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Misconduct or restructuring?
Terminated Lion Hills employees question
circumstances surrounding their firing
BY ZACK PLAIR
AND YUE STELLA YU
caught them off spoke on the condition of an- ONLINE nation is effective immediate-
guard. onymity, said the firing hap- n LETTER: View the Lion Hills termi- ly and cites “acts constituting
zplair@cdispatch.com, syu@cdispatch.com The firings in- pened with no warning and no nation letter at cdispatch.com. malfeasance, inefficiency, in-
cluded the head previous disciplinary write- subordination and/or other
While East Mississippi chef, sous chef, ups, leaving them entirely un- college’s board of trustees and misconduct or omission, which,
Community College officials event coordina- aware of what actions of theirs The Dispatch suggesting they
said four positions from Lion in the opinion of the President,
tor and assistant were ever considered “miscon- were laid off as a cost-savings
Hills have been cut as cost-sav- adversely affects EMCC or the
event coordina- duct.” measure for the financially
working environment of the
ing measures, two of those tor at the club on Alsobrooks What’s more, the ex-em- struggling club.
fired employees say their ter- Military Road, which has been ployees said they are even One copy of the letter, College.”
mination letters claim they under EMCC’s ownership more confused by EMCC which an ousted employee al- “Considering all circum-
were let go for misconduct since 2012. President Scott Alsobrooks’ lowed The Dispatch to inspect stances relative to your job
— which the employees said The two employees, who recent statements to both the on Thursday, says the termi- See LION HILLS, 6A

JACKETS BACK ON TOP State, local

officials
prepare for
10-year census
Census officials
emphasize importance
of getting word out
to youth, minority
communities
BY SLIM SMITH
ssmith@cdispatch.com

When his work

as chairman of the
Complete Count
committee for the
city of Columbus was
over in 2010, David
Armstrong consoled
himself with a pleas-
Armstrong
ant thought.
“I remember saying to myself, ‘I
won’t have to do that again,’” said
Armstrong, the city’s chief operat-
ing officer. “But here we are.”
Now, 10 years later, Armstrong
Austin Frayser/Special to The Dispatch
The Starkville High School boys basketball team celebrates its second straight state title at the end of the MHSAA Class 6A champi- is still here and will again lead
onship game in Oxford Saturday night. Starkville jumped out to a big lead early, saw it disappear and rebounded for a 58-51 victory the local committee charged with
over Murrah to repeat as Class 6A champions. Forte Prater scored 18 points, Trey Jackson had 16 and Coltie Young had 10 — helping spread the word of the
including two key 3-pointers in the fourth quarter — as the Yellow Jackets enjoyed victory again. “It never gets old,” Starkville coach U.S. Census throughout the Co-
Greg Carter said. “Winning never gets old.” See full story on page 1B. lumbus area. The Census process,
charged with the herculean task
of counting every resident in the
United States, begins in earnest on
Thursday, when the U.S. Census
Bureau will mail millions of notices
to residential addresses throughout

18-year old who tried to ‘beat’ train, two the country, informing residents of
how to complete the short Census
questionnaire online or by phone,

passengers survive railroad collision beginning April 1.

The Census Bureau is in the pro-
cess of hiring thousands of work-
Impact tore off car’s rear bumper ers, who, beginning on May 1, will
visit homes throughout the country
but did not result in any injuries to collect Census data from those
who have not responded. Addition-
BY ISABELLE ALTMAN ally, workers will canvass neighbor-
ialtman@cdispatch.com hoods to verify addresses and con-
duct surveys related to, but not part
Three teenagers narrowly escaped serious in- of, the Census.
jury or death when the car they were in was hit The temporary jobs pay $19 to
by a train on Highway 69 Friday afternoon. $29 per hour, depending on job
The teens — an 18-year-old driver and two duty and location.
17-year-old passengers — were heading north Isabelle Altman/Dispatch Staff
With weeks left before the
toward Columbus at about 12:30 p.m., the same Three teenagers were unharmed after a train hit the tail end of the car
they were in on Highway 69 Friday afternoon. According to Columbus Census data begins to be collect-
time a Kansas City Southern train was travel- Police Chief Fred Shelton, the 18-year-old driver saw the traffic lights ed, the main focus is on spreading
ing east on the tracks intersecting Highway 69 flashing and heard the train whistle but decided to try to “beat the train.” the word, which is where Arm-
See TRAIN COLLISION, 6A The collision tore off the rear bumper and spun the car 180 degrees. See CENSUS, 6A

WEATHER FIVE QUESTIONS CALENDAR LOCAL FOLKS PUBLIC

1 What spongy snack cakes were relaunched Today MEETINGS
in 2013 with the tagline, “The Sweetest March 13:
■ Sundays at the Center: An exhibit
Comeback in the History of Ever”? Starkville Board
of Monte Brasfield’s “funky birdhouses”
2 What Spielberg flick, based on a Peter of Aldermen
Benchley book and filmed on Martha’s Vine- and a talk on Art in the Garden by MPB’s
yard, was released in 1975? “The Gestalt Gardener” Felder Rushing work session,
3 What did inventor Elisha Gray announce his begin with a free 2 p.m. reception at the 10 a.m., City
Lincoln Dantico intention to file a patent for three hours too Louise Campbell Center for the Arts, Hall
late on February 14, 1876? 521 Commerce St., downtown West March 16: Ok-
First grade, Annunciation
4 What served as the “bread” in the bun- Point. Sale of birdhouses benefit local

65 Low 48 less, bacon-and-cheese-filled Double Down tibbeha County

nonprofits.
High sandwich that KFC launched in 2010? Board of Super-
Sunny 5 What nation’s cuisine got U.S foodies visors meet-
Full forecast on
hooked on beef satay with peanut sauce?
ing, Chancery
page 3A. Answers, 2D Courthouse,
SPRING FORWARD 5:30 p.m.
INSIDE ■ DAYLIGHT
March 17:
SAVING TIME: Starkville Board
Classifieds 1D Lifestyles 1C Kaydi Boone, with her son Scott
Comics 5D Obituaries 5A Did you remember Thomas Boone, of New Hope of Aldermen
Crossword 2D Opinions 4A to set your clock works at Goose Hollow Furniture meeting, 5:30
Dear Abby 3C Scene & Seen 6C one hour forward? and is a student at MUW. p.m., City Hall

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ASK RUFUS

The Presence of History

S
ometimes
when
you are
walking across
a piece of prop-
erty, the land
seems to speak.
There seems
to be almost a
spiritual pres-
ence as though
it is a special
or holy place.
Rufus Ward
Often that piece Courtesy photo
of earth is the The Dwelling Place near Brooksville is a
location of some historic event or of place with a centuries old grand heritage of
religious significance. peace, where time can seem to stand still.
On Friday I was at a beautiful spot
on the prairie north of Brooksville and of 1832. Major Blewett often stated to
the feelings of both history and holy various persons that he was informed
merged. I was at a retreat called the by Moshulitubbee that the council was
held there and that he was present
Dwelling Place.
and an eye witness to everything that
Helping preserve one of the most
occurred; that Moshulitubbee called his
significant historic locations in the area
attention more than once to the large
is a “Catholic house of hospitality and
red oak tree under which the council
prayer founded on the principals of St.
was held and to the several small lakes
Francis” which welcomes anyone seek-
in the lowlands around which encamp-
ing a place of peace and respite.
ed the large number of Choctaws who
When Sisters Clare Van Lent and
attended the council.”
Maggie Kosse of the Sisters of St. Fran-
Tecumseh arrived at the council site
cis set out to make the Dwelling Place
after some of the most important fig-
a reality, they never dreamed just how
ures in the Choctaw Nation had already
historic the landscape around its loca-
assembled. Those assembled included
tion was. It was the site of an important
Pushmataha, Hoentubbee, Puckshenub-
Choctaw village and one of the homes of
bee, John Pitchlyn, David Folsom and
Mushulatubbee, an important Choctaw
Mushulatubbee.
chief. Across the rolling prairie, events
Love related that: “At the council,
unfolded there in 1811 that helped Tecumseh spoke first followed the next
shape American history. day by Choctaw Southern District Chief
One of the famous figures in early Pushmataha. In an impassioned re-
American history was the great leader sponse Pushmataha spoke of the Choc-
of the Shawnee Nation, Tecumseh. In taw’s long friendship with the white
1811, he traveled through the Indian people and stated that any Choctaw
nations of present-day Alabama and who joined with Tecumseh, if not killed
Mississippi in an attempt to convince in battle, would be put to death if he
the Chickasaws, Choctaws and Creeks returned home. The council ended with
to reject the quickly spreading Eu- Tecumseh being ordered to leave the
ro-American influences. It was probably Choctaw Nation and David Folsom was
in the late spring of 1811 that he entered directed to escort him to the Tombigbee
the Mississippi Territory. He met River.”
first with the Chickasaws. He sought In the Creek Nation, Tecumseh had
the help of the influential Chickasaw a much more favorable reception which
George Colbert. Colbert, however, helped lead to division and civil war
rejected Tecumseh’s overture and among the Creek people and laid the
responded that the Chickasaws were foundation for the Creek Indian War
at peace with the whites and wished to that would erupt two years later as a
remain so. phase of the War of 1812.
Tecumseh then traveled south and, Tecumseh was killed in October
in order to avoid John Pitchlynn’s 1813, fighting alongside the British
residence at Plymouth Bluff, crossed against United States troops at the Bat-
Tibbee Creek near where present-day tle of Thames in Canada. It was said in
Highway 45 Alternate crosses it below 1850 that in his last battle he displayed
West Point. Tradition says that he was “a degree of courage and sagacity
met there by Choctaw Capt. Tisha beyond that of the British commander,
Homa a.k.a. “Captain Red Pepper.” Red whose ally he was.”
Pepper was known as a man of peace In 1832, Mushulatubbee, the faith-
and lived southwest of Columbus near ful friend of the white settlers, left his
the present site of the international homeland in the Indian removal after
plant. the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek.
The first night Tecumseh was in the He traveled the Choctaw Trail of Tears
Choctaw Nation, he and the 20 Shawnee across the Mississippi to a new home
warriors and prophets who accompa- far from his beloved prairie village. He
nied him camped in a grove of trees on lived near the Choctaw Agency on the
a hill in the southwest corner of pres- Arkansas River where he died of small-
ent-day Lowndes County. The next day pox on Aug. 30, 1838.
he arrived at a home of Mushulatubbee, All but forgotten are the sites of
the chief of the Northern District of the the council ground and the prairie
Choctaw Nation (present day Mushu- village of Mushulatubbee. According
laville). Finding his message not well to Love: “thus made an historic spot,
received, he journeyed deeper into the commemorative alike of the unswerving
Choctaw Nation to hold councils seek- friendship of the Choctaws towards the
ing an alliance with the Choctaws. After Americans, and of the zeal and devot-
several councils, there was to be one ed loyalty to his own race of the great
last national council at Mushulatubbee’s Tecumseh.”
prairie village. Somewhere at or near the Dwelling
In 1903, William Love, a historian Place are these historic places, and
whose farm was in southern Lowndes walking across the ground there it is as
County, published an article, “Mingo though the earth wants to speak, saying
Moshulitubbee’s (another spelling of “This land is sacred.”
Mushulatubbee) Prairie Village,” in The Dwelling Place is located on
Volume 7 of the Publications of the Mushulatubbee’s beautiful rolling prai-
Mississippi Historical Society. Love rie about five miles north of Brooksville.
wrote that, “Major Thomas G Blewett, It may be contacted at 662-738-5348 or
bought the home (Mushulatubbee’s) dwellpl@gmail.com. Its website is www.
and two sections of land of Moshu- dwellingplace.com
litubbee at some time in the early part Rufus Ward is a local historian.
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Primary Tuesday: What’s on the ballot in Mississippi

Mississippi one of six states holding federal party primaries on Tuesday Thompson faces one challenger
in his party’s primary, Sonia
Guest was first elected to the
House in 2018 in the 3rd Dis-
BY EMILY WAGSTER PET TUS De La Fuente and Bill Weld. raised the most money among Rathburn. trict in the central part of the
The Associated Press Mississippi was one of Trump’s the Democrats running for the Thompson has been in the state. Tulp hosts a talk show on
strongest states in the 2016 gen- seat this year. House since winning a 1993 a Jackson radio station.
JACKSON — Mississippi is eral election. Mississippi has 40 Tobey Bernard Bartee is a special election, in the 2nd Dis- Two candidates are running
one of six states holding feder- Republican delegates. former military intelligence of- trict, which stretches along the in the Democratic primary. Dor-
al party primaries on Tuesday. ficer who was eliminated in the Mississippi River, through the othy “Dot” Benford has run un-
Here’s what’s on the ballot in Delta and into Jackson. He is
Mississippi.
U.S. Senate first round of voting in the 2018
chairman of the Homeland Se-
successfully for several offices.
Republican U.S. Sen. Cindy special election for Senate. Katelyn Lee is a first-time can-
Hyde-Smith is seeking a full six- Jensen Bohren has been a curity Committee. didate who advocates universal
President year term, and she is unopposed teacher, and he unsuccessful- Rathburn owns a chiroprac- healthcare and expansion of
Former Vice President Joe for the GOP nomination. She ly challenged Republican U.S. tic business. public housing.
Biden, Vermont Sen. Bernie was appointed to serve tempo- Sen. Roger Wicker in 2018. Three candidates are run-
Sanders and U.S. Rep. Tulsi rarily in the Senate in early 2018 ning in the Republican primary.
Gabbard are competing for 36 Thomas L. Carey is a retired U.S. House — 4th District
Democratic delegates in Missis-
when longtime Republican Sen.
Thad Cochran retired. Hyde-
U.S. House — 1st District realtor who ran unsuccessfully Republican U.S. Rep. Steven
Republican U.S. Rep. Trent for U.S. Senate in 2014. Brian Palazzo faces three challengers
sippi. Smith won a special election in Kelly is unopposed for his par- Flowers is a military veteran in his party’s primary, Carl Boy-
The Mississippi ballot was November 2018 to complete the
set before several Democratic ty’s nomination. He has been in who works at Grand Gulf Nu- anton, Robert L. Deming III and
six-year term Cochran started.
candidates left the presidential the House since winning a 2015 clear Station. B.C. Hammond is Samuel Hickman.
Three candidates are seek-
race, and their names will still special election in north Missis- a volunteer firefighter and has Palazzo was first elected to
ing the Democratic nomination
appear: Michael R. Bloomberg, sippi’s 1st District. run unsuccessfully for state leg- the House in 2010 in south Mis-
this year.
Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobu- Mike Espy is a former Missis- Antonia Eliason, a University islative seats. sissippi’s 4th District. Boyanton
char, Deval Patrick, Tom Steyer, sippi congressman and served of Mississippi law professor, is has run a produce business.
Elizabeth Warren and Andrew as U.S. agriculture secretary in unopposed for the Democratic
nomination.
U.S. House — 3rd District Deming is a Biloxi City Council
Yang. the mid-1990s when Bill Clin- Republican U.S. Rep. Mi- member. Hickman has worked
The Republican primary bal- ton was president. Espy lost to chael Guest faces one challeng- for U.S. Rep. Trent Kelly.
lot in Mississippi has President Hyde-Smith in the hard-fought U.S. House — 2nd District er in his party’s primary, James No Democrats are running
Donald J. Trump, Roque ‘Rocky’ 2018 special election. He has Democratic U.S. Rep. Bennie Tulp. in the 4th District.

Former CMSD business manager House Homeland Security

hired as EMCC’s chief financial officer chairman Thompson
BY ISABELLE ALTMAN
ialtman@cdispatch.com
will be a tremendous asset
to the college and will be a
economic development
for our community.”
new chal-
lenge of it.”
endorses Biden
BY EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS
key driver of our commit- CMSD Superinten- L abat
E a s t ment to ensuring sensible dent, Cherie Labat, said
The Associated Press
declined to
Mississippi spending that aligns with Holmes’ last day with the
Community comment JACKSON — Mississippi’s only
our core mission as an ed- district was Feb. 21. The on the cir- Democratic congressman said
College has
ucational institution.” school board approved cumstances Thursday that he’s endorsing former
hired the
Holmes has more than the hiring of Nettleton r e g a r d i n g Rogers Vice President Joe Biden for presi-
former busi-
22 years of financial man- School District Business Holmes’ de- dent, days ahead of the state’s presi-
ness admin-
agement experience. Her Manager Holly Rogers parture from the district, dential primary.
istrator for
C o l u m b u s Holmes duties will be to analyze as Holmes’ replacement citing it as a personnel U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson is
Municipal School District and manage the financial during a meeting last matter, but said she wish- chairman of the House Homeland
as the college’s chief fi- condition of the college, week. Security Committee. He is the only Thompson
es Holmes the best.
nancial officer. work with other adminis- Labat said Rogers has African American member of Mississippi’s congres-
She added the district
Tammie Rena Holmes trators to oversee the fi- been with Nettleton for sional delegation.
is excited for Rogers to
began working at EMCC nancial planning process five years. Prior to that, Mississippi’s population is about 38 percent Afri-
and implement risk ser- Rogers said, she was return.
on Feb. 24, according to “We’re glad to have her can American, and black voters make up a signifi-
an EMCC press release vice to EMCC, according CMSD’s accountant for cant portion of Democratic primary voters. The
to the press release. federal and special pro- on board,” she said.
issued Friday. Holmes state’s primary is Tuesday.
“I am excited to be a grams and other support Rogers will start on
replaces Melissa Mosley, “Joe Biden has spent his whole life serving some-
who is retiring this spring part of the EMCC team,” services. She worked at July 2. In the interim, thing bigger than himself. He has fought beside us
after 23 years with the Holmes said. “I believe CMSD a total of 13 years. Labat said, educational in every fight that matters,” Thompson said in a
college. sound fiscal management “It’s kind of like com- consulting group The statement Thursday. “Our country is in dire need of
“We are delighted will be key to the college’s ing home,” Rogers said. Excellence Group, which moral leadership that can end today’s division and
to have Tammie on our continued success in cre- “It’s going to be a different has been working with hate and bring our country together. Joe has shown
team,” EMCC President ating opportunities for position than what I was the district since Decem- that he has character and unmatched skills to lead
Scott Alsobrooks said in a the students it serves and working when I left there, ber, will aid CMSD with us and get things done.”
prepared statement. “She in being an innovator of so I’m excited about the finances.

AROUND THE STATE

Pick up after yourself: chez Police Department is to the Natchez Police De- also by “dangerous prank-
getting a new K9 officer. partment at 233 D’Evere- sters.”
Mayor says littering is Natchez Police Chief ux Drive, Armstrong said. Fitch and Reeves are
big problem Walter Armstrong said both Republicans. They
GREENWOOD — A one of his officers is in Iconic soda shop in were inaugurated for their
Mississippi mayor says week two of a five-week current jobs in January.
she thinks roadside litter training program in Lou-
Mississippi to close Fitch is an attorney
GULFPORT — An
is getting worse, but cam- isiana with the new K9 and former state treasur-
iconic soda shop and
eras are deterring people and both should be home er. Reeves was lieutenant
pharmacy in Gulfport,
from illegally dumping and ready for duty toward governor the past two
Mississippi is set to close
big items that should go the end of the month, The terms, and he served as
after more than six de-
to landfills. Natchez Democrat report- state treasurer before
cades in business.
Greenwood Mayor ed. Fitch.
The Sun Herald re-
Carolyn McAdams told “They’ll start to work
ports that Triplett-Day
the Greenwood Com- together and once they
will shut down on March
monwealth that during finish up in the next three 31. The owners of the
a morning walk, she can weeks,” Armstrong said. striped green downtown
collect a sack of litter “… We’re certainly look- business said in a Face-
along the way. She said ing forward to it. We’ve book post that they want
some stretches of U.S. been without a K9 for sev- to enjoy time with their
Highway 82 are especial- eral months and we once children, grandchildren
ly cluttered, and that’s had two.” and a great grandchild.
frustrating because the The new K9 is replac- Triplett-Day opened in
fast-food bags and other ing K9 Arko, who died in 1955 and served break-
trash might be discarded September at age 14. fast and lunch. It was re-
by people driving through Ideally the department nowned for its beignets.
town. would have two K9s to The Sun Herald says
McAdams said some work alternate shifts, the pharmacy’s records
people have been cooper- Armstrong said, adding will be transferred to
ative when asked to keep donations are still being TD Pharmacy in Orange
ditches clean in front of accepted at the depart- Grove.
their own businesses. In ment for a second K9.
Armstrong said an Ar-
other cases, the city has
had to issue citations. kansas couple donated Mississippi attorney
Greenwood installed approximately $16,300 general to lead
12 surveillance cameras that would completely cybersecurity panel
last year, and those have fund the cost of one K9 JACKSON — Missis-
deterred some people and training after they sippi Attorney General
from illegally dumping learned about the depart- Lynn Fitch says she will
big items like appliances, ment’s need during the work to strengthen the
according to McAdams Super Retriever Series security of computers and
and William Blake, a Crown Championship — a other electronic devices
Greenwood police officer competitive event for var- used by state government SOLUNAR TABLE
assigned to enforce the ious dog breeds that took employees.
The solunar period indicates
peak-feeding times for fish and game.
Sun. Mon.
city code. Blake said the place on the Natchez bluff Gov. Tate Reeves an- Major 12:02a 12:56a
—
cameras catch license in September. nounced Wednesday that Minor
Major
6:35p
12:29p 1:22p

plate numbers. Between $11,000 and he is appointing Fitch to Minor 7:27a 8:06a
Courtesy of Mississippi Department
$12,000 is still needed to lead a cybersecurity task of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks

purchase and train a sec- force.

Natchez Police to get
new K9 officer soon
NATCHEZ — The Nat-
ond dog, Armstrong said.
Donations for a K9 can
be dropped off or mailed
Fitch said that systems
are threatened not only
by other countries but
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OUR VIEW
Roses and thorns
A rose to the Jackets are to be commended relax and enjoy each other in at a key moment in the CVB’s A rose to road
Columbus High for their continued presence a way that builds bonds in the history as the tax-payer funded crews in the city
girls basketball among the elite of the state’s community. It’s a great idea tourism and economic develop- of Columbus
team, which de- boys basketball programs. and another great example of ment organization re-calibrates and Lowndes
feated Brookha- The Partnership’s ability to after a one-year loss of revenue County for their
ven Friday in A rose (make consistently promote the city’s caused by the expiration of the hard work in re-
Oxford to claim the Mississippi that a “rosa”) downtown businesses with fun county’s 2-percent restaurant pairing damage to city streets
Class 5-A championship. To say for organizers events. tax, which resumed last year. and county roads in the wake
it was a memorial feat is an un- of Thursday’s The CVB also finds itself in a of the torrential rainfall of
derstatement. The win marks “Taco Hop” A rose to Mel- critical position as the city’s February. Although the two
the Falcons’ first girls state event in down- odie Cunning- annual spring tour of homes departments took different
championship. The Falcons town Starkville. A variety of ham for her ap- transitions from the CVB/ approaches – the county filled
have come close before, but restaurants and food trucks pointment to the Columbus Cultural Heritage potholes with “cold mix” as
there was no denying them this set up shop on Main Street Columbus-Lown- Foundation to the home-owner soon as possible after they
year as they picked up a tough to sell tacos for $2 each, and des Convention group, Preservation Society were reported while the city
55-51 win in the championship customers could enjoy unlim- and Visitors Bureau Board of of Columbus in 2021. Until relied on the more durable
game. Saturday evening in ited craft beer tastings as well, Directors by the Columbus now, the talks between the two “hot-mix” that required dryer
Oxford, Starkville met Jackson accompanied by live music. City Council on Tuesday. Cun- groups have been contentious. conditions. Both worked
Murrah in a bid to claim back- These kinds of causal weekday ningham, a business owner, Let’s hope Cunningham’s arriv- diligently, often in difficult
to-back Mississippi Class 6-A events create a friendly vibe replaces Nadia Colom, whose al will help change the tone of circumstances, to make
boys championships. Regard- in the community and serve term expired on March 1. those negotiations for the best our streets and roads safe.
less of that outcome, the Yellow as opportunities for citizens to Cunningham steps into the role interest of the community. Thanks for the hard work!

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Voice of the people

Street light observations
in mayor’s neighborhood
I went to the city council meeting last Tues-
day and listened to the public information officer
giving his version of Good News Columbus. It was
a positive spin on the progress our city is making.
One of the issues he covered was the LED street
lights. He stated there was some false information
in the papers about the brightness of the lights.
One of the purposes of the lights is to prevent
crime. Most streets have 50 watt lights in the mid-
dle parts of the block and most corners will have
a 90 watt light. The larger intersections and very
busy thoroughfares will get up to a 250 watt light.
Some neighborhoods get brighter overall lights
than others, I assume due to the crime rate of the
area.
Out of curiosity I decided to drive through Dean
Acres, the home of our Mayor. I found that most of
the neighborhood had 50 watt lights. The entrance
to the neighborhood has 170 watt lights. Then I
looked at the Mayor’s house. Much to my surprise
he had a light installed in front of his house. The
head of the light is not positioned over the roadway,
but it is right over his front yard. Now since most of
us have to get the 50 watt energy and money-sav-
ing lights, you would think that is what he has.
But that was not the case. He has a 250 watt light POSSUMHAW
accompanied by an additional 250 watt light across
the road. It is like daylight in his yard. A compara-
ble light nearby was a 90 watt. What right does he
have to get this type of light on our dime when we
Hold on, it’s coming
have to get by on less light. We pay our taxes and “It was such a spring day as
deserve to be safe as well. breathes into a man an ineffable
Speaking of taxes, I looked at his to see how the yearning, a painful sweetness,
Mayor is doing with his property taxes, business a longing that makes him stand
and personal. I must say a man that owns a total motionless looking at the leaves
of 37 properties is doing quite well on a public or grass, and fling out his arms to
servant’s salary. The part that dismayed me was embrace he knows not what.”
that as of March 5 he is past due on 31 pieces of John Galsworthy, English novel-
property according to public records, for a total of ist and playwright (1867-1933)

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over $22,000, including penalties. The man that
helped get us in this financial mess in the city isn’t ithin
paying his own taxes! Really? five
Why did he buy a new Corvette in 2017 and title days,
it in the county and still has it registered there? Is five possums
he trying to avoid paying city taxes that support were spotted
our schools, police and fire departments and pay in the yard.
his salary. I am fed up and you should be too! Time I wondered
for him to go! if maybe
Kerry Blalock water rising
Columbus in Tibbee
Editor’s note: Mr. Blalock included two photo- and Catalpa Shannon Bardwell
graphs with his letter, both of which will run with the Creeks forced
online edition of this story. wild animals to higher ground. A
large rat was hiding in the garde-
A letter to the editor is an excellent way to par- nias beside the porch. Even Harry,
ticipate in your community. We request the tone of the cat, was a little scared of the
your letters be constructive and respectful and the rat. Harry laid down and peered
length be limited to 450 words. While commentary on over the porch, examining the
national issues is always welcome, we limit candidate creature. Our bird population has
endorsements to one per letter-writer. We welcome all grown. After purchasing more
sunflower seeds, the cardinals are
letters emailed to voice@cdispatch.com or mailed to
coming back. A woodpecker has
The Dispatch, Attn: Letters to the Editor, PO Box 511,
been seen over and over. He makes bud into its mouth. I waited to see It’s nice of nature to take care of
Columbus, MS 39703-0511.
a terrible sound as he scooches up what he’d do next. He sucked in a little nourishment rather than
the oak trees pecking at the bark. a few goldfish flakes and spit out buying processed seed at the
When the sun is shining his head the jessamine bud. It really wasn’t store.
is brilliant red atop his black and surprising since fish tend to suck A number of flowers have
white striped back. in anything from purple sparkly sprouted in small clumps across
Our View: Local Editorials The ground is so wet, soft and rubber worms to shiny metal the lawn and field. Sam leaves
Local editorials appearing in this space represent the
opinion of the newspaper’s editorial board: Peter Imes, mushy, I wear rubber boots every spinner baits with hooks on their them, like random bouquets,
editor and publisher; Zack Plair, managing editor; Slim day to make my rounds. In places bellies. when he mows. Several of them
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you smell it?” and the green onions have sprout- week I roamed the yard in the
The daffodils have been out ed madly. Sam took the opportuni- dark searching for Harry and
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In person: 516 Main St., Columbus, or 101 S. Lafayette single white iris bloomed. The bunny rabbits love dandelions and ahead, and the first day of spring
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All letters must be signed by the author and must in- and a dozen more buds. The wind Something, one of the trees, “You can observe a lot by just
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AREA OBITUARIES
COMMERCIAL DISPATCH In addition to her Ernie Petrash Aug. 23, 1943, in San In addition to his par- children, Tamera Pet-
OBITUARY POLICY parents, she is sur- Antonio, Texas, to the ents, he was preceded rash Thoener and Todd
Obituaries with basic informa- COLUMBUS — Er-
tion including visitation and
vived by her brother, nie Petrash, 76, died late Edward and Mary in death by his grand- Petrash; siblings, Larry,
service times, are provided James William Smith Feb. 27, 2020. Petrash. He was for- daughter. Jerry and Ken Petrash;
free of charge. Extended obit- of Splunge. A Celebration of Life merly a veteran of the He is survived by and three grandchil-
uaries with a photograph, de- will be at 1 p.m. Mon- United States Air Force. his wife, Doris Petrash; dren.
tailed biographical information
and other details families may
Leonard Turner day, at Harpeth Hills
wish to include, are available
LEWISVILLE, Funeral Home of Nash-
for a fee. Obituaries must be Texas — Leonard Ber- ville, Tennessee. Burial
submitted through funeral nard Turner, 53, died will follow at Carillion
homes unless the deceased’s Feb. 28, 2020. Estates of Harpeth Hills
body has been donated to Arrangements are Memory Gardens with
science. If the deceased’s incomplete and will be full military honors.
body was donated to science,
the family must provide official
announced by Carter’s Visitation is from 2-4
proof of death. Please submit Funeral Services of p.m. today and one hour
all obituaries on the form Columbus. prior to services at the
provided by The Commercial funeral home. Harpeth
Dispatch. Free notices must
be submitted to the newspa-
William Lashley Hills Funeral Home of
COLUMBUS — Nashville is in charge of
per no later than 3 p.m. the
day prior for publication Tues- William Lashley, 87, arrangements.
day through Friday; no later died March 6, 2020. Mr. Petrash was born
than 4 p.m. Saturday for the Arrangements are
Sunday edition; and no later incomplete and will be
than 7:30 a.m. for the Monday announced by Carter’s
edition. Incomplete notices
Funeral Services of
must be received no later than
7:30 a.m. for the Monday Columbus.
through Friday editions. Paid
notices must be finalized by 3 Dorothy Erby
p.m. for inclusion the next day COLUMBUS —
Monday through Thursday; and
on Friday by 3 p.m. for Sunday
Dorothy Erby, 84,
and Monday publication. For died March 5, 2020,
more information, call 662- at North Mississippi
328-2471. Medical Center of
Tupelo.
Jo Nell Alford Arrangements are
COLUMBUS — Jo incomplete and will be
Nell Alford, 92, died announced by Carter’s
March 7, 2020, at Funeral Services of
Northport Medical Columbus.
Center.
Arrangements are John Wierengo
incomplete and will be COLUMBUS —
announced by Lown- John Wierengo, 80,
des Funeral Home of died March 7, 2020, at
Columbus. Baptist Memorial Hos-
pital-Golden Triangle.
Kristina Smith Services will be
HAMILTON — at 2 p.m. Tuesday,
Kristina “Kristy” Rena at Fairview Baptist
Smith, 29, died March Church. Burial will
5, 2020. follow at Memorial
Services will be at Gardens. Visitation
2 p.m. today, at Tis- will be from 6 -8 p.m.
dale-Lann Memorial Monday at Lowndes
Funeral Home of Aber- Funeral Home. Lown-
deen, with Lloyd Minor des Funeral Home of
officiating. Burial will Columbus is in charge
follow at Center Hill of arrangements.
Cemetery of Hamilton.
Visitation was from Patricia Schmitt
2:30-6 p.m. Saturday, COLUMBUS —
at the funeral home. Patricia Schmitt, 61,
Tisdale-Lann Memo- died March 5, 2020, at
rial Funeral Home is her residence.
in charge of arrange- Services will be at
ments. 3 p.m. Wednesday,
Ms. Smith was born at Lowndes Funeral
June 24, 1990, in West Home. Burial will
Point, to James Marvin follow at Vaughn
Smith and Tina Fay Cemetery of Caledo-
Foster Smith. She was nia. Visitation will one
formerly employed as a hour prior to services
pharmacy tech for Cur- at the funeral home.
ries Family Care Phar- Lowndes Funeral
macy of Aberdeen. Home of Columbus is
She was a member of in charge of arrange-
Prairie Baptist Church. ments.

Trump signs $8.3B bill to combat

coronavirus outbreak in US
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS and local governments pre-
pare and respond to the
WASHINGTON — threat. The rapid spread
President Donald Trump of the virus has rocked fi-
on Friday signed an $8.3 nancial markets, interrupt-
billion measure to help ed travel and threatens to
tackle the coronavirus out- affect everyday life in the
break that has killed more United States.
than a dozen people in the The Senate passed
U.S. and infected more the $8.3 billion measure
than 200. Thursday to help tackle
The legislation provides the outbreak in hopes of
federal public health agen- reassuring a fearful public
cies with money for vac- and accelerating the gov-
cines, tests and potential ernment’s response to the
treatments and helps state virus.
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Lion Hills
Continued from Page 1A
performance to this point, this differently. The thing is, we over the years, including about es at the learning kitchen with Hubbard, the Human Re-
decision is made with the best have this letter saying we were $500,000 in Fiscal Year 2019. instructors before working at sources manager and a securi-
interest of the College in mind,” fired for insubordination. What So far this fiscal year, which the main kitchen with the chefs. ty guard were there, both said,
the letter continues. kind of jobs can we get now with ends June 30, Lion Hills has out- The main kitchen provid- and when the employees asked
The letters were signed by that?” spent its revenue by more than ed the students a professional why they were being fired, they
Alsobrooks. Alsobrooks and Lion Hills $208,000, including by $15,810 setting but did not offer much were told, “It’s all in the letter.”
All four employees received Director Cheryl Hubbard spoke in food and beverage, accord- training, Alsobrooks said. The employees were then
identical letters, according to with a Dispatch reporter about ing to financial documents the “It used to operate more instructed to return any EMCC
the two who spoke to The Dis- the culinary program’s restruc- college provided The Dispatch. like a restaurant in town,” he equipment in their possession.
patch. And those two believe turing on Tuesday. However, The projected loss for the entire said. “We had people employed From there, the two said, they
EMCC fired them in this man- when The Dispatch asked club set in the FY 2020 budget is to come in and cook, prepare were given a brief time to collect
ner to avoid having to pay them school officials about the ter- just less than $400,000. meals, and not so much en- their personal items before they
unemployment benefits while mination letter on Friday, both On Monday night, Also- gaged with the students.” were escorted off the premises
they search for other jobs. Hubbard and Director of Mar- brooks told EMCC’s board of By making the main kitchen by a security guard and told not
A representative with the keting and Recruiting Julia trustees he eliminated four another classroom, Hubbard to come back on the property.
Mississippi Department of Em- Morrison said they would not non-faculty positions at Lion said the program can add anoth- “They treated us like we
ployment Security confirmed comment on personnel matters. Hills as a cost-savings measure. er 12 students. were criminals,” one of the
to The Dispatch that any em- Alsobrooks did not return a On Tuesday, in interviews “By making the changes ex-employees said.
ployee who quits voluntarily text message or multiple calls with The Dispatch, both Al- that we did, we have incorpo- The other ousted employ-
or is terminated for cause will to his cell phone on Friday. sobrooks and Hubbard dou- rated fully our faculty … into
have their claim for benefits in- bled-down on the claim, with ee who agreed to an interview
our food and beverage service,” thinks the club’s financial situ-
vestigated and possibly denied, Hubbard noting the “restruc-
whereas a simple force reduc- Restructuring turing” of the culinary program
Hubbard said. “The people who ation, and the fact Alsobrooks
tion or layoff tends to trigger and financial woes would save $45,000 in opera-
are teaching are the people who
are working in the kitchen with
wanted to show EMCC trustees
less scrutiny. Lion Hills, formerly Colum- tions cost this fiscal year with he was doing things to improve
bus Country Club, includes a them.” it, was entirely why they were
“We were in meetings where no change to services offered to
they would tell us about the fi- general club, golf course, pro the public. fired.
nances and (the deficit spend- shop, swimming pool and ten- Two faculty instructors, who The termination “I’m a professional, so if I had
ing) at the club,” one ousted nis courts. It hosts civic clubs, train culinary program students On Feb. 24, the four fired write-ups or any disciplinary is-
employee told The Dispatch. special events and a dining at the facility’s “learning kitch- employees had already worked sues, I would have known (be-
“There was no conversation, buffet for the public, as well as en” to prepare them for profes- a half-day before they were ing fired) was a possibility,” the
though, where we were told, houses EMCC academic pro- sional workplace, will also now brought in after lunch and giv- former employee said. “They
‘Your job is on the line.’ … I grams, such as culinary. be teaching students at the main en their termination letters, ac- didn’t have anything on us. This
think this is shady, confusing But Lion Hills, on the whole, kitchen, Hubbard said. Before cording to the two who spoke to was just their Hail Mary to keep
and it should have been handled has run significant deficits the change, students took class- The Dispatch. the club open.”

Census
Continued from Page 1A
strong and others in cities Why the Census the last Census, not ev- “Minorities tend to be That’s particularly
throughout the country eryone was counted. We suspicious of the feder- true for younger people.
come in. matters should all do our part to al government,” Grandy It was a new topic for
“The purposes of the The data collected make sure that doesn’t said. “I’ve seen that every eighth grader Nataiya
Complete Count com- through the Census is happen again.” time. We fight that battle Harris, one of 400-plus
mittee is to ascertain used to help the federal Businesses and in- over again in every Cen- students who attended
what needs to be done government, state gov- dustries also use Census sus. Today, in general, the Census event at Nox-
in getting the word out,” ernment and private or- data as they determine people are worried about ubee High School Tues-
Grandy Wright ganizations and business-
said Armstrong, who will where to locate. However, what happens with their day, and who introduced
oversee the city’s six-per- Jr., who has worked for es make critical decisions the data also determines personal information. Wright during the assem-
son committee, made up the Census Bureau for 34 over the next 10 years, the number of represen- That seems to be partic- bly. She was just 3 years
of members selected by years. This year’s Census including how federal tatives each state will ularly true for minorities old when the 2010 Census
city council members. will be the fourth he has funds are distributed, have in Congress, as well
as far as the Census goes, was taken.
“The biggest part for us worked on. representation on the as re-districting on city,
even though federal law “I don’t think I’d even
is getting the information As part of the out- state and national levels county and state levels.
doesn’t allow the Census heard the word before,”
into the churches, orga- reach, Grandy attended a and business/industry “In 2010, Mississippi
lost a seat in Congress Bureau to share private she said. “But now, I see
nizations, schools. We’ll 2020 Census rally at Nox- development.
after the Census,” Wright information with any- why it’s so important. We
meet once, maybe twice ubee County High School In her comments
said. “That emphasizes one.” need to get the money we
a month, to go over where on Tuesday, joining local Tuesday, Wright told the
just how important it is for Because the Census deserve.”
we’ve been and try to de- officials like State Super- students the Census de-
every person to be count- is taken only once every Anyone wishing to ap-
termine if there are other intendent of Education termines how the federal
government will distrib- ed. We want to make sure 10 years, people may be ply for a job or learn more
groups we should be pre- Carey Wright, to spread
ute $675 billion in federal we get every dollar and unfamiliar with what it is about the Census, can
senting the information the word about the im-
funds. every benefit our state is and how to participate. visit 2020census.gov.
to.” portance of the Census
Armstrong said it’s es- among the students. “We’ve made a lot of entitled to receive.”
pecially important to get During the rally, students progress in our schools
the word out in minority were encouraged to tell and we should be proud Reaching minority
communities, where the their parents about the of that,” Wright told the communities
participation rate has his- importance of participat- students. “But just think In each of the previ-
torically been low. ing. how much more we could ous counts, Grandy said
“Minorities and chil- Noxubee High will host do with more funding. one of the biggest chal-
dren are two groups a Census kickoff event on That’s why it’s important lenges is making sure
that are traditionally un- April 1 to help complete for you to do your part. people in minority com-
der-counted,” said U.S. the Census questionnaire Tell your parents. Ask munities understand the
Census Regional Coor- for those who may not them to contact 10 family importance of the Census
dinator George Grandy, have online access. members or friends. In and participate.

Train collision
Continued from Page 1A
near the Columbus Fair- nal lights and bells were ceived three misdemean- games with trains,” he
grounds. According to working,” Police Chief or citations for avoiding said in the release. “The
a Columbus Police De- Fred Shelton said. “The a traffic control device, train whistle was sound-
partment press release, driver told us she thought no driver’s license and ing, the lights and bells
the driver was trying to she could beat the train. no insurance, the press were working, the driver
cross the tracks before That is always a terrible release said. Shelton said just chose to ignore it and
the train reached them. idea. the train was not travel- put herself and two others
The train hit the tail end “If it had been one-half ing fast and that the con- in the car at risk of losing
of the vehicle, spinning second later, this could ductor attempted to stop their lives. We don’t want
it around and tearing off have been much worse the train as soon as the to knock on the door of a
the rear bumper but ulti- since the train would collision occurred, but family member and tell
mately not injuring any have struck the car on the that it can take up to half them their relative is dead
of the three people in the driver’s side,” he added. a mile for a train to come from ignoring a warning
car. The driver, who offi- to a complete stop. from a train. Please stop
“The train whistle, sig- cials did not identify, re- “Don’t play these and wait.”
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FALCONS SOAR

Austin Frayser/Special to The Dispatch

The Columbus Falcons girls basketball team embraces the state championship trophy Friday night in Oxford. The title was the first in school history for girls basketball.

Columbus girls beat Brookhaven in Class 5A final for first-ever state championship
BY THEO DEROSA son preceding what coach Brookhaven (26-4) by a feeling.” able 12 free throws in the With a second to go,
tderosa@cdispatch.com Yvonne Hairston expect- score of 55-51 at The Pa- Columbus jumped out final 30.7 seconds of the Givens hauled in a missed
ed to be a down year. vilion at Ole Miss in Ox- to a 10-point halftime ad- contest. Freshman Sha- 3-pointer by Brookhaven
OXFORD — The Co- Through deficits and ford, capturing the first vantage and watched the nia Givens alone had four star senior Silentianna
lumbus High School girls injuries, comebacks and state title in girls basket- Panthers tie the game in pairs of foul shots, and Collins, and Hairston
basketball team knows cold spells, wins and loss- ball in school history. the third quarter before she split all four. and the Falcons’ bench
the nine words by heart. es, the mantra that guid- “This goes out to all taking a narrow lead late But her final make poured onto the court in
The Falcons repeated ed the team was never far our girls in the Lady Fal- in the quarter. Brookhav- with just seven seconds to celebration.
them after last year’s sec- away: “For every minute, con program who have en repeatedly came with- go put Columbus up four For junior point guard
ond-round playoff loss at for every second, we keep worked so hard to get in one point of tying the points, an insurmount- DJ Jackson, the final buzz-
Greenville sank a season fighting.” here but were not able to game, but the big shot the able advantage with the er made her confidence
they thought would end On Friday, the Falcons’ accomplish what we’ve Panthers were waiting for clock winding down. official.
in the state title game. fight carried them all accomplished,” Hairston never came. “’OK, this game is “Even when it got busy,
After star Hannah White the way to the MHSAA said. “We’re just celebrat- Instead, the Falcons over,’” Hairston thought I kept believing, and I
moved on to Alabama Class 5A championship. ing all of them and all of closed out the game at the to herself from the side- knew we had it. I knew
State. During the offsea- Columbus (23-4) held off us, and it’s just a great foul line, given a remark- line. See COLUMBUS, 6B

BACK TO BACK
Starkville boys win second straight state title
BY THEO DEROSA Swish.
tderosa@cdispatch.com On the Jackets’ next pos-
session, as Starkville tried
OXFORD — Coltie to add to a two-point lead,
Young never hesitates. Jailen Jones found Young in
No matter the distance, the same spot. Same result.
no matter the pressure, “He stepped up at the
no matter the stage, the right time,” Starkville
Starkville High School ju- coach Greg Carter said.
nior won’t even think about His critical long-dis-
whheter to take a shot when tance connections put
his team needs it. Starkville up five points,
“When it’s in my hand, arrested Murrah’s mo-
I’m gonna just let it go,” mentum and proved to be
Young said. enough. Less than five min-
In Saturday night’s MH- utes later, Starkville sealed
SAA Class 6A champion- an 58-51 win for its second
ship game, when Starkville straight Class 6A champi-
was counting on him most, onship.
Young did just that. With “It never gets old,” Car-
Starkville down one point ter said. “Winning never
and the Yellow Jackets’ half gets old.”
of The Pavilion at Ole Miss The win put the Jack-
stunned into silence by a ets’ final record at 27-2 and
rapid Murrah comeback, completed a season with
Young got the ball in his success Carter couldn’t
hands midway through the imagine at the outset.
Austin Frayser/Special to The Dispatch fourth quarter a few feet be- “They had confidence
Starkville guard Forte Prater (5) drives baseline past a Murrah defender early in Saturday’s game against Murrah in yond the 3-point arc just to that we could get here, but
Oxford. Prater went on to win the game’s MVP award. the left of the top of the key. See STARKVILLE, 6B
2B SUNDAY, MARCH 8, 2020 The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com

MISSISSIPPI STATE BASEBALL

BRIEFLY
Prep softball
Columbus High softball routs West Lowndes
MSU takes two from Quinnipiac over weekend
The Columbus High School softball team earned FROM SPECIAL REPORTS out eight in the no de- to lead off the seventh a solo home run in the with junior Josh Hatch-
a 14-3 road win over West Lowndes on Friday in cision. Junior Jared inning. Freshman Ma- eighth. er adding his second
Columbus. STARKVILLE – Shemper faced one bat- son Land worked a MacLeod (4-0) be- home run of the season
Azariah Young was the winning pitcher for the Baseball can be a be-
Falcons (3-1), going five innings and allowing two runs ter and allowed one run, full-count walk in the came the second Dia- - a two-run shot - in the
on four hits. wildering game. For while senior Riley Self third at-bat of the ninth mond Dawg freshman fourth inning. Fresh-
Young, Kyshauna Burton and Nykira Hines each eight innings on Sat- allowed two unearned inning before coming in to post multiple 10-plus men Kamren James
had multiple hits for Columbus. urday, the Mississippi runs in one inning of to score the game-win- strikeout games during and Logan Tanner each
The Falcons will host rival New Hope (5-0) at 6 State baseball program work. ning run. their rookie season, accounted for RBIs in
p.m. March 17. couldn’t seem to get
Other scores Working the final adding to his 11-strike- the game, as well.
anything going with
Philadelphia 8, Columbus 7
runners on base. How-
three innings score- Friday: MSU 5, out game in his debut Sophomore Brandon
less, freshman Landon Quinnipiac 1 versus Wright State. Pimentel was on base
SOURCE: From Special Reports ever, in the ninth in- Sims (1-0) collected his The left-hander joins three times, twice via
ning, a bases loaded hit- After staring the
CALENDAR by-pitch tied the game
first career victory on leadoff hitter with Eric DuBose (1995) walk and once with a
the mound. He allowed three straight pitches and Paul Maholm single. Juniors Justin
Today and Josh Hatcher’s
just one baserunner – out of the zone, red- (2001) with two 10-plus Foscue and Rowdey Jor-
College Baseball infield single with one
an eighth inning walk shirt-freshman Chris- strikeout games. dan were each on base
Quinnipiac at Mississippi State, 1 p.m. out sent the Dudy No-
– and saw one batter tian MacLeod came Versus Quinnipiac, twice in the game, as
Princeton at Ole Miss, Noon ble Field faithful home
reach on an error, while back to register the MacLeod allowed just well. Sophomores Luke
Little Rock at Southern Miss, 1 p.m. happy with a 5-4 victory
striking out five. first of a career-high 12 three base runners over Hancock and Landon
College Softball over Quinnipiac.
Mississippi State (9- The Diamond Dawgs strikeouts in six shut- six scoreless innings. Jordan each chipped
Mississippi State in Bulldog Slamboree, out-hit the Bobcats, 8-4, A third-inning single, one hit and one walk in
TBA 4) opened the scoring out innings to help the
with a single run in the and added three walks Mississippi State base- along with a fourth-in- the contest.
Ole Miss at Missouri, 4 p.m. and three hit-by-pitch
fourth, before Quinnip- ball program to a 5-1 ning base hit and Michael Kohn pro-
Monday iac (1-10) scored four to their reached-base series-opening victory walk. He retired eight duced the only Quinnip-
Prep Baseball total. Hatcher had two against Quinnipiac on straight hitters to start iac run with his second
runs – three unearned
Starkville at Spring Break Classic, TBA singles and a double Friday (March 6) at the game and sat down home run of the season,
– in the sixth. State
Columbus vs. East Union and Southav- to lead the way, while Dudy Noble Field. the final nine batters he a solo shot to lead off
chipped away with one
en at Spring Break Classic, Booneville, freshman Kamren Two runs in the faced - seven via strike- the eighth inning. Kyle
run in the sixth and
2:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. James, and juniors out. Maves and Ian Ostberg
one in the seventh, be- fourth inning got the
Oak Hill Academy at East Central Com- Justin Foscue, Rowd- At the plate, Missis- accounted for the other
fore the two-run ninth scoring started for
munity College Classic, Decatur, TBA ey Jordan and Jordan sippi State was led by ju- two Bobcat hits in the
produced the dramatic Mississippi State (8-4),
New Hope vs. Jackson Prep at St. Mar- Westburg each reached nior Jordan Westburg’s game. Christian Nico-
victory. before two more came
tin, Spring Break Tournament, Noon twice in the game. 2-for-5 night. He scored losi (0-2) took the loss
Freshman Will Bed- across in the fifth. A
Calhoun City at Caledonia, Noon Foscue, Hatcher, two runs and hit his with two runs allowed
nar threw 5 1/3 innings single run in the sev-
Pickens Academy (Ala.) at Tuscaloosa
in his first career start, James and Westburg enth inning capped the second home run of the in 3 2/3 innings of
Academy (Ala.), 5:30 p.m.
allowing one run on two all collected RBIs, scoring for MSU, be- season. Seven other Di- work. He surrendered
Prep Softball
hits. The right-hander with James hitting his fore Quinnipiac (1-9) amond Dawgs account- four hit, walked six and
Caledonia vs. North Pontotoc at
walked two and struck first-career home run added their lone run on ed for hits in the game, struck out two.
Itawamba Community College Spring
Break Classic, Fulton, 12:30 p.m.
Caledonia vs. Russellville (Ala.) at
Itawamba Community College Spring
Break Classic, Fulton, 4 p.m.
Pickens Academy (Ala.) at Tuscaloosa
MISSISSIPPI STATE SOFTBALL
Academy (Ala.), 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday Williams flirts with no-hitter, bats explode for combined 22 runs
College Baseball FROM SPECIAL REPORTS out in the seventh. a bases-loaded triple a historic day for the out. A fter striking out
East Mississippi Community College
Had she completed before coming home Mississippi State soft- the side in the third,
at East Central Community College, STA RK VILLE – the effort, it would on the first out of ball program as sev- two batters reached
doubleheader, 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. Mississippi State’s have marked just the the inning. State add- eral milestones fell in on errors to open
Mississippi State at Texas Tech, 6 p.m. softball team will second time State had ed one more in the two victories at Nusz the fourth. Willis re-
Ole Miss at ULM, 6 p.m. play for its fourth thrown no-hitters in frame. Park. mained composed
Southern Miss vs. Troy, Riverwalk Stadi- regular-season tour- consecutive games, “I liked how we The Bulldogs de- and proceeded to
um, Montgomery, Ala., 6 p.m. nament title on Sun- dating back to the picked up in game two feated Bryant, 5 -1, strike out 11 of the fi-
Prep Baseball day after claiming first two in school his- right where we left off making Samantha nal 12 batters, includ-
Starkville Academy vs. Wayne Acade- two victories in the tory when Alicia Judd offensively,” Ricketts Ricketts the fastest ing 10 straight.
my and St. Benedict at Battle at the
Bulldog Slamboree at and Jenny Hehnke added. “There were head coach in pro- “We worked all
Beach, Biloxi, noon and 2:30 p.m.
Nusz Park on Satur- threw back-to-back a lot of quality at-bats gram history to re- week to hit my loca-
Pickens Academy (Ala.) at Southern
day. no-hitters against Al- from the entire line- cord 20 wins in the tions, which is what
Academy (Ala.), 4 p.m.
The No. 24/22 abama State on March up, and we had base Maroon and White, I struggled with last
Oak Hill Academy at Tuscaloosa Acade-
Bulldogs won in walk- 1-2, 1997. runners every inning doing so in 23 games. week, so I really fo-
my (Ala.), 6 p.m.
off style against SE The Bulldogs later which was one of our In the nightcap, cused on that this
New Hope vs. Terry at Harrison Central,
Missouri when Anna got out of the inning goals.” Annie Willis dominat- week,” Willis said. “I
Spring Break Tournament, 7 p.m.
Kate Segars belted a when Mia Davidson In the second in- ed Mississippi Valley
Starkville at Spring Break Classic, TBA came out, and honest-
two-run home run to registered her fifth ning, the Bulldogs State (3-13), throw-
Prep Softball ly, I didn’t even know
break a scoreless tie caught stealing of the pushed across three ing the 22nd no-hitter
Pickens Academy (Ala.) at Southern I had that in me. I was
in the seventh. Mean- year. Williams quick- more before erupt- in program history
Academy (Ala.), 5:30 p.m. just playing for my
while, Emily Williams ly struck out a final ing in the third. MSU while striking out a
Wednesday f lirted with a no-hit- batter to bring the brought 14 batters school-record 19 bat-
team, and that was
College Baseball the most relaxed I’ve
ter, striking out nine Bulldogs to the plate to the plate in that ters.
Mississippi State at Texas Tech, 5 p.m. felt. I always feel like
batters along the way. where it took just two frame, scoring nine “Awesome job by
Ole Miss at ULM, 6 p.m. “[Emily Williams] that with my team be-
batters to end the runs on seven hits. Annie Willis,” Rick-
College Softball was lights out for us hind me.”
ballgame. Ricketts was able etts said. “She came
Mississippi State at Southern Miss, 6 in the first game,” Along the way,
Madisyn Kennedy, to use three pinch out and was locked
p.m. head coach Samantha who had made an ath- in from the first pitch Fa Leilua belted the
Youngstown State at Ole Miss, 6 p.m. hitters, all of whom 50th home run of her
Ricketts said. “She letic play in the top and great composure
Prep Baseball reached base. career, with a blast
was efficient and get- half to catch David- from her. She was
Starkville at Spring Break Classic, TBA MVSU answered to dead center field
ting ahead of hitters son’s throw and apply really locked in. I’m
Starkville Academy vs. West Harrison at back with a three-run that brought home
all game. I thought the tag at third while really happy for her,
Senatobia, noon homer in the top of the two runs. Chloe Ma-
the team did a great still running to cover and for her to throw
New Hope vs. North Pike at St. Martin, fourth inning, but the lau’ulu also drove in
job of staying up and the bag, led off the in- a no-hitter and set
Spring Break Tournament, 2:30 p.m. Bulldogs scored three a pair with a two-run
telling her that we ning and reached on the school record in
West Point vs. Itawamba Agricultural at would score some runs of their own in single.
an error. Segars did strikeouts is a big
Saltillo Tournament, 3 p.m. runs for her. It is nice the bottom half of the Against Bryant (1-
the rest, sending the deal. She’s earned it,
inning to result in the
ON THE AIR to see different bats
in our lineup com-
2-2 pitch over the cen-
final score.
for sure. Coach [Josh]
Johnson has done a
9), MSU fell behind in
the first inning after a
ter field wall.
The Bulldogs (23-
Today ing through and A K In their second
3) will meet SE Mis-
great job with our en- bases-loaded ground
AUTO RACING [Segars] put togeth- game of the day, the tire pitching staff and out brought home a
2:30 p.m. — NASCAR Cup Series: The er a couple great at Bulldogs wasted no souri State (12-4) called another great run. State responded
Fanshield 500, Phoenix, FOX
bats against a quality time. The first four again on Sunday in game tonight.” with a three-run third
COLLEGE BASEBALL the championship
11 a.m. — Lipscomb at Alabama, SECN pitcher.” batters all reached The reigning SEC inning highlighted by
2 p.m. — North Carolina State at Williams saw her base and scored be- game at 1:30 p.m. Pitcher of the Week a Leilua RBI double.
Virginia, ACCN no-hit bid ended when fore the first out was stuck out the first The Bulldogs added
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)
11 a.m. — Memphis at Houston, CBS
Addison Barnouski recorded. Segars Friday five batters she faced two more in the fifth
11 a.m. — Patriot League Tournament: beat out a sacrifice again provided most STA RK VILLE - before fielding her to result in the final
Teams TBD, Semifinal, CBSSN bunt attempt with one of the damage with Friday proved to be position on a ground score.
11 a.m. — Michigan at Maryland, FOX
12 p.m. — Nebraska at Minnesota,
BTN
12 p.m. — Big South Tournament:
Teams TBD, Championship, ESPN
1 p.m. — Patriot League Tournament: PREP BASEBALL ROUNDUP
Teams TBD, Semifinal, CBSSN
1 p.m. — East Carolina at Central
Florida, ESPNU
1:10 p.m. — Missouri Valley Tourna-
ment: Teams TBD, Championship, St.
Starkville High drops close game at Tupelo
Louis, CBS BY THEO DEROSA Honeycutt led the pitched 3⅓ innings for Battle of the Beach
2 p.m. — Atlantic Sun Tournament:
Teams TBD, Championship, ESPN
tderosa@cdispatch.com
Caledonia 11, team by driving in West Point (1-7), strik- tournament against
three runs. ing out three. Baker
3 p.m. — Tulsa at Wichita State,
CBSSN TUPELO — The Mantachie 8 Jacob Humbers Watson also struck
Pass Christian School
CA L EDON I A at 5 p.m. Thursday in
3 p.m. — Connecticut at Tulane, ESPNU Starkville baseball struck out two hitters out three in 1⅔ innings.
3:20 p.m. — Ohio State at Michigan team lost Saturday’s — The Caledonia D’Iberville.
in 3⅔ innings for Cale- West Point will
State, CBS road game 2-0 at Tu- baseball team beat
donia. face Mantachie at the
6 p.m. — Iowa at Illinois, BTN Mantachie 11-8 in Sat-
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S) pelo.
urday’s home game.
Caledonia (6 -3) Saltillo Tournament at Fayette County
11 a.m. — ACC Tournament: Teams The Golden Wave hosts Calhoun City 5 p.m. Wednesday (Ala.) 6, Caledonia
The Confederates
TBD, Championship, Greensboro, N.C., scored a run in the and Gordo (Alabama)
ESPN2 fifth and added one in
rallied from an 8-7
at noon and 5 p.m. 4, Friday
11 a.m. — Atlantic 10 Tournament:
the sixth to edge the
deficit with three runs
Monday, respectively. Heritage Academy CALEDONIA —
Teams TBD, Championship, Dayton,
Ohio, ESPNU Yellow Jackets.
in the fifth inning and
scored once more
8, Kirk Academy 0, Caledonia committed
1 p.m. — SEC Tournament: Teams TBD,
Championship, Greenville, S.C., ESPN2
Jackson Owen led in the bottom of the Kosciusko 14, Friday seven errors in a 6 -4,
Starkville (5-3) with sixth. West Point 1 GRENADA — Six nine-inning home loss
3 p.m. — American Athletic Tourna-
ment: Teams TBD, Semifinal, Uncas- two hits. Caledonia fell be- WEST POINT — Heritage Academy to Fayette County (Al-
ville, Conn., ESPN2 Jack Perry pitched hind 3-0 after the top West Point was run- pitchers combined on abama) on Friday.
5 p.m. — Big Ten Tournament: Teams 5⅔ innings, striking an 8-0, two-hit shutout
TBD, Championship, Indianapolis, of the first, but the ruled 14-1 by Kos- Fayette County tied
ESPN2 out six; Banks Perry ’Feds scored four in ciusko in five innings of Kirk Academy in the game with a run in
5 p.m. — Big East Tournament: Teams pitched two-thirds of the bottom of the in- Saturday in West Friday’s road game.
the top of the seventh
TBD, Semifinal, Chicago, FS1 an inning. ning and added three Point. Blayze Berry led
5:30 p.m. — American Athletic Tourna- Starkville plays and scored two runs in
more in the second. The Green Wave al- the Patriots (9-1) with
ment: Teams TBD, Semifinal, Uncas- the top of the ninth to
ville, Conn., ESPNU Madison -R idgela nd Thomas Tucker had lowed six runs in the three hits; Noel Fisher
7 p.m. — Pac-12 Tournament: Teams Academy at West Har- four hits for Caledo- second inning, five in and Seth Harris each earn the win.
TBD, Championship, Las Vegas, ESPN2 rison High School at nia, while Loren Cox the fourth and three in had two. Cox struck out nine
7:30 p.m. — Big East Tournament: 2:30 p.m. Monday in and Justin Black each the third. Heritage Academy in 6 innings for Cale-
Teams TBD, Semifinal, Chicago, FS1
Gulfport. had three. Westlee Xavier Moody will open play in the donia.
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Duo of DJ Jackson, Aniya Saddler paces

Columbus girls in championship victory
BY THEO DEROSA
tderosa@cdispatch.com

OXFORD — Before
the Columbus girls faced
Brookhaven in Friday’s
Class 5A title game, Fal-
cons stars DJ Jackson and
Aniya Saddler told coach
Yvonne Hairston they
wanted to make amends.
Both players felt cul-
pable for the Falcons’
second-round upset loss
at Greenville last season,
a defeat which quashed
high hopes and expecta-
tions.
“We let one slip last
year,” Hairston said. “We
were supposed to be here
last year, not this year.”
Friday, Columbus on the
brink of its first champi-
onship in school histo-
ry, Jackson and Saddler
knew the Falcons couldn’t
afford another letdown.
Each player told Hairston
“’I got you,’” promising it
wouldn’t happen again.
“And they got me,”
Hairston conceded,
laughing, after the pair
combined for 36 points
and the Falcons beat the
Austin Frayser/Special to The Dispatch
Panthers 55-51 to win the
Columbus players DJ Jackson (left) and Aniya Saddler (right) enjoy a moment together taking questions from media after Friday’s state cham-
school’s first-ever title in pionship game in Oxford.
girls basketball.
It was one last standout points Friday, and Jack- “She played big to- to break out of them and “I’m gonna miss her, “I know she’s gonna do
game for the junior-senior son was right there with night,” Jackson said. “She play,” Jackson said. but we’ve gotta keep on well,” Jackson said. “Just
pairing in their last time her at 17. played big all season. And Saddler took over from going,” Jackson said. to see her in that Gulf
taking the court together. “We work really well big-time players play in Hannah White — now “We’ve still got next year. Coast jersey, I know she’s
“That’s my duo part- with each other,” Jackson big-time games.” at Alabama State — as We’ve still gotta work gonna do well.”
ner,” Jackson said of Sad- said. “I give her openings; For the Falcons, Sad- the Falcons’ go-to player hard.” Jackson joked that she
dler, who will graduate in she gives me openings.” dler has been the defini- this year, and Jackson But Saddler isn’t out of might like to play against
May and play basketball On Friday, both players tion of a big-time player all is poised to be the next. the picture yet, and Jack-
at Mississippi Gulf Coast Saddler in a little over a
took advantage of their season, fighting through She, freshman Shania son won’t let her leave
Community College. “I chances as they led the frustration and snapping Givens and sophomores easily. Jackson plans to year’s time, but joining
love her.” Falcons to a win. Saddler’s out of poor performances Charity Yeates, Makay- watch Saddler play at her other half at Gulf
Jackson and Saddler performance earned her when her team has need- la Rieves and Mashanti Gulf Coast, where she Coast isn’t out of the
have grown together in the title game’s most valu- ed her. Saddler will be part of hopes Saddler will wear question, either.
Falcons uniforms to the able player award, anoth- “Even when she’ll be the team’s next wave as the same No. 3 uniform “Just to have her as a
point of friendly compe- er honor for the senior in her little moods and the Falcons aim to defend she donned with the Fal- teammate, I would,” she
tition. Saddler scored 19 standout. stuff, she still finds a way their title. cons. said.

Submitted photo
New Hope seniors Cooper Odom, left, and Jacob Wilson, right, pose with soccer coach
Andrew Olsen. Both players signed their letters of intent to play soccer at Southwest
Mississippi Community College on Feb. 28 in New Hope.

New Hope seniors Cooper Odom, Jacob Wilson

sign to play soccer at Southwest Mississippi CC
BY THEO DEROSA cool would it be if we went baseball instincts transi-
tderosa@cdispatch.com to school together and tioned naturally to soccer.
played soccer together?’” “He picked up the game
When he was a junior Wilson said. a lot quicker than a lot of
at New Hope High School, On Jan. 24. Southwest players I’ve coached,” Ol-
Jacob Wilson didn’t have Mississippi Community sen said. “All year long, any
many friends in his own College soccer coach Zach ball that was in the air, you
grade on the soccer team. Mills came to the Trojans’ better believe Cooper was
So he asked his fellow ju- senior night match against gonna be there.”
niors on the Trojans’ base- Corinth. He had talked to Odom, Olsen said, was
ball team to try out the Odom and Wilson when the only player voted cap-
sport. If they didn’t like they went down to Sum- tain unanimously by his
it, Wilson told them, they mit for a campus visit, and teammates.
could quit, no hard feel- Mills liked what he saw While he anchored the
ings. from the pair. He offered Trojans’ back line, Wilson
“’Shoot,’” Cooper Odom both players scholarships dominated up front. He told
told Wilson. “’I’ll do it.’” on the spot. Olsen before the season he
Right away, Wilson — a “’Dude, we were literal- wanted to score 20 goals --
skilled forward with years ly just talking about this,’” he finished with 22 as his
of experience playing var- Odom and Wilson thought. speed and physicality were
sity soccer — could tell Two weeks ago, the duo constantly on display.
Odom was talented. By the made up their minds. On “Outside backs, they
end of the year, Odom was Feb. 28, they held a joint had a really hard time han-
a starting defenseman for signing ceremony as both dling him,” Olsen said.
the Trojans, showing off players chose to continue Now, Wilson will team
his athleticism — and find- their soccer careers to- up with Odom again with
ing his love for the sport. gether at Southwest. the Bears and form a for-
“’Dude, this is way bet- “They’re both really midable duo on the field.
ter than baseball,’” Odom good young men,” New They’ll also join current
told Wilson. Hope coach Andrew Olsen New Hope senior Presley
Odom and Wilson are said. “I’m excited for them. Hall, who signed to play
seniors now, and they grew I can’t wait to go watch baseball at Southwest in
closer through the two sea- them next year.” January.
sons they spent together on Olsen knew Wilson had “Especially that far
the soccer field. In mid-Jan- aspired to play college soc- away, it’s good to know
uary with neither sure of cer since seventh grade, people that’ll be down
his collegiate future, they but he was impressed by there with you so you’re
hatched a plan. Odom’s ability to learn fast. not all by yourself,” Wil- cdispatch.com
“We were like, ‘How At center back, Odom’s son said.
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Mississippi State women down Kentucky;

advance to SEC tournament finals
BY BEN PORTNOY to push the MSU lead to dou-
bportnoy@cdispatch.com ble-digits with eight minutes
remaining as Mitchell mo-
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Mis- tioned for a timeout.
sissippi State freshman guard “I think that it’s definitely
Rickea Jackson looked into the scary,” Matharu said of boast-
crowd and waved. ing so many capable scorers.
One night after dazzling a “Anybody can come off the
diverse crowd with a 23-point, bench and have a terrific night.
10-rebound effort against LSU, Our team is just stacked. You
Jackson offered an encore can go to anybody for defense
performance of 29 points and or offense.”
10 rebounds as she and MSU While the Bulldogs found
walked off the floor with a 77- an offensive rhythm, Howard
59 win over third-seeded Ken- struggled to find her form in
tucky in the Southeastern Con- the latter stages of Saturday’s
ference Women’s Basketball contest. After netting 17 first
tournament semifinals Satur- half points, she shot 3-of-11
day night. from the floor and 1-of-7 from
With a strong contingent of 3-point range as senior guard
maroon-and-white-clad Bull- Jordan Danberry locked down
dog fans seated in Bon Sec- defensively.
ours Wellness Arena, Jackson “I really just wanted to deny
finished 11-of-16 from the floor her the ball a lot,” Danberry
and a perfect 7-of-7 from the said. “If she didn’t get the ball,
free throw line to carry the then she couldn’t make plays
Bulldogs to their fifth-straight really so I was just trying to
SEC tournament title game stay with the line and make
— tying a conference record her be a passer and play her
previously set by Tennessee Jeremy Brevard/USA TODAY Sports
Kentucky Wildcats guard Amanda Paschal (12) shoots the ball against Mississippi State Bulldogs guard
through her right hand.”
between 1988 and 1992. Speaking with the media
Aliyah Matharu (3) during the second half Saturday at Bon Secours Wellness Arena.
“I played my game,” Jack- following MSU’s win over
son said. “I let it come to me, “It meant a lot because I’ve LSU Friday, Schaefer alluded
let my teammates find me in been working really hard all to the responsibility he felt
open spots and I just made the year and the coaches always toward the Bulldog faithful
shots.” say ‘Prepare and wait for your that trekked to Greenville to
Mimicking its sluggish start time to come,’” Morris said. make it to the SEC tournament
against LSU in the quarterfi- “And that’s what I’ve been do- championship game.
nals Friday night, MSU shot Now having earned a re-
ing. I just let it all fall and it
a meager 28.6 percent in the venge victory over Kentucky,
came into place.”
game’s opening frame as SEC MSU will look for another
“If she can get around the
Player of the Year Rhyne How- such victory when they meet
basket, she can really get some
ard of Kentucky notched 11 of No. 1 ranked South Carolina
stuff done,” Kentucky coach
her 26 points in the quarter. at 1 p.m. Sunday — a game in
Matthew Mitchell added. “I
Sticking true to form, the which Schaefer hopes to cap
Bulldogs responded resound- thought she played a terrific
his end of the bargain with
ingly courtesy of seven second game.”
what would be the Bulldogs’
quarter minutes from junior Using a smorgasbord of
second tournament title in as
center Yemiyah Morris. Nor- combinations and lineups out many years.
mally relegated to mop-up of the break, Schaefer found “I’ve got three of the biggest
duty, Morris scored six points extended second half success farmers in the (Mississippi)
in the frame as the Bulldogs with freshman guard Aliyah Delta here,” he said. “I know
shot a combined 8-of-11 from Matharu. who they are. I know their work
the floor to pull within three at Fresh off earning SEC ethic. I know the pride that
halftime despite a late 3-point- Freshman of the Week honors they take in the job that they
er from Chasity Patterson. following 24- and 18-point ef- have and there’s hundreds of
Faced with ineffective play forts against Ole Miss and Ar- people like that that are here.
from sophomore stalwart Jessi- kansas, respectively, Matharu Jeremy Brevard/USA TODAY Sports And yet they’re spending their
ka Carter, MSU head coach Vic notched nine of her 15 points in Kentucky Wildcats guard Chasity Patterson (15) shoots the ball time and their money and their
Schaefer stuck with Morris as the third quarter — including against Mississippi State Bulldogs guard Aliyah Matharu (3) during interest in our program — so
the former junior college stand- a 3-pointer in the waning sec- the second half at Bon Secours Wellness Arena. yeah, I feel a tremendous re-
out bullied Kentucky with her onds to give MSU a five-point sponsibility to people like that.
6-foot-6-inch frame en route to lead heading into the final 10 to start the fourth quarter, Kentucky’s Amanda Paschal, I don’t want them to go home
11 points, 10 rebounds and five minutes. the Washington, D.C. native spun off another defender and disappointed, unhappy, early
blocks in 25 minutes of action. Returning to the floor swiped an errant pass from stuck home a transition layup — whatever you want to call it.”

Friday: Mississippi State women down LSU in SEC tournament

BY BEN PORTNOY tive notched the first of defense that kept the
bportnoy@cdispatch.com seven-straight Bulldog Tigers at bay into the
buckets out of the half latter stages of Friday’s
GREENVILLE, with a stutter step layup victory.
S.C. — Andra Espino- over two LSU defenders. Despite forcing
za-Hunter let it fly. Working inside and eight turnovers in the
Corralling a loose out, Jackson scored 10 of first half, the Bulldogs
ball at center court her game-high 23 points earned just one point off
as the second quar- in the third quarter as their extra possessions.
ter clock neared zero, the Bulldogs hit 13 of Flipping the script in
Espinoza-Hunter’s 35- their 20 shots in the the third quarter, MSU
foot, desperation heave frame — outscoring the earned 10 points off six
splashed through the Tigers 26 -12 over that LSU turnovers in the
netting at Bon Secours span. third quarter and 20
Wellness Arena to grant “It felt pretty good that overall.
No. 2-seeded Mississip- I could come through for “We had to get some
pi State (26 -5) a lead it my team, just knowing movement going on, get
wouldn’t relent in the that they always have out in transition, guard
Bulldogs’ 79-49 win confidence in me and the ball,” Danberry said.
over ninth-seeded LSU always give me the ball,” “Our defense led to of-
(20 -10) in the quarterfi- Jackson, who had totaled fense, and that’s really
nals of the Southeastern 16 points combined over what carried us in the
Conference Tournament the past two games as second half.”
Friday. she battled strep throat, “Her defensive pres-
Following a first half said. “(It) just makes me ence really disrupted
in which MSU shot a more confident to make us,” LSU coach Nikki
meager 36.7 percent the shot.” Fagan added of Danber-
from the floor, it was Es- While Jackson led ry, who was one of four
pinoza-Hunter’s shot and the way, senior Jordan MSU players with two
an offensive onslaught Danberry and sopho- steals. “There were so
from freshman guard more Myah Taylor also many times where when
Rickea Jackson that chipped in double-digit you’re playing a team
breathed life into coach efforts Friday. Danber- like Mississippi State,
Vic Schaefer’s squad as ry — MSU’s lone senior you’ve got to play down-
they headed to the lock- this season — began her hill. We started settling
er room with a one-point final SEC tournament in for jumpers. Those
lead at the break. the maroon and white weren’t falling. Next
“Honestly, I just threw with an 18-point, five-re- person shoots a jumper,
it up,” Espinoza-Hunter bound, three-assist that doesn’t fall. It just
conceded postgame. “I effort, while Taylor fin- adds more pressure on
just wanted to get a shot ished with 10 points and that jump shot.”
off at least and have an eight assists running the Seated at the podium
attempt for us to have a point. following MSU’s victo-
lead and it went in.” “The shots weren’t ry, Schaefer alluded to
For Jackson, Friday bad shots, they just the first of his eight SEC
marked her first chance weren’t falling,” Dan- tournament appearanc- Jeremy Brevard/USA TODAY Sports
to flash the dynam- berry said of the first es with the Bulldogs — Mississippi State Bulldogs guard Andra Espinoza-Hunter (2) shoots the ball against LSU
ic playmaking ability half. “Coaches told us one that ended a 63-36 Lady Tigers guard Jailin Cherry (1) during the first half Friday at Bon Secours Wellness Arena.
that earned her second to ‘just keep shooting, first round loss to an Ala-
team All-SEC honors in keep driving the ball, it bama team it had beaten said, ‘I’m sorry.’” of Friday night’s contest way from that,” Schaefer
front of a diverse, con- will come to you.’ That’s by 24 points two weeks Now eight years on from between No. 6 seed Ten- said. “It’s taken a lot of
ference-wide crowd in what we did. We had to prior. the Bulldogs’ obliteration nessee and No. 3 Ken- hard work and commit-
Greenville. keep playing our game. “That was rough,” he at the hands of the Crim- tucky, there’s an expec- ment from a lot of people. It
After being replaced We were a little stagnant said solemnly. “When I son Tide, Schaefer has led tation that’s been built in doesn’t go unappreciated.
in the starting lineup by on offense in the first came off the floor that his squad to the SEC Tour- Starkville: the Bulldogs Again, I know how hard it
classmate Aliyah Matha- half.” night, I remember looking nament semifinals or bet- are playing for champion- is to do. We’ll just keep our
ru for the first 2:19 of the Hot shooting aside, it at my former AD, looked ter in five-straight seasons. ships. heads down, rear-ends
game, the Detroit na- was MSU’s clamp-down at him dead in the eye and Awaiting the winner “I’m glad we’re a long up, keep grinding away.”
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Bulldogs secure SEC tournament double-

bye with 69-44 trouncing of Ole Miss
BY GARRICK HODGE I think they’ll do well in the
ghodge@cdispatch.com tournament,” he added.
MSU’s 11 SEC wins are the
STARKVILLE — A to- most it’s accumulated in a sea-
spy-turvy season for Mississip- son during the Howland era.
pi State men’s basketball saw This also is the third straight
one more scored in the win col- season the Bulldogs have won
umn in the team’s regular sea- at least 20 games. Earlier this
son finale Saturday night. season, Auburn coach Bruce
A few days after suffering Pearl predicted MSU would
what looked like a bubble-de- beat “most teams” at Hum-
flating defeat to South Carolina, phrey Coliseum. The Bulldogs
the Bulldogs took care of busi- finished the year with a 14-2
ness against its arch rival and record in Starkville, with the
also received a little help from losses coming to Auburn and
its friends in Kentucky. Louisiana Tech.
MSU secured a double-bye On Feb. 11, Breein Tyree
in the Southeastern Conference and the Rebels humiliated the
tournament thanks to a 69- Bulldogs with a 40-point out-
44 victory Ole Miss on senior ing from the senior guard and a
night at Humphrey Coliseum 25-point defeat. MSU and Perry
and a Kentucky road win over returned the favor Saturday.
Florida. Perry, a contender for SEC
Saturday’s win against Ole Player of the Year, closed
Miss was the lowest point total the regular season with an
allowed by the Bulldogs this SEC-leading 17 double-doubles
season. after scoring 22 points and
“It was our best defensive grabbing 14 rebounds.
performance that I can remem- “I just wanted to be the first
ber at Mississippi State,” MSU big down and getting in good
head coach Ben Howland said. position,” Perry said. “The
MSU (20-11, 11-7 SEC) will guards did a good job of feeding
be the No. 4 seed in next week’s me.” Jim Lytle/Special to the Dispatch
SEC tournament, while Ole Tyson Carter, MSU’s lone se- Mississippi State’s Nick Weatherspoon (0) shoots over Ole Miss’ Devontae Schuler (2) and K. J. Buffen (5)
Miss (15-16, 6-12) will be the nior seeing significant minutes, during the first half Saturday in Starkville. Bulldogs won 69-44.
No. 12 seed and face Georgia was re-inserted to the starting
Wednesday. steals on Saturday. Following
lineup on senior night after
“That will definitely help the game, Weatherspoon said
coming off the bench for much
us,” MSU forward Reggie Perry he didn’t prepare for the Reb-
of the second half of the season.
said of the double-bye. els any differently this time
In his last game at Humphrey
The Bulldogs will likely need around, but Perry quipped “it’s
Coliseum (assuming MSU
to win at least a game in Nash- doesn’t host a first-round Na- the hair” after Weatherspoon
ville to feel confident about re- tional Invitational Tournament sported a new hairstyle Satur-
ceiving their second straight matchup), Carter finished with day.
NCAA tournament berth come nine points and four assists. He After torching the Bulldogs
Selection Sunday, as most ex- was given a standing ovation in Oxford, Tyree was held to 11
perts still have MSU left out of by the crowd after he left the points on 4 of 13 shooting.
the Big Dance. court at the 2:30 mark, but the “Doubling Tyree on our ball
“That’s ridiculous,” Ole Miss Starkville native made sure to screens really was effective,”
coach Kermit Davis said of stop at center court and kiss the Howland said.
MSU’s current projection of not M logo on his way out. The Bulldogs raced out to
making the NCAA tournament. “It was my last time play- a 39-25 halftime lead and pre-
“With how many wins they have ing,” Carter said. “I wanted to emptively ended any comeback
in this kind of league, put them do something special that I’ll effort with a 8-0 run to start the
in the Big 10 and see how many always remember.” second half.
games they win. They’d be in Meanwhile, last time against Robert Woodard II was an-
the tournament this particu- Ole Miss, Nick Weatherspoon other MSU player in double
lar year. For some reason, the had a career-worst negative-36 figures after he chipped in 11
SEC isn’t getting the respect. plus-minus rating, an outing he points.
There’s no doubt that team can later called on social media the MSU is back in action in
go win games in the NCAA worst game of his career. But the SEC tournament Friday in Jim Lytle/Special to the Dispatch
tournament. ehe junior point guard chipped Nashville, with its opponent yet Mississippi State’s Tyson Carter (23) shoots around Ole Miss’ Khadim
“I think they’ll get there and in 11 points, six assists and four to be determined. Sy (3) during the first half in Starkville.

Signed off: MLB limits spring Kenny Atkinson out as

autographs amid virus outbreak Brooklyn Nets coach
BY JAKE SEINER in surprise split
AP Sports Writer
Amid virus, concerns about a hockey stick shortage BY BRIAN MAHONEY
SCOT TSDALE, Ariz. AP Basketball Writer
— A baseball fan’s trea-
BY STEPHEN WHYNO 100 sticks a season, and he’s not alone.
sure trove sat on a table
AP Hockey Writer Dallas Stars center Tyler Seguin NEW YORK — Kenny Atkinson won’t have the
outside the San Francisco changes sticks each game and was chance to coach Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving
Jack Eichel snapped his stick over worried enough about running out that
Giants clubhouse Satur- together in Brooklyn.
the crossbar in frustration after an he stopped at his mom’s house outside
day morning — hundreds The Nets and their coach decided his influence
empty-net goal sealed a Buffalo Sa- Toronto before a game against the Ma-
of baseball cards signed with the team ran out before that pair could get
bres loss, splintering it across the ice. ple Leafs to pick up two more, just in
by the franchise’s biggest started.
He and other NHL players might want case.
stars. The Nets surprisingly split with their coach
to think twice about sacrificing their “That’s all that was left in the ga-
Buster Posey, Hunter Saturday, even as they remain on track for a sec-
sticks in a situation like that for now. rage,” Seguin said. “I’ll just manage.”
Pence, Evan Longoria ond consecutive playoff berth.
The coronavirus outbreak that Bauer and CCM officials say they
and more, all ready for ea- The announcement came less than 12 hours af-
ger autograph seekers at began in China is affecting the pro- are monitoring the situation so clients ter Atkinson guided the Nets to a 139-120 rout of
the club’s spring training duction of hockey sticks used by the like Eichel, Seguin and Toronto’s Aus-
San Antonio. General manager Sean Marks said
home in Scottsdale. world’s top players, raising concerns ton Matthews don’t have to dig up old
he and Atkinson had been talking long before
A generous gesture, about a potential shortage. Two major sticks in the garage. Warrior, the other
that about what was best for the Nets, and they fi-
but also a measure aimed manufacturers, Bauer and CCM, have major supplier of custom sticks for top
nally concluded it wasn’t their fourth-year coach.
at keeping players and factories in China that have closed. hockey players, has not been affected
Marks offered no specifics but said the deci-
fans safe amid the corona- Players are beginning to make because its production is based in Ti-
sion had nothing to do with Durant, Irving or any
virus outbreak. preparations in case stick supplies dry juana, Mexico.
other players on the roster.
“You know just the up. Beer leagues can go on without wor-
Rather, he said, it was he and Atkinson decid-
amount of people that “We’ll see how long it lasts,” Eichel ry. Bauer and CCM each independently
ing that the coach who took the Nets from the
come to games, come to said. “Hopefully not too long. Obvious- said there has been no impact on the
bottom of the NBA to the playoffs wasn’t the guy
ask for autographs and ly, I go through sticks pretty quickly.” production of sticks for amateur play-
ers. who could take them any further — even though
stuff like that, that’s the Eichel estimates he goes through
Marks said Atkinson had proven himself as an
biggest fear,” Longoria NBA coach.
said. “But outside of that, hand-washing and warn- With opening day about ing players sign cards, “But I think we’d both come to realize that it
what are you gonna do?” ings that ill players should three weeks away, MLB programs and other items ran its course here and you wish it could have last-
That’s what clubs are stay home. has not issued a similar to be distributed at the ed much, much longer, but these are the tough
trying to figure out. The MLB sent a memo to warning. event, and also periodical- decisions that we both basically have to have,”
COVID-19 strain has al- teams 10 days ago shar- Fans are still filling ly during games. Marks said.
ready been diagnosed in ing recommendations spring training parks, but As for the players, Marks acknowledged that the decision was
patients in Florida and Ar- issued by the Centers for they aren’t getting quite camp life has otherwise
izona, the home bases for surprising, but he called it amicable and believed
Disease Control aimed at the same access. Any been business as usual —
all 30 major league teams he, Atkinson and ownership were all at peace with
stemming the virus out- other year, these spring at least so far.
during spring training. it.
break. The league has games are an ideal chance The Giants held a
Like pro sports leagues Marks informed the players by text message
formed a task force to for young fans to meet meeting with players re-
around the world, Major monitor the situation and their favorite stars during garding the virus Friday, Saturday morning and then discussed the de-
League Baseball is trying provided periodic updates batting practice. On Sat- but starter Jeff Samardzi- cision with them at the team’s training facility.
to balance fan experience to teams on measures to urday, the Giants adhered ja said, “I don’t think Players who had been here in previous seasons
with public health. protect fans, players and to club and league wishes anybody is organically didn’t sense that Atkinson wasn’t getting through
At the Giants’ facility team personnel — includ- and mostly stayed clear, talking about it.” anymore but also acknowledged that things have
in Scottsdale, person- ing the suggestion to have save for a couple players At some point, players changed in Brooklyn this season.
nel cleaned railings and players pre-sign memora- and coaches who used may also need to consider “I think you go across this league and you talk
seats around the ballpark bilia. their gloves to bump fists. what to do with families to every coach and every player,” forward Joe Har-
shortly before fans be- MLB has also had di- The Nationals tweet- during the travel-heavy ris said, “and dealing with a young, up-and-com-
gan arriving for an after- alogue with other pro ed their temporary auto- season. All-Star Buster ing team is much different than coaching super-
noon game against the sports leagues regarding graph policy Saturday, Posey said he and his wife star players, and everybody kind of realizes that
Chicago White Sox. Dai- the outbreak. The NBA informing fans they won’t Kristen haven’t adjusted it’s a much different dynamic. And I wouldn’t say
ly sanitizing measures sent a memo to its fran- be able to bring their plans for them and their that’s the reason why we’re in this position right
have become standard chises Friday instructing own memorabilia to its two young children, but now, but it is different.”
practice in San Francis- them to prepare to play weekly autograph meet- “that could change as Assistant Jacque Vaughn will serve as coach
co’s clubhouse, too, as games without fans in and-greet with players. more information comes for the rest of the season. He coached Orlando for
have reminders about the stadium if necessary. Instead, the team is hav- about.” two-plus seasons, from 2012-15.
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Austin Frayser/Special to The Dispatch

Columbus forward Makayla Rieves (11) attempts a lay up over a Brookhaven defender in
Friday’s state championship game in Oxford.

Columbus
Continued from Page 1B

we had this game, and I “It was good that we had own rebound on a miss,
owe that lady,” Jackson a 10-point lead going into tried a midrange jumper,
said, pointing at a smiling halftime, because we need- got that board back and was
Hairston. “All the times she ed that cushion.” fouled for the third time in
yelled at me; all the times Down by three, Colum- 20 seconds. It wasn’t the
we ran. If we lost, it was on bus responded remarkably last.
me. I thank her for that. It’s well considering the stage She missed her second
just gonna better us in the and the circumstances. Se- shot, but Smith grabbed it
future.” nior Bri Smith found Jack- and handed it back to Giv-
Jackson scored 17 son near the left corner for ens. She made the second of
points, and Givens added a tying 3-pointer, one of her her fourth and final pair to
13, but senior Aniya Saddler three makes from deep in give Columbus a 55-51 lead.
once again led the Falcons. the game. “When we went up four,
Saddler, a Mississippi Gulf “My teammates did a we knew they had to take a
Coast Community College good job of finding me open, difficult shot, and we were
commit, had 19 points and and I know I can stick that not going to foul them,”
was named the game’s most shot,” Jackson said. “That’s Hairston said.
valuable player. my range.” Instead, Collins hoisted
“She’s just been playing But after Columbus went up a tough 3 that was well
hard for us all year, and I up three points, Collins hit a off the mark, and the Fal-
knew it wasn’t gonna be any pair of free throws with two cons had the championship
exception tonight,” Hair- seconds to go in the quar- for which they’d worked all
ston said. ter to cut the lead to one season.
The senior was effective going into the fourth. The “I know no senior wants
in the face of the Panthers’ Ole Miss commit finished to lose like this and go
box-and-one defense, one of with 22 points, and she home,” Saddler said. “We
the many looks Saddler has was a principal reason why worked hard for it. For me
faced from opposing teams. Columbus had to adjust its to be a senior and walk out
While she only made 6 of defense from a 2-3 zone to with a ring, to make my
22 shots from the field, she man-to-man. teammates happy and make
rebounded and passed ef- And after Columbus my coaches happy, it feels
fectively to keep the Falcons stretched its lead to seven great.”
afloat. points midway through the To Hairston, the resolve
“She kept her head quarter, Collins hit a key Saddler and her teammates
tonight,” Hairston said. jumper to make it 50-48 showed was one final, last-
“That’s what champions do. in the Falcons’ favor with ing example of the motto
She’s a true champion, and a minute to go. After Giv- that propelled the Falcons
she came out and finished ens split her first two free through the season. Colum-
strong for us.” throws, Collins one-upped bus rebounded from a tough
Columbus needed Sad- her by hitting both with 23 early-season schedule, re-
dler most in a back-and- seconds left to make it a grouped from a stunning
forth third quarter where one-point game. loss to New Hope in the
Brookhaven showed off its “This is what a state district tournament cham-
shooting skill. The Falcons’ championship is supposed pionship game and held
30-20 halftime lead was to look like: both teams bat- off Holmes County Central
erased in 3 minutes and 15 tling,” Hairston said. “Un- and Lafayette in tightly con-
seconds in an offensive flur- fortunately, we had to have tested playoff games before
ry for the Panthers, and two a loser.” beating Laurel handily in
minutes later, Collins hit a The Falcons got several the state semifinal.
3-pointer to give Brookhav- key offensive rebounds on “They fought all year
en the lead. their own misses at the line through adverse situations,”
“It may not have looked to make sure they wouldn’t Hairston said. “That’s what
like it, but we did have a be the loser their coach de- got us here, and that’s what
game plan coming out after scribed. With 15 seconds pulled that thing out to-
halftime,” Hairston said. to go, Givens collected her night for us.”

Starkville
Continued from Page 1B

we knew in November we done. The Jackets seemed got all the stops that we
weren’t ready to play in powerless to stop a furious needed.”
this,” Carter said. Mustangs run that cut a 39- Starkville held Murrah
Stressing defense, 25 lead to 39-38 with 1:42 to to just five points the rest
toughness and shot selec- go. At the end of the third of the way and never led by
tion in practice, Starkville quarter, Starkville clung to fewer than four. After Prater
improved throughout the a two-point advantage. was intentionally fouled and
year, though, winning its “‘They beat us in the hit both free throws to put
district and beating Clin- second and the third quar- the Jackets up seven with
ton, Olive Branch and Har- ter,’” Carter told his team. five seconds left, Murrah
rison Central in the Class “‘All we’ve gotta do is win missed a jumper, the clock
6A playoffs to reach Satur- this one quarter in order to ran out, and Starkville had
day’s final in Oxford. be a state champion.’” its second straight state
At the start Saturday, At first, the Jackets championship — far from
the Jackets came out on seemed like they couldn’t an easy feat.
fire, burying the Mustangs answer the call. Murrah “Last time we were in
with hot shooting from cut the lead to 45-44 then that position (to go back-
seniors Trey Jackson and went ahead on a mid-range to-back), we lost,” Carter
Forte Prater and taking jumper by Joseph Dupree said. “It’s really hard to do
a 21-4 lead after the first with 5:49 to go. it. When we started this
quarter. Starkville kept up Then Young got the ball season, the first thing I told
the momentum to lead 35- and got hot from deep, giv- them was, ‘This team hasn’t
23 at halftime. ing Starkville a 56-51 lead done anything. This team
“We were a couple pos- with 4:44 left and allowing hasn’t won anything. If you
sessions away from really the Jackets to lock in on de- want something, you’ve got-
putting the game away in fense. ta go win it.’”
the first half,” Carter said. “Once we got that sep- On Saturday, Starkville
But Murrah wasn’t aration,” Carter said, “we did just that.
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At her home in north Columbus Tuesday, Barbara Richardson works on a dress destined for Operation Ukraine’s relief outreach to children in other countries.
Richardson and fellow volunteers from the Highway 69 Church of Christ in Columbus make dresses year-round and donated another almost 200 garments in
late February. To date, the frocks have clothed children in Haiti, Ukraine, the Republic of Georgia and the Republic of Moldova.

When they learned of the need,

these volunteers became ‘women of action’
BY JAN SWOOPE
jswoope@cdispatch.com

A
steady hum from Barbara Richard-
son’s Singer sewing machine Tuesday
afternoon signaled that she was at
it again — turning colorful prints, stripes
and polka dots into little dresses that will
produce smiles a world away from her north
Columbus home. Richardson is one of several
women from the Highway 69 Church of Christ
making simple frocks year-round that have
already clothed children in Haiti, Ukraine,
the Republic of Georgia and the Republic of
Moldova in Eastern Europe, through Opera-
tion Ukraine. Another installment of right at
200 garments was delivered by the sewing
volunteers to the Columbus nonprofit in
mid-February.
“I can’t believe what awesome dresses
they’ve made,” said Operation
Ukraine founder Kathy Cad-
den. “This is one great group,
showing God’s love. ... They are
women of action.”
This flurry of sewing began Courtesy photo Courtesy photo
about two years ago, after the Sewing volunteer Gail Reynolds inspects a Volunteer seamstress Nancy Harvey packs
women heard Cadden talk dress at the Highway 69 Church of Christ in dresses in preparation for delivery to Kathy
about the needs of young girls Cadden east Columbus. Cadden at Operation Ukraine.
in a children’s home she had
visited. Operation Ukraine can we do to help Kathy, who helps so many?” will see a child wear her dress all week long.
collects and distributes relief throughout recalled church member Nancy Harvey. “We “A lot of times they don’t have anything
the world, often in the form of food, clothing, told her we’ll make the dresses, and you send else, or that’s the best thing they have,” she
medical supplies and equipment and other them to whoever you need to send them to.” said. When supply makes it possible, Cadden
goods. A shipment of spoons for an orphan- Richardson estimates the group has pro- gets special joy from being able to offer a little
age, a bin of children’s shoes, rehabbed duced about 1,000 to 1,500 dresses to date. girl a choice, something they rarely have.
wheelchairs and walkers, plastic buckets for Cadden has a home for each of them. “What’s wonderful is to hold up two dress-
carrying water — or a supply of girls’ dress- “When people know I’m going to be in a es and say, which one do you want?” she said.
es from northeast Mississippi — can have village, especially in Haiti, some travel two “Their eyes light up, to have a choice; they’re
a big impact on people subsisting on sparse hours or more by donkey or mule to come see giggling. And sometimes I can give them
resources. if they can get clothes,” she said. “It’s sad.” both! It’s like playing Santa Claus.”
“When we heard her, we thought, what Sometimes on her trips, she added, she See DRESSES, 5C
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CLUB NOTE

Courtesy photo
REDWING GARDEN CLUB: Members of Redwing Garden Club of Columbus met at Mira Mira Boutique for their
February meeting. Shop owners Margaret Ann Borland and Tami McBride gave a brief talk on how they started
the business. In front, from left, are McBride, Lisa Glenn, Phyllis Janssen, Dorothy Beason, Carolyn Long, Sheila
Elder and Borland. Second row: Angela Koch, Linda Sobley, Emily Moody, Lee Tortorici, Burnette Avakian, Delilah
Williams, Martha Rodgers and Patti Johnson.

TREBLE SONG

Courtesy photo
Columbus Girlchoir singers who recently took part in Treble Song, an honor choir in
Jackson sponsored by the Mississippi Girlchoir, are, from left, Gracyn Clark, daugh-
ter of Robbie and Amy Clark; Sarah Pierce, daughter of Dan and Lori Pierce; and
Bertha Mireles, daughter of Ramon and Bertha Mireles. The Columbus Girlchoir’s
spring concert will be May 2 at The W’s Poindexter Hall.

MSU to host presentation by California

anthropologist Jason De León
MSU OFFICE OF PUBLIC
AFFAIRS

M
ississippi State’s
Department of
Anthropology
and Middle Eastern
Cultures is sponsoring a
March 24 presentation by
California anthropologist
and educator Jason De
León.
Free and open to the
public, De León’s lecture
takes place at 5:30 p.m. in
Courtesy photo
McCool Hall’s Taylor Au-
Anthropologist and educator Jason De León will speak
ditorium, Room 124. His
about current policies on migrant life and death along
Tuesday evening talk is the U.S.-Mexico border on March 24 on the Mississippi
titled “The Land of Open State campus.
Graves: Understanding
the Current Politics of of migration from Latin Graves: Living and Dying
Migrant Life and Death America to the U.S., he on the Migrant Trail.”
Along the U.S.-Mexico uses a combination of For more on De León’s
Border.” ethnographic, visual, ar- presentation, contact
A 2017 MacArthur chaeological and forensic David Hoffman, MSU
Foundation Fellow, De approaches to bring to associate professor and
Leon is a professor light the lives and deaths graduate coordinator
of anthropology and of clandestine migrants in the Department of
Chicana/o studies at the crossing the U.S.-Mexico Anthropology and Middle
University of California, border into the Sonoran Eastern Cultures, at 662-
Los Angeles, from which Desert of Arizona. 325-7524 or dhoffman@
he earned a bachelor’s De León has published anthro.msstate.edu.
degree in anthropology. numerous academic Learn more about
Also holding a Ph.D. in articles, and his work MSU’s College of Arts
anthropology from Penn with the UMP has been and Sciences and the
State, De León is exec- featured in a variety of Department of Anthropol-
utive director of the Un- popular media outlets. ogy and Middle Eastern
documented Migration He is the author of the Cultures at cas.msstate.
Project. For his long-term award-winning book edu and amec.msstate.
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Today Huck’s Place. $10 donation at the
door (cash only). For information, Friday, March 20
Sundays at the Center — An contact CLHS, 662-327-3107. For Piano trio recital — Mississip-
exhibit of Monte Brasfield’s “funky sponsorships, contact Colin Krieger, pi University for Women Department
birdhouses” and a talk on Art in 662-329-7653. of Music presents a free guest artist
the Garden by MPB’s “The Gestalt piano trio recital featuring Alexei
Gardener” Felder Rushing begin Trushechkin at 7:30 p.m. in Poindex-
with a free 2 p.m. reception at the Thursday, March 19 ter Hall.
Louise Campbell Center for the Arts, Story State: Fostering
521 Commerce St., downtown West Courtesy image
Point. Sale of birdhouses benefit Innovative Storytelling —
Mississippi State’s Department of
Saturday, March 21
local nonprofits. Symphony Masterworks
Communication presents this free the film traces Trudy Gildea’s musical church and garden tours are featured,
event about using stories to achieve — The Starkville-MSU Symphony roots in New York to her founding of along with a kick-off party, Tales from
Tuesday, March 10 communication goals at 12:30 p.m., Orchestra and MSU University Chorus
Masterworks concert begins at
the Columbus Suzuki Strings and the Crypt, Catfish in the Alley (music
Quilt reception — The with talks from writers, filmmakers beyond. Free to the public. Refresh- and food), a shrimp and crawfish
and others in McComas Theatre on 7:30 p.m. in Lee Hall’s Bettersworth ments will be served. boil, 5K run, guided walking tour,
Columbus-Lowndes Public Library, Auditorium in the Mississippi State
314 Seventh St. N., hosts a public campus. Visit storystate.msstate. Dressing to Mourn lecture, Art of
edu. campus. Free to the public. Disney, carriage rides and more. Go
reception at noon. Kathy Willcutt of
Magnolia Heirlooms is guest speak- Wednesday, March 25 to visitcolumbusms.org or call the Co-
er. Quilts by area quilt makers will be Sunday, March 22 Noon Tunes — Main Street lumbus Convention & Visitors Bureau,
displayed through April 24. For more Thursday through Saturday, Columbus kicks off its spring series 800-920-3533, 662-329-1191.
Rust College Choir — St. of live midday music at the Trotter
information, contact Brenda Durrett
at bdurrett@lowndes.lib.ms.us or March 19-21 James United Methodist Church, 722 Courtyard from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
662-329-5300. “Farce of Nature” — The Military Road, Columbus, hosts the with tunes by Jeffrey Rupp. Additional Friday, March 27
Columbus Arts Council and Colum- acclaimed a capella Rust College planned dates are April 1, 8, 15. For Black Prairie Blues Museum
bus Community Theatre present Choir at the 11 a.m. service. The pub- more information, contact MSC, 662- fundraiser — Tickets to this
Sunday, March 15 this Southern-fried farce directed by lic is invited; there is no charge. 328-6305. museum event at 640 Commerce St.
“St Patty’s Pawty” — This Melanie Tubbs at 7:30 p.m. nightly, Trudy Gildea film — “Trudy in downtown West Point are $40 and
plus a 2 p.m. Saturday matinee. Gildea: The Love for the Music”
fundraiser for the Columbus-Lown-
des Humane Society is 1-6 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 at premieres in two showings, at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 26 through include a barbecue plate and soft
drinks. BYOB; set-ups available. For
at Zachary’s, 205 Fifth St. N.,
downtown Columbus. A pet parade,
the door, if available. For tickets or
information, visit columbus-arts.org/
and 3:30 p.m., at the Columbus Arts
Council’s Rosenzweig Arts Center,
Saturday, April 4 tickets or information, contact Jeremy
Klutts, 662-295-8361, or Deborah
live music, raffles and green beer cct or call 662-328-2787 (closed 501 Main St. Directed by Carlos Ro- 80th Annual Columbus, MS Mansfield, 662-275-7819. Or pick up
are featured, along with food by Mondays). sales and produced by Brian Gildea, Spring Pilgrimage — Home, tickets at the Growth Alliance.

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Evening with Bruce
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Dear Abby

D
EAR ABBY: A short time I get past this? -- WOUNDED IN happened if that’s possible, and if his cause I cannot continue living in silence anymore.
ago, I experienced a PENNSYLVANIA of death is what you suspect, forgive him. Help! -- MISERABLE IN FLORIDA
terrible loss. I came home DEAR WOUNDED: Please accept Hanging onto anger and bitterness is not DEAR MISERABLE: A good marriage is like
from work one evening and found my deepest sympathy, not only healthy for you. heaven; a bad one is like living with a truly
“Martin,” my boyfriend of almost for your loss, but for the manner DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been mar- unpleasant cellmate. Pick up the phone, start
17 years, dead at the bottom of in which you found your boyfriend. ried for 4 1/2 years. Most of them have not interviewing divorce attorneys and tell them
the stairs. I later found out he It had to have been an awful been good. When we have disagreements, he everything you have told me. I think you will be
had been drinking. shock. calls me names and then gives me the silent pleasantly surprised that you do not HAVE to
I never saw Martin drinking Are you absolutely certain his treatment, sometimes for weeks at a time. We remain married. Consider selling the house.
before. He did it very rarely. He death was alcohol-related? Was tried counseling. It was initially helpful, but he That way you may not wind up with nothing. If
didn’t go to bars, and he would there an autopsy? People have refuses to go anymore, saying “it didn’t work.” you are unable to find homes for your dogs,
never drink and drive. He did been known to suffer strokes or (We went to three one-hour sessions.) contact pet rescue groups in your area and
have a close friend who would massive heart attacks that can I’m trapped financially because I can’t explain the situation.
visit him on occasion, and they take them suddenly, and if Martin afford our mortgage alone (he threatens me You did not mention whether you have family
would drink beer together. Dear Abby was on the stairs, something financially when we argue by not contributing you might be able to stay with until you are
Abby, I feel deceived and be- like that could have caused his his agreed-upon share into our household financially stable, but whether they can
trayed on top of the terrible grief fall rather than the fact he had account). I don’t have the means to move out accommodate you or not, let them know what
I can’t seem to overcome. Martin knew how I alcohol in his system. while still paying my share of the mortgage. I you have been going through. All of life is a
felt about drinking because I was previously A way to move past your anger and disap- have three dogs, so renting is practically im- learning experience, and there is life after you
married to an alcoholic for 19 years. How do pointment would be to look further into what possible. I’m lost, and I don’t know what to do. close this unhappy chapter.

Horoscopes
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (March 8). meeting. Seek meaning no matter travel a priority in their lives. You want worries have been essentially the CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).
Accept the praise and celebration how you are feeling. to see new places, and you’ll make it same for years, an indicator that the The timing of things would be silly to
heaped on you just long enough to TAURUS (April 20-May 20). happen. usual problem-solving techniques argue with. The world isn’t running late
appreciate and enjoy, and then quickly Realizing that there’s more work to be LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Part of you haven’t worked and, in fact, might be or early. Go with what’s happening.
get back to work. Your keen mind done can feel like a letdown, though is having a personal experience, while part of the problem. So, are you ready Premium opportunities are there for
and your ability to pinpoint the cause it’s actually a sign of progress that simultaneously another part of you is to get unconventional? you as you’re present to the moment.
of problems (practically and without leaves room for fine-tuning, improving dealing with the personal experience SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Who AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18).
blame or judgment) will be a spectac- or going back to the drawing board to you are having. Your awareness of should get your time: the one who There will be freedom in a pen. Write
ular help to individuals, groups and ask different questions. your own multifaceted nature will calm needs it most? The highest bidder? down all of the things that have been
community, as it allows for progress. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Acco- you. The one who’s the most fun? To vac- bugging you, exciting you or draining
Scorpio and Cancer adore you. Your lades often lead to more opportuni- VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). There illate only wastes the moment. You’ll you, and you will become immediately
lucky numbers are: 40, 22, 19, 38 ties, though being awarded can also are meaningful victories to be had, decide and go all-in. lighter.
and 50. bring unwanted pressures. You like it and there are also battles unworthy SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). How-
ARIES (March 21-April 19). The best when the award and the achieve- of you. As for the metaphorical war No one can disentangle pain from a ever wrong or right you may be about
assumption that others are happy ment are the same thing. raging on today, it will continue pretty meaningful life. Living purposefully will who you think you are, that’s the lens
leads to wondering why you’re not. CANCER (June 22-July 22). Peo- much the same with or without you, be complicated at times, simple at through which you see the world. And
Lose the whole idea that there’s a ple who travel often are usually either your choice. others and nuanced with joy, beauty, when you change lenses, you’ll see a
baseline for happiness you’re not getting paid to do it or they’ve made LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Your difficulty and relief. different world.
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Transitions:
Area Weddings,
Engagements
and Anniversaries

Courtesy photo
WHITE AND GOLD BALL: Among 19 Southern Debutante Assembly honorees presented at the White
and Gold Ball at year’s end at the Greenwood Country Club are, in front, from left, Elizabeth Noble Turner,
Belzoni; Allen Bailey Saffold, Olive Branch; Lucy Jane Atkins, Madison; Sara Baylee Geier, Madisonville,
Louisiana; Mary Katherine Reed, Belzoni; and Margaret Allen Brumfield, Ridgeland. In back: Margaret Pep-
per Adams, Oxford; Abigail Fairfax Beard, Madison; Leslie Anne Bell, Duncan; and Olivia O’Mara Noble,
Jackson. Atkins and Beard, cousins, have family in the Golden Triangle. Atkins is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Brian Alan Atkins. Beard is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Hazard Beard Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen H. Cockerham

The Cockerhams PAGES AND ESCORTS: Pages and escorts at the Southern Debutante Assembly White and Gold Ball
Courtesy photo

included several from or with ties to the Golden Triangle. In front, from left, are Emma Dare Foster (Mr. and

celebrate
Mrs. Michael Christopher Foster) and Ellen Allison Dawson (Mr. and Mrs. William Eric Dawson), both of Co-
lumbus; Ann Stuart Woodson, Ridgeland; Olivia Thomas Robertson, Jackson; Emerson Brown Blair of West
Point (Mr. and Mrs. William Key Blair Jr.); Mary Dudley Cornett, Atlanta; and Frances Lenore Veazey, Indiano-

their 55th
la. In back: Benjamin Gregory Goldbeck of Starkville (Mr. Mark Gregory Goldbeck and Mrs. Dale Goldbeck);
William David Huffstetler, Macon, Georgia; Brockton Ryder Norris, Fairhope, Alabama; Charles Frank Fair
Barbour Jr., Jackson; and Lachlan Lee Thornton, Meridian.

anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Cockerham of Columbus will SOUTHERN GARDENING
celebrate their 55th wedding anniversary on March
13, 2020.
They were married March 13, 1965.
Serena, Serenita Angelonias excel in Mississippi gardens
M
Mrs. Cockerham is the former Judy Windham. She
arch 1 was lion recognition in little air space porosity.
was formerly employed at Fashion Apparel Inc.
the meteoro- 2007. These plants If your landscape soils are
Mr. Cockerham was a member of the Mississippi
logical first have received out- poor, this is the perfect situa-
Army National Guard for six years. He spent 27 years
day of spring, and I standing ratings all tion for using containers. Any
in the trucking industry and is retired from Consoli-
found my thoughts across the country of the Angelonia selections will
dated Freightways International, as well as from his
wandering to those and were impressive be outstanding when grown
business of 13 years, Columbus Lawn Care Inc.
summer annuals I in our trials as well. in containers. Be sure to place
The Cockerhams attend Grace Baptist Church.
love so well. One Serena Angelonias them in full sun, as this will
The couple has two children, Britain Nichols of San
of my cool-season come in four colors ensure the very best flowering
Antonio, Texas, and Grant Cockerham of Starkville.
favorites doesn’t last and reach only 10 to performance.
They have three grandchildren and one
long past the last 12 inches tall, but Once established in either
great-grandchild.
days of spring, but I they spread 12 to 14 landscape beds or containers,
know I have summer Gary Bachman inches wide. Flower Angelonia selections have
replacement. colors include blue, remarkable drought tolerance.
couples who have been Angelonia is a close relative pink, violet and white.
Weddings, engagements married 25 years or more. of snapdragon that blooms all I have loved having the Sere-
This is particularly true in or-
ganic-rich beds where a layer of
and anniversaries Forms should be submit- summer and into the fall. It is na series in my coastal garden,
mulch has been added to retain
The Dispatch wel- ted three weeks prior to hard to believe that a plant in but leave it to the plant breeders
moisture.
comes wedding, engage- the event. the snapdragon family relishes to introduce maybe an even bet-
Provide supplemental irriga-
ment and anniversary our summer heat and humidity, ter choice, Serenita Angelonia.
Forms may be tion to your Angelonias during
announcements. All an- but this one does. Angelonia Serenita is a more dwarf and
hand-delivered to the prolonged dry spells. I always
nouncements need to be is a fantastic, easy-care annual compact selection than Serena. I
office of The Dispatch, use one of the various types of
submitted on forms pro- that doesn’t need deadheading, think the colors are deeper and
516 Main St., Monday trickle or drip irrigation, as I
vided by The Dispatch. which is always a positive in my much more vibrant. Serenita is
Separate forms with through Friday, 8 a.m. to garden choices. drought and heat tolerant while find they perform best.
guidelines for submission 5 p.m., faxed to 662-329- Angelonias are commonly producing a prodigious number Look for Angelonia selections
are available for each type 8937, or mailed to The called summer snapdragons. of flower stems all season long. this spring at your garden cen-
of announcement. Commercial Dispatch, Since the garden world is Serenita Pink was named an ter. You will love them in your
The charge for an an- P.O. Box 511, Columbus, dominated by plants with round All-America Selection winner in landscape.
nouncement with a photo- MS 39703. Forms can flowers, the spiky texture of the 2014, and the entire series was Gary Bachman is an Exten-
graph is $25. The charge also be downloaded from Angelonia flower stalks are wel- chosen as Mississippi Medallion sion and research professor of
for an announcement The Dispatch web site at come additions to any summer winners in 2016. horticulture at the Mississippi
without a photograph is www.cdispatch.com. garden. Always plant Angelonia in State University Coastal Research
$15. All photographs will Any questions con- Angelonia has been selected well-drained garden soils; never and Extension Center in Biloxi
be printed in black and cerning announcements a Mississippi Medallion winner plant in any soils resembling the and hosts Southern Gardening
white. should be directed to 662- on a couple of occasions. Serena tight clay, cement-like soils com- television and radio programs.
Anniversary announce- 328-2471, or editorialas- Angelonia was first selected to monly found across Mississippi. Contact him at southerngarden-
ments will be printed for sistant@cdispatch.com. receive this prestigious Medal- These soils are compacted with ing@msstate.edu.
 The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com SUNDAY, MARCH 8, 2020 5C

IN THE GARDEN WITH FELDER

Thinking ahead ...

W
hat’s to be of use to foliage dies down or they Most of the bottle
go- anyone, sadly won’t flower the next year. trees are worthless, but
ing discarded for Without regular thinning three are Stephanie Dw-
to happen to want of takers. those precious wildflow- yer creations and should
my garden, This is ers, planted deliberately be donated or sold. Oh,
tools and particularly for beauty and pollina- and nobody needs to
books when important tors, can quickly become know where the dog is
I move on to for those overgrown weeds. buried, but I wouldn’t dig
another Eden? determined They’ll probably want up that old rose shrub any
As Victory independent to replant the lawn, which time soon.
Garden host gardeners took me years to gradu- If you are a gardener,
Roger Swain (DIGrs) who ally replace with walks, think about proactive re-
observed, Felder Rushing tend to amass decks, mulch and flower- sponsibility. It’s one thing
“Few gardens a lot of stuff, beds. And no one wants to “gather ye rosebuds
outlive the planted every my style of fencing which while ye may ...” But it’s
gardener for long; but which way and over-ac- includes custom-cut pan- also a good idea to share
many plants outlive the cessorized. Theirs can be els of corrugated metal. what you can, while you
garden.” real messes to deal with Or my dozen or so bottle can. And have a plan for
Not trying to be later. Believe me, it can trees. what’s left behind.
ghoulish in this hopeful be heartbreaking. What I’m getting at is Felder Rushing is
season of spring regener- My own quirky cottage I am thinking ahead and a Mississippi author,
ation, but for decades I’ve garden, a gallimaufry of have developed a written columnist, and host of the
helped people who inherit unique design features, plan — with photos — on “Gestalt Gardener” on
or buy an established folk-artsy accessories what needs doing to make MPB Think Radio. Email
property deal with the and weird plants collect- the garden presentable to gardening questions to
floral carcass of a highly ed over a horticultural someone with less pecu- rushingfelder@yahoo.com.
personalized garden. I’ve lifetime, fits me like a liar tastes and who may
walked them through glove. I anticipate what not appreciate gardening
what needs doing to keep to do, when and how, as much. Someone who
it working and looking and understand how it wants their own stuff.
acceptable while convert- progresses through the I’ve let it be known to
ing it into a usable space seasons and matures over family and close gardener
for themselves. the years. friends that some of the
For the most part, But I am aware that plants, especially the rare
the trees and shrubs much of it would over- ones, should be divvied
remain, but the bespoke whelm my grown chil- up, in the right season,
plants in custom-made dren, or new owners. I and spread around
beds usually simply melt don’t want my treasured elsewhere. Some shrubs
away, fading reminders of surroundings to become and trees can remain as
the ephemeral nature of their jumbled burden, garden bones (’scuse
gardens. have no desire to push a the pun); but to create
I’ve seen the over- high-maintenance haven a neater landscape, the
grown shrubs, tangled onto those who come rest are mostly removable
flowers and piled pots after. clutter. The mid-garden
and fading plant labels They might not know decks and walks can be
languishing in the shed, that the water garden eliminated and the area
and large libraries of needs annual leaf removal sodded with grass; the
once-cherished garden- or it will stink, and those custom fence can go, or
ing books, old tools and heirloom daffodils need be replaced with a neater
yard art, all too personal leaving alone until their picket.

Dresses
Continued from Page 1C
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Richardson and her

friends started out sew-
ing “pillowcase” dresses,
simple frocks made out of
pillowcases. “But people
have donated to us so
much material, it’s just
evolved,” she said.
About five women are
at the core of the dress
brigade, but many others
assist by contributing ma-
terial, thread, rick rack,
lace and other notions.
The men do their part,
too.
“We ask them to bring
us their old button-down
shirts,” Harvey said. “We
cut those down to size to
use. It sort of got the men
involved; they’ll look at
a dress and they’ll say,
‘Oh, that used to be my Courtesy photo
shirt!’” Completed dresses, sizes small, medium and large, are
Louanne Carson organized at the church before being donated.
specializes
in track- Part of Carson’s moti- doing it; they’re spending
ing down vation to continue comes energy and time.”
fabrics and from envisioning each The Church of Christ
supplies dress on a child. ladies aren’t alone in
ripe for “To be honest, I think sewing to help Operation
donation, of the little girls in them,” Ukraine’s outreach. Oth-
sometimes she said. “We do pockets ers include volunteers in
by the Carson on our dresses because the Mennonite communi-
truckload. they say they like them, ty who are making skirts,
“I hit up everybody,” so we try to put a little and a church in Sulphur,
she laughed. piece of lace or eyelet Louisiana, makes gar-
Carson praised all the on the pocket to make ments including pillow-
industrious ladies who them special. Many of case dresses. Cadden
turn out the garments. the children haven’t had appreciates each one.
In addition to dresses, anything like that. Just to “If I had 200,000
Gail Reynolds makes think, that you could help dresses, it would take me
some coats for children in somebody with such a a week to efficiently give
colder mountain villages, little effort, to make them them to people who need
Carson said. Most of the feel better.” them,” she said. “If I had
heavier material donat- Cindy Street assists a 53-foot tractor-trailer
ed goes to her for the the dress packed as high as you
purpose. ministry. could pack it with dress-
“And Nancy is a true Her hus- es, there are people that
seamstress, and Barbara band, Jay, need them.”
really knocks them out; serves as That reality keeps the
she says she can just preacher at ladies of the Highway 69
about make a skirt during the church Church of Christ sewing.
a commercial.” in east Co- “When we complain,
Cadden frequently lumbus. Street we look at that and think,
shares pictures of some “There’s ‘What in the world am
of the children receiving no telling how many I complaining about?’”
their dresses or wearing they’ve made. I’m just said Carson. “We are so
them, the women said. so proud of all the ladies blessed.”
“Oh, it feels good to see that are so dedicated to Editor’s note: For more
the photos,” said Rich- this work,” she remarked. information, contact
ardson. “It’s just a drop in “I’m very thankful and Kathy Cadden through
the bucket, but it makes grateful that they strive the Operation Ukraine
us feel like we’re doing for that dedication. I Facebook page, or text to
something worthwhile.” think it’s awesome.” 662-549-2416. To donate
Harvey agreed. Cadden said, “They’re fabric or sewing supplies,
“When you see the smile doing what God tells contact Barbara Richard-
on some of their faces, us to do — clothe the son, 662-574-3880, or
in something you made naked — and they’re not Louanne Carson, 205-
yourself ... ” spending tons of money 346-9472.
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MAIN STREET COLUMBUS

Main Street Columbus held its annual Membership Meeting and Awards Celebration Feb. 27 at Events off 5th in downtown Columbus.
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Erin Norman, Justin Wheat

Elise and Nathan Wilson Tonya Hopson, Sharise Hawkins, Tyra Simpson

Heather Hewett, Dela Wilson Jan Miller, Nell Thomas

Dyneshia Shoto, Chinaza Washington, Destiny Smith Laurel Evans, Abigale Williams, Victoria Guillbeau, Kyle Camilleri

GATSBY
GALA
A Gatsby Gala kicked
off the 14th annual
three-day Charles H.
Templeton Ragtime
and Jazz Festival at
Mississippi State’s
Mitchel Memorial Li-
brary Feb. 27. Austin
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The Dispatch

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Church Directory
Where the Spirit of the Lord is
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ASSEMBLIES OF GOD PLEASANT GROVE MB CHURCH — 1914 Moor L. White, Pastor.
NEW LIFE ASSEMBLY OF GOD — 4474 New Hope High Road, Crawford. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship PLEASANT GROVE ROBINSON MB CHURCH
Road. Worship 10:30 a.m., Children’s Church 10:30 a.m., 11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Riley Forrest, Sr., Pastor. — 9203 Hwy. 389 N., Starkville. Sunday School 10 a.m.,
662-664-0852 662-272-8221 Worship 11:15 a.m., Wednesday Prayer Service/Bible
THE ASSEMBLY COLUMBUS — 2201 Military PLEASANT HILL BAPTIST — 1383 Pleasant Hill Study 7 p.m. Pastor George A. Sanders. 456-0024
Road. Christian Education 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Rd. Sunday Worship 10 a.m. & 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. PLEASANT RIDGE MB CHURCH — Ridge Rd.
Nursery Church (2-3 yrs.) Children’s Church 10:30 a.m. Bill Hurt, Pastor. 662-329-3921 Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6
Wednesday 6:30 p.m. (something for all ages). Nursery PLYMOUTH BAPTIST CHURCH — 187 Plymouth p.m. A. Edwards, Sr., Pastor.
provided for all services. Jody Gurley, Pastor. 662-328- Rd. Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. PROVIDENCE MB CHURCH — Old Hwy. 69 S.
6374 Randy Rigdon, Pastor. Neil Shepherd, Music. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday
BAPTIST SOVEREIGN FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH — 7852 7 p.m. Rev. Gilbert Anderson, Pastor.
ANTIOCH BAPTIST CHURCH — Hwy. 45 N. Hwy. 12 E., Steens. Sunday Worship 10 a.m., Service 5 SAINT MATTHEWS MB CHURCH — 1213
Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Discipleship p.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Charles Young, Pastor. Island Rd. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.,
Training 5 p.m., Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Mitch SOVEREIGN GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH — Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Curtis Clay, Sr., Pastor.
McWilliams, Pastor. 662-328-4765 12859 Martin Road Spur, Northport, Ala. Worship 11 SALEM MB CHURCH — Hwy. 86, Carrollton, Ala.
ARMSTRONG BAPTIST CHURCH — 1707 a.m., Sunday Bible Study noon. Todd Bryant, Pastor. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday
Yorkville Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. Bible sovereigngrace.net 6 p.m. Rev. David J. Johnson, Jr., Pastor.
Study Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. William Vaughn, Pastor. 662- STATE LINE BAPTIST CHURCH — 7560 Hwy. 1282 SECOND JAMES CREEK MB CHURCH —
328-0670 E. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Wednesday 4898 Baldwin Rd., Brooksville. Sunday School 9:45 a.m.,
ARTESIA BAPTIST CHURCH — Sunday School 10 Night small group 6:30 p.m. Robert Gillis, Pastor. 662- Worship 11 a.m. Pastor Michael Tate. 662-738-5855
a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. Pastor 329-2973 SOUTHSIDE MB CHURCH — 100 Nashville Ferry
Jeff Morgan. TEMPLE OF DELIVERANCE BAPTIST Rd. E. Sunday School 8:30 a.m., Worship 10 a.m.,
BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH — 3232 Military Road. CHURCH — 4307 Sand Rd., Steens. Maurice Williams, Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Rev. Rayfield Evins Jr., Pastor.
Sunday School 10:00 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., Pastor. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 7 p.m., SIXTH AVENUE MB CHURCH — 1519 Sixth Ave.
Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m. Walter Butler, Pastor. Wednesday 7 p.m. 662-327-2580 N. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Sunday 11 a.m., Bible Study
BETHESDA BAPTIST CHURCH — 2096 Bethesda UNITED CHRISTIAN BAPTIST CHURCH — 2 Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. W.C. Talley, Pastor. 662-329-
Rd, Crawford. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., blocks east of Hwy. 69 on Yorkville Rd. Sunday School 9 2344
Discipleship Training 6:00 p.m., Worship 7 p.m., Wednesday a.m., Worship 10:15 a.m. Steven James, Pastor. SPRINGFIELD MB CHURCH — 6369 Hwy. 45 S.
7:00 p.m. Allan Dees, Pastor. 662-272-8734 UNIVERSITY BAPTIST CHURCH — 1104 (1st & 3rd Sunday) Sunday School 10:30 a.m., Worship
2500 Military Road Suite 1 BORDER SPRINGS BAPTIST CHURCH — 12771 Louisville St., Starkville (located in Fellowship Hall of St. 11:30 a.m., (1st & 3rd Wednesday) 7 p.m. Robert Gavin,
Columbus, MS Hwy. 12 E., Caledonia. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship Luke Lutheran Church). Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship Pastor. 662-327-9843
662-328-7500 WEST REALTY COMPANY
10:30 a.m., Discipleship Training 5:15 p.m., Worship 6 p.m., 11 a.m. Bert Montgomery, Pastor. www.ubcstarkville.org STEPHEN CHAPEL MB CHURCH — 2008 7th
westrealtycompany.com Wednesday Bible Study – Adults, Children, and Youth VICTORY FREE WILL BAPTIST CHURCH — Ave. N. Sunday School 8:30 a.m., Worship 9:45 a.m.
Don West, Broker/Owner classes 6:30 p.m. Dan Louman, Pastor. 662-386-0541. Victory Loop off of Mill Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Bible Study Wednesday 10:45 a.m. and 5:45 p.m.
www. borderspringsbaptistchurch.com 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Pastor, Al Hamm. ST. JAMES MB CHURCH — 6525 Hardy-Billups
BROOKSVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH — Main WOODLAND BAPTIST CHURCH — 3033 Ridge Rd., Crawford. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.
Street, Brooksville. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship Rd. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Worship and 6:15 p.m. Rev. Chad Payton, Pastor.
Northeast Exterminating 10:55 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. 6 p.m., AWANA Wednesday 6:30 p.m., Wednesday 6:30 ST. JOHN MB CHURCH — 3477 Motley Rd.,
CALEDONIA BAPTIST CHURCH — 7840 Wolfe p.m. Kevin Jenkins, Pastor. 662-327-6689. Brad Wright, Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday
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Road, Caledonia. Sunday Men’s Prayer Service 9:30 a.m., Youth Minister. Bible Study 7 p.m. Joe Brooks, Pastor. 327-7494.
Sunday School 10 a.m. Sunday, Worship 11 a.m. Sunday, ST. PAUL MB CHURCH — Robinson Rd. Sunday
crawls, Columbus Bible Study 4 p.m., Worship 5 p.m., Wednesday Bible Study
10TH STREET FAIRLAWN BAPTIST CHURCH
— 1118 7th St. S. Sunday School 8 a.m., Worship 9:30 a.m., School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m.
call... 662-329-9992 6:30 p.m. Kelby R. Johnson, Pastor.
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH — 295 Dowdle
Wednesday 7 p.m., Youth Ministry Wednesday 4:30 p.m.
Rev. Brian Hood, Pastor.
Rev. Willie Mays, Pastor.
ST. PAUL MB CHURCH — 1800 Short Main St.
Dr. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Adult INDEPENDENT BAPTIST Disciple Training/Sunday School 8 a.m., Worship 9:00
BRISLIN, INC. Choir rehearsals and Discipleship Training 5 p.m., Worship
6 p.m., Wednesday 6:15 p.m. Rev. Ralph Windle, Interim
BETHESDA CHURCH — 1800 Short Main. Sunday
School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m.
a.m. Rev. John F. Johnson, Pastor. 662-241-7111
STRONG HILL MISSIONARY BAPTIST
Sales • Service • Installation Pastor. 662-328-6741 Nathaniel Best, Pastor. E-mail: bethesdambchurch@ CHURCH — 325 Barton Ferry Rd., West Point. Sunday
Residential • Commercial • Industrial CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH — 385 7th St. SW, yahoo.com School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday Bible
Since 1956 Vernon, Ala. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH — 5860 Hwy. 50 E., West Study 6 p.m.
www.brislininc.com 5 p.m. (6 p.m. - Daylight Savings Time), Wednesday 6:30 Point. Sunday School 10 a.m., Service 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., UNION BAPTIST MB CHURCH — 101 Weaver
p.m. Wil Corbett, Pastor. 205-270-1845 Wednesday 7 p.m. Rd. (Hwy. 69 S) Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11
4051 Military Road • 662-328-5814 CANAAN BAPTIST CHURCH — 1008 Lehmberg FELLOWSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH — 1720 Hwy. a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. Pastor McSwain.
Rd. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. and 5 373. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., TABERNACLE MB CHURCH — Magnolia Drive,
p.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Paul Shaw, Pastor. 662-327- Wednesday 7 p.m. Martin “Buddy” Gardner, Pastor. Macon. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.,
3771 LIGHTHOUSE BAPTIST CHURCH — 5030 Hwy. Wednesday 6 p.m.
CANAAN MB CHURCH — 2425 Bell Ave. Sunday 182 E. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. and 6 UNION HOPEWELL MB CHURCH — 150
School 8:15 a.m., Worship 9:30 a.m., Wednesday Bible p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. 662-327-1130 Spurlock Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.,
Study 6 p.m. Jimmy Pounds, Pastor. 662-327-1226 SHINING LIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH — 957 Wednesday 6 p.m. Carlton Jones, Pastor.
COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH — 2490 Sunset Drive, Starkville in the Comfort Suites Conference WOODLAWN LANDMARK MB CHURCH —
Yorkville Rd. East Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 Room, Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. and 6 8086 Hwy. 12. East, Steens. Sunday School 10 a.m.,
a.m., Wednesday Bible Study, Children & Youth Classes p.m. Pastor John Harvey. slbcstarkville.org 662-648-0282 Worship 11 a.m. and 5 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. David
6:30 p.m. Matt Moehring, Pastor. Edward Rhinewalt, Music MISSIONARY BAPTIST Retherford, Pastor.
Director. 662-327-5306 ANDERSON GROVE MB CHURCH — 1131 THE WORD CHURCH INTERNATIONAL — 366
CORNERSTONE BAPTIST CHURCH — 844 Woodlawn Rd., Steens. Sunday School 9:20 a.m., Worship Carson Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11:15 a.m.,
Old West Point Rd., Starkville. Sunday 10:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m., Bible Study Wednesday 6:20 p.m. Rev. William Wednesday 7 p.m. John Sanders, Pastor.
Greg Upperman, Pastor. 662-323-6351 or visit www. Sparks, Pastor. 662-356-4968. ZION GATE MB CHURCH — 1202 5th St. S. Sunday
cornerstonestarkville.com ANTIOCH MB CHURCH — 2304 Seventh Ave. N. School 9:30 a.m., Worship 8 a.m. and 10:45., Children’s
INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, INC EAST END BAPTIST CHURCH — 380 Hwy. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. Church 10:15 a.m., Worship 5 p.m., Wednesday 6 p.m.
50 W. (Hwy. 50 and Holly Hills Rd.) Sunday School 9:15 Kenny Bridges, Pastor. Dr. James A. Boyd, Pastor.
www.hydrovaconline.com a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Worship 5 p.m. followed by BETHLEHEM MB CHURCH — 293 Bethlehem Road, PRIMITIVE BAPTIST
Discipleship Training, Mission Friends and GAs 5 p.m., Caledonia. Sunday School 1st and 4th Sundays 8 a.m., 2nd ABERDEEN PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH
Jarrett’s Towing Sanctuary Choir 6:30 p.m., Wednesday Prayer Meeting,
Youth Worship, Preschool & Children’s Choirs 6:30 p.m.
& 3rd Sundays 9:30 a.m., Worship 1st & 4th Sundays 9:30
a.m., 2nd & 3rd Sundays 11 a.m., Wednesdays 6 p.m. Rev.
— Washington St. & Columbus St., Aberdeen. Sunday
10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Herb Hatfield, Pastor. 662-369-
Wrecker Service Bryon Benson, Pastor. 662-328-5915 Willie James Gardner, Pastor. 662-356-4424 4937
EASTVIEW BAPTIST CHURCH — 1316 Ben BLESSING MB CHURCH — Starkville Sportsplex, HAMILTON PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH —
5209 N. Hwy 182 E. • Columbus, MS 39702 Christopher Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Activity Center 405 Lynn Lane Road. Sunday Worship 2nd, Flower Farm Rd., 2 miles South of Hamilton, just off Hwy.
329-2447 We unlock Wednesday 7 p.m. Junior Eads, Pastor. 662-329-2245
FAIRVIEW BAPTIST CHURCH — 127 Airline Rd.
4th & 5th Sundays 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Pastor Martin. 662-
744-0561
45. Sunday 10:30 a.m. Jesse Phillips, Pastor. 662-429-
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Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10:15 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., BRICK MB CHURCH — Old Macon Rd. Sunday School MAYHEW PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH —
Wednesday 6 p.m. Dr. Breck Ladd, Pastor. 662-328-2924 9:30 a.m. each Sunday, Worship 2nd and 4th Sundays only 842 Hwy. 45 Alternate, Starkville. Sunday Service 10:30
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LER OO FAITH CHRISTIAN BAPTIST CHURCH — 1621
Mike Parra Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.
11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Everett Little, Pastor.
CALVARY FAITH CENTER — Hwy. 373 & Jess
a.m. Herb Hatfield,Pastor. 662-315-4937
SPRINGHILL P.B. CHURCH — 3996 Sandyland
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& Insured Rev. Michael Love, Pastor. 662-434-5252 Lyons Road. Sunday Worship 8:00 a.m., Sunday School 9 Road, Macon, MS. Walter Lowery Jr., Pastor. Sunday
W H INC. G FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH — 7th St. and 2nd. Ave. a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Pastor Robert School 9:00 a.m., Worship 10:00 a.m., Tuesday Bible
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“A Family Business Since 1946” N. Sunday Worship 8:45 a.m., Sunday School 10 a.m. Bowers, Pastor. 662-434-0144 Study 6 p.m. 662-738-5006.
RESIDENTIAL (Worship televised at 10 a.m. on WCBI-TV, Columbus CEDAR GROVE MB CHURCH — 286 Swartz Dr. SULPHUR SPRINGS PRIMITIVE BAPTIST
Cable Channel 7), Contemporary Worship 11 a.m.; Worship Services 11:15 a.m., Sunday School 10 a.m., CHURCH — North of Caledonia on Wolf Rd, Hamilton.
662-328-3625 • 662-328-7612 Sunday Evening Worship 5 p.m., Midweek Prayer Service Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Johnnie Richardson, Pastor. 662- Sunday 10:30 a.m. & 1st Sunday Night at 6:30 p.m. Elder

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Wednesday 6 p.m. located downtown. Dr. Shawn Parker, 434-6528 Joseph Mettles, Pastor. 662-369-2532
Pastor. 662-245-0540 columbusfbc.org CHRISTIAN HILL MISSIONARY BAPTIST ANGLICAN CATHOLIC
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF STEENS — 40 CHURCH — 14096 MS Hwy. 388, Brooksville, MS 39739, SAINT DAVID’S AT MAYHEW — 549 Mayhew
Odom Rd., Steens. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11:00 a.m., Wednesday Rd., Mayhew. Holy Eucharist - Sunday 10 a.m. 662-244-
Authorized Dealer a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m.
FRIENDSHIP BAPTIST — 125 Yorkville Rd. W.
6:30 p.m. Bobby Bowen, Pastor. 662-738-5837/549-6100
CHRIST MB CHURCH — 110 2nd Ave. S. Sunday
5939 or anglicancatholic.org
CATHOLIC
Citizens and Pulsar Watches Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m., B.T.U. ANNUNCIATION CATHOLIC CHURCH — 808
Downtown Columbus 662-328-8824 Wednesday 7 p.m. John Gainer, Pastor. 662-328-6024 or Program every 1st & 3rd Sunday 6 p.m. College St. Mass Schedules are as follows: Sunday 8
662-328-3183 ELBETHEL MB CHURCH — 2205 Washington Ave. a.m. & 10:30 a.m., Monday, Wednesday & Friday 8 a.m.,
GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH — 708 Airline Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday Tuesday 5:30 p.m., Thursday 8:30 a.m., and Annunciation
When Caring Counts... Rd. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m. & 6 p.m., 7:00 p.m., Rev. Leroy Jones, Pastor. Catholic School (during the school year). Father Jeffrey
Wednesday 6 p.m. Charles Whitney, Pastor. FAITH HARVEST MB CHURCH — 4266 Sand Waldrep, Priest.
GRACE COVENANT BAPTIST CHURCH — 912 Road. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Bible class CHRISTIAN
11th Ave. S. Sunday 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. Pastor Sammy Tuesday 6 p.m. Hugh L. Dent, Pastor. 662-243-7076. FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH — 811 N. McCrary.
Burns. 662-328-1096 FOURTH STREET MB CHURCH — 610 4th St. N. Lavelle Smith, Pastor. Sunday School 9:30 a.m.,
FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORY GREENWOOD SPRINGS BAPTIST CHURCH Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10:45 a.m., Wednesday Worship 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday, 7 p.m.
1131 Lehmberg Rd., Columbus • 662-328-1808 — 278 East between Gattman & Amory. Sunday School 10 Bible Study 7 p.m. Rev. Jimmy L. Rice, Pastor. 662-328-1913 CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7:15 p.m. FRIENDSHIP MB CHURCH — 1102 12th Ave. S. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH — 720 4th Ave.
Rev. John Walden, Pastor. 662-356-4445 Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday N. and 8th St. N. Sunday Service 10:30 a.m.
IMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH — 6342 Military 6 p.m. Dr. Stanley K. McCrary, Pastor. 662-327-7473 or CHURCH OF CHRIST
Rd., Steens. Bible Study 10:30 a.m., Worship 9:15 a.m. and 662-251-4185 CALEDONIA CHURCH OF CHRIST — Main
6 p.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. 662-328-1668 GREATER MT. OLIVE M.B. CHURCH — 1856 St., Caledonia. Sunday Bible Study 9 a.m., Worship
KOLOLA SPRINGS BAPTIST CHURCH — Carson Rd. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10:15 a.m., 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., Wednesday 6 p.m.
Caledonia. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Wednesday 7 a.m. Donald Henry, Pastor. CHURCH OF CHRIST — 4362 Hwy. 69 S.
AWANA 4:45-6 Ages 2-12th grade (Sept. - May), Worship HALBERT MISSION MB CHURCH — 2199 Halbert Sunday Worship 9:30 a.m. , Wednesday 6 p.m. Loviah
5 p.m., Choir Practice Wednesday 6 p.m., 252 Basics Church Rd., Ethelsville, Ala. Sunday School 10 a.m., Johnson 662-574-0426 or E-mail: jtychicus00@gmail.
Children’s Ministry an Cross Training Youth Wednesday Worship 11 a.m. Ernest Prescott, Pastor. com
7 p.m., Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m. Rev. Don Harding, HOPEWELL MB CHURCH — 4892 Ridge Rd. CHURCH OF CHRIST — 437 Gregory Rd.

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LONGVIEW BAPTIST CHURCH — 991 Buckner
Street, Longview. Sunday School 10:00 a.m., Worship
Sunday School 8 a.m., Worship 9 a.m., Minister Terry
Johnson, Interim Pastor.
JERUSALEM MB CHURCH — 14129 Hwy 12 E.,
Sunday Bible class 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 6
p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Richard Latham, Minister.
662-328- 4705
3189 Hwy 45 N. • 328-5421 11:00 a.m., Discipleship Training 5:15 p.m., Evening Caledonia. Sunday School 8:30 a.m., Worship 9:30 a.m., CHURCH OF CHRIST DIVINE — 1316 15th
Worship 6:00 p.m.; Wednesday Prayer Meeting 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m. Rev. Willie Petty, Sr., Pastor. St. S. Morning Worship (1st, 2nd, & 4th Sunday)
1702 6th St. N. • 328-5361 Interim Pastor Ron Linkins, or email ynyministry@yahoo.
com, 662-769-4774
MAPLE STREET BAPTIST — 219 Maple St.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
9:45 a.m., (3rd & 5th Sunday) 8:30 a.m., Wednesday
Prayer 6 p.m., Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m. 662-
MCBEE BAPTIST CHURCH — 2846 Hwy. 50 E. Wednesday 6 p.m. Joseph Oyeleye, Pastor. 662-328-4629 327-6060 Bishop Timothy Heard, Pastor.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Discipleship MILLERS CHAPEL MB CHURCH — 425 East COLUMBUS CHURCH OF CHRIST — 2401
Training 5 p.m., Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Rev. North St. Macon. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 7th St. N. Sunday Bible Class 9:30 a.m., Worship
Jimmy Ray, Pastor. 662-328-7177 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Ron Houston, Pastor. 10:30 a.m., Sunday Bible Study 5 p.m., Wednesday
MIDWAY BAPTIST CHURCH — Holly Hills Rd. MISSIONARY UNION BAPTIST CHURCH 6:30 p.m. Paul Bennett, Family Life Minister; Billy
Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6 — 1207 5th Ave. N. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship
APAC-MISSISSIPPI, INC. p.m., Prayer Service every Saturday 6 p.m. Rev. Denver 11 a.m., Baptist Training Union 5 p.m., Worship 6 p.m.,
Ferguson, Minister of Discipleship; Hunter Johnson,
Youth Minister.
Michael Bogue & Employees Clark, Pastor. Wednesday 6 p.m. Rev. Tony A. Montgomery, Pastor. EAST COLUMBUS CHURCH OF CHRIST —
Lake Norris Rd. 328-6555 MOUNT PISGAH BAPTIST CHURCH — 2628 MOUNT ZION MB CHURCH — 2221 14th Ave. N. Highway 182 E. at Gaylane. Sunday Worship 9 a.m.,
East Tibbee Rd., West Point. Sunday Worship each week 8 Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Tuesday Bible Bible Study 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 7
a.m., 1st, 3rd and 5th Sunday Worship 11:30 a.m., Sunday Study 7 p.m. Jesse J. Slater, Pastor. 662-328-4979 p.m. http://eastcolumbuschurch.com
School 9:30 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Donald Wesley, MT. ARY MB CHURCH — 291 S. Frontage Rd., Lot HW Y. 69 CHURCH OF CHRIST — 2407 Hwy.
Pastor. #4. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Wednesday 6 69 S. Sunday Bible Study 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:15
MOUNT ZION BAPTIST CHURCH — 1791 Lake p.m. Rev. Erick Logan, Pastor. a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Minister Jay
Lowndes Rd. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10:15 a.m. MT. AVERY BAPTIST CHURCH — 12311 Nashville Street. www.highway69coc.com
and 6 p.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Steve Lammons, Pastor. Ferry Rd. E. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m. every LONE OAK CHURCH OF CHRIST — 1903
662-328-2811 Sunday except 5th Sunday. Rev. John Wells, Pastor. Lone Oak Rd., Steens. Bible Study 9 a.m., Worship 10
MT. VERNON CHURCH — 200 Mt. Vernon Rd. MT. OLIVE MB CHURCH — 2020 Atkin Rd., Millport, a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m.
Sunday Worship 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., Service Life Groups Ala. Sunday School 9 a.m. Worship Service 10 a.m. Pastor MAGNOLIA CHURCH OF CHRIST — 161 Jess
for all ages 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., Connection Cafe 10 a.m., Benny W. Henry. 205-662-3923 Lyons Rd. Bible Study 9:15 a.m., Worship, 10 a.m. and
Discovery Zone. 662-328-3042 mtvchurch.com NEW HOPE MB CHURCH — 271 Church St., Artesia. 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Minister David May, Pastor.
MURRAH’S CHAPEL BAPTIST CHURCH — Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6 662-769-5514.
9297 Hwy. 69 S. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 p.m. Thomas E. Rice is Pastor. 662-494-1580 NORTH HILLCREST CHURCH OF CHRIST
a.m. and 6:30 p.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. NEW BAPTIST TEMPLE MB CHURCH — 5937 — 900 North Hillcrest, Aberdeen, MS 39730, Sunday
NEW COVENANT BAPTIST CHURCH — Highway Nashville Ferry Rd. E. Sunday School 9 a.m. each week Worship 10:00 a.m., Wednesday Bible Study 6:00
Telephone: 662-327-1467 50 E. Sunday School 9 a.m., Service 10 a.m., Wednesday except 5th Sunday, Worship 10 a.m. each week except 5th p.m., Bro. Arthur Burnett, Minister, 662-304-6098.
P.O. Box 1278 • 1616 7th Ave. S., Columbus, MS 39703 7 p.m. Ed Nix, Pastor. Sunday, 5th Sundays: Ushers Board Fellowship. Rev. L.A. Email: nhill crestcoc@gmail.com
NEW JOURNEY CHURCH — 3123 New Hope Rd. Gardner, Pastor. 662-329-3321 STEENS CHURCH OF CHRIST — Steens
Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m., Small Groups 5:30 p.m., Kevin NEW ZION PILGRIM MB CHURCH — 5253 New Vernon Rd. 9:15 a.m. Bible Study, Worship 10 a.m.
This ad space can be yours Edge, Pastor. 662-315-7753 or thenewjourneychurch.org
NEW SALEM BAPTIST CHURCH — 7086 Wolfe
Hope Rd. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship Services
11 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Rev. Christopher Wriley,
and 5 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Tim Gentle, Minister.
10TH AVE. N. CHURCH OF CHRIST — 1828
for only $10 per week. Rd., 3 miles south of Caledonia. Sunday Worship 8:00 Pastor. 10th Ave. N. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30
a.m. & 10:30 a.m., Sunday School 9:15 a.m., Sunday NEW ZION STEENS MB CHURCH — 3301 Sand a.m., Bible Class 5 p.m., Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday
Call today 328-2424 Evening - AWANA 4 p.m., Discipleship Training, Youth Rd. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Willie McCord, Minister.
& Adult 5 p.m., Evening Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday - 6 p.m. Pastor Rev. Billy D. Hill. 662-329-5224 WOODLAWN CHURCH OF CHRIST —
to schedule your ad. Adults, Youth & Children 6:30 p.m. 662-356-4940 www. OAK GROVE MB CHURCH — 1090 Taylor Woodlawn Community. Sunday 9 a.m., Worship 9:45
newsalembaptistcaledonia.com Bro. Mel Howton, Pastor. Thurston Rd. Sunday School 9:00 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., a.m., Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Willis
NORTHSIDE FREE WILL BAPTIST — 14th Ave. 5th Sunday 8 a.m., Wednesday Bible Study 6:15 p.m. Logan, Minister.
and Waterworks. Sunday School 10 a.m., Sunday Worship Pastor Therman Cunningham Sr., 662-798-0179 CHURCH OF GOD
11 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Pat Creel, OAKLAND MB CHURCH — 18 Fairport Road, CHURCH OF GOD IN JESUS’ NAME — Hwy. 12.
Do you need to change your Pastor. Crawford. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Sunday 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., Tuesday 7 p.m. David Sipes,
church’s listing? Call 328-2424 or OPEN DOOR MB CHURCH — Starkville Sportsplex, Wednesday Bible study 7 p.m., Mass Choir Rehearsal Pastor.
email changes to tinap@cdispatch.com 405 Lynn Lane, Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. - Wed. before 1st and 2nd Sun. 6 p.m., Male Chorus CORNERSTONE WORSHIP CENTER — 7840
1st 2nd and 4th Sundays. Donnie Jones, Pastor. 662-263- Rehearsal - Wed. before 3rd Sun. 6 p.m., Junior Choir Wolfe Rd. Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.,
subject: church page 7102 Rehearsal - Wed. before 4th Sun. 6 p.m. Rev. Sammy Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Tony Hunt, Pastor. 662-889-6570
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LATTER RAIN CHURCH OF GOD — 721 7th Ave. each Wednesday at 7 p.m. Earnest Sanders, Pastor. Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Pastor Donna Anthony. 662-241-0097
S. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. Wednesday 6 MILITARY CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST TABERNACLE OF MERCY (MINISTRY OF
p.m. Brenda Othell Sullivan, Pastor. CHURCH — Hwy. 12, Steens. Sunday School 9:45, JESUS CHRIST) — 4435 Hwy. 45 N., Sunday Service
NORTH COLUMBUS CHURCH OF GOD — 2103 Service 11 a.m.. Meet on 2nd and 4th Sundays. Wednesday 9 a.m., Wednesday Prayer 6:30 p.m., Bible Study 7 p.m. 662-
Jess Lyons Rd. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 10:30 Bible Study 6:00 p.m. Rev. Antra Geeter, Pastor. 662-327- 241-6723 www.memorialgunterpeel.com
a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Clarence Roberts, 4263 THE LORD’S HOUSE — 441 18th St. S. Thursday 7
Pastor. NEW HOPE CME CHURCH — 1452 Yorkville Road p.m. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. 716 Second Ave. N. • Columbus, MS • 662-328-4432
YORKVILLE HEIGHTS CHURCH — 2274 Yorkville East, Columbus. Sunday School 10:00 a.m., Worship THE RIVER CHURCH — 822 North Lehmberg Rd., 903 College St. • Columbus, MS • 662-328-2354
Rd., Sunday Connect Groups 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 service first, third and fourth Sunday (Youth Sunday) 11:00 Sunday Worship 10 a.m., Children’s Church 3&4 yr. old,
a.m., Wednesday Worship 7 p.m.; Nursery available for all a.m., Wednesday Bible Study 5:00 p.m. Rev. Cornelia 5-12 yr. old. Wednesday Worship 6:45 p.m. Pastor Chuck
services (newborn-4). Scott Volland, Pastor. 662-328-1256 Naylor, Pastor. 662-328-5309
Eubanks.
or www.yorkvilleheights.com NEW HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH —
CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST 2503 New Hope Road. Sunday Worship 8:45 a.m., Sunday THE SHEPHERD’S CARE & SHARE MINISTRY
BIBLE WAY PROGRESSIVE CHURCH OF GOD School 10 a.m., Tuesday Bible Study 5:30 p.m. Rev. Sarah CHURCH — 4068 Jess Lyons Rd., Sunday Prayer
IN CHRIST — 426 Military Rd. Sunday School 8 a.m., Windham, Pastor. Time 9:50 a.m., Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.,
Worship 9 a.m., Monday Prayer 6 p.m., Wednesday Bible NEW ZION UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — Thursday Bible Study 6 p.m., Annie Hines-Goode, Planter
Study 6 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday Prayer Noon. Tommy 2169 S. Montgomery St., Starkville. Sunday School 9:30- and Pastor. 662-630-5216
Williams, Pastor. 10:30 a.m., Young Adult Bible Study (ages 18-30) Thursday TRIBE JUDAH MINISTRIES — 730 Whitfield St.,
FIFTEENTH ST. CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST 6:30 p.m. Tyrone Stallings, Pastor. 662-324-0789 Starkville. Sunday Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday Bible
— 917 15th St. N. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. ORR’S CHAPEL CME CHURCH — Nicholson School 7 p.m. Rev. Greg and Rev. Michelle Mostella,
and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Marion C. Bonner, Pastor. Street, Brooksville. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Pastors. 662-617-4088
GREATER PENTECOSTAL TEMPLE CHURCH Saturday 9 a.m. TRUE GOSPEL EVANGELISTIC MINISTRY —
OF GOD IN CHRIST — 1601 Pickensville Rd., Sunday PINEY GROVE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 2119 7th. Ave. N., Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10:30
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Monday 6 p.m., Tuesday — 102 Fernbank Rd., Steens. Sunday Worship 9:30 a.m., a.m., Tuesday Bible Study 6:30 p.m. Clyde and Annie
7 p.m., Friday 7 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m. Ocie Salter, Pastor. Sunday School 10:45 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Andy Edwards, Pastors.
MIRACLE TEMPLE CHURCH OF GOD IN Tentoni, Pastor. TRUE LIFE CHURCH — 435 Cedarcrest Dr. (corner of
CHRIST — 5429 Hwy. 45 N. Sunday Prayer 8 a.m., PLAIR UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — 1579 Yorkville and Cedarcrest), Sunday prayer 8:45 a.m., Worship
Sunday School 8:30 a.m., Worship 9:30 a.m., 4th Sunday
Fellowship Lunch, Youth Sunday 4th Sunday, Wednesday
Sun Creek Rd., Starkville. Sunday School 8:45-9:45
a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Tuesday Bible Study 6-7 p.m. Rev.
10 a.m., Wednesday prayer 6:30 p.m., Service 7:30 p.m.
662-798-0259
SHELTON’S TOWING, INC.
Bible Study 6 p.m. Elder Robert L. Brown, Jr., Pastor. 662- Sylvester Miller III, Pastor. 662-324-0036 TRUE LIFE WORSHIP CENTER — 597 Main St., Since 1960
327-4221. Email: mr.endure@aol.com SANDERS CHAPEL CME CHURCH — 521 15th
NOW FAITH CENTER MINISTRIES — 425 Military St. N. Sunday School 8 a.m., Sunday 9 a.m., Tuesday 11:45
Caledonia. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 5
p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Eugene O’Mary, Pastor.
24 Hour Towing
Road, Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11:30 a.m., Tuesday
Night Bible Study 7 p.m. Elder Samuel Wilson, Pastor.
a.m. Rev. Dr. Luther Minor, Pastor.
SHAEFFERS CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST TRUEVINE CHRISTIAN LIFE CENTER 1024 Gardner Blvd.
OPEN DOOR CHURCH OF GOD — 711 S. Thayer CHURCH — 1007 Shaeffers Chapel Rd., Traditional MINISTRIES — 5450 Cal-Kolola Rd, Caledonia. Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:45 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m.
328-8277
Ave., Aberdeen. Sunday School 10:30 a.m., Worship 11:30 Worship Service 9 a.m., Rev. Curtis Bray, Pastor.
a.m., Tuesday Bible School 10 a.m. & 6 p.m., 2nd & 4th ST. JAMES UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Pastor Francisco Brock, Sr. 662-356-8252
Thursday Evangelist Night 6 p.m. Johnnie Bradford, Pastor. — 722 Military Rd. Breakfast 9:10 a.m., Sunday School UNITED FAITH INTER-DENOMINATIONAL
662-574-2847. 9:40 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Adult/Children Bible Study MINISTRIES — 1701 22nd Street North, Columbus.
PETER’S ROCK TEMPLE CHURCH OF GOD IN Wednesday 6 p.m. Rev. Dwight Prowell, Pastor. Sunday Worship 8-9:30 a.m., 662-889-8711
CHRIST — 223 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., Starkville. ST. PAUL INDEPENDENT METHODIST VIBRANT CHURCH — 500 Holly Hills Rd. Sunday
Sunday Worship 7:45 a.m., 10 a.m., 6 p.m., Sunday School 9 CHURCH — Freeman Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., 8 a.m., 9:45 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. The Vibe Cafe 7 a.m.,
a.m., Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m. Sunday Services 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Youth activities 5 p.m. First Wednesday 7 p.m. Age 6 weeks through 5th grade,
VICTORY TEMPLE CHURCH OF GOD IN John Powell, Pastor. Champions Club (special needs children). Jason Delgado,
CHRIST — Minnie Vaughn Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., ST. PAUL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — Pastor. 662-329-2279
Worship 12 p.m., Tuesday 7 p.m. Donald Koonch, Pastor. 307 South Cedar Street, Macon, Sunday School 9:30 WORD IN ACTION MINISTRY CHRISTIAN
662-243-2064 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. , Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m. CENTER — 2648 Tom St., Sturgis. Sunday School 10
COLUMBUS AIR FORCE BASE Demetric Darden, Pastor. a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Curtis Davis,
CAFB CHAPEL — Catholic - Sunday: Catholic ST. STEPHEN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Pastor. 662-230-3182 or mdavis43@hotmail.com
Reconciliation 4:00 p.m., Mass 5 p.m. Catholic Priest Father — 800 Tuscaloosa Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN
Paul Stewart. Protestant - Sunday: Adult Sunday School a.m. and 6 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Andy Tentoni, ST. CATHERINE ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN
9 a.m., Worship 10:45 a.m. Wing Chaplain Lt. Col. Steven Pastor. CHURCH — 725 4th Ave. N. Visit www.
Richardson. 662-434-2500 TABERNACLE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
stcatherineorthodox.com for schedule of services and
EPISCOPAL — Rt. 2, 6015 Tabernacle Rd., Ethelsville, AL. Sunday
GOOD SHEPHERD EPISCOPAL CHURCH — School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday 6:30 updates on this Mission.
321 Forrest Blvd. Sunday Bible Study 9 a.m., Worship 10 p.m. Carol Lambert, Pastor. 205-662-3443 APOSTOLIC PENTECOSTAL
a.m., Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m. Rev. Sandra DePriest. TRINITY-MT. CARMEL CME CHURCH — 4610 APOSTOLIC OUTREACH CHURCH — 204 North
662-574-1972 Carson Rd. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Pastor McCrary Rd., Prayer/Inspiration Hour Monday 6 p.m. Danny
ST. PAUL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH — 318 College Lizzie Harris. 662-329-3995 L. Obsorne, Pastor.
St. Sunday 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Sunday School 9:15 a.m. TURNER CHAPEL AME CHURCH — 1108 14th St. DIVINE DESTINY APOSTOLIC CHURCH — 2601
Rev. Jason Shelby. 662-328-6673 or stpaulscolumbus.com. S. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 5 14th Ave. N. Sunday School 10:30 a.m., Worship 12 p.m.,
FULL GOSPEL p.m. Yvonne Fox, Pastor. Tuesday Bible Class 7:30 p.m. Pastor Easter Robertson.
BREAD OF LIFE FELLOWSHIP — New Hope Road. WESLEY UNITED METHODIST — 511 Airline Rd. JESUS CHRIST POWERFUL MINISTRY OF
Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Wednesday 6 Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 10:55 a.m., Wednesday LOVE — 1210 17th St. S., behind the Dept. of Human
p.m. Jack Taylor, Pastor. 5:15 p.m., Chancel Choir 7 p.m., Youth Monday 6:30 p.m. Resources. Sunday School 10:30 a.m., Friday 7:30 p.m.
BEULAH GROVE FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST Rev. Sarah Windham. Gloria Jones, Pastor.
CHURCH — 8490 Artesia Rd., Artesia, MS. Sunday WRIGHT CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST SPIRIT OF PRAYER HOLINESS CHURCH — 267
Service 8:30 a.m., Tuesday Bible Study 6:30 p.m. Timothy CHURCH — Hwy. 45 Alt. S., Crawford. Sunday School Byrnes Circle. Sunday Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m.,
Bourne, Senior Pastor. 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:15 a.m., Tuesday 6 p.m. Kori Bridges, Saturday 11 a.m. Terry Outlaw, Pastor. 662-324-3539
CHARITY FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST CHURCH — Pastor. 662-422-9013. THE ASSEMBLY IN JESUS CHRIST CHURCH
1524 6th Ave. S. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., MORMON — 1504 19th St. N. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11:45
Wednesday 7 p.m., Saturday 6 p.m. Charles Fisher, Pastor. CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY a.m. and 7 p.m., Wednesday and Friday 7 p.m.
CHARITY MISSION FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST SAINTS — 2808 Ridge Rd. Sacrament Meeting 9 a.m., THE CHURCH OF THE ETERNAL WORD — 106
CHURCH — 807 Tarlton Rd., Crawford. Sunday School Sunday School 10 a.m., Priesthood & Relief Society 11 a.m.,
22nd St. S. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11:30 a.m.,
9:40 a.m., Worship 11:15 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m., Prayer Youth Activities Wednesday 6 p.m. Bishop Eric Smith. 662-
Hour Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m., Saturday 8 a.m., New Membership 328-3179. Tuesday Bible Study 7 p.m., Thursday Prayer 5 p.m. District
Class 9:30 p.m., 5th Sunday Worship 6:30 p.m. 662-272- CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE Elder Lou J. Nabors Sr., Pastor. 662-329-1234
5355 FIRST CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE — 2722 THE GLORIOUS CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST
COVENANT LIFE MINISTRIES CHURCH — W. Ridge Rd. Sunday School 9:30 a.m.,Worship 10:40 a.m. and — Billy Kidd Road, Caledonia. Sunday School 10 a.m.,
Yorkville Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., 6 p.m. Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Stephen Joiner, Pastor. Worship 11:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.. Tuesday 7 p.m., Friday 7
Evening 6:30 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. NON — DENOMINATIONAL p.m. Ernest Thomas, Pastor.
FAIRVIEW FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST CHURCH A PREPARED TABLE MINISTRY — 1201 College VICTORY APOSTOLIC FAITH CHURCH — 6 6
— 1446 Wilson Pine Rd., Crawford. Sunday School 9:30 St. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10:10 a.m., Wednesday Boyd Rd., Starkville. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Noon,
a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Tuesday 7 p.m. Bobby L. McCarter 6 p.m. Timothy J. Bailey, Pastor. 662-889-7778 Tuesday Prayer 7 p.m., Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m.
662-328-2793 ABUNDANT LIFE CHRISTIAN CHURCH — 611 S. Mildred Spencer, Pastor. 662-341-5753
GREATER MOUNT ZION CHURCH — 5114 Hwy. Frontage Road. Sunday 9:30 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Craig ONENESS PENTECOSTAL
182 E. Sunday Corporate Prayer 8 a.m., Sunday School 9 Morris, Pastor. NEW HOPE PENTECOSTAL CHURCH — 875
a.m., Worship 10:15 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m., Bible Study ALL NATIONS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Richardson Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.,
7 p.m. Doran V. Johnson, Pastor. 662-329-1905 CHURCH, INC. — 1560 Hwy. 69 S., Sunday 9 a.m., 6 p.m., Tuesday 7 p.m. Jared Glover, Pastor. 662-251-3747
GOD’S ANNOINTED PEOPLE MINISTRY FULL Wednesday 6:45 p.m., Friday Corporate Prayer 7 p.m. E-mail: nhpccolumbus@yahoo.com
GOSPEL FELLOWSHIP — 611 Jess Lyons Rd. Pastor James T. Verdell, Jr. crosswayradio.com 9 a.m., 11 PENTECOSTAL
Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 a.m., & 7 p.m. on Fridays only. FAITH AND DELIVERANCE OUT REACH
p.m. Jerome Gill, Pastor. 662-244-7088 CALEDONIA OPEN DOOR WORSHIP CENTER MINISTRIES — 118 S. McCrary Road, Suite 126. Sunday
HARVEST LIFE CHURCH — 425 Military Rd. Sunday — 3288 Cal-Vernon Rd. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 10 a.m. and 11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Christian Women
Service 10:30 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. F. Clark Richardson, a.m. and 5 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Randy Holmes, Pastor.
Meeting Friday 7 p.m.
Pastor. 662-329-2820 662-855-5006
NEW BEGINNING FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST COLUMBUS CHRISTIAN CENTER — 146 S. LIVING FAITH TABERNACLE — Shelton St.
CHURCH — 318 Idlewild Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., McCrary Rd. Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m., Kid’s Church Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Youth
Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m. 662- 10:30 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m., Kenny Gardner, Pastor. Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Rev. James O. Gardner, Pastor.
327-3962 662-328-3328 LIVING WATER MINISTRIES — 622 28th St. N. Elder
NEW LIFE FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST CHURCH CONGREGATIONAL WORSHIP CENTER — 109 Robert L. Salter, Pastor. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11
— 426 Military Rd. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship Maxwell Lane. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11:15 a.m., Wednesday 7:30 p.m., Friday 7:30 p.m.
10a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Michael Love, Pastor. a.m., Wednesday Prayer 6 p.m., Wednesday Bible Band 7 SPIRIT OF PRAYER HOLINESS CHURCH — 922
PLUM GROVE FULL GOSPEL CHURCH — Old p.m. Grover C. Richards, Pastor. 662-328-8124 17th St. N. Sunday 11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m., Saturday 11
Macon Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11:30 a.m., CORNERSTONE WORSHIP CENTER — 98 a.m. Terry Outlaw, Pastor,
Tuesday 6:30 p.m., Thursday 7 p.m. Samuel B. Wilson, Harrison Rd., Steens. Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m., 1st VICTORY TABERNACLE P.C.G. — 5580 Ridge
Pastor. Sunday Evening 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Marion (Bubba) Road. Sunday School 10 a.m., Praise & Worship 10:45 a.m.,
SHILOH FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST CHURCH Dees, Pastor. 662-327-4303 Wednesday Bible Study 6:30 p.m. G.E. Wiggins Sr., Pastor.
— 120 19th St. S. Sunday School 8:30 a.m., Worship 10 EMMANUEL CIRCLE OF LOVE OUTREACH — UNITED PENTECOSTAL 1721 Hwy 45 N
a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m., Missionary Service every 2nd 1608 Gardner Blvd. Services every Friday, Saturday and CALEDONIA UNITED PENTECOSTAL
Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Freddie Edwards, Pastor. Sunday at 7 p.m. J. Brown, Pastor. CHURCH — 5850 Caledonia Kolola Rd., Caledonia.
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JEWISH FAITH COVENANT CHURCH — 1133 Northdale Dr. Sunday 10 a.m., 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Grant Mitchell, 662.848.0919
B’NAI ISRAEL — 717 2nd Ave. N. Services Semi- Sunday Worship 5:30 p.m. Lee Poque, Pastor. 662-889- Pastor. 662-356-0202
monthly. Friday 7:30 p.m. 662-329-5038 8132 Monday-Saturday 10am-8pm
FIRST PENTECOSTAL CHURCH — 311 Tuscaloosa
UNIVERSALIST FINDING YOUR WAY THROUGH CHRIST In Style. In Reach. Sunday 1pm-5pm
Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Sunday Evangelistic 6p.m.,
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST — Meeting at Temple MINISTRIES — 1472 Blocker Rd., Starkville. Sunday

TRINITY PLACE
Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Steve Blaylock, Pastor. 662-328-
B’nai Israel, 1301 Marshall, Tupelo, every 1st & 3rd Sunday. School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., 2nd Sunday Morning
Worship 9 a.m. Pastor Kenyon Ashford. 1750
662-620-7344 or uua.org

RETIREMENT COMMUNITY
LUTHERAN FIRST CALVARY FAITH AND FELLOWSHIP PRESBYTERIAN
FAITH EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH CHRISTIAN CENTER — 247 South Oliver St., BEERSHEBA CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN
(WELS) — Hwy. 45 N. and 373. Sunday School/Bible Brooksville. Prayer Saturday 5:30 p.m., Bible Study 6 p.m., CHURCH — 1736 Beersheba Rd., New Hope Community. Offering independent living apartments, personal
Class 3:45 p.m., Worship 5 p.m. 662-356-4647 Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. Pastor David Rev. Tim Lee, Pastor. Sunday Worship 10 a.m., Church care/assisted living suites, and a skilled nursing home
OUR SAVIOR LUTHERAN CHURCH (L.C.M.S.) T. Jones,III. 601-345-5740 School 11:15 a.m., Wed. Mid Week 6 p.m. 662-327-9615 300 Airline Road • Columbus, MS • 327-6716
— 1211 18th Ave. N. Sunday School 9 a.m.. Worship 10 a.m. FULL GOSPEL MINISTRY — 1504 19th St. N. Sunday COVENANT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (EPC)
— 515 Lehmberg Rd., East Columbus. Sunday School 9:30 “Our Bottom Line Is People”
Stan Clark, Pastor. 662-327-7747 oursaviorlutheranms.org School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Tuesday 6:30 p.m. Rev.
MENNONITE Maxine Hall, Pastor. a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Wednesday Prayer Meeting 4 Hunting • Fishing
FAITH MENNONITE FELLOWSHIP — 2988 Tarlton GENESIS CHURCH — 1820 23rd St. N., Sunday p.m. John Richards, Pastor. Working Or Stepping Out — We Have A Complete
Rd., Crawford. Sunday Worship 10 a.m., Sunday School 11 School 9 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. FIRST CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN Line Of Clothing For You And Your Family
a.m., 2nd & 4th Sunday Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday 7:30
p.m. Kevin Yoder, Senior Pastor.
Darren Leach, Pastor.
HOUSE OF LIFE FREEDOM MINISTRY — 1742
CHURCH — 2698 Ridge Rd. Sunday School 9:15 a.m.,
Worship 10:30 a.m., Adult Choir 4 p.m. Youth Group 5 p.m.,
Oktibbeha County Co-Op
METHODIST Old West Point Rd. Worship 8 a.m. and 11 a.m., Wednesday Bible Study 5 p.m.; Monthly Activities: CPW Circle #2 (2nd Check Out Our Boot & Cap Section
ARTESIA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — 50 6 p.m. Donnell Wicks, Pastor. Tue. 4 p.m.), Ladies Aid (3rd Tue. 2 p.m.); Weekly Activities: 662-323-1742
Church Street, Artesia. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 HOUSE OF RESTORATION — Hwy. 50. Sunday Exercise Class Tuesday and Thursday 8 a.m. Rev. Luke 201 Pollard Rd., Starkville
a.m. Gene Merkl, Pastor. School, 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m., Lawson, Pastor. 662-328-2692
CALEDONIA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Wednesday 7 a.m., Pastors, Bill and Carolyn Hulen. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH — 3200 Bluecutt
— 811 Main Street, Caledonia. Sunday School 10 a.m., JESUS CHRIST POWERHOUSE OF THE
Rd. Worship 10 a.m., Youth Group Sundays 11 a.m.,
Worship 11 a.m. John Longmire, Pastor. APOSTOLIC FAITH CHURCH — 622 23rd St. N.
Adult Choir Wednesdays 6 p.m., Fellowship Suppers-3rd
CLAIBORNE CME CHURCH — 6049 Nashville Sunday School 10:30 a.m.; Service 11:45 a.m., Tuesday 7:30
p.m., Friday 7:30 p.m., Prayer Mon., Wed. and Fri. noon. For Wednesdays 6 p.m. B.J. Chain, Pastor.
Ferry Rd. E. 2nd and 4th Sundays - Sunday School 10a.m.,
Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m., 1st and 3rd Sundays - 3 more information call Bishop Ray Charles Jones 662-251- MAIN STREET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
p.m., Geneva H. Thomas, Pastor. 1118, Patricia Young 662-327-3106 or 662-904-0290 or (PCA) — Main and 7th St. N. Sunday School 9:30 a.m.,
CONCORD INDEPENDENT METHODIST Lynette Williams 662-327-9074. Worship 10:40 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday Fellowship
CHURCH — 1235 Concord Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., KINGDOM VISION INTERNATIONAL CHURCH Supper 5:30 p.m., Bible Study 6 p.m. Rev. Todd Matocha,
Worship 11 a.m. Robert L. Hamilton, Sr., Pastor. — 3193 Hwy 69 S. Sunday 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m., Sunday Pastor.
COVENANT UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — School 10 a.m., Tuesday 7 p.m. Pastor R.J. Matthews. 662- MT. ZION CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN
618 31st Ave. N. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. 327-1960 CHURCH — 3044 Wolfe Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m.,
Eugene Bramlett, Pastor. LIFE CHURCH — 4888 N. Frontage Rd. Sunday Worship 11 a.m.
CRAWFORD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — Worship 10 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. For more information, SALVATION ARMY CHURCH
Main St., Crawford. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. and service 10 call 662-570-4171 THE SALVATION ARMY CHURCH — 2219 Hwy.
a.m. Kathy Brackett, Pastor. 662-364-8848 LOVE CITY FELLOWSHIP CHURCH — 305 Dr. 82 East. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m.,
CROSSROAD CHAPEL CME CHURCH — Steens. Martin Luther King Drive, Starkville. Sunday Worship 11 Wednesday Men’s Fellowship, Women’s Fellowship 5:30
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6 a.m., Pastor Apostle Lamorris Richardson. 601-616-0311 p.m., Thursday Character Building Programs 5:30 p.m.,
p.m. Rev. Carl Swanigan, Pastor. LIVING WATERS LIFE CHURCH Majors Alan and Sheryl Phillips, Commanding Officers.
FIRST INDEPENDENT METHODIST — 417 INTERNATIONAL — 113 Jefferson St., Macon. SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST
Lehmberg Rd. Sunday bible study at 10:15 and morning Sunday Service 10 a.m., Wednesday Bible Study 6:30 p.m. COLUMBUS SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST
worship at 11 a.m. Minister Gary Shelton. Johnny Birchfield Jr., Senior Pastor. 662-493-2456 E-mail: CHURCH — 301 Brooks Dr. Saturday Service 9 a.m.,
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — 602 livingwaterslifechurch@gmail.com
Sabbath School 10:30 a.m., Wednesday Prayer Meeting
Main St. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 8:45 & 11 a.m. NEW BEGINNING EVERLASTING OUTREACH
6:30 p.m. Ray Elsberry, Pastor. 662-329-4311 The McBryde Family
Rev. Jimmy Criddle, Lead Pastor; Rev. Anne Russell MINISTRIES — Meets at Quality Inn, Hwy. 45 N. (Every
SALEM SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST — 826 15th
Bradley, Associate Pastor; Rev. Aislinn Kopp, Associate 1st and 3rd Sunday) Sunday School 10 a.m., Bible Study
St. N. Saturday Sabbath School 9:30 a.m., Divine Worship
1120 Gardner Blvd. • 328-5776
Pastor. 328-5252 10:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. Pastor Robert Gavin, 662-327-
FLINT HILL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — 9843 or 662-497-3434. 11 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Roscoe Shields, Pastor. 662-
80 Old Honnoll Mill Rd., Caledonia. Sunday Worship Service NEW COVENANT ASSEMBLY — 875 Richardson. 327-9729
9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. John Longmire, Pastor. Worship Service Sunday 10:30 a.m. Bruce Morgan, Pastor. APOSTOLIC CHURCH
GLENN’S CHAPEL CME CHURCH — 1109 4th St. NEW HORIZONS GOSPEL ASSEMBLY — 441 TRUE FAITH DELIVERANCE MINISTRIES
S. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m. Rev. Raphael 18th St. S. Sunday 10 a.m. Dr. Joe L. Bowen, Pastor. APOSTOLIC CHURCH — 3632 Hwy. 182 E. Sunday
Terry, Pastor. 662-328-1109 PLEASANT RIDGE HOUSE OF WORSHIP — School 10:30 a.m., Sunday 11:30 a.m., Tuesday 7:30 p.m., • RECYCLING SINCE 1956 •
HEBRON CME. CHURCH — 1910 Steens Road, 2651 Trinity Road. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 Wednesday Prayer Noon, Wednesday 7:30 p.m., Friday 7:30 Specializing in industrial accounts
Steens. Meets first, second and third Sundays, Bible class a.m., Every 2nd and 4th Sunday Intercessory Prayer 9 a.m., p.m. 662-328-8176 973 Island Rd. 1-800-759-8570
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