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Thursday | January 31, 2019

Devaughn
pleads not
guilty to Labor
Drug raids take days, Day murder
charges
weeks of planning Colom still weighing
whether to pursue
penalty decision
By Alex Holloway
aholloway@cdispatch.com

Michael Wayne
Devaughn, a suspect
indicted earlier this
week in Starkville’s
infamous 1990 La-
bor Day murders,
pleaded not guilty to
his charges during
a Wednesday after- Devaughn
noon arraignment in
Oktibbeha County Circuit Court.
Devaughn, 51, is facing charges
of capital murder and sexual battery.
He is accused of stabbing 65-year-
old Betty Jones to death and sexu-
ally assaulting 81-year-old Kathryn
By ISABELLE ALTMAN
Crigler, who later died in the hospi-
ialtman@cdispatch.com
tal from the injuries she sustained in
the attack.
A DNA profile was developed
from a rape kit performed on Crigler

T
he moment before nar-
cotics agents and SWAT
team members enter a
home on a drug raid is quiet.
Lt. Mahyar Netadj, a patrol
officer with Oktibbeha County
Sheriff’s Office who served
on the county’s drug task
force for eight years, said he’s
probably been on hundreds
of such raids. They’re usually
carried out by highly-trained
officers who have prepared for
a specific raid, from looking
at the layout of the building to
knowing the suspects’ family
extremely focused.
But when that last quiet
moment ends, Netadj said, and
officers are entering a house
or other building, the build-
ing is typically secure and a
suspect in custody in less than
a minute.
“There’s hours and hours
of preparation that goes into
about 30 seconds,” Netadj said.
In Lowndes County, narcot-
ics agents and U.S. Marshals
carried out a raid in south
Columbus Sunday that recov-
ered two pounds of marijuana
and ultimately led to Devaughn’s ar-
When rest in October 2018.
agents found The incident, which has gained
the suspect, national attention and was a cold
he was al- case for nearly 30 years, happened
legedly trying in Crigler’s home on Highway 82
to flush mari- East on Sept. 3, 1990.
juana down a Devaughn, of Rienzi, was in the
toilet. Tishomingo County Jail on drug
That was a slightly unusual charges at the time of his arrest.
situation because the suspect Mississippi 16th Circuit Judge
in that case was known to be Lee Coleman denied Devaughn
violent and had several out- bond on both charges during
standing warrants that were See Devaughn, 3A
not drug-related, said Lowndes
County Sheriff’s Office Capt.

members — even sometimes
running drills at a different
location. So when the moment
Steens man
Archie Williams, who heads
and 1-1/2 pounds of cocaine
the Columbus-Lowndes joint
— about $65,000 worth of
narcotics task force. But it’s
drugs — along with weapons

comes to actually enter the
house, the officers become
arrested
not uncommon for task force
and several hundreds of dollars
in cash. agents to execute search war-
See Drug raids, 6A

for firing at
MUW students give back through day of service deputies
No one injured in
Twenty student volunteers help midnight shooting
out at local nonprofits DISPATCH STAFF REPORT
BY MARY POLLITZ
mpollitz@cdispatch.com Deputies with
Lowndes County
Mississippi University for Sheriff’s Office arrest-
Women junior Markayla Duck n The W cele-
OUR VIEW ed a man who fired
walked into the Boys and Girls brates – and shots at them during
Club in Columbus on Wednes- we’re all invited a call early this morn-
day for the first time in nearly a See page 4A. ing.
decade. John Drake De-
Now 20, Duck said she re- loach, Jr., 18, of 6174 Deloach Jr.
members the years she spent in the classroom she Hwy 12 E. near
was now cleaning for MUW Student Day of Service. Steens, was charged with aggra-
She recalled being 11, sitting at the tables and doing vated assault on a law enforcement
Mary Pollitz/Dispatch Staff her homework, hanging out with friends and play- officer, according to a LCSO press
Mississippi University for Women sophomore Sydney Stewart reads to ing basketball in the gym. release.
Cheyanne Conner, 6, at the Boys and Girls Club in Columbus Wednes-
“I’ve been really wanting to give back here,” Duck Deputies responded to a call
day afternoon. “I was telling her about my birthday,” Conner said. “It’s
in July!” Conner is the daughter of Carshena Conner. More than 20 said. “It brings back a lot of memories, and the times about shots fired near Highway 12
MUW students volunteered for BGC, Salvation Army and Palmer Home I had here was great. I’ll always remember it.” East just after midnight, accord-
to kickoff President Nora Miller’s inauguration celebration. See Day of service, 3A See Arrest, 6A

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1 What are Assam, Darjeeling and Today ing father. Show times are meetings
rooibos all types of? 7:30 p.m. (except Feb. 3, Feb. 4: Lown-
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public is invited to a free
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movies? reception from 5:30-7 p.m.
Starkville. Contact the box a.m., County
3 According to criminal law, what is at The W’s Summer Hall
office for reservations, Courthouse
the minimum number of people neces- for exhibitions by ceramics
662-323-6855. Feb. 5: Colum-
Miller Purtell sary for a riot — three, seven or ten? artist Stephen Phillips and
4 In the “Peanuts” comic strip, what bus City Council
Pre-K, Annunciation by multiple media artist
regular meeting,
is the name of Linus and Lucy’s little Jenna Fincher Donegan. Friday, Feb. 1
54 Low 36
brother? 5 p.m., Munic-
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High charm are varieties of what subatomic Jan. 31, Feb. 1-3, public is invited to a free Courtroom
Clearing
Full forecast on
particle?
Answers, 6B
Feb. 5-9 reception from 6-7 p.m.
opening “Full Circle,” an
Feb. 6: Colum-
bus Municipal
page 2A. ■ “The Heiress”:
Starkville Community The- exhibit of abstract art by School District
Lillian Murray of Columbus Board review
Inside atre presents this stirring
costume drama about at the R.E.Hunt Museum meeting, 11:30
a young woman in the and Cultural Center, 924 a.m.
Business 5B Dear Abby 4B
Classifieds 6B Obituaries 5A Victorian Age challenging 20th St. N., Columbus.
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Thursday
Did you hear?

Police release photos of

“persons of interest” in attack
By DON BABWIN  tives, who are investigating
The Associated Press the allegations as a possible
hate crime, have looked at
Around the World
CHICAGO — Detec- hundreds of hours of sur-
tives reviewed surveillance
footage of “Empire” actor
Jussie Smollett walking
veillance video from busi-
nesses and hotels in the
heavily monitored area.
Thousands skip school for 4th
climate march in Brussels
to his downtown Chicago But he said they still need
apartment, but so far none to collect and view more.
of the video shows him be- He said they are expand-
ing attacked by two masked ing the search to include
men, although investigators footage from public buses The Associated Press were more than 3,000 protesters, mate march through Brussels on
have obtained images of and buildings beyond the including many primary school Sunday.
people they would like to scene’s immediate vicinity BRUSSELS — Ten of thousands pupils. “They left us a planet in a bad
question, a police spokes- in the hopes of spotting the of teenagers in Belgium skipped The sustained success of the shape so it is our job to change
man said Wednesday. men who match Smollett’s school for the fourth week in a row marches comes despite some that,” said 17-year-old student
Spokesman Anthony description of the suspects. Thursday in an attempt to push school measures to dissuade stu- Manon Wilmart. “But we can do it.
Guglielmi tweeted photos “We haven’t seen any- authorities into providing better dents who continue to stay away
of the “persons of interest” body, at this point, matching We are younger and we know that
protection for the world’s climate. every Thursday. It started with a
Wednesday evening. the description he gave. No- Police say the march through we can do it. we are in the mood
few thousand four weeks ago and
Investigators “for the body looks menacing, and Brussels drew at least 12,500 stu- swelled to 35,000 last week. to change the climate, to change
most part” can confirm the we didn’t find a container dents, and another march in east- The protests have kept a focus everything.”
route Smollett took early anywhere,” Guglielmi said, ern Liege had at least as many on climate change as a political On top of the student march
Tuesday when he says he referring to a container for protesters as the youth movement pressure point before national and itself, about 3,400 academics also
was attacked along a street the liquid that the actor said spread further across the country. European Union elections, after published an open letter in support
in the Streeterville neigh- was thrown at him. In Leuven, close to Brussels, there 70,000 demonstrators held a cli- of the grassroots movement.
borhood after visiting a Smollett has not spo-
sandwich shop, Guglielmi ken publicly about the at-
said. However, there are tack, but his representative The nearly intact tomb Poland’s top state veter- town of Ostrow Mazow-
gaps, and none of the foot- told The Associated Press King Tut tomb restored of King Tut, who ruled inary official says about iecka.
age shows an attack, he Wednesday night that the to prevent damage Egypt more than 3,000 2,500 kilograms (5,500 Niemczuk said the
said, although the review is actor “is at home and recov-
ongoing. ering.”
from visitors years ago, was discovered pounds) of meat from sick meat ended up in Finland,
LUXOR, Egypt — The in 1922 by Howard Carter cows who were slaugh- Hungary, Estonia, Ro-
Smollett, who is black Now in its fifth season,
tomb of Egypt’s famed in the Valley of the Kings, tered illegally have been mania, Sweden, France,
and gay and plays the gay the hourlong drama follows
character Jamal Lyon on an African-American family boy pharaoh Tutankha- located on the west bank exported to 10 other Eu- Spain, Lithuania, Portu-
the hit Fox television show, as they navigate the ups and mun has undergone res- of the Nile River in Lux- ropean Union countries. gal and Slovakia.
said the men beat him, downs of the record indus- toration to help minimize or. For many, King Tut Pawel Niemczuk also Louise Nyholm of
subjected him to racist and try. Smollett’s character is damage by tourists. embodies ancient Egypt’s says the meat was distrib- Sweden’s National Food
homophobic insults, threw the middle son of Empire The work, done by glory, because his tomb uted to 20 selling points in Agency called it “a seri-
an “unknown chemical sub- Entertainment founder was packed with the glit-
the Getty Conservation Poland but has since been ous violation of food law
stance” on him and put a Lucious Lyon and Cookie tering wealth of the 18th
Institute after years of re- recalled. and totally unacceptable.”
thin rope around his neck Lyon, played by Terrence Dynasty, which ruled
search and officially pre- The announcement The Polish veterinary
before fleeing. Howard and Taraji P. Hen- from 1569 to 1315 B.C.
son, respectively. sented Thursday, aims to Thursday follows an in- inspectorate stripped the
Guglielmi said detec-
minimize scratches, dust vestigation by broadcast- slaughterhouse of per-
damage and microbiolog- Poland exported 5,500 er TVN that exposed sick mission to operate earlier
ical growth from breath pounds of meat cows being slaughtered this week.
CONTACTING THE DISPATCH and humidity brought in from sick cows to EU in violation of the law in
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FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE

Deep freeze expected record in the city, which tures in a generation. The
is northwest of Chicago, deep freeze snapped rail
to ease, but disruptions was negative 27 degrees lines, canceled hundreds
TONIGHT
Clearing
FRIDAY
Mostly cloudy
SATURDAY
Nice with clouds and
SUNDAY
Cloudy and mild
MONDAY
Mostly cloudy, a little
persist (negative 33 Celsius) on of flights and strained
sun rain; warm CHICAGO — The Jan. 10, 1982. utilities.
36° 61° 40° 64° 49° 67° 56° 72° 59° painfully cold weather The largest school Chicago dropped to
system that put much of districts in Wisconsin a low of around minus
ALMANAC DATA the Midwest into a his- and Minnesota remained 23 (minus 30 Celsius),
Columbus Wednesday
TEMPERATURE HIGH LOW
toric deep freeze was ex- closed, but students in slightly above the city’s
Wednesday 41° 21° pected to ease Thursday, North Dakota headed lowest-ever reading of mi-
Normal 56° 34° though temperatures still back to school Thursday nus 27 (minus 32 Celsius)
Record 77° (1975) -1° (1966)
PRECIPITATION (in inches)
tumbled to record lows in as the weather was fore- from January 1985. Mil-
Wednesday 0.00 some places. cast to crawl out of dou- waukee had similar con-
Month to date 6.47 Disruptions caused by ble-digit sub-zero tem- ditions. Minneapolis re-
Normal month to date 5.17
Year to date 6.47 the cold will persist, too, peratures. corded minus 27 (minus
Normal year to date 5.17 including power outages As temperatures 32 Celsius). Sioux Falls,
TOMBIGBEE RIVER STAGES and canceled flights and bounce back into the South Dakota, saw minus
In feet as of Flood 24-hr. trains. Crews in Detroit single digits Thursday 25 (minus 31 Celsius).
7 a.m. Wed. Stage Stage Chng.
Amory 20 12.41 +0.18
will need days to repair and into the compara- Wind chills reportedly
Bigbee 14 6.38 +0.05 Shown are tomorrow’s noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. water mains that burst tive balmy 20s by Friday, made it feel like minus
Columbus 15 7.21 -0.36 Showers T-Storms Rain Flurries Snow Ice Cold Warm Stationary Jetstream Wednesday, and other more people were expect- 50 (minus 45 Celsius) or
Fulton 20 10.84 -0.60
Tupelo 21 2.09 -0.08
-10s -0s 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s 110s
pipes can still burst in ed to return to work in worse. Trains and bus-
FRI SAT FRI SAT
persistent subzero tem- the nation’s third-largest es in Chicago operated
LAKE LEVELS City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W
In feet as of 24-hr. Atlanta 58/40/s 62/47/c Nashville 49/37/c 62/46/pc peratures. city, which resembled with few passengers. The
Boston 25/14/s 35/24/pc Orlando 72/62/r 76/60/sh
7 a.m. Wed. Capacity Level Chng.
Chicago 22/14/pc 37/34/i Philadelphia 24/18/sn 40/29/pc Before the worst of a ghost town after most hardiest commuters ven-
Aberdeen Dam 188 163.89 -0.36 Dallas 65/54/c 66/56/sh Phoenix 71/55/c 71/53/r the cold begins to lift, offices told employees to tured out only after cov-
Stennis Dam 166 137.84 -0.36 Honolulu 81/70/pc 80/69/sh Raleigh 53/32/pc 57/35/s
Bevill Dam 136 136.48 +0.08 Jacksonville 65/54/c 68/55/sh Salt Lake City 47/38/pc 53/40/c more frigid weather is stay home. ering nearly ever y square
SOLUNAR TABLE Memphis 55/44/c 63/50/c Seattle 53/44/r 50/38/c expected. Record-break- The blast of polar air inch of flesh against the
The solunar period indicates peak feeding times for
Weather(W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice.
ing cold hit northern that enveloped much of extreme chill, which
fish and game.
Major Minor Major Minor SUN AND MOON MOON PHASES Illinois early Thursday, the Midwest on Wednes- froze ice cr ystals on eye-
Thu. 9:17a 3:05a 9:42p 3:30p THU FRI NEW FIRST FULL LAST when the temperature in day closed schools and lashes and eyebrows in
Fri. 10:02a 3:50a 10:27p 4:14p Sunrise 6:51 a.m. 6:51 a.m.
Sunset 5:24 p.m. 5:25 p.m. Rockford dropped nega- businesses and strained minutes.
Forecasts and graphics provided by Moonrise 3:37 a.m. 4:30 a.m. tive 30 degrees (negative infrastructure with some
AccuWeather, Inc. ©2019 Moonset 2:02 p.m. 2:49 p.m. Feb 4 Feb 12 Feb 19 Feb 26 34 Celsius). The previous of the lowest tempera- —The Associated Press
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Day of service
Continued from Page 1A
Duck, along with five oth-
er MUW volunteers, spent
Wednesday afternoon cleaning
classrooms, building shelves
and working with BGC kids.
MUW Student Day of Ser-
vice was orchestrated to kick
off President Nora Miller’s in-
augural celebration. Originally,
Miller said she had hoped to vol-
unteer alongside students, but
was unable to attend because
of meetings. The point, Miller
said, was to give back locally
and show MUW is a part of Co-
lumbus.
“We want to include as much
of the community as possible,”
Miller said. “I think we are a
caring community. Our facul-
ty and staff and students care
about the community and each
other.”
More than 20 MUW stu-
dent volunteers also sorted do-
nations at the Salvation Army
and Palmer Home thrift stores
Wednesday.
Before busloads of more than
100 kids arrived at the Boys
and Girls Club, MUW graduate
student Shannon Dunlap start-
ed building two wire shelves
for the cleaning supply closet.
Though difficult at first, Dunlap
said it eventually came together.
“I’ve built before, but it wasn’t
like this,” Dunlap said. “… I love
helping people. I didn’t know
what to expect. They always say
to expect the unexpected. You
never know how you’re going to
help someone.”
BGC Director Brittany Turn-
er said the club often hosts
MUW student volunteers and
interns. The university typically
reaches out to her to see if she
needs any volunteers, she add-
ed.
“They told us they wanted
to help,” Turner said. “They’ve
been very useful and we’re
excited any time we get volun-
teers. We always need more
volunteers and we are hoping to
build that relationship with The
W this year. These kids need a
positive role model. The kids
love seeing new faces. This goes
a long way.”
Sophomore Sydney Stewart
said she typically volunteers in
her hometown of Winfield, Ala-
bama, and with her social club
in Columbus. When the buses
arrived to BGC Wednesday, she
held the front door open and
filed members in a line.
“I really like kids and I knew
people who have worked and
gone to the Boys and Girls Club
and how important it is,” Stew-
art said. “One of the best ways
to give back to the community
is to raise a good community. It
starts here.”
When Duck was walking
through the building and vis-
iting her old classrooms she
said she wondered why it had
taken her so long to walk back
through those doors.
“The murals on the wall are
new, but it feels good to come
back,” Duck said. “I want to see
the kids and I will definitely be
back.”
Other inaugural events
Miller’s inaugural celebra-
tion continues with a public
viewing and reception of MUW
art galleries at Sumner Hall Mary Pollitz/Dispatch Staff
from 5:30-7 tonight. Starting at Mississippi University for Women junior Markayla Duck helps
7, music students will showcase Tyson Sims, 10, with his math homework at the Boys and Girls
their talents in Poindexter Hall. Club Wednesday afternoon. Sims is son of Tyson Sims and Des-
The main event starts Friday tinee Brooks. More than 20 MUW students volunteered for BGC,
Salvation Army and Palmer Home to kickoff President Nora Miller’s
morning at 10 a.m. in Rent Audi- inauguration celebration.
torium for Miller’s Inauguration
To end the Friday night cele- “In a way, we’re just celebrat-
Ceremony. From 1-3 p.m. that
bration, a Motown concert will ing and we want the community
day, Fant Library will host tours
start at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are free to be a part of it,” Miller said.
every half-hour. At 1:30 p.m. a “I’m hoping some people will
gallery talk will be at Summer but must be reserved. On Satur-
day morning, Miller is hosting a come to the inauguration cere-
Hall. Fant Library will also have mony because we’ve only had 15
a “behind the scenes” of its ar- 5K race, starting at Stark Recre-
of them in the history of The W,
chives from 3-4 p.m. ation Center at 8:30 a.m. it’s a big deal.”

Alex Holloway/Dispatch Staff

Michael Devaughn enters an Oktibbeha County circuit courtroom for his arraignment on Wednesday. Devaughn is
charged with capital murder and sexual battery in Starkville’s 1990 Labor Day murders case.

Devaughn
Continued from Page 1A
Wednesday’s arraignment. District Attorney Scott Co-
lom requested no bond be set, due to the severity of the
case and that Devaughn is “clearly a flight risk.”
Devaughn’s attorney, Mark Williamson, asked for a
“reasonable bond” during the arraignment.
Death penalty consideration
After the arraignment, Colom told The Dispatch
he’s not made a decision on whether prosecutors will
seek the death penalty. Capital murder, which in this
case is murder committed while in the act of commit-
ting sexual battery, is punishable by death, life in pris-
on or life in prison without parole, according to Missis-
sippi Code section 97-3-21.
“The thing about the death penalty is you really
have to sit down and talk to the victim’s family about
that decision and listen to their concerns,” Colom said.
“I don’t want to announce a decision until I’ve given
them an opportunity to evaluate their opinion on it.
Ultimately it’s my decision, and I’ll do what I think is
fair for the district in making sure the death penalty is
applied in a way that’s fair.”

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Our View
The W celebrates – and we’re all invited
This week, Mississippi University for
Women is celebrating the inauguration
of Nora Miller as its 15th president with
a series of events that focus on many of
the unique programs and opportunities
the school provides.
Presidential inaugurations typical-
ly are insular, often intimate affairs,
designed by and for those with direct
ties to the university – students, faculty
and staff.
That’s not the case with The W.
Everyone is invited.
Beginning with Wednesday’s “Day
of Service,” a collaboration with the
United Way of Lowndes County, and
continuing through Saturday with the
inaugural “Rise and Shine” 5K run, it’s
clear that university officials have made
every effort to engage the community
beyond the narrow confines of campus.
From art shows to music to a tour
of the university’s Fant Library and its
archives, The W is making a concerted
effort to engage even those who rarely,
if ever, step foot on campus.
These efforts are to be commended
because they reinforce The W’s com-
mitment to the broader community and,
in doing so, reaffirm the university’s
historic ties to Columbus and Lowndes
County.
For much of its history, The W and
its students were perceived as a part
of the community. In the days where
transportation was often limited, W
students were a ubiquitous presence
around town. Businesses and shops of-
fered special discounts and other perks
to students and were rewarded by the
students’ patronage.
But times change. By the end of the
millennium, the W’s presence around
town seemed to have waned and the
school seemed to become more insular,
more separated from their non-student
neighbors.
When Jim Borsig took over as
President in 2011, one of his goals was
to rebuild The W’s relationship with
the community, and much progress has
been made in that effort. In selecting as
Borsig’s successor Nora Miller, a MUW
alumna with 17 years of service at the
university, the W is showing its commit-
ment to that community-building goal.
University officials understand the
value of building relationships with the
community, but this week’s events also
reinforce the fact that the community
benefits, too.
The W is a tremendous resource
for our city and county, expanding the
educational and cultural opportunities
available to the public in ways that
would not be otherwise available.
Miller’s inauguration is cause for
celebration, not only on campus but
throughout our community.
We encourage everyone to join the
party through the many events planned
through the weekend.
To discover more about these events,
visit
https://www.muw.edu/inaugura-
tion/schedule

voice of the people

Letter to the editor
Holding elected officials accountable
Sen. Roger Wicker, Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, and
Rep. Kelly all voted to prolong the 35-day partial gov-
ernment shutdown until Trump gave them permission
to reopen it. It was only then that they voted to reopen
the government without funding for a wall.
Who do they represent? Are they standing up for
Mississippians who were furloughed, or had to work
without pay for more than a month or those who de-
pend on government assistance to buy food? No! They
were standing with their Dear Leader.
Let’s hold our representatives accountable to us,
not an empty promise.
Genevieve Gibson
Columbus

Reader comments
Caledonia, Columbus sue opioid companies,
citing addiction’s costs to communities
Raider: ...these opioids are way more addictive
than morphine and codeine. Unlike the new opioids
like Oxycontin, etc, the makers of Laudanum weren’t
lying about how potent and addictive the drug was
and they did not have unethical schemes in place to
get doctors to unnecessarily prescribe the medication
in order to get people hooked and increase profits.
State of the nation
Redistribute the pain
frank: The FDA, a physician, a federal license,
a state license, a pharmacy board, and a licensed
pharmacist, stands between a consumer and a manu-
facturer of these products. Their testing, production,
marketing, labeling, indicated uses, and efficacy are Next time, they It seemed a mild the point, forcing people to work
scrutinized at every level. It is one of the reasons drug should redistribute the and entirely reasonable without pay is simply, inarguably
prices are so high right now. In my opinion these pain. response to the fact and fundamentally wrong.
civil suits are targeted for maximum money grab, not That’s an expres- that they were being That’s why it’s heartening to
where they will actually protect consumers. In fact sion Martin Luther forced to work on the see members of Congress floating
the end result, if successful, will be even higher drug King used —he credit- promise of pay -- and legislative fixes. According to
prices with no change to the intermediate layers of ed Jesse Jackson — in never mind that utili- The Hill newspaper, one idea is to
this system. the 1968 Memphis san- ties, banks and super- require that government fund-
itation workers strike markets do not accept ing continue at existing levels if
Raider: The FDA, physician, etc. all are depending as he urged boycotts promises as legal lawmakers can’t meet their budget
on the truthfulness of the manufacturer, who lied. Do and other forms of tender. So maybe next deadlines. In the event of a future
the people in those groups you mentioned deserve economic coercion in time, federal workers shutdown, House Minority Leader
support of the strikers. Leonard Pitts ought to be a little less Kevin McCarthy thinks Congress,
some blame? Absolutely. But that does not change the
fact that the manufacturers committed fraud. I am not Those men had been mild and a little less too, should have to work without
following why you think that should be overlooked suffering alone, he said. Now, let reasonable. Maybe next time, they pay.
and the manufacturers not be held financially respon- the whole town feel what they should refuse. These are promising proposals.
sible but all these other people and groups should be were going through. Especially given that this White But if Congress ultimately can-
sued? I don’t get that reasoning. Redistribute the pain. House has not a clue about the not craft a solution, then maybe
As the 35-day federal gov- paycheck-to-paycheck lives of my next trip through an airport
frank: The products were put through indepen- ernment shutdown over Donald working people. Consider Trump during a shutdown ought not be so
dent trials , peer reviewed, etc. etc. before and after Trump’s demand for a $5.7 billion telling us that federal workers can easy. Maybe there should be long
going to market. The patients were supposed to be monument to white supremacy simply buy groceries on credit lines, missed flights and general
monitored after the drugs were prescribed. Again, ends and the threat of a new one from their local supermarkets. aggravation. Maybe the resultant
this is not a defective product and the risks were well looms, maybe that should be the And White House economic ad- outrage would give lawmakers
defined before sales began. Insulin works but if it isn’t motto of 800,000 federal workers. viser Kevin Hassett saying they’ll some much-needed clarity.
administered properly it will kill a diabetic deader The impact of the last shutdown, be “better off” because they get a I am aware of how facile it is
than a door nail and has many times. Should we sue after all, was largely borne by vacation without taking vacation for some guy sitting at a desk to
the insulin makers too? I see this for what it is and as I them and their families. Yes, food days. And billionaire Commerce advise someone else to put his
said earlier I hope the courts do as well. stamp recipients worried about not Secretary Wilbur Ross saying he job — maybe even his freedom —
receiving their benefits and tour- doesn’t “quite understand” why at risk. But I am also aware that
ists found national parks closed. workers don’t just take out loans to what was done to these people was
Voice of the people: Jerry Fortenberry But many of us were relatively tide them over. deeply and profoundly unfair. And
EBBorEBB: The majority party of the Mississip- untouched. Traveling last week, I Maybe he’ll understand better federal workers — our employees
pi House of Representative and Senate leadership found airports from Baltimore to if they redistribute the pain. and neighbors — should not suffer
basically answers you by saying “if you don’t like it Albuquerque running smoothly, Yes, federal workers are prohib- alone.
then leave.” Real inspiring leadership that just wants with TSA workers doing their ited by law from striking. On the So redistribute the pain. I’m
a herd of followers that do what they say. The house jobs professionally and in good face of it, that makes sense. One ready to take my share.
and the senate majority are full of yes men and yes humor — even though they were would not want public safety held How about you?
women that are scared of the leadership. Weak. not being paid for it. The only sign hostage to the whims of a corrupt Leonard Pitts Jr., winner of the
of the shutdown was a group of air labor leader. But neither does one 2004 Pulitzer Prize for commen-
Smithsonian exhibit broadens understanding of traffic controllers in Albuquerque want public servants held hostage tary, is a columnist for the Miami
how water has shaped our world imploring travelers to contact to the whims of a corrupt — and Herald. Email him at lpitts@
KJ705: Getting good quality traveling exhibitions Congress on their behalf. stupid — political leader. More to miamiherald.com.
like this is GREAT. As the article points out, “it’s a
great learning opportunity for school-age children
and, of course, adults.” But it’s not really a great
learning opportunity for adults, in that it’s almost
completely inaccessible to people with 9-5 jobs.
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Area obituaries Somewhere down the road you’re going

to have to think about it.
Mary Bradford and sisters, Polly Cannon School and We all face it, but most of us avoid thinking about it:
LaGeita Gothard Cora McDowell. of Midfield and Wynell attended final preparations.
SULLIGENT, Ala.
— LaGeita Rooks He is survived by Hill of Montgomery; Mississippi When Caring Counts...
Gothard, 84, died Jan. his daughters, Maud nine step grandchil- Univer-
28, 2019, at the Mead- Randle and Jose- dren; and 15 step sity for
ows Nursing Home in phine Bradford, both great-grandchildren. Women. FUNERAL HOME
Fulton. of Starkville, Anita She was & CREMATORY
1131 N. Lehmberg Rd.
Services will be at 1 Ambrose of Tupelo and Alton Smith Darring formerly
Columbus, MS 39702
p.m. Friday at Sulligent Barbara Peterson of ABERDEEN — Al- employed (662) 328-1808
First Baptist Church Texas; sons, the Rev. ton Wade Smith, 63, as a dispatcher with the
with Byron Pickering Charles Kemp of Tu- died Jan. 29, 2019, at Caledon Incorporation
pelo and “Bob” Young in Chicago, Illinois. She
Betty Stokes
officiating. Graveside the V.A. Hospital in
services and burial will of Columbus; and a Memphis, Tennessee. was a member of the
follow at Sulligent City host of grandchildren, A graveside ser- Church of the Eternal
Cemetery. Visitation is great-grandchildren; vice will be held at 1 Word.
In addition to her Betty Jo “Honey” Stokes, 85, of Columbus,
from 6-8 p.m. Thursday and great-great-grand- p.m. Monday at New
parents, she was MS, passed away Monday, January 28, 2019, at
at Otts Funeral Home. children. Prospect Cemetery.
preceded in death Sanctuary Hospice, Tupelo, MS.
Otts Funeral Home is Tisdale-Lann Memo- Visitation will be Thursday, January 31, 2019,
in charge of arrange- Anna Eskridge rial Funeral Home is by husband, Michael
from 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM at First Cumberland
ments. VERNON, ALA. — in charge of arrange- C. Darring; and sib-
Presbyterian Church, Columbus, MS. A funeral
Mrs. Gothard was Anna Banks Pounders ments. lings, Sylvester Glenn,
service will follow at 2:00 PM. Interment will be
born Feb. 14, 1934, Eskridge, 96, died Jan. Earnest Williams and
in Friendship Cemetery with Lowndes Funeral
in Marshall County, 28, 2019, at Generations Brenda Williams.
Alabama, to the late of Vernon in Vernon,
Virginia Hildreth She is survived by
Home directing.
COLUMBUS — Vir- Mrs. Stokes was born December 12, 1933, to
Odis Lemuel Rooks and Alabama. her siblings, Annie Gor-
ginia Hildreth, 84, died the late Covington Matt and Robbie Farr Jones,
Desser Mae Johnson. Services will be at 2 don of Chicago, Rodie
Jan. 30, 2019, at Bap- in Columbus, MS. She worked as a secretary
She was a graduate of p.m. Friday at Chandler Cunningham, Helen
tist Memorial Hospi- with Tower Loan and Republic Finance for over
Walker County High Funeral Home Chapel Porter, Elex Williams
tal-Golden Triangle. 40 years. Mrs. Stokes was a member of Mt. Zion
School and was for- with the Rev. Patrick and Gloria Jordan, all of
Arrangements are Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Columbus,
merly employed with a Cooley officiating. Buri- Columbus. MS. “Honey” enjoyed spending time with fam-
incomplete and will be
telephone company in al will follow at Sanders ily, especially her children, grandchildren and
announced by Lowndes
Birmingham, McCoy Cemetery. Visitation great-grandchildren. She also loved cooking
Manufacturing, Ste- Funeral Home.
will be one hour prior fried chicken, biscuits and homemade apple-
phens Building Sup- to services at the funer- sauce.
ply and Thumbprint. al home. Chandler Fu- Rena Stevenson In addition to her parents, Mrs. Stokes was
She was a member of neral Home is in charge CRAWFORD —
preceded in death by her infant sister, Mary
Sulligent First Baptist of arrangements. Rena M. Stevenson, 92,
Jones; grandson, Kenny Hatcher; and her uncle,
Church. Mrs. Eskridge was died Jan. 29, 2019, in
Charles Farr.
She is survived by born Jan. 4, 1923, to the Crawford.
Mrs. Stokes is survived by her daughter,
her husband, James late Asa McCarver and Arrangements are Mona Kay (Billy) Heath, Columbus, MS; sons,
Walker “Jake” Gothard Lessie Sanders McCa- incomplete and will be Walter “Butch” (Lilliana) Stokes, Dallas, TX and
of Sulligent; son, Tim rver. She was a member announced by West Me- Gary Alan (Johnalee) Stokes, Niceville, FL; 12
Gothard of Florence; of Vernon First U.M. morial Funeral Home of grandchildren, Kevin Charles Hatcher, Katie Jo
daughter, Tina Whitley Church. Starkville. Honsinger, Catherine McGrinn, Matt Stokes,
of Hamilton; brother, In addition to her Alan Stokes, Roli Gonzalez, Sebastian Gonzalez,
Jim Rooks of Sulligent; parents, she was pre- Lucille Darring Amanda Ramsburg, Jennifer Heath, Tristan Nes-
four grandchildren; and ceded in death by her COLUMBUS — Lu- sel and Brendan Nessel; 16 great-grandchildren;
one great-grandchild. husbands, J.C. Pound- cille Darring, 66, died and aunt, Frances Farr.
Pallbearers will be ers and T.J. Eskridge; Jan. 25, 2019. Pallbearers will be her grandsons. Honorary
Elijah Whitley, Kevin an infant daughter; Services will be pallbearers will be her neighbors, John and Don
Borntreger, Stephen brother, Jack McCarv- at 2 p.m. Saturday at Gilmer, Frank Lockhart, Frank Griffin and Mill-
Gothard, Sam Mea- er; and sister, Willadine the Church of Eternal er Griffin.
sels, Roger Brown, Bush. Word. Lee-Sykes Fu- Memorials may be made to Caledonia Ele-
Ralph Harrison, Wayne She is survived by neral Home is in charge mentary School, 9509 Wolfe Rd., Caledonia, MS
Crawford and Dwight her daughter, Linda of arrangements. 39740.
Gentry. Pennington of Nash- Mrs. Darring was Compliments of
Memorials may be ville, Tennessee; born July 24, 1952, in Lowndes Funeral Home
made to Sulligent First Columbus, to the late www.lowndesfuneralhome.net
stepdaughters, Joyce
Baptist Church, P.O. Daniel Williams and Lu-
Anne Woods and Merry
Box 217, Sulligent, AL evina Williams-Brown.
Rogers, both of Ver-

Hubert Holmes, Jr.

35586. She was a graduate
non; stepson, Tommy
Eskridge of Vernon; of New Hope High
Catherine Carter
STARKVILLE — Hubert Bascom Holmes,
Catherine Courteney Jr., an entrepreneur of many
Carter, 65, died Jan. 25, business interests, died on
2019. January 23, 2019, in Winston-
Memorial services Salem, North Carolina, at 92
will be held at 11:30 years of age.
a.m. Saturday at Born in Columbus,
Welch Funeral Home. Mississippi on September 29,
Burial will follow at 1926, he was the only child of
Oddfellows Cemetery. Hubert Bascom Holmes, Sr.
Welch Funeral Home and Lucy Ferris Carter Holmes.
is in charge of arrange- After graduating in 1944 from Lee High
ments. School, he enlisted during WWII in the V-5
Ms. Carter was born Naval Air Corps Officer Training Program at
to the late Professor Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi. After
Gordon Carter and joining the Navy V-12 Officer’s Training Program
Ruth Carter. She a 1971 at the University of South Carolina in 1945, he
graduate of Starkville graduated in 1948 with a B.S. in Naval Science
High School and attend- and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering. He began
ed Mississippi State work with Westinghouse Electric Corporation in
University. Pittsburg, PA and then moved to the district sales
She is survived by office in New Orleans, LA.
her brother, Richard With the outbreak of the Korean conflict,
Gordon Carter Jr. of Hubert returned to active naval duty in April
Houston, Texas. 1951, attended the Officer’s Electronic School in
Memorials may be San Francisco and was assigned to a destroyer
made to the World based in Charleston, SC. He was subsequently
Wildlife Fund, 1250 assigned to another destroyer for a tour of duty
24th St. NW, Washing- in the Sea of Japan and then around the world,
ton, D.C. 20037. and was honorably discharged in the spring of
1953 as a lieutenant. After his discharge from the
Lee Bradford Navy, Hubert joined Ethyl Corporation in Baton
STARKVILLE — Rouge, LA as an Electrical Design Engineer
Lee Earnest Bradford, and was later promoted to Project Engineer for
85, died Jan. 24, 2019, new plant construction and expansion. In 1957,
in Starkville. Hubert moved to Lakeland, Florida, where he
Services will be at 1 founded numerous companies and business
p.m. Saturday at Cen- ventures relating to the phosphate industries and
tury Hairston Funeral telephone companies.
Home Chapel with the Hubert is survived by his wife of 53 plus
Rev. Charles Kemp of- years, Margaret Lucas Holmes; his five children,
ficiating. Visitation will Hubert III (Missy), Stephen, Courtney Douglas
be from 1-5 p.m. Friday (Charles), Louie (Susan) and Stewart (Susan);
at the funeral home. and twelve grandchildren, Megan, Kelly and
Century Hairston Fu- Connor Holmes, Kathryn and Jenna Holmes
neral Home is in charge (their mother Sharon), Margaret and Thomas
of arrangements. Douglas, Mixon and Victoria Holmes and
Mr. Bradford was Stewart, Jr., Carter and Mary Price Holmes.
born March 26, 1933, On Saturday, February 2nd, a memorial
to the late Tom White service will be held for the family. Afterward,
Bradford and Matilda at 4 pm, a reception will be held for friends and
Bradford. family at Piner Hall, Arbor Acres, 1240 Arbor
In addition to his par- Road, Winston-Salem, NC.
ents, he was preceded Interment will be at Friendship Cemetery,
in death by his son, Lee Columbus, Mississippi at a later date. Memorial
Bradford Jr.; daughter, contributions may be made to the First
Pearline Bradford; and Presbyterian Church, 175 Lake Hollingsworth
sisters, Sally Love, Drive, Lakeland, FL 33801; to the Resident
Assistance Fund at Arbor Acres, 1240 Arbor
Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27104; or to the
First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 32,
Visit us Columbus, MS 39703.
on the web at Condolences may be made online at www.
salemfh.com.
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Continued from Page 1A
rants at homes couple of
times a week.
“Most of the time
you’re going into the
unknown,” Williams
said. “And you’re putting
yourself in there in danger
to come into contact with
someone who more than
likely has already commit-
ted a crime or is commit-
ting a crime right then,
who may not want to go
to jail or may do whatever
is necessary not to go to
prison.”
Circumstances like
that make law enforce-
ment wary of executing
that type of warrant,
said Clay County Sheriff
Eddie Scott. He, Williams
and Netadj all stressed
that safety of everyone
— including the suspect
— is the No. 1 priority of a
Courtesy photo
serious drug raid.
Counterfeit money: This counterfeit money, specifically for use in the film industry,
“It’s not something that was seized during an investigation by the Columbus Lowndes joint narcotics task
we just want to do every force in February 2018. Counterfeit money is just one example of things discovered
day,” Scott said. “...There’s during drug raids, along with stolen weapons and illegal pornography.
so much high risk to it.”
In fact, he said, if there’s to work around that, other or sale of illegal narcotics
a school nearby it might than maybe cutting power and you have a firearm
Doing your homework be a signal to law enforce- to the home, he said — involved, that actually is
Williams said there are ment that there are better though he added there is an enhancement by law on
usually days of investiga- ways to arrest the suspect usually a law enforcement the crime itself,” he added.
tive work behind any drug and stop the drug opera- officer keeping an eye on Officers have also
raid. tion. the house to make sure uncovered counterfeit
There first has to be “If we can catch them the suspect is home and money and even child
enough evidence for a out (in public) and safely can tell narcotics agents pornography during drug
judge to sign a search take them into custody, I about security cameras in raids, Scott said. They’ve
warrant, he said. Techni- would prefer doing that,” the area. also, Netadj said, found
cally the judge can issue Scott said. “But if that Once officers enter the firearms and drugs in easy
a warrant if there’s any same person’s dealing home and the suspect is reach of children.
evidence of law-breaking. drugs out of his home and in custody, investigators “All of us have families,
However, Williams said, we know he’s got drugs can search for contra- so ... it’s a hard pill to swal-
officers don’t want to do in that house, we need to band. The major drug in low,” he said.
major drug busts over get him and the drugs. the Golden Triangle is What counts as success
small crimes such as We don’t want to take a ice methamphetamine, for the officers is that ev-
having a misdemeanor chance of someone else though officers also see eryone involved — agents,
amount of marijuana. getting the drugs and cocaine, marijuana and innocent bystanders and
Whether to raid a home continue to sell it.” sometimes opioids. suspects — are unharmed
and the details of the raid Most of the time, during a raid.
— how many officers to
send, whether to involve Results Williams said, officers find
firearms as well.
“You have to depend on
Williams said officers your training and tactics
other departments, etc. — “Drugs and guns go to get you through there
depends on more factors almost always see security
cameras or other alarms hand in hand,” Williams and in there, and do what
than just the drugs. In said, adding they even find you’re trained to do and
Sunday’s case, Williams to notify suspects if law en-
forcement is coming. Now guns on traffic stops of cover all your corners
said, the suspect, Tiquan known drug offenders. and your guys’ backs, and
Davis, was a known of- law enforcement have to
account for apps like Ring, Often those firearms make it as safe as you can
fender who had warrants are stolen and are in the so that that everybody
for aggravated assault which allows people to see
who is on their property possession of people goes home safe,” Williams
and other felonies issued already convicted of said. “And that’s with the
against him already. Mar- from anywhere even if
they’re not home, Netadj felonies. violators included.”
shals looking for Davis “Any time you have a
joined the raid with the added.
Often, there is no way drug crime, possession
narcotics officers.
“We try to do all of our
homework and have all
the information that we
can have prior to execu-
tion of a warrant,” Wil-
liams said.
Netadj said officers
complete threat assess-
ments on houses and
suspects, looking at
multiple factors. They use
those factors to “score”
the threat and determine
whether a raid is the best
action to take.
And while it is pos-
sible that an informant
working with police gets
last-minute information
and officers have to go in
quickly, Williams agrees
with Netadj that for the
most part the raids take
several days and even
weeks’ worth of planning.
They try to have an idea
of security cameras and
driveway alarms at the
house, whether there are
children, elderly relatives
or dogs at the house and
what else is nearby.
For example, Scott
said, if there’s a school in
the area, law enforcement
doesn’t want to enter the
raid around the times
when children are being
picked up or dropped off.

Arrest
Continued from Page 1A
ing to the release. They
parked near Deloach’s
home and approached him
on foot.
When Deloach saw
them coming, the release
said, he began firing
multiple shots in their di-
rection. He then got into
a vehicle and attempted
to drive away. Deputies
stopped him on Highway
12 and arrested him.
No one was injured
during the incident.
Deloach is in custody
at Lowndes County Adult
Detention Center. His
bond has not been set.

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Lady Falcons wrap up repeat region championship; Falcons falter

By Scot t Walters
swalters@cdispatch.com
TUPELO — Typically bas-
ketball coaches go to their
bench looking for a spark and
an increase in tempo.
For junior Aniya Saddler
and the Columbus High School
girls’ basketball team, it is quite
the opposite.
“In the fourth quarter, every
possession matters,” Saddler
said. “My job is to keep every-
body calm and focused. When
it comes time to make plays late
in a game, coach trusts me to
be out there but she wants ev-
erything calm, not rushed, and
under control.”
Saddler scored her team’s
first six points in the fourth
quarter. Those scores came at
the culmination of some criti-
cal possessions in a 54-47 Mis-
sissippi High School Activities
Association (MHSAA) Class
6A, Region 2 win over Tupe-
lo Wednesday night at Tupelo
Gym,
“(Saddler) always comes
up big for us,” Columbus se-
nior Hannah White said. “She
has a great career still ahead
of her. She guards, defends,
rebounds, she is always go-
ing hard. She plays smart
basketball. That is what you
need to close out games.”
With the victory, Columbus
(19-2, 5-0) wrapped up the top
seed for the region tournament
for a second straight season.
That event starts Feb. 12, again
at Tupelo.
Tupelo (16-8, 4-2) will qual-
ify as the second seed in the
four-team event.
“Winning the region is a
great feeling,” White said. “Ev-
erybody on the team is excited
about how we have been play-
ing of late. This team is real
together. We hang out all the
time, We have jokes, we keep it
fun, When it comes time to play
the game, everybody is serious.
You can tell our togetherness
on the court. It’s a big a reason
why this team is successful.”
White poured in a game-
high 26 points, She hit three
different critical 3-point bas-
kets to curtail Tupelo runs. Sad-
dler added 10 points,
“When you play on the road,
you are going to face adversity,”
Columbus coach Yvonne Hair-
ston said. “You are going to give
up runs. That’s what we talked
about before the game. We talk-
ed about having our own runs.”
One such run took place to
start the second quarter, The
Lady Falcons held the Lady
Wave without a point for the
first five minutes of the sec-
ond quarter, while scoring 12
straight for a 24-13 lead.
Columbus scored four times
in transition after creating
steals.
“It was just a little flash what
this team is capable of doing,”
Saddler said. “We are great
when we get some steals and
some easy baskets. Everybody
can run, so when we can get
out and force some turnovers,
things usually turn out well for
us.”
White had 15 first-half points
as Columbus led 26-16 at half-
time.
Tupelo fell down 14 before
making a furious rally.
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focusing in add Adams
on Brady to staff
By GREG BEACHAM
The Associated Press
From Special Reports
ATLANTA — Practically every
member of the Los Angeles Rams STARKVILLE – Mississippi
has a favorite story about Aaron native Deke Adams has returned
Donald’s feats of ridiculous athlet- to his home state to serve as
icism. Mississippi State’s defensive line
Michael Brockers loved the coach, Bulldogs head coach Joe
moment at Carolina in 2016 when Moorhead announced on Wednes-
Donald beat the Panthers’ left day.
guard and launched himself like A native of Me-
Superman, swallowing up Cam ridian, and a former
Newton while airborne. standout linebacker
Nickell Robey-Coleman pre- at Southern Mis-
ferred the game at San Francisco sissippi, Adams
this season when Donald shred- served the last two
ded a double-team and sacked C.J. seasons as defen-
Beathard — not by grabbing him, sive line coach at
Adams
but by shoving the 49ers’ center North Carolina in
into his own quarterback. what was his sec-
“Aaron can do things you didn’t ond stop in Chapel Hill. He comes
Kim Klement/USA TODAY Sports
know were possible,” said Rams to MSU after a short stint at Mem-
Florida guard KeVaughn Allen (5) drives to the basket for a layup against Ole Miss
defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh, guard Breein Tyree (4) during overtime at Exactech Arena Wednesday night. phis, where he had been named
no stranger to improbable feats defensive line coach on Jan. 3.

himself.
Donald is the NFL’s current
sacks champion, the only unani-
mous All-Pro and a probable two-
time league Defensive Player of
the Year. But Los Angeles’ power-
ful defensive tackle has one more
daunting task in the Super Bowl.
Donald and the Rams must
figure out how to pressure Tom
Brady, who completely stumped
the New England Patriots’ first
two playoff opponents.
The Chargers and Chiefs nev-
er sacked the 41-year-old super-
star while he sat comfortably
behind his stellar offensive line
and picked apart their defenses
for 691 yards passing, completing
71.1 percent of his throws.
Donald, who set an NFL record
for sacks by an interior lineman
with 20½ this season, believes
Los Angeles (15-3) can do what
the Chargers and Chiefs couldn’t.
See NFL, 3B
OVERTIME BATTLE
Last-second 3-pointer saves Gators in regulation; Rebels put away in extra time
By MARK LONG
The Associated Press
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Despite miss-
ing his first six 3-pointers, KeVaughn Al-
len remained confident.
He even wanted the ball in crunch
time.
Allen hit a 3-pointer to send the game
into overtime and added two huge bas-
kets in the extra frame to help Florida
beat Ole Miss 90-86 on Wednesday night.
Allen finished with 21 points, none
bigger than those three that came on a
shot in front of Florida’s bench with 2.5
seconds to play in regulation. He made
two driving layups in overtime and then
made a diving save of a ball headed out of
bounds in the final minute.
“Guys made some huge plays, led by
KeVaughn down the stretch,” coach Mike
White said. “Guys earned a W against a
very good team.”
Allen’s night wasn’t perfect, though.
He had a critical turnover in the final sec-
onds of overtime that put the outcome in
jeopardy. Fortunately for the Gators (12-
8, 4-3 Southeastern Conference), Noah
Locke made two free throws with 11.2
seconds left to seal the victory.
Locke finished with 22 points. Keyon-
tae Johnson added a career-high 15
points before fouling out in overtime.
And Andrew Nembhard chipped in 12
points and six assists.
See REBELS, 3B
“We are excited to welcome
Deke back to the state of Missis-
sippi,” Moorhead said. “His enthu-
siasm, track record of developing
defensive linemen and familiar-
ity with our recruiting footprint
make him a perfect fit for our
program. Deke understands that
one of the hallmarks of Mississip-
pi State football is elite defensive
line play and development. There
is no doubt we will continue that
tradition under his watch.”
A 20-plus year coaching veter-
an who has played a key role in
the development of six NFL draft
selections since 2013, including
two first-round picks, Adams first
joined the UNC staff in 2012 as
the defensive line coach under
head coach Larry Fedora. He
coached All-American defensive
tackle Sylvester Williams, who
was selected 28th overall by the
Denver Broncos in the NFL Draft.
See ADAMS, 3B

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

MSU women use ‘different’ approach to maintain top of standings

By Adam Minichino
aminichino@cdispatch.com
STARKVILLE — Through
20 games, the Mississippi State
women’s basketball team has
demonstrated that “different”
can be nearly as good as its pre-
decessor.
Weeks after the 2017-18 team
made a second-consecutive run
to the national title game, MSU
coach Vic Schaefer said the
2018-19 squad would be “differ-
ent.” The word included a note
of curiosity from the veteran
coach, who realized it would be
difficult to replace seniors Vic-
toria Vivians, Morgan William,
Blair Schaefer, and Roshunda
Johnson.
This year’s team has
helped fans move past the
program-best 37-win team by
building a new identity.
At No. 6 in The Associated
Press and USA Today Coaches
polls, MSU (19-1, 7-0 Southeast-
ern Conference) is one game off
the pace of the 2017-18 squad at
this juncture. MSU will look
to stay on course at 6:30 p.m.
Thursday (SEC Network+)
when it takes on LSU in a SEC
game at the Pete Maravich As-
sembly Center in Baton Rouge,
Louisiana.
MSU is the SEC’s only un-
defeated team in league play.
Game 21
n At LSU, 6:30 p.m. Today (SEC
Network+; WKBB-FM 100.9).
The Bulldogs lead the SEC in
10 statistical categories, includ-
ing scoring offense (90.4 points
per game) and scoring margin
(+34.8). LSU (12-7 3-4) leads
the league in scoring defense
(54.8 ppg.), while MSU leads
the SEC in field goal shooting
percentage (50.3).
MSU also has three of the
SEC’s five players — Teaira
McCowan (66.3 percent), An-
riel Howard (52.1), and Jordan
Danberry (50.7) — shooting 50
percent or better from the field.
Through games played Tues-
day, McCowan, Howard, and
Danberry are three of 81 Divi-
sion I players who are shoot-
ing 50 percent or better. MSU,
Connecticut, and Notre Dame
are the nation’s only teams
that have three players in that
group.
Schaefer said Wednesday
that MSU didn’t have to change
a whole lot offensively from the
2017-18 season. At this point
last season, MSU had made 147
3-pointers and had attempted
29.7 percent of its shots from
behind the arc. This season,
the Bulldogs have made 107
3-pointers and have attempted
20.8 percent of their shots from
behind the arc.
The discrepancy hasn’t pre-
vented the Bulldogs from scor-
ing at a higher rate (85.6 ppg.)
than last season. McCowan
(17.4 ppg.), Howard (15.6), Dan-
berry (13.3), and Chloe Bibby
(11.9) rank in the top 30 in the
league in scoring.
“We have moved people
around in our offense, our drib-
ble-drive especially, (and) put
them in a position where they
can be successful,” Schaefer
said. “Other than that, I think
you have kids with a certain
skill set and you put them in po-
sition to be successful.”
See WOMEN, 3B
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Mississippi State
Celtics rout Hornets;
Prep Basketball
Baseball chosen for 10 national telecasts Today’s Games
STARKVILLE — The Southeastern Conference office and ESPN Lamar County at Caledonia
have announced the television coverage for the 2019 baseball season, Winona Christian at Columbus Christian
with Mississippi State slated for at least 10 appearances on the ESPN Friday’s Games

Grizzlies fall in overtime

family of networks. Columbus at Oxford
The national audience will get its first look at the Bulldogs in back- Leake Central at New Hope
to-back games against Florida on March 16-17, with the second and Pontotoc at Caledonia
third games of the series on the SEC Network. The new Dudy Noble Madison Central at Starkville
Field will be on full display on Thursday, March 28 (ESPNU) and Friday,
West Point at Saltillo
March 29 (SEC Network) when LSU comes to town for a three-game
series. Kosciusko at Noxubee County By The Associated Press closed it out. On the final posses-
Super Bulldog Weekend will be capped off with an SEC Network Choctaw County at Aberdeen sion, Andrew Wiggins ran the clock
telecast against Alabama on Sunday, April 14, before a Thursday night Noxubee County at Hamilton BOSTON — With Kyrie Irving down to six seconds before shooting
showdown at Arkansas on April 18 will air on ESPNU. After hosting Heritage Academy at Hartfield School again stuck to the sideline, Terry a pull-up 3. The rebound fell to the
Georgia on April 27 for an SEC Network contest, the final three sched- Starkville Academy at MRA Tournament Rozier and his Celtics teammates right side, where Towns grabbed it,
uled television appearances will come on the road.
The Bulldogs will face Texas A&M in a pair of SEC Network Prep Soccer enjoyed another run as the featured dribbled once and floated up a shot
broadcasts, opening and closing the series on the conference’s flagship Today’s Matches act. as he faded toward the corner.
station on May 2 and 4, respectively. The 10th television appearance Starkville Academy at Washington School, 3 p.m. The talented young cast stole the Towns scored all 16 of his points
airs on ESPN2 in the form of the series finale against Ole Miss in Columbus Christian at Heritage Academy, 5 p.m. show again. after halftime. Jerryd Bayless had
Oxford on May 12. Rozier had 17 points and 10 as- 19 points and a career-high 12 as-
The final weekend of the regular season will feature four SEC Wild- Men’s College Basketball sists, Jaylen Brown added 21 points sists for the Timberwolves on a frig-
card matchups, two on Thursday, May 16 and two on Saturday, May 18, Today’s Games
while Bases Loaded coverage of the final Friday of the regular season and 10 rebounds, and Jayson Tatum id night with an announced crowd of
is slated for 6 p.m. on May 17. The entire SEC Tournament will also be Southern Miss at Florida International, 6 p.m. scored 20 points to help Boston roll
Mississippi University for Women at Voorhees, 13,615 in Minnesota.
aired on the ESPN networks, with the championship game on ESPN2. over the Charlotte Hornets 126-94 Mike Conley had 26 points and
n Softball Davidson earns national honor: At Starkville, the 7 p.m. on Wednesday night despite Ir-
preseason buzz for Mia Davidson’s sophomore campaign continues eight assists for Memphis.
as the Mississippi State catcher/third baseman was named a 2019 Women’s College Basketball ving’s absence. n Mavericks 114, Knicks 90:
Preseason All-American by Fastpitch News earlier this week. Today’s Games “When we play with him (Ir- At New York, Dirk Nowitzki scored
Davidson was selected to the publication’s second team and was Mississippi University for Women at Voorhees ving), it’s more like a show. Sit back a season-high 14 points in what
one of eight student-athletes from the Southeastern Conference to be
College, 5 p.m. and watch him go crazy,” Rozier might have been his final appear-
honored as preseason All-American.
The reigning SEC Freshman of the Year, Davidson was a force Florida International at Southern Miss, 6 p.m. said after starting in place of Irving, ance at Madison Square Garden,
to be reckon with over her first season of competing in the SEC. She Mississippi State at LSU, 6:30 p.m. who missed his second straight Luka Doncic warmed up after an
finished her debut season ranked second in the league with 19 home Auburn at Ole Miss, 7 p.m. game with a left hip strain.
airball on his first shot in the arena
runs, a mark that set MSU’s freshman and single-season records. “Without him, obviously we don’t
She also ranked second in the conference in slugging percentage Women’s College Golf to score 16 points, and Dallas routed
know who the scoring’s (going to)
(.762) and total bases (144), seventh in runs scored (50), 10th in hits Sunday’s Match New York.
really come from. Somebody got to
(70), 11th in batting average (.370) and doubles (13) and 12th in runs
Alabama at Northrop Grumman Regional (Palos Dennis Smith Jr. had his second
batted in (48). Behind the plate, Davidson caught 11 would-be base step up.”
Verdes Estes, California) career triple-double with 13 points,
stealers, the fifth most in the conference. Rozier’s 10 assists tied a career
15 assists and 10 rebounds, and
Not only dominate within the SEC, Davidson’s marks were some of
Men’s College Tennis high he set a year ago Thursday
the tops in the country as she closed the season ranked 11th nationally Harrison Barnes led the Mavericks
Friday’s Matches against the Knicks. Marcus Morris
in home runs and total bases. Her marks for slugging percentage, total with 19 points. Kevin Knox scored
bases and RBIs were also all ranked within the seventh-highest totals in Miami, Florida at Mississippi State, 3 p.m. scored 15 points, Al Horford had
17 points for the Knicks.
MSU single-season history. Ole Miss at Oklahoma State, 5 p.m. 14 and Gordon Hayward 12 for the
n Wizards 107, Pacers 89: At
Davidson wrapped her freshman season with 2018 All-SEC First Minnesota at Alabama, 6 p.m. Celtics, who won for the seventh
Team and SEC All-Freshman Team honors. She was selected SEC Washington, Bradley Beal scored
time in eight games.
Freshman of the Week a program-record three times last season. Women’s College Tennis Boston won 10 of its 11 home
25 points, Jeff Green added 23 to
Nationally she was a top 10 finalists for the 2018 Schutt Sports/ Friday’s Match lead another productive night from
NFCA National Freshman of the Year, the first student-athlete in Alabama at UCSB, Noon
games in January to keep within
program history to ever be a finalist for the award, and was tabbed to striking distance of Eastern Con- Washington’s bench, and the Wiz-
the NFCA All-South Region Second Team. Junior College Basketball ference leaders Milwaukee and To- ards beat Indiana.
Also Wednesday, Davidson added another preseason accolade Thursday’s Games ronto. Green had 16 points in the first
on Wednesday as the sophomore catcher/third baseman was tabbed
Women: Northwest at Itawamba, 5:30 p.m. “Now we need to use whatever half to help spell Beal, who came
to the Top 50 Watch List for the 2019 USA Softball Collegiate Player of
the Year. Men: Northwest at Itawamba, 7:30 p.m. we gained from (this stretch) to go in second in the NBA in minutes
The USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year award, which is Women: EMCC at Mississippi Delta, 6 p.m. into February and play as well as we at 37.2 per game, and the Wiz-
entering its 18th season, recognizes outstanding athletic achievement Men: EMCC at Mississippi Delta, 8 p.m. can over the next fourteen days pri- ards’ reserves scored 58 points.
by Division I female collegiate softball players across the country.
or to the All-Star break and hopeful- Washington’s second unit also led
n Phillips chosen for leadership council: At Starkville, Tyre a fourth-quarter rally that just fell
Phillips will represent Mississippi State on the Southeastern Conference
Football Leadership Council at its annual meeting Friday and Saturday
on the air ly finish the season strong,” Celtics
coach Brad Stevens said. short against Cleveland a night ear-
at the SEC offices in Birmingham. Today Kemba Walker had 21 points to lier.
SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey introduced new Student-Athlete
COLLEGE BASKETBALL lead Charlotte, well short of the 43 Thaddeus Young scored 13 points
Leadership Councils in 2016 for the sports of football and men’s and for the Pacers. They are 0-3 since a
women’s basketball, which, in addition to the conference’s longstanding 4 p.m. — LIU-Brooklyn at Farleigh Dickinson, he scored in a 117-112 home win
Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC), provide student-athletes with ESPNU over Boston on Nov. 19. victory over Toronto in which lead-
additional opportunities to engage with campus leaders and conference 6 p.m. — Austin Peay at Tennessee Tech, Malik Monk scored 16 points, ing scorer Victor Oladipo suffered a
office staff. The councils serve as a conduit of communication to the
ESPNEWS Nicolas Batum added 13 and Mar- season-ending knee injury.
conference office on issues related to student-athlete experience and n Bulls 105, Heat 89: At Mi-
student-athlete wellness. 7 p.m. — Xavier at Georgetown, CBS Sports vin Williams 10 in Charlotte’s third
“It means a lot to me to be selected as a representative for the Network loss in five games. ami, Bobby Portis scored 22 of his
Football Leadership Council,” Phillips said. “Football is so much more 8 p.m. — Arizona vs. Arizona State, ESPN2 n Nuggets 105, Pelicans 99: 26 points in the second half, Wayne
to me, and I take pride in attending these conferences and being an 8 p.m. — Connecticut vs. UCF, ESPNU At New Orleans, Nikola Jokic had 20 Selden added 20 and Chicago ran
example for others. Thank you to Mississippi State for this opportunity.”
8 p.m. — Oregon at Utah, FS1 points, 13 rebound and 10 assists for away in the second half to beat Mi-
Phillips also represented MSU, along with sophomore defensive
10 p.m. — Gonzaga at BYU, ESPN2 his eighth triple-double of the sea- ami.
end Kobe Jones, at the Black Student-Athlete Summit earlier this month
in Austin, Texas. 10 p.m. — UC-Irvine at UC-Santa Barbara, son and Denver beat undermanned The Bulls, who finished January
A Grenada native, Phillips was named to the 2017 SEC Fall Aca- ESPNU New Orleans, with a 2-13 record — the franchise’s
demic Honor Roll during his first year at MSU in which he redshirted.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Malik Beasley scored 22 points, second-worst mark ever in that
This past season, he saw action in all 13 games and primarily played month. Tyler Johnson scored 15
left tackle. Phillips did not allow a sack across 158 snaps in pass 5 p.m. — Iowa at Michigan, Big Ten Network and Monte Morris added 20 to help
protection, according to Pro Football Focus, and helped the Bulldogs’ 5:30 p.m. — South Carolina at Kentucky, SEC the Northwest Division-leading points for Miami.
offense rank second in the SEC in both rushing yards per game (223.6) Network Nuggets win their fourth straight. n Kings 135, Hawks 113:
and yards per rush (5.7). Prior to MSU, Phillips spent two seasons at 7 p.m. — Nebraska at Purdue, Big Ten Network Kenrich Williams hit five of nine At Sacramento, California, Harry
East Mississippi Community College. Giles came off the bench and scored
Among the agenda items for the group this weekend is a review of 7:30 p.m. — Vanderbilt at Texas A&M, SEC 3-point shots and scored a ca-
NCAA and SEC legislative items, open discussion on topics submitted Network reer-high 21 for the scrappy Peli- 12 of his season-high 20 points in
by members of the Council, and engagement with football officials on CURLING cans. For the second night in a row, the third quarter, Marvin Bagley III
rules of the game, student-athlete/referee interaction and careers in 11 a.m. — World Cup, NBC Sports Network they played without four usual start- added 17 points and 12 rebounds,
officiating. ers and a top reserve. Their only and Sacramento romped past Atlan-
GOLF
In addition to Phillips, the student-athletes who comprise the SEC
Football Leadership Council are: Chris Owens (Alabama), T.J. Smith 5:30 a.m. — European Tour Golf: Saudi available starter, Jrue Holiday, had ta behind its two prized rookies.
(Arkansas), Derrick Brown (Auburn), Jeremiah Moon (Florida), Rodrigo International, first round, Saudi Arabia, TGC 22 points. Bogdan Bogdanovic had 16
Blankenship (Georgia), Jordan Griffin (Kentucky), Blake Ferguson 2 p.m. — PGA Tour Golf: Waste Management n Timberwolves 99, Grizzlies points and seven assists for the
(LSU), Muhamed Sanogo (Ole Miss), Larry Roundtree III (Missouri), Phoenix Open, first round, Scottsdale, Arizona, 97: At Minneapolis, Karl-Anthony Kings, who pulled away in the third
Daniel Fennell (South Carolina), Ryan Johnson (Tennessee), Keeath
TGC Towns hit a buzzer-beating desper- thanks to Giles. Buddy Hield scored
Magee (Texas A&M) and Colin Anderson (Vanderbilt).
2 a.m. (Friday) — European Tour Golf: Saudi ation shot in overtime to lift Minne- 18 and Nemanja Bjelica added 12
sota past Memphis. points and eight rebounds.
Southern Mississippi International, second round, Saudi Arabia, TGC
5:30 a.m. (Friday) — European Tour Golf: Saudi Memphis led twice during over- Trae Young had 23 points with
Football signing day socials set International, second round, Saudi Arabia, TGC time, but Towns helped Minnesota eight assists for the Hawks, who
HATTIESBURG — The Southern Mississippi Department of Ath-
letics will play host to a pair of football signing day socials, Wednesday, NBA
set for both Hattiesburg and the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
Both events will take place at Mugshots Grill and Bar with the
7 p.m. — Milwaukee at Toronto, TNT
9:30 p.m. — Philadelphia at Golden State, TNT
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Hattiesburg (204 N. 40th Ave.) event running from 11:30 a.m.,-1 p.m.,

Second-half surge lifts

NHL
and an evening social set in Biloxi (130 Main St.) from 6-7 p.m.
6 p.m. — Philadelphia at Boston, NHL Network
Members of the Golden Eagle football coaching staff, including
head coach Jay Hopson, will be in attendance at both Mugshots loca-
tions to discuss the newest additions to the signing class. The events
Friday
are free with the only cost associated being each individual’s meal. AUTO RACING

Marshall past Butler

Fans also will have the opportunity to renew or purchase new 7 p.m. — NASCAR Hall of Fame Ceremony: Class
season tickets for the 2019 football season at these socials. of 2019, NBC Sports Network
n Women’s golf adds Hobbs: At Hattiesburg, Southern Miss COLLEGE BASKETBALL
head women’s golf coach Lucy Nunn has announced the signing of
4 p.m. — Pennsylvania at Cornell, ESPNU
her second student-athlete for the 2019-20 class in Ashlie Hobbs
(Trenerbert, Wales). 6 p.m. — Davidson at St. Bonaventure, ESPN2
Hobbs recently finished third in the Welsh Girls U18 circuit and was 6 p.m. — Yale at Harvard, ESPNU By The Associated Press assists and scored a career-high 35
ninth in the Welsh U18 Order of Merit. She has been ranked as high as 6 p.m. — Michigan at Iowa, FS1
No. 167 among European girls and was a women’s club champion at points last week against Syracuse.
7 p.m. — Buffalo at Bowling Green, CBS Sports INDIANAPOLIS — Markus
the Rhondda Golf Club (2013-16) and Llantrisant Golf Club (2017-18). The Hurricanes (9-11, 1-7) lost
Network Howard scored 32 points and Sam
“Outside of golf, Ashlie is active in numerous volunteer activities, their fourth in a row and are off to
so I have no doubt that her presence on campus will not only benefit the 8 p.m. — Wright State at Illinois-Chicago, ESPNU Hauser added 19 to help No. 10 their worst start in conference play
team, but the community as well,” Nunn said. “I am excited to provide 8 p.m. — Maryland at Wisconsin, FS1 Marquette pull away from Butler for
more opportunities, on and off the course, for Ashlie to grow as a since 1993-94, when they went 0-18
WOMEN’S COLLEGE GYMNASTICS a 76-58 victory Wednesday night.
student-athlete.” in the Big East.
6 p.m. — Arkansas at Georgia, SEC Network The Golden Eagles (19-3, 8-1 Big
Hobbs joins December signee Maria Toledo Bailey (Birmingham, n No. 14 Villanova 86, De-
England) as members of the 2019-20 class. The program will lose 7:30 p.m. — Alabama at Missouri, SEC Network East) have won eight straight over-
COLLEGE WRESTLING
Paul 74: At Chicago, Eric Paschall
seniors Miranda Holt and Valentina Haupt to graduation in May. all and picked up their first win at scored 20 points, Phil Booth added
Southern Miss will begin its spring slate Feb. 25-26 at the Icon 6 p.m. — Michigan at Penn State, Big Ten Hinkle Fieldhouse since the 1989-
Invitational in The Woodlands, Texas. Network 19 points and eight assists, and Vil-
90 season. Howard finished 14 for
n Men’s basketball plays at FIU: At Hattiesburg, the Southern
8 p.m. — Ohio State at Illinois, Big Ten Network lanova won its ninth straight game
Miss men’s basketball team has arrived in South Florida in preparation 23 from the field and had five re-
GOLF by beating DePaul.
of a two-game Conference USA swing. First up is a Thursday night bounds.
5:30 a.m. — European Tour Golf: Saudi Interna- Freshman forward Saddiq Bey
battle at FIU, with tip-off scheduled for 6 p.m. Kamar Baldwin led Butler (12-
Video streaming is available on CUSA.tv, with John Cox also tional, second round, Saudi Arabia, TGC matched a career high with 16
10, 3-6) with 16 points. The Bull-
having the radio call on the Southern Miss IMG Sports Network (Rock
2 p.m. — PGA Tour Golf: Waste Management dogs have lost three in a row and points and set one with 11 rebounds
104.5 in Hattiesburg/Laurel) as well as the USM Gameday app. for Villanova. He shot 4 of 6 on
Southern Miss had a game for the record books Saturday versus Phoenix Open, second round, Scottsdale, Arizo- five of seven.
Marshall. The 101-51 victory serves as both the largest margin of victory na, TGC n No. 12 Virginia Tech 82, 3-pointers.
over a Division I team in program history, as well as the largest-ever 3:30 a.m. (Saturday) — European Tour Golf: Saudi Miami 70: At Coral Gables, Flori- The Wildcats (17-4, 8-0 Big East)
between C-USA teams (excluding vacated wins). The Golden Eagles International, third round, Saudi Arabia, TGC da, Nickeil Alexander-Walker tied a hit 15 from beyond the arc after
led 31-6 early, then 48-31 at the half. The Black and Gold began the making 17 in a romp over Seton Hall
second period on a 25-5 run to put it away for good, limiting Marshall to NBA season high with 25 points and add-
its fewest points since March 5, 2015. 6:30 p.m. — Boston at New York, ESPN ed a highlight-reel assist as Virginia on Sunday. The defending national
Leonard Harper-Baker was named the C-USA Player of the Week 9 p.m. — Houston at Denver, ESPN Tech shot 59 percent to beat Miami. champions beat DePaul (11-9, 3-6)
for his two double-doubles against WKU and Marshall, averaging 16.5 RUGBY Justin Robinson scored 17 points for the 18th straight time.
points and 14.5 rebounds. The latter is the best two-game total by a n No, 15 Louisville 82, Wake
2 p.m. — Six Nations: France vs. Wales, NBC for the Hokies but limped to the
Golden Eagle since Charles Gaines in February 2004. Harper-Baker is
third in C-USA play for rebounding (9.7 per game), and his seven field Sports Network locker room midway through the Forest 54: At Winston-Salem,
goals in each of the weekend’s games were career-highs. SKIING second half. He watched the final North Carolina, Jordan Nwora
n Women’s basketball plays at home: At Hattiesburg, the Lady 11 a.m. — FIS Alpine World Cup: women’s giant seconds from the bench with his left scored 20 points and Louisville rout-
Eagles look to finish out the month of January with another win under slalom, Slovenia, NBC Sports Network ed Wake Forest for its sixth straight
their belt against FIU. The two will face off on Thursday night in Reed foot in a boot. Virginia Tech coach
Green Coliseum, with tip set at 6pm. SNOWBOARDING Buzz Williams declined to discuss victory.
Southern Miss (11-10, 3-5) is coming off a great road trip to WKU Noon — FIS World Freestyle Championship: the nature or severity of the injury. Dwayne Sutton added 17 points
and Marshall, where they upset the undefeated in C-USA Lady Toppers snowboard cross finals, day 1, Solitude, Utah, Virginia Tech (17-3, 6-2 Atlantic and 10 rebounds, Malik Williams
and one-loss in conference Thundering Herd. The Lady Eagles were NBC Sports Network finished with 13 points and Ryan
led by veterans Megan Brown and Respect Leaphart, as well as
Coast Conference) closed within
SOCCER one game of the league lead, but now McMahon had 12 on four 3-pointers
C-USA’s Freshman of the Week Kelsey Jones.
1:20 p.m. — Bundesliga: RB Leipzig vs. Han- it might be without Robinson, who for the Cardinals (16-5, 7-1 Atlantic
—From Special Reports nover, FS2 holds the school record for career Coast Conference).
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Falcons
Continued from Page 1B
The Lady Wave used a 14-2 run to
close within 34-32,
Saddler would then keep the home
team at bay. However, she would have
some help.
Berniya Hardin had a critical basket
to stop a run. Deryona Smith had a cou-
ple of steals to stop another run,
The back-breaking shot belonged to
White. It was a top-of-the key 3-point-
er off an offensive rebound for a 47-41
lead with 2:15 left.
“Just so many players stepped up
when the game was on the line,” Hair-
ston said. “Our job at the free throw
line was great.”
The Lady Falcons hit 5 of 6 at the
charity stripe in the final minute.
“This team has played a lot of close
games,” White said. “That’s why we
have confidence at the end of the game.
We just have to keep our composure
and find a way.”
Che’Mya Carouthers scored 19
points and Jalancia Kohlheim had 18
points for Tupelo.
In the second game, the Tupelo boys
(16-9, 6-0) nailed down the region’s top
seed with a 75-50 victory.
For the Golden Wave, Mason Gary
led all the way with 16 points, while
Braxton Bishop had 12. Josh Mitchell
had 10 points and six rebounds, while
Nichols had 10 points.
Columbus (9-13, 3-2) received 14
points from Jerome Sherrod, while Ti-
jah McCrary had 12 points.
The Falcons can secure the region’s
No. 2 seed with a win Friday at Oxford.
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Alabama
Softball’s Brown chosen for watch list
OKLAHOMA CITY – Alabama junior outfielder Elissa Brown was
one of 50 players selected to the Top 50 Watch List for USA Softball
Player of the Year, released Wednesday.
Brown led the Crimson Tide last season with a .341 batting
average tallying 45 hits and 29 runs scored. She was 30-for-34 in stolen
bases, with 10 of those coming in conference play. For her efforts, she
earned All-SEC and NFCA All-South Region honors. The Eclectic,
Ala., native enters her junior season ranked fifth in career stolen base
percentage at Alabama (.897) and ninth in stolen bases (61).
The list will be narrowed to 25 finalists on April 24. While an athlete
does not have to be on the Top-50 Watch List to be considered for the
Top 25, the eventual USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year will
come from the top 25 finalists. Freshmen are also eligible for inclusion
in the top-25 list. The top 10 finalists will be announced May 8 and the
top 3 will be announced on May 22. The 2019 USA Softball Collegiate
Player of the Year will be revealed May 28 prior to the start of the

Adams
Continued from Page 1B
The Tar Heels ranked
third in the ACC with 97
tackles for loss, and Adams’
group was responsible for 40
of them. Williams and Ka-
reem Martin were one of the
ACC’s most dominant defen-
sive line duos, combining
for 29 TFLs. Martin ranked
third in the conference with
15.5, while Williams fin-
ished sixth with 13.5.
“This is an amazing op-
portunity to be back in the
great state of Mississippi,”
Adams said. “Mississippi is
home for me and my fam-
ily. I’m looking forward to
being a part of a great pro-
gram and working with a
defensive line unit that has a
strong tradition.”
Adams spent the 2016
season as East Carolina’s
defensive line coach. Prior
to ECU, he worked under
Steve Spurrier for three
years at South Carolina from
2013-15 and helped guide
the Gamecocks to a pair of
bowl wins in 2013 and 2014.
At South Carolina, Ad-
ams coached defensive end
Jadeveon Clowney, the No.
1 overall pick in the 2014
NFL Draft. Adams’ unit also
featured defensive tackle
Kelcy Quarles, who was
both a first-team All-SEC
and All-America choice
with Clowney. Quarles and
Clowney became the first
South Carolina duo since
Del Wilkes and James Sea-
wright to earn All-America
honors in the same season.
During the 2017-18 sea-
sons at UNC, Adams was
instrumental in developing
a young Tar Heel defensive
line into a strength of the
defense.
Before his first stop at
North Carolina, Adams
spent the 2009-11 seasons
at his alma mater Southern
Miss as defensive line coach
on Fedora’s staff. Among the
players he developed were
first-team All-Conference
USA defensive end Cordarro
Law and second-round 2013
NFL Draft pick Jamie Col-
lins. During his first season
in Hattiesburg in 2009, Ad-
ams inherited a young, but
talented unit that improved
throughout the season. The
Golden Eagle defense fin-
ished the season ranked
18th nationally in sacks and
24th in tackles for loss af-
ter checking in at 93rd and
68th, respectively, in those
two categories a season pri-
or.
Adams’ final season with
the Golden Eagles in 2011
saw his front four allow only
112.6 rushing yards per
game, which ranked 22nd
nationally. He helped USM
to the Conference USA title
and an eventual 12-win sea-
son after a Hawaii Bowl win
over Nevada.
Prior to Southern Miss,
he coached linebackers at
Louisiana-Monroe, while
also serving as the coordi-
nator of player development.
Before ULM, he spent the
2006 and 2007 seasons at
North Carolina A&T. Ad-
ams was elevated to inter-
im defensive coordinator
during his first season at
North Carolina A&T after
two games before earning
the job on a permanent basis
following the final contest.
He coached the Aggies’ de-
fensive line in 2006 and had
responsibility for the line-
backers in 2007 in addition
to his coordinator duties.
Adams spent the previ-
ous four years at Ouachita
Baptist (Ark.) University
from 2002-05, coordinating
the defense and coaching
the defensive line in his last
season.
He coached in the junior
college ranks at Pearl River
Community College from
1998-2002, serving as the
linebackers coach during
his first three seasons be-
fore he was named co-defen-
sive coordinator and second-
ary coach in addition to his
role as recruiting coordina-
tor in 2001.
Adams began his coach-
ing career in 1997 as the
defensive line coach at Jack-
sonville (Ala.) State.
A three-year letterman,
Adams played a key role as
part of the Golden Eagles’
“Nasty Bunch” defense. He
wrapped up his collegiate
career in 1994 with 76 tack-
les, five tackles for loss, one
sack and one interception.
In the classroom, he was
a four-year member of the
Southern Miss Dean’s List.
He earned his bachelor’s
degree in psychology and
sports administration in
1995 before following with
a master’s degree, also from
USM, in 1996.
Adams is married to the
former Alexis Hall, a mem-
ber of the 1,000-point club
and four-year letterwinner
for the USM women’s bas-
ketball team. The couple has
two boys, Jaylen and Jordyn.
Women’s College World Series.
Brown and her teammates open the 2019 season Feb. 8-10 at the
Troy University Tournament in Troy, Ala. There, the Tide will face the
host Trojans, along with Murray State and Maryland.
n Baseball chosen for nine national telecasts: At Tuscaloosa,
Alabama, the Alabama baseball team will play in nine games that will be
nationally televised during the 2019 season, the league office revealed
on Wednesday. SEC Network will broadcast nine of the Crimson Tide’s
marquee matchups throughout the year.
Alabama will first appear on SEC Network on Tuesday, March 26,
in the annual MAX Capital City Classic versus Auburn at Riverwalk
Stadium. First pitch of the non-conference matchup in Montgomery,
Ala., is set for 6 p.m.
The Crimson Tide will then be featured in the first two games of
its three-game set against SEC East foe South Carolina from April
4-6. The Thursday and Friday matchups are both slated for a 6 p.m.
start at Sewell-Thomas Stadium. One weekend later, the series finale
in Starkville between Alabama and Mississippi State on Sunday, April
14, will be broadcast nationally with a 3 p.m. first pitch at Dudy Noble
Field. For a third consecutive weekend, Alabama will be featured with
the middle contest of the three-game series against Vanderbilt airing
on the Network. The Saturday, April 20, pairing between the Tide and
Commodores in Tuscaloosa is set for an 8 p.m. primetime slot.
SEC Network will carry its second and third Alabama-Auburn
games when the Network broadcasts the Saturday and Sunday pair-
ings in Auburn. Saturday’s matchup on May 4 is scheduled for a 7 p.m.
first pitch while the Sunday series finale is slated for 3 p.m. The Tide will
return home the following weekend to host Texas A&M with the Sunday,
May 12, contest set to air at 2 p.m.
The final three-game series of the 2019 campaign sends the
Crimson Tide to Athens to square off with Georgia from Thursday
through Saturday. The middle game of the series on Friday, May 17, will
air on the Network at 6 p.m.
In 2019, SEC Network will close out conference play with its Bases
Loaded coverage on Friday, May 17. Bases Loaded showcases every
SEC team in a live consolidation of all seven games on closing night of
league competition, including Alabama and Georgia at 1 p.m. CT.
The schedule also has two television wildcard selections, allowing
the SEC Network to decide the best television matchup at a subsequent
date. The season concludes with the SEC Network airing all of the 2019
SEC Baseball Tournament from May 21-25, excluding the Champion-
ship game which will be aired on ESPN2 on May 26.
n Men’s tennis climbs in rankings: At Tuscaloosa, Alabama,
the Alabama men’s tennis team climbed two spots to No. 19 in the latest
Oracle/ITA National Team Rankings, the organization announced on
Wednesday morning.
The Crimson Tide also was ranked as the No. 18 team in the
country according to the first rankings of the year from the United States
Tennis Association.
The Tide is ranked inside the top 20 for the first time since 2009,
after starting the 2019 campaign with a 6-0 mark. Over the weekend
Alabama bested Northwestern, 5-2, on Friday and then handled

Women
Continued from Page 1B
Schaefer reiterated Wednesday that
Danberry can get to her spot anytime
she wants. The difference is she is fin-
ishing at a much higher rate. Danberry
is one example of player development
in Schaefer’s tenure at MSU. At this
point last season, Danberry was aver-
aging 2.2 ppg. and shooting 32.3 per-
cent from the field in 10 minutes per
game. This season, she has emerged
as a second point guard (3.9 assists per
game) on the court with senior Jazz-
mun Holmes.
Holmes, who shot 28.6 percent
from the field as a freshman, also has
matured. She leads the team in min-
utes (27.9) and the SEC in free-throw
shooting percentage (86.9) and as-
sist-to-turnover ratio (4.3).
McCowan, who shot 49.5 percent
from the field as a freshman, and How-
ard, who didn’t shoot above 46.5 per-
cent in three seasons at Texas A&M,
are other examples of players who
have grown offensively in their time in
Starkville.
Schaefer said Howard is doing some
of the things Vivians did last season
when she moved from guard to for-
ward and essentially gave MSU four
perimeter players. The difference is
Howard is giving the Bulldogs addi-
tional rebounding support (8.0 per
game, sixth in the SEC) and has dis-
played a knack for hitting 3-pointers,
converting mid-range shots, and being
effective around the rim.
With freshman Jessika Carter
shooting 53.2 percent from the field,
MSU is in position to become what is
believed to be the second team in pro-
gram history to have four players av-
erage double-digit minutes and shoot
above 50 percent for a season. In 1986-
87, Ann Sanders (50 percent), Ann
Lashley (53.1), Sophie Ratliff (50), and
Christine Castle (52.2) accomplished
the feat. In 2016-17, McCowan, Brean-
na Richardson (51.1), and Chinwe Oko-
rie (56.4) gave the Bulldogs what is be-
lieved to be the second-highest total of
players to eclipse the 50-percent mark.
Richardson shot 42.4 percent from the
field as a freshman, while Okorie shot
42.6.
While the 2018-19 team is “differ-
ent” from the last two, it still has found
a way to come together. Schaefer cred-
its his coaching staff and said a change
of thinking has helped him do things
differently.
“We spend lots of time in the gym
with them,” Schaefer said. “I think,
too, I have learned over the course of
my career, especially here in the last
few years, to make more time for, or al-
low more time, for shooting. At the end
of the day whoever has more points
wins.”
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Harvard, 4-2, on Sunday.
Next up for the Tide is a matchup with Minnesota on Friday, Feb. 1
at 6 p.m. inside the Roberta Alison Baumgardner Indoor Tennis Facility.
The match will be streamed live on RollTide.com.
Ole Miss
Football’s Sanogo chosen for leadership council
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Ole Miss linebacker Mohamed Sanogo is
among 14 Southeastern Conference student-athletes who have been
chosen to represent their team and institution as a member of the SEC
Football Student-Athlete Leadership Council.
One representative from each SEC institution makes up the
Council, which will hold its annual meeting at SEC headquarters in
Birmingham on Friday and Saturday.
Sanogo, who started all 12 games at linebacker for Ole Miss during
the 2018 season, led the Rebels with 112 total tackles on the season.
He is one of only two Rebels over the last 12 years to record at least
100 tackles in a season.
The Plano, Texas, native became the only Rebel since at least
1998 to record two 16-plus tackle games in the same season. Sanogo’s
9.3 tackles per game ranked third in SEC.
The Football Leadership Council is one of three components of
the SEC Student-Athlete Leadership Council. The other two consist
of representatives on the Men’s and Women’s Basketball Leadership
Councils.
Agenda items for the group this weekend include a meeting with
SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey, a review of NCAA and SEC legis-
lative items, open discussion on topics submitted by members of the
Council, and engagement with football officials on rules of the game,
student-athlete/referee interaction and careers in officiating.
LSU’s Blake Ferguson, who attended the NCAA Convention last
week as one of three SEC student-athlete representatives, will provide
an update as Chair of the SEC Football Leadership Council.
n Softball’s Becker chosen for watch list: At Oxford, Ole Miss

NFL
Continued from Page 1B
“We’ll get to him, but
we have to stay patient and
don’t get frustrated,” Don-
ald said. “We’ve got a great
secondary that will do its job
and make sure he doesn’t
have easy throws. If he has
to hold onto the ball, we’ll
have our chances. We just
have to go get him.”
The Rams have been as-
sembling the tools for this
job all year long.
In the spring, they signed
the imposing Suh to a $14
million deal. They also ac-
quired Aqib Talib and Mar-
cus Peters, two elite cor-
nerbacks who can create
chances for their pass rush.
They gave a six-year,
$135 million contract exten-
sion to Donald in late Au-
gust, making their best play-
er happy after two offseason
holdouts. He responded
with the best season of his
stellar career.
Los Angeles then ac-
quired edge rusher Dante
Fowler from Jacksonville
in late October, adding a
speedy outside pass-rushing
threat to a roster that lacked
it. Fowler has 1½ sacks and
six quarterback hits in the
Rams’ past four games —
including the biggest hit of
LA’s season, forcing Drew
Brees’ overtime intercep-
tion in the NFC champion-
ship game.
Fowler never became a
superstar with the Jaguars,
but he loves being a role
player for LA.
“I knew I was going to fit
in with this defense because
of A.D. and Suh,” Fowler
said. “They make it easy for
everybody else on the de-
fense. They cause so many
problems.”
Donald, Suh and Brock-
ers are a formidable defen-
sive line, and their teamwork
has improved each month.
Although Donald doesn’t
have a sack in the Rams’ two
postseason games, he draws
double-teams that free up
Suh, who has 1½ sacks and
four quarterback hits in an
outstanding postseason.
Even if Donald and Suh
win their individual match-
ups on the line, Brady’s
quick decisions and swift
release make him awfully
difficult for anyone to touch.
He was sacked just 21 times
in the regular season.
Although the Chiefs tied
for the NFL lead with 52
sacks in the regular season,
they hit Brady just once and
never sacked him in the
AFC title game. A week ear-
lier, the Chargers’ dynamic
pass-rushing duo of Melvin
Ingram and Joey Bosa never
got to him.
Even if the Rams can’t
sack Brady, they must at-
tempt to get him moving
before his receivers’ routes
develop. That’s an area in
which Donald specializes:
Although he faces more
double-teams than just
about any defensive player,
he consistently penetrates
the opponents’ backfield re-
gardless.
“There’s nothing he can’t
do in regards to disrupting
a game,” Rams coach Sean
McVay said.
When Brady doesn’t face
quick pressure, he is typical-
ly able to lacerate opposing
defenses with short passes.
Just ask the Chargers and
Chiefs.
“That’s crazy,” Brockers
said when told about Brady’s
sack-free postseason. “He’s
the G.O.A.T., but he’s just
another quarterback. He’s
going to try to avoid the
pressure. It’s our job as
D-linemen to get to him, so
we’re putting the pressure
on ourselves to try to influ-
ence him and try to get him
off his spot.”
The Rams believe they
have the players for the job,
and they also might have the
scheme.
senior outfielder Kylan Becker has been named to USA Softball’s 2019
Collegiate Player of the Year Top 50 Watch List, announced Wednes-
day by the sport’s national governing body.
Less than a week after being selected to the 2019 Preseason
All-SEC team, Becker becomes the first player in program history to be
named to the top 50 watch list multiple times. Last season, Becker and
Elantra Cox became Ole Miss’ first honorees since Lauren Grill in 2009.
The SEC boasts 13 of the 50 players named to the watch list, the
most of any conference.
The list includes 24 seniors, 16 juniors and 10 sophomores.
Freshman are not eligible, though they may be considered for the award
once they have competed at the collegiate level.
Ole Miss’ first-ever player to be named to Team USA, Becker
paced Ole Miss with a .329 batting average and 19 walks, adding six
doubles, two triples and 29 RBIs. Throughout her career, the Rebel
center fielder has proven to be an elite defender, sporting a perfect
1.000 fielding percentage.
Last season, Becker led the Rebels with a .329 batting average
with six doubles, a pair of triples and 29 RBIs. The senior demonstrated
a keen eye at the plate, leading the Rebels with 19 walks, contributing to
a team-best .407 OBP.
The Top 25 Finalists for the 2019 USA Softball Collegiate Player
of the Year award will be announced April 24. While an athlete does
not have to be on the Watch List to be considered for the Top 25, the
eventual USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year will come from the
Top 25 Finalists. The Top 10 Finalists will be announced May 8 and the
Top 3 announced May 22. The 2019 USA Softball Collegiate Player of
the Year will be revealed May 28.
Becker and the Rebels kick off the 2019 season Feb. 7-10 at the
Friends of Jaclyn Tournament in Orlando, Florida. Ole Miss will face
a five-game slate at the tournament, taking on host UCF, Ohio State,
Minnesota and George Mason.
n Baseball matchups chosen for TV: At Oxford, fans across
the nation will have 10 looks at the Ole Miss Rebel baseball team on
national television during the 2019 regular season. The Southeastern
Conference released its full TV schedule Wednesday, and Ole Miss is
one of seven SEC teams with 10 or more nationally televised games.
The 2019 campaign is highlighted by a primetime SEC Network
matchup Saturday, Apr. 5, with defending SEC Regular-Season
Champion Florida at 7 p.m. as part of Grove Bowl Weekend in Oxford.
The Rebel football team will hold its spring game, the Grove Bowl, at 3
p.m. that day at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.

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Continued from Page 1B
Allen, Locke and Nembhard — Flor-
ida’s starting backcourt — scored the
final 26 points for Florida. The Gators
shot 56 percent in the second half.
“I thought we took a big step offen-
sively tonight,” White said.
Terence Davis led Mississippi with
26 points, and Breein Tyree added 20.
The Rebels (14-6, 4-3), who felt out of
the AP poll this week, have dropped
four of five.
Ole Miss really struggled in over-
time, missing five of six shots.
The Rebels might have been
shocked to see the game get past reg-
ulation. Coach Kermit Davis consider-
ing fouling Florida with a three-point
lead and 8.8 seconds on the clock, but
he opted against it and will spend the
next few days second-guessing his de-
cision.
“Normally about 90 percent of the
time we foul in that situation, which
was almost nine seconds,” Davis said.
“Still bad. We switched it off like we
were supposed to, and he made a dead
run and 3. ... A lot of good things in the
game. Florida made a couple of plays
right at the end.”
Allen has been at his best this sea-
son in the last five games, including his
top two performances in Florida’s last
two home games.
The Rebels, ranked 10th in the preseason, will first appear for three
nationally broadcast contests, all on SEC Network, when they travel to
Columbia, Missouri, to take on the Tigers, Mar. 22-24. A week later, Ole
Miss heads to Arkansas for two nationally televised games against the
last year’s College World Series runner-up—Friday at 8 p.m. on ESPNU
and Saturday at 3 p.m. on SEC Network.
The Rebels then return home for a series against Florida,
highlighted by the Saturday game on SEC Network during Grove Bowl
Weekend. The following weekend, Kentucky comes to town for another
7 p.m. SEC Network matchup on Saturday.
Two weeks later, Ole Miss hosts Texas A&M for a Thursday-Fri-
day-Saturday series. That Thursday meeting will be televised on SEC
Network at 6 p.m.
Ole Miss then heads to LSU, where the Sunday meeting will air
nationally on ESPN2 at 2:30 p.m. Then Mississippi State comes to
town, and the Rebels will host their in-state rivals for two SEC Network+
games before an ESPN2 matchup at noon on Sunday.
—From Special Reports
4B Thursday, January 31, 2019 The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com

BASEBALL

New York museum exhibit marks Jackie Robinson centennial

By RONALD BLUM
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — As the 100th
anniversary of Jackie Robin-
son’s birth approached, Sha-
ron Robinson is sure her father
would have a lot to say about
the current political climate in
the United States if he were still
alive.
“I know he would be out-
raged,” she said.
Jackie Robinson, who died
at age 53 in 1972, would have
turned 100 on Thursday. He
broke Major League Baseball’s
color barrier with the Brook-
lyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947,
and the centennial of his birth
marks the opening of an exhib-
it at the Museum of the City of
New York titled “In the Dugout
with Jackie Robinson: An Inti-
mate Portrait of a Baseball Leg-
end.”
It features memorabilia and
32 photographs originally shot
for Look magazine, plus foot-
age of Robinson hitting ground-
ers to his son in the backyard
of the family house in Stamford,
Connecticut. Many of the pho-
tos shot by Frank Bauman and
Kenneth Eide from 1949 and
1953 had not been on public
view previously.
Rachel Robinson, the ball-
player’s wife, planned to attend
the opening, still a force at age
96. The celebration and base-
ball’s annual Jackie Robinson
Day on April 15 will focus at-
tention on the Jackie Robinson
Museum in the SoHo section of
Manhattan, scheduled to open
in December.
Della Britton Baeza, CEO
of the Jackie Robinson Founda-
tion, said $28 million has been
raised toward a $42 million goal
— matching Robinson’s uni-
form number, which was retired
throughout the major leagues in
1997. The money raised covers
construction costs, and an addi-
tional $4 million is needed for
marketing and staff. The over-
all goal includes $10 million for
an endowment, she said.
“In this day and age in this
climate of our country, we real-
ly are going to take on this issue
of discussing race relations,”
Britton Baeza said. “What bet-
ter place than a place that pays
tribute to one of the great inte-
grationists of the last century?
So we’re going to roll up our
sleeves. We will do it from a
position of goodwill and from
a position of starting with the
facts, if you will, but we’re going
to take these things on and talk
about activism in sports.”
The exhibit, which runs un-
til Sept. 15, is a partnership be-
tween the Museum of the City
of New York and the founda-
tion, and some of the memora-
bilia will wind up at the Jackie
Robinson Museum.
Baseball Commissioner
Rob Manfred has been a major
backer of the Jackie Robinson
Foundation and the museum,
and he will be honored at the
foundation’s annual awards din-
ner on March 4 along with busi-
nessman Maverick Carter and
musician Kristopher Bowers.
“The centennial of his birth
is an opportunity for MLB to
recognize the historical signifi-
cance of Jackie Robinson and to
continue to teach younger peo-
ple the impact he had on base-
ball and society,” Manfred said.
Sharon Robinson, MLB’s ed-
ucation programming consul-
tant, said today’s players need
to have greater knowledge of
the foundation’s efforts.
“There was a shift in their
awareness with the movie ‘42,’”
she said of the 2013 film that
starred Chadwick Boseman as
Robinson and Harrison Ford
as Brooklyn Dodgers general
manager Branch Rickey.

Comics & Puzzles

DILBERT
Dear Abby
DEAR ABBY:
My wife, a convert
to reform Juda-
ism, died this
past year. The
day before she
passed, while she
was in a coma,
Roman Catholic
family members
asked if they
could bring in a
ZITS priest. I said OK
because I knew
it meant a lot to
them. A priest
came and admin-
istered last rites.
Dear Abby
(My wife was born
and raised a Catholic.)
I have been having serious
second thoughts about my
decision. Nobody outside my
family knows about this. Did I
make the right call, or should
I have politely told my wife’s
family that I could not agree to
GARFIELD their request? — TROUBLED
REFORM JEW
DEAR TROUBLED: Your
wife, who had converted to
Judaism, was comatose. What
happened at her bedside
made no difference to her at
that point. It was kind and
generous of you to allow the
priest to come for the sake
of your in-laws. You did it for
the right reasons, so please
do not second-guess yourself
now. What happened does
not impugn the
authenticity of
the Jewish rites
that you used to
bury her.
DEAR ABBY:
A year ago, my
friend “Stepha-
nie” decided to
stop cutting hair
as her second
job. She had
done mine,
my husband’s
and our son’s
hair for years.
We switched
to a stylist she
referred us to
and have been satisfied with
the service.
We just found out Steph-
anie is going to start cutting
hair again, and my husband
and I want to switch back to
seeing her. The sticky part
is, we already have appoint-
ments with the new person,
and Stephanie’s going to be
working at the same salon
where she referred us. Is it
rude to call and ask to switch
our stylist knowing that we will
be seeing both of them in the
same place? — TENTATIVE IN
THE MIDWEST
DEAR TENTATIVE: No, it is
not rude. Tell your new stylist
that you have decided to go
back to Stephanie in light of
your long relationship. Make
the switch as cordial as possi-
ble. Explain that it has nothing
to do with the quality of the
stylists’ work. When you visit
the salon, be friendly to both
stylists. That way, if Stephanie
decides to quit cutting hair
again or even takes a vaca-
tion, you will have someone to
fall back on.
DEAR ABBY: I have read
your column for years and
notice that many of the letters
come from people who let
others run roughshod over
them or do things to them
they are not happy with. My
suggestion is a simple adage
that has helped me through
life: “People can only do to you
what you ALLOW them to do
to you.”
I realize this may not be a
panacea for all situations, and
for those who have difficulty
asserting themselves it may
not come easy. But folks will
continue doing to you what you
allow them to do until you say
no. What do you think, Abby?
— KIP IN AUSTIN, TEXAS
DEAR KIP: I think your man-
tra is a helpful reminder for
those who need it. However,
many individuals need more
support than that, and for
them I would recommend as-
sertiveness training because
one of the hardest words in
the English language to say
is NO.

CANDORVILLE
Horoscopes
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31). You’ll invest yourself before
others realize this is a success-
ful channel. You’re not expecting
quick results. You take pleasure
in the slow, steady building of
something you believe in. More
highlights: a sacrifice allows for
astounding beauty, you’ll live as
others do (an eye-opener), and
you’ll pursue exceptional love.
Capricorn and Taurus adore you.
BABY BLUES Your lucky numbers are: 8, 40,
2, 22 and 18.
ARIES (March 21-April 19).
While “I’ll know it when I see
it” is a fine enough guiding prin-
ciple for a solo artist, groups
need a more specific set of
rules to go by. A good leader will
think it over and spell it out.
BEETLE BAILEY
MALLARD FILLMORE
FAMILY CIRCUS
TAURUS (April 20-May 20).
Does it please you to know
that someone is working hard
to impress you? It’s flattering,
to say the least, although you
must also realize that this has a
lot to do with what the individual
is projecting onto you.
GEMINI (May 21-June
21). When it doesn’t work, an
explanation for what went wrong
is a nice thing to have. Also,
it’s a luxury. You don’t get it
every time, nor would you want
to come up with it every time.
To shrug and walk on... that’s
grace, too.
CANCER (June 22-July 22).
There are people you know who
have to, in order to survive and
act normal, do things you would
consider rather strange. Your
ability to accept this will be the
key to this day going smoothly.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). A
very strong bond is built one
fiber at a time. And if you want
to get microscopic about it it,
this happens on a cellular level.
Small things, repeated... this is
the theme. This is the glue that
will bond you to your goal.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
Working people often have
less leisure time than others.
Since time is the most precious
commodity we have, it does
make one think about the work
worth doing, and the work not
worth doing.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
When things go wrong, it may be
circumstances that cause it, but
as a responsible person you’re
always trying to assess which
circumstances you can control
and which you can’t.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
21). Your attention is worth
something. You can’t afford
to give it away willy-nilly. And
you won’t. You won’t click on
nonsense or sit through what
doesn’t interest you. You won’t
look into drama. You’ll keep your
nose clean.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.
21). You’ll be dealing with new
people whose sensibilities may
surprise you. Like a masseuse
working on a new client, the
best way to learn what pressure
to use is to ask.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-
Jan. 19). Are you thinking big
enough? It will be impossible
to detect from where you are. It
will take an outsider to assess
the situation. Who can you
bounce your ideas off of?
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18). A mystery is a thrill. And if
the mystery seems like it might
actually be safe, all the more
exciting – to be thrilled and not
killed, that’s the entertainment
sweet spot on which books,
movies and roller-coaster rides
are predicated.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20). You relate to someone who
is solving things and that’s be-
cause you are also a part of the
solution. Get right in there and
give your ideas. You are feeling
this way for a reason. Don’t wait
for permission; just go.

Cloud cuckoo land

SOLUTION:
 The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com Thursday, January 31, 2019 5B

Business
Business moves with Mary

People’s Cup MicroRoastery

open in Starkville
best batches and bowls of hot soup.
PLUS: Mortgage broker expands to Columbus, Tickets are $15 in advance and $20
at the door. Try to stay warm and
Mossy Oak strikes deal with NRA don’t forget to vote best soup when
you’ve had them all.
BY MARY POLLITZ
mpollitz@cdispatch.com
as chancery judge in Hometown Lenders is expand-
November. ing to Columbus.

T
he People’s Cup
MicroRoastery is
officially open for
business in Starkville.
Founder and owner,
Blair Edwards, opened
shop at 12-1/2 Lummus
Dr. – between the Rus-
sell Street Corridor and
the Cotton District —
Mary Pollitz
and will serve freshly
roasted and brewed cof-
fee Monday through Friday from
7 a.m.-2p.m. Edwards opened The
People’s Cup more than a year ago
but was primarily selling coffee in
other stores, farmers’ markets and
public events.
A new law firm has opened shop fitting. The Greater Starkville
this month at 104 S. Lampkin St.
Jim Arnold has taken over
the former law office of Paula
Drungole-Ellis, who was elected
Arnold started
practicing in Starkville
earlier this month.
Currently, he is operat-
ing under appointment
only. He has another
law firm in Philadelphia
and specializes in bank-
ruptcy, domestic cases
and general practices.
For appointments, call
662-323-1666.
If you don’t want to watch
the Patriots and Rams play this
weekend (or if a certain no-call
cost your team a chance to play
for the NFL title), you can find
another SOUPer Bowl that’s more
Development is hosting its annual
soup competition Saturday from 11
a.m.-2 p.m.
Feel free to stroll around Main
Street and test area restaurants’
The mortgage lender will open
in the coming weeks at 814 Second
Ave. N. Ashley Mcaleb is opening
up the branch and will be available
by appointment only from the get
go.
Hometown Lenders first
opened in the late 1980s as a
local mortgage broker in Hunts-
ville, Alabama. Since then, it has
branched out to nearly 80 locations
nation-wide with two open in Mis-
sissippi.
Over in West Point, Mossy Oak
has partnered with the National
Rifle Association for a multi-year
contract to make Mossy Oak the
NRA’s official camouflage. This
year, a new camouflage design,
Overwatch, will be available for
NRA supporters to sport its logo
within the clothing.
Got business tips? Email them to
mpollitz@cdispatch.com.

Building Permits
City of Columbus
Jan. 21-24, 2019
n Al Johnson; 910 Tuscaloo-
sa Road, Ste. 3; Sign permit;
Marion Pierson
n Apollo Net Lease Capital
Corp.; 2301 Woodmont Dr.;
Reroof permit; Mid-South Roof
Systems
n Lex Jackson; 2013 Hwy. 45
N., Ste. 1; Electrical permit;
Weathers Electric
n Mildred Taylor; 405 Wyn-
hurst Ct.; Electrical permit;
Vertis Lee
n Xavier Pippins; 1404 21st
St. N.; Electrical permit; Vertis
Lee
n Carson Miller; 215 Bigbee
Loop; Electrical permit; Same
n Robertson-CECO II Corp.;
1211 Hwy. 45 N.; Electrical
permit; Doug Hutcherson
n Pedicure Lounge; 1611-B
Gardner Blvd.; Plumbing per-
mit; John Caddis
n Nails Elite; 2401 Hwy. 45
N., Ste. C; Plumbing permit;
John Caddis
n Jeanette Smith; 1303 13th
Ave. S.; Plumbing permit; Leon
Tabor
n James Brooks; 122 Flor-
ence St.; Plumbing permit;
Harold Pounders
n Laurence Wilson; 1014
14th St. N.; Plumbing permit;
Leon Tabor
n Justin Walls; 305 14th St.
N.; Plumbing permit; Same
n Rose Munson; 1002 Rail-
road St.; Plumbing permit; Jeff
Swedenburg
n Jones Real Estate Invest-
ments; 2314 Northaven Dr.,
Apt. 1; Plumbing permit; Scott
Rushing
Lowndes County
Jan. 24, 2019
n Howard Fastlan; 805 Cros-
by Ln.; Construct pool; Pools
by Design
n Tim Hudson; 171 S. Street;
Construct sign; Owner
n Spec; Lenox Lane; Con-
struct s/f residence; Rhett
Construction
n Temple of Deliverance;
4307 Sand Road; Addition
to church; Custom Home
Builders
n Candelaria; Wakefield
Drive; Construct s/f residence;
Clardy Home Development

Today
in history
Today is Thursday, Jan.
31, the 31st day of 2019.
There are 334 days left in
the year.

Today’s Highlight in
History:
On Jan. 31, 1971, astro-
nauts Alan Shepard, Ed-
gar Mitchell and Stuart
Roosa blasted off aboard
Apollo 14 on a mission to
the moon.

On this date:
In 1606, Englishman
Guy Fawkes, convicted of
high treason for his part
in the “Gunpowder Plot,”
was set to be hanged,
drawn and quartered,
but broke his neck after
falling or jumping from
the scaffold.
In 1863, during the
Civil War, the First South
Carolina Volunteers, an
all-black Union regiment
composed of former
slaves, was mustered into
federal service at Beau-
fort, South Carolina.
In 1865, the U.S. House
of Representatives joined
the Senate in passing the
13th Amendment to the
United States Constitu-
tion abolishing slavery,
sending it to states for
ratification. (The amend-
ment was adopted in
December 1865.) Gen.
Robert E. Lee was named
general-in-chief of the
Confederate States Army
by President Jefferson
Davis.
In 1917, during World
War I, Germany served
notice that it was begin-
ning a policy of unrestrict-
ed submarine warfare.
In 1929, revolutionary
Leon Trotsky and his
family were expelled from
the Soviet Union.
— The Associated Press
6B Thursday, January 31, 2019
Legal Notices 0010
The following vehicle
has been abandoned at
Shelton's Towing Inc.,
1024 Gardner Blvd.,
Columbus, MS 39702
2002 Chevy Yukon
Vin#
1GKEK13Z72R255022
This vehicle will be put
up for sale on the 19th
day of February, 2019
at 10:00am at
Shelton's Towing, Inc.
1024 Gardner Blvd.,
Columbus, MS 39702.
PUBLISH: 1/31, 2/7 &
2/14/2019
Alta Towers is propos-
ing to construct a new
telecommunications
tower facility located at
390 New Hope Road,
Columbus, County, MS.
The new facility will con-
sist of a 299-foot self-
supporting lattice tele-
communications tower.
Any interested party
wishing to submit com-
ments regarding the po-
tential effects the pro-
The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com
Building & Remodeling 1120 Truck Driving 3700 Apts For Rent: Other 7080 Mobile Homes for Rent 7250
Tom Hatcher, LLC CLASS A CDL DRIVER 1BR/1BA Apts for rent. NICE 3BR/2BA MH in
Custom Construction, with Truck & Lowboy College Manor Apts, dir- West Lowndes school
Restoration, Remodel- Trailer experience to ectly across from MUW. district. $485/mo +
ing, Repair, Insurance load, haul, & unload Completely renovated, $485 dep. 662-242-
claims. 662-364-1769. heavy construction incl granite countertops, 7653 or 662-308-7781.
Licensed & Bonded equipment. Overnight SS appls & W/D. 12 mo
travel required. Only lease, dep req, $650/
General Services 1360 qualified applicants with mo. 662-425-3817. RENT A fully equipped
clean MVR, current camper w/utilities &
Babysitting & tutoring. medical examiner’s cable from $145/wk -
2BR/1BA located in $535/month. Colum-
Certified in most sub- certificate and no acci- Historic Downtown
jects. Call 662-574- dents need apply. Fax bus & County School
Columbus. 2,000 sqft. locations. 662-242-
0426. resume to 662-492- Hardwood floors
4490 or email to jm.site 7653 or 601-940-1397.
FREE TRAINING for throughout. Open floor.
masters@yahoo.com Very nice. Incl W&D.
JOB SEEKING WOMEN; Commercial Property 8050
$1200/mo. Call
COMPUTER TRAINING,
RESUME WRITING, & IN- Bargain Column 4180 662-328-8655.
RETAIL SPACE Available
TERVIEW SKILLS;
Tues & Thurs Evening
2006 SONY LCD TV, 1, 2, 3 BEDROOM apart- in Historic Downtown.
HD, 42", rear projec- ments & townhouses. 404 Main St. 3,000
classes start February tion. Works good, FREE. sq. ft. $1,300/mo.
5th. Enroll now at Chris- Call for more info.
662-574-6860. 662-328-8254. Call 662-328-8655
tian Women's Job or 662-574-7879.
Corps. Min H.S. Dip- GRANDFATHER STYLE
loma or Equivalent re- floor clock $75. FIRST FULL MONTH
quired. Call 662-722- RENT FREE! 1 & 2 Bed- Houses For Sale: Northside
Stereo w/ 4 speakers
3016 or 662-597-1030 & iPod dock $25. room Apts/Townhomes. 8150
Stove & refrigerator.
(662)574-6264
NEED A Privacy Fence? $335-$600 Monthly. CONVENIENT 3BR/2BA.
Call me! Licensed w/ LOVESEAT W/ 2 pillows. Credit check & deposit. For Sale or Lease! 512
Sudoku
30+ years of exp. Call Navy, green & red plaid. Coleman Realty, Lincoln Rd. New paint, YESTERDAY’S ANSWER
or text 662-549-7167. Excellent condition. 662-329-2323.
Yesterday’sANSWER
answer
flooring, brick shop,
Sudoku
$100. 662-574-6860. YESTERDAY’S
fenced bkyd & patio.
RETAINER WALL, drive-
way, foundation, con- OAK BABY Bed, $80.
DOWNTOWN LOFT. Zoned commercial, can Sudoku is a number-
crete, masonry restora- 662-364-2498.
Very big, nice 1 bed- be home/office. 662-
placing puzzle
Sudoku based on
is a number-
3 8 7 9 2 4 1 6 5
room. Wood floors, lots 328-9634 for more info.
tion, remodeling, base- of windows. $700 per a 9x9 grid
placing with based
puzzle severalon 5 9 6 7 3 1 2 4 8

2019 Conceptis Puzzles, Dist. by King Features Syndicate, Inc.

posed facility may have ment foundation, re- OFF WHITE sleeper sofa
month. Call Stewart, Houses For Sale: West 8350
on any historic property pairs, small dump truck with brown slip cover
662-364-1610. agiven
9x9 grid with several
numbers. The object 1 4 2 8 6 5 7 9 3
may do so by sending hauling (5-6 yd) load & $100. (662)574-6264.
given numbers.
is to place The object
the numbers
comments to: Project demolition/lot cleaning. FSBO: 3BR/2BA in May-
is
7 6 8 1 5 3 4 2 9
6119000239 - SF EBI Burr Masonry Burial Plots 4250 NEWLY RENOVATED hew, 1551 Garth Rd. 1 to place
to 9 in thethe numbers
empty spaces
Consulting, 6876 662-242-0259.
FRIENDSHIP CEMETERY
3-4BR/1.5BA. Large
backyard, HUD accep-
Close to Columbus, 1sotothat
9 ineach
the empty spaces
row, each 9 5 4 6 7 2 3 8 1
Susquehanna Trail Starkville & West Point.
South, York, PA 17403, WORK WANTED: Burial Space. Square ted duplex apartment New HVAC, 1.7 acres, so that each
column row, each
and each 3x3 box 2 1 3 4 9 8 5 7 6
#103 X-11. $800. at 1010 6th Ave. N. column
containsand theeach
same3x3 box
or via telephone at Licensed & Bonded-car- large metal bldg incl.
(781) 273-2500. pentry, painting, & de- Call Wortley Cole, Call 662-425-0332. $139,000. 662-418- number 8 3 1 2 4 9 6 5 7
contains the same number
molition. Landscaping, 662-574-5591. 8984 or 662-552-1400. only once. The difficulty
only once. The difficulty 4 7 5 3 8 6 9 1 2
COLEMAN
PUBLISH: 1/31/2019 gutters cleaned, bush
hogging, clean-up work, Farm Equipment & Supplies level increases from
Investment Property 8550 level increases from 6 2 9 5 1 7 8 3 4
pressure washing, mov- 4420 RENTALS Monday to Sunday.
The following vehicle ing help & furniture GRAVEL FOR SALE on
Monday to Sunday. Difficulty Level 1/30
TOWNHOUSES & APARTMENTS
has been abandoned at repair. 662-242-3608 2016 CAT Skidsteer w/ private property. Approx
Lawn Care / Landscaping
mulcher. <1,000 hrs, 1 BEDROOM 6 acres. Will sell or
Jim's Towing & Recov- $88,500. 2016 John
ery LLC 1470 Deere 5100E Tractor, 2 BEDROOMS lease property located
in NE Noxubee County.
1020 1/2 Gardner Blvd
Columbus, MS 39702
210 hrs. $39,500. 3 BEDROOMS 601-405-3717.
JESSE & BEVERLY'S 205-329-1790.
LAWN SERVICE. Mow-
LEASE, Lots & Acreage 8600
© The Dispatch

2011 Mini Cooper ing, cleanup, landscap- General Merchandise 4600

VIN # ing, sodding, & tree cut-
WMWSV9C5XBTZ96881 ting. 356-6525. FREE TREE Giveaway
DEPOSIT 22 ACRES in Caledonia
2/7/19 from 8:30-4pm AND on Wood Rd. All road
frontage. Water & natur-
If not claimed it will be Painting & Papering 1620 Lowndes Co. SWCD,
sold on February 8, 2282 MLK Jr. Dr, Col- CREDIT CHECK al gas available. Resid-
2019 at 10 AM at the SULLIVAN'S PAINT umbus. 328-5921 ext 3 ential Development
Property. 662-356-6862
above address by Jim's
Towing & Recovery LLC.
SERVICE
Certified in lead
One Bundle Per Person.
662-329-2323 or 662-574-3053.
It will be sold for mon- removal. Offering spe- STARKVILLE HABITAT
ies owed for the tow cial prices on interior & for Humanity ReStore 250 ACRE pine planta-
bill, storage and legal exterior painting, pres- resale store is open 2411 HWY 45 N tion with 10 to 16 year
fees. sure washing & sheet Saturday, February 2 COLUMBUS, MS old trees, prime deer
rock repairs. from 8-11 AM. Located hunting, ideal for hunt-
Witnessed this the 29th Free Estimates at 1632 Rockhill Road ing club, $1500/acre,
day of January, 2019. Call 435-6528 in Starkville. Come by Commercial Property For will divide, Monroe
for bargains on fur- County. 662-369-3778,
Stump Removal 1790 niture, appliances, Rent 7100
Jim’s Towing & Recov- or 662-256-5838.
ery LLC building materials, and
more. COMMERCIAL PROPER-
TIES/Retail/Office WINTER SPECIAL
Publish: 1/31 and Spaces starting @
2/7/2019 Sporting Goods 4720 1.95 acre lots.
$285/mo. Downtown & Good/bad credit.
ED SANDERS Gunsmith East Columbus loca- 10% down, as low as
Open for season! 9-5, tions. 662-435-4188. $299/mo. Eaton Land.
IN THE COUNTY COURT
OF LOWNDES COUNTY, Tues-Fri & 9-12, Sat. 662-361-7711
Over 50 years experi- OFFICE FOR RENT.
MISSISSIPPI ALLSTUMP GRINDING 30x15. Separate air
ence! Repairs, cleaning, Autos For Sale 9150
SERVICE conditioner & bathroom.
S. KEITH HOLTON, PLLC GET 'ER DONE! refinishing, scopes
mounted & zeroed, $400/mo. Located in
d/b/a MAGNOLIA OUT- We can grind all your 1965 MUSTANG, Red,
handmade knives. Caledonia. Call 662-
PATIENT REHAB stumps. Hard to reach Automatic, 6cyl, A/C &
Located: Hwy 45 Alt, 574-0082.
PLAINTIFF places, blown over power steering.
roots, hillsides, back- North of West Point, $16,000.
VERSUS turn right on YokahamaOFFICE SPACE: 2,000 662-386-2367.
yards, pastures. Free square feet. 294
estimates. You find it, Blvd, 8mi & turn left on
LATOYA THOMPSON DE- Darracott Rd, will seeChubby Dr. Flexible leas-
we'll grind it! ing terms. Available SUPER CHARGED 2004
FENDANT 662-361-8379 sign, 2.5mi ahead shop
now. 662-328-8254. Monte Carlo SS. Dale
on left. 662-494-6218.
Jr. Signature Edition.
CIVIL ACTION NO. 2018- Tree Services 1860
0085-CV2 Business Opportunity 6050 HISTORIC DOWNTOWN $3500. 662-570-2601.
Columbus Office, Retail,
A&T Tree Service
SUMMONS BY PUBLICA- Bucket truck & stump HISTORIC DOWNTOWN Restaurant Space avail- Campers & RVs 9300
TION Columbus: 411 Main able. Call 662-328-
removal. Free est. 8655 or 662-574-7879. TOMBIGBEE RV Park,
Serving Columbus St. Office, Retail, Res-
THE STATE OF MISSIS- taurant Space available. located on Wilkins Wise
since 1987. Senior
SIPPI citizen disc. Call Alvin @ Call 423-333-1124. Houses For Rent: Northside Rd & Waverly Rd. Full
242-0324/241-4447 7110 Hookups available.
TO: LATOYA THOMPSON "We'll go out on a limb Apts For Rent: Northside 7010 $300/mo. 662-328-
for you!" 2BR HOUSE. Stove, ref., 8655 or 662-574-7879.
Last Known Addresses: FOX RUN COMPANY LLC w/d hookup, window
307 Hospital Drive, Apt. VICKERS TREE 1 & 2 BR near hospital. a/c, heat electric.
$595-645/mo. Military $485/mo. Lease-
Five Questions:
47 SERVICE, LLC
Columbus, MS 39705 Tree trimming and re- discount offered, pet dep.+credit check. Cole-
area, pet friendly, and
1 Tea
moval. Fully insured. man Realty. 329-2323.
632 31st Avenue North, Free estimates. furnished corporate
Apt. 13A *Now Accepting Credit apartments available. 3BR/2BA. Fresh paint,
Columbus, MS 39705 & Debit Cards* ON SITE SECURITY. new carpet, ch/a,
Call Curt 662-418-0889 ON SITE MAINTENANCE. fenced yard & appl furn.
625 31st Avenue North, or 662-549-2902 ON SITE MANAGEMENT. 662-251-9696. 2 Pinhead
Apt. D34 “A cut above the rest” 24-HOUR CAMERA
Columbus, MS 39705 SURVEILLANCE. COLONIAL TOWN-
General Help Wanted 3200 Benji @ 662-386-4446 HOUSES. 2 & 3 bed-
You have been named Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm.
CONTRACTOR SEEKING Sat/Sun by appt only.
room w/ 2-3 bath town- 3 Three
as a Defendant in a houses. $600 to $695.
Complaint on Open Ac- experienced carpenter 662-549-9555. Ask for
with lots of experience. PEAR ORCHARD APTS
4 Rerun
count filed in this Court 2BR Townhouse - $585, Glenn or text.
by S. Keith Holton, PLLC Please call:
W/D incl. Great loca-
d/b/a Magnolia Outpa- 662-570-9464 for info. tion. $200 processing HOUSE WITH APART- ACROSS
tient Rehab seeking HEAVY EQUIPMENT fee & $50 application MENT NEAR MUW. 1 Does kitchen work
5 Quark
judgment against you 323 13th St. N. 3 Blks
SERVICE MECHANIC
for an amount owed on with verifiable experi-
fee. 662-328-9471 or
from MUW. L/r, d/r,
6 “Ghosts” play-
662-889-7565.
goods and services ence, own tools and b/r, kitchen, large f/r wright
provided to you. There w/ fireplace, 2BR/3BA.
are no other Defend-
clean MVR. Submit
resume by fax to
Apts For Rent: South 7040
Laundry room, outside
11 Smart guy
ants in this matter oth- 662-492-4490 1BR/1BA 505 5th Ave. fenced patio, screened 12 Because of
er than you. side porch & work room
or email to: jm.site S. 1 block from down- 13 Towel off again
masters@yahoo.com town. Walking distance WITH ATTACHED APART-
You are required to mail to MUW. No pets. CAFB MENT B/r, d/r, kitchen 14 Tire feature
or hand deliver a writ- THE GOLDEN Triangle & bathroom. NO HUD.
ten response to the Planning & Develop-
welcomed. XL l/r, d/r,
Ref. req. Dep. req.
15 Metro
b/r & backyard. In-
Complaint on Open Ac- ment District is accept- cludes w/d, air condi- Pets allowed w/ extra 17 Tit for —
count filed against you ing applications for part- tioner, gas heater, hard- dep. $1075/mo.
in this action to Chris- time personal care at- 662-386-7506.
19 Fall back
wood floors, electric
topher D. Hemphill, At- tendants to work in the stove, refrigerator. 20 Diamond club
torney for the Plaintiff, Golden Triangle area. $750/mo. $750 dep. Houses For Rent: Caledonia 23 Doomed flier
whose mailing Post Of- Applicants must have a 662-364-6454.
fice Drawer 1426, valid driver's license, re- 7160 Take down 25 Stallion’s mate
Columbus, Mississippi, liable transportation, & Apts For Rent: West 7050 26 Bridge bid
39703, and whose liability insurance on 2BR/1BA. Privacy
fence. Walking distance that “for rent”
VIP
street address is 214 vehicle. Contact Phyllis
to school. $750/mo +
28 Jared of “Dallas
5th Street South, Flake at Golden Tri-
$750 dep. 1 year lease. sign and get Buyers Club”
Rentals
Columbus, Mississippi, angle Planning & Devel-
39701. opment District, 106 Mi- No pets. 662-242- 29 Draw out
ley Dr., Starkville, MS. 0683.
fast results 30 Snaky shape
YOUR RESPONSE MUST No telephone calls Apartments Houses For Rent: Other 7180 31 Vein yield
3 American war- 21 Bandleader
BE MAILED OR DE-
LIVERED NOT LATER
please.
& Houses with an easy 32 “Yo!”
blers Shaw
THAN THIRTY DAYS Medical / Dental 3300 1 ROOM/1BA, Utilities 4 Beige 22 Peevish
AFTER THE DATE OF 1 Bedrooms Included. $400/mo. classified ad. 33 Barton of “The 5 Azure 24 Old auto
THE FIRST PUBLICA- DENTAL ASSISTANT 2 Bedroooms One person only. Refs
O.C.”
TION OF THIS SUM- needed. Must have cur- req. Contact/leave a 6 Luggage clip-on 25 Avril follower
MONS. IF YOUR RE- rent radiological license, 3 Bedrooms message for more info:
Call today 35 Relay stick 7 Hide, in a way 27 Sophocles play
CPR Certification, and 662-328-8655.
SPONSE IS NOT SO 38 Towel material
at least 1 year experi- Furnished & 8 Notice 31 Hog calls
MAILED OR DELIVERED,
A JUDGMENT BY DE- ence. Send resume to
Unfurnished Mobile Homes for Rent 7250 to place 41 Downloadable 9 Seventh Greek 33 Earth orbiter
FAULT WILL BE Office Manager read
ENTERED AGAINST YOU PO Box 8936
FOR THE MONEY OR Columbus, MS 39705 1, 2, & 3 Baths Hope 3BR/2BA Trailer, New
school dist. your ad. 42 Math comparison
letter 34 Listen to
Lease, Deposit $500/mo & $500 dep. 10 Silent assent 35 Stake
OTHER RELIEF DEMAN- HELP WANTED 43 Prom crowd
DED IN THE COM-
PLAINT. CARE CENTER OF
Call between 10a-7p.
& Credit Check 662-386-4292. 328-2424 44 Hot crime
16 Gaskets’ kin
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You must also file the
original of your Re- RN SUPERVISOR Apts For Rent: Other 7080 DOWN 20 Annual report 40 Hither’s partner
sponse with the Clerk of M-F, 8A-4:30P 1 Hole number features
this Court within a reas- Apts For Rent: Other 7080
onable time afterward. LPN 3P - 11P 2 Brit’s brew
LPN 11P - 7A DOWNTOWN: 2BR/1BA,
Issued under my hand CH&A, 1 story, W/D,
and seal of said Court, Apply in person at historic district, 1 block
this the 18th day of Care Center from downtown, $625/
January 2019. 505 Jackson St, mo. + $625 dep. NO
Aberdeen PETS. 662-574-8789.
HON. TERESA BARKS- EOE Peaceful & Quiet area.
DALE
(SEAL) LOWNDES
COUNTY CIRCUIT CLERK
P.O. Box 31
Columbus, MS 39703

BY: /s/ Ann Marie Lang-

ford, D.C.

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