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Weather, possibly budget delaying Partnership School

Students will not start
classes at $30M facility
in August as planned
BY MARY POLLITZ
mpollitz@cdispatch.com Peasant Roberson Kennedy

More delays have pushed the com-
pletion of the Starkville-Oktibbeha Con-
solidated School District’s Partnership
School with Mississippi State University
beyond a fall 2019 opening date.
How much these delays are due to
weather or budgetary issues, though,
remains unclear.
SOCSD Superintendent Eddie Peas-
ant told The Dispatch on Tuesday that
weather delays had pushed the project,
which will be a campus for grades 6-7
at MSU, to the end of the year. That
will keep students from starting school
there in August as had been planned.
“It’s not going to be complete until
the end of this year, around November,”
Alex Holloway/Dispatch Staff
Peasant said.
Construction on the Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District Partnership
It’s the second time weather has School at Mississippi State University has been delayed again due to weather
been blamed for delaying the estimated according to SOCSD Superintendent Eddie Peasant. State Rep. Rob Roberson,
$30 million school, originally slated for R-Starkville, indicated he thought funding issues were at play as well. The school is
See PARTNERSHIP SCHOOL, 3A now projected to be complete in November.

RACE YOU TO THE CAR Business moves

with Mary

Georgia Blue
restaurant,
bakery coming
to Starkville
PLUS: Columbus
gets new restaurant,
nightclub

A
new

restau-
rant and
bakery are
coming to
downtown
Starkville.
Brent
Robin-
son, vice
president
Mary Pollitz
of concept
and development, confirmed to
The Dispatch via email that Geor-
Isabelle Altman/Dispatch Staff gia Blue plans to open two loca-
Lyric Steels, 6, and her little sister Justice, 5, race each other to their father’s car at the Columbus Soccer Complex Wednes- tions in Starkville, though he did
day evening. Their father, Ellis Steels Jr., had taken them to the soccer fields for Valentine’s Day. not respond to questions regarding
details and timelines.
Mayor Lynn Spruill said plans
were for Georgia Blue to place a
bakery at South Jackson Street, in

MSUPD seeking three men in burglary case

‘Persons of interest’ caught
on surveillance in athletic facility
By Alex Holloway
aholloway@cdispatch.com
Mississippi State University Police Depart-
ment is searching for three “persons of inter-
est” who were seen in an athletic building early
Wednesday morning.
On Wednesday afternoon, the department
posted two images from surveillance footage on
Twitter. The stills show three black men Missis-
sippi State hoodies and athletic pants in a hallway.
Two of the men have backpacks, including one
maroon Adidas backpack with what appears to be
an Outback Bowl tag.
MSU Police Chief Vance Rice said the men persons of interest who were seen in an athletic building early Wednes-
See Burglary, 6A day morning.
the front part of the old Mississippi
Motors building that now houses
King’s Kraft Butchers in the back.
Georgia Blue’s restaurant will be
in the building north of the bakery,
with an open-air courtyard be-
tween the two.
The southern-style restaurant
offers plates ranging from rib-eyes,
shrimp and grits, rice and beans,
Salmon and fried green tomatoes.
Georgia Blue, a family-owned
enterprise, opened in 2010 in
central Mississippi and now has
locations in Madison, Flowood,
Brandon and Brookhaven.
Elsewhere in Starkville, Mid-
town Outfitters reopened in its new
store Tuesday. The apparel store
moved from its Russell Street lo-
Courtesy photo
cation to 327 Hwy. 12 W. Midtown
Mississippi State University Police Department is searching for three Outfitters offers Mississippi State
apparel and customizable shirts,
See Business, 3A

Weather Five Questions Calendar Local Folks Public

1 How much of the U.S. population had Friday and Saturday meetings
911 emergency service in 1987 — 50, Feb. 18: Colum-
■ “Let It Shine: A Visit with Fannie Lou Hamer”:
80 or 95 percent? bus Municipal
Sharon Miles’ one-woman show on civil rights figure
2 What gives red velvet cake its color? School District
3 What South American leader has Fanny Lou Hamer comes to Starkville Community The-
atre’s Playhouse on Main, 108 E. Main St., Starkville, special call
hosted his own weekly talk show called
“Aló Presidente,” or “Hello President,” at 7:30 p.m. Tickets available on first-come, first-served meeting, 8:30
Gus King since 1999? basis at brownpapertickets.com/event/4070471. Some a.m., Brandon
4 The daughter of what ‘60s singing may be available for purchase at door. Central Services
Fourth grade, Heritage
duo began a female-to-male transition Feb. 19: Colum-

65 Low 54
in 2009?
High 5 Which of these could you do with a Saturday bus City Council
regular meeting,
Mostly cloudy
lodestone — hold nails, hold up an arch ■ Piano recital: Mississippi University for Women
or locate water? Department of Music presents Lorena Surducan in a 5 p.m., Munic-
Full forecast on Answers, 6B senior piano recital at 7:30 p.m. in Poindexter Hall on ipal Complex
page 2A.
campus. Courtroom
Feb. 21:
Inside Tuesday, Feb. 19 Columbus Light
Business 5B Dear Abby 4B ■ “Cinderella”: Mississippi State’s Lyceum Series and Water utility
Classifieds 6B Obituaries 5A presents The Russian National Ballet’s “Cinderella” at 7 Virginia Wages likes to meeting, 12
Comics 4B Opinions 4A p.m. at Lee Hall’s Bettersworth Auditorium on campus. read a lot and is enjoying a p.m., CLW office
139th Year, No. 287 Crossword 6B Get tickets at events.msstate.edu ($30; $12 children). Kurt Vonnegut book. building

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Thursday
Say What?
Did you hear? “Individuals should be allowed to make even bad
decisions ... because that’s what freedom’s about.”
Judge finds Manafort lied to State Sen. Michael Watson on a measure banning
children younger than 18 from using tanning beds

investigators in Russia probe

advancing in the Mississippi Senate. Story, 5A.

Political consultant now faces years

in prison in two criminal cases
HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY
By CHAD DAY made clear that they re-
The Associated Press main deeply interested in
Manafort’s interactions
WASHINGTON — with a man the FBI says
Former Trump campaign has ties to Russian intelli-
chairman Paul Manafort gence. But it’s unclear ex-
intentionally lied to investi- actly what has drawn their
gators and a federal grand
attention and whether it
jury in the special coun-
relates to election interfer-
sel’s Russia probe, a judge
ence because much of the
has ruled.
dispute has played out in
U.S. District Judge Amy
secret court hearings and
Berman Jackson’s deci-
blacked out court filings.
sion was another loss for
In her ruling Wednes-
Manafort, a once-wealthy
political consultant who day, Jackson provided few
rose to lead Donald new details as she found
Trump’s 2016 campaign there was sufficient ev-
and now faces years in idence to say Manafort
prison in two criminal broke the terms of his plea
cases brought in special agreement by lying about
counsel Robert Mueller’s three of five matters that
investigation. prosecutors had singled
The four-page ruling out. The ruling was largely
hurts Manafort’s chance a rejection of Manafort’s
of receiving a reduced attorneys’ argument that
sentence, though Jackson he hadn’t intentionally
said she would decide the misled investigators but
exact impact during his rather forgot some details
sentencing next month. It until his memory was re-
also resolves a dispute that freshed.
had provided new insight The judge found that
into how Mueller views Manafort did mislead the
Manafort’s actions as part FBI, prosecutors and a
of the broader probe of federal grand jury about
Russian election inter- his interactions with Kon-
ference and any possible stantin Kilimnik, the co-de- Courtesy photo/Barbara Bigelow
coordination with Trump fendant who the FBI says Valentines Kevin and Kelly Kalinowski, owners and operators of A Southern Gathering venue in downtown
associates. has ties to Russian intelli- Columbus, stop in the kissing booth during the six-month celebratory ribbon cutting of their business at 409
Prosecutors have gence. Main St. Feb. 9.

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Mississippi advances ban on abortion after fetal heartbeat

‘I see in this country that we protect sea turtle eggs and we protect ald Trump has strengthened
their cause with his appoint-
state has asked a federal ap-
peals court to overturn the rul-
other endangered species of animals with a greater degree ments of conservative Neil Gor-
such and Brett Kavanaugh to
ing.
The House and Senate must
of scrutiny and zealousness than we protect a child in the womb’ the Supreme Court. Abortion agree on a single version to
State Sen. Angela Hill opponents foresee the possi- send to Republican Gov. Phil
bility that the high court might Bryant, who is in his final year
By EMILY WAGSTER PET TUS Mississippi House and Senate protect other endangered spe- either reverse Roe v. Wade, the in office. He said he would sign
The Associated Press passed separate bills Wednes- cies of animals with a greater 1973 ruling establishing a na- it.
day to ban most abortions once degree of scrutiny and zealous- tionwide right to abortion, or “I’ve often said I want Mis-
JACKSON — Mississippi is a fetal heartbeat is detected, ness than we protect a child in uphold specific state laws that sissippi to be the safest place
working toward enacting one about six weeks into pregnan- the womb,” Republican Sen. would undermine Roe. for an unborn child in Ameri-
of the strictest abortion laws in cy. Efforts to pass similar bills Angela Hill, a sponsor of the Mississippi enacted a law ca,” Bryant said Wednesday on
the nation, in a race with other are underway in Florida, Ken- Mississippi bill, said as she last year to ban abortion after Twitter.
states to push a legal challenge tucky, Ohio, South Carolina fought back tears during a de- 15 weeks. The only abortion This is an election year in
to the more conservative U.S. and Tennessee. bate. clinic in the state filed a lawsuit Mississippi, with all legislative
Supreme Court. “I see in this country that we Anti-abortion legislators and and a federal judge declared seats and statewide offices on
The Republican-controlled protect sea turtle eggs and we activists believe President Don- the law unconstitutional. The the ballot.

Partnership School
Continued from Page 1A
completion in November
2018.
District 43 Rep. Rob
Roberson (R-Starkville),
in whose constituency
MSU sits, said budget
issues may also be delay-
ing construction. He con-
firmed he is attempting to
obtain extra funds for the
project in legislative ap-
propriations this session,
but the school district
has still not indicated to
him exactly how much it
needs.
He hopes to, at min-
imum, procure an addi-
tional $5 million for the
project this year.
“I would love to (get
that), but in all honesty,
I have to dig in and find
out exactly how much
the budget overruns are,”
Roberson said. “But it’s
a possibility. I don’t want
to say it’s 100 percent.
There’s other people ask-
ing for different things.”
When reached by The
Dispatch, Peasant denied
there was validity to Rob-
erson’s concerns about
funding.
“As I stated (Tuesday),
the project is behind
schedule due to weather,”
he said in a text to a Dis-
patch reporter Wednes-
day night.
The planned
123,0 0 0 -square -foot
building is funded by a lo-
cal $16 million bond to be
repaid by local property
tax millage, a $10 million
allocation from the Mis-
sissippi Legislature and
cash and land donations
by MSU. A portion of the
local bond will also fund
other district-wide capital
improvements.
Once the Partnership
School is complete, the
campus will also host
space for MSU’s College
of Education, where MSU
students can observe
classroom teaching and
university faculty can be
a resource for SOCSD
teachers and administra-
tors.
Late fee negotiations
Construction first ran
into trouble in August
2017 when weather con-
cerns, primarily Hurri-
cane Harvey, drove up
the cost of construction
materials, causing an
overall increase of about
$2 million and resulting
in the district revising its
completion timeline from
November 2018 to March
of this year.
The original projected
cost was $27.5 million.
When SOCSD board ac-
cepted a bid from Colum-
bus-based West Brothers
Construction in Decem-
ber 2017, the full price be-
came $29,908,401.
Due to constant delays,
Cademy Construction,
the contractor who per-
formed the dirt-work for
the school, has incurred
fines from the district.
Peasant said he was not
sure how much money
would be owed to the dis-
trict. He also would not
comment if SOCSD owed
West Brothers Construc-
tion for the project delay.
The legal situation is cur-
rently being handled out
of court.
“That’s still in the
hands of the attorney,”
Peasant said. “That’s
something that’s ongoing
and I don’t have any com-
ment at this time.”
School board attorney
John Hill said SOCSD
is not an active partici-
pant in the legal negotia-
tions. Those are instead
being handled by attor-
neys from West Brothers
Construction, Cademy
Construction and the ar-
chitect Flowood-based
JH&H, which handled
the original designs, he
said.
“We are kept up to date
on discussions, but we
are not engaged in the ac-
tivity,” Hill said. “We are
hopeful the three of them
can work through this.”
Schools in limbo
Once the Partner-
ship School is open, the
district plans to convert
Armstong Middle School
(which now houses
grades 6-8) to a campus
for grades 8-9.
Freshmen now attend
Starkville High School.
Current AMS Princi-
pal Julie Kennedy will
lead the Partnership
School, while Ra’mon
Forbes, now an AMS as-
sistant principal, will lead
the new AMS.
Peasant confirmed
both those administra-
tors will remain in their
current roles until the
new school opens. How-
ever, he did not make
clear, when asked, if
SOCSD would open the
Partnership School in Au-
gust 2020 or if the district
would try to transition
students in January — in
the middle of the 2019-20
school year.
The superintendent
did say construction, al-
though off-pace, is push-
ing forward and the build-
ing’s framework is nearly
finished.
“We’re still excited
about it and we are con-
tinuing to prepare the fac-
ulty and staff for the tran-
sition into that building,”
he said. “We are working
every day to prepare for
the new school.”

Business
Continued from Page 1A
shoes, coolers, hats and
more. Check out the new
store Monday through
Saturday from 10 a.m.-7
p.m. and Saturdays from
11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Columbus has a new
restaurant that also looks
to add to the city’s night-
life scene.
JB’s House of Blues
manager Michael Ellis
said the restaurant at 120
22nd St. S. opened for
business on Monday. By
day, JB’s House of Blues
offers a variety of salads,
baked potatoes, chicken
tenders and more. The
restaurant is open every
day from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
After the restaurant
portion closes, JB’s opens
up for entertainment,
hosting concerts and
live DJs from 8 p.m.-1
a.m. Thursday through
Sunday.
Elsewhere in Colum-
bus, the Chamber of
Commerce and West
Point-based information
technology company VM
Squared are co-hosting
a business seminar on
Tuesday at Lion Hills
Center focused on offer-
ing cyber security tips.
The event will run from
11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. If inter-
ested, you must register
at the Chamber’s website
for the $15 tickets.
Over in West Point,
the newly remodeled
Wendy’s at 312 Hwy. 45
Alternate N., reopened
Tuesday after extensive
renovations.
Got business tips?
Email them to mpollitz@
cdispatch.com.

Building permits
City of Columbus
Feb. 4-7, 2019
■ MRH Medical Group; 2200
5th St. N.; Sign permit; Mid-
South Signs
■ SBI Waverly Enterprises,
LLC; Leigh Drive; Utility permit;
C-Spire
■ Johnny Richey; 2305 Bell
Ave.; Demolition permit; Same
■ James & Sondra Dowdle;
3409 Military Road; Remodel-
ing permit; Chris Chain
■ Bank of Vernon; 3561 Bluec-
utt Road; New construction;
Gary Weathers
■ George Elsberry; 1605 Sem-
inole Road; Electrical permit;
Rufus Mason
■ Rod Taylor; 1113 1st St. N.;
Electrical permit; Buddy Easley
■ Lee Sanders; 1020 Island
Road; Electrical permit; Buddy
Easley
■ James & Sondra Dowdle;
3409 Military Road; Electrical
permit; Rufus Mason
■ Jeffrey Carter; 709 Sylvan
Road; Electrical permit; Jimmy
Chism
■ Robert & Henrine King; 815
17th St. N.; Electrical permit;
Vertis Lee
■ Kentaurus Brewer; 1806
Hwy. 69 S.; Electrical permit;
Buddy Easley
■ BMH-GT; 525 Willowbrook
Road; Electrical permit; Todd
Elmore
■ Jeremy Reeves; 503 18th
Ave. N.; Mechanical permit;
Excel Mechanical
■ Rip Fowler 1703 Short 3rd
Ave. N.; Plumbing permit;
Kenny Pollard
■ Glenn Bontrager; 2501
5th Ave. N.; Plumbing permit;
Kenny Pollard
■ David Gatewood; 709 16th
Ave. S.; Plumbing permit; ■ Derrick & Becky Andrews; Ave. N.; Remodel offices; Dar-
Kenny Pollard Westbrook Road; Set up mo- win Holliman Construction
■ Habitat for Humanity; 1508 bile home; Owner ■ Angela Laster; 6780 Hwy.
12th Ave. N.; Plumbing permit; ■ Derrick & Becky Andrews; 45 N.; Remodel commercial
Kenny Pollard Westbrook Road; Move mobile building; MRC Builders
■ Lex Jackson; 2013 Hwy. 45 home; Alan’s Mobile Home ■ Dr. Joe Berry Kelly; 324 Sag-
N., Ste. 1; Plumbing permit; ■ Empire Truck Sales; 4679 amore Cir.; Construct carport;
Kenny Pollard S. Frontage Road; Construct 5 Reid & Company, Inc.
■ Bush Le; 211 Hospital Dr.; signs; Munn Enterprises, Inc. ■ Martha Ellis; Sunken Road;
Plumbing permit; Kenny Pollard ■ Katherine Regimbal; 208 Construct s/f residence; Owner
■ Columbus Colony LTD; 301 Stone Ridge Walk; Construct ■ Lash; Wakefield Drive;
Bishop Cir., Apt. 25; Plumbing pool; Owner Construct s/f residence; Clardy
permit; Dale Brewer ■ Lowndes County; 505 2nd Home Development
■ Bank First Financial Ser-
vices; 900 Main St.; Plumbing
permit; Dale Brewer
■ Martha Stevenson; 517 15th
St. N.; Plumbing permit; Leon
Tabor
■ Glenn Bontrager; 424 23rd
ST. N.; Plumbing permit; Titus
Bowen
■ James Brooks; 916 9th St.
S.; Plumbing permit; Harold
Pounders
■ Rufus Harris; 2121 7th Ave.
N.; Plumbing permit; Kenny
Pollard
■ Ben Shelton; 911A Water-
works Road; Plumbing permit;
Harold Pounders
■ Richland Realty; 205A
Tuscaloosa Road; Plumbing
permit; John Caddis
■ Carroll S. Rippy; 471 Wilkins
Wise Road; Plumbing permit;
Leon Tabor
■ Eddie Claiborne; 1611B
Gardner Blvd.; Plumbing per-
mit; David Truesdale
■ David Cunningham; 807
Cypress St. Plumbing permit;
Leon Tabor
Lowndes County
Feb. 13, 2019
■ Peggy Jones; 178 Stanley
Road; Construct storage/shop;
Owner
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From the left and Right

Time for democratic Are the democrats bent

pushback on radicals
Outsize attention has been
paid to outlier Democrats
making outrageous remarks.
They are a small handful of
House Democrats, though
you’d never know it, given all
their headlines.
The dominant names —
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of
New York, Pramila Jayapal of
Washington and Ilhan Omar
of Minnesota — are newly
elected “women of color.”
Fine, but they also ran in Froma Harrop
districts wildly favorable to
Democrats, districts that in 2018 would
have chosen whatever Democrat was on
the ballot.
Today few would care much about
what they think had other kinds of Dem-
ocrats not delivered their party a House
majority. These were the real Democrat-
ic heroes of the 2018 midterms.
In Georgia, Democrat Lucy McBath
took the congressional seat once occu-
pied by Newt Gingrich. This is where the happily with actress Susan Sarandon
great Democratic hope Jon Ossoff lost
to Republican Karen Handel in a 2017
special election. It’s a district that leaned Clinton — has turned a good number of
Republican by 8 points, according to The stomachs.
Cook Political Report.
Also a “woman of color,” McBath won
running on gun control plus the economy fended her for saying she was sorry and
and education. A former flight attendant
for Delta, she lost a son to gun violence
at the hands of a white man at a gas
station. Her genius shone in presenting
the concept of social justice to suburban
voters. “This isn’t kids protesting in the
street with signs,” one male supporter,
an African-American lawyer, said. “This
is a middle-aged black woman talking
about her lived experience.”
Democrats gained 40 seats in the
House, in part because Ben McAdams
in Utah, Kendra Horn in Oklahoma and
Joe Cunningham in South Carolina took
districts that favored the Republican
Party by double digits. In fact, 30 of their believe as they do. But if they persist in
newly elected were in Republican-leaning threatening mainstream Democrats who
districts.
In routinely pushing highly contro-
versial policies, Jayapal doesn’t seem to
understand why more Democrats don’t
heel to her commands. She was never too pushback has come.
keen on immigration enforcement, but
she jumped overboard with a call to pay
reparations to families separated at the
border. The separation policy is indeed
brutish. Immigrants, includ-
ing those without papers, de-
serve humane treatment. But
sending checks to people who
entered illegally? Her district
may tilt plus-33 Democratic,
but, you know, most Demo-
crats want secure borders.
The lefties threatening
incumbent Democrats not
on their program should
know this: They, too, can be
primaried. They should also
know that many Democrats,
including very liberal ones,
are growing tired of radical attacks on
other Democrats. (Many remain bitter
over Bernie Sanders’ savage trashing of
Hillary Clinton long after she was the ob-
vious Democratic presidential nominee.)
Ocasio-Cortez has far more charm
than Jayapal and Omar, but her district,
encompassing parts of Queens and the
Bronx, is not so worshipful of her as
many in the media think. Her posing
— who backed spoiler Jill Stein in 2016
and said she was glad Trump defeated
When Omar apologized for using
anti-Semitic tropes, Ocasio-Cortez de-
for having other approved views. That
might have passed had she not, shortly
before, exchanged love tweets with Brit-
ish Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, much
criticized for tolerating — and perhaps
sharing — anti-Semitic sentiments with-
in his party.
But how powerful is AOC’s influence
really? Do note that in the 2018 Demo-
cratic primary for New York governor,
Ocasio-Cortez backed actress Cynthia
Nixon over the incumbent, Andrew Cuo-
mo. Nixon lost by 30 points in AOC’s own
progressive district.
Radical Democrats have a right to
thrive outside cozy left-wing bubbles,
they will learn that patience within the
party is finite. Never mind Fox News.
The time for Democrats to do their own
Froma Harrop, a syndicated columnist,
writes for the Providence (Rhode Island)
Journal. Her e-mail address is fharrop@
gmail.com.
on suicide?
After reading an es-
pecially radical platform
agreed upon by the British
Labor Party, one Tory wag
described it as “the longest
suicide note in history.”
The phrase comes to
mind on reading of the res-
olution calling for a Green
New Deal, advanced by
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez,
and endorsed by at least five
of the major Democratic Patrick Buchanan
candidates for president.
The Green New Deal
is designed to recall the halcyon days
of the 1930s, when, so the story goes,
FDR came to Washington to enact the
historic reforms that rescued America
from the Great Depression.
Only that story is more than a small
myth.
The unemployment rate when FDR
took the oath in 1933 was 25 percent.
It never fell below 14 percent through
the 1930s. In June 1938, despite huge
Democratic majorities in Congress,
FDR was presiding over a nation where victims of oppression.
unemployment was back up to 19
percent.
World War II and the conscription
of 16 million young men gave us “full
employment.” And the war’s end and
demobilization saw the return of real
prosperity in 1946, after FDR was
dead.
Yet this Green New Deal is nothing
if not ambitious.
To cope with climate change, the
GND calls for a 10-year plan to meet
“100 percent of the power demand
of the United States through clean,
renewable, and zero-emission energy
sources.”
This appears to require a phase-out
by 2030 of all carbon-emitting power
plants fueled by coal and oil and their
replacement by power plants fueled by
wind and solar.
Will natural gas be permitted? Will
nuclear power? There are 60 com-
mercially operating nuclear power
plants with 98 nuclear reactors in 30
states. Will they be shut down? Will
the Greens agree to dam up more U.S.
rivers to produce renewable hydroelec- party candidate usually has an advan-
tric power?
Air travel consumes huge quantities can choose the terrain on which to
of carbon-producing jet fuel. What will
replace it? Perhaps progressive Dem-
ocratic candidates will set an example
by not flying, and then by voting to end fixed and stationary target as exposed
production of private aircraft and to
ground all corporate jets. Let the elites
sail to Davos.
The GND calls for an overhaul of
the “transportation systems in the
United States to eliminate pollution
and greenhouse gas emissions from
the transport sector ... through ...
clean, affordable and accessible public
transportation; and high-speed rail.”
Gas-powered cars are out. How long thing reads like a Democratic Party
will that train trip from DC to LA take?
And if China continues its relentless
rise in carbon emissions until 2030, as
permitted by the Paris climate accord,
while the U.S. spends itself into bank-
ruptcy going green, where would that
leave America and China at
mid-century?
“By the end of the Green
New Deal resolution (and
accompanying fact sheet)
I was laughing so hard
I nearly cried,” tweeted
the Wall Street Journal’s
Kimberley Strassel: “If a
bunch of GOPers plotted
to forge a fake Democratic
bill showing how bonkers
the party is, they could not
have done a better job. It is
beautiful.”
The Green New Deal, say its au-
thors, has as a goal “stopping current,
preventing future, and repairing his-
toric oppression of indigenous peoples,
communities of color, migrant commu-
nities, deindustrialized communities,
depopulated rural communities, the
poor, low-income workers, the elderly,
the unhoused, peoples with disabilities,
and youth.”
Fifty years after the Great Society,
apparently half the country consists of
Who are their oppressors? Guess.
Among the endorsers of this Green
New Deal is Sen. Cory Booker, who
compares the battle to stop climate
change to fighting the Nazis in World
War II. Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand, Kama-
la Harris and Elizabeth Warren have all
endorsed it. Sen. Bernie Sanders, who
calls climate change “an existential
threat,” was an original co-sponsor.
Nancy Pelosi has more sense. Inter-
viewed last week, the speaker batted
the Green New Deal aside: “It will be
one of several or maybe many sugges-
tions that we receive. The green dream,
or whatever they call it, nobody knows
what it is, but they’re for it, right?”
With her own agenda and priorities,
Pelosi does not want to be dragged
into having to defend a document that
reads like it was written by the college
socialists club.
The question, though, is why Dem-
ocrats, who, if nominated, are likely to
face Donald Trump in 2020, are signing
on to so radical a scheme.
In a presidential election, the “out”
tage. No record to defend. He or she
attack the incumbent, who has a four-
year record.
Rarely does an out party present a
as this, as out-of the-mainstream as
this, as vulnerable as this.
The only explanation for the en-
dorsement of the Green New Deal by
candidates with a prospect of winning
the Democratic nomination is that they
are so fearful of Ocasio-Cortez and the
left for whom she speaks that they must
endorse her plan.
That British Tory got it right. This
suicide pact.
Patrick J. Buchanan, a nationally
syndicated columnist, was a senior advi-
sor to presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald
Ford and Ronald Reagan. His website is
http://buchanan.org/blog.

Mississippi Voices

Film incentives are a losing proposition for taxpayers

The prospect of
a movie star eating
at a local restaurant
or a movie being
filmed in your home
town is appealing to
most people. Yet it
shouldn’t be funded
by taxpayers.
Mississippi is
one of the numerous
states that offer
taxpayer funded film Brett Kittredge
incentives to Holly-
wood producers in
an attempt to have movies shot
in the Magnolia State.
There are two programs on
the book. One is the Mississip-
pi Investment Rebate, which
offers a 25 percent rebate on
purchases from state vendors
and companies. The other is the would fire our financial advisor.
Resident Payroll Rebate, which
offers a 30 percent cash rebate
on payroll paid to resident cast
and crew members.
A third rebate, a 25 percent
rebate on payroll paid to cast
and crew members who are not
Mississippi residents, expired
two years ago. But
lawmakers seem
very interested in
reviving it this year.
So, who could
be against this? For
one, taxpayers ought
to be. Film incen-
tives are a losing
proposition. And
that is according to
the state’s own data.
A 2015 PEER Re-
port shows taxpay-
ers receive just 49
cents for every dollar invested
in the program. That means that
for every dollar the state gives
to production companies, we see
just 49 cents in return. If you or
I were receiving that return on
our personal investments, we
Of course, no one spends his or
her own money as carefully as
the person to whom that money
belongs.
An ironic, or perhaps sad,
side note is that we are actually
“doing better” than other states
when it comes to film incentives.
This includes our neighbors in
Louisiana, who recover only 14
cents on the dollar. They also
have one of the most generous
programs in the country; it
was unlimited until lawmakers
capped it a couple years ago.
Other reports show the Pelican
State recovering 23 cents on
the dollar, but either way it’s a
terrible investment.
Beyond Mississippi and
Louisiana, film incentives are a
poor investment throughout the
country. Numerous studies have
been conducted, all providing
sobering statistics for those wor-
ried about spending tax dollars
wisely.
For every dollar spent, Con-
necticut receives just 7 cents in
return, Michigan receives 11
cents, Massachusetts receives
13 cents, New Mexico receives
14 cents, North Carolina re-
ceives 19 cents, Ohio receives 21
cents, and Wisconsin receives
23 cents. We could go on.
Studies from numerous other
states over the past decade show
taxpayers losing wherever film
incentives have been tried. That
is the reason many of those
states have scaled back or elim-
inated their programs. In 2009,
all but six states offered some
type of incentives for movie pro-
ducers. Today, just 31 states still
have programs on the books. So,
while other states are cutting
back, Mississippi lawmakers
appear interested in pressing
forward.
How do these states, which
no longer offer incentives, try to
attract movie producers?
Alaska, for example, repealed
their program in 2015. But they
advertise their lack of state sales
or income tax. Similar story in
Florida, who let their program
expire in 2016. They do not levy
a state income tax. companies receive should be
There are many reasons Mis-
sissippi is attractive for filming.
It is the quintessential Southern
state with historic squares along
with beautiful antebellum man-
sions. There is the vast farm-
land of the Delta, the beaches
of the Coast, and the numerous
forests throughout the state.
Mississippi has the lowest cost-
of-living in the country and it is
a right-to-work state with very
competitive wages. We have
plenty to sell.
One lawmaker recently
called it “criminal” that the mov-
ie Free State of Jones, a movie
about Mississippi, was not
filmed in Mississippi. We lost
out in the race-to-the-bottom
bidding war with Louisiana. We
should consider it criminal that
lawmakers are so willing to part
with our tax dollars in a losing
endeavor.
Rather, our goal should be
for Mississippi to have the most
competitive business climate
in the country. The tax breaks
that a few chosen industries or
made available to all.
When we do that we will
remove the need for taxpayer
funded incentives.
Brett Kittredge is the Director
of Marketing and Communica-
tions for Mississippi Center for
Public Policy, the state’s non-par-
tisan, free-market think tank.
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Mississippi ban on tanning beds School massacre 1 year later:

A time to remember the victims
for those under 18 advances By TERRY SPENCER
The Associated Press

Measure encountered substantial opposition from principles of her party

lawmakers who said the state shouldn’t interfere in
decisions made by parents for their children or that the
bill could hurt small businesses
By JEFF AMY
The Associated Press
JACKSON — Children
younger than 18 would be
banned from using tan-
ning beds in Mississippi
under a measure passed
Wednesday by the state
Senate.
However, sponsors of
Senate Bill 2847, which
is going to the House for
more debate, said they
might consider watering
down the outright ban to
allow some older teens to
use tanning beds.
Right now, children
younger than 14 can use
tanning beds in Missis-
sippi if their parents are
present, while those older
than 14 but younger than
18 can use tanning beds
with written permission
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from their parents.
“Tanning causes can-
cer and we want to protect
our youngest ones,” said
state Sen. Brice Wiggins,
a Pascagoula Republi-
can. He noted the state
had banned smoking and
drinking by juveniles.
Anti-cancer advocates
say ultraviolet rays in tan-
ning beds are particularly
harmful to teenagers be-
cause their skin is still de-
veloping. Jeff Fehlis, the
executive vice president
of the American Cancer
Society, has estimated
that 690 people in Mis-
sissippi will be diagnosed
this year with melanoma.
The District of Columbia
and 17 states, including
Louisiana and Texas,
have already enacted
such a ban, according to
Area obituaries
Cierra Cunningham,
Tavares Mixon, Juwan
Hunter and Ashley Mix-
on; brothers, MacAr-
thur Easley, Rufus
Easley and Wayne Ea-
sley; sisters, Christine
Chandler, Annie Easley,
Vanessa Jones, Carrie
Lewis, Diane Hender-
son and Portia Jackson,
all of Columbus and Su-
sie O’Neal of Charlotte,
North Carolina.
Eva Boyd
STARKVILLE —
Eva Dell Boyd, 93,
died Feb. 7, 2019, in
Starkville.
Services will be at 2
p.m. Saturday at First
John M.B. Church with
the Rev. James A. Boyd
officiating. Burial will
follow at Boyd Ceme-
tery. Visitation will be
from noon-5 p.m. Fri-
day at Century Hairston
Funeral Home. Century
Hairston Funeral Home
is in charge of arrange-
ments.
Mrs. Boyd was
born May 25, 1925, in
Starkville, to the late
Billy Butler and Bessie
Mae Butler.
She is survived by
her daughters, Eva and
Laura, both of Kanka-
kee, Illinois and Dianne
of Starkville; son,
Robert of Starkville;
14 grandchildren;
the National Conference
of State Legislatures.
This is the fourth year
that the American Cancer
Society’s lobbying group,
Cancer Action Network,
has pushed for a ban in
Mississippi.
The measure encoun-
tered substantial opposi-
tion from lawmakers who
said the state shouldn’t in-
terfere in decisions made
by parents for their chil-
dren or that the bill could
hurt small businesses.
“Individuals should
be allowed to make even
bad decisions, if they so
choose, because that’s
what freedom’s about,”
said Sen. Michael Wat-
son, a Hurley Republican.
Republican Sen. Ange-
la Hill of Picayune said
that the bill went against
at the church. Cock-
rell Funeral Home is
in charge of arrange-
ments.
Mrs. Unruh was
born Sept. 27, 1933, in
Kiowa County, Greens-
burg, Kansas, to the
late Archie and Myrtle
Nightingale Schmidt.
In addition to her
parents, she was pre-
ceded in death by one
sister; and one brother.
She is survived by
her husband, Peter Un-
ruh of Macon; children,
Greg Unruh of Leland,
Pam Koehn of West
Point, David Unruh of
Ulysses, Kansas and
Travis Unruh of Macon;
sister, Betty Nightin-
gale of Huron, South
Dakota; 10 grand-
children; and seven
great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be
made to Oakwood Man-
or, 255 Oakwood Dr.,
Brooksville, MS 39739.
Shirley Jones
COLUMBUS —
Shirley Jones, 89, died
Feb. 14, 2019, at Trinity
Healthcare.
Arrangements are
incomplete and will be
announced by Memori-
al Gunter Peel Funeral
Home and Crematory,
Second Avenue North
location.
including parents’ rights
and supporting small
business.
“This is an anti-busi-
ness vote,” Hill said.
Wiggins said a provi-
sion that has been insert-
ed in the bill would force it
to return to the Senate for
more debate. He said he
was open to changes. Re-
publican Sen. Sally Doty
of Brookhaven said she
was supporting the bill,
but wants to allow older
teens the chance to use
tanning beds, saying her
own daughter had gone
behind her back to use a
tanning bed in a home.
“So when you’re in
your junior or senior year
in high school, you can
get that little hit for your
prom dress,” Doty said.
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James Zuniga
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PARKLAND, Fla. — The Marjory Stoneman
Douglas High School massacre a year ago re-
newed the national debate on guns and school
safety, turned some victims’ parents and surviv-
ing students into political activists and at least
temporarily ended the local sheriff’s career.
But Thursday’s anniversary will primarily be
about remembering the 14 students and three
staff members who died in the third high-profile
mass shooting in Florida since 2016. An inter-
faith service will be held at a Parkland park, near
the school, to remember the victims. Students
also will perform service projects and observe
a moment of silence and a non-denominational,
temporary temple will open in neighboring Cor-
al Springs for people to pay their respects. The
structure will eventually be burned in a purifica-
tion ceremony. Security throughout the commu-
nity and at schools will be high.
“We don’t need (the anniversary) to remind us
what happened. We live with it every day,” said
businessman Andrew Pollack, whose 18-year-old
daughter Meadow died in the attack.
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Betty Cummins
Columbus, MS, formerly of Kosciusko, MS
Betty Pauline Gelston Cummins, 97, passed
away on Tuesday, February 12, 2019, at Trinity
Health Care in Columbus, MS.
Visitation will be 10:00-11:00 AM Thursday,
February 14, 2019, at Jordan Funeral Home in
Kosciusko. Funeral services will be at 11:00 AM
in the Jordan Funeral Home Chapel with burial
to follow in the Attala Memory Gardens. Rev.
James Culpepper will officiate.
She was a great mother and grandmother.
Survivors include her daughters, Hazel (Doug)
Hill, Rebecca Burrell, Sara Cummins and Kathy
(Jimmy) Rone; numerous grandchildren, great-
grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren;
and special friend, Poppy.
She was preceded in death by her husband,
Stanley H. Cummins; son, Tim S. Cummins;
granddaughter, Carol Tane Dulemba; great-
granddaughter, Lyndsi Marie Hill; and parents,
George Gelston and Mattie Dee Newsom
Gelston.
Pallbearers will be Danny Burrell, Glenn Hill,
Benjamin Terry, Cecelia Gwen, Susan Tucker,
David White, Lane Jenkins and Danny Prater.
Online condolences can be made at
jordanfuneralhome.com.
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James Zuniga
James Zuniga, 54, passed
away on February 5, 2019, at his
residence in Starkville, MS.
James was born in Rochelle,
IL, to Jose Zuniga and Yolanda
Morgan, on June 10, 1964. He
went to elementary and mid-
dle school in his hometown of
Oregon, IL and later finished
a high school equivalency in

Christopher D. Wriley.
Burial will follow at
the church cemetery.
Visitation will be from
4-7 p.m. Friday and one
hour prior to services
at the church. New Ha-
ven Memorial Funeral
Home is in charge of
arrangements.
Mr. Easley was born
Oct. 20, 1964, in Colum-
bus, to the late Ledger
Easley and Willie Bell
Jones Easley. He was
formerly employed
with Kroger, Anderson
News and Baldor, now
ABB. He was a member
of New Zion Pilgrim
M.B. Church.
In addition to his par-
ents, he was preceded
in death by one daugh-
ter; three brothers and
one sister.
He is survived by
his wife, Etricia Easley;
daughter, Alexis; son,
Andra; adopted chil-
dren, Yolanda O’Briant,
18 great-grand-
children; and six
great-great-grandchil-
dren.
Shirley Latham
ETHELSVILLE, Ala.
— Shirley M. Latham,
75, died Feb. 12, 2019,
at DCH Medical Center
in Tuscaloosa, Ala-
bama.
Arrangements are
incomplete and will be
announced by Carter’s
Funeral Services of
Columbus.
Georgarene Unruh
MACON — Geor-
garene Unruh, 85, died
Feb. 12, 2019, at her
residence.
Services will be at
10:30 a.m. Friday at
Brooksville Mennonite
Church. Burial will
follow at the church
cemetery. Visitation is
from 6-8 p.m. Thursday
Woodie Howell
Phoenix, AZ. James worked as a DOD employ-
ee at Columbus AFB, Columbus, MS. He loved
his job and was taking night classes to advance
Woodrow Onis “Woodie”
his knowledge and update certifications. James
Howell, age 72, of Columbus,
was a friend to everyone he met and known to
MS, passed away February 11,
help friends in need with lodging, food and moral
2019, at his residence.
support. He was always smiling and making ev-
Funeral services will be Fri-
eryone else smile and laugh with him. He lived
day, February 15, 2019, at 11:00
to make others happy and his love was genuine
AM at Memorial Gunter Peel
with a rare youthful purity. He loved motorcy-
Chapel, College St. location.
cles, animals, pan dulce, tamales, Karaoke and
The interment will be at 2:00
his greatest joy was his seven nieces and neph-
PM at Ridge Cemetery in Red
ews. James loved the Lord and all of his family
Bay, AL. Visitation will be from 10:00 AM until
and friends with his whole heart and his love is
the time of the service.
without boundaries.
Mr. Howell was born May 22, 1946, in Red Bay,
James is survived by his four siblings, Joe
AL, to the late Onis W. and Arvie Ree Franks
(Mary) Zuniga, Minerva (Robert) Brewer, Mari-
Howell. He worked as an iron worker for many
na (Dan) Wirsing and Javier (Lori) Zuniga; his
years and was a member of the Local #92 Iron
father, Jose Zuniga; mother, Yolanda Morgan;
Workers Union of Birmingham, AL, for over 40
and four nieces; two nephews; and many, many
years.
cousins and other family members.
Survivors include his daughters, Gerrie Lynn
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Feb-
Poitra and her husband, Phillip of Odenville, AL
ruary 16, 2019, from 10 AM – 12 PM, at Memori-
and Nona R. Duffie and her husband, Mickey of
al Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory, 903
Saltillo, MS; son, Spencer D. Howell of Colum-
College Street, Columbus, MS, 39701.
bus, MS; former wife and lifetime friend, Mary K.
In lieu of flowers, consider making a memorial
“Jean” Howell of Odenville, AL; grandchildren,
donation in honor of James to the American Di-
Chase W. McCollum, Zachary S. McCollum,
abetes Association, Juvenile Diabetes Research
Joshua Duffie and his wife, Loni and Caleb Duff-
Foundation or another organization of prefer-
ie and his wife, Natalie; and great-grandchildren,
ence.
Elijah Duffie, Levitt Duffie and Silas Duffie.
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you
Pallbearers will be family and friends.
said, people will forget what you did, but people
Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s
will never forget how you made them feel.”
Research Hospital, 50 St. Jude Place, Memphis,
~Maya Angelou
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Starkville to hold public hearings

for hunting ordinance change
Looking to amend city
code to match state
code on hunting in
annexed areas
By Alex Holloway
aholloway@cdipsatch.com
The city of
Starkville will con-
sider changing its
ordinance on the dis-
charge of firearms
within city limits to
match a state statute
allowing firearm use
Perkins
on certain properties
in annexed territory.
At last week’s
meeting, aldermen
voted 6-1, with Ward
6’s Roy A. Perkins
opposed, to call for
two public hearings,
at the Feb. 19 and Miller
March 5 board meet-
ings
The board had considered
amending the ordinance to allow
hunting on properties of a certain
size, after Ward 5 Alderman Pat-
rick Miller said a constituent ap-
proached him to ask if they could
continue to use some of their land,
near the Highway 82 bypass, for
hunting. The land is in the area
the city is considering for annex-
ation, and consultant Mike Slaugh-
ter told aldermen other cities have
made similar allowances.
Miller told The Dispatch the
landowner who prompted the dis-
cussion was the most recent to
mention the concern to him but
it’s a concern he’s heard repeat-
edly from citizens throughout
the board’s annexation consider-
ations.
“It ties back into annexation in
terms of people being concerned
about buying land or owning land
that’s either in the county now
or the city now who bought that
land with the purpose of wanting
to take part in recreational activi-
ties,” Miller said. “This would al-
low them to do so.”
State statute
At last week’s board meeting,
City Attorney Chris Latimer said
Mississippi Code section 45-9-53
lays out guidelines for hunting on
annexed territory.
The statute says a city or county
“may not apply a regulation relat-
ing to the discharge
of firearms or other
weapons in the ex-
traterritorial jurisdic-
tion of the county or
municipality or in an
area annexed by the
county or municipali-
ty after Sept. 1, 1981.”
It lays out restric- Latimer
tions for what types
of weapons can be used on what
types of land. A shotgun, air rifle,
air pistol, BB gun or bow and arrow
can be used on a piece of land that is
at least 10 acres and more than 150
feet away from a residence or occu-
pied building located on another
property. A center fire or rim rifle
or pistol, or a muzzle-loading rifle
or pistol of any caliber can be used
on a piece of land that is at least 50
acres and more than 300 feet from
a residence or occupied building lo-
cated on another property.
The statute also says the weap-
ons can only be used in a “manner
not reasonably expected to cause a
projectile to cross the boundary of
the tract.”
Latimer told The Dispatch on
Wednesday the proposed change
to the ordinance will keep the city’s
ban on discharging firearms, in
section 82-6, in place and will add
a comma and language that says ex-
cept in areas as permitted by Mis-
sissippi Code section 45-9-53.
He also said it’s the city’s under-
standing of the law that it would
already allow the use of firearms
in areas that match the provided
descriptions that were brought in
during the 1998 annexation.
Mayor Lynn Spruill said the city
will hold two public hearings, as
it always does, for the ordinance
change. She said the change is less
intensive than the city originally ex-
pected it to be.
“In this case, it’s nothing sub-
stantive other than that we are
comporting with
state law, and as part
of that, you don’t
want your ordinanc-
es fighting or being
incorrect,” she said.
“Any time we run
across something
Spruill
where we are not in
compliance with state
law and state law has trumped us,
we want to make sure we put that
out there so we’re in alignment with
state law.”
‘I don’t think that’s good
government’
Perkins told The Dispatch he
doesn’t think the city should move
ahead with the ordinance change.
He said the change, which he called
“very radical,” is only being consid-
ered to make annexation more ap-
pealing.
“I do not see any reason or need
to amend our ordinance because
state law will preempt it anyway,”
said Perkins, who has opposed
annexation since the city began
considering it in 2017. “The city,
in my opinion, by amending this
ordinance or proposing to amend
it is basically letting this citizen or
any other who are similarly situated
know that we’re taking this step for-
ward and hopefully this will remove
any objection you have on the issue
of annexation. That is the bottom
line. I don’t think that’s good gov-
ernment.”
However, Miller said he feels its
natural to consider the concerns of
those the city is looking to bring
within its limits.
“Part of this is a product of where
we live,” Miller said. “We live in a
rural area where people take part
in those activities, so of course it’s
an issue of concern for those peo-
ple being annexed and for people
who are within the city and want to
take part in those activities within
the parameters that are appropriate
with state law and are safe.
“That just kind of comes with
the territory,” he later added. “As
the city grows you’ll continue to see
other items that will come up. Con-
flict is what impacts policy, so you’ll
see that every time.”

Courtesy photo
Mississippi State Univer-
sity Police Department
is searching for three
persons of interest who
were seen in an athletic
building early Wednesday
morning.

Burglary
Continued from Page 1A
were seen
just after
midnight on
Wednesday
in the build-
ing. Rice
declined
to identify
which build- Rice
ing they
were seen in, specifically,
but noted it was an athletic
building. He said the de-
partment has a burglary
report in conjunction with
the footage, but declined
to offer further details.
Rice said MSUPD has
received some names of
possible suspects and will
work to make contact with
them. He said some peo-
ple have suggested that
one of the suspects may
be a football player — Mis-
sissippi State played in the
Outback Bowl in January
— but the department
does not currently believe
that to be the case and the
bag may have been stolen.
Anyone with informa-
tion on the case can con-
tact MSUPD at 662-325-
2121 or Golden Triangle
Crimestoppers at 800-530-
cdispatch.com
7151.
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Patriots pick up
pace in AAA victory
By Adam Minichino
aminichino@cdispatch.com
Russ Whiteside want-
ed the Heritage Academy
boys basketball team to
push the tempo Wednes-
Chris McDill/Special to The Dispatch day night.
Heritage Academy guard Sydney Adair races up the court That’s why Whiteside
Wednesday night against North Delta Academy in their
game in the Mississippi Association of Independent continued to exhort the
Schools (MAIS) Class AAA North State tournament. Patriots to press the ac-
Adair had 17 points in a 61-57 loss. tion in the first quarter
even though not many
things were going right —
or going in the basket.
But neither Whiteside
nor Jared Long let up.
After going to its “big”
lineup of Eli Acker, Cam-
eron Bell, and Long, Chris McDill/Special to The Dispatch
Heritage Academy’s Jared Long goes up for a shot
Heritage Academy final-
between three Lee Academy defenders Wednesday night
ly found its legs in the in their game in the Mississippi Association of
second quarter. Long led Independent Schools (MAIS) Class AAA North State
See BASKETBALL, 2B tournament. Long had 16 points in an 81-33 victory.

COLLEGE BASEBALL COLLEGE SOFTBALL

The W opens year

with no-hitters
Scoggin, Steward throw five-inning
gems as Owls start journey with sweep
By Slim Smith
ssmith@cdispatch.com

At sunrise Tuesday, it was 32 degrees or, as

Mississippi University for Women softball coach
John Newman calls it, “softball weather.”
“I came here from South Dakota,” said New-
man, the Owls’ first-year coach. “It was 66-below
there a couple of weeks ago. Believe me, this is
not a problem.”
Neither were the Rust College Bearcats, as it
turned out.
The W swept its season-opening doublehead-
er at home against Rust (0-4), winning 15-0 in
five innings in the opener before finishing it off
Jim Lytle/Special to The Dispatch with another 15-0 victory.
TOP: A look at the new meeting room for the Mississippi State baseball team at the renovated Dudy Noble Field. In Game 1, The W scored two runs in the
BELOW: Some of the program’s notable achievements are highlighted in the locker room area.
first inning, which was all of the support start-

msu greats to be honored SATURDAY

ing pitcher Madison Scoggin needed. Scoggin
See The W, 4B

From Special Reports 1,000 victories, he guid-

STARKVILLE — The
Mississippi State baseball
program will unveil the
inaugural class of the Ron
Polk Ring of Honor on
Saturday in the Adkerson
Plaza, located at the right
field entrance to Dudy No-
ble Field. The ceremony
will begin at 11:30 a.m.
A listing of events for
opening weekend can be
found at hailstate.com/
openingweekend.
The class includes Jeff
Brantley, Will Clark, the
late David “Boo” Ferriss,
the late C.R. “Dudy” Noble,
and Rafael Palmeiro. The
Ferriss and Noble families,
along with Brantley, Clark,
Palmeiro, and Polk will be
in attendance.
The Ring of Honor is
named after Polk, who
served as MSU coach from
1976-97 and from 2002-08.
Referred to as the “Godfa-
ther of Southeastern Con-
ference baseball,” Polk
served 31 years as a head
coach in the conference,
adding a stint at Georgia
(2000-01). The architect
of five SEC championship
teams and five SEC tour-
nament squads, Polk was
a four-time SEC Coach of
the Year and two-time na-
tional Coach of the Year
honoree.
The first SEC coach
in any sport to reach
ed MSU to six College
World Series appearanc-
es and owned a 1,139-590
record with the Maroon
and White. He had 1,373
career coaching victories,
and made eight trips to
Omaha, Nebraska.
A two-time Team USA
head coach, Polk is a
member of the American
Baseball Coaches Associ-
ation, Mississippi Sports,
and College Baseball
Halls of Fame. During his
tenure as a head coach,
Polk tutored 33 All-Amer-
icans, 71 All-SEC selec-
tions, 187 Major League
Baseball draft picks, in-
cluding 29 who reached
Chris Jenkins/Special to The Dispatch
the big leagues. Mississippi University for Women’s Bailee Watts
Named SEC Legend in reacts Wednesday after scoring the team’s first
2017, Polk also has earned run of the season in Game 1 of a doubleheader
the Lefty Gomez Award against Rust College. The W opened the year
See MSU, 3B with two 15-0 victories.

No. 5 MSU Will Face Missouri COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Moorhead names Bichey strength and conditioning coach
From Special Reports
STARKVILLE — Cory
Bichey, who has spent the last
six years as a strength and condi-
tioning coach in the Southeastern
Conference, including the 2018
season at Mississippi State, has
been elevated to head strength
and conditioning coach, it was an-
nounced Wednesday by MSU foot-
ball coach Joe Moorhead.
“Cory has earned the respect
of our team and been around the
strength and conditioning pro-
fession his entire life,” Moorhead
said. “Our team believes in his
style of training, and they saw
clear results as we were among
the fittest and most physical teams
in the country last season. With
Cory’s SEC experience, he under-
stands that physicality and tough-
Blake Williams/Special to The Dispatch ness are critical to success in this
Mississippi State senior guard Jordan Danberry goes conference week after week. We
in for a layup against Ole Miss earlier in the season. understand that this is a line of
No. 5 MSU will play host to Missouri at 8 p.m. Thursday scrimmage league, and Cory’s
(SEC Network) at Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville. plan will continue to put us at the
forefront of college
football’s fittest
teams.”
Last season,
Bichey served
as the assistant
strength and con-
ditioning coach un- Bichey
der Anthony Piroli,
who reunited with
new Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach
Bruce Arians in January. Bichey
helped train a school-record eight
Bulldogs who recently earned invi-
tations to this year’s NFL Scouting
Combine, including All-Ameri-
cans Johnathan Abram, Elgton
Jenkins and Montez Sweat.
“I’m very thankful to coach
Moorhead for this opportunity.”
Bichey said. “We laid a solid foun-
dation last year with our strength
and conditioning program, and I
take great pride in that he has the
respect and trust in me to lead our
program. We have a great group of
young men who love to train and
compete, and we’re going to keep
building, progressing and getting
them bigger, faster and stronger.”
Prior to joining the MSU staff,
Bichey was on staff at Arkansas
under the mentorship of master
strength coach Ben Herbert from
2013-17, including serving as as-
sociate strength and conditioning
coach from 2015-17.
At Arkansas, Bichey helped
develop nearly 20 Razorbacks
who were selected in the NFL
draft and worked with two first-
team All-Americans and 15 All-
SEC honorees. He aided in the
development of Frank Ragnow,
who was a first-team All-America
center in 2017 and a first-round
pick in the 2018 NFL draft by the
Detroit Lions. He also helped de-
velop Hunter Henry, a consensus
All-American and John Mackey
Award winner in 2015, who was se-
lected in the second round of the
2016 NFL draft by the Los Angeles
Chargers.
2B Thursday, February 14, 2019 The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com

COLLEGE BASKETBALL
TENNESSEE (23-1): Williams 4-8 0-0 8,
Basketball
Wednesday’s Men’s Schofield 9-19 1-1 21, Alexander 5-11 0-0 10,
MIDWEST
Akron 91, Ball St. 61 Continued from Page 1B
Major Scores Turner 4-8 0-0 10, Bone 3-7 4-4 10, Pons 0-0 0-0
0, Fulkerson 2-2 2-2 6, Johnson 1-1 1-1 4, Bowden
Baylor 71, Kansas St. 48
Bowling Green 78, Buffalo 72 the way by scoring 12 of his big lineup could mean for the a turnover in the final 16
EAST
6-13 0-0 16. Totals 34-69 8-8 85.
Army 71, Boston U. 61
Colgate 74, Holy Cross 70 Halftime—Tennessee 49-36. 3-Point
Cent. Michigan 87, W. Michigan 53
Kent St. 67, E. Michigan 54 16 points to help Heritage Patriots moving forward. seconds. Heritage Academy
Hartford 81, Maine 73 Goals—South Carolina 14-23 (T.Campbell 5-5,
Gravett 4-6, Silva 2-3, Lawson 2-5, Haase 1-3,
Miami (Ohio) 70, N. Illinois 45
Oral Roberts 65, N. Dakota St. 54
Academy regain its balance “It is definitely something missed seven free throws in
Iona 57, Siena 52
La Salle 73, Duquesne 72 Bryant 0-1), Tennessee 9-20 (Bowden 4-6,
Schofield 2-4, Turner 2-6, Johnson 1-1, Bone
S. Dakota St. 82, Nebraska-Omaha 38 en route to an 81-33 victory we will probably looking more the fourth quarter.
Lafayette 80, Navy 74 Toledo 76, Ohio 50
Loyola (Md.) 86, American U. 84 0-3). Rebounds—South Carolina 30 (Silva 15), SOUTHWEST in the Mississippi Associa- to considering we are pretty In the semifinals, the
Tennessee 39 (Schofield 10). Assists—South Abilene Christian 76, Nicholls 66
Mass.-Lowell 86, Albany (NY) 54
Saint Louis 73, George Washington 58 Carolina 17 (Lawson 6), Tennessee 22 (Williams Cent. Arkansas 77, Houston Baptist 58 tion of Independent Schools much bigger than everybody Starkville Academy girls will
Seton Hall 90, Georgetown 75
Temple 82, SMU 74
7). Total Fouls—South Carolina 9, Tennessee 10.
A—19,407 (21,678).
Incarnate Word 76, SE Louisiana 69
Oklahoma 78, Kansas 67 (MAIS) Class AAA North else in our district, so we will take on Leake Academy at
UMBC 64, Binghamton 50 Ole Miss 60, Auburn 55 Sam Houston St. 61, Texas A&M-CC 59
TCU 76, Iowa St. 69
State tournament at Heritage definitely use our size to our 4 p.m. Friday. North Delta
Vermont 73, New Hampshire 44
Villanova 85, Providence 67
OLE MISS (17-7): Buffen 0-4 0-1 0, Ole-
jniczak 0-1 0-0 0, Shuler 5-16 3-4 17, T.Davis 3-6
West Virginia 75, Texas Tech 72 Academy in Columbus. advantage,” Long said. “If they Academy will face Winston
FAR WEST
SOUTH
Abilene Christian 64, Nicholls 48 0-2 8, Tyree 6-12 4-4 20, Stevens 1-5 2-2 5, Naylor Boise St. 83, Fresno St. 76 “We started off the game start to pack in the defense Academy at 5:15 p.m. Friday.
Campbell 87, Hampton 84
Florida 66, Vanderbilt 57
2-3 0-0 5, D.Davis 1-2 0-0 3, Rodriguez 1-2 0-0 2.
Totals 19-51 9-13 60.
Denver 82, Purdue Fort Wayne 62
New Mexico 79, San Jose St. 60 rather slow, a lot slower how in the paint, that just opens In the boys action, Leake
Florida Gulf Coast 57, NJIT 55 AUBURN (16-8): McLemore 0-4 0-0 0,
Okeke 8-11 5-6 23, Brown 2-12 3-3 8, Doughty 1-3
San Diego St. 54, Colorado St. 45
UNLV 62, Air Force 47
we usually start off,” said up our shooters on the wing. Academy will face Indianola
Florida St. 88, Wake Forest 66
Gardner-Webb 77, Charleston Southern 74 0-0 3, Harper 1-8 7-7 10, Purifoy 1-4 0-1 2, Spen- Wyoming 53, Utah St. 35 Long, who has a wide wing Coach Whiteside says play Academy at 6:30 p.m. Fri-
George Mason 80, UMass 75, OT
Georgia Southern 75, South Alabama 65
cer 2-3 1-2 5, Wiley 0-1 1-2 1, McCormick 0-0 1-2
1, Dunbar 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 16-49 18-23 55.
The AP Women’s Top 25 span to go with a 6-foot-4, or from the inside out.” day. Heritage Academy (26-
Georgia St. 77, Troy 63 Halftime—Mississippi 30-24. 3-Point Fared 6-5 frame. “Coach Whiteside Whiteside said a bigger 4) will play host to Canton
Jacksonville 93, Stetson 70 Goals—Ole Miss 13-33 (Tyree 4-8, Shuler 4-13, Wednesday
Liberty 74, Lipscomb 66 T.Davis 2-4, D.Davis 1-2, Naylor 1-2, Stevens 1-3, 1. Baylor (22-1) beat Kansas State 69-48. prides us on playing up to our lineup will give him team Academy at 7:45 p.m.
Longwood 62, High Point 59 Buffen 0-1), Auburn 5-20 (Okeke 2-3, Doughty
Memphis 79, East Carolina 69 1-1, Harper 1-5, Brown 1-7, Purifoy 0-1, Dunbar
Next: vs. Oklahoma, Saturday.
2. Louisville (23-1) did not play. Next: vs. No.
tempo, playing fast, and ‘D’ing another option. He said the The top four teams qual-
Miami 65, Clemson 64
Mississippi 60, Auburn 55
0-1, McLemore 0-2). Rebounds—Ole Miss 31
(Stevens 5), Auburn 32 (Okeke 11). Assists—Ole
20 Miami, Sunday. up. We realized they couldn’t Patriots need to play with en- ify for the Class AAA North
3. Oregon (23-1) did not play. Next: vs. No. 9
NC State 73, Syracuse 58
North Florida 80, Kennesaw St. 57
Miss 12 (Shuler 4), Auburn 7 (Doughty, Spencer, Oregon State, Friday. really handle ball pressure, so ergy and as fast as possible tournament, which will be at
Harper 2). Total Fouls—Ole Miss 20, Auburn 16.
SE Louisiana 70, Incarnate Word 64 A—7,337 (9,121).
4. UConn (22-2) did not play. Next: at UCF,
Sunday.
we started to apply more ball to be successful. Leake Academy in Madden.
Tennessee 85, South Carolina 73
UCF 78, South Florida 65 Florida 66, Vanderbilt 57 5. Mississippi State (22-1) did not play. Next: pressure and they started to “I told them at halftime n In other action Wednes-
UNC-Asheville 57, SC-Upstate 53 vs. Missouri, Thursday.
VCU 81, Richmond 60
VANDERBILT (9-15): Brown 2-6 2-2 6, Ryan
3-11 0-0 9, Nesmith 6-13 12-15 26, Shittu 2-5 1-2 6. Notre Dame (23-3) beat Boston College turn the ball over, and our de- that I thought we took a lot of day night, Cooper McCleskey
Virginia Tech 76, Georgia Tech 68
Winthrop 93, Presbyterian 85
5, Lee 2-7 0-0 4, Moyer 0-2 0-0 0, Wetzell 1-2 0-0 97-47. Next: at No. 12 N.C. State, Monday.
7. Maryland (22-2) did not play. Next: vs.
fense led to offense.” good shots but we just didn’t had 17 points to lead the Cale-
2, Evans 1-1 1-2 3, Toye 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 18-51
MIDWEST
Bradley 61, Loyola of Chicago 54
16-21 57. Nebraska, Thursday. Heritage Academy trailed make many,” Whiteside said. donia High School boys bas-
8. Marquette (21-3) did not play. Next: at St.
Indiana St. 87, Valparaiso 82, OT
FLORIDA (13-11): Johnson 4-12 6-6 15,
Hayes 1-2 2-3 4, Nembhard 4-5 0-0 9, Locke 1-10 John’s, Friday. 12-7 after one quarter and “I thought we really played ketball team to a 40-34 victory
Missouri St. 68, Evansville 56
N. Iowa 77, Illinois St. 64 0-0 3, Allen 1-9 4-4 6, Bassett 1-2 1-2 3, Stokes
3-5 2-2 8, Hudson 2-7 6-8 10, Ballard 1-2 0-0 3,
9. Oregon State (20-4) did not play. Next: at
No. 3 Oregon, Friday.
slowly worked its way back three quarters of basketball against Itawamba Agricultural
Nebraska 62, Minnesota 61
Rutgers 59, Northwestern 56 Okauru 1-3 2-3 5. Totals 19-57 23-28 66. 10. Stanford (19-4) did not play. Next: at up to speed. With Acker, who in the second, third, and High in the Mississippi High
UCLA, Friday.
Xavier 64, Creighton 61, OT
SOUTHWEST
Halftime—Vanderbilt 33-31. 3-Point
Goals—Vanderbilt 5-24 (Ryan 3-11, Nesmith 2-6, 11. South Carolina (17-6) did not play. Next: also is 6-5 and Bell, who is fourth. I thought early in School Activities Association
Houston Baptist 75, Cent. Arkansas 71 Moyer 0-1, Lee 0-3, Toye 0-3), Florida 5-22 (John-
son 1-1, Nembhard 1-2, Ballard 1-2, Okauru 1-3,
vs. Georgia, Thursday.
12. N.C. State (22-2) beat No. 16 Syracuse
anywhere from 6-6 to 6-7, in the second quarter we got it (MHSAA) Class 4A, Region 2
Lamar 75, Northwestern St. 70
Sam Houston St. 70, Texas A&M-CC 69 Locke 1-9, Hudson 0-1, Allen 0-4). Rebounds— 77-73. Next: vs. No. 6 Notre Dame, Monday. the game at the same time, sped up a little bit to where tournament at the Davis Event
Vanderbilt 33 (Nesmith 9), Florida 37 (Johnson 13. Gonzaga (22-2) did not play. Next: vs.
Stephen F. Austin 67, McNeese St. 57
Texas Tech 78, Oklahoma St. 50 9). Assists—Vanderbilt 9 (Lee 3), Florida 4 (Nem- San Diego, Thursday. the Patriots still were able we wanted it and played good Center in Fulton.
FAR WEST
Cal St.-Fullerton 85, Long Beach St. 82
bhard, Hudson, Locke, Okauru 1). Total Fouls—
Vanderbilt 24, Florida 22. A—9,007 (10,133).
14. Iowa (19-5) did not play. Next: vs. Illinois,
Thursday.
to turn up the defensive in- the rest of the time.” Romeo Sanders added
Colorado 77, Arizona St. 73
Southeastern 15. Texas (20-5) did not play. Next: vs. tensity. The length of Long n In the girls game, No. nine points and Davonte
Fresno St. 65, Boise St. 63 Kansas State, Sunday.
New Mexico 92, San Jose St. 60
Conference Men 16. Syracuse (18-6) lost to No. 12 N.C. State and Bell helped Heritage 4 seed Heritage Academy Martin had eight for the Con-
Stanford 79, Southern Cal 76
UC Davis 76, CS Northridge 59 Conf. Pct. Overall Pct. 77-73. Next: vs. Wake Forest, Sunday.
17. Kentucky (20-5) did not play. Next: vs.
Academy harass Lee Acade- gave top-seeded North Delta federates (24-6).
Tennessee 11-0 1.000 23-1 .958
UCLA 75, California 67, OT
Utah St. 76, Wyoming 59 LSU 10-1 .909 20-4 .833 Arkansas, Sunday. my, while the combined size Academy all it could handle “Tonight’s game was a
18. Iowa State (18-6) lost to TCU 76-69.
The Associated Press
Kentucky
Ole Miss
9-2 .818 20-4 .833
7-4 .636 17-7 .708 Next: vs. Oklahoma State, Saturday. and girth of the three players before falling 61-57. defensive battle from the
Men’s Top 25 Fared S. Carolina 7-4 .636 12-12 .500 19. Arizona State (16-6) did not play. Next:
vs. Colorado, Friday.
made it difficult to keep them Bailey Harris led Heri- tip,” Caledonia coach Gary
Alabama 6-5 .545 15-9 .625
Wednesday
1. Tennessee (23-1) beat South Carolina Mississippi St. 5-6 .455 17-7 .708 20. Miami (21-5) did not play. Next: at No. 2 off the boards. tage Academy with 19 points, Griffin said. “We got down
Louisville, Sunday.
85-73. Next: at No. 5 Kentucky, Saturday. Auburn
Arkansas
5-6 .455 16-8 .667
5-6 .455 14-10 .583 21. Florida State (20-4) did not play. Next: at As a result, Long found while Sydney Adair added 17. early, but we managed to bat-
2. Duke (22-2) did not play. Next: vs. N.C.
State, Saturday. Florida 5-6 .455 13-11 .542 Clemson, Thursday.
22. Texas A&M (18-5) did not play. Next: vs.
Bell for a layup to cut the defi- Gigi Fields had 12 points and tle our way back in the game
3. Gonzaga (23-2) did not play. Next: at
Loyola Marymount, Thursday.
Missouri
Texas A&M
3-8 .273 12-11 .522
3-8 .273 10-13 .435 LSU, Thursday. cit to 15-14. Long then took a led the team in rebounding. before halftime. After taking
23. Rutgers (17-6) did not play. Next: vs.
4. Virginia (21-2) did not play. Next: vs. Notre
Dame, Saturday.
Georgia 1-10 .091 10-14 .417
Ohio State, Thursday. pass from Moak Griffin to Heritage Academy led by an eight-point lead with four
Vanderbilt 0-11 .000 9-15 .375
5. Kentucky (20-4) did not play. Next: vs. No.
1 Tennessee, Saturday.
24. Michigan State (17-6) did not play. Next:
at Wisconsin, Thursday.
score and give the Patriots five points twice in the sec- minutes remaining, we were
6. Michigan (22-3) did not play. Next: vs. No.
24 Maryland, Saturday.
Wednesday’s Games
Tennessee 85, South Carolina 73 25. South Dakota (22-3) did not play. Next: at the lead for good. Long fol- ond quarter before taking a able to utilize our guards
7. Nevada (23-1) did not play. Next: at Ole Miss 60, Auburn55 Western Illinois, Saturday.
lowed the basket with an of- 33-31 halftime advantage. to control the tempo of the
Wyoming, Saturday.
8. North Carolina (19-5) did not play. Next: at
Florida 66, Vanderbilt 57 SEC Women fensive rebound follow and a The score was tied three game. I’m proud of our play-
Thursday’s Games Conf. Pct. Overall Pct.
Wake Forest, Saturday.
9. Houston (23-1) did not play. Next: at
No games scheduled
Friday’s Games
Miss. State 10-0 1.000 22-1 .956 drive from the top of the key. times in the third quarter ers, and I’m excited for our
S. Carolina 9-1 .900 17-6 .739
UConn, Thursday.
10. Marquette (21-4) did not play. Next: vs.
No games scheduled Texas A&M 7-3 .700 18-5 .783 Reid Huskison added a layup before North Delta used students at Caledonia High.”
Saturday’s Games
Butler, Wednesday.
11. Michigan State (20-5) did not play. Next: Auburn at Vanderbilt, 11 a.m. (ESPNU)
Kentucky 7-4 .636 20-5 .800 off a turnover caused by the a spurt led by Ally Alford, n In other MAIS action, the
Missouri 7-4 .636 18-7 .720
vs. Ohio State.
12. Purdue (17-7) did not play. Next: vs. Penn
Texas A&M at South Carolina, Noon
(SEC Network) Auburn 6-5 .545 18-6 .750 press and Long converted a who scored 10 of her game- Oak Hill Academy girls and
State, Saturday. Florida at Alabama, 1 p.m. (ESPNU) Georgia
LSU
5-5 .500 14-9 .609
5-5 .500 14-8 .636
three-point play as part of a high 29 points in the stanza. boys lost in the Class AA North
13. Villanova (20-5) beat Providence 85-67. Missouri at Ole Miss, 2:30 p.m. (SEC Network)
Next: at St. John’s, Sunday. LSU at Georgia, 5 p.m. (SEC Network) Arkansas 5-6 .454 16-9 .640 20-2 run to close the half. North Delta Academy led 50- State tournament. The girls
14. Kansas (19-6) did not play. Next: vs.
West Virginia, Saturday.
Tennessee at Kentucky, 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Mississippi State at Arkansas, 7:30 p.m.
Tennessee
Alabama
4-6 .400 15-8 .652
3-8 .273 11-13 .458
Whiteside said he hasn’t 39 after three quarters. lost to Greenville Christian 47-
15. Texas Tech (20-5) beat Oklahoma State
78-50. Next: vs. Baylor, Saturday.
(SEC Network) Ole Miss 2-8 .200 8-16 .333 gone to the “big” lineup very Heritage Academy 42, while the boys lost to Man-
Sunday’s Games Florida 2-9 .181 6-18 .250
16. Louisville (17-8) did not play. Next: vs.
Clemson, Saturday. No games scheduled Vanderbilt 1-9 .100 6-17 .261 often this season in part be- chipped away at the deficit chester Academy 55-54.
17. Florida State (19-5) beat Wake Forest Wednesday’s Women’s cause the Patriots haven’t had throughout the final eight n In the Class A North
88-66. Next: at Georgia Tech, Saturday. Wednesday’s Games
18. Kansas State (19-5) did not play. Next: Major College Scores No games scheduled all of their players healthy and minutes. Harris’ 3-pointer State tournament, the He-
vs. No. 23 Iowa State, Saturday. EAST
19. LSU (20-4) did not play. Next: at Georgia, Albany (NY) 56, Mass.-Lowell 53
Today’s Games
Georgia at South Carolina, 6 p.m.
available at the same time for with 28.3 seconds remain- bron Christian boys lost to
Saturday.
20. Wisconsin (17-8) did not play. Next: vs.
American U. 67, Loyola (Md.) 56
Army 64, Lafayette 40 (SEC Network) very long. Bell transferred to ing cut it to 61-57, but the Humphreys Academy 60-44.
Illinois, Monday.
21. Iowa (19-5) did not play. Next: at Rutgers,
Binghamton 58, UMBC 46
Boston U. 61, Colgate 53
Auburn at Tennessee, 6 p.m.
LSU at Texas A&M, 6:30 p.m.
the school at the start of 2019, Lady Patriots missed three The Hebron Christian girls
Saturday.
22. Virginia Tech (19-5) beat Georgia Tech
Bucknell 73, Lehigh 68 Vanderbilt at Ole Miss, 7 p.m. which meant the Patriots had shots on two possessions to lost to Lee Academy (Ark.)
Holy Cross 47, Navy 44 Missouri at Mississippi State, 8 p.m.
76-68. Next: at Pittsburgh, Saturday. Maine 78, Hartford 58 (SEC Network) to juggle their rotation to add cut into the lead after North 39-33.
23. Iowa State (18-6) did not play. Next: at
No. 18 Kansas State, Saturday.
NC State 77, Syracuse 73
Niagara 74, Canisius 52
Friday’s Games another weapon. Delta Academy missed two Follow Adam Minichino
24. Maryland (19-6) did not play. Next: at No. No games scheduled
6 Michigan, Saturday.
Notre Dame 97, Boston College 47
Saint Joseph’s 55, UMass 54 Saturday’s Games Long said he likes what a free throws and committed on Twitter @ctsportseditor
25. Buffalo (21-3) did not play. Next: at Saint Louis 67, Duquesne 63 No games scheduled
Toledo, Friday. Vermont 51, New Hampshire 50 Sunday’s Games
No. 1 Tennessee 85, SOUTH
Belmont 89, Tennessee St. 65
Florida at Georgia, 11 a.m. (ESPNU)
Tennessee at Mississippi State, 1 p.m. (ESPN)
South Carolina 73 Cincinnati 89, Memphis 69 Auburn at Arkansas, 1 p.m. (SEC Network)
SOUTH CAROLINA (12-12): Bryant 2-7 1-2 Fordham 58, Davidson 42
Lamar 94, Northwestern St. 70 Vanderbilt at Missouri, 3 p.m. (SEC Network)
5, Kotsar 2-4 0-0 4, Silva 6-13 3-4 17, Lawson 3-8
1-2 9, T.Campbell 7-12 0-0 19, Haase 1-5 1-2 4, Richmond 57, St. Bonaventure 49 Monday’s Games
Frink 0-3 0-0 0, Gravett 5-11 1-2 15. Totals 26-63 Stephen F. Austin 97, McNeese St. 48 South Carlina at Connecticut, 6 p.m. (ESPN2)
7-12 73. Tulane 61, UCF 59 Kentucky at Alabama, 6 p.m. (SEC Network)

Ole Miss clamps down on Auburn

By The Associated Press points for the Rebels in formance. It allowed 64
the first meeting but was (against Georgia) and 55
AUBURN, Ala. — Ker- limited by foul trouble points in its past two out-
mit Davis and the Ole this time. He had eight ings.
Miss men’s basketball points in 13 minutes. The teams were a com-
team could teach a class Tyree more than made bined 5-of-28 shooting
on how to defend Auburn. up for it after producing in the first nine-and-a-
Breein Tyree scored 20 just five points the first half minutes and Auburn
points and made two free time around. didn’t score until near-
throws with 12 seconds “I just remember I was ly five minutes into the
left to seal Ole Miss’ 60-55 forcing a lot of my shots in game. The Tigers missed
victory against Auburn on the first game,” he said. their first five attempts
Wednesday night. “I was coming off a good before Horace Spencer’s
The Rebels (17-7, 7-4 game against Vanderbilt, short jumper at the 15:07
Southeastern Confer- and I was forcing it and mark.
ence) completed a season trying to score a lot. To- n No. 1 Tennessee
sweep of the onetime No. day I was just letting the 85, South Carolina 73:
7-ranked Tigers (16-8, offense come to me. That At Knoxville, Tennessee,
5-6), who produced their was the difference.” South Carolina couldn’t
two lowest scoring totals Ole Miss forward miss from 3-point range
in the meetings. Blake Hinson missed the and still couldn’t put
This time Ole Miss game with a flu-like ill- up much of a challenge
seemed to erect a brick ness. against No. 1 Tennessee.
wall around the 3-point line Chuma Okeke led an Admiral Schofield had
while managing to slow otherwise cold-shooting 21 points and 10 rebounds
down the pace of the game. Auburn with 23 points and as the top-ranked Volun-
“When you play Au- 11 rebounds. He made teers defeated South Car-
burn here, you have to eight shots on 11 attempts olina 85-73 on Wednesday
play different than you while the rest of the team for their school-record
play at home,” said Da- was 8 of 38. 19th consecutive victory.
vis, the Rebels’ first-year “Chuma Okeke had a South Carolina (12-12, 7-4
coach. “You’ve got to play dominating game,” Pearl SEC) made a season-high
different. I said, ‘Guys, said. “We went to him as 14 3-point baskets and shot
if you’re really trying to much as we possibly could. 60.9 percent from beyond
win the game, you have to “He clearly won his the arc, but still trailed by
take opportunities in the position but we lost every double digits throughout
break but you also have place else on the floor.” the last 28½ minutes.
got to limit possessions.” Auburn’s top two play- “It’s a game at the end
Ole Miss fought off Au- ers struggled. of the day, and they’re
burn’s efforts to catch up Jared Harper had 10 going to make shots
in the final minutes. The points on 1-of-8 shooting and we’re going to make
Rebels held the league’s and committed six turn- shots,” Schofield said.
top 3-point shooting team overs. Bryce Brown made “It’s just we’ve got to elim-
to 5 of 20 from long range just 2 of 12 shots for eight inate as many opportuni-
and 33-percent from the points. ties for them to score as
field. Ole Miss had two we can, and that’s our job.
“We got a bunch of missed free throws, a That’s what defense is,
stops early and then could traveling call and a shot just trying to steal posses-
not score,” Auburn coach clock violation in the final sions away from them and
Bruce Pearl said. 2 minutes, 9 seconds but create more for ourselves,
Devontae Shuler had Auburn couldn’t capital- especially on the offen-
17 points for the Rebels, ize. sive glass.”
who produced an Au- Ole Miss won the first Tennessee (23-1) owns
burn-like 13 3-pointers. meeting 82-67 against the longest active winning
Shuler and Tyree both then-No. 11 Auburn on streak of any active Divi-
made four 3-pointers. It Jan. 9. sion I team and is 11-0 in
was Tyree’s sixth straight The victory marked Southeastern Conference
20-point game. Ole Miss’ third-straight competition for the first
Terence Davis had 27 strong defensive per- time in school history.
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briefly CALENDAR
Mississippi State Prep Basketball
No. 25 softball team will take field at Puerto Vallarta Mississippi High School Activities Association
College Challenge (MHSAA) Region Tournaments
PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico — The No. 25 Mississippi State Class 5A, Region 2
softball team will kick off action in the Puerto Vallarta College At: West Point High School
Challenge against Southern Illinois at 10 a.m. Thursday. Today’s Game
MSU (4-1) will return to the field at 6 p.m. for its first top 25 Boys: West Point vs. Lafayette, 7:30 p.m.
matchup of the season against No. 5 Washington, which was the Class 4A, Region 4
2018 Women’s College World Series runner-up. At: Leake Central High School
At 10 a.m. Friday, MSU will face Sacramento State, a 2018 Today’s Games
Girls: New Hope vs. Leake Central, 7 p.m.
NCAA Regional participant. It will close the tournament on at 12:30
p.m. Saturday against UCF. Boys: New Hope vs. Louisville, 8:30 p.m.
All four games will be streamed live via FloSoftball.com, which Class 1A, Region 6
requires a paid subscription to view. At: West Lowndes High School
n Pichaikool named to Ben Hogan Award Watch List: Today’s Games
At Starkville, Men’s junior golfer Peng Pichaikool was named Girls: Hamilton vs. Nanih Waiya or Noxapater, 3 p.m.
Wednesday to the Ben Hogan Award Watch List, as announced Boys: West Lowndes vs. Nanih Waiya or
jointly by the Hogan Trophy Award Foundation, the Friends of Golf Noxapater, 4:30 p.m.
(FOG), and the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA). Girls: Vardaman vs. West Lowndes, 6 p.m.
Pichaikool is the first MSU golfer to be named to the Ben Ho- Boys: Hamilton vs. Vardaman, 7:30 p.m.
gan Award Watch List. The award is given annually to the nation’s
Mississippi Association of Independent Schools
top men’s golfer from NCAA, NAIA, or NJCAA colleges, and con- (MAIS) North State Tournaments
siders all collegiate and amateur tournaments from June 2018-May
Class A
2019. As well as golf prowess, the Ben Hogan Award Selection
At: Delta Academy, Marks
Committee also takes into account academic achievement.
Today’s Games
The list will be cut to 10 semifinalists on Wednesday, April 17,
Girls: Columbus Christian vs. Delta or West
before a three-man finalist cut May 2.
Memphis, 6:30 p.m.
In the fall, Pichaikool earned three top-10 finishes in as many
Boys: Columbus Christian vs. Delta or Tunica,
events. The junior from Bangkok, Thailand, also has earned rec-
ognition as a member of the Haskins Award Final Fall Watch List, 7:45 p.m.
the Arnold Palmer Cup rankings, and the Sun Bowl All-America Prep Baseball
Golf Classic. Today’s Games
Pichaikool and the MSU men’s golf team will open play Satur- Magnolia Heights at Heritage Academy, 6 p.m.
day at the Gator Invitational.
Starkville Academy at Hartfield Academy, 6 p.m.
n Volleyball team will hold spring, alumni matches during
Super Bulldog Weekend: At Starkville, the volleyball team will
on the air
play host to alumni and fans for a spring match on Saturday, April
13, at Newell-Grissom as part of Super Bulldog Weekend.
Action will begin a 11 a.m. as MSU will face Mississippi Today
University for Women in an spring match. Immediately following the AUTO RACING
exhibition, an alumni match will take place. The event is free and 6 p.m. — NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: The Duel
open to the public. at Daytona, Daytona Beach, Florida, FS1
All alumni interested in participating in the event should BIATHLON
contact volleyball director of operations Cody Drattlo atcdrattlo@ Noon — IBU World Cup: women’s 7.5km sprint,
Salt Lake City, Utah, NBC Sports Network
athletics.msstate.edu.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
5 p.m. — St. Francis at Farleigh Dickinson, CBS
Ole Miss Sports Network
6 p.m. — Houston vs. Connecticut, ESPN
Women’s basketball team will face Vanderbilt 6 p.m. — Illinois vs. Ohio State, ESPN2
OXFORD — The Ole Miss women’s basketball team will play
6 p.m. — Tulsa vs. Tulane, ESPN2
host to Vanderbilt at 7 p.m. Thursday in a Southeastern Confer-
6 p.m. — Georgia at South Carolina, SEC Network
ence game at The Pavilion at Ole Miss. 8 p.m. — Murray State at Austin Peay, ESPN2
The first 350 fans will receive a “I Heart the Rebs” T-shirt.
8 p.m. — Arizona vs. Utah, ESPNU
Ole Miss Rebels enters the game 8-16 and 2-8 in the SEC, 10 p.m. — Gonzaga vs. Loyola Marymount, ESPN2
while Vanderbilt comes in at 6-17 and 1-9. 10 p.m. — Saint Mary’s vs. Santa Clara, ESPNU
n Softball team set for busy stretch: At Los Angeles, the
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
softball team will kick off a stretch of six games in the Golden State
when it takes on Loyola Marymount at 4 p.m. Thursday.
5 p.m. — Minnesota at Purdue, Big Ten Network
7 p.m. — Nebraska at Maryland, Big Ten Network
Ole Miss also will play UC Riverside, Cal Poly, Oregon State, 8 p.m. — Missouri at Mississippi State, SEC
UCLA, and Boise State. Network
Ole Miss is coming off of a 3-1 weekend at the season-open- COLLEGE SOFTBALL
ing Friends of Jaclyn Tournament. It defeated UCF, No. 21 Noon — Texas vs. California, St. Pete/Clearwater
Minnesota, and George Mason. The victory against the Golden Elite Invitational, Clearwater, Florida, ESPNU
Gophers was the earliest versus a ranked opponent for the Rebels
3 p.m. — Kentucky vs. Oklahoma, St. Pete/
since 2009, when Ole Miss took two games in a three-game series Clearwater Elite Invitational, Clearwater, Florida,
at No. 9 Louisiana-Lafayette. ESPNU
n Women’s tennis team sweeps Alcorn State: At Oxford, GOLF
the women’s tennis team earned two 4-0 victories against Alcorn
State on Wednesday.
9 a.m. — PGA Tour Golf: Genesis Open, first
round, Pacific Palisades, California, TGC
The junior trio of Tereza Janatova, Alexa Bortles, and 1 p.m. — PGA Tour Golf: Genesis Open, first
Cameron Kriscunas extended their winning streaks in singles. round, Pacific Palisades, California, TGC
Janatova has won four in a row, while Bortles and Kriscunas have 9 p.m. — LPGA Tour Golf: ISPS Handa Women’s
three-straight victories. Australian Open, second round, Australia, TGC
In the first match, senior Allie Sanford and Tereza Janatova NBA
and the junior duo of Alexa Bortles and Cameron Kriscunas earned
7 p.m. — Oklahoma City at New Orleans, TNT
wins to secure the doubles point. SKIING
In singles, Ole Miss swept the opening set on five of the six 9:30 a.m. — FIS World Alpine Championships:
courts. Kriscunas added the second point at No. 6 singles. Bortles women’s giant slalom (Run 1), Sweden, NBC
and Jandric quickly followed suit to clinch the victory.
Sports Network
In the second match, Sanford earned a straight-sets win at 10:30 a.m. — FIS World Alpine Championships:
No. 5. Janatova added a second point after a 6-2, 6-0 win at No. 4.
women’s giant slalom (Run 2), Sweden, NBC
Bortles added the third point, giving up just one game across 13,
Sports Network
setting the Rebels up for another sweep.
n Volleyball team announces summer camps: At Oxford,
the volleyball team will have a full plan of summer camps, with
Friday
AUTO RACING
three opportunities for players to participate in a variety of sessions 11 a.m. — NASCAR Xfinity Series, practice,
beginning this May.
Daytona Beach, Florida, FS1
All camps are open to any and all participants, limited only by Noon — NASCAR Xfinity Series, practice,
number, age, grade level and/or gender. They will be at the Gillom Daytona Beach, Florida, FS1
Athletics Performance Center, which is across from the Tuohy 1 p.m. — NASCAR Xfinity Series, final practice,
Center. Daytona Beach, Florida, FS1
The Elite Camp for ages 13-18 will be May 18-19. It is intended
2 p.m. — NASCAR Spring Cup Series, practice,
for experienced players looking to play at the college level. The Daytona Beach, Florida, FS1
camp is designed to be structured like an Ole Miss practice and 3:30 p.m. — NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck
will be ran by the coaching staff, featuring both individual position Series, qualifying, Daytona Beach, Florid, FS1
training and competitive sessions. 6:30 p.m. — NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck
The Lil’ Rebel Camp for ages 7-13 will be July 8-11. It is
Series: NextEra Energy 250, Daytona Beach,
designed for younger players who are ready to learn and improve Florida, FS1
on the skills necessary to play volleyball. The camp will focus on BIATHLON
fundamental instruction including passing, setting, serving, and Noon — IBU World Cup: men’s 10km sprint, Salt
hitting. Lake City, Utah, NBC Sports Network
The Skills Camp for ages 13-18 will be July 12-13. Campers BOBSLEDDING/SKELETON
will work on specific position training as well as team training in
9 a.m. — IBSF World Cup: women’s skeleton
groups appropriate with their skill level. Individual techniques and competition, Lake Placid, New York, NBC Sports
game strategy will be covered in a competitive environment-type Network
setting. BOXING
Each session has limited openings. For more information, visit 8 p.m. — Top Rank Boxing: Main Event,
the official Ole Miss Volleyball camps website, or contact Director
Baysangurov-Brant, ESPN
of Operations Damaris Linker at dalinker@olemiss.edu. COLLEGE BASKETBALL
6 p.m. — St. Joseph’s at Davidson, ESPN2
Southern Mississippi 6 p.m. — Harvard at Princeton, ESPNEWS
6 p.m. — Buffalo at Toledo, ESPNU
Men’s basketball team will play host to UTSA 8 p.m. — Troy at Georgia Southern, ESPN2
HATTIESBURG — The Southern Mississippi men’s basketball
8 p.m. — Northern Kentucky at Wright State, ESPNU
team will play host to UTSA at 7 p.m. Thursday in a Conference WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
USA game at Reed Green Coliseum. 6 p.m. — Providence at Xavier, FS2
Southern Miss (15-9, 7-5 C-USA) has won its last four games, WOMEN’S COLLEGE GYMNASTICS
and seven out of nine, to recover from an 0-3 start through Jan. 5. 6 p.m. — Kentucky at Georgia, SEC Network
UTSA (15-10, 9-3) enters the game in second place in the 7:30 p.m. — Maryland at Minnesota, Big Ten
conference.
Network
Southern Miss, which is in fifth place in C-USA, is coming off a 7:30 p.m. — Florida at Alabama, SEC Network
73-71 overtime victory against Louisiana Tech. MEN’S COLLEGE HOCKEY
n Women’s basketball team will play UTSA: At San An- 5 p.m. — Minnesota at Ohio State, Big Ten
tonio, Texas, the women’s basketball team will begin a two-game
Network
road trip at 7 p.m. Thursday against UTSA. 5:30 p.m. — North Dakota at Western Michigan,
Southern Miss heads on a two-game road trip to UTSA and CBS Sports Network
UTEP, starting off in San Antonio. 6 p.m. — Wisconsin at Notre Dame, NBC Sports
Southern Miss (13-11, 5-6) will face UTSA (6-17, 1-10) in the
Network
Convocation Center. This is the ninth game between the two, and 8 p.m. — Denver at Minnesota-Duluth, CBS
the fourth in San Antonio. The Lady Eagles lead the series 7-1.
Sports Network
n Softball team loses to Nicholls: At Thibodaux, Louisiana, COLLEGE SOFTBALL
the softball team lost to Nicholls 4-1 on Wednesday to suffer its
9 a.m. — Notre Dame vs. Tennessee, St. Pete/
first loss of the season. Clearwater Elite Invitational, Clearwater, Florida,
The Colonels (4-2) took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the third
ESPNU
inning after former Oak Hill Academy standout Maegen Ellis scored Noon — Florida State vs. Oklahoma, St. Pete/
on an error and Emma Holland scored on Kasey Frederick’s single
Clearwater Elite Invitational, Clearwater, Florida,
to left field. ESPNU
Nicholls added one run in the bottom of the fourth and another
3 p.m. — Texas vs. LSU, St. Pete/Clearwater
in the bottom of the fifth. Elite Invitational, Clearwater, Florida, ESPNU
In the seventh, the Golden Eagles made some noise when
GOLF
shortstop Lacey Sumerlin drew a two-out walk and catcher Saman- 11 a.m. — PGA Tour Champions Golf: Chubb
tha Papp followed with a single up the middle that allowed Sumerlin
Classic, first round, Naples, Florida, TGC
to advance to third. Designated player Heather Hill then singled to 1 p.m. — PGA Tour Golf: Genesis Open, second
center to score Sumerlin.
round, Pacific Palisades, California, TGC
Starter Megan Landry (3-1) earned the win. 9 p.m. — LPGA Tour Golf: ISPS Handa Women’s
Southern Miss will play in the Getterman Classic hosted by Australian Open, third round, Australia, TGC
Baylor University on Feb. 15-17. NBA
6 p.m. — NBA All-Star Celebrity Game: From
Junior Colleges Charlotte, North Carolina, ESPN
8 p.m. — NBA All-Star Rising Stars Game: From
No. 10 ICC softball team sweeps Snead State C.C. Charlotte, North Carolina, TNT
FULTON — The No. 10 Itawamba Community College softball NHL
team swept a doubleheader from Snead State C.C. (Ala.) by scores 6 p.m. — NY Rangers at Buffalo, NHL Network
of 8-1 and 14-5 in five innings. SKIING
In Game 1, Olivia Burns (2-1) earned the win to help the Lady 10 a.m. — FIS World Alpine Championships:
Indians improve to 5-2. men’s giant slalom (run 2), Sweden, NBC Sports
Samantha Conley and Makenzie Toombs had multiple hits for Network
ICC. Rachel Sternisha and Kacey Carpenter had doubles. SOCCER
In Game 2, Hannah Swallers (2-0) earned the victory. Stern- 1:20 p.m. — Bundesliga: Bayern Munich vs.
isha, Conley, Joanna Vasquez (home run), and Maggie Smithey Augsburg, FS2
had multiple hits. Summer Cryder also had a home run. 9 p.m. — Liga MX: Veracruz vs. Tijuana, FS2
— From Special Reports
Thursday, February 14, 2019 3B
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Atlantic Division
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from the ABCA and Rube Award from Mississip- Toronto 43 16 .729 —
pi Sports Hall of Fame for his service to others Boston
Philadelphia
37 21 .638 5½
37 21 .638 5½
during his career. Brooklyn 30 29 .508 13
New York 10 47 .175 32
Brantley was a standout pitcher at MSU from Southeast Division
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1982-85. He outworked, outfought, and out-thought Charlotte 27 29 .482 —
opponents throughout his college and professional Miami 26 30 .464 1
Orlando 26 32 .448 2
career. A true Bulldog in every sense of the word, Washington 24 34 .414 4
he was an All-American and two-time All-SEC per-
Atlanta 19 38 .333 8½
Central Division
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former with 45 career wins, including an 18-win sea- Milwaukee 43 14 .754 —
son in 1985. The 45 victories remain the standard Indiana
Detroit
38 20 .655 5½
26 30 .464 16½
for a career at MSU, while his 18 wins during the ’85 Chicago
Cleveland
14 44 .241 29½
12 46 .207 31½
season still top the single-season charts. WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
Along with his leading totals in victories, Brant- W L Pct GB
ley’s name remains among the career leaders in in- Houston
San Antonio
33 24 .579 —
33 26 .559 1
nings pitched (first, 427), games started (first, 63), Dallas
New Orleans
26 31 .456 7
25 33 .431 8½
strikeouts (second, 364), and winning percentage Memphis 23 36 .390 11
Northwest Division
(fourth, .789, 45-12). His single-season totals in- W L Pct GB
clude two spots on the innings pitched (first, 145 Denver
Oklahoma City
39 18 .684 —
37 19 .661 1½
2/3 and sixth, 132.2), games started (fourth, 20 and Portland 34 23 .596 5
Utah 32 25 .561 7
seventh, 19) and strikeouts (fifth, 136 and ninth; Minnesota 27 30 .474 12
Pacific Division
115), while owning the No. 8 spot on the single-sea- W L Pct GB
son winning percentage list at .900 (18-2). Golden State
L.A. Clippers
41 16 .719 —
32 27 .542 10
A 14-year career in Major League Baseball in- Sacramento
L.A. Lakers
30 27 .526 11
28 29 .491 13
cluded a 1990 All-Star selection, 1996 Rolaids Re-
Phoenix 11 48 .186 31
lief Pitcher of the Year and 1989 World Series ap- Wednesday’s Games
pearance with San Francisco Giants. Following his Brooklyn 148, Cleveland 139, 3OT
Milwaukee 106, Indiana 97
years on the mound, Brantley began a broadcasting Boston 118, Detroit 110
Philadelphia 126, New York 111
career with ESPN and Cincinnati Reds. Toronto 129, Washington 120
Chicago 122, Memphis 110
Clark was a standout at MSU from 1983-95. He Minnesota 121, Houston 111
Miami 112, Dallas 101
was known as “Thunder” of the famous “Thunder Denver 120, Sacramento 118
and Lightning” combination in college baseball lore. L.A. Clippers 134, Phoenix 107
Portland 129, Golden State 107
Clark was a two-time All-American and two-time
Today’s Games
Charlotte at Orlando, 6 p.m.
All-SEC. He added Olympian, Golden Spikes Award New York at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.
Oklahoma City at New Orleans, 7 p.m.
winner (1985), and SEC Male Athlete of the Year Friday’s Game
(1985) to his résumé during his time at MSU. Clark Team World vs. Team USA at Charlotte,
North Carolina, 8 p.m.
also was a member of the inaugural College Base-
ball Hall of Fame class in 2006. Hockey
Clark still ranks among the career leaders in bat- NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
ting average (first, .391), home runs (second, 61), Atlantic Division
walks (seventh, 126), total base (eighth, 433), and GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Tampa Bay 57 42 11 4 88 223 159
RBIs (eighth, 199). He also owns nine spots on sin- Toronto 56 35 18 3 73 200 159
gle-season top-10 lists, with multiple appearances
Boston
Montreal
57 32 17 8 72 168 148
56 31 18 7 69 172 162
Buffalo 56 28 21 7 63 165 171
on the walks, total bases, and home runs. Florida
Detroit
55 23 24 8 54 168 192
57 22 28 7 51 159 188
The No. 2 overall pick in 1985 Major League Ottawa 56 21 30 5 47 173 205
Baseball draft, he led San Francisco Giants to a 1989 Metropolitan Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
World Series appearance and was named MVP of N.Y. Islanders 56 33 17 6 72 161 136
Washington 57 31 19 7 69 192 183
National League Championship Series. A 15-year Columbus 55 32 20 3 67 180 167
Pittsburgh 57 30 20 7 67 196 174
career in Major League baseball included six All- Carolina 57 29 22 6 64 167 164
Philadelphia 57 26 24 7 59 167 190
Star selections, the 1991 Gold Glove and Silver Slug- N.Y. Rangers 56 24 24 8 56 159 186
ger awards and a career .303 batting average. New Jersey 56 21 27 8 50 162 194
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Ferriss was a standout at MSU from 1941-42. He Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
was the first full-scholarship baseball student-ath- Winnipeg 57 36 18 3 75 198 163
Nashville 59 33 21 5 71 182 154
lete at MSU. Coach Dudy Noble offered the scholar- Dallas 56 29 22 5 63 145 140
ship, and Ferriss went on to earn first-team All-SEC St. Louis 55 28 22 5 61 163 162
Minnesota 57 27 25 5 59 160 167
honors as a pitcher in 1941 and 1942. Colorado
Chicago
56 22 23 11 55 182 188
57 23 25 9 55 185 209
Ferriss had a six-year career in Major League Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Baseball with Boston Red Sox. He posted 25-6 re- San Jose 57 34 16 7 75 210 177
Calgary 56 34 16 6 74 205 167
cord on his way to an All-Star selection in 1946. Vegas 58 31 23 4 66 172 162
Ferriss won 629 games in 26 years as coach at Vancouver
Arizona
58 25 26 7 57 164 182
56 25 26 5 55 150 163
Delta State, and he is a member of the American Edmonton 56 24 27 5 53 160 187
Anaheim 57 22 26 9 53 128 182
Baseball Coaches Association, Mississippi Sports, Los Angeles 56 23 28 5 51 136 171
and Boston Red Sox Halls of Fame. NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for
The Boo Ferriss Award is given annually to best
overtime loss. Top three teams in each division
and two wild cards per conference advance to
collegiate baseball player in the state of Mississippi. playoffs.
Noble was a student-athletes at MSU from 1913- Wednesday’s Games
Pittsburgh 3, Edmonton 1
15 before becoming baseball coach from 1920-47. Anaheim 1, Vancouver 0
Today’s Games
He was a 14-time letterwinner for the Maroons. N.Y. Islanders at Columbus, 6 p.m.
Calgary at Florida, 6 p.m.
He earned letters in football, basketball, track, and Ottawa at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.
baseball. Dallas at Tampa Bay, 6:30 p.m.
Colorado at Winnipeg, 7 p.m.
Noble starred on diamond as a student-athlete Montreal at Nashville, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.
and coach, winning 267 games and three Southern St. Louis at Arizona, 8 p.m.
Intercollegiate Athletic Association championships.
Toronto at Vegas, 9 p.m.
Vancouver at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m.
He served as MSU athletic director for 22 years and Washington at San Jose, 9:30 p.m.
Friday’s Games
is the namesake of Dudy Noble Field. N.Y. Rangers at Buffalo, 6 p.m.
Edmonton at Carolina, 6:30 p.m.
Noble is a charter member of the Mississippi New Jersey at Minnesota, 7:30 p.m.
Boston at Anaheim, 9 p.m.
Sports Hall of Fame and a member of the American Saturday’s Games
Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Among
Calgary at Pittsburgh, Noon
Detroit at Philadelphia, Noon
his many notable moments, he hired the famed Jack St. Louis at Colorado, 2 p.m.
Toronto at Arizona, 6 p.m.
Cristil, who served as the “Voice of the Bulldogs” for Ottawa at Winnipeg, 6 p.m.
Edmonton at N.Y. Islanders, 6 p.m.
58 years. Montreal at Tampa Bay, 6 p.m.
Dallas at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Palmeiro was a standout at MSU from 1983-85. Columbus at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.
Vancouver at San Jose, 9 p.m.
He was known as “Lighting” of the famous “Thun- Nashville at Vegas, 9 p.m.
der and Lightning” combination in college baseball Boston at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m.
lore. Tennis
Palmeiro was a three-time All-American and ATP Tour New York Open
two-time All-SEC performer. The first Triple Crown Wednesday
At Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
winner in SEC history, he was inducted into College Uniondale, New York
Purse: $694,995 (ATP250)
Baseball Hall of Fame in 2009. Surface: Hard-Indoor
Singles
Palmeiro still sits among the career leaders in First Round
a bevy of categories, ranking among the all-time Denis Istomin, Uzbekistan, def. Mackenzie
McDonald, United States, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3.
leaders in home runs first, 67), total bases (second, Radu Albot, Moldova, def. Ivo Karlovic, Croatia,
6-7 (4), 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5).
530), RBIs (second, 239), batting average (third, Second Round
Paolo Lorenzi, Italy, def. Ryan Harrison, United
.372), runs (third, 224), and hits (ninth, 268). He States, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.
Jordan Thompson (7), Australia, def.
owns 11 spots on the single-season charts, includ-
ing two spots on each of the batting average, hits,
Christopher Eubanks, United States, 4-6, 6-1,
6-4.
John Isner (1), United States, def. Bernard
home runs, total bases, and RBIs charts. Tomic, Australia, 7-6 (7), 6-4.
Brayden Schnur, Canada, def. Steve Johnson
A first-round pick in 1985 Major League Baseball (3), United States, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (4).
Doubles
draft, Palmeiro is one of six major league players to First Round
Luke Bambridge and Jonny O’Mara, Britain,
collect 3,000 hits and 500 home runs. He boasted def. Denys Molchanov, Ukraine, and Igor
Zelenay, Slovakia, 6-4, 6-3.
10 major league seasons with 100-plus RBIs and 35- Kevin Krawietz and Andreas Mies, Germany,
def. Ken and Neal Skupski (2), Britain, 7-5,
plus home runs during his 20-year career in Major 7-6 (3).
Robert Lindstedt, Sweden, and Tim Puetz (4),
League Baseball, He was a four-time All-Star, three- Germany, def. Lleyton Hewitt, Australia, and
time Gold Glove Award winner and two-time Silver Alexei Popyrin, Russia, 6-4, 6-4.
Ryan Harrison, United States, and Jordan
Slugger award recipient. Thompson, Australia, def. Paolo Lorenzi, Italy,
and Peter Polansky, Canada, 6-1, 3-6, 13-11.
MSU will open the season at 4 p.m. Friday
ATP Tour Argentina Open
against Youngstown State on Feb. 15-17. The series Wednesday
At Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club
will continue at 2 p.m. Saturday and at noon Sunday. Buenos Aires, Argentina
Purse: $590,745 (ATP250)
Surface: Clay-Outdoor
Singles
Second Round
Roberto Carballes Baena, Spain, def. Lorenzo
Sonego, Italy, 7-5, 6-1.
Guido Pella, Argentina, def. Leonardo Mayer,
Argentina, 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (5).
Marco Cecchinato (3), Italy, def. Christian
Garin, Chile, 7-6 (4), 6-4.
Jaume Munar, Spain, def. Fabio Fognini (2),
Italy, 4-6, 6-4, 7-5.
Doubles
First Round
Roman Jebavy, Croatia, and Andres Molteni
(4), Argentina, def. Taro Daniel, Japan, and
Maxi Marterer, Germany, 6-4, 6-2.
Maximo Gonzalez and Horacio Zeballos (1),
Argentina, def. Nicholas Monroe, United
States, and Miguel Angel Reyes-Varela,
Mexico, 7-6 (8), 6-4.
Diego Schwartzman, Argentina, and Dominic
Thiem, Austria, def. Roberto Carballes Baena,
Spain, and Malek Jaziri, Tunisia, 6-4, 6-1.
Guido Andreozzi and Guido Pella, Argentina,
def. Gerard Granollers, Spain, and Joao Sousa,
Portugal, 6-4, 6-3.
ATP Tour ABN AMRO
World Tournament
Wednesday
At Ahoy’ Stadium
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Purse: $2.22 million (ATP500)
Surface: Hard-Indoor
Singles
First Round
Daniil Medvedev (5), Russia, def. Jeremy
Chardy, France, 7-6 (2), 6-2.
Marton Fucsovics, Hungary, def. Martin Klizan,
Slovakia, 7-6 (4), 6-4.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, France, def. Thomas
Fabbiano, Italy, 6-1, 6-4.
Damir Dzumhur, Bosnia-Herzegovina, def.
Jim Lytle/Special to The Dispatch Stefanos Tsitsipas (3), Greece, 6-4, 1-6, 7-5.
Second Round
It’s easy to tell where you are thanks to the Gael Monfils, France, def. Andreas Seppi, Italy,
4-6, 6-1, 6-3.
new sign outside the Mississippi State baseball Stan Wawrinka, Switzerland, def. Milos Raonic
team’s locker room area in the renovated Dudy (4), Canada, 6-4, 7-6 (4).
Denis Shapovalov, Canada, def. Tomas
Noble Field. Berdych, Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-3.
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The W
Continued from Page 1B
pitched a no-hitter and allowed one
runner by a hit-by-pitch.
“I started out as a pitching coach
and now, in my first game as a head
coach, my pitcher throws a no-hitter,”
Newman said. “That’s pretty good,
right?”
Scoggin pitched to contact, strik-
ing out three.
“I’m not a big strikeout pitcher,”
the senior from Hattiesburg said.
“For me, it’s about spinning the ball
and finding my groove. I’m not afraid
to pitch to contact because I know my
defense has my back.”
The Owls’ hitting and defense
weren’t too shabby, either.
The W had nine hits, including
doubles by catcher Brianna Duquette
and Kendall Wilkinson, and scored in
each of the first four innings, includ-
ing a 10-run third.
The Owls drew also drew seven
walks and benefitted from four er-
rors.
Duquette had another sure double
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to left center in the fourth that was
wiped off the scorebook when a run-
ner left third base early.
“That’s OK,” Duquette said. “The
most important thing was really
making good contact. I think we all
bought in the new coach’s hitting pro-
gram, so it was nice to see it pay off in
a real game.”
Said Newman, “(Duquette) re-
ally hit the ball hard and (Kendall)
Wilkinson did, too.”
Wilkinson had three RBIs, while
Duquette and Kristen Martin drove
in two runs.
Wilkinson, a senior from Mathis-
ton, also flashed the leather at third,
spearing two hard-hit grounders
down the line in the fifth and turning
them into outs to end the game.
“She has one of the strongest arms
on our team,” Newman said. “You
know if she fields it, you’re going to
get an accurate throw with some-
thing on it.”
Things couldn’t have gone much
FAMILY CIRCUS
better in his debut, Newman said.
“Pitching, hitting defense, every-
thing was pretty good,” Newman
said. “And, wow, the crowd, too. To
look up and see about 200 people in
the stands, that was great.”
In Game 2, senior pitcher Ciara
Steward threw a no-hitter and struck
out five. The five strikeouts is the sec-
ond most of career as an Owl.
The Owls scored six runs in the
bottom of the first. Wilkinson ripped a
two-run double, while Madison Fields
and Emily Littlejohn singled in runs.
Courtney Hatcher earned an RBI on
a fielder’s choice, and Kandler Flora
scored on a walk by Bailee Watts.
The Owls tacked on five runs in
the third. Flora, Martin, and Macken-
zie Harris had singles.
Rachel Rooney doubled for in three
runs and Jana Kay Newell singled in
Rooney to account for the final score.
The W will play host to Crowley’s
Ridge at 1 p.m. Saturday in a double-
header at Don Usher Field.
Dear Abby
D
EAR ABBY:
Valentine’s
Day is here
and, to be honest,
I don’t know much
about St. Valen-
tine. So I wonder
if he meant the
day to only be
about lovers.
Is there any
reason I shouldn’t
send valentines to
my friends? Why
should anyone
feel bad because
they’re not “with”
someone? If you Dear Abby
love and/or care
about a person,
can’t you send them a box of
chocolates, a card or some
flowers? It seems to me this
should be a time of year you
can let a buddy know you ap-
preciate him, or let your broth-
er, cousin, sister, neighbor or
co-worker know you care.
It doesn’t have to be mushy. be out of his pocket. He looks
Happy Valentine’s Day to you,
Abby! — TIM IN SYRACUSE
DEAR TIM: Valentine’s Day
may have started as a celebra-
tion of romance and romantic
love, but it has broadened to
acknowledge other kinds of
love and affection. There’s
absolutely no reason you
cannot celebrate the way you
described.
Happy Valentine’s Day
to YOU, Tim, and to all my
readers, for whom I have great
Horoscopes
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Feb.
14). You bring out something
so interesting in the people you
meet that many become your
biggest fans, rooting for you to
complete your projects, win your
battles and nail your goals. (So
make sure you have plenty of
the aforementioned purposes
for them to lend power to!) It all
starts with stellar planning and
organization. Leo and Scorpio
adore you. Your lucky numbers
are: 8, 2, 40, 20 and 13.
ARIES (March 21-April
19). Love really does require
a sense of humor. When you
bring that to the table, you can
find the other person’s quirks,
gaps of knowledge and errors
in approach to be a source of
endearment and mirth.
Mississippi University for Women senior pitcher
Madison Scoggin pitched a no-hitter Wednesday and
allowed one runner by a hit-by-pitch in Game 1 of a
doubleheader against Rust College.
appreciation and
affection.
DEAR ABBY:
My brother is
a 59-year-old
widower. He has
dated a few wom-
en over the years,
and he’s very
afraid of being
alone.
The woman he
is with now has
made it clear that
she is with him
because he can
provide financial
security for her.
She’s pushing
him to move in
together and get married, but
only after he sells his house
and buys a new one. She said
she could never live there
because his deceased wife
lived there. However, she is
unable to contribute anything
financially, so this would all
past all of this.
I have told him I’m worried
about her using him for his
money, but he doesn’t want to
hear it. How can I get through
to him? — WISE SISTER IN
PENNSYLVANIA
DEAR SISTER: You obvious-
ly can’t. However, his lawyer
might be able to deliver that
message more effectively than
you. This is why you should
STRONGLY encourage him
to have a talk with his lawyer
TAURUS (April 20-May 20).
The paradox of love is that it
can at once feel comfortable
and thrilling, right and danger-
ous, inevitable and yet com-
pletely up to you. Take a breath
and luxuriate love’s opposites.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21).
You’re keenly aware of what the
people in your life need, espe-
cially your nearest and dearest.
You’ll save up those three little
words and drop them when
they’ll mean the most.
CANCER (June 22-July 22).
Among love’s many gifts will
be the sort of temptation that
seduces you in a positive way,
so that you want nothing more
than to do something wonderful
instead of wicked, generous
instead of selfish.
Chris Jenkins/Special to The Dispatch
before he sells his house or for-
malizes his arrangement with
this lady, who has made her
objectives crystal clear.
DEAR ABBY: My father
passed away after a long
illness four months ago. I lived
in the same building as my par-
ents, but a different apartment.
(I still do.)
Obviously, I encounter other
tenants in the public areas of
the building. Since my father’s
death, most of them have
asked me how my mother is
doing. However, no one has
ever asked me how I am doing.
Frankly, it’s very hurtful. Dad
was getting hospice care at
home, so I experienced his
decline and finally the loss.
Why does no one care to offer
me any words of sympathy? —
STILL GRIEVING
DEAR STILL GRIEVING:
When there is a death, many
people are uncomfortable. They
don’t mean to be insensitive;
they simply don’t know what to
say to the grieving relatives.
I assume that your mother
and father are/were elderly.
The death of a spouse after
many decades of marriage can
be so traumatic that the part-
ner goes into a decline. Your
neighbors may assume that
because you are younger and
stronger, that you are more re-
silient and therefore are doing
fine. Please don’t hold the fact
that they haven’t asked how
you are doing against them.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Peo-
ple have described love to you,
but that didn’t teach you what
it was any more than poets or
songs or movies did. Experience
is the only way, and your experi-
ences just get deeper and more
meaningful.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
Love isn’t something that hap-
pens because two descriptions
of it match up well. It’s some-
thing much more complex and
nuanced than that. You know
what love is when you come
across it, which is why you keep
diving in.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
Marilyn Monroe famously said
that anyone who couldn’t handle
her at her worst didn’t deserve
her at her best. This flies
against your Libran logic. You
reward those who love the full
spectrum of you by giving your
very best.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
21). You are decisive and sure,
which makes it all the more
impactful when you declare your
love. It will be easier for you to
give than receive, so make extra
efforts to receive well.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-
Dec. 21). You’ll be understood
the way you’ve longed to be,
which is to say, in a way that is
in some regards beyond your
understanding of yourself and in
other regards barely scratch-
ing the surface of your deep
mystery.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19). In love, not everything
makes sense immediately,
but you’ve a sense of patient
optimism about it that makes
uncertainty palatable, if not
entirely pleasant.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18). Soul-driven connections
are happening for you -- some in
the form of coincidental meet-
ings or unlikely and whimsical
connections that nonetheless
feel somehow correct, fated
even.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20). Because you’re willing to
take on the challenges of love,
you’ll be, in the moment you
least expect it, seized by a thrill-
ing sense of soaring adventure,
followed by a comforting rush of
relief when you find a soft place
to land.
Turn up on time
SOLUTION:
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Business
China, US open trade talks
as Beijing says exports rebound
Battle between the two
biggest economies has
fueled fears it will drag on
weakening global growth
By JOE McDONALD
AP Business Writer
BEIJING — U.S. and Chinese negoti-
ators opened talks Thursday on a sprawl-
ing trade dispute as Beijing reported
its January exports rebounded despite
President Donald Trump’s tariff hikes.
Trump said earlier the talks could
help decide whether he escalates the
fight over China’s technology ambitions
by going ahead with more penalty du-
ties March 2 on $200 billion of Chinese
goods.
The battle between the two biggest
economies has fueled fears it will drag
on weakening global growth. China’s
economy grew at its slowest pace in
three-decades last year, adding to pres-
sure on communist leaders to reach a
settlement.
Both sides have expressed optimism
but released no details. U.S. Trade Rep-
resentative Robert Lighthizer and his
Chinese counterpart, Vice Premier Liu
He, shook hands at the start of the meet-
ing at a government guesthouse but said
nothing to reporters.
The U.S. delegation also includes
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and
David Malpass, a Treasury undersecre-
tary who is Trump’s nominee for World
Bank president.
On Tuesday, Trump said that while
he is not inclined to extend the deadline,
he might let it “slide for a little while” if
talks go well. Earlier, the White House
called March 2 a “hard deadline.”
Economists and business groups say
the planned two days of negotiations
allow too little time to reach a final set-
tlement, but Beijing hopes to persuade
Trump enough progress is being made
to forestall the new tariff hikes.

Airbus abandons iconic A380

superjumbo, lacking clients
‘We’ve invested a lot of effort, a lot
of resources, a lot of sweat ... but we
need to be realistic.’
By ANGELA CHARLTON
and JON GAMBRELL
The Associated Press
TOULOUSE, France
— European plane maker
Airbus said Thursday it
will stop making its su-
perjumbo A380 in 2021 for
lack of customers, aban-
doning the world’s biggest
passenger jet and one of
the aviation industry’s
most ambitious and most
troubled endeavors.
Barely a decade af-
ter the double-deck,
500-plus-seat plane start-
ed carrying passengers,
Airbus said that key client
Emirates is cutting back
its orders, and as a result,
“we have no substantial
A380 backlog and hence
no basis to sustain produc-
Airbus CEO Tom Enders
tion.”
The decision could af-
fect up to 3,500 jobs and
already cost plane maker
463 million euros (about
$523 million) in losses in
2018, Airbus said.
The company, a Eu-
ropean economic pow-
erhouse, is also girding
for serious disruption
to its cross-continental
manufacturing from a
likely chaotic British exit
from the EU next month.
Enders, however, said
Thursday that “We are
getting signals that make
me a little more optimistic
that we’ll see a more or-
derly Brexit.” He wouldn’t
elaborate.
The end of the young
yet iconic jet is a boon
for rival Boeing and an
embarrassing symbolic
blow for Airbus. A pall
of mourning hung in the
atmosphere Thursday at
its headquarters in the
southern French city of
Toulouse — but there was
also a hint of relief after
years of straining to keep
the A380 alive.
“It’s a painful decision
for us,” CEO Tom Enders
said. “We’ve invested a lot
of effort, a lot of resourc-
es, a lot of sweat ... but we
need to be realistic.”
It’s also sad news for
Emirates, which has the
A380 as the backbone
of its fleet, based out of
Dubai, the world’s busiest
airport for international
travel.
When it started taking
on passengers in 2008,
the A380 was hailed for
its roominess, large win-
dows, high ceilings and
quieter engines. Some
carriers put in showers,
lounges, duty free shops
and bars on both decks.

Louisiana-based company to pay back wages in Mississippi

The Associated Press
JACKSON — The U.S.
Department of Labor says
a Louisiana-based trans-
portation company will
pay more than $25,000 in
back wages to 21 employ-
ees at its terminal in Jack-
son, Mississippi.
The department says
in a Wednesday news
release that Statewide
Transport Incorporated
violated overtime and
record-keeping require-
ments.
Investigators with the
department’s wage and
hour division determined
that the Hammond, Lou-
isiana-based company
failed to pay drivers of
smaller delivery vehicles
overtime for more than 40
work hours per week.
Wage and Hour Divi-
sion District Director Au-
drey Hall said in a state-
ment on the findings that
employers can make cost-
ly violations when they
are not fully aware of legal
requirements.
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Vin# or email to: jm.site handmade knives. HISTORIC DOWNTOWN
1GKEK13Z72R255022 WALTER COVINGTON masters@yahoo.com Located: Hwy 45 Alt, Columbus Office, Retail,
STOKES, EXECUTOR North of West Point, Restaurant Space avail-
This vehicle will be put turn right on Yokahama able. Call 662-328-
up for sale on the 19th CAUSE NO. 2019-0012- Blvd, 8mi & turn left on 8655 or 662-574-7879.
day of February, 2019 S JOB OPENINGS Darracott Rd, will see
at 10:00am at in Columbus, MS for the sign, 2.5mi ahead shop Houses For Rent: Northside
Shelton's Towing, Inc. NOTICE TO CREDITORS following: on left. 662-494-6218. 7110
1024 Gardner Blvd., Carpenter/Millwright:
Columbus, MS 39702. STATE OF MISSISSIPPI Must have experience in Business Opportunity 6050 2BR/1BA 1419
COUNTY OF LOWNDES general carpentry & con- Sanders Mill Rd. Old
PUBLISH: 1/31, 2/7 & crete work. HISTORIC DOWNTOWN country house in
2/14/2019 Letters Testamentary Agricultural Tractor Op- Columbus: 411 Main Steens, Caledonia
have been granted and erator: Must have Class St. Office, Retail, Res- schools, new carpet &
issued to the under- A CDL & experience with taurant Space available. paint inside. $685/mo.
signed upon the Estate agricultural tractors. Call 423-333-1124. $685 deposit. No pets.
of Charles Farr, De- Grounds Maintenance Call 662-356-4764.
ceased, by the Chan- Laborer: Responsible Apts For Rent: Northside 7010
cery Court of Lowndes for cleaning facilities & 2BR/1BA. 601 21st St.
The following vehicles County, Mississippi on maintaining parks, pic- FOX RUN COMPANY LLC
have been abandoned N. $550/mo. $550 de-
the 11th day of Febru- nic grounds, play- 1 & 2 BR near hospital. posit. 770-316-1714.
at Jarrett's Towing, Inc. ary, 2019. This is to grounds & wildlife areas $595-645/mo. Military
5209 Hwy 182 East, discount offered, pet
Sudoku
give notice to all per- including working from
Columbus, MS. sons having claims boats. area, pet friendly, and
2BR/1BA. 94 Harris Dr.
$450/mo. $300 dep.
YESTERDAY’S ANSWER
Yesterday’sANSWER
answer
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against said estate to furnished corporate Caledonia Schools. YESTERDAY’S
2005 Chevrolet probate and register All jobs are working on apartments available.
VIN# same with the Chan- ON SITE SECURITY.
Near CAFB. Sudoku is a number-
1GNEC13T25R196770 cery Clerk of Lowndes
Tenn-Tom Waterway
Project, must be 18 ON SITE MAINTENANCE. placing puzzle
Sudoku based on
is a number-
9 3 5 6 7 8 1 4 2
2BR/1BA 49 Ruthie Dr.
County, Mississippi, years old with clean, val- ON SITE MANAGEMENT. $450/mo. $300 dep. a 9x9 grid
placing with based
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IF THESE VEHICLES ARE within 90 (ninety) days id driver’s license & 24-HOUR CAMERA Columbus Schools.
NOT CLAIMED THEY from the date of the pass pre-employment SURVEILLANCE. Near CAFB. agiven
9x9 grid with several
numbers. The object 4 2 7 5 1 9 6 8 3
WILL BE PUT UP FOR first publication. A fail- Benji @ 662-386-4446
drug screen. EOE given numbers.
is to place The object
the numbers
SALE ON THE 22ND ure to so probate and Send resumé or apply @ Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm. Call 662-889-1122. is
2 4 1 7 8 6 9 3 5
DAY OF FEBRUARY, register said claim will R & D Maintenance Sat/Sun by appt only. 1 to place
to 9 the
in the numbers
empty spaces
2019 AT 10:00 A.M. AT forever bar the same.
JARRETT'S TOWING,
Services 3BR/1.5BA house in 1sotothat
9 ineach
the empty spaces
row, each 5 7 3 4 9 1 8 2 6
3600 West Plymouth Rd PEAR ORCHARD APTS so that each row, each
INC. 5209 HWY 182 This the 12th day of Columbus, MS 39701 2BR Townhouse - $585, Columbus. 1801 MLK
Dr. $695/mo. $695 de- column and each 3x3 box 8 9 6 3 2 5 4 1 7
EAST, COLUMBUS, MS. February, 2019. W/D incl. Great loca- column
contains the same3x3
and each box
number
tion. $200 processing posit. 770-316-1714.
contains the same number
7 1 2 8 6 3 5 9 4
PUBLISH: 2/7, 2/14, & Walter Covington Stokes fee & $50 application only once. The difficulty
2/21/2019 Executor of the Estate fee. 662-328-9471 or COLONIAL TOWN- only once. The difficulty 3 8 4 9 5 7 2 6 1
VET TECH for local an- 662-889-7565. HOUSES. 2 & 3 bed- level increases from
of Charles Farr, De- imal clinic. Will train. room w/ 2-3 bath town- level increases from 6 5 9 1 4 2 3 7 8
ceased Monday to Sunday.
Part-time or full-time.
Apts For Rent: South 7040
houses. $600 to $695. Monday to Sunday. Difficulty Level 2/13
Must be mature & pa- 662-549-9555. Ask for
Prepared by: tient. Send resumes to: 1BR/1BA 505 5th Ave. Glenn or text.
Jeffrey J. Turnage, Esq. Box 662, c/o The
S. 1 block from down-
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S (MSB#9447) Commercial Dispatch, town. Walking distance FIRST FULL MONTH
NOTICE OF SALE Mitchell McNutt & PO Box 511, Columbus, to MUW. No pets. CAFB FREE! 2BR House,
Sams, PA MS 39703. $485. 3BR House,
215 5th Street North welcomed. XL l/r, d/r,
WHEREAS, on the b/r & backyard. In- $550. 1BA, stove, re-
November 30, 2016, P.O. Box 1366 frig, electric heat, win-
cludes w/d, air condi-
Rodney Lavon Lawrence Columbus, MS 39703- Medical / Dental 3300 tioner, gas heater, hard- dow a/c. 1 yr. lease.
and Rebekah D. 1366 Credit check. Coleman
Telephone: 662-328- wood floors, electric
Lawrence, executed a HELP WANTED stove, refrigerator. Realty. 662-329-2323.
Deed of Trust to Wil- 2316
$750/mo. $750 dep.
burn J. Evans, Trustee CARE CENTER OF 662-364-6454. HOUSE WITH APART-
for the use and benefit PUBLISH: 2/14, 2/21, ABERDEEN MENT NEAR MUW.
of Mortgage Electronic & 2/28/2019
Apts For Rent: West 7050 323 13th St. N. 3 Blks
Registrations Systems, NURSE CASE from MUW. L/r, d/r,
Building & Remodeling 1120
VIP
Inc. as nominee for MANAGER (RN) b/r, kitchen, large f/r
FirstBank, its suc- M – F, 8A – 4:30P w/ fireplace, 2BR/3BA.
SUGGS CONSTRUCTION

Rentals
cessors and assigns, Laundry room, outside
which Deed of Trust is Building, remodeling, fenced patio, screened
metal roofing, painting RN SUPERVISOR
on file and of record in 7A – 3P side porch & work room
& all home repairs.
the office of the Chan-
cery Clerk of Lowndes 662-242-3471
LPN 3P – 11P Full Time
Apartments WITH ATTACHED APART-
MENT B/r, d/r, kitchen
County, Mississippi, in Tom Hatcher, LLC & Houses & bathroom. NO HUD.
Deed of Trust Book No. Ref. req. Dep. req.
2016, at Page 27266
Custom Construction,
Restoration, Remodel-
CNA 6A – 2P Full Time
1 Bedrooms Pets allowed w/ extra
thereof; ing, Repair, Insurance CNA 2P- 10P PRN 2 Bedroooms dep. $1075/mo.
662-386-7506.
WHEREAS, said Deed of
claims. 662-364-1769.
Licensed & Bonded Apply in person at 3 Bedrooms
Trust was ultimately as- Care Center Houses For Rent: Other 7180
signed to FirstBank by General Services 1360 505 Jackson St, Furnished &
1 ROOM/1BA, Utilities
assignment on file and
of record in the office of Need a Babysitter or a
Aberdeen
EOE
Unfurnished Included. $450/mo.
the Chancery Clerk of
Lowndes County, Mis-
Tutor? Call 662-574- 1, 2, & 3 Baths One person only. Refs
req. Contact/leave a
0426. Teacher Certi-
sissippi, in Book 2017 fied in most subjects.
Truck Driving 3700
Lease, Deposit message for more info:
& Credit Check
at Page 26827 thereof; 662-328-8655.
and RETAINER WALL, drive- CLASS A CDL DRIVER
way, foundation, con- viceinvestments.com Mobile Homes for Rent 7250
327-8555
WHEREAS, the legal with Truck & Lowboy
crete, masonry restora-
holder of the said Deed tion, remodeling, base- Trailer experience to 3BR/2BA Trailer, New
of Trust and the note load, haul, & unload Hope school dist.
ment foundation, re-
secured thereby, substi- pairs, small dump truck heavy construction $500/mo & $500 dep.
tuted Wilson & Asso- equipment. Overnight Apts For Rent: Other 7080 Call between 10a-7p.
hauling (5-6 yd) load & travel required. Only
ciates, PLLC, as Trust- demolition/lot cleaning. qualified applicants with 1BR/1BA Apts for rent. 662-386-4292.
ee therein, as author- Burr Masonry College Manor Apts, dir- NO TEXT MESSAGES.
ized by the terms there- 662-242-0259. clean MVR, current
medical examiner’s ectly across from MUW.
of, by instrument recor- Completely renovated, RENT A fully equipped
ded in the office of the WORK WANTED: certificate and no acci- camper w/utilities &
dents need apply. Fax incl granite countertops,
aforesaid Chancery Licensed & Bonded-car- resume to 662-492- SS appls & W/D. 12 mo cable from $145/wk -
Clerk in January 9, pentry, painting, & de- $535/month. Colum-
2019, in Book No. 4490 or email to jm.site lease, dep req, $650/ bus & County School
molition. Landscaping, masters@yahoo.com mo. 662-425-3817.
2019, at Page 639 gutters cleaned, bush locations. 662-242-
thereof; and hogging, clean-up work, 2BR/1BA located in 7653 or 601-940-1397.
pressure washing, mov- Historic Downtown
WHEREAS, default hav- ing help & furniture Bargain Column 4180 Columbus. 2,000 sqft. Commercial Property 8050
ing been made in the repair. 662-242-3608 Hardwood floors
performance of the con- FREE PIANO: Player BUILDING & LAND for
throughout. Open floor.
ditions and stipulations Lawn Care / Landscaping Grand Piano, manufac- sale. 5,000 sq. ft. met-
Very nice. Incl W&D.
as set forth by said tured in 1929, hand al Ceco building. Loc-
1470 $1200/mo. Call
Deed of Trust, and hav- carved case. Player not ated on 8.5 ac. of land.
662-328-8655.
ing been requested by working. Call/text 575- Building includes 700
JESSE & BEVERLY'S 639-2031. Photos avail. DOWNTOWN: 2BR/1BA,
the legal holder of the LAWN SERVICE. Mow- sq. ft. heated & cooled
indebtedness secured ing, cleanup, landscap- CH&A, 1 story, W/D, office, kitchen, bath and
and described by said ing, sodding, & tree cut- historic district, 1 block tool room. Behind
Deed of Trust so to do, ting. 356-6525. Burial Plots 4250 from downtown, $625/ house at 6901 Hwy. 12
notice is hereby given mo. + $625 dep. NO E. Steens. $150,000.
that Wilson & Asso- 2 BURIAL plots. Friend- PETS. 662-574-8789. 662-574-8437.
ciates, PLLC f/k/a
Painting & Papering 1620 ship Cemetery, Colum- Peaceful & Quiet area.
Adams & Edens, P.A., SULLIVAN'S PAINT bus. Will sell together RETAIL SPACE Available
Substitute Trustee, by SERVICE or separate. $800 for 1, 2, 3 BEDROOM apart- in Historic Downtown.
virtue of the authority Certified in lead one. $1200 for both. ments & townhouses. 404 Main St. 3,000
conferred upon me in removal. Offering spe- Call 662-327-3335. Call for more info. sq. ft. $1,300/mo.
said Deed of Trust, will cial prices on interior & 662-328-8254. Call 662-328-8655
offer for sale and will exterior painting, pres- or 662-574-7879. ACROSS
sell at public sale and sure washing & sheet Farm Equipment & Supplies FIRST FULL MONTH 1 Aussie birds
outcry to the highest rock repairs. RENT FREE! 1 & 2 Bed- Houses For Sale: Northside
and best bidder for cer- Free Estimates
4420 room Apts/Townhomes. 8150 5 Fountain treat
tified funds paid at the Call 435-6528 Stove & refrigerator.
2016 CAT Skidsteer w/ $335-$600 Monthly. 10 Circus setting
conclusion of the sale, 2622 CANTERBURY-Fea-
or credit bid from a
mulcher. <1,000 hrs, Credit check & deposit. turing over 1700 sq. ft.
11 Play places
Stump Removal 1790 $88,500. 2016 John
bank or other lending
Deere 5100E Tractor,
Coleman Realty, not including attached 12 Female friend, in
entity pre-approved by 662-329-2323. workshop. 3 beds/2 France
210 hrs. $39,500.
the successor trustee, baths, formal living
205-329-1790. 13 Sweethearts
during the legal hours
(between the hours of
11 o'clock a.m. and 4
COLEMAN room, separate family
room with wood-burning 14 Serenade, say
Furniture 4480 RENTALS fireplace, formal dining 16 Sofa for two
o'clock p.m.) at the TOWNHOUSES & APARTMENTS room with updated floor-
southeast front door of ing. All priced to sell at 20 Hamper
BLACK BEDROOM set,
Courthouse, on March
ALLSTUMP GRINDING $700. New mattresses, 1 BEDROOM $135,000.00. Call Long 23 “Roses — red”
7, 2019, the following & Long @ 662-328-
described land and
SERVICE still in plastic, $275. 2 BEDROOMS 0770, 662-574-3903, 24 Valentines, e.g.
GET 'ER DONE! Bissell carpet cleaner,
property being the same
We can grind all your $100. Two sets of black 3 BEDROOMS 662-386-2023 for a 25 Valentine’s gift
land and property de- private viewing.
scribed in said Deed of
stumps. Hard to reach Toyota Camry floormats, 27 Iris setting
places, blown over LEASE,
© The Dispatch

Trust, situated in $80. New fabric steam-

roots, hillsides, back- er, $40. 662-242-2884. Lots & Acreage 8600 28 Assailed
Lowndes County, State
yards, pastures. Free Leave a message. DEPOSIT 29 Palmistry subject
of Mississippi, to-wit: 22 ACRES in Caledonia
estimates. You find it,
we'll grind it! AND on Wood Rd. All road 32 Small parrot
Lot Twenty-Seven (27)
662-361-8379 CREDIT CHECK frontage. Water & natur- 36 Valentine words
of THORNTON ESTATES General Merchandise 4600 al gas available. Resid-
39 Soothing plant
EXTENSION, a subdivi-
Tree Services 1860
ential Development 11 Push rudely you?”
sion of and in Lowndes OLD COMIC Book
662-329-2323 Property. 662-356-6862 40 Some marbles
County, Mississippi, as magazine collection. 15 Supplies with turf 34 City on the Tiber
A&T Tree Service or 662-574-3053. 41 Peru’s capital
per map or plat thereof Make offer. Call Danny 17 Sunrise site 35 Sweetheart
duly recorded on Plat Bucket truck & stump at 662-242-6718. 42 Loving grandma,
removal. Free est. 2411 HWY 45 N 250 ACRE pine planta- 18 District 36 Naughty
Book 5 at Page 13 in
Serving Columbus tion with 10 to 16 year e.g.
the Chancery's Clerk of COLUMBUS, MS old trees, prime deer 19 Final, for one 37 Sense of self
since 1987. Senior 43 Lusty look
Lowndes County, Mis-
sissippi. citizen disc. Call Alvin @ hunting, ideal for hunt- 20 Reykjavik’s nat. 38 Yoga need
242-0324/241-4447 STARKVILLE AREA Hab- Commercial Property For
ing club, $1500/acre,
21 Sub spread
"We'll go out on a limb itat for Humanity Re- will divide, Monroe DOWN
SUBJECT HOWEVER, to for you!" Store resale store is Rent 7100 County. 662-369-3778, 22 Earlier: Abbr.
the reservations of open February 16 from 1 List-ending abbr.
or 662-256-5838. 25 Painter Magritte
easements as shown VICKERS TREE 8-11 AM. Located at COMMERCIAL PROPER- 2 Office note
on the recorded plat 1632 Rockhill Road in TIES/Retail/Office 30+/- ACRES. 26 Solid yellow item
SERVICE, LLC 3 Coll. kin
and Tree trimming and re- Starkville. Come by for Spaces starting @ $179,000. $31k below on a pool table
moval. Fully insured. bargains on furniture, $285/mo. Downtown & appraisal. 662-386- 4 Made resolute
SUBJECT FURTHER to appliances, building ma- East Columbus loca- 28 Henry VIII had
Free estimates. 9122. 5 Gem
the restrictive coven- *Now Accepting Credit terials, and more. tions. 662-435-4188. six
ants and conditions 6 Puts on the wall
& Debit Cards* WINTER SPECIAL 30 Best of the best
dated January 8, 1990 Call Curt 662-418-0889 Apts For Rent: Other 7080 1.95 acre lots. 7 Wisdom bringer
and recorded in Deed Good/bad credit. 31 Solitary sort
Book 920 at Page 125
or 662-549-2902 8 Tab, for one
“A cut above the rest” 10% down, as low as 33 “Would — to
in the Chancery Clerk's $299/mo. Eaton Land. 9 Snaky shape
Office of Lowndes Clerical & Office 3050 662-361-7711
County, Mississippi.
LOCAL COMPANY Campers & RVs 9300
Title to the above de- looking for receptionist/
scribed property is be- secretary. Previous ex- TOMBIGBEE RV Park,
lieved to be good, but I perience helpful but not located on Wilkins Wise
will convey only such necessary. Computer Rd & Waverly Rd. Full
title as is vested in the skills a must. Send Hookups available.
aforementioned Substi- resume to: $300/mo. 662-328-
tute Trustee. Box 661, c/o The 8655 or 662-574-7879.
Commercial Dispatch,
WITNESS MY SIGNA- PO Box 511, Columbus,
TURE , this the 4th day MS 39703.
Five Questions:
of February, 2019.

1 50 percent
Sincerely,
General Help Wanted 3200
/s/ Jillian Wilson, OUR COMPANY is seek-
WILSON & ASSOCIATES, ing an experienced car-
PLLC,
2 Red food
penter. We specialize in
Substitute Trustee home remodels & new

coloring
construction. The ideal
PREPARED BY: candidate will have
Wilson & Associates, transportation & basic
PLLC tools. Please call
400 West Capitol Aven-
3 Hugo
662-570-9464 for
ue more information.
Suite 1400
Little Rock, AR 72201
(501)219-9388
FULL TIME Position.
Must have valid driver's
Chávez
File # 335095 license & be able to
drive truck w/ trailer for
PUBLICATION TO BEGIN
ON: February 14, 2019
delivery of equipment.
Some Counter Sales,
4 Sonny and
PUBLICATION TO END
ON: February 28, 2019
Mechanical Knowledge
& lifting required. Apply
Cher
PUBLISHED: 2/14,
in person at Handyman
Rentals, Inc. on Hwy 82
WHATZIT ANSWER
2/21, & 2/28/2019 West in Starkville. 5 Hold nails Log cabin