, call
Dr. Michael T. Boyd, 662-425-8443.
Forgive and Live
Forgive and Live meets from 6-7
p.m. every 2nd and 4th Monday of
each month in the downtown YMCA
Board Room. Inquire and seek infor-
mation to succeed spiritually, phys-
ically and financially and be eager
to be a blessing to the community,
churches and families through the
Word of God. The public is invited to
attend. For more information, call Pat
Fisher Douglas, 662-251-5899.
Gospel Book Club
Friendship M.B. Church, 1102
12th Ave. S., invites the public to join
its Gospel Book Club from 6-7 p.m.
every 4th Friday of each month to
study and discuss one chapter of the
King James Bible each month. For
more information, call Lillian Murray,
662-570-1974 or 662-570-5595.
Worship Services
Open Doors M.B. Church invites
the public to Sunday Morning
Worship Services from 11 a.m.-1
p.m. every 1st, 2nd & 3rd Sunday
of each month at the Travis Outlaw
Sportsplex Center, 405 Lynn Lane
in Starkville. Sunday School is from
10-10:30 a.m. For more information,
call 662-263-7102.
Grief Support Group
The Oil of Joy for Grief and
Mourning offers a grief support
group at 6 p.m. every 2nd Thursday
Fellowship Dinner, Youth
Service
Pleasant Ridge Faith Center,
923 Ridge Road, Columbus, hosts a
fellowship dinner and youth service
every 3rd Sunday.
Celebrate Recovery
The Assembly Church, 2201 Mili-
tary Road, and Meadowview Church,
300 Linden Circle in Starkville, host
Celebrate Recovery at 6 p.m. every
Sunday at Calvary and at 6 p.m. ev-
ery Tuesday at Meadowview Church.
Get help, healing and support for
any habit, hurt or hang-up using the
Christ-centered 12 steps.
Prayer for Youth
Every 2nd and 3rd Saturday,
Pleasant Ridge Faith Center hosts a
prayer for the youth from 2-3 p.m.
Prayer, Free Coffee
Mount Zion Missionary Baptist
Church, 2221 14th Ave. N., hosts
free coffee and a prayer community
outreach service from 8-9 a.m. every
5th Saturday. For information, con-
tact Jesse Slater, 662-328-4979.
Radio Program
Apostles Patrick Perkins invites
the public to tune in to WTWG, radio
1050 AM for Perfecting the Saints
Broadcast, Wednesdays 8:30 a.m.
Women Prayer, Worship
Service
Church of the Eternal Word, 106
Prayer Ministry
New Beginning Everlasting Out-
reach Ministry invites the public to
call in with their prayer requests at
662-327-9843.
Praise and Worship Service
Sulfur Springs MB Church holds
a praise and worship service the last
Friday of each month at 7 p.m. For in-
formation, call Pastor Henry Mosley,
662-328-1035.
Prayer Service
Church of the Eternal Word, 106
22nd. St. S., Columbus, holds prayer
service Thursday nights 5-6 p.m.
Contact Marie Nabors, 662-549-
4322. Church service times: Sunday
school 10 a.m.; Sunday worship
11:15 a.m.; Tuesday Bible study
7 p.m. For information, call Pastor
District Elder Lou Nabors, 662-329-
1234.
Fitness Transformations
The Transformational Church,
2301 Jess Lyons Road, hosts box-
ing lessons Mondays and Wednes-
day from 5-7 p.m., weight-loss boot
camp Tuesdays and Thursdays 5-7
p.m. and both on Saturdays 9-11
a.m.
Youth Fellowship
The Transformational Church,
2301 Jess Lyons Road, hosts Youth
Fellowship from 7-8:30 p.m. every
Tuesday. Games, prayer, service,
food, & more. Transportation
available. For information, call Iris
Roberson, 662-295-7456.

Mormons ease opposition

to same-sex couples and their kids
Church said it is not
changing its doctrinal
opposition to gay marriage
By BRADY McCOMBS
and LINDSAY WHITEHURST
The Associated Press
SALT LAKE CITY — The Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on
Thursday repealed rules that banned
baptisms for children of gay parents and
that labeled same-sex couples as sinners
eligible for expulsion — marking a rever-
sal of policies condemned as jarring de-
tours from a push by the faith to be more
compassionate about LGBTQ issues.
LGBTQ church members and groups
that support them expressed relief about
what they called an important step for-
ward for the faith. However, they also
said they were angry about the harm the
2015 policies had caused and the lack of
an apology by church leaders.
In a statement posted online, church
leaders described the changes as “very
positive policies” that should help “af-
fected families.” The faith’s highest lead-
ership group, known as the First Presi-
dency, made the decision after “fervent,
united prayer to understand the will of
the Lord on these matters,” the state-
ment said.
The faith widely known as the Mor-
mon church said it is not changing its
doctrinal opposition to gay marriage and
still considers same-sex relationships to
be a “serious transgression.”
“We want to reduce the hate and con-
tention so common today,” the statement
said.
The rules approved by global church
leaders in 2015 had prohibited baptisms
for children living with gay parents un-
til the children turned 18 and disavowed
same-sex relationships.
With the change, children of gay
parents can now be baptized as long as
their parents approve the baptisms and
acknowledge that the children will be
taught church doctrine.

Mosque suspect to undergo mental health check

Assessments will determine if 28-year-
old Australian is fit to stand trial
By NICK PERRY
The Associated Press
CHR IS TCHURCH,
New Zealand — A New
Zealand judge on Friday
ordered that the man ac-
cused of killing 50 peo-
ple at two Christchurch
mosques undergo two
mental health assess-
ments to determine if he’s
fit to stand trial.
High Court judge Cam-
eron Mander made the
order during a hearing
in which 28-year-old Aus-
tralian Brenton Harrison
Tarrant appeared via vid-
eo link from a small room
at the maximum security
Paremoremo prison in
Auckland.
Mander said noth-
ing should be read into
his order for the mental
health assessments, as it
was a normal step in such
a case. Lawyers said it
could take two or three
months to complete.
The judge said Tar-
rant was charged with 50
counts of murder and 39
counts of attempted mur-
der. Police initially filed
a single, representative
murder charge before fil-
ing the additional charges
this week.
Tarrant was wearing
handcuffs and a gray-col-
ored sweater when he ap-
peared on a large screen
inside the Christchurch
courtroom, which was
packed with family mem-
bers and victims of the
shooting, some in wheel-
chairs and hospital gowns
and still recovering from
gunshot wounds.

Pope names moderate Gregory as Washington, DC, archbishop

The Associated Press moderate and the first
African American to lead
WASHINGTON — the Washington archdi-
Archbishop Wilton Greg- ocese. He replaces Car-
ory promised Catholics dinal Donald Wuerl, who
he would “rebuild your resigned last year after a
trust” after Pope Fran- Pennsylvania grand jury
cis on Thursday named accused him of covering
him the new archbishop up the abuse.
of Washington, D.C., the Gregory headed the
archdiocese that has be- U.S. bishops conference
come the epicenter of the when it adopted a “ze-
clergy sex abuse crisis in ro-tolerance” abuse policy
the U.S. in 2002 to respond to the
Gregory, 71, the arch- first wave of the scandal.
bishop of Atlanta, is a He has run the Atlanta
archdiocese since 2005
and is seen as a pastor
very much in line with
Francis’ progressive vi-
sion of the church.
“This is obviously a mo-
ment fraught with chal-
lenges throughout our
entire Catholic Church,
certainly, but nowhere
more so than in this local
faith community,” Greg-
ory said at a news con-
ference in Washington,
where he was introduced
by Wuerl.

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ing, 4009 HWY 373,
Columbus, MS 39705:
2004 Hyundai Elantra
Phone: 662.328.2424 Vin#
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COUNTY OF LOWNDES NOTICE OF SALE OKTIBBEHA COUNTY
Bid A: Furnish and in- Bid M: Furnish and in- Items of work include
NOTICE OF SALE WHEREAS, on August 7, stall soil-cement base stall 4” wide traffic ADVERTISEMENT FOR base repairs, asphalt
2013, Vivian McCrary stabilization for county stripe (skip yellow) in BIDS leveling, slurry seal, and
WHEREAS, the follow- executed a deed of trust roadways in accord- accordance with Sec- ROADWAY REPAIR AND traffic striping on ap-
ing tenants entered in- for the benefit of Mort- ance with Section S- tion S-619 of the Stand- RESURFACING proximately 1.25 miles
to leases with Tweety's
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WHITE OAK LANE Proposals shall be good
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assigns, which deed of plication rate is 39.71
trust was recorded on pounds per square yard
Bids shall be based on
a rate per mile and shall Sealed or electronic Plans and specifica-
Columbus, MS 39703 been made in the pay- August 19, 2013, in for 8 inch incorporation
depth over 22 feet road-
include all materials bids will be received by
and labor necessary to the Board of Super-
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available via paper or di-
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JM1BB1416T0331729 pursuant to said Lease the Chancery Clerk of County, Mississippi at are required to log-in or
is authorized to sell the Lowndes County, Mis- Bids shall be based on Bid N: Furnish and in- the Oktibbeha County register for an account
IF THESE VEHICLES ARE personal property to sat- sissippi; and a rate per mile and shall stall 4” wide traffic Court House, 108 East to view or order bid doc-
(Deadlines subject to change.) NOT CLAIMED THEY isfy the past due rent include all materials stripe (continuous yel- Main Street Starkville, uments at
and labor necessary to low) in accordance with Mississippi 39759 un- www.pritchardengineer-
For Placing/Canceling WILL BE PUT UP FOR and any other charges
SALE ON THE 19TH DAY owed to it by the follow-
WHEREAS the afore-
mentioned deed of trust complete the work. Section S-619 of the til 10:00 A.M. Thursday, ingplans.com. Bid docu-
Classified Line Ads: OF APRIL, 2019 AT 6:00 ing tenants. was assigned by Mort- Standard Specifications May 2nd for construc-
for State-Aid Road and
ments are non-refund-
able and must be pur-
A.M. AT ATLAS RECOV- gage Electronic Regis- Bid B: Mill existing as- tion of roadway repair
Sunday .................. Thursday 3:00 p.m. ERY & TOWING, 4009 NOW THEREFORE, no- tration Systems, Inc., phalt and/or DBST and Bridge Construction, and resurfacing of Craig chased through the
Monday.................... Friday 12:00 p.m. HWY 373, COLUMBUS, tice is hereby given that as nominee for Liberty furnish and install soil- latest edition. Springs Road, Louis- website. Questions re-
MS 39705. Tweety's Mini Storage Home Equity Solutions, cement base stabiliza- ville Road, and White garding website registra-
Tuesday.................Monday 12:00 p.m. will offer for sale, and Inc., its successors and tion for county road- Bids shall be based on Oak Lane at which time tion and online orders
Wednesday ........... Tuesday 12:00 p.m. Witnessed under my will sale at auction to assigns to Ocwen Loan ways in accordance with a rate per linear foot they will be publicly
and shall include all ma- opened and read aloud.
please contact Plan
House at 662-407-
hand on this the 27th the highest and best Servicing LLC, by instru- Section S-308-A and S-
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Friday .................. Thursday 12:00 p.m. sonal property in stor- 23, 2018, and recor- Specifications for State- sary to complete the
work.
Items of work include lated to the contract
documents contact the
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LEGAL NOTICES must be following tenants at in Book 2018, Page Construction, latest edi- pairs, asphalt leveling, office of Pritchard Engin-
submitted 2 business days prior to Publish: 3/29 & Tweety's Mini Storage, 4463 of the records of tion. Application rate is Bid O: Furnish and in- single bituminous sur- eering, Inc at (662)
4/5/2019 8527 Hwy 45 N., the aforesaid Chancery 39.71 pounds per stall traffic legend face treatment, double 324-2205, 100 Miley
first publication date (white) in accordance Road, Starkville, Missis-
- Columbus, MS, 39705 Clerk; and square yard for 8 inch bituminous surface
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI at 10:00 a.m. on the incorporation depth over with Section S-621 of treatment, and traffic sippi 39759. No partial
• Please read your ad on the first day of COUNTY OF LOWNDES 19th day of April, 2019. WHEREAS, Ocwen Loan 22 feet roadway width. the Standard Specifica- striping on approxim- sets of drawings of
publication. We accept responsibility Servicing LLC, the hold- tions for State-Aid Road ately 2.27 miles of ex- project manuals will be
NOTICE OF SALE Title to the personal er of the deed of trust, Bids shall be based on and Bridge Construc- isting roadway(s). issued.
only for the first incorrect insertion. property to be sold is substituted McCalla a rate per mile and shall tion, latest edition.
• The Publisher assumes no financial WHEREAS, the follow- believed to be good, but Raymer Leibert Pierce, include all materials Proposals shall be good Proposal shall be sub-
responsibility for errors nor for ing tenants entered in- at such sale, Tweety's LLC as Trustee, as au- and labor necessary to Bids shall be based on for a period of 45 day mitted on Bid Forms
to leases with Mini Storage will con- thorized by the terms complete the work. a rate per square foot from date of signing. provided with the spe-
omission of copy. Liability shall not FRIENDLY CITY MINI- and shall include all ma- cifications. Bids may be
vey only such title as is thereof, by instrument
exceed the cost of that portion of space WAREHOUSES for stor- vested in it pursuant to recorded on March 11, Bid C: Removal of exist- terials and labor neces- Plans and specifica- submitted in person, or
occupied by such error. age space in which to its lease with the follow- 2019, and spread at ing asphalt pavement sary to complete the tions are being made for those interested,
store personal property ing and as allowed un- large upon the records on county roadways in work. available via paper or di- bids can be electronic-
• All questions regarding classified ads and ally submitted at
der Mississippi Code in the office of the accordance with Sec- gital copy. Plan Holders
currently running should be directed to Annotated Section 85-7- aforesaid Chancery tion S-202 of the Stand- Proposals shall be good are required to log-in or www.pritchardengineer-
the Classified Department. WHEREAS, default has 121 et esq (Supp Clerk in Book 2019, ard Specifications for for a period of 180 day register for an account ingplans.com under the
• All ads are subject to the approval of been made in the pay- 1988). Page 3940, prior to the State-Aid Road and from date of signing. to view or order bid doc- project page. No oral,
ment of rent and posting and publication Bridge Construction, uments at telegraphic, telephonic,
this paper. The Commercial Dispatch FRIENDLY CITY MINI- Sterling of this notice; and latest edition. Plans and specifica- www.pritchardengineer- or e-mail proposals will
reserves the right to reject, revise, WAREHOUSES pursu- #78 tions are being made ingplans.com. Bid docu- be considered. For
classify or cancel any advertising at any ant to said Leases is WHEREAS, default hav- Bids shall be based on available via paper or di- ments are non-refund- sealed bids, the cur-
authorized to sell the Atkins ing been made in the a rate per square yard gital copy. Plan Holders able and must be pur- rent Certificate of Re-
time. personal property to sat- #47 terms and conditions of and shall include all ma- are required to log-in or chased through the sponsibility Number of
isfy the past due and the deed of trust, and terials and labor neces- register for an account website. Questions re- the bidder shall appear
any other charges owed WITNESS MY SIGNA- the entire debt secured sary to complete the to view or order bid doc- garding website registra- on the outside of each
to it by the following ten-TURE on this the 27th thereby having been de- work. uments at tion and online orders sealed envelope con-
Advertisements must be ants. day of April, 2019. clared to be due and
payable in accordance Bid D: Furnish and in-
www.pritchardengineer- please contact Plan
ingplans.com. Bid docu- House at 662-407-
taining a proposal, said
envelope being plainly
paid for in advance. NOW THEREFORE, no- Tweety's Mini Storage with the terms of the
tice is hereby given that BY: Thomas Hodges, Jr. deed of trust, and the
stall double bituminous
surface treatment for
ments are non-refund-
able and must be pur-
0193. For questions re-
lated to the contract
marked Bid for Road-
way Repair and Resurfa-
FRIENDLY CITY MINI- legal holder of said in- county roadways in ac- chased through the documents contact the cing in Bel Air Subdivi-
WAREHOUSES will offer Publish: 3/29, 4/5, & debtedness, Ocwen cordance with Section website. Questions re- office of Pritchard Engin- sion. If submitting elec-
for sale, and will sell at 4/12/2019 Loan Servicing LLC, has S-410 of the Standard garding website registra- eering, Inc at (662) tronically, please in-
RegulaR Rates auction to the highest
bidder for cash all per- STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
requested the under- Specifications for State-
Aid Road and Bridge
tion and online orders
please contact Plan
324-2205, 100 Miley clude this information
on a cover page with
signed Substitute Trust- Road, Starkville, Missis-
4 Lines/6 Days ........................ $19.20 sonal property in stor- COUNTY OF LOWNDES ee to execute the trust Construction, latest edi- House at 662-407- sippi 39759. No partial your bid submission.
4 Lines/12 Days...................... $31.20 age units leased by the and sell said land, prop- tion. Application rate is 0193. For questions re- sets of drawings of
following tenants at NOTICE OF SALE
4 Lines/26 Days...................... $46.80 erty and improvements 100.0 gallons CRS-2P lated to the contract project manuals will be Each Bid must be ac-
FRIENDLY CITY MINI- in accordance with the and 5.68 tons #57 documents contact the issued. companied by a bid
Rate applies to commercial operations WAREHOUSES 903 WHEREAS, the follow- terms of the deed of stone per station for office of Pritchard Engin- bond/security deposit
and merchandise over $1,000. Alabama St. Columbus, ing tenants entered in- trust for the purpose of Mat Coat and 90.0 gal- eering, Inc at (662) Proposal shall be sub- or certified check in an
MS, at 8:30 am on the to leases with raising the sums due lons CRS-2P and 3.79 324-2205, 100 Miley mitted on Bid Forms amount equal to 5% of
3rd day of May, A.D. FRIENDLY CITY MINI- thereunder, together tons #7 stone per sta- Road, Starkville, Missis- provided with the spe- the bid, payable to Okt-
supeR saveR Rates 2019. All auctions are WAREHOUSES
with reserve and there- age space in which to
for stor- with attorney's fees, tion for Seal Coat. sippi 39759. No partial cifications. Bids may be
sets of drawings of
ibbeha County as bid
security. In the event
6 Days ...................................... $12.00 Substitute Trustee’s submitted in person, or
fore all units can be store personal property fees and expenses of Bids shall be based on project manuals will be for those interested, that an electronic bid is
12 Days.................................... $18.00 withdrawn from the sale and sale; a rate per mile for a 20 issued. bids can be electronic- submitted, a copy of the
Over 6 lines is $1 per additional line. at any time by the auc- ft. roadway and shall in- ally submitted at bid bond must be in-
tioneer/manager. WHEREAS, default has THEREFORE, on April clude all materials and Proposal shall be sub- www.pritchardengineer- cluded with the submis-
Six lines or less, consecutive days. Rate applies to been made in the pay- 12, 2019, the under- labor necessary to com- mitted on Bid Forms ingplans.com under the sion. If submitting elec-
private party ads of non-commercial nature for Title to the personal ment of rent and signed Substitute Trust- plete the work. provided with the spe- project page. No oral, tronically, a hard copy of
property to be sold is FRIENDLY CITY MINI- cifications. Bids may be telegraphic, telephonic, all bid documents must
merchandise under $1,000. Must include price in WAREHOUSES pursu-
ee in the deed of trust,
believed to be good, but will offer for sale at pub- Bid E: Furnish and in- submitted in person, or or e-mail proposals will be provided within 3
ad. 1 item per Ad. No pets, firewood, etc. at such sale, FRIENDLY ant to said Leases is stall hot mix asphalt for those interested, business days if reques-
lic outcry and sell to the be considered. For
CITY MINI-WARE- authorized to sell the highest bidder for cash, paving for county road- bids can be electronic- sealed bids, the cur- ted after the bid open-
HOUSES will convey personal property to sat- within legal hours (be- ways in accordance with ally submitted at rent Certificate of Re- ing.
gaRage sale Rates only such title as is ves- isfy the past due and ing between the hours Section S-403 of the www.pritchardengineer- sponsibility Number of
4 Lines/1 Day ........................... $9.20 ted in it pursuant to its any other charges owed of 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 Standard Specifications ingplans.com under the the bidder shall appear Orlando Trainer, Presid-
lease with the following to it by the following ten- p.m.) at the Southeast for State-Aid Road and project page. No oral, on the outside of each ent
4 Lines/3 Days ........................$18.00 and its allowed under ants. front door of the Bridge Construction, telegraphic, telephonic, sealed envelope con- Oktibbeha County Board
Mississippi Code Annot- Lowndes County Court- latest edition. Material or e-mail proposals will taining a proposal, said of Supervisors
Price includes 2 Free Garage Sale signs. ated Section 85-7-121 NOW THEREFORE, no- house in Columbus, shall be a surface be considered. For envelope being plainly
et seq (Supp 1988). tice is hereby given that Mississippi, the follow- course meeting MDOT sealed bids, the cur- marked Bid for Road- Publish Dates:
FRIENDLY CITY MINI- ing described land, specifications for MT- rent Certificate of Re- way Repair and Resurfa- April 5, 2019 and
WAREHOUSES will offer property and improve-
fRee seRvices
Amber Milton 9.5. sponsibility Number of cing in Bel Air Subdivi- April 10, 2019
E216 for sale, and will sell at ments lying and being the bidder shall appear sion. If submitting elec-
Bargain Column For items $100 or less auction to the highest
bidder for cash all per-
situate in Lowndes Bid is for a 2 in. lift on a on the outside of each tronically, please in- NOTICE TO CREDITORS
ONLY 6 lines of text (approximately 15 charac- Amey Edwards County, Mississippi, to- 20 ft. roadway and shall sealed envelope con- clude this information
ters) and will run for 3 days. E236 sonal property in stor- wit: include all materials taining a proposal, said on a cover page with THE STATE OF MISSIS-
Free pets Up to 6 lines of text, runs for 3 days. age units leased by the and labor necessary to envelope being plainly your bid submission. SIPPI
Lost & Found Up to 6 lines of text, runs for David Kuhn following tenants at
FRIENDLY CITY MINI-
A lot fronting 78 feet on complete the work. marked Bid for Oktib- LOWNDES COUNTY
3 days. E265 15th Avenue North in beha County Road and Each Bid must be ac-
Free ads are taken by e-mail or in person at our WAREHOUSES 308 Columbus, Lowndes Bid F: Furnish and in- Bridge Repair. If submit- companied by a bid Letters Testamentary
Kalisha Lanier Shoney Drive Columbus, County, Mississippi, loc- stall HP-10x42 piles in ting electronically, bond/security deposit have been granted and
office. Ads will not be taken by telephone. E2 MS, immediately follow- ated in the Northwest please include this in- issued to the under-
accordance with Sec- or certified check in an
ing sale on Alabama Quarter of the South- tion S-803 of the Stand- formation on a cover amount equal to 5% of signed upon the estate
0 Legals 4390 Computer Equipment
Salane Brown Street on the 3rd day of east Quarter of Section ard Specifications for page with your bid sub- the bid, payable to Okt- of WOODROW ONIS
4420 Farm Equipment & E287 May A.D. 2019. All auc- 10, Township 18 South, HOWELL, deceased, by
1000 Service Supplies tions are with reserve
State-Aid Road and mission. ibbeha County as bid
the Chancery Court of
1030 Air Conditioning & Heating Range 18 West (being Bridge Construction, security. In the event
4450 Firewood WITNESS MY SIGNA- and therefore all units also located in a Block latest edition. Length = Each Bid must be ac- that an electronic bid is Lowndes County, Mis-
1060 Appliance Repair 4460 Flea Markets TURE on this the 4th can be withdrawn from unofficially designated 20 ft. companied by a bid submitted, a copy of the sissippi, on the 2nd day
1070 Asphalt & Paving 4480 Furniture day of April, A.D. 2019. the sale at any time by 2-W on the map of the bond/security deposit bid bond must be in- of April, A.D., 2019.
1090 Automotive Services the auctioneer/ man- City of Columbus) and Bid G: Furnish and in- or certified check in an cluded with the submis- This is to give notice to
4510 Garage Sales FRIENDLY CITY ager. all persons having
1120 Building & Remodeling more particularly de- stall HP-10x42 piles in amount equal to 5% of sion. If submitting elec-
4540 General Merchandise MINI-WAREHOUSES scribed as follows: accordance with Sec- the bid, payable to Okt- tronically, a hard copy of claims against said es-
1150 Carpeting/Flooring 4570 Household Goods Title to the personal tate to Probate and Re-
By: L.O. tion S-803 of the Stand- ibbeha County as bid all bid documents must
1180 Childcare 4630 Lawn & Garden property to be sold is Commencing at the in- ard Specifications for security. In the event be provided within 3 gister same with the
1210 Chimney Cleaning 4660 Merchandise Rentals Publish: 4/5, 4/12, & believed to be good, but tersection of the north State-Aid Road and that an electronic bid is business days if reques- Chancery Clerk of
1240 Contractors 4/19/2019 at such sale, FRIENDLY right of way line of 14th Bridge Construction, submitted, a copy of the ted after the bid open- Lowndes County, Mis-
4690 Musical Instruments CITY MINI-WARE- sissippi, within ninety
1250 Computer Services Avenue North with the latest edition. Length = bid bond must be in- ing.
4700 Satellites IN THE CHANCERY HOUSES will convey 30 ft. cluded with the submis- (90) days from this
1270 Electrical west side of the South-
4720 Sporting Goods COURT OF LOWNDES only such title as is ves- east Quarter of Section sion. If submitting elec- Orlando Trainer, Presid- date. A failure to so Pro-
1300 Excavating 4750 Stereos & TV’s COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI ted in it pursuant to its 10, Township 18 South, Bid H: Furnish and in- tronically, a hard copy of ent bate and Register said
1320 Fitness Training 4780 Wanted To Buy lease with the following Range 18 West, in stall 4” wide thermo- all bid documents must Oktibbeha County Board claim will forever bar the
1330 Furniture Repair & IN RE: ESTATE OF and its allowed under Lowndes County, Mis- plastic edge stripe (con- be provided within 3 of Supervisors same.
Refinishing 5000 Pets & Livestock SARAH ANN WEST- Mississippi Code Annot- sissippi; thence East tinuous white)(60 mil) in business days if reques-
5100 Free Pets BROOK ANDREWS, DE- ated Section 85-7-121 along the north side of accordance with Sec- ted after the bid open- Publish Dates: April 5, This the 2nd day of
1360 General Services CEASED et seq (Supp 1988).
5150 Pets 14th Avenue North for tion S-621 of the Stand- ing. 2019 and April 10, April, 2019.
1380 Housecleaning
5200 Horses/Cattle/Livestock 15 feet; thence North ard Specifications for 2019
1390 Insulation BETH ANDREWS COOK, Apollonia Johnson 194 feet; thence South State-Aid Road and Orlando Trainer, Presid- /s/ Gerrie Howell Poitra
1400 Insurance 5250 Pet Boarding/Grooming ADMINISTRATOR CUM N135 86 degrees 47 minutes Bridge Construction, ent IN THE CHANCERY GERRIE HOWELL
1410 Interior Decorators 5300 Supplies/Accessories TESTAMENTO ANNEXO east 130 feet to the ini- latest edition. Oktibbeha County Board COURT OF LOWNDES POITRA
1440 Jewelry/Watch Repair 5350 Veterinarians Christopher T. tial point of the prop- of Supervisors COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
CAUSE NO.: 2019- Robertson erty herein described, Bids shall be based on PUBLISH: 4/5, 4/12, &
1470 Lawn Care/Landscaping 5400 Wanted To Buy 0034-PDE N100 which point is also the a rate per mile and shall Publish Dates: IN RE: ESTATE OF JOHN 4/19/2019
1500 Locksmiths 6000 Financial southwest corner of the include all materials April 5, 2019 and April W. LARMOUR, DE-
1530 Machinery Repair 6050 Business Opportunity NOTICE TO CREDITORS Deanna Carter property herein de- and labor necessary to 10, 2019 CEASED Building & Remodeling 1120
1560 Mobile Home Services N226 scribed; thence north complete the work.
6100 Business Opportunity STATE OF MISSISSIPPI IN THE CHANCERY HOME REPAIRS &
1590 Moving & Storage 110 feet to the south JACK E. LARMOUR, EX-
Wanted COUNTY OF LOWNDES Lashea A. Stagat Bid I: Furnish and in- COURT OF LOWNDES ECUTOR CONSTRUCTION WORK
1620 Painting & Papering side of 15th Avenue
6120 Check Cashing N161 North; thence south 86 stall 4” wide thermo- COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI WANTED. Carpentry,
1650 Pest Control 6150 Insurance Letters Testamentary plastic traffic stripe CAUSE NO.: 2019- small concrete jobs,
degrees 47 minutes
1680 Plumbing 6200 Loans have been granted and Leonard Johnson east along the south (skip yellow)(90 mil) in IN THE MATTER OF THE 0023-RPF electrical, plumbing,
1710 Printing issued to the under- N246 side of 15th avenue accordance with Sec- ESTATE OF PEGGY B. roof repairs, pressure
6250 Mortgages signed upon the Estate
1740 Roofing & Guttering 6300 Stocks & Bonds north for 78 feet; tion S-621 of the Stand- AUSTIN, DECEASED NOTICE TO CREDITORS washing and mobile
of SARAH ANN WEST- Sharon D. Little thence south 12 de- ard Specifications for home roof coating and
1770 Saws & Lawn Mowers 6350 Business for Sale BROOK ANDREWS, De- N276 NO. 2019-0041-RPF
grees 17 minutes west State-Aid Road and STATE OF MISSISSIPPI underpinning. No job
1780 Sitting with Elderly/Sick ceased, by the Chan- COUNTY OF LOWNDES too small. 549-7031.
7000 Rentals 111.3 feet; thence Bridge Construction,
1790 Stump Removal cery Court of Lowndes WITNESS MY SIGNA- North 86 degrees 47 latest edition. JIMMY A. AUSTIN, AD-
1800 Swimming Pools 7050 Apartments County, Mississippi, on TURE on this the 4th minutes west 54.5 feet MINISTRATOR Letters Testamentary Suggs Construction Co.
1830 Tax Service 7100 Commercial Property the 20th day of March, day of April, A.D. 2019. to the point of begin- Bids shall be based on have been granted and Building, remodeling,
7150 Houses A.D., 2019. This is to ning; subject, however, a rate per mile and shall NOTICE TO CREDITORS issued to the under- roofing, & home repair.
1860 Tree Service give notice to all per- FRIENDLY CITY Licensed & Bonded.
7180 Hunting Land to a five-foot easement include all materials signed upon the Estate
1890 Upholstery sons having claims MINI-WAREHOUSES 662-242-3471
7190 Land for Rent/Lease across the rear or south and labor necessary to Letters of Administra- of JOHN W. LARMOUR,
1910 Welding against said estate to By: L.O. of said lot which is re- complete the work. tion have been granted Deceased, by the Chan- 662-574-8470
7200 Mobile Homes Probate and Register and issued to Jimmy A. cery Court of Lowndes
2000 Announcements 7250 Mobile Home Spaces same with the Chan- Publish: 4/5,4/12, &
served for the installa-
Austin, Administrator of County, Mississippi, on Tom Hatcher, LLC
tion and-maintenance of Bid J: Furnish and in-
2050 Card of Thanks 7300 Office Spaces cery Clerk of Lowndes 4/19/2019 stall 4” wide thermo- the Estate of Peggy B. the 27th day of March, Custom Construction,
utility and drainage facil-
2100 Fraternal & Lodge County, Mississippi, plastic traffic stripe Austin, deceased, by A.D., 2019. This is to Restoration, Remodel-
7350 Resort Rentals ities. ing, Repair, Insurance
2150 Good Things To Eat within ninety (90) days (continuous yellow)(90 the Chancery Court of give notice to all per-
7400 River Property from this date. A failure claims. 662-364-1769.
2200 In Memorial I WILL CONVEY only mil) in accordance with Lowndes County, Mis- sons having claims
7450 Rooms to so Probate and Re- Section S-621 of the sissippi, on the 25th against said estate to Licensed & Bonded
2250 Instruction & School Let your such title as is vested
7500 Storage & Garages gister said claim will in the Substitute Trust- Standard Specifications day of March 2019. Probate and Register RAY'S WOOD WORKS
2300 Lost & Found 7520 Vacation Rentals forever bar the same. fingers do the for State-Aid Road and This is to give notice to same with the Chan-
ee.
2350 Personals 7550 Wanted to Rent Bridge Construction, all persons having cery Clerk of Lowndes
2400 Special Notices This the 20th day of walking. latest edition. claims against said es- County, Mississippi,
7600 Waterfront Property WITNESS MY SIGNA-
2600 Travel/Entertainment March 2019. Find your TURE, this the 18th day tate to Probate and Re- within ninety (90) days
8000 Real Estate dream job in of March, 2019 Bids shall be based on gister same with the from this date. A failure
3000 Employment Beth Andrews Cook Chancery Clerk of to so Probate and Re- Multiple Home Repairs
8050 Commercial Property a rate per linear foot Sheetrock, Flooring,
3050 Clerical & Office 8100 Farms & Timberland
BETH ANDREWS COOK the classifieds! /s/ James L. DeLoach and shall include all ma- Lowndes County, Mis- gister said claim will
Trim, Painting, Tile,
3100 Data Processing/ Computer McCalla Raymer Leibert terials and labor neces- sissippi, within ninety forever bar the same.
Kitchen/Bath
8150 Houses - Northside PUBLISH: 3/22, 3/29, Pierce, LLC sary to complete the (90) days from the date
3150 Domestic Help 8200 Houses - East & 4/5/2019 of first publication of This the 27th day of Decks- Dock Repair
Substitute Trustee work. Pressure Washing
3170 Engineering 8250 Houses - New Hope 299 South 9th Street this notice. A failure to March 2019.
3200 General Help Wanted Legal Notices 0010 so Probate and Re- 662-634-1114
8300 Houses - South Oxford, MS 38655 Bid K: Furnish and in-
3250 Management Positions (770)643-2148 stall thermoplastic le- gister said claim will /s/ Jack E. Larmour
8350 Houses - West
3300 Medical/Dental Foreclosurehotline.net gend (white)(120 mil) in forever bar the same. JACK E. LARMOUR Childcare 1180
8450 Houses - Caledonia File No.: 5405719 accordance with Sec-
3350 Opportunity Information 8500 Houses - Other CHILDCARE SERVICES
tion S-621 of the Stand- THIS the 26th day of PUBLISH: 3/29, 4/5, &
3400 Part-Time 8520 Hunting Land March 2019. 4/12/2019 Look No Further!! Qual-
PUBLISH: 03/22/2019, ard Specifications for
3450 Positions Wanted 8550 Investment Property 03/29/2019, State-Aid Road and ity Childcare Services
3500 Professional 04/05/2019 Bridge Construction, /s/ Jimmy A. Austin STATE OF MISSISSIPPI Are Available For The
8600 Lots & Acreage Jimmy A. Austin OKTIBBEHA COUNTY Golden Triangle Area!!
3550 Restaurant/Hotel 8650 Mobile Homes latest edition.
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI Call 662.343.8386 or
3600 Sales/Marketing 8700 Mobile Home Spaces 662.813.3672.
3650Trades
OKTIBBEHA COUNTY Bids shall be based on OF COUNSEL: ADVERTISEMENT FOR
8750 Resort Property a rate per square foot BIDS Serious Inquiries Only,
3700Truck Driving 8800 River Property ADVERTISEMENT FOR and shall include all ma- John W. Crowell (MSB SLURRY SEAL MILLER Please!!
4000 Merchandise 8850 Wanted to Buy BID PROPOSALS terials and labor neces- 7806) ROAD
MISCELLANEOUS sary to complete the Crowell Gillis & Cooper, OKTIBBEHA COUNTY, General Services 1360
4030 Air Conditioners 8900 Waterfront Property COUNTY ROAD WORK PLLC MISSISSIPPI
work.
4060 Antiques Post Office Box 1827 CASA CARE SERVICES:
9000 Transportation Sealed or electronic Columbus, Mississippi Sealed or electronic Offers services such as:
4090 Appliances 9050 Auto Accessories/Parts Bid L: Furnish and in-
4120 Auctions bids will be received by stall 4” wide traffic 39703-1827 bids will be received by residential janitorial,
9100 Auto Rentals & Leasing the Board of Super- stripe (continuous (662) 243-7443 the Board of Super- lighting & decorating,
4150 Baby Articles 9150 Autos for Sale visors of Oktibbeha visors of Oktibbeha emergency repairs, pre-
white) in accordance
4180 Bargain Column 9200 Aviation County, Mississippi at with Section S-619 of PUBLISH: 3/29, 4/5, & County, Mississippi at ventative maintenance,
4210 Bicycles 9250 Boats & Marine the Oktibbeha County the Standard Specifica- 4/12/2019 the Oktibbeha County moving/shipping assist-
4240 Building Materials Court House, 108 East tions for State-Aid Road Court House, 108 East ance & pressure wash-
9300 Camper/R.V.’s Main Street Starkville, Main Street Starkville, ing. 662-549-1878.
4250 Burial Plots and Bridge Construc-
9350 Golf Carts Mississippi 39759 un- tion, latest edition. Mississippi 39759 un-
4270 Business Furniture &
Equipment
9400 Motorcycles/ATVs
9450 Trailers/Heavy Equipment
til 10:00 A.M. Thursday,
May 2nd for miscel- Bids shall be based on
Shop til 10:00 A.M. Thursday,
May 2nd for construc-
HILL'S PRESSURE
WASHING. Commercial/
4300 Camera Equipment
4330 Clothing
9500 Trucks, Vans & Buses laneous county road
and bridge repair at
a rate per mile and shall
include all materials
Classifieds tion of Slurry Seal of
Miller Road at which
residential. House, con-
crete, sidewalks & mo-
9550 Wanted to Buy which time they will be time they will be pub- bile washing. Free est.
4360 Coins & Jewelry and labor necessary to
publicly opened and complete the work. licly opened and read Call 662-386-8925
read aloud. aloud.
8B Friday, April 5, 2019
General Services 1360 General Help Wanted 3200
Carpenter/Millwright
Opening. Must have ex-
perience in general car-
pentry & concrete. Will
work on Tenn-Tom Wa-
terway Project, based in
Columbus, MS. Must
have valid, clean
driver’s license and
pass pre-employment
DAVID'S CARPET & drug screen. EOE
UPHOLSTERY
Apply in person or Send
CLEANING Resume’ to: R & D
1 Room - $40 Maintenance Services
2 Rooms - $70
3600 W. Plymouth Road
3+ Rooms - $30 Each Columbus, MS 39701
Rugs - Must Be Seen
Car Upholstery OUR COMPANY is seek-
Cleaning Available ing an experienced car-
662-722-1758 penter. The ideal can-
didate will have an eye
HOME MAKEOVER &
ESTATE CLOSEOUT for detail, be depend-
able, have good commu-
SERVICES. Generate
cash from the sale of nication skills, reliable
transportation & basic
unwanted items. I will
help organize & coordin- tools. We specialize in
home remodels & new
ate the removal of un-
wanted furniture & clut- construction. Call
662-312-3130 for info.
ter from homes. Creat-
ive makeover solutions SWOOPE INSURANCE
from professional interi- Agency, Columbus, MS
or designer included for
is seeking to fill a Cus-
free! Contact: Weslyn tomer Service Repres-
Wood 214-674-9514 entative Position. We
offer Competitive
Salary, Health Insur-
The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com
General Merchandise 4600
BLACK BEDROOM set,
incl full sz sleigh bed,
dresser w/ mirror, chest
& night stand, $700.
New full sz mattress,
still in plastic, $275.
Bissell carpet cleaner,
$80. Two sets of black
Toyota Camry floormats,
$80. Cash Only. 662-
242-2884. Leave a
message.
Business Opportunity 6050
HISTORIC DOWNTOWN
Columbus: 411 Main
St. Office, Retail, Res-
taurant Space available.
Call 423-333-1124.
Apts For Rent: Northside 7010
FOX RUN COMPANY LLC
1 & 2 BR near hospital.
$595-645/mo. Military
discount offered, pet
area, pet friendly, and
furnished corporate
apartments available.
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a 9x9 grid with several 7 2 3 4 8 6 9 1 5
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Property and Casualty given numbers. The object
Need a Privacy Fence? License to apply. Please Apts For Rent: West 7050 given numbers. The object
is to place the numbers
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Call or text Joe Seals, 1 to 9 in the empty spaces
so that each row, each 3 8 5 9 4 7 1 2 6
Rentals
662-549-7167. General Maintenance so that each row, each
Worker needed. Must column and each 3x3 box
5 3 4 8 6 1 2 7 9
RETAINER WALL, drive-
way, foundation, con-
have experience in
maintenance of equip-
ment & buildings which Apartments For column and each 3x3 box
contains the same number
contains the same number
only once. The difficulty 8 9 2 3 7 4 5 6 1
& Houses only once. The difficulty
In
crete, masonry restora- requires practical skill &
tion, remodeling, base- knowledge in such
level increases from
level increases from 6 1 7 5 2 9 8 3 4
ment foundation, re- trades as painting, car- 1 Bedrooms Monday to Sunday.
Monday to Sunday.
Difficulty Level 4/04
pairs, small dump truck
hauling (5-6 yd) load &
pentry, plumbing, ma-
sonry & electrical work,
2 Bedroooms
demolition/lot cleaning. also able to perform 3 Bedrooms
Burr Masonry maintenance on equip-
662-242-0259. ment & machinery. Will Furnished & CLASSIFIEDS
report to work in Colum-
WORK WANTED: bus, MS. Must have val- Unfurnished www.cdispatch.com
Licensed & Bonded-car- id driver’s license &
pentry, painting, & de- pass a pre-employment 1, 2, & 3 Baths Houses For Rent: Caledonia
molition. Landscaping,
gutters cleaned, bush
drug screen. EOE. Ap-
ply at: R & D Mainten-
Lease, Deposit 7160
hogging, clean-up work, ance Services, Inc. & Credit Check 2BR/1BA. Caledonia
pressure washing, mov- 3600 West Plymouth Rd viceinvestments.com area. 1 yr. lease. $650
327-8555
ing help & furniture Columbus, MS 39701
repair. 662-242-3608 rent. plus dep. No pets.
Housekeeper & No smoking. 662-574-
Groundskeeper wanted, 0227 or 662-356-4958.
Lawn Care / Landscaping punctuality & attention Apts For Rent: Other 7080
1470 to detail a must. Houses For Rent: Other 7180
662-570-1758 or 2BR/1BA located in
FOR YOUR Spring & 662-352-4460. Historic Downtown 1 ROOM/1BA, Utilities
Summer lawn care Columbus. 2,000 sqft. Included. $400/mo.
needs, call Robinson SERVICE TECHNICIAN Hardwood floors One person only. Refs
Lawn Service, 662-435- for local pest control throughout. Open floor. req. Contact/leave a
8746. company. Applicant Very nice. Incl W&D. message for more info:
must be organized, de- $1200/mo. Call 662-328-8655.
JESSE & BEVERLY'S pendable, work well with 662-328-8655.
LAWN SERVICE. the public, and have Hunting Land 7200
Mowing, cleanup, land- good driving record with 2BR/2BA. Cotton Dis-
scaping, sodding, & tree valid driver's license. LOOKING FOR hunting
trict in Starkville. Call land. GTA area in Mis-
cutting. 356-6525. Drug test required. 662-617-3356.
Apply at 107 Gardner sissippi. 662-386-6024.
TERRA CARE Blvd. No phone calls.
Landscaping L.L.C. Mobile Homes for Rent 7250
Phone: 662-549-1878 Farm Equipment & Supplies
Landscaping, Property 4420 123 BECK Dr. 14 x 64.
Clean Up, Plant Care, 2BR/1BA. $450/mo.
Bush Hogging, 2016 CAT Skidsteer w/ $450/dep. Includes
Herbicide Spraying mulcher. <1,000 hrs, garbage. No pets. No
$84,500. 2016 John HUD. 662-574-7614.
Moving & Storage 1590 Deere 5100E Tractor, 3BR/2BA Trailer, New
210 hrs. $36,500. Hope school dist.
MOVING??? I can help 205-329-1790. $500/mo & $500 dep.
pack, organize and/or No pets, no drugs, no
coordinate your move. Garage Sales: Southside 4505 partying. Call between
Includes help selling un- 10a-7p. 662-386-4292.
wanted items. Weslyn 316 8TH St. S. Sat, NO TEXT MESSAGES.
Wood 214-674-9514. 4/6, 8a-1p. Easter de-
cor, vintage glassware EXTRA NICE 3BR/2BA
Painting & Papering 1620 & dishes, home decor, MH in North Columbus.
dishes. Something for City schools. NO PETS.
SULLIVAN'S PAINT everyone. $535/mo + $535 dep.
SERVICE 601-940-1397 or
Certified in lead Garage Sales: East 4510 662-549-8861.
removal. Offering spe-
cial prices on interior & 1500 GARDNER Blvd. RENT A fully equipped
exterior painting, pres- Sat. 8am until. Furn, camper w/utilities &
sure washing & sheet home decor, mens/wo- cable from $145/wk -
rock repairs. mens clothes, shoes, $535/month. Colum-
Free Estimates bags, kid items & misc. 1, 2, 3 BEDROOM apart- bus & County School
Call 435-6528 ments & townhouses.
806 REMUNDA Dr. Sat Call for more info. locations. 662-242-
4/6 7a-1p. Buy one get 662-328-8254. 7653 or 601-940-1397.
Stump Removal 1790 one free. Men, women,
youth & h/h items. FIRST FULL MONTH Houses For Sale: Caledonia
RENT FREE! 1 & 2 Bed- 8450
MULTI-FAMILY Garage room Apts/Townhomes.
Sale. Sat. 4/6. 7a-12p. Stove & refrigerator. NEW 3BR/2BA for sale.
Big sale w/ furn., cloth- $335-$600 Monthly. $150-170K. Email
ing (adult & children), Credit check & deposit. caledoniaimprovements
outdoor equip., yard art Coleman Realty, @yahoo.com
& more. Rain or shine 662-329-2323.
ALLSTUMP GRINDING as it will be inside the Houses For Sale: Other 8500
SERVICE shop located in the
GET 'ER DONE!
We can grind all your
backyard of 3485 Hwy.
50 E. (house next to COLEMAN RIVER HOME, nice!
Great area in WP. ACROSS
stumps. Hard to reach MGM Paint & Body RENTALS Across from water with
places, blown over Shop) w/ circle drive & TOWNHOUSES & APARTMENTS access to Tenn-Tom 1 Perch
roots, hillsides, back- wood fence-Sale is be-
1 BEDROOM
waterway. 4BR/2BA 6 Entered Indy
yards, pastures. Free hind fence-house is for with 2 acres & large
estimates. You find it, sale also & realtor will 2 BEDROOMS screened in room. 11 Dominant
we'll grind it! be on hand if you are in
3 BEDROOMS
$212,000 12 Calm
662-361-8379 the market for a spe- Call: 662-245-4273 or
cial home that is look- 662-889-1228 13 Jury makeup
ing for a special family. LEASE, 14 Fielder’s aid
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Tree Services 1860 Lots & Acreage 8600

A&T Tree Service Garage Sales: North 4520 DEPOSIT 15 Zap in a micro-
LOT FOR Sale in Stark- wave
Bucket truck & stump
711 19TH Ave N. Sat., AND ville. Will need cleared.
removal. Free est.
Serving Columbus 4/6, 7a-until. Shoes, CREDIT CHECK 818 N. Jackson St. Lot 17 Exploited
since 1987. Senior clothes, odds & ends. 5, City Block 97. 662-
465-7611, 662-418-
18 Spill the beans
citizen disc. Call Alvin @ Everything is $1.
242-0324/241-4447 662-329-2323 9096 or 662-418-4176. 20 Exceptional
"We'll go out on a limb Garage Sales: New Hope 4530
SPRING SPECIAL
22 Lend a hand
for you!" 23 Greeted, in a
298 PLEASANT Hill Rd. 2411 HWY 45 N 1.95 acre lots.
VICKERS TREE
HUGE SALE! Sat, 4/6,
6am until. Mens, wo- COLUMBUS, MS
Good/bad credit.
10% down, as low as
way
SERVICE, LLC mens, & boys name $299/mo. Eaton Land. 26 Truman’s home-
Tree trimming and re-
moval. Fully insured.
brand clothes, toys,
Commercial Property For
662-361-7711 town
housewares, Ducks Un-
Free estimates. ltd prints & outdoor Rent 7100 Need a 28 Film statuette
*Now Accepting Credit
& Debit Cards*
items. 662-251-5441. 29 Outdoor theater DOWN 19 Deceitful one
COMMERCIAL PROPER-
Call Curt 662-418-0889 380 W Mill Rd. 7-until. TIES/RETAIL/OFFICE 31 Had something 1 Jay-Z’s music 21 River to the
or 662-549-2902 2 Family Sale! Sm kit
“A cut above the rest” appl, men/women &
Spaces starting @
$285/mo. Downtown &
32 Beach cover 2 Flamenco cheer Severn
kids/baby clothes, toys East Columbus loca- 33 Health clubs 3 College policy 23 Carolina bird
Good Things To Eat 2150 & h/h decor. tions. 662-435-4188. 34 Play group
NEW RIDE? 4 Tree’s cousin 24 Parting word
TOMATO HOUSE INDOOR SALE. Beer-
FOR RENT located near 36 Skip 5 Gofer’s work 25 Mine yields
Vine-ripened hydroponic sheba Church. 1736
Beersheba Rd. Sat.7a- downtown. 3,000 sq. ft. FIND ONE IN THE 38 Rap sheet item
tomato. Located next to truck terminal, 9,500 CLASSIFIEDS 6 Scandal sheet 27 Forum icons
Noxubee County High noon.
sq. ft. shop & 3,200 sq. 40 Strike group 7 Charms 30 Marital promise
School. 662-352-1270
662-425-9116
INSIDE SALE! 54 Tony ft. office/shop. Build- 43 Connery’s 8 TV subtitle 33 Following
Cove, off Pleasant Hill ings can be rented to-
Rd, in Doyle Estates. gether or separately. successor 9 Roof feature 34 Engine parts
General Help Wanted 3200 Autos For Sale 9150
Fri & Sat, 7am until. All w/ excellent access 44 Crumpet’s 10 Not natural, in 35 Balm ingredient
& Hwy. 82 visibility.
ADVANCED COLLISION YARD SALE. 791 Kim- 662-327-9559.
2015 CHEVY Impala. cousin a way 37 Needs to
Black, 4dr, 6cyl, 82k
REPAIR is looking for an
entry level employee
berly Dr. Sat. 7a-10a.
mi, showroom clean, 45 Good judgment 16 Geological 39 Notice
OFFICE SPACE for
whose duties will in- Garage Sales: Other 4560 lease. 1112 Main St.,
local owner, $11,200. 46 Doctrine period 41 Binary digit
clude: shop cleanliness See @ 59 Amanda Dr.
Ste. 5. 3700 sq. ft.
& car detailing after CHRISTIAN MOTORCYC- Plenty of private park-
in New Hope Park Sub-
division off of Yorkville
18 Lacking locks 42 Tennis need
repair. Valid driver's LIST Assn, Columbus ing. 662-327-9559.
license req. Experience Chapter. Multi families! Rd. E. 662-327-3081.
preferred. Apply in Sat, April 6th, 7am un- OFFICE SPACE: 2,000
person at 825 Hwy 12 til. The Assembly park- Campers & RVs 9300
square feet. 294
W in Starkville. ing lot next to Lowe's. Chubby Dr. Flexible leas- TOMBIGBEE RV Park,
662-323-3250 Proceeds go to funding ing terms. Available
worldwide ministries. located on Wilkins Wise
now. 662-328-8254 Rd & Waverly Rd. Full
Agricultural Tractor Hookups available.
Operator job opening, to General Merchandise 4600 HISTORIC DOWNTOWN $300/mo. 662-328-
work on Tenn-Tom Wa- Columbus Office, Retail, 8655 or 662-574-7879.
terway Project, Colum- STARKVILLE AREA Restaurant Space avail-
bus, MS. Must have val-
id Class- A CDL, with
Habitat for Humanity
ReStore thrift shop will
able. Call 662-328-
8655 or 662-574-7879.
Five Questions:
good driving record and be open Saturday, April
pass pre-employment 6, from 8-11AM. RETAIL SPACE Available
drug screen. EOE
Apply in person or Send
Located at 1632 Rock-
hill Road in Starkville.
in Historic Downtown.
404 Main St. 3,000
1 Dolly Parton
Resume’: R & D Main-
tenance Services
Come by for bargains on
furniture, appliances,
sq. ft. $1,300/mo.
Call 662-328-8655
and Kenny
3600 W. Plymouth Road
Columbus, MS 39701
building materials, and
more.
or 662-574-7879. Rogers
Auctions 4120 Houses For Rent: Northside

2 World War
7110

Two
ALL BRICK 3BR/2BA
house for rent. Big yard.
Carport. W/D hookup.
Nice neighborhood.

3 Train station
$780 per month. 70 W
Thomas Dr. 3 min from
CAFB. 504-813-1200.

4 Canary
COLONIAL TOWN-
HOUSES. 2 & 3 bed-
room w/ 2-3 bath town-
houses. $600 to $695.
WHATZIT
WHATZIT ANSWER
ANSWER
5 2009
662-549-9555. Ask for
Glenn or text.
Log cabin