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FIVE QUESTIONS1 “There are 3.7 trillion fish in the ocean. They’re looking for one,” is the tagline for what film?2 What group covered Roberta Flack’s “Killing Me Softly”?3 German military used what word to encode strategic messages before and during World War II?4 In 2013, at the age of 31, who became the oldest top-ranked woman ever in singles tennis?5 Last printed in 1934, what were taken out of circulation in 1969?

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Today through Saturday■ Decorative Arts and Preservation Forum, Antiques Show and Sale: This three-day event opens with a complimentary antiques show preview party Thursday, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Rosenzweig Arts Center, Columbus. Friday and Saturday feature P. Allen Smith, Sharon Mc-Gukin and other experts, plus free antiques show/sale. Columbus Cultural Heritage Foundation, 662-329-1191.■ “Wait Until Dark”: MUW presents this mystery-thriller at 7:30 p.m. in Cromwell Theatre on campus (10th Street South and Sixth Avenue South). $10 ($5 students); doors open at 7 p.m.

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PUBLIC MEETINGSNov. 10: Starkville-Oktib-beha Consoli-dated School District Board of Trustees, 6 p.m. at the Greens-boro CenterNov. 16: Ok-tibbeha County Board of Super-visors, 9 a.m. at the county courthouseNov. 17: Starkville Board of Aldermen, 5:30 p.m. at City Hall

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Courtesy photo/Jim LytleWest Point head football coach Chris Chambless, at left, and the Green Wave (8-2) hosts Lewisburg High (3-8) at 7 p.m. today. West Point has established a tradition of behind-the-scenes hard work that has led to an impressive run of success.

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BY ANDREW [email protected]

Golden Triangle voter turn-out was under 50 percent during Tuesday’s election.

Across Lowndes, Oktibbe-ha, Clay and Noxubee coun-ties, 39,686 out of 87,938 voters went to the polls. That’s about 45 percent, according to area circuit clerk offices.

In Lowndes County, 17,859 ballots were cast among 38,832

registered voters.Lowndes County Circuit

Clerk Haley Salazar, who did not seek re-election this year, said while turnout was higher than the primary votes, there is still ample room for improve-ment.

“It’s better than what we’ve seen in some recent elections,” Salazar told The Dispatch on Wednesday. “You don’t want to say that is a great turnout, because that’s still not even

50 percent. We still need to work on getting those numbers up. I’d say it’s a good start, but we’ve got a long way to go to get all the people back par-ticipating in the system.”

She said the 2008 presiden-tial election that gave President Barak Obama his first term was the most voted on race in her tenure.

Tuesday, Clay County post-ed the region’s highest turn-

out rate, as 7,931 out of 14,436 registered voters went to polls. That’s just over 51 percent.

Noxubee County posted the region’s lowest turnout rate, as 3,792 out of 9,388 registered voters voted. That’s about 40 percent.

In Oktibbeha County, 10,644 out of 25,582 registered voters, or 42 percent, cast ballots. The Oktibbeha County Circuit Clerk office still has about 400 affidavit and absentee ballots to count as of Thursday morn-ing.

Area voter turnout below 50 percentCounty Registered voters Ballots cast Percentage

Lowndes 38,832 17,859 44.8

Oktibbeha 25,282 10,644 42.1

Clay 14,436 7,391 51.2

Noxubee 9,388 3,792 40.3

Total 87,938 39,686 45

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WEST POINT

Aeris Williams learned the definition of physicality.As a ninth-grader, Williams watched his West

Point High School football teammates lift weights and pull tires. On Thursdays, a day when other teams usually rest to prepare for the game the next day, Williams watched as members of the Green Wave did full workouts.

Williams’ indoctrination in 2010 continued in practice, games and the offseason. He began to understand what was expected if he was going to play Green Wave football.

“We already know what the standard is,” Williams said. “We just try to live up to that standard and be better than that standard...from the seniors all the way down, it just kind of trickles down. Everybody just picks it up.”

That mind-set helped Williams rush for 1,697 yards and 21 touchdowns as a senior and earn Mississippi Asso-

Courtesy photo/Jim LytleChris Calvert, a West Point High School running back, runs the ball against Saltillo High School earlier this season.

In West Point, a winning tradition’s roots

‘We already know what the standard is’

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‘We’ve got a long way to go to get people back participating in the system’

Area voter turnout

Salazar

Officials: Election outcomes unlikely to changeOktibbeha County officials continue processing todayBY CARL [email protected]

Although Oktibbeha County election officials did not reveal updated vote to-tals Wednesday, candidates in tight rac-es say the remaining ballots are unlikely to change Tuesday’s results.

The general election ended with three tight races too close to call: the Districts 3 and 4 supervisor races and District 3’s justice court post.

Officials processed affidavit ballots Wednesday, accepting 180 and rejecting 76 county-wide, and continued hand-tal-lying absentee votes. Election manag-ers are also waiting on three voters to return with proper identification for their ballots and an addressing problem with one voter to be solved.

The District 3 Supervisor race be-tween Republican Denny Daniels and Democrat Marvell Howard had incum-bent Howard leading his opponent by 44 votes after a partial absentee count.

On Wednesday, Howard said early absentee processing indicated he had a 55 vote lead with 24 left to count, and he could pick up an additional 22 affidavits. In all, officials said District 3 yielded 34 accepted affidavits, with one acceptance pending.

The Daniels-Howard race was a re-match of 2011’s tightest race, one in which Howard won re-election by three votes.

“I don’t think the numbers are in my favor right now, but I’m waiting to see what they are. My numbers and the numbers the circuit clerk’s office have are different, but I think there will be a 20-30 vote gap (between Howard’s lead),” Daniels said. “I’m ready to win one outright.”

“(Waiting for a clear victory) is some-thing I’ve grown accustomed to,” How-

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Little Big Town, Chris Stapleton shine at CMA AwardsBY MESFIN FEKADUAP Music Writer

Though the room was full of A-listers like Car-rie Underwood, Miranda Lambert and Luke Bryan, Little Big Town, with their massive hit “Girl Crush,” and Chris Stapleton, who has written songs for most of Nashville, owned the 2015 Country Music Asso-ciation Awards.

Stapleton, who has written for Bryan, Kenny Chesney, George Strait and others, was Wednes-day night’s big winner with three awards — male vo-calist, new artist and album of the year for “Traveller.”

Everyone cheered him

on, from Lambert to Bry-an, who won entertainer of the year.

“Watching Chris Staple-ton have this night is so up-lifting,” Bryan said onstage after he won the top award for a second time.

Stapleton, who was the lead singer of the blue-grass band The SteelDriv-ers, was on the brink of tears when he won his third prize at the Bridge-stone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.

“About two years ago, I lost my dad and I made this record thinking about a lot of music he would like. ... My mom is here tonight. I want to thank my mom,” said Stapleton.

Evan Agostini/Invision/APFrom left, Phillip Sweet, Karen Fairchild, Jimi Westbrook and Kimberly Schlapman, of Little Big Town, winners of the awards for vocal group of the year and single of the year for “Girl Crush,” pose in the press room at the 49th annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday in Nashville, Tenn.

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BY FRAZIER MOOREAP Television Writer

NEW YORK — Pressure con-tinued to mount on NBC to cancel Donald Trump’s guest-host appear-ance on this weekend’s “Saturday Night Live” as a coalition of advoca-cy groups delivered petitions to the network Wednesday calling for him to be dropped from the show.

The petitions delivered to 30 Rockefeller Plaza, home of NBC and “Saturday Night Live,” marked the latest attempts to dissuade the network from allowing the Republi-can presidential hopeful to host the show, with the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda earlier asking that NBC reconsider the decision.

“There’s mounting evidence that Donald Trump’s racist dema-goguery is resulting in real-world violence and physical and verbal in-timidation,” Mushed Zaheed, depu-ty political director of Credo Action, one of the participating groups, said in a statement.

In advance of the show, NBC re-leased promotional spots featuring Trump that included one in which he refers to a Republican opponent, Ben Carson, as “a complete and to-tal loser.”

Trump drew fire early in his campaign when, as the billionaire developer announced his candida-cy, he described some Mexicans who are in the United States illegal-ly as criminals and rapists, prompt-ing NBC to sever its Miss Universe ties with Trump while declaring he would never again appear on “The Celebrity Apprentice.”

“It is shameful for ‘SNL’ and NBC to think that racism can be repack-aged as comedy,” said Juan Escalan-te, digital campaigns manager for America’s Voice, another group par-ticipating in the coalition.

Other participating groups in-cluded the National Hispanic Media Coalition, MoveOn.org and National Council of La Raza. About two-doz-en protesters were on hand as the petitions were delivered to NBC’s midtown Manhattan offices. Some chanted “dump Trump” and carried signs bearing the same phrase.

The coalition is accusing NBC of reversing itself for the sake of a rat-

ings windfall while granting Trump “a free national platform to bolster his racist and xenophobic cam-paign,” Zaheed said.

Alex Nogales, president of the National Hispanic Media Coalition, said after delivering the petitions that the protest effort was not over. His group and others would use the days leading up to the broadcast to call on “SNL” sponsors to remove their commercials from Saturday’s show, he said.

NBC declined comment on the petitions and did not immediately comment on the attempt to get ads pulled.

Protest against Trump hosting ‘Saturday Night Live’ grows

AP Photo/Kathy WillensA protestor wearing a puppet head with dollar signs in his eyes demon-strates across the street from NBC Studios where “Saturday Night Live,” is taped and broadcast, Wednesday, in New York.

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BY JEFF AMYThe Associated Press

JACKSON — Repub-licans may only be one seat away from a 74-seat supermajority in the Mis-sissippi state House, a level of control would stop Democrats from blocking spending and taxing mea-sures.

With counting con-cluded in Jefferson Davis County on Wednesday, Republican Noah Sanford of Seminary beat Dem-ocrat John B. Pope III of Collins in House District 90, gaining a 72nd mem-ber for the GOP. Joe War-ren, a longtime Democrat-ic House member, vacated that seat.

Republican Mark Tullos of Raleigh leads incumbent Democrat Bo Eaton of Taylorsville by six votes, as officials in Smith County examine four affidavit votes. If

Tullos knocks off Eaton, Republicans would reach 73 votes.

Rep. David Baria, D-Bay St. Louis, holds a 45-vote lead over Repub-lican challenger Mickey Legasse of Waveland.

The gains ensure an-other term for House Speaker Philip Gunn, R-Clinton, who had or-chestrated a campaign where most Republicans ran on the popularity of the ascendant GOP brand, linking themselves to popular Gov. Phil Bryant. Victories included beat-ing House Minority Lead-er Bobby Moak, D-Bogue Chitto, and Rep. Sherra Lane, D-Waynesboro.

“Certainly our Repub-lican majority is feeling pretty good today,” said House Speaker Pro Tem Greg Snowden, R-Merid-ian.

Democrats had fielded more than a dozen chal-

lengers hoping to trim the Republican edge, which stood at 67-55 before Tues-day. Those Democratic challenges fell short in most districts, though. The only exception was in Oxford, where city Alder-man Jay Hughes defeat-ed freshman Republican Rep. Brad Mayo, consid-ered an emerging leader in Republican ranks.

Republicans took con-trol of the House for the first time in more than 130 years in 2011, giving them control of the House, Sen-ate and governor’s office for the first time since Re-construction. That control allowed them to pass a re-districting plan that elimi-nated several Democratic seats, transferring them to areas where Republi-cans could pick up new open seats.

“My greatest takeaway from the legislative races is that for the first election after the Republicans ger-rymandered the Senate and the House, we came out OK,” state Demo-

cratic Chairman Rickey Cole said. “We weren’t knocked down to an in-significant number as has been the case in other states where Republicans gerrymandered the dis-tricts.”

Facing little opposition in statewide races, Gov. Phil Bryant and some oth-er Republicans had plowed resources into challeng-ing some prominent Dem-

ocrats, including Moak and Baria. Vince Mangold of Brookhaven, who beat Moak, raised more than

$50,000, much of it from other Republican officials and GOP-leaning busi-ness groups.

Miss. House GOP reaches 72 seats, near supermajorityRepublican leaders could seek revamp of Miss. school budget plansBY EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS AND JEFF AMYThe Associated Press

JACKSON — Republican legislative leaders said Wednesday they want to change Mississippi’s education fund-ing formula to try to push more money into classrooms and less into adminis-trative expenses.

The comments by Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves and House Speaker Philip Gunn came a day after voters defeat-ed Initiative 42, a citizen-sponsored

education proposal that would have al-lowed people to sue in chancery court if school funding falls short.

GOP leaders — including Reeves, Gunn and Gov. Phil Bryant — had ar-gued that 42 would give a judge too much power over the entire state bud-get.

Supporters of Initiative 42 said they are not giving up their fight to fully fund the Mississippi Adequate Educa-tion Program, a formula that has been fully funded only two years since it was put into law in 1997.

‘Certainly our Republican majority is feeling pretty good today’

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The search is ongoing for seven of eight firearms stolen from a Columbus Police Department offi-cer’s home in two sepa-rate break-ins since Sep-tember 2014.

The break-ins oc-curred at the Fourth Street North home of CPD officer Garrett Mit-tan on Sept. 14, 2014, and Aug. 5, 2015, according to Capt. Fred Shelton.

No arrests have been made in connection to the break-ins.

The department first reported the break-ins in an Oct. 28 press release

that stated Ricky Ball, who was fatally shot by CPD officers on Oct. 16, was found near a depart-ment-issued Taurus 9 mm pistol that was taken from one of the two incidents.

Police say Ball, who moments earlier had fled a traffic stop on foot, pointed a pistol at CPD of-ficers after being Tased. He later died of blood loss at Baptist Memorial Hos-pital-Golden Triangle.

Three CPD officers were involved in the Ball incident. Authorities have not said which offi-cers shot Ball. All were equipped with body cam-eras at the time, though none of the cameras had been activated prior to or during the shooting. One of the officers — Canyon Boykin — was fired Friday by the city council. The

other two, Johnny Branch and Yolanda Young have been suspended without pay for 30 days. CPD chief Tony Carleton submitted his resignation to the city council this week.

The Mississippi Bu-reau of Investigation is investigating Ball’s death.

MBI has the 9mm found near Ball. Forensic exams are being conduct-ed on it to determine if Ball ever possessed it, ac-cording to CPD.

Stolen arsenal According to incident

reports CPD released to The Dispatch on Wednes-day, the September 2014 break-in to Mittan’s home involved the theft of a black 32-caliber Win-chester rifle; a black Rem-ington cal. 30-06 rifle; a 20 gauge Winchester

shotgun; two 12 gauge Winchester shotguns and a Colt AR-15.

In the Aug. 5 incident, the incident report notes that a Glock Model 23 .40 caliber handgun was ini-tially reported as missing.

The report further notes that the Taurus 9mm was reported miss-ing six days later, on Aug. 11.

In both instances the officer came home to find the front door open and lights on in the home.

The suspects also re-portedly took laptops, sev-eral televisions, an Xbox, a Kenwood radio and a Victoria’s Secret bag.

Shelton said CPD is still investigating the in-cidents. Arthur Danagelo Davidson has been named a person of interest in the 2014 break-in.

Search still on for weapons stolen from officer’s homePolice say Ball possessed one of stolen guns

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ard added.District 4’s supervisor

race between incumbent Daniel Jackson and Re-publican Bricklee Miller ended with a five vote Miller lead after machine ballots were tallied Tues-day. A partial absentee count that night put her up over her Democratic challenger by 55 votes.

Miller, who observed Wednesday’s vote pro-cessing, reported count-ing efforts indicated she would take a 1,595-1,549 victory once the election is finalized.

Officials could not con-firm the total Wednesday as they had not officially processed the votes but did say District 4 yielded 42 affidavit votes. A ma-jority of those originated from the South Starkville precinct, which Miller carried easily.

When her victory is confirmed, Miller will be-come Oktibbeha County’s first female supervisor.

“I commend Daniel on a clean campaign. I com-mend him for his years of service and look for-ward to working with him through the transition,” she said in a text message. “I am extremely humbled by the honor that those who voted for me have be-stowed upon me today. It is with a great deal of hu-mility and gratitude that I accept responsibility you have tasked me with, and I will not let you down. I

look forward to being your voice on the board of supervisors and to seeing District 4 and Oktibbeha County become an even better place to live, work and raise our families.”

C. Martin Haug is also expected to hold his lead in District 3’s justice court race once final ballots are tallied.

Haug, a Democrat and the only lawyer in the en-tire justice court field, led his closest competition, Republican Buddy John-ston, 1,279-1,021 after machine votes were tal-lied Tuesday. The partial absentee count pushed his lead to a 258 vote mar-gin that night.

It is unknown how many of the 180 coun-ty-wide affidavits ac-cepted originated from District 3’s justice court post because of numerous split precincts. Election officials confirmed the 42 affidavits from District 4’s supervisor area are part of the District 3 justice court territory.

Haug thanked his wife, Rowan, and the voters for supporting him and com-mended his opponents for running good cam-paigns. He emerged as the Democrat’s nominee after ousting Judge James “Jim” Mills and surviving a primary runoff.

“I look forward to be-ginning my term and promise to run a fair court for all of our citizens, one

we can all be proud of and have confidence in,” Haug said.

District 1 Supervisor John Montgomery, a Re-publican, is also expected to hold his post after lead-ing his challenger, Donald Thompson, by 224 votes.

“It’s a tremendous responsibility, and I’m honored to be elected for a second term,” Mont-gomery said. “I’m excit-ed about what the future holds for Oktibbeha County and what we can accomplish over the next term. We are growing as a county and are doing well to create jobs in our area.”

Many district and county-wide races were called Tuesday because of their large margins. Incumbents fared well at the polls as Sheriff Steve Gladney, Circuit Clerk Glenn Hamilton, Coroner Michael Hunt, District 3 Constable James Lind-sey, Tax Assessor Allen Morgan and District 2 Su-pervisor Orlando Trainer easily staved off election challenges.

Other unopposed in-cumbents re-elected Tuesday include: Chan-cery Clerk Monica Banks, District 1 Justice Court Judge Tony Boykin, Pros-ecutor Haley Brown, Sur-veyor Tom Gregory, Dis-trict 1 Constable Shank Phelps, District 2 Con-stable Curtis Randle and District 5 Supervisor Joe Williams.

Incoming District 2 Justice Court Judge Larn-zy Carpenter defeated incumbent W. Bernard Crump in August’s Dem-ocratic Primary and was unopposed in the general election.

Vote indications and predictions made by pro-cessing observers in this story are all unofficial until the results are an-nounced and approved by the circuit clerk’s office.


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Young is Vice Pres-ident at Cornerstone Government Affairs. She has been with the firm for four years and brings almost two decades of background in the prac-tice of state and federal government affairs to Cornerstone’s Jackson

office. Young also spent ten years as a Govern-ment Affairs Representa-tive with Watkins Ludlam Winter and Stennis, PA., one of the top law firms in the state.

In 2006 she was named to the Mississippi Business Journal’s Top 50 Business Women, to the top 40 Under 40 in 2005 and was named a Woman

of Distinction by the Girl Scout Council of Middle Mississippi. A graduate of Mississippi State University, she served as National president of the Mississippi State Univer-sity Alumni Association from 2012-2013 and con-tinued on the Executive Committee as Immediate Former National Presi-dent through June 2015.

Musselwhite’s Barbershop is moving. It’s not

going far, though.Zack Musselwhite’s

business has been at 301 Main St. for about four years. He told The Dispatch this week he is building his own shop at the intersection of Second Avenue North and Third Street North. That’s across from the Hitching Lot.

Musselwhite said the new spot will be about 1,200 square feet. The downtown historic commission approved the plan Monday. The city building department is in the process of issuing a building permit. Dirt work, Musselwhite said, has started. The plan is to open in the new loca-tion in January.

Musselwhite has been a barber in Columbus for

16 years.Staying in

Columbus, JT Ray Compa-ny, a Tupe-lo-based Mi-nolta printer dealer with a branch office in Columbus, has moved to Highway 45 North.

Chris Carter, the Columbus branch’s manager, said the business has been at The Shops at Brick-erton since July 2013. In September, they opened up at 2022-C Highway 45 North.

Why? Carter said it is a bigger location, with more space for a show room, and they needed to expand.

JT Ray Company employees two people in Columbus.

(Full disclosure: The Dispatch uses JT Ray Company.)

Lastly, in late Octo-ber, Walgreens acquired Rite Aid for $9.4 billion.

There are roughly 8,000 Walgreens and 4,600 Rite Aids in the U.S.

In a recent Securities & Exchange Commission filing, Wal-greens said its contract with Rite Aid calls

for the closures of up to 1,000 stores if “required by regulators,” accord-ing to Forbes.com. It is unclear if the closings would be Walgreens or Rite Aids. Walgreens has not said how many or which stores may be closed.

The Dispatch reached out to media relations at Walgreens’ corporate offices to see how the Golden Triangle locations might be effected.

“Rite Aid is expected to initially operate under its existing brand name,” Jim Graham, a media relations representa-tive with the company,

said. “We aren’t able to address questions about specific locations at this time. Customers will be able to use their Rite Aid store without interrup-tion, and we will provide more information as we progress into our integra-tion planning.”

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Nancy SmithNancy Kilgore Smith passed

away on October 28, 2015 at the age of 89. She was born on May 1, 1926, in Stillwater, Minnesota, to Austin Jenks and Edith Parkhurst Kilgore. After high school in Minneapolis, she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Arizona in 1948 where she was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity.

In 1950 while living and working in Minneapolis she met native Mississippian Lynn Phillips Smith. They were married later that year and soon moved to Rapid City, South Dakota. They made their home in Columbus, Mississippi where Lynn was Special Agent in Charge of the north Mississippi office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Lynn and Nancy had a wonderful group of friends and neighbors. They raised four children who have very happy memories of growing up in Columbus. Nancy was a charter member of Home and Garden Club, a Life member of the Junior Auxiliary and a member of the Bernard Romans Chapter of the DAR. She was a member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church and was also active in the First Presbyterian Church and a loyal choir member there.

She was preceded in death by infant son, Newton Cartledge Smith; parents, Austin Jenks and Edith Parkhurst Kilgore; brother, Bob Austin Kilgore; sister-in-law Phyllis Swanson Kilgore, and her husband of 60 years, Lynn P. Smith.

She is survived by her children, Forrest Parkhurst Smith and his wife Pam, of Williamsburg, Virginia, Katherine Smith Houston and her husband Jamie Giles III, of Ridgeland, Mississippi, Austin Kilgore Smith and his wife Amy Cohan of Portland Maine, Norwood Marye Smith and his wife Robin of Jackson, Mississippi; niece, Elizabeth Kilgore Jensen and her husband Erik of Palo Alto, California and nephew Jon Austin Kilgore and his wife Ann of Minnetonka, Minnesota; grandchildren, Sarah Elizabeth Smith, Forrest Parkhurst Smith II and his wife Theresa, Jamie Giles Houston IV and his wife Rebecca, Andrew Phillips Houston, Norwood Nelson Cohan-Smith, Jackson Kilgore Cohan-Smith, Perry Alice Cohan-Smith, Zachary Robinson Smith, Jessie Marye Smith; great grandchildren, Katherine Lewis Houston and Jamie Giles Houston V.

The family sends a very special thank you to the employees and staff of St. Catherine’s Village in Madison, Mississippi for their constant attentiveness, kindness and concern.

A memorial service for family and residents of St. Catherine’s will be held Monday, November 9, at 10am in the chapel of St. Catherines Village. A graveside service will follow at 3pm at Friendship Cemetery in Columbus. Visitation will follow at 4pm at First Presbyterian Church in Columbus.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church / P.O. Box 9681/ Columbus,MS 39705/ Designated for meals on wheels program or Gateway Rescue Mission/ P.O. Box 3763 /Jackson,MS 39207.

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Lema ThomasAugusta, GA – Lema Earline Easley Thomas,

92, went to be with the Lord Sunday, November 1, 2015, at home. A native of Columbus, Mississippi, Mrs. Thomas was born on May 23, 1923, the daughter of Naomi Ruth Moore and Joseph William Easley. She was preceded in death by her parents and all six siblings.

Mrs. Thomas graduated from S. D. Lee High School in Columbus. She moved to and lived in West Point, MS, for many years prior to moving to Augusta, GA, eight years ago to live with her daughter. Prior to her retirement, she was the receptionist at Babcock and Wilcox for many years. Mrs. Thomas was very active in the West Point Pilot Club and served in leadership positions at the local, regional, and state levels. She was civic minded, worked with and supported many community activities. She loved flowers, sports, and spending time with family and friends. She was a devoted and loving mother to her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. She was an active member of the First Presbyterian Church in West Point until she moved to Augusta where she was embraced and adopted by St. Augustine Episcopal Church.

Surviving family members include her daughters Nancy Manning Moak (Robert), Augusta, GA; Sandra Manning Charlton (Steve), Tuscaloosa, AL; Sharon Manning Herrington, Brandon, MS; her son, James Talbott Thomas (Suzanne), Hot Springs, AR; fourteen grandchildren, twenty-four great-grandchildren, and a host of nieces and nephews.

The service will be Saturday, November 7, at 2 PM at the First Presbyterian Church, 234 East Street, West Point, MS. Visitation will follow the service. Burial will be private.

In lieu of flowers, please make memorial contributions to the First Presbyterian Church, 234 East Street, West Point, MS 39773 or the Palmer Orphanage Home, P. O. Box 746 Columbus, MS 39703.

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ely Nicole Smith, 36, died Nov. 1, 2015, at her residence.

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Ms. Smith was born May 9, 1979, to Barbara B. Smith and the late Audella Smith. She was previously employed as an assistant teacher at Verona Elementary School. She graduated

from ICC in 2001 and was a member of Hopewell MB Church.

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liam L. Harris, 60, died Oct. 30, 2015, at Bap-tist Memorial Hospi-tal-Golden Triangle.

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Mr. Harris was born Oct. 26, 1955, to the late William Harris Sr. and Annie Harris in Columbus. He was a member of Antioch MB Church.

In addition to his par-ents he was preceded in death by his siblings, Jesse Harris, Hermon Harris and William Harris.

He is survived by his wife, Angela Harris of Columbus; son, Tabo-ris Montrell Harris of Aliceville, Alabama; siblings, Curley Harris, Andrew Harris and Bonnie Turner, all of Columbus, Cora Mitch-ell of Virginia Beach, Virginia, and Ollie Tay-lor of Atlanta, Georgia; and one grandchild.

Pallbearers will be Jackie Davis, George Rush, Jerry Shelton, Sammie Steward, Lem-on White and Andre Jones.

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He is survived by his wife, Sherry Rich-ardson; son, Michael Shane Richardson; daughters, April Joy

Richardson and Heath-er Breanna Nicole Richardson; sisters, Barbara Jean Richard-son Lewis and Linda Webb; brothers, Thax-ton Richardson Jr., Zachary Richardson and Buddy Richardson.

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Mark Keenum’s game of (no) changeIt’s a good thing that Dean

Colvard, and not Mark Kee-num, was the president of Mississippi State University in March 1963.

Back then, if Colvard had shared Keenum’s philosophy one of the proudest moments in university history — now known as The Game of Change — would never have happened.

This week, during a visit to Ocean Springs, Keenum told students Mississippi State would continue to fly the state flag on campus even as sister institutions Ole Miss and Southern Miss have removed the flag — with its offending Confederate symbol — from their campuses.

Last month, interim Ole Miss chancellor Morris Stocks

ordered the flag removed and put in the university’s archives, complying with calls for the flag’s removal from the student and faculty senates. A few days later, USM President Rodney Bennett ordered that the state flag be moved from its campus, as well.

It seemed natural, then, that Mississippi State, given its unique history, would follow suit.

But that isn’t going to hap-pen, apparently.

“It is not my intent to step out and make any changes to the flags that are flying on our campus at this time,” Keenum said. “I think it’s important for us as a university community to be positive as far as change and not be critical of anything or the values of anyone in our

state.”In the next breath, he

assured his audience, “I think it’s important ... that we have symbols that unite us and not be divisive. That’s what I’m in favor of, and that’s what our campus community is in favor of.”

Keenum’s position on this is disappointing, especially as the president of the most racially-diverse of our univer-sities.

The message: Mississippi State will sit on the sidelines on this issue, not because it doesn’t realize that the current state flag is offensive to many of its students, staff, faculty, community and alumni, but because, apparently, it just wouldn’t be “polite.”

We can’t help but compare

Keenum’s attitude to that the one Colvard displayed 52 years ago when he defied the viru-lent segregationist Gov. Ross Barnett, who ordered that ath-letic teams of state universities could not compete against teams with black players.

Colvard did not seem to worry much about “being positive as far as change.” He did not seem concerned about “being critical of anything or the values of anyone.” He did not simply shrug his shoulders while offering a tepid acknowl-edgment of the wrong his state government was perpe-trating.

Instead, at substantial personal risk, Colvard helped the Mississippi State men’s basketball team sneak out of Starkville to compete in

the 1963 NCAA Tournament in East Lansing, Michigan, where the Bulldogs played Loyola, which had black play-ers in its lineup.

MSU lost that game, but won the admiration of people throughout the nation who understood the powerful message Mississippi State had made. That act of moral cour-age was one of the university’s finest moments.

Fifty-two years ago, Missis-sippi State’s president acted courageously, decisively. His was a demonstration of true leadership.

In 1963, Mississippi State was a player in the Game of Change. Today, Mississippi State is a spectator.

You can “thank” Keenum for that.

Readers commentThe following is an edited selection of reader comments

posted at the end of stories and columns published on-line. More can be found at www.cdispatch.com. Colom takes D.A. race

Hughlon Thornbury: … I‘m concerned about Scott being pressured by people who expect him to act a certain way, to do certain things, because he looks like them. For-rest probably went through the same thing, but I’ll wager the pressure on Scott is going to be a lot worse.

It has been as good as said that he’s going to be expect-ed to indict the three police officers in the shooting case, regardless of what the MBI investigation shows. Now two Columbus councilmen are wanting to go back and see if there are more cases in this last year where officers can be indicted. One has talked about evidence for citizens to file suit against the city. Strange thing for a city official to say but I remember when Supervisor Brooks advised county residents to file suit against the county.

… I do not envy Scott. My guess is that his phone has already started ringing and he’s already been put into a position of having to make hard choices from people wanting him to do this, do that. It’s not easy to tell people no after they and their friends worked to get you elected. When it comes to indicting police officers, just to satisfy a mob of people or some pandering politicians, he has my sympathy. He’s going to need a strong stomach, a strong backbone and a strong character.

Garthia: Scott Colom won the election. That means a

majority of voting citizens placed their faith in his hands. It’s called democracy. He doesn’t even start until January, does he? Are we not going to give him an opportunity to sink or swim before we condemn the young man?

Protesters march to city council meetingoilfield trash: How was Ricky (Ball) facing injustice? He

was a criminal with a stolen gun. I say it again, if he sat in the car and did nothing he would still be alive today. How many times does someone running from the cops ever get away? How many continue to live normal, law-abiding lives that ran from the cops? This isn’t a protest about Ricky Ball being killed for no reason. There were many reasons that were brought on by himself that led to his death. The people that are protesting should start preaching to their own people about how to conduct themselves at a traffic stop. Start preaching about how to live a normal life with-out breaking the law. Stop thinking that everyone is out to keep you down. You create your own destiny.

And its funny they are saying “let’s have patience” but yet they are marching for a criminal?

A community vents: Citizens express anger, frustration about police conduct

Sylvia Hartness Williams: As a people and nation in trouble we must pull together. This administration takes every opportunity to destroy racial relations, especial-ly the black community and police. It is truly sad and unfortunate that anyone should have to bury a loved one for any reason. However, choosing a path that does not involve crime results in less chance of possibly being shot. Black-on-black crime is at an all-time high. Since Presi-dent Obama has taken office, race relations have declined. The police and community have to pull together and not let violence, drugs and gangs take over Columbus. Com-munity leaders should implement plans that will unite and strengthen the city. …

Our View: Who won the election? It depends on how you view it

Tro705: Certainly, the issue of education funding will not go away and legislators would be wise to recognize more than 300,000 Mississippians said Tuesday public schools must be properly funded.

Think so? Agree with 42 or 42A the ones in charge have decided to abandon the school system for many years and the voters just told them it’s fine with us. Many are saying the schools are the problem and not those holding the purse strings, but it has been a game of who’s to blame for far too long and nothing looks to change in the near future. Stop and think for a minute now that the vote is settled.

Are the children suddenly going to have what they need to be productive citizens of society or still lagging behind? Our governor patting himself on the back for the changes made are little more than blaming the other guys and the children are the ones to suffer while this political football game gets played out.

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Word ‘privatize’ has vanished; privatization hasn’t

OXFORD — Twenty or so years ago, ‘privatize’ became a big word.

The trend had started slowly.

Municipalities that owned garbage and trash collection trucks and paid city employees to operate them starting “contract-ing out” the job to private industry. Waste Manage-ment Inc. was on its way. Today, WMI, a business that barely existed not too long ago, is a Fortune 500 company with 20 million residential, industrial, municipal and commercial customers.

Initially, a few people scratched their heads, won-dering why any enterprise would be interested in a traditional government role that was seen as neces-sary, but thankless.

But it worked.The term “privatization” was born. The term is no

longer used but the practice is everywhere.Today, many schools, universities, local jails

and prisons “contract out” food service. These are turnkey deals. Cafeteria personnel don’t work for the school or for the city or county. They work for a private company that is paid (in the case of public schools, jails and prisons) or operates on a prof-it-sharing basis (with universities).

Fewer school districts now own or operate a fleet of buses. Instead, they write a check to a provider firm that owns the buses, hires the drivers — and makes money doing so.

There are plentiful additional examples at the local level — ambulance services, data and records management, meter reading and such. Even law enforcement. Remember red-light cameras that sent automated tickets? Those were privately owned and operated with a cut of the “ticket” money going to the local treasury. The vendors’ selling point to town councils was that the cameras generated a new, pain-less revenue stream. (Turns out the cameras weren’t so painless, so the Mississippi Legislature wisely banned them.)

At the state level, lawmakers dabbled in various experimental programs. Collection of past-due child support payments was briefly “privatized” by the Department of Human Services on a profit-sharing basis with a private collection firm.

An idea that took off when incarceration rates started skyrocketing was for-profit prisons and jails. A few were built with local sheriffs as investors. It

was a neat way to supplement their salaries. Most, of course, belong to large corporations.

At the national level, there’s been more privatiza-tion, too. At the peak of Vietnam, 550,000 military personnel were in Southeast Asia. At the peak in Iraq, 158,000 were deployed. The difference? In Viet-nam, some military personnel were cooks, clerks, mechanics and such. In Iraq, the cooking, cleaning and most other support tasks were “contracted out” to private industry. Kellogg Brown and Root. Fluor. Blackwater. The contractors collected $138 billion for work formerly done by soldiers.

Now, to education. That’s a topic on the minds of many Mississippians due to the Initiative measure on this week’s ballots.

It’s no surprise — or should be no surprise — that nongovernment entities have found operating schools to be profitable, too.

Into the mix of public and private colleges and universities has come a plethora of education indus-trialists. They have found the marketplace for knowl-edge quite lucrative. And are more than willing to take this “liability” off the public table.

A person can’t watch TV for five minutes before seeing one of their commercials. It takes very little research to learn that few of them deliver anything close to what they promise. They sign people up, file for grants and loans and cash the checks. Some do more. Many don’t.

Legislators in Mississippi have been approached time and again about “charter K-12 schools.” To their great credit, lawmakers have been cautious about paying out state money for privately operated public schools so far. Perhaps they know it’s really hard to legislate quality, and a reality of the charter school industry is that some are exceptional performers — and others are out to make a quick buck.

Regardless of this week’s ballot outcome, educa-tion will remain a topic of much conversation in the halls of the Capitol. While public education officials are prohibited by law from lobbying, lobbyists for “privatizing” K-12 have a lot of money to spend.

The temptation to take public schools off their plate by writing a check — as has been done with garbage collection, prisons, food services and so much more — was there before Initiative 42, It will continue to be there.

Here’s hoping the legislators will continue, as they have in the past, be very circumspect about handing off this responsibility until or unless they are 100 percent positive a corporation will take the future of the state’s children — and of the state — as seriously as the topic deserves.

Charlie Mitchell is a Mississippi journalist. Write to him at [email protected].

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FOX LAKE, Ill. — For weeks, in-vestigators said they were search-ing for the killers of a small-town police officer known as “G.I. Joe.” Thousands attended the funeral of Fox Lake Police Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz. Many lauded him as a hero, the latest law enforcer to die at a time when police feel under at-tack.

But after an intense and costly manhunt for three phantom sus-pects came up empty, investigators realized he was something else: A small-time embezzler, who meticu-lously staged his death to make it look like he was slain in the line of duty.

In fact, the 30-year police vet-eran killed himself on Sept. 1 be-cause his theft of thousands of dollars from a youth program was

about to be exposed, authorities revealed Wednesday.

“Gliniewicz com-mitted the ultimate betrayal,” announced Lake County Major Crimes Task Force Commander George Filenko, who endured blistering questions from skeptical journalists about his handling of the two-month investigation. “We completely believed from day one that this was a homicide.”

Recovered text messages and other records now show Gliniewicz embezzled from the village’s Police Explorer program for seven years, spending the money on mortgage payments, travel expenses, gym memberships, adult websites and loans to friends, Filenko said.

“We have determined this staged suicide was the end result of exten-sive criminal acts that Gliniewicz had been committing,” he said.

Filenko said he could not reveal more details about these crimes

because “the investigation strongly suggests criminal activity on the part of at least two other individu-als.”

The revelation shocked people in Fox Lake, a village of 10,000 about 50 miles north of Chicago where the 52-year-old married father of four had long been a role model.

“He was a great guy. I looked up to him. I am really upset about this. It really opens your eyes up,” said Tim Pederson, 22, who was an explorer under Gliniewicz and now works as a corrections officer.

Minutes before he died, Gliniewicz radioed that he was chasing three suspicious men into a swampy area. Backup officers followed a trail of equipment to the Army veteran’s body, about 50 yards from his squad car.

The first bullet from his hand-gun had struck his cellphone and ballistic vest. The second pierced his upper chest. His head was scraped and bruised, although the coroner said that could have been intentional.

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ciation of Coaches 5A Offensive Player of the Year honors. His accom-plishments also earned him a scholarship to play football at Mississippi State University, where he is a redshirt freshman running back.

This season, a new generation of Green Wave players is learning similar lessons. Like Williams, who showed he was ready to become a featured tailback as a sophomore in 2011, a talented group of sophomores has helped re-establish the program’s physical style of play. Through nine games, West Point has rushed for more than 2,900 yards and had two players — Marcus Murphy and Chris Calvert — eclipse the 1,000-yard mark.

West Point (8-2), led by head coach Chris Chamb-less, will look to continue that trend today at 7 p.m. when it hosts to Lewis-burg (3-8) in a Mississippi High School Activities Association Class 5A, Re-gion 1 game at Hamblin Stadium.

But it wasn’t always this way.

Starting the changeIn 1999, Dennis Allen

took over the program that was mired in losing seasons. He also was the school’s fourth coach in six seasons, so he knew he had to do something to bring stability. After making only one playoff appearance in the 1990s, Allen worked through three-straight losing seasons before things started to change. In that time, he lured Chambless away from Caledonia and named him defensive coordinator. They trans-

formed the program.“It was hard at first,”

Allen said. “We had to change the mind-set and it takes time. The first two years we weren’t real successful. We were suc-cessful in teaching a new work ethic.”

The Green Wave went 2-9 in 1999 and 1-9 in 2000. West Point finished 4-7 in 2001 and made the playoffs for the first since 1993. Chambless said that’s when the program was making a turn for the better.

In 2002, West Point was state runner-up to D’Iberville in the Class 4A State championship.

“From then on, we had that swagger back,” Chambless said. “That swagger hasn’t left.”

‘This is it’The turnaround start-

ed in the weight room and with conditioning. Allen said players began to “pump that iron and pull those tires.” Running was a big part of practice to stay in shape and sum-mers were used to get ready for the next season.

Even during the season, the weight room was used a lot. Chambless recalls many Thursdays before a game when his players did full body workouts to get the point across that West Point football was a physical brand.

“The future of our pro-gram depended on how strong we were going to be,” Chambless said. “We had to get in there and show that this matters.”

The mind-set began to change and the weight room became more and more popular for West Point players, which

helped that physicality emerge every Friday.

“Even on a slow day we had to be physical,” former linebacker Kaleb Rush said. “Any team we played, we couldn’t let up on them.”

Rush, who played from 2004-07, was apart of the 2005 squad that won the Class 4A State champion-ship, the first since win-ning the Class 5A State championship in 1989.

As an underclassman, Rush didn’t have a lot of time to get used to the way things were done. Chambless said Rush had to play early in his career, earlier than what both parties anticipated, but Rush accepted the challenge.

“I remember going in there a couple of days before a game and telling him, ‘Hey man, you’re up. This is it. Get yourself mentally ready,’” Chamb-less said. “He knew from that first game on, the weight room was going to be a major part of his suc-cess. He started hitting it really hard.”

Rush began to hit the weight room as a ninth-grader and saw his body change each year. By the time he graduated, he was a different person mentally and physically because of the West Point’s focus on physical football.

When he looks back, he said he has never worked as hard.

“That was one of the best workouts I have ever done,” Rush said. “I’ve done a few after that, but nothing compares to that.”

‘That’s what we do’When Allen arrived

in 1999, there were only 14 players on the ninth-grade team. He said that number was too low for a school the size of West Point, so he decided to get more players to play. He began with the players at the junior high level. The numbers began to grow.

When the 14 freshmen became seniors in 2002, the groundwork had been laid.

“It was those ninth-graders that had being doing it in ninth, 10th, 11th, and 12th, and it actually paid off for them,” said Allen, who is an assistant coach at Canton Academy.

Allen stepped down after the 2005 season and Chambless took over. The transition was easy because Chambless didn’t change much. The weight room was still a big part of the program and he wanted the Green Wave to be a run-dominated, physical team.

“West Point’s football is not trying to be finesse,” Chambless said. “West Point football’s wearing you down, winning foot-ball games in the fourth quarter or overtime. That’s what we do.”

From 2006-08, the Green Wave made three playoff appearances. In the next two seasons, West Point held a com-bined record of 28-2 and won two Class 5A State championships. Cham-bless believes he didn’t keep the tradition alive by himself. He said an experienced coaching staff has helped him keep alive what he and Allen started.

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The Lowndes County School District Board of Trustees held a special session meeting Wednes-day to approve bids for three con-struction efforts totaling $2.56 mil-lion.

There were six bidders for the Caledonia Fieldhouse project, which was allotted $1.8 million from trustees, according to Joey Henderson with JBHM architects.

Henderson said the low bid was Weather’s Construction at $1,795,600. The Weather’s bid comes with seven alternate addi-tives, including lockers, lighting, practice field, LED lighting and a covered field area.

Board president Jane Kilgore made a motion to accept the Weath-

er’s Bid and was seconded by Brian Clark. The motion passed 3-1, with Jacqueline Gray opposed. Trustee Bobby Barksdale was not present Wednesday.

Henderson said the district re-ceived three bids for upgrades at the West Lowndes campus, which includes updates at the elementary school gym and a new weight room at the high school.

LCSD budgeted $800,000 for campus updates in West Lowndes. There will be new awnings, fencing and signs throughout the grounds and new air conditioning in the ele-mentary school gym.

Henderson said Weather’s Con-struction was the low bid for the upgrades at $738,100.

Henderson said there would be $1.2 million in paving between the

West Lowndes and Caledonia campus-es while working on their respective mas-ter-plans.

Clark moved to ac-cept the bids and was seconded by Wesley Barret. The motion passed 3-1. Gray was

opposed.Three bids for a new electronic

sign at the Caledonia High School stadium came in over the $30,000 budgeted, Henderson said.

The lowest bid came from Mid-South Sign, a local company, for $33,800.

Clark motioned to accept the bid and Barret seconded. The motion passed 3-0 with Gray abstaining.

The board declined to go into discussion about the location for the $11 million career-technical center Wednesday, electing to wait until Barksdale could join the board at next week’s meeting.

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OCEAN SPRINGS — While he supports re-moving the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag, Mississippi State University Presi-dent Mark Keenum said it will continue to fly on the Starkville campus.

“The state flag of Mis-sissippi is just that — it is the state flag of our state,” Keenum said after addressing a group of stu-dents at Ocean Springs High School. “When I ar-rived at Mississippi State (in 2009), we had sever-al (state) flags flying on campus that are still there today.”

The presidents at the University of Mississip-pi and the University of Southern Mississippi have ordered the state flag be removed from their campuses. The Mis-sissippi Press reports Keenum said Monday he has no plans to issue a similar order.

“It is not my intent to step out and make any changes to the flags that are flying on our campus at this time,” he said.

Keenum noted that subsequent to his per-sonal statement several months ago supporting a change to the state flag, both the MSU faculty senate and the student

government association a d o p t e d resolutions supporting a change.

“I think it’s important for us as a university com-munity to continue to be positive as far as change,” he said, “not to be critical of anything or the values of anyone in our state. ... I think it’s important for this generation, the cur-rent generation on our campus and for my gen-eration that we have sym-bols that unite us and not be divisive. That’s what I’m in favor of and that’s what our campus commu-

nity is in favor of.”Keenum’s comments

came after he met with about 40 students, invit-ing them to take a tour of the MSU campus and en-couraging them to pursue further education no mat-ter where it takes them.

“I’d love for every one of your to come to Missis-sippi State,” he said, “but I know not all of you will. But I do hope you will get the best education avail-able to you.”

He drew some chuck-les when he talked about the 3 1/2 to 4-hour drive it takes to get from Ocean Springs to the MSU cam-pus in Starkville.

“Not too far from mom and dad, but just far enough,” he said.

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More than 6 in 10 now reject Obama’s handling of the threat posed by the Islamic State

Poll: Americans souring on Obama’s Islamic State plan

BY JOSH LEDERMAN AND EMILY SWANSONThe Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Americans are souring on President Barack Obama’s approach to fighting the Islamic State, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll that also found deep pessimism about U.S. prospects for success in Afghanistan and un-certainty about Obama’s plan to leave thousands of troops there when he leaves office.

More than 6 in 10 now reject Obama’s handling of the threat posed by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, where Obama has been escalating the U.S. military’s involvement in a bid to break a vexing stalemate. Support for his approach has followed a downward trajectory since the U.S. formed its coali-tion to fight the group in late 2014. Last September, Americans were rough-ly split, yet disapproval has jumped 8 percentage points just since January.

Those concerns mirror broader trepidation about Obama’s management of foreign policy, which gar-nered approval from just 40 percent of Americans in the AP-GfK poll.

BY ADAM [email protected]

The championship journey begins tonight.

Don’t worry, though, because Luther Riley won’t have any but-terflies when his Columbus High School boys basketball team hits the floor at 7:30 tonight for its sea-son opener against Shannon. After all, when you have won four state titles and a Grand Slam champion-ship at John W. Provine High boys basketball team in Jackson, you’re probably used to the hype that ac-companies a new season.

But that sense of anticipation sur-rounding Columbus High boys bas-ketball is new for many in the com-munity. Riley has done his best to build that excitement, holding a skills camp in the summer and putting on “Purple Madness,” which featured a 3-point shooting and a slam dunk contest, last month before a packed house in the school’s gym.

After seeing both events gener-ate a lot of momentum, Riley said he is eager to get things started in the Falcons’ Nest.

“It is the same approach,” Riley said. “We are trying to build to win a championship. The building has

started, but it will start with the first game (tonight). All of the work we have done since my first day here, we can display it starting (tonight), with it going all toward us winning a state championship.”

Riley has been working to create that kind of energy ever since May 11, when the Columbus Municipal School Board approved him as Co-lumbus High’s new boys basketball coach. He comes to Columbus after coaching at Alcorn State, a Division I school in Lorman, for four sea-sons. He had a 38-91 record in his time as head coach.

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STARKVILLE — Gavin Ware can’t wait for the 2015-16 season to start.

Buoyed by the arriv-al of veteran head coach Ben Howland and the ad-dition of a talented fresh-man class that includes McDonald’s All-American and two-time Mississip-pi Mr. Basketball Malik Newman, Ware believes his senior year with the Mississippi State men’s basketball team has the potential to be his best.

After winning 10, 14, and 13 games in his first three seasons, Ware gushed with anticipation Wednesday when asked about his feelings for the season, which will begin at 7 p.m. Friday with an ex-hibition game against Fort Valley State at Humphrey Coliseum.

“I have full belief in this team,” said Ware, a former standout at Starkville High School. “I do everything I have to do to provide for my teammates, and I know they do the same thing as well throughout the year.”

While Ware is looking forward to experiencing new results on the floor, he also is pretty confident he won’t see anything new from Howland. In the six-plus months Howland has been in Starkville, there is no denying the former Northern Arizona, Pitts-burgh, and UCLA coach has created a new vibe on campus.

Judging from a victo-ry against Alabama-Bir-mingham in a closed

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SCOOBA — Winning football games has become the business for East Mississippi Community College.

EMCC won the National Junior College Athletic Association nation-al championship in 2011, 2013, and 2014. The Lions also spent parts of the 2012 and 2015 seasons ranked No. 1 in the nation.

However, the 2015 season proved the most difficult in Buddy Stephens’ eight sea-sons as head coach.

“Each year you learn from things,” Stephens

said. “In 2008, we learned you can’t let up (in a play-off loss to Pearl River C.C.). In 2009, we learned you have to play the entire season. In 2010, we made

BY DAVID BRANDTThe Associated Press

Some of the Southeast-ern Conference’s best players this season are Va-dal Alexander, Ryan Kelly, and Laremy Tunsil.

If one or more of those names doesn’t ring a bell, that’s not surprising. They are part of an obscure group to most fans, but well-known to teammates, opponents and coaches.

The three critical play-ers are on the offensive line — college football’s anonymous units that clear the way for more well-known players.

But there’s no coinci-dence that many of the SEC’s best teams this sea-son also have some of the best offensive linemen. If they are doing their job up front, it goes a long way toward masking other de-ficiencies.

Check out No. 4 LSU. The Tigers are undefeated despite having one of the league’s least productive passing games. That’s because a talented offen-sive line that features Al-exander, a right tackle, and four other potential NFL prospects is making big holes for perhaps the nation’s Heisman Trophy frontrunner — running back Leonard Fournette.

The spread offense and big passing numbers might be here to stay, but for LSU, there’s nothing quite like being able to throw defenders out of the way and run straight up


STARKVILLE — The Mississippi State football team hasn’t had the best of luck against Missouri.

The good news for the Bulldogs is both of their losses in the series came in the early 1980s.

MSU (6-2, 2-2 Southeastern Conference) will look to change its fortunes at 8 tonight (ESPN) when it takes on Missouri (4-4, 1-4) at Faurot Field/Memorial Stadium.

“It’s going to be a huge challenge for us,” MSU coach Dan Mullen said. “We’re going to have to go out and execute and play at an extremely high level.”

MSU lost to Missouri 14-3 in 1981 in Jackson. In 1984, Missouri beat MSU won 47-30 in Colum-bia, Missouri. This will be the first time the teams meet as SEC foes. Missouri and Texas A&M left the Big 12 Conference in 2012 to join the SEC.

The Bulldogs enter the game on a three-game

BY SCOTT [email protected]

On paper, the Columbus High School football team’s Mississippi High School Activities Association Class 6A, Region 1 matchup against Hernando holds little significance.

Columbus (7-3, 5-1 region) has secured a first-round home playoff game against Warren Central or Clinton when the Class 6A postsea-son begins Nov. 13. Hernando (7-4, 2-4) will see its season end when the final horn sounds.

For the Falcons, though, this game is a really big deal.

“We are looking for our eighth win,” Columbus junior quarterback C.J. Gholar said. “I think that means

a lot. We take pride in how great this season has been. We want to go that extra mile though and get that eighth win.”

Columbus won a school-record 10 games in 2000. Six times, the Falcons have won seven games. A victory Friday night would give Co-lumbus eight regular-season wins and a claim to finish as the sec-ond-best team in program history.

“Winning eight games would be a major accomplishment,” Co-lumbus second-year coach Randal Montgomery said. “There have not been a lot of winning seasons around here. There have not been a lot of home playoff games around here. We take pride in each of those milestones. I think winning an eighth game in the regular season would be a really big deal.”

Columbus clinched one of the two home playoff berths in the re-gion two weeks ago by defeating Olive Branch 46-20 at home. Co-lumbus then saw its five-game re-gion winning streak snapped with a 35-13 loss at No. 1 South Panola on Friday night.

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BRAWL HALTS EMCC’S SEASONn Dispatch sports writer Scott Walters talked with

East Mississippi Community College President Dr. Thomas Huebner, Athletic Director Mikey Stokes, football coach Buddy Stephens, freshman defensive back Alexander Lipscomb, and freshman running back Jacquez Horsley on Tuesday in Scooba about the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges’ decision to ban the school from playing in the state playoffs. Today, The Dispatch looks at what changes could be coming to the school’s recruiting philosophy?

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Belmont at Aberdeen n NOTE: This game is at 7 p.m. today n RECORDS: Belmont 3-8 (2-3 in MHSAA 1-3); Aberdeen 8-3 (5-0 in MHSAA 4-3A) n LAST WEEK: Belmont secured the final playoff spot from its region with a 25-14 win at Alcorn Central ... Senior Zack Puckett threw for 114 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Bruins; Aberdeen completed an unde-feated run through region play with a 46-7 home victory against Nettleton ... Senior quarterback Tramonte Prather threw for 191 yards and five touchdowns to lead the Bulldogs ... The Bulldogs won their region games by an average margin of 33 points per game n ON THE LINE: MHSAA Class 3A North State Playoffs — First round ... Winner will play Water Valley or Velma Jackson in the second round n PLAYER TO WATCH: Aberdeen senior Donte Carter leads the Bulldogs with 567 rushing yards and five touchdowns this season n RADIO/INTERNET: WWZQ-AM (1240); WAMY-AM (1540) n LAST SEASON: Did not meet n QUOTEWORTHY: “This team is really focused and is determined to play for the state championship. I think we came up short last year and that really motivated every-body. We have each done that one extra thing we needed to do. It’s all about focus and attention to detail. If we do all of the little things right, we feel like we have enough talent to bring home a state championship. However, we have to all play together.” — Aberdeen senior quarterback Tramonte Prather

Louisville at Itawamba AHS n NOTE: This game is at 7 p.m. today n RECORDS: Louisville 7-4 (3-2 in MHSAA 4-4A); Itawamba AHS 7-3 (3-2 in MHSAA 1-4A) n LAST WEEK: Louisville lost to Kosciusko 46-21 ... The Wildcats lost two of their last three in the regular season ... Daylen Gill had 11 tackles to lead the Wildcats; Itawamba AHS won its second straight to nail down a home playoff game with a 35-16 region win at Tishomingo County ... Senior V.J. Miller threw for 212 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Indians, who opened the season with four straight wins n ON THE LINE: MHSAA Class 4A North State Playoffs — First round ... Winner will play Greenwood or Ripley in the second round n PLAYER TO WATCH: Itawamba AHS senior quar-terback V.J. Miller has thrown for 2,276 yards and 23 touchdowns n RADIO/INTERNET: WLSM-FM (107.1) n LAST SEASON: Did not meet

Walnut at East Webster n NOTE: This game is at 6 p.m. today n RECORDS: Walnut 6-5 (3-2 in MHSAA 1-2A); East Webster 10-1 (4-1 in MHSAA 4-2A) n LAST WEEK: Walnut clinched the No. 3 seed from its region by winning 26-13 at East Union ... Freshman Cade Bell threw for 124 yards and a touchdown to lead the Wildcats ... Walnut led 18-13 at halftime ... The Wildcats won three of their final four in the regular season; East Webster won its fourth straight with a 21-0 home win against Eupora ... The Wolverines have won twice during the win streak by shutout and allowed one score another time n ON THE LINE: MHSAA Class 2A North State Playoffs — First round ... Winner will play Coahoma AHS or South Delta in the second round n PLAYER TO WATCH: East Webster senior Chase Keller has rushed for 1,132 yards and 19 touchdowns to lead the Wolverines n LAST SEASON: Did not meet

Simpson Academy at Starkville Acad. n RECORDS: Simpson Academy 9-2; Starkville Academy 10-1 n LAST WEEK: Simpson Academy opened the playoffs with a 41-26 win against North Delta Academy at home ... The Cougars fell in the second round of the Class AA playoffs last season; Starkville Academy opened the playoffs with a 29-0 home win against Clarksdale Lee Academy ... The Vol-unteers stretched a 7-0 halftime lead ... Senior Grant Wolfe rushed for 111 yards n ON THE LINE: MAIS Class AAA Playoffs — Second round ... Winner will play Cathedral or Indianola Academy in the third round n PLAYER TO WATCH: Starkville Academy senior quarterback Houston Clark threw for two touchdowns and rushed for two scores against Lee Academy n RADIO/INTERNET: WLZA-FM (107.1) n LAST SEASON: Did not meet n QUOTEWORTHY: “We are playing well on both sides of the ball. On defense, it is always great to get a shutout. On offense, we are really in a rhythm. The playoffs are al-ways different, so you want to start strong.” — Starkville Academy coach Chase Nicholson

Hebron Christian at Marvell Academy n RECORDS: Hebron Christian School 7-3; Marvell Academy 10-0 n LAST WEEK: Hebron Christian dropped a 48-20 decision at Kemper Academy; Marvell Academy completed an undefeated regular season by beating Delta Academy 50-18 at home n ON THE LINE: MAIS Eight-Man Playoffs — First round ... Winner will play Tallulah or Franklin Academy in the second round n PLAYER TO WATCH: Marvell Academy sophomore Morgan Steeland has rushed for 1,324 yards and 23 touchdowns n EARLIER THIS SEASON: Marvell Academy 46, Hebron Christian School 16

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Columbus junior quarterbackn WHAT DO YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT PLAYING FOOTBALL?: I like the competition the most. Going out there and going to battle for your brother. I love working all week long and on Fridays seeing all the hard work pay off. It’s a feeling like no other.n WHAT DO YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT PLAYING QUARTERBACK?: That’s easy. I love the fact I have to be a leader on the football team. I have to understand the team goes as far as I take them. No matter how the game goes, I still have to keep the same mind-set because if I lose it, the team has no leader or anyone to look up to throughout the game.n WHAT IS THE BEST THING TO HAPPEN TO YOU ON A FOOTBALL FIELD?: When we came back and won at Southaven. When you know you have a team that won’t give up and will fight back, that gives you a lot of confi-dence. It lets me know we can beat any team we play, and that my guys have my back. That’s a great feeling.n HOW HAS THIS TEAM HANDLED SUCCESS?: I think we struggled a little bit at first. I don’t think we understood the opportunity we ahead of us, but we thought about it and took things a little more serious because we knew we had something special. We handled our winning streak very well. We didn’t change our work ethic and we worked as hard as we would in practice. n WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED ABOUT YOURSELF THROUGH PLAYING FOOTBALL?: I have learned I am a very good leader. I have the ability to keep my guys up and encour-age them even in the worst situations. When I step on the field, I block everything out and it’s all about my boys. I also learned I have no problem taking one for the team. If I have to get laid out so my guy can score or for that win, I’ll make that sacrifice.

WEEK 12: WHAT TO WATCH FOR

SHS will clash for Class 6A, Region 2 title It has come down to this.It is the final week of the

regular season and there is little left to be decided — except in Starkville.

On Friday night, Starkville and Clinton will face off in a showdown for the Class 6A, Re-gion 2 championship.

It seems like last year’s battle — a 56 -46 Starkville thriller — ended hours ago.

In Classes 2A, 3A and 4A, the playoffs are here. Here are five things we will watch for in Week 12:Arrows or Yellow Jackets

1. Can Starkville win another region crown?

The odds are in Starkville’s favor.

The Yellow Jackets are playing at home and have won nine straight games.

Cam Akers was injured two weeks ago in a loss to Warren Central. His health is vital if the Arrows have any shot of pulling the upset.

Falcons or Tigers2. Can Columbus get to eight

wins?Columbus has won more than

seven games once — 10 wins in 2000.

Columbus can break through to eight wins for the second time with a region win at Hernando.

Despite heavy rain in the fore-cast and Kylin Hill working with a broken thumb, Columbus should have no problems.

Bouncing back from a region loss is new territory. It will be fun to see the response.

Trojans or Tigers3. Can New Hope feel good one

final Friday?Indeed.New Hope faces winless Saltillo

in the final regular-season game for each.

It has been a difficult season for the Trojans. Credit them for competing and playing hard each week.

Hard work this week means a win for the offseason.

Patriots or Green Wave4. Is any area team hotter than

West Point?West Point won its fifth-straight

region game with a 44-0 pasting of New Hope on Friday night.

More of the same is coming tonight against Lewisburg.

West Point has won five-straight region games. Its average margin of victory is 40 points.

More of the same is coming tonight.

West Point really wants a re-match with Oxford in the playoffs.

It is coming.Panthers or Tigers

5. Any issues for Noxubee County in its Class 4A playoff opener?

The weather ... maybe.Noxubee County will open its

Class 4A state tile defense by play-ing host to Amory.

Noxubee County knows what it takes to win in the postseason. The preliminaries are out of the way and a healthy, rested squad is ready to begin a title journey.

— Scott Walters

ONLINEn PREP PREDICTIONS: The big winners in the 12th week of the prep football season can be found on the Prep Sports blog at www.cdispatch.com/prepsports

All games start at 7 p.m. Friday (unless noted)Admission at all stadiums is $8

Columbus at Hernando n RECORDS: Columbus 7-3 (5-1 in MHSAA 1-6A); Hernando 7-4 (2-4 in MHSAA 1-6A) n LAST WEEK: Columbus saw its five-game region winning streak snapped with a 35-13 road loss at South Panola ... Junior Kylin Hill scored both touchdowns for the Falcons ... Columbus trailed 21-7 at halftime and failed to overcome three turnovers; Hernando lost for the third time in four games, falling 35-28 at Olive Branch in region play ... The loss eliminated the Tigers from postseason play

n ON THE LINE: Columbus can achieve the sec-ond-most wins in a regular season with a victory ... Columbus will face either Clinton or Warren Central in the opening-round of the Class 6A playoffs next week at home n PLAYER TO WATCH: Columbus junior running back Kylin Hill has rushed for 1,264 yards and 11 touchdowns n RADIO/INTERNET: WMSV-FM (91.1) n LAST SEASON: Did not meet

New Hope at Saltillo n NOTE: This game is at 7 p.m. today. n RECORDS: New Hope 2-8 (1-5 in MHSAA 1-5A); Saltillo 0-11 (0-6 in MHSAA 1-5A) n LAST WEEK: New Hope was held to 58 yards of offense in a 44-0 home region loss to West Point ... The Trojans had a five-game region winning streak snapped by taking a 35-33 win at Lewisburg in their previous game; Saltillo dropped a 51-20 decision at Lewisburg n ON THE LINE: New Hope will look to close its regular season by winning a second region game in three weeks n PLAYER TO WATCH: New Hope senior Thomas Stevens draws his final start at quarterback for the Trojans n LAST SEASON: Saltillo 32, New Hope 29

Lewisburg at West Point n NOTE: This game is at 7 p.m. today. n RECORDS: Lewisburg 3-8 (1-5 in MHSAA 1-5A); West Point 8-2 (5-1 in MHSAA 1-5A) n LAST WEEK: Lewisburg enters fresh off its first region win of the season, a 51-20 home triumph against Saltillo ... Senior Ben Hoffman rushed for 233 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Patriots; West Point won its fifth straight with a 44-0 region win at New Hope ... Sophomore Marcus Murphy rushed for 204 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Green Wave n ON THE LINE: West Point looks to finish region home schedule undefeated ... Green Wave will face Germantown or Ridgeland next week at home when the Class 5A playoffs begin n RADIO/INTERNET: WNMQ-FM (103.1) n LAST SEASON: West Point 65, Lewisburg 51

West Lowndes at Thrasher n NOTE: This game is at 7 p.m. today. n RECORDS: West Lowndes 7-4 (6-1 in MHSAA 1-1A); Thrasher 3-7 (1-6 in MHSAA 1-1A) n LAST WEEK: West Lowndes clinched second place in the region with a 16-0 home region win against Coffeeville ... Lemerrius Fair and Kemario Evans scored touchdowns for the Panthers ... The lone West Lowndes’ region loss was a 20-6 setback at Smithville n ON THE LINE: West Lowndes looks to finish region schedule with one loss ... The Panthers have clinched sec-ond place in the region and will host Brooks or Kennedy when the playoffs begin next Friday n PLAYER TO WATCH: West Lowndes junior Marcus Farmer had two catches for 51 yards against Coffeeville n LAST SEASON: Did not meet

Amory at Noxubee Countyn NOTE: This game is at 7 p.m. today.n RECORDS: Amory 5-6 (3-2 in MHSAA 1-4A);

Noxubee County 8-4 (5-0 in MHSAA 4-4A) n LAST WEEK: Amory completed region play with a

51-28 loss at Corinth ... The Panthers lost two of their final three in region play ... Junior Monzavier Latham ran for three touchdowns to lead the Panthers; Noxubee County won its fifth straight with a 35-10 win at Houston ... Senior quarterback Timorrius Conner threw for 117 yards and three touch-downs to lead the Tigers n ON THE LINE: MHSAA Class 4A North State Playoffs — First round ... Winner will play Lafayette or Gentry in the second round n PLAYER TO WATCH: Noxubee

County senior linebacker Quendarion Barnett leads the Tigers with 101 tackles this season n LAST SEASON: Did not meet n QUOTEWORTHY: “The kids are excited about being back in the playoffs. I really want to give them a lot of credit for sticking with it earlier in the year when things were not going our way. This is what you play for, and we are excited about the second season.” — Noxubee County coach Tyrone Shorter

Vardaman at Hamilton n RECORDS: Vardaman 3-7 (2-5 in MHSAA 1-1A); Hamilton 1-9 (1-6 in MHSAA 1-1A) n LAST WEEK: Vardaman was open last week ... Two weeks ago, Vardaman dropped its fourth straight with a 59-0 home region loss to Smithville ... In region play, Vardaman has defeated Biggersville and Thrasher; Hamil-ton dropped its fourth straight with a 69-0 region loss at Smithville n ON THE LINE: Both teams look to end year with win n PLAYER TO WATCH: Vardaman junior Brandon Washington has rushed for 554 yards and five touchdowns to lead the Rams this season n LAST SEASON: Hamilton 46, Vardaman 14

Jim Lytle/Special to The DispatchStarkville High School’s Maleke Bell reaches down to catch a pass in a victory against West Point earlier this season. Bell and Kobe Jones helped convince former East Oktibbeha County High School football player Jakoby Jones to come to Starkville High. The move has paid off because Jakoby Jones has emerged as a starter on the offensive line.

FORMER TITAN PLAYING KEY ROLEJakoby Jones reaping rewards after following advice of Yellow Jackets

GAME OF WEEKClinton at Starkville High

n RECORDS: Clinton 7-3 (5-1 in MHSAA 2-6A); Starkville High 9-1 (6-0 in MHSAA 2-6A) n LAST WEEK: Clinton bounced back from a region loss to Warren Central to take a 41-14 region win at Greenville ... The Arrows built a 28-0 halftime lead and rested quarterback Cam Akers; Starkville won its ninth straight with a 28-10 region win at Warren Central ... Senior Avery Brown ran for 125 yards and a touchdown to lead the Yellow Jackets n ON THE LINE: Starkville clinches region title with victory ... Clinton win will create three-way tie between Warren Central, Starkville, and Clinton n PLAYER TO WATCH: Clinton junior quarter-back Cam Akers has thrown for 1,745 yards and 16 touchdowns; Starkville High senior quarterback Montario Montgomery has thrown for 1,758 yards and 18 touchdowns n RADIO/INTERNET: WKBB-FM (100.9) n LAST SEASON: Starkville 56, Clinton 46

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STARKVILLE — Jakoby Jones was at a crossroads.

The former East Oktibbeha County High School Titan didn’t know what his future held for him in football. When it was announced that the Ok-tibbeha County School District would consolidate with the Starkville School District in the fall of 2015, the first thought that went through Jones’ head was, “Oh boy.”

He initially wanted to go to West Lowndes High instead of Starkville High, but two football players on the Starkville High team weren’t going to let that happen, so Jones came to Starkville in the spring of 2015 and practiced with the team.

It turns out Jones made the right decision because he has played a key role for the Yellow Jackets. At 7 p.m. Friday, Jones and Starkville (9-1, 6-0 Mississippi High School Activities As-sociation Class 6A, Region 2) will face Clinton (7-3, 5-1) at Yellow Jacket Stadi-um in a game with Region 2 title impli-cations. A victory by Starkville would give it the region championship.

“Maleke Bell and Kobe Jones talked to me and I came here to play football,” Jakoby said. “They said, ‘Why are you going to West Lowndes? You’re a beast. You’re not going to like your decision because you aren’t going to get noticed out there,’ so they told me to come here.”

Jakoby and Bell go to the same church, so they knew each other. Ja-koby said he didn’t know Kobe much, though, but that changed at spring practices.

Jakoby, a junior right tackle and right guard, played on the varsity football team at East Oktibbeha in the ninth and 10th grades. He was on the junior high team as an eighth-grader.

At East Oktibbeha, Jakoby played against 1A competition, so he was un-sure if he could play against some of the opponents the Yellow Jackets were going to face. Early in spring practices, he said he was scared, but he finally began to see he could compete at the highest level in the state of Mississippi.

That idea was re-affirmed in the spring game against South Panola.

“I had to go up against the defen-sive end (Drelan Porter),” Jakoby said. “When I first blocked him I said, ‘OK, he ran that good so I can do that.’ It was like an energy boost.”

Going against Porter, a Mississip-pi State commit, was an eye-opener. That’s when Starkville offensive line coach Lee Grisham saw Jakoby shake off the feeling of being scared he first showed in the spring.

Grisham saw immediately that the offensive lineman had the ability to play at this level. When Jakoby stepped on campus in the spring, Grisham saw his potential.

“(He’s got) good feet and good work ethic,” Grisham said. “He’s got a lot of upside. He’s athletic and big. He’s just got to keep getting better each week.”

Jakoby was named the starting right tackle in the fall, but he learned quickly he needed to know how to play every position on the offensive line. He also has played right guard because of injuries. Grisham really began to see Jones’ football skills when he had to as-sume the added duties of playing right guard.

“He’s had to play half the season at guard, so that’s made him tougher on him,” Grisham said. “He’s getting better.

“He’s just a good kid, good work eth-ic, and he’s what you look for. He’s way above his speed when it started. Now things are slowing down and he’s im-proving.”


The DispaTch • www.cdispatch.com THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2015 3B

Prep FootballSchedule on 2B

Prep BasketballToday’s Games

Heritage Academy at Central AcademyStarkville Academy girls at Belmont TournamentStarkville Academy boys at Belmont TournamentOak Hill Academy at Carroll AcademyShannon at ColumbusAberdeen ClassicAmory at Hatley

Saturday’s GamesWest Point Classic

Caledonia vs. Oak Hill Aca. boys, 11 a.m.New Hope vs. Houston boys, 12:30 p.m.Oak Hill Aca. girls vs. New Hope, 2 p.m.Noxubee Co. vs. Shannon boys, 3:30 p.m.Noxubee Co. vs. West Point girls, 5 p.m.Starkville vs. West Point boys, 6:30 p.m.Columbus girls vs. Newton (Choctaw Central)Aberdeen, Starkville girls at Tupelo ClassicSmithville at Amory

Prep SoccerSaturday’s Matches

Columbus High School Preseason Classic

College FootballToday’s Game

Mississippi State at Missouri, 8 p.m.Saturday’s Games

Arkansas at Ole Miss, 2:30 p.m.LSU at Alabama, 7 p.m.

Men’s College BasketballToday’s Games

Clayton State at Ole Miss, 6 p.m.Millsaps College at Southern Mississippi, 7 p.m.

Friday’s GamesFort Valley State at Mississippi State, 7 p.m.Trevecca Nazarene at Alabama, 7 p.m.

Women’s College Basketball

Friday’s GameChristian Brothers at Ole Miss, 5 p.m.

Saturday’s GameWest Alabama at Southern Mississippi, 4 p.m.

College VolleyballFriday’s Matches

Mississippi State at Florida, 3 p.m.Southern Mississippi at Marshall, 5 p.m.Arkansas at Ole Miss, 6:30 p.m.Tennessee at Alabama, 7 p.m.

Sunday’s MatchesArkansas at Mississippi State, 1 p.m.Charlotte at Southern Mississippi, 1 p.m.South Carolina at Alabama, 2 p.m.

Junior College BasketballToday’s Games

Women: EMCC at Meridian, 5:30 p.m.Men: EMCC at Meridian, 7:30 p.m.Women: Snead State at Itawamba, 5:30 p.m.Men: Snead State at Itawamba, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday’s GameMen: EMCC at Tennessee College A&M, 2 p.m.

TodayCOLLEGE FOOTBALL

6:30 p.m. — Baylor at Kansas State, FS16:30 p.m. — Arkansas State at Appalachian State, ESPNU8 p.m. — Miss. State at Missouri, ESPN9:30 p.m. — Nevada at Fresno State, ESPN2

GOLF12:30 p.m. — PGA Tour: Sanderson Farms Championship, first round, at Jackson, Mississippi, TGC3:30 p.m. — Champions Tour: Charles Schwab Cup Championship, first round, at Scottsdale, Arizona, TGC9 p.m. — PGA Tour: WGC-HSBC Champions, second round, at Shanghai, TGC

NBA7 p.m. — Oklahoma City at Chicago, TNT9:30 p.m. — Memphis at Portland, TNT

NFL7:25 p.m. — Cleveland at Cincinnati, NFL

SOCCERNoon — UEFA Europa League, Liverpool at Rubin Kazan, FS12 p.m. — UEFA Europa League, Anderlecht at Tottenham, FS1

FridayAUTO RACING

11:30 a.m. — NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, practice, at Fort Worth, Texas, NBC Sports Network1 p.m. — NASCAR XFINITY Series, practice, at Fort Worth, Texas, NBC Sports Network3:30 p.m. — NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, qualifying, at Fort Worth, Texas, FS15:30 p.m. — NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, qualifying, at Fort Worth, Texas, NBC Sports Network7:30 p.m. — NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, The WinStar World Casino 350, at Fort Worth, Texas, FS11:30 a.m. (Saturday) — FIA Formula E Championship, at Putrajaya, Malaysia, FS1

COLLEGE BASKETBALL5 p.m. — Exhibition, Kentucky State at Kentucky, ESPNU

COLLEGE FOOTBALL7 p.m. — Temple at SMU, ESPN27 p.m. — Cornell at Dartmouth, NBC Sports Network

GOLF12:30 p.m. — PGA Tour: Sanderson Farms Championship, second round, at Jackson, Mississippi, TGC3:30 p.m. — Champions Tour: Charles Schwab Cup Championship, second round, at Scottsdale, Arizona, TGC9 p.m. — PGA Tour: WGC-HSBC Champions, third round, at Shanghai, TGC

NBA7 p.m. — Miami at Indiana, ESPN9:30 p.m. — Houston at Sacramento, ESPN

SOCCER1:30 p.m. — Hertha Berlin at Hannover 96, FS1

CALENDAR

ON THE AIR

BasketballNBA

EASTERN CONFERENCEAtlantic Division

W L Pct GBToronto 5 0 1.000 —New York 2 3 .400 3Boston 1 3 .250 3½Philadelphia 0 4 .000 4½Brooklyn 0 5 .000 5

Southeast Division W L Pct GBAtlanta 5 1 .833 —Washington 3 1 .750 1Miami 2 2 .500 2Charlotte 1 3 .250 3Orlando 1 4 .200 3½

Central Division W L Pct GBCleveland 4 1 .800 —Detroit 3 1 .750 ½Chicago 3 2 .600 1Indiana 2 3 .400 2Milwaukee 2 3 .400 2

WESTERN CONFERENCESouthwest Division

W L Pct GBMemphis 3 2 .600 —San Antonio 3 2 .600 —Dallas 2 2 .500 ½Houston 2 3 .400 1New Orleans 0 4 .000 2½

Northwest Division W L Pct GBMinnesota 2 1 .667 —Portland 3 2 .600 —Oklahoma City 3 2 .600 —Utah 2 2 .500 ½Denver 2 2 .500 ½

Pacific Division W L Pct GBGolden State 5 0 1.000 —L.A. Clippers 4 1 .800 1Phoenix 3 2 .600 2Sacramento 1 4 .200 4L.A. Lakers 0 4 .000 4½

Tuesday’s GamesCharlotte 130, Chicago 105Atlanta 98, Miami 92Indiana 94, Detroit 82Orlando 103, New Orleans 94Toronto 102, Dallas 91Memphis 103, Sacramento 89Denver 120, L.A. Lakers 109

Wednesday’s GamesIndiana 100, Boston 98Washington 102, San Antonio 99Milwaukee 91, Philadelphia 87Houston 119, Orlando 114, OTToronto 103, Oklahoma City 98Cleveland 96, New York 86Atlanta 101, Brooklyn 87Portland 108, Utah 92Phoenix 118, Sacramento 97Golden State 112, L.A. Clippers 108

Today’s GamesOklahoma City at Chicago, 7 p.m.Miami at Minnesota, 7 p.m.Charlotte at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.Utah at Denver, 8 p.m.Memphis at Portland, 9:30 p.m.

Friday’s GamesToronto at Orlando, 6 p.m.Philadelphia at Cleveland, 6:30 p.m.L.A. Lakers at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m.Washington at Boston, 6:30 p.m.Milwaukee at New York, 6:30 p.m.Atlanta at New Orleans, 7 p.m.Miami at Indiana, 7 p.m.Detroit at Phoenix, 8:30 p.m.Denver at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.Houston at Sacramento, 9:30 p.m.

FootballNFL

AMERICAN CONFERENCEEast

W L T Pct PF PANew England 7 0 0 1.000 249 133N.Y. Jets 4 3 0 .571 172 139Buffalo 3 4 0 .429 176 173Miami 3 4 0 .429 154 173

South W L T Pct PF PAIndianapolis 3 5 0 .375 173 203Houston 3 5 0 .375 174 205Jacksonville 2 5 0 .286 147 207Tennessee 1 6 0 .143 125 159

North W L T Pct PF PACincinnati 7 0 0 1.000 198 132Pittsburgh 4 4 0 .500 168 147Cleveland 2 6 0 .250 167 216Baltimore 2 6 0 .250 190 214

West W L T Pct PF PADenver 7 0 0 1.000 168 112Oakland 4 3 0 .571 178 173Kansas City 3 5 0 .375 195 182San Diego 2 6 0 .250 191 227

NATIONAL CONFERENCEEast

W L T Pct PF PAN.Y. Giants 4 4 0 .500 215 208Washington 3 4 0 .429 148 168Philadelphia 3 4 0 .429 160 137Dallas 2 5 0 .286 133 171

South W L T Pct PF PACarolina 7 0 0 1.000 191 136Atlanta 6 2 0 .750 213 173New Orleans 4 4 0 .500 213 234Tampa Bay 3 4 0 .429 163 199

North W L T Pct PF PAGreen Bay 6 1 0 .857 174 130Minnesota 5 2 0 .714 147 122Chicago 2 5 0 .286 140 202Detroit 1 7 0 .125 149 245

West W L T Pct PF PAArizona 6 2 0 .750 263 153St. Louis 4 3 0 .571 135 125Seattle 4 4 0 .500 167 140San Francisco 2 6 0 .250 109 207

Today’s GameCleveland at Cincinnati, 7:25 p.m.

Sunday’s GamesTennessee at New Orleans, NoonSt. Louis at Minnesota, NoonGreen Bay at Carolina, NoonWashington at New England, NoonMiami at Buffalo, NoonJacksonville at N.Y. Jets, NoonOakland at Pittsburgh, NoonAtlanta at San Francisco, 3:05 p.m.N.Y. Giants at Tampa Bay, 3:05 p.m.Denver at Indianapolis, 3:25 p.m.Philadelphia at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.Open: Arizona, Baltimore, Detroit, Houston, Kansas City, Seattle

Monday’s GameChicago at San Diego, 7:30 p.m.

Injury ReportNEW YORK — The updated injury report, as provided by the league:

Today’s GameCLEVELAND BROWNS at CINCINNATI

BENGALS — BROWNS: OUT: CB Joe Haden (concussion, ankle), WR Brian Hartline (con-cussion), WR Andrew Hawkins (concussion), QB Josh McCown (right shoulder, ribs), CB Jordan Poyer (shoulder), S Donte Whitner (concussion). QUESTIONABLE: S Tashaun Gipson (ankle), LB Nate Orchard (shoulder), LB Craig Robertson (ankle). PROBABLE: QB Johnny Manziel (right elbow). BENGALS: OUT: T Andre Smith (concussion). QUESTIONABLE: DE Carlos Dunlap (shoulder), LB Rey Maualu-ga (calf).

CFLEAST DIVISION

W L T Pts PF PAx-Ottawa 11 6 0 22 420 426x-Hamilton 10 7 0 20 502 347x-Toronto 9 8 0 18 417 488Montreal 6 11 0 12 364 372

WEST DIVISION W L T Pts PF PAx-Edmonton 14 4 0 28 466 341x-Calgary 13 4 0 26 450 339B.C. 7 10 0 14 430 458Winnipeg 5 12 0 10 342 481Saskatchewan 2 15 0 4 400 539

x-clinched playoff berth

Friday’s GameWinnipeg at Toronto, 6:30 p.m.

Saturday’s GamesHamilton at Ottawa, 3 p.m.Calgary at B.C., 6 p.m.

Sunday’s GameSaskatchewan at Montreal, Noon

Wednesday’s College ScoreMIDWEST

Bowling Green 62, Ohio 24

College ScheduleToday’s Games

SOUTHArkansas St. (5-3) at Appalachian St. (7-1), 6:30 p.m.

MIDWESTBuffalo (4-4) at Kent St. (3-5), 6 p.m.Baylor (7-0) at Kansas St. (3-4), 6:30 p.m.Ball St. (3-6) at W. Michigan (5-3), 6:30 p.m.Mississippi St. (6-2) at Missouri (4-4), 8 p.m.

FAR WESTNevada (4-4) at Fresno St. (2-6), 9:30 p.m.

Friday’s GamesEAST

Cornell (0-7) at Dartmouth (6-1), 7 p.m.SOUTHWEST

Temple (7-1) at SMU (1-7), 7 p.m.Rice (4-4) at UTEP (3-5), 7 p.m.

FAR WESTBYU (6-2) at San Jose St. (4-4), 10:30 p.m.

Southeastern ConferenceEast

Conference All Games W L PF PA W L PF PAFlorida 5 1 156 87 7 1 248 124Georgia 3 3 136 143 5 3 235 163Tennessee 2 3 151 123 4 4 289 194Kentucky 2 4 120 173 4 4 194 233Vanderbilt 1 3 50 80 3 5 126 148Missouri 1 4 49 71 4 4 119 100S. Carolina 1 5 123 192 3 5 171 219

West Conference All Games W L PF PA W L PF PALSU 4 0 146 92 7 0 272 158Alabama 4 1 162 104 7 1 268 131Ole Miss 4 1 130 113 7 2 355 177Texas A&M 3 2 119 130 6 2 257 197Miss. St 2 2 95 76 6 2 281 142Arkansas 2 2 113 121 4 4 260 213Auburn 1 4 125 170 4 4 218 235

Today’s GameMississippi State at Missouri, 8 p.m. (ESPN)

Saturday’s GamesKentucky at Georgia, 11 a.m. (SEC Network)Vanderbilt at Florida, 11 a.m. (ESPN)Arkansas at Ole Miss, 2:30 p.m. (WCBI)South Carolina at Tennessee, 3 p.m. (SEC Network)Auburn at Texas A&M, 6:30 p.m. (SEC Network)LSU at Alabama, 7 p.m. (WCBI)

NHLTuesday’s Games

Dallas 5, Boston 3N.Y. Islanders 2, New Jersey 1N.Y. Rangers 5, Washington 2Ottawa 2, Montreal 1, OTDetroit 2, Tampa Bay 1Los Angeles 3, St. Louis 0Colorado 6, Calgary 3Edmonton 4, Philadelphia 2Columbus 5, San Jose 2

Wednesday’s GamesAnaheim 3, Florida 2, SOWinnipeg 4, Toronto 2St. Louis 6, Chicago 5, OTPittsburgh 3, Vancouver 2

Today’s GamesTampa Bay at Buffalo, 6 p.m.Boston at Washington, 6 p.m.N.Y. Islanders at Montreal, 6:30 p.m.Winnipeg at Ottawa, 6:30 p.m.Nashville at Minnesota, 7 p.m.Philadelphia at Calgary, 8 p.m.Colorado at Arizona, 8 p.m.Florida at San Jose, 9:30 p.m.Columbus at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m.

Friday’s GamesDetroit at Toronto, 6 p.m.Chicago at New Jersey, 6 p.m.Dallas at Carolina, 6 p.m.N.Y. Rangers at Colorado, 8 p.m.Pittsburgh at Edmonton, 8 p.m.Columbus at Anaheim, 9 p.m.

SoccerMLS Playoffs

CONFERENCE SEMIFINALSEastern Conference

New York Red Bulls (1) vs. D.C. United (4)Leg 1 — Sunday, Nov. 1

New York Red Bulls 1, D.C. United 0Leg 2 — Sunday’s Game

D.C. United at New York Red Bulls, 2 p.m.Columbus (2) vs. Montreal (3)

Leg 1 — Sunday, Nov. 1Montreal 2, Columbus 1

Leg 2 — Sunday’s GameMontreal at Columbus, 4 p.m.

Western ConferenceFC Dallas (1) vs. Seattle (4)

Leg 1 — Sunday, Nov. 1Seattle 2, FC Dallas 1

Leg 2 — Sunday’s GameSeattle at FC Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Vancouver (2) vs. Portland (3)Leg 1 — Sunday, Nov. 1

Vancouver 0, Portland 0Leg 2 — Sunday’s Game

Potland at Vancouver, 9 p.m.

Southeastern Conference tournament

At Orange Beach, AlabamaWednesday’s Games

LSU 2, Missouri 1Texas A&M 2, Ole Miss 0Florida 2, Vanderbilt 1South Carolina 2, Auburn 2, Auburn advances 5-3 on penbalty kicks

Friday’s GamesAuburn vs. Florida, 3:30 p.m.LSU vs. Texas A&M, 6 p.m.

Sunday’s GameSemifinal winners, 1 p.m. (SEC Network)

From Special Reports

STARKVILLE — Mississippi State’s athletic teams combined for a score of 85 in the annual release of the NCAA’s Graduation Success Rates, represent-ing the school’s highest total since the formula’s in-ception in 2005.

The 85 percentile is up one point from last year’s previous school-record to-tal of 84, and it is two points better than the national Division I overall average of 83. State’s total tied for fifth among the 14-member Southeastern Conference institutions. The score is a measure of the four-year cohort from 2005-08.

Five Bulldog programs — men’s and women’s ten-nis, volleyball, softball and women’s golf — earned per-fect scores of 100. Five oth-er teams registered scores of 90 or better, including soccer (96), women’s bas-ketball (95), men’s cross country and track and field (93), baseball (91), and men’s golf (90).

Ten Bulldog programs exceeded the GSR nation-al average: baseball, men’s track and field, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s tennis, women’s basketball, women’s soc-cer, softball, and volleyball. Football hit the Football Bowl Subdivision average of 72, and improved six points from last year’s tally.

The NCAA Graduation Success Rate is designed to show the proportion of student-athletes on any giv-en team who earn a college degree. The report rep-resents data from first-time freshmen, student-athletes who entered at midyear, and student-athletes who transferred into Mississippi State University between 2005 and 2008, but ex-cludes student-athletes who transfer from the university in good academic standing.

Ole Miss Athletics re-corded the highest GSR (80 percent) in school history. The Rebels are also gradu-ating at a higher rate than the general student popu-lation.

Women’s basketball, which opens its season Friday with an exhibition game, posted a perfect 100 GSR, as did women’s golf, volleyball, and rifle. Wom-en’s golf has achieved this feat seven straight years, while volleyball earned it for the fifth year in a row. It marked the third year in a row for women’s basketball to have a perfect score and the second for rifle.

Baseball, men’s basket-ball, men’s tennis, soccer, softball and women’s ten-nis, joined women’s golf, women’s basketball, volley-ball and rifle with a GSR at or above the overall nation-al average (83 percent).

In addition, baseball, men’s basketball, rifle, women’s basketball, wom-en’s golf, volleyball, soft-ball, and soccer scored above the national average in their respective sports.

College Soccern Texas A&M 2, Ole Miss 0: At Or-

ange Beach, Alabama, the Aggies (14-5-1) scored in the 75th and in the 81st minutes Wednesday to beat the No. 17 Rebels (13-5-2) in the quarterfinals of the Southeastern Conference tournament.

The setback marked the first time this season Ole Miss has suffered back-to-back losses.

Texas A&M outshot Ole Miss 19-7. Ole Miss redshirt freshman goalkeeper Marnie Merritt tied her career-high with eight saves.

Ally Watt and Emily Bates scored for Texas A&M, which will play LSU on Friday in the semifinals.

Ole Miss will return to Oxford and await its fate for the NCAA tournament. The se-lection show will be at 3:30 p.m. Monday.

Prep Girls Basketball n Starkville Academy 33, Nettleton

31: At Nettleton, Bonner Hughes had 14 points, three rebounds, and three steals to lead the Lady Volunteers.

Sarah Pellum had five rebounds and six steals, Hannah Cuevas had seven re-bounds, and Sydney Passons had four re-bounds and three steals.

MSU’s GSR score its highest since 2005

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scrimmage Saturday, there also is a new expectation and a new sense of intensity on defense. Both of those elements were on display in the scrimmage, Ware said. But he also said he didn’t see anything that he already hasn’t seen from Howland in practice.

“He is the same coach Howland,” Ware said. “He was still instructing and stopping on plays, trying to get us right. I think it was the same coach Howland.”

When asked if he anticipates seeing any new “quirks” from Howland on Friday night, Ware said, “He stomps, yells, claps. Just the whole nine yards. You will see.”

Howland didn’t display any of that intensity Wednesday when he spoke to the media. In fact, Howland barely flashed a smile when he was asked to comment about the program’s recent recruiting success. His comments came on the heels of media reports that four-star Prestonwood Christian (Texas) 6-foot-10, 260-pound center Schnider Herard had giv-en a verbal commitment to MSU earlier in the day. Herard, who is from Haiti, reportedly chose MSU over offers from Kansas, Purdue, and Texas Tech.

Herard figures to join an impressive recruiting class that also includes Starkville High senior Tyson Carter, a 6-4 guard, who is No. 62, per Rivals, point guard Lamar Peters (No. 78), and guard Eli Carter (No. 94).

But Howland can’t comment on recruits until they sign National Letters of Intent, so he was left to talk Wednesday about another season opener and how his team is working back to 100 percent health.

“I’m really excited,” Howland said. “It was really fun for me on Saturday (against UAB). It was a big deal for me since it was my first game coaching since my last game against University of Minnesota in the NCAA tournament a couple years ago. It was excit-ing because we approached it like a game and it gave us the exercise to see how you prepare for an oppo-nent and how we will take film and study them. Our guys did that really well for a first time this season. I will just be so relieved to be healthy with 10 guys.”

Howland said the Bulldogs played well against an experienced opponent that made the NCAA tourna-ment last season. He said he was most impressed by the team’s energy and effort on defense.

“Our seniors in particular played well,” How-land said. “Chicken (Craig Sword), Fred (Thomas), Gavin (Ware), and Travis (Daniels) all in particular had a really great game. Our defense played really well. Travis and Fred were very active defensively. Q (Quinndary Weatherspoon) had to play out of posi-tion and he was playing point guard the whole time he was in. We had practiced him there some so he had some experience before going in. UAB is a good team and that was a good test for us.”

Ware agreed and said he, too, enjoyed the Bull-

dogs’ defensive intensity. He hopes that work rate carries over to the season and that everyone, includ-ing 6-10 sophomore center Fallou Ndoye, can play with that intensity. He said Ndoye looked “very dif-ferent” from last season when he had 63 points, 55 rebounds, six steals, and seven blocked shots in 30 games (six starts).

“He is not spinning around now, he knows what is going on,” Ware said. “That is a very good thing. I noticed that when we were playing UAB he knew what he was supposed to be doing. I know he will keep working at that and get better.”

Ware knows MSU will continue to come together now that Howland has given the team a playbook. He knows the Bulldogs will have plenty of studying to do between Friday and their season opener at 8 p.m. Fri-day, Nov. 13, against Eastern Washington. But Ware feels a little more confident after what he saw against UAB.

“Our overall intensity, I believe, was much better than the other three years and that kind of correlates to how the game turned out,” Ware said. “You know the last three years we, to my belief, didn’t win. But this year, we kept scoring. We came out on top. That came from our defensive enthusiasm and how well we executed plays, and everything kept falling our way. Defensively, we had a lot of excitement, coach-es yelling, the bench yelling, and the five players on the court were talking loud and communicating with each other.”

n In related news, Howland said point guard I.J. Ready was cleared Wednesday to return to full-con-tact practice. His return gave the Bulldogs eight healthy players. Newman missed the UAB scrim-mage with turf toe. Howland said Newman will be out until Nov. 11, when he will have the cast and toe cleat removed. He said he hopes the ligament in Newman’s toe will have healed by then. He also said Newman will have an MRI on his toe to gauge the extent of the healing process.

n Ole Miss men’s basketball team will play Clayton State in exhibition game: At Oxford, the Ole Miss men’s basketball team will play Clayton State at 6 tonight in an exhibition game at Tad Smith Coliseum.

Ole Miss returns three starters — Stefan Moody, Sebastian Saiz, and Martavi-ous Newby — from a team that went 21-13 last season and earned its second NCAA tournament bid in the last three seasons.

Moody earned preseason All-Southeastern Conference first-team honors from the league media after leading the league in scoring in conference games at 18.6 points per game last season.

n MSU women’s basketball team adds two more preseason rankings: At Starkville, SLAM Magazine ranked the MSU women’ basketball team No. 9 in its preseason top 10, while espnW tabbed MSU No. 12 in its preseason top 25.

The rankings come a day after MSU was slotted at No. 11 in The Associated Press preseason poll. It also is ranked No. 13 by USA Today, No. 6 by Athlon Sports, and No. 8 by Lindy’s Sports.

MSU will play host to Mississippi College at 7 p.m. Tuesday in an exhibition at Humphrey Coliseum. It will take on Samford at 5:15 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13 at tip at the Hump.

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Riley hopes to help Columbus High take the next step after it finished 22-6 and advanced to the second round of the Mississippi High School Activities Associa-tion Class 6A State tournament last season under longtime head coach Sammy Smith, who is now the school’s athletic director.

With eight players who have received basketball scholarship offers and another, Chris De-loach, who could receive an offer to play basketball or football in college, Columbus has attract-ed the attention of everyone in the state of Mississippi. Earlier this week, The Clarion-Ledger ranked Columbus No. 3 behind reigning Class 6A champion Starkville and perennial power-house Callaway in its Super 10 preseason poll. Sophomore Rob-ert Woodard II, a 6-foot-5 guard/forward, likely will be Columbus

High’s biggest attraction. Wood-ard II was part of the gold-medal winning USA Basketball Men’s U16 National Team earlier this year. He averaged 5.6 points and 3.8 rebounds in 12.8 minutes per game in the five-game tourna-ment in Bahia Blanca, Argentina.

Riley hopes Woodard II’s national profile will help all of the Falcons raise their level. He said the start of a new season in Columbus is different from his starts at Provine High in part be-cause the state’s capital always has been recognized for having some of the best teams every year. He knows Greg Carter has built a formidable basketball program 30 minutes away in Starkville, and he sees no reason why he and the Falcons can’t do the same in Columbus.

If that sounds like a daunting challenge, don’t worry because

Riley is up for it.“I was hired to come in and try

to compete for championships,” Riley said. “That has been my trademark since I have been a basketball coach. I think I do championship work. I try to have a championship mind-set. I try to practice and work by champi-onship standards. What is left for you? You have to compete for a championship.

“I try to let that spill over to our guys and have them be cham-pions in the classroom and life as well. There is a big difference be-tween being a winner and being a champion. I constantly preach that difference and tell the guys let’s be a champion in life, in the classroom, and here on the court.”

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winning streak, while the Tigers have lost three in a row. Either way, it should be a good game. Here are five things to watch:

1. Can MSU’s offense keep it up?The Bulldogs have scored 42 or more points in

three-straight games in a season for the first time in school history. It’s the first time MSU has scored 40 or more points in three-straight games since 1994.

In victories against Troy, Louisiana Tech, and Ken-tucky the Bulldogs have 1,362 yards of offense. In that span, senior quarterback Dak Prescott, who was named Wednesday one of five finalists for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, has 923 yards and 11 touchdowns. Overall, he has thrown for 2,048 yards and 14 touch-downs (one interception). He also has rushed for 371 yards and seven touchdowns.

“We’ve got the confidence going. Everybody’s just working well together,” Prescott said. “It’s all coming together.”

2. Will Missouri’s offense score a touchdown?Missouri hasn’t scored a touchdown since Oct. 3

against South Carolina.In the last three games, Missouri has managed

four Andrew Baggett field goals. Freshman quarterback Drew Lock was thrust into a starting role after junior Maty Mauk was suspended before the South Carolina game. Mauk was reinstated last week, but it was an-

nounced Sunday he has been suspended for the rest the season. Lock has thrown for 763 yards and three touchdowns (three interceptions). As a starter, Lock has thrown one touchdown.

“He wants to get better and keep improving,” Mis-souri coach Gary Pinkel said. “I think that’s what his focus is, and I think he learns things every day.”

The Tigers are averaging 14.9 points and 277.6 yards per game. In five SEC games, the Tigers are aver-aging 9.8 points and 249.2 ypg.

MSU is allowing 19 points and 416.2 ypg. in four SEC games.

“We understand on the board what we’re going to get,” MSU defensive coordinator Manny Diaz said. “They have good coaches, they have good players, and they know what they’re doing.”

3. Will either team have to knock off some rust?Both teams had last week off and haven’t played

in 12 days.MSU’s last game was one of its best. The offense

had 586 yards, while the defense allowed 423 yards and only six points in the final three quarters of a 42-16 vic-tory against Kentucky.

The MSU coaching staff hit the practice fields hard early last week and the first day of preparation was Thursday. The team had Friday and Saturday off before it practiced Sunday.

“Our guys took the field with a lot of energy and juice,” Mullen said. “We picked up right where we left

off.”Missouri’s last game was a 10-3 loss at Vanderbilt.

4. Will a running back step up for MSU?The Bulldogs are 11th in the league in rushing

(1,197 yards).Prescott leads the team in rushing, while junior

Brandon Holloway leads the running backs with 196 yards, but he hasn’t scored a touchdown. He has started the last two games. Junior Ashton Shumpert, who has been nursing a back injury, has rushed for 159 yards and one touchdown. Redshirt freshman Dontavian Lee has 135 yards, and fellow redshirt freshman and former West Point High School standout Aeris Williams has 118 yards, but he leads the running backs with two touch-downs.

The Bulldogs are averaging 149.6 rushing ypg., but that number slips to 124.8 in SEC games. If MSU can find a running back, it would help its chances in the final three games. Look for one of the four to have a breakout game.5. Can Mullen continue dominance against teams

from the SEC East?Mullen is 7-1 in his last eight games against SEC

East opponents. The loss was to South Carolina in 2013 in Columbia, South Carolina.

Overall, Mullen is 12-4 against SEC East oppo-nents. He has never played Missouri.


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the field.“We enjoy the fact that

there is a physicality to the style of offense that we run, that we’re going to chal-lenge a defense and try to control the line of scrim-mage and block them,” LSU coach Les Miles said.

LSU does it better than just about anybody. The Tigers lead the SEC and are fifth in the nation with 309.1 yards rushing per game.

LSU guard William Clapp said Miles deserves a lot of credit for creating a hard-nosed program that expects to dominant physi-cally.

“He knows how to devel-op an offensive lineman,” Clapp said. “He played the position. He played at Michigan. He was a tough guy. He knows what it’s like to be down in the trenches, so having his insight into that really helps.”

The Tigers play against No. 7 Alabama this Satur-day in what is likely to be a showcase for fans who love a little more old-school, push-the-pile football. This might not be one of the

Crimson Tide’s best offen-sive lines by the lofty stan-dards of the last 10 years, but they still have some elite talent in Kelly, who is a center, and left tackle Cam Robinson.

They’ve been a big rea-son there’s been ample running room for Derrick Henry, who ranks second in the SEC with 1,044 yards rushing.

“Any game in the SEC is going to be won in the trenches. LSU’s no differ-ent,” Kelly said. “They have a great front seven, a lot of guys who have played a lot of games.”

Alabama linebacker Reggie Ragland said LSU’s strong offensive line is no surprise.

“They got a bunch of good NFL prospects that love to play the game,” Rag-land said. “They got some big physical guys, we got big physical guys, and it’s always been like that for years.”

No. 19 Ole Miss is also in the running for a West-ern Division title. A lot of the optimism surrounding the program is because of

the return of junior All-SEC left tackle Laremy Tunsil, who missed the first seven games of the season be-cause of an NCAA suspen-sion for receiving improper benefits.

The Rebels don’t have the depth along the offen-sive line that the Tide or Ti-gers boast. But Tunsil gives them a dominant presence on the edge to protect quar-terback Chad Kelly’s blind side.

Ole Miss has won both games since Tunsil re-turned. “He has really in-fused our offensive line,” Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze said.

No. 11 Florida looked like it might have a terrible year on the offensive line back in the spring, when just six healthy scholarship offensive linemen partici-pated in spring practice.

But the Gators have cob-bled together a respectable group. Starting left guard Martez Ivey is a true fresh-man and was among the top offensive line recruits in the country.

Florida first-year coach Jim McElwain said he’s

been pleased at the group’s resiliency, even if the pro-cess hasn’t always been pretty.

“Are you going to sit and cry over it or are you just going to figure out some-body needs to step up,” McElwain said. “And we’ve had some guys step up.”

Quiet as it’s kept, so have other teams — guys like Alexander, Kelly and Tunsil.

n Atlanta, Santa Clara, New Orleans to host college title game: Atlanta, New Orleans and Santa Clara, California, were selected to host Col-lege Football Playoff na-tional championship games from a group of nine cities and regions.

The Atlanta Falcons’ new stadium, which will open in 2017, will be the site of the championship game scheduled for Jan. 8, 2018. Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, the home of the San Francisco 49ers, will host the January 2019 title game. The New Orleans Superdome will be the site of the January 2020 cham-pionship game.

mistakes with personnel and we learned we had to handle recruiting better. In 2011, we learned you can win a national championship with-out playing great defense. In 2012, we learned you can’t let the other team get to you (in a regular-sea-son ending loss to Itawamba C.C.). In 2013 and 2014, we learned how to play with pressure, expectations.

“This season, we learned about adversity. We grew a lot through the season even though it didn’t end as we wanted.”

The season began with EMCC confirming the enrollment of quar-terback De’Andre Johnson, who was dismissed from Florida State after video surfaced of him punch-ing a female student in a bar. Ste-phens confirmed Johnson was part of the program but that he wouldn’t join the team full time until he com-pleted anger management classes and a full semester of classes in the fall. The confirmation came after a weekend in which EMCC received national media scrutiny for taking on the troubled standout.

During the regular season, EMCC saw its 25-game winning streak snapped in an overtime loss at Copiah-Lincoln C.C. in its second game.

On Homecoming, Stephens didn’t finish a 48-24 victory against ICC after being in an on-field al-tercation with an alternate referee. The altercation was physical be-tween the coach and official and re-sulted in Stephens having to serve a school-mandated two-game sus-pension.

Still, EMCC overcame those challenges, beat Northwest Missis-sippi C.C. to win the Mississippi As-sociation of Community and Junior Colleges North Division title, and had earned enough points in the na-tional rankings to have an outside chance at an unprecedented third-straight national title.

A brawl then took place in the final game of the regular season against Mississippi Delta C.C. Called before halftime, EMCC finished 8-1 with a 48-0 victory at Jim Randall Stadium in Moorhead. The next day, the MACJC banned EMCC from postseason play.

It was the first time since 2007 EMCC didn’t play in the state playoffs.

After the incident, EMCC ad-ministrators and coaches had to figure out what changes — if any — needed to be made to the program.

“No matter how the season ends, you always need to be in a position to review what went well and what didn’t go well,” EMCC President Dr. Thomas Huebner said. “There will always be things you could do dif-ferently to elevate the status of your program. I have been impressed by coach Stephens’ willingness to look at a lot of facets of the program. I be-lieve he is genuine and sincere. He is very positive in his desire to rep-resent this institution in a positive light. He wants our student-athletes to be successful on and off the field.

“He has been very contemplative and has been very open in consider-ing how we can improve.”

While Huebner declined to name specific things that might change, it’s clear the administration doesn’t want several things that happened this season to be repeated.

Stephens admitted his on-field altercation with an alternate refer-ee was “the biggest mistake of (his) coaching career.” He said his pro-gram always has prided itself in a high level of discipline, and that his level of discipline wasn’t where it needed to be that day.

“I thought we had a great football team,” Stephens said. “It was the deepest team we have had here. In the second week of the season, we lost a game. In the grand scheme of things, one loss is not a big deal. For our program, it is. I think the kids were really devastated for a couple of weeks because they thought we had lost our chance at a national championship.

“After the fifth game, we really started clicking. The fight at the end of the year is difficult. I think we get a bad rap because of who we are. If you see the film, you realize our kids had great restraint.”

Stephens makes no apologies for a coaching style that often results in EMCC winning by large margins against outmanned opponents. Ste-phens has said more than once that other schools could have similar success to EMCC if they invested and did some of the same things.

“We aren’t changing,” Stephens said. “I make no apologies for who we are. Other coaches are saying negative, untrue things about us on the recruiting trail. We are going to defend our program. We have a great group of kids who have come here to win championships. Every-thing we do is by design. It is to give these players an opportunity to play on the next level. We will not back down from our commitment to these kids and their families.”

EMCC Athletic Director Mikey Stokes said the school is taking the 2015 season in stride. Howev-er, evaluations will be made and changes will be implemented to make sure some situations aren’t repeated.

“We definitely had some unique things happen this year,” Stokes said. “You want to look at what hap-pened and evaluate it. You need to take measures to address it. After the fact, you can say we should have done this or done that. We have talked to our coaching staff. They have talked amongst themselves, too. You speak with the people you need to speak with. Then you cre-ate preventative measures so that these things don’t happen again.”

Stokes said the school hadn’t contacted the MACJC office about safety concerns on the road prior to the game against Mississippi Delta this season. However, the school will look at doing that in 2016. The school also will take additional ad-ministrators and law enforcement to road venues.

From an on-field standpoint,

Stokes expects very little change. He believes in Stephens and the program’s recruiting philosophy, which has included singing numer-ous out-of-state prospects, some with checkered pasts.

“We have a top quality program with a fantastic group of coaches,” Stokes said. “They do a great job of recruiting the kids and coaching them up once they get here. We of-fer a lot to help student-athletes ath-letically and academically as they prepare for a senior college and the real world. Our job is to help them be prepared for the next level. With the success we have had, kids are attracted to us. We have had some who have transferred here because they were unhappy where they were at a four-year school. They come here for one year and move on. Like Chad Kelly, who is now at Ole Miss.

“We offer a lot of opportunities for players. No matter what sport you are in, there is room for im-provement. We have had things oc-cur this year that you want to learn from. You can use these things as teachable moments. Overall, I feel like we have a fantastic program with men of character leading it.”

In 2011, the MACJC eliminated recruiting districts. Prior to that, each of the MACJC’s 14 schools could protect 22 players from their local district. Those players had to play at the local community college or play out of state. Now players can sign anywhere in the state. The 55-man MACJC rosters are limited to eight out-of-state players.

Stephens said his program might tweak its statewide recruiting phi-losophy in response to the brawl. Signing more local kids should mean those kids will have a stron-ger investment to the community.

Stephens also said the players will be better aware of dangerous situations before certain games are played.

“All we can control is our kids and the environment they are go-ing to play in,” Stephens said. “It is up to MACJC to control whatever they can control. I think you can do something like that. All I know is from now on when we play we will have a plan in place that will handle anything that goes on on the side-lines. There are plans in place at all levels for the safety of players and fans. As a league, we need to take a close look at it. Here we are going to make sure that this doesn’t happen again. I will take the blame. I should have put more in-depth thought into this. I should have been prepared. You have to prepare for all different types of things. I didn’t think any-thing like this would happen.

“I don’t think or kids understood the full ramifications of leaving the bench area. That is our fault.”

The MACJC dismissed EMCC’s appeal of its postseason ban. The NJCAA also dropped EMCC from No. 3 to No. 10 in its latest national rankings.

Stephens knows his list of ene-mies is much longer than his list of friends at the national level.

“Whether we get a fair shake (from the MACJC and the NJCAA) is not my concern,” Stephens said. “We are not going to get the same shake. We won’t get the same rul-ing as someone else. If that fight happens here, we may be banned forever. Our job is to win games and overcome everything. We did a real-ly good job of that in 2013 and 2014. In 2015, not so much.”

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DEAR PUT OFF: Yes. Explain to your mother that at the end of the day you don’t have the energy to carry on a lengthy conversation with her. It wouldn’t be rude; it’s the truth. If she calls because she’s worried that the bad news she hears in the media could

be about you, tell her that you have her listed as someone to contact if there is an emergen-cy. Continue to be positive and upbeat, and stop hiding from your mother.

DEAR ABBY: Would you PLEASE say a few words to those discourteous individuals in the gym who, even at 6 a.m., think

it’s all right to sit on a piece of exercise equipment, texting, while others wait to complete their weight-training workouts and get to work? — TED ON THE EAST COAST

DEAR TED: The first rule of basic etiquette ANYwhere is to show consideration for the peo-ple around you. This applies not only to gym-goers who hog the equipment while texting, but also to the ones who carry on extended conversations while straddling the treadmill, sitting on equipment others are waiting to use, and failing to wipe away the perspiration they dripped on the machines while they were exercising.

Oh! And let’s not overlook those who slather on perfume

before going to the gym, despite the fact that as one sweats the odor is magnified — or worse, people who “for-get” to use deodorant. (Have I covered it all?)

DEAR ABBY: I am 13 and the only job I have is ba-by-sitting. My brother and his girlfriend ask me to baby-sit their two kids, ages 9 and 6. They haven’t paid me for the last five times I’ve watched them. They say I should do it for free because it’s my niece and nephew.

Shouldn’t I get paid? What should I do? Shouldn’t they pay me for the other times before I watch them again? — WORK-ING TEEN IN IOWA

DEAR TEEN: If you had another way of earning money, I would say that, yes, you should watch your niece and nephew occasionally without charging. However, if your brother and his girlfriend agreed to pay in the past and have suddenly stopped, they are taking advan-tage of you. If that’s the case, you have the right to deny your services until you receive what they owe.

A word of advice: This will happen less often if you communicate in advance that you charge for baby-sitting, how much you want to be paid and you expect that to happen at the time of service.

Dear Abby

HoroscopesTODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Nov.

5). In the first 10 weeks of your solar return, a windfall will allow you to pay a debt or fulfill an obligation. Opportunity to travel comes your way, too. Singles find love at reunions or through old friends. Your professional life takes off like a rocket in January and you won’t get a chance to catch your breath un-til June. Leo and Taurus adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 3, 39, 22, 14 and 50.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Life gets so much easier once you stop taking things so personally. Very few things are meant as a comment on your

actual character or being. Most talk is about the person talking.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). If you happened to visit yourself, what would you talk about? You’ll find out today when a break in the action provides a perfect opportunity for some you-to-you time.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Stressful moments go by. You remember the stress more than the moment. Could it be that all the stress is actually optional? Play around with the possibili-ties of this.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Sure, there are a few bitter les-sons you learned from the past.

That is not an excuse to believe in a dismal future. Hang around an optimistic Sagittarian for a spiritual boost.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). If you could sing yourself, what would that song sound like? Chances are, you’ll hear it on the radio today. When you cel-ebrate the role of music in your life it will seem to celebrate you right back.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You’re thinking about what it would take to make more money. Your mind forbids you to earn more than you think you are worth. Therefore, it’s time to think you are worth more.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). A satisfying personal life is no small accomplishment. You’ll reach into that realm today with one particularly easy relation-ship. It’s nice when you can be around a person without worry-ing what he or she is thinking about you.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Work brings blips and blunders, all opportunities to get better at this job. Mistakes are your greatest teachers. By the way, your self-image is un-dergoing some upgrades these days, and soon your income will follow suit.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). With your stellar priorities you are sure to bring health, relaxation and peace into your world. Tonight, soften your demeanor. People are more sensitive than they should be around you.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). The desire to win can reach an obsessive tipping point beyond which it becomes counter-productive and doesn’t help anyone, not the loser, not the winner. With this in mind, you’ll make reasonable choices.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Most things contain the seeds of their own destruction. That’s why you’re careful to take everything in moderation today. A light touch will bring you luck.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Are you capable of living in the comfort zone? These days, you don’t want to, and that’s why you’ll push yourself beyond what is normal, average and acceptable. You’re on to something.

ColumbusContinued from Page 1B

The Falcons fought the Ti-gers, but they couldn’t over-come three turnovers (two on offense, one on special teams) and four running plays of 38 yards or greater.

“We have to do a better job with the big play,” Columbus sophomore cornerback Dev-on King said. “I think we have shown we can compete with anybody in the state. We just can’t give up the big play. We have given up a handful of them this year. Fortunately, we still have won most games. Against South Panola, it was different.”

Columbus junior running back Kylin Hill has rushed for a team-best 1,264 yards and 11 touchdowns. Hill has gone over 100 yards six times. Despite scoring twice against South Pa-nola, a broken thumb affected his performance.

Hill feels Columbus can grow from the loss to South Pa-nola. While winning an eighth game would be nice, he wants everyone to feel good again.

“We just need to have that winning feeling again,” Hill said. “It really doesn’t matter who we play next. We have to go out and do the things we need to do to be successful. You don’t want to go into the playoffs without momen-tum. We just want to walk off the field and be happy. I think that is the most important thing that can happen Friday night.”

Gholar said the team didn’t handle success well early in the season. However, the confi-dence increased as the victories mounted.

“After we won two region games, everybody realized we could really be special,” Gholar said. “I think that is when ev-

erybody worked a little harder. It’s human nature to turn it up a notch when you are playing for something.”

Thus, it stands to reason Fri-day night’s game — the only back-to-back road trips for Co-lumbus — could be difficult.

“I think this is the perfect game,” Montgomery said. “You

want to carry some confidence into the playoffs. Preferably you are ahead and you are resting players. Either way, you want to have that positive reinforce-ment. We have bounced back from losses really well all year. I look for that to continue.”

Columbus followed a loss to Noxubee County with a victory against New Hope. It followed a loss to West Point with a come-from-behind region win against DeSoto Central. Three weeks later, Columbus erased a 10-0 halftime deficit to beat Southav-en 20-10.

Suddenly, Columbus moved from being the hunter to the hunted.

“That game gave us the con-fidence we could do anything,” Gholar said.

The confidence grew even in the loss to South Panola.

“We competed with the best team in the state,” King said. “We were two or three plays away. You wake up the next day and feel good about that.”

Columbus will need all of the positive momentum it can gener-ate before facing one of the tough-est Class 6A North State play-off brackets. If Starkville beats Clinton on Friday night at home, Columbus’ playoff path could in-clude Clinton (7-3), Starkville (9-1), and South Panola (10-0).

“The kids were in a four-quar-ter game against South Panola,” Montgomery said. “I think they grew from that. We aren’t going to back down from anybody. These kids believe. If nothing else, we have accomplished that this season. That’s a big deal.”

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“We have bounced back from losses really well all year. I look for that to continue.”

Columbus High School football coach

Randal Montgomery

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Cause No.: 2015-179-D

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

STATE OF MISSISSIPPI

COUNTY OF LOWNDES

Letters of Testament-ary have been grantedand issued to the under-signed upon the Estateof Bonnie G. Thompson,Deceased, by the Chan-cery Court of LowndesCounty, Mississippi, onthe 13th day of October,A.D., 2015. This is togive notice to all per-sons having claimsagainst said estate toProbate and Registersame with the Chan-cery Clerk of LowndesCounty, Mississippi,within ninety (90) daysfrom the first publica-tion date of this Noticeto Creditors. A failure toso Probate and Re-gister said claim willforever bar the same.This the 13th day of Oc-tober, 2015.

John Winston Thompson

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IN THE CHANCERYCOURT OF LOWNDESCOUNTY, MISSISSIPPI

IN THE MATTER OF THEESTATE OFPATRICIA R. BELCHER,DECEASED CAUSE NO:2015-0204-C

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

THE STATE OF MISSIS-SIPPI

LOWNDES COUNTY

Letters Testamentaryhave been granted andissued to the under-signed upon the Estateof Patricia R. Belcher,deceased, by the Chan-cery Court of LowndesCounty, Mississippi, onthe 15th day of October,A. D., 2015. This is togive notice to all per-sons having claimsagainst said estate toProbate and Registersame with the Chan-cery Clerk of LowndesCounty, Mississippi,within ninety (90) daysfrom the first publica-tion date of this Noticeto Creditors. A failure toso Probate and Re-gister said claim willforever bar the same.This the 21st day of Oc-tober 2015.

/s/THERESA J.DEBBAUT, EXECUTRIX

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LEGAL NOTICE

COLUMBUS HOUSINGAUTHORITY (CHA)REQUEST FOR PROPOS-ALS

FEE ACCOUNTANT –2015COLUMBUS HOUSINGAUTHORITY, CHA, a re-cipient of federal assist-ance through the U.S.Department of Housingand Urban Develop-ment (HUD), herebygives public notice of itsintent to utilize a com-petitive negotiation pro-cess, in accordancewith 24 CFR 85.36 and2 CFR 200, for the pro-curement of a Fee Ac-counting Services Con-tract, the scope ofwhich shall includethose fee accountingservices associatedwith the operation andmanagement of allhousing programs ad-ministered by CHA.

The minimum qualifica-tions are: (a) the spe-cialized knowledge of,and previous experi-ence with Federal,State, and local hous-ing and developmentprograms of the typeand scope admin-istered by CHA; (b) pri-or experience as a feeaccountant/financialconsultant to a PublicHousing Authority (PHA);(c) licensed/registeredas a CPA privileged topractice in Mississippi;(d) the ability to per-form all of the requiredservices on a mosttimely basis; and (e) theadequacy of technicaland physical resources.Qualified accountingfirms are invited to sub-mit a proposal for afixed-rate professionalservices contract toCHA no later thanDecember 3rd, 2015, at4:00 p.m. Proposals willbe evaluated, and theaccountant whose pro-posal is most advant-ageous to CHA will beselected, subject to ne-gotiation of fair andreasonable compensa-tion.

Complete details of thisRequest for Proposal(RFP) may be obtainedby contacting RustyWalker via email [email protected],or by telephone at 800-950-5570 x2. The RFPdocuments are avail-able via email in AdobePDF.CHA is an equal oppor-tunity agency. CHA soli-cits and encouragesMinority Business Enter-prise (MBE), WomenBusiness Enterprise(WBE), and Section 8Business participationin all of its contracts.This solicitation is sub-ject to the require-ments of Section 3. Thepurpose of Section 3 ofthe Housing and UrbanDevelopment of 1968(12 U.S.C. 1701u) (Sec-tion 3) is to ensure thatemployment and othereconomic and businessopportunities gener-ated by HUD FinancialAssistance shall be dir-ected to CHA residentsand other low and verylow income persons,particularly those whoare recipients of govern-ment housing assist-ance and to businessconcerns which provideeconomic opportunitiesto CHA Residents andother low- and very low-income persons.

Proposals should besubmitted prior to thedate and time previ-ously referenced andmailed or delivered to:COLUMBUS HOUSINGAUTHORITYAttn: DEBRA TAYLOR914 4th Street SouthColumbus, MS 39701Proposals must beclearly marked “Fee Ac-counting Proposal.”Debra TaylorExecutive Director

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LEGAL NOTICE

COLUMBUS HOUSINGAUTHORITY (CHA)REQUEST FOR PROPOS-ALS

FEE ACCOUNTANT –2015COLUMBUS HOUSINGAUTHORITY, CHA, a re-cipient of federal assist-ance through the U.S.Department of Housingand Urban Develop-ment (HUD), herebygives public notice of itsintent to utilize a com-petitive negotiation pro-cess, in accordancewith 24 CFR 85.36 and2 CFR 200, for the pro-curement of a Fee Ac-counting Services Con-tract, the scope ofwhich shall includethose fee accountingservices associatedwith the operation andmanagement of allhousing programs ad-ministered by CHA.

The minimum qualifica-tions are: (a) the spe-cialized knowledge of,and previous experi-ence with Federal,State, and local hous-ing and developmentprograms of the typeand scope admin-istered by CHA; (b) pri-or experience as a feeaccountant/financialconsultant to a PublicHousing Authority (PHA);(c) licensed/registeredas a CPA privileged topractice in Mississippi;(d) the ability to per-form all of the requiredservices on a mosttimely basis; and (e) theadequacy of technicaland physical resources.Qualified accountingfirms are invited to sub-mit a proposal for afixed-rate professionalservices contract toCHA no later thanDecember 3rd, 2015, at4:00 p.m. Proposals willbe evaluated, and theaccountant whose pro-posal is most advant-ageous to CHA will beselected, subject to ne-gotiation of fair andreasonable compensa-tion.

Complete details of thisRequest for Proposal(RFP) may be obtainedby contacting RustyWalker via email [email protected],or by telephone at 800-950-5570 x2. The RFPdocuments are avail-able via email in AdobePDF.CHA is an equal oppor-tunity agency. CHA soli-cits and encouragesMinority Business Enter-prise (MBE), WomenBusiness Enterprise(WBE), and Section 8Business participationin all of its contracts.This solicitation is sub-ject to the require-ments of Section 3. Thepurpose of Section 3 ofthe Housing and UrbanDevelopment of 1968(12 U.S.C. 1701u) (Sec-tion 3) is to ensure thatemployment and othereconomic and businessopportunities gener-ated by HUD FinancialAssistance shall be dir-ected to CHA residentsand other low and verylow income persons,particularly those whoare recipients of govern-ment housing assist-ance and to businessconcerns which provideeconomic opportunitiesto CHA Residents andother low- and very low-income persons.

Proposals should besubmitted prior to thedate and time previ-ously referenced andmailed or delivered to:COLUMBUS HOUSINGAUTHORITYAttn: DEBRA TAYLOR914 4th Street SouthColumbus, MS 39701Proposals must beclearly marked “Fee Ac-counting Proposal.”Debra TaylorExecutive Director

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NOTICE OF SUBSTI-TUTE TRUSTEE' S SALE

STATE OF MISSISSIPPICOUNTY OF LOWNDES

WHEREAS, default hasoccurred in the perform-ance of the covenants,terms and conditions ofa Deed of Trust datedDecember 21, 1993,executed by HARRY T.BURGESS, JACKIE M.BURGESS, conveyingcertain real propertytherein described to W.H. JOLLY, JR., as Trust-ee, for FIRST FEDERALBANK FOR SAVINGS,Original Beneficiary, tosecure the indebted-ness therein described,as same appears of re-cord in the office of theChancery Clerk ofLowndes County, Mis-sissippi filed and recor-ded December 28,1993, in Deed Book1104, Page 289-293;and

WHEREAS, the benefi-cial interest of saidDeed of Trust was trans-ferred and assigned toBANK OF AMERICA,N.A.; and

WHEREAS, the under-signed, Rubin Lublin,LLC has been appoin-ted as Substitute Trust-ee; and

NOW, THEREFORE, theholder of said Deed ofTrust, having requestedthe undersigned so todo, as Substitute Trust-ee or his duly appoin-ted agent, by virtue ofthe power, duty and au-thority vested and im-posed upon said Substi-tute Trustee shall, onNovember 19, 2015within the lawful hoursof sale between11:00AM and 4:00PMat the southeast frontdoor of Courthouse pro-ceed to sell at publicoutcry to the highestand best bidder for cashor certified funds ONLY,the following describedproperty situated inLowndes County, Mis-sissippi, to wit:

THAT PART OF THESOUTHWEST QUARTER(SW 1/4) OF SECTIONTWENTY-SIX (26),TOWNSHIP NINETEEN(19) NORTH, RANGESEVENTEEN (17) EASTIN LOWNDES COUNTY,MISSISSIPPI, MOREPARTICULARLY DE-SCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:BEGINNING AT THE IN-TERSECTION OF THEWEST BOUNDARY LINEOF SAID SECTIONTWENTY-SIX (26) WITHTHE NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF U. S.HIGHWAY 82 WEST;THENCE NORTH 270.0FEET TO A POINT;THENCE NORTH 86 DE-GREES 40 MINUTESEAST 186.73 FEET TO APOINT; THENCE SOUTH07 DEGREES 07MINUTES EAST 270.13FEET TO A POINT ONTHE NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF U. S.HIGHWAY 82 WEST;THENCE SOUTH 86 DE-GREES 40 MINUTESWEST 219.65 FEETALONG SAID RIGHT-OF-WAY TO THE POINT OFBEGINNING OF THIS DE-SCRIPTION, AND CON-TAINING 1.25 ACRES,MORE OR LESS. PROP-ERTY ADDRESS:

The street address ofthe property is believedto be 436 S FRONTAGERD, COLUMBUS, MS39701. In the event ofany discrepancybetween this street ad-dress and the legal de-scription of the prop-erty, the legal descrip-tion shall control. Titleto the above describedproperty is believed tobe good, but I will con-vey only such title as isvested in me as Substi-tute Trustee.

THIS LAW FIRM IS AT-TEMPTING TO COLLECTA DEBT. ANY INFORMA-TION OBTAINED WILLBE USED FOR THATPURPOSE.

Rubin Lublin, LLC, Sub-stitute Trustee428 North Lamar Blvd,Suite 107Oxford, MS 38655www.rubinlublin.com/property-listings.phpTel: (877) 813-0992Fax: (404) 601-5846

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NOTICE OF SUBSTI-TUTE TRUSTEE' S SALE

STATE OF MISSISSIPPICOUNTY OF LOWNDES

WHEREAS, default hasoccurred in the perform-ance of the covenants,terms and conditions ofa Deed of Trust datedDecember 21, 1993,executed by HARRY T.BURGESS, JACKIE M.BURGESS, conveyingcertain real propertytherein described to W.H. JOLLY, JR., as Trust-ee, for FIRST FEDERALBANK FOR SAVINGS,Original Beneficiary, tosecure the indebted-ness therein described,as same appears of re-cord in the office of theChancery Clerk ofLowndes County, Mis-sissippi filed and recor-ded December 28,1993, in Deed Book1104, Page 289-293;and

WHEREAS, the benefi-cial interest of saidDeed of Trust was trans-ferred and assigned toBANK OF AMERICA,N.A.; and

WHEREAS, the under-signed, Rubin Lublin,LLC has been appoin-ted as Substitute Trust-ee; and

NOW, THEREFORE, theholder of said Deed ofTrust, having requestedthe undersigned so todo, as Substitute Trust-ee or his duly appoin-ted agent, by virtue ofthe power, duty and au-thority vested and im-posed upon said Substi-tute Trustee shall, onNovember 19, 2015within the lawful hoursof sale between11:00AM and 4:00PMat the southeast frontdoor of Courthouse pro-ceed to sell at publicoutcry to the highestand best bidder for cashor certified funds ONLY,the following describedproperty situated inLowndes County, Mis-sissippi, to wit:

THAT PART OF THESOUTHWEST QUARTER(SW 1/4) OF SECTIONTWENTY-SIX (26),TOWNSHIP NINETEEN(19) NORTH, RANGESEVENTEEN (17) EASTIN LOWNDES COUNTY,MISSISSIPPI, MOREPARTICULARLY DE-SCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:BEGINNING AT THE IN-TERSECTION OF THEWEST BOUNDARY LINEOF SAID SECTIONTWENTY-SIX (26) WITHTHE NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF U. S.HIGHWAY 82 WEST;THENCE NORTH 270.0FEET TO A POINT;THENCE NORTH 86 DE-GREES 40 MINUTESEAST 186.73 FEET TO APOINT; THENCE SOUTH07 DEGREES 07MINUTES EAST 270.13FEET TO A POINT ONTHE NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF U. S.HIGHWAY 82 WEST;THENCE SOUTH 86 DE-GREES 40 MINUTESWEST 219.65 FEETALONG SAID RIGHT-OF-WAY TO THE POINT OFBEGINNING OF THIS DE-SCRIPTION, AND CON-TAINING 1.25 ACRES,MORE OR LESS. PROP-ERTY ADDRESS:

The street address ofthe property is believedto be 436 S FRONTAGERD, COLUMBUS, MS39701. In the event ofany discrepancybetween this street ad-dress and the legal de-scription of the prop-erty, the legal descrip-tion shall control. Titleto the above describedproperty is believed tobe good, but I will con-vey only such title as isvested in me as Substi-tute Trustee.

THIS LAW FIRM IS AT-TEMPTING TO COLLECTA DEBT. ANY INFORMA-TION OBTAINED WILLBE USED FOR THATPURPOSE.

Rubin Lublin, LLC, Sub-stitute Trustee428 North Lamar Blvd,Suite 107Oxford, MS 38655www.rubinlublin.com/property-listings.phpTel: (877) 813-0992Fax: (404) 601-5846

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I, Carol H. Eidson, in-tend to make applica-tion for: an On-PremiseRetailer Permit. Asprovided by the LocalOption Alcoholic Bever-age Control Laws, Sec-tion 67-1-1, et seq, ofthe Mississippi Code of1972, Annotated. Ifgranted such permit, Ior We propose to oper-ate as a sole owner. Un-der the name of The Of-fice Sports Bar locatedat 3756 Hwy 45 North,Columbus, Lowndes,MS 39705. Thename(s), title(s), andaddress(es) of the own-er(s)/partners/corpor-ate officer(s) and/ormajoritystockholder(s)/member(s)/trustee of the abovenamed business are:

Carol H. Eidson3264 Hwy 45 NorthColumbus, MS 39705

If any person wishes torequest a hearing to ob-ject the issuance of thispermit a request for ahearing must be madein writing and receivedby the Department ofRevenue within (15) fif-teen days from the firstdate this notice waspublished.

Requests shall be sentto:Chief Counsel, Legal Di-visionDepartment of RevenueP.O. Box 22828Jackson, MS 39225

Date of First Publica-tion: 11/5/2015

This the 3rd day ofNovember, 2015

Appliance Repair 1060

Mid South ApplianceRepair

licensed-bonded-insured

STEVE: 662-549-3467ALL WORK

GUARANTEED

Building & Remodeling 1120

Tony DoyleCabinets &

Construction

Cabinets, Vinyl Siding,Painting,

replacementwindows & doors and

Remodeling.No job too small!

Free Bids662-769-0680

FLOOR COVERING,Countertops, Kitchen &

Bath Designs,Cabinets, OutdoorGrills, Plumbing

fixtures. Now also carry-ing appliances &

mattresses!Licensed: Residental &

Commercial work.327-6900

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Handyman: Electrical,Plumbing, & Carpentry.40 years experience.24/7 service. Call 662-574-5965.

Tom Hatcher, LLCCustom Construction,Restoration, Remodel-ing, Repair, Insurance

claims. 662-364-1769.Licensed & Bonded

RAY'S WOOD WORKS

Multiple Home RepairsSheetrock, Flooring,Trim, Painting, Tile,

Kitchen/BathDecks- Dock RepairPressure Washing

662-634-1114

General Services 1360

GOLDEN TRIANGLEModel TrainsFor help to start, phone662-324-0474 or 662-323-4738

RETAINER WALL, drive-way, foundation, con-crete/riff raft drainagework, remodeling, base-ment foundation, re-pairs, small dump truckhauling (5-6 yd) load &demolition/lot cleaning.Burr Masonry 242-0259.

Lawn Care / Landscaping 1470

JESSE & BEVERLY'SLAWN SERVICE. Springcleanup, firewood, land-scaping, tree cutting.356-6525.

Painting & Papering 1620

D's Painting & Pressure Washing

New construction &remodeling.

Interior & Exteriorservices available25 yrs experienceFree Estimates.

Great Prices.662-386-7569

PAINTING INC.Interior/exterior paint-ing, pressure washing,wallpaper removal, &handyman service.Free estimate. CallDerek @ 662-242-0735.

SULLIVAN'S PAINTSERVICE

Certified in leadremoval. Offering spe-

cial prices on interior &exterior painting, pres-sure washing & sheet

rock repairs.Free EstimatesCall 435-6528

Roofing & Guttering 1740

BJ'S Roofing. Commer-cial & Residential & Re-pairs. Over 25 Yrs. Ex-perience. Call 662-458-3490 or 205-431-5022.

Sitting With The Sick / Elderly 1780

I'M an RN w/ 20 yearsof experience. Wouldlike to sit with an eld-erly person in the home,hospital or nursinghome. Also can dohousekeeping and/orrake yards. 356-4491.

Stump Removal 1790

STUMP GRINDING, ex-cavation, & dirt work.Text/call 662-251-9191.

Stump Removal 1790

ALLSTUMP GRINDINGSERVICE

GET 'ER DONE!We can grind all your

stumps. Hard to reachplaces, blown over

roots, hillsides, back-yards, pastures. Freeestimates. You find it,

we'll grind it!662-361-8379

Tree Services 1860

A&T Tree ServiceBucket truck & stump

removal. Free est.Serving Columbussince 1987. Senior

citizen disc. Call Alvin @242-0324/241-4447

"We'll go out on a limbfor you!"

J&A TREE REMOVALWork from a buckettruck and/or will climb.Insured/bonded.Call Jimmy for a free es-timate 662-386-6286.

J.R. BourlandTree & Stump

Removal. Trimmingw/bucket truck

Licensed & BondedFirewood 4 sale LWB$100. 662-574-1621

TREE REMOVAL, trim-ming, heavy duty indus-trial mowing & mulch-ing. Text/call 662-251-9191

Instruction & School 2250

Is your child strugglingin school? I can tutoryour child. I am a certi-fied teacher. $20 perhour. Please text or callat 662-803-3223.


A MISSISSIPPI Li-censed Social Worker isneeded to provide casemanagement to individu-als in the Elderly & Dis-abled HCBS Waiver Pro-gram. The LSW will beteamed with a Re-gistered Nurse to evalu-ate and monitor clientsin the Golden Trianglearea. A minimum of 2years in home health ornursing home experi-ence is preferred. Com-puter skills are required.A current MS LSW li-cense is required. Sendresume to: MichelleHarris, Golden TrianglePlanning and Develop-ment District, P.O. Box828, Starkville, MS39760.

CHURCH SEEKING full-time musician. If inter-ested, please call 662-418-5280 or 662-615-0587.

PAPA JOHN'S PIZZA isnow hiring P/T DeliveryDrivers & P/T ShiftLeaders. Apply online atcareerspj.com.


NOWETA'S GreenThumb is accepting ap-plications for floral de-signer, customer ser-vice rep, merchandisingdisplay, inventory con-trol, & delivery person-nel (must have gooddriving record). If youhave experience or de-sire to learn about thefloral industry, pleaseapply in person at 1325Main St., 3-5 M-F & 9-1Sat. No phone callsplease.

LEASINGAGENT

NEEDEDFor 152 Unit Apartment Complex.

Experience Prefered.

Must be willingto live on site. Email resume to theleasingagent10

@gmail.com

Management Positions 3250

OFFICE MANAGERNEEDED-FULL TIMESKILLS REQUIRED: Abil-ity to multi-task. Gen. of-fice skills – phone, typ-ing, organizational,oral/written communica-tion. Knowledge Mi-crosoft Suite products,Dictaphone/transcriber,gen. office equipment.Exp. Preferred architec-tural engineering, con-tractors, construction.Professional appear-ance. Forwardresume/references to:Blind Box 582 c/o TheCommercial Dispatch PO Box 511 ColumbusMS 39703.


BUSY, FAST paced pedi-atric clinic looking forRN or LPN. Pediatricexperience a plus. Sendresume w/ referencesby email [email protected] fax at 662-328-6007or drop off at 114 NLehmberg Rd, Colum-bus, by November 11.


FAST PACED medicalclinic looking for an ex-pericened Medical As-sistant. Great benefitswith paid holidays. 401K & health insurance.Mail resumes to: BlindBox 583 c/o The Com-mercial Dispatch P.O.Box 511 Columbus, MS39703.

IMMEDIATE OPENINGfor LPN/RN at solophysician's office. Greatbenefits with paid holi-days. 401k & health in-surance. Need motiv-ated individual for fastpaced office. Needstrong nursing skillswith the ability to ana-lyze problems, make de-cisions, & manage con-flict with strong commu-nication skills. Multi-tasking & fast learningis a must.Send resume to:102 Doctors ParkStarkville, MS 39759.

PHARMACIST NEEDED:part time to full timepharmacist needed for asmall independent loc-ally owned pharmacy.Must be licensed and ingood standing with theMississippi Board ofPharmacy. Send re-sume to Chris' Phar-macy, 2320 5th St N,Columbus, MS 39705.

SNIDER THERAPY Cen-ters (Columbus, MS)has an opening for apart-time Vision Therap-ist. Must be able towork with children. Abackground in educa-tion is preferred. Train-ing will be provided.Email resumes [email protected].

FAST PACED medicalclinic looking for an ex-pericened X-Ray Techno-logist. Great benefitswith paid holidays. 401K & health insurance.Mail resumes to: BlindBox 586 c/o The Com-mercial Dispatch P.O.Box 511 Columbus, MS39703.

Positions Wanted 3450

PERSON WITH horticul-tural backgroundneeded. Good with pub-lic a must. Some heavywork involved and smallequipment operation.Mail resumes to: BlindBox 584 c/o The Com-mercial Dispatch P.O.Box 511 Columbus, MS39703

Restaurant / Hotel 3550

J. BROUSSARDS:Taking applications forexperienced waitresses.Apply in person Tues-Sat 5-8pm at 210 5thSt. S. Please no phonecalls.

Sales / Marketing 3600

THE COMMERCIALDISPATCH is in searchof an excellent newspa-per subscription sales-person to work the Mon-roe County area. Mustbe able to sell door-to-door, KIOSK & work in-dependently. Must beable to pass drugscreen if hired. Formore information applyto The Commercial Dis-patch at 516 MainStreet in Columbus,MS. No phone calls ac-cepted.

Truck Driving 3700

FED-EX ground contract-or looking for teamdriver, Class A CDL re-quired with at least 1year experience.$1,300 per week.Home every weekend.662-295-2129.

Local Truck CompanySeeks

MECHANICMust Be Familiar with

Diesel Engines, AirBrakes, & Trailer

Maintenance & Repair.Amory, MS

662-257-0605

Appliances 4090

30" WHIRLPOOL SSFront, Free StandingRange w/ ceramic cooktop w/ warm zone, con-vection oven, lrg seethrough glass on ovendoor, used very little,like new, paid $700 willtake $375. Bought7/4/2014, Great Buy!Call or text 662-251-1608.

WITHYOUNG APPLIANCE!

Top quality used appli-ances! Whirlpool, Fri-gidaire, Kenmore, Kit-chen-Aid, & more. All

come with 30 daywarranty. We also do

appliance repairs!662-549-5860

or 662-364-7779

Business Furniture & Equip-ment 4270

CONFERENCE TABLE &6 chairs. Table is blackand 11.5 feet long androughly 4.5 feet wide.Chairs have rollers.$200 for table & chairs.Buyer must move. 662-328-2787.

Garage Sales: North 4520

81 WILCUTT Dr. 11/7.7a-until. Behind Colum-bus Paper & ChemicalComp. 3 family sale.Furn, linens, & clothes.

888 WEST Jess LyonsRd. Thurs-Sat. 7am-un-til. $5 & $10 grab bags.Large variety of items!

B&J Storage. 6917 Hwy45 N. Sat, Nov. 7th. Incase of rain, Sat. Nov.14th. 8am-12.

It’s AllHere!!

in the Classifieds

Garage Sale

Auto for Sale

Help Wanted Pets

Apartments for Rent

Homes for Sale

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Autos For Sale 9150

NEED A CAR?Guaranteed Credit Approval!

No Turn Downs!We offer late model vehicles with warranty.Call us, we will take application by phone.

We help rebuild your credit!

Tousley Motors662-329-4221 • 4782 Hwy. 45 N., Columbus

by Shell Station at Hwy. 373 intersectionwww.tousleymotors.net

Autos For Sale 9150

28,000 miles. Like new. Black leather interior. This H2 has all the

bells and whistles. $60,000.00. Serious inquiries only. No joy rides. Call (662)329-2455.

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Garage Sales: Other 4560

Located down Hwy 50towards West Point.After crossing largeRiver bridge, take 1stleft on Riverchase Drive.House #1821. @ end ofroad on right. HUGESALE. Something 4everyone. Friday, Sat-urday, Sunday. 7am-un-til. Call 662-889-1392.

General Merchandise 4600

20FT METAL shippingcontainer. Good Condi-tion. Must be moved.Asking $2000. 341-0374.

FURNITURE (BEDROOM& dining room), gas logsw. mantle, outdoor c-mas decor, etc. Call662-328-1355

THE HOME STORE. Go-ing out of BusinessSale. Now until Decem-ber 20th! 239 Shrine-wood Dr. Off Jess Ly-ons Road.

Sporting Goods 4720

GUN SMITH. Over 45yrs. exp. (As good asthe best, better thanmost). New & usedguns, new scopes, re-pairs, rebuilding, clean-ing & scopes, mounted& zeroed on range, an-tique guns restored, &wood refinished. EdSanders, West Point. 3mi. N. Barton Ferry onDarracott Rd. Open Tue-Sat. Call for appt. 494-6218.

Pets 5150

6 month old Pit mixpuppy available for ad-option to a good home.Friendly, full of life,working on house train-ing, spayed and up todate on all shots. $25donation to the Hu-mane Society or theShaw Pit Bull Rescue re-quested. call (662) 368-6032

For Sale: CKC re-gistered MiniatureSchnauzer puppies. Callor text 305-5584


2BR/1BA. All electric.$400/month + deposit.518 11th Street North.386-0651.

DOWNTOWN STUDIOApartment. Open floor-plan, hardwood floors,brick walls, tall ceilingsand windows. Apart-ment looks down onFifth Street. Washer &dryer included in apart-ment. Deposit required.No pets. $750 - 1095th Street South - CallPeter at 662-574-1561.

FIRST MONTH FREE!North Columbus Town-homes. 2BR/1.5BA,$575-$600. 3BR/2BA,$825. Stove, Refrigerat-or, Microwave, Dish-washer, Garbage Dis-posal, Central Heat &Air, W/D Hookups. 1 Yr.Lease. Deposit/CreditCheck. Coleman Realty.662-329-2323.


2BR/1BA apts. in North& East Columbus.CH&A, all elec, water &sewer furn, convenientto shopping. $350/mo.$150 dep. 352-4776.

Northwood Town-houses 2BR, 1.5BA,CH/A, stove, fridge,DW, WD hookups, &private patios. Call

Robinson Real Estate328-1123

1, 2, 3 BEDROOM apart-ments & townhouses.Call for more info. 662-549-1953.

Apts For Rent: East 7020

NICE TOWNHOUSEat 223 Maple St.

2BR/1.5BA. Refrig.Range. D/W incl. W/Dhookup. $550/monthwith $550 dep., No

pets, No HUD, Creditcheck/references re-quired. Call 662-328-

2438.

1, 2, 3 BEDROOMS &townhouses. Call formore info. 662-549-1953

TRINITY PLACE Retire-ment Community, inColumbus, now has stu-dio, 1 bedroom, & 2bedroom apartmentsavailable. We offer noonmeal 6 days each week,scheduled transporta-tion, variety of activities,optional housekeeping,& many other amenit-ies. Rent assistance tothose that qualify. CallMichelle for a tourtoday, 327-6716 & youcan enjoy the Trinity wayof life. EHO.

Apts For Rent: South 7040

FIRST MONTH free rent!2BR/1BA, stove, refri-gerator, CH&A,$410/mo. w/$410 de-posit. Lease, creditcheck, no HUD, Cole-man Realty, 329-2323.

Apts For Rent: West 7050

Apts For Rent: Starkville 7070

3 & 4 BR Apts for rent.Next door to Campus.No pets. $900-$1200/month. 662-418-8603.

Apts For Rent: Other 7080

NO DEPOSIT req'd:2BR/1BA apartments.North & Southside loca-tions. 662-798-4194.

Chateaux Holly HillsApartments102 Newbell Rd

Columbus

Mon-Fri 8-5328-8254

• Central Heat & Air Conditioning• Close to CAFB• Onsite Laundry Facility• All Electric/Fully Equipped Kitchen• Lighted Tennis Court• Swimming Pool

Where Coming Home is the Best Part of

the Day

DOWNTOWN: 2BR/1BA,CH&A, remodeled, 1story, W/D, historic dis-trict, 1 block from down-town, $550/ mo. +$550 dep. NO PETS.Call 662-574-8789.

1, 2 & 3 Bedroom Apart-ments & Townhouses.1BR/1BA Apt. $3002BR/1BA Apt. $350-$400. 2BR/2BA 3BR/2BA Townhouses$550-$800. No HUD al-lowed. Lease, deposit,credit check required.Coleman Realty. 329-2323

UPTOWN HISTORICColumbus. Large 1BRapt. Secure, quiet &private. No pets. Refreq. $320 mo + $100dep. Call 662-386-6671before 7pm.

Commercial Property For Rent 7100

OFFICE SPACES & retailspace for lease. Start-ing at $285/mo. Fair-lane Center, 118 S. Mc-Crary. 662-435-4188.

Office Building - greatBluecutt Rd. location,reasonable rent. Call662-328-1976, leavemessage.

Houses For Rent: Northside 7110

#1 201 Victor Rd – 3BR/ 2 Bath, Largehome, 2 living areas,Caledonia Schools,$600 per month, $400Deposit, Near CAFB

#2 1424 SchoolhouseAve – 3 BR/1 Bath,$575 per month, $400Deposit, Columbus

#3 815 21st Street –2BR/1 Bath, $400 permonth, $300 Deposit,Columbus

All Homes: No Pets,Only Clean TenantsNeed Apply. Quarterly In-spections Required.662-889-1122

Houses For Rent: Northside 7110

4 BR/2.5 BA.$900/mo. (228) 234-6848

Houses For Rent: South 7140

3BR/1.5BA. 321 19thSt. S. $425/mo + $425dep. Call 662-364-1989

Mobile Homes 7250

2BR/1BA. 591 Black-creek Rd. City SchoolDistrict. No pets. 662-574-9574.

CALEDONIA AREA.3BR/2BA. $600/mo w/$600 deposit.2BR/2BA. $500/mo w/$500/deposit. No pets.No HUD. 662-251-2706or 662-251-2704.

CHURCH BLDG for Rent.40x80 w/ 2 full Baths &Kitchen. Currently tak-ing applications. AvailNov 1st. Located onHwy 12 E by the OldCountry Store. 662-549-9024 or 549-9025.

CLOSE TO MSU! 2 bdrmmobile homes for rentstarting at $460/mo.$15 app fee. Housingnot accepted. Call 662-268-2107.www.universityhillsmhp.com

CLOSE TO MSU!3BR/2BA double widefor rent, $710/mo. $15app fee. Housing not ac-cepted. Call 662-268-2107.www.universityhillsmhp.com.

EXTRA NICE 3BR/2BA,16X80MH, W LowndesSchools, $465/mo +$475dep. Call 601-940-1397. 662-549-4579.

RENT A fully equippedcamper w/utilities &cable from $135/wk -$495/month. 3 Colum-bus locations. Call 662-549-4579.

Mobile Home Spaces 7260

WANTED: NEEDS alot/space to park singlewide mobile home. Forretired man. 662-361-0514.

Office Spaces For Rent 7300

RETAIL/OFFICE SpaceAvail for lease. Down-town. 2000sq feet. Call662-574-7879 for in-quires.

Rooms For Rent 7450

BEDROOM COM-PLETELY furn. in WestPoint. Furn, appl, utilit-ies & cable. $125wk/.No dep. 662-295-6677.

Storage & Garages 7500

INEXPENSIVEMINI-STORAGE. From

5'x10' to 20'x20'. Twowell-lit locations in

Columbus: Near Wal-mart on Hwy 45 & nearTaco Bell on Hwy 182.Call 662-327-4236 for

more information.

Storage & Garages 7500

FRIENDLY CITYMini-Warehouses

2 Convenient LocationsBest RatesIn Town!

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662-327-4236

Houses For Sale: East 8200

3BR/2BA. 10 yr oldhome in E. Columbus.1250 sq ft. Cent H&A.Fenced backyard.$80,000 incl closingcosts. 574-8575.

Houses For Sale: New Hope 8250

REDUCED! 3BDR/2BA.1560sq. ft. 9ft ceilings.Vaulted L/R. Trey ceil-ing in Master BR w/ W-I-C. Close to school.$144,500. 662-386-6036.

Houses For Sale: Caledonia 8450

FSBO. 3BDR/2BA Cent-ral Air, Completely Re-furbished, Beautiful Kit-chen & large backyard,Attractive Price. 662-574-0082.

Houses For Sale: Other 8500

PRETTY HOME PLACE3BR/2.5BA. Approx.2300sq ft. 15acres.Catfish lake. Shop.Small barn. Beautifulsetting. 3mi into AL offBains Rd. $247,900.205-662-3258.

Investment Property 8550

SEVERAL 2 & 3 BRRental properties forsale. 1 3BR for$23,000. West Point.Owner Retiring. 662-549-4492.

Lots & Acreage 8600

1.5 acres located onPonderosa Dr. Greatspot to build a house!Call 662-328-2207 or662-251-5679.

100+/- ACRES onVaughn-Robertson Rd inSteens. $2250/acre.35 acres of 4-7 yr oldplantation pines. 50acres bottom land hard-wood. Lrg 7 acre foodplot w/ shooting house.Loaded w/ deer. Call BoBurkes w/ Tom SmithLand & Homes 601-416-1808.

2 TRACTS on Harris Dr.in Columbus. 662-386-5196.

28.5 ACRES in N.H.w/25 yr. old pines.$3500/ac. Will divideinto 10 ac. plots. Own-er financing avail. 386-6619.

Lots & Acreage 8600

FALL SPECIAL. 2½ acrelots. Good/bad credit.$995 down. $197/mo.Eaton Land. 662-726-9648

Nice wooded lot. Bard-well Rd. $25,000/ACREUP TO 2 ACRES. 662-312-2521

RIVERFRONTPROPERTYCamp Pratt

Call 574-3056Ray McIntyre

Blythewood Realty

Mobile Homes 8650

2000 16X60 2 Bed 2Bath, Very Nice home,$12,900.00 includesdelivery & set up CashOnly Call662-401-1093

FOR SALE near MSU.15'x80' Cavalier mo-bile home, 3BR/2BA,$15,500. For addition-al information call 601-214-0438 or go tohttp://northmiss.craigslist.org/reo/5223204797.html

MUST SEE to believe.2007 River Birch 32x764BR/2BA manufac-tured home. Large mas-ter bedroom/bath. Mustbe moved. $45,000.Contact Deborah.364-8408.

Autos For Sale 9150

2005 Red ChevroletTrailBlazer LT w/116404 mi. Runs good.Windshield cracked.Blue book value$5,200. Power seats,windows, & transmis-sion. Good air condition-er & heater. Firm$4000. cash only. Call662-328-2084.

Campers & RVs 9300

RV CAMPER & mobilehome lots. Full hookupw/sewer. 2 locationsW&N from $80/wk -$265/mo. 662-251-1149 or 601-940-1397

Motorcycles & ATVs 9400

2000 HONDA VALKYRIE1500cc: Saddle bags,windshield, wind-deflect-ors, rider & passengerback rests, extra run-ning lights, loads ofchrome. Only $4900:See locally by calling501-545-7750.

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