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Isabelle Altman/Dispatch StaffLowndes County authorities load the body of a 74-year-old Crawford man into the coroner’s SUV on Wednesday beside a pond off Gilmer Wilburn Road. Investigators say the victim, who was discovered about 12:30 p.m., was last seen Sunday.

BY ZACK [email protected]

Columbus officials have closed one lane of a stretch of Military Road near the north-ern city limits to replace a cul-

vert that collapsed Wednesday morning.

City Public Works Director Casey Bush said a brick culvert in the southbound lane near Boman Shelton Drive collapsed at about 10 a.m., and his crews had already begun repair work to the area by noon. Bush said Tuesday’s flash flooding — about six inches of rain fell on north Columbus in less than three hours — contributed to

City deals with culvert collapse on Military Rd.

BY ISABELLE [email protected]

The body of a Craw-ford man who had not been seen since late Sunday was found in a catfish pond in south-west Lowndes County on Wednesday.

Johnson Swoope, 74, was discovered in the pond off Gilmer Wilburn Road about 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, ac-cording to Lowndes County Coroner Greg Merchant. Authorities retrieved his body from the water at about 2 p.m.

A cause of death has not been de-termined. An autopsy is slated to be performed today in Jackson, Merchant said.

The general manager of the catfish pond discovered the body while con-ducting routine checks and notified authorities.

At about 4 p.m., authorities dis-covered a Ford Ranger completely submerged in the pond. It was subse-quently pulled from the water.

The Lowndes County Sheriff ’s Department, the Columbus Fire De-partment and the Lowndes County

Fire Department were at the scene. A dive team from Fire and Rescue re-moved the victim and the truck. On-lookers, including friends and family of Swoope, were at the scene.

Swoope was last seen Sunday

Zack Plair/Dispatch StaffColumbus Public Works employees Leon Scott, left, and Otis Johnson, right, assess the damage from a collapsed culvert on Military Road.

Isabelle Altman/Dispatch StaffA tow truck removes a Ford pickup believed to belong to a Crawford man from a pond off Gilmer Wilburn Road on Wednesday.

Some residents concerned over recurring drainage issues

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Investigators say 74-year-old was last seen Sunday

Body found in Lowndes pondMiss. State fundraising breaks $500M mark

New Oktibbeha Co. veterans’ liaison settling into job

University’s vet school receives re-accreditation

Kenard, who previously served in the Army, was hired by supervisors last week

BY CARL [email protected]

Mississippi State University an-nounced Wednesday its capital fund-raising campaign, Infinite Impact, has raised approximately $503.1 million and is closing in on its $600 million goal.

The university quietly secured almost $345 million since 2010 when it publicly announced the fundraiser two years ago. The funds will be used to secure long-range planning efforts for the school’s eight academic colleges, the Judy and Bobby Shackouls Honors College, li-brary, athletics department and MSU’s Meridian campus.

All outright gifts, pledges and de-ferred gifts through 2018, including those to the Bulldog Club, will be consid-ered contributions to the fundraiser.

“The continued success of Infinite Impact shows the confidence that alum-ni and friends are placing in Mississippi State and its ability to excel as a premier institution of higher learning,” said MSU President Mark Keenum in a release. “MSU continues to play a critical role in moving our state forward and in forging a path of national and global impacts in education and research.”

BY CARL [email protected]

Three days into her job, Oktibbeha County’s new veterans’ service officer Ammiana Kenard said Wednesday she’s enjoying meeting former servicemen and servicewomen and helping connect them with benefits and assistance they previously did not have.

It’s a part-time job that brings full sat-isfaction, she said.

“I love veterans, and I come from a long line of family members who served in the military,” she said.

“I’m still getting to know everyone, but I’m looking forward to taking this of-fice to a new level.”

Kenard assumed the role after super-visors unanimously hired her last week. She was chosen over four other candi-dates who interviewed for the job.

Her salary was set at $15 per hour.A former member of the U.S. Army,

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Birney Imes/Dispatch StaffHoneybees, attracted to a trap containing a queen bee, cluster on the hand of Bruce “Schawee” Scharwath of Paulina, Louisiana. Scharwath was one of about 40 beekeepers who attended an annual gathering of beekeep-ers at the home of Bud Watt in Noxubee County near Cooksville on Saturday.

ThursdaySAY WHAT?“It’s been crazy. I like it, but I didn’t know recruiting was going to take off like this.”West Point High School junior football player

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Supermodel Gisele takes her last stroll down the catwalk

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SAO PAULO — Gisele Bundchen bid adieu to the catwalk Wednesday night, strutting her stuff at an emotionally charged show in Sao Paulo that she said will be her last stroll down a runway in a 20-year ca-reer that has made her a fashion legend.

The 34-year-old Brazil-ian mother of two, who is married to NFL quarter-back Tom Brady, has said she wants to spend more time with her family but

has also vowed to continue working in the industry. Brady was on hand for Bundchen’s final appear-ance, competing with his wife for the cameras’ atten-tion as he took in the spec-tacle from the first row.

As the world’s high-est-paid model, accord-ing to a 2014 ranking by Forbes magazine, Bund-chen is the face of Chanel, Carolina Herrera, Pantene and other top brands. She also designs her own line of flip flops and lingerie.

A household name the world over, Bundchen ri-vals soccer legend Pele for the status of Brazil’s most internationally famous cit-izen.

AP Photo/Andre PennerBrazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen, right, and fellow Brazilian model Fernanda Tavares embrace at the end of the show from the Colcci Summer collection, at the Sao Paulo Fashion Week in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday.

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BY JOHN HANNAAP Political Writer

TOPEKA, Kan. — A new Kansas law tells poor families that they can’t use cash assistance from the state to attend con-certs, get tattoos, see a psychic or buy lingerie.

The list of don’ts runs to several dozen items.

More than 20 other states have such lists. But, the one included by the Republican-dominat-ed Kansas Legislature in a bill that GOP Gov. Sam Brownback planned to sign Thursday appears to be the most exhaus-tive, according to state Department for Children

and Families officials.It’s inspired national

criticism and mockery from “The Daily Show.” Host Jon Stewart sug-gested that in accepting federal funds, Kansas should be forced to give up items like roads “paved with luxurious as-phalt.”

“The list has attract-ed attention because it

feels mean-spirited,” said Shannon Cotsoradis, president and CEO of the advocacy group Kansas Action for Children. “It really seems to make a statement about how we feel about the poor.”

It is part of a broader welfare law taking effect in July that Brownback and his allies say is aimed at moving poor families from social services into jobs.

“We want to get people off of public assistance and into private-sector employment, and we’ve had a lot of success with that,” Brownback during an interview this week with The Associated Press.

A 2012 federal law re-quires states to prevent benefit-card use at liquor stores, gambling estab-lishments or adult-enter-tainment businesses.

At least 23 states have their own restrictions on how cards can be used, mostly for alcohol, to-bacco, gambling and adult-oriented business-es, according to the Na-tional Conference of State Legislatures.

A few states — not Kansas — prohibit buy-ing guns, according to the NCSL, and a few ban tattoos or body piercings. Massachusetts prohib-its spending on jewelry, bail bonds, or “vacation services.” A 2014 Loui-siana law bars card use on cruise ships, which is also on the Kansas list.

New Kansas rules would limit spending of welfare benefitsPoor families wouldn’t be able to spend cash assistance on concerts, tattoos, psychics or lingerie

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The following arrests were made by Oktibbeha County Sheriff’s Office:

n Deshun Markell Jordan, 20, was charged with burglary of commer-cial building.

n Terrence Keyon Sav-age, 33, was charged with domestic violence.

n Steven Cantrell Bishop, 25, was charged with parole violation.

n Douglas Wayne Er-

win Jr., 21, was charged with probation violation and shoplifting.

n Cedric Townsel, 32, was charged with parole violation.

n Edward E. Shields, 25, was charged with parole violation.

n Stanley James Lindsey, 45, was charged with DUI-third offense, improper equipment and driving on suspended

drivers license.n Anthony Clay Goss,

36, was charged with molestation.

Erwin Jr.BishopSavage ShieldsJordan Townsel

GossLindsay

Lowndes CountyMarriagesn Morris R. Goss and Fleshia J. Crowder; married March 11n Christopher Covington and Christy L. Smart; married March 12n Garmall T. Sanders and Brittany L. Daniel; married March 12n Stephen C. Jourdan and Lindsay E. Mabus; married March 12n Chad W. Douglass and Keal-ly A. Nussle; married March 13n Jamaal M. Baker and Casey A. Washington; married March 13n Ian T. Ellington and Charis R. Haldeman; married March 13n Kevin Richardson and Nakisha D. Morris; married March 14n Joshua R. Bowles and Melissa L. Brewer; married March 14n Dylan H. Lien and Alyssa S. Kirk; married March 14n Camdin M. Wilks and Diane M. Pitman; married March 14n Quinton D. Harris and Britta-ny L. Wilson; married March 14n Bruce W. Bradley Sr. and Michelle L. Terrell; married March 17n Christopher McArthur and Synease S. Ivy; married March 20n Stephen M. Little and Nancy M. Byrd; married March 20n Brian L. Smith and Heather M. Smith; married March 20n Jonathan M. Fry and Toni C. Creecy; married March 20n Daniel E. Geddes and Bar-bara Westmoreland; married March 21n Frank C. Shropshire and

Gloria J. Sherrod; married March 21n Ray P. Holliday III and Nikkie R. Brown; married March 21n Jeremy P. Rogers and Kenyatta S. Bridges; married March 23n Benjamin A. Black and Emberly N. Saxton; married March 26n Kevin J. Thomas and Shirley M. Williams; married March 27n Phillip A. White and Heather L. Heathcoe; married March 27n Gabriel R. Brown and Cassie E. James; married March 27n Robert K. Wood and Kellye A. Berry; married March 27n Clemmie J. Perry Jr. and Sheritia B. Williams; married March 27n Tyler R. Williamson and Bethany A. Beard; married March 28n Branden C. Nance and Quijuana Y. Spraggins; married March 28n Elliot T. Lee and Stacey M. Williams; married March 28n Scottie E. Orr and Shundra D. Lang; married March 28n Dawson E. Wright and Chris-tina D. Hall; married March 28n Halfred T. Dora and Tamekia A. Crayton; married March 28n Mark A. Johnson and Shenerra D. Ingram; married March 31n Stevie A. Mills and Brittany L. Rushing; married April 2n Jonathan W. Brown and Tori M. Self; married April 4n Tommy L. Dotson and Shata-rus D. Wilks; married April 4n Gary D. Moore and Rita E. Vaughn; married March 4n Shancy L. Edinburgh and Niesha V. Blair; married March 6

Divorcesn Blakney Paige Fowlkes and Brandon Scott Fowlkes; mar-ried June 7, 2011n Amy Diane Billingsley and Ralph Martin Billingsley; mar-ried Feb. 8, 2002n Thomas D. Reed and Alysia C. Reed; married Oct. 17, 1997n Candice Clemmons and Carlos Clemmons; married July 28, 2012n Darrell D. Brooks and Jenni-fer M. Brooks; married Sept. 13, 2003n Morgan Elizabeth Fergu Bouchillion and Brett Chandler Bouchillion; married Dec. 28, 2007n William Brian Rollins and Susan Parham Rollins; married March 9, 1996n Tameka Bradford and La’Darion Bradford; married June 26, 2013n Samantha Jones and David Jones; married March 24, 2007n Robert E. Boland and Nicole M. Boland; married Dec. 30, 1994n Carlos Monta Smith and Kitra Janay Smith; married May 9, 2008n Eva M. Black and Darrin G. Black; married Oct. 14, 2006n John D. Tyler and Stanley K. Tyler; married July 1, 1996n Tammy Lynn Pool and Russell Pool Jr.; married Feb. 19, 2011n Kimberly Tutor Thomas and Joshua Clarence Thomas; married Aug. 6, 2010n Leah Sullivan and Ryan Lee; married Oct. 9, 2004n Celeste Carrillo and Elroy

Carrillo; married May 26, 2012n Evelyn Diane Rast and Dan-ny Rast; married June 3, 1983n Tammy K. Wooten and David D. Wooten; married May 1, 1999

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BY SLIM [email protected]

Nine days after a reg-ular board meeting that lasted just one minute and six seconds, the Lowndes County Board of Super-visors put in a little over-time Wednesday, meeting for two hours to take care of regular business and conduct a hospital trust fund meeting.

While no action was taken at the trust fund meeting — the trustees were updated on the sta-tus of the fund by repre-sentatives of its invest-ment partners, Renasant Wealth Management and Stephens Capital Man-agement — supervisors took action on a number of proposals on behalf of the Board of Supervisors.

The Board approved a memorandum of under-standing with Columbus Air Force Base on a guide-lines for the joint land use agreement between the county and CAFB, ap-proved two 10-year tax ex-emptions for expansions planned by two local in-dustries, reviewed plans for the expansion of the county’s E911 center and restructured the E911 board.

Celeste Werner, proj-ect manager for Matrix

Design Group, presented the guidelines that apply to the area governed by the joint land-use agree-ment, an area that covers a 5-mile radius around CAFB.

“These guidelines are not regulatory,” Werner said. “They just outline what is in the agreement already. They deal with three basic areas: land-use within the five-mile radius, dark sky and light-ing in the area and verti-cal construction, which is a matter of public safety.”

The board unanimous-ly approved the guidelines and agreed to a memoran-dum of understanding as proof of its consent. Wer-ner said the guideline will be posted on the county’s website.

$33K going to CalStar building

LINK CEO Joe Max Higgins then requested the county appropriate $33,225 for repairs to the county-owned CalStar building for repairs to is-sues that existed before the company moved into the property.

Higgins said $16,000 would be needed to re-pair damage caused by the building’s inadequate gutters, which he said were too small. Another

$17,225 is needed to re-build the loading dock.

“The loading dock is too high for the trucks,” Higgins said. “When the building was first constructed, gravel and rocks were brought in so the trucks could pull up to the site. But when they started building the load-ing dock, they didn’t re-move the rocks; they just poured the concrete over it. That made the dock too high to accommodate the trucks. So now, we’ll have to go in, tear out that con-crete, remove those rocks and start over.”

Supervisors, noting that CalStar is ahead of schedule in its operations since moving into the fa-cility, approved the fund-ing for the repairs by a unanimous vote.

Industry expansionThe supervisors also

voted unanimously to approve 10-year tax ex-emptions for Weyerhae-user and Glenn Machine Works as the companies proceed with expansion plans.

The board also ap-proved a reconfigura-tion of the county’s E911 board. At a previous meeting during which the board was to have made an at-large appointment

to the board, board pres-ident Harry Sanders pro-posed changing the com-position of the board by installing five members — one for each district — along with three non-vot-ing members who would be representatives or des-ignees from the sheriff’s department, Columbus Police Department and Columbus Fire & Rescue.

During Wednesday’s meeting, District 5 Super-visor Leroy Brooks sug-gested that the non-vot-ing memberships should also include the county’s Emergency Management Director or designee.

The supervisors ap-proved the proposal unan-imously. The change goes into effect immediately.

Trust fund returnsThe supervisors went

into recess to conduct a hospital trust fund meet-ing.

Portfolio managers of the county’s two invest-ment partners painted an optimistic picture, noting that the economy continues to grow and that all indicators are promising. Noting that stocks continue to out-perform bonds, the two firms said they were pre-pared to move more of the county’s $30-million-plus

funds into stocks. By law, the county cannot invest more than 50 percent of its trust fund in stocks.

District 2 Supervisor Bill Brigham said he con-tinues to be amazed as the success of the invest-ments since the county moved into the invest-ment market.

“We’ve been doing this for two-and-a-half years,” Brigham said. “In that time, we’ve made a little over $3 million in our in-vestments. If the state hadn’t passed legislation that allowed us to invest in something other than CDs, we would have made

$150,000 over that time.“What that has done

is allowed us to do things for the people that we wouldn’t have been able to do otherwise — two new community centers and the expansion of the E911 center. These in-vestments have allowed us to do those projects without costing the tax-payers a dime. That’s pretty amazing.

“We got into this at a re-ally good time, of course. We know that we won’t always get these kinds of returns. But, still, it’s been awfully good for the county.”

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Presnall hiredGilmore Memorial

Regional Medical Center announces the addition of Sonya Presnall, BSRN, CNOR as director of surgical services. Sonya attended Mississippi University for Women where she obtained her registered nursing (RN) degree. Sonya has been employed at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle since1986, where she is currently a circulating nurse. Sonya served in several surgical nursing roles during her tenure at Baptist. She obtained her certification in perioper-ative nursing practice in 1990. She is also certified in advanced cardiac life support and a certified laser safety officer. Sonya is an active member of various professional committees including the Shared Leadership Committee, MUST/Safety Committee and an EPIC-SME Representa-tive for Surgery.

Keel hiredNorth Mississippi

Medical Center-West Point is pleased to announce that Barry L. Keel has accepted the posi-tion as the hospital’s adminis-trator effective March 2. Keel, an Alabama native, comes to NMMC-West Point from Bay Medical Center – Sacred Heart Health System, where he served as chief executive officer. He previously

worked as the Alabama Market CEO for Health Management Associates with market leadership responsibility for River-view Regional Medical Center in Gadsden, Alabama, and Stringfel-low Memorial Hospital in Anniston, Alabama. In addition, he has served as CEO with several Ala-bama hospitals including Vaughan Regional Medi-cal Center in Selma, Law-rence Medical Center in Moulton, Northwest Med-ical Center in Winfield; and Andalusia Regional Hospital in Andalusia.

M. Shane Spees, North Mississippi Health Services president and chief executive officer said, “We welcome Barry Keel to North Missis-sippi Health Services and the leadership that he will provide for our community hospital in West Point.” Keel, along with the hospital’s staff and NMHS leadership, will be working to make improvements to the hospital’s facilities and campus and enhancing existing services and evaluating additional ones to meet the needs of the community. He received his bachelor’s degree in health admin-istration from Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama, and a master’s degree in health policy and administration from Mercer University in Atlanta. Keel and his wife, Angie, have three

children Brandon, Brody and Bethany.

Hand hiredJake Hand recently

joined Citizens National Bank as manager of its Highway 45 North loca-tion. Hand comes to Citizens Na-tional Bank from Re-gions Bank, where he has been employed for the past seven years. Most recently, he was serving as bank manager of the West Point location, and his banking background also includes experience as a teller, head teller, and financial services special-ist with Regions. A 2007 graduate of Mississippi State University, Hand received his bachelor of business administration degree in risk manage-ment, with an emphasis in insurance and finan-cial planning. He also received his associate in arts degree from East Mississippi Community College in 2005. Hand and his wife, Jessica, live in Columbus, where she serves as the director of student life at Mississippi University for Women, and the couple has a 5-year-old son, Colby. Hand is an active mem-ber of the Rotary Club of West Point as well as the East Mississippi Com-

munity College Young Alumni Association.

Grisham honoredRenee Grisham,

branch manager at Mississippi HomeCare of Columbus, was honored as a 2014 national finalist for Servant Leader of the Year by LHC Group, one of the nation’s leading providers of post-acute care services. Grisham was honored along with a group of 10 other finalists from around the country. Mississippi HomeCare of Columbus is part of LHC Group, a national health-care company with 10,000 employees operating more than 300 locations in 29 states. The Servant Leader of the Year is the highest honor an LHC Group employee can receive. Nominees are leaders whose perfor-mance demonstrates the company’s core values and produces positive results.

“Renee and her fellow Servant Leader of the Year finalists represent the best performers in our company,” said Don Stelly, LHC Group president and COO. “The most rewarding part of my job is meeting people like Renee and watching her inspire her team to achieve success. We are proud to have Renee on our team, and thrilled that she will be there to lead us as we continue our mission to provide high-quality health care.”

West Point is getting a Dollar Tree.

Chelle Davis, a spokesperson for the Virgin-ia-based chain, confirmed to The Dispatch this week that the store will be located at 5859 Hwy. 45 S. The building will cover roughly 10,000 square feet.

Davis said the store will open in the fall. It will employ about 10 people.

Dollar Tree began in 1986. The chain, which sells nearly all of its items for less than $1, operates 4,900 locations. There are 64 in Mississippi today.

In Columbus, a new business opened this month.

Events on 5th is located in downtown Columbus in the old 12 Bar Lounge location. The spot’s interior looks to have been

completely renovated. It has become a venue for wedding receptions, rehearsal dinners, brid-al showers, luncheons, corporate events and more, according to An-gie Atkins, the owner of Events on 5th.

The location — it’s at 115 Fifth St. S. — features a neutral color scheme, hardwood floors and modern light fixtures. Events on 5th also caters (from formal meals to buffets), offers floral designs, as well as tables, chairs, linens and props that can be rented.

For a private showing, contact Atkins at 662-386-5634.

Staying in Columbus, the Citgo at 1402 Main St. closed several weeks ago. Recently, some work crews have been milling around the area.

The city reports this: There are plans for it to re-open and when it does it will be an Exxon station. Crews are currently re-paving the parking lot and putting up new signage. An opening date has not

been set. Lastly, some food for

thought.The Golden Triangle

Development LINK has nifty stats about our region on its website. One set looks at in-come by households.

In Lowndes County, 21.7 percent of house-holds bring in less than $15,000 a year. Approximately 18.8

percent bring in between $50,000 and $75,000. Approximately 1.62 percent bring in $200,000-plus.

In Clay County, 27.3 percent of households bring in less than $15,000 a year. Approximately 15.7 percent bring in between $50,000 and $75,000. Approx-imately 0.96 percent bring in $200,000-plus.

The LINK’s website does not list Oktibbeha County household incomes.

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James BaughABERDEEN —

James “Ghost Rider” Baugh, 45, died April 14, 2015, at Gilmore Memorial Hospital in Amory.

Services are 11 a.m. Friday at Tisdale-Lann Memorial Funeral Home with Ricky Kend-ricks officiating. Burial will follow at Lebanon Cemetery. Visitation is today from 4-8 p.m. at the funeral home.

Mr. Baugh was born on Dec. 23, 1969, to Christie Stanford and

the late James Baugh. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran and a member of the Pistoleros Motor-cycle Club.

In addition to his mother, he is survived by his companion, Gina Raby Capps of Aberdeen; daughter, Holley Baugh of Amo-ry; son, Jake Baugh of Aberdeen; brothers, David Baugh and Chris Baugh, both of Aber-deen; step-son, Josh Capps of Aberdeen; and five grandchildren.

Nettie WarrenSTARKVILLE —

Nettie Lee Warren, 55, died April 5, 2015, in Starkville.

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Ms. Warren was born in Starkville on Feb. 28, 1960, to the late Louis Daniels and Sally Will Brown Dan-iels. She was a home-maker.

She is survived by son, Michael Daniels of Starkville; daugh-ter, Elaine Warren of Starkville; sisters, Dorothy Warren of Starkville and Vivian Austin of Moss Point; and two grandchildren.

Bertha HamiltonSTARKVILLE —

Bertha Hamilton, 87, died April 7, 2015, in Jackson.

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Starkville.Ms. Hamilton was

born in Starkville on Nov. 27, 1927, to the late John Gillespie and Augusta Harris Gilles-pie. She was formerly employed with the United States Postal Service.

She is survived by daughter, Ethel Jeanne Tillman; sons, Jesse Lee Hamilton and Den-nis Charles Hamilton; sister, Esther Lee Sims; seven children; and 10 great-grandchildren.

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BOSTON — With a moment of silence, the tolling of church bells and a call for kindness, Boston marked the second anniversary of the marathon bombings Wednesday, the emotions clearly still raw from the devastating attack during one of this city’s most cher-ished events.

On Boylston Street, people openly wept and hugged as church bells tolled at 2:49 p.m., the time the first bomb went off at the race’s finish line April 15, 2013.

“It still feels like yesterday, to be honest,” said Aleksander Jonca, a Boston resident who ran the marathon in 2013 and plans to run this year’s on April 20. “Two years later I feel like we’re still struggling to find the words to describe what happened that day.”

Large crowds formed at the two roadside spots where the bombs detonated, killing three people and injuring 260 others.

Runners wearing Boston Marathon gear and bystanders with “Boston Strong” shirts fixed their eyes on the com-memorative banners that had been revealed in a silent cere-mony hours earlier.

More than 100 blue and yel-low balloons — the marathon’s colors — were released into a cloudless sky as the church bells faded.

“As a mom, I still haven’t moved on,” said Liz Norden, a Stoneham resident whose two adult sons — J.P. and Paul — each lost a leg in the attack. “I know my boys have moved on. But it’s hard. I see them put on a leg every day. It’s still raw.”

At the Old South Church near the finish line, hundreds

gathered for an interfaith ser-vice with Christian, Muslim and Jewish leaders who fo-cused on healing.

“We turn now to acknowl-

edge that life goes on,” said the Rev. Demetrios Tonias, dean of the Annunciation Greek Ortho-dox Cathedral in Boston. “Liv-ing goes on. Our prayers go on.

Our grief goes on. But so, too, does our resiliency go on.”

Earlier Wednesday, May-or Marty Walsh, Gov. Charlie Baker and bombing survivors unveiled commemorative ban-ners marking the blast sites on Boylston Street with the plain-tive wail of bagpipes in the background.

The orange banners, which were hung up on light posts, bear a white heart with a road receding into the distance and the word “Boston.”

Elsewhere in the crowd, Jeff Bauman, who lost his legs above the knee in the blasts, exchanged a big hug with Car-los Arredondo, who helped save his life two years ago.

Bauman, who was able to describe to police one of the two brothers accused of carry-ing out the attack, also threw out the ceremonial first pitch later that day as the Boston Red Sox faced the Washington Nationals.

Church bells, kind acts mark 2 years since Boston bombings‘It still feels like yesterday, to be honest’

AP Photo/Charles KrupaBoston Marathon survivor Jeff Bauman, right, walks past one of two blast sites with Carlos Arredondo, who helped save his life, near the finish line of the Boston Marathon in Boston, Wednesday.


MERIDIAN — A woman who drove her SUV around an active crossing gate collided with an Amtrak train and died instantly Wednesday, an official said.

The collision hap-pened about 3 p.m. where Hawkins Cross-ing Road intersects the double-tracked Norfolk

Southern Railway north-east of downtown Me-ridian, said Lauderdale County Coroner Clayton Cobler. Cobler was with-holding the 57-year-old woman’s name until all family members had been notified.

Cobler said the wom-an drove around func-tioning gates and flash-ers and collided with the southbound Amtrak Crescent.

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JACKSON — Brian and Laura Beth John-ston of Madison learned in December that their 4-year-old son, Fraiser, has autism. But because their private insurance doesn’t pay for the thera-py he needs, Fraiser has gone without services that could help him with lan-guage development and other skills, his mother said.

The diagnosis alone cost the couple $1,200.

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searching it, the therapy he was going to need was going to be anywhere from $800 to $1,500 a month,” Laura Beth Johnston said Wednesday at the Capitol.

“I’m a nurse and he’s a youth minister, and we couldn’t afford that for our child,” she said. “And it was heartbreaking to think that we work so hard taking care of other people and our children wouldn’t be able to be taken care of the way they needed to be.”

A new Mississippi law is designed to help people like the Johnstons as they

try to help children with autism spectrum disor-der, Gov. Phil Bryant said during a news conference Wednesday.

Bryant recently signed House Bill 885, which says the state will issue licenses for applied behavior ana-lysts — professionals who can help autistic children with a range of services.

The bill also says insur-ance policies in Mississip-pi must cover screening, diagnosis and treatment for autism spectrum disor-der, starting next January. Medicaid covers autism therapy, but many private insurance plans don’t cur-rently cover the services, which can cost hundreds of dollars a month.

“Imagine yourself be-

ing a parent challenged with a special-needs child, knowing that help is just a short distance away and that you could not afford it or it would put such a bur-den on your family. Your insurance company says, ‘That is not something that we cover,’” Bryant said.

The governor and Uni-versity of Southern Mis-sissippi President Rodney Bennett announced that USM is starting a two-year master’s degree program this fall for people who want to become applied behavior analysts. Stu-dents will learn to help au-tistic children with social skills, language and cogni-tive development, adaptive behavior and academic performance.

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SLIMANTICS

When mama fell, we knew her wishesIt was in 2004, one

of those warm, sunny mid-March days that suggests an early spring when mama fell.

By then, mama and dad had been living in a pleasant assisted-living center not too far from their home. Mama, strong and vigorous as ever, had been in the steady clutches of dementia for a couple of years. Dad, by contrast, was still alert and inquisitive, but his body had started to betray him. The move from their much-loved little home was not an easy choice for them.

Mama’s resistance to the move was far more intense than dad’s, who seemed to understand the necessity of it. Looking back, I think mama compensated by de-scending deeper into the dementia that allowed her to escape the constraints of time and travel back those long years to when she was a share-cropper’s daughter, skipping down the cotton rows in bare feet and a print dress made from a flour sack.

So, on that March day when the nurses noted the warm, pleasant weather and asked “would anyone like to go for a walk?” mama, being a scruffy little country girl of 6 or so at that precise moment, was the first one out the door, the first to cup in her hands the azalea and dogwood petals that had bloomed early in response to the call of an early spring.

On the way back from their short walk, she missed a step up to the porch, fell and hit her head.

She never really regained con-sciousness.

By quirk, good fortune or divine arrangement, I was “home” at the

time, having taken two weeks of vacation from my job in Arizona to spend some real time with my parents.

I met mama’s ambu-lance at the emergency room and stayed the over-night shift by her hospital bed for the remaining week of vacation. Each day, the hospital staff ran EKGs on her, checking for brain activity. Each

day, the tests showed no function. Along with the various tubes and monitors, she was fitted with a feeding tube, which we soon real-ized that was the only thing that would keep her alive now.

Finally, a few days before I was to leave, several of my siblings and my dad met quietly to discuss what should be done. The doctors had recommended the feeding tube be removed. There was no chance of recovery, they said.

As you might imagine, it was a difficult decision, but it could have been a far more difficult one.

Mama and Dad had prepared a “living will,” which stated that it was their desire not to be kept alive by artificial means, should that circumstance arise.

After talking with Dad to make sure that removing the feeding tube was really what mama would have wanted and being assured, yes, that was her wish, we gave the doctors our consent to remove the feeding tube.

I left for Arizona the next day.On April 21, six days short of

her 67th wedding anniversary, Mama passed away at age 84.

In 18 months’ time, Dad would pass, too, at age 86.

Today is National Healthcare Decision Day, designed to en-

courage people to make their “end of life” decisions now, which can spare family members much anguish when the decision such as the one we faced with Mama come.

What I can say from experience is that the time for these decisions will come too soon and making them without knowing the wishes of that family member can be as heart-wrenching as it is avoidable.

Experts say only 20-to-30 percent of people have made those arrangements, sadly.

Health officials throughout the country hope that by designating today as National Healthcare Decisions Day, more people will consider the wisdom of making those plans.

Taking the time to put down, in writing, your wishes and designat-ing a family member with power of attorney are two things health officials strongly recommend. You can find a form by going the National Healthcare Decisions Day website at www.nhdd.org or by calling Steve Brown, director of spiritual care at Baptist Golden Triangle at 244-1398. At Oktibbeha County Hospital, Special Services Director Amie Gary 615-3130 can assist. At NMMC West Point, con-tact Michele Rowe at 495-2337.

There are few things that take so little time and energy that can mean so much at a time when some of life’s most difficult deci-sions must be made.

You will be glad you took the time to do this now. And, when that day comes, your loved ones will be comforted in knowing that their decisions in those last hours have your blessing.

Slim Smith is a columnist and feature writer for The Dispatch. His email address is [email protected].

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MISSISSIPPI VOICES

At least not landlockedIt was a “magical

place,” she says, back in 1992, when her parents bought the big house over-looking the Missis-sippi Sound in the quaint harbor town of Pass Christian.

Author Marga-ret McMullan, 55, apologizes immedi-ately for using such a cliche as “magical place,” but, she quickly insists, “it was.”

She married her husband, Pat O’Connor, in that old house, spent all her summers there, invited Chicago friends down to introduce them to the Gulf Coast and her home state. To those out-of-state guests, Margaret told Hurricane Camille stories, once the gold standard of tragic lore.

Later, when couples evolved

into couples with children, the magic grew exponentially, and her son, James, took his first steps in the Pass. Pat loved it, too. “It was a party neither one of us wanted to leave.”

Then came Ka-trina and its hellish aftermath. Her parents were with Margaret’s family

in Evansville, Indiana, during the storm. Afterward, they sent their daughter and son-in-law down with a clump of keys to check on things.

“There was no need for keys,” she says with an ironic laugh. “There were no doors.”

There is a rash of new Katrina books coming out in time for its 10th anniversary in August. If you read only one,

it should be Margaret Mc-Mullan’s “Aftermath Lounge.” A novel told in 10 short sto-ries, it manages to make you laugh and weep, and see what happened to people and places when the reporters and camera crews went away. There were casualties nobody counted.

I asked Margaret why she chose the format. “I kept think-ing, ‘This is a big stone that I have to chip away at,’” she says. “If I have to write a big novel, I’ll just go crazy.”

So she told short stories, about people across the socio-economic strata, which somehow illustrates the democracy of disaster. She writes simply, with humor and insight, having waited years after the storm that wiped out the town to gain a deeper un-derstanding. “Jed was a high-school dropout and a lousy shrimper, but since the storm

he’d bought a karaoke system with lights and was traveling with it from shack to shack up and down the coast ...”

The aftermath had a pioneer feeling, Margaret says, with consultants and builders rushing in with projects that often evaporated and left bigger messes than the storm. And yet the town slowly is rebuilding, and today has, she believes, “a grace hovering over it.”

“There were a lot of house-proud people in this neigh-borhood. Catch could fit five trailers inside the Zimmers’ house. He didn’t know where all the money that had landed on this street came from, but he figured either out-of-state sugar or oil. Nobody ever made that kind of money in Missis-sippi; you had to leave, make your money, then bring it back with you ...”

The book is written like a good song, with all its verses returning to a rousing cho-rus. It travels to Chicago and Indiana, even Canada, but then back to the devastated Gulf Coast and its people, with their sundry coping mechanisms.

“People got out of cars to take pictures of giant heaps of rubble. Five years after the storm, and there were still torn bed sheets hanging in the live oaks ...”

Margaret teaches literature and creative writing in Indiana. Her husband is in marketing. But the two of them are moving to Pass Christian soon to write full time. And to return to the magic.

Rheta Grimsley Johnson most recent book is “Hank Hung the Moon ... And Warmed Our Cold, Cold Hearts.” Comments are welcomed at [email protected].

Scruggs: Less anger in prison

This year’s political campaigns, both at the local and state levels, have been low-key so far. But it’s still more than three months until the first primary on Aug. 4, so there’s still plenty of time for some mudslinging.

If there isn’t a great deal of negative advertising and behind-the-scenes verbal back stabbing be-fore the November general elections, it will be the most unusual election year in history. With today’s social media, partisans can be more venomous than ever, and politics in Mississippi never has been a model of truth and virtue.

Richard Scruggs, the former famous trial lawyer who went to federal prison after pleading guilty to bribing a judge, comments on today’s incivility in a column that appeared on the Clari-on-Ledger website.

“When I returned to civilization last year from six years in prison, I found that civilization wasn’t how I remembered it. Something had changed. Gradually, it began dawning on me that folks were angrier,” Scruggs wrote.

“Surely, you ask, it must have been worse in prison, where tension constantly percolates and inmates are all ganged-up to fight each other on sight,” he continued. “To be sure, there are ‘joints’ like that. Not so, however, in the minimum secu-rity camps where I did most of my time. Instead, the emphasis was all on courtesy and respect. The fastest way to get into trouble — and possibly shipped to a truly tough prison —was to get into a loud argument with another inmate. And God forbid a fist-fight, which would automatically earn the participants a dose of ‘diesel therapy,’ which is prison slang for a one-way ticket on a ‘chain bus’ to Leavenworth — no matter who started it. One learns to ‘walk away’ rather than risk serious confrontation.

“Now prison is not where you want to go. The beds are little more than steel racks, the food’s inedible, and the medical and dental care is better in Haiti. Yet perversely, folks seemed happier than out in the civilized world. They found ways to get along. The shared misery of incarceration some-how spawned tolerance and cooperation.”

Scruggs, who lives in Oxford and who once was a major financial contributor to the University of Mississippi, goes on to comment on the controver-sy surrounding the dispute between the board of trustees of the Institutions of Higher Learning and Ole Miss Chancellor Dan Jones.

“A good example of the anger I’m talking about was triggered during the recent controversy over the IHL’s decision to let Dan Jones go as our chancellor. I think it stinks and am on record to that effect. But I don’t think the individual board members are stinkers, and I am dismayed by the tantrums that some of Dan’s supporters have displayed toward others in our community who participated in or supported the board’s action. It is done. There’s nothing more to do than lower our voices and rationally cooperate in attracting and welcoming a new chancellor.

“No, I don’t want to go back to prison where life was harsh but simple. I do think, however, that I learned something about getting along, taking a deep breath and facing the next day. I think that Dan Jones would want that, and I’m sure the future of our great institution requires it.”

We’re not sure that people are any more conten-tious or angrier than they were six years ago when Scruggs went to prison. We recall a lot of anger back then. Some of it was directed toward Scruggs and other lawyers with whom he was associated, directly or indirectly. And some of it came from his side.

But his unusual perspective on the subject is worth contemplating. And his advice to Jones’ supporters is worth heeding.

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The Del Rendon Foundation will host its 10th Annual Del Rendon Music Festival at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Dave’s Darkhorse Tavern in Starkville.

This year at the foun-dation will auction off paintings entered into the foundation’s recent “Dead Entertainers” competi-tion, including the Best in Show painting of John-ny Cash by MSU forestry student Jacob Beard.

The Del Rendon Foun-dation began 10 years ago in honor of Starkville art-ist and musician Del Ren-don, who died in 2005. The Foundation awards scholarships to art majors in their freshman or soph-

omore year at MSU. So far there have been three recipients of the Del Ren-don Scholarship, accord-ing to Rendon’s brother Andrew, who helped found the Foundation.

The Foundation’s an-nual festival will include a silent auction featuring entries from the recent Del Rendon Legacy Col-lection competition.

The competition called for paintings continuing Del Rendon’s “Dead En-tertainers” series, which features paintings of John Lennon, Marilyn Mon-roe, Jimi Hendrix and El-vis Presley.

Entrants in the com-petition were to submit paintings of entertainers who died before com-pleting their careers. All

seven sub-mitted en-tries hung in the “Be-fore Their Time: A Del Rendon Foundation Art Series” exhibit ion in Union Gallery along with art pieces by the three receivers of Del Rendon scholarships. The exhibition was on display from Mar. 5 until Mar. 19 when the winner was announced, accord-ing to Andrew Rendon.

“We were astonished by the quality of art that was submitted,” Rendon said.

Beard had never en-tered an art competition before. The Kentucky na-tive took an art class here and there in high school and college but eventu-ally pursued a degree in forestry. Having several

friends who are talented artists, Beard knew art to be a competitive field and thought it would be harder to make a living primarily off his art. He certainly did not expect to win his first art compe-tition.

“It was completely a surprise for me,” Beard said.

Beard received help creating the frame of his painting from forestry professor Laura Grace. He called the piece a “joint effort” between him and his professor.

At the ceremony on Mar. 19 when his painting was announced Best in Show, he had been men-tally preparing himself to leave without having won.

“I was very taken aback,” he said. “I had a huge adrenaline rush.”

Andrew Rendon admit-ted that Beard’s painting didn’t strictly fit the re-

quirements of entertain-ers who died young, as Cash was in his 70s when he died. Still, the judges felt like Beard’s painting captured the spirit that Del Rendon’s paintings had and that Cash could have continued his career if he hadn’t died when he did.

“We felt like (Del Ren-don) was trying to pay homage to individuals...who left us before they were done,” Rendon said.

The proceeds from the paintings sold at the auc-

tion will go to the artists, but Beard has asked that the proceeds from his go back to the Foundation, said Rendon.

“The fact that the competition supports the Foundation, that was the main reason I wanted to do it,” Beard said.

Though this year was the first year that the Foundation has held the competition, Rendon said it will continue to host competitions to add to the “Dead Entertainers” se-ries every year.

Del Rendon festival slated for Saturday10th annual event will be at Dave’s Darkhorse Tavern

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evening in Artesia, Mer-chant said. The Lowndes County Sheriff ’s Depart-ment is conducting an investigation as to how Swoope’s pickup ended up in the water.

People at the scene who claimed to know Swoope told The Dis-patch he had gone fish-ing Sunday night. He had not been seen or heard from since.

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she graduated from West Point High School and went on to earn degrees from the Lynchburg, Vir-ginia-based Liberty Uni-versity, including a mas-ter’s in human services counseling and a doctor-ate in pastoral counseling.

Kenard previously served in human resourc-es positions and briefly directed Columbus Air Force Base’s retirement services. She was certi-fied as a county veteran service officer by the state Veterans Affairs Board in 2012.

In her role, she will help connect veterans and their families to a wide ar-ray of benefit opportuni-ties outside of health care, including transitional services; homelessness, mortgage and rent assis-tance; and food programs.

“Even if you have a family member – a moth-er or a grandmother – that was married to a de-ceased vet, there could be benefits they could be receiving. Maybe an un-cle had insurance or other benefits that were never paid? Even if you think there’s no sense in filling

out a form, there is,” she said. “Come see me, and I’ll help.”

In her first weeks, Ke-nard said she’ll continue to identify veterans and their family members to see who might be under-served. Eventually, she said she hopes to grow the office to where it will become a one-stop shop that offers a variety of ser-vices.

“I think we were ex-tremely fortunate to get someone of Mrs. Kenard’s qualities. She brought with her a truly impressive resume, and she’s somebody that can hit the ground running,” said District 3 Supervisor Marvell Howard.

Howard previously served in the U.S. Army, and his children also have military ties.

“We’ve got quite a few vets that depend on those benefits. I believe she can keep them rolling in and be instrumental in reach-ing out and obtaining new benefits,” he said. “I think she was a tremendous hire. She’ll do a great job.”

Kenard replaces Mel-vin Rogers, who died at

his residence in February. Rogers, 68, worked in his capacity since 2006.

“I can’t think of any-thing but positive things about the man. He helped so many people, espe-cially our veterans,” said Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors President Orlando Trainer after Rogers’ death.

“He took that office to where it is today: a great level,” Trainer added.

Oktibbeha County’s veterans’ service office is located on the second floor of the chancery courthouse.

Kenard can be reached at 662-323-6155.


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CulvertContinued from Page 1A

the collapse.Initially, city police

blocked Military Road at the intersection of Ridge Road near Lion Hills Coun-try Club to traffic. Howev-er, Bush said only about a quarter-mile of the road, from Boman Shelton to Black Creek Road, would remain restricted to one-lane access during road work, which he expected would take two days.

“Luckily it collapsed (Wednesday) and not during the rain (Tuesday) or at night,” Bush said.

City workers will re-place the brick culvert with a concrete culvert, according to Bush. He said the culvert under the northbound lane had been replaced a few years ago with a concrete version and did not appear to lose any integrity from the col-lapse.

Bush said workers would also soon replace a brick culvert on Crescent Drive that is beginning to wash out. He expects to complete that project by next week.

Ditch capacity maxedDespite flooding that

overwhelmed drainage ditches, backed up water several inches high along residential streets and even flooded some homes, Bush said Tuesday’s weather event did not re-flect drainage deficiencies in north Columbus.

Three major ditches — in the Holly Hills, Bluec-utt Road and North Haven areas — adequately drain water from the area, he said, along with smaller trenches and ditches in neighborhoods. Bush said crews regularly clean out beaver dams and other obstructions to drainage corridors, but on Tuesday, all of those corridors were clean.

“On Tuesday, it was just heavy rain, not a drain-age issue,” Bush said. “There’s not a ditch in Columbus that could hold that amount of rain. Had it been regular rainfall, (the drainage network in the area) would have handled it just fine.”

Isolated pockets of problems

A few residents in iso-lated pockets of north Columbus say they do not enjoy the same drainage system integrity in their neighborhoods as Bush purports as the north Co-lumbus norm.

McArthur Drive res-ident Alisha Anderson, who has lived on the street since 2009, acknowledged Tuesday’s flooding was

worse than usual, but “usual” was still less than acceptable. She said two small ditches in her neigh-borhood were not wide enough or deep enough to handle any significant rainfall and drainage ca-nals along the streetside — which she said are in city right-of-way — are often clogged with debris.

As a result, Anderson said water backs up on the streets and in the yards af-ter a substantial rain, and in many cases the stag-nant water seeps into the soggy ground and causes sewage to stink.

Anderson said people in the neighborhood have called city officials for years about the problem to no avail.

“It’s getting to the point to where I feel like I’m living in the country,” Anderson said.

A longtime 22nd Street North resident, Mary Erby, told a similar sto-ry. She said she had im-plored the city for more than 30 years to improve substandard drainage in her neighborhood, ask-ing specifically for a more substantial cement trench to replace the narrow dirt

trench in place to drain water from the area.

When Tuesday’s tor-rent completely sub-merged her street and came close to flooding houses, Erby said it rein-vigorated her years-long effort.

“We’re at a loss,” she said. “We don’t know what to do. Something needs to be done because we don’t want water getting into our houses. We’re not in a flood zone, but it floods every time it rains hard at all.”

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Almost 50,000 individ-ual contributors have par-ticipated in the Infinite Impact fundraiser, the release states. Since its inception, the campaign has created 325 new en-dowed scholarships and 24 endowed faculty posi-tions.

“Infinite Impact is already by far the most successful campaign in our institution’s history,” said John Rush, MSU Foundation CEO and vice president for development and alumni. “Three years remain in our initial time frame, however we an-ticipate surpassing the $600 million mark ahead of schedule because of record years of support from generous contribu-tors.”

Two previous fund-raising campaigns — one from 1992-1997 and an-other from 2001-2008 — raised more than $600 million combined.

Vet school holds ACMACE accreditation

MSU’s College of Vet-erinary Medicine, one of 26 U.S. veterinary schools, was recently re-accredited by the Amer-

ican Veterinary Medical Association’s Council on Education, the university also announced Wednes-day.

Reaccreditation is granted for up to seven years, a release states, and the council used 11 standards to evaluate the program, including cur-riculum, clinical resourc-es, finances, facilities,

faculty members and re-search programs.

Commitment and suc-cess in carrying out its mission is also weighed during assessment.

“We are certainly pleased that the COE has reaffirmed our accredi-tation. (Approval) is rec-ognized internationally for reaching the highest standards,” said MSU-

CVM Dean Kent Hoblet in a release. “It’s a long, intense process, but it re-ally gives us a chance to evaluate our educational programs, outreach and research. We have a lot to be proud of here, and we are thankful that the COE decision affirms our be-lief that we have a cadre of talented faculty, staff and students.”

Courtesy photo/Tom ThompsonResident Jillian Haines, left, works with student Caroline Davis (class of 2014) to examine a corgi named Albert in the Joe Ann Ward Internal Medicine Critical Care Unit at Mississippi State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine.

BY ADAM [email protected]

STARKVILLE — Martha Alwal still can’t grasp the enormity of her situation.

Four years ago, Alwal was a shy, 6-foot-4 cen-ter then-Mississippi State women’s basketball coach Sharon Fanning-Otis “found” and offered a scholarship to leave Worthington, Minnesota, to come to Starkville to play basketball in the Southeastern Conference.

On Wednesday night, Alwal showed off a new hairstyle for the MSU women’s basketball

program’s Hail State Hoops Award Banquet at Mize Pavilion. The hairdo easily could have been arranged to make sure Alwal was ready for an even bigger occasion tonight: the WNBA draft. The event, which will be broadcast at 7 to-night on ESPN2, will be the next step for 36 play-ers who hope to pursue a professional career.

Alwal and senior guard Kendra Grant are MSU’s most likely players to get selected tonight or to receive an invitation to attend a tryout for a WNBA team.

For Alwal, who averaged 9.5 points and a

BY ADAM [email protected]

Vanilla is OK with Billy Clark.

In Clark’s time as teach-ing professional at Twin Rivers Recreation Cen-ter in Greenwood and at Cleveland Country Club, he played integral roles in helping the facilities to play host to events.

Things have been a little more involved — and tasty — in Clark’s three and a half years in Columbus.

That’s because the Magnolia Tennis Club, where Clark is currently employed, takes immense pride in the fact that it has become a regular in playing host to the United States Tennis Association South-ern 65 and Over Mississip-pi Tennis Championships, which will be this weekend in Columbus.

“I am not going to talk down what we did in Cleveland, but it was more of a vanilla thing, whereas this is kind of like the ba-nana split of the tennis,” Clark said. “They pile on topping after topping and then the cherry. It is really great.”

Preparations are nearly complete for the annual event, which is scheduled to kick off Friday and to run through Sunday. Men’s and women’s divi-sion matches (3.0, 3.5, 4.0) will begin at 8:00 a.m. Fri-day and run throughout the weekend.

Approximately 250-300 tennis players from the state of Mississippi will participate in the team for-mat tournament.

BY SCOTT [email protected]

STARKVILLE — In a season full of comeback wins, the Mississippi State softball team was on the doorstep again Wednes-day night.

However, No. 22 South Alabama slammed the door shut to pull out a dramatic 3-2 win before a crowd of 862 and a nation-al television audience at the MSU Softball Field.

“We were one hit away there at the end,” MSU coach Vann Stuedeman said. “We have been in this position so many times this year that you just ex-pect us to come through. It was a hard-fought and entertaining game. If we play that game again, I feel really good about us deliv-ering in that situation.”

MSU (31-13) dropped to 7-9 against ranked op-ponents. Entering the week with an Ratings Per-centage Index of 23, a win against another nationally ranked opponent would have helped MSU’s ré-sumé for a possible chance to play host to an NCAA tournament regional. But MSU won’t have time to reflect on the loss with No. 12 Tennessee coming to town for Super Bulldog Weekend.

“The atmosphere was great,” MSU sophomore catcher Katie Anne Bai-ley said. “The fans always have our backs. I wished we had put on just a little bit better show for them. This weekend is going to be really fun. It’s all about the competition. We need to continue to be at our best.”

Last week, MSU kicked

BY JOE RESNICKThe Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — Jackie Robinson Day was celebrated even in space this year.

While Rachel Robin-son, the player’s 92-year-old widow, and Commis-sioner Rob Manfred honored Major League

Baseball’s first black player in a cere-mony at Dodger Stadium on Wednes-

day night in conjunction with the annu-al Civil Rights Game, astronaut Terry Virts wore a Dodgers jersey with Rob-inson’s No. 42 along with a Brooklyn cap at the International Space Station orbiting the Earth.

BY MICHELLE R. SMITHThe Associated Press

FALL RIVER, Mass. — Former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez was convicted of first-degree murder and sen-tenced to life in prison Wednesday for a late-night shooting, sealing the downfall of an athlete who once had a $40 million contract and a standout career ahead of him.

Hernandez, 25, who had been considered one of the top tight ends in professional football, shook his head, pursed his lips and sat down after the jury fore-woman pronounced him guilty in the slaying of Odin Lloyd, a 27-year-old landscaper and am-ateur weekend football player who was dating the sister of Her-

nandez’s fiancée.

BY BRANDON [email protected]

WEST POINT — Scott Lashley can’t talk right now.

He’s not being rude. He also isn’t busy with schoolwork.

With dozens of players milling about and find-ing things to do during renovations at West Point High School’s football field house, Lashley is locked inside a coach’s of-fice, a place he has found himself frequently in re-

cent weeks.Lashley isn’t in trou-

ble. The suddenly sought after monster of an of-fensive line prospect is talking on the phone to a Division I football coach, one of 18 who have offered the 6-foot-6, 305-pounder a scholarship in the past two months.

“It’s been crazy,” said Lashley, who received his first offer — from Mississippi State — a lit-

tle more than two months ago. “I like it, but I didn’t know recruiting was go-ing to take off like this. As soon as I got that first offer, I just started getting phone call after phone call. It hasn’t slowed down.”

It doesn’t look like it’s going to slow down any time soon, either.

Lashley, who first hit

the field for the Green Wave as a ju-nior tight end, has gone from being a virtual unknown to one of the hottest prospects in the country practically overnight. Blessed with overwhelming

size and plenty of athlet-icism, the rising senior has the classic look of a Southeastern Conference left tackle, which is why

scouts and coaches are burning up his cell phone every day.

Lashley received his first offer from MSU coach Dan Mullen and offensive line coach John Hevesy two months after the Green Wave’s football season ended. That set off a chain reaction that spread throughout the SEC, as Auburn, LSU, Al-abama, Florida, Georgia, and Ole Miss followed

with offers.But the Bulldogs, just

15 minutes from that field house in West Point, were first.

“After I got that Mis-sissippi State offer, it was, ‘Wow, I got an offer, I can’t believe it.’ ” Lashley said. “But then I started getting phone call after phone call and then I got four or five offers in one day. Since then, it’s been a daily thing to talk with coaches. It’s been very humbling.”

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Evan Pike/USA TODAY SportsMississippi State senior center Martha Alwal looks for an opening against Duke senior center Elizabeth Williams in their second-round NCAA tournament game on March 22 in Durham, North Carolina. Williams had 12 points and nine rebounds, while Alwal had four points, four rebounds, and four blocked shots in Duke’s 64-56 victory that ended MSU’s season at 27-7. Williams and Alwal are two of the top post prospects in tonight’s WNBA draft.

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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Marlins 6, Braves 2

BY GEORGE HENRYThe Associated Press

ATLANTA — Dan Haren needed one inning to get used to home plate umpire Alan Porter’s strike zone.

Once he started hitting his spots, Ha-ren built momentum to keep the Atlanta Braves’ hitters guessing.

Haren had two walks in the first inning. He approached the umpire after the third out to discuss pitch location.

“I just asked him where he had them,” Haren said. “He said they were close. I told him, ‘I’m going to stay right there and keep pounding it.’ After a while he was calling them, (and I) got in a good groove.”

Haren gave up three hits in seven in-nings, Adeiny Hechavarria went 3-for-3 with a home run and three RBIs and the Miami Marlins beat Atlanta 6-2 on Wednesday.

With its second straight victory, Miami has its first winning streak of the season.

Haren (1-0) allowed just three base run-ners — two walks in the first and an error by second baseman Dee Gordon that let

Freddie Freeman reach in the fourth — be-fore Andrelton Simmons got the first hit off the right-hander with two outs in the fifth.

Cameron Maybin led off the Atlanta sixth with his second homer of the season to make it 5-1. Kelly Johnson led off the Braves’ seventh with his first homer of the season to cut the lead to 5-2.

Haren, who was replaced by Mike Dunn to begin the eighth, walked two and struck out five. He has won four straight decisions against the Braves.

“He put a little on, took a little off, hit ev-ery location,” Atlanta manager Fredi Gon-zalez said of Haren. “Guys were coming back shaking their heads. He hit his spots, and it’s hard to score some when you get three hits.”

The Marlins went up 2-0 in the third on Gordon’s two-run double. They took a 4-0 lead on Hechavarria’s first homer, a two-run shot in the fifth.

Celebrating his 26th birthday, Hecha-varria has gone 7-for-11 to raise his average to .242 after beginning the season 1 for 22. He added a sacrifice fly to make it 6-2 in the ninth.

Miami earns second-straight win

Prep BaseballToday’s Games

New Hope at Columbus, 4 p.m.Starkville Academy at Madison-Ridgeland Academy, 4 p.m.Starkville at Columbus, 6 p.m.Saltillo at West Point, 6 p.m.Oak Hill Academy at Manchester Academy, 6 p.m.

Friday’s GamesOak Hill Academy at Victory Christian, 4:30 p.m.East Oktibbeha at West Lowndes, 5 p.m.Leake Central at Caledonia, 6 p.m.Columbus Christian at Columbus High, 6 p.m.West Point at New Hope, 7 p.m.

Prep SoftballToday’s Games

Saltillo at New Hope, 6 p.m.Caledonia at Houston, 6 p.m.

Friday’s GamesKosciusko at New Hope, 4:30 p.m.Columbus vs. Kosciusko (at New Hope), 5:45 p.m.Columbus at New Hope, 7 p.m.

College FootballSaturday’s Games

Mississippi State Maroon-White Game, 11 a.m.Southern Miss Black-Gold Game, 1 p.m.Alabama A Day Game, 2 p.m.

College BaseballFriday’s Games

Alabama at Missouri, 6 p.m.Florida Atlantic at Southern Miss, 6 p.m.Florida at Mississippi State, 6:30 p.m.Ole Miss at Auburn, 6:30 p.m.

College SoftballFriday’s Games

Tennessee at Mississippi State, 5:30 p.m.Louisville at Ole Miss, 6 p.m.Alabama at Auburn, 7:30 p.m.

Men’s College TennisToday’s Match

SEC tournament (College Station, Texas)Tennessee vs. Alabama, 3 p.m.

Women’s College TennisToday’s Matches

SEC tournament (Columbia, South Carolina)Ole Miss vs. Kentucky, 9 a.m.Alabama vs. Auburn or Tennessee, 9 a.m.Mississippi State at South Carolina, 1 p.m.

Junior College SoftballToday’s Game

East Mississippi at Itawamba, 3 p.m.

TodayCOLLEGE BASEBALL

6 p.m. — Tennessee at Kentucky, SEC Network6:30 p.m. — Vanderbilt at South Carolina, ESPNU

COLLEGE SOFTBALL8 p.m. — Baylor at Oklahoma, ESPN2

GOLF5 a.m. — European PGA Tour, Shenzhen (China) International, first round (same-day tape), TGC2 p.m. — PGA Tour, The Heritage, first round, at Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, TGC6 p.m. — LPGA, LOTTE Championship, second round, at Kapolei, Hawaii, TGC

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL12:30 p.m. — Regional coverage, Milwaukee at St. Louis or Kansas City at Minnesota (noon), MLB Network6 p.m. — Regional coverage, Miami at N.Y. Mets or Philadelphia at Washington, MLB Network9 p.m. — Arizona at San Francisco, MLB Network

NHL6 p.m. — Playoffs, Eastern Conference quarterfinals, Game 1, Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, NBC Sports Network8:30 p.m. — Playoffs, conference quarterfinals, Game 1, Minnesota at St. Louis, NBC Sports Network

SOCCER2 p.m. — UEFA Europa League, quarterfinals, first leg, Napoli at Wolfsburg, FS1

WNBA6 p.m. — Draft, at Uncasville, Connecticut, ESPN2

FridayAUTO RACING

10 a.m. — Formula One, practice for Bahrain Grand Prix, at Sakhir, NBC Sports Network11 a.m. — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, practice for Food City 500, at Bristol, Tennessee, FS112:30 p.m. — NASCAR, XFINITY Series, practice for Drive to Stop Diabetes 300, at Bristol, Tennessee, FS12 p.m. — NASCAR, XFINITY Series, final practice for Drive to Stop Diabetes 300, at Bristol, Tennessee, FS13:30 p.m. — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, pole qualify-ing for Food City 500, at Bristol, Tennessee, FS1

BOXING9 p.m. — Junior middleweights, Pablo Munguia (20-6-0) vs. Tony Harrison (20-0-0), at Uncasville, Connecticut, ESPN29 p.m. — Champion Murat Gassiev (20-0-0) vs. Felix Cora Jr. (25-6-2), for IBF Intercontinental cruiserweight title, at Mashantucket, Connecticut, FS1

COLLEGE BASEBALL6 p.m. — St. John’s at Creighton, FS16 p.m. — Vanderbilt at South Carolina, SEC Network6 p.m. — Cal State Fullerton at Maryland, Big Ten Network

COLLEGE LACROSSE5 p.m. — Harvard at Princeton, ESPNU6 p.m. — Colgate at Army, CBS Sports Network

COLLEGE SOFTBALL7:30 p.m. — Alabama at Auburn, ESPNU

GOLF5 a.m. — European PGA Tour, Shenzhen (China) International, second round (same-day tape), TGC11 a.m. — Champions Tour, Greater Gwinnett Championship, first round, at Duluth, Georgia, TGC2 p.m. — PGA Tour, The Heritage, second round, at Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, TGC6 p.m. — LPGA, LOTTE Championship, third round, at Kapolei, Hawaii, TGC

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALLNoon — Chicago White Sox at Detroit, MLB6 p.m. — Atlanta at Toronto, Fox Sports South6 p.m. — Regional coverage, Baltimore at Boston or N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay, MLB

NHL6 p.m. — Playoffs, conference quarterfinals, New York Islanders at Washington, NBC Sports Network6 p.m. — Playoffs, conference quarterfinals, Ottawa at Montreal, CNBC8:30 p.m. — Playoffs, conference quarterfinals, Chicago at Nashville, SportSouth9 p.m. — Playoffs, conference quarterfinals, Calgary at Vancouver, CNBC

PREP BASKETBALL7 p.m. — Jordan Brand Classic, at Brooklyn, New York, ESPN2

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BRIEFLYLocalWest Point baseball team loses to Saltillo

WEST POINT — The West Point High School baseball team suffered a major blow to its playoff hopes Wednesday with a 5-1 loss to Saltillo in a Mississippi High School Activities Association Class 5A, Region 2 game.

For Saltillo (6-13, 2-5), pitcher Xan Reese threw a complete-game no-hitter with 16 strikeouts.

West Point (4-10, 1-6) will have to win its final two region games and have Saltillo lose twice to quality as the third playoff team from the region.

Starkville Academy baseball team splits gamesSTARKVILLE — The Starkville Academy baseball team used a

six-hit shutout by Harper Arnold in Game 2 of a doubleheader to earn a 4-0 victory and a split against Madison-Ridgeland Academy in Missis-sippi Association of Independent Schools Class AAA play.

MRA won Game 1 6-3.In Game 2, Arnold (4-1) struck out five and walked three. Billy

McGee and Drake Gordman had two hits to highlight an eight-hit attack in the nightcap for the Volunteers (19-5, 9-5). John McReynolds and McGee each had two RBIs.

In the opener, the Volunteers had seven hits. Ben Moorehead, Houston Clark, and Gordman had two hits apiece. Hunter Peeples and Gordman had the lone RBIs.

McGee (5-2) allowed four hits and four runs (all earned) in 3 2/3 innings in relief to take the loss.

The teams will complete their three-game series with a 6 p.m. start today in Madison.

Starkville Academy can clinch a Class AAA, Division II playoff berth with one more win.

Starkville High baseball team’s playoff pairings setAs the No. 3 seed from the MHSAA Class 6A, Region 3 race, the

Starkville High School baseball team will kick off action in the playoffs next week.

Starkville (11-12, 2-6) will face Region 2 No. 2 seed Grenada (11-6, 5-4) in a play-in series beginning April 23 at Grenada. The best-of-three series will be played at 6 p.m. that Thursday in Grenada, at 6 p.m. Friday in Starkville, and noon Saturday (if needed) in Grenada.

Starkville will complete its region schedule at 6 tonight at Columbus in a game pushed back from Tuesday due to rain.

CollegesDuke guard Jones enters NBA draft

DURHAM, N.C. — Tyus Jones is the latest freshman from the Duke men’s basketball team to enter the NBA draft.

Coach Mike Krzyzewski announced the guard’s decision Wednesday.

Jones said in a statement issued by the school that he was “faced with the tough decision of returning to a place I love or pursuing the next dream.”

He was selected as the most outstanding player at the Final Four after averaging 13 points and 4.5 assists in six NCAA tournament games. He led all scorers with 23 in the national championship matchup against Wisconsin.

Krzyzewski said Jones “could not have done a better job for us this past year.”

It has been a busy week for freshmen heading to the pros: In the past seven days, Jones’ Duke classmates Jahlil Okafor and Justise Winslow declared themselves draft-eligible. Seven Kentucky players also have entered the draft and three of them were freshmen.

Treloar returning from NBA to LSU as associate coach BATON ROUGE, La. — LSU men’s basketball coach Johnny

Jones says he’s bringing former Tigers assistant John Treloar back to the program as an associate coach.

The 58-year-old Treloar, who was on John Brady’s LSU staff from 2004 to 2008, has spent the past five years as player personnel director for the NBA’s Phoenix Suns.

Jones says Treloar’s experience at both the college and profes-sional levels “will be of great value” to LSU.

During Treloar’s four seasons at LSU, the Tigers appeared to two NCAA tournaments, advancing all the way to the Final Four in 2006. Treloar also was an assistant coach with Indiana when the Hoosiers advanced to the Final Four in 2002.

In between his time at LSU and Phoenix, Treloar was head coach of the NBA Developmental League’s Erie Bayhawks.

NFLStadium plan for Chargers, Raiders near Los Angeles advances

LOS ANGELES — A proposed stadium that could become the home of the San Diego Chargers and Oakland Raiders hit an early milestone Wednesday amid rising competition to bring football back to the Los Angeles market.

The Chargers and Raiders are planning a shared, $1.7 billion stadium in the city of Carson, on the edge of Los Angeles, if both teams fail to get new stadiums in their current hometowns.

Organizers announced that county election officials had verified sufficient petition signatures — more than 8,000 — to qualify the proposal for the Carson ballot, a step toward development.

The proposal will go to the City Council, which could vote as soon as Tuesday to schedule an election or consider the plan without sending it to local voters.

There is broad support in the city because of jobs it would bring while transforming Carson into “a true destination community,” said city Clerk Jim Dear, a former longtime mayor. “It’s just an ideal location for a football stadium.”

The Carson project is one of two prominent stadium proposals that have emerged in the Los Angeles area this year: St. Louis Rams owner Stan Kroenke is part of a development group planning to build an 80,000-seat stadium in Inglewood, roughly 10 miles from downtown Los Angeles. The plans have raised the hopes of fans that Los Angeles could end its two-decade stretch without an NFL team.

The Kroenke plan envisions a stadium rising on the site of a former horse track, as part of a nearly 300-acre development of homes, parks and office space. The 168-acre Carson site, edged by a freeway, is a former landfill.

Auto RacingBusch has no timetable for return after Daytona wreck

HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. — As he pulled off pit road at Daytona International Speedway moments before the season-opening Xfinity Series race, Kyle Busch said he looked to the left and noticed for the first time a concrete wall along the race track.

“If someone hits that, it’s really going to hurt,” he recalled thinking that day.

Roughly two hours later, it was Busch who slammed into that wall in what he called “a whale of a hit, the hardest I’ve ever had.”

The NASCAR driver broke his left foot and right leg in the Feb. 21 crash, which has sidelined him for an undetermined length of time.

In his first news conference since the accident, Busch on Wednes-day entered Joe Gibbs Racing on both feet. He’s out of a wheelchair and off crutches, making a large gray walking boot on his left leg the only indicator that Busch is even injured.

He took the assembled crowd frame-by-frame through a video of the crash, and had a sharp recollection of the accident and everything he thought and did inside the car as it hurtled toward the wall that was not protected by an energy-absorbing SAFER barrier.

He said he left the racing surface at 176 mph, and had slowed only to 90 mph when he hit the wall. Busch said he knew he was likely going to break one leg and removed his right foot from the brake pedal.

SwimmingPhelps confirms he’s aiming for fifth Olympics in Rio

MESA, Ariz. — Michael Phelps is aiming to compete in a fifth Olympics next year in Rio, although the 18-time Olympic champion won’t swim in the world championships this summer.

Phelps confirmed his intention to make one last run at the Olympics on Wednesday.

“You guys heard it here first,” he told reporters at Skyline Aquatic Center, where he will be competing in his first meet since serving a six-month suspension by USA Swimming after a second drunken driving arrest last fall. “I am looking forward to next year. I don’t think it’s too hard to really realize why I came back.”

But Phelps said he won’t swim at the world meet in Russia in August as part of the punishment set forth by the sport’s U.S. governing body. He already had qualified in three events before being banned from the last major international meet before the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.

“I really enjoy being on those trips,” he said. “That’s why it is painful to think that I won’t have the chance to compete at worlds.”

There had been informal discussions about Phelps being reinstated to the U.S. team for worlds, but it would have meant removing swimmers that were named to the team in his absence.

“By no means do I want this to be a distraction from the team,” he said. “No way would I ever want to displace a member of that team.”

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Matches will be played on eight clay and four hard courts at Magnolia Tennis Club. The number of partic-ipants this year has forced the event to expand to Mississippi University of Women in Columbus.

For Clark, who works as a teaching professional at Magnolia Tennis Club, the countdown started months ago to make sure all of the preparations will be taken care of for what should be another first-class event. The only problem is Clark and tournament organizers and volunteers won’t be able to control the rain. Weather.com projects a 40-percent chance for after-noon thunderstorms in Columbus on Friday and a 90-percent chance of rain Saturday and Sunday in the city.

Projections like those could make things challenging for Clark, who will help care for the courts at Mag-nolia Tennis Club. With more than 250 players, up from about 220 last year, that means Clark and everyone else working at the event will be busy. Clark said the event wouldn’t be near-ly as successful without the support of the Columbus-Lowndes Convention and Visitors Bureau and the countless businesses that serve as sponsors as well as the hard work and attention to detail of all of the volunteers and members of the Magnolia Tennis Cub who perform a variety of duties.

“These people here get togeth-er and they want to make it special, and they make it special,” Clark said. “They make it happen. The CVB helps us make it happen, too.”

Clark said he didn’t have that kind of involvement or support when he helped organize tournaments in Greenwood and Cleveland. He said it has been different the past two years when Magnolia Tennis Club has played host to the USTA’s Southern 65 and Over Mississippi Tennis Champi-onships. He said those involved want to show off the club and continue to enhance the reputation the club and

the city of Columbus have earned for playing host to a well-run event and for providing excellent hospitality. One example of that hospitality will be a player party that will be Friday at Lion Hills Center and Golf Club in Columbus.

“The Columbus people and Mag-nolia Tennis Club people go the extra five miles to make it a really special event,” Clark said. “We have a bunch of volunteers. To be perfectly honest, that was new to me, and it has been great.”

Clark said the tournament has grown from 26 teams last year to 33 this year. He said the ladies 3.5 divi-sion has seen the biggest growth be-cause it provides the best fit in terms of competitiveness for many of the players. The 3.0, 3.5, and 4.0 gradua-tions refer to the levels of play of the competitors.

Magnolia Tennis Club will field five to six teams. Each team will have a minimum of six players. Most teams have eight or nine. Each match will feature three doubles matches.

Clark hopes the rain will stay away so he and everyone else involved in the tournament will be able to stay busy. After all, there will be plenty of things to do to make sure the stage can be set for Magnolia Tennis Club to have a bigger and better event next year when the event returns.

“It makes it fun (having so many volunteers and people helping),” Clark said. “It relieves the pressure. In Cleveland, I did most of the coordi-nating. Here I have to take care of the courts. This year with all of the rain that will be a big, big challenge, to say the least. We had a meeting (Tuesday) night, so it just comes together. To do the things we do here, we couldn’t do it without all of the volunteers and all of the people working.”

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team-high 6.6 rebounds in 28 games (13 starts) this past season, tonight can’t come fast enough because she has been anxiously waiting to find out which team is going to draft her so she can set her travel schedule.

“I am just so shocked and in awe of everything,” Alwal said. “I don’t know how I really feel right now, but it is a good feeling.”

Alwal said her agent, Tom Cross, of The Cound Group, has told her he would be “surprised” if she didn’t get selected in the three-round draft. At WNBA.com, Alwal is projected to go to the Chicago Sky with the No. 22 overall pick (second round). Another mock draft on swishappeal.com lists Alwal as a possible second-round or low first-round pick.

Alwal said Cross has talked to general managers and representa-tives from WNBA teams. The Cound Group, a sports management and marketing agency, also represents Danielle Adams, a player MSU coach Vic Schaefer coached at Texas A&M. Adams is a four-year veteran of the San Antonio Silver Stars.

Alwal finished her MSU career ninth in scoring (1,328 points), sec-ond in rebounding (1,010), and first in blocked shots (328). Back surgery limited Alwal at the start of this past season, but she emerged in the sec-ond half and played a key role in help-ing MSU (27-7) set program records for overall wins and victories in the Southeastern Conference (11).

“She will have to prove herself,” Schaefer said. “Once she gets drafted, she will have to go in there and com-pete against other veterans and show she can score and defend. I think the defending part will be the easiest part for her and the scoring part will be the hardest. She will probably have to prove herself against somebody who has been in the league.”

Alwal was a second-team All-SEC and All-Defensive Team selection this past season. She earned first-team All-SEC honors and co-Defensive Player of the year honors as a junior. She became the second player in SEC history to lead the conference in blocks all four years while joining two other players in league annals to record 1,000 points, 1,000 rebounds, and 300 blocks.

“Being able to prove myself here will help me prepare for the WNBA or overseas, wherever I end up,” Alwal said. “

Alwal said she hopes to receive an invitation to a WNBA training camp if she isn’t drafted tonight. If neither option pans out, Alwal said she would like to play overseas because she wants to travel the world. She isn’t sure where she might play, but she hopes to end up in Spain.

Schaefer feels Alwal has a strong shot to be selected. He said Alwal’s credentials stand out because she was in the SEC, which is one of the best conferences in the nation.

Schaefer also feels Grant, a 5-11 guard, has a chance to stick with a WNBA team or to play overseas be-cause she can shoot the basketball.

The Richland native finished her ca-reer at MSU 14th in scoring with 1,156 points. This past season, she eclipsed 100 made 3-pointers with 108, eighth-most in program annals.

Grant said she has talked to Schae-fer about what might be her best op-tions. She said she has been working out with Alwal several days a week to stay in shape for training camps or tryouts. She said she is in the process of securing representation to help her find a team or a place to play.

“My jump shot is my biggest thing,” Grant said. “I remember back when coach Schaefer kind of switched my shot up a bit. That let me know I had some work to do. Now I am just trying to go with it.”

Grant’s field goal percentage im-proved every season at MSU. She shot 39 percent last season and averaged 11.4 ppg. This season, she shot 42.9 percent from the field and averaged 11.3 minutes.

Grant hopes she can make an even bigger improvement after she gradu-ates because she will have the time to focus on basketball.

“I have my fingers crossed (that she will be picked today),” Grant said. “If not, we will move forward with it.”

Schaefer said it is a matter of find-ing the right fit for Grant and having her go in and make shots to help her back up a first impression.

“What both of them will realize is all of the veterans will have the edge and it will hard for the newbie to break in because all the coaches seem to lean toward bringing a veteran back instead of going to get a newbie,” Schaefer said. “They like that experience.”

Alwal said she won’t attend the WNBA draft at Mohegan Sun, a ca-sino in Uncasville, Connecticut. She said it remains difficult to believe how much she has changed and grown as a player and as a young women in her time at MSU.

“I think I have just gotten more comfortable,” Alwal said. “If you wouldn’t know me, I am really, really shy and I keep to myself. But when I am with my teammates, they bring my goofiness out. I am still a shy per-son, though, outside of basketball.”

n MSU celebrated its historic season Wednesday night by handing out a plethora of awards.

MSU Director of Athletics Scott Stricklin presented Schaefer with his SEC Coach of the Year award. The Associated Press All-America Honorable Mention and second-team All-SEC member Victoria Vivians received Most Valuable Player and Miss Offense honors.

Sophomore guard Dominique Dillingham shared Miss Defense honors with Alwal. She also won the Miss Hustle award for the second-consecutive season. Grant was presented the 6th Man Award after contributing an 6.0 points per game off the bench, including a sea-son-high 17 in a home win against Alabama. Senior point guard Jerica James was named the team’s Most Improved for the second year in a row. Fellow point guard Morgan William earned the Rookie Award after a stellar season that saw her earn SEC All-Freshman Team honors.

Kayla Nevitt won the Tommy & Terri Nusz Most Outstanding Bulldog Award. Freshman Blair Schaefer claimed the team’s Academic Award after being named to the President’s List in her inaugural collegiate semes-ter. MSU also honored the late Jean Williams with the Fan of the Year Award. Williams passed away in January following decades of supporting the Bulldogs and serv-ing as an usher at MSU basketball and football games.

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Hernandez’s mother, Terri, and his fiancée, Shayanna Jenkins, cried and gasped when they heard the verdict. Hernandez, his eyes red, mouthed to them: “Be strong. Be strong.” Lloyd’s mother also cried.

Jurors deliberated for 36 hours over seven days before rendering their decision, which also included convictions on weapons charges.

“The jury found that he was just a man who committed a brutal murder,” District Attorney Thomas Quinn said after the verdict. “The fact that he was a professional ath-lete meant nothing in the end.”

Lloyd was shot six times early on June 17, 2013, in a deserted indus-trial park near Hernandez’s home in North Attleborough. The motive has never been explained.

Police almost immediately ze-roed in on the former Pro Bowl ath-lete because they found in Lloyd’s pocket the key to a car the NFL player had rented. Within hours of Hernandez’s arrest, the Patriots cut him from the team. The team declined to comment on the verdict.

Prosecutors presented a wealth of evidence that Hernandez was with Lloyd at the time he was killed, including home security video from Hernandez’s mansion, witness tes-

timony and cellphone records that tracked Lloyd’s movements.

Hernandez’s lawyer, James Sul-tan, acknowledged for the first time during closing arguments that Her-nandez was there when Lloyd was killed.

But the attorney pinned the shooting on two of Hernandez’s friends, Ernest Wallace and Car-los Ortiz, saying his client was a “23-year-old kid” who witnessed a shocking crime and did not know what to do. Wallace and Ortiz will stand trial later.

Prosecutors have suggested Lloyd may have been killed be-cause he knew too much about Her-nandez’s alleged involvement in a 2012 drive-by shooting in Boston that killed two. But they were not allowed to tell the jury that because the judge said it was speculation.

As a result, they never offered jurors a motive beyond saying Her-nandez appeared angry with Lloyd at a nightclub two nights before the killing.

In the 2012 case, Hernandez is accused of gunning down a pair of men over a spilled drink at a night-club.

All 12 jurors and three alternates spoke to reporters Wednesday,

saying they were shocked by the defense admission that Hernandez was at the scene of the killing — an acknowledgement that they said helped confirm that he was guilty.

They also described how the judge talked to them privately after they reached their decision and told them about other allegations and evidence not presented in the case, including the 2012 slayings and the last texts Lloyd sent minutes before he died saying that said he was with “NFL.”

The jurors said that information reaffirmed their feeling that they had made the right decision.

In the Lloyd killing, the defense argued that investigators fixated on Hernandez because of his celebrity and conducted a shoddy investiga-tion in their zeal to confirm their suspicions.

Prosecutors said Hernandez organized the killing, summoned his two friends to help carry it out and drove Lloyd and the others to the secluded spot in the industrial park. During closing arguments, prosecutors also accused Hernan-dez of pulling the trigger, though under the law it was not necessary to prove who fired the shots to con-vict him.

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Wednesday marked the 68th anniversary of Rob-inson breaking the major league color barrier. His former team. the Dodgers, announced they will erect a statue of him at their ball-park.

“I can remember read-ing a book about Jackie when I was in the first grade,” Virts said in a vid-eo posted on MLB.com. “Even at that young age, I was really impressed with what he did beyond base-ball. Jackie, alongside his wife Rachel, opened up a world of opportunities that had been closed to so many Americans simply because of the color of their skin. What he did took courage, a lot of courage. He had to endure things that most of us could not imagine, and he had to do it while main-taining composure that most of us couldn’t begin to muster.”

Robinson’s No. 42 was retired throughout the ma-jor leagues in 1997, with players already using the number grandfathered in. Yankees closer Mariano Rivera was the last player to wear it, in 2013. Then-Com-missioner Bud Selig decid-ed in 2005 that all teams would honor Robinson each April 15. Every major league player, manager and coach on the field wears No. 42 on the date.

“Jackie is the most historic figure who ever played the game, so it’s fitting that we honor his legacy by adding the Civil Rights Game on the same day as Jackie Robinson Day,” Manfred said.

Speaking at a news con-ference before the Dodg-ers hosted Seattle, Man-fred and Rachel Robinson were flanked by Dodgers owner Magic Johnson and club President Stan Kas-ten, who announced that a statue of Robinson will be erected and placed on the stadium’s grounds some-

time this year — although the location has yet to be determined.

“It’s a true blessing for me to sit here with Rachel and understand what her husband has meant to changing society, chang-ing the world and chang-ing baseball,” Johnson said, his eyes glistening. “I feel like he’s still here — his presence, his legacy.”

Rachel Robinson, whose children also were in hand, was escorted to the pitcher’s mound by Sandy Koufax. A video presentation was shown on the scoreboards behind the pavilions in left and right field. A No.42 was stenciled on the back slope of the mound and behind second base — Robinson’s position.

Most fans wore Dodg-ers jerseys with Robin-son’s number on the back, which they received as they entered the ballpark.

Robinson was a six-time All-Star, the 1947 major league Rookie of the Year and the NL MVP in 1949, when he won the league’s batting title.

“Jackie was the only black man that I knew of at that time who could have done the job that he did — and do it with the pride that he did it,” former teammate Don Newcombe said. “That’s why he was so respected. Martin Luther King came to my house one night for dinner 28 days before he died in Memphis. He said to me: ‘Don, I want you and Jackie and Roy Cam-panella and Larry Doby to know that without you, I would never have made it as successfully as I have in civil rights if it were not for what you men did on the baseball field.’ ”

In New York, Mets out-fielder Curtis Granderson wore special spikes with Robinson’s No. 42 on the side.

off an eight-game stretch that will help define the sea-son. With the Bulldogs ap-parently locks for a fourth-straight regional berth and a third Southeastern Con-ference tournament berth in four seasons, their goal recently shifted to secure a top-16 finish in the RPI that would give them a chance to play host to a regional or to be a No. 1 seed at a near-by regional location.

MSU defeated then-No. 1 LSU last Wednesday at home before dropping two of three games to No. 20 Missouri in SEC play in Co-lumbia, Missouri. After the South Alabama game, the eight-game stretch ends with a three-game Super Bulldog Weekend confer-ence series at home with Tennessee.

All eight games were against opponents in the top 30 in RPI. South Ala-bama (32-7) trails No. 9 Louisiana-Lafayette by one-half game in the Sun Belt Conference standings. The Jaguars’ 11th-straight win will enhance their chances of earning an at-large bid to the tournament and landing an opportunity to play host to a regional.

“We are playing really good teams,” Bailey said. “Everything we have done this season has prepared us for a stretch of games like this. We are really ready for the weekend because we need to get back on track and put up some Ws.”

MSU ace Alexis Silk-wood (22-10) drew her third-straight midweek start. Silkwood allowed four hits and three runs (all earned) in her 19th com-plete game. She walked three and struck out one.

The big blow happened in the fifth inning. With South Alabama leading 1-0, Chloe Rathburn appeared to swing at a 0-2 pitch, but the appeal to first base didn’t grant a strike. On the next pitch, Rathburn lined a two-run single off the out-

field wall for a 3-0 lead.“It is a matter of inches,”

Stuedeman said. “If we get a ball to fall here or a ball to fall there, it’s a different game. We need to be a lit-tle tougher mentally. Down 3-0 though, we come back to 3-2. The tying run is at second and the winning run is at first. You have to really like the grit of this team.”

MSU scored in the fifth and sixth. Caroline Seitz had an RBI single in the fifth, while Kayla Wink-field had a sacrifice fly in the sixth. In the seventh, the Bulldogs stranded two runners as reliever Farish Beard got a groundout to end that threat.

Each team had four hits. Bailey had two of the Bull-

dogs’ four hits.“Super Bulldog Week-

end has always been good to us,” Stuedeman said. “It’s always senior week-end, so I think our seniors will really show out. Hope-fully, they will keep their wits about them. The fans always come out in droves. This is going to be a great series. We are really look-ing forward to playing. We need to feel good again.”

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BRIEFLYMSUSuper Bulldog Weekend begins Friday

STARKVILLE — The 30th-annual Super Bulldog Weekend, a Mississippi State spring homecoming tradition featuring three days of athletic events and a pig cooking contest, will begin Friday on the MSU campus.

Kickoff for the Maroon and White spring football game at Davis Wade Stadium will be 11 a.m. Saturday. Admis-sion to the game is free. Gates A, F, H, and L will open at 9:30 a.m. The first 10,000 fans will receive one free, limited edition poster.

The MSU baseball team will play host to No. 7 Florida in a three-game set at Dudy Noble Field. Game 1 will be at 6:30 p.m. Friday. The final two games of the series will be at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

There will be fireworks following Friday’s baseball game. The first 5,000 fans in attendance Saturday will receive a free commemorative 125 seasons of Bulldog baseball poster. An ultra high-resolution, 360-degree fan photo will be taken at the game. Fans will have the ability to tag themselves in the photo. Following Sunday’s game, kids 12 and under can run the bases.

The MSU softball team will play host to No. 12 Tennes-see in a key Southeastern Conference series at 5:30 p.m. Friday, 6 p.m. Saturday, and 1 p.m. Sunday.

Fans are encouraged to wear pink to Friday’s softball game for “Strike Out Cancer.” The first 150 fans will receive a special T-shirt. Limited edition posters featuring the se-nior class will be given out to the first 250 fans on Saturday. Sunday’s game will be “Senior Day” and “Kids Day at the Park.” Kids will get to run the bases after the game and there will be free ice cream.

The annual pig cooking contest starts Friday. Judging is scheduled for 9 a.m. Saturday at McArthur Hall on the corner of Barr and Collegeview Streets.

The Cotton District Arts Festival, a showcase of art, music and food in Starkville, will be Saturday. More details on the festival are available at www.cdafestival.com.

n No. 42 women’s tennis team will play No. 28 South Carolina at SEC Championship: At Columbia, South Carolina, After finishing the regular season with its best record since the 2005 dual match season, the No. 42 women’s tennis team will play No. 28 South Carolina at 1 p.m. today in the 2015 SEC Championship.

MSU (14-10, 4-9 SEC) enters the tournament as the 10th seed, while USC (14-9, 6-7 SEC) is the No. 7 seed. The winner will advance to the quarterfinals to face sec-ond-seeded and sixth-ranked Georgia at 1 p.m. Friday.

The Bulldogs concluded the regular season with the most wins since 1987. At No. 42 in the latest ITA rankings, the Bulldogs enter the SEC Championship with their high-est team ranking since 2005, when it was ranked No. 30.

n Track and field team splits action in California: Senior Erica Bougard captured two wins in her first multi event of the season at the first of three meets for the track and field teams this week at the Mt. SAC Multi Invitational.

The other two meets MSU will take part in this week will be the Mt. SAC Relays and the Bryan Clay Invitational.

At the Mt. SAC Multi Invitational, Bougard competed in the heptathlon, where she placed first in the 100-meter hurdles (13.29 seconds) to earn 1,081 points. With a clear-ance of 5 feet, 10 1/2 inches, Bougard finished second in the high jump, claiming 966 points. In the shot put, Bougard collected 588 points with a throw of 35-8 3/4 to finish 14th. The final event was the 200, where Bougard ran a personal-best of 23.65 to collect her second win and 1,015 points. She will conclude the heptathlon today.

The Mt. SAC Relays begin tonight with the 10,000 run. Andrew Monaghan, Damian Roszko, and Curtis Kelly will compete.

n Women’s soccer team will play host to Samford tonight in spring finale: At Starkville, Rain prevented the women’s soccer from taking the pitch Wednesday night in Tupelo, but now fans have another chance to see the Bulldogs on the home pitch.

With the scheduled spring finale against Memphis canceled by unplayable field conditions, MSU will wrap the exhibition slate at 7:30 tonight against Samford at the MSU Soccer Field. Admission is free.

Ole MissBaseball team hits three home runs to beat Tennessee-Martin

OXFORD — Sophomore Colby Bortles hit two home runs, including a grand slam, and senior Sikes Orvis added another as the Ole Miss baseball team defeated Tennes-see-Martin 11-1 on Wednesday.

With the victory, the Rebels (19-18) have won three games in a row entering another weekend of conference play, while the Skyhawks drop to 10-24.

With his grand slam and solo home run, Bortles became the first Rebel to record a multi-homer game since his teammate Orvis accomplished the feat against Missouri on March 22, 2014.

Orvis completed the back-to-back homers with his eighth of the season. The senior first baseman reached base four times by drawing three walks. Sophomore J.B. Woodman added two hits to Ole Miss’ 10-hit attack.

Senior Sam Smith pitched six innings for the win. He allowed one run on four hits. The start was Smith’s 50th of his career, tying Kenny Carlyle for second in program history. Scott Ashford, Drake Robison, and Matt Denny combined for three scoreless innings without allowing a hit. The Ole Miss bullpen increased its scoreless streak to 21 innings.

Ole Miss will play at 6 p.m. Friday against Auburn in Game 1 of a three-game series in Auburn, Alabama.

n Softball team beats Southern Mississippi: At Oxford, the softball team received timely hitting and a solid pitching performance from Madi Osias on Wednesday in a doubleheader sweep of Southern Mississippi at the Ole Miss Softball Complex.

Ole Miss (25-19) swept Southern Miss (16-26) 7-0 and 3-1.

Osias (9-11) earned both wins and didn’t allow a run on the afternoon, working 12 innings. She walked one and struck out four. She threw a complete-game shutout in the first outing and pitched five scoreless innings in relief in Game 2. Miranda Strother hit two home runs and had four RBIs. She drove in the go-ahead run in Game 2.

Ole Miss will play host to Louisville in a three-game series beginning at 6 p.m. Friday.

n Men’s basketball team adds junior college standout Finley: At Oxford, Former Big West Conference Sixth Man of the Year Sam Finley has signed a national letter of intent Ole Miss coach Andy Kennedy announced Wednesday. Finely will join the Rebels for the 2015-16 season.

Finley averaged 12.5 points per game as a freshman at UC Riverside and led the team in scoring during Big West Conference play at 15.2 ppg. en route to league Sixth Man of the Year honors. He finished second on the team in scoring, was second in made 3-pointers (27), and was third in free throw percentage (.788) as a freshman. Finley scored in double figures 17 times, including a career-best 27 points versus Cal State Northridge.

n Women’s basketball coach Insell receives contract extension: At Oxford, After the first postseason berth since 2009-10 and one of the most successful Southeastern Conference seasons in recent history, Ole Miss athletic director Ross Bjork announced he and wom-en’s basketball coach Matt Insell have agreed in principle to a contract extension. Insell’s current contract will be extended through 2018-19.

Insell’s four-year deal is the longest allowed by the state of Mississippi and includes a base salary of $475,000. His deal also includes an incentive package that includes incentives for academic and on-court accomplishments. Insell also received an additional 15 percent for his contrac-tual staff members.

In his second year, Insell led the Rebels to a 19-14 (7-9 SEC) record and back to the postseason for the first time since 2009-10. The Rebels, picked to finish 14th in the preseason coaches and media poll, finished tied for seventh in the final SEC standings and earned wins against two ranked opponents in 2014-15, including an upset of No. 13 Kentucky. Ole Miss’ seven SEC wins are the most since the 2009-10 season and the 4-1 start to SEC action was also the best start to league play since 2009-10.

Southern MississippiBaseball team’s game against Alcorn State canceled

HATTIESBURG — The Southern Mississippi baseball team’s game against Alcorn State on Wednesday was can-celed due to wet grounds at Pete Taylor Park/Hill Denson Field. The game won’t be made up. Tickets for the game can be used at any remaining home game.

Southern Miss (20-12-1) will return to action at 6 p.m. Friday when it plays host to Conference USA foe Florida Atlantic in Game 1 of a three-game weekend series.

n Women’s basketball signs junior college stand-out Norris: At Hattiesburg, Women’s basketball coach Joye Lee-McNelis announced the signing of Brittny Norris, of Dallas, Texas, to a national letter of intent and grant-in-aid scholarship for the 2015-16 academic year.

Norris, a 5-foot-9, guard, played at Tyler Junior College, where she averaged 17.1 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game for Tillis-Jones. She was named to the WBCA All-American honorable mention team.

AlabamaSoftball team beats North Carolina State

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — A pair of runs in the third inning was all the Alabama softball team needed Wednes-day to earn a 2-0 victory against North Carolina State at Rhoads Stadium.

Leslie Jury (7-3) pitched a complete-game seven-hit-ter to help Alabama improve to 33-9. The Crimson Tide have gone 34 straight innings without allowing an earned run. Jury struck out six and walked three.

Alabama’s runs came courtesy of a Marisa Runyon double and a Danielle Richard sacrifice fly, which happened on consecutive plays in the bottom of the third. Runyon has earned at least one RBI in 12 of her last 13 games. Haylie McCleney scored on Runyon’s double. She had a hit and drew a season-high three walks.

Alabama will play Auburn in a three-game series that will kick off at 7:30 p.m. Friday (ESPNU).

n In related news, former Alabama standout and 2012 national champion Cassie Reilly-Boccia will sign copies of her book “Finished It: A Team’s Journey to Winning it All” at Rhoads Stadium prior to the Crimson Tide’s game against Tennessee on Thursday, April 23.

The book, released late last year, details the Crimson Tide’s inspirational journey to winning the 2012 national championship. The signing will take place on the main con-course at Rhoads Stadium starting at 6:15 p.m. First pitch of the game is set for shortly after 7 p.m. and the signing will continue up until the start of the third innin

n Gymnast Beers wins second NCAA Elite 89 Award: At Fort Worth, Texas, Junior Lauren Beers was named the 2015 NCAA Elite 89 Award winner for the sport of gymnastics at the NCAA Championship banquet on Wednesday night. It is Beers’ second consecutive Elite 89 Award and the Tide’s sixth in a row.

n Men’s golf team’s Shelton named semifinalist for Ben Hogan Award: At Fort Worth, Texas, Sophomore Robby Shelton has been named one of 10 semifinalists for the 2015 Ben Hogan Award presented by the Colonial Country Club, Friends of Golf (FOG), and the Coaches Association of America (GCAA). It marks the second consecutive season Shelton has earned a spot among the award’s semifinalists.

Junior CollegesICC softball sweeps Jackson State

FULTON — The Itawamba Community College softball team had 23 hits Wednesday in its non-division sweep of Jackson State.

Courtney Roberts, of Hatley, had her second-straight game with five RBIs in a 9-2 win in Game 1. Cassidy Hardy (6-3), of Gordo, Alabama, allowed two unearned runs and five hits in five innings to get the win. Former Caledonia High School standout Cara Hopper also had multiple hits.

ICC (29-11) won Game 2 6-1.— From Special Reports


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DEAR ABBY: My husband and I are

having a disagree-ment about one of our daughters (we have three). Our 8-year-old is very hairy. It is noticeable, and she doesn’t like wearing shorts, skirts or dresses because of it. Her classmates tease her about it.

I want to teach her how to shave her legs or show her how to use hair remover. Her father is angry that I want to “do this” to his little girl.

I was a hairy child as well, and I was teased about my hairy legs and my unibrow, which my parents wouldn’t let me shave or pluck. I remember how painful it was, how upset it made me and how different I felt from my classmates because of it. I told myself as a child that when I grew

up, I’d never let my daughter go through the same torment. I still feel that way.

Should we wait a few more years, or should I buy the products I need and teach her what she’ll be doing for the rest of her life? — HAIRY SITUATION IN ARIZONA

DEAR H.S.: Your husband may mean well,

but he may not realize what being the object of ridicule can do to a little girl’s self-esteem. You’re that child’s mother, and you know what to do — so do it. Sometimes girls have to stick together, and this is one of them.

DEAR ABBY: After 26 years of marriage, I recently left my husband. We live only a few blocks away from each other, so we run into each other often at the store, the gas

station, everywhere.My problem is more about

running into some of the wom-en he cheated on me with. One of them always ends up at the same shopping center or restaurant I happen to be at. She thinks I don’t know who she is.

At first I didn’t want to say anything to her, but now it has really gotten to me. What can I tell her the next time she meets up with me? I want to keep myself from yelling at her. Please help me. — CAN’T FIND THE WORDS IN HOUSTON

DEAR CAN’T: You don’t know whether the woman your ex cheated with is stable or some kind of wing nut. Some-times it’s safer not to be able to “find the words” rather than pick a fight. My advice is to avoid her as much as possible.

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

HoroscopesTODAY’S BIRTHDAY (April

16). Your life is beautiful cre-ation enough, but you still feel driven to make things. You’ll get teachers and resources this year and amp up your out-put. In May, your outstanding work will build your reputation and your wallet simultaneous-ly. Find better ways to take care of yourself in June. Your love life gets renewing energy in July. Leo and Scorpio people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 5, 15, 44, 19 and 28.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Take on the small chal-lenges that will be easily won. Building up a track record of success will give you the confi-dence you need to take on the more remarkable and difficult

opportunities coming your way in the near future.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Today feels a bit like throwing a party. Seldom does the host enjoy it while it’s going on, and yet somehow the memory is often worth it be-cause a party happened where there wouldn’t have been one before.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). The to-do list is important, but not as important as the spirit-in-which-things-are-done list. If trying to check too many items off causes you to lose your temper, it’s not worth the effort.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). People are paying atten-tion to you today, and they

might even be taking pictures. So enjoy the attention, and don’t do anything you wouldn’t want blasted on social media.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You’ll contribute to the harmo-ny of the world, not by donat-ing tons of money or complet-ing a mission in a foreign land, but by having a stellar attitude. You’ll get along with everyone you meet.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Other people’s feelings about what a human deserves in life will influence you. Entitlement is a disease, and it’s con-tagious. Be careful who you spend time with. Prize humility and modesty.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Maybe everyone in your group doesn’t fit together. Some of them don’t even get along. That’s where you come in. You’re inclusive; you set a tone; you’re the gel that makes this work.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). As your project evolves, so will your opinion of it. That’s why it’s good to leave yourself an out. Don’t talk in terms that are too concrete or make long-term commitments today. Leave yourself wiggle room.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). People around you will struggle to do a job. Know-ing when to help and when to let them learn on their own (and have the satisfaction that comes from this process) will be tricky. But if you’re mindful, you’ll nail it.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Most bad choices begin with needlessly putting oneself in a dangerous environment or, more specifically, in bad company. As adventurous as you are, there are places you shouldn’t go.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Why is the circuitous path so appealing? Because your curious mind needs to know the bigger picture of how and why things work. For today, let yourself investigate your whims.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Your loved ones sense it: You’re happy when they are happy. If it makes them smile, you’ll buy it. Just know that you don’t always have to foot the bill. They really want to spend time with you.

Daily Bridge Club

Thursday, April 16, 2015

Cy the Cynic says that people wholive in glass houses should ... alsodraw their drapes.

North-South landed at 3NT,missing the winning contract of fourspades. West led a club, and East tookthe king and returned a club: ten,jack. West then cashed the ace to dropSouth’s queen and led a club to East’seight, but the defense still needed onemore trick. East pondered at TrickFive and tabled ... a spade. Southclaimed the rest, making game.

As you’d imagine, East-Westproceeded to store thrones ... I meanthrow stones.

SINGLETON

“On that bidding,” West grumbled,“declarer would usually have asingleton heart. He could never make3NT if he had the singleton ace. Thedanger was that he had the ace ofspades.”

“Instead of trying to win thepostmortem,” East said wearily, “tryto beat the contract.”

East had a point. After West tookthe ace of clubs, all he had to do wascash his ace of hearts before leadinga fourth club. Then no stoning wouldbe necessary.

DAILY QUESTION

You hold: ♠ K J 4 3 ♥♥ K J 10 2♦♦ J 10 5 ♣ 9 6. Your partner opensone diamond, you respond one heart

and he bids one spade. What do yousay?

ANSWER: Since your partnermay have as many as 18 points, gameis possible. You owe him a raise, buta chance-giving raise to two spades isenough. A raise to three spades wouldstrongly invite game. You wouldmake that call if you held K J 4 3, A 10 8 2, Q 10 5, 9 6. With K J 4 3,A 10 8 2, A 10 5, 9 6, you would bidfour spades yourself.

South dealerN-S vulnerable

NORTH♠ K J 4 3♥♥ K J 10 2♦♦ J 10 5♣ 9 6

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

SOUTH♠ A Q 6♥♥ Q♦♦ A K Q 9 4 2♣ Q 10 2

South West North East1 ♦♦ Pass 1 ♥♥ Pass3 NT All Pass

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Throwing stonesBy FRANK STEWARTTribune Content Agency

Dear Abby

LashleyContinued from Page 1B

Since fielding that initial offer, Lashley has made an effort to vis-it and to talk to as many schools as possible to educate himself. He has taken multiple trips to Starkville, the latest was Tuesday when he visited MSU’s spring practice. He also has been to Oxford, Baton Rouge, Knoxville, Tuscaloosa, and Auburn.

But those around the soft-spo-ken Lashley said the attention hasn’t changed him much.

“Scott is a good kid from a great family,” West Point coach Chris Chambless said. “He’s got a good head on his shoulders. As a coach, you love seeing kids get the opportunity to get noticed by college programs because that’s what it’s all about. And what he’s got, you can’t teach that.”

Lashley is the latest in a line of SEC-bound prospects from West Point, a program that has

won seven state championships and produced four SEC players in the past six years. All four went to MSU.

But Lashley hasn’t named a favorite.

“I don’t even have a list,” Lash-ley said. “My mom and I will sit down and discuss that when the time comes. She’s a big factor. She’s only been able to go to one school with me, and that was LSU, so I want to take her to all these places so she can become a big part of this decision.”

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So how did Lashley go from being a player with only three starts at tackle as a junior to an elite recruit?

Lashley accomplished that goal with plenty of hard work. As soon as West Point’s season ended, Lashley visited multiple

campuses in search of an offer, and he often was accompanied by a member of West Point’s coach-ing staff.

West Point coaches drove him to Tuscaloosa, Oxford, and Knox-ville. He also was a frequent visi-tor to MSU’s campus. On Feb. 12, Mullen offered, and the flood fol-lowed, as Lashley fielded pitches from 13 of the SEC’s 14 schools. Texas A&M is the only one that hasn’t offered. Through it all, Lashley has kept a smile on his face.

“It hasn’t changed him at all that I can see,” Chambless said. “A lot of times, this kind of at-tention can be hard to handle for anybody, especially a 17-year-old kid. But he’s taking it all in stride, and it’s a credit to the kind of kid he is.”

Shortly after the MSU offer, Lashley was classified as a four-

star recruit by 247sports.com. He also was considered the No. 8 prospect in the state of Mississip-pi. Scout.com also gives Lashley four stars and has him as the No. 4 offensive tackle in the country and the No. 1 offensive lineman in the state. He attended a regional camp for The Opening, a nation-al showcase in Atlanta, where he garnered more attention.

As he has collected acco-lade after accolade, Lashley has learned a few tricks to help him as he aims to help West Point win its eighth state title.

“You see things we might not stress here,” Lashley said. “Once you get back, you can bring that stuff into your game. At junior day at MSU, I was doing a little test with coach Hevesy, and my first step was way too big. He told me to shorten that up and he re-ally helped me. Picking up little

stuff like that has been good.”Lashley will continue to lis-

ten to coaches while scouting schools. He plans to spend the summer “going to as many camps as possible, places like Mississip-pi State, Georgia, Auburn.”

In the fall, West Point’s biggest lineman will begin to narrow the field. He said he has received the most attention from “probably LSU, Auburn, Mississippi State, and Ole Miss.”

Lashley admits he’s enjoying being recruited, even if it brings surprises almost daily.

“I was in Applebee’s yesterday and people came up to me, said they saw me on recruiting web-sites and Twitter,” Lashley said. “They just wanted to shake my hand. It’s all very humbling.”

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SUBSTITUTED TRUST-EE’S NOTICE OF SALE

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

IN THE CHANCERYCOURT OF LOWNDESCOUNTY, MISSISSIPPI

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

CAUSE NO.:2015-0067

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

STATE OF MISSISSIPPI

COUNTY OF LOWNDES

Letters of Administra-tion have been grantedand issued to the under-signed upon the estateof Mary Lee Hall, De-ceased, by the Chan-cery Court of LowndesCounty, Mississippi, onthe 9th day of April,A.D., 2015. This is togive notice to all per-sons having claimsagainst said estate toProbate and Registersame with the Chan-cery Clerk of LowndesCounty, Mississippi,within ninety (90) daysfrom the first publica-tion date of this Noticeto Creditors. A failure toso Probate and Re-gister said claim willforever bar the same.This the 9th day of April,2015.

/s/Sadie HonnollSADIE HONNOLL,Administrator

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

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


IN THE MATTER OF THEESTATEOF ROBERT DEANSWARTZ, DECEASED

NO. 15-58-C

GINA ANNE SWARTZ,EXECUTOR

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

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

THIS the 14th day ofApril, 2015.

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

OF COUNSEL:

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

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

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

ADVERTISE FOR BIDS

LOWNDES COUNTY,MISSISSIPPI

SALE & REMOVAL OFOLD FIRE STATION DIS-TRICT (5) FIVE

Notice is hereby giventhat the Board of Super-visors of LowndesCounty, Mississippi willreceive SEALED BIDSuntil 10:30 a.m. April30, 2015 for the sale ofthe following:

SPECIFICATIONSSALE & REMOVAL OFOLD FIRE STATION DIS-TRICT (5) FIVE

A bid packet may be ob-tained from theLowndes County Pur-chasing Office, 1121Main Street, 2nd floor,Columbus, MS 39701or calling at 662 329-5899. Arrangements toinspect the buildingplease contact: SammyFondren at 662-251-5152 or 662-329-5152.

Bids must be receivedin the Lowndes CountyChancery Clerk’s Office,505 2nd Avenue North,P O Box 684, Colum-bus, MS 39703, before10:30 a.m. on the 30thof Apr., 2015.

Bids shall be placed ina sealed envelope andmarked” Sealed Bid forthe Sale/Removal ofOld Fire Station District(5) Five to be Open4/30/2015”. Failure tocomply will cause thebid to be disqualified.

The Board reserves theright to accept or rejectany and all bids re-ceived.

Published by order ofthe Board of Super-visors of LowndesCounty, Mississippi.

LISA YOUNGER NEESEClerk for the Board

By: Gloria BluntDeputy Clerk

(SEAL)My commission expiresJanuary 4, 2016.

Publish Dates:4/16/2015

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TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OFSALE

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

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

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

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

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

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

/s/ W. StewartRobison, Trustee

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

IN THE CHANCERYCOURT OF LOWNDES,MISSISSIPPI

IN THE MATTER OF THEESTATEHENRY BUCKHALTER,DECEASED

CAUSE NO. 2014-0009-D

ANNIE B. GREEN,ADMINISTRATRIX

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

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

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

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

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

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IN THE MATTER OF THEESTATE OFEUGENE WILLIS,DECEASED

ESTATE NO. 2012-0114-D

BY: DANIEL WILLIS,EXECUTORAND PETITIONERHEREIN

SUMMONS BY PUBLICA-TION

THE STATE OF MISSIS-SIPPI

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

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

Doris Willis Batts1103 West Hill StreetUrbana, Illinois 61801

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

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

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

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

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

IN THE CHANCERYCOURT OF LOWNDES,MISSISSIPPI

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

CAUSE NO. 2013-0243-D

DORIS BRIDGES,ADMINISTRATRIX

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

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

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

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

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

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’SNOTICE OF FORECLOS-URE SALE

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’SNOTICE OF FORECLOS-URE SALE

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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

MARY LOU FARMERGREGG, EXECUTRIX

NO. 2015-0063

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

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

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

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

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

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

MARY LOU FARMERGREGG, EXECUTRIX

NO. 2015-0063

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

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

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

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

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

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

2000 LINCOLN NAVIG-ATORVIN#5LMEU27A3YL125758

1998 FORD F150VIN#1FTZX18W2WNA25754

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

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


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Underwood Law FirmPLLCSUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE

BY: Catherine W. Under-woodMajority Member

Control #14121220

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Underwood Law FirmPLLCSUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE

BY: Catherine W. Under-woodMajority Member

Control #14121220

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Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS)

Risk ManagerSocial Worker

Tumor RegistrarValue Analysis Coordinator / RN

*For more information and to apply online, visit the DCH website atwww.dchsystem.com

Bilingual candidates encouraged to apply.DCH Health System is an EOE.

DCH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERNORTHPORT MEDICAL CENTER

FAYETTE MEDICAL CENTER

Sales / Marketing 3600

The Dispatch is looking for an

ADVERTISING SALES REPRESENTATIVE.

The ideal candidate is a motivated self-starter with excellent communication and organizational skills, a strong work ethic and the ability to relate to a wide range of people. Sales experience preferred, but not required. Full-time position includes insurance benefits,

competitive pay, paid personal leave and opportunity for advancement. Come join our

creative, award-winning staff. Hand deliver resume to

Beth Proffitt at 516 Main Street, Columbus or

email to [email protected]

Auctions 4120

SPRING AUCTIONAPRIL 18 @ 9:00AM

250 West Bank Access Rd., Columbus, MS

MEADOWS AUCTIONS LLC662-329-1854

Sherman Meadows MS/AL 479

Selling items from several local estates including 3 Q/s Bedrm Suite, 2 French chests, table w/6 chairs, Oak table w/ 4 bow back chairs, Oak curved Glass China Cab., walnut china cab., 2 small curios, Bookcase, Gun Cab., roll top, 3

recliners, end tables, night stand, freezer, tater bins, coffee tables, Glider rockers, Quilts, prints, sewing machines, Buggy

Seats, Forge w/ blowers, wagon wheels, Anvil, Elgin OB motor, Metal signs, 2 JD

mowers, ½ moon windows, screen doors, large Vic Door, 1950s lawn chairs, metal adv. Signs, Washer/dryer, wash Boards,

mantle, collectibles, prints, CW discharge, Glassware, China, plus much more.

Dir: 82 W to Macon/Meridian Exit. Rt 1.5 mile left on Old West Point Road for 3.2

miles, rt on West Bank Access. Watch for signs. Refreshments available

Apts For Rent: Northside 7010

625 31st Ave. N. - Columbus, MS(662) 329-2544

www.falconlairapts.com

1/2 Off First Month’s RentMove In Same Day Specials!Military Discounts Available

Autos For Sale 9150

NEED A CAR?Guaranteed Credit Approval!

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

We help rebuild your credit!

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

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

General Services 1360

GRAND OPENINGSPECIALS ALL WEEK

APRIL 13-18!Licensed Massage

Therapy & Aesthetics,Facials, Teeth Whiten-ing, Individual Eyelash

Extensions.717 6th Street North,

Columbus662-798-0150

theglamstationspa.com

HANDYMAN DANYardwork, plumbing,floors, some roofing.Good prices.662-574-0431

HILL'S PRESSUREWASHING. Commercial/residential. House, con-crete, sidewalks & mo-bile washing. Free est.Call 662-386-8925

Part-Time Maintenanceperson: Experiencedwith painting, carpentry,flooring, plumbing, andlawncare. Looking forsomeone dependableand organized.(662)327-5000.

Lawn Care / Landscaping 1470

CHRIS' LAWN Care &Maintenance: mowing,landscaping, blowing,edging, & handymanservices. Call 662-251-1656.

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

SAM'S LAWN Service.No lawn too large or toosmall. Call 243-1694

TERRA CARELandscaping L.L.C.

Phone: 662-549-1878Home: 662-327-5552Landscaping, PropertyClean Up, Plant Care,

Bush Hogging,Herbicide Spraying

TRIPLE H Lawn Main-tence. Mowing, edging,hedges, bush hogging,blowing, debris cleanup& removal. Reasonablerates. 205-329-1790

Painting & Papering 1620

SULLIVAN'S PAINTSERVICE

Certified in leadremoval. Offering spe-

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

rock repairs.Free EstimatesCall 435-6528

Stump Removal 1790

ALLSTUMP GRINDINGSERVICE

GET 'ER DONE!We can grind all your

stumps. Hard to reachplaces, blown over

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

we'll grind it!662-361-8379

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

Tree Services 1860

A&T Tree ServiceBucket truck & stump

removal. Free est.Serving Columbussince 1987. Senior

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

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

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

J.R. BourlandTree & Stump

Removal. Trimmingw/bucket truck

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

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

Lost & Found 2300

LOST CAT: Grey andwhite. Very friendly. RE-WARD! Had a collar onwhen lost. Call 574-8167.

Clerical & Office 3050

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

General Help Wanted 3200

EXPERIENCED DOGGroomer Needed.Call 662-338-9400.


Teller PositionLocal financial institution

in Starkville needs an experienced teller.

Please send resume with references to:

The Commercial DispatchAttn: Blind Box 551

P.O. Box 511Columbus, MS 39703

BUSY OPTOMETRICpracticing in the WestPoint- Columbus - Stark-ville area looking forfront desk personneland an optical salesperson. Experience andinsurance billing a plus.Please email resumewith references [email protected] or fax to662-494-3805. Includecontact # with yourresume.

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

FIELD HAND NEEDED inFayette, Lamar, andPickens CountyAlabama area. Oil fieldexperience preferred.Must be dependable.Drug test required.Benefits include vaca-tion, health insuranceand 401k. Fax resumeto 205-349-1105.

FULL TIME opening, inPickensville, Alabama,for Tractor operator, towork on Tenn-Tom Wa-terway Project. Musthave valid Class A CDL,with good driving recordand pass drug screen.EOE. Apply in person orSend Resume’ to R & DMaintenance Services,3600 W. PlymouthRoad, Columbus, MS39701.

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

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

LOCAL DIESEL Shopnow hiring qualifieddiesel technicians. Min-imum Requirements: 2+years of diesel mainten-ance experiencerequired. High schooldiploma or GED equival-ent. Must have validdriver's license; CDLpreferred. Must pos-sess own tools. Emailresume [email protected].

LOCAL DISTRIBUTORseeks warehouse ship-per. Send resume toBox 554, c/o The Com-mercial Dispatch, P.O.Box 511, Columbus, MS39703.

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


MAINTENANCE WORK-ER Needed. Must haveown tools & truck. Widerange of abilitiesneeded. Contact Bar-bara, Airbase MobileHome Estates @ 662-434-5555

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

Medical / Dental 3300

BUSY, FAST paced pedi-atric clinic looking forLPN. Pediatric experi-ence a plus. Sendresume with referencesby email [email protected],fax at 662-328-6007 ordrop off at 114 N Lehm-berg Rd, Columbus, byApr 17.

Care Center ofAberdeen,

a 5 Star Facility, needs:

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

-PRN LPNs and CNAs onall shifts

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

505 Jackson St.,Aberdeen, MS 39730

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

MEDICAL RECEPTION-IST opening with a busy,long standing medicalpractice. Salary basedon experience. Benefitspackage includes healthinsurance, 401k plan,and vacation. Please faxresume to 662 328-5000 or email [email protected]

PHLEBOTOMY w/EKGTraining/Certification

April 19th,9am-6pmFee $425

Ph: 877-741-1996www.medical2.com

Sales / Marketing 3600

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

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

Trades 3650

ASE CERTIFIED DieselTechnician: CaterpillarCertified Desired butnot required: Mechanicmust be able to per-form preventive main-tenance, electrical re-pair and wiring of newequipment. A heavy dutymechanic must be ableto accurately interpretschematics for pneu-matic, electrical, hy-draulic and mechanicalparts. Top pay, highlydesirable 45 hour workschedule, very little callouts. Call 662-364-1749.

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

Trades 3650

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

Truck Driving 3700

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

Appliances 4090

WITHYOUNG APPLIANCE!

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

come with 30 daywarranty. We also do

appliance repairs!662-549-5860

or 662-364-7779

Bargain Column 4180

20 ASSORTED HANDBELLS $5 EACH.CALL 244-5861.

ANTIQUE MECHANICALbank from 1960's- $90.386-1859

BOY'S brand nameshirts, etc. in size 12mto 4T's. 20 pieces at $5each. Call 662-386-3009.

CREAM ARMED AccentChair. Living Room Fur-niture. $50. Call 662-361-8797.

MENS FAT tired singlespeed bike: $50. 386-1859

QUEEN MATTRESS set,as is, $30. 549-0010.In Aberdeen.

SOLID CHERRY queenbed frame, busted part,good for craft project,$40. Oak cabinet con-sole TV, $25. 549-0010. In Aberdeen.

SONY CYBER-Shot Reddigital Camera. $50.Call 662-361-8797.

Coin & Jewelry 4360

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

Farm Equipment & Supplies 4420

FERTILIZER SPREADER,pull-type, holds 4 tons,John Deer 605, 1500.Call 205-658-2611 after4pm.

Furniture 4480

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

Garage Sales: North 4520

INSIDE YARD sale:2401 7th St. N. Sat4/18 7-1. Furn, elec-tronics, clothes, shoes,decorative items, misc.

Free Pets 5100

FREE TO good home: 8week old female cat,black/gray stripe,Hamilton, MS. Text 662-640-1637.

Pets 5150

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

Horses / Cattle / Livestock 5200

two large Katahdin meatlamb rams. No antibiot-ics/hormones used.$100 each, in Louis-ville. 662-773-2956 or662-312-0995 (text)


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

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

Bittersweet Townhouses2BR/1.5BAFully furnished kitchenappliances,Carports available,Fenced in backyards,Direct TV included.(662)327-5000

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

1 & 2BR. Starting @$600 or $500 w/milit-ary disc. Short termleases avail. Locatednext to Hospital. FoxRun Apts. 549-1732.


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

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

Robinson Real Estate328-1123

Apts For Rent: East 7020

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

NOW ACCEPTING applic-ations for 1 & 2BR apts.& 3BR homes in Colum-bus. 21 & older. Springmove in specials! 662-418-8324

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

Apts For Rent: New Hope 7030

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

Apts For Rent: South 7040

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

Large 1BR loft apart-ment. Great location.Washer & dryer in-cluded. 662-364-1610.

Apts For Rent: West 7050

Apts For Rent: Caledonia 7060

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

Apts For Rent: Other 7080

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

Chateaux Holly HillsApartments102 Newbell Rd

Columbus

Mon-Fri 8-5328-8254

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

Where Coming Home is the Best Part of

the Day

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

Commercial Property For Rent 7100

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

Commercial Property For Rent 7100

205 Tuscaloosa Road:located on intersectionwith Gardner Blvd.450-3650 sq ft spacesavailable. Restaurant,Office Space, Retail.113 Tuscaloosa Road:2000 sq ft restaurant.Covered Porch, DriveThru.(662)327-5000

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

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

Houses For Rent: Northside 7110

SMALL HOUSE for rent,great for 1 to 2 people.CH&A, appl. furn. Nice,quiet neighborhood.$600/mo. plus deposit.328-4719. No pets.

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

Houses For Rent: Caledonia 7160

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

Houses For Rent: Other 7180

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

Mobile Homes 7250

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

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

Office Spaces For Rent 7300

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

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

Storage & Garages 7500

INEXPENSIVEMINI-STORAGE. From

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

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

more information.

FRIENDLY CITYMini-Warehouses

2 Convenient LocationsBest RatesIn Town!

friendlycitymini.com

662-327-4236

Commercial Property 8050

4 ACRES, C3 Commer-cial Property located at3424 Military Rd. forsale. $100,000. Call662-328-4770.

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

Farms & Timberland 8100

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

Houses For Sale: Northside 8150

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

Houses For Sale: Northside 8150

DREAM HOME:3BR/3.5BA. Kitchen

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

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

662-574-0026.

LOCATION-LOCATION-LOCATION-Most import-ant consideration in realestate. This 4 bed/2.5bath has it all. Newlyrenovated, convenientto everything...in theheart of the city yetprivate...Move-in ready.Beautiful setting andonly $159,000. CallEmily C. Moody, Long &Long @328-0770 or574-3903.

Houses For Sale: East 8200

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

Houses For Sale: New Hope 8250

Home for sale by own-er: Priced to sell at

$147,900. 1500 sq. ft.home plus 3 car at-

tached carportw/floored overheadstorage. 3BR/2 full

baths. Kitchen with ap-pliances & dining area.Laundry room, formaldining room, lg. living

room w/hardwoodfloors & natural gasfireplace. Clean &

ready to move in. 189Drake Circle, New

Hope, MS community.Only 2 miles from

school, daycare, & gro-cery store.

205-373-6372 day.205-399-7057 6-9pm.

Houses For Sale: Southside 8300

PORTFOLIO SALE$45,000 for 3 Homes!

Yes $45,000!Investors: 10 Bed-

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

Excellent Opportunity toOwn 3 homes for

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

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

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

4BR/1BACall Janice MatthewsHearts & Home Realty

662-386-0700

Houses For Sale: Other 8500

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

Lots & Acreage 8600

28.5 ACRES in N.H.w/25 yr. old pines.$3500/ac. Will divideinto 10 ac. plots. 9156th St. S. $3000. 2acre lot, Tiffany Lane,$10,000. Owner finan-cing avail. 386-6619.

Are You Ready to Sell?Pioneer Auction

& Realty LLC662-562-6767

Pioneer-Auctions.com

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

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

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

RIVERFRONTPROPERTYCamp Pratt

Call 574-3056Ray McIntyre

Blythewood Realty

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

Mobile Homes 8650

16X80 3+2 Great Con-dition, All appliances,central heat & air, fire-place, $19,900 in-cludes delivery & set upcall 662-401-1093.

2006 2BR/1BA singlewide for sale in greatcondition, CHA, appli-ances, ready to go$17,900 incl. delivery &set up 662-760-2120.

28X56 DOUBLE Wide3+2 Super Nice, all ap-pliances, central heat &air, $29,900 includesdelivery & set up call662-401-1093.

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

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

Mobile Homes 8650

MUST SEE to believe.2007 River Birch 32x764BR/2BA manufac-tured home. Large mas-ter bedroom/bath. Mustbe moved. $53,000.Will pay up to $4000 ofmoving cost. ContactDeborah. 364-8408.

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

Waterfront Property 8900

Prime DockablePoint Lot

was $129,900NOW $79,000

Smith Lake Alabama.Beautiful property.

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

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

Autos For Sale 9150

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

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

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

2006 Pontiac G6:V6/4DR, GRAY, Miles:89,030 $6000, OBOCONTACT ALISA@434-6052 or EMAIL: [email protected]

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

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

Campers & RVs 9300

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

RV for sale. 2004 Fleet-wood Fiesta Class A Mo-torhome. Length 26foot, Model 26Y. Mil-age approx 12,600.Workhorse 8.1 L en-gine. Queen bed in rear,sofa bed in cabin. Noslides. One previousowner. No smoking orpets in RV. $22,000.00Contact numbers (662)-328-7383 after 5pm.Cell. (662) 549-1093.

Motorcycles & ATVs 9400

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

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

MOVING MUST sell!2008 Harley DavidsonHeritage Softtail. 5,200miles, has extras.$11,000. Call 327-2047 btwn. 5&8 pm.

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