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Today through Saturday■ “Social Security”: Starkville Com-munity Theatre presents this Broadway comedy by Andrew Bergman at the Playhouse on Main, 108 E. Main St., Starkville, at 7:30 p.m. Paula Mabry directs. Tickets are $15 ($10 for stu-dents). For tickets or information, con-tact the SCT box office, 662-323-6855.

Thursday, April 23 ■ “This Delta” photographer: At noon at the Columbus-Lowndes Public Library, 314 Seventh St. N., Debra Ferguson discusses the inspiration for and stories behind her traveling exhibit “This Delta,” currently on display at the library through April 27. Free. For more information, contact Mona Vance-Ali, 662-329-5304.

PUBLIC MEETINGSMay 4: Columbus-Lown-des Recreation Authority Board, CLRA Administration Building, 6 p.m.May 5: Columbus City Council, Municipal Com-plex, 5 p.m.May 11: Columbus Mu-nicipal School District Board meeting, Brandon Central Office, 6 p.m.May 19: Columbus City Council, Municipal Complex, 5 p.m.June 9: Columbus Mu-nicipal School District Board meeting, Brandon Central Office, 6 p.m.

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BY ANDREW [email protected]

Essence Hughes’ head sticks out of a lily pad. Her body has disappeared beneath the surface

of the water. That’s what it looks like, at least.

Hughes is actually inside a box, sur-

rounded by walls painted blue, green and silver. The box is bordered with mirrors at a 45 degree angle, which reflects the surrounding wall and makes the eye believe Hughes body is beneath the green cardboard circle, which mimics a lily pad.

Hughes is part of the fine arts challenge for the Destination Imagina-

tion team at Columbus Middle School. The team was challenged to create a fairy tale that incorporated the 2015 theme: phobias.

The idea is the old frog and the princess story with a twist — the princess suffers from ranidaphobia, fear of frogs. During their 8-minute performance, the team of seventh graders was also chal-

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Columbus police have arrested six sus-pects on various nar-cotics counts since April 16, according to a press release the police department is-sued on Wednesday.

Four of those ar-rests came from officers executing a search warrant at April 17 at 2304 Marvin St. Officers, acting on tips from concerned citizens, entered the residence at about 1:39 a.m. and allegedly found co-caine. They arrested Sylvia Ann Hollin, 48, of the Marvin Street address, and Mary Al-exandria Pruitt, 24, of 300 S. Lehmberg Road Apt. 23, on suspicion of cocaine possession. They also arrested Brandon Ramon Orr, 29, and Jamie Lamar Warren, 34, both of 166 E. Plum St., for possession of cocaine with intent to distrib-ute.

In a separate case at about 1:56 a.m. on Tuesday, officers ar-rested Marcus Kenta Longstreet, 35, of 918 13th St. S., on suspicion of

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Luisa Porter/Dispatch StaffColumbus Middle School seventh graders in Destination Imagination demonstrate their Fine Arts skit Tuesday. From left: Krishuana Jethrow, 12, daughter of LaShaunda Tyler and Ronnie Jethrow; Tierah Macon, 13, daughter of Wendy and Darren Macon; Essence Hughes, 13, (on floor as frog) daughter of Glory Hughes and Edtonio Lowery; Zachary Wilson, 12, son of Rashun and Michael Wilson; Genesa Williams, 13, daughter of Barbara and George Williams; and Katelyn Lowe, 12, daugh-ter of Melinda and Jeffery Lowe.

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Columbus Middle students prepare for global Destination Imagination competition, again

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BY SLIM [email protected]

For a long time, when the monthly jobless re-port from the Mississip-pi Department of Em-ployment Security was

released, Clay County officials would find their county near the bottom of the list.

These days, the re-ports are much favorable.

The MDES report

r e l e a s e d Wednesday shows Clay County con-tinues to find more of its adults joining the workforce. In March,

Clay County unemploy-ment stood at 10.5 percent

and while that number is still well above the state (6.8 percent) and nation-al (5.5 percent) averages, there is no doubt Clay County is headed in the right direction.

Unemployment is down 1.1 percent since last month and is down an impressive 4.8 per-cent since March 2014, by

far the largest decrease among Golden Triangle counties. Clay County’s jobless rate is a remark-able 7.7 percent lower than it was five years ago, when 17.5 percent of Clay County’s eligible workers were without jobs.

And with the $300 mil-lion Phase 1 Yokohama Tire plant scheduled to

begin operation in Octo-ber with 500 workers, the prospects continue to im-prove.

“I think we’re all pret-ty optimistic these days,” West Point Mayor Robbie Robinson said. “It just so happens I was out at Navistar earlier today

Clay County continues climb out of unemploymentWest Point mayor: ‘I think we’re all optimistic these days’

Robinson

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BY ZACK [email protected]

The secret to Lowndes County’s industrial success, according to Golden Triangle Development LINK Executive Director Joe Max Higgins, is years of investing in industrial land.

Over the last decade, he said, Lowndes County has invested $65 million of its own tax reve-nue to help build Mississippi’s top industrial tax base. Now, Higgins said the LINK hopes to use the Lowndes model in Clay and Oktibbeha counties to make the Golden Triangle a regional industrial hub.

“We’ve been so successful because we bought it,” Higgins said. “But you’ve got to have stuff. And the one thing you’ve got to have, the fundamental building block of all of this is that you have to have (infra-structure). Those who are not Lowndes County residents need to understand that the

reason (Lowndes County) gets a lot of play on deals is that they’ve got a load of land. And it’s not just land. It’s land they own. It’s land that they put water in and sewer in and roads in.”

The importance of a strong

industrial property base fea-tured prominently in Higgins’ presentation to the LINK’s ad-visory council — comprised of civic and economic develop-ment organization leadership from the Golden Triangle — on Wednesday at East Mississippi Community College’s Mayhew campus. During the meeting, he also touched on the LINK’s

Higgins: Land key to LINK successEconomic development group working $1.3B in new projects

Higgins

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ABC News keeps tight lid on Bruce Jenner interview

BY DAVID BAUDERAP Television Writer

N E W YORK — The first on-air promo for Friday’s broadcast in-terview with Bruce Jen-ner didn’t even show his face, an illustration of the line ABC News is walk-ing in trying to drum up interest for the program while saying virtually nothing about it.

The two-hour inter-view special with the 1976 Olympic decathlon cham-pion and estranged patri-arch of television’s Kar-dashian clan is expected to touch on transgenderism and reports that he may be transitioning to a woman.

ABC has released only a couple of non-specific quotes by Jenner and is not expected to reveal much more in advance of Friday’s program, prefer-ring to give him the oppor-tunity to address the topic in the full context of the

interview.Diane Sawyer has not

spoken to outside media about the interview, which was conducted in Feb-ruary — one day in Los Angeles, another in New York. She’s scheduled to promote it on ABC proper-ties Friday: “Good Morn-ing America,” ‘’Live with Kelly and Michael” and “The View.” ABC News executives also haven’t spoken about it, not even confirming publicly until April 6 that the interview had taken place, until this Friday’s airdate was set.

“In producing this spe-cial, one of our goals has been to respect Bruce’s story,” said ABC News spokesman Van Scott. “We want Bruce to speak for Bruce. We’ve had this top of mind throughout the process from the booking and interviews to the pro-motion and final product.”

The tight lid enables ABC to avoid the touchy is-sue of potentially “outing” a public figure before the person has had a chance to publicly address the topic himself.

Two-hour interview special with the 1976 Olympic decathlon champion expected to touch on transgenderism

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Luisa Porter/Dispatch StaffChristi Dhakal, left, dances with her friends and other international students to a Sri Lankan song during the International Student Association’s “Night of Culture” in Mississippi University for Women’s Rent Auditorium on Wednesday. Freshman Aastha Ghimire, right, is from Nepal and is a mathematics major, while Dhakal is a freshman majoring in business.

BY ISABELLE [email protected]

Wednesday night, Rent Auditorium at Mississippi University for Women filled with students in col-orful saris and glittering jewelry as students on stage sang and danced to tunes from all over the world.

It was Internation-al Student Association Night at the university. Students in the associa-tion put together a per-formance presenting traditional songs, dances and fashion from cultures across the globe.

Begun as a small event held in Hogarth Student Union 10 years ago, ISA Night has blossomed into a yearly event with growing numbers of au-dience and participants every year, according to a MUW news release. ISA president, senior Sumitra Karki, said that last night’s audience had again increased from last year.

“I’m so happy about that,” she said.

Karki has been in-volved with ISA for three years. Usually, she said, ISA Night includes stu-

dents from even more backgrounds performing a cultural dance or song. This year, though ISA has students from Germany, Italy, Venezuela, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Ghana, Kenya, China, Rwanda and Jamaica, the majority of the students and the majority of performers are from Nepal. But the performers went out of their way to present more cultures, said Karki.

She added that as long as she has been part of the group, ISA Night has had students singing, dancing and modeling costumes. This year the students tried to mix their dances with a little more comedy than in previous years, Karki said.

Certainly the students spicing their performanc-es up with a little funny business succeeded, giv-en the laughs from the audience during songs in which students depicting thoroughly modern teen-age boys from Nepal tried with some difficulty to convince a group of teen-age girls to go out with them.

The show began just after 7 p.m. and opened with a Sri Lankan dance to a song in which a young boy sings about

the appearance of the girl he likes. More perfor-mances followed, from traditional Nepali dances, to videos of Venezuelan dances, to more modern song and dance routines from Bollywood. The production also included a performance of Indian dances by students from Mississippi State Univer-sity’s Indian Student As-sociation. Occasionally in-terspersing international music were performanc-es by American students from MUW who sang familiar songs like Sam Smith’s “I Know I’m Not the Only One.”

Dr. Agnes Carino, assistant professor of mathematics, was the lone professor in the performance, singing a traditional Filipino song followed by “Put a Little Love in Your Heart.”

The production end-ed with a short dance by MUW’s Audacity Dance Group followed by a fash-ion walk from ISA stu-dents who donned saris and other traditional cos-tumes and strutted their stuff up and down Rent Auditorium’s stage.

The event is an fun way for American and international students to bridge cultural gaps and learn from one another, according to Billy Sim-mons, coordinator of In-ternational Student Ser-vices at MUW.

“It’s fun, it’s laid-back, it’s casual,” Simmons said.

He added that he had worked with the students putting the production together and knew how hard they worked.

“They’re so incredibly talented,” he said. “They have so much to offer.”

The production is im-portant because the vari-ety of different cultures represented, Simmons continued. He pointed out that there are people from all over the globe, not just at MUW but in the wider Columbus community.

“It’s important to learn from those we don’t know...and share who we really are,” Simmons said.

MUW students share cultures from around the globeStudents perform for International Student Association Night

Luisa Porter/Dispatch StaffDilini Kankanamge, from Sirlanka, dances to a Sri Lankan song with other international students at MUW’s Rent Auditorium during the International Student Association’s “Night of Culture” Wednesday. Kankanamge is a senior majoring in accounting.

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6:00 - 6:45 pm ~ Mississippi Lions All State Jazz Band7:00 - 7:45 pm ~ Keith & Margie

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10:00 - 10:45 pm ~ SwingshiftCome enjoy the all star lineup of some of our veteran Market Street Festival music acts that span over the past 20 years! Don’t be surprised if this turns into all of our favorite bands jamming together on stage for a sure to be rocking good time!

“Celebrating 20 Years of Music”

• 4 Entertainment Stages with over 20 Musical Acts

• Food Court with over 20 vendors

• Over 225 Arts & Crafts Vendors

• Children’s Stage and Activities

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■ In Wednesday’s Dis-patch, the Lowndes Relay for Life informational pages inadvertently left out one of the performers. The McKay Project will perform at 6:30 p.m.

The Commercial Dispatch strives to report the news accurately. When we print an error, we will correct it. To report an error, call the newsroom at 662-328-2471, or email [email protected].

SPECIAL TO THE DISPATCH

A Mississippi State junior from Columbus is this year’s winner in the upper division of the Mississippi Percussive Arts Society’s solo percussion competition.

Trenton N. Brown is a music education major specializing in percussion instruments in-cluding snare drum, keyboard

percussion, tim-pani, drum set, multiple percus-sion and march-ing percussion. He also is a mem-ber of the MSU Percussion En-semble.

S p o n s o r e d by the Indiana-based national Percussive Arts Society, the

annual Mississippi Day of Per-cussion held recently at Hinds Community College featured clinics and performances by guest artists and student en-sembles from the state’s insti-tutions of higher learning and community colleges.

The non-profit society works to promote percussion pedagogy and performance. Jason Baker, MSU associate

music professor currently, is president of the Magnolia State chapter.

Baker praised Brown’s deci-sion “to register for this com-petition on his own, outside of his requirements as a music student. This involved arriving at our practice facility very ear-ly in the morning, sometimes at 6 a.m., and staying late at night.”

The music department’s percussion studies director, Baker also emphasized how Brown’s work ethic and com-mitment to music “clearly go above and beyond what is ex-pected of a student and speaks to his passion for the subjects that he is studying.”

For more, see community.pas.org/mississippi/home and bit.ly/MSUPercussiveArt.

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project activity in each of the three counties it serves, as well as sales tax growth and workforce training.

A public meeting is set for today, wherein Higgins said he would address many of the same issues and answer ques-tions from those in atten-dance.

A decade of workThe LINK started in

Lowndes County and Columbus in 2004, and actually spread three years ago to include Clay and Oktibbeha counties, as well as the cities of Starkville and West Point.

According to data Higgins presented on Wednesday, Lowndes County has developed 2,607 acres in its indus-trial park near the Gold-en Triangle Regional Airport, with 4,832 acres available for new develop-ment on the site. In Clay County, Yokohama Tire is developing 570 acres at the Prairie Belt Powersite for a manufacturing facil-ity that could ultimately bring 2,000 jobs to West Point, leaving 551 acres at that site for future de-velopment. Higgins said West Point has another 260 acres available for de-velopment at the Weems Property, bringing the city’s total available acre-age to 811.

Oktibbeha County lags well behind in land availability, however, with LINK data listing only 190 acres available at the 200 acre Cornerstone Park.

The LINK recently failed in an effort to bring a 326-acre industrial park, called the “Innovation District” to Starkville, after a $10,000 cultural study ballooned to a po-tential $2 million expense because it discovered evidence of Native Amer-ican artifacts at the site. Starkville and Oktibbeha County had already com-mitted a combined $10 million in bonds for the

project, and the site had access to roads, water, sewer, fiber and power.

Further, the LINK had secured one tenant for the Innovation District with another company, which Higgins said would have brought 1,300 jobs to the area, strongly interested in coming. He said the LINK is working with the committed tenant to lo-cate at Cornerstone and also looking for a stand-alone piece of property that could house the larg-er operation.

Now, Higgins said the LINK would also look at alternate sites — rang-ing between 200 and 250 acres — to bring an indus-trial park to Oktibbeha County.

“We had what we thought was the winning hand,” he said. “Due dil-igence is what bit us on the butt and it bit us on the butt in a huge way. ... Lowndes County and Clay County are in good shape. Starkville and Ok-tibbeha County are not, but now you know why, and now you know what we’re doing to correct it.”

The failed Innovation District plan has been a hard pill to swallow for Starkville and Oktibbeha County, and Starkville Mayor Parker Wiseman said it set back industri-al park efforts by a year. Still, he said he believes in the LINK’s model for economic development and urged patience while the LINK rebooted the process from scratch.

“Industrial develop-ment remains a critical issue in Starkville (and Oktibbeha County),” Wiseman said. “We like their program, and we think it is effective with bringing industrial in-vestment and jobs. Their track record is proven.”

$1.3B in ‘active’ projects

On Wednesday, Hig-gins also reported the LINK is working leads on roughly $1.3 billion in “active” projects that could bring up to 3,061 jobs to the Golden Trian-gle. He reported $2.3 bil-lion in “deactive projects,” meaning there’s been no

movement in at least a year, and $14.2 million in “announced” projects that are already underway.

Of those, he said 48 percent of those leads are local projects, while only 10 percent came from the Tennessee Valley Au-thority and a combined 37 percent came from North Mississippi Industrial Development Authority. That’s a drastic shift from the past, he said, when a third each came from TVA, local and other com-bined sources.

“Half of our projects are deals that walk in the door, we call or we so-licit,” Higgins said. “It’s never been that way since I’ve been here. … So what we’ve figured out is we’re going to have to spend more of our time making the rain.”

Most of the industry looking at the Golden Triangle are automotive, Higgins said, but also in-clude steel, metals, distri-bution and food.

“The bigger projects are looking at Lowndes

and Clay because they’ve got bigger sites and an abundance of power,” he said.

Higgins also touched briefly on the $38 mil-lion Communiversity for workforce training com-ing to EMCC through multiple funding sourc-es. The state has com-mitted $18 million, while local governments have pitched in $13.5 and Hig-gins expects another $6.1 to come from feder-al funds. Private funding could raise the remaining $400,000 and even swell the Communiversity proj-ect to $50 million, Hig-gins said.

West Point Mayor Rob-bie Robinson told The Dispatch after Wednes-day’s meeting that the city and Clay County had seen “phenomenal results” from the LINK that their respective local resources couldn’t have accomplished alone.

“Industrial develop-ment is a costly game, and we’re glad to be on a winning team,” Robinson

said. “The best day’s work we ever did in West Point and Clay County was when we pitched our eco-nomic development tent in the LINK’s backyard. They’ve been everything we thought they’d be.”

Lowndes Board of Supervisors President Harry Sanders, who also attended Wednesday’s session, said Lowndes County showed an exam-ple to the newer LINK members of what the or-ganization could accom-plish over time.

“This is good for all government entities to be involved in this and to be brought up to speed as to what is going on,” Sanders said. “Lowndes County has been involved in this a lot longer than the other two counties, so we had a head start. But it works and we’re looking for some more industrial development.”

Higgins said he hopes to host two or three meet-ing per year with the advi-sory council.


BusinessBROWNING ON BUSINESS

Someone recently said the Golden Triangle is experienc-ing an influx of attorneys.

We checked it out. It’s not true.Larry Houchins, executive

director of The Mississippi Bar, told The Dispatch this week that in Lowndes, Clay and Oktibbe-ha counties today there are 171 lawyers. Ten years ago, there were 170.

The Oktibbeha County attorney population has grown, though, Houchins said. In 2005, there were 50 lawyers in Oktibbeha County. There are 63 today.

In Lowndes County the number dipped from 95 to 92 over the last decade. In Clay County, it dropped from 25 to 16.

Statewide, there are 7,085 active attorneys. Ten years ago, there were 6,640.

In the entire U.S., there were 1.28 million attorneys in 2014. In 2004, there were 1.08 million, according to the American Bar Association. (In 1878, the earliest year records were kept: 64,137.)

On the topic of attorneys: The

Washington Post reported this week that 41,000-plus applied to U.S. law schools during the last admissions cycle. In 2004, 90,000 applied. The Dispatch reached out to Missis-sippi’s two law schools — University of Missis-sippi and Mississippi College — to see if they were seeing a similar trend. Mississippi Col-lege did not respond. The Universi-ty of Mississippi did.

In 2004, approximately 1,942 people applied to the University of Mississippi Law School, according to Matthew R. Hall, a senior associ-ate dean. Last year, there were 846 applicants.

Hall noted that the Washington Post report did not come as news to most law schools. It’s been a trend for several years. The reason, Hall suggested, is tied to a sluggish economy and students (mainly col-lege juniors and seniors) making decisions to pursue careers in oth-er fields during the recession. The University of Mississippi School of Law had approximately 190 grad-uates last year. The next class will graduate 150, the following 117, the one after that 128. The dip in grad-uates reflects the school’s effort

to have the right size graduating to fit the job market, Hall said.

Moving on.Columbus has a new

business focused on the modeling industry.

Models Ink opened Feb. 2. Mignon Lang Isaac, the owner, said she provides training for people interested in pursuing a modeling ca-reer. She accepts clients

from ages 7 to 27.She stressed that Models Ink

is not a modeling agency, but a business aimed at prepping clients for a successful career in mod-eling. She teaches clients about nutrition, about exercise, about makeup, about proper skin care, etc. She also helps them each build a portfolio.

Models Ink is located at 317 Main St. The phone number is 662-352-4412.

Speaking of modeling, there is an event at Trotter Convention Cen-ter in early June called “Competi-tion Runway.” All are welcome. For details call Isaac at 662-352-4412.

Browning on Business is a weekly column that runs each Thursday. We want your input. Send items and tips to [email protected] or [email protected].

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Olive MokesOlive Elizabeth Blanks Mokes, after a well

lived 91 years and 9 months, left this world to be with her Heavenly family on April 16, 2015.

Olive was born on Monday, July 16, 1923 in Meridian, MS to the late Herman Nelson and Mary Elizabeth (McArthur) Blanks. She grew up in Meridian, graduating from Meridian High School and earning her degree in accounting from the Meridian School of Business.

Having witnessed WWII and the Great Depression, “Liz” came to Columbus in 1961 to join the staff of Accounting and Finance at CAFB. Even though she worked elsewhere (Cash & Carry Building Supply and Ace Answering Service) she retired from CAFB in 1988.

Liz was a long time member of Wesley United Methodist Church as well as a lifetime member of both the Ladies Auxillary of the VFW and the American Legion. She was also a member of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees.

Liz to some, Olive to others, Momma to many and Grandma to more, she loved nothing more than spending time with God, her family and friends. She also loved deep-sea fishing; traveling and many babies were wrapped in crochet blankets that she lovingly made. She volunteered many hours to senior citizen causes well into her golden years. Liz was as quick with the truth as she was with her wit. She could be your rock or your soft place to land. She was generous with her time and heart. Her legacy is one of wisdom and undying love for all who knew her. We thank her for the memories.

In addition to her parents, Mrs. Mokes was preceded in death by her sons William Robert and Billy Gene Mokes, her brother and sister-in-law CDR Thomas Nelson Blanks USNR (Gloria) and her husbands.

She is survived be her daughter, Debby Willingham Strait Hickey of Columbus, her grandson, PO1 Travis Michael Strait (Trista) of the US Navy, her gret-granddaughters: Alyssa Strait of Columbus, Emma Carey, Aislyn Carey, Annaliese Strait, and Eloise Strait all of the US Navy. In addition she is also survived by her niece, Audrey Blanks Waldrop Casey, her great-niece Gloria (GiGi) Gene (Joe) Schulte both of Marietta, GA, her great-nephew Michael of Las Vegas and her “adopted” daughter Norma Lee Sande and her two sons, Jeremy and Joshua, all of Meridian, MS.

Memorials may be made to Wesley United Methodist Church of Columbus, MS.

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ANN DUKEAnn Brown Duke, age 86, of Columbus, MS,

passed away April 21, 2015, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. A memorial service will be held Thursday, April 23, 2015, at 3:00 PM at First United Methodist Church with Rev. Anne Russell Bradley officiating. Visitation will be Thursday, April 23, 2015, one hour prior to the service at the church. Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Duke was born December 9, 1928, in Eupora, MS, to the late Shell and Carmen Fondren Brown. She was a graduate of Webster High School where she excelled in basketball. Mrs. Duke was a member of First United Methodist Church of Columbus and belonged to the Lewis Fellowship Sunday School Class. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, J. R. Brown of Greenwood, MS.

Survivors include her sons, Paul Allen Duke and his wife Cathy of Ridgeland, MS, Charles Duke and his wife Nancy of Columbus, MS, daughter, Paulet Solomon and her husband Larry of Belzoni, MS, brother, Hack Brown and his wife Jean of McGee, MS, granddaughter, Fran Salomon and her husband Alex of St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands, granddaughter, Lara Gillfillan and her husband John of St. John, United States Virgin Islands, and great granddaughter, Scarlette Salomon of St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands.

Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Lewis Fellowship Sunday School Class of First United Methodist Church.

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JOHN ROSS CHISMJohn Ross Chism passed away Sunday, April 20,

2015 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus, MS.

John was born June 5, 1981 in Columbus and lived most of his life in Lowndes County. He was a graduate of New Hope High School and Mississippi University for Women and was employed as a graphic designer by the T Shirt Shop in Columbus. John is the son of the late Robert M. Chism of Columbus. He leaves behind his son, Jackson Ross Chism, his mother Deborah Chism Rackard, his sister Alayna Yvonne Chism, his stepfather Charles H. Rackard, and many aunts, uncles and cousins.

Pastor Vern Ogle will be officiating at John’s funeral services at Memorial Funeral Home at 2:00 pm, Thursday, April 22, 2015. Burial will follow at Mt. Zion Cemetery.

Serving as Pallbearers will be Bryan Zimmer, Justin Sanders, Trent Herbert, Michael Chism and the students of Alabama Teen Challenge in Lincoln, AL.

Our family requests in lieu of flowers, memorials be made to: Alabama Teen Challenge, 450 Drew Ave., Lincoln, AL 35096.

We also wish to thank the staff at Baptist Memorial Hosptial ICU for the loving care they gave our son.



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Donald Larry HardinDonald Larry Hardin, 68 of West Point, MS

passed away April 6, 2015 at Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL.

Visitation will be Saturday, April 25, 2015 from 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM. A Memorial service with military honors will follow at 4:00 PM in the Lowndes Funeral Home Chapel , Columbus, MS.

Mr. Hardin was born July 17, 1946 to the late Charles Marion and Leila Lowery Hardin in Lexington, KY and moved to Columbus, MS 20 years ago from Eldon, MO. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force and served in Vietnam. Mr. Hardin earned many medals and received numerous accommodations during his 20+ years of service. He retired in 2012 from Columbus Air Force Base – Dyncorp after 17 years as a munitions technician. He was a member and officer of the D.A.V., loved to fish, camp, hunt and travel.

Mr. Hardin is survived by his wife Gerry Hardin, West Point, MS; Children – Mark (Denise) Hardin, Tampa, FL, Drew (Nicole) Hardin, Encinitas, CA and Dana Hardin, Las Vegas, NV; step-children – Lisa Dippel, Mason, MI and Becky Beckering, O’Fallon, MO; sister – Faye Messenger, Tampa, FL; brother – Ray Hardin; 11 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild.

Memorials may be made to D.A.V. Chapter 6, 164 Harris Rd., Columbus, MS 39705 or autismspeaks.org

MAUREEN McGUIGANMaureen Alicia McGuigan age 90 past away

peacefully at her residence Wednesday, April 22, 2015, surrounded by family. Graveside services will be held Friday, April 24, 2015 at 11:00 AM at Memorial Gardens of Columbus with Father Robert Dore officiating.

Mrs. McGuigan was born on Thursday, August 14, 1924 in Lawrence, MA to the late George and Cathryn Giles Madden. She was a member of Annunciation Catholic Church and a retired clerk for the MUW Library. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Francis Joseph McGuigan, Jr.

Survivors include: Two Daughters, Mary Ann Hardy, Columbus, MS and Kathleen Yount (John Paul), Niceville, FL; One Son, Francis Joseph “Frank” McGuigan, III, Columbus, MS; Seven Grandchildren, Cassie Salvo (Jeffery), Alexis Andrews (Brad), Brooke Hadder (Brenden), Madeline Knowles (Chase), Boyd Hardy, Emma Hardy and Hanna Hardy; Three Great Grandchildren, Tessa Shelton, Logan Salvo and Elsie Hadder.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to: Columbus- Lowndes Humane Society, P.O. Box 85, Columbus, MS 39703.



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Mutt CantrellSULLIGENT, Ala. —

Mutt Cantrell, 88, died April 21, 2015, at his residence.

Services are 2 p.m. Friday at Otts Funeral Home with Edward Puckett and Stanley Blaylock officiating. Burial will follow at Kingsville Cemetery. Visitation is today from 6-8 pm at the funeral home.

Mr. Cantrell was born in Marion County, Alabama, on May 11, 1926, to the late William and Maggie Mae Terrell Cantrell. He was former-ly employed as funeral director’s assistant at Otts Funeral Home and pastor at Gattman Holi-ness Church. He was a U.S. Army veteran.

In addition to his parents, he was pre-ceded in death by one son, Wayne Cantrell; two brothers, James and Roger Cantrell; and three sisters, Velma Crenshaw, Vera Sander-son and Nell Anthony.

He is survived by his wife, Magaline Cantrell of Sulligent; brother, Gene Cantrell of Sulligent; two grand-children; and four great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers are

Alan Cantrell, Mitch Cantrell, Steve Morton, Paul McLemore, Ricky Duncan and Mike Otts.

Nita RandleSTARKVILLE —

Nita Jean Simmons Randle, 83, died April 19, 2015.

Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Starkville Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Andrew Whaley officiating. Burial will follow at Oktibbeha Memorial Gardens. Visitation is Friday from 4-6 p.m. at Starkville First Presby-terian Church.

She was formerly employed as a teach-er in Natchez and at Starkville Academy. She was a member of the USDA/Oktibbeha County Farm Service Agency, Oktoc Com-munity Club and First Presbyterian Church of Starkville.

She was preceded in death by husband, Mar-lin Davis Randle Sr.; and parents, Richard Oliver

Simmons and Nita Packwood Simmons.

She is survived by daughters, Nancy Randle Pevey of Knox-ville, Tennessee, and Leona Randle Fowler of Spring, Texas; son, Mar-lin Davis Randle Jr., of Jupiter, Florida; brother, Joseph Larry Simmons of Monroe, Louisiana; seven grandchildren; and five great-grand-children.

Memorials may be made to: French Camp

Academy, One Fine Place, French Camp, MS 39745 or Palmer Home, PO Box 746, Columbus, MS 39703.

William JohnsonSTEENS — William

Johnson, 62, died April 23, 2015, at his resi-dence.

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Rain, better too much than too littleIt’s been a soggy spring.

The brief respite from rain over the past few days does lit-tle to comfort us as we consid-er the forecast, which calls for — you guessed it — even more rain heading into the weekend. We’ve had almost 17 inches of rain so far this year and are on a pace to eclipse our average annual rainfall of 54 inches.

For most of us, the heavy rainfall this spring has been little more than a nuisance; it has interrupted our outdoor plans, made our flowers droopy and turned our lawns into something approaching jungle status. It has been the bane of every Little Leaguer’s exis-tence.

For those who farm for a living, the unrelenting rain has meant a serious delay

in planting. Without a break in the weather, agricultural production may be seriously undermined. Farmers need, at minimum, two weeks of sunny, dry weather to get those crops planted. We know we can expect plenty of that kind of weather, of course. The key question is when will it arrive? Will it come so late that this year’s yields will be dramati-cally reduced?

It may be cold comfort, we realize, but things could be worse.

In California, which produc-es 80 percent of our fruits/veg-etables, farmers are also wait-ing nervously for a break in the weather: They need rain and need it badly. In what is being described as one of the worst droughts in California history,

farmers have already been forced to abandon some crops or reduce the amount of crops they will plant. If the drought continues, the effects will be felt throughout the country in the form of less availability of fruits/vegetables, which will lead to higher prices.

Given the choice between the challenges facing Mis-sissippi farmers compared to those of California, we’ll take the rain and take our chances.

The two extremes in rainfall remind us of just how depen-dent we are on water. Thus, it has always been.

The technological marvels we have enjoyed over the past century are things that could not have been imagined in earlier eras. We have, largely in the past 100 years, learned

to harness the forces of nature to our benefit in many cases.

Yet even so, water remains an essential, irreplaceable commodity that still shapes lives in many parts of the world.

In America, we may justi-fiably point to our system of government and the strength, work ethic, ingenuity and wisdom of our people as key reasons for our great prosper-ity. Even so, the bounty of our great natural resources is a factor not to be dismissed. Our climate and the abundance of lakes and rivers and aquifers have provided a base that makes possible all of those other human qualities we deem relevant.

Yesterday was Earth Day, an annual event observed world-

wide to demonstrate support for environmental protec-tion and remind us just how dependent we are the natural resources that man cannot create, duplicate or manage to do without.

People in Mississippi and California, especially those who earned their living in agri-culture, weren’t likely to need that reminder this year.

Here, we eagerly wait for the rain to subside. Two thousand miles to the west, they pray for it to start.

In both cases, we are power-less to intervene.

Yet, if we could somehow choose between the two extremes, we much prefer the rain.

The only thing worse than too much rain is too little.

Self-absorbed ESPN reporter gained fame, lost humanity

One hardly knows where to begin.

There is much that could be said about the cap-tured-on-video, made-for-the-water-cooler tirade by ESPN reporter Britt McHenry that lit up social media a few days ago and earned her a one-week suspension. McHenry, livid that her car had been towed after apparently being parked illegally, vented her spleen with acid condescen-sion upon a woman who has been identified as “Gina,” an impound clerk at a tow yard in Arlington, Va.

In ranting about Gina’s size (“Lose some weight, baby girl”), dental work (“Maybe if I was missing some teeth they would hire me, huh?”) and presumed educational deficiencies (“Do you feel good about your job? So I could be a college dropout and do the same thing?”), while pontificating upon her own importance (“I’m in the news, sweetheart, and I will [expletive] sue this place”), McHenry revealed depths of classism, narcissism, entitlement and plain old nastiness that are truly awe-inspiring.

But one of her insults was not simply nasty. It was downright insidious. Meaning the part where she taunted Gina that “I’m on television and you’re in a [expletive] trailer.”

In other words, bad enough Gina — in McHenry’s estimation — is fat and ignorant and in need of dental work, but most damning of all: Somehow, she even neglected to get on television! How can she live with herself?

McHenry is on television, but let’s be clear: She is not exactly David Letterman, Julianna Margulies or even one of the lesser Kardashians — not, in other words, somebody you’d likely ever heard of before this. She is, rather, a rising reporter on a cable sports network — not a bad gig, to be sure, but not exactly a household name.

Yet, even given that rather tenuous toehold on fame, she seems to believe she has cracked the code, reached the apex of human potential. “I’m on televi-sion,” she snarks, like she just threw down a royal flush in the great poker game of life, while Gina is a loser because she works an honest, albeit unglamorous job. McHenry thinks herself great.

Because she interviews jocks on ESPN.That belief is pathetic and absurd, but, in a culture

where fame is more worshiped than Jesus, it is surpris-ing not at all.

For what it’s worth, McHenry has since issued the usual soulless apology, expressing contrition without seeming to feel any. She blames her hissy fit on “an intense and stressful moment.” Because, yeah, having your car towed is just like finding out you have cancer.

Also for what it’s worth: Some observers have decried a supposed “rush to judgment” here, noting that the video the tow company provided contains only McHenry’s side of the exchange and that, for all we know, Gina gave as good as she got. Given McHenry’s behavior, let’s hope she did.

Neither the apology nor that caveat mitigates the conclusion that McHenry is a nasty piece of work. Nor do they render acceptable her apparent belief that be-ing a little famous frees her from any duty of courtesy or simple respect toward those who are not. Like many of us, she seems to consider being on television proof of character and worth.

It is a delusion implicit in the very fabric of our culture, in its uncritical worship of the red carpet, the spotlight and the panacea of fame. But it is a delusion nevertheless.

Floating in the bubble of her own wonderfulness, McHenry has obviously had little opportunity to learn this. That failing has left her a stunted woman who believes herself a superior life form because ESPN pays her to smile prettily and talk to a camera about football. She is to be pitied.

If that’s what being on television does to you, maybe living in a trailer is not so bad.

Leonard Pitts is a columnist for The Miami Herald, 1 Herald Plaza, Miami, Fla., 33132. Readers may contact him via e-mail at [email protected].

MISSISSIPPI VOICES

‘Incumbency Protection Act’ is working fairly well

OXFORD — It’s April. Mississippi’s general election is in November. Want to be on a ballot? To be part of the “change” people are always talking about? Sorry. Two months too late. Qual-ifying for any county or state office (except school boards) ended Feb. 27.

Back in the 1990s, a major shift to earlier candidate deadlines was enacted. Lawmakers themselves called it the “Incumbency Protection Act.”

They knew what they were doing.

Many felt unappreciated or under assault by all the “term lim-its” activity in those years. Their response was to narrow the filing window for anyone who might seek election, to slam it shut more than eight months before voters make their final selections. It was an alternative route to job preser-vation.

Now the preceding may sound cynical, perhaps overly cynical. Fact is that voters tend to like “their guy.” The attitude is usually that it’s others who need to go.

Indeed, it was the consensus view of Mississippi voters in 1995 and again in 1999 that enacting term limits was equivalent to throwing out the baby with the bath water.

If a county had a great sheriff who was willing to serve more than eight years (two terms), then why should voters be denied be the opportunity of granting that sheriff a third term, or a fourth or fifth?

Many states enacted term lim-its during what was, admittedly, a stronger “throw the bums out” era that we’re now experiencing.

But Mississippians said no.A double super majority is

required on initiatives in Mississippi. If a majority approves a measure, the raw number of “yes” votes on the specific ques-tion must also be more than 40 percent of total number of people who voted on anything else in the election.

That’s a brain bog-gler, but no matter. In 1995, only 45.7 percent of Mississippians who

cast ballots thought term limits was a good idea. Four years later and on a slightly different mea-sure, the “pro” limits proportion was even smaller.

We like “our guys” (including our guys who are girls).

Incumbency is strong medicine.Data compiled by opensecrets.

org shows that in 2012 voting for U.S. House seats 90 percent of people seeking re-election won. We are exposed to a constant me-dia harangue about the low esteem in which Congress is held. So … two years later in 2014, the num-ber of House members re-elected rose to 95 percent — including all four delegates from Mississippi.

The Senate was not much different. A third of Senate seats are on ballots every two years. In 2012, 91 percent were returned; in 2014, the rate dropped to 82 percent.

More than voter loyalty and filing deadlines figure into this.

Another factor, at least in legis-lative elections, is the district lines lawmakers draw for themselves. Mississippi legislators often refer to districts by describing them as a “white” district” or a “black district” or a “Republican district” or Democratic district.” It hasn’t always been this way. Today, elec-tion outcomes in most districts are race- and ideology-specific if not candidate-specific.

The repeated electoral success of “our guy” follows, because “our guy,” for the most part, matches our district’s thinking.

Need proof? Ballotpedia iden-tified 14 states where term limits opened a total of 276 legislative seats. No incumbents. But in 215 of those districts, voters elected a candidate from the same political party as the person whose exit was required by law.

Incumbents do their research. They know what words and themes resonate where, and use that information to their advan-tage. This isn’t cheating or wrong. It’s the way electioneering works.

The last factor is cash. Not so much in local elections, but it’s getting that way. The average candidate who won an open U.S. House seat last year, opensecrets.org says, spent $1.5 million, a full million more than the average losing candidate. Incumbents who had challengers spent $4 for every dollar their rivals spent. Those few who defeated incumbents outspent them, on average, $3.4 million to $2.4 million.

It’s kind of like ancient times. A coastal city spotting an enemy flo-tilla on the horizon might run up the white flag. Similarly, a person thinking about seeking elective office might see an incumbent’s “war chest” and determine discre-tion is the better part of valor.

Is it necessarily bad to keep electing the same people again and again? No. The collective wisdom of the state electorate has made it clear they don’t think so.

What’s wrong is to expect radi-cal action, as many voters seem to expect, when safety and self-pres-ervation are first on the agenda for candidates who win.

Charlie Mitchell is an assistant dean of journalism at the University of Mississippi. Write to him at Box 1 University, MS, or [email protected].

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Hollis calledCaledonia native and Liberty

resident Christopher W. Hollis was called to serve as president of the Denham Springs, Louisiana, Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS). Hollis will lead the group-ing of ten congrega-tions in Liberty and McComb as well as Livingston, Tangipa-hoa, and East Baton Rouge (LA) parishes that counts more than 3,600 LDS (Mormon) members within its boundaries. The LDS Church has an interna-tionally recognized lay ministry whose members receive no finan-cial compensation for their service. Most take presidencies serve eight to ten years while retaining their professional employments.

Hollis and his wife Jocelyn are the parents of five children, and he is a commercial banker with Trust-mark National Bank in McComb. He holds undergraduate degrees from Mississippi State University and the University of Southern Mississippi. Hollis is also a gradu-ate of the Graduate School of Bank-ing at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. Hollis had been serv-ing as Bishop of the Liberty Ward (congregation) for the past five

years, but was released from those responsibilities when he accepted the stake president assignment.

Jensen-Crawford honoredLeigh Jensen-Crawford, the

director of Student Counseling Services at Mis-sissippi State was presented with the 2015 Social Work Lifetime Achievement Award by th Missis-sippi Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers. Demonstration of ongoing and outstand-ing leadership and contributions to the positive image of social work through advocacy, social policy, education, research, publications,

exceptional practice, program development and administration are among award-selection crite-ria.“I was surprised and honored to be nominated and selected for this award, which is a tremendous honor,” Jensen-Crawford said.

She has led the university department since 2010 and, since 2004, the campus’ assessment and testing services. She previously was sexual assault services director, student counseling services clinical social worker and counselor, and an adjunct faculty member in the social work academic program. A Jackson native, she holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Middle Tennessee State University, master’s of social work from the University of South-ern Mississippi and doctorate in social work from the University of Alabama.

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Johnson SwoopeCRAWFORD —

Johnson Swoope, 74, died April 13, 2015.

Services are 11 a.m. Friday at Carter’s Funeral Services of Columbus with the Rev. David J. Johnson Jr. officiating. Burial will follow at Greenwood Cemetery in West Point.

Mr. Swoope was born in Artesia on June 13, 1940, to the late Add Swoope and Ethel Swoope. He was

formerly employed as a laborer with Floyd Flying Service.

In addi-tion to his parents, he was preceded in death by four broth-ers, George, Charlie, Ollie and Willie James Swoope; and one step-sister, Virginia Bobo.

He is survived by his wife, Lillie Jones

Swoope of Crawford; children, Johnny James Evans of Ft. Worth, Texas, Charlie Bell Evans of Columbus and Faye Coleman of Birmingham, Alabama; siblings, Ethel Pillman, Roosevelt Swoope and Louise Pulliam, both of West Point, Mildred Swoope and Curley Swoope, both of Co-lumbus, Daisy McNeil, Add Swoope Jr., Rob-ert Swoope and Sadie Swoope, all of Man-sfield, Ohio, Marsha

Robbins of Tacoma, Washington, Josephine Cox of Houston, Jesse Pulliam of Galveston, Texas, and John Pull-iam of Germany; and step-brother, Lawrence Bobo of Mansfield.

Cydney HudsonCydney Hudson, 64,

died April 22, 2015, at Noland Hospital in Tuscaloosa.

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WASHINGTON — The government is rely-ing on some new technol-ogy — as well as a bit of luck — to track an out-break of life-threatening

listeria linked to Blue Bell ice cream products.

Texas-based Blue Bell Creameries recalled all its products this week as listeria was found in a va-riety of the company’s fro-zen treats. The massive recall followed several

smaller recalls as health officials across the coun-try have rapidly worked to track the outbreak, which is so far linked to 10 liste-ria illnesses, including three deaths.

The investigation has been helped by technolo-

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lenged to include optical illusions, hence the frog’s body disappearing beneath the lily-pad.

The performance was good enough to give the fine arts challenge team from CMS the state championship, and a ticket to the global finals in Knoxville May 20-23.

Team Manager Sylvia Collins, a gifted students teacher at CMS, is used to bringing her students to the global finals. This year, the fine arts chal-lenge team, technology challenge team and struc-ture challenge team are all heading to Knoxville. They will be the 28th, 29th and 30th teams Collins has brought to the global competition since 2004.

“We’ve had multiple teams every year,” Col-lins said.

‘We want to win’Destination Imagina-

tion is a global academic competition, pitting chil-dren against their own wits and each other. The teams perform an 8-min-ute skit that must include certain elements, in the case of this year’s fine arts challenge: phobias and illusions. There is also an instant challenge, which the students are not prepared for and must solve, worth 30 percent of their score.

“In DI, the kids have to control everything themselves,” Collins said. “When you have eight minutes to get your point across, every line

counts.” The fine arts team is

confident going into the global competition, and with a roster of talented seventh graders, it should be. The team consists of Sebastian Rojas-Rincon, Zachary Wilson, Genesa Williams, Katelyn Lowe, Krishuana Jethrow, Tier-ah Macon and Hughes. Each brings something to the table. They are happy just to be going to Knoxville, but they also want to place high.

“We’re very excited, but we want to win,” Lowe said.

They have three piec-es of original art, includ-ing an illusion drawing of a horse that doubles as a frog, drawn by Macon. The idea is, the princess has to kiss the frog to lose her ranidaphobia, so they trick her into kissing what she sees as a horse.

“Make them think for themselves, that’s what this program does,” Col-lins said.

The technology chal-lenge team did quite a bit of thinking for them-selves, too.

The tech team — made up of Sam Yarbor-ough, Darrell Montes Johnson, Tijah McCrary, Coen Velek, Sophia Oswalt, Kerrigan Clark and Maya Rush — is all eighth graders, many of whom have been to the global competition before.

Their performance takes you to the future and back again. A brother and sister who are argu-ing put an iPhone in a

time capsule from 2015 away for 50 years. To rep-resent this, the students created a display featur-ing pop culture, sports and politics from present day. They also created a house that doubled as a time machine that brings the squabbling siblings from 2065 back to pres-ent day.

The most impressive part of the technology challenge team’s project was the creation of a machine that did three things: move, communi-cate and eat. The team cut a toy jeep in had, re-worked the wiring and attached a wooden frame. A laundry basket was morphed into a retract-able head with a face and mouth. If you touch the pedal to the Jeep’s gas on the back, the creature lurches forward. All these materials must cost less that $175.

Clark is the team’s main engineer. She has made the trip to Knox-ville before.

“It’s a lot of fun to be there and there are a lot of different people,” she said.

‘A life memory’According to Collins,

her teams have met stu-dents from Korea, Cana-da, Mexico and China at Destination Imagination competitions.

“Listening to all the different accents is fun,” said Tijah McCrary.

Getting to the global competition is fun, but it’s also expensive. It will

cost $25,000 to transport, lodge, feed and register the three teams; $715 per student, according to Collins. The district has long supported Collins’ teams. Each year, CMSD provides about $15,000 for Destination Imagina-tion. Currently, Collins said they have $18,000 for globals, but remain about $7,000 short. Anyone interested in donating to the team can contact the CMSD central office, or the non-profit orga-nization Mississippi Ad-vanced Problem Solving.

When Collins and her students arrive in Knoxville, they expect to contend. She said almost all their teams have placed in the top 20. She said this experience sticks with kids; her own son, now 29, and a Desti-nation Imagination judge, remembers his trip to globals fondly.

“It’s not a life chang-ing experience, in that it alters your life, but it is a life memory,” Collins said.

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before the job numbers came out and they are re-ally work well, with over 300 people on the job. They’re doing it quietly, without any hoopla, but that’s had a big impact for us. From what I under-stand, Yokohama is right on schedule and they are beginning to hire produc-tion workers. So, yeah, we’re absolutely excited about what’s happening here.”

As a lifelong West Point resident, Robinson recalls that even in the heyday of Bryan Foods, unemploy-ment was higher than in many parts of the state.

“Even then, I think the

unemployment rate was about 9 percent,” he said. “When Yokohama opens, we should get down under 10 percent. That’s kind of the magic number for me, single digits. That would be great.”

The same trend, al-though less dramatic, is evident throughout the Golden Triangle.

Lowndes County’s unem-ployment rate fell by 0.7 percent since February and is 2.2 percent lower than it was a year ago this month. Unemployment in the county today is 4.8 percent lower than it was in March 2010.

Oktibbeha County boast the lowest jobless rate in the Golden Trian-

gle, matching the national rate of 5.5 percent. That represents a 0.7 percent decrease since last month and is 2.2 percent lower than one year ago this month.

Noxubee County’s un-employment rate fell by 1.1 percent to 10.6 over the past month. That fig-ure represents a 3.5 de-crease compared to a year ago and is 5.7 percent low-er than it was in March 2010.

As a whole, the Golden Triangle’s unemployment rate is 7.4 percent with 4,320 people without work in a labor force of 58,760.

March 2015 Feb. 2015 March 2014

Lowndes 7.5% 8.2% 9.7%

Oktibbeha 5.5% 6.2% 7.7%

Clay 10.5% 11.6% 15.3%

Noxubee 10.6% 11.7% 14.1%

Golden Triangle Unemployment

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possession of cocaine and driving with a suspended driver’s license following a traffic stop. The officers reportedly found cocaine in the suspect’s pocket.

Police also arrested a suspect at about 11:26 p.m. April 16 at a safety checkpoint set up at 18th Street and Seventh Av-

enue. During one of the stops, police noticed the smell of marijuana com-ing from the vehicle and allegedly found the driv-er, McArthur Bradley Jr., 36, of 1612 21st St. N., in possession of cocaine and a misdemeanor amount of marijuana.

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Adam Minichino/Dispatch StaffCaledonia High School junior Jared Reed-Wood has been chosen for the USA Junior Nationals Mississippi/Louisiana All-State High School Basketball team.

Mark Wilson/Dispatch StaffA crowd of 742 packed out the MSU Softball Field for Wednesday night’s MSU-Memphis game. The Bulldogs won 11-3 in the final game at the present softball facility.

BY ADAM [email protected]

Taylor Baudoin’s dream wasn’t to be an OK player.

For as long as Baudoin could remember, the vision of her fu-ture included Division I basket-ball.

Baudoin wasn’t sure where she was going to wind up, but she knew she was willing to invest the hard work and extra effort it was going to take to get her there.

A foot injury in her junior year at New Hope High School

put those hopes on hold. The injury also nearly killed Baudo-in’s dream.

“I thought it was over,” Bau-doin said of her aspirations to play basketball in college. “I thought it was going to end my senior year. I thought I was go-ing to be mediocre, an OK kind of player.”

Nearly three years later, Baudoin can smile because now she knows her dream was merely deferred.

Today, Baudoin plans to change that when she signs a

National Letter of Intent to play basketball for the University of Central Arkansas. Earlier this week, Baudoin, who recently earned NJCAA Division I hon-orable mention All-America honors as a freshman at Jones County Junior College, gave a verbal commitment to UCA coach Sandra Rushing.

“It really hasn’t (sunk in),” Baudoin said Wednesday. “It is amazing. God has blessed me with this amazing opportunity to go play Division I basket-ball. It is just humbling. I know

BY SCOTT [email protected]

STARKVILLE — Over the weekend, Mississippi State honored its softball se-niors playing their final Southeastern Con-ference games at home.

Wednesday night, MSU boasted another celebration as sent out its present softball stadium on a high note.

Behind four RBIs from Amanda Ivy and a complete-game pitching performance from Cassady Knudsen, MSU knocked off Mem-phis 11-3 in five innings in the final home game of the season and the final game scheduled to be played at the MSU Softball Field.

Construction on a $7M renovation to the softball complex and the adjacent A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre is set to begin next week.

“Nineteen years of SEC softball was played at the park,” MSU fourth-year head

coach Vann Stuedeman said. “To usher in the 20th season with a new stadium, it was a long time coming and it is a great thing. I tip my hat to (former coaches) Kathy Arendsen and Jay Miller and to all of the former play-ers who played here. They all helped this day happen. We are really excited. This was a great game and we played well. To send this facility out on a good note and to ush-er in a new $7M facility, I am not sure what could feel much better.”

Wednesday’s night attendance of 742 gave MSU a new school-record total atten-dance of 17,954 for the season. Postgame, Stuedeman and Senior Associate Athletic Director for Women’s Sports Ann Carr took part in a ceremony designed to close the old stadium. Stuedman addressed the crowd and told them the growth of the softball pro-gram would not be possible without them.

MAROON SEND-OFF PARTYMississippi State wins final regular season home game, MSU Softball Field finale

BY BRANDON [email protected]

For Jay Hughes, the days are different now. And they are the same.

For five years, Hughes toiled daily as part of Mississippi State’s football program. By working, grind-ing, sweating, Hughes became part of a pro-

gram renaissance, signing with a Bulldogs’ team that fin-ished 5-7 the year before he arrived then leaving on a 10-3 note with memories of the school’s first Orange Bowl bid in 73 years fresh in his mind.

But now, three months after his final game as a Bulldog, the MSU safety is once again working, grinding, sweating. Though there’s no practice in sight, no game on Saturday to prepare for, no Sportscenter appearances on the horizon, Hughes is back in the weight room and back on the football field, because even though his MSU career has ended, his dream of playing football hasn’t.

Welcome to life on the edg-es of the NFL Draft.

‘I owe this to myself’For five years, Hughes fol-

lowed a very rigid schedule. Wake up, work out, go to class, work out, go to practice, watch film, and then prepare to do it all over again the next day, that was Hughes’ life.

Now, as his collegiate career fades into the background and he comes face-to-face with the opportunity of preparing for a tryout with an NFL team, Hughes is back to that rigid schedule.

“I’m working twice as hard,” said Hughes. “I owe it to my-

Bulldogsworking outfor NFL Draft

BY ADAM [email protected]

CALEDONIA — Jared Reed-Wood didn’t know how or when he was going to find out if he made the USA Junior Nationals Mississippi/Louisiana All-State High School Basketball team.

Not knowing how long he would have to wait didn’t bother Reed-Wood on the way home from the tryouts at Millsaps College in Jack-son.

“There’s no way I am going to make this team,” Reed-Wood said when asked what he was thinking about on his way back to Lowndes County. “I had no possible thought in my mind that I was going to make

the team. I felt like I did bad.”Reed-Wood’s friends and parents

encouraged him, as did Josh Scott, his coach on the Caledonia High School boys basketball team. But it wasn’t until about a month later when Reed-Wood saw the grin on his step-father’s face and knew he had to change his thinking.

Reed-Wood’s doubt turned into disbelief once he opened the letter that informed him that he had been selected to play on the USA Junior Nationals Mississippi/Louisiana All-State High School Basketball team.

The selection means Reed-Wood, a 5-foot-9 junior guard, will have an opportunity to represent Mississip-pi and Louisiana in the USA Inter-

national Basketball Championship on July 8-12 in Columbus, Ohio. He joins Columbus High School’s Jay Jay Swanigan and Zaria Jenkins in being selected to participate.

“I was kind of astonished when I got it,” Reed-Wood said. “I was coming back home to get my stuff to go to the Y and shoot basketball and my step dad told me, ‘Go look on the counter,’ and the letter was sitting there.

“I could see he had a grin on his face when he told me, so I was like, ‘Something good is going to come out of this.’ “

The news didn’t alter Reed-Wood’s plans. He said he paused to text friend McKellar Fishel and

Caledonia’s Reed-Wood chosen for Junior Nationals

Report:Newmanpicks MSUBY BRANDON [email protected]

STARKVILLE – It did not take Ben Howland long to make Mississippi State basket-ball’s biggest recruiting splash in years.

When he was hired to take over MSU’s men’s program as its next coach on March 21, Howland vowed that his team would go after and land the big-gest and best prospects in the South in an effort to return the Bulldogs to prominence.

If reports that surfaced on Wednesday prove true, How-land is now 1-for-1 in that re-gard. Late Wednesday after-noon, CBS Sports basketball writer Gary Parrish reported that 5-star prospect Malik Newman, the No. 1-ranked shooting guard in the country according to all three major recruiting services, plans to commit to the Bulldogs on Fri-day afternoon.

The report came hours after it was announced that Newman would make his college choice public during a closed ceremo-ny at noon on Friday.

Newman, who averaged 29.7 points per game as a senior and led Jackson Callaway High to four consecutive Mississippi High School Activities Associ-ation Class 5A state champion-ships, has whittled his college choices down to five in recent weeks, a group that includes MSU, Ole Miss, LSU, Kansas and Kentucky.

If he chooses MSU and signs, he’d be MSU’s high-est-rated signee since Monta

Prep BaseballToday’s Games

Mississippi Association of Independent SchoolsClass A State tournament

(Best-of-three series, Games 2 and 3)Central Holmes Academy at Hebron Christian, 5 p.m.Columbus Christian at Benton Academy, 5 p.m.

Mississippi High School Activities Association (Best-of-three series, Game 1)

Class 6A State tournamentStarkville at Grenada, 6 p.m.

Class 5A State tournamentNeshoba Central at New Hope, 7 p.m.

Class 4A State tournamentCaledonia at Itawamba AHS, 6 p.m.

Class 1A State tournamentHamilton at Pine Grove, 6:30 p.m.West Lowndes vs. Sacred Heart at Jones Junior College, 6 p.m.

Prep SoftballToday’s Games

Mississippi High School Activities Association (Best-of-three series, Game 1)Class 6A State tournament

Hernando at Starkville, 5 p.m.Class 4A State tournament

Amory at Caledonia, 6 p.m.Class 1A State tournament

Hamilton at Opponent TBD, TBA

College BaseballFriday’s Games

Southern Mississippi at UTSA, 6 p.m.Alabama at Ole Miss, 6:30 p.m.Mississippi State at Arkansas, 6:35 p.m.

Saturday’s GamesSouthern Miss at UTSA, 2 p.m.Mississippi State at Arkansas, 6:05 p.m.Alabama at Ole Miss, 7 p.m.

Sunday’s GamesAlabama at Ole Miss, noonSouthern Miss at UTSA, noonMississippi State at Arkansas, 1:05 p.m.

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6 p.m. — Georgia at Auburn, SEC Network6:30 p.m. — Texas A&M at LSU, ESPN2

COLLEGE SOFTBALL7 p.m. — Tennessee at Alabama, ESPN

GOLF2 p.m. — PGA Tour, Zurich Classic, first round, at Avondale, Louisiana, TGC5 p.m. — LPGA, Swinging Skirts Classic, first round, at Daly City, California, TGC11:30 p.m. — European PGA Tour, China Open, second round, at Shanghai (delayed tape and live), TGC

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALLNoon — Regional coverage, N.Y. Yankees at Detroit or Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh (11:30 a.m.), MLB Network3 p.m. — Regional coverage, St. Louis at Washing-ton or L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco (2:30 p.m.), MLB Network6 p.m. — Atlanta at N.Y. Mets, SportSouth7 p.m. — Regional coverage, Kansas City at Chi-cago White Sox or Oakland at L.A. Angels (6 p.m.). MLB Network

NBA6 p.m. — Playoffs, first round, game 3, Cleveland at Boston, TNT8:30 p.m. — Playoffs, first round, game 3, Golden State at New Orleans, TNT

NBA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE7 p.m. — Playoffs, finals, game 1, Fort Wayne winner vs. Santa Cruz, ESPNEWS

NHL6 p.m. — Playoffs, conference quarterfinals, game 4, Tampa Bay at Detroit, NBC Sports Network6 p.m. — Playoffs, conference quarterfinals, game 5, N.Y. Islanders at Washington, CNBC8:30 p.m. — Playoffs, conference quarterfinals, game 5, Chicago at Nashville, NBC Sports Network9 p.m. — Playoffs, conference quarterfinals, game 5, Calgary at Vancouver, CNBC

SOCCER2 p.m. — UEFA Europa League, quarterfinals, sec-ond leg, Wolfsburg at Napoli, FS1

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COLLEGE BASEBALL6 p.m. — Georgia at Auburn, SEC Network

GOLF11 a.m. — Champions Tour, Legends of Golf, first round, at Ridgedale, Missouri, TGC2 p.m. — PGA Tour, Zurich Classic, second round, at Avondale, Louisiana, TGC5 p.m. — LPGA, Swinging Skirts Classic, second round, at Daly City, California, TGC

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL6 p.m. — Regional coverage, N.Y. Mets at N.Y. Yan-kees or Boston at Baltimore, MLB Network6 p.m. — Atlanta at Philadelphia, SportSouth

NBA6 p.m. — Playoffs, first round, game 3, Houston at Dallas, ESPN7 p.m. — Playoffs, first round, game 3, Toronto at Washington, ESPN28:30 p.m. — Playoffs, first round, game 3, LA Clippers at San Antonio, ESPN

NHL6 p.m. — Playoffs, conference quarterfinals, game 5, Ottawa at Montreal, CNBC6 p.m. — Playoffs, conference quarterfinals, game 5, Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, NBC Sports Network8:30 p.m. — Playoffs, conference quarterfinals, game 5, Minnesota at St. Louis, NBC Sports Network

SOCCER5 a.m. — UEFA Champions League, semifinals draw, at Nyon, Switzerland, FS1

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BRIEFLYLocalBaseball standout Braddock up for pitching award

University of Arkansas at Monticello senior baseball player Austin Braddock has been selected as one of 32 semifinalists for the 2015 Brett Tomko Award presented by D2 Baseball News.

The Tomko Award is an honor to be presented to D2’s Pitcher of the Year. Finalists will be narrowed down prior to the beginning of the NCAA Division II College World Series. The winner will be announced June 1.

Braddock, who played at New Hope High School and Heritage Academy before moving to East Mississippi Community College in Scooba, leads the Weevils and ranks fourth in the Great American Conference with a 2.57 ERA in 10 starts (63 innings). The Columbus native is 6 3. He has struck out 43 and walked 19. He leads the GAC in complete games (seven), is 10th in innings pitched, and third in opponent batting average (.219).

Mississippi StateLee earns all-conference honors for women’s tennis

STARKVILLE – After compiling a 16-6 dual match singles record in her first season on the collegiate level, which included six victories against ranked opponents, Mississippi State’s Jasmine Lee has earned a First Team, All-SEC nod, the league office announced Wednesday afternoon.

Lee, a sophomore transfer from Kaohsiung, Taiwan, is the second Bulldog in as many years to receive First Team honors from the league, following Georgiana Patrasc’s selection last season. Lee was ranked 24th in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association National Singles Rankings released Tuesday, the highest ranking for any MSU women’s player since Zsuzsanna Fodor finished the 2005 season ranked 23rd overall.

After earning a victory in her MSU debut against UAB on Jan. 31, Lee went on to win 11 of her next 12 singles matches, including a victory against Alabama’s 26th-ranked Erin Routliffe on March 15, helping the Bulldogs earn the highest ranked win in program history in an exciting 4-3 defeat over No. 6 Alabama.

Lee entered the ITA singles rankings for the first time in her Bulldog career on March 24, and went on to earn four more ranked wins (three in the top 50), including a straight-set win against 12th-ranked Julia Jones of Ole Miss on April 11, marking her highest individual win against a ranked opponent to date.

In doubles, Lee has been equally impressive, compiling a 12-4 record. Paired throughout the season with teammates Patrasc, Louise Ronaldson and Naomi Tran, Lee earned ranked victories with all three partners, including a big victory in the SEC Championship last week, as Lee and Tran defeated South Carolina’s 46th-ranked duo of Meghan Blevins and Brigit Folland. The win was the first time that Lee and Tran had been paired together all season and helped the Bulldogs upset tournament host South Carolina.

“This is an impressive and well-deserved honor that she has earned,” said coach Daryl Greenan. “Jasmine has made an immediate impact on our team and has played a major role in our success this season.”

With her accomplishments this season, Lee will likely earn a bid to the 2015 NCAA Singles Championship. As a team, Mississippi State currently sits at 15-11 overall and ranked 34th in the nation. The Bulldogs are expected to earn a bid to the 2015 NCAA Team Championship, which would be the program’s first in 10 years. Team se-lections will be announced Tuesday afternoon, April 28, with individual selections to follow on April 29.

n Baseball’s Mitchell up for national award: At Starkville, base-ball left-hander Ross Mitchell was named one of 30 candidates for the 2015 Senior CLASS Award, Premier Sports Management announced recently. The award recognizes those with notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition.

Mitchell is a member of the SEC Community Service Team, and has gone on mission trips to the Bahamas the last two winters to help build homes and teach the game of baseball. The senior has spoken to over a dozen schools and churches since 2013 and coaches high school kids on summer teams during the offseason.

This past winter, Mitchell bought Christmas presents for a hometown child and surprised him with the gifts at his school. The lefty organized a fundraiser for a fellow MSU student this spring to pay for her tuition in 2015. Mitchell also organized a quarterly event on campus called “The Outlet,” where he brings in a band and a guest speaker in an attempt to encourage students to stay positive.

While at Mississippi State University, Mitchell has excelled as a double-major student and will graduate this coming May with a bachelor’s in both business administration and marketing. In addition, he has maintained an impressive 3.29 GPA while also being named to the Dean’s List (3.5-3.79 GPA) in the spring of 2014 and the President’s List (3.8-4.0 GPA) in the fall of 2014. The southpaw is also a four-time member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

On the field, Mitchell is the third winningest active pitcher in college baseball, owning a 27-7 record. His career .794 winning percentage ranks fifth in school history, while his 2.29 career ERA in 226 1/3 innings is tied for sixth.

Ole MissBaseball falls at home to Memphis

OXFORD — In an attempt to claim a pair of midweek games over back-to-back days, the Ole Miss baseball team suffered a 10-5 setback to Memphis on Star Wars Night at Swayze Field, April 22. The Rebels (21-21) recorded 12 hits throughout the contest, but the Tigers (27-12) used their 13 hits to tally 10 runs and earn the season split of the non-conference series.

Three Rebels recorded three-hit games as Ole Miss reached the double digit mark in hits for the fifth time in the past seven games. Ole Miss received production from each class. Sophomore Colby Bortles had another big night at the dish, going 3-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI and one run.

Bortles’ three hits tied his career high total for a single game. Junior Connor Cloyd kept swinging his hot bat with his third consecutive multi-hit ballgame in a 3-for-5 performance, increasing his batting average to .414 this season. Senior Austin Knight notched a career-high three hits as well for the Rebels. Rounding out the multi-hit games, freshman Will Golsan added a pair of base knocks.

n Track and Field set for Drake Relays: At Oxford, Ole Miss athletes will rub spikes with some of the top collegians and top profes-sionals in the world this week during the 106th Drake Relays, presented by Hy-Vee.

The elite track & field competition takes place at historic Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, from Wednesday-Saturday.

Ole Miss’ rich tradition at the meet includes 24 Drake Relays champions dating back to 1983. The Rebels have had at least one Drake Relays champion in each of the past nine years, including a school-record six champions in 2010. Current team member Mary Alex England is the defending winner of the women’s 10,000 meters.

The Rebels will compete against a large contingent of top college men’s teams, such as nationally ranked No. 7 Arkansas, No. 10 Texas Tech, No. 11 Georgia, No. 12 Baylor, No. 17 Oklahoma State, No. 19 Nebraska and No. 22 Arizona State.

Nationally ranked women’s teams include No. 5 Arkansas, No. 7 Georgia, No. 9 Baylor, No. 11 Oklahoma State, No. 18 Texas Tech, No. 21 Missouri and No. 24 Notre Dame.

Several events will feature world-class professionals in the Beijing World Championship Preview. Two former Rebels are among that group. Sam Kendricks ranks No. 2 in the world in the pole vault this year and will compete Wednesday evening in the brand new Street Vault on Court Avenue in downtown Des Moines. Ricky Robertson, the 13th-ranked high jumper in the world this year, will compete Friday evening.

“It’s definitely one of the most prestigious meets in the country,” Ole Miss head coach Brian O’Neal said. “We get excited about going there. It’s a unique set of circumstances each season we go there. This year the weather is forecast to be a little windy and a little colder than what we’re used to at this time in April, but mentally for us the challenge is to go in there and compete. We can’t control the outside variables, but we can control our attitude and effort.”

Ole Miss is coming off a fantastic weekend at the Virginia Challenge in which the Rebels broke five school records and two meet records, while setting numerous marks that rank among the nation’s elite this season.

“We’re having different people step up for us each weekend, which has been exciting,” O’Neal said. “Now it’s about blending all of those young men and women together and coming out and putting our best foot forward.”

Sophomore Craig Engels is the SEC leader in the 1,500 meters after he broke the school record with a time of 3:40.28 last weekend. He ranks fifth in the NCAA and is just outside the top 15 in the world this season.

The Ole Miss women rank among the world’s best in three different events so far this year. The 4x100-meter relay squad of Nicole Hender-son, Shannon Ray, Khadijah Suleman and Jhorden Hunter rank 18th in the world with their school-record time of 44.11 from Virginia. Senior Fabia McDonald is 19th in the world with her school-record heptathlon score of 5,736 points from last weekend, as well.

n Women’s tennis pair earns honors: At Oxford, senior Julia Jones and freshman Arianne Hartono have helped the Rebels rank inside the top 25 all season, and Wednesday they were recognized for their efforts, earning All-SEC honors, as the league office announced the postseason awards.

Jones (St. Petersburg, Fla.) earned first team honors, while Hartono (Meppel, Netherlands) made the All-Freshman Team. Jones is the first Rebel to make the first team since two-time All-American Kristi Boxx made it all four years of her career (2009-12).

—From Staff, Special Reports

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Auto RacingNASCAR Leaders

Through April 19Points

1, Kevin Harvick, 314. 2, Joey Logano, 284. 3, Martin Truex Jr., 281. 4, Jimmie Johnson, 258. 5, Brad Keselowski, 255. 6, Dale Earnhardt Jr., 241. 7, Kasey Kahne, 237. 8, Matt Kenseth, 236. 9, Jeff Gordon, 227. 10, Aric Almirola, 226.11, Denny Hamlin, 223. 12, Jamie McMurray, 223. 13, Danica Patrick, 211. 14, Paul Menard, 210. 15, Carl Edwards, 203. 16, Ryan Newman, 201. 17, Clint Bowyer, 200. 18, David Ragan, 197. 19, Casey Mears, 186. 20, Greg Biffle, 180.

Money1, Kevin Harvick, $3,134,787. 2, Joey Logano, $2,825,954. 3, Jimmie Johnson, $2,198,034. 4, Dale Earnhardt Jr., $1,920,845. 5, Brad Kesel-owski, $1,685,908. 6, Jeff Gordon, $1,685,383. 7, Matt Kenseth, $1,641,493. 8, Denny Hamlin, $1,601,243. 9, Martin Truex Jr., $1,567,623. 10, Ryan Newman, $1,468,393.11, Jamie McMurray, $1,386,688. 12, Clint Bowyer, $1,374,299. 13, Aric Almirola, $1,345,073. 14, Casey Mears, $1,322,251. 15, Trevor Bayne, $1,314,915. 16, Greg Biffle, $1,311,697. 17, David Ragan, $1,308,085. 18, Austin Dillon, $1,303,766. 19, Kasey Kahne, $1,251,724. 20, AJ Allmendinger, $1,208,930.

ScheduleFeb. 14 x-Sprint Unlimited, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Matt Kenseth)Feb. 19 x-Budweiser Duel I, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Dale Earnhardt Jr.)Feb. 19 x-Budweiser Duel II, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Jimmie Johnson)Feb. 22 Daytona 500, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Joey Logano)March 1 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500, Hampton, Ga. (Jimmie Johnson)March 8 Kobalt 400, Las Vegas (Kevin Harvick)March 15 CampingWorld.com 500, Avondale, Ariz. (Kevin Harvick)March 22 Auto Club 400, Fontana, Calif. (Brad Keselowski)March 29 STP 500, Ridgeway, Va. (Denny Hamlin)April 11 Duck Commander 500, Fort Worth, Texas (Jimmie Johnson)April 19 Food City 500, Bristol, Tenn. (Matt Kenseth)April 25 Toyota Owners 400, Richmond, Va.May 3 GEICO 500, Talladega, Ala.May 9 SpongeBob SquarePants 400, Kansas City, Kan.May 15 x-Sprint Showdown, Concord, N.C.May 16 x-All-Star Race, Concord, N.C.May 24 Coca-Cola 600, Concord, N.C.May 31 Dover 400, Dover, Del.June 7 Axalta We Paint Winners 400, Long Pond, Pa.June 14 Quicken Loans 400, Brooklyn, Mich.June 28 Toyota/Save Mart 350, Sonoma, Calif.July 5 Coke Zero 400, Daytona Beach, Fla.July 11 Quaker State 400, Sparta, Ky.July 19 Camping World RV Sales 301, Loudon, N.H.July 26 “Your Hero’s Name Here” 400, India-napolis.Aug. 2 Pennsylvania 400, Long Pond, Pa.Aug. 9 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen, Watkins Glen, N.Y.Aug. 16 Pure Michigan 400, BrooklynAug. 22 IRWIN Tools Night Race, Bristol, Tenn.Sept. 6 Southern 500, Darlington, S.C.Sept. 12 Federated Auto Parts 400, Richmond, Va.Sept. 20 MyAFibStory.com 400, Joliet, Ill.Sept. 27 SYLVANIA 300, Loudon, N.H.Oct. 4 AAA 400, Dover, Del.Oct. 10 Bank of America 500, Concord, N.C.Oct. 18 Hollywood Casino 400, Kansas City, Kan.Oct. 25 Alabama 500, TalladegaNov. 1 Goody’s Headache Relief Shot 500, Martinsville, Va.Nov. 8 AAA Texas 500, Fort Worth, TexasNov. 15 Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500, Avondale, Ariz.Nov. 22 Ford EcoBoost 400, Homestead, Fla.

BaseballAmerican League

East Division W L Pct GBBoston 9 6 .600 —New York 8 7 .533 1Toronto 8 7 .533 1Baltimore 7 8 .467 2Tampa Bay 7 8 .467 2

Central Division W L Pct GBDetroit 11 4 .733 —Kansas City 11 4 .733 —Chicago 6 8 .429 4½Minnesota 6 9 .400 5Cleveland 5 9 .357 5½

West Division W L Pct GBHouston 8 7 .533 —Oakland 8 8 .500 ½Los Angeles 6 9 .400 2Seattle 6 9 .400 2Texas 6 9 .400 2

Tuesday’s GamesToronto 13, Baltimore 6N.Y. Yankees 5, Detroit 2Boston 1, Tampa Bay 0Cleveland 6, Chicago White Sox 2Kansas City 6, Minnesota 5Texas 7, Arizona 1L.A. Angels 14, Oakland 1Houston 6, Seattle 3

Wednesday’s GamesChicago White Sox 6, Cleveland 0Toronto 4, Baltimore 2N.Y. Yankees 13, Detroit 4Tampa Bay 7, Boston 5Minnesota 3, Kansas City 0Arizona 8, Texas 5Oakland 9, L.A. Angels 2Seattle 3, Houston 2

Today’s GamesN.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 2-1) at Detroit (An.San-chez 1-2), 12:08 p.m.Oakland (Chavez 0-0) at L.A. Angels (C.Wilson 1-2), 6:05 p.m.Baltimore (Tillman 2-1) at Toronto (Hutchison 1-0), 6:07 p.m.Boston (Buchholz 1-2) at Tampa Bay (Odorizzi 2-1), 6:10 p.m.Kansas City (Ventura 2-1) at Chicago White Sox (Sale 2-0), 7:10 p.m.

Friday’s GamesBoston at Baltimore, 6:05 p.m.N.Y. Mets at N.Y. Yankees, 6:05 p.m.Cleveland at Detroit, 6:08 p.m.Toronto at Tampa Bay, 6:10 p.m.Kansas City at Chicago White Sox, 7:10 p.m.Houston at Oakland, 9:05 p.m.Texas at L.A. Angels, 9:05 p.m.Minnesota at Seattle, 9:10 p.m.

National LeagueEast Division

W L Pct GBNew York 12 3 .800 —Atlanta 8 6 .571 3½Washington 7 8 .467 5Philadelphia 5 10 .333 7Miami 4 11 .267 8

Central Division W L Pct GBSt. Louis 9 4 .692 —Chicago 8 6 .571 1½Cincinnati 8 7 .533 2Pittsburgh 7 8 .467 3Milwaukee 2 13 .133 8

West Division W L Pct GBLos Angeles 9 5 .643 —San Diego 10 6 .625 —Arizona 8 7 .533 1½Colorado 8 7 .533 1½San Francisco 6 10 .375 4

Tuesday’s GamesChicago Cubs 9, Pittsburgh 8Philadelphia 7, Miami 3Washington 2, St. Louis 1, 10 inningsN.Y. Mets 7, Atlanta 1Cincinnati 16, Milwaukee 10San Diego 7, Colorado 6Texas 7, Arizona 1San Francisco 6, L.A. Dodgers 2

Wednesday’s GamesPittsburgh 4, Chicago Cubs 3Miami 6, Philadelphia 1St. Louis 7, Washington 5N.Y. Mets 3, Atlanta 2Cincinnati 2, Milwaukee 1Colorado 5, San Diego 4Arizona 8, Texas 5San Francisco 3, L.A. Dodgers 2

Today’s GamesChicago Cubs (Hendricks 0-0) at Pittsburgh (Locke 2-0), 11:35 a.m.Miami (Phelps 0-0) at Philadelphia (O’Sullivan 0-1), 12:05 p.m.Atlanta (Teheran 2-0) at N.Y. Mets (B.Colon 3-0), 12:10 p.m.Cincinnati (Bailey 0-1) at Milwaukee (Lohse 0-3), 12:40 p.m.San Diego (T.Ross 1-0) at Colorado (Lyles 1-1), 2:10 p.m.L.A. Dodgers (Greinke 2-0) at San Francisco (Undecided), 2:45 p.m.St. Louis (Wacha 2-0) at Washington (Scherzer 1-1), 3:05 p.m.

Friday’s GamesAtlanta at Philadelphia, 6:05 p.m.N.Y. Mets at N.Y. Yankees, 6:05 p.m.Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati, 6:10 p.m.Washington at Miami, 6:10 p.m.St. Louis at Milwaukee, 7:10 p.m.San Francisco at Colorado, 7:40 p.m.Pittsburgh at Arizona, 8:40 p.m.L.A. Dodgers at San Diego, 9:10 p.m.

Wednesday’s College Scores

EASTCastleton St. 14, Lyndon St. 3Hofstra 10, LIU 5MIT 5, W. New England 4Thiel vs. Thomas More, ppd., weatherUtica vs. SUNY-IT, ccd, weather

SOUTHBellarmine 6-5, Trevecca Nazarene 5-12Cumberlands 8-5, Milligan 3-1East Carolina 3, Duke 2Elon 7, Campbell 4FAU at Miami, ppd.High Point 5, NC Central 0Indiana-Southeast 5, Campbellsville 4Lenoir-Rhyne 8, Limestone 5North Carolina 6, UNC-Wilmington 5, 12 in-ningsSt. Catharine at Union, Ky., ccd.Spalding 9, Transylvania 5USC Aiken 10, GRU Augusta 6Virginia 5, Liberty 2W. Kentucky 7, Louisville 3

MIDWESTNotre Dame 11, Chicago St. 0

Southeastern ConferenceEastern Division

Conference All Games W L Pct. W L Pct.

Florida 12 6 .667 32 10 .762Vanderbilt 12 6 .667 30 12 .714Missouri 12 6 .667 25 15 .625Kentucky 8 9 .471 23 16 .590South Carolina 8 10 .444 25 17 .595Georgia 6 11 .353 21 20 .512Tennessee 5 13 .278 16 20 .444

Western Division Conference All Games W L Pct. W L Pct.Texas A&M 12 5 .706 36 5 .878LSU 12 5 .706 35 6 .854Arkansas 9 9 .500 24 17 .585Mississippi 8 10 .444 21 21 .500Auburn 7 11 .389 26 16 .619Alabama 7 11 .389 22 18 .550Mississippi St. 6 12 .333 22 19 .537

Wednesday’s GameMemphis 10, Ole Miss 5

Thursday’s GamesGeorgia at Auburn, 6 p.m. (SEC Network)Texas A&M at LSU, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN2)

Friday’s GamesSouth Carolina at Tennessee, 5 p.m. (SEC Network +)Kentucky at Florida, 6 p.m. (SEC Network +)Georgia at Auburn, 6 p.m. (SEC Network)Alabama at Ole Miss, 6:30 p.m. (SEC Network +)Missouri at Vanderbilt, 6:30 p.m. (SEC Net-work +)Mississippi State at Arkansas, 6:35 p.m. (SEC Network +)Texas A&M at LSU, 7 p.m. (SEC Network +)

Saturday’s GamesSouth Carolina at Tennessee, noon (SEC Netwok +)Georgia at Auburn, noon (SEC Network)Texas A&M at LSU, 1 p.m. (ESPN)Missouri at Vanderbilt, 2 p.m. (SEC Network +)Kentucky at Florida, 6 p.m. (SEC Network +)Mississippi State at Arkansas, 6:05 p.m. (SEC Network +)Alabama at Ole Miss, 7 p.m. (SEC Network)

Sunday’s GamesKentucky at Florida, 11;30 a.m. (SEC Network +)South Carolina at Tennessee, noon (SEC Network)Alabama at Ole Miss, noon (ESPN)Missouri at Vanderbilt, 1 p.m. (SEC Network +)Mississippi State at Arkansas, 1:05 p.m. (SEC Network +)

Monday’s GamesNo games scheduled

BasketballNBA Playoffs

FIRST ROUND(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)

Saturday, April 18Washington 93, Toronto 86, OTGolden State 106, New Orleans 99Chicago 103, Milwaukee 91Houston 118, Dallas 108

Sunday, April 19Cleveland 113, Boston 100Atlanta 99, Brooklyn 92Memphis 100, Portland 86L.A. Clippers 107, San Antonio 92

Monday, April 20Chicago 91, Milwaukee 82, Chicago leads series 2-0Golden State 97, New Orleans 87, Golden State leads series 2-0

Tuesday, April 21Cleveland 99, Boston 91, Cleveland leads series 2-0Washington 117, Toronto 106, Washington leads series 2-0Houston 111, Dallas 99, Houston leads series 2-0

Wednesday, April 22Atlanta 96, Brooklyn 91, Atlanta leads series 2-0Memphis 97, Portland 82, Memphis leads se-ries 2-0San Antonio 111, L.A. Clippers 107, OT, serties tied 1-1

Thursday, April 23Cleveland at Boston, 6 p.m.Chicago at Milwaukee, 7 p.m.Golden State at New Orleans, 8:30 p.m.

Friday, April 24Houston at Dallas, 6 p.m.Toronto at Washington, 7 p.m.L.A. Clippers at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 25Atlanta at Brooklyn, 2 p.m.Chicago at Milwaukee, 4:30 p.m.Golden State at New Orleans, 7 p.m.Memphis at Portland, 9:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 26Cleveland at Boston, noon.L.A. Clippers at San Antonio, 2:30 p.m.Toronto at Washington, 5:30 p.m.Houston at Dallas, 8 p.m.

Monday, April 27Atlanta at Brooklyn, TBAx-Milwaukee at Chicago, TBAMemphis at Portland, 9:30 p.m.

Tuesday, April 28x-Boston at Cleveland, TBAx-New Orleans at Golden State, TBAx-Dallas at Houston, TBAx-San Antonio at L.A. Clippers, TBA

Wednesday, April 29x-Brooklyn at Atlanta, TBAx-Washington at Toronto, TBAx-Portland at Memphis, TBA

Thursday, April 30x-Cleveland at Boston, TBAx-Chicago at Milwaukee, TBAx-Houston at Dallas, TBAx-L.A. Clippers at San Antonio, TBA

Friday, May 1x-Atlanta at Brooklyn, TBAx-Toronto at Washington, TBAx-Golden State at New Orleans, TBAx-Memphis at Portland, TBA

Saturday, May 2x-Boston at Cleveland, TBAx-Milwaukee at Chicago, TBAx-Dallas at Houston, TBAx-San Antonio at L.A. Clippers, TBA

Sunday, May 3x-Brooklyn at Atlanta, TBAx-Washington at Toronto, TBAx-New Orleans at Golden State, TBAx-Portland at Memphis, TBA

GolfPGA Leaders

Through April 19Rank Player Points YTD Money1. Jordan Spieth 2,072 $5,087,9962. Jimmy Walker 1,680 $3,509,3493. J.B. Holmes 1,233 $2,942,5204. Patrick Reed 1,173 $2,344,5565. Bubba Watson 1,117 $2,720,9506. Dustin Johnson 1,106 $2,991,1177. Charley Hoffman 1,037 $2,240,9158. Ryan Moore 952 $2,171,5809. Jason Day 941 $2,047,52810. Hideki Matsuyama 939 $2,156,04611. Brandt Snedeker 934 $2,029,66712. Sangmoon Bae 929 $1,942,78113. Robert Streb 927 $1,808,68014. Ben Martin 860 $1,707,82215. Brooks Koepka 826 $1,747,98116. Bill Haas 811 $1,655,60617. Matt Kuchar 763 $1,361,33418. James Hahn 745 $1,503,44219. Jim Furyk 742 $1,544,66120. Brendon de Jonge 735 $1,229,90921. Shawn Stefani 734 $1,258,21422. Daniel Berger 702 $1,362,48323. Matt Every 688 $1,399,53224. Scott Piercy 686 $1,244,26925. Harris English 681 $1,189,52526. Kevin Na 681 $1,458,02227. Paul Casey 673 $1,565,58028. Henrik Stenson 660 $1,537,10029. Nick Watney 625 $1,284,68930. Brendan Steele 624 $1,032,21831. Russell Knox 623 $1,157,06932. Kevin Streelman 620 $1,171,94733. Ryan Palmer 611 $1,191,65834. Alex Cejka 605 $1,015,12435. Russell Henley 596 $1,229,38036. Sean O’Hair 561 $995,01337. Kevin Kisner 559 $1,032,94738. Ian Poulter 552 $1,170,33239. Padraig Harrington 537 $1,161,13940. Gary Woodland 526 $1,067,03141. Justin Thomas 524 $976,59742. Jason Kokrak 520 $895,61543. Sergio Garcia 518 $1,144,13144. Brendon Todd 515 $950,47345. Martin Laird 513 $962,20146. Matt Jones 510 $1,045,99247. Daniel Summerhays 507 $759,85948. Phil Mickelson 493 $1,205,56249. Charles Howell III 481 $913,14250. Hunter Mahan 464 $938,30751. Pat Perez 463 $764,12352. Webb Simpson 461 $875,79053. Nick Taylor 454 $924,95254. Jason Bohn 452 $874,83755. John Peterson 451 $594,44756. Tim Clark 449 $997,71557. Chris Kirk 444 $801,90358. Danny Lee 440 $848,85559. Steven Bowditch 436 $794,64260. Tony Finau 431 $793,03261. Billy Horschel 427 $735,76762. Zac Blair 417 $655,46163. Cameron Tringale 409 $611,07964. Will MacKenzie 408 $778,88565. Keegan Bradley 407 $844,34066. Scott Stallings 397 $822,96367. Troy Merritt 397 $718,79068. Morgan Hoffmann 392 $734,66669. Zach Johnson 390 $927,82770. William McGirt 388 $552,08071. Rickie Fowler 379 $808,84872. Louis Oosthuizen 378 $861,50873. John Huh 373 $429,90974. Kyle Reifers 370 $675,97775. Rory Sabbatini 366 $656,49376. Hudson Swafford 366 $606,45077. Chesson Hadley 362 $642,44278. Carlos Ortiz 360 $634,75979. Andres Gonzales 358 $656,69780. S.J. Park 347 $521,03681. Lee Westwood 346 $599,03682. Justin Rose 339 $1,010,00083. David Lingmerth 337 $476,54384. Boo Weekley 335 $705,30185. Jerry Kelly 329 $582,59786. Jeff Overton 329 $408,14187. Colt Knost 322 $467,37888. Bryce Molder 317 $529,02089. David Hearn 312 $511,73190. Jon Curran 311 $574,06791. Johnson Wagner 308 $696,39692. John Senden 305 $566,58993. Chad Collins 303 $425,85994. Nicholas Thompson 301 $427,75595. Rory McIlroy 296 $794,53396. Jason Dufner 285 $421,21397. Steve Wheatcroft 284 $503,22898. Charlie Beljan 284 $630,84999. Adam Hadwin 281 $381,522100. Retief Goosen 281 $573,904101. Alex Prugh 281 $498,966102. Jamie Donaldson 280 $502,614103. Michael Putnam 277 $353,868104. Blayne Barber 268 $481,671105. Brice Garnett 266 $466,738

106. Graham DeLaet 266 $489,608107. Mark Wilson 264 $412,928108. Brian Harman 261 $407,398109. George McNeill 261 $346,736110. Spencer Levin 258 $422,430111. Camilo Villegas 257 $342,787112. Adam Scott 257 $542,098113. Ken Duke 256 $450,401114. Scott Pinckney 256 $430,600115. Scott Brown 251 $418,419116. Billy Hurley III 249 $383,021117. Jonas Blixt 244 $372,599118. Aaron Baddeley 243 $293,908119. Fabian Gomez 241 $371,309120. Francesco Molinari 239 $358,324121. Chad Campbell 237 $243,591122. Lucas Glover 236 $337,824123. Jim Herman 236 $384,770124. Brian Stuard 235 $427,231125. Carl Pettersson 232 $251,470126. Andrew Svoboda 231 $383,669127. Vijay Singh 228 $374,188128. Sam Saunders 227 $338,799129. Kevin Chappell 226 $425,230130. Graeme McDowell 226 $497,127131. Stewart Cink 224 $208,729131. Marc Leishman 224 $284,430133. Brian Davis 219 $400,544134. Max Homa 217 $294,588135. Luke Donald 217 $421,498136. Erik Compton 213 $280,647137. Seung-Yul Noh 212 $312,121138. Chris Stroud 209 $251,773139. Luke Guthrie 208 $371,233140. Ryo Ishikawa 205 $256,714141. Freddie Jacobson 201 $325,088142. J.J. Henry 197 $260,053143. K.J. Choi 197 $265,910144. Angel Cabrera 195 $319,815145. Scott Langley 190 $270,495146. Andrew Putnam 180 $251,812147. Charl Schwartzel 180 $297,190148. Jhonattan Vegas 179 $267,007149. Martin Flores 179 $242,733150. Will Wilcox 177 $303,746

HockeyNHL Playoffs

FIRST ROUND(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)

Wednesday, April 15Montreal 4, Ottawa 3N.Y. Islanders 4, Washington 1Chicago 4, Nashville 3, 2OTCalgary 2, Vancouver 1

Thursday, April 16N.Y. Rangers 2, Pittsburgh 1Detroit 3, Tampa Bay 2Minnesota 4, St. Louis 2Anaheim 4, Winnipeg 2

Friday, April 17Montreal 3, Ottawa 2, OTWashington 4, N.Y. Islanders 3Nashville 6, Chicago 2Vancouver 4, Calgary 1

Saturday, April 18Tampa Bay 5, Detroit 1St. Louis 4, Minnesota 1Pittsburgh 4, N.Y. Rangers 3Anaheim 2, Winnipeg 1

Sunday, April 19N.Y. Islanders 2, Washington 1, OTChicago 4, Nashville 2Montreal 2, Ottawa 1, OT, Montreal leads se-ries 3-0Calgary 4, Vancouver 2

Monday, April 20N.Y. Rangers 2, Pittsburgh 1, N.Y. Rangers lead series 2-1Minnesota 3, St. Louis 0, Minnesota leads series 2-1Anaheim 5, Winnipeg 4, OT, Anaheim leads series 3-0

Tuesday, April 21Detroit 3, Tampa Bay 0, Detroit leads series 2-1Washington 2, N.Y. Islanders 1, OT, series tied 2-2Chicago 3, Nashville 2, 3OT, Chicago leads series 3-1Calgary 3, Vancouver 1, Calgary leads series 3-1

Wednesday, April 22Ottawa 1, Montreal 0, Montreal leads series 3-1N.Y. Rangers 2, Pittsburgh 1, OT, N.Y. Rangers leads series 3-1St. Louis 6, Minnesota 1, series tied 2-2Anaheim 5, Winnipeg 2, Anaheim wins series 4-0

Thursday, April 23Tampa Bay at Detroit, 6 p.m.NY Islanders at Washington, 6 p.m.Chicago at Nashville, 8:30 p.m.Calgary at Vancouver, 9 p.m.

Friday, April 24Ottawa at Montreal, 6 p.m.Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, 6 p.m.Minnesota at St. Louis, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 25Detroit at Tampa Bay, TBAWashington at N.Y. Islanders, TBAx-Nashville at Chicago, TBAx-Vancouver at Calgary, TBA

Sunday, April 26x-Montreal at Ottawa, TBAx-NY Rangers at Pittsburgh, TBASt. Louis at Minnesota, TBA

Monday, April 27x-Tampa Bay at Detroit, TBAx-NY Islanders at Washington, TBAx-Chicago at Nashville, TBAx-Calgary at Vancouver, TBA

Tuesday, April 28x-Ottawa at Montreal, TBAx-Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, TBA

Wednesday, April 29x-Detroit at Tampa Bay, TBAx-Minnesota at St. Louis, TBA

SoftballSEC

Conference All Games W L Pct. W L Pct.Florida 13 4 .765 44 4 .917LSU 13 5 .722 41 6 .872Auburn 13 5 .722 41 8 .837Alabama 12 6 .667 36 10 .783Tennessee 11 7 .611 35 11 .761Missouri 11 7 .611 32 10 .762Georgia 11 9 .550 36 13 .735Texas A&M 9 9 .500 34 14 .708Mississippi St. 9 12 .429 32 16 .667South Carolina 6 12 .333 32 17 .653Kentucky 5 13 .278 29 17 .630Mississippi 5 13 .278 28 19 .596Arkansas 1 17 .056 15 30 .333

Wednesday’s GamesGeorgia 15, Georgia State 6, 5 inningsKentucky 1, Western Kentucky 0, 9 inningsMissouri 10, Iowa 2, 5 inningsMississippi State 11, Memphis 3, 5 inningsFlorida 5, Florida State 0

Today’s GamesMissouri at Missouri State, 5 p.m.Tennessee at Alabama, 7 p.m. (ESPN)

Friday’s GamesTexas A&M at Florida, 5 p.m. (SEC Network +)Georgia at Kentucky, 5 p.m. (SEC Network +)Arkansas at Auburn, 6 p.m. (SEC Network +)South Carolina at Ole Miss, 6 p.m. (SEC Net-work +)Tennessee at Alabama, 6:30 p.m. (SEC Net-work +)

Saturday’s GamesTexas A&M at Florida, noon (SEC Network +)Georgia at Kentucky, 2 p.m. (SEC Network +)LSU at Missouri, 2 p.m. (SEC Network +)Tennessee at Alabama, 2 p.m. (SEC Network +)South Carolina at Ole Miss, 3 p.m. (SEC Net-work)Mississippi State at Georgia Southern, 3 p.m.Arkansas at Auburn, 6 p.m. (SEC Network +)

Sunday’s GamesTexas A&M at Florida, noon (SEC Network +)Georgia at Kentucky, noon (SEC Network +)Mississippi State at Georgia Southern, noonArkansas at Auburn, 1 p.m. (SEC Network +)LSU at Missouri, 3 p.m. (SEC Network +)South Carolina at Ole Miss, 3:30 p.m. (SEC Network)

Monday’s GameLSU at Missouri, 6 p.m. (SEC Network)

TransactionsWednesday’s Moves

BASEBALLAmerican League

CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Assigned RHP Kyle Drabek outright to Charlotte (IL).LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Claimed OF Gary Brown off waivers from St. Louis and will option him to Salt Lake (PCL). Transferred RHP Cory Rasmus to the 60-day DL.NEW YORK YANKEES — Claimed LHP Matt Tracy off waivers from Miami and optioned him to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL).TEXAS RANGERS — Voided the March 30 op-tion of RHP Nick Tepesch to Round Rock (PCL) and placed him on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 30.

National LeagueLOS ANGELES DODGERS — Recalled OF Chris Heisey From Oklahoma City (PCL). Op-tioned LHP Adam Liberatore to Oklahoma City.

American AssociationAMARILLO THUNDERHEADS — Signed RHP Kamakani Usui.FARGO-MOORHEAD REDHAWKS — Signed OF Chad Mozingo.

Can-Am LeagueOTTAWA CHAMPIONS — Released OF Mike Provencher.QUEBEC CAPITALES — Signed OF Alexei Bell, INF Yordan Manduley, RHP Ismel Jimenez and OF Yunieski Gourriel.SUSSEX COUNTY MINERS — Signed RHP Matt Sommo and RHP Josh Mueller.

BASKETBALLNational Basketball Association

NBA — Fined Houston G Jason Terry $5,000 for violating the anti-flopping rules during a game on April 20.OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER — Fire coach Scott Brooks.

FOOTBALLNational Football League

NFL — Suspended Dallas DE Greg Hardy for the first 10 games of the 2015 regular season, without pay, for conduct detrimental to the league.CINCINNATI BENGALS — Signed coach Marvin Lewis to a one-year contract extension through the 2016 season.MIAMI DOLPHINS — Signed OLs Jeff Linken-bach and Jacques McClendon.TENNESSEE TITANS — Agreed to terms with OT Byron Bell.

Canadian Football LeagueWINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS — Signed WRs Lavon Downs and Jhomo Gordon, LBs C.J. Wil-son and Kenny Tate and RB Carlos Anderson.

HOCKEYNational Hockey League

BUFFALO SABRES — Signed F Evan Ro-drigues to a two-year, entry-level contract.NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Recalled Gs Marek Mazanec and Magnus Hellberg, Ds Joe Piskula, Anthony Bitetto and Johan Alm, and Fs Rich Clune, Colton Sissons, Viktor Arvidsson and Austin Watson from Milwaukee (AHL).

The DispaTch • www.cdispatch.com THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2015 3B

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mother because he gath-ered his things and went to the YMCA to practice shooting.

Reed-Wood likely will try to carve out as much time shooting as possible in the next two months to make sure he is ready. To-day, he and the rest of the Caledonia High School baseball team will play Itawamba AHS in Game 1 of a best-of-three Missis-sippi High School Activi-ties Association Class 4A State tournament series.

Earlier this year, Reed-Wood averaged about four points and 1.2 assists per game and shot 29 percent from the field, according to Scott.

“He did everything that we asked of him,” Scott said of Reed-Wood, who started at shooting guard early in the season and played pretty well. “This spring it seems like he has become more confident in his shot and he has started to look for driving opportunities, which he didn’t look for earlier in the season.”

Scott said Reed-Wood started about half of Cale-donia’s games this past season. He hopes the experience will bolster Reed-Wood’s confidence because he said a shooter needs to develop a short memory if he is going to be effective.

“Jared’s confidence suffers when his first cou-ple of shots don’t go down and he doesn’t look to take as many shots,” Scott said. “My guess is that his increased confidence

comes from experience. He knows he is one of the older guys. The last cou-ple of years someone at the position with more ex-perience has been ahead of him. It is his time and he is stepping up.”

Scott hopes the expe-rience will bolster Reed-Wood’s confidence and help him identify areas of his game he needs to im-prove prior to his senior season.

Reed-Wood anticipates a challenging environ-ment at the Junior Nation-als because he said the competition at the tryout was a little bit better than what he faced in high school.

Reed-Wood said he hopes to prove to people at the Junior Nationals that he can shoot, which is his favorite part of the game. After five years as a member of the Caledo-nia High boys basketball team, hopes to make the most of his opportunity to take his game to an even bigger stage.

“I feel like it will help me play better in high school because the com-petition up there probably will be a lot better,” Reed-Wood said, “so I will get used to it and high school should be easier because the competition won’t be as hard.”

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Ellis in 2005. Ellis, also a guard from Jackson, instead opted for the NBA Draft and never played a min-ute in Starkville. Newman, howev-er, will play wherever he signs due to the NBA’s rule that dictates no player can enter the league until one year after his high school class graduates.

Word of Newman’s pending de-cision spread quickly Wednesday, with outside observers impressed with Howland’s ability to land the state’s best prospect in more than a decade.

“Ben Howland brings instant credibility,” said Eric Bossi, Na-tional Recruiting Analyst for Rivals.com. “He can walk into a living room and talk to players, show them his long list of players that he’s put in the league. And good players, too. Recruits respond to that.”

Throughout his 18 years as a head coach, Howland has produced 21 eventual NBA players, includ-ing 18 at UCLA, where he took the Bruins to three straight Final Four appearances from 2006 until 2008. That includes MVP candidate Russell Westbrook and all-stars like Cleveland Cavs forward Kevin Love.

With Newman, though, there are more ties than just Howland’s ability to recruit. Newman’s fa-ther, Horatio Webster, led MSU in scoring for two seasons during a standout career in Starkville from 1996 until 1998, and Webster has been an integral part of Newman’s recruitment.

As of late Wednesday night, nei-

ther Newman nor Webster had con-firmed plans to commit to MSU, but the Friday ceremony will proceed as planned. Howland, who inherits four starters from a 13-19 team, was in Jackson for an official visit with Newman and his family Wednesday night.

Building blockSo what would MSU be getting

if it can close the deal and secure Newman’s signature? A naturally gifted scorer, and a player mature beyond his years on the court.

“He’s a scorer, just a flat-out scorer,” said Bossi of Newman. “He can shoot it, he’s intelligent with the basketball. And he really understands how to score, which I think sometimes gets lost. His best move is probably his pull-up jumper, where he dribbles straight at defenders and gets them on their heels, then rises up and scores. You can’t really defend that.”

Newman can indeed score. Be-fore going off for nearly 30 points per game as a senior, he averaged 25.4 points per game from his fresh-man season until his junior cam-paign, and by doing so, burst onto the national scene as one of the most highly sought after players in the country.

He has played internationally, competing as part of USA Basket-ball’s Junior National Team on mul-tiple occasions, and he was named a McDonald’s All-American last month.

“He has competed at a very high level for a long time,” said Bossi.

“He’s won state championships, and he’s won world championships. He is not going to be intimidated by playing college ball.”

The potential to land Newman would be a watershed moment for Howland as he tries to resurrect an MSU program that won 37 games in three seasons under former coach Rick Ray. But it was Ray, who first contacted Newman three years ago, who laid the groundwork in Newman’s MSU recruitment. Also key was assistant coach George Brooks, listed by 247sports.com as Newman’s lead recruiter. Brooks was retained by Howland from Ray’s staff.

As a Bulldog, Newman likely projects to the point guard position, where he would team with shooting guard Craig Sword, MSU’s leading returning scorer. Also returning for MSU are forwards Fred Thom-as, Travis Daniels and Gavin Ware, along with incumbent point guard I.J. Ready.

According to those outside the program, the possible landing of Newman could prove momentous for MSU going forward.

“It’s huge,” said Bossi. “That’s a guy with ties to the program, in MSU’s backyard, and it’s proof that Ben Howland can walk into a re-cruit’s living room and show them a portfolio of players that’s really hard to beat. This is a big deal for Ben Howland.”

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have worked hard, but it is all God.”

Baudoin, a 6-foot for-ward, averaged 18.0 points, 7.8 rebounds, 1.7 assists, and 2.6 steals per game to help JCJC reach the Mississippi Associa-tion of Community and Junior College tournament semifinals and the Region 23 tournament title game this past season.

Baudoin shot 52 per-cent from the field, 33 per-cent from 3-point range, and 77 percent from the free-throw line. She was named the NJCAA Divi-sion I Player of the Week on Feb. 11, and twice was named MACJC Player of the Week (Nov. 28, Feb. 10).

JCJC coach Sandra Sumrall said she knew Baudoin had potential when she recruited her. Prior to the season, she made it clear to Baudo-in that the Lady Bobcats needed her to be their “go-to player.” If that sounds like a tall order for a fresh-man, Sumrall knew Bau-doin would be able to han-dle that responsibility.

“She reminded me of a UConn player,” Sumrall said, referring to an indi-vidual in a program that has won a record 10 na-tional titles. “She does it all. She shoots from the in-side and outside. She can take you off the dribble and pull up and shoot. She has the ability to be where she needs to be whenever and she reads the court so well. She had all of those things. She just put it all to-gether. Her best days are ahead of her. She is good, but she is going to be even better.”

But Baudoin said Wednesday that the foot in-jury that forced her to miss nearly all of her junior sea-son sapped her confidence and made her question whether she would be able to get back to being the

player she used to be. Bau-doin admitted she thought her foot was “torn up,” but she still returned to the court for the Lady Trojans’ final two games before the district tournament. She then played in the district and North State tourna-ments. Even though she was back, New Hope High girls basketball coach Lau-ra Lee Holman could tell something was different.

“I could tell she didn’t trust it,” Holman said. “If you knew her foot was broken and you saw her play before, there was not a change in effort, but she was not taking shots she probably would have — more aggressive shots.”

Holman said she saw Baudoin regain her some of her confidence playing Amateur Athletic Union basketball in the summer before her senior year. Once the high school team’s preseason start-ed, Holman said the Lady Trojans worked as hard as they ever have in the weight room, did agility and jump rope exercises, and anything she could think of to help get Baudo-in back on her foot.

As time progressed, Holman said she saw Bau-doin learn to trust her foot again and realize she was going to be OK no matter how hard she came down on it.

Baudoin’s statistics as a senior — 12.6 points, 6.4 rebounds, 3.0 steals, 2.2 as-sists per game — reflected a rediscovered confidence that helped her earn an opportunity in April 2014 to play basketball at JCJC. Baudoin said at the time that her goal was to play Division I basketball.

Today, she will take a confident step closer to that goal knowing she has worked hard, and that she will need to work even harder in years to come.

“I didn’t expect it,” Bau-

doin said. “I knew I was a pretty good player, which is why I am in college now playing basketball. I didn’t imagine being an honor-able mention All-Ameri-can. That is pretty cool. To have people notice how hard I have worked, and, in a way, congratulate me in that hard work, it is hum-bling. To know I can get better in my next three years is amazing.”

Baudoin said she hadn’t planned how long she was going to stay at JCJC. She said she anticipated returning for her soph-omore season until she learned Rushing and UCA were interested in her. She said she started receiving phone calls from members of the coaching staff ear-ly in March. She said she visited the campus in Con-way, Arkansas, with her fa-ther, Bruce, the weekend of April 10. She said the trip made an immediate impression on her.

“I fell in love with Cen-tral Arkansas,” Baudoin said. “I couldn’t pass it up.”

Still, Baudoin took an-other visit to Northwest-ern State. But the trip to UCA had convinced Bau-doin that was where she was supposed to be.

“I really enjoyed the players ... and really liked their attitudes,” Baudoin said. “The way they were fit with my personality. They also have a really good psychology program. That was important be-cause education is a big thing to me.”

Baudoin, who is consid-ering a career in counsel-ing or in sports psychol-ogy, said she returned to Lafayette, Louisiana, where her parents live, and told them she was going to UCA. She then called Rushing to let her know Conway was the place she would realize her dream.

When Baudoin arrives, she will be reunited with

Maggie Proffitt, a former standout at Columbus High and Starkville Acad-emy. Baudoin said she and Proffitt played together on an AAU team when they were 9 or 10 years old. She said they drifted apart af-ter they went to different schools — Baudoin went to Columbus Christian Academy, which used to be known as Immanuel Christian, before transfer-ring to New Hope High — so it will be “kind of weird” getting a chance to play with Proffitt again.

Holman is looking for-ward to watching Baudoin play at the next level. She isn’t sure how she is going to make the five-plus hour drive to Conway, but she believes she will find a way to get there to see Baudoin realize her dream.

“The year at Jones gave her even more con-fidence,” Holman said. “On my team, we had four or five kids on the court that could score, so she was sharing points with DJ (Sanders), Moe(-sha Calmes), and Kaitlin (Bradley). I really feel at Jones she took control of her role as a go-to scorer and that helped her refine her game and elevate to that next level.

“In the back of my mind, it is kind of like her senior year in high school. She kind of got robbed that junior year. It kind of made me sick thinking about it that way, but I watched a game (on Feb. 5) she put up 38 points and almost single-handedly took down (nationally ranked Copiah-Lincoln C.C.). It was very, very impressive. I am so excited. I know she had to make a pit stop at Jones, but I am so proud of her and so excited she is getting an opportunity to live out her dream.”

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self. I’ve been playing football my whole life. I have been around it, it’s something I’ve always known. I have to see if I can make it.”

Making it, of course, means enjoying a career in the National Football League. And Hughes is just one of more than a dozen former Bulldogs, a group that helped turn MSU into the No. 1 team in the country for five weeks in 2014, trying to do the same thing.

A safety, Hughes fin-ished his MSU career with 70 total tackles, and he started all 13 games during his senior season. He finished his final year with a pair of intercep-tions, including a pick of Auburn’s Nick Marshall early in the game that vaulted the Bulldogs to becoming the nation’s top-ranked team.

“That was special,” said Hughes.

But now, with the draft barreling down on him, Hughes is hard at work, training on a daily basis in his hometown of Hat-tiesburg as he works to secure a future at the next level.

“I’ve been in Hatties-burg, putting the work in,” said Hughes. “I’m really focused right now. With every rep, I’m push-ing harder than I’ve ever pushed. I’m not even tak-ing breaks anymore. I’m pushing through every-thing, trying to give my-self this shot.”

A self-aware player, Hughes doesn’t hold illu-sions that his name will be called early in the NFL Draft, which begins next Thursday in Chicago. Instead, he realistically believes he will get a shot at becoming an undrafted free agent.

“I just want one phone call from a team,” said Hughes. “I probably won’t even watch the draft, I will just keep my phone close by and if a team calls me to tell me they’re interest-ed. We will go from there. I just want one opportuni-ty, want one team to give me that chance.”

Don’t think it can’t hap-pen.

Of the NFL’s 1,800-plus players in 2014, 426 never heard their name called during the draft. That total includes 74 rookies, and historically, 15 eventual hall-of-famers went undrafted.

There’s a precedent in Starkville, too. Since Dan Mullen became MSU’s coach in December of 2008, 18 players have signed rookie free agent deals after going undraft-ed, and several have had staying power.

Former MSU team

captain Cam Lawrence has carved out a career as a backup linebacker and special teams contributor with the Dallas Cowboys. Fellow linebacker Chris White, a 2011 MSU grad-uate, has done the same thing in Buffalo. Then there’s 2014 graduate Deonte Skinner, a former Noxubee County stand-out, who signed with the New England Patriots last year. Skinner is currently being fitted for a cham-pionship ring after the Patriots won their fourth Super Bowl in 14 years.

‘Give me that shot’Hughes isn’t alone.

While he and teammate Robert Johnson, who had 14 catches for 227 yards and a touchdown as a se-nior, report daily to Oak Grove High for individ-ual workouts under the watchful eye of a person-al trainer, other Bulldogs are repeating the ritual all over the country.

Stars like All-SEC defensive end Preston Smith and linebacker Be-nardrick McKinney are virtually assured of hear-ing their names called early – NFL.com projects Smith and McKinney as second-round picks. But that isn’t the reality for a majority of MSU’s draft-eligible players, who are either aiming to land late in the draft or for a chance to earn a post-draft call in free agency, essentially a ticket to at-tend minicamp and work toward impressing coach-es enough to turn that into a payday.

Among MSU’s ju-niors and seniors eligi-ble, tailback Josh Rob-inson, linebacker Matt Wells, offensive lineman Ben Beckwith, Smith and McKinney all have been linked to high pro-file mock drafts and all stand better-than-average chances of being drafted. For other Buldogs, the road map to professional dreams is a little more complicated.

That means plenty of work, for Hughes and oth-ers.

Cornerback Jamerson Love and running back Nick Griffin were among a group that worked out in Miami in the days fol-lowing the Orange Bowl. West Point native Justin Cox, a safety, still works out each day in nearby Aventura, Florida. All in an effort to catch light-ning in a bottle, to turn successful careers at MSU into dreams coming true.

For Griffin, the road has been long, and it was never easy.

A promising 4-star prospect out of Perry

Central High in New Augusta five years ago, Griffin showed flash-es of brilliance during his MSU career, rush-ing for 592 yards during four injury-plagued sea-sons. Twice, the 6-foot-2, 226-pound bruiser saw his season cut short due to knee injuries, and both times, he battled back.

Today, the battle con-tinues. Griffin spent much of the offseason training in Miami, and he also attended a region mini-combine for the NFL in Arizona in late March. He’s done it all in an effort to get noticed once more.

For the former Bull-dog, the injuries were a road block. But like all obstacles, Griffin believes the injuries can eventual-ly be put in the rearview mirror.

“It was something that happened,” said Griffin. “It’s not going to stop me. I look at everything that’s happened to me as fuel to keep going. I just need one team to like me.”

That’s the goal for Brandon Hill, too.

A local product, Hill played his high school football at West Lowndes High, and when he was given the opportunity to follow in the footsteps of Panthers great Keffer Mc-Gee at MSU, he took it. Now, months after his five years in Starkville ended, Hill is continuing to pur-sue his dream.

And he doesn’t even care which position he has to play.

A high school line-backer, Hill played tight end at MSU, excelling as a blocker in MSU’s often run-heavy schemes. He caught three passes as a senior, and nabbed his first career touchdown catch in MSU’s 45-31 win at Kentucky on Oct. 25. But when it came time to work out for NFL scouts and decision-makers, Hill was offered some advice: Switch positions, and his chances to make a team may go up. So he switched. At the USA All-Star Game in Jackson in January, Hill recorded seven tackles as a line-backer, and he worked out there for scouts through-out the rest of the process.

“I’ll play wherever they want me,” said Hill. “I just want to play. Tight end, linebacker, it doesn’t mat-ter to me.”

Hill isn’t the only tight end hoping to make it. Four-year starter Mal-colm Johnson is also working out in hopes of getting the call, as are offensive linemen Dillon Day and Blaine Clausell, the two players with the most starts at MSU over the last four seasons.

That experience, and the success it brought to MSU’s program, was by design. So is the next step.

“This is a development program,” said Mullen, who became the first coach in school history to win 10 games in a regular season. “As coaches, we live for the chance to see guys become profession-al athletes. And they de-serve it. With all the work they put in, all the practic-es, all the workouts, it’s great to sit back and see that work pay off for these guys.”

To that end, MSU held its annual Pro Day on March 18, designed to bring professional scouts and coaches to MSU’s Palmeiro Center in order to get an up close view of the Bulldogs’ prospects.

Several impressed, in-cluding Smith and McK-inney. But there was also Love, the cornerback from Aberdeen who ran a 4.41 40-yard dash, the day’s fastest time.

“I could have run fast-er, but I think I had the wrong shoes,” said Love. “I hope I did enough to impress somebody.”

Ultimately, that’s what the process has been about. It’s been the chance for players who served as the backbone for MSU’s rise to national prominence to get noticed by scouts as they try to extend the dream.

By doing so, they’d ex-tend Mullen’s already im-pressive portfolio of NFL talent, as the seventh-year head coach has put 24 Bulldogs into the league in some form or fashion.‘I have to know’

Few of these Bulldogs lack for options. Hill was a four-time member of the Southeastern Con-ference’s All-Academic Team. Griffin earned the same honor three times. And Hughes, the team captain with interests as varied as being a history buff and a natural of the guitar, can go any direc-tion he chooses. The son of MSU safeties coach Tony Hughes, Jay Hughes admits he has given se-rious thought to attend-ing law school, and he’s weighing offers to join his father’s profession.

But first, he has to chase this football dream as far as he can.

“I just have to know,” said Hughes. “I don’t know if I am going to make it or not. But I do know that I have to try. Who knows where it will take me? Nobody does, but I know I am going to take my shot.”

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Mets hold off Bravesfor 10th straight winBY MIKE FITZPATRICKThe Associated Press

NEW YORK — Con-sistent pitching, nifty defense and well-placed hits at just the right time. Lucas Duda and the New York Mets are playing so well they’re practically giddy.

Duda hit a go-ahead single in the eighth in-ning that sent the Mets to their 10th consecu-tive victory Wednesday night, 3-2 over the Atlanta Braves.

“It’s unbelievable, coming to the ballpark every day. Just a great feeling when you walk in the doors. It’s just fun. There’s no other word to describe it,” a smiling Duda said.

“It’s pretty special. It’s hard to do.”

Wilmer Flores hit a tying homer and an RBI single for the Mets (12-3), on their longest win-

ning streak since taking 10 straight in July 2008. Another victory in the series finale Thursday afternoon would match the team record of 11 in a row — last accomplished in 1990 — and complete a perfect 10-game run on their first homestand of the season.

Despite injuries to several key players, New York is off to its best start since the 1986 World Se-ries champions opened 13-3.

Helped out by some slick defense, Mets start-er Dillon Gee allowed only two runs in seven steady inning.

Second baseman Ru-ben Tejada robbed Nick Markakis of a hit by leap-ing high for a snow-cone grab, and Gold Glove winner Juan Lagares ran down Jace Peterson’s drive in deep center, reaching behind his head for a sensational catch.


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23). Because you surround yourself with fresh, playful influences this year, you will grow up without growing old. You’ll be up against a worthy competitor at work, and this helps you achieve your best. The special times with family will make May and June sing. September and November bring financial highs. Capricorn and Scorpio people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 5, 33, 2, 38 and 16.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Just because you hold an office doesn’t mean you automatically wield all of the authority associated with that position. You have to step up and claim it. Today you will.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). There’s always more to learn, but on days like today, it’s more important to stick to the schedule, muscle through and say “good enough.” You don’t have to be the world’s greatest expert to get this job done.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Don’t wait for permission or for someone to grant you the status you need to move forward. Claim what you want. This actually makes a lot less work for others.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). This is one of those times when it will feel far more urgent to give than to receive. You need to know you make a difference in someone else’s

life, and you’ll give until you have proof.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Right now you have so many events and items you’re in charge of that you may find it challenging to get them into a system that makes sense. Spend a few hours trying any-how. You’ll find something you were missing.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). The tiniest things can make you happy when you feel you have earned them. Use this principle to your advantage by supplying a small but meaning-ful prize for another person.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). A lot of people won’t even realize the truth of the situa-tion until you point it out. You will say what everyone else is thinking and with such a light touch that they can’t help but laugh.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You can’t change people, but you can inspire them to change themselves. Because you look like you’re having so much fun today, you’ll influ-ence the people around you. They’ll want your happiness secret.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You feel a duty to love, but you don’t always love the duty. The mundane acts of selflessness, like feeding or driving another person, may not be very romantic, but they are now among the best ways to show you care.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Should you offer your kind service for free? Some say that people only value what they pay for. Research and experiment. What’s working for other people will likely work for you.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Persistence will win out, but only if it’s coupled with problem-solving skills. Success will require tinkering. Before you try again, figure out what went wrong the last time.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Others around you are trying to rush to the finish. There’s no hurry! Take your time. You have a talent for thinking things through. What’s well conceived will be well expressed.

Daily Bridge Club

Thursday, April 23, 2015

The defenders invariably havefewer entries than declarer. Whenyou need an entry in your partner’shand, you may have to look hard forit.

In today’s deal, dummy’s ace ofdiamonds won, and declarer nexttook the A-K of trumps. He threw aheart from dummy on the king ofdiamonds and exited with a trump.

West knew he needed two moretricks besides his ace of clubs. He leda heart — not a success. South wonwith the queen, took the ace, ruffedhis last heart in dummy and concededtwo clubs. Making four.

ONE GOOD CARD

West looked for his partner’s entryin the wrong place. West needed Eastto have one good card, but if Eastheld the ace of hearts, West couldlead a heart later. Moreover, Westcould infer that if South needed heartdiscards, he would have started theclubs after he took the top trumps. (IfSouth had A K J 5 2, A J 5, K 8, K 8 7,four spades would be unbeatable.)

At Trick Five, West must lead alow club. When East takes the king, aheart shift beats the contract.

DAILY QUESTION

You hold: ♠ Q 9 4 ♥♥ K 9 6 2 ♦♦ J 10 9 ♣ A 5 3. The dealer, at yourleft, opens one club. Your partner

doubles, and the next player bids twoclubs. What do you say?

ANSWER: You have 10 pointswith four useful honors; the K-Q ofclubs opposite partner’s shortnesswould be wasted, but the ace isworking. Jump to three hearts toinvite game. Partner will bid fourhearts with K J 3 2, A 8 5 3, A Q 8 2,2, and on a good day you will makegame with an overtrick.

South dealerBoth sides vulnerable

NORTH♠ 10 8 6 3♥♥ 10 4 3♦♦ A♣ J 10 9 6 2

WEST EAST♠ Q 9 4 ♠ 7♥♥ K 9 6 2 ♥♥ J 8 7♦♦ J 10 9 ♦♦ Q 7 6 5 4 3 2♣ A 5 3 ♣ K 4

SOUTH♠ A K J 5 2♥♥ A Q 5♦♦ K 8♣ Q 8 7

South West North East1 ♠ Pass 2 ♠ Pass3 NT Pass 4 ♠ All Pass

Opening lead — ♦♦ J(C) 2015 Tribune Content Agency, LLC

Looking for an entryBy FRANK STEWARTTribune Content Agency

FinaleContinued from Page 1B

“A lot of blood, sweat and tears have gone into this day,” Stuedeman said. “It has been a long time coming. The up-grades are something we badly needed to compete in the best conference in the nation. (Di-rector of Athletics) Scott Strick-lin, Ann Carr and I share the same vision for our program. It is a testament to them for get-ting this pushed through.”

MSU is slated to host the 10-team SEC tournament in 2016. The new stadium, which will feature all chairback seating and a press box equipped to handle the new demands of the SEC Network, is expected to be ready prior to the start of the 2016 season.

“This was an exciting night for all of us,” said Ivy, a sopho-more outfielder. “The seniors have meant so much to this program. I feel bad they aren’t

going to get to play at the new place. However, they are a big reason why we are here today. It really felt good to get a win so that we could send the seniors and the field out the right way.”

Postgame, MSU players were each given a jar so they could collect dirt samples from the playing surface. This came after a much-needed bounce-back win, which snapped a five-game losing streak.

“All of the time we talk about focusing on the process,” Stuedeman said. “You really test your mental makeup when you have five straight losses. Of those five, three certainly could have gone the other way. We were in a position in the last at-bat but could not get one more key hit. We really needed something positive to happen. It was good to see smiles again and generate some positive mo-

mentum.”With the regular season

winding down, Stuedeman is trying to give a little more rest to ace pitcher sophomore Alexis Silkwood, who did not bat or pitch Wednesday night. Silkwood leads the league with 192 innings pitched and 22 vic-tories. Against Memphis, the Bulldogs got a strong lift from the freshman Knudsen, who threw her first complete game. Memphis was held to six hits.

After a two-run home run by Katie Brignac brought the Tigers within a run at 3-2 in the fourth inning, the Bulldogs responded with five runs in the fourth inning and three runs in the fifth inning. A three-run double by Caroline Seitz was the big blow in the fourth in-ning.

“Everybody is a little tired at this time of the year,” Stuede-

man said. “We are real fortu-nate that this is when our off weekend in conference play fell. While other teams will be duking it out in our league, we are still playing big games but it’s not quite the same. Plus, we are playing two games instead of three. With exams coming up, everybody is going to be a little drained. Hopefully, this is a time to refocus.”

MSU (32-16) has five regu-lar season games remaining. This weekend, MSU will play single games against Georgia Southern Saturday and Sunday. Next weekend, the Bulldogs close the regular season with a three-game conference series at South Carolina.

With MSU No. 30 and South Carolina No. 32 in the latest Rating Percentage Index, the three-game series in Columbia, South Carolina will be huge for

regional seeding and SEC tour-nament seeding.

“Everybody is excited about a big finish around here,” Ivy said. “We talk all the time about late season being our season. The last five games are on the road and we know they will be tough. We just have to keep working hard, getting some wins along the way, while get-ting ready for the postseason.”

Follow Dispatch sports writer Scott Walters on Twitter @dis-patchscott.

n Southern Mississippi 1, South Alabama 0: At Hatties-burg, The Golden Eagles upset the No. 21 Jaguars.

Sophomore pitcher Danielle Block tossed a complete-game two-hit shutout in the school’s first victory over a ranked oppo-nent since posting a 5-0 home win over No. 25 LSU on March 16, 2011.

The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2015 7B

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SUBSTITUTED TRUST-EE’S NOTICE OF SALE

WHEREAS, on May 14,2010, Sean D. Wallace,Paola F. Wallace, hus-band and wife, ex-ecuted a deed of trustto Lem Adams, III, Trust-ee for the benefit ofMortgage Electronic Re-gistration Systems, Inc.,acting solely as Nomin-ee for SunTrust Mort-gage, Inc., its suc-cessors and assigns,which deed of trust isrecorded in Deed ofTrust Book 2010 atPage 9442 in the Of-fice of the ChanceryClerk of the County ofLowndes, State of Mis-sissippi; and

WHEREAS, the afore-said deed of trust wasassigned to SunTrustMortgage, Inc. by instru-ment dated February10, 2015, and recor-ded in the Office of theaforesaid ChanceryClerk in Book 2015 atPage 3252; and

WHEREAS, the afore-said, SunTrust Mort-gage, Inc., the holder ofsaid deed of trust andthe note securedthereby, substituted Un-derwood Law Firm PLLC,as Trustee therein, asauthorized by the termsthereof, by instrumentdated March 18, 2015and recorded in the Of-fice of the aforesaidChancery Clerk in Book2015 at Page 5690;and

WHEREAS, default hav-ing been made in theterms and conditions ofsaid deed of trust andthe entire debt securedthereby, having been de-clared to be due andpayable in accordancewith the terms of saiddeed of trust, and thelegal holder of said in-debtedness, SunTrustMortgage, Inc., havingrequested the under-signed SubstitutedTrustee to execute thetrust and sell said landand property in accord-ance with the terms ofsaid deed of trust forthe purpose of raisingthe sums due thereun-der, together with attor-ney’s fees, SubstitutedTrustee’s fees and ex-pense of sale;

NOW, THEREFORE, WE,Underwood Law FirmPLLC, Substituted Trust-ee in said deed of trust,will on the 14th day ofMay, 2015, offer forsale at public outcry forcash to the highest bid-der, and sell within leg-al hours (being betweenthe hours of 11:00 A.M.and 4:00 P.M.) at theMain front door of theCounty Courthouse atColumbus, County ofLowndes, State of Mis-sissippi, the followingdescribed property situ-ated in the County ofLowndes, State of Mis-sissippi, to-wit:

Lot 3 of Pleasant RidgeEstates, a subdivisionof the City of Columbus,Lowndes County, Mis-sissippi and is moreparticularly shown byplat of said subdivisionrecorded in Plat Book 2at Page 63 in the Officeof the Chancery Clerk ofLowndes County, Mis-sissippi.

Subject, however tothose restrictive coven-ants and conditions re-corded in Book 303 atPage 82 in the Office ofthe Chancery Clerk ofLowndes County, Mis-sissippi.

Further subject to thoserestrictive covenantsand conditions recor-ded in Book 299 atPage 475 in the Officeof the Chancery Clerk ofLowndes County, Mis-sissippi.

WE WILL CONVEY onlysuch title as is vestedin Underwood Law FirmPLLC as SubstitutedTrustee.

WITNESS OUR SIGNA-TURE, this the 17th dayof April, 2015.

Underwood Law FirmPLLCSUBSTITUTED TRUSTEEBY: Catherine W. Under-woodMajority Member

Control #15030302

PUBLISH: 04/23/2015,04/30/2015,05/07/2015

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NOTICE OF SUBSTI-TUTE TRUSTEE'S SALESTATE OF MISSISSIPPICOUNTY OF LOWNDESWHEREAS, default hasoccurred in the perform-ance of the covenants,terms and conditions ofa Deed of Trust datedAugust 25, 2006, ex-ecuted by WALTER HER-RON AND ALICE HER-RON, conveying certainreal property therein de-scribed to RECON-TRUST COMPANY, N.A.,as Trustee, for MORT-GAGE ELECTRONIC RE-GISTRATION SYSTEMS,INC. AS NOMINEE FORCOUNTRYWIDE HOMELOANS, INC., OriginalBeneficiary, to securethe indebtednesstherein described, assame appears of re-cord in the office of theChancery Clerk ofLowndes County, Mis-sissippi filed and recor-ded August 30, 2006,in Deed Book 2006,Page 24360; andWHEREAS, the benefi-cial interest of saidDeed of Trust was trans-ferred and assigned toBANK OF AMERICA,N.A., SUCCESSOR BYMERGER TO BAC HOMELOANS SERVICING, LPFKA COUNTRYWIDEHOME LOANS SERVI-CING, LP; and WHERE-AS, on October 8,2014, the undersigned,Rubin Lublin, LLC hasbeen appointed as Sub-stitute Trustee by instru-ment recorded in the of-fice of the aforesaidChancery Clerk in DeedBook 2014, Page20893; and NOW,THEREFORE, the holderof said Deed of Trust,having requested theundersigned so to do,as Substitute Trustee orhis duly appointedagent, by virtue of thepower, duty and author-ity vested and imposedupon said SubstituteTrustee shall, on April29, 2015 within the law-ful hours of salebetween 11:00AM and4:00PM at the south-east front door of Court-house proceed to sell atpublic outcry to thehighest and best bidderfor cash or certifiedfunds ONLY, the follow-ing described propertysituated in LowndesCounty, Mississippi, towit: LOT NO. 13 OF ANDIN MILITARY CHAPELSUBDIVISION, A SUBDI-VISION OF LOWNDESCOUNTY, MISSISSIPPI,AS PER MAP OR PLATRECORDED IN PLATBOOK 4 AT PAGE 52 ONTHE 13TH DAY OF AU-GUST, 1985, IN THE OF-FICE OF THE CHAN-CERY CLERK OFLOWNDES COUNTY,MISSISSIPPI. SUBJECT,HOWEVER, TO EXIST-ING EASEMENTS FORTHE INSTALLATION ANDMAINTENANCE OF PUB-LIC UTILITY FACILITIESAS RESERVED ANDSHOWN ON THE RECOR-DED PLAT. SUBJECT,FURTHER, TO THE RE-STRICTIVE COVENANTSAND CONDITIONS DULYRECORDED IN DEEDBOOK 753 AT PAGE613 IN OFFICE OF THECHANCERY CLERK OFLOWNDES COUNTY,MISSISSIPPI. INDEXINGINSTRUCTIONS: LOT 13,MILITARY CHAPEL SUB-DIVISION, LOWNDESCOUNTY, MISSISSIPPI.PROPERTY ADDRESS:The street address ofthe property is believedto be 111 MilitaryChapel Ln, Steens, MS39766. 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 LAWFIRM IS ATTEMPTING TOCOLLECT A DEBT. ANYINFORMATION OB-TAINED WILL BE USEDFOR THAT PURPOSE.Rubin Lublin, LLC, Sub-stitute Trustee 428North Lamar Blvd, Suite107 Oxford, MS 38655www.rubinlublin.com/property-listings.php Tel:(877) 813-0992 Fax:(404) 601-5846 PUB-LISH: 04/02/2015,04/09/2015,04/16/2015,04/23/2015Ad #79903

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’SNOTICE OF FORECLOS-URE SALE

WHEREAS, on March24, 2006, Angela C.Howe and John Howeexecuted a certain deedof trust to Jim B. Tohill,Trustee for the use andbenefit of Argent Mort-gage Company, LLC,which deed of trust is ofrecord in the office ofthe Chancery Clerk ofLowndes, County, stateof Mississippi, in Book2006, Page 7281; and

WHEREAS, said deed oftrust was ultimately as-signed to DeutscheBank National TrustCompany, as Trusteefor Argent SecuritiesInc., Asset-BackedPass-Through Certific-ates, Series 2006-W5and recorded in BookMort 2015, Page 440;and WHEREASDeutsche Bank Nation-al Trust Company, asTrustee for Argent Se-curities Inc., Asset-Backed Pass-ThroughCertificates, Series2006-W5 and said be-neficiary has substi-tuted Jauregui & Lind-sey, LLC as Trustee byinstrument recorded inthe Chancery Clerk’s Of-fice on January 8, 2015in Book Mort 2015,Page 453; and

WHEREAS, Default hav-ing been made in theterms and conditions ofsaid deed of trust andthe entire debt securedthereby having been de-clared to be due andpayable in accordancewith the terms of saiddeed of trust, DeutscheBank National TrustCompany, as Trusteefor Argent SecuritiesInc., Asset-BackedPass-Through Certific-ates, Series 2006-W5,the legal holder of saidindebtedness, having re-quested the under-signed Substitute Trust-ee in said deed of trust,will on April 28, 2015offer for sale at publicoutcry and sell withinlegal hours (beingbetween the hours of11:00 a.m. and 4:00p.m.), at the main frontdoor of the CountyCourthouse of LowndesCounty in Columbus,Mississippi, to thehighest and best bidderfor cash the followingdescribed property situ-ated in LowndesCounty, Mississippi, towit:

Lot 19 of an unrecor-ded subdivision beinglocated in the South-east Quarter of theNortheast Quarter ofSection 5, Township 19South, Range 17 West,Lowndes County, Mis-sissippi, and more par-ticularly described asfollows:

Commencing at the in-tersection of the Westline of the SoutheastQuarter of the North-east Quarter of saidSection 5 and the Northright-of-way of LakeLowndes Road; thencerun South 86 degrees19 minutes East andalong said North right-of-way a distance of543.19 feet to a pointthence run North 07 de-grees 07 minutes Easta distance of 361.79feet to an iron pin;thence run North 10 de-grees 57 minutes Easta distance of 89.15 feetto a point; run thenceSouth 88 degrees 31minutes East a dis-tance of 734.80 feet toa point on the Westright-of-way of New HopeRoad; run thence North00 degrees 44 minutesEast along the Westright-of-way of New HopeRoad a distance of578.63 feet to an ironpin at a fence corner;run thence North 86 de-grees 30 minutes Westand along a fence line adistance of 627.53 feetto an iron pin; runthence North 72 de-grees 13 minutes Westa distance of 127.42feet to a point; runthence North 86 de-grees 30 minutes Westa distance of 62.19 feetto the POINT OF BEGIN-NING of the herein de-scribed tract; runthence South 01 de-grees 02 minutes Westa distance of 168.16feet to a point on theNorth right-of-way of agravel road known asCherry Wood Drive; runthence North 86 de-grees` 30 minutes Westalong said right-of-way adistance of 129.65 feetto a point; run thenceNorth 01 degrees 02minutes East a dis-tance of 168.16 feet toa point; run thenceSouth 86 degrees 30minutes East a dis-tance of 129.65 feet tothe POINT OF BEGIN-NING and containing0.50 acre, more or less.

TOGETHER WITH aneasement for ingressand egress over andacross the road rights-of-way located within anunrecorded subdivisionreferred to as CherryWood.

INDEXING INSTRUC-TION: Lot 19 (unrecor-ded subdivision), SE¼of the NE¼ of Section5, Township 19 South,Range 17 West,Lowndes County, Mis-sissippi.

I will convey only suchtitle as vested in me asSubstituted Trustee.

Jauregui & Lindsey, LLCSubstituted TrusteeJauregui & Lindsey, LLC2110 Devereux CircleBirmingham, AL 35243(205) 970-2233

Publication dates: April2, 2015, April 9, 2015,April 16, 2015, April 23,2015

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NOTICE OF SUBSTI-TUTE TRUSTEE'S SALESTATE OF MISSISSIPPICOUNTY OF LOWNDESWHEREAS, default hasoccurred in the perform-ance of the covenants,terms and conditions ofa Deed of Trust datedJanuary 31, 2005, ex-ecuted by ANNIE WILLI-AMS AND WILLIE WILLI-AMS JR., conveying cer-tain real propertytherein described to RE-CONTRUST COMPANY,N.A., as Trustee, forMortgage Electronic Re-gistration Systems, Inc.,solely as nominee forCOUNTRYWIDE HOMELOANS, INC., OriginalBeneficiary, to securethe indebtednesstherein described, assame appears of re-cord in the office of theChancery Clerk ofLowndes County, Mis-sissippi filed and recor-ded February 1, 2005,in Deed Book 2005 ,Page 3057; andWHEREAS, the benefi-cial interest of saidDeed of Trust was trans-ferred and assigned toBANK OF AMERICA, N.A.by instrument recordedon September 6, 2011in the office of theaforesaid ChanceryClerk in Deed Book2011, Page 16347; andWHEREAS, on January7, 2015, the under-signed, Rubin Lublin,LLC has been appoin-ted as Substitute Trust-ee by instrument recor-ded in the office of theaforesaid ChanceryClerk in Deed Book2015, Page 370; andNOW, 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, onMay 14, 2015 withinthe lawful hours of salebetween 11:00AM and4:00PM at the south-east front door of Court-house proceed to sell atpublic outcry to thehighest and best bidderfor cash or certifiedfunds ONLY, the follow-ing described propertysituated in LowndesCounty, Mississippi, towit: LOT NUMBER 9 OFAND IN SHERWOODFOREST, PART I, A SUB-DIVISION OF AND INLOWNDES COUNTY,MISSISSIPPI, ACCORD-ING TO A PLAT THERE-OF ON FILE IN THE OF-FICE OF THE CHAN-CERY CLERK OFLOWNDES COUNTY,MISSISSIPPI IN PLATBOOK 4 AT PAGE 17 OFSAID LAND RECORDS.SUBJECT TO THOSECERTAIN RESTRICTIVECOVENANTS AND CON-DITIONS OF RECORD INBOOK 654 AT PAGE581, IN THE OFFICE OFCHANCERY CLERK OFLOWNDES COUNTY,MISSISSIPPI. PROP-ERTY ADDRESS: Thestreet address of theproperty is believed tobe 164 CEDAR DR,COLUMBUS, MS39705. 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 LAWFIRM IS ATTEMPTING TOCOLLECT A DEBT. ANYINFORMATION OB-TAINED WILL BE USEDFOR THAT PURPOSE.Rubin Lublin, LLC, Sub-stitute Trustee 428North Lamar Blvd, Suite107 Oxford, MS 38655www.rubinlublin.com/property-listings.php Tel:(877) 813-0992 Fax:(404) 601-5846 PUB-LISH: 04/16/2015,04/23/2015,04/30/2015,05/07/2015Ad #80591

NOTICE OF SUBSTI-TUTE TRUSTEE'S SALESTATE OF MISSISSIPPICOUNTY OF LOWNDESWHEREAS, default hasoccurred in the perform-ance of the covenants,terms and conditions ofa Deed of Trust datedFebruary 24, 1997, ex-ecuted by ANNIE M KIM-BRELL AND JAMESTOMMY KIMBRELL, con-veying certain real prop-erty therein described toMICHAEL L. RIDDLE, asTrustee, for MAGNOLIASTATE MORTGAGE,INC., Original Benefi-ciary, to secure the in-debtedness therein de-scribed, as same ap-pears of record in theoffice of the ChanceryClerk of LowndesCounty, Mississippi filedand recorded February28, 1997, in Deed Book1182, Page 661-665;and WHEREAS, the be-neficial interest of saidDeed of Trust was trans-ferred and assigned toBayview Loan Servicing,LLC, A Delaware Lim-ited Liability Companyby instrument recordedon October 14, 2014 inthe office of the afore-said Chancery Clerk inDeed Book 2014, Page21390; and WHEREAS,on February 13, 2015,the undersigned, RubinLublin, LLC has beenappointed as Substi-tute Trustee by instru-ment recorded in the of-fice of the aforesaidChancery Clerk in DeedBook 2015, Page 3054;and NOW, THEREFORE,the holder of said Deedof Trust, having reques-ted the undersigned soto do, as SubstituteTrustee or his duly ap-pointed agent, by virtueof the power, duty andauthority vested and im-posed upon said Substi-tute Trustee shall, onApril 30, 2015 withinthe lawful hours of salebetween 11:00AM and4:00PM at the south-east front door of Court-house proceed to sell atpublic outcry to thehighest and best bidderfor cash or certifiedfunds ONLY, the follow-ing described propertysituated in LowndesCounty, Mississippi, towit: LOT TWENTY THREE(23) IN BLOCK NINE (9)IN INTERSTATE CITY AD-DITION, AS SHOWN ONMAP ON FILE IN THECHANCERY CLERK`SOFFICE IN LOWNDESCOUNTY, MISSISSIPPI.PROPERTY ADDRESS:The street address ofthe property is believedto be 711 WATER-WORKS RD, COLUM-BUS, MS 39701. In theevent of any discrep-ancy between thisstreet address and thelegal description of theproperty, the legal de-scription shall control.Title to the above de-scribed property is be-lieved to be good, but Iwill convey only suchtitle as is vested in meas Substitute Trustee.THIS LAW FIRM IS AT-TEMPTING TO COLLECTA DEBT. ANY INFORMA-TION OBTAINED WILLBE USED FOR THATPURPOSE. Rubin Lublin,LLC, Substitute Trustee428 North Lamar Blvd,Suite 107 Oxford, MS38655www.rubinlublin.com/property-listings.php Tel:(877) 813-0992 Fax:(404) 601-5846 PUB-LISH: 04/02/2015,04/09/2015,04/16/2015,04/23/2015

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NOTICE OF SUBSTI-TUTE TRUSTEE'S SALESTATE OF MISSISSIPPICOUNTY OF LOWNDESWHEREAS, default hasoccurred in the perform-ance of the covenants,terms and conditions ofa Deed of Trust datedFebruary 24, 1997, ex-ecuted by ANNIE M KIM-BRELL AND JAMESTOMMY KIMBRELL, con-veying certain real prop-erty therein described toMICHAEL L. RIDDLE, asTrustee, for MAGNOLIASTATE MORTGAGE,INC., Original Benefi-ciary, to secure the in-debtedness therein de-scribed, as same ap-pears of record in theoffice of the ChanceryClerk of LowndesCounty, Mississippi filedand recorded February28, 1997, in Deed Book1182, Page 661-665;and WHEREAS, the be-neficial interest of saidDeed of Trust was trans-ferred and assigned toBayview Loan Servicing,LLC, A Delaware Lim-ited Liability Companyby instrument recordedon October 14, 2014 inthe office of the afore-said Chancery Clerk inDeed Book 2014, Page21390; and WHEREAS,on February 13, 2015,the undersigned, RubinLublin, LLC has beenappointed as Substi-tute Trustee by instru-ment recorded in the of-fice of the aforesaidChancery Clerk in DeedBook 2015, Page 3054;and NOW, THEREFORE,the holder of said Deedof Trust, having reques-ted the undersigned soto do, as SubstituteTrustee or his duly ap-pointed agent, by virtueof the power, duty andauthority vested and im-posed upon said Substi-tute Trustee shall, onApril 30, 2015 withinthe lawful hours of salebetween 11:00AM and4:00PM at the south-east front door of Court-house proceed to sell atpublic outcry to thehighest and best bidderfor cash or certifiedfunds ONLY, the follow-ing described propertysituated in LowndesCounty, Mississippi, towit: LOT TWENTY THREE(23) IN BLOCK NINE (9)IN INTERSTATE CITY AD-DITION, AS SHOWN ONMAP ON FILE IN THECHANCERY CLERK`SOFFICE IN LOWNDESCOUNTY, MISSISSIPPI.PROPERTY ADDRESS:The street address ofthe property is believedto be 711 WATER-WORKS RD, COLUM-BUS, MS 39701. In theevent of any discrep-ancy between thisstreet address and thelegal description of theproperty, the legal de-scription shall control.Title to the above de-scribed property is be-lieved to be good, but Iwill convey only suchtitle as is vested in meas Substitute Trustee.THIS LAW FIRM IS AT-TEMPTING TO COLLECTA DEBT. ANY INFORMA-TION OBTAINED WILLBE USED FOR THATPURPOSE. Rubin Lublin,LLC, Substitute Trustee428 North Lamar Blvd,Suite 107 Oxford, MS38655www.rubinlublin.com/property-listings.php Tel:(877) 813-0992 Fax:(404) 601-5846 PUB-LISH: 04/02/2015,04/09/2015,04/16/2015,04/23/2015

IN THE CHANCERYCOURT OF LOWNDES,MISSISSIPPI

IN THE MATTER OF THEESTATEHENRY BUCKHALTER,DECEASED

CAUSE NO. 2014-0009-D

ANNIE B. GREEN,ADMINISTRATRIX

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Letters of Administra-tion having been gran-ted on May 28, 2014,by the Chancery Courtof Lowndes County, Mis-sissippi, in Cause No.2014-0009-D, to the un-dersigned Administrat-rix upon the Estate ofHenty Buckhalter, De-ceased. Notice ishereby given to all per-sons having claimsagainst said Estate topresent the Proof ofClaim by mailing it tothe Clerk of this Courtat Post Office Box 684,Columbus, Mississippi39703, for probate andregistration according tothe law within ninety(90) days from the dateof the first publicationof this Notice or theywill be forever barredunder Mississippi law.

/s/ Annie B. GreenAnnie B. GreenAdministratrix of the Es-tate ofHenry Buckhalter, De-ceased

PREPARED BY:Monique MontgomeryMSB#10720The Montgomery LawFirm200 6th Street North,Suite 505Columbus, MS 39701Phone: 662-327-0030Fax: 662-327-4433E-mail:[email protected]

PUBLICATION DATES:4/16, 4/23,4/30/2015

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IN THE CHANCERYCOURT OF LOWNDESCOUNTY, MISSISSIPPI

IN THE MATTER OF THEESTATE OFEUGENE WILLIS,DECEASED

ESTATE NO. 2012-0114-D

BY: DANIEL WILLIS,EXECUTORAND PETITIONERHEREIN

SUMMONS BY PUBLICA-TION

THE STATE OF MISSIS-SIPPI

TO: Ruthie Jean John-son Brenda PorterPost Office Box 8511707 16th Street SouthColumbus, Mississippi39705 Columbus, Mis-sissippi 39701

Betsy Willis BerniceScott-Willis201 East 2nd Street514 23rd Street SouthMansfield, Ohio 44902Columbus, Mississippi39701

Doris Willis Batts1103 West Hill StreetUrbana, Illinois 61801

You have been made aninterested party in thepending matters filed inthis Court by Daniel Wil-lis, Executor of the Es-tate of Eugene Willis.You are summoned toappear and defendagainst the First and Fi-nal Account and Peti-tion for Final Distribu-tion and for Dischargeof Executor. You aresummoned to appearand defend said Peti-tion on the 12th day ofMay, 2015 at 9:30 p.m.in the ChanceryCourtroom of theLowndes County Court-house in Columbus,Mississippi. In case ofyour failure to appearand defend, a judgmentwill be entered againstyou for the money andthings demanded in thePetition. You are not re-quired to file an answeror other pleadings butyou may do so if you de-sire.

Issued under my handand seal of said Court,this 20th day of March,2015.

Lisa Younger Neese,Chancery Clerk ofLowndes County, Mis-sissippiBY: Shantrell H.GrandersonChancery Clerk/D.C.

PREPARED BY:L. Nicole Clinkscales,Esq. MBN 99429The Clinkscales LawFirm2125 Bell Avenue/PostOffice Box 1352Columbus, Mississippi39703Tel: (662) 327-7949/Fax: (662) 327-7977Email:[email protected] for Executor

Publish: 4/9, 4/16, &4/23/2015


IN RE: ESTATE OF EVALEE ALLEN FARMER, DE-CEASED

MARY LOU FARMERGREGG, EXECUTRIX

NO. 2015-0063

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby giventhat all persons havingclaims against the Es-tate of Eva Lee AllenFarmer, Deceased, arerequired to have thesame probated and re-gistered by the Clerk ofthe Chancery Court ofLowndes County, Mis-sissippi; that LettersTestamentary were gran-ted to the undersignedMary Lou Farmer Gregg,by the Chancery Courtof Lowndes County, Mis-sissippi in Cause No.2015-0063, on the 6day of April, 2015; thata failure to probate andregister such claimswith the Clerk of theChancery Court ofLowndes County, Mis-sissippi for ninety (90)days, from the first pub-lication hereof, will barsuch claims.

Witness my signatureon this the 3rd day ofApril, 2015.

/s/ Mary Lou FarmerGreggMary Lou Farmer Gregg,Executrix of the Estateof Eva Lee Allen Farmer

PUBLISH:4/9, 4/16,4/23/15

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TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OFSALE

WHEREAS, on January25, 2002, LesterBailey, Husband andRobin Bailey, Wife, ex-ecuted a Deed of Trustto W. Stewart Robison,Trustee for Jim WalterHomes, Inc., Benefi-ciary, which Deed ofTrust is recorded inLand Deed of TrustBook 2002, at Page13674, in the office ofthe Chancery Clerk ofLowndes County, Mis-sissippi;

AND WHEREAS, thisDeed of Trust was ulti-mately assigned to U.S.Bank, N.A., as trusteefor Mid-State Trust XI,by instrument recordedin Book 2015, at Page5796-5800, in the of-fice of the ChanceryClerk aforesaid;

AND WHEREAS, defaulthaving been made inpayment of the in-debtedness secured bysaid Deed of Trust, andthe holder of the noteand Deed of Trust hav-ing requested the under-signed Trustee so to do,I will on the 14th day ofMay, 2015, offer forsale at public outcryand sell during legalhours between thehours of 11:00 A.M.and 4:00 P.M., at thesoutheast front door ofthe County Courthouseof Lowndes County, atColumbus, Mississippi,for cash to the highestand best bidder, the fol-lowing described landand property, situated inLowndes County, Mis-sissippi, to-wit:

Commencing at theSoutheast corner of theSoutheast Quarter ofthe Southeast Quarterof Section 30, Town-ship 19 South, Range17 West, LowndesCounty, Mississippi;thence run North 86 de-grees 30 minutes Westfor 848 feet; thence runNorth 9 degrees 30minutes West for 83feet; thence run North11 degrees 39 minutesWest along the centerof Nashville Ferry Roadfor 322 feet; thence runSouth 85 degrees 53minutes West for 25feet to a point on theWest line of NashvilleFerry Road for a point ofbeginning; thence runSouth 85 degrees 53minutes West for 200feet; thence run North10 degrees 30 minutesWest for 245 feet;thence run South 88 de-grees 50 minutes Eastfor 200 feet to a pointon the West line ofNashville Ferry Road;thence run South 11 de-grees 39 minutes 05seconds West alongsaid road for 220.03feet to the point of be-ginning and containing1.05 acres, more orless.

I will convey only suchtitle as is vested in meas Trustee.

WITNESS MY SIGNA-TURE, this, the 8th dayof April, 2015.

/s/ W. StewartRobison, Trustee

Publish: April 16, 23,30, and May 7, 2015


IN THE MATTER OF THEESTATE OFMARY LEE HALL, DE-CEASED

CAUSE NO.:2015-0067

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

STATE OF MISSISSIPPI

COUNTY OF LOWNDES

Letters of Administra-tion have been grantedand issued to the under-signed upon the estateof Mary Lee Hall, De-ceased, by the Chan-cery Court of LowndesCounty, Mississippi, onthe 9th day of April,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 9th day of April,2015.

/s/Sadie HonnollSADIE HONNOLL,Administrator

Published: 4/16, 4/23,4/30/2015

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IN THE CHANCERYCOURT OF LOWNDES,MISSISSIPPI

IN THE MATTER OF THEESTATESALLIE B. MALONE, DE-CEASED

CAUSE NO. 2013-0243-D

DORIS BRIDGES,ADMINISTRATRIX

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Letters of Administra-tion having been gran-ted on June 6, 2014, bythe Chancery Court ofLowndes County, Mis-sissippi, in Cause No.2013-0243-D, to the un-dersigned Administrat-rix upon the Estate ofSallie B. Malone, De-ceased. Notice ishereby given to all per-sons having claimsagainst said Estate topresent the Proof ofClaim by mailing it tothe Clerk of this Courtat Post Office Box 684,Columbus, Mississippi39703, for probate andregistration according tothe law within ninety(90) days from the dateof the first publicationof this Notice or theywill be forever barredunder Mississippi law.

/s/ Doris BridgesDoris BridgesAdministratrix of the Es-tate ofSallie B. Malone, De-ceased

PREPARED BY:Monique MontgomeryMSB#10720The Montgomery LawFirm200 6th Street North,Suite 505Columbus, MS 39701Phone: 662-327-0030Fax: 662-327-4433E-mail:[email protected]

PUBLICATION DATES:4/16, 4/23,4/30/2015


IN THE MATTER OF THEESTATEOF ROBERT DEANSWARTZ, DECEASED

NO. 15-58-C

GINA ANNE SWARTZ,EXECUTOR

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Letters Testamentaryhave been granted andissued to Gina AnneSwartz, Executor of theEstate of Robert DeanSwartz, deceased, bythe Chancery Court ofLowndes County, Mis-sissippi, on April 1st,2015. This is to give no-tice to all persons hav-ing claims against theEstate of Robert DeanSwartz to Probate andRegister their claimswith the Chancery Clerkof Lowndes County, Mis-sissippi, within ninetydays from this date. Afailure to so Probateand Register a claim willforever bar it.

THIS the 14th day ofApril, 2015.

/s/ Gina Anne SwartzGina Anne SwartzExecutor of the Estateof Robert Dean Swartz

OF COUNSEL:

Elizabeth F. Jones (MSB103007)CROWELL GILLIS &COOPER, PLLCPost Office Box 1827Columbus, MS 39703PHONE: (662) 243-7318FAX: (662) [email protected]

Publish: 4/16, 4/23,4/30/2015

The following vehicleshave been abandonedat Marty's Service Cen-ter. 1233 Gardner Blvd,Columbus, MS.

2000 LINCOLN NAVIG-ATORVIN#5LMEU27A3YL125758

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IF THESE VEHICLES ARENOT CLAIMED THEYWILL BE PUT UP FORPUBLIC SALE ON THE11TH DAY OF MAY,2015, AT 10:00 A.M.,AT MARTY'S SERVICECENTER, 1233 GARD-NER BLVD., COLUM-BUS, MS

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WHEREAS, on 7th dayof June, 2007, Ida RuthDavis and Joe Gibsonexecuted a certain Deedof Trust to Real EstateClosing Services, Trust-ee for the benefit ofMortgage Electronic Re-gistration Systems Inc.,as nominee for M&TBank, its successorsand assigns, whichDeed of Trust is of re-cord in the office of theChancery Clerk ofLowndes, MS County,State of Mississippi inBook/Instrument No.2007 at Page 17887;and

Whereas said Deed ofTrust was assigned atDeed Book MORT 2014,Page 21537, on Octo-ber 16, 2014 toBayview Loan Servicing,LLC filed in the office ofthe aforesaid ChanceryClerk; and

WHEREAS, BayviewLoan Servicing, LLC,has heretofore substi-tuted Philip L. Martin asTrustee in lieu and inplace of Real EstateClosing Services by in-strument recorded inBook/Instrument #MORT 2012 at Page13512; and

WHEREAS, default hav-ing been made in theterms and conditions ofsaid Land Deed of Trustand the entire debt se-cured thereby havingbeen declared to be dueand payable in accord-ance with the terms ofsaid Deed of Trust andthe legal holder of saidindebtedness, having re-quested the under-signed Substitute Trust-ee to execute the trustand sell said land, prop-erty, and all fixtures inaccordance with theterms of said LandDeed of Trust and forthe purpose of raisingthe sums due thereun-der, together with attor-ney’s fees, SubstituteTrustee’s fees and ex-penses of

NOW, THEREFORE, I,Philip L. Martin, Substi-tuted Trustee in saidDeed of Trust, will on04/28/2015 offer forsale at public outcryand sell within legalhours (being betweenthe hours of 11:00 a.m.and 4:00 p.m.), at 5052nd Avenue North,Columbus, MS, South-east Front Door ofLowndes, MS CountyCourthouse State ofMississippi, to thehighest and best bidderfor cash the followingdescribed property situ-ated in Lowndes, MSCounty, Mississippi, to-wit:

3.0 acres, more or less,lying in the Southeast1/4 of the Southeast1/4 of Section 16,Township 18, SouthRange, 17 West,Lowndes County Missis-sippi, being describedas follows: Commen-cing at an existing ironpin and fence corner atthe Northeast corner ofthe Southeast 1/4 ofthe Southeast 1/4 ofsaid Section 16, runthence South 02 de-grees 16 minutes Westalong an existing fencefor 196.7 feet to an ex-isting iron pin; thenceSouth along said fencefor 1057 feet to an ex-isting iron pin and afence corner on theNorth right of way of apublic road known asMississippi Highway182 East(said point be-ing 676.6 feet Easterlyalong said right of wayfrom an existing right ofway marker); thenceNorth 87 degrees 10minutes West alongsaid North right of way(50 feet from centerline)for 601.6 feet to thePoint Of Beginning;thence continue North87 degrees 10 minutesWest along said Northright of way for 75 feetto before said right ofway marker; thenceNorth for 628 feet;thence South 87 de-grees 10 minutes Eastfor 250 feet; thenceSouth for 478 feet;thenceNorth 87 degrees 100minutes West for 175feet; thence South for150 feet to the point ofTitle to said property isbelieved to be good butI WILL CONVEY onlysuch title as is vestedin me as SubstitutedTrustee. WITNESS MYSIGNATURE, on March30, 2015

/s/Philip L. MartinMartin & BrunavsAttorneys At Law2800 North Druid HillsRoadAtlanta, GA 30329(404) 982-0088 or(877) 740-0883- PhoneM&B File # 11-12050MSPublication Dates: April2, 9, 16, 23, 2015

THIS LAW FIRM IS ACT-ING AS A DEBT COL-LECTOR, ATTEMPTINGTO COLLECT A DEBT.ANY INFORMATION OB-TAINED WILL BE USEDFOR THAT PURPOSE.

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WHEREAS, on 7th dayof June, 2007, Ida RuthDavis and Joe Gibsonexecuted a certain Deedof Trust to Real EstateClosing Services, Trust-ee for the benefit ofMortgage Electronic Re-gistration Systems Inc.,as nominee for M&TBank, its successorsand assigns, whichDeed of Trust is of re-cord in the office of theChancery Clerk ofLowndes, MS County,State of Mississippi inBook/Instrument No.2007 at Page 17887;and

Whereas said Deed ofTrust was assigned atDeed Book MORT 2014,Page 21537, on Octo-ber 16, 2014 toBayview Loan Servicing,LLC filed in the office ofthe aforesaid ChanceryClerk; and

WHEREAS, BayviewLoan Servicing, LLC,has heretofore substi-tuted Philip L. Martin asTrustee in lieu and inplace of Real EstateClosing Services by in-strument recorded inBook/Instrument #MORT 2012 at Page13512; and

WHEREAS, default hav-ing been made in theterms and conditions ofsaid Land Deed of Trustand the entire debt se-cured thereby havingbeen declared to be dueand payable in accord-ance with the terms ofsaid Deed of Trust andthe legal holder of saidindebtedness, having re-quested the under-signed Substitute Trust-ee to execute the trustand sell said land, prop-erty, and all fixtures inaccordance with theterms of said LandDeed of Trust and forthe purpose of raisingthe sums due thereun-der, together with attor-ney’s fees, SubstituteTrustee’s fees and ex-penses of

NOW, THEREFORE, I,Philip L. Martin, Substi-tuted Trustee in saidDeed of Trust, will on04/28/2015 offer forsale at public outcryand sell within legalhours (being betweenthe hours of 11:00 a.m.and 4:00 p.m.), at 5052nd Avenue North,Columbus, MS, South-east Front Door ofLowndes, MS CountyCourthouse State ofMississippi, to thehighest and best bidderfor cash the followingdescribed property situ-ated in Lowndes, MSCounty, Mississippi, to-wit:

3.0 acres, more or less,lying in the Southeast1/4 of the Southeast1/4 of Section 16,Township 18, SouthRange, 17 West,Lowndes County Missis-sippi, being describedas follows: Commen-cing at an existing ironpin and fence corner atthe Northeast corner ofthe Southeast 1/4 ofthe Southeast 1/4 ofsaid Section 16, runthence South 02 de-grees 16 minutes Westalong an existing fencefor 196.7 feet to an ex-isting iron pin; thenceSouth along said fencefor 1057 feet to an ex-isting iron pin and afence corner on theNorth right of way of apublic road known asMississippi Highway182 East(said point be-ing 676.6 feet Easterlyalong said right of wayfrom an existing right ofway marker); thenceNorth 87 degrees 10minutes West alongsaid North right of way(50 feet from centerline)for 601.6 feet to thePoint Of Beginning;thence continue North87 degrees 10 minutesWest along said Northright of way for 75 feetto before said right ofway marker; thenceNorth for 628 feet;thence South 87 de-grees 10 minutes Eastfor 250 feet; thenceSouth for 478 feet;thenceNorth 87 degrees 100minutes West for 175feet; thence South for150 feet to the point ofTitle to said property isbelieved to be good butI WILL CONVEY onlysuch title as is vestedin me as SubstitutedTrustee. WITNESS MYSIGNATURE, on March30, 2015

/s/Philip L. MartinMartin & BrunavsAttorneys At Law2800 North Druid HillsRoadAtlanta, GA 30329(404) 982-0088 or(877) 740-0883- PhoneM&B File # 11-12050MSPublication Dates: April2, 9, 16, 23, 2015

THIS LAW FIRM IS ACT-ING AS A DEBT COL-LECTOR, ATTEMPTINGTO COLLECT A DEBT.ANY INFORMATION OB-TAINED WILL BE USEDFOR THAT PURPOSE.

Publication Dates: April2, 9, 16, 23, 2015


WHEREAS, on June 26,2000, Lance E. Buschand Susan C. Busch, ex-ecuted a deed of trustto John W. Crowell,Trustee for the benefitof National Bank ofCommerce, which deedof trust is recorded inDeed of Trust Book1327 at Page 829 andmodified in Book 2014at Page 8434 in the Of-fice of the ChanceryClerk of the County ofLowndes, State of Mis-sissippi; and WHEREAS,by name change effect-ive October 11, 2005,National Bank of Com-merce of Mississippi be-came Cadence Bank,N.A.; and

WHEREAS, the afore-said, Cadence Bank,N.A., the holder of saiddeed of trust and thenote secured thereby,substituted UnderwoodLaw Firm PLLC, asTrustee therein, as au-thorized by the termsthereof, by instrumentdated February 9, 2015and recorded in the Of-fice of the aforesaidChancery Clerk in Book2015 at Page 4284;and

WHEREAS, default hav-ing been made in theterms and conditions ofsaid deed of trust andthe entire debt securedthereby, having been de-clared to be due andpayable in accordancewith the terms of saiddeed of trust, and thelegal holder of said in-debtedness, CadenceBank, N.A., having re-quested the under-signed SubstitutedTrustee to execute thetrust and sell said landand property in accord-ance with the terms ofsaid deed of trust forthe purpose of raisingthe sums due thereun-der, together with attor-ney’s fees, SubstitutedTrustee’s fees and ex-pense of sale;

NOW, THEREFORE, WE,Underwood Law FirmPLLC, Substituted Trust-ee in said deed of trust,will on the 30th day ofApril, 2015, offer forsale at public outcry forcash to the highest bid-der, and sell within leg-al hours (being betweenthe hours of 11:00 A.M.and 4:00 P.M.) at theMain front door of theCounty Courthouse atColumbus, County ofLowndes, State of Mis-sissippi, the followingdescribed property situ-ated in the County ofLowndes, State of Mis-sissippi, to-wit:

Beginning at the South-west Corner (an exist-ing iron pin) of theNortheast Quarter(NE1/4) of the South-east Quarter (SE1/4) ofSection 33, Township17 South, Range 18West, Lowndes County,Mississippi and runthence North 01 de-grees 14 minutes Westalong the West bound-ary of the NortheastQuarter (NE1/4) of theSoutheast Quarter(SE1/4) of said Section33 for 695 feet to theinitial Point of Begin-ning of the propertyherein described:

From said initial Point ofBeginning, continuethence North 01 de-grees 14 minutes Westalong the West bound-ary of the NortheastQuarter (NE1/4) of theSoutheast Quarter(SE1/4) of said Section33 for 200 feet; runthence South 84 de-grees 54 minutes Eastfor 573 feet to the Westright-of-way of Northbri-ar Drive; run thenceSouth 05 degrees 35minutes West along theWest right-of-way ofNorthbriar Drive (30 feetfrom the centerline) for183.8 feet to the pointof intersection withGreenbriar Drive; runthence Southwesterlyalong a curve to the leftand the North right-of-way of Greenbriar Drive(Delta angle = 29 de-grees 48 minutes, Radi-us = 195.1 feet) for101.5 feet; run thenceNorth 80 degrees 53minutes West for 462feet, more or less, tothe initial Point of Begin-ning of the propertyherein described. Saidtract is a residential por-tion of a developmentknown as Sweetbriar IIIand contains 2.74acres, more or less, inthe Northeast Quarter(NE1/4) of the South-east Quarter (SE1/4) ofSection 33, Township17 South, Range 18West, Lowndes County,Mississippi.

SUBJECT, HOWEVER, tothe prior reservation ofall oil, gas and otherminerals except sand,gravel of other mineralsmined by the open pit orstrip method but with re-strictions providing thatall exploration, mining,drilling or production ofthe minerals will be byoffset drilling or similarprocess so that theowners of the surface ofthe property will not bedisturbed.

This residential portionis subject to the restrict-ive covenants and con-ditions as more fully setforth in deed to Sweet-briar Properties, Inc.,dated July 12, 1993,and recorded in DeedBook 992 at Page 26 inthe Chancery Clerk's of-fice of Lowndes County,Mississippi.


WITNESS OUR SIGNA-TURE, this the 24th dayof March, 2015.

Underwood Law FirmPLLCSUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE

BY: Catherine W. Under-woodMajority Member

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PUBLISH: 04/09/2015,04/16/2015,04/23/2015

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WHEREAS, on June 26,2000, Lance E. Buschand Susan C. Busch, ex-ecuted a deed of trustto John W. Crowell,Trustee for the benefitof National Bank ofCommerce, which deedof trust is recorded inDeed of Trust Book1327 at Page 829 andmodified in Book 2014at Page 8434 in the Of-fice of the ChanceryClerk of the County ofLowndes, State of Mis-sissippi; and WHEREAS,by name change effect-ive October 11, 2005,National Bank of Com-merce of Mississippi be-came Cadence Bank,N.A.; and

WHEREAS, the afore-said, Cadence Bank,N.A., the holder of saiddeed of trust and thenote secured thereby,substituted UnderwoodLaw Firm PLLC, asTrustee therein, as au-thorized by the termsthereof, by instrumentdated February 9, 2015and recorded in the Of-fice of the aforesaidChancery Clerk in Book2015 at Page 4284;and

WHEREAS, default hav-ing been made in theterms and conditions ofsaid deed of trust andthe entire debt securedthereby, having been de-clared to be due andpayable in accordancewith the terms of saiddeed of trust, and thelegal holder of said in-debtedness, CadenceBank, N.A., having re-quested the under-signed SubstitutedTrustee to execute thetrust and sell said landand property in accord-ance with the terms ofsaid deed of trust forthe purpose of raisingthe sums due thereun-der, together with attor-ney’s fees, SubstitutedTrustee’s fees and ex-pense of sale;

NOW, THEREFORE, WE,Underwood Law FirmPLLC, Substituted Trust-ee in said deed of trust,will on the 30th day ofApril, 2015, offer forsale at public outcry forcash to the highest bid-der, and sell within leg-al hours (being betweenthe hours of 11:00 A.M.and 4:00 P.M.) at theMain front door of theCounty Courthouse atColumbus, County ofLowndes, State of Mis-sissippi, the followingdescribed property situ-ated in the County ofLowndes, State of Mis-sissippi, to-wit:

Beginning at the South-west Corner (an exist-ing iron pin) of theNortheast Quarter(NE1/4) of the South-east Quarter (SE1/4) ofSection 33, Township17 South, Range 18West, Lowndes County,Mississippi and runthence North 01 de-grees 14 minutes Westalong the West bound-ary of the NortheastQuarter (NE1/4) of theSoutheast Quarter(SE1/4) of said Section33 for 695 feet to theinitial Point of Begin-ning of the propertyherein described:

From said initial Point ofBeginning, continuethence North 01 de-grees 14 minutes Westalong the West bound-ary of the NortheastQuarter (NE1/4) of theSoutheast Quarter(SE1/4) of said Section33 for 200 feet; runthence South 84 de-grees 54 minutes Eastfor 573 feet to the Westright-of-way of Northbri-ar Drive; run thenceSouth 05 degrees 35minutes West along theWest right-of-way ofNorthbriar Drive (30 feetfrom the centerline) for183.8 feet to the pointof intersection withGreenbriar Drive; runthence Southwesterlyalong a curve to the leftand the North right-of-way of Greenbriar Drive(Delta angle = 29 de-grees 48 minutes, Radi-us = 195.1 feet) for101.5 feet; run thenceNorth 80 degrees 53minutes West for 462feet, more or less, tothe initial Point of Begin-ning of the propertyherein described. Saidtract is a residential por-tion of a developmentknown as Sweetbriar IIIand contains 2.74acres, more or less, inthe Northeast Quarter(NE1/4) of the South-east Quarter (SE1/4) ofSection 33, Township17 South, Range 18West, Lowndes County,Mississippi.

SUBJECT, HOWEVER, tothe prior reservation ofall oil, gas and otherminerals except sand,gravel of other mineralsmined by the open pit orstrip method but with re-strictions providing thatall exploration, mining,drilling or production ofthe minerals will be byoffset drilling or similarprocess so that theowners of the surface ofthe property will not bedisturbed.

This residential portionis subject to the restrict-ive covenants and con-ditions as more fully setforth in deed to Sweet-briar Properties, Inc.,dated July 12, 1993,and recorded in DeedBook 992 at Page 26 inthe Chancery Clerk's of-fice of Lowndes County,Mississippi.


WITNESS OUR SIGNA-TURE, this the 24th dayof March, 2015.

Underwood Law FirmPLLCSUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE

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J&A TREE REMOVALWork from a buckettruck. Insured/bonded.Call Jimmy for afree estimate662-386-6286

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

Personals 2350

****ADOPTION****Professional Guitarist &Loving Wife long for 1stbaby. Financial Security,**Close-knit family.*****Expenses paid*****1-800-997-1720****Katherine & Mike**

Clerical & Office 3050

PART-TIME CLERICALPOSITION: The Commer-cial Dispatch is seekinga part-time employee toassist with accountspayable duties & anassortment of otherclerical duties. Positionaverages 20 hours perweek. Applicants shouldbe detail oriented &reliable. Previous book-keeping-type work is aplus but is not required.Email resumes [email protected] ordrop them off at 516Main Street in Colum-bus. No phone callsplease.

General Help Wanted 3200

EXPERIENCED DOGGroomer Needed.Call 662-338-9400.

General Help Wanted 3200

CAMELLIA HOSPICE inColumbus is seeking apart-time Chaplain. Hos-pice chaplains providefaith-based counselingand guidance to hos-pice patients and theirfamilies. The chaplainworks with an interdis-ciplinary team com-prised of nurses, aides,social workers, chap-lains, and physicians toensure all of the pa-tient's and family'sneeds are met. Hos-pice chaplains alsomanage our bereave-ment program. This pos-ition requires a Mas-ters of Divinity. Quali-fied candidates onlyplease contact Ben Pealat [email protected]

GARAGE DOORREPAIRMAN- A Colum-bus mini-warehouse fa-cility is seekingsomeone who knowshow to repair and re-place roll-up and fold-upmetal doors on a con-tract basis. We don'thave constant work butwould like a local per-son to call when we dohave doors to repair. Ifyou have experienceworking with these typedoors please call 662-327-4236 and ask forLisa.

Local company seekinggroundskeeper: Theprimary responsibilitiesof the Groundskeeperinvolves the upkeep ofthe property in order toenhance and maintainits curb appeal. TheGroundskeeper will alsoassist the rest of thestaff, as directed, tomanage the property inan efficient manner.Mail resume to Box556, c/o The Commer-cial Dispatch, P.O. Box511, Columbus, MS39703.

LOCAL SECURITYCOMPANY seeking qual-ified and experienced in-stallers and servicetechnicians (1 yr. experi-ence preferred). Salarycommensurate with ex-perience. Must pos-sess clean driving re-cord. Send resume toBox 553, c/o The Com-mercial Dispatch, P.O.Box 511, Columbus, MS39703.

Prographics, a North-east MS leader in theSign & Printing industry,is currently seeking full-time Production Asso-ciates in our Columbusand Starkville locations.The ideal team memberhas prior experience inthe printing & sign in-dustry, software skills inMicrosoft Office, Adobe,Flexi along with a work-ing knowledge of print-ers, copiers, & vinyl cut-ters. If you are a dedic-ated hard working pro-fessional with greatcommunication & cus-tomer service skills,send resume to: [email protected].

Several positions openat local retail business:

1. Clerical Assistant:Various duties includ-ing bookkeeping, cus-tomer service, etc. Parttime, flexible hours.2. Salesperson: Strongsales background pre-ferred.3. Shipping/ReceivingClerk: Manages all ship-ping and receiving intoand out of store.4. Entry level part timeposition: Duties includestore maintenance andvarious other jobs.

To apply, please mailresume to Box 558, c/oThe Commercial Dis-patch, P.O. Box 511,Columbus, MS 39703.Please note which posi-tion(s) you are applyingfor in order to beconsidered.

TIRE-TECH needed, fulltime and part time posi-tions available.Applicant must have avalid drivers license andclean driving history.Apply in person at BatesTire, 1401 WaterworksRoad Columbus, MS.No phone calls please.

Medical / Dental 3300

Care Center ofAberdeen,

a 5 Star Facility, needs:

-Full Time 2:00-10:00PM Shift RN or LPN

-PRN LPNs and CNAs onall shifts

Call Abra Richardson,DON (662) 369-6431,

505 Jackson St.,Aberdeen, MS 39730

FULL TIME PharmacyTechnician needed inColumbus, MS. Experi-ence in retail settingpreferred. Send resumewith references to:Pharmacy Tech Position2320 5th St N.Columbus, MS 39705


INSIDE SALES asso-ciate needed. job du-ties include: Tire sales,Automotive repair estim-ating, Inventory. Applic-ant must have a validdrivers license andclean driving history.Apply in person at BatesTire, 1401 WaterworksRoad Columbus, MS.No phone calls please.


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.

Trades 3650

EVANS PLUMBING & ACin Hamilton, MS is tak-ing applications forExperienced CertifiedHVAC Service Techni-cian. Must have a min-imum of 5 years verifi-able experience work-ing in Industrial & Com-mercial HVAC service.DRUG TESTING RE-QUIRED. Competive be-nefits package avail-able (paid holidays, va-cation days, 401k, etc.)If interested call 662-343-5391.

HVAC TECHNICIANSwanted. STAR SERVICE,INC. of JACKSON is tak-ing applications for em-ployment in the COLUM-BUS/STARKVILLE area.Exc. bnfts/income. Forconfidential considera-tion, call or forward re-sume to: Stan Rasberry,STAR SERVICE, INC.P.O. Box 720339,Byram, MS 39272.Phone: 1-800-478-0486; Fax: 601-373-0459.www.star-service.com

LONGTIME FAMILYOwned Business seek-ing experience ManualMachinist for mechanicshop in Columbus, MS.Please send resume toPO Box 2387 Colum-bus, MS 39704.

Truck Driving 3700

ROUTE DRIVER/salesperson wanted for icedistribution company.Must have a neat &clean appearance &deal well with the pub-lic. Class A license. Ap-ply in person at FairwayIce 802 Moss St.Columbus, MS 39701.

Appliances 4090

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

Bargain Column 4180

18" ELECTRIC hedgetrimmer. Exc. cond.$10. Scott's fertilizer/seed spreader $10.662-327-9279.

BLACK ELECTRIC Guitar.$60. 386-1859.

CUSTOM ORDERED rearcargo floor mat for oldermodel Tahoe. Gray. Newover $100. $50 cash.662 549-0010. In Aber-deen.

WHITE REFRIGERATOR.Good for pool house orgarage use for extras.$100. 549-0010. In Ab-erdeen.

YOUTH ENGLISH ridingsaddle. $100. 386-1859.

Coin & Jewelry 4360

ATTN COIN Collectors:Numerous rare coins forsale. Pennies, dimes,nickels, & so forth. Ihave many, many, morethat I am in the pro-cess of examining. 662-356-4619.

Furniture 4480

LIVING ROOM furniture.6 piece. Good Condi-tion. $300. 662-242-2095

Garage Sales: Downtown 4500

GARAGE SALE Sat.,4/25. Daylight untilnoon. 1825 Main St inrear of bldg. Homeitems, some babyitems.

Garage Sales: North 4520

506 HOLLY Hills Rd.Community Yard Sale.Saturday 7am until.

HUGE INDOOR garagesale Sat 7-1 & Sun. 12-4. Located at old Nich-olson Mobile Homewarehouse at 1084Mike Parra Rd.

General Merchandise 4600

PAIR OF ALUMINUMATV/MOWER LOADINGRAMPS. SELL FOR$175. 662-329-1793.

HOMESTORE OPEN daily8-6. 239 ShrinewoodDr. off Jess Lyons Rd.New arrival of Summershoes, $10ea. Newpurses $15ea. New ar-rival of antiques, lg. pic-tures, futon w/thickmattress, golf cart,travel trailer 6x4.5 feet,& plenty more.

Lawn & Garden 4630

800 LB CAPACITY LAWNTRAILER FOR RIDINGMOWER, 32" WIDE x59" LONG. HAS REMOV-ABLE SIDES & TAIL-GATE, TILTS TO DUMP$250 NEW, ASKING$200 OBO. 329-1793.

Free Pets 5100

LOOKING FOR goodhome for ShetlandPony. Very gentle, male.Great pet. 434-6677ask for Sammie.

Pets 5150

For Sale: Siberian Huskypuppies. CKC re-gistered. Call or text662-305-5584.

MORKIE PUPPIES. 5wks. 1 female, 3 males.$300. Taking deposits.Avail May 5. 662-245-0416. Lv Msg.

Business For Sale 6350

BBQ RESTAURANT forsale: business & equip-ment. $25,000. Re-quires property lease.Serious inquiries only.662-386-1546.

Apts For Rent: Northside 7010

1933 CHERRY Street-Brick, 2 bed/1bath,central heat & air, appli-ances, carpet.$435/mth. Call Long &Long @328-0770.

2BR/1BA furnished apt,elec & water paid byowner, $250 weekly,$1000 monthly, lease &dep. reqd, open Mon-Fri8-5 Weathers Rentals327-5133.

EXECUTIVE SUITE: com-pletely furnished incl.pans, dishes, linens,etc. 2 large rooms, 1combo living room, din-ing room, & kitchen,1BR/1BA. Large pri-vacy porch. Great loca-tion. By the day, week,or month. 329-4405.

FOR RENT: EASYSTREET PROPERTIES1 & 2BR very clean &maintained. Sound-proof. 18 units which Imaintain personally &promptly. I rent to allcolors: red, yellow,black & white. I rent toall ages 18 yrs. to notdead. My duplex apts.are in a very quiet &peaceful environment.24/7 camera surveil-lance. Rent for 1BR$600 w/1yr lease + se-curity dep. Incl. water,sewer & trash ($60value), all appliances in-cl. & washer/dryer. Ifthis sounds like a placeyou would like to livecall David Davis @ 662-242-2222. But if can-not pay your rent, like toparty & disturb others,you associate w/crimin-als & cannot get alongw/others, drugs is yourthang, you don't like mebecause I'm old school,don't call!!!!

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

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

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

Robinson Real Estate328-1123

Apts For Rent: East 7020

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.

Apts For Rent: New Hope 7030

3BR/2BA $700/mo.plus $700/dep. 4861Hwy. 182E 39702. Call662-386-7694 or 662-364-1030.

Apts For Rent: South 7040

1BR/1BA Apts. 6 blocksfrom Main St, 6 blocksfrom MUW. Hardwoodfloors, granite counters-Newly renovated. W/Dincl. $450+/mo. Call662-251-6463

Apts For Rent: West 7050

Apts For Rent: Caledonia 7060

PRIVATE STUDIO-typefurnished apartment. In-cludes W/D & utilities.$550/mo. plus dep.Call 662-356-6206

Apts For Rent: Other 7080

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

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/1BACH&A, remodeled, 1story, W/D, historic dis-trict, 1 block from down-town, $550/mo. with$550 dep. NO PETS.Call 662-574-8789.

Commercial Property For Rent 7100

BUSINESS SPACE avail-able. 114 Alabama St.Suite B. Move in readywith ample parking.662-352-9903.

OFFICE SPACES forlease. 200-2,000 sq. ft.Utilities & internet in-cluded, starting at$285. Fairlane Center,118 S. McCrary. 662-364-1030 or 386-7694.

Office space availableat Military Centre acrossfrom Lion Hills GolfCourse. 1500 s.f.$1750 per month. Call662-574-4413. PhotosAvailable.

Houses For Rent: Northside 7110

1 4BR & 1 2BR houseavailable. SEC. 8 accep-ted. Ref. req. Call 662-425-4491 or 327-6802after 4pm.

622 10TH Street North-3 bed/1 bath, centralheat & air, all appli-ances, single carport,outside storage.$750mth. Call Long &Long @328-0770.

SPACIOUS, EXECUTIVEHome. 4BR/3.5 BA plus1000 more sq. ft. GreatColumbus location!Convenient! Pool/Patio;Perfect for Family orPilot's Palace. $1850.662-327-2107.

Houses For Rent: Caledonia 7160

3BR/2BA on 2 acre lot,Caledonia, 2 car gar-age. $1000/ mo. plusdeposit w/2 year lease.No pets, no smokers.435-1248/ 435-2842.

Houses For Rent: Other 7180

3BR/1BA. Steens.$850/mo. + dep. Nicekitchen & living area.662-242-2095.

Mobile Homes 7250

3BR/2BA single wide.$525/month with$400/deposit.3BR/2BA double wide$575/month with$400/deposit.No pets allowed. 12month lease required.Located in Caledoniaschool district. Musthave previous rentalreferences. Call 434-6000.

RENT A fully equippedcamper w/utilities &cable from $135/wk -$495/month. 3 Colum-bus locations. Call 601-940-1397.

Office Spaces For Rent 7300

OFFICE SPACE for rentat 300 Chubby Dr. Con-tact 662-549-1953 formore information.

OFFICE OR Retail spacefor Rent. 3,000 sq ft.Great rate! Call 662-574-0147.

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.

FRIENDLY CITYMini-Warehouses

2 Convenient LocationsBest RatesIn Town!

friendlycitymini.com

662-327-4236

Wanted To Rent 7550

HOUSE WANTED: rentalhouse, 1-2BR that ac-cepts Section 8 HUD inLowndes county area.Must be nice. Pays upto $500. 242-4210.

Commercial Property 8050

THRIVING STORE forsale or lease located at1202 4th St. S. Con-tact Hilbert Williams atCrye Leike PropertiesUnlimited at 328-1150or 425-8317.

Farms & Timberland 8100

44.98 acres for sale onBrown Road. Pine Plant-ation 20 mins fromStarkville. Excellent forhunting deer & wild tur-key. 100 huge blue-berry bushes, 2 ponds,utilities available. SelfCreek runs at back ofproperty. Frontage roadin process of beingpaved. Pine trees havea substantial future in-come potential. Plusmuch more, call 904-743-7406 for details.

Houses For Sale: Northside 8150

1099 SOUTHDOWNParkway-Updated andmove-in-ready. 4 Bed-rooms, 2 1/2 baths,nice, quiet, centralizedlocation convenient toeverything. Call Emily C.Moody @ Long & Long328-0770 or 574-3903.

3BR/2Full Bath 1786sq ft open floor plan -Spacious kitchen, mas-ter on main floor, 2 walkin closets, fenced inbackyard - New roof andappliances. Located ona cul-de-sac in the Tim-ber Cove neighborhood7 miles from the AirForce Base. Only139,000! Will work withbuyer's agent. ContactWill at 662-574-8360

DREAM HOME:3BR/3.5BA. Kitchen

has Viking & Sub-Zero &separate ice maker.Rinnai water system.

Specialty bathrooms, airtub. All 8 ft. interiordoors. Brick homew/deck plus patio.

662-574-0026.

Houses For Sale: East 8200

303 Beverly Dr.4BR/2BA home, formalliving/dining area, den,large kitchen, privacyfence, 2 car garage,1987 Sq. Ft. $89,900.Nice neighborhood, nearschools, call 245-1191or 549-9298.

Houses For Sale: New Hope 8250

$85,000. New Hopeschool district.3BD/2BA, over 1400sq. ft, hardwood, car-pet & vinyl floors, woodburning insert, CH&A,ceiling fans, double car-port, storage building.662-549-7372.

Houses For Sale: Southside 8300

PORTFOLIO SALE$45,000 for 3 Homes!

Yes $45,000!Investors: 10 Bed-

rooms of Potential In-come. Owner Occupier:Live in 1 home whilerenting the other 2.

Excellent Opportunity toOwn 3 homes for

$45,000.-1513 22nd St North-

3BR/1BA-1515 22nd St North-

3BR/1BA-1812 3rd Ave South-

4BR/1BACall Janice MatthewsHearts & Home Realty

662-386-0700

Houses For Sale: Other 8500

100+ ACRES of land forsale. Located in Craw-ford, MS. $225,000.(205)790-7441.

WATERFRONT HOME inHamilton. 2 BR 1 Bath.Central air, large livingspace, deck, fully up-dated. $119,000 662-425-0250.

Lots & Acreage 8600

28.5 ACRES in N.H.w/25 yr. old pines.$3500/ac. Will divideinto 10 ac. plots. (2) 2acre lots, Chism Dr.$10,000 ea. 2 acre lot,Tiffany Lane $10,000.Owner financing avail.386-6619.

Are You Ready to Sell?Pioneer Auction

& Realty LLC662-562-6767

Pioneer-Auctions.com

INDUSTRIAL SITE forsale. 229 acres + at theSouthwest corner ofArtesia Rd. & Manufac-turer's Dr. Immediatelysouth of Severstal.Please call 327-3154

LARGE LOT in smallersubdivision. Two Riverssubdv., on Tombigbee.If you are looking forplace to get away fromstress of life, this is agreat place! Fish, enjoywater sports, or even sitby fire, or take a long,peaceful walk. Has gate& its own boat ramp,great price, owner finan-cing possible. Call 205-361-7890.

300 ACRES in LowndesCounty: 6 lakes, pas-ture land, timber land,excellent hunting. Formore info call 205-695-2248 or 205-609-0264.

READY TO GO: 100acres w/green fields &shooting houses. 1.5mi. SW of Crawford, MSon Fairport Rd.$2500/acre. Serious in-quiries only. ContactRandy Luker at 386-8470.

RIVERFRONTPROPERTYCamp Pratt

Call 574-3056Ray McIntyre

Blythewood Realty

SPRING SPECIAL. 2½acre lots. Good/badcredit. $995 down.$197/mo. Eaton Land.662-726-9648

Mobile Homes 8650

I PAY TOP DOLLAR FORUSED MOBILE HOMESCALL 662-296-5923.

Mobile Homes 8650

2006 12X40 1BR/1BAsingle wide for sale.Vinyl siding/shingleroof, central H&A, appli-ances, home in greatshape. $16,500 de-livered & set up. 662-760-2120.

28X56 DOUBLE wide3BR/2BA, vinylsiding/shingle roof,total electric, home hasall appliances, masterbath has large tub &separate shower, largekit. w/ solid wood cabin-ets, must see. $25,900delivered & set up. Call662-296-5923.

DOUBLE WIDE &SINGLE WIDE HOMESFOR SALE, CONVENI-ENT FINANCING AVAIL-ABLE. See our homesthat are move in readyat The Grove MobileHome Community. Call662-329-9110 today formore info.

ENJOY HOME Owner-ship Today! Own yourown new 2014 3 bed-room/2bath 16X80Clayton Energy Effi-cient Mobile Home inonly 10 years!! Homesare set up on residen-tial lot, 2 decks/under-pinning included. Con-venient financing, Call662.329.9110 or comeby The Grove MobileHome Community of-fice located at 510Lehmberg Rd., Colum-bus, MS for more info.

VERY NICE 16x803BR/2BA, total electric,all appliances included,CHA, large kitchen w/lots of cabinets, de-livered & set up for only$13,900 Call 662-296-5923.

VERY NICE 28x805BR/3BA double widefor sale. Central H&A,fireplace, patio doors,home won't last long!$35,900 including deliv-ery & set up. 662-760-2120.

Wanted To Buy 8850

CLIENT LOOKING FORlarge 4BR plus home,pool preferred, acre-age is great but not

must. If you think youmight have what my cli-

ents are looking forplease call DJ Williams,

CENTURY 21 DorisHardy & Associates,LLC, 662-386-3132.

Waterfront Property 8900

Prime DockablePoint Lot

was $129,900NOW $79,000

Smith Lake Alabama.Beautiful property.

Level to lake.At end of Peninsula.Call 866-221-3747

RIVER LOT & house-boat for sale. Claycounty, call for details.662-574-0093.

Autos For Sale 9150

1995 GMC Sierra 1500.Southern comfort cust.96,300 Mi. Good condi-tion. $7,000. 662-328-3619.

2004 PONTIAC GrandPrix GT2, 28K originalmiles, new condition,asking $6,900. CallRussell at 341-0374.

2006 JEEP Grand Cher-okee Laredo. 4WD, 6cylinder, good cond,asking $8900, call Rus-sell at 341-0374.

2008 BLACK Acura TL,one owner, low mileage(83,000 miles.) Veryclean, excellent condi-tion. $12,800. Call 662-549-5422.

78' 280 Z. Automatic.130,000 miles. Garagekept. $5000. 662-574-9480.

Mitsubishi Eclipse,2007, all options,clean/sharp, 4 cycl &auto, 102K hwy mi, be-low loan, $7000 obo.662-327-2469 or 364-9800 Before 7pm.

PONTIAC TORRENT SUV,luxury edition, 2006,only 70K miles, V-6autom, sunroof, clean &sharp w/new tires, oneowner. $7950 obo.327-2469.

Campers & RVs 9300

2002 24FT. Eagle byJayco 5th wheel/slideout. New hot water heat-er & microwave. Barelyworn tires. $6,000. Call889-5841.

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

150 VELOCITY MotorScooter. Recently ser-viced. $1000 OBO. 662-327-5677

HD SPORTSTER. 2Kobo. Needs a little TLC,will consider trades.205-442-8147. Loc-ated in Steens.

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