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Thursday, May 1■ Lowndes Day of Prayer: In conjunc-tion with the National Day of Prayer, the privately-funded Christian Community Organization invites citizens of Colum-bus and surrounding areas to join in an observance outside the Lowndes Coun-ty Courthouse at 502 Second Ave. N.

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PUBLIC MEETINGSMay 5: Lowndes County Board of Supervisors, Court-house, 9 a.m.May 5: Clay County Board of Supervisors, Courthouse, 9 a.m.May 5: Caledonia Board of Alderman, town hall at 6 p.m.May 8: Clay County Board of Supervisors, Courthouse, 9 a.m.May 9: Lowndes County School Board, Central Office, 11 a.m. May 12: Columbus Munic-ipal School Board, Central office, 6 p.m.May 15: Lowndes County Board of Supervisors, Court-house, 9 a.m.

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Izzy Paros is in fifth grade at Cook Elementary. She is the daughter of Leslie Stratzves.

Mary Alice Weeks/Dispatch StaffCasey Blair clears branches from Lonny and Wanda Nickoles’ home on Lacy Drive in New Hope on Monday morning following a bout of thunderstorms and tornadoes that tore through northeast Mississippi on Monday night.

BY SARAH [email protected]

COLUMBUS — The Columbus Police Depart-ment has an interim chief.

In a unanimous vote, the Columbus City Coun-

cil put Tony Carleton into the position during a specially called meeting Wednesday morning.

Former chief Selvain McQueen retired earlier this month after serving

as chief for less than three years. He earned $70,000 a year in the position.

Assistant Chief Joe Johnson has been in charge of the department since McQueen’s depar-ture.

Carleton, an 18-year law enforcement veteran,

has served as assis-tant chief with CPD since he was hired in November. Before his hiring, he served as chief of police in

Tupelo. He resigned from that position to come to Columbus.

He was earning $65,000 as assistant chief. He will earn $67,500 as interim.

A graduate of the Mis-sissippi Law Enforcement Training Academy, Car-leton has a bachelor’s de-

gree in public administra-tion with an emphasis in criminal justice from the University of Mississippi. He graduated from the FBI National Academy in November.

Mayor Robert Smith said he hopes the city will

AFTER THE STORM

Neighbors help neighbors in storm’s aftermathBY NATHAN [email protected]

COLUMBUS — Beverly Smith lives with her 86-year-old mother, Alice Nickoles, at the corner of Lacy and Hutcherson roads in east Lowndes County. On Tuesday afternoon, they were approaching 24 hours without power, but were in good spirits.

Carolyn Nickoles was helping

Smith clean up the yard. Wearing gloves, they stacked limbs in a pile.

“This is nothing compared to some folks,” Carolyn Nickoles said, acknowledging the more extensive damage half a mile away near Pleas-ant Hill Road. “We’re blessed.”

Approximately, 1,009 4-County Electric customers were still without power Tuesday after Monday after-noon’s severe weather hit particularly

hard in New Hope. 4-County commu-nications specialist Brad Barr said all of those are likely in Lowndes Coun-ty. Seventy-two people are working to restore power to those homes. It is expected for a majority of them to have power again this evening, Barr said.

Columbus Lowndes Emergency Management Agency Director Cindy Lawrence said about 100 homes county-wide received damage.

INSIDE■ SOUTH: Storms cut devastating path through the South, PAGE 3A.■ ALABAMA: Damage minimal in Lamar County, PAGE 4A.■ SLIMANTICS: East Columbus neighborhood rallies in storm’s aftermath, PAGE 6A.■ PARTIAL TO HOME: Rays ride out storm at Tabernacle Road home, PAGE 6A.■ LOUISVILLE: Search continues for missing boy; Louisville ER doctor clings to patient in terrifying tug-of- war, PAGE 8A.■ RACE TRACK: Destroyed race track will soon recover, manager vows, PAGE 9A.■ TUPELO: Noted Tupelo swimmer is lone fatality in Tusca-loosa, PAGE 2B.

Columbus City Council names Carleton as Interim ChiefWilliam Browning/Dispatch Staff

Rev. Robert Gavin, the pastor of

Springfield M.B. Church on Highway 45 South,

on Tuesday looks at

what is left of the church

following Monday’s

storms. Mary Gavin,

his wife, came with him to see

the damage.

Tornado levels Lowndes Co. churchBY WILLIAM [email protected]

A tornado completely destroyed Springfield M.B. Church on Monday.

It had stood for nearly 150 years in a field on the east side of Highway 45 South, down toward Macon. A small, old cemetery is be-hind it. A large limb that had snapped off of a nearby oak

tree laid through the head-stones.

Where the church once was is now only rubble. Ev-erything seems to have fall-en toward the north when the storm came through. Bricks and paneling are strewn about.

The only thing left en-tirely intact by the tornado’s winds is a wooden cross adorned with a purple sash

near where the front en-trance once stood.

The Rev. Robert Gavin has served as pastor for about three years. It’s a small con-gregation.

Gavin learned about the destruction not long after it happened around 6 p.m. Mon-day. A church trustee knows a Lowndes County deputy, who happened to pass by and saw what had happened, and the word spread.

Pastor: ‘The church is flat’

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Carleton

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EMA: 12 mobile homes destroyed, 100 damaged

Has served as assistant chief since Nov.

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‘Idol’ winner to help reopen Washington Monument

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WASHINGTON — “American Idol” winner Candice Glover will help reopen the Washington Monument, which has been closed since a 2011 earthquake.

Organizers say the R&B singer will join the Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps, U.S. Navy Band and boy and girl choris-ters of the Washington National Cathedral Choir for the May 12 re-opening ceremony. Glover will sing “America, the Beautiful.” The “Today” show’s Al Ro-

ker will host the event.Interior Secretary Sal-

ly Jewell, National Park Service Director Jonathan Jarvis and philanthropist David Rubenstein will help celebrate. Rubenstein do-nated $7.5 million to cover half the restoration cost.

The 130-year-old me-morial has been closed since a 5.8-magnitude earthquake caused dam-age in August 2011. Work-ers have repaired more than 150 cracks in the 555-foot obelisk.

Normally the monu-ment draws about 700,000 visitors a year.

AP Photo/Susan Walsh, FileThis 2013 file photo shows American Idol 2013 winner Candice Glover on Capitol Hill in Washington. Glover from “American Idol” will help reopen the Washington Monument, which has been closed since a 2011 earth-quake.

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BY ADRIAN SAINZ AND JEFF AMYThe Associated Press

LOUISVILLE — Ruth Bennett died clutching the last child left at her day care center as a tor-nado wiped the building off its foundation. A fire-fighter who came upon the body gently pulled the toddler from her arms.

“It makes you just take a breath now,” said next-door neighbor Ken-neth Billingsley, who witnessed the scene at what was left of Ruth’s Child Care Center in this logging town of 6,600. “It makes you pay attention to life.”

Bennett, 53, was among at least 35 people killed in a two-day outbreak of twisters and other violent weather that pulverized homes from the Midwest to the Deep South. The child, whose name was not released, was alive when she was pulled from Bennett’s arms and was taken to a hospital. Her condition was not known.

As crews in Mississippi and Alabama turned from search-and-rescue efforts to cleanup, forecasters began to downplay their initially dire predictions of a third round of deadly twisters Tuesday. Mete-orologists said the storm system had weakened substantially by evening, although some tornado watches and warnings were still in effect for iso-lated areas.

In North Carolina, the National Weather Service reported tornado touch-downs in five counties Tuesday, but the twist-ers caused only moder-ate structural damage to homes and toppled some trees. Two cities in the state reported extensive flooding from the storm system. No injuries were reported.

One of the hardest-hit areas in Monday eve-ning’s barrage of twisters was Tupelo, where a gas station looked as if it had been stepped on by a gi-ant.

Francis Gonzalez, who also owns a convenience store and Mexican restau-rant attached to the ser-vice station, took cover with her three children and two employees in the store’s cooler as the roof over the gas pumps was reduced to aluminum shards.

“My Lord, how can all this happen in just one second?” she said in Span-ish.

On Tuesday, the growl of chain saws cut through the otherwise still, hazy morning in Tupelo. Mas-sive oak trees, knocked over like toys, blocked roads. Neighbors helped one another cut away limbs.

“This does not even look like a place that I’m familiar with right now,” said Pam Montgomery, walking her dog in her neighborhood. “You look

down some of the streets, and it doesn’t even look like there is a street.”

By the government’s preliminary count, 11 tornadoes — including one that killed 15 people in Arkansas — struck the nation’s midsection on Sunday, and at least 25 ravaged the South on Monday, the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said.

Among those killed was 21-year-old University of Alabama swimmer and dean’s list student John Servati, who was taking shelter in the basement of a Tuscaloosa home when a retaining wall collapsed on him.

His death — and that of at least two others in

Alabama — came the day after the third anniversa-ry of an outbreak of more than 60 tornadoes that killed more than 250 peo-ple across the state.

In Kimberly, Ala., north of Birmingham, the firehouse was among the buildings heavily dam-aged.

Four firefighters suf-fered little more than cuts and scrapes, but the bays over the fire trucks were destroyed, and the vehicles were covered with red bricks, concrete blocks and pieces of the roof.

The trucks were es-sentially trapped, so the town had to rely on near-by communities for emer-gency help.

Forecasters downplay 3rd-day dire predictions‘It makes you pay attention to life’


JACKSON — A former police chief in Mississip-pi has been sentenced to five years in federal pris-on for conspiring to de-mand money and property from people in exchange for dropping criminal charges.

Former Mendenhall Po-

lice Chief Donald “Bruce” Barlow pleaded guilty in to one count in federal court in January. Barlow, 50, had been charged with 17 counts, including witness intimidation.

He also was sentenced Tuesday to three years’ supervised release. Pros-ecutors say restitution will be determined at a July 10

hearing.Prosecu-

tors say Bar-low some-times made people sign over their vehicles in e x c h a n g e for him dropping charges and also demanded cash payments, in one case $4,500.

Prosecutors say Barlow tried to cover up his deal-ings when he learned of the federal investigation.

Former Mississippi police chief sentencedFive year sentence for 17 counts, including witness intimidation

Barlow


JACKSON — The Southern Companies says the expected startup date of its coal gas-fired power plant in Kemper County is being pushed back to the first half of 2015.

In a regulatory filing Tuesday with the Securi-

ties and Exchange Com-mission, the company also says the plant’s cost is ex-pected to rise by $196 mil-lion to a total of about $5.4 billion.

The Atlanta-based com-pany says it will take a pre-tax charge of $380 million — $235 million after taxes — against its income for

the first quarter of 2014.A spokesman for South-

ern-affiliate Mississippi Power Company says the utility will not seek to re-cover the increased costs from ratepayers.

Earlier this month the company blamed poor weather, unexpected turn-over of construction em-ployees and installation inefficiencies for contrib-uting to extra costs.

Kemper power plant will cost moreStart-up delayed until 2015 also

BY SETH BORENSTEINAP Science Writer

W A S H -I N G T O N — Weather from nearly all parts of the country combined to brew this week’s killer tor-nadoes.

To get tornadoes — especially the big deadly kind — everything has to come together in just the right way and it hadn’t been doing that lately, said meteorologist Greg Carbin at the Storm Pre-diction Center in Norman, Okla.

Until the weekend, there had been relatively few significant twisters this year across the Unit-ed States — just 20 and no deaths.

But the conditions were right on Sunday in the cen-tral U.S.

Dry, cool air swooped off California’s Sierra Madre and southern Rocky mountains. That sat on top warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico, creating thunderstorms. And the jet stream brought in wind shear, which helps provide rotation.

Cook that all with day-time heating and it makes a tornado outbreak, mete-

orologists say.What makes this out-

break unusual is that it is essentially stalled, Carbin said. The slow-moving jet stream plunging from the Northwest is keeping a large, high-pressure sys-tem off the East Coast. And that’s preventing the tornado-prone weather from moving east and weakening.

That could mean more storms in across the South, maybe into Wednesday.

In the past few decades, the U.S. has averaged about 1,250 tornadoes a year. Last year, which also had a slow start, ended with 908 tornadoes that killed 55 people.

“You expect to see one or two outbreaks like this each spring and certainly we were due,” said Jeff Masters, meteorology

director of the private Weather Underground.

Right mix of conditions brewed tornado outbreakWeather from nearly all parts of the country combined to create this week’s killer tornadoes

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Mary Alice Weeks/Dispatch StaffDamaged vehicles are seen near the remains of East Main Automotive on Main Street in Louisville on Tuesday morning after an EF-4 tornado tore through Winston County on Monday night.


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BY DAVID MILLERSpecial to The Dispatch

LAMAR COUNTY, Ala. — One home was damaged and 12 roads are currently impassable after heavy rain and strong winds pound-ed Lamar County Monday and Tuesday nights.

A tree was uprooted and fell onto a house, but the owner was not home, Johnny Bigham, direc-tor of emergency management for

the county, said. Close to 70 trees or large branches were blocking roads as of Monday might, partic-ularly on County Road 49, north of Crossville, and along Highway 96, where most of the heavy rains and wind occurred, Bigham said. And though many have been cleared, 12 roads, mostly little-used dirt roads will take another two or three days to clear, Bigham said.

“We don’t have any major thor-oughfares or bus routes (among

the roads currently impassable),” Bigham added. “Right now, we have six west of Vernon that are closed and the rest around Millport.”

Volunteer fire firefighters from across the county were on standby Tuesday night.

Bigham said he was concerned about flooding after the storm sys-tem of April 27, 2011, washed out culverts in the county, but as of Tuesday evening he didn’t think flooding would be a problem.

Storm damage limited in Lamar Co.


BIRMINGHAM — The Alabama Emergency Management Agency re-ported three deaths from strong storms and possi-ble tornadoes that swept through the state Monday night and early Tuesday.

Limestone County Coroner Mike West says 60-year-old Dorthy Jean Hollis and her 33-year-old son, Carlton Earl Hollis, were killed about 5:15 p.m. Monday when their mobile home was destroyed in the Coxey

community 10 miles west of Athens on U.S. 72.

Neighbors told report-ers that the two were en-couraged to go to a shelter at the Billy Barbs mobile home park, but declined.

A spokeswoman at Athens-Limestone Hos-pital said 17 people were treated at the hospital for storm injuries and two

were admitted.Tuscaloosa officials

said University of Ala-bama swimmer John Ser-vati, 21, of Tupelo, Miss., was taking shelter in the basement of a home when a retaining wall collapsed about 10:30 p.m. Monday. He was pronounced dead at DCH Regional Medical Center.

3 killed in Alabama storms, many without powerUniversity of Alabama swimmer dies


MONTGOMERY — An Auburn man accused of organizing high-stakes dog fights in Alabama is scheduled in federal court

to enter a guilty plea.Donnie Anderson filed

paperwork saying he wants to plead guilty. A federal judge has sched-uled a hearing this after-

noon in Montgomery.Anderson was indicted

last year on charges ac-cusing him of organizing fights in Macon and Lee counties where people bet thousands per dog. Fed-eral investigators seized 126 dogs from his prop-erty.

Another man charged

in the case, Ricky Van Le of Biloxi, has also filed pa-perwork saying he wants to enter a guilty plea Wednesday. He’s accused of participating in a dog fight in Alabama.

Their pleas would bring the number of guilty pleas in the case to nine.

2 more to plead guilty to dog fighting in Ala.Auburn organizer’s plea brings number of guilty pleas to nine

Senate ready to sink effort to boost minimum wage

BY ALAN FRAMThe Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Hemmed in by solid Repub-lican opposition, the Senate seems ready to hand a fresh defeat to President Barack Obama by blocking an elec-tion-year bill increasing the federal minimum wage.

Democrats, aware that the measure faces all but certain rejection today in the chamber they control, plan to use the vote to but-tress their campaign theme that the GOP is unwilling to protect financially strug-gling families.

“Americans understand fairness, and they know it’s unfair for minimum-wage workers to put in a full day’s work, a full month’s work, a full year’s work, and still live in poverty,” the measure’s sponsor, Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, said Tuesday.

Harkin’s bill, an Obama priority, would gradually raise the $7.25 hourly min-imum to $10.10 over 30 months and then provide automatic annual increas-es to account for inflation. Democrats argue that if fully phased in by 2016, it would push a family of three above the federal poverty line — a level such earners have not surpassed since 1979.

They also say the mini-mum wage’s buying power has fallen. It reached its peak value in 1968, when it was $1.60 hourly but was worth $10.86 in today’s dol-lars.

Republicans say the Democratic proposal would be too expensive for employers and cost jobs. As ammunition, they cite a February study by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office that estimat-ed the increase to $10.10 could cost about 500,000 jobs — but also envisioned higher income for 16.5 mil-lion low-earning people.

Citing those job loss figures, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Tuesday, “When it comes to so many of their proposals, Washington Democrats appear to pri-oritize the desires of the far left over the needs of the middle class.”

Democrats needed 60

votes today to begin Sen-ate debate. To prevail, they would need support from at least six Republicans, which seemed beyond reach.

“I can’t give you a num-ber, but I’m confident” Democrats won’t suc-ceed, Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, his party’s vote-counter, said after

GOP senators met Tues-day.

Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, one of the few Re-publicans considered po-tentially willing to let de-bate begin, said Tuesday she expected to oppose the legislation, saying it would hurt companies.

Bill would gradually raise the $7.25 hourly minimum to $10.10 over 30 months and then provide automatic annual increases to account for inflation

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Irene PoundersEunice Irene Pounders, 91, of Caledonia,

MS passed away Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at her residence.

Visitation will be Thursday, May 1, 2014 from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm at Lowndes Funeral Home, Columbus, MS. A funeral service will follow at 1:00 pm in the Chapel with Bro. Byron Harris, Bro. Jerry Pounders, Jr. and Bro. Don Hardin officiating. Interment will be at McDuffie Cemetery in Hamilton, AL with Lowndes Funeral Home directing.

Mrs. Pounders was born on July 4, 1922 in Fayette, Alabama to the late William Monroe and Jessie Mae Belk Shepherd. She was a member of Zion Assembly Church of God and worked as an Inspector at both Caledonia and Coy Manufacturing for over 37 years. Mrs. Pounders was a good mother and grandmother. She loved flowers, loved to pick butterbeans and loved to go to church. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her husband-Quinton “QR” Pounders and sons-Norman Doyle “Moochie” Pounders and Roger Lee Pounders.

Mrs. Pounders is survived by daughters- Elaine (Dewitt) Ray, Steens, MS, Helen (Jerry) Brackin, Brenda (Bill) Farley, Anna Mae Tofsrud all of Caledonia, MS; sons-Bobby (Cathy) Pounders, Kenneth (Diane) Pounders, Junior (Sue) Pounders, Cecil (Donna) Pounders, Jerry (Judy) Pounders, Warren Pounders all of Caledonia, MS and Harold (Debbie) Pounders, Columbus, MS; 44 grandchildren; 66 great-grandchildren; 9 great-great-grandchildren and a brother-Clay Shepherd.

Pallbearers will be Lance Brackin, Johnny Farley, Ashley Pounders, Calvin Ray, Sam Pounders, Brian Pounders, Jacob Pounders, Cody Pounders, Jason Pounders, Josh Pounders, Gunner Wilson and Derrick McBride.

Honorary Pallbearers will be Ladies of Walt Willis Plaza, Walt Willis, Doc Perkins, Tommy Clegg, Dr. Woodard, Dr. Stennet, Staff of Camilla Hospice and Staff of Mississippi Home Health.

Memorials may be made to Eunice Irene Pounders Memorial Fund, c/o Lowndes Funeral Home, 1131 N. Lehmberg Rd., Columbus, MS 39702.

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Patricia SmithCOLUMBUS — Pa-

tricia Ann Smith, 62, died April 29, 2014, at Baptist Memorial Hos-pital-Golden Triangle.

Carter’s Funeral Services of Columbus is entrusted with the arrangements.

Mrs. Smith was born May 19, 1951, in Columbus to the late Mary Alice Edwards. She was formerly employed as a logistics officer for the Depart-ment of Defense.

In addition to her mother, she was pre-ceded in death by her siblings, Annie Lorene Edwards and Jesse Edwards.

She is survived by her son, John Smith III of Orlando, Fla.; siblings, Valarie Rich-ardson, Carol Lyne Edwards and James Edwards, all of Colum-bus, Fred Edwards of St. Louis; and two grandchildren.

Willie GibsonSTARKVILLE —

Willie D. “Son Dee” Gibson, 77, died April 24, 2014.

Services are Thurs-day at noon at West Memorial Funeral Home Chapel in Starkville with the Rev. Dr. Charlie F. Barnes Sr. officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Peiler Cemetery in Starkville. Visitation is today from 1-6 p.m. at the funeral home.

He is survived by his sisters, Callie M. Gibson and Louise Page; brothers, Archie L. Gibson and Jim Gibson.

Benji LivingstonCOLUMBUS —

Benjiman “Benji” Alan Livingston, 37, died April 26, 2014, at UAB Hospital in Birming-ham.

Services are Thurs-day at 2 p.m. at Chan-dler Funeral Home with Tony Lawrence officiating. Burial will follow in Bethel Church Cemetery in Vernon, Ala. Visitation is today from 5-8 p.m. at the funeral home.

Mr. Livingston was born Oct. 11, 1976, in Homewood, Ala.,

to Patsy Buster and Ricky Livingston. He was formerly employed as an office manager and foreman for Nick-oles Electrical.

He was preceded in death by his brother, Alan Warren Living-ston.

In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife, Brenda Livingston; and sister, Stacy Turk of Tuscalo-osa, Ala.

Pallbearers are Mike Nichols, Chris Chain, Charlie Grego-ry, Bill Tomason, Neal Johnson and Jeremy Gullett.

Hazel DahlemABERDEEN — Ha-

zel Atkins Dahlem, 81, died April 29, 2014, at Pioneer Community Hospital in Aberdeen.

Services are Thurs-day at 11 a.m. at Tis-dale-Lann Memorial Funeral Home Chapel in Aberdeen with Robert Earl Fowlkes officiating. Burial will follow at Lebanon Cemetery. Visitation is Wednesday from 4-7 p.m. at the funeral home in Aberdeen.

Ms. Dahlem was born Aug. 21, 1932, in Monroe County to the late William Lloyd Atkins and Madge Byrd Atkins. She was a graduate of Green-wood Springs School and was formerly the owner of Dahlem Sales and Services.

In addition to her parents, she was pre-ceded in death by sis-ters, Christine Randle and Betty Jane Jones; brothers, Gayle, John, James, Sam Grady and Bobby Lloyd Atkins.

She is survived by her daughter, Judy Cox of Aberdeen; sons, Mike Dahlem of Tupe-lo, Donald Dahlem of Aberdeen and Ronald Dahlem of Tupelo; sister, Lucille West of Aberdeen; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Beatrice WhiteWEST POINT —

Beatrice Brown White, 78, died April 28, 2014, at Darlington Oaks in Verona.

Graveside services are today at 11 a.m. at Hebron Cemetery with the Rev. Mike Smith officiating. Robinson Funeral Home in West Point is in charge of arrangements.

Ms. White was born June 4, 1935, in Phe-ba and was formerly employed as a child caregiver. She was a member of Trinity Baptist Church and the VFW Ladies Auxiliary.

She is survived by her sons, Bob Brown and John Brown, both of West Point; daugh-ters, Connie Murray of Montpelier and Jo Ha-zlewood of West Point; sisters, Arnell Smith of Becker and Lena Mae Naron of Houston; nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchil-dren.

Pallbearers are Mike Murray, Josh Hazelwood, Jon Luke Hazelwood, Robbie Brown, Allen Brown and Tyler Brown.

Memorials may be made to Darlington

Oaks, 107 Skeet Drive, Verona, MS 38879.

Alyssa HarrisCALEDONIA —

Alyssa Marie Macken-zie Harris, died away Wednesday, April 23, 2014, at her residence.

Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Lown-des Funeral Home.

Bobby BrumfieldLAUREL — Bobby

Ray Brumfield, 75, died April 18, 2014, in Dallas.

Services are Mon-day at 2:00 p.m. at the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Newton. New Haven Memorial Funeral Home entrusted with arrangements.

L.J. LittleCOLUMBUS — L.J.

Little, 54, died April 29, 2014, at Baptist Me-morial Hospital-Gold-en Triangle.

Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Carter’s Funeral Services.

Kelly RobinsonVERNON, Ala. —

Kelly Ray Robinson, 65, died April 28, 2014, at UAB Hospital in Birmingham, Ala.

Services are today at 3 p.m. at Full Gos-pel Worship Center in Vernon with James Godsey officiating. Vis-itation is today from 1 p.m. until service time at the church. Otts Funeral Home is in charge of arrange-ments.

Mr. Robinson was born June 28, 1948, in Lamar County, Ala., to the late May and Avis Leora Merchant Robinson. He attended Sulligent High School

and was formerly em-ployed as a truck driv-er. He was a member of Full Gospel Worship Center.

In addition to his parents, he was pre-ceded in death by his wife, Brenda Murphy Robinson; daughter, Jessica Irvin; and son, Donnie Robinson; and stepdaughter, Angela Rena Kelly.

He is survived by his wife, Rena Robin-son of Vernon; daugh-ters, Jenny Turner of Sulligent, Ala., Sonya Turner and Amanda Johnson, both of Ver-non; stepdaughters, Michele Griffin of Caledonia and Morgan Hartley of Vernon; stepson, Scott Kelly of Millport, Ala.; broth-

er, Odie Robinson of Sulligent; sisters, Lessie Holliday, Viola Lowe, Dean Rhudy

and Billie Joyce Clif-ton, all of Sulligent; 20 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

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OpinionBIRNEY IMES SR. Editor/Publisher 1922-1947BIRNEY IMES JR. Editor/Publisher 1947-2003BIRNEY IMES III Editor/Publisher

PETER IMES General ManagerSLIM SMITH Managing EditorBETH PROFFITT Advertising DirectorMICHAEL FLOYD Circulation/Production ManagerDispatch

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PARTIAL TO HOME

By 10 o’clock Tuesday morn-ing Bobby Ray had almost finished picking up storm debris in his yard on Tabernacle Road when neighbor Ricky Ward showed up. The two are old friends, their friendship rooted in their shared passion for dirt-track racing.

Ward, a master mechanic, helps his next-door neighbor, race promoter Johnny Stokes, put on races and Ray works pit crew and serves as head cheer-leader for his son, Lee, who is a dirt-track driver.

Naturally, the topic of the day was Monday night’s storm. Ray and his wife Martha were among 11 who took refuge in their above-ground storm shel-ter behind their house, a space about the size of a spacious broom closet.

“Four of them were small children,” Ray explained.Ward, for his part, took cover at the home of his neigh-

bor, Stokes. Johnny and Barbara Stokes’ brick ranch-style house is built into the side of a hill.

The men said two funnels passed through the area about 20 minutes apart.

“It sounded like thunder that never stopped,” Ward said.

When Ward commented on the sound at the time, his friend Stokes said, “That ain’t thunder, that’s it!”

Ward’s wife Tamie refused to leave their trailer. When the straight-line winds devastated the county in February of 2001, Tamie got in a closet with a Bible and the family’s dachshund. There she rode out the storm reading aloud.

“The Lord’s blessed this house,” she told Ward when time came to take cover, “and I ain’t leaving.”

“I couldn’t make her leave,” Ward said. “So I got Max (the dachshund) and went to Johnny’s.

“When I came back to the trailer, she said, ‘I told you.’”

When conversation waned, Ward headed up to Ray’s shop, where he spends a lot of his spare time tinkering with cars. Ray, who had been cruising his property in a Kawasaki Mule picking up storm debris in the com-pany of his constant companion, Molly, a small, light-haired dog of indeterminate linage, took a visitor to his backyard to meet his wife Martha and tour their storm shelter.

“It was all right,” Martha said of the experience.As the storm was threatening, a neighbor with three

children stopped by and asked if they could get in the Ray’s shelter, thus the crowd.

The Rays have lived at this bend in the road since 1965. They share their large well-cared-for lot with the home of their son, his wife Christi and their granddaugh-ter Rylee. The Rays were lucky, other than limbs in their yard and one out-of-the-way tree snapped in two, their compound received little damage. The buckeyes growing in their backyard still had their red blooms.

The storm upended huge trees — many of them old oaks — all along Tabernacle and Lee Stokes roads, how-ever. A forester told Ray the already waterlogged ground made the trees more susceptible to blowing over.

By mid-day Tuesday, families — men, women and children — could be seen all along those thoroughfares, cutting trees, dragging limbs and stacking wood. There will be no firewood shortage in these parts this winter.

People appeared to be in good spirits, buoyed by the novelty of the situation, the shared sense of purpose and the simple fact there had been no injury or loss of life.

As I passed a house with its roof caved in at the inter-section of Lee-Stokes and Lacy roads, four young boys had just retrieved from a pile of debris four fishing rods and reels that looked to be in perfect condition. The boys, all grins, waved the rods in the air like swords.

Birney Imes is the publisher of The Dispatch. Email him at [email protected].

SLIMANTICS

A couple of miles down Lee-Stokes Road, where Pleasant Hill Baptist Church sits on a hill above a cluster of modest brick homes where Lacy Road runs into Pleasant Hill Road, church pastor Bill Hurt wearily tended his flock, scattered but unharmed after a pair of Monday tornadoes plowed through East Columbus.

“The flock is safe, the shepherd is … tired,” Hurt said Tuesday afternoon, as he slumped wearily into the seat of an ATV parked in the debris-riddled yard of the church’s minister of music. It was 2 in the afternoon, and Hurt had been helped the folks in the little neighborhood — most of whom are his congregants — clean up.

He was hardly a gang of one, though. Men, women and children of all ages swarmed around the handful of houses that had received the most damage. A crew dispatched by the Mississippi Baptist Convention Disaster Relief team, operating from a mobile trailer near the road in front of the church, passed out equip-ment. The crew came at Hurt’s request. Other-wise, it was neighbor helping neighbor.

The good thing about life in a rural area such as this is that almost everybody has the kind of stuff you need in this situations — chainsaws, ATVs, generators.

But not everybody has a massive excavator, which is what made Jerry Nickoles, who lives nearby, a most prominent person among the little swarm of do-gooders.

Nickoles, who owns Jerry Nickoles Dirt Con-struction, was giving directions on the ground as one of his employers operated the enormous machinery. By 1:30 p.m., the excavator was making quick work of a massive oak that had fallen in the storm, snapping off a large pine tree before descending with a sickening crash onto the southwest corner of Lonny Nickoles’ house.

The two Nickoles are distantly related, if related at all. Disasters seem to make close relations of even strangers, though, and Lonny Nickoles watched appreciatively as the excava-tor pulled the oak’s car-sized root-ball from the earth, dumped it on the pile of debris near the road, then pushed the rich brown earth over the cavernous hole and smoothed it over with the tracks of the excavator.

“Man,” Lonny said, smiling. “When I got here this morning, I was thinking, ‘how in the world am I gonna fix this?’ I got my chainsaw, climbed up on the roof and started cutting the smaller limbs on the house. Then, people start-ed showing up.

“James Blair...” Nickoles said, choking up and pausing for a couple of seconds as he fought to keep his composure. “James Blair, he was the first to come. We are old friends, used to work together. He was the first one to show up. It was just me and him, then....Well, just look.”

A handful of people, some he didn’t know, were busy turning the debris from the big oak and pine tree into firewood.

“It’s something, huh?” Nickoles said.Next door, Sybil Prather was trying to hold

down a blue tarp as her husband and other fam-ily members tried to secure it a portion of the house missing a roof, some of which dangled high above them in the limbs of a big oak that marks the boundary between her house on Lonny Nickoles’ house.

The damage was not done by a falling tree, however.

“The wind just came and picked up it,” Prather said. “We were all in the bathroom, six of us, when it hit. After a little while, my son peeked out and said, ‘mom, the roof is gone.’”

The storm jerked out the utility box from the home’s exterior. It also swept an old storage building behind the house onto Nickoles’ prop-erty, replacing it with Nickoles’ trampoline.

“I’m not sure who got the best of the deal,” Prather said. “We were going to replace the building anyway, my son said, but I said, ‘yeah, but this isn’t what we had in mind.”’

By 2 o’clock, the excavator had left Nickoles’ house and moved across the street to the min-ister of music’s house, where another large oak had smashed the roof on the back half of the house and punched through a big bay window.

The family, along with Pastor Hurt and sev-eral other volunteers, had been cutting limbs and dragging debris to a big pile near the road for hours. The excavator would do in an hour what all those folks could not do in a week.

Normally, Jerry Nickoles charges $125 per hour for this kind of work.

He wasn’t making any money Tuesday, though.

“I’m a deacon at the church. I go to church with most of these people and know pretty much everybody else,” Jerry Nickoles said. “This is what you do. I’m happy I can help.”

The scene in this little corner of east Colum-bus is both remarkable and typical — remark-able in the sense that a small army of people simply turned out to help each other, typical in the sense that this scene played out every-where along the tornado’s path.

The tornado hit early in the evening Mon-day, but neither Lonny Nickoles or Sybil Prath-er said they got much sleep Monday night. It may have been a moment’s terror, but it was a long, sleepless night of worrying how they would manage to recover.

“You almost feel like giving up,” Lonny Nickoles said.

“You feel helpless,” Prather admitted.By Tuesday morning, though, the helpless-

ness have given way to a determination and there is something empowering about it. Little by little, tree limb by tree limb, Tuesday was a day of recovery. Monday’s despair was losing the fight against Tuesday’s grim resolve.

“The storm was overwhelming,” Pastor Hurt said, watching a couple of little giggling girls tugging at a tree limb, dragging into the growing pile of debris. “The response is more overwhelming.”

Slim Smith is the managing editor of The Dispatch. His email address is [email protected].

A community comes together

The morning after, talk turns to the night before

Birney Imes/Dispatch StaffFrom left, Chad Creely, Joseph Savage and Canyon Boykin pause midday Tuesday during a clean-up of Monday’s storm debris around the house Creely rents on Tabernacle Road.

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Birney Imes/Dispatch StaffBobby Ray picks up storm debris in the front yard of his Tabernacle Road home Tuesday morning. Accompanying Ray on his rounds is the family dog, Molly.

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LOUISVILLE — As a last-second pivot posi-tioned Winston Medical Center directly in the path of an EF-4 tornado Mon-day, long-time emergency room physician Mike Hen-ry began running through his unit and warning pa-tients to immediately hun-ker down and take cover.

Henry barely had time to notify patients of the storm’s sudden shift. He received notice moments earlier, Henry said, when a man ran through the ER’s outside doors, screaming, “It’s here!”

WMC, a small, rural health care facility in Lou-isville, suffered extensive damage Monday after-noon after the tornado ran a south-to-north path through the town, demol-ishing homes, leveling in-dustrial areas, destroying infrastructure and uproot-ing trees.

Portions of the hospi-tal’s walls collapsed, while the tornado also caused a gas leak and extensive roof damage to the facility and other nearby medical buildings.

Search and rescue operations continued in Louisville through Tues-day afternoon. Officials reported nine fatalities from Monday’s storm, while search and rescue operations for missing people continued through the next day.

Henry, who has worked at the hospital for about 20 years, was finishing a day shift Monday afternoon

when storm cells strength-ened and approached Win-ston County. The emer-gency and waiting rooms neared capacity as the weather bore down on the facility. Hospital officials moved patients to the hall-way as a precaution, he said.

“We kept getting re-ports and updates on the storm, but we thought we had a really good idea that it would miss us. All of a sudden, this thing turned, pivoted and came right at us,” Henry said.

The ER’s back wall was blown out when the tor-nado hit, Henry said, and winds began whipping through the facility. With-in moments, the storm be-gan pulling a handcuffed female inmate’s hospital gurney through the hall-way and toward the hole. Henry and another person grabbed her and pulled her out of the vacuum to safety.

“People always say that tornadoes sound like trains, and they’re right — It sounds like a train mov-ing right through you,” he said. “It hit and shook everything with an incred-ible, powerful force; then, it was done.”

Henry said the damage was almost catastrophic: small objects littered the ER, the roof leaked wa-ter and steel beams were twisted with what seemed to be minimal effort. Out-side of the facility, power lines were downed, while cars in its parking lot were hurled through the air like toys to a nearby path of grass.

Nearby neighborhoods were leveled, and many homes were severely dam-aged by falling trees.

Doctors and nurses began assessing in-house patients immediately af-ter the storm. No injuries were reported from those already at the facility.

Injured Louisville and Winston County residents then began trickling into the hospital.

WMC officials setup a makeshift triage unit to deal with those injuries. Henry said many arrived with trauma-based inju-ries, such as open frac-tures, collapsed lungs from rib fractures and cuts and scrapes. Sever-al of the severely injured patients were stabilized locally and evacuated to area hospitals.

Jackson’s University of Mississippi Medical Center immediately dis-patched a team of emer-gency physicians and medical supplies to sup-port WMC, Henry said. OCH Regional Medical Center in Starkville and Baptist Memorial Hospi-tal-Golden Triangle also prepared their facilities for an influx of patients. Hospitals from across the state sent numerous am-bulances to Louisville to handle evacuations.

“How much help we got was absolutely incredible,” Henry said.

Henry worked through his shift and treated pa-tients through the early morning hours Tuesday.

“Volunteers kept pour-ing in; everybody really stepped up to the plate,” he said. “I never want to experience anything like that again.”

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Winston Med-ical Center sustained significant damage after an EF-4 tornado tore through Winston County on Monday afternoon.

Search continues for missing Louisville boyBY SARAH [email protected]

LOUISVILLE — A bright, cloudless sky Tuesday morning provided a stark contrast to the debris-littered streets of Louis-ville.

The sounds of chainsaws and the smell of fresh-cut pine trees dominated the senses. Neigh-bors spoke to each other softly as emergency medical workers searched for the missing.

Winston County Coroner Scott Gregory confirmed that nine people were killed after an EF-4 tornado ripped from one end of the county to another Monday. The tornado wreaked havoc on everything from churches to daycare centers. Volunteers said the names of the deceased and of the missing in prayer as rescue efforts contin-ued Tuesday morning.

Tuesday evening Gregory said rescue efforts focused on finding 7-year-old Tyler Tucker. The bodies of the boy’s moth-er, Terri Tucker, and stepfather, Sean Fowler, were discovered in the area near the family’s de-stroyed home off of Highway 379.

Before their bodies were dis-covered, Fowler’s best friend,

Jaime Ainsworth, was standing along the roadside watching. Ainsworth lives a half-mile from the Fowler residence. He said he spoke with his friend less than five minutes before the torna-do hit. Fowler told Ainsworth he was standing on his porch, looking at a cemetery across the street.

“He said, ‘I don’t see anything but I’m gonna keep eyes on it,’” Ainsworth said. “And that’s the last I heard of him.”

Fowler’s wood-frame home is gone. Only a paved concrete driveway remains. Rescue work-ers used the driveway as a rest-ing place for family photographs they found.

The couples’ vehicles laid against a tree less than 500 feet from the house. By 8 a.m. Tues-day, Ainsworth had lost hope that his friend was alive. Fowl-er’s body was found hours later.

“We came over here last night looking for him and there’s noth-ing here anymore,” Ainsworth said. “I think all we found last night was a dead dog of theirs and then a live dog of theirs. Vir-tually nothing else.”

While rescue workers searched for the missing fami-ly, neighbors a street over were

thanking God for their safety.Steven and Clara Hampton

have lived on Jefferson Street for 30 years. Clara Hampton’s elder-ly mother lives across the street. Steven Hampton is a minister. He said he feels God’s grace is what kept his family safe.

“I know there wasn’t nobody but God who kept us,” he said. “Because just me, myself per-sonally, the human side of me, at one point I felt like we was gone. I really did. I just thank God that He looked beyond our faults and His grace and mercy kept us.”

During the storm, the Hamp-tons hid under a mattress. Their home is demolished.

Next door, Ariel Thomas was walking around in her front yard in her pajamas Tuesday. Her house is a pile of twisted beams.

Thomas was at the home with her parents and her 3-year-old child. The family gathered in a closet once they heard “the whis-tle sound,” Thomas said.

“All four of us smushed in that closet and held a mattress over us,” she said. “Didn’t no debris hit us or nothing. Glass is broken and we heard things throwing around but I’m so happy we’ve got our life. Those are material things. I’m so happy that it didn’t suck us up.”

Across from Jefferson Street is Memorial Park Cemetery. Tombstones laid toppled over and pine trees were on their

sides. What remains of Eiland Ave-

nue is at the foot of the hill.Linda Love and her husband,

Shirley Lee, were trapped after their home collapsed around them. Lee is wheelchair-bound. Before the tornado hit, Love was outside tending to her chickens. She said she rushed inside when she saw the tornado approach-ing.

“I pushed (Lee) into the hall-way, just before I could get from my door to the hallway and that was it,” Love said. “It hit my house, throwed my husband out his wheelchair and then throwed me into him and then he was on top of me. Next thing I remem-ber they were pulling me out.”

Love said Lee is in the hospi-tal being treated for his injuries. The couple’s son, who is also named Shirley Lee, was stand-ing several feet from what re-mained of his parents’ house. He and several friends were loading chickens into a truck. They stopped to take a break and began complaining about what they felt was lack of help from fellow community members and emergency services.

“People was coming over here to be nosey instead of help-ing these people out,” he said. “You see people with bones sticking out, chunks of meat missing on them, wood sticking

through them and they ain’t do-ing nothing to help? Man, we’ve been helping these people all night.”

The group said they had each dug through rubble to find peo-ple. Taking a deep drag from his cigarette, the younger Lee esti-mated he and his friends pulled half a dozen people from a de-molished apartment complex.

The Revival, formerly known as Eiland Plaza, housed ap-proximately 20 adults and nu-merous children, the men said. Moments earlier, another body had been discovered among the building’s rubble.

Those who had been dis-placed were being directed to First Baptist Church and First Methodist Church.

In addition to the demolition in the south side of Louisville, the Winston Medical Center on the north side of town sustained substantial damage. A daycare there was demolished. The own-er, Ruth Bennett, is among the dead.

Reached this morning, Greg-ory said the search for Tyler Tucker continues.

Gregory said once the miss-ing have been found, Louisville will heal and rebuild.

“We’re going to be all right,” he said. “We’ll rise up from this and we’re going to be good.”

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Twelve mobile homes on Beck Road were de-stroyed.

The National Weather Service is assessing the damage to determine the severity of the tornado that touched down near the intersection of Highways 82 and 45 South, as well as other possible tornadoes that went through East Lowndes County.

Columbus Light and Water General Manager Todd Gale said he hopes to have the majority of the 300 residences still without power this morn-ing back on the grid by Thursday evening.

Carolyn Nickoles said she was in the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church base-ment when the storm was overhead. The church had roof and water damage from the excess winds. She wasn’t able to get to her house because fallen trees and debris blocked the road.

“We had about 20 people and five dogs just chillin’ under the church,” she said.

More cleanup was on-going at Pleasant Hill and Lacy roads. Lisa Brewer, another Pleasant Hill Bap-tist Church member, was one of a dozen people in the yard picking up limbs and patching up the house of the church’s minister of music, Wylie Dilmore. Brewer said she was in the laundry room in her house at the time the storm reached her area and was safe. Her yard received a few fallen limbs, she said. When she found out about the damage to many houses on Lacy Road, she became one of countless

people in that area pitch-ing in to get debris on the side of the road.

Somewhere behind an old, giant cedar tree that had fallen victim to the storm, Jason McCool and Carl Veazey were running their chainsaws, splitting another tree that had fallen down in front of a

neighbor’s mobile home on Lacy Road into smaller chunks. The mobile home was spared, just a few visi-ble dents on its front right side. They had been out there since 8 a.m. Tuesday.

McCool declined to repeat what he said when he first saw the damage.

“I haven’t seen it this

bad in eight or nine years,” he said.

Lawrence encouraged anyone needing assistance to call the Columbus Lowndes Emergency Management Agency at 662-329-5110.

Nathan Gregory/Dispatch StaffThe Columbus Speedway on Hutcherson Road suffered extensive damage, but track manager Joe Ables said he expects for it to be cleaned up in time for a May 17 race.

BY NATHAN [email protected]

The races will go on at Columbus Speedway. Just not this weekend.

Wind damage from Monday’s se-vere weather outbreak turned a ma-jority of the three-eighths-of-a-mile race track on Hutcherson Road into a field of debris. Bleachers and raised viewing areas for spectators suffered extensive damage. But track manager Joe Ables said he has the equipment to clean up the

“Baddest Bullring of the South” in two days’ time.

Ables said family and friends come first, though, and he will be helping them get back to normal be-fore moving the cleanup operation to the track.

The races that were planned for this weekend have been canceled, but Ables said he’s confident that the track will be ready for a weekly racing series event scheduled for May 17.

“We’ve got two power lines down,

and other than that we’re ready to go racing,” Ables said. “We’ve just got several hours of cleanup.”

Track promoters refurbished the facility, which plays host to numer-ous races each year from March to September, in 2012.

Ables said his concern when the track is cleaned up is safety.

“We’ll be making sure all the de-bris is up to try to protect the driv-ers’ tires and make sure there’s no glass or nails laying around for kids to get on,” he said. “I’ll check all the rest of the towers out for safety be-fore we let anybody in.”

Columbus Speedway suffers major damageTrack manager says races will resume soon

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“They said, ‘The church is flat,’” Gavin said.

On Tuesday just after lunch he came to see what was left. His wife, Mary Gavin, came along. They hoped to retrieve from the destruction, if noth-ing else, Robert Gavin’s preaching license, which he said he got in 1989, and his ordination license, which he said he got in 2004.

They parked out front.They walked around

the south side of the church looking at the de-struction.

They took it as well as they could.

Robert Gavin got to the back of the church, where his office once stood, and a picture of Martin Luther King Jr. that had hung on a wall was laying there. He got it. He also picked up a tiny plaque inscribed with The Lord’s Prayer. And an unframed and dog-eared picture of he and his wife.

He looked hard at the

church’s rear. He took in how complete the dam-age was and said to his wife, “I don’t think we got a chance of getting those licenses.”

Gavin explained how the church originated in the hands of freed slaves. He hopes enough money

can be raised to rebuild. He has told his congrega-tion to find another church in the meantime. And he mentioned how the church only meets on the first and third Sunday of each month.

Then he looked toward the darkening sky and

said they should not stay long, as bad weather was expected again.

Mary Gavin said, “We just didn’t know Easter would be our last service.”

Robert Gavin said his message on that Sunday, like on every Easter, was on the Resurrection.

William Browning/Dispatch StaffSpringfield M.B. Church on Highway 45 South is pictured Tuesday.

Luisa Porter/Dispatch StaffNeighborhood children walk across Brown Street Tuesday in East Columbus to inspect two trees that hit a home during Monday’s storms. From left, Allizon Reyes, Cristian Flores and Mariana Reyes. Their mother is Wendy Garcia of Columbus.

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Ever since the beginning of the season, Laura Trenor believed the New Hope High School girls golf team could win a state title.

The first-year coach did her best whenever she could to boost the confidence of her players and to convince them they were ready to take the next step after finishing fourth in their past two trips to the state’s biggest stage.

But Trenor couldn’t help feel nervous Tuesday when the Lady Trojans were finally ready to tee off at the Class II state championships in Holly Springs after rain forced Monday’s opening round to be post-poned. Her players made sure they did their best to make Trenor feel at ease.

“They were focused and ready to

play,” Trenor said. “Once we started to play they said, ‘We got this,’ but I was more nervous than them. They didn’t show any emotion as far as be-ing nervous. I think it finally sunk in that they knew they had a good shot (at winning the state title).”

Buoyed by a round of 86 by ju-nior Mary Grace Caldwell and a 90 by freshman Belle Keopraseut, the New Hope girls golf team realized the dream Trenor said was within their grasp and won the Class II state championship at Kirkwood National Golf Club. New Hope won the title with a 179, edging New Albany (179) and George County (184). Caldwell’s round tied for sil-ver medalist honors, and was three shots better than her best round last year at the Class II state champion-ship at Sunkist Country Club in Bi-loxi. Keopraseut’s round was 22 and 23 shots better than the rounds she fired last year. Junior Taylor White rounded out New Hope’s threesome with a round of 113. The rain Mon-day forced the 36-hole champion-ship to be shortened to 18 holes.

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OKLAHOMA CITY — It took a fraction of a second for the Memphis Grizzlies to take control of their first-round series with the Oklahoma City Thunder.

With 2.9 seconds remaining in overtime, Oklahoma City’s Kevin Durant missed a long 3-point attempt. Teammate Serge Iba-ka tipped the ball in on the rebound, sending the crowd into a celebration.

The shot was reviewed, however, and it was determined that it was released just after the buzzer, giving Memphis a 100-99 victory Tuesday night and a 3-2 lead in the series.

“I had a good look at it and I thought it was good when it left my hand,” Durant, the NBA’s scoring champion, said. “And then Serge’s follow shot was just late. It was a tough finish, but we’ve got to come back.”

It was a record fourth straight overtime game in the series, and Memphis has won

BY MATTHEW [email protected]

STARKVILLE — Mississippi State fans love to manage John Cohen’s base-ball team more than any other sport on campus.

With so many unpaid coaches in the stands and watching from home, Cohen normally sounds like he is justifying his moves to fans who aren’t at practice, ar-

en’t watching film of previous games, and haven’t seen what he has seen in more than 20 years as a coach.

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BY TIM REYNOLDSThe Associated Press

MIAMI — Jose Fernandez got booed for not running out a ground-er, and felt a tiny twinge of disappointment about not getting a chance to finish off what could have been his first complete game.

Everything else for the Miami M a r l i n s ’ young ace went per-

fectly once again Tuesday night.

Fernandez allowed two hits in eight stellar innings, Giancarlo Stan-ton hit a two-run homer and the Marlins opened a homestand by beating the Atlanta Braves 9-0 on Tuesday night.

“Jose did a great job,” Marlins manager Mike Redmond said. “We need-ed him to go out there and log some big innings, and that’s back-to-back great starts against a great of-fensive team.”

Jarrod Saltalamacchia also homered for Miami,

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RESULTSTUESDAY’S GAMES

n Washington 75, Chicago 69, Washington wins series 4-1n Memphis 100, Oklahoma City 99, OT, Memphis leads series 3-2n L.A. Clippers 113, Golden State 103, L.A. Clippers leads series 3-2

CLASS II STATE CHAMPIONSHIPAT KIRKWOOD NATIONAL GOLF CLUB,

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n New Hope ............................. 176n New Albany ........................... 179n George County ....................... 184

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ContributedThe New Hope High School girls golf team poses for a picture Tuesday after winning the Mississippi High School Activities Association Class II state championship at Kirkwood National Golf Club in Holly Springs. From left: coach Laura Trenor, Belle Keopraseut, Mary Grace Caldwell, and Taylor White.

David Miller/Special to The DispatchPatrick Plott gives a high five to one of his assistant coaches in the final moments of the Pickens County High School football team’s 38-18 victory against Maplesville in the Alabama High School Athletic Association Class 1A state title game at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

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BY ADAM [email protected]

The Pickens County High School football team will have to defend its Class 1A state title without its head coach.

On Monday, Patrick Plott started work as the new football coach and ath-letic director at Greenville (Ala.) High. Plott accepted the job offers April 17 and was approved by the school board that day. The timing was designed to put Plott in place for the start of spring football, which he kicked off Tuesday with more than 100 players.

“It was the right fit,” Plott said. “There are great people in place and it is a great place to work.”

Plott earned The Dis-patch’s West Alabama All-Area Coach of the Year honors for leading Pickens County to a 38-18 victory against Maplesville in the Alabama High School Ath-letic Association state title game. The victory capped a 15-0 season, the program’s first in school history. The Tornadoes also had four players earn first-team All-State recognition on the Al-abama Sports Writers As-sociation Class 1A squad.

Greenville High, a

Class 5A school, is in But-ler County, and is about 30 minutes south of Mont-gomery. Plott said his wife is from Greenville, which makes the move that much easier. He said his wife and son would relocate at the end of the school year.

Plott, who played foot-ball at Carrollton High and went on to play for Bill Burgess at Jacksonville State, returned to Pickens County High in 2011 for his second stint as a coach at the school. A certification issue and the lack of a cer-tified teaching position at the school resulted in Plott leaving the school after one

season leading the football program. He also coached the boys basketball team at Pickens County and served as athletic director. Plott also has coached at Bullock County and Demopolis.

Plott said the jobs at Greenville High were ap-pealing because he wanted to move to a higher level in the state’s coaching ranks. The state of Alabama will move to seven classifica-tions for 2014.

Last season, Green-ville went 2-8 and 1-6 in Class 5A, Region 3. It won 10 games in 2011 and last won state titles in 1987 and 1994.

Plott leaves Pickens County for 5A Greenville

By GENE PHELPSNortheast Mississippi Daily Journal

TUPELO — Hannah Wilson talk-ed by phone Monday with her “best friend” — John Servati. The focus of the conversation was their torna-do-damaged hometown of Tupelo.

“I talked with him yesterday, checking to make sure his family was OK in Tupelo,” said Wilson, from Tallahassee, Fla., where she is a swim-mer for Florida State University.

Servati, a swimmer for the University of Alabama, assured her

his family was fine.Hours later, however, Servati, 21,

died Monday night as strong storms and a tornado passed through Tusca-loosa, Ala. The former Tupelo High School swimmer was killed when a retaining wall collapsed on him in the basement of a home.

“He was my best friend,” an emo-tional Wilson said. “We used to train together. I wouldn’t be the swimmer I am today without him. My heart breaks for his family.”

According to news reports and Twitter accounts, Servati saved the life of his girlfriend by keeping the wall from collapsing on her.

Servati’s swim coach at Tupelo High, Lucas Smith, believes his for-mer pupil was capable of such a heroic effort.

“He was a young man passionate about his Christian faith. You could tell from the way he lived,” Smith said. “He died serving ... He pushed his girlfriend out of the way, saving her life.”

Servati’s Alabama swim family re-

acted with great sadness.“John Servati was an extraordi-

nary young man of great character and warmth who had a tremendously giving spirit,” Alabama coach Dennis Pursley said in a statement.

Crimson Tide team captain Phil-lip Deaton remembered Servati for a “genuine heart” and carefree spirit.

“He was my training partner for three years, and I can tell you that while he liked to goof around and have fun, when he stepped up on the block he was intensely focused . he was a competitor and an amazing teammate,” Deaton said in a universi-ty release.

A shoulder injury and subsequent surgery ended Servati’s college swim-ming career earlier this year. Wilson, who had lunch with him this spring in Tuscaloosa, said it was a tough deci-sion to give up swimming.

“No athlete wants to be told he can’t do it anymore,” she said. “I was proud of him. He made that decision to step away and do what was best for his health.”

Servati became the state-record holder in the 100-yard backstroke and 200 freestyle during his Tupelo High career. He helped lead the Golden Wave boys team to four consecutive state titles and earned 10 individu-als state titles. Not bad for the once reluctant 6-year-old who hated swim practice.

“My mom would take me kicking and screaming,” he told the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal in a 2010 in-terview. “I hated it, but I’m glad I stuck with it.”

Smith, who watched Servati grow up in the pool, battled with his emo-tions over the tragic news.

“This is hard,” the coach said. “I know he’s a man, but he’s a kid, a kid.”

Prep BaseballToday’s Game

Mississippi Association of Independent SchoolsClass AAA, Division II Playoffs

Oak Forest Academy (La.) at Heritage Academy, 6 p.m.

Thursday’s GamesMississippi High School Activities

AssociationClass 6A North State Playoffs

Columbus at Clinton, 6 p.m.Class 5A North State Playoffs

Center Hill at New Hope, 6 p.m.Prep Softball

Today’s GamesWednesday’s Game

Mississippi High School Activities Association

Class 5A North State PlayoffsNew Hope at Lewisburg, 5 p.m.

MHSAA Class 1A North State PlayoffsSt. Joe at Hamilton, 4:30 p.m.

Thursday’s GamesMississippi High School Activities

AssociationClass 5A North State Playoffs

Lewisburg at New Hope, 6 p.m.Class 1A North State Playoffs

Hamilton at St. Joe, TBD

College BaseballToday’s Games

Alabama at Samford, 6 p.m.Jacksonville State at Mississippi State, 6:30 p.m.Southern Miss at Ole Miss, 6:30 p.m.

College SoftballThursday’s Game

Alabama at Missouri, 7 p.m.

TodayGOLF

10 a.m. — Asian Tour, Indonesian Masters, final round, at Jakarta, Indonesia (same-day tape), TGC

HORSE RACING4 p.m. — Thoroughbreds, Kentucky Derby Draw, at Louisville, Ky., NBC Sports Network

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL12:30 p.m. — Regional coverage, Milwaukee at St. Louis or Detroit at Chicago White Sox (1 p.m.), MLB1 p.m. — Detroit at Chicago White Sox, WGN6 p.m. — Atlanta at Miami, SportSouth6 p.m. — Tampa Bay at Boston, ESPN

NBA6 p.m. — Playoffs, first round, game 5, Dallas at San Antonio, TNT7 p.m. — Playoffs, first round, game 5, Brooklyn at Toronto, NBATV8:30 p.m. — Playoffs, first round, game 5, Portland at Houston, TNT

NHL6 p.m. — Playoffs, conference quarterfinals, game 7, Philadelphia at New York Rangers (if necessary), NBC Sports Network8:30 p.m. — Playoffs, conference quarterfinals, game 7, Minnesota at Colorado, CNBC9 p.m. — Playoffs, conference semifinals, game 7, Los Angeles at San Jose, NBC Sports Network

SOCCER1:30 p.m. — UEFA Champions League, semifinal, second leg, Atletico de Madrid at Chelsea, FS1

Today BOXING

8 p.m. — Welterweights, Roberto Garcia (34-3-0) vs. Victor Manuel Cayo (32-4-0), at Hialeah, Fla., ESPN2

COLLEGE BASEBALL6:30 p.m. — Kentucky at Tennessee, ESPNU

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

GOLF8 a.m. — European PGA Tour, The Championship at Laguna National, first round, at Singapore (same-day tape), TGC11:30 a.m. — LPGA, North Texas Shootout, first round, at Irving, Texas, TGC2 p.m. — PGA Tour, Wells Fargo Championship, first round, at Charlotte, N.C., TGC

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALLNoon — L.A. Dodgers at Minnesota, MLB6 p.m. — Atlanta at Miami, SportSouth6 p.m. — Regional coverage, Tampa Bay at Boston, MLB

NBA6 p.m. — Playoffs, first round, game 6, Indiana at Atlanta, NBATV7 p.m. — Playoffs, first round, game 6, Oklahoma City at Memphis, TNT9:30 p.m. — Playoffs, first round, game 6, Los Angeles Clippers at Golden State, TNT

NHL6:30 p.m. — Playoffs, conference semifinals, Montreal at Boston, NBC Sports Network

SOCCER2 p.m. — UEFA Europa League, semifinal, second leg, Benfica at Juventus, FS1

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BRiEfLyLocalCaledonia High School sets baseball camp

The Caledonia High School baseball program will hold a summer baseball camp for students in grades kindergarten through six begin-ning Tuesday, May 27. The camp will run through Thursday, May 29.

The camp will run from 8:30-11:30 a.m. at the Caledonia High baseball field. Caledonia High baseball coach John Wilson and mem-bers of his coaching staff and his current and former players will serve as camp instructors. The cost is $70. If you have more than one child, the cost will be $55 for the second child and $40 for the third child. The cost covers insurance, T-shirts, and lunch for the campers Thursday.

Campers will be grouped by age and ability. Campers will receive instruction on hitting, throwing, fielding, pitching, and game situations. Instruction will last until 10:45 a.m. each day. The final 45 minutes will be devoted to game play and situations.

Each camper will need to bring a hat, glove, cleats, and bat, if they have one. In case of inclement weather, the camp will move to the school’s indoor facility, which is adjacent to the baseball field.

Early registration is encouraged so camp staff can determine the number of participants. Late registration will begin at 7:45 a.m. Tuesday, May 27. Registration should be sent to John Wilson, c/o Caledonia High School, 111 Confederate Dr., Caledonia, MS 39740. Please make the checks out to the Caledonia Dugout Club.

For more information, contact Wilson at 356-2001 or 889-1015.

MSUMen’s tennis team will face Louisiana-Lafayette in NCAA tournament

STARKVILLE — The No. 17 Mississippi State men’s tennis team will take on No. 62 Louisiana-Lafayette at 10 a.m. Friday, May 9, in the first round of the NCAA Championship at Texas’ Penick-Allison Tennis Center in Austin, Texas.

This is the fourth-straight year the Bulldogs (18-10, 7-5 South-eastern Conference) have advanced to the NCAA tournament. It also is MSU’s 23rd appearance in the NCAA Championship in program history, and its 19th bid in the past 24 years.

No. 7 and No. 9 national seed Texas will battle Marist at 1 p.m. Friday, May 9. The winners of those matches will face each other in the second round matchup at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 10, for the right to advance to the NCAA round of 16 on May 15 in Athens, Ga.

n Women’s track and field team 12th in latest rankings: At Starkville, Jumping 13 spots from last week’s standings, the women’s track and field team lands at No. 12 in the latest USTFCCCA Team Rankings released Tuesday.

For the first time this year, only marks from this season were used to determine the rankings.

Rochelle Farquharson remains at No. 4 in the women’s long jump (21 feet, 3 1/4 inches), while Cornelia Griesche keeps her spot at fifth in the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase with a school-record time of 10 minutes, 4.05 seconds. Rhianwedd Price also ranks fifth this week in the women’s 1,500 (4:16.11).

While the MSU men aren’t ranked as a team, Dudley’s squad maintains individual rankings in selective events. Brandon McBride is the NCAA leader in the men’s 800 after a lifetime-best 1:45.35 at Mt. SAC Relays. Javon Davis rounds out the top-20 in the men’s 400 hurdles (51.27).

MSU will host its only home meet of the season, the Jace Lacoste Invitational, on Saturday. Alabama, Florida State, Missouri State, Oklahoma, and Virginia Tech will participate.

Golf Johnson, Georgia Tech win Chick-fil-A Challenge; Mullen, Mississippi State tie for second

GREENSBORO, Ga. — Mississippi State football coach Dan Mullen and former Bulldog Fred McCrary teamed up to claim $70,000 in scholarship winnings for the school after the two-day Chick-fil-A Bowl Golf Challenge at Reynolds Plantation.

Mullen and McCrary shot 9-under par to finish second overall and tops among all Southeastern Conference teams.

Georgia Tech’s Paul Johnson and Jon Barry earned the top prize of $125,000 with a 13-under final score.

The Alabama team of Nick Saban and Mark Ingram and the Auburn team of Gus Malzahn and Bo Jackson tied for fifth and earned a $30,000 share of the scholarship purse.

The Chick-fil-A Bowl Challenge is annually the country’s premier head coach and celebrity charity golf event featuring NCAA head coaches and former athletes and celebrities from the same school com-peting against their rivals for a share of a $520,000 scholarship purse.

Junior CollegesNo. 8 EMCC baseball team will play host to East Central in playoffs

SCOOBA — On the heels of clinching the school’s first MACJC North Division baseball title since 1998, the No. 8 East Mississippi Community College baseball team will play host to East Central C.C. this weekend in a best-of-three Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges playoff series.

First pitch for Friday’s opening game of the EMCC-ECCC baseball playoff series will be 7 p.m. at Gerald Poole Field. Game 2 will be at 2 p.m. Saturday. A third and deciding game, if necessary, will follow immediately Saturday. All games this weekend will be video-streamed live on www.EMCCAthletics.com/live.

Owners of a 15-3 home record this season, the Lions (31-11) secured the school’s first division baseball title in 16 years with their 14-11 comeback victory against Northeast Mississippi C.C. in the first game of this past Saturday’s regular-season finale. With the program’s most overall wins since 1994, this year’s 18-6 division record matches EMCC’s 1986 division mark when former head coach Bill Baldner’s Lions went 37-16 and claimed the NJCAA Region 23 baseball title after earning state runner-up team honors.

ICC to host MACJC Softball tournamentFULTON — Itawamba Community College will be the site for the

2014 Mississippi Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) Softball tournament on Friday through Sunday at the ICC Softball Complex.

No. 11 ICC (37-11) will meet Mississippi Gulf Coast C.C. (33-16) at 4 p.m. Friday in the opening game of the three-day, double-elimination tournament. No. 2 Jones County Junior College (43-2) and Pearl River C.C.(26-16) will play at 6 p.m.

The winners will play at 1 p.m. in the first of three games Saturday. The losers from Friday will play in an elimination game at 3 p.m., with the winner playing the loser from the winner’s bracket at 5 p.m. in the day’s second elimination game.

Sunday’s championship game will start at 1 p.m. The if-needed game is scheduled for 3 p.m.

The Lady Indians earned the right to host this year’s MACJC tournament after winning their third-straight MACJC North Division championship and winning their best-of-three series against East Central C.C. (33-16). Tournament t-shirts will be on sale for $15 and admission will be $5 per day.

In addition, ICC will take donations at the concession stand throughout the tournament to go toward relief efforts and victims of the tornadoes that moved through Tupelo and other North Mississippi areas Monday.

n In related news, ICC sophomore second baseman Cat Carver, of Hernando, was named MACJC Player of the Week. Carver went 5-for-8 with two walks, three runs, an RBI, a stolen base, and a sacrifice fly to help the No. 11 Lady Indians (37-11) advance to the MACJC tournament.

NationalBabe Ruth watch given by Yankees to be auctioned

LAS VEGAS — The grandson of Babe Ruth is auctioning off the watch given to the baseball legend in his last appearance at Yankee Stadium in 1948, a few months before he died of cancer.

Tom Stevens was given the watch by his grandmother — Ruth’s wife, Claire — when he graduated from college in 1974, and has kept it in a safe deposit box ever since.

“It’s difficult to part with because I feel like I’m liquidating a legacy in a way,” Stevens said. “I almost feel like it belongs in the family. But I think now would be a good time to put it to use.”

The watch was presented to Ruth on June 13, 1948, when he appeared in pinstripes for the last time as his No. 3 was formally retired on the 25th anniversary of Yankee Stadium. A clearly ailing Ruth leaned on a bat loaned to him by Cleveland pitcher Bob Feller, a scene immortalized in a famous photo showing Ruth from behind.

The watch given to Ruth by the Yankees is a 14-karat Longines pocket model with an engraving on the back that reads: “Babe Ruth — Silver Anniversary — Yankee Stadium 1923-1948 ‘The House That Ruth Built.’”

Stevens, a civil engineer who is the son of Ruth’s only surviving daughter, Julia, said he has always been proud to be Ruth’s grandson.

Ruth memorabilia normally draws big prices, including a 1920 jersey that sold for more than $4.4 million in 2012. A watch that was part of a set given Ruth and his teammates for winning the 1923 World Series went for $717,000 this year.

The watch will be auctioned online by SCP Auctions, with final bids on May 17. SCP estimated it would go for at least $750,000.

— From Special Reports

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Colleges

Former Tupelo, UA athlete dies in storm

Servati

American LeagueEast Division

W L Pct GBNew York 15 11 .577 —Baltimore 12 12 .500 2Boston 13 14 .481 2½Toronto 12 14 .462 3Tampa Bay 11 16 .407 4½

Central Division W L Pct GBDetroit 13 9 .591 —Minnesota 12 11 .522 1½Kansas City 13 12 .520 1½Chicago 14 14 .500 2Cleveland 11 16 .407 4½

West Division W L Pct GBOakland 17 10 .630 —Texas 15 12 .556 2Los Angeles 13 13 .500 3½Seattle 11 14 .440 5Houston 9 18 .333 8

Tuesday’s GamesSeattle 6, N.Y. Yankees 3Pittsburgh at Baltimore, ppd., rainBoston 7, Tampa Bay 4Oakland 9, Texas 3Detroit 4, Chicago White Sox 3Kansas City 10, Toronto 7Washington 4, Houston 3L.A. Dodgers at Minnesota, ppd., rainL.A. Angels 6, Cleveland 4

Today’s GamesDetroit (Scherzer 2-1) at Chicago White Sox (Noesi 0-1), 1:10 p.m.Cleveland (McAllister 3-1) at L.A. Angels (C.Wilson 3-2), 6:05 p.m.Pittsburgh (Morton 0-3) at Baltimore (Tillman 3-1), 6:05 p.m.Seattle (Elias 1-2) at N.Y. Yankees (Phelps 0-0), 6:05 p.m.Tampa Bay (Archer 2-1) at Boston (Doubront 1-3), 6:10 p.m.Oakland (J.Chavez 1-0) at Texas (Ross Jr. 1-1), 7:05 p.m.L.A. Dodgers (Greinke 4-0) at Minnesota (Gibson 3-1), 7:10 p.m.Toronto (Hutchison 1-1) at Kansas City (Ventura 2-1), 7:10 p.m.Washington (Zimmermann 1-1) at Houston (Oberholtzer 0-4), 7:10 p.m.

Thursday’s GamesL.A. Dodgers (Haren 3-0) at Minnesota (Pelfrey 0-2), 12:10 p.m., 1st gamePittsburgh (Cumpton 0-1) at Baltimore (B.Norris 1-2), 6:05 p.m.Seattle (F.Hernandez 3-1) at N.Y. Yankees (Kuroda 2-2), 6:05 p.m.L.A. Dodgers (Beckett 0-0) at Minnesota (K.Johnson 0-0), 6:10 p.m., 2nd gameTampa Bay (C.Ramos 1-1) at Boston (Peavy 1-0), 6:10 p.m.Toronto (Buehrle 4-1) at Kansas City (Guthrie 2-1), 7:10 p.m.

National League East Division

W L Pct GBAtlanta 17 8 .680 —New York 15 11 .577 2½Washington 15 12 .556 3Philadelphia 13 13 .500 4½Miami 12 14 .462 5½

Central Division W L Pct GBMilwaukee 20 7 .741 —St. Louis 14 14 .500 6½Cincinnati 12 14 .462 7½Pittsburgh 10 16 .385 9½Chicago 8 17 .320 11

West Division W L Pct GBSan Francisco 16 11 .593 —Colorado 16 12 .571 ½Los Angeles 14 12 .538 1½San Diego 13 15 .464 3½Arizona 8 22 .267 9½

Tuesday’s GamesN.Y. Mets 6, Philadelphia 1Pittsburgh at Baltimore, ppd., rainMiami 9, Atlanta 0Cincinnati 3, Chicago Cubs 2Washington 4, Houston 3L.A. Dodgers at Minnesota, ppd., rainMilwaukee 5, St. Louis 4, 11 inningsColorado 5, Arizona 4San Francisco 6, San Diego 0

Today’s GamesMilwaukee (Garza 1-2) at St. Louis (S.Miller 2-2), 12:45 p.m.N.Y. Mets (Colon 2-3) at Philadelphia (K.Kendrick 0-2), 6:05 p.m.Pittsburgh (Morton 0-3) at Baltimore (Tillman 3-1), 6:05 p.m.Atlanta (Harang 3-1) at Miami (Eovaldi 1-1), 6:10 p.m.Chicago Cubs (E.Jackson 1-2) at Cincinnati (Cingrani 2-2), 6:10 p.m.L.A. Dodgers (Greinke 4-0) at Minnesota (Gibson 3-1), 7:10 p.m.Washington (Zimmermann 1-1) at Houston (Oberholtzer 0-4), 7:10 p.m.Colorado (Lyles 3-0) at Arizona (Collmenter 1-2), 8:40 p.m.San Diego (Erlin 1-3) at San Francisco (Hudson 3-1), 9:15 p.m.

Thursday’s GamesL.A. Dodgers (Haren 3-0) at Minnesota (Pelfrey 0-2), 12:10 p.m., 1st gamePittsburgh (Cumpton 0-1) at Baltimore (B.Norris 1-2), 6:05 p.m.Atlanta (E.Santana 3-0) at Miami (H.Alvarez 1-2), 6:10 p.m.L.A. Dodgers (Beckett 0-0) at Minnesota (K.Johnson 0-0), 6:10 p.m., 2nd gameMilwaukee (Estrada 2-1) at Cincinnati (Bailey 1-2), 6:10 p.m.N.Y. Mets (Wheeler 1-2) at Colorado (Nicasio 2-1), 7:40 p.m.

From Special Reports

STARKVILLE — The annual Mississippi State Road Dawgs Tour, featuring athletic department and uni-versity officials, will kick off Monday with stops in Hattiesburg and Biloxi.

The event will feature MSU foot-ball coach Dan Mullen, who begins his sixth season after leading the Bull-dogs to four consecutive bowl games for the first time in school history.

Mullen will be joined by men’s bas-ketball coach Rick Ray on the May 5-6 tour stops. Women’s basketball coach Vic Schaefer will make the May 7-8 stops in Huntsville, Memphis, and Philadelphia.

Details of each tour stop are below. The tour will stop first at Southern

Oaks on 1246 Richburg Road in Hat-tiesburg for lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The cost is $15 per person and includes a buffet lunch.

Those interested in attending can

RSVP to [email protected] or call 662-801-6380.

From there, the tour will move on to the Hard Rock Cafe at 777 Beach Blvd. in Biloxi, where there will be a buffet dinner from 6-8 p.m. on the pool deck. The cost is $10 per adult, $5 per student, and free for children ages 8 and younger.

The price includes a buffet dinner. There also will be a cash bar.

Those interested in attending can RSVP to [email protected], call Jeff Ellis (228-697-4347), or call Cammie Bullock (228-216-0939).

The tour will hit Vicksburg and Greenwood on Tuesday and move on to Huntsville, Ala., and Memphis, Tenn., on Wednesday. It will wrap up its stops Thursday at the Neshoba County Coliseum in Philadelphia.

For more information, visit http://www.alumni.msstate.edu/ roaddawgs.

Road Dawgs Tour begins Monday

From Special Reports

MAYHEW — East Mississippi Community College’s second na-tional football championship season in three years was celebrated Satur-day night in a ring presentation ban-quet in the Lyceum auditorium on EMCC’s Golden Triangle campus.

EMCC players, coaches, and administrative and support staff personnel from last year’s national championship team were recog-nized in the 90-minute ceremony in which they were presented separate rings honoring the 2013 NJCAA National Championship team mem-bers as well as the program’s third MACJC State/NJCAA Region 23 Championship in five years. Players in attendance, including many of whom have started their senior col-lege careers, also received gift bags that included the players’ actual game jerseys from the Mississippi Bowl/NJCAA National Champion-ship Game, championship T-shirts, and the comprehensive DVD set of “Inside the PR1DE: The Complete Second Season.”

Along with the presentation of

championship rings, members of the Lions’ football coaching staff handed out individual awards and certificates to EMCC players for their All-American, NJCAA All-Re-gion 23, and MACJC All-State rec-ognition from this past season. With EMCC football radio play-by-play announcer and WFCA-FM sports director Jason Crowder serving as the master of ceremonies, banquet attendees also were treated to a sea-son highlight video presentation as well as speeches from EMCC Pres-ident Dr. Rick Young, Vice Presi-dent/Director of Athletics Mickey Stokes, and EMCC football coach Buddy Stephens.

In addition to becoming just the third school affiliated with the Mississippi Association of Commu-nity and Junior Colleges (MACJC) to have claimed multiple NJCAA National Championships in foot-ball through the years, EMCC also earned the school’s fifth MACJC North Division regular-season crown during Stephens’ six-year head coaching stint in Scooba by going unbeaten in division play for the fourth time since 2008.

EMCC football team celebrates title season

Auto Racing

By The Associated Press

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR punished Marcos Ambrose and Casey Mears on Tuesday for their post-race altercation in the garage at Richmond International Race-way that led to Ambrose punching Mears in the face.

Ambrose was fined $25,000 and placed on probation through May 28. Mears was fined $15,000 and re-ceived the same probation.

NASCAR said in a statement both drivers were penalized for ac-tions detrimental to stock car rac-ing, and received a “Behavioral Pen-alty” because they were “involved in an altercation in the garage area

after the race.”The two had been racing for a

top-20 finish Saturday night when something occurred on the track to anger Mears. He confronted Ambrose in the garage area after the race, and shoved the Australian as Ambrose seemed to be walking away.

Ambrose responded with a right hook to Mears’ eye that drew blood. He has not commented on the inci-dent, but Richard Petty Motorsports issued a statement saying Ambrose would not appeal the penalty.

“Marcos Ambrose accepts the penalties levied by NASCAR after his actions at Richmond Interna-tional Raceway,” the statement said.

NASCAR penalizes Ambrose, Mears for RIR fight

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College FootballbrieflyOle MissNo. 11 baseball team will play host to Southern Miss

OXFORD — The No. 11 Ole Miss baseball team will play host to Southern Mississippi at 6:30 tonight at Oxford-University Stadium/Swayze Field.

Ole Miss (33-12) moved up five spots in this week’s latest Baseball America poll following a three-game weekend sweep of Kentucky.

Freshman left-hander Evan Anderson (1-0, 0.79 ERA) is scheduled to start tonight for the Rebels.

Senior right-hander Cameron Giannini (3-2, 4.13) is scheduled to start for Southern Miss (26-19), which is coming off a series loss to then-No. 11 Rice in Hattiesburg.

Southern Miss beat Ole Miss 5-3 on March 25 in Pearl.n In related news, several Rebels have earned national awards

or attracted national attention.Junior outfielder Auston Bousfield was tabbed for weekly

honors Tuesday when he was named the national offensive Player of the Week by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers of America.

Bousfield was also named the Southeastern Conference Player of the Week when the conference office announced its weekly honors, marking the second time this season an Ole Miss player was honored for his offensive performance.

The junior center fielder hit a blistering .714 for the weekend series at No. 17 Kentucky as the Rebels posted series sweep of the Wildcats on the road. It marked the first series sweep of a national-ly-ranked team on the road since a sweep of No. 16 Arkansas in the 2009 season to clinch a share of the SEC Championship.

n Also, Right-hander Chris Ellis and left-hander Christian Trent were recently named to the watch list for the College Baseball Foundation’s Pitcher of the Year.

The duo are a group of nine players from the Southeastern Conference to be named to the list and Ole Miss is one of only two schools in the league to have more than one pitcher on the initial 47-man watch list.

The Pitcher of the Year Award, sponsored by Diamond, will be presented during the National College Baseball Hall of Fame’s annual Night of Champions on June 28 in Lubbock, Texas.

Ellis is 6-0 with a 1.81 ERA through 11 starts. In five of those starts, Ellis hasn’t allowed an earned run.

Trent also is 6-0 with a 2.25 ERA as the Saturday starter for the Rebels. He has nine quality starts.

n Also, Freshman shortstop Errol Robinson recently was named one of 32 members of the 2014 Brooks Wallace Award watch list honoring the nation’s top shortstop when the College Baseball Hall of Fame.

The annual award is presented by Mizuno will be presented during the National College Baseball Hall of Fame’s Night of Cham-pions on June 28 in Lubbock, Texas.

This season, Robinson is hitting .290, has scored 15 runs, and added 11 RBIs.

Robinson is one of five players from the Southeastern Conference named to the initial list and is one of only five freshmen nationally named to the initial list.

n Men’s tennis team earns 21st-straight NCAA bid: At Oxford, the men’s tennis team earned its 21st-consecutive NCAA Championship bid and will continue its season in South Bend, Ind., for the NCAA first and second rounds, as the field of 64 was revealed Tuesday.

Ole Miss will face Northwestern in the first round at a time to be announced May 9 or 10. Notre Dame is the No. 13 overall seed, and will meet Green-Bay in the first round. The winners will meet in the second round for the right to advance to the NCAA Sweet 16 May 16-21 in Athens, Ga.

This marks the 23rd overall appearance for Ole Miss, all coming under coach Billy Chadwick, who announced his retirement at the end of the season. The Rebels have made it every year since 1994.

n Women’s tennis team grabs sixth-consecutive NCAA berth: At Oxford, the women’s tennis team earned its sixth-con-secutive and 17th NCAA Championship bid and will travel to Los Angeles for the first and second rounds. Ole Miss will face Texas Tech in the first round at noon Friday, May 9.

UCLA will meet Sacramento State in the other first round match. The winners will play at 5 p.m. Saturday, May 10, for the right to advance to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen May 16-21 in Athens, Ga.

n Three Rebels make NFF Hampshire Honor Society: At Irving, Texas, Football players Tyler Campbell, Chris Conley and Andrew Ritter were recognized Tuesday as members of the 2014 NFF Hampshire Honor Society, announced by the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF).

The NFF Hampshire Honor Society is comprised of college football players from all divisions of play who each maintained a cumulative 3.2 grade point average or better throughout their college career. A total of 838 players from 267 schools qualified for membership in the society’s eighth year, setting a new record for the number of members in the history of the program, which began in 2007.

Campbell, Conley and Ritter comprised the majority of the Rebels’ kicking units in 2013. Campbell was the team’s starting punter and Conley the holder, while Ritter handled kickoff and field goal duties.

In the classroom, Campbell and Ritter both boast 4.0 GPAs in their master’s degree studies while pursuing an MBA. Conley owns a 3.5 GPA and is also pursuing a master’s in business administra-tion. All three graduated with bachelor’s degrees and 3.2+ GPAs during their time in Oxford.

n Track and field team’s England named SEC Freshman of the Week: At Birmingham, Ala., Distance runner Mary Alex England was named Southeastern Conference Women’s Freshman of the Week Tuesday after her record-breaking performance at the Drake Relays last week.

Running in her first competitive 10,000-meter race, England broke the school record and captured the event title at the presti-gious track & field meet.

England crossed the finish line first in 34:48.66 to defeat a field of 26 runners. Her time broke the previous school record of 34:59.20 by more than 10 seconds. She earned the fifth Drake Relays title in Ole Miss women’s program history and the first since 2009 (sprint medley relay). She ranks eighth in the SEC overall and fourth among freshmen in the 10K.

n Women’s golf team’s Newton to play at NCAA East Regional: At Tallahassee, Fla., Sophomore women’s golfer Abby Newton was selected to participate as an individual in the 2014 NCAA Championships it was announced Monday. Newton is one of 18 individuals who will compete at the NCAA Regionals. Newton will head to Tallahassee, Fla. to play in the East regional. The East regional will be at Southwood Golf Club in Tallahassee, Fla., and will be hosted by Florida State.

Newton is one of 378 participants selected for regional com-petition. Of these players, 126 will advance to the championships finals, which will be May 20-23 in Tulsa, Okla. Eight teams and two individuals will advance from each regional to the championships.

n Rifle team signs Sroka: At Oxford, the women’s rifle team bolstered its future with the signing of Sarah Sroka, coach Valerie Boothe announced. Sroka will join the Rebels beginning in the fall.

Sroka, a native of Somerset, Pa., won the Gold medal with her team at Frazier Simplex for the NRA Smallbore Regionals. Last sum-mer, Sroka also competed with Ole Miss team member Nicolle Thiry in the 4H National Shooting Sports competition in Grand Island, Neb., where they captured second place team nationally in 3P smallbore.

NationalClemens in NY court for settlement talks

NEW YORK — Former baseball pitcher Roger Clemens and his onetime strength coach came face-to-face on Tuesday in a bid to settle their long-running legal dispute, but they emerged from a closed-door meeting without a deal.

A judge had summoned Clemens and Brian McNamee to federal court in Brooklyn for settlement talks aimed at heading off a trial in the defamation case. McNamee’s lawyer emerged saying an agreement wasn’t likely.

“I think this is a case where the lines are deeply drawn in the sand,” said attorney Richard Emery. “I certainly expect there’s going to be a trial in this case.”

It was the first time Clemens and McNamee had been in a private setting opposite each other at a conference table since at least 2007, Emery said. His client, he added, has struggled in recent years with health and financial problems.

Clemens and his attorneys left the courthouse on Tuesday without speaking to reporters.

Sony making a sports version of ‘Jeopardy!’ NEW YORK — “Jeopardy!” is starting a sports version of the popu-

lar game show, with Dan Patrick taking the Alex Trebek role as host.Sony Pictures said Tuesday that “Sports Jeopardy!” will begin this

fall on Crackle, a Sony-owned digital service available on mobile devic-es and services such as PlayStation, Xbox, Apple TV and Roku. Crack-le general manager Eric Berger says the sports-themed game show will diversify programming on the service, best known for the Jerry Seinfeld comedy shorts series “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.”

Crackle also will offer an app through which people can play along with the game on a second screen.


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three of them. The seventh-seeded Grizzlies can close out the second-seed-ed Thunder on Thursday night at home.

“Nothing comes easy for us,” Griz-zlies forward Zach Randolph said. “We get it out of the mud, we grind and we’re underdogs. It’s what we do.”

Before the final overtime sequence, Durant made the first of two free throws with 27.5 seconds left to cut Oklahoma City’s deficit to 100-99. Before his sec-ond shot, referee Joey Crawford took the ball from Durant and walked over to the scorer’s table. Moments later, Craw-ford was screaming at the scoreboard operator, asking him to make a change.

After the delay, Durant, an 87 per-cent free throw shooter during the reg-ular season, missed the second attempt.

“I’m not sure what happened, but I’ve

got to focus and I’ve got to make that foul shot,” Durant said.

The Grizzlies didn’t understand what was going on, either.

“We just looked at Joey and we were like, ‘What is Joey doing?’ ” Memphis guard Mike Conley said.

Mike Miller scored 21 points, Ran-dolph had 20 points and 10 rebounds and Conley added 17 points for the Griz-zlies.

Russell Westbrook had 30 points, 13 assists, and 10 rebounds for the Thun-der, but he made just 10 of 31 shots from the field.

Durant scored 26 points on 10-for-24 shooting. He has struggled throughout the series, but Thunder coach Scott Brooks said he’s not worried.

“He’s going to get his shots and he’s

going to make his share,” Brooks said. “He’ll get himself ready for the next game.”

The Thunder shot just 39 percent. The Thunder, one of the league’s most potent offensive teams in the regular season, have shot below 40 percent in four of the five games in the series.

“We understand this team very well,” Memphis guard Tony Allen said. “We’ve been playing against this team the last four years with this group. We understand their plays, we understand who they’re trying to run their offense through. We know Kevin Durant is go-ing to take his shots and Russell West-brook is going to take his shots. We have to contest those shots and stick to our defensive coverages for 48 min-utes.”

Committee won’t dictate number of conference gamesBy The Associated Press

IRVING, Texas — The College Foot-ball Playoff selection committee does not want to dictate how many conference games leagues play.

Playoff executive director Bill Han-cock and the Football Bowl Subdivision conference commissioners are meet-ing this week at the Four Seasons Hotel Resort of Dallas to work out remaining details of the four-team playoff that will replace the Bowl Championship Series this season.

The first championship game in the new postseason format will be played at AT&T Stadium in Arlington.

The Southeastern Conference recent-ly announced it will stay with an eight-game league schedule instead of going to nine games. The Pacific-12 Conference and the Big 12 Conference play nine games, while the Big Ten Conference is moving to a nine-game conference slate. The Atlantic Coast Conference plays

eight league games, plus five of its teams will play Notre Dame each season.

“The (selection) committee will not be in the business of dictating to confer-ences their scheduling,” Hancock said.

Hancock said the “totality” of a team’s schedule will be evaluated by the selec-tion committee for its difficulty.

“Every game that everybody plays will be taking into consideration,” Han-cock said. “To the committee it won’t matter whether you played an eight- or nine-game conference schedule. But it will matter who you played for your 12 or 13 games. And, of course, how you did against them.”

Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby said he has been talking to athletic direc-tors and coaches in his conference about how best to schedule if the school has playoff aspirations — and knows similar conversations are going on in the other leagues.

“We don’t have to play a murderer’s row (out of conference),” Bowlsby said.

“You don’t have to play three top-20 teams. But you also, if you want to be able to have the tiebreaker between being fifth and being fourth in the playoff selec-tion, you want to have played a represen-tative nonconference schedule.”

Hancock also said how a conference determines its champion will not influ-ence the committee. The Big 12, with 10 teams, is the only one of the five power conferences that does not have a cham-pionship game. NCAA rules state a con-ference must have 12 teams to hold a football championship game, but the Big 12 and the Atlantic Coast Conference are in the process of petitioning the NCAA to deregulate how conferences decide a football champion.

Bowlsby said the conference still has no plans to hold a championship game, but would like to at least have the option down the road. The ACC is interested in eliminating the NCAA-mandated divi-sional format for conferences that play a championship game.

Basketball: NBA

By JESSE WASHINGTONThe Associated Press

Donald Sterling is being exiled for racist views shared in private.

America cherishes its freedom of thought and speech. But Sterling’s com-ments were so nakedly bigot-ed that demands intensified for the Los Angeles Clippers owner to pay a heavy price for his views, even though they were taped during a private conversation with his girlfriend.

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver heeded the de-mands and delivered one of the harshest penalties in the history of U.S. sports: a life-

time ban from the league and a $2.5 million fine. Despite Sterling’s donations to black causes and the rich contract he gave the game’s top black coach, Silver also promised to convince owners to force a sale of the Clippers over the 80-year-old Sterling’s “hateful” demands for his 31-year-old girlfriend not to broadcast her association with black people.

“He has a right to his be-liefs, to his thoughts. He has a right to free speech. He doesn’t have a right to be an owner of an NBA franchise,” said Dr. Harry Edwards, a scholar of race and sports who has worked as a consul-

tant for several professional teams.

“We can’t remove racism from American society any more than we can remove murder,” Edwards said. “But just because we can’t remove it, that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t fight it.”

Wayne Embry fought rac-ism for decades, by refusing to let it defeat him. Drafted into the NBA in 1958, when quotas limited the number of black players, he was the only African-American on the Cincinnati Royals, and later became the NBA’s first black general manager. He wrote the book “Inside Game: Race, Power and Pol-

itics in the NBA.”He thinks that Sterling’s

punishment is appropriate, and sends a powerful state-ment: “Such ignorance can-not and will not be tolerated.”

“Not just in the NBA,” said Embry, who now works in the Toronto Raptors’ front office, “but it’s an important message to send throughout society.”

“Sterling’s mentality sets us back 150 years,” Embry continued. “We are not going back there. So yes, action needed to be taken. It sends a clear message that as a league, and as a society for a diverse people, we are not going back there.”

Racist views exile Clippers owners Sterling from league

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The title is the first for the team, which is only in its third season.

“It was incredible,” Trenor said. “I knew if we could come into it and have all three of them play a great round of golf we had a great shot of doing well and possibly winning it. I knew there were a lot of great teams in it, but I knew they could do it if they came to play and played as good as they played (this season), especially in the Oxford tournament and the Starkville tourna-ment.”

Trenor said the team was supposed to tee off at 8 a.m. Monday, but it rained until about 11 a.m. Tournament officials watched weather reports and saw reports of tornadoes in the area, so Trenor said the teams were told to return to their hotels. Fortunate-ly, Trenor said the Lady Trojans were nearly able to complete an 18-hole practice round on the course Sunday and were able to work on the driving range and to practice their putting and chipping Monday. She said the work both days helped put the players in the right frame of mind that they could compete with the best teams in that classification.

On Tuesday, Trenor said the day

was filled with back-and-forth play in all three groups. While she followed Keopraseut, she said she received up-dates from Caldwell’s father, Andy, so she was able to monitor the players’ progress. Still, she said she wasn’t sure how the teams would stack up until late in the round when Andy Caldwell in-formed her Mary Grace was up by five strokes on the second to last hole. She realized on the final hole with Cald-well holding a three-stroke lead in her group that the team had a shot to take home the crown.

“For Mary Grace to be mentally tough in that situation was really great,” Trenor said. “She knew it was up to her on that last hole and that she had to do good for us to win it. ... For it to come together at the end was amazing.”

Caldwell parred the final hole while Keopraseut kept pace with the New Albany and George County players to ensure New Hope would take home the winner’s trophy and medals. Trenor said Keopraseut’s growth from 2013 to this season was a key to the title. A year ago, Trenor said Keopraseut’s confidence lapsed during the two-round event. On Tuesday, though, she said she never had to pump the fresh-

man up to get her re-focused.“She had more confidence than I

have seen her have,” Trenor said. “It is crazy that she was 22 strokes better than she was last year. With her being a ninth-grader, she could have easily broken down, but she kept her compo-sure the whole day and did great.”

After an early start to the day and a back-and-forth round of golf, Trenor said it was satisfying to see the Lady Trojans mature from their fourth-place finish last year at the Class II state championship and climb all the way to the top.

“I would remind them to be confi-dent and to stay positive,” Trenor said. “I could see it all week last week when we worked on 100-yard-and-in shots and chipping and putting. Our biggest strength in the tournament came from us working on that the past two weeks. We worked on that a whole lot more because we knew it was our weakness and it gave us confidence in those shots. They had a lot of those shots that needed to work out well, and that is what happened and allowed us to get to the top, our short game.”

Follow Dispatch sports editor Adam Minichino on Twitter @ctsportseditor.

Horse Racing

By BETH HARRISThe Associated Press

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Wicked Strong has a built-in fan base for the Kentucky Derby: The city of Boston.

The colt named in honor of the victims of last year’s Boston Marathon bombings figures to be among the fa-vorites for Saturday’s race. He has the credentials, having impressively won the Wood Memorial at 9-1 odds.

Wicked Strong is owned by a Boston-based partnership that has pledged to donate 5 percent of any money won by the bay colt during the Triple Crown series to the fund set up for the bombing victims.

“It’s a neat thing,” trainer Jimmy Jerkens said. “Might be an extra force that will help us, if you believe in that kind of stuff.” Does Jerkens?

“Sometimes you do,” he replied. “Things seem to hap-pen like that for some unex-

plained reason.”Wicked Strong began rac-

ing with the name Moyne Spun. Donald Little Jr., who heads the Centennial Farms partnership, didn’t like that moniker and decided to re-name the horse with the mar-athon bombings in mind.

His first thought was Bos-ton Strong, but the name was taken. So the new name be-came Wicked Strong — giv-ing it a linguistic Boston twist.

It seems to fit the colt,

which got away from his han-dlers a couple times early in his career. That’s why Jerkens keeps a pony waiting to escort Wicked Strong back to the barn after a trip to the track.

The colt ranked fourth on the points leaderboard that determines the maximum 20-horse field for the 1 ¼-mile Derby. The victory in the Wood — his first in a stakes race — and the 100 points that went to the winner put him in the Derby picture.

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BRIEFLYAlabamaNo. 12 baseball team will play Samford

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Coming off a Southeastern Conference series loss at South Carolina, the No. 12 Alabama baseball team (29-15) will take on Sam-ford (26-18) at 6 tonight at Joe Lee Griffin Field on the Samford campus.

The Tide is slated to start freshman right-hander Geoffrey Bramblett (3-1, 3.77 ERA). Bramblett will make his third start and 13th appearance of the season. Samford will also start a freshman, as right-hander Cody Pugh (3-3, 5.24 ERA) will make his second start against the Tide this season. Pugh has made 10 ap-pearances with seven starts this season.

For the fifth straight week, Alabama is ranked in all five national polls, but after a 1-3 week, the Tide dropped slightly in every national ranking. This week, the Tide is ranked No. 12 by Baseball America, No. 14 by Perfect Game USA, No. 16 by Collegiate Baseball and No. 20 by the NBCWA and in the USA Today Coaches Poll.

n Women’s tennis team No. 2 Seed in NCAA tournament; Will play host to first, second rounds: At Tuscaloosa, Ala., the women’s tennis team raised yet another bar in this historic season, earning the No. 2 seed in the NCAA Championship, which was announced Tuesday. Alabama will play host to Arizona State, Jackson State, and Princeton in the first and second rounds May 9-10.

Alabama, hosting for the third-straight year and third overall, will take on Jackson State in its first-round matchup at 4 p.m. Friday, May 9. Arizona State will play Princeton at 1 p.m. Friday, May 9. The winners will then meet in the second round at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 10.

n Softball team jumps to fifth and sixth in week 12 polls: At Tuscaloosa, Ala., the softball team secured its fifth SEC Championship last weekend with two victories against Georgia, which helped propel the Crimson Tide to No. 5 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball poll and No. 6 in the USA Today/NFCA poll.

Alabama jumped two spots in the ESPN.com/USA Softball poll, moving to No. 5 this week from No. 7 last week. Oregon and UCLA remain in the top two spots, while Arizona State and Florida State sit at third and fourth, respectively, as Michigan and Florida dropped out of the top five with a pair of losses last weekend.

Alabama moved up one spot in the USA Today/NFCA poll No. 6 this week. Oregon is the unanimous No. 1 pick for the third-straight week with UCLA in the No. 2 spot. Florida dropped two spots to No. 5 after losing the weekend series over Missouri and Michigan dropped down to No. 7 after upset losses to Purdue and Illinois. Arizona State and Florida State took advantage of the va-cancy, sliding into the No. 3 and 4 spots, respectively.

Nine SEC teams are ranked in the top 25, the most of any conference: Alabama (5/6), Florida (7/5), Tennessee (9/8), Kentucky (11/10), Missouri (15/13), Georgia (18/16), Auburn (20/20), LSU (23/25), and Texas A&M (25/24). Missis-sippi State is receiving votes in both polls.

n Men’s track and field team ranked No. 8: At Tuscaloosa, Ala., the men’s track & field team is ranked No. 8 in the latest edition of the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Asso-ciation (USTFCCCA) Division I National Team Computer Rankings released Tuesday. The Crimson Tide remains third in the men’s rankings for the NCAA South Region while the women maintained their No. 5 rank in the regional rankings.

The national team rankings are compiled by mathematical formula based on national descending order lists and data taken from previous seasons. The purpose and methodology of the rankings is to create an index that showcases the teams that have the best potential of achieving the top spots in the national team race. Rankings points do not equate with NCAA Championships team points.

n Women’s golf team seeded third at NCAA Central Regional: At Tuscaloosa, Ala., the women’s golf team was awarded the No. 3 seed at the NCAA Central Regional Championship at Okla-homa State’s Karsten Creek Golf Club in Stillwater, Okla., the NCAA announced Monday evening.

The NCAA Central Regional will be May 8-10 on the par-72 Karsten Creek layout that measures 6,200 yards for the women and has hosted the 2003 and 2011 NCAA Men’s Golf Championships. It is the ninth straight invitation to post-season competition for the Crimson Tide, which captured the program’s first NCAA Championship in 2012 at the Legends Club in Franklin, Tenn.

The top-eight finishers at the NCAA Central Regional will advance to the NCAA Championships at Tulsa Country Club on May 20-23 in Tulsa, Okla., and join the teams that have advanced from the NCAA East and West Regionals. Alabama finished tied for fourth at the Fall Preview in Tulsa in September, with a 16-over total of 856.

Since Potter’s arrival at the Capstone prior to the 2005-06 season, the Crimson Tide has qualified for the NCAA Region-als each season and advanced to the NCAA Championships eight consecutive years. The 2014 selection is the 16th NCAA appearance in school history.

For Potter, the regional berth marks the 21st-consecutive appearance by a team under his direction. The Hall of Fame coach has now led a team to a regional bid in each season since the for-mat came into existence in 1993. Joining Alabama in the NCAA Central Regional is No. 1-seed UCLA, No. 2 Arkansas, No. 4-seed Arizona, No. 5 LSU and No. 6 seed and host Oklahoma State.

Along with the Crimson Tide, Razorbacks and LSU Tigers, the 24-team NCAA Central Regional boasts two other SEC foes, including Florida (No. 6 seed and Mississippi State (No. 11 seed). The remainder of the region includes No. 8 North Carolina, No. 9 Ohio State, No. 10 Miami (Fla.), No. 12 California, No. 13 Kent State, No. 14 Kansas, No. 15 Texas, No. 16 UNLV, No. 17 Colorado, No. 18 SMU, No. 19 Minnesota, No. 20 Harvard, No. 21 Lamar, No. 22 Wichita State, No. 23 LIU-Brooklyn and No. 24 Siena.

Last season Alabama won the NCAA East Regional Championship before posting a two-shot win over Southern California at the NCAA Championships.


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which had its third-highest run output of the season in a game that took 2 hours, 7 minutes. It was the fastest one in the majors this season, according to STATS.

Miami second baseman Ed Lucas had three hits in his season debut after recovering from a broken left hand, and Marcell Ozuna hit a two-run single for the Marlins.

Fernandez (4-1) was dominant against the NL East leaders for the second time in a week, lowering his ERA to 1.59. He struck out eight and walked two, and hasn’t allowed an earned run in 23 innings over his last three starts.

The right-hander’s numbers are eye-popping going back to early in his rookie season. Fernandez is 14-4 with a 1.52 ERA in 24 starts since June 1, with 190 strike-outs against 45 walks in 160 innings.

“Same as last time — he’s good every time,” Atlanta’s Freddie Freeman said.

Braves starter Alex Wood (2-4) allowed seven runs and 10 hits, leaving after facing four batters without getting an out in the sixth. Wood and Fernandez had a memorable duel last week, combining for 25 strikeouts and no walks in what became a 1-0 Miami win that lasted 2 hours, 8 minutes.

This time, Fernandez — who got booed by some in the crowd after not running out a sharp grounder to shortstop leading off the third — needed only one run again. Miami just happened to give him eight more for good measure. The runs came in bunches during the rematch, with Miami scoring three in the third and five more in the sixth to blow it open.

“We have to figure out how to beat Fernandez,” Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said. “Not everybody is Cy Young, and you still have to beat Cy Young every once in a while.”

Stanton went the opposite way for a two-run homer to right in the third inning, and Ozuna’s single in the sixth was enough to chase Wood. Fernandez even added a run-scoring single later in the sixth, and Saltalamacchia connected off Braves reliever Anthony Varvaro in the seventh.

The Braves had only three right-handed batters in the starting lineup against Fernandez, looking for any way to break through against him.

It was evident early that little was going to work. Fer-nandez needed 17 pitches to get his first seven outs, and ended two innings with a pair of knee-buckling 83 mph off-speed offerings.

Fernandez was even solid in the field, keeping the game scoreless with a nifty play to end the third. He came hard off the mound to field Ramiro Pena’s chopper that stopped halfway up the third base line, then faked a throw to first — which baited the Braves’ Tyler Pastor-nicky into taking off from third base.

Fernandez simply flipped the ball to Saltalamacchia, who put the tag on a sliding Pastornicky and kept the game scoreless. By the time Fernandez returned to the mound, he had a 3-0 lead and was rolling.

Fernandez said he and Saltalamacchia had a quick pregame meeting to go over strategy and came up with the following plan: Whatever Miami’s catcher called, Fernandez would throw.

Redmond said he considered letting Fernandez fin-ish the game, but with a nine-run lead the manager didn’t want to take any risks in the ninth.

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hits, he knows the answer is going to sound like an excuse.

“Our kids know what’s at stake at this point in the season,” Cohen said Tuesday in a phone interview. “We’re tracking their at-bats in practice and in games and, for the most part, they’re not getting rewarded for hitting balls hard.”

Leadoff hitter Seth Heck is Cohen’s primary example. Heck, a junior col-lege transfer from Tacoma, Wash., is hitting .278 with six doubles in 37 hits. Those aren’t the eye-popping numbers you would expect from someone hitting at the top of a Southeastern Conference lineup. However, that’s where the short-stop will be at 6:30 tonight when MSU (28-17) plays host to Jacksonville State (23-19) at Dudy Noble Field. Cohen feels Heck’s average should be 30-40 points higher based on the contact he is making. Heck has reached base safely in a season-high 12-straight games. He has scored seven runs, seven RBIs, and five walks in that span. Heck has mul-tiple hits in seven of his last 11 games.

“I wish somebody, or anybody for that matter, could sit in the film room with us and watch Seth Heck repeatedly line out to an outfielder on an absolute bul-let right to the defender,” Cohen said. “Maybe then would they know how I feel about our offense. I’ve never felt worse in a long time than I feel for that young man. His numbers should be better, and he’s doing everything we ask.”

Cohen is talking about Heck’s bat-ting average on balls in play (BABIP), a sabermetric statistic that tracks the fre-quency at which a batter reaches base after putting in play. A significant dif-ference in the average means the hitter is striking out too much, which isn’t the case for Heck , who has 16 strikeouts, or is unlucky for a long stretch of time.

“Based off what he’s produced at the plate, he should be among the league leaders in doubles and should be scor-ing more runs because he’s opening in-nings in scoring position,” Cohen said. “He’s just not getting rewarded, and that’s got to be frustrating for a player.”

Heck is one reason why MSU is failing to drive in runners on base and ranks 10th in slugging percentage and runs scored, 13th in doubles and home runs, and 12th in total bases.

“The extra-base hit is something we struggle with, especially at our ballpark where finding the power alleys are just dif-ficult,” Cohen said. “You look around our league and I don’t know how many schools are pleased with their offensive numbers, but I know our ballpark can have a depres-

Southeastern ConferenceEastern Division

Team SEC Pct. Overall Pct.Florida 15-6 .714 30-15 .667S. Carolina 12-9 .571 34-11 .756Vanderbilt 11-10 .524 33-12 .733Kentucky 9-12 .429 27-17 .614Tennessee 8-13 .381 26-16 .619Georgia 7-13-1 .350 21-22-1 .488Missouri 6-15 .286 20-24 .455

Western DivisionTeam SEC Pct. Overall Pct.Ole Miss 13-8 .619 33-12 .733Alabama 13-8 .619 29-15 .669LSU 12-8-1 .600 34-11-1 .756Mississippi St. 11-10 .524 28-17 .622Arkansas 10-11 .476 29-18 .617Texas A&M 10-11 .476 28-18 .609Auburn 9-12 .429 25-20 .556

Tuesday’s GamesTexas A&M 9, Texas State 2LSU 9, Alcorn State 7Missouri 6, Southeast Missouri State 5Arkansas 4, Missouri State 1

Today’s GamesAlabama at Samford, 6:05 p.m.Jacksonville State at Mississippi State, 6:30 p.m.Southern Miss at Ole Miss, 6:30 p.m.

Thursday’s GameKentucky at Tennessee, 6:30 p.m. (ESPNU)

sive feel to a hitter over time.”Frustration isn’t an emotion Cohen

sees from his team despite a stretch in which it has lost three of its past four SEC weekend series.

“I know I say this too often, but I’m being honest when I say (Tuesday’s) practice was the best practice I’ve ever seen at Mississippi State,” Cohen said. “You talk about focus throughout and getting stuff accomplished this late in the year, both happened and at high lev-els of competitiveness.”

The Bulldogs have won eight-straight midweek games and are 19-1 in regular-season midweek games since the beginning of last season. MSU is 11-0 against Jacksonville State dating back to 1996.

After Tuesday’s practice, most of Cohen’s players turned their attention to serving their community. MSU fifth-year senior Ben Bracewell led a large contingent of players that set up porta-ble tents around the Palmeiro Center for emergency personnel assisting tor-nado victims in the area.

“They all got together and decided to make a difference,” Cohen said. “We get credit as coaches when our kids do things like this, but the credit goes to their parents for bringing them to us like this. I’m really proud. I’ve said this before, but it’s not magic of ours our players are great people. They have wonderful parents.”

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As the weather gets warmer, I cook lighter. And in The

Husband’s taxonomy of food, crabcakes are rela-tively light. So I thought I’d employ of couple of seasonal stars — peas and radishes — to put a spring spin on them.

I blithely went shop-ping for fresh crabmeat at my local market, but found to my horror that it’s almost unafford-ably pricey — and that pasteurized refrigerated

crabmeat isn’t much cheaper. In search of an ingredient with which to stretch the crab (I thought of it as Crab Helper), I settled on boiled shrimp, which are readily available, but not astronomically expensive. Happily, the crab and the shrimp played very nicely together.

As this also is the season for fresh peas, I added some of them to the crab/shrimp mix. Their natural sweetness chimes in well with the shellfish, and they add a

little crunchy pop to the texture of the cakes.

Flavor and texture aside, I used to discount the nutritional value of peas, until I finally scruti-nized the data and discov-ered that the little fellers are packed with protein, fiber and micronutrients. If you find fresh peas at the farmer’s market, by all means scoop them up. But keep in mind that the sugar in fresh peas starts turning to starch the minute they’re harvested, so be sure to bring them

A springtime take on the classic crabcake

AP Photo/Matthew Mead

This Mar. 31 photo shows spring crab and shrimp cakes with double radish sauce in Concord, N.H.

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St. Paul’s May luncheon – generation to generation

Luisa Porter/Dispatch StaffThree generations of the same family — from left, Bethea Smith, her 16-year-old daughter Kirby Smith, and her mother, Beth Jones — decorate cakes and cookies Mon-day in preparation for the annual St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Women’s May Luncheon set for Thursday, May 8.

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If you ask longtime Columbians to list some local rites of spring, chances are you’ll hear mention of the St. Paul’s

Episcopal Church May Luncheon. The event, after all, has its roots in the 1800s. Except for a brief period during World War II when supplies were scarce, church members have faithfully served a chicken salad (and now barbecue, too) feast for the community each and every May.

The Episcopal Church Women fund-raiser takes place this year on Thursday, May 8, at St. Paul’s Parish Hall, located at 318 College St. in downtown Colum-bus. The dine-in luncheon is 11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. Takeout orders may be picked up from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

An accompanying bake sale is 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

For many congregation members, the longstanding tradition — previously known as the Eight O’ May luncheon — is a family ritual.

Beth Jones married in February 1961 and, as a young bride in the congrega-tion, was quickly recruited by St. Paul’s luncheon organizers into the ranks of volunteers who cook hens, chop cel-ery, boil eggs, cook salad dressing, set tables, plate meals — and any number of other tasks involved in making the day a success.

In the 53 years since, she has served in practically every capacity. This year she will create floral arrangements, among other things.

It’s all part of a legacy, one might say, handed down from generation to genera-tion. For Jones, that means the pleasure of watching her own daughter, Bethea Smith, and now her granddaughter, Kir-by Smith, taking part as well.

Coming of age“I guess my earliest memories of

the luncheon are of being at the church watching my mother working,” said Bet-hea Smith. When she was old enough, Bethea was assigned to the takeout team, and the rest is history. Like her mother, she has since helped in many capacities. As president today of Quality Products school supply company, Smith has a demanding job — but will still prepare 15

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home, shell them and boil them right away.

And if your only option is frozen peas, don’t despair. Those guys are picked at the height of their ripeness and blanched immediately in water, which sets their flavor and texture.

We bind up the cakes with eggs, mayonnaise and panko breadcrumbs, then season them with tarragon, which always teams up nicely with both shellfish and peas. If you’re not a fan of tarra-gon, which is unpleasant-ly reminiscent of licorice to some folks, substitute some dill, chives or parsley. The panko does double duty, thickening the interior of the cakes and adding crunch to their crust. And as long as you brown the cakes in a nonstick or stick-re-sistant skillet, you won’t have to use much oil.

The cakes are topped off with a peppery cream flavored by both horse-radish and red radishes. Kissing cousins from the same family — Brassica-

ceae — the radishes add a little kick to the other-wise bland shellfish. The sour cream is a moist and tangy complement to the panko crust. The Hus-band was very happy with my springtime rendition of one of his faves!

SPRING CRAB ANDSHRIMP CAKES WITHDOUBLE RADISH SAUCEStart to finish: 30 minutesMakes 4 servings

1/2 pound peeled and dev-eined cooked shrimp1 large egg, plus 1 egg yolk1 cup cooked English peas or thawed frozen peas1/2 cup finely chopped scal-lions1 2/3 cups panko bread-crumbs, divided1/4 cup light mayonnaise1 to 2 tablespoons chopped fresh tarragon, or to tasteKosher salt and ground black pepper1/2 pound lump crabmeat, picked over for any shells2 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons light sour cream1 cup coarsely shredded red radishes1 tablespoon bottled horserad-ish (do not drain)

n Heat the oven to 300 F.n In a food processor, pulse the shrimp until very finely chopped, but not reduced to a paste. Transfer the chopped shrimp to a medium bowl and add the egg and egg yolk, peas, scallions, 2/3 cup of the panko, the mayonnaise, tarragon, 1/2 teaspoon of salt and 1/4 teaspoon of pepper. Stir well, then gently fold in the crabmeat. Divide the mixture into 8 portions, shaping each into a patty. Coat the patties with the remaining panko.n In a large, nonstick skillet over medium-high, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil. Reduce the heat to medium, then add 4 of the patties and cook until golden, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer the patties to a rimmed baking sheet and place them in the oven to keep warm. Repeat with the remaining patties, using the remaining 1 tablespoon of oil in the skillet.n Meanwhile, in a small bowl whisk together the sour cream, radishes and horseradish. Season with salt and pepper.n To serve, arrange 2 patties per plate and top with the radish sauce.Nutrition information per serving: 450 calories; 170 calories from fat (38 percent of total calories); 19 g fat (4 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 250 mg cholesterol; 38 g carbohy-drate; 2 g fiber; 5 g sugar; 32 g protein; 900 mg sodium.

Luisa Porter/Dispatch StaffBeth Jones takes a batch of cookies from the oven to contribute to the May Lun-cheon bake sale.

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cups of cooked and chopped chicken for the made-from-scratch chicken salad. Everyone at St. Paul’s pitches in for this annual red letter day.

“Even though you work, you’re going to get something to do,” said Jones. “They try to include everybody — wom-en, men and teenagers.”

One of those teens is 16-year-old Kirby, who helps make cakes and other treats for the bake sale. It’s a popular feature of the luncheon, a source of sweets and savories that tend to disap-pear quickly. Kirby, a junior at Heritage Academy, also bakes cookies for the Loaves and Fishes Soup Kitchen.

“She knows she’s following in the footsteps,” said Smith. “It’s fun that the three of us get to share the experience — exciting that my mother, my daugh-ter and I are helping with it.”

The luncheon is much more than a delicious occasion and fellowship. It allows the Episcopal Church Women to help Loaves and Fishes, Habitat for Humanity and HEARTS After School Tutoring in the community. In the diocese, it helps support State ECW, Honduras Medical Mission, Congrega-tions for Children and Prison Ministry, as well as the world Episcopal Relief and Development mission.

Remember whenKaren Frye is St. Paul’s current

ECW president and has her own lun-cheon memories.

“I learned early on that apparently I never learned the proper way to clean and chop celery,” Frye began. “After a luncheon one year, we were all sitting down to eat and someone asked how long does it take to cut seven bunches of celery. Beth Jones and I answered at the same time. My answer was two to three hours; Beth’s was seven hours. Needless to say, I was not doing some-thing right!”

Last year, the kitchen crew inexpli-cably ran low on deviled eggs. Frye

remembers the ensuing panic. The pre-liminary egg math had been done, and no one could fathom how the supply of prepared eggs dwindled so fast.

“Within five minutes of the lun-cheon starting, the worry sets in that we will not have enough food anyway,” said Frye. As the event was winding down, “someone went looking in the refrigerator for something and, lo and behold, there were six pizza boxes full of deviled eggs. If Jesus can feed 5,000 with five loaves of bread and two fish, he can make deviled eggs appear, too,” Frye said.

With so many church families, so many volunteers, taking part in the traditional luncheon for well more than a century, there are enough stories to fill more than a few books. They will continue to accumulate, because thanks to those who make it a rite of spring to attend the gracious dine-in luncheon — or support it by calling in takeout orders — the event sees no end in sight.

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have been dating for two years. We live together, and his child from an-other woman lives with us. I love my boyfriend and his child, but one thing prevents me from imagining us being married: He has his child’s mother’s name tattooed on his body.

The tattoo bothers me for many reasons, and I’d like him to have it cov-ered up if we ever do marry. He says he doesn’t want to get rid of it. When the topic comes up, we argue.

Am I unreasonable for wanting him to get rid of the tattoo? If that woman really is in his past, why does he need a constant reminder of her on his body? — IN A STINK OVER INK

DEAR IN A STINK: You’re asking the wrong person. Only your boyfriend can answer that. He may not want to go to the

expense, or to ex-perience the pain of having more artwork done. Or he may not like the idea that you are telling him what to do.

However, if he has been living with you for two years, I doubt it’s because he’s still carrying a torch for someone else. If you love him and the two of you want to get married, my

advice is to accept him warts, artwork and all, because re-gardless of any romance in his past, YOU have habeas corpus. (That’s Latin for “you have the body.”)

DEAR ABBY: I consider myself a social person and enjoy talking to friends on the phone. My problem is, when I talk to one of them, she will never let me get off the phone. Sometimes we’ll talk for sever-al hours, but eventually I have other obligations and have to go. When I tell her that, she

often ignores me and keeps right on talking.

I don’t want to be rude, but sometimes I have to say good-bye four and five times before she finally acknowledges that I must end the call. It irritates me. I like talking to her, but I can’t go on and on forever. How can I make her let me off the phone without hanging up on her or upsetting her? — MR. NICE GUY

DEAR MR. NICE GUY: The person you’re describing obvi-ously has less going on in her life than you do. She may also be a compulsive talker.

The next time you talk to her, make the conversation face-to-face and tell her that as much as you like her, you don’t have the amount of time to spend on the phone that she does. Explain that when you tell her you must end the conversation, if she doesn’t stop talking within five minutes, you will have to hang up. And then do it.

Will she like it? No. But the alternative is that she will con-tinue to take advantage of you — which she has been doing because you have allowed it.

HoroscopesTODAY’S BIRTHDAY (April

30). You feel free to experi-ment this year and will have fun trying on different behaviors and styles of communicating. You’ll acquire a cherished possession in May, which will play into a new social direction. June brings family additions. Business dominates in July and August, and you’ll come up with a winning strategy. Libra and Leo people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 30, 1, 14, 26 and 15.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Consider that the same walls you erect to keep yourself safe will keep you isolated. Don’t let your defenses separate you

from those to whom you most need to be close.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). The attitude for tearing down is very different from the frame of mind needed to repair and restore. It may be challenging to shift gears, but that’s what needs to happen to handle the challenges of the day.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You have wanted certain things from a relationship that didn’t and won’t happen. These expectations or demands were simply ill placed. You can still get what you need elsewhere.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). New faces will breathe excitement into your scene.

You’re not worried that a new star will come in and steal the show, though others won’t be as welcoming as you.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). When warnings are issued, you do not stand back and ponder whether the threat is idle. You go on the alert, acting to se-cure your position. Your quick response will bring good luck.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Paths converge. From your point of view, it’s your road. From the other person’s point of view, it’s his. Letting each other pass peaceably will be better than putting up a fight.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Reliability isn’t a flashy virtue, and yet there will be an attrac-tive aura of goodness around the reliable person in your life today. (You strive to fill this role, and it’s entirely possible that you are the most reliable person you know.)

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Everyone you deal with is unique, and yet some will stand out as more unique than others. The right combination of words will help you build rap-port with this odd character.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Mistakes can build bonds. Consider that a smooth operator may make mistakes on purpose in order to give the other person a more authori-tative (and involved) stance in the interaction.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Conflict is necessary. Tension can be the best thing that happens to a relationship, producing a far better result than the lackluster product of constant agreement.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Games can be fun, but there’s a point at which playing roles and executing moves gets exhausting. Anyway, today there’s no time to waste in wondering who a person wants you to be.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). That posturing person will stop bothering you once you appease his or her overblown need for attention. You’d like to withhold your attention, but that’s silly. Giving will take up so little of your time.

BY ALISON LADMANFor The Associated Press

Many cream-based chowders suffer from the same

problem — it’s hard to taste anything but the cream.

Admittedly, all that fat is mighty delicious. But if you’re going to go to the trouble of making a chow-der, wouldn’t it be nice to taste some of the other ingredients? So we set about making a simple clam chowder that draws on fresh herbs to marry the various flavors.

Fresh tarragon and the lightly herbaceous flavor of fresh fennel were the right choice. Both play so well with the flavors of the cream, potatoes and clams.

The result is that this dish has no one flavor star, and that’s as it should be. The ingredients are perfectly harmonious together.

TARRAGON-FENNEL CLAMCHOWDERStart to finish: 45 minutesMakes 8 servings

6 strips thick-cut bacon, diced1 large yellow onion, diced2 cloves garlic, minced1 large or 2 small fennel bulbs, bulb only, diced2 tablespoons all-purpose flour2 medium yellow potatoes, peeled and diced8-ounce bottle clam juice12 ounces canned or frozen clams, chopped2 cups half-and-half1 cup heavy cream

n Kosher salt and ground black pepper

n 3 tablespoons chopped fresh tarragonn In a large heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium-high heat, cook the bacon until crisp and it has rendered all its fat. Use a slotted spoon to transfer the bacon to a plate and set aside.n Return the saucepan of bacon fat to medium-high heat and add the onion, garlic and fennel. Cook for 6 to 8 minutes, or until the on-ion is very tender. Stir in the flour, coating the vegetables all over. Add the potatoes, clam juice, clams, half-and-half and cream, then bring to a bare simmer.n Cover and cook for 15 minutes, or until the potatoes are tender. Season with salt and pepper, then stir in the tarragon. Serve topped with the crispy bacon.Nutrition information per serving: 350 calories; 240 calories from fat (69 percent of total calories); 26 g fat (14 g saturated; 0.5 g trans fats); 90 mg cholesterol; 19 g carbohydrate; 3 g fiber; 1 g sugar; 12 g protein; 410 mg sodium.

Fennel and tarragon blend in a rich clam chowder

AP Photo/Matthew MeadThis March 24 photo shows tarragon fennel clam chowder in Concord, N.H.

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Legal Notices 001Settlement Proceeds to be allo-cated and distributed to the Liti-gation Trust Beneficiaries con-sistent with the LTA. The Litiga-tion Trust succeeded to, as ofand after the Plan EffectiveDate, any and all claims againstthe Anadarko Released Partiesrelated to the claims, issuesand subject matter of the Adver-sary Proceeding which wereheld, owned and/or controlledby one or more Debtors beforethe Plan Effective Date. Sincethe Plan Effective Date, the Liti-gation Trust has not sold, as-signed, transferred, encum-bered, hypothecated, aban-doned, conveyed or otherwisedisposed of any claims receivedby the Litigation Trust fromDebtors pursuant to the Plan.

Proposed Permanent Injunction:The movants have requestedthat the following permanent in-junction be issued by the DistrictCourt: Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§1367 & 1651, § 105(a) of theBankruptcy Code and Bankrupt-cy Rules 7001 and 7065, (i) anyDebtor(s), (ii) any creditor of anyDebtor who filed or could havefiled a claim in the Chapter 11Cases, (iii) any other Personwhose claim (A) in any way aris-es from or is related to the Ad-versary Proceeding, (B) is aTrust Derivative Claim, or (C) isduplicative of a Trust DerivativeClaim, and (iv) any Person actingor purporting to act as an attor-ney for any of the preceding ishereby permanently enjoinedfrom asserting against anyAnadarko Released Party (I) anyTrust Derivative Claims or (II)any claims that are duplicativeof Trust Derivative Claims,whether or not held or controlledby the Litigation Trust, orwhether or not the LitigationTrust could have asserted suchclaims against any Anadarko Re-leased Party. The injunctionherein shall not apply to or barthe following: (i) any criminal lia-bility; (ii) any liability arising un-der Title 26 of the United StatesCode (Internal Revenue Code) orstate tax laws; (iii) any liabilityarising under federal or state se-curities laws; (iv) any action toenforce a covenant not to sue,release, or agreement not toseek reimbursement containedin the Settlement Agreement; (v)any liability that an Anadarko Re-leased Party might have thatdoes not arise from or through aliability of a Debtor; (vi) any lia-bility of an Anadarko ReleasedParty due to its status or acts oromissions since November 28,2005 as a/an (A) owner, (B) op-erator, (C) discharger, (D)lessee, (E) permittee, (F) li-censee, (G) person in charge,(H) holder of a right of use andeasement, (I) arranger for dis-posal or treatment, (J) trans-porter, or (K) person who gener-ates, handles, transports,treats, stores or disposes of sol-id or hazardous waste; (vii) anyliability relating to the E&P Busi-ness or the stored power or bat-tery business (including, but notlimited to, as owned or operatedby U.S. Avestor LLC and Kerr-McGee Stored Power CompanyLLC ); and (viii) any liability thatany Anadarko Released Party re-tained, received or assumed pur-suant to the Assignment Agree-ment or Assignment, Assump-tion, and Indemnity Agreement.For the avoidance of doubt, tothe extent that a liability of anAnadarko Released Party exclud-ed from the injunction herein bythe preceding sentence wouldbe a liability for which suchAnadarko Released Party wouldbe jointly and severally liablewith others, including but notlimited to one or more Debtorsor Reorganized Debtors, underapplicable law, nothing in this in-junction is intended to alter anysuch applicable principles ofjoint and several liability whereotherwise provided by law. Theinjunction herein does not applyto the Litigation Trust and theUnited States, which are provid-ing releases and covenants notto sue in the Settlement Agree-ment.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICEthat objections to the Motion, ifany, shall be in writing, shallconform to the Federal Rules ofBankruptcy Procedure and theLocal Rules of the BankruptcyCourt for the Southern District ofNew York, shall set forth thename of the objecting party, thebasis for the objection and thespecific grounds thereof, shallbe filed with the BankruptcyCourt electronically in accor-dance with General Order M-242(which can be found at www.nys-b.uscourts.gov) by registeredusers of the Bankruptcy Court'scase filing system and by all oth-er parties in interest, and shallbe served upon: Jeffrey J.Zeiger, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, 300N. LaSalle, Chicago, IL 60654;John C. Hueston, LitigationTrustee, Irell & Manella LLP,1800 Avenue of the Stars, Suite900, Los Angeles, CA 90067;Thomas Lotterman, BinghamMcCutchen LLP, 2020 K StreetNW, Washington, DC 20006-1806; Kenneth Klee, Klee,Tuchin, Bogdanoff & Stern LLP,1999 Avenue of the Stars, 39thFloor, Los Angeles, CA 90067;and Robert Yalen, AUSA, U.S.Attorney's Office - SDNY, 86Chambers St., 3rd Floor, NewYork, NY 10028, so as to be sofiled and received by no laterthan May 15, 2014 at 4:00p.m. (Prevailing Eastern Time).

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICEthat only those responses or ob-jections that are timely filed,served and received will be con-sidered.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICEthat the Honorable Allan L. Grop-per of the U.S. Bankruptcy Courtfor the Southern District of NewYork has scheduled a hearing toaddress this matter on MAY 28,2014, AT 11:00 A.M., ONEBOWLING GREEN, NEW YORK,NY, 10004-1408.

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UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

In re: Chapter 11 TRONOX INCORPORATED, et al., JointlyAdministered ReorganizedDebtors.

Case No. 09-10156 (ALG)

NOTICE OF MAY 15, 2014DEADLINE FOR FILING OBJEC-

TIONS TO TRONOX/KERR-MCGEE SETTLEMENT AGREE-

MENT

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, onApril 9, 2014, the Anadarko Liti-gation Trust (the “ Litigation�Trust”), as successor to DebtorsTronox Incorporated, TronoxWorldwide LLC, and Tronox LLCin the above-captioned adversaryproceeding, and AnadarkoPetroleum Corporation, Kerr-McGee Corporation, Kerr-McGeeOil & Gas Corporation (n/k/aAnadarko US Offshore Corpora-tion), Kerr-McGee Worldwide Cor-poration, KM Investment Corpo-ration (improperly named asKerr-McGee Investment Corpora-tion), Kerr-McGee Credit LLC,Kerr-McGee Shared ServicesCompany LLC and Kerr-McGeeStored Power Company LLC (col-lectively, “Anadarko”), filed amotion with the U.S. BankruptcyCourt for the Southern District ofNew York (the “BankruptcyCourt”) seeking a report and rec-ommendation (A) recommendingapproval of the SettlementAgreement between and amongthe Anadarko Litigation Trust,the United States of America,and Anadarko resolving theabove-captioned adversary pro-ceeding, and (B) recommendingissuance of an injunction enjoin-ing certain persons from assert-ing against any Anadarko Re-leased Party (i) any Trust Deriva-tive Claims, or (ii) any claimswhich are duplicative of TrustDerivative Claims (all capitalizedterms not otherwise definedherein shall have the meaningas defined in the SettlementAgreement).

PURSUANT TO THE MOTIONFILED WITH THE COURT:

“THE DEADLINE TO FILE OBJEC-TIONS TO THE TRONOX SETTLE-MENT AGREEMENT IS MAY 15,2014, AT 4:00 P.M. EASTERN

A HEARING ON THE MOTION(AND ANY OBJECTIONS TIMELY FILED) HAS BEEN SCHEDULEDFOR MAY 28, 2014 AT 11:00A.M. EASTERN AT THE U.S.BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THESOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEWYORK (SEE ADDRESS BELOW)

Brief Recitation of Facts: On Jan-uary 12, 2009, Tronox Incorpo-rated and certain of its affiliates(collectively, the “Debtors”) com-menced chapter 11 cases (the“Chapter 11 Cases”) in theBankruptcy Court. On November30, 2010, the Bankruptcy Courtconfirmed the Debtors' Plan. OnFebruary 14, 2011, the Plan be-came effective. In the Chapter11 Cases, the United States,other governmental entities, andother Persons filed Proofs ofClaim against the Debtors on ac-count of, among other things, al-leged environmental claims, obli-gations, and/or liabilities at cer-tain of the Covered Sites. Vari-ous tort claimants filed Proofs ofClaim against the Debtors on ac-count of alleged tort liabilities,including for personal injury andproperty damage. Those claimswere or will be resolved pursuantto the Plan, related tort and envi-ronmental agreements, the Liti-gation Trust Agreement (“LTA”),and other prior proceedings ofthe Bankruptcy Court.

There are two complaintsagainst Anadarko currently beingjointly litigated in Tronox Inc., etal. v. Kerr-McGee Corporation, etal. (In re Tronox Inc.), Adv. Proc.No. 09-01198 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.):

1. the Second Amended Adver-sary Complaint [which is filed atCase No. 09-01198 (ALG), Dkt.No. 233]; and 2. the Complaint-in-Interventionfiled by the United States [whichis filed at Case No. 09-01198(ALG), Dkt. No. 5-2]. The Plan,LTA, and Environmental Settle-ment Agreement assigned, asprovided in the Confirmation Or-der and the LTA, all of theDebtors' respective rights andinterests in the Adversary Pro-ceeding (excluding the Com-plaint-in-Intervention), which in-cludes any claims or causes ofaction of the Debtors related tothe Adversary Proceeding,whether or not asserted in theAdversary Proceeding, to the Liti-gation Trust for the benefit ofthe entities listed in Section 1(d)of the LTA, which include theTort Claims Trust, the CimarronEnvironmental Response Trust,the Multistate Environmental Re-sponse Trust, the Nevada Envi-ronmental Response Trust, theSavannah Environmental Re-sponse Trust (collectively, alongwith the West Chicago Environ-mental Response Trust, the “En-vironmental and Tort Trusts”),and certain governmental enti-ties that had asserted Bankrupt-cy Environmental Claims againstthe Debtors (collectively, “Litiga-tion Trust Beneficiaries”).

Pursuant to the Plan, LTA, Envi-ronmental Settlement Agree-ment, and Environmental andTort Trust Agreements (otherthan the West Chicago Environ-mental Response Trust Agree-ment), the Litigation Trust Bene-ficiaries and beneficiaries of theEnvironmental and Tort Trusts(together with the LitigationTrust Beneficiaries, the “Benefi-ciaries”) are entitled to havepaid, on account of theirBankruptcy EnvironmentalClaims and Bankruptcy TortClaims, specified allocations ofa share of the net proceeds ofany recovery from the AdversaryProceeding.

On December 12, 2013, theBankruptcy Court issued itsMemorandum Opinion, After Tri-al, finding the Anadarko Trial De-fendants liable under the Sec-ond Amended Adversary Com-plaint for actual and constructivefraudulent conveyances, but notliable for breach of fiduciary du-ty. The Decision is not a finaljudgment and the BankruptcyCourt did not enter final judg-ment.

On April 3, 2014, the Parties en-tered into the Settlement Agree-ment that resolves the Adver-sary Proceeding and provides forreleases, covenants not to sue,and the issuance of an injunc-tion by a U.S. District Court en-joining certain persons from as-serting Trust Derivative Claimsand any claims that are duplica-tive of such Trust DerivativeClaims (as defined in the Settle-ment Agreement).

On April 3, 2014, the UnitedStates lodged the SettlementAgreement with the BankruptcyCourt. On approximately April14, 2014 the United States willpublish a notice for public com-ment thereon in the Federal Reg-ister. On April 9, 2014, the Liti-gation Trust and Anadarko fileda motion (the “9019 Recom-mendation Motion”) with theBankruptcy Court, seeking theReport and Recommendation.

The Settlement Agreement set-tles, compromises, resolves andcloses the Adversary Proceedingand settles, compromises, re-solves, and extinguishes theTrust Derivative Claims, anyclaims that were asserted orthat could have been asserted inthe Second Amended AdversaryComplaint, and the claims as-serted in the Complaint-in-Inter-vention and the claims thatcould have been asserted in theComplaint-in-Intervention relatingto the subject matter of the Ad-versary Proceeding, together andon a global basis to the extentprovided in the SettlementAgreement. Pursuant to the Set-tlement Agreement, within twoBusiness Days after the Effec-tive Date, Anadarko shall causeto be paid to the Litigation Trust$5.15 billion plus Interest. TheLitigation Trust shall cause thecontinued next column

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RFP TO FURNISH FOOD SERVICEFOR THE MS SUMMER FOOD

SERVICE PROGRAM

The Initiative CDC in collabora-tion with the MDE is taking bidsfor our 2014 Summer Food Ser-vice Program. The Program willoperate from June 2, 2014 toAugust 8, 2014 from 8am to2pm. The Program address isCharity Village, 806 Tarlton Rd.,Crawford, MS 39743. We areexpecting 300 youths to beserved breakfast and lunch dai-ly. Vendors are expected to pre-pare the meals in bulk, serve onplates, provide utensils, and pro-vide milk with each meal. To seea copy of the meal pattern re-quired by the Mississippi Officeof Child Nutrition, go towww.initv.org. Interested ven-dors please submit your bids toCharity Village, P.O. Box 174,Crawford, MS 39743, Attention:Robert Howze, no later than12:00pm on April 30, 2014.

Publish: 4/17 – 5/2/2014

prior Staples deeds in DeedBook 195 at page 115 andpage 125 in said land records)to a point at the Southeast cor-ner of said Owen property andalso being on the West line ofthe former Burnette/Ayers et al.,property (Deed Book 303 atpage 622 in said land records);thence South along said Westline a distance of 66.0 feetmore or less, to a point on theformer Propst/Mitchell Northproperty line (Deed Book 250 atpage 421 in said land records);thence West along said Northline a distance of 180.0 feet,more or less, (165.0 feet in saidprior deeds) to a point at theSoutheast corner of said formerWaters property; thence Northalong said Waters East line adistance of 66.0 feet, more orless, to the initial point of thisdescription.

It is the intent to describe andconvey all of that certain proper-ty described in the above men-tioned Staples deeds, includingany additional lands claimedtherein as shown on the countytax map, Parcel No.60W050005900, whether cor-rectly described or not.

Legal Description:

Map/Parcel No. 60W05-00-06000

A tract or parcel of land locatedin the Southeast Quarter of theNortheast Quarter of Section17, Township 18 South, Range18 West, Lowndes County, Mis-sissippi, and being more particu-larly described as follows, to wit:

Beginning at the Northwest cor-ner of said quarter-quarter sec-tion; thence South a distance of20.0 feet to an iron pin on theSouth right-of-way line of Ply-mouth Road; thence East alongsaid South right-of-way line a dis-tance of 557.0 feet; thenceSouth parallel with the West lineof said quarter-quarter section adistance of 391.4 feet to an ironpin on the Southern right-of-wayline of U.S. Highway 82 (FederalAid Project No. F-002-4(10), andthe INITIAL POINT of the propertyherein described; thence South-westerly along said Southernright-of-way line (an existingfence line) a distance of 181.9feet to an iron pin; thence Eastparallel to said South right-of-way line of Plymouth Road a dis-tance of 142.9 feet to an ironpin; thence North parallel withthe West line of said quarter-quarter section a distance of112.6 feet, more or less, to theinitial point of this description,containing 0.19 acre, more orless.

Legal Description:


A tract or parcel of land locatedin the Southeast Quarter of theNortheast Quarter of Section17, Township 18 South, Range18 West Lowndes County, Mis-sissippi, and being more particu-larly described as follows, to-wit:

Beginning at the Northwest Cor-ner of said quarter-quarter sec-tion; thence South a distance of20.0 feet to an iron pin on theSouth right-of-way line of Ply-mouth Road; thence East alongsaid South right-of-way line a dis-tance of 557.0 feet; thenceSouth parallel with the West lineof said quarter-quarter section adistance of 391.4 feet to an ironpin on the Southern right-of-wayline of U.S. Highway 82 (FederalAid Project No. F-002-4(10), be-ing the Northeast corner of theWaters property (Deed Book942 at page 542 in the landrecords of said county) and theINITIAL POINT of the propertyherein described; thence Southalong the East line of said Wa-ters Property a distance of 46.6feet, more or less, to the Northline of the Staples property(Deed Book 195 at page 125 insaid land records); thence Eastalong said Staples North line adistance of 180.0 feet to theNortheast corner of said Staplesproperty; thence North a dis-tance of 205.0 feet, more orless, to said Southern right-of-way line; thence Southwesterlyalong said Southern right-of-wayline (an existing fence line) a dis-tance of 240.0 feet, more orless, to the initial point of thisdescription. It is the intent toconvey all that certain propertydescribed in the deed to BenOwen recorded in Deed Book330 at page 294 in said landrecords, less said right-of-way,and any part of the above de-scribed property lying South ofsaid right-of-way but outside theboundary lines of said Owentract, as deeded, is hereby con-veyed without warranty.

Legal Description:


That part of the East Half (E ½)of the Northeast Quarter (NE1/4 ) of Section 17, Township18, Range 18 West in LowndesCounty, Mississippi, more partic-ularly described as follows, to-wit:

Beginning at the Northeast cor-ner of said Section 17, Town-ship 18, Range 18 West in saidcounty; thence run South alongthe East section line a distanceof 1,322 feet to the centerlineof the Plymouth public road;thence continuing South alongsaid East section line 20 feet tothe South side of said publicroad and the initial point of thisdescription; thence run South(South 06 degrees 15 minutesEast - magnetic) along said Eastsection line (being the West sideof the Old Aberdeen Road) a dis-tance of 759 feet; thence runSouth 83 degrees 00minutesWest (magnetic) along a fence572 feet; thence run North 06degrees West (magnetic) alonga fence 248 feet; thence runNorth 04 degrees 20 minutesWest (magnetic) along a fence(being the East side of a lane)512 feet to the South side ofsaid Plymouth public road;thence North 82 degrees 20minutes East (magnetic) alongthe South side of said road 562feet to the initial point of this de-scription

Publish: 4/30/2014

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PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THATA PETITION HAS BEEN FILEDBY Lowndes County, MississippiBoard of Supervisors TOAMEND THE OFFICIAL ZONINGMAP OF THE CITY OF COLUM-BUS, MISSISSIPPI;

IN PARTICULAR, MAP / PARCELNOS. 60W05-00-05900; 60-WO5-00-06000; 60W05-00-06100; AND, 60W05-00-06300, at Highway 82 Bypass,Lowndes County, Mississippi.(Legal descriptions attached.)(Each) From:

A-1 (General Agricultural) ZoneDistrict To C-3 (Highway Com-mercial) Zone District

A PUBLIC HEARING IN RELATIONTO THE ABOVE-DESCRIBED PETI-TION WILL BE HELD ON June 9,2014 BEFORE THE COLUMBUSPLANNING COMMISSION, ATCITY HALL, 523 MAIN STREET,SECOND FLOOR, (OLD COURTROOM), AT 5:30 P.M. ATWHICH HEARING ALL PARTIESIN INTEREST SHALL HAVE ANOPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD.A SUBSEQUENT HEARING OFTHE ABOVE PETITION WILL BEHELD BEFORE THE MAYORAND CITY COUNCIL ON June 17,2014 at The Municipal Complex(Court Room), 1501 MAINSTREET, COLUMBUS, MISSSIS-SIPPI. THE COUNCIL MEETINGWILL BEGIN AT 5:00 P.M., AND,AT WHICH HEARING ALL PAR-TIES IN INTEREST SHALL HAVEAN OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD.WITNESS THE EXECUTION HERE-OF AND OFFICIAL SEAL OF SAIDCITY THIS 23rd day of April,2014.

THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCILOF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS,MS. /s/ Robert E. Smith, Sr.Robert E. Smith, Sr., Mayor

(SEAL)

ATTEST:

/s/ Milton E. Rawle, Jr.CFO / Secretary-TreasurerLegal Description:


A tract or parcel of land locatedin the Southeast Quarter of theNortheast Quarter of Section17, Township 18 South, Range18 West, Lowndes County, Mis-sissippi, and being more particu-larly described as follows, to-wit:

Beginning at the Northwest cor-ner of said quarter-quarter sec-tion; thence South a distance of20.0 feet to an iron pin on theSouth right-of-way line of Ply-mouth Road; thence East alongsaid South right-of-way line a dis-tance of 557.0 feet; thenceSouth parallel with the West lineof said quarter-quarter section adistance of 391.4 feet to an ironpin on the Southern right-of-wayline of U.S. Highway 82 (FederalAid Project No. F-002-4(10), be-ing the Northeast corner of theformer Waters property (DeedBook 942 at page 542 in theland records of said county);thence South along the East lineof said Waters property, and theWest line of the former Owenproperty (Deed Book 2008 atpage 1763 in said land records)a distance of 46.6 feet, more orless, to a point at the Southwestcorner of said Owen property,and the INITIAL POINT of theproperty herein described;thence East along said OwenSouth line a distance of 180.0feet, more or less, (165 feet in


MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OFENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

OFFICE OF GEOLOGY

Mining and Reclamation DivisionP. O. Box 2279Jackson, MS 39225(601) 961-5527

P U B L I C N O T I C E Public Notice No. 1892Date: April 11, 2014Application No. A1892 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The Office of Geology has re-ceived an Application for a Sur-face Mining Permit pursuant toSections 53-7-27 and 53-7-29 ofthe Mississippi Surface Miningand Reclamation Act of 1977,as described below: APPLICANT: Curtis Brothers LLC,Curtis MinePO Box 9099Columbus, Mississippi 39705

LOCATION: Southeast ¼ of theSoutheast ¼ of Section 9,Township 17 South, Range 17West, Lowndes County. DESCRIPTION: The operator pro-poses to open pit mine 12.85acres to a total depth of 25 feetfor clay gravel. Sediment anderosion will be controlled bydrainage ditches. Reclamationwill consist of 3 to 1 slopes,grass cover, and pine trees.

This public notice is being dis-tributed to interested personsand agencies to assist in devel-oping facts on which a decisionby the Office of Geology can bebased. You are requested tocommunicate the informationcontained in this notice to anyother parties whom you deemlikely to have interest in the mat-ter. All agencies and personsshall have until April 27, 2014,to submit comments, recom-mendations, or evaluations tothe Office of Geology. Com-ments by an agency shall in-clude an enumeration of permitsor licenses required under theagency's jurisdiction. If further information is needed,an agency may be furnished acopy of the notice of intent orpermit application. Any personmay inspect the permit applica-tion as specified in Section 104of the Rules and Regulations. In the event comments are notreceived by April 27, 2014 theOffice of Geology will considerthat the agency has no com-ments, recommendationsand/or evaluations that theagency deems necessary andproper based upon the effect ofthe proposed operation on mat-ters within the agency's jurisdic-tion.

Publish: 4/23 & 4/30/2014

on May 14, 2014 offer for saleat public outcry and sell withinlegal hours (being between thehours of 11:00 a.m. and 4:00p.m.), at the Southeast Door ofthe County Courthouse of Lown-des County, located at Colum-bus, Mississippi, to the highestand best bidder for cash the fol-lowing described property situat-ed in Lowndes County, State ofMississippi, to-wit: Lot Six (6)of East Emerald Estates, PartOne, a subdivision in and to theCity of Columbus, LowndesCounty, Mississippi, as shownby map or plat thereof of recordin Subdivision Plat Book 2 atPage 99 in the office of theChancery Clerk of LowndesCounty, Mississippi; subject,however, to restrictivecovenants and conditions asshown by instrument datedMarch 22, 1966, and recordedin Book 371, Pages 533- 535,land records of Lowndes County,MS.

I WILL CONVEY only such title asvested in me as SubstitutedTrustee.

WITNESS MY SIGNATURE onthis 16th day of April, 2014.

Shapiro & Massey, LLCSUBSTITUTED TRUSTEEShapiro & Massey, LLC1080 River Oaks DriveSuite B-202Flowood, MS 39232(601)981-92992103 Shannon AvenueColumbus, MS 39702

14-008787BE

Publication Dates: April 23, 30and May 7, 2014

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SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE

WHEREAS, on June 10, 2005,Laketia Underwood, single, exe-cuted a certain deed of trust toKirk Smith, Trustee for the bene-fit of Mortgage Electronic Regis-tration Systems, Inc., as nomi-nee for SouthStar Funding, LLC,a Limited Liability Companywhich deed of trust is of recordin the office of the ChanceryClerk of Lowndes County, Stateof Mississippi in Book 2005 atPage 16630 and re-recorded inBook 2005 at Page 25214;and

WHEREAS, said Deed of Trustwas subsequently assigned toDeutsche Bank National TrustCompany, as Trustee Under thePooling and Servicing agreementdated as of November 1, 2005,GSAMP Trust 2005-HE5 by in-strument dated January 7, 2009and recorded in Book 2009 atPage 702 of the aforesaidChancery Clerk's office; andWHEREAS, Deutsche Bank Na-tional Trust Company, asTrustee for GSAMP Trust 2005-HE5 has heretofore substitutedShapiro & Massey, LLC asTrustee by instrument datedMarch 7, 2014 and recorded inthe aforesaid Chancery Clerk'sOffice in Book 2014 at Page5776; and

WHEREAS, default having beenmade in the terms and condi-tions of said deed of trust andthe entire debt secured therebyhaving been declared to be dueand payable in accordance withthe terms of said deed of trust,Deutsche Bank National TrustCompany, as Trustee for GSAMPTrust 2005-HE5, being on andthe same as Deutsche Bank Na-tional Trust Company, asTrustee Under the Pooling andServicing, the legal holder ofsaid indebtedness, having re-quested the undersigned Substi-tuted Trustee to execute thetrust and sell said land andproperty in accordance with theterms of said deed of trust andfor the purpose of raising thesums due thereunder, togetherwith attorney's fees, trustee'sfees and expense of sale.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Shapiro &Massey, LLC, SubstitutedTrustee in said deed of trust, will


NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTEDTRUSTEE'S SALE

STATE OF MISSISSIPPICOUNTY OF LOWNDES

WHEREAS, on March 2, 2010,ERNEST E SMITH and FLO-RENCE E SMITH executed apromissory note payable to theorder of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. ;and

WHEREAS, the aforesaid promis-sory note was secured by aDeed of Trust dated March 2,2010, executed by ERNEST ESMITH and FLORENCE E SMITHand being recorded in Book2010, at Page 5039 of therecords of the Chancery Clerk ofLowndes County, Mississippi;and which aforesaid Instrumentconveys to Jeffrey Wagner,Trustee and to Wells FargoBank, N.A., as Beneficiary, thehereinafter described property;and

WHEREAS, Wells Fargo Bank,N.A. , having executed a Substi-tution of Trustee to substituteFloyd Healy as trustee in theplace and stead of Jeffrey Wagn-er, the same having beenrecorded in Book 2014, at Page7072 of the records of theChancery Clerk of LowndesCounty, Mississippi; and

WHEREAS, default having oc-curred under the terms and con-ditions of said promissory noteand Deed of Trust and the hold-er having declared the entire bal-ance due and payable; and

WHEREAS, Floyd Healy, Substi-tuted Trustee in said Deed ofTrust will on May 22, 2014, be-tween the hours of 11:00 a.m.and 4:00 p.m., offer for saleand will sell at public outcry tothe highest bidder for cash atthe Southeast front door at theChancery Clerk`s Office, locatedat 505 2nd Avenue, Columbus,Mississippi, the following de-scribed property located and sit-uated in Lowndes County, Mis-sissippi, to wit: The land re-ferred to in this policy is situatedin the State of Mississippi,County of Lowndes, and de-scribed as follows: Property lo-cated in Lowndes County, Mis-sissippi described as follows:Lot 26, Eastlane Subdivision, asubdivision according to themap or plat thereof on file andof record in the office of theChancery Clerk of LowndesCounty, Mississippi, in Plat Book2 at page 47; reference to whichis hereby made in and of and asa part of this description.APN#62W140403100 Beingthe same property conveyed toErnest Smith, tenancy not stat-ed by deed from Robert Roy Car-rier and wife, Delores J. Carrier,dated 02/12/93, filed02/25/93 and recorded in Deedin Book 982, Page 506 in Lown-des County Records.

Indexing Instructions: Lot 26,Eastlane Subdivision, LowndesCounty, MS. More commonlyknown as: 421 WYNHURST CT,COLUMBUS, MS 39702-6445 Subject to the rights of way andeasement for public roads andpublic utilities, and to any priorconveyance or reservation ofmineral of every kind and char-acter, including but not limitedto oil, gas, sand and gravel in orunder subject property.

As the undersigned SubstitutedTrustee, I will convey only suchtitle as is vested in me undersaid Deed of Trust.

This 25th day of April 2014.Prepared by:

/s/Floyd Healy Floyd HealySubstituted Trustee 1405 N.Pierce, Suite 306Little Rock, Arkansas 72207

Publish: April 30, 2014; May 7,2014; May 14, 2014; and May21, 2014

* Thence run South 82 degrees15 minutes 32 seconds Westfor a distance of 172.93 feet tothe Point of Beginning.

The above described parcel ofland contains 0.02 acres (1057square feet), more or less, andis situated in, and is a part ofBlock 6 of Fractional Section30, Township 19 North, Range18, East Lowndes County, Mis-sissippi.

I will only convey such title as isvested in me as SubstituteTrustee.

WITNESS MY SIGNATURE, this25th day of April, 2014.

Michael JedynakSubstitute Trustee855 S Pear Orchard Rd., Ste.404, Bldg. 400Ridgeland, MS 39157(318) 330-9020

lel/F14-0069

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Substitute Trustee's Notice of Sale

STATE OF MISSISSIPPICOUNTY OF Lowndes

WHEREAS, on the 3rd day of De-cember, 2004, and acknowl-edged on the 3rd day of Decem-ber, 2004, Echols Griffin, Jr. andBessie O. Griffin, husband andwife, executed and delivered acertain Deed of Trust untoLenders First Choice, Trustee forMortgage Electronic RegistrationSystems, Inc. as nominee forHome Loan Center, Inc., Benefi-ciary, to secure an indebtednesstherein described, which Deed ofTrust is recorded in the office ofthe Chancery Clerk of LowndesCounty, Mississippi, in MortgageBook 2005 at Page 6950; and

WHEREAS, on the 10th day ofFebruary, 2014, Mortgage Elec-tronic Registration Systems, Inc.as nominee for Home Loan Cen-ter, Inc., assigned said Deed ofTrust unto E*Trade Bank, by in-strument recorded in the officeof the aforesaid Chancery Clerkin Mort Book 2014 at Page7280; and

WHEREAS, on the 30th day ofJanuary, 2009, a Partial Releaseof Deed of Trust was filed, by in-strument recorded in the officeof the aforesaid Chancery Clerkin Mortgage Book 2009 at Page1697

WHEREAS, on the 4th day ofMarch, 2014, the Holder of saidDeed of Trust substituted andappointed Michael Jedynak by in-strument recorded in the officeof the aforesaid Chancery Clerkin Mort Book 2014 at Page7281; and

WHEREAS, default having beenmade in the payments of the in-debtedness secured by the saidDeed of Trust, and the holder ofsaid Deed of Trust, having re-quested the undersigned so todo, on the 21st day of May,2014, I will during the lawfulhours of between 11:00 a.m.and 4:00 p.m., at public outcry,offer for sale and will sell, at thesouth east front door of Lown-des County Courthouse, 5052nd Ave. North at Columbus,Mississippi, for cash to the high-est bidder, the following de-scribed land and property situat-ed in Lowndes County, Missis-sippi, to-wit:

The following described propertyLowndes County, Mississippi, to-wit:

South Lot - 1.0 acres, more orless, lying in the Southwest 1/4of Section 30, Township 19,Range 18 East, Lowndes Coun-ty, Mississippi, being describedas follows: commencing on theNorth right of way of the Gulf,Mobile and Ohio Railroad at apoint 3705.6 feet Southwestfrom the intersection of saidNorth right of way and the Eastline of aforementioned Section30, said point being the South-west corner of the Jimmie Davisproperty, run thence Southwest-erly along said North right of wayfor 1277.4 feet to the South-west corner of the John Jordanproperty; thence North for 1501feet; thence North 03 degrees40 minutes West for 230 feet tothe Point of Beginning; thencecontinue North 03 degrees 40minutes West along a fence for210 feet to the Northwest cor-ner of the 4.0 acres deeded toEchols Griffin and wife, BulahMae Griffin, recorded in DeedBook 299 at page 1-2 in theland records of said County;thence North 82 degrees 27minutes East along the Northline of said Griffin tract for 210feet to the Northeast cornerthereof; thence South 03 de-grees 40 minutes East along afence for 210 feet; thenceSouth 82 degrees 27 minutesWest for 210 feet to the Point ofBeginning. Subject to a 20-foot-wide access easement foringress and egress over the en-tire West 20 feet of said Lot.

North Lot - 1.0 acre, more orless, lying in the Southwest 1/4of Section 30, Township 19North, Range 18 East, LowndesCounty, Mississippi, being de-scribed as follows; commencingon the North right of way of theGulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroadat a point 3705.6 feet South-west from the intersection ofsaid North right of way and theEast line of aforementioned Sec-tion 30, said point being theSouthwest corner of the JimmieDavis property, run thenceSouthwesterly along said Northright of way for 1277.4 feet tothe Southwest corner of theJohn Jordan property; thenceNorth for 1501 feet; thenceNorth 03 degrees 40 minutesWest 440 feet to the Point ofBeginning, said point being theSouthwest corner of the 1.0acre deeded to Echols Griffinand wife, Bulah Mae Griffin,recorded in Deed Book 240 atPage 45 in the land records ofsaid County; thence North alongthe West line of said Griffin tractfor 210 feet to the Northwestcorner thereof, being on theSouth right of way of MississippiHighway 182 West; thenceNorth 82 degrees 27 minutesEast along said South right ofway (50 feet from centerline)and along the North line of saidGriffin tract for 210 feet to anexisting fence corner at theNortheast corner thereof; thenceSouth along a fence on the Eastline of said Griffin tract andalong the North line of the 4.0acres deeded to said Echols andBulah Mae Griffin, recorded inDeed Book 299 at Pages 1-2 inthe land records of said County,for 210 feet to the Southeastcorner thereof; thence South 82degrees 27 minutes West alongthe South line of said GriffinTract for 210 feet to the Point ofBeginning. Subject to a 20-footwide access easement foringress and egress over the en-tire West 20 feet of said Lot.

Source of title: Book 2003 Page1563 (Recorded 02-13-2003)

Less and Except:

Commence at a number four(1/2 inch diameter) rebar rodmarking the Southeast corner ofFractional Section 30, Township19 North, Range 18 East, Lown-des County, Mississippi, and runNorth 60 degrees 01 minutes03 seconds West a distance of5,491.18 feet to the presentSouthern right-of-way line of Mis-sissippi Highway No. 182 andthe Point of Beginning, saidpoint being located 50.00 feetSoutherly of, as measured per-pendicularly from, the centerlineof State Project No.(105220/201000) at station1087+97.09 as shown on theright-of-way acquisition maps forsaid project.

* From said Point of Beginningrun along said present Southernright-of-way line and along thearc of a curve to the right, saidcurve having a radius of5,685.34 feet, an arc length of174.11 feet and a long-chordbearing North 78 degrees 31minutes 45 seconds East for adistance of 174.10 feet to theEast Boundary line of grantors�property;

* Thence run South 03 degrees40 minutes 00 seconds East,along said East property line, adistance of 11.35 feet;


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CITY PLANNERTHE CITY OF STARKVILLE, MSThe City of Starkville, MS is accepting applications for the position of City Planner. The City Planner reports to the Community Development Director and manages, coordinates and directs the City’s major planning efforts, from current planning to long range projects; assists the Director in organizing, integrating and administering the department’s planning related operations; consults with and advises professional and technical departmental staff on planning related activities; and performs related activities; and performs related work as assigned.

Essential job functions include, but are not limited to:

The City of Starkville, Mississippi, is an equal opportunity employerand does not discriminate upon the basis of race, color, religion,

national origin, sex, age, disability, or veteran status.The City of Starkville is a smoke-free working environment.

Required Qualifications:

major course work in planning, public administration, law, or a closely related field or graduation from a PAB approved program.

experience in municipal planning/community development, including significant project management experience or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

program of continuing professional education that leads to

fulfill other professional education obligations as the Director

The above duties and qualifications are representative and are not all inclusive. For a more detailed job description, please visit the City of Starkville website at www.cityofstarkville.org

The salary for this position is $55,000.

Qualified persons are invited to apply for the job

org or submit applications along with resume and cover letter to:

Randy Boyd, Personnel OfficerCity of Starkville

professional planning work relating to comprehensive planning activities including formulatingland use plans, development policies and special planning studies; identification of goals and objectives; formulation of policy, plan and program alternatives; evaluation of alternatives; coordination with related agencies, departments and other stakeholders; and implementation of policies, plans and programs, including development controls.

information to property owners, contractors, design professionals, and the public regarding conformance to standards, plansspecifications and codes; explains codes, requirements and procedures and evaluates alternatives.

planning research projects, evaluating alternatives, making sound recommendations and preparing effective technical staff reports.

and interprets City zoning laws, regulations and codes.

input for Design Review Committee, Planning and Zoning Commission, Board of Adjustments and Appeals, Historic Preservation Commission, and Board of Aldermen meetings.

various municipal code amendments.

performance displays a thorough understanding and application of comprehensive planning

keeps informed of current trends in the planning field, including legislation, court rulings, annexation laws, and professional practices and techniques; evaluates their impact on City operations; and recommends any needed policy and procedural improvements.

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BusinessFor Sale 635

OWN YOUR OWN busi-ness whether a busi-ness or franchise oppor-tunity...when it comes toearnings or locations,there are no guaran-tees. A public servicemessage from The Dis-patch and the FederalTrade Commission

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Pets 515

7 WEEK old kittens. Sol-id gray & 2 charcoalstripped. Adorable. 245-1048

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Garage Sales:New Hope 453

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Estate Sales 449

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Flea Markets 446

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Farm Equipment &Supplies 442

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to CFO needed for grow-ing construction comp.Job offers potential tobecome CFO. Job re-quirements: Bachelorsdegree in Accounting (4year) from an accrediteduniversity-required. Experience in A/R, A/P,payroll & financial state-ments-required Profi-cient in Excel, Word &Outlook-required. Profi-cient in QuickBooks Pro-required. Job costing,bank reconciliations &journal entries-required Construction experience(5 years)-desired. Work-ers comp insuranceknowledge-desired. Benefits include healthinsurance & retirementplan. Salary DOE. Sendresumes with salary re-quirements to fax-662-329-7008 or [email protected]

Professional 350

RN SUPERVISOR. Wind-sor Place has a full timeposition available for aRN to work night shiftMonday through Friday& 7P - 7A on weekends.Apply at Windsor Place81 Windsor Blvd Colum-bus 39702. 662-241-5518

Medical &Dental 330

NEEDED IMMEDIATELY:

LPN or RN for a medicaloffice position. Email resume to jbwobg@

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MEDICARE NURSECASE MANAGER. Req:RN w/at least 2-3 yrs.clinical exp, in acutecare, skilled or LTC set-ting, MDS 3.0 exp. Pri-or Medicare/Medicaidexp. a +. Send resumeto: 505 Jackson St, Ab-erdeen, MS 39730.Attn: Abra Richardson,RN DON. EOE

MEDICAL TECHNICIANneeded for busy clinic.Fax resume to 328-9918

DENTAL OFFICE lookingfor dental assistant.Prefer experience & cur-rent radiology permit.Please submit resumeto Box 522 c/o TheCommercial Dispatch,PO Box 511, Columbus,MS 39703

Medical &Dental 330

SHEET METAL Installerneeded in the Colum-bus, MS trade area.-Must have at least 2 yrsexp. Salary commensu-rate with experience. Adrug test will be admin-istered. Send resume &references to: Box 521c/o The CommercialDispatch, PO Box 511,Columbus, MS 39703


COLUMBUS MUNICI-PAL School District hasthe following openings:Elementary Teachers;Secondary Teachers allsubjects; SpanishTeacher; Speech Pathol-ogists; Librarians; Assis-tant Band Director; Cur-riculum Coordinator;Music Teacher; DistrictLiteracy, Writing & DataCoach; Food ServiceWorkers & Managers.Please go to our website @ www.columbuscityschools.org & com-plete our online applica-tion. For more informa-tion, contact: ColumbusMunicipal Schools, Per-sonnel Office, 2630McArthur Drive, P.O. Box1308, Columbus MS39703-1308 or call662-241-7409. Any va-cancies that occur as aresult of filling these po-sitions may be filledfrom this advertise-ment. The district re-serves the right to fillthese positions from theapplicant pool for previ-ous openings. CMSDdoes not discriminateon the basis of race,color, national origin,disability, genetics, sex,religion, or age in theadmission to & provi-sion of educational pro-grams, activities & ser-vices, or employmentopportunities & benefits


REFRIGERATION TECHneeded. 5 yrs. exp. or 2yrs. trade school & EPAcert. req. Salary basedon exp. Benefits: 401k,health/dental/vision &pd. time off. Must passdrug test. Sendresume/ref. To Box 521c/o Commercial Dis-patch, PO Box 511,Columbus, MS 39703

05 TEMP. workers.Start date 07/01/2014ends 10/15/2014.$9.87 P/H. 7:00 am to1:00 pm. 35 HRS. P/W.Walk & hand plant sug-arcane apply fertilizer &pesticides transplantweed by hand repairfences remove debrismow grass irrigate usehand tools. Load & Un-load trucks. Field &shed sanitation duties.Minor maint. & opera-tion of farm equip. Mustbe able to lift up 50 lbswalk stoop bend reachor kneel repetitively forlong periods of time.Work is done in all kindsof weather. Once hiredworker may be requiredto take a random drugtest at no cost to work-er. Shared housing isavail. if outside the com-muting area (at no costto worker). Tools, sup-plies & equip. will beprovided at no cost toworker. Transp. & sub-sist. expenses to thework site will be provid-ed or paid upon comple-tion of 50% of work con-tract or earlier, if appro-priate & ¾ guaranteespecified in USDOL Reg.20 CFR 655.122(i) JOBcontract. Contact localMS Job Center REF: Joborder #486502 Job of-fered by Olivia Planta-tion, Inc., Plaquemine,LA 70764

03 TEMP. farm workers.Job Start date07/01/2014 ends12/15/2014. $9.87P/H. 7:00 am to 1:00pm. 35 HRS. P/W. M- Fsome weekends. JobDuties: Cultivate, maint.water/irrigate dig ditch-es remove trash treesbush cut grass repairfence form rows fertilize& weed by hand.Plant/Harvest: wheathay cotton soybeanscorn. Repair fence formrows using hand tools.Walk behind bailer trac-tor throwing bails byhand & unload by hand.Minor Maint. & opera-tion farm equip. sanita-tion duties. Load & un-load trucks. Able to liftup to 50lbs walk stoopbend reach to groundlevel or kneel repetitive-ly. Work is done in allkinds of weather. Oncehired worker may be re-quired to take a randomdrug test at no cost tothe worker. Sharedhousing is avail. IF out-side the commutingarea at no cost to work-er. Tools, supplies &equip. will be providedat no cost to worker.Transp. & subsist. ex-penses to the work sitewill be provided or paidupon completion of 50%of work contract or earli-er, if appropriate & ¾guarantee specified inUSDOL Reg. 20 CFR655.122(i) JOB con-tract. Contact Local MSJob Center. REF: Job or-der # 486537 Job of-fered by Glaser FarmsPartnership work-siteslocated Oscar, LA70762, Fordouche, LA70732 & Maringouin,LA 70757


ACCOUNTING ASSISTANT

needed for growing con-struction company. Jobrequirements: Asso-ciates degree from anaccredited college & 2years experience in con-struction industry, or 5years experience in con-struction industry in anaccounting environment-required. A/P, job cost-ing & payroll-required Proficient in Excel, Word& Outlook-required. Assistance with projectmanagement-desired Benefits include healthinsurance & retirementplan. Hourly pay. DOE Send resumes withsalary requirements tofax-662-329-7008 or e-mail [email protected]

Clerical & Office 305

A local company has an immediate opening for a Safety Coordinator at our site in Hamilton, MS. This individual will need to be self-motivated and able to demonstrate tact and diplomacy in dealing with other management personnel, as well as hourly employees.

Responsibilities will include:

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2009 ROCKWOOD Sig-nature Series UltraLight. 2 slide-outs (BR &kitchen), 29 ft.$14,000. Call 356-6149 or 574-1280

2006 HONDA 1300(Harley style) 38,974mi. Black & Silver,w/lots of chrome, 2sets of saddle bags.$5,000 Call 328-4355.

Motorcycles &ATV's 940

Autos For Sale 915

RV CAMPER & mobilehome lots. Full hookupw/sewer. 2 locationsW&N from $75/wk -$260/mo. 662-251-1149 or 601-940-1397

2013 WINDJAMMER34 ft. camper. 3 slides,electric fireplace.$26,500. Exc. cond.Call 242-0126 after6pm

Campers &RV's 930

2003 FORREST RiverSierra. 30 ft, 5th wheel,sup. slide, new tires,awning, blinds. Price re-duced. Ex. Cond.$12,500. 364-1575 (c)

Campers &RV's 930

1999 FORD MustangGT. Some body damage.Good drive train.$2000. Call 662-570-3493

Autos For Sale 915

QUIET COUNTRY living.1792 sq. ft. 3BR/2BAmobile home on 20acres in New Hope.Needs repairs. As is.$45,000. All offers con-sidered. Call or text662-574-8421

NICE 28X48 3BR/2BASouthern Double wide .Painted & new carpett/o. Must see! Delivered& set up for $25,900.Call 662-760-2120

I PAY top dollar forused mobile homes.Call 662-296-5923

3BR/2BA. 2002 40x32Clayton mobile home.For sale by owner. Mustbe moved! Wood floors& appliances included.Call 662-574-3027

28X80 DOUBLEWIDE. 5BR/3BA. Home needsfew repairs, but tons ofspace & ready to sell.Home has fireplace, bigkitchen, & rooms every-where. $23,500 forhome as is. Call 662-397-9339

28X80 5BR/3BA vinylsiding/shingle roof, newcabinets, f.p. Homeneeds a little TLC.$21,500. Must bemoved. Call 662-296-5923

Mobile Homes For Sale 865

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LOCATED IN desirableCaledonia School Dis-trict. 27.5 ac. +/-. Beau-tiful land w/stream,hardwoods, agriculture& pasture land. Lg. barnon property in goodcond. Ideal huntingproperty or home-place.Priced to sell.$119,900. 662-574-9190. Serious inq. only

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

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

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Smith Lake, AL. DeepWater Dockable YearRound! Very GentleSlope $69,900. Buy

pennies on the dollar,open & wooded parcelat the end of a cul desac. Surrounded by aNatural Forest. Call

866-221-3747

68.5 ACRES close tocity limits. Timber, reddirt, road frontage.$550,000. Realtorowned. 662-312-5184

Lots &Acreage 860

39.5 AC. Mature pines.Great hunting land. 5min. East of MS line inPickens Co. AL. $88k.Call 327-1402

35 ACRES in N.H. w/24yr. old pines. $3500/ac. Will divide into 10ac. plots. 915 6th St. S.$3500. 2.7 ac. onTiffany Ln. $13k. Ownerfin. avail. 386-6619

35 ACRES for sale in Caledonia. Priced at$110,000. Call Kimber-ly Reed with Crye-Leike662-364-1423 or 662-328-1150

1.5 & 2.5 ACRES on Ponderosa. Reasonablypriced. Call 662-328-2207

Lots &Acreage 860

WANTED TO BUY. Alltypes of real estate. In-vestors pay CASH. Sell-ers pay no fee. CallLong & Long 662-328-0770

BUILDING THAT can beused for office or studioapart. Fenced in backyard. $39,000. On JessLyons Rd. across fromgolf course. 549-7495

BEAUTIFUL CUSTOM 3 story power plushome in West Point.Priced reduced on this5BR/3BA on 5.7 ac. lot.3700 sf, wrap aroundporch, dbl car garage,hardwood floors, familyroom, DR, great room,lots of storage & energyefficient. 18 min. fromSeverstal. Call Kimberly@ Crye-Leike 364-1423

3BR/2BA. LR, formalDR, kitchen, breakfastrm, lg. den, fireplace, lg.Sun room, 1 yr. old cen-tral unit, new fridge,beautiful hw floors, ½basement, new roof,completely remodeled.2540 sf. 331 5th St NWVernon, AL. $159k. Call662-574-2820

3-4BR/3.5BA, 2900 sf.plus full basement, nicewooded lot. $164k.Neg. Vernon, AL. Call205-695-5070

Houses For Sale:Other 850

ALL AREAS. 3BR/2BA.Low down pmt. WAC.Call Randy 1-855-847-6808

Houses For Sale:Starkville 846

3BR/3.5BA. 3000 sq.ft, 13 yrs. old. 2 mi.from N.H. School on 2ac. w/wired shop.$234,900. Call for view-ing appt. 662-386-7682

Houses For Sale:New Hope 825

2BR HOUSE for salew/mother-in-law suite.Vacant for severalyears. $28,500. Call251-3352

Houses For Sale:East 820

LOVELY UPPER sidehome. Very cozy & niceolder home in BunkerHills. Sits on 1.5 privateacres & close to shop-ping, restaurants,schools & entertain-ment. 3BR/2BA, 2 livingareas, breakfast area &dining room. Largeshop/storage buildingw/drop shed. Lots ofstorage. Owner is anagent with Crye-LeikeProperties Unlimited

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For all your real estateneeds, call DJ Williams,Century 21 Doris Hardy& Assoc.,LLC. 662-386-3132 or 662-327-8596

2 HOUSES off MilitaryRd. @ reduced prices.3BR/2BA/2200 sq ft. &3BR/1BA/1400 sq ft. &1.5 acres. Call Dean662-328-8679

Houses For Sale:Northside 815

OFFICE BUILDING forrent. Great loc. on Blue-cutt Rd. Lg. front recept.area, 3 off. & conf. rm,w/ ample parking. 662-242-7547 for more info

CommercialProperty 805

1100 SF, corner ofBluecutt Rd. & ChubbyDr. Call 662-327-2020

1100 SF, corner ofBluecutt Rd. & ChubbyDr. Call 662-327-2020

Office Spaces 730


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

MOBILE HOMES. By thewk/mo. 2BR start @$100/wk or $325/mo.$99 move in special formonthly rentals! CallShawnie 662-315-8595

3BR/2 BA, Double-wide, wall air condition-ing, natural gas heat;Refrigerator, stove &dishwasher provided.Front porch & addedback storage room. Lo-cated on one acre ofland on Wolf Rd. CMSD.662-364-2799

2BR/1BA, 3BR/2BABill Walker Dr. 3BR/2BA Jess Lyons Rd.2BR/1BA Gunshoot Rd.$350-$500/mo. Lease& Dep. No Pets. Open 8-5 Mon-Fri. WeathersRentals 662-327-5133

Mobile Homes For Rent 725

2BR/1BA. Front porch,walking distance toCaledonia schools.$300/mo. plus dep. &lease. Call 352-4776

Mobile Homes For Rent 725

3BR. SEC. 8 accepted.Ref. req. Call 662-425-4491 or 327-6802 after4pm

Houses For Rent:Other 718

1/2BR. IDEAL for 2people. Lg LR, diningroom carport, & kit/util.rm w/ washer/dryerhookup. Call 662-352-1261

Houses For RentWest: 715


EAST EMERALD Es-tates. 3BR/2BA, doublecarport, outsidestorage, fenced backyard. RENOVATED.$850 mo. Lease, de-posit, references. Avail-able June 1. Call Long &Long, 328-0770. NOHUD

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