september 8, 2011

By ANTHONY WARRENSun Staff Writer

A DIVERSE group of Jacksonians andRankin County leaders have been selected tohelp get the One Lake project off the paper andinto the water.

The Pearl River Vision Foundation (PRVF)has named its board of directors. The groupincludes business and government leaders fromboth sides of the Pearl River.

The board is made up of Chairman JoeLauderdale, Vice Chairman Howard Catchings,Secretary/Treasurer Breck Hines, RodneyChamblee, Joe Haney, David Russell andLeroy Walker.

Sam Begley has been selected to act as thefoundation’s legal counsel.

Members were chosen “on the basis of whohas respect in the community,” said JohnMcGowan. “These are decisive people, peoplewho can exercise judgment in dealing withsomething of this size and nature.

“They’re just doers,” McGowan said. McGowan is the originator of the Two Lakes

and smaller One Lake projects. He played amajor role in selecting the foundation’s direc-tors.

Lauderdale served as Hinds County supervi-sor from 1996 to 2000, and owns and operatesSunbelt Sealing Inc. He and his family havelived in the capital city since 1971. He serveson the Metro Parkway Commission, the HindsCounty Economic Authority board of directorsand as director of the Mississippi RoadbuildersAssociation.

Catchings owns Catchings Insurance Agencyand employs 24 individuals. He holds bache-lor’s and master’s degrees from Jackson StateUniversity and is a former Jackson schoolteacher. He has served as chairman of the boardfor the Metro Jackson Chamber of Commerce,Junior Achievement of Mississippi and FirstAmerican Bank.

Hines is executive vice president and princi-pal of Duckworth Realty. Previously, Hineswas an acquisition analyst with ParkwayProperties. He holds degrees in banking andfinance, real estate and managerial financefrom the University of Mississippi.

Chamblee founded the Chamblee Companyin 1979 with one employee. Today, the com-mercial real estate brokerage firm has over 225associates. Chamblee was recently named

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By KATIE EUBANKSSun Staff Writer

FORMER GOV. RONNIE MUSGROVEis living proof that political alliances can belucrative financial investments.

Members of Musgrove’s law firm,Copeland Cook Taylor & Bush PA, havecontributed nearly $15,000 to AttorneyGeneral Jim Hood’s re-election campaign inthe last year and a half: And the firm hasreceived $10 million over the past eightyears since Hood hired them to represent thestate in a series of lawsuits against pharma-ceutical companies.

This is just the latest in the saga of state-funded no-bid contracts, in which the attor-ney general hires outside legal counsel with-out a competitive bidding process. Instead ofadvertising for bids and choosing the firmwith the lowest and best bid, Hood awardsmultimillion-dollar contracts to those firmshe favors - many of which have been cam-paign contributors.

No-bid contracts are nothing new: In1994, then Attorney General Mike Moorehired his friend Dickie Scruggs to representMississippi in its suit against big tobacco.Scruggs is now in prison on an unrelated

bribery conviction, but the no-bid contractshave continued under Hood’s administration.

Much of this hotly debated practice isdocumented in Curtis Wilkie’s 2010 book,“The Fall of the House of Zeus: The Riseand Ruin of America’s Most Powerful TrialLawyer,” i.e. Scruggs. It’s all on the record -and it’s all legal.

BUT SOME STATE LAWMAKERS,including District 41 Sen. Joey Fillingane,hope to change that.

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The annual Bottom Line for Kids dinner will be heldSeptember 15 at the Country Club of Jackson at 6 p.m. Theproceeds of the dinner will benefit the programs ofSouthern Christian Services for Children and Youth Inc. Theevent will feature entertainment, silent and live auctions,dinner and a presentation about Southern Christian

Services. Tickets are $100 each and may be purchased bycalling Callie Golden, director of development at SCSCY, at601-354-0983. Shown are (from left) Golden; BarbaraEngland, arrangements chair; Lee Bush, vice president; DonMeiners, featured artist; Sue Cherney, executive director.

BELHAVEN PARK will soon be hometo a new performing arts series on theNorthside.

The Greater Belhaven NeighborhoodFoundation (GBNF) recently was awardeda $3,000 grant from the Mississippi ArtsCommission to help fund the program.

The series, along with the grant, are twoexamples of how three public green spacescontribute to the quality of life in Belhavenand Belhaven Heights.

“Parks are gathering places and towncenters for us,” said GBNF ExecutiveDirector Virgi Lindsay. “They are theheartbeat of the community.”

Greater Belhaven has three city-owned

parks: Belhaven Park on Poplar Boulevard,Belhaven Heights Park on Madison Streetand Laurel Street Park. Each of the parks isunique.

Belhaven Park has no playground equip-ment, but rather park benches and opengreen space.

The idea behind it was to create a quietoasis to break away from the hustle andbustle of urban life.

Laurel Street has open green space aswell, but also plenty of playground equip-ment for kids and families.

Tara Ellis, member of the Friends ofLaurel Street Park, said the areas are fre-quented by people from all walks of life:

parents and children, college students, pro-fessionals working downtown and resi-dents from surrounding communities.

The parks are also home to majorNorthside events. Last year, GBNF put upa stage at Belhaven Park for Bright Lights,Belhaven Nights. Lindsay said the stagegot a strong reception from those in atten-dance in 2010 and was there again for thefestival in August.

Bright Lights is also part of GBNF’sperforming arts series. Lindsay said theseries will likely include music, plays andmovies. The foundation is now workingwith New Stage Theatre in hopes of hav-

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Legislation could limit AG’s ability to hire political allies

GREEN SPACERESIDENTS AND GRANT SUPPORT THREE PARKS IN BELHAVEN

GBNF Executive Director Virgi Lindsayat Belhaven Park

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WHETHER OR NOT pub-lic access gates will beallowed in the capital citycould be determined at a meet-ing today.

And the future for thedevices designed to preventcrime while keeping neighbor-hoods open to the publicseems promising.

The Jackson City CouncilIntergovernmental AffairsCommittee is expected to meet at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday,September 8, to vote on an ordinance that would allowneighborhoods to install public access gates as a means ofreducing traffic and prohibiting criminal activity.

Last week, the same committee turned down an ordi-nance to allow Avery Gardens to erect a gate at its CountyLine Road entrance, not because members opposed AveryGardens having a gate, but because they wanted a gatingordinance that was more inclusive.

Ward One Councilman Quentin Whitwell was expectedto introduce an inclusive ordinance at the council meetingon August 29. Whitwell expected it to be placed in inter-governmental affairs, the committee he chairs.

He agreed with his colleagues that he would like to havepublic gating as an option for all residents. In fact, thefirst-term councilman introduced two ordinances to allowpublic access gates, one specifically for Avery Gardensand another to allow public gates across the city.

However, he asked another council committee chairmanto hold off on bringing the issue up until the AveryGardens ordinance was addressed.

“The very reason I worked to craft this ordinance wasbecause Avery Gardens is a neighborhood in my ward andthey needed it,” Whitwell said.

The Avery Gardens ordinance, though, ran into troublefrom councilmen who argued that their constituents wouldlike to have the option of installing public gates as well.

Intergovernmental affairs tabled the measure indefinitelylast week so a new all-inclusive measure could be crafted.

Based on the August 30 meeting, an all-inclusive gatingordinance appears to stand a good chance of making it tothe full council for a vote.

Those in attendance wereWhitwell, Ward TwoCouncilman ChokweLumumba, Ward ThreeCouncilman Kenneth Stokes,Ward Five CouncilmanCharles Tillman and Ward SixCouncilman Tony Yarber.

“My phone is jumping offthe hook from people whowould love to have gates withpublic access,” said Yarber.“This is a good ordinance, butI would love for it to be

opened up to the entire city.” Lumumba agreed. “I have no problems with (Avery

Gardens) having a gate, but we should let everyone haveit,” he said.

There were also concerns about who could apply for thegates, and whether or not the city would provide financialassistance to less affluent neighborhoods to install thedevices.

Yarber said he was uncomfortable with language statingthat only homeowners associations could apply for thegates. New language will allow for individuals, as well asunorganized groups to petition the city.

Stokes appeared to be the lone dissenting voice, sayinghe didn’t support the ordinance because it wasn’t inclu-sive enough. After Whitwell addressed those issues,Stokes didn’t like the measure because it would lead to a“gated city.”

Whitwell believes his colleagues raised good points andsaid the new ordinance reflects that. “Their comments areall level-headed, but I don’t think it will lead to a gatedcity,” he said.

THE AVERY GARDENS Homeowners Associationhas been working for more than a year to have a publicaccess gate installed at the neighborhood’s County LineRoad entrance. Residents argued that motorists runningfrom the police turn into the neighborhood, not realizingthat it has only one entry and exit point.

Resident Edley Jones said previously that they can’tinstall a private gate, because it would cut off access to acemetery located to the rear of the neighborhood. Jacksondoes not allow for public gates under current code.

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THE CITY OF RIDGELAND is buying more than 1,000feet of water line from the city of Jackson, officials say.

“Down by the Logan’s restaurant and Drury Inn rightthere on County Line Road, we never did put a water linedown there, and the city of Jackson had the closest water atthe time they were built,” said Ridgeland Public WorksDirector Mike McCollum.

“Now we’re finally in a position where we can run ourown water there.”

McCollum said the city would be installing 2,500 feet ofits own water line starting near City Hall on Highway 51and going south before connecting with the line currentlyowned by Jackson.

“Right now we have no water line on the west side of 51,and we’re buying some line from Jackson so we don’t haveto tear it up when we get there.”

He said the city was paying $75,477 for 1,083 feet ofJackson’s water line, and the entire project including thenew water line would cost about $300,000.

BUYING LINES

Storm damageInsurance Commissioner Mike Chaney, after returningfrom the damaged Gulf Coast, spoke to the North JacksonLions Club about the severity of the damage in Mississippifrom tornadoes and flooding. Shown are (from left)Chaney, and Program Chairman Harold McDonald.

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a conversation withTonkel on the church, community

Over the years, United Methodist ChurchMinister Keith Tonkel has become a main-stay in the community. The son of a night-club entertainer and a debutante, Tonkelhas led Wells Church in Jackson for morethan four decades, helping the churchmaintain a strong membership and raisehundreds of thousands of dollars for localcharities through an annual event known asWellsFest. Sun Staff Writer Anthony Warrenrecently spoke to Tonkel about the festival,his career and the church.

As the son of a nightclub entertainer,how did you end up in the ministry?

“I was not raised in a religious familyuntil later, when my mother had a mentalbreakdown. She went to a psychiatrist, andhe said ‘Louise, you don’t need me, youneed God.’ My mother was looking into alot of different churches, but later became agood, strong Methodist. I went with myScout troop to a Methodist church and thepreacher talked about asking questions. Iasked him several questions, and I becomemore interested in the church. He was avery interesting mentor because he wouldguide gently and not push anything. Therewere two pastors that were influential inmy early spiritual development: CharlieSchultz and Bufkin Oliver.”

You metioned earlier that your motherbecame a good Methodist. What is agood Methodist?

“A good Methodist is someone who lovesGod, neighbor and self, doesn’t thinkeveryone else is wrong. John Wesley said,‘Think and let think. On the essentials, let’sagree, and on everything else, let’s be char-itable.’”

How old were you when you realizedyou wanted to go into the ministry?

“I was 17 when I had an experiencewhere I felt I needed to preach. It took 18months before I said ‘yes.’At Bay HighSchool, in Bay St. Louis, we were givenvocational cards with 28 slots. I put min-istry as the last vocation that I would gointo. I put everything else - housewife,mother, sanitation worker, etc. - all beforeclergy. I knew I was lying when I did it. Itprovided a great advantage when I went toMillsaps, because I knew what I wanted todo, and many kids didn’t. I went up there(to Millsaps) with no money, became a jan-itor in the sports dorm and got a job at afilling station.”

When did you start at Wells Church? “I came here in 1969. I wrote the cabinet,

the bishops and district superintendents(Our church is governed by a bishop andsuperintendent in the United MethodistChurch.) saying that I felt led to serve achurch like this one. It was an inner-citychurch in a blue-collar neighborhood.People were moving away because thenature of the neighborhood was changing.We felt moved, instead of moving, to stay.The end result is unique. I’m one of thelongest-serving elders of a congregation inthe state, and one of the longest-serving inthe church worldwide.

“That simply means that we (Methodistministers) usually move every four to sixyears and I’ve been at Wells for 43.”

How have you been able to stay solong?

“Because I have asked in writing to stay.I felt moved in my heart to stay, but toldthe bishops that I would go wherever they

wanted, but felt led to stay. There was not alot of desire for people to work here when Istarted. There was no set salary, but mem-bers always cared for us.”

What ministries does the church have?“We have all kinds, but the most well

known to the public is WellsFest. We havebeen doing it 27 years and it was the firstfestival of its kind in the area. It’s the only‘stated’ drug and alcohol-free event with noadmission charges. Vendors intentionallykeep all of their prices low, so people whocan’t normally afford to go to festivals cango. We have the best musicians who cometo play as a gift to the community. Thechurch gets nothing out of it. We havegiven approximately $1 million to deserv-ing charities over the years.”

Who is the money benefiting this year?“The Mustard Seed from Brandon.

They’ve given us a great gift of work, too.”

How are groups chosen to donate theproceeds to?

“We have a committee that chooses acharity each year. Charities are invited tomake application and give presentations tothe committee, and then we visit the siteand pray about it. There’s a lot of prayer.We tend to support charities where oursmall contribution of $25,000 to $50,000will make a difference. All of this is a storyin itself. We have a closing circle that takes500 vounteers to make it happen. We canrecruit about 300 members from thechurch.”

What is a closing circle?“Several hundred volunteers come

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“A good Methodist is someonewho loves God, neighborand self, doesn’t think

EVERYONEelse is wrong.”

-Keith Tonkel


MAYOR HARVEY JOHNSON’Sclaim that public access gates are aform of modern-day segregationdoesn’t hold water.

That fact was evidenced at theAugust 30 meeting of the JacksonCity Council Intergovernmental AffairsCommittee.

The meeting was called last week todiscuss an ordinance authored byWard One Councilman QuentinWhitwell to allow Avery Gardens tohave a public access gate at itsCounty Line Road entrance.

The gates are designed to preventcrime while keeping neighborhoodstreets open to the public. Motoristswanting to go into a neighborhoodwith the devices simply have to driveup, press a button and wait for thegates to open.

Not a problem, really, unless you’retrying to make a quick getaway from acrime scene or police cruiser.

Johnson doesn’t want the gatesbecause it would create the sametype of atmosphere, he feels, thatexisted in the Jim Crow South, some-thing he told the Sun in a previousinterview.

However, black members of the citycouncil have a different opinion.Themembers wouldn’t support Whitwell’sAvery Gardens ordinance notbecause they didn’t like gates, butbecause the ordinance didn’t allowother neighborhoods to install thegates as well.

Councilmen Tony Yarber, FrankBluntson and Chokwe Lumumba saidresidents in their predominantly black

wards also want gates.In fact, Yarber said his phone has

been “jumping off the hook” from peo-ple who want gates.

THE SUN ASSUMES that every-one, whether they're white or black,wants to segregate themselves fromthe criminal element.

The people who have fallen victim tokick-ins and house burglaries recentlyin Fondren don’t care what color theburglar is.They just want him off thestreets.

The only council member thatseems to be in opposition of thegates is, of course, Kenneth Stokes.

But then again, Stokes doesn’t real-ly know what he wants.That fact, too,was evidenced at the committeemeeting.

Stokes, at first, said he had no prob-lems with public access gates, butwould like neighborhoods like theVirden Addition and Georgetown tohave access to them as well.

Whitwell, Lumumba, and Yarberagreed and changed the proposedordinance to allow any neighborhoodto have them.

Then Stokes, who thankfully won’tbe on the council after January, saidhe didn’t want the city to becomegated.

Naturally.Many people, whether they’re white

or black, don’t want to live in a gatedcity.The only solution to that is gettingrid of crime. Once that’s taken care of,then gates, whether they’re publicaccess or private, can come down.

Protecting residents from crimeis not a black-white issue

I AM SKEPTICAL of fanatics claiming theyknow the absolute truth. The chief tactic offanatics is to attack opponents with vagueinsults that don’t address the meat of the issue.So it appears to be with the renewed debateover “evolution.”

Evolution is in the news with the dramaticrise of Texas Gov. Rick Perry as the newRepublican front-runner for president. Perryhas questioned evolution and suggested that“intelligent design” should also be taught inschools. Now elements of the establishedmedia are portraying him as an ignorant flat-lander who doesn’t believe in dinosaurs.

Perry is being asked, “Do you believe inevolution?” as some type of litmus test for hissuitability to be president. Smartly, heanswered “yes,” which may satisfy the mediahorde. Ask a stupid question, get a stupidanswer. The real answer to such a simplisticquestion is vastly more complicated than that.

Like most people in this country, I wastaught that Darwinian evolution is establishedscientific fact. This never interfered with myfaith because I always believed God could doanything he wants. How interesting at age 53

to learn that Darwinian evolution is experienc-ing huge problems as science progresses.

If you are interested in fascinating scientificand philosophical debate, Google and YouTube “problems with Darwin’s theory of evo-lution.” This is truly turning out to be one ofthe more interesting discussions of our age.

I believe in science. Science is God’s gift tomankind so we can gradually gain insight tohis glory. Newton, Einstein, Planck and mostof the great scientists of our age were believ-ers.

Physics, the most exacting and empiricallyverifiable science, has now led us to the BigBang. Our entire universe, it appears, arosefrom nothingness. That sounds a lot likeGenesis to me. Granted, the time element isoff, but a day is the amount of time the earthtakes to rotate on its axis. What is the length ofa day before the Earth was created? Obviously,this is metaphorical, which doesn’t surpriseme. Our most direct communication from Godwas through Jesus, who spoke mainly in para-bles. Parables are metaphors on steroids, so Ihave no problem reconciling religion and sci-ence. But I digress.

It should not be surprising that Darwin is los-ing his luster. Many profound theoriesemerged around the turn of the century:Marxism, Freud’s theory of the unconscious,classical physics and many more. All thesetheories had significant merit, but none haveremained without fundamental modification.

So it should be with evolution. It was a goodtheory, but the scientific method must prove itsultimate merit. But there is a problem. Manyscientists who dare to question the “randomchance” element of evolution are labeled “cre-ationists” and harassed in a manner not fittingopen scientific debate.

This is not surprising. Human nature clingsdesperately around conventional wisdom. Sadly, this is just as true within the scientificcommunity as in other fields. What breaks theice is overwhelming empirical data and logicthat cannot be denied by believer or non-believer ideology.

The pendulum of history never fails toswing. Originally, the fanatic naysayers werethose who denied the indisputable reality ofdinosaur bones, radioactive aging, tectonicplate theory and the like. That’s not what I’m

talking about here.Now the pendulum has shifted to the other

extreme. If a scientist postulates “intelligentdesign” as a hypothesis to explain gapingholes in existing evolution theory, he is deridedas a religious fanatic. End of debate. That isnot science. That is a witch hunt.

THERE ARE MANY atheists who believewe are here by random chance. Others, likeme, believe we are here by intelligent design.Either one should be a working hypothesissubject to the scientific method. To label intel-ligent design as mutually exclusive with validscientific method is to pre-suppose a funda-mental aspect of one of the great inquiries ofmankind. Such atheistic fanaticism is as detri-mental to science as the creationist fanaticismthat assaulted Darwin’s theory when it wasfirst introduced.

If a scientist finds a perfectly functioningSwiss timepiece in an empty field, whathypothesis would that scientist use to explainits existence? Random chance or intelligentdesign? The human body is infinitely morecomplex than a watch.

It is beyond the scope of this column to gointo all the many technical problems con-fronting Darwin’s theory. But I will highlightjust a couple of the many issues facing evolu-tion.

Darwin lived prior to our understanding ofmolecular biology. Today, we know aboutDNA and mutation rates. Mutations are over-whelmingly damaging to an organism. Thinkcancer. Our complex biological systems workon the principle of “irreducible complexity.”

That means one part of the system cannotfunction unless all the system functions as awhole. We’re talking about literally millions ofintegrated moving parts, each one dependenton the other. Random mutations in our DNAact to tear down such systems, not build themup. Information theorists, molecular biologistsand geneticists are currently grappling withthis fundamental paradox. It is a complex, spir-ited debate among highly skilled academics.

The other biggie is - ta da! - the fossilrecord. Darwin himself said that the fossilrecord should show a gradual transition fromone species to the next. Otherwise, Darwinwrote, his theory is bunk. One hundred millionfossils later, the very thing Darwin said isneeded to prove his theory is the very thingthat is missing. Ever heard the term “missinglink”? We’re still looking! The fossil recordshows the sudden emergence and disappear-ance of new species, not the gradual changepredicted by Darwin. Indeed, the fundamentaldesign of most advanced life forms arose inthe “Cambrian explosion,” an extraordinarilybrief period of time on the evolutionary scale.

I opened my son’s textbook and read aboutevolution. Sure enough, it presented the partyline on Darwinian evolution, hook, line andsinker. The book did note the fossil record hasfailed to show inter-species links, but the text-book chalked that up to poor paleontology.

It’s time for our classrooms to get back to thebasics of science. Random chance or intelli-gent design? It is a shame our schools do notexpose our children to all sides of mankind’sgreatest scientific, philosophical and moraldebate.

Evolution mustbe tested using

scientific method

By WYATTEMMERICH

from the publisher

ON SATURDAY THE 27TH of August Iattended the 80th birthday party for LibbyMounger Roland, my sister, at Cock of theWalk. The hosting couple was Olivia, daugh-ter of Libby, and Cornell Malone. Her broth-ers, Malcolm and Sessions Roland and theirrespective wives, Leah and Kathryn, were inattendance as well as an entire room of rela-tives and guests. Libby's siblings were also ather side, Veronica Mounger Ross, W.D. BillyMounger, and this writer.

After dining on huge plates of fish, potatoes,onions, turnip greens, and fried pickles, ahugemongus (is that a real word - no matter -I love slang words) cake was presented toLibby, and, of course we all sang HappyBirthday. In addition, one of the servers sangthe same song solo. It was quite the festiveoccasion.

For the record, some people have beautifulnames such as Christiane Amanpour andOlivia de Havilland. Libby does not take aback seat to anyone with the formal name ofOlivia Rosealma Roland. The name Rosealmais a combination of her grandmothers’ names- Rose and Alma.

Speaking of names, her son, Dr. MalcolmRoland, is practicing medicine in Oxford, andnamed his son Eli. Of course, the residents ofOxford all believe that he was named after EliManning. Not so - as the child was namedafter one of our Revolutionary War herograndfathers, Gen. Elijah Clark, whose daugh-ter married Edwin Mounger, anotherRevolutionary War soldier who fought under

Gen. Clark.

THE NIGHT BEFORE, I attended theJackson Prep game with Greenwood Pillowand watched a dramatic game. The first halfended zero to zero. Pillow scored first in thethird quarter, but Prep countered with 28unanswered points. The superior depth forPrep was the difference. Pillow has a greatteam and should make the playoffs.

The Prep fans were told to wear red for thegame. Fortunately, I have a red shirt embla-zoned with the name “Big Daddy” on thefront and BD of the back. That shirt, whichwas given to me by a California friend, DanielMoreno, caused a bit of a stir. Only in LA -LA land could you find a shirt like that. Theshirt, however, was appropriate for me sinceone of my nicknames is "Big."

Collins Mounger is a Pacer, and she alsoplays in the band. So after dancing she movedover to the band, thus, she performed twiceduring the halftime. Sitting next to me wasGina Adams, the mother of Haley Adams, aPacer. Kelsey Jones visited with PatsyMounger during the halftime. So after theirperformances, we were able to enjoy seeingthree beautiful Pacers on our row in thestands, Collins, Haley, and Kelsey. These girlsparade around like movie stars in their Pacerregalia. The announcers introduced the preci-sion dance team as the "World FamousJackson Prep Pacers." The Pacers performedin the Sugar Bowl one year and this year theyare scheduled to perform at the nationalchampionship game in NOLA. Watch this onthe Tele-Tube. You will certainly be able tospot the Pacers as if they were the only groupout there.

Finally, an alum group of singers led byDick Brown sang the National Anthem. Thatalone was worth the price of admission. Theanthem was beautifully performed in the man-ner that it should be without the exaggeratedtones so commonly used by so-called superstars. The same may be said regarding theexcellence of the Precision Prep Pacers. Whata show. The cheerleaders and the band alsopresented great performances.

The Prep football team after misfiring a biteventually got untracked and showed thefinesse, speed and power that they are normal-ly known for. A great season is in the making.For superb entertainment, don't miss watchingan exciting football team led by RyanBuchanan, Sean O'Hara, William Mounger,Hamel McGraw, Cooper Simmons, AustinChurchill, Zack Newman, Grayson Lamb,Charlie Pringle, Ben Puckett, Whit Kendalland a host of other great players plus a half-time show second to none. You will have a lotof fun and not regret attending. That is apromise.

Henry Mounger is a Northsider.

Great seasonin the makingfor Prep team

ByHENRYMOUNGER

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WHENEVER I DRIVE bythe former location of the HairCompany, in the Oak Placeshopping center on Highway51, I almost have to blink backtears. As many know, it burnedlast month. Linda Tapley andall the ladies who worked withher there had to relocate imme-diately.

Linda’s clients reacted imme-diately upon learning of thedisaster. Many reacted withsympathy and offers to helpmove what little could be sal-vaged, but all had to wait forthe fire marshall and insuranceinvestigators to look into thecause for the fire, etc.

It never has been determined

what caused the fire, but thedamage was great and it wasnecessary for Linda and staff tomove. Fortunately, they foundanother location, got phonesystems working, bought newscissors and equipment, and arehappily back at work.

What can never be salvagedis the great ambience the HairCompany had in its old loca-tion. Many a child had his/herfirst haircut there. Many an eld-erly lady had permanents there,many of us shared stories andcoffee in the presence of verycaring ladies. Many young girlswere trained on the job tosweep up the trimmings,answer the phones, collectmoney and wash up the smocksand towels. There was anunderstood order from Lindathat malicious gossip wasn’t tobe tolerated. She and her hus-band made numerous repairsand re-painted, constantlychanging the décor and alwayspropping up the old construc-tion. It was always welcomingand peaceful.

LINDA WAS A FRIEND toall, and not just people. Shebefriends not only those whoneed a shoulder to lean on, butcats and dogs as well. It waswell known that when a straywas found, Linda would carefor it until she could find it ahome.

The new place has little ofthe welcoming feel of the old,but it’s the people that makethe place, and Linda and herfriends are unchanged andthat’s the good news.

Rita Martinson is aNorthsider.

I AM A LUDDITE of sorts, and to save you atrip to the dictionary, I am actually going to make iteasy (just in case you do not remember):

Seems as though a number of us anyway, arereconsidering the sanity of one, Ned Ludd (1779),purported to be a half-witted English worker,whose followers of workmen combed the country-side destroying labor saving machinery, as a"protest."

Scoffed at for too many years, and surrounded bya world of current-day layoffs, where we've pur-ported to become a "service economy," in a throw-away world, of anything goes, cut quality to save adime. Some are beginning to rethink if the time justmight not be right to reconsider whether old NedLudd might not have been correct, after all.

Though it has taken almost 200 years to provethis theory, perhaps it's time to reintroduce the theo-ry that what we've done (and where we've endedup) is not the utopia it was supposed to be after all.

Time was, people, workers, and individuals, tookpride in their craft, and while that entire conceptseems to be "so out of touch with the (current)times."

The "flip-side" of today's modern world, of shod-dy workmanship, and mass production (where peo-ple inevitably are left with a loss of pride in tasks

performed and jobs less than well-done), just mightbe a rediscovery and return to values that havebecome diminished or compromised made for thesake of savings, of corners cut, for the fattening ofbottom line profits ... you get the idea.

... And the result is a restless American populace,who has seen compromise go simply too far, withthe abandonment of principles, we all held at onetime to be very dear.

... When we could "stand for something substan-tial," without being scoffed at, when we couldmarch to the beat of our own drum, without beingdeemed "crazy," and out of touch, when we couldplace pride in work completed well, over amountof work completed...

I think we’ve all been sold a “bill of goods,”... and I don't know about you, but I'm mad as

hell, and I’m not going to take it anymore.Join me, and at least there will be two like-mind-

ed individuals of one accord. What do you say? Just look around, as our very foundations seem to

have been "shaken by the events of late"... mistrust,greed, disappointment, compromise.

All the things about which we all know betterhave consumed and enveloped us all, like a deepfog. The reality of what is on the horizon is simply"not a pretty picture, at all."

I expect that overpaid, insensitive, supposedfinancial geniuses, who just "stole your hard-earned money, and with some amount of new-found legitimacy" are going to have a lot of diffi-culty sleeping soundly or looking at themselves inthe mornings, squarely in the face, as they shave.

BUT THIS I FIRMLY BELIEVE: Individualsare sick and tired of being sick and tired, and ourchoices are now crystal clear.

We can wallow in the quagmire of frustration andof hopelessness, or we can step up and step out,and begin right now, to rediscover our own "gritand pluck" once again.

I've found my new hero, and he is ElbertHubbard of the Roycroft Movement, who so aptlyand vividly identified it all, when he spoke thesewords:

“One machine can do the work of 50 ordinarymen; no machine can do the work of one extra-ordinary man.”

Want to join me in that effort; at the very least,there will be two of like mind.

Billy Neville is a Northsider.

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MADISON COUNTY’S NEW solidwaste management authority wants a$100,000 loan from the county to hire anenforcement officer.

The authority recently requested the“seed money” during a recent board ofsupervisors meeting.

Jim McNaughton, who has been actingas the authority’s general manager sinceits incorporation in February, said a solidwaste officer would promote programs tostop and prevent illegal dumping, pro-mote recycling and clean up illegaldumps.

“We would also apply for grants,”McNaughton said. “There are grantsavailable for this position, up to 50 per-cent.

“We’d like to do this as soon as fundingis available ... Within 30 days I’d like tosee us hit the ground running.”

Though he said the authority wouldrepay any money it borrowed from thecounty for the job, District 1 SupervisorJohn Bell Crosby questioned whyMcNaughton was asking for a loan at all.

“I know y’all intend to pay it back, butI was under the impression that thisauthority wouldn’t cost the county any-thing,” Crosby said.

The board of supervisors formed theauthority to oversee sustainable, low-costrecycling and trash pickup in unincorpo-rated parts of the county, explore alterna-tive energy options, and maximize the useof the county’s landfills - ultimately sav-ing the county money.

DISTRICT 5 SUPERVISOR PaulGriffin asked when the authority wouldtake over trash pickup.

“The best way I can think of … isthrough a cooperative agreement with thecounty,” McNaughton said. “We wouldtake over the executive and managerialside and still rely on the county for opera-tional support.

“Then we would work on getting more

customers and generating more money.”He didn’t explain how, but he has saidother counties could be recruited as addi-tional customers. Most solid wasteauthorities in Mississippi make theirmoney from “tipping fees,” which arepaid by cities and counties that haul theirtrash to the authority’s landfill.

The request was taken under advise-ment.

“We had a similar issue with the WestMadison Water Association. We couldn’teven loan them the money,” board attor-ney Eric Hamer. said. “I’ll take a look andsee if it’s the same with solid wasteauthorities.” At press time, Hamer hadn’tyet found out whether the loan would belegal.

SUPERVISORS APPOINTED threecommissioners to serve on the authority:Godwin Group CEO Philip Shirley,Madison County Road ManagerLawrence Morris, and Volunteer FiremanRobert Bilbrew.

Shirley will serve a four-year term,Morris will serve a two-year term, andBilbrew will serve a one-year term. Thecommissioners elected Shirley as chair-man and Bilbrew as vice chairman.

Another of the county’s goals for theauthority was to coordinate with theMississippi Department of EnvironmentalQuality (MDEQ) and other regional part-ners on programs.

Mark Williams, an MDEQ administra-tor of solid waste programs, said he had-n’t heard anything from the authority yet.

“I think they’re still trying to decide therole of that authority and what they’ll beworking on,” Williams said. “I’m assum-ing at some point they’ll engage us abouthow that authority’s going to function.”

Though Madison County will likely bethe authority’s first customer for recyclingand waste pickup, McNaughton hasemphasized that the county could alwaysback out and contract with anotherprovider if they were unsatisfied.

New authority turns tocounty for help with hire


SHORT ON CASH?Credit cards could soon be accepted at

Jackson Municipal Court. The city is considering hiring a third-party

firm to take credit card payments in lieu ofcash, checks or money orders for fines andtickets.

The city is setting aside funding in its 2012fiscal year budget for court upgrades. Theupgrades will clear the way for bringing on afirm to handle credit card transactions. It’s amove that city officials say is needed to saveresidents time when visiting the courthouse.

“We need to provide a mechanism to make iteasier for people to do business with the city,”said Deputy Director of Finance Rick Hill.“Allowing credit cards is the way to do it.”

Hill said a third-party firm will have to behired, because the municipality can’t legallyconduct the transactions itself.

Credit card companies charge a fee to theentity for each transaction made, meaning thatif a person came in to pay a $21 parking ticket,the city would not get the full $21.

Hill said that under state law, the city can’tuse money from tickets to pay transaction fees.

The city can hire a firm to accept the pay-ments for it, and charge customers a small“convenience fee” for paying with plastic.

A portion of the convenience fee will pay thecredit card company, while the other portionwill compensate the third-party agency for itsservice, Hill said. As a result of the conven-ience fee, the city would still receive the fullamount of the fine.

If a third-party group was hired, residentswould still have the opportunity to pay withcash, check or money order.

(Residents without cash can now use theirdebit or credit cards to withdraw funds from anautomated teller set up in the courthouse.)

After Mayor Harvey Johnson returned for athird term in 2009, the administration broughton Paymentus, a company with offices inAltanta, Ga., to accept credit card payments forwater and sewer.

Hill said the “convenience fee” is between $3and $5, depending on the size of the bill. Sofar, the system has been well received by cus-tomers.

City moving to accept creditcard payments for fines, tickets

DR. ALEXANDER P. AUCHUS, profes-sor and McCarty Chair of Neurology,has been elected to the AmericanNeurological Association, the world’soldest neurological society and oneof the earliest academic societies inthe United States. Auchus also hasbeen certified in the subspecialty ofgeriatric neurology by the UnitedCouncil for NeurologicSubspecialties. He is the only physi-cian in the South so certified, and isone of only several dozen in thenation.

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THE PLAQUE ATTACHED TOthe water well cites Jeremiah 29:11.

“‘For I know the plans I have foryou,’ declares the LORD, ‘plans toprosper you and not to harm you,plans to give you hope and afuture.’”

Fifty-one families in Chiweza, arural village in the nation of Malawiin southeast Africa, have hope and afuture thanks to the efforts of aMadison-based Sunday school classand a nonprofit in Jackson.

Two “life groups” at BroadmoorBaptist Church have raised enoughmoney for three water wells to bedug in Malawi, one of the poorestnations on Earth, through CleanWater for Malawi, founded byNorthsider Victor Smith last fall.

“We believe that it’s scriptural totry to meet the physical needs ofpeople, and if you look at the life ofChrist, what you generally see is ameeting of physical needs beforeHe addresses the spiritual, in mostof the New Testament,” saidRonnie Smith (no relation toVictor), whose life group donatedthe money for the Chiweza welland looks to raise more.

Clean Water for Malawi, a regis-tered 501(c)(3) organization, hasdrilled 21 wells in Malawi sinceJanuary with donations from Rotaryclubs and other groups and individ-uals.

“I first heard of the projectthrough Victor because of being

involved in Rotary,” said Ronnie,who works as a regional presidentfor Regions Bank. “And as timewent on, Victor and I becamefriends. We started talking about theneed to continue to drill water wellsthroughout Malawi, and [my lifegroup and I] talked about how wecould take a look at different [mis-sions] projects.

“There are so many needs. This isone that I raised as a possibility.And the group really took this onand wanted to be a part of it andquickly [was] very generous in giv-ing.”

THEYALSO WANTED TOmake sure people’s spiritual needswere met. As it turned out, aMalawi native named Noah Bandawas helping plant churches neareach well on his own time, when hewasn’t overseeing well rig opera-tions.

“They built a church [building inChiweza] that will hold 300 peo-ple,” Victor said. “They’re building

bricks out of clay over there, andthey’re wanting to get some moneyfor a tin roof.”

Another organization Victor isinvolved in, Here’s Life Mission toAfrica, has provided nifty devicescalled “proclaimer boxes” for vil-lages in Malawi.

“It is basically [a recording of]the New Testament in their lan-guage that is played as if you werehaving a conversation, not as if it’sbeing read,” Ronnie said. “They’reput near the wells and are alsohanded out. [People are] able totake their boxes back to whateversmall village they’re from.

“The boxes are very small, butloud,” he said - adding that hehoped interest in the boxes wouldlead to new churches and strength-en village communities.

But it all starts with clean water.“People have died in the past year

and years before drinking badwater,” Victor said. “The otheralternative is you don’t drink anywater and you just die.”

THE CIA’S WORLD FACTbook ranks Malawi among theworld’s most densely populated andleast developed countries. Morethan half of its 15.8 million peoplelive below the poverty line, and 80percent of them live in rural areas -meaning they’ve had to hang-digfor water, and the holes aren’t deepenough.

“In the dry season, the well theywere using [in Chiweza] would dryup, and the women had to walkmore than five miles to get waterfrom the river,” Victor Smith said.

“We have a lady who’s 60-some-thing years old - and [when we builta well in her village] she said, ‘Thisis the first drink of clean water thatI’ve ever drunk in my whole life.’”

Even in the wet season, dirtywater - which becomes stagnantwhen the holes are left uncovered -carries a high risk of major water-borne or food illnesses such as bac-terial or protozoal diarrhea, hepatitisA and typhoid fever, the CIA says.

But with just over $3,000 andabout a week’s time, Clean Waterfor Malawi can dig a well that willlast at least 10 years and help pre-vent those sicknesses.

“While we’re there, we also setup a basin for people to wash theirclothes,” Victor said. Clean Waterteams teach people about mainte-nance of the wells, water testingand personal hygiene to ensure thatthe water remains drinkable in thelong run.

OF THE 21 WELLS the organi-zation has dug, 13 have been fund-ed by various groups and individu-als - including one well fromRonnie Smith’s life group and twowells from another life group atBroadmoor.

Three metro-area Rotary clubshave paid for the other eight wellsand have raised enough money for10 more.

“We’re going to drill a well aweek until that has transpired,”Victor said. “And then we will drillother wells as money comes avail-able, you see. But once we getthrough with these [currently fund-ed wells], it probably is going totake maybe till the end of the yearto start a new Rotary round.

“I think eventually our goal willbe to have three rigs running innorth, central and south [Malawi]and drill 150 wells a year. And wewould train personnel who live inthe area.

“We appreciate people prayingthat we can do that.”

Water wells won’t solve all ofMalawi’s problems. But it’s a goodstart.

“We think the [average] lifeexpectancy, instead of being 50years, will be 60,” Victor said.

“[One of our supporters] said itreally well: The poorest state in theUnited States is helping one of thepoorest countries in the world. Wecan make a big difference.”

REACHING OUTTwo Broadmoor Baptist classes provide wells for Malawi

Pastor Jefali Kaliyala at one of the wells



TWICE THE JACKSON POLICE have given chaseto a white Honda that they say is involved in a string ofhouse burglaries on the Northside.

And twice police have let the vehicle slip throughtheir fingers.

On August 25, officers gave chase to the two-doorAccord near Manhattan and Meadowbrook roads, butcalled off the pursuit when the vehicle entered a schoolzone.

When the burglaries began earlier this summer, policespotted the vehicle in the Meadowbrook area, but lost iton a nearby neighborhood street, said Precinct FourCmdr. Wendell Watts.

Watts said the suspected vehicle was about a quarterof a mile away when the officer spotted it.

The vehicle is linked to burglaries and attempted bur-glaries on Glenway Drive, Buckley Drive, KingsHighway, Oak Ridge Drive, Galloway Drive, DouglasDrive, Highland Park Drive, Ridge Drive and possiblyothers.

The most recent incidents occurred in late August,days after police told the Sun that the suspect involvedin the burglaries was behind bars.

(On August 17, police arrested Timotheus Brandon,of Jackson. Authorities are now saying that the suspectwas involved in separate kick-ins on Kings Highway,East Hill Drive, Ridgeway Drive and CraneBoulevard.)

Watts discussed the August 25th pursuit at lastmonth’s Community-Oriented Policing Strategies(COPS) meeting. The chase occurred hours before the5:30 p.m. meeting.

“We had to cancel it when the driver went into aschool zone,” he said. “I’m all for a good pursuit, butwhen it put lives in danger, it’s a different story.”

A resident contacted police when he heard a housealarm go off in the 1200 block of Buckley. The residenttold police that the Honda was slowly rolling awayfrom the scene. A patrolman attempted to pull the driverover near the intersection of Manhattan andMeadowbrook, but the suspect fled, he said.

Watts said the house had not been broken into, with

the alarm apparently scaring him off.

THE VEHICLE is said to be a 2000 to 2003 Accordcoupe with dark tinted windows. The first three letterson the tag are HTT.

(Watts, who was driving when he spoke to the Sun,couldn’t recall the last three numbers.)

The department has the tag number, the owner’sname and address, but has been unable to track herdown. “She is nowhere where we can pin her down,”Watts said.

He said tracking down the owner could lead to abreak in the case.

Watts said the woman lives in Jackson, but declinedto offer additional details. He said police have been tothe woman’s house, but the woman was not there. Theprecinct has not staked out the house.

Watts said the vehicle or tag has not been reportedstolen, meaning that the owner could know the suspectinvolved in the incidents.

Asst. Police Chief Lee Vance said the house hasn’tbeen staked out because the police don’t have theresources to do it.

“The only way we don’t arrest someone for commit-ting a crime is when we don’t have the evidence orcan’t locate them,” he said. “We have no problemarresting people. The jail situation in Hinds County is atestament to that.”

Holly and Alan Lange’s home in the 100 block ofGlenway was broken into around 11:55 a.m. on July25.

Video cameras in the Woodland Hills neighborhoodcaptured the suspect kicking in the front door and run-ning outside with a flatscreen television before fleeingin what appeared to be a white Honda.

A second vehicle, that Holly Lange said appeared tobe a blue Lexus, was also involved.

Cameras in the Fondren community also spotted awhite Honda at an August 18 break-in in the 200 blockof Ridge.

Lange is concerned by the fact that the suspect isbreaking into homes in broad daylight. “It says they cando whatever they want and not get caught,” she said.

White Honda continues to eludepolice; house burglaries continue


FOR ONE BUILDER in Madison, the city’s growth isn’tenough to get houses built in a subdivision that is otherwiseready to go.

The lots are finished and the final wearing course will soonbe applied to the streets in Avonlea, a 17-lot neighborhood justoff Old Canton Road - but builder James Ellington says he cando nothing but try to find someone to buy the development.

“[The bank was] supposed to make me the constructionloan for the houses. And they defaulted on doing that,”Ellington said.

He declined to name the bank but said it was one of the “bigthree” in the Jackson area.

“The loan officer that was mine there, he’s gone. They’veclosed their lending agency in the Jackson area.”

ELLINGTON SAID the bank has been working with himbecause they think he has a good chance of selling the 50’ x145’ lots at a reduced price. But it hasn’t been working.

“And what [houses] were worth at one time, I can’t evensell them for two-thirds of that right now.

“I’ve been building for more than 30 years, built over 400homes, this is my fourth subdivision, and I don’t know if I canfinish it or not. I’m 60 years old and fixing to have to look forsomething else to do.”

He also said Mayor Mary Hawkins-Butler told him hewouldn’t get final plat approval with homes smaller than2,400 square feet.

The mayor’s office confirmed that 2,400 was the agreed-tominimum home size.

“The people wanting those houses are retirees, and theywant 2,000 square feet instead of 2,400.”

Ellington has not yet filed a final plat.

Lack of funds keepsdeveloper fromfinishing Avonlea

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Continued from Page 3Atogether at the end of theevent to hold hands and saya prayer. We could have aHinds County inmate hold-ing the hand of a cheerleaderfrom Jackson Prep, andsomeone high-ranking instate government standingnext to someone who’sreceiving help at HarborHouse. It’s a true kingdom ofGod circle, representing somany types of people.”

Are the charities thatbenefit involved in helpingwith WellsFest?

“They don’t have to be, butare invited to. Mustard Seedhas been wonderful about it.They’ve helped with every-thing, from marketing tomaking ceramics to sell.They will also have their bellchoir play at WellsFest thisyear as well.”

What is The MustardSeed using the money for?

“They are expanding theirceramic workshop and pro-gram, which is how theysupport themselves.”

How many membersdoes Wells Church have?

“We have around 850 to900 members, of that about600 are active. We havestrong attendance, with threeservices on Sunday: 8:30a.m., 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.”

Has membership grownover the years?

“It has grown over theyears. Last year, we’ve hadseveral baptisms that wereadults. It’s unusual to baptizesomeone over 40 years ofage, very unusual. We are aslow-growth church. I don’tpush joining, because somany people have feltpushed by other churches.We also don’t require tithing.We feel that money will fol-low purpose.”

Keith Tonkel

Continued from Page Oneing a performance there in the spring.

GBNF was notified of its awardrecently. The grant is a 50-50 match,meaning that the foundation must putup $3,000 in self-generated dollars.

Lindsay was quick to point out thatthe program was still in the planningphase. “It’s too early to tell what allwe’ll do,” she said.

LAUREL STREET has also beenhopping, in terms of park activity.

About two years ago, Belhaven resi-dents gathered to take in the Alabama-Ole Miss football game on an inflat-able big screen, Ellis said.

Laurel Street is also home to anannual Easter Egg Hunt and intramuralsports for the Mississippi CollegeSchool of Law.

“We see people using the parks year’round,” Lindsay said. “When itsnowed last year, we saw people buildsnowmen in our parks. People are thereall the time.”

In addition to giving residents anoth-er location for enjoying the outdoors,

Ellis said the parks also build commu-nity cohesiveness. “They are placeswhere people get to know their neigh-bors, and as a result become more ded-icated to the places where they live,”she said. She pointed to the fact that theparks have been used by generations offamilies. Some people, she said, wentto Laurel Street Park when they werechildren, and they’re now taking theirchildren and grandchildren there.

KNOWING THE VALUE of theparks, Northsiders have invested agood bit of time and money to ensurethat they remain viable for years tocome. GBNF raised approximately$150,000 for the first round ofimprovements for Belhaven Park.

And a recent fund-raiser called Artfor the Park netted the Laurel Streetfriends around $15,000 for upgrades.Ellis said that money will be used tomake the park safer for families.

Farther south, the Belhaven HeightsCommunity Association (BHCA)worked with the city of Jackson toinstall a new walking trail at BelhavenHeights Park.

Lindsay said the foundation had littleto do with the project and referredquestions to BHCA President ClarenceWebster.

Webster couldn’t be reached forcomment.

Funds raised for Belhaven Park wereused to install an ornamental iron fenceand a brick column entrance alongPoplar. Also included in the upgradeswere new street lights, benches and abrick sidewalk.

Laurel Street friends committeemember Christine Barron said moneyraised from Art for the Park will alsobe used for new sidewalks, addingsteps and a handicapped-accessibleramp. The group also is planning topour a new driveway to provide cityvehicles with better access to the prop-erty.

To provide children with less accessto the street, gates will be installed atthe park’s main entrances. “The maingate will have a latch to keep kids fromgetting out,” she said. “Our main goalis to keep kids from finding their wayinto the street.”

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Continued from Page OneFillingane, chairman of the Senate’s

Judiciary A committee, authored SB 2618,a bill that would require the attorney gen-eral to bid out all contracts for outsidelegal counsel when the anticipated feesexceed $500,000.

“We call it the sunshine act, basically,”Fillingane said, noting that the bill numberchanges with every legislative sessionsince it hasn’t been passed yet.

“The bill has passed the state Senatenow for I think the past three or four years,and it’s always died in the Democrat-con-trolled House.”

But he said there is hope for the House,which has been getting more conservativeand more Republican. “And I think thattrend will continue this year.”

Though many of the bill’s supporters areRepublicans and Hood and his friends areDemocrats, “it wouldn’t matter if we did[have a Republican attorney general],”Fillingane said. “I don’t think any of uswould want a Republican, Independent orDemocrat attorney general to pick hisfriends and campaign contributors to han-dle the state’s legal work.

“If it’s important enough to go outsidethe attorney general’s office itself, it oughtto be important enough to go through a bidprocess, so you don’t get into this crony-ism. I just think that it makes sense ulti-mately,” he said.

“Everything else is going to transparen-cy in government. You hear that all theway from federal down to the municipallevel.”

SECTION 91-3-69 OF THEMississippi Code says certain “profession-al services” - including those of state-licensed attorneys, accountants, physi-cians, engineers, architects and appraisers -can be retained without a bidding process.

“I think what they tend to say is…it’s

not a good idea to bid out these types ofcontracts [because] these attorneys bring acertain level of expertise and maybe novellegal theories to the table about how to suesomeone and get money back for thestate,” Fillingane said.

“And if they had to bid the contract out,[the attorneys] would divulge too much oftheir intellectual property rights to the legaltheories [in the bidding process]. They sayif they tell too much, then every otherattorney in the world…figures out theirhard-earned theories.

“I simply don’t buy that. You can simplysay, ‘We have a novel idea about how tocorrect $100 million in back taxes thatMCI/WorldCom owes us.’”

And even if attorneys have to reveal alittle more than that, the alternative - notbidding out legal contracts at all - will beunhealthy for the state in the long run,Fillingane said.

Also, “none of our bills have ever saidyou have to go with the lowest bidder. It’slowest and best, and that discretion is leftto the AG’s office.”

He said such discretion could certainlybe abused: The attorney general could stillhire his friends regardless of who’s actual-ly the best man for the job.

“But I think that outcome is much betterthan when you have nobody else butRonnie Musgrove [or Hood’s other alliesdoing the state’s legal work].

“[The bill is] not necessarily to controlwhat the AG does, but simply to make cit-izens aware of what the AG is doing. Andif they’re okay with that, they’ll keepelecting them. The people will decidewhich process they like the best.”

Fillingane said Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant, theRepublican nominee for governor, hasbacked the sunshine act.

“I don’t know if [Democratic candidateJohnny Dupree has] made a stand on it,but I know where [Bryant] stands on it.”

District 64 Rep. Bill Denny authored asimilar bill in the state House several yearsago - and like Fillingane’s bill, it has diedin House committees every year since.

“A bill of that sort obviously would gothrough the judiciary committee, which isgenerally - well, in all cases, is handled byattorneys. So you can see how that goes,”Denny said.

He said a lot of states have adopted suchbills, “and it makes sense. We ought tohave some control. We want to put clarityon what outside attorneys are hired andhow much they’re being paid.”

MUSGROVE, A LONGTIME Hoodally, is listed as “of counsel” on CopelandCook’s Web site.

According to the American BarAssociation (ABA), “of counsel” denotes“a close, regular, personal relationship”between an attorney and a firm. Thoughthe firm employs the attorney, he or she isnot an associate or partner with that firm.

But the connection between Musgroveand the Ridgeland law firm was enough tonab $8.5 million in legal fees (plus $1.5million in expenses) for the firm’s work onthe pharmaceutical lawsuits. CopelandCook attorneys have given $15,000 tohelp Hood win re-election this year.

A 2008 article from the American TortReform Association’s annual “JudicialHellholes” report said Hood had hired 27firms in a five-year period to work on 20separate lawsuits. Partners in those firmsgave more than $500,000 to his re-electioncampaigns.

Hood’s then list of contributors includedDickie Scruggs and attorney JoeyLangston - who, like Scruggs, also plead-ed guilty of conspiring to bribe a judge.Langston’s firm split $14 million in legalfees in 2005 after facilitating a $100 mil-lion settlement for the state withMCI/WorldCom.

Sunshine Act

NORTHSIDERS LIVING NEAR FortificationStreet shouldn’t worry if their lights go out in thecoming weeks. It’s a sign that work is progressing onthe much-anticipated Fortification Street ImprovementProject.

The Jackson City Council recently approved con-tracts with Entergy Mississippi and AT&T to relocateelectric and communication lines in the project’s path.

Miller Pipeline, a contractor hired by Atmos Energy,began moving natural gas pipelines last month.Miller’s work is expected to wrap up by October 1.

Entergy will receive a $743,655 payout for the serv-ice; AT&T will get $107,480 from funds set aside forthe project, said Chris Mims, director of communica-tions. Mims said the utility firms will notify residentsif service is to be temporarily interrupted as a result ofthe relocations. “The companies will be responsiblefor sending notices to the public,” he said.

The $12 million project calls for transformingFortification from a four-lane thoroughfare into a two-lane street from Jefferson Street to Greymont Street. Itcalls for grading the street, repaving it and reducingthe height of a hill near Madison Street to improvevisibility for motorists. New lighting and signalizationwill also be added at five Fortificationintersections:Jefferson, Greymont, Lamar, West andShort Farish streets.

Construction is being paid for with state, local andfederal dollars.

Utilities being relocatedas project gets startedon Fortification Street

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Dedication date set for October 16

Services scheduled for OctoberBy KATIE EUBANKSSun Staff Writer

THE PEWS HAVEN’T BEEN installed yet, but the newSt. Joseph Catholic Church building in Gluckstadt is near-ly finished.

“We will start services [in the new building] sometimearound the first part of October,” said Pam Minninger, layecclesiastical minister at St. Joseph.

October will mark a year since construction began onthe white church, located just west of I-55 on GluckstadtRoad and designed by the late Michael Barranco.

“We worked real closely with Michael in designing it soit would look like a traditional church,” Minninger said.“It fits the personality and the history of our communityout here. It’s got the Gothic architectural features, theGothic windows, that type of thing.

“And of course it’s bigger,” she added. “We’re very rapidly growing. The bishop named us a

full parish five and a half years ago. At that time we had90 families. Now we have right at 400, with more comingevery week,” she said.

“The church that we’re in now comfortably seats about150, and this [new] one will seat about 450. We also haveseven classrooms in this one.”

MINNINGER SAID BISHOP Joseph Latino would bewith the church October 16 to dedicate the new building,constructed by George Malouf. In the meantime,Gluckstadt’s 25th annual Germanfest will be held on thechurch grounds Sunday, September 25.

“Germanfest will be reconfigured a little bit, and therewill be less room for parking, so we’ll have to redo that.But it will basically be in the same area - just rearranged abit.”

Minninger said the building cost $2.9 million to con-struct, and the church has an ongoing capital campaign.

ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH

Alice Barnes Carroll Services were held September 3 at St

James Episcopal Church for Alice BarnesCarroll of Jackson.

Mrs. Carroll, 75, died peacefully at homeAugust 31, surrounded by her loving family.

Mrs. Carroll was born May 14, 1936, toThelma W. and Floyd C. Barnes. She grewup in Drew, and considered herself a Deltagirl all her life. She was predeceased by aninfant brother, Clark, who died before shewas born.

The Barnes family moved to Jacksonwhen Mrs. Carroll was nine years old.During her years at Bailey Junior High, shebecame one of a group of 14 young girlswho named themselves the JUGS (Just UsGirls). The group remains lifelong friends tothis day. Mrs. Carroll was graduated fromCentral High School in 1954 and later grad-uated from the University of Mississippi.

At Ole Miss she pledged Chi Omega, andshe served as president of Tau chapter. ChiOmega continued to be a love of her wholelife, and she continuously gave back as sheserved on the National Chi Omega Boardand the State Day Board. She nurtured alifetime of friendships made through hersorority. Some of her happiest Chi Omegamoments occurred when her daughterspledged, as well as last fall when her grand-daughter Caroline pledged as a new mem-ber of Tau chapter.

Mrs. Carroll was a member of the JuniorLeague of Jackson and enjoyed her years ofservice in the league. She particularlyenjoyed meeting with her bridge club regu-larly. She was quick to state it was her

bridge club that did not play bridge; rather itwas an opportunity to gather with friends.

In 1961 she married Robert A. (Bob)Carroll and they have lived happily inJackson for 50 years.

She was a loving wife and devoted moth-er to her three daughters, Barrett, Rivers andAnne Robb. Later in life her grandchildrenbrought her great pleasure. She spent count-less hours choosing books to give the chil-dren. She attended the various sportingevents of her grandchildren and alwaysbrought a competitive spirit to the games.She created a special family tradition byhaving Sunday lunch at her house everyweekend, enabling the family to gatherweekly.

Mrs. Carroll was an avid reader andenjoyed lending and borrowing books froma great number of friends. She alwaysenjoyed the discussions they shared aboutthe books. She was a great conversationalist,but more importantly, she was a great listen-er. She was a steadfast friend and wasalways very grounded in giving her advice,opinion and support to her family and herfriends. One could always count on her tospeak the truth and get right to the heart ofthe matter.

Survivors are her husband, Robert A.Carroll, and her daughters and their families,Barrett and Trip Brown and their children,Walker, Caroline and Matthew; Rivers andBobby Mounger and their children, Robert,Anne Rivers and Patrick; and Anne Robband Jo Jo Adams and their children, Joseph,Daniel and Rosemary.

Memorials may be made to St. JamesEpiscopal Church or to Chi Omega Tauchapter, P.O. Box 8047, University, 38677.

Obituariesin memoriam

Obituary PolicyThe Sun publishes obituaries of Northsiders and their families. Typically, we

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with more descriptive text capturing the spirit of the person’s life.

Madison CrimeThe Madison Police Department received the following

reports for:Beechwood Lane, petit larceny, August 8;Clark Farms Road, larceny, August 9;Grandview Boulevard, petit larceny, August 3;Grandview Boulevard, petit larceny, August 9;Highway 51, petit larceny, August 1;Highway 51, petit larceny, August 9;Long Cove Court, identity theft, August 4;Main Street, grand larceny, July 29;Mannsdale Road, grand larceny, August 11;North Valley Common, house burglary, August 10;Strawberry Hill, grand larceny, August 12;Wildwood Pointe, car burglary, August 9;

Ridgeland CrimeThe Ridgeland Police Department received the following

reports for:Adcock Street, 800 block, petit larceny, August 21;Arbor Drive, 300 block, burglary - dwelling, August 18;Brame Road, 400 block, burglary - dwelling house, July 29;County Line Road, 1200 block, identity theft, July 28;County Line Road, 1200 block, petit larceny, August 20;County Line Road, 1200 block, petit larceny, July 28;I-55, 6000 block north, auto burglary, August 18;Pear Orchard Road, 500 block, armed robbery, August 16;Pine Knoll Drive, 100 block, burglary - dwelling, August 15;Pine Needle Court, 500 block west, petit larceny, August 20;Sunnybrook Road, 500 block, grand larceny, August 16;Township Place, 200 block, petit larceny, August 15;Wheatley Street, 800 block south, credit card fraud, two

counts, July 28;Wheatley Street, 800 block south, petit larceny, August 20;

Jackson CrimeThe Jackson Police Department received the following

reports for:Northview Drive, 4000 block, larceny, July 1;Northview, 3900 block, larceny, August 14;Oakridge Drive, 3800 block, larceny, August 11;Oakridge Drive, 3900 block, house burglary, July 29;Old Canton Lane, 3900 block, auto burglary, July 26;Old Canton Road, 4400 block, auto burglary, June 21;Old Canton Road, 5100 block, house burglary, July 30;Old Canton Road, 5100 block, stolen license plate, August 2;Old Canton Road, 5500 block, auto burglary, June 22;Old Canton Road, 5600 block, auto burglary, June 21;Old Canton Road, 6200 block, auto burglary, August 16;Ridge Drive, 200 block, house burglary, August 18;Ridgewood Court Drive, 6300 block, auto theft, August 20;Ridgewood Road, 5800 block, auto burglary, August 21;Ridgewood Road, 6100 block, auto burglary, August 17;Ridgewood Road, 6300 block, larceny, August 17;Sedgwick Court, 5700 block east, house burglary, August

18;Sheppard Road, 200 block, house burglary, August 17;Southwood Road, 2000 block, house burglary, August 16;St. Andrews Drive, 300 block, auto burglary, July 8;St. Mary Street, 1800 block, auto burglary, August 21;State / Sheppard, auto burglary, August 13;State Street, 1200 block north, auto burglary, July 18;State Street, 1200 block north, auto burglary, July 18;State Street, 1200 block north, larceny, June 29;State Street, 1700 block north, auto burglary, July 10;State Street, 2300 block north, auto burglary, August 15;State Street, 2300 block north, auto burglary, August 16;State Street, 2300 block north, larceny, August 2;State Street, 2800 block north, auto burglary, July 16;State Street, 2800 block north, auto burglary, July 19;State Street, 2800 block north, auto burglary, July 19;State Street, 3000 block north, business burglary, Treehouse,

August 22;State Street, 3000 block north, business burglary, Wells

Cleaners, August 12;State Street, 3500 block north, aggravated assault, July 5;State Street, 3600 block north, robbery - individual, August

11;State Street, 3700 block north, business burglary, Sun

Gallery, July 23;State Street, 3800 block north, auto burglary, June 30;State Street, 4000 block north, auto theft, June 25;State Street, 4400 block north, larceny, August 12;State Street, 4500 block north, larceny, July 15;State Street, 4500 block north, robbery - carjacking, August

11;State Street, 5300 block north, auto burglary, July 28;State Street, 5300 block north, business burglary, June 25;State Street, 5300 block north, stolen license plate, July 27;State Street, 5400 block north, business burglary, Gas Stop,

August 23;State Street, 5500 block north, auto theft, July 24;State Street, 5600 block north, auto burglary, June 21;State Street, 6000 block north, house burglary, July 5;State Street, 6100 block north, business burglary, June 26;State Street, 800 block north, auto burglary, four counts, June

28;

Twin Lakes Circle, 2300 block, larceny, July 30;Tyrone Drive, 3800 block, auto burglary, July 23;Venetian Way, 5400 block, house burglary, August 5;Watkins Drive, 4800 block, business burglary, Community

Store, July 11;Watkins Drive, 5000 block, auto theft, June 25;

Watkins Drive, 5000 block, house burglary, July 5;Wayneland Drive, 5000 block, auto burglary, August 5;Wayneland Drive, 5000 block, auto burglary, July 27;Wayneland Drive, 5200 block, house burglary, August 4;Woodland Way, 2100 block, house burglary, July 28;Woodvale Street, 4100 block, auto burglary, July 5.


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Police issuing parking ticketsBy ANTHONY WARRENSun Staff Writer

PARKING IN a handicapped zone or forgetting toput money in a meter downtown could cost youmore than a handful of quarters.

The Jackson Police Department (JPD) is out in fullforce issuing citations for parking violations.

Parking enforcement officers (Don’t call themmeter maids.) have handed out a 14,210 parkingtickets since January 1. The majority were handedout in Jackson’s central business district.

The tickets are given for violations ranging frombeing parked at an expired meter to parking in ahandicapped zone. Tickets can range from $21 to$200 depending on the severity of the violation, saidPrecint Five Cmdr. Allen White.

Precinct Five is bordered by Court Street to thesouth, Fortification Street to the north, Gallatin Streetto the west and the Pearl River to the east.

The lion’s share of parking citations are given outin the metered areas by the precinct’s parkingenforcement division.

The division has four officers who are responsiblefor scoping out parking violations downtown. Theofficers have full policing powers and serve as anextra set of eyes and ears for the precinct.

“They relay information to dispatch that needsimmediate attention,” White said. Parking enforce-ment officers can also respond to crimes themselves.

Enforcing parking has other benefits as well, suchas ensuring that traffic flows smoothly and thatmeters are fed on a regular basis. The meters are arevenue generator for the capital city.

White didn’t know how much money the devicesbring in each year.

OFFICER COLENDULA Green, JPD spokes-woman, said residents who accumulate three ticketsor fines of more than $100 can face warrants fortheir arrest or additional fines.

However, Court Administrator Jeanette Banks saidmore than half of those who receive parking cita-tions pay their fees by or before the date on theirtickets.

Citations are given for a variety of reasons. Themost common, obviously, are issued for parking atexpired meters or being parked at a meter after its

time runs out. Other violations include parking in certain areas,

such as handicapped zones, loading zones, mail dropzones or fire zones.

Vehicles are also ticketed for blocking sidewalks,and for parking in front of bus stops and firehydrants.

Motorists can also be ticketed for parking in one-or two-hour zones. “Officers will come by and markthe sidewalks where the tires are, document the timeand come back later to see if the vehicle has beenmoved,” he said. “If they haven’t, officers give thema ticket.”

POLICE PLACE THE TICKETS under thewindshield wiper on the driver’s side of the vehicle,White said.

Parking Enforcement Officer Walter L. Mangum III issues ticket

Continued from Page OneFlowood’s Entrepreneur of theYear.

Haney is a senior project manag-er for McGowan Working Partners.The Brandon resident graduatedfrom Pearl High School andMississippi State University. Heholds a degree in civil engineering.

Russell has been working in theoil and gas industry for more than30 years. He is currently presidentof McGowan Working Partners. Heis on the board of directors for theMississippi Association of LandMen, the McLean-Fletcher Centerand Young Life Inner City inJackson.

Walker’s career and communityservice highlights include servingas president of LTM Inc., a fran-chisee of McDonald’s restaurants.He has been director of theTrustmark Corporation andTrustmark National Bank since2009. He is also chairman of theboard of trustees for TougalooCollege and founding member ofthe 100 Black Men of Jackson.

PRVF REPLACES the TwoLakes Foundation, which wasestablished by McGowan and sup-porters of the Two Lakes projectyears ago to see the project built onthe Pearl.

The vision foundation supportsthe One Lake plan and hopes towork with local and federal offi-cials to see it built.

In April, the Rankin-Hinds PearlRiver Flood and Drainage ControlDistrict (levee board) moved OneLake closer to reality, authorizingPRVF to work with the U.S. ArmyCorps of Engineers to study theOne Lake project.

The study will cost approximate-ly $4 million, according to corpsestimates, and be funded by PRVFand McGowan.

Dallas Quinn, PRVF spokesmansaid conceptual plans for One Lakeinclude building a 3,500-acre lakefrom just north of Lakeland Driveto south of I-20.

“It will be located primarilyalong the channelized area of thePearl, which was altered from itsnatural state in the early 1960swhen the corps built the currentlevee system,” he said.

The lake will be approximatelyseven miles long and include devel-opable shoreline on the Hinds andRankin sides of the Pearl.

The lake will also help protectresidents in the event of a majorflood. In 1979 and 1983, floodsdevastated the Jackson metro area.McGowan said One Lake wouldreduce floodwaters in a similarevent by 95 percent, keeping dryabout 3,000 homes and propertiesthat would otherwise be inundatedwith water.

At press time, the foundation hasyet to meet with the corps. Corpsofficials had scheduled two meet-ings, both of which had been can-celled.

One Lake

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Engagement celebrationCamille Allen, Drew Snyder honored in Williams home

Brittany Allen, Angela Forester, Camille Allen, Claire Brabec

Becky Ivison, Courtney Allen

Jean WilliamsDavid, Courtney, Cheryl and Camille Allen, Drew, Marilyn and Ed Snyder

Cathy Davis, Emily Jones, Jane and Bill Smith Jim Martin, Betsy Ditto, Gloria Martin

Haydn and Morgan Roberts, Will Bardwell, Jamie HolcombDrew Snyder, Camille Allen

Camille Allen and Drew Snyder, bothof Washington, D.C., were honoredrecently with an engagement celebrationin the home of Jean and KelleyWilliams.

Miss Allen is the daughter of Cheryland David Allen. Snyder is the son ofMarilyn and Ed Snyder of Madison.

Co-hosts and hostesses were Carolynand Barry Aden, Rebecca and MarionBlack, Suzanne and Bill Boone, Cathyand Jeff Davis, Betsy and Kane Ditto,Lynn and Jim Grenfell, Jeri and Lucian

Harvey, Annette and James Hitt, Claraand Colton Joorfetz, Connie and TomKossen;

Also, Gloria and Jim Martin, LindaMcGehee, Marcia and Chuck Poole,Gayla and John Purvis, Kandy and JoeSims, Geri and Preston Smith, Jan andJohnny Wade, Rebecca and MarkWiggs, Jean and Kelly Williams, andCindy and Jeff Wilson.

The couple will wed October 29 atNorthminster Baptist Church.

Shown are scenes from the party.

social news section BThursday, September 8, 2011

Night on the TownGala benefits Down syndrome society

Allison and Andy Tally, Raina and Shoutng Wu

Colin and Maureen Harrison, Shannon and Charles Plunkett

Ollie Armstrong, Shelley Waites, Margaret Luckett

Patrick Harkins

Ben and Courtney Boatwright

Dancy Watson, Terra Ingalls

Millicent McKee, Aaron Higgs, Ryan Hall, Britney Peoples

Nickey Cook, Elizabeth Sanders, Julie Reiprish,Stacy Scott

Lisa Edmonson, Julie Hardy

John and Claire Windsor, Christie Simmons, Christine Barnes

The Central Mississippi Down Syndrome Societyrecently hosted “A Night on the Town.” The eventbegan at the King Edward Hotel with a corporatesponsors reception. Live and silent auctions were heldand the Patrick Harkins Band performed.

Shown are scenes from the gala.

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September 7, Wednesday• Mississippi Department of Archives and History program, Sen. Hillman Frazier,

“My Long Journey Home.” Noon - 1 p.m. in the William Winter building.September 8, Thursday• Story Pirates perform John Grisham’s “Theodore Boone & the Thrill of Rights,”

4 p.m. at Eudora Welty Library. • The Cedars ‘Outdoor Splendor’ art show, 5 - 8 p.m. Free.• Delta Delta Delta alumnae Deltas After Dark, at The Treehouse.

[email protected] 9, Friday• CelticFest Mississippi September 9, 10 and 11 at the ag museum.

www.CelticFestMS.org.September 10, Saturday• Mississippi Farmers Market and Greater Belhaven Market, corner of High and

Jefferson streets. Most Saturdays, 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. 601-359-1159.September 10, Saturday (continued)• Old Capitol Museum Muster at the Museum, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Civil War reenactors. www.oldcapitolmuseum.com.September 11, Sunday• CelticFest Mississippi September at the ag museum. www.CelticFestMS.org.September 12, Monday• MS Agriculture and Forestry Museum / National Agricultural Aviation Museum, open Monday - Saturday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. 601-432-4500.

September 13, Tuesday• Millsaps College, Brunson Green and MS Film Commission, “The Help:

Movie-Making in Mississippi.” Ford Academic Complex Recital Hall, 7 p.m. Tickets $10. 601-974-1130.

• Madison County Mystery Readers meeting, 10:30 a.m. at Ridgeland Public Library. 601-853-8392.

• Millsaps College program Brunson Green discusses “The Help,” 7 p.m. in the Academic Complex recital hall.

• New Stage Theatre production of “Driving Miss Daisy,” September 13 - 25.www.newstagetheatre.com.

September 14, Wednesday• Mississippi Department of Archives and History program, Larry Morrisey talks

about his Mississippi Senior Cultural Leaders Oral History Project. Noon - 1 p.m. in the William Winter building.

September 15, Thursday• Southern Christian Services for Children and Youth, Bottom Line for Kids,

6 p.m., Country Club of Jackson. Tickets $100. 601-354-0983.September 17, Saturday• Mississippi Farmers Market and Greater Belhaven Market, corner of High and

Jefferson streets. Most Saturdays, 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. 601-359-1159.• Beth Israel Congregation 150th anniversary concert, 8 p.m. at the JacksonConvention Center. Tickets $30. 601-353-0603.September 18, Sunday• New Stage Theatre offers “Your Passport to a Theatrical Journey,” season ticket packet.

September 19, Monday• Woman’s Hospital seminar Red Hot Mamas, 11 a.m. at Fitness Lady, Ridgeland.

877-907-7642.September 20, Tuesday• WellsFest Art Night and Auction at Duling Hall. Preview party, 5:30 p.m.;

live art auction, 7 p.m. www.wellsfest.org.September 21, Wednesday• Mississippi Department of Archives and History program, author Norma Watkins,

"The Last Resort: Taking the Mississippi Cure," about the art colony Allison's Wells. Winter Building. Noon - 1 p.m. in the William Winter building.

September 22, Thursday• MS Animal Rescue League fur ball Pets and the City. 7 p.m. at the Renaissance.

$60 per person / $110 per couple.• City of Ridgeland Chamber of Commerce Denim and Diamonds, a Ladies’

Night Out, Country Club of Jackson. Reception and silent auction, 6 p.m.; dinner and entertainment, 7:30 p.m. Tickets $65. 601-991-9997.

• MS Symphony Orchestra, “The Red, White and Blue - Symphony at Sunset,”7 p.m. at The Cedars. Free. 601-981-9606.

September 23, Friday• Municipal Art Gallery art showing of VSA Mississippi art group through September, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed Sundays and Mondays.

September 24, Saturday• Mississippi Farmers Market and Greater Belhaven Market, corner of High and

Jefferson streets. Most Saturdays, 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. 601-359-1159.• WellsFest at Jamie Fowler Boyll Park. Includes live music, food booths,

children’s activities, arts and crafts, plant sale, silent auction, pet parade, 5K run and walk, one-mile fun run. www.wellsfest.org.

special daysHAPPY BIRTHDAY

September 8: Charles L. Miller, Herman J. Hines, Stephanie Davis. September 9: PresleyHill, Joanne Hartwig, Jerry Maxwell, Ernestine Powers, Tracy Rowland, ParkerPowers. September 10: Bradley Hagan, Susie Baldwin, Karen Freeman, Odessa Lee,Tillman Lyle, Haller Magee, Dennis Meador, Mathew Thibodeaux. September 11: Dr.Richard Birdsong, Stacy Regan, Hank T. Ware, Jim Myers, Betty Ratliff, Robert Hobbs,John Connolly. September 12: Barry McCorry, Burns Bishop, Ryan Chandler, GeneHenson, David Hervey, Connor Chase, Conor Smith. September 13: John Day Sr., LeahHenley, Leslie Petrus Kennedy, Pauline Derrington. September 14: Richard G.Wilkinson, C. Ray Scales Jr., Charlotte Harvison, Charles Campbell, Kristen Garcia,Wayne Gilbert.

HAPPYANNIVERSARYSeptember 11: Betty and Jim Blackwood. September 12: Bob and Ann McElroy, Mr.

and Mrs. Pat Somers, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mayfield.

To add your ‘Special Days’ call 601-977-8122, write to P.O. Box 16709, Jackson, MS 39236 or [email protected].

September events

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Arts and lectureMillsaps College Arts and

Lecture Series will featureBrunson Green, producer ofthe movie “The Help,”September 13, 7 p.m., in theAcademic Complex RecitalHall. For information on thisprogram and season ticketsfor the series call 601-974-1132 or visitwww.millsaps.edu.

Bible studyA new Explorers Bible

Study ladies group will meetWednesdays, 9:30 to 11 a.m.,at Christ United MethodistChurch. For details callBecky Howell at 601-924-1373 or Martha Holt at 601-956-1052.

Hawk watchJackson Audubon Society’s

annual hawk migrationwatch will be September 17,9 a.m. to noon, at VicksburgMilitary Park. Park entrancefee, $8. For details call 601-956-7444.

Tri-Delta eventJackson area Delta Delta

Delta alumnae are planningDeltas After Dark,September 8 at the

Treehouse. For more infor-mation contact Betty LynnFreeman at [email protected].

Diabetes walkThe Diabetes Foundation

of Mississippi will host itsannual Jackson Walk forDiabetes, October 2, 1 p.m.,at the Southern Farm Bureaubuilding on Watkins Drive.For details call 601-957-7878.

Wild childThe Jackson Zoo invites

families to add a wild childto their family tree by adopt-ing an animal. Adoptionpackages include an adop-tion certificate, an animalfact sheet and a photo of theanimal. Funds raised willhelp with the zoo’s animalcare needs. Zoo member-ships are also available forpurchase. For more informa-tion call 352-2582.

Support groupThe Metro Jackson

Parkinson’s Support Groupmeets every first Tuesday, 2p.m., at RedeemerPresbyterian Church. Formore information call 601-845-6340.

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WHETHER YOU’RE A suburban farmeron a small scale, or a flower fancier wholikes landscaping in a controlled and simplersetting, you know the values of raised bedgardening: soil to suit particular crops orornamentals, ease of fertilizing, watering tosuit individual types of plants, in differentmicro-climates without your garden, andmost importantly, no digging into impossiblesoil in impossible weather.

All of the advantages of raised bed garden-ing can apply to container gardening, aswell, with some plusses to consider.Containers are smaller and easy to movearound, to follow sun or shade, easier tochange out as crops mature or flowers liveout their bloom cycle, and simple to relocateas the spirit moves you.

Something to think about, in this summerof ours when thinking creatively about ourgardens is a whole lot easier than actuallygetting out for long periods and doing any-thing about it.

I’VE BEEN DABBLING in containergardening for a couple of years, faithfullysticking to terra cotta, with a preference forthose which look like genuine antiquesbecause of crusting of fertilizing chemicalson the surface.

Suddenly, this year I became focused onacquiring a really big container, one that wasreally blue, just the right blue. I couldn’t tellyou from a color chart, but I knew I’d recog-nize it when I saw it. Big containers aren’tcheap, but I had some birthday gift money to

play with. So I started observing, whenever Iwas in a nursery, a garden center, a homeimprovement store, anywhere they mighthave big pots for sale. I didn’t know what Iwanted to plant in it, and at first didn’t knowwhere I wanted to put it. I just knew I want-ed to look at it, every day, and it had to bejust the right blue.

They were there, and blue aplenty - varia-tions of attractive, striking cobalt blue, in dif-ferent shapes and sizes. Very shiny, ceramic,very trendy. But nothing really struck aspark with me, and the price tags were adeterrent

Then one morning, looking for somethingelse (the best of all times to find anything)and waiting for a program to begin, I wasprowling among the stacks of ubiquitousshiny ceramic pots when I happened to lookup, really up.

This is a well-established nursery, and thestorage was four shelves high, four tallshelves high.

And at the very top was a pair of blue pots.Really big, beautifully not shiny but decorat-ed with carvings of wreaths and swags, likea genuine Grecian urn. And really big - I justwent outside a few minutes ago to measure -16 inches high and 19 inches wide.

Knowing the price on the trendy pots atfloor level, I didn’t want to start dreaming animpossible dream, so I asked, and persistedin finding out the price tag. Quite reason-able, all things considered. But heavy, sothey had to wait until our son was home fora brief visit to make a purchase.

EVENTUALLY TIME and musclescame together and we went back. Nobodyhad bought them.

(Somehow I suspected they would nothave - if they hadn’t, all this time, even beenthe cause of a price check.) The same clerkhelped me, but had to call on a tall strongagile young worker to clamber up and bringboth of them down. (By now I had begun towonder, the price being reasonable, if I had-n’t better get both of them, or else regret itendlessly.)

Turns out there was a crack in the rim ofone of them, but otherwise I liked them evenbetter, color and decoration and antique fin-ishing, than I had at a distance. As I hesitat-ed, the clerk, possibly thinking of the effortin getting one back up to that fourth shelf,offered a discount because of the crack. Asale.

When we got home, I knew exactly whereone of them was to go, its forever location.But I hadn’t planned on two. I couldn’t pushmy luck with my son and the lifting requiredif we moved it around, so we put the secondone in a possible place. That place is where Iintended to plant a Japanese maple, if it evergets to be tree-planting time again. (I havesome gift money left.) So I thought, maybeI’ll plant the tree in that container. Each dayI have walked by the two blue pots manytimes, and now I think the route would notlook right, if either one were moved.

To put a five-gallon plant in a big, bigcontainer requires building up with rocks,

and smaller rocks, and then soil. You caneven leave the tree in its plastic nursery potfor a year, while you consider things. Carefulwatering and minimal fertilizing help here.And I still have no clue about what I want toplant in the pot in the original location.Nineteen inches in diameter means that Icould plant three five-gallon plastic pots andsqueeze them into the top 10 inches (with asupport system beneath of big rocks, smallrocks, and sand or dirt). For instance, tulipbulbs which bloom in spring, and can bereplaced with summer pots full of coleus ortrailing shade-tolerant annuals.

In other words, experiment until I have amore definite idea.

WITH CONTAINER gardening, nothingis ever carved in stone.

And it turns out that these pots aren’teither. When we got home, accidentallythumping on them, we realized they weremetal. Whatever caused the crack we’llnever know, but it’s not likely to crack anyfurther.

And I surely do enjoy the way they look.

Gardening GlimpsesAdvantages abound with container gardening

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By Mrs. Herman McKenzie

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Weddings & Engagements

ANNA CATHERINE Purvis and Andrew DavisFrame were united in marriage at 6 p.m. June 18 atTucker Plantation in Colbert, Ga., close to Athens.The ceremony was officiated by the Rev. John MiltonMartin III of Macon, formerly an assistant minister atNorthminster Baptist Church.

The bride is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. JohnPurvis. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs.Timothy Sullivan Frame Sr. of Savannah.

Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore agown of ivory tiered French Alencon lace over Italiansilk satin with delicate ribbon embroidered bodice.The ivory satin sash was secured with a vintage pearlbrooch. Her hand tied bouquet made of esperance,ambiance, and garden roses as well as peonies,hydrangea, and freesia was secured by a handembroidered handkerchief belonging to her great-grandmother Purvis.

Attending the bride as matron of honor was AbbyCoker Lechthaler of South Londonderry, Vt.Bridesmaids were Margaret Cagle Jones of Macon,and Virginia Cole Stanley of Mt. Pleasant, S.C. Theirstrapless dresses of matisse blue were enhanced withvintage brooches, a gift from the bride.

Flower girl was Catherine Ballard Purvis ofJackson, niece of the bride. She wore an ivory silkchiffon dress with lace inserts. Attached on the bodicewas an antique gold and cameo pin which hadbelonged to her great-great-great-grandmotherMitchell.

Readers were Mary Largent Purvis of Jackson andEmy Watson Vernier of Nashville. The guest registry

was attended by Mary Mitchell Purvis of Washington,D.C. Greeters were Taylor Morse Davis of Jackson;Susan Blair Leake of Washington, D.C.; KatyMorgan Neely Pulvere of Birmingham; Rita RoxanneRollins of Chicago; and Cameron Egan Seward ofNew York. The bride’s proxy was Samma FayeHarper Bromley of Knoxville.

THE BRIDEGROOM’S father was best man.Groomsmen were John Alexander Purvis of Jackson,and Spencer Ballard Purvis of Golden, Colo., brothersof the bride. Ringbearer was John Largent Purvis ofJackson, nephew of the bride.

Seating guests were Zachary Brendel of Athens,Ga.; James Catts of Charleston; Tripp Collins ofGadsden, Ala.; Adam Cone of Birmingham; KnoxGale of Decatur, Ga.; and Sam Rodgers of Ketchum,Ind.

A luncheon for the bride, bridesmaids, close friendsand family was held June 17 in an antebellum houseat The Hill in Athens.

A rehearsal dinner was hosted by the bridegroom’sparents on Friday night at Farm 255 in Athens. Thedinner was followed by a meet and greet with drinksand live music at Farm 255 hosted by family friendsof the bridegroom.

Wedding guests were invited for brunch and bocceat The Hill on Saturday morning which was hostedby friends and family of the bride.

Following a wedding trip to Watercolor, Fla., thecouple is at home in Jackson.

Purvis, Frame say vowsat Tucker Plantation

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Davis Frame

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MR. AND MRS. STEVEN ArthurWhatley announce the engagement of theirdaughter, Jennifer Lauren Whatley, to JacobLee Vaughn, son of Mr. and Mrs. Grady P.Vaughn Jr. of Pleasant View, Tenn.

The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr.and Mrs. George Irving Melichar of Laurel,Josephine Potts Whatley of Brandon and thelate Mr. Arthur Finus Whatley Jr. ofBrandon. The prospective bridegroom is thegrandson of Mr. and Mrs. Grady P. Vaughnof Cordova, Tenn., and the late Mr. and Mrs.Ronald Lee Olley of Millington, Tenn.

Miss Whatley is a 2006 graduate of St.Andrew’s Episcopal School. She is a 2010graduate of Rhodes College with a bache-lor’s degree in biology and environmentalscience. At Rhodes, she was an all-confer-ence member of the varsity softball team anda member of Tri-Delta sorority. She is associ-ated with Cardno-Entrix as a field technician.

Vaughn is a 2005 graduate of SycamoreHigh School, and a 2009 graduate of CentreCollege with a bachelor’s degree in anthro-pology. He was a linebacker on the Centrefootball team where he earned all-conferencehonors. Vaughn is stationed at Air StationNew Orleans with the United States CoastGuard.

THE COUPLE WILL exchange vows

October 15 at Madison United MethodistChurch. Following the ceremony, a receptionwill be held at the Jiggetts House. The cou-ple will make their home in New Orleans.

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Weddings & EngagementsMiss Jordan, Fahrenkopfto marry on October 8

MR. AND MRS. MARK Stephen Jordanannounce the engagement of their daughter,Meagan Marie Jordan, to Collin JohnFahrenkopf, son of Mr. and Mrs. CharlesFahrenkopf of Germantown.

The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr.and Mrs. James Alton Pierce of Madison andthe late Mr. and Mrs. John William Jordan ofCarter.

The prospective bridegroom is the grand-son of Mr. and Mrs. Bryce Griffis and thelate Beverly Griffis of Starkville, and LouiseFahrenkopf and the late Charles GeorgeFahrenkopf of Atlanta.

Miss Jordan is a 2004 graduate of MadisonCentral High School. She attendedMississippi State University where she wasgraduated cum laude in 2009, earning a bach-elor’s degree in interior design and a minor inart. She was a member of the Kappa Deltasorority.

Fahrenkopf is a 2002 graduate of ChristianBrothers High School. He attendedMississippi State University, where he wasgraduated in 2007 with a bachelor’s degree inbusiness administration. He was a member ofPi Kappa Alpha fraternity. He is associatedwith Miller Tabak Roberts in New York inglobal credit sales.

THE COUPLE WILL EXCHANGE

vows the evening of October 8 at CameronPlantation, the bride’s family home inCanton, with a reception to follow.

Following the wedding the couple willmake their home in New York City.

Meagan Marie Jordan

Miss Whatley, Vaughnto marry October 15

Jennifer Lauren Whatley, Jacob Lee Vaughn

The Northside Sun’s wedding

and engagement policy

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Elkin, Hayley Hayes, Jay Liles, and Caroline McKibbenUpchurch. For more information, contact Lucia Jones atPrep - [email protected].

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happeningsNight out

Ridgeland Chamber ofCommerce presents“Denim and Diamonds,”featuring Vince Vance andthe Valiants, September 22,at the Country Club ofJackson. Reception andsilent auction, 6 p.m., din-ner and entertainment, 7:30p.m. Tickets $65. Call 601-991-9996 for reservations.

Fur ballThe Mississippi Animal

Rescue League will holdtheir annual fur ball “Petsand the City,” September22, 7 p.m., at theRenaissance. $60 per per-son, $110 per couple.Contact [email protected] for more informa-tion.

WellsFestWells United Methodist

Church will hold theirannual benefit, WellsFest,September 24, 8 a.m. to5:30 p.m., at Jamie FowlerBoyll Park. Proceeds bene-fit Mustard Seed. Eventfeatures 5K run and walk,one mile fun run, livemusic, food, pet parade,children’s activities and asilent auction. For detailscall 601-353-0658.

Golf tournamentThe Mississippi

Community EducationCenter will hold their annu-al fund-raising golf tourna-ment October 7, 11:30 a.m.,at Lake Caroline. Entry fee$85. For details call 601-366-6405 or visitwww.mscec.org.

History is lunchMississippi Department

of Archives and Historyupcoming History is Lunchprograms include Sept. 14,Larry Morrisey on theMississippi Senior CulturalLeaders Oral HistoryProject. Meetings are heldnoon - 1 p.m. in theWilliam Winter building.

ContinentalThe Continental Club met in August at

the Country Club of Jackson for luncheonand bridge with President Ann Marble pre-siding. The invocation was offered by host-ess Sue Lucas. Co-hostesses were NadineWilliams, Mary Clayton, Nita Fanning andVirginia Young.

Joyce Britt won high score at bridge;Jeanne Caldwell, second; and Joy Nause,bingo.

Guests were Doris Brickell, EthelColeman, Mary McKee, Ann Minton,

Camelia Noblin, Teena Noland, JulieRenfrow, Martha Smith and Sylvia Steel.

Other members present were MarciaArthur, Pauline Bailey, Donna Beach, JeanBennett, Anna Box, Edith Bridges, TeenieDale, Billye Dallas, Mavis Dickerson,Katherine Fowler, Posey Freeman, LolitaHannon, Robbie Hughes, Peggy Johnson,Ann King, Shirley Lucas, Lynn Lymberis,Polly May, Joye Miller, Marjorie Murley,Alyce Palmore, Mary Lou Portner, MarthaJean Ray, Anne Robertson, Letha Smith,Mary Ann Snyder, Delta Walton and JudyWatts.

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Chancellor’s cupKappa Kappa Gamma sorority at Ole Miss received the 2011 Ole Miss Chancellor’s Cup forBest Overall Sorority on Campus and Best Philanthropy Award. Shown are sororityNorthsiders (from left) Liles Ingram, Ainslee Johnson, Adriana Mercier, Kristen Wilson,Elizabeth O’Connell, Samantha Shepard.

New familiesFirst Presbyterian Day School families welcome new parents at the new parentluncheon. Shown are (from left) David and Annnette Jones, Adam and StephanieDungy, Roy and Emily Butts.

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Jamie and Susan Stringer of Brandonannounce the birth of their son, ThomasGrayson Stringer, July 21 at BaptistMedical Center. Grandparents are Jimand Nancy Woods of Indianola andJimmy and Jan Stringer of Ridgeland.

Paxton Clark BerrySarah Beth and Cole Berry of Madison

announce the birth of their child, PaxtonClark Berry, July 6, at Woman’sHospital. Grandparents are Ted andPeggy Clark, the late Ann Clark, Dougand Lisa Berry, Carolyn Berry and RettaStockwell.

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A TWO PIECE bathing suit I’d foughtmy way into and had bought at the dis-count store for a special occasion later ontoday dangled invitingly from the bath-room doorknob. It would be part of theplanned and much anticipated programthis afternoon. The youngest grandchildhad completed a series of swimming les-sons and I would be a proud participant inher ‘show and tell.’

There were other things to take care offirst. Even though it was Saturday, theevery morning ritual before the 6:17departure time to walk our dog, JuneCleaver, begins with a weigh-in and thena garbage toss.

Stepping onto the bathroom scales, Iwatched in horror as the needle swept upto show a five pound weight gain. Surelythese scales have gone berserk. Then itdawned on me. Earlier in the week I hadeaten four desserts at the Down HomeBuffet at the Jackson Country Club. And,last night, adhering to that old rule, foodwon’t cause you to gain weight if you eatif off someone else’s plate, I had stolen

most of my husband’s order of Frenchfries before serving him.

The good Lord’s in control and you donot have the luxury of a nervous break-down today, I reminded myself. I lookedlongingly at the new, now too tightbathing suit. I had to think before I threwthis into the trash; it would be painful. Forthe moment I satisfied myself by waddingup last night’s ‘Happy Meal’ bag holdingleftover chicken strips, limp French friesand congealed ketchup and tossed it allinto the trash. A tiny voice told me to savethat glittery Dora the Explorer cardboardtiara, perhaps a little person I knew mightwant it later on today. But I ignored thewarning, and pitched it too.

SO THAT EVERYTHING would beall right in The Cleave’s world, we had toget on with our daily walk. I sucked inmy stomach, and waddled to the frontdoor where June Cleaver waited impa-tiently. About 45 minutes later, as weturned from Saint Andrews onto OldCanton Road, still in a snit over the lyingbathroom scales, I spotted a gulleywasherof water boiling down the road toward us.

“Oh, glory, somebody’s pipes have burst.”I commiserated. “Poor soul. I’m glad it’snot ours.”

As I punched in the Gleneagles gatecode, a bad feeling crept up my spine.The Gleneagles swimming pool. Youturned the water on yesterday. You didn’tturn the water off yesterday. Snatching onmy dog’s leash, we raced toward the pool,splashing across drowning grass, wet con-crete, and slippery tile to turn the faucetoff.

Be thankful for small blessings, Ibreathed gratefully. Everything around mewas pretty much flooded, but it was arelief to see no bodies floating by, noneighbors treading water and no carsdrifting along with the tide. It was justanother reminder that I am an imperfectfixture in an imperfect world. “Let it go,”I said. “You have things to do. Time toget on with today’s program, which inspite of untruthful scales, a shrinkingbathing suit and flooding the neighbor-hood, still promises to be a pleasant one.”

Nothing else can possibly go wrong, Itold myself. But I should have remem-bered, ‘every path has a few puddles.’

Imperfect world includes

shrinkingbathing suits

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Members of the Jackson Prep Class of 1991 planning their upcoming 20th reunionweekend on September 23-24, include (from left) Keith and Adrienne Carter,Jennifer Smith Wooten, Mary Katherine Cole, Ellen Treadway, Lisa Lefoldt Nowell,and Jay McGehee. Not pictured are Tamyne Couch Armour, Lissa MiddletonKellum and Leigh Ann Cappaert Wilkins. For more information regarding thereunion contact Lucia Jones, [email protected].

Trail signsDr. Clay Hays, immediate past chairman of the Greater Jackson ChamberPartnership, presented the new “Heart of Mississippi” bike trail signs to representa-tives of metro area cities during a recent meeting. Accompanying Dr. Hays wasDavid Pharr, representing the Jackson Chamber of Commerce. Shown are (fromleft) Hays, Pharr, Corinne Fox, David Williams, Gary Miller, Larry Smith, and BillOwen.

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Pearls of MistletoeFormer steering committee members honored

Karen Flowers, Jana Bell, Melanie McKinley, Nena Carmody, Anne Daly, Pam Anglin

Claudia Hauberg, Pamela Prather

Beth Allgood, Mary Purvis Lisa Magee, Gay Drake, Ouida Holland

Jennifer Walker, Nena Carmody, Suzy EverettJane Roper, Rebecca Collins, Cathy JoynerLindsay Buford, Rivers Walker, Caroline Grenfell,

Maggie Waddell

The “Pearls of Mistletoe” party honoring all formerMistletoe steering committee members was held recentlyin the home of Nena Carmody.

Shown are scenes from the party.

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Gridiron 2011Gridiron 2011By ANTHONY WARREN and ADAM GANUCHEAU

WITH A 2-0 START, the Bruins’ chances of makingthe playoffs and winning the district crown in 2011look promising.

Last year, St. Joseph Catholic School went 7-5, played for thedistrict championship and lost in the first round of theMississippi High School Activities Association (MHSAA) 2Aplayoffs.

The Bruins are flying high on the arm of quarterback PetyonWilloughby and on the speed and strength of wide receiver NickBeasley and running back David LeMoine.

Willoughby, a senior, completed 18 of 29 passes for 303 yardsand two touchdowns in the school’s wins against St. Aloysiusand St. Patrick. His favorite receiver appears to be Beasley, whocaught the ball nine times for 165 yards and three touchdowns,according to MaxPreps.com.

On the ground, LeMoine carried the ball nine times so far, for112 yards, crossing the end zone once for six points.

Coach Flip Godfrey looks to that experience to build on lastyear’s success. “We have been very young the last couple ofyears,” he said. “We had freshman and sophomore starters whoare now junior and senior starters,” he said.

On defense, the Bruins are relying on tackle James Marshall,guard Christian Bourn and end Charlie Chastain. In the first twogames, Chastain had recorded five tackles and five assists;Marshall had put up four tackles and six assists; and Bourn had

logged five tackles and two assists.Another linebacker that has made it hard for the opponents

has been senior Jeffrey Rucker. He had 16 tackles, one sack andone fumble recovery in the Bruins’ first two wins, according toMaxPreps.

Godfrey and the rest of the coaching staff at St. Joseph look tomeet specific goals for the season. The first and obvious goal isto win the district. St. Joseph is in Region 6, District 7 of the 2Aclassification of the MHSAA. In addition to winning the district,Godfrey wants to get a quick start on the season, something hebelieves will lead to a successful 2011 season. “Like every otherteam, we want to take it one game at a time,” Godfrey said.“The coaches and I know we have what it takes this year.”

So far, the Bruins have done just that. The team averaged 37.5points per game in the first two matches, and outscored theiropponents 75 to 21.

Signs that St. Joe might have a good season were evident dur-ing spring training. “Going into spring, we had a few questionmarks,” Godfrey said. “A few of those question marks wereanswered, but some still remain.”

Godfrey is in his seventh year as head coach at St. Joseph, andis looking forward to this season as much as any season. “Goingin as head coach [at St. Joseph], I knew it would be a severalyear process. We have had more successful seasons than others,but this season should be fun.”

2011 ST. JOE

Varsity Football Schedule

8/19/2011 St. Aloysius Away 7:30 PM

8/26/2011 St. Patrick Away 7:30 PM

9/2/2011 St. Joseph Home 7:30 PM

9/9/2011 St. Andrews Home 7:30 PM

9/16/2011 Pisgah Away 7:30 PM

9/23/2011 Union Home 7:30 PM

9/30/2011 *Loyd Star Away 7:30 PM

10/7/2011 *Puckett Home 7:00 PM

10/14/2011 *Amite County Home 7:00 PM

10/21/2011 Wesson Away 7:00 PM

10/28/2011 Enterprise Lincoln (HC) Away 7:00 PM

* District Games

Victor Andrews, Scott Montgomery, David LeMoine, Bob Pooley, Charlie Chastain, Gabe Phelan, Charlie Waddingham IV, Peyton Willoughby, David Trussell,Christian Bourn, Connor Wolf, Jeffrey Rucker, Greg Abadie, James Marshall; (third row) Athletic Director Flip Godfrey,William Lindsey, Blayne Jones, John Savell,Spence Howell, Bobby Tallant, William Fetherson, Alex Cosmich, Brett Burgess, Dylan Culberson, Griffin Kennington, James Simmons, James Orsborn, EduardoZuniga, Josh McClenty, Nicholas Beasley, Coach Nick Cason, Coach Kenner Purvis; (second row) Coach Bill Walberg, Jack Olstad, Jack Cottingham, Chase Best,

Conor Crain, Andy Dorian, Pace McDonald, Chris Hanneke, Chuck Dorian, Blake Rueff, Josiah Paulding, Walker Burrow, Ian Vandevender, Nathan Gieb, Coach Miller Todd; (front) Andrew Luley, Ashton Brown, George Baladi, Jay Newman, Bailey Cole, Alex Blossman, Thomas Benson,

E. J. White, Hunter Beene, DaJour Evans, Tyler Crotwell

BruinsSt. JosephSt. Joseph

qqClass/Division: MHSAA 2A Region Six, DistrictSeven

qqHead Coach: Flip Godfrey

qqDefensive Coordinator: Miller Todd

qqAssistant Coaches: Nick Cason, KennerPurvis, Bill Wahlberg, Kenny Willoughby

qq 2010 record: 7-5

school news section CThursday, September 8, 2011

Gridiron 2011Gridiron 2011

LAST YEAR was the first time in 12 years thatJackson Prep didn’t play for the state title. This year,the Patriots have taken out their frustrations on their

first two opponents. On August 19, Prep crushed nearby rival Madison-

Ridgeland Academy (MRA) 35-13, beating the team thatended their streak of state title appearances last year.

And on August 26, the Patriots handed Pillow Academy a28-7 loss.

Prep was 2-0 heading into its September 2 battle againstForest High School at 7 p.m. at Patriot Field.

Prep is hoping to continue its winning streak and earn achance to again play for the MAIS AAA Division I crown.

“The expectations at Prep are high, and they are for thisclass as well,” said head coach Ricky Black. “Not being in thechampionship is a motivating factor.”

The team is poised to have a strong season with 20 return-ing seniors, all of whom will play an important role, as wellas experienced starters on both sides of the ball.

Making their returns are junior all-district running backHamel McGraw and senior running back Grayson Lamb.

McGraw and Lamb will give the Patriots an edge in the

ground attack. McGraw was the team’s leading rusher in2010, carrying the ball 94 times for 627 yards. Lamb postedgood numbers as well, with 247 rushing yards on 69 carries,according to MaxPreps.com.

Making a way for them will be senior offensive tackleGage Ray. He was all-conference in 2010.

On the other side of the ball, senior all-conference defen-sive ends Whit Kendall and Will Puckett are returning.Middle linebacker Chandler Pride is also returning. As asophomore, he led the team with 17 tackles and 58 assists,according to MaxPreps.

“We don’t have a lot of starters, but we have good, experi-enced (athletes) who have had playing time,” Black said.

With former quarterback Dalton Welch graduating, Prepwill rely on the arm of junior quarterback Ryan Buchanan.“We also have to build back the offensive line,” Black said.

Buchanan did not start in 2010.Black likes to have a balanced attack, but will likely rely

more on the ground game at the start of the season untilBuchanan gets settled in. “That’s where we have the mostexperience, but we have to do both to be successful,” he said.

No player stats were readily available for 2011.

2011 JACKSON PREP


Aug. 19 Madison-Ridgeland Academy Away 7:00

Aug. 26 Pillow Academy Home 7:00

Sept. 2 Forest High School Home 7:00

Sept. 9 Copiah Academy* Away 7:00

Sept. 16 Pearl High School Home 7:00

Sept. 23 Starkville Academy* (HC) Home 7:00

Sept. 30 Presbyterian Christian School* Away 7:00

Oct. 7 Jackson Academy Away 7:00

Oct. 14 East Rankin Academy* Home 7:00

Oct. 21 Hillcrest Christian School* Away 7:00

Oct. 28 Parklane Academy* Home 7:00

Nov. 4 Play Off TBA 7:00

Nov. 11 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (Friday MS College) TBA

*denotes conference games

Hamel McGraw, Cooper Simmons, Thompson Moore, Cade Hood, Wade Meena, Ross Renfrow, Westin Graves, Whit Kendall, William Mounger, Will Puckett, WesleyKerce, Tyler Coleman, Richard Baird, Ryan Buchanan, Mac Baird, William Pringle, Carter Thigpen, Sean O’Hara, Eric Wegener, Charlie Pringle, Justin Renfrow, JakeWilliams, Charles McEuen, Newell Simrall, Chris Johnson, Zach Williams, James Gathings, Jackson Gunn, Joseph Cook, Jay Vise, Ty Higginbotham, Kyle Kennedy,

Conner Ball, Will Keeler, Grayson Lamb, Luke Simmons, Grant Lamb, Jesse Pound, Chandler Pride, Damion Bryant, Zach Newman, Andrew Davidson, Harrison Putt,Kyle Crotwell, Josh Samander, Wilson Williams, Austin Churchill, Jamie Finch, Parker Stevens, Robert Frey, Paul Vegas Ott, Austin Pinkerton, Hollis Burrow, Griffin

Schrock, Gage Ray, Brady Eaves, Campbell Vise, Ross Hester, Joe Humphries, Brooks Davenport, Wilson Hays, Tyler Duckworth, Evan McKinley, John Gathings, Lance Martin, Carter Osborne, Ross Chandler, Clay Wooley, Jake Muse, Cossar Morgan, J.C. Davidson, Reid Patterson, James Young,

Furlow Word, Williams Townsend, Gilbert Omobude

PatriotsPrepPrep

MavericksGerGermantownmantown

qqClass/Division: MAIS AAA I, Division 2

qqHead Coach: Ricky Black

qqDefensive Coordinator: Will Crosby

qqOffensive Coordinator: Ricky Black

qqAssistant Coaches: Chad Biggs, Nick Brewer,Rusty Burke, Brent Heavener

qq 2010 record: 9-3

FOR A BRAND NEW football team,the Germantown Mavericks are off toa pretty good start.

The team was 1-1 in its first two games,dropping its first season opener to Yazoo CityHigh, and winning its second against YazooCounty High 27-14.

The Mavericks represent GermantownHigh School, which opened its doors for thefirst time ever in August.

The school split from Madison Central

High School and is playing Class 4A in theMississippi High School ActivitiesAssociation (MHSAA).

Tim Shramek, former Madison Centraldefensive coordinator, took on the position ofhead coach. And for the first two games, theMavericks had a better record than that of hisformer boss Madison Central head coachBobby Hall.

Shramek spoke to the Sun before the sea-son started. This is the first time he’s ever

been at the helm of a team. “I’m really excited about this opportunity

to be head coach,” Shramek said. “Workingunder Bobby Hall has thoroughly preparedme for this opportunity.”

Shramek is accompanied by a seasonedgroup of assistant coaches, many of whomcame from Madison Central as well.

Shramek and his coaching staff have thedifficult task of building the program fromscratch.

“The way we want to measure success isnot only by wins and losses, but also byaccomplishing goals,” Shramek said. “Theultimate goal is to play in Memorial Stadiumfor the state championship in December, butthere are smaller goals as well.”

Possibly the smallest goal of all is the mostimportant to Shramek: players handlingadversity. He believes that if the players han-dle adversity, they will win district games,

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MavericksGerGermantownmantown

Continued from Page 2Cultimately sending them to the playoffs andthe championship.

The Mavericks will open conference playon September 16, when they travel south totake on Port Gibson.

After that, it’s conference play throughout,with Mendenhall, Raymond, Florence,Magee and Richland, according toMaxPreps.com.

In Shramek’s mind, there are no key gamesor key players. Everyone must contribute forthe new program to be successful. TheMavericks plan to field 85 to 90 players thisseason, something that Shramek is lookingforward to. With many options at his dispos-al, Shramek will be able to field the bestplayers.

“I don’t like to classify any player beingbetter than the other. We work as a team andwe will play the best players.”

The Mavs still have some work to do. Inhis first two games, sophomore quarterbackTyler Shell put up a commendable 64 yardspassing, according to MaxPreps.

On the ground, running backs TravisSingleton and Chester Lewis have donemuch of the work. Singleton, a junior, hascarried the ball 24 times for 171 yards and atouchdown.

Lewis, a sophomore, has touched the ball26 times, pushing for 158 yards and onetouchdown, reported MaxPreps.

The team went through full spring practicetogether, so the coaching staff atGermantown has a feel for how the playerswill play together.

“I have learned very quickly that theseguys work extremely hard and are willing todo what it takes to win. We couldn’t havebetter coaches, players, or administration toallow us to be successful.”

Amid the uncertainty of how the brandnew team’s season will play out, one thing is

certain: The excitement on the part of theplayers and coaches is evident. The combina-tion of brand new facilities, a great coachingstaff, and talented players should allow theMavericks to carry on the tradition ofMadison County high school football suc-cess.

2011 GERMANTOWN


Aug. 12 Jamboree Away 5:00

Aug. 19 Yazoo City Home 7:30

Aug. 26 Yazoo County Away 7:30

Sept. 2 North Pike Away 7:30

Sept. 9 Presbyterian Christian Home 7:30

Sept. 16 Port Gibson Home 7:30

Sept. 23 OPEN

Sept. 30 Mendenhall Away 7:30

Oct. 7 Raymond Home 7:00

Oct. 14 Florence (HOMECOMING) Home 7:00

Oct. 21 Magee Away 7:00

Oct. 28 Richland Away 7:00

qqClass/Division: MHSAA 4A, Region6, District 6

qqHead Coach: Tim Shramek

qqOffensive Coordinator: Steve Metz

qqDefensive Coordinator: Miller Todd

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THE VERITAS SCHOOL is off to aslow start this football season.

In its first game, the Lions fell 50-18 toKemper Academy (last year’s defendingeight-man champions). The school’s sec-ond game against Mt. Salus ChristianSchool in Clinton was forfeited.

Mt. Salus forfeited the game. Veritas is scheduled to take on Sharkey

Issaquena Academy September 9. Unlike larger private and parochial

schools on the Northside, Veritas playseight-man football.

The game is just like 11-man matchups,but on a smaller scale, said Veritas headcoach Steve Spinks. He said eight-man ispopular with some institutions in theMississippi Association of IndependentSchools (MAIS) because of drops in atten-dance.

Boys play both sides of the ball.“Most of it started in the Delta. They

wanted to offer athletics for boys, but it’shard to fill out an 11-man team when thereare only 16 boys in the high school,” he

said. “The difference is not tremendous.

You’ll have five men on the line of scrim-mage at the snap. You lose two linemenand a specialty player,” he said.

The field is also supposed to be smallerthan a regulation size field to compensatefor fewer athletes. However, some schoolsstill play on the typical 11-man field.Veritas’ home games are on the old PearlHigh football field.

“Most of the schools we play are on aregulation field. It makes for long runs andtired athletes,” he siad.

According to MaxPreps.com, Veritaswent 6-4 in 2010 and 3-3 in the NorthDivision.

This year, Veritas has been moved to theSouth Division to make more room forschools in the Delta that are coming onboard.

The Lions have a relatively young roster,with nine sophomores, two seniors, twojuniors and a freshman.

“In the past two years, we’ve been

blessed withtalent. My hopefor this year isthat we playwith heart,” hesaid.

Last year’stop player was running back IanBlakemore, who put up an impressive 350yards rushing and nine touchdowns in onegame.

This year, the Lions are relying on sen-ior running back and defensive back TylerWynn, senior tight end and defensive backWill Earnhart, junior running back anddefensive back David Robertson, sopho-more offensive lineman and defensive endRobert Hamil, and sophomore runningback and linebacker Seth Spinks.

Spinks is starting at quarterback as well.In his first game, Spinks completed fivepasses for 60 yards and one touchdown.Wynn also gives Veritas an edge onoffense. In the team’s first game, Wynncarried the ball eight times for 173 yardsand one touchdown.

Despite an early loss, Spinks still hashigh hopes for the season. “I expect us towin. I always do. If we play with passion,we have as good a chance as any,” Spinkssaid.


WILL THE RAIDERS THREE-PEAT?Head Coach David Sykes wouldn’t give adefinite yes. But with two convincing wins

already under their belts by August 29, it looks like theJackson Academy (JA) Raiders have a pretty goodchance of returning to the Mississippi Association ofIndependent Schools AAA title game.

If they are to return, five returning starters on offenseand four on defense will help them along the way.

“We have a good nucleus coming, but they have bigshoes to fill,” Sykes said. “If we stay healthy, I thinkwe’ll have a chance.”

Sykes has led the Raiders to a 24-2 record and back-to-back state titles. The 2010 season was capped with a45-14 drubbing of the Madison-Ridgeland AcademyPatriots.

Key to the Raider’s gridiron success is the arm ofthird-year starting quarterback Hull Bolls. Last year,the then junior connected on 101 of 180 passes for1,480 yards and 15 touchdowns.

Bolls completed eight of 10 passes for 75 yards inthe team’s 36-7 win against Presbyterian Christian onAugust 19.

Helping him will be senior wide receiver MichaelMordecai, who last year caught 18 balls for 315 yardsfor five touchdowns, according to MaxPreps.com.Against Presbyterian Christian defenders, he caughtfive passes for 32 yards, states Jackson Academy’sWeb site.

The Raiders won’t be relying on an air raid alone,

but will have to put up some impressive numbersthrowing the ball to get the job done. “We have goodtalent, but inexperience at tailback and fullback,” Sykessaid. “We don’t have a starter right now, but there’sgood competition for it. The underclassmen are push-ing for playing time.”

That was before the Raiders’ game againstPresbyterian Christian.

On August 19, junior running back Nick Guy put upa strong case as to why he needs to start.

He ran for 95 yards and scored three touchdowns,running them in from 19 yards, seven yards and fiveyards respectively.

In 2010, the Raiders averaged 215.8 yards rushingper game, according to MaxPreps.

Up front, Matt Smith, Lamar Banks and JacksonBaumann are returning starters on the offensive line.Coming back on defense are Jacob Berry, MadisonColeman, Matt Denny and Turner Maxwell.

Berry also had a strong game to start the season. Thesenior linebacker posted 13 tackles to help holdPresbyterian Christian to one touchdown.

Sykes said the toughest challenge is keeping the kidsgrounded after two back-to-back 11-win seasons. “Weconstantly talk about it every day not to be complacent.We can’t assume it will happen again. It’s tough to geton top, but harder to stay there,” he said.

“Everything we do is building on this season withthe ultimate goal of playing well in November,” hesaid.

2011 JACKSON ACADEMY


Aug. 11 A-AA Jamboree JA TBA

Aug. 12 AAA Jamboree JA TBA

Aug. 19 Presb.Christian JA 7:30

Aug. 26 N.E. Lauderdale Meridian 7:30

Sept. 2 River Oaks Monroe 7:00

Sept.9 *Pillow JA 7:30

Sept. 16 Lamar (HC) JA 7:30

Sept. 23 *Heritage Columbus 7:00

Sept. 30 *Lee Clarksdale 7:30

Oct. 7 Jackson Prep JA 7:00

Oct. 14 *Washington JA 7:00

Oct. 21 *Magnolia Heights JA 7:00

Oct. 28 *MRA Madison 7:00

Nov. 4 Playoffs TBA 7:00

Nov. 11 AAA Div. I Championship Clinton 7:00


Coach Brock Angle, Coach David Sykes, Ryder Heath, Jake Barfield, Thomas Tardy, Austin Carroll, Hayden Speed, Andrew Hannebuth, Bryan Pittman, Adam Pond, JakeWilliams, J.D. Maloney, Forrest Davidson, Jake Rawlings, Taylor Thomas, Frankie Cobbins-Bailey, Wil Moore, Coach Jason Williams, Coach Brian Madden, Coach John Smith

(third row) Sam Thomas, Sam Berry, Hayes Walker, Carson Dobbs, Boyce Holleman, Matt Smith, Jackson Baumann, Wilson Nalty, Taylor Treece, Lamarr Banks, ConnorCarmody, Caleb Cartwright, Jamaal Clayborn, Sam Rayburn, John Manning, Madison Coleman, William Hontzas, Graham Arinder, William Crasto; (second row)Michael Mordecai, Hull Bolls, Kevin Anthony, Nicholas Guy, Bradley Lewis, A.J. Arnold, Peyton Adams, Daniel Kennedy, Turner Maxwell, Asher Pickering, Duncan

Maxwell, Cooper Reid, Hayden Tierney, Payton Wood, Bo Coleman, Jack Nail, Austin Ellis, Jacob Berry; (front) Will McDowell, Craig Edgecombe, Chris Young, Benton Kelly,Stephen Brown, Harper Stone, Matt Denny, Blake Weir, Zach Nethery, Jack Pickering, Colin Welsh, David Ford, Walker Fletcher, Jay Shell, Thomas Westbrook, Todd Brown

RaidersJAJA

qqClass/Division: MAIS AAA I, Division I

qqHead Coach: David Sykes

qqAssistant Coaches: Brock Angle, Bryan Madden, John Smithand Jason Williams.

qq 2010 record: 12-1

qqClass/Division: MAIS District 2A (SouthEight-Man)

qqHead Coach: Steve Spinks

qq 2010 record: 6-4

LionsVVeritaseritas2011 VERITAS


8/19/2011 Kemper Academy 7:00 PM

8/26/2011 Mt. Salus Christian 7:00 PM

9/2/2011 Clinton Christian Academy TBA

9/9/2011 Sharkey Issaquena Academy TBA

9/16/2011 Christian Collegiate Academy TBA

9/23/2011 Central Academy 7:00 PM

9/30/2011 Brairfield Academy TBA

10/7/2011 Rebul Academy TBA

10/14/2011 Tensas Academy TBA

10/21/2011 Franklin Academy TBA

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POWERHOUSE MADISON CENTRAL willlikely use this bye week to recoup following arough start to the 2011 football season.

The Jaguars didn’t appear to be in top form early onthis year, dropping their first two games to OliveBranch and Starkville in squeakers.

The usually strong Jags lost the games despite a longlist of returning starters. On the plus side, the losseswere against non-divisional rivals, meaning thatMadison Central still has time to turn it around headinginto region play on September 23.

The Jags will have one more non-division gameagainst West Monroe High School on September 16.

On September 23, Region Two game play heats upwhen Madison Central will take on district 6A power-house Clinton High School. After that, the scheduledoesn’t get any easier, with the Jags having to faceMurrah, Warren Central, Vicksburg, Northwest Rankinand Greenville.

Northwest Rankin gave the Jags their only regularseason loss in 2010. (Madison Central returned thefavor in the 2010 playoffs.)

Madison Central certainly has the manpower to getthe job done.

Coach Bobby Hall, in his sixth season at MadisonCentral, told the Sun that the team had “10 startersreturning, and we should be very well-rounded thisseason.”

The Jaguars’ defense looks to be very athletic aswell. It’s led by nose guard Maurice Bennett, endMartez Simpson, defensive back Shauntez Ball, andlinebacker Isaac Glenn. The defense, which was one ofthe best in the state last year, returned numerousstarters and replaced lost starters with very talentednewcomers.

The offense also appears to have the needed talent toget back to championship form.

It’s led by veteran quarterback Drew Rowell, full-back Hugh Warren, and wide receiver Keith Williams.Despite the losses, the Jags have had a strong groundgame, averaging 261 yards rushing per outing, accord-ing to MaxPreps.com.

Leading the ground assault are junior MooreBrandon, who’s carried the ball 23 times for 223 yardsand a touchdown; Rowell, who’s rushed for two touch-downs and 144 yards on 33 carries; and Warren, who’spounded out one touchdown and 108 yards on 25 car-ries.

HALL IS ENTERING his sixth season as headcoach for the Jaguars, holding a 51-15 record inMadison. He has coached high school football for 26years, with an unbelievable 262-67 record. For the firsttime in his coaching tenure at Madison Central, Hallhas gotten to select his own coaching staff. With thecreation of Germantown High School in Gluckstadt,many Madison Central coaches took coaching oppor-tunities at the new school. This opened the door forHall to hand-pick his own coaches. Hall feels that heand the new staff are ready to take the next step andwin a state championship.

“We want to win the district and compete for a statechampionship this year,” Hall said. “That’s somethingwe haven’t been able to do yet.”

The Jaguars are dressing 114 players this fall. Thisyear’s losses can be attributed, in part, to the openingof the new Germantown High School, which took anumber of students out of Madison Central.

When asked about the Jaguars’ foe South Panola,Hall laughed and replied, “Yeah, they’re good.” TheJaguars have been to the north state championshipthree consecutive years, losing two of the three toSouth Panola, who eventually became state championsboth times. The Jaguars have won their district fiveconsecutive years.

2011 MADISON CENTRAL


Aug. 12 Jamboree/Pearl Home TBA

Aug. 19 Olive Branch High School Home 7:30

Aug. 26 Starkville High School Away 7:30

Sept. 2 Petal High School Home 7:30

Sept. 9 Open

Sept. 16 West Monroe High School Away 7:30

Sept. 23 *Clinton High School Away 7:30

Sept. 30 *Murrah High School Away 7:30

Oct. 7 **Warren Central High School Home 7:00

Oct. 14 *Vicksburg High School Away 7:00

Oct. 21 *Jim Hill High School Home 7:00

Oct. 28 *Northwest Rankin High School Away 7:00

Nov. 4 *Greenville High School Home 7:00


Doug Ball, Jazz Anderson, Arthur Thompson, Shauntez Ball, Chris Morgan, Kyle O’Keefe, Trey Bishop, Isaac Glenn, Jarred Wade, David Turner, Drew Rowell, Monquel Jones, Chris Cooper, Byrd Hillman, Jake Schwartz, Bryan Kendrick, Matt Thomas, Keith Williams, Xavier Watson, Nick Greenfield, Anton Johnson,

Jacob Wooten, Mead Geary, Brandon Moore, Dillan Langley, Jayron Harness, Jourden Adams, Brandon Collins, Jordan Paige, Jake Hinkle, Westin King, Riley Warren,Daniel Goodspeed, Sam Martin, Jordan Parker, Nick Bracey, Ben House, Braxton Bartlett, Tate Kirby, Hugh Warren, Myles Pryce, Jamarian Roberts, Mason Warren,

Anthony Wright, Stephen Collins, Chase Blossman, Mason Smith, Austin Sanders, Jeffrey Pate, Bailey Pepper, Auston Bailey, Clay Crossman, Brion Ballard, Aaron Tatum, Austin Tatum, Coty Meade, Maurice Bennett, Brandon Jefferson, Evan Chancellor, David Cooper, Hunter Embry, Devon Desper, Dre Lawson,

Leonard Swilley, Nick Wooten, Blake Yarbrough, Josh Harris, Jeremy Washington, Drew Edgar, Christian Sumler, Donald Warren, Maurey Bland, Jereme Kennebrew,Hopkins Peyton, Jumorius Davis, Martez Simpson, Buck Covington, Bailey Breland, Josh Roan, Ferderrick Ross, Kelvin Williams, T.J. Toney, Barclay Angle,

Trace Hamby, Alex Horton, Adam Buckley, Nolan Ellzey, Gage McCarty, Lee Lindsey, Jack Booth, Jamie Lee, Demonterius Dorsey, Keilund Cowan, Jimmie Lee, James Hollins, Devonte Burnett, Lederrion Johnson, Lemetrius Hollins, Adrian Jones, J.P. Higgins, Jackson Hoggat, Gemarta Jackson, Denzel Robinson, Jamie Flint,

Tyler Holden, Patrick Rahaim, Justin Water, Triston Cunningham, Luke Simmons, Fred Gray, Tavarus Jackson, Joseph Green, Jimmie Terry

JaguarsMadison CentralMadison Central

qqClass/Division: MHSAA 6A,Region 2

qqHead Coach: Bobby Hall

qqOffensive Coordinator:Doug Jones

qqDefensive Coordinator:

Todd Mangum

qqAssistant Coaches: JamieEverett, Todd Walker, KarlosDillard, Brad Moody, RonnieSmith




NEW LEADERSHIP at Madison-Ridgeland Academy(MRA) hopes to bring home a state championship in2011. But after a tough loss against one of the

school’s biggest rivals to open the season, MRA’s newest headcoach Forrest Williams still has his work cut out for him.

The Patriots were 1-1 heading into their September 2 gameagainst East Rankin Academy and were showing several incon-sistencies on offense and defense. Against Jackson Prep, thePatriots fell 35-13 to the same team the school held to sevenpoints in the playoffs last year. And on August 26, the Patriotssoundly whipped Canton Academy 64-0.

Last year, the Patriots lost in the AAA MississippiAssociation of Independent Schools (MAIS) championshipgame to rival Jackson Academy. The Patriots’ record in 2010was a mediocre 7-5, but a successful playoff run allowed themto advance to the championship game.

This year, the Patriots have a completely new coaching staff.Williams will be in his first year with the Patriots. Assistantcoaches John Weaver, Nathan Stamper, Tim Bell, ChrisManogin, and Chris Allen are also in their first year with MRA.

Williams has definitely gotten a head start on preparing forthis season. The entire coaching staff went through spring prac-tices with the players, so they are already very acquainted withmost of the team. Williams is optimistic that this season will bea complete turn-around from the 2010 season.

“We are hitting the ground running right now,” Williams said. “We plan on attacking every opponent and improving each

and every week.”Williams will have a plethora of players to choose from this

season. There are 52 players on this year’s roster, many ofwhom are returning starters from last year. On offense, thePatriots will be loaded with weapons that could lead to manytouchdowns. Quarterback Joel Love, running back Josh

Daniels, wide receiver Nick Everhart, and receiver WillTrammell will lead the Patriots in scoring.

The Patriots’ offensive line will be key in the success of theoffense, and all five linemen this year started in 2010.

The Patriots’ defense looks to be very talented as well.Linebacker Bradley Peoples, defensive linemen Morgan Deanand Trey Sellers, and defensive back Steele Hardin will lead thedefense for the Patriots this season. The linebackers will be thebiggest question mark going into the season, mostly because ofinexperience. However, the seasoned defensive line and defen-sive backs will allow the Patriots to hold opposing offenses incheck.

Williams has encouraged Patriot fans by doing a couple ofnon-traditional things this offseason. Williams and his coachingstaff distributed a pamphlet to players and their parents thissummer. In the schedule section of the handout, the seasonopener against rival Jackson Prep on August 19 was marked“BEAT JACKSON PREP.” Last season, the Patriots lost toPrep in the regular season but beat them in the postseason,knocking Prep out of the playoffs.

In addition to firing up his team about the Prep game,Williams took the team on a rafting trip to boost team morale.

“I noticed immediately that MRA has a very close-knit, fami-ly-like community,” Williams said.

“The players, parents and fans have a great attitude, and any-thing I can do to contribute to that attitude will help our team inthe long run.”

The Patriots’ overall goal for the season is to win a statechampionship, and Williams and his coaching staff look for-ward to the season.

“We are very ready,” Williams said. “We have all the tools to be successful, we just need to take it

game by game and improve on our mistakes.”

2011 MRA


8/19 Jackson Prep Home 7:00

8/26 Canton Away TBD

9/2 East Rankin Home 7:00

9/9 Heritage Home 7:00

9/16 Washington Away TBD

9/23 Pillow Away TBD

9/30 Scott Central (HC) Home 7:00

10/7 Magnolia Heights Away TBD

10/14 Simpson Away TBD

10/21 Lee Home 7:00

10/28 Jackson Academy (SN) Home 7:00

11/4 First Round MAIS Playoffs

11/11 State Championship

Patrick Daniels, Steele Hardin, Will Trammell, Zach McCraw, Micah Thomas, Adam Sims, Michael Baxter, Alec Rawlings, Collins Pace, Parker Saxton,Brennon McNeese, Breland Parker, Matt Porter, Joel Love, Ryan Ward, JT Williamson, Corey Olinger, Kyle Gonseth, Nick Fulton, Hunter Gillon, BradleyPeoples, Dylan Propst, Carson Dean, Andrew Werhan, Bailey Tate, Joshua Jordan, Justin Simpson, Kalen Fowler, Kyle McCullouch, Zack Everhart, ChristianJayroe, Joseph Ray, Josh Daniels, Tyler Klaas, Michael Gordon, Sam Stevens, Bennett Yerger, Scott Douglas, Anthony Ray, Grey Shepherd, Austin Booth, BrettNadalich, Mitch Phillips, Mitchell Bishop, Ben Shows, Leo Trejo, Sean Rawlings, Trey Sellers, Brendan Peden, Reid Kellums, Morgan Dean, Nick Everhart

PatriotsMRAMRA

qqClass/Division: MAIS AAA I, Division I

qqHead Coach: Forrest Williams

qqOffensive Coordinator: John Weaver

qqDefensive Coordinator: Nathan Stamper

qqAssistant Coaches: Chris Allen, Tim Bell, JimDeLaughter, Chad Lipscomb, Chris Manogin,Jeremy Packer, Allen Pavatte

qq 2010 record: 7-5, AAA State runner-up


AFTER FIVE WINS last year, the Saints are looking fora strong season in 2011. But losing starters on bothsides of the ball, second-year head coach J.J. Plummer

said St. Andrew’s Episcopal School might have a tough year.Heading into the 2011 season, the Saints had lost nine starters

on offense and nine on defense. The losses were felt on August 19, when St. Andrew’s fell 38-

3 to Starkville Academy. The Saints’ inexperienced team washeld to just three points, while the defense couldn’t head off acharging Starkville offense. The Volunteers put up 38 pointsincluding 14 to cap the game in the fourth quarter.

The Saints rebounded on August 26, handing WilliamsSullivan High School a 49-14 loss to improve their record to 1-1.

On September 2, St. Andrew’s took on Pisgah High School,and on Friday, the Saints will face in-town rivals St. JosephCatholic School.

“We have depth, but it’s sophomores and freshmen,” he said.“This year will be a rebuilding process.”

Plummer took over the program in 2010 after the Saints fin-ished just 3-8 in 3A Region Six under former coach Ted Taylorin 2009. Plummer turned the Saints around, leading them to a 5-6 record in his first year. Stats show that the team was better thanits record indicated.

Figures at MaxPreps.com show that the Saints had a strongground attack and defensive game. The team rushed for an aver-age of 311.5 yards per game. And the defense put up an averageof 68.3 tackles per game and held their opponents to 214 totalpoints.

The Saints’ air game seemed deflated, with only 39.3 yardspassing per game and 40 completed passes on the season.

Passing for 2011 hasn’t fared much better. Junior quarterbackJonathan Taylor has averaged 58.5 yards passing per game, with

the longest pass being 22 yards. St. Andrew’s lost four straight in the second half of 2010, all

by seven points or less. But the Saints capped their season on astrong note, handing McLaurin High School a 56-34 loss.

Plummer said they were a few plays from being a nine or 10-win team.

“We had four games where we had the lead in the fourth quar-ter. It came down to the last two to three minutes,” he said.“Most of the losses came from turnovers.”

The Saints rely on four seniors: running back and linebackerJaren Reeves Darby, offensive guards Matt Warren and DavidDulske, and linebacker and running back John Arthur Eaves.

Last year, Darby was second on the team in rushing, carryingthe ball 89 times for 583 yards and four touchdowns.

In the first two games of 2011, Darby caught the ball fivetimes for 55 yards. His longest catch was for 22. He’s carried theball 23 times for another 109 yards on the ground, according toMaxPreps.com.

In 2010, Eaves chalked up six tackles and four assists. Onoffense, he carried the ball 11 times for 68 yards.

Plummer said the receiving corps also looks stronger, withreceivers Tanner Menist, Connor Woodall and William Rowell.

So far this year, the sophomore Woodall has rushed the ball for129 yards on 18 carries, according to MaxPreps.

The season will also mark the return of seasoned quarterbackJonathan Taylor. Last year, the then-sophomore’s season was cutshort when he tore his ACL in game two.

The Saints were down 12 to 7 in the fourth quarter but weredriving for the score. “On third and 13, Jonathan scrambled forthe first down. We got the first down, but he went out of thegame,” Plummer said.


2011 ST. ANDREW’S


8/19/2011 Starkville Academy Away 7:30 PM

8/26/2011 William Sullivan Home 7:30 PM

9/2/2011 Pisgah Home 7:30 PM

9/9/2011 Madison St. Joe. Away 7:30 PM

9/16/2011 Enterprise Lincoln Away 7:30 PM

9/23/2011 East Webster Away 7:30 PM

9/30/2011 Bailey Home 7:30 PM

10/7/2011 Morton Home 7:00 PM

10/14/2011 Raleigh Home 7:00 PM

10/21/2011 Forest High School Away 7:00 PM

10/28/2011 McLaurin Away 7:00 PM

Rodney Boss, Charles Bowman, John Grady Burnett, Phillip Burnett, Peter Cooper, Riley Cooper, Parks Douglass, David Dulske, Luke Dulske, John Arthur Eaves, Jake Edlin,Ford Gibbes, Graham Grogan, Angus Harper, Ben Henry, Bennie Kirkland, Crawford Lee, Jacob Lockyer, John Long, Max Martin, Harrison McKee, Mark McMillin, Mark

McMullan, Tanner Menist, Baylor Obert, Benton Parker, Wes Pearigen, Jaren Reeves-Darby, Joseph Rein, William Rowell, Michael Sanderson, Bruce Senter, Jackson Sharp,Harrison Smith, Josh Stambaugh, Ian Stonestreet, Seth Ury, Matt Warren, Alex Weisser, Alex Wilson, Thomas Wilson, Evan Womack, Connor Woodall, Daniel Yeh

SaintsSt. Andrew’sSt. Andrew’s

qqClass/Division: MHSAA 3A, Region Six,District Six

qqHead Coach: J.J. Plummer

qqAssistant Coaches: Dan Roach, JohnnyPlummer, Mike Smith, Michael Callahan andTrace Baughn

qq 2010 record: 5-6

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THE MURRAH MUSTANGS are off to a far betterstart than in 2010, with a 1-1 record heading into thethird week of game play.

Murrah High went 1-10 in 2010, its only win comingagainst Vicksburg in the second to last game of the season.

Head coach Zachary Grady is optimistic that his team canhave a bounce-back year. “Last season was not what wewanted it to be,” Grady said. “Looking back at those losses,I’m not terribly disappointed. We were very young lastyear.” Grady, who is in his fifth year at Murrah, was notwrong about that. The 2011 squad will be experienced,something Coach Grady is anticipating greatly. TheMustangs lost only five starters from last season on bothsides of the ball: two on offense and three on defense. “Iexpect us to turn completely around this season. We havegreat talent and even greater speed. In all my years atMurrah, this is by far the best team I have ever had.”

On offense, some key returning players will help the scor-ing chances tremendously.

At press time, Maxpreps.com only had stats for Murrah’sfirst game.

Senior quarterback Chris Webster completed seven passesfor 74 yards and two interceptions. Running back Fredrick

Franklin had put up a team-leading 44 yards rushing, andwide receiver Randy Wallace had caught four balls for 50yards through the air.

On the other side of the ball, key returning players ondefense will help keep opposing teams off the scoreboardand possibly even do a little scoring of their own.Cornerback Fredrick Murray, linebacker Jarrod McEnte, andbrothers Tony and Travis Williams on the defensive line willall contribute to the defense of the Mustangs.

Murrah is in Region 2 of the 6A classification of theMississippi High School Activities Association (MHSAA),arguably the toughest district in the state. To make it to theplayoffs this season, the Mustangs will have to defeat thelikes of Madison Central, Northwest Rankin, Clinton,Warren Central, Vicksburg, Jim Hill, and Greenville.“Playing in this district is nothing we can’t handle,” Gradysaid. “In any high school football district in Mississippi, youhave to be ready to play week in and week out. We just pre-pare for every game the same way as the last one.”

Grady is embracing his fresh start in 2011. When askedabout some key games this coming year, Grady glanced atthe schedule and said, “All of them.”


2011 MURRAH


Aug. 12 Forest Hill Home 7:30

Aug. 19 Hattiesburg Away 7:30

Aug. 26 Lanier Away 7:00

Sept. 2 Provine Home 7:00

Sept.9 Callaway Home 7:00

Sept. 16 OPEN

Sept. 23 Greenville Away 7:00

Sept. 30 Madison Central Home 7:00

Oct. 7 Clinton Away 7:00

Oct. 14 Warren Central Away 7:00

Oct. 21 Vicksburg Home 7:00

Oct. 28 Jim Hill Home 7:00

Nov. 4 Northwest Rankin Home 7:00

Randy Wallace, Antwan Bulley, Chad Dunson, Fred Murray, Demarius Brown, Chris Webster, Shaheed Green, Malik Dear, Jared Garner, Jarrod McEntee, Vonnie Howard,Edward Williams, Keith Berry, Jarveis Berry, Tredarius Coleman, Marquisian Chapman, Zachary Jackson, Scott Martin, Sebastian Sanders, Cedric Spencer, Glen Wiggins,

Nathaniel Jackson, Fred Franklin, Mark Todd, Galloway Hall, Patrick Jackson, Alexander Price, Marquis Berry, Jonathan Calvin, Timothy Gipson, Daniel Drake, Raymond Carter, Malik Barrow, Devonta Anthony, Tony Williams, Christopher Franklin, Travis Williams, Joshua Murphy, Jordan Bush, Matthew Morrow, Keandre Shelton,

Keith Simpson, Joseph Moore, Daquiri Cowan, Regenald Jones, Marzelle Day, Chrisvonta Smith, Robert Palmer, Joshua Johnson, James Davis, Marquis Allen, John McIntyre,Jazarian Bailey, D’Edward Proctor, Kevius Willis, Marquis Wade, Randell Bailey, Tamaz Felton, Deonte Shelton, Laylan Fuqua, Travion Rice, Willie Brown, Alex Thomas,

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MustangsMurrahMurrah

TitansRidgelandRidgelandqqClass/Division: MHSAA 6A, Region 2

qqHead Coach: Zachary Grady


RIDGELAND HIGH SCHOOL islooking to take the next step and win astate championship in 2011.

However, the Titans have made thattask more difficult after dropping theirfirst two games to Mendenhall andClinton.

The good news is that the games arenot divisional match-ups and Ridgelandcan still capture the division and statecrowns.

The Titan’s first conference match-upis against Canton High on September 23.

Despite the losses, Ridgeland is stillputting up strong numbers on offense.Senior quarterback Tyler James hasthrown for 361 yards in the first twogames, including 255 in the Titans’heartbreaking 39-32 loss to ClintonHigh.

James has also tossed five touchdowns,making up 36 of the Titan’s 60 offensive

points. In all, the offense put up an impressive

60 points in the first two games, accord-ing to MaxPreps. The defense, though,left a little more to be desired. AgainstMendenhall, the defense gave up 41points, and only two fewer againstClinton.

The losses are unusual for the MadisonCounty powerhouse. Last year, the Titansposted a 13-1 record, including a 7-0record in district play.

The only loss last year came in theMississippi High School ActivitiesAssociation (MHSAA) Class 5A NorthState Championship against West PointHigh.

West Point went on to win the Class5A title.

Despite their rocky start, the Titanshave traditionally been a winning pro-gram, and fans are expecting no different

this season.Head coach Kenny Burton has been

coaching at Ridgeland for 10 years, nineas head coach. He plans to continue thatwinning tradition by trusting and utiliz-ing his coaching staff.

“The key to our past success is ourexcellent coaching staff,” Burton said.

“You have to establish trust betweencoaches before you start winning ballgames, and we have that trust factor.”

The success of a program is not relianton just the coaches, however. This year,there will be about 75 players on the ros-ter for the Titans.

On offense, the Titans will be veryyoung and inexperienced. In fact, theoffense only has one returning starter.

However, that returning starter is oneof the best players in the state. Runningback Quardarius Armour is a talentedback that will run over opposing teams’

defenses this season. Coach Burton willrely heavily on Armour on the offensiveside of the ball. Armour is already doinghis part. He’s carried the ball 38 timesfor 237 yards on the ground, accordingto MaxPreps reports, and has taken theball into the end zone three times.

“Armour is probably the best back toever come out of Ridgeland,” Burtonsaid.

“He is going to be our main scorer thisseason and we’re expecting him to stepup big time.”

The Titans will approach this seasonwith the mindset of picking up wherethey left off in 2010. Burton believes thatthe overall team speed will contribute tofast-paced games with plenty of scoring.

“We are ready to take that next stepand win the state championship,” Burtonsaid.

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2011 RIDGELAND


Aug.12 Lawrence County - scrimmage Away TBA

Aug. 19 Mendenhall Home 7:30

Aug. 26 Clinton Home 7:30

Sept. 2 Terry Away 7:30

Sept. 9 Kosciusko - Homecoming Home 7:30

Sept. 23 Canton * Away 7:30

Sept. Lanier * Away 7:30

Oct. 7 Starkville * Home 7:00

Oct. 14 Callaway * Away 7:00

Oct. 21 Neshoba Central * Home 7:00

Oct. 28 Yazoo City * Away 7:00

Nov. 4 Provine * Home 7:00

* Division Games

Deon Fields, Xavier Marion, Bryce Williams, Quardarius Armour, Khalil Henderson, Gary Adams, Kameron Monroe, Darrian Harrington, Tomaaz Washington, Willie Sherman, Kris Givens, Parker Lohman, Xavier Rawls, Tyler James, Phillip Rafferty, Isaiah Johnson, Ben Culpepper, Fred Carter, Xavier Whisenton, Tre Taliaferro,

Michael Holliman, Aundra Moore, Omar Wedlow, Quad Winder, Bashir Martin, Marcterrius Wilson, Keyderrick Jackson, Taylor Roden, Andrue Worthy, Andrew Fields, Jamal House, Kaylon Rutledge, Jymal Ellis, Troy Reed, Derrell Carter, Jonathan Singleton, Al Rawls, James King, Debreco Hamilton, Gabe Jones, Madison Davis, Dontellis Smothers, Chris Perry, Will Heskett, David Nicholas, Jayvin Johnson, Jeremy Robinson, Semaj Ficklin, Gary Plowden, Jackson Twitty, William Hooper,

DeAnthony Sumrall, Matt Jurney, Brandon Carr, Sam Roberson, John David Bass, Stedman Capler, Jordan Odom, Spencer Dunning, Robert Richard, Lejarryan Blake,Kendall Watson, Jermon Johnson, John Warren, Adarrius Skinner, Puckett Jurney, Eli Haik, Terrance Stamps, Tyshun Mitchell, Alex Hawkins, Decourvus Pounders,

Thomas Maisel, Demetrie Bennett, Joshua King, Xavier Keyton, Neil Andrews, Christopher Williams-Lopez, Charleston Littleton, Samuel Pope, John Taylor

Titans

RidgelandRidgeland

qqClass/Division: MHSAA 5A, Region 2, District 6

qqHead Coach: Kenny Burton

qqAssistant Coaches: Calvin Bolton, Terry Coggin,Doug Elkins, Pat Martin, Erik Stensaas, Ty Weems


Continued from Page 10CDespite the early losses, “the coaching staff and (I) are

looking forward to what this season will bring for us.”

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Summer instituteSt. Richard Catholic School teachers recentlyattended the Whole Schools SummerInstitute at MSU Riley Center. The week ofprofessional development taught partici-pants how to integrate the arts into thetotal curriculum. St. Richard teachers whowere presenters at the institute include fifth-grade teacher Dena Kinsey; second-gradeteacher Dorothy Spencer; Assistant PrincipalLisa Geimer and four-year-old kindergartenteacher Sheryl Thomas. Shown are (from

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Character waterFirst Presbyterian Day School first-grade stu-dents began their first day of first grade withspecial bottled water personalized for eachclass. The water was bottled with enthusi-

am, determination, character, and team-work for each student. Shown are (from left)Garner Adams, Jane Anne Sumrall, JoshLaird, and Rose Mary Matlock.

sunlanders in serviceNavy Hospitalman Tyrone R. Kidd, son of

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STUDENT GUIDES

St. Andrew’s Episcopal School eighth-graders who serve as student guides, who assist the admissions office with vis-iting students, back to school nights, and campus tours, are (from left, back) Ben Hearon, Ryan McCarty, Jake Waring,Wilson Montjoy; (third row) Lily Katz, Deeksha Mishra; (second row) Kathryn Walton Monroe, Simmy Vig, Ali Garriga,Charlotte Dunbar, Alexis Palmer, Ivanna Adams, Kristin Boykin, Lia Yeh; (front) Sohil Patel, Scott Kennedy, Jonathan

Springer, Fikunmi Idowu, Jack Harth, Lauren Allen, Millie Morse, Tracy Rappai, Alison Chain.

First daySt. Anthony Catholic School kicked off its third year onMonday when the school welcomed more than 280 stu-dents. Shown with grandfather Tommy Manning, (right)new student Marley Manning gets ready to start the firstgrade.

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Ready to playThe four-year-old kindergarten boys atMadison Ridgeland Academy are set forFriday night football. Shown are (from left)

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Tea partyPreschoolers at Jackson Academy enjoy anannual tea party held the day before classesbegin. Students visit their new classroom,meet their teacher and classmates, and

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The cheerleader sponsor is Amy Etheridge and cheer manager is Rollins Parker. Shown are (from left, back) SamRhodes, Abby Miskelly, Turner Yates, Eliza Lundy, Kristen Clower, Avenell Newman; (middle row) Price Waltman,

Bailey Wood, Beatty Carpenter, Ann Elizabeth Walker; (front) Candace Fielder, Mallory McCubbins, Hannah Hudson,Mary Ousley Owen, Sarah French, Maggie Cross.

CelebrationSt. Andrew’s Episcopal School recently celebrated SaintsCelebration 2011, an annual event during which all theschool’s fall athletes are introduced to the school commu-nity. Attendees included (from left) Madeline Harris,Boudreaux Dulske, and Ali Garriga.

Wee crocStudents (from left) Cooper Tucker and Adam Mahfousenjoy handling a young crocodile that Percy King broughtto Wee Care Ridgeland.

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Cross countrySt. Joseph Catholic High School Cross Country Team saw itsgirls finish third in the state 2A championships last year. TheBruins hope to build on that success this year. Shown are(from left, back) Coach Aaron Reller, Tim Cook, EricDiamond, Jack Hall, Anna Edge, Katherine Mangialardi,Jenna Bednarzyk, Gabriella Nuzzo, Natalie Younger,Shannon Harkins, Bailey Brilley, Anna Margaret McDonnell,Mary Reagan Baladi, Megan Vandevender, Halle Anderson,

Meosha Smith, Sean Himel, Loden Snell, Ethan Schuetzle,Josh Speyerer, Mitch Sypniewski, Chase Porter, RichardBrown, Coach David Wissel; (front) Katelyn Prager, MeredithLoper, Elise Sheldrick, Jordaine Piernas, Abbie Pitre, WalkerFoggo, Riley Collins, Ryan Crandall, Brantley Bariola, JosephEdge, Will Foggo, Catherine Burgess, Brennan Trask. Notpictured: MariMac Collins.

Girls soccerMembers of the Jackson Prep 2011-2012 varsity girls soccerteam are (from left, back) Head Coach Jon Marcus Duncan,Kathryn Bickerstaff, Falon Miskelly, Ann Hilton Buckner,Caroline Hannon, Georgia Dewey, Maggie Leech, JonlynReeves, McKenzie Robinson, Madeleine Griffin, Elizabeth

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