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‘48 Hours’ to air special on Labor Day murders

TV program focuses since it opened in
1990.
ONLINE
n PREVIEW: See CBS’ “48 Hours”
on 1990 deaths of Betty On Saturday, CBS a preview video
will air a “48 Hours” of the “48 Hours”
will run an epi-
sode on the Labor
special on the murders episode about
Jones, Kathryn Crigler Starkville’s Labor
of 65-year-old Betty Day murders at
Day murders on
Saturday at 9 p.m.
By Alex Holloway
Jones and 81-year-old https://cbsn. The episode will
aholloway@cdispatch.com
Kathryn Crigler, at ws/2FoOLO8 tell the story of
9 p.m. Saturday. The the investigation
women were attacked into the murders
Richard Schlesinger thought a “48 of Betty Jones
in Crigler’s home at 306 Highway 82 E.
Hours” special might help stir enough and Kathryn Cri-
in Starkville on Sept. 3, 1990.
interest in Starkville’s infamous Labor Schlesinger said CBS picked up on
gler, who were at-
Day murders to help police solve the tacked on Sept. 3,
the case, which was cold at the time, 1990. Starkville
case. through the Knock Knock podcast, re- police made their
It turned out the CBS News corre- corded by Jones’ grandsons, Simon and first arrest in the
spondent and his crew would get a front Jason Jones. case last year.
seat to the biggest break in the case See ‘48 Hours’, 3A Courtesy image/CBSNews.com

Posey leaves legacy

MSU student
as kind-hearted change agent
launches
nonprofit for
rare disease
A85 Cure charity
focuses on awareness,
research funding for
rare heart condition
By Alex Holloway
aholloway@cdispatch.com

Amanda Swanton
always thought she
was a normal 16-year-
old.
That changed one
day when Swanton,
while singing with
her high school show
Swanton
choir, abruptly faint-
ed.
“I thought ‘Great!
This is never gonna
happen again. Glad
to get that over with,’”
Swanton said. “That
turned into about 25
Courtesy photo/John Thomas
times of that happen-
Rupp
Former Oktibbeha County Administrator Don Posey, who died Wednesday at age 75, rekindled his love of motor- ing.”
cycle riding through his friendship with John Thomas. “He was like an older brother to me,” Thomas said of his After several trips to the doctors,
friend. “You won’t find a better man.” the emergency room and misdiag-
noses, Swanton finally learned she
has postural orthostatic tachycardia
Oktibbeha’s first county syndrome, or POTS.
POTS is a cardiac condition that,
administrator loved according to the National Institute
of Health, is characterized by too
motorcycles, MSU little blood returning to the heart
when moving from a lying down to
By Slim Smith standing up position.
ssmith@cdispatch.com The syndrome’s cause is un-
known and its severity varies from

D
on Posey, who died Wednesday
at age 75, will be most broad-
ly remembered as Oktibbeha
County’s first county administrator,
but he will also be remembered as a
member of the 1963 Mississippi State
basketball team that snuck out of town
to play in the NCA A Tournament in East
Lansing, Michigan, against an integrat-
ed Loyola-Chicago team, in defiance of
segregationist Gov. Ross Barnett and
the Jim Crow attitudes that dominated
the era.
Posey was a sophomore on the team
and was content to play a supporting
role.
See Posey, 6A
person to person. It is, Swanton said,
a chronic condition and has no cure.
Swanton was heartbroken after
receiving her diagnosis and said
she spent about a month research-
ing the condition online. That, she
said, was when she realized she
could use her knowledge and her
passion to try to help others.
She told her mother, Linda, she
wanted to start a nonprofit for the
cause. By October 2016, she offi-
cially launched A85 Cure, 501(c)3
Courtesy photo/John Thomas
John Thomas, left, and Don Posey, the former Oktibbeha County Ad- focused on raising awareness for
ministrator who died Wednesday at age 75, made regular motorcycle POTS and funding research for
treks to Lynchburg, Tennessee, for the annual barbecue at the Jack a cure. A85’s headquarters is in
Daniels Distillery. Swanton’s hometown of Wheaton,
Illinois.
See Nonprofit, 3A

Weather Five Questions Calendar Local Folks Public

David Leonard
First grade, Annunciation
1 What comic-book character was Today petition for canines, with meetings
created by a male psychologist as a conformation, obedience Jan. 14:
■ Pageant night: The
an alternative to other superheroes? and rally trials, from about Starkville Oktib-
Miss Starkville/Red Hills/
2 In what U.S. city can you find a 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. each beha Consoli-
group of homes called the Seven Golden Triangle pageant
day. Free admission. Visit dated School
Sisters? begins at 6 p.m. at
goldentrianglekcofms.com District Board
3 Bruce Springsteen dances with Starkville High School,
or check their Facebook of Trustees, 6
Courteney Cox in the video for what an official preliminary
song? page. p.m., Greensboro
to the Miss Mississippi
4 Which “Bourne” thriller was not writ- pageant. For information, Center

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ten by Robert Ludlum — “Supremacy,” Jan. 15: Board of
High “Legacy” or “Ultimatum”?
contact Angella Baker,
662-617-3239 or email
Sunday Aldermen, 5:30
Increasing clouds
5 What do snake milkers collect? ■ Exhibit opening: The p.m., City Hall
marb2006@bellsouth.net.
Full forecast on West Point/Clay County Jan. 22: OCH
Answers, 6B
Arts Council hosts a Regional Medical
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Saturday reception from 2-3 p.m. to Center Board of

Inside and Sunday open a Tommie Valentine Trustees, 4 p.m.,

■ Golden Triangle exhibit at the Louise OCH
Classifieds 6B Obituaries 5A Kennel Club show: The Campbell Center for the Feb. 1: Board of
Comics 4B Opinions 4A Mississippi Horse Park, Arts, 235 Commerce St., Aldermen work
Crossword 6B Religion 5B 869 E. Poor House Road, West Point. Visit wpccac. Sophia Maynard wants to session, 1:15
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Nonprofit
Continued from Page 1A
A85 Cure’s name includes
Amanda’s first initial and refer-
ences a fact that 85 percent of
POTS victims are at first misdi-
agnosed.
Spreading to Starkville
Now Swanton, a 20-year-old
freshman studying business
administration at Mississippi
State University, has opened
an A85 Cure satellite office in
Starkville. It is currently locat-
ed in the Center for Entrepre-
neurship and Outreach in the
College of Business.
Swanton said the E-Cen-
ter caught her eye when she
toured MSU in April. On her
second day of school in the fall
semester, she visited the center
and filled out paperwork to get
involved with the center.
She pitched her nonprofit to
a student advisory board and
was awarded $500. She then se-
cured $2,000 after pitching to
another E-Center board.
On Thursday, the E-Center
hosted a ribbon cutting cere-
mony as A85 Cure joined the
Greater Starkville Develop-
ment Partnership.
“The E-Center has really
bate, do we fund nonprofits?”
Rupp said. “Is that what entre-
preneurship is? We were so
impressed with her determi-
nation and her intelligence and
the work she had already done
to lay the groundwork for this.
And we thought we need to set
an example to our entrepre-
neurs that giving back is part of
being an entrepreneur because
it’s all about the community.
“We thought we’d set an
example and everyone was in
agreement to fund it,” he add-
ed.
For this year, Swanton said
she wants A85 Cure to raise
$100,000 for a new POTS clinic.
She said though a final location
for the clinic hasn’t been nailed
Alex Holloway/Dispatch Staff
down, talks are in progress
Amanda Swanton, left, talks about her nonprofit, A85 Cure, during
a ribbon cutting ceremony at Mississippi State University’s Center for one in Jackson. A85 Cure
for Entrepreneurship and Outreach. A85 Cure focuses on raising will also host a fundraiser next
awareness about a rare heart condition. month, in partnership with
Kendra Scott Jewelry.
been the best thing that’s hap- said Swanton is unique in that “We’re just trying to raise
pened to me here at Mississip- she went to the center for help awareness and we’d love to be
pi State,” Swanton said. “I love with a nonprofit. Hers is the known in the town so that when
having this place to go and first nonprofit, to Rupp’s knowl- people see our car magnet on
having the support every single edge, to be funded through the the back of someone’s car they
day.” E-Center. can say ‘That’s A85,’ or if they
Jeffrey Rupp, director of “We really had some see a shirt say ‘Oh, that’s Aman-
outreach for the E-Center, soul-searching and had to de- da’s charity,’” she said. “We’re
really trying to do as much as
we possibly can.”
‘It’s incredible, really’
Swanton’s parents, Sal
and Linda Swanton, attended
Thursday’s ceremony. Both
said they were proud of Aman-
da for taking her diagnosis and
using it as a positive force.
“She took a bad situation
and turned it around,” Linda
said. “She does not want to be
a victim. She’s very passionate
about this not being about her.
She wants it to be about the
cause.”
Sal also said he was grateful
for the support the community,
both at MSU and in Starkville,
has shown for Amanda’s ef-
forts.
“It’s incredible really,” he
said. “It’s strangers embrac-
ing your vision and showing
you compassion and love and
empathy for what you’re going
through. In the nonprofit world,
it’s very comforting to know
that there are other people
out there who can sympathize
and relate and offer strength
through support and encour-
agement.”

‘48 Hours’
Continued from Page 1A

Devaughn Lott
“We thought the pod-
cast was interesting and
shined some light on this,”
Schlesinger said. “We
thought maybe we could
do a story to maybe help
solve the case. But the po-
lice, you know, didn’t real-
ly need our help.”
CBS began filming
the special in August. In
October, Starkville Police
Department arrested Mi-
chael Wayne Devaughn, of
Rienzi, for capital murder
and sexual battery.
Devaughn, according
to affidavits SPD released
after his arrest, killed
Jones by cutting her throat
with a knife. He also re-
portedly sexually assault-
ed Crigler, who was taken
to the hospital and later
died from her injuries.
However, a DNA pro-
file was developed from
a rape kit, which SPD Lt.
Bill Lott used to match to
Devaughn.
Schlesinger said the
“48 Hours” crew had to
scramble to get back to
Starkville for a press con-
ference at SPD’s police
station the Monday after
Devaughn’s arrest.
“We’ve not had a case
change in this way,” he
said. “Stories change a lot
mid-course but this one
— we knew it was a pos-
Courtesy photo
Jason, left, and Simon Jones record an episode of their podcast Knock Knock at
Jason’s home in Nashville, Tennessee, last year. The podcast covers the life, death
and investigation into the murder of their step-grandmother, Betty Jones, and her
friend Kathryn Crigler, who were murdered in Starkville in 1990. The case is the
subject of a “48 Hours” episode airing on CBS Saturday at 9 p.m.
sibility because of all the mer SPD Chief and the to be pretty humble about
work they were doing with case’s original investigator it. It had to be self-funded.
Parabon (a DNA analysis David Lindley) hands the It started out as we, on
laboratory based in Vir- case to Lott,” Schlesinger behalf of the Jones family,
ginia) and all of that. But it said. “Then there’s Lott’s want answers.
moved a hell of a lot quick- almost obsessive pursuit “We waited 27 years,”
er than we thought it was of the case through the he later added. “This was
going to.” years to where we stand a cold case and it was nice
Lott previously told now.”
to think that one day in
The Dispatch that the Simon said he and the future, maybe, some-
case’s file has been com- Jason enjoyed working
thing might happen. But
pleted and submitted to with the “48 Hours” crew,
nobody was sitting around
go before a grand jury in which he described as
thinking as soon as we
Oktibbeha County Circuit “consummate profession-
Court. als.” finish this thing, give it a
Saturday’s special will Still, he said they nev- few months and we’ll have
focus on the case from er expected any of last somebody in custody. And
its beginning, using local year’s developments, from we want to be clear on this
news footage from the CBS’ interest in Jones’ — 100 percent of the cred-
time, through Devaughn’s and Crigler’s stories to it goes to Bill Lott and the
arrest. Devaughn’s arrest, when Starkville Police Depart-
“We start at the begin- they started the Knock ment for finding this per-
ning and go through the Knock podcast. son, making the arrest and
frustrations of the inves- “We kind of had a pret- hopefully finally bringing
tigations, of which there ty low bar at the begin- someone to justice.”
were many, to when (for- ning,” he said. “We tried

Obituaries
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Charlie Wright County, to the late venson, Sedrick Steven-

JACKSON, Tenn. Charlie Marble Sr. and son, Anthony Thomp-
— Charlie Wright, 72, Mary Wright. He was son, Omari Williams
died Jan. formerly employed with and Fred Pate.
6, 2019, in Mitchell Engineering.
Jackson, In addition to his par- Randy Selvie Jr.
Tennessee. ents, he was preceded ARTESIA — Randy
Services in death by his daugh- Selvie Jr., 29, died Jan.
will be at ter, Belinda Sharpe; and 10, 2019, in Pickens
11 a.m. 11 siblings. County, Alabama.
Saturday at He is survived by his Arrangements are
Wright children, Charles Wil- incomplete and will be
Northside
M.B. liams of Jackson, Mary announced by Carter’s
Church with the Rev. Wright of Columbus Funeral Services of
Kevin Jackson officiat- and Kimberly Wright of Columbus.
ing. Burial will follow East St. Louis, Illinois;
at Union Cemetery. siblings, Addie B. Joseph Anderson
Visitation will be from Nelson of Columbus, MACON — Joseph
noon-6 p.m. Friday at Mattie Metcalf and Anderson, 65, died Jan.
Carter’s Funeral Ser- Earnestine Paine, both 10, 2019.
vices. Carter’s Funeral of Rockford, Illinois; 18 Arrangements are
Services is in charge of grandchildren; and 37 incomplete and will be
arrangements. great-grandchildren. announced by Lee-
Mr. Wright was born Pallbearers will be Sykes Funeral Home.
May 25, 1946, in Clay Vante Jones, Curlie Ste- See Obituaries, 5A
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Our View
Relying on long-established standardized tests could
free teachers to do what they’re best at: teaching
As has been noted, this
year’s session of the Legis-
lature isn’t likely to take up
many controversial topics.
For legislators, it’s a matter
of self-preservation during an
election year.
That, however, doesn’t mean
there won’t be some important
issues on the agenda during
the session, which began
Tuesday.
While there almost cer-
tainly won’t be any real effort
to rewrite the current K-12
school funding formula and
certainly no reason to believe
the Legislature will fund the
existing formula (something
it’s done just twice in its 22
years), that is not to say that
some real improvements won’t
be considered.
One of the most important
issues will be a matter of addi-
tion by subtraction.
It’s time to take a hard look
at the state testing require-
ments, something teachers
have been advocating - and
legislators have been ignoring
- for years.
In a state where teacher pay
and school funding have been
chronically low, the state’s
insistence that our kids spend
most of their time and energy
on test taking is something vir-
tually every teacher in the state
laments. “Teaching for the
test,” they say, is a disruption
of the educational process.
Proponents of the current
state testing system say its a
matter of accountability. Test-
ing ensures that students are
prepared for college, workforce
programs or entry into the job
market.
Funny, though. For years
there have been tests that to
help achieve that goal: the ACT
and the SAT.
While these too are stan-
dardized tests and shouldn’t
be relied on exclusively to
determine college-readiness,
they check the box in terms
of assessing basic academic
skills.
Teachers are sick of teach-
ing for the test, as no doubt,
are students and parents, for
whom the constant pressure
of these “do or die” tests have
created enormous and unnec-
essary stresses.
This year, there are cur-
rently four House bills that
will end the state’s punitive
and redundant testing that can
prevent capable students from
receiving their diplomas. It’s
time Mississippi, like many
other states, leave it to tests
like the ACT and SAT stand as
the college-readiness academic
test, allowing teachers to focus
on more holistic education.
It’s time to trust our chil-
dren’s education to our teach-
ing professionals, which means
allowing teachers to guide
their students through the ma-
terial in a logical, effective way.
No one - and certainly not a
politician - is better equipped to
understand how the daily task
of educating should proceed.
Thankfully, there are signs
that there is support for less
testing on both sides of the
aisle.
This is not a matter of
removing accountability.
It’s an agreement that long
established standardized tests
remain the measure of that
accountability.
There should be nothing
controversial about that.
It’s a chance for the
vote-conscious legislators
to something important for
education.

Letter to the editor

Voice of the people
Comments on recent columns
I am an American, bred and
born. I tend to vote Conservative
on most issues, Liberal on a very
few, and Libertarian on some. Most
of all I care about this country first
and foremost. I think our state
Legislature should raise the tax on
fossil fuels. It’s a no-brainer. People
who drive should help pay for road
maintenance, simple enough. My
suggestion has always been to
make the increase even the price of
gas out to an even penny. Nobody
is going to miss one-hundredth of a
penny!
I might be rubbing a lot of Con-
servative friends the wrong way,
but right now I support Jim Hood
for Governor. Why? Because I think
he’s the better choice so far. I vote
for the person, not the party.
In Larry Elder’s column, he
showed the hypocrisy of Liberals in
the media and government. I really
wish all politicians and our “news”
reporters would just be honest and
speak the truth, no matter who gets
hurt. Clean up your own back yard
and let the chips fall where they
may. Slim said our Governor’s race
will be a real mud-slinger. I hope
not. I want reasons to vote FOR
a candidate rather than a reason NAMASTE
to vote against one. We get better
public servants that way.
As usual Leonard Pitts showed
his extreme bias against Conser-
Impact of shutdown on ordinary people
vatives in his column. Dammit So many things happen impacting everyday Amer- rule of raja, badshah, monarch, even
man! Liberal/Democrats are just in the world every mo- icans in unexpected ways.” dictators. History tells only in a few
as guilty as Conservative/Republi- ment, it is hard to track Recently my daughter cases, some good things happened
cans, if not more so in their words unless you are affected by and I made a long flight but in most cases bad things hap-
and deeds concerning government them. I heard of “govern- to Delhi and Lucknow, pened to the ordinary people. Howev-
and personal actions. You’re just not ment shutdown” for the India. My daughter came er, in this 21st century, there is hardly
man enough to admit it. While I’m last several decades but back on 5th January while a one man show; it’s a collective and
thinking about it, this was founded never thought seriously I came back on 8th. After democratic.
as a Christian nation, not Islamic. what it meant. a long and tiring flight In the land of government for the
If Muslims want to serve in govern- In the US, it’s a com- from Delhi to Atlanta via people, currently it becomes govern-
ment, they will be well-reminded mon phenomenon. Even Doha, my daughter stood ment against the people.
that their laws according to the during Reagan’s time, the in a queue for three long One survey says, people are blam-
Koran do not apply here. Neither shutdown occurred eight Jiben Roy hours at immigration in ing the government for this shut-
do Christian laws, according to the times but lasted only for the Atlanta airport. It’s down. During the 2016 campaign,
Supreme Court, and we certainly four days or less. a shutdown impact. I Trump clearly said that the expense
don’t need any more potty-mouthed During Obama’s time, one shut- asked her, “people aren’t angry?” My of building wall will be paid by
punk heifers or old men serving us down lasted 16 days. And this current daughter replied, “what is the point Mexican Government or they will be
in government. If there is justice, shutdown will be record breaking, in getting angry?” If it happens in the forced to pay. Now it is the US taxpay-
some freshmen/women in Con- the way it is continuing. This govern- developing countries, people would er who will be paying if he manages
gress will be “one-hit-wonders” who ment wants to make many records, get violent. The most tolerant people to build the wall.
will be sent home with their igno- apparently, in all areas including the in the world are now facing a govern- In the time of drone technology,
rant Socialist tails tucked between shutdown. The head of the govern- ment backlash because of politics building a wall may not be the right
their legs. ment thinks that there is no other cri- with unreasonable issue. solution to prevent human trafficking
I agree with Ms. Froma Harrop sis but the U.S.-Mexican border wall. Staying in Delhi a couple of days or infiltration of desperate people.
about the wall. There are more According to Trump, it’s a “growing more, I started feeling nervous On the other hand, a wall may not
and better ways to solve the illegal humanitarian and security crisis.” because I had a connecting flight to replace the border security forces. So
immigration problem, but most sug- The government doesn’t seem to Jackson and I would definitely miss why not discuss alternative meth-
gestions I have would make Liber- see how the shutdown is affecting or- the flight to Jackson if I faced similar ods rather than walking out of the
als apoplectic. Never mind they’d be dinary people. How come building a long lines. To my surprise, I came meeting?
highly effective. They’d also be very border wall becomes a humanitarian out of Atlanta immigration as fast as Jiben Roy, a native of Bangladesh,
“unkind” to those who wish to come crisis while millions of people includ- possible. I made it to Jackson on time teaches chemistry and pharmaceutical
here but not become Americans. ing federal employees and ordinary with most of my luggage at least. sciences at Mississippi University for
Lastly, for the afore-mentioned people are suffering? According to In different period of history, Women. His email address is royji-
Leonard. If you don’t give a dam, USA Today, “Federal shutdown is people witnessed and lived under the ben@yahoo.com.
it’s not a “damn”! The expression
refers to a Tinker’s dam, a tiny
piece of metal whose only use is to
temporarily mend a hole in a pot THE STAFF OF THE DISPATCH
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Obituaries
Continued from Page 3A

Hattie Smith Swanigan, Jerry Swani- was formerly employed tended school in Prairie Welch Funeral Home in Redd Morgan of Bogue
COLUMBUS — gan, Coretta Swanigan, with Bryan Foods. Point and formerly man- Starkville and one hour Chitto; sons, Keith Mor-
Hattie Coleman Smith, Michael Swanigan, He is survived aged and operated Doc prior to services Sunday gan and Kyle Morgan,
55, died Jan. 5, 2019, Martin Swanigan and by his son, Maurice Amos Grocery. She was at the church. Welch Fu- both of Sturgis, Kirk
at Baptist Angel Wilson, all of Bell; daughter, Erica a member of Canaan neral Home is in charge Morgan of Philadelphia,
Memorial Columbus; and six “Ree” Spann; broth- M.B. Church. of arrangements. Tim Redd, Jeff Redd
Hospital in grandchildren. ers, Howard Spann of In addition to her par- Mr. Morgan was and Chris Redd, all of
Memphis, Pallbearers will be Macon, David Spann of ents, she was preceded born to the late Frank Bogue Chitto; daugh-
Tennessee. Anthony Smith, Hen- Memphis, Tennessee, in death by her former and Lecta Maude Jack- ters, Denise Redd Cain
Services ry Millers, DeWayne Thomas Spann and husband; daughters, son Morgan. He was a of Bogue Chitto and
will be White, Ceasar Sherrod, Curtis Spann, both of Allierta Ketton, Annie U.S. Navy veteran and Tammy Redd Williford
at 2 p.m. DeAndre Bankhead, St. Louis, Missouri and W. Jones, Annie Laura served in the Korean of Madison; brother,
Saturday at Smith DeAngelo Bankhead, Leo Spann of Dallas, Alexandra and Rosie and Vietnam Wars. Frank LaDell Morgan
Providence Devexkiyo Bankhead, Texas; sisters, Jennie Mae Mitchell; sons,
Cedrick Stevenson and He was a member of of Sturgis; and a host
M.B. Church with the Spann of St. Louis, Johnny Tate, Robert Lee
Robert Sloan. Morgan Chapel Baptist of grandchildren and
Rev. Gilbert Anderson Missouri, Terry Ann Tate, Albert Tate Jr.,
Church. great-grandchildren.
officiating. Burial will Cross, Cleo Tarpley Jimmy Lee McCarthy
In addition to his Memorials may be
follow at Union Ceme- Mavis Harris and Asalne Spann, both and Will C. Tate.
parents, he was pre- made to Baptist Chil-
tery. Visitation will be COLUMBUS — Ma- of Dallas, Texas; four She is survived by
vis Renie Harris, 90, grandchildren; and one her sons, Walter Tate ceded in death by his dren’s Village in Jack-
from noon-6 p.m. Friday wife, Jackie Crowson son or French Camp
at Carter’s Funeral Ser- died Jan. 9, 2019, at great-grandchild. and CW Tate; broth-
Baptist Memorial Hos- ers, Bernard O’Neal, Morgan. Academy, 1 Fine Place,
vices. Carter’s Funeral He is survived by his French Camp, MS
Services is in charge of pital-Golden Triangle. Donald Posey Theodore and John
wife, Sylvia Ann Smith 39745.
arrangements. Graveside services STARKVILLE — Lester; sister, Estella
Mrs. Smith was born will be at 2 p.m. Sunday Donald Calvin Posey Luster; 27 grandchil-
at Pleasant Hill Baptist died Jan. 9, 2019, at dren; 60 great-grand- We had questions about cremation.
July 12, 1963, in Colum-
bus, to the late Harry Church Cemetery. the University Medical children; and 56
Gordon and Alberta Memorial Gunter Peel Center in Jackson. great-great-grandchil- We found the
Cowson. Funeral Home and Services will be at dren. answers here.
In addition to her Crematory, Second 3 p.m. Monday at First
parents, she was Avenue North location Baptist Church with the Garner Morgan Call today.
preceded in death by is in charge of arrange- Rev. Chip Stevens offici- BOGUE CHITTO
her siblings, Lee Ester ments. ating. Burial will follow — Garner G. Morgan,
Smith, Jessie Coleman at a later date. Visita- 84, died Jan. 9, 2019, at
and Joseph Coleman. Johnnie Abrams tion will be two hours Hospice Ministries in
She is survived by COLUMBUS — prior to services at the Ridgeland. Lowndes Funeral Home and Crematory
her children, Janice Johnnie L. Abrams, 79, church. Welch Funeral Services will be at Columbus, MS • (662) 328-1808
Lowery and Patty Bai- died Jan. 7, 2019, at Bap- Home is in charge of 2 p.m. Sunday at Mor-
ley, both of Columbus; tist Memo- arrangements. gan Chapel Baptist
siblings, Rosie Kidd, rial Hospi- Mr. Posey attended Church with the Rev.
Bennie Walton, Percy tal-Golden Indianola High School Ben Yarber and the Rev.
Coleman, Isom Cowson Triangle. and Mississippi State Robin Risher officiating.
and Frank Cowson, all Services University. He was Burial will follow at
of Columbus and Jim- will be formerly employed as the church cemetery.
mie Coleman of Sacra- at 2 p.m. an Oktibbeha County Visitation will be from
mento, California; five Sunday at Administrator. 5-7 p.m. Saturday at
grandchildren; and two Shiloh Full Abrams He was preceded in
great-grandchildren. Gospel death by his mother,
Pallbearers will be M.B. Church with the Addie Carpenter Posey.
Charles Lowery Sr., Rev. Michael Reed He is survived by his
John Wrench, Cease officiating. Burial will wife, Mary Lou Posey.
Jethrow, Dan Bush and follow at New Baptist Memorials may be
Trayvonnd Lowery. Temple Memorial Gar- made to Oktibbeha
dens. Visitation will be County Humane Soci-
Johnnie Green from 1-5 p.m. Saturday ety, 510 Industrial Park
MACON — Johnnie at Carter’s Funeral Ser- Road, Starkville, MS
B. Green, 73, died Dec. vices. Carter’s Funeral 39759.
Services is in charge of
24, 2018, at Clay County
arrangements.
Medical Center.
Mr. Abrams was Sue McCarthy
Services will be at 11 COLUMBUS — Sue
a.m. Saturday at Cluster
born May 7, 1939, in
Willie McCarthy, 99, Margie Klieber
Columbus, to the late Visitation:
Baptist Church in Ala- died Jan. 1, 2019.
Johnny Strong and Saturday, Jan. 12 • 9-11 AM
bama. Burial will follow Services Memorial Gunter Peel
Lillian Wiley. He was Funeral Home
at the church cemetery. will be at 2
formerly employed with 2nd Ave. North Location
Visitation will be from p.m. at Ca- Services:
Airline Manufactur-
1-5 p.m. Friday at Lee- naan M.B. Saturday, Jan. 12 • 11 AM
ing and the House of Memorial Gunter Peel
Sykes Funeral Home. Church Funeral Home Chapel
Loreto.
Lee-Sykes Funeral with the 2nd Ave. North Location
In addition to his par- Burial
Home is in charge of Rev. Al
ents, he was preceded Memorial Gardens
arrangements. Lathan

in death by his chil-
Ms. Green was born
dren, Barry L. Abrams,
April 4, 1945, in Nox-
Johnny Abrams and
ubee County. She was Tempest Abrams.
formerly employed with
He is survived by his
Macon Delta Boral wife, Genoria Abrams
Brick Company.
of Canton; children,
Johnny Robinson and
Earl Swanigan Geraldine Epps, both
HUDSON, N.Y. — of Columbus, Jerome
Earl King Swanigan, Abrams of New Albany,
54, died Jan. 5, 2019, at McArthur Abrams of
Berkeley Los Angeles, California
Medical and Barbara Ann Jones
Center in of Hardwood Height,
Martins- Illinois; brother, Ton-
McCarthy
officiating.
Burial will
be at Sandfield Cem-
etery. Visitation will
be from noon-6 p.m.
at Lee-Sykes Funeral
Home. Lee-Sykes Fu-
neral Home is in charge
of arrangements.
Mrs. McCarthy was
born sept. 16, 1919, in
Cliftonville, to the late
Marshall Luster and
Annie Mitchell. She at-
Floyd Land
Mavis Harris
Graveside Services:
Sunday, Jan. 13 • 2 PM
Pleasant Hill Church Cemetery
Memorial Gunter Peel
Floyd William Land, 96,
passed away on Tuesday, Janu-
Funeral Home
2nd Ave. North Location ary 8, 2019, at Windsor Place in
Columbus, MS.
Visitation will be Saturday,
January 12, 2019 from 12:00
- 1:00 PM at East End Baptist
Church, Columbus, MS. A fu-
memorialgunterpeel.com neral service follow at 1:00 PM
with Bro. Albert Wilkerson offi-
ciating. A graveside will be Sat-
urday, January 12, 2019 at 3:30 PM at Pleasant
Valley Cemetery, Guntown, MS with Lowndes

Howell O. Austin
burg, West nie Louis Abrams of Funeral Home, Columbus, MS directing.
Virginia. Hilldale, New Jersey; 17 Mr. Land was born in Fort Payne, Alabama on
Services grandchildren; and nine July 4th, 1922, to the late Stephen and Allie Myr-
will be great-grandchildren Howell O. Austin passed away peacefully at his tle (Evans) Land. He joined the Army on Decem-
Swanigan
at 2 p.m. Pallbearers will be residence in Columbus on Dec. 12, 2018. ber 4, 1937 and spent eight years at Fort Benning
Saturday Robert Abrams, Stanley A memorial service will be held in his honor with the 29th Infantry Company B. Mr. Land
at Charity Full Gospel Abrams, Larry Council, at First Presbyterian Church on Bluecutt Road at retired from the Air Force after twenty years of
Church with Robert Tracy Topps, Robert 11 a.m. on Saturday, January 12, 2019. service. He loved his garden and looked forward
Jones officiating. Burial Sanders and Michael Mr. Austin was born in Calhoun Couty, to every spring planting. Mr. Land was a skilled
will follow at Union Lane. Alabama, to the late Riley and Berdie Austin. mechanic and was generous with his time and
Cemetery. Visitation The first of four children, Howell began working talents when people needed help. He married the
will be from noon-6 Henry Spann as a child to help provide for his family during the former Frances Ruth Cribbs on June 2, 1979 in
p.m. Friday at Carter’s WEST POINT — depression years, by taking food by cart to the Columbus, MS. They shared a life together for
Funeral Services. Car- Henry F. “Bud” Spann, Armory in Anniston, Alabama. At the age of 16, he forty years and he was a blessed man to have had
ter’s Funeral Services 68, died Dec. 31, 2018, bought the first family car, attending high school her in his life. Floyd and Ruth are members of
is in charge of arrange- in West Point. in the daytime and working nights for J.I. Chase. East End Baptist Church in Columbus, MS.
ments. Services will be at He later married and moved to Orlando, Florida, In addition to his parents he is preceded in
Mr. Swanigan was 11 a.m. Saturday at to work for the government, where he made death by his brothers, Kenneth Land and Cecil
born Jan. 14, 1964, in U.F.C.W. Local #1529 improvements to shells and equipment for the Land; and an infant sister.
Columbus, to Collier Union Hall with the Army. After moving to Columbus, Mississippi, he Mr. Land is survived by his devoted wife, Ruth
Swanigan and Lorine Rev. Dennis Hannah became plant manager for American Bosch, later (Cribbs) Land of Columbus, MS; children, Ann
Swanigan. He was officiating. Burial will named United Technologies. He made thousands Ellis of New Orleans, LA and Robert William
formerly employed as follow at Greenwood of improvements to parts and machines, retiring Land of Dothan, AL; grandchildren, Paul Michael
an artist. Cemetery. Visitation after 37 years. Ellis and Leigh Anne Peters; three great-grand-
In addition to his will be from 3-6 p.m. Howell was a mason and a Shriner, and took children, Beckman, Alice and Maxwell; brother,
parents, he was preced- Friday at Carter’s Mor- crippled children to the Shriners Hospital in Raymond Land of Carlisle, PA; and sister, Faye
ed in death by his wife, tuary Services Chapel. Shreveport, Lousiana. He was a man of brilliance, Berry of Villages, FL.
Marcella Swanigan Carter’s Mortuary integrity and honesty. He loved hunting, helping Pallbearers will be Keith Land, Tim Blair,
of Hudson; children, Services is in charge of others and the Alabama Crimson Tide. He Jerry Harris, Curtis Pritchard, Travis Berry and
James Swanigan, Angel arrangements. especially loved his wife, Mildred, above all. Paul Ellis.
Faye Swanigan and Mr. Spann was born He is survived by his wife, Mildred Austin, Memorials may be made to East End Baptist
Keanu Swanigan, all of Oct. 1, 1950, in Noxu- as well as, his son, Tony and his daughters, Jane Church, P.O. Box 8480, Columbus, MS 39705.
Hudson; siblings, Jea- bee County, to the late Harmon (Dennis) and Sami Austin of Columbus. The Land family would like to extend their
nette Cockrell, Collier Willie H. Spann and He has one grandson, Riley Austin (Ashley) of gratitude to the fine people at East End Baptist
Swanigan Jr., Victor Fannie R. Spann. He Northport, AL, and four great-grandchildren. He Church who have prayed, sent cards, visited and
is dearly missed by his family, along with many brought numerous meals. You are a blessing to
relatives, neices and nephews and family friends. the Land family. We love you Casey and Donna
Roe Callaway and Ron Delgado will be officiating for always being present in time of need and cel-
When was the last time you the service. ebration.
Donations in his memory may be sent to the
picked up a piece of litter? Compliments of
Shriners Hospital for Children. Lowndes Funeral Home
Paid Obituary www.lowndesfuneralhome.net
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Posey
Continued from Page 1A
He continued to play
a supporting role the
rest of his life, those who
knew him best recalled
this week.
“You won’t find a
better man,” said his
longtime friend and
motorcycle-trip partner
John Thomas. “He did so
much for so many people,
with nobody knowing
what he did. He didn’t
want recognition or acco-
lades. If you needed help,
it didn’t matter who you
were, what your status
was. Rags or riches, it
was all the same.”
Emily Garrard, who
Posey hired as the coun-
ty’s comptroller in 2002,
succeeded him as county
administrator when he
retired in 2013. She said
her former boss was a
pleasure to work for.
“He was so easy-go-
ing, pleasant,” Garrard
said. “He
didn’t get
upset about
anything
much. He
strived to
help oth-
ers.”
“He was Garrard
a great
listener, a very thought-
ful man,” said Linda
Breazeale, who served
with Posey on Oktibbeha
County Hospital’s Board
of Trustees. “Don came
on the board in 2016, a
very import-
ant time for
the hospital.
The main
thing is you
could al-
ways count
on him to
listen very Breazeale
intently. He
asked good questions
and led with great wis-
dom. He voted in ways
that were supportive of
the community’s inter-
ests and the hospital’s
interest.”
County administrator
Posey, who had previ-
ously been in the insur-
ance business, became
the county’s first county
administrator in 1996.
Prior to then, the duties
fell on the chancery
clerk.
“He really set up how
the county administra-
tor’s office operated. He
pretty much invented the
job in a lot of ways,” Gar-
rard said. “He was a plea-
sure to work with and
easy to get along with.
But if there were rules,
he absolutely insisted
that you follow the rules.
He was a great boss and
a great friend, too.”
Those qualities also
were evident in his pri-
vate life.
“I lost my dad three
years ago and my mom
last year,” Thomas said.
“Don — I always called
him Posey — was like
a big brother to me. He
was just very level-head-
ed. He never made rash
decisions. When you
came to Don with some-
thing, he would really
listen. He wouldn’t in-
terrupt you. He just took
everything in. Then, he’d
really think it through
before he gave his opin-
ion. If you agreed with
him, that was fine. But if
you didn’t agree, he was
fine with that, too.”
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Thomas had known
Posey for years, but they
didn’t become close
friends until about 15
years ago when Posey
placed his mother in the
Starkville Manor nurs-
ing care facility, where
Thomas served as region-
al vice president.
“He would come to
visit his mom after he got
off work and when he was
leaving, we’d sit and talk
for a little while,” Thomas
said. “One day, he men-
tioned he used to ride mo-
torcycles. I’d say, ‘Posey,
if you get a motorcycle,
I’ll get one, too.’ Every
day, that’s how we’d say
goodbye, talking about
getting motorcycles.
This went on for about a
year, then I just decided
I was going to put him
on the spot. I bought a
motorcycle and drove up
to his house. I told him,
‘OK, Posey, it’s time to
put up or shut up.’ He had
a motorcycle the next
Saturday. He was, I think,
about 60 years old.”
Together, the two
friends would take an
annual motorcycle trip to
Lynchburg, Tennessee,
to visit the Jack Daniels
distillery. Although
neither man drank Jack
Daniels, they always
picked up the commemo-
rative Jack Daniels bottle
as collectors’ items and
enjoyed the ride along the
Natchez Trace.
They would also at-
tend the motorcycle rally
in (Oktibbeha County’s)
Sturgis each year.
“We didn’t go to any
of the parties or any-
thing,” Thomas said.
“We would just set up a
tent, drink Coronas and
people-watch.”
‘Game of Change’
Posey, like the other
11 young men who made
up the 1963 MSU basket-
ball team, was proud of
the role he played in what
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has become known as the
“Game of Change.”
MSU lost its first-
round game to eventual
national champion
Loyola-Chicago, but the
images and symbolism
from the game even
being played struck a
serious blow to the idea
of segregation during the
height of the Civil Rights
Movement.
His teammate, Jack
Wofford, said Posey was
an important member of
that team, even though
his playing time was
limited.
“Every member of the
team played an important
role and Don took his
role very seriously,” said
Wofford, who like Posey,
came to MSU as a fresh-
man in 1961.
“We were very close
as a team,” Wofford
said. “Back then, I think
Leland Mitchell was the
only player that had a
car. So we spent a lot of
time together. Don and I
practiced together, played
together and bummed
around campus together.
He was easy to like, just
an easy-going, down-to-
earth guy.”
Posey came to MSU
on a track scholarship
(high-jumper) from his
hometown of Indianola,
but earned a spot on the
freshman basketball
team.
“If you really stretched
him out, he was about
6-foot-4,” Wofford said.
“He was the first person I
can remember who could
dunk a basketball with
both hands. Back then,
that was something you
just didn’t see very often.”
At the time, Wofford
said he and his team-
mates didn’t grasp the
historical significance of
the “Game of Change.”
“I think Don felt the
same way we all felt: We
just wanted to play in
the NCAA Tournament,”
Wofford said. “It wasn’t
until much later, that we
realized the importance
of what we did. Don was
very proud of that, but not
in a bragging way. That
just wasn’t Don.”
Wofford, who manages
Welch Funeral Home,
spent part of Thursday
afternoon meeting with
Posey’s family, including
Posey’s wife of 51 years,
Mary Lou.
“It was an honor to
serve the family because
I knew him so well,” Wof-
ford said. “But personally,
it was tough. We were
bosom buddies at State.”
Goodbye
Thomas was with
Posey when he first fell ill
on Dec. 28.
“We were sitting at
his dining room table
when he started to talk
about a sudden pain he
felt in his back,” Thomas
said. “I knew something
was wrong, because
Don didn’t complain. He
wound up going to the
hospital and they sent
him to Jackson (Uni-
versity of Mississippi
Medical Center). He had
what they call an aortic
dissection. They sent him
home, but he had another
one a week later.”
An aortic dissection
is a rupture of the aorta,
often caused by an aneu-
rysm.
The survival rate, even
in the best cases, is no
better than 30 percent.
But if Posey knew that,
he never shared it with
anyone.
“I talked to him Tues-
day night,” Thomas said.
“He said he wanted to go
fishing. I told him not to
worry about that. ‘You
just get better and we’ll
go fishing when you’re
better.’ … I could tell he
was getting tired, so I
told him, ‘I love you’ and
he told me he loved me.
That was it. He died the
next day.”
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COLLEGE BASKETBALL
SPORTS EDITOR
Adam Minichino

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SECTION

The W men CHANGES PAVE WAY FOR MSU’S HOME victory

post first
home win
From Special Reports
Former Starkville High
School and East Missis-
sippi Community College
standout Josh Skinner had
a season-high 16 points
Thursday night to lead
four players in double fig-
ures in the Mississippi
University for Women’s
men’s basketball team’s
87-71 victory against
Campbellsville University
– Somerset at Pohl Gym-
nasium.
D.J. Clark added 14
points and 17 rebounds to
help the Owls (2-12) re-
cord the program’s first
home victory.
“(I am) really excited to
get the win
Men’s t on ight ,”
The W the tide and pushed No.
Roundup coach Bri-
an Merkel.
“Somerset is a really tough
team, and I’m proud of
how our guys responded
to some adverse moments
throughout the game. We
are looking forward to
building on this win with a
road game on Sunday.”
Skinner was 6-for-10
from the field to eclipse
his previous season high
of 13 points. He was 4-for-
7 from 3-point range.
Clark, who scored in
double figures for the
fifth game in a row, had,
and 10th this season, had
his fourth double-double.
He eclipsed his previous
season high of 15 in re-
bounds. Clark added five
assists and two steals.
Tavonta Jones and Tre
Pinkston also recorded
double-digits against the
Tigers with 12 and 10
points respectively.
The Owls were 31-
for-66 from the field (47
percent), including 8-for-
19 (42.1) from 3-poimnt
range. The W held Camp-
bellsville – Somerset to
36.6-percent shooting (26-
for-71).
The W will travel to
Somerset, Kentucky, for
a rematch against Camp-
bellsville – Somerset at 2
Sophomore Chloe Bibby (55) had a career-high 24 points Thursday night in the No. 7 Mississippi State
women’s basketball team’s 80-71 victory against Georgia in a Southeastern Conference game at
Humphrey Coliseum.
Harris’ suggestion to move Howard to corner on offense opens lane
By Adam Minichino
aminichino@cdispatch.com
STARKVILLE — Mississippi
State women’s basketball coach
Vic Schaefer is fond of saying he
has the best coaching staff in the
nation.
Associate head coach Johnnie
Harris provided proof of Schaefer’s
claim Thursday night when she
suggested No. 7 MSU push for-
ward Anriel Howard to the corner
in its dribble-drive offense in an
effort to move Georgia’s size, espe-
cially 6-foot-3 forward Caliya Robin-
son, out of the middle of the lane.
Harris’ tweak to the game
plan proved to be just what MSU
needed.
Jazzmun Holmes scored all sev-
en of her points in the final six min-
utes to help push No. 7 MSU to an
80-71 victory against Georgia in a
Trevor Birchett/Mississippi State Athletic Media Relations
Southeastern Conference game be-
fore a crowd of 6,493 a Humphrey
Coliseum.
“I tell you all of the time we have
the best staff in the country, and
that was a great offer,” Schaefer
said of Harris raising the possibil-
ity of moving Howard to the corner
in a timeout. “It really opened some
things up for us and it allowed us to
finish. Jazz made a big shot in the
lane late that gave us a little breath-
ing room.”
Schaefer said MSU moved
Howard, who is 5-11, to the cor-
ner in hopes that Georgia would
follow her. Georgia, which also
played player-to-player defense and
switched on MSU’s dribble-drive,
followed Howard to the corner.
The move proved doubly effective
because Robinson (26 points, six
rebounds, four blocked shots) and
Jenna Staiti (five points, five blocks)
Decision to stop
pressing helps
deny Georgia
By Adam Minichino
aminichino@cdispatch.com
STARKVILLE — “It
wasn’t our best night” usu-
ally is a good indication
bad news is coming.
Even though the Mis-
sissippi State women’s
basketball team only had
one loss entering its game
against Georgia, MSU
coach Vic Schaefer has
used that phrase several
times this season to de-
scribe the myriad issues
that plague his team.
On Thursday night,
Schaefer uttered those
words again before prais-
ing his team for its work in
the final five-plus minutes
that ultimately turned
7 MSU to an 80-71 victo-
ry against Georgia in a
Southeastern Conference
matchup before a crowd
of 6,493 at Humphrey
Coliseum.
“When it got down to
crunch time we didn’t
blink, either. We didn’t
flinch,” Schaefer said. “I
thought our veterans an-
swered the bell.”
Que Morrison’s drive
with 6 minutes, 12 sec-
onds remaining gave
Georgia (11-4, 2-1 SEC)
combined for nine of their team’s 11 a 68-65 lead. From there,
blocks. Holmes was the most effec-
MSU raised its intensity
tive at capitalizing on the absence and effort on the defensive
of a 6-3 forward and a 6-6 center in
end. Jordan Danberry had
the lane by scoring all of her seven a steal after Teaira Mc-
points in the fourth quarter.
Cowan applied tight ball
Holmes said she used “counter
pressure on Jenna Staiti
moves” to get into the lane and beat
to force the turnover. Jazz-
the switching defenders after MSU
mun Holmes also hustled
used Howard as a decoy in the after a loose ball follow-
corner. ing a missed jumper by
Howard, who had 18 points, Taja Cole. Danberry also
four rebounds, three assists, and applied pressure on the
four steals in 40 minutes, added a ball to force a turnover in
three-point play on a Euro step in a half-court set, and MSU
the lane to kick MSU’s lead to 72- was able to close out and
68 with 2 minutes, 50 seconds re- give Gabby Connally a
maining. Teaira McCowan added smaller shooting window
an offensive rebound putback and a on a 3-pointer that she
free throw, and Holmes converted missed.
a runner and 3 of 4 free throws to Each sequence came
help seal the deal. after Schaefer made the
“With me being on the wing and decision to get out of the
See OFFENSE, 3B See DEFENSE, 4B

Mitchell leads LSU past Ole Miss; Auburn beats Alabama

p.m. Sunday.
n Southern
Mississippi 77, Middle
Tennessee State 70: At
Hattiesburg, Tyree Griffin
had a team-high 21 points
and seven assists Thurs-
day to lead the Golden Ea-
gles past the Blue Raiders
in a Conference USA game
at Reed Green Coliseum.
Southern Miss (9-7, 1-3
C-USA) won in its first
home game in 30 days.
“I’m not sure we played
better tonight than we had
been playing (in recent
losses), but we scored
more points,” Southern
Miss coach Doc Sadler
said. “The thing that we
See MEN, 3B
From Special Reports
OXFORD — Ayana Mitch-
ell had a game-high 16 points
Thursday night to lead the LSU
women’s basketball team to a
55-41 victory against Ole Miss
in a Southeastern Conference
game at The Pavilion at Ole
Miss.
LSU (11-4, 2-1 SEC), which
entered the game as the
league’s top-ranked defense,
limited Ole Miss (6-11, 0-3) to
12-for-40 shooting from the
field.
“That was a rough one,”
Ole Miss head coach Yolett
Women’s Roundup
McPhee-McCuin said. “It was
going to be that type of grind-
it-out game. There’s a reason
why that team has 11 wins and
only four losses. They beat us
at that type of game. Last game
(against Arkansas), I thought
we got outcoached. This game,
I don’t think we got outcoached.
My job is to give the players an
opportunity to have success,
and I felt like from a game-plan-
ning standpoint, we did that.
What you’re seeing is an expe-
rienced team versus an inexpe-
rienced team.”
Shanice Norton added 11
points and Khayla Pointer had
10 points for LSU, which had
a 34-24 rebounding edge and
forced 23 turnovers.
Crystal Allen led the Rebels
with 12 points. She was 1-for-
12 from the field. Shandricka
Sessom had 11 points and 10
rebounds. La’Karis Salter, a
transfer from Mississippi State
and Jacksonville, had nine
points, three rebounds, and two
steals.
Ole Miss will travel to Lex-
ington, Kentucky, to take on
No. 16 Kentucky at noon Sun-
day (SEC Network).
n Auburn 66, Alabama
56: At Tuscaloosa, Alabama,
Daisa Alexander scored 22
points and had four steals
Thursday night to lead the Ti-
gers past the Crimson Tide at
Coleman Coliseum.
Auburn (14-2, 2-1 SEC) had
16 steals and forced 25 turn-
overs. The Tigers scored 28
points off turnovers. They also
had 42 points in the paint.
“We’ll take that ugly win,”
Auburn coach Terri Wil-
liams-Flournoy said. “We had
to scrap and fight and grind
See WOMEN, 2B

FOOTBALL: NFL
Prescott’s road resumes where he started
By SCHUYLER DIXON
The Associated Press
FRISCO, Texas — So many ques-
tions asked of Dak Prescott revolve
around two years ago, when the Dal-
las quarterback led the Cowboys to
an NFC-best 13 wins as a rookie be-
fore losing his playoff debut.
There’s a new angle to that old
story line now that the 2016 NFL
Offensive Rookie of the Year has his
first postseason victory. Prescott and
the Cowboys (11-6) are headed to Los
Angeles Memorial Coliseum for a di-
visional matchup with the Rams (13-
3) on Saturday night.
That famous venue was the site of
Prescott’s NFL debut in a preseason
game that marked the league’s return
to LA after a 22-year absence. His daz-
zling day wasn’t a huge deal then be-
cause the Cowboys had no reason to
believe Tony Romo wouldn’t be their
quarterback.
Two years later, it’s a signature mo-
ment in the sudden transformation
at quarterback for America’s Team,
triggered when Romo was injured in
another preseason game. And now it
could be the setting for Prescott to
reach something Romo never could:
an NFC championship game.
“I guess I couldn’t imagine it being
back in the Coliseum against the team
I started off my career, but I’ve always
talked about the confidence I’ve had
in myself and this team,” Prescott
said. “Nothing has changed.”
This is Prescott’s second shot at
a divisional win after Aaron Rodgers
and the Green Bay Packers stole the
first with some last-second magic.
Just as Romo had nine years earlier,
Prescott lost at home as the NFC’s top
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seed in his team’s postseason opener.
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) reacts
Dallas missed the playoffs last to running down to the 1-yard line in the fourth quarter
season , in large part because of a against the Seattle Seahawks in a NFC Wild Card
See COWBOYS, 2B playoff football game at AT&T Stadium.
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COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Thursday’s Men’s Major
College Scores
East
Bryant 66, Mount St. Mary’s 59
CCSU 103, Fairleigh Dickinson 96, 2OT
Fairfield 60, St. Peter’s 57
Quinnipiac 89, Monmouth (NJ) 83, 2OT
Robert Morris 52, St. Francis Brooklyn 49
St. Francis (Pa.) 74, LIU Brooklyn 67
UConn 76, SMU 64
Wagner 76, Sacred Heart 73
SOUTH
Belmont 77, Morehead St. 60
Delaware 82, UNC-Wilmington 69
Drexel 79, Coll. of Charleston 78
ETSU 98, The Citadel 73
FAU 80, Old Dominion 73
FIU 69, Charlotte 66
Furman 89, VMI 57
Georgia Southern 79, Louisiana-Monroe 78
Georgia St. 89, Louisiana-Lafayette 76
Hampton 94, Charleston Southern 82
High Point 74, Presbyterian 58
Hofstra 93, William & Mary 90, 3OT
Jacksonville St. 69, E. Illinois 62
Longwood 67, UNC-Asheville 62
Louisiana Tech 64, UAB 53
Memphis 78, East Carolina 72
Mercer 84, W. Carolina 80
Murray St. 98, UT Martin 77
Northeastern 81, Elon 70, OT
Radford 79, SC-Upstate 72
Southern Miss. 77, Middle Tennessee 70
Tennessee St. 82, E. Kentucky 81
Tennessee Tech 78, SIU-Edwardsville 69, OT
Texas State 65, Coastal Carolina 61
Texas-Arlington 82, Appalachian St. 72
Winthrop 90, Campbell 86
Wofford 72, UNC-Greensboro 43
MIDWEST
Austin Peay 78, SE Missouri 60
CS Bakersfield 75, Rio Grande 69
Detroit 101, Green Bay 83
IUPUI 90, Cleveland St. 74
Ill.-Chicago 78, Youngstown St. 63
Michigan 79, Illinois 69
Milwaukee 67, Oakland 64
N. Dakota St. 85, W. Illinois 69
Nebraska 70, Penn St. 64
Nebraska-Omaha 92, North Dakota 91
Purdue Fort Wayne 94, Oral Roberts 69
S. Dakota St. 78, Denver 66
UMKC 84, California Baptist 68
SOUTHWEST
Arkansas St. 66, South Alabama 65
Cincinnati 70, Tulsa 65, OT
North Texas 58, UTEP 51
UALR 73, Troy 59
UTSA 95, Rice 79
BYU 79, Portland 56
FAR WEST
Colorado 92, Washington St. 60
E. Washington 78, Montana 71
Gonzaga 67, Pacific 36
Hawaii 79, Cal St.-Fullerton 68
Montana St. 77, Idaho 67
New Mexico St. 77, Grand Canyon 75
Oregon St. 79, Southern Cal 74, OT
Santa Clara 67, Pepperdine 64
UC Irvine 71, UC Davis 69, OT
UCLA 87, Oregon 84, OT
Washington 69, Utah 53
The Associated Press
Men’s Top 25 Fared
Thursday
1. Duke (13-1) did not play. Next: at No. 13
Florida State, Saturday.
2. Michigan (16-0) beat Illinois 79-69.
Next: vs. Northwestern, Sunday.
3. Tennessee (13-1) did not play. Next: at
Florida, Saturday.
4. Virginia (14-0) did not play. Next: at
Clemson, Saturday.
5. Gonzaga (15-2) beat Pacific 67-36.
Next: at San Francisco, Saturday.
6. Michigan State (14-2) did not play.
Next: at Penn State, Sunday.
7. Kansas (13-2) did not play. Next: at
Baylor, Saturday.
8. Texas Tech (14-1) did not play. Next: at
Texas, Saturday.
9. Virginia Tech (14-1) did not play. Next:
at No. 4 Virginia, Tuesday.
10. Nevada (15-1) did not play. Next: at
Fresno State, Saturday.
11. Auburn (11-3) did not play. Next: vs.
Georgia, Saturday.
12. North Carolina (12-3) did not play.
Next: vs. Louisville, Saturday.
13. Florida State (13-2) did not play. Next:
vs. No. 1 Duke, Saturday.
14. Mississippi State (12-2) did not play.
Next: vs. Mississippi, Saturday.
15. N.C. State (13-2) did not play. Next:
vs. Pittsburgh, Saturday.
16. Ohio State (12-3) did not play. Next:
at Iowa, Saturday.
17. Houston (15-1) did not play. Next: vs.
Wichita State, Saturday.
18. Kentucky (11-3) did not play. Next: vs.
Vanderbilt, Saturday.
19. Buffalo (14-1) did not play. Next: vs.
Miami (Ohio), Saturday.
20. Iowa State (12-3) did not play. Next:
vs. Kansas State, Saturday.
21. Marquette (13-3) did not play. Next:
vs. Seton Hall, Saturday.
22. Indiana (12-3) did not play. Next: at
Maryland, Friday.
23. Oklahoma (12-3) did not play. Next:
vs. No. 25 TCU, Saturday.
24. St. John’s (14-2) did not play. Next: vs. 7. Mississippi State (15-1) beat Georgia
Women
DePaul, Saturday. 80-71. Next: at Auburn, Monday. Continued from Page 1B
8. N.C. State (16-0) beat Pittsburgh
25. TCU (12-2) did not play. Next: at No.
23 Oklahoma, Saturday. 63-34. Next: at Virginia, Sunday. to get it. We told the team that this
9. Maryland (14-1) did not play. Next: vs.
Southeastern Michigan, Saturday. would be a game of runs. In a game
10. Oregon State (12-2) did not play. Next:
Conference Men at UCLA, Friday. like this, the Xs and Os go out the
Conf. Pct. Overall Pct. 11. Texas (13-2) did not play. Next: at No.
Tennessee 2-0 1.000 13-1 .929 20 Iowa State, Saturday. door. It comes down to who wants
S. Carolina 2-0 1.000 7-7 .500 12. Syracuse (13-2) did not play. Next: vs.
Ole Miss 2-0 1.000 12-2 .857 North Carolina, Sunday. it more and who’s going to fight the
LSU 1-0 1.000 11-3 .786
Kentucky 1-1 .500 11-3 .786
13. Tennessee (12-3) lost to No. 16
Kentucky 73-71. Next: at Georgia, Sunday. hardest for it. We had to go through
Alabama
Florida
1-1 .500 10-4
1-1 .500 9-5
.714
.643
14. Gonzaga (15-1) did not play. Next: vs.
Portland, Saturday. their little storm then come back
Arkansas
Georgia
1-1 .500 10-4
1-1 .500 9-5
.714
.643
15. Marquette (12-3) did not play. Next: at
Villanova, Friday.
and get ready to play.”
Miss. State
Auburn
0-1 .000 12-2
0-1 .000 11-3
.857
.786
16. Kentucky (15-2) beat No. 13
Tennessee 73-71. Next: vs. Mississippi,
Unique Thompson added 12
Missouri
Vanderbilt
0-1 .000 9-4
0-2 .000 9-5
.692
.643
Sunday. points, while Crystal Primm had 10
17. Iowa (11-4) lost to Purdue 62-57. Next:
Texas A&M 0-2 .000 6-7 .462 at No. 18 Minnesota, Monday. for Auburn. Nine of the 10 Auburn
18. Minnesota (12-3) did not play. Next:
Thursday’s Games vs. No. 17 Iowa, Monday. players who played had at least one
No games scheduled
Today’s Games
19. Arizona State (11-3) did not play.
Next: vs. No. 6 Stanford, Friday. steal. Erin Howard had three steals
No games scheduled
Saturday’s Games
20. Iowa State (13-2) did not play. Next:
vs. No. 11 Texas, Saturday. and a team-best five assists.
Missouri at South Carolina, Noon
(SEC Network)
21. South Carolina (11-4) beat Florida
71-40. Next: at LSU, Sunday.
Auburn led 36-23 at halftime. It
Ole Miss at Mississippi State, Noon (WCBI)
Texas A&M at Alabama, 2:30 p.m.
22. Florida State (14-1) did not play. Next:
vs. Clemson, Sunday.
dealt with turnover troubles and a
(SEC Network)
Georgia at Auburn, 3 p.m. (ESPN2)
23. Michigan State (12-3) did not play. scoring drought in the third quar-
Next: at Ohio State, Monday.
Tennessee at Florida, 5 p.m. (ESPN)
LSU at Arkansas, 5 p.m. (SEC Network)
24. California (10-3) did not play. Next: at ter. The Tigers committed seven
Arizona, Friday.
Vanderbilt at Kentucky, 7:30 p.m.
(SEC Network)
25. Indiana (14-2) lost to Ohio State turnovers in the period as Alabama
55-50. Next: at Wisconsin, Sunday.
Sunday’s Games cut the deficit to as few as five
No games scheduled No. 7 Mississippi State 80, points. But Auburn’s defensive pres-
Thursday’s Women’s Georgia 71 sure came alive in the fourth quar-
Major College Scores GEORGIA (11-5): Paul 1-1 0-0 2, Robin-
EAST
son 11-20 4-5 26, Caldwell 0-0 0-0 0, Cole 6-11
4-4 16, Connally 6-16 0-0 13, Staiti 2-3 0-0 5, ter and pushed the margin back to
Canisius 48, Iona 40
Niagara 75, St. Peter’s 66
Hubbard 0-0 0-0 0, Johnson 2-3 0-0 5, Morri-
son 2-2 0-0 4, Totals 30-56 8-9 71.
57-46 with 5:07 remaining.
Quinnipiac 76, Marist 69
Rider 55, Monmouth (NJ) 43
MISSISSIPPI STATE (15-1): Bibby 8-13 4-4
24, Howard 8-18 1-1 18, McCowan 7-16 4-8 18,
Jasmine Walker led Alabama
SOUTH
Arkansas St. 77, South Alabama 64
Danberry 4-16 4-7 12, Holmes 2-6 3-4 7, Carter with 18 points. Shaquera Wade had
0-0 0-0 0, Espinoza-Hunter 0-1 1-2 1, Scott 0-0
Auburn 66, Alabama 56
Belmont 77, Morehead St. 50
0-0 0, Taylor 0-0 0-0 0, Totals 29-70 17-26 80. 13 and Ariyah Copeland added 12.
Georgia 18 15 24 14 —71
Boston College 65, Wake Forest 64 Mississippi St. 21 21 17 21 — 80 “We can’t turn it over 25 times
Campbell 60, Charleston Southern 58
Charlotte 69, FIU 54
3-Point Goals—Georgia 3-8 (Robinson
0-1, Connally 1-5, Staiti 1-1, Johnson 1-1), and give up 28 points off those
Clemson 76, Miami 67
Furman 64, UNC-Greensboro 61
Mississippi St. 5-10 (Bibby 4-6, Howard 1-3,
Espinoza-Hunter 0-1). Assists—Georgia 13
turnovers,” Alabama coach Kristy
Gardner-Webb 69, UNC-Asheville 59
Georgia Tech 70, Duke 64
(Cole 6), Mississippi St. 14 (Holmes 5). Re-
bounds—Georgia 35 (Paul 7), Mississippi St.
Curry said. “I thought there were
Hampton 68, Radford 54
High Point 79, Presbyterian 40
38 (McCowan 21). Total Fouls—Georgia 20, a couple interesting categories, we
Mississippi St. 16. A—6,943.
Jacksonville St. 78, E. Illinois 49 outrebounded them by six and we
Kentucky 73, Tennessee 71 Auburn 66, Alabama 56
LSU 55, Mississippi 41 AUBURN (14-2): Howard 1-7 0-0 2, Thomp- got three more shots. A lot of things
Louisiana Tech 73, UAB 68 son 6-7 0-4 12, Alexander 9-13 1-1 22, McKay 3-7
Louisiana-Lafayette 57, Georgia St. 54 2-2 8, Primm 5-9 0-0 10, Jackson 1-1 1-1 3, White we missed, we missed 12 layups.
Louisiana-Monroe 58, Georgia Southern 57
Middle Tennessee 66, Southern Miss. 49
0-0 0-0 0, Benton 1-5 0-0 3, Moore 0-0 0-0 0,
Sanders 3-3 0-0 6, Totals 29-52 4-8 66. Those things coupled with not de-
Mississippi St. 80, Georgia 71
NC State 63, Pittsburgh 34
ALABAMA (9-7): Copeland 5-9 2-2 12,
Walker 6-16 2-3 18, Abrams 1-6 0-0 2, Johnson
fending and the turnovers we just
Old Dominion 87, FAU 53
SC-Upstate 76, Winthrop 50
4-13 0-1 8, Wade 5-9 0-1 13, Craig Cruce 0-0 0-0
0, Knight 0-0 0-0 0, Barber 1-2 0-0 3, Benjamin 0-0
can’t do that, so the margin of error
South Carolina 71, Florida 40 0-0 0, Berry 0-0 0-0 0, Totals 22-55 4-7 56. against their experience is really
St. Bonaventure 68, George Mason 57 Auburn 17 19 13 17 — 66
Tennessee St. 60, E. Kentucky 38 Alabama 13 10 19 14 — 56 small and you just have to credit
Tennessee Tech 79, SIU-Edwardsville 55 3-Point Goals—Auburn 4-14 (Howard
Texas A&M 50, Vanderbilt 43 0-4, Alexander 3-6, McKay 0-1, Primm 0-1, them. I thought Janiah McKay and
Troy 71, UALR 66
UT Martin 75, Murray St. 67
Benton 1-2), Alabama 8-23 (Walker 4-8,
Abrams 0-2, Johnson 0-6, Wade 3-5, Barber Daisa Alexander with their experi-
Virginia 62, Virginia Tech 58
Wofford 91, W. Carolina 65
1-2). Assists—Auburn 16 (Howard 5), Ala-
bama 14 (Johnson 6). Rebounds—Auburn 27
ence and season, made big plays for
MIDWEST
Green Bay 62, Cleveland St. 53
(Thompson 9), Alabama 33 (Copeland 8). Total
Fouls—Auburn 15, Alabama 13. A—2,575.
them all night long.”
Milwaukee 71, Youngstown St. 68 Alabama will travel to College
Missouri 71, Arkansas 53 SEC Women
Notre Dame 82, Louisville 68 Conf. Pct. Overall Pct. Station, Texas, to take on Texas
Ohio St. 55, Indiana 50 Miss. State 3-0 1.000 15-1 .938
Purdue 62, Iowa 57 Missouri 3-0 1.000 14-3 .824 A&M at 1 p.m. Sunday (ESPNU).
SE Missouri 64, Austin Peay 54
SOUTHWEST
S. Carolina
Kentucky
3-0 1.000 11-4
2-1 .667 15-2
.733
.882 n Middle Tennessee State 66,
North Texas 70, UTEP 51
Rice 85, UTSA 54
Auburn
LSU
2-1 .667 14-2
2-1 .667 11-4
.875
.733
Southern Mississippi 49: At Mur-
Texas State 73, Coastal Carolina 58
Texas-Arlington 99, Appalachian St. 94
Georgia
Tennessee
2-1 .667 11-5
1-2 .333 12-3
.688
.800
freesboro, Tennessee, Alex John-
FAR WEST Texas A&M 1-2 .333 12-4 .750 son and Jess Louro had 16 points
BYU 77, Pacific 74 Arkansas 1-2 .333 12-5 .706
CS Bakersfield 68, Rio Grande 63 Alabama 1-2 .333 9-7 .563 Thursday night to lead the Lady
E. Washington 68, Montana 62 Ole Miss 0-3 .000 6-11 .353
Grand Canyon 54, New Mexico St. 51 Vanderbilt 0-3 .000 5-11 .313 Raiders past the Lady Eagles in a
Idaho 82, Montana St. 66
Idaho St. 70, Weber St. 57
Florida 0-3 .000 4-12 .250
Conference USA game.
Long Beach St. 63, UC Riverside 45
Loyola Marymount 66, San Francisco 58
Thursday’s Games
Kentucky 73, Tennessee 71 Taylor Sutton had 15 points, and
Pepperdine 74, Santa Clara 48
Saint Mary’s (Cal) 74, San Diego 60
South Carolina 71, Florida 40
Missouri 71, Arkansas 53
Ole Miss transfer A’Queen Hayes
UMKC 78, California Baptist 74 Texas A&M 50, Vanderbilt 43
Auburn 66, Alabama 56
had 12 points and six assists for
The AP Women’s LSU 55, Ole Miss 41 MTSU (12-4, 3-0 C-USA).
Mississippi State 80, Georgia 71
Top 25 Fared Today’s Games Megan Brown led Southern Miss
Thursday No games scheduled
1. Notre Dame (15-1) beat No. 2 Louisville Saturday’s Games (8-8, 0-3) with 14 points. Alarie
82-68. Next: vs. Wake Forest, Sunday.
2. Louisville (14-1) lost to No. 1 Notre
No games scheduled
Sunday’s Games Mayze had 11. Shonte Hailes had
Dame 82-68. Next: vs. Georgia Tech, Sunday.
3. UConn (13-1) did not play. Next: vs.
Ole Miss at Kentucky, Noon (SEC Network)
Alabama at Texas A&M, 1 p.m. (ESPNU)
six points and six assists.
South Florida, Sunday.
4. Baylor (12-1) did not play. Next: at TCU,
Tennessee at Georgia, 2 p.m. (ESPN)
Missouri at Florida, 2 p.m. (SEC Network)
Southern Miss will take on Ala-
Saturday.
5. Oregon (13-1) did not play. Next: at
Vanderbilt at Arkansas, 2 p.m. bama-Birmingham at 2 p.m. Satur-
South Carolina at LSU, 4 p.m. (SEC Network)
Southern Cal, Friday. Monday’s Game day in Birmingham, Alabama.
6. Stanford (12-1) did not play. Next: at Mississippi State at Auburn, 6 p.m.
No. 19 Arizona State, Friday. (SEC Network)

Cowboys
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six-game suspension for
Prescott’s fellow first-year
star from a year earlier, run-
ning back Ezekiel Elliott.
A 3-5 start this year with a
sputtering quarterback and
offense had the Cowboys
looking like also-rans again.
They’ve run off eight
wins in nine games since,
with a much more efficient
Prescott throwing to a new
No. 1 receiver. Amari Coo-
per was acquired in a trade
with Oakland, one game
before the surge to a sec-
ond NFC East title in three
seasons with Prescott and
Elliott.
Armed with a 24-22 wild-
card win over Seattle, and
a clutch run on a QB draw
that helped seal it, Prescott
will try to match the star
Rams quarterback-running
back duo of Jared Goff and
Todd Gurley while facing
NFL sacks leader Aaron
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NBA
Local Prep Basketball Continued from Page 1B Thursday’s Games
Miami 115, Boston 99
Denver 121, L.A. Clippers 100
Starkville Academy sweeps Hebron Christian Today’s Games Jordan passing the ball off, or vice versa, they would San Antonio 154, Oklahoma City 147, 2OT
Sacramento 112, Detroit 102
The Starkville Academy basketball teams swept Hebron Christian Oxford at Columbus switch off and Caliya is 6-4, and that was making it Today’s Games
in non-district action Thursday night. Kosciusko at New Hope tougher for (Jordan) to finish),” Howard said. “(Go- Atlanta at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.
Milwaukee at Washington, 6 p.m.
In the girls game, Mary Payton Passons had 17 points to lead the Caledonia at Houston
Lady Volunteers to a 57-31 victory. Meri Laci Archer had 16 points and
ing to the corner) helped out a lot and we ended up Brooklyn at Toronto, 6:30 p.m.
Indiana at New York, 6:30 p.m.
Noxapater at West Lowndes getting the shots off because (Caliya) was on me.” Cleveland at Houston, 7 p.m.
Lillee Alpe had 13. Dallas at Minnesota, 7 p.m.
In the boys game, Taylor Ray had 23 points to lead the Volunteers Starkville High at Murrah Charlotte at Portland, 9 p.m.
Louisville at Noxubee County L.A. Lakers at Utah, 9 p.m.
to a 57-39 victory. Logan Roach had 13 points for Starkville Academy.
South Pontotoc at Aberdeen Bibby carries MSU Chicago at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Hartfield School at Heritage Academy Coming off her poorest 3-point shooting effort Detroit at L.A. Clippers, 2:30 p.m.
Columbus Christian Academy boys beat Central Winona Christian at Oak Hill Academy (1-for-7) of the season against Kentucky, Chloe
Memphis at Miami, 4 p.m.
Boston at Orlando, 6 p.m.
Holmes Canton Academy at Starkville Academy Bibby resolved to work even harder on her shoot- New Orleans at Minnesota, 7 p.m.
San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.
The Columbus Christian Rams edged Central Holmes 57-56on Columbus Christian at Kemper Academy ing to affect a change. Denver at Phoenix, 8 p.m.
Thursday night. Lawson Studdard and Jonathan Peal had 18 points, Charlotte at Sacramento, 9 p.m.
Saturday’s Games That work paid off as Bibby looked confident Chicago at Utah, 9 p.m.
while Will Teague added six. Sunday’s Games
Columbus at New Hope from behind the arc in pouring in a career-high 24
CCA will travel to Kemper Academy on Friday for a district game. Philadelphia at New York, Noon
West Point at Okolona points. The sophomore forward was 8-for-13 from Toronto at Washington, Noon
Milwaukee at Atlanta, 2:30 p.m.
Pickens Academy boys basketball team wins twice Prep Soccer the field, including 4-for-6 from 3-point range, in Houston at Orlando, 5 p.m.
Golden State at Dallas, 6 p.m.
Lane Goodman had 19 points Thursday night to lead the Pickens Today’s Matches a 40-minute effort to help MSU build a lead in the Portland at Denver, 7 p.m.
Cleveland at L.A. Lakers, 8:30 p.m.
Academy boys basketball team to a 56-41 victory against Marengo Caledonia at Louisville, 5 p.m. first half.
Academy.
Seth Peeks had 16 points, while Hayden Dyer added seven for the
New Hope at Kosciusko, 5 p.m. “Chloe started out a house a fire,” Schaefer Football
Pirates (4-8), who will play South Choctaw Academy in Toxey, Alabama, Madison Central at Starkville, 5:30 p.m. said. “She made some big shots for us early and NFL Playoffs
Divisional Playoffs
in their first region game. Saturday’s Matches got us going.” Saturday’s Games
n On Tuesday, Peeks had 16 points in a 59-35 victory against Itawamba AHS at New Hope, Noon Even though Bibby missed only shot in the Indianapolis at Kansas City, 3:35 p.m. (NBC)
Dallas at L.A. Rams, 7:15 p.m. (FOX)
North River Christian Academy. James Parker had 10 points, while Heritage Academy at St. Joseph Tournament fourth quarter, her work in the first three quarters Sunday’s Games
Los Angeles Chargers at New England,
Rafe Brown had seven.
Men’s College Basketball helped MSU hold Georgia at bay on a night when 12:05 p.m. (CBS)
Philadelphia at New Orleans, 3:40 p.m. (FOX)
Saturday’s Games Jordan Danberry was 4-for-16 from the field and
MSMS soccer teams split against Winona
The Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science soccer teams
Ole Miss at Mississippi State, Noon McCowan (7-for-16) wasn’t as efficient in the post. Hockey
Texas A&M at Alabama, 2:30 p.m. Bibby credited strength and conditioning NHL
split a Mississippi High School Activities Association (MHSAA) Class
1A/2A/3A, Region 4 doubleheader Thursday night at the Downtown
UAB at Southern Mississippi, 4 p.m. coach Marci Hoppa for helping her during the off-
Thursday’s Games
Columbus 4, Nashville 3, OT
Columbus Soccer Complex. Sunday’s Game season and through the start to this season. She N.Y. Islanders 4, N.Y. Rangers 3
Washington 4, Boston 2
In the girls game, Erin Williams had two goals and two assists in a Mississippi University for Women at
also praised her teammates for having the confi- Toronto 4, New Jersey 2
Philadelphia 2, Dallas 1
9-1 victory. Campbellsville University Somerset, 2 p.m.
dence in her to elevate her game. Tampa Bay 3, Carolina 1
Juniors Tierah Macon, Niyah Troup, and Taylor Willis had two
goals. Senior Amber Means had one goal and an assist, and senior
Women’s College Basketball “I still need to be more consistent,” Bibby said.
St. Louis 4, Montreal 1
Minnesota 3, Winnipeg 2
Edmonton 4, Florida 3, SO
Erin Davis added an assist. Saturday’s Games “I just got in the gym and tried to get up those Arizona 4, Vancouver 3, OT
San Jose 3, Vegas 2
“After such a long winter layoff, we looked rusty in the first half,” Southern Mississippi at UAB, 2 p.m. game shots, and my teammates helped a lot with Ottawa 4, Los Angeles 1
MSMS coach Chuck Yarborough said. “Once we settled in and began Mississippi University for Women at Wesleyan Today’s Games
that confidence piece in practice. I hope to keep Buffalo at Carolina, 6:30 p.m.
to possess the ball, we were able to pull out an important district win. College, 3 p.m.
“Our senior leaders are paving the way for a trip to the playoffs, but that going.” Detroit at Winnipeg, 7 p.m.
Florida at Calgary, 8 p.m.
I was very pleased to see so much offensive production from three key College Gymnastics Pittsburgh at Anaheim, 9 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
juniors tonight. Taylor and Niyah have been working hard, and we’ve
been waiting for each of them to have a breakout nights. It’s pretty
Today’s Meet More from McCowan Philadelphia at New Jersey, Noon
N.Y. Rangers at N.Y. Islanders, Noon
Alabama hosts Michigan, Denver, Bowling Green It’s hard to quibble with a line of 18 points and Boston at Toronto, 6 p.m.
amazing that they both had that breakout on the same night in a key Columbus at Washington, 6 p.m.
district match.” State 21 rebounds (13 offensive), but Schaefer said Mc- Tampa Bay at Buffalo, 6 p.m.
Colorado at Montreal, 6 p.m.
The MSMS girls improved to 4-1-1 and 3-1 in the region. College Rifle Cowan needs to be better, especially on defense. Detroit at Minnesota, 7 p.m.
Vegas at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.
Winona won the boys match 1-0. Saturday’s Meet “Teaira wasn’t very good,” Schaefer said. “She St. Louis at Dallas, 8 p.m.
“We played better possessing the ball than in our previous match,” Arizona at Edmonton, 9 p.m.
MSMS coach Morri Mims said. “Our play development was improved. Ole Miss vs. Alaska-Fairbanks/Ohio State has some great numbers, but really defensively I Ottawa at San Jose, 9 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m.
The area that needs to be worked on now is team fitness coming off the (Columbus, Ohio) thought struggled.” Sunday’s Games

College Swimming & Diving

Nashville at Carolina, 11:30 a.m.
long break.” Still, MSU closed the game on a 15-3 run thanks N.Y. Rangers at Columbus, 5 p.m.
The MSMS boys fell to 2-4, and 1-3 in the region. to Holmes’ flurry, five points from Howard (18 Anaheim at Winnipeg, 5 p.m.
MSMS will play host to Vardaman on Monday at the Downtown Saturday’s Meet Florida at Vancouver, 6 p.m.

Columbus Soccer Complex. Alabama hosts Miami men/Florida State women points, four rebounds, three assists, four steals), Tampa Bay at N.Y. Islanders, 6 p.m.
Arizona at Calgary, 8:30 p.m.
including a three-point play, and three points from
Men’s College Tennis McCowan, even though she didn’t have a set play Tennis
SEC Today’s Matches
called for her down the stretch. Sydney International
Women’s Legends Class of 2019 announced Mississippi State at Arizona State Invite Thursday
After the game, Schaefer said McCowan didn’t At Olympic Park Tennis Centre
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Mississippi State’s Carri Wood (golf, 1990-
93), Ole Miss’ Teneeshia Jones-Boyd (track and field), and Alabama’s
Women’s College Tennis have her contact lens in at the start of the game.
Sydney
Purse: Men, $527,880 (ATP250); Women,
Saturday’s Matches When asked if he knew if McCowan put them in
$823,000 (Premier)
Surface: Hard-Outdoor
Rick Moody (coach) were named Thursday to the Southeastern
Conference Women’s Legends Class of 2019. Ole Miss at NCTC Invitational (Palm Springs, at some time during the game, he said he wasn’t Singles
Men
The class showcases former student-athletes, coaches, and California) sure. Quarterfinals
Andreas Seppi (8), Italy, def. Stefanos Tsitsipas
administrators from all 14 SEC member institutions. On Mondays
and Thursdays during the conference season, one individual will be
College Track and Field “I got to make sure she has her contacts in,” (1), Greece, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.
Alex de Minaur, Australia, def. Jordan
highlighted on the SEC’s website and via social media. Today’s Meet Schaefer said. “That’s not toughness. We ain’t Thompson, Australia, 7-6 (4), 6-3.
Diego Schwartzman (3), Argentina, def.
The class will be honored March 6-10 at the SEC Women’s Alabama, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Southern wearing our contacts in a ballgame. I will coach Yoshihito Nishioka, Japan, 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (1).
Gilles Simon (4), France, def. John Millman,
Basketball Tournament in Greenville, South Carolina. Each legend will Miss at UAB Blazer Invite (Birmingham, Alabama) better there, too. I coach it all. Australia, 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (3).
be honored during halftime of their team’s first game of the tournament. Women
Saturday’s Meet “For what we were trying to do and go against, Quarterfinals
All 14 individuals will also be honored as a group, as well as participate Aliaksandra Sasnovich, Belarus, def. Timea
in an autograph session during the tournament.
Mississippi State at UAB Vulcan Invitational they had 6-6 (Staiti) down there and she was giv- Bacsinszky, Switzerland, 6-3, 6-3.
Ashleigh Barty, Australia, def. Elise Mertens
(Birmingham, Alabama) ing T some problems. ... I think T was at a point (10), Belgium, 6-3, 6-3.
where (she was like), ‘Look, let me help us win in Kiki Bertens (7), Netherlands, def. Yulia

Tickets on sale for session one of men’s basketball
tournament
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A limited number of tickets for Session 1
(games one and two) of the Southeastern Conference Men’s Basketball
Tournament are on sale for $15 each.
All seating for Session 1 will be general admission. All reserved
books are sold out for the tournament. Session 1 tickets will be the only
single session tickets sold.
To purchase tickets, fans can visit www.SECsports.com and
visit the ticket page or visit the Bridgestone Arena box office or any
Ticketmaster location.
The SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament will be March 13-17 at
Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.
Mississippi State
Day on ESPN.com All-Bowl Team
STARKVILLE — Tucker Day was named to the 2018-19 ESPN
All-Bowl team, the website announced Thursday.
Day punted five times for a career-high 50.4-yard average in the
Mississippi State football team’s loss to Iowa in the Outback Bowl. He
had a career-long of 70 yards and had a 54-yarder that was downed at
the Iowa 12-yard line in the fourth quarter.
The Brentwood, Tennessee, native finished his sophomore season
with a 39.4 average, punting 47 times for 1,851 yards. Day punted in
all 13 games, placing 13 inside the 20. He had 19 punts that were fair
caught, two for touchbacks and four that traveled 50 or more yards.
n Men’s tennis team posts strong showing at Tempe
Collegiate Cup: At Tempe, Arizona, the men’s tennis team earned nine
wins Thursday on the first day of the Tempe Collegiate Cup.
MSU won all four of its doubles matches, including three against
Men
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have to continue to do is something we did to-
night: shoot even at the free-throw line. Both
teams made 13 free throws. I thought there
were two big keys: we allowed only five offen-
sive rebounds and didn’t let Antonio Green,
who is averaging 20 points per game, go cra-
zy on us. We also had guys make some shots.
That was as many threes as we have had in a
while, and that’s what’s going to be a key for
our future.”
LaDavius Draine added 14 points on 6-for-
8 shooting. Gabe Watson added 12 points for
the Golden Eagles.
Southern Miss led by as much as 16 with
15 minutes, 32 seconds to go after Griffin con-
nected on a 3-pointer. The Blue Raiders cut
the deficit to 65-59 at the 2:54 mark, but Grif-
fin hit two free throws and Kevin Holland add-
ed his second 3-pointer of the night to push
the margin to 70-59 with 1:42 remaining.
other areas. Let’s get them to the rim.’ That’s kind
of the decision we made, but I think she had some
really good looks and I have to coach her better
and teach her better and get her to make those.
I have to do better. She has to do better, and she
will. There is no doubt in my mind she will.”
Schaefer continued his thought by saying he no-
ticed Bibby, Howard, Espinoza-Hunter taking extra
shots after the team’s shoot-around. He said every-
one needs to do that — one through five. Schaefer
said MSU’s practice Friday was going to include
sticks and pads to simulate taller players and to give
McCowan a physical presence to feel as she goes up
for shots. He hopes that work helps her overcome a
night she went 7-for-16 from the field.
“We will get her back right because she is spe-
cial, and she knows she needs to be better,” Schae-
fer said. “I need her better on defense. I need her
doing her job and I need her protecting everybody
else. That is how you’re the national defensive player
of the year. You do your job and you protect the oth-
er four. I need her getting back to doing that.”
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Putintseva, Kazakhstan, 6-2, 6-2.
Petra Kvitova (5), Czech Republic, def.
Angelique Kerber (2), Germany, 6-4, 6-1.
Doubles
Men
Quarterfinals
Lleyton Hewitt and Jordan Thompson,
Australia, def. Martin Klizan, Slovakia, and
Nicholas Monroe, United States, 6-4, 7-6 (4).
Women
Quarterfinals
Aleksandra Krunic, Serbia, and Katerina
Siniakova, Czech Republic, def. Gabriela
Dabrowski, Canada, and Xu Yifan (1), China,
6-2, 6-4.
Semifinals
Aleksandra Krunic, Serbia, and Katerina
Siniakova, Czech Republic, def. Miyu Kato and
Makoto Ninomiya, Japan, 7-5, 6-2.
Eri Hozumi, Japan, and Alicja Rosolska,
Poland, def. Andreja Klepac, Slovenia, and
Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez (3), Spain, 4-6,
6-2, 10-8.
ATP World Tour ASB
Classic
Thursday
At ASB Tennis Arena
Auckland, New Zealand
Purse: $527,880 (ATP250)
Surface: Hard-Outdoor
Singles
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Tennys Sandgren, United States, def. Leonardo
Mayer, Argentina, 6-3, 7-6 (5).
Philipp Kohlschreiber, Germany, def. Fabio
Fognini (2), Italy, 6-3, 6-1.
Cameron Norrie, Britain, def. Taylor Fritz,
United States, 7-6 (3), 6-3.
Jan-Lennard Struff, Germany, def. Pablo
Carreno Busta (4), Spain, 7-6 (5), 6-7 (6), 7-6
(7).
Doubles
Quarterfinals
Raven Klassen, South Africa, and Michael
Venus (3), New Zealand, def. Guido Pella,
Argentina, and Joao Sousa, Portugal, 7-5, 6-3.

on the air
Ben Mclachlan, Japan, and Jan-Lennard Struff,
Illinois. The other win came against TCU. In singles, MSU notched five Germany, def. Marcus Daniell, New Zealand,
wins against Illinois. and Wesley Koolhof, Netherlands, 7-6 (4), 7-6
(5).
MSU’s 36th-ranked Nuno Borges and Strahinja Rakic defeated
Illinois’ Caleb Chakravarthi and Gui Gomes 6-4. Seventh-ranked Niclas
Today 1 p.m. — Virginia Commonwealth at Davidson, CBS
Sports Network
Bob and Mike Bryan (2), United States, def.
Austin Krajicek, United States, and Artem
Braun and Giovanni Oradini beat Illinois’ Zeke Clark and Fletcher COLLEGE BASKETBALL Sitak, New Zealand, 7-6 (6), 2-6, 10-2.
6 p.m. — Wright State at Northern Kentucky, ESPN2 1 p.m. — Duke at Florida State, ESPN WTA Hobart International
Scott.6-2. Trevor Foshey and Gregor Ramskogler improved to 5-0 in 1 p.m. — Illinois State at Loyola-Chicago, ESPN2 Thursday
2018-19 with a 7-6 (9) win against Illinois’ Vuk Budic and Siphosothando 6 p.m. — Siena at Marist, ESPNU At The Domain Tennis Centre
1 p.m. — South Florida at Temple, ESPNU
Montsi. Broska and Stedman Strickland defeated TCU’s Luc Fomba 6 p.m. — Indiana at Maryland, FS1 Hobart, Australia
1 p.m. — Seton Hall at Marquette, FS1 Purse: $226,750 (Intl.)
and Sander Jong 6-4. 8 p.m. — Purdue at Wisconsin, FS1 Surface: Hard-Outdoor
1:30 p.m. — Ohio State at Iowa, Big Ten Network Singles
In singles, the Bulldogs totaled a 5-2 mark. Borges, Oradini, Braun, WOMEN’S COLLEGE GYMNASTICS Quarterfinals
2:30 p.m. — Texas A&M at Alabama, SEC Network
Broska, and Foshey posted victories. 6 p.m. — Missouri at Florida, SEC Network 3 p.m. — New Mexico at Colorado State, CBS
Sofia Kenin, United States, def. Kirsten
Flipkens (7), Belgium, 7-5, 7-5.
n Track and field team will open indoor season: At 7:30 p.m. — LSU at Auburn, SEC Network Alize Cornet (6), France, def. Greet Minnen,
Birmingham, Alabama, the track and field team will open the year Friday Sports Network Belgium, 6-1, 6-4.
MEN’S COLLEGE HOCKEY 3 p.m. — Kansas vs. Baylor, ESPN Belinda Bencic, Switzerland, def. Dayana
with the first of two one-day meets. MSU will compete Friday at the 6 p.m. — Miami-Ohio at Western Michigan, CBS Yastremska, Ukraine, 7-6 (2), 6-3.
Blazer Invitational. On Saturday, it will compete in the Vulcan Invitation- 3 p.m. — Georgia vs. Auburn, ESPN2 Anna Karolina Schmiedlova, Slovakia, def.
Sports Network 5 p.m. — DePaul at St. John’s, CBS Sports Network Irina-Camelia Begu, Romania, 7-5, 7-5.
al. Alabama-Birmingham will play host to both meets at the Birmingham Doubles
CrossPlex, the site of the 2019 NCAA Indoor Championships (March
8:30 p.m. — Nebraska at Denver, CBS Sports 5 p.m. — Tennessee vs. Florida, ESPN Quarterfinals
Chan Hao-ching and Latisha Chan (1), Taiwan,
8-9). Nearly 50 Bulldogs will compete Friday and Saturday. Network 5 p.m. — Georgia Tech vs. Syracuse, ESPN2 def. Dalila Jakupovic, Slovenia, and Sabrina
COLLEGE WRESTLING 5 p.m. — Tulsa vs. SMU, ESPNU Santamaria, United States, walkover.
5 p.m. — Maryland at Purdue, Big Ten Network
Ole Miss 7 p.m. — Michigan State at Penn State, Big Ten
5 p.m. — St. Louis at La Salle, NBC Sports Network
5 p.m. — LSU at Arkansas, SEC Network
Transactions
NWSL’s Houston Dash selects Kizer in draft Network 7 p.m. — Wichita State at Houston, CBS Sports Network
Thursday’s Moves
BASEBALL
CHICAGO — The National Women’s Soccer League’s Houston GOLF 7 p.m. — Connecticut vs. Cincinnati, ESPN2 American League
Dash used the No. 13 overall pick Thursday to select Ole Miss’ CeCe BOSTON RED SOX — Agreed to terms with
5 p.m. — PGA Tour, Sony Open, second round, 7 p.m. — Nevada vs. Fresno State, ESPNU OF Bryce Brentz on a minor league contract.
Kizer in the league’s annual draft. Honolulu, Hawaii, TGC 7:30 p.m. — Vanderbilt at Kentucky, SEC Network Agreed to terms with RHP Steven Wright on a
Kizer is the third Rebel to be drafted in professional soccer. She HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL one-year contract. Named Ryan Jackson minor
joins former Ole Miss greats Danielle Johnson and Rafaelle Souza.
9 p.m. — Gonzaga at San Francisco, ESPN2 league field coordinator, Eric Velazquez minor

The Overland Park, Kansas native was one of two Southeastern

8 p.m. — Rancho Christian (Calif.) at Memphis East
Conference players selected in the draft. Florida goalkeeper Kaylan (Tenn.), ESPN2
Marckese was selected in the fourth round. NBA
Kizer was Houston’s second pick off the board, coming off just 6:30 p.m. — Indiana at New York, ESPN
minutes after the Dash picked Ally Prisock of USC at No. 12. 9 p.m. — LA Lakers at Utah, ESPN
Kizer scored 48 goals to set the school-record for career scoring. NHL
Her 23 assists are third all-time at Ole Miss, giving her a record 119
6:30 p.m. — Buffalo at Carolina, NHL Network
career points.
Saturday
Southern Mississippi AUTO RACING
7:30 a.m. — FIA Formula E Championship:
Football team announces 2019 schedule qualifying, Morocco, FS2
HATTIESBURG — The Southern Mississippi football team will play 8:30 a.m. — FIA Formula E Championship: Race 2,
host to Alcorn State on Aug. 31 in its first game of the 2019 season, as
Morocco, FS1
announced Thursday with the release of the program’s schedule.
Southern Miss will go after its fifth consecutive winning season and
BOXING
first Conference USA title since 2011. 7:30 p.m. — Top Rank Boxing: Main Event,
Southern Miss will go on the road to face Mississippi State (Sept. Tucson, Arizona, ESPN
7), Troy (Sept. 14), and national runner-up Alabama (Sept. 21) before COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)
returning to The Rock to open Conference USA play against UTEP on 11 a.m. — Miami Univ. at Buffalo, CBS Sports
Sept. 28. The addition of the game against Mississippi State enabled Network
the schools to also schedule a home-and-home series for the 2023 and 11 a.m. — Louisville vs. North Carolina, ESPN
2025 seasons. 11 a.m. — Kansas State vs. Iowa Stat5e, ESPN2
11 a.m. — Oklahoma State vs. West Virginia, ESPNU
Correction 11 a.m. — Providence at Georgetown, FS1
Georgia’s Que Morrison missed the first eight games of the season 11:30 a.m. — Rutgers at Minnesota, Big Ten Network
due to a knee injury. She has since returned to the lineup. Morrison’s Noon — Mississippi at Mississippi State, WCBI
status for this season was incorrect in Thursday’s edition. Noon — Missouri at South Carolina, SEC Network
— From Special Reports
9 p.m. — Washington at Colorado, ESPNU
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
3:30 p.m. — Michigan at Maryland, Big Ten Network
COLLEGE HOCKEY
6 p.m. — Michigan at Ohio State, Big Ten Network
GOLF
6 p.m. — PGA Tour, Sony Open, third round,
Honolulu, Hawaii, TGC
NBA
7 p.m. — San Antonio at Oklahoma City, NBA TV
NHL
Noon — Philadelphia at New Jersey, NHL Network
6 p.m. — Boston at Toronto, NHL Network
RUGBY
3 p.m. — Heineken Cup: Leinster vs. Toulouse, NBC
Sports Network
SOCCER
6:25 a.m. — Premier League: West Ham vs.
Arsenal, NBC Sports Network
8:55 a.m. — Brighton vs. Liverpool, NBC Sports
Network
11:30 a.m. — Crystal Palace vs. Watford, WTVA
5 p.m. — Liga MX: Monterrey vs. León, FS1
9 p.m. — Liga MX: Tijuana vs. Tigres UANL, FS1
SPEEDSKATING
12:30 a.m. (Sunday) — European Championships,
NBC Sports Network
league training coordinator, Shawn Haviland
pitching performance coach, Paddy Steinfort
mental skills coach, David Herrera trainer and
Chris Messina strength and conditioning coach
of Pawtucket (IL), Joe Oliver manager and Ben
Chadwick strength and conditioning coach
of Portland (EL), Corey Wimberly manager
and Lance Zawadzki hitting coach of Salem
(Carolina), Nelson Paulino hitting coach of
Greenville (SAL), Luke Montz manager and
Taylor Boucher trainer of Lowell (NYP, Miguel
Bonilla pitching coach and Joel Harris training
coordinator of the GCL Red Sox and Eider
Torres hitting coach of the DSL Red Sox.
Promoted Andy Fox to assistant minor league
field coordinator/infield coordinator, Ralph
Treuel to pitching coordinator/logistics, Dave
Bush to pitching coordinator/performance,
Darren Fenster to outfield/baserunning coor-
dinator,
CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Designated OF
Charlie Tilson for assignment. Agreed to terms
with OF Jon Jay on a one-year contract.
DETROIT TIGERS — Agreed to terms with
RHP Shane Greene on a one-year contract.
LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Agreed to terms
with RHP JC Ramirez and RHP Nick Tropeano
on one-year contracts.
MINNESOTA TWINS — Agreed to terms with
LHP Dario Alvarez and C Tomas Telis on minor
league contracts.
NEW YORK YANKEES — Agreed to terms with
1B Greg Bird on a one-year contract.
OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Agreed to terms
with LHP Ryan Buchter on a one-year contract.
SEATTLE MARINERS — Agreed to terms
with RHP Cory Gearrin, OF Domingo Santana
and INF Tim Beckham on one-year contracts.
Designated OF John Andreoli for assignment.
TEXAS RANGERS — Agreed to terms with
RHP Jeanmar Gomez and OF Danny Santana
on minor league contracts.
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full-court pressure defense that
Georgia broke with little oppo-
sition. Cole pushed the tempo
and had six assists to help Geor-
gia’s strong and quick group of
guards get to the basket in tran-
sition or in its half-court sets.
“This one hurts,” said Georgia
coach Joni Taylor, whose team
committed 22 turnovers. “Our
kids played extremely hard. We
were locked in against a very
good Mississippi State team. My
hope is that our team realizes that
if you can come on the road and
play like this, you can play with
anybody. We have to bounce back
and get ready for the next one.”
Schaefer said he was proud
of his team’s toughness and abil-
ity to fight back after not being
able to stop Georgia for most of
the evening. Georgia went 0-for-
10 from the field after it took the
68-65 lead. It went 5-for-17 in the
fourth quarter (29.4 percent),
but it still shot 53.6 percent (30-
for-56) from the field, which was
the second-highest mark against
MSU (15-1, 3-0) this season. Mar-
quette shot 54.1 percent from the
field in an 87-82 loss on Dec. 6 in
Starkville. Oregon, which shot 50
percent from the field in an 82-74
victory on Dec. 18 in Eugene, Or-
egon, is the only other opponent
to shoot 50 percent or better this
season against MSU.
Schaefer acknowledged after
the game MSU probably stayed
in the full-court press too long.
He cited the third quarter in
which Georgia was 11-for-15 from
the field (73.3 percent) and used
a 24-17 10-minute spurt to turn
the momentum.
“They just had more juice
than we did tonight,” Schaefer
said. “For whatever reason, we
couldn’t keep up with them.”
Schaefer said he made the de-
cision with about five or six min-
utes left to get out of the press to
try to defend Georgia player to
player. He said he was proud his
players “hunkered” down and
showed some resolve on defense,
but he reiterated MSU is “so bad
defensively,” which is something
he said he hates to say that and he
has to “wear it.”
Despite Schaefer scolding
himself, MSU showed more fire
down the stretch.
“We started to get beat on the
press a little bit, so coach made
the decision to get us back in our
half-court defense,” MSU gradu-
ate student Anriel Howard said.
“That definitely helped and put
an emphasis on guarding the ball
and ball pressure and passing
lanes.”
Schaefer said MSU wasn’t
aggressive enough in denying
Georgia’s high-low attack with
6-foot-3 Caliya Robinson on the
back end. Robinson used her
height advantage on Howard (5-
11) to go 11-for-20 from the field
and score a game-high 26 points.
“I fought it all night trying to
get somebody to deny that high
pass,” Schaefer said. “We have
worked on it and talked about.
Tonight was a struggle. We strug-
gled in a lot of defensive areas.”
Still, MSU was able to over-
come Georgia shooting better
than 60 percent from the field for
most of the game. MSU convert-
ed Georgia’s 22 turnovers into 30
points and had a 22-4 edge in sec-
ond-chance points.
“The last five minutes having
a senior team, we got up and we
knew we had to win this game,”
said sophomore Chloe Bibby,
who led MSU with a career-high
24 points. “We’re going to have a
lot of these tough, close games.
I think it was good for us to be
able to see they were close. Even
thought we had to get out of the
press we were able to adjust and
get the win.”
Said Schaefer, “We had some
big stops late. I think Jazz had a
steal and Jordan had a steal, and
we were able to get some stops
when we needed them.”
n NOTES: The game was
MSU’s second this season in
which a bench player failed to
log double-digit minutes. Andra
Espinoza-Hunter scored MSU’s
only point off the bench in seven
minutes, which was the most of
the four reserves who saw action.
... Howard logged 40 minutes for
the first time this season. Bibby
played 40 minutes for the third
time, while McCowan played
her second-most minutes (36).
... MSU will take on Auburn at 6
p.m. Monday (SEC Network) in
Auburn, Alabama.
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Adam Minichino on Twitter @
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Horoscopes
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Jan.
11). Being able to recognize the
profound beauty in a moment is
your cosmic birthday gift. This
solar return will bring you many
such moments -- sacred, loving
experiences that, for years to
come, will flood your heart with
gratitude when recalled. March
brings a reunion. June shows
a stellar financial opportunity.
BABY BLUES Cancer and Taurus adore you.
Your lucky numbers are: 10, 4,
28, 2 and 15.
ARIES (March 21-April 19).
Only a fool would go looking for
trouble. However, when trouble
comes with the territory, dive
right in. Employ your emotional
and spiritual facilities like faith,
courage and passion. Left
BEETLE BAILEY
MALLARD FILLMORE
FAMILY CIRCUS
unused, they will diminish.
TAURUS (April 20-May
20). In the past, there were
vast stretches of unspoiled,
unknown land to explore. Now
all the unknown territories are
in the land of ideas. You’re an
adventurer, prepared to discover
something there today.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21).
Today’s success secret: Prime
yourself with a positive self-talk
session before the main actions
of the day. Decide how you want
things to play out, and then
psych yourself into the frame
of mind that will make it go that
way.
CANCER (June 22-July 22).
In families, everyone takes a
role. Those roles fit together to
create a unit. It’s like you
become who you need to be to
make that unit function. And it
doesn’t always fit your idea of
who you would like to be or who
you are.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22).
There’s a spirit of independence
taking hold in you, and you’d
really like to see what you can
accomplish on your own before
you seek advice or partnership.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
Because you know how to laugh
at life, you don’t get stressed
out over the same things that
make other people so nervous.
It’s beautiful to be around, and
it’s the quality that will put you
in a unique position today.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
Knowing that people see in
others what they recognize in
themselves, you will very care-
fully choose what you call out
in others, as well as what you
praise and compliment.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
21). When you enter a room,
the energy of the room changes
as everyone gets a sample
of what you bring in. You can
hide what you feel, and others
might consciously miss it, but
unconsciously they cannot help
but sample it.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.
21). While some strive to be
well-liked, others are actually
afraid of coming into favor. It
can be uncomfortable to be
liked, as it can come with expec-
tations and more attention than
some people want to receive.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19). Pretending is an important
part of development. It’s how
people learn. So while preten-
tiousness gets a bad rap, it’s
part of the process, and utterly
forgivable.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18). You embrace responsibili-
ty. The essence of responsibility
is ownership. It claims things,
relationships and other situa-
tions and says “mine,” mine to
figure out, care for, take plea-
sure in; mine to lose or keep.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20). The biblical proverb sug-
gests, “As you sow, so shall you
reap.” The trouble is that many
seeds look alike. This is true
both figuratively and literally.
Just plant what you have and
hope for the best.

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Gospel Concert
Gospel musicians Don and Donna
Mohl, will be in concert at 6 p.m. Jan.
12 at Columbus Adventist Church, 301
Brooks Road. Free admission. The public
is invited to attend.
Gold City Concert
Gold City will be in concert at 2 p.m.
Jan. 13 at Border Springs Baptist Church,
12771 Hwy. 12 E. in Caledonia. A love of-
fering will be received. For more informa-
tion, call Becky Bishop, 662-386-0751.
Ordination Service
Canaan M.B. Church, 2425 Bell Ave.
hosts an Ordination Service for Min. Willie
Moody Sr. at 3 p.m. Jan. 20. The public is
invited to attend.
Pastor Anniversary Program
Sixth Ave. M.B. Church, 1519 6th
Ave. N., hosts its Pastor W.C. Talley and
First Lady Barbara Talley 3rd Anniversary
Program at 11 a.m. with guest speaker
Min. Tiryan Roby of Mt. Ary M.B. Church
in Brooksville and at 3 p.m. Jan. 20 with
guest speaker Pastor Leroy Shelton of
Greenfield M.B. Church and First James
Creek M.B. Church of Brooksville. The
public is invited to attend.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Celebration
Davidson Chapel C.M.E. Church of
West Point hosts its Annual Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr. Celebration Jan. 21. The
March will commence at 9 a.m. from East
Half Mile Street and Dr. Martin Luther
King Street at Navastar and the Old B &
W Parking Lot. The program will com-
mence at 10 a.m. at Mar Holmes College
with guest speaker, the Rev. Lesha Agnew
of Chandler’s Temple C.M.E. Church in
Verona. For more information, call Anna
Jones, 662-494-1024 or 662-494-1173.
Gospel Book Club
Friendship M.B. Church, 1102 12th
Ave. S., invites the public to join its Gos-
pel Book Club from 6-7 p.m. the last Fri-
day of each month. For more information,
call Barbara Mattison or Lillian Murray,
662-570-5595.
Religious briefs
Worship Services
Open Doors M.B. Church invites the
public to Sunday Morning Worship Ser-
vices from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. every 1st, 2nd
& 3rd Sunday of each month at the Travis
Outlaw Sportsplex Center, 405 Lynn
Lane in Starkville. Sunday School is from
10-10:30 a.m. For more information, call
662-263-7102.
Grief Support Group
The Oil of Joy for Grief and Mourning
offers a grief support group at 6 p.m.
every second Thursday of the month at
United Christian Baptist Church, 232
Yorkville Road East. “Making your grieving
journey easier.” For more information, call
662-327-0604 or e-mail unitedchristian@
cableone.net.
Fellowship Dinner, Youth Service
Pleasant Ridge Faith Center, 923
Ridge Road, Columbus, hosts a fellow-
ship dinner and youth service every third
Sunday.
Prayer for Youth
Every second and third Saturday,
Pleasant Ridge Faith Center hosts a
prayer for the youth from 2-3 p.m.
Celebrate Recovery
Calvary Church, 514 Lehmberg Road,
and Meadowview Church, 300 Linden Cir-
cle in Starkville, host Celebrate Recovery
at 6 p.m. every Sunday at Calvary and
at 6 p.m. every Tuesday at Meadowview
Church. Get help, healing and support
for any habit, hurt or hang-up using the
Christ-centered 12 steps.
Prayer, Free Coffee
Mount Zion Missionary Baptist
Church, 2221 14th Ave. N., hosts free
coffee and a prayer community out-
reach service from 8-9 a.m. every fifth
Saturday. For information, contact Jesse
Slater, 662-328-4979.
Radio Program
Apostles Patrick Perkins invites the
public to tune in to WTWG, radio 1050
AM for Perfecting the Saints Broadcast,
Wednesdays 8:30 a.m.
Women Prayer, Worship Service
Church of the Eternal Word, 106 22nd
St. S., holds a prayer and worship service
every Thursday from 5-6 p.m. Call Marie
Nabors, 662-549-4322 or 662-329-
1234, for prayer requests.
Prayer Ministry
New Beginning Everlasting Outreach
Ministry invites the public to call in with
their prayer requests at 662-327-9843.
Praise and Worship Service
Sulfur Springs MB Church holds a
praise and worship service the last Friday
of each month at 7 p.m. For information,
call Pastor Henry Mosley, 662-328-1035.
Prayer Service
Church of the Eternal Word, 106 22nd.
St. S., Columbus, holds prayer service
Thursday nights 5-6 p.m. Contact Marie
Nabors, 662-549-4322. Church service
times: Sunday school 10 a.m.; Sunday
worship 11:15 a.m.; Tuesday Bible study
7 p.m. For information, call Pastor District
Elder Lou Nabors, 662-329-1234.
Fitness Transformations
The Transformational Church, 2301
Jess Lyons Road, hosts boxing lessons
Mondays and Wednesday from 5-7 p.m.,
weight-loss boot camp Tuesdays and
Thursdays 5-7 p.m. and both on Satur-
days 9-11 a.m.
Youth Fellowship
The Transformational Church, 2301
Jess Lyons Road, hosts Youth Fellowship
from 7-8:30 p.m. every Tuesday. Games,
prayer, service, food, & more. Transpor-
tation available. For information, call Iris
Roberson, 662-295-7456.
Watch Night Service
Rockhill community watch night
service is 10 p.m. Monday at Sand Creek
Chapel M.B. Church, located at 3818
Rockhill Road in Starkville. The Rev. Je-
rome Wilson and the Rockhill U.M. Church
will be the special guest. The public is
invited to attend.

Groups using Super Bowl in push

against Confederate statues
‘We cannot have a united country until we remove the
symbols that divide this country’
By JEFF MARTIN
The Associated Press
ATLANTA — A coali-
tion of civil rights groups
in Atlanta is using this
year’s Super Bowl to help
kick off a renewed “war
on the Confederacy,” in a
fight to remove Confed-
erate monuments around
the nation.
The groups on Thurs-
day announced a planned
Feb. 2 rally on the eve of
the championship football
game being hosted in the
city.
The coalition intends
to bring its message to
fans who will pour into At-
lanta for Super Bowl 53 on
Feb. 3.
“There’s no better time
to have this conversation
— social justice conversa-
tion — than right before
the largest event in the
world, the Super Bowl,”
said Gerald Griggs of the
Georgia chapter of the
National Association for
the Advancement of Col-
Gerald Griggs of the Georgia chapter of the NAACP
ored People.
“We are calling for the
removal of all monuments
to the Confederacy and
we are prepared to bring
our message directly to
the world as the world
descends upon Atlanta,
Georgia for the purpose
of celebrating the Super
Bowl,” Griggs added.
“We cannot have a united
country until we remove
the symbols that divide
this country.”
The Southern Poverty
Law Center says there are
1,747 Confederate sym-
bols and 722 monuments
in the U.S. It says Vir-
ginia, Texas and Georgia
lead the nation in having
the most Confederate
symbols.
Those symbols and
monuments do not depict
a balanced view of histo-
ry, said the Rev. Tim Mc-
Donald, pastor of Atlan-
ta’s First Iconium Baptist
Church.
“History is always de-
termined by who writes
it — the one who won,
or the one who lost,” Mc-
Donald said at Thursday’s
news conference. “When
it comes to these symbols,
we’ve allowed the ones
who lost the war to write
the narrative. And they’ve
written a narrative of
hate, of divisiveness.”
The group is also
pushing for legislation in
Georgia that would allow
local communities to de-
termine the fate of their
Confederate monuments,
and not the state.
In the Atlanta suburb
of Decatur, city leaders
in 2017 voted to move a
30-foot-tall monument to
the Confederacy from the
town square to another
site. The monument de-
scribes Confederate sol-
diers as “a covenant keep-
ing race.” But a Georgia
law prohibits such statues
from being relocated, re-
moved or altered in any
way.
Civil rights leaders
at Thursday’s news con-
ference also took aim at
Stone Mountain, which
features a giant carving of
three Confederate leaders
on horseback: Jefferson
Davis, Robert E. Lee and
Stonewall Jackson. The
speakers did not suggest
specifically what might be
done about the mammoth
symbol of the Old South.
As part of the initia-
tive, advertising agency
22squared has created
an app that’s scheduled
to launch next month.
When people aim their
cellphone cameras at a
Confederate statue, the
app provides quotes and
history about the monu-
ment and allows them to
share those descriptions
on social media.
“It is time to stop
honoring the leaders of
the failed insurrection
against America, the
leaders of the failed insur-
rection to maintain slav-
ery,” said Richard Rose,
president of the Atlanta
NAACP.

Shutdown won’t stop MLK holiday week observances

The Associated Press
ATLANTA — The gov-
ernment shutdown has
shuttered popular Atlanta
tourist attractions tied to
the life of the Rev. Martin
Luther King Jr. but won’t
derail 10 days of events
leading up to Jan. 21 —
the federal holiday hon-
oring the late civil rights
leader.
WSB-TV reports the
King Center announced a
packed calendar of events
Thursday for King hol-
iday observance week,
which opens Friday.
Park rangers, normal-
ly present for the event,
were not on hand because
of the federal shutdown.
Despite the shutdown,
which has closed the
King birth home as well
as historic Ebenezer Bap-
tist Church, King Center
CEO Bernice King says
she believes there’s still
plenty going on to engage
people seeking to com-
memorate her father’s
90th birthday.
Events start Friday
with a two-day immersion
course in non-violence
training.

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All interested bidders hogging, clean-up work, SS appls & W/D. 12 mo mo + dep. 662-574-
must attend a mandat- pressure washing, mov- Furniture 4480 lease, dep req, $650/ 7879 or 662-328-8655.
ory pre-bid conference ing help & furniture mo. 662-425-3817.
on January 16, 2019 repair. 662-242-3608 JAMESON SLEEPER
beginning at 10:00 a.m. Sofa, full size, 4 inch Mobile Homes for Rent 7250
2BR/1BA located in
at the Columbus- mattress, excl cond,
Lawn Care / Landscaping avocado green. $150. Historic Downtown 3BR/2BA Trailer, New
Lowndes County Library Hope school dist.
System, 314 7th Street 1470 662-327-3518, leave Columbus. 2,000 sqft.
$500/mo & $500 dep.
North Columbus, MS. message if no answer. Hardwood floors
JESSE & BEVERLY'S throughout. Open floor. Call between 10a-7p.
Bidders not attending 662-386-4292.
the pre-bid conference LAWN SERVICE. Mow- Very nice. Incl W&D.
ing, cleanup, landscap- Estate Sales 4490 $1200/mo. Call NO TEXT MESSAGES.
will not be considered.
ing, sodding, & tree cut- 323 WILLIAMSBURG. Fri 662-328-8655.
ting. 356-6525.
Bids will be opened at & Sat 7a-5p. 2 bed- NICE 3BR/2BA MH in
10:00 a.m. February 6, room suits. (1 is an- DOWNTOWN: 2BR/1BA, West Lowndes school
2019 Columbus- Painting & Papering 1620 tique) microwave, grand- CH&A, 1 story, W/D, district. $485/mo +
Lowndes County Library father clock, other historic district, 1 block $485 dep. 662-242-
System, 314 7th Street SULLIVAN'S PAINT clocks, pictures, & from downtown, $625/
SERVICE 7653 or 662-308-7781.
North Columbus, MS. misc. mo. + $625 dep. NO
Bids must be submit- Certified in lead PETS. 662-574-8789.
removal. Offering spe-
ted in a sealed envel- Peaceful & Quiet area. RENT A fully equipped
ope clearly marked as cial prices on interior & General Merchandise 4600 camper w/utilities &
follows: exterior painting, pres- cable from $145/wk -
sure washing & sheet APPLE COMPUTERS FIRST FULL MONTH
$535/month. Colum-
rock repairs. Two 2009 iMac com- RENT FREE! 1 & 2 Bed- bus & County School

Sudoku
FRIENDLY CITY MINI- “2019 Erate Bid”
WAREHOUSES will offer Bid Opening: February
Free Estimates puters available. Good
working condition.
room Apts/Townhomes. locations. 662-242- YESTERDAY’S ANSWER
Call 435-6528 Stove & refrigerator.
Yesterday’sANSWER
answer
Sudoku
6, 2019 10:00 a.m. 7653 or 601-940-1397.
for sale, and will sell at Would be good for ba- $335-$600 Monthly. YESTERDAY’S
auction to the highest sic web browsing or
Envelopes not so Stump Removal 1790 Credit check & deposit.
Houses For Sale: Southside Sudoku is a number-
bidder for cash all per-
sonal property in stor- marked will not be con-
word processing. 2Ghz; Coleman Realty,
placing puzzle
Sudoku based on
is a number-
4 2 5 3 6 8 7 9 1
2 GB RAM; 250 GB HD. 662-329-2323. 8300
age units leased by the sidered Computer and built-in a 9x9 grid
placing with based
puzzle severalon 8 1 6 9 2 7 5 4 3

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

following tenants at monitor only; mouse 2BR/1BA Gas stove &
FRIENDLY CITY MINI- As an alternate submis- and keyboard not in- 1, 2, 3 BEDROOM apart- heat. Move-in ready. 1 agiven
9x9 grid with several
numbers. The object 3 7 9 4 5 1 6 8 2
WAREHOUSES 903 sion mechanism, bids ments & townhouses. given numbers. The object
Alabama St. Columbus, may be submitted
cluded. $50 each.
Call for more info.
BR Apt. attached that is to place the numbers 7 5 4 6 1 2 8 3 9
Call 662-574-1561 needs work. $21,000. is
MS, at 8:30 am on the through secure electron- 662-328-8254. 417 17th St. S. 1 to place
to 9 in thethe numbers
empty spaces
4th day of January, A.D. ic submission. Vendors
JANUARY AVAILABILITY Call 662-327-8712. 1sotothat
9 ineach
the empty spaces
row, each 2 8 3 7 9 5 1 6 4
2019. All auctions are wishing to submit their ALLSTUMP GRINDING Household Goods 4620
with reserve and there- proposal via secure SERVICE (NOW ACCEPTING so that each
column row, each
and each 3x3 box 6 9 1 8 3 4 2 7 5
APPLICATIONS) column
containsand theeach
same3x3 box
GET 'ER DONE! RUSSELL WRIGHT Pink
Penny
fore all units can be electronic bidding
should email Millie Rod- We can grind all your Dinnerware, 55 pieces, number 5 4 8 1 7 3 9 2 6
withdrawn from the sale Downtown Area- contains the same number
abough for electronic stumps. Hard to reach plates, cups bowls etc, only once. The difficulty
at any time by the auc-
call for quantities. 2BR/1BA, CH&A, hard- only once. The difficulty 9 3 2 5 8 6 4 1 7
tioneer/manager.

Title to the personal

submission instruc-
tions. If a response is
not received within 4
property to be sold is hours, it is the respons-
places, blown over
roots, hillsides, back-
yards, pastures. Free
estimates. You find it,
$150. 662-328-8012. wood, appliances, no
pets, spacious, walk to
MUW. NO HUD.
pincher? level increases from
level increases from
Monday to Sunday.
Monday to Sunday.
1 6 7 2 4 9 3 5 8
Lawn & Garden 4630 Difficulty Level 1/10

we'll grind it! Agent Owned.

believed to be good, but ibility of the respondent $675.00/$675.00.
at such sale, FRIENDLY to call Millie Rod- 662-361-8379 RED OAK & White Oak
CITY MINI-WARE- abough at 662-630- Firewood For Sale. Pull
0118 to confirm receipt Tree Services 1860 behind leaf rake for Convenience-
HOUSES will convey 2BR/1BA, almost fin-
only such title as is ves- of the request. $150. 662-242-7455.
ished make-over. CH/A,
ted in it pursuant to its A&T Tree Service new flooring, paint, ap-
lease with the following The Columbus-Lowndes Bucket truck & stump Sporting Goods 4720 pliances & more. No
and its allowed under County Library System removal. Free est. pets, no HUD.
Mississippi Code Annot- has the right to accept Serving Columbus ED SANDERS Gunsmith Agent Owned.
ated Section 85-7-121 or reject any or all bids. since 1987. Senior Open for season! 9-5,
Publish by order of the $450.00/$450.00.
et seq (Supp 1988). citizen disc. Call Alvin @ Tues-Fri & 9-12, Sat.
Carrilla Stallings
Columbus-Lowndes
County Library System.
242-0324/241-4447
"We'll go out on a limb
Over 50 years experi- West Point- Use and read
ence! Repairs, cleaning, Large 1BR/1BA, gas
—E32
Director, Erin Busbea
for you!" refinishing, scopes
mounted & zeroed,
space heat, window air.
Water furnished. No
classifieds
Michael Baggett Columbus-Lowndes
—E347 County Library System
General Help Wanted 3200 handmade knives.
Located: Hwy 45 Alt,
pets or HUD.
Agent Owned. and your
PART TIME OFFICE North of West Point, $375.00/$375.00 with
Ramona Frierson
—E43
Publish: January 4,
2019 and January 11,
ADMIN/SECRETARY
needed for
turn right on Yokahama
Blvd, 8mi & turn left on
approved application. dollars will
2019
Ruby Sunievelle
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI Monday
small church.
& Wednesday,
Darracott Rd, will see
sign, 2.5mi ahead shop
Long & Long, Realtors
662-328-0770
go further.
—E218 16 hours per week. on left. 662-494-6218.
COUNTY OF LOWNDES
Sammy Tramail Harris
—E94 NOTICE OF SALE
Tech and social media
skills required.
For more info, call
Business Opportunity 6050 COLEMAN Investment Property 8550
RENTALS GRAVEL FOR SALE on
WHEREAS, the follow- 662-574-1972 HISTORIC DOWNTOWN TOWNHOUSES & APARTMENTS private property. Approx
Shareka Tillman Columbus: 411 Main
ing tenants entered in- Position Announcement 6 acres. Will sell or
—E3
to leases with Town of Caledonia, MS St. Office, Retail, Res- 1 BEDROOM lease property located
taurant Space available.
Thomas Morgan FRIENDLY CITY MINI-
WAREHOUSES for stor-
Chief Marshal
Call 423-333-1124. 2 BEDROOMS in NE Noxubee County.
601-405-3717.
—E8, E10
age space in which to The Town of Caledonia 3 BEDROOMS
WITNESS MY SIGNA- store personal property is seeking a full time WANTED BUSINESS Lots & Acreage 8600
and Chief Marshal to work LEASE,
© The Dispatch

TURE on this the 2nd PARTNER.

day of January, A.D. days and nights as Columbus-Local Only. 1.7 Acres on Hwy 12.
2019. WHEREAS, default has needed, and is respons- 17 Years in China Mfg. DEPOSIT Excellent building site,
been made in the pay- ible for supervising all
ment of rent and marshal department
30 years lighting/signs
LED lighting/LED Signs
AND cleared. Close to gas
FRIENDLY CITY plant, Caledonia school
MINI-WAREHOUSES FRIENDLY CITY MINI- personnel. The candid-
ate will plan, schedule,
Solar & Wind Products. CREDIT CHECK district. $15,000.
By: L.O. WAREHOUSES pursu- My Skills: Tech Support, 662-356-6035.
ant to said Leases is coordinate, and direct Sales & Marketing.
Publish: 1/4, 1/11, & authorized to sell the the daily activities of the
personal property to sat- officers while providing
What are your skills? 662-329-2323 2.28 +/- Acre Lot.
1/18/2019 850-557-8555
isfy the past due and for the protection of 149 Tanyia Lane. Off of
Notice to Creditors any other charges owed lives and property, pre- 2411 HWY 45 N Lake Lowndes Road.
to it by the following ten- vention of crime and en- Apts For Rent: Northside 7010 Has asphalt drive &
State of Mississippi ants. forcement of laws and COLUMBUS, MS parking, 1200 ft. shop
ordinances within the 520 11TH Street North-
County of Lowndes 2BR/1BA, updated, w/ living area, septic
NOW THEREFORE, no- town limits. The Chief tank & water meter. No
brick, central H&A, ap- Commercial Property For
Letters Administration tice is hereby given that Marshal will be held ac- trailers. $45,000. Call
countable to the Mayor pliances, flooring, paint.
have been granted and FRIENDLY CITY MINI- $450/month. NO pets. Rent 7100 662-574-0345.
issued to the under- WAREHOUSES will offer and Board of Alderper-
sons for the effective NO HUD. Credit check.
signed upon the Estate for sale, and will sell at delivery of police ser- Call Long & Long, Re- 117 DR. Martin Luther UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY!
auction to the highest
of Corey Kinder, De- vices to the town. altors @ 662-328-0770. King Jr. Dr. West in A Stable growth invest-
ceased, by the Chan- bidder for cash all per- Starkville. 4,000 sq. ft ment. FSBO: 72 Acres
Available NOW.
cery Court of Lowndes sonal property in stor- building. Call 662-323- in Webster Co., near
County, Mississippi on age units leased by the Submit applications, 5119. Mantee. Mature pines
complete with resume
the 16th day of Novem- following tenants at and salary require- FOX RUN COMPANY LLC (75yr), hardwoods
ber 2018. This is to FRIENDLY CITY MINI- ments to: 1 & 2 BR near hospital. COMMERCIAL PROPER- (50yr), 10ac hay field,
give notice to all per- WAREHOUSES 308 $595-645/mo. Military TIES/Retail/Office 2ac pond, w/county
sons having claims Shoney Drive Columbus, Town of Caledonia discount offered, pet Spaces starting @ road frontage/utilities,
against said estate to MS, immediately follow- Attn: Lindy Thomason area, pet friendly, and $285/mo. Downtown & superb potential home
probate and register ing sale on Alabama PO Box 100 furnished corporate East Columbus loca- site & recognized
same with the Chan- Street on the 1st day of Caledonia MS. 39740 apartments available. tions. 662-435-4188. school. 45 minutes to
cery Clerk of Lowndes February A.D. 2019. All townhall@cableone.net ON SITE SECURITY. MSU. 334-277-9744.
County, Mississippi auctions are with re- fax: 662-356-4117 ON SITE MAINTENANCE.
within 90 days of this serve and therefore all ON SITE MANAGEMENT. OFFICE SPACE: 2,000 LOWNDES COUNTY 45
date. A failure to pro- units can be withdrawn Deadline for applica- 24-HOUR CAMERA square feet. 294 acres on Sobley & Dav-
from the sale at any tions is January 23, SURVEILLANCE. Chubby Dr. Flexible leas- is Rd. Excellent hunting.
bate and register said
claim will forever bar the time by the auctioneer/ 2019. Benji @ 662-386-4446 ing terms. Available 1 mile west of Hwy. 69.
manager. Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm. now. 662-328-8254 Small creek runs thru
same.
CONTRACTOR SEEKING Sat/Sun by appt only. property. $1375 per
Title to the personal HISTORIC DOWNTOWN acre. 205-799-9846 or
This the 10th day of
property to be sold is
experienced carpenter
Columbus Office, Retail, 205-695-2248.
ACROSS
January 2019. with lots of experience. Apts For Rent: West 7050
believed to be good, but Please call: Restaurant Space avail- 1 Prepares to travel

VIP
at such sale, FRIENDLY able. Call 662-328-
Shane Kinder 662-570-9464 for info. WINTER SPECIAL 6 Splinter groups
Administrator of the Es- CITY MINI-WARE- 8655 or 662-574-7879.
1.95 acre lots. 11 By oneself
Rentals
tate of HOUSES will convey
MARATHON EQUIPMENT Good/bad credit.
Corey Kinder, Deceased only such title as is ves- Hiring MAINTENANCE Houses For Rent: Northside 12 Left, on a liner
ted in it pursuant to its 10% down, as low as
TECHNICIANS Immedi- 7110 13 Oriental noodles
PUBLISH: 1/11, 1/18, lease with the following
and its allowed under ately! Starting pay is Apartments $299/mo. Eaton Land.
662-361-7711
& 1/25/2019 14 Outmoded copy
Mississippi Code Annot- $17.62/hour and you
can earn up to & Houses 2 AVAILABLE: 2BR/1BA
near CAFB. $450/mo + 15 Tabby and Spot
NOTICE OF PUBLIC ated Section 85-7-121
SALE OF COLLATERAL et seq (Supp 1988). $19.93/hour within a 1 Bedrooms $350 dep. 662-889- Mobile Homes for Sale 8650
17 Erupt
year! Full benefits avail- 1122.
Christopher T Robertson able on your first day of 2 Bedroooms NEW 2017, 16x80 MH
18 Ref’s decision
CENTRAL FINANCIAL
SERVICES, INC. WILL —N100 employment. 3 Bedrooms @ The Grove, Colum-
2BR HOUSE. Stove, ref., bus. 3BR/2BA, never 20 Revered one
Apply online at: w/d hookup, window
SELL THE FOLLOWING lived in, can be moved.
PROPERTY: Deborah Donald https://www.dover
esg.com/careers/ Furnished & a/c, heat electric. New Hope Sch. Dist. 22 Kimono closer
2003 LEX L43
—N257
High school diploma or Unfurnished $485/mo. Lease-
dep.+credit check. Cole-
$29k. 662-769-2565. 23 Web spinners
GED required. EEO. 26 Squat
Kitty Davis
Marathon Equipment 1, 2, & 3 Baths man Realty. 329-2323.
Autos For Sale 9150
TO THE HIGHEST BID- —N64, N65 28 Tea add-in
DER IN PUBLIC AS FOL-
Co Rd 9
Lease, Deposit
Vernon, AL 35592 COLONIAL TOWN- 1965 MUSTANG, Red, 29 Unending
LOWS: Sandy Taylor
—N143 & Credit Check HOUSES. 2 & 3 bed- Automatic, 6cyl, A/C &
31 Earthbound bird
room w/ 2-3 bath town- power steering.
DAY AND DATE: FRIDAY, QUALITY CONTROL viceinvestments.com houses. $600 to $695. $16,000. 32 Call for
327-8555
JANUARY 25, 2019 WITNESS MY SIGNA- MANAGER NEEDED.
Immediate opening at 662-549-9555. Ask for 662-386-2367.
TURE on this the 2nd
Columbus Air Force Glenn or text. 33 Small setback propose 25 Tight-fitting
TIME: 9:00 A.M. day of January, A.D.
2019. Base. Construction 1991 MERCEDES 500 34 “Why don’t we!” 5 Dispatched 27 Be in charge
PLACE: experience required. Apts For Rent: Caledonia 7060 HOUSE WITH APART- SL. Serviced as re- 36 Car ding
CENTRAL FINANCIAL FRIENDLY CITY Email resume to: MENT NEAR MUW. quired. 106k miles, 6 Friend of Frodo 30 Tack on
SERVICES, INC. MINI-WAREHOUSES josh@gsiconstruct.com 3BR/1BA Duplex. No 323 13th St. N. 3 Blks 2 tops. Excellent buy! 38 Benefit 7 Series unit 33 Derisive sound
eric@gsiconstruct.com Smoking. No Pets. 1 yr.
2321 HWY 45 NORTH By: L.O.
lease. $550/month +
from MUW. L/r, d/r, $12,500. 662-356- 40 Eucalyptus eater 8 Like red and 34 Kilauea flow
SUITE F b/r, kitchen, large f/r 6035.
COLUMBUS, MS. Publish: 1/4, 1/11, & Medical / Dental 3300 deposit. 662-356-4958 w/ fireplace, 2BR/3BA. 43 “Rigoletto” green 35 December 24
39705 1/18/2019 or 662-574-0227. Laundry room, outside composer
FULL TIME RN and PART fenced patio, screened SUPER CHARGED 2004 9 Grove growth and 31
THERE IS NO WAR- Building & Remodeling 1120
TIME RECEPTIONIST/ Apts For Rent: Starkville 7070 side porch & work room Monte Carlo SS. Dale 44 Film’s Flynn 10 Hide away 37 — out (barely
RANTY RELATING TO SCHEDULER needed for WITH ATTACHED APART- Jr. Signature Edition. 45 To date 16 Small drink makes)
TITLE, POSSESSION, HOME REPAIRS & CON- busy medical office. Ap- SMALL APT, walking dis- MENT B/r, d/r, kitchen $3500. 662-570-2601.
QUIET ENJOYMENT STRUCTION WORK plicants must have ex- tance to MSU. Partially & bathroom. NO HUD. 46 Fashion 18 App makeup 39 Tipsy
MERCHANTABILITY, FIT- WANTED. Carpentry, cellent computer skills furnished incl W/D w/ Ref. req. Dep. req. Campers & RVs 9300
NESS FOR PARTICULAR small concrete jobs, and be able to work in a ch/a. $500/mo + dep. Pets allowed w/ extra 19 Neighbor 41 “Very funny!”
PURPOSE OR THE LIKE electrical, plumbing, fast paced environment. Call 662-722-0020, dep. $1075/mo. TOMBIGBEE RV Park,
DOWN 21 Kitchen herb online
IN THE SALE AND ALL roof repairs, pressure Applicants must also leave msg or text. 662-386-7506. located on Wilkins Wise 1 Links number 23 End of a New 42 Brit’s brew
SUCH WARRANTIES ARE washing and mobile available to work some Rd & Waverly Rd. Full
SPECIFICALLY DIS- home roof coating and late evenings. For seri- Apts For Rent: Other 7080 Hookups available.
2 As done by Year’s song
CLAIMED. underpinning. No job ous inquiries, please $300/mo. 662-328- 3 Flattering 24 Capital of Italia
too small. 549-7031. send resume to 8655 or 662-574-7879.
DATE: 01/09/2019 Blind Box 660 c/o 4 Prepare to
SUGGS CONSTRUCTION Commercial Dispatch
Building, remodeling, PO Box 511
Trailers & Heavy Equipment
CENTRAL FINANCIAL
SERVICES, INC metal roofing, painting Columbus, MS 39703. 9450
& all home repairs.
662-242-3471 1999 MACK Dump
PUBLISH: 1/11/2019 Bargain Column 4180 Truck & 30,000lb Trail-
Tom Hatcher, LLC boss Tag-A-Long Trailer,
PUBLIC NOTICE Custom Construction, 50 CHRISTMAS decora-
tions for sale, $1.00 both good condition.
Restoration, Remodel- Can be seen at 5356
INVITATION FOR BIDS ing, Repair, Insurance each. Call 662-244-
ERATE PRODUCTS AND 5861. Hwy 182 E, Columbus.
claims. 662-364-1769. Call 662-328-6203 or
SERVICES Licensed & Bonded 662-574-6202.
CHERRY OAK Chester
NOTICE General Services 1360 Drawer. 6 drawer. $50.
Chinaware shelf w/ cab- Five Questions:
Sealed bids will be re- FREE TRAINING for inet. $50 neg. Serious
ceived by the Columbus- JOB SEEKING WOMEN; inquiries only. Call 662-
1 Wonder
Lowndes County Library COMPUTER TRAINING, 364-0606.
System up to and no RESUME WRITING, & IN-
later than 10:00 a.m.
Woman
TERVIEW SKILLS; GLASS TV Stand w/ 3
February 6, 2019, at Tues & Thurs Evening
the Columbus-Lowndes shelves. $30 obo. Tall
2 San
classes start February solid wood chester
County Library System, 5th. Enroll now at Chris-
314 7th Street North drawer. $20. Call
Francisco
tian Women's Job 662-242-3518.
Columbus, MS, for the Corps. Min H.S. Dip-
procurement of Cat- loma or Equivalent re-
egory 1 and 2 products HOSPITAL BED $75.
quired. Call 662-722-
and services via Erate Potty chair $20. Call
3 “Dancing in
3016 or 662-597-1030
funding. A copy of the 662-328-7739.
Request for Proposals RETAINER WALL, drive-
(RFP) can be obtained
by emailing Millie Rod-
way, foundation, con-
crete, masonry restora-
WHEEL CHAIR $50. Call
662-328-7739.
the Dark”
abough at millie.re- tion, remodeling, base-
group@gmail.com. If a ment foundation, re- Coin & Jewelry 4360
response is not re-
ceived within 24 hours,
pairs, small dump truck
hauling (5-6 yd) load & OLE MISS 14k gold
4 “Legacy”
it is the responsibility of demolition/lot cleaning. Ronaldo Bracelet. Brand WHATZIT ANSWER
the respondent to call Burr Masonry new. Never worn. $175.
Tillman or Millie Rod-
abough at 769-233-
662-242-0259. Call 662-549-9192. 5 Venom Log cabin