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Tax bills, bond projects highlight legislative goals

Lowndes restaurant sales tax again up

for consideration; Oktibbeha focuses on parks, school
By Slim Smith
ssmith@cdispatch.com
When the Mississippi Legislature
convenes in Jackson for its 2019 ses-
sion on Jan. 8, it won’t quite be busi-
ness as usual.
“It’s an election year,” noted Dis-
trict 39 Rep. Jeff Smith (R-Lowndes,
Monroe counties), the dean of the
Golden Triangle’s seven-member
legislative delegation who has been
serving in the Legislature since 1992.
“That means you’re probably not go-
ing to see a lot of controversial issues.
People are trying to get re-elected.”
But the absence of any “lightning
rod” bills does not mean the local del-
egation will not be pursuing a robust
variety of legislation geared specifi-
cally to Golden Triangle interests.
“There are quite a few notable
things we’ll be working on,” said Dis-
trict 38 Rep. Cheikh Taylor (D-Ok-
See Legislators, 6A Smith Taylor

Woman arrested Themed dance, costume parties

for Christmas to ring in new year in Golden Triangle
Eve stabbing Some area as if they’re from their de-
cade of choice from the 20th
restaurants to host Century — the top three of
Incident on Sycamore which will win Zachary’s gift
special events cards.
Street sends victim Taylor said the idea for a
for New Year’s Eve 1900s-themed party came
to out-of-area hospital By ISABELLE ALTMAN
from the incoming year be-
ing 2019.
Dispatch Staff Report ialtman@cdispatch.com “It’s a play on the num-
bers,” she said.
A Starkville wom- Zachary’s customers on The party, which begins
an has been arrested Saturday should come ready at 9 p.m. and goes until clos-
for a reported stab- to party like it’s 1999 — or at ing at 1 a.m. Sunday, will also
bing on Christmas least 19-something. Courtesy photo
feature West Point band The
Eve. The celebrations for the Robert Simmons, Rob Vick and Caleb Merchant, members
Bonfire Boys. Taylor says
Rachel Criddle, new year begin Saturday of the West Point-based band The Bonfire Boys, play a set at
Zachary’s in October. The band will perform again this weekend the restaurant is hoping for
44, was arrested night at Zachary’s on Fifth at Zachary’s “Rockin’ into ‘19” party — one of several special a turnout of about 100 or 110
Monday evening Criddle Street in Columbus which events hosted by area restaurants to celebrate New Year’s. people.
after officers with is hosting their annual New But Zachary’s isn’t the
Starkville Police Department re- Year’s Eve party, “Rockin’ Year’s,” said manager and This year’s event is a only area restaurant who will
sponded to a call about the stab- into ‘19.” bartender Crystal Taylor, 1900s’-themed costume par- help ring in 2019 with cus-
bing on Sycamore Street north of “We usually do a little par- who is helping organize the ty, she said. Attendees are tomers.
See Arrest, 3A ty the weekend before New celebration this year. encouraged to come dressed See New Year, 3A

Weather Five Questions Calendar Local Folks Public

Blake Senone
First grade, Caledonia
1 Who are the Mario Brothers usually Today through Monday meetings
trying to save? Jan. 7: Board of
■ Christmas Village: By appointment, the
2 Name four of the five hosts of “The Supervisors, 9
Tonight Show”? Storehouse at Christian World Missions in
3 What former vice-presidential can- Starkville presents The Village at Christmas Tree a.m., Oktibbeha
didate has children named Track, Trig, Lane, with 20 trees, dozens of nativity scenes, a County Court-
Bristol, Willow and Piper? Dept. 56 village, plus a scavenger hunt, cookie/ house
4 In the comic strip “Peanuts,” who is ornament-making stations, photo backdrops and
Lucy in love with? Jan. 8: Board
reading corner. $5. Proceeds benefit local and
5 How many toes does an ostrich world missions. To schedule a visit, contact Lee
of Aldermen,

65 Low 58
have — four, six or ten? 5:30 p.m., City
Ann Williamson, 816-769-2050.
High Answers, 6B Hall
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Inside at the Rosenzweig Arts Center, 501 Main St.,
opening an exhibit of quilting by Karen Arzamen-
dated School
District Board
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Classifieds 6B Obituaries 5A will be displayed in Artist Alley. For information,
Comics 4B Opinions 4A visit columbus-arts.org or call 662-328-2787 an MSU graduate and land p.m., Greens-
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Thursday
Say What?
Did you hear? “We have a chance to be a pretty good offensive
American man first to solo team by the end of the season.”
Starkville High School boys’ basketball senior
guard Terry Tate. Story, 1B.

across Antarctica unaided

930-mile journey
White House, Congressional
The 33-year-old O’Brady
documented his nearly
had previously entirely uphill journey —

Democrats see no deal on shutdown

which he called The Im-
been deemed possible First — on his
Instagram page. He wrote
impossible Wednesday that he cov-
‘If they believe that this president is going to yield talking to congressional Democrats
ered the last roughly 80 — and staff talks continued on Cap-
By AMANDA LEE MYERS
The Associated Press
miles in one big, impromp-
tu final push to the finish
on this particular issue, they’re misreading him’ itol Hill — negotiations dragged
Wednesday, dimming hopes for a
line that took well over an Republican Rep. Mark Meadows of North Carolina
An Oregon man became swift breakthrough.
entire day. Republican Rep. Mark Meadows
the first person to traverse By JULIET LINDERMAN much he would accept in a deal to
“While the last 32 hours and DARLENE SUPERVILLE of North Carolina, a Trump ally
Antarctica alone without end the shutdown.
were some of the most The Associated Press who has been involved in the talks,
any assistance on Wednes- challenging hours of my “You have to have a wall, you
day, trekking across the have to have protection,” he said. said the president “is very firm in
life, they have quite hon- WASHINGTON — Chances his resolve that we need to secure
polar continent in an epic estly been some of the best Back from the 29-hour trip to
look slim for ending the partial gov- our border.” He told CNN, “If they
54-day journey that was moments I have ever expe- visit U.S. troops, Trump said in a
ernment shutdown any time soon. believe that this president is going
previously deemed impos- rienced,” O’Brady posted. Lawmakers are away from Wash- Thursday tweet “we desperately
sible. need” a wall on the U.S.-Mexico to yield on this particular issue,
The day before, he post- ington for the holidays and have
Colin O’Brady, of border, funding for which has been they’re misreading him.”
ed that he was “in the zone” been told they will get 24 hours’
Portland, finished the a flashpoint between the White The impasse over government
and thought he could make notice before having to return for
bone-chilling, 930-mile House and Congress ever since funding began last week, when the
it to the end in one go. a vote. And although the Senate is
journey as friends, family “I’m listening to my slated to come into session Thurs- Trump took office. Senate approved a bipartisan deal
and fans tracked the endur- body and taking care of day afternoon, few senators were He called on Democrats in Con- keeping government open into Feb-
ance athlete’s progress in the details to keep myself expected to be around for it. gress to fund his wall, saying the ruary. That bill provided $1.3 billion
real time online. safe,” he wrote. “I called After a weekend and two hol- shutdown affects their supporters. for border security projects but not
“I did it!” a tearful home and talked to my iday days for federal employees, He said: “Do the Dems realize that money for the wall. At Trump’s urg-
O’Brady said on a call to his mom, sister and wife — I Wednesday was the first regularly most of the people not getting paid ing, the House approved that pack-
family gathered in Portland promised them I will stop scheduled workday affected by the are Democrats?” age and inserted the $5.7 billion he
for the holidays, according when I need to.” closure of a variety of federal ser- The shutdown started Saturday had requested.
to his wife, Jenna Besaw. Though others have vices. when funding lapsed for nine Cab- But Senate Republicans lacked
“It was an emotional traversed Antarctica, they Trump vowed to hold the line inet-level departments and dozens the votes they needed to force the
call,” she said. “He seemed either had assistance with on his budget demand, telling re- of agencies. Roughly 420,000 work- measure through their chamber.
overwhelmed by love and reinforced supplies or kites porters during his visit to Iraq on ers were deemed essential and are That jump-started negotiations
gratitude, and he really that helped propel them Wednesday that he’ll do “whatever working unpaid, while an additional between Congress and the White
wanted to say ‘Thank you’ forward. it takes” to get money for border 380,000 have been furloughed. House, but the deadline came and
to all of us.” In 2016, British explor- security. He declined to say how While the White House was went without a deal.
O’Brady was sleeping er Henry Worsley died
near the finish line in Ant- attempting an unassisted
arctica late Wednesday and solo trip across Antarctica,
could not immediately be collapsing from exhaustion

Trump makes first visit to US troops in harm’s way

reached for comment. toward the end of the trek.

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Indian casinos across US wary of betting on sports books

Tribes enthusiastically welcomed end of federal ban on expanded
sports gambling in May but since then, the regulatory challenges
and low-margin nature of the business have sunk in
By REGINA GARCIA CANO
The Associated Press
LAS VEGAS — Two dozen
large-screen TVs showing foot-
ball and other sports line the
walls. There’s beer on tap, bar
top seating and leather chairs.
Chicken wings are on the menu.
And at this American Indian ca-
sino in the heart of college-foot-
ball mad Mississippi, you can
legally bet on the games.
The sports book owned by
the Mississippi Band of Choc-
taw Indians is the first to open
on tribal lands outside of Ne-
vada following a U.S. Supreme
Court ruling earlier this year,
a no-brainer business decision
given the sports fans among its
gambling clientele.
“We are basically two hours
from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and
then, we are just an hour from
Mississippi State. We have Ole
Miss just to the north of that,
and we have Southern Miss —
they’re not SEC, but they are a
player. We are not that far from
Louisiana,” said Neal Atkinson,
the tribe’s director of gaming.
The book at Pearl River Re-
sort is packed every college
football Saturday, but remains
an outlier months after the high
court opened the door for ex-
panded sports gambling across
the United States by striking
down a federal ban.
Tribes enthusiastically wel-
comed the decision in May but
since then, the regulatory chal-
lenges and low-margin nature
of the business have sunk in.
Few Indian casinos have an en-
viable location like the Choctaw
and many need state approval
to add sports betting to their
offerings.
Indian casinos started small
three decades ago, but they
have grown to be an annual
$32.4 billion segment of the
U.S. gambling industry. The
roughly 475 casinos operated
by nearly 240 tribes create jobs
for tribal members and profits
that help pay a variety of ser-
vices, including health care and
housing.
Some casinos only have
games like bingo or pull tabs
that don’t need state approval.
But the majority of them also
have state-authorized slot ma-
chines, blackjack and other
table games, according to the
National Indian Gaming Com-
mission.
Many tribes share a portion
of casino profits with state gov-
ernments in exchange for ex-
clusive rights to conduct gam-
bling operations within their
states.
To offer sports betting, the
majority of tribes would have to
renegotiate compacts that vary
widely in cycles and the issues
covered, though some tribes
believe their existing agree-
ments already give them the
right to offer the new wagers.
“There’s a broad spectrum
in Indian Country covering two
extremes: Tribal nations that
would not benefit at all, and on
the other end, tribal nations
that would significantly ben-
efit,” commission chairman
Jonodev Osceola Chaudhuri
said. “Those are largely busi-
ness decisions that each tribe
will have to make given its own
economic landscape and its
unique market realities.”
Some federal lawmakers
have also proposed regulating
sports gambling more widely,
adding yet another layer to a
complex debate already involv-
ing commercial casinos and
lotteries, plus sports leagues
themselves.
So far, only the Santa Ana
Pueblo near Albuquerque,
New Mexico, has followed the
Choctaw’s effort into sports
gambling. Neither tribe was
required to obtain additional
state approvals.
Contrary to popular belief,
sports betting is a low-profit
business that requires highly
skilled employees. In Nevada,
sportsbooks last year contrib-
uted only 2.4 percent of the
gambling revenue of casinos
statewide — dwarfed by the
proceeds from table games and
slots.

New year Stabbing

Continued from Page 1A
On Tuesday, downtown Columbus
restaurant J. Broussard’s will prepare a
special New Year’s Eve meal for diners
with a reservation from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Manager Whitney Coleman said the
restaurant is typically open on holidays,
including New Year’s Eve, specifically
to “make customers happy.”
She added chef Beth Rogers always
prepares special menus for those holi-
days. This year’s includes choices such
as seafood gumbo, grilled lemon black
pepper shrimp, a New York strip, Cre-
ole-glazed pork chops and desserts
of lemon meringue cake, chocolate
brownie or red velvet cake.
To make a reservation, call J. Brous-
sard’s at 662-243-1480, Coleman said.
Meanwhile in Starkville, The Veran-
da is holding a dance party with hits
from the last 50 years. It begins about
8-9 p.m., said owner Jay Yates.
“We’re going to start from the ‘70s
at the beginning of the night, ‘80s, ‘90s
and then hits of the day, progressive-
ly through the night,” said bartender
Mitch Bulley. “... We’ll have a DJ and
music. We’ll have the dance floor and
the bar ready. We’ll have the drinks
specials.”
The party will also feature a New
Year’s trivia game, he said, asking ques-
tions about events from 2018. There
will also be a special late night menu of
gourmet hot wings, cheese sticks, gum-
bo nachos and similar bar foods.
He added the party will last until
midnight.
“Unfortunately because it falls on a
Monday night we can only stay open
until midnight,” Bulley said. “Now we’ll
allow everybody to stay, have their mid-
night toast, their midnight kiss if you
want that. But then we’ve got to get
everybody out because by law here in
Starkville we cannot serve alcohol after
midnight.”
He said The Veranda hosted a sim-
ilar New Year’s Eve party last year,
though he wasn’t working there at the
time.
“We had a really good turnout, so ...
we’re going to hype it up (this year) as
best we can,” he said.
Some say they plan to rest Monday
in anticipation of watching Mississippi
State play the Iowa Hawkeyes in Tam-
pa, Florida, in the Outback Bowl. You
can watch the game Tuesday on ESPN2
at 11 a.m.
Continued from Page 1A
McKee Park, according to a post on
SPD’s Facebook page. The victim, who
authorities did not identify, was flown to
a hospital out of the Golden Triangle for
treatment.
Criddle has been charged with do-
mestic violence-aggravated assault, a
felony.
Police are still investigating the stab-
bing and are asking anyone with infor-
mation on the incident to contact SPD at
662-323-4131 or Golden Triangle Crime
Stoppers at 1-800-530-7151.
Criddle has been released from Ok-
tibbeha County Jail on $10,000 bond.
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State of the nation Cartoonist view

The self-destruction
of US farmers
Not long ago, agriculture
was a crown jewel of Amer-
ica’s export economy. Then
President Trump happened.
He launched his “easy-
to-win” trade wars, and our
trading partners hit back
right where the farm belt
hurts.
Soybeans have been our
biggest farm export and
China their biggest foreign
market. Last year, U.S. Froma Harrop
farmers sold almost $14
billion worth of soybeans to
China. That amount is down considerably, to say the
least. In November, China’s imports of U.S. soybeans
fell to zero.
Leave it to others to explain why the agricultural
heartland so ardently backed a presidential candi-
date promising a trade conflagration sure to hit it the
hardest. Despite it all, Trump’s Republican allies held
on to most of the major soybean-producing congres-
sional districts in the midterms. Explain that.
In June, a month before China slapped 25 percent
tariffs on American soybeans -- in revenge for U.S.
tariffs on its products -- the University of Tennessee
made a prediction: Such a move would cost American
soybean growers as much as $7.7 billion. So what
followed really isn’t a surprise. Nor is it a shock to see
Brazilian soybean farmers moving in to pick up the
pieces.
Trump’s response was to send farmers “relief”
money to make up for losses he largely created for
them. And although the sums sound grand to the
taxpayers, they’re not grand enough to make up for
the damage. A dairy farmer in Wisconsin told The
Wall Street Journal his check would pay for only one
month’s worth of his barn’s electricity costs. Another
farmer said the $10 he’d get for his 41 acres of corn
wouldn’t cover a tank of gas for his pickup.
Before signing the new farm bill, Trump released a
video of himself singing the theme song from the old
sitcom “Green Acres.” Performing at the 2005 Emmy
Awards, he wore “heehaw regalia,” as Fox News put
it. A New York real estate tycoon playing the hayseed.
Hilarious, don’t you think?
The United States does have serious complaints
over China’s trade policies. The best way to exert our
influence would have been to stay in the Trans-Pacific
Partnership, created to help its members confront
China. In practice, it would have let the U.S. set the
rules of trade.
Upon taking office, however, Trump pulled the
U.S. out of the TPP. At one point, he seemed to think
China was a member of the TPP rather than its tar-
get. When forced to acknowledge that China wasn’t
a member, he said China would sneak in “as they
always do.”
Farmers now worry about Japan. It’s not that Japan
is raising tariffs on U.S. products. It’s that it is lower-
ing tariffs on products sold by America’s agricultural
competitors -- Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Chile
-- which stuck with the trading bloc. It’s now called
the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for
Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Trump insists that he can wrest trade concessions
from Japan in a bilateral agreement -- using his usual
tools of threats, bluster and insulting tweets, one
imagines. The less optimistic head of U.S. Wheat
Associates said that sales to Japan, which buys about
half its imported wheat from the U.S., face “an immi-
nent collapse.” (The U.S. “has not sold one kernel of
wheat” to China for months, he added.)
The U.S. Meat Export Federation estimates that
exports of beef and pork to Japan will drop by more
than $1 billion in five years. By the way, despite the
approval of the “new NAFTA,” Canada and Mexico
are keeping tariffs on U.S. farm products in retal-
iation for continued U.S. duties on their steel and
aluminum.
At the farm bill signing, Trump patted farmers
on the head with the words, “Ranchers, agriculture,
incredible people.” No further comment.
Froma Harrop, a syndicated columnist, writes for the
Providence (Rhode Island) Journal. Her e-mail address
is fharrop@gmail.com.

Other editors
Oversight needed for special needs program
More accountability is
needed in a state program that
provides scholarships for spe-
cial needs students to attend
non-public schools.
That was the finding of a
report from the state’s legis-
lative oversight committee
that was released this month.
The 72-page report from the
Joint Legislative Committee
on Performance Evaluation
and Expenditure Review, or
PEER, also raises concerns
about whether the scholarship
program is helping those who
need it most.
The Equal Opportunity for
Students with Special Needs
Act was passed in 2015 to give
parents of special needs chil-
dren more options to meet the
specific needs of their children.
Those who have been in the
public school system within the
past five years are eligible to
receive the $6,500 scholarship
if they withdraw from their
public school and enroll in
another institution.
During the 2018 fiscal year,
367 students participated in the
Education Scholarship Account
program and attended 96 non-
public schools in Mississippi,
Tennessee and online.
Oversight of those schools is
alarmingly lacking. Schools do
not have to apply to participate
in the program or to meet any
criteria, as they must do in oth-
er states with similar programs
like Florida and Tennessee.
In fact, a PEER survey of 33
participating schools found
that six of them (or 18 percent)
were not even aware they had
enrolled a child with an Educa-
tion Scholarship Account.
Furthermore, there are no
requirements for participating
schools to even monitor the
ESA students’ progress in the
meeting the goals spelled out
in their IEPs, an individualized
special education plan that all
students participating in the
program must have previously
obtained from a public school.
Thus, there is no oversight
to ensure the new schools
are providing the educational
environment these students
urgently need.
Meanwhile, the PEER
report revealed that 48 percent
of program participants in
2017 and 2018 were clustered
in five public school districts
— four in the metro Jackson
area plus DeSoto County. Only
18 percent of program partici-
pants were eligible for free or
reduced-price lunches, while
59.5 percent of participants
were white and 23.5 percent
were black. The number of
ESA recipients represented 0.6
percent of the total population
of students with disabilities
statewide.
The lack of participation by
low-income, black and rural
students is concerning. It casts
serious doubt about wheth-
er the program is the most
effective way for Mississippi
to provide better educational
outcomes for its special needs
students.
And even for those who
are enrolled, it’s impossible to
know how well they are being
served. Participating institu-
tions must be held accountable,
must be required to meet
certain standards and must
prove the students are making
progress.
If taxpayer money is going
to be spent on this program,
there must be greater oversight
to ensure the state’s return on
its investment.
Tupelo Daily Journal
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Rachel Dale
DEKALB — Rachel
Dale, 91, died Dec. 20,
2018, at John C. Stennis
Hospital in DeKalb.
Services are 11 a.m.
Saturday at the chapel
of New Haven Memorial
Funeral Home in DeKalb
to services at the church.
Robinson Funeral Home
in West Point is entrusted
with arrangements.
Mrs. Brashier was
born July 5, 1931, in Park-
er to the late Joe William
Cade Sr. and Effie Mae
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Burial will be at Mt. Aarat
Church Cemetery in
Scooba. Visitation will
be one hour prior to the
service.
Lillie Thomas
ALVIN, Texas — Lillie
Mae Thomas, 68, died
Dec. 22, 2018, in Alvin.
Services are 1:30 p.m.
Saturday at Family Life
Center in Quitman with
the Rev. Adil McKenzie
officiating. Burial will be
at James Chapel Church
Cemetery. Visitation
will be one hour prior to
the service. New Haven
Memorial Funeral Home
in DeKalb is entrusted
with arrangements.
Brian Cavendar
COLUMBUS — Brian
Cavendar died Dec. 26,
2018, at his residence.
Arrangements are
incomplete and will be
announced by Lowndes
Funeral Home of Colum-
bus.
Jeanette Brashier
ROY, Utah — Ima
LPN and was a member
of the Church of Lat-
ter-day Saints.
In addition to her par-
ents, she was preceded
in death by her husband,
Benjamin Thomas
Brashier Jr.; son, Benny
Joe Brashier; sister, Peg-
Ralph Logan
Visitation:
Thursday, Dec. 27 • 5-7 PM
College St. Location
Services:
Friday, Dec. 28 • 10 AM
College St. Location
Burial
Lone Oak Cemetery
Jimmy Wilder
Visitation:
Friday, Dec. 28 • 12:30-2 PM
First United Methodist Church
Services:
Friday, Dec. 28 • 2 PM
First United Methodist Church
Kevin Norris
Earnestine “Earnie” Cunningham, 78, of Co-
lumbus, MS, passed away Tuesday, December
25, 2018, at Windsor Nursing Home. Kevin “Snakeman” Norris, 60, of Columbus,
MS, passed away Tuesday, December 25, 2018,
Visitation will be Thursday, December 27,
2018, from 10:00-11:00 AM at Lowndes Funer- at his residence.
Services will be Thursday, December 27, 2018,
al Home, Columbus, MS. Funeral services will
be Thursday, December 27, 2018, at 11:00 AM at 2:00 PM from Lowndes Funeral Home Chapel
with visitation to follow.
at Lowndes Funeral Home Chapel, Columbus,
Mr. Norris was born March 11, 1958, in Virgin-
MS. Interment will be at Friendship Cemetery,
ia, to Barbara and the late Leroy Norris. He was
Columbus, MS with Lowndes Funeral Home di-
proud to be called Most Famous Biker in Colum-
recting.
bus. He was a very proud owner of his 1967 Shov-
Mrs. Cunningham was born January 23, 1940,
elhead. Mr. Norris had a very big personality. He
in Alabama, to the late Bluford and Lillie Belle
loved life and everybody. He was a great singer
Carr. Mrs. Cunningham was a member of the
and the coolest dad in the world in his kid’s eyes.
Beersheba Cumberland Presbyterian Church,
Mr. Norris is preceded in death by his son,
Columbus, MS. She loved spending time with
Terry Norris.
her family. She retired in 2005, after working
Mr. Norris is survived by his mother, Barba-
for 25 years as a registered nurse at Baptist. She
ra Manners; daughters, Stacy Norris and Paige
spent her whole life serving others.
Norris; sister, Elizabeth (Travis) Chadwick;
In addition to her parents, Mrs. Cunningham
brother, Brad (Judy) Norris; and grandchildren,
is preceded in death by her husband, Arthur
Tyler Priess, Brandon Terry, Hunter Terry, Kaleb
Cunningham; and brother, Bobby Carr.
Patterson, Jeffery Merchant, PaiLynn Merchant
Mrs. Cunningham is survived by a daughter,
Stephanie (Joe) Studdard; son, Jeff (Susanne) and Addison Norris.
Cunningham; and grandchildren, Baleigh Stud- Honorary Pallbearers will be John Northing-
ton, Brian Kosta, Dodie Colvin and Mike Boyle.
dard, Lawson Studdard, Colin Cunningham and
Kate Cunningham. Memorials may be made out to St. Jude Chil-
Pallbearers will be Joe Studdard, Jeff Cun- dren’s Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas
Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or to DCH NICU,
ningham, Lawson Studdard, Rick Garner, Char-
2700 Hospital Dr., Northport, AL 35476.
lie Studdard and Colin Cunningham.
Honorary pallbearers will be Windsor Nurs- Compliments of
ing Home Side B and Philwood Alzheimer’s Unit. Lowndes Funeral Home
Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s www.lowndesfuneralhome.net
Association, 855 S. Pear Orchard Rd., Ridgeland,
MS 397157.

Ralph Mitchell Logan

Jeanette Cade Brashier,
87, died Dec. 20, 2018, in
Roy.
Services are from
Burial
Friendship Cemetery
College St. Location
Compliments of
Lowndes Funeral Home
www.lowndesfuneralhome.net
Ralph Mitchell Logan, age
79, of Steens, MS, passed away

Jimmy Wilder
1-2 p.m. Saturday at the December 25, 2018, at Baptist
Church of Jesus Christ of Memorial Hospital.
Latter-day Saints in West Funeral services will be
Point. Burial will follow at James W. “Jimmy” Wilder, Friday, December 28, 2018, at
memorialgunterpeel.com
Memorial Gardens Cem- Jr., age 80, of Columbus, MS, 10:00 AM at Memorial Gunter
etery in Columbus. Visi- passed away December 25, Peel Chapel, College St. loca-
tation is two hours prior 2018, at his residence. tion with Phillip Rickman and
Funeral services will be Elbert Wheat officiating. The

Henry Miller Lamb

Tupelo — Henry Miller
Lamb died Saturday, December
22, 2018, at North Mississippi
Medical Center, at age 86.
He was born in Lucedale,
Mississippi, on May 27, 1932.
He was the son of Ellis R. Lamb,
Sr. and Nellie Woodall Lamb.
After graduating from Lucedale
High School, Henry entered the
United States Navy and served
during the Korean War. He later on attended
Diesel College in Nashville, Tennessee, which
led him to Mobile, Alabama, Jackson, Mississippi
and Greenville, Mississippi. In 1966, he opened
Tupelo Diesel and in 1977, Columbus Diesel.
Henry was a member of Calvary Baptist Church
in Tupelo since 1966 and served as a greeter and
usher. He was also a member of Tupelo’s Lions
Club since 1974, serving in many cities, states
and national committees, District Governor,
Council Chairman and board member of Mid-
South Lions in Memphis, Tennessee. Henry
received many Lions Club Awards, including
the Melvin Jones Award, Mid-South Lions Sight
Service Hall of Honors, and he was inducted in
Mississippi Lions Hall of Fame.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Lynn Massey
Lamb of 60 years of Tupelo; son, Mike Lamb
and his wife, Lesia of Tupelo; daughter, Vicki
Gaither and her husband, Keith of Nashville,
Tennessee; grandchildren, Drew Lamb and
his wife, Ashley, Morgan Lamb and Audrey
Gaither; step grandchildren, Blair Curtis and her
husband, Ben and Bo Ferguson; great-grandson,
Hayden Lamb; step great-grandchildren, Tyson
Anglin, Mary Bishop Curtis, Livingston Curtis
and Hewitt Curtis; three sisters, Ruth Eckhoff,
Nina Moodie and her husband, Roland and Nell
Haeussler; and twenty nieces and nephews.
Preceded in death by his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Ellis R. Lamb, Sr.; brothers, Ellis R. Lamb,
Jr. and Floyd Lamb.
Services honoring his life were at 1 p.m.
Wednesday, December 26, 2018, at the Jefferson
Street Chapel of W. E. Pegues with the Rev. Chris
DeGeorge officiating. Private family graveside
services followed in Tupelo Memorial Park.
Visitation was from 11 a.m. until service time
Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at W.E. Pegues,
Tupelo.
Pallbearers were Drew Lamb, Terry Chunn,
Balford Patterson, Cody Morris, Brandon Sims
and Don Kenney.
Honorary pallbearers were Tupelo Lions Club,
Calvary Baptist Church greeters and ushers and
Henry’s Adult Sunday School Class.
Memorials may be made to Lions of
Mississippi, 431 Katherine Drive, Flowood, MS
39232 and Calvary Baptist Church, 501 West
Main Street, Tupelo, MS 38804.
Services were live streamed and recorded
for those who were not able to attend at www.
peguesfuneralhome.com.
Expressions of sympathy may be left at www.
peguesfuneralhome.com.
Paid Obituary - Pegues Funeral Home
Friday, December 28, 2018, at
2:00 PM at First United Meth-
odist Church with Rev. Jimmy
Criddle officiating. The inter-
ment will immediately follow
at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be from
12:30 PM until the time of the service in Caro-
lyn’s Room at First United Methodist Church.
Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crema-
tory, College St. location is in charge of arrange-
ments.
The son of James W. and Miriam Randall
Wilder, Mr. Wilder was born July 1, 1938, in Co-
lumbus, MS. He was a 1956 graduate of S. D. Lee
High School of Columbus and obtained a Bach-
elor of Business degree from Mississippi State
University in 1960. Mr. Wilder served as a Second
Lieutenant in the Civil Affairs Unit of the United
States Army Reserve. In a lengthy civic career,
Mr. Wilder served as president of the Magowah
Gun Club and on the Advisory Boards of both
Trustmark and Cadence Banks. He served on
the Board of Directors of Heritage Academy and
was a member of the Rotary Club for over twen-
ty years. He was a past member of the Krewe of
Didelphidae and a volunteer for the United Way,
the Heart Fund and the Kidney Foundation. Ad-
ditionally, he owned Wilder Real Estate and man-
aged numerous city properties. He was an active
member of the First United Methodist Church,
where he was a member of the Ivy Sunday School
Class and served as Co-Trustee Chairman and
usher.
Mr. Wilder was owner and operator of Big Star
Corporation for thirty five years. He was an avid
fisherman and hunter, especially enjoying deer,
pheasant and quail hunting. Some of his most
memorable hunting trips involved traveling with
friends to countries outside the United States.
Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Jean
Pennington Wilder of Columbus, MS; daughter,
Jeana Wilder Brown and son-in-law, Bryan of
Columbus, MS; son, Penn Wilder and daughter-
in-law, Saskia of Bentonville, AR; beloved grand-
children, Brennan Brown and Emery Brown of
Columbus, MS and Andrew Wilder and Chase
Wilder of Bentonville, AR; sisters, Karen Wilder
Crowe and her husband, Ron of Brandon, MS and
Sandra Wilder Murphy and her husband, Paul of
Louisville, KY; brothers, George Wilder and his
wife, Madeliene of Montgomery, AL and David
Wilder and his wife, Sue of Casselberry, FL; and
many nieces and nephews.
Honorary pallbearers will be members of the
River Hill Peckerwoods Lunch Group, Wednes-
day Night Men’s Group, Breakfast Club Group,
longtime hunting and fishing friends, former em-
ployees of Big Star Corporation, members of the
Ivy Sunday School Class of First United Method-
ist Church and staff of Kindred Home Care.
The family requests that any memorial gifts
be made to the First United Methodist Church,
P.O. Box 32, Columbus, MS, 39703.
Sign the online guest book at
www.memorialgunterpeel.com
903 College Street • Columbus, MS
interment will immediately follow at Lone Oak
Cemetery of Steens. Visitation will be Thursday,
December 27, 2018, from 5:00 – 7:00 PM at Me-
morial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory,
College St. location.
Mr. Logan was born March 11, 1939, in Steens,
MS, to the late Verner O. and Louise Sanders
Logan. Never expected to live past a young age,
Ralph lived 8 full, happy decades as a bystander
to local and world history. He attended Caledo-
nia until the 6th grade, when he left to help his
widower mother run the family store and help
around the house. He was a hard worker with a
kind soul who spent his adult years assisting the
handymen at Rickman’s Appliance, always mak-
ing sure they had a riding companion. Ralph was
a devoted Christian taking his responsibility of
greeting everyone and passing out the weekly
church bulletin with unmatched dedication. He
valued his independence, having lived unassist-
ed these last 26 years with his faithful compan-
ion, Scruffy, by his side waving at every car that
passed.
Ralph enjoyed the finer things in life. He loved
Diet Mountain Dew and a pack of nabs. He had a
lifelong obsession with watches, flashlights and
batteries. He perfected the art of riding his bi-
cycle while clapping at the same time. He abso-
lutely loved Buddy and Kay Bain’s Morning Show
and never missed the nightly news. Fish from Mi
Toro was one of his favorite meals.
Ralph was a dedicated son, brother, uncle,
cousin and nephew. He never met a stranger and
certainly never forgot a face. Ralph treasured
people. He loved his family and shared connec-
tions with almost everyone in Steens and the
surrounding area. Over the course of his life,
Ralph easily earned the status of “local favorite.”
Over decades, he produced a wide network of re-
lationships and friends. From his gentle nature,
grew an honest and warm personality. He will be
missed by all.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in
death by sister, Verna Rickman; and nieces, Stac-
ey Camacho and Tabatha Rickman.
Survivors include his sisters, Elaine Evans and
her husband, Robert of Steens, MS and LaJean
Nichols and her husband, Earl of Tupelo, MS;
nieces and nephews, Ashley Elkins, Laura Regin-
bald, Nedra Mitchell, Phillip Rickman, Rhonda
Unruh, Sharon Harrison, Karen Pouncey and
Sydney Stars; numerous great nieces and neph-
ews; and a host of friends and acquaintances.
Pallbearers will be Brent Mitchell, Keith
Mitchell, Eric Stars, Aubie Pouncey, Mike Unruh
and Reid Harrison.
Honorary pallbearers will be the Men of Steens
Church of Christ, Men of Lone Oak Church of
Christ and all the many special friends.
Memorials may be made to Maywood Chris-
tian Camp, 700 Maywood Camp Road, Hamilton,
AL, 35570-4932 or to Pine Vale Children’s Home,
1872 County Road 700, Corinth, MS, 38834.
Sign the online guest book at
www.memorialgunterpeel.com
903 College Street • Columbus, MS
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tibbeha, Lowndes, Clay identical bills in both done,” Roberson said. “It’s the
counties). “The session houses to change the lan- “I’m not sure exactly what road that
may not be remembered guage of the law and re- path it will take — wheth- runs in
for a lot of state-wide is- store that revenue. er it will be through the front of the
sues, but locally, we’ll be “The way we’ve writ- bond process or through new PECO
working on some pretty ten the bills, counties can the regular legislation. Foods facili-
important issues for our opt out of it if they want We’ll be looking for the ty and there
constituents.” to,” Smith said. “Really, I best, easiest path for- are a cou-
Most of the focus will can’t imagine any serious ward.” Turner-Ford
ple of other
be on revenue and proj- opposition, so hopefully, Taylor said he will also industries in the area, so
ects ranging from money this will mean it’s only present a bill that will al- it’s an important project,”
for schools, community going to be a one-time hit low for a special car tag Turner-Ford said. “West
centers and facilities, for revenue. I know that’s to support the school dis- Point and Clay County are
even athletic programs. important to the Lowndes trict’s athletics programs. working on this together
school district. I feel pret- “Based on our esti- as a joint project. It would
Revenue bills ty confident we can get mates, that would pro-
duce about $15,000 each
cost a little more than
One of the most antici- this fixed.” $900,000.”
pated bills that will be pre- year,” Taylor said.
sented to the Legislature Roads and projects Criminal justice reform
this season is Lowndes Taylor and District Bond program Although it’s not spe-
County’s effort to restore 43 Rep. Rob Roberson Smith, as chairman cific to the Golden Trian-
its 2-percent restaurant (R-Oktibbeha, Winston) of the House Ways and gle, all three members of
sales tax, which created will be working togeth- Means Committee, is in- the Legislature’s black
a storm of controversy in er on several projects for strumental in the state’s caucus from the Golden
last year’s session when Starkville and Oktibbe- bond program each year. Triangle — Rep. Kabir
a bill to extend the tax, ha County — ranging This year, he said, there Karriem (D-Lowndes),
established in 1987, died from a drainage project are some opportunities to Taylor and Turner-Ford
in committee. The tax on Northside Drive to a fund more small projects mentioned criminal jus-
had been used to fund $2 million new school in than usual. tice reform as a key issue
the Columbus-Lowndes Starkville. “We don’t really have going into this year’s ses-
Convention and Visitors Taylor said he hopes to a big deal coming in, like sion.
Bureau and economic de- secure $380,000 for the say a Nissan or Yokoha- “Last year, we passed a
velopment. drainage project. ma,” Smith said. “So this criminal justice package
When the tax expired “It’s a 40-year-old prob- year could be a good year that took
on June 30, the county lem that affects 50 homes to help out with a lot of us three
lost an estimated $2 mil- and public smaller projects.” years to get
lion in annual revenue. housing Sen. Chuck Younger t h rou gh ,”
Legislators were quick f a c i l it ie s ,” (R-Lowndes, Monroe) said Kar-
to resurrect the bill for Taylor said. said he plans to push for
riem, a
this year’s session. “It’s a safe- one of those projects.
member of
“I’ve already pre-filed ty hazard, “The old gym at Craw-
the House
a bill (for) the restaurant most impor- ford is terrible shape and
C r i m i n a l Karriem
tax,” said tantly, but really needs
Just ice
District 37 it’s also real- Roberson some work,”
Committee. “That was a
Rep. Gary ly hurt prop- You n ger
big step, but there is still
C h i s m erty values. It’s some- said. “So I’ll
a lot of things we can do
( R-L own- thing that’s been needed be asking
to improve how criminal
des, Oktib- for a long time.” for $100,000
justice works in our state.
beha, Clay). Roberson said fund- to fix it up
“It’s the ex- so it can be We need to build on that.”
ing for the Partnership
act same bill Chism used as a Younger Karriem said he’s been
School, a Starkville-Ok-
that Colum- communi- encouraged by the emerg-
tibbeha Consolidated
bus and Lowndes County School District school for ty center and maybe an ing bipartisan support for
agreed to back this sum- middle school students on after-school program. I reform.
mer before the special Mississippi State’s cam- think it would be some- “We have taken some
session.” pus, is something that thing good for the folks good steps...,” he said.
That bill differs from needs immediate atten- out there. There’s no “But what I’ve learned
the previous tax in a few tion. sense in just letting it go with all legislation is that
major areas: It will reduce MSU has dedicated to waste.” you have to watch be-
the sales “floor” at which the land to the project and Sen. Angela Turn- cause it’s all in the details.
restaurants are required SOCSD has committed er-Ford (D-Clay, Lown- What can start out as a
to collect the tax from local funding, as well. des, Noxubee, Oktibbe- horse can end up as a cow
$325,000 in annual food “If they’re going to be ha) said she would like to if you aren’t paying atten-
and beverage sales reve- in a position to open the secure funds for a paving tion.”
nue to $100,000. It would school next fall, we’re project on West Churchill
also only be collected at going to have to get this Road in Clay County.
restaurants within the
city limits of Columbus.
Also unlike previous
iterations — which only
funded tourism and eco-
nomic development — the
bill up for consideration in
2019 also includes fund-
ing for Columbus and
Lowndes County park
projects.
Starkville, too, is ask-
ing for an adjustment for
its hotel/restaurant tax.
“We’ll be asking to
raise that tax by 1 per-
cent,” said Taylor. “That
money will be used for the
new sportsplex at Corner-
stone Park, plus money
for improvements at the
other parks.”
Starkville officials say
raising the tax to 3 per-
cent — the maximum
allowed by law — will
generate $1 million annu-
ally to help fund the new
facility, which is estimat-
ed to cost between $18.5
million and $20 million.
If the two taxes are
approved, both will go
before votes and would
have to be approved by a
60 percent margin before
being enacted.
Another tax bill that
has the support of the lo-
cal delegation is a change
in an existing law that
affects businesses lo-
cated on county airport
properties. In the spring,
the Mississippi Supreme
Court ruled that any busi-
ness located on airport
properties were tax-ex-
empt, a ruling that cost
Lowndes County and its
school district roughly $1
million in revenue.
Smith said he and Sen.
Josh Harkins (R-Rankin
County) will be filing

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The Associated Press bhudson@cdispatch.com

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. STARKVILLE — Nick Fitzger-

— Oklahoma’s Kyler Murray ald was born to an American man
and Alabama’s Tua Tagovailoa and an Icelandic woman living in
have struck up a friendship over Germany.
the past several weeks, which Derrick Fitzger-
shouldn’t be surprising consider- ald was working in
ing how much time the quarter- the United States
backs have spent alongside one Air Force at Bit-
another in that span. burg Air Base when
They were in his wife, Annetta,
Atlanta together gave birth to anoth-
at a college foot- er son, the young- Fitzgerald
ball awards show, est of three.
where Tagovailoa Three years lat-
took home the er, the Fitzgeralds relocated to
Jim Lytle/
Maxwell Award. Special to The Dispatch Panama City, Florida, in the Unit-
They were in Starkville High School ed States. The family ultimately
Murray New York a few won a pair of games settled in Georgia, but only after
days later for the Wednesday at the Tra- another move to Peoria, Illinois.
vis Outlaw Slam Dunk If the Fitzgeralds hadn’t detoured
Heisman Trophy at the Hump tourna-
presentation, where to Illinois, Nick might never have
ment being played at been introduced to the first sport
Murray claimed the Humphrey Coliseum.
top prize. The Starkville boys he loved: hockey.
So maybe it’s beat Tupelo, 69-45, “It was something if I stayed
fitting that they’ll while the Starkville up there in the North, I definite-
both be cen- girls routed Noxubee ly would have kept playing,” Nick
ter-stage again — County, 74-16. Fitzgerald said. “At 6-5, big guy,
Tagovailoa
this time, at Satur- In the photo above, I probably would’ve done pretty
Starkville High’s Forte well.”
day’s Orange Bowl, Prater (5) drives past
where a berth in the College Foot- Fitzgerald has done pretty
Tupelo’s Elijah Traylor well as a quarterback for the Mis-
ball Playoff championship game (55).
awaits one of them. Murray and sissippi State football team. The
In the photo at right,
the fourth-ranked Sooners (12-1) Starkville High’s Ama- third-year starter will play his fi-
will meet with Tagovailoa and the ria Strong (24) takes nal game as a Bulldog when No.
top-ranked Crimson Tide (13-0), a shot, while Noxubee 18 MSU takes on Iowa at 11 a.m.
with the new friends set to be- County’s Aaliyah Bran- Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019 (ESPN2), at
come foes for a few hours. dy (30) defends. Raymond James Stadium in Tam-
“You know, it’s football. We all
Also Wednesday at pa, Florida. One of the activities
the Hump, the Olive the Outback Bowl has set up for
understand the level of respect we Branch girls beat Lou- the teams is an opportunity to go
have for each other,” Tagovailoa isville, 59-44 and the to a Tampa Bay Lightning game
said Wednesday. “We understand Jesuit (Louisiana) boys against the Philadelphia Flyers to-
it’s just competition. Off the field, beat Itawama AHS,
64-48. day, and Fitzgerald will be there.
it’s a lot different. But on the field,
Fitzgerald’s love for hockey has
you’ve got to go out there. It’s your
remained strong despite years of
job. You’ve got to compete for your
not playing it.

JACKETS MAKE STATEMENT

team, for the university, for the
state.”
And this time, for a shot at the
national title.
They were supposed to share
the spotlight Wednesday morning
at a media availability, but Murray
was a late cancellation because of
an undisclosed illness — one that
doesn’t seem to worry the Soon-
ers too much. Offensive coordina-
tor Cale Gundy didn’t even know
Murray was sick until he got into
the car that took the Sooners to
the interview site and realized his
Heisman winner wasn’t along for
the ride.
Tagovailoa was walking with-
out a limp Wednesday and de-
clared his surgically repaired
right ankle — it was scoped ear-
lier this month to accelerate the
healing of a high sprain — to be
at about 80 to 85 percent. But now
it’s Murray whose health status
seems to be an issue, at least on
some level.
See quarterbacks, 3B
ORANGE BOWL
n Alabama vs. Oklahoma, 7p.m.
Saturday (ESPN)
Starkville avenges earlier loss with rout of Tupelo at Travis Outlaw
By Scott Walters
swalters@cdispatch.com
STARKVILLE — Starkville High
School boys’ basketball coach Greg Car-
ter does not feel like this is one of his bet-
ter 3-point shooting teams.
Senior guard Terry Tate stated his
own objection to that claim Wednesday
afternoon.
Tate hit four 3-pointers as Starkville
routed Tupelo 69-45 in the opening day
of the seventh annual Travis Outlaw Slam
Dunk at the Hump holiday tournament
being played at Mississippi State Univer-
sity’s Humphrey Coliseum.
“We have a chance to be a pretty good
offensive team by the end of the season,”
Tate said. “Right now, it’s just finding the
hot hand. We try to get somebody going.
This game it just happened to me. The
ball felt good leaving my hands. This was
a huge win for the team. Hopefully, we
can build.”
Starkville has spent most of the sea-
son top-ranked in a handful of basketball
rankings. The undefeated start to the
season saw its first down turn on Dec.
15 when Tupelo handed Starkville a 57-
55 overtime setback in the Tupelo-hosted
All-American Shootout.
“That made us want this game bad-
ly,” Starkville senior Atavius Jones said.
“They got us the last time around, so
we had to play better. It starts on the de-
fensive end with this team. We guarded
much better.”
Carter has built an annual state cham-
pionship-contender program based on a
sturdy defense.
While this bunch of Yellow Jackets do
lack that dominate scorer, they make up
for it with defensive effort and depth, as
many as four bench players are expect-
ed to give the team quality minutes on a
nightly basis.
“Our biggest strength is depth,” Car-
ter said. “This year, we have been bless-
ed with a lot of interchangeable parts.
See JACKETS, 2B
Growing up, Nick Fitzgerald
did well at most things. Annetta
Fitzgerald got Nick involved in ath-
letics partially out of convenience
— “He had way too much energy.”
— and it helped he proved a natu-
ral. When she signed Nick up for
Peoria’s youth hockey scene when
he was 5 years old, he was already
in gymnastics and karate.
“He was great (at gymnastics).
He could do backflips with the
best of them,” Annetta Fitzger-
ald said. “Even in the first couple
of years of football he would do
backflips in the end zone.”
Still, the Fitzgeralds wanted to
introduce Nick to something that
would help with his coordination.
“We already knew he was go-
ing to be tall. He needed the coor-
dination so he would learn how to
fall,” Annetta Fitzgerald said. “It
was great. He learned how to ice
skate while learning how to play
hockey, so it was a lot of fun.”
See FITZGERALD, 2B
OUTBACK BOWL
n Mississippi State vs. Iowa, 11
a.m. Tuesday (ESPN; WKBB-FM
100.9; WFCA-FM 107.9)

YEAR IN REVIEW: Top Prep Sports Stories for 2018

Falcons celebrate basketball state title

Editor’s Note: The Dispatch
begins its review of the 2018
sports year with a look at the top
prep sports stories of the year.
The series will run daily through
the end of the year.
By Scott Walters
swalters@cdispatch.com
For Mississippi State Univer-
sity freshman Robert Woodard
II, it was a high school career
with some ups and downs.
However when he and the
Falcons were up, the sky was
the limit for the team’s success.
With Woodard polishing off
his career as one of the best
to ever play at the school and
complimentary players playing
their role to perfection, Colum-
bus High School won its second
Mississippi High School Ac-
tivities Association (MHSAA)
Class 6A state championship
in boys’ basketball in three sea-
sons.
In its only season with An-
thony Carlyle as head coach,
Columbus beat Meridian 47-37
in the state championship game
played at the Mississippi Coli-
seum in Jackson.
Today, Columbus’ run to the
state title is being recognized
as The Dispatch top prep sports
story for 2018.
“This team just had a great
group of guys who really
bought in during the season,”
said Carlyle, who is now coach-
ing at Yazoo City High School.
“When you have a coaching
change, the biggest challenge
is the buy-in. You have to have
the guys believe in what you
are trying to do. It was a spe-
cial group. We couldn’t tell
early on, if we had everything
that it took. There was a lot of
talent there. As the season pro-
gressed, things fell into place.”
Woodard II signed with Mis-
sissippi State early in the sea- Dispatch File Photo
son. Former Columbus High School basketball player Robert Woodard II
See FALCONS, 2B helped lead the Falcons to a pair of state championships.
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Jackets
Continued from Page 1B
“We are still searching for the
right combination. We are trying
to find who plays best together. We
have to play a little more pressure
defense this year. Fortunately, we
have the depth, so we can substi-
tute more frequently. That helps us
offset some of our offensive liabili-
ties.”
Jones made a big impact as a
rebounder and shot blocker, after
coming over from the football team.
Again this season, the Starkville
football team had a deep postsea-
son run. By his own admission,
Jones said these games played
during the holidays are huge for his
own growth as he rounds into bas-
ketball shape.
“Currently, we are just looking
for an offensive identity,” Jones
said. “In the past, you could identi-
fy the scorers on our team. As we
keep playing more games togeth-
er, we are looking to identify those
players that can lead us.”
Starkville got a huge lift from
Jones off the bench, as well as Ja-
marvis Phillips, who has seen his
minutes grow significantly in re-
cent weeks.
“(Phillips) is playing really well
for us right now,” Carter. “I like how
he rebounds. He is always going
after the loose ball, with lots of ef-
fort.”
Tate finished with a game-high
12 points on a 4 of 6 night from
3-point range. He hit a pair of
3-pointers to help spark a 14-0 run.
That run ended the first quarter,
started the second quarter and sent
the Yellow Jackets to a 24-10 lead.
Starkville (11-1) would hold a 33-
20 halftime lead and led comfort-
ably throughout the second half.
“Just a big win for our team,” Tate
said. “When we play our best defen-
sive game, we will be hard-pressed
to beat. We just have to get a couple
of guys going on offense and play
some great defense. If we do that,
we have a shot most nights.”
Jones finished with 12 points and
10 rebounds, while Phillips had 10
points and 10 rebounds. Tyler Tall-
ey had 11 points and five assists.
“We have to have that kind of bal-
ance,” Carter said. “This is a much
different team than we have been
having around here. Those are the
kinds of offensive numbers we have
to have.”
Tupelo (7-6) received 12 points
from Josh Mitchell.
In another tournament game
played Wednesday, the Starkville
girls tuned up for today’s huge
showdown with Olive Branch by
routing Noxubee County, 74-16.
“This was a great opportunity
to get a lot of players some playing
time,” Starkville coach Kristie Wil-
liams said. “We will carry some mo-
mentum into the game with Olive
Branch.”
For Starkville (7-3), Jalisa Out-
law had 20 points, while Amaya
Ford had 10 points.
The Lady Jackets led 35-4 after
one quarter of play.
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Scott Walters on Twitter @dispatch-
scott

Falcons
Continued from Page 1B
He then went to work
on finishing off a second
state title in three sea-
sons, while playing four
varsity seasons under
four different head coach-
es.
“There were times
when it was a challenge,”
Woodard II said. “The ad-
versity we went through
made us a better team. It’s
hard to win a state cham-
pionship. I feel fortunate
that we were able to ac-
complish this twice.”
Columbus had to re-
invent itself. Under Lu-
ther Riley, Woodard II’s
sophomore season saw
a high-flying Columbus
team, which liked to run
the floor and liked to
score points. Carlyle to-
tally changed that philos-
ophy.
After leading Velma
Jackson to four state
championships, he took
his coaching talents to
Columbus. In Lowndes
County, he made the Fal-
cons defensive-minded.
In a season-endeding
16-game win streak, only
two opponents scored 40
or more points (41 and
42). The Falcons held five
opponents to 25 points or
less.
The more deliberate
style meant less offensive
numbers. Still, Columbus
was more than capable.
In the state champion-
ship win, Denijay Harris
carried the big stick with
26 points en route to Most
Valuable Player honors.
Harris is presently at
Southwest Mississippi
Community College. He
has already signed with
the University of South-
ern Mississippi for his
next stop.
Former point guard
Casey Smith is now at
Jones College.
“This team just had
a lot of fun playing the
game,” Smith said. “A
lot of players don’t take a
lot of pride in playing de-
fense. We knew that was
our main job. If we played
the type of lockdown de-
fense that we were capa-
ble of playing, then we
just needed a little bit
of offense. It didn’t mat-
ter where it came from.
When you have player like
(Woodard II), you always
have a chance to win. He
was our best player, but
he was also a leader. He
just kept pushing us.”
Columbus did not lose
a game once the calendar
turned to 2019. A ros-
ter with 11 seniors was
focused and playing de-
fense like a machine.
In the postseason,
the Falcons survived a
major scare from rival
Starkville. In the regular
season, the teams split
two games. In the rubber
match, Columbus won 44-
34 in the semifinal round
of the state tournament.
Ironically, it was the
second high-profile meet-
ing between the rivals in
three seasons. Columbus
beat Starkville in the 2016
state championship game.
Last season, the vic-
tory over Meridian came
in a similar refrain to the
victory over Starkville.
The Falcons built a lead,
withstood a rally and held
the other team scoreless
for a critical stretch in the
game’s fourth quarter.
“I am always going to
win with defense,” Carlyle
said. “That’s just how I
like to coach.”
As the state champion-
ship trophy was present-
ed, memories of a first-
round playoff loss from
the season before were
put away.
“We couldn’t go out los-
ing in the playoffs again,”
Woodard II said. “That
didn’t feel right. We knew
we were a team capable of
winning it all.”
Follow Dispatch sports
writer Scott Walters on
Twitter @dispatchscott

TOP 10 PREP SPORTS STORIES FOR 2018

n 1. Columbus High School won the MHSAA Class 6A state championship in boys’
basketball. The Falcons (27-6) captured their second title in three seasons with a 47-37
win over Meridian at Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson. Coach Anthony Carlyle’s Columbus
squad ended the season with a 16-game winning streak.
n 2. Starkville High School made it back-to-back MHSAA Class 6A state championships
in girls’ basketball. In 2017, Starkville fell to Olive Branch on the court but was later
awarded the win, because Olive Branch played an ineligible player. This time, coach Kristie
Williams’ Lady Jackets took care of business on the court. Starkville (28-2) made it two
straight titles with a 46-27 win over Murrah at Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson.
n 3. West Point High School won its third straight MHSAA Class 5A state championship in
football. Thanks to a strong offensive showing from game Most Valuable Player Brandon
Harris and another dominating effort by Ryan Melton and the defense, West Point (14-1)
beat West Jones 27-12 to win a 10th overall state title. Chris Chambless’ squad won at
M.M. Roberts Stadium on the campus of the University of Southern Mississippi.
n 4. The ending of the season was not kind to the Starkville High School football team. Af-
ter finishing second in the state in 2017, coach Chris Jones’ Yellow Jackets wanted more
in 2018. However, an upset loss to Northwest Rankin in region play put Starkville (11-2)
on the road for the second round of the playoffs. The season ended there with a 35-14
loss at eventual state champion Horn Lake.
n 5. Heritage Academy had a miraculous run in boys’ basketball. The Patriots captured
the MAIS Class AAA state championship with a 59-39 win over Hillcrest Christian at
Columbia. The Patriots would later fall in the MAIS overall state tournament, leaving Russ
Whiteside’s squad with a final record of 30-11.
n 6. Coach Sean Harrison’s Heritage Academy football squad (10-3) put together quite
the season with the Patriots advancing to the North State championship game in MAIS
Class AAA play. The season ended there with a 28-10 loss to Adams County Christian.
n 7. Another remarkable season for coach Lee Boyd’s New Hope baseball team fell two
wins shy of a MHSAA Class 4A state championship. The Trojans finished with a 29-7 over-
all record. In the state championship series at Trustmark Park in Pearl, New Hope dropped
1-0 and 3-0 decisions to Vancleave.
n 8. Hamilton returned to the top of the MHSAA Class 1A fast-pitch softball world. The
Lady Lions took a three-game series from Myrtle to win the title at Nusz Park in Starkville.
Coach Bryan Loague’s squad finished 19-12-1.
n 9. Coach Drew McBrayer led New Hope boys’ basketball back to Jackson for the first time
in 10 seasons. New Hope fell to Corinth in the MHSAA Class 4A semifinals to finish 23-8.
n 10. The Columbus football team finished winless (0-11) in 2018.
—List compiled by Scott Walters

Fitzgerald
Continued from Page 1B
Fitzgerald’s athleti-
cism has helped him be-
come the Southeastern
Conference’s leader in
career rushing yards for
a quarterback (3,504). He
also is MSU’s career lead-
er in rushing touchdowns
(45) and 100-yard rushing
games (20), among oth-
ers.
Fitzgerald is one of
three Bulldogs to throw
for 6,000 yards in his ca-
reer (6,055). He could
finish second in school
history in career passing
yards with 282 yards in
the Outback Bowl. Even
if he falls short of that
mark, he already is third
in school history.
It’s a level of athlet-
icism that might have
translated well to hockey
if he had the chance.
Nick Fitzgerald knows
his hockey playing experi-
ence wasn’t going to guar-
antee future success in
the sport — he played two
seasons at an age where,
as he put it, “No one’s out
there on breakaways tri-
ple deking people.”
Still, he grew infatuat-
ed with the sport and the
position he didn’t play.
“I wanted to be a goal-
ie so bad. I thought it was
cool,” Nick Fitzgerald
said. “I don’t know why,
maybe all the pads and
stuff.”
Nick Fitzgerald admit-
ted he missed the snow
— and the snowboard-
ing it facilitated — and
hockey when the family
moved from Peoria to
Richmond Hill, Georgia,
where he stayed through
high school. Flag football
was all Fitzgerald did in
Peoria, and when tackle
football was introduced
in Richmond Hill “it con-
sumed my life at that
point.”
But Fitzgerald remains
a fan of hockey, and he can
still ice skate. He said the
civic center in Savannah,
Georgia, was transformed
into an ice rink once a
year and he always went.
He has fond memories
of the 2016 MSU team go-
ing to a Lightning game
prior to the St. Petersburg
Bowl, and he can’t wait to
do it again before the Out-
back Bowl.
“It was a lot of fun. I
had a good time, and I’m
still a hockey fan,” Nick
Fitzgerald said. “I still
love to watch the sport.”
Follow Dispatch sports
writer Brett Hudson on
Twitter @Brett_Hudson
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322
391
Oct. 25-28 — WGC-HSBC Champions (Xander
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Mississippi University for Women’s women’s soccer coach Gray Columbus girls at Alcorn Central Classic Boston 20 13 .606 4½ Buffalo 5 10 0 .333 227 357 Oct. 25-28 — Sanderson Farms Championship
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at St. Andrew’s Classic, 11:30 a.m. Miami 16 17 .485 — Tennessee 9 6 0 .600 293 270 Nov. 15-18 — RSM Classic (Charles Howell III)
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y-clinched division April 18-21 — RBC Heritage, Harbour Town
GL, Hilton Head Island, S.C.
The Lake Lowndes Summer Baseball and Softball League will hold Oak Hill Academy (girls) vs. South Pontotoc, 3:30 Brooklyn 134, Charlotte 132, 2OT Today’s Games April 25-28 — Zurich Classic, TPC Louisiana,
Indiana 129, Atlanta 121 Miami at Buffalo, Noon Avondale, La.
a series of coaches’ meetings in January. The meetings are set for Jan. p.m. Toronto 106, Miami 104 Atlanta at Tampa Bay, Noon May 2-5 — Wells Fargo Championship, Quail
9 (baseball), Jan. 16 (softball) and Jan. 23 (t-ball). Each meeting will run Memphis 95, Cleveland 87 Jacksonville at Houston, Noon Hollow Club, Charlotte, N.C.
Oak Hill Academy (boys) vs. Louisville, 5 p.m. Minnesota 119, Chicago 94 Dallas at N.Y. Giants, Noon May 9-12 — AT&T Byron Nelson, Trinity Forest
from 6 to 7 p.m. and take place at the New Hope Community Center GC, Dallas
(381 Stadium Road). The newly formed league is looking for coaches Friday’s Games Dallas 122, New Orleans 119
San Antonio 111, Denver 103
Detroit at Green Bay, Noon
N.Y. Jets at New England, Noon May 16-19 — PGA Championship, Bethpage
for all age groups. For more information, call 662-328-0885 or visit Columbus girls at Alcorn Central Classic L.A. Clippers 127, Sacramento 110 Carolina at New Orleans, Noon State Park (Black), Farmingdale, N.Y.
Today’s Games Arizona at Seattle, 3:25 p.m. May 23-26 — Charles Schwab Challenge, Co-
www.lowndesrecreation.com. Columbus boys at King Cotton Classic (Pine Boston at Houston, 7 p.m. L.A. Chargers at Denver, 3:25 p.m. lonial CC, Fort Worth, Texas
Bluff, Arkansas) New York at Milwaukee, 7 p.m. Oakland at Kansas City, 3:25 p.m. May 30-June 2 — Memorial, Muirfield Village
L.A. Lakers at Sacramento, 9 p.m. San Francisco at L.A. Rams, 3:25 p.m. GC, Dublin, Ohio
Lake Lowndes registration set Heritage Academy boys vs. Richland at St. An- Philadelphia at Utah, 9:30 p.m.
Portland at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Washington, 3:25 p.m.
Chicago at Minnesota, 3:25 p.m.
June 6-9 — RBC Canadian Open, Hamilton
Golf & CC, Hamilton, Ontario
The Lake Lowndes Summer Baseball and Softball Leagues will drew’s Classic, 2:30 p.m. Friday’s Games Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 3:25 p.m. June 13-16 — US Open, Pebble Beach GL,
hold registration from Jan. 2 to Feb. 23. Registration may take place East Webster Christmas Classic Brooklyn at Charlotte, 6 p.m. Cleveland at Baltimore, 3:25 p.m. Pebble Beach, Calif.
Chicago at Washington, 6 p.m. Indianapolis at Tennessee, 7:20 p.m. June 20-23 — Travelers Championship, TPC
at the Lowndes Recreation Office (17 Airline Drive) or online at www. Columbus Christian Academy Christmas Classic Detroit at Indiana, 6 p.m. River Highlands, Cromwell, Conn.
lowndesrecreation.com. The offices are open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. At Steens Toronto at Orlando, 6 p.m. College Bowl Schedule June 27-30 — Rocket Mortage Classic, Detroit
Atlanta at Minnesota, 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15 GC, Detroit
on weekdays. For more information, call 662-328-0885 or visit www. Tishomingo County (ninth-grade boys) at Colum- Cleveland at Miami, 7 p.m. Celebration Bowl July 4-7 — 3M Open, TPC Twin Cities, Blaine,
lowndesrecreation.com. Dallas at New Orleans, 7 p.m. At Atlanta Minn.
bus Christian, 11 a.m. Oklahoma City at Phoenix, 8 p.m. North Carolina A&T 26, Alcorn State 22 July 11-14 — John Deere Classic, TPC Deere
San Antonio at Denver, 8 p.m. Cure Bowl Run, Silvis, Ill.
Pickens Academy (girls) vs. Tishomingo County,
College Football 12:10 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Brooklyn at Milwaukee, 4 p.m.
Orlando, Fla.
Tulane 41, Louisiana-Lafayette 24
New Mexico Bowl
July 18-21 — British Open, Royal Portrush GC,
Portrush, Northern Ireland
July 18-21 — Barbasol Championship, Keene
Minnesota routs Georgia Tech in Quick Lane Bowl Pickens Academy (boys) vs. Winston Academy, Charlotte at Washington, 6 p.m. Albuquerque Trace GC (Champions Trace), Nicholasville, Ky.
Houston at New Orleans, 6 p.m. Utah State 52, North Texas 13 July 25-28 — WGC-FedEx Invitational, TPC
DETROIT — Mohamed Ibrahim ran for career-high 224 yards and 1:40 p.m. Cleveland at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m. Las Vegas Bowl Southwind, Memphis, Tenn.
two touchdowns, leading Minnesota to a 34-10 victory over Georgia Tishomingo County (ninth-grade girls) vs. Boston at Memphis, 7 p.m.
New York at Utah, 7 p.m.
Fresno State 31, Arizona State 20
Camellia Bowl
July 25-28 — Reno-Tahoe Tournament, Mon-
treaux Golf & CC, Reno, Nev.
Tech on Wednesday night in the Quick Lane Bowl. Starkville Academy, 3 p.m. Denver at Phoenix, 8 p.m. Montgomery, Ala. Aug. 1-4 — Wyndham Championship, Sedge-
Golden State at Portland, 9 p.m. Georgia Southern 23, Eastern Michgan 21 field CC, Greensboro, N.C.
The Golden Gophers (7-6) won three of their last four games, and Victory Christian (boys) vs. Starkville Academy, San Antonio at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m. New Orleans Bowl Aug. 8-11 — The Northern Trust, Liberty Na-
Ibrahim had a lot to do with that. The redshirt freshman running back 4:20 p.m. Appalachian State 45, Middle Tennessee 13 tional GC, Jersey City, N.J.
had 121 yards rushing in a win at Wisconsin that made Minnesota bowl Top 25 Men’s Schedule Aug. 15-18 — BMW Championship, Medina CC
Heritage Academy (girls) at Columbus Christian, Wednesday’s Games Tuesday, Dec. 18 (No. 3), Medinah, Ill.
eligible and ran for 155 yards last month in a victory over Purdue. No games scheduled Boca Raton (Fla.) Bowl Aug. 22-25 — Tour Championship, East Lake
5:40 p.m. UAB 37, Northern Illinois 13 GC, Atlanta
The Yellow Jackets (7-6) did not have the speed or strength to slow Today’s Games
down Ibrahim and their triple-option offense was stunted in coach Paul Winona Christian (boys) at Columbus Christian, No games scheduled
x-unofficial event
Friday’s Games Wednesday, Dec. 19
Johnson’s finale. The Gophers limited Georgia Tech to 206 yards on the 7 p.m. Frisco (Texas) Bowl
Hockey
No. 7 Gonzaga vs. North Alabama, 9 p.m.
Ohio 27, San Diego State 0
ground after it led the nation with 335 yards rushing per game. New Hope Holiday Classic No. 10 Virginia Tech vs. Maryland-Eastern

Minnesota led 13-0 early in the second quarter after Tanner Noxubee County (boys) vs. Caledonia, 11 a.m.
Shore, 7 p.m.
No. 11 Texas Tech vs. Texas-Rio Grande Val- Thursday, Dec. 20
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
ley, 7 p.m. Gasparilla Bowl
Morgan threw an 18-yard touchdown pass to Tyler Johnson in the first Noxubee County (girls) vs. West Lauderdale, No. 18 Marquette vs. Southern University, 8 At St. Petersburg, Fla.
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
quarter and Emmit Carpenter made two field goals. Ibrahim’s 3-yard 12:30 p.m. p.m. Marshall 38, South Florida 20 Tampa Bay 37 28 7 2 58 154 106
No. 20 N.C. State vs. Loyola (Md.), 7 p.m. Toronto 37 25 10 2 52 140 103
touchdown run midway through the third quarter made it 20-3. Jackson Academy (boys) vs. West Lauderdale, 2 Saturday’s Games Friday, Dec. 21 Buffalo 37 21 11 5 47 111 105
The Yellow Jackets responded with Nathan Cottrell’s 20-yard p.m.
No. 3 Tennessee vs. Tennessee Tech, 1 p.m. Bahamas Bowl Boston 37 20 13 4 44 105 96
No. 5 Kansas vs. Eastern Michigan, 2 p.m. Nassau Montreal 37 19 13 5 43 115 117
touchdown run, but their defense allowed Ibrahim to score again on the FIU 35, Toledo 32
Jackson Academy (girls) vs. Ridgeland, 3:30 p.m. No. 6 Nevada at Utah, 2 p.m. Florida 35 15 14 6 36 115 125
ensuing drive. Morgan connected with Johnson on a 30-yard touch- No. 8 Michigan State vs. Northern Illinois, 2 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Detroit 38 15 17 6 36 109 126
down strike with 6:19 left, giving the Gophers a 24-point cushion. West Lowndes (boys) vs. Ridgeland, 5 p.m. p.m. Boise Ottawa 37 15 18 4 34 118 144
No. 12 Auburn vs. North Florida, 5 p.m. BYU 49, Western Michigan 18
n TCU 10, California 7, OT: At Phoenix, Arizona, Jonathan Song New Hope (girls) vs. West Point, 6:30 p.m. No. 13 Ohio State vs. High Point, Noon
Metropolitan Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
New Hope (boys) vs. West Point, 8 p.m. No. 14 North Carolina vs. Davidson, Noon Saturday, Dec. 22
kicked a 27-yard field goal in overtime after being replaced for a poten- No. 15 Wisconsin at Western Kentucky, 5:30 Birmingham (Ala.) Bowl
Washington 35 22 10 3 47 129 103
Columbus 36 21 12 3 45 117 109
tial winning kick at the end of regulation, lifting TCU to a wild victory over Saturday’s Games p.m. Wake Forest 37, Memphis 34 Pittsburgh 36 18 12 6 42 119 110
No. 16 Kentucky at Louisville, 2 p.m. Armed Forces Bowl
California in the Cheez-It Bowl on Wednesday night. Columbus boys at King Cotton Classic (Pine No. 17 Arizona State vs. Princeton, 4 p.m. Fort Worth, Texas
N.Y. Islanders 35 18 13 4 40 101 98
N.Y. Rangers 35 15 14 6 36 102 115
TCU (7-6) had a chance to win it in regulation, sending out Song for Bluff, Arkansas) No. 19 Mississippi State vs. BYU, 11 a.m. Army 70, Houston 14 Carolina 35 15 15 5 35 90 103
No. 21 Buffalo at Canisius, 7 p.m. Dollar General Bowl
a 44-yard field goal. After Cal (7-6) called a timeout, the Horned Frogs East Webster Christmas Classic No. 22 Houston vs. NJIT, 4 p.m. Mobile, Alabama
Philadelphia 35 15 16 4 34 104 125
New Jersey 35 12 16 7 31 102 125
switched kickers and Cole Bunce hooked the kick wide left. New Hope Holiday Classic No. 24 Iowa vs. Bryant, 8 p.m. Troy 42, Buffalo 32 WESTERN CONFERENCE
Sunday’s Games Hawaii Bowl
TCU’s Juwuan Johnson intercepted Chase Forrest’s pass to open Honolulu
Central Division
Amanda Elzy (girls) vs. West Lowndes, Noon No. 2 Michigan vs. Binghamton, Noon GP W L OT Pts GF GA
overtime and nearly returned it for a touchdown. The Horned Frogs Louisiana Tech 31, Hawaii 14
were called for sideline interference on the play and had to start their Amanda Elzy (boys) vs. Starkville, 1:30 p.m. Southeastern Winnipeg
Nashville
36 24 10 2 50 128 101
37 22 13 2 46 111 95
Wednesday, Dec. 26
overtime possession at the 40. Jackson Academy (girls) vs. Starkville, 3 p.m. Conference Men SERVPRO First Responder Bowl
Colorado
Dallas
37 19 12 6 44 129 115
37 18 16 3 39 99 102
Conf. Pct. Overall Pct.
The Bears and Horned Frogs combined for nine interceptions — Jackson Academy (boys) vs. West Lowndes, 4;30 Miss. State 0-0 .000 11-1 .917
Dallas
Boston College vs. Boise State, ccd.
Minnesota 35 17 15 3 37 103 99
St. Louis 34 14 16 4 32 96 114
most in the bowl’s 30-year history by two — including three in five plays p.m. Tennessee
Auburn
0-0 .000 10-1
0-0 .000 10-2
.909
.833
Quick Lane Bowl Chicago 39 13 20 6 32 111 145
Detroit
of the second quarter. Cal’s Jaylinn Hawkins broke a Cheez-It Bowl New Hope (girls) vs. West Lauderdale, 6 p.m. Kentucky 0-0 .000 9-2 .818 Minnesota 34, Georgia Tech 10
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
record with three interceptions. Ole Miss 0-0 .000 9-2 .818 Cheez-It Bowl
New Hope (boys) vs. West Lauderdale, 7:30 p.m. LSU 0-0 .000 9-3 .750 Phoenix
Calgary 37 22 12 3 47 127 103
n First Responder Bowl canceled: At Dallas, No. 23 Boise San Jose 38 19 12 7 45 124 115
College Football
Alabama 0-0 .000 8-3 .727 TCU 10, California 7, OT
Arkansas 0-0 .000 8-3 .727 Vegas 39 20 15 4 44 117 112
State’s first appearance at historic Cotton Bowl Stadium turned into Missouri 0-0 .000 8-3 .727 Anaheim 38 19 14 5 43 95 109
Thursday, Dec. 27
what is believed to be the first bowl game called off because of weather. Saturday’s Game Vanderbilt 0-0 .000 7-3 .700 Independence Bowl
Edmonton
Vancouver
36 18 15 3 39 102 111
39 17 18 4 38 117 125
The SERVPRO First Responder Bowl between the Broncos (10-3) Georgia 0-0 .000 7-4 .636 Shreveport, La.
Orange Bowl (Miami, Florida) Florida 0-0 .000 7-4 .636 Temple (8-4) vs. Duke (7-5), 12:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Arizona 36 16 18 2 34 93 101
and Boston College (7-5) was canceled because of the threat of severe Texas A&M 0-0 .000 6-4 .600 Los Angeles 37 14 20 3 31 86 112
College Football Playoff Semifinal S. Carolina 0-0 .000 4-7 .364
weather after a delay of nearly 1 1/2 hours Wednesday. NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for
The game was stopped with BC leading 7-0 with 5:08 remaining Alabama vs. Oklahoma, 7 p.m. Tuesday’s Games
Pinstripe Bowl overtime loss. Top three teams in each division
Bronx, N.Y.
in the first quarter. The delay came not long after AJ Dillon’s 18-yard
touchdown run.
Men’s College Basketball No games scheduled
Wednesday’s Games
Miami (7-5) vs. Wisconsin (7-5), 4:15 p.m.
(ESPN)
and two wild cards per conference advance to
playoffs.
No games scheduled
Saturday’s Games Today’s Games
Texas Bowl Tuesday’s Games
NCAA spokesman J.D. Hamilton said via email that it was believed No games scheduled
Houston No games scheduled
to be the first bowl canceled by weather. Hawaii’s planned second post- BYU at Mississippi State, 11 a.m. Friday’s Games
Baylor (6-6) vs. Vanderbilt (6-6), 8 p.m. (ESPN) Wednesday’s Games
No games scheduled
season game of 1941, against San Jose State, was canceled because Florida Gulf Coast at Ole Miss, 3 p.m. Austin Peay at Arkansas, 7 p.m.
Louisiana-Monroe at LSU, 7 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 28 Today’s Games
Music City Bowl
of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Mississippi University for Women at Belhaven Saturday’s Games Nashville, Tenn.
New Jersey at Boston, 6 p.m.
BYU at Mississippi State, 11 a.m. (ESPNU) Columbus at N.Y. Rangers, 6 p.m.
—From Special and Wire Reports College, 4 p.m. Purdue (6-6) vs. Auburn (7-5), 12:30 p.m. Detroit at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.

Quarterbacks
Tennessee Tech at Tennessee, Noon
Tennessee State at Vanderbilt, 12:30 p.m.
Southern Miss at Louisiana Tech, 4 p.m.
Kentucky at Louisville, 1 p.m. (ESPN2)
Morehead State at Missouri, 1 p.m.
Sunday’s Game Florida Gulf Coast at Ole Miss, 1 p.m.
Alabama at Stephen F. Austin, 5 p.m. Texas Southern at Texas A&M, 2:30 p.m.
Continued from Page 1B Butler at Florida, 3 p.m. (ESPNU)
Women’s College Basketball North Florida at Auburn, 3 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
“Not worried one bit,” Sooners offensive Friday’s Game Alabama at S.F. Austin, 5 p.m. (ESPNU)
Massachusetts at Georgia, 5 p.m.
lineman Ben Powers said. North Florida at Ole Miss, 1 p.m. (SEC Network)
It has been a whirlwind few weeks for Saturday’s Game
Monday’s Games
UNC Asheville at Vanderbilt, 1 p.m.
Murray, and it’s easy to see why he might be Mississippi University for Women at Belhaven
North Greenville at South Carolina, 1 p.m.
feeling a little worn down right now. Okla- College, 2 p.m.
Top 25 Women’s Schedule
Wednesday’s Games
homa got its bid to the CFP field on Dec. 2, Sunday’s Games No games scheduled
and over the three weeks since all Murray Louisiana at Mississippi State, 2 p.m.
Today’s Games
No games scheduled
has had on his plate is the award shows, Houston at Southern Miss, 2 p.m.
Friday’s Games
No. 4 Maryland at Penn State, 6 p.m.
finals, bowl practice, traveling to South No. 10 Tennessee vs. Murray State, 6 p.m.
No. 12 Minnesota vs. Wisconsin, 8 p.m.
Florida, debating his baseball-or-football-
or-both future, and the not-so-small matter on the air No. 24 Miami vs. Florida A&M, 6 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
No. 2 Notre Dame vs. Coppin State, 11 a.m.
No. 6 Stanford vs. Cal State Northridge, 4 p.m.
of prepping to face the defending national Today No. 11 Oregon State vs. Cal State Bakersfield,
champions. 3 p.m.
(ESPN)
Carolina at Washington, 6 p.m.
Camping World Bowl Philadelphia at Tampa Bay, 6:30 p.m.
Orlando, Fla.
Buffalo at St. Louis, 7 p.m.
West Virginia (8-3) vs. Syracuse (9-3), 4:15
p.m. (ESPN)
Calgary at Winnipeg, 7 p.m.
Dallas at Nashville, 7 p.m.
Alamo Bowl Minnesota at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.
San Antonio
Iowa State (8-4) vs. Washington State (10-2),
Vancouver at Edmonton, 8 p.m.
Colorado at Vegas, 9 p.m.
8 p.m. (ESPN) Anaheim at San Jose, 9:30 p.m.
Arizona at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 29
Peach Bowl
Friday’s Games
Montreal at Florida, 6 p.m.
Atlanta
Florida (9-3) vs. Michigan (10-2), 11 a.m.
Toronto at Columbus, 6 p.m.
Ottawa at N.Y. Islanders, 6 p.m.
(ESPN) Saturday’s Games
Belk Bowl
Charlotte, N.C.
Carolina at New Jersey, Noon
San Jose at Edmonton, 3 p.m.
South Carolina (7-5) vs. Virginia (7-5), 11 a.m.
(ABC)
Minnesota at Winnipeg, 3 p.m.
Vegas at Los Angeles, 3 p.m.
Arizona Bowl
Tucson, Ariz.
Boston at Buffalo, 6 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Toronto, 6 p.m.
Arkansas State (8-4) vs. Nevada (7-5), 12:15
p.m. (CBSSN)
Montreal at Tampa Bay, 6 p.m.
Philadelphia at Florida, 6 p.m.
Cotton Bowl Classic
Arlington, Texas
Washington at Ottawa, 6 p.m.
Pittsburgh at St. Louis, 7 p.m.
CFP Semifinal, Notre Dame (12-0) vs. Clemson
(13-0), 3 p.m. (ESPN)
Orange Bowl
Detroit at Dallas, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Nashville, 7 p.m.
Chicago at Colorado, 8 p.m.
Miami Gardens, Fla.
CFP Semifinal, Oklahoma (12-1) vs. Alabama
Arizona at Anaheim, 9 p.m.
Vancouver at Calgary, 9 p.m.
(13-0), 7 p.m. (ESPN)

The Sooners and coach Lincoln Riley

COLLEGE BASKETBALL
7 p.m. — Missouri at Creighton, FS1
No. 13 Texas vs. Northwestern State, 1 p.m.
No. 18 Kentucky vs. Sacred Heart, 10:30 a.m.
No. 19 DePaul vs. Creighton, 7 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 31
Military Bowl
Transactions
went through a similar pre-CFP hectic time COLLEGE FOOTBALL
No. 20 Gonzaga at Loyola Marymount, 4 p.m. Annapolis, Md. Wednesday’s Moves
No. 22 Marquette vs. Providence, 2 p.m. Cincinnati (10-2) vs. Virginia Tech (6-6), 11 FOOTBALL
last year, when Baker Mayfield won the 12:30 p.m. — Independence Bowl: Temple vs. No. 23 Texas A&M vs. Texas-Rio Grande Val- a.m. (ESPN) National Football League
ley, Noon Sun Bowl ARIZONA CARDINALS — Re-signed OL Will
Heisman. Given that, Murray probably had Duke, ESPN Sunday’s Games El Paso, Texas House to the practice squad.
No. 8 Mississippi State vs. Louisiana-Lafay- Stanford (8-4) vs. Pittsburgh (7-6), 1 p.m. (CBS)
a good idea what these days would be like. 4:15 p.m. — Pinstripe Bowl: Miami vs. Wiscon- ette, 2 p.m. Redbox Bowl
CAROLINA PANTHERS — Placed QB Taylor
Heinicke on injured reserve. Signed QB Garrett
“He’s got a very cool, calm demeanor sin, ESPN
No. 9 N.C. State vs. Davidson, 1 p.m.
No. 10 Tennessee vs. Belmont, 1 p.m.
Santa Clara, Calif.
Michigan State (7-5) vs. Oregon (8-4), 2 p.m.
Gilbert.
DETROIT LIONS — Signed WR Brian Brown to
about him and he’s handled it extremely 8 p.m. — Texas Bowl: Baylor vs. Vanderbilt, ESPN
No. 14 California vs. Harvard, 4 p.m.
No. 16 Iowa at No. 21 Michigan State, Noon
(FOX)
Liberty Bowl
the practice squad.
GREEN BAY PACKERS — Placed DL Kenny
well,” Gundy said. “Obviously, you credit NBA
No. 17 Arizona State at Arizona, 6 p.m.
No. 24 Miami vs. Central Michigan, 3 p.m.
Memphis, Tenn. Clark on injured reserve. Activated OL Alex
Missouri (8-4) vs. Oklahoma State (6-6), 2:45 Light from exempt status. Signed TE Evan Bay-
that a lot to coach Riley and having the op- 7 p.m. — Boston at Houston, TNT No. 25 South Carolina vs. Furman, 1 p.m. p.m. (ESPN) lis to the practice squad.
Holiday Bowl HOUSTON TEXANS — Signed LB Tyrell Ad-
portunity to go through it with Baker. But 9:30 p.m. — Philadelphia at Utah, TNT SEC Women San Diego ams. Signed CB Michael Hunter to the practice
Kyler’s personality and demeanor and ev- NHL

Kentucky
Conf. Pct. Overall
0-0 .000 12-1
Pct.
.923
Northwestern (8-5) vs. Utah (9-4), 6 p.m. (FS1)
Gator Bowl
squad.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Released QB Phillip
erything is just very, very steady and level. 6:30 p.m. — Philadelphia at Tampa Bay, NBC
Miss. State
Auburn
0-0 .000 11-1
0-0 .000 11-1
.917
.916
Jacksonville, Fla.
NC State (9-3) vs. Texas A&M (8-4), 6:30 p.m.
Walker from the practice squad. Signed TE Erik
Swoope to the practice squad.
He’s handled it very well.” Sports Network Tennessee 0-0 .000 9-1 .900 (ESPN) SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Signed WR Ste-
ven Dunbar Jr. from the practice squad.
Texas A&M 0-0 .000 10-2 .833
Murray and Tagovailoa are the two SOCCER Arkansas 0-0 .000 10-3 .769 Tuesday, Jan. 1 WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Signed LB Mar-
Outback Bowl quis Flowers. Signed WRs Carlos Henderson
most-decorated players in the nation this 1:55 p.m. — Premier League, Southampton vs.
Missouri
LSU
0-0 .000 10-3
0-0 .000 7-3
.769
.700
Tampa, Fla. and ArDarius Stewart to the practice squad.
Mississippi State (8-4) vs. Iowa (8-4), 11 a.m. Canadian Football League
year, and finding separation between them West Ham, NBC Sports Network Georgia 0-0 .000 8-4 .667 (ESPN2) WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS — Signed DB
S. Carolina 0-0 .000 7-4 .636
is difficult. Citrus Bowl Jacob Firlotte and LB Otha Peters Jr.

Oklahoma has the No. 1 scoring offense

Friday
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
in the country at 49.5 points per game; Ala-
6 p.m. — Illinois at Wright State, ESPN2
bama is No. 2 at 47.9. Murray led the nation
7 p.m. — Southern at Marquette, FS1
in pass efficency, with Tagovailoa No. 2 and
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
both were well ahead of everyone else on
12:30 p.m. — Music City Bowl: Purdue vs.
that list. Tagovailoa was No. 1 nationally in
Auburn, ESPN
yards per completion at 16.85; Murray was
4:15 p.m. — Camping World Bowl: West Virginia
right behind him at 16.82.
vs. Syracuse, ESPN
They’re not playing 1-on-1 on Saturday,
8 p.m. — Alamo Bowl: Iowa State vs. Washing-
of course.
ton State, ESPN
But Tagovailoa is looking forward to the
NBA
matchup, and expects Murray feels exactly
7 p.m. — Dallas at New Orleans. NBA TV
the same way.
9:30 p.m. — LA Clippers at LA Lakers, NBA TV
“I think it’s going to be exciting,” Tagov-
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
ailoa said. “He’s a competitor. I’m a com-
3 p.m. — Ohio State at Purdue, Big Ten Network
petitor. And to be able to go up against the
6 p.m. — Michigan at Nebraska
best, that’s what you want to do. I think it’s
8 p.m. — Wisconsin at Minnesota
going to be really fun.”
Alabama
Ole Miss
0-0 .000 8-5
0-0 .000 5-8
.615
.385
Vanderbilt 0-0 .000 4-8 .333
Florida 0-0 .000 3-9 .250
Tuesday’s Games
No games scheduled
Wednesday’s Games
No games scheduled
Today’s Game
Southeastern Louisiana at LSU, 6:30 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Presbyterian at Georgia, 1 p.m.
North Florida at Ole Miss, 1 p.m.
Murray State at Tennessee, 6 p.m.
Samford at Vanderbilt, 7 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Sacred Heart at Kentucky, 10:30 a.m.
Alabama State at Auburn, Noon
UT Rio Grande Valley at Texas A&M, Noon
Sunday’s Games
Belmont at Tennessee, 1 p.m.
Charleston Southern at Florida, 1 p.m.
Furman at South Carolina 1 p.m.
Arkansas State at Missouri, 2 p.m.
Jackson State at Arkansas, 2 p.m.
Louisiana-Lafayette at Mississippi State, 2 p.m.
South Florida at LSU, 3 p.m. (SEC Network)
Monday’s Games
No games scheduled
Orlando, Fla.
Kentucky (9-3) vs. Penn State (9-3), Noon
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
(ABC) CAROLINA HURRICANES — Recalled Fs
Fiesta Bowl Clark Bishop and Janne Kuokkanen from Char-
Glendale, Ariz. lotte (AHL).
LSU (9-3) vs. UCF (12-0), Noon (ESPN) NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Recalled F John
Rose Bowl Quenneville from Binghamton (AHL).
Pasadena, Calif. American Hockey League
Washington (10-3) vs. Ohio State (12-1), 4 p.m.
(ESPN)
AHL — Suspended Rochester F Yannick Veil-
leux and Hartford F Peter Holland two games
Sugar Bowl and Cleveland F Brett Gallant and San Diego
New Orleans Fs Matt Berry and Corey Tropp one game.
Texas (9-4) vs. Georgia (11-2), 7:45 p.m. CLEVELAND MONSTERS — Recalled F Nikita
(ESPN) Korostelev from Jacksonville (ECHL).
LAVAL ROCKET — Assigned F Morgan Ad-
Monday, Jan. 7 ams-Moisan to Maine (ECHL).
College Football Championship SAN DIEGO GULLS — Signed C Jake March-
Santa Clara, Calif. ment to a professional tryout.
Cotton Bowl winner vs. Orange Bowl winner, 7 TORONTO MARLIES — Recalled F Griffen
p.m. (ESPN)
Molino from Newfoundland (ECHL).
ECHL
FCS Playoffs
FORT WAYNE KOMETS — Added G Alex Zion
Semifinals as emergency backup.
Friday, Dec. 14 IDAHO STEELHEADS — Loaned F Steve
North Dakota State 44, South Dakota State 21. McParland to San Diego (AHL).
Saturday, Dec. 15 MAINE MARINERS — Signed F Louie Rowe.
Eastern Washington 50, Maine 19 READING ROYALS — Traded G Charlie Millen
to Orlando.
Championship TOLEDO WALLEYE — Traded D Kevin Lohan
Saturday, Jan. 5 to Orlando.
At Toyota Stadium
Frisco, Texas
UTAH GRIZZLIES — Loaned F Jake March-
ment to San Diego (AHL).
North Dakota State (14-0) vs. Eastern Wash-
ington (12-2), Noon
WHEELING NAILERS — Loaned F Nick Sara-
cino to Binghamton (AHL).
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MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Kansas remains favorite for 15th straight Big 12 championship

By DAVE SKRET TA
The Associated Press
LAWRENCE, Kan. — There
have been plenty of times over
the past 14 years that Kansas
was supposed to have a tough
test in the Big 12, only for the
Jayhawks to emerge on top
when March rolled around.
The year Texas had Kevin
Durant, or Oklahoma boasted
Buddy Hield. The years that
Jayhawks coach Bill Self had to
replace all five of his starters,
or that some other up-and-com-
ing program was stocked with
the kind of talent that Kansas
seems to get every season.
This was not supposed to be
one of those years.
Yes, the Jayhawks lost their
entire backcourt of Devonte
Graham, Svi Mykhailiuk and
Malik Newman to the NBA.
And yes, rival Kansas State re-
turned almost its entire roster
from a team that went to the
Elite Eight last year, giving the
Wildcats a real feeling of confi-
dence heading into the season.
But the Jayhawks mere-
ly restocked with a bevy of
high-profile transfers and five-
star recruits, and the result was
a No. 1 ranking that they held
through much of the noncon-
ference slate. It wasn’t until this
past weekend against Arizona
State that they lost their first
game — without injured big
man Udoka Azubuike — that
they dropped further than sec-
ond in the AP poll.
Now, the fourth-ranked Jay-
hawks (10-1) have a final tune-
up Saturday against Eastern
Michigan before setting their
sights on an unprecedented
15th consecutive conference
championship.
“The reality of it is we
weren’t going to run the table,”
Self said. “Let’s not get carried
away, and I hate saying this —
you never want to lose — but
certainly you’d rather learn
from a nonconference loss than
a conference loss, so hopeful-
ly we get something from (the
loss to Arizona State). I think
it’s a teaching moment.”
Meanwhile, the Jayhawks
might have much more compe-
tition in the Big 12 than previ-
ously thought.
The Wildcats (9-2) are com-
ing off an impressive win over
Vanderbilt despite losing pre-
season player of the year Dean
Wade to a foot injury. No. 11
Texas Tech (11-1) leads the na-
tion in adjusted defensive effi-
ciency and just gave Duke all it
could handle. Iowa State (10-2)
got Lindell Wigginton and Sol-
omon Young back from injuries
last week and has shown plenty
in their absence.
“We’ve got good players,”
Kansas State coach Bruce We-
ber said. “If you think about it,
Dean was the only underclass-
man on the first team All-Big
12 last year, and Barry (Brown)
was second team. So two un-
derclassmen in an unbelievable
league, probably the toughest
league I’ve been a part of.
“To me,” Weber said, “I don’t
think we’ve gotten as much
recognition as we should. But
I don’t think they care. They’re
just driven to be good players
and that’s important for me.”
They’re also driven to knock
the Jayhawks from their lofty
perch in the Big 12.
Chris Beard’s Texas Tech
team was supposed to take a
step back after losing All-Big 12
guard Keenan Evans and fresh-
man standout Zhaire Smith to
the pros. But sophomore Jarrett
Culver has been playing like an
All-American and the Red Raid-
ers have shut down just about
everyone they’ve played, even
causing the Blue Devils prob-
lems in their game at Madison
Square Garden.

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Dear Abby
D
EAR ABBY: will be unable DEAR FED UP: Stop asking
My brother to intercede for your husband not to use
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an alcoholic. It responsible for throw it out! You clearly have
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and he has been for what he does in it, and for him to persist in
when he’s under spraying while you are on the
addicted for the influence. I’m premises strikes me as not
years. His drink- not saying this only selfish but also as a form
ing has affected will be emotion- of assault that’s potentially
me in several ally easy for you, very serious. Call an extermi-
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CANDORVILLE Horoscopes
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Dec.
27). You don’t have to win to be
confident. Confidence comes
from trusting yourself. Trusting
yourself comes from learning,
loving and accepting yourself.
These are the keys to the
kingdom this year, which begins
by granting one of your fondest
wishes. Roll up your sleeves
and get ready to earn the next-ti-
er prize. Cancer and Aquarius
adore you. Your lucky numbers
BABY BLUES are: 3, 28, 20, 14 and 8.
ARIES (March 21-April 19).
Maybe you only know half the
story, but it’s your half, and
therefore the half that counts.
You get to tell it the way you
want to. Embellishments will
happen... and earn you style
points!
TAURUS (April 20-May 20).
BEETLE BAILEY
MALLARD FILLMORE
FAMILY CIRCUS
Get out and about. If you’re
alone too much, then you won’t
get the benefit of seeing how
people like and appreciate you.
You’ll start to forget who you
are and what you’re good at if
there’s no one to reflect that
to you.
GEMINI (May 21-June
21). People who can amuse
themselves and carry their
happiness inside themselves
are the best ones to be around
because they won’t lean on you
emotionally or unload their sub-
tle psychic burdens on you.
CANCER (June 22-July 22).
Discipline means something
different to each person. You’ll
be exploring the limits of your
own willpower, realizing what it’s
being used for currently and de-
ciding where best to apply it in
the future.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). It’s
like opening a combination lock.
You can get all the numbers
right, but it’s not going to open
unless you also get them in the
right order. And here’s a hint
about the order of things: Your
first responsibility is to take
care of yourself.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.
22). Boredom gets a bad rap.
Extreme boredom can cause a
person to wander into his or her
own brilliance. So when things
slow down, don’t rush to check
your email or get sucked into
social media. Sit out the long
moment. Ponder.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
It’s once again time to ask
yourself why you’re doing it. The
reasons have changed or maybe
gotten lost. A good answer to
the question “why?” will be a
powerful engine.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
21). Sometimes we blame
others — partners, employers,
the government — for not giving
us what we want when the real
problem is that we’re just not
letting ourselves have it. Open
your hands, arms, spirit to the
thing.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.
21). If you spend enough time
around very selfish or self-ab-
sorbed people, then the parts of
you that don’t get seen will be in
danger of diminishing. Counter-
act the effect with exposure to
the spiritually generous.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19). People say the game
is rigged, but don’t let that
stop you from playing. If it’s a
good enough game, it will be
beneficial to play whether or not
you win, rendering any “rigging”
irrelevant.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18). The magic question: What
would happen if you had to
completely and totally mind your
own business for the extent of
the journey? There’s something
that can only be solved by shut-
ting out the rest of the world.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20). Positive role models are
wonderful, and you’ve known
plenty of them, but if they’re
scarce today. Don’t worry
— reverse-role models (who
represent what you don’t want)
are equally motivating, if not
much more so.

Rip Van Winkle

SOLUTION:
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challenge that has worsened with
low unemployment and a strong
economy.
The problem has become so se-
vere that some districts are offering
sign-up bonuses for new drivers,
while others rely on mechanics,
custodians and other school em-
ployees to fill the gap. For parents
and students, the shortage can
mean longer waits for a ride to
school and more crowded buses.
The shortage stems from a va-
riety of factors, including limited
work hours and high barriers to en-
try. Drivers generally need a com-
fill in the gaps (between drives),
you can’t make the money you need
to support your family,” Martin
said. “These days, most people are
looking for some kind of regular,
full-time hours.”
In Iowa’s Southeast Polk Com-
munity School District, transpor-
tation director Daniel Schultz said
the persistent shortage has grown
worse in the suburban Des Moines
district because there aren’t as
many retired farmers, a group that
commonly took the job for extra in-
come. Now, the district relies on 51
drivers — mostly retirees and stay-
their regular jobs — so, instead
of having eight hours a day, I only
get them for four. It’s like pulling a
teacher out of the classroom for half
a day and still expecting the same
job to get done.”
Pay starts at $19.10 an hour, fol-
lowed by a $2-an-hour raise after
six months, Schultz said, but the
district struggles to fill open jobs.
Schultz said he’s now considering
a “monthly rodeo” where potential
drivers could test-drive a bus in a
school parking lot.
“We’re just trying anything we
can right now,” he said.

A strong economy translates into big sales this holiday

Total sales topped $850B this year
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — Amer-
icans buoyed by a strong
economy pushed holiday
sales growth to a six-year
high.
Retail sales rose 5.1
percent between Nov. 1
and Dec. 24 from a year
ago, according to Mas-
tercard SpendingPulse,
which tracked spending
online and in stores across
all payment types, includ-
ing those who paid by
cash or check. Total sales
topped $850 billion this
year, Mastercard said.
“From shopping aisles
to online carts, consum-
er confidence translated
into holiday cheer for re-
tail,” said Steve Sadove, a
senior adviser at Master-
card and the former CEO
of the department store
chain Saks.
Online sales continued
to grow, up more than 19
percent from a year ago.
Last week, Mastercard
said online sales made up
13 percent of total retail
sales.
Clothing sold well
this year — up nearly 8
percent from last year,
the biggest growth for
apparel sales since 2010,
Mastercard said. Home
furniture sales rose 2.3
percent, while electronics
and appliances slipped 0.7
percent.
Shoppers spent less
at department stores,
which Mastercard said
was partly due to store
closings. But shoppers
did head to the websites of
department stores, where
sales rose 10.2 percent,
Mastercard said. Tradi-
tional retailers have been
updating their websites
and smartphone apps, as
well as making it easier
for shoppers to buy on-
line and then pick up their
items in store.

FBI steps up efforts against ‘money mules’ online fraud ACROSS

By ERIC TUCKER
and MICHAEL BALSAMO
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — is that about?”
The email caught the
executive at a small com-
pany by surprise one
morning in 2016. The
company’s owner, or so he
thought, was requesting a
money transfer to pay for
supplies from a new ven-
dor.
It wasn’t until that night
when the executive, hours
after the money had been
transferred and still puz-
zled by the out-of-the-blue
demand, texted the owner
to make sure he’d heard
the request correctly.
The befuddled reply
was disheartening: “I just
saw your message about a
wire transfer today. What
It was all part of a fraud
scam that targeted com-
panies, schools and non-
profits in Connecticut and
elsewhere in the United
States and that resulted
this month in a 45-month
prison sentence for one
of the culprits. The case
is part of a seemingly
endless cycle of money
laundering schemes that
law enforcement officials
say they’re scrambling
to slow through a combi-
nation of prosecution and
public awareness.
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a particularly concerning 12 Cruise ship
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trend involving “money schemes that cause huge 13 Peace goddess
mules” — people who, un- 14 Debate
economic losses and
wittingly or not, use their 15 Had something
show no signs of stopping. 16 Old North
own bank accounts to
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move money for criminals this stuff and they see 18 Like the gentry
for purposes they think what works and they see 20 Piston connector
are legitimate or even no- 21 Harrow rival
what doesn’t,” FBI su-
ble. 23 Print units
pervisory special agent
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James Abbott said in an 26 Casino figure
attracted renewed atten-
tion with this month’s re- interview. “It’s a much 28 Barracks bed
lease of Clint Eastwood’s higher success rate when 29 Matching
“The Mule,” a real-life you have a lot of money 31 Punk rock
using somebody else’s offshoot
tale of an elderly horticul- 4 D.C. VIP 30 Boxing great
account going through 32 Cavalry soldier
turist who smuggled co- 36 Pleasantly lazy
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caine for a Mexican car- there instead of trying to 39 Brewpub order
6 Trumpeter Al 34 Legolas and
tel. But the modern-day cross the border with a 7 Ticked off Elrond
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mules of most concern to physical transportation of 8 Impulse senders 35 Marsh plants
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ments 38 Wields
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0010 Lawn Care / Landscaping Apts For Rent: Other 7080
tents of the above unit Road, Columbus, Mis- 1470
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COMMISSION on line at selfstorageau- diligent search and in- LAWN SERVICE. Mow-
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clean out said Unit at U- fendant in the suit filed ting. 356-6525.
TOWN OF CALEDONIA stor Inside, 213 in this Court by Michael
WM003071400
Alabama St, Columbus,
Ms 39702.
Ray Miller, Jr. and Al-
exa D. Miller, in a Peti- Painting & Papering 1620
tion for Custody.
SULLIVAN'S PAINT
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IN RE:
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS appear and defendant Certified in lead
OF CALEDONIA WATER
against the complaint or removal. Offering spe-
DEPARTMENT OF IN-
TENT TO INCREASE THE THE STATE OF MISSIS-
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petition filed against cial prices on interior &
exterior painting, pres-
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TION FEE FOR SERVICE rock repairs.
IN ITS CERTIFICATED day of January, 2019, in Free Estimates
AREA Letters of Administra- the courtroom of the
tion have been granted Lowndes County Court- Call 435-6528
and issued to the under- house/Chancery Build-
NOTICE
signed upon the estate ing at Columbus, Mis- Stump Removal 1790
of JOHN DANIEL
Notice is hereby given
that on the 7th day of
sissippi, and in case of
GENTRY, deceased, by you failure to appear
December, 2018, Town the Chancery Court of and defend a judge-
Lowndes County, Mis- ment will be entered
of Caledonia Water De-
partment filed with the sissippi, on the 13th against you for the
Mississippi Public Ser- day of December A.D., money or other things
2018. This is to give no- demanded in the com-
vice Commission the
above referenced mat- tice to all persons hav- plaint or petition.
ter. ing claims against said
estate to Probate and
ALLSTUMP GRINDING
You are not required to SERVICE
Register same with the file an answer or other
Any person desiring to
participate in or receive
further notice of these
Chancery Clerk of
Lowndes County, Mis-
sissippi, within ninety
pleading, but you may
do so if you desire.
GET 'ER DONE!
We can grind all your
stumps. Hard to reach
Find
What
proceedings is required places, blown over
under RP 6.121 of the (90) days from this ISSUED UNDER MY roots, hillsides, back-
date. A failure to so Pro- HAND AND THE SEAL yards, pastures. Free
bate and Register said
OF SAID COURT¸ this
You’re
Utility Rules of Practice estimates. You find it,
and Procedure to file a claim will forever bar the the 17th day of Decem- we'll grind it!
same. ber, 2018. 662-361-8379
written petition to inter-
vene on or before
twenty (20) days from
publication of this no-
tice.
This the 18th day of
December, 2018.
LISA YOUNGER NEESE,
Chancery Clerk Lowndes
County, Mississippi
Tree Services 1860
Apts For Rent: Northside 7010
FOX RUN COMPANY LLC
Looking
For
/a/ Ashley Nicole A&T Tree Service 1 & 2 BR near hospital.
Gentry Bucket truck & stump
This cause is return- BY: /s/ Tina Fisher removal. Free est.
$595-645/mo. Military
ASHLEY NICOLE D.C. discount offered, pet
able to the regular Serving Columbus
In
meeting of the Commis- GENTRY area, pet friendly, and
sion to be held at 10:00 PUBLISH: 12/20/2018,
since 1987. Senior furnished corporate
citizen disc. Call Alvin @
A.M., Tuesday, Febru- PUBLISH: 12/20/2018, 12/27/2018, &
242-0324/241-4447
apartments available.
12/27/2018, &
ary 5, 2019, at the Mis-
1/3/2019
1/3/2019 "We'll go out on a limb ON SITE SECURITY.
sissippi Public Service ON SITE MAINTENANCE.
Commission Hearing
for you!"
ON SITE MANAGEMENT.
IN THE CHANCERY IN THE CHANCERY
Room, 1st Floor, COURT OF LOWNDES 24-HOUR CAMERA
COURT OF LOWNDES
Woolfolk State Office COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
J&A TREE REMOVAL SURVEILLANCE.
Take down CLASSIFIEDS
Building, Jackson, Mis- Work from a bucket Benji @ 662-386-4446
truck. Insured/bonded. Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm. www.cdispatch.com
sissippi. If a hearing is MICHAEL RAY MILLER,
required, the Commis- JR. and ALEXA D.
sion, by subsequent or- MILLER
IN THE MATTER OF THE Call Jimmy for a free es- Sat/Sun by appt only.
ESTATE OF ROBERTA timate 662-386-6286.
that “for rent” Investment Property 8550
LOUISE IVY WINTERS, STUDIO APT for rent.
der, will set a time and PLAINTIFFS
place for said hearing.
DECEASED
VICKERS TREE
Newly remodeled. sign and get GRAVEL FOR SALE on
This cause is subject to VERSUS $400/mth rent & dep private property. Approx
being set for disposi-
tion on a hearing date
CAUSE NO.: 2015-
0031-DWC
SERVICE, LLC req. Convenient to town
Tree trimming and re- & CAFB. No hud. No fast results 6 acres. Will sell or
lease property located
JAMES KEITH PERRIGIN moval. Fully insured. pets. 662-328-2340.
not less than twenty and KAYLA SHIRLEY
(20) days from the date DEFENDANTS
SUSAN PATRICIA WIN-
TERS COWGILL and *Now
Free estimates.
Accepting Credit
with an easy in NE Noxubee County.
601-405-3717.
of publication of this No- Apts For Rent: West 7050
WILLIAM DOUGLAS WIN- & Debit Cards*
classified ad. Lots & Acreage 8600
VIP
tice. If protest, answer CAUSE NO.: 2018- TERS, CO-EXECUTORS Call Curt 662-418-0889
or other appropriate
pleading is on file in re-
0684-D or 662-549-2902
2.28 +/- Acre Lot.
Rentals
SUMMONS BY PUBLICA- “A cut above the rest”
sponse to this matter,
the Commission will
SUMMONS BY PUBLICA- TION
TION
Call today 149 Tanyia Lane. Off of
Lake Lowndes Road.
Special Notices 2400 Has asphalt drive &
consider same on said
hearing date. THE STATE OF MISSIS-
THE STATE OF MISSIS-
SIPPI
Apartments to place parking, 1200 ft. shop
SIPPI
BECOME A LICENSED
& Houses w/ living area, septic
WITNESS MY HAND THE COUNTY OF
AND THE OFFICIAL SEAL LOWNDES
TO: Ivy June Winters
AMATEUR RADIO
ATOR. FCC Testing will
OPER-
1 Bedrooms
your ad. tank & water meter. No
trailers. $45,000. Call
Peterson be at West end of Main 662-574-0345.
of the Mississippi Pub-
2 Bedroooms
lic Service Commission, TO: JAMES KEITH PER-
on this the 21st day of RIGIN, whose last
16780 Halsey Circle
Riverside, CA 92518
St @ the 911 Center in
Starkville on Saturday,
December 29, 2018 at
3 Bedrooms 328-2424 UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY!
A Stable growth invest-
December, 2018. known address is 344 John Everette Winters ment. FSBO: 72 Acres
Downs Road, Colum-
9am. For more info call
Furnished &
Post Office Box 331384 662-324-0745. Commercial Property For in Webster Co., near
Katherine Collier
Executive Secretary
bus, Mississippi, but
whose current where-
Murfreesboro, TN
37133
Unfurnished Rent 7100
Mantee. Mature pines
(75yr), hardwoods
(SEAL)
abouts after diligent
search and inquiry are You have been made a
General Help Wanted 3200 1, 2, & 3 Baths COMMERCIAL PROPER-
(50yr), 10ac hay field,
2ac pond, w/county
PUBLISH: 12/27/2018 unknown. You have defendant in the Peti- PART TIME OFFICE Lease, Deposit TIES/Retail/Office road frontage/utilities,
been made a Defend-
ant in the suit filed in
tion for Order to Distrib-
ute Remaining Estate
ADMIN/SECRETARY
needed for
& Credit Check
Spaces starting @
$285/mo. Downtown &
superb potential home
site & recognized
this Court by Michael Assets, Discharge and small church. viceinvestments.com East Columbus loca- school. 45 minutes to
327-8555
IN THE CHANCERY Ray Miller, Jr. and Al- tions. 662-435-4188.
COURT OF LOWNDES Other Relief filed by the MSU. 334-277-9744.
exa D. Miller, in a Peti- Co-Executors, Susan Pa- Monday & Wednesday,
COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI tion for Custody. HUNTING LAND IN
tricia Winters Cowgill 16 hours per week. HISTORIC DOWNTOWN
and William Douglas Apts For Rent: Starkville 7070 Columbus Office, Retail, PICKENS COUNTY, AL
IN THE MATTER OF THE You are summoned to Tech and social media 93 acres on County
Winters, on November Restaurant Space avail-
ESTATE OF DONALD appear and defendant 21, 2018, seeking an skills required. Road 47 (Gordo 159 to
LESLIE WINSTEAD, DE- against the complaint or SMALL APT, walking dis- able. Call 662-328-
order to distribute re- tance to MSU. Partially County Road 47. Turn
CEASED 8655 or 662-574-7879.
petition filed against left & land is on the
maining estate assets For more info, call furnished incl W/D w/
you in this action at and discharge of the co- 662-574-1972 ch/a. $500/mo + dep. left). Paved road ac-
CAUSE NO. 2018-0119- 9:30 A.M. on the 23rd Houses For Rent: Northside
KMB executors. Other than Call 662-722-0020, cess. Mostly level.
day of January, 2019, in you, the only other inter- CONTRACTOR SEEKING leave msg or text. 7110 Price: $204,600.
the courtroom of the ested parties in this ac- experienced carpenter Linda Pruett, Keller
MARK WINSTEAD, AD- Lowndes County Court- tion are Susan Patricia with lots of experience. 2 AVAILABLE: 2BR/1BA Williams Realty Tusca-
MINISTRATOR Apts For Rent: Other 7080
house/Chancery Build- Winters Cowgill, William Please call: near CAFB. $450/mo + loosa, 205-657-5330.
ing at Columbus, Mis-
SUMMONS BY PUBLICA- sissippi, and in case of Douglas Winters, Linda 662-570-9464 for info. 1BR/1BA located in His- $350 dep. 662-889-
LOWNDES COUNTY 45
TION Louise Winters Lav- toric Downtown Colum- 1122.
acres on Sobley & Dav-
you failure to appear ender, Kristen Haley Farm Equipment & Supplies bus, Open space, very is Rd. Excellent hunting.
and defend a judge- Winters Jones, Patricia 4420 nice. $650/mo. 662-
THE STATE OF MISSIS- ment will be entered Laine Winters Spark-
BLUECUTT ESTATES: 1 mile west of Hwy. 69.
328-8655. 3BR/2BA, ch/a, double Small creek runs thru
SIPPI against you for the man, Melissa Dane Win- 2016 JOHN Deere
2BR/1BA located in garage, chain link property. $1375 per
money or other things ters Williston. 5100E Tractor, 210
TO: All Unknown Heirs- fenced backyard, newly acre. 205-799-9846 or
demanded in the com-
at-Law of Donald Leslie plaint or petition. hours. $46,500. Historic Downtown
remodeled. 205-695-2248.
You are summoned to Also, 2016 15ft Columbus. 2,000 sqft.
Winstead, deceased For Rent: $900/mo. or
and Any Unknown Per- appear and represent Kubota Bush hog avail. Hardwood floors For Sale: $115,000. WINTER SPECIAL
You are not required to your interests against 205-329-1790. throughout. Open floor.
sons In Interest Very nice. Incl W&D. 662-352-4776. 1.95 acre lots.
file an answer or other said Petition before the Good/bad credit.
pleading, but you may Honorable Paula $1200/mo. Call
All Unknown Heirs-at- do so if you desire. Firewood / Fuel 4450 662-328-8655. Houses For Rent: New Hope 10% down, as low as
Drungole-Ellis, Chancel- $299/mo. Eaton Land.
Law of Cindy Winstead,
lor of the 14th Chan- 7130
deceased and Any Un- FIREWOOD FOR Sale. 1, 2, 3 BEDROOM apart- 662-361-7711
ISSUED UNDER MY cery District at 9:30
known Persons In In- HAND AND THE SEAL Various lengths. ments & townhouses.
terest a.m. on the 30th day of 4BR/2BA, 1.25 Acres
OF SAID COURT¸ this 662-295-2274 Call for more info.
January 2019, at the Christopher Hills Sub;
the 17th day of Decem- Lowndes County Court- 662-328-8254.
$197K (15K below ap-
You have been made a ber, 2018.
defendant in the Peti- house, in Columbus, General Merchandise 4600 DOWNTOWN: 2BR/1BA, praisal). New Hope
Mississippi, and in case CH&A, 1 story, W/D, School District. Avail-
tion for Adjudication of LISA YOUNGER NEESE, of your failure to ap- APPLE COMPUTERS
historic district, 1 block able to rent $1,000/
Heirs-at-Law, Discharge Chancery Clerk Lowndes
pear your interest in this Two 2009 iMac com- from downtown, $625/ mth - must meet minim- Let your
and Other Relief filed by County, Mississippi
matter will not be con- puters available. Good mo. + $625 dep. NO um credit/income re- fingers do the
the Administrator, Mark
sidered. working condition. quirements. Military
Winstead on December BY: /s/ Tina Fisher PETS. 662-574-8789.
walking.
Would be good for ba- Peaceful & Quiet area. families welcome. Move
3, 2018, seeking to de- D.C. sic web browsing or
termine the heirs-at-law You are not required to in ready. Dep $500 plus Find your
file an answer or other word processing. 2Ghz; FIRST FULL MONTH first month’s rent. Hot
of Donald Leslie Win- PUBLISH: 12/20/2018, pleading, but you may 2 GB RAM; 250 GB HD. RENT FREE! 1 & 2 Bed- tub, detached apart- dream job in
stead, deceased, and 12/27/2018, & Computer and built-in
Cindy Winstead, de- do so if you desire. room Apts/Townhomes. ment, & large wired the classifieds!
1/3/2019 monitor only; mouse Stove & refrigerator. shop. Contact James
ceased. Other than you, and keyboard not in- $335-$600 Monthly.
the only other inter- Issued under my hand Thompson @ 662-574-
NOTICE TO CREDITORS and the seal of said cluded. $50 each. Credit check & deposit. 6269.
ested parties in this ac-
tion are Mark Winstead, THE STATE OF MISSIS- Court, this the 17th day Call 662-574-1561 Coleman Realty,
of December 2018. 662-329-2323.
Jason Winstead and Mi- SIPPI GREAT LOCATION to
chael Winstead. LOWNDES COUNTY VINTAGE BIKE, Can- JANUARY AVAILABILITY school, clean, 2BR/
LISA YOUNGER NEESE,
You are summoned to nondale Road Bike, pro- (NOW ACCEPTING 1BA, a/c, gas heat, w/d Mobile Homes for Sale 8650
appear and represent CHANCERY CLERK APPLICATIONS)
CAUSE NO. 2018-0258- LOWNDES COUNTY, fessionally recondi- hook up. No pets, no
your interests against B MISSISSIPPI
tioned. $275. Call 662- HUD. 662-327-2798. NEW 2017, 16x80 MH
said Petition before the 251-3205. Downtown Area- Lv msg after 3rd ring, @ The Grove, Colum-
2BR/1BA, CH&A, hard-
Honorable Rodney P. Letters Testamentary available for showing. bus. 3BR/2BA, never
Faver, Chancellor of the have been granted and (SEAL) wood, appliances, no lived in, can be moved.
BY:/s/ Tina Fisher, D.C. Sporting Goods 4720 pets, spacious, walk to
14th Chancery District issued to the under- New Hope Sch. Dist.
at 9:00 a.m. on the signed upon the Estate PUBLISH: 12/20/2018, ED SANDERS Gunsmith MUW. NO HUD. Houses For Rent: South 7140 $29k. 662-769-2565.
31st day of January of Richard L. Anderson, 12/27/2018, & Agent Owned.
Open for season! 9-5, $675.00/$675.00. 3BR/2BA, 2300 sqft,
2019, at the Lowndes deceased, by the Chan- 1/3/2019 Tues-Fri & 9-12, Sat. Autos For Sale 9150
County Courthouse, in cery Court of Lowndes
very nice w/ 2 car gar-
Over 50 years experi- Convenience- age, lg back yard. Pets
Columbus, Mississippi, County, Mississippi, on ence! Repairs, cleaning, 2BR/1BA, almost fin- '07 GRAY Chevy Tahoe.
and in case of your fail- the 18th day of Decem- Building & Remodeling 1120 need approval. 1612 Good cond. Leather
ure to appear your in- ber, A. D., 2018. This is
refinishing, scopes ished make-over. CH/A, 9th St. S. $1,050 per interior. Has 197,878
mounted & zeroed, new flooring, paint, ap- mo + dep. 662-574-
terest in this matter will to give notice to all per- HOME REPAIRS & CON- handmade knives. miles. Asking $7,500.
not be considered. STRUCTION WORK pliances & more. No 7879 or 662-328-8655. Call 662-251-6258.
sons having claims Located: Hwy 45 Alt,
against said estate to WANTED. Carpentry, pets, no HUD.
North of West Point, Agent Owned. Campers & RVs 9300
You are not required to Probate and Register small concrete jobs, turn right on Yokahama $495.00/$495.00. Houses For Rent: Starkville
file an answer or other electrical, plumbing,
same with the Chan- Blvd, 8mi & turn left on 7170
pleading, but you may cery Clerk of Lowndes roof repairs, pressure TOMBIGBEE RV Park,
Darracott Rd, will see West Point- located on Wilkins Wise
do so if you desire. County, Mississippi, washing and mobile
within ninety (90) days home roof coating and
sign, 2.5mi ahead shop Large 1BR/1BA, gas 2BR/1BA house w/ 2
Rd & Waverly Rd. Full
on left. 662-494-6218. space heat, window air. acres in county. 3 miles
Issued under my hand from the first publica- underpinning. No job Hookups available.
from Strk, 5 miles from
and the seal of said tion date of this Notice too small. 549-7031. Water furnished. No $300/mo. 662-328-
Pets 5150 pets or HUD.
MSU South Entrance,
8655 or 662-574-7879.
Court, this the 7th day to Creditors. A failure to W/D, carport. SMALL
of December 2018. so Probate and Re- Agent Owned. dogs ok w/ deposit.
SUGGS CONSTRUCTION AKC REGISTERED $375.00/$375.00 with Trailers & Heavy Equipment
gister said claim will Building, remodeling, Great for grad student
LISA YOUNGER NEESE, forever bar the same. Chesapeake Bay approved application. 9450
metal roofing, painting Retrievers. Great or professor. Non-
CHANCERY CLERK & all home repairs. smoking. $700/mo.
LOWNDES COUNTY, This the 18th day of hunting, guard & com- Long & Long, Realtors 1999 MACK Dump
662-242-3471 panion dogs. $1000 ea. 662-328-0770 Utilities not included.
MISSISSIPPI December, 2018. 662-617-5601. Truck & 30,000lb Trail-
Call 662-574-7879. boss Tag-A-Long Trailer,
(SEAL)
BY: /s/ Shantrell W.
NANCY JO ANDERSON
BRASHIER, Co-Executor
Tom Hatcher, LLC
Custom Construction, Business Opportunity 6050
COLEMAN Mobile Homes for Rent 7250
both good condition.
Can be seen at 5356
Granderson, D.C. Restoration, Remodel- RENTALS Hwy 182 E, Columbus.
TOWNHOUSES & APARTMENTS 3BR/2BA Trailer, New
LINDA LEE ANDERSON, ing, Repair, Insurance HISTORIC DOWNTOWN Call 662-328-6203 or
claims. 662-364-1769. Columbus: 411 Main Hope school dist. 662-574-6202.
PUBLISH: 12/13,
12/20, & 12/27/2018
Co-Executor
Licensed & Bonded St. Office, Retail, Res-
1 BEDROOM $500/mo & $500 dep.
PUBLISH: 12/20/18, taurant Space available. 2 BEDROOMS Call between 10a-7p.
662-386-4292.
Five Questions:
12/27/18, & 1/3/19 General Services 1360 Call 423-333-1124. 3 BEDROOMS NO TEXT MESSAGES.
1 Princess
LEGAL NOTICE IN THE CHANCERY MUSIC THEORY LES-
LEASE,
© The Dispatch
COURT OF LOWNDES SONS RENT A fully equipped
Peach
Notice of Sale of con- COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI $25 per hour
tents of self storage Chords, Scales, Modes DEPOSIT camper w/utilities &
cable from $145/wk -
unit. Pursuant to Missis-
sippi Code Ann. Sec-
MICHAEL RAY MILLER,
JR. and ALEXA D.
& more! Call Jimbo @ AND $535/month. Colum-
662-364-1687 bus & County School
CREDIT CHECK
2 Steve
tion 85-7-125, U-stor MILLER If no answer leave locations. 662-242-
Iside will offer for sale PLAINTIFFS voicemail or text.
7653 or 601-940-1397.
and sell to the highest
bidder, for cash, the VERSUS
RETAINER WALL, drive-
662-329-2323 Houses For Sale: Northside
Allen, Jack
contents of the follow-
ing climate controlled JAMES KEITH PERRIGINway, foundation, con-
crete, masonry restora- 8150 Paar, Johnny
storage units: and KAYLA SHIRLEY 2411 HWY 45 N
Carson, Jay
Reuse
DEFENDANTS tion, remodeling, base- 2622 CANTERBURY -
Unit A14/15 ment foundation, re- COLUMBUS, MS Enjoy the quiet conveni-
ROSFAND TERRY CAUSE NO.: 2018- pairs, small dump truck
hauling (5-6 yd) load &
ence of this partially up- Leno, Conan
and
0684-D
demolition/lot cleaning.
SUMMONS BY PUBLICA- Burr Masonry
the News Commercial Property For
Rent 7100
dated home. Features
include a wonderful
shaded back yard,
O’Brien
Unit D2 TION 662-242-0259. covered patio, screened
117 DR. Martin Luther
Tina M. Williams Recycle porch, raised flower
THE STATE OF MISSIS- WORK WANTED:
King Jr. Dr. West in
beds, and a well for 3 Sarah Palin
The aforementioned
Lessees have rent due
SIPPI
THE COUNTY OF
Licensed & Bonded-car-
pentry, painting, & de-
this Starkville. 4,000 sq. ft
building. Call 662-323- duty free watering. Ex-
5119. tremely spacious and
on the self storage unit
which remains unpaid
LOWNDES molition. Landscaping,
gutters cleaned, bush NewspapeR OFFICE SPACE: 2,000
reduced to $135,000.
Call Emily C. Moody for 4 Schroeder
and to whom proper no- TO: KAYLA SHIRLEY, hogging, clean-up work, square feet. 294 a private viewing.
tice has been given ac- whose last known ad- pressure washing, mov- Chubby Dr. Flexible leas- Long & Long, Realtors
cording to law. The con- dress is 344 Downs ing help & furniture ing terms. Available @ 662-328-0770 or
5 Four
tents of the above unit Road, Columbus, Mis- repair. 662-242-3608 now. 662-328-8254 662-574-3903.
will be sold at public sissippi, but whose cur-