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Agencies organizing support Columbus

drives for federal workers crime task
force set
to meet
Monday meeting
is open to the public
By AMANDA LIEN
alien@cdispatch.com

The Crime Pre-

vention Task Force,
a multifaceted joint
effort between Co-
lumbus and Lown-
des County District
5 Supervisor Leroy
Brooks, will hold its
Brooks
first public meeting
Monday, eight months after Colum-
bus City Council voted to collabo-
rate in the task force’s creation.
Brooks first proposed the task
force to Columbus Mayor Robert
Smith in 2017. The task force he
Dispatch file photo proposed is similar to one created
Area agencies are seeking gift card donations for federal employees who are working without pay due to the gov- by the National Association of Coun-
ernment shutdown. Efforts include seeking donations for TSA workers at Golden Triangle Regional Airport. ty Officials on criminal justice and
public health. That task force, which

TSA agents, prison and USDA workers going Brooks served on, was the inspira-
tion for several similar task forces
nationwide.

without pay due to government shutdown

“We wanted to hear from peo-
ple who are in the community, who
know the community’s needs,”
Brooks said. “Often it’s people in the
community that have different ideas
By Alex Holloway
aholloway@cdispatch.com
‘We know this won’t help them pay the other than law enforcement.

As the longest federal govern-

ment shutdown in United States
history drags into its 35th day, area
agencies are seeking community
donations to help local federal work-
ers who have gone for more than a
month without pay.
The Columbus Lowndes Cham-
ber of Commerce is seeking gift
cards to donate to the 10 Trans-
portation Security Administration
workers at the Golden Triangle Re-
gional Airport.
Chamber President Lisa James
said the Chamber can only donate
gift cards because TSA ethics laws
forbid giving agents cash.
“At places like Walmart they can
get food or groceries if they need un-
bills, but it’s a little something that we
can do to try to contribute.’
Columbus Lowndes Chamber of Commerce
President Lisa James
derwear, toilet paper, gas, detergent
— they can get anything there,”
James said. “They cannot provide
Visa gift cards, cash or checks, so
if anyone provides those, I will use
them to buy restaurant gift cards,
Walmart gift cards or Kroger gift
cards.”
The chamber is accepting dona-
tions at its office at 1102 Main St.
through Feb. 1, when it plans to de-
liver them to the airport. James said
gift cards for the TSA agents can
also be delivered to GTRA Director
Mike Hainsey’s office.
“We know this won’t help them
pay the bills,” James said, “but it’s
a little something that we can do to
try to contribute.”
James said The Chamber reached
out to the Greater Starkville Devel-
opment Partnership and the West
Point-Clay County Growth Alliance
for regional assistance in the drive
on Thursday afternoon.
See Shutdown, 6A
“We think that one way to try
and reduce criminal activity in the
community is to get people talking
to each other,” he added. “We want-
ed to get stakeholders involved be-
cause they know what their commu-
nity is dealing with.”
Brooks said he asked more than
25 community organizations, such
as Mississippi University for Wom-
en and The Dispatch, to nominate
people for the task force. About 15
organizations nominated represen-
tatives to serve, Brooks said.
In total, there are 18 confirmed
task force members and another
15 Brooks is “pretty sure” will join.
Zack Plair, The Dispatch’s manag-
ing editor, is among the members.
Monday’s meeting will focus on
committee selection. Task force
members will have their choice of
See Task force, 3A

EMCC hopes to have Communiversity open for classes in fall

Huerkamp offers update cheon Thursday to update club mem-
bers on the university’s workforce Jim Huerkamp,
on new expansion, training curriculum — including
the Communiversity, the college’s
East Mississippi
Community College
workforce project
workforce development 150,000-square-foot education center manager, speaks
for workforce training and develop- with Columbus Ex-
programs at college ment. He said officials hope to begin change Club mem-
moving equipment into the building bers Dan Wrather
By ISABELLE ALTMAN by mid-March. and Sammy Wilcox
ialtman@cdispatch.com The building is located on High- at Lion Hills on
way 82, just west of PACCAR and a Thursday. Huer-
East Mississippi Community Col- short drive from the college’s Gold- kamp updated club
lege officials are hoping the Commu- en Triangle campus in Mayhew. The members on the
niversity will be ready for an estimat- Communiversity,
$42.6 million facility is being funded
ed 350 students this fall. which EMCC offi-
with local, state and federal dollars. cials hope to have
Jim Huerkamp, EMCC workforce “The intent of this building is to open for students
project manager, visited the Colum- teach from 7:30 in the morning to by August.
bus Exchange Club’s weekly lun- See Communiversity, 3A Isabelle Altman/Dispatch Staff

Weather Five Questions Calendar coming Sunday Public

1 What 1996 fictional diary included a Jan. 25-March 8 meetings
running tally of the heroine’s cigarette, Feb. 1: Board of
■ Smithsonian Water/Ways
alcohol and calorie consumption? Aldermen work
2 A komondor is what kind of animal? Exhibition: This traveling interactive
3 What fiery baseball manager got exhibit at the Tennessee-Tombigbee session, 1:15
so mad during a 1990 game that he Waterway Transportation Museum, p.m., City Hall
uprooted first base, threw it into the 318 Seventh St. N., Columbus, ex-
outfield and then picked it up and Feb. 4: Board of
Kennedy Perkins plores how water affects the way we
threw it again? live, work, worship, create and play, Supervisors, 9
Fifth grade, Annunciation
4 What is the more common name for and how to sustain this resource for a.m., Oktibbeha

46 Low 27
the United States Bullion Depository?
5 Who plays the guitar solo in Michael the future. A Main Street exhibition
High Jackson’s “Beat It”? made possible by the Mississippi
County Court-
Mostly sunny house
Humanities Council. For more infor-
Full forecast on Answers, 6B Feb. 5: Board of
mation, call 662-328-8936.
page 2A.
Aldermen, 5:30

Inside Tuesday p.m., City Hall

■ GSDP annual banquet: The Feb. 12: Planning
Classifieds 6B Obituaries 2A Greater Starkville Development Part- Don’t miss The Dispatch’s How to and Zoning Com-
Comics 4B Opinions 4A nership hosts its annual banquet at Choose special section, a guide to prod-
Crossword 6B Religion 5B The Mill at 6:30 p.m. For information ucts and services in the Golden Triangle, mission, 5:30
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Friday
Say What?
Did you hear? “I thought our guard play was really good and set the tone early. I
Trump associate Stone arrested, just felt like that’s where we really dictated tempo.”
Mississippi State women’s basketball coach Vic Schaefer, talking
about his team’s 90-42 victory against Florida on Thursday. Story, 1B.
faces obstruction charge
Indictment against self-proclaimed
‘dirty trickster’ is the first criminal
case in months from special counsel
Trump aides struggle to show
The Associated Press him of witness tampering,
obstruction and false state-
some shutdown empathy
WASHINGTON — Rog- ments about his interac-
President Trump:
Workers simply need to Talks start as Senate rejects
er Stone, a confidant of tions related to WikiLeaks’
President Donald Trump, release. Some of those
was arrested Friday morn- false statements were
ing in the special counsel’s

2 plans for ending shutdown

made to the House intelli-
Russia investigation and gence committee, accord-
‘make adjustments’
was charged with lying to ing to the indictment. The Associated Press
Congress and obstructing The indictment lays out
the probe. The Associated Press
in detail Stone’s conversa- NEW YORK — One White House
The seven-count in- tions about stolen Dem- aide mused that the shutdown was
dictment against Stone, ocratic emails posted by WASHINGTON — A splintered Senate voted down competing Dem-
like a paid vacation for some fur- ocratic and Republican plans for ending the 35-day partial government
a self-proclaimed “dirty WikiLeaks in the weeks loughed workers. President Donald
trickster,” is the first crim- before Trump, a Repub- shutdown, but the twin setbacks prompted a burst of bipartisan talks
Trump’s daughter-in-law said em- aimed at temporarily halting the longest-ever closure of federal agen-
inal case in months from lican, beat Clinton. Muel- ployees’ “little bit of pain” was worth
special counsel Robert cies and the damage it’s inflicting around the country.
ler’s office has said those it for the good of the country. Com-
Mueller and provides the In the first serious exchange in weeks, Senate Majority Leader
emails, belonging to Clin- merce Secretary Wilbur Ross ques-
most detail to date about Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., quickly called Minority Leader Chuck Schum-
ton campaign chairman tioned why cash-poor workers were
how Trump campaign as- er, D-N.Y., to his office Thursday to explore potential next steps for
John Podesta, were hacked using food banks instead of taking solving the vitriolic stalemate. Senators from both sides floated a plan
sociates were aware in the by Russian intelligence of- out loans. to reopen agencies for three weeks and pay hundreds of thousands of
summer of 2016 that emails ficers. The president himself says work- beleaguered federal workers while bargainers hunt for a deal.
had been stolen from the It says the Trump cam- ers simply need to “make adjust- At the White House, President Donald Trump told reporters he’d
Hillary Clinton campaign paign directed a senior ments.” support “a reasonable agreement.” He suggested he’d also want a “pro-
and wanted them released. campaign official to con- With hundreds of thousands of rated down payment” for his long-sought border wall with Mexico but
It alleges that unnamed tact Stone after the July 22, federal workers going without pay didn’t describe the term.
senior Trump campaign 2016, WikiLeaks release during the monthlong partial gov-
officials contacted Stone to of hacked emails from the ernment shutdown, Trump and his
ask when the stolen emails Democratic National Com- team, which includes the wealthiest “Well, I know they are, and I In a subsequent interview with
might be disclosed. mittee and other groups. Cabinet ever assembled, have strug- don’t really quite understand why,” Bloomberg, Ross said he was “pain-
The indictment does That official, who is not gled to deliver a full dose of empathy he said. “The obligations that they fully aware” that workers were suf-
not charge Stone with con- named in court papers, for those who are scraping to get by. would undertake, say borrowing fering hardships. He added that in
spiring with WikiLeaks, asked Stone about addition- Ross set off howls when he was from a bank or a credit union, are, in his earlier remarks, he’d been try-
the anti-secrecy website al releases and “what other asked on CNBC on Thursday about effect, federally guaranteed. So the ing to let workers know that credit
that published the emails, damaging information” reports that some of the 800,000 30 days of pay that some people will union loans were available for those
or with the Russian offi- WikiLeaks had “regarding workers currently not receiving be out ... there’s no real reason why “experiencing liquidity crises” —
cers Mueller says hacked the Clinton campaign,” the paychecks were going to homeless they shouldn’t be able to get a loan hardly the language of those living
them. Instead, it accuses indictment says. shelters to get food. against it.” paycheck to paycheck.

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Man with stolen South Carolina car Longtime Mississippi

leads deputies on chase Thursday Sen. Burton has
Suspect stopped A deputy attempt-
ed to initiate a traffic
in the car, including an 11-year-
old. stroke, Reeves says
in West Point with stop on Highway 82 Gilstrap has been charged with
for a red Hyundai no tag, no license, no proof of in- Burton stepped down as Senate
11-year-old passenger with no tags, accord- surance, felony fleeing and elud-

DISPATCH STAFF REPORT

A South Carolina man was ar-
rested in West Point on Thursday
for possession of a stolen vehicle,
following a high-speed car chase
by Lowndes County deputies.
ing to a Lowndes
County Sheriff’s Of-
fice press release.
Gilstrap
The vehicle’s driver,
36-year-old Gary Gilstrap, led dep-
uties on a high-speed chase before
stopping on Highway 45 in West
Point. There were two passengers
ing and possession of a stolen
vehicle. The vehicle was found to
have been entered as stolen out of
South Carolina.
Gilstrap is currently in custody
at Lowndes County Adult Deten-
tion Center. His felony bond has
not been set.
president pro tempore on Jan. 8
The Associated Press
JACKSON — A longtime Mis-
sissippi lawmaker who recently
stepped down from a leadership
post has had a stroke.
Republican Sen. Terry Burton of
Newton was hospitalized Thursday
and his family is requesting priva-
cy, Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves said in a
statement. Burton
“Please join me and Elee in praying for Sen.

CPD: Criminal suspect found with multiple weapons
Man faces possession of weapon
by convicted felon, other charges
DISPATCH STAFF REPORT
A man previously in-
dicted for shooting into a
vehicle has been arrested
after authorities found
him with a AR-15 and a
Glock handgun.
Kenny Riheam Ar-
mistad, 23, of 912 Wa-
terworks Road, faces
multiple failure to appear
charges as well as posses-
Around the state
3 accused of helping
Mississippi inmate
escape from jail
EUPORA — Three
people, including two
inmates, are accused of
helping a Mississippi in-
mate escape from a Web-
ster County jail.
sion of a weapon by a con-
victed felon, according
to a Columbus Police De-
partment press release.
Armistad had two war-
rants for his arrest after
he did not show up for his
court dates. When police
arrested him, they found
multiple weapons.
The AR-15 had a drum
feed and the Glock an ex-
Sheriff Andy McCants
tells WTVA-TV that in-
mates Elton Gordon and
Johnathan Sysco helped
18-year-old Anthony Lo-
gan scale the fence along
the county jail’s exercise
yard and escape on Sun-
day. Logan was found
at the home of a woman
tended clip,
according
to the re-
lease.
A r -
mistad was
p rev iousl y
conv icted
of a drug Armistad
possession charge last
year. He was also indict-
ed for aggravated assault
in 2015 after authorities
said he and another man
were involved in a drive-
by shooting that sent one
person to the hospital.
named Destiny Cooper
on Wednesday night and
taken into custody.
Gordon and Sysco have
since been charged with
aiding and abetting an
inmate in jail. The sheriff
says Cooper may be in a
relationship with Logan
and has been charged
Armistad’s aggravated
assault charge was re-
manded to justice court,
according to circuit court
records.
The CPD press release
said Armistad is a suspect
in multiple other cases,
though it did not go into
details about those cases.
Armistad was charged
with two counts of failure
to appear and malicious
mischief, in addition to
the weapons charge. He
is currently in custody on
$16,286 bond.
with harboring a fugitive.
Logan and Sysco were
put in Mississippi De-
partment of Corrections
custody, and Gordon and
Cooper were in the coun-
ty jail’s custody. It’s un-
clear if they have lawyers.
Burton and his family,” Reeves said.
Burton, 62, stepped down as Senate president
pro tempore on Jan. 8, when the legislative ses-
sion began. The resignation came weeks after he
was arrested on a second-offense drunken driv-
ing charge. It was Burton’s third DUI arrest. He
was acquitted of one of the charges in 2016.
The president pro tempore presides over the
Senate when the lieutenant governor is not avail-
able. Burton also helped get commitments of sup-
port from senators on issues important to Reeves,
a Republican.
In announcing his resignation from the lead-
ership post, Burton apologized to his Senate col-
leagues.
“During these next few months as we finish
out this term, I’m turning it over to God and I’m
turning it over to the professionals that I’m work-
ing with to deal with my personal issues, demons,
human frailties, whatever you want to call them,”
Burton said Jan. 8.
Burton has served in the Senate since 1992. He
was a Democrat until switching parties in Decem-
ber 2002.
He has said he won’t seek re-election this year
in his district in Lauderdale, Newton and Scott
counties.
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Task force
Continued from Page 1A
six committees, which
focus on a range of issues
from youth development
to community policing.
There will also be a sev-
enth resource committee,
consisting of representa-
tives from the district at-
torney, municipal judge,
parks and recreation, and
mayor’s offices, as well as
the Lowndes County Sher-
iff’s Office and Columbus
Police Department. That
committee will exist to
provide “resources and
expertise” to other com-
mittees.
Each committee, with
the exception of the re-
source committee, will be
If you go
■ WHO: The meeting is open
to the public
■ WHAT: Crime Task Force
discussion
■ WHEN: Monday from 6-7
p.m.
■ WHERE: Columbus Munici-
pal Complex
required to elect a chair-
person. Committees will
be able to decide when,
where and how often they
will meet, Brooks said.
“We’re hoping to have
committee meetings open
to the public too,” Brooks
said. “But that’s up to the
committees, of course.”
Committees are re-
quired to make at least one
recommendation to city
council about crime pre-
vention tactics within their
committee’s purview with-
in the first three months
after Monday’s meeting.
“Statistics show that
crime is prevented when
members of the commu-
nity become involved,”
Smith wrote in an emailed
statement to The Dispatch
Friday morning. “...And
this group is a great first
step in that direction.”
Monday’s meeting,
which is open to the pub-
lic, will be from 6-7 p.m. at
the Municipal Complex in
Columbus.

Communiversity
Continued from Page 1A
right about 9, 10 o’clock at
night,” Huerkamp said.
The building will
house instructors’ offices
and classrooms for all the
credit programs related
to manufacturing, along
with computer labs and
space for industrial out-
reach training.
The Communiversity
will also include an Imag-
ination Center, which will
display products made in
major industries all over
the Golden Triangle.
“We want you to come
in and get excited about
what goes on in the Gold-
en Triangle,” Huerkamp
said. “We’re hoping — I
can’t say for positive be-
cause I’m not on that com-
mittee — but we’re hop-
ing to have products from
all industries. Hopefully a
drone, maybe. ... Maybe a
small coil of steel, things
like that. We want folks to
come in and be wowed by
the products that we do in
this area.”
Huerkamp said with
luck, the equipment
would all be moved into
the building over the
summer and students
would be able to begin
classes there by the time
the fall semester starts in
August.
Huerkamp also gave
a general overview of
the workforce training
programs and curricula
EMCC offers — from pro-
grams that teach specific
trades such as welding to
classes that focus on how
to write a resume and
how to dress for a job in-
terview.
“The great thing is, to
get these young people a
good job, you don’t have to
go into debt for hundreds
of thousands of dollars,”
Huerkamp said. “Noth-
ing against universities.
... We need universities
as well. But we also need
a lot of young people go-
ing and learning these
other jobs — industrial
maintenance, robotics, ...
computer programmers,
electricians. Some of
those jobs pay almost as
good as those doctorates
do and a lot more than a
lot of those Ph.D.’s do, I’m
telling you.”
The college also hous-
es a job center for area
residents looking for em-
ployment and offers sup-
port for new industries
moving into the Golden
Triangle.
“If your company’s
moving into this area,
we’re going to sit down
with you, discuss what
training you need in your
new employees and try to
give you that training,” he
said.
“That’s the kind of
things that EMCC is do-
ing,” he added. “That’s
essentially our vision:
work with local industry,
help the local citizens get
the training they need for
the job they want and help
on the economic develop-
ment side where we fit in.”
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Letters to the editor

Supports bill to end Daylight Savings
I was watching the 6:00 p.m. news on
WTVA-Tupelo Wednesday night when it
was reported that there is a proposal in
the Mississippi Legislature (HB99) to
take the state of Mississippi off Day-
light Saving Time.
I wholeheartedly support getting us
off it because of the insanity of moving
our clocks forward doesn’t save energy
as it is purported to do.
Most importantly the twice a year
time change has been proven to have
clearly negative effects on people’s
health by affecting the natural circa-
dian rhythm of the human body. This
disruption of the body’s natural clock
causes severe health issues as well as
public safety problems with increased
traffic accidents and deaths.
I hope that all the readers who hap-
pen to agree with the removal of Mis-
sissippi from Daylight Saving Time will
contact their elected representatives to
let their feelings be known.
It is time for us to get back on what I
like to call “God’s Time.”
Danny Pang
Starkville
Comments on recent stories
First I would like to address the
comments: Robert E. Lee should have
been charged with treason and does
not deserve any recognition. Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr was about civil rights
for ALL. As far as the wall is concerned,
why not build a wall around the U.S.?
People are so used to having things
their way and it’s hard to see the other
side of the coin. Board the train or get
left at the station because change is
coming, and you nor I can stop it. Keep
your good old boy ideas, and you will
become as the dinosaur: extinct. Since
you believe in Trump, I really feel sorry
for you. Anyone that is on board with
45 is in for a big surprise: doom. Also
ask the people that are affected by the
shutdown if the wall is important.
Andrew Whitten
Columbus
Frustrated with conservative opin-
ions
I rarely write letters to newspapers,
but I feel I must at this point. I read dai-
ly the letters written often by the same
closed-minded conservatives detailing
how everything would be better to just
leave things the way they have been in
this state (for example the MLK holiday
and Confederate Memorial Day just to
name one). If you just look around you
will see that young people can’t wait to
flee this backwards state (the figures
don’t lie). We remain about 50th in
every category that matters as we have
pretty much all my life, and I am not
young. Also I hear “conservative,” but I
don’t see that in the political party they
adhere to (debt skyrocketing) and then
they want to build an ultra-expensive
wall that will not solve the problem at
all. It is not a crisis — there have been
border patrols, etc. all my life. Drugs
are smuggled in through airports and
ports and of course through Canada.
We are all mostly immigrants to this
country unless you can trace your
ancestors back to the indigenous people
and most cannot.
Jerry Fortenberry
Columbus

State of the nation

Are people ignoring

Trump or just bored
by him?
It started during the mid-
term campaign. Democrats
stopped talking about Donald
Trump all the time. Now presi-
dential hopefuls are doing the
same. Sen. Elizabeth Warren,
once a relentless sparring part-
ner on Twitter, all but ignores
Trump’s goading comments.
Is the reason, as some
commentators hold, that the
public is tired of the constant
Trump-bashing, including Froma Harrop
those who dislike the man? Is
it that Democrats have suddenly realized that getting
suckered into his social media combat is exactly what
he wants?
Perhaps, but the change in approach seems to reflect
something more, something beyond mere Trump fa-
tigue. We may have entered the era of Trump boredom.
Some of that may come from the sense that he’s mat-
tering less. The midterm elections were a repudiation.
His poll numbers keep dropping.
His latest escalation, closing the government, is
eating into his base of ardent supporters. Many who
sort of liked him are giving up. The precedent has to be
set that a president can’t close the government because
he didn’t get his way on some matter. Throwing the
country into turmoil is not a normal negotiating tactic.
Americans, meanwhile, are getting nervous about
the economy, which has been Trump’s pride and joy.
Just wait till sluggish growth collides with trillion-dollar
budget deficits.
I’ve been unfollowing Twitter mates who habitually
list Trump’s old crimes and personal frailties as though
they were news. They don’t seem to understand that for
many, raw anger has turned into acceptance of what he
is. There’s no fixing Trump. He’s a problem that needs
managing.
Enter House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. She is a model of
self-control. She speaks in the calm manner needed for
dealing with people who act on impulse. Mother of five,
she’s a proven master at containing tantrums.
Measured leadership in national politics is exactly
what most Americans want. There’s a yearning for
normality in their national politics.
On this subject, we urge some of the hotheads on the
left to modulate their emotions. It is in their interests
to play it cool, assuming that their interests center on
getting Democrats elected and not building their own
brands for a niche audience.
Thus, it was pleasant to watch a Golden Globe
Awards presentation that didn’t bubble over with rage
at the man in the Oval Office. The moral preening in
the past was hard on the stomach, including for many
who agree with the messages. Hollywood’s elite should
know that celebrity does not necessarily confer superi-
or political insight.
Take a cue from Democratic political advisers. In
the final month of the 2018 campaigns, their candidates
mentioned Trump in only 11 percent of their ads. They
generally stuck to their plans for the future. That appar-
ently worked for them.
Meanwhile, the serious scandals grow. The older
scandals tied to sexual behavior are minor next to the
extraordinary, but now thinkable, possibility that a
president has been working for a foreign adversary.
Continually repeating the smaller misdeeds only dis-
tracts from the bigger stuff.
What Democrats need is their own media envi-
ronment in which they control the message. And that
means leaving Trump little opportunity to grab atten-
tion at their expense. The worse things get for him the
more bombastic his diversions will be.
An impeachment proceeding would add another lay-
er of chaos on a fatigued American public. New revela-
tions might force that action, but this should not be the
Democrats’ focus at this point. The best day for sending
Trump home would be Nov. 3, 2020, Election Day. (Law
enforcement may have plans for him later.)
Whatever the means for removal, it’s obvious that
time is running out on the Trump years. Don’t drown
out the sound of the ticking.
Froma Harrop, a syndicated columnist, writes for the
Providence (Rhode Island) Journal. Her e-mail address is
fharrop@gmail.com.
Home base
Perhaps we’ve forgotten how
to treat each other as human
One day when I was
15, I was sitting at my
dining room table along
with about five of my high
school track teammates, all
of us male. We were laugh-
ing about another boy from
our school when my mom
walked by and heard us.
She inquired why we
were laughing about him.
“Because he’s a queer,” I
answered. Zack Plair
My mother – every bit as
wily as she was appalled – took a rather unorthodox
approach to this disgusting, immature response,
and one that forever changed my way of thinking.
“How do you know?” she asked.
“He likes boys,” I said.
“But has he ever, to your knowledge, had sex
with a boy?”
“I don’t know.”
Expecting that answer, she asked if I considered
myself heterosexual. Of course, I answered yes.
“Have you ever had sex with a girl?”
Of course, I had not. But even if I had, confess-
ing that to my rather conservative mother at 15,
and in that particular setting, was a recipe for a
lifetime grounding and one-way ticket to being
homeschooled.
“Well, then how do you know?” she asked.
“Seems like sex is a required step to truly say
you’re either hetero or homosexual. Otherwise,
you’re just sympathetic to one or the other with no
evidence to back it up.”
My friends laughed, noting “she really got you
there.” When she asked them the same question,
they answered likewise.
Her point, as she later elaborated to me in pri-
vate, was simple: Don’t judge. Your responsibility
to treat people as humans always supersedes any
opinions you may have about their decisions.
Said another way: You can, with the same brain
and heart, disagree with someone’s life choices and
still show empathy for why they made them.
I think about that conversation with my mom a
lot, especially lately, when considering the vitriol
surrounding the right-to-life movement.
Just a cursory look at my Facebook newsfeed
the last few days has been particularly revealing.
From the “pro-lifers” it’s a near constant stream
of coarsely worded attacks on “abortionists” and
“baby killers” -- ranging from full-throated, angry
defenses of the Covington Catholic students at the
March for Life who others have accused of harass-
ing participants of an Indigenous Peoples March,
to sanctimonious agony over a law in New York
that supposedly makes it easier to have late-term
abortions.
Nearly all the posts and comments I’ve seen are
couched in some kind of Christian context, but few
even attempt to convey any type of Christian love.
In fact, most are crass, ill-informed and intended
to wound. They tout a need to “protect the sanctity
of human life” but show little regard for human
dignity.
Seeing this line of reasoning, time and again,
has led me back to my mother’s wisdom.
How do you know you’re pro-life?
As a woman, have you brought a baby into the
world through uncertain circumstances, either
health or socio-economic, when abortion could
have been an option? Have you rebuffed others’
efforts to convince you to have an abortion and
had the child anyway? Have you been a victim of a
terrible crime from which you became pregnant,
and either kept the baby or gave it up for adoption
rather than choose abortion?
As a man, have you stepped up and committed
to do whatever is necessary to take care of a child –
regardless of whether it’s biologically yours – when
abortion might look like the easy way out for you or
the person pregnant?
To me, those are criteria, albeit not a compre-
hensive list, for calling yourself “pro-life” and –
some disclosure here – I am a pro-life advocate who
fits one of the above listed. If you’ve never really
had to “choose life” under some duress, and you
are just loudly demanding that people faced with
those situations do what you think is right, are you
not just a pro-life sympathizer?
To be pro- or anti- anything (life, choice, guns,
LGBT, etc.) you should first go to the trouble to
learn what drives either decision. Leading your
argument with “I can’t understand how anyone
would decide to …” means everything you say after
that will either come from a lack of exposure or
cultivated ignorance. Neither is a foundation for a
valid position.
Empathy matters. It’s not weakness. It’s not
ungodly (in fact, it’s the opposite). Learning things
about issues or people that change the way you
look at them doesn’t make you wrong any more
than carelessly sharing un-vetted information on
Facebook that represents your worldview makes
you right.
What I’ve found often is that taking the empa-
thetic approach actually strengthens the beliefs I
already hold, while also allowing me to see others
clearly as fellow humans, rather than a horde of
enemies threatening my way of life.
Without empathy, you can’t possibly claim a
moral or ethical high ground. All you can truly
claim, in that case, is you hate what you don’t un-
derstand and you want the power to eradicate it.
That attitude, to put it mildly, isn’t productive.
Zack Plair is managing editor of The Dispatch.
His email address is zplair@cdispatch.com.

Obituaries
Continued from Page 2A
Theresa Johnson
OLIVE BRANCH —
Theresa Fox Johnson
died Jan. 21, 2019, at the
Methodist Hospital in
Memphis, Tennessee.
A memorial ser-
vice will be held at 2
p.m. Saturday at the
Starkville Church of
God with the Rev. Jim
Everett officiating. Visi-
tation will be two hours
prior to services at the
church. Welch Funeral
Home is in charge of
arrangements.
Mrs. Johnson was
born to the late Robert
Muril Fox and Laverla
Edwards Fox. She was
a graduate of Starkville
High School.
In addition to her par-
ents, she was preceded
in death by her son,
Mark Johnson
She is survived by
her husband, Jeff John-
son of Olive Branch;
son, David Johnson of
Olive Branch; brother,
Jim Fox of Starkville;
and sisters, Arline
Romanoff of Starkville
and Gena Anthony of
Columbus.
Memorials may be
made to St. Jude Chil-
dren’s Research Hospi-
tal, 501 St. Jude Place,
Memphis, TN 38105.
Frederick Hinton
STARKVILLE —
Frederick A. Hinton,
55, died Jan. 11, 2019, in
Starkville.
Services will be at 2
p.m. Saturday at West
Memorial Funeral
Home. Burial will follow
at Sixteenth Section
Cemetery. Visitation
is from 1-6 p.m. Friday
at the funeral home.
West Memorial Funeral
Home is in charge of
arrangements.
He is survived by his
wife, Vonda Carter-Hin-
ton; children, LaFreda
A. Macon, Frederick
A. Macon, Andre D.
Townsend, Heather R.
Whitley, Noah J. Hin-
ton, Natalla Carter and
Sylvia Carter; sisters,
Annie Stallings, Valeria
Hinton, Darlene Schaf-
fer, Diane Schaffer
and Robin Schaffer;
and brothers, Venson
Hinton, Dewayne Doss,
Leslie Schaffer and
William Schaffer.
Keith Tate
STARKVILLE —
Keith F. Tate, 53,
died Jan. 17, 2019, in
Starkville.
Services will be at
11 a.m. Saturday at
West Memorial Funeral
Home. Burial will follow
at Fox Cemetery. Visi-
tation is from 3-6 p.m.
Friday at the funeral
home. West Memorial
Funeral Home is in
charge arrangements.
He is survived by
his wife, Tiffany Guy
Tate; daughters, Keisha
Page and Takira Guy;
sons, LaKeith Tate and
Derrick Brown; sister,
Janet Brown; and broth-
ers, Millon Tate Jr. and
Darrell Tate.
Tyshun Fields
CRAWFORD —
Tyshun Bernard Fields,
24, died Jan. 15, 2019, in
Artesia.
Services
will be at
11 a.m.
Saturday
at Charity
Mission
Full Gospel
Fields
Baptist
Church
with Bishop Bobby L.
McCarter officiating.
Burial will follow at
Fairview Cemetery.
Visitation is from noon-
6 p.m. Friday at Carter’s
Funeral Services. Car-
If you don’t read The Dispatch, how are you gonna know?
ter’s Funeral Services
is in charge of arrange-
ments.
Mr. Fields was born
Nov. 7, 1994, in Colum-
bus, to Edward and
Twanna Fields. He was
a 2013 graduate of West
Lowndes High School
and a member of Fair-
view Full Gospel Baptist
Church.
In addition to his
parents, he is survived
by his siblings, Antwan
Dantzler of Crawford,
Ethan Fields of Macon
and Eniah Fields of
Memphis, Tennessee.
Pallbearers will be
Donald Henley Jr.,
Gerald Sanders, Jamir
Jefferson, Javon Dean,
Ladarius Jackson and
Santenz Snell.
Mauricio Nance
COLUMBUS —
Mauricio L. Nance, 22,
died Jan. 15, 2019, in
Artesia.
Services
will be
at 2 p.m.
Saturday
at Beulah
Grove Full
Gospel
Baptist Nance
Church
in Artesia with the
Rev. Timothy Bourne
officiating. Burial will
follow at the church
cemetery. Visitation is
from noon-6 p.m. Friday
at Carter’s Funeral Ser-
vices. Carter’s Funeral
Services is in charge of
arrangements.
Mr. Nance was born
May 3, 1996, in Colum-
bus, to Maurice Nance
and Tessie Poindex-
ter. He was a 2014
graduate of Columbus
High School and was
formerly employed as
a machinist. He was
a member of Beulah
Grove Full Gospel Bap-
tist Church.
In addition to his par-
ents, he is survived by
his daughter, Kyndall
Lenoir of Columbus;
and siblings, Court-
ney Halbert, LyDasia
Evans, MarQuita Evans,
Frinita Hendricks,
Brendan Nance, Kema-
rio Smith and Deveun
Nance, all of Columbus
and Anthony Walker of
Marietta, Georgia.
Pallbearers will be
Eugene Brown Jr., Ed-
ward Earl Williams Jr.,
William Boykin, Quan-
tavis Snell, Kemario
Evans and LaQuentis
Brooks.
Rosetta Bluitt
COLUMBUS — Ro-
setta Bluitt, 65, died
Jan. 20, 2019, at Baptist
Memorial
Hospi-
tal-Golden
Triangle.
Services
will be
at 2 p.m.
Saturday at
15th Street Bluitt
Church of
God in Christ with the
Rev. Tommie L. Wil-
liams officiating. Burial
will follow at Memorial
Gardens Cemetery.
Visitation is from 3-8
p.m. Friday at Carter’s
Funeral Services. Car-
ter’s Funeral Services
is in charge of arrange-
ments.
Mrs. Bluitt was born
Nov. 11, 1953, in Colum-
bus, to the late Tom and
Fannie Marshall. She
was a 1972 graduate of
S.D. Lee High School
and a graduate of Mis-
sissippi University for
Women. She was a Spe-
cial Education teacher
with Columbus Munic-
ipal School District and
a member of Bibleway
Progressive Church of
God in Christ.
In addition to her par-
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ents, she was preceded Services is in charge of James Triplett Sr. He nity; sisters, Charlotte
in death by her siblings, arrangements. was a U.S. military vet- Jones of Nettleton,
Patricia A. Koonce and Mr. Snell was born eran and was formerly Tonya Thompson of
Joe White. July 17, 1987, in Artesia, employed with Bryant Starkville and Amanda
She is survived by to Eddie Hendricks and Food in West Point. Dabbs of Hatley; and
her husband, William Veronica Snell. He was In addition to his three grandchildren.
Bluitt of Columbus; a 2005 graduate of West father, he was preceded Memorials may be
children, Natasha Lowndes High School in death by his daugh- made to St. Jude Chil-
Morris, Nataya Smith and was formerly em- ter, Chasity Triplett
dren’s Research Hospi-
and Tanaya Bluitt, all ployed as a laborer. He Bland; sisters, Almeat-
was a member of Beu- tal, 501 St. Jude Place,
of Columbus; siblings, ris Windfield, Dorothy
Rose Marshall of St. lah Grove Full Gospel Jean Triplett and Cla- Memphis, TN 38105.
Louis, Missouri, Barba- Baptist Church. rice Orr; and brother,
ra Talley, Mary Louise In addition to his James Triplett Jr. Robert Young
Marshall and Annette parents, he is survived In addition to his AMORY — Robert
Marshall, all of Colum- by his siblings, Shalon- mother, he is survived Anthony “Tony” Young,
bus, Tommy Marshall da Rogers, Brandon by his sons, Anthony 31, died Jan. 22, 2019, at
of Fayetteville, North Rogers, Santenz Snell, Triplett and Devaris his residence in Tupelo.
Carolina and Susan Jessica Rogers, Jeremy Whooper, both of Co- Services will be at
Stewart of Atlanta, Rogers, Shacortney lumbus, James Hodges 1:30 p.m. Sunday at
Georgia; and four Vance, Ashley Snell of Macon and Deyon Cleveland-Moffett Fu-
grandchildren. and Olivia Rogers, all of Triplett of Lawrencev-
neral Home with Kevin
Pallbearers will be Artesia, Jaffiney Yar- ille, Georgia; daugh-
Crook officiating. Burial
Shawn Tate, Amos brough of Meridian, Du- ter, Shorell Brown of
will follow at Haughton
Jones, Melvin Brooks, rell Hendricks, Shurell Philadelphia; brothers,
Memorial Park. Visi-
Eddie Wells, Larry Hendricks, Donshae Devam Triplett of
tation will be from 5-8
Jones, Kendrick Stew- Hendricks, Kinsley San Antonio, Texas
p.m. Saturday at the
art, Drew Craddieth Hendricks and Carson and Audry Triplett of
funeral home. Cleve-
and Kourie Johnson. Hendricks, all of Colum- Chicago, Illinois; 13
land-Moffett Funeral
bus, Jasmine Yarbrough grandchildren; and 10
Rayford Aldridge and Destiny Yarbrough, great-grandchildren. Home is in charge of
VERNON, Ala. — both of Starkville. Pallbearers will be arrangements.
Rayford MJ Aldridge, Alvin Cowans, Perry Mr. Young was born
90, died Jan. 24, 2019, at Brenda Farley Gordon, Christopher Aug. 9, 1987, to Robert
Generations of Vernon, CALEDONIA — Mayberry, Paul Porter, Burdine and the late
Alabama. Brenda Farley, 72, died Dewayne Roby and Tracy Tartt Young. He
Services will be Jan. 21, 2019, at her Ferlandis Windham. attended Smithville
at 2 p.m. Saturday at residence. High School and was
Dowdle Funeral Home Graveside services Sharon Dykes formerly employed with
Chapel with Joe Nettles are at 2 p.m. Friday at NETTLETON — BancorpSouth.
officiating. Burial will McDuffie Cemetery. Sharon Ann Blake In addition to his
follow at Mt. Carmel Lowndes Funeral Home Dykes, 64, died Jan. 24, father, he is survived by
Cemetery in Millport, is in charge of arrange- 2019, at the North Mis- his wife, Amanda Ange-
Alabama. Visitation is ments. sissippi Medical Center
from 6-8 p.m. Friday at She was preceded in Tupelo.
loff Young of Wheeler;
Dowdle Funeral Home. in death by her hus- Services will be at 2 daughter, Emma An-
Dowdle Funeral Home band, John Farley; son, p.m. Saturday at Cleve- geloff; brother, Tanner
is in charge of arrange- Johnnie Farley; and land-Moffett Funeral Young of Smithville;
ments. brothers, Roger Pound- Home in Amory with and sisters, Lacey Sims
Mr. Aldrige was born ers and “Moochie” Ricky Jones and Wesley of Amory and Lindsey
March 17, 1928, in Pick- Pounders. Stephens officiating. Young of Smithville.
ens County, Alabama, She is survived by Burial will follow at
to the late Mr. Wyman her children, Jeff Farley, Liberty Cemetery. Vis-
Lee Aldridge and Mrs. Theresa Clardy, Adam itation is from 5-8 p.m.
Maudie Elaine Conner Farley and Brandon Friday at the funeral
Aldridge. He was a U.S. Farley; sisters, Helen home. Cleveland-Mof-
military veteran. Brackin, Elaine Ray and fett Funeral Home is
In addition to his Anna Tofsrud; brothers, in charge of arrange-
parents, he was preced- Bobby Pounders, Ken- ments.
ed in death by his wife, neth Pounders, Cecil Mrs. Dykes was born
Emma Lou Aldridge; Pounders, Jerry Pound- Sept. 3, 1954, in Tupelo,
and brothers, Charles ers, Junior Pounders, to Charles Burroughs
Aldridge and Edward Warren Pounders and Blake and the late Joyce
Lee Aldridge. Harold Pounders; nine Ann Brown Stephens.
He is survived by grandchildren; and ten She was a graduate of
his brother, Denzil great-grandchildren. Nettleton High School
Aldridge; and sisters, and IJC. She was
Rachel Bell and Nona John McDill formerly employed as
McKay. COLUMBUS — John a nurse with Gilmore
Memorial Hospital in
Morris McDill, 49, died
Willie Jones Jr. Jan. 23, 2019, at his Amory.
WEST POINT — residence. In addition to her
mother, she was pre-
Willie Jones Jr. died Jan. Services will be at 2
ceded in death by her
17, 2019, in Fairfield, p.m. Sunday at Lowndes
Alabama. Funeral Home Chapel. daughter, Bridgett
Services will be at 11 Burial will follow at Dykes.
a.m. Saturday at St. Paul Vaughn Cemetery in In addition to her fa-
M.B. Church with the Caledonia. Visitation ther, she is survived by
Rev. Tommie Lee Cox will be from 6-8 p.m. her son, Justin Dykes
officiating. Burial will Saturday at the funeral of Nettleton; brothers,
follow at Greenwood home. Lowndes Funeral Tim Blake of Nettleton
Cemetery. Visitation is Home is in charge of and Tommy Blake of
from 3-6 p.m. Friday at arrangements. the Carolina Commu-
Carter’s Mortuary Ser- Mr. McDill was born
vices Chapel. Carter’s to the late John McDill I don’t want flowers at my funeral. I want
Mortuary Services is
in charge of arrange-
Sr. and Linda Fowler
Langford. Animal Shelter Donations!
ments. He is survived by If you want it done your way, you need to call us.
Mr. Jones was born his brothers and sisters
to the late Willie Jones and stepfather, Jerry
Sr. and Katherine Hin- Langford.
ton Jones. Memorials may be
He is survived by made to St. Jude Chil-
his son, Ahmad Jones; dren’s Research Hospi- When Caring Counts...
daughter, Tiffiny tal, 501 St. Jude Place, Lowndes Funeral Home and Crematory
Hoyett; brother, Earnest Memphis, TN 38105. (662) 328-1808
Jones; sisters, Mary
Dale Carodine, Sally D.T. Triplett
Davis and Donna Faye MACON — D.T.
Cunningham; and five Triplett, 70, died Jan.
grandchildren. 19, 2019, at his resi-
dence.
Demario Snell Services
ARTESIA — Dema- will be at 2
rio Anquan Snell, 31, p.m. Satur-
died Jan. 15, 2019, in day at St.
Artesia. Paul U.M.
Services Church
will be with
at 2 p.m. the Rev. Triplett
Sunday Demetric
at Beulah Darden officiating.
Grove Full Burial will follow at Odd
Gospel Fellows Cemetery. Vis-
Baptist Snell itation is from 1-5 p.m.
Church Friday at Lee-Sykes
with the Rev. Timothy Funeral Home. Lee-
Bourne officiating. Sykes Funeral Home
Burial will follow at is in charge of arrange-
the church cemetery. ments.
Visitation will be from Mr. Triplett was born
noon-6 p.m. Saturday at Dec. 7, 1948, in Noxu-
Carter’s Funeral Ser- bee County, to Daisy
vices. Carter’s Funeral Triplett and the late
6A Friday, January 25, 2019 The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com

Mississippi: $27M from

contractors in prison bribery case
‘These companies — they had to pay and pay dearly’
Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood
By EMILY WAGSTER PET TUS
The Associated Press
JACKSON — Mis-
sissippi Attorney
General Jim Hood
said Thursday that
his office is collect-
ing nearly $27 mil-
lion from contractors
involved in bribing
a former head of the Hood
state prison system.
The money comes from 11 law-
suits filed in February 2017. The
lawsuits said the contractors used
consultants to influence Correc-
tions Commissioner Christopher
Epps, who resigned in 2014 after a
dozen years on the job.
Epps acknowledged accepting
more than $1.4 million in bribes and
pleaded guilty in 2015. He is serv-
ing a nearly 20-year federal prison
sentence.
Hood said more than $10 million
of the money is going into the gen-
eral state budget, nearly $7 million
is going to the Department of Cor-
rections and more than $6 million is
for fees and expenses of attorneys
who sued on behalf of the state.
“These companies — they had
to pay and pay dearly,” Hood said
during a news conference in his
Jackson office.
He said one of the companies,
Branan Medical Corporation, which
has drug-testing products, made a
contract profit of $450,000 and will
pay the state $2 million. Global Tel-
Link Corporation, which provides
telephone services for inmates,
made a profit of $750,000 and will
pay the state $2.5 million, he said.
“We did more than just disgorge
them of their ill-gotten gains,” Hood
said. “We recovered more.”
The other collections from the
lawsuits, according to Hood:
■ $5.2 million from a private
prison company, Management &
Training Corporation.
■ $4.6 million from another pri-
vate prison operator, Cornell Com-
panies Inc. (GEO Group).
■ $4 million from a prison health
care provider, Wexford Health
Sources Inc.
■ $3.1 million from a commis-
sary management services com-
pany, Keefe Commissary Network
LLC.
■ $3.1 million from C. N. W. Con-
struction Company.
■ $1.3 million from an offender
tracking and monitoring company,
Sentinel Offender Services LLC.
■ $750,000 from CGL Facility
Management LLC, which provides
correctional maintenance services.
■ $32,188 from AdminPros LLC,
which provides Medicaid eligibility
services.
■ $100,000 from insurance agent
Guy E. “Butch” Evans.
One company sued by the state,
prison health care provider Health
Assurance LLC, went into bank-
ruptcy and will not pay the state.

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The United Way of
Lowndes County and
Building Bridges of Hope
are also working together
to collect gift cards for af-
fected workers.
Glenda Buckhalter,
community outreach co-
ordinator for the city of
Columbus and officer
and director for Building
Bridges of Hope, said the
organizations are look-
ing to deliver cards on
Wednesday.
Buckhalter said she
learned about the TSA
workers at GTRA about
a week ago, along with 28
Columbus and Lowndes
County residents who are
federal workers at a pris-
on in Aliceville, Alabama.
“The USDA has some
as well,” she said. “So it’s
close to 50 people, if not
right at 50. We wanted
to reach out and do what
we could for them. A lot
of them are parents and
they’re traveling. They
have bills and they have
to pay for things. We
might not be able to pay
a light bill or a mortgage
but we can get them gas
and food.”
Buckhalter said gift
cards can be delivered to
her office at 1607 Main St.
or the United Way office
at 223 Second St. N.
thanks in
large part
to the dedi-
cation of its
TSA work-
ers.
T hough
there have
Buckhalter
been re-
ports nationally of air-
ports facing delays due
to TSA workers calling
out while having to work
without pay, Hainsey said
that hasn’t been a prob-
lem at GTRA. He said the
airport hasn’t seen any
security-related delays
since the shutdown be-
gan.
“Although at the begin-
ning of January, the flight
load was lighter,” he said.
“But now we’re getting
back up to being pretty
full and we’re getting ev-
erything up and out on
time.”
Hainsey said people
have been chipping in to
help the TSA agents, from
giving them Walmart
cards to buying them
lunch. He said the air-
port’s agents hail from
throughout the Golden
Triangle.
Hainsey said he’s
grateful for the commu-
nity’s help. He noted that
Atmos Energy has also
been working to offer re-
lief for agents who can’t
make their payments.
He said he’s also thank-
ful to the TSA agents who
continue to work without
pay.
“It’s a sacrifice,” he
said. “You’re putting gas
in the car
to come to
work and
you only
have so
much mon-
ey.
“I went
Hainsey
through
this in ‘91 or ‘92 when we
had that shutdown in the
military,” he later added.
“I know what’s it’s like
to have to prioritize what
bill you’re going to pay. I
also know that everyone --
the banks, everyone else
understood that they’re
going to get paid. They’ll
get paid whenever the
government people get
paid. But you know, the
uncertainty is scary.”

‘It’s a sacrifice’
Hainsey said GTRA
has been running smooth-
ly through the shutdown,

Man arrested
in pizza
restaurant
embezzlement
DISPATCH STAFF REPORT

A McCool
resident was
arrested last
week in Co-
lumbus after
allegedly fal-
sifying doc-
uments for
a local pizza Malone
company.
Anthony Reagan
Malone, 23, was charged
with felony embezzlement.
According to a Columbus
Police Department press
release, Malone created
false documents for fraud-
ulent payments. The press
release did not say what
company Malone worked
for.
Mississippi law states
that any amount over
$1,000 in such cases is con-
sidered a felony amount,
the press release said.
Malone was released
from the Lowndes County
Adult Detention Center on
$10,000 bond.
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WOMEN’S COLLEGE
B
SECTION

BASKETBALL

No. 7 Bulldogs go
to 6-0 in league
From Staff and Wire Reports

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — For one game, at

least, the Mississippi State women’s basketball
team showed it could win without a major con-
tribution from senior center and leading scorer
Teaira McCowan.
Senior forward Anriel Howard scored 21
points and led four scor-
ers in double figures to lift No. 7 MSU 90,
No. 7 Mississippi State to a Florida 42
90-42 victory against Flor-
ida on Thursday night.
The Bulldogs tied last year’s game against the
Gators for the second-largest margin of victory
in a Southeastern Conference game in school
history.
Sophomore guard Bre’Amber Scott added 15
points off the bench for the Bulldogs (18-1, 6-0
SEC), who won their eighth-straight game. Se-
nior guard Jordan Danberry had 12 points and
four assists, and freshman guard Xaria Wiggins
added 11 points.
“Just really pleased with my team today,” MSU
Mississippi State Athletic Media Relations
Mississippi State center Elgton Jenkins started 34 of 49 games at MSU. The 2018 Kent Hull Trophy winner for coach Vic Schaefer said. “I thought our guard
the best offensive lineman in the state of Mississippi started 26 games at center, five at left tackle, two at left play was really good and set the tone early. I just
guard, and one at right tackle. He allowed one sack in 762 pass-blocking snaps at center during his junior and felt like that’s where we really dictated tempo.”
senior seasons, according to Pro Football Focus. MSU dominated in all phases of the game,
outscoring Florida 37-6 in points off turnovers

JENKINS SHINES IN DOMINANT WEEK and 48-12 in points in the paint.

The 6-foot-7 McCowan was held to two points,
See BASKETBALL, 3B

Mississippi State center improves his chances for NFL draft with impressive week of practice
By Ron Clements
Special to The Dispatch
MOBILE, Ala. — It’s a compli-
ment when an offensive lineman is
described as being nasty or having
a mean streak.
Mississippi State center Elgton
Jenkins received several of those
compliments this week at the Se-
nior Bowl.
The 6-foot-4, 310-pounder from
Clarksdale consistently won his
matchups during one-on-one and
team drills at the college football
showcase. He takes pride in planting
a defensive lineman in the turf, even
if it’s MSU teammate Montez Sweat.
Game 20
n Ole Miss 2 p.m. Sunday (SEC Network;
“Man, that feels ery game and every play.” WKBB-FM 100.9, WFCA-FM 107.9).
good,” Jenkins said But Jenkins is more than just NOTE: The game is sold out.
of pancaking defen- brawn. MSU coach Joe Moorhead
sive linemen. “You considered Jenkins the “brain” of Signee Jackson makes history
want to be able to his team’s offense. He also was
n Mississippi State women’s basketball signee
put your will on your named to the SEC Academic Hon- Rickea Jackson, out of Detroit Edison Public School
opponent. or Roll in 2015 and 2017 en route to Academy, was named Thursday to the McDonald’s
“Like Montez, Jenkins earning a degree in industrial tech- All-American Game. The game, which will feature many
putting him on his nology. of the nation’s top senior girls basketball players, will be
March 27 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta.
back,” he added with a laugh. “Nah, “He’s a great teammate,” Sweat
Jackson, a 6-foot-3 wing player, is the first MSU signee
just kidding.” said Thursday following practice
to earn an invitation to play in the event. Rated the No.
Jenkins hopes to back up that at Ladd-Peebles Stadium. “He can 9 prospect by ESPN.com, Jackson signed with MSU in
work in practice at 1:30 p.m. Satur- play center, guard, tackle, wherev- November.
day (NFL Network) when the Se- er he needs to be to help his team Jackson is the state of Michigan’s first girls
nior Bowl players hit the field. He win.” McDonald’s All-American since Birmingham Detroit
said his goal this week was to show Jenkins started 34 of 49 games at Country Day’s Madison Williams in 2010.
NFL teams he brings tenacity “ev- See JENKINS, 4B

Coverage skills coming COLLEGE BASEBALL

naturally for DE Green MSU, Ole Miss in top

By Ron Clements
Special to The Dispatch
the line and moved
to cover a slot
15 of USA Today poll
receiver. From Special Reports
MOBILE, Ala. Johnson took a
— Gerri Green three-stop drop, The Mississippi State and Ole Miss baseball
lined up at his usual was hit as he threw, programs were two of eight Southeastern Con-
spot and stood over and Green under- ference schools ranked in the top 20 Thursday
the outside shoul- Green cut the pass to inter- of the USA Today Sports preseason coaches poll.
der of the offensive cept it. The Missis- MSU first-year coach Chris Lemonis’ team
tackle. sippi State defender came in at No. 15 in the poll, while
Mississippi State Athletic Media Relations
Before Kentucky quar- returned it 84 yards for Mike Bianco’s Rebels are ranked Roundup
Mississippi State defensive end Gerri Green served No. 10.
as team captain this season. He started 27 of the 52 terback Stephen Johnson the only touchdown of his
games he appeared in as a Bulldog. This season, he received the shotgun snap, collegiate career. It is the third top-15 ranking
had 31 tackles and three-and-a-half sacks. Green dropped 5 yards off See GREEN, 3B for MSU. It enters the season ranked No. 9 in
the Baseball America poll, No. 14 according to
D1Baseball, No. 17 in the Perfect Game poll, and
No. 27 by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper.
In the 2018 preseason, MSU appeared in two
MEN’S COLLEGE TENNIS See ROUNDUP, 2B

Borges, No. 3 Bulldogs set for ‘one last ride’

By Scot t Walters
swalters@cdispatch.com
STARKVILLE — Mis-
sissippi State senior ten-
nis player Nuno Borges
calls it “one last ride.”
Senior teammate Trev-
or Forshey sums it up as
“the last chance.”
Whatever it is called,
the No. 3 MSU men’s ten-
nis team plans to make
the 2019 season special.
Coming off the pro-
gram’s best season in 20
years, expectations are
high as MSU takes the
court this weekend in the
ITA Kick-Off Classic at
the Pitts Tennis Centre.
MSU will face Wichita
State at 1 p.m. Saturday. It
will face Arizona or UNC
Wilmington in the event’s
second round Sunday.
“This group of seniors
has been together the en-
tire time,” Borges said.
Mississippi State Athletic Media Relations
A two-time Southeastern Conference player of the year,
Mississippi State senior Nuno Borges has established
himself as one of the nation’s best players.
“You don’t find that in col-
lege tennis often. We have
roomed together, studied
together, gone out to-
gether, and played tennis
together. It has been an
amazing experience.”
A two-time Southeast-
ern Conference player of
the year, Borges has es-
tablished himself as one of
the nation’s best players.
“Just as humble as the COLLEGE SOFTBALL
first day I met him,” For-
shey said. “You would
never know how great a
player he is. He works on
MSU’s Davidson named
his game all the time. He
is also out there spending
those extra hours with the
preseason All-SEC
new guys. Heck, I am a se- From Special Reports
nior and I am still learning
from him. It’s just been BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Mississippi State
great watching him play sophomore catcher / third
and being there for some baseman Mia Davidson, Ole Miss
of the great moments.” senior outfielder Kylan Becker, and
Borges enters his fi- Alabama junior utility player Bailey
nal collegiate season Hemphill and sophomore outfielder
with an 89-21 record in Kaylee Tow were named Thursday
singles and 48-33 record to the Southeastern Conference’s
in doubles. He will again
Preseason All-SEC Team, the
assume the No. 1 position Davidson
league announced.
for the Bulldogs.
A year ago, the Bull- The league’s head coaches
dogs finished 23-3 (11-1 selected the 14 players named to the squad.
in SEC). MSU beat Texas Alabama, Florida and LSU are the only programs
A&M for the SEC tour- with multiple players on the team.
nament championship. Davidson, the 2018 SEC Freshman of the Year,
The season ended with was one of only three sophomores to earn presea-
a loss to Ohio State in son laurels, joining Tow and Arkansas’ Mary Haff.
See TENNIS, 3B See SOFTBALL, 4B
2B Friday, January 25, 2019 The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com

COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Are You Ready
Thursday’s Men’s
Major College Scores
Bryant 63, CCSU 60
EAST
Southeastern
Conference Men
Conf. Pct. Overall Pct.
No. 1 Notre Dame 77,
Tennessee 62
NOTRE DAME (19-1): Shepard 6-13 1-4
Vanderbilt beats to Discuss Your
Ole Miss for first
Tennessee 6-0 1.000 17-1 .944 13, Turner 5-8 3-5 13, Mabrey 2-7 0-0 5, Ogun-
Canisius 80, Monmouth (NJ) 66 LSU 5-0 1.000 15-3 .833 bowale 11-21 4-7 28, Young 4-8 8-10 16, Cos-

Fairleigh Dickinson 60, St. Francis Brooklyn 58
Mount St. Mary’s 74, LIU Brooklyn 72
Robert Morris 72, Sacred Heart 64
Siena 57, Fairfield 48
Kentucky 5-1 .833 15-3 .833
S. Carolina 5-1 .833 10-8 .556
Ole Miss 4-2 .667 14-4 .778
Alabama 3-3 .500 12-6 .667
Long Term
grove 0-1 0-0 0, Patterson 0-0 0-0 0, Vaughn
0-0 0-0 0, Benz 0-0 0-0 0, Nixon 0-0 0-0 0,
Prohaska 0-1 2-2 2, Totals 28-59 18-28 77.
TENNESSEE (12-7): Davis 3-14 0-0 6,

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Syracuse 73, Miami 53
Temple 85, Memphis 76
Towson 75, Northeastern 72
Wagner 83, St. Francis (Pa.) 79
SOUTH
Austin Peay 89, Tennessee St. 74
Belmont 79, Murray St. 66
Campbell 77, Presbyterian 73
Coll. of Charleston 72, Elon 53
E. Illinois 66, UT Martin 64
E. Kentucky 88, Jacksonville St. 70
Furman 73, Chattanooga 58
Hampton 88, SC-Upstate 70
Hofstra 85, James Madison 68
Jacksonville 86, North Florida 81
Lipscomb 89, Florida Gulf Coast 81
Longwood 55, High Point 51
Louisiana Tech 89, Marshall 80, OT
Louisiana-Lafayette 88, South Alabama 84
Louisiana-Monroe 75, Troy 69
Louisville 84, NC State 77
Mercer 88, VMI 68
Morehead St. 67, Tennessee Tech 61
N. Kentucky 87, Green Bay 65
NJIT 82, Stetson 59
North Alabama 76, Kennesaw St. 71
Radford 86, Charleston Southern 78
Texas State 81, Georgia St. 68
Texas-Arlington 72, Georgia Southern 67
UNC-Greensboro 83, The Citadel 60
UNC-Wilmington 93, William & Mary 88
W. Kentucky 66, Southern Miss. 63
Winthrop 97, Gardner-Webb 88
Wofford 107, Samford 106, OT
MIDWEST
Cincinnati 88, Tulsa 64
IUPUI 73, Oakland 71
Ill.-Chicago 79, Detroit 67
Michigan St. 82, Iowa 67
Nebraska-Omaha 85, Purdue Fort Wayne 79,
OT
Florida 3-3 .500 11-7 .611
Mississippi St. 2-3 .400 14-4 .778
Auburn 2-3 .400 13-5 .722
Arkansas 2-4 .333 11-7 .611
Missouri 1-4 .200 10-7 .588
Georgia 1-5 .167 9-9 .500
Texas A&M 1-5 .167 7-10 .412
Vanderbilt 0-6 .000 9-9 .500
Thursday’s Games
No games scheduled
Today’s Games
No games scheduled
Saturday’s Games
Alabama at Baylor, 11 a.m. (ESPNU)
Iowa State at Ole Miss, 11 a.m. (ESPN)
Florida at TCU, 11 a.m. (ESPN2)
South Carolina at Oklahoma State, 1 p.m.
(ESPNU)
Texas at Georgia, 1 p.m. (ESPN2)
Kansas State at Texas A&M, 1 p.m. (ESPN)
Vanderbilt at Oklahoma, 3 p.m. (ESPN2)
West Virginia at Tennessee, 3 p.m. (ESPN)
Arkansas at Texas Tech, 5 p.m. (ESPN2)
LSU at Missouri, 5 p.m. (SEC Network)
Kansas at Kentucky, 5 p.m. (ESPN)
Auburn at Mississippi State, 7:30 p.m.
(SEC Network)
Sunday’s Games
No games scheduled
Thursday’s Women’s
Major College Scores
Fairfield 55, Iona 42
EAST
Fordham 56, Rhode Island 38
Monmouth (NJ) 67, Canisius 61
Niagara 58, Manhattan 54
Virginia 74, Pittsburgh 57
SOUTH
Green 3-12 1-1 7, Kushkituah 1-3 2-2 4, Green
9-21 1-1 19, Westbrook 6-14 2-2 16, Collins 1-2
0-0 2, Harris 1-3 0-2 2, Burrell 0-2 0-0 0, Mas-
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SIU-Edwardsville 87, SE Missouri 86, 3OT
Seattle 75, Chicago St. 47
Utah Valley 75, UMKC 67
Wright St. 56, Milwaukee 54
SOUTHWEST
Arkansas St. 82, Appalachian St. 81, OT
Coastal Carolina 72, UALR 71
Old Dominion 50, UTEP 48
Rice 79, Middle Tennessee 68
UAB 52, North Texas 49
UTSA 88, Charlotte 43
FAR WEST
Arizona St. 84, UCLA 73
BYU 71, Saint Mary’s (Cal) 66
CS Bakersfield 88, California Baptist 84
Cal St.-Fullerton 81, UC Santa Barbara 60
Colorado 68, California 59
Gonzaga 98, Santa Clara 39
Montana 80, Idaho St. 69
N. Colorado 79, S. Utah 68
Oregon St. 90, Washington St. 77
Portland St. 78, E. Washington 65
Sacramento St. 69, Idaho 48
San Diego 71, Loyola Marymount 58
San Francisco 83, Portland 61
Southern Cal 80, Arizona 57
UC Irvine 75, Hawaii 74, OT
Utah 70, Stanford 66
Washington 61, Oregon 56
Weber St. 93, Montana St. 84
The Associated Press
Men’s Top 25 Fared
Thursday
1. Tennessee (17-1) did not play. Next: vs.
West Virginia, Saturday.
2. Duke (16-2) did not play. Next: vs.
Georgia Tech, Saturday.
3. Virginia (17-1) did not play. Next: at
Notre Dame, Saturday.
4. Gonzaga (19-2) beat Santa Clara
98-39. Next: at BYU, Thursday.
5. Michigan (18-1) did not play. Next: at
Indiana, Friday.
6. Michigan State (18-2) beat No. 19 Iowa
82-67. Next: at Purdue, Sunday.
7. Nevada (19-1) did not play. Next: at
UNLV, Tuesday.
8. Kentucky (15-3) did not play. Next: vs.
No. 9 Kansas, Saturday.
9. Kansas (16-3) did not play. Next: at No.
8 Kentucky, Saturday.
10. Virginia Tech (15-3) did not play. Next:
vs. Syracuse, Saturday.
11. North Carolina (15-4) did not play.
Next: at Georgia Tech, Tuesday.
12. Marquette (17-3) did not play. Next: at
Xavier, Saturday.
13. Maryland (16-4) did not play. Next: vs.
Illinois, Saturday.
14. Buffalo (17-2) did not play. Next: at
Kent State, Friday.
14. Texas Tech (15-4) did not play. Next:
vs. Arkansas, Saturday.
16. Auburn (13-5) did not play. Next: at
No. 22 Mississippi State, Saturday.
17. Houston (19-1) did not play. Next: at
Tulsa, Sunday.
18. Villanova (15-4) did not play. Next: vs.
Seton Hall, Sunday.
19. Iowa (16-4) lost to No. 6 Michigan
State 82-67. Next: at Minnesota, Sunday.
20. Mississippi (14-4) did not play. Next:
vs. No. 24 Iowa State, Saturday.
21. N.C. State (15-4) lost to No. 23
Louisville 84-77. Next: vs. Clemson, Saturday.
22. Mississippi State (14-4) did not play.
Next: vs. No. 16 Auburn, Saturday.
23. Louisville (14-5) beat No. 21 N.C.
State 84-77. Next: vs. Pittsburgh, Saturday.
24. Iowa State (14-5) did not play. Next: at
No. 20 Mississippi, Saturday.
25. LSU (15-3) did not play. Next: at
Missouri, Saturday.
Western Kentucky 66,
Southern Mississippi 63
WESTERN KENTUCKY (11-9): Bassey
7-10 0-0 14, Anderson 5-11 1-2 11, Banton
2-4 0-1 5, Hollingsworth 5-13 1-3 12, Savage
4-11 3-6 14, Smith 0-0 0-0 0, Diagne 0-2 0-0
0, Ohmer 0-1 0-0 0, Bearden 3-5 3-4 10. Totals
26-57 8-16 66.
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI (11-9): Harp-
er-Baker 7-12 3-5 18, Rowe 3-5 1-2 7, Griffin
3-12 1-3 8, Holland 1-4 0-0 3, Edwards 4-13
0-0 8, Jacdonmi 0-0 0-0 0, Watson 2-3 0-2 4,
Draine 5-11 0-0 15, Daniel 0-0 0-0 0, Hampton
0-1 0-0 0. Totals 25-61 5-12 63.
Halftime—W. Kentucky 34-21. 3-Point
Goals—W. Kentucky 6-21 (Savage 3-8,
Bearden 1-2, Banton 1-2, Hollingsworth 1-4,
Diagne 0-2, Anderson 0-3), Southern Miss.
8-26 (Draine 5-10, Harper-Baker 1-1, Holland
1-4, Griffin 1-6, Watson 0-1, Hampton 0-1,
Rowe 0-1, Edwards 0-2). Rebounds—W.
Kentucky 39 (Bassey 17), Southern Miss. 35
(Harper-Baker 15). Assists—W. Kentucky 12
(Bearden 4), Southern Miss. 17 (Edwards 8).
Total Fouls—W. Kentucky 11, Southern Miss.
15. A—2,568 (8,095).
Appalachian St. 75, Arkansas St. 67
Austin Peay 74, Tennessee St. 47
Belmont 65, Murray St. 58
Charlotte 66, UTSA 54
Duke 66, Wake Forest 52
Jacksonville St. 53, E. Kentucky 44
Kentucky 52, Missouri 41
Louisville 68, Florida St. 49
Marshall 90, Louisiana Tech 88
Mercer 65, Chattanooga 58
Mississippi St. 90, Florida 42
Morehead St. 77, Tennessee Tech 56
NC State 54, Clemson 51
North Carolina 81, Virginia Tech 69
Notre Dame 77, Tennessee 62
Old Dominion 78, UTEP 59
Rice 60, Middle Tennessee 47
Samford 79, ETSU 58
South Alabama 83, Louisiana-Lafayette 60
Southern Miss. 69, W. Kentucky 56
Texas A&M 69, Auburn 67
Troy 78, Louisiana-Monroe 56
UAB 70, North Texas 60
UALR 60, Coastal Carolina 47
UT Martin 90, E. Illinois 66
Vanderbilt 80, Mississippi 68
MIDWEST
Green Bay 62, Ill.-Chicago 32
IUPUI 67, Milwaukee 66
Indiana 70, Michigan 60
Maryland 70, Ohio St. 57
Michigan St. 77, Illinois 60
Northwestern 58, Nebraska 54
Penn St. 65, Wisconsin 59
Purdue 64, Minnesota 53
Purdue Fort Wayne 56, Nebraska-Omaha 48
SE Missouri 63, SIU-Edwardsville 58
South Dakota 80, North Dakota 50
SOUTHWEST
Arkansas 72, Alabama 61
Georgia St. 57, Texas State 34
Texas-Arlington 81, Georgia Southern 48
FAR WEST
Cal St.-Fullerton 59, UC Santa Barbara 52
California Baptist 68, CS Bakersfield 45
Gonzaga 78, San Francisco 51
Hawaii 71, Cal Poly 54
Idaho 104, Sacramento St. 66
Idaho St. 50, Montana 34
Loyola Marymount 72, Pacific 67
Montana St. 66, Weber St. 59
N. Colorado 71, S. Utah 44
Portland St. 76, E. Washington 64
Saint Mary’s (Cal) 79, Pepperdine 68
Santa Clara 72, Portland 66
Seattle 90, Chicago St. 54
UC Davis 60, CS Northridge 49
UC Riverside 73, Long Beach St. 59
UMKC 68, Utah Valley 64
The AP Women’s Top 25
Fared
Thursday
1. Notre Dame (19-1) beat Tennessee
77-62. Next: at North Carolina, Sunday.
2. Baylor (16-1) did not play. Next: at
Oklahoma, Sunday.
3. UConn (17-1) did not play. Next: vs.
UCF, Sunday.
4. Louisville (18-1) beat No. 22 Florida
State 68-49. Next: vs. Pittsburgh, Sunday.
5. Oregon (17-1) did not play. Next: at
Washington State, Friday.
6. Stanford (16-1) did not play. Next: at
Colorado, Friday.
7. Mississippi State (18-1) beat Florida
90-42. Next: vs. Mississippi, Sunday.
8. N.C. State (19-0) beat Clemson 54-51.
Next: at Georgia Tech, Sunday.
9. Oregon State (15-3) did not play. Next:
at Washington, Friday.
10. Marquette (16-3) did not play. Next: at
Xavier, Friday.
11. Maryland (17-2) beat Ohio State
70-57. Next: at Indiana, Sunday.
12. Texas (16-3) did not play. Next: at
Texas Tech, Saturday.
13. Syracuse (15-4) did not play. Next: at
Duke, Sunday.
14. Rutgers (15-4) did not play. Next: at
Penn State, Sunday.
15. Kentucky (17-3) beat No. 25 Missouri
52-41. Next: at No. 24 Texas A&M, Sunday.
16. Arizona State (13-5) did not play.
Next: vs. UCLA, Friday.
17. Iowa (15-4) did not play. Next: vs.
Purdue, Sunday.
18. Gonzaga (18-2) beat San Francisco
78-51. Next: vs. Santa Clara, Saturday.
19. South Carolina (13-5) did not play.
Next: vs. Vanderbilt, Monday.
20. Iowa State (14-5) did not play. Next: at
Oklahoma State, Saturday.
21. Utah (16-1) did not play. Next: vs.
California, Friday.
22. Florida State (16-3) lost to No. 4
Louisville 68-49. Next: at Virginia Tech,
Sunday.
23. Michigan State (14-5) beat Illinois
77-62. Next: at Michigan, Sunday.
24. Texas A&M (15-4) beat Auburn 69-67.
Next: vs. No. 15 Kentucky, Sunday.
25. Missouri (15-6) lost to No. 15
Kentucky 52-41. Next: vs. Auburn, Sunday.
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son 9). Total Fouls—Mississippi St. 22, Florida the paint. The Commodores shot Providing Our Clients Expertise With
17. A—1,242.
50 percent from the field (28-for-56)
No. 15 Kentucky 52, Over 50+ Years Of Combined Experience
and had a 24-15 advantage in points
No. 25 Missouri 41
MISSOURI (15-6): Porter 0-2 0-0 0, off turnovers.
Aldridge 2-7 0-0 6, Cunningham 5-12 4-4 17,
Roundtree 3-7 1-2 7, Smith 0-3 0-0 0, Schuchts Vanderbilt used a 14-0 run in the
0-1 0-0 0, Tahane 1-3 0-0 2, Brown 0-0 0-0 0,
Chavis 1-1 2-3 5, Levy 0-1 1-2 1, Troup 1-2 0-0 second quarter to build their lead.
3, Totals 13-39 8-11 41.
KENTUCKY (17-3): McKinney 1-3 1-2 3,
The Commodores led by as many
Wyatt 3-7 4-6 11, Howard 1-8 1-4 4, Morris 2-9
0-0 4, Murray 8-14 5-6 21, Anyagaligbo 1-4 0-0
as 17 points with 7 minutes, 27 sec-
2, Green 2-4 0-0 4, Paschal 0-0 0-0 0, Roper onds left to play.
1-5 0-0 3, Totals 19-54 11-18 52.
Missouri 12 9 7 13 — 41 Crystal Allen paced Ole Miss (8-
Kentucky 10 8 18 16 — 52
3-Point Goals—Missouri 7-19 (Aldridge 12, 2-4) with 20 points. It was her
2-6, Cunningham 3-7, Roundtree 0-3, Chavis
1-1, Troup 1-2), Kentucky 3-14 (McKinney 0-2, eighth 20-point outing this season.
Wyatt 1-2, Howard 1-4, Morris 0-1, Murray 0-1,
Green 0-1, Roper 1-3). Assists—Missouri 11
The senior guard also extended
(Smith 3), Kentucky 5 (Murray 2). Rebounds— her streak of consecutive made free
Missouri 25 (Cunningham 6), Kentucky 37
(Howard 8). Total Fouls—Missouri 19, Ken- throws to 34 after going 6-for-6. It
tucky 14. Technical Fouls—Missouri TEAM 1.
A—4,174. is the third-longest active streak in
Arkansas 72, Alabama 61 the NCAA, and the longest in the
ALABAMA (10-10): Copeland 4-7 3-4 11,
SEC.
Walker 7-16 0-0 18, Abrams 0-5 0-0 0, Johnson
5-14 2-5 14, Wade 0-3 0-0 0, Craig Cruce 0-0 Senior guard Shandricka Ses-
0-0 0, Knight 0-1 0-0 0, Barber 2-7 0-0 5, Benja-
min 4-8 2-2 13, Totals 22-61 7-11 61.
ARKANSAS (15-5): Williams 1-3 2-2 4,
som added 14 points, five rebounds,
Dungee 4-15 1-2 9, Mason 3-7 0-0 7, Monk two assists, one blocked shot, and
5-14 5-6 16, Tolefree 4-8 1-2 13, Stout 0-0
0-0 0, Thomas 7-10 1-1 15, Weaver 0-0 0-0 0, one steal before fouling out.
Doumbia 0-0 0-0 0, Northcross-Baker 1-3 0-0 n Arkansas 72, Alabama 61: At Fayetteville, Ar-
3, Spangler 0-0 0-0 0, Zimmerman 2-2 0-0 5,
Totals 27-62 10-13 72. kansas, Malica Monk had 16 points to lead three players
Alabama 13 16 17 15 — 61 in double figures in the Razorbacks’ victory against the
Arkansas 19 14 20 19 —72
3-Point Goals—Alabama 10-29 (Walk- Crimson Tide at Bud Walton Arena.
er 4-9, Abrams 0-3, Johnson 2-6, Wade 0-1, Taylah Thomas had 15 points and seven rebounds
Barber 1-4, Benjamin 3-6), Arkansas 8-22
(Dungee 0-4, Mason 1-4, Monk 1-3, Tolefree in 21 minutes off the bench, while Alexis Tolefree had 13
4-7, Northcross-Baker 1-3, Zimmerman 1-1). points on four 3-pointers for Arkansas (15-5, 4-2).
Assists—Alabama 16 (Johnson 6), Arkansas
13 (Mason 4). Rebounds—Alabama 40 (Walker Jasmine Walker led Alabama (10-10, 2-4) with 18
12), Arkansas 36 (Mason 9). Total Fouls—Ala- points and 12 rebounds. Ariyah Copeland had 11 points
bama 14, Arkansas 11. A—1,375.
and 10 rebounds. De’Sha Benjamin had 13 points.
Vanderbilt 80, Ole Miss 68 n Southern Mississippi 69, Western Kentucky
OLE MISS (8-12): Salter 3-9 0-0 6, Allen
5-19 6-6 20, Reid 1-5 4-6 6, Sessom 5-11 2-2 56: At Bowling Green, Kentucky, Respect Leaphart had
14, Smith 4-4 0-0 8, Crawford 2-3 0-0 4, Dunlap
2-6 0-0 4, Kitchens 0-0 0-0 0, Matthews 0-0 0-0
a career-high 24 points and 11 rebounds Thursday to
0, Dozier 3-3 0-0 6, Totals 25-60 12-14 68. lead the Lady Eagles past the Hilltoppers in their Con-
VANDERBILT (6-13): Fasoula 7-8 5-10
19, Newby 4-10 6-7 14, Carter 7-14 6-7 20,
ference USA game at E.A. Diddle Arena.
Clemons-Green 1-3 0-0 3, Walker 2-5 2-2 7, The win was only the second for Southern Miss (10-
Alexander 3-8 1-2 7, Horrocks 0-0 0-0 0, Cam-
bridge 1-2 1-2 3, Hall 3-6 0-0 7, Totals 28-56
10, 2-5 C-USA) at Diddle Arena. It also snapped West-
21-30 80. ern Kentucky’s 22-game conference winning streak.
Ole Miss 16 13 14 25 — 68
Vanderbilt 14 22 21 23 — 80
Former Starkville High School standout Kelsey
3-Point Goals—Mississippi 6-27 (Salt- Jones had 14 points and 13 rebounds for her third dou-
er 0-5, Allen 4-16, Reid 0-1, Sessom 2-5),
Vanderbilt 3-10 (Clemons-Green 1-2, Walker
ble-double. Megan Brown added 10 points.
1-2, Alexander 0-3, Cambridge 0-1, Hall 1-2). Junior College
Assists—Ole Miss 14 (Reid 7), Vanderbilt 17
n Itawamba Community College 77, East
(Hall 4). Fouled Out—Ole Miss Sessom, Re-
bounds—Ole Miss 32 (Crawford 8), Vanderbilt Mississippi C.C. 56: At Fulton, Shaniyah Buford had
33 (Fasoula 9). Total Fouls—Ole Miss 26, Van- 18 points to lead the Lady Indians (13-2, 5-0 Mississippi
derbilt 17. A—2,162.
Association of Community and Junior Colleges North
SEC Women Division) to a victory against the Lady Lions (6-10, 3-2).
Conf. Pct. Overall Pct.
Miss. State 6-0 1.000 18-1 .947 Sarah Berryman added 10 points for ICC.
S. Carolina 5-1 .833 13-5 .833
Kentucky 4-2 .667 17-3 .850 Maddie Riley had 12 points for EMCC, while Aamiya
Texas A&M 4-2 .667 15-4 .789 Rush and Brianna Page had 11.
Arkansas 4-2 .667 15-5 .750
Missouri 4-3 .667 15-6 .714 Men
Auburn 3-3 .500 15-4 .789 n Western Kentucky 66, Southern Mississippi
LSU 3-3 .500 12-6 .667
63: At Hattiesburg, Leonard Harper-Baker recorded
Georgia
Ole Miss
3-3 .500 12-7 .632
2-4 .333 8-12 .400 career highs of 18 points and 15 rebounds, but the Hill-
Alabama 2-5 .286 10-10 .500
Tennessee 1-5 .167 12-7 .632 toppers edged the Golden Eagles in a Conference USA
Florida 1-5 .167 5-14 .263 game at Reed Green Coliseum.
Vanderbilt 1-5 .167 6-13 .316
Charles Bassey had 14 points and 17 rebounds,
Thursday’s Games and Jared Savage added 14 points and six rebounds for
Kentucky 52, Missouri 41
Mississippi State 90, Florida 42 Western Kentucky (11-9, 4-3 C-USA).
Notre Dame 77, Tennessee 62 Western Kentucky held Southern Miss (11-9, 3-5)
Arkansas 72, Alabama 61
Vanderbilt 80, Ole Miss 68 without a field goal for the final 2 minutes, 35 seconds
Texas A&M 69, Auburn 67
Today’s Games
of the second quarter to take a 13-point halftime lead.
LaDavius Draine connected on four consecutive
No games scheduled
Saturday’s Games
No games scheduled
3-pointers to cut the deficit to 47-44, but WKU answered
Sunday’s Games with an alley-oop and a triple that pushed the lead back
LSU at Tennessee, Noon (SEC Network)
Alabama at Georgia, 1 p.m. (ESPNU)
to 57-49 at 8:46.
Arkansas at Florida, 1 p.m. n EMCC 68, ICC 64: At Fulton, Former New Hope
Ole Miss at Mississippi State, 2 p.m.
(SEC Network)
High School standout Terryonte Thomas had 13 points
Auburn at Missouri, 2 p.m. to lead the Lions (10-6, 4-1) past the Indians (7-9, 1-4).
Kentucky at Texas A&M, 4 p.m.
Monday’s Game
Dewayne Cox added 10 points for EMCC.
Vanderbilt at South Carolina, 6 p.m. Shamar Brown had 13 points for ICC.

Roundup
Continued from Page 1B
of the six major polls, earning the Youngstown State at 4 p.m. Friday, Former Southern Miss baseball coach Corky Palm-
er, along with members of the 2009 College World Se-
No. 32 spot from the National Col- Feb. 15, in its season opener.
ries squad, will serve as guest speakers for this year’s
legiate Baseball Writers and USA Ole Miss will play host to Wright 1st Pitch Banquet set for Saturday, Feb. 2, at the Thad
Today Coaches Poll. State at 4 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, in its Cochran Center. Registration begins at 5 p.m., with the
The USA Today Coaches Poll in- season opener. event starting at 6 p.m. Tickets for the banquet are $25
cludes eight opponents on the 2019 n Southern Mississippi picked to win per person and seating is limited to the first 400 people.
Conference USA: At Irving, Texas, the Southern Mis- To reserve your seat, call Collin Cargill at 601.266.6542
schedule for MSU, including three sissippi baseball team was picked Thursday to win 2019 or email him at jared.cargill@usm.edu.
of the top four preseason teams. Conference USA Baseball title. The Golden Eagles won The preseason Baseball Hot Stove All-Access
LSU (No. 1), Florida (No. 3), Tex- the C-USA regular season and tournament titles last event will be from 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7, at Mug-
as Tech (No. 4), Ole Miss (No. 10), season. shots (204 N. 40th Ave.). Members of the coaching staff
The Golden Eagles also had four players, including will be there to meet and greet with fans and answer
Arkansas (No. 12), Georgia (No. questions.
preseason player of the year Matt Wallner, named to the
13), East Carolina (No. 14), and preseason All-C-USA Team. On Saturday, Feb. 9, the squad will play host to its
Auburn (No. 20) enter the season Wallner, a junior outfielder/pitcher, was chosen the annual Baseball Fan Day at Pete Taylor Park. There
ranked. Along with the eight oppo- preseason player of the year for the second-straight will be a free youth clinic from 10-11 a.m. During that
nents ranked in the preseason, four season. Rice junior right-hander Matt Canterino was time, a Season Ticket Holder Q&A period will also be
named the preseason pitcher of the year. held with the coaches along with some current players.
more — Southern Mississippi, Tex- Wallner, the 2017 National Freshman of the Year by Following the clinic, an autograph session will be held
as A&M, and South Alabama — are most national media organizations, finished last spring in the concourse followed by an intrasquad scrimmage
also receiving votes. with a .351 batting average with 13 doubles. He also led set for 12:30 p.m.
Ole Miss returns seven starters the Golden Eagles with 16 home runs and 67 RBIs. He n Alabama will kick off spring practice: At Tus-
walked 48 times to have an on-base percentage of .474, caloosa, Alabama, the Alabama baseball team will hold
from the 2018 team that had the its first practice of the spring at 1 p.m. Friday.
while his slugging percentage was .618.
SEC’s best offense. It is the only Wallner, who also had six saves in 12 appearances, The Crimson Tide will follow with an intrasquad
team in the conference to return earned All-American honors from multiple organiza- scrimmage at 2:45 p.m. Friday.
seven players on offense who start- tions, including a second-team accolade by the NCBWA Saturday and Sunday will follow the same pattern,
ed 48 or more games last season. (National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association) in the with practice slated to begin at 11 a.m. followed by a 1
outfield, a third-team selection at designated hitter by p.m. first pitch in the scrimmage each day.
Ole Miss will have to replace three D1Baseball.com, and a third-team pick by the ABCA Friday’s on-field work will signal the official start
Major League Baseball First-Year (American Baseball Coaches Association). to spring practice for the 2019 edition of the Crimson
Player draft picks on the mound, in- Senior first baseman Hunter Slater, senior Tide. The team will take part in three weeks of full-team
cluding first-rounder Ryan Rolison. right-handed pitcher Walker Powell, and senior workouts leading up to the season opener against Pres-
left-handed pitcher Stevie Powers join Wallner on the byterian on Friday, Feb. 15.
Ole Miss’ schedule is laden with preseason team. The Golden Eagles’ four preseason All practice times are subject to change depend-
ranked competition, including No. All-Conference choices are the most of any school. ing on weather conditions for the day. Scrimmages
1 LSU (May 3-5), No. 3 Florida Southern Miss received eight of the 12 first-place are subject to change, while the amount of innings and
(April 5-7), No. 8 Louisville (March votes. Louisiana Tech received two votes and was pitches per game is to be determined as spring practice
12-13), No. 12 Arkansas (March 29- picked second. Florida Atlantic and Rice also received a progresses. Dates and times for the upcoming week of
first-place vote and were third and fourth. practice and scrimmage can be found on RollTide.com
31), No. 14 East Carolina (March 6), n In related news, Southern Miss will participate in each Monday leading up to the start of the 2019 season.
No. 15 MSU (May 10-12), and No. several preseason fan events prior to its season opener Sewell-Thomas Stadium will be open to fans who
20 Auburn (April 18-20). Southern against Purdue on Friday, Feb. 15, at Pete Taylor Park. wish to watch the practice and scrimmage dates. Fans
Mississippi, Texas A&M, and Ken- On Wednesday, Jan. 30, there will be the Baseball are asked to enter Sewell-Thomas Stadium through the
Season Kickoff event at Brewsky’s (3818 W 4th St.). The main gate (Gate 3) located directly behind home plate.
tucky all received votes and also event runs from 6-7:30 p.m., with hot dogs being provid- Once inside, fans are encouraged to stay in the lower
appear on the schedule. ed as well as a cash bar. Fans will be able to meet the bowl seating area, as access to the upper levels of the
MSU will play host to 2019 Golden Eagle players and coaches. stadium is restricted.
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briefly CALENDAR Basketball Basketball

NBA
Local Prep Basketball Continued from Page 1B Thursday’s Games
Golden State 126, Washington 118
Oklahoma City 122, New Orleans 116
Caledonia High School boys soccer team wins district Today’s Games well below her season average of 17.3 points, but Portland 120, Phoenix 106
Minnesota 120, L.A. Lakers 105
title South Panola at Columbus she had six rebounds and three blocked shots. Today’s Games
CALEDONIA — Morgan Fishel, Wes Rollins, Brade Bowen, and New Hope at Kosciusko “It’s all about matchups, and there were match- Washington at Orlando, 6 p.m.
Miami at Cleveland, 6:30 p.m.
Garrett Bergstrom scored goals Thursday night to lead the Caledonia Caledonia at Mooreville ups on the floor we wanted to exploit,” Schaefer New York at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Chicago, 7 p.m.
High School boys soccer team to a 4-0 victory against Kosciusko on Starkville at Northwest Rankin said. “It wasn’t anything T wasn’t doing. I think Sacramento at Memphis, 7 p.m.
Senior Night. West Point at Lafayette Toronto at Houston, 7 p.m.
The victory enabled the Confederates to clinch the Mississippi High
we were getting out in transition a lot. We were Charlotte at Milwaukee, 7:30 p.m.
Noxubee County at Louisville Detroit at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.
School Activities Association (MHSAA) Class 4A, Region 3 title. Aberdeen at Nettleton
attacking off the bounce a lot.” Minnesota at Utah, 8 p.m.
Phoenix at Denver, 8 p.m.
Franny Garcia had two assists and Rollins had one. Nanih Waiya at Hamilton Senior guard Funda Nakkasoglu led Florida Saturday’s Games
San Antonio at New Orleans, 5 p.m.
In the girls game, Lauren Brown had three goals in Caledonia’s 8-0
Oak Hill Academy at Winona Christian (5-14, 1-5) with 14 points. The Gators turned the Indiana at Memphis, 7 p.m.
victory against Kosciusko. ball over 27 times and absorbed their most lop- Golden State at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
The girls team already had clinched the district title. Canton Academy at Heritage Academy Philadelphia at Denver, 8 p.m.
Lizzie Truelock, Blair Ward, Hallie Kate Brewer, Savanna An- Columbus Christian at Calhoun Academy sided loss of the season. The 27 turnovers are the Atlanta at Portland, 9 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
drewsen, and J.C. Newman also had goals. Truelock had five assists. Prep Soccer most MSU has forced in a SEC game this season. Cleveland at Chicago, 2:30 p.m.
Sacramento at L.A. Clippers, 2:30 p.m.
Cora Gibson had two assists.
Today’s Match
“I attribute most of it to (Mississippi State),” Milwaukee at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m.
Orlando at Houston, 6 p.m.
Caledonia at Ripley, 5 p.m.
Florida coach Cameron Newbauer said of the Toronto at Dallas, 6 p.m.
Starkville Academy basketball teams split Northwest Rankin at Starkville, 5:30 p.m.
turnovers. “That’s Vic’s M-O. That’s their M-O, Utah at Minnesota, 6 p.m.
Washington at San Antonio, 6 p.m.
Lillee Alpe had 16 points Thursday night to lead the Starkville
Philadelphia at MSMS, 5:30 p.m.
and they do a fantastic job of it.” Miami at New York, 6:30 p.m.
Phoenix at L.A. Lakers, 8:30 p.m.
Academy girls basketball team to a 54-32 victory against Indianola Howard had 17 points in the first quarter,
Academy.
Aubree Campbell had 11 points, and Meri Laci Archer had 10
Men’s College Basketball including a five-foot floater in the lane off an in- Football
Today’s Game bounds play that gave the Bulldogs a 27-9 lead. NFL Playoffs
points.
Champion Christian at Mississippi University for Pro Bowl
In the boys game, Indianola Academy edged Starkville Academy
Women, 6 p.m.
“I just came out ready to play,” Howard said. Sunday’s Game
42-37. Ben Guest led the Volunteers with 11 points. At Orlando, Fla.
Saturday’s Games “I know I haven’t been playing to the best of my AFC vs. NFC, 2 p.m. (ABC/ESPN)

Iowa State at Ole Miss, 11 a.m.
Alabama at Baylor, 11 a.m.
Mississippi State Belhaven at Mississippi University for Women, 4 p.m.
ability lately, so I wanted to turn the page.” Super Bowl
Johnson hit a jumper that cut MSU’s lead to Sunday, Feb. 3
38-22 in the second quarter. The Bulldogs then
At Atlanta
New England vs. L.A. Rams, 5:30 p.m. (CBS)

Track and field team will compete at Razorback Marshall at Southern Miss, 4 p.m. closed the half on a 16-0 run. Scott sank two Hockey
Invitational Auburn at Mississippi State, 7:30 p.m. 3-pointers in the spurt, including one at the sec- NHL
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — A high-caliber field awaits the Mississippi Women’s College Basketball ond-quarter buzzer that made gave MSU a 54-22 Thursday’s Games
No games scheduled
State’s track and field teams this weekend in the Razorback Invitational Saturday’s Game lead at halftime. Today’s Games
at Arkansas’ Randal Tyson Track Center. MSU won its 22nd-straight SEC regular-sea- No games scheduled
The Razorback Invitational is one of only two nationally televised Southern Mississippi at Marshall, Noon Saturday’s Games

regular-season collegiate track meets in the country. It will feature team
scoring in the traditional 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 system. A portion of Friday’s
action will be streamed live on SEC Network+ starting at 6 p.m., while
Sunday’s Games son game, dating to Feb. 26, 2017, when it lost Central All-Stars vs Pacific All-Stars: Central
vs. Pacific at San Jose, California, 8:15 p.m.
Alabama at Georgia, 1 p.m. to Tennessee. The Bulldogs held the Gators to Metropolitan All-Stars vs Atlantic All-Stars:
Metropolitan vs. Atlantic at San Jose,
Ole Miss at Mississippi State, 2 p.m. 3-for-23 from 3-point range. California, 9:15 p.m.
All-Star Game Final: TBD vs. TBD at San Jose,

Green
a portion of Saturday’s events can be found on SEC Network from
1-4:30 p.m. College Gymnastics California, 10:15 p.m.

“We’re extremely excited about this weekend,” MSU interim coach Today’s Meet
Tennis
Chris Woods said. “This is one of the best meets in the country, and it
LSU at Alabama Australian Open
features some of the best teams in the nation, with several teams that Continued from Page 1B MELBOURNE — Results Friday from the
are consistently in the conversation for national championships. With Men’s College Tennis “It was fun as a linebacker scoring a touchdown
Australian Open at Melbourne Park (seedings
in parentheses):
it being a scored meet, this is a good opportunity for us to be able to Today’s Matches
Men’s Singles
identify who could potentially score for us at the SEC Championships in college,” Green recalled the play on Oct. 21, 2017. Semifinal
Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. Lucas Pouille
and nationals. It will be a great test for our athletes on a national stage, Florida A&M at Southern Miss, 2 p.m. The interception for a touchdown was one of six (28), France, 6-0, 6-2, 6-2.
Women’s Doubles
but I know they’re excited and ready to take on the challenge.” Northwestern at Alabama, 6 p.m. turnovers Green forced while at MSU. He put his Final
On the men’s side, four ranked opponents await the Bulldogs, Saturday’s Matches coverage skills on display early in the first prac-
Samantha Stosur, Australia and Shuai Zhang,
China, def. Kristina Mladenovic, France and
highlighted by second-ranked Florida. No. 8 LSU, the 12th-ranked Alcorn State at Southern Miss, 10 a.m. Timea Babos (2), Hungary, 6-3, 6-4.
hosts Arkansas and No. 17 Oregon round out the ranked opponents tice this week at the Senior Bowl. The 6-foot-4, Juniors Men’s Singles
Wichita State at Mississippi State, 1 p.m. 255-pound Greenville native ran step for step with Semifinal
for State’s men. Kentucky joins the fold as one of five SEC programs Lorenzo Musetti (1), Italy, def. Giulio Zeppieri,
represented. Ole Miss vs. San Diego (Los Angeles, California), Buffalo receiver Anthony Johnson and knocked Italy, 6-2, 6-4.
Emilio Nava (13), United States, def. Filip
MSU’s women will face five ranked foes, all inside the top 10 of 1 p.m. down a pass from Buffalo quarterback Tyree Cristian Jianu (4), Romania, 3-6, 6-2, 7-5.
Juniors Women’s Singles
the USTFCCCA TFRI rankings. Top-ranked host Arkansas leads the Jackson State at Southern Miss, 2 p.m.
pack, followed by No. 6 Florida, No. 8 Kentucky, No. 9 LSU and No. 10
Jackson. Semifinal
Clara Tauson (1), Denmark, def. Daria Snigur,
Sunday’s Matches “I just want to get better and show I can play line- Ukraine, 6-4, 6-1.
Oregon. Leylah Annie Fernandez (4), Canada, def.
Harvard at Alabama, 1 p.m. backer at the next level,” Green said. “We get to go Anastasia Tikhonova, Russia, 6-1, 6-3.
Opponent TBD at Mississippi State, time TBD Juniors Men’s Doubles
Ole Miss Ole Miss vs. UCLA or Indiana (Los Angeles, Cali-
against some of the best players in the country, so
it’s a great opportunity to showcase my talents.”
Final
Dalibor Svrcina, Czech Republic and Jonas
Forejtek (3), Czech Republic, def. Emilio Nava,
Sessom, Massengale Named to 2019 Class for ‘So fornia), time TBA Green joined MSU teammates Elgton Jenkins, United States and Cannon Kingsley (4), United
States, 7-6, 6-4.
You Want to Be a Coach’ Program Women’s College Tennis Johnathan Abram, and Montez Sweat in accepting Juniors Women’s Doubles
Final
ATLANTA – Ole Miss senior Shandricka Sessom and graduate Today’s Match invitations to attend the Senior Bowl at Ladd-Pee- Adrienn Nagy, Hungary and Natsumi
manager Ariel Massengale have been named to the 2019 class for the Kawaguchi (3), Japan, def. Emma Navarro,
WBCA and WeCOACH’s “So You Want to be a Coach” program.
Jackson State at Southern Miss, 11 a.m. bles Stadium. Green, Jenkins, and Sweat will play United States and Chloe Beck (8), United
States, 6-4, 6-4.
Sessom, a native of Byhalia, is in her fifth year at Ole Miss as a Saturday’s Matches on the South team. A shoulder injury will prevent
redshirt senior. Sessom is one of just 13 Rebels to ever score more Florida A&M at Southern Miss, 9 a.m. Abram from participating in the game. Transactions
than 1,300 points and haul in 500 rebounds, currently standing at Mercer at Alabama, 10 a.m. “It’s amazing to be here with my teammates,” Thursday’s Moves
1,312 points and 565 rebounds in 117 career games played in a Rebel
uniform. Sessom was named to the Preseason Second-Team All-SEC
Purdue at Ole Miss, 11 a.m. Green said. “It’s very special, just being at the Se- BASEBALL
American League
team and the SEC Community Service team in each of the last two Mississippi State vs. North Carolina State nior Bowl, but to have four of us from Mississippi DETROIT TIGERS — Claimed INF Kaleb
Cowart off waivers from Seattle.
years. (Gainesville, Florida), 1 p.m. State is awesome.” HOUSTON ASTROS — Named Bill
Murphy pitching coordinator; Jeremy Barnes
Massengale is in her second year on the Ole Miss staff as a grad- Alabama A&M at Alabama, 4 p.m. MSU’s four selections to the Senior Bowl are its hitting coordinator; Jason Bell fundamentals
uate manager after four years as the starting point guard at Tennessee. Sunday’s Matches most since four Bulldogs were selected following coordinator; Mickey Storey manager, Drew
French pitching coach and Ben Rosenthal
Massengale helped lead the Lady Vols to four SEC titles (two regular
season, two tournament) as well as four NCAA Tournament berths with
Southern Miss at Alcorn State, 2 p.m. the 2010 season. hitting coach for Round Rock (PCL); Graham
Johnson pitching coach and Tim LaMonte
three trips to the Elite Eight and another to the Sweet 16. Massengale Mississippi State vs. Opponent TBD (Gainesville, For Green, the game at 1:30 p.m. Saturday hitting coach for Corpus Christi (Texas); Nate
Shaver manager, Thomas Whitsett pitching
was part of Tennessee coach Pat Summitt’s final recruiting class. Florida), time TBD (NFL Network) will give him another opportuni- coach and Jason Kanzler hitting coach) for
Fayetteville (Carolina); Erick Abreu pitching
— From Special Reports ty to showcase the athleticism and physicality that coach and Rafael Pena hitting coach for Quad
made him an effective edge rusher. His leadership Cities (MWL); Ozney Guillen manager, John
Kovalik pitching coach and Sean Godfrey
also played a pivotal role in MSU’s success during hitting coach at Tri-City (NWL); and Carlos
on the air his five years with the program.
Lugo manager Rick Aponte pitching coach
and Ernesto Irizarry hitting coach for the DSL
Astros.
Green, who served as team captain this season,
Today 11 a.m. — Ohio State at Nebraska, FS1
Noon — Virginia at Notre Dame, WCBI started 27 of the 52 games he appeared in as a Bull-
NEW YORK YANKEES — Agreed to terms with
RHP Adam Ottavino on a three-year contract.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL TEXAS RANGERS — Agreed to terms with
5:30 p.m. — Buffalo at Kent State, CBS Sports 1 p.m. — Davidson at St. Louis, CBS Sports Network dog. This season, he had 31 tackles, six-and-a-half INF Asdrubal Cabrera on a one-year contract.
Designated INF Jack Reinheimer for
Network 1 p.m. — Kansas State vs. Texas A&M, ESPN for loss, and three-and-a-half sacks. MSU’s leader assignment.

5:30 p.m. — Michigan at Indiana, FS1 1 p.m. — Texas vs. Georgia, ESPN2 in community service, Green graduated in Decem- National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Agreed to
6 p.m. — Rider at Iona, ESPNU 1 p.m. — South Carolina vs. Oklahoma State, ESPNU ber 2018 with a degree in agribusiness. terms with LHP T.J. McFarland on a one-year
contract.
7:30 p.m. — Butler at Creighton, FS1 1 p.m. — Marquette at Xavier, FS1 Green has played linebacker and defensive end, CINCINNATI REDS — Named Rolando Valles
1:15 p.m. — Northwestern at Wisconsin, Big Ten associate coach.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE GYMNASTICS but NFL teams plan to use him as a linebacker. BASKETBALL
5 p.m. — Kentucky at Florida, SEC Network Network National Basketball Association
3 p.m. — Utah St. at New Mexico, CBS Sports Network Green doesn’t care what system he plays in be- NBA — Fined Phoenix G Devin Booker $25,000
6:30 p.m. — Georgia at Auburn, SEC Network cause he believes he can play wherever NFL teams for escalating an on-court altercation by
8 p.m. — LSU at Alabama, SEC Network 3 p.m. — West Virginia vs. Tennessee, ESPN pushing Minnesota C Gorgui Dieng in the face
3 p.m. — Vanderbilt vs. Oklahoma, ESPN2 want him to. His position coach thinks he is best during a Jan. 22 game.
MEN’S COLLEGE HOCKEY MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES — Signed F Bruno
7:30 p.m. — St. Cloud at North Dakota, CBS 3 p.m. — South Florida at East Carolina, ESPNU suited to play an outside linebacker in a 3-4-system. Caboclo to a 10-day contract.
NBA G League
Sports Network 3:30 p.m. — Rutgers at Penn State, Big Ten Network “He’s one of the best kids I’ve ever been around AGUA CALIENTE CLIPPERS — Acquired F

COLLEGE WRESTLING 5 p.m. — Wichita State at UConn, CBS Sports Network in my life,” MSU defensive line coach Brian Baker Tyler Roberson from AEK Athens (Greece) via
his returning player rights.
6 p.m. — Michigan at Ohio State, Big Ten Network 5 p.m. — Kansas vs. Kentucky, ESPN said. “He has the football IQ to play behind the line FOOTBALL
National Football League
8 p.m. — Iowa at Illinois, Big Ten Network 5 p.m. — Arkansas vs. Texas Tech, ESPN2 of scrimmage.” BALTIMORE RAVENS — Extended the
FIGURE SKATING 5 p.m. — Tulane at SMU, ESPNU Baker lauded Green’s ideal height and weight,
contract of John Harbaugh coach through the
2022 season.
5 p.m. — LSU at Missouri, SEC Network
1 p.m. — European Championships: rhythm dance his nose for the ball, natural instincts, and situa- GREEN BAY PACKERS — Named Milt

competition, Belarus, NBC Sports Network 7 p.m. — UNLV at San Diego St., CBS Sports Network Hendrickson director-football operations, Kirk

3 p.m. — U.S. Championships: rhythm dance com-
petition, Detroit, Michigan, NBC Sports Network
5 p.m. — European Championships: ladies’ free
skate program, Belarus, NBC Sports Network
7 p.m. — Syracuse at Virginia Tech, ESPN2
7 p.m. — Arizona State at USC, ESPNU
7 p.m. — Colorado at Stanford, FS1
7:30 p.m. — Auburn at Mississippi St., SEC Network
tional awareness.
Green recorded 161 tackles, 20 1/2 for loss, and
eight-and-a-half sacks to go with three forced fum-
bles and three interceptions despite playing for five
Olivadotti inside linebackers coach, Justin
Outten tight ends coach and Adam Stenavich
offensive line coach.
Canadian Football League
EDMONTON ESKIMOS — Signed WR Natey
Adjei to a contract extension through the 2020
season. Signed DL Gabriel Bagnell.

7 p.m. — U.S. Championships, WTVA 9 p.m. — Arizona at UCLA, ESPN2
GOLF 9 p.m. — Utah at California, ESPNU
2 p.m. — PGA Tour Golf: Farmers Insurance Open, COLLEGE FOOTBALL
second round, San Diego, California, TGC 1:30 p.m. — Senior Bowl: North vs. South, NFL Network
2:30 a.m. (Saturday) — European Tour Golf: Ome- MEN’S COLLEGE HOCKEY
6 p.m. — Penn State at Michigan, Big Ten Network
ga Dubai Desert Classic, third round, Dubai, TGC
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL COLLEGE SWIMMING
10 a.m. — Georgia vs. Tennessee, SEC Network
7 p.m. — Sunrise Academy (Kan.) at University
FIGURE SKATING
defensive coordinators in as many seasons.
When the week is over, Green will return to Pen-
sacola, Florida, where he has been training for next
month’s NFL Combine in Indianapolis. He thinks
his five years in Starkville have prepared him for a
smooth transition to the next level.
“I feel like I’m ready,” Green said, “but I’m just
taking it day by day.”
Alliance of American Football
SAN DIEGO FLEET — Named Mike DeBord
offensive coordinator.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
ANAHEIM DUCKS — Recalled D Korbinian
Holzer and Jake Dotchin from San Diego (AHL).
Reassigned RW Troy Terry, LW Max Jones, C
Sam Carrick and D Andy Welinski, Jacob
Larsson and Andrej Sustr to San Diego.
LOS ANGELES KINGS — Acquired a
fifth-round selection in the 2019 NHL Draft from
Chicago for the reserve rights for F Dominik
Kubalik.

Tennis
School (Fla.), ESPN2 NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Reassigned F
NBA 10 a.m. — European Championships, NBC Sports Colin Blackwell to Milwaukee (AHL). Signed D
7 p.m. — Toronto at Houston, ESPN Network Ben Danford to a professional tryout contract.
Assigned D Filip Pyrochta and D Brian Cooper
NHL 6 p.m. — U.S. Championships, NBC Sports Network to Atlanta (ECHL).
GOLF ST. LOUIS BLUES — Assigned Fs Sammy
8 p.m. — NHL All-Star Skills Competition: From Continued from Page 1B Blais and Mackenzie MacEachern to San
San Jose, California, NBC Sports Network Noon — PGA Tour Golf: Farmers Insurance Open, Antonio (AHL).
third round, San Diego, California, TGC the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament. It SOCCER
SOCCER was the program’s best finish since it reached the
Major League Soccer
1:20 p.m. — Bundesliga: Schalke vs. Hertha 2 p.m. — PGA Tour Golf: Farmers Insurance Open, ATLANTA UNITED — Acquired M Gonzalo
third round play, San Diego, California, WCBI semifinals in 1998. Martinez from River Plate (Argentina).
FC DALLAS — Reached a transfer agreement
Berlin, FS2
TENNIS 2:30 a.m. (Sunday) — European Tour Golf: Omega This season, MSU earned a No. 3 ranking in for D Chris Richards with FC Bayern Munich.
NEW YORK RED BULLS — Signed M Marc
2:30 a.m. (Saturday) — Australian Open: Dubai Desert Classic, final round, Dubai, TGC the preseason after finishing No. 5 a year ago. Rzatkowski.
NEW YORK CITY FC — Signed M Justin Haak.
Women’s Championship, ESPN LUGE “The biggest thing we have been stressing to OTTAWA FURY — Signed D Jadon Vilfort.
X GAMES 7 a.m. — FIL World Championships: sprint and our guys is that last year does not matter,” MSU PHILADELPHIA UNION — Acquired G
Carlos Miguel Coronel from Red Bull Salzburg
9 p.m. — Day 2: snowboarding, Aspen, Colorado, doubles events, Germany, NBC Sports Network fifth-year coach Matt Roberts said. “Experience (Austria).

ESPN2 MIXED MARTIAL ARTS
8 p.m. — Bellator MMA: Emelianenko-Bader, SPIKE
Saturday NBA
AUTO RACING 7:30 p.m. — Golden State at Boston, WKDH-WTVA
1 p.m. — IMSA WeatherTech Sports Car NHL
Championship: Rolex 24 action, Daytona Beach, 7 p.m. — NHL All-Star Game, WTVA
Florida, NBC Sports Network SKIING
2 p.m. — FIA Formula E: qualifying, Chile, FS2 9 a.m. — FIS Alpine World Cup, NBC Sports Network
3 p.m. — FIA Formula E: Championship, Chile, FS1 SOCCER
8 p.m. — IMSA WeatherTech Sports Car 8:30 a.m. — Bundesliga: Borussia Dortmund vs.
Championship: Rolex 24 action, Daytona Beach,
Hannover 96, FS1
Florida, NBC Sports Network 8:30 a.m. — Bundesliga: Augsburg vs. Borussia
5 a.m. (Sunday) — IMSA WeatherTech Sports Car
Championship: Rolex 24 action, Daytona Beach,
Mönchengladbach, FS2
11:20 a.m. — Bundesliga: Frankfurt vs. Werder
Florida, NBC Sports Network Bremen, FS2
BOXING 5 p.m. — Liga MX: Club América vs. Monterrey,
5 p.m. — PBC Fight Night Prelims: from, Brooklyn, FS2
New York, FS1 TENNIS
7 p.m. — PBC Fight Night: Thurman-Lopez, WLOV
2:30 a.m. (Sunday) — Australian Open: Men’s
COLLEGE BASKETBALL Championships, ESPN
11 a.m. — Illinois at Maryland, Big Ten Network TRACK AND FIELD
11 a.m. — Colgate at Loyola-Maryland, CBS
1 p.m. — Razorback Invitational, SEC Network
Sports Network 4 p.m. — New Balance Indoor Grand Prix: from
11 a.m. — Iowa State vs. Ole Miss, ESPN
Boston, Massachusetts, NBC Sports Network
11 a.m. — Florida vs. TCU, ESPN2 X GAMES
11 a.m. — Alabama vs. Baylor, ESPNU 9 a.m. — Day 3: snowboarding; snow bikecross,
is a good thing. All coaches will take it. However,
we have stressed it’s a new year with new oppor-
tunity. That starts this weekend with two very
good opponents.”
Roberts said newcomers Stedman Strickland
and Gregor Ramskogler have impressed. Niclaus
Braun and Strahinja Rakic are the other seniors.
“We are approaching this season like a total
re-set,” Forshey said. “However, it is important
that we have played so many big matches. That
experience is important. When we face some ad-
versity, we have been all there before. That’s a
good thing. It will help us.”
Borges said the offseason has been hectic but
not out of the ordinary.
“Everybody on this team loves the game,”
Borges said. “It’s not getting better at this or get-
ting better at that. It’s just been all about playing
tennis. We play a lot, like all the time. It’s an es-
cape, but it’s a passion, too. For the seniors, we
have done this forever together, so we want to go
out with a bang.”
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Twitter @dispatchscott
PORTLAND TIMBERS — Re-signed G Steve
Clark and M Andrés Flores. Announced that M
Tomás Conechny returns from loan to Superli-
ga Argentina club San Lorenzo.
United Soccer League
FC TUCSON — Signed M Moshe Perez.
NASHVILLE SC — Named Brett Jacobs
assistant coach.
National Women’s Soccer League
SKY BLUE FC — Agreed to mutually part ways
with Ds Amanda Frisbie and Rebekah Stott.
COLLEGE
MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE —
Suspended Evansville men’s basketball coach
Walter McCarty one game for criticizing the
referees after a Jan. 23 loss at Drake.
SOUTH CAROLINA — Junior RB Ty’Son
Williams will transfer.
Boxing
Schedule
Saturday
At Barclays Center, New York (FOX), Keith
Thurman vs. Josesito Lopez, 12, for Thurman’s
WBA Super World welterweight title; Tugstsogt
Nyambayar vs. Claudio Marrero, 12, for the
vacant IBO featherweight title; Adam Kownacki
vs. Gerald Washington, 10, heavyweights.
At Toyota Center, Houston, Jaime Munguia
vs. Takeshi Inoue, 12, for Munguia’s WBO
junior middleweight title; Jesus Rojas vs. Xu
Can, 12, for Rojas’ WBA featherweight title;
Joshua Franco vs. Lucas Fernandez, 10, for the
vacant NABF bantamweight title; Alber-
to Melian vs. Edgar Ortega, 10, super
bantamweights; Vergil Ortiz Jr. vs. Jesus Bar-
rayan, 10, super lightweights.
Feb. 1
At Main Street Armory, Rochester, N.Y. (SHO),
Ronald Ellis vs. DeAndre Ware, 10, for the va-
cant NABA/USBO/WBC Continental Americas
super middleweight titles.
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Jenkins
Continued from Page 1B
MSU. The 2018 Kent Hull
Trophy winner for the best
offensive lineman in the
state of Mississippi started
26 games at center, five at
left tackle, two at left guard,
and one at right tackle. He
allowed one sack in 762
pass-blocking snaps at cen-
ter during his junior and se-
nior seasons, according to
Pro Football Focus.
Jenkins, the No. 1 center
prospect for the NFL draft,
according to ESPN draft an-
alyst Mel Kiper Jr., earned
first-team All-America hon-
ors from The Athletic and
fourth-team honors from
Phil Steele.
Jenkins will join Sweat
and MSU teammate Gerri
Green in the game Saturday.
MSU safety John Abram
also was selected to partic-
ipate in the Senior Bowl, but
he was held out of practic-
es this week and won’t play
in the game because of a
sprained AC joint.
MSU’s four selections to
the Senior Bowl are its most
since four Bulldogs were
selected following the 2010
season.
While the Bulldogs have
enjoyed sharing the experi-
ence together, the ultimate
goal for each of them is to
improve their draft stock.
Jenkins has spent every free
minute in Mobile studying
film or his playbook. Sweat
has been one of the best
defensive players all week.
Green also has shined on
the defense, while Abram
wanted to convey his matu-
rity to NFL teams.
“It’s been great,” Jenkins
said of his Senior Bowl expe-
rience. “It’s a blessing to be
here and play with some of
the best talent in the nation.
I’m glad I got the opportuni-
ty to do it.”
A common phrase used
around college All-Star
games and the NFL Com-
bine when a player performs
well is he made himself
some money. Jenkins did
just that. He began the week
as a third-round prospect,
but NFL teams were so im-
pressed that two scouts said
they wouldn’t be surprised if
he winds up getting selected
in the first round of the NFL
draft, which will be in April.
“I hope so,” Jenkins said
of being a potential first-
round pick, “but I only wor-
ry about what I can control.
We’ll see.”
Softball
Continued from Page 1B
Last season, Davidson ranked sec-
ond in the league with 19 home runs,
a mark that set MSU’s freshman and
single-season records. She also ranked
second in the conference in slugging
percentage (.762) and total bases (144),
seventh in runs scored (50), 10th in hits
(70), 11th in batting average (.370) and
doubles (13), and 12th in RBIs (48). Da-
vidson also caught 11 would-be base
stealers.
Davidson wrapped her freshman
season with first-team All-SEC and
SEC All-Freshman Team honors. She
was selected SEC Freshman of the
Week a program-record three times.
Davidson was a top-10 finalist for
the 2018 Schutt Sports/NFCA Nation-
al Freshman of the Year, the first stu-
dent-athlete in program history to be a
finalist for the award. She was named
second-team NFCA All-South Region.
Becker earned a spot on the Presea-
son All-SEC team for the second-con-
secutive year. She ranks fourth all-time
in program history with a career .339
batting average and seven triples. She
also ranks in the top 10 in career hits,
on-base percentage and stolen bases.
Last season, Becker led the Rebels
with a .329 batting average with six
doubles, two triples, and 29 RBIs. She
led the Rebels with 19 walks and a .407
on-base percentage.
Last season, Hemphill led the Crim-
son Tide with 13 home runs, 48 RBIs,
and 40 walks. She had a .333 batting
average and scored 26 runs. She had
13 games with multiple RBIs, the most
on the team, and was top 10 in the SEC
in walks, home runs, on-base, and slug-
ging percentage.
Tow started 55 of the team’s 56
games in her freshman campaign, lead-
ing the squad with 35 runs and 49 hits
in 150 at-bats, good for a .327 batting av-
erage. For her efforts, the Madisonville,
Kentucky, native earned second-team
NFCA All-America recognition and
first-team All-SEC honors.

Comics & Puzzles

DILBERT
Dear Abby
D
EAR ABBY: I obsess over table manners are awful. He
I’m a what’s wrong with sits with both elbows on the
28-year-old me. My experi- table, leans close to the dinner
male who has nev- ence with women plate and uses his fingers to
er had a girlfriend is limited. I’m push his food onto his fork.
or a meaningful not looking for a He mashes everything on his
relationship. I’m commitment, just plate together before he starts
well-educated, some friends to eating, smashes crackers in his
share good times soup, scrapes his spoon on the
nice-looking and and laughter bottom of the bowl and slurps
have a good with. I’d love to his liquids. He also licks his
sense of humor. have someone to fingers.
But I get shy and spend time with He thinks he can modify
ZITS nervous around before loneliness these behaviors when he’s with
the opposite sex. awakens previous others, but he lapses into them
Compounding bad habits. — even when he’s with friends in
that, I seem to ABOUT TO GIVE a restaurant. Please help me.
have a serious Dear Abby UP IN CONNECTI- How can I get him to change?
“resting face.” CUT Must I tolerate it? I have tried
People assume DEAR ABOUT constructive suggestions
I’m frustrated or angry/grumpy TO GIVE UP: I doubt your “rest- and gentle prodding with no
when it’s just my normal ex- ing face” is what keeps women success. Please respond in
pression. I’m worried it makes away. It’s more likely the fact your column because he reads
that you are afraid to interact it daily — while he eats. — DIS-
me unapproachable or appear with them. TRAUGHT SPOUSE IN COLUM-
to be unpleasant. Start by talking to some BUS, OHIO
I have overcome addiction, of the women in your support DEAR DISTRAUGHT
attend daily support meetings meetings. They already know SPOUSE: Your husband must
and have almost a year of so- something about you and have many wonderful qualities
GARFIELD briety. I avoid bar/club scenes the strides you have made in if you married him knowing this
where a lot of people my age overcoming your addiction. And is the way he consumes his
socialize. I’m beginning to feel involve yourself in activities you food. Among them is an aware-
very alone and empty. I asked enjoy that are more social. It ness that he should modify his
out a temp at my job, but she may help you to develop your eating habits when he’s with
had a boyfriend and offered “people skills” so you will feel friends. Let him know that YOU
to set me up with a friend of less anxious in other social are his BEST friend and you
hers. I declined because I was situations. But do not allow would like him to practice his
embarrassed. yourself to use the fact that “party manners” when he eats
My friends tell me it’s a you are lonely to destroy your with you. If he’s reluctant, point
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being rejected all the time. I poor excuse. socializing with others, and it
see beautiful, nice women with DEAR ABBY: I hate eating isn’t pretty. It may motivate him
men who treat them badly, and with my spouse because his to try harder.

CANDORVILLE Horoscopes
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Jan.
25). You don’t think of common
sense as a talent, but it is. So
is your enormously capable
style and generally sunny atti-
tude. These are the gifts that
will send you to the top of the
invite list for all sorts of oppor-
tunities, jobs and relationships.
Exciting adventures are born
out of your extreme trustworthi-
ness. Gemini and Virgo adore
you. Your lucky numbers are: 7,
40, 44, 38 and 18.
BABY BLUES ARIES (March 21-April
19). Something in you wants
to wander in search of new
inspiration. Wherever you go,
you bring your heart, thoughts
and desires with you to mingle
with what’s there, including
fresh landscapes, people and
adventures.
BEETLE BAILEY
MALLARD FILLMORE
FAMILY CIRCUS
TAURUS (April 20-May 20).
It’s not about the job; it’s about
how you do it. When you’re true
to yourself, you can’t help but
execute like only you can. So
while others might be able to
do the same job, none will do
it quite the way you do. You’re
irreplaceable.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21).
When it’s right, it’s right. You
don’t have to talk a lot about it,
or list the pros and cons, or run
it by your friends and teachers
and experts. When it’s right, you
just know.
CANCER (June 22-July 22).
You’re respectful of people’s
time, including your own, and
therefore you find redundancy
and inefficiency downright
unacceptable. You’ll root it out,
remedy it and have a surpris-
ingly good time organizing your
next efforts.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22).
There will be a reason to get
realistic in your assessment
of your abilities. Maybe you’re
neither the best nor are you
the worst in the room, but “the
room” actually doesn’t matter.
Other people have nothing to do
with what you can do.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
When it comes to friendship,
you don’t need a certain num-
ber of them to be happy, you
just need to be certain of the
ones you’ve got. You’ll see who
you can count on, and it’s both
a good feeling and a good thing
to know.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
You’ll tell the truth, but you’ll do
it in a way that doesn’t shock,
anger or upset anyone. You’re
sensitive. And you’re coming
from a place of love and possi-
bility, so that helps, too.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
21). When you’re around a
certain person, there’s an in-
creased sense of stability, order
and optimism in your world. You
feel clear-headed and capable.
It’s a good reason to have this
person around more often.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-
Dec. 21). What do delusions
of grandeur and delusions of
insignificance have in common?
Both are delusions spun by the
perceptions of fragile ego. The
way to a balanced view of your-
self is through self-acceptance
and love.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19). You’re not afraid to do
what your heart tells you to do.
And for this reason, it will feel
like your spirit is larger than
your body, larger than the room,
larger than the whole situation
you happen to be standing
inside.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18). There must be a solution
to the problem that has two
people meeting somewhere
in the middle, each sacrificing
and endeavoring, if not to an
equal degree, then at least to a
comparable one.
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Benefit Program
Prairie Hill M.B. Church,
364 Wicks Road, hosts a
Benefit Program on Jan. 26.
Guest speaker will be Pastor
Michael Tate. The public is
invited to attend.
Women Conference
Truevine Baptist Church,
1719 Sessums Road in
Artesia, hosts its Annual
Women Conference at 10 a.m.
Jan. 26. Guest speakers will
be Evangelist Shavell Rice,
Evangelist Clarrissa Hickman
and Evangelist Pam Roberts.
Lunch will be served. The
public is invited to attend.
Pastor Anniversary
Program
Greater Mt. Olive M.B.
Church, 1856 Carson Road,
hosts its 8th Pastor Anni-
versary Program for Pastor
Donald Henry and First Lady
Shelenia Henry at 2:30 p.m.
Jan. 27. Guest speaker will be
the Rev. Therman Cunningham
Sr. of Oak Grove M.B. Church.
The public is invited to attend.
Souper Bowl Lunch
St. Paul’s Episcopal
Church, 318 College St.,
invites the public to a Souper
Lunch from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Feb. 2. All proceeds benefit
Loaves and Fishes and the
Golden Triangle Homeless
Coalition. First 100 people get
a hand-painted ceramic bowl.
$10 per person. Take-outs
Biloxi Diocese lists 3 priests
accused of sexual misconduct
Catholic diocese says all three were
prohibited from the ministry
The Associated Press
BILOXI — A Catholic
diocese in Mississippi
has released its list of
clergy credibly accused
of sexual misconduct
Florida elections chief resigns when blackface photos emerge
Newspaper obtained pictures of
official dressed as a Hurricane Katrina
victim at 2005 Halloween party
By GARY FINEOUT
The Associated Press
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.
— Florida’s top elections
official abruptly resigned
Thursday after a newspa-
per obtained pictures of
him in blackface dressed
as a Hurricane Katrina
victim at a 2005 party.
The revelation is a blow
to new Gov. Ron DeSantis,
who has been trying to
bridge racial divides after
a bitterly fought election
against a Democrat who
was seeking to become
the state’s first black gov-
ernor.
The Tallahassee Dem-
ocrat obtained pictures
taken at a Halloween par-
ty 14 years ago that show
Secretary of State Michael
Ertel in blackface while
wearing earrings, a New
Orleans Saints bandanna
and fake breasts under a
purple T-shirt with “Ka-
trina Victim” written on it.
The photos were tak-
en two months after the
deadly storm ravaged the
Gulf Coast region and
eight months after Ertel
was appointed Seminole
County supervisor of
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available. For more informa-
tion, e-mail Eulalie H. Davis,
eulaliedavis@gmail.com.
New Orleans Baptist
Seminary
The New Orleans Baptist
Seminary will begin the Winter
session at 7 p.m. Jan. 28 at
First Baptist Church, 106 E.
Lampkin St. in Starkville. In-
tense eight-week study of the
book of Matthew. All former
and new students encouraged
to attend. For fees and more
information, call Dr. Bill Dun-
can, 662-323-6448.
Forgive and Live
Forgive and Live meets
from 6-7 p.m. every 2nd and
4th Monday of each month
in the downtown YMCA board
room. Inquire and seek infor-
mation to succeed spiritually,
physically and financially and
be eager to be a blessing to
the community, churches and
families through the Word of
God. The public is invited to
attend. For more information,
call Pat Fisher Douglas, 662-
251-5899.
Gospel Book Club
Friendship M.B. Church,
1102 12th Ave. S., invites the
public to join its Gospel Book
Club from 6-7 p.m. beginning
Jan. 25 and then the fourth
Friday of each month to study
and discuss one chapter of
the King James Bible each
month. For more information,
call Lillian Murray, 662-570-
with minors
The Diocese of Bi-
loxi said Thursday three
priests faced such alle-
gations since the diocese
was founded in 1977. The
Diocese of Jackson is
elections. The newspaper
hasn’t said how it got the
photos or identified the
source.
Ertel, who had been
on the job less than three
weeks, resigned just
hours after he testified
about election lawsuits
before a state legislative
committee. He didn’t
immediately respond to
a message seeking com-
ment.
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Religious briefs
1974 or 662-570-5595.
Worship Services
Open Doors M.B. Church
invites the public to Sunday
Morning Worship Services
from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. every 1st,
2nd & 3rd Sunday of each
month at the Travis Outlaw
Sportsplex Center, 405 Lynn
Lane in Starkville. Sunday
School is from 10-10:30 a.m.
For more information, call
662-263-7102.
Grief Support Group
The Oil of Joy for Grief
and Mourning offers a grief
support group at 6 p.m. every
second Thursday of the month
at United Christian Baptist
Church, 232 Yorkville Road
East. “Making your grieving
journey easier.” For more in-
formation, call 662-327-0604
or e-mail unitedchristian@
cableone.net.
Fellowship Dinner,
Youth Service
Pleasant Ridge Faith
Center, 923 Ridge Road,
Columbus, hosts a fellowship
dinner and youth service every
third Sunday.
Prayer for Youth
Every second and third
Saturday, Pleasant Ridge Faith
Center hosts a prayer for the
youth from 2-3 p.m.
Celebrate Recovery
Calvary Church, 514 Lehm-
expected later this year
to release information
on priests in the area ac-
cused before 1977.
The Biloxi Diocese
says all three were pro-
hibited from the ministry
and allegations were re-
ported to authorities.
One was accused in
2015 of misconduct with
“There’s nothing I can
say,” he told the paper.
The Republican was
the elections supervisor
for Seminole County un-
til last month, when De-
Santis picked him to take
over the state department
that oversees elections.
At the time, Ertel’s ap-
pointment was praised
by both Republican and
Democratic politicians
as well as Democratic
consultants who noted
his lengthy tenure as a
central Florida elections
official. Ertel had yet to
go before the state Senate
for confirmation.
Friday, January 25, 2019 5B
berg Road, and Meadowview Road, hosts boxing lessons
Church, 300 Linden Circle
Praise and Worship Mondays and Wednesday
in Starkville, host Celebrate Service from 5-7 p.m., weight-loss
Sulfur Springs MB Church
Recovery at 6 p.m. every Sun- boot camp Tuesdays and
day at Calvary and at 6 p.m. holds a praise and worship
service the last Friday of each
Thursdays 5-7 p.m. and both
every Tuesday at Meadowview
Church. Get help, healing and month at 7 p.m. For informa-
on Saturdays 9-11 a.m.
tion, call Pastor Henry Mosley,
support for any habit, hurt or
hang-up using the Christ-cen- 662-328-1035. Youth Fellowship
tered 12 steps.
The Transformational
Prayer Service Church, 2301 Jess Lyons
Road, hosts Youth Fellowship
Prayer, Free Coffee Church of the Eternal
Word, 106 22nd. St. S., Co- from 7-8:30 p.m. every Tues-
Mount Zion Missionary day. Games, prayer, service,
lumbus, holds prayer service
Baptist Church, 2221 14th food, & more. Transportation
Thursday nights 5-6 p.m.
Ave. N., hosts free coffee and available. For information, call
Contact Marie Nabors, 662-
a prayer community outreach
549-4322. Church service Iris Roberson, 662-295-7456.
service from 8-9 a.m. every
times: Sunday school 10
fifth Saturday. For information,
contact Jesse Slater, 662-
a.m.; Sunday worship 11:15 Watch Night Service
a.m.; Tuesday Bible study 7 Rockhill community watch
328-4979.
p.m. For information, call Pas- night service is 10 p.m.
Radio Program
tor District Elder Lou Nabors, Monday at Sand Creek Chapel
662-329-1234.
Apostles Patrick Perkins
M.B Church, located at 3818
Rockhill Road in Starkville.
invites the public to tune in
to WTWG, radio 1050 AM for
Fitness The Rev. Jerome Wilson and
Perfecting the Saints Broad- Transformations the Rockhill U.M. Church will
cast, Wednesdays 8:30 a.m. The Transformational be the special guest. The
Church, 2301 Jess Lyons public is invited to attend.
Women Prayer, Wor-
ship Service
Church of the Eternal
Word, 106 22nd St. S., holds
a prayer and worship service
every Thursday from 5-6 p.m.
Call Marie Nabors, 662-549-
4322 or 662-329-1234, for
prayer requests.
Prayer Ministry
New Beginning Everlasting
Outreach Ministry invites the
public to call in with their
prayer requests at 662-327-
9843.
an adolescent boy in Lau-
rel, and the Biloxi Dio-
cese says he is serving a
10-year prison sentence.
Another was accused
of misconduct with an
adolescent girl in Biloxi
during the mid-1980s;
the third, with adolescent
girls in Biloxi in 1989.
DeSantis said Ertel
regretted dressing up in
blackface but was right
to step down after the pic-
tures surfaced.
“I want people to be
able to lead and not have
any of these things swirl-
ing around,” said DeSan-
tis, who was in Marianna
to discuss relief efforts for
areas hit hard by Hurri-
cane Michael in October.
“I don’t want to get
mired into kind of side
controversies,” said De-
Santis, who weathered ac-
cusations of racial insen-
sitivity during his race for
governor last year.
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Revenue LPN 3P - 11P
LPN 11P - 7A Apts For Rent: Northside 7010 Apts For Rent: Other 7080 Mobile Homes for Rent 7250 Monday to Sunday.
Monday to Sunday.
P.O. Box 22828 Difficulty Level 1/24
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
FOX RUN COMPANY LLC NEWLY RENOVATED RENT A fully equipped
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV- Jackson, MS Apply in person at
1 & 2 BR near hospital. 3-4BR/1.5BA. Large camper w/utilities &
Care Center
EN that on February 26, 39225 505 Jackson St, $595-645/mo. Military backyard, HUD accep- cable from $145/wk -
2018, Letters of Admin- Aberdeen discount offered, pet ted duplex apartment $535/month. Colum-
istration were issued by Date of First EOE area, pet friendly, and at 1010 6th Ave. N. bus & County School
the Chancery Court of furnished corporate Call 662-425-0332. locations. 662-242-
Oktibbeha County, Mis- Publication: apartments available. 7653 or 601-940-1397.
Professional 3500
sissippi to Lynn Morgan, 1/25/2019 ON SITE SECURITY.
Administratrix of the Es-
tate of Kenneth Morgan, MS NOTARY seeks an
attorney to collect her
ON SITE MAINTENANCE.
ON SITE MANAGEMENT. COLEMAN Rooms For Rent 7450
Deceased. All persons, PUBLISH: 24-HOUR CAMERA RENTALS WEST POINT:
resident and non-resid- personal files, notes,
SURVEILLANCE. TOWNHOUSES & APARTMENTS Room - $120/wk.
ent, having claims, ma- 1/25/2019 & and court orders. Addi-
Benji @ 662-386-4446 Furnished w/ furn.,
tured or not, against 1/27/2019 tional tasks may be
Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm. 1 BEDROOM appl, utilities & cable.
needed. Respond:
this Estate are required
to file the same with the ATTORNEY Sat/Sun by appt only. 2 BEDROOMS 662-295-4701.

Clerk of the Court with- Building & Remodeling 1120 PO Box 2031
Columbus, MS 39704 PEAR ORCHARD APTS
3 BEDROOMS Commercial Property 8050
in ninety (90) days fol- 2BR Townhouse - $585,
HOME REPAIRS & CON-
lowing the date of the LEASE, RETAIL SPACE Available
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first publication of this STRUCTION WORK Truck Driving 3700 W/D incl. Great loca- in Historic Downtown.
Notice, otherwise their WANTED. Carpentry,
CLASS A CDL DRIVER
tion. $200 processing
fee & $50 application
DEPOSIT 404 Main St. 3,000
claims will be forever small concrete jobs, sq. ft. $1,300/mo.
barred. electrical, plumbing, with Truck & Lowboy fee. 662-328-9471 or AND Call 662-328-8655
roof repairs, pressure Trailer experience to 662-889-7565.
washing and mobile load, haul, & unload CREDIT CHECK or 662-574-7879.
Respectfully submitted, heavy construction
home roof coating and Apts For Rent: South 7040 Houses For Sale: Northside
LYNN MORGAN, Admin-
istratrix
underpinning. No job
too small. 549-7031.
equipment. Overnight
travel required. Only 1BR/1BA 505 5th Ave.
662-329-2323 8150
qualified applicants with S. 1 block from down-
clean MVR, current CONVENIENT 3BR/2BA
By Her Attorney: town. Walking distance
SUGGS CONSTRUCTION medical examiner’s to MUW. No pets. CAFB 2411 HWY 45 N 512 Lincoln Rd. New
/s/ Reginald Paul Harri- certificate and no acci- paint, flooring, brick
on Building, remodeling, welcomed. XL l/r, d/r, COLUMBUS, MS shop, fenced backyard
metal roofing, painting dents need apply. Fax b/r & backyard. In-
Date: November 13, resume to 662-492- & patio. Zoned commer-
2018 & all home repairs. cludes w/d, air condi- cial, can be home/of-
662-242-3471 4490 or email to jm.site tioner, gas heater, hard- Commercial Property For
masters@yahoo.com fice. Call 662-328-9634
OF COUNSEL: wood floors, electric Rent 7100 for more information.
Reginald Paul Harrion, stove, refrigerator.
Bar #101053 Tom Hatcher, LLC Bargain Column 4180 $750/mo. $750 dep. COMMERCIAL PROPER- Houses For Sale: Southside
SCHWARTZ & ASSO- Custom Construction, 662-364-6454. TIES/Retail/Office
Restoration, Remodel- 5-FT. Mahogany dining 8300
CIATES, P.A. Spaces starting @
ing, Repair, Insurance table for $100. Chairs $285/mo. Downtown &
162 E. Amite Street claims. 662-364-1769. not included. Call Apts For Rent: West 7050 2BR/1BA Gas stove &
Jackson, MS 39201 East Columbus loca- heat. Move-in ready. 1

VIP
Licensed & Bonded 662-574-6264. tions. 662-435-4188.
Telephone: 601-988- BR Apt. attached that
8888 6 ANTIQUE dining needs work. $21,000.

Rentals
Facsimile: 601-353- General Services 1360 chairs. $100 firm. OFFICE FOR RENT. 417 17th St. S.
0217 Call 662-352-9593. 30x15. Separate air Call 662-327-8712.
Babysitting & tutoring. conditioner & bathroom.
PUBLISH: 1/18, 1/25, Certified in most sub- 7-FT. dining table w/ Apartments $400/mo. Located in Houses For Sale: West 8350
jects. Call 662-574- leaf for $100. Call
& Houses
& 2/1/2019 Caledonia. Call 662-
0426. 662-352-9593. 574-0082. FSBO: 3BR/2BA in May-
IN THE CHANCERY
COURT OF LOWNDES HEATER. WOOD-burning, 1 Bedrooms hew, 1551 Garth Rd.
Close to Columbus,
COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI EXPERIENCED $100. 662-364-2498. 2 Bedroooms OFFICE SPACE: 2,000
square feet. 294 Starkville & West Point.
IN THE MATTER OF THE
CAREGIVER
LOOKING FOR WORK. LARGE DOG House, 3 Bedrooms Chubby Dr. Flexible leas- New HVAC, 1.7 acres,
$50. Electric dryer, ing terms. Available large metal bldg incl.
ESTATE OF MAURINE T. *Day/Night
HOLLIS, DECEASED Contact 662-574-5181. $50. 662-364-2498. Furnished & now. 662-328-8254. $139,000. 662-418-
8984 or 662-552-1400.
CAUSE NO: 2018-0251-
Ref. on Request. NEW BOY's 18 month Unfurnished HISTORIC DOWNTOWN
sleep set. Vest, pants, Columbus Office, Retail, Investment Property 8550
D
FREE TRAINING for
shirt, cap & booties. 1, 2, & 3 Baths Restaurant Space avail- GRAVEL FOR SALE on
NOTICE TO CREDITORS JOB SEEKING WOMEN;
$15. New ladies Levi
505 straight leg jeans.
Lease, Deposit able. Call 662-328- private property. Approx
THE STATE OF MISSIS-
COMPUTER TRAINING,
RESUME WRITING, & IN-
$5. Call 662-242-4210. & Credit Check 8655 or 662-574-7879. 6 acres. Will sell or
lease property located
SIPPI TERVIEW SKILLS; OLDER DRYER $25.00. viceinvestments.com Houses For Rent: Northside in NE Noxubee County.
LOWNDES COUNTY

Letters Testamentary
Tues & Thurs Evening
classes start February
5th. Enroll now at Chris-
Call 662-327-4016
after 5 p.m. 327-8555 7110 601-405-3717.
2BR HOUSE. Stove, ref., Lots & Acreage 8600
have been granted and tian Women's Job PAIR OF hunter green w/d hookup, window
issued to the under- Corps. Min H.S. Dip- slipper chairs for $49.
Apts For Rent: Other 7080
a/c, heat electric. 2 ACRE home site for
signed upon the Estate loma or Equivalent re- 3-ft. gold framed mirror 1BR/1BA Apts for rent. $485/mo. Lease- sale. Tabernacle Com-
of Maurine T. Hollis, de- quired. Call 662-722- for $25. 5-ft. solid wood College Manor Apts, dir- dep.+credit check. Cole- munity. $15,000.
ceased, by the Chan- 3016 or 662-597-1030 bookcase for $25. Call ectly across from MUW. man Realty. 329-2323. Call 662-386-9122.
cery Court of Lowndes 662-574-6264. Completely renovated, 250 ACRE pine planta-
ACROSS
County, Mississippi, on
the 9th day of January, RETAINER WALL, drive- Farm Equipment & Supplies
incl granite countertops, 3BR/2BA. Fresh paint, tion with 10 to 16 year 1 Diet no-no, for
SS appls & W/D. 12 mo new carpet, ch/a,
A. D., 2019. This is to way, foundation, con- 4420 lease, dep req, $650/ fenced yard & appl furn.
old trees, prime deer some
give notice to all per- crete, masonry restora- hunting, ideal for hunt-
sons having claims tion, remodeling, base-
mo. 662-425-3817. 662-251-9696. ing club, $1500/acre, 5 “Very funny!”
2016 JOHN Deere
against said estate to ment foundation, re- 5100E Tractor, 210 will divide, Monroe 9 Nunavut native
2BR/1BA located in COLONIAL TOWN- County. 662-369-3778,
Probate and Register pairs, small dump truck hours. $40,500.
Historic Downtown HOUSES. 2 & 3 bed- or 662-256-5838.
11 Linda of “Dy-
same with the Chan- hauling (5-6 yd) load & Also, 2016 15ft
cery Clerk of Lowndes demolition/lot cleaning. Kubota Bush hog avail. Columbus. 2,000 sqft. room w/ 2-3 bath town- nasty”
houses. $600 to $695. LAMAR CO. 99+/-
County, Mississippi, Burr Masonry 205-329-1790. Hardwood floors
662-549-9555. Ask for acres. Near Kennedy.
13 Choir member
within ninety (90) days 662-242-0259. throughout. Open floor.
from the first publica- Very nice. Incl W&D. Glenn or text. Paved Rd. Small creek, 14 Value
General Merchandise 4600 $1200/mo. Call timber. $198,000. 15 Angsty rock
tion date of this Notice
662-328-8655. 662-327-2656.
to Creditors. A failure to WORK WANTED:
Licensed & Bonded-car-
APPLE COMPUTERS HOUSE WITH APART- 16 Mariner’s place
so Probate and Re- Two 2009 iMac com- MENT NEAR MUW. WINTER SPECIAL
gister said claim will pentry, painting, & de- puters available. Good DOWNTOWN: 2BR/1BA, 323 13th St. N. 3 Blks 1.95 acre lots.
18 Like bodybuild-
forever bar the same. molition. Landscaping, working condition. CH&A, 1 story, W/D, from MUW. L/r, d/r, Good/bad credit. ers’ bodies
gutters cleaned, bush historic district, 1 block b/r, kitchen, large f/r
hogging, clean-up work,
Would be good for ba- 10% down, as low as 20 1963 Paul New-
This is the 22nd day of sic web browsing or from downtown, $625/ w/ fireplace, 2BR/3BA. $299/mo. Eaton Land.
January, 2019. pressure washing, mov- word processing. 2Ghz; mo. + $625 dep. NO Laundry room, outside 662-361-7711 man film
ing help & furniture
repair. 662-242-3608
2 GB RAM; 250 GB HD. PETS. 662-574-8789. fenced patio, screened 21 So far
/s/ WANDA HOLLIS Computer and built-in Peaceful & Quiet area. side porch & work room Autos For Sale 9150
COOPER, EXECUTRIX monitor only; mouse WITH ATTACHED APART- 22 Culp/Cosby
Lawn Care / Landscaping and keyboard not in- FIRST FULL MONTH
MENT B/r, d/r, kitchen 1965 MUSTANG, Red, series
Steven R. McEwen & bathroom. NO HUD.
McEwen Law Firm 1470 cluded. $50 each. RENT FREE! 1 & 2 Bed- Ref. req. Dep. req. Automatic, 6cyl, A/C & 23 Twisty fish
Call 662-574-1561 power steering.
P. O. Box 709 room Apts/Townhomes. Pets allowed w/ extra
$16,000. 24 Fury
JESSE & BEVERLY'S Stove & refrigerator. 2 Lack of vitality 27 Costa del —
Columbus, MS 39703 BASS BOAT, 15ft, 70hp dep. $1075/mo. 662-386-2367. 25 Groan inducers
LAWN SERVICE. Mow- Yamaha.
$335-$600 Monthly. 662-386-7506. 3 Grammatical 28 Ovum, e.g.
ing, cleanup, landscap- Credit check & deposit. 2013 CHEVY Cruze. 27 Police trap
PUBLISH: 1/25, 2/1, &
ing, sodding, & tree cut-
Riding mowers - 2.
Coleman Realty, no-no 30 Yule song
2/8/2019 Garden Tiller. Mobile Homes for Rent 7250 Good condition. 100k 29 Crumb carrier
ting. 356-6525. 662-329-2323. miles. Black, 4-door. 4 Book jacket bit 31 Sensational
662-418-8984 or 662- 30 Like many
I, Jay Patel, own- 552-1400. 3BR/2BA Trailer, New $5,450. Call Ed @ 5 Chopped down 33 Came to
Painting & Papering 1620 1, 2, 3 BEDROOM apart- Hope school dist. 662-574-0082. resorts
er of Towne 6 Stratford river 37 Slangy denial
Sporting Goods 4720 ments & townhouses. $500/mo & $500 dep. SUPER CHARGED 2004 32 Pink Floyd album
Square Liquor, SULLIVAN'S PAINT Call for more info. Call between 10a-7p. 7 Life, perhaps
Monte Carlo SS. Dale 34 Outback bird
LLC intend to SERVICE ED SANDERS Gunsmith 662-328-8254. 662-386-4292. Jr. Signature Edition. 8 Pay to play
Certified in lead Open for season! 9-5, NO TEXT MESSAGES. 35 Pay tribute to
make applica- removal. Offering spe-
$3500. 662-570-2601. 10 Mason’s tool
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1972, Annot-
ated and if gran-
SERVICE
GET 'ER DONE!
$10 each. Call 662-
425-1661.
328-2424
We can grind all your
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1 “Bridget
662-361-8379 Call 423-333-1124.
the trade name
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located at 507 Looking for goods Jone’s Diary”
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North, Suite 1,
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2 Dog
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3 Lou Piniella
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dress(es) of the 4 Fort Knox
owner(s)/part-
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