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A man wanted for a 2015 Columbus murder and who skipped bond last year has been found in Iowa.

Deputies with the Clinton County Sheriff’s Office out of

Clinton, Iowa — along with members of a U.S. Marshal’s task force — arrested 32-year-old Billy Kennedy in Clinton Friday on a murder warrant out of Columbus, according to au-thorities at the Clinton County Sheriff’s Office.

Kennedy was charged with murder in the February 2015 shooting of 41-year-old Carl Miller Jr. After being arrested in March 2015, Kennedy was released from the Lowndes County Adult Detention Center after post-ing $25,000 bond. He skipped

a court hearing in Lowndes County Circuit Court in Decem-ber 2016, according to Lowndes County Circuit Court records.

Kennedy’s bond was initially set at $1 million, but then-Mu-nicipal Judge Marc Amos re-duced it to $25,000 in Septem-ber 2015, according to Lowndes County jail records.

A jail administrative assis-tant at the Clinton County Jail confirmed Kennedy is being

held without bond on an out-of-state hold.

Lowndes County Adult De-tention Center Administrator Rick Jones said no one from Clinton County has reached out to the jail, but that the transpor-tation of Kennedy will likely be handled by the U.S. Marshal’s Services. Supervisors with the U.S. Marshal’s Task Force in Lowndes County could not be reached for comment.

Columbus murder suspect found in Iowa

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Kennedy skips town after $1 million bond reduced to $25K in municipal court

3 juveniles arrested in New Hope burglary caseOle Miss signee released on $10K bondDISPATCH STAFF REPORT

The suspect count in an alleged home burglary in New Hope is now up to four.

Three juveniles turned themselves in Wednesday to Lown-des County author-ities in connection to a Saturday incident where suspects reported-ly broke into someone’s home and stole about a dozen firearms, Chief Sheriff ’s Deputy Marc Miley told The Dispatch.

The victim, authorities say, is an acquaintance of 19-year-old Tae-Kion Reed, a New Hope se-nior and Ole Miss football signee arrested Tuesday in the incident. Reed is charged with burglary of a dwelling, a felony, and was re-

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Treatment for child sex offenders may offer solution to recidivism


On the witness stand in Lowndes County Circuit Court Wednesday, Joseph Mickens Jr. told a jury how early on the morning of June 23, 2014, he was robbed at gunpoint

and threatened by his former high school classmate Keenan Montgomery.

“He made me get down on my hands and knees,” Mick-ens said. “(He said) if I called the police, he had a scanner and he’d come back and shoot me.”

The robbery in question happened at the Ramada Inn on Highway 45, where Mick-ens — the son of Ward 2 Co-lumbus City Councilman Jo-seph Mickens Sr. — worked as a night clerk the summer of 2014.

For Montgomery, it’s the

second time heading to trial for two counts of armed robbery, for the Ramada incident and a hold-up the next day at Fairfield Inn and Suites.

His trial continues today.

New trial begins for suspect in armed hotel robberies

Reed

City councilman’s son testifies Wednesday as one of victims

Montgomery

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Blues for Willie begins tonight3-day concert honors local legendBY JAN [email protected]

Late bluesman Willie King was sur-rounded by friends and fans when he played the final concert of his life in the Columbus Arts Council’s Omnova Theater March 7, 2009. He passed away the following day, but there are those who say his generous spirit can still be felt on the local stage he frequented.

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Less than three months after Lowndes County resident Raymond Karr was released

from prison for touching a child for lustful purposes, he was arrested again on four counts of the same charge.

Karr, 34, served three years of a 10-year sentence, seven of those years suspended at the time of his 2013 conviction. His suspended sentence was revoked in February in Lowndes County Circuit Court, and he’s back in the Lowndes Coun-ty Adult Detention Center.

And he’s not alone in being ac-cused of again committing sex crimes. Johnny Saddler, 62, also of Lowndes County, was convicted of touching a child for lustful purpos-es in 2014. He was released from the Mississippi Department of Cor-rections in July 2016 and was just indicted this year on new counts of fondling.

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Mississippi State baseball coach Andy Cannizaro, talking about his team’s series against Oregon this

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Facebook beefs up suicide prevention focused on live video

BY BARBARA ORTUTAYAP Technology Writer

NEW YORK — Face-book is beefing up its suicide prevention tools, including new options for people to report if some-one might harm them-selves while broadcasting on Facebook Live.

Facebook said Wednes-day that it’s in a “unique position,” through per-sonal connections people have on Facebook, to help connect those in distress with people who can sup-port them.

To this end, people watching a Facebook Live broadcast will be able to report the video for an escalated response from Facebook. Facebook can reach out to emergency workers if the person is in imminent danger. Sepa-rately, the person filming will also be shown a set of resources pop up on their

phone screen, so they can contact a friend or a help line.

The company is also streamlining the process to report posts about suicide or self-injury. And someone feeling depressed will have eas-ier ways to contact crisis workers through Messen-ger.

Last month, a 14-year-old Florida girl lives-treamed her suicide on Facebook. Nakia Venant, who had been in and out of foster care for more than seven years, killed herself several hours after she wrote on Facebook: “I Don’t Wanna Live No More,” adding three sad-faced emojis. She was at least the third person to live-stream a suicide in the previous month.

Facebook has had some suicide prevention tools for more than a de-cade.

Facebook Live broadcast watchers will be able to report a video for an escalated response from company

When was the last time youpicked up a piece of litter?

Deanna Robinson/Dispatch StaffDonna Richards checks out an antique telephone while shopping at Quirky Antiques in Columbus on Tuesday.

BY ERIC TUCKERThe Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Attorney General Jeff Sessions talked twice with Russia’s ambassador to the United States during the presidential campaign season, c o m m u n i c a t i o n s that spurred calls in Congress for him to recuse himself from a Justice Department investi-gation into Russian interference in the U.S. election.

Sessions, an early supporter of President Donald Trump and a pol-icy adviser to the Republican candi-date, did not disclose those discus-sions at his confirmation hearing in January when asked what he would do if “anyone affiliated” with the campaign had been in contact with officials of the Russian government.

Sessions replied that he had not had communication with the Rus-sians.

Justice Department spokeswom-

an Sarah Isgur Flores said Wednes-day night that “there was absolutely nothing misleading about his an-swer.”

That statement did not satis-fy Democrats, who even before Wednesday had sought his recusal from the ongoing federal investiga-tion and had raised questions about whether he could properly oversee the probe.

House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi accused Sessions of “lying under oath” and demanded that he resign. Other Democrats called on

him to step aside from the investi-gation.

In a statement late Wednesday, Sessions said, “I never met with any Russian officials to discuss issues of the campaign. I have no idea what this allegation is about. It is false.”

Sessions had more than 25 con-versations with foreign ambassa-dors last year in his role as a U.S. senator and senior member of the Armed Services Committee, and had two separate interactions with the Russian ambassador, Sergey Kislyak, the department confirmed.

Justice Dept: Sessions spoke with Russian ambassador in 2016

White House staff told to preserve Russia-related materialsTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON — White House lawyers have instructed the pres-ident’s aides to preserve materials that could be connected to Russian interference in the 2016 election and other related investigations, three administration officials said Wednesday.

The instructions, which were sent to White House staff on Tuesday, come after Senate Democrats last week asked the White House and law enforcement agencies to keep all materials involving contacts that Trump’s administration, campaign and transition team — or anyone acting on their behalf — have had with Russian government officials or their associates.

The Senate intelligence committee, which is investigating Russia’s role in the 2016 election, has also asked more than a dozen organiza-tions, agencies and individuals to preserve relevant records.

‘I never met with any Russian officials to discuss issues of the campaign.’

Sessions

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W A S H -I N G T O N — Presi-dent Don-ald Trump s u r p r i s e d congressio-nal leaders when he s u d d e n l y suggested he was open to broad immigration re-form. But while there is appetite on Capitol Hill for legislation, there is also skepticism, and the president’s hard-line rhet-oric over the past two years could make a com-promise bill much harder.

Trump signaled a po-tential shift on Tuesday in a private meeting with news anchors. He told them he was open to leg-islation that would give le-gal status to some people living in the U.S. illegally

and provide a pathway to citizenship to those brought to the U.S. ille-gally as children.

Those private com-ments raised expectations that he might make a sim-ilar call in his prime-time address. Instead, Trump pledged to vigorously

target people living in the U.S. illegally who “threat-en our communities” and prey on “innocent citi-zens,” words similar to his campaign speeches.

The mixed messaging underscored the uncer-tainty about the presi-dent’s intentions.

Trump’s immigration mixed message draws skepticismICE detains ‘Dreamer’ in Jackson after she urged Trump to protect herTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

JACKSON — A young woman in the process of re-newing her permission as a “Dreamer” to remain in the United States legally was arrested Wednesday by Immigration and Customs Enforcement after speak-ing at a press conference where she urged President Donald Trump to protect people like her.

Daniela Vargas, 22, was detained by ICE agents who pulled over a friend’s car on a nearby freeway af-ter she left a coalition of clergy members, civil rights lawyers and other advocates for immigrants at Jack-son City Hall, according to one of her lawyers, Nathan Elmore.

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BRANDON — A trail of mayhem that began last week in a suburban Mississippi apartment ended Wednesday morn-ing when a stolen SUV chased by police flipped in a fiery crash in a rural Kansas field.

In between, authorities suspect 28-year-old Alex Deaton killed two peo-ple, shot three others and stole four vehicles.

“He’s led us on quite the chase the last few days and I think every-body here is happy he’s in custody,” Mississippi De-partment of Public Safety Commissioner Marshall Fisher said at a news con-ference Wednesday.

Officials in Mississip-pi, Kansas and New Mex-ico are investigating Dea-ton, although Mississippi authorities appear likely to get first crack at pros-ecuting him because both the killings he’s being in-vestigated for happened there. Fisher and Rankin County Sheriff Brian Bai-ley said Mississippi will seek to extradite Deaton from Ellsworth Coun-ty, Kansas, where he is jailed.

“So far, everybody is wanting to release him to us to come back here; and we want that also,” Bailey said.

Authorities say Dea-ton’s spree began Feb. 22 at the apartment of 30-year-old Heather Rob-

inson in Brandon, Mis-sissippi. Bailey said he believes Deaton strangled Robinson after the nurse told Deaton she wanted to break off their relation-ship.

“I believe she was try-ing to break up with him and he wasn’t going to have it,” Bailey said. “He wasn’t going to let her go. I think he went into a fit of rage. I believe he killed her first, and after that, everything went down-hill.”

Neshoba County Sher-iff Tommy Waddell said he believes Deaton shot and killed 69-year-old Brenda Pinter, who had gone to clean Dixon Bap-tist Church south of Phil-adelphia. Waddell said video shows a white SUV that matches the one Dea-ton stole from Robinson entering the church park-

ing lot. He said Deaton lat-er sent a text confessing to a murder in a church, and said officials have col-lected physical evidence including a bullet.

Miss. murder suspect’s mayhem-fueled run ends in fiery crash

BY SARAH SMITH AND JEFF AMYThe Associated Press

JACKSON — A Mississippi state representative tabled bills by senators to name highways after their constituents after the Senate killed a bill that would have provided funds for road repair.

The move by Rep. Charles Busby, R-Pascagou-la, came as the Mississippi Economic Council, the state’s chamber of commerce, called Wednesday for immediate action on road funding. Busby is the chairman of the House Transportation Committee.

“It was to bring some attention to the fact that we are not maintaining our roads as we should be. I don’t know what it’s going to take to get people’s at-tention,” Busby said. He added, “I don’t know that we’re honoring anybody if we put a sign for them beside a highway that we’re not going to maintain.”

Busby tabled the memorial bills the day after Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves, a Republican, killed a bill in the Senate that would have authorized an internet tax to pay for road repair.

“Mississippi roads matter. It’s time to fix our crumbling roads and bridges,” Joe Frank Sand-erson, the CEO of Laurel-based poultry company Sanderson Farms, said at a news conference.

Legislator: No memorial signs for dilapidated highways

Man allegedly killed two people, shot three others and stole four vehicles

‘I don’t know that we’re honoring anybody if we put a sign for them beside a highway that we’re not going to maintain’

Blues for WillieContinued from Page 1A

Tonight, the arts council’s annual Blues for Willie Festival launches three days of “hot Mississippi blues” in honor of the Prairie Point native’s legacy.

Music historian, author and ra-dio host Scott Barretta kicks off the festival this evening with a 7 p.m. talk about musicians who have earned the state the title “Birthplace of America’s Music.” The free Mississippi Writers’ Series program in the Rosenzweig Arts Center’s Omnova Theater follows a 5:30-7 p.m. reception opening March gallery exhibits. The reception and talk are open to the public.

Friday and Saturday concerts spot-light the music of Eden Brent, Vasti Jackson and the Stormy Monday band. Greenville’s Brent, a winner of the Blues Foundation’s Acoustic Artist and Acoustic Album of the Year awards, per-forms at 7:30 p.m. Friday. Jackson goes

on stage at 7 p.m. Saturday with music from “The Soul of Jimmie Rodgers,” his 2016 Grammy-nominated album. Hailing from McComb, Jackson has a fiery guitar style that earned him a 2015 Albert King Lifetime Guitar award. Stormy Monday, based out of Starkville, go on at 8:30 p.m.

“Blues for Willie is just what it says,” said Beverly Norris, arts council pro-gram manager. “Those of us who knew and loved him know him as a great ex-ample of the powerful Mississippi blues tradition. It’s an honor to pay tribute to him with this festival.”

Baretta’s talk tonight is free. Con-cert tickets are $15 in advance at the arts council at 501 Main St., at colum-bus-arts.org or by calling 662-328-2787. Tickets at the door, if available, are $17. Weekend passes are $25 in advance, $28 at the door. Seating is limited.

GO LONG!

Deanna Robinson/Dispatch StaffBrit Bingham, 13, catches a football at his home in New Hope Sunday afternoon. Brit is the son of Sammy and Shanda Sullivan.

BurglaryContinued from Page 1A

leased Wednesday from Lowndes County Adult Detention Center after posting $10,000 bond.

Capt. Ryan Rickert with LCSO said authori-ties have recovered some of the guns.

Sheriff ’s deputies did not release the juvenile suspects’ names.

Reed, a standout of-

fensive and defensive lineman for New Hope and a three-star college recruit, signed with Ole Miss on National Signing Day on Feb. 1. During a ceremony at the school to announce his decision, he tossed a Mississippi State cap into the crowd before putting an Ole Miss cap on his head, a way of indi-

cating he had chosen the Rebels over their in-state rival Bulldogs.

A spokesperson with the Ole Miss athletic department did not com-ment by press time on the status of Reed’s scholar-ship offer in light of the charge, other than to say, “We are gathering facts on the matter.”


BusinessTHE SHERMAN BUSINESS REPORT

Mugshots in Columbus now open

BY CALEB W. [email protected]

The long-awaited opening of Mugshots Grill and Bar on Highway 45 has arrived at

last.Mugshots officially opened

with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Feb. 28. This opening followed a weekend of “eating good and giving back” at the new location. Mugshots partnered with Palmer Home for Children for a fundraising event that brought $2,244.51.

Mugshots is open 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday-Thursday, and 11 a.m.-mid-

night Friday-Saturday.The restaurant’s loca-

tion is 1737 Hwy 45 N., behind Zaxby’s and next door to Dollar General and Umi.

Gunco Gun Store, for-merly located in Securi-ty Solutions at 901 Lynn Lane in Starkville, has moved to a new location.

The store is now located at 13070 Hwy. 182 in a newly construct-ed and furnished building featuring the main storefront, a training classroom and a firing range. With the new move comes a larger than ever selection of guns and accesso-ries at the store, along with range access and comprehensive firearms training.

Gunco is open 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sundays. The range is available 11 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Tues-day-Friday, 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Saturdays and 1-5 p.m. Sundays.

Starkville’s Last Man Standing men’s clothing store, located at 103 N. Lafayette St., closed late last month.

Last Man Standing was originally opened in 2014 by Adam Weeks and operated in Starkville’s downtown.

The Sherman Business Report is a weekly column that runs each Thurs-day. We want your input. Send items and tips to [email protected] or [email protected]

PLUS: Gunco in Starkville open and Last Man Standing closed

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BY JEFF AMYThe Associated Press

JACKSON — A work-place safety agency wants to fine Nissan Motor Co. $21,000, saying its Missis-sippi plant didn’t correctly

train a maintenance work-er who lost three fingers in July.

Nissan spokesman Brian Brockman said last week the company hasn’t decided if it will appeal

the ruling, which also calls for Nissan to install devices to warn assembly lines are about to start.

The Feb. 10 citation fol-lowed a struggle between Nissan and the U.S. Oc-cupational Safety and Health Administration over whether pro-union workers could participate in the inspection. Nissan

agreed workers could take part, after trying to block them.

Plant safety likely will be a topic at a Saturday rally to support unioniza-tion by the United Auto Workers.

Nissan says its safety record at the Mississippi plant in Canton is better than average.

Nissan faces safety fine in Miss. as union rally looms

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OSHA: Plant didn’t correctly train worker who lost three fingers in July

BY ANDREW TAYLORThe Associated Press

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s budget would eliminate a $600 million-plus state-of-the-art Coast Guard cutter that’s a priority of the powerful Republican chairman of the Senate Appropriations Commit-tee.

The proposal by Office of Management and Bud-get Director Mick Mul-

vaney is included in draft documents of the White House budget request. The documents, obtained by The Associated Press, ask the Department of Homeland Security to cancel its contract with In-galls Shipbuilding, which is to construct the nation-al security cutter at its shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi.

The move is a direct slap at Appropriations

Committee C h a i r m a n Thad Co-chran, who added $640 million to build the ship to a c a t c h a l l s p e n d i n g bill that passed in De-cember 2015. The ship was not requested by the Coast Guard.

And there’s an added twist: Cochran had pub-licly wavered last month about supporting Mul-vaney’s nomination and had been a critic of the for-

mer tea party congress-man from South Carolina. Cochran ended up vot-ing for Mulvaney, which saved Vice President Mike Pence from having to alter travel plans to cast a tie-breaking vote.

The documents say at least $500 million could be saved by canceling the contract and the money would be spent elsewhere in the homeland security budget for next year. Co-chran, R-Miss., who also chairs the subcommittee that oversees defense spending, is certain to fight the cut.

Trump budget hits Coast Guard ship, project of Sen. CochranDocuments: At least $500 million could be saved by canceling contract

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Don MillerGeorge Donald Miller, Jr.

passed away on February 27, 2017, at Mississippi State Veterans Home in Kosciusko, Ms. Services will be held Friday, March 3, 2017, at 2:00 p.m. at Mt. Zion Baptist Church with Rev. Steve Lammons officiating. Burial with Navy honors will follow at Mt. Vernon cemetery. Visitation will be held at Memorial Funeral Home 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Thursday, March 2, 2017. Gunter and Peel Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Don was born December 6, 1926, in Columbus, MS to George D. Miller, Sr. and Lena Reeves Miller. He graduated from New Hope High School (Mr. New Hope of 1945) and attended Mississippi State University. Don loved his Lord, his family, his country, his church, people, farming and trains. He enjoyed attending sporting events, particularly New Hope softball and basketball.

He served his country during World War II in the Navy aboard the mine sweeper U.S.S. deft (AM216) in the Pacific Ocean under the ultimate command of Admiral Chester Nimitz, Commander-In-Chief of the US pacific fleet. He also served in the United States Naval Reserve and the Mississippi National Guard.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Wiley Miller and sister-in-law, Joyce McCrary Miller.

He was employed by the Columbus & Greenville/Southern Railway for 26 years retiring as Agent. He was owner and operator of MM Farms for 34 years. He served on the Farm Bureau board of directors for 20 years and was a charter board member of the East Lowndes Water Association board for 30 years.

He was an active member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church. He served as Cleta Collums (Aubrey)church clerk and treasurer of Mt. Vernon Baptist Church for over 30 years. He was an ordained deacon.

He is survived by his wife of 56 years Joyce Bobitt Miller and his son David “Chip” Miller of Round Rock, Texas, and Brother-in-law Keith Bobitt (Gloria) of Birmingham, AL, Sister-in-law Cleta Collums (Aubrey) of Columbus, MS, nieces Beverly Oliver (Don) of Hodges, AL, Frances Ann Foster (Don) of Salt Lake City, UT, Clarissa Watson of Jackson, MS, Lynn McCall of Arlington, TN, Gail Black (Bill) of Millport, AL, Karen Duncan of Tupelo, MS and Amanda Collums (Mike Spikes) of Watertown, MA, nephews Johnny Miller (Judy) of Jackson, MS, Frankie Bobitt of Atlanta, GA, and Lane Bobitt of Columbus, Gloria.

Pallbearers will be Wayne Lang, Doug Cox, Mike Hanson, Jimmy Hildreth, Danny Holman, Derek Lowry, and Aubrey Nichols. Honorary pall bearers will be Bill Arinder, John Beard, Alan Crane, Ray Crane, Charles Everett, Roland Hill, Mike Kerby, Henry McQueen, Tony Macri, Trenton Sheffield, Arnold Weathers, Doug Wilcox, Jimmy Wilkinson, Ralph Youngblood, members of the Mt. Zion men’s Sunday School class, Jan Atkins, Beth Christian, Rena Fitch, Pearl Jones, Paulett White, Dr. Fred Graham, and Dr. Doug Hill.

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Dot NortonDorothy “Dot” Elizabeth

Wright Norton, 97, passed away Tuesday, February 28, 2017, at Baptist Memorial Hospital – Golden Triangle in Columbus, MS, surrounded by her family. She was born July 4, 1919, in Cheraw, SC, to James Corrieton and Bertha Cordelia Melton Wright. Married 45 years, she was the widow of Evan Norton. A devoted wife, mother and grandmother, she was affectionately called “Grandma Dot” by fam-ily and friends, and instilled a loyalty to family in each of them.

Services will be at noon on Friday, March 3, 2017, at Main Street Presbyterian Church, Co-lumbus, MS with the Rev. Todd Matocha and the Rev. J. Edward Norton officiating. Burial will follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the services at the church. Fu-neral arrangements have been entrusted to Me-morial Funeral Home.

She graduated from Cheraw High School, Cheraw, SC, and attended Queen’s College in Charlotte, NC. Among her various jobs over the years, her favorites were in merchandising for Colonial Williamsburg and, in her later years, housemother for Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity at Mississippi State University. She was a mem-ber of Main Street Presbyterian Church in Co-lumbus. She took great pleasure in studying the Bible and was a member of the Bible Study Fel-lowship in Columbus where she served as a dis-cussion leader.

She had a talent for quilting, ceramic paint-ing, and southern style cooking. She was always surrounded by her potted plants, especially pan-sies, which she lovingly tended. She instilled in her family a love of the South Carolina beaches, and they shared many summer vacations there together.

Always ready for an excursion, her grandchil-dren fondly remember trips to historical land-marks and any destination near the ocean. She also enjoyed dancing to Big Band Music and rooting for the Clemson Tigers with her late hus-band Evan, A Clemson alum.

She was preceded in death by her parents and husband listed above, her brother, James C. Wright, Jr. and her sisters, Virginia W. Allison and Shirley W. Walton.

Surviving her are her children, Rev. J. Edward (Sally) Norton of Memphis, TN; Dorothy N. (Jon) Fortman of Columbus, MS; and Sandy (Jim) Goalder of Williamsburg, VA; her grandchildren, Peachie Gore, Becky Owings, Cindy Sanders, Ja-mie Goalder, Forrest Goalder, Halley Williams, Evan Norton, Clarke Norton, fifteen great grand-children and one great great grandchild.

Pallbearers will be Ford Williams, Evan Nor-ton, Camden Sanders, Forrest Goalder, Sam Dor-nan and Max Dornan.

The family extends its heartfelt thanks to the caregivers at Collegeview Personal Care Home for their loving care over the last two years. Also, a special thank you to her physician of many years, Dr. Brett Brown, and to those who cared for her in her final days, Dr. Boswell, Dr. Duck-worth, hospice nurses and nursing staff at Bap-tist Memorial Hospital – Golden Triangle.

Memorials may be made to First Presbyteri-an Church, P.O. Box 9681, Columbus, MS 39705; Highlands Presbyterian Church, 1160 Highland Colony Parkway, Ridgeland, MS 39157; Main Street Presbyterian Church, Post Office Box 26, Columbus, MS 39703.

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Brad BelueBrad Gregory Belue, 42, of Starkville, MS

died on February 27, 2017 at UAB Hospital in Birmingham, AL. He was born February 25, 1975 in Starkville, MS, the son of Greg and Dixie Belue. He grew up in Columbus, MS where he graduated from Columbus High School in 1993. After high school graduation, he immediately began his real estate career with Property Consultants, Inc in Columbus. Prior to graduating from Mississippi State University with a degree in Real Estate and Mortgage Finance in 1997, he became a Licensed Real Estate Appraiser in 1996. He continued that path, obtaining his General Certification in 1999. Brad recently became a Broker/Realtor and he was most excited about recently receiving the coveted MAI Designation from the Appraisal Institute. Brad spent most of his appraisal career at Appraisal Services in Columbus and opened his own business, Southeast Valuations, in Starkville in 2014.

Having previously served as Board Member and President of Main Street Columbus, he joined the Starkville Main Street Board of Directors in 2011 and recently served as President from 2015-2016. Brad loved the town of Starkville and especially Mississippi State sports. He was a longtime MSU football ticket holder and Bulldog Club member and could always be found in his left field lounge at Dudy Noble Field during baseball season. His greatest passions included everything Mississippi State, spending time with an amazing group of friends, music, and seeking out new travel adventures with his best friend and wife, Nichelle.

Brad is survived by his loving wife of eleven years, Nichelle Broussard Belue, of Starkville; his parents, Greg and Dixie Belue, of Columbus; sister, Lindsey Belue Anderson (Rick), of Charlotte; nephews, Jack and Luke and niece, Stella, of Charlotte; grandparents, Johnny and Mary Ruth Belue, of Winona; many aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends. Brad is also leaving behind his two precious pugs, Joplin and Yoda, who he loved so much.

Visitation is scheduled for Thursday, March 2, 2017 from 12:00-2:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Starkville, MS, with the funeral service immediately following. Burial will be in French Camp Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Susan G. Komen at ww5.komen.org and/or St. Jude Children’s Hospital, P.O. Box 1000, Dept. 142, Memphis, TN 38148-0142.

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Thomas FondrenThomas Harley Fondren, 94, of Columbus, MS

passed away Saturday, February 25, 2017, at Bap-tist Memorial Hospital- Golden Triangle, Colum-bus, MS.

Visitation will be Friday, March 3, 2017 from 1:00PM-2:00PM at Lowndes Funeral Home, Co-lumbus, MS. A graveside service will follow at 3:00PM at Memorial Garden Park Cemetery, Starkville, MS with Bro. Jason Middleton offici-ating and Rev. Slater Murphy assisting, Lowndes Funeral Home directing.

Mr. Fondren was born September 17, 1922, to the late McDuff and Tennie May Germany Fondren in Drew, MS and moved to the Golden Triangle area in 1962. He was a WWII veteran of the United States Army Air Force and served in many battles in Europe. Mr. Fondren was a graduate of Belzoni High School and the Univer-sity of Southern Mississippi. He was a member of Meadowview Baptist Church, Starkville, MS. Mr. Fondren retired as an Insurance Adjuster with Mississippi Farm Bureau after 20 years.

Mr. Fondren enjoyed watching Mississippi State baseball and football. In addition to his par-ents, Mr. Fondren was preceded in death by his wife- Nina Ladelle Fondren and son- Mark Doug-las Fondren.

Mr. Fondren is survived by his daughters- Marsha Ladelle (Slater) Murphy, Ridgeland, MS and Lisa Kaye (Gene) Shook, Starkville, MS; son- Thomas Harley (Diane) Fondren, Jr., LaGrange, GA. Grandchildren Stephanie Garner, Rebecca Humphries, Brian Murphy, Laura Stricklin, Lau-ren Shook, Ashley Shook and Brandon Shook; and 9 great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be Brandon Wade Shook, Bri-an Murphy, Guy Stricklin.

Memorials may be made to Alzheimer’s As-sociation- Mississippi Chapter, 855 S. Pear Or-chard Rd., Ridgeland, MS 39157, Baptist Hos-pice, 2623 5th St. North, Columbus, MS 39705 or Meadowview Baptist Church, 300 Linden Circle, Starkville, MS 39759.

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Nina NonamakerNina Marie Curl Nonamaker, 26 of Columbus,

MS passed away, Monday, February 27, 2017, at her residence after a hard fought battle with can-cer.

Visitation will be Friday, March 3, 2017 from 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM at Antioch Baptist Church, Columbus, MS. A memorial service will follow at 1:00 PM with Bro. Mitch McWilliams officiating. Lowndes Funeral Home entrusted with arrange-ments.

Mrs. Nonamaker was born October 29, 1990, to Rickey A. and Michelle Quarles Curl in West Point, MS. She was a member of Antioch Baptist Church and loved doing Bible Quizzing with her church family. She dedicated her life to her kids and her family. Mrs. Nonamaker was a Certified Medical Assistant with Dr. James Holzhauer. She was preceded in death by her grandmother – Edna “Nanny” Quarles, grandfather – Rickey Curl, Sr and her mother-in-law – Judy Bishop.

Mrs. Nonamaker is survived by her husband – George Nonamaker, Jr. Columbus, MS; Children – Justin Nonamaker, Katlyn Nonamaker, Brian Nonamaker and Christa Nonamaker; Mothers – Michelle Curl, Panama, FL, Roberta (David) Hutcherson, Columbus, MS and Foster Mother – Stella Roma, Crossville, TN; father – Rickey “Al-len” Curl, Bristol, FL; sisters – Alicia (Scott) Boz-eman, Panama, FL, Misty Curl, TX, Amber Curl, Panama, FL and Jesalyn Pippin, Panama, FL; brother – Stephan (Holly) Quarles, Berkley, CA; grandparents – George (Marleen) Nonamaker, Tulsa, OK and Kathy Curl, Columbus, MS; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Memorials may be made to Lowndes Funer-al Home, c/o Nina Nonamaker Memorial Fund, 1131 N. Lehmberg Road, Columbus, MS 39702

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AREA OBITUARIESLula Kirtley

VERNON, Ala. — Lula Lavern Kirtley, 83, died March 1, 2017, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Trian-gle.

Services will be at 3 p.m. Friday at Chan-dler Funeral Home Chapel with Joe Mose-ley officiating. Burial will follow at Furnace Hill. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the funeral home.

Mrs. Kirtley was born Dec. 26, 1933, to the late W.J. and Edna Earl Glasgow. She was previously employed as a weaver at the cotton mill.

In addition to her parents, she was pre-ceded in death by her husband, Sydney Paul Kirtley; brothers, Platt Glasgow, Clay Glasgow,

Charles Glasgow, James Glasgow, Bert Glasgow, Billy Glasgow and Bobby Glasgow; sisters, Velma Moore and Stella Shaw; and one grandson.

She is survived by her son, Chris Kirtley of Vernon, Alabama; sisters, Dean Vail, Peg-gy Fulmer and Polly Brandon; one grand-daughter; and two great-grandchildren.

Robert McCoolVERNON, Ala. —

Robert Earl McCool, 78, died Feb. 28, 2017, at his residence.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Free Will Chapel Free Will Baptist Church with Arnold Sheets and James Godsey officiat-ing. Burial will follow in Furnace Hill Ceme-tery. Visitation is from

6-8 p.m. today at Chan-dler Funeral Home.

Mr. McCool was born June 5, 1938, to the late James Elbert and Carrie Ann Mc-Cool. He was a manag-er with Greif Brothers.

In addition to his parents, he was pre-ceded in death by his wife, Elsie Faye Mc-Cool; brother, Golden Howard McCool; and one grandson.

He is survived by his sons, Michael McCool of Horn Lake and Bobby McCool of

Steens; daughters, Ev-elyn Barnes of Vernon and Lawanda Garner of Columbus; sisters, Betty Williams of Sher-wood, Arkansas, and Elizabeth Stockman of Sulligent, Alabama; 10 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandson.

Pallbearers will be Bobby McCool, Mi-chael McCool, Chris McCool, Ricky Stock-man, Billy Knoop and Andrew Garner.

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Vigilance best defense against child molesters

In the United States, the majority of people in prison will someday return to society. For many, a “second chance” is good not only for the prison, but also for the larger community.

As a society, we believe the punishment should fit the crime, but the cost associated with that belief is many prisoners released from prisons go on to commit other crimes. In fact, studies show that more than half of all crimes are committed by those who have previous criminal convictions.

Perhaps most chilling is that what is true of the general population of offenders is also true of those who prey on the most vulnerable and innocent members of our society: child molesters.

According to one study, 5.1 percent of convicted child molesters were rearrested for another sex crime within three years. While sentencing varies from state to state — with sentences ranging from 10 years to life in prison, there are numerous factors that affect the length of time offenders serve. Because these offenses are often among the most diffi-cult to prosecute, many offenders accept plea bargains, which reduces the length of their sentences.

Upon release, sex offenders are required to register with the national sex offender regis-try and are subject to probation/parole and prohibited from working in jobs that put them in close proximity to children.

Even so, there are no assurances child mo-lesters will not re-offend.

Given that grim reality, the burden for as-suring the safety of our children relies not just on the criminal justice system, but on parents/family and loved ones.

It is incumbent on parents/guardians/loved ones to remain vigilant. There are things we can do to guard against these awful crimes.

Experts urge us to keep close tabs on our kids. Be aware of their daily activities — where they go, who they are with, what they do on the Internet and through social media.

Make it a habit to talk to your children about what they encounter each day. Be sure your children understand what is appropriate and inappropriate touching and the “red flags” they should watch for.

Because child molesters generally groom their victims by building relationships with them, be careful to whom you entrust your children. Often predators serving as youth pastors, club leaders, coaches or mentors use their positions of trust to identify victims.

While the vast majority of these group leaders have only the best interests of the child at heart, precautions must be taken. Make sure you know what’s going on in these groups and look for warning signs — how much one-on-one time does the leader spend with your child? What does the leader do? What does the leader talk about? Was there anything that made the child uncomfortable?

These are safeguards, not failsafes, of course.

We must remain ever vigilant.

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Speaking of Planned ParenthoodDozens

of women in Congress wore suf-fragist white Tuesday night for Presi-dent Donald Trump’s first address to a joint session.

You know this had to annoy him, all those dames sticking out in that sea of dark suits, but he stayed on script anyway. That was all he had to do, apparently, to be newly anointed as “presidential” by pundits who just a week ago were filling the airwaves with the sounds of barely suppressed panic.

I understand this new take is mostly a collective sigh of relief — say “pres-idential” out loud as you exhale and you’ll see what I mean — but I thought we set that bar a little higher.

If managing to avoid rambling about everything from a nonexistent elec-toral landslide to an imaginary enemy force of journalists is the new definition of “presidential,” it’s only a matter of time before we’re seeing headlines about how the leader of the Free World can turn water into whine. I mean wine.

But maybe I’m just picky.The House’s Democratic Women’s

Working Group came up with the idea to show up wearing white as a remind-er of “the ongoing fight to attain equal rights for all women.”

From a statement by the group’s chair, Democratic Rep. Lois Frankel: “We wear white to unite against any attempts by the Trump Administration to roll back the incredible progress women have made in the last century, and we will continue to support the advancement of all women. We will not go back.”

Group photos of the smiling women started popping up on social media, which is to right-wingers what dan-gling a raw rib-eye is to a cougar. Lots of hyperventilating over their refusal to blend in with the scenery. How dare those women draw attention to them-selves! Who do they think are, men?

My favorite thread of outrage came from those who accused the women of stooping to “identity politics.”

Tell you what. I’m going to stop identifying as a woman as soon as Re-publicans stop identifying women for targeted attacks.

Speaking of Planned Parenthood.Last month, I went to a Planned Par-

enthood clinic in Cleveland for a Pap test. I realize some of you would rather not think about this grandmother’s adventures in gynecology. I hear you. That’s how I feel every time legislators try to interfere with the gynecological endeavors of our grown daughters. Un-til Republicans stop going after them and countless other women, this is how we’re gonna roll.

Not only do women still need quality health care after we can no longer conceive but also this freedom from re-production seems to unleash countless opinions we used to keep to ourselves. I can speak only for myself, of course — and most every postmenopausal woman I know.

I went to Planned Parenthood on the recommendation of my family doctor, who doesn’t do gynecological exams. “You know how professional they are,” she said, “and you can afford it.”

“Walk that talk,” she wanted to say — I could tell by the look on her face — but she’s always been too nice that way.

So off I went to Planned Parenthood, which accepted my insurance and

treated me as if I were not invisible. They’re dangerous that way, those peo-ple, insisting on seeing us for who we are and filling us with ideas of how we still matter. I can see why right-wing-ers get alarmed.

That visit was a lot more fun than my recent encounter with a local hospi-tal and my health insurer. Just yester-day, I spent more than a half-hour on hold while an employee on each side debated who was at fault for failing to properly process payment for my mam-mogram last August.

I sat there listening to the march of classical music on speakerphone and thought about what our president had said, out loud, to a roomful of gover-nors just the day before.

“Nobody knew that health care could be so complicated,” he said, thus revealing what it’s like to be a man who has never had to spend a day of his life worrying about how to pay a medical bill.

I feel better. How about you?Connie Schultz is a Pulitzer

Prize-winning columnist and profession-al in residence at Kent State University’s school of journalism. She is the author of two books, including “...and His Lovely Wife,” which chronicled the successful race of her husband, Sherrod Brown, for the U.S. Senate. To find out more about Connie Schultz [email protected].

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Virginia NolandCARROLLTON,

Ala. — Virginia Acker Noland, 86, died March 1, 2017, at her son’s residence.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at First Baptist Church of Pick-ensville with the Rev. Tim Jones officiating. Burial will follow in Marvin Chapel Ceme-tery. Visitation will be one hour prior to and immediately following services at the church. Skelton Funeral Home is in charge of arrange-ments.

Mrs. Noland was born Oct. 12, 1930, to the late Tom Acker and Tamsel Cook Acker in Pickens County, Alabama. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Pickensville, Alabama. She was previously employed as a seamstress with Stevens Fashions.

In addition to her par-

ents, she was preceded in death by her sisters, Adylise Hedrick, Mag-nolia Clay, Fannie Har-ris and Noran Black; and brothers, Walter Acker, William Acker and Andrew Acker.

She is survived by her husband, Gilbert Chalmers Noland of Carrollton; daughters, Susan Pate of Carrollton and Ginger Harless of Cocker, Alabama; sons, Billy Noland of Laurel and John T. Noland of Gadsden, Alabama; sister, Mary White of Louisville; brother, Alfred Acker of Carroll-ton; nine grandchildren; and nine great-grand-children.

Memorials may be made to Hospice of West Alabama, 3851 Loop Road, Tuscaloosa, AL 35404.

Otey JacksonMACON — Otey

Jackson died March 1, 2017, at his residence.

Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Cockrell Funeral Home.

Bessie WilliamsMACON — Bessie

Williams, 95, died March 1, 2017, at her residence.

Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Lee-Sykes Funeral Home.

Virgie RickmanMILLPORT, Ala. —

Virgie Rickman, 92, died March 1, 2017, at Baptist Memorial Hos-pital-Golden Triangle.

Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Andrews Chapel

Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at Dowdle Funeral Home.

William BrettCOLUMBUS —

William Brett, died March, 2017, at North Mississippi Medical Center-Tupelo.

Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Memori-al Funeral Home.

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It’s not necessarily common for child molest-ers to be released after such short sentences, District Attorney Scott Colom said — the three years Karr served would be considered “light” — but it does happen, usual-ly because of lack of wit-nesses.

“A lot of times, a child victim doesn’t want to testify,” he said. “Their parents don’t want them to testify.”

But simply locking up a child molester for a few years and then releasing him or her isn’t going to solve the problem, said Mallory Malkin, an assis-tant psychology professor at Mississippi University for Women and a licensed therapist who works with victims of child sexual

abuse. Psychologically pe-

dophilia is a disorder — specifically a compulsive behavior, Malkin said. Approximately 3 to 5 per-cent of the adult male pop-ulation has it. And like all disorders, there is treat-ment, she said — but it’s rare that pedophiles get it in prison.

“In a lot of prison set-tings, they aren’t neces-sarily equipped or fund-ed to have appropriate treatments available, so they would not be likely to receive the necessary treatment that they would need to not recidivate,” Malkin said.

Like all sex offenders, child molesters have to register with the state upon release from pris-on, Colom said. They

also usually have some type of probation upon release. But he doesn’t know of any therapy or other kinds of treatment judges mandate pedo-philes attend or seek out, the way judges sentence defendants in other cases to mandatory substance abuse counseling.

Cognitive behavioral intervention

Pedophilia is not an ad-diction, but the treatment is similar, said Mitch Ber-man, Department Head of Psychology at Missis-sippi State University. It’s what’s known as cognitive behavioral intervention.

“(You try) to change the emotions and behav-iors associated with stim-uli or events that are asso-ciated with behaving,” he said.

For example, a ther-apist helping someone treat a drinking addiction would tell the client not to drive by a liquor store on the way home — find an alternate route, Berman said. For a child molest-er, a therapist would want to first figure out what’s making the person want to do what they’re doing — whether it’s going on-line to look at pornogra-phy or some other crimi-nal behavior — and find a

different way to cope with it.

“Obviously this isn’t super effective,” he said. “It seems to have modest benefits. That’s a lot of work. And if somebody’s not willing to engage or not willing to even con-sider changing their be-havior, it’s not going to be useful.”

There aren’t many psychological studies looking at treating child molesters, Berman said. Even those that do may be underestimating re-cidivism rates, which are often based on re-arrests, because not every offense comes to the attention of law enforcement or the ju-dicial system.

‘There’s no cure’Berman cited a 2013

“meta study” that looked at results of about 40 stud-ies of treatment for sex of-fenders all over the coun-try. There were almost 10,000 sex offenders — though Berman said this study included more than just child molesters — between the studies, and the results looked at re-cidivism for those who re-ceived some sort of treat-ment compared to those who didn’t. The general findings from the studies

were that recidivism for treated sex offenders was about 12 percent, while recidivism for those who didn’t receive treatment was about 17 percent.

“That’s still a pretty high recidivism rate,” he said. “Especially if it’s just (based on) re-arrest or re-offense rates. But it’s a difference.

“So that’s your take-home message,” he add-ed. “It can potentially reduce it, but it doesn’t eliminate it. There’s no cure.”

But that doesn’t mean treatment is a useless en-deavor, Berman said.

“If you can get one out of every 20 people who en-gage in sex offending to reduce their recidivism, think about how many victims you could poten-tially prevent,” he said.

If anything, recidivism rates and the need for treatment highlight the importance of identifying instances of child sexual abuse, Malkin said.

“People need to rec-ognize pedophilia is a disorder,” she said. “But that does not mean it’s an excuse for the behavior they’re engaging in. And really it just highlights that children need to be supervised at all times and listened to. … Par-ents, guardians, other family members really need to listen to children when they bring up any of these concerns and re-port any sort of suspicion. It’s not only going to help the victims, but it does help the perpetrator get into treatment.”

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Montgomery’s first tri-al in December ended in a mistrial when one juror was excused for a medical issue and two others real-ized halfway through the trial they knew Montgom-ery’s parents.

Wednesday was also Mickens’ second time recounting for a jury the events of the incident at Ramada when he said Montgomery — dressed in all black — entered the hotel, pointed a gun at him and demanded mon-ey from both the counter drawer and the hotel’s safe. Mickens testified

that once he told Mont-gomery he didn’t know the combination to the safe, the defendant threatened to return if he heard on a police scanner that Mick-ens had called the police.

“I was afraid for my life,” Mickens said.

Mickens also testified he was “absolutely sure” Montgomery was the per-son who robbed him, de-spite not recognizing him as someone he attended Columbus High School with until the day after the robbery.

The state also present-ed a surveillance video

from the night in ques-tion that appears to show a black man dressed in black going into the hotel and interacting with Mick-ens behind the counter while holding a gun in his hand.

Mickens testified he waited “a few minutes” before calling the police — a point Montgomery’s attorney, Carrie Jourdan, seized on when cross-ex-amining him. She pointed out how in the video, the suspect appears to not be holding a scanner as he leaves the building, mean-ing he couldn’t have been

listening to one at that time.

“Why didn’t you simply step back (and call 911)?” Jourdan asked.

“All I know is, this guy has a gun in his hand,” Mickens replied.

Mickens was the first witness prosecutors with District Attorney Scott Colom’s office called to the stand Wednesday. He was followed by Tiffany Young, former clerk at Fairfield Inn and Suites, and investigators with the Columbus Police Depart-ment who handled the robbery cases.

BY CARL [email protected]

Greater S t a rk v i l le D e v e l o p -ment Part-n e r s h i p Board of T r u s t e e s Chairwom-an Michelle Amos said the organization could hire a new chief execu-tive officer by the end of March.

While Amos would not reveal how many people have applied for the position, she said the board’s search commit-tee — which is comprised of executive officers and the Oktibbeha County Economic Development Authority, Starkville Con-vention and Visitors Bu-reau and Starkville Main Street Association — has remained “active since December.”

The Partnership board first set application dead-lines for Dec. 31 but ad-justed the window “to remain open until the po-sition is filled,” Amos said.

“We hope to be able to make an announce-ment this month,” she said. “We’re still plugging away.”

Michelle Jones, SM-SA’s chairwoman, con-firmed the organization has not yet interviewed candidates, as Partner-ship executives spent much of the past months discussing the CEO’s role for the future.

“As the Partnership moves forward, we’re looking for a unique per-son. It’s been a little chal-lenging to put together (a shortlist of candidates ahead of assessing the CEO’s future job func-tion),” she said. “We’ve had a myriad of people apply. In reacting to that, we’ve had to come to terms with what we’re looking for. The best per-son could have already applied or he or she might come along tomorrow.”

Heath Barret, the Part-nership’s director of mem-bership development, was named interim CEO after Jennifer Gregory re-signed her position in Oc-tober. Barrett declined to

comment on if he applied for the job or the search process itself.

Since then, GSDP trustees created a new tourism director’s posi-tion, which will be filled by the incoming CEO once a hire is made.

Although the new po-sition will shift some of the incoming GSDP lead-er’s responsibilities down the organizational chain, Amos said the incoming CEO “is still going to take a very active role and will be compensated accord-ingly.”

“It’s been a very inter-esting process so far be-cause it has allowed us to step back and think about how far the organization has come over the past 15 years and really think about where we need to go in the future,” said SCVB Chairman Jeremy Mur-dock. “We are really look-ing for someone who can build off the success of the past few years and work with our current staff to set a vision for the future. I feel like the GSDP and Starkville as a whole has a tremendous amount of

momentum right now, and it is important to keep that going.”

In a 2016 release, Amos said trustees seek a leader who “possesses a passion for the economic develop-ment of Starkville and Ok-tibbeha County, and for communitywide quality of life improvements.”

“The future of the Partnership and our com-munity is bright, and we look forward to adding two new individuals to our team who are committed and passionate about the opportunities ahead,” she said in the release.

The Partnership man-ages numerous commu-nity development-focused groups in Starkville, in-cluding OCEDA, SMSA, SCVB and the community market. Starkville’s indus-trial recruitment and re-tail enticement efforts are led by external groups: the Golden Triangle De-velopment LINK and Ala-bama-based Retail Strate-gies, respectively.

Its funding comes from a blend of public and pri-vate sources, including membership dues, 2-per-cent food and beverage tax revenues and outside

contributions from the city’s general fund.

“The Partnership staff has been great with how they’ve stepped up for such a long time. They’ve

been doing really great things, and we’re simply relying on the talent and tenacity of our staff to car-ry us (through the inter-im),” Jones said.

Partnership analyzing CEO’s role before hireAmos hopeful new leader will be announced this month

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STARKVILLE — The sting remains.

Instead of celebrating four seniors who have been a part of so many records, the Missis-sippi State women’s basketball team suffered its worst loss of the season Sunday in an 82-64 loss to Tennessee before a sold-out crowd at Humphrey Coliseum.

The loss denied MSU (27-3, 13-3 Southeastern Conference) a chance to earn a share of the

first SEC regular-season title in program history. It also left the Bulldogs with a two-game losing streak to end the regular season.

But Vic Schaefer isn’t wor-

ried. MSU’s veteran coach is convinced he knows how “to fix” the issues that have plagued the Bulldogs in the last two games.

“I am fired up and ready for the week,” Schaefer said Tuesday at a media availability. “What is done is done. It is in the past. We have two new sea-sons in front of us, and one of them is this weekend. We got to get through the weekend. If you can get through this tour-nament and win this one, you


JACKSON — There were no tears.CJ Smith merely turned after his 3-point heave

fell short and walked to his left to begin shaking hands with the Ashland High School players.

Minutes later, with uniform tucked away for the season, Smith eyed the final stat sheet and was asked what stood out.

“Free throws,” the West Lowndes High junior point guard said.

Despite scoring a game-high 30 points and being the best player on the floor, Smith’s eyes immediately moved to his free throw shooting — 10-for-18 — and his team’s performance from the free-throw line — 19-for-31 — as key factors in West Lowndes’ 71-67 loss to Ashland in the quarterfinals of the Mississippi High School Ac-tivities Association (MHSAA) Class 1A State tournament at Jackson State’s Williams Assem-bly Center.

“You can’t make them all,” West Lowndes first-year head coach Torrey Dale said. “You can’t put that game on any one or two plays and say that is why we won or lost. You definitely don’t want to do that.

“You look at the state line and you’re talking about a point guard who played the whole game. Ashland subbed. This guy played the whole 32


CLINTON — The stance screamed frustration.It wasn’t a proper defensive alignment, either,

but Drew Smith wasn’t concerned about that.With hands on hips and elbow pointed

outward and his body tilted to one side, the Parklane Academy girls basketball coach was trying to find a way to spark his team. After a little more than 12 min-

utes, Class A Hebron Christian was tied with Class AAAA Parklane Academy at 20 and Smith wasn’t pleased. He stood with hands on hips for a moment and then walks down his sideline be-fore crouching in a catcher’s stance in front of his bench to watch the action.

“We’ve got to a better job playing defense,” Smith said when asked after the game what was going through his mind at that moment. “In the halfcourt, fullcourt, we didn’t do a very good job in the first half. We thought it was a focus thing.”

Parklane Academy found the focus Smith was looking for in the second half as it pulled away for a 50-28 victory in the Mississippi Association of Independent Schools Overall State tournament at Mississippi College’s A.E. Wood Coliseum.

Tootie Carter had a game-high 15 points, while Alissa Barlow added 10 for Parklane Academy (27-9), which will play Kirk Academy at 1 p.m. Friday.

BY JOHN ZENORThe Associated Press

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Freshmen Dazon Ingram and Braxton Key took turns firing up shots for the Alabama men’s basketball team on Wednesday night.

Fortunately, nearly all of them went in to help the Crimson Tide improve their chances for a NCAA tournament berth.

Ingram scored a season-high 22 points, Key added 19 s Alabama took control down the stretch in a 70-55 victory against Ole Miss.

“Those two guys showed that man, when they’re on their game, that takes us to another level,” Ala-bama coach Avery Johnson said. “That’s why we scored 70 points as opposed to 52.”

Alabama (17-12, 10-7 Southeastern Confer-ence) rebounded from two close losses when it failed to top 55 points to cool off Ole Miss (18-12, 9-8), which had been averaging 86.6 points in its last five games and was making a late push to-ward earning an NCAA tournament bid.

Ingram, who redshirted after an injury last season, was 9 of 10 from the floor with two 3-pointers. Key made 7 of 11 shots and had sev-en rebounds and five assists.

BY BRETT [email protected]

STARKVILLE — Columbus High School standout Kylin Hill could be one of many Mississip-pi State football signees to contribute early in his career.

That’s the mind-set MSU coach Dan Mullen had on National Signing Day as he talked about Hill and the rest of his signing class.

“I thought when we looked at him that he was one of the best, if not the best, running back in the country,” Mullen said. “I thought (he was) the best running back in the state of Mississippi. He brings the physical ability to run the ball between the tack-les and breakaway speed when he gets into the sec-ond level.”

MSU’s newest crop of incoming players, one of the largest to enroll in time for spring practice in the Mullen era, will debut today.

Even without Hill, who won’t enroll until the sum-mer, spring practice could

BY BRETT [email protected]

STARKVILLE — As of Wednesday afternoon, Mississippi State baseball coach Andy Cannizaro didn’t know who was go-ing to start the final game of this weekend’s three-game series against Ore-gon.

The doubt had nothing to do with that final spot in the starting rotation.

“Everything we’re go-ing to do this weekend has the full priority of strengthening that bull-pen,” Cannizaro said.

Injuries and recent ninth-inning struggles have led Cannizaro to focus on his bullpen as MSU (6-3) enters its first traditional three-game weekend series of the sea-son. The series at Oregon, which begins Friday night, is MSU’s only non-confer-ence road series prior to the start of Southeastern Conference play in two weeks at Arkansas.

“We have to find guys that can pitch at the end of the ballgame,” Cannizaro said. “I have the utmost confidence in Riley Self. I have the utmost confi-dence in Spencer Price. We have to find more guys than that that can pitch in the back end of ball-games.”

Two potential options have suffered injuries. Se-nior Blake Smith has an elbow injury, according to Cannizaro, and won’t be available against Oregon. He said Tuesday the team would know more about Smith’s status after it re-viewed his MRI.

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Victory Christian Aca. All-Stars

ContributedThree Victory Christian Academy players participated in the annual Alabama Christian Athletics Association (ACAA) All-Star Game on Saturday. Brady Scarbrough, the top scorer in the ACAA and one of the top scorers in the nation, according to MaxPreps, had 12 points, four rebounds, two steals, and one blocked shot. Monterell Neal II, who leads the league in rebounding, had eight points, 13 rebounds, and four assists. John Hunter Johnson, the top assist man in the ACAA and the nation, according to Max Preps (11.8 per game), played sparingly due to a back injury sustained in the state tournament, but he still had 11 assists. All three played on the Caledonia Kings Amateur Athletic Union 18-Under travel team last summer.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

GAME 10n At Oregon,8 p.m. Friday(MSU Radio Network)

Bulldogs focused on finding help in bullpen

Mullen set to begin search for starters in 2017

Alabama Athletic Media Relations Alabama’s Dazon Ingram (12) moves over to defend Ole Miss’ Rasheed Brooks in their game Wednesday night at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

TIDE BOOST THEIR NCAA HOPESIngram, Key play key roles in victory that pushes Alabama into fifth place in SEC

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Lady Eagles go cold in season-ending loss

Parklane Aca. 50, Hebron Chr. 28

Smith, Panthers lose again to Blue Devils

Ashland 71, West Lowndes 67

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COLLEGE SOFTBALL

BY SCOTT [email protected]

STARKVILLE — There is a buzz in the Mississippi State soft-ball locker room.

Eight-game winning streaks al-ways help create that excitement.

“The confidence level on this team is growing,” MSU head coach Vann Stuedeman said. “You can see the strides from the first week of the season to the second, then from the second to the third.”

MSU (12-3) will open a sev-en-game homestand against Ala-bama State (3-9) at 6 p.m. today at Nusz Park. It then will play host to the three-day, four-team Bulldog Slamboree. Samford, Massachu-setts, and Central Arkansas will round out the field.

The homestand will end with a nationally televised battle against Troy at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday (SEC Network).

“The focus is on getting wins and getting better as a team,” Stuede-man said. “We know the challenges of Southeastern Conference play,

so this is a very important stretch of games. You really want go into league play with a high level of con-fidence because it can humble you quickly. This a huge weekend so we can make sure we are in the posi-tion we want to be to start league play.”

The opening SEC series will be March 10-12 at Texas A&M. The Aggies have been one of the biggest surprise stories in college softball. The squad moved all the way to fifth in this week’s National Fast-pitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Top 25. A season-opening 15-game winning streak ended Wednesday night with a 1-0 loss to Houston in College Station, Texas.

Six of MSU’s eight conference opponents are ranked. The other two (Arkansas, South Carolina) re-ceived votes, so MSU will receive a significant Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) boost each weekend. Thus, the need to stack non-confer-ence wins is vital.

The balance of the non-confer-ence schedule also includes games

against No. 9 Oklahoma and No. 25 Ole Miss.

“Each week is a grind in this conference,” MSU senior Katie Anne Bailey said. “You just can’t get too high and can’t get too low. We couldn’t shake off the adversity last year. We have to do a better job of that this season.”

Junior college transfer Bevia Robinson leads the Bulldogs with a .500 batting average (18 hits in 36 at-bats). The Bulldogs are hitting .288 as a team with eight home runs.

MSU is third in the league with a 1.11 earned run average. Senior Alexis Silkwood is 7-0 with a league-best three saves. She is third in the league in victories, eighth in ERA (0.72), and 14th in strikeouts (33).

“Pitching depth is the biggest challenge for this team,” Stuede-man said. “We have several players who can get the job done. We just have to get them more experience and put them in the right position.”

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WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

From Special Reports

GREENVILLE, S.C. — Sophomore Shaquera Wade had a team-high 21 points Wednesday morning to lead the 12th-seeded Alabama women’s basketball team to a 77-57 victory against 13th-seeded Vanderbilt in the opening game of the Southeastern Conference tournament at Bon Sec-ours Wellness Arena.

The win was the Crim-son Tide’s first in the con-ference tournament since 2013. Its 77 points were the most it has scored in the tournament since put-ting up 82 against South Carolina on Feb. 25, 1999.

“I’m just really proud of our team,” Alabama coach Kristy Curry said.

“The consistent energy and effort for 40 minutes is something that we’ve been looking to do. We’ve had moments where we’ve been in nearly ev-ery basketball game and have been so close. It was a little thing here or there. I thought today the little things we really took care of, or big things, and impacted the game. It was a great effort from our en-tire team.”

Junior Hannah Cook (15 points), freshman Jor-dan Lewis (13), and junior Meoshonti Knight (10) also scored in double fig-ures for Alabama, which will play fifth-seeded Ten-nessee at approximately 1:30 p.m. today.

Junior Ashley Williams

had a team-best eight re-bounds, while Lewis had a game-high six assists.

Rachel Bell scored a game-high 31 points for Vanderbilt, which saw its season end at 14-16.

“We had great balance today,” Curry said. “I thought our point guard (Jordan Lewis) really controlled the game. To have six assists and no turnovers and 13 points, there’s been no freshman in the country that has been more valuable to her team than Jordan Lewis. I thought that Shaquera (Wade) really grew up an awful lot today and has been working hard.”

n Florida 71, Arkansas 61: At Green-ville, South Carolina, Ronni

Williams had a double-dou-ble, Dyandria Anderson scored a career-best, and the Gators outscored the Razorbacks by 12 points in the third quarter Wednes-day en route to a victory in the first round of the SEC tournament.

Williams had 10 of her game-high 23 points in the third quarter to help Florida (15-15) advance to face Texas A&M at ap-proximately 7:25 tonight.

Anderson had seven or her 19 points in the third quarter, as the Ga-tors shot 7 of 12 (58.3 percent) from the field and went 9-for-9 from the free-throw line. They limited the Razorbacks to 33.3-percent shooting in the quarter.

Alabama, Florida win SEC tournament openers

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

By The Associated Press

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida swingman Can-yon Barry got a glimpse of how close he is to be-ing fully recovered from a sprained right ankle Wednesday night.

Barry blocked Dustin Thomas’ shot near the basket with about four minutes to play. It was just his 10th of the season and first in nearly a month.

“First time I felt like jumping hasn’t really hurt me,” Barry said. “Starting to get my explosion back.”

Just in time to help the Gators in the postseason.

Barry scored 14 points on Senior Night, his best game since injuring his ankle two weeks ago, and No. 12 Florida han-dled Arkansas 78-65 on Wednesday night.

Kasey Hill, KeVaughn Allen and Chris Chiozza added 12 points apiece for the Gators, who bounced back from their first loss in 10 games and clinched the No. 2 seed in the Southeastern Conference Tournament next week.

Florida (24-6, 14-3) controlled the game much of the night, building a double-digit lead early, extending it to as many as 16 in the first half and then holding on after the break.

Arkansas (22-8, 11-6) made it close midway through the second half, cutting the lead to 51-45 on Trey Thompson’s straightaway jumper. But the Gators respond-ed with clutch shot after clutch shot to make it a 14-point game again. Barry hit a driving layup out of a timeout, Devin Robinson followed with a 3-pointer from the wing and then Keith Stone completed a three-point play.

Stone finished with

eight points, his best per-formance since mid-Janu-ary. Florida had another comeback outing from Gorjok Gak, who missed the previous seven games because of a sprained foot. He had two points and two rebounds in 8 minutes.

But Barry was the sto-ry after scoring just 10 points in the last three games.

“He was much more athletic tonight than he was two weeks ago,” Flor-ida coach Mike White said.

n Georgia 79, Auburn 78: At Athens, Georgia, After leading a comeback victory against Auburn, Georgia senior J.J. Frazier got down on his hands and knees and kissed the “G’’ at midcourt of Stegeman Coliseum.

He hopes it was a good-bye kiss.

Frazier had 31 points after being held scoreless in the first 11 minutes and Georgia overcame a 16-point deficit to beat Au-burn on Wednesday night and extend its late-season surge.

“I haven’t seen any-body have a heart like him,” said Georgia fresh-man Tyree Crump of Fra-zier, the 5-foot-10 guard who made five 3-point-ers and scored at least 28 points for the fourth straight game.

Georgia (18-12, 9-8) has won three-straight games and five of six to keep alive its hopes for NCAA tournament con-sideration. Derek Og-beide had 10 points and 15 rebounds for the Bull-dogs.

Frazier would rather not return to his home court for an NIT game.

“Hopefully this will be my last game at Stege-man,” he said. “I’m glad we went out with a win.”

Jared Harper missed

a last-second 3-pointer for Auburn (17-12, 6-10), which led 28-12 in the first half.

Two free throws by Frazier gave Georgia a 79-73 lead. Auburn’s Dan-jel Purifoy, who had 12 points, sank a 3-pointer and had two free throws about 30 seconds later to cut the lead to one point.

Purifoy’s steal of a pass by Frazier gave Auburn a chance with less than 10 seconds remaining be-fore Harper’s last-second miss.

“To be down by six with a minute or so and have a chance to win it at the end is pretty good,” said Auburn coach Bruce Pearl.

Bryce Brown led the Tigers with 15 points. Mu-stapha Heron had 13.

Frazier missed his only shot in the first 11 min-utes.

With Frazier temporar-ily shut down and Georgia missing injured top scorer Yante Maten for the third straight game, Georgia’s offense struggled early. Brown’s 3-pointer gave the Tigers a 28-12 lead.

Frazier said he told his teammates in a hud-dle “We’ve been through worse.”

Frazier’s fast-break jumper sparked a 12-0 run that cut the lead to four points. After Auburn led 37-30 at halftime, Georgia finally pulled even at 40-all on a jam by Ogbeide. The Bulldogs finally took their first lead at 54-52 on two free throws by Fra-zier.

n LSU 92, Tennessee 82: At Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Bran-don Sampson scored 24 points and Jalyn Patterson added 22 as LSU ended its school-record 15-game losing streak with a victo-ry against Tennessee in a SEC game Wednesday.

Barry, No. 12 Florida beat Arkansas

Prep BasketballFriday’s Game

Mississippi High School Activities AssociationClass 5A Playoffs — Third Round

(At Mississippi Coliseum, Jackson)West Point vs. West Jones, 7 p.m.

Saturday’s GameMississippi High School Activities Association

Class 6A Playoffs — Third Round(At Mississippi Coliseum, Jackson)

Starkville vs. Harrison Central, 8:30 p.m.

College BaseballFriday’s Games

Ole Miss vs. Baylor (Houston), NoonLouisiana-Monroe at Alabama, 6 p.m.Southern Mississippi at UL Lafayette, 6 p.m.Mississippi State at Oregon, 8 p.m.

Saturday’s GamesOle Miss vs. Texas Tech (Houston), NoonLouisiana-Monroe at Alabama, 2 p.m.Southern Mississippi at UL Lafayette, 2 p.m.Mississippi State at Oregon, 4 p.m.

Sunday’s GamesLouisiana-Monroe at Alabama, 1 p.m.Southern Mississippi at UL Lafayette, 1 p.m.Ole Miss vs. TCU (Houston), 1:30 p.m.Mississippi State at Oregon, 2 p.m.

Men’s College BasketballSaturday’s Games

Alabama at Tennessee, NoonSouthern Mississippi at Louisiana Tech, 1 p.m.LSU at Mississippi State, 5 p.m.South Carolina at Ole Miss, 7:30 p.m.

Women’s College BasketballToday’s Games

Southeastern Conference tournamentSecond Round

(At Greenville, South Carolina)Alabama vs. Tennessee, 1:30 p.m. (approximate)Ole Miss vs. LSU, 4 p.m.

Friday’s GamesLouisiana Tech at Southern Mississippi, 6 p.m.

SEC tournamentQuarterfinals

(At Greenville, South Carolina)Ole Miss-LSU winner vs. Mississippi State, 5 p.m.

College SoftballToday’s Games

Alcorn State at Southern Mississippi (DH), 4 p.m.Alabama State at Mississippi State, 6 p.m.

Friday’s GamesSamford at Mississippi State, 3 p.m.Jacksonville at Alabama, 4 p.m.Massachusetts at Mississippi State, 5:30 p.m.Mississippi Valley State at Ole Miss, 5:30 p.m.Drake at Alabama, 6 p.m.

Saturday’s GamesCentral Arkansas at Mississippi State, 12:30 p.m.Stanford at Alabama, 1:30 p.m.Austin Peay at Ole Miss, 3 p.m.Drake at Alabama, 4 p.m.Nicholls State at Ole Miss, 5:30 p.m.

Sunday’s GamesJacksonville at Alabama, 1:30 p.m.Tennessee-Martin at Ole Miss, 3 p.m.Opponent TBD at Mississippi State, time TBD

CALENDARBRIEFLYLocalEast Central C.C.’s Oswalt earns second national honor

DECATUR — For the second time this month, East Central Community College freshman pitcher Kaitlyn Oswalt is the National Junior College Athletic Association Division II Softball Pitcher of the Week and the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) Pitcher of the Week. She was honored for her work in the circle for Feb. 20-27.

A right-handed pitcher who was a standout at New Hope High School and Heritage Academy in Columbus, Oswalt (8-0, 1.117 earned run average) went 3-0 last week and struck out 17 in 17 2/3 innings. She allowed one run on seven hits and one walk.

Oswalt also won both pitcher of the week honors for the week of Feb. 6-12.

Mississippi StateBorges named SEC Player of the Week

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Sophomore and fourth-ranked singles player Nuno Borges was named the Southeastern Conference Player of the Week, the league office announced Wednesday.

Borges earned his 11th ranked singles win of the season over the weekend to extend his perfect record at No. 1 (9-0) and at home (13-0) in singles play for the Mississippi State men’s tennis team.

Wednesday’s SEC Player of the Week honor was the first of Borges’ career. It is the first time a Bulldog has earned the award since Mate Cutura on April 8, 2015.

MSU will play Auburn at 1 p.m. Sunday in its SEC opener at Auburn, Alabama.

Ole MissFour Rebels will participate at NFL Combine

INDIANAPOLIS — Wide receiver Quincy Adeboyejo, defensive end Fadol Brown, tight end Evan Engram, and defensive tackle D.J. Jones will go through an extensive series of drills, workouts, interviews, testing and measurements in front of scouts this week at the NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium.

All four players will try to impress to improve their chances of being selected in the league’s draft in April.

Adeboyejo, Brown, Engram, and Jones are among more than 300 college standouts to be invited to the combine. Other recent NFL Combine participants for the Rebels include 2016 first-round draft picks Laremy Tunsil, Laquon Treadwell, and Robert Nkemdiche, as well as current professionals including Brandon Bolden, Fahn Cooper, Cody Core, Senquez Golson, Bobby Massie, Dexter McCluster, Donte Moncrief, and Mike Wallace.

The combine will run through Sunday. Exclusive coverage on the NFL Network begins at 8 a.m. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

Adeboyejo will work out at 8 a.m. Saturday. Engram will work out at noon Saturday. Brown and Jones will work out at 8 a.m. Sunday.

n Women’s basketball team set to face LSU: At Greenville, South Carolina, the 10th-seeded women’s basketball team (17-12) will take on seventh-seeded LSU (19-10) at 5 p.m. today in the second round of the Southeastern Conference tournament at Bon Secours Wellness Arena.

Ole Miss closed the regular season with a 62-49 victory against Texas A&M. The win, coupled with an Alabama loss, gave the Rebels the No. 10 seed for the tournament.

This will be the second meeting between the Rebels and Tigers. LSU earned the 61-52 win on Feb. 9 in Oxford on Feb. 9.

LSU is coming off a 64-58 victory against Vanderbilt in its regu-lar-season finale.

n No. 20 baseball team set for action in Shriners Hospitals for Children College Classic: At Houston, the No. 20 baseball team will play Baylor at noon Friday in its first game at the Shriners Hospitals for Children College Classic at Minute Maid Park, which is the home of Major League Baseball’s Houston Astros.

Ole Miss will take on Texas Tech at noon Saturday and TCU at 1:30 p.m. Sunday. All three games will be carried regionally on select FOX Sports Regional Networks and streamed on Fox Sports GO.

n Finney’s home run lifts No. 23 softball team: At Oxford, Sophomore Brittany Finney hit a solo home run in the eighth inning to help the No. 23 softball team beat Louisiana Tech 4-3 Wednesday night.

Elantra Cox, the reigning SEC Player of the Week, went 3-for-4 with a run scored and a stolen base, while six other players had the remaining hits for Ole Miss (13-2).

Junior left-hander Alyssa Clayton improved to 4-0 after working three innings in relief. She allowed one hit and worked the Rebels out of multiple jams.

Ole Miss will play Mississippi Valley State at 5:30 p.m. Friday in its first game at the Red & Blue Classic. Ole Miss also will play host to Austin Peay, Nicholls State, and Tennessee-Martin in the 11-game tournament weekend.

n School-record 10 athletes qualify for NCAA Indoor Championships: At Oxford, A school-record 10 Ole Miss entries have been accepted to next week’s NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships.

The NCAA announced the top 16 accepted men’s and women’s athletes in each individual event and top 12 accepted entries in each relay event as qualifiers for the national meet. The championships will be March 10-11 at the Gilliam Indoor Stadium in College Station, Texas.

The 10 Ole Miss entries — five for the No. 9 nationally ranked women and five for the 26th-ranked men — breaks the previous school record of seven from 2012.

The women tied for their most entries ever with the 2008 squad, while the men matched their most entries ever with the 1985 and 2012 teams.

World-leading shot putter Raven Saunders will headline the Rebels’ contingent. She has won three of four collegiate titles in the shot put during her college career so far, and she currently boasts the world’s top two shot puts in 2017 with marks of 19.10 meters / 62 feet, 8 inches. She remains the indoor collegiate record holder with her heave of 19.23/63-1 1/4 at last year’s Iowa State Classic. The junior will also compete in the weight throw.

Newcomer Janeah Stewart is the NCAA leader in the weight throw with a huge personal best and SEC meet record heave of 23.18/76-3/4 last week.

Rounding out the women’s group is Lindsey Murray, who will make her third-straight NCAA indoor appearance in the pole vault. She ranks 16th nationally.

The Ole Miss men will send a record number of athletes to the NCAA indoor meet, which could be as many as seven depending on who suits up for the distance medley relay squad.

Ole Miss is the NCAA leader in the DMR with its flat-track convert-ed time of 9 minutes, 26.55 seconds from the UCS Invitational that was set by the quartet of Ryan Manahan, Nick DeRay, Craig Engels, and Sean Tobin. The Rebels also won their fourth-straight SEC title in the event last week by setting a meet record of 9:32.36 with Engels, DeRay, Tobin, and Robert Domanic.

Last year, the Rebels finished third in the DMR at the NCAA meet with a group consisting of Domanic, Derek Gutierrez, Engels, and Tobin.

Senior MJ Erb will make his NCAA indoor debut in the 5,000. He is the No. 7 seed.

Seniors Engels and Manahan will toe the line in the 800. They will be the No. 15 and No. 16 seeds, respectively.

Junior college transfer Brian Williams threw his way into the NCAA field during his silver medal shot put performance at the SEC Championships in which he broke his school record with a toss of 19.06/62-6 1/2.

n No. 17 women’s tennis team ready for SEC play: At Oxford, After shutting out Memphis last Saturday to conclude non-conference play, the No. 17 women’s tennis team (9-2) will kick off SEC play this weekend at home against no. 34 Alabama at 1 p.m. Friday and against No. 6 Auburn at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Palmer/Salloum Tennis Center.

Following the match on Friday, the Rebels will host No. 6 Auburn Sunday at 1 p.m.

Southern MississippiCooper’s walk lifts baseball team past Tulane

HATTIESBURG — Storme Cooper drew a bases-loaded, walk-off walk with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning Wednesday night to lift the Southern Mississippi baseball team to a 2-1 victory against Tulane at Pete Taylor Park.

It was the second time in six games the sophomore infielder has given the Golden Eagles a victory in their final at-bat. He had a two-out, game-ending single in the bottom of the ninth in an 8-7 victory against Northeastern on Feb. 19.

The Golden Eagles (7-1) snapped a two-game losing streak against the Green Wave (1-7) while logging their 13th consecutive victo-ry at Taylor Park, dating to last season. Coming into the game, Southern Miss had been tied with Stanford for the longest home winning streaks among Division I programs with 12-straight wins.

The start to Wednesday’s game was delayed 91 minutes by rain and lightning.

Nick Sandlin (2-0), who allowed only one hit and one unearned run in 2 1/3 innings, worked a 1-2-3 ninth.

Southern Miss will travel to Louisiana-Lafayette for a three-game weekend series.

n Softball team will face Alcorn State: At Hattiesburg, the soft-ball team will play host to Alcorn State at 4 tonight for a doubleheader at the Southern Miss Softball Complex.

— From Special Reports

BasketballWednesday’s Men’s Major

College ScoresEAST

Albany (NY) 100, Hartford 71George Washington 67, Fordham 66Mount St. Mary’s 76, Sacred Heart 73New Hampshire 74, UMBC 65Rhode Island 68, Saint Joseph’s 49Richmond 75, UMass 64Robert Morris 69, LIU Brooklyn 68St. Francis (Pa.) 100, Bryant 78Stony Brook 70, Binghamton 60Vermont 86, Maine 41Wagner 72, Fairleigh Dickinson 70

SOUTHAlabama 70, Mississippi 55Clemson 78, NC State 74East Carolina 66, UConn 62Florida 78, Arkansas 65George Mason 63, Duquesne 62Georgia 79, Auburn 78LSU 92, Tennessee 82Murray St. 85, Tennessee Tech 84, 2OTWake Forest 88, Louisville 81

MIDWESTDayton 79, VCU 72Illinois 73, Michigan St. 70Marquette 95, Xavier 84Northwestern 67, Michigan 65Notre Dame 82, Boston College 66SE Missouri 78, Tennessee St. 75, OTSaint Louis 70, La Salle 55

SOUTHWESTHouston Baptist 94, Texas A&M-CC 80Incarnate Word 89, Abilene Christian 75Kansas St. 75, TCU 74Texas Tech 67, Texas 57

FAR WESTNevada 82, San Jose St. 67San Diego St. 51, Air Force 38Southern Cal 87, Washington St. 64UC Irvine 68, UC Riverside 56UCLA 98, Washington 66UNLV 66, Utah St. 59

The Associated Press Men’s Top 25 Fared

Wednesday1. Kansas (27-3) did not play. Next: at

Oklahoma State, Saturday.2. Villanova (27-3) did not play. Next: at

Georgetown, Saturday.3. UCLA (27-3) beat Washington 98-66.

Next: VS. Washington State, Saturday.4. Gonzaga (29-1) did not play. Next: vs.

Pacific or Pepperdine, Saturday.5. North Carolina (25-6) did not play.

Next: vs. No. 17 Duke, Saturday.6. Oregon (26-4) did not play. Next: at

Oregon State, Saturday.7. Arizona (26-4) did not play. Next: at

Arizona State, Saturday.8. Louisville (23-7) lost to Wake Forest

88-81. Next: vs. No. 19 Notre Dame, Saturday.9. Kentucky (25-5) did not play. Next: at

Texas A&M, Saturday.10. West Virginia (23-7) did not play.

Next: vs. No. 24 Iowa State, Friday.11. Baylor (24-6) did not play. Next: at

Texas, Saturday.12. Florida (24-6) beat Arkansas 78-65.

Next: at Vanderbilt, Saturday.13. Butler (23-6) did not play. Next: vs.

Seton Hall, Saturday.14. SMU (25-4) did not play. Next: vs.

Tulsa, Thursday.15. Florida State (23-7) did not play. Next:

vs. No. 25 Miami, Saturday.16. Purdue (24-6) did not play. Next: at

Northwestern, Sunday.17. Duke (23-7) did not play. Next: at No. 5

North Carolina, Saturday.18. Cincinnati (25-4) did not play. Next:

vs. Houston, Thursday.19. Notre Dame (23-7) beat Boston College

82-66. Next: at No. 8 Louisville, Saturday.20. Saint Mary’s (26-3) did not play. Next:

vs. Portland or San Diego, Saturday.21. Wichita State (27-4) did not play. Next:

vs. Bradley or Drake, Friday.22. Wisconsin (22-7) did not play. Next:

vs. Iowa, Thursday.23. Virginia (20-9) did not play. Next: vs.

Pittsburgh, Saturday.24. Iowa State (20-9) did not play. Next: at

No. 10 West Virginia, Friday.25. Miami (20-9) did not play. Next: at No.

15 Florida State, Saturday.

Southeastern Conference Conference All Games W L PCT W L PCTKentucky 15 2 .882 25 5 .833Florida 14 3 .824 24 6 .800South Carolina 12 5 .706 22 8 .733Arkansas 11 6 .647 22 8 .733Alabama 10 7 .588 17 12 .586Georgia 9 8 .529 18 12 .600Ole Miss 9 8 .529 18 12 .600Vanderbilt 9 8 .529 16 14 .533Texas A&M 8 9 .471 16 13 .552Tennessee 7 10 .412 15 15 .500Auburn 6 11 .353 17 13 .567Mississippi St. 5 12 .294 14 15 .483LSU 2 15 .118 10 19 .345Missouri 2 15 .118 7 22 .241

Wednesday’s GamesGeorgia 79, Auburn 78Florida 78, Arkansas 65LSU 92, Tennessee 82Alabama 70, Mississippi 55

Saturday’s GamesKentucky at Texas A&M, 11 a.m.Alabama at Tennessee, NoonFlorida at Vanderbilt, 1 p.m.Georgia at Arkansas, 1 p.m.Missouri at Auburn, 2:30 p.m.LSU at Mississippi State, 5 p.m.South Carolina at Ole Miss, 7:30 p.m.

No. 12 Florida 78, Arkansas 65

ARKANSAS (22-8): Kingsley 6-12 5-8 17, Thomas 1-3 1-2 3, Watkins 1-4 0-0 2, Hannahs 3-9 4-4 13, Barford 6-18 5-5 18, Cook 1-2 0-0 2, Thompson 1-3 0-2 2, Beard 0-4 0-0 0, Macon 2-4 2-2 8. Totals 21-59 17-23 65.

FLORIDA (24-6): Leon 1-5 0-0 2, Rimmer 1-1 0-0 2, Allen 5-6 0-0 12, Barry 5-11 1-2 14, Hill 3-9 5-6 12, Stone 3-4 1-1 8, Robinson 3-6 0-0 8, Gak 1-1 0-2 2, Hayes 3-6 0-0 6, Chiozza 4-8 3-4 12. Totals 29-57 10-15 78.

Halftime—Florida 41-28. 3-Point Goals—Arkansas 6-16 (Hannahs 3-6, Macon 2-2, Bar-ford 1-5, Beard 0-1, Watkins 0-2), Florida 10-23 (Barry 3-8, Allen 2-3, Robinson 2-4, Stone 1-1, Hill 1-2, Chiozza 1-3, Leon 0-2). Rebounds—Arkansas 29 (Kingsley 9), Florida 37 (Hayes 8). Assists—Arkansas 7 (Barford 3), Florida 12 (Hill 4). Total Fouls—Arkansas 17, Florida 16. A—10,978 (11,548).

Alabama 70, Ole Miss 55OLE MISS (18-12): Saiz 4-12 0-1 10,

Hymon 1-3 1-2 3, Burnett 0-7 2-2 2, Tyree 6-11 1-2 14, T.Davis 4-10 4-6 12, Furmanavicius 2-7 1-2 5, Neal 2-5 4-4 9, Brooks 0-6 0-0 0. Totals 19-61 13-19 55.

ALABAMA (17-12): Olaniyan 0-0 4-4 4, Key 7-11 4-5 19, Taylor 1-4 1-3 3, Collins 1-6 2-2 5, Ingram 9-10 2-4 22, Hall 1-1 1-2 3, A.Da-vis 0-4 0-0 0, Schaffer 1-1 0-0 3, Johnson 3-11 0-1 6, Norris 1-3 2-3 5. Totals 24-51 16-24 70.

Halftime—Alabama 29-25. 3-Point Goals—Mississippi 4-21 (Saiz 2-4, Neal 1-3, Tyree 1-4, T.Davis 0-1, Furmanavicius 0-2, Burnett 0-2, Brooks 0-5), Alabama 6-21 (In-gram 2-2, Schaffer 1-1, Norris 1-3, Key 1-3, Collins 1-5, A.Davis 0-3, Johnson 0-4). Fouled Out—Hymon. Rebounds—Mississippi 28 (Saiz 9), Alabama 37 (Olaniyan 10). Assists—Missis-sippi 5 (Neal, Saiz, Tyree, T.Davis, Brooks 1), Alabama 12 (Key 5). Total Fouls—Mississippi 20, Alabama 17. A—10,672 (15,383).

Georgia 79, Auburn 78AUBURN (17-13): Purifoy 4-6 3-3 12, Wi-

ley 3-9 4-5 10, Harper 3-12 0-0 8, Heron 4-12 3-4 13, Brown 5-7 0-0 15, McLemore 0-1 0-0 0, Dunans 5-8 0-1 10, Lang 3-4 2-3 10, Johnson 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 27-61 12-16 78.

GEORGIA (18-12): Kessler 0-0 0-0 0, Geno 0-1 0-0 0, Young 0-1 0-0 0, Parker 4-12 0-0 8, Frazier 9-19 8-8 31, Edwards 0-2 0-0 0, Diatta 1-5 3-4 5, Ogbeide 5-9 0-0 10, Wilridge 1-3 2-2 5, Crump 4-5 0-0 10, Jackson 2-6 0-0 5, Harris 1-1 2-2 5. Totals 27-64 15-16 79.

Halftime—Auburn 37-30. 3-Point Goals—Auburn 12-27 (Brown 5-7, Lang 2-2, Heron 2-6, Harper 2-7, Purifoy 1-3, Dunans 0-2), Georgia 10-22 (Frazier 5-9, Crump 2-3, Harris 1-1, Jackson 1-2, Wilridge 1-3, Geno 0-1, Diatta 0-1, Parker 0-2). Rebounds—Auburn 29 (Heron 9), Georgia 37 (Ogbeide 15). Assists—Auburn 13 (Harper 6), Georgia 9 (Frazier 5). Total Fouls—Auburn 15, Georgia 16. A—7,145 (10,523).

LSU 92, Tennessee 82TENNESSEE (15-15): Alexander 1-2 0-0

2, Williams 3-9 9-11 16, Phillips 4-7 6-6 16, Hubbs 4-13 0-0 8, Bone 2-6 4-4 9, Schofield 1-5 3-4 6, Evans 1-2 0-0 3, Bowden 3-4 0-0 8, Parker 0-2 0-0 0, Turner 6-11 0-1 14. Totals 25-61 22-26 82.

LSU (10-19): Bridgewater 0-1 0-0 0, Ed-dlestone 2-2 0-0 4, Sampson 6-10 11-12 24, Blakeney 2-12 2-2 6, Mays 2-5 5-6 9, Reath 4-8 2-5 10, Epps 3-4 2-2 10, Sims 1-2 2-4 4, Hay-ward 1-1 0-0 3, Patterson 8-12 3-6 22, Jenkins 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 29-58 27-37 92.

Halftime—Tennessee 46-42. 3-Point Goals—Tennessee 10-23 (Bowden 2-3, Phil-lips 2-4, Turner 2-5, Evans 1-2, Bone 1-2, Williams 1-2, Schofield 1-3, Hubbs 0-1, Parker 0-1), LSU 7-15 (Patterson 3-4, Epps 2-3, Hay-ward 1-1, Sampson 1-2, Blakeney 0-5). Fouled Out—Eddlestone, Williams. Rebounds—Ten-nessee 33 (Williams 14), LSU 31 (Reath, Epps 6). Assists—Tennessee 12 (Turner 3), LSU 11 (Mays 3). Total Fouls—Tennessee 24, LSU 21. A—6,557 (13,215).

No. 9 Kentucky 73, Vanderbilt 67

VANDERBILT (16-14): Kornet 7-13 4-4 21, Rob-erson 3-8 2-2 9, LaChance 2-4 0-0 5, Cressler 4-7 0-2 9, Toye 3-8 6-8 15, Brown 0-0 0-0 0, Baptiste 0-0 0-0 0, P.Willis 3-5 0-0 8, Fish-er-Davis 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 22-49 12-16 67.KENTUCKY (25-5): Adebayo 4-6 8-10 16, D.Willis 1-4 0-2 3, Hawkins 1-3 0-0 2, Briscoe 3-6 1-2 7, Mulder 2-3 0-0 5, Humphries 0-0 0-0 0, Gabriel 0-3 0-0 0, Monk 8-21 9-10 27, Fox 5-9 2-2 13. Totals 24-55 20-26 73.

Halftime—Vanderbilt 30-24. 3-Point Goals—Vanderbilt 11-28 (Toye 3-6, Kornet 3-8, P.Willis 2-2, LaChance 1-2, Cressler 1-2, Roberson 1-4, Fisher-Davis 0-4), Kentucky 5-17 (Monk 2-6, Fox 1-1, Mulder 1-2, D.Willis 1-4, Haw-kins 0-1, Briscoe 0-1, Gabriel 0-2). Fouled Out—Cressler. Rebounds—Vanderbilt 26 (LaChance, Roberson 6), Kentucky 31 (D.Wil-lis 8). Assists—Vanderbilt 10 (Fisher-Davis 3), Kentucky 10 (Briscoe 6). Total Fouls—Vander-bilt 25, Kentucky 14. Technicals—Kentucky coach John Calipari. A—24,036 (23,500).

South Carolina 63, Mississippi State 57MISSISSIPPI STATE (14-15): Kegler 3-9

4-4 12, Herard 3-4 0-1 6, Peters 2-8 1-2 6, Ready 2-11 2-2 6, Stapleton 0-2 0-0 0, Holman 3-5 2-2 8, Datcher 1-1 1-1 3, Wright 2-4 0-0 5, Carter 4-11 0-0 11. Totals 20-55 10-12 57.

SOUTH CAROLINA (22-8): Silva 4-9 7-10 15, Notice 1-7 3-4 6, Dozier 3-15 2-5 9, McKie 0-0 0-0 0, Thornwell 5-11 11-12 22, Keita 0-0 0-0 0, Kotsar 2-2 1-2 5, Felder 1-3 1-2 4, Gravett 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 17-50 25-35 63.

Halftime—South Carolina 32-29. 3-Point Goals—Mississippi St. 7-26 (Carter 3-9, Keg-ler 2-6, Wright 1-2, Peters 1-4, Stapleton 0-2, Ready 0-3), South Carolina 4-19 (Felder 1-2, Notice 1-4, Thornwell 1-4, Dozier 1-7, Gravett 0-2). Fouled Out—Stapleton. Rebounds—Mississippi St. 29 (Holman 6), South Carolina 35 (Silva 11). Assists—Mississippi St. 10 (Peters 4), South Carolina 9 (Notice 4). Total Fouls—Mississippi St. 26, South Carolina 14. A—15,230 (18,000).

Wednesday’s Women’s Major College Scores

EASTBoston U. 66, Army 62Bucknell 78, Lafayette 61Delaware 75, Towson 59Lehigh 83, Colgate 74Loyola (Md.) 56, Holy Cross 37Navy 60, American U. 44Northeastern 52, Hofstra 46

SOUTHElon 82, UNC Wilmington 48James Madison 74, Coll. of Charleston 60Middle Georgia 65, Brewton-Parker 50William & Mary 74, Drexel 65

MIDWESTBall St. 64, E. Michigan 54Buffalo 81, Akron 55Cent. Michigan 94, W. Michigan 73Kent St. 78, Miami (Ohio) 51Ohio 79, Bowling Green 68Toledo 79, N. Illinois 75

SOUTHWESTAbilene Christian 68, Incarnate Word 45Lamar 81, Nicholls 77Texas A&M-CC 68, Houston Baptist 51

FAR WESTCal Poly 73, Cal St.-Fullerton 57Montana 71, Weber St. 46Montana St. 73, Idaho St. 67N. Arizona 76, Idaho 61N. Colorado 57, Portland St. 50North Dakota 92, Sacramento St. 78S. Utah 64, E. Washington 63

TOURNAMENTAtlantic Coast Conference

First RoundClemson 67, Virginia Tech 66Georgia Tech 71, Boston College 67North Carolina 72, Pittsburgh 60

Big Ten ConferenceFirst Round

Illinois 79, Nebraska 70Wisconsin 61, Rutgers 55

Ohio Valley ConferenceFirst Round

Belmont 74, SE Missouri 59E. Kentucky 73, Morehead St. 67

SEC Women’s tournamentAt Bon Secours Wellness Arena

Greenville, South CarolinaFirst Round

Wednesday’s GamesAlabama 77, Vanderbilt 57Florida 71, Arkansas 61

Second RoundToday’s Games

Georgia vs. Auburn, 11 a.m.Tennessee vs. Alabama, 1:30 p.m.LSU vs. Ole Miss, 5 p.m.Texas A&M vs. Florida, 7:30 p.m.

QuarterfinalsFriday’s Games

South Carolina vs. Georgia-Auburn winner, 11 a.m.Kentucky vs. Tennessee-Alabama winner, 1:30 p.m.Mississippi State vs. LSU-Ole Miss winner, 5 p.m.Missouri vs. Texas A&M-Florida winner, 7:30 p.m.

SemifinalsSaturday’s Games

South Carolina_Georgia-Auburn winner vs. Kentucky_Tennessee-Alabama winner, 4 p.m.Mississippi State_LSU-Ole Miss winner vs. Missouri_Texas A&M-Florida winner, 6:30 p.m.

ChampionshipSunday’s Game

Semifinal winners, 2 p.m.

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MSU baseballContinued from Page 1B

Ryan Rigby also is battling a groin injury Cannizaro said plagued him throughout the fall. Cannizaro said Rigby pitched well in his only appear-ance — a two-inning outing out of the bullpen Feb. 18 against Western Illi-nois — but could barely walk the next morning. Cannizaro didn’t say he was unavailable this weekend.

MSU has allowed 21 ninth-inning runs compared to 25 ninth-inning runs all of last season.

“It’s really important to develop some other guys so we don’t have to keep going to Riley Self or Spencer Price every time we have the lead,” Cannizaro said.

Morehead State scored 10 runs on Feb. 21 to rally for a 13-8 win 13-8. Two days earlier, MSU allowed four runs in

the top of the ninth to Western Illinois before it won 10-9 in extra innings on a Brent Rooker single. MSU also gave up six ninth-inning runs to Indiana State in a win last Friday.

One potential solution is Graham Ashcraft, who started and threw nine innings in the first two weekends.

“Him not starting Friday or Satur-day is zero indication on what he has done, it’s more of a promotion for him to where I have the confidence in Gra-ham that I know I can bring him out of the bullpen and shorten the game on a Friday or Saturday,” Cannizaro said.

In the preseason, Ashcraft separat-ed himself as one of few on the staff with elite velocity. Cannizaro even teased the possibility of bringing Ashcraft out of the bullpen in front of

a large crowd to see if the adrenaline could get Ashcraft’s fastball as high as 97 or 98 mph.

Ashcraft said he didn’t know how hard he could throw his fastball in a bullpen scenario because he always has been a starter, but he downplayed the difference in preparation for the two roles.

“It’s just the same thing I always do, go out there and try to pound the zone,” Ashcraft said. “I think coming out of the pen might give me more of rush, not trying to go out there and last the whole game. Stuff may be a little more live. I don’t know how it is. I hav-en’t done it yet.”

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could serve as the first indi-cator of where MSU’s rush-ing yards will come from in 2017. Quarterback Nick Fitz-gerald returns after rushing for a team-high 1,375 yards. No other Bulldog ran for more than 725. There is a precedent for Fitzgerald to take on even more. Dak Prescott also was the team’s leading rusher as a sopho-more. He then had 76 more carries and 157 more yards as a junior.

Returning No. 2 rush-er Aeris Williams enters spring practice as a lead-ing candidate to take some rushing load off Fitzgerald. Hill could factor in the ro-tation because the Bulldogs will have to replace Ashton Shumpert and Brandon Hol-

loway, last season’s Nos. 3 and 4 rushers, who gradu-ated.

While Fitzgerald figures to be the starting quarter-back, there will be a compe-tition to see who will be his backup following the trans-fer of Nick Tiano (Chatta-nooga) and Damian Wil-liams (Texas State).

MSU’s lone scholarship option is incoming freshman Keytaon Thompson, the reigning Gatorade Player of the Year in Louisiana. Thomp-son enrolled in December, participated in some practices before last year’s bowl game, and will be active in spring drills. Walk-on Logan Burnett also will take snaps at quarter-back.

Wide receiver is another

position of interest. MSU re-turns seven lettermen who will try to make up for the production lost from Fred Ross, who will participate in the NFL Combine this weekend. Ross accounted for nearly a third of MSU’s receiving production as a senior — 72 catches for 917 yards and 12 touchdowns. Donald Gray and Malik Dear will look to fill that void. Redshirt freshman Reggie Todd is another play-er to watch at the position.

Spring practice also be-gins a “new day” for MSU’s defense, as labeled by new defensive coordinator Todd Grantham. That begins with the junior college defensive linemen Chauncey Rivers, Deion Pope, Lee Autry, and

Montez Sweat. MSU also will welcome JUCO safeties Jaquarius Landrews, Brian Cole, and Johnathan Abram into the fold.

The offensive line also will break in some new start-ers. The most notable return-er is tackle Martinas Rankin, who CBS Sports rated the second-best tackle prospect for the 2018 NFL draft.

Starting linebackers J.T. Gray and Lew Lewis re-turn, so one linebacker spot figures to be up for grabs in spring practice. Erroll Thompson redshirted last season and is expected to be in the mix with Traver Jung, Gerri Green, and others.

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“Those were the two guys that were the keys coming in,” Ole Miss coach Andy Kennedy said. “We knew that when they needed offense they really go through those guys, and those guys delivered.”

Bola Olaniyan had 10 rebounds for the Crimson Tide.

Breein Tyree led Ole Miss with 14 points. Terence Davis had 10 of his 12 points in the second half. Sebastian Saiz had 10 points on 4-of-12 shooting

and nine rebounds. He rocked Ala-bama for 21 points and 16 rebounds in a game last season.

“Saiz was a major part of our scout-ing report,” Johnson said. “He man-handled us down at Ole Miss last year.”

Coming off a 28-point effort against Missouri for Ole Miss, Deandre Bur-nett was held to two points and missed all seven of his attempts from the floor. Marcanvis Hymon fouled out with sev-en rebounds.

Ole Miss cut a 13-point deficit to 54-49 on Tyree’s 3-pointer with 7 minutes, 39 seconds left. Ingram answered with a 3-pointer from the left corner and the Rebels didn’t come as close again, failing to make a shot in the final 3:35. They missed nine of their last 10 shots after ending the first half similarly cold. Ole Miss missed its last eight shots and 13 of 14 to end the first half. It shot 31.1 percent (19 of 61) from the field.

can win the next one be-cause it is a gauntlet com-ing up.”

“I have a lot of con-fidence in this group. I feel like they’re going to bounce back.”

No. 6 MSU has used its position as a top-four seed to make the most of its dou-ble bye and work on tech-nique to help it prepare for the winner of today’s game between seventh-seeded LSU and 10th-seeded Ole Miss at 5 p.m. Friday (SEC Network) in the quarter-finals of the SEC tourna-ment in Greenville, South Carolina.

Schaefer said it is im-portant for the Bulldogs not to dwell on what could have happened at the end of the regular season, when they were all alone in first place and then lost their last two at then-No. 22 Kentucky in overtime and at home to Tennes-see. He said everybody in the media room like-ly would have accepted a 27-3 record and a 13-3 mark in the SEC prior to the season. A year ago, MSU was 24-6 and 11-5 entering the SEC tourna-ment. The Bulldogs have made a three-game over-all improvement against a tougher schedule and have continued to set re-cords. They climbed as high as No. 3 in The As-sociated Press poll and No. 2 in the USA Today Coaches Poll before slip-ping to No. 6 and No. 7 in those polls this week fol-lowing their losses.

“The sting of it is you had a chance to win an SEC championship,” Schaefer said. “That is the sting. That’s what kind of makes it a little bit worse than it is. That is the piece we all have to get past. We have to get past the sting and realize we have had a great year, but we have so much in front of us, so much still that we can do, so many things we can ac-

complish, and we have the tools to do it, so let’s get back to work and let’s go do it.”

Schaefer said he wasn’t sure if a team led by se-niors Ketara Chapel, Dominique Dillingham, Chinwe Okorie, and Bre-anna Richardson would be better equipped to bounce back from the last two losses better than a younger team. But he feels his players have been with him long enough and have watched enough film to know when things aren’t right. He said he and his players have to make sure they focus a little harder and correct their mistakes for the next step.

Junior Victoria Vivi-ans said those problems have been on both sides of the ball. She said MSU had too breakdowns and turnovers (22) in the loss to Kentucky. She said the Bulldogs didn’t come out ready to play against the Lady Volunteers, who snapped a three-game los-ing streak in the series.

“It hasn’t been too pleasant,” Vivians said. “Everybody has been mel-low.”

Schaefer tempered his disappointment by saying the Bulldogs missed sev-en layups and three free throws in the first half against the Lady Volun-teers. He said a few more field goals would have turned a 16-point half-time deficit into a much more manageable deficit that his team could have erased. Still, he didn’t

want to get caught up in rehashing a result that can’t be changed. He credited Kentucky and Tennessee for using their great players to “expose” areas MSU needs to ad-dress. He said he would take responsibility if MSU has gotten away from the attention to detail it needs to have and he will make sure everything is back to where it needs to be for the next game.

“I will be really sur-prised if they don’t bounce back and have a good week and a good prep week and be ready to really turn it loose on Friday,” Schaefer said. “I don’t think it is open heart surgery. I think they see that hey, you know what, I didn’t play quite as hard as I need to be playing. I didn’t quite get out and deny as hard as I need to. My footwork here is messed up. My hedge here is not quite as good as it needs to be. It is teaching technique. That is what these two days are right now. Like I told you Sunday, I know how to fix it. When I go back and see our issues, they’re all fixable. Nothing is termi-nal.”

n NOTE: Vivians was named one of 10 semifi-nalists for the Naismith Trophy Player of the Year Award, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced Thurs-day. Vivians and South Carolina’s A’ja Wilson are the only two finalists from the Southeastern Confer-ence. On Tuesday, Vivians was named a first-team All-SEC performer for the second-straight season. She finished the regular season fifth in the league in scoring (17.2 points per game).

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minutes. I can’t take any-thing away from my point guard. My point guard did everything I asked him to do and I am proud of him.

Reigning Class 1A champion Ashland (26-6) will play Houlka, which de-feated Piney Woods 82-73 on Wednesday, at 5:30 p.m. Monday at Mississippi Col-iseum in Jackson.

West Lowndes saw its season end at 18-14. Start-ers Devon Chandler (11 points) and Darius Har-kins (nine points) and re-serve Courtney Stovall (six points, eight rebounds) fouled out on a day the Pan-thers were called for 29 of the game’s 54 fouls. The teams combined to shoot 67 free throws.

Three of the biggest came with 5.4 seconds re-maining and West Lown-des trailing 69-66. Smith tried to launch a 3-pointer and the top of the key, but he was fouled as he tried to

work between two defend-ers. His first free throw hit nearly every part of the rim before rolling in.

“I was thinking, ‘Lord, please let it go in,’ ” Smith said.

Smith said he looked at the clock after the second attempt pinballed in and out. He said his body lan-guage said the game was over, be he said his mind kept telling him the team still had a chance. Unfortu-nately, he didn’t get enough leg into the third attempt, which grazed the front of the rim.

Cadarrius Crumb re-bounded the miss and hit two free throws with 4.5 seconds to play to seal the deal. The free throws capped a fourth quarter that saw the Blue Devils go 15-for-21 from the line in the final eight minutes. Ashland was in the double bonus at the 7:05 mark of the fourth quarter.

Dale said fouls played a role in the outcome. Ashland also switched its defense at the start of the fourth quarter trailing 51-45. Instead of trying to check Smith with one player, the Blue Devils jump trapped him when he crossed midcourt in an at-tempt to get the ball out of his hands.

“It slowed us down,” Smith said. “It slowed me down from getting to my spots and getting my team involved and getting me back on top of my game. But I have to be ready for that.”

Turnovers also hurt

the Panthers’ cause. West Lowndes committed three critical turnovers and al-lowed a key offensive re-bound that enabled Ash-land to re-gain the lead, 57-55, on a 3-pointer with 4:15 to play. The Blue Dev-ils inched out to as big as a four-point lead in the final minutes, but the Panthers stayed within hailing dis-tance and had a chance at the end thanks to a missed free throw by DeAnthony Tippler (ties for team-high scoring honors with 17 points).

Unfortunately, Smith was left to contemplate what might have been if he

had made a few more free throws, including two in the third quarter that were part of a critical stretch in which the Panthers failed to build on a five-point lead. West Lowndes missed four shots from the field — all were good looks — that could have helped them gain separation and might have changed to outcome.

“Every time we had a chance to break away Ash-land found a way to force us into a quick turnover,” Dale said. “I am not going to take anything away from coach Tipler. Those guys came with a good game plan — just like us — and executed. This is the way you want to go out, in a dogfight. I am proud of the way our guys competed and bought into me this season and what we were trying to do.”

Smith, who was 8-for-17 from the field (4 of 9 from 3-point range), said he planned to be in the gym all

day today to spend “hours” working on his free throws. He said he was proud of his growth and the matura-tion of his teammates this season, but he knows the Panthers had plenty of op-portunities to extend their season and earn some re-venge from a 60-49 loss to Ashland in the 2016 Class 1A State title game. Smith didn’t have nearly as much of an impact on that game as he did Wednesday, but he said he intends to come back next season even bet-ter to help the Panthers go all of the way.

“I feel a sense of urgen-cy,” Smith said. “I really want to go back to these 10 seconds and I wish I could have made the free throws and start everything over and we get the win. But next year we will try to get back and win.”



“Every time we had a chance to break away, Ashland found a way to force us into a quick turnover.”

West Lowndes High School first-year boys basketball coach Torrey Dale

Hebron girlsContinued from Page 1B

Parklane Academy was com-ing off a 70-56 victory against Lamar Christian in the first round. Smith said his team has been involved in plenty of high-scoring games lately, so that might have contributed to the lack of defense he felt he saw from his squad against He-bron Christian in the first half. Parklane Academy was more active on defense in the second half, even if Hebron Christian had plenty of good looks at the basket.

Parklane Academy also re-lied on its size advantage in the post to make things tough on Hebron Christian. The ath-leticism of Carter, who had five steals, and Destini Brown (eight points) was hard for the Lady Eagles to contain. Post players Rachel McGrew (four points, six rebounds) and Mil-lie Hudson (four points, two blocked shots) played well, but Parklane Academy often was quicker to the basketball and

had numerous opportunities at second and third shots.

“We have a really good in-side presence,” Smith said. “He-bron had a lot of size, too. I was impressed with the size of their girls. They did a good job offen-sively and defensively. Our girls are pretty skilled. My post play-er, Tootie, has been our go-to player all year. If she is not pro-ducing for us, we struggle. That is always one of our (points of) emphasis on the offensive end, getting the ball inside and us-ing our size advantage and our athleticism to our advantage.”

Holly Hudson paced Hebron Christian, the Class A champion for the second-straight season, with nine points. Unfortunately, the Lady Eagles (24-3) scored only eight points in the second half on 3-for-16 shooting. They also had 25 turnovers (Park-lane Academy had 18 steals), which was a better mark than the 42 the Lady Eagles commit-ted last season in a loss to 60-42

loss to Kirk Academy.Still, Hebron Christian coach

Bruce Franks was pleased with his team’s season, even if he felt a little something was missing for the second-straight season.

“We couldn’t guard the post,” Franks said. “They had too much post for us. I don’t know. We just don’t play with the same — I don’t know what the word is — intensity when we get our here compared to the state championship game. But I am proud of the kids. They had a great season. We didn’t finish it like we wanted to. I would have liked to have won one game down here and see what happened, but it wasn’t meant to be.”

Franks felt the Lady Eagles gained a sense of confidence early when they stayed in the game. McGrew scored inside off a pass from Hudson to cut Parklane Academy’s lead to 16-13 after one quarter. An offen-sive rebound putback and free

throw by Hudson tied the game at 18 before Millie Hudson scored off a pass from Brooke Griffin to tie the game for the last time at 20. Parklane scored the final seven points in the fi-nal 3 minutes, 42 seconds to take a 27-20 halftime lead.

From there, Hebron Chris-tian had difficulty getting any-thing to go right. The Lady Eagles didn’t score in the third quarter until the 3:35 mark on a drive by Eliana Carter. Park-lane Academy responded in by extending its lead to 35-20 prior to the basket. In all, the Lady Eagles were scoreless for 8:07.

Things weren’t any better on defense, as McGrew struck a pose similar to Smith in the third quarter when she turned with her hands on her hips with a look on her face that asked, “What am I supposed to do?” after Carter hit a turnaround jump shot and was fouled.

“We played a zone, but we sit back and let them do what they

want to on offense,” Franks said. “You have to play man to man and trap out of it some-where so they can’t get a good look. When we played man to man they posted one of those girls up and scored with no problem.”

The game marked the end of the careers for the Hudson sis-ters, Griffin, and Rebekah Falk-ner. Falkner said it was difficult to fathom that her career was over, but she said the Lady Ea-gles did their best early to stay in the game.

“It is just a bittersweet mo-ment,” Falkner said. “It felt like we had a better chance today and we were more of a team. We just weren’t hitting our shots. We have had days like today when our shots don’t drop, but usually one of us can make up for it. Today, it just wasn’t work-ing.”


West LowndesContinued from Page 1B

MSU womenContinued from Page 1B

“It hasn’t been too pleasant. Everybody has been mellow.”Mississippi State junior

guard Victoria Vivians

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BRIEFLYAlabamaTrack and field teams will send 21 to NCAAs

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The Alabama men’s and women’s track and field teams will send 21 athletes to the 2017 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Cham-pionships at the Gilliam Indoor Track on March 10-11 in College Station, Texas.

The Crimson Tide will compete in seven men’s events and nine women’s events at the meet.

The 21 student-athletes combined between the teams is the most Alabama has sent to an NCAA indoor champion-ship meet.

Competing for the No. 6-ranked Tide men will be seniors Steven Gayle (400 meters, 4x400 relay), Kyle Felpel (shot put), Jacopo Lahbi (4x400 relay) and Elias Hakansson (weight throw); juniors Jereem Richards (200, 4x400 relay), Alfred Chelanga (5,000), Angelo Goss (60 hurdles), Ruebin Walters (60 hurdles) and Daniel Haugh (weight throw); sophomore Skyler Bowden (4x400 relay) and freshman Will Allen (4x400 relay).

Women’s competitors for No. 7 Alabama will be seniors Quanesha Burks (long jump, 60), Alex Gholston (400, 4x400 relay), Vanessa Clerveaux (60 hurdles), Lakan Taylor (pole vault), Domonique Williams (4x400 relay) and Diamond Gause (4x400 relay); junior Haley Teel (shot put); sophomore Sta-cey Destin (high jump, pentathlon) and freshmen Takyera Roberson (4x400 relay) and Symone Darius (4x400 relay).

The Alabama men are coming off a 93-point, second-place finish at the SEC Indoor Track & Field Champion-ships last weekend. The runner-up finish is the best for the Tide men since 1984. The point total is one off the team record of 94, set in 1983.

The Alabama women finished sixth at the SEC meet, their best finish since 2006. The teams combined for two event championships, five school records, and 29 performances that rank among the top 10 in school history for their respective events.

n Women’s golf team returns to action at Darius Rucker Intercollegiate: At Hilton Head, South Carolina, the women’s golf team will compete Friday through Sunday in the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate at the Long Cove Club.

Alabama captured the 2016 team and individual titles at the Rucker by shooting a 16-over par 868. Sophomore Cheyenne Knight carded an even-par 213 (67-74-72) to win medalist honors. The win was the first of Knight’s colle-giate career. Alabama also won team titles in the event in 2011 and 2012.

Alabama shot a 3-over-par 287 in the final round to finish fifth at the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge on Feb. 12-14 at the par-71, 6,017-yard Palos Verdes Golf Club in Palos Verdes Estates, California.

n Two swimmers, three relays earn NCAA Championships berths: At Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Junior Mia Nonnenberg and Bailey Scott earned individual bids, while the Crimson Tide’s 200 and 400 medley and 200 freestyle relays also qualified for the women’s national swimming and diving championships.

Scott qualified in the 50 and 100 freestyle, events in which she owns the school record. At the recent SEC Championships, she became the first female swimmer in Alabama history to go under 22 seconds, smashing her own school record with a 21.84 to reach the podium and earn the bronze medal. In the 100 she won the SEC Champion-ships B final with a school record 48.48, taking ninth overall. Scott has competed at the NCAA Championships twice as part of relays. This will be her first trip swimming individual races.

Nonnenberg, who earned honor-able mention All-America honors in the 400 individual medley last season, qual-ified in that event as well as the 1,650 freestyle. She owns the Alabama school record in both events. Nonnenberg set the school mark in the 400 individual medley at last year’s SEC Champion-ships and set the Alabama record in the 1,650 freestyle at the Georgia Tech Invitational this past November. This will be her third consecutive trip to the NCAA Championships.

Alabama earned an automatic bid in the 200 medley relay on day one of the SEC Championships while the other two relays posted provisional cuts and were added to the field by virtue of their national rank. The Tide will announce its relay lineups later in the week.

Alabama will have an opportunity to add to its NCAA squad next week when its divers will look to qualify at the NCAA Zone B Championships on March 6-8 in Auburn, Alabama.

n Women’s tennis team ranked No. 34: At Tuscaloosa, Alabama, the women’s tennis team earned a No. 34 national ranking after a 6-4 start to begin the dual-match season, announced by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association.

Last weekend, the Crimson Tide posted a 2-1 mark at the 69th-annual Blue Gray National Tennis Classic. In the first round, Alabama beat No. 40 Tulsa 4-0. Alabama lost to No. 5 Texas Tech 4-0 before shutting out Denver 4-0.

NBAWarriors: Durant out with left knee injury

OAKLAND, Calif. — Kevin Durant is down for the immediate future with a knee injury, and that’s a huge blow on both ends of the floor for the playoff-bound, championship-chasing Golden State Warriors.

Stephen Curry and Co. are going to have to carry on without KD perhaps for the remainder of the regular season — and maybe longer.

Durant will be out indefinitely after he sprained the medial collateral ligament in his left knee and bruised a bone in his leg during Tuesday night’s loss at Washington, leaving the Warriors without their shot-blocking big man who also does it all on offense.

“Heal up my Man...we will hold it down til your back on the court with us. Prayers up!” Curry, the two-time reigning MVP, posted Wednesday on Twitter.

— From Staff and Wire Reports

TodayCOLLEGE BASKETBALL

6 p.m. — Nebraska at Minnesota, ESPN6 p.m. — Houston at Cincinnati, ESPN26 p.m. — UCF at South Florida, ESPNU7 p.m. — Tulsa at SMU, CBS Sports Network8 p.m. — Iowa at Wisconsin, ESPN8 p.m. — Stanford at Colorado, ESPN28 p.m. — Tulane at Memphis, ESPNU10 p.m. — California at Utah, ESPNU

GOLF4:30 a.m. — European PGA Tour, Tshwane Open, first round, at Waterkloof, South Africa (same-day tape), TGC6:30 a.m. — European PGA Tour, Tshwane Open, first round, at Waterkloof, South Africa, TGC1 p.m. — PGA Tour, WGC-Mexico Championship, first round, at Mexico City, TGC11 p.m. — LPGA Tour, HSBC Women’s Champions, second round, at Singapore, TGC

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALLNoon — Spring training, Miami vs. N.Y. Mets, at Port St. Lucie, Florida, MLB Network5:30 p.m. — Spring training, Baltimore (ss) vs. N.Y. Yankees, at Tampa, Florida, MLB Network

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

NHL6 p.m. — N.Y. Rangers at Boston, NBC Sports Network

SKIINGNoon — FIS Nordic World Championships, Cross-Country Women’s 4x5km Relay, at Lahti, Finland (same-day tape), NBC Sports Network

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL11 a.m. — Big Ten tournament, second round, at Indianapolis, Big Ten Network11 a.m. — SEC tournament, second round, at Greenville, South Carolina, SEC Network1:15 p.m. — Big Ten tournament, second round, at Indianapolis, Big Ten Network1:30 p.m. — SEC tournament, second round, at Greenville, South Carolina, SEC Network5 p.m. — SEC tournament, second round, at Greenville, South Carolina, SEC Network5:30 p.m. — Big Ten tournament, second round, at Indianapolis, Big Ten Network7:30 p.m. — SEC tournament, second round, at Greenville, South Carolina, SEC Network7:45 p.m. — Big Ten tournament, second round, at Indianapolis, Big Ten Network

FridayAUTO RACING

9 a.m. — NASCAR, Xfinity Series, Rinnai 250, practice, at Hampton, Georgia, FS110 a.m. — NASCAR, Camping World Truck Series, Active Pest Control 200, practice, at Hampton, Georgia, FS111 a.m. — NASCAR, Monster Energy Cup Series, Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500, practice, at Hampton, Georgia, FS112:30 p.m. — NASCAR, Xfinity Series, Rinnai 250, practice, at Hampton, Georgia, FS11:30 p.m. — NASCAR, Camping World Truck Series, Active Pest Control 200, practice, at Hamp-ton, Georgia, FS12:30 p.m. — NASCAR, Xfinity Series, Rinnai 250, final practice, at Hampton, Georgia, FS13:30 p.m. — NASCAR, Camping World Truck Series, Active Pest Control 200, final practice, at Hampton, Georgia, FS14:30 p.m. — NASCAR, Monster Energy Cup Series, Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500, qualifying, at Hamp-ton, Georgia, FS1COLLEGE BASEBALL7 p.m. — LSU vs. TCU, at Houston, FS2

10 p.m. — Baylor vs. Ole Miss, at Houston (same-day tape), FS21 a.m. (Saturday) — Texas A&M vs. Texas Tech, at Houston (same-day tape), FS2

COLLEGE BASKETBALL4 p.m. — Harvard at Princeton, ESPNU5:30 p.m. — Mid-American Conference game, teams TBA, CBS Sports Network6 p.m. — Iowa State at West Virginia, ESPN26:30 p.m. — Ohio Valley Tournament, first semifinal, at Nashville, Tennessee, ESPNU8 p.m. — Akron at Kent State, ESPN29 p.m. — Ohio Valley Tournament, second semifinal, at Nashville, Tennessee, ESPNU

GOLF4:30 a.m. — European PGA Tour, Tshwane Open, second round, at Waterkloof, South Africa (same-day tape), TGC6:30 a.m. — European PGA Tour, Tshwane Open, second round, at Waterkloof, South Africa, TGC1 p.m. — PGA Tour, WGC-Mexico Championship, second round, at Mexico City, TGC11 p.m. — LPGA Tour, HSBC Women’s Champions, third round, at Singapore, TGC

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALLNoon — Spring training, N.Y. Yankees vs. Toronto, at Dunedin, Florida, MLB Network

NBA6 p.m. — Miami at Orlando, ESPN8:30 p.m. — San Antonio at New Orleans, ESPN

RUGBY1:30 p.m. — English Premiership, Leicester vs. Exeter, NBC Sports Network6 p.m. — USA Sevens, Day 1, at Las Vegas, NBC Sports Network

SOCCER1:20 p.m. — Bundesliga, Augsburg vs. RB Leipzig, FS28:30 p.m. — MLS, Minnesota United at Portland, FS1

SKIING11 a.m. — FIS Nordic World Championships, Cross-Country Men’s 4x10km Relay, at Lahti, Finland (same-day tape), NBC Sports Network8 p.m. — FIS Alpine World Cup, Women’s Downhill, at Jeongseon, South Korea, NBC Sports Network

SWIMMING9:30 p.m. — Arena Pro Swim Series, at Indianapolis (same-day tape), NBC Sports Network

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL11 a.m. — Big Ten tournament, first quarterfinal, Ohio State vs. Iowa-Northwestern winner, at Indianapolis, Big Ten Network11 a.m. — SEC tournament, first quarterfinal, South Carolina vs. Auburn-Georgia winner, at Greenville, South Carolina, SEC Network1:15 p.m. — Big Ten tournament, second quarterfinal, Indiana vs. Purdue-Illinois winner, at Indianapolis, Big Ten Network1:30 p.m. — SEC tournament, second quarterfinal, Kentucky vs. Tennessee-Alabama winner, at Greenville, South Carolina, SEC Network5 p.m. — SEC tournament, third quarterfinal, Mississippi State vs. Ole Miss-LSU winner, at Greenville, South Carolina, SEC Network5:30 p.m. — Big Ten tournament, third quarterfinal, Maryland vs. Penn State-Minnesota winner, at Indianapolis, Big Ten Network7:30 p.m. — SEC tournament, fourth quarterfinal, Missouri vs. Texas A&M-Florida winner, at Greenville, South Carolina, SEC Network7:45 p.m. — Big Ten tournament, fourth quarterfinal, Michigan vs. Michigan State- Wisconsin winner, at Indianapolis, Big Ten Network

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DEAR ABBY: I have seen letters in

your column from parents who want to ensure their children’s and teenagers’ safety when visiting their friends’ homes. A question parents need to ask the hosting parents is what their drug and alcohol policy is.

We wrongly assumed (and trusted) that our daughter’s friends’ parents did not facili-tate access to alcohol or drugs to minors. We realized — too late — that from the time she was 15, our daughter had access to unmonitored alcohol and was sometimes encour-aged to consume it in these homes.

Many parents think it’s OK if teens drink alcohol under supervision, as long as the parents are there and they have possession of the car keys. They wrongly rationalize that the teens are going to do it anyway, so why not under supervision?

What these good-time parents don’t consider is that a teen who may have a genetic predisposition to addiction may have just gotten a switch turned on in his or her developing

brain. You can’t look at people and know if they are prone to addiction. In our case, our daugh-ter’s addiction became a long, difficult struggle, which led to the untimely death of our smart and talented daughter at age 24. — GRIEVING MOM IN RENO

DEAR GRIEVING MOM: I am sorry for the tragic loss of your daughter. In most

states, providing alcohol to minors is against the law, not only for public safety, but also for the reason you stated.

Years ago, I spoke with a gentleman who was active with the National Council on Alco-holism and Drug Dependence (NCADD), when he repeated something he’d heard at an AA meeting. He said the subject being discussed at the meeting was what it felt like having that “very first drink.” One of the members stood up and said, “It was like someone switched a light on in my head, and I said to myself, ‘So that’s what it’s like to feel normal!’” This is why it is imperative that families with a history of addiction make their children aware of it and clearly understand why it’s important they avoid addictive

substances even if their friends are indulging.

DEAR ABBY: My husband is obsessed with his personal electronic devices and insists on using one most of the time. He gets angry if I ask him to stop even for a short time. But the worst part is, he routine-ly takes his tablet into the bathroom with him for extended periods. And no, he does not sanitize the tablet afterward — or ever, for that matter.

Abby, he reads your column and I’m hoping you might comment on this unsafe and repulsive habit. Please help, because he won’t listen to me. — GROSSED OUT IN NEW MEXICO

DEAR GROSSED OUT: Because your husband gets angry when you ask him to put his electronics down, it appears he may have an obsession. Not only is what he’s doing rude, but it isn’t healthy for your mar-riage because communication is important between spouses. When he takes his tablet into the bathroom “for a long time,” could he be viewing or texting things he wants to keep from you?

As to his hygiene habits, smartphones and tablets can be more unhygienic than toilet seats if they’re used for “toilet texting.” The user’s hands should be washed afterward, and the device should be disinfected, too — particularly if it will be in contact with the user’s face.

Dear Abby

HoroscopesTODAY’S BIRTHDAY (March

2). A financial win right at the start of this solar return will set the tone. You used to believe that if you wanted something done well, you had to do it yourself, but what happens in April will change that. You’ll be an integral part of a talented community. A detour in May will be an opportunity to experience fresh excitement. Taurus and Libra adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 4, 30, 22, 29 and 16.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). You often expect yourself to have immediate answers. No one else is expecting this of you, though. And besides, there’s something beautiful in

the space between knowing and not knowing. Hang out there a while.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Everything takes time, but not everything seems to. When we’re experiencing something for the first time, the passing seconds feel much slower. This magic loophole is why you can gain more time in your day by adding novelty.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). No need to ponder unanswer-able questions today. There is a tantalizing sense of wonder that accompanies the day’s events. It centers around a mystery that shows signs it might reveal itself.

CANCER (June 22-July 22).

Creativity is no longer solely the prerogative of supreme beings or the privileged elite who can afford to devote time and study to what may or may not result in a paycheck. You’ll prove this with your endeavors of the day.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Great machines have been built, and greater ones will be built, by way of human craft and appetite. But if you can fulfill your needs without a machine, the natural way will be better today.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Your favorite part of a job is the part you can easily accomplish and readily share to typically excellent reviews. Save that part for last. Success hinges on your willingness to tackle the awkward, potentially hard part first.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). A sense of urgency may ac-company your more challenging tasks of the day. Try to see this as a timed game instead of a ticking bomb and you’re likely to enjoy speedy accomplishment without the stress.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). A lack of routine will keep you from reaching personal goals. Consider making a week-ly appointment aimed at certain results. It’s a structure that will build big things quickly.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). There’s a deal to be struck, but with whom? Before you start the negotiations, get a general sense of the distance between your bottom line and theirs. It’s hard to get on the same page if you’re not in the same book.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). It requires more effort, but you take great pleasure in get-ting things right. Go over your work again and again until you stop catching the mistakes.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). The basics are crucial. Don’t skip what’s essential. Getting enough sleep and proper nutrition will lay the groundwork for a stellar day in which the bad vibes bounce off of you and the good ones linger luxuriously.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Today will feature lively discussion. Take part, but don’t take it too seriously. Leave your ego out of it, and prepare for differences of opinion that are rather extreme. Thinking and sharing keeps complacency at bay.

FOOTBALL: NFL

BY BARRY WILNERThe Associated Press

NEW YORK — The NFL sal-ary cap for the upcoming season will be $167 million per team, up more than $12 million over last year.

The league and the NFL Play-ers Association compile the cap from specific revenues, and it has risen annually. It was $143.28 mil-lion two years ago.

This is the fourth consecutive year the cap has risen at least $10 million.

Player benefits also are in-cluded under the 10-year labor agreement reached to end the 2011 lockout. That comes to $37 million per team, bringing the players’ total compensation pack-age to over $200 million per club

for the first time.In comparison, baseball had

12 teams with luxury-tax payrolls beyond $167 million in 2016.

Since 2011, the cap has in-creased by $47 million.

Also, 2017 is the first year of a four-season minimum spending period of 89 percent per club and 95 percent league-wide.

The added cap room should have a major impact on teams’ spending when the NFL’s new year begins next Thursday.

“A lot,” Seahawks General Manager John Schneider said Wednesday. “It’s an ongoing pro-cess, trying to make sure you can hang on to your top players all the time, what we view as our core players. A lot of times when we do those deals we’re like: ‘Hey, look, there’s going to be some tough

decisions that are made. There’s going to be some guys that have to leave.’ It’s just part of the game.

“I think you see there’s a huge discrepancy in terms of cap space with a number of teams. It’s what the NFL’s about. It’s about parity, and so you have those teams that are just going to be able to that much more than you possibly can. It’s all about trying to move those pieces around and try to stay in the game with the free agents and your own free agents as much as you possibly can.”

Seven players were given fran-chise tags this year: Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins and Rams cornerback Trumaine Johnson, both for the second straight year; Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell; Giants de-fensive end Jason Pierre-Paul;

Cardinals linebacker Chandler Jones; Chargers linebacker Mel-vin Ingram; and Panthers defen-sive tackle Kawann Short. Only Cousins and Bell got exclusive tags, meaning no team can talk to them except their current club. Compensation would go to any team losing a non-exclusive fran-chise player in the form of two first-round draft picks.

Quarterback has the highest franchise tag tender at $21.268 million. Next is defensive end ($16.934 million), followed by wide receiver ($15.682 million). Then it’s linebacker ($14.550 mil-lion), offensive line ($14.271 mil-lion), cornerback ($14.212 mil-lion), defensive tackle ($13.387 million), running back ($12.120 million), safety ($10.896 million), tight end ($9.78 million) and kick-

er/punter ($4.835 million).Pittsburgh General Manag-

er Kevin Colbert believes more teams are taking the path the Steelers usually do of developing players they draft and rewarding their free agents.

“As a result, you’re seeing less and less quality free agents (on the market),” Colbert said. “There’s an inherent danger in that because some of the play-ers who are hitting the market with the number of dollars that are available might not be quite worth what they’re going to get paid because of the supply and demand. And I think that’s re-flective in a lot of the early cuts, the five- and six-year-deal guys who usually get cut after two or three because maybe they were oversigned.”

League’s salary cap will increase $12M to $167M for 2017 season

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SUBSTITUTED TRUST-EE’S NOTICE OF SALE

WHEREAS, on Decem-ber 22, 2005, WilliamH. Mitchell and wife,Irma J. Mitchell, ex-ecuted a deed of trustto ReconTrust Company,N.A., Trustee for the be-nefit of Mortgage Elec-tronic Registration Sys-tems, Inc., acting solelyas Nominee for Country-wide Home Loans, Inc.,its successors and as-signs, which deed oftrust is recorded inDeed of Trust Book2005 at Page 36664and modified in Book2016 at Page 19611 inthe Office of the Chan-cery Clerk of the Countyof Lowndes, State ofMississippi; and

WHEREAS, the afore-said deed of trust wasassigned to Bank ofAmerica, N.A. by instru-ment dated December3, 2012, and recordedin the Office of theaforesaid ChanceryClerk in Book 2012 atPage 31364; and

WHEREAS, the afore-said, Bank of America,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 January 24, 2017and recorded in the Of-fice of the aforesaidChancery Clerk in Book2017 at Page 2814;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, Bank ofAmerica, 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 23rd day ofMarch, 2017, 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 No. 3 of WestwoodSubdivision, a subdivi-sion to the City ofColumbus, LowndesCounty, Mississippi, asshown by plat of samerecorded in Plat Book 2at Page 51 in the Officeof the Chancery Clerk ofLowndes County, Mis-sissippi.

SUBJECT, HOWEVER,TO those restrictive cov-enants and conditionsdated August 18, 1959,and recorded in DeedBook 291 at Page 139in said office.

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

WITNESS OUR SIGNA-TURE, this the 17th dayof February, 2017.

Underwood Law FirmPLLCSUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE

BY: Catherine W. Under-woodMajority Member

Control# Mitchell, Willi-am/BOA

PUBLISH: 3/2, 3/9,3/16/17

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NOTICE OF SUBSTI-TUTE TRUSTEE'S SALE

STATE OF MISSISSIPPI

COUNTY OF LOWNDES

WHEREAS, default hasoccurred in the perform-ance of the covenants,terms and conditions ofa Deed of Trust datedApril 22, 2004, ex-ecuted by VALERIE WTATE, conveying certainreal property therein de-scribed to REAL ES-TATE CLOSING SER-VICES, INC., as Trustee,for MORTGAGE ELEC-TRONIC REGISTRATIONSYSTEMS, ACTINGSOLELY AS NOMINEEFOR DECISION ONEMORTGAGE COMPANY,LLC, 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 April 27,2004, in Deed Book2004, Page 11885; and

WHEREAS, the benefi-cial interest of saidDeed of Trust was trans-ferred and assigned toChristiana Trust, a divi-sion of Wilmington Sav-ings Fund Society, FSB,as indenture trustee, forthe CSMC 2014-RPL3Trust, Mortgage-BackedNotes, Series 2014-RPL3; and

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

NOW, THEREFORE, theholder of said Deed ofTrust, having requestedthe undersigned so todo, as Substitute Trust-ee or his duly appoin-ted agent, by virtue ofthe power, duty and au-thority vested and im-posed upon said Substi-tute Trustee shall, onMarch 9, 2017 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 NO. NINETY-SIX(96) IN CHILCUTT SUB-DIVISION SECOND EX-TENSION, A SUBDIVI-SION OF LOWNDESCOUNTY, MISSISSIPPIAS SHOWN BY PLAT RE-CORDED IN PLAT BOOK2, PAGE 40 IN THE OF-FICE OF THE CHAN-CERY CLERK OFLOWNDES COUNTY,MISSISSIPPI. PROP-ERTY ADDRESS: Thestreet address of theproperty is believed tobe 717 SPRUCESTREET, COLUMBUS,MS 39702. In the eventof any discrepancybetween this street ad-dress and the legal de-scription of the prop-erty, the legal descrip-tion shall control. Titleto the above describedproperty is believed tobe good, but I will con-vey only such title as isvested in me as Substi-tute Trustee.

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

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

PUBLISH: 02/09/2017,02/16/2017,02/23/2017,03/02/2017


COUNTY OF LOWNDES

TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OFSALE

WHEREAS, on the 29thday of August, 2011,Donald R. DePriest, ex-ecuted a Deed of Trustin favor of Don O. Ro-gers, III, Trustee, to se-cure an indebtednesstherein described in fa-vor of The Citizens Na-tional Bank of Meridian,which Deed of Trust isrecorded in MortgageBook 2011 beginning atpage 16546 among therecords in the office ofthe Chancery Clerk ofLowndes County, Mis-sissippi; and,

WHEREAS, default hasbeen made in the pay-ment of the indebted-ness secured by saidDeed of Trust and theholder of the Note andDeed of Trust has re-quested the under-signed Trustee so to do,I will, on the 23rd day ofMarch, 2017, offer forsale at public outcryand sell during legalhours, being betweenthe hours of 11:00 A.M.and 4:00 P.M., at thefront steps of theLowndes County Court-house located at 5052nd Avenue North,Columbus, Mississippi,for cash to the highestbidder, the following-de-scribed property lyingand being situated inthe County of Lowndes,State of Mississippi, be-ing more particularly de-scribed as follows, to-wit:

Commencing at theSouthwest corner of theNorthwest 1/4 of theSouthwest 1/4, Sec-tion 18, Township 18South, Range 17 West,Lowndes County, Mis-sissippi; run thenceSouth 01 degree 35minutes West 350 feetto a point in the center-line of a 60 foot widepublic road (LehmbergRoad); run thence East30 feet to the East rightof way line of saidLehmberg Road; runthence South 00 de-grees 23 minutes Westalong said East right ofway line 185.0 feet tothe point of beginning ofthe herein describedtract; run thence South87 degrees 34 minutesEast 210.0 feet to apoint; run thence South00 degrees 23 minutesWest, 220.0 feet to apoint; run thence North87 degrees 34 minutesWest 210.0 feet to theEast right of way line ofsaid Lehmberg Road;run thence North 00 de-grees 23 minutes Eastalong said East right ofway line 220.0 feet tothe point of beginning,containing 1.1 acres,more or less, and beingsituated in the Southw-est 1/4 of Section 18,Township 18 South,Range 17 West,Lowndes County, Mis-sissippi.

LESS AND EXCEPTTHEREFROM that por-tion of said propertycontained in Deed fromDonald R. DePriest toBancorpSouth Bank byDeed dated June 8,1999, and appearing ofrecord in Book 1234 atpage 346 of the land re-cords of LowndesCounty, Mississippi,said conveyance to Ban-corpSouth Bank beingdescribed as follows:

Commencing at thepoint of intersection ofthe West line of Sec-tion 18, Township 18South, Range 17 West,Lowndes County, Mis-sissippi, with the Northright of way line of Mis-sissippi Highway 182East; run thence South88 degrees 50 minutesEast along said Northright of way line (100feet from centerline) for284 feet to the South-east corner of the Mer-chants and FarmersBank property; thenceNorth 01 degree 10minutes East along theEast line of said bankproperty and the projec-tion thereof for 240 feetto the North right of wayof a 55 foot wide roadknown as Dutch Lane;thence South 88 de-grees 50 minutes Eastalong said North right ofway for 4 feet to theSoutheast corner of theBaptist Hospital Clinicproperty; thence North00 degrees 11 minutesEast parallel to the Eastright of way of a publicroad known as Lehm-berg Road for 200 feetto the Northeast cornerthereof; thence North88 degrees 50 minutesWest along the Northline of said clinic prop-erty for 30 feet to thepoint of beginning;thence North 00 de-grees 20 minutes Westfor 200 feet; thenceNorth 88 degrees 49minutes West for 200feet to the East right ofway of aforementionedLehmberg Road; thenceSouth 00 degrees 37minutes East along saidEast right of way for102.9 feet; thenceSouth 00 degrees 08minutes East along saidEast right of way for62.9 feet; thence South00 degrees 11 minutesWest along said Eastright of way for 34.3feet to the Northwestcorner of the aforemen-tioned clinic property;thence South 88 de-grees 50 minutes Eastalong the North line ofsaid clinic property for200 feet to the point ofbeginning.

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

WITNESS MY SIGNA-TURE on this the 23rdday of February 2017.

Don O. Rogers, IIITrustee

PUBLISH: 3/2, 3/9, &3/16/2017

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WHEREAS, on March12, 1999, James F.Marchbanks, husbandand Chawntelle L.Marchbanks, 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 1275, at Page786-787, in the officeof the 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 VIII,by instrument recordedin Book 2017, at Page1314-1336, 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 13th day ofMarch, 2017, 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 theNortheast Quarter ofSection 9, Township 17South, Range 17 West,Lowndes County, Mis-sissippi; thence runNorth 87 degrees 00minutes West for 650.5feet; thence run North03 degrees 04 minutesWest for 627.4 feet;thence run South 89 de-grees 7 minutes Westfor 271.7 feet to thepoint of beginning;thence run South 4 de-grees 57 minutes Eastfor 182.16 feet; thencerun North 65 degrees54 minutes West for199.6 feet; thence runSouth 89 degrees 17minutes West for 208.9feet to a point on theEast line of a publicroad; thence run North04 degrees 10 minutesEast along said road for98.1 feet; thence runNorth 89 degrees 17minutes East for 382.5feet to the point of be-ginning and containing1.0 acres, more or less.


WITNESS MY SIGNA-TURE, this, the 8th dayof February, 2017.

/s/ W. StewartRobison, Trustee

Publish: February 16,23, March 2, and 9,2017

NOTICE TO BANKS

The Tombigbee RiverValley Water Manage-ment District invitesbanks within the Dis-trict to submit applica-tions for designation asa depository for Districtfunds for the period May1, 2017 through April30, 2019.

SEALED BIDS will be re-ceived until 10:00 A.M.and opened at 10:01A.M. in the TombigbeeDistrict Office located at187 North Eason Blvd.,P. O. Box 616, Tupelo,MS on Monday, April10, 2017. The Execut-ive Committee of theDistrict will meet at6:00 P.M. on Tuesday,April 11, 2017 at Tu-pelo Country Club loc-ated at 4462 WingedFoot Road in Belden,MS., for the purpose ofconsidering applica-tions and making re-commendations to theBoard of Directors whichwill meet at 6:00 P.M.on Thursday, April 27,2017, at the TupeloCountry Club, Belden,MS., for the purpose ofdesignation of a depos-itory bank or banks. Thebid envelope will besealed and plainlymarked on the face ofthe envelope as follows:“SEALED BID”.

For additional informa-tion and to obtain cop-ies of the Bid Form, con-tact the TombigbeeRiver Valley Water Man-agement District Office,telephone: 662-842-2131.

PLEASE NOTE: Bidsmust be received by10:00 A.M., Monday,April 10, 2017.

/S/Steve WallaceSteve WallaceExecutive Director

PUBLISH: 3/2 &3/9/2017

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NOTICE TO BANKS

The Tombigbee RiverValley Water Manage-ment District invitesbanks within the Dis-trict to submit applica-tions for designation asa depository for Districtfunds for the period May1, 2017 through April30, 2019.

SEALED BIDS will be re-ceived until 10:00 A.M.and opened at 10:01A.M. in the TombigbeeDistrict Office located at187 North Eason Blvd.,P. O. Box 616, Tupelo,MS on Monday, April10, 2017. The Execut-ive Committee of theDistrict will meet at6:00 P.M. on Tuesday,April 11, 2017 at Tu-pelo Country Club loc-ated at 4462 WingedFoot Road in Belden,MS., for the purpose ofconsidering applica-tions and making re-commendations to theBoard of Directors whichwill meet at 6:00 P.M.on Thursday, April 27,2017, at the TupeloCountry Club, Belden,MS., for the purpose ofdesignation of a depos-itory bank or banks. Thebid envelope will besealed and plainlymarked on the face ofthe envelope as follows:“SEALED BID”.

For additional informa-tion and to obtain cop-ies of the Bid Form, con-tact the TombigbeeRiver Valley Water Man-agement District Office,telephone: 662-842-2131.

PLEASE NOTE: Bidsmust be received by10:00 A.M., Monday,April 10, 2017.

/S/Steve WallaceSteve WallaceExecutive Director

PUBLISH: 3/2 &3/9/2017

STATE OF MISSISSIPPICOUNTY OF LOWNDES

NOTICE OF SALE

WHEREAS, the follow-ing tenants entered in-to leases with Tweety'sMini Storage for stor-age space in which tostore personal propertyand

WHEREAS, default hasbeen made in the pay-ment of rent andTweety's Mini Storagepursuant to said Leaseis authorized to sell thepersonal property to sat-isfy the past due rentand any other chargesowed to it by the follow-ing tenants.

NOW THEREFORE, no-tice is hereby given thatTweety's Mini Storagewill offer for sale, andwill sale at auction tothe highest and bestbidder for cash all per-sonal property in stor-age units leased by thefollowing tenants atTweety's Mini Storage,8527 Hwy 45 N.,Columbus, MS, 39705at 9:00 a.m. on the 4thday of March, 2017.

Title to the personalproperty to be sold isbelieved to be good, butat such sale, Tweety'sMini Storage will con-vey only such title as isvested in it pursuant toits lease with the follow-ing and as allowed un-der Mississippi CodeAnnotated Section 85-7-121 et esq (Supp1988).

J. HeadUnit #6 & #19

J. HeadUnit #32 & #33

N. SmithUnit #92

WITNESS MY SIGNA-TURE on this the 15thday of February, A.D.2017.

Tweety's Mini StorageBY: Thomas S. Hodge,Jr

Publish: 2/16, 2/23, &3/2/2017

INVITATION FOR BIDS

FOREST PRODUCTS FORSALE ON COUNTYSCHOOL LANDS

Sealed bids will be re-ceived by the LowndesCounty School District,Columbus, Mississippi,up to and no later than10:00 am, March 3,2017, for the right topurchase designatedtimber on 118 acres inSection 16 Township17S, Range 17W,Lowndes County, Mis-sissippi.

Before bids are submit-ted, full information con-cerning the material forsale, conditions of saleand submission of bidsshould be obtained fromthe Service Forester,Mississippi ForestryCommission, Starkville,Mississippi.

The right to reject anyand all bids is reserved.

PUBLISH: 2/9, 2/16,2/23 & 3/2/2017

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

2004 CHEVROLET SIL-VERADOVIN#1GCEC19V54Z325066

2003 FORD RANGERVIN#1FTYR14V03PA52244

2005 NISSAN ALTIMAVIN#1N4BL11D25C128288

2000 JEEP LORADOVIN#1J4G248S4YC298062

IF THESE VEHICLES ARENOT CLAIMED THEYWILL BE PUT UP FORPUBLIC SALE ON THE27TH DAY OF MARCH,2017, AT 10:00 AM, ATMARTY'S SERVICE CEN-TER, 1233 GARDNERBLVD, COLUMBUS MS.

PUBLISH: 3/2, 3/9, &3/16/2017

Public Notice

Mississippi Environ-mental Quality PermitBoardP. O. Box 2261Jackson, MS 39225Telephone No. (601)961-5171

Public Notice StartDate: March 2, 2017MDEQ Contact: JohnKwoka

PACCAR Engine Com-pany, located at 1000PACCAR Drive in Colum-bus, MS, (662) 329-6700, has applied tothe Mississippi Depart-ment of EnvironmentalQuality for the followingpermitting action(s):SMOP Renewal/Modific-ation; Air Ref. No. 1680-00072. The applicant'soperations fall withinSIC Code 3519. AStatement of Basis hasbeen prepared that con-tains a discussion ofthe decision-makingthat went into the devel-opment of the permitand provides the permit-ting authority, the pub-lic, and other govern-ment bodies a record ofthe technical issues sur-rounding issuance ofthe permit. The State-ment of Basis also ad-dresses any changes toemissions and/or dis-charges resulting fromany modification of thefacility.

PACCAR Engine Com-pany is a manufacturerof light, medium, andheavy duty trucks underseveral nameplates.The Columbus facilitycan manufacture 12.9-liter, 10.9-liter, and oth-er diesel fueled en-gines. The operations atthe facility fall under theSIC code 3519 and NA-ICS code 333618. Thefacility’s operationshave the potential toproduce Particulate Mat-ter (PM), Volatile Organ-ic Compounds (VOCs),Hazardous Air Pollut-ants (HAPs), Sulfur Diox-ide (SO2), Nitrogen Ox-ides (NOX), and CarbonMonoxide (CO). Theemissions sources in-clude the following: En-gine Component Ma-chining, Engine TestCells, Paint Line Emis-sions, Process NaturalGas Combustion, Com-fort Heating Natural GasCombustion, StorageTanks, Backup PowerGenerators and FirePump, Bearing CapCracking Machines, andMiscellaneousVOC/HAP Processes.PACCAR has submittedan application for a re-newal and modificationof its existing SyntheticMinor Operating Permit(SMOP). The requestedmodifications to the ex-isting permit include theaddition of two (2) new16,000-gallon coolantstorage tanks as well asthe inclusion of two ex-isting processes: Pre-Washer in Head As-sembly and Parts Wash-er in Heavy Repair Area.These Emission Pointshave been including in-to the permit.

In order to ensure thatthe emissions of PM areeffectively controlled,thereby achieving emis-sions lower than the re-quired 100 ton per year(tpy) threshold to quali-fy as a SMOP facility,Emission Points AA-101a and AA-501 shalloperate all accompany-ing emissions controldevices at all times inwhich the process isactive. To monitor thatthe particulate emis-sions are being con-trolled, the facility willconduct weekly visibleemissions tests. For allPaint and Solvent Us-age Operations and En-gine Testing, the permit-tee shall limit the emis-sions of VOCs to nomore than 95.0 tpy forany consecutive 12-month period on arolling basis. Further-more, the permitteeshall limit the emis-sions of any individualHAP to no more than9.0 tpy and the emis-sions of all combinedHAPs to no more than24.0 tpy for any consec-utive 12-month periodon a rolling basis.

The staff of the PermitBoard has developedthis draft permit basedon information submit-ted to the Permit Boardby the applicant, appro-priate State and Feder-al agencies and otherinterested parties. Thestaff of the PermitBoard is soliciting all re-lative information per-taining to the proposedactivity, including publiccomment, to ensurethat the final staff re-commendation on thedraft permit complieswith all State and Feder-al regulations. Public re-view and comment onthe draft permit andsupporting documenta-tion is an important ele-ment in the staff evalu-ation and resulting re-commendation to thePermit Board. The draftpermit conditions havebeen developed to en-sure compliance with allState and Federal regu-lations but are subjectto change based on in-formation received as aresult of public particip-ation.

Persons wishing to com-ment upon or object tothe proposed determina-tions are invited to sub-mit comments in writ-ing to John Kwoka atthe Permit Board's ad-dress shown above, nolater than the end of thethirty (30) day public no-tice. All comments re-ceived by this date willbe considered in the for-mulation of final determ-inations regarding theapplication(s). A publichearing will be held ifthe Permit Board finds asignificant degree ofpublic interest in theproposed permit(s). Per-sons wishing to re-quest a public hearingmay do so by submit-ting that request in writ-ing to John Kwoka orthe Chief of the Environ-mental Permits Divisionat the address shownabove. The PermitBoard is limited in thescope of its analysis toenvironmental impact.Any comments relativeto zoning or economicand social impacts arewithin the jurisdiction oflocal zoning and plan-ning authorities andshould be addressed tothem.

Additional details aboutthe application(s), in-cluding a copy of thedraft permit(s), areavailable by writing orcalling Lorenzo Boddieat the above PermitBoard address and tele-phone number. Addition-ally, as a courtesy, forthose with Internet ac-cess, a copy of the draftpermit(s) may be foundon the Mississippi De-partment of Environ-mental Quality’s web-site at:http://opc.deq.state.ms.us/publicnotice.aspx .This information is alsoavailable for review atthe following location(s)during normal businesshours:

Mississippi Departmentof Environmental QualityOffice of PollutionControl515 E. Amite StJackson, MS 39201

Columbus Public Library314 7th Street NorthColumbus, MS 39701

Please bring the forego-ing to the attention ofpersons whom youknow will be interested.

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Public Notice

Mississippi Environ-mental Quality PermitBoardP. O. Box 2261Jackson, MS 39225Telephone No. (601)961-5171

Public Notice StartDate: March 2, 2017MDEQ Contact: JohnKwoka

PACCAR Engine Com-pany, located at 1000PACCAR Drive in Colum-bus, MS, (662) 329-6700, has applied tothe Mississippi Depart-ment of EnvironmentalQuality for the followingpermitting action(s):SMOP Renewal/Modific-ation; Air Ref. No. 1680-00072. The applicant'soperations fall withinSIC Code 3519. AStatement of Basis hasbeen prepared that con-tains a discussion ofthe decision-makingthat went into the devel-opment of the permitand provides the permit-ting authority, the pub-lic, and other govern-ment bodies a record ofthe technical issues sur-rounding issuance ofthe permit. The State-ment of Basis also ad-dresses any changes toemissions and/or dis-charges resulting fromany modification of thefacility.

PACCAR Engine Com-pany is a manufacturerof light, medium, andheavy duty trucks underseveral nameplates.The Columbus facilitycan manufacture 12.9-liter, 10.9-liter, and oth-er diesel fueled en-gines. The operations atthe facility fall under theSIC code 3519 and NA-ICS code 333618. Thefacility’s operationshave the potential toproduce Particulate Mat-ter (PM), Volatile Organ-ic Compounds (VOCs),Hazardous Air Pollut-ants (HAPs), Sulfur Diox-ide (SO2), Nitrogen Ox-ides (NOX), and CarbonMonoxide (CO). Theemissions sources in-clude the following: En-gine Component Ma-chining, Engine TestCells, Paint Line Emis-sions, Process NaturalGas Combustion, Com-fort Heating Natural GasCombustion, StorageTanks, Backup PowerGenerators and FirePump, Bearing CapCracking Machines, andMiscellaneousVOC/HAP Processes.PACCAR has submittedan application for a re-newal and modificationof its existing SyntheticMinor Operating Permit(SMOP). The requestedmodifications to the ex-isting permit include theaddition of two (2) new16,000-gallon coolantstorage tanks as well asthe inclusion of two ex-isting processes: Pre-Washer in Head As-sembly and Parts Wash-er in Heavy Repair Area.These Emission Pointshave been including in-to the permit.

In order to ensure thatthe emissions of PM areeffectively controlled,thereby achieving emis-sions lower than the re-quired 100 ton per year(tpy) threshold to quali-fy as a SMOP facility,Emission Points AA-101a and AA-501 shalloperate all accompany-ing emissions controldevices at all times inwhich the process isactive. To monitor thatthe particulate emis-sions are being con-trolled, the facility willconduct weekly visibleemissions tests. For allPaint and Solvent Us-age Operations and En-gine Testing, the permit-tee shall limit the emis-sions of VOCs to nomore than 95.0 tpy forany consecutive 12-month period on arolling basis. Further-more, the permitteeshall limit the emis-sions of any individualHAP to no more than9.0 tpy and the emis-sions of all combinedHAPs to no more than24.0 tpy for any consec-utive 12-month periodon a rolling basis.

The staff of the PermitBoard has developedthis draft permit basedon information submit-ted to the Permit Boardby the applicant, appro-priate State and Feder-al agencies and otherinterested parties. Thestaff of the PermitBoard is soliciting all re-lative information per-taining to the proposedactivity, including publiccomment, to ensurethat the final staff re-commendation on thedraft permit complieswith all State and Feder-al regulations. Public re-view and comment onthe draft permit andsupporting documenta-tion is an important ele-ment in the staff evalu-ation and resulting re-commendation to thePermit Board. The draftpermit conditions havebeen developed to en-sure compliance with allState and Federal regu-lations but are subjectto change based on in-formation received as aresult of public particip-ation.

Persons wishing to com-ment upon or object tothe proposed determina-tions are invited to sub-mit comments in writ-ing to John Kwoka atthe Permit Board's ad-dress shown above, nolater than the end of thethirty (30) day public no-tice. All comments re-ceived by this date willbe considered in the for-mulation of final determ-inations regarding theapplication(s). A publichearing will be held ifthe Permit Board finds asignificant degree ofpublic interest in theproposed permit(s). Per-sons wishing to re-quest a public hearingmay do so by submit-ting that request in writ-ing to John Kwoka orthe Chief of the Environ-mental Permits Divisionat the address shownabove. The PermitBoard is limited in thescope of its analysis toenvironmental impact.Any comments relativeto zoning or economicand social impacts arewithin the jurisdiction oflocal zoning and plan-ning authorities andshould be addressed tothem.

Additional details aboutthe application(s), in-cluding a copy of thedraft permit(s), areavailable by writing orcalling Lorenzo Boddieat the above PermitBoard address and tele-phone number. Addition-ally, as a courtesy, forthose with Internet ac-cess, a copy of the draftpermit(s) may be foundon the Mississippi De-partment of Environ-mental Quality’s web-site at:http://opc.deq.state.ms.us/publicnotice.aspx .This information is alsoavailable for review atthe following location(s)during normal businesshours:

Mississippi Departmentof Environmental QualityOffice of PollutionControl515 E. Amite StJackson, MS 39201

Columbus Public Library314 7th Street NorthColumbus, MS 39701

Please bring the forego-ing to the attention ofpersons whom youknow will be interested.

Building & Remodeling 1120

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

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General Services 1360

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natural products.For Goddess Power call662-854-1152.

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

WORKER FOR hire: Car-pentry, painting, land-scaping, bush hogging,clean-up work, pressurewashing, PVC pipe work,moving help, furniturerepair, delivery & de-molition. 662-242-3608

Lawn Care / Landscaping 1470

JESSE & BEVERLY'SLAWN SERVICE.Cleanup, Fall cleanup,landscaping, siding,tree cutting. 356-6525.

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Phone: 662-549-1878Landscaping, PropertyClean Up, Plant Care,

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CRANE OPERATOR4600 Manitowac experi-ence required. Dutiespreformed on floatingplant traveling Tenn-TomWaterway. Normal tourof duty Monday throughThursday. Great bene-fits. Must have validdriver’s license andpass pre-employmentdrug screen. EOEApply or Send resume’:R&D MaintenanceServices, Inc.3600 W. Plymouth Rd,Columbus, Ms. 39701.

THE COMMERCIAL Dis-patch seeks a part timeperson for its down-town Columbus loca-tion. The ideal candid-ate is dependable andhas his/her own trans-portation; must havedriver's license & insur-ance. Responsibilitiesinclude but are not lim-ited to helping as-semble newspapers,bundling, counting, or-ganizing, moving boxes& any other jobs as-signed to the individual.Position works varyinghours during the dayMonday–Friday & Sat-urday night for ourSunday morning news-paper. Hours are flex-ible but candidates canexpect approximately20-30 hours per week.Drug test may be re-quired. Apply at TheCommercial Dispatch,516 Main Street inColumbus. Absolutelyno calls please.

GROUND MAINTEN-ANCE LABORERJob opening in Colum-bus, MS and Pickens-ville, AL, for GroundsMaintenance Laborer, towork on Tenn-Tom Wa-terway Project. This pos-ition will be responsiblefor the cleaning of facil-ities, and maintainingparks, picnic grounds,playgrounds and wild-life areas includingworking from boats.Must be 18 years orolder, pass drug screen,and have valid driver'slicense with a good driv-ing record. EOEApply in person or sendresume: R & D Mainten-ance Services, Inc.,3600 W Plymouth Rd,Columbus, MS 39701.

HELP WANTED: Handy-man part-time position12 hours per week $10an hour. Must have reli-able transportation andcarpentry skills. Pleasecall 662-352-4599.

INDUSTRIALMAINTENANCEMECHANIC• High School diploma

or equivalent• Three years prior

mechanic or indus-trial maintenanceexperience preferred

Responsibilities:• Dismantles, moves,

assembles, installs,welds, torch work,and repairs indust-rial machinery

• Primary emphasis isthe performance ofa variety of mainten-ance tasks

Individuals will work firstshift during training peri-od, then transfer to 2ndor 3rd shift. Competit-ive wage and Benefitspackage offered. Pleaseemail your resume to

[email protected]

by February 28or mail toPrimetals Technologies

USA LLCAttn: Becky Clardy1961 Airport Rd MS

Door #9Columbus, MS 39701

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LOOKING FOR twostrong leaders to lead acrew. Plus other good,honest,dependableworkers. All must beknowledgeable in metalbuilding construction,hardworking and able towork independently. Call662-251-1309

PART TIME personneeded for busy medic-al office. Duties includecheck-in/check-outclerk, verify insurance &pre-certifications. Applic-ant must have experi-ence. Send resume to:Blind Box 627 c/oCommercial Dispatch,PO Box 511Columbus, MS 39703.

PURCHASING AGENT/Inventory Manager5+ years experience.College Degree Re-quired. Competitive Be-nefits & Salary. Send re-sume to: Blind Box 628,c/o The CommercialDispatch, PO Box 511,Columbus, MS 39705.ROTO-ROOTER:Service personneeded.Application only (nophone calls please.)Apply at 229-ATuscaloosa Rd.Columbus, MS from9am-4pm.Tuesday-Friday.PREMIER HOMES islooking for an experi-enced Sales Person.Must have a high schooleducation and at leasttwo years sales experi-ence. The job pay iscommission only. Call662-244-5757 andmake an appointmentwith Manqual or Greg.Please bring a resume.

Positions Wanted 3450

DOMINO'S Pizza now ac-cepting Driver. Onlyqualified candidatesshould apply 2-4, Mon-Thur. Must be 18 orolder. Call or come bystore for details.662-329-3131

Sales / Marketing 3600

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

Truck Driving 3700

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Required.662-257-0605

Auctions 4120

STORAGE AUCTION! Sat-urday 3/4. 9a. Magno-lia Mini Storage, 4504Hwy 69. 4 miles southof Alabama St. Call312-2402 for info.

Bargain Column 4180

22 CU. ft. White side-by-side Hotpoint refrigerat-or/freezer. Working ice-maker. $75.00.327-3010

Burial Plots 4250

4 BURIAL Plots at Me-morial Gardens. 2Vaults and a headstone. $1800. Buyerpays transfer fee. Call205-399-4789.

Furniture 4480

ONLINE ESTATE SALE:We had to move out soall furniture includingantiques, high qualitydining room, living roomand den furniture,lamps, couches, etc.are posted online atleantreemedia.com/har-monestate/. For moreinformation txt 662-242-4092 or via email [email protected].

Garage Sales: North 4520

888 WEST Jess-LyonsRoad. Yard Sale Fri &Sat. 8-5. $5 and $10clothes grab bags.

97 CREPE Myrtle(Northaven Woods). Sat,3/4, 7-11. 2 familysale! Home decor, rugs,clothes & more.

SAT. 2601 14th Ave. NWomen cloth. 12 toplus, children cloth. 8 toteen, household items,shoes, video games,cream cheese poundcake and brownies.

YARD SALE at 2741Canterbury Road. Sat-urday, 7-11 Kitchen/household items, smallfurniture pieces.

Garage Sales: Other 4560

MULTI-FAMILY yard sale,Saturday. Discount MiniStorages Hwy. 50, nextto Gary Auto. Everythingmust go, no reasonableprices refused.

General Merchandise 4600

24FT X 6ft deep aboveground pool, 3yrs old.Pump, filter & ladder in-cl. Needs liner. 30 yrwarranty. Must takedown. $1700. Call662-630-5064.

Lawn & Garden 4630

JOHN DEER LX277 42"lawn tractor, recentlyserviced. $1,400. 662-328-2263

Apts For Rent: Northside 7010

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

Apts For Rent: West 7050

FIRST MONTH rent free5 miles west of Colum-bus, 1 & 2 BR apts,$330-$390. Stove, re-frig., w/d hookup, win-dow AC, electric wallheaters, one year lease,security deposit, creditcheck. Coleman Realty662-329-2323

Apts For Rent: Other 7080

1, 2 & 3 Bedroom Apart-ments & Townhouses.1BR/1BA Apt. $3352BR/1BA Apt. $410-$460. 2BR/2BA 3BR/2BA Townhouses$550-$800. No HUD al-lowed. Lease, deposit,credit check required.Coleman Realty. 329-2323

Commercial Property For Rent 7100

450-5000sq.ft. High-way Frontage in highvolume traffic areas.Call Richland Realty.662-327-5000

RESTAURANT SPACEavailable in historicdowntown. 3000 SQ FTin front, 1800 SQ FT inrear. 574-7879 or 328-8655

Houses For Rent: Northside 7110

BRICK HOUSE, 2200sq. ft. 4BR/3BA w/ sep-arate den & diningroom. 4 acres on River-wood Drive, six milesfrom Columbus MiddleSchool on Hwy. 50.$950 plus deposit. 662-549-4492.

3BR/2BA over 1 acrew/ shop. W/D included.Convenient location,private. $950/monthplus deposit. 662-386-0157.

3BR/2BA brick home.Appliances furnished.Fenced in backyard,double carport, verynice neighborhood. Noanimals, no HUD, nosmoking. $900/month+ deposit. 328-4719.

3BR/2BA Brick , largelot. CA/H, ceramic/hardwood floors. InCaledonia School Dis-trict, 5 minutes fromCAFB, 5 minutes fromWal-Mart, $1000 rent,$1000 depoist, 1-yearlease, Weathers Rent-als. 662-574-0345open M-F 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

3BR/2BA House forrent, fenced in yard @135 Horseshoe Loop formore information con-tact @ 901-314-3098 or662-356-6300.

BEAUTIFUL 7BR/4.5baw/large granite kitchen& 2 laundry rooms, allappliances furnished.Tall ceilings/crownmolding/fireplaces.Many architectural fea-tures. Great location.$1800/mo.662-630-0118 or 769-233-4515.

BEDROOM LOFT cot-tage for rent. W/E in-cluded. Nice area.Stove, fridge &Washer/Dryer.$575/month, depositreq. Call 328-8951 or386-3342.

NORTHSIDE HILLShome, 5BR/3BA, stove,refrig, dishwasher, W/Dhookups, fireplace,CH&A, double carport.$1150/mo.$1150/dep. 1 yearlease. Credit check.Coleman Realty.662-329-2323.

Houses For Rent: New Hope 7130

2BR/1BA house, TiffanyLn. New Hope SchoolDistrict, $450 rent,$450 deposit. 1-yearlease. Weathers Rent-als. 662-574-0345open M-F 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

NICE FAMILY home,4BR/2BA. 2800sf. 1mifrom school. $1500/mo. 662-574-1214.

Houses For Rent: Other 7180

1BR/1BA, all appl, wa-ter, trash, yard maint.incl. in lease. Partiallyfurnished. Near Stark-ville, Columbus, & WestPoint. Perfect for 1 per-son or couple. NO pets.$500/mo. $400 dep. 1yr lease req. Applica-tion/ref. req. 494-5419/242-2923.

Mobile Homes 7250

2 & 3 BR trailers, Cale-donia, New Hope andCity school districts.$350+ /month + depos-it and lease. WeathersRentals. 662-574-0345open M-F 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

RENT A fully equippedcamper w/utilities &cable from $135/wk -$495/month. 3 Colum-bus locations. 662-242-7653 or 601-940-1397.

Office Spaces For Rent 7300

DOWNTOWN OFFICEspace available for rent.Call 574-7879 or 328-8655.

PRESTIGIOUS LAW of-fice across from court-house with 2BR/2BAapt w/ living room on2nd floor. Avail immedi-ately. Will consider rent-ing separately. Call AnnDavis Real Estate Group662-570-4125 or 662-386-3790 for details!

Houses For Sale: Northside 8150

REDUCED! BEAUTIFUL3BR/3.5BA situated ona wooded hilltop. Largefamily room, great kit-chen plus inground pool& lots of decking. Getready for the summer inthis move in readyhome! Call Barbara @662-574-1821 or 662-327-9916, SFA Realty.

Houses For Sale: East 8200

NEEDED: SOMEONE topay off net balance$45,000 on 2BR/1BAbrick house. CA/H, w/carport. Good Creditneeded. 662-361-0514.

Houses For Sale: Caledonia 8450

REDUCED TO $135,000on this spacious, wellmaintained 3BR/2BAhome with oversizedfenced yard! Located at4602 Ridge Road/Cale-donia Schools...Call Emily C. Moody @Long & Long, 662-328-0770 or 662-574-3903.Move-in-ready!

Houses For Sale: Other 8500

WE BUY UGLY HOUSESFOR CASH. CALL OUROFFCE 9-4, MON-FRI.662-386-6671.

Investment Property 8550

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Northside 10 unitapt complex: $185k

Eastside 8 unit aptcomplex: $185k

12 spaces, 10 mo-bile homes for sale onBlackcreek Rd.

Call 352-4776.

Lots & Acreage 8600

120 ACRES, PickensCounty, Alabama. Goodhunting & timber land.Road frontage. About 4mi. out of Gordo,Alabama. $575/acre.205-609-0264

NEW HOPE, HildrethRoad 8.5 wooded acres,$30k. Owner financing.662-386-6619.

WINTER SPECIAL. 1.9acre lots. Good/badcredit. $995 down.$197/mo. Eaton Land.662-361-7711

Wanted To Buy 8850

WE BUY UGLY HOUSESFOR CASH. CALL OUROFFCE 9-4, MON-FRI.662-386-6671.

Autos For Sale 9150

2002 FORD F-150, XLT,Extended Cab, 122,000mi. $5,900. 2006 Chev-rolet Silverado, Exten-ded Cab, 87,000 mi.$8,900. 662-312-1641

2003 CHEVROLETTahoe LT. Tan leather. 1owner. 134k. $6,500.662-328-2263.

2003 KIA Spectrum.54k mi. Very good car.$3,200 OBO. Call 662-803-8416.

2014 BMW X1 SUV. Fullsun roof, nav system,back up camera, leath-er & all other bells! Est36-38 mi/gal w/ 67kmi. $16,500. Call JP @205-399-0182.

2014 DODGE Chal-lenger V6. 77k mi, origowner, non smoker, exccond. Local. $14,500.716-830-0107.

Boats & Marine 9250

2007 SEADOO GTX lim-ited, blue, & 2000Yamaha XL 800 w/ newmotor under warranty, &McClain double trailer;skis & trailer in goodcondition, very lowhours. $10,950.662-549-5460

Motorcycles & ATVs 9400

2002 HONDA Goldwing1800. 62,568 highwaymiles. Excellent condi-tion, one owner. $8000OBO. 662-549-2255.

Trucks, Vans & Buses 9500

1995 Ford F-150 XLTSuper Cab 4X4 $3,900Color: Tucson Bronze.Excellent condition.Call 662-549-38169am-6 pm. Columbus,MS. V8 351 Engine,automatic transmission.Bed liner. Hitch for tow-ing. Cloth bench seats.Kobalt Toolbox, powerwindows and locks.Mileage 144,000 A/Cneeds work. Clean title.No holds or owner finan-cing.

Wanted To Buy 9550

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