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NCAA imposes penalties on Mississippi State

athletics following academic misconduct
Athletic tutor accused of completing assignments, staff,” MSU Athletic Director
John Cohen said in a news re-

exams for a men’s basketball player, 10 football players lease. “With all of the compli-
ance training that our staff and
student-athletes go through on
BY BEN PORTNOY ball player in an online chemis- to have violated NCAA ethical a year-round basis, it is unfortu-
[email protected] try class. conduct rules when she did not nate that a student serving as a
MSU and the NCAA enforce- interview with enforcement part-time tutor was able to lead
STARKVILLE — The NCAA ment staff reached an agree- staff regarding her involvement our student-athletes astray. Nev-
announced Friday that a former ment that the tutor committed in the case. Cohen Keenum ertheless, we take full responsi-
Mississippi State student and multiple violations by complet- Of the athletes involved, eight bility for these actions.”
part-time athletic tutor violated ing assignments, exams, and, football players and the men’s was proactive in our preventa- MSU President Mark E. Kee-
the governing bodies’ rules and in some cases, almost an entire basketball player were found to tive measures, quick to respond, num also responded to the find-
regulations in aiding 10 football course. have competed while ineligible. and worked in full cooperation ings.
players and one men’s basket- The unnamed tutor was said “Our staff at Mississippi State with the NCAA enforcement See MSU, 3A

Vrbin joins
Dispatch Six months on: Long-term recovery efforts
as Starkville still underway after Feb. 23 tornado
bureau
reporter
Dispatch Staff Report

Tess Vrbin has

joined The Dis-
patch staff as its
Starkville bureau
reporter.
She started on
the beat Aug. 12.
In her role,
Vrbin will cover Vrbin
local government
in Starkville and Oktibbeha
County, as well as write pieces
focused on the people, trends
and issues that impact the area.
Vrbin, 22, is a Loves Park,
Illinois native who earned a
bachelor’s degree in journal-
ism in May from the University
of Missouri. She most recently
completed a summer intern-
ship at The Hartford (Con-
necticut) Courant. She also
covered city and state politics Jennifer Mosbrucker/Dispatch Staff
for The Columbia (Missouri) ABOVE: Tommy Ross stands beside the home he rents on June 25 at 1205 Shady Street. Ross says the home
Daily Tribune while she was in was damaged in an EF-3 tornado that hit Columbus Feb. 23, but he has been working with his landlord to make
college. repairs. BELOW: Deundrae Cockrell and his niece Dhisha Harris sit on the steps of Cockrell’s parents’ home on
“Journalism is a public ser- Friday on Shady Street. Cockrell grew up in the neighborhood after his parents purchased the home in 1999. The
house was severely damaged earlier this year when a tornado tore through the neighborhood.
vice and essential for a func-
tioning democracy, so that’s
what keeps me going,” Vrbin ‘We didn’t sit around. The next day after the
said. “I’m doing what I love, but
I don’t do it for myself. Being storm, we were cleaning up whatever we could.
the bridge between the public
and the information they de- ... I just prayed and asked God for help for me
serve to know is a privilege.
I hope to have my finger on and everybody in the storm.’
Starkville’s pulse and be aware Columbus resident Annette Bradley
of what people most need to
know about its city and county By Slim Smith Now, the pathway is buckled
government and how their de- [email protected] and uneven, dislodged by a large
cisions impact the community.” tree that was felled during an EF-3

D
Managing Editor Zack Plair eundrae Cockrell stepped tornado that ripped through north
said Vrbin already seems to fit onto the front porch of his Columbus early on the Saturday
in well with The Dispatch and parents’ home on Shady evening of Feb. 23.
the Starkville community. Street, shaking his head sadly as Much of the brick that was
“She’s such a talented, hard he looked at what was left of the destroyed has since been hauled
worker who has taken to this brick pathway and low brick wall away. The home where his par-
job like a fish to water,” Plair that fronts the home. ents, Johnny and Ida Cochran,
said. “She’s committed to be- “My dad is a brick mason,” he have lived for more than 30 years
coming a part of the community said. “He laid the brick path and is in a similar state. Blue tarps
and building the relationships the brick walls at the front of the hang over the eaves and rooftop
necessary to provide accurate, Jennifer Mosbrucker/Dispatch Staff property. It was beautiful.” See Tornado recovery, 8A
thorough and thought-provok-
ing coverage on her beat. We’re
happy to have her.”

Weather Five Questions Calendar Local Folks Public

1 The world’s smallest mammal is a Tuesday Friday meetings
bat the size of what — a mouse, a Aug. 26: Cale-
■ Celebrity Wait Night: ■ Black Prairie Blues
bumblebee or a hummingbird? donia Board
This fundraiser from Festival: This 24th annual
2 What is the only major sport that of Alderman,
allows substitutions while play is in 5:30-8:30 p.m. at The indoor blues fest in West
progress? Grill, 1927 Highway 45 Point kicks off at 6 p.m. budget hearing,
3 What state is the starting point North, Columbus, benefits with Mookie Wilson and 6 p.m. Town
Meg Cancellare for the Arkansas River’s 1,450-mile Shaw Pit Bull Rescue and the M.O.C., followed by
journey to the sea? Hall
Pre-K, Annunciation includes a silent auction. the blues-rock Eric Gales
4 Which British rock group released a Band, then Rev. Peyton Sept. 3:

High 85 Low 72
T-storms likely
debut album named “Parachutes”?
5 How many men have become pres-
ident of the United States after their
Thursday
■ Stennis Flag Art
and the Big Damn Band.
Gates open at 5:30 p.m.
at Mary Holmes College,
Lowndes County
Supervisors, 9

Full forecast on
fathers? reception: A 5-6 p.m. re- a.m., County
Answers, 2D 45 Mary Holmes Road.
page 2A. ception at the MSU Cullis Tickets $20 in advance; Courthouse
Wade Depot Art Gallery, $25 at the door. Get them Sept. 3: Colum-
75 B.S. Hood Road on
Inside campus, celebrates an
at blackprairiebluesfesti-
val.com, Jack Forbes In-
bus City Council
regular meeting,
Classifieds 1D Lifestyles 1C exhibit of works by multi- surance in Starkville or the Carteshia Deloach is
Comics 5D Obituaries 9A 5 p.m., Munic-
ple artists interpreting the Growth Alliance in West from Columbus. She loves
Crossword 2D Opinions 6A Stennis Flag. Free to the Point. For more informa- to have fun and spend time ipal Complex
140th Year, No. 142 Dear Abby 3C Scene & Seen 6C public. tion, call 662-295-8361. with her family. Courtroom

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Sunday
Say What?
Did you hear? “It’s impossible for businesses to plan for the future
Supreme Court: Ginsburg in this type of environment.”
The National Retail Federation’s David French on Pres-
ident Donald Trump’s retaliatory action Friday further
treated for tumor on pancreas raising tariffs on Chinese exports to the U.S. Page 4A.

‘I’m hoping she’s going to be fine.

Ask Rufus
She’s been through a lot. She’s strong.’
President Donald Trump
By JESSICA GRESKO and erals and conservatives
MARILYNN MARCHIONE watch her health closely
The Associated Press because it’s understood
the court would shift right
WASHINGTON — Jus-
for decades if President
tice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Donald Trump were to
has completed radiation
get the ability to nominate
therapy for a cancerous tu-
someone to replace her.
mor on her pancreas and
Asked late Friday about
there is no evidence of the
Ginsburg, Trump said:
disease remaining, accord-
ing to the Supreme Court. “I’m hoping she’s going
It is the fourth time that to be fine. She’s been
the 86-year-old justice has through a lot. She’s strong.
announced that she has She’s very tough. But we
been treated for cancer wish her well. Very well.”
over the last two decades The court kept Gins-
and follows lung cancer burg’s latest cancer se-
surgery in December that cret for three weeks, un-
kept her away from the til she finished radiation
court for weeks. Decem- treatment. Yet there is no
ber’s surgery was her first obligation for justices to
illness-related absence disclose details about their
from the court since being health, and Ginsburg has
appointed by President generally made more in-
Bill Clinton in 1993 and formation available than
prompted even closer at- some of her colleagues.
tention to her health. Retired Justice Anthony
As the court’s oldest Kennedy, for example,
member, Ginsburg has had a stent inserted to
been asked questions for open a blocked artery in
years about her health and 2005 but the public only
retirement plans. She has learned about it 10 months
also in recent years attract- later when he returned to Courtesy photo
ed particularly enthusias- the hospital to have it re- Richard Amerson, a Livingston, Alabama blues singer recalled work chants from his days as a roustabout on an
tic fans as the leader of the placed. Alabama steamboat loading and unloading goods. In this 1910-1915 photo, roustabouts are unloading barrels
liberal wing of the court, The Supreme Court of molasses from a Tombigbee River steamboat.
which includes four mem- said in a statement Fri-

From river chants to blues

bers appointed by Demo- day that a routine blood
cratic presidents and five test led to the detection of
by Republicans. Both lib- Ginsburg’s tumor.

W
CONTACTING THE DISPATCH hen blues is and its heritage as a were advertised for sale
mentioned most part of the Black Prairie. in stores in Aberdeen,
Office hours: Main line: people think of In the November 14, Columbus and Macon.
n 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon-Fri n 662-328-2424 the Delta, Memphis, St. 1915, Columbus Com- Of the earliest area
Louis or Chicago blues, mercial it was reported blues performers, few
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as Howlin’ Wolf, Big
Starkville Office: 101 S. Lafayette St. #16, Starkville, MS 39759 Joe Williams, Bukka
White, Lucille Bogan
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Sun. Mon.
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GOP governor and attorney general’s races headline runoff

Tuesday’s winners will advance
to the Nov. 5 general election Democrat Hood wants 3 debates in Mississippi governor’s race
By EMILY WAGSTER PET TUS Attorney General Jim Hood the state.
The Associated Press off jousting over the di- The Associated Press said he watched the 30-minute Re- “I want to make sure whatever
rection that Republicans publican debate Wednesday night debate format that we have, that
JACKSON — Missis- should take. Reeves has JACKSON — The Democratic between Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves people get the truth and not these
sippi Republicans head to run as the true conserva- nominee for Mississippi governor and retired Mississippi Supreme little sound bites ... and these
the polls Tuesday to de- tive, while Waller argues said Thursday that no matter who Court Chief Justice Bill Waller Jr. catch phrases that really don’t
cide nominees for gover- Mississippi needs to find wins the Republican nomination Hood said the format was too mean anything,” said Hood, who
nor and attorney general, ways to spend more on next week, he wants to debate short for in-depth answers. He defeated seven low-budget candi-
while some Republicans roads and expand health that person three times before said he wants longer debates in dates to win the Democratic gu-
will vote for a transporta- care coverage to more the general election. the north, central and south of bernatorial nomination Aug. 6.
tion commissioner nomi- people while upholding
nee and some Democrats GOP principles. Reeves
will vote for a public ser- received 49 percent of the he’s running to fight ille- local officials before any Stamps wants to work tax assessor in 2003, Jack-
vice commissioner nomi- vote on Aug. 6 and Waller gal drugs after one of his funding increase. Caldwell with city and county gov- son mayor in 2009, trans-
nee. received 33 percent, elim- sons took his own life af- says his “heart is not in a ernments and school dis- portation commissioner
The GOP race for gov- inating state Rep. Robert ter struggling with drugs. fuel tax” but an increase tricts to save energy and in 2011 and Jackson City
ernor is the highest profile, Foster, who has endorsed The Republican nominee might be necessary. cut utility bills. He said Council in 2017.
with Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves Waller. Republican Gov. will face Jennifer Riley Yoste promises to work lower utility bills would The winner faces Re-
barely denied a majority Phil Bryant, who couldn’t Collins, a military veteran with lawmakers on fund- give governments more to publican Brent Bailey,
and his party’s nomination seek a third term, has and former director of the ing, saying “everything
spend on other things. who beat Nic Lott in his
on Aug. 6. Instead, he’s heavily supported Reeves American Civil Liberties needs to be on the table.”
Union of Mississippi. He said a gas tax is up to Benford ran unsuc- party’s primary. Incum-
trying to vanquish former though.
lawmakers and likes a cessfully for Congress in bent Cecil Brown, a Dem-
state Supreme Court Chief The winner will face
1988, 1990, 1992, 2006 ocrat, is retiring after one
Justice Bill Waller Jr. Democratic nominee and Transportation plan to reduce income tax-
and 2008, Hinds County term.
es if gas taxes are raised.
The other top race is
the Republican contest to
Attorney General Jim
Hood, Constitution Party
commissioner Caldwell won 33 per-
A five-way battle

POLITICAL
be Mississippi’s top law- candidate Bob Hicking- cent of the vote on Aug.
among Republicans in the
yer, with longtime GOP bottom, and independent 6, while Yoste won 26 per-
northern district resulted
figure Andy Taggart try- David Singletary. cent
in former DeSoto County
The winner faces Dem-

ANNOUNCEMENT
ing to overtake state Trea- supervisor John Caldwell
ocrat Joey Grist, who was
surer Lynn Fitch, who led
candidates in the Aug. 6
Attorney general and Oxford defense con-
unopposed in the primary.
Fitch, after two terms sultant Geoffrey Yoste
voting. as state treasurer, faces advancing to a runoff. This is a paid political advertisement which
Voters will also decide Taggart, who was chief of Caldwell, a Nesbit resident Public service is intended as a public service for the voters
nominees in some state
legislative and county rac-
staff to Republican Gov. who’s run unsuccessfully commissioner of Mississippi. It has been submitted to and
Kirk Fordice in the 1990s for the office twice before, Jackson City Council-
es. Tuesday’s winners ad- and a Madison County supports increased mon- man De’Keither Stamps
approved by each candidate listed below or by
vance to the Nov. 5 general supervisor. Fitch says she ey for maintenance, but is and frequent candidate the candidate’s campaign manager. This listing is
election. wants to fight opioids and also focused strongly on Dorothy “Dot” Benford not intended to suggest or imply that these are the
Here’s a look at state- human trafficking and building new roads. He advanced to the runoff
wide and regional races on
only candidates for these offices.
protect vulnerable Missis- suggests north Mississip- from a four-way field in
Mississippi ballots: sippians from harm. State
Rep. Mark Baker placed
pi isn’t getting its share of
the state’s budget. He said
state’s central district,
with Stamps winning 40
LOWNDES COUNTY
Governor third in the three-per- that he wants an internal percent of the vote and ChaNCErY CLErk SUpErviSOr
Reeves and Waller have son GOP race, endorsing review, more transpar- Benford winning 33 per-
spent the three-week run- Taggart. Taggart says ency, and meetings with cent. DiSTriCT 3
Cindy
Egger
Goode Tim
(R) Heard
Knight named interim Monroe Co. sheriff TaX aSSESSOr/COLLECTOr
(D)

The Associated Press Knight to serve as interim sippi Daily Journal reports full authority as interim
sheriff for the remainder Kevin Crook was named sheriff. John
ABERDEEN — An in- of the year. He will serve chief deputy. Crook will Knight, a longtime Greg Holliman
terim sheriff is in place the unexpired term of Ce- take over as sheriff in sheriff’s employee who Andrews (R)*
for a Mississippi county. cil Cantrell, who resigned January when the new had served as chief depu- (D)*
The Monroe Coun- Tuesday amid an investi- term begins. Crook will ty, thanked the board and
ty Board of Supervisors gation. be sworn in Jan. 6 and un- Crook for trusting in him CONSTabLE
on Friday named Curtis The Northeast Missis- til then, Knight will have to do the job.
COUNTY aTTOrNEY DiSTriCT 1

William Jake

MSU
Starks Humbers
(D) (D)
Continued from Page 1A
“Unfortunately, young demic year; why the penalty shouldn’t MSU coach Joe Moor-
people sometimes make ■ A fine of $5,000 plus 1 apply. head stated last week he Steve Chris
poor decisions and those percent of the budget from While no formal an- would disclose any players Wallace Griffin
decisions have conse- both football and men’s nouncement has been unavailable for week one (R) (R)
quences,” Keenum said basketball; made, it’s been inferred shortly before the season
in a news release. “When ■ A three-year proba- that the men’s basketball opener against Louisiana
the university learned of
possible serious instances
tion period;
■ Vacation of records
player in question is ju-
nior guard Nick Weather-
Aug. 31. It is possible any
one-game suspensions
General Election November 5
of academic misconduct in which players competed spoon. Weatherspoon was involving transgressions
involving student athletes while ineligible; suspended for the final 10 outside the NCAA investi-
OkTibbEha COUNTY
and a student tutor em- ■ Football will lose four
games of the 2018-19 sea- gation could be announced SUpErviSOr SUpErviSOr
ployed part-time by MSU official visits from its four-
son for a “violation of team as early as Monday during
Athletic Academics, we year average of 40 during
rules.” his weekly press confer- DiSTriCT 3 DiSTriCT 4
were compelled to remove the 2019-20 academic
the student tutor from uni- year; On the football front, no ence.
versity employment, fully ■ Men’s basketball will suspensions have been an- It also remains unclear
nounced, but it is expected which games the football
Marvell Daniel
and independently investi- lose two official visits from Howard Jackson
gate the matter, and then its four-year average of 10 that the players involved and basketball teams will
self-report the misconduct during the 2019-20 and will each be docked eight vacate, but that decision (D)* (D)
to the NCAA Committee 2020-21 rolling two-year games for the upcoming is expected in the next six
on Infractions.” period; season. weeks.
No postseason ban was ■ A disassociation from Dennis Bricklee
levied, but some of the the former tutor involved Daniels Miller
penalties MSU will incur in the findings; (R) (R)*
include: ■ The former tutor
■ A loss of two foot- has been given a 10-year-
ball scholarships per year show-cause order — re- TaX aSSESSOr/COLLECTOr
during the 2020-21 and stricting her from work-
2021-22 academic years;
■ A loss of one men’s
ing in any athletic-related
duties at any NCAA mem- Allen
General Election
basketball scholarship
during the 2020-21 aca-
ber school unless the in-
stitution can demonstrate
Morgan November 5
(R)*

STaTE raCES
Missing Columbus man SENaTOr rEprESENTaTivE

found safe at relative’s home DiSTriCT 17 DiSTriCT 37

DISPATCH STAFF REPORT Avenue North. Hender- Chuck Gary
son had last been seen Younger Chism
A Columbus man who walking in the area of
police were searching for (R)* (R)*
18th Street and Seventh
has been found safe at a
Avenue North behind OK
relative’s home, according
to a Columbus Police De-
partment email.
Food store on Aug. 6.
On Friday evening, General Election November 5
On Thursday, CPD is- CPD issued a new release
sued a press release ask- saying Henderson had Call 662-328-2424 for information
ing for the public’s help been staying at a relative’s on including your announcement here.
locating Willie Mack Hen- home and was unaware he
* Incumbent
derson, Jr., 66, of Second was being sought.
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COMMUNICATION WORKERS OF AMERICA STRIKE

Jennifer Mosbrucker/Dispatch Staff

AT&T wire technicians Michael Ford, left, and Jimmie Ford stand along Bluecutt Road in a protest that is part of Send in your News About Town event.
a multi-state strike of AT&T Southeast’s labor practices on Saturday in Columbus. Both belong to the Communi-
cation Workers of America labor union and were two of about a dozen union members in the Columbus area who email: [email protected]
protested Saturday in response to what a CWA press release called “unfair labor practices committed by man- Subject: NATS
agement during negotiations for a new contract.”

Jennifer Mosbrucker/Dispatch Staff

Communication Workers of America union members protest on Bluecutt Road in Co-
lumbus Saturday during a strike of thousands of AT&T Southeast employees across
nine states, protesting what they called unfair labor practices by the telecommunica-
tions company.

China tariffs fuel Trump ‘order’

for firms to cut China ties
China announced Friday it was raising the U.S. neighbor to do
more to address illegal
tariffs on $75 billion in U.S. imports crossings at their shared
border.
By ZEKE MILLER making the 1977 act used It was not immediately
The Associated Press to target rogue regimes, clear how Trump could
terrorists and drug traf- use the act to force Amer-
BIARRITZ, France — fickers the newest weap- ican businesses to move
President Donald Trump on in the clash between their manufacturing out
is threatening to use the the world’s largest econ- of China and to the U.S,
emergency authority omies. and Trump’s threat ap-
granted by a powerful, It would mark the lat- peared premature — as
but obscure federal law to est grasp of authority by he has not declared an
make good on his tweet- Trump, who has claimed emergency with respect
ed “order” to U.S. busi- widespread powers not to China.
nesses to cut ties in Chi- sought by his predeces- Even without the emer-
na amid a spiraling trade sors despite his own past gency threat, Trump’s
war between the two na- criticism of their use of retaliatory action Friday
tions. executive powers. — further raising tariffs
China’s announcement “For all of the Fake on Chinese exports to
Friday that it was raising News Reporters that the U.S. — had already
tariffs on $75 billion in don’t have a clue as to sparked widespread out-
U.S. imports sent Trump what the law is relative rage from the business
into a rage and White to Presidential powers, community.
House aides scrambling China, etc., try looking at “It’s impossible for
for a response. the Emergency Econom- businesses to plan for the
Trump fired off on ic Powers Act of 1977,” future in this type of envi-
Twitter, declaring Ameri- Trump tweeted late Fri- ronment,” David French,
can companies “are here- day. “Case closed!” senior vice president for
by ordered to immedi- The act gives presi- government relations at
ately start looking for an dents wide berth in regu- the National Retail Feder-
alternative to China.” He lating international com- ation, said in a statement.
later clarified that he was merce during times of
threatening to make use declared national emer-
of the International Emer- gencies. Trump threat-
gency Economic Powers ened to use those powers
Act in the trade war, rais- earlier this year to place
ing questions about the tariffs on imports from
wisdom and propriety of Mexico in a bid to force

‘Our bigger enemy’: Trump escalates

attack on Federal Reserve chief
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER and wondering who is
AP Economics Writer “our bigger enemy” —
Powell or China’s leader.
WASHINGTON —
The outburst came af-
President Donald Trump
launched a furious and ter Powell, speaking to
highly personal Twitter central bankers in Jack-
attack Friday against son Hole, Wyoming, gave
the Federal Reserve and vague assurances that the
Chairman Jerome Powell, Fed “will act as appropri-
fuming that the Fed once ate” to sustain the nation’s
more “did NOTHING!” economic expansion.
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Our View

Roses and thorns

A rose to great season. About 50 residents attended 10. Only 516 voters turned out istry class for the athletes. In
high school and the crowd appeared to be for Tuesday’s election, so we a statement, MSU Athletics
football, which A rose to the equally divided among those encourage all registered voters Director acknowledged the
kicked off the Lowndes County who support Wright, who has in Ward 4 to turn out for the cheating and said his depart-
2019 season on School District twice been elected as super- run-off. Every voter’s voice ment would take full respon-
Friday through- Board of Trust- intendent, and those opposed should be heard. Meanwhile, sibility for what amounts to
out the Golden Triangle. ees for holding to Wright’s return. Even so, we applaud the six candidates academic fraud. There are no
Friday’s games are a reward a public forum we applaud the Board for who have qualified to run for innocent parties. The tutor
for the hard summer weeks Thursday as it continues its allowing citizens a chance to the Ward 1 council position, may have done the work, but
of work and practice, not only search for its Superintendent be involved in this process and which opened when council- the 10 football players and one
for the players but for band of Schools. A recent state law urge the board to provide the man Gene Taylor died on Aug. basketball player had to know
members and cheerleaders, requires that superintendents public with more opportunities 5. That election will be held that allowing someone to do
too. Thousands of players, be appointed rather than to share their views as the Sept. 24. Again, we encourage their work was clearly wrong.
band members, cheerleaders, elected. With the aid of the process continues. every registered voter in Ward Among the penalties, which in-
students, parents and commu- Mississippi School Board 1 to go to the polls to select clude loss of scholarships and
nity members turned out for Association, the district has A rose to their representative on the a probation period, the players
the games. While many more compiled a list of candidates. those who council. will face game suspensions.
games will follow, there is only Current superintendent Lynn turned out for While we don’t yet know how
one season-opener, which adds Wright is the only candidate Tuesday’s special A thorn to the many games will be missed,
a festive atmosphere to the who has been identified, election to fill unnamed part- the students should accept that
games unlike those that follow. however, which turned the the Ward 4 seat time tutor and 11 decision as the consequence
These are truly community forum into a debate of Wright’s on the Columbus City Council. Mississippi State of their wrong acts. It should
events and, as such, are cele- leadership rather than the in- Kegdra Gibbs-Gray and Pierre athletes who serve as a warning to others
brations. So, win or lose, we tended purpose of determining D. Beard Sr. emerged from a violated academ- as well. Academic fraud is a
applaud all the teams and their what qualities citizens value field of six candidates and will ic rules by allowing the tutor serious matter. Let this be a
supporters. It’s going to be a in the next superintendent. square off in a run-off of Sept. to do work in an online chem- warning.

Letters to the editor

Points out misleading headline Takes issue with coverage of Lowndes schools
Contrary to a report in the Au- by continued cost-cutting measures in I feel I must respond to a constant tures. I replied, off the top of my head
gust 23 edition of The Commercial EVERY city department, as suggested barrage of negative articles directed to- I would say that this was payments
Dispatch, the City of Columbus is by Mayor Robert Smith. ward the Lowndes County School Dis- to contractors on the completion of
NOT raising taxes to create a budget I have personally contacted The trict and myself. I do not understand, different phases of our $75,000,000
surplus. The headline on the article is Commercial Dispatch and have asked with all of the positive things going on Construction Projects. I told him I
false and misleading. them to completely retract today’s in our district why The Commercial would ask our Business Manager. Our
In the past five months, the City of misleading headline. I am hopeful they Dispatch has decided it was necessary BM came in and replied the same.
Columbus has undertaken significant will honor my request. to disparage the LCSD. When we had our budget hearing,
cost-cutting steps in all areas of the David Armstrong Our district has faced unforeseen the reporter was given the PowerPoint.
city budget. To date, almost $300,000 Chief Operating Officer, City of adversity in our funding the past four It was reported in the paper we spend
of savings have been realized. The new Columbus years. We have lost over $14,000,000 in $700,000 in administrative cost. This is
budget projects savings of $1.6 million tax revenue during this time period. true, but the article leaves off the fact
over the upcoming financial year. The Editor’s note: The original head- While dealing with these financial that the State allows a district our size
new budget includes a tax increase that line on the above-referenced story was challenges, another problem arose. up to $1.7 million allocated in adminis-
amounts to approximately $36 per year unintentionally misleading and has The board was trying to decide wheth- trative cost. Our administrative cost is
on a $100,000 home. been changed in the online version of the er they were going to appoint me or one of the lowest in the state.
The tax increase will go entirely to article. Our goal was to communicate do a search for a new Superintendent. It was also reported in the paper I
debt retirement on paving and other the net effect of the millage increase, All of a sudden, a series of negative was allegedly holding the Career/Tech
capital projects. The increase is not to which was a surplus. We did not intend articles started coming out. The first position open for myself. The board
create a surplus, nor will any of this to suggest the tax increase was meant to one was about non-renewing first year kept delaying the decision on whether
increase go to operating expenses. produce a surplus. We apologize for the teachers. CMSD had sent us a flyer ad- or not they would appoint me as super-
The projected surplus will be created mistake. vertising bonuses for math and science intendent. My term ends in December.
teachers, and advertising several open- I told the board each month I needed to
ings. A reporter from The Dispatch know something.
asked if we were going to send it out to Mr. Lee, the retiring Career/Tech
our teachers. I told them we were not Director told me I should appoint my-
Potential of EMCC’s Communiversity is tremendous until the board approved the non-re- self as CTD in Jan. and name an inter-
There is nothing quite like East vanced manufacturing processes. newal of our 64 first year teachers. The im for the first term. I told our Board, if
Mississippi Community College’s That is important to those of us who article in the paper made it look like they didn’t want me as Superintendent,
Communiversity in the Southeast and, call the Golden Triangle home because we did not care about our teachers and I still needed a job and could appoint
perhaps, in the nation. of the opportunity it represents for was doing nothing to help them. myself as CTD.
Its potential as an educational our students and for our region. Our Next an article came out about The board voted for me to employ
facility, workforce development driver, students are in demand and a key com- sending students back to CMSD after an interim CT director. We screened
business incubator and economic stim- ponent of site selection by manufactur- they had been counted in the LCSD 34 applicants, interviewed four of the
ulator is tremendous. ers looking to open a new plant is the for funding purposes. It stated that the top candidates, and selected a CTD. I
At its core, the $42 million facility availability of a skilled workforce. LCSD owed the CMSD $6,000/student made a point to explain to each of the
that opened to students Aug. 19 was de- EMCC has already garnered a for 36 students who were sent back to candidates, if things were going well,
signed and equipped to train students reputation over the years for working CMSD after the November count. They there would be no way I would remove
for careers in today’s state-of-the-art closely with area industries to provide left off that the LCSD had received 39 the CTD to make a job for myself. I
manufacturing environments where students from the CMSD during the also told this to the board. However,
training that meets their real-word de-
advanced robotics and automation are same time and had received 84 trans- this was not reported.
mands for skilled labor. The Communi-
the new norm. fers overall after the November count The paper blasted us for poor money
versity will expand upon that role. was taken. The LCSD wouldn’t get paid management. We closed the year with
Six programs are offered at the Our Communiversity Advisory
Communiversity that lead to Associate for any of these. $6.2 million in fund balance. This
Board includes representatives from According to the paper, the LCSD almost doubled what we had projected
of Applied Science degrees. They are: area industries, while experts in their
Precision Machining & Manufactur- was accused of trying to recruit the and the State required. One would
respective fields provide feedback on Palmer Home children. think we would be receiving all kinds
ing; Engineering Drafting & Design; our course curriculum. The Communi- Two Palmer Home administrators of accolades for having such an effec-
Electro-Mechanical Technology; versity offers “soft landing” space for approached our Board Chairman and tive and efficient school district. When
Mechatronics Technology; Industrial new companies interested in locating myself and asked if there was any way the State Test Scores are released, we
Maintenance; and Systems Based to the region, with available office their students could attend the LCSD will have our highest test scores ever.
Automation. spaces, conference areas and training schools. I told them the only way this The LCSD is going on eight years of
These are cutting-edge programs bays. could happen would be if the CMSD steady improvement in nearly every
for training in new manufacturing pro- Board released them. The CMSD category measurable. I am very proud
The equipment our students are
cesses that are transforming mass pro- Board did not approve releasing them. to be part of one of the top school dis-
trained on is cutting edge and, in many
duction and disrupting labor markets. The Palmer Home moved. tricts in the State, the Lowndes County
cases, mirrors that found on local man-
That change presents both challenges Next, a reporter asked about our School District!
ufacturing floors. We have dedicated
and opportunities. past two audits. He pointed out over Lynn Wright
space for displays by area manufactur-
While some have long bemoaned the past two years the district spent $7 Superintendent, Lowndes County
ers and will be working closely with
the offshoring of plants and mills million more than it took in. I normally School District
our K-12 partners to promote STEM
that relied heavily on physical labor, scan over the audit and focus on the
fields to our emerging workforce.
the fact is that automated processes back page. We had received clean Editor’s note: This letter has been
According to the U.S. Department
and technology-driven production audits with no findings those years. He edited for length. An unedited version of
are actually helping make the U.S. an of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, asked how I explained these expendi- the letter can be found on cdispatch.com.
attractive option as manufacturers look there were 146,000 manufacturing
to expand production. jobs in the state of Mississippi as of
July 2019 and our partners at the local A letter to the editor is an excellent way to participate in your community. We
America can’t compete with third
and state levels are working hard to request the tone of your letters be constructive and respectful and the length be limited
world countries for inexpensive manual
improve those numbers. The Na- to 450 words. We welcome all letters emailed to [email protected] or mailed to
labor but we can rise to meet the new
tional Strategic Planning & Analysis The Dispatch, Attn: Letters to the Editor, PO Box 511, Columbus, MS 39703-0511.
demand for highly trained employees
to operate sophisticated machinery. Research Center at Mississippi State
And the demand is real. In 2018, University reports that manufacturing
264,000 new manufacturing jobs were is one of the highest paying industries THE STAFF OF THE DISPATCH
added in the U.S., the highest number in the state, with employees earning an
recorded since 1988, according to average annual salary of $53,000. EDITOR/PUBLISHER Evie Vidrine Jeffrey Gore
NEWS Katrina Guyton
MarketWatch. In fact, predictions are Those are jobs that strengthen the Peter Imes Isabelle Altman Doris Hill
that the U.S. will soon face a critical economy by providing stable employ- BUSINESS OFFICE Matt Garner Quaylon Jones
ment to residents who, in turn, contrib-
PUBLISHER EMER- Lindsey Beck Garrick Hodge
shortage of skilled labor in modern Marquisto Miller
ITUS Debbie Foster Jennifer Mosbruck-
manufacturing. ute tax dollars to our local and state Bobby Williams
Birney Imes Mary Ann Hardy er
According to a 2018 study published governments. The Communiversity Timothy Wilson
Eddie Johnson Zack Plair
by Deloitte and The Manufacturing will play a key role in ensuring our Mary Pollitz
residents are prepared to fill those jobs
ADVERTISING CIRCULATION Ben Portnoy PRODUCTION
Institute, roughly 60 percent of the Amber Dumas
while serving as an economic engine Christopher Dumas Slim Smith William Hudson
anticipated 3.4 million advanced man- Kelly Ervin Michael Floyd Jan Swoope William LeJeune
ufacturing jobs to be added in the U.S. and workforce driver well into the Melissa Johnson Courtney Laury Jamie Morrison
Tess Vrbin
over the next decade will go unfilled future. Beth Proffitt Lisa Oswalt Anne Murphy
due to a lack of trained workers. That Dr. Scott Alsobrooks Mary Jane Runnels Deanna Tina Perry
Luther Shields Robinson-Pugh
MAILROOM
represents a critical 2 million shortfall President, East Mississippi Christina Boyd
Jackie Taylor
nationwide of workers needed for ad- Community College Joseph Ellis
 The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com Sunday, August 25, 2019 7A

75 years later, US World War II veterans say: Never forget

Veterans marking anniversary of military Angle, from Chambersburg,
Pennsylvania, landed in Norman-
in his head of a fellow soldier fall-
ing beside him, and another. Of
er generations: “Learn history,
and don’t repeat mistakes.”
operation that liberated Paris from the Nazis dy in 1944 and moved into east-
ern France, where his division
the muddy holes he called home.
Of the German machine guns,
Harold Radish, now a 95-year-
old retired teacher, arrived in
By ANGELA CHARLTON to The Associated Press in Par- fought through a brutal winter. each capable of firing thousands France in 1944, fought his way
The Associated Press is. “To be under the domination He saved a piece of a bullet that of rounds. to Germany — and then was
of a dictatorship like the Hitler hit his helmet, and keeps it with War, he says, is “nasty, smelly, captured. Hunger, lice and dys-
PARIS — Seventy-five years regime and some of the terrible, a wartime photo of himself and a terrible.” But he maintains, “it entery dominated life as a prison-
ago, they helped free Europe terrible things that they did. letter he wrote home to his moth- was important for someone to do er of war. His family in Brooklyn
from the Nazis. This weekend, “When you talk about taking er, describing his scrape with this,” to stop Hitler from taking thought they’d never see him
U.S. veterans are back in Paris to little kids out on a firing range death. over more of the world. again.
celebrate, and commemorate. and shooting them for target Steve Melnikoff, 99, of Cock- Donald Cobb of Evansville, In- As a Jew, he remembers a
Now in their 90s, these men practice....” Emotion choked his eysville, Maryland, came ashore diana, took part in the invasions German guard accusing him,
aren’t afraid to cry about what voice. “I can’t imagine anybody on Omaha Beach on D-Day, June of Normandy and of southern and Wall Street, of starting the
they saw in World War II. And doing things like that. So I think 6, 1944 with the 29th Infantry France from aboard ship, oper- war. He remains surprised and
they want everyone to remember we really did save the world. The Division. It was one of the most ating high-frequency antennae to grateful to have made it out alive.
what happened back then, so that guy had to be stopped.” pivotal days in the war — but to detect German submarines and He came to Paris later, and
it doesn’t happen again. Now 96, he’s among Allied vet- him, just one of many life-and- helping load ammunition. He’s reveled in Parisians’ appreciation.
“The veterans, all the veterans erans, French resistance fighters death experiences infantrymen back in peaceful Paris this week “That’s what’s important
of World War II, I think we saved and others taking part in ceremo- faced on the front lines of histo- with the Greatest Generations about the liberation of Paris, it
the world,” said Harold Angle, nies Saturday and Sunday mark- ry’s deadliest conflict. Foundation, which organizes was a new thing, something good
who came to France with the U.S. ing the 75th anniversary of the “What we went through, to do trips for veterans. He sometimes had changed, the world was gon-
28th Infantry Division in 1944, military operation that liberated what we did, people don’t real- feels “survivor guilt,” and has one na get a little better. ... You came
and recounted his experiences Paris from Nazi occupation. ize,” he said. He still has pictures fundamental message for young- in to Paris, you were a hero.”

Ask Rufus
Continued from Page 2A
Army Air Ser vice during
World War I. His wel-
come home party was on
Sarah Hardy’s porch. En-
tertainment was provid-
ed by the “blues” of Jim
Shine. Shine was noted
for playing “Alabama
Waters on his guitar in
true Southern style.”
Some bluesmen trav-
eled about singing for
food and lodging at area
farms. One such musi-
cian was Big Joe Gray,
who traveled through
the prairie around 1930
performing in the Arte-
sia area. In Columbus, Courtesy photo/Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Lomax Collection Send in your church event!
the blues flourished at John Lomax recording Richard Amerson, a Livingston, Email [email protected]
Subject: Religious brief
the Queen City Hotel, Alabama blues singer in 1940. Amerson, a former Ala-
bama River roustabout, was “a musician of many parts,”
which opened in 1909
“played the harmonica,” sang “with a husky voice” and
in the bustling Afri- “looked like an abandoned and hopeless vagrant.”
can-American neighbor-
hood of Seventh Avenue
North. IF YOU GO:
The writings and pho- ■ WHAT: Black Prairie Blues
tographs of John, Alan Festival
■ WHEN: Friday, Aug. 30, 5:30
and Ruby Lomax for the
- 11:30 p.m.
Archive of the American ■ WHERE: Mary Holmes Col-
Folk Song document lege, Hwy. 50 West, West Point
much cultural histor y ■ TICKETS: $20 advance
that other wise would (blackprairiebluesfestival.com;
have been lost. Between Columbus Arts Council; Jack
1934 and 1950 they trav- Forbus Insurance/Starkville;
eled across the South Growth Alliance/West Point).
inter viewing, photo- $25 at door.
graphing and recording
folk musicians including
blusemen. “Go git yo’ sack!
In 1940 they traveled Whoa back buddy,
to Livingston, Alabama whoa back!
in the middle of the I gota coat here to fit
Black Prairie. Through yo’ back!’
their efforts there much On and on until the
of the stor y of blues in boat was unloaded.”
the Back Prairie has
been preser ved. John Lomax also told
I found especially of Vera Hall and Doc
interesting John Lo- Reed from the Living-
max’s account of Rich- ston area. They mostly
ard Amerson, a singer sang old spirituals rather
of the blues who was “a than the “worl’ly songs”
musician of many parts,” sung by Richard Amer-
“played the harmoni- son and Blind Jesse Har-
ca,” sang “with a husky ris. Lomax did get her to
voice” and “looked like sing Boll Weevil Blues
an abandoned and hope- and Another Man Done
less vagrant.” Gone which began:
Lomax’s inter view
with Amerson also “Another Man Done
delved into something Gone
I had written about last From de County Farm
year. Some of the blues I didn’t know his name
songs that evolved out He had a long chain
of work chants were not on
only from farm labor but He killed another man
were also based on the I don’t know where
work chants of riverboat he’s gone.”
crews.
Amerson had once The Livingston inter-
been a roustabout on views were published by
a steamboat on the
John Lomax in his 1947
Alabama River. He also
book “Adventures of A
claimed to have been a
Ballad Hunter” and pro-
well-digger, a minstrel,
vide a window into the
a farmer and a voodoo
African-American music
doctor. He mostly spoke
heritage of the Black
about his days as a
roustabout. He began Prairie.
by chanting a work song For those who appre-
that the men sang as ciate great music and
they loaded and unload- an enjoyable evening I
ed a steamboat. hope to see you at The
As a roustabout, Black Prairie Blues
Amerson helped load Festival Friday night,
and unload sacks of Aug. 30 in West Point.
fertilizer, 500-pound It is at the Mar y Homes
bales of cotton and large College Gym. Doors
barrels of molasses. open at 5:30 p.m. and it
He was a crewman on starts at 6. Tickets ($20
Mr. Perkins’ boat which in advance, $25 at the
ran on the Alabama door) are available at
River between Mobile the door or at Colum-
and Selma. He recalled bus Arts Council, Jack
“When we unloaded Forbus Insurance in
fert’lizer we had to go Starkville or the Growth
down in de hull an’ walk Alliance in West Point. I
up a tall step. Ev’r y time am looking for ward to a
we come up from de top most enjoyable evening
an’ th’owed it down, de of some fine music.
fellow‘d tell yo’ an’ com- Rufus Ward is a local
mence callin’:” historian.
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Tornado recovery
Continued from Page 1A
of the two-story home,
but do little to prevent
rain from leaking into the
home by the bucket-fulls.
“They still stay here
some,” Cockrell said.
“They go back and forth
between here and my
house and my sister’s
house. All their stuff is
here. It’s packed up, so
they’re kind of living out of
boxes and suitcases.”
The Cockrells’ home
was one of more than 300
homes and businesses
damaged or destroyed in
the tornado, which killed
one person and displaced
hundreds of residents in
the geographic heart of
the city.
Recovery began the Jennifer Mosbrucker/Dispatch Staff

next morning, as work Ethel Stevenson sews quilt squares together in her front yard on June 25 on Shady
Street in Columbus. Some of Stevenson’s neighbors had homes severely damaged
crews and private citi- by the Feb. 23 tornado, forcing them to leave the uninhabitable buildings.
zens moved through the
battered, dazed neighbor- demos, but it looks like
hoods, offering assistance there’s more than proba-
and encouragement. bly should be done. But
Now, a half-year later, our job is to pick up what’s Jennifer Mosbrucker/Dispatch Staff
there are tangible signs there.” Plants grow through the cracked sidewalk in front of
of recovery. At Sim Scott Johnny and Ida Cockrell’s house on Friday on Shady
The city has issued Street in Columbus. Johnny Cockrell built the sidewalk
Park along 20th Street some 50 to 75 building by hand, and the brickwork was damaged when a tree
North, the fences around permits in the affected fell on it during a tornado on Feb. 23.
the ball fields, the chil- area.
dren’s play areas, the Progress has come, is another segment of the Gillom said. “Some are
pavilion have all been without question. But community that is eligible living with relatives, some
replaced. The dirt work for there is still much to be for neither. are probably still in hotels.
a new community center is done, particularly for pri- “We can’t help with But we feel like we’ve
ready for the foundation to vate property owners. rental properties,” Clink- made a lot of progress
be poured. Architectural “We are still in recov- scales said. “That’s going getting people settled in
renderings of the facility, ery mode and probably
Jennifer Mosbrucker/Dispatch Staff
to be a problem for the more permanent situa-
which replaces two sepa- A framed print sits in Major Andrews’ yard alongside
will be for the foresee- debris moved by the Feb. 23 tornado on June 25 on city. The landlords just ar- tions.”
rate buildings wiped out able future,” said Nicole Shady Street. en’t coming back. They’re
by the tornado, are being Clinkscales, director of
reviewed. City engineer Community Recovery of up for assistance at the In addition to money,
taking their insurance
money and using it for
‘Better days ahead’
Kevin Stafford said if all The Cockrells own
Lowndes County (CRLC), Trotter Convention Center the CRLC is also in need other things.” their home outright and
goes perfectly, the center a volunteer group assem- downtown soon after the of volunteers to help with With renters account-
could be completed late had insurance. Deundrae
bled to help with both storm. After interviews repairs and rebuilds. ing for much as 80 percent said his parents are look-
this year and certainly by short- and long-term with CRLC staff, her prop- “With any build, the of residents displaced by
spring. ing for a nice place out in
recovery for residents with erty was assessed and labor costs are the biggest the tornado, the CRLC
Across 20th Street, at the country.
few resources. “The hard she was provided a case expense,” Clinkscales continues to try to find
Hunt Success Academy, “Maybe in Caledonia,”
work we’ve been doing worker. In the interim, the said. “We’ve had a lot of long-term housing.
efforts to secure and he said. “They should be
since we really got off the Bradleys remained in their help from churches and “We identified 63 fami-
stabilize the school for able to find something
ground in May, we’ll prob- home, water leaking into some contractors have vol- lies that needed housing,”
rebuilding will be com- they like.”
ably be doing for another the den with each rainfall. unteered their services. said Tommy Gillom, a
pleted in about six weeks, Even so, its been both
year.” “We didn’t sit around,” But there is still a need for CRLC committee member
said Columbus Municipal a physical and emotional
The CRLC, comprised she said. “The next day volunteers. The more vol- from Fairview Baptist
School District Superin- struggle for his parents,
of volunteers, many from after the storm, we were unteers we have, the more Church. “At first, it was
tendent Cherie Labat. cleaning up whatever we both in their late 60s.
area churches, has been a people we can help.” about short-term housing,
“It’s going to be a slow could. Every time we tried “These last six months,
beacon of hope for many. Help is also on the just giving people a place
process,” said Labat, who to fix the (leaks) the rain they’ve been hard,” Deun-
Armed with a Missis- way from the Mennonite to stay immediately after
would not speculate when would still come in. Until drae said. “But better days
sippi Emergency Man- Disaster Services, which the storm.
Hunt would be open again. we could get stuff fixed, I has become legendary are ahead.”
agement Agency grant of “The challenge now
“We’re working with (Fed- just prayed and asked God for its work in helping is long-term housing,” he That, too, is the mantra
$250,000, and with private
eral Emergency Manage- for help for me and every- communities rebuild after said. “Even in a nice hotel, of those who are still
donations of another
ment Agency) and it’s an body in the storm.” natural disasters. They you can only stand it so recovering from the Feb.
$25,000, the CRLC faces
historic site. There (is) a a daunting challenge — About a month ago, the are expected to arrive in long.” 23 tornado.
lot of red tape. It’s going to using the available funds CRLC work team arrived November, at which point, Gillom said CRLC has
take a while.” to help as many residents to repair her home. the CRLC hopes to begin placed people in afford- To Help:
as possible. “You talk about some- work on the majority of its able housing, including To volunteer, send an
Progress in fits For CRLC, much of the body happy? I was happy,” major repair and rebuild subsidized housing. email to communityrecov-
and starts last few months have been Annette said. “When jobs. Churches have purchased [email protected].
All across the area, devoted to organization they came here — it was Through FEMA, pub- some homes. Trinity Donations can be mailed
the sights of recovery are — signing up qualified a group from Vibrant lic property damaged or opened spots for those to Community Recovery
intermingled with the residents, ensuring they Church — I just couldn’t destroyed by the tornado elderly in need of nursing of Lowndes County, P.O.
telltale signs of the work have clear titles to their believe all they did. They can be repaired. MEMA home residency. Box 821, Columbus, MS.
properties, assessing fixed the roof, put in the funds are available “I’m sure there are still 39703. For more informa-
that remains. For every
damage and assembling new window, even painted through CRLC to help some people who aren’t tion on recovery efforts
new rooftop that goes up,
volunteer work crews to my little fence. I was just homeowners. But there permanently placed,” visit: www.uwlc-ms.org
there is another bearing
finish the projects. so blessed.”
blue tarps — the universal
Clinkscales said that
symbol of a badly dam-
CRLC work begins most of the cases CRLC
aged roof. Some lots have
Rev. Aislinn Kopp of has worked on so far have
been cleared, their rem-
been those in need of
nants stacked on piles six First United Methodist
fewer repairs.
or eight feet high near the Church is the Unmet
“Some of these are
street awaiting removal. Needs Chair for the
going to have to be total
Some have not. Though CRLC, working with two
rebuilds,” she said. “That’s
utilities and streets have case workers provided
costly, so the idea was
long since been restored, through a grant from
as the MEMA money
the mangled homes stand the national Methodist
is dispersed (the first
much as they were in the Church.
$50,000 arrived in July),
immediate wake of the “Right now, we have 31
we would work on as many
storm. actives cases, with nine
of the smaller projects as
Don Lucas, project cases that we’ve closed,”
we could. As time goes by,
manager for Looks Great Kopp said.
we’ll start on the rebuilds.”
Services, the company One of those closed
contracted by the city cases involved repairs on
for debris removal, said Annette and Roscoe Brad- Donations, volunteers
the final phase of debris ley’s home on Division needed
removal will begin within Street, which suffered Because MEMA funds
the next week or two. a badly damaged roof, a are restricted to the
“Most of what’s left is flooded den and a picture purchase of materials,
demo stuff,” Lucas said. window that was blown other needs — clothing,
“We’ll be making our out of the house. furniture, temporary hous-
last round of collection. Annette Bradley was ing — must come through
There have been a lot of one of those who signed donations.
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Area obituaries
Jesse Broadbent Jr. T.C. Phillips Porter of Flint, Michi- Pallbearers will be
COLUMBUS — Jes- COLUMBUS — T.C. gan; daughters, Sandra Edward Jones, John
se Alan Broadbent Jr. Phillips, 55, died Aug. Joiner of Meridian, Wilson, Keith Jenness,
died Aug. 23, 2019. 23, 2019, at Baptist Me- Marsha Henderson Preston Long, Cody
Arrangements are morial Hospital-Gold- and Mary Adair, both Jones and Paul Long.
incomplete and will be en Triangle. of Meridian; and a host Memorials may be
announced by Memori- Arrangements are of grandchildren and made to Victory Chris-
al Gunter Peel Funeral incomplete and will be great-grandchildren. tian Academy, 100 Vic-
Home and Crematory, announced by Carter’s tory Loop, Columbus,
Second Avenue North Funeral Services of Sharon Matson MS 39702.
location. Columbus. COLUMBUS — Sha-
ron Ruth “Sherri” Mat- Dorothy Swedenburg
Albert Price Jr. Mary Dodd son, 60, died Aug. 24, ETHELSVILLE,
WEST POINT — Al- AMORY — Mary 2019, at her residence. Ala. — Dorothy “Dot”
bert Price Jr., 57, died Charles Posey Dodd, Arrangements are Swedenburg, 89, died
Aug. 19, 2019, at his 83, died Aug. 23, 2019, incomplete and will be Aug. 23, 2019.
residence. at North Mississippi announced by Memori- A memorial service
Services will be Medical Center in al Gunter Peel Funeral will be held at 3 p.m.
at 11 a.m. Monday at Tupelo. Home and Crematory, Wednesday at Forest
St. Matthew Temple Services will be at 2 Second Avenue North U.M. Church, with
C.O.G.I.C., with Rod- p.m. Monday at Cleve- location. the Rev. Linda Shelton
ney Young officiating. land-Moffett Funeral officiating. Visitation
Burial will follow at Home, with Dr. Lloyd Daphne Jones will be one hour prior
Greenwood Cemetery. Sweatt officiating. COLUMBUS — to the service at Forest
Visitation is from 2-5 Burial will follow at Daphne Jones, 56, Community Center.
p.m. Sunday at Carter’s Haughton Memorial died Aug. 23, 2019, at Lowndes Funeral
Mortuary Services Park. Visitation is from Baptist Memorial Hos- Home of Columbus is
Chapel. Carter’s Mor- 5-8 p.m. today at the pital-Golden Triangle. in charge of arrange-
tuary Services of West funeral home. Cleve- Services are at 2 ments.
Point is in charge of land-Moffett Funeral p.m. today at Lowndes See Obituaries, 10A
arrangements. Home of Amory is in Funeral Home. Burial
Mr. Price was born charge of arrange- will follow at Memorial
Aug. 23, 1961, in West ments. Gardens. Visitation is
Point, to Pearlie Price Mrs. Dodd was one hour prior to the
and the late Elder born Jan. 24, 1936, services at the funeral
Albert Price Sr. He was in Laurel Hill, to the home. Lowndes Funer-
formerly employed as late Hillard and Alma al Home of Columbus
an assistant depart- Tolbert Posey. She was is in charge of arrange-
ment manager. a graduate of Meridian ments.
He is survived by High School and was She is survived
his wife, Teresa M. formerly employed in by her children, Tori
Price of West Point; the nursing field with Mims, Carrie Jones,
sons, Albert Price III of Dr. Ellis Parker. Cody Jones and Ed-
Columbus and Marcus In addition to her ward Jones; parents,
Price of Tupelo; daugh- parents, she was pre- Elwanna Johnson
ter, Latoya Marble of ceded in death by her and James Mims and
Alexandria, Virginia; husband, Marvin Dodd; Charles Johnson;
brothers, Roger Price and sisters, Doris Hor- stepmother, Jean
and Anthony Price, ton and Arlene Sikes. Mims; siblings, Teresa
both of West Point; She is survived by Proffitt, Deborah Hill,
sister, Annette Price of her sons, John Porter Randy Mims and Con-
West Point; and eight of Terry, Jason Porter nie Millsaps; and three
grandchildren. of Meridian and Sidney grandchildren.

Morris & Virginia

Willie Baptist
CR AWFORD —

Adair
Willie James Baptist,
62, died Aug. 15, 2019,
in Crawford.
Services are at 3
p.m. Sunday at Oak-
land M.B. Church.
Burial will follow at
the church cemetery.
Visitation was from 3-6
p.m. Saturday at West
Memorial Funeral
Home. West Memo-
rial Funeral Home of
Starkville is in charge
of arrangements.
He is survived by
his daughter, Kimberly Funeral services for Morris Neil Adair,
Hubbard; sons, Dennis 87, and Virginia Bunce Adair, 91, of Forsyth,
Lee Hubbard, Calvin Georgia, will be 11:00am Saturday, August 24,
Hubbard, Eric Hubbard 2019, at Herrington/Land of Memory Funeral
and Travis Weather- Home Chapel. Graveside services with military
spoon; brothers, Carl honors will follow at Land of Memory Cemetery.
Baptist, Bennie Bap- Visitation will be from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
tist, Jefferson Baptist, Saturday, August 24, 2019, at Herrington Funeral
Lamar Samuels, Terry Home.
Baptist, Michael Bap- Mr. and Mrs. Adair died Saturday, August 17,
tist, Neal Samuels and 2019.
O.C. Henley; and sis- Morris was born May 30, 1932, in Brownsboro,
ters, Annie Clayborn, Texas, to Wylie C. and Eunice May Nichols Adair.
Mary Bradford, Shir- He was a retired Command Sergeant Major
ley Morton, Michelle with the U.S. Army. Awards, and decorations
Adams, Sadie Baptist, received during his 24 years of service were the
Faye Scott and Linda Bronze Star Medal (3rd Oak Leaf Cluster and
Underwood. “V” device for heroism), Purple Heart, Army
Commendation Medal (1st Oak Leaf Cluster),
Robert Craig Army Good Conduct Medal (1st-4th awards),
BIRMINGHAM, National Defense Service Medal (1st Oak Leaf
Ala. — William Robert Cluster), Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam
Craig, 72, died Aug. Campaign Medal with 1960 device, 1 Silver and
23, 2019, at Brookwood 1 Bronze Service Stars, Combat Infantryman
Baptist Medical Center. Badge, Parachutist Badge, Pathfinder Badge,
Services will be at Expert Badge (Rifle), Sharpshooter Badge
2 p.m. Tuesday at Old (Pistol-45), and Overseas Bars (4).
Aberdeen Road Church Morris was preceded in death by his parents;
of Christ. Burial will son, Mark Adair; granddaughter, Malyssa Faith
follow at Greenwood Adair; grandson, Michael Barrentine; and his
Cemetery. Visitation siblings, Jerry, Gayle, Jean and Kelton. He is
will be from 5-7 p.m. survived by brothers, Mike and Linda Adair and
Monday at Calvert Dickie Adair.
Funeral Home and one Virginia was born August 14, 1928, in Fairmont,
hour prior to services North Carolina, to Alton Eugene and Katie
at the church. Calvert Hardin Williams. Virginia had worked numerous
Funeral Home of West places throughout her career as a bookkeeper.
Point is in charge of After her retirement, she and Morris enjoyed
arrangements. traveling and spending time with each other.
Virginia was preceded in death by her parents;
Mary Parker siblings, Gerald Williams, Alton Williams and
KENNEDY, Ala. — Patty Leibowitz.
Mary Jeanette Parker, Survivors of Morris and Virginia are their
80, died Aug. 22, 2019, children, Carolyn and Bobby Becker of San
in Tuscaloosa, Ala- Antonio, TX, Larry and Marcia Bunce of
bama. Salemburg, NC, Katherine and Daniel Enlow of
Services were at Fort Worth, TX, Margie and Tommy Wendel of
2 p.m. Saturday at San Antonio, TX, Mitchell and Kathy Bunce of
Dowdle Funeral Home. Forsyth, GA, Anita Adair Savers of Palestine,
Burial followed at Mt. TX, and Janice and Eddie Vanover of Kemp, TX;
Carmel Cemetery. 13 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and 5
Visitation was one hour great-great-grandchildren.
prior to the service Memorials may be made to the Forsyth Chapter
at the funeral home. 946 Vietnam Veterans, P.O. Box 1144, Forsyth,
Dowdle Funeral Home GA 31029 or to the Alzheimer’s Association.
of Millport is in charge Paid Obituary - Herrington Funeral Home
of arrangements.
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Billionaire conservative
donor David Koch dies at 79
‘I was taught from a young age that ny-tentacled support of
conservative and liber-
“I was taught from a
young age that involve-
involvement in the public discourse tarian causes, candidates
and think tanks, includ-
ment in the public dis-
course is a civic duty,”
is a civic duty’ ing the Cato Institute.
The brothers in 2004
David Koch wrote in a
David Koch in a 2012 op-ed in the New York Post 2012 op-ed in the New
founded the anti-tax, York Post. “Each of us
By STEVE PEOPLES York City, had contend- small-government group has a right — indeed, a
and JENNIFER PELTZ ed for years with various Americans for Prosperi- responsibility, at times
The Associated Press
illnesses, including pros- ty, which remains one of — to make his or her
tate cancer. the most powerful con- views known to the larg-
NEW YORK — Billion- servative organizations er community in order to
A chemical engineer
aire industrialist David H. in U.S. politics, and they better form it as a whole.
Koch, who with his older by training, Koch was
were an important in- While we may not always
brother Charles poured an executive in the fam-
fluence on the tea party get what we want, the ex-
a fortune into right-wing ily-run conglomerate, movement.
the Libertarian Party’s change of ideas betters
causes, transforming the While celebrated on the nation in the process.”
American political land- vice-presidential candi- the right, the Koch broth- Some prominent Re-
scape and shaping U.S. date in 1980 and a major ers have been vilified by publicans praised his leg-
policies on such issues as benefactor of education- Democrats and others acy upon his death, with
climate change and gov- al, medical and cultural who see them as a dark libertarian-leaning Sen.
ernment regulation, died organizations. and conspiratorial force, Rand Paul of Kentucky
Friday at 79. But he and his broth- the embodiment of fat-cat saying “his many contri-
The cause of death er became best known capitalism and the cor- butions will have lasting
was not disclosed, but for building a political rupting influence of cor- impact on our country.”
Koch Industries said network dubbed the porate money in Ameri-
Koch, who lived in New “Kochtopus” for its ma- can politics.

Obituaries
Continued from Page 9A

Anthony Flora Nashville, Tennessee; Dec. 12, 1990, in Co-

COLUMBUS — An- brother, Billy Jeff Flora lumbus, to Lillie Moore
thony Scott Flora, 61, Jr. of Vernon. and the late Reginal
died Aug. 20, 2019, at Price. In addition to his
his residence. Marty Moore mother, he is survived
Services are at 1 COLUMBUS — by his children, Male-
p.m. today at Schaffer’s Marty Moore, 28, died ria Moore and Marty
Chapel. Burial will fol- Aug. 6, 2019, at Bap- C. Moore Jr., both of
low at the church ceme- tist Memorial Hospi- Columbus; and sib-
tal-Golden Triangle. lings, Jamarkco Moore,
tery. Lowndes Funeral
Services were at Dedtrick Moore, Delvin
Home of Columbus is
11 a.m. Saturday at Moore and Kimberly
in charge of arrange- Bibleway Progressive
ments. Moore, all of Columbus.
Church of God in
He was preceded in Christ. Burial followed
death by his wife, Debo- at Sandfield Cemetery. Lashundra Robinson
rah Flora; mother, Rose Visitation was from NOXUBEE —
Rigby Flora; father, 5-7 p.m. Saturday at Lashundra Robinson,
Billy Jeff Flora Sr.; and Carter’s Funeral Ser- 40, died Aug. 22, 2019.
sister, Debra Ryan. vices. Carter’s Funeral Arrangements are
He is survived by his Services of Columbus incomplete and will be
sons; sisters, Rosemary was in charge of ar- announced by Carter’s
Beaver of Columbus rangements. Funeral Services of
and Marie Polk of Mr. Moore was born Macon.
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n East mississippi community college: looking to improve on historic season. n Mississippi State:
EMCC goes for third straight NJCAA Page 3B Thompson ready to lead MSU defense.
championship Page 3B Page 5B
n Mississippi State: MSU’s Kylin Hill
n Ole Miss: How Matt Corral is channeling preparing for breakout season Page 4B n Prep football: Area high school
his inner passion heading into 2019. football coverage. Page 7-9B
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Predicting the 2019 Mississippi State  alendar/On The Air: Page 10B
nC
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n Al football season Page 4B
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east mississippi community college lions

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West Point influx heavy in Scooba as EMCC

goes for third straight NJCAA championship
By GARRICK HODGE “I think the West Point foot-
[email protected] ball program has been very
good to us,” Stephens said.
SCOOBA — East Mississip- “We’re excited about all the
pi Community College football kids that we get from there.
coach Buddy Stephens seems (Green Wave head coach) Chris
to have already gotten over his Chambless does a terrific job
team winning two straight Ju- every year and one of the best
nior College national champion- jobs in the entire state.”
ships. The three returning West
He has his eyes on a three- Point alumni seem to have a
peat. firm grasp on a roster spot.
“I keep telling our guys last Brownlee, a 6-foot-3, 190-pound
year doesn’t matter anymore,” speedster is expected to be a
Stephens said. “This is a differ- primary target at receiver af-
ent year.” ter catching 14 passes for 113
EMCC has already been yards and a touchdown in 2018.
anointed as the team to beat “With Brownlee, he under-
in 2019 by prognosticators, as stands the game more this year
the Lions were ranked No. 1 and yes, he’s an SEC guy with-
in the National Junior College out a doubt,” Stephens said.
Athletic Association preseason “It’s just going to depend on if
poll. After winning four of the he has a good year, where he’ll
past six NJCAA national titles, land and how many SEC offers
EMCC considers any year that he’s going to have.”
doesn’t result in a ring a lost Pairing up with Brownlee
season. to form a potentially explosive
To help fill its ever-changing receiving corps is former Nox-
roster, the Lions have tapped EMCC Athletics ubee County standout Rashad
into a state powerhouse at the Former West Point standout Jason Brownlee will play a prominent role for EMCC at wide receiver this Eades.
high school level. EMCC list- season. “Eades I think is going to be
ed 12 players from West Point the breakout star in the league
on its preseason roster, nine of The West Point newcomers school and collegiate level. It’s unclear how many of the this year,” Stephens said. “Be-
them freshmen. hope to join their former high “It doesn’t get much better nine West Point freshmen will cause he’s so dynamic in what
“We can’t get rid of them,” school teammates Brownlee, than that,” said the 6-foot-2, make the Lions’ roster, which he does and he’s healthy. That’s
EMCC sophomore wide receiv- sophomore defensive lineman 250-pound Cherry, who had has to be down to 55 players by a big thing, he wasn’t real
er and West Point native Jason Terence Cherry and sophomore four sacks and two forced fum- Wednesday. EMCC is allowed healthy last year. He brings so
Brownlee said with a laugh. defensive back Tray Brown- bles a year ago. “When I look at to keep five non-scholarship many different things to the ta-
“They just follow us every- lee as players that have won a my fingers and see a few rings athletes on the roster for prac-
where.” championship at both the high on it, I get joyful and excited.” tice purposes, however. See EMCC, 6B

OLE miss rebels

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‘I’m not going to back down from anything’

How Matt Corral is channeling his inner passion heading into 2019
BY BEN PORTNOY Johnathan Abram. redshirt freshman year. Miss because I visited there “He kind of reminds me of
[email protected] After momentarily trading A California kid, Corral’s and it was a very family orient- Chad (Kelly) a little bit,” senior
words, fists became the curren- path to Ole Miss veered and ed spot,” Corral said. “Coach right tackle Alex Givens in ref-
HOOVER, Ala. — Ole Miss cy exchanged between Corral weaved seemingly more than (Matt) Luke was a genuine guy erence to Ole Miss’ mercurial
quarterback Matt Corral began and Peters. the Pacific Coast highway that — spoken from the heart — and former quarterback. “He’s kind
barking. Finally separated after the intersects his hometown of I’m sure a lot of people could tell of got that attitude with him and
Yelling at the gathered Mis- two flung each other around the Long Beach. that just by having a conversa- a little swagger.”
sissippi State field and Corral’s helmet flew Initially committed to near- tion with the guy.” While Corral has earned
players along the off, the Ole Miss signal caller by University of Southern Cal- In a perfect world, Corral a reputation as, for better or
Rebels’ sideline departed from the scuffle. ifornia, he flipped to Florida would’ve been reserved to mop- worse, a fiery competitor,
in the 2018 Egg “I’m a passionate player and during his senior season at up duty his first year on cam- there’s a level of maturity and
Bowl, he moved especially in that type game or Long Beach Polytechnic High pus. Incumbent starter Jordan trust Luke sees in his starting
away from the that type of environment,” Cor- School. Ta’amu headed into his senior signal caller entering his sec-
scuffle. ral said. “Between those white With turmoil abound in season having thrown for 1,682 ond season.
As the skir- lines, I’m not going to back Gainesville following Jim McEl- yards and 11 touchdowns in For one, he was the lone un-
mish persisted Corral down from anything and I know wain’s firing and a feeling that eight games as a junior. derclassmen, let alone fresh-
around the MSU my teammates aren’t either.” Florida was no longer as inter- Ta’amu remained the starter man, selected to represent his
five-yard line, It’s this intensity — albeit an ested in him, he again changed for the first 12 games of the sea- university at SEC Media Days
Corral meandered into the end extreme manifestation of it — his pledge — this time to Ole son but was injured in the Egg in July.
zone toward Bulldog corner- and desire to win that continues Miss. Bowl — thrusting Corral into Dressed to the nines, Cor-
back Jamal Peters and safety to drive Corral heading into his “I decided to go with Ole action. See Ole Miss, 6B

alabama crimson tide

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Beating the best: Tagovailoa looking to improve on historic season

By BEN PORTNOY Heading into his junior season, terback, improvements are marginal. And other times they’ve led to some
[email protected] there’s little Tagovailoa hasn’t done in Yet Saban quickly pinpointed his desire disasters. So having a little better judg-
his short tenure in Tuscaloosa. for Tagovailoa’s decision making to im- ment about when to say when can be an
HOOVER, Ala. — Orange confetti Stepping off the bench in the 2018 prove. asset from a health standpoint as well as
rained from the sky. national title game, he guided the Crim- “Tua is a great competitor, so he’s eliminate negative play standpoint, even
Wandering off the son Tide to their fifth championship in going to try to make a great play every though sometimes he’s done that, and
field following Alabama’s 10 years despite seeing limited action all play,” he said. “And sometimes those
44-16 loss to Clemson in season behind incumbent starter Jalen things have worked out extremely well. See Alabama, 6B
the 2019 College Foot- Hurts.
ball Playoff national title The 2019 version of the left-handed
game, Crimson Tide quar-
Hawaiian entered 2019 with unparal-
terback Tua Tagovailoa
leled hype — and, from a numbers per-
was enveloped by the
spective, he matched it.
storm of paper. Tagovailoa Tagovailoa finished last year with
With a look of disap-
3,966 yards, 43 touchdowns and just six
pointment and despair peering through
interceptions. He also completed 245 of
the eye-black crosses painted on his
his 355 attempts (69 percent) — giving
face, Tagovailoa had yet to fully process
the throttling the Tigers had just doled him the fifth-best completion percent-
out. It didn’t matter. He knew he hadn’t age in the country.
done enough. For context, his totals in passing
“We had a great season, but five yards, passing touchdowns, completion
words: Good is not good enough,” Ta- percentage and completions rank first,
govailoa said postgame. “We didn’t first, second and fourth in Alabama sin-
finish the way we wanted to finish. We gle-season history.
didn’t do the things we needed to do to Then there were the awards. He was
execute and be successful in this game, named the 2018 Walter Camp Player of
and that’s all it is.” the Year, took home the Maxwell Award
Sitting at the podium in Hoover during and earned consensus All-American
SEC Media Days, he spoke on the pain honors for his efforts.
the national title game had invoked. And So yes, aside from a Heisman trophy,
while the contest still weighed heavy, it’s there really isn’t anything he hasn’t
no longer a source of anguish. Rather, it done. But after falling 60 minutes short
serves as inspiration. of college football’s zenith, a renewed
“I think it’s good to get both the op- and refocused Tagovailoa will lead the
portunity to win and have the opportu- Crimson Tide into 2020.
nity to lose as well,” Tagovailoa said. “I “I think Tua is the kind of guy that’s
know this sounds bad, but I’m glad I had never really satisfied,” Saban said. “And
that opportunity to feel a loss like that I think he had an outstanding year last
because what can you learn from win- year. Are there things that he can im-
ning? Can’t learn as much. But when you prove on? I don’t think there’s any ques-
lose you start appreciating things a lot tion about that.”
more and definitely in a different per- After recording arguably the best
spective as well.” season in program history by a quar-
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mississippi state bulldogs

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Hodge
Continued from Page 4B
going to wear it on the chin for the sec- Mississippi State players serving sus-

‘I’m going to do it all’ Garrick Hodge: Predicting ond straight year.

Prediction: Mississippi State 45, Ar-
kansas 14
pensions will miss, but I promise this
will be one of them.
Prediction: Mississippi State 56,

the 2019 Mississippi State

Abilene Christian 14
Game 10, vs. Alabama
Alabama on offense is a cheat code Game 12, vs. Ole Miss
with Tua Tagovailoa and those three Ah, the Egg Bowl. While the rest of

football season speed demon wideouts. On defense,

Dylan Moses will give more than one
signal caller nightmares. It’s likely we
the nation spends its Thanksgiving con-
suming unholy amounts of food, Missis-
sippi State should find plenty to expose
By GARRICK HODGE 35, Kansas State 21 get a Alabama/Clemson rematch in the in a defense that looked nonexistent in
[email protected] national championship for the 999th 2018. Yes, yes, there’s always talk about

Trying to forecast how a college

Game 4, vs. Kentucky time. There’s always a reason for opti-
mism, however small it may be, but this
throwing out the records and the rest
of those cliches when these teams get
Kentucky was the surprise of
football team’s season is going to one doesn’t need to be complicated. together, but the Bulldogs should have
the Southeastern Conference a
go before the season even starts Prediction: Alabama 38, Mississippi plenty to be thankful for when this one
year ago. It’s pretty incredible
can be a fool’s errand. State 17 ends.
what Mark Stoops has done with
Attempting to do so for Missis- Prediction: Mississippi State 42, Ole
that program. Nonetheless, I ex-
sippi State with a cloud of uncer-
tainty regarding any possible sus-
pect the Wildcats to regress with- Game 11, vs. Abilene Christian Miss 21
Final record: 8-4 overall, 4-4 SEC
out offensive workhouse Benny I’m not sure what eight games the
pensions looming for 10 players
Snell and defensive wrecking ball
involved in academic misconduct
Josh Allen. I have a very hard time
is even more difficult.
seeing how Kentucky is going to
Nonetheless, I’m going to take
put up points here unless Missis-
my best stab at it.
sippi State commits five million
Below is a game-by-game
penalties like it did in Lexington
breakdown of Mississippi State’s
in 2018.
schedule with a prediction of how
Prediction: Mississippi State
each contest turns out that almost
24, Kentucky 10
Scott Sewell/USA TODAY Sports file photo certainly will turn out to be wrong:
Mississippi State Bulldogs running back Kylin Hill will have a big workload on offense in
2019.
Game 1, vs. Louisiana (in New Game 5, at Auburn
Honestly, the depth problems

MSU’s Hill preparing

Orleans) the suspensions may eventually
This one is a little harder to cause prevent me from picking
peg than you’d think. It’s difficult Mississippi State here. Gus Mal-
to imagine Mississippi State won’t zahn may be a ticking time bomb

for breakout season

enter this game distracted just at Auburn, but the defensive line
more than a week after the NCAA is a force to be reckoned with and
handed down its sanctions. But tie goes to home field advantage.
Louisiana had a small national stir A key to victory for MSU is forc-
BY BEN PORTNOY and White in Starkville. of its own after coach Billy Napi- ing freshman quarterback Bo Nix
[email protected] “It’s ok to have expectations, but if you’re er foolishly suggested his players (incredible name, by the way), into
going to talk about it you better be about it should make $50 donations to the rookie mistakes.
STARKVILLE — Mississippi State — you better live up to it” Richardson said program while still enrolled in Prediction: Auburn 28, Mis-
coach Joe Moorhead backed up the of- through a laugh. “They can say what they the university, though everyone sissippi State 24
fense. want to say. The things I’m telling these seems to have moved on for the
Starting his unit at their own goal line most part.
during last Saturday’s scrimmage at Davis
guys is once the game starts we’ve got 60
minutes to get it done. So you can be who- Nonetheless, Mississippi State
Game 6, at Tennessee
A lot of national prognosticators
Wade Stadium, he told the group if they ever you want to be — it doesn’t matter to is the better team here. Quarter-
have picked the Volunteers to win
earned a first down, they could go the rest me as long as we get the job done.” back Tommy Stevens should shine
this game in Knoxville. Until Ten-
of the field. Though the praise is high for Hill, it’s in his first start with the Bulldogs
nessee shows major improvement
Junior running back and Columbus na- warranted. In 2019 he averaged 6.27 yards and running back Kylin Hill will
from last year’s dumpster fire, I’m
tive Kylin Hill wasted no time. per carry — good for No. 26 nationally and be the star of the afternoon. It
not falling into that trap. Jeremy
Taking a handoff on the first play of the No. 5 in the SEC. won’t probably won’t be quite as
Pruitt and company still have a
simulated series, Hill gashed the defense Further, with a clean bill of health and one-sided as last year’s 56-10 vic-
long way to go to get the Vols back
for a first down and offered the offense a a renewed focus on handing the ball off in tory over Louisiana, but the Bull-
on track.
few more added attempts. year two under coach Joe Moorhead, Hill dogs should win comfortably.
Prediction: Mississippi State
“I told him I’m going to do it on one stands to be the beneficiary in a system he Prediction: Mississippi State
31, Tennessee 20
play,” he said through a wry smile. could see 230-250 touches this year. 38, Louisiana 17
Though just a snippet of Hill’s dynamic “We’re preparing for that,” Richardson
playmaking ability, the sequence was one said. “As much as he can handle.” Game 2, vs. Southern Missis- Game 7, vs. LSU
that only furthers the notion he is primed This is the game I’m looking
for a breakout season.
Beyond the statistics, there’s a new lev-
el of maturity to Hill’s game entering this
sippi forward to the most. Not only for
Southern Mississippi’s defen- the entertainment value on the
Battling a hamstring injury throughout year. sive line combination of DeMarrio field, but because I could listen to
2018, Hill totaled 734 yards and four touch- While injuries limited him to 11 contests Smith and Jacques Turner is cer- Ed Orgeron talk all day.
downs on 117 carries despite missing two last season, he’s taken on a new stretching tainly capable of giving Mississip- The Tigers’ secondary could be
games. He also added another 176 yards regimen to strengthen his durability. pi State’s offense fits. one of the best units in the entire
and four touchdowns receiving. Hill has also taken on a more vocal lead- Yet, the offensive firepower conference and I expect them to
Jennifer Mosbrucker/Dispatch Staff
Despite the slowed production, Hill has ership role with Gibson and freshman run- Mississippi State quarterback Keytaon Thompson has entered his name into the
won’t be where it needs to be for be Alabama’s main competition for
earned a number of preseason accolades ning back Lee Witherspoon. transfer portal.
Southern Miss to take down its in- the SEC West title.
— including being named to the Maxwell

MSU’s Thompson
“Every time I talk to him we talk about state opponent. Plus, the Bulldogs
Award Watch List and a preseason third- Prediction: LSU 35, Mississip-
his maturation period that he’s going aren’t losing their home opener at
team All-SEC selection. pi State 21
through right now,” Richardson said. “… Davis Wade Stadium.
“There’s a way we play the position, a It’s something we talk about. We practice Prediction: Mississippi State
Game 8, at Texas A&M
enters transfer portal
way we play the game and he’s doing that and preach it because not only are we 27, Southern Miss 14
right now,” MSU running backs coach Ter- teaching these guys football, we’re teach- Kellen Mond can sling it. Jim-
ry Richardson said. “I’m pleased with what ing them to be better men and I think he’s bo Fisher is an excellent offensive
he’s doing right now.” buying into that and you’re seeing the re-
Game 3, vs. Kansas State mind, particularly when it comes
Joined by senior Nick Gibson in this I loved the Chris Klieman hire to developing quarterbacks. That’s By BEN PORTNOY him following the staff’s decision to
sults of that.”
year’s running back tandem, the hype for for Kansas State. Klieman has a good combination. [email protected] name Stevens the starter and said the
Just a week out from MSU’s season
Hill is as much in-house as it is peripheral. won multiple FCS championships Texas A&M’s schedule is abso- conversation was one of mutual under-
opener against Louisiana in the New Or-
Comparing the duo’s skillset, Gibson at North Dakota State and beat ev- lutely brutal, but the Aggies will STARKVILLE — Mississippi State standing.
leans, fans need not be reminded of Hill’s
said he and Hill are similar to the Univer- ery FBS team he ever played in the be a lot better than their final re- backup quarterback Keytaon Thomp- “He certainly understood what
first touch of 2018.
sity of Southern California’s Reggie Bush process. Ask Iowa how it felt play- cord indicates. Mississippi State son has entered the transfer portal, per the process was and what the deci-
Receiving a swing pass from junior
and LenDale White. For context, Bush and ing North Dakota State in 2016. has won three in a row against a source. sion making criteria was,” Moorhead
quarterback Keytaon Thompson near the
White combined for more than 3,000 yards He’s going to get the program Texas A&M, but that streak will Thompson lost the preseason quar- said.”He wants to be the starter like
left hash mark, he glided up-field. Weaving
and 40 touchdowns in 2005 — their final where it needs to go, but it might be in jeopardy in College Station. terback competition with Penn State anybody else on the team but also un-
through four hapless Stephen F. Austin de-
collegiate season. take a little bit. Prediction: Texas A&M 31, transfer Tommy Stevens — who was derstands we have a job to do and a de-
fenders, Hill raced into the open field and
“I think it’s going to be phenomenal,” Anyway, call this the Isaiah Mississippi State 24 announced as the No. 1 signal caller cision to make, what we base it off of
across the goal line for a 53-yard score.
Gibson said of running with Hill. “I think Zuber revenge game if you must, Thursday. and he respected that.”
And while he may not open the year in
me and Kylin together probably is going but the bottom line is the Wild- The New Orleans native has com-
to be the best thing Mississippi State has
the same electric fashion he did a season
cats likely don’t have the horses to
Game 9, at Arkansas pleted 50-of-105 passes for 846 yards
Thompson was not in attendance
ago, there’s reason to believe plenty of big Arkansas has a laundry list of during MSU’s Fan Day Saturday af-
ever seen as far as running back.” come into Starkville and pull off an and eight touchdowns in his MSU ca- ternoon, while fellow quarterbacks
plays from No. 8 are in store in 2019. problems. It doesn’t matter where
Richardson was less eager to compare upset. Especially if last year’s 31- reer. Thompson also notched another Stevens, junior walk-on Logan Burnett
“I’m going to do it all,” Hill said. “If the this game is played, Chad Morris
the duo to past backfields, but would be 10 victory in Manhattan was any 672 yards and 10 touchdowns on the and freshmen Jalen Mayden and Gar-
ball comes my way I’m going to make it and the Razorbacks are probably
plenty happy with a reincarnation of Bush indication. ground. rett Shrader were there signing auto-
work.”
Prediction: Mississippi State See Hodge, 5B MSU coach Joe Moorhead met with graphs.
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going to wear it on the chin for the sec- Mississippi State players serving sus-

‘I’m going to do it all’ Garrick Hodge: Predicting ond straight year.

Prediction: Mississippi State 45, Ar-
kansas 14
pensions will miss, but I promise this
will be one of them.
Prediction: Mississippi State 56,

the 2019 Mississippi State

Abilene Christian 14
Game 10, vs. Alabama
Alabama on offense is a cheat code Game 12, vs. Ole Miss
with Tua Tagovailoa and those three Ah, the Egg Bowl. While the rest of

football season speed demon wideouts. On defense,

Dylan Moses will give more than one
signal caller nightmares. It’s likely we
the nation spends its Thanksgiving con-
suming unholy amounts of food, Missis-
sippi State should find plenty to expose
By GARRICK HODGE 35, Kansas State 21 get a Alabama/Clemson rematch in the in a defense that looked nonexistent in
[email protected] national championship for the 999th 2018. Yes, yes, there’s always talk about

Trying to forecast how a college

Game 4, vs. Kentucky time. There’s always a reason for opti-
mism, however small it may be, but this
throwing out the records and the rest
of those cliches when these teams get
Kentucky was the surprise of
football team’s season is going to one doesn’t need to be complicated. together, but the Bulldogs should have
the Southeastern Conference a
go before the season even starts Prediction: Alabama 38, Mississippi plenty to be thankful for when this one
year ago. It’s pretty incredible
can be a fool’s errand. State 17 ends.
what Mark Stoops has done with
Attempting to do so for Missis- Prediction: Mississippi State 42, Ole
that program. Nonetheless, I ex-
sippi State with a cloud of uncer-
tainty regarding any possible sus-
pect the Wildcats to regress with- Game 11, vs. Abilene Christian Miss 21
Final record: 8-4 overall, 4-4 SEC
out offensive workhouse Benny I’m not sure what eight games the
pensions looming for 10 players
Snell and defensive wrecking ball
involved in academic misconduct
Josh Allen. I have a very hard time
is even more difficult.
seeing how Kentucky is going to
Nonetheless, I’m going to take
put up points here unless Missis-
my best stab at it.
sippi State commits five million
Below is a game-by-game
penalties like it did in Lexington
breakdown of Mississippi State’s
in 2018.
schedule with a prediction of how
Prediction: Mississippi State
each contest turns out that almost
24, Kentucky 10
Scott Sewell/USA TODAY Sports file photo certainly will turn out to be wrong:
Mississippi State Bulldogs running back Kylin Hill will have a big workload on offense in
2019.
Game 1, vs. Louisiana (in New Game 5, at Auburn
Honestly, the depth problems

MSU’s Hill preparing

Orleans) the suspensions may eventually
This one is a little harder to cause prevent me from picking
peg than you’d think. It’s difficult Mississippi State here. Gus Mal-
to imagine Mississippi State won’t zahn may be a ticking time bomb

for breakout season

enter this game distracted just at Auburn, but the defensive line
more than a week after the NCAA is a force to be reckoned with and
handed down its sanctions. But tie goes to home field advantage.
Louisiana had a small national stir A key to victory for MSU is forc-
BY BEN PORTNOY and White in Starkville. of its own after coach Billy Napi- ing freshman quarterback Bo Nix
[email protected] “It’s ok to have expectations, but if you’re er foolishly suggested his players (incredible name, by the way), into
going to talk about it you better be about it should make $50 donations to the rookie mistakes.
STARKVILLE — Mississippi State — you better live up to it” Richardson said program while still enrolled in Prediction: Auburn 28, Mis-
coach Joe Moorhead backed up the of- through a laugh. “They can say what they the university, though everyone sissippi State 24
fense. want to say. The things I’m telling these seems to have moved on for the
Starting his unit at their own goal line most part.
during last Saturday’s scrimmage at Davis
guys is once the game starts we’ve got 60
minutes to get it done. So you can be who- Nonetheless, Mississippi State
Game 6, at Tennessee
A lot of national prognosticators
Wade Stadium, he told the group if they ever you want to be — it doesn’t matter to is the better team here. Quarter-
have picked the Volunteers to win
earned a first down, they could go the rest me as long as we get the job done.” back Tommy Stevens should shine
this game in Knoxville. Until Ten-
of the field. Though the praise is high for Hill, it’s in his first start with the Bulldogs
nessee shows major improvement
Junior running back and Columbus na- warranted. In 2019 he averaged 6.27 yards and running back Kylin Hill will
from last year’s dumpster fire, I’m
tive Kylin Hill wasted no time. per carry — good for No. 26 nationally and be the star of the afternoon. It
not falling into that trap. Jeremy
Taking a handoff on the first play of the No. 5 in the SEC. won’t probably won’t be quite as
Pruitt and company still have a
simulated series, Hill gashed the defense Further, with a clean bill of health and one-sided as last year’s 56-10 vic-
long way to go to get the Vols back
for a first down and offered the offense a a renewed focus on handing the ball off in tory over Louisiana, but the Bull-
on track.
few more added attempts. year two under coach Joe Moorhead, Hill dogs should win comfortably.
Prediction: Mississippi State
“I told him I’m going to do it on one stands to be the beneficiary in a system he Prediction: Mississippi State
31, Tennessee 20
play,” he said through a wry smile. could see 230-250 touches this year. 38, Louisiana 17
Though just a snippet of Hill’s dynamic “We’re preparing for that,” Richardson
playmaking ability, the sequence was one said. “As much as he can handle.” Game 2, vs. Southern Missis- Game 7, vs. LSU
that only furthers the notion he is primed This is the game I’m looking
for a breakout season.
Beyond the statistics, there’s a new lev-
el of maturity to Hill’s game entering this
sippi forward to the most. Not only for
Southern Mississippi’s defen- the entertainment value on the
Battling a hamstring injury throughout year. sive line combination of DeMarrio field, but because I could listen to
2018, Hill totaled 734 yards and four touch- While injuries limited him to 11 contests Smith and Jacques Turner is cer- Ed Orgeron talk all day.
downs on 117 carries despite missing two last season, he’s taken on a new stretching tainly capable of giving Mississip- The Tigers’ secondary could be
games. He also added another 176 yards regimen to strengthen his durability. pi State’s offense fits. one of the best units in the entire
and four touchdowns receiving. Hill has also taken on a more vocal lead- Yet, the offensive firepower conference and I expect them to
Jennifer Mosbrucker/Dispatch Staff
Despite the slowed production, Hill has ership role with Gibson and freshman run- Mississippi State quarterback Keytaon Thompson has entered his name into the
won’t be where it needs to be for be Alabama’s main competition for
earned a number of preseason accolades ning back Lee Witherspoon. transfer portal.
Southern Miss to take down its in- the SEC West title.
— including being named to the Maxwell

MSU’s Thompson
“Every time I talk to him we talk about state opponent. Plus, the Bulldogs
Award Watch List and a preseason third- Prediction: LSU 35, Mississip-
his maturation period that he’s going aren’t losing their home opener at
team All-SEC selection. pi State 21
through right now,” Richardson said. “… Davis Wade Stadium.
“There’s a way we play the position, a It’s something we talk about. We practice Prediction: Mississippi State
Game 8, at Texas A&M
enters transfer portal
way we play the game and he’s doing that and preach it because not only are we 27, Southern Miss 14
right now,” MSU running backs coach Ter- teaching these guys football, we’re teach- Kellen Mond can sling it. Jim-
ry Richardson said. “I’m pleased with what ing them to be better men and I think he’s bo Fisher is an excellent offensive
he’s doing right now.” buying into that and you’re seeing the re-
Game 3, vs. Kansas State mind, particularly when it comes
Joined by senior Nick Gibson in this I loved the Chris Klieman hire to developing quarterbacks. That’s By BEN PORTNOY him following the staff’s decision to
sults of that.”
year’s running back tandem, the hype for for Kansas State. Klieman has a good combination. [email protected] name Stevens the starter and said the
Just a week out from MSU’s season
Hill is as much in-house as it is peripheral. won multiple FCS championships Texas A&M’s schedule is abso- conversation was one of mutual under-
opener against Louisiana in the New Or-
Comparing the duo’s skillset, Gibson at North Dakota State and beat ev- lutely brutal, but the Aggies will STARKVILLE — Mississippi State standing.
leans, fans need not be reminded of Hill’s
said he and Hill are similar to the Univer- ery FBS team he ever played in the be a lot better than their final re- backup quarterback Keytaon Thomp- “He certainly understood what
first touch of 2018.
sity of Southern California’s Reggie Bush process. Ask Iowa how it felt play- cord indicates. Mississippi State son has entered the transfer portal, per the process was and what the deci-
Receiving a swing pass from junior
and LenDale White. For context, Bush and ing North Dakota State in 2016. has won three in a row against a source. sion making criteria was,” Moorhead
quarterback Keytaon Thompson near the
White combined for more than 3,000 yards He’s going to get the program Texas A&M, but that streak will Thompson lost the preseason quar- said.”He wants to be the starter like
left hash mark, he glided up-field. Weaving
and 40 touchdowns in 2005 — their final where it needs to go, but it might be in jeopardy in College Station. terback competition with Penn State anybody else on the team but also un-
through four hapless Stephen F. Austin de-
collegiate season. take a little bit. Prediction: Texas A&M 31, transfer Tommy Stevens — who was derstands we have a job to do and a de-
fenders, Hill raced into the open field and
“I think it’s going to be phenomenal,” Anyway, call this the Isaiah Mississippi State 24 announced as the No. 1 signal caller cision to make, what we base it off of
across the goal line for a 53-yard score.
Gibson said of running with Hill. “I think Zuber revenge game if you must, Thursday. and he respected that.”
And while he may not open the year in
me and Kylin together probably is going but the bottom line is the Wild- The New Orleans native has com-
to be the best thing Mississippi State has
the same electric fashion he did a season
cats likely don’t have the horses to
Game 9, at Arkansas pleted 50-of-105 passes for 846 yards
Thompson was not in attendance
ago, there’s reason to believe plenty of big Arkansas has a laundry list of during MSU’s Fan Day Saturday af-
ever seen as far as running back.” come into Starkville and pull off an and eight touchdowns in his MSU ca- ternoon, while fellow quarterbacks
plays from No. 8 are in store in 2019. problems. It doesn’t matter where
Richardson was less eager to compare upset. Especially if last year’s 31- reer. Thompson also notched another Stevens, junior walk-on Logan Burnett
“I’m going to do it all,” Hill said. “If the this game is played, Chad Morris
the duo to past backfields, but would be 10 victory in Manhattan was any 672 yards and 10 touchdowns on the and freshmen Jalen Mayden and Gar-
ball comes my way I’m going to make it and the Razorbacks are probably
plenty happy with a reincarnation of Bush indication. ground. rett Shrader were there signing auto-
work.”
Prediction: Mississippi State See Hodge, 5B MSU coach Joe Moorhead met with graphs.
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Jennifer Mosbrucker/Dispatch Staff

MSU’s Kylin Hill, left, and Erroll Thompson, right, sit on a bench at a photo shoot earlier this month.

Alabama
Humble and hungry, Thompson Continued from Page 3B
it’s worked out great.”
Asked what he has left to show,
his July media session, the scene
was eerily reminiscent of sea of con-

ready to lead MSU defense Tagovailoa erred toward leadership.

“I think I still have to prove my
role of being a leader on the team,”
he said. “Being able to play well
fetti that swirled around Tagovailoa
in January.
Though the colored paper had
been replaced with overbearing
BY BEN PORTNOY
[email protected] “I feel like we’re the best in earns you respect, but it’s who you bodies, notebooks and cameras, it’s
are and how you build relationships
STARKVILLE — Stewart Reese re- the nation. We still have a with these guys is what’s going to
this perpetual cloud that will always
envelop him during his time in Tus-
carry throughout the way.”
calls the exact moment he met junior
linebacker Erroll Thompson on a foot-
lot of work to do but coach The 2020 season brings anoth-
caloosa.
That said, Tagovailoa has al-
ball field.
Both freshmen at the
(Chris) Marve is pushing er year of elevated expectations
in Tuscaloosa. As has become the
ready been the best. In 2020, he’ll
try to be better than that.
time, Thompson came at
the 6-foot-5, 345-pound
us, coach Shoop is pushing norm under Saban’s 12-year tenure,
the Crimson Tide will reload, not “Our mantra for our guys as a
leadership group is to never be sat-
junior offensive lineman. us and I feel like we have rebuild.
Tagovailoa returns for what isfied,” Tagovailoa said. “Early in
Delivering a massive
blow, Reese refers to the the guys to be literally the should be his final year of college
football. He’ll also bring back top
the season we’d been beating teams
by a lot and of course you’re going
sequence as the hardest
he’d ever been hit in his Thompson best in the nation.” targets Jerry Jeudy and Henry to get satisfied because we feel in-
vincible as a team. But never being
life. Erroll Thompson, MSU lineman Ruggs III — the former of whom is
“I don’t remember it,” Thompson likely to be the first receiver off the satisfied is the way to go for us. Got
said through a smirk. “But I know Stu is line, MSU’s linebackers will likely be board come next June’s NFL Draft. to keep going until we get what we
a big guy and I guess that’s a really good relied on in the pass rush more heavily Surrounded by reporters during want.”
than a season ago.

Ole Miss
compliment.”
Never one for the spotlight, the Flor- A blitzer by trade, defensive coordi-
ence, Alabama native is quietly deter- nator Bob Shoop hasn’t shied away from
mined at a position tailor made for loud the idea of bringing pressure from the Continued from Page 3B
talkers and violent hitters. Yet with his second level.
“When we’re in the staff room trying ral answered questions thoughtful- “He won’t stop until it’s done right
subtle demeanor and humble persona,
ly and candidly —a refreshing look and me personally, I respond well to
Thompson will be tasked with leading a to find a way to make the offensive co-
for a quarterback whose reputation that. It makes me want to be better.”
revamped defense into 2019. ordinator, offensive play caller and the
has often preceded him over the Entering 2019, the expectations
“He’s a head-hunter,” senior defen- quarterback as incredibly uncomfort-
past nine months. in Oxford are relatively low. The
sive back Maurice Smitherman said. able as they can possibly be for those
And though he’s seemingly ma- Rebels limped to a 5-7 record as
“He’s going to stuff the hole and there three hours on Saturday,” Shoop said.
tured in the time since his inaugu- they finished 1-7 in SEC play and
isn’t any running back that’s going to “It’s probably not going to change. Who
ral campaign, Corral remains fiery, failed to defeat a team ranked bet-
get through there.” the blitzers are and the blitzes we run
albeit under more control — a per- ter than No. 79 in USA Today’s top-
Thompson’s impact is easily quanti- may be different than they were a year sonality his new offensive coordi-
fiable in numbers. The junior finished ago, but I think that style of play will re- 130 power rankings.
nator, Rich Rodriguez, has honed Corral reminds himself of the
2018 with 87 tackles — nine for a loss main very similar.” throughout his own career.
— 3.5 sacks, and two interceptions in 13 Further, with Willie Gay Jr.’s status doubters daily. Perched above his
A competitor in his own right,
games. up in the air for week one against Lou- locker is the spread of Ole Miss’
Rodriguez has been known to
Beyond the numbers, this season of- isiana, Thompson becomes all the more opener against Memphis — one
break headsets out of frustration
fers a slightly different, albeit more offi- important. According to Moorhead, Gay that favors the Tigers by seven
almost daily during practice. That
cial role, for Thompson. has battled a lower body injury the past said, he constantly flips the switch points.
Following the annual Maroon and few weeks — though he remains hope- between feisty and controlled. One year older and more experi-
White spring game April 13, coach Joe ful Gay can play in the opener. “They really are the same as it enced, Corral is undoubtedly more
Moorhead entered the locker room at The Bulldogs also boast a stable of comes to football,” junior lineback- mature. But don’t mistake his new-
Davis Wade Stadium. Standing in the experienced options behind Thompson er MoMo Sanogo said. “Matt is found maturity for a reduced confi-
center of his team, he revealed to the and Gay. Senior Leo Lewis is slated for a feisty, Matt is a competitor. And I dence.
team Thompson and senior center Dar- major role this season, while classmate would say the same about Rich Rod. “Everyone calls us inexperi-
ryl Williams would serve as captains for Tim Washington boasts a wealth of ex- They want to win. They won’t deal enced, everyone calls us young,”
the upcoming season. perience as a backup option. with losing. They want to work hard Corral said. “But really nobody
“It has a nice ring to it,” Thompson Additionally, freshman Aaron Brule to get to the win.” knows what type of potential we
said minutes after the announcement. has earned rave reviews throughout the “If you know the way he coaches have except the people inside that
“It’s really a tremendous honor. I really spring and summer. Brule notably re- he’s a perfectionist,” Corral added. building.”
didn’t have any clue so I really appreci- turned an interception for a touchdown

EMCC
ate (my teammates) for trusting me to in the spring game.
lead the way and I’ve got to trust those “I feel like we’re the best in the na-
guys also.” tion,” Thompson said of the linebacking
Standing in the shower, he reflected corps. “We still have a lot of work to do Continued from Page 3B
on defensive players past that allowed but coach (Chris) Marve is pushing us, ble. He’s that steady guy every day field in his two years at Washington
him to reach this point. coach Shoop is pushing us and I feel like you need in practice.” State.
“I was thinking about (Dezmond we have the guys to be literally the best Eades, a 6-foot-1, 185-pound “In its own ways, Scooba is a little
Harris) and Gerri (Green) and how in the nation.” sophomore, caught 14 passes for 201 different (than Washington State),”
those guys kind of molded me for this Others aside, Thompson remains the yards and two touchdowns a season Neville said. “You have to admire
time and this opportunity,” Thompson unbridled leader of both the lineback- ago. that everyone’s family around here,
said. ers and defense. A preseason first-team “I have this drive to keep this tra- though. Because of the lack of
For context, Green is now with the In- All-SEC selection and a candidate for dition going,” Eades said. “I don’t things to do around here, you kind
dianapolis Colts, while Harris conclud- the Nagurski, Bednarik and Butkus want to let this program down. None of have to bond with all these guys.”
ed his MSU career with 112 tackles — 5 awards, he’s also earned a plethora of of us want to be the class that lets
EMCC opens its season at 7 p.m.
1/2 for a loss — and two sacks despite recognition ahead of the 2019 season. this whole program down.”
Thursday on the road against Hinds
two separate ACL tears during his colle- But as is the case with most things in- The Lions used one of their eight
allotted out-of-state roster spots on Community College with a 17-game
giate playing days. volving Thompson, the humble 6-foot-1, winning streak on the line.
250-pounder is not so much concerned Washington State transfer Connor
Though the honor may have been a The Lions’ last loss was a 61-38
with his own recognition. Rather, it’s a Neville. Neville is expected to see
surprise, there was reason to believe defeat against Northwest Mississip-
chance to lead that he truly cherishes. the majority of time at quarterback,
this would be Thompson’s defense in pi Community College on Oct. 12,
“I’m just trying to come out and with Fannin native Jamari Jones and
2019. 2017. EMCC later defeated NMCC
make my teammates and myself better,” West Point native Jake Chambless
With the departures of Montez Sweat also in the mix. in the MACJC championship that
and Jeffery Simmons on the defensive Thompson said.
The 6-foot-2, 210-pound sopho- same year and eventually won the
more signal caller did not see the national title.
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Prep Football
Noxubee County squeaks past Friday’s Mississippi Scores
Aberdeen 26, Okolona 0
Adams Christian 7, Oak Forest, La. 0
Amanda Elzy 8, Simmons 6

Shorter, Louisville in ugly fashion

Bay 42, West Harrison 30
Ben’s Ford, La. 44, Rebul Aca. 14
Benton Academy 19, River Oaks, La. 14
Biggersville 26, Adamsville, Tenn. 13
Biloxi 34, Greene County 14
BY BEN PORTNOY
[email protected] Noxubee County 2, Louisville 0 Bogue Chitto 23, McLaurin 20
Booneville 32, Mooreville 20
Noxubee County 0 0 2 0
Louisville 0 0 0 0 Bowling Green, La. 20, Cathedral 0
MACON — Noxubee First quarter
Brandon 27, Starkville 21
No score
County football coach Second quarter
Byhalia 30, O’Bannon 0
No score
Teddy Young peered off Third quarter Calhoun Aca. 34, Lee Academy, Ark. 20
into the distance. NC — Safety
Fourth quarter Calhoun City 55, Ashland 0
Standing near his No score
Team Statistics Callaway 37, Kemper County 24
own 40-yard line during
First Downs
NC LHS
2 6
Canton 28, Velma Jackson 14
pregame warm-ups, he Rushes-Yards 25-44 23-84 Carroll Aca. 30, Kirk Aca. 7
Passing Yards 19 126
looked across the field as Comp.-Att.-Int 7-13-1 11-25-1 Center Point, Ala. 26, Philadelphia 20
Fumbles Lost 0 1
Tyrone Shorter’s Louis- Individual Statistics
Central Holmes 35, East Rankin Aca. 0
RUSHING: Noxubee County — Marlon Windham 17-
ville team went through 33, Bobby Shanklin 8-11; Louisville — Michael Foster
Charleston 44, West Tallahatchie 8
Choctaw County 34, Independence 20
their own routine. 13-62, Bryandrea Shumaker 10-22
PASSING: Noxubee County — Marlon Windham 7-12, Clarksdale 32, Coahoma AHS 7
Shorter has long been 19. Bobby Shanklin 0-1, 0; Louisville Bryandrea Shu-
maker 11-25, 126. Clinton Christian Academy 38, Park Place Chris-
synonymous with Nox- RECEIVING: Noxubee County — Jakarion Lockett
2-8, Chrishard Rupert 1-6, Jeffery Malone 1-6, Bob-
tian Academy 28

ubee County football. In by Shanklin 3-1; Louisville — David Haynes 6-105, Coffeeville 8, Leake County 6
Jaquayvius Hawthorne 2-2, Kaleb Mosley 2-17.
seven years at the helm, Columbia 59, Mendenhall 6
Copiah Aca. 17, Canton Aca. 6
he guided the Tigers to
Corinth 35, Shannon 0
four state championships Shorter said. “We had our Crystal Springs 19, Wesson 12
between 2011 and 2018. opportunities and didn’t D’Iberville 24, Jefferson Davis County 0
But Friday, it was capitalize on them.” DeSoto, Ark. 50, Delta Aca. 8
Young donning the Ti- As the teams ex- Deer Creek School 28, Sharkey-Issaquena Aca. 0
gers’ patented red, white changed handshakes at East Marion 26, Amite County 13
and blue as he downed his the 50-yard line and Nox- East Webster 35, South Pontotoc 6

former boss in a down- ubee County’s celebra- Enterprise Clarke 32, Richton 21

right ugly 2-0 affair. Jim Lytle/Special to the Dispatch tion began to envelop the Enterprise Lincoln 31, Salem 8

“To me, it’s a great way Noxubee County defenders including (from left) Trillo Brown (33), Travorus Hatcher field, Shorter and Young
Forrest Co. AHS 33, Perry Central 6
Gautier 49, Vancleave 7
to start my coaching ca- (94), Jordan White (52), and Chaunssey Triplett (34) team tackle Louisville quarter- shared a quick embrace. Germantown 42, DeSoto Central 24
reer,” Young said. “A lot of back Bryandrea Shumaker (9) during the fourth quarter of their football game Friday While emotions ran Glenbrook, La. 41, Hillcrest Christian 14
people doubted us. They night in Macon. high, Shorter expressed Greenwood 48, LeFlore 12
were ranked No. 7 in the gers stalled the Wildcats the bad snaps,” he said. leader of the team and his pride toward his for- Grenada 30, Neshoba Central 20
state coming into this and offense. “They had to try and re- I think he held his com- mer understudy and Gulfport 48, Stone 13
our guys rose to the chal- Hatcher, the cousin of group.” posure and ran the ball headed to his respective Hancock 28, Pearl River Central 17
lenge.” NFL first round pick and Though the Tigers great.” huddle. Harrison Central 21, East Central 14
The lone score of the former MSU standout struggled offensively, For weeks family and “I just told him good Hartfield Academy 29, St. Aloysius 10

night occurred when Lou- Jeffery Simmons, looked linebacker-turned-quar- friends have questioned job,” he recounted. “I Hatley 35, Hamilton 7

isville senior quarterback the part of his kin as he terback Marlon Windham Shorter on his return to knew he was going to do Heidelberg 38, Southeast Lauderdale 8
Heritage Aca. 24, Jackson Prep 15
Bryandrea Shumaker totaled four tackles for a notched his first start Noxubee County. And a good job; I knew he was Houston 26, Pontotoc 0
mishandled a low snap loss, a quarterback hurry under center. The former while there’s a sense of the guy for this job over Houston, Tenn. 36, Southaven 12
around his own 15-yard and a fumble recovery on defensive standout fin- refreshment he no lon- here.” Humphreys Aca. 32, Columbus Christian 8
line. The ball then drib- the night. ished the night 7-of-12 for ger has to answer the Walking off the field, Indianola Aca. 21, Bayou Aca. 14
bled into the front left cor- Shorter pointed to his 19 yards through the air questions regarding the Young took a moment to Itawamba AHS 46, Amory 28
ner of the end zone before play as a major cause of and rushed for another 33 matchup, plenty remain reflect on his former boss J.Z. George 20, McAdams 0
a Wildcat fell on the ball Louisville’s three turn- yards on 17 carries. regarding his football and as the fresh taste of Kossuth 34, Baldwyn 33
for a safety. overs — two fumbles and “First game, I was ner- team. victory seeped in. Lafayette 34, Cleveland Central 14

Having graduated an interception. vous,” Windham conced- Twice in the second “I’m still in shock be- Lake 14, Forest 13

20 seniors — including “(Hatcher) disrupted ed postgame. half the Wildcats marched cause I look up to coach Lake Cormorant 38, Hernando 21

Mississippi State wide our center all night,” he Cognizant of his new deep into Tiger territory Shorter,” he said. “He Lamar School 33, Starkville Aca. 13
Lanier 34, Yazoo City 14
receiver Kyziah Pruitt — said. “We knew coming signal-caller’s greenness, following 30-plus yard gave me a shot, gave me Laurel 21, Poplarville 14
Noxubee County entered in he was a good football Young was happy with his receptions by senior re- my first offensive coordi- Leake Aca. 43, Winston Aca. 0
the week as heavy under- player and he caused hav- opening performance. ceiver David Haynes but nator job and he started Lewisburg 17, Center Hill 14
dogs. oc tonight.” “I think the sky’s the could not cash in on ei- my coaching career… He Lumberton 21, North Forrest 6
However, behind a Hatcher voiced similar limit for him,” he said. ther opportunity. really fought for me to get Madison Central 42, Vicksburg 0
stout defense headed by sentiments. “He’s our leader. We’re “We just made too me this job. He saw it in Madison-Ridgeland Aca. 50, Washington School
7
junior defensive tackle “I think the pressure going to go as he goes. many mistakes tonight — me and I thank him for Magee 32, Jefferson County 0
Travorus Hatcher, the Ti- I put on them caused all Offense, defense, he’s the it’s just as simple as that.” that.” Magnolia Heights 21, Lee Academy-Clarksdale 6
Manchester Aca. 64, West Memphis Christian,

New Hope strikes back against Caledonia

Ark. 0
Mantachie 32, Oak Hill Aca. 13
Marvell Academy, Ark. 42, Hebron Christian 8
McComb 25, Jim Hill 14
Meridian 22, Northeast Lauderdale 18
Mize 41, West Lincoln 7
By GARRICK HODGE
Morton 30, Newton 14
[email protected]
Myrtle 34, Vardaman 21
Natchez 34, Wilkinson County 18
NEW HOPE — The happiest
Nettleton 27, Bruce 6
locker room in the state of Mis- New Albany 40, East Union 7
sissippi after the opening night New Hope 21, Caledonia 8
of high school football may have Newton Co. Aca. 54, Porter’s Chapel Aca. 7
resided in New Hope. Newton County 35, Leake Central 14
It’s been a long time since the North Delta 41, Marshall Aca. 12
Trojans felt as accomplished as North Panola 29, Palmer 18

they did following their 21-8 victo- North Pontotoc 7, Saltillo 6

ry over in-county rival Caledonia North Side 42, Holly Springs 0

Friday at Trojan Field. Last year’s North Sunflower Aca. 36, Delta Streets 16
Northeast Jones 33, Franklin Co. 6
one-win campaign was difficult
Northpoint Christian 50, Falkner 0
for everyone involved, including Noxubee County 2, Louisville 0
having to swallow a Week 5 loss to Oxford 43, Northwest Rankin 7
the Confederates for the first time Parklane Aca. 37, North Pike 33
since 2004. Pascagoula 33, Moss Point 26
But after avenging last year’s Pass Christian 42, Long Beach 27
defeat to its arch rival and match- Pelahatchie 34, Florence 19
ing its win total from 2018, New Pillow Aca. 26, Jackson Aca. 21

Hope’s sideline was jubilant all Pisgah 22, Puckett 20

around. Prentiss Christian 42, Christian Collegiate 6

Presbyterian Christian 21, Escambia Academy,
“It feels good for this New Hope Ala. 20
team and this community,” sec- Provine 15, Columbus 6
ond-year New Hope coach Wade Richland 26, St. Andrew’s 13

Tackett said. “We spent the whole Ridgeland 24, Ocean Springs 21

offseason with eyes on this game, Riverfield, La. 36, Central Hinds Aca. 8
Rosa Fort 20, Ruleville 8
circling the calendar on the wall.
Garrick Hodge/Dispatch Staff Rosemark Academy, Tenn. 29, Potts Camp 6
We’re just really happy to be 1-0.” New Hope wideout Malachi Clay runs for a touchdown during a high school football game Friday in New Scotts Hill, Tenn. 41, Walnut 19
With the victory, New Hope Hope. Sebastopol 20, Clarkdale 10
clinched a season-opening victory Seminary 19, Collins 14
for the first time since 2016. territory, New Hope quarterback Following a fumble, a false New Hope 21, Caledonia 8 Senatobia 41, St. Benedict, Tenn. 0
“This gives us so much con- Ryan Burt felt pressure coming start and a run that went for a Caledonia 6 2 0 0-8 Shaw 20, Leland 14
fidence,” Trojans running back in his own territory and retreated loss, Caledonia saw a series that New Hope 14
First quarter
0 0 7 - 21 Silliman, La. 46, Amite School 10
Braylen Miller said. “This is the back to the end zone. With Caledo- started with so much promise end C - Brandon Edmondson 5 run (run failed) Simpson Aca. 20, Columbia Aca. 12
NH - Malachi Clay 78 kickoff return (Ben Bradley kick)
game we wanted the most.” nia defensive ends closing in, Burt with a missed 28-yard field goal NH - Braylen Miller 2 run (Bradley kick) Smithville 12, Belmont 0
Second quarter
Caledonia struck first Friday desperately flung a pass at the attempt. C - Safety
South Choctaw Academy, Ala. 12, Wayne Aca. 7

night, capping off its opening feet of his offensive linemen, lead- “That’s big-time disappoint- No scoring
Third quarter South Delta 40, Humphreys 0
South Panola 21, Tupelo 15
drive with a five-yard touchdown ing the referee to call intentional ing,” Caledonia coach Michael Fourth quarter
NH - Clay 27 run (Bradley kick) South Pike 42, Brookhaven 2
run from quarterback Brandon grounding. Because the penal- Kelly said. “We pride ourselves
Team statistics
C NH St. Joseph-Greenville 39, Riverside 7
Edmondson on fourth down for ty was called in the end zone, a on being able to run the football. Rushes-yards 43-155 2 6-147
St. Martin 45, Forest Hill 13
Passing yards 64 6
the season’s first score. Following safety was awarded to Caledonia, I thought we did a great job of Comp-Att-Int 3-10-1 2-8-0 St. Stanislaus 46, St. Joseph-Madison 0
Individual statistics
a failed two-point conversion, New leading to the final points of the making second half adjustments, RUSHING: Caledonia - Edmondson 28-98, Darquez Williams 5-28, Strayhorn 35, Coldwater 0
Kewon Wyatt 3-13, Anthony Triplett 3-10, Loren Cox 2-10, Darrius
Hope wide receiver Malachi Clay night for the Confederates. and if we punched that thing it, it Triplett 2-6; New Hope - Miller 22-125, Clay 2-33, Antwaan Roland Sumrall 39, South Jones 21
took the ensuing kickoff 78 yards At halftime, New Hope clung would have been a big momentum 1-3.
PASSING: Caledonia - Edmondson 3-10, 64; New Hope - Ryan
Tensas Academy, La. 56, Franklin Academy 8
to put the Trojans back in front, to a 14-8 lead despite being out- swing. But we didn’t and it came Burt 2-8, 6.
RECEIVING: Caledonia - Williams 1-38, Anthony Tripplett 1-21, Dar-
Terry 55, Raymond 0

7-6. gained 127-12. back to hurt us in the end.” rius Tripplet 1-5; New Hope - Clay 1-5, Miller 1-1. Thrasher 20, Alcorn Central 16

“I just saw a big hole,” Clay “We had a sloppy field and it Clay put the final nail in Cale- Tri-County Aca. 37, Greenville Christian 12

said. “I had to run through it. wasn’t optimal conditions by any donia’s coffin by taking an outside Edmondson ran for 98 yards on Tylertown 40, Port Gibson 12
Union 42, Choctaw Central 21
I’m just thinking, ‘Man, they just means,” Tackett said. “I feel like sweep 27 yards for a touchdown 28 carries that included a five-yard
Warren Central 13, Holmes County Central 0
scored,’ so we had to get that one it slowed both teams down and that gave New Hope a two-score touchdown run and completed 3 Water Valley 14, Ripley 13
back.” it hindered our speed in the first lead, 21-8. of 10 passes for 64 yards with one West Bolivar 30, Coahoma Co. 0
After a Caledonia fumble, Mill- half.” Miller led the way for New interception. Wideout Darquez West Jones 24, George County 16
er added to his team’s slim lead by Caledonia began the second Hope offensively with 22 carries Williams caught one pass for 38 West Lauderdale 16, Nanih Waiya 0
diving into the end zone from two half with a drive that took nearly for 125 yards and a touchdown, yards. West Lowndes 34, Ethel 6
yards out for the Trojans’ second nine minutes off the clock and had while Clay ran for 33 yards on two New Hope (1-0) is back in West Marion 34, Purvis 0

score of the night. New Hope on its heels with a se- carries. action at 7 p.m. Friday against West Point 34, Horn Lake 6

The only scoring of the second ries of plays that brought the Con- Caledonia outgained the Tro- Shannon in a road matchup, while Wilkinson County Christian Academy 40, Kemper
Aca. 12
quarter happened in unusual fash- federates to the 4-yard line. That’s jans 219-153, but lost the turnover Caledonia (0-1) faces Aberdeen at Winona 28, Eupora 6
ion. With the ball deep in his own when things went south. battle 3-0. home. Winona Christian 34, French Camp 24
8B Sunday, August 25, 2019 The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com

Prep Football
Patriots make statement with victory against Jackson Prep
Friday’s Alabama Scores
Addison 37, Curry 0
Alabama Christian Academy 20, Saks 12
Arab 28, Boaz 21
By Adam Minichino
Ardmore 27, West Morgan 9
Special to The Dispatch
Asbury 35, Brindlee Mountain 20

Sean Harrison trusts Ashville 35, Ragland 0

the 2019 Heritage Acade- Auburn 48, Wilcox Central 0

my football team. Austin 45, Hartselle 14

The school’s fourth- Autauga Academy 48, Bessemer Academy 6

year coach revealed his B.C. Rain 22, LeFlore 0

belief for his senior-laden Benjamin Russell 22, Beauregard 0

group prior to preseason Bessemer City 26, Huffman 7

practice when he talked Beulah 14, Loachapoka 6

about winning a state title Bibb County 8, Greensboro 6

this season. Blount 38, Vigor 7

Ordinarily, Harrison Brantley 26, Highland Home 21

eschews a topic like that Brentwood Academy, Tenn. 41, Florence 14

because he prefers to stay Briarcrest, Tenn. 44, Madison Academy 7

humble and doesn’t like Buckhorn 35, Madison County 21

to offer opponents bulle- CBHS, Tenn. 40, Bob Jones 26

tin board material. Calera 27, Pelham 20

This season is differ- Carroll-Ozark 47, B.T. Washington 20

ent because Harrison’s Catholic-Montgomery 28, Tallassee 7

program has been build- Center Point 26, Philadelphia, Miss. 20

ing to the biggest stage Charles Henderson 12, Pike County 6

for the past two years. Childersburg 22, Shelby County 14

With 13 seniors, Harrison Citronelle 37, Washington County 7

believes the Patriots can Cleburne County 60, Weaver 13

make it happen in 2019. Clements 50, Elkmont 6
Harrison’s trust was on Colbert County 34, Central-Florence 28
display Friday night, and Collinsville 50, Plainview 6
his players repaid him for Chris McDill/Special to The Dispatch Corner 20, Northside 12
his confidence. K.J. Smith stiffarms a Jackson Prep defender in the first quarter during a high school football game Friday in Dale County 34, Ariton 27
A touchdown pass Columbus. Daleville 38, Elba 28
from Carter Putt to Jared Decatur Heritage 48, Phillips-Bear Creek 7
Heritage Academy 24,
Dynamic between Heritage
Long in the third quarter Dora 27, Cordova 15
set the tone for two rush- Jackson Prep 15 East Lawrence 10, Vinemont 7
ing scores by K.J. Smith Jackson Prep 7 0 0 8 — 15

Academy’s Putt, Long pays off

Elberta 26, Pleasant Home 6
Heritage Aca. 0 3 7 14 — 24
in the fourth quarter to First Quarter Etowah 31, Gadsden 23
JP — Matt Jones 3 run (Louie Gatlin kick).
propel Heritage Academy Second Quarter Faith Academy 33, Alma Bryant 13
HA — Noel Fisher 27 FG.
to a 24-15 victory against Falkville 34, Danville 21
Third Quarter By Adam Minichino mentally strong and defensively we ex-
Jackson Prep in the sea- HA — Carter Putt 15 pass to Jared Long (Fisher kick).
Special to The Dispatch
Fourth Quarter ecuted. We were down 7-3 at halftime Fayetteville 17, Woodland 8
son opener for both teams HA — K.J. Smith 2 run (Fisher kick).
JP — Jones 2 run (Jake Lange pass to Braedon Mab- and we came back out with fire in our Fort Payne 28, Pell City 13
at C.L. Mitchell Field. ry).
HA — Smith 2 run (Fisher kick). Quarterback-wide receiver connec- cylinders in the second half.” Gardendale 35, Mae Jemison 14
“I think it is proof,” Team Statistics tions don’t happen overnight. Long admitted he started slowly in Geneva County 54, Samson 37
Harrison said when asked JP HA Hand gestures and other non-ver- a first half that included a fair share Good Hope 28, Carbon Hill 9
First Downs 8 20
what the victory means Rushes-Yards 22-88 34-130 bal methods of communication are of dropped passes, mistakes, and an Grayson, Ga. 23, James Clemens 13
Passing Yards 41 190
for his program. “We Att.-Comp.-Int. 8-22-2 9-25-1 only part of what goes into developing overall lack of execution. But Long and Greenville 12, Hillcrest-Evergreen 6
Return Yards 30 31
have worked for that con- Fumbles-Lost 1-1 5-2 a relationship that delivers results. Putt showed they were on the same Grissom 47, Hazel Green 27
firmation every year that Penalties 5-47
Individual Statistics
7-57
Carter Putt and Jared Long have page early in the third quarter on a Gulf Shores 17, Satsuma 14
we’re a great team, and RUSHING: Jackson Prep — Matt Jones 15-50, Ross
Hopkins 2-33, Bennett Johnston 1-4, Jake Lange 1-2, spent more than two years building 32-yard pass play. Banks Hyde (four Hanceville 32, Sumiton Christian 26, OT
we would just fall short. Braedon Mabry 1-1, Carter Stockett 1-(-1), JT Mardis
1-(-1); Heritage Academy — K.J. Smith 21-94, Austin
that comfort level. The Heritage Acad- catches, 75 yards) then got into the act Handley 40, LaFayette 15
I think if this one doesn’t Dotson 8-61, Team 1-0, Carter Putt 4-(-25). emy seniors showed Friday night how when he stepped in front of a defensive Headland 48, Straughn 14
PASSING: Jackson Prep — Jake Lange 8-21-41-2,
show them they can go Bennett Johnston 0-1-0-0; Heritage Academy — Car- their work on the weekend and after back to come back for a pass from Putt Helena 38, McAdory 14
ter Putt 8-24-172-1, Eli Acker 1-1-18-0.
win a state championship RECEIVING: Jackson Prep — JT Mardis 2-7, Clark practice has helped them develop a for a 22-yard gain. Those plays set up Hewitt-Trussville 40, Pinson Valley 33
…
Kellum 2-6, Sam McMullan 1-17, Luke Williams 1-4,
No. 19 1-4, Seth Bagwell 1-3; Heritage Academy — feel for each other. arguably the biggest play of the game. Holtville 14, B.B. Comer 0
“I am so proud of them. Jared Long 4-96, Banks Hyde 4-75, K.J. Smith 1-19.
Putt and Long connected on four After throwing three incomple- Hoover 17, Central-Phenix City 14
There were so many passes, including the go-ahead touch- tions, including one that went through Houston Academy 28, Zion Chapel 7
times, especially in that told each other to fight down in the third quarter, to help the hands of a receiver in the end zone, J.U. Blacksher 65, McIntosh 22
first half, when we could for your brother because spark Heritage Academy to a 24-15 Putt and the Patriots faced a fourth- Jackson Olin 26, Fairfield 24
have folded, but they con- we have been working victory against Jackson Prep in the and-goal from the 10-yard line trailing Jacksonville 56, J.B. Pennington 20
trolled their environment all summer for this, and season opener for both teams at C.L. 7-3. John Carroll Catholic 35, St. Clair County 21
and they went and did that’s what we did. We fin- Mitchell Field. “I had some bad throws throughout Keith 20, Billingsley 18
what they were supposed ished.” “We were mentally strong,” said the game, and whenever it came to the Lanett 25, Valley 21
to do.” Heritage Academy’s Long, a 6-foot-4 receiver, who had four big play, I knew I had to complete that Lee-Huntsville 49, Columbia 0
The victory allowed start wasn’t ideal. Noel catches for 96 yards. “We came out
Heritage Academy, which slow in the first half, but we stayed See Heritage, 10B Lee-Montgomery 7, Park Crossing 0
Fisher’s 27-yard field goal Lincoln 26, Southside-Gadsden 20
moved up to Class 5A was the only tangible re- Luverne 34, Geneva 12
in the Mississippi Asso- sult in a mistake-filled cially Jared and Carter. I just ran through them,” and Putt hooked up on a Lynn 51, Brilliant 6
ciation of Independent first half. Still, Heritage They have been with us Smith said. “When we stop-and-go route for a Maplesville 40, Fultondale 6
Schools’ latest reclassi- Academy trailed only 7-3 for three years and they finally calmed down and 27-yard gain. Three plays Marion County 41, Vina 12
fication, to make a state- on its second drive of the know what to do.” figured out what we could later, Smith scored from Mary Montgomery 35, Robertsdale 0
ment against Class 6A third quarter. Three in- The score gave Her- do to them, the offensive 2 yards to all but seal the McGill-Toolen 37, Spanish Fort 7
Jackson Prep, which has completions after getting itage Academy a boost line just created holes in deal. Sam Hannon’s in- Montgomery Academy 50, Brookstone, Ga. 14
won seven-straight state first-and-goal, Harrison that it used to hold Jack- their line.” terception — the second Mountain Brook 35, Northridge 6
titles. said he didn’t consider son Prep to one first down Jackson Prep answered of the night (Long) for Murphy 19, Baldwin County 7
One storyline enter- kicking a field goal be- on its next three series. with its best march. Jake Heritage Academy — was
New Hope 44, Holly Pond 30
ing the game centered on cause he felt his defense The teams exchanged Lange hit Sam McMullan the exclamation point for
North Jackson 13, Guntersville 9
how Jackson Prep’s depth would keep Jackson Prep fumbles to add to the dra- with a 17-yard pass on a a team that overcame a
North Miami Beach, Fla. 34, Enterprise 31
(97 players listed on the pinned deep and that his ma before Heritage Acad- fourth-down play to set sluggish first half and
Oak Mountain 17, Chelsea 0
roster on MaxPreps.com team would get great field emy made it a two-score up Matt Jones’ 2-yard run finished on a resounding
Ohatchee 9, Piedmont 7
compared to 32 for Her- position on the ensuing game early in the fourth that capped the nine-play note.
Opp 21, Flomaton 7
itage Academy) could possession. quarter. Putt connected drive. Lange’s conversion Harrison had a big
Oxford 48, Munford 6
be a deciding factor. But Not everyone agreed with Long on a 16-yard pass cut the deficit to 17- smile as he gathered his
Paul Bryant 20, Central-Tuscaloosa 0
Harrison had his offense with the decision. A fan fade pattern to the left 15 with 6 minutes, 3 sec- players after Jackson
Pensacola Catholic, Fla. 20, Mobile Christian 10
work the play clock down on the Heritage Acade- sideline on third-and-4. onds remaining. Prep scored to make it 17-
Phil Campbell 42, Hubbertville 20
prior to every snap. The my fence line said, “No, Smith added a 23-yard But Heritage Acade- 15. That smile was a little
strategy appeared to help Sean. Take the points.” gain on the next third my responded in cham- bigger after the final horn
Pickens County 51, Marengo 0

Heritage Academy, which Moments later, after down for a first-and-goal pionship form. Harrison and Heritage Academy Pleasant Grove 32, Mortimer Jordan 25

had numerous players go Putt delivered a strike to from the 2-yard line. One displayed his confidence players celebrated around Prattville 39, Foley 0

both ways, stay fresh in Long, who darted in from play later, Smith (21 car- in his passing game on him. The look on his face Presbyterian Christian, Miss. 21, Escambia Acad-
emy 20
the second half and large- the left side, the same fan ries, 94 yards) scored and third-and-9 from the was one built on trust. Providence Christian 42, New Brockton 13
ly avoid cramping. said, “Best ball he has Fisher’s kick made it 17-7. Jackson Prep 49. A de- “It is easy to smile Red Bay 36, Colbert Heights 0
“It was just the fight, thrown all night.” “After the offensive fensive pass interference when you have this Rehobeth 34, Ashford 22
the dog in us,” Heritage “Earlier in the game, line realized what we call against wide receiver group,” Harrison said. Richland, Tenn. 7, Rogers 0
Academy senior lineman the slant to Jared was just could do to them, it was Banks Hyde extended the Heritage (2-0) faces Saraland 42, Andalusia 20
Eli Acker said. “Every terrible,” Harrison said. pretty much easy for them drive. That belief rose to Kirk Academy on the Scottsboro 35, Sylvania 28
day this week we just “I trust these guys, espe- to create holes for me and the top again when Long road Friday. Selma 20, Dallas County 0
Sheffield 39, Wilson 19

Columbus drops season opener to Provine, 15-6 Sipsey Valley 35, Holt 22
Smiths Station 34, Russell County 6
South Choctaw Academy 12, Wayne Aca., Miss. 7
By Laurence Hilliard Christopher Allen at the Provine Provine eight on fourth down in South Lamar 28, Lamar County 0
Special to the Dispatch Provine 15, Columbus 6 27 and by Jaelen Craddieth at the the third quarter and Tywonn Southern Academy 30, Clarke Prep 15
Columbus 0 0 0 6-6
Columbus 48. The Falcons were Troup was tackled at the one on Spain Park 42, Hillcrest 33
JACKSON — Missed scoring Provine 7 0 8 0 - 15 unable to move the ball the first a fourth down run in the final pe- Sparkman 35, Athens 10
First Quarter
opportunities resulted in a 15-6 P - Reed 79 run (Smith kick) time and turned it over when riod. St. James 24, Bayside Academy 7
opening game loss to Provine for Third Quarter
P - Smith 29 pass from Allen (Reed run) quarterback Ethan Conner was Columbus got on the board St. John Paul II Catholic 46, Locust Fork 28
Columbus. The Falcons commit- Fourth Quarter
C - Stewart 50 interception return (kick failed) sacked on fourth down. with 3:50 left when Kelbe Stewart Sulligent 33, Berry 8
ted two turnovers in the second
Team Statistics
C P The second recovery came in picked off an Allen pass at mid- Sylacauga 20, Leeds 3
half inside the Provine 10. First downs.
Rushes - Yards
6
49-101
12
36-166 the final two minutes of the half. field and returned it to the end Tharptown 17, Shoals Christian 0
Despite the setback, first year Passing - Yards 32 12 Devarkus Ramsey was tackled at zone. But the subsequent onside Theodore 35, Daphne 21
Comp - Att - Int. 2-5-0 2-3-1
Columbus coach Joshua Pulphus Penalties - Yards 4-40 6-45 the Provine 21 following a two- kick attempt failed and Provine UMS-Wright 18, St. Paul’s 13
was upbeat. yard run, then the halftime horn ran out the clock, handing Co- Vestavia Hills 38, Briarwood Christian 3
“I’m proud of them,” he said of down, breaking two tackles went off and Provine headed for lumbus its 18th consecutive loss W.S. Neal 41, Southern Choctaw 6
his team. “My kids fought. It was along the way. That accounted its locker room. But Columbus dating back to 2017. Wakulla, Fla. 35, Eufaula 16
a tough game. Provine played for the majority of Provine’s 97 called a timeout before the clock Columbus (0-1), which moved Walter Wellborn 39, Oak Grove 7
great, but I’m proud of the effort first half yards. reached all zeroes, giving the down from 6A to 5A this year, Waterloo 40, Woodville 13
my kids gave. Columbus struggled offen- Falcons one final play. Conner’s plays at Noxubee County next Westminster Christian Academy 68, DAR 34
“We knew going in that we sively in the first quarter, finish- pass fell incomplete in the end Friday. The first home game is Wetumpka 35, Fairhope 24
had a lot of stuff we had to work ing the period with no first downs zone. Sept. 6 against defending 4A White Plains 42, Vincent 12
on. But the main thing is we have and minus 18 yards of offense. Provine made it 15-0 early in state champion Louisville. Wilcox Academy 21, Patrician Academy 14
to continue to get better.” “The biggest thing is continui- the third quarter when Shavario “We have to work hard,” Pul- Winfield 19, Haleyville 13
The only scoring in the first ty,” Pulphus said. “We’re starting Allen connected with Deion phus said. “We know it’s a pro-
Winston County 44, Hackleburg 16
half came when Provine junior fresh new O-line guys.” Smith on a 29-yard touchdown cess. We just have to trust the
Woodlawn 44, Sumter Central High School 20
running back Marktavius Reed Columbus had two scoring pass and Reed ran in the two- process. The biggest thing is
POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS
went straight up the middle 79 opportunities in the first half point conversion. practice. We have to continue to
Morgan Academy vs. Pike Liberal Arts, ppd. to
yards for a first quarter touch- following fumble recoveries by Conner was stopped at the practice hard.” Aug 24th.
 The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com Sunday, August 25, 2019 9B

Prep Football
Starkville High stumbles against Brandon
By Brandon Shields
Special to The Dispatch

BRANDON — It
wasn’t pretty, but Bran-
don coach Tyler Peterson
will take it.
Mississippi State com-
mit Will Rogers tossed
three touchdowns and the
Bulldogs used a stiff, stin-
gy second half defense to
get past Starkville 27-21
in the season opener Top
10 showdown on Friday
night.
“I thought the game
could have gone either
way and we should’ve
played better, but there
were some question-
able calls but we missed Austin Frayser/Special to The Dispatch
some opportunities,” said Starkville receiver Josh Aka (13) catches a ball over the middle early in Friday’s
Starkville coach Chris game to set up a touchdown a few plays later.
Jones. “It is what it is. We Richard O’Bryant would Starkville had the ball
will live and learn and get
Brandon 27, Starkville 21
Starkville (0-1)
Brandon (1-0)
0 21 0 0 — 21
7 14 6 0 — 27 scoop and score from 49 on the Brandon 1-yard
better and get ready for B — Montague 20 pass from Rogers (Walker kick). yards out to give the Bull- line, but a Luke Altmyer Austin Frayser/Special to The Dispatch
S — Lawrence 4 run (Rogers kick).
next week.” B — Anderson 16 pass from Rogers (Walker kick). dogs the lead again at 21- fumble at the goal line Starkville quarterback Luke Altmyer (9) throws on the
Brandon scored the S — Aka 8 pass from Altmyer (Rogers kick).
B — O’Bryant 49 fumble return (Walker kick). 14. on a quarterback keeper run early in the second quarter against Brandon Friday.
only touchdown in the S — Lucious 84 KO return (Rogers kick).
B — Montague 68 pass from Rogers (kick failed). After that Starkville’s halted the Yellow Jackets. better we will be,” Jones do a good job of running
first quarter on a 20-yard Tae Lucious returned the The Starkville rushing said. “We got to be hun- the ball tonight due to
touchdown pass from a 16-yard touchdown pass ensuing kickoff 84 yards attack was held to just 94 gry and just take it one their front seven being
Rogers to Josh Montague from Rogers to Caleb An- for a touchdown to tie the yards rushing and Altmy- game at a time.” so dominant,” said Bran-
with 7:26 left. derson. game at 21 with three sec- er went 16 of 29 passing Rogers ended the night don coach Tyler Peterson.
The second quarter After a long kickoff onds left until halftime. for 170 yards with a touch- 19 of 37 for 252 yards with “We had some mismatch-
had fireworks. return from Amariyon The only score that down and an interception. three touchdowns and an es outside and took ad-
Starkville tied the Howard, the Yellowjack- happened in the second The Yellow Jacket de- interception. vantage of those. Getting
game at 7 on a Keyshawn ets tied it back up at 14 half came with 5:47 left fense held Brandon to just “Will is a coach on the a 6A win is never easy.”
Lawrence 4-yard touch- on an 8-yard touchdown in the third quarter when 29 yards rushing. field for us and has the The Yellow Jackets (0-
down run with 6:07 left in pass from Luke Altmyer Rogers hit Montague on a “We got a really young freedom to change plays 1) will host Oxford next in
the second quarter. to Joshua Aka. wheel route from 68 yards offensive line and missed at the line of scrimmage the Little Egg Bowl, while
The Bulldogs then re- On a muffed punt by to give Brandon the 27-21 a few assignments block- and he did good job of Brandon (1-0) will travel
gained the lead at 14-7 on Starkville, Brandon’s lead. ing. The more we play the that tonight. We didn’t to Madison Central.

Miscues doom Raiders in opener

Dill scores twice, clears 300 yards of offense
By DAVID MILLER Mantachie 32,6 Oak12Hill 13 on the drive to push the lead to
Special to The Dispatch Mantachie 0 14 – 32
25-13. On that series, the Mus-
Oak Hill 0 0 13 0 – 13
First Quarter
MAN – Jacob Frazier 3 run (run failed).
tangs broke out a pair of plays
WEST POINT – For all that Second Quarter they hadn’t shown all night – a
had gone wrong for Oak Hill MAN – Chris Cavey 69 pass to Payden Franks (kick failed).
MAN – Cavey 5 run (pass failed). reverse and an option off the
Academy Friday in its season Third Quarter
OHA – Cameron Dill 13 pass to Branden Stephenson (run failed). left edge, both of which were
opener against Mantachie High OHA – Dill 66 pass to Collin Coggins (Dalton Magers kick).
Fourth Quarter converted for first downs. The
School, the Raiders amazing- MAN – Cavey 7 run (Noa Guess kick).
option play converted a fourth
MAN – Patrick Mangels 7 run (Guess kick).
ly found themselves in a one- Team Statistics
and 5 at Oak Hill’s 29-yard line.
MAN OHA
score game midway through First Downs 17 4
Craven said he’d seen both
the third quarter. Rushes-Yards
Passing Yards
33-165
140
26-154
204 plays on film, and the Raiders
To that point, the Raiders Comp.-Att.-Int. 6-23-0 13-34-
1 practiced it, but he credited
had a dropped pass in the end Return Yards 56 89
Fumbles-Lost 2-0 4-1 Mantachie’s coaches for dip-
zone and a fumble at their own Penalties 8-70 15-136
Individual Statistics: ping deeper into the playbook
7 that Mantachie converted RUSHING: Mantachie – Jacob Frazier 7-52, Chris Cavey 14-47,
Noa Guess 6-23, Patrick Mangels 2-24, Luke Ellis 1-13, Matt at that point of the game.
for points just seconds before Johnson 1-10, TEAM 2-(-4); Oak Hill – Cameron Dill 17-115,
“They went in motion and
halftime. Still, they cut into Jamarcus Loyd 2-27, Jonah Caskey 5-6, Jake Glusenkamp 2-6.
PASSING: Mantachie – Jacob Frazier 5-22-71-0, Chris Cavey
pulled out one of the lineback-
the deficit with a gutsy fourth- 1-1-69-0; Oak Hill – Cameron Dill 13-34-204-1.
RECEIVING: Mantachie – Payden Franks 1-69, Jake Wiygul ers,” Craven said. “[The option]
down conversion to score their 4-68, Hunter Hester 1-3; Oak Hill – Branden Stephenson 5-88,

first touchdown and, arguably

Collin Coggins 3-90, Manning Huffman 2-17, Jamarcus Loyd 2-7,
Jake Glusenkamp 1-2.
was a well-called play.”
their biggest play of the game: Despite the miscues, Dill
a perfectly placed bomb from shouldered the loss, particular-
penalties. But we also had some ly the missed plays in the pass-
Cameron Dill to Collin Coggins personal fouls … we got to con-
for 66 yards and a score. ing game. He first pointed to
trol ourselves and do the right his interception following Man-
But Coggins was promptly thing and play between the
tossed from the game for cele- tachie’s touchdown to make it
whistles.” a two-score game, noting that
brating the score 20 yards be- The Raiders will rue a
fore he reached the end zone, Mantachie had switched from
lengthy list of miscues, includ-
his second conduct penalty of a cover 3 to a cover 4, and he
ing 15 penalties for 136 yards
the game. didn’t adjust to it. David Miller/Special to The Dispatch
and two turnovers. They also
Then, the backbreaker: up But there was potential for a Oak Hill back Jake Glusenkamp runs the ball against Mantachie
fumbled the ball four times, los-
18-13, Mantachie regained mo- 300-yard passing night. He saw Friday in West Point.
ing just one. Still, the Raiders
mentum on a 14-play, 88-yard a deep pass go off the fingertips
outgained the Mustangs by 53 by the next game.” he said. “It just comes down to
scoring drive that featured a of a wide-open diving Coggins
yards and held Mantachie se- Dill had two touchdown execution. For me, even when
conversion on fourth and 5 and in the first quarter. He over-
nior quarterback Jacob Frazier passes, including a 13-yarder we were marching down the
a pair of Oak Hill pass inter- to 6 of 23 passing for 71 yards. threw open receivers outside
the numbers on two other occa- on fourth down to Branden Ste- field and scoring, I was still
ference penalties. Mantachie Mantachie’s only significant
picked off Dill four plays later sions, too. phenson. He also had a game- seeing things we needed to
success in the passing game high 115 rushing yards on 17 work on: crisper routes, a cou-
and ice the game with another came on a trick play – a lateral “We aren’t far away at all
touchdown, en route to a 32-13 from being really good on of- carries. ple of guys ran the wrong route.
to receiver Chris Cavey, who This week, Craven said the And what I call the ‘Dill Magic’
win. found Payden Franks for a 69- fense,” Dill said. “We struggled
“The effort was there, but it in the first half, most of it being team’s focus will be to correct with our quarterback getting
yard chunk-and-score to go up
is very frustrating,” said Chris my fault, passing-wise. We just unforced errors and to play flushed out the pocket, throw-
12-0.
Craven, Oak Hill head coach. Though wildly inefficient got to keep working hard and with better discipline. Some of ing it to the guy who ran the
“We’re trying to put a ball club for most of the game, the Mus- fix stuff. it is execution, and some of it is wrong route.
together, and the first game of tangs found big plays when “It just takes practice. If simulating the high-stress mo- “We have some young and
the season, we’re still making they needed them, particularly we come to practice and work ments in practice, he said. inexperienced guys, and we’re
some mistakes and untimely hard, I think we can get (fixed) “The game plan was there,” trying to get them coached up.”

David Miller/Special to The Dispatch David Miller/Special to The Dispatch

Oak Hill receiver Branden Stephenson runs the ball after a catch against Mantachie. Oak Hill linebacker Jonah Caskey (7) tackles a Mantachie runner.
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Prep football roundup

CALENDAR
Prep football roundup: Lamar proves too Today
College Volleyball

much to handle for Starkville Academy Mississippi State at Belmont, 3 p.m.

(Exh.)
Monday
From Special Reports Prep Softball
East Rankin at Starkville Academy,
STARKVILLE — Stark- 4:30 p.m.
ville Academy couldn’t keep Hebron Christian at Heritage Academy,
up with Lamar in its home 5 p.m.
opener Friday, falling 33-13. Prep Soccer
Matt Miller and Dylan East Rankin at Starkville Academy, 5
Starke had the lone touch- p.m.
downs for Starkville Academy Tuesday
on the evening. Prep Cross Country
“Our guys played really Starkville Academy at Jackson Academy
hard,” Starkville Academy Invitational, 4 p.m.
coach Chase Nicholson said. Prep Soccer
“We made too many mistakes. Washington at Starkville Academy, 5
And Lamar made a lot of big p.m.
plays.” Heritage Academy at Lamar, 5 p.m.
The Volunteers (0-1) are Columbus Christian Academy at Indi-
back in action Friday in a road anola Academy, 5 p.m.
matchup with French Camp Prep Softball
Academy. Columbus at Meridian, 5/6:30 p.m.
n West Point 34, Horn Heritage Academy at Winston Academy,
Lake 6: HORN LAKE — The TBD
West Point football team start- Prep Volleyball
ed its state title defense with Columbus at Louisville, 5:30 p.m.
a 34-6 dismantling of Horn West Lowndes at Amory, 6 p.m.
Lake Friday on the road. Mike Brown/Special to The Dispatch New Hope at Corinth, 6:30 p.m.
“We’re proud of our guys Lamar quarterback Will Morris (11) is sacked for a loss of 5-yards by Starkville Academy defen- Germantown at Starkville High School,
staying focused going on a sive end Zach Nason (82) during the first quarter of the Starkville Academy vs. Lamar football 6:30 p.m.
game. Lamar defeated SA 33-13. Caledonia at Lafayette, 6:30 p.m.
long road trip,” West Point
coach Chris Chambless said. Women’s College Soccer
in action on the road against Mississippi Valley State at Mississippi
“We have a lot of new faces
McAdams Friday. University for Women, 7 p.m.
and our seniors did a great job
n Victory Christian Thursday
of leading us and getting us
Academy 26, Unity Chris-
focused. They were positive College Football
tian 18: LELAND — Vic-
through some tough times East Mississippi Community College at
tory Christian football held Hinds Community College, 6:30 p.m.
and we’re proud of them.” off Unity Christian for a sea-
Running back Brandon Pearl River Community College at
son-opening 26-18 victory Fri- Itawamba Community College, 6:30
Harris led the way offensively day in Leland.
with 162 yards rushing, while p.m.
Dallas Colom was an of- Prep Soccer
Dantariyus Cannon added 102 fensive workhorse for Victo-
rushing yards. Columbus Christian Academy at
ry Christian, rushing for 145 Starkville Academy, 5 p.m.
Gray Berry was 1 for 5 yards and two touchdowns
passing with a 55-yard touch- Prep Softball
while adding 21 receiving Columbus at French Camp, 5/6:30
down to TJ Anderson, while yards. Camron Henley added
Harris completed 1 of 4 pass- p.m.
20 yards on the ground. Starkville Academy at Hebron Christian,
es for 35 yards. Houston Ballard and Na-
“We had a great effort and 4 p.m.
darion Higgins scored the Prep Volleyball
played with great energy and other touchdowns of the night Louisville at Columbus, 5:30 p.m.
tempo,” Chambless said. “Ev- for Victory Christian. Saltillo at New Hope, 6 p.m.
erything we preach about, we Defensively, Lahndon Starkville High at Heritage Academy,
did that. We overcame some Townley recorded 11 tackles 6:30 p.m.
difficult situations in the game and one sack, while Drake Pontotoc at Caledonia, 6:30 p.m.
with different turnovers.” Clements had five tackles
West Point (1-0) is back in
action Friday in a road contest
and a sack. As a team, Victo- on the air
ry Christian recovered three
against Louisville. fumbles. Today
n West Lowndes 34, Victory Christian (1-0) AURORA GAMES
Ethel 6: ETHEL — Running is back in action on the road 12 p.m. — Beach Volleyball, ESPNU
back Marquez Holiday led against North River Friday. AUTO RACING
West Lowndes to a dominating n Humphreys Acade- 12:30 p.m. — IMSA WeatherTech
34-6 victory over Ethel Friday my 32, Columbus Chris- Sports Car Championship: The Michelin
with a 14 carry, three-touch- tian Academy 8: BELZONI GT Challenge, round 10, Alton, Va.,
down, 167-yard performance. — The Columbus Chris- NBCSN
Meanwhile, Kelvin Wilburn 1:30 p.m. — NASCAR Gander Outdoors
tian Academy football team
had five carries for 45 yards Truck Series: The Chevrolet Silverado
dropped its contest with Hum-
and two touchdowns and 250, Bowmanville, Ontario, FS1
phreys Academy 32-8 Friday Mike Brown/Special to The Dispatch BIG 3 BASKETBALL
Quay Sanders racked up 67 night in Belzoni. Lamar quarterback Will Morris (11) was sacked for a 7 yard 12 p.m. — Playoffs: Teams TBD, New
rushing yards and a two-point No stats were available de- loss by Starkville Academy Linebacker Matt Miller (3) during the Orleans, La., CBSSN
conversion on five touches. spite attempts to reach coach- third quarter of the Starkville Academy vs. Lamar football game. 1 p.m. — Playoffs: Teams TBD, New
West Lowndes (1-0) is back es. Lamar defeated SA 33-13.
Orleans, La., CBS

Heritage
CFL FOOTBALL
11 a.m. — Montreal at Toronto,
ESPNEWS
Continued from Page 8B GOLF
pass,” Putt said. 6 a.m. — European Tour Golf: Scandi-
Putt, who is in his third navian Invitation, final round, Mölndal,
year as the team’s starting Sweden, GOLF
quarterback, said he had a 11 a.m. — PGA Tour Golf: Tour Champi-
lot of problems with wet foot- onship, final round, Atlanta, Ga., GOLF
balls in the first half. He said 12:30 p.m. — LPGA Tour Golf: CP
the balls dried out more in Women’s Open, final round, Aurora,
the second half, which helped Ontario, GOLF
him find a “perfect spot” on 12:30 p.m. — PGA Tour Golf: Tour
the football so he could zip it Championship, final round, Atlanta, Ga.,
to Long on a slant pattern. NBC
“When he called slant, I 3:30 p.m. — Korn Ferry Tour Golf: Alb-
was thinking,’ Score,’ ” Long ertsons Boise Open, final round, Boise,
said. “He had faith in me, so Idaho, GOLF
I had to return the faith to 5:30 p.m. — PGA Tour Champions
him.” Golf: The Boeing Classic, final round,
Putt and Long showed the Snoqualmie, Wash., GOLF
trust they have in each other HORSE RACING
12 p.m. — Saratoga Live: From Sarato-
in the fourth quarter. With a
ga Springs, N.Y., FS2
third-and-4 from their 47, Putt
LACROSSE (MEN’S)
lofted a pass to the left and led
3:30 p.m. — Premier Lacrosse League:
Long to the Heritage Academy
Chaos vs. Atlas, NBCSN
sideline. They have worked
LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL
on that route numerous Sun-
9 a.m. — World Series: Teams TBD,
days and after practice as well
Consolation game, Williamsport, Pa.,
as during their sophomore Chris McDill/Special to The Dispatch
Heritage quarterback Carter Putt fires a pass in the second quarter during a high school football ESPN
and junior seasons. This time,
game Friday in Columbus. MLB BASEBALL
Long used his length to reach
1 p.m. — Washington at Chicago Cubs,
out and snare the pass and get But Heritage Academy “The schedule has been have built with each other will
TBS
a foot inbounds to keep the needed one more hookup set for us to go make history,” play a key role in helping the
6 p.m. — NY Yankees at LA Dodgers,
drive alive. K.J. Smith made from Putt to Long. Clinging Long said. “All we have to do Patriots realize that goal.
ESPN
the pass play pay when he to a 17-15 lead, Heritage Acad- is to make sure the hard work “Nothing happens without
NFL FOOTBALL
scored on a 2-yard run to help emy faced a second-and-5 we put in in the summer and our line,” Long said. “Carter
7 p.m. — Preseason: Pittsburgh at
kick the lead to 17-7. from the Jackson Prep 29, in the offseason goes into cannot get me the ball if he
Tennessee, NBC
“Jared is a great athlete,” Putt waited for Long to work play.” doesn’t have time. K.J. cannot
RODEO
Putt said. “If you throw the a stop-and-go route and timed That hard work will con- run through holes if the line
3 p.m. — PRB: Music City Knockout,
ball to him, there are not his pass perfectly. The 27- tinue throughout a campaign doesn’t provide for him. We
Championship round, Nashville, Tenn.,
many people in MAIS — even yard connection helped set up the Patriots hope pays off in have an amazing line. I have
CBS
public school — that can go Smith’s 2-yard touchdown run a state title. Rest assured the faith in those boys and they
SOCCER (MEN’S)
up and guard him like that.” that sealed the deal. second sense Putt and Long carried us up front tonight.”
7:55 a.m. — Premier League: Man-
chester City at Bournemouth, NBCSN
8:30 a.m. — Bundesliga: RB Leipzig vs.
Contacting the Sports Department Eintracht Frankfurt, New York, N.Y., FS1
10:25 a.m. — Premier League: New-
If you need to report game scores or statistics, you can call us at 662-327-2424 ext. 126. If you need to reach sports editor castle United at Tottenham, NBCSN
Garrick Hodge, email him at [email protected]. If you need to reach sports writer Ben Portnoy, email him at bportnoy@ 11 a.m. — Bundesliga: VfL Wolfsburg
cdispatch.com. at Hertha Berlin, FS1
1:30 p.m. — Serie A: TBA, ESPN
Game Coverage / Results 5 p.m. — MLS: Columbus at FC Cincin-
nati, FS1
High school football coaches who don’t speak to a reporter from The Dispatch are asked to email information to the sports 7:20 p.m. — MLS: Houston at FC
department from their games. Dallas, FS1
The Dispatch will include its prep football coverage in Sunday’s edition, so we will contact coaches Friday night or Saturday 9:30 p.m. — MLS: LA Galaxy at LA FC,
to get details. Coaches, please let us know what is the best time for us to contact you. FS1
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‘We come every year’

Families make memories at annual fair
Photos By Jennifer Mosbrucker/Dispatch Staff

T
he sweet scent of funnel cakes
and cotton candy wafted
through the air at the Colum-
bus Fairgrounds this week during
the opening nights of the Lowndes
County Fair hosted by Mississippi
Delta Shows. Music played and
children screamed as families sailed
through the air on rides, played
carnival games and ate treats.
The first Mississippi Delta Shows
carnival was held in 1948, when a
member of the Jenkins family start-
ed the business. Though it has taken
breaks in operation over the years,
the business remains family owned
and operated by three generations of
Miranda Jenkins. The carnival started their
Pierce traveling season mid-March and it
reaches will continue to bring excitement to
into a towns across Mississippi, Alabama
bucket and Louisiana through Nov. 3.
while Before moving to the Columbus
working at Fairgrounds, Mississippi Delta
a booth on Shows used to set up at Leigh Mall
Wednes-
in Columbus. They have been
day at the
Mississip- coming to town for at least eight
pi Delta years. “There’s a lot of good people
Shows in Columbus,” the carnival’s owner
Fair. Deborah Jenkins said.

Shalonda Rogers holds her new fish, Mike, on Thursday night at the fair. Rog- From left to right, James Washington, Kamryn Hill, 9, Jaeden Lowe, 9, and Jaida
ers’ boyfriend, Joban Alston, won it for her by throwing a ball in the fish bowl. Curry, 6, watch to see where a ping-pong ball Hill threw will land in a kiddie pool.
Hill tossed a bucket full of ping-pong balls into the water, in hopes of getting
them in bowls floating at the surface. “We come every year,” Washington said.

ABOVE: Lily Dunn, 17, and her boyfriend

Tyler Maddox, 18, glide through the air
on Wednesday while on a new ride at the
Mississippi Delta Shows Fair. “The falling
feeling is really fun. It feels like you’re
hang gliding,” Dunn said. RIGHT: Missis-
sippi Delta Shows’ maintenance man A.J.
Marsell climbs to the center of the ferris
wheel to fix a light on Thursday at the
Columbus Fairgrounds.
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Dispatch file photo

The Prairie Arts Festival, held annually in downtown West Point, will be Saturday.
Hundreds of vendors will sell arts and crafts, food and more. The festival is always
held the day after the Black Prairie Blues Festival, which celebrates Mississippi
blues musicians.

Black Prairie Blues

Festival to be held Friday
Show includes
Mookie Wilson
and the M.O.C.,
Eric Gales Band,
Reverend Payton
and the Big Damn
Band
By ISABELLE ALTMAN
[email protected] Courtesy photo
Mookie Wilson and M.O.C. perform at Lilapalooza, a

T
wenty-four years benefit to raise money for a child with leukemia, at
ago, Mookie Wil- Town Creek Farm in West Point in March 2018.
son stood in the
West Point civics center Holmes Drive — a venue according to the festival
looking out over a crowd Wilson said “has the website. According to the
of what he remembers to right feel” for the festival band’s website, they play
be about 200 people at the compared to the civics up to 300 live concerts
first ever Black Prairie center — and features per year.
Blues Festival. barbecue, other food and Klutts said he expects
The West Point native raffle items in addition to about 600 people to
was one of the first musi- three bands. The doors attend the festival. In the
cal acts at the now-annual open at 5 p.m. and the past, attendance has been
festival held the Friday concert begins at 6. 300 to 400 on average,
before the first weekend Mookie Wilson and depending on wheth-
in September. It’s become the M.O.C. are the open- er Mississippi State’s
a tradition always pre- ing act. Wilson said the football team is playing
ceding the Prairie Arts band will play a mixture at home, but said online
Festival held downtown of original “rockin’ blues” ticket sales have been
that Saturday. and cover songs. Their extremely good this year.
“I knew the goal was style is what he called The festival carries
do to it annually,” he said. “funky blues,” though he over into Saturday’s
“I didn’t foresee it going said he likes to play all Prairie Arts Festival,
this long.” kinds of music, drawing which will feature
This year, Wilson and inspiration from artists hundreds of vendors in
his band, Mookie Wilson like B.B. King and cer- downtown West Point
and the M.O.C., are back tainly blues artists from selling arts and crafts,
as the first of three acts, the Golden Triangle and artwork, food and more.
and the only local one. Black Prairie. Klutts said there will be
It’s the first time they’ve Next up will be blues musicians playing
performed for the festival the Eric Gales Band, on street corners during
since its premiere. headlined by American Saturday’s event.
The event, which was blues-rock guitarist Eric “It just makes for a
originally called the Gales, who is originally great weekend,” Klutts
Howlin’ Wolf Festival, is a from Memphis. Gales said. “Come to West
celebration of blues music has recorded 18 albums Point.”
in the Black Prairie, said and contributed to vocals Tickets for the Black
festival director Jeremy on multiple records by Prairie Blues Festival are
Klutts. the Memphis rap group $20 in advance and $25 at
“We’re in the birth- Prophet Posse and Three the door. Advance tickets
place of (blues) music 6 Mafia under the name can be purchased at the
right here in Mississippi Lil’ E, according to infor- Growth Alliance at 746 E.
and we’re celebrating mation on the festival’s Broad St. in West Point,
the artists that were website. the Rosenzweig Arts
from around here,” he Last up will be Rev. Center at 501 Main St. in
said. “Howlin’ Wolf, of Payton and the Big Columbus or Jack Forbus
course. Willie King, Big Damn Band, a Brown State Farm Insurance on
Joe Williams, Booker County, Indiana-based 600 Hogan St., No 1 C,
White, Lucille Bogan. band Klutts described in Starkville. For more
Those were the five main as having a “Delta blues” information or to pur-
ones that were from this sound. The three-piece chase tickets online, go to
geographical area here. country-blues band has blackprairiebluesfestival.
We’re just trying to pro- released nine albums, com.
mote and educate on the
north Mississippi blues
and the Black Prairie.”
The festival begins at
Mary Holmes College
gymnasium at 278 Mary

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calendar
Tuesday, Aug. 27 Thursday through Sunday,
Celebrity Wait Night — This Sept. 5-8
fundraiser from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at The
Grill, 1927 Highway 45 North, Colum- Tennessee Williams Tribute
bus, benefits Shaw Pit Bull Rescue and — “Laugh Lines” is the theme of the
includes a silent auction. 18th annual tribute celebrating Pulitzer
Prize-winning playwright and poet
Thursday, Aug. 29 Tennessee Williams, born in Colum-
bus. Events include a play, “Death
Stennis Flag Art reception — of a Streetcar Named Virginia Woolf:
A 5-6 p.m. reception at the MSU Cullis A Parody,” Stella Shouting Contest,
Wade Depot Art Gallery, 75 B.S. Hood Moon Lake Gala, youth poetry contest,
Road on campus, celebrates an exhibit breakfast with scholars, a movie,
of works by multiple artists interpreting memorabilia exhibit and more. Some
the Stennis Flag. Free to the public. events are free. For more information,
visit tennesseewilliamstribute.org, or
call 662-368-8591.
Friday, Aug. 30
Black Prairie Blues Festival
— See details at top of calendar. Friday, Sept. 6 Courtesy photo
“Stella” Shouting Contest — Lightnin’ Malcolm performs during the 2016 Black Prairie Blues Festival in West Point.
This playful homage to Tennessee Wil-
Saturday, Aug. 31 liams’ Stella and Stanley Kowalski from
Prairie Arts Festival — West “A Streetcar Named Desire” invites
contestants to shout for prizes and
Friday, Aug. 30
Point’s 41st annual arts festival fea- Black Prairie Blues Festival — This 24th annual indoor blues fest in West Point kicks off at 6
tures about 300 vendors of fine arts, bragging rights at Hollyhocks, 204 Fifth p.m. with Mookie Wilson and the M.O.C., followed by the blues-rock Eric Gales Band, then Rev. Peyton
crafts and food throughout downtown St. S. Free sign-up opens at 5:30 p.m.; and the Big Damn Band. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. at Mary Holmes College, 45 Mary Holmes Road.
West Point. For more information, shout-off begins at 6 p.m. Enjoy music Tickets $20 in advance; $25 at the door. Get them at blackprairiebluesfestival.com, Jack Forbes Insur-
visit facebook.com/PrairieArtsFesti- and beverages, too. This Tennessee ance in Starkville or the Growth Alliance in West Point. For more information, call 662-295-8361.
val or contact the Growth Alliance at Williams Tribute event is presented by
662-494-5121. Hollyhocks Gift Shop.

‘Our Hero’
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to his late son’s in down- conditioner or anything and he Starkville welcomes back
town Columbus. went and got her a fan with his Threepiece Tender. Come
In early January, Buster own money. ... There was also jam with them at 10 p.m.
passed away at 72 leaving a and with online ticket pur-
a guy coming through driving
legacy of dedication to the mili- chase enjoy 10 percent
to Florida for work and he off your meal.
tary, his family and the citizens
didn’t have any money. (John-
he protected. After months of
ny) gave the guy his last $20 Aug. 31
grieving, Buster’s wife, Patsy,
because he wanted him to be Join Jeffrey Rupp with
knew she wanted his memory
sure he had meals on the way Walton Jones and Evie
preserved alongside that of Vidrine at Dave’s Dark
down there.”
their late son, Benji Living- Horse in Starkville at 10
To Aberdeen Assistant
ston. Four years ago, Patsy p.m. for a night of classic
Police Chief Quinell Shumpert,
and Johnny dedicated a bench rock, blues and an array
together in honor of Livingston that was the norm for his of other tunes to satisfy
at Leadership Plaza downtown. friend Johnny. Earlier this you musical needs. Plus
This month, Patsy did the month, Shumpert attended enjoy 10 percent off your
same for her loving husband the bench dedication to show meal on an online ticket
of 20 years with her family and Patsy and her family support purchase.

Johnny’s friends by her side. and share the love he had for
“Johnny B.” Sept. 6
“It means a lot,” Patsy said. Starkville’s annual Night
“A lot of family and friends go “Everybody here is proud
Market is held on the
out there and send us pictures of it,” Shumpert said. “Johnny Friday night before MSU’s
and notes just let us know they was a good person. He would home game opener in
are thinking of (Benji). … give you the shirt off his back Fire Station Park. This
After I did that for Benji and it if you needed him to. You just event features pop-up
meant so much to me, I wanted can’t beat him. … He’d do it, vendors, craft beer tast-
to do that for him. I wanted to you didn’t even have to ask ings, live music and more
him.” at this open-air market.
remember him in such a spe- Each $25 ticket purchase
cial way because he was such a Shumpert remembers John-
provides unlimited craft
special person.” ny as an avid Dallas Cowboys beer tastings throughout
Johnny had a life of ser- fan, but even more than his the duration of the event,
vice, earning a Purple Heart beloved football team he said as well as a signature
with the U.S. Air Force while Johnny loved people. Night Market cup.
serving in the Vietnam War. “We had another officer
After retiring from the Air here really into martial arts,”
Force after 22 years, he con- Shumpert said. “He wanted to
tinued serving the public as go to a competition in Austra-
an Aberdeen police officer for lia and he was raising money.
nearly 20 years before retir- Johnny was a big Cowboys fan
Courtesy photo
ing in 2007. Helping those in and he had a bunch of memo- Art happens.
Aberdeen Assistant Police Chief Quinell Shumpert pays respects need was simply a part of who rabilia. He brought all that up 328-ARTS
to the late Johnny Buster at Leadership Plaza in downtown Co- Johnny was. here and gave it to him to sell
lumbus Aug. 10. Johnny’s wife, Patsy, dedicated a bench to honor “He was a really good and the officer was able to go.
Johnny’s 22 years in the U.S. Air Force and 18 years as a police person and was always good “You don’t find people like
officer with Aberdeen. about doing things for people that,” he added.

Dear Abby
DEAR ABBY: I have been a and deeply hurt. She also said she think you have slighted her in any way) and REALLY HURTING IN RALEIGH, N.C.
minister for 40 years. Throughout has been pulling away from me have forgiven her. She’s attempting to punish DEAR REALLY HURTING: You are entitled to
most of these years, I have tried since last year for that reason. you by giving you the silent treatment. Please your feelings, and you have a right to discuss
to be supportive to my sister. Her Abby, I thought the whole time don’t blame yourself for it. Enjoy the distance them with your husband. You didn’t mention
oldest child, “Nahla,” has been I WAS giving her hope. How do I go she has created because if there are more how long ago his infidelity occurred, but it takes
“difficult” since she was 15. My forward in a relationship with my problems with Nahla, I have a hunch your sister time to rebuild trust. You may need to continue
niece cuts herself, uses drugs sister? I forgive her. I have asked will be back, baggage intact. the counseling to work through your emotions,
and has been in prison and in her for forgiveness. Even though I DEAR ABBY: Please tell me how I can get particularly the feeling that you were to blame
rehab. I have listened patiently have reached out, I no longer hear over the fact that my husband cheated on me. for what happened.
as my sister wept, discussed her from her. Should I simply let go? I How do I stop feeling hurt and betrayed, and In the meantime, because programs you’re
fears and anger, prayed for her don’t know how to do more than I how do I stop feeling that somehow it was my seeing on television bring back your feelings of
and sent cards to her and her already have. — GRIEF-STRICKEN fault? pain and disappointment, rather than torture
daughter. When Nahla was incar- IN GEORGIA We went to counseling together, and it has yourself, change the channel. The same goes
cerated for 16 months, I wrote to DEAR GRIEF-STRICKEN: Your helped. I was able to forgive him, and we are for those books.
her every other week and touched sister is misdirecting the anger, still together. But it hasn’t done away with the
base with my sister almost daily. Dear Abby fear and disappointment she emotions that come flooding back when I see Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren,
Recently, my sister called should be aiming elsewhere onto something on the subject on TV or in a book. also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was found-
me and told me she was livid at you. You have done everything you I try not to hold it over his head, but the ed by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear
me. She said in all these years, I had given her can for her and for Nahla. You say you asked for feelings just don’t go away. Should I try to talk Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440,
daughter hope, but never her. I was astounded forgiveness (although, from where I sit, I don’t to him about how I feel or just try to forget? — Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Horoscopes
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Aug. 25). TAURUS (April 20-May 20). head anymore. The best part of the by little over weeks or decades, or 19). This isn’t a day to worry about
You’re not overly worried about the You’re not as comfortable as you day comes directly afterward. it can happen all at once. There’s such things as large as “career” or
same things you once were. You want to be, and yet the day goes LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). In a different alchemy alive in each “lifestyle,” rather it’s a time to focus
have hard evidence that life seems better when you focus on what something as simple as a short con- arrangement. on the small and simple questions
to be working out for you. Much is there is to love about your domestic versation, many different kinds of SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). like, “Which kind of bread should I
going in your favor and the trend life. Home is home for a reason. currencies are being exchanged. The Treat technology as a servant and choose?”
will continue. New friends come Embrace it and let it help you decide one that seems the most important not a master. To answer every call AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). A
into your life and interesting twists on your next move. (money and time are the usual cul- and text would be a mistake. Such lot of wonderful and terrible things
happen in the next 10 weeks. Your GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Ask prits) is actually the least important distractions keep you from the will happen — as they always do.
excellent judgment leads to a big your important question because commodity. real-life matters that seem less Much will depend on the tone you
January win. Cancer and Pisces it’s like the whole universe is VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). If you important than they really are. generate. You’ll be very aware of
adore you. Your lucky numbers are: conspiring to answer you. Also, the think your job is hard, try imagining SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. your energy and how you wield it
9, 2, 19, 18 and 33. answer could come from anywhere, the hard jobs required throughout 21). It’s time to put the word out. today.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). As so you may as well aim yourself in humanity’s existence. The slightest Pretend like you’re your own PR per- PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20).
much as you love your people, you the direction of sunshine and fun. amount of research reveals that son. You may have to talk things out The people you think will be helpful
also need to take care of yourself. CANCER (June 22-July 22). pretty much it’s all of society has to a few different people before you will not be so helpful at all. It’s not
The perspective you get from alone Whatever the worst task is, do it been built on hard jobs. find the right spin, so start with the their fault. The expectation was all
time is invaluable and will help you first. Just get it over with so you LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Love people who are kind, objective and yours. But you need helpful people.
appreciate the richness that rela- don’t have this expectation of isn’t defined by a length of time. It’s likely to give you good feedback. Move quickly on. Embrace new
tionships bring to your life. unpleasantness hanging over your an investment that can happen little CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. energy.
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In the garden with Felder

What are the best butterfly plants for Mississippi gardens?

W
hat fennel, and
are passion flower
the vine. And let’s
very best but- not mention
terfly plants the finger —
for Mississippi size tomato
gardens? It’s hornworms!
a real head My garden
scratcher, has plenty of
because not bumble bees,
all butterfly a few honey
plants are bees, and
great garden Felder Rushing lots of little
plants, and pollinator
not all of our flies, includ-
many butterflies find ing the very active “hover
their way to all gardens fly” which looks all the
anyway. world like a small yellow
You’ll get googly— jacket wasp with big
eyed from Googling the eyes. These insects are
topic, and end up side- actually more loyal and
tracked times 10. And active pollinators than
frustrated, because so many of the showier
much of the information butterflies that mindless
online is in generic lists flit through.
done by national organi- Besides, because I
zations. But if you want live in town, surrounded
to ID the most common by lots of wooded lots, I
in our state, my favorite don’t have a huge variety
site is done by actual of butterflies. I do see
Mississippians, with the occasional big black Courtesy photos/Felder Rushing
fantastic photos and all, swallowtail, sometimes Butterfly gardens are popular in the South. Zinnias, perennial salvias and lantana are three of the top plants to
use in those.
put out just last year by a a yellow striped tiger
group called Mississippi’s swallowtail, and a few So here are my top ten cleome. And the native
Lower Delta Partnership; migrating monarchs. But butterfly plants, which wild ageratum and asters.
their website is Lower- mostly I see hairstreaks, make the cut because Many of these also
Delta.org, click on Delta blues, yellow sulphurs, they thrive with no happen to be nectar—
wildlife. fritillaries, pearl cres- care, flower a long time, rich hummingbird plants
Anyway, as far as best cents, buckeyes, question are either perennial or as well. Even zinnias,
butterfly plants, I mostly mark, eastern comma, generally available at one of the best “starter”
go by what happens in my cabbage white and red — garden centers, and are flowers for young garden-
own little cottage garden spotted purple admiral, constantly covered with ers, are also attractive
in Jackson. A few years which looks a lot like a butterflies: Zinnias, pe- to hummingbirds, partly
back butterfly lover Eve swallowtail. rennial salvias, lantana, because of the small
Dingus and I designed Oh, and the cool clear the shrub called Abelia, insects that can be found
and planted a 60,000 winged “hummingbird gaura, tropical milkweed, in centers of flowers.
square foot butterfly moth” that looks like a African blue basil, purple Anyone with a sunny
house at the Jackson bumble bee but hovers coneflower and — one of spot in the yard can have
Zoo, which had all sorts like a hummingbird, and the all — time best — tall a handful of these plants.
of over researched stuff lots of my favorite little “purpletop” verbena (V. And even if you don’t
in it. But when I wanted “skippers” — neither bonariensis, if you want have many butterflies,
photos of actual but- butterflies nor moths but to look it up). All those you’ll enjoy their depend-
terflies, I headed to my common and comically are just… wow. able, drought—hardy
overplanted yard which delightful. I know, that’s only summer flowers.
almost by accident is full All this is on a small nine. But the top—tenth Felder Rushing is
of butterfly and hum- lot in an older part of a spot one is tied between a Mississippi author,
mingbird plants. city. Imagine what it’d be monarda, porter weed, columnist, and host of the
Some plants are more like if I had an open field Mexican flame vine, “Gestalt Gardener” on
caterpillar hosts than with lots of wildflowers cypress vine, liatris, MPB Think Radio. Email
anything. Hardest—hit along the fencerows and pentas, ironweed, golden- gardening questions to
are cabbage, broccoli, edges of woods! rod, summer phlox and [email protected].

Southern Gardening

The right caladiums can thrive in full sun

I
n recent And let’s white veins. A suspended
years, face it: We swirling galaxy of pure
gardeners grow caladi- white spots certainly
everywhere ums for their lights up the dark-green
have seen color. There leaves. This unusual
quite a few are thousands beauty adds interest in
plants that of named mass plantings.
were once selections, Caladium foliage is
grown only in and I’m sure also very distinctive. The
shady condi- someone midribs on the leaves pro-
tions come out knows them vide streaks and flashes
into the sun- all. I know a of color many times pro-
shine. Sunpa- Gary Bachman few, but I like viding high contrast with
tiens were my to grow cala-
the rest of the foliage.
first experi- diums based
Foliage colors include
ence with these now sun on color and resulting
reds, pinks, whites and
lovers. combinations, whatever
Then, these plants the names happen to be. greens — all in various
were closely followed by Here’s a couple of named shades and combinations.
sun coleus. We’ve killed selections I’m including Most foliage is heart-
a lot of Sunpatiens and because they are popular shaped with long petioles
coleuses by planting choices at the garden and is considered fancy
them in the full sun, but center. leaved. Caladiums can
we’ve learned a lot and The Painted Frog reach heights of up to 30
have adapted to growing Series is gorgeous. inches.
them there. Poison Dart Tree Frog Caladiums are sensi-
Another plant that is have dark-green leaves tive to cold weather and
taking the sunny side splotched with red and should be considered
of the garden by storm are reflective in bright annuals except in the
is the caladium. I have light, making them look coastal areas of Missis-
always loved the way shiny. Red Bellied Tree sippi with milder win-
caladiums look when Frog has lava-red, heart- ters. But gardeners in
planted in the shade. The shaped leaves framed Mississippi can save the
brightly colored foliage with dark-green rims. tubers and replant them
seems to brighten any Tie-Dyed Tree Frog has next year. This is an easy
dark spot in the garden. dark-green leaves accent- task for caladiums grown
And my first exposure to ed by a red mid-vein and in containers. Be sure
caladiums grown in the mottled with lime-green to dig the tubers in the
sun was not very encour- and yellow variegation. fall when the soil tem-
aging. What should have Small, pink and white peratures go below 60
been bright, patterned spots pepper each leaf, degrees. Lightly brush
foliage was only faded making them look like
the soil off and remove
and bleached-out leaves. splattered paint.
any foliage. Pack them in
I was going to stick to Carolyn Wharton
dry peat moss and store
growing caladiums in the features brilliant crimson
dry at about 60 degrees.
shade. main veins; the inner
But now comes along region of the leaf is pink Be sure to label and sort
an improvement in with irregular green by cultivar.
breeding with caladiums mottling. Red Flash Gary Bachman is an
that stand up to the hot caladiums are impres- Extension and research
Mississippi sun. Being sive with their brilliant professor of horticulture at
able to stand up to the red centers, scarlet red the Mississippi State Uni-
full sun only makes sense veins and pink speckles versity Coastal Research
because most of our ca- nestled inside the green and Extension Center in
ladiums are produced in border of the foliage. Biloxi and hosts Southern
Florida. This new ability An exciting selection Gardening television and
opens up a lot of garden is Stardust. This caladi- radio programs. Contact
and landscape options for um has a bright white him at southerngarden-
colorful foliage. burst in the center and [email protected].
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AT THE FAIR
Families gathered Thursday at the Columbus Fairgrounds for the
Mississippi Delta Shows fair. The fair was held from Aug. 21-24.

Chloe Ball, 4, and her father Jason Ball

Bentlee Keller, 2, Justin Keller, Adalynn Keller, 2, and Tori Keller Justin Langford and Karley Martz

Kaitlyn McDonald, 14, and her grandmother Shelia Coggins

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pass drug test. Email 4WD, loader, 106 hrs.
turn right on Yokahama
resume to $43,900. 662−251−
Blvd, 8mi & turn left on
[email protected] 4539 or 662−574−
Darracott Rd, see sign,
2.5mi ahead, shop on or drop resumes off at 1887.
516 Main St,
left. 662−494−6218. Columbus, MS 39701.
No phone calls please. Furniture 4480
FREE TRAINING−JOB/
LIFE SKILLS plus REGULAR SIZE Jenny
computer training for Lind Antique Bed, 2 End
women. H.S. diploma or ADVANCED COLLISION Tables, Couch 6 Months
equivalent. Tues. & REPAIR of Starkville is Old, Queen Bed Set, 6
looking for an Estimat- Dining Chairs, Recliner.
Thurs. starting Sept. 3. or/Sales Associate to

Call
Christian Women’s Job 662−361−9111.
join our team. Must be
Corp. 662−722−3016. friendly, outgoing &
have good computer
skills. Collision repair
WORK WANTED: experience is a plus LLOYD FLANDERS

328-2424
Licensed & Bonded− but not a must. Apply in WICKER loveseat, chair
carpentry, painting, & person at 1025 HWY 12 & glasstop table,
demolition. Landscap− West in Starkville. indoor/outdoor, never
ing, gutters cleaned, been outside, perfect
bush hogging, clean−up cond, $700. Round
glasstop table w/ 4
work, pressure washing,
moving help & furniture JESSE & BEVERLY'S leather rolling chairs, to place an ad in the
repair. 662−242−3608. LAWN SERVICE. $400. 662−328−1217
Help wanted. Valid or 662−242−3387.
driver's license, trans-
HILL’S PRESSURE portation & experience.
WASHING Commercial/ Call 662-356-6525.
Residential. House, TWO PIECE FURNITURE
concrete, sidewalks & SET. New loveseat and
mobile washing. Free
est. 662−386−8925. MACHINE OPERATORS
chaise for sale. Dark
brown and aqua blue, How else are you
needed. Must be willing
to abide by all safety
$385. 662−242−2884.
Leave a message. going to sell that
WEEKEND WARRIORS. regulations, submit to &
We work for local con− pass background check stuff in your
tractors & businesses. & drug screen, able to General Merchandise 4600
lift heavy rolls of fabric
Experienced in roofing, up to 75 lbs, work 2nd garage?
framing, all phases of TRAILER 5X8 WIRE
shift & possess good
construction. Refs avail. reading & math compre- MESS FLOOR. Rear One call will bring you results.
Cut out the middle man. hension. AA/EOE. Call
662−242−5099. 662-328-5670 for appt.
Loading. $200 Cash.
662−328−6224. 662-328-2424
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Commercial Property For Mobile Homes for Rent 7250 Office Spaces For Rent 7300 Lots & Acreage 8600 Lots & Acreage 8600
Rent 7100
2BR/2BA TRAILER, OFFICE SPACE FOR 356.7 ACRES ON HWY. SUMMER SPECIAL.
OFFICE FOR RENT OR New Hope school dist. LEASE. 1112 Main St., 69 S. 5 mi. from 1.75 acre lots. Good/
STORAGE SPACE W/ $500/mo & $500 dep. Ste. 5. 3700 sq. ft. Columbus. 30−year old bad credit. 10% down,
CLIMATE CONTROL. No pets, no drugs, no Plenty of private mature pines, green as low as $299/mo.
30x15. Separate air partying. Call b/t 10a− parking. 662−327− fields, good hunting. Eaton Land. 662−361−
conditioner & bathroom. 7p. 662−386−4292. 9559. $3000/ac. Bud Phillips, 7711.
$400/mo. Located in NO TEXT MGS. 662−549−2302.
Caledonia. Call 662− Houses For Sale: Other 8500 Mobile Homes for Sale 8650
574−0082. NICE 2BR/2BA M/H
ON LG. PRIVATE LOT MORTGAGE/HOUSE LOT/TRAILER FOR 2004 SINGLEWIDE
on Ridge Rd. Newly FOR SALE. 4BR/2BA. SALE Will sell together 3BR/2BA 16x80 MH.
installed flooring. 2108 Paulette Rd. or separate. Close to Hardwood & tile
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Caledonia School Dist. Macon, MS. $263,000. CAFB. $24,000. Call throughout, 8ft island,
NEAR DOWNTOWN.
Call 662−574−5425. 662−708−0071. 205−367−7167. & jacuzzi tub. $10,500.
3,000 sq. ft. truck
662−295−6623.
terminal, 9,500 sq. ft.
shop & 3,200 sq. ft. Houses For Sale: Other 8500
office/shop. Buildings
Autos For Sale 9150
can be rented together
or separately. All w/
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excellent access & Hwy.
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82 visibility. 662−327−
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$750. 662−549−9555. 2016 Toyota Camry
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2015 Honda Accord
2012 Toyota Camry
2014 Nissan Versa
4BR/2BA. 2501 5TH 2011 Buick Regal
AVE. N. in Propst Park. 2015 Kawasaki
$650/mo. plus $650 KL650−E
dep. 662−574−0495. 2016 Chevy Colorado
2013 Ford Fusion
Houses For Rent: West 7150 2010 Toyota Tundra
2013 Ford F−150
2BR/2BA ON ELM 2008 Hummer H3
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at 38 Humphrey Lane. 2014 Chrysler 300
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2011 Mazda 6
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662−549−4492.
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2012 Kawasaki
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2005 Honda Odyssey
2017 Chevy Impala
2008 GMC Yukon
2008 Chevy HHR
2006 Dodge Ram 3500
2015 Jeep Wrangler
2010 Mercedes Benz
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2013 Chevy Equinox

Campers & RVs 9300

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kitchen counter. Dining
table with 4 chairs.
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since purchase, makes
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included. 2 euro−
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years old. Walk thru
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in bedroom with a brand
new mattress. To view
camper call or text 662
−364−2226. Additional
photos available at
request. $10,000
negotiable.

Motorcycles & ATVs 9400

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6 Sanctify
& looks good. No 11 Start of a Caesar
Houses For Sale: Other 8500 problems. $3500 OBO. quote
501−545−7750.
12 Whoop it up
13 Irrational fear
1999 ROADSTAR 1600
Only 45k miles. Hard 14 Love to pieces
bags, rider & passenger 15 Paper worker
back rests w/ luggage 17 Pot part
rack, has windshield.
Ready to ride! $3500 18 Tiny complaint
OBO. 501−545−7750. 19 Experiences
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2005 HARLEY 22 Utter
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24 Ticket remnants
25 Leave work
27 Canine com- 2 Maine park 25 Call in a bistro
mand 3 Egotist’s offense 26 Northern capital
30 Party worker 4 Throw off 27 Orchestra pieces
31 One, for Juan 5 Room designer 28 Flop
32 Museum focus 6 Lingerie item 29 Wedding recep-
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35 Map ratio 8 Change over time 30 Play groups
38 Lugs 9 Network show 34 Valentine word
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that “for rent” 41 Sailing hazards
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Church Directory
Where the Spirit of the Lord is
“There is Liberty”
Kenneth Montgomery
Proudly serving our community
for over 30 years These church directory pages are made possible by the sponsorship of the following businesses.
ASSEMBLIES OF GOD 2nd and 4th Sundays. Donnie Jones, Pastor. 662-263-7102 Bible study 7 p.m., Mass Choir Rehearsal - Wed. before
NEW LIFE ASSEMBLY OF GOD — 4474 New Hope Road. PLEASANT GROVE MB CHURCH — 1914 Moor High 1st and 2nd Sun. 6 p.m., Male Chorus Rehearsal - Wed.
Worship 10:30 a.m., Children’s Church 10:30 a.m., 662- Road, Crawford. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 before 3rd Sun. 6 p.m., Junior Choir Rehearsal - Wed.
664-0852 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Riley Forrest, Sr., Pastor. before 4th Sun. 6 p.m. Rev. Sammy L. White, Pastor.
THE ASSEMBLY COLUMBUS — 2201 Military Road. 662-272-8221 PLEASANT GROVE ROBINSON MB CHURCH — 9203
Christian Education 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Nursery PLEASANT HILL BAPTIST — 1383 Pleasant Hill Rd. Hwy. 389 N., Starkville. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship
Church (2-3 yrs.) Children’s Church 10:30 a.m. Wednesday Sunday Worship 10 a.m. & 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Bill 11:15 a.m., Wednesday Prayer Service/Bible Study 7
6:30 p.m. (something for all ages). Nursery provided for all Hurt, Pastor. 662-329-3921 p.m. Pastor George A. Sanders. 456-0024
services. Jody Gurley, Pastor. 662-328-6374 PLYMOUTH BAPTIST CHURCH — 187 Plymouth Rd. PLEASANT RIDGE MB CHURCH — Ridge Rd. Sunday
BAPTIST Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Randy School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. A.
ANTIOCH BAPTIST CHURCH — Hwy. 45 N. Sunday Rigdon, Pastor. Neil Shepherd, Music. Edwards, Sr., Pastor.
School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Discipleship Training 5 SOVEREIGN FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH — 7852 Hwy. PROVIDENCE MB CHURCH — Old Hwy. 69 S. Sunday
p.m., Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Mitch McWilliams, 12 E., Steens. Sunday Worship 10 a.m., Service 5 p.m., School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m.
Pastor. 662-328-4765 Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Charles Young, Pastor. Rev. Gilbert Anderson, Pastor.
ARMSTRONG BAPTIST CHURCH — 1707 Yorkville SOVEREIGN GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH — 12859 Martin SAINT MATTHEWS MB CHURCH — 1213 Island Rd.
Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. Bible Study Road Spur, Northport, Ala. Worship 11 a.m., Sunday Bible Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday
Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. William Vaughn, Pastor. 662- Study noon. Todd Bryant, Pastor. sovereigngrace.net 6:30 p.m. Curtis Clay, Sr., Pastor.
328-0670 STATE LINE BAPTIST CHURCH — 7560 Hwy. 1282 E. SALEM MB CHURCH — Hwy. 86, Carrollton, Ala.
ARTESIA BAPTIST CHURCH — Sunday School 10 a.m., Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Wednesday Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6
Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. Pastor Jeff Night small group 6:30 p.m. Robert Gillis, Pastor. 662- p.m. Rev. David J. Johnson, Jr., Pastor.
Morgan. 329-2973 SECOND JAMES CREEK MB CHURCH — 4898 Baldwin
BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH — 3232 Military Road. TEMPLE OF DELIVERANCE BAPTIST CHURCH — Rd., Brooksville. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11
Sunday School 10:00 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., 4307 Sand Rd., Steens. Maurice Williams, Pastor. Sunday a.m. Pastor Michael Tate. 662-738-5855
Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m. Walter Butler, Pastor. School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 7 p.m., Wednesday 7 SOUTHSIDE MB CHURCH — 100 Nashville Ferry Rd. E.
BETHESDA BAPTIST CHURCH — 2096 Bethesda p.m. 662-327-2580 Sunday School 8:30 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Wednesday
Rd, Crawford. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., UNITED CHRISTIAN BAPTIST CHURCH — 2 blocks east 6:30 p.m. Rev. Rayfield Evins Jr., Pastor.
Discipleship Training 6:00 p.m., Worship 7 p.m., Wednesday of Hwy. 69 on Yorkville Rd. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship SIXTH AVENUE MB CHURCH — 1519 Sixth Ave. N.
7:00 p.m. Allan Dees, Pastor. 662-272-8734 10:15 a.m. Steven James, Pastor. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Sunday 11 a.m., Bible Study
2500 Military Road Suite 1 UNIVERSITY BAPTIST CHURCH — 1104 Louisville St.,
BORDER SPRINGS BAPTIST CHURCH — 12771 Hwy. Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. W.C. Talley, Pastor. 662-329-
Columbus, MS Starkville (located in Fellowship Hall of St. Luke Lutheran 2344
662-328-7500
12 E., Caledonia. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30
WEST REALTY COMPANY a.m., Kids for Christ 5 p.m., Discipleship Training 5:15 p.m., Church). Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. Bert SPRINGFIELD MB CHURCH — 6369 Hwy. 45 S. (1st &
westrealtycompany.com
Don West, Broker/Owner Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday Bible Study – Adults, Children, Montgomery, Pastor. www.ubcstarkville.org 3rd Sunday) Sunday School 10:30 a.m., Worship 11:30
and Youth classes 7 p.m. Dan Louman, Pastor. 662-386- VICTORY FREE WILL BAPTIST CHURCH — Victory Loop a.m., (1st & 3rd Wednesday) 7 p.m. Robert Gavin, Pastor.
0541. Brad Creely, Minister of Music and Youth, 662-312- off of Mill Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 662-327-9843
8749. www. borderspringsbaptistchurch.com 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Pastor, Al Hamm. STEPHEN CHAPEL MB CHURCH — 2008 7th Ave. N.
Northeast Exterminating BROOKSVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH — Main Street, WOODLAND BAPTIST CHURCH — 3033 Ridge Rd. Sunday Worship 9:45 a.m. Bible Study Wednesday 10:45
Brooksville. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 10:55 a.m. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Worship 6 a.m. and 5:45 p.m.
If it Jimmy Linley • Richard Linley
LLC
and 6 p.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. p.m., AWANA Wednesday 6:30 p.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. St. James MB CHURCH — 6525 Hardy-Billups Rd.,

crawls, CALEDONIA BAPTIST CHURCH — 7840 Wolfe Road, Gene Gillis, Interim Pastor. Brad Wright, Youth Minister. Crawford. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and
Columbus Caledonia. Sunday Men’s Prayer Service 9:30 a.m., 10TH STREET FAIRLAWN BAPTIST CHURCH — 1118 6:15 p.m. Rev. Chad Payton, Pastor.
call... 662-329-9992 Sunday School 10 a.m. Sunday, Worship 11 a.m. Sunday,
Bible Study 4 p.m., Worship 5 p.m., Wednesday Bible Study
7th St. S. Sunday School 8 a.m., Worship 9:30 a.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m., Youth Ministry Wednesday 4:30 p.m.
St. JOHN MB CHURCH — 3477 Motley Rd., Sunday
School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday Bible Study
6:30 p.m. Kelby R. Johnson, Pastor. Rev. Brian Hood, Pastor. 7 p.m. Joe Brooks, Pastor. 327-7494.
BRISLIN, INC. CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH — 295 Dowdle Dr. Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Adult Choir
INDEPENDENT BAPTIST
BETHESDA CHURCH — 1800 Short Main. Sunday School
ST. PAUL MB CHURCH — Robinson Rd. Sunday School
10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. Rev. Willie
Sales • Service • Installation 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Nathaniel Mays, Pastor.
rehearsals and Discipleship Training 5 p.m., Worship 6
Residential • Commercial • Industrial p.m., Wednesday 6:15 p.m. Rev. Ralph Windle, Interim Best, Pastor. E-mail: [email protected] ST. PAUL MB CHURCH — 1800 Short Main St. Disciple
Since 1956 Pastor. 662-328-6741 BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH — 5860 Hwy. 50 E., West Training/Sunday School 8 a.m., Worship 9:00 a.m. Rev.
www.brislininc.com CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH — 385 7th St. SW, Vernon, Point. Sunday School 10 a.m., Service 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., John F. Johnson, Pastor. 662-241-7111
4051 Military Road • 662-328-5814 Ala. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Wednesday 7 p.m. STRONG HILL MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH —
(6 p.m. - Daylight Savings Time), Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Wil FELLOWSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH — 1720 Hwy. 373. 325 Barton Ferry Rd., West Point. Sunday School 9:30
Corbett, Pastor. 205-270-1845 Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m.
CANAAN BAPTIST CHURCH — 1008 Lehmberg Rd. Wednesday 7 p.m. Martin “Buddy” Gardner, Pastor. UNION BAPTIST MB CHURCH — 101 Weaver Rd.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. and 5 p.m., LIGHTHOUSE BAPTIST CHURCH — 5030 Hwy. 182 E. (Hwy. 69 S) Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.,
Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Paul Shaw, Pastor. 662-327-3771 Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. Pastor McSwain.
CANAAN MB CHURCH — 2425 Bell Ave. Sunday School Wednesday 7 p.m. 662-327-1130 TABERNACLE MB CHURCH — Magnolia Drive, Macon.
8:15 a.m., Worship 9:30 a.m., Wednesday Bible Study 6 SHINING LIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH — 957 Sunset Drive, Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday
p.m. Jimmy Pounds, Pastor. 662-327-1226 Starkville in the Comfort Suites Conference Room, Sunday 6 p.m.
COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH — 2490 Yorkville School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Pastor UNION HOPEWELL MB CHURCH — 150 Spurlock Rd.
Rd. East Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., John Harvey. slbcstarkville.org 662-648-0282 Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6
Wednesday Bible Study, Children & Youth Classes 6:30 MISSIONARY BAPTIST p.m. Carlton Jones, Pastor.
p.m. Matt Moehring, Pastor. Edward Rhinewalt, Music ANDERSON GROVE MB CHURCH — 1853 Anderson WOODLAWN LANDMARK MB CHURCH — 8086 Hwy.
Director. 662-327-5306 Grove Road, Caledonia. Sunday School 9:20 a.m., Worship 12. East, Steens. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11
CORNERSTONE BAPTIST CHURCH — 844 Old West 11:00 a.m., Bible Study Wednesday 6:20 p.m. David O. a.m. and 5 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. David Retherford,
INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, INC Point Rd., Starkville. Sunday 10:30 a.m. Greg Upperman, Williams, Pastor. 662-356-4968.
ANTIOCH MB CHURCH — 2304 Seventh Ave. N. Sunday
Pastor.
THE WORD CHURCH INTERNATIONAL — 366
Pastor. 662-323-6351 or visit www.cornerstonestarkville.
www.hydrovaconline.com com School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. Kenny
Bridges, Pastor.
Carson Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11:15 a.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. John Sanders, Pastor.
EAST END BAPTIST CHURCH — 380 Hwy. 50 W. (Hwy.

Jarrett’s Towing 50 and Holly Hills Rd.) Sunday School 9:15 a.m., Worship
10:30 a.m., Worship 5 p.m. followed by Discipleship
Training, Mission Friends and GAs 5 p.m., Sanctuary Choir
BETHLEHEM MB CHURCH — 293 Bethlehem Road,
Caledonia. Sunday School 1st and 4th Sundays 8 a.m., 2nd
& 3rd Sundays 9:30 a.m., Worship 1st & 4th Sundays 9:30
ZION GATE MB CHURCH — 1202 5th St. S. Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 8 a.m. and 10:45., Children’s
Church 10:15 a.m., Worship 5 p.m., Wednesday 6 p.m.
Wrecker Service 6:30 p.m., Wednesday Prayer Meeting, Youth Worship, a.m., 2nd & 3rd Sundays 11 a.m., Wednesdays 6 p.m. Rev. Dr. James A. Boyd, Pastor.
5209 N. Hwy 182 E. • Columbus, MS 39702 Preschool & Children’s Choirs 6:30 p.m. Bryon Benson, Willie James Gardner, Pastor. 662-356-4424 PRIMITIVE BAPTIST
329-2447 We unlock
Pastor. 662-328-5915
EASTVIEW BAPTIST CHURCH — 1316 Ben Christopher
BLESSING MB CHURCH — Starkville Sportsplex, Activity
Center 405 Lynn Lane Road. Sunday Worship 2nd, 4th &
ABERDEEN PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH —
Washington St. & Columbus St., Aberdeen. Sunday 10:30
If no answer 251-2448 cars Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 7 5th Sundays 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Pastor Martin. 662-744-0561 a.m. and 2 p.m. Herb Hatfield, Pastor. 662-369-4937
p.m. Junior Eads, Pastor. 662-329-2245 BRICK MB CHURCH — Old Macon Rd. Sunday School HAMILTON PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH — Flower
R Free Estimates
ER OO FAIRVIEW BAPTIST CHURCH — 127 Airline Rd. 9:30 a.m. each Sunday, Worship 2nd and 4th Sundays only Farm Rd., 2 miles South of Hamilton, just off Hwy. 45.
L FIN Licensed Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10:15 a.m. and 6:30 p.m., 11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Everett Little, Pastor. Sunday 10:30 a.m. Jesse Phillips, Pastor. 662-429-2305
H EE G & Insured Wednesday 6 p.m. Dr. Breck Ladd, Pastor. 662-328-2924 CALVARY FAITH CENTER — Hwy. 373 & Jess Lyons MAYHEW PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH — 842 Hwy.
W INC. COMMERCIAL FAITH CHRISTIAN BAPTIST CHURCH — 1621 Mike Road. Sunday Worship 8:00 a.m., Sunday School 9 a.m., 45 Alternate, Starkville. Sunday Service 10:30 a.m. Herb
“A Family Business Since 1946” Parra Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. Rev. Worship 10 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Pastor Robert Hatfield,Pastor. 662-315-4937
RESIDENTIAL Bowers, Pastor. 662-434-0144 SPRINGHILL P.B. CHURCH — 3996 Sandyland Road,
Michael Love, Pastor. 662-434-5252
662-328-3625 • 662-328-7612 FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH — 7th St. and 2nd. Ave. CEDAR GROVE MB CHURCH — 286 Swartz Dr. Worship
Services 11:15 a.m., Sunday School 10 a.m., Wednesday
Macon, MS. Walter Lowery Jr., Pastor. Sunday School
9:00 a.m., Worship 10:00 a.m., Tuesday Bible Study 6
N. Sunday Worship 8:45 a.m., Sunday School 10 a.m.

Rae’s Jewelry
(Worship televised at 10 a.m. on WCBI-TV, Columbus 6:30 p.m. Johnnie Richardson, Pastor. 662-434-6528 p.m. 662-738-5006.
Cable Channel 7), Contemporary Worship 11 a.m.; CHRISTIAN HILL MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH SULPHUR SPRINGS PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH
Sunday Evening Worship 5 p.m., Midweek Prayer Service — 14096 MS Hwy. 388, Brooksville, MS 39739, Sunday — North of Caledonia on Wolf Rd, Hamilton. Sunday
Wednesday 6 p.m. located downtown. Dr. Shawn Parker, School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11:00 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 10:30 a.m. & 1st Sunday Night at 6:30 p.m. Elder Joseph
Authorized Dealer Pastor. 662-245-0540 columbusfbc.org p.m. Bobby Bowen, Pastor. 662-738-5837/549-6100 Mettles, Pastor. 662-369-2532
Citizens and Pulsar Watches FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF STEENS — 40 Odom Rd., CHRIST MB CHURCH — 110 2nd Ave. S. Sunday School
10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m., B.T.U.
ANGLICAN CATHOLIC
SAINT DAVID’S AT MAYHEW — 549 Mayhew Rd.,
Steens. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 6
Downtown Columbus 662-328-8824 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Program every 1st & 3rd Sunday 6 p.m. Mayhew. Holy Eucharist - Sunday 10 a.m. 662-244-5939
FRIENDSHIP BAPTIST — 125 Yorkville Rd. W. Sunday ELBETHEL MB CHURCH — 2205 Washington Ave. or anglicancatholic.org
When Caring Counts... School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday CATHOLIC
p.m. John Gainer, Pastor. 662-328-6024 or 662-328-3183 7:00 p.m., Rev. Leroy Jones, Pastor. ANNUNCIATION CATHOLIC CHURCH — 808 College
GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH — 708 Airline Rd. Sunday FAITH HARVEST MB CHURCH — 4266 Sand Road. St. Mass Schedules are as follows: Sunday 8 a.m. & 10:30
School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m. & 6 p.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Bible class a.m., Monday, Wednesday & Friday 8 a.m., Tuesday 5:30
Charles Whitney, Pastor. Tuesday 6 p.m. Hugh L. Dent, Pastor. 662-243-7076. p.m., Thursday 8:30 a.m., and Annunciation Catholic
FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORY GRACE COVENANT BAPTIST CHURCH — 912 11th Ave. FOURTH STREET MB CHURCH — 610 4th St. N. Sunday School (during the school year). Father Jeffrey Waldrep,
1131 Lehmberg Rd., Columbus • 662-328-1808 S. Sunday 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. Pastor Sammy Burns. 662- School 9 a.m., Worship 10:45 a.m., Wednesday Bible Priest.
328-1096 Study 7 p.m. Rev. Jimmy L. Rice, Pastor. 662-328-1913 CHRISTIAN
GREENWOOD SPRINGS BAPTIST CHURCH — 278 FRIENDSHIP MB CHURCH — 1102 12th Ave. S. Sunday FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH — 811 N. McCrary. Larry
East between Gattman & Amory. Sunday School 10 a.m., School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. Dr. Ferguson, Interim Pastor. Sunday School 9:30 a.m.,
Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7:15 p.m. Rev. Stanley K. McCrary, Pastor. 662-327-7473 or 662-251-4185 Worship 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday, 7 p.m.
John Walden, Pastor. 662-356-4445 GREATER MT. OLIVE M.B. CHURCH — 1856 Carson Rd. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
IMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH — 6342 Military Rd., Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10:15 a.m., Wednesday 7 CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH — 720 4th Ave. N. and
Steens. Bible Study 10:30 a.m., Worship 9:15 a.m. and 6 a.m. Donald Henry, Pastor. 8th St. N. Sunday Service 10:30 a.m.
p.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. 662-328-1668 HALBERT MISSION MB CHURCH — 2199 Halbert Church CHURCH OF CHRIST
KOLOLA SPRINGS BAPTIST CHURCH — Caledonia. Rd., Ethelsville, Ala. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 CALEDONIA CHURCH OF CHRIST — Main St.,
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., AWANA a.m. Ernest Prescott, Pastor. Caledonia. Sunday Bible Study 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m.
HOPEWELL MB CHURCH — 4892 Ridge Rd. Sunday and 5 p.m., Wednesday 6 p.m.
Shelton Cleaners
4:45-6 Ages 2-12th grade (Sept. - May), Worship 5 p.m.,
Choir Practice Wednesday 6 p.m., 252 Basics Children’s School 8 a.m., Worship 9 a.m., Minister Terry Johnson, CHURCH OF CHRIST — 4362 Hwy. 69 S. Sunday
Ministry an Cross Training Youth Wednesday 7 p.m., Interim Pastor. Worship 9:30 a.m. , Wednesday 6 p.m. Loviah Johnson
3189 Hwy 45 N. • 328-5421 Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m. Rev. Don Harding, Pastor.
LONGVIEW BAPTIST CHURCH — 991 Buckner Street,
JERUSALEM MB CHURCH — 14129 Hwy 12 E.,
Caledonia. Sunday School 8:30 a.m., Worship 9:30 a.m.,
662-574-0426 or E-mail: [email protected]
CHURCH OF CHRIST — 437 Gregory Rd. Sunday Bible
1702 6th St. N. • 328-5361 Longview. Sunday School 10:00 a.m., Worship 11:00 a.m.,
Discipleship Training 5:15 p.m., Evening Worship 6:00 p.m.;
Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m. Rev. Willie Petty, Sr.,
Pastor.
class 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7
p.m. Richard Latham, Minister. 662-328-4705
Wednesday Prayer Meeting 6:30 p.m. Interim Pastor Ron MAPLE STREET BAPTIST — 219 Maple St. Sunday CHURCH OF CHRIST DIVINE — 1316 15th St. S.
Linkins, or email [email protected], 662-769-4774 School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m., Morning Worship (1st, 2nd, & 4th Sunday) 9:45 a.m.,
MCBEE BAPTIST CHURCH — 2846 Hwy. 50 E. Sunday Wednesday 6 p.m. Joseph Oyeleye, Pastor. 662-328-4629 (3rd & 5th Sunday) 8:30 a.m., Wednesday Prayer 6 p.m.,
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Discipleship Training MILLERS CHAPEL MB CHURCH — 425 East North Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m. 662-327-6060 Bishop
5 p.m., Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Rev. Jimmy St. Macon. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Timothy Heard, Pastor.
APAC-MISSISSIPPI, INC. Ray, Pastor. 662-328-7177
MIDWAY BAPTIST CHURCH — Holly Hills Rd. Sunday
Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Ron Houston, Pastor.
MISSIONARY UNION BAPTIST CHURCH — 1207 5th
COLUMBUS CHURCH OF CHRIST — 2401 7th St.
N. Sunday Bible Class 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m.,
Michael Bogue & Employees School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m., Ave. N. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Sunday Bible Study 5 p.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m.
Lake Norris Rd. 328-6555 Prayer Service every Saturday 6 p.m. Rev. Denver Clark, Baptist Training Union 5 p.m., Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday Lendy Bartlett, Minister of Community Outreach; Paul
Pastor. 6 p.m. Rev. Tony A. Montgomery, Pastor. Bennett, Family Life Minister; Billy Ferguson, Minister of
MOUNT PISGAH BAPTIST CHURCH — 2628 East Tibbee MOUNT ZION M.B. CHURCH — 2221 14th Ave. N. Discipleship.
Rd., West Point. Sunday Worship each week 8 a.m., 1st, Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Tuesday Bible EAST COLUMBUS CHURCH OF CHRIST — Highway
3rd and 5th Sunday Worship 11:30 a.m., Sunday School Study 7 p.m. Jesse J. Slater, Pastor. 662-328-4979 182 E. at Gaylane. Sunday Worship 9 a.m., Bible Study
9:30 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Donald Wesley, Pastor. MT. ARY MB CHURCH — 291 S. Frontage Rd., Lot #4. 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. http://
MOUNT ZION BAPTIST CHURCH — 1791 Lake Lowndes Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Wednesday 6 eastcolumbuschurch.com
Rd. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10:15 a.m. and 6 p.m., p.m. Rev. Erick Logan, Pastor. HWY. 69 CHURCH OF CHRIST — 2407 Hwy. 69 S.
Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Steve Lammons, Pastor. 662-328- MT. AVERY BAPTIST CHURCH — 12311 Nashville Sunday Bible Study 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:15 a.m. and 6
2811 Ferry Rd. E. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m. p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. www.highway69coc.com
MT. VERNON CHURCH — 200 Mt. Vernon Rd. Sunday every Sunday except 5th Sunday. Rev. John Wells, LONE OAK CHURCH OF CHRIST — 1903 Lone Oak
Worship 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., Service Life Groups for Pastor. Rd., Steens. Bible Study 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m. and 6
all ages 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., Connection Cafe 10 a.m., MT. OLIVE MB CHURCH — 2020 Atkin Rd., Millport, p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m.
Discovery Zone. 662-328-3042 mtvchurch.com Ala. Sunday School 9 a.m. Worship Service 10 a.m. MAGNOLIA CHURCH OF CHRIST — 161 Jess Lyons
MURRAH’S CHAPEL BAPTIST CHURCH — 9297 Hwy. Pastor Benny W. Henry. 205-662-3923 Rd. Bible Study 9:15 a.m., Worship, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
69 S. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. and NEW HOPE MB CHURCH — 271 Church St., Artesia. Wednesday 7 p.m. Minister David May, Pastor. 662-769-
Telephone: 662-327-1467 6:30 p.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 5514.
P.O. Box 1278 • 1616 7th Ave. S., Columbus, MS 39703 NEW COVENANT BAPTIST CHURCH — Highway 50 E. 6 p.m. Thomas E. Rice is Pastor. 662-494-1580 NORTH HILLCREST CHURCH OF CHRIST — 900 North
Sunday School 9 a.m., Service 10 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. NEW BAPTIST TEMPLE MB CHURCH — 5937 Hillcrest, Aberdeen, MS 39730, Sunday Worship 10:00
Ed Nix, Pastor. Nashville Ferry Rd. E. Sunday School 9 a.m. each week a.m., Wednesday Bible Study 6:00 p.m., Bro. Arthur
This ad space can be yours NEW JOURNEY CHURCH — 3123 New Hope Rd. Sunday except 5th Sunday, Worship 10 a.m. each week except Burnett, Minister, 662-304-6098. Email: nhill crestcoc@
for only $10 per week. Worship 10:30 a.m., Small Groups 5:30 p.m., Kevin Edge,
Pastor. 662-315-7753 or thenewjourneychurch.org
5th Sunday, 5th Sundays: Ushers Board Fellowship.
Rev. L.A. Gardner, Pastor. 662-329-3321
gmail.com
STEENS CHURCH OF CHRIST — Steens Vernon Rd.
NEW ZION PILGRIM MB CHURCH — 5253 New Hope 9:15 a.m. Bible Study, Worship 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Call today 328-2424 NEW SALEM BAPTIST CHURCH — 7086 Wolfe Rd., 3
miles south of Caledonia. Sunday Worship 8:00 a.m. & 10:30 Rd. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship Services 11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Larry Montgomery, Minister.
to schedule your ad. a.m., Sunday School 9:15 a.m., Sunday Evening - AWANA Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Rev. Christopher Wriley, Pastor. 10TH AVE. N. CHURCH OF CHRIST — 1828 10th Ave.
4 p.m., Discipleship Training, Youth & Adult 5 p.m., Evening NEW ZION STEENS MB CHURCH — 3301 Sand Rd. N. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Bible
Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday - Adults, Youth & Children 6:30 Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Wednesday 6 Class 5 p.m., Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Willie
p.m. 662-356-4940 www.newsalembaptistcaledonia.com p.m. Pastor Rev. Billy D. Hill. 662-329-5224 McCord, Minister.
Bro. Mel Howton, Pastor. OAK GROVE MB CHURCH — 1090 Taylor Thurston Rd. WOODLAWN CHURCH OF CHRIST — Woodlawn
Do you need to change your NORTHSIDE FREE WILL BAPTIST — 14th Ave. and Sunday School 9:00 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., 5th Sunday 8 Community. Sunday 9 a.m., Worship 9:45 a.m., Worship
church’s listing? Call 328-2424 or Waterworks. Sunday School 10 a.m., Sunday Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday Bible Study 6:15 p.m. Pastor Therman 6 p.m., Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Willis Logan, Minister.
a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Pat Creel, Pastor. Cunningham Sr., 662-798-0179 CHURCH OF GOD
email changes to [email protected] OPEN DOOR M.B. CHURCH — Starkville Sportsplex, 405 OAKLAND MB CHURCH — 18 Fairport Road, Crawford. CHURCH OF GOD IN JESUS’ NAME — Hwy. 12. Sunday
subject: church page Lynn Lane, Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. 1st Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., Tuesday 7 p.m. David Sipes, Pastor.
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CORNERSTONE WORSHIP CENTER — 7840 Wolfe Rd. Lead Pastor. Rev. Anne Russell Bradley, Associate Pastor. NEW COVENANT ASSEMBLY — 875 Richardson.
Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Wednesday Rev. Aislinn Kopp, Associate Pastor. 328-5252 Worship Service Sunday 10:30 a.m. Bruce Morgan, Pastor.
6:30 p.m. Tony Hunt, Pastor. 662-889-6570 FLINT HILL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — 80 Old NEW HORIZONS GOSPEL ASSEMBLY — 441 18th St. S.
LATTER RAIN CHURCH OF GOD — 721 7th Ave. S. Honnoll Mill Rd., Caledonia. Sunday Worship Service 9:30 Sunday 10 a.m. Dr. Joe L. Bowen, Pastor.
Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. Wednesday 6 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. John Longmire, Pastor. PLEASANT RIDGE HOUSE OF WORSHIP — 2651 Trinity www.memorialgunterpeel.com
p.m. Brenda Othell Sullivan, Pastor. GLENN’S CHAPEL CME CHURCH — 1109 4th St. S. Road. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Every
NORTH COLUMBUS CHURCH OF GOD — 2103 Jess Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m. Rev. Raphael 716 Second Ave. N. • Columbus, MS • 662-328-4432
2nd and 4th Sunday Intercessory Prayer 9 a.m., Wednesday
Lyons Rd. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. Terry, Pastor. 662-328-1109 6:30 p.m. Pastor Donna Anthony. 662-241-0097
903 College St. • Columbus, MS • 662-328-2354
and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Clarence Roberts, Pastor. HEBRON C.M.E. CHURCH — 1910 Steens Road, Steens. THE LORD’S HOUSE — 441 18th St. S. Thursday 7 p.m.
YORKVILLE HEIGHTS CHURCH — 2274 Yorkville Rd., Meets first, second and third Sundays, Bible class each
Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.
Sunday Connect Groups 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Wednesday at 7 p.m. Earnest Sanders, Pastor.
THE RIVER CHURCH — 822 North Lehmberg Rd., Sunday
Wednesday Worship 7 p.m.; Nursery available for all MILITARY CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH —
Worship 10 a.m., Children’s Church 3&4 yr. old, 5-12 yr. old.
services (newborn-4). Scott Volland, Pastor. 662-328-1256 Hwy. 12, Steens. Sunday School 9:45, Service 11 a.m..
Wednesday Worship 6:45 p.m. Pastor Chuck Eubanks.
or www.yorkvilleheights.com Meet on 2nd and 4th Sundays. Wednesday Bible Study
6:00 p.m. Rev. Antra Geeter, Pastor. 662-327-4263 THE SHEPHERD’S CARE & SHARE MINISTRY CHURCH
VICTORY TABERNACLE P.C.G. — 5580 Ridge Road.
NEW HOPE CME CHURCH — 1452 Yorkville Road East, — 312 N. Lehmberg Rd., Sunday Prayer Time 9:50 a.m.,
Sunday School 10 a.m., Praise & Worship 10:45 a.m.,
Columbus. Sunday School 10:00 a.m., Worship service Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Thursday Bible
Wednesday Bible Study 6:30 p.m. G.E. Wiggins Sr., Pastor.
first, third and fourth Sunday (Youth Sunday) 11:00 a.m., Study 6 p.m., Annie Hines, Planter and Pastor. 662-570-
CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST
Wednesday Bible Study 5:00 p.m. Rev. Cornelia Naylor, 1856
BIBLE WAY PROGRESSIVE CHURCH OF GOD IN
CHRIST — 426 Military Rd. Sunday School 8 a.m., Pastor. 662-328-5309 TRIBE JUDAH MINISTRIES — 730 Whitfield St., Starkville.
Worship 9 a.m., Monday Prayer 6 p.m., Wednesday Bible NEW HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — 2503 New Sunday Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday Bible School 7 p.m.
Study 6 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday Prayer Noon. Tommy Hope Road. Sunday Worship 8:45 a.m., Sunday School 10 Rev. Greg and Rev. Michelle Mostella, Pastors. 662-617-
Williams, Pastor. a.m., Tuesday Bible Study 6:30 p.m. Rev. Sarah Windham, 4088
FIFTEENTH ST. CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST — 917 Pastor. 662-329-3555 TRUE GOSPEL EVANGELISTIC MINISTRY — 2119
15th St. N. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. and ORR’S CHAPEL CME CHURCH — Nicholson Street, 7th. Ave. N., Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m.,
6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Marion C. Bonner, Pastor. Brooksville. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Tuesday Bible Study 6:30 p.m. Clyde and Annie Edwards,
GREATER PENTECOSTAL TEMPLE CHURCH OF GOD
IN CHRIST — 1601 Pickensville Rd., Sunday School 9:30
Saturday 9 a.m.
PINEY GROVE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — 102
Pastors.
TRUE LIFE WORSHIP CENTER — 597 Main St.,
SHELTON’S TOWING, INC.
a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Monday 6 p.m., Tuesday 7 p.m., Fernbank Rd., Steens. Sunday Worship 9:30 a.m., Sunday Caledonia. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 5 Since 1960
Friday 7 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m. Ocie Salter, Pastor.
MIRACLE TEMPLE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST —
School 10:45 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Andy Tentoni,
Pastor.
p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Eugene O’Mary, Pastor.
TRUEVINE CHRISTIAN LIFE CENTER MINISTRIES
24 Hour Towing
5429 Hwy. 45 N. Sunday Prayer 8 a.m., Sunday School SANDERS CHAPEL CME CHURCH — 521 15th St. N. — 5450 Cal-Kolola Rd, Caledonia. Sunday School 9:30 1024 Gardner Blvd.
8:30 a.m., Worship 9:30 a.m., 4th Sunday Fellowship Sunday School 8 a.m., Sunday 9 a.m., Tuesday 11:45 a.m.
Rev. Dr. Luther Minor, Pastor.
a.m., Worship 10:45 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Pastor 328-8277
Lunch, Youth Sunday 4th Sunday, Wednesday Bible Study Francisco Brock, Sr. 662-356-8252
6 p.m. Elder Robert L. Brown, Jr., Pastor. 662-327-4221. SHAEFFERS CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH UNITED FAITH INTER-DENOMINATIONAL MINISTRIES
Email: [email protected] — 1007 Shaeffers Chapel Rd., Traditional Worship Service — 1701 22nd Street North, Columbus. Sunday Worship
NOW FAITH CENTER MINISTRIES — 425 Military Road, 9 a.m., Rev. Curtis Bray, Pastor. 8:30 a.m. -10 a.m., Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m.-7 p.m.
Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11:30 a.m., Tuesday Night ST. JAMES UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — 722 Rone F. Burgin, Sr., Pastor/Founder. 662-328-0948
Bible Study 7 p.m. Elder Samuel Wilson, Pastor. Military Rd. Breakfast 9:20 a.m., Sunday School 9:40 a.m., VIBRANT CHURCH — 500 Holly Hills Rd. Sunday 9 a.m.,
OPEN DOOR CHURCH OF GOD — 711 S. Thayer Ave., Worship 11 a.m., Sunday Evening Worship 6 p.m., Adult/ 10:15 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. The Grove Coffee Cafe 8 a.m.,
Aberdeen. Sunday School 10:30 a.m., Worship 11:30 a.m., Children Bible Study Wednesday 6 p.m., Young Adult Bible Wednesday 7 p.m. The Grove 6:30 p.m. Nursery provided
Tuesday Bible School 10 a.m. & 6 p.m., 2nd & 4th Thursday Study Thursday 7 p.m. Rev. Paul E. Luckett, Pastor. through age 3. Jason Delgado, Pastor. 662-329-2279
Evangelist Night 6 p.m. Johnnie Bradford, Pastor. 662-574- ST. PAUL INDEPENDENT METHODIST CHURCH —
WORD IN ACTION MINISTRY CHRISTIAN CENTER —
2847. Freeman Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Sunday Services 11
2648 Tom St., Sturgis. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship
PETER’S ROCK TEMPLE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST a.m. and 5 p.m. Youth activities 5 p.m. John Powell, Pastor.
11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Curtis Davis, Pastor. 662-230-
— 223 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., Starkville. Sunday ST. PAUL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — 307 South
3182 or [email protected]
Worship 7:45 a.m., 10 a.m., 6 p.m., Sunday School 9 a.m., Cedar Street, Macon, Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship
10:30 a.m. , Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m. Demetric ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN
Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m.
Darden, Pastor. ST. CATHERINE ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN CHURCH —
VICTORY TEMPLE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST —
ST. STEPHEN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — 800 725 4th Ave. N. Visit www.stcatherineorthodox.com for
Minnie Vaughn Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 12
Tuscaloosa Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. schedule of services and updates on this Mission.
p.m., Tuesday 7 p.m. Donald Koonch, Pastor. 662-243-
2064 and 6 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Andy Tentoni, APOSTOLIC PENTECOSTAL
COLUMBUS AIR FORCE BASE Pastor. APOSTOLIC OUTREACH CHURCH — 204 North McCrary
CAFB CHAPEL — Catholic - Sunday: Catholic TABERNACLE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — Rt. 2, Rd., Prayer/Inspiration Hour Monday 6 p.m. Danny L.
Reconciliation 4:00 p.m., Mass 5 p.m. Catholic Priest 6015 Tabernacle Rd., Ethelsville, AL. Sunday School 10 Obsorne, Pastor.
Father Paul Stewart. Protestant - Sunday: Adult Sunday a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday 6:30 p.m. DIVINE DESTINY APOSTOLIC CHURCH — 2601 14th
School 9 a.m., Worship 10:45 a.m. Wing Chaplain Lt. Col. Rickey C. Green, Pastor. 205-662-3443 Ave. N. Sunday School 10:30 a.m., Worship 12 p.m.,
Steven Richardson. 662-434-2500 TRINITY-MT. CARMEL CME CHURCH — 4610 Carson Tuesday Bible Class 7:30 p.m. Pastor Easter Robertson.
EPISCOPAL Rd. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Pastor Lizzie JESUS CHRIST POWERFUL MINISTRY OF LOVE —
GOOD SHEPHERD EPISCOPAL CHURCH — 321 Harris. 662-329-3995 1210 17th St. S., behind the Dept. of Human Resources.
Forrest Blvd. Sunday Bible Study 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., TURNER CHAPEL AME CHURCH — 1108 14th St. S. Sunday School 10:30 a.m., Friday 7:30 p.m. Gloria Jones,
Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m. Rev. Sandra DePriest. 662- Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 5 Pastor.
574-1972 p.m. Yvonne Fox, Pastor. SPIRIT OF PRAYER HOLINESS CHURCH — 267 Byrnes
ST. PAUL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH — 318 College St. WESLEY UNITED METHODIST — 511 Airline Rd. Sunday Circle. Sunday Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m.,
Sunday 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Sunday School 9:15 a.m. School 9:45 a.m., Worship 10:55 a.m., Wednesday 5:15 Saturday 11 a.m. Terry Outlaw, Pastor. 662-324-3539
Rev. Anne Harris. 662-328-6673 or stpaulscolumbus.com. p.m., Chancel Choir 7 p.m., Youth Monday 6:30 p.m. Rev. THE ASSEMBLY IN JESUS CHRIST CHURCH — 1504
FULL GOSPEL Sarah Windham. 19th St. N. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11:45 a.m. and
BREAD OF LIFE FELLOWSHIP — New Hope Road. WRIGHT CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 7 p.m., Wednesday and Friday 7 p.m.
Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Wednesday — Hwy. 45 Alt. S., Crawford. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., THE CHURCH OF THE ETERNAL WORD — 106 22nd St.
6 p.m. Jack Taylor, Pastor. Worship 10:15 a.m., Tuesday 6 p.m. Kori Bridges, Pastor. S. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11:30 a.m., Tuesday
BEULAH GROVE FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST CHURCH — 662-422-9013. Bible Study 7 p.m., Thursday Prayer 5 p.m. District Elder
8490 Artesia Rd., Artesia, MS. Sunday Service 8:30 a.m., MORMON Lou J. Nabors Sr., Pastor. 662-329-1234
Tuesday Bible Study 6:30 p.m. Timothy Bourne, Senior CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS THE GLORIOUS CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST — Billy
Pastor. — 2808 Ridge Rd. Sacrament Meeting 9 a.m., Sunday Kidd Road, Caledonia. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship
CHARITY FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST CHURCH — 1524 School 10 a.m., Priesthood & Relief Society 11 a.m., Youth 11:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.. Tuesday 7 p.m., Friday 7 p.m.
6th Ave. S. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Activities Wednesday 6 p.m. Bishop Eric Smith. 662-328-
Ernest Thomas, Pastor.
Wednesday 7 p.m., Saturday 6 p.m. Charles Fisher, Pastor. 3179.
VICTORY APOSTOLIC FAITH CHURCH — 6 6 Boyd Rd.,
CHARITY MISSION FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST CHURCH CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
Starkville. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Noon, Tuesday
— 807 Tarlton Rd., Crawford. Sunday School 9:40 a.m., FIRST CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE — 2722 Ridge Rd.
Prayer 7 p.m., Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m. Mildred
Worship 11:15 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m., Prayer Hour Mon.- Sunday School 9:30 a.m.,Worship 10:40 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Stephen Joiner, Pastor. Spencer, Pastor. 662-341-5753
Fri. 10 a.m., Saturday 8 a.m., New Membership Class 9:30
NON — DENOMINATIONAL ONENESS PENTECOSTAL
p.m., 5th Sunday Worship 6:30 p.m. 662-272-5355
A PREPARED TABLE MINISTRY — 1201 College St. NEW HOPE PENTECOSTAL CHURCH — 875 Richardson
COVENANT LIFE MINISTRIES CHURCH — W. Yorkville
Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Evening 6:30 Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10:10 a.m., Wednesday 6 Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., 6 p.m.,
p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. p.m. Timothy J. Bailey, Pastor. 662-889-7778 Tuesday 7 p.m. Jared Glover, Pastor. 662-251-3747 E-mail:
Fairview Full Gospel BAPTIST CHURCH — 1446 ABUNDANT LIFE CHRISTIAN CHURCH — 611 S. [email protected]
Wilson Pine Rd., Crawford. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Frontage Road. Sunday 9:30 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Craig PENTECOSTAL
Worship 10 a.m., Tuesday 7 p.m. Bobby L. McCarter 662- Morris, Pastor. FAITH AND DELIVERANCE OUT REACH MINISTRIES —
328-2793 ALL NATIONS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP CHURCH, 118 S. McCrary Road, Suite 126. Sunday 10 a.m. and 11
GREATER MOUNT ZION CHURCH — 5114 Hwy. 182 E. INC. — 1560 Hwy. 69 S., Sunday 9 a.m., Wednesday 6:45 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Christian Women Meeting Friday
Sunday Corporate Prayer 8 a.m., Sunday School 9 a.m., p.m., Friday Corporate Prayer 7 p.m. Pastor James T. 7 p.m.
Worship 10:15 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m., Bible Study 7 Verdell, Jr. crosswayradio.com 9 a.m., 11 a.m., & 7 p.m. on LIVING FAITH TABERNACLE — Shelton St. Sunday
p.m. Doran V. Johnson, Pastor. 662-329-1905 Fridays only. School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Youth
GOD’S ANNOINTED PEOPLE MINISTRY FULL GOSPEL CALEDONIA OPEN DOOR WORSHIP CENTER — 3288 Cal- Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Rev. James O. Gardner, Pastor.
FELLOWSHIP — 611 Jess Lyons Rd. Sunday School 9 Vernon Rd. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., LIVING WATER MINISTRIES — 622 28th St. N. Elder
a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Jerome Gill, Wednesday 7 p.m. Randy Holmes, Pastor. 662-855-5006 Robert L. Salter, Pastor. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship
Pastor. 662-244-7088 COLUMBUS CHRISTIAN CENTER — 146 S. McCrary 11 a.m., Wednesday 7:30 p.m., Friday 7:30 p.m.
HARVEST LIFE CHURCH — 425 Military Rd. Sunday Rd. Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m., Kid’s Church 10:30 a.m., SPIRIT OF PRAYER HOLINESS CHURCH — 922 17th St.
Service 10:30 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. F. Clark Richardson, Wednesday 6:30 p.m., Kenny Gardner, Pastor. 662-328- N. Sunday 11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m.
Pastor. 662-329-2820 3328 Terry Outlaw, Pastor,
NEW BEGINNING FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST CHURCH — CONGREGATIONAL WORSHIP CENTER — 109 Maxwell VICTORY TABERNACLE P.C.G. — 548 Hwy. 45 North
318 Idlewild Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Lane. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11:15 a.m., Frontage Rd. (1/4 mile past the CAFB entrance on the
Wednesday 6 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m. 662-327-3962 Wednesday Prayer 6 p.m., Wednesday Bible Band 7 p.m. right) Sunday Bible Class 10:15 a.m., Worship 10:45 a.m.,
NEW LIFE FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST CHURCH — 426 Grover C. Richards, Pastor. 662-328-8124 Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m. G. E. Wiggins, Sr., Pastor. 1721 Hwy 45 N
Military Rd. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10a.m., CORNERSTONE WORSHIP CENTER — 98 Harrison Rd.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Michael Love, Pastor. Steens. Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m., 1st Sunday Evening
662-251-2432 ® Columbus, MS
UNITED PENTECOSTAL
PLUM GROVE FULL GOSPEL CHURCH — Old Macon 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Marion (Bubba) Dees, Pastor. CALEDONIA UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH — 5850
662.848.0919
Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11:30 a.m., Tuesday 662-327-4303 Caledonia Kolola Rd., Caledonia. Sunday 10 a.m., 6 p.m., Monday-Saturday 10am-8pm
6:30 p.m., Thursday 7 p.m. Samuel B. Wilson, Pastor. EMMANUEL CIRCLE OF LOVE OUTREACH — 1608 Wednesday 7 p.m. Grant Mitchell, Pastor. 662-356-0202
SHILOH FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST CHURCH — 120 Gardner Blvd. Services every Friday, Saturday and Sunday In Style. In Reach. Sunday 1pm-5pm
FIRST PENTECOSTAL CHURCH — 311 Tuscaloosa

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19th St. S. Sunday School 8:30 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., at 7 p.m. J. Brown, Pastor.
Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Sunday Evangelistic 6p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m., Missionary Service every 2nd FAITH COVENANT CHURCH — 1133 Northdale Dr.
Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Steve Blaylock, Pastor. 662-328-

RETIREMENT COMMUNITY
Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Freddie Edwards, Pastor. Sunday Worship 5:30 p.m. Lee Poque, Pastor. 662-889-
1750
JEWISH 8132
PRESBYTERIAN
B’NAI ISRAEL — 717 2nd Ave. N. Services Semi-monthly. FINDING YOUR WAY THROUGH CHRIST MINISTRIES Offering independent living apartments, personal
BEERSHEBA CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN
Friday 7:30 p.m. 662-329-5038 — 1472 Blocker Rd., Starkville. Sunday School 10 a.m.,
CHURCH — 1736 Beersheba Rd., New Hope Community. care/assisted living suites, and a skilled nursing home
Universalist Worship 11 a.m., 2nd Sunday Morning Worship 9 a.m.
Rev. Tim Lee, Pastor. Sunday Worship 10 a.m., Church 300 Airline Road • Columbus, MS • 327-6716
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST — Meeting at Temple B’nai Pastor Kenyon Ashford.
FIRST CALVARY FAITH AND FELLOWSHIP CHRISTIAN School 11:15 a.m., Wed. Mid Week 6 p.m. 662-327-9615 “Our Bottom Line Is People”
Israel, 1301 Marshall, Tupelo, every 1st & 3rd Sunday. 662-
620-7344 or uua.org CENTER — 247 South Oliver St., Brooksville. Prayer COVENANT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (EPC) — 515
Lehmberg Rd., East Columbus. Sunday School 9:30 a.m.,
Hunting • Fishing
LUTHERAN Saturday 5:30 p.m., Bible Study 6 p.m., Sunday School Working Or Stepping Out — We Have A Complete
FAITH EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH (WELS) — 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. Pastor David T. Jones,III. Worship 10:30 a.m., Wednesday Prayer Meeting 4 p.m. Line Of Clothing For You And Your Family
Hwy. 45 N. and 373. Sunday School/Bible Class 3:45 p.m.,
Worship 5 p.m. 662-356-4647
601-345-5740
FULL GOSPEL MINISTRY — 1504 19th St. N. Sunday
John Richards, Pastor.
FIRST CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH —
Oktibbeha County Co-Op
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Tuesday 6:30 p.m. Rev. 2698 Ridge Rd. Sunday School 9:15 a.m., Worship 10:30 Check Out Our Boot & Cap Section
OUR SAVIOR LUTHERAN CHURCH (L.C.M.S.) — 1211
18th Ave. N. Sunday School 9 a.m.. Worship 10 a.m. Stan Maxine Hall, Pastor. a.m., Adult Choir 4 p.m. Youth Group 5 p.m., Bible Study 5 662-323-1742
Clark, Pastor. 662-327-7747 oursaviorlutheranms.org GENESIS CHURCH — 1820 23rd St. N., Sunday School p.m.; Monthly Activities: CPW Circle #2 (2nd Tue. 4 p.m.), 201 Pollard Rd., Starkville
MENNONITE 9 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Darren Ladies Aid (3rd Tue. 2 p.m.); Weekly Activities: Exercise
FAITH MENNONITE FELLOWSHIP — 2988 Tarlton Rd., Leach, Pastor. Class Tuesday and Thursday 8 a.m. Rev. Luke Lawson,
Crawford. Sunday Worship 10 a.m., Sunday School 11 a.m., HOUSE OF LIFE FREEDOM MINISTRY — 1742 Old West Pastor. 662-328-2692
2nd & 4th Sunday Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Point Rd. Worship 8 a.m. and 11 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH — 3200 Bluecutt Rd.
Kevin Yoder, Senior Pastor. Donnell Wicks, Pastor. Worship 10 a.m., Youth Group Sundays 11 a.m., Adult Choir
METHODIST HOUSE OF RESTORATION — Hwy. 50. Sunday School, Wednesdays 6 p.m., Fellowship Suppers-3rd Wednesdays
ARTESIA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — 50 Church 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 6 p.m. B.J. Chain, Pastor.
Street, Artesia. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. a.m., Pastors, Bill and Carolyn Hulen. MAIN STREET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (PCA) — Main
Gene Merkl, Pastor. JESUS CHRIST POWERHOUSE OF THE APOSTOLIC and 7th St. N. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:40
CALEDONIA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — 811 Main FAITH CHURCH — 622 23rd St. N. Sunday School a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday Fellowship Supper 5:30 p.m.,
Street, Caledonia. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. 10:30 a.m.; Service 11:45 a.m., Tuesday 7:30 p.m., Friday Bible Study 6 p.m. Rev. Todd Matocha, Pastor.
John Longmire, Pastor. 7:30 p.m., Prayer Mon., Wed. and Fri. noon. For more MT. ZION CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH —
CLAIBORNE CME CHURCH — 6049 Nashville Ferry Rd. information call Bishop Ray Charles Jones 662-251-1118, 3044 Wolfe Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.
E. 2nd and 4th Sundays - Sunday School 10a.m., Worship Patricia Young 662-327-3106 or 662-904-0290 or Lynette SALVATION ARMY CHURCH
11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m., 1st and 3rd Sundays - 3 p.m., Williams 662-327-9074. THE SALVATION ARMY CHURCH — 2219 Hwy. 82
Geneva H. Thomas, Pastor. KINGDOM VISION INTERNATIONAL CHURCH — 3193
East. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m.,
CONCORD INDEPENDENT METHODIST CHURCH — Hwy 69 S. Sunday 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m., Sunday School
Wednesday Men’s Fellowship, Women’s Fellowship 5:30
1235 Concord Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. 10 a.m., Tuesday 7 p.m. Pastor R.J. Matthews. 662-327-
p.m., Thursday Character Building Programs 5:30 p.m.,
Robert L. Hamilton, Sr., Pastor. 1960
Majors Alan and Sheryl Phillips, Commanding Officers.
COVENANT UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — 618 31st LIFE CHURCH — 419 Wilkins Wise Rd. Sunday Worship
10 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. For more information, call 662- SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST
Ave. N. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. Eugene
Bramlett, Pastor. 570-4171 COLUMBUS SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH —
CRAWFORD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — Main St., LOVE CITY FELLOWSHIP CHURCH — 305 Dr. Martin 301 Brooks Dr. Saturday Service 9 a.m., Sabbath School
Crawford. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. and service 10 a.m. Luther King Drive, Starkville. Sunday Worship 11 a.m., 10:30 a.m., Wednesday Prayer Meeting 6:30 p.m. Ray The McBryde Family
Elsberry, Pastor. 662-329-4311
Kathy Brackett, Pastor. 662-364-8848
CROSSROAD CHAPEL C.M.E. CHURCH — Steens.
Pastor Apostle Lamorris Richardson. 601-616-0311
LIVING WATERS LIFE CHURCH INTERNATIONAL — 113 SALEM SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST — 826 15th St. N. 1120 Gardner Blvd. • 328-5776
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6 Jefferson St., Macon. Sunday Service 10 a.m., Wednesday Saturday Sabbath School 9:30 a.m., Divine Worship 11
p.m. Rev. Carl Swanigan, Pastor. Bible Study 6:30 p.m. Johnny Birchfield Jr., Senior Pastor. a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Roscoe Shields, Pastor. 662-
FIRST INDEPENDENT METHODIST — 417 Lehmberg Rd. 662-493-2456 E-mail: [email protected] 327-9729
Sunday bible study at 10:15 and morning worship at 11 a.m. NEW BEGINNING EVERLASTING OUTREACH APOSTOLIC CHURCH
Minister Gary Shelton. MINISTRIES — Meets at Quality Inn, Hwy. 45 N. (Every 1st TRUE FAITH DELIVERANCE MINISTRIES APOSTOLIC
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — 602 Main St. and 3rd Sunday) Sunday School 10 a.m., Bible Study 10:30 CHURCH — 3632 Hwy. 182 E. Sunday School 10:30 a.m., • RECYCLING SINCE 1956 •
Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 8:45 & 11 a.m., Vespers & a.m., Worship 11 a.m. Pastor Robert Gavin, 662-327-9843 Sunday 11:30 a.m., Tuesday 7:30 p.m., Wednesday Prayer Specializing in industrial accounts
Communion 4 p.m. (beginning Nov. 4) Rev. Jimmy Criddle, or 662-497-3434. Noon, Wednesday 7:30 p.m., Friday 7:30 p.m. 662-328-8176 973 Island Rd. 1-800-759-8570
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