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Five QuestionsWeather1 What company addedFuchsia, Mauvelous, Tickle MePink, Banana Mania and 52 oth-ers, in the ’90s?2 Who was the first footballcoach to win the Rose, Orange,Cotton and Sugar Bowls?3 What computer language isvulnerable to viruses namedStrangeBrew and BeanHive?4 Who earned a BestSupporting Actress Oscar foreight on-screen minutes inShakespeare in Love?5 What Baywatch babe notedthat if David Hasselhoff has realbreasts, “they're probably theonly ones on the show?”
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CalendarTodayGirlchoir concert:The ColumbusGirlchoir presents its annualspring concert at 7:30 p.m. inthe Artz Fellowship Hall of FirstUnited Methodist Church inColumbus. The concert is freeand open to the public.
SaturdayFarmers’ Market GrandOpening: Enjoy the freshestlocal produce, crafts, plants, chil-dren’s activity and live music atthe grand opening of theHitching Lot Farmers’ Market atSecond Street and SecondAvenue North, Columbus, from 7-10 a.m. New hours begin May14: Monday evenings 5-7 p.m.,
Thursday mornings 6-10 a.m.,and Saturday mornings 7-10 a.m.For more information, contactMain Street Columbus, 662-328-6305.
SundayC-Town Cares: The ColumbusPolice Department, ColumbusFire and Rescue, Station 7 andothers present a benefit concertfor victims of the Smithville tor-nado at the Riverwalk, 1 p.m.-until. An admission charge willapply; monetary and non-perish-able donations will be accepted.Performers include Big JoeShelton, Cold 20, Fading Point,Fast Scarlett, Juke Joint Gypsies,Two Jazzy and more.
Charlie Martin, preschool,First Assembly
Tonight: Cloudy, late thunderstorm, low 66
Tomorrow: Thunderstorms,high 84
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Mark Ward is chief of training forColumbus Fire and Rescue.
BY GARTHIA ELENA [email protected]
WEST POINT — Ayoung white man, don-ning a Confederate uni-form, poses with hisknife and revolver.Beside him, a youngblack man is seated, alsoholding his knife, and ashotgun, also in aConfederate coat.
It’s just a photo.But contemplating the
times, the photo bringsquestions to mind:
Why was this youngwhite man posing for aphoto with a man, proba-bly of similar age, whowould have been a slaveat the time?
It’s a mystery the PBS“History Detectives”hope to resolve, explor-ing the history of thefamily photo throughrecords at the Clay
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PBS doesdetective workin West PointMYSTERY: ‘History Detectives’ show inves-tigates story behind Civil War-era photo
Garthia Elena Burnett/Dispatch StaffA crew from the PBS show “History Detectives,”including host Wes Cowan, were in downtown WestPoint this week, conducting research and filming foran episode of the show.
Kelly Tippett/Dispatch StaffWilbur Colom stands on the foundation of a new home being built near New Hope. The mesh walls around himwill be covered with concrete.
BY GARTHIA ELENA [email protected]
The disease malariastunts social and economicdevelopment in Africa, cost-ing the country an estimat-ed $12 billion a year in pro-ductivity, according to arecent study released bythe Roll Back Malaria cam-paign.
What is the solution tomalaria in Africa?
Medicine? Clinics? Freehealth care?
According to Columbusattorney and philanthropistWilbur Colom, the answeris safe, affordable housing.
“The best thing you can
do for health isn’t have ahospital or clinic. The bestthing you can do for healthis to give them clean waterand a safe place to live,”Colom said, sitting in hisoffice at Court SquareTours on Tuesday.
Providing housing andeliminating standing watersolves a housing problemand a health problem, saidJim Parkinson, a Utah triallawyer and partner in theventure, noting there is ahousing shortage of200,000 in Dar es Salaam, acity in Tanzania.
Colom, Parkinson andothers are working on aproject to offer such hous-
ing to middle-class familiesin Africa.
“Don’t get me wrong.There are million-dollar
homes in Africa. But thoseare the people who own thebanks and the mining com-
Kelly Tippett/Dispatch Staff
One of the newly designed homes being built byWilbur Colom near New Hope.
BY CARMEN K. [email protected]
Wednesday’s demolition of a historicproperty in downtown Columbus has leftsome preservationists and supporters ask-ing what can be done in the future to pre-vent similar cases.
First Baptist Church officials had firstapplied for a demolition permit in June 2010
for Friendship House — an 1890 Victorianmansion on Seventh Street North — sayingthe home had fallen into disrepair, andthough they wanted to retain the lot, theyno longer wanted the house. Because of thestructure’s age, and because it is located ina historic district, the Historic PreservationCommission issued a six-month stay ofdemolition.
The purpose of such stays are to ensurethat property owners exhaust all efforts toseek grant funding for renovation, possiblepurchasers, or take other means to save his-
Local entrepreneur looks for answer to Africa’s povertyBUSINESS: Stable, affordable homes key to helping impoverished areas, Colom says
Friendship House demolition could lead to ordinance changes
Carmen K. Sisson/Dispatch Staff
Thomas Southerland, business administra-tor for First Baptist Church, talks withPat Kaye and Burnette Avakian as a bull-dozer demolishes Friendship HouseWednesday in downtown Columbus. Kayeand Avakian had attempted to purchasethe historic home, but were unable toreach an agreement with church officials.
INSIDEn OUR VIEW: We all deserve an explanation whenhistoric properties are demolished. Page 4A
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WASHINGTONThough hunted and inhiding, Osama binLaden remained thedriving force behindevery recent al-Qaida ter-ror plot, U.S. officials say,citing his private journaland other documentsrecovered in last week’sraid. Until Navy SEALskilled him a week ago,bin Laden dispensedchilling advice to theleaders of al-Qaidagroups from Yemen toLondon: Hit Los Angeles,not just New York, hewrote. Target trains as
well as planes. If possi-ble, strike on significantdates, such as the Fourthof July and the upcoming10th anniversary of theattacks of Sept. 11, 2001.Above all, he urged, killmore Americans in a sin-gle attack, to drive themfrom the Arab world. BinLaden’s written wordsshow that counterterror-ist officials worldwideunderestimated how keyhe remained to runningthe organization, shatter-ing the conventionalthinking that he hadbeen reduced throughisolation to being aninspirational figurehead,U.S. officials saidWednesday. His personal,handwritten journal andhis massive collection ofcomputer files show hehelped plan every recentmajor al-Qaida threat theU.S. is aware of, includ-ing plots in Europe lastyear that had travelersand embassies on highalert, two officials said.So far, no new plots havebeen uncovered in binLaden’s writings, butintelligence officials say
it will take weeks, if notmonths, to go throughthem.
WASHINGTONAmericans are grow-ing more optimisticabout the U.S. economy,a sentiment that is bene-fiting President BarackObama despite publicdisenchantment with hishandling of rising gaso-line prices and swollengovernment budgetdeficits. An AssociatedPress-GfK poll showsthat more than 2 out of 5people believe the U.S.economy will get better,while a third think it willstay the same and nearlya fourth think it will getworse, a rebound fromlast month’s more pes-simistic attitude.
NEW YORKMotorists are payingnearly $4 for a gallon ofgasoline as the oil indus-try reaps pre-tax profitsthat could hit $200 billionthis year. This makesanother big number hardto take: $4.4 billion. That’s
how much the industrysaves every year throughspecial tax breaks intend-ed to promote domesticdrilling. President BarackObama is increasing pres-sure on Congress to elimi-nate these tax breaks —including one that is near-ly a century old — at atime of record budgetdeficits.
TRIPOLI, LIBYAPressing to break atwo-month siege,rebels in the port city ofMisrata said they hadcaptured the local airportand pushed MoammarGadhafi’s forces ever fur-ther from the city’s west-ern outskirts.The reported advanceswere the latest in arecent flurry of accountsof rebel victories, coin-ciding with intensifiedNATO airstrikes onGadhafi’s forces in sever-al areas of Libya. In all,NATO said Wednesday,the alliance has carriedout more than 2,400airstrikes since March 31as part of the effort toassist the rebels.
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Will Smith’s tricked-out trailerwas sent packing Wednesdayafter complaints from resi-dents in the neighborhoodwhere his new film is beingshot. The location shoot for“Men in Black III” has cloggedthe narrow streets ofManhattan’s Soho district forseveral days. But among thetwo dozen trucks and trailersdeployed there, the mostprominent was the luxuryapartment-on-wheels occupiedby Smith.The double-decker digs werelarger than many Manhattanresidences and had locals upin arms about its size, noiseand fumes. “I love Will Smith,but this is about survival,”said Anessa Rahman, co-ownerof an antiques store located afew steps from the curbside
spot where the actor’s trailerhad been parked. The trailer,along with the rest of thecrowded Hollywood convoy,was putting a dent in her busi-ness, she said. Wednesdayafternoon, the megatrailer wasremoved by Columbia Pictures.
Hugh Grant has been weigh-ing a big move: replacing thefired Charlie Sheen on CBS’“Two and a Half Men.” A per-son familiar with the situationsaid Wednesday the Britishfilm actor was in negotiationsto join the sitcom as its newleading man. The person,speaking on condition ofanonymity because producerWarner Bros. and CBS hadn’tauthorized public comment,said the talks had stalled with-out resolution.
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GULFPORT — A feder-al judge has ruled that aMississippi man who cred-its himself with helpingrenew interest in the“Family Guy” televisionseries must pay FoxEntertainment $158,743 forcopyright infringement.
On Wednesday, U.S.
District Judge LouisGuirola Jr. ordered 38-year-old Neil John Brimelow ofBay St. Louis to make resti-tution and serve five yearson probation.
The Sun Herald reportsBrimelow faced up to fiveyears in prison.
He pleaded guilty inNovember, admitting heproduced copies of the
show’s first three seasonsand sold them in DVD setson eBay.
“Family Guy,” an animat-ed comedy with adulthumor, was cancelled afterits third season in 2001. Theshow returned in 2004, andwas nominated for anEmmy in 2009. Fox hasrenewed the show for a10th season.
Miss. man owes Fox $158,743
Kelly Tippett/Dispatch StaffIN THE GREEN: Valerio Garcia, of West Point, landscapes around a tree at Mossy Oak’s sporting mall in WestPoint.
BY RYAN [email protected]
West Point CPA Gary Hamiltonwas convicted Wednesday of help-ing Tupelo developer JackHolleman evade federal incometaxes from 1996 to 2005.
A Greenville jury returned aguilty verdict against the 62-year-old Hamilton on two charges — ofconspiracy to defraud the U.S. andattempting to evade or defeat tax —after deliberating two hours and 15minutes.
Hamilton, who was working forWatkins, Ward and Stafford at thetime of the crime, opened a busi-
ness partnership, PMBMHInvestments LLC, in November1998 to help Holleman buy and sellreal estate, according to courtrecords.
Hamilton then opened a bankaccount in December 2000 atPeople’s Bank and Trust, throughwhich Hamilton funneled untaxedpayments to Holleman. Hamiltondid this, according to courtrecords, even though he knewHolleman couldn’t open a bankaccount for fear of IRS tax liens.
Even before that, Hamilton washelping Holleman avoid payingincome tax, the court found. In thenine-year period they conspired
together, Holleman avoided paying$175,432.32 in income taxes.
Holleman, who filed for bankrupt-cy April 14, 2005, then used thePMBMH Investments checkingaccount to hide assets, the courtfound.
Holleman, who already pleadedguilty to the charges last week, norHamilton have been sentenced.Holleman faces up to five years infederal prison and a $250,000 finewhile Hamilton faces up to 10 yearsin prison and a $350,000 fine.
Although Hamilton has lost hiscertification as a public accountant,his former employers said they mayrehire him for some clerical work.
West Point accountant convictedfor helping client evade taxes
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The Greater Starkville Development Partnership office recently held a ribbon cutting celebrating and Grand Opening for Advance Auto Parts, Starkville’s newest auto parts store. This business is located at 341 Highway 12 West and the store hours are 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Monday thru Saturday and 9:00a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Sunday. Advance Auto Parts is excited to be a part of the Starkville community. The staff is ready to provide this community and surrounding the area with top quality service. Celebrating this special event are front row, from left, are Tasha Hill, Special Events Coordinator for GSDP; Peggy Buckley, Carolyn Jackson GSDP Ambassadors, Mary Lowery Nemeth, Starkville’s Miss Hospitality; Jon Maynard, GSDP President and CEO; Advance Auto Parts staff: Shannon Burchfield,- Mobile Pro; Gregg Lewis, Commercial Parts Pro; George Lewis, Assistance General Manager; Mike Howell, General Manager; Roger Crain ,District Leader; Rodney McCool, Retail Parts Pro; Nina Welch and Melanie Mitchell ,GSDP Ambassadors. Back row, same order, are Darlene Comish; Jason Ryder and Bo Bell are also GSDP Ambassadors. © The Dispatch
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The officialdeath toll from Alabama’s tornado ram-page stands at 238, Gov. Robert Bentleysaid Wednesday in disclosing a statewiderecount on a day when former NFL quar-terback Brett Favre toured one shatteredtown and thousands lined up for foodassistance.
The official count made the severe tor-nado outbreak of April 27 Alabama’sdeadliest natural disaster since March1932, when more than 300 people werekilled by twisters.
Alabama’s Emergency ManagementAgency had originally put the toll fromthe April storms at 250 and then
reduced it to 236 deaths as of May 1. Atthat point, Bentley ordered a pause anddirected officials to check every reportto make sure victims weren’t countedtwice or overlooked.
State officials said securing an accu-rate count was complicated becauselocal officials were dealing with so manydeaths and not all victims’ bodies werewhole.
“As a physician, I understand the dif-ficulties and enormity of the tasks facedby local coroners, physicians, and lawenforcement officials in their efforts toidentity the number of people who diedas a result of this tragedy,” Bentley saidWednesday.
Bentley: Official toll 238 dead in tornadoes
BY RYAN [email protected]
In another setback for the sister ofRoosevelt Pernell Jr., her wrongful-deathlawsuit against Columbus and LowndesCounty was thrown out Wednesday in theU.S. Court of Appeals.
Deborah P. Simmons, of Michigan,filed the lawsuit, which had already beendismissed in U.S. District Court on April27, 2010, after her brother died of internalbrain bleeding Feb. 22, 2007 at BaptistMemorial Hospital–Golden Triangle inColumbus.
The appeals court upheld that deci-sion, finding that there was no proof thatthe city, county or police officers acted
wrongly.Pernell had been arrested for public
drunkenness the day before at theChanticleer Apartments, according tocourt documents. He later tested positivefor cocaine and ecstasy, and had fallen“face first on the concrete floor” beforeofficers arrived, a resident said then.
He later declined medical treatmentfor a swollen jaw and eye. The bleeding inhis brain was “invisible,” according tocourt records.
Preceding Pernell in death was hisson, Roosevelt “Squirt” Pernell III, apolice informant who was killed with asniper rifle in 2003. Robert Rupert, 39,was charged with capital murder for thealleged murder-for-hire hit.
Appeals court rejects suitagainst county, city police
ARREST REPORTSBY RYAN [email protected]
Local law enforcementagencies have reportedthese felony arrests overthe past week:
Columbus PoliceDepartment
n James Alvin Hatch,46, of 907 Military Road,was arrested Tuesday at2528 Main Street. Hefaces a charge of burglaryand larceny of a dwelling,as well as misdemeanorcharges of disorderly con-duct and begging.
n Danny DonshaColvin, 25, of 1911 14thAve. N. Apt. A, was arrest-ed Tuesday at his resi-dence. He was chargedwith felony false pretenseand his bond was set at$2,500.
n Bobby MonroeReeves, 29, of 110Fountain Drive Lot 2, wasarrested May 5 on AirlineRoad near the LowndesCounty Justice Courtbuilding. He was chargedwith possession ofcocaine and with a misde-meanor of driving with asuspended license.
n Devin Chais Knight,
19, of 1556 Lone OakRoad in Steens, wasarrested Sunday atFourth Street and CollegeStreet. He was chargedwith possession ofcocaine.
n Terrance JermaineGibbs, 30, of 386 SmithDrive, was arrestedMonday at 677 YorkvilleRoad E. for possession ofa controlled substanceand robbery. His bond forthe robbery charge wasset at $3,500.
Lowndes CountySheriff’s Office
n Miranda Jane Camp,26, of 15 Routley Cove,
was arrested May 5 at theGilmer Inn in downtownColumbus. She wascharged with burglary ofa dwelling. Her bond wasset at $10,000.
n Danielle AngelStokes, 25, who resides at15 Routley Cove withCamp, was also arrestedMay 5 at the Gilmer andcharged with burglary ofa dwelling. Her bond wasalso set at $10,000.
n Issac Terrell Pryor,22, of 51 Harris Drive,was arrested Friday at1303 Clover St. He wascharged with grand larce-ny of more than $500 andhis bond was set at$5,000.
Hatch Colvin Reeves Camp
Stokes Pryor Knight Gibbs
BY GARTHIA ELENA [email protected]
The Columbus-Lowndes County PortAuthority is preparing forthe planned 2012 openingof the Kior biofuels plant,at the port.
The board Wednesdaygot an update on a grantapplication for $150,000for road improvements tothe Kior site. The boardalso applied for aMississippi DevelopmentAuthority loan for$217,000 to fund the$367,000 project.
“Those two things, theloan and the grant, will dothe road,” said JohnHardy, port director.
The Port Authorityshould find out whetheror not the loan and granthave been approved with-in the next month, Hardysaid.
The project involvesimprovements toIndustrial Park AccessRoad, adding a third lanefrom just south of Baldorto Kior.
“It’s primarily for thelog trucks that’ll be goingto that chip mill downthere,” Hardy explained.
Kior will convert woodchips to oil. The companyplanned to host its officialgroundbreaking thismorning.
Other projects on tapfor the port includereplacing cross ties andrail components at therail spur that comes offthe Kansas City Southernmain line and enters theport.
The $100,000 project isbeing funded by a grantfrom the MississippiDepartment ofTransportation.
In conjunction with
that project, improve-ments will be made a setof scales that weigh therail cars when loaded. Itis a $60,000 project andhas been awarded toSystem Scale Corp. ofJackson.
Also ongoing is envi-ronmental studies andengineer work at the westbank, to get add a railspur when funds areavailable.
“We want to expandthat port over there.Industries look for anintermodal transporta-tion, and when I say that Imean you have water, youhave rail, and you haveroads,” Hardy said.
The east bank has allthree; the west banklacks rail.
Neel-Schaffer is doingthe design work, so whenfunds are available plansalready will be in place.
Lowndes Port readiesroads, rails for Kior plant
BY RYAN [email protected]
The five Lowndes County sheriff’sdeputies who were suspended followinga deadly shootout Monday are back atwork today.
Chief Deputy Greg Wright, alongwith deputies Eli Perrigin, LarrySwearingen and Neal Austin, had beenon administrative leave with pay sinceMonday, when John Rogers
Montgomery died at Baptist MemorialHospital–Golden Triangle.
Montgomery, who had been off ofhis medication for paranoid schizophre-nia since December 2010, fired ondeputies who were searching for himnear his trailer at 249 Askew Road.Deputies returned fire, hitting him atleast twice in the side and hip.
The investigation, which is still ongo-ing, was turned over to the MississippiBureau of Investigation.
Deputies back at work after fatal shooting
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I felt like a stray dog sniff-ing empty streets on a walkthrough Southside early thismorning. A flattened turtlejust down the street from(supervisor) Jeff Smith’smother’s house I did not sniff.Nor did I the remains of achicken dinner in styrofoamthe ants were polishing off onEighth, just this side of thetracks.
Linda Spearing’s topsy-turvy front yard is bloomingin full glory and worth a field trip (Sixth Avenuebetween Seventh and Eighth); so is FriendshipCemetery, majestic in the early morning quiet.Thursday a wake-up snack of dewberries was avail-able in the cemetery for one with goat-like footing.
The live oak on the grave of an old friend (“Everthe dashing young blade”) isn’t growing as fast as I’dhoped or expected. I’m told it takes a year or two forthe roots to establish before a tree starts upward.This should be the year.
I am contemplating planting a fruit tree on mygrandma’s plot (probably against the rules). A fig or apomegranate. She had both in her yard on CollegeStreet. The pomegranate was a wonderful thing, soexotic and unlike anything you could find at the A&P.It was right by the sidewalk on Eighth and College.I’m sure passersby helped themselves, and I’m sureshe had no problem with that.
More than 100 years ago — long before the insipidphrase “play it forward” entered the lexicon — some-one planted scraggly oaks and magnolias on that plotof land that is Friendship Cemetery. They’ve sincebecome magnificent. Want to do something for thegeneration after next, or the one after? Plant trees.
A Habitat house is going up on the corner of NinthAvenue and South Fifth. Now it is only a skeleton,2x4s framing the rooms on a concrete slab. Next timeI walk by a dog will be sleeping in the driveway andsomeone will be getting a haircut on the front porch.
A block from the cemetery a solemn 6-year-old boysits motionless on his porch in his school uniform. Ispeak, and he launches into a spiel about his birthdayparty on March 26 where ice cream, cake, Doritosand about six other things were served. He said hegot no presents and wondered if I would be comingto his next birthday. I told him I would try to make it.What do you get a 7-year-old? I’ve got some time.
A sprightly lady wearing sweats and a baseball cappicking up cans calls me by name. My UncleSammy’s garden next to Mr. Lee’s house seems to bewell on its way and big enough to feed half ofSouthside.
Boxcars of the passing train are covered withbeautiful graffiti. Moving canvases by unknownartists from who knows where. Talented unknowns.
I stand and take in this passing exhibition. It’s justafter six. The birds are chirping; the Southside dogsare sleeping off another long night — I haven’t seen aone. The train doesn’t have a caboose. I look aroundand then back; I almost missed it. Red paint on acream colored hopper car: “Love is a cattlefield.”
Two big pine stumps in Byron’s yard. Gonna bethere a long time. A mockingbird dive bombs the catas he runs across the street. They are dry, thestreets. For that and so much we can say thank you.
Birney Imes is the publisher of The CommercialDispatch. E-mail him at [email protected].
Family historyI hope you write a story about
my great grandfather who builtFriendship House. He died in thehouse. My grandfather, Thomas J.Locke Jr., was born in this house.As you may know, I wrote a bookabout him, “The Life & Times ofThomas J. Locke.”
I am very sad about this loss.The church is putting money first.
Tom Locke MayfieldWinston-Salem, NC
A church downtownThe prospect of Hope
Community Church having a pres-ence in downtown Columbus isindeed an exciting one. Thesegood folks have a great trackrecord for community involvementand support. Their desire to makegood use of the old theater build-ing is consistent with their philoso-phy and good motives. We shouldencourage them in any way wecan.
R.T. “Bob” WilburColumbus
Overtime pay for police offi-cers
Hooray for Cpl. Donnie Elkinand whatever he makes workingfor the City of Columbus. Heearns every dime he makes,whether it is on straight time orovertime. Apparently, Cpl. Elkin isa willing, energetic, trustworthy,and reliable officer. What is“loose” about the overtime policyheld by the PD? What was the pur-
pose of making this “story” a front-page “news item”? Are we citizenssupposed to resent what is beingpaid to our police officers?
The fact that Cpl. Elkin makesmore than the mayor is hardly anissue. Along with other police offi-cers, Cpl. Elkin undoubtedlyworks many more hours than themayor does, for much less perhour, and many times not duringdaylight. The overall pay for theseofficers may exceed the salaries ofsome of the town’s departmentheads, but the officers are work-ing more hours, for much less perhour, often in dangerous or unten-able circumstances, and certainlynot just during “regular” workinghours of a Monday-Friday workweek. No one should be embit-tered by the salaries paid to ourpolice officers.
The mayor of Fort Worth,Texas, makes a paltry $29,000 peryear, and the population of thatmajor city is more than 700,000.Columbus’ population is still shy of25,000. Yet the mayor of this townis paid more than 2-1/2 times thatof the mayor of Fort Worth, a citymore than 28 times the size ofColumbus. Should we begrudgewhat is being paid to MayorSmith?
Surely The Dispatch did notintend to suggest the citizens ofColumbus should take issue withthe salaries being earned by ourpolice officers. Their job is verydifficult, very dangerous, andoften completely thankless. Thefact that this town has officers whoare even willing to work overtime
should be lauded by the newspa-per and not offered up as fodderfor criticism.
Cheryl Williams Columbus
Think before you tossToday I saw a TV story about
two sisters, 8 and 7, who wanted tohelp the victims of the recent tor-nadoes that hit the GoldenTriangle area. God bless these lit-tle angels! At such a tender agethey are trying to do something tohelp those less fortunate andthose who are in need and hurt-ing.
They put up containers plainlylabeled as a can drive with all pro-ceeds to go to tornado victims. Sowhat happened? Some moronthrew styrofoam drink cups andother trash in there. While Iapplaud them for not throwingtheir trash on the ground, in thestreet or other people's yards, Ithink it was highly disrespectful ofthem to put trash into containersspecifically set aside for aluminumcans to help tornado victims.
I'm asking everyone to thinkbefore you toss your trash. Thesetwo young ladies deserve morepublic recognition than a 30-sec-ond spot on the noon news,although I also applaud WCBI forairing their story. They havealready earned stars for theirHeavenly crowns. What havethose who trashed their effortsearned?
Cameron Triplett SrBrooksville
The Friendship Housebelongs to the ages. The home,built in 1890, was razed to theground Wednesday by itsowner, First Baptist Church.Back hoes and dump truckswere on the property merehours after a deadline expiredset by the church, which wasoffering the home for $1 toanyone who would move it.
Moving the home was anexpensive proposition — asmuch as $200,000, by one esti-
mate. Many more thousands ofdollars would be required torestore the home.
The month-long reprieve forthe home, however, came onlyafter outcry over the church’splan to demolish it. While atleast one serious offer to buythe home, and the lot, wasmade to the church, it sawmore value in building a park-ing lot on the lot occupied bythe house.
If anything, this episode is a
lesson in poor public relations.The church attempted to flyunder the radar, and was clear-ly intent on demolishing thehouse, not saving it. Instead ofexplaining their motives,church leaders were tight-lipped during the episode.
A bigger issue is at handhere: First Baptist is leavingdowntown. The empty lotwhere the Friendship Houseonce stood will be part of anempty church. The congrega-
tion is moving to a new facilityon Bluecutt Road.
The church, ever silent, hasnot adequately explained itsreasoning, and its urgency, inclearing the historic Victorianhome for a parking lot that willbe unnecessary anyway, oncethe church is left vacant.
As they say, it’s all over butthe shouting. Columbus haslost a historic treasure in theFriendship House. A large, his-toric church downtown will
soon also be a memory. Owners of Columbus’ other
historic properties should bemindful of this episode whenmaking decisions about thefuture of their homes.Columbus cares about its histo-ry; our historic architecture isa community resource, and weexpect its owners to makeevery effort to preserve it —and to be open and forthrightabout their decisions affectingit.
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‘Love is a cattlefield’
Birney Imes
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A historic treasure gone, with little explanation
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CORINTH — A Corinthnurse has been indicted bya grand jury on threecounts prescription fraud.
The attorney general’soffice says 38-year-oldRebecca Johnson has beenreleased on $5,000 bondafter the indictment thisweek. No trial date hasbeen scheduled.
The attorney general’soffice says the allegedcrimes occurred whileJohnson was employed as alicensed practical nurse at acare facility in Corinth.
Authorities say Johnsonallegedly stole patient’s
duragesic patches from anearby facility and wasusing them herself.
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Janice PittmanWEST POINT —
Janice Ann Pittman, 67,died April 28, 2011, ather residence.
Services are Fridayat noon at Carter’sMortuary Chapel withMike Mathena officiat-ing. Burial will follow atGreenwood Cemetery.Visitation is today from2-5 p.m. at Carter’sMortuary ServicesChapel.
Ms. Pittman wasborn to the late LloydWalker and VirginiaBobbie Rodriquez.
In addition to herparents, she was pre-ceded in death by hergrandmother, EdnaRose Rodriquez.
She is survived byher son, John Pittmanof Sylmar, Calif.; daugh-ter, LaWanda Fleisherof Thousand Oaks,Calif.; brother, JamesWalker of West Point;and 12 grandchildren.
Michael DentCOLUMBUS —
Michael Carl Dent, 52,died May 6, 2011, atBaptist MemorialHospital–GoldenTriangle.
Services are Fridayat 2 p.m. at New ZionMB Church in Steenswith the Rev. John C.Edwards officiating.Burial will follow atUnion Cemetery.
Visitation istoday fromnoon until6 p.m. atCarter’sFuneralServices inColumbus.
Mr. Dentwas born Feb. 10, 1959,in Lowndes County toAnnie Dent and WillieDent Sr. He was a mem-ber of Antioch MBChurch, a 1977 gradu-ate of S.D. Lee HighSchool and attendedMississippi StateUniversity.
In addition to hismother, he is survivedby his daughter,Yulanda Hargrove ofDallas, Texas; siblings,Jeannie Paster,Angelicia Dent, MariaDent, MalindaCraddieth, all ofColumbus; and twograndchildren.
Debra MilliganROME, Ga. — Debra
Richardson Milligan,44, died May 9, 2011, atUniversity of AlabamaHospital inBirmingham.
Services areSaturday at 10 a.m. atThankful BaptistChurch inRome.Burial willfollow atVeteranMemorialCemeteryin Canton,Ga.Visitation is Saturday at9 a.m. at the church.Veteran MemorialCemetery in Canton isin charge of arrange-ments.
Mrs. Milligan wasborn Feb. 8, 1967, inColumbus to Sylvia andNewt Richardson. Shewas a graduate of S.D.Lee High School andEast MississippiCommunity College,and she also attendedMississippi StateUniversity.
In addition to herparents, she is survivedby her husband,Gabadora Milligan; chil-dren, Jamal Milliganand Evelyn Milligan,both of Rome; and sib-lings, Kevin andKendrick Richardson of
Marietta, Ga.
Mary HuffmanCOLUMBUS —
Mary Lue ClardyHuffman, 93, died May11, 2011, at AuroraAustralis Lodge.
Arrangements areincomplete and will beannounced by LowndesFuneral Home.
Earnest TaylorEAST SAINT LOUIS,
Ill. — Earnest JamesTaylor, 54, died May 6,2011, at TouchetteRegional Hospital inCentreville, Tenn.
Services are Fridayat 2 p.m. at NewJerusalem Temple inShuqualakwithMinisterHarveyScott offici-ating.Burial willfollow atSavannahCemetery. Visitation istoday from noon until 5p.m. at Carter’s FuneralServices of Macon.
Mr. Taylor was bornJuly 1, 1956, in Maconto Earnest Shanklin andthe late Julia Taylor. Heworked at Sears.
In addition to hismother, he is survivedby his brother, JamesTaylor; and grandpar-ents, Oscar Shanklinand Fannie Jane BoykinTaylor.
He is survived by hisfather, Earnest Dean
Shanklin; children,LaTasha Shanklin,LaShonda Taylor,Sharita Taylor, EricaLister, Bridgette Taylorand Kevin Miller; sib-lings, Charles JamesTaylor Poe, JohnnieWill and EddieShanklin, Gloria White,Patsy Shanklin andDoris White; and 13grandchildren.
Bennie StephensALICEVILLE, Ala. —
Bennie Stephens, diedMay 8, 2011.
Services areThursday at 11 a.m. atHebron MethodistChurch with the Rev.Roger Short officiating.Burial will follow atchurch cemetery.Visitation is one hourprior to the service atthe church.
Mr. Stephens was atruck driver and self-employed contractorwho operated a servicestation.
He is survived by hiswife, Janice Stephens ofAliceville, Ala.; andstepson, ShannonBoone of Virginia.
Allene NuttSTARKVILLE —
Allene Brownlee Nutt,74, died May 10, 2011,at OCH RegionalMedical Center inStarkville.
Services areThursday at 6 p.m. atWelch Funeral Home inStarkville with Dr.
Grant Arinder officiat-ing. Visitation willimmediately followingthe service.
Ms. Nutt was born tothe late Albert LouisClark and Lessie LeeOtis Clark. She was aretired inspector withWestinghouse and amember of CalvaryBaptist Church inStarkville.
In addition to herparents, she was pre-
ceded in death by herhusbands; GilbertBrownlee and Earl G.Nutt.
She is survived byher daughter, Julia AnnNowell of Starkville;sons, Gilbert A.Brownlee Jr. andJohnny DelineBrownlee, both ofColumbus; and sister,Reba Clayton ofThomasville, Ala.
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Retired Air Force SeniorMaster Sergeant Lonnie"Papaw" Beard passed away inhis sleep on Sunday May 8,2011 in San Antonio, Texas.
He was born February 4,1920 in Louisville, Mississippi,grew up in Columbus,Mississippi and settled nearSacramento, California in 1961.He had been in San Antonio for
the past three years under the care of his daugh-ter Betty and husband Craig Reuter.
Lonnie was a three war veteran, serving inWWII, the Korean War, and two tours inVietnam for a total of 32 years in the Army andAir Force, retiring in 1972. He was involvedwith the Ben Ali Bedouins Shrine Club inCalifornia and served a term as president.Lonnie was one of the founding members andprovided long term leadership of SeniorGleaners, an organization tasked with feedingneedy seniors and others in the Sacramento area.Then, he was appointed to the board of directorsof the California Commission on Aging by threedifferent governors. He was also a member ofthe Air Force Security Police Association.Lonnie gave of himself to his country, his com-munity and his family.
He will be remembered for his tenacity andprofessionalism at work, his caring and empathyfor others in his volunteer work, his wisdom andlove when interacting with family, and his carefree attitude when he played. He loved to fishand collect gadgets of all sorts. Lonnie wasalways generous and had a positive attitude whendealing with any issue.
He was preceded in death by his loving wife,Eloise, who he married in 1941, his daughterJoyce, and his son Lonnie.
He is survived by his daughter Betty and herhusband Craig Reuter of San Antonio, daughterBonita and her husband John Davis of Folsom,California and his son's surviving wife JudyBeard of Citrus Heights, California. He is alsosurvived by grandchildren Dean and ScottReuter, Joyce, Jennifer and Jason Davis, AmyHennings, with great grandchildren RobynReuter, Marley Davis and Malia Hennings, acousin Henry "Pump" Beard and nephews Neil,Wayne, Lonnie and Bobby Beard and EugeneCarson, nieces Carol Ann Stafford and ChristineCalloway and then grand nephews/niece JerryWayne Beard, Todd Glusenkamp, Karen Sullivanand all their extended families.
He will be missed by all who knew him. Wecannot express our respect and gratitude enoughfor the wonderful care provided by HospiceCompassus over the past three months and wouldencourage donations to them in lieu of any giftsor flowers at 4204 Woodcock Dr. San Antonio,TX 78228.
Betty and Craig will open their home onSaturday May 14, 2011 from 1pm to 4pm for vis-itors and a memorial, and similarly, Bonita andJohn will have a memorial at their home inFolsom on June 4, 2011.
You may sign the on-line guestbook atwww.missionparks.com
Lonnie Beard
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Frances Hutchinson diedpeacefully at her home inPonte Vedra Beach on May 9,2011, after suffering with can-cer.
Born October 30, 1940 inMemphis, TN, she graduatedfrom high school in Columbus,MS. Fran attended MississippiCollege for Women and TexasTech. She worked as a legal
secretary for Buschman and Ahern and then forover 30 years as an administrative assistant forFletcher Management Company. Fran lovedgolfing, snow skiing, and most other sports. Sheworked tirelessly in Christian ministry, caringfor many people in need and leading Sundayschool classes. In addition, Fran had a soft spotin her heart for rescue dogs, actively trying tofind them homes and adopting many.
Fran is survived by Jim, her loving husbandof 34 years; her two sons, Rob and Tom Brown;her stepdaughter, Tracy Babington; her mother,Mary Graves; brother and sister- in- law, Billand Sally Hutchinson; nieces, Liz Serrano andAmbler Hutchinson.
The family wishes to express their apprecia-tion of the many friends who were supportiveduring her time of illness and to CommunityHospice of NE Florida.
Visitation will be at Ponte Vedra ValleyFuneral Home, 4750 Palm Valley Road, from 5-7 pm on Thursday, May 12, 2011. A service willbe held Friday, May 13, at 11 am at Ponte VedraUnited Methodist Church, 76 South RoscoeBlvd.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests giftsto Community Hospice of NE Florida, 4266Sunbeam Road, Jacksonville, FL., 32257 or toJacksonville Humane Society. Please sign theonline guestbook at www.pontevedravalley.com
Frances Hutchinson
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Gene KnightFrances Eugenia "Gene"
Knight age 61 died Tuesday,May 10, 2011 at her residencein Columbus. Services will beheld Friday, May 13, 2011 at10:00 AM at Memorial FuneralHome Chapel with Pastors RonDelgado and Jessie Ray offici-ating. Burial will follow atEgger Cemetery. Visitation will
be held at the funeral home Thursday, May 12,2011 from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM
Frances Knight was born in West Point, MSto Roy and Frances Garner. She grew up inColumbus, MS, and is an alumnus of Lee HighSchool and Mississippi University for Women.
Frances, known as Gene by her family andfriends, married John Knight on August 10,1975. Together they built a successful business,and cared for a family including two sons andthree daughters.
A faithful Christian, and charter member ofEvangel Church, Gene was a committed volun-teer and a loving mentor within her church fami-ly, children's schools, and her hometown. Sheworked tirelessly to make every member of herfamily and her friends feel loved and special.
Gene is preceded in death by her parents andone son, Johnny Knight of Columbus, MS.
Special thanks to her caregivers: Dora,Mendy, Elizabeth, Sandra, Brenda, and Carol.
Survivors include one son: Chris Knight(Bethany), Kissimmee, FL; three daughters:CarolBarnes, Columbus, MS, Joann Philebaum (Lt.Col. John), Menifee, CA and Laura Meeker(Tony), Robertsdale, AL; two brothers: BobbyGarner (Marilyn), Columbus, MS and SterlingGarner, Atlanta, GA; nine grandchildren:Jonathan Barnes, Ivy Knight-Huntsman, JessicaBarnes, Chelsea Philebaum, Hayley Knight-Huntsman, Johnny Philebaum, John SamuelMeeker, Christopher Knight and Katie Knight.
Pallbearers are Melton Knight, Keith Knight,Harold Knight, Daniel Rayfeld, Joe Rayfield andTony Meeker. Honorary Pallbearers are JasonKnight, David Knight, Phillip Knight and AlanShotts.
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RACINE,WI – Lue E. Willis, 57, passedaway unexpectedly at her home on Monday,May 9, 2011.
She was born in Columbus, MS onDecember 7, 1953, the daughter of Willie Benand Willie Mae (nee: Neal) Willis.
Family and friends are invited to meet atGreater Mount Eagle Baptist Church (929 StateSt. in Racine) on Monday, May 16, 2011 at11:00 a.m. for the celebration on Lue’s life andHomegoing with Rev. Keith T. Evans officiating.Her burial will follow in Graceland Cemetery.There will be a visitation in the Draeger-Langendorf Funeral Home on Sunday eveningfrom 5-7 p.m. and in the church on Mondayfrom 10-11 a.m.
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panies,” Colom said, turningdown Crowe Road, on hisway to the site where proto-types of the houses are beingbuilt, off Lauren Lane nearthe New Hope area.
The average worker livesin much more modestaccommodations, withoutelectricity or running water.
‘We take paved roadsfor granted’
Since Africa lacks theadvanced infrastructure sys-tems — like water and power
lines — readily available inthe U.S., Colom’s partnersare working to incorporatetechnology for each home tobe self sustaining.
Each home will beequipped to harvest solarand wind power; the roof isdesigned to catch rainwaterand send it through an ultra-violet purification process forstorage in a vacuum.
Sewage goes into a wet-land of sand, gravel and theplant reed; the reed eats bac-teria and other harmful sub-stances. The concept, devel-oped at the Stennis SpaceCenter lab, replicates theearth’s water purificationprocess.
In the U.S., “We takepaved roads for granted, wetake energy for granted, wetake potted water for grant-ed,” Parkinson said.
With a system in placethat creates jobs and wherefamilies can build equity andwealth they can pass on, itwill be easier for children tobe educated, to keep a familyintact and to enjoy life over-all, Parkinson said.
Business, not charity key
Though the key playersexpect long-lasting positiveeffects from their efforts, theproject is no act of charity. Itis a business venture.
And Colom andParkinson feel a for-profitprogram will be better fornot only themselves, but thecountry of Africa, in the longrun.
“My view is most (charita-ble organizations) were tak-ing the wrong approach,”
Colom said.Parkinson said the coun-
try has lost significant dol-lars in aid “and it’s gonenowhere.”
“The Chinese never camein to do charity work,”Colom said. “They came into do business.”
In digging for minerals,the Chinese built roads, busi-nesses and schools, pullingfrom the local workforce andboosting the economy.
“What you found is, peo-ple appreciate that morethan a handout. Hundreds ofpeople were working,”Colom said. “The Chinesecreate jobs. They’re notgonna give you anything.”
“When you can bringtogether a business opportu-nity and at the same time,solve a social problem, Ithink you’ve done somethingsignificant,” Parkinson said.
With a business model,rather than a “handout,”Colom and his partnersexpect to create jobs, mort-gages and a sustainable sys-tem that can continue toimprove the lives of Africansfor years to come. Colomanticipates other developerstaking on similar projectsand doing for Africa what theWorld War II-era housingboom did for America.
“In this country, in WorldWar II, we had a housingboom. It was very good forour country, but it took peo-ple from living in shacks toliving in standard housing,”he said.
The project will start withsix houses in Senegal orTanzania. Colom already hasbuilt a handful of houses in
Tanzania and established amortgage system. The newprototypes are (much moreadvanced) versions.
Houses nearing completion
Dome Technology ofIdaho and Bond BuildingSystems of Florida are build-ing the prototypes. TheMississippi StateDepartment of Healthalready has approved thecreation of a wetland. Threehouses are in full swingalready, and foundation islaid for two more. The oneclosest to completion has adome design, with 1,100square feet, three bedrooms,two bathrooms and a walk-incloset in the master bed-room. It will be finished inabout two weeks.
Other than concrete, thehouses will be shipped totheir destinations with every-thing, including fixtures, toi-lets and electric lines, need-ed to assemble the home.Walls are made of a wiremesh, with Rebar to supportbeams for placing the roof.The roof is comprised oflightweight steel trusses.
The prototypes are beingfinished to U.S. specifica-tions, with such items asinsulation and washer anddryer hookup, and will besold or rented upon comple-tion. Colom said the houseswill give him and otherinvestors a better idea of howmuch the houses will cost tobuild in Africa. The plan is tosell the houses for about$35,000-$40,000 for a 15-yearperiod at payments rangingfrom $250-$325.
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HistoryContinued from Page 1A
County Courthouse andtalking with a local histo-rian.
“It’s been a fascinatinginvestigation that has illu-minated a really complexrelationship betweenA n d r e w(the whiteman) andSilas (theb l a c kman),” saidW e sCowan, oneof the hostsof “History Detectives.”
Thus far, Cowan haslearned that AndrewChandler served in theConfederate Army in1861, with the 44thMississippi Regiment.There is evidence thatSilas Chandler traveledback and forth betweenPalo Alto in Clay County,where the Chandlerslived, to as far away asChattanooga, Tenn., car-rying messages and sup-plies.
So the story goes, dur-ing the Battle ofChickamauga, Andrewwas shot in the leg, andbattlefield doctorsplanned to amputate it,Cowan said. Silas steppedin to stop the surgery andis credited with savingAndrew’s life, carryinghim three miles to a trainand taking him home tobe cared for. TheChandlers supposedlyrewarded Silas with landfor the deed.
Though the “HistoryDetectives” won’t sharetheir complete findingsuntil the show airs some-time in September, localhistorian Jack Elliott ofPalo Alto said the story ofAndrew and Silas has got-
ten overblown over theyears.
“It is really a story thathas gotten so embel-lished,” said Elliott, whois retired from theMississippi Departmentof Archives and History.
The Chandler familyremains rooted in ClayCounty.
Elliott himself is relat-ed to the Chandlersthrough marriage. Hisgreat-uncle marriedAndrew’s granddaughter.
Kyle Chandler III andIV, descendants ofAndrew, both work atGalloway ChandlerMcKinney Insurance indowntown West Point.
Kyle Chandler III haskept the original photo inhis office for the past 20-30 years; the story ofAndrew and Silas hasbeen passed downthrough the generations.
Elliott pointed out thebusiness as he and thePBS crew walked towardthe Clay CountyCourthouse onCommerce Street to lookat property records.
“My understandingwas they were just very,very close friends duringtheir lifetimes and duringthe Civil War,” KyleChandler III said. “It wasunusual back in the 1860sfor a white man and ablack man to have theirpicture taken together,and that’s what, at onetime, made this photo sointeresting.”
“I think it’s fascinat-ing,” said Elliott, of PBSshooting in West Point.“Everybody is fascinatedwith TV, the movies, their15 minutes of fame.”
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toric structures. In the case of Friendship House,
First Baptist Church officials reappliedfor a demolition permit at the end ofthe 180-day search, saying they wereunable to find a buyer for the derelictproperty. The demolition permit wasapproved March 28, 2011.
So what went wrong? Legally, noth-ing, Kenny Weigel, building official forthe City of Columbus, said Wednesdayafternoon. First Baptist Church offi-cials followed the law and acquired theproper paperwork.
But local residents Pat Kaye andBurnette Avakian, who were on hand towitness the home’s final moments,allege that the church made it impossi-ble for anyone to buy the house. Bothmade offers of up to $35,000, which thechurch declined.
In an effort to ease tensions, churchofficials had advertised the house forsale for a dollar, with a stipulation thatthe purchaser remove the house within30 days. Pastor Shawn Parker hand-delivered the same offer to Kaye.
According to the terms of the con-tract, the church sought to sell thehouse without warranty "where it is, asit is, and in its existing condition' toremove from its existing lot ... andmove to another lot of the purchaser'schoosing."
The contract presented to Kaye anddated April 13, 2011, set a closing dateof April 20, 2011, with removal to takeplace within 30 days or the house wouldbe "immediately demolished by theseller."
She turned it down. The one dollarsale ended Tuesday afternoon, anddemolition began Wednesday morning.
“They could have had money inhand,” Avakian said, wiping tears fromher eyes as she watched the house fall.“They could have named their price,but they totally ignored the wishes ofthe community.”
Thomas Southerland, businessadministrator for First Baptist Church,perched on a folding chair and wavedreporters away as he oversaw theprocess.
“This has been a heated issue,” hesaid. “I’m not ready to talk to thepress.”
“He let me waste a month of my life,thinking it was for sale when it wasn’t,”Avakian said of Southerland.
Pat Kaye clutched a sheath ofAmerican flags and shook her head.
“This is an ignorant decision and atremendous loss for Columbus,” shesaid.
Weigel said he didn’t realize howrun-down the property had becomeuntil it was up for demolition.
“I thought, ‘Man, why are they tear-ing this down,’” he said. “Then I actual-ly walked around the building, and Inoticed, ‘Man, somebody seems tohave really let it deteriorate.’”
In an interview with the Dispatch inApril, First Baptist Church pastorShawn Parker said the church hadmaintained the property for a numberof years, but it had become too cost-prohibitive to continue.
That raises a question, for which thecurrent city code offers no clearanswer, said Weigel. What happenswhen a property owner has a derelictproperty but can’t afford to restore it?
Under the historic ordinance, adopt-ed March 7, 1995, property owners are
notified by the city that their propertyis in disrepair and must be brought upto code. If an owner fails to do so, theycan be fined with a misdemeanor.
The amount of the fine, and theenforcement of it, is not clearlydefined, and Weigel said this may be anarea that warrants further investiga-tion.
“Some of us in the city have beenasking, ‘What happens if I own a his-toric house and I’m on Social Securityand don’t have any way to fix it?’” hesaid. “’Are you going to fine me? Fine.Fine me. But I still don’t have themoney to fix it.’”
In that case, the city would probablyend up putting a lien on the property ordemolishing the house and chargingthe homeowner for the demolition.
Weigel said if he had been aware ofFriendship House’s deteriorating con-dition, he would have sent a notice tothe church that it had to be repaired.
“I hope nothing like this happens inthe future,” he said. “Things like this,especially in our historic district,should be brought to somebody’sattention before it gets to the conditionFriendship House was in.”
He said the laws and ordinancesshould probably be looked at a littlecloser and modified.
“We have some guidelines, but thepenalties aren’t clear,” Weigel conclud-ed. “Frankly, they’re not even writtendown. It would probably be better if wehad more defined guidelines. The plan-ning and zoning guidelines may needto be looked at and modified.”
Keep ColumbusBeautiful
BY ADAM [email protected]
The trip turned out tobe a homecoming forTyquan Lucious.
The West LowndesHigh School senior didn’tknow it at the time, but hisjourney two months ago toBooneville for a tryoutwith the NortheastCommunity College men’sbasketball team proved tobe just like another prac-tice or training sessionwith the Panthers inColumbus.
Another tryout at East
Mississippi C.C. in Scoobabeckoned a month later,but Lucious knew rightaway NEMCC was theplace for him.
“When I tried out withNortheast, they played thesame way we play (at WestLowndes High),” Lucioussaid. “When I went toScooba, I didn’t feel right.I didn’t feel comfortable. Ifelt comfortable atNortheast.”
Lucious made his deci-sion official Wednesday,signing a scholarship to
BY DAVID [email protected]
MABEN — There was a point in theseason when Katie Gordon couldn’t con-nect with a softball and keep from pop-ping out.
Changing from slow- to fast-pitch soft-ball requires hitters to go through a tran-sition period in changing their swings.Hitters must refrain from dropping theirhands so they can drive the ball insteadof putting it in the air.
Admittedly, Gordon, an East WebsterHigh School sophomore, took longer tocorrect her swing than all of her team-mates.
“It seemed like nobody had a biggerproblem with it than me,” she said. “Itwas frustrating”
Extra repetitions after practice withher father and coach Maleah Brownhelped level Gordon’s stroke, and it was-n’t long before she developed a reputa-tion as a clutch hitter.
Gordon showed her penchant for keyhits Saturday in East Webster’s 6-2 winagainst Mantachie that sent them to the
Class 2A North State final against Hatley.Gordon had one hit Saturday but
drove in three runs in the win.For Brown, it was the same story, dif-
ferent game.“I told Katie if she wants to consistent-
ly hit at this level, you’ve got to hit linedrives and ground balls,” Brown said.“It’s not Little League, and you can’t burnpeople anymore. Finally, when thatclicked with her, she’s come throughwhen we needed her to in big games. Ingames we’ve needed a run, she’ll comethrough with two outs and a runner onsecond or third. It’s worked out great.”
East Webster (18-6) will play host to
BY DAVID [email protected]
STARKVILLE — TheFlorida State men’s tennisteam has lost three of itslast four matches and fin-ished the season with a los-ing record overall and inconference play.
Needless to say, FSUisn’t in ideal form enteringits first-round NCAA tour-nament match against No.22 Mississippi State at 9a.m. Friday in Atlanta.
So the Bulldogs have aneasy assignment, right?
As much as MSU’s play-ers — and coach PerNilsson — have admittedto relishing a rematchagainst expected second-round opponent and hostteam Georgia Tech, whichplays Middle Tennessee inits opening-round match,any tournament opponent,even one apparently strug-gling like Florida State,presents a challenge.
“They’re a lot betterthan their ranking,”Nilsson said. “We’ve seentheir results and they canplay with anyone; it’s prob-ably gonna be one of thebetter first-round matches.
“They lost 4-3 againstFlorida, who is top 10,
BY DAVID [email protected]
STARKVILLE — TheMississippi State baseballteam will carry themomentum of a six-gamewinning streak into itsseries against theUniversity of Mississippi.
With both teams tied forsecond place in theS o u t h e a s t e r nConference’s WesternDivision, it’s fitting OleMiss enters the matchupcoming off a series winagainst No. 1 SouthCarolina.
“They’re feeling likethey’re on a roll,” MSUcoach John Cohen saidWednesday. “They’re justfinishing up exams, sothat’s always an excitingtime for your club when
BY GARY [email protected]
At Heritage Academy,they call Brandon Bell“The Beast.”
Heritage Academy foot-ball coach Brad Butlercompares his rising seniorto a bull, which is fittingbecause of his 6-foot-1,230-pound frame.
Bell is more likely torun at, over, or through adefender when runningthe option or quarterbackcounters and traps.
No fakes here. Straightahead. Get in his way?
Prepare yourself.His teammate, Cade
Lott, is a 6-2 a rising junior.He more closely resem-bles a college receiverbecause of his long, athlet-ic body, which allows himto duck and to dodge
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Adam Minichino/Dispatch Staff West Lowndes High School senior Tyquan Lucious, seated,center, prepares to sign a scholarship to play basketball atNortheast Mississippi Community College. West LowndesHigh Principal Clifford Reynolds is seated to Tyquan’sright. Tyquan’s mother, Yvonne, is seated to his left.Standing, from left: NEMCC men’s basketball coach DavidRobbins, West Lowndes High boys basketball coachRoosevelt Bridges, and NEMCC assistant basketballcoach Maurice Stafford.
Champs Honored; Future Stars Groomed
ContributedThe New Hope High School boys golf team won the Class 5A State title Wednesdayat Laurel Country Club. The Trojans won the two-day event with a score that was 30shots better than the next best team. From left: T.J. Menotti, Jamie Merchant, ZackGraves, Chaz Robinson, Chase Taylor, Austin Fitch, and New Hope High coach DrewMcBrayer. New Hope shot a 320 on Tuesday and followed it up with a 334 to total a654, which easily defeated Ridgeland (684) and East Union (685). Taylor took sec-ond place by shooting back-to-back rounds of 74. Fitch tied for second with a 157(rounds of 80, 77). Robinson shot 80 and 89, Graves shot 86 and 93, and Merchantshot 91 and 105 to help the Trojans win their second golf state title. The programwon the crown in Class 4A in 2000. “That was the best round we have played allyear,” said McBrayer, referring to the Trojans’ 320. “That has been in the making allyear, but somebody always didn’t play as well as they could play. On that day, everybody played well on a very tough course. I am very, very proud of them.”
Trojans Take Class 5A Title
TOP: West Point High School footballplayers Mark Minor Jr. and JamichaelDonald hold up their state championshippatches and wear their medals at OldTown Grill in West Point. The team celebrated its second Class 5A title in arow Wednesday at the restaurant, wherea new item on the menu, the double-stacked “Green Wave” hamburger, wasunveiled.LEFT: Sean Mullen, of Columbus, standsover Max Waggoner, 9, the son of Marieand Andre Osby, of Columbus, onWednesday during a practice session forthe Columbus Ravens travel footballteam at the Magnolia Bowl in downtownColumbus. The team is made up of players ages 7-12. The team will practice at 5:30 p.m. today and Fridayand Saturday morning to get players prepared for the upcoming season.Players who are interested in signing upto play for the team are encouraged tocome out to the field for workouts.
Photos by Kelly Tippett, Luisa Porter/Dispatch Staff
Patriots have optionsat QB with Bell, Lott
INSIDEn MORE PREP FOOTBALL:The three-day jamboree atEast MississippiCommunity College kicksoff tonight with New Hopeand West Point in action.Page 2B
SEC SHOWDOWN n MSU AT OLE MISS:Tonight — 6:30 p.m.(ESPNU)Friday, Saturday — 7 p.m.(SportSouth)
n RADIO: Broadcastsbegin 30 minutes prior tothe start on: WWZQ 1240AM, WAMY 1580 AM,WKBB 100.9 FM, andWFCA 107.9 FM
Bulldogs,Rebels setto kick offkey series
FSU willpresenttest forMSU men
Gordon has come through for EWHSCLASS 2A NORTH STATE FINAL n EAST WEBSTER VS. HATLEY: Today — 5:30 tonight at East WebsterSaturday — 2 p.m. at Hatley
n NOTE: Winner will play the winner ofthe South State title series betweenTaylorsville and Enterprise on May 20-21at Freedom Ridge Park in Ridgeland.
Lucious feels he hasright fit at NEMCC
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LocalColumbus, Starkville baseball players honored
Columbus High School sopho-more Christian Dale was namedClass 6A, District 2 Defensive Playerof the Year as part of the season-end-ing awards that were recentlyreleased.
Starkville High’s WesleyMontgomery and Nathan Pughwere named first-team All-Districtwith Columbus High’s JimmyCockrell.
Starkville’s Garrett Batson, BlakeDawkins, Max Bartlett, and HaydenHigginbothm and Columbus’ DylanPatel, Chris McCullough, and NickDurrah were named second-teamAll-District.
Former MSU broadcaster Cristil will be honored
Mississippi State Athletic DirectorScott Stricklin wrote in a column onthe school’s website that theMississippi Legislature has approvedthe naming of Highway 82 in theStarkville city limits as Jack CristilHighway.
“The university will host an eventwith the Mississippi Department ofTransportation and city of Starkvilleat the Colvard Student Union,Monday, June 20 at 2 p.m.,” Stricklinwrote on the website. “Dr. Keenum,Mayor Wiseman, Jim Ellis andMDOT Commissioner Mike Tagartwill speak, and then unveil a minia-ture replica of the large signs thatwill be erected that day on Highway82. Jack will also make someremarks.”
Cristil, of Tupelo, retired as thelongtime voice of MSU this year.
NationalMiami ousts Boston
MIAMI — LeBron James scoredthe game’s final 10 points.
He knelt on the court when it wasover. He even apologized afterwardfor any feelings that may have beenhurt last summer when he leftCleveland for Miami.
For James, the night was emo-tional and unforgettable.
And imagine: The Miami Heatare only halfway through the pursuitof an NBA title.
Finally vanquishing their rivalsfrom Boston, Dwyane Wade scored34 points, James added 33 — includ-ing a spectacular closing flourish —and the Heat went on a 16-0 run overthe final 4 minutes, 15 seconds tobeat the Celtics 97-87 on Wednesdayand win their Eastern Conferencesemifinal series in five games.
Ex-NBA, Michigan player Traylor dies at 34SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico —
Robert Traylor, the former NBA andUniversity of Michigan big man nick-named “Tractor” because of hishulking frame, has died. He was 34.
Described as a “gentle giant” witha generous smile, Traylor playedseven years in the NBA. He is per-haps most remembered, however,for his career at Michigan, where hewas a standout for three seasons butbecame embroiled in a major scan-dal involving a booster.
Police in San Juan said Traylorwas found dead Wednesday on thebedroom floor of his oceanfrontapartment. Police and Traylor’steam, the Bayamon Cowboys, saidhe had been missing for a few daysand apparently died from a heartattack.
Auburn coach Chizik has book coming outAUBURN, Ala. — Auburn foot-
ball coach Gene Chizik will release abook in July.
“All In: What it Takes to be TheBest” will be released July 5,Tyndale House Publishers saidWednesday.
— From Special Reports
High School BaseballToday
MHSAA Class 2A North State title series(Best-of-three)
Mantachie at Hamilton, 6 p.m.
FridayMHSAA Class 2A North State title series
(Best-of-three)Hamilton at Mantachie, 6 p.m.
SaturdayMHSAA Class 2A North State title series
(Best-of-three)Mantachie at Hamilton, 1 p.m., if necessary
High School FootballToday
East Mississippi Community College JamboreeAt Scooba
3:30 p.m. — JV Southeast Lauderdale vs. NewHope4 p.m. — New Hope vs. Northeast Lauderdale5 p.m. — New Hope vs. Southeast Lauderdale6 p.m. — Sweetwater (Ala.) vs. SoutheastLauderdale7 p.m. — Sweetwater (Ala.) vs. NortheastLauderdale8 p.m. — Meridian vs. West Point
Friday4 p.m. — Kemper County vs. Sumter Central5 p.m. — West Oktibbeha vs. Choctaw Central6 p.m. — West Oktibbeha vs. Kemper County7 p.m. — Sumter Central vs. Choctaw Central
Saturday11 a.m. — East Oktibbeha vs. DurantNoon — Lamar vs. Caledonia1 p.m. — Durant vs. Lamar2 p.m. — East Oktibbeha vs. Sumter Academy3 p.m. — Caledonia vs. Sumter Academy4 p.m. — JV West Lauderdale vs. McLaurin4 p.m. — JV Kosciusko vs. Saks (Ala.)4:30 p.m. — JV Caledonia vs. Saks (Ala.)5 p.m. — Kosciusko vs. Saks (Ala.)6 p.m. — West Lauderdale vs. Saks (Ala.)7 p.m. — Kosciusko vs. McLaurin8 p.m. — West Lauderdale vs. McLaurin
High School SoftballToday
MHSAA Class 2A North State title series(Best-of-three)
Hatley at East Webster, 5:30 p.m.
SaturdayMHSAA Class 2A North State title series
(Best-of-three)East Webster at Hatley, 2 p.m.
TodayNoon — Golf: PGA Tour, THE PLAYERSChampionship, first round, at Ponte VedraBeach, Fla., TGC1:30 p.m. — College Softball: SoutheasternConference, quarterfinal, Florida vs. Auburn, atOxford, ESPNU4 p.m. — College Softball: SoutheasternConference, quarterfinal, LSU vs. Georgia, atOxford, ESPNU6 p.m. — Major League Baseball: Regional coverage, Kansas City at N.Y. Yankees orSeattle at Baltimore, MLB6:30 p.m. — College Baseball: MississippiState at Mississippi, ESPNU6:30 p.m. — College Softball: SoutheasternConference, quarterfinal, Alabama vs.Mississippi State, at Oxford, ESPN27 p.m. — NBA: Playoffs, conference semifinals,game 6, Chicago at Atlanta, ESPN
Saturday8 a.m. — Golf: European PGA Tour, IberdrolaOpen, second round, at Mallorca, Spain, TGC9 a.m. — Auto Racing: NASCAR, Truck Series,pole qualifying for Lucas Oil 200, at Dover, Del.,SPEED10 a.m. — Auto Racing: NASCAR, Sprint Cup,practice for FedEx 400, at Dover, Del., SPEED11:30 a.m. — Auto Racing: NASCAR,Nationwide Series, final practice for 5-HourEnergy 200, at Dover, Del., SPEEDNoon — Golf: PGA Tour, THE PLAYERSChampionship, second round, at Ponte VedraBeach, Fla., TGC1:30 p.m. — Auto Racing: NASCAR, Sprint Cup,“Happy Hour Series,” final practice for FedEx400, at Dover, Del., SPEED2 p.m. — College Softball: SoutheasternConference, semifinals, at Oxford, ESPNU4:30 p.m. — College Softball: SoutheasternConference, semifinals, at Oxford, ESPNU6 p.m. — Major League Baseball: Regional coverage, Boston at N.Y. Yankees or St. Louisat Cincinnati, MLB6:30 p.m. — College Baseball: MississippiState at Mississippi, SportSouth7:30 p.m. — Auto Racing: NASCAR, TruckSeries, Lucas Oil 200, at Dover, Del. (same-daytape), SPEED8 p.m. — Boxing: Junior welterweights, KendallHolt (26-4-0) vs. Julio Diaz (38-6-0), at SantaYnez, Calif., ESPN28 p.m. — NBA: Playoffs, conference semifinals,game 6, Oklahoma City at Memphis, ESPN9 p.m. — Major League Baseball: ChicagoWhite Sox at Oakland, WGN
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they get the academic stuff behind you a littlebit.”
The three-game set, which begins at 6:30tonight (ESPNU) at Oxford-University Stadiumin Oxford, will help determine whether theBulldogs (30-18, 11-13) and/or the Rebels (27-21,11-13) finish in the top eight in the SEC to qualifyfor the SEC tournament in Hoover, Ala.
“All of them are very aware of the fact thatthere’s a nice rivalry between these schools,”Cohen said. “I think they’re all very aware of theNCAA and SEC tournament implications.”
Luis Pollorena (6-3, 2.61) will get his secondstart of the season tonight for MSU, which iscoming off a series sweep at Tennessee.
Matt Crouse (6-4, 3.72) will start for Ole Miss.MSU beat Ole Miss 6-1 in the Governor’s Cup
in Pearl on April 19. The Rebels had six hits andonly seven total bases in the loss.
Ole Miss scored 17 runs in its two winsagainst South Carolina.
The biggest difference this weekend could bethe long ball. The Rebels are tied for the SEC leadin home runs with 39. They hit three against theGamecocks.
Shortstop Jonathan Ogden has seven ofMSU’s 22 home runs.
Ole Miss’ field dimensions don’t differ thatmuch Dudy Noble Field, considered one of thelarger parks in the SEC. MSU’s right-field line isfour feet shorter, but in the gaps Dudy Noble arenine to 11 feet longer.
The dimensions, though, are enough to makethe home run more of a staple at Swayze Fieldthan at Dudy Noble, where MSU has been suc-cessful emphasizing the running game.
Cohen said the Rebels are “a more physicalteam than we are” and believes his pitchers mustbe conscious of Ole Miss’ power lineup.
“If the wind is blowing out really hard, I thinkin some cases that can be an advantage for OleMiss,” Cohen said. “I think you’re a little bit moreaware of your delivery and trying to create a littlebit more movement, locating pitches down in thezone, depending on conditions. We were atTennessee, and the wind was blowing in, and wecould be more aggressive in the strike zone attimes and get fly balls. If they hit the home run,it seems to ignite their offense.”
Both teams have key players injured. MattSmith, Ole Miss’ home run leader and third-besthitter, will miss the series due to a fractured fin-ger suffered against Arkansas State on May 4. Hecould return next weekend against Arkansas.
MSU outfielder Brent Brownlee, who didn’tplay Tuesday in a victory against MississippiValley State, is nursing a knee injury he sufferedSunday at Tennessee. Cohen wasn’t clear abouthow much Brownlee would play in the Ole Missseries, but he said he’d be important against left-handed pitching.
MSU shortstop Jonathan Ogden (abdomen)played two of three games at Tennessee, and wasnoticeably more mobile in Sunday’s game,Cohen said. The key for Ogden will be assessinghis pain level and the offensive matchups.
“It’s just tough to know,” Cohen said. “There’stimes when he’ll come up and say he’s feelinggreat; there’s times where he’ll be strugglingwith it. He’s not one to complain, and he wants toplay every single day. But we gotta manage thatbecause if he’s not at his best we feel like (Adam)Frazier is a very valuable option, especiallyagainst right-handed pitching.
“Do I think Ogden is our best matchup thereat shortstop? I would say absolutely if he’s a 100percent healthy. “
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Texas who is top 10, and a couple ofother ones. That shows you they canplay, but then you look at their rank-ing — it’s all about winning and los-ing. You don’t get extra points forlosing 4-3.”
MSU knows what it’s like to comeout on the wrong end of 4-3 deci-sions, having lost five matches to top10 opponents by that score. One ortwo more top 10 wins could havehelped the Bulldogs earn a chanceto play host to an NCAA regional.
In singles, Nilsson admits histeam doesn’t have a true No. 1“horse” like most teams. He thinks itcan be an advantage and a disadvan-tage from a leadership standpoint.But having “five horses” who arereally good two and three playershas worked for the Bulldogs.
Conversely, FSU has struggledwith a 17-29 record at the No. 5 andNo. 6 spots.
MSU will match up with ZachWhite and No. 83 Louis Cant, whohave gone a combined 24-10 in theNo. 5 and No. 6 slots this season.
Teams had to have their lineupturned in before the tournamentdraws were announced, so Nilssonhad to go with a lineup he thoughtwould be effective against FSU andagainst Georgia Tech, should theBulldogs advance to the secondround, which will be Saturday.
Nilsson looked back to MSU’slandmark win this season — a 6-1victory against No. 4 Tennessee onApril 1 — for some inspiration.
No. 63 Artem Ilyushin will playNo. 1 singles, while No. 50 George
Coupland will play No. 2. They havealternated singles spots for most ofthe season, and will play together asone of MSU’s three doubles teams.
“It doesn’t really matter becauseit comes down to playing,” Nilssonsaid. “We have some matchupsagainst Florida State that look good,and we have some that look a littleharder. But if we could haveswitched it, the next day it wouldn’tlook so well.”
MSU Achilles’ heel has been itsdoubles play. The Bulldogs lost allthree doubles matches and the allimportant point against theUniversity of Florida in the quarter-finals of the SoutheasternConference tournament.
Prior to the SEC tournament,MSU won four of its previous fivedoubles points.
“We always feel there’s some-thing we need to work on after thematch,” Coupland said. “In the caseof Florida, it was the doubles weneeded to work on. That’s been thetheme for us the whole season, andwe’ve been continuously working onthat.
“I don’t think there’s an issue;each match we’ve played we’ve man-aged to get three singles wins.”
Nilsson feels MSU has the play-ers to compete with anyone in thecountry, including in doubles wherethe team is 28-28 in dual play.
“The problem is I don’t knowwhen it’s coming,” Nilsson said.“(The players) are the same way.They know they can beat anyone indoubles. We’re just not consistent.”
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Hatley, which beat them twice thisseason, at 5:30 tonight and will playat 2 p.m. Saturday at Hatley. Itscored three runs in its two regular-season games against Hatley.
East Webster will play its firstgame on its home field since the reg-ular-season finale April 19. Damagesfrom tornadoes that hit the areaApril 27 forced East Webster to playaway from home in the first roundsof the North State tournament.
Hitting will again be at a premiumagainst pitcher Lesley Hudson, whohas a 2.14 ERA and 120 strikeoutsthis season.
Brown feels her team should bebetter prepared to face Hudson afterhaving five days of practice beforethe teams play tonight.
“The first two games, it was all inour heads we couldn’t do it,” Gordonsaid. “The only thing she does is shehas a really good changeup thatthrows us off. We got down when weplayed them and concentrated toohard on trying to knock it out, andthat messed us up.”
Gordon said getting ahead in thecount against Hudson will be pivotalif East Webster wants to make itback to the state title game for thefirst time since 2009.
“We’ve worked hard to get to thispoint, so we can’t lose concentra-
tion,” Gordon said.Brown agrees, despite lingering
concerns about her team’s fielding.East Webster committed four errorsin the Game 2 win againstMantachie, which led to the only tworuns it surrendered.
Inconsistent fielding has been anissue for much of the season, includ-ing the two losses to Hatley (18-10).
Brown described the fielding as“hot and cold” from game to game.
With the stakes raised, four errorswon’t cut it against a team that hasbeaten them twice and is just as hun-gry to make it to the state title series.However, Brown is confident they canovercome errors, so long as their notlumped together in one inning.
“And usually, offensively, as longas we’re scoring five or six runs we’llbe fine,” Brown said. “If we can getour bats going against Hatley, we’llbe fine.”
Gordon believes the team’s field-ing is better than its hitting enteringthe North State final because it hasaddressed the errors in practice.
“We count our errors every gameand work on correcting them overand over again,” Gordon said. “But Ithink we worry more about hittingthan fielding because it’s harder tocome back when you down. It’sgonna come down to concentration.”
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play basketball for the Tigers in 2011-12.Lucious joins Bruce High’s Devin Tillman, New
Albany’s Kareem Brown and Tadarious Coburn,Ripley’s Acie Vance, Corinth’s Deonta Herman andSteven Polk, and Belmont’s Jon Harrison in the 2011-12 signing class.
Lucious prefers the style of play and the atmos-phere at NEMCC. He was confident of his decision,but it wasn’t until last week he finally made up hismind.
“It wasn’t a hard decision,” said Lucious, who hopesto try out to play baseball for NEMCC. “They have awinning program and a running team, and that’s some-thing I can do. I love the way they play.”
Lucious said his transitioning from point guard inhigh school to college won’t be difficult. He said he isready for the challenge because he wants to show peo-ple he can “do something” with his life.
NEMCC men’s basketball coach David Robbinswas impressed with Lucious after watching him partic-ipate in a tryout at the school two months ago.
Robbins feels Lucious, a 5-foot-11, 176-pounder, hasthe potential to play both guard positions next seasonto help the Tigers improve on their 11-14 record in2010-11. NEMCC made the state and regional tourna-ment, but several key injuries prevented the team fromaccomplishing even more.
“He possesses some skills to score the basketballand his ballhandling was adequate,” Robbins said. “Wejust like the fit, and I think he was comfortable there.”
West Lowndes High boys basketball coachRoosevelt Bridges, who took control of the team mid-way through the season, said Lucious’ versatility willserve him well at NEMCC. Lucious also played on theschool’s football and baseball teams. He also is a mem-ber of the track and field team, where he is a memberof the relay teams that have advanced to the Class 2AState meet on Saturday at Pearl High.
“Tyquan has that determination, and I think he isgoing to make Northeast very happy,” Bridges said.“He is going to another level, and when he completesthat level the sky is the limit for him.”
Bridges said Lucious was outstanding at point andoff guard and at small forward. Not only did Luciousaverage more than 27 points per game for thePanthers, who lost in the first round of the Class 2ANorth State tournament, he also averaged eightrebounds, four assists, and seven steals a game.
“I think he will adjust really well,” Bridges said. “Heis going to have to stay focused and take care of his aca-demics.”
Lucious, who led the baseball team on the moundand with a .400-plus batting average, said he will takesummer classes at EMCC in Mayhew to help preparehim for the next step.
NBACONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
(Best-of-seven)Tuesday’s Game
Atlanta at Chicago 95, Atlanta 83,Chicago leads 3-2
Wednesday’s GamesMiami 97, Boston 87, Miami winsseries 4-1Oklahoma City 99, Memphis 72,Oklahoma City leads series 3-2
Today’s GameChicago at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Friday’s GameOklahoma City at Memphis, 8 p.m.
NHLCONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
(Best-of-seven)Tuesday’s Game
San Jose at Detroit 3, San Jose 1,series tied 3-3
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NBA, NHL PLAYOFFS
American LeagueWednesday’s Games
Detroit 9, Minnesota 7Oakland at Texas, ppd., rainKansas City 4, N.Y. Yankees 3, 11inningsBaltimore 4, Seattle 2Tampa Bay 8, Cleveland 2Toronto 9, Boston 3Chicago White Sox 6, L.A. Angels4, 10 innings
Today’s GamesTampa Bay (Shields 3-1) atCleveland (Masterson 5-0), 11:05 a.m.Kansas City (O’Sullivan 1-2) at N.Y.Yankees (Nova 3-2), 6:05 p.m.Seattle (Vargas 2-2) at Baltimore(Britton 5-2), 6:05 p.m.
National LeagueWednesday’s Games
San Diego 13, Milwaukee 6Houston 4, Cincinnati 3N.Y. Mets at Colorado, ppd., rainL.A. Dodgers 2, Pittsburgh 0Philadelphia 5, Florida 3Washington 7, Atlanta 3, 11 inningsChicago Cubs 11, St. Louis 4San Francisco 4, Arizona 3
Today’s GamesSt. Louis (J.Garcia 4-0) at ChicagoCubs (C.Coleman 1-2), 1:20 p.m.Arizona (D.Hudson 3-4) at SanFrancisco (Cain 2-2), 2:45 p.m.L.A. Dodgers (Garland 1-2) atPittsburgh (Morton 4-1), 6:05 p.m.Washington (Zimmermann 2-4) atAtlanta (D.Lowe 3-3), 6:10 p.m.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BY FREDERIC J. FROMMERThe Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Atthe cost of a $1 million fine,the Fiesta Bowl will keep itsplace in the BowlChampionship Series.
The BCS presidentialoversight committeeimposed the penaltyWednesday in the wake of ascandal at the Arizona-based game that includedapparently illegal campaigncontributions from staff andlavish spending by the for-mer CEO on parties and anight at a strip club.
Under the ruling, theFiesta Bowl can remain partof the system for decidingcollege football’s nationalchampion, though in addi-tion to the fine it also mustmeet certain BCS demandssuch as strengthening theFiesta Bowl’s board andimposing greater supervi-sion over bowl executives.
“The message is theyhad cleaned house andaddressed their problems,but our group doesn’t
believe they went farenough,” Bill Hancock,executive director of theBCS, said in a telephoneinterview. He added that the$1 million fine was meant toreflect the “serious natureof the matter.”
The BCS called for themoney to be donated tocharities serving Arizonayouth.
In a statement, FiestaBowl Chairman Duane
Woods said: “The FiestaBowl Board of Directorsunderstands and acceptsthe sanctions imposed bythe BCS. We think thatthese tough but fair meas-ures are consistent with ourcommitment to reform theFiesta Bowl’s governanceand rebuild trust. The fine issubstantial, but we arepleased that the BCS hasdirected that the funds ben-efit the youth of Arizona.”
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defenses. But Lott needs anickname.
Which quarterback willstart this fall?
With the success of theschool’s baseball team,which advanced to theClass AAA, Division II play-offs, and the school’s golfteam, which won the ClassAAA state title, the Patriotshave had limited time in thespring season to haveeveryone on the field in anattempt to address thatquestion.
At 3:15 p.m. today, Butlerwill try to get a better idea ofhow his team will look withboth players leading theway when HeritageAcademy plays anintrasquad scrimmage.
“We’re going to playthem both,” Butler said,aiming to reach the playoffsfor the first time in histenure. The Patriots haven’treached the playoffs since2005. Last season, theymissed the postseason byseveral defensive points dueto a three-way tie withMagnolia Heights andWashington School.
“We lost by about two
points, so it was a real disap-pointment,” Lott said. “Itgave us a little motivation tostep it up this fall.”
Depending on the play,Bell and Lott will sharequarterback duties, muchlike they did last year inless-than-perfect situations.There were times Lottplayed receiver before mov-ing to quarterback, and Bellmoved to running backwhen an injury depleted thebackfield.
On the Patriots’ secondoffensive play of the fourthgame last season, Bell dislo-cated his left foot and toreligaments. From there, Lotttook over. He played as wellas he could given the limit-ed number of repetitions hereceived, Butler said.
The football staff neededa couple of games to figureout the best way to utilizeLott’s talents. Things start-ed to click late in the sea-son, as Heritage Academydefeated WashingtonSchool and Clarksdale Lee.Lott enjoyed his best gameagainst Washington, throw-ing for 250 yards and twotouchdowns and rushing
for another score in a 30-10win.
But it took too long to fig-ure out what to run and notrun to save the 2010 season,which ended at 5-6, Butlersaid.
Bell, now healed,expects this fall to be differ-ent.
“We’re going to be a lotbetter than last year,” Bellsaid. “We’re going to bereally good. We’re reallyquick. We’ve got a ton of fastpeople. The line is going tobe great. It’s going to be agood year.”
Bell is one of 19 return-ing players. As many as 18of those players started atsome point last season. ThePatriots lost six seniors.
Bell is the favorite tostart at quarterback. Hetook over for Lott aftertransferring from CaledoniaHigh. That’s OK, said Lott,who would likely be one ofBell’s main targets down-field.
“I’ll play anywhere coachwants me to play,” Lott said.“Brandon’s a great athlete.He could play any positionhe wanted to.”
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TODAY’S BIRTHDAY(May 12). Extravagance isa relative term. This yearyou’ll live larger than life,bound for excitement. Youmake your mark at work inJune. July brings a connec-tion that enlivens yoursocial scene — someonemay even steal your heartfor the second or thirdtime. Vacations are dreamyin August. You share a spe-cial connection with Libraand Aquarius people. Yourlucky numbers are: 20, 26,36, 31 and 4.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). If you don’tknow enough about a situa-tion, it is only human torely on your powers ofassumption. Be superhu-man instead. Research, askquestions, and until you getthe whole story, refrainfrom judgment.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). This is a crucialday in your plan to getahead. Stay on track. Go tobed early tonight. The earli-er you wake up tomorrowthe more you’ll accomplishby the end of the week.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Don’t wait forinspiration to strike — itprobably won’t until you’re
halfway through with theproject. Instead, act on thebest idea you have. Get inmotion, and you’ll attractgood fortune.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). Record what’sgoing on around you inwhatever manner you haveavailable. Later, you’ll wantto remember the bits ofinformation exchanged, theway people spoke and thefashion of the day.
LEO (July 23-Aug.22). There’s something tobe said for poweringthrough a job, even whenyou’re tired, bored andcompletely “over it.” Pushthrough the hurdles. Lifelooks different on the otherside.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.22). There is a confronta-tion you simply must havein order to get to the nextlevel of a project. You can-not avoid this, but sinceyou’re still not ready, youcan postpone it for a littlewhile longer.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct.23). Wear your favoriteclothes before you go outshopping. You’re likely tobuy less when you realizethat what you already haveis better than what’s on the
shelves.SCORPIO (Oct. 24-
Nov. 21). You are persua-sive precisely becauseyou’re so clever. To makesure someone follows youradvice, you first find outwhat action they want totake and then advise themto take it.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov.22-Dec. 21). Your best isnot going to be the samefrom moment to moment.You spend the day alternat-ing between pushing your-self and relaxing yourexpectations. Always bekind to yourself. Neverpunish yourself.
CAPRICORN (Dec.22-Jan. 19). You’ll get thejob if you believe you’ll getthe job. The same goes forgetting the attention of theobject of your affection.Work on fortifying yourfaith in your ability to con-trol your own destiny.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). There’s some-one close to you who willsupport you and cheer youon endlessly and uncondi-tionally. This person trulyhas no agenda and noexpectation of ever beingrepaid for this pure encour-agement.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Beliefs can bemore addicting than sub-stances. It is easy to getensnarled in an unhelpfulthought pattern. That’swhy you must be vigilantabout staying positive.Don’t even go there.
DEARABBY:Our
daughter,“Julie,” camehome for theweekend so wecould meet hernew boyfriend,“Scott.” He’s adelightfulyoung man,and my daugh-ter is clearlysmitten.
When I suggestedScott sleep in the guestroom, Julie and my wifegave me this perplexedlook as though I’m from adifferent planet. In theend, I was deeply disap-pointed that they shareda bedroom. After 30 yearsof marriage, this createdthe first disagreementbetween my wife and mein a long time.
I’m no prude. My wifeand I had our share ofpremarital mambo, butwe always slept in sepa-rate rooms while visitingour families before wewere married. It wasabout respect for our par-ents’ feelings.
Julie spends a lot oftime with Scott’s familywhere they share a room.
My wife isafraid if wedon’t providecommonaccommoda-tions in ourhome, ourdaughter willbe lessinclined tovisit.
I welcomeyourthoughts,
Abby. Is expecting somesense of propriety being acurmudgeonly father? —STUMPED ANDTRUMPED IN OHIO
DEAR STUMPEDAND TRUMPED: Youdidn’t mention how longJulie and Scott have beeninvolved, or whetherthey’re living together —which might have hadsome bearing on this.However, I keep comingback to the fact thatunder your roof, guestsshould abide by yourrules. If you prefer thatunmarried couples sleepapart in your home, thenyour feelings should havebeen respected. And foryour wife to wimp out forthe reason you stated isjust sad.
DEAR ABBY: I work
for a company thatprocesses orders from astore at a local mall. Ihandle these orders andhave run into an embar-rassing problem. Ourcustomers come fromevery imaginable ethnicbackground. When I takea look at some of thenames on the workorders, I can’t even beginto pronounce them.
It’s my job to call thesecustomers back to verifydetails and scheduleinstallations, so whatshould I do? Is it morepolite to try to sound outthe name and wait to becorrected, or to apologizeright off the bat and askthe proper pronunciation?— TONGUE-TIED IN ST.PAUL, MINN.
DEAR TONGUE-TIED: To lead off theconversation by statingthat you don’t know howto pronounce someone’sname could be extremelyoff-putting. It would bebetter to sound it out, syl-lable by syllable, and tryto pronounce it —adding, “If I have mispro-nounced your name,please correct me.” (Itprobably won’t be thefirst time the person hasheard it.)
Dear Abby
Dear Abby
BY FRANK STEWART
Another sign standingsentinel beside a churchin my town: “Write outyour plans in pencil.Then give God the eras-er.”
You’re declarer attoday’s 3NT, and Westleads a heart, won byyour queen. You can seeeight tricks: two in eachsuit. If West has thequeen of clubs, you cancash the king, finessewith the jack and perhapsrun the clubs for over-tricks.
An option is to takethe K-A of clubs. If thequeen falls, fine. If not,finesse in diamonds, hop-ing for a favorable lie andthree diamond tricks.
Does either of thoseplans appeal?
OVERTAKEI hope you wouldn’t
settle for either plan.South should lead a lowclub to dummy’s jack atTrick Two. If East tookthe queen, South couldlater overtake his kingand run the clubs, win-ning at least nine tricks.
If the jack of clubswins, South leads a dia-mond to the jack andlater reaches dummywith the ace of clubs torepeat the finesse. As thecards lie, South wouldwin two clubs, three dia-monds, two hearts andtwo spades.
DAILY QUESTIONYou hold: S J 9 8 3 H K
10 7 4 D 10 3 C 7 4 2.Your partner opens twoclubs (strong, artificial),you respond two dia-monds (negative) and hebids two hearts. What doyou say?
ANSWER: A textbook
action is available. Jumpto four hearts, promisinggood support but denyinga side ace, king or single-ton. If partner wants tolook for slam, he’s on hisown. If your jack ofspades were the ace,you’d raise to threehearts to save room forslam investigation.
South dealerNeither side vulnera-
ble
Bridge
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